no hear me out. give me a second here, history major beatrice n astrophysics major ava meet completely by chance one night late in the library where they both somehow get locked in bc no one thought to check for stragglers and they end up talking all night, tucked into the back between astronomy n anthropology. ava tells beatrice about the stars, how the cosmos flows in their veins and how the study of space is just the study of themselves, the study of how to return to the place from which they came, “it’s us who gets discovered,” she says, talking of satellites and telescopes, of the mars rovers and how they’re programmed to sing songs to themselves, love against the void. and beatrice tells ava about what it is to be human, about how the one thing that remains constant throughout the many many years is kindness, about how the first hint of civilisation was that healed femur, “connection is the most important thing,” she says, talking of music and scriptures, of how stories are just a palimpsest of memories, of the longevity of olive trees, how you can stand under the branches of one and know that two hundred years ago someone else did the same, how love echoes constantly backwards and forwards. the next morning when the library is unlocked again they stumble into the closest open cafe, order the biggest coffee they’ve got, and ava has a seminar to attend and beatrice has a lecture to go to but they exchange numbers and a handshake that turns into a hug and that’s how it begins.
- What are we looking at? - The sunrise. - Is it a special sunrise? - They’re all special. There was a time when we weren’t sure we would see another. So we appreciate it when it comes.
I can’t believe this is how I’m finding out that I got a scam forklift cert.
I took the cargo ops class at school but my teacher explained that it doesn’t give a certification and I’d only be okay for ship’s crane and the school forklifts. she said I could take an online exam and get my cert. I paid 60 bucks.
I’m googling and I’m seeing a lot of resources saying that the online programs cover the classroom part of the exam but not the in person practical aspect.
29 CFR 1910.178 (l)(2)(ii)
but I did the in person practical shit at school.
the back of the card even had fancy numbers on it. I couldn’t have known that this isn’t the one. this website sounded more official than certifyme.net, and there wasn’t one with a .gov address.
so, I emailed OSHA, and they said that so long as I live and work in California, there’s no such thing as forklift certification. I have to be told how to do it every time I get the job.
me playing sid meier’s civilization: i shall dedicate myself to progress and technology, collecting countless great works of art and literature. my empire will raise temples and wonders and industry, and divide the bounties of the land between our multitude of gloried cities. i shall extend generous offers of trade to my neighbours. war shall never reach my shores; my people will know only peace and they shall prosper endlessly, so that we may reach for the stars together
i gotta say i am so deeply endeared by the potty mouth i believe pre-vows beatrice had
LISTEN. Not once in the show does Beatrice scold Ava for swearing - only Lilith and Mother Superion do that. Which tells me it’s not something that bothers her at all, since she has no trouble scolding Ava whenever she thinks it’s warranted rip. And Beatrice herself swears twice - when Adriel appears out of the rubble, and when she’s frustrated by her coordinates in s2 (and sure, immediately crosses herself). Admittedly that’s not a lot, but still, from someone who’s as disciplined and in control as Bea… let’s just say 16 yo Beatrice was probably using colorful language that would make Ava proud and/or flustered :)
what if the halo chose ava despite having no training specifically because she’s full of desire. the halo doesn’t see her will to live as selfishness, but at one with its own existence. pure life. a microcosm of the breathing universe. there’s enough love for the world in ava to safely, sacredly contain a power that’s a sealed vessel of the spiritus, of the living purified souls of every being. she will do it justice, she is at one with the want to exist. the spiritus in its purest form: i want to live
ava is not an atheist. ava is an *animist.* she sits on beaches playing with sand like a geomancer conducting rituals of reverence. she speaks of cities like they’re friends she wants to make. she prayed not to “heaven” but straight to the stars. look at the way she appreciates life. she worships *life itself.* ava is the perfect halo bearer because she is who she is. the halo itself is fighting to live, too
I love driving at the exact speed limit and having speeders behind me get frustrated. i will get to my destination when I get to my destination and so will you. im teaching you patience right now. you should be listening & learning.
