#but wow! was that not something i was prepared to learn abt today

[mercymornsimpathizer]

dae zone out while watching a youtube video abt discontinued doll lines of the early 2000s only to suddenly regain sentience while the narrator is describing a lesbian dog bondage graphic novel. or is that just me.

[getofy]

bakugo as your boyfriend would include...

request: what would dating bakugo be like?

gn!reader (but there are slight fem themes if you squint); fluff; headcanons; no spoilers

character: bakugo katsuki

a/n: this goes out to my one & only <333. ilysm deku kinnie pls enjoy! also, @ bakugo simps i hope this feeds u well. he’s sm fun to write for. headcanons + a short playlist are under the cut.

*ty to my bakugo kinnie/simp friend for helping me write this. i appreciate u. A LOT of these ideas r hers!!

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FALLING IN LOVE WITH HIM SOUNDS LIKE:

01. TEENAGE DIRTBAG by WHEATUS

02. GUTTER GIRL by HFHW

03. BOYFREN by LOVE LEO

04. IN TOO DEEP by SUM 41

05. TOUNGES by THE FRIGHTS

06. R U MINE? by ARCTIC MONKEYS

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katsuki is a very emotional person. he feels incredibly deep and profound things, but has trouble expressing it in a healthy manner. this being so, him as your s/o would consist of a lot of subtle displays of affection! such as...

-> SHOWING YOU HOW TO DO STUFF:

he’ll teach you small things about his hobbies. will 100% show you how to play the drums, mountain climb, etc.

literally you learn so much with him it’s insane. he claims it’s because he couldn’t stand dating an incapable person, but in reality it’s just because he likes feeling useful/needed HAHA.

-> TOUCHING YOU:

this man is lowkey super clingy...so he will always find a way to be physically close to you.

a BIG fan of putting his arm around your shoulder fs. don’t mention it to him though because he’ll IMMEDIATELY stop doing it.

-> LETTING YOU SIT ON HIS LAP:

if you’re comfortable with it, he’d adore it if you sat on his lap!! like fr if you walked up to him when he was lounging on the couch and did it this is how it would go...

“what’re you doing?”

“sitting down, why?”

he just stares and then grunts before going back to whatever he was doing

don’t let his indifference fool you, he is very pleased.

probably looked up at the ceiling and thought about it for an hour once you left

he thinks about you a lot

-> ALWAYS COOKING FOR YOU:

he pretends like it’s a nuisance, but it genuinely makes his day when you eat the stuff he prepares. literally if you’re hungry just ask him to make you smth and he’ll do it. he actually gets angry if you decide to cook without him.

one time, katsuki seemed really tired because of training and school. so you tried to make something for the both of you guys to enjoy together. it uh...didn’t go well...

“what are you doing?!”

“cutting vegetables...”

“no. you’re doing it all wrong. give me the knife.”

“excuse me??”

“GIVE ME THE KNIFE.”

you ended up giving him the knife

the meal was great!?? but he scolded you for like 30 minutes after PLS.

-> SHOWING YOU OFF:

he’s proud that you’re his s/o, so of course he’s gonna brag about you to EVERYONE.

it’s not overbearing or in an annoying way either. it’s moreso him talking about your accomplishments and stuff like that.

he literally only shows you off for his own benefit. NEEDS everyone to know how cool you and him both are.

it’s an ego thing.

i take back what i said abt it not being annoying. it’s a nuisance to everyone who ain’t you.

-> SITTING NEXT TO YOU:

like i said before, he needs to be close to you at all times. sooo he always sits next to you. no questions asked.

expect to see a pouting, petty katsuki if you decide to sit next to somebody that isn’t him.

“are you seriously mad that i sat next to deku and not you on the bus?!”

“‘COURSE IM MAD.”

“you’re impossible.”

“HUH??????”

-> LETTING YOU WEAR HIS CLOTHES:

PRACTICALLY CHUCKS HIS SHIRTS AND HOODIES AT YOU. LITERALLY JUST- PELTS YOU WITH HIS CLOTHES UNTIL YOU PUT THEM ON.

you took his hoodie without asking ONE TIME and now he’s hooked on seeing you in his clothing.

he’ll always pretend like he’s doing you a favor though.

gotta love how annoying he is! 

-> GIFT GIVING

i wouldn’t go as far to say that gift giving is his love language, but he’ll buy things that you bring up in causal conversation a whole lot.

he just kinda bashfully shoves the gift in your hands and watches as you fawn over it.

“awww! how’d you know??”

“you wouldn’t shut up about it.”

he loves seeing your pleased expression!! +100 boost to katsuki’s confidence.

-> HELPING YOU WITH ACADEMICS:

we ALL know how smart this man is.

he will 100% help you study for school if you’re struggling!

don’t expect him to go easy on you though.

if anything, he’ll probably be harder on you because he really wants to see you succeed.

he basically carries you through math

-> KNOWING MUNDANE FACTS ABOUT YOU:

i can see him knowing EVERYTHING about you. your birthday, your morning routine, your favorite snacks, your favorite songs, etc.

it doesn’t take a lot for him to remember this stuff either???

like, he thinks you’re unforgettable, so he just knows

-> WANTING TO IMPRESS YOU:

he wants you to know how cool he is so bad it’s laughable.

he’ll show off during training exercises FOR SUREEEE

bakusquad teases him abt it when he does lol they ALLL know how whipped he is for you

kirishima: wow, you’re really into it today bakugo!

denki: well (y/n) IS watching

bakugo: SHUT UP.

MISC HEADCANONS!

-> you enable him so much...like way too much. please get on that. someone needs to hold this stupid man accountable. he probably likes it when you scold him despite his protests so don’t be afraid to tell him off baby.

-> your approval makes his heart go $$/!/?!!!error??77776. like, even before you two started dating, he would ALWAYS feel flustered whenever you would compliment his outfits, fighting style, etc. now that you guys are dating, he still feels extremely dazed when you dote on him.

he’ll probably act super cocky about it though

“ ‘course i look good, idiot.” 

he’s trying his best to suppress the stupid smile trying to take over his face. eventually, he lets it out, and tbh everyone in 1A knows that it’s because of smth cheesy you told him.

he is SUCH a softie for you it HURTTSSSS GAHHHH!!

-> katsuki is a very protective boyfriend.

this goes for everything, but especially applies during intense situations.

will literally lay his life down for you without thinking twice about it. don’t fight me on this. it’s canon.

if you’re going on a dangerous mission, you BEST believe this man is tagging along with you.

if for some reason he can’t go, he’ll make it a point to stay up way past his bed time waiting for you to come back.

when katsuki chooses you over sleep just know that you’ve won at life.

he doesn’t see you as inferior in any way. he knows you can handle yourself, but he really wants to keep you safe bc if something bad happened to the love of his life he would be in shambles.

on a lighter note, if mineta bugs you, he’ll absolutely wreck him. will literally punt that grape boy into the next stratosphere.

also!! he’s not the type to care about what you wear. if you’re wearing smth a bit more revealing, the most he’ll say is that you look hot. literally is so unbothered.

he trusts you a lot so it’s like 🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️

protective ≠ possessive

-> dates w/ him are super all over the place! one weekend, you guys will just chill in his dorm and the next he’ll be laughing maniacally as he chases you down during an intense round of laser tag.

-> he’s big fan of competition, so he’ll turn everything into one.

let him win.

-> his hands are really sensitive because of his quirk, so if you kissed them he’d turn to mush.

im literally begging you to touch this man. help him. he is so touch-starved it’s not funny.

-> he runs hot so cuddles w him are so nice and comforting :(. will pull you in close and tight and NEVER let go.

in short, while dating katsuki definitely comes with it’s quirks, it’s a beautiful relationship. he respects you endlessly and will do anything to ensure your happiness. treat him right and he’ll do the same!!

have fun dating explosion boy!

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OFFAL HUNT REMASTERED LIVEBLOG // CHAPTERS 10 + 11

we had a week of peace and now we’re gonna get annihilated!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i have no clue how long this liveblog may end up but hell and high water i’m combining them both

she tore the jade pendant from her neck and flung it into the darkness.

let’s give a warm welcome, to sadness,

i’m very excited for all-new cinder content hhhhhhh if u havent gathered by now I Love This Bitch and I Love Her Many Problems so im thankful for this gift 😞

Cinder was a ruin, her pride carved and served like slabs of meat.

i can FEEL diesel n kc rly patting themselves on the back for every bit of wet meat they can toss at me!!!!!!!!!! U HEAR THAT I CAN FEEL U!!!!!!!!!!! but also i still love this shit w/ all my heart!!!!!!!!!! IM NEVER GONNA STOP SAYIN IT

She had never looked at Glynda’s files.

im so sorry cinder baby but that whole thing? is still HILARIOUS oh my GOD i cannot believe you fucked up that badly. u shoved yr entire head into a beartrap. u absolutely crapped yr pants on that one. yr gonna be thinking abt that on yr deathbed,

/looks at the chapter title again

hhhhhhhh im. so pumped. its gonna be hard to talk abt most of this w/o doing a million fingerguns a minute but i’m gonna try my best

Cinder approached the mirror and touched its silvered face with black-tipped claws,

I SAID IM GONNA TRY MY BEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

She was iron barbs beneath the nail bed, glowing coals underfoot, the singular capacity to do harm. She was a beast, armed with fang and claw and a deep, dark void where her compassion should have laid, and she was dressed for dinner.

HHHHHH god YES THIS IS THE CINDER IM THIRSTY FOR............ i literally cannot say anything that isnt a massive 👈😎👈 but AAAAAAA

like im reading thru this and i cant cherry-pick lines this whole bit? is SO GOOD...  kc n diesel are Yet Again obliterating me w/ their mastery of the narrative style of offal hunt and i just love all of this i rly wish i could explain how offal hunt is EXACTLY MY BRAND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! F U C K

The final touch on her mastercraft disaster: the four sawed-off horn stumps which grew among her silver-streaked hair.

HOOOO B O I i am. Losin it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I LOVE HER HORNS.......... CINDR...............

Wretchedly, she wondered: did Glynda even respect her now?

any other villain: my plan didnt work and im mad >:( cinder fall: my plan didnt work and now im mad but also mostly sad :(

CINDER’S TRYING HER BEST GOD.......... i literally hate how the remaster has made her So Soft, Actually... I BELIEVE IN U CINDER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I LOVE U!!!!!!!!!!!!! DO YR BEST

Every part of her was hot and hollow. She was sick with loathing.

i LOVE HER.... CINDER I HOPE U KNO THAT YR LOVED... god tho i dont like how SAD I AM RN... cinder’s so small and the world is so big and wants 2 Shit On Her blease

honestly like. im rly- LOOK I SAID THIS BEFORE BUT. this is why im rly lovin the new cinder content because in the first version we only got glimpses of her internal machinations and now we’re in full-blown Always Sad territory and everything is suffering :)

She blinked. Her double did not.

‘well’, thought murphy. ‘that’s terrifying.’

she’d only survived thanks to a keen instinct for danger, cultivated during her tenuous teenage years.

i NEED. I NEED. CINDER BACKSTORY. all these lil nuggets dont constitute a meal! I WANT A BIG MAC AND FRIES. WHAT THE HELL WAS THIS BABY DOING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

also again. the body horror of offal hunt? peak content. Im Lovin It

its getting harder to divine what is and what is not a 👈😎👈 because we got bits sprinkled around and theres only rly a spoiler potential if u glue em all together so im still being extra careful and the answer is blared in everyones faces so this whole kondor scene will go uncommented unless some Bullshit Happens which it will, so,

When she had become so invested in Glynda’s approval? When had a desire to be recognized as something inhuman, something ferocious, something black and terrible and capable of keeping up with Glynda Fucking Goodwitch turned into this?

oh! oh! i have the answer! i do! i know the answer! it’s you a lesbian,

The spectres of her youth haunted this city, owl-eyed children and fox-eared teens. They’d been a second sort of family, the only kind she’d had within these walls, and she’d wondered what had become of them in the past decades, but…

It was too sentimental, and she wasn’t meant to be a creature of sentiment.

oh boy okay wow

okay so actually this bit made me cry??? fuck OFF im losing it!!!!!!!! LET HER BE SENTIMENTAL!!!! LET HER HAVE PPL TO CARE ABT!!!!!!!!!! IM LITERALLY CRYING IM GONNA DIE!!!!!!!!!

She would go barefoot from this point on, her heels clutched at her side. When she left the hotel room to steal into the night, she promised herself not to look back.

im sorry im just. so sad rn. i havent cried over a fic in YEARS and we still have another chapter ago i hate this SO MUCH..............

here comes chapter 11 

if i cry even once more im going to stab!!!!!! im not sure what BUT ILL STAB!!!!!!!!!!!!

Even without his wings, the Manticore would easily have been twice the size of any of the other Grimm, far outstripping them in sheer bulk.

HATI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HATI HATI HATI

holy shit we actually get to see him this time!!!!!!!!!!! WE GET TO SEE THIS LEGENDARY BOY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THIS CHONCC,

also hes a manticore now which is, Radical, may i just say, and just a little bit sexy,

The effortless grace in each move betrayed power most Grimm would not live to achieve. Once he stood, he had to dip his head low to meet her eye to eye. His canines were the length of her forearm.

if u werent here for the remaster? we never even SAW hati but now hes here, hes Big, and rly thats all that matters,

Like a child who’d been allowed to lie and lie until at last they’d strangled themself in the web they’d spun, Cinder couldn’t speak. Could only wait on his verdict.

every single one of cinder’s inherent themes is killing me and this business w/ family? stop. im dying. this is rude

The scant space between them popped and cracked like an sparking flame, warm and effervescent, and this time, Cinder lingered, hugging Hati close.

IF I CRY ONCE MORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I MEAN IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IF U ASSHOLES MAKE ME CRY ONCE MORE I WILL DOXX YOU,

aaaaaaaaaaaaaah im loving this content i rly dont have words for it dhjfgsdfgjh i just, rly like the words, and the order theyre in, and i honestly keep forgetting to liveblog it cause i just wanna READ EM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tempting as it was—as it always had been, ever since she’d left the relative safety of the wastes and learned what happened to scraggly-limbed teens with horns and fangs and gleaming eyes—

with every chapter i desperately have 2 kno more abt baby cinder i HAVE to know i am so. UNBEARABLY CURIOUS... baby cinder what happened... what happened 2 u....

A lantern’s glow warmed her, bleeding into the darkness leeching at them both. It was a gentle gold across her skin, and like an answering signal from a distant outpost, Cinder saw a flush of light through the dark fur lining Hati’s throat, as though flames licked at his insides.

i forgot. that cinder glows like that when she feels Loved or full of pride and you know what i dont like these chapters. they were made to hurt me and i Dont Like That (im mclovin it)

From the safety of Hati’s neck, she found it easier—after all this time, he was still her bastion.

WHEN YOU REALISE? THAT YR ACTIONS HAVE CONSEQUENCES?? STOP,

For a regular person, the machine would be able to draw out short bursts of power, the likes of which no Semblance could ever channel. The taxation would eventually destroy the soul so deeply, so thoroughly, as to leave it empty for good.

For a Witch? For—

the fact. she cut herself off before she could think ‘for glynda’. has me on the FLOOR. this bit is just So Much i dont like it

Glynda Goodwitch would not abandon this hunt. Cinder knew it, had read it from her palms like an open book—Glynda Goodwitch did not know how to stop. If it had been anyone else on Remnant, they might never return, might never pull themselves back into action after today—but Glynda did not have a shred of self-preservation.

me, knocking against cinder’s head: u kno for someone w/ so many schemes in yr brain yr pretty dumb and gay, huh,

firstly let’s talk abt cinder’s “””””””””””””””””””self-preservation””””””””””””””””””” instin-- whats that? not found? yes

[Glynda’s] eyes were empty, hungry, insatiable.

i feel like ive read this line before! lets jump back a chapter--

In [Cinder’s] eyes, there was a subtle, endless hunger.

WAKE UP CINDER SHE’S YR SOULMATE!!!!!!!!!!! THE COFFEE’S READY U CAN SMELL THE BACON FROM HERE WAKE UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

With a fluid leap, they were in the air, the ground quickly shrinking beneath them. Pressing her face against his neck to shield herself from the wind, she closed her eyes and prepared herself for what was to come, trusting Hati to deliver her safely.

that said i ADORE my boy hati is literally the best part of offal hunt kc and diesel do not interact,

He was frozen in horrific anticipation, like watching an imminent tragedy and being absolutely helpless to stop it. Like all the tension was mixed with grief and hopeless, futile fear.

when will offal hunt be nice to me. when will any of these characters get to be happy. hello. im full of sadness.

The sound was like a saw working back and forth, but resonating inside her head, rattling every tooth in her jaw, deafening to her ears.

im literally gritting my teeth at this i can hear it in my own head and its Very Bad!!!!!!!!!!!!! GOD AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

okay god i can barely handle to quote anything more this bit is hurting ME so lets swiftly move on before I Die

Cinder closed her weary eyes, sinking into sleep like a shallow grave.

BE NICE TO HER!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BE NICE TO HER JUST THIS ONCE, PLEASE, IM BEGGING YOU,

They only knew death, only ever sought death; fangs and claws slicked with blood, magic rending meat and marrow apart, and everywhere that choking, scalding heat, spilled blood like magma, like the core of a planet.

hmm... that seems like a 👈😎👈 ~reference~

They were all alert, ears pricked, hackles raised like Hati’s. They all fixed on the same spot, somewhere beyond the darkness of the cave opening, and though she could barely think, she knew:

She was out of time. The Witch was here.

oh no.

okay so THATS CHAPTERS 10 AND 11! i only cried ONCE and u kno what thats. a Victory. these two chapters were VERY GOOD i rly loved em and i can tell new readers r gonna have a blast w/ this shit!!!!!!!!!! meanwhile i, a veteran reader, am full of peril,

terrible.

[clehame]

long diary post abt adhd meds so cutcutcut

I have a doctors appointment next week to #review my meds and I feel like I still don't know what's goin on w them. like I do Not think they are what I need or what my body works well with but I feel like theyre different every time. and I should be taking them daily I know I know I know but they make me so SWEATY and gross and also when I come off them I Cannot function and also the coming off them only takes like an hour bc I am built like a horse and they give these meds to small children so my body burns tf through them. so for like an hour im good im happy I want to talk to my friend I want to call my mom! and then I am drowning in a pit of sadness. 

it’s weird bc they have like very strong mood effects on me which I wasn't aware was a thing that happened. Sometimes my meds make me feel very elated, and then we’ve already covered the Sadness Comedown. I knew that they could make people irritable and I was prepared for that but I guess I am just too sweet and lovable to be irritable ever ever ever 😌💅. That’s also sometimes how I feel when I’ve had too much caffeine tho. usually just anxious but sometimes v sad and tired. much to think about.

Today I took a Ritalin bc I had to take my stats test and by the end of the test I wasn't even sad or frustrated even tho I think I bombed it I was just like wow math is fun when you DO know what’s going on! and I had like a full Life Calling moment where I was like I Need to be a high school statistics teacher because nobody ever has had a competent stats teacher. and I could be the first ever. And I do not think that is a good idea given that I am already taking my stats class pass/fail and might still not get the necessary credit for a psych major & have to retake it, and I do Not care for statistics at all, but the stimulants were really making a strong case in that moment.

I usually try to take a Ritalin before my Spanish class in the mornings bc I Should be taking it regularly at least to see if my body will acclimate, but I didn't take it today bc I needed to be functional for my test, and it was way way harder to focus, which was a surprise to me bc I think before going on meds I didn't realize how difficult it was for me to concentrate in class bc I didn’t know any different. So I actually thought I didn't have trouble concentrating in class but turns out I do and I just didn't know that it was possible to pay attention more than I was which was Very Little. So that’s something interesting I have learned from this.

In conclusion I am going to tell my doctor I need to switch medication, but it did help me in ways I didn't even realize I could be helped. my concern is that she’ll just say okay well we tried Ritalin & im not comfortable putting you on anything w more side effects/a higher risk of abuse bc you're still functional-ish without meds. I don’t think she will, but she's a wild card honestly. last time I wasn’t even sure she’d take me seriously and she wrote me a prescription after like an hour. However if worst comes to worst, I think ill just ask she refer me to someone who can formally assess & diagnose me, bc I might be at the point where I need academic accommodations, which I need a diagnosis for. My school has a thing where you can get an accommodation to get someone else’s lecture notes, and im not sure if I would qualify for that even if I had a diagnosis, but I've been lusting after it for like a year and a half and I KNOW it would help me bc I have so much trouble understanding like what’s important and what the main points of a lecture are, and also just trouble taking notes esp if there’s not like a bulleted powerpoint. but I think I COULD get an extra time accommodation and that might be something I'm starting to need as im having more trouble w just like. reading comprehension lol. love getting dumber as I get older. It’s weird tho bc I was always always the kid who turned their test in first so I feel like I Dont need extra time bc ive always been fast but w some of my classes they just dont give us enough time to do shit !! But I just don’t know if time is the problem w me just staring at like 3 lines of text and not being able to understand them.

[shytiff]

Feb 2021 Wins

1 - osce study with clara almira, tryout 9 fkui, tryout review with clar, study sesh with clara that finished at about 10 pm. watched some youtube vids together til 11:15 pm. no longer sleepy, so i made my cv and finished it at about 3 in the morning lmao, bcs i saw this interning opportunity and i was like “damn i should make my cv”

2 - woke up at 7 am, didnt shower lmao, off to kiara for vaccination. Waited for a bit and i finally got it. ate mamdaging pesto rice with beef at kamkan w/ ren ness ara akisyah. talked at studied osce a bit. waited for mom to pick me up. until when do i need someone else to pick me up. i feel helpless and i hate that i cant just ride my motorbike because its too tiring. went back and dad got mad at me bcs i didnt greet him when leaving and entering the house. I truly didnt see him when i entered even though i heard sumn lmao. He said sumn along the lines of "you can always leave if u dont like me" (which is lowkey appealing). I cried bcs i felt sad and annoyed with our terrible emotional parent-daughter relationship. Hold the tears for a bit to study with clara. Darkened the room and slept still in my going-out clothes. I did not shower today lmao,,,,

3 - woke up at 10 am. Tryout and review w clara. Psych coaching. Psych practice with irun. Called lau and dajen bcs hes leving to medan. Randomly checked my email and my intern submission, which i emailed yesterday, that turns out the doctor replied at 8pm yesterday asking for interview today 11 am. And i saw it @ 6 pm. Aka super late. The stupidest thing ive ever done in FKUI. No cap. :( i panicked and it gave me a reason to talk with dad (asking how to reply) so i guess its a form of effort to banish the awkwardness between us. Studied w clara. I hope the doctor can forgive me. Its one loose end after the other lately.

4 - went to starbucks with atikah. got treated matcha latte yayy. cicil osce. called clara to learn imunisasi. went to kaleyo w atikah clara, ate bebek muda cabe ijo yumm. talked abt a lot of things in a span of 1-2 hours. we’re all pragmatist lmaoo. 

5 - osce briefing, DV osce practice w irun, watched run bts again lmaoo since knowing my osce schedule is thursday. read buku osce biru. 

6 - slept and lazed around til 1 pm. went to flavola since the construction was so noisy. osce simulation with UKMPPD Wibu. turns out flavola’s siomay is very fulfilling.

7 - todays construction noise escape is jco. Bought jcool double with almonds and chocolate crunchy. A bit of psych practice w aisyah. After maghrib practiced neuro w irun

8 - had no mood to study in the morning. Went to flavola, kopsusss coklat as usual. Reviewed osce materials (theres some tea about what might come out). Reviewed again at home (even tho i procrastinated from 6-9pm). Asked my bro for some ovo bcs i bought a mini keyboard in tokped lmaoooooo so random

9 - went to merra (ara and nessa’s place) but mom drove dad to the airport first. stome osce study, group consolidation for osce, tried mad bagel (the garlic cream cheese and tuna salad). the bagel was quite dense and fulfilling. the garlic cream cheese is quite heavy. arrived at home by 9 pm, went straight to sleep

10 - omg dr eva contacted me again :”) and i got the chance to be ecmocard research assistant. osce study. line call with ara. matcha latte. studied in juan’s room bcs it was so noisy. the keyboard i ordered arrived lolll cant wait to try. i dont know if its the anxiety or fear but i cant sleep and forced myself to sleep 11pm-ish

11 - osce. Went early to learn sumn more w ara tri. Osce (i forgot opv for the 5 mo old baby in peds station 😭 there was dr yogi omg) prayed zuhur and ashar in merra while waiting for pick up (i rly wish i could just bring my own vehicle but motorbike is rly tiring). Finally tried the mini keyboard, with earphones on. Practiced the song aku bukan untukmu by rossa lmao bu sihar taught us that in 33. I felt rly excited and not sleepy afterwards (that "normal" feeling with nothing looming). Its been a while since i tried something new, voluntarily. I guess its kind of what i felt when i tried the korean duolingo. That lasted for a couple months. Lets see how this keyboard thingy goes

12 - finally finished reviewing to oneshot (took ages lmao). Lazed around

13 - inten ukmppd w ness ren ara @ merraaa always. Went through 5 pdfs. Tried fastfit chicken burger and sweet potato fries. Quite fulfilling. Went back home and straight to bed (didnt eat anymore)

14 - started my day late as usual on weekdays lmaoo. flavola kopsus coklat as usual at my usual seat facing the window. did padi final tryout, score: 69. booty call with fianti, did mindset tryout, got 76,5.

15 - lazed tilll i start my day as usual @ 11-ish. Reviewed to padi final answers. Wow it sure took some damn time. My attention span is rly horrible when im alone in my room

16 - second dose of vaccine today. the rain was POURING. mom and emir waited in mcd. read half of aipki citation. 

17 - finished aipki citation, read CBT 2020 batch I and 2019 batch III questions. read a fantastic slow burn dramione fic. reviewed the last to solid.

18 - accompanied clara for swab antigen near airport train station (we came with motorbike since clara’s car was used). got called over by the police bcs we were in the car-only road lmaooo. went over optima tryout 2021. 

19 - cicil ukmppd at flavola with the usual menu, read some more afterwards

20 - ended up going to tamel bcs the flood in tb simatupang toll. Stayed w nessa and henny. Ate garlic carbonara spaghetti by bittersweet najla. Quite good for the price. Went over mediko questions with nessa and first session citation. Atikah sent some krispy kreme donuts 🥺🥺

21 - woke up at 4 bcs henny and nessa already did. Ate cold kanayam for bfast. Did ukmppd. I flagged quite a lot of questions huaa. I hope i can pass, aamiin. Went to tamel to get stuff (nebeng oca uye), climbed jembor to get to akis et al. Went to aeon (super crowded tffff), followed by ikea (parked at decathlon). Ate at both places (shared portion w kris lmaoo we get full quick). Aeon sushi and ikea meatball. So fulll. Went out of ikea to be briefed by dr Debby (ecmocard) and put my stuff to mom's car. Went in ikea again. And finally we went back. such a good sleep yall

22 - relaxed and i mean RELAXXXED. woke up and slept again. showered to prepare to go to harkit for intern briefing. i was late (thanks daan mogot road) and had to grabbike from untar. put on some sheet mask (natrep rose) bcs im realizing i need to fix my face and look decent for this new environment lmaoo.

23 - left home at 7 am, went through highway (i aint repeating daan mogot tragedy again). walked a bit backwards bcs the hightway exit was infront of dharmais. super slow progress on entering medical datas. took half a day to get one. and another half for the other. ate marugame udon, somay, chicken katsu and otak otak. we finished after maghrib and im writing this while waiting for mom

24 -  tried salted egg dori rice from salt inc. its quite salty and eneg inducing (a bit more than eatlah), but for the price (19k after cashback) i wont complain. Went back home before maghrib but there was still some medical record stuff i did in my room.

25 - magang as usual. Tried chicken egg salad from salad hut. Bought ice french hazelnut coffee from lawson coz i just cant take it anymore (the slump and sleepyness). I feel like the moment that sugary beverage enters my system i rise like a freshly watered plant. First meeting with dr eva and the others

26 - felt so tired even in the morning. Its 9 am and im already ordering janjiw coffee (with hazelnut and milo, quite sweet. Like a mix of kopiko and milo). Slow progress today i dunno why. Lunch is nayam rica2 and egg for 21k. Went back home by tj and mom picked me at gajah 2

27 - i hate to say this but bcs for 5 days now ive been fighting sleeping instincts, i snap out of sleepiness easier in the morning. Nasi uduk for brekkie. Moved some stuff up bcs the noise, played keyboard. Learned the (difficult) chords to tyler's see you again and im feeling satisfied. Went to racheel's place. Got fed chicken noodle. And then off to silvi's with devi also. Got fed chicken rice and dimsum. Thanks to friends im eating superwell today🥺

28 - relaxed at home. Skipped breakfast bcs i fell asleep and ate heartily in the afternoon. Evening run w racheel at citra 6

[expectoepatronums]

we are all fools in love

A/N: Jumping on the textfic bandwagon. This was so much fun to write, I completely understand the obsession now. Title from pride and prejudice (the book)

James Potter to Lily Evans: do u think my english lit paper could just be a review of the kira knightly pride and prejudice movie

Lily Evans: james it is 3am

James Potter: yes it is

Lily Evans: pls go to sleep

James Potter: cant this is too important 

Lily Evans: im not even in english lit ask remus

James Potter: hes asleep lily obvs it is 3am

Lily Evans: wow what a novel concept 

James Potter: but actually have you seen the kira knightly p&p its so good

Lily Evans: ofc i have ive been in love with mr darcy since i was 10 

James Potter: lily evans! how could you?!! in love with another man?!!! i am heartbroken!

Lily Evans: i am going to sleep now

James Potter: wait i actually need to know do u think i can write my paper on that

James Potter: lily? 

James Potter: lily im not kidding

Lily Evans has left the conversation. 

Sirius Black to Lily Evans: can u pls make ur boyfriend shut up abt pride and prejudice

Lily Evans: sorry i think hes ur boyfriend in this situation

Lily Evans: that reminds me can you make ur boyfriend shut up about pride and prejudice

Peter Pettigrew to is this a cool chat name?: hey prongs isnt ur 6 month anniversary with lily coming up?

James Potter: ya

James Potter: we’re going to a rlly nice dinner

James Potter: im surprising her

James Potter: theres going to be a violinist. and roses

Remus Lupin: jeez james how long have you been planning this?

James Potter: only like, 7 months

Remus Lupin: that was a logical decision

Sirius Black: gotta be prepared moony

Peter Pettigrew: i cant believe prongs will have been dating lily for 6 months on october 24th at 5:06pm its truly amazing she hasnt dumped you yet

James Potter: thanks for the vote of confidence pete

Remus Lupin: pete why do you know the exact minute they got together 

Sirius Black: well obviously he marked it in his calendar like the rest of us

Sirius Black: i cant believe you havent recorded the momentous event moony shame on you

Remus Lupin: you own a calendar?

James Potter: actually it was 5:07 

James Potter: just so u know 

Peter Pettigrew: my whole life is a lie

Sirius Black to James Potter: not coming to chem today 

James Potter: u dont take chem

James Potter: neither do i

Sirius Black: then what is the sciencey class where you evans and i sit in the back and make fun of giles the entire time

James Potter: physics

Sirius Black: r u sure

James Potter: yes

James Potter: yesterday u asked giles what exactly a physic was

James Potter: he did not find it funny

Sirius Black: yes but everyone else did 

James Potter: on the contrary lily just rolled her eyes

Sirius Black: good god prongs do u catalogue everything evans does y are you so disgustingly in love

James Potter: i dont catalogue im just perceptive

Sirius Black: r u kidding me last week sabrina morgan asked you out and you didnt even realize it

Sirius Black: and then u had to chase her down and tell her that u had a girlfriend who you were very much in love with and that u did not actually want to go out

James Potter: i dont see what that has to do with anything 

Sirius Black: thank you for proving my point

Sirius Black to yes remus i own a calendar im not a barbarian: I HAVE THE BEST IDEA FOR GRAD PRANK

Remus Lupin: if it involves balloons filled with maple syrup again sirius im leaving this chat 

Sirius Black: i would never do that again moony im not boring

Sirius Black: this time its balloons filled with molasses 

Remus Lupin has left the conversation.

James Potter: really sirius? molasses?

Sirius Black: in hindsight it may actually be worse than maple syrup

Sirius Black: back to the drawing board

Peter Pettirgew: wait i want to hear the idea 

Lily Evans to Remus Lupin: why is james being weird

Remus Lupin: what are you talking about 

Remus Lupin: he always looks like that 

Lily Evans: mary macdonald just asked him if he had any plans this weekend and he almost jumped out of his seat 

Lily Evans: and now he’s tapping his pencil against the desk. he only does that when he’s nervous 

Lily Evans: youre sitting right next to me how have you not noticed

Remus Lupin: idk you’re gonna have to ask him

Lily Evans: i tried

Lily Evans: he just said ‘err nothing why would you ask that hey did you see that movie’ and then he rambled on about some netflix documentary

Remus Lupin: that seems pretty par for the course to me

Lily Evans: come on remus

Remus Lupin: idk ask sirius

Lily Evans to Sirius Black: why is james being weird

Sirius Black: what r u talking about

Sirius Black: he always looks like that

Lily Evans to Peter Pettigrew: why is james being weird

Peter Pettigrew: idk what youre talking about

Peter Pettigrew: hes totally fine

Peter Pettigrew: nothings going on

Peter Pettigrew: just yesterday he told me he was feeling as normal as ever

Peter Pettigrew: hes definitely totally completely fine 

Peter Pettigrew has left the conversation.

James Potter to james is going to a fancy dinner hes so grown up: EMERGENCY: WHAT DO I WEAR

Peter Pettigrew: a suit?

Sirius Black: nothing

Remus Lupin: a nice shirt and a tie

James Potter: okay i have found something crisis averted

Sirius Black: breaking news: james learns to dress himself

Remus Lupin: we’re so proud of him for his achievement

James Potter changed the chat name to ‘james is going to a fancy dinner hes so grown up UNLIKE THE REST OF YOU’

Sirius Black: i feel personally victimized and attacked

Remus Lupin: i think that was the point

Peter Pettigrew: hey! i didn’t say anything!

James Potter changed the chat name to ‘james is going to a fancy dinner hes so grown up UNLIKE THE REST OF YOU minus peter’

Peter Pettigrew: thank you

Lily Evans to James Potter: thank you for tonight

Lily Evans: it was wonderful

James Potter: glad you liked it 

James Potter: these 6 months have been the best of my life

Lily Evans: mine too

James Potter: hey lily?

Lily Evans: yeah?

James Potter: i love you

Lily Evans: i love you too

Remus Lupin to James Potter: how did it go last night?

James Potter: it went great

James Potter: she loved it

James Potter: i did cut myself on one of the roses tho

Remus Lupin: oh my god

James Potter: there was a little bit of blood but i survived

Remus Lupin: glad to hear it

James Potter: on another note, do you think McGonagall will accept my english lit paper if its titled “‘Lizzie B Takes No Shit’ and Other Take Aways From Pride and Prejudice (2005)”

Remus Lupin has left the conversation

Sirius Black to fambam: BREAKING NEWS: JAMES POTTER AND LILY EVANS ARE SNOGGING IN THE CAF

Remus Lupin: sirius theyve been dating for six months

Sirius Black: IK BUT IT NEVER GETS LESS EXCITING

Lily Evans: glad to know you find us entertaining

James Potter: what did you expect lil? were like elizabeth and darcy

Sirius Black: does that make me bingley

Remus Lupin: p sure im bingley

Lily Evans: guys its obviously pete

Peter Pettigrew: aww thanks i think also is now a good time to mention that ive never actually seen this movie

James Potter: WHAT????!!!!!!!??????!!!!

[preciousmetals0]

Viable Vaccines and Yesterday’s Dreams

Viable Vaccines and Yesterday’s Dreams:

There’s an Ordinary World…

Somehow I have to find. And as I try to make my way to the ordinary world, I will learn to survive.

I hope you like spending time with your family, ‘cause we’re in for another month of social distancing.

As part of his regular COVID-19 briefing to the American people, President Trump called for another month of voluntary shutdown. The original 15-day period of official social distancing would’ve ended today. But Trump extended the shutdown, calling his earlier hopes for an Easter revival “aspirational.”

Sorry, Easter Bunny, we’re busy looking for coronavirus infections … no time for eggs this year.

At least … outside. You can still hide those suckers in the house. Just don’t lose any. That “forgotten rotten egg under the couch” smell isn’t something you want to experience … trust me.

Perhaps Trump’s most striking admission was that the coronavirus pandemic could infect millions in the U.S. and claim 100,000 to 200,000 lives.

“It’s a horrible number,” Trump said in the understatement of the year, noting that the country would do well if it “can hold” the number of deaths at 100,000. I’m not sure that his version of “doing well” is the same as mine … or yours, for that matter.

However, Trump said one thing that I think we can all agree on right now: “I want our life back again.”

The Takeaway:

It’s a simple statement that carries so much weight: “I want our life back again.”

After 15 days of social distancing, only leaving the house for necessities, “visiting” the grandparents via the cold impersonality of video chats and scouring the earth for anything that resembles toilet paper … we all want nothing more than a return to normalcy.

A return to the mundane, boring life of wildfires, threats of World War III and China trade wars. You know … the good ol’ days.

Unfortunately, there’s no spiffy trading chart for COVID-19. There’s no true way to distance your life or your portfolio from the pandemic’s full impact.

All we can really do is hunker down and ride out the storm … while playing a few hundred games of Uno with your family. (My youngest has an Uno obsession that has only grown bolder with all of us locked in the house with her. I think it’s time to teach her euchre.)

As for your investments, you should fare pretty well right now … if you moved into gold, bonds and currencies like Great Stuff suggested. Yes, there are opportunities to be had — especially in biotech and social-distancing technology companies.

The biggest point I want to make here is that you need to maintain your wealth. That way you’ll have the capital to reinvest when the market turns around (and we finally have our lives back again).

And, if you’re still unsure of how to prepare for this volatility … it’s beyond time to watch this message from a former Washington insider. Click here now!

Good: Wake Me up When September Ends

It seems that every drugmaker and biotech firm worth its salt is working on a COVID-19 vaccine these days.

So, it should come as no surprise that Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) — a drugmaker with no real history in the vaccine market — announced that it too has a vaccine candidate. The company said today that it will begin clinical testing on humans in September, and that the vaccine should be ready early next year.

Now, I know what you’re thinking … we’ve heard all this before. But what makes Johnson & Johnson different is that it’s already mass-producing the vaccine — just in case the testing proves successful. That way there will be plenty of the vaccine ready to go, once it’s approved.

Furthermore, Johnson & Johnson will make the vaccine available “on a not-for-profit basis.”

These are bold moves from a big drugmaker with deep pockets. While Johnson & Johnson reportedly won’t profit from the vaccine — if it’s successful — that’s a lot of goodwill and marketing the company can bank on for decades to come.

JNJ isn’t a wow kind of investment, but if the company is successful on the vaccine front, it would bolster the buy-and-hold case for Johnson & Johnson coming out of this pandemic.

Better: Test for Echo

Any biotechs that aren’t racing to find a vaccine are more than likely racing to find a fast, reliable COVID-19 test instead.

The latest entry into the speedy coronavirus-testing race is Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT). Today, Abbott unveiled a small, portable five-minute test.

“This is really going to provide a tremendous opportunity for front-line caregivers, those having to diagnose a lot of infections, to close the gap with our testing. A clinic will be able to turn that result around quickly, while the patient is waiting,” said John Frels, vice president of research and development for Abbott Diagnostics.

The company plans to make 50,000 tests per day beginning April 1 … no fooling.

What’s more, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration gave Abbott emergency authorization to roll out the new test “for use by authorized laboratories and patient care settings.”

Now, Abbott’s test isn’t as convenient as Astrotech Corp.’s (Nasdaq: ASTC) BreathTest-1000, but Abbott has the resources and capital to roll out its test at a much faster rate.

I think this is the same reason why Sony Corp.’s (NYSE: SNE) Betamax lost out to VHS from the get-go. Anyone still have a Betamax player out there?

Best: Hoarding Profits

If you’re still struggling to find suitable bathroom tissue, like my family is, I don’t have a solution for you … unfortunately. (Knock over those books one more time, cats, and you’ll really wish you hadn’t…)

What I can offer you, however, is a way to profit from all those annoying hoarders: Invest in the companies that make toilet paper and other hoard-able goods.

For instance, Procter & Gamble Co. (NYSE: PG) and Kimberly-Clark Corp. (NYSE: KMB). Both companies make a plethora of goods favored by hoarders, including toilet paper. And both stocks saw upgrades from “hold” to “buy” at Jefferies this morning.

The ratings firm cited short-term benefits from the hoarding movement surrounding COVID-19, noting that P&G could see 5% organic sales growth heading into a likely recession.

One of the best investment sectors when heading into (and during) a recession is the consumer goods sector. With both P&G and Kimberly-Clark getting a head start on sales, both are solid choices to add to your short list for investment ideas.

Or, as Jefferies puts it, these stocks are “among the best in staples to weather near-term macro headwinds.” I like my wording better, but whatever floats your boat…

By the way, if you’re a real technical investing kind of junkie, this P&G article on Investopedia will hit all your buttons.

Germans could soon be issued “immunity certificates” that would allow them to leave the country’s coronavirus lockdown earlier than the rest of the population if they test positive for antibodies to the virus.

— Adam Bienkov, Business Insider

A lot of reactions to COVID-19 have given me the heebie-jeebies. We’ve seen everything from quarantines locking down millions of people to companies paying workers with cash cards (which, with their “nominal processing fees,” seem like some weird reinvention of the company coupons that coal-mining firms used to use way back in the day.)

But this idea of “immunity certificates” coming out of Germany (of all places) really sparked a knee-jerk reaction for me.

I get that they want to make it so that immune people can get back to work, but the last thing anyone wants to hear in German right now is “papers, please.”

Great Stuff: Get Back Jojo

So, we have a president pining for rosier times, the Dow creeping back to positive ground and Johnson & Johnson offering future vaccines gratis.

Now, you know by now that I’m not a guy to look a gift rally in the face — to mix metaphors here. I still think we’re headed for trouble (and make it double). Yet, today’s broad move higher and the growing green in my account are a refreshing bit of optimism.

Around here, that careful optimism has another name: Paul Mampilly.

To Paul, this pandemic crash is an ultra rare opportunity to build your wealth beyond what you’ve ever dreamed. And his Strong Hands approach to investing is crucial for times like this. Paul believes America will emerge from the coronavirus stronger than ever … no matter how long it takes.

If you have yet to hear Paul Mampilly’s vision for a rebuilt United States — America 2.0 if you will — don’t wait until we “get our lives back again.”

Click here to learn more now.

Though, I hear you, dear reader. You want more. More Paul Mampilly. More of Paul’s world-famous trade research. More ways to put the market’s whipsaws in your favor.

Why, it’s a veritable “Mampilly Monday” here at Great Stuff!

And for good reason: Paul Mampilly’s “rebound” method looks for specific opportunities in volatile markets just like these. Little clues can show Paul manipulations going on behind the scenes … and turn in a solid profit.

Paul’s “rebound” strategy is so powerful — How powerful is it?! — that historical data shows it could’ve made you 529% during the worst month of the 2008 crash. (Now how’s that for powerful?)

Before midnight EDT, click here to learn exactly how Paul’s strategy works. Though, I have to warn you to act quickly. Today’s the only day you can click this link here.

Now, if you’ll excuse me, I have to set up what’s sure to be another riveting game of Uno. Don’t forget, you can always check Great Stuff out on social media: Facebook and Twitter.

Until next time, good trading!

Regards,

Joseph Hargett

Editor, Great Stuff

[goldira01]

There’s an Ordinary World…

Somehow I have to find. And as I try to make my way to the ordinary world, I will learn to survive.

I hope you like spending time with your family, ‘cause we’re in for another month of social distancing.

As part of his regular COVID-19 briefing to the American people, President Trump called for another month of voluntary shutdown. The original 15-day period of official social distancing would’ve ended today. But Trump extended the shutdown, calling his earlier hopes for an Easter revival “aspirational.”

Sorry, Easter Bunny, we’re busy looking for coronavirus infections … no time for eggs this year.

At least … outside. You can still hide those suckers in the house. Just don’t lose any. That “forgotten rotten egg under the couch” smell isn’t something you want to experience … trust me.

Perhaps Trump’s most striking admission was that the coronavirus pandemic could infect millions in the U.S. and claim 100,000 to 200,000 lives.

“It’s a horrible number,” Trump said in the understatement of the year, noting that the country would do well if it “can hold” the number of deaths at 100,000. I’m not sure that his version of “doing well” is the same as mine … or yours, for that matter.

However, Trump said one thing that I think we can all agree on right now: “I want our life back again.”

The Takeaway:

It’s a simple statement that carries so much weight: “I want our life back again.”

After 15 days of social distancing, only leaving the house for necessities, “visiting” the grandparents via the cold impersonality of video chats and scouring the earth for anything that resembles toilet paper … we all want nothing more than a return to normalcy.

A return to the mundane, boring life of wildfires, threats of World War III and China trade wars. You know … the good ol’ days.

Unfortunately, there’s no spiffy trading chart for COVID-19. There’s no true way to distance your life or your portfolio from the pandemic’s full impact.

All we can really do is hunker down and ride out the storm … while playing a few hundred games of Uno with your family. (My youngest has an Uno obsession that has only grown bolder with all of us locked in the house with her. I think it’s time to teach her euchre.)

As for your investments, you should fare pretty well right now … if you moved into gold, bonds and currencies like Great Stuff suggested. Yes, there are opportunities to be had — especially in biotech and social-distancing technology companies.

The biggest point I want to make here is that you need to maintain your wealth. That way you’ll have the capital to reinvest when the market turns around (and we finally have our lives back again).

And, if you’re still unsure of how to prepare for this volatility … it’s beyond time to watch this message from a former Washington insider. Click here now!

Good: Wake Me up When September Ends

It seems that every drugmaker and biotech firm worth its salt is working on a COVID-19 vaccine these days.

So, it should come as no surprise that Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) — a drugmaker with no real history in the vaccine market — announced that it too has a vaccine candidate. The company said today that it will begin clinical testing on humans in September, and that the vaccine should be ready early next year.

Now, I know what you’re thinking … we’ve heard all this before. But what makes Johnson & Johnson different is that it’s already mass-producing the vaccine — just in case the testing proves successful. That way there will be plenty of the vaccine ready to go, once it’s approved.

Furthermore, Johnson & Johnson will make the vaccine available “on a not-for-profit basis.”

These are bold moves from a big drugmaker with deep pockets. While Johnson & Johnson reportedly won’t profit from the vaccine — if it’s successful — that’s a lot of goodwill and marketing the company can bank on for decades to come.

JNJ isn’t a wow kind of investment, but if the company is successful on the vaccine front, it would bolster the buy-and-hold case for Johnson & Johnson coming out of this pandemic.

Better: Test for Echo

Any biotechs that aren’t racing to find a vaccine are more than likely racing to find a fast, reliable COVID-19 test instead.

The latest entry into the speedy coronavirus-testing race is Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT). Today, Abbott unveiled a small, portable five-minute test.

“This is really going to provide a tremendous opportunity for front-line caregivers, those having to diagnose a lot of infections, to close the gap with our testing. A clinic will be able to turn that result around quickly, while the patient is waiting,” said John Frels, vice president of research and development for Abbott Diagnostics.

The company plans to make 50,000 tests per day beginning April 1 … no fooling.

What’s more, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration gave Abbott emergency authorization to roll out the new test “for use by authorized laboratories and patient care settings.”

Now, Abbott’s test isn’t as convenient as Astrotech Corp.’s (Nasdaq: ASTC) BreathTest-1000, but Abbott has the resources and capital to roll out its test at a much faster rate.

I think this is the same reason why Sony Corp.’s (NYSE: SNE) Betamax lost out to VHS from the get-go. Anyone still have a Betamax player out there?

Best: Hoarding Profits

If you’re still struggling to find suitable bathroom tissue, like my family is, I don’t have a solution for you … unfortunately. (Knock over those books one more time, cats, and you’ll really wish you hadn’t…)

What I can offer you, however, is a way to profit from all those annoying hoarders: Invest in the companies that make toilet paper and other hoard-able goods.

For instance, Procter & Gamble Co. (NYSE: PG) and Kimberly-Clark Corp. (NYSE: KMB). Both companies make a plethora of goods favored by hoarders, including toilet paper. And both stocks saw upgrades from “hold” to “buy” at Jefferies this morning.

The ratings firm cited short-term benefits from the hoarding movement surrounding COVID-19, noting that P&G could see 5% organic sales growth heading into a likely recession.

One of the best investment sectors when heading into (and during) a recession is the consumer goods sector. With both P&G and Kimberly-Clark getting a head start on sales, both are solid choices to add to your short list for investment ideas.

Or, as Jefferies puts it, these stocks are “among the best in staples to weather near-term macro headwinds.” I like my wording better, but whatever floats your boat…

By the way, if you’re a real technical investing kind of junkie, this P&G article on Investopedia will hit all your buttons.

Germans could soon be issued “immunity certificates” that would allow them to leave the country’s coronavirus lockdown earlier than the rest of the population if they test positive for antibodies to the virus.

— Adam Bienkov, Business Insider

A lot of reactions to COVID-19 have given me the heebie-jeebies. We’ve seen everything from quarantines locking down millions of people to companies paying workers with cash cards (which, with their “nominal processing fees,” seem like some weird reinvention of the company coupons that coal-mining firms used to use way back in the day.)

But this idea of “immunity certificates” coming out of Germany (of all places) really sparked a knee-jerk reaction for me.

I get that they want to make it so that immune people can get back to work, but the last thing anyone wants to hear in German right now is “papers, please.”

Great Stuff: Get Back Jojo

So, we have a president pining for rosier times, the Dow creeping back to positive ground and Johnson & Johnson offering future vaccines gratis.

Now, you know by now that I’m not a guy to look a gift rally in the face — to mix metaphors here. I still think we’re headed for trouble (and make it double). Yet, today’s broad move higher and the growing green in my account are a refreshing bit of optimism.

Around here, that careful optimism has another name: Paul Mampilly.

To Paul, this pandemic crash is an ultra rare opportunity to build your wealth beyond what you’ve ever dreamed. And his Strong Hands approach to investing is crucial for times like this. Paul believes America will emerge from the coronavirus stronger than ever … no matter how long it takes.

If you have yet to hear Paul Mampilly’s vision for a rebuilt United States — America 2.0 if you will — don’t wait until we “get our lives back again.”

Click here to learn more now.

Though, I hear you, dear reader. You want more. More Paul Mampilly. More of Paul’s world-famous trade research. More ways to put the market’s whipsaws in your favor.

Why, it’s a veritable “Mampilly Monday” here at Great Stuff!

And for good reason: Paul Mampilly’s “rebound” method looks for specific opportunities in volatile markets just like these. Little clues can show Paul manipulations going on behind the scenes … and turn in a solid profit.

Paul’s “rebound” strategy is so powerful — How powerful is it?! — that historical data shows it could’ve made you 529% during the worst month of the 2008 crash. (Now how’s that for powerful?)

Before midnight EDT, click here to learn exactly how Paul’s strategy works. Though, I have to warn you to act quickly. Today’s the only day you can click this link here.

Now, if you’ll excuse me, I have to set up what’s sure to be another riveting game of Uno. Don’t forget, you can always check Great Stuff out on social media: Facebook and Twitter.

Until next time, good trading!

Regards,

Joseph Hargett

Editor, Great Stuff

[haeroniel-doliet]

thoughts on ice skating

supposed to be under read more, sorry if mobile is weird! 

i mean ive missed multiple weeks and alll in all the society/ practice is quite weird like the beginners teacher dude keeps rambling off about like olympics skating or how higher levels have this and this move and look ive taught that advanced kid over there and heres how they do that technique rather than concretely helping us develop those basic skills that were apparently flawed at. like how do i do that correction youre just showing me bc clearly im about to fall over bc idk how to do it. and i tried being all professional and interested and make the most of it for myself, but cant help the frustration when it goes out of the easy shit into the stupid spins because apparently i just cant do it. be it my skates are too thin or too sharp blades or my ankle is not strong enough  or enough support thats why its going bad? idk even but i cant spin. cant do it. idk i kinda know multiple things that are fucking up and its frustrating and annoying and its just not gonna work yknow i can kinda turn 180. no i cant do the multiple spin spin spin that seems so easy. is it my skates or is it my inadequacy? im not getting new skates tho, im only here because i have my own skates a while back, im clearly so shit that im not even gonna be a milkly good figure skater im not gonna get in on that. i might as well do fuckin ballet rather than this. im actually looking into that kinda now id love to try. 

ice skating is dumb in the way that ive done it since im a child but never as a hobby, like ive done it with most the time my own owned skates since like 3-4 yrs old like young. but school only ever teaches forwards and basic backwards (apparently its cheating backwards) and basic stop and turns and idk things you learn somewhat naturally and my coolest tricks always been sausages (or bubbles as they call them here) and those are apparently baby level beginner stuff and im just :| yeah i can do those tho. and now ic an do them backwards which is kinda cool, and im more confident one foor skating/gliding. but like never as a hobby so i guess none of that matters, i did try to do intermediate and could keep up to an extent but i guess my basics are so shoddy i wasnt doing well enough for my own standards, and even now looking over tho the teacher is better and more encouraging, everyone seems to be doing crazy tricks and jumps and spins and one leg up fancy shit and im just... ya. guess i cant be over there. cant do it. lemme just stand with mr blabber mouth. it is frustrating bc yeah maybe i wanna be that intermediate level, maybe i wanna go skate with my family/old friends and show off bc look i can do like 3 4 cool things im almost a real skater. but fuck i guess my skates are limiting me and i should try use the rental skates? that are dull af but have better support? idk, ive got blisters from them the last i used them and i dont particularly wanna use shitty skates. but i dunno even what to do, i dont particularly wanna drop on some fancy skates just to find smths wrong again and im shit and cant do it. maybe id suddenly improve and feel a lot better about myself and take it as a proper hobby but realistically nah. im actually kinda frustrated i dont even know if i wanna continue. yes i have a friend that goes, yes i have skates and you only get better by spending time on ice and id like to be better bc only recently ive realised how shit i am, (trust me its confidence boosting to have skated with bambis on ice who are afraid of moving at all and then i can at least go kinda fast if i want) but i cant even turn properly, cant stop properly neither. its just ugh, i dont think im getting as much out of it as i should be, i dont know if its the teachers fault, my skates fault, or my own personality/inability. 

no im not doing the dumb kinda competition theyre organising in a few weeks. the criteria for intermediate (that i havent participated in enough anyway recently) is fuckin hops and drags (my skates do not drag! to sharp? idk) and spins and fancy shit i havent even ever tried to. yeah sure i could for the fucks of it do the beginners bc its uh, bubbles forward and backwards that i can do, and i can kind of do the chassee thing kind of. but i cant do a god damn spin for the life of me apparently so i might as well save my 5 pound and ‘pride’. ugh. besides the fun part was that he was talking abt the higher levels leg up glide thing, and had us do it against the wall bc ‘afraid well just face plant’ and i guess i can bring my leg up decently high when supported by the wall which is fun, and otherwise im not the worst of the 5 beginners that showed up. but yeah im just frustrated with it over all. dunno how long the clubs even gonna continue for, theres only one friend there that i would continue for which isnt great considering means i dont consider the others easy to make friends with or ones i could be fond of enough to over look the struggle of the hobby. 

i think my plan was to call my dad not only to ask if they had a preference for when my friend would fly down to visit  so she could buy her tickets, but i guess also i was going to say about the skate apparently being too soft and too thin/too sharp and express this frustration that i still cant do shit, that maybe even using unsharpened (and uncomfortable) rental skates could be better for skating and just wonder what im even doing abt this all. clearly not competing but idk even if we could just come to observe/skate for fun during the competition etc or if i should just skip to catch up/pack and clean idk. also im kinda annoyed at myself otherwise bc i just tuesday saw with J and shes off for a few weeks and i made such a good verbal plan saying id do an email and a summary im weeeeeks behind on on tuesday evening and prep for class today (didnt prep but it went okay anyway) and today i would have gone to class and to skating with a healthy meal (check check check) and come home to sign up and send the other email thats been bugging me, and then do my report due midnight i havent even started on. said id work after midnight if it was taking so long so id have it done..... i had a nap instead. not even a god damn shower i was planning to have tuesday and now its 3 am on thursday. ayy. sure i could skip classes tomorrow to shower and clean my room and maybe complete a task before i drag myself to an archery arrow lesson and badminton after (no thatll be fun, but ill be back rly late) but ive skipped so many classes and i wana see and be with my friends i might as well go, and if i get abandoned work on work somewhere in between classes and maybe actually get something done? gasp. shock. and still get home and do smth like clean and do dishes to be productive while anticipating fun thing, do it and come home and actually sleep bc im fuckin that over eh. but fuck. its not just that i have 1 overdue summary from two weeks ago, i have another summary due thursday night. maybe, in between classes i could do both, miraculous i guess yes but would be cool. do two summaries, send off both and an apology email for the other, take the spare chance to book myself another experiment if theyre still running and if not send an apology email bc i missed one in class one and ask what now. and then maybe even since the calendar is out get my 3 planned viewings booked so that i can see them b4 going back home and dont get fucked. maybe even add the corrections i got yesterday to my other report. wow wouldnt that be great. i could do them now but i should get to sleep right now heres hoping ill remember the corrections then. and then id need to look at the video for the assignment that was due yesterday and bring up the files and find the debrief and begin filling it in and maybe email researcher if i need to, and do the easy part. so that maybe logical me in a clean room will fill in the ethics part between classes on friday or after class or gasp on saturday bc im not going to st andrews after all... its a lot.. i hate that two days are wasted already. ugh. uGH. well get by. lets just try stay positive, now im going to sleep and wake up to go to my 11 class prepared to do some easy work between classes. yes yes. its probably weird that who ever has read this far has read all this shit and maybe i should just keep my shit personal and not post on my main blog bc surprisingly its open to anyone who just slightly would wanna see it,and though you likely dont know me in person its a bit weird huh idk. maybe this is here so my cousin can read it if she happens to , maybe its so that you can read it and be like ya i do that and i think like that too pretty cool im not alone, maybe its for me to read back and not have to be exposed to my worst ugly vents on my plain vent blog and can remain positive thomaybe not. its under read more anyway. lets try bury it guys.