[trekcore]

Cast of Deep Space 9 looking a bit like they’re going to drop a new album. So 1990s!

Don’t schedule important events on major Jewish holidays

[realsocialskills]

A lot of things get scheduled on major Jewish holidays, in a way that prevents Jews from being able to participate. This needs to stop. 

If you’re in charge of scheduling things like:

• Protests
  
• Conferences
• Public school orientations
• College orientations
• Exam schedules
• Field trips
• Other important events

Please avoid scheduling on major Jewish holidays. The most important ones to avoid are:

• Rosh Hashana
  
• Yom Kippur
  
• The first two nights of Passover 

These holidays are at slightly different times each year, because the Jewish calendar is lunar. Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur are in the fall, Passover is in the Spring. You can check when they are at hebcal.com, and hebcal.com also has a calendar you can subscribe to that says when the holidays are.

Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur are the times at which Jews who don’t go to synagogue at any other time of year go. (In the same way that some Christians only go to church on Easter and Christmas). They are also major family holidays, even for people who are otherwise secular. Yom Kippur is a 25 hour fast (from both food and water) and most people who observe it are pretty wiped out immediately afterwards. 

The first two nights of Passover are when Jewish families hold Passover seders. It’s a major family holiday, even for people who do not consider themselves religious and never go to synagogue at all. Nearly all Jewish families have some sort of seder. 

It is considerate to also avoid scheduling important events that would require travel on the day before and after these major holidays. It is critical to avoid scheduling events on the holidays themselves.

There are other Jewish holidays that will create conflicts for some Jews, but they’re not as important to most Jewish people. 

tl;dr: If you value Jewish participation and solidarity with Jews, it is critically important to avoid scheduling important events on on Rosh Hashana, Yom Kippur, and the first two nights of Passover.

[colourfulasarainbow]

Colours of the Rainbow

Aliens but they take shit too seriously

[ate-wapakels69]

Human: the day i run a marathon is the day i die.

Alien: *makes note to keep human away from marathons*

Weeks later

Human: Just got back from a marathon!

Alien: *SCREECH*

[spacefaringviking]

Human: Dude, when you hear this you’ll shit bricks!

Alien: *Eye tendrils flex* I-i-i’d prefer if you wouldnt tell me, thank you.

[thereisnoneedtocallmesir]

Human when it is hot: “I will fucking fight the sun”

Alien: “Please don’t. And you know that that isn’t possible”

-

Human: “If you say that one more time I will kill you”

Alien: “REQUESTING BACK UP, THE HUMAN WANT TO KILL EACH OTHER, I DON’T KNOW WHY”

-

Human: “Quit scaring me like that, you gave me a heart attack”

Alien: “Why aren’t you going to the hospital yet?”

[capri-sunqueen]

“Oh god when I show my parents my report card they are going to kill me!!!”

“CONTROL CENTRE YES WE NEED ALL EYES ON THE HUMAN’S BIRTHLINGS I THINK THEY ARE PLANNING A HOMICIDE-”

[onceuponaphan-lockedtardis]

I laughed waaayyyy too hard at the ‘eye tendrils twitching’

[pipermccloud]

“Its raining cats and dogs!”

“I don’t see any of your domesticated animals falling from the sky..” 

[cynicaldeino]

“I could eat a horse.”

“But, that doesn’t seem possible due to proportional differences.”

[abbiegoth]

“The Wire” - Synopsis

[gplusbfics]

The following synopsis is from Deep Space Nine magazine Vol. 9 (1994). “The Wire” was written by Robert Hewitt Wolfe. Synopsis is by John Sayers. I will be posting the photos from this again separately. I will also be sharing the one for “Crossover,” which appeared in the same issue. -Wendy

On the Promenade of Station DS9, Dr. Julian Bashir and his enigmatic acquaintance, Garak – the “plain and simple” Cardassian tailor – walk towards the Replimat for their weekly lunch. As they discuss Cardassian literature – for which the Starfleet Lieutenant has yet to develop a taste – Garak experiences several spasms of headache-like pain, which piques the Doctor’s medical curiosity. 

But when Bashir suggests a trip to the Infirmary, the Cardassian’s usual charming demeanor turns sour. “There’s nothing wrong with me that a little peace and privacy wouldn’t cure,” Garak barks, and storms off – leaving Bashir looking after him in curiosity and concern.

Afterwards, Bashir discusses the incident with Jadzia Dax while attempting to diagnose an ailing house plant. He can use the station’s medical database to treat the foreign flora, but his records are woefully inadequate when it comes to Cardassians. Bashir’s professional pride is also wounded when Garak won’t come to him for medical help. 

The Cardassian tailor turns not to his occasional luncheon companion, but to Quark for aid. Bashir only catches the end of their conversation, but it’s obvious that the Ferengi will be making some sort of illicit transaction on Garak’s behalf. 

Later, during a conversation with Chief O'Brien, Bashir is summoned to Quark’s Bar, where Garak is on his third bottle of Ferengi booze. “Anyone who talks about the numbing effects of liquor,” Garak says, in considerable pain, “is severely overstating the case." 

Bashir tries to coax the Cardassian to his office, but Garak will have none of it – until he collapses to the floor in agony. The Doctor beams them both to the Infirmary – where scans show a small, artificial implant embedded deep within Garak’s brain. Constable Odo can offer no insight into the device’s purpose, but agrees with Bashir that Quark may know more. "Quark has sent several coded messages to Cardassia Prime in the past few days,” Odo says.

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[dendropsyche]

Like, I knew shepherding was a boring job

but these guys really had nothing better to do

[lilpocketninja]

some days i really love that humans exist

[ohgodsalazarwhy]

holy shit

[bledri]

ladies and gents, the welsh 

[iouarussianensign]

this is one of the few reasons I’m proud I was born in wales

[melinaaaaaaaaaa]

WONDERFUL.

[get-yr-social-work-rage-on]

My hobbies are meaningless.

[clarawebbwillcutoffyourhead]

THOSE ARE THE SMARTEST AND COOLEST DOGS EVER

[elletromil]

@suupaakaa REGARDES ÇA LIVE

[block-of-writers]

IM CRYING THIS IS SO GOOD???

[joasakura]

If i don’t reblog this, assume I’m dead

[kaldannan]

Oh my fucking god. I didn’t know I needed this in my life until now.

[katzedecimal]

Well now I know what I want to do when I retire.

[ravehclaw]

band: sings about being in love
me: can’t relate
florence + the machine: sings about being a big tall tree and watching as the world ends and becoming an omnipresent goddess who lives in the woods with her dryad brethren
me, with tears in my eyes: me too florence me too

[madhushaala]

Indian advertisement featuring a same sex couple by ANOUK (a contemporary ethnic clothing brand) titled Bold Is Beautiful. This is one of the first few pro-lgbt ads in the country. 

[bombaynights]

Protect these actresses. Protect this brand. They are going to get so much backlash we have to protect them.

[rayraythegay]

[here is the link] this means so much to me wow okay my heart is in shock. lgbtqia matters are basically never seriously talked about in indian media, so this is huge

[dedalvs]

I can’t remember if I reblogged this already, but no harm in reblogging it again!

[gplusbfics]

Photos of Garak and Bashir together in “The Wire.” 

From Deep Space Nine magazine Vol. 9, 1994.

[gplusbfics]

From the great profile/interview of Andrew Robinson I posted yesterday, from Deep Space Nine magazine Vol. 9, 1994.