DO NOT DO THIS.

This makes me so angry.

If you work in a movie theater and you do this I have no respect for you.

My younger brother is Type 1 Diabetic.

When we go to a movie theater, we always get him diet soda. If he were to get regular when we asked for diet, we would not give him the insulin he would need for it. If that happens, his blood sugar level could go so high he could go into a coma, go blind, or even die.

If somebody gave him regular soda instead of diet without telling us, that person could be responsible for a nine-year-old being killed or blinded.

Just thinking about that makes me so angry. I get scared every time we take him to a movie in case the people working there saw this picture and decide to do the same thing.

“Growing up we were taught that the Fire Natiom was the greatest civilization in history. And somehow, the war was our way of sharing our greatness with the rest of the world. What an amazing lie that was, the people of the world are terrified by the Fire Nation. They don’t see our greatness. They hate us. And we deserve it! We created an era of fear in the world. And if we don’t want the world to destroy itself, we need to replace it with an era of peace and kindness.

— Prince Zuko, ep 03x11 “The Day of Black Sun, Part 2: The Eclipse”

As of making that speech, Zuko becomes an out-an-out anti-imperialist.

Like, I can only assume anyone who full-throatedly says something about Zuko being an oppressor/colonizer/imperialist is either doing it in bad faith, or has zero story comprehension.

Below, a million hard exoskeletons glitter in the light streaming through the open door. The floor is completely covered in them, the hard-packed dirt rounded and molded into their home.

With a sigh, she starts down the stairs. “Don’t you swarm at me. I give you food, I give you shelter and this, this is the repayment I get! Where’s the Queen?”

There’s the sound of insects rushing past each other and a black mound begins to form. It grows higher and higher, moving slowly towards the bottom step, until it’s at her waist. Slowly, the top layer of workers peels back to reveal the Queen in all her glory.

The Queen is easily the length of her hand, glittering and gorgeous in the faint light. She had been the one to make the Queen last semester as part of her final project. Her professor had given her an A on the condition that she destroy the Queen and her genetically enhanced children, but, instead, she’d taken them home.

“Look at this,” she says, thrusting her bill in front of the Queen’s tiny head. “I can’t afford this! I don’t–where did you all even get computers?”

The ants surge guiltily, producing a mac that looks very, very familiar.

“You stole my ex’s laptop.” It’s not a question. “That’s–alright, that’s pretty funny. I’m not going to take it away, relax, but you all need to figure out how to pay for this, okay? I can’t feed you and entertain you on my stipend, okay?”

The Queen regally nods. There’s a shift in the air as she communicates with the others and another mound of ants forms and pushes forward. This one opens to reveal a plastic bag filled with dirt-covered jewelry and a handful of…ancient coins?

She takes the bag, staring blankly at it. “Okay…I’m not going to ask. I don’t want to know. I’ll invest in better internet and pretend that you guys aren’t about two seconds from opening a chop shop or crime ring or whatever in my basement.”

The ants wave agreeably.

She turns to go and pauses halfway up. “I have to ask. What do you guys even need internet for?”

The mac flickers on to show Jessica Jones paused halfway through episode six.

Today, Amazon announced the imminent launch of its newest endeavor, Kindle Worlds, a publishing platform for fanfiction. When I read the announcement, I was horrified, then angry, then sad. I want to take a moment to explain why this is such a tragedy.

“By using the platform, authors give all rights to the work to Amazon, who can then license your elements to other authors with no compensation to the original poster.”

Relationships are based on trust. Trust is built on action and maintained through communication…!

Not communicating properly about your feelings can and will end your relationship.

You have every right to say no, whatever the reason may be and your partner should always respect that, even if you’re not telling them the reason why.

But coming back later and telling them it’s not their fault is as important for them, as them stopping was important for you!

Mary: So what did you pick for the technical challenge, Paul?

Paul: I told them to make a Norwegian pastry called “jaevla bakverk.”

Mary: I’ve never heard of that.

Paul: You wouldn’t have, I just made it up off the top of my head. It’s totally fake. I wanted to test whether they can pull off a pastry that doesn’t really exist.

Mary: Did you give them a recipe?

Paul: It just says, “Make 12 jaevla bakverk.”

Mary: You’re a right bastard, Paul.