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hows-it-holed-up · 5 years ago

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Perfunctory Photo Recap: Bones 6x23

Well, we’re in week who knows anymore! of lockdown, and I’m in the mood for a nice crime procedural. There are many to choose from, but only one has Angel and a spectrumy Deschanel sister going for it. I picked this episode – the season 6 finale – because some internet site I stumbled on told me it’s one of the top 5 in the series. And I always trust random internet sites I stumble upon. Let’s get on the case.

My Disclaimer: None of these posts will be in any way comprehensive, because I’m lazy. All of them are probably going to have spoilers of some sort for the entire series…or at least what I remember of it from when I last watched it an eon ago. Exactly what you want in a recap!

Examining the Bones: A body is discovered in the pin resetter thingy at a bowling alley. Booth and Brennan use this as an excuse to do an undercover mission as an affianced couple, while the rest of the team takes care of the murder-solving lab work. Plus we’ve got Papa Brennan! And Angela is about to have a baby! What a finale!

We open with a bratty little kid throwing a fit in a bowling alley because he wants a turn on the lane. I’m pretty sure his mom is Libby from Sabrina the Teenage Witch?

I’m aware that I could very easily look this up on IMDB, but eh who really cares!

The pins reset on their lane, and things get sufficiently gross and maggoty.

Not gonna lie, I chuckled at this.

Evidently the pinhead (too far?) was a member of a local bowling league, and the bowlers are apparently a famously insular group. This calls for an Undercover Job with Buck and Wanda!

According to Papa Bones, who is apparently on this bowling team and is their “in,” they’re acting pretty awk around each other! Did I mention they boned (lol) a couple weeks ago?

This is the team’s resident phenom and (obviously) taskmaster. There are few things I enjoy watching less than a precocious child who thinks they know The Most. Especially one who is also mean. And this one is MEAN.

But they’ve managed to find one! Angela is in labor and dear god I hate watching a labor/birthing scene. I can only imagine it must be just as horrible to have to act in them. Probably second only to sex scenes in terms of awkwardness, no?

Back at the bowling alley, we’re introduced to this red herring. He is in management(?) at the bowling alley and did not like our murder victim! Buuuut we’re only halfway through the episode so obviously he didn’t do it.

They literally have a computer in the delivery room so Angela can work WHILE SHE’S IN LABOR. This is insipid. This is everything that is wrong with American work culture. Leave Angela alone!

I guess working while your baby is crowning actually makes you super helpful and productive because now Buck and Wanda have some new intel about the murder weapon. Signs seem to be pointing toward the obnoxious little twerp, leading Bones to take a trip down Foreshadowing Lane.

Anyway, the murder weapon was the material and approximate weight of a child’s bowling ball, and cause of death was “to the face.” It seems like the kid tampered with the pin settings on the team lane so that it’d be easier for them to get strikes and 7/10 splits – and the murderee may have found out.

Yada yada yada, because reasons, they figure out it was actually the shoe rental guy! Which, I dunno, kind of fair? The above motive seems legit enough to me...

Case closed, everybody heads to the hospital to meet this tiny little cutie! It’s all very sweet and everyone is happy.

Booth and Brennan leave together, and Booth says some lovely things about how babies are blessings and this is the best day of Angela and Hodgins’ lives. And then Bones goes ahead and lays this on him:

He is very excited:

And the whole thing is heartwarming and adorable. But...

Sorting Through the Bone Room:

- All right, I found this just as delightful as the next crazy person who’s watched every episode of this show, but begging Hart Hanson/Stephen Nathan’s pardon ever so much, are they telling us that he knocked her up after just ONE NIGHT? Evidently they were acting super awkward around each other (Papa B kept commenting on it), so I don’t think we’re supposed to infer they’ve been at it off-camera for weeks. I know it “only takes one time” (my abstinence-only high school sex ed classes made very sure of that) but for real? Also, that sucks for them if they only got it in once before she got pregnant!

- I always forget how incredible Wanda’s hair is. Truly magnificent. 10/10. That necklace, though. WHAT is that thing made of?? Bottle caps and plaster of Paris? Wow.

- I definitely chuckled at Wendell not being able to work the Angelatron and stumbling upon a network-TV-friendy sex tape Angela and Hodgins made using a strangely distant camera.

- The team they’re bowling against has what I can only describe as a “predatory lesbian” on it who hits on Bones. To the show’s credit(?) there is also a man who does this, and I would say he’s more aggressive/objectifying than she is. And the fact that the woman is coming on to her isn’t really played for a joke, which I suppose is something. But on the other hand, you know, “predatory lesbian” trope. This show aired 9 years ago, and I feel like we were kind of past that by then already?

- Overall – despite an occasional eye-rolly moment – this was an enjoyable rewatch. I reveled in Buck and Wanda’s bowling alley shenanigans; I got all serotonin-y over a cute baby; in general my heart was warmed. I wouldn’t put this show at the top of my list for a full rewatch, but it feels like it would be a good WFH background show for corona times. Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m off to rewatch that bowling DCOM.

#tv recap #spoilers #bones #6x23 #the change in the game

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fanfic-inator795 · 6 years ago

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RotTMNT Drabble: Match-Up

((From my recently updated drabble series “Moments Under Manhole Covers” whiiiiich I can’t directly link to THANKS TUMBLR, but it’s on AO3 if you want to check it out. Enjoy!))

“Okay, Lou Jitsu VS Jupiter Jim - ah ah, WITH assistance from Atomic Lass!”

“A Two v. One fight, huh?” Leo hummed, leaning back as he crossed his legs. He could understand why someone as bouncy and springing as Mikey would prefer a hammock to sleep in over a bed, but it was still hard to get comfy in it. For a split second, the slider nearly fell right out of it, though was able to place a hand on the wall nearest to him and regain his balance just in time. “Eh, it’s not like Lou Jitsu hasn’t been outnumbered before.”

“I know,” Mikey nodded, eyes still glued to the space on his bedroom wall, “But those were just against grunts. Of course he was gonna take ‘em out! But Jupiter Jim actually knows how to fight, plus he’s got all those sweet gadgets on ‘im! Plus, Atomic Lass can help with long range attacks and try to knock Lou off his game!” With that, he started sorting through his spraypaint cans, looking for the perfect color.

Honestly it was a wonder he had any blank space left in his room at all, but he did. About two feet wide and four feet tall, right between a tag he made a couple of years ago and a mural that, while not as impressive given that he painted it when he was seven, was still too sentimental to just paint over. Still, if anyone could turn a small section of wall into a masterpiece, it was Michelangelo.

Though, if he had been looking back at his brother, he would’ve seen the proud smile on the slider’s face. Mikey had always been a natural when it came to acrobatics and fighting, having a very ‘go with the flow’ style that meshed incredibly well with with the Lou Jitsu style of using your surroundings and turning whatever you could get your hands on into a weapon if just your hands weren’t enough. Unfortunately, being great at fighting in the moment often meant that he was a bit weaker at actually planning attacks and accounting for variables, often looking to his brothers for a new plan when things went wrong and sometimes needing to be told what to do in order to make his next move. So, to hear his younger brother actually thinking about advantages and strategies somewhat definitely brought a smile to Leo’s face.

“So,” Mikey spoke up again, pulling his blue brother out of his thoughts, “Do you think they could beat him?”

“Nah,” Leo shook his head, “Lou knows his way around a fist fight, even with people as skilled as he - or Jim - is. As long as there was no outside interference, he could easily outlast Jim, and probably figure out how to wreck most of his gadgets too.”

Mikey hummed, considering this. “And Atomic Lass?”

“Once he figured out what all her powers were, he could find a way to work around them. Find a way to take away or fight against her hammer, and that solves half your problems right there. He’s also fast enough to dodge her nuclear blasts, and once he knows how to counteract her powers, he could easily own her in a physical fight.”

“Huh, yeah, that makes sense.” Settling on a golden-orange, Mikey began spraying. “Okay, Lou Jitsu VS the Moon-Cyborgs from the 8th Last Trip to the Moon!”

The slider rolled his eyes. “Seriously, dude? No matter what weapons they’ve got, cyborgs are just like high tech mummies or zombies or any other group of grunts. Lou could wipe the floor with them, no problem - and he wouldn’t even need Jupiter Jim’s laser blaster!”

“Alright, smart guy,” Mikey retorted, giving his brother a playful scowl, “Lou Jitsu VS… Big Mama!”

“Oh, so we’re getting into real life match-ups, huh?” Leo had to think a bit on that one, since they’d only met once, so she probably had some abilities that they didn’t know about. But, judging on what they knew- “I think he could take her. Yeah she’s really big and strong and she’s got those suuuuper gross webs, but he’s fast enough to dodge those. I could see her him jumping on top of her and trying to block a few of her eyes, slowing her down and giving him a chance to throw her into her desk or something.”

“Yeah, that’s true,” Mikey nodded, “I could totally see him doing that. And with someone like Meatsweats, he could just grab his tenderizing hammer and use it against him!”

“Or trick him into taking the powers of a weak mutant,” Leo smirked.

“Or pretend to be a mutant to get Meatsweats to grab him, so he can get in close, and then POW!”

“Order up! Anyone ask for beaten porkchops with a side of hot soup?” Leo shouted, causing the two of them to fall into a fit of laughter.

Settling down a bit, Mikey turned back to his project, spraying a few lines of color. He looked at it for a moment before adding a few more spots. He then picked up a darker color for some shading. “Yeah, Meatsweats wouldn’t stand a chance. ...Though, Hypno would be a bit harder to beat. Lou doesn’t really have anything to block out his hypnotizing yells.”

“Right… Which means he’d have to knock him out before he could get the chance to hypnotize him, and would have to figure out how to get around his magic tricks,” Leo nodded, “Which itself would be sort of… tricky.”

“Booooo.”

“I regret nothing. Anyway, the doves and rabbits probably wouldn’t be too big of a problem, it’s those rings that he’d really have to look out for…” He cringed slightly, lightly touching his neck and remembering the razor sharp ring that he had just barely managed to dodge a couple weeks ago. “Those things are killer… But if anyone could get around them, it’s Lou Jitsu. After that it’d just take a good hit to the face, and boom! Game, set and match!” After a moment , Leo added, “Do you think we’re too biased in this?”

“Nahhh,” Mikey shook his head as he continued painting, “Okay, Lou Jitsu VS those crab guys! They were crazy strong, plus they had a long distance attack!”

“Yeah, buuuut if he could turn their attacks against each other, he’d have them knocked out in a second!”

“Lou Jitsu VS that minotaur lady from that maze you made us go through!”

Leo gave him a flat look. “You could’ve just said ‘that one maze’ but fine, that would be a pretty hard fight. Fighting against killer vines AND a fire breathing minotaur, plus being in an environment that’s always changing? It’d be tough, but I think Lou could pull off a win. Use the vines as weapons and tools, and find a way to either knock out or tie up the minotaur, which would be easy once the playing field was even a bit, since I don’t think very many pizza chef/restaurant assistant managers are also skilled fist fighters.”

“Alright, uhh, umm-!”

“Face it, bro!” Leo insisted, “Lou Jitsu’s just too awesome! No matter what the fight, he always finds a way out!” Whether it was just in the movies or not, it was just too hard to believe that a guy that strong and skilled and just plain legendary could ever actually lose, no matter who he was up against.

And Mikey must’ve agreed, because all he could say to that was, “Yeah, I guess you’re right.” His voice was quiet now, and for a moment, Leo wondered if he had made him upset, making most of their theoretical battles so one-sided. He opened his mouth to ask, and-

“What about… Lou Jitsu VS us?”

Leo didn’t say anything. Instead, he sat up, and offered Mikey a small smile. “...Yeah, no. Mikey, we’re an awesome team but, we’re still just noobs compared to a master like him. We wouldn’t stand a chance at beating Lou Jitsu.”

“Heh, yeah, I know,” Mikey agreed. He smiled back at his brother, though it didn’t quite meet his eyes. “...I still wish we could fight him though, even if it was just a quick, dumb spar or something…”

“...Yeah, I get what you mean,” Leo said, holding back a sigh. Ever since the very first scene they saw from one of his movies - the very thing that had inspired them to want to become ninjas in the first place - all of them had wanted to meet the great and legendary Lou Jitsu. And now, thanks to certain revelations, well… Now that desire was stronger than ever.

It was pretty awesome, having one of your dads be a celebrity. But it was also bittersweet, especially when Wikipedia could only offer an incomplete history and various conspiracy theories around the web did very little to help.

“...Do you think that was his final fight? Him VS Draxum?” Mikey asked, still facing the wall despite not making a move to continue his art, “And that… that it was the one fight he lost?”

Leo could only give a shrug. “Maybe…” If he was being honest, his late father losing a fight still was a better ending than the alternative. That he simply gave them up and went into hiding, leaving them to be found by their rat dad. “But, hey… No matter what happened in it, you can bet he fought his hardest - and awesomest - during it. Just like he always does.” Just like they always did.

“...Yeah. I think you’re right,” Mikey nodded, another small smile making his way onto his face.

“...That’s really pretty, by the way,” Leo commented, looking back up at the wall.

“Heh, I know, right? Can’t believe someone would just throw this color out. But just wait until it’s done, then it’s really gonna look like something great!”

So, Leo laid back down on the hammock, and watched his younger brother paint his latest masterpiece.

Fights were a thrill. They were energizing and satisfying, but there was plenty of satisfaction to be found in moments of peace too.

#rottmnt #fanfiction #my writing #leonardo tmnt #michelangelo tmnt #rise of the tmnt #brother bonding #I really liked how this turned out and wanted to post it separately

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rollcough9-blog · 5 years ago

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My Trip to New York City — a NYC Native Traveling with a NYC Virgin!

Aug 28, 2018

My Trip to New York City — a NYC Native Traveling with a NYC Virgin!

New York City — whether you’ve visited the Big Apple before or not, “New York City” always brings something to mind. Sex and the City, Law & Order SVU, Saturday Night Live, amazing food, tall buildings, crazy taxi drivers, a Starbucks on every block, etc. etc. etc. This probably sounds super cliché, but New York City truly is a magical place. There is so much to do, so much to see, so much to eat! I wish I could say the people are friendly, buuuut nope… lol. People be cray cray in NYC. But that’s okay, you just can’t let it get to you.

I lived less than an hour away from NYC for over 10 years, from age 7 to 18. I traveled to and from the bustling city most weekends, and lived there with my sister for a few months. Even after moving to Arizona to attend university and moving to Texas post-grad, I’ve been able to visit NYC on quite a few occasions. Six times to be exact. My latest trip was with my boyfriend, Jake — a NYC virgin.

A HUGE thanks to TripAdvisor for providing free vouchers for us to use to scout the city together!

My boyfriend and I celebrated our one-year anniversary back in March but didn’t really have time to celebrate until summer. He’s in college and works on the side, and I blog full-time, also working for other companies as an independent contractor. We’ve always talked about traveling together but didn’t know where to go first. He mentioned a while back that he had never been to NYC but wanted to some day. In the back of my mind, I knew that’s where we’d travel first.

One day I was looking at flights, found some decently priced nonstop roundtrips to JFK, asked him if he was free those dates, aaaand whaddya know, our flights were booked 😉

Next on the list? A place to stay and stuff to do!

We turned to TripAdvisor to get some ideas on things to do in New York City.

Because I’ve actually lived there and stayed away from touristy things for my entire life (because, duh, why would I want to endure the pain of standing in crowds of lost out of towners?), I didn’t know where to start. TripAdvisor helped in that arena. The website was super simple to navigate — we typed in “New York City” under the “Things To Do” tab and BOOM! A big list of all the the “must sees” in New York for first timers!

TripAdvisor had lists of top things to do — the American Museum of Natural History (from the movie Night At The Museum), Times Square, Madame Tussauds, Central Park, etc. — but it also pointed us towards fun things that we never would have thought to do — like bike the Brooklyn Bridge and take a chocolate truffle-making class!

The selection of truffles you can make at Voilà Chocolat!

I didn’t want to arrive in NYC with a long list of things to do and see without planning it out beforehand. Trips like that are never organized and you don’t get to cross everything you want off the list because something always gets in the way. And New York City is huge. You can’t walk from SoHo to Brooklyn to the Upper East Side all in one day. Lots of walking and cab rides (don’t forget the traffic) are involved. You just can’t wing it.

We got tickets to the attractions we wanted to visit via TripAdvisor and planned our days around specific locations so we didn’t kill our feet (or our wallets from all the taxi rides).

We got to do everything on our list and more, even though we were only there for a few days, and we had a blast! Here’s some of what we did:

Attractions:

Times Square

Central Park

American Museum of Natural History and Hayden Planetarium (recommended by TripAdvisor)

Madame Tussauds (recommended by TripAdvisor)

Museum of Sex

Museum of Modern Art (recommended by TripAdvisor)

Brooklyn Bridge (recommended by TripAdvisor)

Grand Central Station

Eats:

Voilà Chocolat (recommended by TripAdvisor)

Loreley Beer Garden (recommended by TripAdvisor)

Grey Dog

3 different bagel shops (I don’t remember their names but they were all great!)

French Macarons from Ladurée

Ladurée is tradition. I get macarons there every time I visit NYC!

Coconut Thai Basil Donut from The Cinnamon Snail (recommended by a reader!)

Mind-blowing beet and burrata dish from Eva Jean’s (recommended by a friend!)

At the American Museum of Natural History, we got the “Museum Plus All” tickets because we wanted to see the Hayden Planetarium too (my bf is a space nerd). Here are some of the highlights:

Brain Pathways

Sensory Exhibit

Had to include this in here because this was actually our very first photo together after more than a year of dating ❤😂

At Madame Tussauds, we got the “Silver/Standard” tickets. Here is a goofy shot of us:

At the Museum of Sex, we got “Anytime Admission” tickets. Definitely one of the unusual things to do in New York City, but it’s definitely a interesting to say the least 😉

Playboy in Braille at the Museum of Sex

At the Museum of Modern Art, we got “Skip-the-Line Access” tickets.

We also got Day Pass Bike Rental tickets to bike across the Brooklyn Bridge. Such a beautiful view!

At Voilà Chocolat, we got tickets to the Make Your Own Gourmet Chocolate Truffles class.

I took my boyfriend here because I love, love, LOVE chocolate and kinda miss working with it in a bakery. I honestly thought he would be bored during it because he doesn’t bake or eat sweets all that much but he said this was definitely the highlight of the trip. We shared a bottle of champagne, made truffles (while a tad bit tipsy), the instructor was incredible (I wish I remembered his name!! 😔), and the truffles were delicious x 473. There were so many unique flavor choices to choose from and I liked that we got to choose which ones to make. We left with 16 decadent truffles each, PLUS chocolate bark using the leftover chocolate.

Truffles at Voilà Chocolat

Top = Mine (left to right: Speculoos, Praline, Creme Brûlée, and Hibiscus)

Bottom = Jake’s (Jack Daniels, Coffee, 72% Dark, and Creme Brûlée)

Us and our truffles!

My favorite truffle: Praline!

This was one of my favorite romantic things to do in NYC. I’d definitely take it over a fancy dinner or stroll along the High Line. I would get a ticket to this class again in a heartbeat!

Our entire trip in NYC was great. It really was. UNTIL our flight back to Austin. We got in an Uber with the estimated time until drop-off at 1 hour. An insane amount of traffic came out of nowhere and we ended up spending 3 hours in the Uber. 3 HOURS! We got to the airport 5 minutes before gates closed. We even had TSA precheck, but if you’ve ever been to JFK, you know that ain’t happening. The only flight back to Austin was the next morning. So guess what? We made do. And by that I mean we went through security, walked to the nearest bar, drank a bottle of wine, and spent the night in the airport. It wasn’t too bad, but only because I got to spend the night with the bf. And maaaaybe also all the energy drinks and snacks we got before the shops closed for the night 😉

The bottle of riesling we drank before spending the night in JFK

No matter what you see on TV, New York City is unlike no other. No matter how hard I try to describe it, NYC simply can’t be described… you just gotta GO! It’s nothing like Calgary (where I was born), it’s nothing like Milwaukee (where Jake was born), it’s nothing like Tucson (where I went to college), and it’s nothing like Austin (where we both live now).

And yes, NYC can be a shitshow at times, I’m not gonna lie. It’s uber crowded, people are always stressed out, you smell some weird things, you see some weird things (aka a guy slowly walking backwards through an intersection, pants down, ass out wide out in the open, high as a kite)… they’ve sure got some interesting stuff going on there folks! But the good will always outweigh the bad.

If you visit New York City you’ll walk into the most unique boutiques, find some of the cutest coffee shops, and eat some of the best food. You’ll make more memories than you can count. There’s never a dull moment in the Big Apple 🙂

Have you ever been to NYC? If you have, what was your favorite thing to do?

Let me know so I can add it to my to-do list for my next visit!

With love and good eats,

– Jess

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chelsorz07 · 8 years ago

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so i’m a grown-ass woman but

I’m still barely an adult. And I don’t have a job or a life so all I’ve been doing every day for the past couple weeks is personality quizzes. Then today this popped up on my facebook memories from 2010 and I decided I’m gonna do it again just to see how much I’ve changed in seven years. Original answers are in normal font and current are underneath in bold.

Are you ready for this? probably not but i'm a procrastinator. Obviously, since I took the time to copy and paste it and switch from facebook to tumblr.

What do you think about Love? it's hard. It’s a pain in the ass when you’re not happy but you know you wouldn’t be happy anywhere else either. Who has your heart? david. Dave, kinda. My heart has pretty much given up at this point.

Are you wearing a necklace, who got it for you, wheres it from? i don't normally wear necklaces. I wear Dave’s wedding ring on a chain because he’s not allowed to wear it at work, and if I give it back to him when he gets home he’ll just lose it again. Are you tall for your age, or short? taller than average but not tall. That one’s the same. I didn’t exactly grow from age 20 to 27. Except the number on the scale. What are you about to do? bathe. Continue watching Ridiculousness and wasting my life. Maybe read some spn finale codas to fix my soul after last night.

Tell me about the person you like? i wouldn't know where to begin. I’d rather not. Do you like the smell of coconuts? no. Yeah. See idk what happened there. Expecting something to change in the next month? stuff changes all the time. Hopefully I’ll find a new job, but I have to start looking first. Tell me the truth,ever kissed your boyfriends/girlfriends best friend? no, unlike all his other girlfriends. Same. What are you looking forward to? my birthday. Um...the All Time Low concert the day before my birthday, which I’m more excited that my sister is coming with than the actual show, actually being back in PA for Old Home Days this year because it’s that same weekend, and hopefully moving home before the end of the year.

Did you get anything off your chest today? i did a few days ago. I haven’t talked to anyone today but this quiz is pretty cathartic. How many rings do you usually wear? none. Three. Engagement ring, wedding ring, and this really cool silver one with a green wooden inlay that I got at an antique store. Do you have a bestfriend of the opposite sex? a couple. Yessir. Shoutout @sloan28allday who still refuses to use tumblr even though he has one. Can you sleep without blankets covering you? no. Definitely not. It’s much less uncomfortable in the summer now that I have central air. What did you wear to bed last night? basketball shorts and a tshirt. I didn’t go to bed last night, but for the sake of this quiz I was wearing the same thing I am now, green plaid pajama pants and my angel banishing sigil t-shirt.

What do you do in your spare time? pretty much this. Watch Shameless over and over again and cry about how much of an asshole Ian Gallagher is and how Mickey deserves better. What were you doing at 10:00 this morning? hanging with maranda. Watching the season 9 spn finale because it was on TNT. What time do you think you're going to bed tonight? like 8pm. i'm exhausted. and i'd go to bed now if i didn't have to bowl tonight. Well I just woke up from a nap at like 9 so probably not anytime soon. Late morning, I’d guess. How do you feel about the person who texted you last? i love him. I’m gonna kick him in the throat if he sends me a text out of the blue that just says “waffles” one more time. Anything irritating you right now? pretty much always. See the last question. Also the fact that I have two separate DVRs and it decided to record Seth Meyers on this one so it changed the channel while I was watching Ridiculousness. I hate Seth Meyers, the only thing I want to see is ATL’s performance. Did the person that hurt you most apologize? yeah actually. idk how sincere it was though. or if he's just really bad at communicating. My mother hasn’t apologized for my entire childhood yet but I’m not holding my breath. Do you want to get married? maybe someday. i don't want kids though. at least not my own. Have been for almost two years now. The kids answer has changed too. Every time I see a baby I cry because it isn’t mine. Would you ever get your lip pierced? yeah. I kinda would like to have my nose pierced now, but I can’t decide which I want more. Where would you like to live in the future? nashville. anywhere down south works but that's my first choice. georgia's a close second. Having visited Nashville and Georgia semi-recently, I can say I’d still live there in a heartbeat if it wasn’t for the fact that I want to move home so badly. So my new answer is Bradford. Would you be able to date someone who doesn't make you laugh? no. HELL no.

What college do you plan on going to? uh...none. i want to get my cosmetology license buuuut i don't have the money for school. Wooow why did I ever even consider cosmetology? Lol...I’m probably never going to go but I want to be a contractor so I’d go to Penn Tech in Williamsport. Do you have good vision? it's not terrible. It’s getting progressively worse. I can barely drive at night now. Everything is too bright. Did you speak to your father today? yep. No but he’s a night owl like me and sometimes he’ll just message me on fb to say hi so I still might. What do you usually do right when you wake up? go back to sleep. Check my phone, pee, and head downstairs for some caffeine. Are you too shy to kiss the person you like? sometimes. he doesn't really give out the vibe that he wants to be kissed. kinda sad after being together for a year if you ask me, but oh well. No. He actually got a lot better about that when we got back together so he’ll kiss me randomly throughout the day when he’s home. We still don’t like make out anymore like when we first started dating though. Which sucks, because I love making out. Can a girl love sex and not be a whore? i love sex and i'm not a whore. i've only been with one person. so yeah. Okay my number has doubled since then but I’m still not a whore because I’ve only been with one person besides my husband, and it was one time (we weren’t together). Hate the last person you kissed? sometimes. i love him more than anything though. Love him, hate him, want to punch him in the balls, want to have his children...it’s a rollercoaster. Are you someone who hates to read? used to love it. now it bores the shit out of me. I love reading, it’s just more gay fanfic than books nowadays. If you could change your eye color what would you change it to? i wouldn't. Still wouldn’t. My eyes are awesome. Do you think age matters in relationships? to an extent. Not really as long as everything’s legal and consensual. Name of your first cat? steven. Obvs that’s the same. But he was my first cat as a kid. My Marshie was my first cat as an adult. Would you rather be at the beach or lake? lake. Lake fosho. Clearly I’ve never liked beaches. What would you do if you found out the person you liked had a girlfriend/ boyfriend? i AM his girlfriend. I’d divorce his ass so hard. And keep my Impala lol Do you feel like you have life figured out? nobody does. No, and I’m positive I never will. Ever dropped a cell phone? i throw it more than i drop it. This is actually funny, because now I drop it way more than I throw it. I’ve mellowed but gotten clumsier. Who last hugged you? randa. This is actually the same. For all you tumblr folks, Maranda is my niece. And even though we live four hours apart now and I only get to see her once every few months, I happened to be home about a week and a half ago and she wasn’t in school because of a doctor’s appointment, so we got a few minutes together and she hugged me like four times. I love that little girl so much it kills me. Aaaand now I’m crying. Thanks, facebook mems. Ever had a pet fish? no. No but my little sister has. He didn’t last a week lol Do you want your tongue pierced? no. Ew no way. Anything happen to you within the past month that made you really happy? kind of. Above story with Maranda, and getting my new car. which happened on the same day. Last time you spoke to the person you have feelings for? in person, 2 nights ago. he just texted me a few minutes ago though. In person, last Wednesday. We text randomly or talk on fb while he’s away for work. And I don’t talk on the phone at all so he doesn’t call me. Have you ever kissed 2 people at once? no. No wtf Was your last kiss drunk? no but it was severely hung over lol I don’t even get drunk anymore. What are you listening to at the moment? nothing. i should be showering. Fucking annoying Rachel Maddow and Seth Meyers. And my kitten, Thomas, is licking himself rather loudly. Your best friend has sex with your ex, what happens? haha...she's not retarded. she wouldn't do that. Well she has a boyfriend so no. Plus they are both my best friends. And definitely aren’t each other’s types. Although I do think if they were to get together she’d be the only girl besides me not to cheat on him because she doesn’t do that. Do you think you will be married by the time you are 25? probably not. I got married 29 days before my 26th birthday. Whats the first thing you did when you opened your eyes today? shut off my alarm and went back to sleep. Looked at the time. Do you believe exes can be friends? sometimes. it just so happens that my exes are all crazy so we don't speak. These questions always amuse me because my ex is my best friend now and one of the most important people in the world to me. Have you ever kissed someone whose name started with a q? no. Still no. Where is the last person you kissed at right now? i would imagine he's on his way to work. I don’t remember if he’s on day or night shift this hitch, so he’s either working or sleeping. Last person you held hands with in the past 24 hour? randa while she was walking. I have had no face to face human interaction other than the drive-thru at McD’s. Would you go on a road trip with your friends? i've been dying to. In theory, yes. Because I love my friends and going anywhere with them would be a good time. However I’ve developed a very intense fear of traffic. So can it be like a short, rural road trip please? Would you shave your entire body (including your head)? no. I definitely wouldn’t shave my head. But also no to the rest because I can’t shave anywhere I have psoriasis patches. Which is 80% of my body. Pits and downstairs maintenance is all I can do. Did you sleep alone last night? unfortunately. I didn’t sleep last night. But yes, I am alone for another 5-ish days. Have you ever kissed just a friend? yeah. Yup. Did you have any unread text messages when you woke up today? no. I may have had something from Michael on fb but no texts. Nobody texts me but Dave anyway. Do you think people talk about you behind your back? i know they do. i don't give a shit cuz i probably talk about them too. Don’t care. Is it possible to be single and happy? yes. Probably. Idk, I haven’t been single in a long time. And I’ve never really been truly happy. Everyone deserves a second chance, right? not remotely true. Not everyone. Did you stand on your tippy-toes when you had your last kiss? i don't think i had the strength to. Pretty sure I was sitting on the front porch step. Who was the last person to call you? wes. Bill collectors, which I don’t answer. As for actual people I know, that would be David. And it was in January. And I didn’t answer. Lol Think back to this time last year, were you happy? i was getting there. No. That was when I started realizing how much I missed home. Do you smoke weed everyday? nope. I haven’t smoked weed in years. Smoke cigarettes every day though. Have you broken the law in the past 5 days? probably. I may have gone like 7mph over the speed limit. Do you have siblings over the age of 21? yep. My older sister is 36, my brother-in-law (her husband) will be 37 in two days, my other brother-in-law is 33, and both of my sisters-in-law are 31. Then there’s me at 27 and my little sister is 19. Have you kissed someone with braces? no. Still no. Did your last kiss take place on a bed? no - my entry way/mudroom thing. Like I said, porch. What was bad about today? ha. I’m still mourning Castiel’s death, even if it is temporary. What's been your biggest shock this year? nothing shocks me anymore. My old job fucking me over. And the spn finale. Currently wanting any piercings or tattoos? several. YAAAS omg I want so many more tattoos but with my skin the way it is I have nowhere to put them. Can you call the last person you kissed without it being awkward? not really cuz we both hate talking on the phone. i mean it's not awkward just out of character. I’mma keep that answer. Plus if he’s out of town for work I never know his schedule so I wouldn’t want to call him while he’s sleeping or on location. Who was the last person you had sleepover with? i mean i stay at dave's on the weekends but it's not really sleepovers...it's just staying there. I couldn’t even tell you. I don’t think it counts as a sleepover if you live with the person. And I’ve lived with Dave for almost 5 years. Do you like family get-togethers? well i don't like my family. so no. Depends on the occasion, the amount of time spent there, and how big of a bitch my older sister decides to be that day. She hasn’t been too bad lately so I think my dad’s birthday dinner next weekend should be okay. Do you hate the last person who called you? nope. The people who still want 400 bucks from me on behalf of Penelec? Yeah kind of. If you are being extremely quiet, what does that mean? could mean anything. I’m bored, tired, cranky, thinking, watching something, reading, or I just woke up and am not coherent yet so if you speak before you’re spoken to I’ll stab you. Did anyone watch you the last time you kissed someone? no. I doubt it, unless I have really creepy neighbors. Oh wait, I do. I wouldn’t put it past Sharon to watch us saying goodbye before Dave leaves. She’s like obsessed with us. Do you like to spend time with people? occasionally. Sometimes but I prefer to be alone. Just not as alone as I am now. Because I’m ALWAYS alone.

Do you want a relationship right now? i'm in one and yes i want it. Um. Mostly. Where did you last fall asleep other than a bed? couch. Sometimes I fall asleep in the car when we go back home for a visit.

Have you ever been called heartless? usually. Yeah.

Okay! So mostly we’ve discovered that I’m still a cynical little shit but I use capitalization now so that’s personal growth. For the most part my relationship with my family has improved. Dave’s stuck with me so I don’t have to second guess all the minutiae of our relationship. If it falls apart I’m like whatever I saw this coming years ago and it won’t kill me. Annnd I still have no ambition or drive. It’s always sobering to learn things about yourself and how much you’ve changed in a given span of time. Alright, I gotta poop. If you like reading this kind of shit, cool. If not, sorry not sorry. It took me over an hour so I probably won’t do it that often anyway.

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May I request fluff of all of the characters bedridden and sick being cared for by their s/o? How would they act? What would they need or want from them? Would it be easy and relaxing, or hard and time consuming? And what would they all have and why? (Love your stuff!! Keep it up!)

Sure thing, here you go!

Korekiyo Shinguuji

What? Seriously?

How did he even catch a cold? He’s always wearing a mask!

Are you serious?! He walked all the way to the library in this weather?! It’s practically a blizzard outside, he could have just gone online!

He repeatedly tells you that online does not even begin to compare to the experience of researching culture from actual books.

Still, you tell him this is completely ridiculous!

Regardless, you tend to him, making sure he stays warm and bringing him hot drinks.

His favourite part of your caring for him is when you sit by the fire with him and read to him.

He’s not too needy, and reminds you that you don’t have to care for him and you can take a break whenever you want!

But really, he’s not too high maintenance, and caring for him is pretty relaxing. Nice and rhythmical.

It takes him a little while to get better, as he refuses to take any artificial medicines, but eventually, he’s back to his usual self!

That’s not to say this didn’t definitely happen again a week later.

Maki Harukawa

The laziest sick person in the world.

She won’t even move, she’s just going to bury herself under all these blankets and groan.

A cold, and what a cold it is.

She’s a sniffling, red-nosed mess, sneezing all over the place.

You make sure she has plenty of tissues ready, at least three boxes at all times!

She’s way more high-maintenance than you expected, but she doesn’t ask for anything.

She just expects that you already know to do it.

And really, you do.

So you make her lots of soup, light the fireplace, and cuddle with her.

You also make sure to go out and buy lots of medicine.

You have very little free time now, because her every need needs to be attended to, and god, there’s quite a list of them.

But when she’s feeling better, she’s very appreciative!

And she apologizes for you having to work so hard.

Rantarou Amami

Assures you that really, you don’t have to do anything, he’s okay!

He can still get up and move and work, see? He’s fine, you don’t have to take care of him!

And then he throws up.

So back to bed with him!

He finally lets you take care of him, and you do a wonderful job!

You’re completely attentive to his every need, because you feel bad about how sick he is.

He can’t keep a lot of food down, nasty stomach bug!

But he can handle light things, so that’s what you make.

You have him in the guest room…but only because it’s closer to the bathroom.

And also because you don’t want him sleeping in your bed with you while he’s sick. If you get sick too, who’s gonna care for you both?!

You make sure to get him lots of medicine.

He tells you that you’re working too hard, but you really want him to get better!

It’s pretty time-consuming, but you don’t mind, because you love him, and you know he would do the same if you were sick.

Soon, he gets better, and he makes sure to repay you with lots of nice dates for all your hard work.

Kirumi Toujou

Why! Won’t! She! Stay! In! Bed!!!

Every time you look away, even for a second, she’s out of bed! Cleaning!

Kirumi no!

You have a cold! No!

You constantly have to take her back to bed, but she just won’t stop getting up, every single time you look away!

You can’t even make her soup or buy her medicine because every time you try, she gets out of bed!

It! Is! Stressful!

It takes her FOREVER to get over her cold because she will not stay in bed!

Ouma Kokichi

THE WHINIEST BABY.

CONSTANTLY COMPLAINING.

That being said, you feel bad, because he’s got the flu pretty bad.

Like, really bad, actually.

So you let him complain.

He can barely keep any food down, which is frustrating!

He tends to get sick a lot, because of how much exposure to people he has as a supreme ruler.

He won’t stay in bed, but he definitely wants to!

Alternatively, he’s bundled up in five blankets, practically living on the bathroom floor.

“BECAUSE WHAT’S THE POINT IN GOING TO BED IF I’M GONNA THROW UP AGAIN”

So that’s where he lives now apparently.

He won’t take pills because he’s a huge baby, so you have to sneak most of them into his food.

Which he still can’t keep down anyway. Frustrating!

Basically cries the entire time, because his tummy hurts and he is not having a good time :c

But eventually he falls asleep!

So you carry him back to bed, and he manages to sleep for a lil bit.

But when he gets better, he gives you lots of hugs to thank you!

And also tells you everything you could have done better.

Buuuut also thanks you.

Angie Yonaga

Angie isn’t feeling too well…how did she even get a cold?

You guess it was probably the move.

Your city isn’t quite as hot as her island!

But she is all too happy to let you take care of her!

She’s a little needy, but she’s also adorable, so you just can’t say no to her.

You give her plenty of kisses, because she wants them!

Even if it might make you sick.

You bring her lots of sketching supplies and food, just what she needs.

She sleeps during a lot of the day too, which makes things easier for you.

She’s needy, yes, but most of her needs are pretty easy to manage.

She gets better real quickly, and thanks you plenty!

But…now you’re sick.

Damn kisses.

Shuuichi Saihara

He is very adamant that he can handle himself, and not to worry about him!

He doesn’t want you doing any more work than you have to!

But he’s sneezing like crazy and you know he needs to rest.

So off to bed with him!

He’s reluctant, but finally lets you take care of him.

You bring him lots of soup and lots of blankets and lots of medicine!

Still though, he’s reluctant to let you work this hard.

He insists you get some rest too.

Very low maintenance, but that’s a problem, because he never tells you when he needs something!

But, you know when he needs something, you’re an expert in that field by now.

Needless to say, he gets better pretty quickly with such a dedicated s/o!

He repays you with plenty of thanks and plenty of hugs.

Kaede Akamatsu

Independent and wants you to know it!

Tries to do everything herself, make her own food, buy her own medicine, assures you that you can rest easy!

You try to help, but she’s just too on top of everything.

There’s no time for you to go get her medicine! She already did it herself!

You wanna take care of her, really, you do, but she will not let you!

Finally, FINALLY, you get her to AT LEAST take a nap.

That’s about all you can do.

You have no idea how she gets better so quickly, working like that!

She assures you that she’s just really good at taking care of the sick, including herself!

You are so, so confused.

Kaito Momota

Just kind of…

Does nothing.

Lays face-down on the couch and just groans.

Doesn’t ask for anything, just groans.

You put on movies for him, bring him medicine and food, but mostly you just give him his space.

Sometimes though, he will groan SO LOUDLY that you’re sure the neighbours can hear it, so you go cuddle him to keep him down.

But he never gets off the couch!

You need somewhere to sit, so you mostly just sit on his back.

He gets better, but it takes FOREVER because he won’t even TRY to get better!

He’s so lazy when he’s sick!

When he gets better, he acts like nothing even happened, but does thank you.

And scolds you for sitting on him while he was sick! Very rude!

Miu Iruma

Almost as whiny as Ouma!

But also the grossest.

She sneezes without covering her mouth, and she throws up SO LOUDLY that it almost makes you wanna throw up too.

Has a million demands, and if you don’t meet them all, she’ll complain until you do!

Super time consuming and extremely high-maintenance, never even TRIES to do anything herself until she’s feeling 100%!

But when she does feel better, she pays you back in full.

And when I say in full, I mean in NSFW ways that are for A DIFFERENT ASK.

Kiibo

It...appears as though he has caught a virus.

You have no idea what to do here.

He’s just kind of bugging out in the middle of the kitchen??

Oh god he just shot a laser at the waffle iron-

To bed with him...?

You are really, really confused.

You read through the manual he wrote out for you when you had asked for some kind of robot instruction book a few months ago...

Maybe if you just...?

Yup. All you had to do was turn him off and on again.

Easy fix!

He’s super embarrassed afterwards, and very sorry for wasting your time!

Himiko Yumeno

A pretty lazy sick.

But mostly just tired, at least this keeps her in bed!

She doesn’t ask for much, but she still asks for the norm, like soup and medicine.

Eventually, though, she asks for you to do a trick for her to make her feel better!

You try, and it’s terrible, but she laughs and smiles and tells you she loved it.

You’re glad you could make her happy!

She gets better quickly, and makes sure to give you lots of kisses and face-squishes as thanks!

Gonta Gokuhara

He. Feels. Horrible.

He is so sick.

It’s not uncommon for him to catch things, being outside as often as he is, and this time is no exception.

He’s even harder to keep in bed than Kirumi, despite how bad he feels!

He wants to go outside!

He wants to go for walks!

He wants to go in the woods!

If he stayed in the house, then things would be a little easier, but you turn for a second and he’s OUT THE DOOR.

After a stern lecture, he agrees to stay inside until he feels better...

But then spends the next week lying about feeling better when actually he still feels awful.

Frustrating!

Tsumugi Shirogane

Sick? What? She’s not sick, she promises!

Liar.

She is sneezing like crazy, and eventually you get her to go back to bed.

Although she continuously insists she’s perfectly healthy, she’s still sneezing a ton, so you tend to her anyway.

You bring soup, medicine, blankets, movies, books, anything she could need or want!

But she swears she’s fine!

Which makes it really hard to tell when she’s actually feeling better.

You decide to pick around the time when she stops sneezing.

She’s not high maintenance, but you turn it into a very demanding job for yourself!

When she feels better, she’s appreciative, but also a little grumpy that you ignored her repeated statements that she was fine!

Buuuut she kisses you anyway.

Ryouma Hoshi

Literally the last thing he wants is you taking care of him.

This is so stupid.

He hates this.

But this cold is nasty so he has no choice but to let you take charge.

Being so small, his immune system isn’t very good, so he gets sick a lot, but you are always there to help!

He does what he can for himself.

You make his food, but he gets out of bed to come get it.

You go buy him medicine, but he gets out of bed to come take it.

You wash nice warm blankets for him, but he takes them out of the drier and carries them upstairs.

Overall a team effort!

But when he does feel better, he’s very thankful that you took such good care of him, and thanks you, though a little embarrassed.

Tenko Chabashira

She tries to be independent, but she’s pretty out of it while she’s sick.

So instead she just sprawls out across the bed and mumbles about how she doesn’t NEED help.

She definitely needs help.

So you make sure she gets enough water, and food, and medicine, and sleep!

But she is really out of it.

So she doesn’t try to be high-maintenance, but she definitely is.

You take very good care of her the whole time!

And when she feels better, she doesn’t remember much of what happened, but she’s very grateful for your help, and promises to make it up to you!

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My Trip to New York City — a NYC Native Traveling with a NYC Virgin!

Aug 28, 2018

My Trip to New York City — a NYC Native Traveling with a NYC Virgin!

A HUGE thanks to TripAdvisor for providing free vouchers for us to use to scout the city together!

One day I was looking at flights, found some decently priced nonstop roundtrips to JFK, asked him if he was free those dates, aaaand whaddya know, our flights were booked 😉

Next on the list? A place to stay and stuff to do!

We turned to TripAdvisor to get some ideas on things to do in New York City.

The selection of truffles you can make at Voilà Chocolat!

We got tickets to the attractions we wanted to visit via TripAdvisor and planned our days around specific locations so we didn’t kill our feet (or our wallets from all the taxi rides).

We got to do everything on our list and more, even though we were only there for a few days, and we had a blast! Here’s some of what we did:

Attractions:

Times Square

Central Park

American Museum of Natural History and Hayden Planetarium (recommended by TripAdvisor)

Madame Tussauds (recommended by TripAdvisor)

Museum of Sex

Museum of Modern Art (recommended by TripAdvisor)

Brooklyn Bridge (recommended by TripAdvisor)

Grand Central Station

Eats:

Voilà Chocolat (recommended by TripAdvisor)

Loreley Beer Garden (recommended by TripAdvisor)

Grey Dog

3 different bagel shops (I don’t remember their names but they were all great!)

French Macarons from Ladurée

Ladurée is tradition. I get macarons there every time I visit NYC!

Coconut Thai Basil Donut from The Cinnamon Snail (recommended by a reader!)

Mind-blowing beet and burrata dish from Eva Jean’s (recommended by a friend!)

At the American Museum of Natural History, we got the “Museum Plus All” tickets because we wanted to see the Hayden Planetarium too (my bf is a space nerd). Here are some of the highlights:

Brain Pathways

Sensory Exhibit

Had to include this in here because this was actually our very first photo together after more than a year of dating ❤😂

At Madame Tussauds, we got the “Silver/Standard” tickets. Here is a goofy shot of us:

At the Museum of Sex, we got “Anytime Admission” tickets. Definitely one of the unusual things to do in New York City, but it’s definitely a interesting to say the least 😉

Playboy in Braille at the Museum of Sex

At the Museum of Modern Art, we got “Skip-the-Line Access” tickets.

We also got Day Pass Bike Rental tickets to bike across the Brooklyn Bridge. Such a beautiful view!

At Voilà Chocolat, we got tickets to the Make Your Own Gourmet Chocolate Truffles class.

Truffles at Voilà Chocolat

Top = Mine (left to right: Speculoos, Praline, Creme Brûlée, and Hibiscus)

Bottom = Jake’s (Jack Daniels, Coffee, 72% Dark, and Creme Brûlée)

Us and our truffles!

My favorite truffle: Praline!

This was one of my favorite romantic things to do in NYC. I’d definitely take it over a fancy dinner or stroll along the High Line. I would get a ticket to this class again in a heartbeat!

The bottle of riesling we drank before spending the night in JFK

Have you ever been to NYC? If you have, what was your favorite thing to do?

Let me know so I can add it to my to-do list for my next visit!

With love and good eats,

– Jess

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"Ocularists In Training" Behind The Scenes Blog | The Ocularist, S1E4

‘Ello there.

Welcome back to John Pacey-Lowrie Ltd’s ‘behind-the-scenes’ blog! As I’m sure you know by now this is the place to learn a little bit more about ‘The Ocularist, Series One’, written by moi (Fraser Lowrie).

Have you read last week’s blog yet? Alex, my brother, wrote it and my God is it funny! Simply scroll down to check it out…

October… can you believe we’re in October?! This week’s episode ‘Ocularists In Training’ was filmed all the way back in July at Nottingham Trent University, just a couple of weeks after John arrived back from Indonesia.

This chapter of the series is quite a special one really because this is the first time that we actually get to see John in his home territory making eyes and teaching guys (and a lady).

As with most of the instalments, this one was tricky to film. The students had paid to be there and so it was important that I stayed out of their way and let them learn as much as they could possibly learn in the time that they had. It was also very mucky in the workshop and there was dust aaalll over my equipment!

The Opening Shot

This was interesting for me to watch back. Many mornings I am the first one to arrive in the office and the first thing I do is switch on that lamp…

I knew I wanted to get a shot of Sean entering but I had no idea when he’d arrive… So the very moment I heard any movement on the stairs outside the door I shot up and pressed ‘Record’ on the camera. Four times I did this until finally it was the man himself who came through the door.

After this shot there are a few cuts of me and Sean bringing all the equipment to the car. I had no idea just how much stuff they have to take to these lessons! I had planned on doing a load of different shots for this scene but I felt like I had to help out with the load.

The Faces

EVERY TIME John gets his hands on one of those creepy plastic heads he just HAS to make it speak.

How weird is it to have a box of plastic heads? Each one with an eye missing?? Well, apparently that’s just a normal day here at JPL.

I can’t sit here and pretend I know how those things are made but I do believe they were made by Ryan. Ryan works for the university in the workshop and seems to have lots of fun making body casts and all sorts of other crazy things.

The Stool Saga

In no world should I have had to put this story in the film… I mean it’s a story about John and Sean trying to find the correct stools. It’s not exactly “good content”. The things is… this felt like it took HOURS to find the right bloody chairs!!

Up and down,

back and forth,

room to room,

there was no sign of the correct seats. Exactly one minute of this ten minute episode was dedicated to that saga. What a carry on.

I felt really bad for John and Sean when they realised that they had forgotten a tonne of stuff. What you guys don’t see in this film is that the prep for this week of teaching takes about a month (if not longer!). So the idea that they had spent all that time planning to then have to drive back to the clinic and pick up a load of bits is a bit sad.

Day One, Four & Five

The week seemed to go really well. All the students were immediately ready to get started on learning/making the prosthetics and John & Sean seemed pleased with all the progress being made.

When watching this episode you may have wondered why there wasn’t a lot of footage of the students’ works or John’s teaching. The reason for this is that there is already a 20 minute video online of John teaching this NTU course and I didn’t want to repeat what was already out there.

Really this episode was all about showing the world what the course is like and showing how much effort both John & Sean put into making it happen!

“Does anybody want to go and have a beer?”

10.30am. It was 10.30am when John asked this question. There was no definitive answer from the group. I think they all wanted to say “yes” but they felt that they shouldn’t because, well, it was in the morning. Anyway, eventually we all decided that we’d go and have a swift one to celebrate the end of the week. Buuuut, guess what? There are no bars open at 10.30am!

We travelled up and down the city but had no luck. So we went to Cafe Nero instead. Probably for the best, ey?

Music

“Workshop Phunk” This song uses a sample of a rather famous song and that’s all I can possibly say.

“Training Wheels” is the tenth song made for the series!

“LHR/CGK” (from episode 2)

“Couchella” This song has been used in 3 out of 4 episodes. I think it’s become the song of the series ^.^

There you have it! Now you know some of the behind-the-scenes details you can go and watch it again ;)

Till next time! - Fraser Lowrie (@lowriemusic - Insta, FB, Twitter, Spotify)

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aprilsimpsonhunt-blog · 7 years ago

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Hey everyone! I’m cutting this one close to the wire, as always! (the vox box “session” closes in an hour 🙂 )

I was lucky enough this past month to receive an amazing little box from Influenster. If you’ve known or followed my social media pages for awhile, I’m sure you’ve seen me share some of the fun things I’ve gotten from them. But my favorite things, by far, are these things called VoxBoxes. They are random packages you receive full of fun little products to test, in exchange for your reviews on them. I love it!

This box was called the “Darling VoxBox” and it was full of a bunch of samples and coupons. The most amazing thing, to me, was that I absolutely LOVED every item in the box. Normally, I like a few of the items, but there are a few I can do without. This box hit it out of the park!

The items I received were:

EvaNYC Therapy Session Hair Mask

DuncanHines Perfect for One Chocolate Lovers Cake

Live Clean Baby Gentle Moisture Tearless Shampoo and Wash, plus Baby Gentle Moisture Lotion (these were both FULL SIZE BOTTLES!)

Country Crock Buttery Spread (a coupon for a big tub)

Nature’s Bounty Energy Gummies

Vichy Mineral 89 Hyaluronic Acid Face Moisturizer

I’ll start by saying that with the exception of the Margarine, I haven’t tried any of these items before. So, I was a tad excited. You can check out the full video of my kids and I (they love to see what I get) opening the box here:

Click to watch us opening our Darling Vox Box!

So…let’s go in order and I’ll tell you what I thought!

This hair mask by Eva NYC was incredible! Now, I normally have baby fine, somewhat oil prone hair, so I avoid hair conditioning treatments. This mask/treatment showed up just in time, though, as I was about to bleach my dark brown hair blonde! I used it once before dying it, and found it to be nice and lightweight, but still a bit heavy for my fine, limp hair in its natural state.

Once I began to bleach, though, it was a totally different ballgame. I used it directly after bleaching as a mask, then every day afterwards as a conditioner. Besides conditioning my hair, helping to tame flyaways and keeping it nice and soft, this thing smells AMAZING!! I can’t get over the scent. I confess I may have used it a few times without needing to, just so my hair could smell that good! If you haven’t heard of EvaNYC, you can find them on social media at the profiles below:

Facebook.com/EvaHairNYC

Twitter: @EvaHairNYC

Instagram: @EvaHairNYC

and you can find the pics from everyone doing the vox box contest under the tags #EvaSummerMoms and #EvaNYC

Another product we used right away were this wash and lotion from LiveClean Baby. We got to try their Baby Gentle line in the form of the Tearless Shampoo and wash and the Genle moisture baby lotion. I was amazed to find that both products were made using only certified organic botanicals. They had a light chamomile and lavender scent, but nothing that was overpowering. If anything, the scent could have been stronger.

The tearless factor was absolutely right! We even tested it to be sure. My baby girl does not understand how to tilt her head back, yet always hollars like I’m drowning her during bath time. This is probably the first time she was ok…besides the indignant look I received. 🙂 I can’t believe that they were nice enough to send FULL SIZE samples to all the testers! I guess when you know you have a good product, you know that a little generosity goes a long way. We recently used the last of the lotion and wash (I have 2 little ones who require a lot of cleaning and moisture!) and I will definitely be searching for these products in the store now!

You can find Live Clean on social media below:

Facebook.com/livecleanusa

Twitter: @Livecleanusa

Instagram: @LiveCleanUSA

and you can find the photos on social media by searching the tag #livecleanmoms

Onto my own personal favorite! I have never been a big vitamin person, as I never really notice a difference between when I’m taking them vs when I’m not. That has changed now, thanks to these Energy Gummies from Nature’s bounty! This was another FULL SIZE sample. (thank god, as I need all the energy help i can get with my 4 crazy kids!).

I used 2 a day, being sure to take a day off every few days so as not to build a tolerance (I’m not sure that’s how it works. I just noticed that if I took them too many days in a row, I was extra tired when I didn’t take them). These things really worked! It wasn’t like an energy drink, where you have a sudden burst of energy, then come crashing down. It was more of a mellow, calm sense of overall energy. I found it easier to keep up with my kids and I took one in the afternoon, which seemed to head off that afternoon slump feeling that I get. Another side benefit that I experienced is that it seemed to help my appetite. I have a notoriously bad appetite and forget to eat when I’m busy. Since these vitamins were burning my calories to help convert them to energy, they did great at reminding me to eat to keep up that process. It seemed like I even craved healthier foods…but that was probably just the week of the month I was in. (I tend to go in healthy vs. unhealthy cycles. lol)

i’m currently out of them and I’ve defintiely noticed that I’m NOT taking them right now. I’m back to being exhausted, my memory isn’t working at capacity and the afternoon slump leaves me just wanting to nap with baby girl. Thank goodness they sent a coupon for more. I’m not a health nut and would never see myself endorsing health products or vitamins normally….but these things are legit! I will reccommend these to all the moms I know!

Find Nature’s Bounty on facebook.com/Nauturesbounty

Instagram: @Naturesbounty

Twitter: @Naturesbounty

find all the pics for these under the tag #betteroffhealthy on social media

Last but certainly not least…

I received a small tube of this Vichy Mineral 89 Hyaluronic Acid Face Moisturizer to try in my VoxBox as well. This is yet another product that I would never have chosen for myself. For one thing, I try not to buy things I can’t pronounce (hyaluronic, anyone? vichy?) 🙂 For another, I have oil prone skin and it’s summer. Combining these two things with a moisturizer is generally a receipe for acne.

Thank goodness Influenster knows what they’re doing! This moisturizer isn’t really a lotion at all. It’s more of a gel. It’s lightweight, yet still completely moisturizing. It soaks in quickly and doesnt’ leave any trace of oil. It was PERFECT for summer. It is supposed to aid in the wrinkled areas and crows feet, etc. I personally didn’t notice an overall change. BUUUUT, When I put it on underneath my makeup, it seemed to fill the gaps and make the surface of my face really smooth, thus my makeup hung on a lot longer than it does in any season. For summer, I was truly amazed to find that my makeup was still on at dinnertime. This is highly unusual.

That all being said, I probably wouldn’t recommend it to someone who needs a ton of moisture and I wouldn’t recommend it for a treatment. But it’s absolutely perfect as a lightweight moisturizer and works especially well for those of us who are oil prone.

You can find Vichy on Facebook at: Facebook.com/vichyusa

Twitter: Vichyusa

instagram: Vichyusa

and you can see all the pretty pictures on social media by searching the tags #vichyusa or #mineral89

Country crock

I also got some country crock. We love it, it was an excellent value and will definitely be used up. But….I’m out of time and Country crock is kinda self-explanatory anyway 🙂

Find them on facebook.com/countrycrock

Instagram: @countrycrock

Twitter: @country crock

and see everyone’s fun creations using country crock by searching #countrycrock on social media!

*As always, I have to re-iterate that I received all this cool stuff for free to share my opinions and tell you what I thought about it all. The thoughts and opinions are my own. I wouldn’t lie. 🙂

Thanks so much for reading! I hope you’ve enjoyed hearing my thoughts. Please don’t hesitate to sign up for Influenster using my friends and family link. www.influenster.com/r/1186811. This way, you can start getting your own #freestuff to try out!

Until next time,

Sewing and Swimming,

APRIL

My little pink box full of hapiness -Darling VoxBox Hey everyone! I'm cutting this one close to the wire, as always! (the vox box "session" closes in an hour 🙂 )

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biancagarciacruz-blog · 8 years ago

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OKAY. So, How in The World Did I Meet Martin Garrix in Taipei???

I’m not saying I’m a stalker, but I’m kind of a stalker.

Before I go ahead and tell you the story of how I met the love of my life (don’t fight with me on this), I’m gonna give you an idea of much of a psychotic fan I am. So, here’s a little trip down memory lane.

THE LOVE STORY

****WARNING! You are about to witness some borderline psychotic shit!

2013

It all started when I was just a freshman in college. One night, I was doing what college freshmen do best, getting wasted AF. It was on a Thursday night, and we had a thing we called “Happy Thursday”. It was when all the students from the the colleges and universities nearby hit the bars literally right beside one uni to challenge the legal alcohol limit simply because there weren’t any classes the next day. Aaahh, education.

Anyways, in that one particular night, I just remember being really, really drunk and everyone around me just passed the fuck out. It was only around 23:00 and the party was basically over. Mind you, I wasn’t one of those responsible types who’d go home when they knew they’ve had too much. I’m was more of a “let’s rob a Jollibee!” kind of chick. Not proud, but damn it, it’s the truth. So, I grabbed my school bag, got a taxi, and headed to the then clubbing strip of Manila.

When I got off the taxi, the first thing I noticed was a really long line at this one club called Privé. I went on over there to check what all the fuss was about. I bumped into some people I knew who let me know that Martin Garrix was going to spin. And I was like, “Martin who??”. And they said, “Si ano, si Animals (his track that blew up and really put him on the scene)”. We all know that that track is **sick **and they also let me know that he’s really cute, and that was enough to get myself to pay a PHP 1,000 entrance fee to watch the show. So, i get my drunk ass in the club, squeezed my way to the very front (which I wouldn’t have had the courage to do if I wasn’t so intoxicated), and waited for the show to start.

Just moments later, they dimmed the lights and it was showtime. The lazer lights went wild and the crowd roared. I kept it cool because i was just trying to see if this guy was really cute. I looked up and saw a guy and said to myself that “hmmm, yeah, he’s pretty cute”. But theeen, I took one step back and realized that I was just too short to see the DJ and I was just looking at one of the members of his crew. So, when I finally saw him, I was like, “DAAAMN, Papiiii! HE REAL CUTE!”. It was fangirl at first sight. I remember thinking to myself that if Narnia has a Prince slash DJ, he would definitely look like him. I basically spent the whole show on my toes and my arms extended towards him so that he would touch my hand. Which he did, by the way! Thrice on my right hand and once on my left!!! #achievementunlocked #neverforget

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, pathetic!

After his set, I went over to the entrance of the DJ booth to say hi. I shouted “Hi, Martijn!!!”. He just awkwardly smiled and waved at me. He was probably thinking “who the fuck is this ugly chick with orange hair in house clothes???”. I am 99.8% positive his thoughts were somewhere along those lines. No regrets!

2014

The following year, he had a much bigger show in Manila’s #1 club. I was lucky enough to get a free ticket and to be listed under the cocktail table at the very front and right in the middle. And of course, in true fangirl fashion, I was prepared with a sign.

It was around December and I wanted my Christmas present early *wink wink*. I pretty much spent the whole time with my sign up trying to get him to notice me, even after he’s already noticed me. He made a cutesy little heart symbol with his hands and pointed towards me. I had a mini heart attack and started annoying my friend Pam with the classic “DID YOU SEE THAT??? DID YOU SEE THAT!?!?”. And she was just like, “Yaaaas girl, he noticed you. No one can deny.” (More like, Okaaay, B. You can shut the fuck up now). He pointed towards me once or twice more for the rest of the show and that was definitely enough to end my year right! #hoehoehoe #merrychristmas

2015

****This is where it gets a liiiittle psychotic**

The game plan was clear. Stay sober, look cute, prepare a sign, and fight my way to the very front once his set was about to begin. And it was exactly what I did.

Once I reached the front, some really tall French guy, probably a guardian angel sent by the fangirl gods, randomly asked me if I would like to be carried by him on his shoulders once Martijn came out. He probably felt bad for my lack of length and inability to be seen by the #1 DJ in the World no matter how long I put my sign up. Being five foot nothing, it was an offer I couldn’t refuse. So, once they hit the music and hit the lights, I climbed my way up to the Eiffel Tower and there was my baby!

Martijn’s birthday was just a day or two prior to the show, so I couldn’t miss my chance to greet him. It didn’t take him long at al for him to notice me and my sign. He put his his hands on his lips and sent a kiss my way! And he even mentioned the birthday greeting on his Instagram!!! #achievementunlocked #telleveryone

If you ask everyone I know how I told them how the concert went for me, it would be everything stated above. Buuuut, there’s a little more to the story. What you’re about to learn next is only know by a handful of my favorite people.

Martijn’s set was coming to an end and the inner fanatic beast in me came alive. Like, really, really alive. As he played his last song, a crazy idea just popped in my head like ~LIGHTBULB~! I thought to myself, “So, if I pretend to faint now, the bouncers will carry me over the barrier and I will have the most fantastic view of my bebeluv”. Yeah, don’t really know where the fuck that came from either.

So, pretty much like everything else I do, without giving it much thought, if not at all, I just did it. I then grabbed my friend’s shoulder for her to look at me and I dramatically pretended to faint just like Snow White did when she took a bite of that poison apple. I’m quite an amazing actress, actually. Which pretty much explains why I spent half of my high school life in the clinic and why I always happened to have my period every week when we had swimming for gym class. What I’m trying to say is, they believed that shit.

With my eyes partially closed and my head going “What the fuck are you doing?”, my friends were in a HUUUGE panic. All i heard was them shouting at the top of their lungs “KUYA!!! KUYA!!!”, trying to get the attention of the bouncers for help. I swear to god, I was trying so hard not to laugh my fucking brains out.

Soon enough, the bouncers came and just like I planned it, they carried me over the barrier and right into the middle section of the two VIP crowds where only photographers and bouncers were allowed. Then there were fireworks, explosions, and confetti everywhere and I had the most perfect view of my baby basking in his glory. And I just thought to myself, “Great job, crazy bitch”.

And in a fraction of a second, the music was gone and the lights went off and the show was over. I then realized that i was supposed to be unconscious and my show isn’t over yet! *Snow White takes second bite off the apple*. There were a couple of bouncers around me at this point and they were all trying to move the barrier for me. Once moved, one bouncer carried me princess style (because how else are you supposed to carry a princess?) and rushed through the big crowd to bring me to the first aid booth. While going through the crowd, I can hear random people shout “Bianca?!?! Is that Bianca?!?!” “BIANCA!!!”. And again, I was just trying so hard not to laugh. The rest is history.

2016

Music Festival was cancelled a month prior to the show due to “the changes in political climate”. In other words, Thanks a lot, Duterte!

2017. The Meeting.

Here we go, here we go! About a month prior to my Taiwan trip, my friend, Keich, found out that Martijn was going to be in Taipei the same time as us. Coincidence?!? NAAAAAAAH.

On the first day that Keich and I spent together, we went to a handful of places far away from the city. By 18:00, we were extremely exhausted and didn’t have the energy to do anything but chill at our hostel’s lounge. While scrolling through Instagram, I came across a selfie that Martijn posted with a bunch of fans welcoming him to Taiwan in the comment section. FAN GIRL MODE: ON. I jumped off the couch and said, “KEICH. MARTIN GARRIX IS HERE. LET’S GO!”. She stood up right away because she knew I would do the same for her if we were in the same city as Kygo.

I messaged every fan who was welcoming him to Taiwan and I sent every single one of them a message asking if they might happen to know what hotel he was staying at. Most of them did not know but a lot of them just guessed for me. Keich and I rushed to the MRT station feeling more alive than ever, as if we didn’t have such a long day. We then rushed to the W Hotel where a few people suggested me to have a look since a lot of celebrities stayed there. We got in the lobby and waited a bit. THANK THE HEAVENS they had free wi-fi because I then received this message from yet another guardian angel from the fangirl gods on Instagram:

“KEICH! LET’S GO!!!!!!!!” We rushed over to the Gran Hyatt, which was just a few meters from Taipei 101. We had absolutely no idea where he was or if we were even going to see him. We were just thinking that if it’s dinner time right now, he would probably go out right after to see more of the city. Orrr, if he was having dinner outside the hotel, then of course at one point he’d have to go back to his room.

So, we waited for HOURS. By the third hour, we noticed different DJ’s walk in one by one with wristbands from the music festival. My heart was beating faster and faster. The next thing we knew was that the hotel lobby was empty and it was already past midnight. A young boy and his mom sat at the same sitting area as us and then I heard the words “Martin Garrix” in their conversation. I asked them if they were waiting for someone because I was guessing that we were all waiting for the same person. Damn, these two were so freakin’ cool. The kid is fourteen years old and is #ballin, selling Yeezy’s online. And his mom.. Well, his mom is waiting with him at midnight to have a photo with his favorite DJ. Ummmmm, can anyone say MOM GOALS!?!

Since we were all having such a great conversation, my eyes weren’t pinned at the entrance of the hotel anymore. I glanced behind me for a second AND HOMYGAAAHAAD I CANNAAAT WITH YOUUU!!!!! IT’S FUCKING MARTIN FUCKING GARRIX IN THE FUCKING HOTEL LOBBY ASDFGHJKL;’SFHDKFHD3487fgwbfd!!!!!!!**

I wasted NO TIME. In a blink of an eye, I found myself rushing towards him and saying “Martijn! I’m your biggest fan from the Philippines!”. One of his bodyguards was very quick to stop me and he blocked me with his arm. Martijn then blocked his bodyguard with his arm and said “No, it’s okay.” (HOMAGAAAAAHD!!!)

He looks over at me and says, “Really? Give me a hug!”. And then we hugged. (HOMAAAHGAAAAHD!!!!)

See, I really wish that I could all tell you how the whole meeting played out, but I just DON’T REMEMBER SHIT after that hug. I don’t remember Keich having a photo with him. I don’t remember the teenage boy having a photo with him. I don’t remember saying goodbye. And I don’t even remember leaving the hotel. SHIT WAS INSANE.

According to Keich, he hugged me four times and gave me a kiss on the cheek. The kiss, I kind of do remember it happening. I remember it like getting punched in the face right after I just blacked out by getting punched in the face. And I am soooo lucky for having such a supportive friend who remembered to take a video of me towards the end of our meeting!!! Check it out:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5vFlByvrMI

(HAHAHAHAHAHA I’m too new for this shit to embed a video, so here’s the link, mofos!)

So, they didn’t allow to give him a pretend kiss on the cheek, so, HE GAVE ME A REAL ONE INSTEAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Martijn was much taller than I thought he would be and he is sooooooo much more good looking in person. It was literally a dream come true and was probably one of the best birthday gifts given to me by the universe! THANK YOU, UNIVERSE!!!!!

AND THEY LIVED HAPPILY EVERY AFTER. THE END.

Or is it? ;)

#martingarrix #martin garrix #edm #dj #taipei #taipals #fangirl

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