#hahaha I love this blog because I feel like 90% of asks are like ''...but what if he acted decent for ONCE''

[atoriv-art]

asks

putting these above the readmore because otherwise i will be speaking into the void

fave. grouping these together to say: i do read fanfic on occasion but it's usually filtered through a friend of mine who reads far more than i do! ie, she reads stuff and sends me what she likes

however she did say that i could tell people to link me things so she can read through them. so feel free to link me whatever in the replies/asks/idk. no promises i will be the one reading it LMAO but we have very similar tastes in characters/pairings and also the types of fics we like 👍

i actually gravitate towards gen fics which are a dying breed lol but you can link whatever you want <3

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anyway. under the cut: misc asks, sasuneji 💕, also a tiny hyuga ramble

this is so late LMAO sorry, its all in my old blog @atoriv-moved ! haven't deleted any of it so if anything happened it's tumblr's fault. i miss kingdom hearts i need luxu to be in things again so i can go crazy :/

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thank you so much!!! 😭😭 it always makes me happy to hear the emotional weight of my work comes through! it's what i'm always trying to improve to make the little scenes in my head real :)

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thank you!!!! i never know what to say to these but they always make me smile 8)

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thank you so much!! honestly noses still give me trouble sometimes but as someone who is particular about trying to properly translate 3D shapes, especially of the face, in my rendering it's probably one of the most important landmarks :P and i think you can enhance a design sooo much with them, despite my struggles they're one of my favorite things to draw now!

i totally encourage you to start drawing again if you want to! but i'm biased of course hehe

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cute i never know how to answer these... maybe a little boring but i'm of the opinion sasuke is the clingier one in the rs :)

he's a very loving person but because of both his personality and collection of issues he struggles to fully articulate his thoughts in a manner that doesn't come off as rude or detached, but imo sasuke esp once he's out of his spiral would hate to have his love go unexpressed. so i think him having trouble with words and making up for it with flopping onto the people he loves like a large dog is sooooo cute, and i always think about how clingy he was as a baby.. he is made for latching onto people and wiggling them with a 😐 face

neji on the other hand is Weird About Intimacy since he's trained himself to be self-sufficient, and is hyperaware of how other people might perceive him due to him having to calibrate himself around his family. neji is very principled and especially when he's older won't let his anxieties keep him from doing something he believes in, but it gets a little more complicated when it comes to his personal relationships because for 90% of his life he had no hope of fostering those. so he ends up in a weird middle ground where he Does allow himself to express some of those feelings, but not fully, and often in a very self-conscious manner. his default answer to vulnerability is fluffing up like a cat because that's what's he's trained himself to do lol

so with these two in particular i think it'd combo into a lot of "flopping onto you like a weighed blanket because you're upset and i don't know what to say but i want to be here for you" situations, especially with sasuke doing it to neji because neji struggles with verbally articulating when he needs comfort like that. i think it works wonders for them because sometimes words get really messy when you have their combination of issues... it doesn't mean they can't talk through their problems of course, it just means that if something can be solved by the cat loaf maneuver it will be :)

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not reading too much into it at all, i love it! i like how much people talk about my kabuto hahaha i really want to draw him more often, i think he's a way more interesting character than he's given credit for (and this is coming from someone who really didn't like him at first :P), and his hairstyle change is one of the most obvious ways to explore that visually imo!

tysm for this, i really enjoyed reading it!

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i do! i wish more was done with her because i'm really fascinated by the implications of how she's presented, and how she could've shown that being the favorite child of someone like hiashi isn't necessarily a good thing! i always thought she seems like she's a little dissociated from life outside of the clan, which is really fun to work with (and definitely sucks for her because the clan is Not good lol)

i haven't gotten through the arduous task of watching all naruto filler (lmao) but one of my favorites is the one about hanabi and her relationship with hinata, especially the first half, episode 389 i think? i'm really obsessed with the way that episode shows what day-to-day life was like for the kids and the way the hyuga structure themselves, and how it creates distance between them. i'm pretty sure it implies hanabi (pre-plot) didn't know who neji is, for example? which i get isn't canon but i looove that thought. and on a less deep note hanabi is one of the few characters who gets a design i actually like in boruto! i think she looks soooooo cute

since i spend a lot of time thinking about them i actually am fond of all of the hyuga to some capacity, hiashi definitely in a "wow this guy sucks so much it's impressive" way but still lol i think his relationship with his brother and how it informs how he regards neji is very fascinating, or at least the directions it could have taken (if kishi cared at all.) are!

see my problem is that i wish naruto was about weird families and their issues (i am also obsessed with the suna family <3), but it is a shonen anime made for normal audiences

[barbatusart]

Hi barbatus I love your music so much and idk if you have an ask blog, but I was really curious where you draw your inspiration? I love your music because it has all the harsh noises I crave but it isn't just pure chaos. All the sounds truly work so well together and every song is such an AMAZING, exciting, and exhilarating listen. I love listening to your music by itself but sometimes I'll relaunch the TPOF for some of those songs specifically so I can also revisit the scenes because the music you made just fits each scene so perfectly. I'm totally enamored with your music!!!! Do you get inspiration from the world around you? And what helps you "get into the zone" to make music? Thank you!!! :'33

THANK YOU YAHOO im so touched!!!!!! hahaha gosh honestly im still stunned about my stuff being enjoyed so much!

im trying to narrow down where specifically my inspo comes from, definitely im drawing a lot from 80s and 90s skinny puppy, even going as far as to hunt down sounds from the s900 to try & make a replica drum machine (used brilliantly on the Too Dark Park Album! check out the opening track Convulsion, theyre wringing the greasiest sounds out of the s900) im still not as precise or inventive as SP (and frankly haven’t gotten around to implementing film/radio/etc samples yet) but they’re a huge inspo for me, i feel like if you listen to anything off of the Bites album the line of inspiration becomes very clear

another big one is the soundtrack to rockstar’s game manhunt, which grotesquery-wise was an inspo torch i carried for decades but now im thrilled to have the inspo shine through my audio endeavors too. manhunt is so good lol the older & grimier-looking it gets the better it is

what else uhhh, there’s a fair bit of nine inch nails & tyler the creator in my more melodic stuff ive been doing recently as im trying to get Actual Chord Progression in there. (still a work in progress lol i think i figured out some fairly beautiful stuff but i wanna step it up into a proper journey instead of just loops!) early hocico also is a big one by way of disgusting noise with interesting melodic stuff but i have No idea what machines they were using, & frankly i wouldnt wanna try & imitate their early sound perfectly cus it’s so distinct to hocico lol. aaaaand what else….. dreamcrusher, coil (!!!!!!!), author & punisher, театр яда, susumu hirasawa, front 242, joy division, and the entire discography of swans (tho idk if the swans influence is audible at all honestly lol)

[george-weasleys-girl]

Hii! 🤗 How are you? 👑🌲🌻 I wish you a lovely new week! Since you've mentioned you have a lot of requests at the moment, I thought I'd send you an ask with some random Q's to try and cheer you up/to destress. 🐈‍⬛🍰🌌👑

When you picture George, does he have a certain look to him, is he kind of faceless, or do you mainly see O. Phelps face because it's always associated with him?

Do you care about house colors/pride? Do you have a little space/notebooks with HP color pallettes?

How do you feel about the night/late night strolls? I love the night and its stillnes, but I still run to my bed after turning off the lights sometimes hahaha

What aesthetics do you like? Either in your own life, or just to appreciate (whatever you'd like to share).

What beverages do you like? Boba, coffee, milkshakes, ginger ale?

You've mentioned you like historical cooking, is there a recipe you've been meaning to try? Or one that you'd like to redo?

Do you curse or mind others cursing?

Do you have favorite emojis?

Do you have a favorite flower(s)?

Do you perfer hardcover books or paperback?

You always have impeccable grammar, are you diligent with checking your work or is it simply important to you?

What's your go-to jam flavor?

Do you like stickers? Is there a specific place you like to place them, or just save them?

I saw that you added more info to your blog! Agg, you are so cool!

I love Pink Floyd. Do you have a favorite album/song?

The Rocky Horror Picture Show, ahh love it. Are there any songs that you can't help singing or dancing to?

Feel free to pick and choose, I suddenly got inspired with so many questions hehe 😅. And, as always, no worries if you want to ignore this. 😋 Warm hugs! 🫂🌼✨️💗

I'm well, how are you?

This is fantastic! Thank you!

When you picture George, does he have a certain look to him, is he kind of faceless, or do you mainly see O. Phelps face because it's always associated with him?

I mainly see O. Phelps (who I actually prefer as a redhead) 😆🤭I particularly love the way his face crinkles up when he smiles. And his nose. That's really what caught my attention initially. It's so perfect in its imperfection. I was sad when I found out Phelps had plastic surgery to straighten it.😞

Do you care about house colors/pride? Do you have a little space/notebooks with HP color pallettes?

Not particularly. I've always thought having houses created divisions/rivalries that otherwise might not exist.

How do you feel about the night/late night strolls? I love the night and its stillnes, but I still run to my bed after turning off the lights sometimes hahaha

I love late night strolls as long as I'm not alone or if it's during the summer. I'm a mosquito magnet, even with repellent. 😆

What aesthetics do you like? Either in your own life, or just to appreciate (whatever you'd like to share).

I'm somewhat of a minimalist with a bit of goblin and cottagecore thrown in. I say somewhat because I do like a few decorative things. But, too much stuff overwhelms me and stresses me out. Unless it's books. They're the only thing I collect. My idea of decorating is wall to wall books. 😁

What beverages do you like? Boba, coffee, milkshakes, ginger ale?

I love water. It makes up 90% of what I drink. I also like ginger ale, lemonade, tea, and most juices. I really wish I could drink Boba, but I have a tapioca intolerance. 🤢

You've mentioned you like historical cooking, is there a recipe you've been meaning to try? Or one that you'd like to redo?

Emmymade recently did a video where she tried a 70,000 year old Neanderthal recipe. (Ok, technically, it's prehistoric and not historic 😆) I really want to try that one.

Do you curse or mind others cursing?

Yep, and nope. 😅

Do you have favorite emojis?

😆🥰💕😁🤗

Do you have a favorite flower(s)?

Daisies and sunflowers

Do you perfer hardcover books or paperback?

I love hardcover, but I usually go for paperback. They're easier and lighter to transport.

You always have impeccable grammar, are you diligent with checking your work or is it simply important to you?

Oh my gosh, thank you! Both, actually. Good grammar is very important to me, and because of that, I'm diligent at checking my work. 😁

What's your go-to jam flavor?

Blackberry or raspberry.

Do you like stickers? Is there a specific place you like to place them, or just save them?

I like the idea of them and there are some really adorable ones. But I'll only buy them if I have a specific purpose in mind.

I saw that you added more info to your blog! Agg, you are so cool!

Wow, thank you! I've never considered myself cool. Maybe nerdy and odd. 😆

I love Pink Floyd. Do you have a favorite album/song?

Dark Side of the Moon is a masterpiece. And I adore The Division Bell.

The Rocky Horror Picture Show, ahh love it. Are there any songs that you can't help singing or dancing to?

Sweet Transvestite and Time Warp, of course. Also, Hot Patootie.

[here2bbtstrash]

hey there<3 i'm sending this as an anonymous because there will be a lot of expressing emotions in here which i'm not used to doing.. so it's gonna be weird to me if i reread it again after you post it..🫶🏼

ahhh i don't know where to start honestly.. i've installed this app without knowing what's ahead of me.. especially getting to know new people, it was an unexpected thing. i thought i would be a silent reader, i've always been one.

the reason why i even installed tumblr is because i wanted to follow mimi - you probably know her. i had no idea how to use this app nor how this broken site works😭 but i never knew i would be so lucky💜

one day, i opened the app, and one of your works (a popular hobi fiction 👀) was at the top of the page. it had like 3k notes i guess? so i decided to read it and it was truly amazing<3 and that's where the journey began!!

and then i commented on one of your posts and then you were like: 'welcome', something like that. i mean you did welcome me and it was so nice of you!? that's when i knew that you're a very sweet person!<3 you gave a very good first impression 😏😊

i went ahead and took a look at your blog, everything about it. and when i knew that you identify yourself as queer, i smiled so hard😭 i mean i am straight, but something about queers hits different, i really genuinely love them. (and no please don't think i'm creepy 👀)

anyways, and that's when i decided to start reading your fictions!! i read 90% of them and if i started to talk about how good your writing is it would take hours to just describe the beauty of it. so let's just say it's perfect<3

your style of writing brings comfort to me, even if it's just porn. i really don't care if it's angsty, fluffy, smutty,... it just comforts me in a way that can't be described, at least by me because i suck at these things :')

you're the type of person who i wish i could meet one day<3 i didn't only read your fictions, i saw when you felt tired, unmotivated, sad, even confused in some asks and i wished i could hug you and make you smile. because i once was sad and you were there for me. i vented, and you listened.. you even said things to me that i will never ever forget in my whole life. i still look at them in my screenshots whenever i feel down and that one reason can truly show why i love you so much 💜

i still remember when you started the process of writing TSOYB, and then at some point you thought it was shit ☹️ but then it was drop day and i got to read a magnificently written fiction and it was obvious how much you had worked for it to turn out this way!! i was so proud of you (and i still am!💜) because you didn't fucking give up even when you felt it was trash. you trusted the process and i learnt a lesson from you. because i'm a perfectionist, so if i don't do something correctly at the first time, i start to think i'm literally useless and all of the overthinking shit starts again blah blah. so now whenever i even think to overthink 😭 i remember someone like you exists💜 i remember your words. you helped me em💜

ah i don't know what else to say.. there's still like too many emotions i wanna express but i just don't know how to do that.

god i just love you with all my heart, you don't even have an idea about my gratefulness towards you. and to god who gave me a chance to know such a wonderful person!!💜💜

like namjoon once said: "i wish there was a better word than 'love'. i really truly love you. please know that."

(and please please if there was any type of weirdness in this i'm so sorry it's 2:48! am!)

omg anon 🥺 this is so overwhelmingly sweet i don't even know how to respond!!!! i'm gonna stick it under a cut so this isn't a million years long hahaha 💜

i'm so glad you managed to find me - bless party on you for blowing up lmao 🙏 and glad you felt welcomed!! the more people that follow the harder it gets for me to keep up with everyone personally, but i do really try to make sure everyone feels welcome here 🥺 (except bigots 👹) - it's important to me to curate a safe chill space where we can all just read porn and have fun lmao!

LOL NOT QUEERS HIT DIFFERENT that's so fucking funny akhglksjrgsjfkg can confirm we do 😌

gahhhhh you're so kind about my writing thank you thank you 🫠 i think this is probably my favorite compliment to get, that people feel comforted by my work. it's brought me a lot of comfort to write and to establish this little blog, so the fact that i can share that with others is truly priceless!!

and omg 🥺 you got to see the process work in real-time!! that's so wild. i really do think i hit a bottom on pretty much every fic i write (sometimes i'm more vocal about it on tumblr, sometimes less) where i just feel like ugh, this sucks, it's never gonna be good, i should give up. and part of the writing process is just pushing through that - which is really hard for me because i am also a perfectionist!! but you're so right. sometimes you just have to trust the process and do whatever it is anyway, even when every word feels like a struggle!

this was such a sweet note to receive 😭 i'm sorry it took me so long to respond!! but i didn't want to half-ass a reply either since you took the time to share your thoughts and be so vulnerable. that really means the world to me! i love you a lot and i hope you're having a wonderful new year so far 💜 and i'm always here if you need me!!

[jokerfic]

Let’s say the Joker realized he was wrong about something. Rare, I know. But maybe Harley knew better and he was cocky and assumed he was in the right. Do you think he would apologize in his own way?

probably not, lmao

like knowing him he’d just effortlessly reframe it in his mind so that it was a Good Thing That He Was Wrong, Actually and then just go about his merry business as usual

[sentofight]

faty i lov u so much im SO eternally glad we met & that we still are mutuals & write & all that, because knowing u has been an absolute blast and i ADORE the way u come into ppls(my!) ask boxes with random stuff or just to expand on some other post, i think its all soooo endearing and each time u pick up a muse im always HEART EYES and im so happy for each dynamic...like gran&chrom??? leaders who can be so childish?? i think its EXCELLENT and is so needed for gran... hinata&machina are SO funny, and im rly glad theyre (somewhat) hitting it off, cuz i think at the end of the day hinata would kind of understand machina (WHICH i also love how eights like "dude its ok if ure not feeling good, but u should get help & not just disappear", i love eight. thank u for also loving eight). AND IM LOSING MY TRAIN OF THOUGHT but. thank u for all of this, its such a delight to know u and im always so so grateful...u make writing SO fun and i appreciate that everyday

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im legit confusion atm. this is so sweet my brain dysfunction and unresponsive. 

uh im not crying. ninja cutting onions are back at it. god who to pay to get rid of them haha ...

uuuh ... this is really ...sweat. really. and honestly i needed it ;u; it blows my mind that we know each other for that long and just you didnt give up on me because time and different fandom we got into. i’m happy u got me into writing ch/rom, you and arph tbh. i still think about how i only wrote chrom for the risen king shenanigans then he is forever rotting in my brain now. so thank you for this curse lmao seriously thank you for always being the one to watch my shitty posts and press the like button to them and supporting my ted talk endeavors even though they are 90% me crying about one thing or another.  type0... type0 dude is a fandom i thought i would give up on when everyone just disappeared but welp. rent free class zero in my brain weee. i did give up for a bit but then eight came back like henlo i require attention yes bring me back. then i added machina for the sole purpose of shenanigans then ..hahaha here comes the boooy~ hello boy~ welcome~ he’s never gonna give anyone up haha before them our ocs ... i love them so much. i love how einar, hinata and arph’s oc..im sorry i cant remember his name because einar refused to remember his name and kept calling him suzaka’s rat ...im sorry arph. but he is suzaku’s rat so where is the lie. hinata being the smol boy among them lmao. lays on the ground...final fantasy type 0 ocs..i will love them as if they were my own flesh and blood hand them all over to me. might frick up and work on more if it weren’t for the dead sign over the fandom but haha when did that ever....stopped me hohoh ....aaaaaaaaaa words words...words...i really dont know what to write????????/how to write??????? to express how much i want to squish your face and give you all the love you rightfully deserves???????????? ????? 2022 virtual hugs when??? i really really appreciate you sticking with me on every blog, on every whim i make and just roll with it and provide me with chef kiss asks when i need them. thank you so much for existing and love THE poteighto.

[iheartlexihoward]

hi i really love your writing and i think u are so talented!! i noticed there weren’t too many fics on your blog but your writing is so good so i was wondering if u used to write for something different?? :O or maybe u wrote but didnt publish until recently?? i’m just curious about your previous interests + how you got so good at writing!! only if youre comfortable sharing though :)

WOW thank u so much dude! this is such a lovely compliment <3

soooo i've literally always written ever since being a young kid. i've always loved reading too. i used to say i was gonna be an author and i used to enter writing competitions and stuff lol, it's always been one of my main hobbies! i was active on wattpad & other fic sites and i'm also a tumblr veteran (my oldest blog began in 2012 so ive been thru it), but because 90% of my own writing just ended up unfinished i would rarely ever post. to this day the majority of my stuff has just sat on my computer for years hahaha. like i'd be writing every day but never share any of it

in 2015 i started a blog where i used to write for some female celebrities and it did okay - never anything crazy tho, and i just ended up sorta abandoning it around 2017.

i also started my personal (?) tumblr in 2015 which is where before this blog i'd been the most active, it literally has like 30 followers and i just reblog pictures hahaha. i made this blog a little while back just because i started feeling the need for an outlet/archive for my fan stuff, i didn't even plan on posting any of my writing!! but i'm so glad i did, and now i feel like for the first time i've got the ball rolling and i have a lot of ideas for new fics which is awesome :)

this was probably WAYYY more long winded than u expected or asked for hahahaha but i cant not go on a million tangents sorry omg

[btssavedmylifeblr]

What in the hell is happening??? You followed me????? WHY?????? LAKDWOUFJWJDJW I’m slowly losing my mind over this. I will not be mad if it was an accidental follow and you want to unfollow (I wouldn’t blame you) but like the queen of fics is FOLLOWING ME????? WHAT IS GOING ON??? I just…WHAT???? I love you Bee. I hope you and the rest of the Beehive are doing well and enjoying the summer weather! 💜

Hahaha! You flatter me, but I am really just another tumblr!

The process for why I follow someone is basically always the same:

1. They interact with me in some way (message, reblog, ask, etc.) And frequently or entertainingly enough that I remember the username. I think you’ve reblogged a bunch of gifs and such from me and had funny/relatable tag rants.

2. I go check out the blog and see if there is an age listed in the bio. I only follow people I know to be adults.

3. I scroll through their most recent posts and see if it is 90% bts-related, dramafree, and generally positive in tone. Then I follow! (I dont usually follow blogs that just silently reblog stuff though, i enjoy tag discussion so it feels like I am following actual people)

I unfollow people who put too much negativity or drama onto my feed (or anything related to weight loss because its a particularly triggering issue for me).

That process works well for me to find fun moots and avoid the negativity. Thanks for being my friend! 💜

[hunxi-guilai]

ask lightning round 11

y’all forgot that I did these, didn’t you???

well buckle up, because I think this round got my askbox below 50 for the first time in months:

hahaha I mean I think @vishcount​ did an entire enneagram graphic series! I am actually terrible at assigning enneagram types to characters because 90% of the time I am actually assigning Sleeping At Last Enneagram songs rather than actual, y’know, enneagram types

honorifics are super fun, and -gongzi does have a nice ring to it! Weirdly enough, I am also not... overfond of characters that begin with the ni- sound; I think they tend to be nasally produced and predisposed to sound a little whiny, but honestly, exposure has gotten me over some of this prejudice!

err... to be totally honest, I have no idea. I’m under the impression that Lan Wangji received his title during the Sunshot Campaign as recognition of his badassery achievements, but I think Jiang Cheng’s title occurs at some vague point during the time skip, so we don’t really find out how or why he got his title (aside from, y’know, it being the name of his sword and all)

yes folks have pointed it out! there’s definitely much that can be speculated about here as to particular symbolism of why, but once again, I salute the costuming folks, who truly saw their opportunity and took it

If you end up having wangxian formally adopt Lan Sizhui as their son, you can certainly go with 义父 yifu; there’s been discussion on my blog in the past about the fact that Lan Sizhui is not, in fact, formally adopted, so he could certainly call either of them -ge or -gege. 

I don’t think calling Wei Wuxian ‘Wei-qianbei’ feels distancing at all! Especially not when Lan Sizhui says it (and Hanguang-jun) with such fondness in the show.

I believe the term for older brother-in-law is 大伯子 daibaizi!

try this post on for size :)

hmmmm... I’m absolutely not an authority on the Chinese fandom, so I can’t say whether the ship names are even the same. As far as I know, I don’t think any of the ship names have anymore significance/meaning beyond the meaning you can technically read into a ship name just by virtue of Chinese being an ideographic language

listen songxiao/Yi City Arc is an entire SAGA of its own and I can’t help but feel the sheer complexity of it all is reflected in their names

like, there is thought, and love, put into these characters, and wangxian are great and all, but I have a soft spot in my heart for songxiao and songxiao only

I think you’re totally right in that CQL feels like a world of heightened reality! At the very least, the extremely saturated colors, both in the landscape but primarily in the costuming, points to that for me, and I mean every character is magical on some level so it totally checks out

oh no. all the time. the height of my abilities with grammar occurred shortly after I studied abroad for a summer, and I’ve been sliding back into the abyss ever since

Lan Wangji would likely refer to them by their usual titles! His relationship to Nie Mingjue and Jin Guangyao is not defined by Lan Xichen’s sworn brotherhood to them, so Nie Mingjue is probably still ‘Nie-zongzhu’ and Jin Guangyao ‘Jin-gongzi/-zongzhu’ until your character moment tips them over the edge into general ‘-xiong’ ‘-ge’ territory

I... think you can still be -guniang post-marriage? By which I really mean I’ve seen married women referred to as guniang in period dramas but aside from that I have no basis.

As for the latter, I’d guess that they’d call Jiang Yanli Jin xiao-furen (xiao as in 小, ‘little’ / ‘young’) to distinguish her from the elder Jin-furen, but once again, I am making this up off the top of my head.

...and yes, there are certainly customs/social mores when it comes to widows in ancient China (like whether re-marriage is sanctioned, or expected by society), but it really depends on the dynasty since it changes, as one might expect, over centuries

oh NO

there is NO ESCAPE

So this will likely depend on what century you’re talking about! If we’re talking imperial/dynastic China, and the writing implement is a brush, then left-handed/right-handedness doesn’t matter as much because 1) your arm and wrist are elevated far above the page, so left-hand/right-hand smudging shouldn’t be a thing, and 2) you’re writing top to bottom. Remember, before paper was invented, people wrote things on bamboo scrolls, and thus: top to bottom, right to left. 

Once folks start using fountain pens and writing left-to-right, though, I’d imagine that many of the associated issues with left-handedness would return with a vengeance

oh anon, some of the stuff you’re raising in this ask treads very close to sensitive issues in this fandom related to the genre of danmei and audience, but suffice to say that I don’t know how CQL was received by the LGBTQ+ community in China at all, so I’m afraid I lack the knowledge base to help you :/

can I direct you to this post？

As far as I can tell, those subtitles are accurate! It’s possible the tone isn’t getting through to you -- Lan Qiren means it like “oh so this is how you reflect your understanding of my teachings???” It’s not quite sarcasm, but it’s also not the literal meaning of his words. It’s certainly not praise, but an exclamation, compounded by disbelief that Lan Wangji would say such things to him.

oof, I wish I could give y’all some fun material about Jin Guangyao and Jiang Cheng’s Disastrous Co-Parenting Experience, but honestly I think we see it in episode 40, during the conference at Jinlintai. Jin Guangyao is evidently the ‘nice’ one compared to ‘yell loudly about corporeal punishment to demonstrate love’ Jiang Cheng, but also Jin Guangyao is like, consistently difficult to read. You never really know where you stand when you talk to Jin Guangyao--does he hate your guts or does he feel indifferent about you? Is he going out of his way to be nice or is that just his usual customer service smile? Truly impossible to tell, which isn’t the best combination with Jiang Cheng, who--bless his heart--is not the most insightful when it comes to dealing with characters who put up deliberately misleading facades.

Meanwhile, their co-parenting relationship is moderately confounded by the fact that they’re both sect leaders in their own right; they’re not exactly rivals, but they’re not exactly friends, either (not like Jin Guangyao and Lan Xichen). I can absolutely imagine the two of them being subtly catty to each other, like “Jin Ling came home yesterday covered in mud and tracked it all over Douyan Hall. I wonder whose people were supposed to be watching over him” “A little mud builds character. I’m ensuring that he doesn’t grow up as prissy as his father” 

(awkward silence for Jin Zixuan)

I’m also imagining Jin Guangyao and Jiang Cheng behind closed doors, negotiating the updated tariffs on waterborne trade; Jin Guangyao would absolutely throw in something like “we get privileged shipping priorities AND a five percent discount on tariffs, and you can keep Jin Ling for nine months of the year” and Jiang Cheng going “keep our nephew out of this” and Jin Guangyao going “but do we have a deal?”

“...deal”

[inkykeiji]

clariiiii i watched true romance too!!! it was great like ughhh i just LOVE christian slater he’ll forever be my 90’s celeb crush. i noticed that the film had major tarantino vibes(esp in the character’s lines n the plot) and later found out he was actually the scriptwriter for this film so that was fun hehe but the cinematography and the 90’s mood r what rlly captivated me ahh i love love love the vibes from 8-90’s vintage films. overall it was great nd fresh, felt like watching a tarantino-style romance film (which turned out to be actually true but anyways) and that’s rare!!! great plot and dynamics too!

as a film enthusiast/major/filmmaker i have tons of stuff i wanna chat w/ you about eeek <33 but i kinda feel guilty cuz this is not a film blog yanno idk i cant explain it but i feel guilty?!?! but can i ask u if that’s okay? 🥺 do u have any other film recs(cuz both movies u recommended were amaazing)? do u have a fav genre? what’s ur fav film? do u have a fav director? ahhh im sorry i’m like spamming u wif questions i’m such a nerd BAHAHA -🐰

omg i’m so happy i love it so much!!!!!!!! yeah he’s a dreamboat sigh pls i just killed myself typing that ahahahaha but no he’s so attractive AND U KNOW WHO HE REMINDS ME OF, ACTUALLY???? or more appropriately, who reminds me of him??? idk if you watched ratched—i got about halfway through so far but haven’t really picked it back up (ryan murphy n i have a complicated relationship) but oh my god finn wittrock’s character in ratched just reminds me of christian so much (in looks, not actions/personality ofc hahahaha)!!

aaaaah thank you so much for coming back to share ur thoughts with me i’m so happyyyy 🥺🥺 YES he is!! true romance is my favourite movie written by quentin, but reservoir dogs + the hateful eight are my favourite films directed by him <33 okayokayokay LET’S GET INTO FILM STUFF UNDER THE CUT EEEEE!!!

FIRST OF ALL alabama is like, one of my favourite characters ever like i cannot decide if i want to marry her or if i want to BE her. same with clarence—i just love their relationship so much like, it’s obv a lil unhealthy but gosh like you said THE DYNAMICS!!! and the colour palatte for that film is just ahhhhh so so so good, it inspired my current colour palette actually!! i was gonna do that teal blue n bright cherry red but i didn’t like the way the gradients were turning out :(( so i went with blue n purple instead ehehe

YES BUNNY BB YES YOU CAN ASK ME AS MANY FILM QUESTIONS AS YOU WANT!!!!!! we can chat about film any time, don’t feel guilty at all!! film and writing are tied as my two favourite things ever hahaha so any film questions/discussions are allowed on my blog <33

aaaaaah i have a thousand recs ehehe pls i’ll give you a never-ending list if u don’t give me something more specific/narrow it down a lil!! like what’re you looking for first? do you want american films or italian films or french films etc etc etc? is there a particular genre, era or film movement you’re interested in? waaahhhh look u got me getting all excited n stuff eeee i love love love recommending new films to people 🥺🥺 i love watching them with people too—idk if this is gonna sound weird but like, i love introducing my friends/family to new films that i’ve seen but they haven’t and just watching their reactions n stuff, it’s such a special thing to share with them and it’s almost like i get to experience it for the first time again ehehe.

oof you really have unlocked a MONSTER okay okay

do you have a fav genre?

yes!! i love love love horror films ahahaha but i’m also really into dramas/slice of life type stuff.

what’s your fav film?

BUNNY PREPARE YOURSELF BECAUSE I HAVE A LIST. in no particular order:

fantastic mr fox - anderson

the godfather (part 1 + part 2) - coppola

goodfellas (duh) - scorsese

the royal tenenbaums - anderson

the rules of the game (french) - renoir

breathless (french) - godard

the hateful eight - tarantino

reservoir dogs - tarantino

her - jonze

the thing - carpenter

get out - peele

literally ANYTHING from fellini ahahaha but my absolute fave is la dolce vita (italian)

videodrome - cronenberg

true romance - scott

night of the living dead - romero

lost highway - lynch

the silence of the lambs - demme

a clockwork orange - kubrick

the shining - kubrick

kiki’s delivery service (japanese or english) - miyazaki

dunkirk - nolan

once upon a time in hollywood - tarantino (omg my boyfriend and i have decided if i were a tarantino character i’d literally be rick dalton lmaoooo)

no country for old men - coen brothers

burning (korean) - chang-dong

rebecca - hitchcock

rear window - hitchcock

halloween - carpenter

fargo - coen brothers

the empire strikes back <3333333 - kershner

back to the future - zemeckis

the dark knight - nolan

citizen kane!!!!!!!!! - my bby welles <3

midsommar - aster

the lighthouse - eggers

little women - gerwig

the man without a past (finnish) - kaurismaki

good god that’s a loooong list lmao i’m so sorry bunny but i’d say those are my absolute FAVOURITES. i know i’m missing a few for sure but aaaaah yes

do you have a fav director?

i have a few!! for ‘contemporary’ directors, i love quentin tarantino, wes anderson, david lynch, greta gerwig, and ari aster!! for like uhhh i guess ‘all time’ directors (who have passed away) my faves are stanley kubrick, alfred hitchcock and federico fellini!!!

SORRY THIS IS HUGE ahaha but no please don’t apologize i literally love talking about this kinda stuff!!! tell me all of your favourite directors and films too pls!!!!!!!

[taetaespeaches]

(1) WELL, I haven't watch the press conference just saw a little because i was waiting for subtitles but i was just you know.. drooling staring at them, and when kookie was on -my mom loves him- but she says "oh my god this boy, look at him! such a mischievous face, look!!! he's the only one wearing gray when they're all in black!", she always says he looks like he just done some mischief and i can't say that is not true, he does have a naughty face.

(2) And taehyung is her ACTUAL BOY, like everytime he breathes she's like "MYYY CHIILDDDD, SO BEAUTIFULLLLL!!!!!" so yeah, that's a thing, again -can't blame the woman. Me on the other hand I cannot believe how much i love them, how proud(???) i feel, idk. what kind of superheroes are they? i mean it- seriously, just this year i met them, I've been getting to know them by their videos; BY THEIR MUSIC, and this year was awful,

(3) i honestly don't know what would have happened with me if it weren't for those guys, they make me feel like I'm ok, does that makes sense? Shit happens, stuff happens, some days everything sucks and i'm annoyed 90%, but just looking at a picture I smile, a 4 second video of them doing something dumb and I'm at peace, listen one song and I'm dancing even if i have a headache or whatever I can take a moment and it helps a whole lot, you know?

(4) This new album is a hug, I can feel it, did I listened to it while I was laying in my couch with a stupid smile on my face? yeS, I did that, and I'll do it again tonight, and maybe tomorrow too so... once upon a time on a boring sunday i was clicking youtube and i said "let's watch these bts dudes" and there was no turning back, I'm happy like this

(5) I love you liv, your writting was something that also helped me through some rough times, still does. I want for you to take care of yourself, i need you happy and healthy and thriving, doing dance videos and doing anything you want. ♥

(6) ok, this is a lot, tumblr may trick me, I'll save it for now in case some number gets lost ♥

Oh gosh :( all of this made me so so happy!! My mom is super whipped for Kookie and Hobi so I feel you on the comments from your mom hahaha. Every time they’re on screen she goes “There’s one of my boys!!” and when they’re both on screen, oh lord lmao. I love that your mom is calling Kookie out for being mischievous bc mood lol. And ugh Taehyung. The way I would marry that man today, right this second. Please Tae :( 

Honestly, idk how bts does what they do but they make me so fucking happy, I completely understand what you’re saying. At the end of a shitty day, you know you can always just go watch/listen to some bangtan and feel better. They’re amazing. SORCERY!!! Lol. I’m so so glad you fell down the rabbit hole that is bts just like the rest of us. I remember looking at the dna mv and being like “well... fuck... this is my life now” hahaha 

This album really is a hug and I hope they all feel our massive amounts of love and gratitude for them and this album. 

I love you too, Lyd!! I’m so glad you found my blog somehow, I absolutely adore having you here!!! And you take care of yourself too, please! I want you happy and healthy and thriving as well <3 thank you for sending this, I love hearing your thoughts and just generally losing your shit in my asks hahaha it makes me happy :)) 

[musette22]

Hi Minnie! First of all, thank you for being so sweet, reasonable and respectful, I can't even describe how much joy your blog gives me! You are a true pro in emotional support for Evanstan fandom, so I guess I kinda need some reassurance. [1]

The thing is, as you probably know, some Seb stans on Twitter take the whole Chris insta situation and turn it into smth embarassing, like making fun of Seb and Mackie ignoring Chris and calling the idea of the challenge stupid (even though Chris did donate, not just "asked fans for money", as they say). It's like they feel the need to attack the first before smb calls they fav out. [2]

I know there ARE good people in Seb fandom, it's just that the aggressive ones are so loud and spread their bs so fast, I end up seeing it on my TL. No matter how stupid it sounds, it keeps making me sad to see so much hate towards Chris and his fans not from some random locals but from Seb stans. It's like two halves of my heart are torn apart. Not even ship-wise, it just seems so hard to love them both and be present on twitter these days. [3]

And, since I'm whiney af today, one more twitter thing: the CW promo era was some kind of honeymoon for us, sure, but I've recently seen some opinions on how Chris was all lovey-dovey and Seb was stiff and bored and uncomfortable, how their interviews were unnatural and boring. I mean, in my part of fandom (non-English speaking country) there has always been a popular perception of boys' dynamic as these "over-excited puppy playing around a confused cat" vids, if you know what I mean. [4]

But it kinda seemed ok for me, and the way they acted a little awkward around each other etc. Well, you can tell I'm easily affected cause now it does feel more negative to me. Stuuupid, I know. Maybe it's my "let's feel sorry for Chris and his fans" phase, idk. Sorry for bringing it here, you just seem to reassure people so well. [5 and last, it was long lol]

Hello my lovely!! This was indeed long hahaha but that’s totally fine, I myself am also someone who also has trouble keeping things short to I feel you 😘 

This is a very long reply so I’m putting it under the cut so I don’t clog up people’s dashes!

Okay so first of all, let me say I was never a fan of Twitter, but everything I’ve heard lately has just lowered my opinion of it even further. I know there’s a lot of amazing stuff and brilliant folks on there as well, but it also seems to be where all the bitchy, hateful, entitled and inappropriate people congregate. So personally, I’m very happy with my little community on Tumblr when it comes to fandom, and for news and social media I prefer actual news outlets and instagram. The sad truth is that there are a lot of harmful and hateful opinions in the world, and as someone who struggles with anxiety, I try to find ways to avoid a lot of it. Especially the stuff I can’t do anything about (you can try to reason with most haters until you’re blue in the face, and 90% of the time it’s not going to make an ounce of difference). It’s much easier to curate your own experiences on platforms like Tumblr and even Instagram than it is on Twitter, or so I’ve gathered. So I’m afraid I don’t have a lot of helpful advice for you there apart from ‘maybe try and stay away from Twitter if you can’ which you probably don’t really want either...

As for the whole Seb vs Chris issue: it’s clearly completely ridiculous. There is no ground whatsoever to believe they’re at odds. At worst, they’re now just casual work friends, but there is no reason to believe there’s any bad blood. It’s interesting to consider that initially, the argument seemed to be they had fallen out and both disliked each other (no idea where that came from but sure), then it was that Chris didn’t like Sebastian (because he allegedly shaded him when he joked that Scarjo was the only one of his friends who came to see Lobby Hero), and then Chris got Instagram and tagged and followed Seb, but because Seb hasn’t responded to the challenge yet, he now apparently hates Chris. For what reason, god only knows, because only last year at MCM London (where I was present myself) Sebastian gushed about Chris and his experiences with him while filming the Cap movies, and lets not forget it was him who initiated the hug at the Endgame premiere. Long story short: they don’t dislike each other. They’re completely fine, people just like to make up drama for whatever reason.   

As for the Sebastian stans who hate Chris and vice vera: to be honest, I wasn’t even really aware it was an issue until recently, because I was under the naive impression that it was kind of impossible to love one but hate the other. Both of them are such amiable, sweet, thoughtful, funny, talented guys, and everyone who actually knows them adores them, so why on earth anyone could hate either of them is beyond me. But even if you do, I genuinely don’t understand this need to pit them against each other? Why? I think a lot of it is down to people just liking drama, or being actual 12 year-olds who still see the world in a kind of high school dynamic-way. I’m not saying Chris and Sebastian have never done anything wrong, but in my opinion, none of it warrants outright hate or being cancelled over. It’s such an immature and unreasonable take. I’m just sorry for the people who can’t love both of them, because man, are they missing out! I understand that it’s painful for you to see all those opinions when you love both of them so much, but that’s why I try to just avoid them. I know they exist, but not seeing them makes dealing with it a whole lot easier, I promise! ❤️

With regard to the challenge itself: if the celebrities who are taking part in it are not donating themselves, then yeah, that would be problematic. However, we know that Chris donates to a ton of different charities, so there’s no doubt in my mind that he’s donated to this cause as well. Asking people to buy tickets to try and win this “prize” is not in itself an issue, if you ask me. People can think for themselves, can’t they? If they think it’s worth it, they think it’s worth it. They’re not being forced to part with their money, and moreover said money is being used to help people in need. Of course fake and problematic charities exist, but there are still good ones out there as well, so let’s assume for the moment this one is actually doing all of this from a genuine desire to help people and it’s not some money grabbing scheme.

Furthermore, as I’ve said so many times before, I really don’t believe Sebastian and Mackie are “ignoring” Chris. If they’re choosing not to do the challenge (they still might do it at some point) then I’m sure they have a good reason for that and it isn’t that they’re holding a grudge and are thinking “screw this charity and that Chris Evans, I’m going to ghost him to get my revenge!” I mean, do these people even realize how ridiculous that sounds 🙄 I also believe they would have let Chris know about their decision privately. They do have each other’s phone numbers, you know... 

And lastly, about the CW press tour... I don’t know what footage these people have been watching to come to such conclusions, or what’s wrong with their eyes and ears, but that makes NO sense to me. I’ll tell you what; it was mostly the footage from the CW press tour that got me convinced there was something going in between the two of them! Both Chris and Sebastian acted in a way that screamed “smitten kittens” to me, and if there was ever any “stiffness” from Sebastian’s side, then that was no doubt just his slightly more reserved personality compared to Chris and Mackie’s. Chris and Sebastian’s videos together give me LIFE, so for anyone to call them boring is actually kind of insulting lol. To me, almost every interaction Chris and Seb had during that press tour showed that they were either low-key (in a friendship way) or high-key (in a romantic way) crushing on each other, and they clearly admire each other very much. Any awkwardness I’ve ever seen between them for me seemed to stem from that crush (is anyone not at least a little awkward around their crush sometimes?) and not from any dislike from either side. That’s actually such a ridiculous idea to me that it doesn’t even make me worried, it just makes me laugh. Some people really don’t have eyes, it seems. 

Anyway, that was a reeeeeeaaaaaallllyyyyy long reply lmao, I’m sorry! I hope this helps a little though, because I do know how shitty it is to feel like you do about things that are supposed to make you happy!! Tuning out the haters and focusing on people who feel the same way you do in my experience is the best way to get to feeling good again 🥰 Big hug, and hopefully you’ll feel better soon!

[lovemesomesurveys]

[found at: asking-questions-replying-t-blog - Tumblr]

1. Full name Stephanie is all ya need to know.

2. Zodiac sign Leo.

3. 3 Fears Losing my loved ones, death, never getting better/getting worse.

4. 3 things I love God, my family, coffee.

5. My best friend Is my mom.

6. Last song I listened to 1985 by Bowling for Soup. I finally started listening to music again a few days ago after going over 2 months without it for some reason. I started listening to this mix of 90s, 2000s, and current hits station on Pandora.

7. 4 turn ons Smells nice, intelligent, the way a button up shirt with the sleeves rolled up looks, the way a nice suit looks.

8. 4 turn offs Poor hygiene, arrogance, cockiness, obnoxious.

9. What color underwear I’m wearing right now Black.

10. How many tattoos/piercings I have I just have my earlobes pierced.

11. The reason I joined Tumblr I remember hearing about it and wanted to check it out. It’s funny because my first post is like, “I’m just checking this out, I doubt I’ll use it very much.” hahaha. That was back in 2009.

12. How I feel right now Tired and crappy.

13. Something I really, really want I’m looking forward to getting my favorite breakfast and Starbucks later.

14. My current relationship status Single.

15. Meaning behind my URL I love me some surveys, nuff’ said.

16. My favorite movie Sigh.

17. My favorite song Sighh.

18. My favorite band Linkin Park will always be one of them.

19. 3 things that upset me I’m just moody and irritable and sensitive, somedays it can be something so little and stupid.

20. 3 things that make me happy That first sip of coffee, my family, vacations.

21. What I find attractive in other people When they’re passionate about something.

22. Someone I miss My loved ones who have passed away.

23. Someone I love My family.

24. My relationship with my parents Is great. 

25. My favorite holiday Christmas.

26. My closest Tumblr friend I don’t have any friends, but the survey community on here is awesome and if I wasn’t so lame and messed up I would totally be friends with them.

27. Someone from Tumblr I’d date No one.

28. A confession Hmm.

29. 3 things that annoy me easily Ohhh boy. Eating sounds, being told to chill or calm down, having to repeat myself a few times.

30. My favorite animal Dogs and giraffes.

31. My pets I have a 4 year old German Shepherd/Lab mix named Princess Leia.

32. One thing I’ve lied about That I’m fine.

33. Something that’s worrying me Health issues.

34. An embarrassing moment My existence. 

35. Where I work I don’t.

36. Something that’s constantly on my mind My health issues.

37. 3 habits I have Picking my nails, biting my lips, picking at my face. :/

38. My future goals I don’t know. :/

39. Something I fantasize about Hmm.

40. My favorite store Boxlunch and Hot Topic.

41. My favorite food Ramen, garlic parm and lemon pepper boneless wings from Wingstop, and scrambled eggs and hash browns smothered in country gravy.

42. What I did yesterday Same stuff as always.

43. Something I’m talented at Nothing.

44. My idea of a perfect date Something chill.

45. My celebrity crush Alexander Skarsgard.

46. A photo of myself Look at my avatar.

47. My favorite blog A few of the survey blogs for sure.

48. Number of kids I want Zero.

49. Do you drink or smoke Nope.

50. Any question you’d like to ask Nah.

[aheartfullofjolllly]

Hey!! I know this is a fandom blog ( and I love your content), not a med one but I was wondering if you could share how you remember all the stuff from past years ? Do you have any tips or use any apps etc ? I’m starting my second year soon…Also any other general tips esp about note keeping. I have been trying different ones to see which works… thank you! Feel free to ignore if you don’t wanna answer for whatever reason!

Hellooo and thank you! This is very much a personal blog as much as a fandom blog so questions like this is always welcome 💖 

Admittedly, I’m not the best at memorising things long-term 🙈 Short-term memory for exams? No problem. Then it’s like, all the nitty gritty details I just studied vanish without a trace right after hahahaha. (1/2 joke omg) 

This turned out to be quite long (sorry) so there’s a summary at the end hahaha. Also, just a disclaimer: my experience and programme may be different from yours but hopefully the general tips help you! 

That thing that helps me the most is application of knowledge. So how we are trained is the first three years of med school is 90% theory with some patient encounters in our 2nd and 3rd year (but not a lot). Then 4th year is clerkship where we should be in hospital doing all the practical work (which I’m missing out on right now because of the pandemic 💔). But our curriculum is also grounded on a lot of case discussions so we are given patient scenarios and we have to go through the history, physical exam, differential diagnoses, ancillaries, and management of the patient every time. That helps me a lot because I would have patients in mind for certain diseases and it helps me integrate the theoretical knowledge. We do this a lot so repetition is another thing that makes information stick better. 

Note taking! So, personally, I prefer the physical act of writing down notes because I tend to focus more and remember better. I use an iPad now for all my notes so I follow lectures or discussions while annotating powerpoint presentations or previous transes. It’s honestly the best investment I made for med school. But I didn’t always have an iPad and in my first two years, I printed out notes from older med students that were nice enough to share theirs hahaha. The note taking app I use is GOODNOTES (I’ve watched so many youtube videos comparing GN and notability and decided for this one in the end; no regrets). 

Another thing I do is watch a lot of (youtube) videos! Because I am a visual learner, I would watch something on the topic first before I read my notes/books so it’s easier for me to imagine and integrate concepts. You may already know them but my favourites are: 

Osmosis 

Sketchy Med (my friend just gave me downloads of this so I don’t have a link sorry 😓) 

Ninja Nerd 

Medicosis Perfectionalis (single handedly helped me through hematology!!!) 

Dirty Medicine 

Armando Hasudungan 

Registered Nurse RN 

Other apps/websites I use for references are: Medscape (free), UpToDate (subscription), and Amboss (subscription)

I also do a lot of sample exams. So I try to answer and rationalise the old exams/quizzes of the previous batches because 1) I get to test myself with how much I learned from my revisions and 2) it helps me see how the questions are asked so I know where to focus when I go back on my notes. My friends and I would also quiz each other and bridge gaps in what we don’t know. 

And finally, you are going on your second year congraaaats. 💫  Ngl, I struggled during my first year cos it was a loooooooot of theory. Slugged through it by pure memorisation. It helped that my pre-med exposed me to the medical field already but it was still tough. Second year was so much better for me cos that’s when I started feeling like I was actually studying medicine as opposed to like a very advanced science course hahaha. I think you’ll start to really appreciate it and remember better when you start talking about cases than just concepts??? 

SO BECAUSE THIS WAS SO LONG, LEMME GIVE YOU A SUMMARY HAHA

Try applying what you’ve learned to real life case scenarios if you can; you know someone who has hypertension or diabetes? Look at the medications they’re taking, what clinical manifestations they have, maybe look at their labs if they let you... it’ll be easier when you have people in mind vs just book knowledge 

Repetition. It’s just a lot of reading and re-reading and re-reading until it becomes ingrained in your brain and you can recite it even when you’re half dead from sleep deprivation. 

Don’t be afraid to make mistakes!!! Shoot your shot! Participate in recitations and discussions! Mistakes made in front of my professors and peers has been decidedly mortifying but quite a learning experience because I tend to remember the corrections more (alongside the embarrassment hahahaha). And it’s better to make mistakes in med school than in the hospital. 

Take physical notes. It’s just better. Hahahaha. Doesn’t matter if it’s on paper or a tablet, as long as you’re writing things down yourself.

Watch videos to help you remember better! 

Do practice exams to test yourself and see what you need to review on more; study with a friend if you can (even virtual) and try to quiz each other. 

I think that’s it??? Congrats again and I wish you the best of luck. You can do it, dear Nonny. If you have any more questions or just want to rant about med school woes, my ask box is always open 💕💕💕

[smartguyreviewed]

1x7 - A Little Knowledge

Original air date: May 7, 1997

Hello there, friends. How are we holding up during these “unprecedented times?” I am currently holding up by pretty much being high 18/7, not sleeping and obsessing over a show that pretty much nobody talks about because I am that bored.

Really, I do want to thank anyone who takes the time to read this blog and/or drop a like. I started this blog because I enjoyed reading reviews of Lizzie McGuire and Boy Meets World. And then I thought of how not that many black sitcoms are pretty much ever really discussed. I watched Smart Guy so much when I was a kid but didn’t realize how important it was to even be watching it because we had so many other black television shows during my childhood, the complete opposite of how it is now. I always thought about even making a YouTube channel reviewing that black ass nostalgia that I love so much, but since I’m in the ugly phase of growing my starter locs, I figured I’d blog for now. 

Alright! There’s my intro. I really did mean it, but I had no idea how else to segue into the opening for this episode. By the way, if anyone is a super meticulous asshole and thinks the numbering of the episodes is off, I was honestly confused because Disney omitted a whole ass episode of the show, so I wouldn’t be surprised if the numbering of the episodes is different here but nowhere else on the web. The first season is already less than 10 episodes, so whatever.

Okay, so we open to Floyd about to do his books but he needs the little precocious calculator to help him out. This triggers me because I still have not done my taxes even though the deadline was extended. Luckily, it doesn’t appear that the Hendersons have any timely bills due but they are broke. After TJ adds up all the numbers, Floyd sees he is definitely not in the black. 

Because the episode is about money, naturally, both of Floyd’s grown children need pricey things all of a sudden. Yvette comes down and asks for a coat to replace this...thing that she’s wearing because it’s clearly ill-fitting. Floyd says he can buy her a new coat, as long as she’s not particular as to which winter she gets it in.

Up next is our Marcus, asking for something totally egregious. At least Yvette was asking for weather appropriate clothing. Marcus is asking Floyd for a $1500 bike. And now I’m confused. Why the hell would Marcus of all people need a bike? If he’s really trying his damndest to get the girls, I thought the band alone served that purpose. Regardless, Marcus needs it and he’s a teenager so the world is going to end tomorrow if he doesn’t get this deathcycle of his. He even tries to manipulate his dad by showing him a photo of Floyd on his bike. I actually think it’s cute how Floyd lights up at the sight of younger him. Maybe he met his deceased wife during these years? 

Floyd breaks out of memory lane and reminds Marcus that he, a human parent, wants the finer things also, including the chance to see his old friends at his high school reunion but that doesn’t seem to have a snowball’s chance in hell of happening. Yeah, because Floyd has to put food on the table for a woman and three guys (yes, I’m including Mo and guys eat a lot and I don’t wanna hear shit about how girls eat a lot too because guys just eat more and that’s a fact) and school all of his children. No room for the finer things.

He then says that Yvette and Marcus can buy what they want but simply have to get jobs. Marcus balks at the idea and says he wouldn’t want work to interrupt his studies. Yvette and TJ have a nice little kii over this since hahaha “Marcus is dumb,” hahaha.

We cut to TJ in his room attempting to strategize ways for the Henderson clan to save money while watching a bootleg version of Jeopardy!. Marcus comes in on the phone with Craig, the guy selling the bike, and convinces him to not sell it, even though Marcus only has 4.2% of the funds. Yvette barges in and is pissed at her annoying little brothers for not unlocking her door when they’re done with the bathroom. See, they share a bathroom in this episode. In another episode, Yvette gets her own bathroom built...somewhere because she’s tired of sharing with them. This bathroom is never mentioned again. In another episode, Marcus temporarily moves to the attic. I just wonder exactly how the Henderson house is built because it seems like there’s so much space yet so little space? 

The boys aren’t listening to Yvette however, because she stank. She credits this funk to the job she just got at the Cluck Bucket, “yanking the gushy stuff out of chickens,” as Marcus eloquently puts it. She brags, saying she makes $100 a week, which is obviously $1000 a week in 90s money. 

After TJ proposes that Yvette cut Marcus’s hair, Marcus realizes TJ is attempting to optimize their family’s finances. TJ really is doing a lot for a 10 year old here. Normally, he’s being extremely rude to them, but in this episode, he’s trying to use his intelligence to fix a problem that he has no business worrying about. Clearly, this intelligence is a gift and a curse. I’m about to be 29 and I worry all the time about things I can’t even control along with the things I can. Imagine being 10, gifted AF and stressing only about adult things you can’t control.

Marcus actually delivers good advice this episode, most likely unbeknownst to him. He commands TJ to turn off his brain and stop worrying because this is something he can’t fix. And Marcus is right. A 10 year old has zero reasons to be trying to balance the family checkbook. It would have been better if he threw a Gameboy at him and told him that’s his homework instead.

But this is TJ and he is the determinator AKA hard-headed. Bootleg Jeopardy! is about to end but the host announces a junior version of the show. TJ checks all the boxes. Youngster? Check. Living in the D.C. area? Check. In desperate need of $25k? Double check!

TJ and Marcus are back home and go over how they’re going to break the news to Floyd since obviously he wouldn’t have given TJ permission to audition if they asked. Floyd seems pissed at first when they tell him but Marcus makes sure to place emphasis on how TJ kicked ass. Floyd is proud now, even though a few moments ago, he was about to go full Papa Bear.

The next day, Piedmont is buzzing about TJ’s television debut but he’s confused because he only told his fam. We then cut to Marcus blabbing to some girl about how he can get her a seat next to him so she can give him a handjob on the sly. (Of course, we don’t even see said girl at the show.) TJ tells Marcus he didn’t want everyone to know because, understandably, now there’s more pressure on him. Marcus responds to this by putting even more pressure on him, telling Craig that TJ is going to win him the bike. Then he puts a damn anvil on it by telling Craig to raise the price to $1700 and he’ll just take the bike now. This will end well.

TJ, under immense pressure because the show is filming in 6 hours at this point (film/TV people, if you’re reading, feel free to say if this is even normal for it to move this quickly especially for an underage guest?), is up late at night studying his ass off and high off legal coke. He’s awoken Marcus who is wondering why on earth TJ would be up this early studying for a quiz television show that has a large monetary prize and they’re broke. He wants TJ to get some sleep by he’s in the zone because he had 20 cups of coffee. After a drug fueled rant, he just passes out. 

6 hours later and TJ is still high. Floyd chalks it up to nerves before TJ starts sprinting around the set. Marcus shows up, announcing he just chained up his new bike to a dumpster. This will end well. He checks in on TJ who is still coked up and not coming down anytime soon. His dad calls him over to meet the other contestants which include Dylan Roof and Yung Sharpay.

After the kids are ushered onto set, Floyd goes to the other hoity toity parents, bragging about their kids’ accomplishments. He dismisses them and says TJ actually has a life. Floyd, you dick! Afterwards, the show begins. The host is opening and says he believes that children are our future. Floyd and Marcus are backstage and in true black parent fashion, once TJ is announced, they lose their shit!

The game is now underway and Yung Sharpay and TJ are caught up. Dylan Roof is pretty much just there because he’s so far behind that it doesn’t even matter. Amy loudly tells TJ that he has a broken leg and they’re loading the shotgun because she just caught up to him. Of course, nobody heard this even though she was loud as hell. Also, racial implications much?

Yvette comes late in her work uniform and is hurriedly trying to tell Marcus a bit of info he’ll want to act fast on, but naturally, he shushes her to listen to the game that TJ is about to possibly lose. Yvette is also a petty asshole, so she doesn’t even try to tell him again. They cut to break and Yvette announces then that Marcus’s bike is gone. Turns out, locking it to a dumpster isn’t the best idea because some guy in a garbage truck stole it dragged the dumpster away. Marcus is pissed and lets slip that he paid $1700 for it which gets him in trouble because he just told Floyd that he was taking it on a test drive. Then the rest of the truth spews out. Marcus says he wanted something from the money TJ was going to win and oh mama is Floyd pissed because he naturally expects the worst from Marcus always and thinks he forced TJ to be in the competition which wasn’t even the case. Floyd tells Marcus he’s going to talk to TJ and warns him to “brace himself” for when he gets back. Yvette gleefully says she’s going to get chalk for his body outline. What did Marcus do to everyone to make them hate him so much? TJ does way shittier things than him and he’s still held in high regard. Hmm.

Floyd comes over to TJ to check in and lets him know that he’s aware of what’s going on. TJ, who has only consumed coffee and chocolate for the past few hours, is now dizzy. Floyd has to remind TJ that he has plenty of time to worry about rent and bills and student loans and credit card debt and finding a therapist and the pressure to have it “together” by the time you’re 30 which is crazy unrealistic. Good lesson and one of the few times I don’t wanna strangle TJ. Understandably, with the pressure off, TJ wants to dipset. The host, while seeing TJ and Floyd leaving, says they signed a contract so somebody needs to fill in for TJ. Cut to one of the funniest scenes in the show, hands down.

The question is how much did Thomas Jefferson, another TJ, pay for the Louisiana Purchase? This is word for word what Marcus-as-TJ says.

“Well uh, let’s see. In DC, the most you can take out of the ATM is $300 and you would wanna hold back a $20 in case something comes up, so I’m gonna say $280, Hugh.”

Yvette’s reaction says it all.

In the end, we see Yvette at the Cluck Bucket, putting on her functional gray pea coat that she probably got from Contempo Casuals or something. Marcus is the janitor now because he has to work off his debt to Craig and because remember, Marcus is a dark-skinned buffoon and couldn’t get the same job as Yvette for some reason. Whatever. I wonder what Yung Sharpay did with her prize money.

Stuff I Noticed:

- Yvette’s jacket. What is this?

- Marcus’s face for Lil’ Dylan and Yung Sharpay versus TJ. I love black families.

White lady on the left does not approve.

- No Mo this episode! :(

[searching-in-silence]

Warning!

The post will be highly delulu and fantasy bordering, please don’t read this if you feel uncomfortable with it. I am gonna assume things with jikook and I think I will be crossing the line or something with this post. So don’t hate me for it, I have already warned you. hehe~

I think Jimin is the dominant one in the relationship ‘emotionally’ and not Jungkook. I mean we know that both of them are on equal footing but in real life one of the two in a couple is always the dominant one emotionally, even if physically that dominant attribute may not be there...

Like with Jimin, he is small and cute and all those adorable stuff, but the manner in which he carries himself and the courage with which he dances, that kindness, only people like him could be dependable.

Everyone in BTS shares the same thought, they depend on Jimin for emotional support and go to him when they need a cheer-up, so I think I can safely assume, that Jimin is dependable emotionally and because of that he is the dominating one in the relationship if we assume that jikook are really a pair and we ain’t just delulu.

The thing is that being dependable emotionally doesn’t mean that a person is the dominating one in a relationship, but I think in Jimin’s case, the factor plays an important role. Since Jungkook is tensed and nervous most times when they are out for interviews,etc, I don’t think he shows it much these days, but he definitely gets discouraged easily. It doesn’t means that he is timid, not at all, but he is just awkward with people and tends to not get how to lead the flow in a conversation, or maybe he simply doesn’t interests in interacting much. He seems like a private person to me, who only opens up with his close ones.

Now Jimin is definitely the ‘close one’ to him. I won’t elaborate, but those who follow kookmin blogs they already know jikook’s history. What we see is just the surface of reality, but that is enough to give me an insight on how their relationship might work.

I think that Jungkook often shares his issues with Jimin and takes advice from him and guidance which he feels like the other hyungs might not give. Or we don’t know, but I believe that if Jimin ever asked him to chose something regarding his career, Jungkook would. (If you remember that vlive where Jimin told us that Jungkook didn’t want to continue as an idol, but upon Jimin’s request, he did. That is what I concluded anyway.)

So Jungkook isn’t just emotionally influenced by Jimin, he also depends on him for advice and comfort. And plus, the age factor also gets in the way. Because even in my country, those older are given a form of respect where we listen to them and follow their advice (most of the time) and thus, I think, Jungkook lets Jimin be the dominant one, he listens to mochi and pays attention to his critics as well. 

And being the most sensitive one among the band, and also the youngest, Jungkook is naturally submissive (being submissive is not offensive, even in hetro relationship, a woman maybe emotionally dominant and the male submissive.) So I think that Jimin is like an anchor to Jungkook and because of that he is also the dominant one.

So what about Jimin?

We know that everyone out there needs a source of support and I believe that Jimin finds strength from Jungkook. All those times we see JK complimenting Jimin? I see how happy it makes Jimin even if he tends to hide that satisfaction. And these days JK is behaving more confident than he did previously... there is this air about him which revolves around Jimin and Jimin only. And from the looks of it, Jimin enjoys the attention. I mean who wouldn’t I definitely would bask in it.

But Jimin tends to keep it real, more professional, while Jk is more emotional. 

The number of times Jimin calls JK cute is numerous and the number of times JK calls Jimin pretty or cool is also a lot in count. 

Jimin also flew straight from Paris to Korea on Jk’s birthday and I think that was the most caring surprise Jk might have had. That dom feel to it, was definitely there, but I felt as if the softness to it was no surprise. I love their emotional bond.

The kindness, that soft tone Jimin uses with Jungkook, I feel like only a dominant one would save that tone for his loved one, it often sounds comforting, like he is trying to relax JK or simply providing him with support. And that blushing and demure look that passes JK’s face speaks a lot about his feelings for Jimin. 

They may or maynot be in a relationship which is romantic, but you have to say, that their bond is real and that sense of love is really there. Love can be in any form, and I would be there for them even if they decide to one day marry a girl of their choice or a male partner which is not Jimin/Jungkook.

Now physically we know that Jungkook would be more dominating, if he uses his strength for that purpose because I believe he wouldn’t even tickle Jimin in fear he might rub his skin too much, he has become that caring towards jimin. lmao.

But if we speak in terms of who tops or bottoms (a taboo topic to discuss, since I don’t really care about it, but I am still gonna bring it up anyway), I don’t want to assume but if all the horoscope I read in my free time about Jimin are something, 90% of them believe that Jimin is the dominant one here as well, or at least power bottom. We don’t know jikook personally so I would stop here, but if facts were to be acknowledged about their attraction, then Jimin seems more bold and direct, while Jungkook the switch.

Although who knows, ignore the above ^ para.

Then we come on the topic of how they tend to flirt.

The early Jimin was the biggest flirt, omg, I don’t even know how to bring up that convo without feeling second hand embarrassment for him, he was that direct. I mean he did all those stuff in front of camera and we don’t know if it was just for a nonexistent fanservice or his own satisfaction on seeing Jungkook squirm. But regardless, I will have to say that Jimin of that era was really something else, But he was in pressure all the time, since their career had just started and they needed to fight for lime light. So Jimin worked hard, tried to maintain his concept of bad boy, even though I know he used to have a different personality which wasn’t tough and bad at all, and he tended to care a lot about his body image.

We know he also had a lot of anger in him, frustration which he just held back, since i think in their comeback Jimin shared with us how Taekook took him aside and talked to him about it.

Whatever the history maybe, I think he liked Jungkook a lot from the start (could be platonic or romantic, not gonna comment on that), and targeting him for his attention soothed JM, maybe Jk’s familial home in busan or that age difference he shared with Jimin’s brother, that led to Jimin being warmer to him than the rest. And since Jimin is naturally caring, he even went with the flow. I remember him stating once that ‘others’ would find it odd if he calls Jungkook cute... but he calls him cute all the time now, (most of the time) so what was different back then? Maybe the members weren’t that comfy with each other yet, or even the staff, they were just debuting, so that maybe the reason for awkwardness.

If we see from the start, Jimin hasn’t changed as much, he has just mellowed down a lot, but he still fawns upon Jungkook whenever he has the time, or sometime it is just odd how he stays too silent to be natural when it comes to Jungkook. hahaha~

And now jungkook, for him I think he was just a baby and too private previously to be comfortable with showcasing his favoritism to Jimin. Yet he cared for Jimin a lot and his way of flirting (read teasing) came out as offensive to Jimin at times. But that was just the way Jungkook felt he could express his adoration on camera, because we know that in private life, Jungkook wasn’t that shy of speaking his mind, Jimin was sure to tell us that.

And now, Jungkook flirts so much, for whatever reasons, that even Jimin gets shy.

That’s it I guess, thank you for reading my thought! :D