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This woman has been arrested for terrorism for angry venting at the end of a phone call where her claim was rejected. Her bail was set at $100,000. She’s a mother of 3 who owns no weapons. Here’s a gofundme for her bail.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-briana-bostons-bond-release

yeah I went a few years back with my family! We were there for two weeks, spending the first in Tokyo and the second in Kyoto. I preferred Kyoto personally and highly recommend going there and getting a tour guide if you can for translation purposes and because you get to see the shrines easier, as well as experience the different shopping districts in a well-timed manner.

my tip is: eat!! The food is fantastic, step outside your comfort zone and try everything. If you go to Tokyo, check out the vendors everywhere! There are some really fantastic foods hidden where you’d least expect (street corners, inside the subway, etc)

there’s tons to check out in Kyoto, but there are a few experiences I highly recommend if you can get the opportunity

1. ceremonial tea (really cool, tea is wonderful, the whole experience is just really neat and calming)

2. hot spring inn (we stayed at a place in Gora that had a 13-course dinner, insanely cool)

3. geisha/geiko show

4. studio ghibli museum (if you’re into the movies I cannot stress enough how cool this one is... you aren’t allowed to take photos inside so you have to see it for yourself, plus they change up the featured exhibits and have exclusive shorts showing though they are in japanese)

This article nails the lingering fugue I have been stuck in this year. Our ability to adapt to new stress is also impacted by how much our “surge capacity” is already depleted by other things, including long term work or life stressors.

Joanie Stubbs (Kim Dickens) and Calamity Jane Canary (Robin Weigert), Deadwood

These came from the awesome @cairistiona7 , a fellow fanfic writer. I’ll play along!

1. What’s the best meal you’ve ever had?

When I wrapped up my Masters degree, my mentor took me to a small restaurant that was $100 a plate. (Mentor was a foody). We ate the chef’s special, which was ongoing small courses delivered to our table every 15 minutes or so. I am not a seafood person, but I loved the novelty of raw oysters hand-selected by said chef. There were many courses, and wine, and the evening passed away in a gastronomical hazy bliss.

2. Spring, summer, fall or winter? Early summer. When there are still flowers and I’m not roasting.

3. Best advice you’ve ever received? Wow. This is hard. Although I am not particularly religious, I often think of the Serenity prayer, because it reminds me of both my power to take control of my life circumstances, but also that my power to control others has limits.

4. Favorite dessert or snack? A salad of home-grown tomatoes with mozzarella and fresh basil, drizzled with balsamic vinegar and olive oil.

5. Favorite non-Marvel fictional, non-Tolkien character (because I have a foot in each fandom)? DCEU’s Wonder Woman is tying with “Atomic Blonde’s” Lorraine Broughton ATM. My earliest fandom that I can remember was for Dean Anderson’s MacGyver.

6. Shoe-sock-shoe-sock or sock-sock-shoe-shoe? Both socks before both shoes. This way, if something calls away my attention, I’m not hobbling around with one foot bare and one foot fully dressed and heeled.

7. Do you cook and if so, what’s your favorite dish to prepare? Damn skippy, I cook! For potluck, my go-to is homemade mac and cheese. I can make a cheese sauce like the pros.

8. Preferred musical genre? I listen to a lot of singer/songwriter indie stuff. I’m pretty open to most stuff except songs that include a lot of misogyny and glorification of violence. And screaming. For some reason, I don’t get jazz.

9. Bucket-list if-money-and-time-were-no-barrier vacation? Walking the Camino de Santiago.