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It's Monday, and I'm back at work, but I've finished backing up all of Marvel Move before it slips into the ether AND I've finished all of my years' worth of mandatory online service advisor training before the deadline next week, so I am going to try to get back into updating on the daily again, at least at work.

My porter is on vacation for two weeks, and I'm struggling to get sales to approve enough work for my techs, and it is stressing me the fuck out! Answer my goddamn emails!!

Thankfully, there was wrestling this weekend, and it was very good. I have fallen off my PPV feelings posting since the glorious highs of being at All Out short-circuited my brain a bit, so let's get back on that bullshit!

( AEW Full Gear 2025 )

A bit of good news to end on: my emotional support fitness app just got bought back by one of the original creators, so it's going to live! And not just in a shambling, undead form as was the best-case scenario under its crumbling corporate crypto former overlords. I think I will hit the treadmill when I get home from work to celebrate~

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I meant to post this pic for Halloween, but whatever!

Crows are so very vibes ✨

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Fandom: Tolkien: Lord of the Rings
Characters/Pairing/Other Subject: Legolas, and Gimli
Content Notes/Warnings: none
Medium: traditional art, pencil drawing
Artist on DW/LJ: n/a
Artist Website/Gallery: Turner Mohan on DA
Why this piece is awesome: This is a companion to my last, more upbeat post of the friends sailing to the Grey Havens, done in a quirky, somewhat medieval style. In contrast, this is beautiful traditional art, and heartrending. Gimli is very old, and even Legolas shows his years as he helps Gimli aboard. An extraordinary piece.
Link: An attributed repost on tumblr: Legolas and Gimli Depart. Read the note on the tumblr post - it's wonderful. And here on the artist's DA.

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—email—
As always, my Sundays are highlighted by reading through this week’s selection of postcards. In particular, this one, more than any one I have read before has struck a chord deep within. I have been struggling with suicide ideation for the last several months, to the point that I just needed to figure out how to do it ‘just right’. The line of that poem “there are no beautiful suicides” is enough to convince me this life, as hard as it is, is worth living. And maybe this knowledge will give me the courage to finally put postage on the secret that I’ve been wanting to send for a long time.

Dear Frank,

I am the poet who wrote the poem that begins, “Fuck the poets of the past, my friends…” (Its title is “Afterthought.”) My former student published it on Postsecret years ago and it has spread to people in distant places, unknown to me until two years ago, when a woman somehow found me and told me that the poem had help her too.

I was trying to help a few students in one small poetry class on Long Island when I shared that poem with them and today I was notified that it is a Postsecret Classic. You cannot imagine how grateful I am that I have been able to do more good than I intended to, and that I got to find out that I did so.

What a gift for the soul.

Thank you,

-Phil

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merridia

Friday again? Friday again! Huh! How about that!

Movies I saw since last Friday: The Running Man (pretty good, and I will probably watch it exclusively as half of a double feature with The Long Walk going forward), Keeper (feels like what it is, sort of a half-baked side quest Perkins went on in the middle of making The Monkey, but I found it pretty scary up until the lore dump at the end), Sisu: Road to Revenge (insane pulp nonsense, so fuckin' good), and Now You See Me: Now You Don't (dumb as all hell (complimentary)). Movies, man! They're great!!

Mom's office flooded yesterday and she's very stressed out about it, which is in turn stressing me out. I also need to try to fight some outrageous duty fees I got charged for an online purchase, but it's not going well and uuuuuugh. The coming weekend already feels very, very short. Save me, wrestling.

Because it's Full Gear tomorrow! It's a very rematch-heavy card, so a bit hard to get super-hyped for on its face, but the build for most of the matches has been solid, and it should be a good show. Here are my particular prayer circle hopes for each bout:

AEW (Men's) World Title Steel Cage Match: Hangman gonna do another murder!

AEW Women's World Title Match: Kris gonna finally get her win over Mercedes, and hopefully put on a third MOTY contender in the process!

AEW World Tag Team Title Match: I will forever feel bad rooting against Brodido because they are delightful, but I NEED those belts on FTR. For Reasons.

AEW TNT Title No Disqualification Match: LET'S GO BRISCOE!!!!!!!

AEW National Title Casino Gauntlet Match: I hope this match opens the show, because I'm not invested in this poorly-named title yet, and I'm going to be hoping in total vain for a Christian return until it's over. Let me get over the disappointment quickly!!! Also casino gauntlets always rule.

Four Way Tag Team Match: I was actually hoping that both of the women's tag team title semifinal matches would be on the show instead, but at least all the wrestlers involved are still here! I hope whoever wins picks a cool stip?

$1,000,000 Trios Match: I don't need either to happen just yet, but I definitely want at least some tasty crumbs for the inevitable Young Bucks face turn and Jurassic Express heel turn.

No Holds Barred Match: LET'S GO KYLE!!!!!!!!!

And I guess I hope Darby doesn't die! The end!

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My bedroom. My bed in my bedroom, where I can build elaborate cozy nests but also go on the computer or watch things if I want to.

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This is another old meme that I find particularly interesting because it's a lot harder than it can seem at first. I mean, I could rattle off dozens of characters I love off the top of my head, but listing 3 that are similar to me in some ways is not so straightforward. At least to me.

Anyway, here's my current choice (and it's interesting to see how different they are from the ones I chose the first time around, 10 years ago - Hermione Granger, Elinor Dash wood from Sense&Sensibility and Jaye from Wonderfalls):

Margaret Hale from North&South. A strong-willed woman who's really not a good judge of character. Generous but proud, her family is very important to her. She's also generous and compassionate and I think I am too.
Tami Taylor from Friday Night Lights. Isn't it a bit sad that I could come up only with her as an example of a grown woman who is a wife and mother but is not only defined by these two roles? She also had a career in education (she was a guidance counselor and then a vice principal or something along those lines). Of course, I wish I was half as cool as her.
Mirabel from Encanto. This is because quite a few of my students said I remind them of her. Lol. I think they meant physically what with my short curly hair and the glasses, buy I must say the bubbly personality, the tendency to people-pleasing and her love for her family are something else we have in common.

Which characters do you think are similar to you in some ways and why?

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Fandom: Tolkien: Lord of the Rings
Characters/Pairing/Other Subject: Legolas and Gimli
Content Notes/Warnings: none
Medium: traditional art - aquarelle watercolours
Artist on DW/LJ: n/a
Artist Website/Gallery: cosynopsis on tumblr
Why this piece is awesome: I'll be reccing two very different versions of this scene, of Legolas and Gimli on their last trip together, sailing to the Grey Havens - Gimli was the only dwarf to go to the Grey Havens. This version is bright and upbeat, and I like the quirky style and details. Also I'm pretty sure Gimli has spectacles here, which is cute.
Link: last entry of the red book

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Dear Frank,

I write to you with incredible news. Last month, I brought home my new service dog, Tango. This was made possible by this Sunday Secret Post.

That post led to nearly $10,000 of donations within 2 weeks! I send all my love to you and to every single person from the PostSecret community and beyond who contributed, as well as those who weren’t able to contribute but still saw the post and hoped on my behalf. You all have made something amazing happen for this 25-year-old woman who is now so excited for the life of independence, freedom, and trust Tango and I are building together.

Thank you for hearing me and helping me that chilly day in Connecticut several years ago, Frank. The secret I shared in that auditorium was one of despair, believing I would never be able to partner with a service dog of my own. I am so grateful to be able to look back on that day and smile because I just didn’t know yet what good fortune was coming my way.

If you would like to make a difference in someone’s life this Giving Tuesday, please consider the following non-profits.

Educated Canines Assisting with Disabilities

Active Minds – Promoting Student Mental Wellness

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Dear Frank,

A few years ago, I came to one of your shows in Ohio. I was in a really bad season of life – my depression and anxiety were bogging me down. Most days, I did not want to be alive. I had counseling the day of the show, and I told my counselor that it was free and I had been waiting years to be able to go to one of your shows, but that my depression wasn’t allowing me to even feel excited at the opportunity. She convinced me to go, and I will always be thankful for that. I ended up getting a seat right next to the stage and it was so awesome. I cried almost the whole time because I had felt actual joy again for what felt like the first time in forever. I was surrounded by strangers, yet somehow felt we were all connected by just being there together.

Anyways, you ended up giving me one of the books in the middle of your show, and had written a message in it (I didn’t yet know this) At some point, you offered people to go to the back/side of the room where there were microphones – you said we could share a secret or a story. I quietly got up and went to the back so I could share. While I was waiting, to my surprise, you said something along the lines of “there was a young lady sitting up here who I gave the book to. I had written a message in there but I think she left?” To which I shouted, “no, I’m just back here!!!!” I ended up sharing with the audience about how I came to know about PostSecret (two of my best friends who I feel have changed my life forever, for the better, introduced me to you and your website and your books) and how I struggled with suicidal thoughts and how coming to your show that night was the first think that felt right that whole year.

I cried into the microphone as I shared what reading the Sunday secrets for all these years has done for me and I thanked you for helping me feel known, seen, and heard. You walked from the stage to meet me as I was waking back to my seat and hugged me. I cried even more! You said to the audience something along the lines of, “it’s ironic that you shared your story tonight, because the message I wrote in your book says, “the world needs to hear your voice!” and it was just such a moment! You also handed me the dollar bill you had kept in your wallet, the one that had, “we are all part of something bigger and we are all part of it together.” I cried, again! To no surprise haha. I felt such happiness, such gratitude. I called my mom after the show and she ended up writing you on Facebook to thank you because she had been so worried about me. Anyways, I just wanted to tell you thank you. You have no idea how much that night meant and still means to me. I’m happy to report that life is better these days. I still have anxiety and depression, but I don’t want to die anymore. I framed that dollar bill and I see it everyday and I’m reminded that it’s good to be alive, even when it doesn’t always feel like it.

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Have not updated all week because I've been spending all my downtime at work downloading short clips of Marvel-themed audio drama designed to play during a run before they get scrubbed from the internet, but the site seems to have cut me off for the day so here I am! TGIF!

Went to the movies on Monday. Saw Eternity, enjoyed it a lot. I'm a sucker for a good afterlife comedy!

Passed out super early on Tuesday. I've been crazy tired this week, not sure why.

Finally started the latest season of Black Mirror on Wednesday. Common People was about as bleak as I'd heard!

Got my Blood & Guts on on Thursday, all three matches completely fucked. Best B&G show so far by a country mile, though I'd have to rewatch them all to know if either of this year's are the best B&G match ever.

Today I'm going to see a magic show! Also it's winter now! We somehow still had no snow on the ground yesterday, truly unheard of weather for the middle of November, but several inches of the stuff finally came in overnight, and the forecast says it should be staying juuuuuuuuust cold enough to stick around this time. Still, it was a pretty amazing run for fall this year!

Movies for the weekend will be The Running Man and Keeper, and hoping that my mom keeps her word that she'll be willing to see Now You Three Me in the middle of next week, otherwise I'll be very annoyed that I didn't go by myself when I have the chance tomorrow!

Two and a half hours until I get the HELL OUTTA HERE. And pick up a package at the post office. And then get some supper. And then go see magic! "As seen on CTV National News, CBC, TVO, and The Golf Channel."

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