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May the 4th be with you!
I unleashed my lightning in action. Any non-friendlies definately will be shocked!
NSFW SRMTHFG HEADCANONS
I’m doing this because there’s little to none of these. So…Here you go! ********* CHIRO: -(Headcanon of mine:Chiro is The Alchemist’s son, so Chiro is technically Skeleton King’s son…don’t kill me)Because of his father’s traits, he’s dominant as hell.He likes to lightly tease his s/o. -Bites. Alot. But gently. -Good at giving head (I fucking laughed when I typed this XD)
OTTO: -Can’t keep a straight face, so he giggles. It’s cute though. -Gentle with his s/o -Foodplay
ANTAURI: -Loves to lick his s/o -Gentle at first, but after a few sexy times, he gets rough. -Daddy kink (I feel bad typing this…..but at the same time not)
SPRX: -Slightly rough, but not enough to hurt his s/o -Expert with his tounge ( *wink* ) -GREAT kisser
GIBSON: -Total opposite when having sex -Lots of foreplay -Cum denial if he’s in a bad mood…for a good 5 minutes
NOVA: -Frilly Underwear -Will sometimes roleplay -Will not hesitate to dominate her s/o
MANDARIN: -Medium BDSM won’t hurt his s/o -Scratch marks. EVERYWHERE. -Surprisingly gentle
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May the Four Forces Be With You!
May the force be with you? Much to learn you still have, padawan. In our universe it would be more appropriate to say, “May the four forces be with you.”
There are four fundamental forces that bind our universe and its building blocks together. Two of them are easy to spot — gravity keeps your feet on the ground while electromagnetism keeps your devices running. The other two are a little harder to see directly in everyday life, but without them, our universe would look a lot different!
Let’s explore these forces in a little more detail.
Gravity: Bringing the universe together
If you jump up, gravity brings you back down to Earth. It also keeps the solar system together … and our galaxy, and our local group of galaxies and our supercluster of galaxies.
Gravity pulls everything together. Everything, from the bright centers of the universe to the planets farthest from them. In fact, you (yes, you!) even exert a gravitational force on a galaxy far, far away. A tiny gravitational force, but a force nonetheless.
Credit: NASA and the Advanced Visualization Laboratory at the National Center for Supercomputing and B. O'Shea, M. Norman
Despite its well-known reputation, gravity is actually the weakest of the four forces. Its strength increases with the mass of the two objects involved. And its range is infinite, but the strength drops off as the square of the distance. If you and a friend measured your gravitational tug on each other and then doubled the distance between you, your new gravitational attraction would just be a quarter of what it was. So, you have to be really close together, or really big, or both, to exert a lot of gravity.
Even so, because its range is infinite, gravity is responsible for the formation of the largest structures in our universe! Planetary systems, galaxies and clusters of galaxies all formed because gravity brought them together.
Gravity truly surrounds us and binds us together.
Electromagnetism: Lighting the way
You know that shock you get on a dry day after shuffling across the carpet? The electricity that powers your television? The light that illuminates your room on a dark night? Those are all the work of electromagnetism. As the name implies, electromagnetism is the force that includes both electricity and magnetism.
Electromagnetism keeps electrons orbiting the nucleus at the center of atoms and allows chemical compounds to form (you know, the stuff that makes up us and everything around us). Electromagnetic waves are also known as light. Once started, an electromagnetic wave will travel at the speed of light until it interacts with something (like your eye) — so it will be there to light up the dark places.
Like gravity, electromagnetism works at infinite distances. And, also like gravity, the electromagnetic force between two objects falls as the square of their distance. However, unlike gravity, electromagnetism doesn't just attract. Whether it attracts or repels depends on the electric charge of the objects involved. Two negative charges or two positive charges repel each other; one of each, and they attract each other. Plus. Minus. A balance.
This is what happens with common household magnets. If you hold them with the same “poles” together, they resist each other. On the other hand, if you hold a magnet with opposite poles together — snap! — they’ll attract each other.
Electromagnetism might just explain the relationship between a certain scruffy-looking nerf-herder and a princess.
Strong Force: Building the building blocks
Credit: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
The strong force is where things get really small. So small, that you can’t see it at work directly. But don’t let your eyes deceive you. Despite acting only on short distances, the strong force holds together the building blocks of the atoms, which are, in turn, the building blocks of everything we see around us.
Like gravity, the strong force always attracts, but that’s really where their similarities end. As the name implies, the force is strong with the strong force. It is the strongest of the four forces. It brings together protons and neutrons to form the nucleus of atoms — it has to be stronger than electromagnetism to do it, since all those protons are positively charged. But not only that, the strong force holds together the quarks — even tinier particles — to form those very protons and neutrons.
However, the strong force only works on very, very, very small distances. How small? About the scale of a medium-sized atom’s nucleus. For those of you who like the numbers, that’s about 10-15 meters, or 0.000000000000001 meters. That’s about a hundred billion times smaller than the width of a human hair! Whew.
Its tiny scale is why you don’t directly see the strong force in your day-to-day life. Judge a force by its physical size, do you?
Weak Force: Keeping us in sunshine
If you thought it was hard to see the strong force, the weak force works on even smaller scales — 1,000 times smaller. But it, too, is extremely important for life as we know it. In fact, the weak force plays a key role in keeping our Sun shining.
But what does the weak force do? Well … that requires getting a little into the weeds of particle physics. Here goes nothing! We mentioned quarks earlier — these are tiny particles that, among other things, make up protons and neutrons. There are six types of quarks, but the two that make up protons and neutrons are called up and down quarks. The weak force changes one quark type into another. This causes neutrons to decay into protons (or the other way around) while releasing electrons and ghostly particles called neutrinos.
So for example, the weak force can turn a down quark in a neutron into an up quark, which will turn that neutron into a proton. If that neutron is in an atom’s nucleus, the electric charge of the nucleus changes. That tiny change turns the atom into a different element! Such reactions are happening all the time in our Sun, giving it the energy to shine.
The weak force might just help to keep you in the (sun)light.
All four of these forces run strong in the universe. They flow between all things and keep our universe in balance. Without them, we’d be doomed. But these forces will be with you. Always.
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Review: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2017)
Rating: 9.8 of 10
We all know how it ends. Princess Leia got ahold of the plans to the Death Star, a moon-sized weapon capable of destroying an entire planet, which she then give to R2-D2 at the beginning of Star Wars: A New Hope. This is a story of that first victory of the Rebels.
While the Star Wars trilogies focus on the Force-wielding people, Rogue One is the story of the struggle of the ordinary people. The closest thing to a “Chosen One” character is Jyn Erso (Felicity Jones), daughter to Galen Erso (Mads Mikkelsen), a high-ranking officer of the Empire. But while his father had sympathy for the Rebel’s cause, Jyn has grown apathetic since she was left abandoned at 16 years old. She has connections, but it was her choice to help the Rebels that determines her character.
Other characters include Captain Cassian Andor (Diego Luna), a true believer of the Rebel’s cause with willingness to do anything for it; K2SO (Alan Tudyk), an unlikely friend in the form of reprogrammed Imperial droid; Chirrut Imwe (Donnie Yen) and Baze Malbus (Jiang Wen), a couple of warrior monks and sworn protector of the Kyber Crystals; and Bodhi Rook (Riz Ahmed), a defecting Imperial cargo pilot.
This is Star Wars, like you can live and breathe in it. Rogue One is definitely grittier than the trilogies, more grounded–less quip from the likes of Han Solo, no flashy lightsaber fights, or even the cuteness of a BB-8. It’s street-level Star Wars, but Rogue One does have lighter moments too (’I’M BLIND!’ is definitely the best line the movie IMO), and it is most definitely not without hope.
Hope, after all, is the stuff that Star Wars is made of. These people do not need to have the Force, or be the best of anything, they are just willing to do what it takes to make a difference and change the galaxy for the better. Nothing is going to be easy, and maybe not everyone is going to make it until the end, and yet, somehow it’s all going to be worth it. Devoid of Jedis or a Chosen One, Rogue One only has characters distinguished by their believes and their choices, and that’s okay. That’s kinda the point.
Rogue One did excellently to introduce us to all these new characters, and we fall in love with each of them effortlessly, each for different reasons. Most importantly, Rogue One succeeded in accomplishing what prequels and spin-offs should always do: make the universe feel bigger, more fleshed out. In it, we get to see the different corners of the galaxy and the people who inhabit it–the people who built and lived by it. I found Saw Gerrera (Forest Whitaker), an almost Vader-like rebel extremist leader, to be a very interesting part of Star Wars history (We'll get to see more of him in Star Wars: Rebels series!).
Rogue One had to do so many things for it to succeed. It had to live up to the legacy of the original and prequel trilogies, not to mention The Force Awakens; fit the timeline and canon; and tell a compelling story with entirely new characters. It succeeded in all accounts. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story maybe is not a perfect movie (because nothing is), but to me it is a perfect Star Wars story.
The force of inertia.
The Bowynn Gods: Bia
(This listing starts with the 7 great divinities of Creation. The Creatrix that was at the beginning. After the 7, all other gods will be listed in alphabetical order.)
"Creation / Hand of Bia" - created by D. Kzmarinski 1984 - 26"x34"
Bia (By-ah) - In the great Bowynn tale of Creation, Bia emerged from the reign of nothingness. Bia was not so much a deity as much as being a personification of creation. Bia represents creation, the force and balance of all things. Without Bia there is only chaos. It was the emergence of Bia that put an end to emptiness, the chaos and vanquished the never ending “Mist”. From Bia was born the first gods. Bia is the very element of 'Balance.'
From Bia the first gods of creation were born: Paut, Tya, Ohenn, Brea, Unthar, Sumon, Phoenix, , and musch leter Daeth and Tora, Saul and Shayla, Maeanna and the three sisters, the Ano Taya.
Bia is the most sacred of all of the divine in the Bowynn tradition. Even the gods themselves including Anhur, bow down and give honor to Bia. In the Bowynn tradition, Bia can take the shape and/or voice of anything it please, thereby Bia was able to set down laws and judgments, and still does. There are some who solely devoted to Bia and Bia’s powers. They spend their lives in constant pursuit of attaining the goals that Bia set. Others just give Bia the most respect and live their lives in balance.
Bia has no true form as the other immortals. Bia takes the form of all and none. Therefore, Bia takes no one side. Bia is neither male nor female, mostly depicted just as a hand, as it places the stars and plants in the universal space. Bia is the perfect balance. Being that Bia is everything and is all about, all things are sacred to Bia. So many different types of offerings are sent but the most popular is simply incense or lit candle.
(Equivalent would be Khaos, Ptah, the Abrahamic "God" and other divine beings of creation.)
Symbolic motif of the Great Creatix with a symbol of Bia in the very center. Embroidery detail on a Hladd. created by Lorra Konrad 1991
The Elements / Tau Retammas
Balance / Bia
The final and uppermost point on the Numatam is Bia {Balance}. Blanace is the inter-connectivity of all things to each other and how they balance each other out. Without Balance, chaos would take over. Like-wise, withing Chaos, Order would become overwhelming bring no excitement. Bia was and is the great creator, Unification, Endings and beginnings, Duality, Action and Reaction, Force, Power, the force of life and the divine creator of karmic law and balance Bia itself. It's from Bia all things came to be - Gods and mortality alike. So, it is from the element of Balance that we learn balance itself. That we cannot have one without the other. We learn of Yin & Yang, Polarity and Duality. We learn that we sometimes need the help of an opposite. Without the villain, we cannot have the Hero. Without a beginning cannot enjoy the ending accomplishment. Bia is the blank canvas and the completed picture. The front cover of a book to its back cover. Bia is the collective of ingredients and the completed meal. We create, learn and nurture from Bia. And we learn that everything in the world and the universe is ruled by the balance of Bia's law. Being that Bia ‘was’ before everything else, Bia is the great unseen and therefore the path to balance is a path of mysterious black. Bia {Balance} has no fixed "Station" as it's something that IS all around and all encompassing. Its rules all the other elemental stations: The growth and decay of the forest, the head of the river and its dwindled creeks, The burning flame and its soot. The gale of a wind down to its breeze, the day and the night. Bia teaches us NOTHING is forever and there is balance in all things, even if we do not also see it. The path of Bia is black, wrapped in shadow and mystery but it is never a path to be feared. It’s the path of creation and change.
J'ai pansé mille fois la retrouver, mais là aussi j'ai eu peur qu'elle ne me croie pas, peur de ne pas savoir réinventer le rire à deux, peur qu'elle ne soit plus celle que j'avais aimée, et surtout, peur de la perdre à nouveau, ça, je n'en aurais pas eu la force. Je suis parti vivre à l'étranger pour m'éloigner d'elle. Mais il n'y a pas de distance assez lointaine quand on aime.
Marc Levy
Ce qui me manque le plus c'est la manière dont tu m'aimais, mais ce que j'ignorais c'est que la manière dont tu m'aimais avait beaucoup à avoir avec la personne que j'étais. C'était un reflet de tout ce que je te donnais, me revenant. Comment n'ai-je pas vu cela, comment assise là à croire que personne d'autre ne m'aimerait de cette manière, alors que c'était moi qui t'avais appris, alors que c'était moi qui t'avais montré comment remplir, la manière dont j'avais besoin d'être remplie. A quel point j'étais cruelle avec moi-même t'attribuant le mérite de ma chaleur simplement parce que tu l'avais sentie. Pensant que c'était toi qui me donnais de la force, de l'esprit, de la beauté, simplement parce que tu les reconnaissais en moi, comme si je n'étais déjà pas tout cela avant de te rencontrer, comme si je ne suis pas restée tout cela après ton départ.
-Rupi Kaur
Si tu ouvres mon cœur
Tu découvriras dans ses profondeurs
Ma tristesse et mes douleurs
Dans un coin gris
Est gravée l'injustice que j'ai subie
Le masque des personnes qui m'ont trahie
Mes blessures qui ne sont pas guéries
Tu entendras les gémissements de mon âme et ses cris
Tu remarqueras ma course jour et nuit
Et mes plus grands soucis:
La vie et l'avenir de mes petits
Tu sentiras le fardeau des contraintes infinies
Tu y trouveras écrit
Mon chagrin, ma souffrance
Et ma belle endurance
Dans un coin éclairé
Tu toucheras à ma gaîté
Mon arme contre la méchanceté
Ma générosité t'éblouira
Ma pureté t'attirera
Ma sincérité se joindra à ma fidélité
Pour te transporter dans mon monde ensoleillé
Où sont bannies la haine et la méchanceté
Là où trônent mon optimisme, mon humilité
Ma force, mon courage et ma ténacité.
J'ai bravé la vie et ses intempéries
Devant ses éprouves courageusement je souris.
-Habiba Allouche Boudaya
De la souffrance vient la sensibilité dont naît l'intelligence. Tout le monde parle de savoir-vivre, mais personne de savoir-souffrir. Ce qui importe ce n'est pas le poids qui t'accable, c'est comment tu te courbe pour ne pas casser. Ce n'est pas le bruit qui t'abasourdit, c'est comment tu écoutes les murmures du monde. Ce n'est pas la force du vent qui t'emporte, c'est comment tu hisses tes voiles. Ce n'est pas la hauteur des vagues qui te frappent, c'est comment tu t'y laves. Ce n'est pas l'absence de lumière qui t'entoure, c'est comment tu chantes dans le noir. Ce n'est pas ce que tu perds, c'est comment tu ouvres ton cœur pour la suite. Ce n'est pas la quantité de larmes que tu verses, c'est comment tu souris en pleurant. Ce qui importe, ce n'est pas l'intensité du feu que tu traverses, c'est comment tu danses dans les flammes.
Stephan Schillinger
ça fait mal d'apprendre à quitter ceux qui nous quittent, d'apprendre à les aimer en silence, le dos tourné, les yeux baissés. De devoir apprendre à son cœur la force de se vider tout en demeurant habité. Apprendre à pleurer en souriant, à s'en aller en aimant...
-Philippe Besson
Tu es entrée, par hasard, dans une vie dont je n'étais pas fier, et de ce jour-là quelque chose a commencé de changer. J'ai mieux respiré, j'ai détesté moins de choses, j'ai admiré librement ce qui méritait de l'être. Avant toi, hors de toi, je n'adhérais à rien. Cette force, dont tu te moquais quelquefois, n'a jamais été qu'une force solitaire, une force de refus. Avec toi j'ai accepté plus de choses. J'ai appris à vivre. C'est pour cela sans doute qu'il s'est toujours mêlé à mon amour une gratitude immense.
Albert Camus et Maria Casarès
Correspondance (1944-1959)
La tendresse et la gentillesse ne sont pas des signes de faiblesse et de désespoir, mais des manifestations de force et de résolutions. La tristesse n'est qu'un mur entre deux jardins. Le progrès ne consiste pas à améliorer ce qui est, mais à avancer vers ce qui sera.
Le chimiste qui peut extraire des éléments de son cœur comme la compassion, le respect, le désir, la patience, le regret, la surprise et le pardon et les combiner en un seul peut créer cet atome qui s'appelle l'amour.
-Khalil Gibran
Je n'attends rien... je n'espère rien. Je vous aime. Quoi que vous fassiez, je veux le répéterai si souvent, avec tant de force et d'ardeur, que vous finirez bien par le comprendre. Je veux faire pénétrer en vous ma tendresse... de sorte qu'enfin elle vous imprègne comme une liqueur tombée goutte à goutte, qu'elle vous adoucisse, vous amollisse et vous force, plus tard, à me répondre: "Moi aussi je vous aime".
-Guy de Maupassant.
De la souffrance vient la sensibilité dont naît l'intelligence.
Tout le monde parle de savoir-vivre, mais personne de savoir-souffrir.
Ce qui importe ce n'est pas le poids qui t'accable, c'est comment tu te courbes pour ne pas casser.
Ce n'est pas le bruit qui t'abasourdit, c'est comment tu écoutes les murmures du monde.
Ce n'est pas la force du vent qui t'emporte, c'est comment tu hisses tes voiles.
Ce n'est pas la hauteur des vagues qui te frappent, c'est comment tu t'y laves.
Ce n'est pas l'absence de lumière qui t'entoure, c'est comment tu chantes dans le noir.
Ce n'est pas ce que tu perds, c'est comment tu ouvres ton cœur pour la suite.
Ce n'est pas la quantité de larmes que tu verses, c'est comment tu souris en pleurant.
Ce qui importe, ce n'est pas l'intensité du feu que tu traverses, c'est comment tu danses dans les flammes.
-Stephan Schillinger.
Maybe if you weren’t so pretty and so little this wouldn’t be happening to you?
