Random Me

It’s currently fighting a bitter battle to the death against the raspberries attempting to invade from the east while trying to annex the patio.

Could go either way at this point TBH. Unless, of course, I take a shovel and the blowtorch out there and battle both back to within their original boundaries.

They smother every other living plant to death

Those trees under there are dead, they can’t get sunlight. Kudzu takes over and steals everything from these trees, and becomes them. It’s creepy as hell. These plants are basically straight out of a horror novelist’s wet dream tbh.

The bodies of everything the kudzu has slain.

What used to be a house

Someone attempting to drive a four wheeler through it, to give you scale

It’s an ornamental plant kept in check in china, but was introduced to north america where it immediately went rampant and began to spread incredibly fast like a disease, destroying everything in its wake

This little buddy doing his part

“the growth of kudzu as it became a “structural parasite” of the South,[7] enveloping entire structures when untreated[11] and often referred to as “the vine that ate the South”.[13]”

“It has been spreading rapidly in the southern U.S., “easily outpacing the use of herbicide spraying and mowing, as well increasing the costs of these controls by $6 million annually”.[2]“

yall it’s been estimated this plant consumes 600 kilometers of the united states every year

Are we royality by proxy, now?” “Don’t be silly, that’s obviously a mistake on our part in the summoning ritual! Now, let me get started on figuring out how it’s possible the existence of a human-ghost hybrid…”

Ugh so, as much as I hate to admit it, I understand perfectly why Catra couldn’t make a new life for herself in the Waste with Scorpia, why she had to take Adora and go back to the Horde. It’s a logical fallacy… maybe not exactly the sunk cost fallacy, but similar. And despite years of therapy, I still struggle with it.

You know when Catra went on her big rant about how she’s had a bad life, how the things she wants have always gotten taken away and how she never gets to win? That’s relatable. And it explains/sets up perfectly why she ends up leaving the Waste.

Simply put, Catra is holding out for what she thinks the world owes her rather than taking what it gives her. Getting what she deserves is more important to her than being happy. She knows she’s been dealt a bad hand in life and she would rather dwell on and yearn for her deepest unfulfilled desires than attempt to find fulfillment and validation elsewhere. This might sound stupid, but trust me, it’s a ridiculously hard mental trap to get out of.

Happiness is not the same thing as satisfaction. Fact is, Catra won’t feel truly satisfied until she has the power and respect she’s earned in the Horde, until Shadow Weaver validates her, until she’s proven herself Adora’s equal, until Adora is by her side again. And if she can’t have all those things, she has to find ways to feel better about them. Like capturing Adora in the Reach and then again in the Waste. Having control of the person who broke her heart gives her a bittersweet sense of closure more satisfying than letting someone else try to mend her heart.

Now, can she turn things around in her mind to find satisfaction in things that are achievable and not dependent on evil people who don’t care about her? Maybe. But that’ll take a lot of therapy. Hopefully she will at least be able to find satisfaction in substitutes. Being a valued fighter in the Rebellion, for example, could replace the need for power and respect in the Horde. I used to hope she would find a replacement mother figure in Angella, but that’s probably not gonna happen now, oof.

Unfortunately, Adora’s not replaceable. She’s a one-of-a-kind in Catra’s life, friend and family and first love all wrapped up into one. Even if Catra could be happy in a relatonship with Scorpia, she’s not going to be able to feel satisfied there until she gets closure with Adora, has Adora back in her life in a healthy way.

Confronting Shadow Weaver in 2x06 was a huge moment that allowed Catra to express how hurt she was, which is vital to getting closure, But then she allowed herself to get sucked back into the need for affection and approval and ended up getting even more hurt. That’s not to say that was her fault, it was Shadow Weaver’s, but her need to find satisfaction in Shadow Weaver got her hurt even worse, and it was very hard to watch.

this is for #MonthlyKlance positivity week!

Keith is dissatisfied when he’s in the opposite situation 💜 →→→❤️  haha

Some of mine rn are the same cliches, Galtean AU is all time, I like vamp aus bc I’m just a sucker (lol 🦇), and bc I’m That Bitch I’ll also say my own prince and rogue au sgnxhnxgnsf,,, Also, pirate and mer aus are where it’s at, and it’s that time of year,,

2) monsters and mana

“Ah…uh…sorry…”

“Oh, um, It’s okay…”

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High school AU where Keith & Lance take the same train in the morning

They didn’t know each other’s name at first, Lance thought Keith is hot, Keith thought Lance is cute, but they never talked to each other (shy boys lol) 

Until this day, the train was full of crowd, Keith accidentally kabedon-ed Lance

It was awkward at first, but Lance tried make some small talks, then they finally knew each other’s name

Next step: change phone number lol

bonus:

Lance has freckles <3