SMT + Protagonists

imagine if instead of weeaboos there were people OBSESSED with eastern europe. cons full of people cosplaying in their best adidas three stripe tracksuit. squatting competitions. people getting elitist over vodka brands.

♡ how to make lavender milk ♡

happy full moon in aries! today i am showing you guys how to make lavender milk ♡ lavender has been prized for centuries for its gentle healing properties & soothing fragrance. as most of you already know, every year i grow lavender in my garden. throughout the season i harvest the plant (when the purple flowers are bright and young), tie the branches together, and hang in a cool dark place to dry. the dried lavender can be used in beauty products, aromatherapy, baking, tea, herbal remedies, spiritual rituals, and in drinks! when ingested, lavender can help promote relaxation and sleep. 

lavender milk is floral, pretty, and comforting. the flavour is at once fragrant and light from the flowers, but full, warm, and sweet from the milk and honey. i use nut milk (almond or cashew), because i think the nuttiness pairs well with the slightly bitter lavender, complimented by the addition of raw honey and pure vanilla extract. raw honey, ideally ethically and locally produced, still carries a range of health benefits that processed honey does not. it is antibacterial, antiviral, and soothing. give this recipe a try & experience the healing powers of drinking lavender ♡

ingredients: 

♡ 1 cup nut milk (cashew or almond tastes best. if you’re allergic, you can use soy, rice, flax, or oat milk. you could also use a flavoured alternative milk- try vanilla!)

♡ 2-3 tablespoons of lavender, more or less depending on how strong you want the lavender flavour to be. 

♡ 1 tsp of raw honey or more to taste 

♡ ¼ tsp vanilla extract 

directions:

in a small pot, combine milk and dried lavender. let simmer on low heat for about 10 minutes (do not boil- the goal is to achieve a nice infusion of lavender, which involves a longer, slower heating process. you don’t want to scorch the milk or flowers!), longer if you desire a stronger flavour. you’ll notice the lavender beginning to lose its colour. remove pot from heat, strain, and compost the flowers. while it’s still hot, dissolve a teaspoon or more of raw honey to taste, and add the ¼ teaspoon of vanilla extract. and there you have it, your own lavender milk! fragrant, soft, and delicate. let it lull you to sleep or incorporate it into your relaxation routine. you can try this recipe with a variety of other edible flowers, like rose, chamomile or borage, or a blend of flowers! nothing will make you feel more like a princess ♡

it shouldn’t feel like i’m writing fiction when i’m writing an essay but here i am, doing my best, and feeling like i’m not writing about a personal experience.

Higher Self & Purpose Spread

Your Soul/Higher Self This card describes your true self, your highest self. It could give you clues to if you are a starseed, indigo child, your aura color etc. This is who you are when the barriers of human and physical life are not limiting you, love is guiding you.

Your Unconscious Mind This will tell you what your unconscious mind is trying to tell you. You already know this but your unconscious mind trying to bring this message forward at this time. This is meant to enlighten you and connect you to your higher self or your life purpose.

Your Life Path/Purpose This describes what your focus in life is about. What you can give back to the community. How you can grow spiritually and personally. What your purpose in this lifetime is.

This is the first spread I’ve made! I’m so excited! Please don’t repost/claim as your own.

November starter pack i Danmark

Eyewitness, a crime drama on USA that features two lgbt teen leads, is in desperate need of viewers. The show’s creator, adi hasak, has tweeted about how badly it needs viewers, as have the two lead actors, james paxton and tyler young. 

adi stated that the show is averaging about 500k, but it needs about a million viewers to have any sort of chance at a renewal. the show was originally pitched as a anthology, but there have been hints that maybe the characters would stay the same, or at the least, the actors could return for the second season but as different characters (think american horror story). 

eyewitness deals with issues like internalized homophobia, foster care, addiction, and, of course, features a triple homicide. it does not shy away from showing intimate scenes with the male leads, which is refreshing after watching shows for years that would “cut away” or just make the intimacy “implied.”

the actors are also extremely aware of how important this show is for the lgbt community. they both are very active and informed about lgbt issues and are SO great to their fans. 

the first four episodes are available to stream on USA’s website (I do believe any country can watch these right now). 

the show airs Sundays at 10/9c on USA. It’s very important that if you’re able to watch, you watch it as it airs. 

Not able to watch it? You can still help! Being active on social media about the show is really important! Eyewitness doesn’t have an official twitter handle, but the actors and creator have said to tweet #eyewitness and @USA_Network to promote the show and also to just show the network its popularity. 

have you watched the show and just don’t care for it but still care about your friends who watch it? my final desperate plea is if you’re able and willing, please just put the show on your tv and mute it if you really don’t want to watch. I know that sounds kind of sad, but 2016 has been rough, y’all, and this show has been such a bright spot (no pun intended). 

GOP Platform Proposes To Get Rid Of National Parks And National Forests

By Jenny Rowland / Think Progress 7/15 The Republican platform committee met this week to draft the document that defines the party’s official principles and policies. Along with provisions on pornography and LGBT “conversion therapy” is an amendment calling for the indiscriminate and immediate disposal of national public lands.

The inclusion of this provision in the Republican Party’s platform reflects the growing influence of and ideological alliance between several anti-park members of the GOP and anti-government extremists, led by Cliven Bundy, who dispute the federal government’s authority over national public lands.

“Congress shall immediately pass universal legislation providing a timely and orderly mechanism requiring the federal government to convey certain federally controlled public lands to the states,” reads the adopted language. “We call upon all national and state leaders and representatives to exert their utmost power and influence to urge the transfer of those lands identified.”

The provision calls for an immediate full-scale disposal of “certain” public lands, without defining which lands it would apply to, leaving national parks, wilderness areas, wildlife refuges, and national forests apparently up for grabs and vulnerable to development, privatization, or transfer to state ownership.

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This past Otakon marks three years I’ve been cosplaying Hermione, and yet somehow I haven’t run out of feelings about this character. I could fill seven books about how much I love her, and another seven books about how Important she was to me growing up, and I could write a whole Dissertation about how very very very much a Black Hermione means to me

(“how much,” you might foolishly ask, and I’d say “So much that I’m getting my anxious butt on a plane to London in April to bear Witness to her existence on stage.”)

(So yeah, a whole lot, lol)

There’s really no limit to how long I could gush about her, but I’m sure I’m getting repetitive at this point, so just have some more pics lolol Photos taken and edited by AshB images, @ashbimages whom Black Hermione aLSO means a lot to, which meant that we were veryyyyy excited to collab on some #blackgirlmagic.

**I for one was Very Doubtful that there was somewhere that we could pass off for Hogwarts in Baltimore Harbor, but I’m learning that Ash is a Miracle Worker and I should never doubt her ever ever lololol more of my cosplay HERE

Tarot cards: you should get your shit together

Me: ✔️ seen 3:15pm