#“don't forget lotto”

[hanniedream]

so annoying when i make a list of MY favourite stuff and someone goes "oh you forgot this", "don't forget this" or "what about this" like go make your own fucking list with those on them then? this is MY LIST AND THOSE AREN'T PART OF MY TOP FAVOURITES.

[wonuwrites]

Seventeen In The Beginning Stages Of A New Relationship x

saw someone do an ask in someone elses inbox and thought this would be fun to write about. Especially since I've been writing SO much angst lately. It would be nice to have some teeth rotting fluff :)

Prompt: How would Seventeen Members be in the beginning stages of a new relationship?

Warnings: really fluffy, sfw version so sorry no horny time, minors still don't interact tho~, pet names, potentially cussing because that's the person I am. idk if you like cute shit you might not like this.

ღ S Coups: super soft, complete opposite of how he usually is.

Almost all of them are the type to be "down bad" but holy shit Seungcheol is on another level.

Thinks that you are royalty and treats you that way.

He holds the door for you.

Opens the car door for you and puts his hand above your head so you wont bang your head.

He will be the best bag and umbrella holder.

He always walks to your front door with fresh flowers before each date.

Has a million compliments running through his mind but too shy to admit them all because he's afraid you will run away.

The first time you interlocked your fingers with his, he almost died.

Like his heart almost backflipped out of his chest and he just felt electrified.

He has a list of things you like saved to his phone so he can 'surprise' you out of the blue.

I can see him thinking long term pretty early on in your relationship.

You just are so important to him as he is to you.

ღ Jeonghan: super shy but can't help but tease still.

Jeonghan would act like it was the other way around but he was SO wrapped around your finger.

When you weren't looking he would be sending you the biggest heart eyes.

He'd constantly wonder how the hell he got so lucky to have someone like you.

He would want to be next to you all the time.

Sometimes he'd forget time was a thing and would send "goodnight" texts after practice or schedules.

Sometimes that would be like 3 in the morning and then he'd triple text an apology.

Luckily you would find it precious.

But not as precious as he thought YOU were.

He would always have a smile plastered on his face when he was around you.

He just thought you were so neat.

ღ Joshua: insane yet a gentleman

Listen, Joshua is insane but he's a gentleman. Especially to his baby.

When you agreed to be his, he felt like he won the lotto.

He would so mindful of you.

He would want to know everything about you.

As long as you were comfortable with it though.

TBH he would either do big gestures or little ones. No in between.

He would make you a bracelet with both of your favorite colors.

He would love to talk on the phone with you.

Especially at night after a long day of practices.

Even though he MUCH rather be with you in person, your voice is music to him.

You are his peace.

Overtime, you become apart of the 'evil twin' chaos with him and Jeonghan.

Seventeen would call you three the 'evil triplets'

If you are crazy as well, you get bonus points.

ღ Jun: shy giggly mess but would do anything for you.

If you were to tell Jun to jump, he'd ask how high.

Similarly to Seungcheol, he'd be extremely down bad.

He would constantly smile at you no matter what.

Like, you could sneeze and he would find it adorable.

At the beginning before he was 1000% comfortable, he would giggle a lot and overthink everything.

Hell, he over thought whether or not it was too soon to hold your hand.

YOU had to be the one to grab his hand and swing it back and forth.

(That action alone gave him butterflies for 7 business days btw.)

The more comfortable he got, the more silly he got which made you giggle and become the shy giggly mess.

He would send you random pictures throughout the day of things that made him think of you.

TBH I can see him bringing you random things that made him think of you.

like a cool ass rock? Totally would bring it to you because the color of the rock reminded him of your eye color or whatever LOL.

He just wanted to show you how much he liked you.

ღ Hoshi: pretty much what you would expect

Soonyoung wore a smile whenever you were around and even strangers could see how whipped he was.

Do you rememember Loco and Hwasa's interaction on "Hyena's on The Keyboard?" Yeah basically, Soonyoung would be like Loco toward you. Especially the car scene when he bought Hwasa a lipstick LMFAO

You would make him so flustered most days and it was honestly so cute.

The days he was a bit more confident would make you so flustered but unlike you where it was unintentional his was intentional.

Cuddly lil tiger... rawr (I'm so sorry)

Honestly, just being near you was all he needed for a good day.

When you both were busy with various schedules, he would send you texts throughout the day and send you pictures and videos of things that made him think of you.

Which would honestly be basically everything because you were ALWAYS on his mind.

Basically just a cuddly lil simp that was so happy to be yours.

ღ Wonwoo: the biggest cheerleader tbh

All members would be hella supportive of their significant others but I feel like Wonwoo would be the most supportive.

Not in a way that would be overly shown but would bring you flower after big projects and things like that.

Loves to listen to you talk about projects, aspirations, and all at.

He is all smiles whenever you talk about things you are SUPER passionate about.

His love language would be acts of service so he would do his best to do things that would make your life a bit more easier.

Also would be a subtle romantic. He would take you on casual but meaningful dates.

If you went to an arcade he would make sure he won you a plushie.

Also, if you thought you were paying for anything, that would be cute.

Also, if you were also a gamer and wanted to play minecraft, he would put your beds next to each other in your shared house.

Just the best cheerleader <3

ღ Woozi: feels like he won the lottery

Jihoon feels like he won the lottery when it comes to you.

He found someone that liked him for Jihoon and not just because he was Woozi?!

He would constantly be shocked that you were so supportive of him and vice versa.

After like the second date, he already felt like you were going to be a muse for him.

Writes the cutest love songs for your ears only.

They would be some of the most vulnerable lyrics that would make you just cry because they were so beautiful.

He isn't a very touchy guy but he would hold your hands often.

Is a homebody mostly but would step out of his comfort zone to go on an adventure with you.

You both have 'secret gestures' when out in public. If you are nervous or want him to know you are thinking of him, you tug at your left ear twice. For him, he will rub the top of his nose bridge twice.

It gives him butterflies if you do it in front of y'all's friends.

He's honestly so down bad for you and just constantly grateful for you.

ღ DK: down bad, comfortable, your new best friend.

Seokmin had the biggest crush on you before you started dating. When you both got together he felt like the luckiest son of a bitch ever.

The other members would tease him constantly because he was so down bad and such a simp for you.

But hey, you weren't complaining because you also were down bad and a simp for him lol.

You both skipped the "awkward" parts of the beginning of a relationship and it just always felt so comfortable.

Even when it was learning about what you both liked and disliked.

You both just fit together like a puzzle piece.

You both were head over heels for each other super quick.

He just was your best friend and vise versa.

ღ Mingyu: 25/8 heart eyes and so thankful for you.

Mingyu was super emotional when it came to you.

He was a mix of Seungcheol and Seokmin where he was just so down bad for you and just so comfortable around you.

Similarly to Seungcheol, he would also think long term.

He just loved and craved doing domestic things with you.

He loved cooking, he loved movie nights, he loved late night drives where you were the best passenger princess.

Shit, he even loved folding laundry with you which he helped you do when it was pouring rain and y'all had to cancel reservations because the rain was so bad.

He just was so enchanted to be with you and love you.

Oh also, he is such a clingy man and would always want to hold your hand or be touching you in some way.

ღ Minghao: the moment when the anti-delulu becomes delulu for his baby

Minghao would find you to be the most precious person in the world.

He would want to do everything and anything for you.

He would constantly look at you with heart eyes.

He would be constantly flustered because of your antics.

He would think you were the most precious-est person to ever ever exist.

You would be a muse for him and his paintings.

Omg, if you both did paint dates, his heart would explode because you were both doing something he loved together.

If you were someone that likes to read, you both would cuddle and get lost in your books while near each other.

To him, you are perfect.

And to you, he is perfect.

ღ Seungkwan: he would want to be perfect because you deserve it

Seungkwan is very cautious about his image with him being an idol and doing variety shows often.

For first bit of the relationship, I can see him trying to prove something to you.

He would try his best to be perfect for you that you would have to sit him down and tell him that you like him for him. That him being an idol is just a lil bonus.

This would hard rewire his brain and he would learn how to be himself with you.

He is very vulnerable with you.

A lot of the members love that you bring a more casual side to him.

However, he would love if you were sassy and would be side eyeing people with him.

Imagine a lot of self care days with him. Like face masks while eating take out.

He just loves being around you because he feels safe.

You become his safe place <33333

ღ Vernon: partners in crime and just so thankful for you.

Hansol finding you was a dream come true and he often thanked the stars for finding you.

You both spoke in movie, vine, and tiktok quotes.

Most of your text convos are of random memes.

Some of the older members look at your relationship and just think "?????"

However, Hansol and you don't give a rats ass because you both understand and that is what matters.

He would match clothes with you.

He would often let you borrow his clothes because he thinks they looked way better on you then him.

He would show you his solo stuff before he showed anyone else.

He is just so in love with you awww.

ღ Dino: Down bad doesn't even cover it

I know I said Seungcheol was the ultimate when it came to being "down bad" but holy shit Lee Chan.

He would be a mix of all of his hyungs tbh

However, he would be so down bad that his hyungs would tease him.

He would bring you up ALL the time.

He had you as his wallpaper and even had a polaroid picture of you both in his wallet.

He would be your biggest fan and he just loved you so much.

He would do tiktok dance challenges with you all the time.

He also would try to find things cool things to do on dates with you.

[sofiareidings]

Coffee Runs

Summary: The guy who's been coming to the cafe you work at finally asked why you've never called him by his name.

A/N: I'm sorry this story is so late, especially since I missed Monday's post. School has been so busy this week and I've also had a bunch if extracurricular lately. I'll try and be more on time from now on (Don't hold me to that) Also! I got the idea for this one shot from @hanllo-kitty

Word Count: 0.8k

Song Suggestions: Invisible String - Taylor Swift

It was a good job, a great job really. The cafe was in a nicer part of town and people would subconsciously give nice tips so your pay was good. Rarely were customers terrible. Most people that came in were students or really busy people rushing in and going.

There were a few regulars. Like Joe, Joe was an eighty year old man who came in everyday for a coffee and a sandwich. While he waited he would talk about the lotto numbers and how his kids were doing. There was also Lola, she was a journalist who spent most of her day sitting in the corner of the cafe while refilling the same cup until closing.

But there was only one regular you would think about while getting ready for work.

Come on, I don't know his name. Don't shoot the messenger.

He'd been coming in for the past three months almost everyday, right after the cafe opened for a coffee. He always looked a little tired and acted like it too. He barely made conversation and normally shuffled out of the store in the same fashion as the other overworked people; quickly.

You hadn't learned his name yet. He always seemed to forget to say it when you asked, which resulted in you making up something.

"Guy with the sweater vest!"

"Guy in the purple!"

"Guy with the scarf!"

You get the point.

He was your favourite regular because of his looks. God, even when he was incredibly sleep deprived he looked beautiful. He had brown hair that fell just below his sharp jaw. Brown eyes that always happened to be in the light from the cafe window, making the small gold flakes in his eyes shine. He was normally dressed in a sweater vest and neutral pants, he probably worked at some type of office. The one part of him that stood out in his outfits were his converse, odd for the rest of his outfit. You could've sworn a few times you saw brightly coloured mismatched socks.

***

The sound of the cafe bell echoed through the nearly empty shop, having only opened half an hour ago. Smiling in the direction of the person walking in you quickly noticed it was 'Guy with *whatever he had on*" who came in. Something was different, he had thick glasses on. That was new.

"Hey, just the regular coffee and donut?" You put the order into the computer, looking back up at him. Taking in the new look.

"Yeah, thanks." His lips creased into a line, you called it a tired smile, the same one he made everyday. He handed over his money and poured the change into the tip jar then stepped back to wait for his order.

A couple minutes later you came back to the counter with his order. "Guy with the glasses!"

He did his usual, smiled and grabbed his order saying bye. But just when he reached the threshold of the door he paused and turned. "Why do you do that?"

Having already turned around you paused, this was the first time he'd talked to you in a clear voice. You weren't really sure what he meant. "Do what? Did I get your order wrong?"

He cleared his throat and seemed a little frustrated. "You never say my name, you just call me guy with something. Is it just to annoy me?"

"What? No, you've just never told me your name." Laughing a little, realising the misunderstanding.

"I didn't?" His face changed to confusion, "Oh my gosh, I didn't." He realised his mistake then his face flushed a shade of red.

"Don't worry, it's okay. Guy with the glasses." You laughed, looking around the cafe for a minute, strange it was still pretty empty.

"I am so sorry, I thought I told you and you just wanted to annoy me. I feel like a jerk, you seem so nice." Genuinely sorry he apologised profusely. "Can I make it up to you?"

Deciding to take the chance, you'd been daydreaming about this guy for months. "Well, maybe you could take me on a date." A little shocked by your own boldness, your face went up like twelve degrees.

"Uh, yeah…" He trailed off, clearly flustered. "Yeah, I would really like that."

"Well then, it's a date." You beamed, internally jumping up and down out of excitement. Since when were you so forward? He made that smile he made everyday before turning towards the door again.

That's when you realised.

"Wait!" You shouted, louder than you expected. Causing your coworker to drop a cup. "You still haven't told me your name."

"It's Spencer. I'll make sure to be back tomorrow." He nodded again and chuckled lightly before finally walking through the door.

God could tomorrow morning come any quicker.

[malarkgirlypop]

Easy Men Pranksters

How easy company men prank

Richard Winters:

I feel like he would do the most unnoticeable prank, like move an item one inch to the side. I'm sure he would think it was funny, he would've seen someone do it on facebook reels lmao. He tries it on Nix, who does not notice. But every time Nix walks into the room, Dick has a good chuckle to himself, knowing what he did.

Lewis Nixon:

He would throw a party and say he put out spiked punch. Turns out is wasn't spiked punch, just normal juice and fruit. He just wanted to weed out the fake bitches who pretend to get drunk. But that's not the true reason he did the prank. No way is he sharing his collection of alcohol, if you want to get drunk BYO.

Harry Welsh:

I think he would try to prank Lew and Dick. When they are hanging out without him, he calls the house and asks if the fridge is running. But jokes on him, he didn't turn off caller ID. "Harry, please stop calling the house. If you want to come over, just come over." Tries to pretend it wasn't him that called. He tried to convince Kitty to prank call the house so he doesn't look suspicious, but again forgot to turn off caller ID and it's his phone she has.

Ronald Speirs:

Leaves a horse head in the persons bed. Doesn't know the difference between a death threat and a prank.

"You should've seen his face."

"Speirs he had a heart attack."

"Yeah, ahaha, classic."

Please don't let this man prank.

Carwood Lipton:

The most harmless prankster. Like you don't get the prank. He has to explain it.

"Come over to the window and look at all these deer!"

"Where?"

"Got you!!"

"What?"

"You've been punked son!"

"I'm confused."

"There were never deer!!"

Oh Lip no. That's so bad. BOOOOO ahahah.

George Luz:

Loves getting pranked more than pranking. But he always is trying to get people to prank him, so he never get tricked. 100% would sneak into your house and replace all of your family photos with just pictures of himself. He has especially gone to JCpenney to get those hilarious awkward family photos, but it's all just him duplicated. It's a family of Luz's!

Joe Toye:

He's a mean prankster. One of those guys who has fake bugs and insects and tricks you into looking at what's in his hands. Also will hide around the house in the dark just to scare you. You're so used to it, that when you come home you have to scope out each room, only to find he actually went out for a drink and you're home alone. You call him and tell him what you have just done for the past hour and he thinks it's the funniest thing he has ever heard. Will definitely brag about it to the boys.

Bill Guarnere:

Classic prankster. Cling wrap on the toilet, cling wrap in the door way, putting everything in jello, wrapping the room in tinfoil. Causes the most mayhem and the biggest clean ups. He spends more time on the prank than the reaction is worth. Spent a whole night putting post it notes on your car, only to find out it was the neighbours and now they are pissed.

Joe Liebgott:

100% buy you those fake lotto tickets and let you believe it for the longest time. He would get Web countless times with it. Every time the man falls for it and Lieb just finds it so funny. He let's Web call all of his family members every time he "wins". It happens so often that the family members on the phone know it's a prank and try to explain it to him.

David Webster:

None of his pranks have ever been successful. OR when he does pull pranks he accidentally gets himself. He does the cling wrap on the toilet, forgets about it, pees all over the ground. Fills a room with water cups, forgets about it and walks into said room and tips over all of the cups. Like this man just can't win. Poor guy.

Buck Compton:

The only prank he does in the warm bucket prank. He is convinced it will work every time. It never does. He literally does tests, he's so invested on getting it to work. It's basically become an experiment for him. He tries out different water temps, different vessels he puts the water in, how deep he puts the hand in the water. He has a little notebooks of each time he has tried the prank and the method he used.

Eugene Roe:

He's a cute prankster. He opens two boxes of cereal and switches the bags. So you think you are getting lucky charms, but instead you get frosted flakes. Gene thinks it is the funniest thing seeing sleepy Babe questioning every thing in existence as frosted flakes appear out of the lucky charms box. Babe still being half asleep just shrugs and tucks into his breakfast. Gene has to explain the prank to him later.

Babe Heffron:

Does the, "oh yeah I put premium air into the tires." To Gene. Gene is losing his mind, thinking babe paid $100 for air. Also has a bunch of fake items, like vomit and dog poo that he gets Gene with all the time. "Gene the cats puked all over the lap top!!" Poor Gene is stressed to the max with Babe lmao.

Don, Skip and Penk:

The trio is trioing. If there is one group that is forever pranking, it's these lot. Whether it's each other or their friends, they are always down for a cheeky prank. Fill a room with ball pit balls, foam, balloons. Breaks into your house and turn it into a full out haunted house. These boys are hard out, it's go big or go home. Nothing is off the table, they will invest life savings into a good prank. Watch your backs they are after you, they will punk you. They seriously talk about starting and producing their own punked series. 100% has a prank youtube channel that blows up.

[invisibleraven]

Back hugs for the rarepair of your choice?

If there was one chore that Luke hated more than anything, it was doing the dishes. He hated how pruny it made his hands-and yes, he knew he could wear gloves. He hated the tedious process of scrubbing every pot and pan with them still not coming clean because he forgot to soak them. Then the whole drying and putting them away nonsense...

But it was his turn, and so he sucked it up, standing at the sink, hating everything.

"Lukey?"

"In here!"

Strong arms wrapped around his midsection and a chin rested on Luke's shoulder. "Hey babe."

"Hey yourself. How was work?"

A groan, with a forehead pressed down. "Hell. Can we please win the lottery so I can become a kept man and not have to slave for the whims of capitalism any longer?"

Luke snorted. "That's the dream. Though since we always forget to buy lotto tickets, I doubt it will become a reality any time soon."

A hum then, and a line of kisses up Luke's neck that made him shiver. A nip to his earlobe that had Luke's knees go weak momentarily. "How about a bank robbery?"

Luke barked out a laugh at that. "I would prefer to stay out of prison if it's all the same to you."

"But be gay do crime!"

Luke turned in Willie's arms and looped his soggy fingers around his neck. "Babe, I think you have both of those covered what with the graffitti."

Willie pouted, and Luke just had to kiss it off his face. Willie grinned as he pulled back. "Spoilsport. Anyways, what's for supper?"

"I was thinking we could go meet up with the guys for tacos and beer before trivia night?" Luke suggested.

"You mean before they kick our butts at trivia?" Willie replied cheekily.

Luke stuck his tongue out at him, but what could he say? Reg and Lex crushed them at trivia every week. Luke didn't really mind though, as they did more for fun than to win, even if he'd love to get a free pitcher of beer and plate of whatever appetizer he wanted every so often.

"Well how about I help you with these dishes so we can get to our butt kicking all the faster?" Willie offered.

"That'd be great honestly," Luke sighed. "I hate dishes."

"I know sweetie, believe me, I know," Willie replied, kissing his cheek, and picked up the towel. "I'll dry."

Luke groaned, but picked up the next pot to scrub, scowling at it as the metal slowly revealed itself. "I really gotta start soaking these." He then pointed a soapy finger at Willie. "And not a word from you mister."

Willie mimed zipping his lips, but couldn't suppress his smile, because he was always telling Luke to soak things to make this chore easier. Willie tried his best to do that, but with his job having shifts all over the place, it was harder for him to get to that kind of thing. Where Luke's schedule being far less crazy, he volunteered to help around the house more.

Willie gave him a small hip check then. "Hey, I know this isn't your favourite chore, but I do appreciate you doing it. Hopefully next month things will calm down and I can take a few loads."

"I told you I don't mind," Luke insisted. "But it would be nice not to have dishpan hands for once." He then flicked a small bundle of bubbles at Willie.

"I am buying you gloves!" Willie stated, blowing the bubbles back at Luke. "Bright blue ones with frilly cuffs at the ends."

Luke grinned, hugging Willie from behind, kissing the hinge of his jaw. "I'm just teasing, nothing some moisturizer won't solve. Thanks for your help by the way."

Willie grinned, turning his face to kiss Luke before he went off. Only then did he notice the small pile of dishes left to wash. "Hey, no fair!"

Luke's giggles echoed around the house, and Willie sighed, shaking his head before going over to finish the dishes. With his own pair of gloves.

[pardonmydelays]

fav lyrics from carnaval del barrio?

i love this one so much... honestly, seeing it live in theatre changed my life. that was the moment... my favourite lyrics (once again, not easy to pick just three because it's such a long song):

my mom is dominican-cuban, my dad is from chile & p.r. which means... i'm chile-domini-curican... but i always say i'm from queens! - the delivery of this one, IT'S SO FUCKING CUTE!

vanessa, don't pretend that usnavi's your friend, we all know that he loooooooooove you.../now that you mention that sexual tension is easy to see!/yo, this is bogus!/haven't you notice you get all your coffee for free? - you gotta love this one i also want all my coffee for free usnavi pls marry me

yo yo yo! now now, everyone gather round, sit down, listen, i got an announcement, wow, it involves large amounts, it's somewhere in the range of ninety six thousand! atencion, i'm closing shop, sonny, grab everybody a soda-pop! yo, grab a bottle, kiss it up to god, cause abuela claudia just won the lotto! ABUELA CLAUDIA WON THE LOTTO, WE'RE BOOKING A FLIGHT TO D.R. TOMORROW!!!!! - i hope you can see me rapping this one while i'm typing-

ALZA LA BANDERA (...) - this entire moment is just AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

everything changes today, usnavi's on his way, off to a better place, LOOK AT VANESSA'S FACE! - no because it always makes me laugh

hold up, wait a minute, usnavi's leaving us for the dominican republic? & benny went & stole the girl that i'm in love with? she was my babysitter first! - i love sonny, ok?

maybe you're right sonny, call in the coroners, maybe we're powerless, a corner full of foreigners, maybe this neighbourhood's changing forever, maybe tonight is our last night together, hOwEvA, how do you want to face it? do you wanna waste it, when the end is so close you can taste it? y'all could cry with your head in the sand, i'm a fly this flag that i got in my hand! - idk i can't decide i love this one so much AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

from puerto rico to santo domingo, wherever we go, we rep our people & the beat go - i broke so many rules already shit i can't stop typing

vanessa, forget about what could've been, dance with me one last night in the hood again!/WEPA! - ok, i'm gonna stop right here

bonus: i'm just gonna give you the reunion concert video cause this is already too long lol

[aspd-culture]

Can you explain what irresponsibility looks like in pwASPD? Is it like executive dysfunction in people with ADHD or is more of purposely not doing it?

It definitely isn't executive function issues, but I could see why it may come across that way. It also isn't necessarily purposefully not doing it? It's somewhere between the two.

Basically, ASPD can cause your priorities to be way off of what is expected in society. Because we grew up thinking (usually due to trauma - when multiple people use and abuse a child early on, it tends to teach the child this maladaptive "lesson") everyone is out for themselves, our brain developed around that idea. Therefore, we learned that we should prioritize doing things that make us feel good, and almost never do anything that makes us feel bad.

So, while prosocials tend to feel a stronger sense of urgency towards tasks that affect other people, antisocials tend to feel a stronger sense of urgency towards tasks that affect us the most. Urgent tasks release more of the good chemicals in your brain when they are completed, so the tasks that give us the most reward are vastly different than the ones that do that for prosocials.

Plus, we often live in a state of chasing convenience vs true happiness, because we don't often feel happiness the same way as prosocials (which in itself I could write a whole book about), which also affects our ability to do the "right" tasks.

If something is severely inconvenient but could seriously increase my chance at stability and happiness in the future, I still will put little to no value on doing that because it feels fake. It almost feels like asking me to move a rock up a mountain by hand for a lotto ticket. We learned that life has a statistically extremely low chance of being comfortable and happy because we had skewed data, so instead, we try and make life easy.

After all, why put in the effort for what seems to us like a very low chance of comfort and happiness - two things we have basically never been introduced to in their full form? Convenience is much more achievable than happiness in the experience of most pwASPD.

Whilst technically, I guess this means it's our choice to not do things that are important, in reality I think prosocials just forget that being "responsible" is a fancy word for having a brain that gives you the right amount of chemicals to make you feel both urgency and reward for doing the "right" tasks by society's standards.

[halloweeneveryday]

Enjoy the winnings

Was told about this in the last few months by a neighbour sitting in my parents kitchen at home. The lady is a solid character - she would have babysat us when we were younger and never was one for fantasy or nonsense - just a plain-speaking woman.

Her bachelor brother - who was a bit of a black-sheep, dole, drink, ladies, etc - was in hostpital in Cork for a procedure on his heart. How it was every picked up by a doctor I don't know, given his lifestyle. She was at his bedside along with their younger sister when he began to wake up from his operation. After a little while he began to ask if he could see the priest again. The sisters knew he hadn't been awake so just played along nd told him he'd be back. But he grew more and more insistent as he got his strength back. He wanted to talk with the young capuchin priest who had spoken to him after the operation.

This went on and on in the next few days as he was on the mend back in the ward. He was very mild mannered but insisting on meeting the priest again. His sister approached the hospital chaplain - a middle aged man, a diocesan priest in a collar, who couldn't be mistaken for a capuchin monk - and asked if he had spoken to her brother. He said he had (that day and the morning before the operation). He said he knew that her brother was talking about the "other priest". The chaplain expalined that, being a city hospital there were a number of assistant chaplains from the various religious orders in the city who would be in and out but, in this day and age, they all carried ID and there were no chaplains on the staff, least of all capuchins younger than himself.

The morning that her brother was due to leave hospital he was in flying form and told her that "Brother Pio" had been in to see him the night before. He told her he'd spoken with him about their parents and the sister's late husband. He said that Brother Pio told him to tell her that Pascal (the lady's husband) is happy and that he's looking out for her. He said that Pascal wants her to enjoy her winnings.

Unsure about all this, and a little upset that her brother would make up such things, she tried to forget about it. But the day after she got a phone call to say she'd won €3.5K in the local GAA lotto.

Like I say - she is a solid lady. Her brother still loves a pint but is, all-in-all a much more positive and pleasant person to be around. I don't know what I think - but I believed what she was saying when she was telling us the story.

source: https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/85016610/#Comment_85016610

[hardtchill]

“Tobin didn’t go through all this shit with LV and OL just to retire before getting to play with Christen.” Honestly I don’t get this take whatsoever. Obviously she wants to play at home with her wife before she retires, but sometimes what we want and what actually happens are very different things. I want to win the lotto but unfortunately I didn’t. In an ideal world Tobin could sign with ACFC but I feel like some fans are forgetting Tobins 34, has been a professional since she was a teenager and has been constantly in and out of injuries for years. Time eventually always catches up to athletes. If she decided to retire it obviously wouldn’t be her first choice - athletes wanna play. But the human body doesn’t always allow that to happen. Most athletes retire in their thirties, in fact, Tobin and Christen still playing right now makes them over the average age of retirement. We as fans need to accept that the R-word will come eventually, and need to be prepared it could be sooner than we want.

Basically.

People keep going on about Tobin having had to wait to play in LA so there being no way she will retire when it's finally possible, but it's not unlikely they left it too late.

Tobin hasn't played a regular season since 2019, not even half a regular season. She has been injured more than she has played, that's reality. If she was hit with yet another injury after going back to training following the knee op then i don't blame her for not wanting to go through yet another rehab process.

[designpatternpirate]

You run an elite site? Don't be a putz Read this!!

I was on a Hotline site today, talking to on of the Admins there, and I was made aware that some people are blissfully unaware of the risks that they take in the warez scene. He was selling an archival CD of his site- only rom images, and being a jerk about the reality of the risks involved, got all pissy, made a few lame arguments & kicked me off his site. In that light I have quickly penned this doc, which I would like everyone to spread all over, so that the Admins can have some idea of the risks they take, and can take proper precautions to cover their asses.

Ignorant viewpoint #1. "I won't get caught." This sometimes translates to "They have bigger things to worry about than me", "There are others doing more/worse", and sometimes even the infamous "but I'm not doing anyhing wrong." The Job of the Feds is to bust lawbreakers. Some of the laws are stupid, and some of the lawbreakers are smart, but if your balls get caught in the vise, don't cry to me. If we're all lucky, nothing will happen, no-one will get busted. But I don't play lotto either…

Ignorant viewpoint #2. "I don't have any warez on my site." It's hard to be squeaky clean. Any illegal distribution of corpyrighted material can get you busted. You. Yeah you. Warez? obviously. Rom carts? Yeah. Nintendo gets a hard-on for that shit. Even if the company that owns the license doesn't sue you, your day in court won't be a good one. Cracks? Serial #'s? Depends on how bad a day the judge has had & what state you're in, Maybe even the lunar cycle. Applying them is illegal, currently having them isn't, but I'm sure it doesn't help your case. MP3's? Probably. I forget how long it is before music copyrights expire, but I'm sure you don't listen to the shit that has. Nudie JPG's? Movies? (AVI's, Moov's, ect). doesn't matter. Feds hate porn. Makes them look even better to bust pornmongers such as yourself. Even if you're only distributing or archiving or backing up or whatever. Legal semantics do not impress a judge who's been told to burn your ass for politics. Unless your argument is airtight and defensable (AND you have a LAWYER), you might as well not have any opinion.

Ignorant viewpoint #3. "I can sell the service of burning the CD." Sure you can. Just as the judge can sell the service of burning your ass. You sell at any price over cost+shipping- that's profit- plain & simple. I mean sure, you have distrubution with intent to sell, You can argue the point in court if you want, but making money attracts attention from the feds faster than you can say "I'm fucked". In case you want a quick lesson in history, the government has never appreciated any profit being made by anyone that they couldn't get their share of. Making a profit off of warez is just like spitting in their eye & saying 'fuck you'. Yeah. Bring your own vaseline.

Ignorant viewpoint #4. "Anyone who mentions Feds is an asshole." No. You're an asshole. Maybe someone's just trying to help your sorry ass out by letting you know that you're taking a risk. Stupid fuck. It's more than a game. It's your ass. You wanna give it away, prepare to have it fucked. That is what most people do when offered some virgin tail.

So what am I saying? Quit spreading warez? Run like a bitch and pack up your shit? Yeah. if you are that's exactly what I'm saying. The warez scene doesn't need you, you add to silly statistics & make the rest of us look bad. Just use your head. Start at the top, work your way down. Make a plan. novel idea that, Thinking & planning? Not at all like leeching and kicking fellow leechers for the ego boost. Very expensive toy, power. Make sure you don't overpay.

Plan #1. I will plan not to get caught. If your door got kicked in right now, would your ass be handed to you? Yeah, you thought your site was private- who the fuck let the feds in? Now your mom is flat on her stomach in her nightgown, cussing, screaming & crying, but do you know anything more than you've pissed your pants & are gonna have a lot of time on your hands? Stupid fuck. Do something about it. if you make a plan to use 10 minutes effectively, you might get a chance to save your ass. Of course no HD that a warez mogul such as yourself is gonna have will format irrecoverably in 10 minutes. Better try harder. Removable media rules. Like the sound of that music? I like Jaz too. Radio Shack sells magnets cheap. Don't consider them a risk, think of them as 'insurance'. CD's are easy to break a few at a time- don't get carried away unless you have a vat of acid nearby.

Plan #2. I will leave no tangible evidence. A record of transfers from the feds incriminates, but a hard drive baked to the gills with wares just fries your ass. Figure something out. Encryption. Passwords. Trojans. Virii. Be clever, and be damn clever. You have to realize they deal with your kind everyday. They'll laugh at any feeble attempt to thwart them, and hold it against you if it fails.

Plan #3. I will leave money the fuck alone. Yeah, we all want it, but you better not take it for warez, dipshit. You might as well be selling drugs. Matter of fact, pretend you're selling drugs, you can only help yourself by being that careful. Donations? fine. Donations for wares? "Hello? Anyone home?" Don't be stupid. You might as well call your wares site a religious shrine with devotional CD relics for all the good that lame-ass ploy will do you. You took money. You gave out CD's. Fuck the paperwork, you can wipe the cum from your ass with it.

Plan #4. I will assume everyone could be a fed. On the internet you don't know who anyone is. Guess what? Feds can actually pretend to be real people. Some have friends, families, and some even did what you're doing now (and might've been better at it too). Anyone you talk to might be the man. Even that girl. And being paranoid about it and acting like an asshole won't make you fed-proof- it just makes you look like a paranoid asshole. If someone is a fed, and you're talking to them, and you know they're a threat, being a putz will just put your dumb ass on the top of the 'balls to bust' list. Act oblivious- not like you're suddenly an amnesiac or evasive, just that everything's hunkey-dorey, ok-fine untill they go away, all the while you're taking care of business. When you pull the plug, you go on a warez vacation. Don't be stupid. The legal process is slow, and if you start hacking & shit in a week you might as well not have bothered- they probably didn't even plan on coming down for a while, & then they're gonna watch for a bit before they kick in your door- but you never know.

A couple quickie no-brainer rules (to help you get caught). - Give out your e-mail address if you want trouble. - Give out your snail mail address if you want trouble. - Post either of the above on some yutz's server. - Use the same alias all the time to be positively trackable. - Download to the same ip all the time. - Mail warez to strangers. - When doing the above, use a return address. - Charge money for warez. - Keep your site up 24/7, never change ip. - Keep all the wares where everyone can see them. - Think your site being private makes you safe. - Think that the Hotline warez scene (or whatever) will last forever. - Remeber: You won't get caught.

I'd sign this doc straight out, but I run a (passably) elite site, & I'm enough of a realist to not wanna piss the feds off by letting them know who it was me that tried to make their job a bit more challenging. Those of you who know my style will recognize my handiwork…

As for the Feds- Shooting fish in a barrel just may have gotten a little bit harder.

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[tangent101]

Okay. Let's consider one possibility however.

People who consider themselves neurotypical do not like to acknowledge things like forgetting things. Because if your memory is so shitty that you just forgot what you were saying... what does it say about you? (That you're human. Seriously. Get over it.)

How many people end up saying "it's not important, forget it" because they themselves forgot what they were saying and are covering up for that fact? They don't want to expose this "weakness" of having forgotten so... they just come up with a white lie.

My own family has a variation of that. "Guess it must have been a lie." This isn't said about what you forgot... but what they forgot. You forgot something so it was a lie. No worries. Of course my family is also not neurotypical (my father is most likely autistic and I'm autistic, suffer generalized anxiety disorder, have depression, and am a transwoman, wow I won the lotto there!) but... there you have it.

So for those of you who are neurotypical and you say something and are asked "can you repeat that" and you don't recall what you said, or you don't have the exact knowledge? Admit as such. It's not a weakness, it is a part of being human.

Just something I really want to share on here because it’s important.

[hassiegfrieddoneanythingwrong]

Day 732:

*Master, Siegfried, Kriemhild, and co. came back from Mount Liang, with Eli in tow*

Master: I feel exhausted like never before... But at least it's over, with another kid.

Siegfried: Dear, I'm glad that you got what you wanted, but could you possibly relax?

Master, groaning: But there's a lotto around the corner...!

Huyan, sobbing, from the Throne: What about meeeeeeee?

Kriemhild: Cease your yapping, or I will lop off your head. And don't forget, Master will not stop me from doing so.

[jc-lambert]

To Lady Officer, Grimes

Trina...

Do you want to rob a few liquor and reefer stores with me, and call it "Vigilantism"? I am low on funds, seem to be deresourced, and need to make some money. So, may I rent or barrow your pistol? May I also barrow your badge?

Would you want to watch me work perhaps drive me to in a test driven car? Know anyone who's been laid off work as a police officer who would want to party it up? Neither reefer or liquor are legal on the reservation or in Kansas. Technically speaking, neither are lotto tickets.

I mean, there are mortgages that need paid. I mean, there are cop babies that need to be fed.

Bezos is the italian-portuguese mafia and everyone has been had for all their credit who worked as a cop and shopped on Amazon.

He's truly my mothers pimp from the sex trafficking ring in the 1970s. He drove through Kansas and had a business confrence in Emporia among all the former exotic dancers and hookers. Our family & IBM is their primary credit.

Nate Schweithale, is still being an egotistical jackass prevert again, encouraging human trafficking, sex trafficking, sodomy and other felonious behavior of the homeless population. Why is Daniel Gilmore not yet dead and why are there gangs of sexual preditors and homosexual rapists "regulating" in the streets of Delano, again and still???

Do remember, I am still in possession of a 3H rod the size of a urethra. It's designed in ways that can be snuck into prison easily, and assembled into a small nuclear bomb with nothing more than mop water and a beer drunk's piss. True, it wouldnt be a good one with mopwater and beer drunk's piss. Such a device would only be good for say, oh I don't know: Hollywood or a school class full of pre-teens. However, I have access to all the chemicals I need and it still remains to be such a hazard, most of my peeps are radioactive and with cancer. Me? Im already dead/undead and my emails are an echo from the future into the past. I've truly hit time sideways by entering into that wonderful dimension where all Romans are to be called Demons, can be slave driven by my family name, and where cocaine and heroin truly get planted regularly in the river and where Texan/Mexican Militants canoe our river and weed out all the heroin and cocaine planted.

Im still kidnapped and held hostage out of state. I am still in Wichita.

I am still very rudely and very racistly being called "dude" by everyone in the area: which means I am more prone to calling small children "nigger" and "spic" and kicking them in the head.

I am still being subjected to the gargoyles of the city. (Lookalike Persons descended of the faces on the Mayor's Office Building, ye olde clocktower courthouse. Bruce Deterding was one of them. We've done our voodoo to make his human form disappear by catching the spirit in a glass jar, a picture was sent to Nate... but another gargoyle in human form has popped up, started squatting in the Delano District, sleeps outside year round and has started winning over the city)

I've found a green wig. I have a fishnet t-shirt.

I think it would be cute and funny to wear a badge that says "Grimes" while I do the nasty on the bodies of dead cunt clerks in clothes that I have worn for a year without taking off or taking a bath.

Do you want to visit each of the dispensaries and head shops in town...

Dressed like militant slut walkers (gender impersonation + military garb + leave the radio car keys stolen from the dope scene = everyone gets away with it)

and rob them with me?

I think I would rather put a bullet in a few Oregonians and Washingtonese: and sort of just kill them and walk away with whatever inventory.

Most of them, are from out of town.

Most of them, are identity theives from Oregon & Washington alluding authorities.

Most of them, are born in Canada.

Some of them, are using my social security number to pay taxes.

All of them, believe marijuana and cocaine to be legal.

All of them, forget that this is a Kiowa Reservation, not a human or mohawk squat.

All of them, have fake felony officers from their areas on speed dial, in case they have trouble with the local indigenous cops.

I would only need 5 thou myself. (that's me being greedy) We could hit each store, most of which are using perfectly counterfeit notes & buy giftcards for internet websites.

Each store would be expected to have about a thousand to four thousand in the store... Each store at any given time has about 30,000 dollars worth of reefer, nicotine vape, and cocaine in the back.

I would give you a 70% cut of the money...

I would keep a 90% cut of the dope, as I am sure officer Nate Schweithale would probably want his share of the cocaine, roids, and penis pills he's obviously been taking behind his wife's back. She's not been putting out. he's been watching porn and jerking off with his kid.

Since I would be killing people and most likely urinating and defecating on their dead bodies...

I would prefer we target stores that employ homosexuals as well as persons and non-persons from the states of Oregon and Washington.

Have you ever seen a transvestite with a beard crap on a dead body while wearing a green wig and military cammo in a fishnet tank with CC sized boobs, then board the greyhound looking presentable and respectable?

Want to?

[yukiakaren]

Kpop title track ranking: EXO

In this series I’ll be ranking kpop groups/soloists title tracks based on my taste.

Oh EXO, EXO, EXO. I've had a journey with them for sure. The baby kpop-lover me had real hard time getting over their popularity and for the longest time just refused to give them a real chance. Then came Hurt and the walls that I've build started slowly but surely crumble. Fast forward to this day and I'm the biggest advocate for a long list of their amazing b-sides. So, I've come a long way with EXO but let's see how the title tracks go (and I'm just listing the Korean ones).

Lucky One - The unrivaled number one for me. It just caught my ear right from the start and I haven't changed my mind since.

Sing For You - This one really hit me in the feels here. Not one I'd actively go for most of the time but I can only put it high on the list out of respect for it.

Miracles in December - Odd one to rank as it is clearly a seasonal song but here we go. I have to say it's absolutely gorgeous. Definitely one of my most played seasonal kpop songs during Christmas time.

Universe - It's gorgeous. It carries so much emotional weight.

Mama - EXO got their fair share of the SM's emo phase (see. e.g. Super Junior's Don't Don). Mama is a throwback and a memorable debut for sure. It's also the type of dramatic song that I do go for and actually surprisingly often do. So I just had to reward that

Love Shot - It's popular for a reason, right? So catchy and so easy to listen to. What's not to like?

Call Me Baby - It just works, so who am I to deny it?

Love Me Right - It just works, so who am I to deny it? part 2

Obsession - Cool dark concept goodness. What's not to like? part 3

Monster - Welp I had never clearly read the lyrics before, as I had no idea how freaky they are. Anyway, it's undoubtedly memorable one. Also, I will forever be salty for this overshadowing Lucky One as they were a double title and Monster was the more popular one.

Overdose - I have this vague memory of my friend showing me this one when it was released. As the preamble probably indicates I wasn't sold on it then. But now, surely a great one.

Don't Fight The Feeling - Originally I didn't like it as much as I do now. It's a fun one that works!

Tempo - It's a fun up-tempo one that gets me going. The squeaky noise sample just jumps at me bit too much these days.

Growl - It's good one for sure, got ton of hype for a reason.

Wolf - What can I say here. It's crazy, right? Concept taken very literally, but I can't deny that the instrumentals and the vocals just work. Probably not, however, one to show to someone as their introduction to kpop or older kpop, you just might lose a potential fan.

Cream Soda - A terrible first impression and I was just really disappointed with it. However, now I had fun with it so it doesn't deserve the bottom spot that I thought it would get. The more you know.

Lotto - I was about to forget this one, upsy. That instrumental break near the end of the song is quite obnoxious as are some of the vocal effects as well.

Ko Ko Bop - I absolutely despised the instrumental in the chorus when this was released, I'm not gonna lie. I did learn to live with it at some point but yeah overall not one I'd go for too often. Mostly just because of that noisy chorus.

Power - For some reason Power just went right past me. Sure, it's cheerful and up-tempo but it just doesn't stick with me at all.

For Life - One that I have listened to possibly once or twice before. It's as pretty as expected but as I don't have a personal connection with this one I can't put it above others.

And the b-sides. This one is actually tough as I don't want to list all the once on my EXO playlist but also picking just a handful seems too little. So, my solution is another ranking! Here goes my top 10 EXO b-sides (no explanation, would probably be different if you asked me tomorrow xD).

Hurt

Gravity

Been Through

Forever

Trauma

Sweet Lies

Heart Attack

Cinderella

Artificial Love

What U Do?

[wack-ashimself]

There's very few terms that I hold on to because they're so descriptive. The one I heard years ago that I'll never forget his birth Lotto. In other words you don't choose what sex you are, what sexuality, what race, what gender, what nation, not even your religion. It's a lotto of what you're born into. So how could you ever take pride in something you had absolutely no say over? Because I'm lucky. My parents were open-minded. They eventually let me not have to be forced into the religious beliefs. What if I had the birth Lotto of strict parents which they would never talk to me unless I believed their religion? There's somebody out there right now who was born into that life and I pity them. Cuz my parents are fucking amazing. And I know most parents suck. I know this because most adults suck. Like 51% of humanity is terrible. At minimum. I would actually believe it to be far higher but I can't prove it. And I have hope I'm wrong.

[bejaeyoung]

jay auditions for next gen.

there's a lot more that he can do in this life, and jay is aware of that. so he tries to dabble in everything, whether wreckless or not, as long as he gets something new out of it. it's thrilling, in a way, jumping head first into things. as long as it had to do with music though, jay wants in—jay's ready.

honestly, he didn't properly tune in to next gen when it happened. he watched a few episodes, but never went through the whole thing. and yet here he is, having signed up and expecting a call back. it's one way to get his music out there, to gain an even bigger following for people to listen to him. and even if he doesn't make it to the end that doesn't mean he would have achieved nothing by going.

but jay wants to reach the end—he wants to win; his delusional brain is getting in the way of him thinking rationally. go big or go home. that is what's repeated in his head as he prepares for his 60-second audition. that's simple, jay can do what he's been doing all along: performing.

he should probably go all out, then.

—

so here comes audition day, and jay already decided what he wanted to do. it'll probably do good to do a cover of something unusual, so he decided to go with a a song in another language. that can show them he's... adaptable? the truth is he's just doing whatever he wants though. something with a fast beat, and he has a song in mind already. quick pace, but with enough vocal spaces where he can show off his voice to.

he practiced over and over again. day in and day out, even if he's doing something else he's thinking about how his performance will go. now he's here, ready to give the judges and the audience(?) a glimpse of his abilities. he doesn't forget to introduce himself, but it's not his name that matters—it's what he can do.

he sings and he raps, 60-seconds isn't enough but he did the best he can. 60-seconds pass by and his throat is a little tight, but he made it. his body doesn't remain stiff, he grooves to the music, sways and enjoys his time on stage. it's always here that he feels alive—that he can connect with something bigger than him, that he truly feels seen.

it ends pretty fast, and it's time for the rapid-fire questions. he barely thinks about his answers really, always one to run his mouth and keep talking. he's usually the one asking the weird questions, so it's funny being on the opposite end of that now.

here comes his first question: “what was the first thing you thought about when you woke up this morning?”

jay hums, as if he's thinking. he's not. "imagined the audience today are all eggplants so i don't get nervous later." it kind of worked, most of his nervousness are gone now. "i totally didn't do that by the way. i imagined a variety of fruits, not just eggplants." that doesn't make it any more respectable.

next question, he finds a little distasteful. “what would you do if you won ₩1,000,000,000 (~$750,000) in the lotto?” they ask, which causes jay to shrug.

"i don't know, that's a lot of money. i'd probably donate half of it. and the rest can go to my music funds." the answer comes out of him easily. "there's an orphanage i want to help flourish. that's pretty much it though." he thinks of the people back there—the friends he made whenever he was dropped off by his rich parents because they didn't want to parent a troublesome kid. he wonders whether his friends back then are watching him now.

“what two things do you consider yourself to be very bad at?” that's a funny question. jay should probably return it with an equally hilarious answer. "i want to say nothing, but people say i'm horrible at shutting up. but they should see me now, i'm barely going on tangents right now. oh, i guess i'm terrible at math too. why do i have to find the square root of x? that's an alphabet. not a math."

“why do you want to become a kpop idol?” that question makes sense. par for the course in fact. "because i think i can make songs that can capture everyone's hearts. and i want to be able to perform them too. being on stage is fun and thrilling, so i wanna keep doing that until i can't anymore." yup, that's the best way to put it. no filter.

“would you rather go to a tropical island or to the north pole?” back to the comedic questions? jay doesn't mind. "i wanna go the north pole, obviously. i wanna go see my man santa claus. then be one of his elf boys. i wanna bribe my way into the nice list this year." so unserious.

that marks the end of the random questions. it's kind of saddening, jay was having fun answering all those questions. it didn't even matter that there were cameras up in his personal space or that he feels like he's being stared down.

"okay, great. can i borrow your stool?" jay asks as politely as he can. it's not a big chair, just a stool that can be folded. it's light too, which is perfect for the job. the staff nods and he picks up the stool with a hand. yeah, this will do.

what was that avengers line again? right. he takes the stool and balances it with his fingers on just one of its legs. "perfectly balanced, as all things should be," jay speaks, delivery on point, dramatic and showboating. "anyone got anything else they wanna offer me?"

another staff member steps forward, this time with something related to the camera—was it their mini tripod? guess that works. this one is heavier than the last, but jay manages to do it anyway, keeping the item in place and only moving a bit to keep the center of gravity in check. he keeps at it for a good few seconds. "i'm really good at balancing things. that helps me dance." throwing that in there just for fun.

looks like he ran out of time. jay bows and thanks everyone for their time, hoping that would be enough entertainment for the judges and everyone at home who may be watching.