#get your love back in manitoba

[seraphtrevs]

Hi! I've been poking around looking for good BCS fics and I've read some of yours (Sweet Tooth and The Open Sea are my favorites, they're great!) and I wonder if you have any recommendations?

Hi! Sorry this took so long for me to get to - I wanted to do a little blurb for every fic, but it was holding me back from actually getting this done lol. Hope you're still around! (And thank you!)

Walt/Jesse: (these are all by the same author lol - really incredible work, and I've heard they're thinking about writing Lalo/Jesse which would explode my mind, so here's hoping!) I love you but I need another year all that remains take the money and run take only what you need

Lacho: Burmese Boxing In the Picture/The Learning Curve (same series) Bedtime Stories/Tuco's Friend pyrophile Manitoba/Learning to Blink for love, i will handle your sins What Comes Next oh, most holy death Unholy Communion Laloward: there interposed a fly Shoot Your Shot Goodmantraut: A Way Down Discretion/Discipline/Destruction

mcwexler: A Controlled Burn/Slip and Fall Season/Surviving in a Moving Landscape Eighty-Six Years

[talesfrommedinastation]

My redneck neighbor Doug on 'Into the Breach'

Sorry, been busy with work and life and so has Doug.

Now, let's get onto the next episode, 'Into the Breach'.

CW: Pretty chill, by Doug's standards.

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Episode 13: ''Johnny Cash would be Proud''

Welp, sometimes, you gotta go where you’re wanted. And for Little Orphan Blondie, she’s back at the Museum of Science and Industry, now doing shitty puzzles with the Jedi babies. I really do hope Gun Safety Muppet sat on one of his own guns after that bullshit, hate that blue puppet fucker. 

At least the little pink girl got to keep her souvenir doll from the gift shop that Stepsister Beth . I hope these babies are going around and stealing from the storage. I would. 

Church Lady left these guys in a shitty parking lot. Ha! Time waits for no man and she’s got a potluck with Sassy Park Ranger to prep for. 

Aw hell yeah! My boy Toaster Strudel showing up in a stolen work van. And Daddy Warcrimes and his boyfriend MBA Rob are wondering if there’s yet another sobbing family stuffed in the trunk they can ransom once they cross the border. Never change, you two. 

God MBA Rob looks and TALKS just like my asshole nephew. Ugh. “Do you think I’m lying?” “Yes!” 

Wow, Daddy Warcrimes and Julio ain’t taking no one’s shit. My boys!

Toaster Strudel even went into the Empire’s dumpster and yanked out an imperial uniform and forcing MBA Rob’s scruffy ass into it. Or maybe he hooked up with one and stole his clothes. Didn’t take Toaster Strudel for that but hey I don’t judge, that’s for Jesus and your God to do now ya know. 

(“Wait, that Echo likes dudes?”

“No, that he steals from people he’s banged. Come on now Meat Muffin, why you gotta be prejudiced and stuff, we got laws now, ain’t you seen Brokeback Mountain?”)

Oh, Stepsister Beth is on the struggle bus. Come ON, Stepsister Beth, start chatting with some of those other clones can get these babies out of here! Why all the male scientists got them windowless van mustaches? 

Scientist with bangs is a real bitch. Don’t like her. 

Look at Little Orphan Blondie plotting her way out of the Museum of Science and Industry! 

Oooh my boys going all Johnny Cash with the BLACK! Love it! And MBA Rob trimmed his ass down, looks like My Wife’s First Love in Star Trek, gotta give it to him, good look.

(“I’m assuming that’s Will Riker?”

“Yeah, Captain Picard’s Number 1.”

“Why not call him Riker since you know who he is?”

“My wife told me I’m not allowed.”

“....I’m not asking anymore.”)

MBA Rob’s super power is being a wild asshole. Ya know, that’s not always a bad thing. Man, he’s good at this. Ah, there’s Daddy Rambo shooting Stormtrooper dingbats and Toaster Strudel doing a thing. 

There’s Julio checking out the ladies on his cell phone. Wonder which lady he’s texting, lay that pipe where you can, brother. 

Is Toaster Strudel wearing jeans? Oh who cares–look at my boy kicking ass! Being all 007! Man, hope Alex-from-Manitoba is watching from heaven, proud of his boy! 

(Alex-from-Manitoba is Fives?!)

Julio fires up the stolen work truck, and off they go! Will they make it? Will they make it?! Come on, Daddy Rambo! Turn on some Folsom Prison Blues, you got this! 

Even Daddy Warcrimes knows that Toaster Strudel’s on it. No wonder they gotta sideline Toaster Strudel like this, when he comes on shift everything works. Dang. 

Woah! There they go! My boys! And Little Orphan Blondie! Woah! 

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Tagging my Cajun neighbor's fans! @skellymom @megmca @amalthiaph @cdblake1565 @sued134 @isthereanechoinhere96

[i-just-wanna-write-fanfic]

Hello 🤗

Do you think you can do Mike + alters x witch reader where they found out that the reader is a witch

Ps. I love all of your works 🩷🩵

hey! coming back from some bad writers block with this cool idea!

WARNINGS/NOTES as someone who lives with a real witch and is hoping to become one soon, I love this idea! warnings, none! didn't write them as Yan!

MIKE+ALTERS X WITCH!READER

MIKE

holy crap! so do you like- have powers or something?? it's not powers..? WELL, IT'S STILL COOL!!!

he thinks it's so cool! He wants to learn as much as he can about witches!

If you do/are learning how to use tarot cards, he would love it if you tried them out on him! he'll find any kind of outcome interesting! :D

At first he didn't understand why you used incense (if you do), but still thought it smelled nice. when you did tell him why, he thought they were so much cooler!

doesn't really understand crystals, but he thinks that they're pretty!!

9/10, while very cute and nice about it, he's a bit annoying too.

MAL

he just doesn't get it. you're a witch? witches aren't real, darling.

He just thinks that you're playing some sort of game at first, well, he always will if you don't explain it in a way that gets to him.

once he realizes you really ARE a witch, he's shocked, to put it simply.

he doesn't ask that many questions out of nowhere (cough cough mike cough cough), but if you're doing something he doesn't understand, he may ask you a few things about it then leave you alone to do your own thing.

6/1, hardly cares or believes at that.

MANITOBA

he just can't believe it for the life of him.

a witch? witches aren't real!

he does believe it, he just keeps telling himself that they aren't real because he's a little bit scared of the idea that witches ARE real...

if you can ever convince him not all witches are evil, he may come to except it. but if you fail, he may think you're trying to pull something...

0/10, scared of witches.

VITO

confused as all hell, but he doesn't really care.

as long as it doesn't stop him from getting a sick-ass tan.

doesn't really care/10

SVETLANTA

She doesn't 100% understand, but it's cool, may ask about it sometimes to make small talk, or just ask while you're working on something she doesn't understand.

she gets if she's asking too much and will leave you alone, and will also make sure whatever you're doing is something you need to be alone for or not before coming up to you and asking about it.

thinks the crystals are fairly pretty! She really likes Bismuth and thinks it's very pretty!

10/10, very supportive but not overbearing.

CHESTER

burn the witch /j

-10/10, has the mindset of a man in the 1800's.

[darkleysgarden]

Picnic Date

Scottitoba from Total Drama

700 words

Warning: accidental ableism

Type: fluffish.

When Scott was around, Manitoba tended to front as his headmates hated the guy.

At first, he only bickered with Scott. They had met when Manitoba had been fronting during a challenge, and now Manitoba found himself having an issue.

Over time, he found himself enjoying the time he spent making simple arguments with Scott.

Then, he began to notice other things about Scott. Sweet feelings that didn't fit the dusty exterior he put on.

It didn't feel like him to have this issue to have these fluffy feelings. Yet, they were forming, and he couldn't do anything about it.

He had elected to ignore it for the longest time.

However, one day, Scott came to Mike and asked to speak with Manitoba.

Manitoba came without Mike having to use a trigger. He was eager to talk to Scott.

"What do you require of me, mate?" He quickly asked as he came to front.

"I wanted to ask you something."

He tilted his head curiously.

"So... I set up this cool picnic for myself to enjoy, alone. But then I got lonely and thought your company would improve the moment. Ah! Not that I get lonely. And not that I like you or anything! It was just boring not having someone to yell at -"

"Alright then."

Manitoba smiled at Scott and grabbed his fedora, placing it on his head. He was fronting without the trigger, but it felt odd to be without the hat.

He flicked up the front of the fedora. "Lead the way then."

Scott's eyes scrunched up for a moment before he started to lead Manitoba to the picnic.

"Been awhile since I got ta go out like this," Manitoba admits. "Usually, I want ta rough someone up a tad. Although it's nice ta get peaceful moments like this one, aye?"

"Who says I'll be making this peaceful?" Scott grins.

Manitoba shrugs and continues to follow him until they reach the picnic set-up.

A blue bedsheets is laid across the ground with a gathering of food across the side.

A lady would faint at the sight. Good thing he wasn't a lady.

He plopped down onto the blanket.

"Got anything good 'ere?" He asked as he dug through the food Scott had set out.

"Crikey, you have an awful diet, mate."

Scott looked shocked for a moment. "This is the best you'll get. Just like what I'd eat back on the farm."

"We aren't on the farm, mate. We're on a reality television show. And this, is hardly food. Blimey...."

Scott shoves a spoonful of ...something... into his mouth.

"Just like Ma used to make."

"Don't make me wish a jail sentence on a lovely lady."

Scott only shook his head in frustration.

"Will you not eat anything I brought?"

He grabs a piece of jerky and rips a chunk off with his teeth.

"So you like that?"

"'Course I do."

"Are you one of those people who has weird diet options? Like you won't even eat a twinkie?"

"Don't know what a 'twinkie' is. Though, I guess. Carbohydrates aren't fit for the body of an explorer."

"Don't you and the other personalities all eat different? What's the point."

"Alters. Not personalities, mate. And the point is I do what I want, regardless of 'em. They all do the same. Can't let my life be determined by others, even if we share a body."

"Sure, but-"

"If your sister ate only veggies, would you? She's a different person, right?"

Scott went silent.

"I'd appreciate you not bringin' 'em up. This is our time. I don't want my headmates to determine my life. Let's eat and get outta 'ere."

"Okay.."

Scott continued to eat his mystery meal and didn't say anything else.

Manitoba had begun to find Scott endearing. Yet, he didn't seem to understand him or his headmates at all. That's what ruined it, and that's why they got into so many arguments.

Scott had used them all, and Manitoba let it off as game play. Though, Scott really seemed to not get them.

Though, Manitoba was willing to help him understand.

"Just.... think of me as the super cool explorer, Manitoba. Alright?"

"Okay, Manitoba."

"Thanks, mate."

[totaled-drama]

Hi I’d just like to tell you that I absolutely love your little league au!

So we’ve seen Manitoba I interact with the kiddos have any of the others been out or been triggered out while they were at the ice rink?

I have so many questions about your au I hope you’re alright with that

Asjdhsjsh thank you!!! I’m glad people have taken an interest in it :)

Manitoba has fronted a few times after that!! He usually just follows Lightning around because he feels very awkward on the ice, and he’s not quite sure how to interact with children. One of the kids will ask him a question and he’s just like “Ask Lightning. Please.”

Mike tends to front more when Zoey or Cameron come watch a practice or a game. He doesn’t really interact with the kids because he claims that “Svetlana will murder me if I throw them off their game.”

Vito has fronted at the rink before but only when Anne Maria was there. Anne Maria is Jo’s roommate and will often come to practices or games with snacks for both teams. Vito has a massive crush on her. When Anne Maria is unavailable to talk to, Vito tries his best to bond with the kids and tells jokes to make them laugh.

Chester has only fronted once or twice. He gets along fine with the kids, but he ends up arguing with Jacques and Josee over how they act. “Back in my day, we treated sports with respect! And dignity! We didn’t CHEAT!”

Mal has only fronted once or twice and complained about it the whole time. The only kid he ends up liking at all is Scary Girl. “Why couldn’t she be on YOUR team, Svet? Why does the other team get to have the only cool one?”

Thank you for the question!! Feel free to send me as many as you’d like, I always appreciate the interest :)

[imma-vincent-van-gogh-kms]

Karma

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Manitoba got his karma before being released like the others (idk man)

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Lers: Mike, Svetlana, Vito. Lee: Manitoba, somewhat Vito

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As Mike had helped Svetlana, Vito, and himself free he went to go help Mani, calling him “Manitoba! Finally-” but Mani interrupted him by saying, “Can’t talk now, BIG fire to fill.” (I couldn’t understand what he said) “What’s Mal making you do?” Mike asked with curiosity. “See them clouds?” He asked he he had everyone look up “Thems your dreams. My job is to get rid of ‘em so you can never enjoy ‘em again!” He said as he lassoed one and brought it down, Mike and Zoey kissing in the rain then faded onto it. “Oh, it’s that dream I had about kissing Zoey in the rain!” Mike said happily before continuing with, “Oh, I loved that dream!” As Svetlana added, “So romantical!” Before Manitoba threw it into the bonfire in front of him as Mike protested by saying, “Wha-?! Don’t do that!” He hollered a bit “Love to, mate. But Mal’s the boss.” He informed as Mike grumbled.

“As soon as I regain control I’m gonna give Zoey a REAL kiss. One that Mal can’t ruin!” He told himself openly as Manitoba threw another dream into the fire. “Aw c’mon! Stop burning up my dreams!” Manitoba just looked at him with an eyebrow raised as he tossed another dream into the flames. “Right- that’s it!” Before Mani could react, Mike pounced on him and began scribbling his fingers along Mani’s ribs “Woah there— Mike what are yOHOAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!! MIHIHIKE! WHAT ARE YOU- *snort* STAHAHAHAHAHAHAP!!” Mani snorted with laughter as he tried squirming away, despite Mike sitting on his waist. Svetlana and Vito share a glance before simultaneously shrugging as they walked over to the two, Svetlana looming over Mani’s face and Vito on his side.

Svetlana then grabbed Manitoba’s wrists and held them over his head as Vito began tickling his armpits and ribs as Mike shifted his tickling towards Mani’s belly. “CRIHIHIKEHEHEHEHEHEHEY!! *snort* SVETLANAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA-! LET- LET GOHOHOHOHO!” He pleaded as he began kicking his legs “Sorry Mani, but you brought this upon yourself” She shrugged As Mike and Vito switched places, except Mike was next to Manitoba’s clamped ankle, holding his leg in an armlock as he removed his shoe and began scribbling his fingers along Mani’s foot. “GAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA N-NOT THEHEHEHEHERE!” He squealed as he tried jerking his foot away but Mike kept it in his grasp. “I didn’t expect you’s to be this ticklish, Mani” Vito teased, now tickling Manitoba’s stomach as Svetlana let go of his wrists and tickled under his arms. “OHOHOGO MY LOHOHOHOHORD! *snort* STOP IHIHIHIT!!” He protested and screeched with laughter as the tickling continued.

Before Mani knew it, one of Svetlana’s hands made it to his ear, softly tickling the back of it “BWAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAA!! *snort* NOT THEHEHEHEHEHEHEHERE! NOT THEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHERE!! *snort* CRIKEHEHEHEEHEHEHEHEHEY!” He screeched as Vito, Svetlana, and Mike stopped tickling for a moment as they stared at him whilst he caught his breath. “Wha…what are y’all lookin’ at?” He asked as he noticed them all staring at him. “Are you seriously THAT ticklish on your EARS, of all places??” Vito asked as Mani tried hiding his face in his fedora. “No, no, don’t hide now!” Svetlana said as she took his hat from his face, adding “We would like an answer.” She finished. “Uhm..I guess so..?” Mani replied with a wobbly smile and light nervous chuckle.

Apparently, it wasn’t a good enough answer as the three other alters continued their tickling, must to Manitoba’s dismay. “GAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!! *snort* NO MOHOHOHOHORE! NO MORE, PLEHEHEHEHEASE!!” He practically begged for it to stop at that point as the three shared a glance before the two other guys gave Svetlana THE look as she smiled excitedly, Vito and Mike moving so she could sit on his waist. She then lifted his shirt up a bit as Vito and Mike kept his arms above his head, she then took a deep breath and blew raspberries on Mani’s belly as he practically SCREECHED. “AAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAA!! *snort* OHOHO MY LOHOHOHORD!! STAHAHAHAHAP IHIHIHIT!!” He begged before they all finally stopped and let him up. Mike undid Mani’s chain clampy thing that was on his ankle as Mani put his shoe back on.

“Did you learn your lesson, Mani?” Mike asked as he crossed his arms. “Nope! But I did learn not to make you mad cuz good Lord..” He said as he put one of his hands on his stomach to rub off the phantom tickles. “Well, just know karma always bites ya in the ass” Vito said as he checked his nails, earning a poke to the giggle button and a glare from Svetlana.

[heyiwrotesomethings]

Hi everybody! I’m mostly settled in back home and I’m feeling a lot more energized and ready to finish up those last few requests so I can go into September with a clean slate. Thank you all for your patience, it feels good to be back :D

Under the cut are some pictures from my trip for those who may be interested to see what I was up to.

Starting off strong with a black bear we saw on the side of the road! We saw 5 total I think. All while driving, which was be a theme for most of the animals we hoped to see on our trip. One of the scariest moments was when one bounded into the road in front of us. A very close call, but nobody (person or animal) was hurt. (Riding Mountain NP, Manitoba, Canada)

This elk silently strode right into our campsite one morning. I looked up and I had a heart attack because he emerged from the bushes like a reverse Homer Simpson. He was very chill though, went to go eat leaves in the little island surrounded by campsites. He came back the next morning too. You really don’t think about how big an elk is until the only thing separating you is a picnic table. (Prince Albert NP, Saskatchewan, Canada)

Bison, also seen on the side of the road while driving by. This was also the same place where I saw the beavers and because of that I think that’s why this place is ultimately my favorite from the whole trip. I’ve only seen one wild beaver in my life before I came here so getting to see a bunch chew and swim around made me very happy. Also, you could not pay me to get into the water there. Never mind the fact that they had a blue-green algae bloom, but they also had leeches that you could see swimming around just by looking in from the dock. Icky, but fun to watch. (Elk Island NP, Alberta, Canada)

Moose, also brought to you by simply driving down the road. Which is funny because we went on a trail that pretty much guaranteed you to see moose and we didn’t see a single one. But this one was just hanging out on the side of the road maybe 40/50km away from the critically acclaimed moose spot. She was the only moose we saw, and some people were disappointed to have not seen one with antlers, but I say better one than none. (Jasper NP, Alberta, Canada)

Jasper probably had the most cool views. Love me a mountain with a big ol’ glacier on it. There was a nice, cool wind that blew through this area almost constantly. (Jasper NP, Alberta, Canada)

Another elk, but this one was too cool not to share in my opinion. Another from the car shot as we left Jasper. He’s running with the mountains in the background and he’s got the biggest antlers I’ve ever seen. Super neat. (Jasper NP, Alberta, Canada)

Here’s a nice little artsy photo I took. We saw a lot of these purple flowers around and I think they’re really pretty, especially paired with the beautiful glacial waters and rugged mountains. Wish I could see views like this all the time. (Yoho NP, British Colombia, Canada)

I know this probably doesn’t look like much, but I think it’s so neat to look at. It’s a mountain that still has snow (maybe a very small glacier idk) on it but also has a little dune that looks like it belongs in the desert and a refreshing little stream curving around the rock. I took this photo while on a 10 mile (~16km) hike too much elevation gain and the down didn’t feel much better, but on those rare stretches of flat ground I felt like Rock Lee when he took off his ankle weights. Also, 10 mile hike up a mountain, barely any people around, you think we saw any animals? No. No we did not. (Yoho NP, British Colombia, Canada)

I think these birds are called Clark’s Nutcrackers if my quick googling is to be trusted. I thought they were really cute, but also kind of vicious. I saw one dive bomb a woman and steal a good chunk of her wrap/burrito. (Banff NP, Lake Louise, Alberta Canada)

A whole herd of big horn sheep seen while waking around the campground. Some of them looked really menacing. Really big horns and super buff. If one wanted to mess you up, it definitely could. Still really neat to see from a distance! We also checked out the hot spring nearby. Too hot for me, so I spent most of my time in the little cool pool, a refreshing 55F (~13C). (Kootenay NP, British Colombia, Canada)

[calkale]

15 questions and definitely not 15 mutuals

I know I was tagged in this multiple times but none of them are showing up in my mentions so thank you guys <3 @adevotedreader is the only one showing up so you get a tag

1. Are you named after anyone?

yep 👍

2. When was the last time you cried?

I have no idea, I come close to crying sometimes (watching when harry met sally) but its been months since ive actually cried

3. Do you have kids?

nope

4. What sports do you play/have played?

I dont play any right now but I played soccer as a kid and badminton from grade 5-8 (I played like every sport from grade 5-8 because of gym class but I dont think I need to say that?), I really wanna play baseball and tennis so hopefully ill be able to in college

5. Do you use sarcasm?

on occasion

6. What's the first thing you notice about people?

usually their hair or their eyes

7. What's your eye color?

fanfic green orbs

8. Scary movies or happy endings?

happy endings <3

9. Any talents?

art ig? im decent at video games but I wouldn't really call that a talent. I play guitar and bass and I learn tabs super quick, theres some songs that take like a day to learn but im good at memorizing tabs, im also really good at math but I will forget literally every formula I have ever learned if you put a test in front of me

10. Where were you born?

Manitoba baby!!!

11. What are your hobbies?

drawing, painting, reading, video games, working out, guitar and bass, running and hiking (in the summer its cold and wet now 😔), also dirt biking but its been a while cause my ears are still healing and I can't wear a helmet

12. Do you have any pets?

a doggy!

13. How tall are you?

like 5'5

14. Favorite subject in school?

history!! I also liked math (cringe ik), photography, art and band was okay but I really just liked jazz band cause it was me and two of my friends complaining in the back row the whole class, but history was definitely my fav I am liking physics so far too but its an online class so I kinda wanna kill myself

15. Dream job?

pilot!!!! ideally a fighter pilot but id love to fly any military plane, or anything to do with aerial firefighting or aerobatics would be really cool too, id like to do one of or both of those after a military career if I can :)

I don't know who's already been tagged so apologies if you have been already (or haven't cause I thought I saw you do it 😬), @alygatorcrocodile @airlocksandaviaries @agentfaust @malewifebillcage @tropical-fruit-mx and anyone else just pretend I tagged you

[darlingian]

I was tagged by a bunch of lovely people for this tag Tuesday! 🧡🖤

name: Chani ✨

age: Thirty and flirty and thriving. (The thriving might be a stretch.) 💅

pronouns: she/her 👍

when is your birthday? Boxing day, baby! 🎁

where do you call home? Manitoba, Canada 🇨🇦

do you have any pets? 🐈🐾 Cecil the cat. (He's named after Cecil from Welcome to Nightvale.)

current favorite musical artist: Lately I've been on a Hozier kick. 🎧🎶

what do you do for work? Look after my kids. 👩‍👩‍👧‍👧

if you could have lunch with anyone, dead or alive, who would it be? Hmmmm both of my grandmothers. I'd like to catch up on what they've missed. 🧓🧓

what are you wearing right now? An "Our Flag Means Death" t-shirt and Costco joggers. 👕👖

you’re going back to school, what’s your major? Museum studies. Or mortuary school. 🖼️⚰️🥀

last fanfic or book you read: Fanfic was "Life or Something" by pink_ink 📚

and finally, share a happy memory with me:

It's summer at my Nana and Papa's cottage. I'm 8 years old. We've run down the stairs my papa built out of old railways ties to the lakes edge. I take off my pink flipflops and my Nana tells me to stand still in the shallow section and let the minnows come close. They dart around my toes and nibble at my blue toenail polish. I laugh and splash away back to shore. My Nana asks if I want a countdown to jump into the water from the dock. I stand on the very end, gripping the last board of wood with the edge of my feet. My Nana shouts "One for the money! Two for the show! Three to get ready! Now go go go!" and I spring into the water in a graceless canon ball. I can hear her laughing as I resurface. 💕

I'm so bad at tagging so please, if you read this, consider yourself tagged!!

[chen-chen-chen-again-chen]

15 Questions | 15 People

Rules: Answer these 15 Questions, then Tag 15 People 

Hello hello! Thank you for the tags, @cutestkilla, @you-remind-me-of-the-babe, @yellobb, @raenestee, @artsyunderstudy! I have loved reading what you've shared and getting these neat little glimpses into your lives (also taking notes for who I can ask when I have research questions about travel planning, designing clothes, swimming, etc... y'all are such a talented and interesting bunch!).

I'll skip on tagging this time, since I think most of the folks I would tag have been tagged already, LOL.

1. Are you named after anyone? Yes! My paternal grandfather is named Gregorio, as is my dad, and my both of my brothers' first names are Greg, so I wound up with "Gretchen."

My aunt tutted and said that people would think I was a blonde and blue-eyed Heidi of the Alps type, so my family and friends have always called me Chen, or Chen-Chen. I have a cousin who is named after me, and when I was holding her as a baby, I'd refer to us as "Chen Squared."

2. When was the last time you cried? Oh, yesterday. Writing poetry for a therapy assignment, LOL!

3. Do you have kids? Non. This was something my spouse and I debated for YEARS, and went back and forth on. We settled on not having kids, but being more involved with the little ones in our lives. The kids we are closest to are my spouse's half-brother and sister (they are nine and five), and my godchildren (who are nine and four). For Filipinos, the relationship between godparents and godchildren is really special, and I love being "Ninang" (godmother) to my beloveds.

(It will probably not be a surprise to anyone who has read "Jelly Babies" or "Baker boxer teacher grief" that my spouse's relationship with his younger sibs influenced my depiction of Baz with his sibs).

4. Do you use sarcasm a lot? LOL, more so when I was younger and more barbed! I've embraced the joy of being more maudlin and earnest as I get older.

5. What’s the first thing you notice about people?  Clothes. I think it's a writer thing, where I like clocking what people are wearing so I can use the details as story fodder, haha. But as part of my job, I work with people face-to-face a lot, so I also try to gauge what mood people are in and how open they are to talking.

6. What’s your eye color? Dark brown!

7. Scary movies or happy ending? Happy endings! My best friend is a horror fiend, which is hilarious because I'm the biggest baby when it comes to scary movies.

8. Any special talents? Hmm... I can type around 100 WPM (Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing was one of the first computer programs we had in my house). I've been told I have a nice phone voice, so I used to record all the voicemail messages for our office. I've also been told that I put together kickass care packages. 👍🏽

9. Where were you born? Winnipeg, Manitoba.

10. What are your hobbies? Gardening, cross-stitch, cooking, baking, painting (poorly), video games, reading, fountain pens, anime/manga. I think like others, my gardening sort of falls off in midsummer and I just try to grab every zucchini before they grow huge. 😆 I love to sing though I'm not very good at it ("Try the Worryin' Way" by the Fabulettes is a FANTASTIC song to belt in the shower).

Oh, I also find it very soothing to clean and fiddle around with my mechanical keyboard (I used a Das keyboard with Cherry Blues for a long time, and just switched to a Nuphy Halo 75, with delightfully clicky Gateron Blues).

11. Do you have any pets?  NO, SADLY! I'm allergic to cats and my spouse to cats and dogs (which is a shame, because animals adore him). I just cuddle other people's dogs and admire their cats from a distance. We have a neighbourhood cat that likes to roll in our catmint in the summer.

12. What sports do you play/have you played? Badminton, swimming, rollerblading. I am also asthmatic and uncoordinated, so organized sports were a trial growing up; in 8th grade, I skipped gym as much as possible by helping out my Art teacher after class.

13. How tall are you? 5'0" (I'm a shortie, it's just how Filipinos roll)

14. Favorite subject at school? In high school, English Lit, and in uni, Film Studies. I learned more about writing from Film Studies than I ever did in English.

15. Dream job? For the longest time, I wanted to be an English professor. Then I dropped out of grad school because of Depression, went back after a year, graduated, got a closer look at the job prospects and work culture for academics and said "No thank you."

Reading Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert really changed my expectations. Instead of wanting to make it as a professional writer, I switched to wanting a stable job where I would have the work-life balance and resources to pursue writing in my free time. And now I have that! So I am living the dream!

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Redneck Doug on ALL the other Clones in Star Wars!

As promised, for reaching a new number of followers, here's Doug's list when I asked him to name off all the clones in 'The Clone Wars' and 'The Bad Batch'!

Some are obviously repeats of other posts, and some are brand spanking new.

I'm using my autoethnography skills to their fullest extent, here, people.

This is LONG but hey! 7 seasons of The Clone Wars and 3 seasons of The Bad Batch means animated Star Wars in the Days of our Lives of animation.

If I'm missing someone, let me know! I'll reach out to Doug!

Enjoy, everyone!

CW: Redneck Doug just rambles needlessly about people.

And Clermont Lounge is one of the scariest and yet, most fun places in the ATL and I could 100% see one of the 501st working there.

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Bly: That’s a boy, his name’s Miguel. Got his friends, they drink Pabst, shoot the empty cans behind the garage when they done, and hit on every woman that walks by. But Miguel’s got his eyes on Babe-the-Blue-Jedi and steals flowers from people’s yard and gives them to her. Babe-the-Blue-Jedi knows the man’s not that bright but his heart’s in the right place and that’s all that matters, right? 

Rex: That's Rex. He's a king. Respect him. 

Cody: That’s Obi-Wan’s Boyfriend, he’s sad all the time. We know why. (Confirmed that Doug is a Codywan shipper and I don’t know what to do about that)

Howzer: That’s my niece’s boyfriend, Jorge. We all love Jorge, nice guy, owns an auto repair shop and always remembers plates and napkins for the cookouts after church.

Gregor: Jorge’s cousin, Manny. Met him once at Christmas in Miami, nice guy, only drinks brown liquor and insists everyone arm wrestle him. But he’s got a good job as a PE teacher, we respect education, come on now. 

Hardcase: Wiggles. He laughs at everything and never wears a helmet both on his big head and his lil head and that explains everything about the man.

Kix: Nurse Mark. He's tired and sick of your shit, sick of the creeps trying to get the Fentanyl, that's a crime now, ain't it.

Echo: "Eh, Toaster Strudel. Homeboy looks like his daddy had an affair with a convection oven on shore leave and forgot to pay child support."

Mayday: Aw, I liked this guy so much! That’s Sassy Park Ranger, he’s the type that gives you your camping permits, warns you about the bears, and then is all disappointed when you don’t properly stow your food and the bears destroy the campsite. I need to go back to Little River Canyon, that place was pretty. 

Scorch: The Son of Robocop. His daddy told him to get off his lazy Robo-son ass and go get a job, so he works for the Empire now, because no one can get a job in Detroit. That’s why he’s a bad person. (Because he works for the Empire? “No, because he’s a Lions fan and that ain’t a good look for anyone.”)  

Fives: Alex-from-Manitoba. He reminds me so much of this awesome guy I knew, Alex, was from Winnipeg, we worked in oil together. Smart, knew his shit, loved guns and getting his hair did. No one listens to him, management hates him, and he gets fired. Man I was so pissed off when that happened with that damn alien that ran the ocean on the mall! He deserved better, damn it!

(Fives or Alex-from-Manitoba?

“BOTH!!!”)

99: 99!  

(You actually remember his name?  

“Hell yeah! He’s one of the most important characters! Why would I not?” 

::cue me, quietly staring at all the weird-ass names over texts and saying NOTHING in response::) 

Wolffe: Bernando. I dunno, man, he got that Bernardo energy. I’ve met three and they all looked like they wanna run off into the woods and come out when they got a deer they need to process and take a shower and find a lady before running back into the woods. Also Bernardo never has a girlfriend that lasts more than 6 months with him. Don’t know why. Just trust me. 

Gree: Carnie Joe. Man, he looks like the type of guy who drives an ice cream truck but there ain’t no Bomb Pops inside if you know what I mean. 

Cut Lawquane: Not-Wolverine. He ran away from the Empire, grew out his muttonchops, wanted to join the X-Men, Charles Xavier said ‘Nah son you need super powers for that’, and then Not-Wolverine stomped off into Tremors-land and started a pot-and-chicken farm like every other hillbilly in Kentucky. But he got a hot wife out of the deal and some nice kids and lots of guns, and ya know, that ain’t a bad ending for the man. 

Commander Fox: Red-Chief-of-Police. He’s absolutely on them Ticky-Tack videos my nieces and nephews watch where the cops are doing bad things but they ain’t gonna get fired over it. Man. It ain’t right. 

Tup: Alex’s-Friend-Matt. Aw, Matt, good guy, but too much brain damage after that time he fell off the roof while laying down tar. He grew out his ponytail to hide the dent in his head and talked funny afterwards, but he real good at roughneck work and I can’t fault the man, nope. 

Hevy: That’s Ross. He’s always mad because he’s insecure. He’s got a lot of Nerf guns and only eats stuff you can find at 7-11. 

Jesse: That’s Jesse, he’s a trucker, was a bouncer at Clermont Lounge in Atlanta, and has three ex-wives who all hate him. He shaves his head because his hair hates him too. 

Crosshair: So that there's Daddy Warcrimes. All you need to know is he lives on beer and Slim Jims, has more guns then Jesus got faith, and that he does your mom on the weekends, and then you thank him for his service.

Hunter: Aw man, we got Rambo up in this place. Daddy Rambo. He looks like he's got some hot wife with a huge butt who makes amazing biscuits, but he only showers on the weekends for reasons he won't tell you.

Wrecker: I know, I KNOW, he's got some cool Star Wars name, but in my head, he's Julio. He looks like a Julio, ya know? Every Julio's been the nicest guy with a truck and a million friends. I swear. I bet he's a contractor and lays pipe like you wouldn't believe. ::winks::

Tech: Hm, yeah, I know him. That's Ryan-from-Accounting, somebody's hipster dad. You know, everyone knows a Ryan who works in accounting, he's quiet, only drinks IPAs, and has a bitch wife named Laura who drives a Kia and is always yelling at him. Poor man. I hope Julio saves him from his bitch wife Laura.*

Omega: Little Orphan Blondie. I hope she gets real parents or something besides those freaky alien things running the mall on the ocean.

Emerie Karr: Stepsister-Beth. She’s got a stick up her rear, was in a sorority known for bitchy Daddy’s Girls who wouldn’t touch below the belt but are all about using other places for their date’s hoses to put out the fire, and only drinks almond milk lattes. She’s a bitch to waiters and drives a Prius. 

(“Doug I drive a Prius.”

“Yeah, but you ain’t a southern sorority girl so y’all forgiven.”)

Nemec and Fireball: Trigger and Nutsy. They’ve been in a survival militia in the Florida Everglades and that’s all you need to know. 

CX-2: The Guy from Tron. He’s a guy, and he was in the movie Tron. That’s it. 

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743 posts created (11%)

5,862 posts reblogged (89%)

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I tagged 1,216 of my posts in 2022

#leafs lb - 317 posts

#asks - 90 posts

#storm lb - 56 posts

#kyle's 200 follower celly - 26 posts

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#kyle 2022 - 24 posts

#2022 nhl draft - 22 posts

#onpoli - 21 posts

#hockey - 18 posts

#cdnpoli - 16 posts

Longest Tag: 139 characters

#reminds me of when i first facetimed the boy. it went so well and i was so happy. then i cried because i remembered that he was so far away

My Top Posts in 2022:

#5

Kyle's 200 Follower Celly 2.0* 🥳

Hey friends! I reached 200! Just want to do a little celebration because I love y'all so much, I really mean it.

Answering everything from Wednesday July 27 through Tuesday August 9th. Keeping a little bit longer as I'll be a little busy with work

⭐️: Ask any question, pretty much no limits, keep it PG13

🐝: Cast your mutuals, you know how this one works

🌞: Friendly FMK from here

🚜: A song that reminds me of you

🌼: Random song in one of my playlists

🌻: Random thought

Thank you and love y'all to the moon and back

*2.0 as Tumblr is a broken website and deleted a significant amount of followers

Tagging people below the cut so it doesn't flop: sorry if I forgot to tag you (I still love you)

@jostystyles @lam-ila @donttelltheelff @max-fried @catboygiroux @bb-nhlqueen7 @jimmystrudel @salty-backup-catcher @nylanderthal @tapejob @reavenedges-lies @2manytabsopen @comradegrittty @windstrider2017 @adamlowsy @flamesleafsjetscanes

28 notes - Posted July 26, 2022

#4

I'm blind, I'm deaf, I'm an NHL ref

34 notes - Posted May 14, 2022

#3

I hate the Toronto Maple Leafs (lovingly)

37 notes - Posted January 15, 2022

#2

COVID-19 pandemic brought out the worst in Canadians: survey

*Pretends to be shocked*

tagging @allthecanadianpolitics

100 notes - Posted March 12, 2022

My #1 post of 2022

To all my Western Canadian Friends

Please be careful, there are still to armed men at large last seen in Regina, SK area. 10 people have died, and at least 18 injured. Alerts have been issued in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta.

@allthecanadianpolitics @politicsofcanada @abpoli

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What the Thunder Said

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It began the way all dangerous things do; it crept in on silent feet, tested its claws on small, unseen corners, and briefly reveled in its strength before it sought out larger prey.

It ended the way a tree falls--with a sigh, a hush, and the distant ache of uprooting your bones from the earth. 

The way a tree falls--if no one is around to hear it, did it make a sound?

For all the jokes made at his expense, Freddy was more than capable of loading chains on his tires and bulldozing his way through snow-laden streets. 

(Or so he claimed: either way, this car was a rental from the airport and the roads had been cleared.)

“Fucking Manitoba,” he said bleakly, squinting out into the dark as he took a turn a little too sharply. “Fucking Canada.”

He thought wistfully of his brother’s cabin and its central heating and its goddamn beds where he could be horizontal for the first time in what felt like fucking centuries--and it was, of course, in the outskirts on the other fucking side of the city.

“Fucking Winnipeg,” he muttered, drumming his fingertips against the steering wheel as he stared up at the traffic light’s angry red eye.

It’d been a while since he’d graced his older brother with his presence for the holiday season--too long to really excuse with any degree of dignity, but running a nation--being a nation was never an easy task. They understood that. Understood each other. So the final warning signs that Freddy had let his absence stretch too long was an unfamiliar pang in his back, one that usually meant Matthew was overextending himself (too) and Freddy had to go step in to be the voice of reason. The stolen vacation time was never a bad trade-off. 

Then again, love was a much more vicious motivator.

He spent the rest of the drive thinking very pointedly of nothing, taking the route by rote muscle memory until he was pulling down a lane lined with familiar night silhouettes of rangy firs. He idled in front of the driveway, glancing up at his brother’s cabin contemplatively before pulling the rental forward and backing in at just the right angle to make Matthew’s next commute really fucking difficult. 

Freddy-1, Mattie-nil point.

He turned the car off and rested his forehead on the wheel, letting his eyes drift shut in fatigue for a brief moment.

The exhaustion was seeping in bone-deep, like he’d always been promised it would, like he always swore he’d never let happen. 

So he sighed and opened the car door, his traveling duffel slung over one shoulder. No--no matter how much they aged, he was never going to let them get that old. That resolution firmly in place, he whistled a few jaunty bars as he took the steps up to the front door two at a time, his stolen-without-necessarily-express-permission house key already in hand.

The foyer was dark as he forced the door open with a shove of his hip. 

“Matt?” Freddy called out absently, letting the bag drop to the floor. “Your stupid door’s sticking again--”

He glance sideways to catch sight of a pair of acid-green eyes watching him calmly from the darkened den and did not (did not!) scream like a little bitch.

“Goddamn fucking bear, Jesus fucking Christ, I swear to God you almost gave me a heart attack---what the fuck are you doing, you fat ass, you know you can’t be on the couch--chesterfield, couch, sofa, whatever, beat it.”

The polar bear (Freddy was also pointedly not examining how weird his daily life was that running into his older brother’s miniature polar bear or whatever the fuck it was was a normal occasion) leveled Freddy with a look that could only be labeled as “unimpressed”, but lumbered off the sofa obediently enough before disappearing...somewhere else.

“Matt? Mattie! Yo!” he called again, halfway up the creaking stairs already. “C’mon dipshit, you asleep?”

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