The Lorica (or Breast Plate) of Saint Patrick

I arise today Through a mighty strength, the invocation of the Trinity,  Through a belief in the Threeness,  Through confession of the Oneness  Of the Creator of creation.

I arise today  Through the strength of Christ's birth and His baptism,  Through the strength of His crucifixion and His burial,  Through the strength of His resurrection and His ascension,  Through the strength of His descent for the judgment of doom.

I arise today Through the strength of the love of cherubim,  In obedience of angels,  In service of archangels,  In the hope of resurrection to meet with reward,  In the prayers of patriarchs,  In preachings of the apostles,  In faiths of confessors,  In innocence of virgins,  In deeds of righteous men.

I arise today Through the strength of heaven;  Light of the sun,  Splendor of fire,  Speed of lightning,  Swiftness of the wind,  Depth of the sea,  Stability of the earth,  Firmness of the rock.

I arise today Through God's strength to pilot me;  God's might to uphold me,  God's wisdom to guide me,  God's eye to look before me,  God's ear to hear me,  God's word to speak for me,  God's hand to guard me,  God's way to lie before me,  God's shield to protect me,  God's hosts to save me  From snares of the devil,  From temptations of vices,  From every one who desires me ill,  Afar and anear,  Alone or in a mulitude.

I summon today all these powers between me and evil,  Against every cruel merciless power that opposes my body and soul,  Against incantations of false prophets,  Against black laws of pagandom,  Against false laws of heretics,  Against craft of idolatry,  Against spells of women and smiths and wizards,  Against every knowledge that corrupts man's body and soul.  Christ shield me today  Against poison, against burning,  Against drowning, against wounding,  So that reward may come to me in abundance.

Christ with me, Christ before me, Christ behind me,  Christ in me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me,  Christ on my right, Christ on my left,  Christ when I lie down, Christ when I sit down,  Christ in the heart of every man who thinks of me,  Christ in the mouth of every man who speaks of me,  Christ in the eye that sees me,  Christ in the ear that hears me.

I arise today Through a mighty strength, the invocation of the Trinity,  Through a belief in the Threeness,  Through a confession of the Oneness Of the Creator of creation

St. Patrick (ca. 377)

skyler white: youre a drug dealer and youve been lying to and gaslighting me this whole time about what you've been doing. i think you are an active danger to myself and this household but you refuse to move out of the house or let me receive a divorce. what do you have to say for yourself?

walt:

& you know what it actually IS lifechanging to smile at strangers & say please & thank you & goodmorning & compliment someones outfit & help someone in need & be more accepting of loving other people just because they are other people!!!

found this three year old draft buried in my files. is it funny? I don't remember

#funny and also like. the kind of thought provoking weapon that would be in a sword and sorcery fantasy #bcs assembling the sword takes time #you have to fill the mold with water. and wait for it to freeze. #this is not a weapon meant for rash anger #you must put thought into how you'll use it #BUT ALSO #once it's out of the freezer it has to be used quickly or it will melt #there's no room for dilly-dallying or uncertainty #with this weapon you must take the time to think #but there is a moment where the time for thinking has passed #you cannot second guess yourself #you must take the time to make the decision. but when the moment comes you must act decisively. #no haste. make absolutely sure of what you want to destroy. then destroy it with conviction. #i'm sorry op i'm way too excited about what i'm sure was a joke post (via @misscrazyfangirl321)

Most of the mischaracterization Riza suffers from wouldn’t be nearly as popular if people actually understood why she follows Roy and it isn’t just love and loyalty.

One of the main reasons she stays by his side is because she sees herself as the guardian of flame alchemy. She’s trying to make sure of two things: 1. no one ever gets their hands on it again. and 2. the only person who can use it never misuses it again. That’s why she follows him. She has to. She’s watching the weapon she helped create.

And she has to keep him alive not only because he’s the one with the political power (meaning he’s her only real way to make sure the trials happen), but because he has to live long enough to atone for what he did with flame alchemy. The power SHE gave him.

From Riza’s point of view, every crime Mustang commits is hers too. Every time flame alchemy is used to kill that blood is on her hands too. Every person he killed is someone she killed by proxy.

She’s not just guarding him. She’s sharing his guilt. It’s like she’s trying to atone for her own sins, but he has to atone too so she can atone through him.

I think this Hannibal quote fits them really well: “You and I have begun to blur. Every crime of yours feels like one I’m guilty of.” Like yeah she obviously loves him. But reducing their relationship to just that completely flattens what’s actually going on.

Most of the mischaracterization Riza suffers from wouldn’t be nearly as popular if people actually understood why she follows Roy and it isn’t just love and loyalty.

One of the main reasons she stays by his side is because she sees herself as the guardian of flame alchemy. She’s trying to make sure of two things: 1. no one ever gets their hands on it again. and 2. the only person who can use it never misuses it again. That’s why she follows him. She has to. She’s watching the weapon she helped create.

And she has to keep him alive not only because he’s the one with the political power (meaning he’s her only real way to make sure the trials happen), but because he has to live long enough to atone for what he did with flame alchemy. The power SHE gave him.

From Riza’s point of view, every crime Mustang commits is hers too. Every time flame alchemy is used to kill that blood is on her hands too. Every person he killed is someone she killed by proxy.

She’s not just guarding him. She’s sharing his guilt. It’s like she’s trying to atone for her own sins, but he has to atone too so she can atone through him.

I think this Hannibal quote fits them really well: “You and I have begun to blur. Every crime of yours feels like one I’m guilty of.” Like yeah she obviously loves him. But reducing their relationship to just that completely flattens what’s actually going on.

i was talking to my dad about autism rates and whether there are actually more autistic people now than there used to be and he said that he didn't know any autistic people when he was in school so the rates must have increased

unrelated, but yesterday he spent ten minutes showing me a colour-coded spreadsheet where he tracks every remote control plane he's flown for the last three years that sorts them by model type and has a fancy pie graph showing which planes he flies the most

i wish i could find my post about clear gilgamesh (it’s water mixed with water)

TWO PARTS H AND ONE PART O

FROM CLOUDS ABOVE OR WELL BELOW

PUT IN ICE TO MAKE IT COLD

CLASSIC DRINK FROM DAYS OF OLDE

CLEAR GILGAMESH, IT’S JUST WATER

GOES DOWN SMOOTH CAUSE IT’S JUST WATER

I love the amount of hatred the 2021 car is drawn with. because I agree

Puggification of the modern car

Why make light where you and everyone else can see when can make light that can cause more crashes? Thats how we can increase our car insurance preminiums!

BUCCANEER BUNNY (1948)

The Night Is Dope And Full Of Swagger

but what if they hugged?? What if they touched foreheads??? What if they cried together????? What if they laughed together???? What if they loved each other SO DAMN MUCH??????