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#also I miss my old yoga class.
mulletmitsuya · 4 months
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Tokyo revengers groupchat
Warnings: suggestive, swearing, 5th grade humour, an unknown femboy is mentioned, Takeomi is homophobic but no one cares, also this has the Sano's and everyone involved or close to them
Desc: Shin gets his first date in like 10 years. Also this is the final timeline but events don't exactly match up to canon so👍
Shinichiro: GUYS
Shinichiro: I'M GOING ON A DATE😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
Benkei: i don't care
Takeomi: congratulations. it's only been like 30 years
Wakasa: how many times have you started a conversation exactly like this? give up for all of our sakes. we're tired🙏
Takeomi: Shin there's nothing wrong with being single at your big age. it's not humiliating at all
Wakasa: aren't you single?😐
Shinichiro: screw you guys, actually ☹️
Benkei: emoji's are for children. stop using them. you're gonna frown? as a grown man? what's wrong with you
Shinichiro: what's wrong with frowning??
Shinichiro: YOU KNOW WHAT I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU SAY A PRETTY GIRL ASKED ME ON A DATE
Shinichiro: we're meeting at a karaoke bar
Takeomi: if this happens to be real, do not drink
Takeomi: you get touchy when you're drunk and it's fucking weird😐
Wakasa: girls might think that's weird and creepy
Shinichiro: that was one time and i apologized
Takeomi: i don't give a fuck if you apologized you kissed me you fucking cunt
Takeomi: i don't even wanna talk about it i'm gonna vomit
Shinichiro: it was just a goodnight kiss. for the homies 😕
Wakasa: you stuck your tongue down his throat dude
Shinichiro: we were wearing socks so it was fine
Benkei: you just say shit
Shinchiro: you guys are ruining my vibe rn so i'm just gonna get ready for my date and the future love of my life
Shinchiro: she's so pretty i'm in love with her
Shinichiro: oh man i'm getting butterflies
Takeomi: send a pic
Shinchiro: you'll see her soon enough if things go well
Takeomi: guess i'm never seeing her
Sano affiliated groupchat
Inupi: idk a lot of us in here aren't Sano's and it kind of annoys me that this is what the groupchat's called
Mikey: get that stick out of your ass or leave like it's not that deep
Inupi: shut the fuck up you dwarf
Mikey: i'm the average height for a japanese male
Inupi: "i'm the average height for a japanese male🤓☝️"
Inupi: and no you're not. you're 5'3 and the average height is 5'7
Mikey: at least i have more than 3/4 of my face
Inupi: should you be saying that when you have a history of mutilating people's faces
Inupi: isn't that right Haruchiyo
Haruchiyo: kill yourself
Senju: girls, stop fighting
Emma: guys please not again
Draken: Inupi don't leave, Shinichiro wanted us here for something important so can we be civil for a few minutes
Inupi: whatever
Inupi: where is he anyway he said we should all be online cause of an emergency and he's not even here
Izana: are the old people here?
Takeomi: we're not old
Izana: ok grandpa
Kakucho: what's the emergency?
Benkei: fuck if we know
Wakasa: if i've come here to waste my time i'm gonna twist his dick off
Mikey: why do you want his dick in your hand🤨?
Wakasa: stop playing games Manjiro...
Benkei: is corporal punishment still legal
Mikey: i was kidding 😭
Mikey: also i'm a full grown adult so that would just be assault
Benkei: is assault still illegal
Emma: uh yes?
Benkei: i don't know why i asked because i'm going to do it anyway
Mikey: are your anger management classes even working💀?
Mikey: and lucky for me i'll be in Paris tmr for a fan meetup so😋
Shinchiro: hi guys
Wakasa: what do you want
Takeomi: i bet he fumbled
Mikey: fumbled what?
Takeomi: he had a date
Inupi: what's the emergency Shinichiro?
Shinchiro: i need you guys to answer these questions as quickly as possible
Shinichiro: what's a femboy??
Emma: now what does that have to do with the urgent emergency you told us you had?? i missed my pregnancy yoga classes for this? SHIN?
Senju: why is everything you do so unserious
Baji: Haruchiyo's a femboy
Haruchiyo: no the fuck i'm not you piece of shit
Mikey: you're not?
Haruchiyo: no??
Mikey: but you're pretty, and you look like a girl so?
Haruchiyo: no... but uh, thanks ig
Senju: girl stand up. this is embarrassing😕
Shinichiro: guys please this is serious i can't hide in the bathroom forever
Emma: what are you doing in the bathroom??
Shinichiro: i'm on my date right? so we're having a great time and we're singing and drinking and i tell her what a pretty girl she is and she says "girl?" and i'm like "yeah you're a pretty girl" and she says she's a femboy and i don't know what that means like what does "boy" have to do with anything so i went to the bathroom to ask you guys this question real quick because she said we're going to her apartment after this (!!!i think for sex!!!) but i'm just trying to clear up what she meant by the boy part
Baji: LMAOOOOOOO
Izana: it means "she" is a he
Izana: that's not a girl, it's a feminine presenting man. hence the description femboy
Mikey: I'M FUCKING CRYING 😭😭😭😭
Baji: can you even call yourself femboy when you're like in your 30's? that's a grown ass man
Takeomi: what's up with you and all these suspiciously gay situations
Wakasa: i think the universe is trying to tell you something
Benkei: how did you not know he was a guy
Shinichiro: because she's pretty! like a girl
Haruchiyo: *he's a guy
Shinichiro:
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Baji: why's the cat sad. that's fucked up
Kakucho: it's basically how Senju looks like a boy most of the time and Haruchiyo looks like a girl
Takeomi: how did you not see a bulge or something
Shinchiro: she's wearing a skirt
Mikey: *he
Wakasa: and nothing was swinging out?
Izana: what kind of question is this
Emma: stop being vulgar Waka-nii😐. this is such a stupid conversation
Wakasa: aren't you a grown woman tho i feel like you can handle me talking about dicks
Shinchiro: holy shit she's a he
Inupi: can we go now
Baji: a hole is a hole
Emma: Baji ew😕
Takeomi: the difference between them is that one makes you gay because you're fucking a guy in the ass and the other one is normal
Baji: same difference
Takeomi: did you read what i just said
Mikey: he's illiterate
Baji: you can't insult me with a word i don't know the meaning of
Inupi: Shin what's the verdict?
Shinichiro: well...this is still a very pretty person so...
Takeomi: bro??
Shinichiro: is it that big of a deal tho?? i don't think it is
Shinichiro: yeah, this is fine
Shinichiro: is it all that gay if you're attracted to someone who looks like a woman?
Takeomi: if you're gonna fuck them, YES???
Benkei: he's lost it
Wakasa: i'm gonna need you to be sure about this because do you even know what to do? you're gonna embarrass yourself. you're not educated on gay sex at all
Baji: i can help with that
Draken: if i'm being honest i don't think you should take advice from anyone here at all
Baji: but i'm an expert
Mikey: we don't wanna know anything about what you and Chifuyu do 😐
Baji: yes you do
Inupi: google exists. just buy lube and condoms holy shit you guys are overcomplicating this so much
Mikey: of course you would know😒
Inupi: yeah i would know because i'm gay?? fucking idiot
Senju: are buttholes self lubricating? i can't be sure since i have constipation and my buttholes as dry as some tree bark
Haruchiyo: why would you tell us that
Takeomi: Senju watch how you talk. girls aren't suppose to say stuff like that
Senju: fine, next time i'll say anus to be more ladylike
Takeomi: and to answer your question, yes. because when you poop there's residue
Takeomi: you hear that Shin
Takeomi: shit in the ass
Takeomi: don't do this
Haruchiyo: you just told us you don't wipe your ass properly
Emma: i hate everyone here so bad omg
Draken: i think it's our cue to leave
Shinichiro: fuck it. i'm gonna do it
Shinichiro: thanks for the help guys! it is what it is at this point 😁
Shinichiro: bye!!
Mikey: i knew he'd eventually succumb to homosexuality
Takeomi: well since i'm homophobic i can't be his friend anymore
Benkei: no one cares
Benkei: Shinichiro successfully wasted our time once again
Benkei: i hope he gets an STD
Mikey: woah 😭
Emma: you're so fuckung dramatic😐
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thevirtualvalentine · 8 months
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ROLL OUT THE RED CARPET : Hiiii !!!! Welcome to my 100 followers event (*´∇`*)/ !! During this event, I’ll be taking up to 10 requests from followers (new or old) based on any combination of these prompts. The goal of this event is to write requests that have porno themes or are literal porn scenes (see below cut). Some important additional information: this is a purely one piece smut event, there is no set word count, and I will do my upmost best to make your film come true.
NO FUNNY BUSINESS !
you may only request once since there is a limited number of spots.
you must be off anon to request anything for this event.
remember I’m still a person when you’re requesting. my regular rules apply as well. I won’t write what I don’t like / am not comfortable with.
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NOW, THE FUN STUFF :
First, pick a character from the following list. These are characters i’m willing to write for:
Luffy, Zoro, Sanji, Nami, Robin, Law, Kidd, Koby, Ace, Sabo, Katakuri, Rosinante, Hancock, Shanks, Yamato, Kuzan, Kin’emon, Doflamingo, Mihawk, & Hawkins.
Second, pick a standard porno theme (if you don’t like any of these, suggest one).
Boss x Secretary
Vouyerism
Burglar (may contain dark content)
Massage
Casting couch
Pizza delivery guy/girl
Plumber
Pool boy OR Life guard
Shower sex
Ship-hiking OR Hitchhiking
Dads best friend
Taxi driver
Nurse OR Doctor x Patient
Professor x Student
Babysitter
Yoga instructor
Thirdly, pick a kink/fetish (or maybe two) to go along with your film. Please establish if it’s reader or character with the kink:
rough sex, bondage, blindfold, corruption, cuckolding (describe what characters and the situation), edging, breeding, overstimulation, asphyxiation (choking), food play, gagging, humiliation, impact play, mirrors, size, masochism or sadism, exhibitionism, hand, dacryphilia, lingerie. (If I missed any, just request and I’ll let you know).
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SO, FOR EXAMPLE :
“Hi valentine, can I request (afab/gn/amab) reader with pizza delivery girl nami? hand kink (on readers end) and edging please?”
Or something like that! Make your request as personal, detailed, or ambiguous as you’d like. Give your reader/character characteristics even. I’ll do my best to write it in my style and combine your ideas!
And again, thank you all for 100 followers!!!!! T^T eughhh. I really appreciate it and I’m very excited to do my first event! 🖤
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EVENT MASTERLIST :
Tape One :
portgas d. ace : pizza delivery boy ace needs to find a way to get compensation for your pizza.
Tape Two :
‘flame emperor’ sabo : professor sabo has some .. ideas for your tutoring session. one wrong answer and who knows what may happen.
Tape Three :
‘red hair’ shanks : it’s wrong isn’t it? but why does it feel so good. your dads best friend helping you move seemed like a great idea, if you could have kept it under control.
Tape Four :
trafalgar d. water law : dumb girl, doesn’t a pretty thing like you know to keep your doors locked? your heart isn’t the only thing he’s stealing tonight. (contains dark content)
Tape Five :
yamato : he can hear you every night as your roommate, your soft whines and begs to cum. finally he decides to do something about it.
Tape Six :
sanji : he regularly attends a yoga class, not only because it helps him distress, but also because he wants to fuck the hot yoga instructor.
Tape Seven :
mihawk : for your birthday, shanks decide it’s time to take you out for taste testing so you can know your limits, who else better to invite than mihawk? the man you’ve had a crush on for years, who is coincidentally your dads best friend.
Tape Eight :
zoro : he didn’t expect to find you of all people in a wano bath house, lets just say things get raunchy.
Tape Nine :
mihawk : when you came back to your hometown to visit, your dad didn’t feel quite comfortable leaving you alone at home by yourself. He sends you off to mihawks gothic mansion for the weekend.
Tape Ten :
luffy : quite the shitty delivery boy, he can never seem to get the food there in one piece. that’s ok though, he’ll find other ways to satiate your hunger …
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bubbleguppyyy · 5 months
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Encapsulated in Time
Bucky x Fem! reader
>Here's some angst :)<
Story Synopsis: Bucky knew something was missing from his memories. Something important, something special. He had tried everything to try and recover what it was, but he never could grasp anything. However, he never expected to find those missing memories in a file and an old box of videotapes
Bucky wasn't quite sure how much he enjoyed the life of the Avengers.
Steve was always there for him of course and he continuously checked on Bucky even after he would say he was perfectly fine.
They both knew he wasn't.
Bucky didn't like missions as much as Natasha or Tony did but he still went on them to try and be a part of the team, or something like that.
Steve always told him that he didn't have to. He had a choice now. He could say no, but Bucky still wasn't sure how to do that. How did he make decisions on his own?
Bucky slowly started making friends with everyone (Sam was taking some time). He bonded with Natasha over knives and even with Bruce over yoga classes to soothe anger.
But, he couldn't help but feel something very big was missing from his memory. Bucky remembered a lot of his missions and times when he happened to snap out of the soldier. There were these feelings he couldn't quite place. Longing? Anguish? Why was he feeling these emotions? And why did they come along with the scent of Rosemary?
When the Avengers decided to take a day off, they were hoping not to hear from Fury. Of course, they knew that the man would probably call later tonight with a mission but they certainly did not expect him to walk into the compound with an old box and a file.
"Barnes, I thought I would deliver these myself. Be thankful because my team almost threw them away." Fury set the box on the coffee table in the middle of the common room and gave the file to Bucky.
He held the file, dumbfounded. Bucky had no idea what Fury was talking about. They almost threw what away?
"I can tell you have no idea what I'm talking about. Good thing I saved these. Anyway, as we know, you disappeared from Hydra roughly around 1973 to 1978."
Bucky gave a look to Steve, silently asking if he knew what this was about. Steve shrugged, also looking very confused.
"Fury, why don't you just get to the point?" Natasha asks, trying to seem nonchalant but by the way she's twirling that knife, she's also intrigued.
"I agree with the Widow, Fury. We're all dying to know what's in the box."
Tony is leaning on the armrest of the couch, sipping on a glass of his expensive whiskey. He's grinning at Fury's annoyed look at all of them.
Fury sighs, "I had some agents looking into some things in Greece and they happened to find the box in an old apartment building. The owner said that she remembered you and that she always kept your stuff, hoping you'd come back by to get it."
A flash of a small, middle-aged woman that smelled of butterscotch and had a smile like the sun goes through Bucky's head. He can almost feel the breeze coming from the open windows, the sheer curtains flowing with it.
"I think you should just look in the box yourself, Barnes. Let the memories come back slowly."
With that, Fury quickly left, mumbling about how he needs to find someone to work on patience with the Avengers.
Bucky blankly stared at the file in his hands. He was almost afraid of what he would find. A feeling of dread runs through him and he wants to throw up. He can't remember anything but it's almost like his body knows that whatever is in this file and box, it's going to ruin him.
Steve sits next to Bucky, watching his reaction.
"You don't have to open it right now Buck. You can take some time to process if you'd like. We can leave the room." Steve looked at everyone, hoping they would get the hint, but none of them did. They were too curious.
Bucky just shook his head and swallowed the bile in his throat. He would rather have his friends there. He wasn't sure how he was about to handle this.
Bucky grabbed the edge of the file, preparing to open it. Everyone was on the edge of their seats. This would explain so much to Bucky.
He took and deep breath and opened it.
The first thing he saw was a picture of you, smiling as you rested your head on your palm. The sound of your laugh rang in Bucky's ears, the scent of Rosemary filling his nose. Your name was next, he remembered saying it over and over again, just because he liked the sound of it. Your birthday was next and then-
Status: Deceased. Executed by The Winter Soldier.
>Should I make a part 2?<
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theunstuffedpepper · 3 months
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Time flies, I guess? I can’t believe it’s been a month since I’ve posted something here.
January was chock full of snow days for us, which is always fun, though the sun making a reappearance during this last week or so has truly been so welcome. Dare I say I’m ready for spring?
We celebrated Holden turning 3 — had a big party for him with lots of friends and family and naturally, everything was monster truck themed. He loved it. Seeing him grow and learn continues to be so amazing. I was just saying to B last night that during his 3-year well visit with the pediatrician they asked if he can put together 3- or 4-word sentences. Seems like lately he’s not just putting sentences together, but he’s telling us full fledged stories all the time. I love how much he’s able to express himself now. I work with him often on identifying and expressing his feelings, finding healthy ways to cope with some tough feelings, and for a 3 year old he does pretty well with it. I’m constantly in awe (except during the toddler tantrums, which are very, very real). Big highs, big lows!
Things with MIL continue to be a struggle but we’re working through it. B and I have mostly been able to stay on the same team and support each other which is what’s important at the end of the day. I’ve recently found my voice within some tough conversations and it feels really, really good. Speaking what’s on my heart has been kind of a revelation for me.
I’m now entering something of a rediscovering-myself period. After having three kids in three years, coping with intense loss and grief, relocating, enduring some big shifts in family dynamic, I’ve been left feeling like.. who even am I now? I’ve been operating in survival mode for some time and it’s left me feeling like a shell of myself. I’m beginning to slowly find things that I like to do just for me. (Who knew that would also help me harbor way less resentment and be a better partner and friend?) I’m gonna go try a yoga class tomorrow for the first time in a long time and I’ve been reading books on — wait for it — birding, of all things. I’m getting into birds, guys. 😅
Here’s to making more frequent updates again. I miss this space. Looking forward to catching up with you, friends.
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ros3ybabe · 6 months
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Weekly Check In - November 12th, 2023 🎀
ugh I feel like I’ve been neglecting my blogs, and that’s not what I want to be doing!!!
I have finals coming up so soon, including exams and final papers (looking at you, psychology research paper). Not to mention I’m still working 5 days a week, classes 4 days a week, working out 3-5 days a week on top of all my adulting duties. It’s safe to safe I have been a little stressed lately, no doubt about that. It really got me bad because it was impacting my relationship with my boyfriend and the last thing I want to do is cause unnecessary stress and anxiety for him. I know I let my stress and anxieties get the best of me when I realized I was the one causing 98% of all of our arguments and issues this last few weeks. Luckily I was able to come to the realization that it had been my fault, so him and I talked it through and worked it out and I missed him that I would work both on myself more as well as work with my therapist and develop better coping strategies for times of high stress.
🩷 let’s recap this last week with some highlights! And then I will tal about my goals for the upcoming week!
I had to go talk to my PSYC TA about how far I’d fallen behind in the class and she was able to give me some encouragement and a lot of help and really set me on the path in the right direction, so I definitely have hope that I’ll pass this class with a B at worst, which is still an awesome grade!
I finally made it back to my cooking class and the professor was so kind, he told me it always upset his days when I’d miss class for the week and he asked me if was doing okay and how things were going. I think he’s in his 50s or 60s, and he’s just a very kind man, reminds me of my own dad. Has that typical old man dad humor and his cooking class has actually help me become more comfortable with my own cooking skills as of this semester. Definitely one of my favorite classes, and my classmates were the best too.
I registered for the next semester and I am sooo looking forward to the course load. Well, for the most part anyways. I have to retake Chemistry 2 as well as the lab but luckily the college offers a supplemental type of course to help with the actual class so that’s gonna be awesome. I’m also taking a sports medicine focused medical terminology course online, another once a week food focused course about food production, a psychology of emotion course (super super excited for this class), and I registered for a yoga class for the semester! I feel like having yoga twice a week will definitely help with stress and relaxation and just overall keep me on the right track health wise for the semester! I think I’m taking a total of almost 18 credit hours but other yoga class itself is 2 credits so it’s definitely gonna be an easier semester at least schedule and course load wise.
My work bestie had her baby shower! I can’t believe she’s 8 months pregnant with a little boy, he’s already so lucky to have her and her man as parents. She was absolutely glowing at her baby shower and I’m so happy that I got to go and support her. I’ve known her for going on three years already so it made my day to both be invited and get to see how excited she got when I went.
I bought matcha powder! (Amongst other health stuff, including some new gym gear for my lower body days) I have a mini traditional matcha set so I thought I’d finally use it no bought some matcha powder online! I’m super excited to try my hand at making myself matcha lattes. I even bought a milk frother so I’m a little excited.
I changed up my fitness goals and routine a bit. I’m still going to the gym 3 days a week for weight lifting, but now two of those are lower body days and the other is an upper body day. I’m also going to continue with my two days of cardio but on those two days I am also going to do some at home mat Pilates to help with my overall fitness, appearance, and health goals. I’ve heard that some lower intensity workouts are pretty good for women with PCOS so I thought incorporating that would be a good idea.
I’m Vitamin D deficient and I had no idea! I used to take vitamin D supplements at my old doctors request when I was a teenager but I stopped when I can rot college because I was no longer being advised to take it nor were my blood levels being check regularly so I figured ehh not a big deal but I recently got lab work done and yep, I am semi severely vitamin d deficient. So now I gotta look into different foods I can incorporate as well as a vitamin d supplement and more time in the sun!
I’ve been keeping up a decent skincare routine with a bunch of new products I bought and can I just say, the Anua Heartleaf Oil Cleanser is an absolute god send. I’m obsessed with Asian/Korean skincare. It’s done so much for my skin, I can’t recommend it enough!
overall, not a bad week this last week. this recap is for only (mainly) November 4th through yesterday, November 11th.
🩷 my upcoming goals and things for this week! (November 12th thru 18th)
Keep up with all my homework and turning assignments in completed and on time. I’m trying to finish the semester off strong, or at least as strong as I can. That just means it’s grind time and I gotta buckle down and get my school stuff done.
Insurance. I need to purchase insurance because the state I live in says I make too much to qualify for full coverage insurance which is an issue with the meds I take and the doctors I currently see, as well as my therapist. Adulting, yay!
Complete at least a draft and/or reel for my dietetics mentor by Saturday/next Sunday as the deadline was to have something sent to her by Monday at noon. So my goal is to have some drafts of content for her as soon as possible.
Work out at least three days this week. I’ve been consistent with going every week for the last four weeks but I haven’t been as consistent with how many days within the week that I’ve been going. So that’s definitely a goal of mine.
Look into a Pilates class/studio I can join by the beginning of next semester. I definitely want to take some classes to help with form and proper technique, but I think I want to give myself some time to build more confidence so that way I can give it my all in the future classes I take. Plus, my finances don’t exactly permit me taking Pilates classes at the moment. So my goal is to do some research now and then make a decision by mid January.
My boyfriend and I are hitting a year and a half together this week! Ahh I love him so much, I’m so excited for yet another milestone. Pretty soon we’ll be coming up on two years and I just couldn’t be happier. My man is my best friend, I’m so lucky and grateful that I have him in my life, especially as my partner <3
Attempt to make a matcha latte! My matcha powder comes in this week so I’m gonna try my hand at making my own matcha now!
Keep consistent with my skin care and self care. Also pick up journaling again this week as I think it’ll help me sort out my stressors and anxieties without harming my relationship with my man or my relationship with myself. Self care and working on my own well being benefit me in so many ways, I just need to keep consistent with it.
Restart my Duolingo and Busuu streaks as an attempt to get back into learning the Japanese language! Also begin to pick up Spanish again! Spanish is not too difficult for me to understand as a lot of people I’m around speak the language and I also took classes in high school and some in college. So I think splitting my time between Spanish and Japanese will be good and keep me from being bored and dropping my language studies altogether. I’m going to start with Spanish Duolingo and just go from there with it! once I get more comfortable with the languages I will start making small posts in those languages! Spanish will definitely come easier than Japanese tho, that’s for sure.
that’s all for this upcoming week! It feels like it’s going to be busy but next week is our break for thanksgiving so that’s one week of rest and relaxation and recovery for me. I won’t be spending the holiday with anyone but I don’t mind, it gives me a day to be mindful and grateful and just give me some time to myself that day, and for the whole week. Everyone who knows me in person knows I definitely need the time for myself. I think it’ll be very restorative for sure.
for those of you who follow my side blogs for my fitness, I’ll be posting to it here soon as well! I think I might update you on my current split and routine more in depth then what I mentioned here. And I’m going to drop a review of some of the new skincare products I’ve recently bought and tried as well! I’ll try to do a mid week update this week on this blog too!
til next time, lovelies 🩷🤍
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saltygilmores · 10 months
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Thoughts While Watching Gilmore Girls- Season 2, Episode 16, "There's The Rub", aka a Masterpiece of Gilmore-dom, AKA Lorelai Gilmore Is Safely Contained In Another Location, AKA Jess Rory And Paris Eat Together And All Is Right With The World-Part 1
Let's just jump right into this absolute masterpiece. This 45 minutes of bliss. This triumph of GilmoreDom that even Dean Forrester can't ruin. (PS-Don't forget to check all of the previous episodes I've recapped! You can find them in my pinned post).
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Yeah okay. The point of this construction was supposed to be for Jess to have a seperate space for himself, right? But this never happens. So why are we doing this again? This poor kid had to sleep on the floor next to Luke and Lorelai when she stayed over. Lorelai told Rory "your boyfriend snores." Tragically Lorelai was closer to sleeping with Jess than Rory ever was.
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I hope one of them was Forrester. Perhaps God was trying to smite him and he failed, but hey, try try again right?
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1:11 into the episode and I'm already grinning like an idiot. Emily calls Lorelai. "Would you like a gift certificate for a weekend at the spa?" TAKE IT TAKE IT TAKE IT TAKE IT TAKE IT Emily uses advanced manipulation techniques on Lorelai to trick her into accepting a mother daughter weekend at the spa and I couldn't be more proud of Emily.
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Me too, Emily. Me too.
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I'm not saying Lorelai deserves an injurous chunk of concrete falling on her head (I reserve most of my grave injury/ death wishes for Dean), but a small DOINK or KABONK would have been satisfying to watch.
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A shirt that just repeats "yoga kills" over and over is one of Lorelai's more interesting fashion choices. Per the post-opening credits, this s also a Madelyn & Louise episode? How can it get any better? Lorelai is carefully organizing her spa itninerary while Rory declares her plans to stay in for the night, order take out, watch movies and go to bed early. Lorelai is insistent that Rory throws a rager in her absence. With who, exactly? I mean this in the kindest, gentlest way possible: Rory has no friends ( besides Lane, who I suppose has demonstrated her ability to slip out of her room un-noticed and attend wild parties on multiple occasions, should I give her partial credit here?) When you think about it, these are the only true, solid, non-frenemy, non-annoying hangers on (like Logan's "friends"), non-sexually tense friend pairs on Gilmore Girls: Lane and Rory Lorelai and Sookie Miss Patty & Babette. Welp that's it. GIlmore Girls teaches us an important lesson: If you have a penis, you're not allowed to have any friends (who you aren't trying to fuck).
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17 years old, but already speaking like a true geriatric Millennial from the later 2000's. I heartily salute your low key lifestyle, Rory Gilmore. You do you, and don't listen to your mother.
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"Haven't you ever seen the movie Risky Business? I don't mean you have to start a prostitution ring, but maybe an illegal casino or something." Well, if Rory wanted to start a prostitution ring, I know a teenage gigolo who can call some people and make it happen. L: Why is (Emily) honking? She hates honking.
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Rory's Inner Monologue: "I know,I was there."
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The chariot that will whisk Lorelai away to a secondary location so Rory can have a night of freedom from her insane mother. Maybe not freedom from three other people imposing their time on her against her wishes, but hey, no Lorelai!
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One of my favorite parts of Gilly Girls is the 36 year old Chilton extras who have wives and 3 kids to get home to after chemistry class. Paris Geller's world crumbles when she discovers she recieved an A-Minus on her chemistry test. Since Madelyn and Louise won't give up their Friday Night Fuck Dates to help her study, Paris turns to her wife for help. After much badgering, Rory gives in and agrees to spend the entirety of the following week helping Paris study but declines for that evening, because Rory really needs to be alone, and just BE.
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"A whole week of studying with Rory Gilmore. Ugh. I GUESS that's okay. I GUESS that doesn't make my nether regions flutter in anticipation or anything."
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On top of the caffiene withdrawls, Emily re-arranged Lorelai's careful planning which was supposed to ensure she was seperated from Emily for the majority of the trip, so now all of their spa treatments are going to be in tandem! Lorelai's disappointments and caffiene withdrawls are like chicken soup for my soul. Ahhh! Okay, fine, Lorelai is pretty tolerable, even enjoyable to watch in this episode, but she's built up so much of whatever the opposite of goodwill is (badwill?) that it's hard for me to let go for one episode and not just snark on her constantly. A girl's gotta snark.
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Emily and Taylor Doose were the OG Karens. Did anyone just feel a sudden chill?
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AHH! You idiots, you have GOT to stop scaring me like that. Having to see Rory and Dean make out and then having to hear Rory pretend that it actually turned her on is another form of unthinkkable torture outlawed by the Geneva Convention. Rory's sexual experiences really went Dean Forrester, Logan, ????? (mystery 10 years), then Logan again. I hope there was something in between Logan and Logan, for I fear this poor thing has never had an orgasm in her life. Maybe Jess snuck in there somewhere after their initial breakup. Paris maybe? Ditch em all and buy a nice vibrator is what I say. Anything that would unbleach my eyes.
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*to the tune of Unbreak My Heart by Toni Braxton* Unbleaach my eyeeesss....don't ever do it AGAAIIIN... Un-do this shit that caused me to claw at my brain and want to rip out my eyes...
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If I had a nickel for every time AmyShermanPalladino flip-flopped between making Dean a Nerd or a Jock, I would have many nickels. Frankly, my dear Amy, we know he doesn't know how to read, play sports, or kiss a girl, so just knock it off already. The makeout session lasts an ungodly long amount of time (about another 10 seconds) because he insists on stopping to talk to her 3 words at a time between each torturous application of his lips to hers. I swear I'm going to make a Gilmore Girls Bingo Card and here's a space I'd add to the card: "Dean makes a suggestion for something HE wants to do, not taking Rory's time, feelings, or interest in said thing into consideration, Rory is not able to express just how deeply she does not want to be involved in the Thing, and then Dean goes "WHAT" when she hesitates and then manipulates her into doing the Thing against her wishes, or he offers her a terrible compromise that benefits her in no way whatsoever" This is the second episode in a row where this exact thing happened and probably like, the fourth time total. Dean trying to seduce/ interest Rory in a couple of minutes of awkward groping: "So tonight (SLORP) I was thinking (SLORP) since your mother's gonna be gone (SLORP) I could come over."
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We have Oh. What? I repeat, Oh. What? has achieved liftoff. Your shitty manipulation tactics and slorping on Rory's face cannot bring me down, Forrester. Not in There's The Rub. Not gonna happen. Bring on Jess and Paris.
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I await Dean Forrester's reasonable and measured response.
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"You're right Dean Forrester, silly me, I dont know why I would ever consider spending a single minute of my time with anyone but you. Thus far you have given me no reason to avoid you like Covid-19, even though I don't know what that is."
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The Butthead was too stunned to speak. Poor Rory has to EXPLAIN to Dean why she would ever entertain the idea of spending one night by herself. They should show Gilmore Girls in high school sex ed classes as an example of unhealthy dating relationships. I swear. I'm going to publish this Part 1 a little prematurely as I'm leaving for the afternoon and I may as well throw it up, much like the lunch Rory will throw up after making out with Dean. Part 2 soon.
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storiesbyjes2g · 6 months
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3.41 The rain continues
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At some point, I put all those crazy lustful thoughts away and concentrated on getting to a place of emotional mindfulness. I needed to be on top of my game for my first official class in San Sequoia, and dwelling on how to fulfill my fantasies was not getting me there. When I felt ready, I went to the rec center to set up and wait for sims to show up. To my surprise, I had a full class! Chi Chi was there, of course, and I was glad to see Celeste. I recognized one neighbor from yesterday, and there were two sims I didn't know. Rude girl showed up too and picked a mat right up front. I mean, it made sense because she had no idea what her presence at the spa meant to me, and I had to use a lot of energy to maintain my composure. It wasn't her fault, but she just hurt me so much.
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The class went very well. Like, better than any class I'd hosted. One guy even tipped me! I never had so many advanced sims in one class before. Honestly, it was quite exhilarating. Only two had to do the alternate poses, and Chi Chi was one of them. She was very athletic but never tried yoga until she met me. I loved how open she was to trying new athletic feats. It also could be she just wanted to be around me, but that was a thought for another day.
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At the end of class, I noticed I had a missed text from Mama from a few hours ago. It said Tofu had died! I was stunned and stared at the phone for a while. My breaths increased, and I felt like I might cry. But I couldn't fall apart around all those strangers. I missed Tofu, but my mind went to Mama and how she was alone in the house now. I should have been there to comfort her and make sure she was alright. Instead, I was relaxing in the hot spring, wondering how to have woohoo with Yasmine without getting into a relationship with her.
My demeanor must have been more distressed than I thought because when I looked up, Chi Chi was hurrying toward me with concern written all over her face.
"You just lead a successful class. Why do you look so sad?"
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In the grand scheme of things, it was really a trivial thing. Tofu was old. Dogs die. I was sure she had better things to do than fuss over me.
"It's nothing. Don't worry about it."
"Last time I checked, nothing doesn't make droopy faces like this. Now tell me what happened."
Was that her mom voice? She wasn't going to let me get away, and I kinda appreciated it.
"I just found out our dog died. My mom's dog."
"Oh no! I'm so sorry to hear that. Oh, I don't know what I'd do if Butter died. Probably fall out on the floor, ha! Is there anything I can do for you?"
She reached out and rubbed my arms comfortingly, and it stunned me. No one had ever done anything like that for me before. True, I had little going on in my life that warranted comfort, but I always seemed to be the one comforting everyone else. I mean, it was fine. That was just how I was. No one ever checked on me. Not really. But in that moment, I realized I too needed care. I wanted someone to care for me. It seemed so natural for Chi Chi. Almost...dutiful. Maybe she and I were alike in that way. I think that was the first I saw her, not just as the hot girl I don't know how to be around, but as a friend.
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gymsinmulund · 7 months
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Gyms in Mulund
I have been an active and consistent gym freak for almost two years at this point. After researching online about the different gyms in my locality (Mulund ) and calling around 80 numbers ( a lot of them were closed or had their businesses shut down probably because of COVID) I made a list of the gyms in both east and west Mulund. I didn’t bother checking out the gyms without steam facilities since it was one of the criteria I was looking for to be included in my gym membership. I have compared and made a list of all the gyms according to specific criteria such as the gym’s equipment, location, steam availability, parking space( 4-wheeler), crowd, etc. All the comparisons will be done in accordance with Gold’s gym since I went there initially. The numbers of the gym can be found on Google but I have also mentioned it below along with their address and my personal review of the gym. I even segregated the gyms in the east/west respectively. Guys, take trials at the gym and choose the one who loves you! Happy gym hunting!
Mulund west :
Gold’s gym :
This gym tops the list whether doesn’t matter whether it’s east or west. The best gym in Mulund hands down. The biggest gym with new and a variety of equipment. The gym is located on a not-so-busy road making it the best place to get some parking. The gym has Wi-Fi access. The owners of the gym seem to continuously upgrade the gym with new equipment as and when possible. Steam is available for 6 days a week. The crowd is excellent. The gym includes a number of classes like MMA, power yoga, and Zumba.
Membership cost : 18-20k (without trainer)
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9th Gear
The second biggest gym in Mulund after Gold’s gym. The gym has new-age machines and equipment. The problem with the gym is the location, since it is located right opposite the station driving and finding parking is nearly impossible. Steam service is available twice a week. It has a good reception area and the changing room is also quite big. The lighting of the gym is not that good and makes you feel dull in the evening.
Membership fee : 14 k
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Power junction :
This is a mid-size and honestly quite compact but has a plethora of equipment. The gym has a huge CrossFit area. Here, 4-wheeler parking is not available. One thing I severely disliked is that it has an extremely small changing room. The gym doesn’t have a lot of crowds, so machines are more easily available compared to other gyms.
Membership fee : 11k
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3 months fitness
A small-sized gym near Veena Nagar. It has plenty of parking available. The changing room is extremely small and has no attached rest room just a common one in the main lifting area honestly I thought this was just bizarre. The weights and machines are quite average just the common ones. Some machines are old and the names of the weights are also missing so it would be difficult to progressively overload. The gym has good red interiors and lighting. Steam facility is available twice a week.
Membership fee : 13k ( Negotiate )
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Fitness Factory
A good mid-sized gym.  The equipment and weights here are new. The gym has ample weights. Here, parking is a little difficult to find but manageable. The gym has steam access which is available twice a week. This gym has a big locker/changing room compared to most gyms in the area. The gym tends to get crowded. The trainers are very good. The locker facility and steam need to be paid for separately.
Membership fee: 9k
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The Fitness yard
A small-sized gym in Mulund West. The weights here are old and rusty. Steam facility is available twice a week. A four-wheeler parking here is difficult to find. The bathroom was not maintained at all. The gym feels too congested to work out.
Membership fee: Rs 9k
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Evolution fitness
This is a mid-sized gym but extremely crowded during peak hours. The equipment is old but has a variety of them. There is no issue with parking it’s easily available. The locker room was not maintained that well. The gym has a steam facility. One con about the gym was it closes early on Sunday but this is the case with most gyms.
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Membership fee: 9.5-10.5 k
World fitness
This is a small-sized gym. It is difficult to find parking here. The gym tends to get crowded. The cardio section is good. The gym has a good variety of strength training equipment but the weights are old. Steam facility is available.
Membership fee : 7-9k.
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Mulund east : (Ranking wise)
Magnum gym :
The best and the biggest gym in Mulund East. Parking is easily available since it’s located in a not-so-busy lane. The gym itself is new so all the equipment is new. The gym tends to get a little crowded during peak hours. The gym has access to Wi-Fi also. One thing to keep in mind is that the changing room is a little small and has barely any seating space. Steam is included in the membership and can be used at any time during the week. This is a superior pro of the gym compared to the other gyms which have just a 2-day steam facility access during the week. Sunday the gym is open for a longer time duration compared to other gyms.
Membership fee : Actual 15.3k but they will come down till 14k so Negotiate!
Number : 9930776682
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One life
This gym is huge with new equipment. A lot of parking is available since it’s a not-so-busy street. The gym has a steam and shower facility. The gym is a little crowded. The membership includes four free PT sessions and twelve body assessments in a year. I can’t give an in-depth review since due to some maintenance work going on in the gym some sections of the gym were not accessible but saying that you should take a trial and decide for yourself.
Membership cost : Bargain till 12.5k.
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Fitness intelligence
This is a small-sized gym. Since the gym is new the equipment and machines are new. Parking is easily available. It has a good ambiance.
Membership fee: Negotiate below Rs 12,600.
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Matoshri Prime physique
This is an old-school mid-sized gym located in Mulund East. The problem here is parking and it is not easily available. The machines are old and rusty with labels missing. The gym is not crowded which is good. The variety of machines is also comparatively lesser compared to most gyms along with the number of trainers. The best thing about the gym is the cardio section which has a number of machines. The weird part about the membership is that the cardio section and steam are charged separately. The gym doesn’t really have a dedicated changing room and the restroom is also not maintained well.
Membership fee : Rs 7500
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M5 gym :
A small-sized gym but long in length. Here, parking can be easily found. The equipment and machines here are new. The sad part about the gym is no steam. The gym has a good crowd. The changing room is well maintained but small. The weights in the gym are in pounds and not kgs (Just thought of mentioning this). I thought the gym needed a few more benches and was missing certain equipment.
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Fitness 45
A small-sized gym in Mulund East. The interiors are done really well. Here, parking is not easily found. The changing room is extremely small and not maintained at all. The gym lacks a steam facility. The gym has fans and no AC so feels extremely warm to workout. The gym has missing weights and certain machines have missing weight labels too. The gym is small and feels congested. The cardio area is also small. Sundays the gym is open till 1pm.
Membership fee: Rs 7500 ,Couple : 14000
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Fitness Palace: The smallest gym in Mulund East or if you plan to gym on a budget this is for you. Here, access to Steam is not available. Parking can’t be found since it’s a busy road. The weights are new since the gym itself is new. The changing room was extremely small with no couch. The gym had only fans no AC. The trainer is very good.
Membership Fee : Rs 8500
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The gym’s I didn’t try
JMK :
The last time I went for a trial here, half the gym was allocated for people who opt for trainers which I didn’t feel was fair honestly speaking. That being said the gym is big and comparable to Gold’s in size and equipment. It has new equipment and weights. The gym has ample parking available along with valet service.
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Ur care
I tried your care a long time ago. Urcare is located in a shady building next to the station. It is an extremely small-sized gym. Parking is not available since it’s near the station.
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Rewind:
 The gym has ample parking available. It is of decent size and is a good mid-sized gym. The changing rooms are big and well-maintained. I was a part of the gym a long time before so can’t review it at this moment but feel free to go and take a trial and decide for yourself.
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Pro Safe Academy ( No steam ): I didn’t bother to check the gym since it had no steam facility available. If steam is not a criterion for you guys when investing in a gym go check it out.
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jammie3132 · 5 months
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Fandom: Glee Pairing: Blaine Anderson & Sebastian Smythe Summary: It’s been two months since they returned from Angelica’s totally awesome vacation. She’s thriving at her new school, Sebastian is loving being a stay-at-home dad again…and Blaine is bored.
10 Days of Seblaine 2023 Day 6: Free Part 3 of Poppy's Little Angel Series Dedicated to @seblaineaddict Warning: A lot of my works are "Kurt Unfriendly". Even if I feel it's not that bad, I put in the tag to avoid a certain section of the fandom. This time when I say "Unfriendly" I really mean it. I don't know if I've ever been this nasty in a one-shot (multi-chapters, absolutely). And for fun, I brought Rachel along for the "Unfriendly" ride.
After Angelica’s school year ended and they went on her surprise totally awesome vacation, real life caught up to them. Neither Blaine nor Sebastian was currently working, by choice. Blaine made what Sam called a crap ton of money over the years for his percentage in Machiavelli the Musical and then a shit ton of money when he and his partners sold not only their percentages in the musical but the movie rights as well.
Sebastian seamlessly transitioned back into his role of stay-at-home dad, making Angelica, his Angel, happier than ever. She’d missed him when he helped his friend with his show for those 2 months. She also LOVED her new school, especially when Class Dad Sebastian volunteered.
And Blaine was bored out of his mind.
Not that he wasn’t trying. He volunteered at Angelica’s school as well, but he wasn’t in her classroom (he taught advanced piano). He was the loudest cheerleader at her soccer games (Sebastian was the coach) and they had a Daddy/Daughter date every Sunday trying out different tea houses in the city. They also had French lessons together every evening, not necessarily by choice. Sebastian was a little tyrannical with this one.
But that wasn’t all. He watched Josh for Brittany and Santana once a week so they could run errands. He was going to the gym with Sam until he got a part in a cowboy movie filming in Montana. Now he was taking a yoga class every Monday and Thursday.
At home, he organized the closets exchanging summer clothes for fall. After that he turned Sam’s room back into an office and set up an entirely new organization system. Then there was his Halloween Extravaganza. He decorated not only their apartment but their entire floor (with their neighbors’ blessings, of course). There was a game area for little trick or treaters and full-size candy for the big kids. He even bought separate candies for children who can’t have sugar.
Now it was the day before Halloween, and he was still bored out of his mind. Or maybe he was throwing a pity party. His husband and daughter were BIG MEANIES! When he suggested family Halloween costumes, they told him they already had it taken care of. If that wasn’t bad enough, THEY WOULDN’T TELL HIM WHAT THEY WERE! Blaine looked at his phone and was surprised to see it was only 9:35 AM. That explained his current mood. Tuesday mornings were supposed to be Sebastian/Blaine, not Poppy/Daddy, alone time.
Yes, they were scheduling sex. Sebastian was having trouble with spontaneity (never thought he’d say those words) ever since the Our 4-year old Little Angel heard us having sex fiasco. So, he wasn’t bored…he was horny.
He needed a distraction. Unfortunately, the one thing he wanted to do was go to the container store and buy organizers for the kitchen. But Sebastian (the BIG MEANY!) told him if moved shit (organize!) in another room, next time he and Angelica had paint day he’d (air quotes) forget to put down the tarp.
In the middle of an internal should I go to a yoga even if it isn’t yoga day debate when he figured out exactly what he could do.
With Sebastian volunteering at Angelica's school and soccer practice after school, he had the next 7 hours to himself. Plenty of time to find where the BIG MEANIES were hiding the Halloween costumes.
An hour later he was even more frustrated than when he began. He had torn apart both bedrooms (and put them back together)…nothing. Could Brittany and Santana be hiding the costumes for them?
There was a storage room in the basement. He’d search there first. When he opened the door, someone was ready to knock. He didn’t bother to say hello. “Are you and Britt hiding our Halloween costumes?”
“Let me in Blaine. You want to hear this.”
He stepped aside to let her in, but something wasn’t right. It wasn’t the You want to hear this part. It was the fact Santana called him Blaine. “You have my attention.”
“Britt’s upset and I can’t deal with one of your overreactions right now.”
I overreact? “Have a seat.” Blaine left and came back with two beers. “I don’t care if it’s 11AM. You sound like these will be necessary.”
Santana took a swig from her bottle, further proving his point. “Someone Britt worked with on her last show called and said her current show was auditioning. It was word of mouth only, no open calls. Britt didn’t know it was the show Seb had worked with until she got to the theater.”
“Let me guess. She remembered everything Seb said on how the cast was talented, except the lead actress who was a nightmare both personally and professionally.”
“The nepo baby was fired.”
Blaine almost spit the drink he’d just taken. “Are you serious? It caused all sorts of drama when they announced her.”
“They replaced the Sugar Motta wannabe with Berry.”
“Rachel?” Then it hit him with a ton of bricks. “Kurt was at the theater when Britt got there. With the restraining order still valid, she couldn’t audition. Son-of-a-Bitch!”
“But there’s more! Berry chased Britt down as she was leaving.”
That was the end of Blaine’s beer. “Where was Kurt?”
“He stood off to the side. Britt said he just stood there. Didn’t say a word. It was all Berry.”
“I’m sorry San. Britt has been the collateral damage in my crap with my ex-husband.”
“B, that’s why Britt says this ambush was different. It wasn’t about her, it was getting a message to you.”
“I’m not surprised.” Blaine knew he screwed up. He didn’t know how much until Santana sunk into the couch and crossed her arms…great. “Don’t give me that look. The numbers of what my partners and I got for selling our rights to Machiavelli made the financial pages last week when you were in Jamacia for work. I’d have been surprised if Kurt didn’t react.”
“But Berry went after Britt.”
“I know, but this has Kurt written all over it. Tell me exactly what Britt said happened.”
Santana finished her beer then took a deep breath to center herself. This was going to get ugly. “Berry started with the oldies but goodies.” Blaine rolled his eyes because, of course, she did. “You’d think after all this time they’d have new material.”
“They do. Things only a very select group of people should know.”
“I’m going to kill him.” Blaine got up from his chair and moved across the room. He knew what Santana was going to say, but he needed to hear the words. When he heard those words, he needed to be away from anything he could throw, especially after last time. Sebastian really likes his new big screen. “What did Rachel say about my daughter?”
“She knew you guys adopted her from Seb’s 15-year old cousin.” Instead of flying off the wall, as she expected, Blaine became eerily calm…too calm. “What else?”
Should she call Sebastian? “Uh…Britt got away before the troll said anything else. But the girl who told her about the audition called to apologize. She also told her when Berry and Hummel returned, they were having one of those conversations where you pretend it’s between you and the other person, but make sure everyone else hears. The strange thing was Berry did all the talking. Hummel only nodded.”
“What did she say?”
“She trashed Seb…duh. The usuals of trapping you with a baby and not deserving his Tony…blah, blah, blah. But then…” Blaine held up his hand as the sign to stop. This time it wasn’t necessary to hear Santana say the words. “With all the times Kurt’s been shot down in court, I’m surprised he didn’t use the Slushie card sooner.”
“So, you were right? This was Hummel’s doing?”
“Never had a doubt. San, I understand more than anyone how much you want to go after them. I’m asking you to let me handle it.”
Santana walked over to her friend to look in his eyes. The dancing flecks of gold were gone. The warm honey/hazel color was now solid steel grey. “You’re showing no mercy.”
“In the words of my old friend Niccolò, If an injury has to be done to a man it should be so severe that his vengeance need not be feared.”
20 minutes later Santana was on the subway home. Before she and Blaine went their separate ways, he was insistent she didn’t try to contact Sebastian. She promised she wouldn’t and Santa Lopez always keeps her promises.
From Santana: Some serious shit is going on with Blaine. He’s quoting Machiavelli and not in the funny way like the show. He was so angry he was calm. Like zen calm.
From Sam: I’m at the airport. They’re expecting an early snowstorm in the area and production is shutting down. Be home soon
3:45 PM
Rachel had no idea what was still doing there. The director cut rehearsal short without warning but told her to stay. They were only 4 weeks away from previews and she’d miss the first 8 weeks of rehearsals. If they would have given the part to her in the first place…
“Rachel” Kurt said breathlessly, as if ran all the way there. “I had to run the last five blocks. The subways…Uggh!”
Close enough. “What are you doing here?”
“You don’t know? I got a message from your director to be here at 4PM and don’t be one minute late. Do you think my hanging out with you finally convinced him to give me a part in the show. Isabelle is great letting me work at Vogue in between shows, but I’ve been there so long this time they’re trying to give me an office. So, unless my audition for Moulin Rouge went as well as I believe it did…”
“Kurt! Take a breath and grab a water. You’re beginning to schvitz.”
“No time. It’s 3:51 PM.”
“Make time. Fix yourself and I’ll find out what’s going on.” Rachel opened her dressing room door and was met by one of the stagehands…the big muscly kind, not the ones in a headset. “Hi William, do you know where Sean is?”
“Gone.”
Kurt turned to her in a panic, but she motioned for him to calm down. “But Sean told me to stay and texted Kurt to be on stage at exactly 4PM.”
William started to walk away. He was told to stop the bitch from leaving until 4PM. Close enough. “I’m leaving and don’t give a shit what Sean told you. The only person here besides you two is some big Broadway muckity-muck. Nice guy though.”
Neither of them cared how rude the stagehand was once they heard big Broadway muckity- muck. Rachel grabbed Kurt’s arm and started hurrying toward the stage. “Remember, not one minute later.”
They arrived at 4PM on the dot but something didn’t feel right. The stage was lit for a performance, but why weren’t the lights in the theater on? It was so dark they couldn’t even see the front row seats.
“Have either of you heard the quote Everyone sees what you appear to be, few experience what you really are.”
“Blaine?��� The theater lights came on and the Broadway muckity-muck, sitting front and center in the first row, was indeed Kurt’s ex-husband. He looked at Rachel and she was as thrown as he was.
“I bet you’re wondering about my quote. It’s one of my favorites from Machiavelli and fits our dynamic so well. For example, those who really know me don’t see me as a depressed shell of a man, eager to please for scraps of attention. But for some reason you two still do. Those who know who I really know that I will destroy anyone who dares come after those I love, especially my husband and daughter. They would expect nothing less of me if I found out something like someone told a room full of people that in high school, my husband threw a Slushie full of rock salt. It hit me in the eye, and I required surgery.”
Kurt and Rachel looked at each other, only to see the other was just as confused. They’d wanted Blaine’s attention, but they didn’t expect this.
“So, I thought long and hard of a way for you to know the real me. Rachel, do you remember Sunshine Corazon? I was wondering since you suddenly want to bring up shit that happen in high school.”
“Sun…”
Kurt put his arm around Rachel and held tight. She looked like she needed support. “She can say it was a rumor started by bullies. No one at McKinley saw the girl go into the crack house.”
“I know, that’s why when I talked to Sunshine I asked if she’d be willing to sit for an interview with a friend of mine at Playbill. She said she’d love to.”
Rachel’s hand was over her mouth, trying not to vomit so Kurt asked
“How…”
“How did I find her? Easy…New Directions have contact lists of former members, so do the Warblers. Makes sense Vocal Adrenaline would too. Jesse was happy to help.”
Rachel gathered herself and began to walk toward the edge of the stage. “Blaine, I said…”
“I know for some inexplicable reason Kurt convinced you to do his dirty work. That’s the only reason I’m giving you a chance to fix it. One week, I don’t care, just fix it. If you do, my friend will download the interview to a thumb drive and clear her computer. Sunshine is fine with this plan. But Rachel, if you haven’t guessed, the thumb drive will stay with me.”
“I understand. Again, I’m so sorry.”
“The person you need to apologize to is Britt but don’t. Santana is ready to pull out your hair next time she sees you. Not your extensions…your hair.” An alarm went off on Blaine phone which caused him to sigh. “This is taking too long. Bas and Ang will be home before I can have dinner ready. Guess I’m going to have to order pizza.”
“If your so-called husband is lounging at home all day, why are you making dinner?” Kurt snapped back, even with Rachel begging him to shut up.
“My home life is none of your fucking business, but you can’t let go.” Blaine scrolled through his phone until he found the number he was looking for. “Hey Brad…I’m the one who asked you for a favor. Did Jason…He had no problem with my request?…(*laughter*) Sorry, I know I owe you big but not big enough to take over Christian myself. Although, my Come What May is stellar...” When he heard Kurt gasp, he knew his work was done. “Brad, I’ve got to go…yes, dinner soon. Bye.”
Blaine ended the call, grabbed his coat and prepared to leave. “And that covered the incompetence part of my earlier quote. Because you thinking I wouldn’t go all Machiavellian on your ass for using my 5-year old daughter in an attempt to blackmail me? That took a special kind of stupid.”
“I…”
“Save your excuses, I don’t fucking care. Now listen very carefully, Dumbass. In that fantasy land you live in, where I’m your arm candy and constantly caving into your demands, you seem to have forgotten that one my Tonys was as a producer. I learned how to use all those parties, premiers, award ceremonies and balls I had to attend to make contacts.”
“Rubbing your success in my face…”
“No, setting a foundation for later. I actually want to begin with you. You were going to tell me you wanted 50% of what I made from Machiavelli. If I didn’t give into your demands, you’d let the world know what you believed was my biggest secret…I cheated on you.”
Kurt went suspiciously silent, telling Blaine he was on the right track. Thing was, he never needed confirmation. “That was your biggest mistake. I don’t care what people know about me. I’ve been dealing with their bullshit since I came out. But you went straight for my family. You brought my 5-year old daughter in this mess… Damn it! She’s a child! What the fuck is wrong with you? Do you even realize you’ve become a bully…”
“I’m a bully?! You took away my chance at a leading role on Broadway!”
“No, I’m not a bully. I’m a father and husband who will do whatever it takes to protect his family which also includes Britt, Josh, Sam and Tana. And so, here’s my counteroffer…disappear. I don’t want to see or hear from you ever again. The court filings are over. You’re never getting a dime of the money I earned.”
“That’s not fair!”
“What’s not fair is that ridiculous restraining order against Britt. I don’t know how it’s gone on this long, but if she doesn’t tell me it’s been rescinded within the next week, I will. That's it...disappear, the court bullshit ends, cancel the restraining order. If you do everything on my list, we’re done. Fuck this up, I won’t be calling one of my contacts, I’m calling all of them.”
Blaine rushed home and was surprised it was so quiet, then he heard “Daddy, is that you?”
That was strange. “It is. Can you come out and give me a hug? I missed you today.”
Angelica came running out of her room dressed like an angel, complete with moving wings. “I’m an angel for trick-treat Daddy! I’m an angel cuz I’m Poppy’s Angel.”
Blaine went to his knees in front of her. “You sure are. Speaking of Poppy…” Before he could finish, Sebastian walked out in a matching costume. Blaine went from his knees to his ass he laughed so hard.
“Hey, I’ve been a good boy” the taller angel protested.
“I’m just imaging what the Warblers would say if they saw you. I take it I’m an angel as well.”
“You’re a different kind Daddy.”
“A different kind?”
“I’ll show you!”
“Don’t run!” Angelica’s Poppy yelled before crossing his arms and focusing on his husband. “Did you take care of it?”
Blaine scrunched his face. It was his telltale sign he knew he was busted. “Santana promised not to say anything.”
“She didn’t, Britt did.” Sebastian pulled him off the ground and they moved to the couch. “Tell them yes.”
“What are you talking about?”
“Before we left on vacation the studio called and asked you to play Machiavelli in the movie. You told them no because it’ll shoot in LA.”
“But…”
“Blaine, you’ve been home full-time a couple of months and are bored out of your mind. Tell them yes.”
“B…”
“What if I said instead of you filming in LA, we move to LA. We’ve been talking about getting a bigger place, one with a yard for Angel and the little sister she’s been dropping hints about.”
“B…”
“I’ve already talked with a real estate agent. With our unique situation, what we’re looking for will be difficult to find.”
“Our unique situation?”
“I narrowed the recommendations from the administration at Angel’s school down to three. They are nowhere near each other, so we must choose school before house. Britt and Tana don’t want to be more than two blocks from us…closer if possible. And I suggested an apartment above our garage to Sam, but he wants a pool house.”
“You...? All of you…? When?”
“When I wouldn’t let you reorganize the kitchen so you turned Sam’s room back to an office. He’s coming back eventually, B. Did you forget he hadn’t found a new place? Of course, he would have had to start to look.”
“I can’t believe…wait! Did you forget Cooper lives in LA? There wouldn’t be 3000 miles to keep him from coming over unannounced. Hell, he’d probably fight Sam for a pool house.”
“We’ve already started a set ground rules. First being he’s not to be left alone with Angel, Josh or any other kids until they’re 10.”
“After they choose their superhero name and persona?”
“Think about it, if we buy a big new house, we can make sure Angel’s bedroom is far enough from ours she wouldn’t hear any activities we might be having.”
Blaine dropped his head and, despite everything he’d done that day, blushed like a bashful schoolboy. “That would be nice. I did miss our alone time this morning.”
“And our new house would need to be organized. Think of all the trips you’d have to make to the container store."
"I'd like that."
Sebastian lifted Blaine's chin to look at him again. "Remember what you told me when we reunited at West Side Story and again we found out Penny wanted us to adopt Angel?”
“The universe has a wacky sense of timing but sometimes you have to trust everything will work out how it’s supposed to.”
"Maybe it's time we were a little wacky again."
“Poppy! Have we waited long enough?”
“You had her go back to her room so we could talk?”
Sebastian put on a smile opposite of the angel costume he was wearing “She wants a pool. You can come out now!”
When Angelica joined them she was carrying a box and brought Brittany, Santana and Josh with her. The mommies were also dressed as angels…sexy angels.
Josh looked adorable in Santana’s arm wearing his little devil outfit (complete with cute little horns on his hoody). When Blaine opened the box, he found a matching costume except his horns weren’t as cute.
“A devil? I thought I was going to be an angel…oh, a fallen angel.”
“You were going to be the same as me and Poppy but Aunt Tana said this was better.”
Sebastian stood up, allowing Santana to take his seat. “You scared me this morning, Niccolò.” She handed Blaine the baby, but it was an excuse to lean closer. “Did you show mercy?”
“Not even a little bit.”
Angelica climbed up on Blaine's lap to play grab my finger with Josh. “Daddy, I’m hungry.”
“Oh my God! I was going to…”
“Did anyone order pizza?”
“Unc Sammy!!” Angelica freed her finger from the baby’s grip and ran toward her Godfather.
“Oh no, Angel” Sebastian said as he scooped her into his arms, carefully avoiding her wings. “Uncle Sammy is carrying pizzas and your costume is white. Why don’t we change and then you can get your hugs?”
“You’re Poppy is right, Jellybean, but don’t take too long. I’ve missed our tickle hugs.”
Santana and Brittany went to change as well, so Blaine and Josh joined Sam in the kitchen to set up. He put the baby in the highchair they had for him then hugged his best friend. “I’ve missed you so much.”
“So much you turned my room into an office when I was barely out the door?”
“Shut up!” Blaine pulled away and went to get plates. “Uh, Sam you’re not here because…”
“You finally had enough of Hummel? Nope, snowstorm. I called Santana when I landed, and she asked me to pick up the pizzas. You were later than you said you’d be. Was there a problem?”
“No, not with my plan. The problem is I don’t feel bad, but I do feel…unsettled, I guess. I didn’t recognize myself.”
“Can I ask what you did? I won’t say anything…Blam promise.”
“Found the girl Rachel sent to the crack house and called in a favor to make sure Kurt didn’t get a role he auditioned for.”
Sam stopped what he was doing and stared at Blaine in disbelief. “Wow! Remind me not to piss you off.”
“You can piss me off, just don’t go after my husband or kid.”
“Speaking of kids” Sam gave Josh some Cheerios then removed his hoody. “Are you going to give Jellybean her little sister before she figures out she technically has a little brother. It was obvious before but now that the curls are coming in…”
“When I volunteered, I never imagined a mini-me. But he’s not Ang’s brother, not even technically. Josh is Brittany and Santana’s kid…but if they want another it’s your turn.”
“Pizza!” Angelica ran into Sam’s arms for her hug. The rest of her family wasn’t far behind.
Blaine stepped back to watch the scene in front of him. He didn’t like the person he was today with Kurt and Rachel. He didn’t only scare Santana, he scared himself.
But he’d do it again if anyone dared go after his family…not just his husband and daughter, but the family they’ve chosen. The family currently destroying his kitchen. They really did need a bigger one.
Notes:
Quotes of Niccolò Machiavelli are from The Prince written in 1513 but printed versions were not distributed until 5 years after his death in 1532.
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twistedboxy · 2 years
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Meet the teacher
Happy Birthday (Belated) @too-old-for-this-mix
I finally sat down to write this that spawned from a convo we had and I said I had to write it. It was going to be a small little thing but turned into something longer.
Also thanks to @mythicalamity for bouncing ideas off each other
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Collum said Rhett looks like a yoga teacher who got dressed up to go to his kids parent teacher meeting.
It was Rhett’s turn to go to Charlotte's parent teacher meeting this year. That is what he and his ex agreed upon. He knew he had to at least look presentable except most of his wardrobe was for teaching his yoga classes. There were a few sporadic button downs and jeans. He grabbed a blue printed button down, jeans and some slip ons.
Once at the school, Rhett quickly found his daughter’s classroom. Inside sitting at the head desk was a man close in height and age with salt and pepper hair. The man seemed to be grading papers.
Rhett hesitated,”Oh excuse me. Am I in the right room?”
The man chuckled behind his glasses,”That depends, would your child be in this class?”
Rhett got a good look at his face being drawn in by the blue eyes before he answered “I’m Rhett McLaughlin, Charlotte’s dad. What happened to Mrs. Ellis?”
“She’ll be out for a bit for some surgery and recovery. Nice to meet you Mr. McLaughlin. I’m Link Neal.” Standing up to shake Rhett’s hand.
“Nice to meet you too. Link huh?”
“Lincoln is my middle name but I’m the third in the line of Charles the third.”
“Oh gotcha. Anyway, how's Charlotte in class?”
“She’s a delight. She is so kind and bright. Here’s her latest vocab test.” Link hands over the test. Rhett looked at it proudly, she only missed one which was Wednesday but who wouldn’t that’s a tough one. The meeting continued casually, the two really hitting it off. 
“I should be headed out. It was nice meeting you.”
“You too. Goodnight.”
Everyone’s lives mostly went back to normal, routines repeated again. It was almost the end of the day on Wednesday. Link has been in most of a haze since he met Rhett. He really enjoyed their connection. He kept trying to come up with an idea to ask for a date but he didn’t really like any of them. Lost in his thoughts, he didn’t realize one of his students was standing at the desk.
“Mr. Neal? Here’s my worksheet.” Charlotte said placing the paper on the table, as she turned to walk away Link was struck with an idea. He quickly scribbled something on some kind of form but not for it’s intended use. 
“Hey Charlotte, can you give this to your dad to sign and return to me?” Handing her the paper the bell rang signaling the end of the day. The students shuffled out.
Rhett was waiting to pick up Charlotte from school. It was one of her visit nights. She got into the car.
“Hi Daddy!”
“Hi Kiddo! How was school?”
“It was good.” The two head home. 
Rhett makes dinner and helps with homework. The two watch a movie before it’s time for bed. He makes sure she packs up her school bag. As they are doing that, she stops and pulls out a folded paper.
“Mr. Link wanted me to give you this to sign and give back to him, Daddy?”
“Oh yea, I’ll look it over in a bit and make sure it’s in your bag?” Rhett takes the paper, placing it in his pocket for later. Once Charlotte is set for bed, Rhett does the same. He remembers the paper in his pocket. The note read:
“I didn’t know how to get in touch with you without it being weird.  I shot down all my ideas. I really felt a connection with you. I hope we can go out some time!  Here’s my number.”
Rhett is a bit miffed that Link would use his own child for his own personal gains but actually really admires the bold move. He goes to grab his phone to message Link.
R: “Nice stunt you pulled, sending a note with my daughter.”
L: “Oh I’m sorry. I really didn’t mean for it to be awkward. You can get rid of it. I’m really sorry.”
R: “No no, I really admire the bold move you took. I’d love to go out with you! I think we really have something.”
L: “I’d like that.”
The two continued chatting until they both had to force themselves to go to sleep. Rhett wrote his own note back to Link putting it into Charlotte’s backpack.
Days passed with two of them sending flirty messages and planning their date that upcoming Sunday. Before Rhett knew it, date night arrived. He was getting ready but unsure what to wear. 
“Daddy, what are you doing?” Charlotte asked.
“Hi honey, I’m going on a date tonight and I don't know what to wear.” 
“You're so cute! Let me help!” She ran towards the closet glancing at his wardrobe. Rhett sat on his bed watching her browse. He loved watching her get in a zone. After a few choices she chose his outfit. It was pretty similar to what he originally met Link in.
“There you go, wear this. And if they don’t like it, direct them to me.”
“Of course. Thank you for helping me.” He scooped her up in a hug.
Rhett and Link met at a local coffee shop.
“Hey there.” Rhett said.
“Hey yourself.” Link said. The two went in to order drinks and desserts. They found a nice little corner to spend time together.
“It’s almost like deja vu. You're wearing something similar to when we first met.”
“Heh yea, my wardrobe is kinda limited. Charlotte helped me pick out my outfit. She said if my date didn’t like it, they could answer to her.” Rhett replied. 
Link laughed, “She doesn’t have to worry because I do like it.” The conversation flowed naturally between the two of them until the shop was just about to close.
“Hey Rhett, I think they’re trying to close up shop. That may be a cue to end at least this date.”
Rhett looked around at the pretty empty shop. “I’d love to go on more dates with you.” 
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bunnysisu · 8 months
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my therapist L left. i am trying to get in with my old therapist (also an L) but they said she has a waitlist :(
my grandmother tried to argue with me tonight that it takes fifteen minutes to boil a cob of corn. god sometimes i hate her
i am going to go to esthetician school once i finish my associates. next june!!!!!!
i have absolutely no motivation for my current class. i’m tenish months away from graduation i just need to hold it together!!! no senior slide!!!!
my mom went to a yoga retreat this morning and it’s til sunday i already miss her
i have a job interview tomorrow at 8:30!!!!! it’s at the same chain coffee shop i’ve worked at on and off for 8 years… just at a different location. i mean i haven’t worked in 3 years so i’m basically shitting myself lmao
i’ve been enjoying my cannabis gummies… just had a heart-stopping moment of “oh shit they better not drug test now!!!!” but then remembered that it’s finally legal here huzzzzahhhh my idiot stoned brain.
i’m up to 10g in my ears!!! no pain, nice and slow.
my brother is living with my dad again so he’s not homeless anymore but is still doing drugs/is extremely mentally ill/impossible to be around because he’s so symptomatic.
08.18.23
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my personal good things of 2022 list
Made some banger art this year!! I took a bunch of skillshare classes to learn digital art better and I think it’s paid off. I remember wanting so badly to make digital art in the past but not having the resources and being intimidated by it. And look at me now, babey!
I’ve been having a great time watching JJBA with my girlfriend; it’s been insane and so much better than if I had watched it on my own
Tried a handful of new recipes! My homemade Irish soda bread was my fave but I enjoyed the other ones too
Absolutely loved continuing online yoga sessions from 2021 in the first few months of the year. I actually really missed it when it ended. I plan to get into doing more yoga next year
Went on a lot of solo adventures in the downtown core of my city, which felt very refreshing and just fun to do every once in a while
Made my first budget sheet 🥴 Just Adulting Things
ADORED Turning Red like seriously, that movie was like a love letter to me
Made my website and linktr.ee hell yeaaahhh. I was putting it off for a long time
Uploaded art to Redbubble and INPRNT!!
Finished reading soooo many amazing books this year, which was awesome. I love reading but reading constantly in school drained me last year, so I’m glad I got into a comfortable groove this year. Best book I read this year was Eat Up! by Ruby Tandoh, which was totally up my alley and very informative and wonderful to go through
KINGDOM HEARTS IV????? MISSING LINK??????
EPHEMERA HAS A BIG FAMILY (SOURCE: ME)
Got some of my work featured in different publications :^))
Volunteered at a food bank, which was really awesome. I got to work with lots of kind people and talk to the people who were just so grateful to be able to get free groceries for their families
Year of Spy x Family lol, it’s just such a feel-good anime to watch
[trigger warning for life-threatening surgery; hospital setting] June was a hard month, physically and emotionally. My dad had 3 heart surgeries, and thank goodness he’s much better now as a result of them. But I almost lost him. It’s something that continues to weigh heavy on me. The long commutes to visit him and stay with him in the hospital every day took a toll on my mom and I too, but there was no doubt in my mind that I wanted to be there for him every step of the way. And I was.
Had a reunion with my high school band mates. We had so much fun chatting and drinking after a performance for our old band teacher’s retirement party
got hooked as shit on Legends Arceus, what a lovely game. It was everything I hoped for and more in a pokemon game and it was SO fun to play
Watched Amphibia omggg…it was so funny and heartfelt, and something I love going back to to just sit and relax to
Had an absolute banger of a day at Anime North with my friend. I got such a good merch haul
Dark Road gave me psychic damage but it was awesome. Completely changed my outlook on Xehanort and now I find myself wanting more of him
Helped my friend buy furniture from IKEA for her new apartment. It was a pain to get all of it up to the 10th floor but fulfilling in its own way 💅 Just Adult Things
Saw a bunch of cute ducks at the park!!!! It literally can’t get better than this 🦆🦆🦆🦆🦆🦆
Finally started publishing A Light That Never Goes Out. I’ve been having a great time writing it and filling in some sections I had written already in the past
Had my make-up graduation in person (as opposed to online) which was nice :)
Overall, a great year. I had a lot of struggles and days where I could’ve done more, but I also tried a lot of new things, helped a lot of people, and made lots of good memories. Fingers crossed that 2023 brings more of that positivity!!
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what if i’m turning 21? my birthday’s in a few days it feels so weird
to be honest i think the advice to just have a little snack and sit in the sun for a while is probably the best thing to remember at any age. but 21 is a weird year! my 21st year was characterized by the extreme uncertainty and confusion that was 2020, so it was hardly normal, but here’s some of my tips for your early early 20s (i say… as a 23 year old) (but hey. maybe my advice still has merit!)
you’re fine. literally it’s fine. whatever you’re worrying about probably either a) doesn’t matter or b) will work itself out in a way you can’t even begin to predict right now. i spent so much of age 21 in a state of absolute despair over not having an internship for the summer of 2020 and was completely convinced that i would never get a job and fail at life forever and ever the end. spoiler alert none of that happened, i have a job now, and i wasted a lot of time beating myself up over a future that wasn’t even real!! so really. it’s going to be fine. i promise.
if you’re in college, try to embrace the process of learning, not just the result. this is such a special time in your life and education, when you are (mostly) free to just *learn* and nothing else!! take advantage of it! but don’t let that take away from making meaningful friendships. skip your readings and drive to the beach at 2am sometimes because you can. try to find a good balance of studying and spending time with friends. inevitably fail to strike the right balance and fall behind in class. try again next week. work too hard and feel like your friends are forgetting you. try again next week. don’t get too down on yourself about it. remember that all your friends are trying too.
the person you are crushing on is probably not your soulmate. but honestly, it’s ok to let yourself think they might be. daydream your whole life with them. gossip about them to your friends. pin all your hopes and dreams on a fantasy version of this person you’ve talked to three times. go ahead. do it. you have my permission. it’s not hurting anyone.
move your body every day. go for a walk and listen to a comically upbeat playlist or call your friend who lives far away. have a dance party with just yourself and your reflection in the mirror. join a dance class or do yoga or find a gym that you like. sometimes the best way to get out of your head is to get into your body. try to get enough sleep and drink enough water. notice what makes you feel good and try to do it again. then do it again until it becomes a habit.
call your mom (or your grandma, your sibling, your best older friend. whoever is important to you). she probably misses you and hey, she actually has some pretty good advice sometimes. take some of it. don’t take the rest of it. learn from your mistakes and get annoyed thinking about how your mom was right. call her again and tell her she was right. remember that while you have youth and boundless energy and possibility on your side, sometimes it helps to talk it out with someone who’s been through it. intergenerational friendships will enrich your life and help you to build a solid network of people who love and support you in many different ways.
eat a vegetable. no seriously please eat vegetables. and fruit. if you have access to a kitchen, try to learn a few quick and healthy meals that you can throw together with whatever you have in the house. this will save you lots of time and money in the long run and you will also feel better
fall in love. fall out of love. get your heart broken. feel everything and write terrible poetry and decide you want to learn the guitar so you can write sad, sad songs about getting your heart broken. meet someone new and forget all about the guitar and the bad poems. read them back to yourself in a year and laugh. read that one line and say to yourself “no, that’s pretty good, actually.” embrace the messiness. have fun with it. take a look inside your brain and turn it into art. it’s all worthwhile.
go outside. watch the seasons change. take pictures of sunsets and clouds. wear good spf and dip your feet in a creek. buy a new coat for fall. on the coldest, darkest evenings, marvel at the fact that you can remember winter happening last year, and how it feels different than winter when you were five, ten, fifteen. when the flowers bloom again in the spring, relish in the fact that you’ve somehow become an entirely different person than you were at this time last year. smile, laugh, and bloom with them.
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Can't help but think Kyakoda is the kind of couple that in a modern AU would unironically join a nudist colony. Just let it all hang out there in a super chill and happy way, ya know? Anyway curious your thoughts.
Thank you for the ask, anon! 😝 Tbh you had me cracking up at first but the more I thought about this, the more I could actually see where you’re coming from. 🧐
Both in-universe and in modern AUs, I tend to think of Kyakoda as being childhood sweethearts—or very platonic childhood friends who gradually start pining for each other until the tension explodes like a powder keg. They grow up in a tiny town, get married right out of high school maybe because they have a little ‘happy accident,’ i.e. Sokka, and hectically juggle work, college, and family through their twenties and early-to-mid thirties. Stressful and demanding? Definitely. But it’s also the kind of simple, wholesome life that they both really want with each other—and it’s sublimely rewarding.
Regardless, Kyakoda find themselves as empty-nesters before they’re forty. And while helping Katara settle in for her first year of college (Sokka is already a sophomore), they start thinking…now what?? ☹️ Wtf are we supposed to do without our babies? Are we officially old and useless? But after spending some time walking around campus and remembering what it’s like to have that kind of radical freedom during which Kya gets invited to six different frat parties and Hakoda is swarmed by an entire sorority, they realize that they’ve still got a lot going for them. 😎
On the way home, they make a list of all the things they want to do and all the places they want to see. There’s no real reason for them to live permanently at the South Pole anymore (or maybe Alaska in a real-world modern AU), so they decide to go for a change of climate and a change of pace…
As Kyakoda soon learns, Sun’s Out Buns Out Naturalist Community on Ember Island is both of those things. It’s surprisingly chill and casual, and they find that sliding into the whole go-with-the-flow atmosphere comes easily to them. The rules are helpful and not very difficult to follow, all things considered—although at first, they do get chastised for not-so-sneakily checking each other out. Kya tries to argue that she should be able to ogle a handsome beefcake so long as said beefcake is her husband, but the community charter says otherwise. Generally, though, they fit in just fine. The freedom—physical and otherwise—is a breath of fresh air, and their pre-nudist-colony jobs (Kya as a nurse, Hakoda as a contractor) lend themselves well to the practical work they do around the ‘naturalist community.’
But most of the time, they’re just hanging loose and enjoying life. 😉 In the mornings, Kya lays a towel out on the sand and reads, buns bare under the sun, while Hakoda lies beside her and whittles Cool Water Tribe Stuff (TM) out of pieces of driftwood. Some evenings, Kya attends a thrice-weekly beachside yoga class to keep herself in shape, and on the off-nights she joins Hakoda on a run, then ‘supervises’ his nightly workout (usually by sitting on his back while he does pushups and getting herself bench-pressed and deadlifted in place of his barbell and weights).
Sun’s Out Buns Out isn’t a destination for swingers, but Kyakoda still makes friends and attends little parties, just letting everything hang free all the time. They answer their door and tend their garden and talk with neighbors about the weather, content with being free and open. Sometimes they miss the snow back home, but when it’s drizzling, they like to head outside and walk along the beach, letting the water run over their skin—and if no one’s looking, they’ll hide under a palm tree and completely break the community’s very strict ‘no PDA’ rule. 😏
I really appreciate you introducing me to nudist!Kyakoda, anon!! 😄😆 And I loved answering this ask—you’re welcome in my inbox anytime! ☺️ Thanks again!!!
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apexart-journal · 17 days
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Jevijoe in Tbilisi, Day 9
In the morning, I walked to Bethlehem district, a micro-district of Old Tbilisi. The roads are made of various stones, very steep and narrow, and not designed for cars. There was a spot that I really liked, overlooking the city and witnessing three different cultures: ancient "stony" structures of Zoroastrianism, Arabesque and Moorish houses with crafty balconies, Jewish synagogues, and medieval Christian churches. The iconic buildings are still there as if they are alive and breathing! and I was in an atemporal zone—a blast from the past? or does time not exist here?
I visited the Eastern European Centre for Multiparty Democracy (EECMD) and met Maia Machavariani. She talked about the organization and how they train youth to be good leaders in the future, and she also gave me a brief history of contemporary politics in Georgia. I was becoming more involved in the richness of the history of Georgia and knew new things that I needed to research, such as the oligarchs, the rose revolution, and the protest against the "foreign agent" law.
I wanted to try a new dish today. I miss my Asian diet, which is basically rice and noodles, so I went to a Korean restaurant to try a spicy food. It was great! The place looks fancy like those restaurants on 5th Avenue in New York, but with a reasonable price, and the chef asked me if it was too spicy and told him it's just perfect.
Later that day, I watched a documentary film at the Goethe Institute. The 20-minute film is about an inclusive dance project bringing together dancers with and without disabilities. I was really moved and quite emotional when a hearing-impaired teenager said that she can't hear the music, but that does not mean she can't dance.
The film showing was followed by a panel discussion, but I did not finish it since I needed to go to my Pilates class.
I've been to different wellness classes in Tbilisi now, such as Tai Chi and dynamic yoga. Pilates so far is my favorite since it involves intense exercise, stretching, spine and posture correction, and light weight lifting.
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pottery week 6/6
the last week! today was pretty fun. it was all choosing colors and glazing. it's almost like glazing donuts, except the things we are in contact with are actually hazardous to our health. our instructor (an old man) always wears a mask, but he said we don't have to as we don't spend nearly as much time in the studio. anyway, i have 5 items that are going into the kiln and i can't wait to see what they look like. my two tiny cups may be used as mini sauce bowls, and the 3 small plate/bowl things can hold small dishes.
the glaze covers some imperfections of the clay.
i envisioned that people in class would try to befriend each other, but that didn't really happen with our group. i thought our last day of class would be a little more dramatic, but it was the same thing. people left the studio at different times. i didn't even say bye to anyone although it likely will be my last time seeing everyone (unless i return to the studio).
i'll miss the weekly wheel throwing sessions. i'm considering going to a beginner/intermediate class at a different studio close-ish to my apartment that starts in may. it'll be another 8 week commitment so i have to figure out how to fit in visiting home (or not). however, i'm starting my acrylics painting class tomorrow. i'm excited but also nervous because i've never been to that exact area, or taken the subway in that direction. i'm hoping it's in a nice/safe area because my class doesn't end until 8:45pm and i don't want to feel unsafe on my way home.
yoga: i officially completed my 20th class of the month today! i'm still undecided if i want to attend one last class on tuesday, my last day of membership. i'll also be flying out to LA that day. towards the second half of the month, i stopped being as interested in hot yoga and enjoyed the 75 min flow+restore classes more, which were slightly heated but not hot-hot. the hot yoga classes were much more intense and required preparation and maintenance - can't be too full, need to hydrate a lot, need to shower immediately, etc. if i wasn't hydrated enough, it was easy to feel lightheaded while doing certain poses.
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