this is the best twitter story i’ve seen in ages
@fairylland These are my favorite and most used witchy books.
The Encyclopedia of Crystals by Judy Hall The Crystal Bible (also by Judy Hall) The Pocket Spell Creator by Kerri Connor (great for beginner witches! So easy to work with) Grimoire for the Green Witch by Ann Moura Practical Prosperity Magic by Ellen Dugan Wiccapedia by Shawn Robbins and Leanna Greenaway
The original post only has US helplines. I've added UK helplines underneath. It would be great if people could add numbers from everywhere in the world.
Depression Hotline: 1-630-482-9696
Suicide Hotline: 1-800-784-8433
LifeLine: 1-800-273-8255
Trevor Project: 1-866-488-7386
Sexuality Support: 1-800-246-7743
Eating Disorders Hotline: 1-847-831-3438
Rape and Sexual Assault: 1-800-656-4673
Grief Support: 1-650-321-5272
Runaway: 1-800-843-5200, 1-800-843-5678, 1-800-621-4000
Exhale: After Abortion Hotline/Pro-Voice: 1-866-4394253
Child Abuse: 1-800-422-4453
UK Helplines:
Samaritans (for any problem): 08457909090 e-mail jo@samaritans.org
Childline (for anyone under 18 with any problem): 08001111
Mind infoline (mental health information): 0300 123 3393 e-mail: info@mind.org.uk
Mind legal advice (for people who need mental-health related legal advice): 0300 466 6463 legal@mind.org.uk
b-eat eating disorder support: 0845 634 14 14 (only open Mon-Fri 10.30am-8.30pm and Saturday 1pm-4.30pm) e-mail: help@b-eat.co.uk
b-eat youthline (for under 25's with eating disorders): 08456347650 (open Mon-Fri 4.30pm - 8.30pm, Saturday 1pm-4.30pm)
Cruse Bereavement Care: 08444779400 e-mail: helpline@cruse.org.uk
Frank (information and advice on drugs): 0800776600
Drinkline: 0800 9178282
Rape Crisis England & Wales: 0808 802 9999 1(open 2 - 2.30pm 7 - 9.30pm) e-mail info@rapecrisis.org.uk
Rape Crisis Scotland: 08088 01 03 02 every day, 6pm to midnight
India Self Harm Hotline: 00 08001006614
India Suicide Helpline: 022-27546669
Kids Help Phone (Canada): 1-800-668-6868, Free and available 24/7
suicide hotlines;
Argentina: 54-0223-493-0430
Australia: 13-11-14
Austria: 01-713-3374
Barbados: 429-9999
Belgium: 106
Botswana: 391-1270
Brazil: 21-233-9191
Canada: 1-800-448-3000
China: 852-2382-0000
(Hong Kong: 2389-2222)
Costa Rica: 606-253-5439
Croatia: 01-4833-888
Cyprus: 357-77-77-72-67
Czech Republic: 222-580-697, 476-701-908
Denmark: 70-201-201
Egypt: 762-1602
Estonia: 6-558-088
Finland: 040-5032199
France: 01-45-39-4000
Germany: 0800-181-0721
Greece: 1018
Guatemala: 502-234-1239
Holland: 0900-0767
Honduras: 504-237-3623
Hungary: 06-80-820-111
Iceland: 44-0-8457-90-90-90
Israel: 09-8892333
Italy: 06-705-4444
Japan: 3-5286-9090
Latvia: 6722-2922, 2772-2292
Malaysia: 03-756-8144
(Singapore: 1-800-221-4444)
Mexico: 525-510-2550
Netherlands: 0900-0767
New Zealand: 4-473-9739
New Guinea: 675-326-0011
Nicaragua: 505-268-6171
Norway: 47-815-33-300
Philippines: 02-896-9191
Poland: 52-70-000
Portugal: 239-72-10-10
Russia: 8-20-222-82-10
Spain: 91-459-00-50
South Africa: 0861-322-322
South Korea: 2-715-8600
Sweden: 031-711-2400
Switzerland: 143
Taiwan: 0800-788-995
Thailand: 02-249-9977
Trinidad and Tobago: 868-645-2800
Ukraine: 0487-327715
reblog if sometimes you think about your favourite character and start crying
Chat and Marinette hanging out as friends and talking about their crush struggles with each other.
Chat not saying who he likes, because he knows that Mari is best friends with the Ladyblog girl and he can’t risk Ladybug finding out how he feels through the Internet. How tacky!
Mari not saying who she likes, because she’s afraid Chat will see her love for Adrien as just a celebrity crush. Also she has a tendency to malfunction when speaking his name aloud.
Chat giving Mari advice about how to calm her anxiety and be more confident when talking to her crush.
Mari giving Chat advice about how to come across as more genuine and less flirty when talking to his crush.
The two being 100% oblivious.
The two practicing on each other and totally NOT blushing ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
The two encouraging and pushing each other to ask their crush out.
The two making a pact to do so the very next day.
Mari going up to Adrien at school and remaining 50% calm as she asks him out for ice cream.
Adrien internally screaming because he didn’t realize Mari had a crush on HIM and now he feels like a jerk.
“OH, uh that sounds like it’d be a lot of fun, but I can’t eat ice cream… model diet, you know?”
Marinette trying to recover. “Oh, right. Well, uh…what about a movie?”
Marinette regretting her decision the moment he says “Look Marinette-”
Adrien trying. “You really are an incredible girl and it means a lot to me that you’d even ask. I just- I already have feelings for someone else.”
Marinette accidentally blurting out, “Who? Chloe?”
Adrien not knowing whether to laugh or gag. “No, no, no! She uh, she doesn’t go here. You wouldn’t know her.”
Marinette thinking that it’s probably some gorgeous model.
Marinette sending only one text to Alya instead of her usual 50.
“He likes someone else.”
An akumatized villain showing up at the absolute WORST time.
Chat Noir noticing that his lady is off her game for some reason.
Ladybug noticing that Chat is making fewer puns for some reason.
Chat pulling her away from the press after the battle.
“My lady, I need to tell you something… I love you.”
Marinette’s gut clenching because HOW did she not realize Chat had been talking about HER and then she’s reminded of Adrien’s rejection and she’s overwhelmed by hurt and confusion and guilt and-
BEEP BEEP go the earrings.
“Chat… this isn’t a good time. I- I have to go.”
“Then meet me tonight on the Arc de Triomphe at 11 o’clock.”
Ladybug just nodding before she swings away.
Chat trying not to be discouraged.
Marinette checking her phone after she detransforms.
Alya: “Oh girl. I’m so sorry.”
Alya: “Are you okay?”
Alya: “I’m mandating an emergency sleepover tonight. Just you and me.”
Crap.
Marinette trying to “go to bed” early so that she can sneak out and meet with Chat.
Alya making her stay up because it’s a Friday night and “you promised me we’d watch Moulin Rouge”.
Chat somehow managing to set up a candlelit dinner on the Arc de Triomphe because he’s a hopeless romantic.
Chat pacing back and forth with droopy ears as it gets later and later.
Chat growing incredibly disheartened as he picks at the food and thinks about how he rejected Marinette only to be rejected by Ladybug.
Mari worrying about Chat and crying over Adrien.
Chat finally heading home around 1:00 AM but stopping when he sees Mari on her balcony.
Mari feeling awful and tearing up when she sees Chat.
Chat feeling awful when he sees how upset Mari is.
The two hugging and crying and realizing how much they hate seeing the other hurting.
The two trying to comfort and encourage each other.
Mari telling Chat how funny and brave and kind he is.
Chat telling Mari how talented and beautiful and endearing she is.
Mari and Chat looking into each others eyes, each wondering if they’ve been pursuing the wrong person all along.
Chat leaning in slowly and kissing Mari.
Mari kissing back.
Alya opening the trapdoor and screaming.
The End (ノ◕ヮ◕)ノ*:・゚✧
I feel like when you’re writing, organizing chapters and dialogue is easy
but jfc, the amount of time it takes to constantly keep people moving and make sure they’re in the right spaces and trying to come up with wording for it is always such a shock.
Like, fuck, I made you pick up a coffee cup, you need to put it down at some point. also I can’t remember what I dressed you in, can you push up your sleeves? I don’t remember if you even have your shirt on.
and YOU. YOU OVER THERE, you got out of your chair earlier, but did you come back yet? Are you coming back? Where did you even go and why’d you get up? Fuck, I can’t make you sit down again already, you just stood up, go…over there. go get more coffee. Did you bring your mug with you? fine. bring the pot to the table and—wait, wasn’t the coffee pot already over here? shit, hold on, I need to go back and re-read and re-write
How to Escape a Hair Grab or a Neck Grab ? Look at them, carefully.
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I made a little film! It’s here if you’d like to watch it!
seriously, fuck the false dichotomy between Science and The Arts. as if capital-S Science isn’t an art that requires creativity, perseverance, patience, and skilled observation. as if The Arts don’t require rigor, discipline, practice, and attention to detail. as if both aren’t cultural structures that stand on foundations of sexist, racist, capitalist hierarchy. as if they both can’t be used for purposes of enrichment and revolution. i am so fucking over this idea of presenting science and art as opposites, when they have so much more in common than people think.