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cherry-cove

When a chronically ill or disabled person gets their lab tests back as “normal” or all clear, we aren’t sad because we WANT to be sick.

We’re sad because we *know* there’s something wrong with us, yet the scans still stay clear.

Before you kill the monster you gotta know its name.

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rangerpippin

THIS. We don't "want to be sick", we *are* sick, and nothing can be done about it until they figure out what it is. If we wanted to be sick, we could just give up and go home with our normal labs.

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eisly

ALWAYS dreaded the “normal” test because of this

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damazcuz

WAIT!

Before you hit send on that ask, reblog, or reply, remember to stop and PROOFREAD!

  • am I Pissing on the Poor?
  • did I Read the post in bad faith?
  • could I be Overexaggerating?
  • am I Out of line for saying this?
  • is it kind of Fucked up to say that to a total stranger?
  • is what I said Rude?
  • am I being Egotistical?
  • am I Angry at words that weren't in the post?
  • did I Dream up a pretend person to get mad at?

ONLY YOU CAN PREVENT YOURSELF FROM LOOKING LIKE A JACKASS ONLINE!

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mademoiseli

MCU movies & tv shows as of Early May 2024*

FILMS

Phase 1 Films

  1. Iron Man
  2. The Incredible Hulk
  3. Iron Man 2
  4. Thor
  5. Captain America: The First Avenger
  6. The Avengers

Phase 2 Films

  1. Iron Man 3
  2. Thor: The Dark World
  3. Captain America: The Winter Soldier
  4. Guardians of the Galaxy
  5. Avengers: Age of Ultron
  6. Ant-Man

Phase 3 Films

  1. Captain America: Civil War
  2. Doctor Strange
  3. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
  4. Spider-Man: Homecoming
  5. Thor: Ragnarok
  6. Black Panther
  7. Avengers: Infinity War
  8. Ant-Man and the Wasp
  9. Captain Marvel
  10. Avengers: Endgame
  11. Spider-Man: Far From Home

Phase 4 Films

  1. Black Widow
  2. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
  3. Eternals
  4. Spider-Man: No Way Home
  5. Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
  6. Thor: Love and Thunder
  7. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Phase 5 Films

  1. Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
  2. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
  3. The Marvels

SHOWS

Marvel Studios (disney+)

Phase 4 Shows & Specials

  1. Wandavision
  2. The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
  3. Loki (phases 4&5)
  4. What If...? (phases 4&5)
  5. Hawkeye
  6. Moon Knight
  7. Ms. Marvel
  8. She-Hulk: Attourney at Law
  9. Werewolf by Night
  10. The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special

Phase 5 Shows

  1. Secret Invasion
  2. Echo

Marvel Television (abc, netflix, hulu, freeform)

  1. Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
  2. Agent Carter
  3. Daredevil
  4. Jessica Jones
  5. Luke Cage
  6. Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Slingshot
  7. Iron Fist
  8. The Defenders
  9. Inhumans
  10. The Punisher
  11. Runaways
  12. Cloak & Dagger
  13. Helstrom

Marvel One-Shots (direct-to-video movies)

  1. The Consultant
  2. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Thor's Hammer
  3. Item 47
  4. Agent Carter (short film)
  5. All Hail the King

*I personally haven't followed the MCU closely in years so I had to look through several Wikipedia articles to compile this list. I tried to make this list thorough, but if I missed anything let me know.

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cowboyjen68

Three butch friends of mine finishing the basement of my first house around 1996.   They worked for beer, and not even anything fancy. 

babe are you okay you reblogged Three butch friends of mine finishing the basement of my first house around 1996 again

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nyancrimew

still sometimes think about how when my apartment got raided by cops back in 2021 i had a massive neon sign on the wall of my living room that just said "crime"

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My grandfather and my godfather (a beloved neighbor and dear family friend) had a long standing bet- for one dollar- about who would die first. Both of them being slightly pessimistic (in the funny way), they both insisted that they themselves would be the first to die. Any time my grandfather had a health scare, he’d gleefully call up my godfather to boast that he’d be passing “any day now” and he was sure to win the bet. It was a big family joke and they were always amiably sparring and comparing notes about who was in worse shape, medically speaking.

When my grandfather was in hospice care dying of liver cancer, my godfather was quite ill also. It took him great effort to make the journey to see his dying friend. As he came into the room, supported by a family member, he shuffled to my grandpa’s bedside and silently handed him a dollar bill. He was ceding his loss of the bet, as they both knew who was going first. My grandpa had been in quite bad shape for a while and was no longer able to speak but let me tell you he snatched that dollar with unexpected strength and literally laughed aloud. He knew exactly what the gesture meant and he couldn’t help but find the humor within the grief. It was the last time any of us heard my grandpa laugh, as he passed shortly after.

When I talk about my appreciation for “dark humor” I’m not so much thinking about edgy jokes, but rather the human instinct to somehow, impossibly, both find and appreciate the absurdity that is so often folded into the profound grief of life and death. When I tell this story I think it kind of perturbs people sometimes, but it’s honestly one of my favorite memories about two men I really deeply admired. I could never hope for anything more than for my loved ones to remember me laughing until the very end, and taking joy in a little joke as one of my final acts.

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A quick try out of a new brush pack

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