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locria-writes · 2 years
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i feel like i owe it to you guys to elaborate on the main characters for my personal writing catastrophe, so here’s a half-serious summary of the disaster trio who aren’t actually a trio, but i treat them like they are :D
symphora sun aka a real piece of work aka poor little meow meow
acts like she’s all cool but is actually super annoying and petty
dyed her hair pink because her bestie convinced her that it would piss her dad off
horrendous taste in men, and makes bad choices, but like on purpose
vain af but you know what? own it girlie, you deserve it
if they still worked, would 150% mastermind a crypto scam
ironically peddles conspiracy theories but unironically believes some of them
does not keep up with the latest shows and instead reads summaries online to trick people into thinking she watches them
agoraphobe and avoidant pretending to be an extrovert
can cook but likes making stupid food to enrage people
hobbies include leaving people on read, bullying regulus, being a menace (everyone forgives her bc she’s a trust fund baby and pretty and besties with the alpha bitch), gallows humour, and gardening bc she has a green thumb
regulus burakgazi aka rival-kun aka walking inferiority complex meow meow
literally none of his peers like him but he gets by because he’s a trust fund baby and pretty privilege
on thin fucking ice with everyone -- classmates, family, etc.
pulled symphora’s hair when they first met as kids and declared her his enemy with no prior provocation
also vain and petty af
is not well-adjusted, boy needed therapy like 10 years ago
no like fr he has no friends except for his dog
makes bad choices bc it validates his psyche
hates his younger brother who’s like 5 years his junior
cannot cook, burns water, and makes stupid food
hobbies include being up in symphora’s business, looking/being/feeling angry, taunting his classmates with completed homework questions he won’t share, bullying the sweetest boy named elliot bc he’s besties with symphora, and brooding
idris dahmani aka enemy-kun aka local friendly neighbourhood meow meow
very pleasant and polite and well-spoken
probably a disney princess, but he has no pets???
internal bleeding? walk it off. punctured lung? walk it off. shattered leg? walk it off
knows a little too much trivia, and is a little too into true crime
very intense, but blinks enough to pass off as normal
kills everything he touches, literal opposite of a green thumb, killed several succulents without remorse smh
hates his job but can’t quit because of crippling debt and is also a little too good at his job to be allowed to quit
puts milk in first then cereal and is lactose-intolerant
can cook and makes good food
hobbies include reading, listening to podcasts, watching documentaries, long walks to nowhere in particular, people-watching, and spending every night staring at his ceiling wondering where tf everything went wrong
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jaybirdsdelight · 4 years
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My dinner tonight consists of a massive bowl of salad (salad dressing is for posers), chocolate almond milk (lactose intolerant), mint chocolate chip yogurt (bc I consume milk anyways), and arguing with my little brother why my yamper Lily should not be named Jade (she does Not have the color jade on her!!! if anything the accents are lime!!!) <- 5th time we've had the same argument
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eastofthemoon · 4 years
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Cat-astrophe
Cat-astrophe
Rating: G
Series: My Next Life as a Villainess
Summary:  Maria never knew that the hardest part to breaking a curse was convincing the victim to letting the curse be broken.
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Maria was worried. It wasn’t often that Anne herself would request everyone’s presence, and it often wasn’t for a joyous occasion when she did. The last time was for Anne’s hope that as a group they might be able to convince Katarina that no, she can’t wear her eggplant outfit to class.
The group stood silently outside Katarina’s room, until Anne quietly opened the door.
“I am glad you are all here,” she said.
Geordo frowned as he stepped forward. “Is Katarina alright?”
“She isn’t ill,” Anne replied and sighed as she stepped aside. “However, it is best if you see it for yourself.”
Maria frowned as they entered and was the last one in the room before Anne shut the door behind them. She glanced around puzzled.
There was no sight of Lady Katarina anywhere. Everything was in place as it should be...except for the cat sitting on the bed.
Maria tilted her head confused. The cat was brown, with white patches on it’s face and tummy, and wore a bright sparkly blue collar around it’s neck.
Had Katarina taken in a pet? Was that why Anne had summoned them?
Although, I don’t think the school has any policies against owning a pet, Maria thought.
“When on Earth did she get a cat?,” Keith muttered. “Mother banned her owning a pet ever since the badger incident.”
“Bager?” Maria muttered.
“Still better than the pet snake,” Geordo grumbled.
There was a snake? Maria thought, but her questions were left unanswered as Sophia approached the cat.
“Ooh, what a cute kitty!” Sophia cooed as she held out a hand for the cat to sniff.
The cat tilted her head and rubbed her face with her paw. “Aw, you’re making me blush!”
Everyone yelped as they jumped back.
“D-did that cat just talk?!” Alan stammered.
“I..I believe so,” Nicol replied.
The cat laughed as she shook her front right paw. “Aw, come on, Prince Alan it’s not that alarming is it?”
Maria blinked. Wait. She recognized that voice, and that far too relaxed and easygoing smile….Oh no!
“Lady Katerina!” shouted Maria and the other girls, plus Nicol, who likely just reached the same conclusion she did.
The cat gave a nervous laugh as her tail twitched. “Yeah...it’s me.”
Keith’s jaw dropped as he staggered forward with his hands shaking. “How..did this happen?”
“It’s a funny story actually,” Katarina replied as she held her paws up. “Father sent me this new necklace he thought would look nice on me.” She gestured to the blue gem collar around her neck.”
“We didn’t realize it was a cursed necklace until after she put it on,” Anne said with a deep sigh.
Keith groaned as he buried his face in his hand. “Mother and I keep telling him not to just buy things on a whim,” he grumbled.
“To get back to the topic at hand,” Nicol said as he stepped forward. “This necklace turned you into a cat?”
“Correct,” Anne replied with a nod as she walked over and pointed to it. “And before you asked, we are unable to remove it. The clasp vanished when she transformed. I attempted to cut it off, but it merely broke the knife instead.
Katrina gave a sigh. “It was my best knife for cutting weeds too.”
“Oh my poor Katarina,” Mary wailed as she knelt before her. “Don’t you worry! I’ll get you a brand new knife soon.”
Maria sighed. “I don’t think that’s the biggest concern right now.”
“There has to be a way to break this curse,” Sophia muttered. “I know in one of my books, they had to create a blood seal to-”
Nicol gently touched her shoulder. “I don’t believe we need to go that far.”
“Yes,” Geordo said with a smirk as he stepped forward. “Especially since the way for breaking it is fairly obvious.”
Alan glanced at him with a frown. “What do you mean?”
“If I’m not mistaken this kind of situation is common in fairy tales in which all is required is a true love’s kiss to break the curse.” Geordo began to step forward. “Therefore all I have to do is kiss Katerina and she should be restored-”
He was promptly blocked by Keith’s arm and scowl. “I don’t believe it would be appropriate to go on a mere whim, Prince Geordo.”
Geordo forced a smile. “Don’t forgive me, but seeing as I am her fiancee, I do believe it is only fitting.”
Maria massaged her forehead. Is this really the time for arguments?
“I agree with Keith, we shouldn’t just jump to conclusions,” Mary said with her hands on her hips.
Maria sighed. Thank goodness someone has sense-
“Besides, for all we know it’s the love of a true friend, and as Lady Katarina’s BEST FRIEND, I should attempt at kissing her first!”
Maria pinched the bridge of her nose. So much for sense.
“Aw, guys,” Katarina said as she pawed at her ear, “it’s so sweet for all of you to offer-”
“But it’s not needed,” Anne finished sternly while shooting Katarina a glare. “I have discovered how to break the curse.”
Nicol frowned. “You did?”
Anne nodded. “All Lady Katarina has to do is poor water over herself.”
Alan tilted his head. “That’s it? That’s a rather simple solution.”
Maria agreed as her eyes narrowed. Anne wasn’t a person to waste people’s time. If breaking the curse was that easy, then why had she called for everyone to come?
“It is,” Anne said with a sigh. “However, it requires for the ‘victim’ to wish to be restored to being a human.” Her gaze locked upon Katarina’s. “And I have poured water over Lady Katarina THREE TIMES.”
Suddenly all eyes were locked on the small brown cat
Katarina choked as she tried to turn her head away as if she spotted a fastincing fly on the wall.
“Sister,” Keith said in his stern voice.
“Well….,” Katarina said as she meekly turned her head back. “Would it be so bad if I stayed as a cat?” She rolled on her back as she flexed her paws. “I mean, I can nap all day, and I don’t have to worry about school.” She sat back up. “Not to mention I don’t have to worry about my doom flags in this state.”
“You’re saying odd things again,” Maria mumbled.
Keith’s eyes twitched as he stomped forward and scooped up Katarina. “Sister, you can not spend the rest of your life as a cat!”
“Although, it does sound kind of nice,” Alan muttered softly.
“Don’t encourage her,” Geordo spat.
“But I could be really useful,” Katarina continued as she wiggled free and suddenly jumped back to the table. “I can reach things off of high shelves!”
She waved a paw at Sophia's direction. “Just imagine how easy it would be to read books together if I was sitting in your lap.”
Sophia blushed. “In...my lap…” She blushed and smiled. “That...does sound nice!”
Mary gasped and placed a hand on her chest. “Lady Katarina, you are more than welcome to nap on my lap whenever you want!”
“Aw, Mary, that’s so sweet,” Katarina said.
“We are doing none of that,” Geordo said as he crossed his arms. “Katarina, you can not stay as a cat. If word got out, the court would insist on cancelling our engagement.”
Keith suddenly became quiet. “Well that would be one benefit.”
Maria sighed and looked to Nicol and Alan as Keith and Geordo began to argue. “We can’t let her stay like this,” she whispered.
“Agreed,” Nicol said with a nod. “Especially since we don’t know if there’s a time limit.”
Alan’s frown tightened. “What do you mean?”
“Her wanting to be a cat might be a side effect of the curse, and there’s the risk the longer she stays as a cat the more she’ll become a cat,” Nicol stated and his eyes narrowed as Mary began to state she would be willing to become a witch and take Katarina on as her familiar.
Maria gasped slightly. “You mean if she stays like this too long she might not be able to return to being human?”
“Worse, her human mind might vanish as well,” Nicol said grimly. “That’s a common occurrence for these kinds of curses.”
Alan cursed as he rubbed his neck. “But what can we do?” he whispered. “Katarina can be more stubborn as a bull when she wants to be.”
Maria frowned, but then snapped her fingers. “Wait, I have an idea.” She glanced at the boys. “Please, follow my lead.”
The boys exchanged a confused expression, but nodded as she stepped forward. The others were still in their argument, with Katarina trying to calm them down.
Maria cleared her throat hoping to catch all of their attention. It did the trick as all went quiet and everyone turned her way. Maria smiled sweetly and kept it as she approached her cat friend.
“Lady Katarina,” she said as she kneeled, “I baked some cookies today.”
As she predicted, Katarina drooled. “You did?” She placed her paws together. “May I please have some?”
It took all of Maria’s power to resist the cuteness, but she kept her smile and firmly replied “No, you may not.”
Katarina’s eyes widened in shock. “W-what?”
“Sweets aren’t good for kitties,” she said in a sap-sickening voice. “It could make you ill.”
Horror swept over the small cat’s face as if Maria just said she was going to chop off her tail.
“That’s right,” Nicol said as he stood next to Maria and grasped his chin. “That reminds me, Father and Mother had sent Sophia a box of chocolate and she had planned to share it with you, but you can’t give chocolate to a cat.”
Sophia blinked. “Huh, but I don’t recall getting-”
Nicol gently covered his sister’s mouth with his hand. “Such a shame.”
“No...chocolate,” Katarina muttered as her body shook.
“T-that’s right,” Alan said as he jumped in. “Also, cats are lactose intolerant.” He gave a shrug. “The only safe things to give you are meat like chicken and fish.”
Maria knew to real cats that would sould to be a dream come true, but Katarina looked ready to burst into tears. “ONLY MEAT?!”
Maria glanced at the others and judging by their expressions they caught on to the act.
“It’s too bad,” Geordo said with a sigh. “There was a new pastry shop I had wished to take you to.”
“And I had this wonderful cake I had wanted to share with you,” Mary added.
“And you’ll have to clean out your cookie stash in your desk,” Keith said with a nod.
Katarina’s jaw dropped. Her body remained still. For a brief second, Maria was certain the girl had died of a heart attack, until Katarina whipped her head towards Anne.
“Dump water on me! QUICK! PLEASE-”
Anne was already dumping the pitcher of water before Katarina finished her sentence. There was a poof of pink smoke, but once it cleared all that remained on the bed was a damp spot on the blanket and a soaked fully clothed human Katarina.
“That’s a relief,” Maria muttered.
Katarina didn’t look as relieved. She frantically looked over her hands. Before Maria could ask, Kataria bolted and grabbed Maria’s hands.
“Am I able to have your cookies now?” she begged. “Please?! Is it alright now.”
Maria repressed her laughter, not wanting to hurt her friend’s feelings (even though she looked adorable) and nodded. “Yes, you can have my cookies.”
Finally, Katarina’s shoulders slumped and she wiped away the tears. “Oh, thank goodness.”
“Food should not be what motivates you so easily,” Alan muttered.
“Right now, I’m not questioning it,” Keith replied and patted Maria on the shoulder. “Thank you, that was fast thinking.”
Maria nodded as she took Katarina by the hand. “I don’t know about the rest of you, but I could use some tea.”
“Tea sounds nice,” Katarina said as she clapped her hands. “Let’s go get some-”
“Not until you change out of those wet clothes,” Anne said as she yanked her lady by the arm. “Follow me.”
Katarina pouted but didn’t argue as she looked to her friend. “I’ll be there in a bit.”
“We’ll get the tea started,” Mary said as everyone left the room together. “I got some new tea that needs time to steep anyway.”
As they exited the room, Maria couldn’t help pondering a thought she had. Maybe, just in case, she should look into how to bake treats that would be safe for cats to eat...just in case.
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resenhascopiadas2 · 3 years
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When I think of Descendants of the Sun, the first thing that comes to mind is cheese! This show is extra cheesy, and honestly I love cheese! Unfortunately, I am also kinda lactose intolerant, so after eating a certain amount of cheese I am left with regrets, and a stomach ache. That's exactly how I felt after watching the last episode. *Cue the rage of a thousand fans* I think the biggest problem I had with this show is that it tried to mix in three genres without a coherent plot to bring it all together. It's part rom-com, part military drama, and part hospital sitcom. The love story is probably what makes most people excited about the show, the military scenes are a cool action bonus, and the hospital sitcom keeps things from getting too heavy and depressing. Unfortunately, because the script is so weak, I was too disconnected to keep caring about the show, and it started to become very boring. I kept watching for one reason only Song Joong Ki. Song Joong Ki is oddly cast in a lot of ways. He has a super baby face, and boyish charm, but still managed to be a believable bad@ss soldier. I would easily rate his character/acting 10. Not only did I develop a 16 episode crush on him, but I really cared about his assignments. The show would have been a million times more enjoyable for me if they just let his story be the center, or rather, the bromance between Shi Jin, and Dae Yeong. Their relationship was my favorite part of the show. Their characters didn't have much depth individually, but their bromance was solid. There is also great chemistry between Song Joong Ki, and Song Hye Kyo, but not much to their overall story. Every moment with them is exactly the same - they flirt, they separate, she gets mad, he's extra charming, they flirt again. Early on, I really started to dislike Dr. Kang Mo Yeon, which made it hard to sympathize with her anger at him. Eventually I started to like her a little more, but no matter how cute their flirty scenes, or how strangely amusing their brink of death dating was, their story is still repetitive, which gets old quick. The 2nd leads also had a romance, that had a few more obstacles thrown their way (parents, distance, almost dying), but was just as repetitive - fight, confess, spontaneous affection, fight. It's like each story just filled in the same blanks for each episode. It was actually the older minor characters who had the most interesting love story. I thought Seo Jeong Yeon and Lee Seung Jun were really cute, and deserve an honorable mention. The supporting cast was pretty good. Some were much better than others, and some were almost completely useless (the head of the hospital... that ditzy doctor... ugh). I had to bring the acting down to an 8 because of that, but the cast is really the only good thing this show has going for it. What was the point of this drama? At first it seemed like a way to show how hard it can be to date a soldier, but because the show didn't take itself seriously, it was hard for me to take that too seriously, even with that emotionally manipulative 15th episode. The conflicts at the hospital were ridiculous, and mostly filler. The best episodes took place when the medical staff went overseas to Urk, but once that was over, the show seemed to have no clue what to do. Did they run out of travel budget, so they decided to just wing it for the last episodes? Even in Urk, the plot was super predictable, and totally unrealistic, but it was still very entertaining (yummy Cheese!!!). When they returned, my feelings about the show went downhill, and I was no longer excited about watching the next episode. Then suddenly things got very serious out of nowhere, only to end with the silliest (and worst) last episode I've ever seen in any drama (yes THE worst!). I wonder if episode 15 was the original ending, and then it was changed last minute to avoid a backlash. That's the only thing I can think of as an explanation for why it was so bad. The music? meh. The scenery? epic. The english spoken? decent. The shirtless men running? Daebak. Would I rewatch? Not
unless someone makes an edited version of only scenes with Song Joong Ki. Overall It's like they rolled a kdrama dice and just threw stuff in at random to get people hooked, then they just focused on all the ways they can successfully incorporate product placement. Maybe that was the real point, to see how many ads they could sneak into a drama. Even though there were moments I really enjoyed, I can't recommend this drama, especially after sitting through that ending. I wish they cut it down to 10 episodes, removing all the unnecessary fluff, and sneaky ads (subway, hyundai, make up, coffee, snacks, hiking equipments, travel apps... umm... except for the self driving car, because that scene was actually cool ) then maybe it would be a drama worthy of all the hype. Or maybe you can treat my review like Lactaid. Now that you know what to expect, maybe you can better digest all the cheese this show has to offer.
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purplesurveys · 3 years
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Have you ever bought a YouTuber’s merch?  No. Most of the merch that had been put out when I was still into YouTubers were always underwhelming and overpriced, anyway.
Do you think oatmeal tastes better when made with water or milk?  Eugh, I don’t like oatmeal. Ate it everyday for breakfast as a kid and I just want nothing to do with anymore.
Have you ever left a note in a library book?  No. I’m pretty sure that counted as vandalism or at least under some kind of violation, so I never did anything to my borrowed books beyond reading them.
What time of day do you prefer to wash your hair?  There’s no time of day for me; I just wash it whenever I feel like showering.
Has anyone ever spread lies about you?  Just a couple times when I was in like middle school but it was all very superficial stuff that I never think about.
Have you ever taken a photograph with a celebrity? If so, did it turn out the way you wanted, or do you wish you could retake it?  Nah. I freak out about the idea of meeting celebrities and always turn down or pass up any opportunity I get lmao. I don’t handle nervousness well so I don’t trust myself to be able to behave or speak properly.
If you could move out of your home country permanently, would you? If so, where would you go?  Yeah, anything to get out of this shithole. I’d love to move to Canada.
Is there a celebrity that everyone else seems to love, but you find totally overrated? Why is it that you don’t like them?  Taylor Swift. Her music’s just never fallen under my personal preferences, but I don’t actively hate on her or bash her when there’s been no reason to.
If you could volunteer for any charity, which one would you choose? Do you think it’s more important to help humans, or are animal and environmental charities equally important?  I don’t think acts of charity should be compared. Personally though, I tend to lean towards causes for animals.
Do you prefer holidays where you relax, or actually do things? My family alwaysssssss makes sure our itineraries are absolutely packed when we go on vacations. Seems like a waste of money to travel to a new place just to stay holed up in our hotel room.
Do you think that after we die our spirit is still alive?  No, I don’t believe in those to begin with.
Has anybody ever told you that you could be a model? Yeah, usually because of my build. I hate posing and being in front of a camera, though.
Do you use different kinds of moisturizer for different body parts? ie. hand lotion for your hands, face cream for your face. Or do you just use one moisturizer for all body parts?  I don’t use skincare products, though I should probably start because my skin is finally biting me in the ass and giving me breakouts 23 years later lol.
Have you ever felt like you were someone’s rebound? Nope.
Has anybody ever broken up with you over something really pathetic? What was it? Have you ever been dumped in a disrespectful way? (eg. through text, through a friend..)  I wouldn’t say it was over something pathetic. She had her reasons and I respect that. Doesn’t mean I can’t resent her.
Did you have a lot of role models as a kid?  Not really.
Do you feel like anyone looks up to you? Why or why not? I don’t know, but this isn’t a compliment I get a lot either. I don’t actively try to be a role model, so I don’t care about maintaining such an image.
What was the last thing you found offensive? My mom often throws around subtle homophobic remarks in passing. She knows I hate them because I shoot her a glare every time she does it, but for some reason she never learns...
Who is the nicest person you know?  Angela.
Do you feel safe in your country?  In a country where the president is a blatant liar, misogynist, has anger and cursing issues, and enables extrajudicial killings? Safety is a dream here.
Do you feel safe where you live?  Very technically speaking, yeah I do since it’s a gated village so nothing ever happens here.
Have you been falsely diagnosed with something by a bad doctor?  Not necessarily misdiagnosed, but I’m pretty sure I was prescribed the wrong set of medicines for my UTI last year...nothing came out of taking those pills and I felt just as sick (and dead) as I was after a couple of days. The only reason I got better was Angels’s mom is a doctor and gave me the right meds to take, which worked on me within a couple of hours.
Have you ever had a doctor refuse to treat you?  No.
Name the strangest game you’ve ever played (video game or real game): WarioWare is suuuuuuuch a weird game haha. Doesn’t stop me from enjoying it, though.
Do you know anyone who has been struck by lightning before?  Not that I know of.
Which cartoon character would you want to keep as a pet? Gary from Spongebob.
Do you like marshmallows?  Haaaaaaaate them. I never got used to its weird, sticky texture so I always take them out when they’re included in like drinks and desserts.
What is your favorite flavor of candy cane?  I don’t consume candy canes much. Too sweet.
Have you ever fostered an animal?  Nope.
Do you still take hot showers when it’s hot out?  No, I want the water to be as cold as possible.
When writing $ sign, do you draw one line through the S or two?  I do two, though I rarely have any reason to write down the dollar sign in general.
What animal have you always wanted as a pet but couldn’t have?  We weren’t allowed to have dogs as kids because we “wouldn’t be able to take care of them” – which they were right about, anyway. But we have two now, so it all worked out in the end.
List three people you’ve had crushes on:  Gabie, Andi...and that’s it, really.
Have you ever thrown up from cramps?  No. Fortunately my period cramps have never been that bad, and the only time they can be a headache is if they’re the leg crampjp that sends me waking up in the middle of the night.
List three people you had a hard time forgiving.  I don’t really forgive. If someone fucks up badly enough that I feel the need to cut them off, that’s pretty much it for me.
Who is the most spiritual person you know?  I don’t know.
Would you ever start a vlog?  Sure. I’ve always wanted to try it, but I don’t have a decent vlogging camera and am not invested enough in the venture to spend on one. In general I’m also not comfortable being in front of the camera, as I’ve already shared several times here. Vlogging does look fun though, and I definitely would’ve already given it a shot if only I felt more comfortable.
Are your dreams coming true yet?  Some of the short-term ones, sure.
Do you struggle with depression?  I go through phases of it, but I’ve never been formally diagnosed just because I’ve never booked a trip to the psychiatrist.
Are you haunted by your past?  No
What medical conditions do you have?  Do scoliosis and lactose intolerance count? Those are the main issues I have.
Do you use a Magic Bullet?  Why did I think this was a vibrator...? Anyway, I looked it up and no, I’ve never used one.
What does your apron look like?  I’ve never had to use one regularly.
What are your favorite spicy foods?  Curry, tteokbokki, ramen, samgyeopsal with ssamjang, spicy fried chicken.
Which do you like better: being an adult or being a kid?  Being an adult has a lot more freedom to it even though I have to go through heavier and deeper shit, so it’s still more worth it to me.
Were you excited to be a teenager on your thirteenth birthday?  I was heavily depressed back then, and was for a while, so I didn’t have any feelings about turning 13. I don’t even remember my birthdays up until the 15th.
Did you feel insecure in high school?  In the first half, yeah. But I started opening up more and gaining friends by junior year, so at that point I wasn’t feeling too shy anymore.
Would you ever be friends with someone who was suicidal?  I hate this question that I am simply ignoring it.
Who was the biggest bully in high school?  My school didn’t tolerate bullies so no one ever dared to be one, in the grand scheme of things. But back in kindergarten Kaira used to love targeting me - she was my big bully before she became my friend, lol.
What was your favorite class in high school? History, of course. I personally didn’t like literature but I enjoyed English classes, just because it was easy and was a guaranteed A+ in my report card.
Would you rather have a daughter or a son?  Daughter. 
Have you ever written to an advice columnist? Nope.
Have you ever had a doctor not believe what you told him?  Not really, but I’ve had a doctor be a total asshole towards me before.
If you’re female, would you feel uncomfortable having a male gynecologist?  No.
Do you like Lisa Frank?  No.
What gives you nightmares?  I don’t really get nightmares.
Were you ever hospitalized as a child?  Nope. I was hospitalized one time, and I had been 11 then.
Did you get senior pictures taken?  Yeah, for both high school and college.
What color is your bicycle? The family bike is blue and silver. Not that I could ride it, lol.
Did you ever have to take home a fake baby in health class?  No...is that a practice in other schools? That’s so weird if it was.
Would you rather wear ivory or white on your wedding day? What color will your bridesmaids wear?  White. Ivory can be for the bridesmaids, actually.
Would you rather have a swimming pool or trampoline?  Swimming pool. Trampolines are neat, but I would get bored of them so quickly.
Do you think babies are cute? For the most part yes, the only exception being if I have to be exposed with a baby/toddler that is prone to screech-crying. My patience is an extremely thin line when it comes to children like that lol and I FEEL BAD for feeling like so... but I just can’t deal with harsh sounds like that one.
Do you dream about the future a lot?  I guess I daydream sometimes but it’s nothing obsessive.
Do you think about your past a lot?  I’ll daydream or feel resentful sometimes, depending on what or who I’m thinking about lol. But I don’t stay in the past for too long.
How good are you at living in the moment?  I’m a lot better at it. It’s nice to be in the now.
Have you ever questioned God’s existence?  I did starting when I was 10, and I also disowned my religion by that time.
Vanilla frosting or chocolate? Chocolate foreverrrrr.
What’s your favorite foreign cuisine?  It’s always a three-way tie among Indian, Malaysian, and Thai.
Have you ever moved to another state?  No. We don’t even live in states.
Did you do anything productive today?  Well I had work today, so yeah I’d say I was. I had two meetings and worked on a bunch of spreadsheets and decks, so it was a pretty productive day.
Can you say the alphabet backwards?  Nope.
Do you like flowers?  Sure, but I’m not obsessed. It always feels nice to receive them, though.
Have you ever thought you were gonna die?  Every single time I get catcalled by men I always have the fear that they’d go all the way and drag me away to my death. That’s why I’m usually in shock whenever it happens and I’m never able to retort.
What kind of mood are you in today?  Super relieved because it’s Friday. A bit guilty because I had Starbucks delivered when I had already spent a lot this week, but I keep telling myself I deserve it after working all week haha. I just wanna enjoy my coffee and salmon dill sandwich in peace lmaooooo
What are you craving right now?  This salmon sandwich I ordered, so I’m hella glad I got it.
Is there anyone you would seriously punch right now if you had the chance?  Maybe shove, but not punch.
What is worse, physical or emotional pain?  Physical. My pain tolerance is extremely low, lol.
Have you ever walked in on somebody doing something… questionable? I don’t think I have.
If you were to make videos on YouTube, what would they be of?  I think just doing the trendy games like the Lie Detector game would be fun haha. I wouldn’t take it too seriously.
Posting pictures of yourself in a bathing suit on the internet - ok or not? ...It’s 2021.
Do you typically laugh when somebody falls down?  If it’s a close friend or a relative I’m close with, yeah. Anyone else I would immediately try to help.
What is the most disturbing movie you’ve ever watched?  Eraserhead or Under the Skin, which I didn’t even bother finishing.
Your opinion of Katy Perry, please?  I like her older songs.
If you could say anything to your Mom right now… what would it be?  Stop acting like a brat when you don’t get your way. You’re literally reaching 50.
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The Gross, The Bad, and The Unforgivable
A review of Undercover Bromance by Lyssa Kay Adams
 Let me start off by saying that this book has an instance of what clearly seems like sexual assault, wrapped up in a gloss of romance. Skip down to the “The Unforgivable” section for that information.
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Normally, I don’t rate and review any books that I read for fear of poisoning the memory well. Normally, I wouldn’t rate and review a romance novel in particular, because it isn’t a genre with which I have much experience, nor is it one I have much love for. But the title and the fact that it showed up on a list of good romance novels for men from a source I trust made me pick it up in the first place. I’ve been trying to get deeper into the Writing Community online, and so many writers there are romance authors – and romance is such a popular genre generally – that I wanted to familiarize myself with the genre as I work on my own writing...
I’m making an exception to rating and reviewing this book because there were some truly, deeply problematic things going on here, on top of the bad/schlocky writing, and the gross descriptions so prevalent in my mind’s limited knowledge of what’s bad in the romance genre. So, in the following review I’m going to justify my one star rating of this book by describing The Gross [broadly, the terribly stomach-turning descriptions, characters, and plot points in this book], The Bad [the technical problems – especially in the plot], and The Unforgivable [the glossed-over sexual assault].
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The Gross:
I’m going to jump right in on the most obvious issue I have with (my own idea of) romance novels: the sex scenes. But this isn’t going to be what you think it is; I am not a prude. Nothing turns my stomach faster than euphemistic language about body parts. “Her sex” is bad enough. This book also talked about running his fingers along “her slit.” But the description that almost made me hurl was “her pink bits.” Nope. Vomit. Say vulva. There is nothing gross about that word. A good sex scene is hard to write, and you don’t need to go full-on erotica (though honestly, I think hardcore erotica is far more enjoyable to read, more real, and sexier than the euphemistic stuff), but why have a very descriptive scene only to censor over the words everybody is paying their good money to read? Pick a lane. Give me actual adult sexual content, or have everything fade to black. Please?
I looked at a bunch of the reviews of this book, astounded as I was that it was so highly rated. Where language was used as a fault, the line “my vagina senses are tingling” was often cited. Cited as gross and crass. Sorry, this was a line I found truly funny and endearing, used as it was by a female character who was grossed out by the villain of the story, a serial sexual predator. To me, it was a great Spiderman reference, and an honest thing for a woman to say. I’ve heard such comments from female friends before. Seeing this comment from the romance reading community really saddens me, because not liking an honest use of body parts, but championing “pink parts” is only fueling the female body shaming that is so prevalent in our society.
“Now if you’ll excuse us, we have a happy ever after to start” is the line that ends the bulk of the novel, before the epilogue. Once you’ve scraped the vomit out of your mouth, there’s also the ending of the epilogue, where after the main character “proposes” off-handedly on the couch, they have sex, and then he asks her if that was a yes, and she confirms it, the narration says, “after she said yes he did things that made her say it a whole bunch of times naked.” Then they fist-bumped. End of novel. Yeah… Did I mention they’d only known each other for a little more than six months at this point? Yea, I think that’s kind of fast…
But romance novels are stereotypically bad in this department according to me, who knows little to nothing about them. What other gross stuff happened in this book? Let’s start with the male lead, Mack, who winks at everything in a skirt. There are paragraphs where he literally winks at the woman he’s talking to three times within said paragraph. She’s always super charmed. This is supposed to be endearing behavior. Then there are a whole chapter where the sex the characters are having is compared to the national anthem – wanting to sing it, wanting to wave a flag, saluting this with that appendage. Barf barf barf.
I could go on, but this book isn’t for me, really. I’ll just close with a line I really did like from the book: “Smells like a camel exhibit in here.” This line is said by the bros when they come in to rescue Mack from his depression on losing the girl, and they find him in squalor. This book could broadly be described as smelling like a camel exhibit.
 The Bad:
The biggest plot error I found in this book happened near the end. A group of the team is running to meet the “inside guy” who will distribute the dossier on the villain to the press as they march in to his book launch. They get there to find their inside guy knocked out, and another security guy holding the dossiers they were literally carrying to the meeting (he knocked him out to take them away, even though he didn’t know what was in them – not to mention that they weren’t actually there in the first place). Terrible editing!
There are other things – characters switching their mind on something deeply held from paragraph to paragraph, a convoluted plan to expose the sexual predator at his own event, and thinking that’s the only way to take the guy down, when in real life a reporter will take information at any time, not just when tricked into it. But it is the real lack of understanding of the human character that really bugged me.
The secret that Mack is carrying with him is that his father was abusive and murdered somebody, and is in jail. Mack changed his name out of embarrassment, and lies and tells people his father is dead. He is made into the villain towards the end of the book, because he “lied” to Liv, his love interest, about this. They had known each other for some time longer than a week and shorter than a month. They were not dating (she was adamant about that), and had slept together just twice. But he was a liar now, because he had a “secret identity” and lied about his father. People just accepted that that was a terrible thing to do. No! If that’s your past, it is yours, and you don’t owe that information to anybody that early in a relationship. Sure, you need to own up to it before you talk marriage, but not before you’ve started dating. This doesn’t have anything to do with his character, but his father’s. Shaming him for “not being honest” and having him have to come to terms with it, and be open about it publically, is just *not* something that he has to do. Weird morality here. I know it was stretched to add drama, but I think it does a disservice to his great trauma in life.
I don’t believe a group of people should take matters into their own hands to investigate a person on sexual harassment on behalf of other women. I don’t think they need to use their friend’s van (literally an FBI-style surveillance van that nobody seems to think it is weird that a friend just has – a van that never plays an important role except that it doesn’t drive fast). I also don’t think a former cop is going to play along in a game of entrapment with a bunch of youngsters out for the thrill of taking down a celebrity chef. I especially don’t think people are going to trust the “inside guy” who is the security guard for the big bad. There is absolutely nothing that any characters do (aside from taping the bad guy) that moves the plot forward. It is all them falling into luck or information that others provide. Everything happens to them. This is just not the makings of a well-written book.
The characters were also so bland and uniform, with the exception of “The Russian” who was all caricature and comic relief, and whose lactose intolerance goes into play when they almost got caught because of the smell of his fart while they were hiding. Hilarious? No. So juvenile. And also, it was from vegan cheese, which the author says “is still cheese” and thus causes him the same problem as cheese. Speaking as a chef, that’s not how lactose intolerance works.
And, can I quickly gripe about the fact that the tech whiz who can break into a computer in 2 minutes, take out the contents of said computer in 30 seconds, breaks down all the banking info in an hour to tie the sexual predator to dozens of victims financially, also says he will be unable to edit a video (literally cut it off at all), in the hour they have during a drive, so by showing the big bad to be the big bad, they will also expose Mack’s terrible history and show him too to be a liar? Remember, this is literally exposing that his dad was a bad guy… again, not seeing the problem for Mack (as if that would kill his reputation)… but also: press stop on the tape? In an hour I, a complete novice, could learn to edit video enough to be able to stop a video when I wanted it to stop. The drama was unnecessary, and the mechanism to achieve it is so utterly stupid.
I also don’t love the fact that it takes a group of men to save women who were the victims of sexual assault. I also don’t love the message that women have to be a certain way when it comes to coming forward (even though they try to say otherwise, it was very moralistic against anybody being quiet). I very much don’t love the fact that they called the sexual predator – who honestly had unwanted, forced sexual relations with many women – a mere “sexual harasser.”
 The Unforgiveable:
Let’s talk about consent. The second time the main characters have sex, Liv expressly says ‘hey, I haven’t given you consent to have sex again.’ He then says that fingering her isn’t sex. Then proceeds to finger her. Then grabs her, carries her to a bed insider her own house, and then has sex with her. Without actually obtaining consent. This isn’t even an instance of tacit consent, because both parties are acting in a certain way and advancing the same act. She literally denied him consent by saying he didn’t have it, and that was never cleared up. Even if she never said no again, that’s pretty terrible for him to just assume.
Also: this happened immediately after he just shows up at her house. They had had sex once. She said she’d call after 3 days. He comes over after two, not calling specifically because he said that she’d have probably said no to his coming over. It was dark, she thought he was an intruder. She hit him with a shoe. She has to apologize to him for hitting him, and clean him up. Hey. In my mind, this dude is a psycho at this point. If you don’t buy into the 3 days before a call, fine. But then you pick up the phone. Don’t just show up at a near-stranger’s house. Don’t do it at night. Don’t sneak up the stairs. And don’t get mad when she’d mad because you acted like a psycho. And then most certainly, listen to her when she says that you don’t have consent to have sex with her again, and go on fingering her immediately thereafter.
 This book is bad on a lot of levels, but the sexual assault scene tarted up to look romantic just made me seethe inside, especially because this whole book attempted to be a “bros don’t let bros sexually assault women” morality tale.
Rating: 1 very dim star of 5
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princessnijireiki · 4 years
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the other thing that it occurs to me is weird about snake oil diets directed at parents of autistic kids is like… I mentioned sugar can be an issue already bc obviously a lot of kids eat way too much sugar in general, it gets them hyper, it causes a crash, it can be bad for blood sugar, etc. that's a basic thing.
but that doesn't mean kids acting a certain kind of way is an "autism symptom" being caused directly by the food…?
like for example. say I am a kid who reacts badly to nitrates. every time I eat salami or pepperoni I get a migraine. and that makes me weepy & cranky. the answer is not "nitrates make me cranky" & withholding them stabilizes my mood, it's that as a child, I communicate pain or discomfort however I can. my REAL symptom is pain. but people come at it as behavior modification, then hold up the results as evidence a kid can be "fixed" or "cured" in this bizarre circular argument, when none of it was related in the first place except that until it made these hypothetical parents happy, none of them cared about my hypothetical suffering or paying attention to my diet or how I communicate at all.
and I'm not saying gluten free or casein free or soy free or food-dye free diets are all bogus… irl I do have that issue with nitrates, I do have a wheat allergy, for example, and I do throw up if I eat too much food with blue/green dye in it, but, like, I'm a grown up, so it comes up a lot less often than when I was little. I'm lactose intolerant! we all have our struggles!
but the goal should be your kid's safety & comfort & happiness, not "stop him from x because it inconveniences me in y ways or he's 'uncontrollable' when z." any tantrum is a frustrated communication or like just legitimately a kid needing to cry… kids get angry when they're sick, it's fucking normal. it doesn't mean casein causes or triggers or exacerbates autism or "meltdowns," it means if your kid is calmer after changing their diet they probably feel a lot better, regardless of developmental stage or disability, and that is what makes a thing worth doing, not bullshit fearmongering from vitamin salesmen & washed up unlicensed medical con artists trying to sell allistic parents a silver bullet in a reskinned paleo diet gift box.
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Savage Eden
by K. M. Ashman
Once upon a time, in the not so distant past, a looming ice age threatens the existence of all Two-feet in the ice walls path, both neanderthal and modern human alike. their only hope for survival lies in joining forces and learning from each others ways in order to come up with some new form of protection. 
but winter is not here yet, and a third group of Two-feet has been pillaging all local modern human clans, eating those they kill and taking the survivors as slaves. for their first act of cooperation, can the neanderthals and modern humans team up to save one mans 5-year-old son, and end an age-old curse along the way?
lets find out!
believeablity: 6. magic is never implied to exist in this story, but it is fantastical nonetheless. first off, we have the return of PSYCHIC NEANDERTHALS, yes indeed! the neanderthals, or mrllwllch, as they call themselves, both have the ability to remember things about their ancestors histories without being told, and to communicate via telepathy. the latter is experienced by just “knowing” when they are being called by one of their compatriots or by sharing images in each others minds. after a while of being among them, a modern human character begins to experience this as well, but i dont think he could send images. it could be that all humans have latent psychic abilities and neanderthals are the only ones that have evolved to make use of them, but it doesnt really matter because the psychic thing is not a major plot point at all. it comes in handy but is never really addressed.
 it is said to sort of take the place of language in the mrllwllch group, though the do also have a spoken language, but at the beginning of the book they seemed to need to speak it very little. then when they meet up with the modern humans they start learning their language and very rapidly become fluent, and often speak to modern humans and each other in either language. this makes the whole psychic thing just feel like an add-on because it seems that they are not reliant on it at all.
they also may have a better sense of smell, more strength, and possibly an ability to sleep anywhere, but that could be just better clothing technology. they have huge furr capes that they can wrap themselves up in completely. they also can travel much faster than modern humans for reasons that are never explained. 
and as a quick aside, the 3rd human group, called the baal-- their whole cannibalism and cruelty culture is so movie monster-ish i knocked off a few points just for them. 
characterization: 7. the movie monster evil stereotype is saved for the baal, but the modern humans are still the main characters and very few of the mrllwllch characters are differentiated enough from each other to call them real characters. the same can be said for many of the modern human hunter characters however, so it does not seem to be an issue of characterization so much as focus. the focus of the story is on the modern human clan so those characters are naturally more fleshed out. 
still, im a bit disappointed. there are 3 differentiated mrllwllch characters, one is the neanderthal version of the main character, the 2nds big character point is that he falls in love with a human when mrllwllch dont do monogamy, and the 3rd is possibly the most interesting but is a huge huge spoiler and only has 1 scene. 
overall, they are given the same character treatment as the modern human side characters. 
the baal, on the other hand... their entire culture seems to be based around violence and every baal we meet has the same views on the matter. why they are like this is sort of explained but not gone into depth over.
interspecies sex: 2. there are 2 interspecies couples in the book, one of them are between main characters and they have sex in-media-res as they say, though there are no written out sex scenes. 
one of the members of the other couple basically just yells out “yeah, we fucked!!!” after the other one was already dead, so no sex scene there either. 
hybrids: 1. though there are 2 ‘thal/mh couples that could have produced children, if they did/do, it didnt make it into the book. no hybrid characters and no mentions of hybrids, except in the general way in that the mrllwllch and the main modern human clan are said to eventually become one people, but neither of the aforementioned couples stay in that clan, so no hint to that happening anytime soon. 
accuracy: 4. some stuff is based on real science but a lot definitely isnt. like the neanderthals having stronger muscles on one side from doing repetitive movements with their dominant hands/arms is in there, but they also drink milk directly from the cow when they should all be lactose intolerant. they also all have red hair, and while there is some genetic evidence at least some of them could have been redheads, i dont think anyone thinks that that means they all were. they also use bone flutes, and the legitimacy of that is still debated. they were also probably not psychic.
theres also a bit where the mrllwllch have a huge cave where they place all of their deads bones, and if you dont get placed there eventually you cant get into neandertheaven. if paleoarcheologists had found a huge cave where millions of neanderthal bones had been placed lovingly that would be a big fucking deal and i dont think that thats happened. theres also another cave where 13 neanderthal skeletons are arranged in a circle that i dont think is based off real archaeology. they also use blow darts that are lovingly carved with animal designs, which i dont think have ever been attributed to neanderthals, though they were made out of wood and so impossible to prove they didnt make art out of a thing that wouldnt survive to the modern day. 
the venus statue stone carvings also make an appearance but are not attributed to either modern humans or neanderthals, or the baal for that matter. im pretty sure in real life all of the statues are assumed to be made by modern humans.
the baal are another issue all together. i keep bringing them back up because the book mentions several other “Two-feet” groups existing, but the baal are the only other ones that make a living appearance and its never made clear which other hominin they are. there are two main candidates in my mind: denisovans or homo floresiensis (hobbits). i say densiovans because i think there could have a time/place where they, modern humans, and neanderthals could have been near each other at the same time, and i say floresiensis because they are described as child-sized. possibly they could be homo erectus...? my homo knowledge extends to two hominins only, but the inclusion of another human group actually makes this book rather unique among neanderthal books. 
now, how accurate is it that floresiensis, erectus, or denisovans were hunting, enslaving, and butchering modern humans on a massive scale at any point in history? not very.... i also dont think weve ever found evidence of any other hominin ever modifying their teeth into sharp points but the baal do it.... all of the baal existing hurts the accuracy score TT0TT.
honestly though, i dont think its that bad that this book is just a fun bloody romp and not really accurate, it shows how recent scientific discoveries inspire the imagination and change the perspective of our past. maybe once im done with all my book readings i could write a neanderthal throughout history comparison report......
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dontneedmyheart · 7 years
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@istealifly tagged me to answer some questions, thank you for tagging me. 💖 Here we go.
RULES: Copy this post into a new text post, remove my answers and put in yours. When you are done, tag up to 10 people and also tag the person who tagged you… and most importantly, have fun!
A. Age: 28 B. Biggest fear: Oh yes let’s start with something nice and easy then. Usdkjfk. I think my biggest fear has always been death. I can’t think about it or talk about it without starting to panic so... I also have a very big fear of failure. Being alone, or like some day realizing that I have no one. Bugs and snakes, please keep them far away from me. C. Current time: 13.14. D. Drink you last had: Coffee.  E. Every day starts with: Checking my phone and various social medias. F. Favourite song atm: Hmm. I’ve been listening to Whatever It Takes by Imagine Dragons a lot. G. Ghosts, are they real?: I don’t think I believe in ghosts, no. Or. I don’t know. It’s weird. I don’t really believe in anything I haven’t seen myself but... I don’t know. What a great and and good answer, sdkflkjfkl. H. Hometown?: I’m not comfortable saying that publicly, sorry! I. In love with?: Can I keep Lily’s answer and say love? Sdkjlfj. And also life. J. Jealous of?: I’m jealous of those people who are just... Effortlessly charismatic and have this energy that automatically makes people drawn to them. People who have that... magic, that spark, that aura of something, people who just naturally glow.  K. Killed Someone?: No? What kind of a question... L. Last time you cried: Hmm. A week ago I had a long car drive and I was listening to music while driving and it felt like every other song made me emotional. But like. I might cry easily for music and tv-shows and movies and stuff like that (if I’m alone, I don’t think I’ve ever cried in front of my friends, for example) but I don’t remember when was the last time I really cried. Probably in December. Or was it? I honestly don’t remember. M. Middle name: Emilia N. Number of siblings: I don’t have any.  O. One wish: To find peace and my place in this world. But also to love and be loved in return. Was that too cheesy? Is everyone who’s lactose-intolerant experiencing horrible stomach aches now? P. Person you last called/texted: I don’t remember who I called, I don’t really call anyone except my mum, so probably her. I texted a birthday wish for a friend. Q. Questions you are always being asked: “How do you get your fringe to look and stay like that?” Sdkjflkjkfl. “Have you thought about your plans for the future, do you want to move to another city, do you want to study another degree, do you have a plan, what are you gonna do” and just all the variations of that... Which usually starts to annoy me, because some people almost start like interrogating me about future and act all horrified when I say I don’t want to plan too far ahead. R. Reasons to smile: My friends, music, new makeup, summer and warm weather and the fact that nature is so beautiful and green at the moment, Louis, Harry, good coffee, lazy weekends, beautiful summer nights. Finally graduating and not having to stress about that goddamn thesis anymore. S. Song last sung: I did sing along to something last night in the car but I don’t remember what the song was. T. Time you woke up: 11.30am. Listen, I usually wake up really early because of work, I’m allowed to sleep until noon on Sundays. U. Underwear colour: Nude. V. Verse from a song you like: Don't let your head hang low You've seen the darkest skies I know Let your heart run child like horses in the wild So take my hand and home we'll go The sun it glows like gold Feeling warm as a burning coal Let your soul shine bright like diamonds in the sky So take my hand and home we'll go W. Worst habit: I’m one big walking bad habit, sdjufdjfj. I’m always late. I drink too much coke. I get distant when I’m stressed or having a bad day, I start unconsciously pushing people away. I keep a lot of stuff bottled up inside me because I don’t know how to talk about feelings. It takes forever for me to get ready and I’m always the one that everyone is waiting for. I’m really messy and unorganized, but then I can also get super controlling and anal about some small, weird things. X. X-rays you’ve had: I don’t think I’ve had that many, mostly the ones at the dentist. Y. Your favourite food: Pasta.  Z. Zodiac sign: Aries.
I don’t know who’s done this already because I’m late to the party as always so I’m sorry if you’ve already done this and I just haven’t seen it but I tag @soulmatesandfate, @gallifaerie, @lionheartnking, @emptyatthenews and @justlookatthehearteyes and everyone else who wants to do this, consider yourself tagged.
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resenhascopiadas2 · 3 years
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WHEN I THINK of Descendants of the Sun, the first thing that comes to mind is cheese! THIS SHOW IS extra cheesy and honesty i love cheese! UNFORTUNATELY, I AM also kinda lactose intolerant, so after eating a certain amount of cheese i am left with regrets, and a stomach ache. THAT'S EXACLTY HOW i felt after watching the last episode * cue to rage of a thousand fans*
I THINK THE BIGGEST PROBLEM I HAD with this show is that it tired to mix in three genres without a coherent plot to bring it all together. IT'S PART rom-com, part military drama, and part hospital sitcom. THE LOVE STORY is probably what makes most people excited about the show, the military scenes are a cool action bonus, and the hospital sitcom keeps things from getting too heavy and depressing. UNFORTUNATELY, because the script is so weak, I WAS TOO DISCONNECTED to keep caring about the show, and it started to become very boring. I KEPT WATCHING for one reason only SJK
SJK is oddly cast in a lot of ways. HE HAS A SUPER baby face and boyish charm, but still managed to be a believable badasss soldier. I WOULD EASILY RATE HIS CHARACTER acting  10. NOT ONLY idd I developed a 16 episode crush on him, but I really cared about his assignments. THE SHOW WOULD have been a million times more enjoyable for me if they just let his story be the center, or rather the bromance between SJ and DY, their relationship was my favorite part of the show. THEIR CHARACTERS iddn't have much depth individually, but their bromance was solid
THERE IS ALSO GREAT chemistry between SJK and SHY, but not much to their overall story. EVERY MOMENT WITH THEM is exactlyt he same- they flirt they separate, she gets mad, he's extra charming they flirt again. EARLY ON, i reallys tarted to disliek Dr KMY, which made it hard to sympathize with her anger at him. EVENTUALLY I started to like her a little more, but no matter how cute thier flirty scnes, or how strangely amusing their brink of death dating was, their story is till repetitive which gets old quick
THE 2ND lead also had a romance, that had a few more obstacles thrown theri way ( parents, distance, almost dying), but was just as repetitive- fight confess, spontaneous affection, fight. ITS LIKE EACH sotryjust filled in the same blanks for each epsiode. IT WAS ACTUALLY the older minor characters who had the most interesitng love story. I HTOUGH SJY and LSJ were really cute, and deserve an honorable mention
THE SUPPORTING cast was pretty good. SOME WERE much better than others and some were almost completely useless( the head of the hospital, that ditzy doctor) i had to bring the acting down to an 8 because of that, but th ecast is really the only good thing this show has going for it
WHAT WAS the point of this drama?AT FIRST IT SEEMED like a way to show how hard it can be to date a soldier, but because the show didn't take itself seriously, it was hard for me to take that too seriously, even with that emotionally manipulative 15th episode. THE CONFLICTS AT THE HOSPITAL were ridiculous, and mostly filler. THE EBST EPISODES TOOK place when the medical staff went overseas to Urk, but once that was voer, the show seemed to have no clue what to do. DID THEY run out of travel budget, so they d ecided to just wing it for the last episodes? EVEN IN URK , the plot was super predictable and totally unrealistic, but ti was still very entertaining ( yummy cheese) whne they returned, my feelings about the show ent downhill, and i was no longer excited about watching the next episdoe. THEN SUDDENTLY things fot very serious out of nowhere, only to end with the silliest ( and worst) last epidoe i've ever seen in a ny drama ( eys the worst) i wonder if episode 15 was the original ending, and then it was changes last minute to avoid a backlash. THAT'S THE ONLY thing I can think of as an explanations for why it was so bad
the music?meh, The scnery?? epic. the english spoken?decent. the shirtless men running?daebak. WOULD I REWATCH? not unless someone makes an edited version of only scene swith SJK - overall it's like they rolled a kdrama dice and just threw stuff in at random to get people hokked then they just focused on all the ways they can successfully incorporate product placement. MAYBE THAT was the real point. TO SEE HOW many ads they could sneak into a drama. EVEN THOUGHT THERE WERE moments i really enjoyed. i can't recommend this drama, especially after sitting through that ending. I WISH THEY CUT IT DOWN to 10 episodes, removing all the unnecessary fluff and sneaky ads- subway hyunday make up coffe, snacks hiking equipments, travel apps,,,, umm except for the self driving car because that scene as actually cool) then maybe it would be a drama worthy of all the hype. OR MAYBE YOU CAN TRAT my review like lactaid. NOT THAT you know what do expect, maybe you can better digest all the cheese thsi show has to offer
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