#Oh Mcavoy. I forgot about him. He had potential but I think he is a tad too sad for my liking and mainly not fun enough

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tagged by: @monkeysatemylastrolo (here is her post) who is writing the lovely Supernatural/Avengers crossover fanfic Trading places on AO3 under the username Vegetableswillhavetheirrevenge. I think I found your AO3 profile and therefore your fic through your tumblr, then promplty forgot about it cause you have a very different username :D rules: you must answer these 85 statements and tag 20 people tagging: This is so difficult... @tigerlilynoh @semirahrose @denugis @l-e-i-n-t-h @posingasme I’d tag @eruthiawenluin but she’s already answered here, @rirren @fioreitaliano @mixgoldenphoenix @forlorn-kumquat @waterbird13 but only if they want to. Any anyone else who wants to. :)

Sorry, but I’m incapable of giving short answers, apparently.

the last 1. drink: water. pretty much always. 2. phone call: my father, day before yesterday, about some potential tenants. 3. text message: ...also to my father, apparently. It was over a week ago, letting him and my mom know know when I was getting back. 4. song you listened to: not sure... it was in a fanvid, probably? I’ve rewatched sone SPN fanvids recently. Oh, no, it was that Anaconda/Phantom of the Opera mashup on here, wasn’t it? Yikes. 5. time you cried: I cry pretty rarely, and that’s usually because of a piece of fiction... it was either Atonement (movie with James McAvoy), or else a movie I don’t even know the title of, it just involved a grandmother almost dying, and I happened to be in the room at that part, and a relative of ours died recently - and I did not cry then, this stupid movie just triggered it somehow. 6. dated someone twice: how do you even count dates if you’re aroace but you slowly drift into a relatioship with your best (only) friend on a “I want to try this” basis? But I suppose the answer is: now, since I have a boyfriend at the moment. 7. kissed someone and regretted it: 2012 iirc, first time I tried kissing and hated it. But it was also good to know I don’t like it, so it’s not a big regret. Recenty it turned out I can like kissing, though. 8. been cheated on: never. 9. lost someone special: Mum’s cousin died a couple of months ago. 10. been depressed: it’s not to diagnosable levels, but I’m depressed and anxious a lot when I’m stressed, so this January-April had some difficult parts when I was writing my thesis. But 2013 autumn (I think?) was the only time I went to a therapist for it, cause wanting to die instead of dealing with stuff is not a nice thought to have that often. 11. gotten drunk and thrown up: never. I drink so rarely and so little when I do that I don’t think it will ever happen.

3 favorite colors 12. green 13. blue 14. yellow if mixed with the first two. Otherwise silver?

in the last year have you 15. made new friends: yes (but not close friends) 16. fallen out of love: so far I seem to be 100% aromantic... 17. laughed until you cried: Laughed a lot, yes, but I don’t remember if I ever cried from laughing. 18. found out someone was talking about you: what does this even mean? in secret? no. 19. met someone who changed you: do people who teach you stuff count? 20. found out who your friends are: ...no? 21. kissed someone on your Facebook list: what facebook list? I only kissed one person, and we are friends on fb, yes...

general 22. how many of your Facebook friends do you know in real life: All of them. I only have people on there who are to do with my real life, not my internet life. “knowing” them might be an exaggeration, though. 23. do you have any pets: my family has one cat atm. 24. do you want to change your name: Nope. 25. what did you do for your last birthday: parents, siblings & their SOs, cake. 26. what time did you wake up: Midday... 27. what were you doing at midnight last night: sat in my parents’s car, coming back from a day trip to the Cserhát mountains. 28. name something you can’t wait for: I’m good right now... I’d rather this summer dragged on forever, since I just got my degree and start work in September (as much as I love my future job). There’s movies I’m looking forward to, but I can wait. 29. when was the last time you saw your mum: a second ago. 31. what are you listening to right now: birdsong; my parents talking at times. 32. have you ever talked to a person named tom: I don’t think so. Maybe. Does the Hungarian equivalent of the name count? 33. something that is getting on your nerves: politics and news. More personally (tmi?): the roots of my body hair getting inflamed all the time. 34. most visited website: gmail, technically, from where I go to FFNet or AO3 for fanfic updates. Recently, tumblr is creeping back up. 35. hair colour: brown. 36. long or short hair: short (pixie!). I got it cut almost exactly 2 years ago, I wore it long before then. 37. do you have a crush on someone: No, still aro. 38. what do you like about yourself: I have a high IQ. It has its drawbacks (mainly my conscience screaming “why are you not doing MORE if you have the ability”), but I don’t know what I’d do without it. 39. piercings: no. 40. blood type: I don’t know. 41. nickname: Wings on the internet, rather not say in person. My given name is from the Bible so it’s pretty common in a lot of countries, but the nickname for it that I use only exists in my country (Hungary). 42. relationship status: like I said: ‘dating’ my best friend who knows I’m aro and (mostly?) ace, on the basis “let’s give it a try since we enjoy each other’s company”. It’s going well, so far, but he’s been in Germany for the past few months on a scholarship. 43. zodiac: Taurus (ascendant: Libra) 44. pronouns: she/her 45. favourite tv show: I have a lot of stuff I love a lot, it changes over time which one I’m focused on. I don’t have the objectivity to choose from them. Supernatural and Stargate: SG-1 deserve mentioning because I haven’t only read a ton of fanfic for them, I have also written a bit. 46. tattoos: nope. 47. right or left handed: right. 48. surgery: None. My broken arm only needed a cast. 49. piercing: I’d like to leave monkeysatemylastrolo’s answer here: “Why is ‘piercing’ any different from the ‘piercings’ of question 39? Is there some special magical power people gain depending on the number of piercings they have?” 50. sport: Tai chi (Taijiquan). It’s great. It’s martial arts and meditation but it’s slow moving and graceful and I could start it when I was out of breath just going up the stairs. Never looked back. I would like swimming, if *something* wouldn’t always get in the way. 51. vacation: I’m spending my summer with my parents in my childhood home. It counts as vacation because there’s clean air and lakes and I won’t be living here from September, when I start working in Budapest. 52. pair of trainers: yes? What about them? I have two pairs of cheap flat-soled ones for tai chi, and a pair of not-really-trainers for street wear (white, black, and light green, respecitvely). 53. eating: I just had some ice cream cake left over from my dad’s birthday. 54. drinking: water. again. 55. i’m about to: dunno. Read fanfic, probably, or answer some emails if there are any potential tenants. 56. waiting for: my graduation ceremony in two weeks? 57. want: realistically? To enjoy and earn enough money with the job I’m starting in September. Unrealistically? Superpowers, preferably ones involving flight, preferably wings + the assorted powers I made up. 58. get married: Probably not. I might enter a long-term relationship in order to raise children, if I come to want any, and then it might be worth it for legal&economic reasons, but... 59. career: Translator (Hungarian, English, some German). Just starting out. 60. hugs or kisses: Hugs. Not from everyone, though. 61. lips or eyes: is this a “what do I notice on people as attractive” question? In person: nothing. I do notice the eyes of some actors I’m a fan of, and the lips of one cause they’re always improbably red. 62. shorter or taller: I’m of average height for a woman, I think. 63. older or younger: Than whom? I’m 27. 64. nice arms or nice stomach: again: is this a “what do I notice on people as attractive” question? Again, nothing. 65. hook up or relationship: Mostly neither, but I have to say relatinship since I have something like that at the moment, and I never had a hook up. 66. troublemaker or hesitant: I’m mostly hesitant, except about stuff like climbing a tree on a hike or stuff like that.

have you ever 67. kissed a stranger: No. I’m definitely not attracted to strangers. 68. drank hard liquor: yes, to try the tase, or to settle my stomach, but always just a minimal amount. 69. lost glasses/contact lenses: Nope. Never had contacts. I did sit on my glasses on a holiday once, and they warped pretty badly, so I was without them for a little over a week... 70. turned someone down: Yes. All three people that ever asked me out, all of them after one or two dates (I felt like I had to try), all before I heard or thought about aromanticism and asexuality. The second involved a lot of tears, but then I was friends with him for a long time after that. 71. sex on the first date: Nope. 72. broken someone’s heart: I don’t think so. It might be on the horizon, though, if the boy I’m dating comes to love me and comes to hate the fact that I don’t feel that strongly... 73. had your heart broken: Romantically: nope, still 100% aromantic. It breaks my heart what we’re doing to the planet (and ourselves), though. Seriously, I have cried about that more than once. 74. been arrested: No, not even close. 75. cried when someone died: I think I only cried at the funeral, not when I got the news. 76. fallen for a friend: Never been in love!

do you believe in 77. yourself: Repeat after me: “I believe in myself.” 78. miracles: I believe in some stuff that sceptics would say is unscientific nonsense, partly cause I’ve experienced some of it, partly cause I’m hoping it’s true, but I wouldn’t classify them as miracles. 79. love at first sight: for some people, I guess it’s possible, I mean, there are enough stories about it. 80. santa claus: we don’t even have him in Hungary in the same form as americans&co do :) A dude based on Saint Nicholas comes on his day, the 6th of December and brings chocolate, tangerines and peanuts, but I know it’s my parents :) Christmas gifts are brought by the baby Jesus’s angels (again, also known as my parents). 81. kiss on the first date: Is that something to believe in? If you want it, do it, it doesn’t have anything to do with me. 82. angels: Ehh... no? Souls or similar, yes, some kind of afterlife, yes, because I don't think the human mind is just flesh, but anything as specific as angels? I have no way of knowing, and I don’t want to dismiss other religions by saying I believe in something that’s specific to only a few of them, so...

other 83. current best friend’s name: I only have the one close friend, who I’m “dating”, and I’m not telling you his name. (I’m bad at relationships. Not just romantic ones, but friendly ones as well. I have people I’m friendly with, but maintaining a relationship outside fixed programs like school, work, tai chi training, choir practice, etc. - how does one even do that?! I’m too lazy and too selfishly satisfied with my own company to spend my energy on that, apparently.) 84. eye color: green, but brownish (is that hazel?) 85. favorite movie: see question 45 about favorite TV show, except I never actually managed to write fanfic for any of them. How do I choose?!?! Star Wars, I guess? Return of the Jedi, if I have to choose one from them. The Matrix, if you want something a bit less fandom-y.

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Puck Daddy Countdown: Why are the Canucks letting Boeser play?

Why are the Canucks letting Brock Boeser play through a potentially serious injury? (Photo by Jeff Vinnick/NHLI via Getty Images)

(In which Ryan Lambert takes a look at some of the biggest issues and stories in the NHL, and counts them down.)

6. Shea Weber

I mentioned this in WWL but this is a wild story that continues to develop.

Shea Weber hasn’t been playing well the past few weeks, and everyone knew it was because he was injured. Everyone knew that because Claude Julien said as much, but in doing so also said that while Weber was clearly hurt — now reportedly in Game 1 of the season — he wouldn’t be shut down (presumably because the Habs were on that little win streak).

Then this past week, with Weber’s game deteriorating and the Habs now on a little streak, ah well heck, time to shut the guy down and send him back to Montreal during this road trip. Only, hey, there he is in Vancouver with the rest of this team.

Like, just send the guy home, y’know? Hell, this is the guy who’s supposed to play another six seasons after this one, and he’s already 32. Maybe the Habs don’t care because they don’t get stuck with the cap recapture, but this seems like a handle-with-care situation since he’s still your Franchise Defenseman for the next few years at least. Or, he would be in an ideal situation.

So apparently now they’re saying he’s actually going home today, and will be on the sidelines indefinitely. That’s also not ideal, but it’s probably better than having a guy play a third of the season on a bum foot and then getting to this point.

Why, again, is playing through injury good?

5. The Canucks

The idea that Brock Boeser wants to play through a bone bruise in his foot shows why he has what it takes to be an elite player. Lots of skill (probably the best player on the team, right?) and lots of desire to get out there. Pretty good qualities to have.

However, we return again to the idea that if the Canucks would let him do that, for any reason, it’s a problem.

Unlike Weber, Boeser is very good and very young, and will be a Canuck for probably a decade to come. Why on earth would you let him get involved with playing through the kind of foot injury that is normally quite severe.

Maybe the team feels like it’s still in the playoff hunt — it isn’t — and that any attempts to keep pace with the clubs in front of it must be undertaken. But at the expense of a future franchise forward’s health? Folks, c’mon now. Yeah they won a lot early but this was always supposed to be a rebuilding year for the Canucks, but they let a handful of unexpected wins dissuade them from doing the sensible thing and tanking for Dahlin. It’s not very smart, but I guess that’s par for the course in Vancouver.

4. The Penguins

Hey, if the league is going to mandate that you can’t make any trades after Dec. 19, then you might as well get on the damn phone.

Seems like Jim Rutherford used Monday to go out and acquire two guys to address organizational needs. Too bad those guys are Michael Leighton and Jamie Oleksiak, and that those two guys cost you a borderline NHL forward in Josh Archibald, a goalie who was never going anywhere with the organization in Sean Maguire, a sixth- and conditional fourth-round pick.

The Pens apparently believe the acquisition of Oleksiak in particular will help them make more trades in the future, and that’s all well and good, but this team is plus-151 in shots in all situations, but minus-10 in goals. Which of those things is more likely to last.

I have a lot of time for this team even if they can’t seem to fully put it together for too long. Is Oleksiak or Leighton going to sort that out? Is a non-major trade going to do that? I dunno, man.

But hey, thanks for making Tuesday interesting.

3. The Bruins?

Well hey lookit that, the Boston Bruins have wins in six of their last nine games, and points in seven of 10. Sure, they’re through an easy part of the schedule and probably should have lost in regulation to the Wings last week, but they’re winning and doing it mostly through The Kids, which is what you want if you’re trying to do one of those rebuilds on the fly.

At this point, it would be borderline impossible for them to not make the playoffs unless things go seriously off the rails here, and well for someone else. They’re six games above .500 in regulation, and no one else behind them in the Atlantic is better than one game below it.

They’re five points up on the Canadiens with two games in hand, so if you had it “Tampa, Toronto, Boston” in that order to start the season, well, congrats. It’s a bit of a surprise berth, considering Montreal figured to be pretty good, but here we are.

However, anyone who thinks this team — which despite decent goaltending and a high shooting percentage, is still only plus-6 in goal difference — is actually something resembling truly competitive in the Eastern Conference, I don’t know what to tell you. They have great possession numbers but their defense seems likely to get ground up by some of the deeper teams in the league.

McAvoy is the future of this club and it’s great that everyone collectively acknowledges that, but it’s tough to see this team surviving the second round.

2. Arizona

One more season of Coyotes hockey before they inevitably stop playing in Arizona! Wow, what a joy for you all!

1. The Islanders (maybe?)

It is unequivocally good that their bid for Belmont Park will create for them a permanent home. This poor team has been through a lot in recent years and the uncertainty surrounding their permanent residence in the Greater New York Area has long been up in the air even at the best of times.

However, the fact that this rink probably won’t even be open open until 2020-21, and there’s no guarantee that they will have a definitive home rink for 2019-20 is, like, extremely bad, right?

The whole “where are they gonna play” thing has been perhaps the biggest acknowledged wedge issue when it comes to re-signing John Tavares. And now they have that certainty, but they also have to now sell him on, “Oh by the way it’s: 1) this season and next in the rink everyone hates, 2) ???, 3) New rink that you will like.” By the time you get to No. 3 on that list, John Tavares is gonna be 30 years old.

(Not ranked this week: Eugene Melnyk.

A thing I forgot about with the whole Melnyk thing, and which some nice person reminded me of on Twitter, was that Melnyk basically begged for a kidney from the Senators fanbase, got one from an anonymous donor, and still feels like he has to be a class-warmonger in the media because no one wants to pay to come see his rotten franchise that he by the way refuses to fully invest in.

Let this be a lesson to everyone: No matter how altruistic you may be, the rich see you as nothing but literaly organ farms beneath their contempt.)

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