the roads are perilous at night

They gave me a number to shoot for.  It was about twice than what I had been making at the time.

So I went online, did some research, found some figures backing up my claim, put it all together and went to my boss.

I got what I asked for.

If it hadn’t been for that person in accounting telling me I was way underpaid, I’d have never known.  I went from barely scraping by to being able to have a savings account and getting all my debts paid thanks to them.

I’m really struggling financially right now as I undergo the application process for disability, so I’ve made Appa and Link pillow plushies to sell over at my online store! They’re great Christmas gifts, and if you order domestically they should arrive before Christmas.

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Or an Analysis of what Season Seven was Meant to be before They Rewrote it to Accommodate Black Paladin Keith 

At one point, the EPs mentioned a version of s7 where Shiro went back to being Black Paladin. I hypothesize that was the original version. When they got the go ahead to make Keith Black Paladin, rather than rewrite the entire story, they rewrote parts of the script they already had to fit that. 

This would explain why there’s no mention in the script as to why Shiro isn’t Black Paladin anymore. Because in the original script, he was. 

So, here’s a few things I think ended up being changed, added, moved around or cut from the original to make this new vision “work.”

First Start by Realizing the Truth: There was no Wolf

Let’s go back to s6 and assume everything happened exactly the same way it did… only minus the wolf. Does this change anything in the plot? No. The wolf appears in s6, but does nothing but stand around in the background and presumably provide extra moral support for Keith during their long journey. You could remove the wolf entirely and it would change nothing. 

Kind of like Shiro in the first half of s7. 

Look

I know some people might not care about this. I know some people think this is to complicated. And I know some people think this won’t affect them. But here’s the thing, IT WILL definantly effect you no matter where you live. It will effect you tumblr user, you reddit users, and you watching youtube.

If this law gets passed then it’s gonna inspire the rest of the world. It was just like how in the USA.

The video is barley sixteen minutes and less if you skip ahead.

IT IS THE TRANSLATED AND SIMPLE VERSION OF ARTICLE 13’S IMPLICATIONS

So, I thought I would share my two cents about the tumblr purge, as someone who’s blog got nuked.*

*disclaimer, I am not/was not posting anything illegal, just some regular porn once a week, properly tagged and warned for and for now I intend to keep the new blog completely safe for work

First of all, I would like to thank everyone who sent me well wishes and advice since I’ve been back! You’re all sweethearts and I really appreciate your help!

Still, there are some things I want to tell you that you might not want to hear, but you should hear:

1. seeing the ‘account terminated’ page for the first time is what I imagine being kicked in the balls is like. There was no email, no warning, nothing. I had tumblr open at work, and by the time I got home it was just… not there.

2. I did write to support immediately upon realizing what happened. That was monday, the 19th, six days ago, and I haven’t heard back anything since. In fact, to the best of my knowledge, tumblr/staff made absolutely no public communications since the 18th. 

3. I’m aware of that post going around that you should write to staff politely and you should get your blog back in a few days, and I would like to remind everyone that that post is from 2016. It is not recent.

4. In all the articles I’ve read, there was one example of a twitter user who claimed to have been reinstated after sending a ticket, but I think that was already going around by the time I was nuked and so, I’m not even sure if that had to do with the current purge, or was a result of something previous (I think it was a n*s*f*w artist, so they might have been dogpiled by antis, I’m not sure)

5. Please feel free to correct me if I’m wrong, but other than that one person I haven’t heard from anyone who actually got their blog back since monday?

6. This will sound like I want to strike fear into the hearts of the good people of tumblr, but let this be a wake up call for all of us: do not feel safe. I’ve felt safe. I’ve curated a dash for myself that made me believe that tumblr was a pleasant, accepting, safe place for all creators, and I’ve been wrong. Now that I signed up again and actually took the time to read the ToS and shit here’s the reality:

16. Termination

Either party may terminate this Agreement at any time by notifying the other party. Tumblr may terminate or suspend your access to or ability to use any and all Services immediately, without prior notice or liability, for any reason or no reason, including but not limited to if you breach any of the terms or conditions of this Agreement. In particular, Tumblr may immediately terminate or suspend Accounts that have been flagged for repeat copyright infringement.

Yes, you’ve read that right, tumblr can terminate your account FOR ANY REASON OR NO REASON. And do you know what that also means? Tumblr is in no way obliged to reinstate your blog since there are no criteria for termination. None. Nada. If there needs to be no reason to get terminated, you can’t actually claim to have been wrongfully terminated. So yeah, I’ve sent in my ticket, I’ve explained the situation, but there’s literally no incentive/commitment on tumblr’s part of give it back.

8. Back up your blog and keep your eyes open for alternatives. Don’t let this be the only social media where you keep up with online friends. Exchange email, twitter, discord, whatever. Look into new platforms. 

The first thing I did with this new blog was put my other social media contacts in the sidebar. 

Article 13 is going into it’s final stages of voting. 

If this gets through, it will allow many, many companies to abuse and misuse this article to take down as many memes, fan works, and even other independent creators on sites like YouTube, Facebook, and other websites INCLUDING Tumblr. 

THE FAIR USE LAW AND SAFEHARBOR LAW WILL NO LONGER APPLY IN THE U.S OR IN OTHER COUNTRIES. 

IT HAS ALREADY PASSED IN SEVERAL OTHER COUNTRIES. 

WE CANNOT ALLOW THEM TO TAKE AWAY WHAT WE BUILT FOR THE INTERNET SO FAR. 

So here is what you need to do to drag this article down. 

1. Spread the word 

I can’t stress this enough. The more attention this gets the more people we can get to take this down. 

2. Make your own content 

Make your own content on the matter and make sure it is clear to others that Article 13 is bad for every internet user involved. 

3. If you live anywhere in Europe, contact your MEPs 

Ask them if they approve of the article and why. If they do approve of it, try to convince them in a clear, reasonable, and most sensible way possible that this law is BAD. 

The article itself is way to vague about what it’s conveying to its people. 

Saying that as long as the use of said internet memes or content is good as long as it’s in “good faith.” 

We cannot let some shoddy government tell us what we can and cannot post. 

FREE SPEECH IS A HUMAN RIGHT. NOT A PRIVILEGE. 

Here’s a video on Article 13 that Film Theory made on the matter. It will explain things better than I can. 

Tumblr has made and official statement on twitter about what’s going on:

We’re committed to helping build a safe online environment for all users, and we have a zero tolerance policy when it comes to media featuring child sexual exploitation and abuse. As this is an industry-wide problem, we work collaboratively with our industry peers and partners like NCMEC to actively monitor content uploaded to the platform. Every image uploaded to Tumblr is scanned against an industry database of known child sexual abuse material, and images that are detected never reach the platform. A routine audit discovered content on our platform that had not yet been included in the industry database. We immediately removed this content. Content safeguards are a challenging aspect of operating scaled platforms. We’re continuously assessing further steps we can take to improve and there is no higher priority for our team.

Please please please, for the love of everything, stop spreading fear in our community. They are not purging your blogs for having NSFW content. If your blog gets deleted and you didn’t have any of the above mentioned content, or something that could be percived as such, then please contact Tumblr Support to regain your blog. They can be contacted via the form here.

My hometown (Balikpapan) was literally accros the sea from this city. when this happened, some of my friends told me they could actually feel the earthquack from there.

It was started with 7,7 magnitude earthquack and continued with a 10-18 Feet tsunami. So far it’s been reported that 384 died and 540 Injured, research still continues.

My sympathy goes to the people from Palu, Danggola & Mamuju, especially to the families of those who have lost their lives, to the injured and to all who have been affected by this terrible disaster

[ Savethechildren.org ]

https://www.savethechildren.org/us/about-us/media-and-news/2018-press-releases/earthquake-and-tsunami-hits-indonesia-sulawesi

[ hhrd.org ]

http://hhrd.org/indonesia

[ Koperinik.info ]

more links to donate.

https://www.globalgiving.org/projects/indonesia-earthquake-relief-fund/

https://www.hopeww.org/update-palu-earthquake-tsunami

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My brother/roommate and I are currently trying to move out of our living situation and make the deposit on a new apartment, so I’m opening up winter commissions! The commissions are first come first serve. I will be opening around 5 to 10 slots depending on the intensity of the commissions I receive. If you would like a commission finished before Christmas PLEASE state so in your inquiry. 

More Commission Info: LINK HERE

if you need binders/breast forms/makeup/etc but don’t want your parents to know, now is the best time to get it. 

Whatever the polls say, get out there and vote democrat, whereever you are

In court that day, the judge asked the boy, “Are you afraid?” No, the boy said.

Pipes says the judge seemed surprised, and asked, “Why not?”

Chief’s thesis was that a child who has been abused by an adult can benefit psychologically from the presence of even more intimidating adults that they know are on their side. “When we tell a child they don’t have to be afraid, they believe us,” Arizona biker Pipes told azcentral.com. “When we tell them we will be there for them, they believe us.” ( Article)

They go on runs to protect the child if they feel even the slightest threatened no matter where. If the child needs them to go on vacation with them, they do. Bikers come from across the nation to watch over and take shifts for these kids. And the best part is once you’re adopted into this family as a BACA kid, you’re always one. Even when you’re 40 and the perp gets released from jail, they’ll come meet with you and find your best options for avoiding the person and maintaining the life you’ve built for yourself. Once a BACA child, always a BACA child. In Florida, there’s 100% rate for identifying the perp based on the child’s testimony. Why? Because BACA stands with the child and supports the child so they feel comfortable enough to point out their attacker.

They’re in Canada as well and probably other countries. I met and talked with a native guy who runs the place near me. His name is Shaman. I got in, and I’m considered a BACA child now. Despite being 17, turning 18 when I talked to them. They spent time with me when my abuser was over, they gave me therapy resources. They give you something called a ‘level 1′ where they go to your house with as many bikers as they can, i shit you not a solid 20-40 bikers came from even out of province, and met me. I got to choose my biker name and I got a vest with patches on it and my name on it. They all hugged a Teddybear before giving it to me, and told me if I ever felt the BACA bear was running out of love, to give them a call and they’d refill it for me, and then I got a ride on one of their bikes. Just a day or so ago I went to an annual party with them and they we ate food one of them cooked and had a lot of laughs. 

I’ve never felt as loved as I did being a part of the BACA family. They also gave me dog tags with the names, and phone numbers of my 2 workers.  So I can call them whenever I feel scared. 

BACA is an absolutely wonderful group that will do everything in it’s power to help any child whos been abused. 

And it doesn’t end when you’re 18 either. As long as you get in contact/get your level 1 before you’re 18? you’re ALWAYS a BACA kid. I’m 18 now and they still invite me to parties, ask me if I’m okay, and are there for me. They’re still trying to find me resources for therapy. 

BACA has changed my fucking life.