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so the day started peaceful right. woke up to Donna squealing about being engaged (they got engaged a week ago and she still wakes me up like this) . Logan’s chill and gives me some free sewing needles and thread and says it’s because of Donna pestering him but I’m pretty sure I’ve just grown on him. anyway I walked on over to the lordships house because Levins burrowed himself into cold dead heart and I’m actually excited to see his cute baby self everyday. I’m usually there from morning to evening the past few weeks because it’s nice to have something to do and definitely not because Zoeys maternal presence soothes my mommy issues and Levin is adorable and I don’t want to leave. But this time I stay until it’s nighttime because Donna gets home late and the babe house is painfully lonely and the moment I step out the front door to go home I see red eyes and a face that says murder so I fucking scream of course and then realize it’s Zenix and scream again because ngl he’s always been creepy and I run back inside and shut front door and he’s trying to fucking get in so I barricade the door and I’m yelling for Zoey so she runs up and sees what’s happening and hands me the baby and tells me to go downstairs and she starts doing some barrier magic stuff so I run to the baby’s room, trying to soothe said baby because now he’s awake and freaked out, and tuck myself in the corner of the room while clutching the child and there’s fucking explosions and shit happening. And the next few hours were just that. Listening to random explosions and hearing what literally sounds like a battle going on outside the house and demented roaring from Zenix I guess. and im just rocking Levin, wondering if everyone’s dead or dying.

It isn’t until the sun has come up that everything’s quiet and Zoey comes downstairs to tell me everything’s fine and Zenix is gone. but everything is very much not fine and more then half the village is blown up and there’s only a hand full of villagers now and I immediately ran to the plaza to see if Donnas alive and she is thank Irene but she was a whole mess, sobbing while tending to a unconscious librarian, because she thought I died. but everyone I’ve lowkey grown attached to is alive so. i guess maybe it is fine.

the lord returned from her travels in time to see the aftermath and I guess Garroth lost his helmet so I went down to the mines where he was hiding to give him a scarf to at least hide half his face since he’s honestly become kinda big brotherly. like asking how I am and shit and lightly making fun of me but still helping when I tend to my pathetic garden and me making fun of him for being scared of changing Levins diaper. I don’t really feel awkward around him anymore. anyway I go down to the mines only to see and hear the lady talking to him and. I guess Zenix is responsible for a lord dying and came here to kill Levin? And Lady Aphmau is just. Saying these 2 things are unrelated. so I dashed on over to the dead lords house to grab a slightly soot covered baby toy and brought it to Levin and I have never seen him so excited over a toy before. so.

#minecraft diaries #aphmau #outsider pov #aphmau mcd #aphblr #mcd #mcd garroth #garroth ro'meave #mcd donna #mcd levin #zenix mcd #mcd logan #mcd zoey #mcd rewrite #phoenix drop #lady Aphmau was literally eating bread while examining Garroths face #a shelf fell on me during the commotion so when Donna saw me she literally thought I was dying on the spot #it wasn’t even that much blood I swear it was just a scratch #she said I’m not allowed to die since I’m her and Logan’s practice child. okay.#Sylvia and Kimberly are gone <\3 #lady Aphmau really came back with 4 new dogs #and I literally saw her talking to a big ass wyvern that she flew in on what the fuck #wondering if she knows what that means. that she can speak to and understand wyverns #whatever knowing her she probably already knows and I ain’t gonna tell her anyway #feeling some existential stress. might runaway. or get a dog who knows.#I don’t really benefit from putting pieces together and knowing more then I should tbh #I guess I just hate when things are ignored

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Blue wave or blue ripple? What to watch on Election Night in Arizona

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Blue wave or blue ripple? What to watch on Election Night in Arizona

Opinion: With nearly 1.5 million votes already cast in Tuesday’s election in Arizona, here’s my take on the races to watch.

Here are a few things to watch for on Election Night in Arizona.(Photo: cienpies, Getty Images/iStockphoto)

At last, Election Day approaches. Our long nightmare, just about over.

Blessedly gone will be the ads from our wanna-be leaders, warning us that this one is a liar and that one is a traitor or a fake doctor or a bought-and-paid-for all-around scoundrel.

So, with our biennial exercise in wholesale character assassination just about behind us, all that’s left is to count the votes.

Here are three things to watch for on Tuesday:

Waves, ripples or still water?

The size of the surf will determine whether Republican Martha McSally or Democrat Kyrsten Sinema will become Arizona’s first female senator.

That and the mood of moderate women.

Early ballot returns showed Democrats are voting in larger numbers than in past elections, only don’t expect a tidal wave. Republicans, who generally enjoy a 12-point advantage in midterm elections, also are turning out in larger-than-usual numbers.

But as of Friday, Democrats had narrowed the GOP turnout advantage to 7.9 points.

Several strategists – Republican and Democrat – tell me any coming blue wave flattened out after the Brett Kavanaugh hearings, which were disastrous for Democrats.

“Unless Democrats have a really strong turnout on Election Day, it’s going to be difficult for Sinema,” said Republican consultant Nathan Sproul.

Democratic strategist Chad Campbell, however, says the single-digit gap in early ballot returns is potentially seismic.

“If you factor in that independents and women seem to be leaning more Democratic this year, it all adds up to a potentially very good environment for Democrats,” Campbell said.

Moderate Republican and independent women should have been a tailor-made get for McSally, who represents the state’s biggest swing district in Congress. But moderate Martha was a no-show in this campaign. Instead, McSally kept her star firmly hitched to President Donald Trump – not a guy with big female fan club – and never moderated her tough talking tone to appeal to the middle ground.

Meanwhile, Sinema has spent her entire campaign courting suburban women and early voting trends – showing a late surge by Democrats and unaffiliated voters – suggest it’s paying off.

“Republicans still have an advantage, but the gap appears to be closing as Election Day draws near,” said Paul Bentz, senior vice president for research and strategy at HighGround, a Republican consulting firm. “While our polling showed a slight lead for McSally, the poll also showed that Sinema had strong support among Democrats and unaffiliated voters. As more of those voters return their ballots, the advantage shifts significantly towards Sinema.”

In all, nearly 1.5 million ballots had been cast by Friday – more than half of them from female voters.

Advantage (teeny, teeny, tiny advantage): Kyrsten Sinema.

Year of the woman?

It’s been a decade since a Democrat was elected to statewide office in Arizona. That could be about to change. Here are the races to watch:

Secretary of State, where HighGround polls show a close one between Democrat Katie Hobbs and Republican Steve Gaynor. But Gaynor was lagging last week among female voters and independents were breaking nearly 2-1 for Hobbs. Advantage: Hobbs.

State superintendent, featuring another close race between Democrat Kathy Hoffman and Republican Frank Riggs. But nearly a quarter of Republican women told HighGround pollsters they still were undecided and as with Gaynor, Riggs isn’t drawing independents. Advantage: Nobody. With more than 18 percent still undecided late last week, this one’s too close to call.

Corporation Commission, where Democrats Sandra Kennedy and Kiana Sears and Republicans Justin Olson and Rodney Glassman compete for two seats. Kennedy lost in 2014 when Arizona Public Service is believed to have poured more than $1.3 million into a dark money campaign to defeat her. This year, APS has stayed out of the race, instead spending $50 million to oppose Prop. 127, the clean-energy initiative. Given that APS was a big issue in the campaign and even Republican voters rejected APS-friendly Commissioner Tom Forese in the primary, Kennedy seems poised to grab a seat.

In other races, expect Republicans Mark Brnovich (attorney general) and Kimberly Yee (treasurer) to be a lock.

Can RedforEd turn the state Senate blue?

With a 17-13 split, Democrats need to pick up two seats to finally win any voice in the Legislature.

RedforEd has been hitting the streets for Democrats. But the group was outmaneuvered politically when Republicans voted for Gov. Doug Ducey’s teacher pay raise plan last spring – never mind that it took a threatened walkout to squeeze a raise out of them.

The battleground districts:

East Phoenix/Paradise Valley’s District 28, where Republican Sen. Kate Brophy McGee faces Democrat Christine Porter Marsh, a former Arizona teacher of the year.

Chandler/Gilbert’s District 17, where House Speaker J.D. Mesnard and Democrat Steve Weichert, a hospital administrator, battle for an open Senate seat.

Northern Arizona’s District 6, where Republican Sen. Sylvia Allen faces a challenge from Democrat Wade Carlisle. Carlisle resigned his seat on the Holbrook City Council to take on Allen, who eked out a win two years ago with not even 51 percent of the vote.

Then there’s Ahwatukee Foothills/Tempe’s District 18, where Republicans hope to reclaim a seat they lost in 2016. Here, Democratic Sen. Sean Bowie is in a rematch with Republican Frank Schmuck, a pilot.

Finally, watch the northwest Valley’s District 21, where Republican Sen. Rick Gray hopes to fend off independent Kathy Knecht, a teacher who hasn’t said whether she would caucus with Republicans or Democrats.

Democrats need to pick up two seats to force a 15-15 split.

Advantage: I wouldn’t hold my breath waiting for that to happen.

Reach Roberts at [email protected].