Hey! Omg so I have to tell you this dumb story first, I wanted to send you an ask so I went to tumblr search but it didn't find you and I got all grumpy like 'stoopid tumblr search 😠😠😠' and then I realised I had typed 'Leah' into the search bar like it knows who you are 🤦♀️ I am the dumbest person on the planet.
Anyway! This ask has no function except to tell you I think you're awesome and deserve to be told you're awesome, and also now to tell you that story about how I'm an idiot.
But to ask an actual question...you're designing the grazing board for my Christmas Carols and Cocktails party, but can only include 10 separate items (so like, grapes are one item but you could have many grapes, not like, if you had 10 grapes we'd be done), what 10 items do you pick?! 😘
Howl, the amount of times I put my mutuals actual names into the search bar expecting it to find them for me… just know you are in good company in this instance. (Google, you know who I’m talking about just find them for me ok?!)
Now on to the best question I’ve ever received in my life (question Friday’s and Monday’s notwithstanding)
Gonna put this under a cut since it might get long and for people that don’t wanna see me ramble about food lmao
OK SO, first you have to decide if you’re doing a sweet or savory type of charcuterie board. I tend to lean towards savory cheese board with a hint of sweetness mixed in
Then, you wanna pick cheeses that are relatively different from each other so you have a nice, eclectic mix for everyone to pick from. My grocery store of choice for cheeses is Trader Joe’s, although a cursory glance at the UK informs me that you don’t have that there and could instead use Aldi’s
I mention Trader Joe’s specifically because they have a few of the cheeses I would include, such as:
Blueberry vanilla goat cheese
Triple Cream wild mushroom Brie
And
Caramelized onion cheddar cheese
And then one more regular, sharp aged cheddar for the boring people that don’t like flavors
So those are the four that are gonna dominate your cheese board and make everything delicious and amazing - you’ve got two hards, a semi soft, and a creamy cheese! Cut them up in long, slightly thick slices except for the Brie - put gashes in it so people can easily swipe chunks off of it
Next is additional accoutrements - (I typically don’t put meat on my boards because I don’t eat meat but if someone supplies it themselves I’ll stick it on there)
- Grapes, preferably red (break them off the stem so it’s easy for people to grab)
- Crackers - at least two different kinds
- Some kind of dip - I love sour cream and onion dip but this can be any easy to scoop dip that people like (can also use hummus!)
- Nuts preferably almond or pecans (you also can’t go wrong with chocolate covered ones too for a little bit of additional sweetness)
- Pretzels! Get the long, thin ones if you can - they look very pretty on the board
And there you mostly have it!
Honestly, the best way to make your board look good is to google ‘cheese board’, find one that has a board or one that you already own or could easily acquire, and then build it up! You can go sparse like a grazing board or fully packed like a real charcuterie board depending on how many people you’re planning to serve.
And yes, I took this WAY more seriously than I needed to but charcuterie boards are my heart and soul and I’m obsessed with them
Can’t wait for the invite in the mail to your Christmas Carols and Cocktail party! What kind of drinks you having??
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Got tagged in this ask game by @sapphic-zoe
(like a week ago omg sorry this is late but thank you so much for tagging me <3)
~Why did you choose your url?~
Corina is my screen name. I wanted to make a TLOU dedicated blog so it just made sense.
~Any side blogs? if you have them: name them and why you have them~
Not currently. This is actually a fresh account that I made bc I wanted a TLOU main blog. I had many on my old account. but I haven’t used them in ages
~How long have you been on tumblr?~
oof a very long time. Probably like since 2014/15 i cant really remember. I left for a while but recently made this blog bc i missed having an active account. I've already interacted with so many lovely people.
~Do you have a queue tag?~
I don't but I probably should.
~Why did you start your blog in the first place?~
I wanted community. I love that aspect about tumblr. I haven't actively been a participating member of a fandom in so long I really missed it. Plus I think there are a higher number of Abby appreciators on this website over anywhere else on the internet. I really thought the general consensus was that she was hated. Boy was I wrong, at least when it comes to this website. Its all about finding your people ;)
~Why did you choose your icon?~
I love Abby.
~Why did you choose your header?~
I love a smiling Abby.
~How many mutuals do you have?~
I honestly don't know omgg at least like 10, probably. All the peeps who like and comment on my stoopid little posts simping over abby. I see you and I love you.
~How many followers do you have?~ 113 :D (Ive had this blog less than a month and it feels like thats a lot. Like what are ya'll doing here. I love you. Thank you for putting up with my Abby obsession) ~How many people do you follow?~
only 59 :( I need to follow more people, I'm working on it.
~Have you ever made a shit post?~
Yes of course. Sometimes I just post the first Abby related thing that pops into my brain.
~How often do you use tumblr each day?~
Too much, and yet somehow not enough.
~Did you have a fight/argument with another blog once?who won?~
Ages and I mean AGES ago on my old blog. It was a themed blog for Death Note the anime. It was around the time Yuri on Ice was coming out (so like late 2016) and I was really excited about it and was reblogging some gifsets. I didn't tag spoilers which was absolutely my bad. Someone got upset that I had spoiled that weeks episode for them in an Ask, which I apologized for, but they went on to say that I shouldn't have been posting ANY YOI content at all bc I was a Death Note blog and that I was "deceiving my followers" and wasn't delivering on what they followed me for. I kindly told them that it was MY blog and that I was sorry but if I wasn't a good enough DN blog for them then they should unfollow me. They said they would but they sent all these asks anonymously so I never really knew who it was.
~How do you feel about “you need to reblog this” posts?~
If I'm being quite honest they really spike my anxiety sometimes and I always feel guilty scrolling past.
~Do you like tag games?~
I haven't really done a lot of them in the past but I do like them! When this was going around my mutuals last week I really enjoyed reading them too :)
~Do you like ask games?~
I do! but I'm always too nervous to send one in lol
~Which of your mutuals do you think is tumblr famous?
I won't tag them here bc we're very recently mutuals but I think a couple of my mutuals actually are (at least in the tlou fandom) and I'm very honored that they would follow me back at all
~Do you have a crush on a mutual?~ Not currently but i absolutely ADORE all of my mutuals.
(If u haven't done this one yet, and only if u want to <3) tagging@sapphic-cupid @yungtano @alex-lest-writes
AND anyone of my followers/mutuals that hasn't done this yet! I love reading them so pls tag me :)
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alisa teaching lev incorrect russian phrases
a certain groupchat im in with so many beautiful people has brought this idea to my attention. most definitely something i canon abt the two siblings now, i totally see it.
special thanks to: @sarido275 for this idea!! i love this so much and i hope this meets your expectations-
warnings: swearing, a fight btwn siblings, also this is relatively long for a hc so brace yourself
genre: crack, fluff, angst? if you squint-
synopsis: lev’s (gorgeoues, beautiful, pretty, amazing, cute) sister, alisa, teaches lev russian phrases... except its all backwards...
i used a couple websites: a b
a/n: im writing a longer oneshot (haechan x reader) so this is something ive been working on, on the side. i hope you like whatever the frick frack this is-
if you have any requests, shoot them in my dms or ask box! if you have any constructive criticism, let me know what i can fix and how! thank you uwu
*breathes* okay, this is straight up crack, like
i literally see this happening btwn the two siblings, where lev’s sister alisa ends up teaching lev russian phrases with the incorrect translations
she’s such a sweetie pie i dont see her intentionally teaching lev the incorrect translations for stuff- so yes,
with the power of google and tumblr i present to you: lev walking around like an idiot :) (i love him v much tho and hes baby all the way)
okay lets start with the “basics”
first off is хуй (pronounced: hooy), and it means dick
omg i what am i writing
okay so like, yaku probably does something nice for alisa (meaning he puts lev in check bc lev is stoopid)
and alisa decides to thank him like “you have such a big hooy yaku~~”
and everyone on nekomas vbc team looks at the two siblings like ????? what did she just say
and lev looks at her and she goes “hooy means heart!!”
omfg not only lev, but all of nekoma is using this word now and its so bad bc they all say it so confidently whose gonna tell them-
and like, whenever someone does anything remotely nice lev will tell them that they “have such a big hooy” and that they are so kind and that he appreciates them
which ultimately, this term rubs off on karasuno and fukorodani (specifically hinata and bokuto)
quite literally a term that spreads like wildfire and they all use it so mindlessly eye-
okay, next term: Трахни тебя (pronounced: poshyol ty), and it means: fuck you (omg i hate writing swears bc lev is involved and he is BABY I CANNOT-)
okay but alisa and lev are most likely parting ways early in the morning, and he is going to a summer week camp for vb practice (w the boys ayyy) omg i hate myself so much
but like, she probably wants to say something along the lines of “i love you” but she ends up saying fuck you (dw, i checked and its the aggresive kind, no not the kinky aggresive just straight up like a screw you) pls i hate that im making this more awkward by the second
okay but like, hes probably leaving in the morning and shes like “poshyol ty” and he kind turns back, confused look on his face
and hes like “whats that mean????” and shes like, with a bright smile, “it means I LOVE YOU” and he repeats it a few times
and this poor bby uses this ALL the mcfreaking time now
yaku is abt to kick him? “pls stop poshyol ty”
kuroo wants to give him shit for sucking at blocking? “im sorry but dont forget poshyol ty”
omg KENMA WHEN HES MAD “kenma im so sorry youre the best pls poshyol ty”
so it probably circulates around the team, and by now all of the nekoma vbc are using this on one another ALL the time
again, its something picked up by other teams
i.e: bokuto to akaashi, hinata to kags, and it even reaches oikawa, who uses it on iwa, satori to ushijima (bye these r ships)
but finally, poor alisa thought that by saying Отыебис от меныа (pronounced: otyebis ot menya) she was saying “your presence is nice” but in reality she was saying “get the fuck away from me”
omg pls this is so terrible someone tell her-
but like anyways, when she says it so him, its when hes upset bc the whole team is upset at him bc he almost made the team lose
aka putting them at risk for his shitty blocking skills
and hes like “no one likes me, no one wants to be around me”
and alisa is like: “hey, otyebis ot menya, and if its from me, they even appreciate you too :)”
and he asks her to explain the meaning to him and shes like “it means i appreciate your presence”
and so he cheers up, and goes to practice the next day
and he apologises to everyone and then goes, “as much as i suck otyebis ot menya”
like ????? and everyone appreciates it!! like >.< omg i hate this
but in general, another phrase that spreads like wildfire!!
at this point, everyone thinks hes a sweetheart (and dumbass) whos using loving terms with his team and friends!!
now, onto the “swear words”
which, in reality, are words/phrases with positive meanings :(
ah i really hope someone tells everyone wassup w these terms
but, lets start w this beautiful term: Я верю в тебя (pronounced: ya veryu v tebya)
this means: i believe in you (and reader, i believe in you, you can do anything you put your mind as long as it doesnt harm you or anyone)
but anyways, this is probably a term that slips out during a fight btwn the two siblings
is it weird that i cant imagine them fighting often, or at all-
okay anyways, back to the hc
theyre probably fighting about how lev left his dirty laundry in the br after the shower, or how he left his dishes on the dining table and how he isnt necessarily cleaning up after himself
and shes tired of it, so she starts yelling at him
and shes like “oh my god! youre so useless! veryu v tebya”
and he kinda stops saying anything back and stares at her c o n f u s e d
and shes like ?? whatre you looking so lost for
and hes like, what does that mean
and shes like, it means that you arent capable of anything.
so this poor boy thinks that the term “i believe in you” now means “you arent capable of anything”
when kenma, kuroo, and yaku treat him a little meaner on a bad day, he’ll be sure to mumble it under his breathe
when he blocks hinata’s spike, hes sure to yell it out proudly, and everyone kinda is like ????
and so he explains what it means, and
hinata isnt phased by the fact that lev just called him incapable bc poor bby got to learn another russian phrase
and then kenma puts two and two together and realizes what levs been calling him
*insert a mad kenma*
*insert a mad kuroo*
*insert a mad yaku*
okay but srsly the whole nekoma vbc starts using this term to clown lev when he messes up!!
in reality, everyones the clown bc theyre using the wrong term altogether
another term lev would learn from alisa, would be Мой милый ангел (pronounced: moy miliy angel)
and what alisa thinks it means is : you are not an angel/youre a fallen angel/youre the devil
bc like some languages dont have a term for something, so they use another term and then the word not in front of it, so alisa assumes thats what it is
so she just assumes this word is something to call someone a devil or basically imply theyre a bad person
this term slips out from alisa, when someone says a comment about lev during a game,
ooooo lets say the nekoma vs. nohebi game to make it to nationals
and someone says something along the lines of lev being a terrible blocker
from across the court
and out of nowhere
alisa is like “hes better than you! moy miliy angel”
poor bby thought she was defending her brother
okay she was but still-
you know what i mean
but anyways, everyone looks at her
and she just shrugs it off bc she doesnt owe anyone an explanation
but after the game, yaku’s younger sister brings it up in front of them
and she explains to everyone that it means a devil
and theyre all like ??
alisa saying something mean- this is new
but in her defense it was bc she was standing up for her brother
as she should-
but on a real note, lev adopts this term to roast people during plays and makes them confused hehehe their faces r funny bc they get so lost and bam nekoma scores
a term that kageyama adopts
he expands his vocab when hes mad at hinata from boke, to boke and moy miliy angel
tanaka probably uses this term on people who piss him off
imagine him saying it w his buddha face LMAO
but lastly, a term that lev would learn from alisa is Радость моя
this term is pronounced as radost moya
it means “my joy”
so, when alisa is stressing over something (maybe hw, maybe over the fact that lev keeps making a fool of himself in front of yakus sister)
she’s like muttering under her breath,
“this is gonna be the death of me, ugh why is this radost moya“
like LMAO she thinks this term means terrible, or my bad luck
no sweetie its the opposite
its just so funny, lev hears her and she explains the term
so he begins to use it all the time
and i mean ALL THE TIME
when he cant block? radost moya. when someone reminds him that he isnt the ace? radost moya.
so, when bokuto is in emo mode, lev is like radost moya, its just bl (ha if your mind went to boy-) bad luck
and bokuto is immediately out of his emo mode bc he is LEARNING a new term from his fave russian teacher uwu
but again, a term that spreads like wild fire
this is what kags calls hinata, iwa to oikawa, and semi to shirabu
overall, alisa teaching lev incorrect russian phrases, is lev teaching the whole of anyone who plays volleyball ever incorrect russian phrases
these humans look like straight up clowns
i CaNnOt emphasize how dumb they look-
basically just becomes a crack fest
bonus (kinda-):
lev, kenma, kuroo, tsuki, kags, akaashi, bokuto, yams, and yaku all went to the fish market one day
they all witness kuroo, bokuto, lev and hinata do something stupid with their shared one brain cell
so, naturally, the others flame them in russian
and someone nearby is like
“aww its so sweet you believe them,, your friendship is so cute“
queue the whole crew (ugh i hate that term but its better than squad) turning to look towards lev
and BAM they all start asking this random person for translations on stuff
they all look so shocked and mad and sad
*insert a mad kenma*
*insert tsuki mocking everyone*
just funNy stuff hahahaha
okay imma head out bc wtf did i just write-
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