Thursday, January 16, 2025
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
THE L.A. FIRES
There is a ton of misinformation floating around. Including everything coming from our president elect. To set the record straight:
- While the news outlets report on Celebrities and Multi-Millionaires being affected by this fire, they are not the only ones. Regular working folks have lost their homes and lives. Ask any person in LA and they can name several friends and associates who have lost everything.
- The forest lands burning are controlled by the Federal government.
- The water shortages had nothing to do with water not being diverted by our governor.
- Our reservoirs are full. There is no shortage. The water tanks in the Palisades just couldn't be refilled quickly enough.
There were no reductions that were made to the LAFD that would have impacted the situation. According to the LA Times, after the 2024-25 budget was passed, the city council approved $53m in pay raises for firefighters and $58m for new kit, such as firetrucks. Once that funding is taken into account, the fire department's operating budget technically grew this year.
Our country hasn't faced a fire in a populated area at this magnitude before. The Pacific Palisades is GONE! I used to live 3 miles due south of that community!
What's encouraging through all this is the fact that volunteer opportunities are at capacity. This city has come together in a way that I've never experienced. We have firefighters and equipment in use from Canada, Mexico, and several surrounding states. We're facing years of recovery, and need your support. Please keep this city and its residents that have lost everything in your thoughts and if you're able to give, please do.
I have dear friends in Altadena!
Tuesday, January 14, 2025
FAN MADE CHARACTER : ROOK (BLADE UNIVERSE)
BLADE ISN'T THE ONLY DAYWALKER
They called him Rook, a codename that fit his calculated brutality and unwavering purpose. A recent addition to the vampire-hunting fold, Rook had risen from the ashes of Deacon Frost’s latest massacre—a survivor in the cruellest sense. Frost’s bloodlust had created yet another Daywalker, but unlike Blade, Rook didn’t stumble into his powers; he weaponized them immediately. A former black-ops soldier with a meticulous mind, Rook had tracked Frost for weeks, leaving a trail of dismembered vampires in his wake. His hatred for Frost burned hotter than sunlight on undead flesh.
When Blade found him, Rook was in the middle of dismantling an underground blood farm in Kyoto, his twin blades whirling through the air like deadly whispers. The room was chaos, the kind only vampires knew how to manufacture—shrieking thralls, charred remains, and the scent of fear thick in the air. Blade stepped into the wreckage, his iconic shades glinting in the crimson emergency lights.
"You're good," Blade said, leaning casually against the shattered remains of a feeding pod. "But you can’t do this alone."
Rook didn’t pause in his slaughter, decapitating a charging fledgling in one smooth motion before turning to Blade, his eyes glowing faintly in the dim light. “Neither can you,” he shot back, his voice cold and guttural. It wasn’t a question, and Blade smirked.
Now, as Rook prowled through the neon-soaked streets of Hong Kong with Blade at his side, his mind was laser-focused on the mission. Deacon Frost wasn’t just a target; he was an inevitability, a storm Rook intended to end with extreme prejudice. Together, the Daywalkers moved like shadows, striking where the vampire scourge thought itself untouchable. Frost might have created Rook, but Rook would make damn sure he was the last mistake Frost ever made.
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