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One thing that helps me when I start to feel immensely guilty for choosing to sleep in the morning instead of exercise? I remind myself: one exercises not to Do What They’re Supposed To Do and/or for Punishment for [insert absurd reason, like eating, resting a lot over the week, etc.] but to take care of their health. And one rests to also take care of their health.

It does feel good to me to get up, have a hearty breakfast, comb my afro, and then go power walking outside with the early morning sunshine.

But it also feels good to roll over and go back to sleep if that’s what my body tells me it needs instead.

I remind myself that by choosing rest over activity is simply choosing another way to take care of and honor my health. I lose nothing either way.

I’m watching-not-paying-attention to the whitewashing shitshow that’s the Doctor Strange movie on our DVR (did I mention that we moved? Mom bought a house and I'm happy for her!) and…

When the movie first came out, I absolutely agreed with takes that said it would’ve been best for Doctor Strange to be played by an Asian actor (who was also actually attractive and pleasant to look at.) And absolute common sense for the Ancient One to be played by a Asian woman, for goodness’ sake (I think someone said specifically Tibetan for her, too?).

But even more than the basic representation of seeing an actual Asian man perform mystical Asian magic…Doctor Strange, at least presented in the movie, is initially such a colossally egotistical, selfish, conspicuously consuming, unappreciative (especially to Dr. Palmer) and cruel asshole.

Dear god in heaven, the man openly picks and chooses surgical cases based on whether or not he perceives them to be useful to his record/image/reputation, etc. One particular case he responds to with, “…So could 50 other neurosurgeons [do that].” I was thinking to myself: but if it’s apparently so easy or at least so commonplace in the field of neurosurgery, then that patient would’ve been in excellent care under his well-experienced hands.

But he didn’t want to take care of that patient who needs help because it’s not unique enough to further his goals.

The man is cruel.

It’s…such a predictable, tiresome thing to see a white man be like that.

But…to have seen an Asian man be like that? An Asian man who, especially if he’s a doctor, is often stereotyped as meek; unassuming; non-masculine [by Western standards]; a doormat; and the Model Minority who’s happy to take on any kind of work to satisfy the voyeuristic gaze of white supremacy?

There’s a lot of good words on how representation of people of color can often be only one- or two-dimensional and rarely allows for flaws. This in turn dehumanizes real-life people of color in that it doesn’t allow us the full gamut of human emotion, expression, and personality-which can and does involve being mean, nasty, ugly, cruel, etc.

So good gracious, an Asian man being allowed to act so monstrous while then going on a journey of growth and healing (in a land where the people look like him!!) to become better than that…that would’ve been epic.

That would’ve been refreshing.

Didn’t break open or nothing! (That’s a filling of Colby Jack cheese; grilled chicken; green onions; red onions; and spinach! Yummy!)


--Amarie

Got to see the St. Louis arch-it's simply gorgeous!!

I'll try to share pictures this weekend when I come back home. In the meantime, love all of ya'll and hope you're staying safe! -blows a kiss-



--Amarie

That's a marble cake with pink-and-white frosting!! Absolutely perfect!! Thanks, Mama!!

Like, when we Georgians are ass-deep in July like this, it’s often starkly, unbearably hot with a heavy dose of humidity. The temperatures often climb to 110*F+. Between 9am and 10am is your last reprieve for the day, if you’re lucky.

But this year, it’s hardly gotten higher than 98-99*F. The humidity stays at such a low, manageable level that I can hardly remember the last time I needed my inhaler after a walk.

There’s a nice, lovely, cool wind breezing through and it feels absolutely phenomenal as I walk through it.

I know it’s…it feels like all the world is falling apart over and over again and uncertainty remains a huge part of my life after spending so much of my youth trying to purge it (and I know such uncertainty is part of many of our lives).

But I wonder if this nicer, better summer weather is just a bit of a reprieve, a bit of a gift.

If so, it feels like quite the nice gift.

Trigger Warnings: Food

Mama helped a ton last night and overall, the process was a lot easier and quicker than I thought!

I also love the crap out of my new potato mashers! Mama bought me 2 last night and I love them both!! :D :D

Behold:





Mama helped me boil them and it was great, easy fun to mash them all up in the bowl! Overall, I added half a stick of [salted] butter, garlic powder, 1% milk, some green onions, and some more garlic powder. I also kept the skins as that’s where all your nutrients are the texture is pretty good!

Beside it, Mama and I made fried chicken and steamed broccoli. Yum yum dinner tonight! ^ ^

(…Although I think I could’ve added the whole stick of butter instead of half and a little more garlic powder. It’d be a tad bit more flavorful and wholesome that way…)

The Rhodes-Stark Parent Trap (58766 words) by AmarieMelody
Chapters: 5/?
Fandom: Iron Man (Movies), Iron Man (Comic)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: James "Rhodey" Rhodes/Tony Stark
Characters: James "Rhodey" Rhodes, Tony Stark, Roberta Rhodes, Terrence Rhodes, Maria Stark, Justin Hammer, Jarvis (Iron Man movies), Pepper Potts, Sam Wilson, Misty Knight
Additional Tags: The Parent Trap AU, The Parent Trap done fucking right, like seriously, Alternate Universe - No Powers, Kidfic, Child death (but not really!), Fluff and Hurt/Comfort, Fluff and Angst, Humor
Summary:

When Ayana Stark, a sweet princess of New York City, and Elena Rhodes, a carefree spirit of Calabasas, meet at summer camp they find out that they’re twins! But summer camp is to end soon and they want to see each other again and meet and bond with the other girl’s father.

Will the other girl’s father want and accept them? And can they put their heads together to delay the greedy, conniving Justin Hammer’s marriage to their Papa, Tony Stark, for as long as possible?

They’re up to their adorable cornrows and afros in schemes and tricks! Join them for an incredible adventure as they set off the Rhodes-Stark parent trap!

Oh my gosh, this took longer and it is longer than I thought, but I can finally rest! If anybody reads, pretty please lemme know what you think!