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#Or a least that's what google says about this week's card (seven of cups) because my book doesn't consider reversals#Beyond shuffling melancholically whilst listening to Wayward Son I'm finalizing the cheat sheet for my calc exam#(ie. listing every theorem and rule known to man in case I've managed to lose all memory of the past two months and beyond by tomorrow)#Also my dear friend the unit circle. So dear to me because I won't ever memorize you#FUCK I FORGOT LINEARIZATION#I have 100% of a plan for my Halloween costume and a good 60% of it is in motion#I'd say the hard part is learning to do the makeup but it's going to end up being finding a decent pair of pants isn't it#Should I even ask how your week has been?
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I saw this “100 OTP questions” by @the-moon-dust-writings and figured I'd procrastinate:
1. Who loves flower crowns more?
Neither of them really, but Asami might make Iroh wear one just to laugh at him.
2. Who is the one who likes to cuddle?
Iroh. Asami likes it, too, but he usually initiates.
3. Who has awful taste in music?
Honestly, both of them. Asami likes terrible dance music and Iroh likes obscure combinations of horns and bells and stuff from different cultures.
4. Who is the meme lover?
Asami thinks they’re funny. Iroh doesn’t quite understand.
5. How did their second date go?
Iroh tried to take Asami somewhere very fancy, but the wait was too long. They ended up making out in a shadowy doorway down the street and missing their reservation entirely. Iroh was mortified, but Asami dragged him around the corner to a low-key noodle shop that has since become their favorite restaurant.
6. How many children do they want/have?
Asami thinks about three. Iroh, as many as Asami will agree to.
7. Who hides the weapons?
Iroh hides weapons for Asami around the house so she’ll always have something on hand. In a drawer in the kitchen, on her nightstand, etc. He knows she can take care of herself… and he stashes weapons for her anyway. Asami rolls her eyes but secretly thinks it’s sweet.
8. Who is the better dancer?
Asami. She likes dancing, and learned formal dancing in school. Iroh can’t dance at all, having skipped out on all his lessons as a child after bribing his instructor. He thought dancing is boring, but likes dancing with Asami and lets her lead.
9. Do/Did they have a theme wedding?
No. They quite deliberately have a very normal wedding, including cutting out a lot of the more stuffy Fire Nation customs because Iroh doesn’t want Asami to feel out of place not having any family present.
10. What do their parents think of them dating?
Hiroshi Sato is livid, and actually tried to have Iroh assassinated from prison. His little girl, marry a firebender? A prince of the firebenders? Iroh’s parents are more accepting. Izumi initially thinks Asami is too young and gives Iroh a hard time about how quickly he got serious, but quickly comes around when it’s clear Asami is very mature for her age. Within a year Iroh’s parents are both hounding him on when he’ll make it official.
11. Are they a super sappy couple?
They are that couple everybody hates.
12. How did they get together?
They meet during the Equalist revolution, but don’t get together until long after. Iroh has a crush on Asami almost immediately, but spends forever sitting on it thinking it wasn’t the right time and trying to be friends until one day he just kind of slips up and kisses her. She kisses him back. It turns out Asami liked him, too, but she isn’t great at reading people and had no idea he was interested.
13. Who asked the other to get married?
Iroh just kind of blurts it out one day.
14. Who stays up too late and makes stupid jokes?
Asami is the night owl. Iroh makes the bad jokes.
15. Who is the nerd?
Oh my god, both of them. Asami is more of the classic nerd. Iroh is more of a dork.
16. Who knows the most obscure facts?
Iroh.
17. Who makes the other a flower crown?
Two questions about flower crowns out of 100?? Changing this to who is more dominant in bed. Asami.
18. Who likes to read?
Iroh. They both do, but he’s much more into it.
19. Who bothers the other person while the other person reads?
Asami. She has the shorter attention span.
20. Who tutors the other?
They both would in different subjects. Asami is better at math, physics, etc. Iroh is better at philosophy and languages.
21. Do they have similar taste in movies?
No. Asami likes gory slasher films and lots of action. Iroh scoffs and thinks they’re dumb. Asami, in turn, thinks his period dramas can be kind of boring, and refuses to count documentaries as movies. But there’s a healthy overlap in things like Vikings and Game of Thrones.
22. How do their personalities complement each other?
Asami helps Iroh lighten up a bit, drawing him out of his shell, and gives him an anchor and a sense of home. She’s more social than he is, and a lot of her friends eventually become his. But she’s also quiet enough and serious enough that she doesn’t tire him out and can feed his need for downtime. Iroh, in turn, loves seldom but deeply, and gives Asami the kind of fierce, unconditional love and stability she needs. He’s also genuinely interested in her projects, is smart enough to follow most of it, and is one of the only people who can occasionally beat her in Pai Sho. They have a lot of fun together just being nerds.
23. How do they tell everyone that they are going to be having a kid/adopting a child soon?
They don’t have to tell anybody. It’s all over Iroh’s face like a big neon sign.
24. Who has better fashion sense?
Asami, but not by much. She’s more up to date with trends, while Iroh’s style is clean and classic.
25. Who will punch someone out if they are rude to their partner?
Hoo boy, both of them. Do not go there.
26. What songs do they sing together in the vehicle?
Neither of them sing in the satomobile. Iroh has a decent voice, but he’s a bit private about it. Asami mostly hums.
27. What other couple would your otp get along with?
Iroh quickly becomes BFFs with Bolin. Asami and Opal aren’t quite as close, but they like each other’s company and have fun as a foursome. They also get along quite well with Pema and Tenzin.
28. Who likes to prank the other?
Iroh tries more often. Asami’s pranks are more successful.
29. Who is the one who loves to take pictures?
Iroh, though generally Korra is the picture taker in the group.
30. How would they react if they found out they were soul mates?
Iroh raises an eyebrow. “Hmm.” Asami only shrugs. They both already knew that.
31. Where would they live?
They like Republic City and decide to stay downtown, first in an apartment and eventually a larger townhouse.
32. What type of dragon would they own, if they could have one?
Whichever one Iroh made friends with. Asami is a bit wary of animals and would need him to convince her it was safe.
33. If they were both vampires, what type of vampires would they be?
The kind that live in a beautiful house with perfect collections that took hundreds of years to make. Iroh has first editions of everything in a giant library, arranged in a complex system only he understands. He’s working on his 14th language. Asami has invented artificial blood and doesn’t miss sunburns. Occasionally she’ll throw one of those big fancy vampire balls just so they can both get dressed up. They’re pretty happy.
34. What would they dress up as, for Halloween?
They once went as Lady Tienhai and the last king of Mo Ce because picking something obscure and historical was the only way to get Iroh into a costume.
35. Can they name each other’s favourite food?
Kind of. They are both really into food, so picking a favorite is hard. But if the question is can they order for one another, absolutely.
36. Do they have pet names for one another?
Asami sometimes calls Iroh “General Hotstuff” when she’s teasing. Iroh sometimes calls Asami “sex pretzel” when he’s 1000% sure they are alone.
37. How do they cheer each other up?
Asami is more of a gift giver. She’ll show up with Iroh’s favorite take-out or make him something in her workshop—anything to make him feel special and valued. Iroh is all about quality time, and will swing by Asami’s office to haul her out on surprise dates. He also gives great hugs.
38. Do they show a lot of PDA?
No. Iroh is very uncomfortable with PDA, especially when he’s in uniform. Asami follows his lead.
39. How old were they when they got together?
Asami was 19-20, Iroh 24-25.
40. Who is the one that would bring the puppy home?
Iroh, 100%. He’s such a sucker.
41. Can they do yoga couple’s poses?
Yes, though Asami is the only one who really tries.
42. What is their song?
They don’t really have one.
43. What does their room look like?
Asami moved in with Iroh, so it’s very basic. White walls, perfectly made bed, a neatly organized desk in the far corner by the window. He’s a total minimalist, having spent most of his adult life on a ship. Asami added a very fluffy comforter in *gasp* a color and lots of pillows.
44. Who would be the one to kill zombies while the other keeps them grounded?
They’d take turns, and at some point Asami would turn it into a contest.
45. Who makes the other breakfast in bed?
Iroh. Asami is a terrible cook.
46. Who loves kids more?
Iroh.
47. Do either of them have a crazy ex?
Not crazy, but Iroh and his ex are not on good terms. He doesn’t like to talk about it.
48. What are their favourite colours?
Asami, purple. Iroh, black. He gets annoyed when people get him so much red stuff.
49. Who likes to cook?
Iroh. He fired Asami from the kitchen, something they are both grateful for.
50. Who is the forgetful one?
Asami.
51. Does either of them know how to fight?
Have you met these people?
52. What do they do for Valentines Day?
Iroh would probably plan something elaborate for them to go out. Asami would plan something sexy for when they got home.
53. Who swears more?
Asami, at least out loud. Iroh mostly swears under his breath.
54. Who has the better comebacks?
Asami. It’s not even close.
55. Who would start a fight with another parent at a bake sale?
Probably Asami, unless it was about the kids. If anyone comes for Iroh’s kids, they’d better hide.
56. Who reads buzzfeed?
Asami.
57. Who is the hopeless romantic?
Iroh, hands down.
58. Do either of them know how to do a handstand?
Asami can manage it.
59. Who can rap better?
Asami, though Iroh is the only one who actually listens to rap.
60. Do either of them want to go sky diving?
Asami would love to. Iroh laughs. “Been there.”
61. What do they usually text about?
Some version of “I miss you” or random pictures of stuff. They generally only text when Iroh is away as they’re both busy during the day.
62. Who is the dramatic one?
Asami has a shorter fuse. Iroh is more ridiculous when he loses his shit.
63. Is either one confrontational?
Not really.
64. What is their favourite cuddle position?
Asami will lay on top of Iroh on the couch like a sandwich. It’s the only position she seems to be able to nap in.
65. Who are their favourite musical artist(s)?”
See above about terrible taste in music.
66. What are their parenting styles?
Iroh covers a lot of the basics. He sets a schedule, makes lunches, tells bedtime stories, is more likely to help with the homework. Asami is the one who gets them around and does most of the interacting with teachers, other parents, etc. They share things fairly equally.
67. Who would be the more laid back one?
Iroh.
68. Who listens to more vulgar music?
Asami.
69. Do either of them have secrets even the other doesn’t know?
Yes. Asami can be secretive about some of her projects, both out of an abundance of caution but also because she likes a big reveal. Iroh keeps some past relationship stuff close, and will occasionally read a steamy romance novel for “tips.”
70. Who is their go to couple for a double date?
Bolin and Opal
71. Do they tip the waiter/waitress on their date?
Iroh tips very well.
72. How do they work out a fight?
Asami yells. Iroh yells back. One of them storms off. The other one waits about half an hour then goes to find them, usually with an offering of food. There are hugs. Somebody cries. Then they finally talk it out before falling asleep together.
73. Who brings home an illegal pet?
Asami. She is less likely to have a pet, but if she does, it’s going to be a weird one.
74. What side of the bed do each of them sleep on?
Iroh is on the side by the window because he likes to get up with the sun.
75. What is their favorite photo of them two together?
There’s a photo Korra took at the beach where Iroh has Asami thrown over his shoulder right before dunking her in the water. This is the picture he takes with him when he’s deployed.
76. Who takes longer in the bathroom?
Asami.
77. Who has more songs on their ipod?
Iroh. If you can call them songs.
78. What movie did they first see together?
Iroh took her to Last Days of the Sun Warriors. She fell asleep. He said the book was better.
79. What do they like to see each other in?
Asami thinks Iroh’s butt looks great in jeans. Iroh got Asami a red silk robe from the Fire Nation and likes to see it fall off.
80. Who makes jokes during inappropriate times?
Iroh.
81. At what age do they discuss the possibility of children?
Mid-20s, though they don’t have them until a little later.
82. What do they love about each other the most?
Iroh likes that Asami is tough and smart and a problem-solver. Asami likes that Iroh is kind and brave and has a strong moral compass.
83. Who is the one that sees the big picture, while the other focus’s on the small details?
They are both big picture people, which is sometimes a problem. Of the two, Asami is probably better at details, but she’s also forgetful.
84. What would they write on their partner’s social media’s for their anniversary?
Asami would probably put up a picture of them and say something brief but sweet. Iroh doesn’t really understand social media and would just paste a heart-eyes emoji.
85. Who is bad at math?
Iroh. He’s not bad, per se, but Asami is very, very good.
86. Who googles everything?
Asami.
87. Who does stuff on impulse?
Both of them in different ways. Asami is generally more flexible. Iroh usually has a plan but makes big decisions completely off the cuff.
88. How do they comfort each other when they are helpless to do anything about the situation?
Lots of physical touch. Iroh will kind of just wrap himself around her in one giant, whole body hug. Asami will spend some time cursing out whomever is causing the issue, then let him lay his head in her lap and give Iroh a good head scratch or massage.
89. What is an inside joke they have?
There was one time they had sex in Asami’s office at Future Industries, so occasionally she’ll drop things like, “feel like coming by the office?” with a suggestive eyebrow waggle. Iroh is, predictably, very embarrassed. Also interested.
90. Who makes the other smile with almost no effort at all?
Asami: *exists* Iroh: *smiles*
91. What is their favourite holiday?
New Years is a big deal in the Fire Nation. Iroh loves his family and likes going home, and Asami has grown to love it almost as much.
92. Who is the one that is calm and collected while the other is angry and destructive?
They take turns. Both of them can have quite a temper when pushed too hard.
93. What is their favourite board game to play?
They’re both big Pai Sho fans, but can get into any kind of strategy game. Nobody really likes to play them though, they're too good.
94. Who accidentally sets something on fire?
Asami. Iroh hasn’t had a fire accident since he was four.
95. Who has the car ready while the other is robbing the store?
Asami. She’d rob the store, too, but no way is she letting Iroh drive.
96. What artist/group did they go to for their first concert?
Iroh booked a private box at the Republic City Opera, thinking that was an impressive thing he should do on a date. It turns out neither of them like opera, and by the end they were both making fun of it.
97. Who sleep talks?
Asami. Iroh thinks it’s funny.
98. Who is the more social one?
Asami, by a long shot.
99. What are their karaoke songs?
Neither of them would really sing karaoke, but Iroh cannot hold his liquor like at all so if he ever got really plastered Asami might be able to drag him up there. By which point he’d be too far gone to have an opinion on the song and would sing just about anything.
100. Who would get up on stage and make a fool of themselves just to make the other laugh?
Asami.
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[CN] 100 Days - Shaw (Day 51 - 100)
🍒 Warning: This post contains detailed spoilers for e-mails which have not been released in English servers! 🍒
What’s the 100 Days Companionship Event?
Day 1 - 3: here
Day 4 - 30: here
Day 31 - 50: here
Day 51
Learnt a new card magic trick and will leave you wide-eyed today. You coming?
Day 52
Instead of thinking about raising koi to change your fortune, why not buy a can of cola. As compared to nothing, at least my mood will be good.
Day 53
I have two tickets for an e-sports competition. It’s at 8pm. We’ll meet at the entrance of your place.
Day 54
The competition yesterday was pretty bad. I may as well have participated myself. Let’s not go for today’s competition. We’ll level up at home.
Day 55
Sign in. Come to think of it, you’re pretty amazing - you can come up with so many topics to talk about every day.
Day 56
I heard that you have plans to try jigsaw puzzles. I’ve sent you one with 30,000 pieces - it’s completely white. No need to thank me, and I wish you an early completion.
Day 57
The professor keeps complaining that his snacks go missing. Placing the snacks in a laboratory where people walk to and fro - he deserves it. Don’t you agree?
Day 58
I found the snacks thief - it’s a big fat crow. Whoa, it’s awfully sly.
Day 59
Jensen has been working hard on practising his rap. Today, I even heard a flow in his snoring, and recorded it. Want to hear?
Day 60
It’s the day of Frost’s Descent. Of course you have to eat marbled beef with me.
[Trivia] 霜降 (“shuang jiang”) translates to “Frost’s Descent”, which refers to the last solar term of autumn. Shaw’s use of “marbled beef” is a play on words because in Chinese, “marbled beef” is “霜降肥牛”!
Day 61
Even three-year-old children know that they have to wear more clothes when it’s cold. Looks like you’re only one-year-old.
Day 62
There’s a small stall on Westmoon Street selling Double Ninth cake. It’s tastier than those in other places. Come out quickly, I’ll take you to taste the delicacy.
Day 63
Head to the hotpot shop first. The Old Man wants me to meet some of his old colleagues. How troublesome. Remember to order a plate of tripe for me.
Day 64
You want to compete to see who can replicate the most number of animal sounds tomorrow? You’ll definitely lose.
Day 65
Fine, I lost… But why do you know how to imitate the sound of a hippopotamus?!
Day 66
Are you really angry today? In that case, if I wear a pompom hat next time, I’ll let you tie a knot too.
Day 67
That song you shared with me before - its orchestral arrangement is still passable, but its effects will be ten times better with the bass. I’ll record a section for you later.
Day 68 (Halloween)
Title: Costumes
This is what you called an incredibly amazing costume? Wait at home. I’ll show you what’s truly “incredibly amazing”.
Day 69
A performance without an audience is pretty fun too. It’d have been even better if someone were around to record it. I think you’re pretty suited for it.
Day 70
Today’s challenge: To sneak away under the eyes of the professor.
Day 71
I signed in late today, but you can’t blame me for oversleeping. It’s all because the sun didn’t appear and head to work today.
Day 72
Unlocked a new breakfast combo. Even though I don’t see a need for it, I can recommend it to you.
Day 73
There’s a bad ending to that drama you haven’t finished watching, so I’m giving you a heads-up. I wasn’t wrong when I said fairy tales weren’t believable, was I?
Day 74
Feels like you’ve been busy for several days. Want to sneak out to relax for a while?
Day 75
Realised that my phone battery is running low, and can’t slack off and send you messages anymore. How unlucky.
Day 76
I’ve been busy preparing for exams recently, but you can still send me messages at night as usual. At most, I’ll reply you the next day
Day 77
There’s a sports meet in school next week, and I’ve been dragged in to fill the numbers. Come watch if you have time.
Day 78
Let’s compete in a round of “flash sale” tonight. The loser will buy whatever’s in the other person’s shopping cart.
[Note] Shaw is talking about 秒杀 (“miao sha”), which directly translates to “seconds kill”. It’s a term used in online shopping where once popular items are placed on the Internet, dozens of them are immediately snatched up, sometimes in a single second.
Day 79 (Single’s Day)
The rain in November is pretty cold. I’ve decided to shower and sleep early today, so don’t disturb me after 12am.
Day 80
I can brush off how you added ginger ale to Cola the last time. But this time, what do you think you’re doing by adding indigo woad root?
[Note] Indigo woad root, also known as the root of Isatis tinctoria (板蓝根 - “ban lan gen”)is a traditional Chinese herb used for flu relief
Day 81
Horror techniques like inserting a jump scare in a comedic clip is too elementary. Next time, please come up with something new.
Day 82
Are you awake? Head out once you’ve signed in, or what I taught you about the skateboard will be completely forgotten.
Day 83
The graffiti wall I brought you to the last time has been torn down. I found a new unfinished building, and you can practice here.
Day 84
No one can be certain of the future. I can’t be bothered to think about it either. As long as you run in the direction you want to go, it’s enough.
Day 85
This semester’s elective course is almost over. There are some assignments I haven’t finished. If there’s anything, come to the library to find me.
Day 86
I don’t feel like writing anymore, and am prepared to head out for a stroll tomorrow. Give me two recommended locations from your collection of reviews.
Day 87
One principle applies to both ice-skating and skateboarding - you won’t learn it if you don’t fall a few times. In the worst case, I’ll catch you when you fall.
Day 88
Watched as someone failed to stick a straw in after three tries, and didn’t allow me to laugh out loud.
Day 89
That hook you hummed today was a little familiar. Did you watch the live performance of that very popular underground band recently?
Day 90
Call me along the next time you go to a Live. Relax, I’m on pretty good terms with the bassist from that band. I’m not going there for a surprise brawl.
Day 91
The Old Man’s a little sick, so I’m bringing him medicine. Since it’s along the way, I’ll bring the umbrella you left at my place to you.
Day 92
Didn’t expect you to grasp the move I taught you today so quickly. I’ll award you with a can of Cola.
Day 93
The punishment for today’s game are biscuits filled with mustard, and the person who loses will eat them. Do you have the guts?
Day 94
Have I been infected with your bad luck recently? Even the things I get in blind boxes are duplicates.
Day 95
Not just old antique shops - I can also find all the old game shops, old phonograph shops, and old appliances shops in Loveland City.
Day 96
Adam forgot to take the pot away the last time he had instant-boiled mutton hot pot in Live House. We could use it again today.
Day 97
Instead of believing in some “Mercury Retrograde”, why not come along with me to pray to Emperor Yang Gu, so he’ll save you from calamities.
Day 98
It’s become a habit to chat with you every day. If there are such challenges in the future, look for me too. Got it?
Day 99
It’s the second last day, and we’ll soon see the outcome of who has won this round. Are you sure you’ve been signing in every day?
Day 100
If there any other bets or challenges next time, I’m always ready and waiting.
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A Lesson on Halloween in Montana
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A Lesson on Halloween Montana
Halloween never has been my favorite holiday. As a kid, growing up on the farm, trick-or-treating meant getting in and out of the car (often on very cold nights) and wearing coats over our costumes. I certainly liked the candy, but it never made much sense to me.
As a father, I must admit I have warmed to the holiday, but I still have a problem with all the focus on witches and ghouls and such. A holiday that focuses on scary things still bothers me just a little bit. I've been pleased that my children have typically chosen more wholesome images to emulate through their costumes.
This year was different though. I've actually been looking forward to Halloween since the middle of June. I planned. I prepared. I thought and strategized about it. But, it didn't go quite the way I expected ...
The Garage Sale
Our community has a neighborhood garage sale each June. By planning everyone's sale on the same day more people attend and the event is more successful for everyone. For several years my son Parker has had a stand selling lemonade, coffee, muffins and cookies, taking advantage of all of the shoppers who came to our cul-de-sac. Last year, my neighbor Jim and I added hot dogs and other grilled food to the menu. People could shop and get a meal too! We had so much fun; we did it again this year.
Only this year, we secretly decided to give the proceeds to our neighbors who have a son with autism. At our annual party, after the sale, we presented them with about $120 (a lot of money when you aren't selling anything for more than a dollar!) to give to the autism group of their choice.
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Trying Again
The mix of the fun we had and the response we received from our neighbors led to another idea-- let's do this at Halloween. Halloween would be perfect we speculated; lots of traffic (since we always have more than 100 trick or treaters), easy to market (through flyers in the neighborhood), and this year Halloween would be on a Friday. It seemed perfect!
Every few weeks the subject came up. We talked about what to serve and how to market it. Jim, who works in the food brokerage business, got sponsors to provide all the meat. As the calendar turned to October we got more serious and the menu was set: hot dogs, bratwurst, hamburgers and homemade chili.
As I worked on the marketing flyer, all the foods became holiday-themed: Halloweenies, Beastie Brats, Haunted Hamburgers and Chilling Chili. We decided to sell soda and chips. We added a place for kids to bob for apples. We would have the candy from five houses for one stop trick-or-treating. We distributed more than 140 flyers. We were raising money for a great cause. In the final week we even realized we were going to have perfect weather-- upper 60's by "game time." We had the perfect setup for a successful event.
Halloween is Here
Friday morning Lori and I made the chili. After lunch we finished shopping for the final items. I couldn't wait to set up! We got everything out-- ran extension cords to the street, set up lights, tables and chairs, blocked off the cul-de-sac and fired up the grill.
Two other neighbors were manning the candy-- to help the trick-or-treaters get it and to tell them which houses were empty. Parker, age 11, decided to help with the event rather than trick or treat. He would take money and answer questions. Jim would take and fill orders, and I was grill man. We fed the families around us, ourselves and our kids to get the grill going, and they took off to collect candy and good wishes. We were ready.
It got dark, and we had very few trick-or-treaters, and even fewer customers. One mother said she and her son would be back after they were done. We rubbed our hands and prepared for the onslaught.
The onslaught never came.
The Results
By the end of the evening we probably had half our typical number of trick-or-treaters. We sold a little water and soda. We sold a few grilled items. We made $32 (before expenses).
It was a tough night for me. In retrospect, I was as discouraged and disappointed as I can remember being in a long time. It was Sunday before I was really back to normal.
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The Lessons
I shook myself out of my self-imposed funk by thinking back on what we did-- and what we accomplished. $32. I didn't even count it until Monday. Truth be told, it was more than I expected at that point. My reflection helped me realize that several positive things happened:
- We had fun both planning and doing the event.
- We strengthened neighborhood relationships.
- We taught our children a lesson about caring and doing things for others-- through our actions, not our checkbooks.
- We made a memory we will talk about for years.
- We learned what might have to change if we do this again on Halloween!
- I got the subject for this essay.
- A neighborhood shelter got lots of hamburger and hot dog buns.
- And we did add $32 to the Riley Children's Hospital Autism Unit to help them do their work.
However, the best result for me was the lesson of reflection. All the value created by the event was overshadowed in my mind when we didn't reach our goal. My personal goal had been $300. So, in reality, we did about 11% of that goal. I lost sight of all the good by focusing only on the desired outcome.
If you had asked me Saturday morning if the event was a success, I would have grimaced and quickly said no. If you ask me now, I will say that we didn't raise much money, but it was fun, and we learned a lot. Anytime you can have fun while learning is a good experience in my book.
We all suffer defeats, challenges and disappointments. Sometimes they are large; sometimes they aren't. Big or small, I believe there is value and learning in every one of them. Our goal has to be to find those lessons. We only find them by reflecting on the experience and expecting to find them.
Maybe you find yourself reeling from a setback as you read this. If so, please take the message to heart. Maybe the message is more theoretical for you at the moment, that's OK too. Use this as a reminder for the next time you are discouraged. Lift your head up, reflect on what happened, learn from it, smile and go on!
I don't know what next Halloween holds, but we already are talking about the garage sale. We may expand to breakfast. I'll let you know how it goes.
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Halloween has come and gone. It was “meh” this year but better than I expected. Weather across America has been wild this year and we’re blessed that there’s been no flooding or damage where I live. My grandmother had to boil water due to an overflowing river producing too much to filter but that’s been the only inconvenience.
It brought rain. A LOT of rain. I expected Halloween to be rained out this year and I wasn’t wrong. To that end I shopped Sam’s Club for goodies to hand out to the Trick or Treaters rather than the usual haunts. They had individually wrapped packages of 2 cookies for the same price as the candy. Their bulk chocolate was also on sale late September so a massive box of 100 Tootsie Roll Pops, 255 pieces of good chocolate candy and 60 packages of cookies set us back around $35. We knew we’d have leftovers and wanted stuff that was good rather than dropping cash on pounds of generic candy nobody was going to eat. We bought toys last year - temp tattoos, plastic fangs, yo-yos, rings, whatever was in the pack as party favors. There’s still of of that left for next year, too.
I redid 2 of my foam pumpkins. They’re $30 foam craft pumpkins from Michaels. It’s too hot down here for a pumpkin to last more than 2-3 days. I made a bunch last for a week once by soaking them in the bathtub when not in use. (What a mess.) After that I went foam. One had a bad design that I hated and the other one had some pieces break off during storage. I paper mached over the old designs and carved new ones. Michael’s has store pickup now so getting them at half price with a coupon is probably worth it. Next year I’ll probably get a new one.
Dracula was a pattern I’ve carved before but the other two were new. A hot knife on my wood burning set did wonders. I avoided it at first because I was worried about inhaling fumes. After trying to carve it out with far duller tools than they used to be (more kid friendly I guess?) I gave up and risked it. I don’t plan on making a career of it and I’ve got a mask that filters fumes which I use for airbrushing and spraypaint.
I aibrushed over the newspaper paper mache and they looked fine in the dark.
Dad found some great LED camping lights with 3 settings. Glowing red, white, and “shield your eyes from the sun.” With a foam pumpkin a candle is out of the question... any kind of fire is. I don’t live that dangerously.
I made some new paws to go with my costume this year. The old ones are obviously dirty and kind of lame but I wore them for years. They even traveled with me to another state when I was with my best friend (now deceased.) They didn’t look nearly as fearsome as the mask I bought last year so I redid them off an instructable by MissMonster. They came out fair. While they look great, I couldn’t grab the goodie bags with those big claws and one hand was really uncomfortable. Either I glued on the fur too tight or did something. I’m not sure what. They’re based on batter’s gloves but a couple of my fingers were really painful. I’m going to redo them again and hopefully make a new mask. The old one is creepy. It also breathes so I don’t fog up my glasses, but the fur doesn’t properly cover my head. I put in massive shoulder pads under a Hagrid sized shirt. (Seriously Men’s 5x). They make my butt look a lot smaller (LOL) but they’re a real pain to deal with.
New plans are for a jacket with the fur panel attached for easy zip then velcro the fur in place. The paws will be connected to the sleeves. The temperature is always a problem. It can range from 40 degrees to 80 degrees on Halloween. I’ve sweltered in these latex and fur masks before but I’ve also froze my butt off. This was one of those years even with a T-shirt, fur panel, hoodie and flannel shirt on.
The rain opened up around 4pm and tapered off around 5:30. We had about 20 brave souls�� battle the weather in the name of free candy. It started raining again at 7:30. My last trick or treater was a Latino boy about 6 and his dad. The little boy was dressed up like Coco in the Land of the Dead. Too cool.
All the kids were super polite and I had to actually coax them to stick their hands in the treat bowl and take one. Either that or they were worried I was going to bite... a couple of the really small ones were nervous about “the wolf.”
I ate half a dozen cookies and a Tootsie Roll pop before dinner. Because I’m a grown up. And Halloween. We’ll be rummaging through the leftovers like trash pandas for the rest of the month.
Pictures are from last year in costume. I was frozen, tired and hungry so I didn’t get anything new with the new paws. Plus they hurt.
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this is a 65 question ask meme and im the bitch that’s filling it all out at once to waste time
1. Do you ever doubt the existence of others than you? oh yeah definitely, but it’s usually the other way around where everyone else is real and i am not
2. On a scale of 1-5, how afraid of the dark are you? idk like a 2.5 i guess
3. The person you would never want to meet? i mean. i don’t know ??? how can i know who i don’t want to meet until i have met them and decided they’re the worst
4. What is your favorite word? akimbo
5. If you were a type of tree, what would you be? i would WANT to be a weeping willow, but in all honesty i’d probably be a birch or some type of maple
6. When you looked in the mirror this morning what was the first thing you thought? i honestly cannot recall
7. What shirt are you wearing? a grey pajama shirt
8. What do you label yourself as? the skeleton god
9. Bright room or dark room? i mean if we’re talking the absolute brightest room vs the absolute darkest, i suppose i would pick brightest.
10. What were you doing at midnight last night? for once i was actually asleep
11. Favorite age you’ve been so far? god probably like 8 years old was good
12. Who told you they loved you last? my dad
13. Your worst enemy? it me
14. What is your current desktop picture? it’s a landscape in the style of like miyazaki movie backgrounds
15. Do you like someone? romantically ? no
16. The last song you listened to? poison vine - noah gundersen
17. You can press a button that will make any one person explode. Who would you blow up? just like physically destroy one person ???? idk man. like the consequences of this would probably be too far reaching for me to even fathom. do i get caught ?? does it spark paranoia worldwide ? a string of copy-cat murders ? could i live with myself knowing i killed a human being ?
18. Who would you really like to just punch in the face? nazis
19. If anyone could be your slave for a day, who would it be and what would they have to do? idk like. the idea of a slave that has to do stuff for me for a day is kind of wild. if i can like, make a billionaire my slave and then force them to redistribute their wealth then i’d do that
20. What is your best physical attribute? (showing said attribute is optional) my bones !! i can’t show them to you though, not yet
21. If you were the opposite sex for one day, what would you look like and what would you do? i guess the opposite of nonbinary is SUPER binary so i’d be like half man half woman and i’d look exactly like a halloween costume
22. Do you have a secret talent? If yes, what is it? no, all of my talents are pretty out in the open
23. What is one unique thing you’re afraid of? one unique thing ??? i don’t think anyone really has unique fears. if you dig deep enough they all sort of boil down to the same few things in the end. i guess the most strange fear i have is that spiders will be in my slippers, and so i do not own or wear slippers.
24. You can only have one kind of sandwich. Every sandwich ingredient known to humankind is at your disposal. oh shit ok. idk all the ingredients but one time i ate a vegetarian bahn mi in chicago and it was like the most heavenly sandwich i’ve ever had. i want that again. endlessly.
25. You just found $100! How are you going to spend it? honestly at this very moment in time i would buy groceries, and also maybe a pad of watercolor paper
26. You just got a free plane ticket to anywhere in the world, but you have to leave immediately. Where are you going to go? oof, leave immediately ??? that limits my choices bc i don’t have a passport. i guess i’d go to like. god idk oregon ? colorado ??? the pacific northwest somewhere.
27. An angel appears out of Heaven and offers you a lifetime supply of the alcoholic beverage of your choice. “Be brand-specific” it says. Man! What are you gonna say about that? Even if you don’t drink booze there’s something you can figure out… so what’s it gonna be? wait what am i supposed to figure out if i don’t drink booze ??? like if my plan was to sell it, i’d have to get a liquor license, and that’s a can of worms i don’t care to open. i think i would ask the angel if instead i can get a lifetime supply of, like, that good bahn mi sandwich i was talking about a few questions up.
28. You discover a beautiful island upon which you may build your own society. You make the rules. What is the first rule you put into place? no nerds allowed
29. What is your favorite expletive? i’m pretty partial to fuck, but honesly yikes is what i say most often even though that’s not a swear word. petition to make yikes a swear word.
30. Your house is on fire, holy shit! You have just enough time to run in there and grab ONE inanimate object. Don’t worry, your loved ones and pets have already made it out safely. So what’s the one thing you’re going to save from that blazing inferno? hey so one time there was actually the threat of a fire in my house and despite all these questions no one does anything like that. i put on my shoes, grabbed my phone, sunglasses and water bottle because they were all immediately available as i was exiting the house. so as much as i’d love to grab my box of treasures and keepsakes, i absolutely would not and i know this about myself now.
31. You can erase any horrible experience from your past. What will it be? yikes. i can see the appeal of this for a lot of people, but for myself it’s just uhhh not feasible. i’d always wonder what i erased, and at some point i would uncover the truth. i wouldn’t like to live with that kind of mystery going on.
32. You got kicked out of the country for being a time-traveling heathen who sleeps with celebrities and has super-powers. But check out this cool shit… you can move to anywhere else in the world! oh thank god. i’m moving to a colder climate with universal healthcare.
33. The Celestial Gates Of Beyond have opened, much to your surprise because you didn’t think such a thing existed. Death appears. As it turns out, Death is actually a pretty cool entity, and happens to be in a fantastic mood. Death offers to return the friend/family-member/person/etc. of your choice to the living world. Who will you bring back? okay i would strike a deal here and let’s say i can bring back two pets instead of one person and in this case i would bring back rusty (family golden retriever), and also kohji (brother’s shepherd mix). i’d like to say i’d bring back my cat, but i have two cats now and i know my brother would really like his dog back.
34. What was your last dream about? i don’t really remember, tbh. i’ve been having a lot of weird dreams tho
35. Are you a good….[insert anything you’d like here]? yes i am a VERY good [something]
36. Have you ever been admitted to the hospital? yes ! it was terrifying and i’d never like to do it again thanks
37. Have you ever built a snowman? no, somehow this was never presented to me as an option any time i’ve been around snow
38. What is the color of your socks? buddy i’ve not worn socks in months. but also generally they are striped with various colors.
39. What type of music do you like? gay stuff
40. Do you prefer sunrises or sunsets? sunrises
41. What is your favorite milkshake flavor? chocolate
42. What football team do you support? oh i sure don’t
43. Do you have any scars? yes, many
44. What do you want to be when you graduate? considering that i am no longer in school, the answer is that i want to do whatever i feel like doing at any given moment
45. If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be? i suppose i’d cure my mental illness (which i’m working on, so, this will happen)
46. Are you reliable? oh, no. no thanks. i absolutely am but i hate feeling obligated so i always choose to not put myself in situations where someone needs to rely on me for anything
47. If you could ask your future self one question, what would it be? i guess i’d ask if they’re happy
48. Do you hold grudges? i mean. i don’t forget things ........ but i am capable of forgiving people
49. If you could breed two animals together to defy the laws of nature, what new animal would you create? nope ! i’ve seen movies, i know what horror that can cause
50. What is the most unusual conversation you’ve ever had? one time my sister and i were talking to our aunt, and we could not for the life of us figure out if she was trying to GIVE or SELL us some rabbit fur coats she had ......... it’s been over a decade and we still do not know which it was
51. Are you a good liar? yes
52. How long could you go without talking? several million years
53. What has been you worst haircut/style? sorry my hair is indestructible and because of the natural texture it looks great no matter what. i’m blessed and i know it.
54. Have you ever baked your own cake? what kind of person doesn’t bake their own cake ????? rich people i guess
55. Can you do any accents other than your own? yes ! but not very well
56. What do you like on your toast? butter, and occasionally cinnamon sugar
57. What is the last thing you drew a picture of? some cool clouds
58. What would be you dream car? a honda prelude with the pop-up lights
59. Do you sing in the shower? Or do anything unusual in the shower? Explain. i do sing in the shower sometimes, but not loudly
60. Do you believe in aliens? absolutely
61. Do you often read your horoscope? almost every day, but i do my full birth-chart horoscope so that it’s accurate, and not like horoscopes from the newspaper
62. What is your favorite letter of the alphabet? n
63. Which is cooler: dinosaurs or dragons? i mean are they not the same thing. tell me a dinosaur and a dragon are not basically the same things.
64. What do you think about babies? yeah they’re alright. i never want to be in charge of one but i’m alright with them
65. Freebie! Ask anything interesting you can think of. i guess the most interesting thing i can think to ask myself is which tarot decks i have, and i will tell you. i have the prisma visions tarot (which is amazing), and also the shadowscapes deck (beautiful!), and also a deck of runes that i made myself with a sharpie on a pack of pepsi branded playing cards
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what’s a weird headcanon you have for each of your muses?
hnak has blogs indulge me | accepting
each? well okay
okay this is gonna go under a readmore because i have a fuckton
-takes a deep breath-
hank: probably the weirdest headcanon i posted for him was that his helmet lets him talk to bug identifying otherkin because the comics define bug so broadly that why the fuck not
finesse: very deep into how-to videos on youtube. watches them constantly
cory: compound eyes are really trippy to see through while high
maria: uses a spear in modern day combat for some fucking reason
topher: wears so many sweatervest because he likes the knit textures but hates being given them as gifts because
doris: might be an angel???
monique: is a connoisseur of energy drinks
success: is actually the least powerful of her family of superhumans, but the only one who ended up a superhero because of some bad luck
mai: deliberately has an obnoxious laugh because she hated her laugh for a long time, then decided to embrace it instead and fuck everyone else if they don’t care for it
slipknot: can tie knots with his teeth or feet if he’s barefoot
kavita: finds starfish inherently funny
mama sharpe: not really a headcanon but one of the weirder plots i had on her for a while was she was trying to make billy turner aka scout into a model because he had one arm and she wanted diversity points
shachath: constantly surrounded by dead bugs that land on her
william: comically unambitious
rose: loves kitschy shit
steven: goes through phases of collecting things but then loses interest and goes for something else so he has a lot of medium-to-large but still incomplete collections of various collectables
cecilia: collects interesting looking wine bottles. also saves ones from important events
zeke: struggles with buying cigarettes or buying comic books every wednesday and always caves into the former
ned: hates the concept of cream pies, but makes them anyway
scott: buys mini m&ms because he swears they taste better than normal ones, but grows them to the size of regular ones so he has more chocolate
bumblebee: has a box of naked barbie dolls tucked away somewhere
june: not a headcanon because this was real canon but she ran over her dad with a tractor
jenny: hates the power rangers because every year for halloween someone suggests she dress up as the yellow power ranger because it’s basically the only costume that can work with her containment suit
beryl: not a headcanon but my weirdest plot wishlist thing for her is i want her to lose an eye because her fc has a strangely large number of movies where she’s got an eyepatch so???
quinn: buys a lot of faer regular clothes at post-halloween sales bc fae includes a lot of ridiculous theatricality in faer wardrobe
maurice: man idk fuck this guy tbh. i guess he’s just really bad at coming up with psych experiments which would be ironic except that his solution is so just throw out ethics altogether so instead of ironic he’s jsut bad
quarrel: puts too many veggies on pizza. basically makes salad on a bread plate
monica rappaccini: hate earnest hemingway bc he was an ass but also quotes him a lot bc he’s just quotable
jason & ian: get about four hours of sleep max every night and run almost entirely on caffeine and cocaine respectively
jericho: will wear as few clothes as any particular situation allows. also her superhero costume is literally leftover costume pieces from theatre
iraceus: his name is actually a portmonteau of his name and his dead twin’s name which is weird if by weird you mean sad
monica chang: has a secret lego collection in her parents’ attic
alice: has a huge collection of trash from neighbors which she shrinks so she can transfer the mass to food and stuff
relinquish: uses diplomatic immunity to fly hot air balloons without a license
aya: prefers to address people with more formal terms because she wants to show that she is polite and nice
kita: wears a lot of sunglasses, like he’s trying to hide something about his eyes even though they look 100% normal but he wants to be more ~mysterious~
jocasta: annoyed by humans a lot of the time and doesn’t want to be seen as human because she’s not, but wants to do human things like have a baby
skyler: surprisingly okay with weed, privately, but wouldn’t say so now after walt
jeremy: uses his powers to make THC
kelly: was ridiculously busy in college because she was doing gymnastics and majoring in marine biology. also i kinda bent the laws of time for her because i decided she had puberty blockers, which wouldn’t have been available at the time but FUCK IT i do what i want
sam: literally everything about them is weird. they’re from night vale. they’re very emotionally attached to their shotgun
daria: not really weird but i think i read way more socialist/communist ideology into daria’s beliefs than the writers necessarily intended
aaron: likes to keep fish and when he’s traveling, he’ll create temporary fish tanks in his hotel rooms
friday: exists in a world where commercial mascots are real and has interacted with at least a few. probably fought the noid from domino’s
lillian: world’s clumsiest vampire
trauma: has a lot of opinions about the difference between goth and emo
elisa: got into psychology as part of a plan to take over a country which isn’t really a headcanon but it’s also just like a weird plan for taking over a country
miguel: pays too much in rent for his apartment tbh because he spends more nights at work than at home
lauren: tries very hard to have a personal life that’s separate from work, but it’s difficult bc she also has to babysit miguel
justin: likes swedish fish bc they’re vegan
xerxes: pretends to not like broadway shows, but does, and also prefers to sneak into them
hiroshi: pretends to be very proud of dropping out of an ivy league school because that seems like a cool counter-cultural thing to do, but actually super regrets it bc he can’t remember why it happened (kita up there was responsible, back at number 36)
yellowjacket: surprisingly nit-picky about cleaning and organization, the opposite of hank
ambrose: i mean this isn’t really weird, to me, but i guess it’s weird to other people, but like one of zir special interests is death positivity
janet: again, not actually that weird, but janet actually likes bugs. like she’s not an entomologist but i hate how often girls are depicted as thinking of bugs as icky, especially superheroines that are named after bugs like wtf
guy: local pyromaniac doesn’t know what to do with his hands
geoluread: laughs in the face of disaster because it probably won’t hurt hues
karnilla: can turn into a motherfuckin’ dragon
tomi: mm idk she’s more of a switch than anything else, but because of her job as a dominatrix and a lot of trust issues, she doesn’t get a lot of opportunity to sub ono
stonewall: literally became a superhero by accident bc she saw a fight at a protest and just threw a pride flag over her face to hide her identity to help the protesters and then stumbled into superheroness from there
winged victory: very socially awkward, despite her very public identity and good speaking skills
guard: speaks like eight languages but will play dumb about that as often as benefits him.
brad: originally had him born in the 60s but i aged him up about 20 years so he could be alive to write kirk/spock slash fic in the early days of fanfiction
kaiba: really way too in love with that fucking dragon
schrodinger: hmmm well i guess like. idk most of my things about schrodinger are tragic or a thinly veiled critique of moderate white liberalism. he likes marmite which i guess is weird
#meme response#i forgive people for not reading all of this#because there are 65.5 characters listed here#patrioticduty
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All the asks~!
1) What images do you have set for your desktop/cell phone wallpapers?
Laptop -
Phone (For those wondering its @thedevilandhisfiddleofgold (Not sorry cause youre making me do this xD))
2) Have you ever had a crush on a teacher?
I have actually xD I think it was my health teacher in middle school xD
3) What was your last text message?
“Ok” and it was to my mom
4) What do you see yourself doing in 10 years?
Hopefully still living in a city doing a job that I love
5) If you could be anywhere else right now, where would you be?
I’m pretty content where I am rn but if I had to pick somewhere it would prob be like a bookstore or something
6) What was your coolest Halloween costume?
As a cosplayer I have been the same costume the past 3 years so if that means anything about my costumes IDK what does. It would prob be my Graverobber costume I threw together in like a day
7) What was your favorite 90s show?
The Nanny
8) Who was your last kiss?
HA this is funny xD
9) Have you ever been stood up?
Nope
10) Favorite ice cream flavor?
Cookie monster (Its from an ice cream stand like 10 minutes from me. It’s a blue ice cream thats cookies and cream and cookie dough)
11) Have you been to Las Vegas?
I’ve never left the Northeast of the US so the answer is no
12) Your favorite pair of shoes?
My brown ankle boots uwu
13) Honestly, have you ever cheated on your significant other?
Nope but my ex from freshman year almost cheated on me with my best friend at the time (she turned him down cause she was a good friend xD)
14) What is your favorite fruit?
Grapes
15) Have you talked to anyone on tumblr that you could see yourself dating/having sex with? If possible?
Nope!
16) Are you into hookups? Short or long term relationships?
Considering im on the aromantic/asexual spectrum... nope.
17) Do you smoke? If so, what?
Nah, My lungs would kill me if I tried (Asthma is great)
18) What do you do to get over your anger?
I play animal crossing and kinda just vent on tumblr
19) Do you believe in God?
Nope!
20) Does the person you're in love with know it?
I’m not in love with anyone RN
21) Favorite position?
Skip
22) What's your horoscope sign?
Aquarius!
23) Your fears?
Skip
24) How many pets do you have? What kind?
Okay get ready, I have 1 dog... and like 9 cats
25) What never fails to turn you on?
Skip
26) Your idea of a perfect first date?
Something both of us enjoy doing that is worth whatever price it may be. Preferably something inexpensive where we can talk TBH.
27) What is something most people don't know about you?
I have 93 hours in sims 4 (I’ve only had the game since the end of January)... Also, I collect porcelain dolls cause I have loved them since i was a little kid
28) What makes you feel the happiest?
Seeing the people I love and seeing them have fun/doing something they enjoy
29) What store do you shop at most often?
I don’t shop enough to have a store I shop at often (Although it would prob be Newbury Comics)
30) How do you feel about oral? Giving and/or receiving?
As long as their clean I could give or take TBH (Keep in mind I have never done anything close to it xD)
31) Do you believe in karma?
Yes, 100%
32) Are you single?
Yup!
33) Do you think flowers or candy are a better way to apologize?
Candy because I can actually eat it xD
34) Are you a good swimmer?
I think so, considering I had tested into the deep end last year during swimming (With like half the swim team but I decided to swim in the middle xD)
35) Coffee or Tea?
Neither TBH
36) Online shopping or shopping in person?
Shopping in person. I have such an awkward body shape I need to try things on
37) Would you rather be older or younger than your current age?
I would wanna be older (Like 22) because that would be just old enough to do the things I would wanna do even though I don’t plan on drinking
38) Cats or Dogs?
Cats but dogs are a close second
39) Are you a competitive person?
Depending on what the competition is for xD
40) Do you believe in aliens?
Yee boy
41) Do you like dancing?
I only danced for 14 years.. Nah I don’t like dancing at all
42) What kind of music to you listen to?
Musical Theater, Indie and Pop Punk
43) What is your favorite cartoon character?
I have too many to name TBH
44) Where are you from?
Massachusetts!
45) Eat at home or eat out?
Eat at Home unless I don’t have anything I like
46) How much more social are you when you're drunk?
N/A
47) What was the last thing you bought for yourself?
A Bathbomb from Lush (Intergalactic)
48) Why do you think your followers follow you?
I have no idea TBH. Why do you guys follow me??
49) How many hours do you sleep at night?
Like 5 hours or so
50) What worries you most about the future?
Finding a well paying job in my major
51) If you had a friend that spoke to you the same way you speak to yourself, how long would you be friends?
Pretty long I’d like to think xD
52) Are you happy with yourself?
Meh not really if Im being honest
53) What do you wish you didn't know?
N/A
54) What big lesson could people learn from your life?
COMMUNICATION IS A THING THAT WORKS
55) If you could live in any home on a television series, what would it be?
Marcos house from SVTFOE cause its a nice house (Plus stars room is great)
56) What's your favorite Website?
Youtube and Tumblr xD
57) What's the habit you're proudest of breaking?
Biting my nails! I would always bite them but now I have like 3 nails I can see from the back of my hand and its amazing
58) What was your most recent trip of more than 50 miles?
Cape Cod (It was still a day trip cause MA is small)
59) What's the best bargain you've ever found at a garage sale or thrift store?
I saw a thick jacket (I wanted to get for a cosplay but it was so thick I wouldve sweat so much) for like $15
60) What do you order when you eat Chinese food?
Chicken Fingers (Im picky AF)
61) If you had to be named after one of the 50 states, which would it be?
Dakota (I’m basic xD)
62) If you had to teach a subject to a class, what would it be?
Anything science related
63) Favorite kind of chips?
Doritos!
64) Favorite kind of sandwich?
fluffernutter! (See: Massachusetts state sandwich)
65) Which do you use more often, the dictionary or the thesaurus?
Since I’ve been in college, a Thesaurus
66) Have you ever been stung by a bee?
No and I wanna keep it that way
67) What's your favorite form of exercise?
Dancing
68) Are you afraid of heights?
No but I’m afraid of falling from them
69) What's the most memorable class you've ever taken?
My knitting class I took last semester cause the professor was rly nice and didnt care if we finished our work as long as we had something to show for us learning.
70) What's your favorite breakfast?
I dont usually eat breakfast but I love hashbrowns
71) Do you like guacamole?
Nope! Once again im super picky
72) Have you ever been in a physical fight?
Have you seen me? The answer is no
73) What/who are you thinking about right now?
How much Dear Evan Hansen is making me cry RN (I’m listening to it as Im typing this)
74) Do you like cuddling?
Only if I’m really close to the person
75) Are you holding onto something you need to let go of?
Who isn’t?
76) Have you ever experienced one of your biggest fears?
It’s a thing I have experienced too many times to be healthy
77) Favorite city you've been to?
Boston. I love it so much and would gladly go any day
78) Would you break the law to save a family member?
Depends on the family member xD
79) Talk about an embarrassing moment?
Do you mean: my life?
80) Are there any causes you strongly believe in?
Funding Planned Parenthood, Basically anything Trump is against TBH xD
81) What's the worst injury you've ever had?
I’ve broken the growth plate on both of my feet and when I broke my right growth plate i almost needed surgery to fix it because it was healing so slowly
82) Favorite day of the week?
Fridays
83) Do you consider yourself sexually open minded?
For the most part yes. I won’t judge kinks and would be willing to try a handful of them.
84) How do you feel about porn?
Could give or take TBH. My life wouldn’t change much if it didnt exist
85) Which living celebrity would you like to know?
Lin-Manuel Miranda xD
86) Who was your hottest ex?
Neither of them. They were both lowkey unattractive.
87) Do you want/have kids?
Nope! If the person I’m with wants kids, they can carry if they are able to or adopt cause no kid is gonna grow in my uterus
88) Has anyone ever told you that they wanted to marry you?
Nah
89) Do you get easily distracted?
Yeah xD I’ve stopped answering these a few times cause something distracted me
90) Ass or titties?
Titties cause I can use them as pillows and not worry about getting stinkbombed xD
91) What is your favorite word?
Legit or if you want a phrase TBH
92) How do you feel about tattoos?
I want them so I dont look at anyone differently cause they have tattoos
93) Do you have any pets?
Wasn’t this a question like 80 questions ago??
94) How tall are you?
5 foot 10 inches!
95) How old are you?
I’m only 19 but my mind is older! (Sorry had to throw Ham in)
96) 3 physical features you get complimented on a lot?
My eyes, My hair and thats it xD
97) Is there anything you're really passionate about?
Musicals xD
98) Do you have trust issues?
Not really
99) Do you believe in love at first sight?
Not one bit
100) What are some words that you live by? Why?
N/A
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What is on your mind right now?: My husband and I's two budgies we got today!
Do you know anyone who has attended Harvard University?: Yes. A few people I went to high school with went to college there.
How many books are in the room you're in?: I'm counting 22.
Do you save at least 15 percent of your income?: Yes, far more than that. We put anywhere from 30% to 60% into our savings, depending on the month.
When was the last time you had a rainy day spent at home?: A little over a week ago when we had that 5-day-long rainstorm.
Would you rather spend a week in Belgium, or a whole month in Mexico?: A week in Belgium. I've already been to Mexico, and I have no desire to ever go back.
Do you know anyone who lies to make themselves look more interesting?: It's likely that I do, but no one comes to mind.
Do you like to sing?: No.
How old were you in 1994?: 4.
Do you ever go on Reddit? If so, what are some of your favorite subreddits?: Yes. My favorite subs are exchristian, askreddit, flying, personalfinance, and childfree.
What's the nearest large city, and how far away is it from where you live?: Washington D.C. is about an hour and a half away.
Were you ever a flower girl or ring bearer in anyone's wedding when you were little?: Yes.
Have you ever had an ear infection?: I think I vaguely remember having one when I was around 2 or 3? I'm not sure. It's a very fuzzy memory.
Do you own or rent your home?: We're renting, until we're 100% certain we're going to stay in this area long-term.
Have you ever eaten at an organic farm-to-table restaurant?: Yes, several. I love restaurants like that.
Are you a friendly person?: I am, but I'm still rather unsociable and introverted. I'm not the “talks to everyone and makes friends with everyone” type of friendly. I'm more of a quiet and reserved type of friendly.
Are your parents in good health?: They're in excellent health.
Have you picked up any new hobbies in the past year?: Yes, I got into birdwatching when my husband got me my very first bird feeder for Christmas. And we both ended up loving watching the outdoor birds so much that we fell in love with domesticated birds too, and now we have our two budgies.
If you have a significant other, how old were you when you first met them?: I had just turned 19.
How old were they?: He was 21.
Do you take these surveys on your phone, or on a computer?: On my computer.
Is English your first language? If not, was it hard to learn?: It is.
You get a free renovation of one room in your house - which room do you choose, and what do you have done to it?: Probably the kitchen. White cabinets and gray granite countertops would be nice. And hardwood floors instead of tile.
Have you ever worn a costume for any reason other than Halloween?: I don't think so.
How often do you run your dishwasher?: Anywhere from every day to every 3 days... depends on how much I'm cooking, if my husband's doing flights and I'm home alone for a few days, etc.
Have you ever been a caregiver to a sick/disabled relative?: No.
Is there anything you're a snob about?: Hah, well I guess I'm a bit of a tea snob... I only like the high-quality stuff. Most brands they sell in supermarkets like Bigelow and Celestial Seasonings are crap, in my opinion.
What are your plans for tomorrow?: My husband and I are going to run some errands, maybe go to our favorite coffeehouse, then spend the rest of the day at home.
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woooooaaaaah thats a lot but thanks thatll keep me busy for a while!!
1) What images do you have set for your desktop/cell phone wallpapers?
me and my bf
2) Have you ever had a crush on a teacher?
nah
3) What was your last text message?
“nice :D thats my boy haha”
4) What do you see yourself doing in 10 years?
oh god i really dont wanna think about it i mean ill be 30 then meaning ill be an old ugly hag with nothing to live for :/
5) If you could be anywhere else right now, where would you be?
somewhere warm where ive never been before or with someone i love
6) What was your coolest Halloween costume?
i went as magenta from the rocky horror picture show last year that was really cool
7) What was your favorite 90s show?
i didnt watch tv in the 90s yet, the only things i know are some 90s anime but i do really like those generally
8) Who was your last kiss?
my boyfriend
9) Have you ever been stood up?
nah
10) Favorite ice cream flavor?
uhh i like nut flavours and mango
11) Have you been to Las Vegas?
nah 12) Your favorite pair of shoes?
brown brogues with thick lighter soles i love them i cant wait for it to be warm enough to wear them again 13) Honestly, have you ever cheated on your significant other?
no 14) What is your favorite fruit?
figs!!! i also rlly like mangoes and peaches
15) Have you talked to anyone on tumblr that you could see yourself dating/having sex with? If possible?
nah
16) Are you into hookups? Short or long term relationships?
still havent figured up how exactly a hookup is defined, generally both can be p nice i guess but i gotta really really REALLY like a person to even consider a relationship
17) Do you smoke? If so, what?
yeah tobacco and a fun stick every now and then
18) What do you do to get over your anger?
nothing i should probably figure out some method for that sooner or later haha
19) Do you believe in God?
nah
20) Does the person you’re in love with know it?
yes
21) Favorite position?
as in sex position? spooning and that legs on shoulders thing 22) What’s your horoscope sign?
cancer :/
23) Your fears?
MAKING A WRONG DECISION!!!!, aging, missing out on stuff
24) How many pets do you have? What kind?
2 cats 25) What never fails to turn you on?
woah idk man
26) Your idea of a perfect first date?
im not really into that whole dating concept but lets say dinner and drinks
27) What is something most people don’t know about you?
dont think there is anything tbh
28) What makes you feel the happiest?
the people i love and the beauty in the world
29) What store do you shop at most often?
grocery store probably haha
30) How do you feel about oral? Giving and/or receiving?
its nice but neither is really like my fav thing ever you feel me? 31) Do you believe in karma?
nah
32) Are you single?
no
33) Do you think flowers or candy are a better way to apologize?
depends on what the person in question likes better
34) Are you a good swimmer?
i guess? i used to swim a lot as a kid
35) Coffee or Tea?
while tea has more to offer taste-wise i need coffee to function so if i had to decide on one for the rest of my life im gonna have to go with coffee
36) Online shopping or shopping in person?
shopping in person
37) Would you rather be older or younger than your current age?
younger
38) Cats or Dogs?
cats
39) Are you a competitive person?
oh i can be
40) Do you believe in aliens?
yeah duh
41) Do you like dancing?
kinda but i have zero sense of rhythm :/
42) What kind of music to you listen to?
thats a broad field lmao i esp like classic rock but it ranges from anime music to opera so idk
43) What is your favorite cartoon character?
homer simpson? haha
44) Where are you from?
the glorious danube monarchy
45) Eat at home or eat out?
eat out when im with others and at home when alone
46) How much more social are you when you’re drunk?
like 5 more social
47) What was the last thing you bought for yourself?
i gotta be really stingy rn but it was energy drinks 48) Why do you think your followers follow you?
i have no fuckin clue
49) How many hours do you sleep at night?
8+
50) What worries you most about the future?
everything hahaha
51) If you had a friend that spoke to you the same way you speak to yourself, how long would you be friends?
we wouldnt i guess lmao
52) Are you happy with yourself?
no
53) What do you wish you didn’t know?
there is nothing i think
54) What big lesson could people learn from your life?
dont drink on an empty stomach and dont try to be yourself ever
55) If you could live in any home on a television series, what would it be?
oooh thats tough
56) What’s your favorite Website?
no clue youtube??
57) What’s the habit you’re proudest of breaking?
i have never broken a single habit in my entire life
58) What was your most recent trip of more than 50 miles?
woah no clue whas that teneriffa a year ago?? woah its been long apparently
59) What’s the best bargain you’ve ever found at a garage sale or thrift store?
once at an anime convention i got a limited edition manga (only 500!!) for like 2 euros
60) What do you order when you eat Chinese food?
i always try to order something different but im usually into stuff involving noodles beef or seafood
61) If you had to be named after one of the 50 states, which would it be?
i dont know all the states
62) If you had to teach a subject to a class, what would it be?
german as a first language
63) Favorite kind of chips?
not so fond of chips tbh
64) Favorite kind of sandwich?
avocado toast? salmon? tuna? caprese? idk
65) Which do you use more often, the dictionary or the thesaurus?
no idea
66) Have you ever been stung by a bee?
no
67) What’s your favorite form of exercise?
strength training i fuckin hate cardio
68) Are you afraid of heights?
not particularly
69) What’s the most memorable class you’ve ever taken?
no idea
70) What’s your favorite breakfast?
just an apple or something
71) Do you like guacamole?
they call me avocado girl
72) Have you ever been in a physical fight?
yeah as a kid
73) What/who are you thinking about right now?
my bf
74) Do you like cuddling?
yeah!!
75) Are you holding onto something you need to let go of?
dont think so
76) Have you ever experienced one of your biggest fears?
i am in fact aging as we speak
77) Favorite city you’ve been to?
prague, vienna, lisbon and berlin are the first to come to mind
78) Would you break the law to save a family member?
yeah i guess
79) Talk about an embarrassing moment?
once i puked into my crushes garden on his birthday it was very funny
80) Are there any causes you strongly believe in?
nah
81) What’s the worst injury you’ve ever had?
had to get stitches on my lip once bc i fell on the playground :/
82) Favorite day of the week?
friday!
83) Do you consider yourself sexually open minded?
sorta yeah
84) How do you feel about porn?
not my cup of tea
85) Which living celebrity would you like to know?
bob dylan maybe??
86) Who was your hottest ex?
only have 1
87) Do you want/have kids?
please no
88) Has anyone ever told you that they wanted to marry you?
nah
89) Do you get easily distracted?
oh yeah and how
90) Ass or titties?
lmao
91) What is your favorite word?
i have several but most of them are in german
92) How do you feel about tattoos?
i really like them and i do wanna get one but not anytime soon bc i dont have any concrete plans yet and absolutely no cash
93) Do you have any pets?
yeah
94) How tall are you?
160 cm :(
95) How old are you?
20 :(
96) 3 physical features you get complimented on a lot?
eyes, figure, breasts
97) Is there anything you’re really passionate about?
love and beauty??
98) Do you have trust issues?
i dont think so
99) Do you believe in love at first sight?
nah
100) What are some words that you live by? Why?
do everything as much as possible but also dont make a wrong decision ever
it makes everything very complicated and quite a mess
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100 Questions and Answers
@dmdoll This is for you :)
1) What images do you have set for your desktop/cell phone wallpapers? My desktop is a picture of the image of the Waterfall from the front cover of The Fragile with the The Fragile album art posted over it that looks like this:
2) Have you ever had a crush on a teacher? I've never had a really big crush on a teacher before but I have to say that I have had a fair amount of attractive female and male teachers in their own rights.
3) What was your last text message? I woke up this morning to find that the electric was turned off so I sent a message to both parents about it.
4) What do you see yourself doing in 10 years? In a perfect world I'd love to be a director making a feature film but I wouldn't mind having a steady life having a job that involves computers in someway.
5) If you could be anywhere else right now, where would you be? Nothings popping into my mind currently but I would love to be at the American Idiot performance I went to back in July and I wished I could have documented it in some form.
6) What was your coolest Halloween costume? This...
A mixture between Willy Wonka, Marilyn Manson and a Gothic voodoo priest. This was from a Halloween party from 2 years ago
7) What was your favorite 90s show? Although technically started in 1989, I love Tales From The Crypt to death as well as Beavis and Butthead and South Park.
8) Who was your last kiss?
9) Have you ever been stood up? I've been stood up on plans but I haven't been in a relationship before so I have never been stood up on a date. 10) Favorite ice cream flavor? Mint, Cookie Dough and Chocolate Brownie spring to mind. 11) Have you been to Las Vegas? Nope but I wouldn't mind going. 12) Your favorite pair of shoes? Not a big fashion guy to be honest but i've got some cool sneaker/trainer sort of things. 13) Honestly, have you ever cheated on your significant other? Never had one to cheat on though I would never do so myself. 14) What is your favorite fruit? Not a big fruit guy but I don't mind Apples. 15) Have you talked to anyone on tumblr that you could see yourself dating/having sex with? If possible? Not really to be honest. I don’t think I’ve struck a romantic chord with anyone but rather friendships or just casual acquaintances really. That said I wouldn’t mind dating a fellow Tumblr user if possible. 16) Are you into hookups? Short or long term relationships? I've never been in this field before so I can't really say. Ideally I think I'd like a long term healthy relationship but again I can't say that I've ever thought about it too hard as I have never been in romantic relationship with anyone before. 17) Do you smoke? If so, what? I don't smoke personally. Just not my thing. Anyone who smokes is welcome to do so, it's your body and lungs so do whatever you wish, it's your decision. 18) What do you do to get over your anger? Listen to music or watch funny things whether internet videos, films or stand up. 19) Do you believe in God? It's a mixture really, I'm not religious person but I do feel there is something there if that makes sense. Not a physical being or anything but rather a concept. I can't quite put my finger on it. 20) Does the person you're in love with know it? I'm not currently crushing or anything so I can't say. 21) Favorite position? (Oh, it's one of those questions....), I can't say. I've never had sex or been in a position of sex so I can't honestly answer it 22) What's your horoscope sign? Libra 23) Your fears? I'm mostly scared of the future and unpredictable people but otherwise I don't really have a cliched fear like spiders or anything. 24) How many pets do you have? What kind? I have some fish in my household but I used to have a dog, 2 cats, a gerbil and several budgies. 25) What never fails to turn you on? I love red hair personally, whether it's RED as in Rihanna Loud era or Hayley Williams ginger/orange red. I also am attracted to tartan/school girl skirts too but other than that I don't really know. 26) Your idea of a perfect first date? Just a simple hanging around and getting to know each other kind of thing would do me anyway. Get something to eat and maybe watch or listen to something. 27) What is something most people don't know about you? I have Ptosis as my left eyelid didn't open properly and I had corrective surgery to fix that at an early age 28) What makes you feel the happiest? Just being comfortable to have an open conversation with someone in a familiar setting makes me happy. 29) What store do you shop at most often? HMV (UK Entertainment store) or online shopping really. 30) How do you feel about oral? Giving and/or receiving? (Another one of those...) I can't say for definite as I have never gave or received but I would say I'd be open to it both ways. 31) Do you believe in karma? Yes and No. Nothing's happened to me personally but I have seen instances in which Karma has either had positive or negative impacts on people. 32) Are you single? Yup! 33) Do you think flowers or candy are a better way to apologise? I think both together could be a good combination.
34) Are you a good swimmer? I know the basics but I haven't been able to practise in a long time.
35) Coffee or Tea? Tea. I don't like the taste of Coffee but I do like energy drinks.
36) Online shopping or shopping in person? Online Shopping for obscure things and shopping in person for common things.
37) Would you rather be older or younger than your current age? I'd like to be the same age I am currently am with the same friendship group but born before the 90's kicked in so I can experience a lot of things that I never got the chance to but I am okay with my current age. If I had the possibility to time travel, it would be to be younger and try establish more connections with people in my life who I have lost along the way as cliched as it sounds.
38) Cats or Dogs? I like both. I think I’m allergic to cats as if they get too close, they set me off sneezing but I still like them nevertheless and also Dogs always like to injure me in the crotch but nevertheless I still like them too. So why not both.
39) Are you a competitive person? Not really. Just do the best you can do. If you happen to succeed more, great. If not, at least you tried.
40) Do you believe in aliens? Not really.
41) Do you like dancing? By all means, I'm not a dancer but I don't see anything wrong with booging with a bunch of friends on a dancefloor.
42) What kind of music to you listen to? A mish mash of things really. Pop, Rock, Metal and Rap. I don't really discriminate genres just whatever sounds good to me, I like. Whatever sounds bad to me, I don't like, simple as that really.
43) What is your favorite cartoon character? Kenny McCormick from South Park.
44) Where are you from? Workington, Cumbria, England.
45) Eat at home or eat out? I don't mind both really.
46) How much more social are you when you're drunk? I've never been truly wasted but I think alcohol is a confidence booster for me personally.
47) What was the last thing you bought for yourself? Jersey Shore Season 1, I am not sorry.
48) Why do you think your followers follow you? Pretty much they like similar things that I do. That's about it really, I don't have an attractive presence and don't tend to post too much about myself that much so it's not ME personally.
49) How many hours do you sleep at night? Anywhere between 6-10 hours really. Just depending on school days and stuff.
50) What worries you most about the future? Just everything that COULD happen. Kind of like a million parallel things fighting to be put in one jigsaw puzzle that is your life. I don't like to think about it too long as it's spooks me out.
51) If you had a friend that spoke to you the same way you speak to yourself, how long would you be friends? Hopefully life long. I treat my friends the same, just be nice and compassionate to them.
52) Are you happy with yourself? Currently yes as I don’t think I want to change anything drastically about myself. If anything I would like to better my personality more but otherwise I am currently happy with myself and my way of life.
53) What do you wish you didn't know? I've had a few family secrets that I don't think I should have heard but nothing that cuts me deep.
54) What big lesson could people learn from your life? Just don't be a dick and enjoy the ride really.
55) If you could live in any home on a television series, what would it be? Too much to choose from as there is positives and negatives either way. Even if i were to beat myself up, I don't think I would have a satisfactory answer so I can't really say being honest. Sorry.
56) What's your favorite Website? YouTube because it's introduced me to a number of different things that has shaped my personality in the last 10 years or so.
57) What's the habit you're proudest of breaking? I'm less socially awkward than I once was but I haven't had a really bad habit or anything to be honest.
58) What was your most recent trip of more than 50 miles? Going to London in July
59) What's the best bargain you've ever found at a garage sale or thrift store? Original Ziggy Stardust vinyl for £5.
60) What do you order when you eat Chinese food? Not gonna lie, not a big Chinese food fan but if I were to order, it would be sweet and sour chicken balls with gravy and chips/fries/whatever you wish to call them or Chicken Noodle Soup.
61) If you had to be named after one of the 50 states, which would it be? I'm not American but if I had to pick, Colorado. I dont know why.
62) If you had to teach a subject to a class, what would it be? Film Studies would be my dream subject to teach.
63) Favorite kind of chips? Doritos Jalpeno Fire.
64) Favorite kind of sandwich? Not a sandwich dude but my Subway order is a Spicy Italian on Italian bread, cheese, toasted, lettuce, onion, peppers and tomato sauce.
65) Which do you use more often, the dictionary or the thesaurus? Google is thy master. Nah but seriously if I had to pick, I think it would have to be the thesaurus as I tend to overuse words a lot.
66) Have you ever been stung by a bee? I think I have been accidentally stung before but not recently.
67) What's your favorite form of exercise? Aerobics, Yoga or Dancing.
68) Are you afraid of heights? Not really I suppose. I've been on this ride so I don't truly think so.
69) What's the most memorable class you've ever taken? Psychology because my school is absolutely shit at teaching it as my original teacher has pretty much disappeared and we all failed last year.
70) What's your favorite breakfast? Not a big breakfast dude so cereal does me really.
71) Do you like guacamole? I can't really judge as I don't think I've ever tried it.
72) Have you ever been in a physical fight? A few toy-fights but no beatdowns or anything.
73) What/who are you thinking about right now? If there will be a livestream to the NIN performance at Panorama Festival, New York.
74) Do you like cuddling? I don't mind being cuddled or hugged.
75) Are you holding onto something you need to let go of? There is one thing that is persistent but can hopefully die down soon. I don't really want to get into it as it requires A LOT of explaining.
76) Have you ever experienced one of your biggest fears? Not really.
77) Favorite city you've been to? I've only truly been to London so I have to say that.
78) Would you break the law to save a family member? I think I would.
79) Talk about an embarrassing moment? I split my pants in PE once. I scored a rounder in Rounders (kind of like Baseball for UK kids) and got caught out, went to sit down and my shorts split.
80) Are there any causes you strongly believe in? Equal rights for everyone. I support the LGBT community as many of my friends are a part of it but I’m not SJW or anything protesting in the streets or getting offended and causing a public outrage
81) What's the worst injury you've ever had? I've split my head open twice but the worst pain I've been is was when I tried to flip over a wheelie bin and landed back first onto it.
82) Favorite day of the week? Friday....
DO I EVEN NEED TO MAKE THAT REFERENCE
83) Do you consider yourself sexually open minded? I'm no prude but I don't think I'm very kinky or anything like that. I could be lack of experience though.
84) How do you feel about porn? Nothing wrong with it really in my eyes especially as I own Caligula on DVD. Just don't shove it in the face in those who are uncomfortable about it and let them discover things themselves.
85) Which living celebrity would you like to know? Trent Reznor... I wish he would release an autobiography already, theres so much I’d love to know.
86) Who was your hottest ex? Never had a serious girlfriend.
87) Do you want/have kids? I wouldn't mind (and as the only male member in my family, it would be nice to keep my last name alive)
88) Has anyone ever told you that they wanted to marry you? Nope. Besides from playing house at a really young age.
89) Do you get easily distracted? Yes but I can easily get back into things.
90) Ass or titties? Personality rulez! (Nothing wrong with tits/boobs/breasts/whatever you wish to call them though, not an assman myself as I am constantly reminded poop comes from there)
91) What is your favorite word? As immature as it sounds, something draws me to the word Cunt. It's easy to say yet some people are offended by it but some people use as a term of endearment. It's always perplexed me.
92) How do you feel about tattoos? Go for it. I like them. I wouldn't go overboard though really. Perhaps a sleeve or at least one tattoo but no facial stuff. That kinda puts me off.
93) What are some of your favorite films? I love horror and comedy. Some of my favourite films are Natural Born Killers, Faces of Death, BASEketball, Cannibal! The Musical, REPO! The Genetic Opera, Trainspotting, Get Him To The Greek, Yes Man, The Cornetto Trilogy, Orgazmo, Boogie Nights, Step Brother and I can go on and on as I find new films that I like all the time.
94) How tall are you? I do not know from the top of my head.
95) How old are you? I am 18 years old.
96) 3 physical features you get complimented on a lot? My hair grows back really fast and thick My teeth are a lot straighter thanks to my ongoing brace treatments I am taller than a lot of my family members.
97) Is there anything you're really passionate about? I'd love to make A film one day. Whether it is a short film, a music video or just a project with friends. I would like to make ONE film.
98) Do you have trust issues? I've had my trust broken a lot in my life as cliched as it sounds so I've learned to wisely pick my friends and that forgive/forget stuff.
99) Do you believe in love at first sight? Yes I'm certain that It happens all the time (sorry couldn't resist) I think it's possible but I think personality can be a deal maker and breaker when it comes to building relationships as you can get incredibly attractive people but who are just the biggest pieces of shit.
100) What are some words that you live by? Why? "All I've undergone, I will keep on." That little mantra from The Way Out Is Through has haunted me but it perfect sums up quite a lot of life. Sometimes you encounter shit and you have to wade through the pool of shit in order to reach the chocolate fountain of good at the end of the shit creek. That's a less poetic way of thinking about it but it's still true.
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100 Reasons I Love You
I’m a writer.
I can’t say whether I’m any good. All I can say is that I’m prolific.
I wrote the comedy column in my college newspaper.
I wrote a dozen screenplays and 15 sitcoms when I moved to LA in my twenties.
I have written over 1000 blog posts, 400 newsletters, 100 podcasts and 4 books since then.
But the most meaningful thing I’ve ever written is something no one has ever read before.
It’s a series of lists called “100 Reasons I Love You” that I wrote for the extraordinary woman I call my wife.
The first one was dated July 25, 2007. That was six months into our relationship when I first told her I loved her.
The second one was dated November 25, 2007. That was for her 38th birthday.
The third one was dated April 24, 2008. That was when I proposed to her.
Since then, we’ve gotten married, bought a house in the suburbs, and had two children, now 6 and 7, who fill up our world with delight.
As a husband, father, son, brother, friend, and small business owner, I’m as harried as you are, trying to spread my time and attention around to make everyone I love happy.
But, as you know, things fall through the cracks. That’s life.
We all have to pick and choose what’s important.
As a dating coach, I have a daily window into this, and one of the things I see regularly is how well-meaning couples fall into a rut and start to take each other for granted.
To be fair, we all have a great excuse: life is, indeed, busy!
And really, who has the time and energy to treat your spouse like you did when you first began dating?
Yet that lack of time and energy are exactly why relationships falter.
It’s why people grow apart.
All the little things stop and you fall into your roles.
You work. You parent. You sleep.
All the time you put into being a couple has disappeared and been absorbed into life’s other endeavors. Next thing you know, you’re wondering: “What happened to us?”
THAT’s why I insist that relationships don’t take “work,” but they do take EFFORT.
So while I’d like to think I’m a good husband – I wake up the kids and make them breakfast, I’m out of the office every day at 5:30 to help out my family, and I’m fluent in all 5 Love Languages – there’s always something that can be done better.
I’m doing it today.
This week marks my 10th Anniversary.
It’s not only been ten years since my wife and I tied the knot, for richer and for poorer, in sickness and in health, ‘til death do us part – but it’s been ten years since I wrote a list for my wife of 100 reasons I love her.
It’s something I’ve been meaning to do, but haven’t gotten around to, what with soccer practice, cleaning out the garage, and putting together that earthquake preparedness kit.
My 100 Reasons list is not a work of literary genius. It’s mostly a series of inside jokes for an audience of two. But I’m sharing it with you today for three reasons:
1. I’m proud of it. I’m proud of my wife. I’m proud of my marriage. I’m proud that I’m given this opportunity to let you peek in on my relationship and show you what healthy, lasting love looks like from the inside.
2. My wife is cool with it. Sure, this is written for private purposes, but my wife has made peace with the fact that I’m an open book. So while I respect her privacy and cherish our marriage, I also see our partnership as an education on love that I can offer directly to you. All the good, all the bad; I only have one mode: honest.
3. True love can be yours. While I wouldn’t hold my breath on your future husband writing you 4 lists of 100 reasons he loves you, that’s because he’ll have a real job besides “dating coach.” What he lacks as a romantic and fast typist, I promise he’ll make up for with other traits: character, consistency, kindness, and commitment.
This much I know is true.
Great husbands come in many forms to the millions of women who look for them.
Great husbands come in many forms to the millions of women who look for them.
They don’t, however, come to women who have given up on men.
They don’t come to women who think the worst of men.
They don’t come to women who think dating is a waste of time and that relationships only lead to heartbreak and disappointment.
That’s why, starting officially on Thursday, November 1st, I’m having a special sale on my Believe in Love program where you’ll get $50 off just for being on my mailing list.
Consider that my 10th-anniversary gift to YOU.
You deserve to be happy and in love.
If you don’t have it now, then something has to change – preferably sooner, rather than later.
In the meantime, enjoy your day, hug someone special, and check your inbox on Thursday morning to take advantage of this opportunity to get your groove back and save big money.
Warmest wishes and much love,
Your friend,
Evan
P.S. You didn’t think I’d close this email without sharing my list, did you?
So, without further ado, 100 Reasons I Love My Wife, Volume 4:
1. You always have floss with you.
2. You let me read bedtime stories to the kids every night.
3. You know how to turn on the pool heater and filter since I don’t.
4. You make a generous effort to visit my family whenever we can.
5. You have separate washes for blacks, colors and lights.
6. You say yes to all social plans — and often consider whether I want to be part of them.
7. You encourage me to see my guy friends.
8. You are the pioneer of the Mad Libs Dance Challenge.
9. You are really fun, considering you’re the not-fun parent.
10. You will always go out of your way to help a friend.
11. You validate me when I say I need more quality time with you.
12. You appreciate how much I want to provide for the family.
13. You offer me fair criticism in ways that I can always handle.
14. You drive six hours in a day for a weekend without the kids.
15. You make a mean gazpacho.
16. You rock those holiday wall calendars.
17. You care about the details of every barbecue, dinner party, and birthday party.
18. You continue to surprise me with random military facts that I don’t know.
19. You can spend three nights packing for a three-day weekend.
20. You need to have 10 different kinds of vinegar to eat one large heirloom tomato.
21. You listen to me relentlessly vent about the technology part of my business.
22. You are proud of your age and you’re proud that I’m proud of your age.
23. You know how to laugh at yourself.
24. You make sure the kids can laugh at themselves, too.
25. You are the model for all the Catholic wives at synagogue.
26. You sort through endless amounts of kids’ homework on the kitchen table.
27. You always prove that when I can’t find something, I just did a “man-look.”
28. You are willing to go to the beach with me, even though you don’t like sand.
29. You made sure our 16-day East Coast road trip was an experience to remember.
30. You’re willing to listen to my ideas about how to be happier and more efficient.
31. You like to keep the pool at 88 degrees.
32. You get 97 texts from your PFA friends in one day.
33. You dominate at board game night, especially Taboo.
34. You are wonderfully shameless when it comes to karaoke night.
35. You never go to bed mad.
36. You can somehow sleep until 11am on weekends.
37. You write cards that make me cry.
38. You only cry when your computer is causing you trouble.
39. You will always want to go to a movie on a night when the kids are in San Diego.
40. You put salt on salted popcorn.
41. You actually owned a tank of helium for balloons.
42. You like math.
43. You are the designated poop-picker-upper when there’s an accident.
44. You never say no to a Mommy’s Night Out.
45. You curse more than I do.
46. You are more into reading, theater and politics than when we first met.
47. You insist on themed Halloween costumes for all four of our family members.
48. You have a whole section of the attic reserved for different holiday decorations.
49. You need two attics to house all the things you’ve never thrown out.
50. You like 90% of what I buy you for Christmas.
51. You trust me when it comes to choosing a restaurant.
52. You always order the least healthy (and most tasty) thing on the menu.
53. You are cool with canceling Christmas. Or our 10th-anniversary vacation, if need be.
54. You are slowly coming around on the dog thing. Maybe a dwarf hamster first…
55. You finally got into book club — but you have a better idea if this one collapses.
56. You are always agreeable when I invite old friends over to dinner.
57. You treat my family like your own family.
58. You care about how you look — and you invariably look beautiful.
59. You make incredible meals in the crockpot.
60. You have a pantry with about 50 kinds of carbs, crackers, chips and cereals.
61. You don’t tell me how you vote — but I’m pretty sure you vote the way I would.
62. You are an excellent disciplinarian with the kids.
63. You invariably agree with me when we do our post-party rundown in the car.
64. You are the unofficial mayor of our town.
65. You embrace why my Israel trip meant so much to me.
66. You are the best kind of stable — I know exactly what I’ll get for the rest of my life.
67. You are almost willing to go camping, as long as there’s a shower in the woods.
68. You are an easy audience.
69. You don’t count calories.
70. You make bangs look good.
71. You take pride in being the best school treasurer ever.
72. You’re sometimes willing to have sex TWO times in a week.
73. You use 12 pillows when you go to sleep at night in your pillow fort.
74. You knew every word at the Depeche Mode show and braved three days at Desert Trip.
75. You allow me to play dinnertime DJ and introduce the kids to our music.
76. You don’t want anything more in life than a weekend alone.
77. You still read wedding magazines and consider them your version of porn.
78. You laugh at my mishaps at Thai massage places.
79. You drive much faster than I do.
80. You read much slower.
81. You say “I love you” at least 25% of the times I say it to you.
82. You are a hero to women you’ve never met.
83. You save random Saturday Night Live sketches for me to watch after you’ve seen them.
84. You handle customer service issues when I’m about to blow a gasket.
85. You make sure the kids are prepared for any fluctuation in temperature.
86. You never pass up a glass (or two) of wine.
87. You have middle-class taste at home and five-star taste in hotels.
88. You look great naked.
89. You make me feel like I do, too.
90. You donate to every charity that any of your family members request.
91. You can take a 2-hour break from telling a story and begin right where you left off.
92. You can operate on three hours of sleep.
93. You are more than willing to leave a party…an hour after I first asked if we could go.
94. You never make me feel bad when I’m falling short.
95. You don’t let your past relationships negatively affect your present ones.
96. You understand my need to talk about my past — my father, my exes, my career.
97. You have the highest emotional intelligence of anyone I’ve ever met.
99. You know all my embarrassing anecdotes — and you’re still here!
100. You are my muse, my north star, my raison d’etre, my favorite person in the world.
Happy 10th anniversary, honey!
Love,
Evan
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100 Reasons I Love You
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100 Reasons I Love You
I’m a writer.
I can’t say whether I’m any good. All I can say is that I’m prolific.
I wrote the comedy column in my college newspaper.
I wrote a dozen screenplays and 15 sitcoms when I moved to LA in my twenties.
I have written over 1000 blog posts, 400 newsletters, 100 podcasts and 4 volumes since then.
But the most meaningful thing I’ve ever written is something “no ones ever” read before.
It’s a series of listings called “1 00 Reasons I Love You” that I wrote for the extraordinary girl I call my wife.
The first one was dated July 25, 2007. That was six months into our relationship when I first told her I loved her.
The second one was dated November 25, 2007. That was for her 38 th birthday.
The third one was dated April 24, 2008. That was when I proposed to her.
Since then, we’ve gotten married, bought a house in the suburbium, and had two children , now 6 and 7, who fill up our world with delight.
As a husband, father, son, friend, friend, and small business owner, I’m as harried as you are, trying to spread my day and attention around to attain everyone I love happy.
But, as you know, things fall through the crackings. That’s life.
We all have to pick and choose what’s important.
As a dating coach, I have a daily window into this, and one of the things I see regularly is how well-meaning couples fall into a rut and are beginning to take each other for granted.
To be fair, we all have a great excuse: life is, indeed, busy!
And actually, who has the time and energy to treat your spouse like you did when you first began dating?
Yet that absence of period and energy are exactly why relationships falter.
It’s why people grow apart.
All the little things stop and you fall into your roles.
You work. You parent. You sleep.
All the time you put into being a couple has disappeared and been absorbed into life’s other endeavors. Next thing you know, you’re wondering: “What happened to us? ”
THAT’s why I insist that relationships don’t take “work, ” but they do take EFFORT.
So while I’d like to think I’m a good spouse- I wake up the kids and induce them breakfast, I’m out of the office every day at 5:30 to help out my family, and I’m fluent in all 5 Love Languages- there’s always something that can be done better.
I’m doing it today.
This week marks my 10 th Anniversary.
It’s is not merely been ten years since my wife and I tied the knot, for richer and for poorer, in sickness and in health,’ til demise do us portion- but it’s been ten years since I wrote a listing for my spouse of 100 reasons I love her.
It’s something I’ve been meaning to do, but haven’t get around to, what with football practise, cleaning out the garage, and putting together that earthquake preparedness kit.
My 100 Reasons list is not a run of literary genius. It’s largely a series of inside jokes for an audience of two. But I’m sharing it with you today for three reasons :P TAGEND
1. I’m proud of it. I’m proud of my spouse. I’m proud of my wedding. I’m proud that I’m given this opportunity to let you peek in on my relationship and demonstrate you what healthy, lasting love looks like from the inside.
2. My wife is cool with it. Sure, this is written for private purposes, but my spouse has constructed peace with the facts of the case that I’m an open book. So while I respect her privacy and cherish our wedding, I also consider our partnership as an education on love that I can offer immediately to you. All the good, all the bad; I merely have one mode: honest.
3. True love are likely to be yours. While I wouldn’t hold my breath on your future spouse writing you 4 lists of 100 reasons he loves you, that’s because he’ll have a real task besides “dating coach.” What he lacks as a romantic and fast typist, I promise he’ll make up for with other traits: character, consistency, kindness, and commitment.
This much I know is true.
Great husbands come in many forms to the millions of women who look for them.
Great husbands come in many forms to the millions of women who look for them.
They don’t, however, come to women who have given up on men.
They don’t come to women who guess the worst of men.
They don’t come to women who think dating is a waste of time and that relationships merely lead to heartbreak and disappointment.
That’s why, starting officially on Thursday, November 1st, I’m having a special marketing on my Believe in Love program where you’ll get $50 off just for being on my mailing list.
Consider that my 10 th-anniversary gift to YOU.
You deserve to be happy and in love.
If you don’t have it now, then something has to change- preferably sooner, rather than later.
In the meantime, enjoy your day, hug someone special, and check your inbox on Thursday morning to take advantage of this opportunity to get your groove back and save big money.
Warmest wishings and much love,
Your friend,
Evan
P.S. You didn’t believe I’d shut this email without sharing my list, did you?
So, without further ado, 100 Reasons I Love My Wife, Volume 4 :P TAGEND
1. You always have floss with you.
2. You let me read bedtime stories to the kids every night.
3. You know how to turn on the pond heater and filter since I don’t.
4. You make a generous effort to visit my family whenever we can.
5. You have separate washings for blacks, colours and lights.
6. You say yes to all social plans- and often consider whether I want to be part of them.
7. You promote me to insure my guy friends.
8. You are the pioneer of the Mad Libs Dance Challenge.
9. You are really fun, considering you’re the not-fun parent.
10. You will always go out of your way to help a friend.
11. You validate me when I say I need more quality time with you.
12. You appreciate how much I want to provide for the family.
13. You offer me fair criticism in ways that I can always handle.
14. You drive six hours in a day for a weekend without the kids.
15. You make a mean gazpacho.
16. You rock those vacation wall calendars.
17. You care about the details of every barbecue, dinner party, and birthday party.
18. You continue to surprise me with random military facts that I don’t know.
19. You can expend three nights packing for a three-day weekend.
20. You need to have 10 all sorts of vinegar to eat one big heirloom tomato.
21. You listen to me relentlessly vent about the technology part of my business.
22. You are proud of your age and you’re proud that I’m proud of your age.
23. You know how to laugh at yourself.
24. You make sure the kids can laugh at themselves, too.
25. You are the model for all the Catholic wives at synagogue.
26. You sort through endless amounts of kids’ homework on the kitchen table.
27. You always prove that when I can’t find something, I simply did a “man-look.”
28. You are willing to go to the beach with me, even though you don’t like sand.
29. You constructed sure our 16 -day East Coast road trip was an experience to remember.
30. You’re willing to listen to my notions about how to be happier and more efficient.
31. You like to keep the pool at 88 degrees.
32. You get 97 texts from your PFA friends in one day.
33. You dominate at board game night, especially Taboo.
34. You are wonderfully shameless when it is necessary to karaoke night.
35. You never go to bed mad.
36. You can somehow sleep until 11 am on weekends.
37. You write cards that make me cry.
38. You merely cry when your computer is causing you trouble.
39. You will always want to go to a movie on a night when the kids are in San Diego.
40. You put salt on salted popcorn.
41. You actually owned a tank of helium for balloons.
42. You like math.
43. You are the designated poop-picker-upper when there’s an accident.
44. You never say no to a Mommy’s Night Out.
45. You curse more than I do.
46. You are more into reading, theater and politics than when we first met.
47. You insist on themed Halloween costumes for all four of our family members.
48. You have a whole section of the attic reserved for different holiday decorations.
49. You require two attics to house all the things you’ve never hurled out.
50. You like 90% of what I buy you for Christmas.
51. You trust me when it comes to choosing a restaurant.
52. You always order the least healthy( and most tasty) thing on the menu.
53. You are cool with canceling Christmas. Or our 10 th-anniversary vacation, if need be.
54. You are slowly coming around on the dog thing. Maybe a dwarf hamster first…
55. You eventually got into volume club- but you have a better idea if this one collapses.
56. You are always agreeable when I invite old friends over to dinner.
57. You treat my family like your own family.
58. You care about how you seem- and you invariably look beautiful.
59. You construct incredible meals in the crockpot.
60. You have a pantry with about 50 kinds of carbs, crackers, chips and cereals.
61. You don’t tell me how you vote- but I’m pretty sure you vote the way I would.
62. You are an excellent disciplinarian with the kids.
63. You invariably agree with me when we do our post-party rundown in the car.
64. You are the unofficial mayor of our town.
65. You embrace why my Israel trip entailed so much to me.
66. You are the best kind of stable- I know exactly what I’ll get for the rest of my life.
67. You are almost willing to go camping, as long as there’s a shower in the woods.
68. You are an easy audience.
69. You don’t count calories.
70. You attain bangs seem good.
71. You take pride in being the best school treasurer ever.
72. You’re sometimes willing to have sex TWO days in a week.
73. You use 12 pillows when you go to sleep at night in your pillow fort.
74. You knew every term at the Depeche Mode show and braved three days at Desert Trip.
75. You allow me to play dinnertime DJ and introduce the kids to our music.
76. You don’t want anything more in life than a weekend alone.
77. You still read marriage publications and consider them your version of porn.
78. You laugh at my mishaps at Thai massage places.
79. You drive much faster than I do.
80. You read much slower.
81. You say “I love you” at least 25% of the times I say it to you.
82. You are a hero to females you’ve never met.
83. You save random Saturday Night Live sketches for me to watch after you’ve seen them.
84. You handle customer service issues when I’m about to blow a gasket.
85. You make sure the kids are prepared for any fluctuation in temperature.
86. You never pass up a glass( or two) of wine.
87. You have middle-class savour at home and five-star taste in hotels.
88. You look great naked.
89. You stimulate me feel like I do, too.
90. You donate to every charity that any of your family members request.
91. You can take a 2-hour transgres from telling a tale and begin right where you left off.
92. You can operate on three hours of sleep.
93. You are more than willing to leave a party…an hour after I first asked if we could go.
94. You never induce me feel bad when I’m falling short.
95. You don’t let your past relationships negatively affect your present ones.
96. You understand my need to talk about my past- my father, my exes, my career.
97. You have the highest emotional intelligence of anyone I’ve ever met.
99. You know all my embarrassing anecdotes- and you’re still here!
100. You are my muse, my north star, my raison d’etre, my favorite person in the world.
Happy 10 th anniversary, honey!
Love,
Evan
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DPR as a dragon
The big event of the last two months was our trip to Virginia for my sister’s wedding. We were gone for ten days at the end of October. It was quite a spendy occasion between the travel and the attire, but well worth it of course. Absolutely nothing went wrong at the wedding! I plan to write a whole post on my expenses as a bridesmaid (this was the first time I’ve been in a wedding party). We also bought a bunch of stuff to make traveling with a toddler (!) easier. One good frugal step we took was that we caught a ride to and from the airport from a friend and thereby avoided Uber expenses.
Regular Fixed Expenses
Rent $1645 and 1645: Our rent is going down starting next month!
Water/Sewer/Garbage $130 and 130
Internet $74.45 and 74.45
Student Loan Minimum Payment $101.99 and 101.99
Co-Op Preschool $92 and 92
Netflix $10.74 and 10.74
Cloud Backup $5.99 and 5.99
Regular Variable Expenses
Power $0 and 114.32 ($80 budgeted): We have turned the heat on in our apartment but it hasn’t been running too much yet.
Groceries $573.49 and 597.79 ($600 budgeted): Wow, two months in a row under budget! What a miracle! We did use up a gift card we had lying around to make it under in November. I think our lower spending is mostly due to us going off of our regular eating plan and sneaking in some lower-cost grains and so forth.
Restaurants $26.15 and 57.40 ($50 budgeted): We actually ate out together a few times in these last couple months! It’s been lovely. Kyle also went out a couple times on his own.
Gas/Parking/Public Transit $47.14 and 44.86 ($60 budgeted): Gas and a few dollars for parking, as usual.
Phones $64.37 and 64.37 ($65 budgeted): Both months we paid our regular bills, and at the end of November Kyle signed up for Google’s Project Fi and bought a phone.
Miscellaneous $75.77
Bottom Line
We spent $5,755.10 of $6,188.411 available over the two months. We saved the excess into our Baby account (see below), which is always in need of a cash influx.
Targeted Savings
We contributed $1,742.10 and spent $1,870.55 in total.
Saved $100.00 + 100
Spent $278.49
Saved $221.67 + 221.67
Spent $368.89: Assorted wedding attire expenses, DPR’s Halloween costume, shoes for Kyle.
Spent $338.61
Saved $386.14 + 604.01
Spent $636.11: Many travel-related expenses (e.g., stroller, car seat, presents), preschool fees, doctor co-pay, books, zoo membership, etc.
Spent $0
What unusual expenses did you incur the last time you traveled? Have you ever been in a wedding, and if so how much did you spend?
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A Lesson on Halloween in Missouri
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A Lesson on Halloween Missouri
Halloween never has been my favorite holiday. As a kid, growing up on the farm, trick-or-treating meant getting in and out of the car (often on very cold nights) and wearing coats over our costumes. I certainly liked the candy, but it never made much sense to me.
As a father, I must admit I have warmed to the holiday, but I still have a problem with all the focus on witches and ghouls and such. A holiday that focuses on scary things still bothers me just a little bit. I've been pleased that my children have typically chosen more wholesome images to emulate through their costumes.
This year was different though. I've actually been looking forward to Halloween since the middle of June. I planned. I prepared. I thought and strategized about it. But, it didn't go quite the way I expected ...
The Garage Sale
Our community has a neighborhood garage sale each June. By planning everyone's sale on the same day more people attend and the event is more successful for everyone. For several years my son Parker has had a stand selling lemonade, coffee, muffins and cookies, taking advantage of all of the shoppers who came to our cul-de-sac. Last year, my neighbor Jim and I added hot dogs and other grilled food to the menu. People could shop and get a meal too! We had so much fun; we did it again this year.
Only this year, we secretly decided to give the proceeds to our neighbors who have a son with autism. At our annual party, after the sale, we presented them with about $120 (a lot of money when you aren't selling anything for more than a dollar!) to give to the autism group of their choice.
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Trying Again
The mix of the fun we had and the response we received from our neighbors led to another idea-- let's do this at Halloween. Halloween would be perfect we speculated; lots of traffic (since we always have more than 100 trick or treaters), easy to market (through flyers in the neighborhood), and this year Halloween would be on a Friday. It seemed perfect!
Every few weeks the subject came up. We talked about what to serve and how to market it. Jim, who works in the food brokerage business, got sponsors to provide all the meat. As the calendar turned to October we got more serious and the menu was set: hot dogs, bratwurst, hamburgers and homemade chili.
As I worked on the marketing flyer, all the foods became holiday-themed: Halloweenies, Beastie Brats, Haunted Hamburgers and Chilling Chili. We decided to sell soda and chips. We added a place for kids to bob for apples. We would have the candy from five houses for one stop trick-or-treating. We distributed more than 140 flyers. We were raising money for a great cause. In the final week we even realized we were going to have perfect weather-- upper 60's by "game time." We had the perfect setup for a successful event.
Halloween is Here
Friday morning Lori and I made the chili. After lunch we finished shopping for the final items. I couldn't wait to set up! We got everything out-- ran extension cords to the street, set up lights, tables and chairs, blocked off the cul-de-sac and fired up the grill.
Two other neighbors were manning the candy-- to help the trick-or-treaters get it and to tell them which houses were empty. Parker, age 11, decided to help with the event rather than trick or treat. He would take money and answer questions. Jim would take and fill orders, and I was grill man. We fed the families around us, ourselves and our kids to get the grill going, and they took off to collect candy and good wishes. We were ready.
It got dark, and we had very few trick-or-treaters, and even fewer customers. One mother said she and her son would be back after they were done. We rubbed our hands and prepared for the onslaught.
The onslaught never came.
The Results
By the end of the evening we probably had half our typical number of trick-or-treaters. We sold a little water and soda. We sold a few grilled items. We made $32 (before expenses).
It was a tough night for me. In retrospect, I was as discouraged and disappointed as I can remember being in a long time. It was Sunday before I was really back to normal.
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The Lessons
I shook myself out of my self-imposed funk by thinking back on what we did-- and what we accomplished. $32. I didn't even count it until Monday. Truth be told, it was more than I expected at that point. My reflection helped me realize that several positive things happened:
- We had fun both planning and doing the event.
- We strengthened neighborhood relationships.
- We taught our children a lesson about caring and doing things for others-- through our actions, not our checkbooks.
- We made a memory we will talk about for years.
- We learned what might have to change if we do this again on Halloween!
- I got the subject for this essay.
- A neighborhood shelter got lots of hamburger and hot dog buns.
- And we did add $32 to the Riley Children's Hospital Autism Unit to help them do their work.
However, the best result for me was the lesson of reflection. All the value created by the event was overshadowed in my mind when we didn't reach our goal. My personal goal had been $300. So, in reality, we did about 11% of that goal. I lost sight of all the good by focusing only on the desired outcome.
If you had asked me Saturday morning if the event was a success, I would have grimaced and quickly said no. If you ask me now, I will say that we didn't raise much money, but it was fun, and we learned a lot. Anytime you can have fun while learning is a good experience in my book.
We all suffer defeats, challenges and disappointments. Sometimes they are large; sometimes they aren't. Big or small, I believe there is value and learning in every one of them. Our goal has to be to find those lessons. We only find them by reflecting on the experience and expecting to find them.
Maybe you find yourself reeling from a setback as you read this. If so, please take the message to heart. Maybe the message is more theoretical for you at the moment, that's OK too. Use this as a reminder for the next time you are discouraged. Lift your head up, reflect on what happened, learn from it, smile and go on!
I don't know what next Halloween holds, but we already are talking about the garage sale. We may expand to breakfast. I'll let you know how it goes.
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Evil Halloween Candy
Those little Halloween candies looking at you from the bowl, little, bright colored and just jumping up with the sweet chocolate that you know that you love so much are very very evil.
You know you want one, you yearn for one or two but as you try you just can not say no….or can you?
Halloween Candy Calories
Halloween candy is some of the worst stuff that you can eat.
It is small so you do not worry too much about the calories (even if you eat 20),
it is high in saturated fat,
and there is so much around at this time of year that it is hard to avoid.
In fact it would be hard to find an office building anywhere in america that does not have a few bowls of Halloween candy lying around on November 1st.
Here are the calories for some Halloween candies:
Nestle’s Crunch – Fun Size 3 bars=210 calories Peanut M&M’s – Fun Pack 2 bags=80 calories M&M’s – Fun Pack 2 bags=180 calories Snicker’s – Fun Size 2 bars=160 calories Milky Way – Fun Size 2 bars=150 calories Kit Kat – Fun Size 2 bars=100 calories Hershey Chocolate Bar – Fun Size 1 bar=90 calories/ 5grams of fat Reese’s Cup – 1 cup=80 calories Butterfinger – Fun Size 1 bar= 100 calories Twix – Fun Size 1 bar= 80 calories York Peppermint Pattie – 1 pattie=70 calories Twizzlers – 1 treat size pkg= 45 calories Almond Joy – 1 snack size bar = 90 calories Milk Duds – 1 treat size box = 40 calories Butterfinger – 1 snack size bar = 100 calories Milky Way – 1 snack size bar = 90 calories SweetTarts – 1 treat size pkg. = 50 calories 1 Tootsie Pop – 1 pop = 60 calories 1 Tootsie Roll – 1 small roll = 13 calories
Note: Calorie content is based on 1 serving of Halloween snack or fun size packages, not full size servings found in the candy aisle.
If you are not worried about all of these extra calories over the next week that is fine, but if you would like to avoid Halloween candy and the calories that they offer here is a few tips.
1. Change the way that you think about the little Halloween candy. Most of us will associate these candies with childhood and that carefree feeling, instead think of them as something that will raise your blood sugar and make you jumpy.
2. Eat properly so you can stay away from Halloween candy. If you keep yourself on track for eating then avoiding the Halloween candy is easier because you will not be hungry.
3. Only buy the Halloween candy that you do not like. What may be tough for someone to resist may not be too hard for you to resist.
4. Decide what you are willing to eat ahead of time. Look at the list above, there are some good decisions that you can make that will stop you from making this a gain holiday by eating the right Halloween candy. I am a big fan of Tootsie Rolls and those are apparently OK to eat.
5. Just stay away. there is some willpower involved in not eating the things that we are not supposed to eat. Have some willpower and you can stay away from treats, it is only a one week holiday anyway, right?
Paul Kriegler from Life Time’s Weight Loss Team gives a few easy steps you can do at work this Halloween season to avoid screaming at the scale:
Ditch the break room: Coworkers are infamous this time of year for bringing in treats to share during or even after the holiday (so they don’t eat them at home!). Don’t fall for those temptations of freebies and instead, try to encourage more walking trips during your break times. If you like to share, bring in some seasonal apples and heat up some almond butter with cinnamon for a nice dip.
Procrastinate: If you are planning to give out candy on Halloween night, don’t by that candy until the day or two before the event.
Rest assured, the grocery stores will have plenty leading up the day – you might even get it on sale – but it will also help you avoid eating or snacking on it yourself.
Trick or treat with your kids: Halloween creates the opportunity to get exercise and more steps in!
Make a goal of how many houses you’ll visit and make sure everyone is wearing comfortable, exercise shoes. Halloween might actually be one of the few holidays that encourages movement.
Skip the fun-sized: Skip the fun-sized candy bars and choose individual servings of trail mix made with nuts, raisins or dried fruit, pretzels, and a sprinkling of chocolate pieces for a protein-packed snack will help you nix the munchies without leaving you feeling deprived
Check the ingredients: Life Time has just introduced a new app for your phone. The Healthy Pantry App helps spot artificial ingredients and common allergens in many packaged foods and beverages by simply scanning a food item’s barcode to see specific information about its ingredients.
It’s as easy as red, yellow and green! Practice scanning Halloween treats with your kids to help them identify healthier Halloween options.
Be a healthy party planner: Don’t use the excuse that Halloween gatherings take your focus off your Healthy Way of Eating. Take charge of your Halloween plans, and delegate who brings what dish.
Volunteer to steer the menu options toward more whole foods and fewer processed carbohydrates. Plan on bringing one of the main dishes to ensure everyone (including you!) has a healthy, filling food option.
If you don’t want the hassle of planning, bring your family to any Life Time location for Spooktacular- a healthy Halloween event. Kids of all ages will enjoy games and activities, a costume contest and more.
Don’t drag out the holidays…it’s a long season: Halloween is one day; have fun and indulge a bit, but get right back into habits the next meal or day. Don’t justify an entire weekend of indulging only to be spooked by the scale or tight pants and low energy next week.
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