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#sewing hack #life reference

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HEYO I HOPE YOU ARE HAVING A NICE DAY TODAY

HELLO XAN IM DOING WELL THANK YOU WBU

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The online Japanese course that no one talks about

Okay so I’m not a langblr and I never plan to be. However. What I do know from following a ton of them is that no one talks about Minato.

Now you may be thinking, ‘What’s Minato?’. It’s a website that was recommended to me by a Japanese Studies university professor for learning Japanse at home.

It’s literally the best resource out there and it’s free (funded by the Japanese government). You can choose between self-study and tutor support-led courses.

There are courses in Hiragana, Katakana, and the general language (from levels A1 to A2), and you can download a certificate and study record after completion of a course.

Here’s the link. Or if you want to type it: https://minato-jf.jp

Go. Learn some actual Japanese.

#japanese #life reference

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Do this four times repeatedly and you’ll be out. But how does it work? There’s some real brain science behind it.

#oh? #life reference

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here's a good tiktok

#HAKLWESDHFLKASJDLKF THIS IS SO CHAOTIC #tiktok #funney haha #fave #<3 #not fandom related

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#waaaghghgh #hadestown #nytw hadestown #shes so pretty.... #eurydice #nabiyah be #aughghg i wish i could have SEEN this god

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Ostara Honey Cake

This will be my first Ostara so I’ve been putting together my recipes for the event. The following recipe is a dairy and egg free cake with a hint of honey; a simple recipe I’ve modified. It can even be gluten free if you substitute a gluten free all purpose flour (I personally like Bob’s Mill) Perfect desert for the sabbat! It’s simple, not overly sweet, and I’ll be putting a light lemon glaze on top, but it would be wonderful plain. A perfect finish to bring in Spring/Summer.

3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1 cup granulated sugar 1 cup honey, warmed 2 teaspoons baking soda 1 teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons white vinegar 1 ½ tablespoon vanilla extract 1/2 cup + 2 tablespoons oil 2 cups water

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease 2 – 9 inch round cake pans then dust with flour. Warm honey in 10 second intervals in microwave until it moves around bowl like a liquid (DO NOT let it boil) Add the flour, sugar, honey, baking soda, and salt to a large bowl. Add the water, oil, vinegar, and vanilla. Mix with a whisk until well-blended. Do not over beat. It will still turn out even if there are a few small lumps. Divide the batter between the 2 greased cake pans. Bake on a middle rack of oven for 35 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean. Let cool before frosting, dust with powdered sugar, or dive in while warm with a fork. Mmm, tasty!🐰🐥🐏🍰

#ough... #ohohohoho #life reference #cooking #the vinegar intrigues me #though i suppose it's only 2 tbsp #maybe it's to counter the honey..?

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hey if you’re in the U.S. and use food stamps or know somebody who does i found this online cookbook that has recipes for eating well on approximately $4/day :o) 

#ohohohoho... #life reference #cooking

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i don’t know. i’m not sure about anything, really, in this world. i’d throw everything to chance or fate or god, if they’re up there, everything except for one thing

you

i never want to lose you. i want to stay with you forever

will you let me?

#sick hadestown ref #feeling so fucking sappy tonight #but also college talk has made me realize #there's only one constant in the life i imagine for myself #and it's one singular person #and. well. #be pretty devastating if the answer was no #but at least then i can put literally Everything in god's hands #numbered thots #two of these in one day huh im really in for it #constantly torn between hoping that person sees this and hoping they don't #ah well #i'll leave that bit up to god #see if they're feeling generous or particularly mischievous today

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hmgh

400lux by lorde.. mayhaps a mood

and i don’t like thinking about college

though i suppose it’s inevitable now that i’m a rising senior

#numbered thots #stress...... #even though it's summer vacation school still manages to bring me down #typical. *sigh* #why is it so much easier to say 'i love you' than 'hey do you want to maybe go out on a date sometime' #not like dating is going to happen anytime soon what with covid n quarantine #i KNOW places are reopening but it's still dangerous etc etc #anyway.

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Me; has 2 seperate sewing patterns that I’m working on, a skirt and a blouse

Also me; you know what I finished that red silk dress I should buy A Bunch of linen and make myself a Norse apron dress

That skirt, which still needs the zipper to be put in and the blouse, which is literally just cut out and sitting in pieces; bitch

Me, already browsing linen; sorry can’t hear you

#life reference #sewing #cloth #fabric #nordic apron dress

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Cashmere Cape, ca. 1912

Reville & Rossiter Ltd.

via Vintage Martini

#oh my god..... #life reference #cape #sewing patterns #aaaaaaa

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Mom is under the weather so the witchcraft is real in this house tonight. Illness be gone, I don’t have time for your shit.

#life reference #good find #chicken soup #recipes

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megara is such a fucking mood

#also i wont say im in love is a SOLID bop #no chance! no way!! i won't saaaay it no noooo~~ #numbered thots

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we’re having Emotions tonight babes!!!!!!!

also sparks fly by taylor swift is exactly 4 minutes and 20 seconds on spotify and i think that’s very sexy of ms taylor swift

#numbered thots #i want a track that's Just damon daunno's la's put on loop. is that too much to ask #want to see my friends. #want to belt songs really fuckin loud but it's almost 1 am and i am Not an asshole #want. cuddles #3: #also having tlt thoughts tonight babes #probably not helped by the fact that i have the track and sparks fly on loop #ever since inara told me it was a percabeth song i have NOT been able to stop thinking about Them while listening to it #ahh #also take the weight by ms kristin stokes is a very good song and i would sing it if i remembered the lyrics/melody #but im not gonna listen to it again rn bc then i'll be in a Mood all night #want!! to see. my friends #speCIFICALLY inara so inara if you see this bls text me so we can figure out some time to meet if ur not too tired from ur trip #mwah i love u <3

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If There’s A Videogame That Utilizes Ace/Aro Love,

… it’d be Journey by thatgamecompany.

Journey is a stunningly beautiful puzzle game released 2012 for the PS3. It almost instantly became a hit worldwide. Gameplay is a short 5-10 hours, but it has heavy replay value and offers a powerful experience. But what made Journey special was its secret co op mechanic;

The player starts off alone, but there’s a chance to run into a similar-looking cloaked figure undergoing the same ‘journey’ as you. Should you choose to, the both of you can stick together as partners in your journey to reach the mountain. Your methods of communication are limited to emitting sonar ‘beeps’ every once and a while. So team-based puzzle solving requires patience and non-verbal communication between the two of you. Sticking close together in a ‘hug’ also recharges both your magical powers.

Eventually, the journey becomes more and more perilous, which cumulates to one last harsh struggle. By this point, you and your partner would have been together (nonverbally) for hours. There’s no guns, no fighting. There’s only the strength of comradery and the determination to reach your goals together.

At the end, you’re given the reveal that the second accompanying figure wasn’t an npc. It was another real person, playing the same game as you, filled with the same love and friendship that drove the two of you to enjoy the experience together.

Journey’s unique co op gained a reputation for being emotionally fulfilling and effective. Players would make new friends by contacting each other after finishing the campaign. People would circumvent the lack of verbal communication by drawing hearts in the snow. If one player got stuck, the other always waited nearby. If one player got attacked, the other always rushed to their rescue.

You don’t know the other person’s gender or age. You don’t know what their body looks like, or what their voice sounds like, or their degree of education or employment or marital status. And even so, this game encourages a special sort of love that very much mirrors aromantic and asexual affection.

(Journey Voyagers by thorilaart on DeviantArt)

Now obviously, this game probably wasn’t made with a-affection in mind. But it’s nevertheless applicable to how strong and fulfilling ‘love’ can strike us all, completely apart from any sexual context. If anyone ever feels as if their love is ‘limited’ or ‘not fully baked’, think of Journey and how powerful and special it’s made everyone feel.

- Fae

#ohhhh that sounds super fun #video game #journey #ahhh #good find #reread