#also CANADIAN smarties are really good

[phillipcole]

Post-AGT Appearance 1270: Scott Shannon in the Morning October 4

Nothing unusual would be happening in the House of Representatives this week.

Word that Charles III was not the last name on Phillip's list would quickly reach Britain and my agent would wake up with dozens of interview requests and some proposals for me to perform there.

I would sleep in New York then visit Scott Shannon in person about 8:30.

Shannon: That last song of course is not a classic oldie like we usually play but a song actively working its way up the pop and country charts. It's called Canadian Wildfires, sung by Anthony Martin Murphey with some assistance from our friend Phil Cole, who joins us now in person. Phil, how are you?

PBC: I'm doing better after a touch of heat prostration.

Shannon: Well, it's getting hot today in New York. Can you handle it?

PBC: This is nothing like New Mexico and Arizona, so yes. Out there it's 85 with the air conditioners going full blast.

Shannon: So, you also have some breathing trouble...

PBC: Yes, the smoke from the California wildfires never left me. I sleep with a cpap machine and take 3 inhalers daily.

Shannon: Speaking of wildfires, that song is doing alright on the charts, with all the profits going to help victims and firefighters.

PBC: yeah.

Shannon: How much money have you raised to date?

PBC: I don't get daily updates, but the record sales and related products have taken in over $50 million for the various charities.

Shannon: Great! Now you also have a movie playing Demon Dress. I saw it. It's quite a story and not too dirty for a family.

PBC: That was our goal.

Shannon: And did it exceed expectations?

PBC: Yes, by a long shot. That's good. We really need the money.

Shannon: Because of lost revenue from lack of performances?

PBC: Yes, I performed only 6 times in the month of September and it took a lot out of me every time.

Shannon: Yes, now I have to talk about last night on The Late Show. King Charles is not the last name on Phillip's list.

PBC: Yes, he is not.

Shannon: How soon may we find out who it is?

PBC: If the person dies it won't be long. If Phillip dies, it won't be long.

Shannon: Now, for those of you who don't know, our friend Phil here is the leader of Phillip and Cole's Variety Team. Phillip is one of several characters, parts of Phil's personality, but he treats them like real people with real medical and personal problems. Did I describe the situation right, Phil?

PBC: Yes, just like I wrote it.

Shannon: Ha ha, well, recently one of the characters, the Ranting 109-Year-Old Man passed away. Why is that?

PBC: Because there aren't many living 109 year old men, and I don't want to defy nature.

Shannon: By that reasoning though, Batman for example would be about 115 years old now.

PBC: And if it was up to me he would have died and stayed dead over 15 years ago.

Shannon: So you believe in realism at all cost.

PBC: Yes.

Shannon: Now, though the 109-Year-Old Man is gone his routines remain and you said you have an album coming out.

PBC: Yes, November 15, his best routines.

Shannon: It's a spoken word album I take it?

PBC: Also available in Braille for the hard of hearing.

Shannon: For the hard of hearing ha ha. you...you cracked up my whole studio team with that one.

PBC: He does sing his theme song Ode to Smarties.

Shannon: I don't recall that one.

PBC: You know Sinatra...And though I love my wife, I prefer Smarties.

Shannon: Oh yes, what else is on the album?

PBC: A little story about his days playing minor league baseball, a story of life before the great depression.

Shannon: Because no one remembers that anymore. We have to take a break. Phil has another song going about the wildfires. We'll play it after the break. Don't go anywhere.

#scott shannon King Charles III canadian wildfires

[atlanticcanada]

'It was a bit of pride': Minto born Rick Irvine scales Mount Everest

At 59-years-young, Minto, N.B., native Rick Irvine might be the first New Brunswicker to scale Mount Everest.

On May 24 Irvine reached the 8,848 metre summit of the world’s tallest mountain, posing with the New Brunswick flag higher than it has ever been.

“For me to bring the New Brunswick flag was a bit of pride,” says Irvine.

“Just to be on a mountain, knowing where you are, having struggled to get that far you, really appreciate that,” Irvine beams. “That to me was just an amazing feeling that I will have with me for the rest of my life.”

This was Irvine’s second attempt scaling Everest after coming up just shy of the summit in 2021. Those past experiences, and an extra two years of training were critical to Irvine’s triumph.

“A lot of the things that happen on a big mountain are really self care and knowing how to take care of yourself,” he says. “How to eat well, how to drink. Doing thing you’re normally not going to do because it doesn’t feel well.”

Climbing is something relatively new to the now 60-year-old. Irvine first got into the activity about 10 years ago while living in Bolivia. From there his passion for the hike grew, leading to him hiring a trainer to prepare for his first go around at the worlds tallest mountain.

“Somebody’s compared it to starting off with a jar of marbles or smarties,” Irvine chuckles. “Everyday you’re taking some out, you’re not putting any in, if you’re sick on the mountain or you’re tired your energy is not going to come back so it’s a marathon.”

The entirety of the trip takes about 60 days, as climbers need to pass through multiple check points for their bodies adjust to the conditions.

Once he made it to an area called ‘the balcony’, Irvine knew he was in the home stretch.

“I just enjoyed the climb from that point onwards,” Irvine recalls. “I really took a lot of photos and looked around and savoured the thing. The actual moment of sitting on the summit, it wasn’t really that rush, I had already satisfied myself that this is going to happen.”

As grueling as the trek is physically, Irvine says it’s the mental side that can become really challenging.

“I’m going to say its 60 per cent mental,” Irvine says. “You have to be in good condition physically. Your body can go through a lot I can attest that.”

Unfortunately, Irvine also experienced the dangers Everest poses. A fellow Canadian on the expedition passed away while climbing the summit due to an illness.

The moment reminded the 60-year-old how important the simple act of kindness can be.

“You think to yourself after like, what kind of person was I to this guy in his life. Was I the kind of teammate he would’ve liked and remembered?”

Since returning to New Brunswick, Irvine has spoken to some local schools about his journey.

“Being from a small town,” Irvine says, “Being from Minto, a tiny community that there’s definitely people in a similar situation that I was as a kid. You’re from a small town, maybe not a lot of resources, but to listen to someone could potentially spark something in these kids.”

Irvine will also be speaking at an open house Saturday June 17 at the Fosterville Community Hall in Fosterville, N.B.

Irvine intends to scale the 7 summits, which are the highest mountains of each continent. With Everest and Denali already checked off, Irvine has just 5 to go on his quest of joining an exclusive list. 

For the latest New Brunswick news, visit our dedicated provincial page.

from CTV News - Atlantic https://ift.tt/qtvk7NM

#new brunswick #prince edward island #nova scotia #news #politics #canada #CTVAtlantic

[cha0s-boyy]

what kind of candy do you like?

i like lots of candy but my favorites are gummy candies! anything that falls into the gummy/chewy/jelly category is my jam. i really like fruity flavors.

some other candies high in my list: taffy, werther's original, sugar hard candies (like candy bracelets or pez or rockets (americans call them smarties), or the shaped ones you get from those like 25 cent candy machines. like uh... runts?)

#gonna name some more specific gummy/chewy/jelly candies that come to mind: #wine gums; skittles; gummy worms (i find sour ones especially have good flavors); jelly beans; starburst... #reese cups are also really good. the sweet to salty ratio is perfect and the texture is amazing #also CANADIAN smarties are really good #they're owned by nestle tho so :/ #OOH ANOTHER CHEWY/JELLY CANDY: CHERRY SOURS! #yumyumyumyumyum #anyway. thanks for the question anon! #you can also look thru my candy tag if you want; though it is more a visual aesthetic i do like most of those candies #chaos!! #ask #text #anon

[notveryshrugemoji]

I am making cookies for Dave’s camping trip with his friends and, I do have to say this…. I make the best cookies. I really do. I’m fully saying my cookies are better than yours hahaha.

#I made them for Valentine’s Day and Dave’s son quietly said *this is a really good cookie* #the perfect cookie is: a light crunch with a fudge-y center #also I use smarties instead of chocolate chips because it’s fucking better #it’s just better #canadian smarties are chocolate for all you confused Americans lol #oh and the best tip I’ve ever gotten for cookies is: open the oven at like 7 minutes (of a 12 minute cook time) and lightly tap the pan #either on the oven rack or your stove top #it deflates the cookie a bit so they’re that good chewy center

[sparrowsarus]

Till Forever Falls Apart

Rodney has a lot of respect for Sam Carter; she's one of the few people—along with Jeannie and Radek—that can actually keep up with him when his thoughts begin to tumble over each other, landsliding into brilliance.

So when he finds out that she's finally marrying O'Neill, after too many years of mutual pining?

Well, he's got to get them a really good present, which means he’s got to do some research.

The first person he asks is Jackson. Jackson's known them forever; he has to have an idea of the perfect present. He and Rodney aren’t exactly friends, but they get along well enough these days.

Just in case, Rodney brings a package of the really good coffee and three boxes of Canadian Smarties, which Daniel has a long-nurtured passion for.

Jackson, of course, comes through.

"Hmm—A coffee machine maybe? Sam’s mentioned she wants to replace hers, and Jack's is older than he is. I’m shocked it still works."

This is clearly a sensible suggestion; Rodney begins drafting blueprints immediately. Of course it’s got to have a built-in grinder, and an espresso mode as well as drip, because who wants to fuss with espresso first thing in the morning? But perhaps a pour over function as well? Oh, or vacuum! And naturally a milk frother, of course; and a timer, and—

By the time he’s done drafting, the coffee machine is capable of six different methods of making coffee, has every possible mechanical perk two air force officers who get up early might wish, and is nearly indestructible. He has to invent a new metal alloy so they don’t need to call Teal’c every time it needs moving, but that’s not an insurmountable difficulty. It’s a little bulky, but once he has a working prototype, he’ll scale it down.

Three days later, after staring at far too many chemical symbols, he runs into problem #2: colour.

If you want to know about people, you ask Vala Mal Doran. She makes Rodney uneasy; he's pretty sure she's far more intelligent than she lets on, about things that Rodney has never understood (like people.)

Also he's pretty sure she's an internationally wanted jewel thief, but no one has ever proved it.

He finds her with Mitchell and Jonas in the mess, playing what looks to be a very intricate game of Connect-4. Sliding over his bribe of choice (a large bag of All-Dressed chips), he asks about whether colour really matters for a wedding present. There are myths about black and red, and Rodney’s worked with the air force long enough to know pilots are superstitious, but surely it doesn’t really matter?

"Oh, it certainly does matter. It needs to be yellow," says Mal Doran, looking shocked that Rodney isn’t aware of this. "Yellow appliances are good luck for weddings."

Mitchell nods emphatically. "Jack would probably be pretty nervous if it wasn't yellow. He wouldn't say so, but he would be."

Jonas looks intensely interested, but he doesn’t say anything—just smiles at Rodney, his eyes going back and forth between Mal Doran and Mitchell, soaking up knowledge like a dehydrated sea sponge, or Teal’c with ice cream.

Rodney acknowledges that they might just be teasing him; but doubt lingers in his mind. It doesn’t exactly sound right, but he isn’t aware enough of the etiquette in these situations to dispute it. It's their friends' wedding, after all; and Mitchell's a pilot—surely he would know about pilot superstitions? He doesn’t want Sam or Jack to be unhappy. And there’s something about Mitchell that makes Rodney want to trust him, because it is a sad fact that Rodney is a sucker for smart, pretty people—which is why he spent six embarrassing months being really quite stupid over Sam and Jonas.

He shudders in memory. Thank goodness for Ronon.

He later breaks into one of the chemistry labs and starts developing a foodsafe, scuff resistant, glossy yellow paint that he can chemically bond to the metal frame. The end result somewhat resembles a melted highlighter at a safety convention, but the more yellow it is, the luckier, right?

In the end, it takes Rodney 6 months from conception to completion to make the final product. It’s a marvel of engineering; the best work he’s ever done. It’s a trifle big, but it’s really no bigger than a commercial machine, and it’s really quite a bit lighter than he thought it’d be, even.

When he shows the end result to Radek, he’s so impressed he’s practically speechless—with envy, Rodney assumes. But Rodney himself is anxious, because it needs to be perfect. He therefore demands Radek run some tests with him, because Radek can sometimes catch errors or problems Rodney can’t. Not often, but sometimes.

It works perfectly, and the coffee it produces nearly brings both Rodney and Radek to tears. They declare it a masterpiece, practically Nobel worthy, or at least a research grant, and congratulate themselves on a job well done.

Naturally, the wedding itself is beautiful, despite the guests being an eclectic assortment of friends, relatives, and Program staff. Sam is radiant beside Jack, they’ve managed to find a suit to fit Teal’c, and Rodney is dabbing his eyes in the middle of the vows. (“You sap.” whispers Radek gleefully, handing Rodney a tissue. Rodney plots his vengeance. He also takes the tissue.)

When Sam opens the plain cardboard box at the small reception at the cabin, Mal Doran and Mitchell are grinning, Jonas looks fascinated, Teal’c is smiling, and Jackson is nearly hysterical. (Rodney assumes he’s drunk, to avoid bad memories—Rodney had never met Shar’re, but from all accounts Jackson had loved her to distraction.)

Sam and Jack, for their parts, appear to be speechless. Rodney assumes that they are confused about how he, of all people, had managed such a thoughtful gift, and makes sure to mention how he asked Jackson about what a good present would be, and consulted Mal Doran and Mitchell about colour, and had considered Teal’c’s feelings. He even included the blueprints in the manual, in case they needed to build a second one. And Radek wrote the manual, so Rodney supposes he should get partial credit.

Sam looks stunned. Rodney admits to himself that this is probably fair—sharing credit is not one of his strengths.

It’s Jack who find his voice first. “Wow. This is…wow. Thank you. I feel luckier already. You know what? I think I’ll go get a beer. Anyone else? Mitchell, Mal Doran, come give me a hand, wouldya?”

Sam, regaining the power of speech, leans over and pats Rodney’s arm. “It’s great, McKay. Really great. Tell me about this alloy, and I’ll ignore the fact that you clearly broke into an area on the base you aren’t supposed to have access to.”

One beer turns into several, as is often the case in these situations, and the rest of the night is a blur. Rodney remembers Vala pouring shots; he has a vague memory of earnestly talking to Daniel about the invention of zero by the Babylonians; an even vaguer memory of Teal’c laughing; and almost no memory of ending up in bed with what appears to be a very naked Cameron Mitchell and a half-dressed Jonas Quinn. Which just seems unfair, to be honest. It’s something Rodney really wants to remember. Unfortunately, his brain feels like someone is drilling into it with a jackhammer, so Rodney reluctantly extracts himself from the tangle of limbs and really warm skin (and oh, that’s a very pretty bruise on Jonas’ neck), hunts up his clothes and digging out the painkillers he made sure to stuff in his pockets. He then debates making coffee.

Looking at the coffee maker is vaguely like staring into the sun. Rodney has to shut his eyes for a bit after looking at it.

No one else is up, and frankly Rodney’s starving and a little socialized out; so as soon as the headache numbs, he finds his car keys, leaves a thank-you note, and starts the long drive back—back to the desert, back to work, back to his lab.

#Cat Cafe AU #it's 00:33 and I no longer care #this needs proofred but that's a later sparrow problem #SGA #In The Beforetimes

[mspainttaz]

yoU DON'T LIKE THE CANADIAN SMA-

anon said: I DON'T KNOW WHAT AMERICAN SMARTIES ARE AND DON'T CARE HOW CAN YOU NOT LIKE LITTLE PLANES OF CHOCOLATE

anon said: American smarties or Canadian (normal, better, superior (I am unbiased)) smarties?

real talk. different countries have dif tasting candy, even if its supposed to be the same brand or same candy bar. ive found this most true for chocolate based candies. the recipes are different for some reason. like a snickers or milky way in canada and the u.s. dont taste the same, and im more used to the chocolate flavor i grew up on so im more likely to enjoy a u.s. version of the same treat.\

 now its been a few years since ive tried the canadian smarties but at the time i wasnt really impressed with them?? theyre just chocolate discs with candy coating and while thats fun and a good sugary treat it wasnt my jazz. im not into m&ms much either tbh if that helps.

also side note in the last five years candy bars in the u.s. have gone noticeably down in quality has anyone else noticed this because it straight up does not taste like childhood candy anymore, and thats not just me being old, it doesnt taste GOOD anymore?????? whats up with that it sucks

#look you follow me dont be surprised when i have food opinions you disagree with #thats HALF my brand and the other half is straight up voidfish static #i like some canadian candy if that helps #m #Anonymous

[lovemesomesurveys]

1. can you remember what you dreamt of last night? if so, describe it. I don’t recall. I tend to forget my dreams soon after I wake up.

2. do you think that dreams have something to do with real life? like, what happens in your dreams will happen in real life? I mean, they can. I think sometimes they’re trying to tell us something.

3. when was the last time you went bowling? Like 10 years ago.

4. do you use photoshop for any reason? It’s been a few years, but I used to dabble with it a bit. I liked making gifs. 

5. did you see the “pants on the ground” audition on american idol? Yeah.

6. don’t you hate it when people think they know what you mean, but really, they have no clue? It can be frustrating at times.

7. what what the last thing you tried out for? did you make it? I haven’t tried out for anything.

8. when did you last do a dbq (document based question)? have you ever even done one? I haven’t done one.

9. do you like reading romantic novels? what about watching romantic movies? I love romantic comedies. 

10. does anybody know you like who you like right now, if you like anybody? I don’t like anyone in that way.

11. do you laugh at the number 69? Nah.

12. do you like the candies “smarties”? I like the American Smarties candy. I’ve heard of a Canadian candy by the same name, but I haven’t tried those. I think they’re kinda like M&Ms, though?

13. do you get sleepy when you ride in cars? Yeah. I also get motion sickness.

14. do your eyes change color depending on what you’re wearing? No.

15. have you donated anything to the victims of the haiti earthquake? No.

16. if you watch football, who do you root for? I don’t watch football. Or any sports.

17. have you seen the movie “inglorious bastards”? how was it? Nope.

18. do you often stay home from school just because you don’t want to go to school? I did that once in awhile in college if I knew I could miss that day and not miss an exam or not have to turn something in. Some days I just didn’t feel well or just wasn’t feeling feeling up to it.

19. don’t you just love milano’s cookies? They are good.

20. in gym class, did you ever have to do yoga, pilates, or aerobics? No.

21. did you watch the golden globes? No. I’m not as into those kind of award shows, they’re too long and boring. They’re more on the serious side and there’s a lot of movies and shows I’ve never seen or heard of. I prefer the music ones. Or the fun movie and TV ones like the MTV Movie & TV Awards or Teen Choice Awards.

22. when you were younger, did you collect pokemon cards? Yep.

23. which is your favorite out of these three bands: jimmy eat world, angels and airwaves, or all time low? Jimmy Eat World.

24. don’t you hate how people update their facebook statuses like it’s twitter? I don’t really see that on my Facebook feed. I mean, there’s some people who share a lot of posts, but I don’t mind that. The people on my feed do that more than they update their status. 

25. do you ever apologize for your feelings? I do that a lot. 

#personal #text #survey #surveys

[danganronpa-21]

DR21 Halloween Headcanons

Happy Halloween everyone!! Thought some of you might like to know what the families get up to on Hallow’s Eve, soooooo... headcanon list! 

- It’s a busy night full of trick or treating and parties for the kids! Each and everyone of them is up to something. The eldest kids, being Sakura, Leon and Hope, attend a Halloween party at another student’s house. Seiko, Junichi, and Kameyo have all agreed to go trick-or-treating with the middle children as their supervisors. Since Natsumi and Phoenix have never had the chance to celebrate Halloween, Koichi offers to take them out for a trick-or-treating session. His parents have already asked him to watch Seiko and the other kids anyway!

- The eldest kids have a variation of costumes. Playing into her and her mother’s love of athletes and swimming, Sakura chooses to dress as the American Olympian, Simone Manuel. Her costume is cute, fun, and comfortable for her. She can’t help but feel proud wearing it. As for Hope, she takes an excessive amount of time to turn herself into a zombie prom queen. It’s extravagant and over the top, which is funny considering Leon offered to match with her. He’s happy in the costume because he’s making his friend happy, although he did refuse to have her make the costume (”You’re crazy over stressed right now already, Hope! Don’t worry about it, I’ll make it the best you’ve ever seen!”)

- For the middle children costumes, they’re all varying. Considering his love for fish, Phoenix decides to turn himself into a merman. He’s gotten his make-up all done and a shining tail all made for himself, and fortunately he can walk in it. The only issue with it, really, is that he can’t see so well with his glasses off. He’s never really liked contacts. Koichi takes a different turn, choosing to be his favourite character from his favourite video game, Chi No Kishi 3: Death Rising. Considering the game itself is more casual and apocalyptically grungey, his costume’s a lot easier. The craziest thing he gets to do is apply a fake scar to his face. As for Natsumi, she happily turns herself into a marionette. She thinks there’s just something fun about being a cutesy doll that is so different to her natural personality. Her look is completed with stitched lip make-up, and a multi-layered ruffled skirt.

- The little ones are chock full of fun costumes, too! Junichi’s is perhaps the silliest among all of the kids, as he chooses to go as a CEO. Many adults don’t get it, including his honorary aunts and uncles... much to his disappointment. He wears a suit and carries around a little briefcase. In case you’re wondering, yes, his briefcase is where he keeps his candy. Kameyo dresses as a friendly spirit girl, having her mom paint her face with whites and blues to give the appearance of ghostliness. She’s got the cutest white dress on, too! Finally there’s Seiko, who decided to go as Queen of The Underworld. Which means she’s Persephone, given her interest in mythology. It’s just easier to say Queen of the Underworld. Hope made her costume for her, decking her out with a real flower crown and a ancient greece-inspired gown decked out in various shades of purple, blue, and green. 

- Admittedly, most of the parents are spending the night at home. Makoto and Kyoko have dressed up as the princess and the frog to hand out candy to kids on their street. They’re pretty generous with their candy; they’re well-known for giving out full-size chocolate bars. Kyoko was once rich and Makoto is incredibly friendly, so it’s only natural that they end up this way.

- Aoi’s a bit lazier with her handing out candy costume. She slaps on her swimming outfit and her Olympic gold medal, and says she’s an Olympian... which she is. In addition to handing out candy, she also is the driver taking the older kids to their party.

- Byakuya chooses to go to a dinner party that night. He’s not one for handing out candy to kids. He’s never really even taken his own son out to participate more than a few times. So he’s on business that night.

- Kanon and Yasuhiro, they choose to hand out candy with only a bit of make-up on. Kanon’s a 1950s girl, while Yasuhiro puts on his old Future Foundation uniform and hands out candy as himself. They’re known for giving out a good variety of candy, as Kanon wants to make sure all of the kids can have something good to eat. 

- Fuyuhiko, Peko, Sonia, and Gundham spend their Halloween on Jabberwock. They can’t be with their kids at the time of year, so they wait patiently for the pictures being sent their way of their kids in their costumes. They proudly show them off to the other islanders, and Mahiru even offers to develop some of them to hang in their homes. A kid’s first Halloween is massively important, after all!

- Toko spends a quiet night with her housemate, watching her hand out the candy for the most part. She doesn’t quite like kids, so Komaru does most of the work. Toko just works on keeping their dog, Yumi, at bay. That’s what they get for having a Shiba Inu, she supposes.

- The oldest kids, they have lots of fun at the party. After taking a whack load of pictures with each other and their classmates, they spend their night doing karaoke and dancing with one another. It’s not until later in the night, when some of the other kids have had a little too much to drink, that they dive into a quieter night of being friends with crying drunk girls who really need them. They make sure to cheer them up and make sure they get home safe, before getting Aoi to pick them up.

- The middle children spend their night trick-or-treating and taking the other kids around. Luckily, they don’t get shunned away too much for being older. Most of the adults just remark on how nice it is that they’re looking after the little ones. They get pillowcases stuffed full of candy that they can munch on for days to come, and a night full of amazing memories. Koichi’s stunned when his friends give him a big hug and thank them for taking them out. 

- The little kids have a good night too! They get cooed at by candy-givers and other trick-or-treaters alike. People even begin to smile at Junichi’s little CEO costume, and he gets encouraged to follow his dreams. They also get bags full of candy that the middle children check to make sure that they’re all safe. As soon as they’ve been checked, they spend their night munching on candy treats and laughing together.

- Sakura’s favourite Halloween treat to get is Swedish Fish gummies. Leon’s is any form of potato chips. Hope likes Kitkats the best. Phoenix is the type of kid who would be fond of Almond Joy, and Natsumi loves Sweet Tarts. Koichi has to be pickier due to his peanut allergy, and so his favourite tends to be Skittles. Junichi’s favourite is admittedly licorice; he pretends to like black licorice to be mature but really his favourite is the classic red. Seiko adores Aero, purely because she thinks they’re so neat. Kameyo likes to eat Smarties (Canadian Smarties, I should note -- here, we call your Smarties: “Rockets”) because of all of their wonderful chocolatey colours! 

#danganronpa 21 #dr21 headcanons #hope naegi-kirigiri #koichi naegi-kirigiri #seiko naegi-kirigiri #leon hagakure #sakura asahina #natsumi kuzuryuu #phoenix nevermind #kameyo hagakure #junichi togami #naegiri fanchild #sondam fanchild #kuzupeko fanchild

[acuppellarp]

We’re excited to announce that Dee has decided to level up Darcy Allen from a mumu minor character to a main character! Please go through the checklist to make sure you’re ready to go and send in your account within the next 24 hours.

OOC INFO

Name + pronouns: dee  + she/her/trash monster Age: ageless Timezone: est Ships: darce/chem Anti-Ships: darce/forced

IC INFO

Full Name: Darcy Margaret Allen Face Claim: Brie Larson Age/Birthday: 27/ November 2nd Occupation: Physical Therapist Personality: honest, loyal, laid back, private, active, good-humoured and dedicated. Hometown: Canmore, Alberta, Canada Bio:

Growing up, money was tight for the Allens. Three mouths to feed and the inflated rent that came with living in the rocky mountains meant the family often went without anything but the bare necessities. For Darcy, it also meant hitting the church donation bin a lot and wearing her older brother’s hand me downs, but Darce never seemed to mind as much as the other kids did. Old band shirts and baggy pants were cool and as much as she would have liked a GameBoy, nothing beat spending hours in the park working on her softball pitch or the endless supply of books a library card provided.

Yeah, she’d probably always be a little bitter her dad left her mom with so much slack to pick up but the lessons about hard work, the value of money, and how women really could do anything would stick with her for the rest of her life. Honestly, her mom was (and still is) a total badass.

It wasn’t until school started that Darcy started to feel different. Not because of the clothes or the knock off fruit snacks, but because when the other girls in her class were fawning over boys she was busy fawning over them. She’d always known she was gay, she figured, she just didn’t have a word for it. And she wouldn’t for a while, but later in life, it would explain the withering glares and threats of violence she gave every boy who hurt one of her girl friends.

When she wasn’t busy perusing the featured titles in the kid’s section of her local library, stealing cd’s from her older brother’s vintage rock collection or re-reading the Harry Potter series, Darcy could be found outside playing a pickup version of whatever sport was in season. Signing up for an organized sport may not have been in the budget, but that never stopped Darcy from practicing it, and it was that dedication that would earn her a spot on her high school softball and soccer teams.

Being part of a team felt awesome and while she’d never particularly enjoyed the more competitive side of sports (going professional was never the goal but a scholarship would be nice) she couldn’t deny that winning felt pretty good. It was during one of those winning streaks her junior year of high school that Darcy injured her shoulder and found herself in physical therapy. It sucked at first, the exercises were hard and painful and the whole thing felt hopeless, but as she continued to go she saw improvements. Not just in herself, but the other patients she’d gotten to know as well and she thought maybe it was something she’d be good at.

Darcy got her first taste of big city living when she attended the University of Alberta where she completed both a bachelor of science and her masters of science in physical therapy. University also marked Darcy’s first experience with love, and oh was it a good one. She dated a lot during her undergrad, a series of relationships, none of which had much depth or lasted very long, and it wasn’t until she met Hannah at a pride event the summer before she started her master’s degree that she got a real taste of that kind of love that everyone brags about in rom coms.

They dated for three years and it was the best ever until a job offer in NYC threatened to tear them apart. They both agreed Hannah should take it, but couldn’t agree on the status of their relationship. Darce was adamant they could make long distance work and Hannah felt like they should end things before the distance ended it for them. In the end, they settled on a compromise that didn’t really work for either of them — Darce would move to NYC with her. She took her license exam and followed her out east.

The couple stayed together for six months but ultimately ended things when they couldn’t agree on their future (Darce wanted to take the next step and Hannah wanted to see what else was out there before she settled). Darce was devastated and kept to herself for a bit but the two are still on friendly terms.

Single and heartbroken in a city that no longer felt like home, Darcy found herself at a crossroads – she could go back to Canmore and her family with her tail between her legs and start over or she could pick herself up and stay in New York at the job she loved and make the city feel like home. Never one to step down from a challenge, Darcy decided to try to make it work, and thanks to Acup she doesn’t have to try too hard.

Pets: A cat named Dude.

Relationships:

APRIL’S SHOWERS: Defender. Darcy was in a real low point in her life when she first started hanging around Acup. So, when she’d found the glittery advert pinned to the bulletin board announcing a tryout for a soccer team? She sort of took it as a sign. She’s made a lot of friends at Acup over the last few years, but her fellow Showers are family.

FIONA HUDSON: Her best bro. The moment these two met Darce knew they were going to be friends for life and everything that’s happened since has only served to prove her initial instinct right. Whether she needs someone to talk to, work out with, plan camping trips, or help build her very own Sandlot, Darcy knows she can always count on Fiona.

REGGIE CLIFFTON & ARIA ABRAMS:  Friends/Patients. Admittedly, Darcy hadn’t known either girl super well before she started working with them professionally, but she thinks it’s pretty cool to see them around Acup and she always does her best to keep business and pleasure separate when they bump into each other at events (even if she really wants to cheer Ari on when she sees her out on her crutches or nudge Reggie a bit when she thinks she’s holding back). It’s a fine balance, but she thinks she handles it okay.

NICOLA DE ROCHA: Friend and only other member of Acup’s Finer Things club. Others have tried to join but they lack the sophisticated taste in literature and 90’s r&b music to be considered. It’s not about being exclusive, it’s about respecting the art.

EXTRA INFO

[ This is for the masterlist, but also a fun little way to get to know your character! ]

Twitter name/twitter URL/description: Darce A  / itsdarceh / If you think my gym bod’s impressive you should see my bookshelf.  ⚽️📚🌈🍁🤘

Five latest tweets:

@itsdarceh You know you’re predictable when @acupmarley has your donut ready before you even get to the counter to order. #cheatday @itsdarceh  Is maple syrup on bacon a Canadian thing or a human’s with functioning tastebuds thing? Asking for a friend. @itsdarceh I will happily return all of the 90′s sitcom revivals if we can have another go at Lilith Fair. Give the Lesbians the music festival they deserve, cowards! @itsdarceh Unplugging for the weekend. ✌️ NYC @itsdarceh When someone offers you smarties and you get excited about a sweet chocolatey pick me up and then they hand you rockets and you’re sad. #canadianproblems

#accepted #acup: level up

[kayla1993-world]

Are you really getting a deal at your favourite dollar store?

In a comparison of 17 everyday items, a CBC Marketplace investigation has found prices at Dollar Tree were the same or higher in a price-per-unit analysis than at Dollarama or even Walmart, meaning Canadians may not always be getting the deal they think they are when shopping at popular dollar store chains.

"As the name says, everything here seems to be a dollar, more or less. Right? Even though it's not," said Markus Giesler, a professor at the Schulich School of Business at York University.

Marketing and store layout may contribute to the perception of the best deal, when it may not always be the case.

"The way they present the merchandise to us makes us buy more than we absolutely need," Giesler said. "That's also, honestly, the trap that many consumers fall into. Myself included."

Dollarama has over 1,400 locations across Canada with products ranging from just under $1 to around $4. The company announced this week that it plans to sell some items for as much as $5. Dollar Tree has about 230 locations selling goods for $1.25 or $1.50.

The test aimed to compare identical items, but the stores often sold products in different sizes. In that case, they broke the price down per unit.

Froot Loops at Dollar Tree cost $1.25 versus $4 at Walmart and $2 at Dollarama. However, the package at Dollar Tree was only 87 grams compared to 345 grams at Walmart and 230 grams at Dollarama; converting to price per unit means the Dollar Tree product ends up costing more per 100 grams.

"There is a discrepancy between what these stores communicate, what they message and what they deliver, and that's something that's not always known to unassuming consumers," Giesler said.

Two test shoppers and the Marketplace team went to Dollarama, Dollar Tree and Walmart for a list of the same products in toiletries, snacks, food, cleaning supplies, toys and pet food — though they found sizes often varied.

Giesler said shoppers need to know their size comparisons.

A common tactic at dollar stores, he noted, is carrying just one type of product — one brand of toothpaste, for example — making in-store comparison shopping difficult.

Dollar stores rarely sell anything for $1 anymore and many of those stores are based in lower-income neighbourhoods with more newcomers to Canada, he said.

"Often we're talking about vulnerable consumers, lower-income families and families who actually need every penny and need every dollar," he said.

"They signal, 'We make affordability and the Canadian dream happen.'"

In the end, Dollarama fared well in Marketplace's test, always edging out Dollar Tree on prices and within pennies of Walmart in that comparison of 17 items.

Dollarama sent Marketplace a statement that said it aims to provide competitively priced everyday products at low fixed price points year-round without sales or promotions.

Seven products that were more expensive in a price-per-unit comparison at Dollar Tree were: Froot Loops, Pringles, KitKat, Whiskas Perfect Portion cat food, Starburst candies, Colgate toothpaste and Crest 3D white toothpaste, which worked out to more than $6 per 100 millilitres.

Dollar Tree had some wins in the Marketplace test: Smarties (at 75 grams as opposed to 45 grams) and Lever 2000 body wash had better prices than its competitors.

In a statement, the company wrote that they considered the Crest 3D White toothpaste a travel-sized item, and that consumers continue to shop at Dollar Tree for the extreme values they can find.

Two popular kids' items — Hot Wheels cars and Play-Doh containers — were both slightly more expensive at both dollar stores than at Walmart.

"When we walk into a dollar store, we're not really thinking of doing the value equation or the mathematics in our head," said Prof. Mark Lee of Ryerson University's Ted Rogers School of Management.

Instead, he said people are "thinking more about the dollar," which anchors buyers to a concept that's not much to spend, but shoppers often spend more than intended and rarely leave a dollar store with only one item.

In a pricing win for dollar stores, both offered pregnancy tests for $1.25. Walmart had one for more than $8.

All three brands are in Health Canada's database of licensed products approved for efficacy and safety when used as directed.

Dr. Dara Maker, a family physician at Women's College Hospital, says she recommends dollar store pregnancy tests for her own patients who are trying to conceive.

"If you get a positive dollar store pregnancy test result, you are pregnant," Maker said. "It is very rare to get a false positive."

There were some products, like one-litre juice boxes for some brands like Minute Maid and Five Alive, that were just pennies apart at each store.

Experts said there are things consumers can do to ensure they get a good deal at the dollar store, like comparing prices and sizes.

"Do your research whenever you can. Compare and contrast even when the comparison cannot happen on the shelf itself within the aisle," Giesler said, suggesting that price comparison apps can be useful.

[microsuedemouse]

Yes mom please tell us your favourite Canadian David Headcanons Like I, the mere European, have no clue about Canada at all but I'd gladly embrace all of your Headcanons 😄😄

oh boy okay you asked for it pal

(for the record: you may consider all of this as canon to Run Away Home, and I will tag it as such, but you may also adopt these for your own use if you wish! lmk though, I’d love to know which ones y’all like!)

in RAH I’ve been headcanoning David as coming from Hamilton for simplicity’s sake - it’s where I live. let’s go deeper: when I was six my town and in fact the whole county of Flamborough was amalgamated into the city of Hamilton. much of Flamborough remains relatively rural. so:

David’s mom lives in a nice suburb somewhere and he grew up there on the edge between urban and rural areas, knowing people from both (okay so this is just my life shut up)

His grandmother and grandfather, though, owned a small farm out in the more rural area and he spent a lot of time there as a kid, especially in the summers.

he went to college at Mohawk and got an apartment in the city… this is truly just my RAH-specific background but here we are so why not share

He loves Hamilton’s art community and its nature and parks and many many waterfalls

He LOVES to go camping wherever he can, with a special fondness for Banff and Algonquin

like 80% of us, he got his first job at Tim Hortons. Unlike 80% of us, he did not utterly hate it and can even still eat the food.

he grew up watching a lot of American TV/consuming American media, like the rest of us, but he also loved the fundamental Canadian stuff - Fred Penner’s Place and Crazy Quilt and Mr. Dressup and Big Comfy Couch were all major childhood staples alongside things like Mr. Rogers. Like all of us, he cried when Mr. Dressup passed away and still has weird random memories of Nanalan’ that he doesn’t think he could explain if he tried. He owned all of Fred Penner’s albums as a kid and will still buy new ones, and see him live any chance he gets, because Fred Penner is a national treasure. (He has tried teaching Fred Penner songs at camp, but for some reason the kids never seem to be into it.)

when he outgrew little-kids’ TV he still watched a lot of Teletoon and Family Channel stuff. He’s seen all of 6Teen.

his coffee order is a double double (two creams, two sugars).

he unironically dresses like a Canadian pretty often - flannels and the good ol’ Canadian tuxedo (denim jacket worn with jeans) are totally normal to his wardrobe.

he learned to drive a tractor before a car.

Gwen is surprised and delighted when he tells her he’s been drinking since he was nineteen, and then she’s disappointed when he points out that’s legal drinking age in Ontario.

he normally drinks ciders (not especially Canadian but just my hc lol), but he does like a good Caesar or Canadian whiskey (he just calls it rye).

also: he learned how to open two capped bottles with each other’s necks (no bottle opener) at a bush party once. he likes that this information shocks Gwen and decides not to tell her that he ended up there because he absolutely misunderstood what a ‘bush party’ entailed.

(admittedly all of these drinking headcanons come out of a fic I started and haven’t gotten around to finishing. idk when I will so I’ll go ahead and share here)

he doesn’t love winter but it takes at least 40 cm (~16 in) of snow and/or a windchill of -30°C (-22°F) or lower to stop him from going about his day.

as I noted in that other post, he loves Letterkenny because it’s just so damn accurate - he’s known so many people like the characters in the show! It’s definitely cruder than he’d like and he’d die of embarrassment if the campers or someone found out how much he loves it, but it’s just so funny. (what he doesn’t realise is that no one at Camp Campbell would be able to make full sense of the show.)

he also loves a good Rick Mercer Rant

he’s enjoyed his fair share of Corner Gas, and some Trailer Park Boys, too.

He loves Murdoch Mysteries and got a kick out of Republic of Doyle as well.

He’s read all of the Anne of Green Gables books and grew up watching the cartoon often. He still gets emotional when he thinks too much about Anne and Gilbert.

Canadian music, MY DUDES. He loves the Barenaked Ladies, Great Big Sea and anything involving Alan Doyle, the Arkells (he’s from Hamilton, it’s basically required), Lights, Alanis Morissette, The Tragically Hip, I could go on….

like literally the rest of the country, he watched the televised final concert of the Hip - it was in August 2016, so he was still at camp and had to watch an online stream that wavered in quality, and then he watched a recording again when he got back home - and cried his eyes out at the end.

He’s been to every province at least briefly, but never to the territories - they’re next on his travel list. Canada is huge and beautiful and he wants to see as much of it as he can!

he speaks pretty decent conversational French, but gets really nervous when he messes up or forgets a word, and the more nervous he is the worse he gets. it snowballs and often ends in him panicking.

he’s a very, very bad skater and absolutely useless at hockey. he’s okay at lacrosse and downhill skiing. he can handle cross-country skiing or snowshoeing pretty well, though!

and he spent every winter tobogganing down local hills. okay, he still spends every winter tobogganing down local hills, even after it was outlawed. no one pays attention to that law.

he LOVES maple syrup. and maple taffy. and maple cookies. and everything else maple. he and his mom have been tapping the trees on her property every year for as long as he can remember.

he wouldn’t tell you he cares much about sports, but if you insult the Leafs, the Blue Jays, the Argos, the Habs, or the Ti-Cats, he gets suddenly and irrationally defensive. he barely follows the games so he doesn’t even know why he gets so defensive.

(if pushed, Ti-Cats over Argos, and Leafs over Habs, even though being a Leafs fan is outrageously depressing.)

He would probably take a bullet for Wayne Gretzky. Again, he doesn’t know why. He just would.

On the note of Gretzky: you know the little cheers that kids add to the lyrics of ‘Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer’? After the line “you’ll go down in history,” many American kids add “like George Washington!” Like other Canadian kids, David says, “like Wayne Gretzky!”

He has been known to compulsively start singing “Don’t you put it in your mouth” when trying to stop campers from putting shit in their mouths.

He has also been known to remind kids to “stay alert, stay safe!”

He also still wants a house hippo. Damn it. We all still want a house hippo…

in general he makes a lot of references to Canadian ads that we all remember vividly but no one outside of the country knows about. “MoooOOOM, Aidan cut me in HALF again!”

if presented with enough rocks he will just start building inukshuks. sometimes he does this at camp and the kids wonder what the fuck these weird rock structures are.

his wallet is still full of Canadian Tire money. they have points cards now. and yet he can still never get rid of the Canadian Tire money. it is eternal

he has a rim roller on his keychain. once Max asked what it was and David only sighed deeply. “another free coffee…” he said distantly

he, like most of us, has a very love-hate relationship with Toronto.

he calls it T.O. or T-dot, usually.

one time he was talking to an American who goes to Toronto sometimes for business, and they made a passing comment about Union Station. David’s eye began to twitch.

He learned to drop his ‘eh’s while in the states when he was still a camper, because other campers used to make jokes about it sometimes. they slide right back into his vocabulary the moment he gets home.

he still pronounces ‘roof’ in a way that strikes the kids as weird, and still uses Canadian spellings most of the time - colour instead of color, grey instead of gray, etc.

the boy loves ketchup chips. and all-dressed chips. and poutine. and back bacon. and aero bars, and kinder eggs, and actual smarties. I could go on.

I just scrolled up and saw how long this list has gotten so I… I will stop. but oh my god, I could go on forever, probably. Canadian David is good shit. I will be your Canadian David consultant if you want.

#Camp Camp #cc David #cc Run Away Home #Nonnies #you opened a real can of worms my friend #in fact you destroyed the can and now there are worms everywhere #apologetic Canadian worms all trying hard to stay out of your way

[raakxhyr]

GaLty||That’s When I Fell in Love

For the Anon that wanted GaLty Fluff/Angst

Enjoy~ And please leave some comments :D

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“Come on, GaLm!” Ze’s cheerful voice chirped up, GaLm unable to hide the smile on his face. “Tell me about how you two finally fell in love.”

“Well…” GaLm started to chuckle, both embarrassed and so full of love for the Italian beside him. “I think it was after one of the conventions…I made a reservation to eat somewhere and brought Smarty to an arcade to waste the time.”

A quiet breath escaped GaLm’s lips, watching as the sun slowly rose past each blind of his curtains. He stared at his phone on the bedside table and turned on his side, hesitant to reach for it.

“He was such an idiot,” GaLm whispered, eyes drifting off of the bright, illuminated screen flooded with messages to the few clothes that scattered the floor, and he sighed.

“He was such an idiot,” GaLm continued, chuckling and giving a light glare with his eyebrows in Smarty’s direction when the Italian’s elbow nudged his side, only to have thicker eyebrows counter his with similar glaring amusement.

“I mean, he was honestly rocking those arcade games, but have you ever seen him celebrate?” GaLm turned and looked at Smarty who was staring right back with the warmest brown eyes, remembering the bright smile, teeth actually full and showing, the way his jaw dropped when he cheered just as the jackpot was hit, jumping around with no hesitation, and then the way he looked at GaLm just as he was looking now, with the brightest eyes.

“And,” Ze prodded, nudging GaLm on with his a light kick of his foot, “what happened next?”

“Well, then he got a teddy bear-“

 “You made me get the teddy bear!” Smarty retorted, turning to GaLm as if he were accused of some horrid crime.

“Well, you wanted it in the first place! I saw you hesitate for that thing! So, yeah, I made you get it, but only because you wanted it!”

“Okay, true, but still! You put me in that situation!”

“You can’t just ignore Jeffrey like that!”

“You do not bring up Jeffrey like that; leave him alone!”

 Ze was laughing at the couple, checking the clock to see that pizza would arrive shortly, and prodded GaLm on again. “Alright, so you got Jeffrey. Then what?”

 “Dinner,” GaLm quietly groaned, shifting beneath the sheets. He remembered the pain in his stomach and covered his mouth, feeling woozy the more he thought about it. Quickly, he let himself settle back into another position, curled up and facing the other wall, the cramps starting to numb his entire body, staring at the messed up other half of the sheet he was using, and spotted a few more clothes lying around, followed by some small plushies fallen on their sides, almost mirroring him.

“Dinner,” he repeated, and licked his dry lips, longing for the taste of water, but his body was too sore, too heavy to move. And he let his gaze become blank again while he returned to his memories.

 “Well, we completely ignored Derp Fitness,” Smarty began with a laugh, and linked his fingers with the ones hanging from his shoulder, leaning into the arm GaLm had wrapped around him.

“True,” GaLm continued. “Outback was filled but I had made earlier reservations so we actually got in with some pretty good seats. It was kind of a secluded spot and I got my steak, Smarty got his, and everything was just so good.

“And you know, for the first time, we were completely alone. Maybe not with all the people around us, but we had this off-to-the-corner booth and it was me on one side and Smarty just across from me, and really we were alone…to talk about us.

“You know, we…we just talked about all the great times we’d been having together, not just as the Derp Crew but also just us…Smarty and myself. All the moments we shared together, even the ones where I did get really salty and yelled at him, but it’s not really a game if I don’t yell at Smarty at least once.

“And then, I dunno, I let Smarty go on about his favorite wrestlers and his favorite films and I started asking and listening to his stories and analysis about them and I don’t think I’d ever seen so much love in his eyes before. He was just so passionate about these topics and he looked like he could never stop drabbling on about them- until he, did, of course.

“And I wondered why he stopped talking because it was just so nice to hear how truly happy he was for once without me or anyone having to yell at him in game about anything and when I finally processed what was happening, he was looking at me.” GaLm took a deep breath and almost seemed to hold it as he stared at Smarty with a slow curling smile full of admiration; it felt like there was a balloon in him that he’d pop if he breathed too hard.

And Smarty was biting his lip to hold back his smile, his cheeks having flushed a bright, beet red, ears to match. He was leaning so close they could have kissed, but in a way, the moment in which they looked at each other was like watching the most intimate scene, a mother would have covered her child’s eyes from such passion. It felt as if the universe had taken a giant pause to cherish this moment, because suddenly here were two unseemingly hard-fallen lovers who’d accepted their fate, and they wouldn’t have had it any other way, and suddenly the sun wasn’t so daringly hot and the wind became a breeze and passersby grew quiet in respect of privacy and everything was finally at peace, even when some leaves fell to the ground.  

 “He was looking at me, just like this,” GaLm whispered, and even with the close distance of their faces, they hadn’t kissed. They didn’t need to. They just held each other’s gazes because they knew that the other would never let go, even when their hands started to slip. Because GaLm promised he would always be there for Smarty, even when he was being an asshole, because he loved him and he would never truly want to cause any harm.

“And then he asked why I had such a look in my eye. And of course I had to ask what he meant,” GaLm continued quietly. “And he said that it was that intense, deep, dark look like you’d found something so fragile that if you touched it, it would break. Like Superman had just found his kryptonite and he didn’t know what to do about it, yet.

“And I just told him he was such a complete dork and he started to snort and laugh and that was the moment.” GaLm smiled so softly, it almost looked like any other move of his lips would break the man. “That was the moment I fell in love.”

 “So, did you kiss?” Ze asked, staring at them with awe.

“No. Not yet,” GaLm replied with a sigh, turning back to his Canadian companion.

 “He was still too chicken,” Smarty chirped with a giggle, and GaLm smacked the back of his head playfully.

“As if you would have done it!”

“I would have!”

“Nuh uh!”

“Yeah huh! I would have totally kissed the shit out of you!”

“You had no balls!”

“I did, too!”

 “GaLm?” a familiar voice spoke up, and the man in the bed slowly turned his head to see one full of curly brown hairs.

“Ze…”

“Hey man, this place is a mess. I don’t even know if you took your trash out, ‘cause the kitchen stinks. Like, it smells like something died in there. And you haven’t been answering our calls or messages for the past couple of weeks. Are you okay? I wanted to come help clean up-“

“No!” GaLm quickly shouted, bolting up in his bed, and falling just as fast to the floor, legs aching and weak. “No, no, no…don’t…don’t touch anything.”

“I haven’t, yet…GaLm, is this about…his day coming up?” Ze’s voice was quiet when he spoke, and he held GaLm gently in his arms. The man had become so light…

“Don’t…don’t touch anything,” GaLm repeated, voice rough, hoarse, and quietly strained. “Can’t… Smarty… he left it like this. Smarty left it like this.” His voice started to break, more than it already was, and tears were coming from his swollen eyes. “Smarty left it like this, he did. He left it like this, Smarty…Smarty left it like…he left…Smarty left…”

GaLm’s fingers curled tight around Ze’s sleeve, shaking and unable to grasp completely as he broke down, leaning into his friend’s body. “I miss Smarty…”

“We all do, GaLm…” Ze quietly exhaled and held the crying man to him. “You still have so much love for him…and you know that Smarty would have wanted to see you clean this place, like you always do. Because, you always said how Smarty left a huge mess in the house and you always had to clean up after him, remember that?”

“But if I…if I clean it up then…then Smarty…he won’t…he wouldn’t…”

“He can’t…GaLm. He can’t. Not anymore.” Ze grew quiet. “Come on, let’s get you some food. Everyone’s really worried and actually came with me…they’re all waiting in the living room.” He paused. “Are you going to come with us tomorrow? You should. I think Smarty misses you, too. A lot more worried than we are.”

GaLm started to quiet his sobs and nodded against Ze’s chest, hands falling to his sides. “Y-yeah…yeah, I’m…I’ll come…”

Ze nodded and rubbed his back. “Just tell me when you’re ready to go, okay? I’ll go and tell the others you’re not d- you’re still fine. We bought you a burger and some fries and chicken, by the way. Just in case you want to come have dinner with us.”

“Yeah.”

“Alright...come on, I’ll help you back into bed.”

 GaLm was gently lifted to his feet, and he returned comfortably to his spot on the bed, staring. “I’ll see you tomorrow.”

Ze held his reply, smiling worriedly at the man on the bed who was staring off at the walls, knowing that his last statement wasn’t meant for him.

#raaky writes #galty #galty fics #galty fanfics #tdc #derp crew #the derp crew #tehsmalm #galm #galmhd #tehsmarty #smarty #smarty x galm #galm x smarty #sorry it took so long #but I hope ya like! #fluff #angst #derp crew fanfics

[howellrichard]

What You Need to Know about Soy and Breast Cancer

Hiya Gorgeous

To eat soy or not to eat soy? Breast cancer and soy have had an “it’s complicated” type of relationship over the years, even though most minimally processed organic soy foods are considered safe and healthy to eat. Luckily, there’s a brand new soy study and it’s filled with great news! Today I’d like to walk you through it (and link you to it!) so you can take a look for yourself.

I want to unpack this new research specifically for breast cancer thrivers—both current patients and anyone who is post-treatment—and then uncover what this means for breast cancer prevention too. If you’re curious about whether or not you should consume soy, then this is for you—knowledge is power, my friend!

Are you a #breastcancer thriver? Check out the latest research on #soy—you may even add it to your diet! @Kris_Carr

Personally, I’ve made the choice to keep and enjoy organic soy in my diet. If you take a peek in my fridge, you’ll find a variety of whole and minimally-processed organic soy foods, such as edamame, tempeh, miso and tofu. These foods land on my plate 2-3 times per week. I made this choice because I’ve taken the time to understand the benefits of soy, I see they’re working for me, and my medical team has given me the green light. I’m also vegan and including organic, minimally processed soy in my diet (not the processed crap) provides more variety and protein options. There’s also just so many great dishes and recipes you can make that include healthy soy options!

Exploring the research and debunking common misconceptions can help you decide whether or not minimally-processed, organic soy is a good fit for you. As always, it’s important to follow your doctor’s advice. But if you’re wanting to include some soy in your world and your MD has given it the kibosh, you might want to alert your medical team to the new soy and breast cancer research (check it out below!) Just because your doctor is a fabulous smarty pants, doesn’t always mean that he or she is up on the latest nutrition studies. So let’s dig into these beautiful new findings, thriving and prevention…

Breast Cancer Thriving and Soy

If you’re currently a breast cancer thriver, you may be feeling some confusion around soy. Many oncologists have been on the fence about whether or not women who have had breast cancer should consume soy foods. To play it safe, they’ve discouraged breast cancer thrivers from consuming soy.

The reason behind this is that soybeans contain weak estrogens, and these estrogen-like properties have raised concerns of potentially making the cancer grow in women with breast cancer. This is because in hormone receptor-positive cancer—the most common form of breast cancer—there are some worries that high estrogen levels help cancer cells grow and spread. But this remains very controversial. Oddly enough, most people are more fearful of soy than they are of dairy, which doesn’t have protective phytoestrogens and contains estrogen (with full-fat dairy products having the most estrogen).

In 2012, researchers took a look at the diets of nearly 10,000 breast cancer patients and what they found was worth noting—the women who consumed the most organic soy (at least ½ cup of edamame per day) had a 30 percent less chance of having a cancer recurrence compared to women who consumed little or no soy (study). But people and oncologists have still been on the fence….

Enter the new study blessing soy for breast cancer thrivers

The latest study on soy and breast cancer (study abstract) included 6,235 American and Canadian breast cancer patients from the Breast Cancer Family Registry, a National Cancer Institute-funded program that has collected clinical and questionnaire data on participants since 1995. By looking at this diverse population of over 6,000 breast cancer patients, the researchers specifically analyzed their soy intake. And the results were pretty amazing. Here’s a summary of the top takeaways…

Higher Survival Rates

Eating foods rich in isoflavones (the specific phytoestrogens in soy foods) is associated with reduced all-cause mortality. More specifically, researchers found a 21% decreased risk of death among women with the highest versus the lowest intake of soy foods. This was especially true in women with hormone-receptor-negative breast cancer (which is typically the more aggressive kind) and women not treated with hormone therapy.

Women in North America could benefit from increased organic soy consumption

Even though women living in North America had an overall low consumption of soy in their diet, they may still benefit from increasing their isoflavone intake to a higher level. This benefit may be for those thrivers who are not currently receiving hormone therapy, but there’s also no negative impact shown for those who are.

Increasing soy may increase survival rate after a cancer diagnosis

Here’s the absolute BEST news: recent diet is important! If you’ve been diagnosed with ER-negative breast cancer, soy may play a significant role in your survival, and may even matter more if you start eating it now than if you ate it way back when. So not only did this study find that soy wasn’t harmful for survival, but it actually may improve it. And while this study only found these specific perks for ER-negative survivors, previous research has found soy to be beneficial for ER-positive survivors and for both users and nonusers of hormone therapy (study). Happy dance!

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Breast Cancer Prevention and Soy

In addition to all these wonderful new findings for breast cancer thrivers, here’s some more good news for prevention! Eating soy can help prevent breast cancer in women of all ages. In a recent meta-analysis (that’s a study analyzing all the research on a particular topic—in this case soy consumption and breast cancer prevention), researchers found that soy consumption cut breast cancer risk by 41 percent (study). But here’s the catch––it can’t be just any type of soy.

Most of us actually consume lots of soy, but unfortunately, most of it is highly processed—which isn’t good for our health and doesn’t allow us to reap the benefits of prevention. To eat soy for its preventative benefits, it has to be the less processed versions, such as tempeh, miso, edamame, tofu, and soymilk (always organic and non-GMO too!).

Now, this is where things get really interesting: prevention is also linked to how long you’ve been eating minimally processed soy for. For instance, Asian populations typically eat minimally processed soy, like tofu, miso, tempeh, and edamame, throughout their life. And Asian women have the lowest incidence of breast cancer, most likely from eating soy during puberty when breast tissue was forming. While this might explain why Asian women in general have less cancer, it could be worthwhile to add some unprocessed soy foods to your diet, even if you’re past puberty.

It’s ultimately your choice whether you decide to incorporate soy into your diet. Do whatever feels right for you and don’t forget to check with your doctor—and let your MD team know about the latest news on soy and breast cancer. Hopefully you’ll be able to make a better choice with this new insight. Also, keep in mind that this article is not geared toward people with soy allergies, if that’s you, then soy may still not be the right choice. But a plant-based diet without soy can still be very beneficial. Knowledge is power, baby!

Peace and happy thriving,

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Tagged by @tybalt-you-saucy-boi Rules: Tell your followers 11 random facts about you and then tag 11 (or more) other people in return

1. I threw up on a school bus once in elementary school but it looked like I sneezed and someone offered me 1 small Kleenex to fix it with

2. I spent literal hours in eighth grade trying to diagnose myself with inattentive ADHD which I definitely don’t have. Which is why even though yes, I oppose self diagnosis, I oppose it for ADHD especially.

3. I’ve had two heart surgeries. I have a pig pulmonary valve.

4. I can speak along with Cars almost word for word, and I have some scenes memorized.

5. I memorized a bunch of Pokemon theme songs when I was younger and I still remember most of them

6. I’ve played one season of spring hockey. I ended up playing with the boys in my age group (at the time), which were all tall. I couldn’t get into the boards by jumping them (yet, and they were especially tall and I’m a whole 4’ 10") so I got run over by one of the almost six foot people. Adrenaline kept me from crying and I ended up getting permission from WAHA (Wisconsin Amateur Hockey Association) and the people running the club to play down. One of my favorite things about that season is we ended up playing in a Bantam tournament, which was technically my age group, but up for my teammates. We played a team so bad that I scored an accidental backhand goal. (Bantam > Peewee, at least here)

7. At this point in time I only have internet friends. I’m kinda of the opinion that that’s better because I’ve felt that most of the friends I kept from middle school into high school were fake friends, or at least I wasn’t at all close to them at all. They didn’t listen to me much either. I know I converse weirdly but that shit kinda hurts, you know?

8. I got in trouble in 5th grade for pushing a few kids and scratching one. They were playing wall ball, the ball came over to where I was standing. Instead of giving it back to them right away I put it over the fence where the gutter ran underneath because I wanted to push it up over the other side of the fence. You know, by putting my hands through and pushing the ball up. Anyway, I dropped it, so Dipshit ran around outside the fence (Which was against the rules, at least without teacher permission) to get the ball. I got mad and started trying to get the ball back. I ended up scratching a kid and pushed another one against the wall on my way in. I ended up having to go to the principal’s office. I also had a reputation because I stabbed one kid with a pen and my brother loves to tell me how that effected him. (On that note, if I don’t get called to the Dean of Students’ office today I’ll be surprised. I pushed Miss “since when” out of the way because I didn’t trust her to leave the room fast enough for me. I hate her.)

9. One time while skiing the bar on the lift was down so it pushed us (My brother and S.E) along the ground. I ended up bending my knee a weird angle and was stuck until the lift monitor guy helped me. SE escaped fine and my brother was fine too but he was also stuck. I got the worst of it.

10. On my road trip in Canada I got Kinder eggs for the toy because that chocolate is utterly disgusting. We also bought some syrup stuff in Edmonton and I kept the box for the syrup candies. I also kept the box for Smarties. There’s also this Tim Horton’s sandwich that’s really good and my dad figured out how to make it. I also bought a Canadian flag in Calgary.

11. This isn’t about me directly but I recorded a ~15 minute video and towards the end my cousin (Johann) got bit by our younger cousin (Jake) because he essentially put his hand in his mouth. Jake shouldn’t bite but Johann had it coming. (I miss Johann. Glorious little shitstain. I love him)

Tagging @sini-sterility

#iicraft505 #tag game #the thing about my pulmonary valve though #it's funny because they thought I'd be born with severe Down's syndrome #until I got my current and only ever cardiology doctor #who said it was just a highly fixable heart condition #I'd be dead by now if I hadn't gotten the surgery when I was five though #so yay modern medicine #I mean I wouldn't have made it until five if I hadn't gotten one as an infant but apparently I was given an option at five #don't know why #I'm glad I ended up getting the surgery though #I have no interest in dying #also the valve could be synthetic #I can't say I really know

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Hocus Pocus Candy Co. Free Halloween Printable

Create a fun Halloween display or candy bar with this Hocus Pocus Candy Co. free Halloween printable! There are lots of other cute Halloween printables and Halloween vignettes to choose from too!

Today I’m teaming up with Kristen from Ella Claire and 15 other bloggers to share some fun Halloween printables with you. Holiday printables are such a great way to add some seasonal decor to your home and they’re so quick and inexpensive to use. Be sure to check out all of the ideas at the end of the post and print out your favorites!

Halloween Candy Bar

Of course, one of the best things about Halloween is all of the candy. I’m not big on all of the scary, gory Halloween stuff, but candy I can do! And what better way to enjoy your favorite treats than to create a fun little candy bar. It doesn’t have to be a big display. Even just a few cute jars or bowls filled with your favorite chocolates or Halloween treats is the perfect way to celebrate the season.

This cute Hocus Pocus Candy Co. printable adds an extra touch to your candy display and could even be used on its own. The muted Halloween colors would work well with typical fall colors too, so even if you don’t decorate a lot for Halloween, it will still go with your regular decor.

There are lots of different ways you could use the printable and you can’t go wrong putting a candy bar together. This would also be great for a Halloween party, a dessert table, or just framed by the treat bowl on Halloween night. I had fun putting a few different displays together and I hope you do too!

How to Put a Candy Bar Together

Find some cute storage containers.

Putting a candy bar together is pretty basic. All you really need are you favorite Halloween treats and somewhere to store them. Mason jars or other glass jars work well for keeping loose candies fresh and all of the colors make for a pretty display too. I got these glass jars at the dollar store a few years ago and they always come in handy for seasonal displays. Color coordinating bowls, larger mason jars, glass vases or Halloween themed bowls work well for holding wrapped candies such as chocolate bars or suckers.

Pick your candy.

I kept our candy bar relatively small since I know how fast candy can go around here. One of the glass jars is filled with Smarties {the Canadian chocolate version!} and the other jar with candy corn. I’m actually not a fan of candy corn, but they just look so cute and are the perfect Halloween colors. Plus, it’s a good way to make sure that the candy bar is always stocked with something since no one eats it. lol! The bowls are filled with some Reese’s peanut butter cups which happen to be my favorite Halloween chocolate. I also picked up some cute Lindt chocolate pumpkins just because I loved the look. It’s not weird to buy candy based on how cute it looks, right?

Add some visual interest.

To make your candy bar more visually pleasing, vary the heights of the candy displays. You can do this by using different sized containers or adding in little trays or cake stands to vary the heights. For a few added Halloween touches, put out some holiday napkins or other Halloween decor pieces. I got the white wood pumpkin from the dollar bin at Target a few years ago and it works well as a background for fall and Halloween displays.

And there you have it. A quick and easy Halloween display that everyone will enjoy! Just be prepared to restock frequently.  Don’t forget to grab the printable below before you leave and I’d love to see how you use it!

Hocus Pocus Candy Co. Free Halloween Printable

If you’d like your own Halloween printable, just click on the formatting size you would like below and download it to your computer. You can then print it on your home computer {for the smaller sizes} or send it out to any photo lab for printing.

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More Halloween Printables

For more free Halloween printables and Halloween vignettes, check out these fun ideas! Whether you like to decorate a little or a lot for Halloween, there’s something for everyone!

Happy Halloween Printable Banner by Ella Claire & Co. | Dangling Spider Pillow Printable by Zevy Joy | The Witch is In Halloween Stencil by My 100 Year Old Home | Halloween Spider / Tarantula Printables by So Much Better with Age

Vintage Inspired Halloween Journal Card by Live Laugh Rowe | Man in the Moon by My Someday in May | Ghosts and Goblins by Nest of Posies | Famous Harry Potter Quote Series by The Happy Housie

Easy BOO Garland by Happy Happy Nester | Here’s A Treat Tag by My Sweet Savannah | Vintage Halloween Prints by Town and Country Living | Take a Treat by Cherished Bliss

Halloween Candy Bag Labels by Designthusiasm | Happy Halloween by Taryn Whiteaker | Halloween Candle Labels by Jenna Kate at Home | Hocus Pocus Candy Co. by Clean and Scentsible

Addams Family Printable by Lolly Jane

More Halloween Ideas

If you’re looking for more Halloween ideas, check out these posts…

Halloween Rice Krispie Treats Bones

Black and White Halloween Decor

Goblin Potion

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