#buy Burner Max

[sysig]

Challenge level: Impossible (Patreon)

[little-miss-dilf-lover]

ROLES REVERSED.

tangerine x fem!reader — fluff/ comfort

summary. as the eldest daughter, you’re used to taking care of others. tangerine notices, and wants to be the one to care of you.

requested by @sdddoobydoobydoo here <3

word count. 1186

warnings. couple blood mentions. no established relationship

As the eldest daughter, you're naturally gifted with traits that stem from your role as the second parent: the ability to help and care and nurture and understand and peacekeep in ways most will never.

You appreciated your broad span of empathy, loving how easily and seamlessly you could help others. But it was tiring, and yet, it all you've ever known.

It was normal for you to sit on the back burner when it came to getting care, always being the one to give and never receive. It was why Tangerine took your interest more than any other guy before.

It was like all he wanted was to tend to you, love and care for you - do things for you. Something about him was so unlike the other men in your life; they'd let you exhaust yourself for them, let you work yourself silly, but that was not Tangerine. That's not the man he is.

He noticed how you seemingly always knew what to do, all this infinite wisdom and knowledge swirling inside your poor, tired mind. Anytime he was snappy, you'd assume he was hungry - heading into the kitchen to whip something up for him, or if you were public, always offering to buy him lunch. Anytime he stopped past yours, all battered and bruised, you'd fetch things from around your house to patch him up - wanting to mend him as fast as possible. Anytime he had that distant look in his eyes, you'd always sit him down - suggesting that he talk his problems over with you.

You always seemed to know what he needed - what anyone needed. And while he appreciated your simple, loving and, albeit, persistent gestures, he knew you needed the same treatment. Maybe even, more so.

He wanted to give you that care you give to everyone else, though he didn't want to step over the romance line. Well not yet, anyway.

Tangerine was over yours for the evening, the casual hangout designed for dinner. He had previously made you promise to keep it small, to not go overboard with the food. Though, when you started cooking the meals, you could not seem to stop - all the prior dishes making you question if it would be something he even liked at all. So, in your mind, preparing four different meals to choose from would be a safe bet.

"Sit down, would'ya? Stop faffing," Tangerine calls out to you in the kitchen, his arse parked on a dining seat you had previously directed him to.

"I'll be five minutes, ten max— shit... think we're looking at fifteen."

"You gonna let me help you?" he questions, getting ansty from his unhelpful sitting. He wanted you to let him help. "Give me something to do."

"Got it all covered," you call out, poking your head through the door to see him. You were frazzled, and you took on more than you could handle.

His head tilts softly, a faint tut of his mouth letting you know he didn't buy your lies. "Oh yeah?" he entertains your fib, eyes playful. "What was that all that swearing for then?"

You look down at your bleeding finger and subtly move to hide it - putting it out of Tan's view. "Dropped my teatowel," you shrug. "Pasta is almost cooked— so uh, that's good. Okay, then. Just pick at the bread there. Will be done soon."

You head over to one of your cupboards and search for something to stop the bleeding, a plaster hopefully. But all you can find is a lonely, crumpled-up one in the crack —all your others going to Tangerine's cuts and scrapes— and you sigh. Picking it up, you attempt to unwrap it, but your bloodied finger makes you lose your grip.

"You alright?" Tangerine asks, his stealth-like walk peeking up on you from behind. "What you doing?"

"Yeah," you hum, looking at him over your shoulder. "Just waiting for this water to boil," you partially lie, nodding to the pot on the stovetop.

"You're a shit liar," he scoffs in his usual way, walking to get closer to you. "What have you done?" he asks, voice reaching a pitch that can only indicate worry, his eyes glued to your finger.

"It's just a cut. It's fine— it'll stop in a minute," you deflect, acting casual as you fiddle with the wrapper, still trying to open it.

He shakes his head and inhales harshly, reaching for the plaster in your hand.

You protest, tightening your grip. "It's alright, I got it."

He shakes his head again, clearly displeased. He loosely holds under your hand, guiding you towards the sink, where he directs it under the water - trying to stop the bleeding quicker.

"Seriously, it's okay. I'll put—"

"Just," he interrupts, tone pointed, though it holds no malice. "Let me help you for chrissake."

You close your mouth with a snap, his comment halting any further dismissals.

He holds your finger under the warm, flowing tap, watching the water turn slowly from a soft orange and back to clear. He's quiet, silently taking care of you in the ways he's almost longed for. The moment when you finally allow his help - all of it feeling like a small step forward.

He reaches for a piece of kitchen paper and wraps it around your finger, drying it with his gaze focused down.

"Why won't you let me help you?" he asks quietly, his question cutting through the comfortable silence. It sounded like it was weighing heavy on his mind.

"What do you mean?" you question, unsure what he meant.

He glances up to look at you, head cocking to the side. "Come on," he chuckles faintly. "You know what I mean."

"I do let you help."

He's amused, or so you think. He was too hard to read. "Hardly… I want to do things for you. I want to help you. Why won't you let me?"

You pull your hand away and hold the paper compress by yourself - feeling embarrassed from his mild ridicule. "I always have it covered, that's all," you shrug. "I don't need help."

He could tell you were shutting yourself off, though he's adamant not to let that happen. "I ain't gonna disappoint you, you know that?" he says, words firm, but they were filled with something far softer: unexpressed, repressed love. "You look after everyone else... I want to look after you."

A soft frown-like smile lines your lips, and you finally look up to meet his eyes. He really meant it.

"Just give me a piece of cucumber to cut or a towel to fold— something," he attempts a joke - trying to lighten the mood. "Just let me be useful to you, yeah? Let me in."

You nod, even more progress.

"Good," he nods back, a faint grin spreading across his face. He reaches for the plaster, opening it as if it were nothing and grabs your hand - carefully holding your finger. "Now let's cover this fucker up before it gets all over your pretty top, hm?"

so independent reader coded

[theflagscene]

Bitch, I don’t believe you for a second! Emotional manipulation to the max! She could tell she was losing Bison and if Bison went, Fadel would follow so Mother pulled this family shit now to keep them in check. I love it, she’s so evil 😈

See, even Keen doesn’t believe you! Boy just shook his damn head at you, when your own lackey isn’t buying what you’re selling, you know it’s bullshit. Why do I feel like Keen is gonna fuck this up on purpose? Sure he wants more responsibility and to finally get out into field work, but he also clearly dislikes Fadel and Bison. I think his dislike will win over his need for Mother’s approval.

Oh, JJ, hello! Wait! Are JJ & Pepper’s characters already secretly dating!? I approve of these workplace affairs. Mother on the other hand, does not.

God, she’s so sexy! They need to cast Parn as an evil gangster woman more often.

Trial!? When did you say it was a trial run? Fadel, you’re a damn lair and you know it. You agreed point blank to be his boyfriend, no trial run anything.

No fair putting Khao with a kitty! The cuteness overload is too much, also notice how it’s a black cat, which is First, Khao is an orange cat. By their own admission, they run the ship, we just follow it. 🐈‍⬛ 🐈

Lmao, that old ass razor phone sending pics to an iPhone, yeah right. Boys just get a burner phone, use them and toss them away when you’re done, at least it has current technology in it, just none of that GPS bullshit. I’m posting on an iPhone 13 I bought off of a drug dealer, it was new in the box, but it definitely wasn’t a legal purchase. There is absolutely no reason to use old tech in this day and age, even for nefarious reasons.

Damn, you got caught on your feels there, Kant. Then Chris’ annoying mental presence had to come and ruin it all.

Oh shit, date night! Let the adorableness commence!

[evlynmoreau-blog]

I have hit a wall this week with my Signalis RPG design and felt very discouraged after playtesting, I was ready to shelve the project and to consider my case of Signalis Brain to be officially cured but then my girlfriend Lett sent me this portrait of me drew as a mix of a CY_BORG hacker and a Signalis Replika. I fear that I am now relapsing into my Signalis fixation as I am listening to Rotfront snow antenna ambiance music again, reworking my set of moves, cutting a lot of them, trying to limit them to 10 max and playing in my mind with a simplified premise of my game. But I am trying to work slower this time and fixate less. I need to work on commissions and publish stuff that I can actually sell if I want to buy food, so fan projects need to go in the back burner a bit.

(The cross is just a CY_BORG \ MORK_BORG glyph thing)

[its-all-papaya]

🛒 grocery list - please tell us more about how it feels to write max f and his friendship with lando !

LMAO UM. i think the last time i went grocery shopping for real (not just buying coffee creamer, milk, protein bars, gatorade, and red bull/celsius/alani) was like... may? i wish i was kidding. anyway, gonna do that this weekend now that i have a list !

assign me a chore!!

how does it feel to write max f?!!!! scary. i'm in @peargcsly's pm's every evening freaking tf out about him because i'm afraid i'm not doing him and their relationship justice.

that being said ! i looooove him. i'm obsessed with him. if you're in my inbox here you've probably (maybe?) read my other fics and know that i'm notoriously rlly rlly bad at writing in any characters outside of the literal two ppl involved in the ship. i knew off the bat i was going to include a lot of max f in dad lando for practical and like... emotional foil reasons, and i was scared of it (still am) bc i just don't write a lot of side characters. but surprise! i am having the BEST time with their relationship! it's just sooooo soft. as i said in a previous ask or maybe a pm to a mutual(?), max f was always going to be part of this fic bc i cannot imagine a single universe in which lando norris goes through a hard thing and max fewtrell is not there to cheerlead him and remind him what's what. there's a joke in chapter one about ppl thinking lando and max are dating, but unironically, it feels sometimes like writing a ship bc of how much they love each other in this. max just knows lando so thoroughly and loves him and emma so unconditionally. he was there when she was born, and he's been there since, and he's watched lando change and grow in good ways and bad, so he's really instrumental in moving my silly little plot along. there are so many interesting dynamics in this to me (lando/oscar, lando/emma, lando/max, emma/max, eventually oscar/emma), and i think that's what's making it such an enjoyable experience to me. it really feels like i'm building a little world to swim around in, and max is a big part of that bc he's the main through-line in all the stages of lando's life that have brought him to where we encounter him in this fic.

i feel like i'm not even expressing thoroughly enough how DEEPLY soft and gooey i feel about the nortrell in this so uh. have a snippet of My Boys and cry w me maybe:

“Oi,” Lando turns the burner off and sets the pan to cool as he fetches plates from the cabinet, “Not all of us have personal chefs to meal plan for us, mate.”

“I don’t know, both of us on this call do, right, Em?”

“Right!” Emma echoes. Lando doubts she really understands the joke, but there’s hardly anything Max can say that she won’t immediately agree with. It’s not really her fault, she’s got Lando’s own genes, after all.

“Uncle Max, when are you gonna come see me?” she adds when neither of the adults immediately fill the next silence.

The food’s ready, so Lando props his hip against the island and watches Emma as she stares at his phone, even though the screen’s black.

“Oh, soon,” Max doesn’t really make empty promises to her, so she grins at the answer. “I’m back near you this week, we can probably hang out really soon actually. Can I talk to Daddy so we can figure it out?”

“Yes,” she agrees. When she looks up to see him at the counter and not the stove, she pushes back up to her feet to hand the phone back off.

“Thank you, love,” Max says, “I love you, talk to you soon, okay?”

“Okay. Love you too,” she answers.

Lando is mostly used to it, but it still hits sometimes – Max calling him Daddy and the soft way he cares for Emma, like there’s no other option. Lando kind of thinks there hadn’t ever been, for Max; he’d looked at Lando, curled silent on the floor of his bedroom and fighting tears instead of actually breaking the news to his best friend, and said “whatever it is, mate, it’s going to be okay and I’m going to be there to help you with it.”

“Hey,” Lando switches speaker back off and pins his phone between his ear and his shoulder, “how was your holiday?”

[scarisd3ad]

Surprise birthday party - promptmas day 4

Pairing - Steve harrington x f!reader

Warnings - none

(A/N) - today is my birthday so I decided to write a cute little fic with my my favorite fictional husband.

Promptmas ‘23 masterlist

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Having a birthday in December wasn’t the idlest time to have a birthday. The season’s hustle and bustle, with people scurrying to buy gifts, decorate their homes, and plan parties, means that birthdays were always put on the back burner. No one wanted to buy 2 presents ever, so all of my gifts were birthday/Christmas gifts. No one ever tried to make my birthday a big deal because of how close it was to the holidays.

So, when Steve told me he wanted to take me out for my birthday, I was more than confused. None of my past boyfriends cared much about my birthday. They were broke teenagers who didn’t buy anything for their mothers’ birthdays, let alone their girlfriends.

“Why are you doing this?” I asked, brows furrowing as I stared up at Steve. "Why are you doing this?" he asked, his hand splayed across my lower back as we walked down the sidewalk. We were at a strip mall a few towns over because Steve said, ‘There’s nothing to buy in Hawkin’s.’

“What, can’t I spoil my girl on her birthday?” I shrug meekly. “you should save your money...y’know for Christmas” he rolls his eyes playfully as he leads me into a clothing store. “I have enough money for both,” he replies as he nudges me towards a rack of clothing.

-

Two hours later, Steve and I were walking up to his front door in hand. In one hand, he held a few bags, and in the other, he held my hand. “Thanks, Stevie” I sighed with a smile. He chuckles as he unlocks his front door. “No problem, sweetheart.“ He pushes open the front door and immediately sticks his hand inside to flip the lights on in the living room.

“Surprise!”

In the living room, about 10 people are standing around. Robin, Nancy, Jonathan, Eddie, Mike, El, Lucas, Max, Dustin, and Will. There’s a big birthday banner tacked up on the wall behind them and a big birthday cake placed on the coffee table. My hands immediately slap up to my mouth with a gasp. “Oh my god, I-I thought you guys said you were all busy!” I say as I cock my head to the side. Then I turn my head towards Steve. “did you know about this?” he smiles as he nods. “planned it, sweetheart.”

I’m almost in tears as I catapult myself into his arms. Once I was done giving everyone hugs and ‘thank You’s we all sat around the coffee table. Steve lights the cake before sitting down next to me. “Ready?” everyone gives a silent nod before they start to sing.

“Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday dear y/nnn! happy birthday to you!!"

-

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@nezukos-number1fan @thatemophoenixgirl @gleefuleve @narryl0ver @syynnaaah

[lestappenforever]

Max watching tit streamers anon here (I shall sign as 🍒 anon)

During quarantine, Max broke up with his then girlfriend Dilara. And well, ig he did need to fill an need of his so he went ahead and followed a bunch of insta models and also started watching tit streamers on twitch (idk if that's the proper term for them but yk they were "gamer" girls wearing some rather suggestive clothing).

People learnt about his endeavors on Twitch because he would comment stuff on these girls' streams and even make donations (i remember him making a donation and commenting sth abt the girl using the money to buy a simulator(?)) Our boy is not that creative with usernames so everyone could more or less understand it was him.

Now it's fair to mention that at the time Max had created an account on Twitch, which he streamed on, however quickly gave up on it. Plus he didn't use this account to comment on these girls' streams. He did so from his burner (?) account

When people found out they started pointing out his comments on Twitter and tumblr and I remember there being a post where they mentioned that Max had once wrote in some girl's that was wearing glasses chat that she looks like a "sexy teacher". The next day Charles had a stream and it was one of the first times he wore his glasses on stream, so some people considered it to be a funny coincidence (or not just coincidence we may never know👀)

Part 2:

🍒 anon again

"Regarding that particular stream Charles did (where he locked his now-ex gf out of the apartment) we have no clue whether Max watched it or not.

What we do know, though, is that Max liked Charles' tweet about it.

I remember lestappies in 2020 (that I'm pretty sure could be counted on like one hand), we were having a field day with it.

It was actually rather interesting that Max liked Charles' tweet given that this was back when they didn't use to be as close and used Lando as their messenger, as well as the fact that they do not follow each other on Twitter.

So this did raise the question as to how Max found out abt this tweet, but most concluded that he found out because Lando had interacted with it.

Really, lestappen and their relationship with each other back in the 2020 quarantine period is quite an overlooked chapter of their story, and it's filled with such small moments worth mentioning"

YOU CAME BACK! Thank fuck.

Okay, so during quarantine I was working retail in a grocery store and had to work harder and longer days than I had ever done in my life (and let me tell you, being an essential worker during the pandemic was exhausting), so I must have missed the comments on women's streams altogether. But I am so glad to have you, 🍒 anon, to fill me in on little things I might have missed over the years!

The 2020 quarantine era of Lestappen is definitely overlooked because there are so many gems like this that should get more attention. And Lando being the Lestappen carrier pigeon during this time is just one of those glorious gems.

Thank you so much for this, 🍒 anon! ❤️

[hollowwrites]

Gift Giving

Some of the characters I want to give little gifts to just because, but others we KNOW they were keeping a friendship system away from us and I imagine it worked similar to Dragon Age: Origins system:

I’ll write more but Garreth is just so easy to write stuff for! Just a big loveable himbo!

Garreth

‘Bundle of Random Ingredients’

Found at random in a camp outside of Hogwarts

Description - A small wooden crate rammed full of an assortment of potions ingredients. Garreth might be interested in this.

Response - Amazing, I’m sure I can make something with this! Thank you truly

Portable Potions Pot

Bought from J. Pippins

Description - ‘This quality burner and pot is enchanted to be as light as feather. Simply light your burner using Incendio and extinguish it afterwards using Glacius. NEVER LEAVE YOUR PORTABLE POTIONS POT UNATTENDED’ Professor Sharp may hate me for this but this seems perfect for Garreth!

Response - I’ve seen this in Pippins. Did you buy this for me? Thank you so much!

Afterwards - You find him sat around the castle, little burner and cauldron bubbling away

Enchanted Key to The Room of Requirement

Found in The Room after reaching max friendship with Garreth

Description - It seems as though this key is enchanted so the owner will always find The Room. It vibrates with magical energy the closer I get to the door. The initials GW are pressed into the handle.

Response - My Aunt showed you a secret room from her childhood? That’s wonderful! Maybe if she’d have shown it me, I wouldn’t’ve gotten into half as much trouble as I have…Ah, who am I kidding? Of course I would have! Thank you for this! I’ll see you there!

Afterwards - Garreth will appear randomly in The Room, acting as a ‘Hopping Pot’ and will randomly produce a potion for you. He’ll also make little comments e.g

‘You’ve made so many potions, knew I was right about you’

‘Didn’t blow anything up today! Sharp would be proud’

‘Still feel like my Aunt has eyes on me…mmmm’

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[survey--s]

471.

1 - When was the last time you spent over $100 in one transaction? What did you buy? About a week ago - I had to place a new order for dog treats for work. I think it came to just over £200 total but I can claim it back on expenses. I’m also pretty sure this is a survey I made during lockdown three years ago lol.

2 - Do you sleep with a stuffed animal? Would you judge a grown adult for doing so? I do - and his name is Bear. Of course I wouldn’t judge another adult for doing exactly the same thing I do, lol.

3 - Would you describe yourself as fashion-conscious, or do you just wear whatever feels comfortable? I like to look good but that doesn’t really mean I follow fashion. I dress more for comfort and practicality on a day-to-day basis but I do like dressing up for like, days out or whatever too.

4 - The last time you got up from where you’re sitting, where did you go and what did you do? I emptied the washing machine and put the load away, put the next load on, put the dishes away and went to the toilet.

5 - Would you rather read an erotic novel or watch an erotic film? Read an erotic novel.

6 - Who taught you how to tell the time on a proper analogue clock? I think it was my dad, but I could have just learnt at school.

7 - What’s your favourite way to make your home smell good? Do you spend a lot of money on making this happen? Wax melts - it probably averages out to £15 a month or so over the year, but I buy in bulk. I got £100 worth in the sale just before Christmas for £50 - I’m currently working my way through them so I can get more at Easter.

8 - How long have you had the computer/tablet you’re currently using? Does it need replacing or upgrading? About a month. It’s slow but it was cheap and all I could afford at the time.

9 - When you’re home alone, do you make sure all your doors are kept locked? The front door locks automatically, but I leave the back door unlocked unless I’m going to bed.

10  - How often do you light candles? Do you just like regular ones or do  you prefer scented ones or ones that make pretty patterns when they melt? I light plain tealights in my wax burner everyday. I get through about 1.5 each day.

11 - Are you any good at taking care of plants? I’ve never really tried.

12 - How many surveys have you taken so far today? Will you take anymore surveys today once you’ve finished this one? This is my first one but I might take a few more - it depends how tired I am as I didn’t get much sleep last night lol.

13 - What are the main two colours in the room you’re currently in? Did you pick these colours out yourself? Dark red and grey, and yes.

14 - What was the last hot drink you consumed? What about cold drink? Coffee, Pepsi Max.

15 - Do you have piercings anywhere except your ears? How many and what are they? Yeah, just two - my nose and my belly button.

16 - Do you prefer taking baths or showers? How come? They both have their place. On a day-to-day basis I prefer showers but sometimes nothing beats a hot soak in the bath.

17 - What time do you need to wake up tomorrow morning? What is it that you have to be up for? Whenever I want - it’s my day off and I have no plans.

18 - If you work, how often do you get paid? Would you prefer to get paid more or less often? Some customers pay me daily, some weekly, some monthly and some termly - which works out fine for me.

19 - What does your favourite pair of pyjamas look like? Do you wear them to sleep or just to be comfy around the house? I have loads of pajamas but I couldn’t tell you the last time I wore any of them lol. I wear leggings and a hoody/jumper around the house and then a t-shirt to bed.

20 - How often do you wake up in the night needing a pee? Every night, at least once a night lol. I’ve always been that way.

21 - What apps do you use the most on your phone? Facebook, Instagram and a few Merge games.

22 - Do you prefer cats or dogs? Do you own any of either? I like them both equally - we have three cats and a dog.

23 - Do you have one of those fridges that has an ice-maker in the front? If not, would you find one useful? No - ours has a cold water dispenser thing though. I have a customer who has an ice maker in her fridge and whenever I do overnights there I use it as much as I possibly can hahah.

24 - Do you like wearing hats? What’s your favourite style? Not really but I wear them anyway as they’re practical - I wear beanies in winter and a baseball cap in summer.  25  - If you live in a household with pets, who is responsible for their care - both in terms of finance and the physical tasks involved? I’m the main “parent” lol - I pay for their insurance, do the vet visits and buy their food. I do the vast majority of care too - I walk the dog five days a week and do all the feedings apart from breakfast during the week. Mike walks the dog at weekends and does breakfast as he’s up before me.

26 - What’s your opinion on leggings as pants? I mean, what else would they be except pants?

27 - Have you ever driven in bare feet or do you think that’s too dangerous? Yeah, I love driving barefoot in summer. I used to drive 30-odd miles home from work in bare feet everyday - it felt a lot safer than in flats where my feet were all sweaty.

28 - Have you ever walked out of a job before? What were the circumstances and did you ever go back? Yeah - I was being bullied and my MH was really suffering for it. I handed in my notice along with a sick note and my keys and never went back lol.

29 - Do you collect anything? Are these things worth money or are they practical/sentimental items? Just wax melts and they’re practical, I guess, though it does help my MH to have a nice clean home that smells good too.

30 - Do you have anything hanging from your ceiling apart from lights? We do not.

[lovelylovelyartist]

OK, I'm road tripping to another convention on Thursday so I started thinking about it again (and procrastinating trip preparations) so here are "Max's Lonely Road Trip Tips"

(Disclaimer: I am not a long haul or professional driver. The most I've driven alone was about 12 hours.

Disclaimer 2: all of these tips come with an implied "as long as you are physically able to" and "as long as it is safe for you". I don't know your circumstances or physical limitations and I won't pretend to speak for you. Or environmental limitations- some of my tips may be moot if youre leaving with the clothes on your back or on a time crunch.)

BEFORE YOU GO

-Check your car fluids! Look up a YouTube video, ask a reputable friend/guardian/etc! You don't want to be stranded in the middle of nowhere because you ran out of oil

- get yourself road trip snacks. Stuff tends to be more expensive when you're at a gas station (esp in an isolated area)

- buy yourself a case of water. Do it. Your body will thank you and you don't always know whether your destination has good potable drinking water.

- obviously you don't have to go this route if you want to, but I typically take an induction burner (I'm actually switching to an electric pot for this trip) and some dollar store cooking supplies. If you're staying in a hotel without a microwave, it is a godsend to be able to cook yourself some kind of hot meal. (And a bonus of not having to buy food every day as long as you pack it, and especially for someone with dietary restrictions that limit restaurants.)

- research your route before you go! Know approximately how long it will take, how many miles it will take, and approximately how often you will need to stop for gas. GasBuddy has a trip calculator for this, but if you're using Google maps that can also search along your route.

- especially relavent to POC, but relavent to "visibly queer" folk, learn the sundown towns (or sunset towns, gray towns, or sundowner towns) on your route and plan accordingly. Don't assume that because you live in a blue state/are traveling in a blue state doesn't mean they don't exist there or that you risk passing through them. (Sundown towns referring to all white communities that still practice lynching/hate crime against POC. Think "dont be here after sunset") this is an interactive map I found, but if you have a more reliable map/list/etc, please feel free to add that as well.

- pack more underwear than you think you'll need. Just good practice.

- pack an extra day of meds. If something happens and you end up stranded somehow, having an extra days meds can be a lifesaver.

PACKING YOUR CAR

-first, and I do mean first: position your seat how you are sure you will be comfortable for the drive. Tempting as it may be, packing around yourself is just not worth it, especially for a long drive.

-Big stuff first, small stuff can fit around.

-stuff you want easily accessible should be close to a door, window, etc.

- when it is possible, keep line of sight of blindspots, mirrors and rear view mirror. If that's not possible, leave at minimum driver side blindspot and passenger mirror.

WHILE YOURE DRIVING

-OBEY THE RULES OF THE ROAD. your trip costs money. Don't make it cost more with a ticket, or God forbid with your life.

- take breaks! When you feel distracted, or fidgety, or sore, or you have to use the bathroom, take breaks! Stretch, breathe, explore a little (my favorite pastime is to walk around the unfamiliar gas station stores and look for neat regional drinks/snacks)

- oh yeah, make it a point to stretch. There's lots of YouTube videos for the best stretches to do on road trips, and your legs/body will thank you for it.

-listen to your brain and body. If you feel like you're tired, find a place to stop and have a nap. Tired driving has the same effect as driving drunk.

- to help the boredom, download media offline. If you lose cell reception for half your trip, you'll be quite bored. Audiobooks, music, podcasts of course. But what I've actually found helpful is to download the audio files for TV shows/movies that have a podcast feel. (Star Trek is very good for this. Murder She Wrote is also good. Something that is very dialogue heavy and relies on tell rather than show is very good for this)

- Stop for gas before you think you'll need it. (I usually fill up at a 1/4 tank, but if I'm already stopped for a break, I'll usually top off)

- actually stop for meal breaks. This is a sanity keeper for me personally. Even if you're packing a lunch, whatever, find a park or a point of interest to stop and enjoy the scenery. It helps to break up the journey a bit and not feel so long.

- keep someone updated on your trip plans/progress. A friend, a partner, a parent, someone. This way if something happens and you don't make it to your destination, someone has your last known location, and possibly where you could be.

- Stop at points of interest when they intrigue you. Life is about exploration. If you're on a time crunch, understandable to skip this, but if not- stop and enjoy the roses.

That's everything I can think of rn, but I'm sure I'll add more when I'm on the road and thinking about it lol please feel free to RB and add your own tips :)

[smokeybrandreviews]

Much Ado About Nothingness

We are almost halfway through the year and Manjuu finally blessed us with new Event! Iron Blood Event content, at that! Iron Blood event content that has a brilliant new Ultra Rare Ship in the banner! You absolutely know I'm making a run today! I’ve stacked Cubes and Finishers for months. I have hundreds of these things, literally stockpiling for this, specifically. Sure, I've burned a few here or there for a couple of Reruns but all of my everything in Azur Lane, is primarily for my darling Kraut dock. it’e wild because the drought has been long and arduous. I’ve literally just been doing side quest since the turn of the year but now, i can get back to the main campaign. Sh*t’s dope, sure, but it’s at the cost of Marco Polo. I’m still in the middle of constructing her and now she gets to be put on the back burner because Bismarck Zwei needs just SO much love! Off the top, this was the most expensive Banner at which I've ever made a run. It took all two hundred rolls, man. so many of my Cubes, sacrificed to the cruel, cruel, Gacha gods. I’ve played this game for years and, up to this point, never had to take the Pity.

The most cubes I've used on Banner ships was eighty. Actual years of luck. I guess it finally ran out because, goddamn, two hundred f*cking cubes, yo! My pockets are bare but it was worth it. I unlocked all of the ships available and, in the grueling process of burning all of my hard earned Cubes, was able to Limit Break every ship on that Banner, save U-556 META. Generally speaking, i don’t care about META ships so she’s just bonus. No, my prize is all of those UR Bismark Zweis. It took one hundred and seventy rolls but, on that last one, i popped three Zweis and my third U-556 META. Bro, i had already fully Limit Broken both Otto von Alvensleben and Regensburg. That’s five goddamn copies for each of those boats! By the fiftieth goddamn roll! I literally have two extra copies of Regensburg right now because i had to run that banner another one hundred and twenty goddamn times! By then, i just said “F*ck it” and kept going to gt the Pity. Why not? I had the Cubes and figured better that than buying one of those UR Bulin from the shop.

It’s wild that i pulled every ship available in this Event. It took a great deal but now I'm not even sure if i want to play the goddamn game! I mean, of course i will, i need to grind out that Affection so i can wife my new ships, but what would be more efficient: Grinding the Event or just grinding on of the Stage Eleven maps? Sure, there’s more Experience to be had on Stage Eleven but, i mean, there is Shop stuff i can buy. Cats can never have enough Rainbow Blueprints and there’s ten of those b*tches in there. I might just go that route, mostly because i still need to unlock Jade. She’s the Point Accumulation Reward for this event so unlocking her is only a matter of time. Ten thousand is a lot but i think i have a pretty healthy start. Maxing out those three Banner ships and getting them to level one hundred almost immediately, has to count for something, right? The other stuff added during his update is pretty dope, too. I love the new costumes, specifically Regensberg’s Dark Dragon, Brilliant Beach. That there is some quality Live 2D, i tell you hwat! The Wishing Well is back but i already have everything i want so it’s more a mute point for me. Still, i might use it to pick up a random boat, who knows? What i do know is I’m going to miss out on that Nelson Retrofit because i, apparently, don’t have Nelson in my Fleet. How is that even a thing? Whatever, it’s fine. I got another UR KMS boat in Zwei. That, alone, made this entire Event worth it for me.

[smokeybrand]

Much Ado About Nothingness

We are almost halfway through the year and Manjuu finally blessed us with new Event! Iron Blood Event content, at that! Iron Blood vent content that has a brilliant new Ultra Rare Ship in the banner! You absolutely know I'm making a run today! I’ve stacked Cubes and Finishers for months. I have hundreds of this things, literally stockpiling for this, specifically. Sure, I've burned a few here or there for a couple of Reruns but all of my everything in Azur Lane, is primarily for my darling Kraut dock. it’ wild because the drought has been long and arduous. I’ve literally been just doing side quest since the turn of the year but now, i can get back to the main campaign. Sh*t’s dope, sure, but it’s at the cost of Marco Polo. I’m still in the middle of constructing her and now she gets to be but on the back burner because Bismarck Zwei needs just SO much love! Off the top, this was the most expensive Banner I've ever made a run at. It took all two hundred rolls, man. so many of my Cubes, sacrificed to the cruel, cruel, Gacha gods. I’ve played this game for years and, up to this point, never had to take the Pity.

The most cubes I've used on Banner ships was eighty. Actual years of luck. I guess it finally ran out because, goddamn, two hundred f*cking cubes, yo! My pockets are bare but it was worth it. I unlocked all of the ship available and, in the grueling process of burning all of my hard earned Cubes, was able to Limit Break every ship on that Banner, save U-556 META. Generally speaking, i don’t care about META ships so she’s just bonus. No, my prize is all of those UR Bismark Zweis. It took one hundred and seventy rolls but, on that last one, i popped three Zweis and my third U-556 META. Bro, i had already fully Limit Broken both Otto von Alvensleben and Regensburg. That’s five goddamn copies for each of those boats! By the fiftieth goddamn roll! I literally have two extra copies of Regensburg right now because i had to run that banner another one hundred and twenty goddamn times! By then, i just said “F*ck it” and kept going to gt the Pity. Why not? I had the Cubes and figured better that than buying one of those UR Bulin from the shop.

It’s wild that i pulled every ship available in this Event. It took a great deal but now I'm not even sure if i want to play the goddamn game! I mean, of course i will, i need to grind out that Affection so i can wife my new ships, but what would be more efficient: Grinding the Event or just grinding on of the Stage Eleven maps? Sure, there’s more Experience to be had on Stage Eleven but, i mean, there is Shop stuff i can buy. Cats can never have enough Rainbow Blueprints and there’s ten of those b*tches in there. I might just go that route, mostly because i still need to unlock Jade. She’s the Point Accumulation Reward for this event so unlocking her is only a matter of time. Ten thousand is a lot but i think i have a pretty healthy start. Maxing out those three Banner ships and getting them to level one hundred almost immediately, has to count for something, right? The other stuff added during his update is pretty dope, too. I love the new costumes, specifically Regensberg’s Dark Dragon, Brilliant Beach. That there is some quality Live 2D, i tell you hwat! The Wishing Well is back but i already have everything i want so it’s more a mute point for me. Still, i might use it to pick up a random boat, who knows? What i do know is I’m going to miss out on that Nelson Retrofit because i, apparently, don’t have Nelson in my Fleet. How is that even a thing? Whatever, it’s fine. I got another UR KMS boat in Zwei. That, alone, made this entire Event worth it for me.

[mint-moon25]

AMAZON - PRIME - WARNING -

43 LBS - ELEVATOR - NEEDED -

$165 - COUPON - THE - UPS -

STORE - DOWNTOWN MIAMI -

EMAILED - TIME - ARRIVED -

MAX - 25 PACKAGES - TRUE -

BUSINESS PERSONAL THEY -

PROTECT - AIR CONDITIONING -

TALK - 2 - MALES - THERE AND -

NO - LINES - CONSTRUCTION -

GO - PAPERLESS - UNLIMITED -

PAPER - MAIL - 24/7 - ACCESS -

THRU - BLK - BLDG - NOT - YES -

FRONT - HOLIDAYS - BUSINESS -

ADDRESS - SHOPIFY - ONLINE -

STORE - TAX - DEDUCTIBLE -

$117 - PERSONAL - BRING FL -

VOTER's - CARD - 2ND - ID -

PRIME - ABOVE - HEAVY 6 -

WHEELER - 2 - CARRY FOR -

HUNDREDS - OF - POUNDS -

OK - 2 HRS - WALL OUTLET -

CHARGING - WORKS - POWER -

OUTAGE - REFRIGERATORS -

AIR CONDITIONERS - TRUE -

DEADLY - HURRICANES - FL -

LESS - THAN - 3 DAYS - YES -

ELECTRONIC - BIKES DRINK -

OVER $200 - REFRIGERATORS -

MOST - KITCHEN - APPLIANCE -

MICROWAVE - SMOKELESS -

GRILL - LIGHT - CHARCOAL -

RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES -

OUR - STORAGE - BLDGS -

SMALL - 1 BURNER BEEF -

STEAK - AND - BROCOLLI -

NATASHAS - KITCHEN -

3 TBS - OYSTER SAUCE -

DARK - SOY SAUCE - MAYBE -

LOW - SODIUM - SOY SAUCE -

SPLENDA - BROWN - SUGAR -

10 CAL WE'RE BUYING - 40 LB -

SHED - INDIA - GRANITE - FLR -

OVER - $8,000 - RV - $1.25 M -

MILLION - EXAMPLES - MY -

CAILEY's CLUB

QUESTIONS -

FAVORITE - AIRLINES

FAVORITE - HOTELS

FAVORITE - APPS

FAVORITE - SPORTS

TONGUES - $500 BILLION

SING - TONGUES - SAME

TAX - PAID - GIVING ABOVE -

OUTDOOR - CAMPING AND -

SOLAR - BUT - 2.5 HRS YES

[brookstonalmanac]

Holidays 3.31

Holidays

American Lighthouse Day

American Map Day

Anesthesia Tech Day

Bunsen Burner Day

Buy Some New Socks Day

César Chávez Day

Chucks and Pearls Day

Culture and Traditions Day (Micronesia)

Dance Marathon Day

Day Everyone Says “31” a Lot Day

Day of Chemical Industry Workers (Turkmenistan)

Day of Genocide of Azerbaijanis (Azerbaijan)

Day of the Cuban Book (Cuba)

Eiffel Tower Day

Foucault’s Pendulum Day

Freedom Day (a.k.a. Jum il-Helsien; Malta)

Geologists Day (Russia)

Hot Guitar Day

Hug a Medievalist Day

International Cleavage Day

International Loki Day

International Transgender Day of Visibility

Just Because Day

King Nangklao Memorial Day (Thailand)

National Aboriginal Language Day (Canada)

National Backup Day

National Border Control Day

National Crayola Crayon Day

National Farm Workers Day

National Jefa Day

National Prom Day

National "She's Funny That Way" Day

National Sunflower Day (Argentina)

National Wear Your Ears Day

Newfoundland and Labrador Province Day (Canada; 1949)

Nyepi Day (Day of Silence; Bali, Indonesia)

Rabbit Rabbit Day [Last Day of Every Month]

Semana Santa, Day 2 (until 4.1; Nicaragua)

She’s Funny That Way Day

Starbucks Day

Terri's Day

Thomas Mundy Peterson Day (New Jersey)

Transfer Day (U.S. Virgin Islands)

Vigil to Mourn China’s Annexation of Tibet Day

World Backup Day

World Colorectal Center Prevention Day

World Lipodystrophy Day

Food & Drink Celebrations

Day of the Taco (Mexico)

I Drink Therefore I Am Day

National Clams on the Half Shell Day

National Macaron Day

National Oysters on the Half Shell Day

National Tater Day

Oranges and Lemons Day [also 3rd Thursday]

5th & Last Friday in March

Friday of Sorrows [Friday before Palm Sunday]

National Cleavage Day (South Africa) [Last Friday in March or 1st Friday in April]

No Homework Day [Last Friday]

Tater Day Festival begins (Kentucky) [Last Friday; ends Monday]

Wear a Hat Day (UK) [Last Friday]

Independence Days

Varina (Declared; 2013) [unrecognized]

Varmol (Declared; 2020) [unrecognized]

Feast Days

Abdas of Susa (Christian; Saint)

Acacias (a.k.a. Achates), Bishop of Antioch (Christian; Saint)

Acathius of Melitene (Eastern Orthodox Church)

Aequinoctium Vernum, Day 5 (Pagan)

Anesius and companions (Christian; Saint)

Avicenna (Positivist; Saint)

Benjamin (Christian; Saint)

Balbina (Christian; Saint)

Earl (Muppetism)

Festival of Luna (Ancient Rome)

Guy (a.k.a. Witen), Abbot at Ferrera (Christian; Saint)

John Dillinger Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

John Donne (Anglican Communion, Lutheran)

Sacred Drama Day (Ancient Babylonia)

Shabbat HaGadol (Judaism) [10 Nisan]

Survived Another Month Day (Pastafarian)

William Morris Hunt (Artology; Saint)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Taian (大安 Japan) [Lucky all day.]

Premieres

The Boss Baby (Animated Film; 2017)

Brick (Film; 2006)

Donald Duck and the Gorilla (Disney Cartoon; 1944)

Dr. No, by Ian Fleming (Novel; 1958) [James Bond #6]

Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (Film; 2023)

Frankie and Johnny (Film; 1966)

Ghost in the Shell (Film; 2017)

The Glass Menagerie, by Tennessee Williams (Play; 1944)

Godzilla vs. Kong (Film; 2021)

Heathers (Film; 1989)

High Fidelity (Film; 2000)

Human Touch, by Bruce Springsteen (Album; 1992)

Ice Age: The Meltdown (Animated Film; 2006)

Johnny B. Goode, by Little Richard (Song; 1958)

Lucky Town, by Bruce Springsteen (Album; 1992)

M (Film; 1933)

The Matrix (Film; 1999)

Max Headroom (TV Series; 1987)

Miss Scarlet and The Duke (TV Series; 2020)

Oklahoma! (Broadway Musical; 1943)

Phrenology, by The Roots (Album; 2003)

The Pickwick Papers, Charles Dickens (Novel; 1836)

Please Don’t Eat the Daisies (Film; 1960)

Presence, by Led Zeppelin (Album; 1976)

The Road to El Dorado (Animated Film; 2000)

Slaughterhouse-Five, by Kurt Vonnegut (Novel; 1969)

Soldier Boy, by The Shirelles (Song; 1962)

Tank Girl (Film; 1995)

10 Things I Hate About You (Film; 1999)

13 Reasons Why (TV Series; 2017)

Today’s Name Days

Benjamin, Cornelia (Austria)

Benjamin, Gvido, Natalija (Croatia)

Kvido (Czech Republic)

Balbina (Denmark)

Härmi, Hermi, Irma, Irmgard, Irmi (Estonia)

Irma, Irmeli (Finland)

Benjamin (France)

Ben, Conny, Cornelia, Nelly (Germany)

Ypatis (Greece)

Árpád (Hungary)

Beniamino (Italy)

Atvars, Detlavs, Gvido, Staldzis (Latvia)

Benjaminas, Gina, Ginas, Kornelija (Lithuania)

Vebjørn, Vegard (Norway)

Amos, Balbina, Beniamin, Dobromira, Gwidon, Kirył, Korneli, Kornelia (Poland)

Denia, Ipatie (Romania)

Maria (Russia)

Benjamín (Slovakia)

Amós, Benjamín (Spain)

Ester (Sweden)

Ames, Amos, Bambi, Thurston (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 90 of 2024; 275 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 5 of week 13 of 2023

Celtic Tree Calendar: Fearn (Alder) [Day 13 of 28]

Chinese: Second Month 2 (Gui-Mao), Day 10 (Wu-Zi)

Chinese Year of the: Rabbit 4721 (until February 10, 2024)

Hebrew: 9 Nisan 5783

Islamic: 9 Ramadan 1444

J Cal: 29 Ver; Eightday [29 of 30]

Julian: 18 March 2023

Moon: 74%: Waxing Gibbous

Positivist: 6 Archimedes (4th Month) [Avicenna]

Runic Half Month: Ehwaz (Horse) [Day 6 of 15]

Season: Spring (Day 12 of 90)

Zodiac: Aries (Day 11 of 30)

[brookston]

Holidays 3.31

Holidays

American Lighthouse Day

American Map Day

Anesthesia Tech Day

Bunsen Burner Day

Buy Some New Socks Day

César Chávez Day

Chucks and Pearls Day

Culture and Traditions Day (Micronesia)

Dance Marathon Day

Day Everyone Says “31” a Lot Day

Day of Chemical Industry Workers (Turkmenistan)

Day of Genocide of Azerbaijanis (Azerbaijan)

Day of the Cuban Book (Cuba)

Eiffel Tower Day

Foucault’s Pendulum Day

Freedom Day (a.k.a. Jum il-Helsien; Malta)

Geologists Day (Russia)

Hot Guitar Day

Hug a Medievalist Day

International Cleavage Day

International Loki Day

International Transgender Day of Visibility

Just Because Day

King Nangklao Memorial Day (Thailand)

National Aboriginal Language Day (Canada)

National Backup Day

National Border Control Day

National Crayola Crayon Day

National Farm Workers Day

National Jefa Day

National Prom Day

National "She's Funny That Way" Day

National Sunflower Day (Argentina)

National Wear Your Ears Day

Newfoundland and Labrador Province Day (Canada; 1949)

Nyepi Day (Day of Silence; Bali, Indonesia)

Rabbit Rabbit Day [Last Day of Every Month]

Semana Santa, Day 2 (until 4.1; Nicaragua)

She’s Funny That Way Day

Starbucks Day

Terri's Day

Thomas Mundy Peterson Day (New Jersey)

Transfer Day (U.S. Virgin Islands)

Vigil to Mourn China’s Annexation of Tibet Day

World Backup Day

World Colorectal Center Prevention Day

World Lipodystrophy Day

Food & Drink Celebrations

Day of the Taco (Mexico)

I Drink Therefore I Am Day

National Clams on the Half Shell Day

National Macaron Day

National Oysters on the Half Shell Day

National Tater Day

Oranges and Lemons Day [also 3rd Thursday]

5th & Last Friday in March

Friday of Sorrows [Friday before Palm Sunday]

National Cleavage Day (South Africa) [Last Friday in March or 1st Friday in April]

No Homework Day [Last Friday]

Tater Day Festival begins (Kentucky) [Last Friday; ends Monday]

Wear a Hat Day (UK) [Last Friday]

Independence Days

Varina (Declared; 2013) [unrecognized]

Varmol (Declared; 2020) [unrecognized]

Feast Days

Abdas of Susa (Christian; Saint)

Acacias (a.k.a. Achates), Bishop of Antioch (Christian; Saint)

Acathius of Melitene (Eastern Orthodox Church)

Aequinoctium Vernum, Day 5 (Pagan)

Anesius and companions (Christian; Saint)

Avicenna (Positivist; Saint)

Benjamin (Christian; Saint)

Balbina (Christian; Saint)

Earl (Muppetism)

Festival of Luna (Ancient Rome)

Guy (a.k.a. Witen), Abbot at Ferrera (Christian; Saint)

John Dillinger Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

John Donne (Anglican Communion, Lutheran)

Sacred Drama Day (Ancient Babylonia)

Shabbat HaGadol (Judaism) [10 Nisan]

Survived Another Month Day (Pastafarian)

William Morris Hunt (Artology; Saint)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Taian (大安 Japan) [Lucky all day.]

Premieres

The Boss Baby (Animated Film; 2017)

Brick (Film; 2006)

Donald Duck and the Gorilla (Disney Cartoon; 1944)

Dr. No, by Ian Fleming (Novel; 1958) [James Bond #6]

Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (Film; 2023)

Frankie and Johnny (Film; 1966)

Ghost in the Shell (Film; 2017)

The Glass Menagerie, by Tennessee Williams (Play; 1944)

Godzilla vs. Kong (Film; 2021)

Heathers (Film; 1989)

High Fidelity (Film; 2000)

Human Touch, by Bruce Springsteen (Album; 1992)

Ice Age: The Meltdown (Animated Film; 2006)

Johnny B. Goode, by Little Richard (Song; 1958)

Lucky Town, by Bruce Springsteen (Album; 1992)

M (Film; 1933)

The Matrix (Film; 1999)

Max Headroom (TV Series; 1987)

Miss Scarlet and The Duke (TV Series; 2020)

Oklahoma! (Broadway Musical; 1943)

Phrenology, by The Roots (Album; 2003)

The Pickwick Papers, Charles Dickens (Novel; 1836)

Please Don’t Eat the Daisies (Film; 1960)

Presence, by Led Zeppelin (Album; 1976)

The Road to El Dorado (Animated Film; 2000)

Slaughterhouse-Five, by Kurt Vonnegut (Novel; 1969)

Soldier Boy, by The Shirelles (Song; 1962)

Tank Girl (Film; 1995)

10 Things I Hate About You (Film; 1999)

13 Reasons Why (TV Series; 2017)

Today’s Name Days

Benjamin, Cornelia (Austria)

Benjamin, Gvido, Natalija (Croatia)

Kvido (Czech Republic)

Balbina (Denmark)

Härmi, Hermi, Irma, Irmgard, Irmi (Estonia)

Irma, Irmeli (Finland)

Benjamin (France)

Ben, Conny, Cornelia, Nelly (Germany)

Ypatis (Greece)

Árpád (Hungary)

Beniamino (Italy)

Atvars, Detlavs, Gvido, Staldzis (Latvia)

Benjaminas, Gina, Ginas, Kornelija (Lithuania)

Vebjørn, Vegard (Norway)

Amos, Balbina, Beniamin, Dobromira, Gwidon, Kirył, Korneli, Kornelia (Poland)

Denia, Ipatie (Romania)

Maria (Russia)

Benjamín (Slovakia)

Amós, Benjamín (Spain)

Ester (Sweden)

Ames, Amos, Bambi, Thurston (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 90 of 2024; 275 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 5 of week 13 of 2023

Celtic Tree Calendar: Fearn (Alder) [Day 13 of 28]

Chinese: Second Month 2 (Gui-Mao), Day 10 (Wu-Zi)

Chinese Year of the: Rabbit 4721 (until February 10, 2024)

Hebrew: 9 Nisan 5783

Islamic: 9 Ramadan 1444

J Cal: 29 Ver; Eightday [29 of 30]

Julian: 18 March 2023

Moon: 74%: Waxing Gibbous

Positivist: 6 Archimedes (4th Month) [Avicenna]

Runic Half Month: Ehwaz (Horse) [Day 6 of 15]

Season: Spring (Day 12 of 90)

Zodiac: Aries (Day 11 of 30)