If You Think About It, Every Time We Tranquilize Animals To Transport Them Safely To Another Place, We

What we could have had:

TVD S1: Elena (unicorn/hunter), Bonnie (witch), Caroline (vampire), and Hayley (werewolf) [Jeremy, Enzo, Matt, and Tyler, too, I guess] are introduced to the supernatural. We should see their before, origin points, and foreshadowing what's to follow. This season sets the tone and the world rules for all future seasons by establishing lore, dread, and tension; bad things happen but we only see the suggestion of something-not-right. (Keyword: DREAD)

TVD S2: The Mystic Falls Girl Gang versus Katherine and her Salvatore brothers. Katherine, on the run from Klaus but still following his orders, torments Elena and her surviving family (Jeremy, Jenna, Alaric, John, and Isobel). Damon is really leaning into the Dracula thing by killing "his brides" and kills/turns Caroline and attacks Bonnie. Stefan is angsting over his latest binge-feeding and trying to play "human" but not human enough to save the Gang. Klaus should be suggested here. This season is a turning point and the terror of becoming and inevitability. Our monster girls should grow more monstrous, sacrificing their humanity for each other. (Keyword: TERROR)

TVD S3: The Mystic Falls Girl Gang versus the Mikaelsons. Supernatural royalty shows up for what they think is a power-up blood ritual, maybe unlocking their hybrid potential as a family. They were created because their parents feared their inevitable deaths so having the siblings driven to extreme action to escape their timely demise makes sense. (The nuance of obscenely powerful characters consumed and eventually defeated in their quest for more power because they're terrified is delicious.) Also, death to the sad bad boy justification—Klaus isn't a bastard or the only hybrid anymore. Mikael, a viking, had a wife (Dahlia (hunter), the mother of Elijah, Freya, and Finn), a frilla or mistress (Esther (werewolf), the mother of Niklaus and Rebekah), and a thrall or slave (Ayanna (witch), the mother of Kol and Henrik). The women hate Mikael but love their children and seek their immortality with Ayanna's magic and the unicorn's blood—however because they killed the unicorn the consequences are dire creating hunter/vampires, werewolf/vampires, and witch/vampires (siphons) that are more powerful than humans, hunters, werewolves, and vampires because the wlrldbuilding already supports this. Maybe after centuries of in-fighting, Klaus still daggers his siblings because he's still paranoid of any threat to his power—just imagine a defeated Klaus un-daggering Rebekah and Kol and having to admit he was bested by the Mystic Falls Homecoming court. (You're welcome.) Obviously, even with his siblings, the Gang runs them out of town and they flee to New Orleans with the agreement to stay west of the Mississippi River from then on. They still get theor spin-off where they face their parents and eventually reclaim their humanity/mortality. This season should end with the Mystic Falls Girl Gang becoming more monstrous than the monsters they were so against in the beginning amd the horrors they commit after shedding their humanity for each other. Yum. (Keyword: HORROR)

Then their story ends so I don't have to suffer through 8 seasons of bad writing from CW.

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Myths, Creatures, and Folklore

Want to create a religion for your fictional world? Here are some references and resources!

General:

General Folklore

Various Folktales

Heroes

Weather Folklore

Trees in Mythology

Animals in Mythology

Birds in Mythology

Flowers in Mythology

Fruit in Mythology

Plants in Mythology

Folktales from Around the World

Africa:

Egyptian Mythology

African Mythology

More African Mythology

Egyptian Gods and Goddesses

The Gods of Africa

Even More African Mythology

West African Mythology

All About African Mythology

African Mythical Creatures

Gods and Goddesses

The Americas:

Aztec Mythology

Haitian Mythology

Inca Mythology

Maya Mythology

Native American Mythology

More Inca Mythology

More Native American Mythology

South American Mythical Creatures

North American Mythical Creatures

Aztec Gods and Goddesses

Asia:

Chinese Mythology

Hindu Mythology

Japanese Mythology

Korean Mythology

More Japanese Mythology

Chinese and Japanese Mythical Creatures

Indian Mythical Creatures

Chinese Gods and Goddesses

Hindu Gods and Goddesses

Korean Gods and Goddesses

Europe:

Basque Mythology

Celtic Mythology

Etruscan Mythology

Greek Mythology

Latvian Mythology

Norse Mythology

Roman Mythology

Arthurian Legends

Bestiary

Celtic Gods and Goddesses

Gods and Goddesses of the Celtic Lands

Finnish Mythology

Celtic Mythical Creatures

Gods and Goddesses

Middle East:

Islamic Mythology

Judaic Mythology

Mesopotamian Mythology

Persian Mythology

Middle Eastern Mythical Creatures

Oceania:

Aboriginal Mythology

Polynesian Mythology

More Polynesian Mythology

Mythology of the Polynesian Islands

Melanesian Mythology

Massive Polynesian Mythology Post

Maori Mythical Creatures

Hawaiian Gods and Goddesses

Hawaiian Goddesses

Gods and Goddesses

Creating a Fantasy Religion:

Creating Part 1

Creating Part 2

Creating Part 3

Creating Part 4

Fantasy Religion Design Guide

Using Religion in Fantasy

Religion in Fantasy

Creating Fantasy Worlds

Beliefs in Fantasy

Some superstitions:

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You're literally a source of joy. How do you do it?

i think reason i am joyful is similar to reason i am successful: LUCK. i was born into circumstance that created this outcome. the chemicals in my dang brain give me joy and i did not ask for this nor earn it. i am no better or worse than a buckaroo who is in a constant battle with sadness, these are just the mechanics of our brains.

i say this not to disappoint but to ENCOURAGE others. if you are having a down day please remember you DO NOT NEED TO BLAME YOURSELF FOR YOUR MIND. there are things you can do and steps you can take with drive and determination and practice this is true, but the ultimate number one trot for these harsh ways are usually factors outside our control.

the REAL TEST is what you do with these circumstances, how you trot through life with the understanding that we are mostly caught up in a current and our swimming provides limited movement in the water.

here is the key for me. i do not have 'everything', and i certainly do not have 'nothing'. like the vast majority of buckaroos i am somewhere in the middle but i am SO GRATEFUL for what ive got. i have perspective on the grand uniqueness of this fleeting moment and i feel so thankful i get to be here for it.

so along with harsh awareness that hand of fate is stronger than most would give it credit for, i also have an equally large helping of gratitude. i take time every dang day to consider how lucky i am, not for my joy or my success, but lucky just to be here in the first place even considering such things

Our system is broken.  It is cruel.  It is dehumanizing, degrading, and it’s vile nature is so, so unnecessary.

We need universal healthcare today in America.  We needed it 40 years ago.  It’s cheaper, it’s simpler, it’s more efficient, it’s more effective and it is so, so, so much less cruel than what we have.

Additional sources/references:

Universal Healthcare Cost in America would be cheaper by trillions of dollars

The US has worse life expectancies than socialized healthcare countries

We have worse generalized healthcare results

We have the most expensive care

Our system is so cruel and unique that doctors from other countries literally can’t believe what happens here

I can’t tell you where or how to activate to help solve this.  There are politicians, groups, and activists pushing for this in so many ways.  I can tell you when, though.

Now.

“I would rather be ashes than dust.

I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dry-rot.

I would rather be a superb meteor, ever atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet.

The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. I shall use my time.”

Jack London, 1916.

TVD had the opportunity to make unrepentant antagonists and just...didn't—instead we get more sad boy(TM) #29474792 which is certainly a...decision.

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I've somehow become the go-to knivemaker for three different occultists and I'm not complaining about it. anyway, big ritual knife cuts real good

This is definitely not a google drive full of the sleep stuff from the Headspace app, including sleepcasts, music, and wind down meditation, that normally costs 17.99 a month, no siree and you definitely shouldnt share this with people