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THE MOMRRYFF BEGINS 🤍🧸

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This week is different to others. Posting starts on Sunday and there’ll only be one fic. We’ll return to our schedule of three fics next week.

Please don’t forget to leave comments and kudos to all of our lovely readers and give each fic a chance. We cannot wait for the next few weeks of Momrry bliss! 🤍🧸

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Alien Evolution

Given that this week’s reading and section of the Darwin movie focused in part on the finches of the Galapagos, I decided that my first post should be something incredibly similar, even though it goes somewhat against the theme of my blog. Instead of comics, this post will delve into a science-fiction novel, specifically a novel that I myself am writing. As the author, I know intimately that the Galapagos Islands are the inspiration and foundation for this alien race.

In this science fiction universe, I bring together over a dozen made-up alien species in a trip to save the solar system, and one of my favorite alien species is the dominant predators on the planet Asresrea. These Asresreans at first seem to be modeled after the angels of Christian Mythology – a humanoid shape with two arms, two legs, a single head, etc., with the noticeable addition of a single pair of wings that sprout from their shoulders/back.

At second glance, the influence of Darwin’s theory of Natural Selection becomes apparent. Asresreark hair is in fact incredibly thin feathers (for a visual, imagine the feathers of a roosters tail) that slick together like the feathers of a duck, designed to give a streamlined head underwater – perfect to minimalize drag while swimming and seal in heat while sealing out water to regulate the body’s temperature while submerged.

It may seem strange for a species with wings to be designed for water travel, but the “current” Asresrean population lives on a vastly different landscape than the that of the ancient Asresreans. Ancient Asresreans did not have these types of feathers, because they needed thicker feathers designed to catch air currents (for a visual, imagine a great white heron. However, several hundred thousand years before the current “in-story” time, a massive geocataclysmic event caused the landscape to drastically change. The relatively Earth-like coasts and landmasses disappeared, leaving only sheer rock cliffs and mountains that drop straight into water several hundred feet deep. The natural food sources the Asresreans were accustomed to went extinct within a year, and the Asresreans almost followed. The population was nearly eradicated, but enough individuals had the right characteristics to enable a shift from consuming land-located food to ocean-located food.

Over time, the more noticeable change began to become apparent – an adaptation based completely off of the real-world adaptations of the Flightless Galapagos Cormorant. The Asresreans lost the ability to fly – their wings are not anywhere near strong enough to support their weight while either gliding or flapping. If they were to try, they would simply crash on the ground – the most they can manage are short hops from one ledge or rock to the next one nearby.

This being said, the loss of flight came with the development of their more aquatic side. The current population is one of the fastest and most agile swimmers on the planet. Their wings, while useless in the air, help guide and propel them through the waves and the water beneath. While they still live above water in the small crags and indents of the cliff faces, the Asresreans must climb and hop their way there, after a long day of swimming and fishing in the depths below.

Phylogenetic Tree:

Puffin-like bird:

Six-Limbed Heron-like Bird:

Secretary Bird-like Bird:

Vannishaeelian (extinct):

Asresrean:

[jessiewhitefoodbites]

Hello!

My name is Jessie White. This blog is to express my thoughts while I combine my two interests, media and food. In 2014 when I was in school I was in Media Foundations at Humber College. I have a strong passion for media. I took this course because I wanted to be in the Film and Television Production course and become a camera operator. After dropping out of Media Foundations to take care of my mom, I came back a year later, graduated and got accepted into the film program. After nine years of working towards getting into this program, I hated it. It destroyed my mental health. After 1 year, I dropped out. I still love media and film but I cannot make it a career of mine. I did find out in the program I did like using the program InDesign. InDesign Is a program you use to make books with. So, I would love to create my own cook book one day.

I had just graduated Culinary Skills at Durham College. I am now in Culinary Management at George Brown College. I am also taking on the side Baking Management, Food and Media, Kitchen Operator Management and beverage Operator Management. At Durham College I did my placement at V!va Retirement home and I also volunteer in the Durham College restaurant Bistro’ 67 for many special events. With this experience, I am now the cook at Camp McGovern for two years.

Growing up I ate take-out food a lot. My mom did not know how to cook. Everything was overdone. Also, her secret ingredient is hair. Even when she serves the take-out food, during her opening the packages and putting the food on the plate, she always made sure her secret ingredient was added to the dish. In 2014 my mom got sick and I drop out of school so I could take care of her. I started to cook her meals and as I was cooking I notice I like it. During this time, I was going to school for film and I was not enjoying that course. I want to become a chef so I can teach kids how to cook from a young age!

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At this moment these are 5 images that sum up a large part of the Spring semester. I love Star Wars, and haven’t recovered from the death of the coolest character in the galaxy. I’m a 2nd year PhD student in Rhetoric and Composition. My area of research and interest is digital rhetoric. 

Spring to me means baseball, which gives my hometown team the L.A. Dodgers another chance to break my heart by not winning the World Series. Hey, but maybe this year will be different!

This semester, as always, I’m excited to introduce you to rhetoric, and help you reach your writing goals, which will require effort and commitment to work by all of us (teacher moment). My hope is that you leave this class an improved and more confident writer. Read the syllabus carefully, check Blackboard, and tumblr often.