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After their successful heist on Kalee, Rey and Poe travel to Poe's home planet of Yavin IV, where they are encouraged to spend some 'downtime,' resulting in miscommunication, jealousy, and a special connection neither of them expected.
This is a map of the range of all giraffe species. By my count that puts them in just 16 countries out of the 54 in Africa (of which 5 are island countries with no territory on the continental mainland). That's 30%, quite a long way shy of all, and as you can see many of those countries that do have giraffes only have a tiny portion of their territory within giraffes' habitats
Wow, I knew they weren't in "every African country", but I didn't realize just how restricted their range was
Good teachers don't mind saying "I don't know" or that they need to look it up and will get back to you.
Not only that but giraffes in different areas have different patterns and it's so cool
Masai giraffes look cool af
The Masai giraffes are stuntin’ on the heauxs!
Masai Giraffe:
Reticulated Giraffe:
Holy shit!
Was this intentional?
Considering the rest of the film’s heavy anti-colonization messaging, the main antagonist being heavily modeled on & inspired by General Custer, the other main (human) protagonist being a Native man (& the fort is where Spirit meets Little Creek), yes, most likely
YES. It was 100% intentional. I highly recommend reading up on the making of this film. There was an incredible amount of care that went into the development.
They had Lakota consultants for the project, especially regarding the use of the Lakota language in the film (which is used sparsely, but when used is accurate).
It’s par for the course now to consult people belonging to a culture for projects representing it these days (i.e. Moana, Frozen 2, etc.) but it certainly wasn’t when Spirit came out in 2002.
This film is allegorical to its core.
Summary: It’s Moon’s Birthday! What better way to celebrate than seeing their beloved characters celebrating with us.
Warning tags: fluff
Word count: 1k
Author Note from 🪐: Happy Birthday beautiful! I hope you had a wonderful Birthday. Te queremos muchísimo.💜 🎂
Author Note from 💘: Wishing the Happiest of Birthdays to someone who truly deserves to smile 🙂 I love you forever and always, darling 💜
Poe Dameron
1.) First thing in the morning, Poe gently kisses you whispering in your ear “Happy Birthday Y/N, it’s a very special day today”. You’ll groan from how sleepy you are since it’s too early but Poe is just extremely excited along with BB-8
2.) For breakfast Poe will make you birthday pancakes as BB-8 attempts to light the little candle only to light himself a bit on a fire but thankfully Finn arrives at the scene and helps out. Finn hands you a gift, which is a new beautiful pilot suit that matches Poe’s X-Wing
3.) In the afternoon, Finn, Rey, You and Poe will go to The Mos Eisley cantina where you guys will drink a few shots, and play pool. Poe will ask you to dance with him, and of course you can’t say no.
4.) As the evening begins to calm down, Poe says with his charming smile “There’s still one more surprise”. You smile as Poe grabs your hand and leads you out of the Cantina. As you both board his X-Wing, You ask Poe where he is taking you. With a quick peck on your lips he says “The planet Scarif, we’ll have the weekend there to ourselves” You happily thank him and kiss him once more before take off. (let’s just say that there isn't the presence of a major Imperial military.)
Mandalorian
1.) You awake in the N-1 starfighter. You hear Din hush Gogru, which alarms you since you three are safe in this ship. You walk towards where Gogru sounds are coming from, and upon entering you see Gogru attempting to eat a birthday cake. Din will look up at you (with his helmet on) and say “Surprise, Y/N. Happy Birthday.” You’ll laugh and join them to start cutting slices on the cake. Din will apologize for Gogru leaving small bite marks on the cake but you don’t mind. If the baby has a sweet tooth, then the baby can have more cake. Din will sigh and comment on how much you spoil him. You’ll smirk and say “You are only jealous because Gogru gets spoiled unlike you”. Din will then laugh as Gogru squeals.
2.) Throughout the rest of your birthday, Din will point out each star, planet and tell you the history about it. Not only enjoying teaching Gogru but teaching you about the universe around you guys. Even though for Din, his universe is you. He just has a hard time showing it.
3.) You guys don’t do much, which means a lot to you since you barely get time with Din. You and Him are always off running into dangerous missions and meeting unknown people that sharing the silence is a slice of heaven for you two. Nothing has to be said but your guys’ heartbeats say everything.
4.) Before it’s midnight, Din says “Y/N, I have another surprise for you.” You raise an eyebrow and follow him to a dark room. At first your mind goes to the gutter and Din laughs “It’s not like that type of surprise Y/N. Come here, I am going to allow you to do something that isn’t breaking my code”. He says as you close the door. The room is dark, and Din removes his helmet. You can’t see his features but you are able to touch his face, finally after all these years. Din sighs with pleasure as your fingertips roam gently across each detail of his face, you touch his lips and he smiles as he kisses your fingertips “Happy birthday beautiful” you smile in the darkness and place your forehead against his.
Marc Spector:
You wake up to the sunlight invading your bedroom window. With a groan, you squint and sit up in your bed, a yawn escaping your stretching body. You glance over to your left and find that it is empty. It has been made up, despite you sleeping on the other side. Marc must have started his day already, maybe even gone to run errands. You rub the sleep from your eyes and take a deep breath.
As you get out of bed and fix the covers, a note on your bedside table catches your attention, the handwriting already familiar to your eye. You pick it up and read its contents. “Happy Birthday my love. If you find me, you find your present. - Marc”. A low chuckle leaves your lips and you go over to the bathroom to get ready.
After walking down the stairs, the smell of breakfast sends a growl rushing through your stomach. You open your mouth to call for your boyfriend, but suddenly the sound of a horn interrupts you and instead pulls a shriek from your throat. Marc laughs, the mini horn resting in his hand, and a paper birthday hat on his head as he walks over to you. Clutching your chest for air, you send him a playful glare. “You almost gave me a heart attack”. You whine softly.
Marc ignores the comment and pulls you into a loving kiss, his arms wrapping around your waist. You pull away from the kiss and rest your forehead against his with a smile. “Happy Birthday, mi amor”. He whispers and kisses your nose lightly, shifting slightly and out of the way to reveal dozens of gifts sitting on the dining room table, just for you. You gasp and cover your mouth, tears lining your eyes. Marc wraps his arms around your waist from behind you and kisses your neck softly. “You deserve this and many more, darling. Good thing there’s more in store for you later”. He speaks with a grin
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July 4th, 1918
Happy Captain America Day, the only notable American celebration that happens on this day.
The X-Files: “The Truth,” “My Struggle,” I Want to Believe / “A House in Nebraska” by Ethel Cain
Past tense, except for the one time I read The Aeneid on the train and decided to write afterwards. I couldn't stop myself from slipping into present tense
I know our country sucks right now, but I couldn't imagine living anywhere else.
Video taken from the barn where I board my horse. Chester was calmly eating his dinner right behind me.
Seven and 1/2 hour shift with no break (ate lunch on the move). I guesstimate I walked 8 to 9 miles on the dog walks alone. Gotta love holidays at a dog kennel. BTW, if you ever board your dog, especially during a holiday, please tip well; it's about the only extra we get out of these very physically and mentally draining days.
To make things even better, there's a severe thunderstorm with golf-ball sized hail heading our way!
The good news it, I have a LOT of ideas for both of my WIPs in my head thanks to all those walks!
i've seen this with urls but not with icons, so...
AN: No one asked for this but it came to me, and I wanted it so, hope y'all enjoy lol.
(Un-beta’d)
In which Poe is a handsy, overly-affectionate drunk.
Rated: M+ (this is smut so, i mean, you’ve been warned?) Words: 1,863 Pairing: Poe Dameron x F!Reader Warnings: alcohol consumption, kissing, frottage/thigh riding, semi-public sex, soft!Poe, sub!Poe (if you squint), fluff, PDA, cursing, Poe being the adorable menace that he is. AO3
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The spotchka sloshes out of your glass as you clink it with the others at the table, the sounds of raucous laughter and general gaiety filling the room as everyone celebrates the Resistance’s latest win. It’d been a big one, one that had been fought for long and hard; years of sleepless nights and an innumerable number of undercover missions later, it was finally over. Everyone was thrilled, of course, but none more so than Poe Dameron.
You take a sip and smile as you watch him cheer, his elation and relief obvious. He’d been neck deep in the middle of it all as the General’s right-hand man, taking charge of at least a third of the missions that had gotten all of you to this point; if anyone deserved to celebrate, it was definitely Poe.
This was amazing! I love Poe so much, even when he's drunk!
