Greetings Fellow Trekkers. I Have Recently Acquired A Few Vintage 90s Star Trek Magazines (mostly DS9,

This is all absolutely amazing and valid, the Vantablack Sheets alone are genius. But I Refuse to think he does not have the cheapest grossest liquor to drown his sorrows in when an ange- NoOne, no one at all cancels plans or gets mad at him or otherwise fails to recognize Crowley is always (1) moment away from being run over by his anxiety

an inventory of anthony j. crowley’s flat

14 stress plants™ whose dirt has absorbed so much anxiety it would send anyone who touched it to hospital

1 lectern from exact geographical location of angelic rescue, retrieved when no one was looking as bomb sirens were malfunctioning for some reason

1 table that has inspired zero (0) fantasies of being plowed vigorously upon it by any angels at all 

1 throne, only incidentally covered in carved winged creatures, which was there when occupant moved in

1 bed, 6000-year-old white feather decoupaged onto headboard at owner’s request

1 pair of Vantablack sheets, obtained without the permission of artist with whom current owner is in bitter longtime dispute 

1 television/1 not television, depending on the time of day

1 sculpture depicting recreational masculine sport, for fitness inspiration

0 lights

1 sketch by artist with lustful designs, whose attention needed to be diverted for very important infernal reasons

1 safe containing 1 thermos of holy water, which has remained in safe for 50 years and has never been taken out occasionally and cried over

1 copy of Extremely Big Book of Astronomy, with “Holiday with Angel?” scribbled and then crossed out and then scribbled again five times in margins of section on Alpha Centauri

1 pair of snakeskin Louboutins

5 bags of cat food for Gorgo, the neighborhood cat whose cuddling and purrs are very annoying

1 citrus juicer

New year, new list of books I must read.

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Kinda a dream/nervous nightmare. Getting to put my drawlight inspired writing on a post they reblogged. Not to mention all these other fantastic writers. First time doing this at all so we'll see:

Because all she is now is a cigarette-smoke apparition. Haunting a sunlit flat and longing for the love unconfirmed from the best friend who had promised to never leave. It is twilights like these she regrets coming back, regrets the faded gray of her world where there should have been righteous bloomings of color reflected from buttercup hair and warm hot chocolate eyes.

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“The chief will see you in the palace,” he says, speaking right over Azula’s head to the captain. Her eyes narrow; Ty Lee lets out a little hiss, and Mai taps her nails against her thigh. The captain chokes a bit, as a man with a survival instinct.

I’m fucking done with that 40,000 note post being reblogged left and right. Here’s the situation, shall we?

No, it’s not just “a fucking flu”. Well, it is, but it is a new virus which no one has immunity for, we have no vaccine for, and that, despite having a longer incubation period, seems to have a reproduction number estimated at 2.2. Seasonal flu, in contrast, is about 1.3. So, yes, it seems to be more contagious than the flu.

Covid-19 is particularly vicious for the elderly and immunodeficient people. In general, symptoms include fever, feeling out of breath, severe cough, which can turn into pneumonia. This doesn’t mean that you should underestimate it because you’re young and healthy: plenty of younger people, from 20s to 50s, have needed intubation, which’ll come back to later. That said, you should still protect others by following all hygienic guidelines (I’ll come back to this later).

On March 3, WHO Director-General said that “Globally, about 3.4% of reported COVID-19 cases have died. By comparison, seasonal flu generally kills far fewer than 1% of those infected.” However, in Italy, for instance, right now about 7% of those infected have died and 9% have recovered as of March 14th. Unfortunately, it takes a long time for the illness to complete its course despite treatment. 

Why was Italy hit so badly? Perhaps because on average we have an older population (average age is 45). But Italy started testing throughly from the get-go, which other most European countries didn’t do and some still refuse to do. Thing is, we perhaps also underestimated the severity of what was about to hit the country; many of the ill have needed intubation and intensive care, which has put our healthcare system under severe pressure even though it’s one of the best in the world. There simply aren’t enough ICUs for everyone… and Italy seems to have more ICU units than other European countries.

According to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, “The risk of healthcare system capacity being exceeded in the EU/EEA and the UK in the coming weeks is considered high.” This is what we need to avoid.

Yes, doctors in Italy are doing triage. Yes, they have to choose who to treat and save in ICU.

A doctor from Milan admitted to have what she called a “goodbye list”. A list of video calls that those at the hospital with Covid 19 can do before they die, because their families can’t visit them. They die alone and they die perfectly lucid. In Bergamo (Northern Italy, one of the most affected areas) the mortuaries are full and are placing the dead in churches.

Italy is on lockdown. Families can’t see each other, people can only go out for basic necessities, shops are closed except few exceptions (incl. pharmacies and food shops), but more and more cases are still popping up because the incubation period is LONG and the measures will take a while to help. Still,

SUPERMARKETS ARE OPEN. SUPERMARKETS WILL STAY OPEN. STOP PANIC BUYING EVERYTHING.

The reason why we’re telling you all of this is not to say that it WILL happen wherever you are, but that it may. All of the above is the worst case scenario, but governments are taking preventive measures by going into moderate-severe lockdown to avoid all the above.

So, no, don’t take that fucking flight. I don’t know how to tell you this, but it doesn’t matter if you are young and healthy: you should care about others and their wellbeing. No, please do not travel.

Wash your hands regularly.

Sneeze and cough into your elbow.

Don’t shake hands.

Try and avoid social contact – perhaps consider not going clubbing or not going to the pub or the gym.

If you have Covid 19 symptoms, do not go to the ER. Call a doctor remotely.

Don’t panic, but don’t underestimate the situation either because at this point it’s just willful fucking ignorance.

📷: Anastasiya Dobrovolskaya

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Sad Literary Quote Prompts

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1.  “So, this is my life. And I want you to know that I am both happy and sad and I’m still trying to figure out how that could be.” (Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower)

2.  “I know so many last words. But I will never know hers.” (John Green, Looking For Alaska)

3. "You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think. But the most important thing is, even if we’re apart…I’ll always be with you.“ (A. A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh)

4. "If you gave someone your heart and they died, did they take it with them? Did you spend the rest of forever with a hole inside you that couldn’t be filled?”(Jodi Picoult, 19 Minutes)

5. "I was too young to know how to love her.“ (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince)

6. "Rudy, please, wake up, Goddamn it, wake up, I love you. Come on, Rudy, come on, Jesse Owens, don’t you know I love you, wake up, wake up, wake up…”(Markus Zusak, The Book Thief)

7. "He died that day because his body had served its purpose. His soul had done what it came to do, learned what it came to learn, and then was free to leave.“(Garth Stein, The Art of Racing in the Rain)

8.  “It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to than I have ever known.” (Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities)

9.  "Then she was pressing her little proud broken self against his face, as close as she could get, and then they died.” (Philip Pullman, The Subtle Knife)

10. "You know, a heart can be broken, but it keeps on beating, just the same.“ (Fannie Flagg, Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe)