She got no standing ovation. She got no mainstream media lauds for her heroism. She got no kudos for leaving home, a much longer journey than that other senator, the one from Arizona, to get to DC, and there are no mainstream media stories on it that I can find… I only found out from a friend who spotted it on Twitter. She didn’t do it for publicity. Senator Mazie Hirono of Hawaii was just doing her job as a good politician, voting not to repeal the ACA so as to protect her constituents. She has Stage Four kidney cancer — that means scarce chances of survival — is recovering from a second surgery to remove part of a rib, and made sure she got to her seat in the Senate Chamber to vote “no” to whatever Republican wealth-care crap was thrown at her. But you’ll only find out about it on social media. Because she’s not a pale male, maybe?
The heroic Senator with severe cancer who interrupted treatment to vote… NO (via wilwheaton)
Sooo, this is going to be my first post and just to warn everyone: I have absolutely no idea what I'm doing here. And to be honest, right now is probably the worst time ever to start posting something. Because right now, I'm sitting at my desk (I've been sitting here the entire day actually), learning for a Japanese Language Test that I will have to take next week and I'm really, really tired. Am I Japanese? No, I'm a student from Germany, currently in my first semester of Japanese studies at the University of Heidelberg. My second subject is English Literature.
Also I'm a huge fan of Star Trek, especially of the Original Series and the new movies from J.J. Abrams. I guess my mom kind of infected me with her love for it. When she was young, it was a real appointment for her, her parents and her brothers to gather in front of the TV every afternoon to watch Star Trek on German TV. She often jokes that this passion has to be something that you can genetically pass on to your child.
Now, what else is there to know about me? Hm, I like horses, although I had a pretty bad accident two years ago and I'm currently just trying to overcome my fear of actually riding horses, because I really love spending time in the stables and I also think that it's extremely important to try and battle your fears or else they will always restrain your life in some ways.
I really don't think, my posts are going to be that interesting, but hey, it's something new, that I've never tried before and I'm certainly going to try to have fun. So, yeah, I think that's it basically. We're going to see, where this path leads to. :D
you see commander, on this world, everyone wants to be normal. she is.
Can we appreciate how badass Sarek is in this picture?
if this gets 100,000 notes then i, the worlds greatest space agency will personally shoot donald trump into the sun
Two years, 1000 followers, and one soul-consuming fandom. Everyone has been so very supportive of my Star Trek art and other small projects and I wanted to say thank you. So GIVEAWAY!! 8D This is my first time attempting one, but it should be fun!
PRIZE: One stainless steel Vulcan script pendant from my store, Trekkie Treasures. Which word/phrase and what color are entirely up to you! (Jump rings and chains will NOT be included.)
TWO WINNERS: I’ll select two winners and each person will get their choice of pendant.
TO ENTER, like and/or reblog this post. Each person is only allowed one of each, BUT a ‘like’ will earn you ONE entry, and a reblog earns TWO. So your name can be entered up to THREE times.
You’re not required to follow me nor the Trekkie Treasures blog to win, but if you like what you see, I promise there’s more where it came from. :3
((PLEASE NOTE: Although the pendants normally ship internationally, for the purposes of this giveaway I’m only able to ship within the United States.))
Giveaway closes at midnight MST on WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11th. Winners will be tagged in a post and contacted via ask so be sure you’re available. The winners will have 24 hours to respond. If I don’t hear back within 24 hours, I will select another winner.
Good luck!! And LLAP!!
I <3 William Shatner on Twitter
edit 1: updated with 2nd Captains entry- conversation with Rosetta Mission
edit 2: updated with 3rd Captains entry- comms with Alexander Gerst
edit 3: updated with 4th Captains entry - comms with Alexander Gerst
edit 4: updated with 5th Captains entry - Philea away team 12/11/14
Oh, I know that situation so well ^^ Yesterday morning I helped my neighbor with her barn duties and we were just skidding across the paddock because it was so wet and muddy. And it was freezing! And in addition to that, there was a hunt going on in the forests nearby, so the horses were completely freaked out. -_-
I might be updating Chapter 14 today. It’s not a very long chapter, so I’ve been able to get through it quicker than most. If I do, it would be later today as I have barn duties, and since it’s raining fucking rhinos here, all the horses are inside and I usually walk them individually so they can get some exercise.
There are some new changes in this chapter, and I introduce some new OCs in the background that will play a bigger role in Arc 3 and 4.