#The spicy dinosaur prince

[nightmaira]

A thought just occured to me...the Dragang are getting the novablade and we were so distracted by the rest of the stuff going on in between that we couldn't pay attention to the fact that

Aaravos could die.

[disneytva]

Disney Networks - March 2024 Highlights

Moon Girl And Devil Dinosaur

Dog Day Mid-Afternoon 2/3

In the Heist 2/3

Roller Jam! 9/3

Dancing With Myself 9/3

Family Matters 16/3

The Molecular Level 16/3

Shortlidays

Hailey Banks' Disney Mini Movie Marathon 8/3

Hailey's On It!

Mer-made in Oceanside ; Full House (of Bugs) 16/3

The Umpire Strikes Back ; Magician: Impossible 23/3

Bad Bear Deay ; 2001: A Spouse Odyssey 30/3

Big City Greens

The NHL Big City Greens Classic II 8/3

Pupstruction

A Bright Idea ; The Friendliest Frog 1/3

Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures

The Caves of Batuu ; Finders Keepers 1/3

The Starship Show ; Nash's Super Busy Day 8/3

The Prince And The Pirate SEASON FINALE 15/3

Firebuds

Skitty Kitty ; Heat Wave 8/3

Wayne's Trains and Automobiles ; Jazzy Buds 22/3

Alice's Wonderland Bakery

Dance of the Cherry Blossoms ; Alice and the Carpenter 11/3

Here Kitty Kitty ; The Bread and Butterfly Effect 18/3

A Spicy Situation / Iris on the Beach 25/3

Mickey Mouse Funhouse

The Trail Less Traveled ; Vardavar! 1/3

Daisy and the Missing Dream ; Daisy's Big Picture 8/3

Goofy Foot Grommet ; The Enchanted Rescue 29/3

Spidey And His Amazing Friends

Tiny Car Caper ; Toothy Fairy Tricks 15/3

[mahiiimahiiii]

hi! saw you're doing bg3 pairings and thought i'd give it a shot :D

age: 19

gender: trans man, he/him

myers briggs: infp

I'm a pretty artsy guy (art/design student) and absolutely love learning and trying new things, despite being very anxious i always need some kind of excitement in my life to be happy, i love to stand out and express myself through the way i dress and do my makeup, very involved in my local goth community <3, i have very strong opinions and will have long debates to defend them if people dont agree with them, i have a strong sense of justice but will only follow rules if i personally think theyre necessary, i'm very passionate about animal training (horses specifically) and have been working with horses for roughly 11 years, i'm usually pretty awkward when first Meeting people but i warm up pretty quickly, after that i'm super energetic and love to joke around (plus im a Master of sarcasm)

likes: horses, cats, drawing and painting, taking walks in gardens or the forest, spending time with friends, art Museums, dinosaurs and paleonthology

dislikes: Not being taken seriously, yelling, crowds, loud noises, disrespectful people (especially if they demand unconditional respect)

fav feature: my creativity, i probably wouldnt be where i am right now in life without it :)

fav color: lavender

fav food: my moms spicy coconut pumpkin soup

hobbies: equine sports, anything artsy/crafty, cooking

Song that describes me: So oder so by Wisborg

hi king!!! (hand over your moms recipie, right NYOW that sounds fucking divine......)

you sound like a good person to go get boba and snacks with, imo.

i feel like shadowheart would be a good pairing. you both have a strong sense of devotion to justice, and stellar aesthetics, as gods favorite prince and princess i'm sure you would sow hell and chaos wherever you go. (utmost affection lol)

i think both of you would be fierce for respect, demanding it for yourself and the ones you care about.

scent wise, i really liked the opening chords of your song you chose, they almost remind me of grape soda, and dried rose petals. (i have synesthesia i'm so sorry if my thoughts are odd) and thats the general gist im getting for yall.

i would say both of you are bats, (i dunno the full fledged term for goth) im sure she would prefer the more liquid forms of dance that traditional goth music offers. i have a big feeling shed be a big fan of souixxie and the banshees.

i am also certain shed do your makeup and compliment your features, to always affirm your handsomeness is her job as a partner.

for a date, i feel like a drive in movie. not done as much anymore but its a fun one. a horror movie in october, treats bought from 7/11. brain freeze from slushies, hands sticky and hearts content.

hope you enjoyed!!

[chillwildwave]

Thanks for the tag, Rascal!

Last song: Nobody Like U

Favourite colours: Orange and yellow.

Sweets/ savory/ spicy: Sweets!

Currently watching: Turning Red, Sleeping Beauty, Anastasia, Pocahontas, Tangled and Total Drama Island.

Relationship status: single

Current obsessions: 4*TOWN, Disney Princesses, Pixar movies, Wish concept art/rewrite fandom, indie animations, Avatar: The Last Airbender, The Dragon Prince, She-Ra and The Princesses of Power, Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur.

@emillyverse @annymation @oh-shtars @chesmilk @sabermist @wondero28 @frogcoven88 @hisonetrueloveee @your-ne1ghbor

Nine people i'd like to get to know better:

Tagged by: @bell-of-indecision, thank you so much for tagging me <3

Last Song: Gmfu by Odetari,6arelyhuman

Favourite colour: Dark red, violet, pink

Currently watching: Death note, ep6

Spicy/Savoury/Sweet: Spicy

Relationship status: Single

Current Obsession: Mbti types and cognitive functions.

Tagging: @somin-yin @a-cloud-for-dreams @axepen @hinsaa-paramo-dharma @basic-bitch-alkali @rhysaka @blackknight-100 @squishywizardd @reykalot

[mybelovedstarlings]

I can't stop thinking about how Rayla left Callum... with a LETTER...

JUST LIKE HARROW

[louietheloverboi]

General Amaya: *signing orders*

Callum, translating: “Alright, archers to the cliff-side, but watch out for the spicy dinosaurs while you climb.”

Soldier: “The fucking what now?”

[onewingedxngel]

tag    nine    people    you    want    to    get    to    know    better    !!

tagged  by: @snow-dxnce​ (thank you!)

color:  Black, for sure. Also red and light blue. But more black!

reading: My favourite books are Battle Royale (by Koushun Takami) and Nineteen Eighty-Four (by George Orwell). My preferred genre is horror and sci fi. Specifically when it comes to books, I also really like fantasy, much more than I do in films and such. I haven’t had much time to read but I’ve been slowly going through Interview With a Vampire (by Anne Rice). Primitive War (by Ethan Pettus) is another underrated favourite of mine, about a group of soldiers finding a forest of dinosaurs during the Vietnam war.

last  series: I actually rewatched The Dragon Prince yesterday with my little cousin. He ended up liking it so much we binged the first season in one day. I really love the show in how it handles complex issues and portrays morally grey situations and characters. I cannot wait for season 4 (it’s out November).

last  movie: Guardians of the Galaxy, I stopped partway through. I watched it as a young teen close to when it came out, but upon rewatch it wasn’t as good as I remembered. I generally despise marvel movies with a passion, though I find GotG to be tolerable. Before that, a film I finished was actually Misery. It was also a rewatch, and I love it.

sweet/spicy/savory:  All three. I love sweet, DUH, I love spicy, and I love savoury (FRENCH FRIES). It completely depends on my mood to determine which one I like the most (it changes), but right now, I say savoury. Because french fries. I want. 

currently  working  on: MY NOVEL! It’s called Liberation and I’ve mentioned it here a couple of times; it’s a science fiction story that’s very, very complicated, but its entire point is to act as a critisicm of the exploitation of non-human animals by our species. It’s taking me a very long time to write it because of my uni work, and it’s generally a difficult story to write, but I’m hoping to publish it eventually. My biggest fear is that it’ll be too long (the plan is over 50 chapters... I’m on chapter 6 and it’s almost at 35K words...), in which case, I’d try to publish a few books beforehand because it’s generally very difficult to publish a SUPER long book if you’ve never published before (not that I won’t try...). But, we’ll see. Progress right now is a bit slow, but I’ll speed up soon as I’m getting back into the flow.

tagging: @ourhearts-beatasone @light-of-judgment @nimbostrxtus @chocobohaired @xkuja @chosenbythecrystal @greatxgospel @origami-assassin @sepheroth and whoever else wants to do it!

[gecko-with-a-greatsword]

thanks for tagging :3

last song: The Ballad of Hamantha by Jack Stauber

last book: No One Leaves the Castle by Christopher Healy

last movie: Tinkerbell (the first one)

last TV show: Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

last thing I googled: joel mchale

last thing I ate: fried egg on toast

amount of sleep: like 9?? I'm on spring break rn so more than usual

savoury sweet or spicy: idk probably savoury

currently reading: various ongoing webcomics I guess. I have a bunch of books I've been meaning to read but I haven't got around to it yet

no pressure tags @cement-flavoured-ice-cream @ghostlycoyote0 @terrac0tta-m0mmy @notabeanie @scrolpencer @prince-frederic

thanks for the tag @allforthepack :0

Last song I listened to: End by OWEL

Last book I read: A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman

Last movie I watched: The Shining

Last TV show I watched: Lucifer

Last thing I googled: alkene reactions

Last thing I ate: raw unsalted cashews

Amount of sleep: around 4.5 hours :(

Sweet, savoury, or spicy: Probably sweet

Currently reading: started The Killing Moon by N.K Jemisin last night c:

tagging @blue-glasses-dork @pokette @tormentedbyvisions @thatlenguy (feel free to ignore)

[sukikorra]

tagged by @goslingryans thank u love!!!! 💕

do you prefer writing with a black pen or a blue pen? black

would you prefer to live in the country or in the city? right now, city, but i’d like to eventually live somewhere a little more remote

if you could learn a new skill, what would it be? surfing!

do you drink your tea/coffee with sugar? yep!

what was your favorite book as a child? any book abt greek/roman history or dinosaurs

do you prefer baths or showers? showers

if you could be a mythical creature, which one would you be? an elf or a mermaid

paper or electronic books? paper

what is your favorite item of clothing? mom jeans

do you like your name? would you like to change it? yeah! i don’t think i would change it

who is a mentor to you? i guess my dad? idk i can’t really think of anyone

would you like to be famous? if so, what for? not really? but if i were to get famous i’d want it to be bc i discovered something super cool during a dig

are you a restless sleeper? sometimes

do you consider yourself to be a romantic person? i guess so yeah

which element best represents you? air

who do you want to be closer to? my friends that don’t go to my school

do you miss someone at the moment? yes omg so so much

tell us about an early childhood memory? in my gifted class in elementary school we used to play an online game called quest atlantis together (apparently it had a learning purpose but i don’t remember what it was) and it was so fun hahah

what is the strangest thing you have eaten? tbh i can’t think of anything that weird hahah

what are you most thankful for? my dog and my bf

do you like spicy food? yeah!

have you ever met someone famous? i was in the same room as shawn mendes one time but i didn’t get to actually meet him so i don’t think it counts

do you keep a diary or journal? nope, i tried but it lasted like a week lol

do you prefer to use pen or pencil? pen

what is your star sign? aquarius sun, capricorn moon, and sagittarius rising

do you like your cereal crunchy or soggy? it depends on the cereal but i’d say somewhere in the middle

what would you want your legacy to be? that i was kind and maybe that i made a positive contribution somewhere in the archaeological field bc it would be cool to be remembered for making a new discovery or somethin :))

do you like reading? what was the last book you read? yes! the last book i read was the cruel prince by holly black

how do you show someone you love them? by sending them things that remind me of them (songs, tiktoks, etc), being there for them whenever they need to vent, complimenting them, etc

do you like ice in your drinks? yeah!

what are you afraid of? insects!!!!

what is your favorite scent? champagne, coconut, rose

do you address older people by their name or surname? it depends? like i call my professors by the surnames but i call my managers by their first names

if money was not a factor, how would you live your life? my style would probably be better and i’d live in a cute studio apartment in my collegetown and i’d also probably go to a bunch of field schools!

do you prefer swimming in pools or the ocean? the ocean! it’s much more exhilarating

what would you do if you found $50 in the ground? i guess i would keep it? idk

have you ever seen a shooting star? did you make a wish? i don’t think i have :/

what is one thing you would want to teach your children? morals, empathy, and communication

if you had to have a tattoo, what would it be and where would you get it? ooo okay i really want a tattoo of ahsoka’s face markings on my arm somewhere. like so bad i think about it all the time

what can you hear now? friends bc i’m watching it w my brother lol

where do you feel the safest? in my boyfriend’s truck :)

what is one thing you want to overcome/conquer? all of my mental health issues lol

if you could travel back to any era, what would it be? classical era i think

what is your most used emoji? 🥺

describe yourself using one word. indecisive

what do you regret the most? associating myself w a certain boy lol

last movie you saw? the old guard

last tv show you watched? friends

invent a word and its meaning: thonk! my bf and i always say “i just had a thonking moment” which basically means “i just realized something” lol idk if we invented that but i think it’s funny

i’m tagging - @fiirelords @sunstalgia @hermayone @norths @obiwankenobiness @ariistotles !!!

[towerofgod-blogposts]

#190.5 Hiatus Posts

Blog | 2014.05.25 | Translator: LaFa

Gossips

Ran is picky about his food. He prefers yogurt over food. He dislikes the ones with syrup.

Khun told Baam that he has collected and threw away all the rings that Yu Hansung gave to their friends. So his friends do not have the rings with them right now (only Khun knows where they are).

XiaXia hated Ran the moment she saw him. She is good with spicy food.

Hwaryun wants to train Bam to become strong. It seems that she has said that Bam needs a different type of training to learn to control the Thorn. She thinks that asking for Urek's aid would be a nice idea if necessary.

Yihwa has gained confidence in manipulating her flames.

Yihwa still thinks that Rak is a dinosaur.

Miseng asserts that she is older than Prince. But Prince refuses to tell her his age.

Khun has decided that the other ability of the White Heavenly Mirror is extremely 'dangerous', so he decided not to use it.

Blog | 2014.07.16 | Translator: Batoto

QnA Compilation

When will print volumes come out? Maybe soon to come ^^; But my wrist pain has been getting in the way. Please buy it when it comes out. Haha.

Yuri. Where is she? She will appear next episode.

Why did Bam get a haircut? I wanted him to be back to his bright self in future Rachel-Bam situations. If too many people dislike it I could simply put a wig on him.

Who is a heroine? There have been disputes over it. It will be decided when I get one. Joking. Calm down.

How did Khun get Ran into his team? They knew each other in the family, Khun went and got Ran when he heard they were in the same floor. Ran is helping him because of their past. This will be revealed more in the Khun Family arc later.

Is Maria going to show up? Secret. But she will eventually show up soon enough.

Can we get character profiles? One day... I will post them.

Where did Khun’s Manbarondenna go? Narae is taking good care of it when Khun left it with Isu’s team. She is still with Hong btw.

About the return date, I am thinking of July 21st. But it could be postponed until August 4th. About the wrist, I think I will have to carry this pain with me now. I could go indefinite rest until it goes away, but it will be bad for everyone. Still, I am lucky author, being able to go on.

Next arc will begin after a couple of chapters that is wrapping up the Epilogue we had. Unlike Workshop which is a long arc, it will be a ‘trilogy’ of arcs focusing on the Train and the Hidden floor. Also there is a Idol of Tower arc ready. And the unfairness of the Tower will be told. Meanwhile the ugly secrets of the Great Families will be revealed. Some personal stories, mainly Khun and Rachel will be there too. I hope you all enjoy what new things I attempt to do.  

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[notasliceoflife]

Muse Favorites

Food

Favorite fast food restaurant? Marrybrown Favorite ice cream flavor? Lemon custard ice cream Favorite chocolate candy? Perky Nana Cadbury Favorite fruity candy? Koppers Swiss Petite Fruits Candy Favorite flavor Starburst? Royal Berry Punch Flavored Favorite dish at Olive Garden? Cheese Sticks Favorite kind of sushi? Sea Roll Favorite Asian dish? Raita and Pasanda Paneer Favorite Italian dish? Panigaccio and Biscuit Tortoni Favorite food of all time? French Onion Soup Favorite way to cook a steak? Wine soaked/Fried Favorite pasta dish? Rosto Favorite cookie? Biscotti Favorite fast food French fries? Burger Baron Favorite cereal? Frosted Flakes Chocolate  Favorite breakfast food? Bagel and cream Cheese  Favorite pizza toppings? Cheese and Roast Cauliflower Favorite fruit? Grape Fruit Favorite vegetable? Sweet Potato Favorite dessert? Key lime pie Favorite comfort food? Tacos Favorite way to eat bacon?  Chewy Favorite thing at a buffet? Seafood Favorite pumpkin-flavored treat?  Werthers Original Favorite dish at Thanksgiving? Pecan pie Favorite cake? Three chocolates cake  Favorite ice cream sundae toppings? Shredded coconut Favorite thing to cook? Spicy Pasta Salad with Smoked Gouda, Tomatoes, and Basil Favorite soda? Ginger Ale Favorite alcoholic drink? Tonto Favorite drink at Starbucks? Honey Citrus Mint Tea  Favorite flavor coffee? Cocoa Mocha Twist 

Television and Movies

Favorite 80’s movie? The Dead Zone Favorite Harry Potter movie? Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Favorite Hobbit from the Lord of the Rings? Frodo Baggins Favorite Simpson’s character? Sideshow Bob Favorite cartoon cat? Grimmjow! Claude Cat Favorite TV sitcom? The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Favorite cartoon? Crayon Shin-chan/ Sonic Underground Favorite scary movie? Lake Placid Favorite funny movie? For Heaven's Sake Favorite celebrity? Johnny Depp Favorite South Park character? Tweek Tweak Favorite chick flick? Moulin Rouge! Favorite Pixar movie? Brave Favorite Family Guy character? Chris Griffin Favorite Leonardo Dicaprio movie? What's Eating Gilbert Grape Favorite actress over 50? Sharon Stone Favorite Marvel movie? Captain America: Civil War Favorite TV show? Dexter  Favorite cancelled TV series? Black Sails Favorite show on the Discovery Channel? Time Warp Favorite classic movie? Nosferatu

Music Favorite Beatles song? Matchbox Favorite string instrument? Kulcapi Karo Favorite instrument? E♭ clarinet Favorite band or music artist? Janis Joplin Favorite music genre? Acid Breaks Favorite style of dance? Samba  Favorite boy band? Shinee  Favorite disco song? Touch Me Baby - Ultimate Favorite 80’s song? Eddie Money- Take me home tonight Favorite cover song? Smells Like Teen Spirit – Paul Anka (Nirvana) Favorite one-hit wonder? Wheatus – Teenage Dirtbag Favorite song you’re embarrassed to like? A Thousand Years - Christina Perri Favorite foreign band/artist? Christian Bautista

Travel and Recreation

Favorite state you’ve visited? Osaka(Kansai region)/Georgia Favorite country you want to visit? Sweden Favorite thing about America? Vast openness with nothing around for miles. Favorite kind of vacation? To the middle of no where, alone. Favorite car? Lobini Favorite road to drive on? The Sidewalk. Favorite way to travel? Garganta Favorite beach? Bleach. Favorite place to go with family? Favorite vacation you’ve taken? Favorite fictional place you’d want to visit? Favorite ride at a carnival? Troika Favorite thing to do at the beach? Bring some board games Favorite rollercoaster? Top Thrill Dragster Favorite theme park? Family Kingdom Amusement Park, Myrtle Beach Favorite thing about traveling?

Nature and Animals

Favorite dinosaur? Argentinosaurus  Favorite breed of dog? Icelandic Sheepdog Favorite season? Fall/Autumn Favorite flower? Bird of Paradise flower Favorite animal at the zoo? Porpoise Favorite type of bear? Polar Bear Favorite natural disaster? Sinkholes Favorite reptile? Murray River Turtle Favorite animal? Addax Favorite bird? Anseriformes Favorite thing in the sky? The Moon/The pitch black sky at night Favorite thing about a rainy day? The way the air smells wet dirt Favorite sea creature? Sea Urchin Favorite color rose? Burgundy Favorite small mammal? Arizona Gray Squirrel Favorite big cat? Mountain Lion Favorite thing about spring? Greek Mythology: Return of Persephone. Favorite wild animal you’d like as a pet? Bat

Sports

Favorite sport? Judo Favorite extreme sport you’re too scared to do? Favorite Olympic sport? Favorite football team? Favorite basketball team? Favorite hockey team? Favorite baseball team? Favorite sport to play? Favorite winter sport? Favorite sport you wish you were a pro at? Favorite professional athlete? Favorite sport to watch in person?

Childhood

Favorite nursery rhyme? Three Wise Men of Gotham Favorite childhood memory? Favorite board game? Chess Favorite children’s show? Favorite toy as a child? Favorite teacher? Favorite thing about school? Favorite age? Favorite Christmas present? Favorite Dr. Seuss book? Oh Say Can You Say? Favorite Halloween costume you’ve worn? Favorite lunchbox snack? Favorite Winnie the Pooh character? Owl Favorite thing to do during recess? Favorite superhero? Toyman (Hiro Okamura) Favorite video game? The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons Favorite color Power Ranger? Black Ranger Favorite fairy tale? Murder Will Out  Favorite game to play outside?

Fashion and Beauty

Favorite department store? Favorite place to shop? Favorite store in the mall? Favorite perfume/cologne? Favorite hair color? Favorite makeup you can’t live without? Favorite shoes? Favorite occasion to dress up for? Favorite hairstyle? Favorite outfit you have? Favorite soap scent? Favorite article of clothing? Favorite place for a piercing? Favorite piece of jewelry? Favorite thing to wear to bed? Favorite luxury brand?

Random

Favorite brand of toilet paper? Favorite candle scent? Favorite extracurricular activity? Favorite day of the week? Favorite holiday? Favorite website? Favorite way to communicate? Favorite Youtube video? Favorite kind of house? Favorite car color? Favorite baby boy name? Favorite baby girl name? Favorite thing to do when you’re sick? Favorite person you’ve never met? Favorite question you’ve answered so far? Favorite thing you’ve done in the last 24 hours? Favorite place to meet up with friends? Favorite hobby? Favorite way to cheer you up? Favorite thing to look forward to? Favorite kind of gift to receive? Favorite crafty thing to make? Favorite way to relax?

[nellpire]

[171222] Nell Official 2017 Photobook Fan Q&A (translation)

1. You are about to reach your 20th anniversary.. What do you think when you see fans maturing(!) together with you? Do you have any questions for the fans? Jongwan: Standing tickets or seated tickets, what’s better? Jaekyung: Though it’s intimate, since we only meet in concert halls, sometimes it feels a bit surreal^^  We can’t meet often but I’m always happy and grateful to see you… - A question for the fans / Why do you like Nell…?  Junghoon: I’m always thankful. And I feel a sense of kinship with you since we’re maturing together. And of course happy that we’ve been able to be together for this long through music.

2. What part of the chicken do you guys like the best?  Jongwan: Wings Jaekyung: Hahahaha / Wings vs tenderloin Junghoon: For chicken, wings are the way to go.

3. Please introduce your individual instruments! I want to organize Nell’s room. Please check any incorrect entries.  Jongwan: I think they’re too many to introduce; when we record we use about 13 different guitars and 12 different synthesizers.  Jaekyung: If I were to introduce the ones we use for concerts only.. Fender stratocaster (lemon) - Jeff beck signature Fender stratocaster (red) - Greg tessler masterbuilt PRS-custom24 Suhr - Scott Henderson signature Gibson 355 - Standard Gibson 355 - Historic Gibson Lespaul 59 - Historic Schecter Telecaster - Lee Jaekyung Custom model (a gift from Schecter Japan~^^) James Tyler Telecaster - Mongoose Retro Gene Baker B3 - Humburker Gene Baker B3 - P90 Morgan Acoustic Guitar - Jumbo orchestra  Taylor Guitar - 414CE Nylon Bogner Shiva amp 20th anniversary Nord stage2 88

4. What is ripped jeans to Jongwan wanja-nim? Jongwan: Clothes that would be okay even if they ripped even more.

5. Which instrument does Jongwan feel the coolest while playing? Wan is cute when playing the drums!  Jongwan: Guitar

6. How do each of you deal with stress? Jongwan: Alcohol, sleep Jaekyung: Deep sleep or heavy exercise Junghoon: Movies, games, music, travel Jaewon: Alcohol, friends, parties

7. I’ve just come back to Korea after studying in Russia for 6 years. I learned that Russian people all enjoy rock music (I often saw grandmothers with Nickelback songs for their ringtone and grandfathers with AC/DC for their ringtones. Seriously…!). Do you have any plans to advance into Russia?  Jongwan: Spasiba Jaekyung: We went with Seo Taiji to perform in Vladivostok in 2004, and I could feel how the country loves rock music. How much they like alcohol and how cold it is also suits Nell well k I’d like to try it if we get a chance.  Junghoon: Any place where people listen to our music and we can perform would be good, of course. Russia go go.

8. Is there a Korean musician who you want to be like or respect? Also, is there a person who you look at and think ‘let’s not become like them’? For the last question I’m more curious about whether you have someone like that or not, not who it is.  Jongwan: I respect Lee Seunghwan-nim / Way too many Junghoon: I respect all musicians who go forward playing their own music, whether they are seniors or juniors. As for the last question, we definitely do.

9. Do you have any plans on doing this (Q&A) regularly? Aren’t you curious about the fans’ thoughts? Jongwan: We have ‘plans’.  Jaekyung: I think it’d be fun to do this in some shape or form every once in a while!

10. What electronics or instruments are you interested in recently? Jongwan: UNFAIRCHILD 670 M II  Junghoon: Playstation VR / Rolan Gaia

11. What song would you like to play a cover of at least once? Jaekyung: Purple Rain - Prince (even though not doing it would be better) Jongwan: Hallelujah, Jeff Buckley version

12. Any songs you want to play as Jung Jaewon band? kk Jaekyung: Beat it - Michael Jackson (even though not doing it would be better) Junghoon: Celine Dion’s Power of Love Jongwan: Nessun Dorma

13. Can you recommend us a movie, exhibition, concert, book etc that you’ve enjoyed this year?  Jongwan: I, Daniel Blake Jaewon: The movie Maudie Junghoon: Manchester by the Sea, and for concerts Depeche Mode

14. If you could transcend time and space and meet one person in the whole world, who would it be?  Jongwan: It’s not a person, but I’d like to see a huge dinosaur in real life. Junghoon: Rather than a meeting, I’d like to go to a Nirvana concert.

15. If you could give the fans anything (with no regards to cost, and it doesn’t need to be an object) what would it be? Jaekyung: Our unreleased songs (minus the bad ones k)

16. Jaekyung oppa, when you record entire concerts the file size must be insane, so how many external hard drives do you have? Do you have more Kumamon plushies or more external hard drives?  Jaekyung: I have 5 hard drives. And I have 2 Kumamons that the fans gave to me k (the picture I uploaded on instagram was taken in a store hahaha)

17. Which out of your own songs are you the most pleased with? Jongwan: ‘What do you think’ Jaekyung: ‘Farewell’ Junghoon: ‘12 Seconds’ Jaewon: ‘12 Seconds’

18. If someone other than Jongwan hyung-nim were to take the role of vocalist in Nell, who would suit it the best? Jongwan: There’s no way.

19. Can you please show us the Selfish Love music video just one more time? Jongwan: No. Jaekyung: We can’t.  Junghoon: How could we ever?

20. Jaekyung-nim, you know you’re good-looking, right? Jaekyung: Of course^^

21. I’m curious about your individual ways of overcoming painful experiences (alcohol and cigarettes, that’s no no, minus those two!)  Jongwan: The thought that I would still have a hard time even if this didn’t happen. Jaekyung: If I can solve it then I do, and if I can’t then I do as much as I can, accept it and let time heal. Junghoon: I just keep thinking about it. Immerse myself in it. Then it will slowly start to get better.

22. If you only had one day left to live, how would you spend it? Jongwan: First I’d say goodbye to my family, then spend 8 hours in the studio before putting on a concert and finishing off with an afterparty with people I love.  Jaekyung: I don’t know if there’s anything specific I’d want to do -- I think I’d listen to the songs we were unable to finish and then say my goodbyes.  Junghoon: I’d be with my family. Jaewon: I’d watch the sunset by the ocean.

23. How come Junghoon has never once shown us a bass solo? And as you always use a pick instead of fingering (of course using a pick will sound better on some songs but), is there a reason for that?  Junghoon: I will work hard.

24. How do you release everyday stress?  Jongwan: Travel

25. What pictures do you use as your kakaotalk profile pictures and cover photos.. k (Jaekyung uses a cover photo of a street full of fallen leaves and no profile photo, Jaewon uses a picture from the movie Maudie)

26. I’m curious about the members’ favorite movies. Also, is there a movie that has influenced your music, like how you got your name from the movie Nell? Jongwan: Stay, Never let me go Junghoon: I like too many movies so it’s hard to choose, but Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind comes to mind.  Jaewon: Lords of Dogtown, Stand By Me, Gilbert Grape

27. If you were a color, what would it be? And please tell us the reason as well. Jongwan: Grey Jaekyung: (picture of… the moon..?)

I love you. Junghoon: Me too.

28. Who cries the most out of the members? Jongwan: Me and Jaewon. Junghoon: Could be me. Jaewon: I don’t know who does the most, but Jaekyung cries the least.

29. Who do you think will get married next? Jongwan: Don’t

30. I’m sad because I can’t go to this year’s christmas concert, and I’m a 13-year fan who wishes to receive a signed CD at some point. I like you so much that I want to ask a question this badly. I love how pretty the album art is; do you decide on the design yourselves? Jongwan: We decide on the concept, the designer makes the art.

31. To. Jung Jaewon / Do you have other hobbies aside from surfing and skateboarding?  Jaewon: Drawing, hiking.

32. To. NELL & SPACE BOHEMIAN / Who first coined the phrase ‘seubo-in’?? Do you like it? Jongwan: I like it. Junghoon: Was it Jongwan who used it first? I don’t know too well, but I like it.

33. Is there a singer you’d like to work with?  Jaewon: The late Shin Haecheol-nim.

34. Chicken vs Pizza Jaekyung: Pizza Junghoon: Chicken Jongwan: Complete victory by the pizza

35. Jongwan oppa, I remember hearing you say on Nell’s Cruel Radio that you like to read. Please recommend me a good book. Jongwan: Blindness (José Saramago)

36. What’s the most memorable performance you’ve seen? Jaekyung: I’ve seen too many, but the ones that come to mind now are Black Sabbath in Korea, 1995 / Steve Vai in Korea, 1997 / Metallica in Korea, 1998 / Roger Waters in Korea, 2002 / Marilyn Manson in Korea, 2003 / Nine Inch Nails in Korea, 2007 / Björk in New York, 2012 / Paul McCartney in Korea, 2015 / Among those, Roger Waters’ (Pink Floyd) concert was the most memorable to me. / As for Nell, it’ll be this year’s December concert. ^^  Junghoon: That’s a difficult question. Off the top of my head, The Verve live in Japan. Their charisma was astounding.

37. Do you have any thoughts of letting us know the lyrics in the backmasked parts of your songs? Jongwan: No. Junghoon: I don’t think so.

38. Can you reveal the playlists you’ve been listening to recently? Jongwan: Currently listening to this year’s Christmas concert setlist. Jaewon: Elbow, Death Cab for Cutie.

39. What are each of your favorite foods?! Jaekyung: Galbi, lobster, soy marinated crab, (bigmac)  Junghoon: Braised spicy chicken Jongwan: There’s too many. Beijing-style duck, steak, pasta, Pyongyang style cold noodles etc.

40. When will Jongwan oppa do a V app live in your house like you said you would? Junghoon: Did he say that? Jongwan: Soon.

41. Junghoon oppa, at some point you started recording the fans with your camcorder -- do you…watch those back..?? Also, you’re taking a lot of pictures with your film camera recently. Have you been influenced by Simz oppa to do that, or is there another reason? Please reveal a few cuts that you’re pleased with! Junghoon: I’ve seen all of them at least once. I edited some (of the videos) and posted them on social media. I was taking pictures with a digital camera using a filter to make the pictures look like they were taken with a film camera, and so I thought ‘if this is how it’ll turn out, I should buy an actual film camera’, so I did. I don’t know anything about photography so I’m just taking pictures with my P&S.

42. Please tell us a song you’re disappointed with from each album, or a song you don’t like, and the reason for your choices, please. Or an album you’re displeased with. Jongwan: Walk Through Me. I think we could give each song a more fitting sound if we were to record that album now.  Junghoon: ‘Reflection of’, ‘Speechless’. At the end of the day, it’s a pity how they turned out. If we had been a bit more skilled at recording and writing, I think they could have turned into a little bit, or a lot better albums.

43. If you were to be reincarnated, what would you like to be born as? Jongwan: A dolphin living in a place no human has ever touched. Junghoon: Wonbin.

44. What do you think when you see your increasing amount of male fans? I’m a fanboy too, haha!  Jongwan: It feels good. Jaekyung: It’s good to see. The sceaming (of the crowd) became thicker! I understand now!!  Junghoon: It’s great.

45. When do you recruit workers for Space Bohemian? (My ultimate goal is to become an employee there… just wait…)  Jongwan: 11AM~8PM

46. Do you use Logic (music editing software) or Pro Tools more? If you use both, which is better?  Jongwan: We don’t use Logic, we use Cubase and Pro Tools. We use Cubase up until the recording, then change to Pro Tools for the final phase.

47. Junghoon-nim, please let us know what brand of sunglasses you wear!  Junghoon: I wear several different ones, but my favorite is Karl Lagerfeldt.

48. I’m curious as to what you’re thinking about! Jongwan: It changes a lot. Jaekyung: I think most of what’s in my head goes into our albums!  Junghoon: All kinds of tremendous desires.

49. What is Bori’s gender?! Junghoon: She’s a girl

50. Is Junghoon-nim’s Bori doing well? Do you have any plans to open a separate instagram account with just pictures of her? Junghoon: Yes, she’s doing well. I don’t think I’ll make another instagram account.

51. I’ll give you a multiple choice question. How long will you continue making music? A. Until I die / B. Until all I have left is the strength to hold a spoon / C. For 50 more years / D. Until our 70th debut anniversary Jaekyung: A Junghoon: A Jongwan: If possible, A.

52. Is it okay to ask for a signature if I see you on the street? It is okay to let you know I know who you are? I love you.  Jaekyung: Yes.  Junghoon: Please be our friend. Jongwan: We don’t go out a lot, so.

53. What are your favorite Coldplay / Muse songs? Any songs you intend to play live sometime? Jaekyung: Coldplay: Gravity / Muse: Exogenesis: Symphony part 3 Junghoon: Coldplay: True Love / Muse: Stockholm Syndrome

54. What’s your most used apps?  Jongwan: Lotte cinema Jaekyung: Hi-Q recorder / Soundhound / Producer tools / Metronome / Boss tuner  Junghoon: Naver cloud. Coupang. Jaewon: Navigation.

55. Tell us about a movie you’ve seen within the last 3 months that left a deep impression, whether it was good or bad. Junghoon: The Outlaws. “Do you know who I am?”

56. What’s your favorite time of day?  Jongwan: 9PM~5AM. Jaekyung: One hour before the sun sets. Junghoon: The space between midnight and 4am. Jaewon: Just because the sun rises.

57. To Junghoon and Jaekyung: Who’s your Twice bias? Jaewon: Tzuyu.

58. To all: What’s your favorite cover of one of your songs? Jaekyung: Taeyeon’s Time Spent Walking Through Memories Jongwan: Kim Feel’s Time Spent Walking Through Memories. Jaewon: Time Spent Walking Through Memories.

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Fun facts about Poland

Peeps at Tumblr like to share weird stuff about their countries, but it’s mostly the English-speaking ones. I’m here to remedy this problem with some facts non-Polish people might not know.

Most countries have ramen (not the original fresh Japanese one, I mean the dry one in a packet). And what flavours are they? Chicken, spicy chicken, sometimes shrimp. Not so in Poland. We have “Nudle” by Knorr. Tastes include: 4 different types of chicken (including, i shit you not, quote “amerikan cziken”), 3 different types of cheese, tomato soup, spicy tomato soup, fancy tomato soup with basil, (we Poles fucking love tomato soup) mushroom soup, kebab, gulasz, curry, who knows what else.

The summer weather comes in three flavours: “sunburn for everyone”, “too cold and windy to function, let alone swim” and “furious lighting storm, possibly with a tornado as a friend, levels a few towns and lays the forest down like a fucking wheat field”. The winter is either “winter of the century, you will actually die if you stay out for too long at night”, “where the fuck is snow, what is this grey shit everywhere” and sometimes “it’s hail time motherfuckers”. Moderate climate, folks.

In our meme language, lolcat is “koteł”. Doge is “pieseł”. We love our -eł ending. 

There is a woman here in Poland that, worried about the negative influence Harry Potter has on youth, wrote her own novel: “Anhar. Antimagical novel.” Our MC, Anhar (standing for “anti-Harry” lmao) is a prince of some typical fantasy land. He’s expected to travel to the gates of Satan Gedes to study magic. There is also his teacher, who is no longer a wizard. They travel and our riveting plot consists of the teacher explaining to the guy for many pages  that magic is bad, mmkay? There were two sequels to this, each detailing the fates of Anhar’s descedants, who also learn how to say no to drugs the occult.

We have more dinoparks per square kilometer than any other European country. What is a dinopark? it’s basically an area in a forest filled with large plastic dinosaurs. There is usually a cinema with 5D effects there too. Is Poland notorious for paleontology? Not really, we just like dinosaurs.

We eat pizza with ketchup. Deal with it.

Our traditional food is greasy as fuck, has lots of meat and cabbage. It was supposed to be something you can easily make, that can give your warmth in our lovely weather and energy for fighting Germans/Russians.

We have name days. People’s names are associated with various days of the year. We give people presents and sometimes invite family to celebrate the name day.

Other Poles, feel free to add more.

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Adlabs Imagica | Favorite holiday destination

Imagica – India's favorite holiday destination. Adlabs Imagica, Khopoli, is a 130-acre theme park in India, it is owned by Adlabs Entertainment Limited. The park has an estimated 15,000 visitors daily. Over 35 lakh visitors have been organized in the park. Three parks: Theme Park, Water Park and Snow Park.

 ]] (1) Theme Park : They have different rides for different groups. On the other side of the Tubbby’s interior characters with guest ride - elephants, Roberto - The Star Chef, The Lost Astronaut, Mr. India Fame's Mogambo and The Gingerbread Man.

Different rides detail are below : • Nitro : Nitro is a roller coaster, length 132 feet and is 2800 feet in length. Nitro travels 120kmph and visitors have a rating of 3.8G G-Force rating within 150 seconds of this ride. • Deep Space : This roller coaster ride is made inside a huge domed area. This tour is 68.4 km. Travels / hour and the maximum height is 57 feet (17.5 meters) • Gold Rush : This coaster ride, the average speed of the coaster is 65 km Starts from / hour • Dare 2 Drop : Gravity is 73 kg, which is 2 drops, one shoot. Runs at a height greater than 132 feet and falls at the same speed. This motion gives riders a sense of ambiguity about each other's share of the ride

]] • Scream Machine : This ride runs on a moving pendulum, which collects speed by first spinning, and then slowly swings. This machine rotates and rises at an angle of 70 degrees and the height reaches up to 142 feet • I for India : 'I for India' is a 90-foot-wide indoor ride on the screen. This tour is 6182 miles, in which 59 monuments have been covered. • Mr. India : Mr. India is a Bollywood rides based on 1987 film " Mr. India, which is starring Anil Kapoor, rides in other parks like Rip Machine, D2, Nitro, Salimgarh, Alibaaba and Rajosaur. Powered by a narrow air powered by a naval system.

• Rajasaurus River Adventure : This yatra starts with a large navy in the dinosaur's voice-guided yacht, which is in style with pre-historical elements. • Salimgarh : A slow-paced door is searched by the visitors by rides, so they experience the story of simulated city Salimgarh by the use of horror scenes and horror sound effects. • The Detective Bow Wow Show : This is a live interactive comedy show. • Alibaba aur Chalis Chorr : This ride is designed to give visitors the desire to stay within the video game. Riding theme is inspired by the classic story- Alibaba and 40 thieves.

• Wrath of the Gods : It is an indoor attraction that mixes live mechanical theatrics, special effects and multimedia. • Prince of the Dark Waters – Cinema 360 : This is the experience of the movie which is shown on the 360 ° dome spread across 3100 square feet. • Motion Box Theatre : Motion Box Theatre is a 4D cinema experience • Mambo Chai Chama : Mamu Chai Chama, meaning 'Crazy Tea Party', is a classic T-Cup ride • Splash Ahoy : It is pirate themed ride for the kids comprises many boats and it all are fit with a water gun. • Bump It Boats : This is water based Bumping Cars. • Save the Pirate : This is a kids’ ride, theme of pirates based.

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• Loch Ness Expplorers : This is a family ride themed around the mythical Loch Ness monster. Mini water coaster ride. • Happy Wheelss : Happy Wheelss - Driving School is teaching children how to drive. • Humpty’s Fall : Humpty's Fall is a kids’ ride. Mini drop ride inspired by the D2. • Wagon - O – O – Wheel : Wagon-O-O-Wheel, Mini Ferris wheel for kids. • Tubbby Takes Off : Tubbby Takes Off is a merry- go- round ride for the kids, based on an original Imagica character Tubbby, the flying elephant • The Magic Carousel : To maintain the integrity of this old rider, the classic carousel is imported from Italy to Imagica ]]   (2) Water Park : This water park is very popular as a favorite day party hanging destination.

Different rides detail are below : • Loopy Woopy : Loopy Woopie has thrown the riders into a tunnel slide by a vertical free fall of 39 feet, which often loops and slides the ride down at a very high speed. • Zip Zap Zoom : Zip Zap Zoom is a high-speed mat racer that sends riders through enclosed aqua tubes that run closely alongside each other. • Yell-O! : Yell-o is a water slide ride with various slides of different colours. It plunges riders feet-first into a series of twists and turns at very high speeds • Swirl Whirl : The swirl whirl takes riders through a series of twists & turns, before plummeting them into the core of a funnel. The experience includes 5 near-vertical oscillations, before exiting the flume for the final plunge.

• The Screamer : Routing includes a series of twists, turns and oscillations. Riding facilities "Rattles" which vary in alignment with the cylinder's different lengths, at every turn, the riders provide completely different sensation. • Raftaastic : The Raftaastic is a family raft ride. It offers riders a speedy fall down a water wall, with steep drops and turns. • Splash : This is an open body waterslide where the rider experiences multiple bumps and turns during the course of the ride   ]]

• Boomeranggo : This ride on the water wall, where they experience weight before coming back. These riders are included in the form of elevation and when they pass through water slides • The Pirate Bay : Pirate Bay is a charm in which the water slides and soft motion and the slopes are built-in tube slides. Compared to Imagica Waterpark's biggest ride, it's a little adventurous. Small slides, water toys and characters, which are children's attractions • Floatsa : Floatsa involves riders getting into big rubber tubes and floating in the pool of water, as a gentle current takes them downstream. It is an individual ride meant for the purpose of relaxation • Wacky Wavess : An artificial wave pool, where ocean-like waves are formed at regular intervals. Here, visitors can experience the feeling of standing in the midst of an ocean

• Zooballoo : A music and water attraction for the kids with five wild animals as characters. The ride plays music and simultaneously splashes the children with water, as they dance along • Kiddie Pool : A small pool for children to play in. It has a depth of about 3 feet   (3) Snow Park : Imagica Snow Park is a kind of indoor snow-based theme park. The park spreads over 15,000 square feet, making it the largest snow park in India. Each has a 45-minute slot. You will have to choose a slot when buying a ticket. You can just enter the ice park on the slot's time. Once you come in, you give all the winter items like jackets, hand gloves and ice shoes for free.

Top attractions at the Snow Park: • Real Snowfall: This Park has an artificial snow drilling machine that starts after 10 minutes when people enter the park. This gives a real experience of snow on the ice floor and people can play with it. • Snow Basketball: This is another attraction which people can play there. Many balls are provided for playing. • Snow Slides: There are two different slides in the park, which are based on a round tube, on which you are on the site and you will be on the board. Second is floater based. You have to come back to float and then you'll be sliding down

]] • Snow Hiking: There is a mini trek which gives you a hiking experience in snow. There are 4 levels or say obstacles which you have to cross. • Snow Castle: There is a room type area in which the throne is placed, which is made of ice, with ice chairs, the multi-light effect makes it more attractive • Snow Mountain Climbing: There is an artificial mountain climbing wall on which stones are studded and with the help of rope and harness people can climb the wall. • Snow Dance Floor: There is a DJ floor but instead of proper floor for dancing you get all ice floor. The DJ man plays famous track from Bollywood and Hollywood.

• Toboggan Rides • Coffee Shop: There is a coffee counter which offers you tea, coffee and snacks. Snow process method : RO at high speed of dry condenser The snow is ready to clean water, which produces soft snow to produce water droplets.   Restaurants at Imagica Park: 5 uniquely designed restaurants that offer a host of food options to the visitors.

1. Arrmada: A ship-themed restaurant with a Spanish setting that overlooks a view of the lagoon. The Armada offers with freshly made sandwiches & salads for a quick bite. Visitors can also enjoy coffee and chilled beverages. 2. Red Bonnet: A restaurant styled as a classic All-American Diner, serving both vegetarian and non-vegetarian fast food. The place is renowned for its burgers and hot-dogs. 3. Roberto’s Food Court: A purely vegetarian restaurant, it serves various cuisines ranging from Indian, Mexican, Italian to Pan-Asian. This restaurant also has a separate kitchen for Jain meals. 4 The Imagica Capital: A buffet exclusive restaurant serving Indian style food from states across India. 5. Zeze Bar+Grill: A Bar and grill restaurant styled like an African tribal outpost, that serves food that is a fusion of African and Indian cuisine, like peri-peri chicken wings, paneer steak, spicy wraps and more. ]] Directions to the Park : Adlabs Imagica is located with easy access by road or rail. It is very close to the Mumbai Pune Express highway, almost 75 km from Mumbai with an average drive time of 90 minutes.

• By Car (From Mumbai) On Mumbai - Pune Express highway, after Khalapur Toll Naka take the first left at the Khopoli exit. Take the overhead bridge towards Pali Road. Once you cross the bridge, take the left turn towards Pali Road 3 km away on right hand side you will see Adlabs Imagica. • By Car (From Pune) On Mumbai - Pune Express highway, just before Khalapur Toll Naka take a U-turn. A few meters ahead take the Khopoli exit on your left. Take the overhead bridge towards Pali Road. Once you cross the bridge, take the left turn towards Pali Road 3 km away on right hand side you will see Adlabs Imagica. • By Train The closest train station to Imagica is Khopoli. The CST-Khopoli Fast train runs along the Central Railway line, once per day from Mumbai. Imagica, which is just 20 minutes away from the station, also offers shuttle services from Khopoli station, once in the morning and evening on a daily basis, for which no prior booking is required. Guests arriving at other times can avail auto rickshaws from the station at their discretion. Read the full article

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Followers Meme

Rules | Answer the 20 questions and tag 20 amazing followers you’d like to get to know better!

Tagged by: @jiksax who was the first person to ever send me a message and i think only the second person to ever tag me in anything?

name | steph nicknames | steph...is a nickname :) zodiac sign | aquarius height | 5′5 orientation | i like girls and louis tomlinson

nationality | american favorite fruit | orange-cranberry flavored anything plz. i also like how english people pronounce blueberries. favorite season | season 7 of “mad men.” is that not what this question is asking? sorry love but i don’t really care 💁🏻 favorite book | the handmaid’s tale by margaret atwood (or the oryx and crake trilogy or basically any other words she’s ever written) or never let me go by kazuo ishiguro favorite flower | irises, dogwood, forsythia favorite scent | most scents really aggravate my allergies. i like vanilla or citrus scents. also spicy stuff like cinnamon and cardamom. nothing floral. NOTHING POWDERY. favorite color | greens and greys favorite animal | most birds, but especially ducks and penguins. also frogs!! also snakes!!! also turtles!!!! also anemonefish!!!!!! also sharks!!!!!!!!!!!!! OMG ALSO DINOSAURS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i really like animals a lot. oh, are mermaids an animal???????

coffee, tea, or hot cocoa | COFFEE. put it over ice and put it in my face. average sleep hours | between four and five :/ cat or dog person | if i have to take care of it, then cats. if i don’t have to take care of it, then either, as long as it’s friendly and will let me pet it for hours. favorite fictional character | everyone from “friday night lights” but mostly tim riggins and vince howard. also zuko from “avatar: the last airbender.” OMG ARE THERE ANY AUS WHERE LOUIS IS PRINCE ZUKO AND HE JUST NEEDS SOMEONE TO LOVE HIM TO MAKE HIM GOOD??? omg omg omg omg number of blankets you sleep with | lol well. there are three on my bed, but only two go on top of me. there’s one that’s just kind of off to the side. keeping the monsters out. you know. dream trip | i’ve always wanted to go to england anyway, but getting into 1D and getting these little glimpses into english culture (and english foodz) has made me really, really want to go to england. also the galapagos omg omg. and australia.

blog created | ummmm unclear. i made this probably about a year ago so i could send asks to other tumblrs, but i didn’t start posting in it until about four months ago. my original username that i created very many years ago was whydoineeda.tumblr.com and i LOVE that name and wish i could remember the password. number of followers | LOL less than 20 soooooo no one is getting tagged :(

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As many of you may recall, I totally suck tail at finishing reading challenges. I have gone bust on every one I’ve attempted the past couple of years.

I’ve fallen behind on my Goodreads challenge for 2018 by 23 books thus far! LOL! I have to laugh to keep from crying!

At least I have a good excuse for failing miserably at the challenges for which I did sign up this year – I’ve been through a LOT of shitty – and amazing – changes lately.

Anyhow, I’m giving POPSUGAR’s 2019 Reading Challenge another shot – I adore the categories!

This coming year, I’ve decided that instead of simply cramming books onto a list to fill category requirements, I’m picking books based on what I want to read anyway.

This beyond brilliant technique will undoubtedly make it easier for me to at least partially complete 2019’s challenge!

A book becoming a movie in 2019…I was so happy when I stumbled across the fact that Nicola Yoon’s The Sun is Also a Star will be adapted for the big screen, releasing May 17, 2019.

I’ve loved this book since simply laying eyes on its cover. From what I’ve heard and read, I shall not be disappointed.

A book that makes me nostalgic…as a child I absolutely adored Laura Ingalls Wilder’s autobiographical Little House series.

I began rereading the books this year and up next is number four in the series, On the Banks of Plum Creek.

I’m thrilled to have begun rereading the Little House books – they truly transport me back into the throes of reading in my grade school’s library.

A book written by a musician…the Red Hot Chili Peppers are among my favorite bands; they’re seemingly ageless – the band members themselves as well as their songs.

As I’ve followed his band since at least middle school, I’ve wanted to read lead singer Anthony Kiedis’ memoir Scar Tissue ever since I stumbled across it a few years ago.

A book I think should be turned into a movie…This is a really tough one for me – I’m such a weirdo about books becoming movies so close to books’ original release dates.

OK, I’ve made an amazing – in my own mind – decision – the graphic novel series, Saga by Brian K. Vaughan is genius and should definitely be adapted into either a TV miniseries or movie.

Currently, I’m poised to read Vol. 7; however, I plan to read Vol. 8  and Vol. 9 as well in 2019. I’ve got to catch up with this amazing series!

A book with at least one million ratings on Goodreads…I had to do some painstaking research – not really – into locating a book fitting this category.

As expected, classics and Harry Potter are the highest rated books on Goodreads. With over two million ratings, George Orwell’s 1984 is my choice!

A book with a plant in the title or on the cover…At first, I thought of doing – attempting – a reread of Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s novel, One Hundred Years of Solitude, but, since I wasn’t too fond of the book the first time around, I’ve decided to take a different route with this category.

I’ve chosen a book that has been withering away on my TBR list for years, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith.

A reread of a favorite book…John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men has been special to me since reading it in middle school.

I’ve wanted to reread Steinbeck’s tale for a long time – I want to revisit the feelings the book elicited when I first read it.

A book about a hobby…As a perennial book lover, I was so excited to find out that there are seriously books ABOUT books out there!

Hence my choice to read Book Girl by Sarah Clarkson. Why haven’t I written a book about reading?!

A book I meant to read in 2018…Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell is the top book I really wanted to read this year; however, it wasn’t in the cards for 2018.

A book with “pop, “sugar,” or “challenge” in the title…I’m really looking forward to reading the first installment of the Dork Diaries series by Rachel Renee Russell – I have put it on library hold seemingly 5000 times!

So, I’ve decided to read the first two Dork Diaries tales and then read book three,Tales from a Not-So-Talented Pop Star!

A book with an item of clothing or accessory on the cover…The Secret Lives of Dresses by Erin McKean was gifted to me by a blog swap buddy a couple of years ago and now I have a reason to read it! LOL!

I’ve been curious about it since receiving it and am excited to finally dive between its covers.

A book inspired by mythology, legend, or folklore…I will finally be delving into the first in Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson series, The Lightning Thief, in 2019!

In the midst of reading two of Riordan’s other series, the Kane Chronicles and Magnus Chase, I’m looking forward to meeting another of the epic writer’s characters.

A book published posthumously…As much as I loved Michael Crichton’s Jurassic Park, it’s only natural that I should be interested in the author’s posthumously published Dragon Teeth!

What I find so interesting about Dragon Teeth is the fact that it’s not part of the Jurassic Park series. Although its subject matter appears to regard dinosaurs as well, I’m looking forward to a different take on the topic.

A book I’ve seen someone reading on TV or in a movie…Another tough category for me, I decided to go the easy route and choose a popular book discussed on the PBS limited series, The Great American Read!

I’ve never watched The Gilmore Girls, so I felt weird picking a book from Rory’s list. However, I do plan to undertake the reading challenge based on the show, so stay tuned!

Anyhow, I’ve chosen Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White.

Honestly, I can’t remember if I’ve ever read White’s children’s classic! I know the basics of the story, but will be glad to get the full experience of the emotional tale.

A retelling of a classic…I am so damn silly! I totally thought Hunted by Meagan Spooner is a retelling of Snow White! I just discovered that the book is, in fact, a twist on aanother tale as old as time, Beauty and the Beast, making me even more excited to devour it!

While I love a good retelling, especially of a fairy tale, I have never read one based on Beauty and the Beast, so this should be entertaining and different at the very least!

A book with a question in the title…I reread Caroline B. Cooney’s The Face on the Milk Carton this year and imagine my surprise and delight when I found that its sequel,Whatever Happened to Janie?, fits right into this challenge!

A book set on a college or university campus…I was astonished to find that I already want to read a college campus-based book, The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach.

Initially attracted by its cover and title, I’ve wanted to read The Art of Fielding for quite a while!

A book about someone with a superpower…G. Willow Wilson quickly became a favorite author when I was first introduced to her amazing Ms. Marvel series.

I’m thrilled about this category and have elected to read Wilson’s Ms. Marvel, Vol. 5: Super Famous!

A book told from multiple character POVs…I’ve never before been compelled to read Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood by Rebecca Wells…until tonight, November 20.

I’m surprisingly excited about reading Wells’ novel, especially after seeing the cute cover – of course!

A book set in space…Yay for this category! I’ve been about to explode to read Arthur C. Clarke’s sci-fi wonder, 3001: The Final Odyssey.

I loved the first three books in Clarke’s series and can’t wait to find out how it ends!

A book by two female authors…I received a gorgeous copy of These Broken Stars by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner via a now-forgotten-which bookish surprise box.

I’ve read Amie Kaufman’s writing with Jay Kristoff; however, have never read the work that is solely hers…I must do that.

A book with a title that contains “salty,” “sweet,” “bitter,” or “spicy”…I’m mixing it up just a tad for this category – by dropping the ‘y’ in “salty”!

So, I’m going for Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys, which has also been on my TBR list for ages.

A book set in Scandinavia…this pick seems sort of obvious – at least to me! Anyway, I’ve chosen to read The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson.

Yet another book already on my TBR list and that I own [YAY], I’ve been really curious about it for a long time.

A book that takes place in a single day…I have only read J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye, but, I’ve been curious for a while about the author’s Franny & Zooey.

Clocking in at just over 200 pages, maybe this one-day tale will take a single day to read!

A debut novel…Kara McDowell is the 2019 debut author I plan to read, as her first release, Just For Clicks, looks like it has grand potential to be adorable!

I love that the book gives credence to the wonderful world of blogging, drawing me in even further!

A book published in 2019…Angie Thomas has very quickly become one of my favorite authors.

Her debut novel, the incredibly powerful The Hate U Give resonates with my heart and soul very much, to my initial surprise.

I’ve chosen the sure-to-be-amazing-as-well On the Come Up, also by Thomas to fill this category. On the Come Up releases February 5, 2019.

A book featuring an extinct or imaginary creature…While I believe I’d call the serpent Apophis mythological rather than totally imaginary, I’m still going with – another Rick Riordan book – The Serpent’s Shadow, the finale to the Kane Chronicles trilogy.

A book recommended by a celebrity I admire…At first, I was stumped by this category…there honestly aren’t many celebrities I admire anymore and I just don’t keep up with pop culture the way I did in the past.

Luckily, I found a recommendation by Prince Harry’s duchess, Meghan Markle!

Markle suggests reading The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery. I’ve wanted to read this book for ages, and finally I don’t have an excuse not to do so!

A book with “love” in the title…I am so stoked to read From Twinkle with, Love by Sandhya Menon!

I adored When Dimple Met Rishi, so my expectations are pretty high for this one!

A book featuring an amateur detective…it’s no secret that I’m still in love with Carolyn Keene’s beyond classic Nancy Drew books!

Since it’s so tough to choose which of Nancy’s adventures to read, I’m just going to pull a title out of my proverbial hat! And…I’m going with…The Witch Tree Symbol!

A book about a family…I read what seemed at the time like a TON of Shakespeare throughout high school English classes.

Among my top three favorite plays by the famous writer is King Lear, which follows the tragic saga of the play’s eponymous ruler and his daughters.

I have the full-cast play on Audible and definitely plan to listen to the performance!

A book written by an author from Asia, Africa, or South America…I’ve been really curious about Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi, a Nigerian-American author, ever since its release.

This book seamlessly slides right into the challenge and is a must-read, so no-brainer here!

A book with a zodiac sign or astrology term in the title…After perusing a Goodreads list regarding this topic, I chose Maggie Stiefvater’s The Scorpio Races.

I’m really excited to have discovered this title on another challenge participant’s list. It’s really so obvious, it’s silly that I blanked on this category!

A book that includes a wedding…I’m finally at number 12 on my library’s waiting list to read Morgan Matson’s Save the Date and I couldn’t be more excited!

I have yet to read Matson’s work, so unless I get to something else by her before my official checkout date, this will [obviously] be my first!

A book by an author whose first and last names start with the same letter…Francis Scott Fitzgerald, legendary author of The Great Gatsby, is the one whose work I have chosen to be entertained by for this category.

This will be a rare reread for me, as, probably like many of you, I originally read the book as a sophomore in high school.

I vividly remember writing essay after essay about the symbolism and foreshadowing in Fitzgerald’s novel. My study of The Great Gatsby as a teen truly helped to expand my reading horizons.

A ghost story…The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson is a tale with which I am unfamiliar, but have heard of, especially whenever the movie rendition was released.

I absolutely love to scare myself – via safe methods – and I’m excited to get to this one!

A book with a two-word title…The Pearl by John Steinbeck is yet another little, yet powerful, book I was assigned to read in grade school.

At the time of my initial reading of the story, I hated every word. Here’s to hoping that I will be able to appreciate Steinbeck’s work as an adult reader!

A novel based on a true story…Who in the world would have thought Agatha Christie’s mystery classic,  Murder on the Orient Express, was literally inspired by the kidnapping of Charles Lindburgh’s infant son, of which news had broken a few years prior to Christie’s drafting of the novel?

This fact simply blows my mind! I researched a tiny bit and found that the Lindburgh kidnapping was still hot news, more than likely serving as a muse for Christie when she wrote the story

A book revolving around a puzzle or game…A book I read in probably seventh grade, once again, of course, in English class,The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell, is one of those tales of yore that completely sticks out in my mind.

My favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR reading challenge…Because I love a good graphic novel, I’ve chosen to use the 2016 prompt to read one!

I’ve owned – and have been meaning to read – Monstress, Vol. 1: Awakening by Marjorie M. Liu forever, so, no more excuses!

A “cli-fi” [climate fiction] book…I honestly rolled the hell out of my eyes when I saw this category, I mean seriously. But, these are the days in which we live – LOL!

I was beyond thrilled to find that Margaret Atwood’s Oryx and Crake falls into this category. As I already have Oryx and Crake on my TBR list, I don’t have to frantically search for a filler book!

A choose-your-own-adventure book…All right – I can’t seem to find a book to fit into this category anywhere, so, stay tuned for this one!

An “own voices” book…I was so thrilled to see that Jenny Han’s To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before is an own voices book!

I’ve been dying to start Han’s trilogy, but I am determined to get to it in 2019!

Read a book during the season in which it is set…I’ve picked another Maggie Stiefvater tale for this category, Shiver, the first in Stiefvater’s Wolves of Mercy Falls series.

I’ve never read a book revolving around werewolves, so this should be a cool step in a different direction.

A LitRPG book…I really didn’t want to read Ready Player One by Ernest Cline. However, I shall bend for the category and read it!

A book with no chapters/unusual chapter headings/unconventionally numbered chapters…I am totally picking Dune by Frank Herbert for this one!

Two books sharing the same title…I find this category to be very interesting; I never would have dreamed of multiple books sharing titles – that’s something new to think about!

I have chosen to read The Lost World by Michael Crichton as well as The Lost World by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

A book that has inspired a common phrase or idiom…Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll originated the saying “mad as a hatter”, making this age-old tale, which I have never actually read, fit perfectly here.

A book set in an abbey, cloister, monastery, vicarage, or convent…Since I am not fond of reading full synopses of books, I’m not totally sure that my pick exactly fits into this category; however, the priesthood and the Vatican are involved!

The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough is a novel I’ve wanted to read ever since my mom recommended it to me many years ago – really excited about this one!

And there you have it, people – my proposed list for my self-induced relaxing, laid back attempt at completing POPSUGAR’s 2019 Reading Challenge!

I’m really excited about this year’s challenge categories, as well as about the books I’m seriously hoping – and wanting – to read!

Love, Maggie

Sweet Reads 2019 As many of you may recall, I totally suck tail at finishing reading challenges. I have gone bust on every one I've attempted the past couple of years.