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where i’m at girls

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i dont consider myself a 'fashion guru' by any means but one thing i will say is guys you dont need to know the specific brand an item you like is - you need to know what the item is called. very rarely does a brand matter, but knowing that pair of pants is called 'cargo' vs 'boot cut' or the names of dress styles is going to help you find clothes you like WAAAYYYY faster than brand shopping

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Saw this discarded envelope at work and just...

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Anna Rose O'Sullivan and Marcelino Sambè in The Nutcracker (Royal Ballet 2023)

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The Dublin spire isn't a bad looking landmark per se but why does it look like it was specifically designed to pop blimps

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As a retail worker who loves Christmas songs, I have two playlists. One is a typical Christmas playlist, the other is my anti-work playlist- if I ever hear a song at work, it gets booted from the playlist Immediately.

This has lead me to some strange places to fill it out, but I still have over two hours worth of songs on there.

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Merry Crisis

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Hc that Mav loves cooking.

Ita not a traditionally manly hobby, so he hides behind more acceptable interests that he also enjoys like aeronautics and engines and mechanics and his bikes. He does love his bikes dont get him wrong.

But he also really loves cooking. One of his favourite fosters moms taught him and its how he takes care of his people. She showed him how to bake too, but he prefers cooking. He has a list of all his peoples favourite dishes and his own little recipe book, all written by hand with little annotations and notes and amendments in the margins.

Goose loves Mavs potatoes, cheese and eggs breakfast skillet and his grilled cheese, while Carole adores his chilli and spicy chicken tortillas. Bradley loves his pasta carbonara recipe and always asks him to make it when he's with the Bradshaws. Bradley gets his wish most of the time too.

Hes a bit sensitive about it and doesn't really talk about it cause he caught flak for it before, but once he finds out that Slider bakes, learnt from his German grandmother and all her recipes, the two get on like a house on fire, with the ribbing and banter of course, amd exchange recipes. Between them, they can whip up a gorgeous meal to put professional chefs to shame.

Hollywood and Wolfman join in with their own additions and recipes, Wolfmans from the heart of South Texas and while he's vowed his meemaw to never surrender their family Brisket recipe, he will always share his food with his friend's. Meanwhile Wood loves a good drink, and bartender his way through high school and university. He makes a mean mojito and loves mixing new drinks for his friends to try and review for him.

Ice becomes jealous at all the news of how good Mavs cooking is and how he hasn't gotten any yet so, he invited himself over one night and tries Mavs roast pot and potatoes dish. At the first bite Ice is convinced he's seen god. He leaves with a tupperwsre of leftovers and the certainty that he wants to marry that man.

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You know what would be funny? Whether or not in this scenario Bradley and Mav would still be talking or not - imagine that Bradley still talks about his family, and that includes his dad, so Jake catches things about him from time to time and makes mental notes in case he ever meets him.

The problem is, he is not aware Bradley is talking about 3 different people. And Bradley talks about Mav using 'dad', and about Goose using 'dad/father' and about Ice using 'pops'. Sometimes he just uses 'my old man' for any of them and only he knows it.

So Jake is under the impression that dad, father, pops and his old man are one and the same person, which in turn makes Bradley's 'dad' into some kind of mythical being.

Because he's a naval aviator, but he was also a RIO?? He's an admiral, but he's a test pilot as well?? Or he was from Tenesssee but he was also from New York and from DC??? He had a father (Bradley's grandfather) who died in a car crush and who died in Vietnam, and who died of cancer? Also he has tons of medals but he's also a person non grata in the Navy? He drives motorcycles but hates motorcycles? He taught Bradley how to drive but also had his driving licence confiscated twice for bad driving?? He met Bradley's mom in a group home but he also met her through his best friend? He's gay but he's bi but also he's a straight ally who Bradley is pretty sure dated guys at some point (can that even be classified as a straight ally, Jake doubts it)?

Jake doesn't want to call out Bradley on the inconsistencies out of fear he'd stop talking about his family or feel pressured to tell him more than he's ready for, but Jake is also dying to meet that man just to confirm what is true

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tale as old as time.

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This could be fun. I scored 11. How about you?

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i like to think steve would’ve picked up like a TON of useless hobbies from like season 2-3 because he has basically no friends (other than the kids) and no social standing so he would get into like cooking, baking, crochet, knit, etc basically like old lady things cuz he saw some of that stuff in his house that was his moms and was bored out of his mind

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The trope where a character overhears something out of context and assumes the worst is usually annoying and bad but I really think it works well in Shrek

We, the audience, know that Fiona is talking about herself but, regardless, she’s calling herself these terrible things because she is an ogre. If Fiona is these things because she is is an ogre what does that make Shrek?

If Fiona says no one could love her because she is an ogre, she is saying that Shrek is also unloveable whether she wants to or not.

Imo the scene is a really good portrayal of how when you talk poorly of yourself or others for having a trait, you’re also talking about every other person who shares that trait; even if you love them or think what you’re saying doesn’t apply to them.

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also i love that the phrase "piss on the poor" is functionally an effective shorthand on here for "someone has a lack of reading comprehension". wonder how long it will be before the knowledge that it is an intentional misapprehension of the phrase "piss poor" disappears and we get a Reader who says. the phrase piss on the poor is so cruel we should say something else

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I finally got it framed!

Sorry, I know I keep posting pics of this piece, I'm just very happy with it.

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(the average cost of a wedding in the US is currently around $30,000)

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I started the thing I've been putting off for about a year! (My room- I moved my junk out, hoovered, then brought in the two pieces of furniture that have been taking up space elsewhere, before bringing the junk back because sorting the junk is at least a three day job)

When I gave my mum a progress update when I stopped for a break-

"You know, you should have done that months ago. And you're going to have to go through your hair accessories, your random bags, your wardrobe, your bookshelf..."

Motivation: Dead. Starting was a mistake. The only good part is I found my bag of fabric face masks, which are now my face warmers for winter.