Quandrixing - Quandrixing

My apartment has a particularly low underpass that moving trucks keep hitting.

Last week one took off the sprinkler and our fire alarm went off for an hour while they tried to figure out how to turn off the gallons of water spilling out ten feet in the air.

Truck drivers in Michigan have for years smashed into an undersized bridge called The Big Penny. Normal warning signs have not deterred drivers from wedging dozens of trucks into its hungry maw.

So they put eyes and teeth on the bridge, in part as a further deterrent.

It has not worked…

Balls and Strikes

Republican AGs Issue Unsettling Demand For More Pregnant Teens

A group of Republican AGs asserted an unsettling right to pregnant teens in a new filing in their ongoing mifepristone lawsuit.

3 state attorney generals are suing the federal gov’t, arguing that mail-order abortion drugs cause teenage girls to have less babies, which loweres how much congressional representation their states can have as well as lower tax funds to the states.

Furthermore, they argue the state is a stand-in for parents and can control foster care AND juvenile detainees medical care. Which means they can take children from their parents and force them to go theough with unwanted pregnancies. The state can force teen girls to become breeders for the state.

Abercrombie & Fitch, 2003, shot by Bruce Weber.

old guard

20 Flirty Remarks to Build Romantic Tension Without Being Overbearing

Feeling stuck trying to give your characters a good flirty one-liner that doesn't sound cringe/overdone? Here are 20 ideas/dialogue prompts for you (that I may or may not have stolen from my own books): 

“I must warn you: you have a dangerous effect on my heart rate.” / "You have no idea what you're doing to my heart right now."

"If I said I wasn’t thinking about you, I’d be lying. And I’m a terrible liar."

"You know, I could get lost in those eyes, but I'd probably trip over my words trying to find my way back." (could also double as description/inner monologue).

“I can’t tell if you’re really charming or if I’m just easily charmed.”

“You have a knack for making me forget what I was going to say. It’s kind of impressive/infuriating.”

“I think you owe me a drink. When I saw you, I dropped mine.”

“I’ve been trying to find the perfect excuse to hang out, but I keep forgetting everything when I’m around you.”

“I bet you get away with a lot of trouble with that smile.”

“You must be a magician because every time you walk in, everyone else disappears.” (The right character could pull it off I swear)

"I’ve been trying to think of something clever to say, but all my brain can come up with is how much I want to (kiss) you."

"I saw that little glance—you’re not as sneaky as you think."

"How do you manage to make even the most mundane things sound exciting?"

"You do this cute thing with your hands when you’re nervous, you know?"

“One more word, and I might just have to kiss you.”

"Finally, there's that pretty smile of yours. I've been waiting for it all day."

"You keep staring—should I be flattered?" / "Keep looking at me like that and I might start thinking you have a crush on me."

"Do you have any idea how fun it is to watch you try to keep a straight face?"

"I’m pretty sure you could charm the socks off anyone, but I’d like to keep mine on for now."

"If laughter is the best medicine, then I’m pretty sure you’re my favorite doctor."

"Is it bad that I kind of like the way you’re trying to mess with me?"

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#same girl FRIED GREEN TOMATOES 1991 — dir. Jon Avnet

Have you accidentally joined a cult? Are you accidentally the leader of said cult? Have you recently suffered a workplace injury that won't stop glowing and altering the fabric reality? Well I've got a playlist for you!

Listen on Spotify

Typed tracklist under the readmore

Calamity Song - The Decemberists

How Far We've Come - Matchbox Twenty

Heretic Pride - The Mountain Goats

Hospital Beds - Cold War Kids

Joan of Arc - Arcade Fire

Reach Out - Emily Henry

Skeleton Key - Dessa

Soldier - Fleurie, Tommee Profitt

No Promises - San Fermin

Various Storms & Saints - Florence + The Machine

Where Were You When the Sky Opened Up - The Dangerous Summer

Playing God - Paramore

My First Life - San Fermin, Wye Oak

Just an FYI. The FDA is not allowed to announce any food recalls due to the health communications pause the current administration enacted. You can still find this information by visiting USDA the site directly.

https://www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls

Here’s the fda link to use to search for recalls, safety alerts, and market withdrawals.

https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts

So, while you are making your grocery list, you may want to visit the recalls list since there’s no public communication right now.

the elvish writing in DA4 is translatable!!!!!!

English, Elvhen, Tevene, Anderfels, Antivan, and Nevarran alphabets!!!

someone needs to make a font asap