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Abby Spinach

@abigailspinach / abigailspinach.tumblr.com

Current Interests: Fallen Order, The Locked Tomb, IWTV, Shameless, Crafting, Writing, and a Mishmash of other things. Post too much even for the post too much website. Shunting my news anxiety over to a side blog so trying to keep all depressing news off this blog and will do my best to tag.

one of my favorite things about the early season bill adama + tigh + lee + kara relationship is how much beef tigh has with both lee and kara

like you are trapped in an apocalypse with your best friend and his two kids. and you hate the kids' guts

while tigh and kara's relationship dynamic makes sense and must have been formed within the past couple years, I'm headcanoning that this has been on sight for tigh and lee, even when he was an actual child. any meeting of tigh and the adama family ends with tigh being like 'smh, almost threw hands with a 12 year old'

Inspired by @mikkalia. Finally got around to actually doing this.

I write mostly in a small fandom so my numbers aren't huge but honestly it doesn't matter. I enjoy writing and getting stuff out there for people to read.

I picked kudos as my metric for most popular. "feel what you do to me" stats are literally for the whole year of 2025: it was posted on New Year's Day. It's my contribution to the fascination with Bode's gloves our little fandom has.

For my favorite fic of the year, I picked "underneath this bowl of stars," which has neither the highest kudos or hits of my favorites (truly it was hard to pick just one) but it's the most self-indulgent one. Honorable mentions: scrapper, follow and chromium orange and sistrum and lute.

Something I love about Maia The Goblin Emperor is that despite being profoundly lonely and intensely critical of himself, it’s clear right from the start that he’s absolutely sharp as a tack when it comes to people, which causes him to both latch onto any sort of affection he receives while also holding it at arm’s length. This is a man who repeatedly has the thought “Well this is a blatant attempt to manipulate me, but I don’t mind it so long as they’re nice about it”

#i love him #he’s told ‘serenity min vechin is using you’ #and it takes everything in his body to not go ‘we are not an idiot of *course* she is’ #‘dost thou seriously think we cannot tell??’ #‘drugs? is it drugs thou’rt on??’ (via @thestuffedalligator)

“Of all the monsters I have created, I still regard Darth Vader as something of a minor masterpiece. No, he was not an entirely alchemical creation, but he was my monster nevertheless. Even though he failed to live up to his full potential, there was much pleasure in transforming Anakin Skywalker from a bright-eyed, tousle-headed youth into the greatest Jedi killer of all time. Yes, he ultimately turned against his Master, as monsters sometimes do, but that was my fault, not his. Given the opportunity to create Vader again, I would, and with zeal.”

— Palpatine in Ryder’s Windham’s Jedi vs. Sith: The Essential Guide to the Force

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put a film in my ask

never seen | want to see | terrible | boring | okay | good | great | a favorite

i sit a lot and type for work which often gave me issues with my back, shoulders and wrists, so i asked my PT to give me a pre/post sitting stretch/relaxation sequence

i think it'll be useful for you. of course do be careful, choose what you are able to do, look up references on how to perform the moves if you're not sure, and stop if you feel sharp pain anywhere

Pre-Sitting Routine (5–10 minutes)

You'll need: resistance band, lacross ball (or equivalent), yoga mat

  1. Cat-Cow Stretch (1 minute)
Start on hands and knees. Alternate between arching your back (Cow) and rounding it (Cat). Loosens the spine and preps the body for sitting.
  1. Hip Flexor Stretch (1 minute per side)
Kneel on one leg, with the other foot forward in a 90-degree angle. Push hips gently forward to stretch the front of the hip.
  1. Resistance Band Glute Activation (1 minute per side)
Place a band just above the knees, lie on your back, and perform glute bridges. Focus on squeezing your glutes at the top of the movement.
  1. Band Pull-Aparts (1–2 minutes)
Hold a resistance band at shoulder height and pull it apart until arms form a "T." Engages the upper back and helps with posture.
  1. Lacrosse Ball Foot Roll (1 minute per foot)
Stand or sit, place the ball under your foot, and roll from heel to toe. Activates lower body muscles and promotes circulation.

Post-Sitting Routine (5–10 minutes)

You'll need: lacrosse ball, a chair, yoga mat

  1. Standing Forward Fold (1 minute)
Hinge forward from the hips, letting arms and head dangle. Loosens tight hamstrings and stretches the lower back.
  1. Thoracic Extension Stretch (1 minute)
Sit on a chair, place your hands behind your head, and arch backward gently over the chair back. Opens the chest and mobilises the thoracic spine.
  1. Figure-4 Stretch (1 minute per side)
Sit or lie on your back, cross one ankle over the opposite knee, and bend over your legs (if seated) or pull the supporting leg toward your chest (if lying down). Relieves tension in the glutes and hips.
  1. Seated Spinal Twist (1 minute per side)
Sit cross-legged or on a chair, twist gently to one side, using your hand for support. Loosens the spine and improves mobility.
  1. Lacrosse Ball Wrist Relief (1 minute per hand)
Place the lacrosse ball on a table or your thigh and roll your palm, wrist, and forearm over it. Relieves tension from repetitive hand movements.

Hope these help!

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