#(not 2025. that's too soon alas)

[theinfinitedivides]

'alright, Ustaad ji, who is this tone deaf creature?' 'this is the great Saeeda Bai from Agra!' 'why would a woman from Lahore waste her time listening to a woman from Agra?' ��� ep 1 - the queen of heeramandi | heeramandi, 2024, dir. sanjay leela bhansali.

[ruinix]

Oh, Quinn might fly away with those hairwings any second now. Someone hold onto him!

He's even looking up like he's preparing for a flight. If you're gonna fly, Quinn, don't go near the sun! It's hot there. I know you're hot! No need to get too hot. Who am I kidding? Quinn is already TOO HOT. The sun's got nothing on him. Plus, he's pretty. So, so, so, so pretty. Haunted but pretty.

But alas, he still looks like our sad canuck. We must protect him from the elements (hockey and hockey shenanigans). Including from himself--i swear if he goes to the barbers anytime soon, i'm gonna lose it. BAN HIM FROM THE BARBERS ALREADY!

Hairwings must thrive! Don't cut it now, Quinn. Not when it's too floofy!

From getty (Jared C. Tilton) (Vancouver Canucks @ Carolina Hurricanes, Jan 10, 2025)

[graciewrote]

♡ Forever and Always

♡ LS2 x Vowels!Reader

♡ Inspired by the lovely @pucksandpower ly!!

♡ Likes and reblogs appreciated!

♡Reqs open!

☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆

Staring at her screen in shock, Y/N looks at the signing announcement. Glancing at Logan, sat with a smile on his face, she frowns.

"Darling, did something happen?"

Turning to her boyfriend, "They signed Carlos, but-"

"Oh."

"Oh baby, he didnt tell you? Bastard."

"He's your father. He just probably didn't want to upset you."

"To hell with that, Logan. He was discussing a contract with you and fuckings signs Sainz! It's not fair. To play with someones dreams, their life, like that. He's an ass, my dad or not, he's an ass for that."

Looking at each other now, the pain in Logan's eyes is obvious.

She moves to comfort her love, the man she's loved for years.

He didn't tell her when he signed for Williams, or even when his contract was extended. He knew no matter what, she'd be there. A singular tear slips down his face. His girl more upset than him. He thought he was going to be getting another shot to prove himself, but alas the cards did not play that way.

Phone chiming as Oscar texts, asking if the couple are okay. One single message from her father. 'I'm sorry' is all he wrote.

She knows its a business at the end of the day, but how can one be expected to perform against a grid of 2024 cars, when he is racing one from 2023. When his own boss, future father-in-law is saying how much he wants to replace him. He never stood a chance, he was only a seat warmer. Logan's head is a mess. All that's running through his mind is how much he failed, every fuck up, every DNF, Australia, and the only light he sees is her. His Y/N.

No matter what his future holds, he has his girl.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Logan has all of summer break to wallow in sadness. Cuddled with Y/N, watching trashy TV. As quick as ever, Zandvoort rolls around, and he is dreading facing the media.

Luck is not on Logan's side, forced to be on the press conference with Carlos. However Oscar's there too!

Most of the press don't bother to ask him anything, just assuming he won't have a seat and has nothing to add.

Logan's heard things about team principles shitting on Vowels, and the way he's treating Logan.

"And to Logan-" shocks him out of his daydream, "How did your girlfriend react when she found out you hadn't resigned with Williams?"

Logan chuckled, "Uhm, actually, we found out at the same time, James and I had been discussing a contract, and discussing my performance. I had no idea he'd signed Carlos. So yeah, bit of a shock to us both."

"And did you know, Carlos, that James was discussing with Logan?" Everyone looks at Carlos now. His respone is immediate.

"At first yes, I knew Logan was still a contender, but then he'd said that it was just me. So I didn't sign knowing Logan was still discussing contracts"

"And what does everyone think of Andretti appealing the FOM desicion and winning, now they'll be joining the grid for the 2025 season?" Everyone looka shocked at the interviewers question. Everyone but Logan.

~~~~~~~~~~~~

Qatar. Hot. Humid. Sweaty. That's what Y/N feels standing in the Williams garage. Still, she's there to support Logan. And that's what matters. However, she is suspicious. Hiding phone calls, changing his phone password which used to be their anniversary. Logan's become really skittish since Carlos' signing was announced. He won't be cheating on her, she's sure of that. She has two thoughts, he's either joining Mick in the second Andretti Porsche seat, or he's proposing soon. Focusing back on qualifying, she notices all purple sectors for a Williams, her Logan's Williams.

Last minute of Q1. P13. He's done it.

The garage cheers and she just beams with pride.

Logan makes it to Q3, ending up P6.

He's happy with it.

~~~~~~~~

December rolls around with no news on Andretti's other driver. It's a hot topic in the media. Some think it'll be a rookie, some say Kimi or Seb will come back.

Logan grins going into the media pen after his best quali yet. This is his moment. He has a point to make.

"Logan! P5! How're you feeling?" Logan loves being interviewed by Natalie Pinkham.

"Feeling good, car is handling well, I always love racing here. It feels even better knowing next year I got a new team behind me." Smirking, he knows Natalie will pick up what he means. He just needs her to ask.

"New team?" Bingo!

"Yeah, Andretti reached out to me after

Monza, and well, yeah I just had to take the offer! Racing with Mick, and along side him will be fun! He's a good driver. We both had a rough two seasons to start, but the only way is up!"

" Thank you Logan! And good luck!"

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Sitting down, he glances at his phone.

Over 50 missed calls from his love.

"LOGAN HUNTER SARGEANT! I MIGHT JUST KILL YOU YET!" He knows she's not angry, upset he didn't tell her, but not angry.

"You know gold washes me out!"

He laughs, of course she makes a joke.

That's why he loves her, she knows him better than anyone.

"Marry me"

Shit. He had a whole plan. He was gonna take her to Venice. They love Venice.

"Yes. I found the ring, two weeks ago, but I know you Lo, you have a whole plan. So my answer is yes. When you ask me properly. It's yes."

Giggling they embrace and share a tender kiss. "I'm so proud of you. I love you Lo, forever and always"

"Forever and always baby, me and you against the world"

[instruth]

🎶A SONG OF MY SOUL🎶

🎼

Do you remember me, my love?

It is I, Prudence, your beloved.

How long I have waited for your return.

I love you - oh, how dearly I miss you.

You've been away too long, captured and lured

To the remotest world of externalism,

Where you have become deceived.

Your perception of me is illusory,

Even though your desire still persists,

For you have forgotten my face.

🎼

You have known me to the deepest part of me,

Alas! Now I exist in you,

Only among the distortions of your mind,

Of physical symbols that soon will disintegrate.

I am reduced to fantasy and imagination,

Fulfilling your longings for you.

I become a myth, a mere image,

Representing what you consider unreachable.

Yet I, Prudence, am your only true love,

But do you remember me, my love?

🎼

I have waited patiently for you,

Sharing you with the outside world,

Yearning for you unceasingly,

To embrace the least part of you,

Even if that be only a momentary glimpse,

In the twilight that separates our existence.

Like Moon and Sun, we have drifted apart.

I watch you go - oh, how it grieves me so,

For I can see you suffering even more,

All lost in a land of faded memories.

🎼

Today, my love, you have chosen to come home,

Recalling past realities through present dreams.

I am rewarded, for at last, you are awakened.

Today, you recognize me in my essence;

And I rejoice with praise and gratitude for this blessing.

We were created as one, meant eternally for each other,

In perfect compatibility - with you in me and I in you,

As I, Prudence, submit to you in inexhaustible intimacy,

Laying down with you in our matrimonial nest,

For this is a reunion - our most sacred union.

©Johnny J P Lee

31 January 2025

🎶A Poetic Love Song of the Soul🎶

Photos Credit, Soulful Images

- by Sanjogsonsand

[pebblysand]

The Year I Finished Castles

As we all know, 2024 is now drawing to a close. It's been quite a year, hasn't it? For me, it's obviously also the year I finished castles. After four years of hard work and dedication, and joy, and sleepless nights, almost to the day, I finally wrote out "the end."

Still, the adventure is not quite yet over. I didn't expect this, but it turns out that saying goodbye has been a very gradual process for me. First, because writing-wise, while I had a lot of great plans for what I would do and write after, it's actually taken me a bit more time than I expected to fully move on. That's okay. I've had a bunch of health issues to sort out, as well as a lot of travelling and resting to do, and in between, sadly haven't written much. I'm hoping the new year will bring a new start, and that I'll get back in the flow of things.

Second, because incredibly, people are still reading, and discovering this fic. That's been incredible to witness. I thought it had plateau-ed but it definitely hasn't, and I still have a backlog of over thirty comments to answer, and perhaps I always will. As soon as I answer a batch, another keeps coming. This fills me with joy beyond belief and brings a smile to my face every single day.

Third, because a number of castles-y things are still ongoing. I'm keeping the Discord discussion open until the end of December. There is a podfic being recorded by the wonderful josnail on AO3, and people are now finding and enjoying this fic thanks to them. And, now, as I have teased a couple times on different platforms, I have a surprise for you. I really wanted to get this over to you before Christmas/the end of the year but alas, the proofs took ages to come, so here we are.

There's a book. A physical one. You can have it too!

It's beautiful. It's a labour of love. It's got illustrations and a cover and loads of different things I hope you will enjoy! I made it for me primarily, but I also made it for you.

So, how do I get it?

Please fill out this form.

How much does it cost?

Nothing. This is a gift from me to you, so you don’t need to pay anything. However, if you’d like to help with the costs, you can donate to my Ko-fi. To give you an idea, the printing fee is €25.90 per copy, and shipping fees range between €10 and €30, depending on where I ship it.

(If you are part of the tiktok/tumblr fanfiction police and want to explain to me why I'm awful for illegally printing/selling these and will kill fanfiction because Anne Rice's ghost will sue me, please go touch grass. my fic is not hugely popular, and i'm anticipating maybe thirty people ordering copies, tops. also, i'm a lawyer, well able to calculate my own legal liability/risks, and what you think about the monetisation of fanfic is most likely wrong.)

When is the deadline to order?

31 January 2025. 

How will this work?

I will order the books in batch to my place. I will then sign them/dedicate them, then ship them to you. I am doing this because 1) I think it's cooler if they're signed and 2) I'm very Type A and want to make sure each of them is perfect before you receive them.

Important: while I created the cover, picked out the chapter illustrations on Canva, and created the typeset myself, this is a private company I'm paying to bind and print the books. I am not hand-binding them. I neither have the skills nor the patience for this.

When will I receive my book?

I can't say for certain. I will be making the first order at 8pm GMT, Monday 9 December, and hopefully receive and ship out the first batch of copies by 21 December. Then, I will make a batch order every Friday until the end of January. Once I receive the books, I will sign them and ship them to you. If you live in Europe/UK, it will be quicker than if you live elsewhere. I am hoping/anticipating everyone will have their copy by end of February.

I have other questions...

Please send them to my ask box ❤️.

[othcrside]

@anchoragestarters saylor + ??? : january 1, early morning @ the 7-11

The fallout of New Year's Eve was normally something Saylor dreaded like clockwork every year. Alas, 2024 had proved eventful enough within itself and they narrowly avoided catastrophe for one of the few times in their thirty years of existence. After the clock struck midnight, they indulged in a whole bottle of red wine and a homemade pizza, making a mess of their kitchen as they danced around the kitchen isle and slid back and forth in their fuzzy socks. Pure bliss threaded through their veins as they realized this day, this new year, it was all theirs to claim. They didn't believe in resolutions, because they did more to stifle growth than encourage it in the young lily, but they did make a mental checklist of men to avoid from there on out. There could not be any ruinous repeats of the humiliation they suffered the year prior. That was all they'd asked for out of 2025 — that, and a package of powdered donuts from the 7-11. So, they made the drive and bought two packages and a cherry coke slushie, sauntering to the candy aisle so they could continue perusing until they'd finished their sugary breakfast. It seemed they might have spoken too soon about dodging catastrophe, however, as their lacking attentiveness sent them crashing against another customer and combusting their slushie all down the front of the stranger's clothes. "Oh, fuck!" they cursed loudly, glancing down instinctively at their own, thankfully untouched pajamas. "Goddammit, I just got that. You wanna wring your shirt out back into the cup? ... No, that's gross. Fuck. I can buy you a new one from the bin in here, but half of them look like they're for elderly tourists. I think I may have a spare Louis Vuitton jacket in my trunk?"

[jmdbjk]

Man at work.

 Apparently working more than we thought he was...

Kookie bought a pack of 500 straws so he could exercise his vocal chords because he saw Sam Smith do it. But alas, he didn’t think it was working for him. Nevertheless! they won’t go to waste! because he can slurp down his highball much faster using a straw...

This cute goofball is the global spokesperson for Calvin Klein jeans... he mentioned that the Calvin Klein video was up and he acted bashful about it. He did say when doing these types of endorsements as a group is one thing, but doing them personally on his own, the product must be something he personally endorses. And he also said he will be embarrassed when people speak to him about his ad images. Perception vs reality. 

He tells us he’s cleaned out his closet recently and only kept all his black clothes, but now he says he will wear Calvins now. One thing to look forward to... Calvin Klein clothing silhouettes are typically cut close to the body. Meaning they are not the oversized baggy things that we normally see on JK. Just sayin’! Bring on the airport fashion! 

He asks to please show Calvin Klein a lot of support. Check! Marked off the list! I believe that company is scrambling to actually have any merchandise in stock this week, right? They weren’t prepared. Mission accomplished, JK. 

For a few moments he thought he spoiled Jimin’s episode of Suchwita because he couldn’t find it on Youtube. Sus, Youtube. 

Aside from the adorable heart eyes he had and the knowing grins and outright laughter while he watched, Jungkook nodded when Jimin said if he could go to any point in time, past or future, he would choose 2025 when they would all be together again. Kookie nodded vigorously again and let out a deep, wistful sigh while watching that brief segment. Was he getting a little lump in his throat too, just like I was?

Yoongi then says “we all have an idea of what things will be like when we come back” and Jimin agrees and when Yoongi asks Jimin what he thinks it will be like, Jimin says “we’d all be back together after we’re done.” I am assuming he means military service, and that he is curious to know how it will be and that’s why he wants to go to that point in time. 

Jimin, we all want to fast forward to that time. None of us want you all to have to take this mandatory break and we all want it to be over with as soon as possible. 

When it was over, Kookie fixed himself a fresh drink, took a potty break and then sat wordlessly on the couch for at least 15 minutes listening to music and pondering the universe (it seemed). Songs he queued up: “12:45″ by Etham; “thoughtboutu” by Karencici; “Another Day” by Gervs; “Adrenaline” by Lauv; “Where Does the Love Go” by by María Isabel and Yeek and “Honeymoon” by Johnny Stimson.

He sweetly sang along to “Honeymoon.” That song has a similar vibe to “10,000 Hours” and I wish to god Kookie would create a song with that ambience because it would become one of those all time greatest hits.

JK read a few comments (FINALLY?) he randomly says he was wanting to look up Jimin’s lyrics...? Jungkook and his never-ending fight with his Apple TV commands ensues. And he finally finds what he’s looking for... the BigHit intro.

He proceeded to fanboi during Set Me Free Pt 2 even being a tad slack-jawed and droolly when the 2nd verse started and Jimin’s cheat sheet tattoos were on full display, JUST LIKE US! 

Done satisfying his need to know the lyric was “maze” and watching the entire video anyway, he quickly found a Jimin compilation video. Are you shitting me? 

Now, we all know how insidious the Youtube algorithm is. If you watch ONE video of any genre/topic... what happens? YT serves up several more from the same creator or same topic or genre. Watch a reaction video? Then a dozen videos by various Youtube reactors will be summoned. Watch a Korean street food video? Then you will see a dozen videos about Korean street food. FACTS!

Every time you go to Youtube after that it’s like trying to get rid of cockroaches. You spend some time hitting the “not interested/don’t show me this shit ever again” option or else that will be all you ever see forever and ever amen. 

So my point is, that Jimin compilation video was not random. Youtube isn’t a random platform, it is very articulated to deliver cocaine in video form straight to your brain in order to get you addicted so you keep coming back. 

Anyway. Kookie again was like a kid watching cartoons and Army comments were totally forgotten while he watched this fan made video. 

The evening full of Jimin, laughing at a fan made compilation video and a song that was playing called, “up at night”, by Kehlani featuring Justin Bieber, stirred something inside him and the lightning bolt of inspiration hit him and that was it. Game over for the live broadcast.

I’m glad he’s working. I’m glad he’s doing well. He’s still our Kookie and he still loves his Jiminie and the rest of his hyungs. 

[edai-crplpnk]

Hi, it’s me, the tagging menace. Please tell me more about this unnamed ShikaYoshi fic 👀

[link to the WIP game]

I wrote a chapter two years and a half ago and haven't touched it since then, but I fully intend on getting there eventually. I want to say it's my 2025 project but I already said that about the Shinki adoption fic lmao.

It's for my canon compliant/worldbuilding series. It's set during the year after the 3th War and follows Shikaku and Yoshino as they reunite, get together, and at least settle that they're going to have a child together. I'm not holly sure yet when it ends, if it's then or if maybe it continues until Shikamaru's birth? Unclear for now. But it's mostly a getting together fic.

Some facts:

ANBU Yoshino at the start

Chronically Ill Yoshino (hence why forecfully retired Yoshino for most of the fic, and she hates it thouroughly)

Yoshino having strong feelings about misogyny and ging to great length to substract herself from her abusice upbringing and the general expectation of society placed on her because she's a woman

Probably Shikaku shutting up so misogynistic jerk (his dad) too

Past Shikaku/Inoichi that Shikaku is majorly not over with while Inoichi is getting married to Ino's mother

Chouza being the unwilling witness and but friendly support of trainwreck Shikaku

Some clan politics

Ex-ANBU Shikaku

Yoshino bonding with Shikaku's lesbian aunt over shitty dads

Yoshino and Shikaku do beat each other up a little but it goes them some good

Yoshino keeps mocking him but alas he has a humiliation kink I fear

"I'll be honnest with you. I have to marry this year and get myself an heir. You can say no, but if you do, please say it now cause I'm gonna have to find someone else." "You don't sell it well." "Because I'm not trying to sell it. I respect you to much to lie to you. We both know this wouldn't be either of us' first choice, but this is what I have to offer, do you want it?"

It's angsty and badass and romantic and I will write it I promise.

As a bonus I offer ANBU Yoshino + tiny Kakashi snippet:

“The Fourth is calling for you.” Great. Precisely when she was starting to let herself anticipate the moment she would finally go back to the barracks and pass out for a while. “Why?” The man shrugs, evidently unbothered by the bite in her tone – rightfully so, it’s not really directed at him anyway. She can’t say she expected him to be either, it’s hard to find someone impressed by anything around here. Newbies at first, sure, but they all either grow a thicker skin quite quickly, or leave. (Or die.) As if on cue, the frail silhouette in the locker room on the other side of the corridor raises its porcelain mask towards them. It looks ridiculously oversized, even cut down to try and fit the tiny head behind it. Out of duty and in a building field with grown men chiselled for murder, he looks miserably young and small – which he is, more so even than when she joined the faction herself – yet he doesn’t look intimidated in the slightest, just curious sometimes, and, from what she’s heard, he’s been living up to his Cold-Blooded nickname for the few months he’s been here. He’ll go far. Or he’ll crash soon, she’s not certain yet. “Got a problem Fox?”

[isthisfloydleech]

crystal glass academy

prologue?

tw //: none

desc: MC gets isekai’d into a strange all-girls school they had zero idea of. Imagine twisted wonderland, but instead of villains they’re side characters and princess. Also all girls school. GN MC!!

MC wakes up on a rather warm Sunday afternoon. Their computer is still open, the screen all black.

“Huh.. must’ve been doing a late assignment….”

MC rubs their eyes, and sits up to shut the screen. They yawn and sit up off of their bed, walking outside of their room. MC then enters the kitchen to fix a cup of coffee, and drags over a chair to sit on as they wait for the water to boil.

They then notice something strange.

There was a noticeably large, pastel blue note lying on the carpet in front of their door. Was it from their parents…? Out of curiosity, they approach the strange note, and pick it up.

“Odd..”

They think to themselves, curiously admiring the note held in their hands. It seemed like it came straight from a fairytale. Fancy wax-seal, a golden frame on the outside of the opening, with a bow like the cherry on top of the wax. It seemed almost too pretty to open. Alas, curiosity killed the cat. They gently opened it— gingerly enough to make sure none of the decorations on it broke. Mc gently pulled the paper out. It read..

Salutations, MC. Twentieth of July, 2025.

Hello, {MC, full name}. If you received this letter, it is a delight to inform you that you have been accepted into Crystal Glass Academy, a magical educational institute for girls. We hope for you to attend Orientation on August 8th, 9:30 AM. We at Glass Crystal Academy are anticipating your arrival, we are excited to have you apart of the family.

With all good wishes, the Headmage, Wisteria, of Crystal Glass academy.

…”Magical Educational Institute for Girls”… What?! Never in their {age} years of living have they ever heard of anything like this— in real life, at least. They’ve seen it in plenty of shows and books.

“It was probably some marketing stunt, no need to get so riled up...”

They thought to themselves, placing the letter back into the envelope and putting it on the stand that sat next to their door. It was a waste to spend the day before you go back to school confused about a creative ploy to promote a book or something. They stretched, before they heard a ding. Ah, coffee was done.

MC then proceeded to spend their day simply… hovering. There was no true objective, as Sundays usually passed by quickly yet slowly at the same time. There was a strange uneasiness felt in the back of their neck, as if something wasn't quite right. The night soon descended upon the skies as MC sat on their bed, preparing for sleep. They quickly scanned over their room, making sure they had everything set in place. School uniform on dresser? Check. Shoes underneath the dresser the uniform hung on? Yeah. Bag next to the shoes that were underneath the dresser the uniform hung on? Yup. MCs mind was slowly wandering off to various, unnecessary topics. They need more coffee filters… parents return somewhat soon.. tidy house… that blue letter… more coffee filters…

That blue letter. What if THAT was the cause of their uneasiness? As their gears began to grind, their hand subconsciously reached for their phone in search for a lead. Of course their mind just had to come up with an idea to entertain curiosity and boredom as they were just about to fall asleep— it's not like it had all day. They shot up out of their bed and headed over to the small surface that they had placed the envelope on, and hurried back to their room. As they walked over to their room, they began to type in the strange name of “Crystal Glass Academy for Girls” in several different websites and search engines— but to no avail. Absolutely zero leads are what they acquired in this short episode of trying to find out the origin of this wretched letter. This is when they began to get desperate and more detailed— in their own unique way, of course.

“Light blue fancy acceptance letter Crystal Glass”

“Crystal glass academy for girls ad”

“Latest marketing stunts”

“Magical Institutes girl crystal glass”

“What does it mean if i get an acceptance letter for a place I didn't apply for or know about”

MC let out a deep groan as quite literally everything turned into nothing. This began to get really, really irritating. MC, with an exasperated huff, roughly sat their phone screen-down onto their nightstand, and rolled over. They're gonna be thinking about this for a long, long time…

They tossed and turned for a notable amount of time, their mind not giving them the satisfaction of relaxation until the growing cancer of curiosity was removed!…

…Why were they so eager to find out the reason for this letter, anyway? There's a solid chance it could be a very-well thought out prank, or some random ad with a subliminal message in it? There's no reason to be twiddling their thumbs for some letter with no true message. With that, MC rolled over and shut their eyes, covering themselves up fully with the blanket to provide extra comfort. They yawned, and began to finally feel the warm embrace of slumber.

end

[imaginespazzi]

Bestie👋 We're back to routine/reality!

Happy 2025 :) How are you? Hope the rest of holidays were great and the new year is treating you well so far. Thought of your blog the other day in DFW 😅. (Sidenote but related, Lou and her family dog just melt my heart). My Xmas recap in brief - overall smooth travel, lots of fam time w eating and drinking too much on a regular basis, had no snow during the break yay, college bball and fb galore on tv, highlight gift was probably getting a helix piercing.

The in case you missed it portion:

https://www.tumblr.com/wintrrliqht/771452732561358849?source=share

https://www.tumblr.com/bkristen/771236520640282624?source=share

https://www.tumblr.com/ldapper/771237582627618816?source=share

https://www.tumblr.com/lexipoo/770893626985365504/go-to-tim-tok?source=share

https://www.tumblr.com/paiges-1vur/770939613672030208/the-cutest?source=share

Pleasant tea/lore: 👀 So eyebrows raised at recent stuff people are sharing re Lauren Betts. Also gotta say I feel more and more confident over time re Miles/Westbeld speculation (who Im willing to say are by far the most likable thing about ND).

Welp UConn wins their initial Big East contests and w/ no real injuries, so folks should take that for the time being huh. I def give grace for the games immediately before and after the holiday break tbh. Caught some of Texas/OU last night which was a good watch overall. And Michigan gave UCLA a pretty good run in their matchup new years day. Im so looking forward to Unrivaled starting up soon too! As a Mystics girly, I was especially excited to see Natasha Cloud and Shakira Austin playing together again, but alas Tash got moved to a different club late.

Alrighty thats about everything I can think of 😅 Best,

-☕️

Happy New Year Bestiiiiieeeeeee <3

I'm so good my love, how are you? I'm so glad to hear that you had a good Christmas and here's to a just as good 2025!

Awwww I love your incase you missed it section so much because even I didn't miss it, it's a chance to see my babies being all cutesie and adorable.

Loved the Betts tea and I'm really rooting for it to be true. I am completely sold on Olivia and Maddy and man what an attractive couple they are.

Yeah honestly, it's a blessing to be going through this season relatively injury-free (my poor Yanna bear aside) and that's something we shouldn't take for granted. Oklahoma does not move me at all I fear despite their ranking. Michigan just needs to give Syla a solid secondary player and I think they could make something shake in the next two years.

I was little underwhelmed by the Unrivaled jersey but considering that's literally the only they've disappointed me with, I'm very, very, very excited to watch the league unfold and as a former Storm fan, I'm so excited for the Jewell-Stewie combo again. If it wasn't clear, I will be supporting the Mist! Like my duo and Li-Li, how could I picky anyone else?

[kkarmalade]

Wow your photos look really great!…love the passion you put into it.

Are they up for sale? If so kindly message me directly on Tumblr 👍

Thanks. My photographic influences are relatively sparse in terms of demonstrative academic proficiencies. I've pieced together a novice's competence in terms of drawing and geometry by trying to absorb Barnstone's insights. I took a semester to deliberately and intensely study the mathematical relationship between, "intentional" forms and, "forms grown or derived from the substrate." I'm especially influenced by Mitchell Feigenbaum and Benoit Mandelbrot.

Many, "image makers" understand, "logistic organization" but I like to think, "every beautiful thing is already organized like that; your job is to seek that out with nothing short of divine madness and turn it into images that are interesting to look at..." I'm privileged that I started out playing musical instruments. Herzog's, "adequate images for the 21st century" will be visual jazz- we need only find our Charlie Parkers, Thelonious Monks; our Charlie Christians (!)

Select curated images will soon be available for select buyers. We have plans too of creating some materials for, "mass consumption" ala Warhol (t-shirts, patches, posters, ect...). I will update my blog as we approach release day in January 2025.

"Be smart like Harold Bloom. Read like Harold Bloom just don't be precisely like Harold Bloom. Be Wilde; "be a Man and follow me not.""

[csqpalso]

February 1, 2025

Alrightie. Let’s start typing. Like the good old days. Dear diary, it’s been a while again. I feel like I’ve written that sentence far too many times in the last 2-3 years. The reason? It’s because I was consistent with writing and creating and doodling and all those beautiful things in my younger years; up until university. Soon as I started working, and letting life take its course, I gave up one of the most unnoticed de-stressors of mine, writing. Another underlying reason I may not want to admit is fear of imperfection. You see, English is not my first language, neither was I good at it during my school years. I hated composing essays of given topics I was not interested in yet little did I know, all of those were exercises to unleash or strengthen one’s ability to craft something out of indifference. Alas, here I am today, sipping on a nice chai latte at 10pm in the world’s largest mall, alone and content, amazed not only by the size of this grand atrium and humans from all over the world, but also by this freedom and quiet power to choose my drink while comfortably typing on my laptop without having to worry about theft or calamities. Not long ago, I was seated in this same café, a high school student, worrying about what will be like after graduation. Next thing I knew came university applications and before I could even savour hall lectures and research papers, came CVs and interviews. And just like that, I’m now a working adult, with a full-time job and full-time responsibility of making decisions from schedules to purchases. I’m no longer bound by what an institute requires of me rather, and unfortunately, bound by what I think others require of me. The pressures an adult faces no longer comes from school grades rather unclear societal expectations. Thank God there is family. And though I must recognize that not all can agree with this statement, the circumstances I’m placed in prompts me to be grateful for my family’s unconditional love and unwavering support. My parents and brothers are still here with me in the same country, fully well, healthy and capable of working. And so it’s both empowering and humbling to witness all of this here and now. Time flies, they say, and I can resonate with that. Nevertheless, I can also resonate with savouring every second like it’s the last. On the grand scheme of things, life’s been a finger snap. On the day-by-day, it feels like being stuck in rush hour traffic. All in all, good is God all the time, and all the time, God is good. May we always keep the faith. May we always find joy and hope. And may we always be secured in His Love. At least for me, this has been the only way to be where I am now, at peace and with joy. Though I’m unhappy about abandoning my passion for writing, there’s always a place to start again. It’s February 1st and coincidentally, I felt the need to embark on this journey again. It’s freeing, satisfying and brings simply joys to the soul. January was a good start to initiate plans like joining ballet class and signing up for Arabic tutors. Now is the month to put more effort into these areas and unlocking other avenues such as pursuing professional certifications and being financially literate. Let’s go February!

[arcanefujoshi]

diary entry 30/01/2025

I'm actually really fucking sad bc I'll never be a 6'0" buff man with gay eyelashes like I can transition and take T and work out and all but I'll probably look stupid and tiny anyway and I'm so envious of these guys' gender expressions I'm so so sad. It doesn't help that I have no idea what I want to do with myself what do I even fucking want for my life?? idk I just wanted to look hot and be strong and carry people on my shoulders too like what. you mean that really is possible. but alas I'm fucking depressed and I hate the gym and i wont be getting rid of this uterus anytime soon and. fuck. I'd still be nonbinary i love being nonbinary but I just want to look like them im crying real tears right now i feel crazy

[study-seshi]

I'm back!! ☆☆

01.29.2025

OH EM GEE !!（n‘∀‘)η

It's been so long and I can't believe it's already 2025 (◎-◎;) time is moving so fast..

It's kind of scary but it's been mostly going good so far. Recently I took up learning Chinese, so I'm pretty excited about that (though I haven't been as active about it as I'd like).

I originally had a draft post talking about it, but I didn't finish it enough to post. BASICALLY, as I've become fond of the game Love and Deepspace, along with the company Infold Games, I've decided it would garner me more opportunity and better insight if ai learned Chinese.

To make it easier for myself, I'm trying to study it alongside Korean, so I can learn by association. Speaking it is a bit difficult and I'm not the best at writing, but I can only get better. Korean is second nature to me at this point, so Chinese will be too eventually (o^-')b !

I've also been playing a lot of video games lately like Pokemon Scarlet and Bloodborne. Thanks to my boyfriend, I'm trying to indulge in my hobbies more. It's definitely helped me feel more whole in the sense that my life since coming to college has just felt like work, eat, sleep. When I do have a break, I occasionally draw or watch something because I tend to guilt myself into thinking I shouldn't "waste time" on my hobbies.

But that's not true!

It's good to spend time on the things I love and enjoy! It'll help me in the long run to play more games and be more knowledgeable about these companies.

Lastly, I've been a little existential, missing my family and all. I can't wait to finish college so I can spend more time with them and perhaps see more of the world. As much as I am excited to have an industry job, I'm also just excited to /hopefully/ be out of the house more.

Anyways, because of the snow, school was closed for a bit. My computer has been lagging recently due to my graphics card. Therefore, I couldn't work as much as I wanted to this weekend. I have a on-going project tight now that I'm calling the Flan Van!! However, im starting to accept that it may turn out to be less detailed than I originally wanted it to be.

But alas, I can only try my best.

It's time to head to the office soon, so I'll see you guys later!!

[bpd-girlie]

is it possible to do a reading about Wilbur that's similar to Shelby's?

a career reading for 2025? sure

I don't know what I was expecting here, maybe him sinking into despair? but alas...

the first card was the wheel of fortune, which to me in terms of career just tells me progress, moving forward, windows opening where doors were closed. the emperor reversed confirms this: a need for new, adventurous paths and novelty in his career (as well as a need to change the current job structure and coworkers, for some are unfaithful or untrustworthy)

the knight of pentacles and the knight of swords here are an odd combination to this as well, both talk about opportunities coming soon (very soon with the knight of swords in fact), but the knight of pentacles warns him not to stray too far away from his current path, for the current structure works just fine

the 3 of cups and the 4 of wands both also talk about opportunities coming through networking, and I feel something is going to shift as soon as February-March

the 6 of swords here is... an odd presence as well, but I feel it is tied with the emperor reversed + wheel of fortune, perhaps, because it tells him to leave what's old

all in all, career wise, I see 2025 as a year of changes, positive and fruitful ones at that. the 8 of wands reversed here tells me he's been through a lot of humbling, shame, guilt, his ego being crushed for the most part (no worries, it's still there, but not as big as before) and now it's his time to move forward-- which he will

now please someone tell him not to listen to the smiths and... David Bowie? has he been? my guides were like "this dude is showing symptoms of being pretentious in the Spotify activity bar" but I'm not crazy like that so I didn't check lmao

[crusherthedoctor]

Happy New Year! I need to eat something soon, I feel so sleepy.

Happy 2025 to you too. ^^

Alas, I am fully awake, so the 1st day of 2025 has been spent brainstorming more [REDACTED] (I will keep making this joke and that is a threat).