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[ID: photo of a box turtle on a patch of grass and the text "Never give up on your life" and "Rockalina, box turtle, endured 50 years on a kitchen floor". The turtle is shown from the side, but her head is raised and turned to look at the camera. /End ID]

So, like a lot of other people, youtube has handed me the videos of the youtube channel "Garden State Tortoise", particularly the videos about Rockalina. And I cry so hard every time I see her, because her story is just so emotional. She's been kept on the floor of a kitchen (or a house) and been fed cat food and "lettuce and stuff" for 50 years. Then she was rescued by the people of the "Garden State Tortoise" and slowly brought back to life.

And honestly, I am not even a turtle person, but this little creature has shown so much will to live, that I can only describe her as a Survivor. And she doesn't just survive. She fights. She WANTS to come back to life. Her will to live is so purely instinct that it touched my heart.

So I had to make this, as a small token of reverence.

OH! I got tagged! Twice! Thanks, @mikubobba and @familyofpaladins :D I love these kinds of things. :D

Reading: So, in my new job, I'm actually reading lots of children's poems and early reader stuff. Hahaha. Probably not what you mean. When reading for pleasure, it's all TMNT fanfic. Though, I recently got my hands on a copy of The Way Things Work and it looks fascinating. I need to sit down with it for sure! (And then write a fic where little Donatello gets a battered copy.)

Last Show: Okay, I listen to podcasts way more than I watch TV shows because of migraine and flashing light sensitivity reasons. Some of my faves are:

+ "Well, There's Your Problem" - An Engineering Disaster Podcast with Slides. Rated M+ for completely unfiltered conversational swearing. It's a grumbly engineer from Philadelphia and his two BFFs: a big-hearted, justice-fueled, ride-or-die, local cynic friend, and a lovely lady from Scotland with incredible wit and dry humor who knows a billion things, none of them being engineering. The three of them discuss the horrible things that happen when the laws of physics are treated as optional: ship wrecks, and bridge collapses, and mining accidents, and buildings imploding, etc. And they manage to make it funny while they're at it.

+ "Trash Future" - rated M+ because kids will not understand half the references, but nothing too obscene. A collection of wonderful folks living in the UK who discuss the latest tech startups, future-fads, and bad-billionaire ventures that haunt our timeline. Everything from doomed cities in the desert to doomed cities on cruise ships to doomed ai-powered personal assistant jewelry that runs too hot and catches people's shirts on fire.

+ "Boonta Vista" - rated M+ because these folks have no brakes and will not shy away from any topic; for real, it's like they're daring each other to keep talking. A comedy podcast by folks in Australia, who only report on stupid news. Like, 'local man collects wild chimp pee for science,' and 'dramatic readings of one-star Subway sandwich shop reviews.' They're my go-to for 'I want to hear stuff about the world, but nothing depressing, kthnx.'

I also listen to a number of history and science and nature pods too, but these ones are my gold-star group.

Last Movie: I watch ridiculous, low-rent, filmed-with-our-iphone, Chinese fantasy / historical melodramas. I'm sure they have actual titles in the original Chinese, but all the youtube 'titles' are a quick summary of the plot.

"A Lucky Fairy descends [to earth from heaven], betrayed, married off, breaks the curse, and changes fate!"

"Betrayed [Special Ops] Agent reborn in a [Magical] Cultivation World, Building A Luxury [Magic Wizard] Sect to Crush Her Enemies!"

"🔥Cannon fodder [side character] rebirth! Fought for supremacy, forced [to give birth to] 108 snake cubs! Not my destiny!"

"Two [Modern, Best Friend] Medical Geniuses Transmigrate [into a fantasy book], Tame Princes, and reverse Fate!"

"⚡️ Reborn as a vicious princess? But I built an empire and became the empress!"

They're ridiculous. They're campy. They're shiny. They're popcorn. They're no-brain-no-pain. These shows are usually about 2 hours long, sometimes 3, sometimes 90 min. (The better ones are usually at least 2 hours.) These are what I think about when Master Splinter says he's watching his "Stories:" little one-shot soap operas with fake Emperors!

WHY I LIKE THEM.

+ They're pretty.

+ The people in them are pretty.

+ The whole story is collected in one place.

+ REVENGE IS GOOD AND A GAL CAN STILL BE A GOOD PERSON WHILE JUSTIFIABLY GRINDING HER ENEMIES INTO THE DIRT AND THE HOTTEST MAN ALIVE WILL LOVE HER FOR IT AND ASK HER HOW HE CAN HELP.

+ I love the jewelry.

+ The best ones are funny *and* romantic.

Last Song: Due to migraine stuff, I don't actually listen to much music anymore. It sucks. Sorry to be a downer, but if i've made you sad, come watch some crazy c-dramas with me.

Sweet, Salty, or Savory: All? But let's be real. Sweet.

Tea or Coffee: Tea! Fruity herbal teas!

Projects: SO MANY.

+ My TMNT fanfics. "Balance The Scales" in particular (2012! + Venus)

+ Reading other people's TMNT fanfics.

+ I'm working on certifications for my new job.

+ I bought some flower seeds for my patio garden.

+ I want to properly arrange my TMNT collection in the guest room.

+ And... BLIMP TIME!!!

I'M RUNNING TURTLE RESCUE.

A 'FANS ARCHIVING FANDOM HISTORY' EFFORT TO SAVE FAN WORKS FROM CRUMBLING WEBSITES.

Our first target is LiveJournal. We could use some volunteers!

You can see the site where the Archive will go here.

New bestie alert! 🚨🐢 This morning I saw traffic stopping then a man who had pulled over to help this turtle out of the road and when I pulled over to inevitably investigate & oversee the following interaction occurred

Me: (yelling outta my window) “Hey sir! You’ve gotta put ‘em in the direction they’re going!!”

Kind stranger: *squinting, confused, muffled over traffic/unable to hear me, large turtle in hand* “You’ve gotta put em in the direction they’re going! It was going this way”

Me: “oh okay it’s going that way? Good :) *gets out of my car*…but idk if there’s a pond that way…I have a pond at my house.”

KS: “oh you do?”

Me: “Yeah I can take em” *I open the passenger door, he proceeds to gently put the turtle on the floor mat*

Me: “My dads gunna hate that I put a turtle in the Audi”

KS: “Hey, you’re doing a good deed he’ll understand”

Me: *beaming* “Thank you so much for saving it. I’m so glad you know to put them in the direction they’re going so many ppl just shoo them to any side of the road and leave.”

*he proceeds to open his arms for a hug, and ya know what I hugged himcuz we were two humans doing the right thing at 9am on a Saturday <3

I gave the provincial turtle conservation hotline a call to ask about resources in the area that could take it in as it was far too cold out and it was a very late hatch. It was only a couple days old as it still had its egg tooth.

After making a couple calls, I brought it home with me to wait for the local wildlife center to secure a volunteer to come get them. Once I got it home, I could see it start to perk up a bit. There was some good leg movement and tail movement.

I did notice that there was what looks like a piece of leaf plastered on to its eye and though I think I could have removed it, I didn't want to chance it since this was a such a young baby and it was so close to the eye.

The wildlife centre responded very quickly and in just a couple hours, I was handing the little guy over to them.

The last I heard, this dude was doing better and would likely survive the winter to be brought back to the park in the spring.

I've also been in contact with a group of naturalists that help protect the parks snapping turtles and they're very happy to hear that another hatchling survived. They had just removed the nest boxes a few days before.

When I went back to the park to check for any other stragglers, I unfortunately found that one of the nests nearby had been predated.

Turtles hatch below ground so if it's a successful hatch, you won't see any eggshells around. Unfortunately, this nest was raided, likely by a fox or a raccoon as both are common in this area.