#i hadn't done one in a while

[igotsnothing]

TAG GAME

I was tagged by @chaoticpixls, a fabulous and discerning moot who I discovered shares a passion for BOOKSESSES! We like several of the same authors and books.

Last song I listened to:

Favorite place: I'm a city person. Even in game, San Myshuno is one of my favorite worlds. I love big cities.

Favorite book(s):

That's so hard because I feel there are books that will be more meaningful depending on my mood/life circumstance. I'll share here some recent faves.

The Lights of Prague-Nicole Jarvis- It's such an interesting story about an aristocratic vampiress (NO, REALLY?? ME??) and a working-class vampire hunter and this underground world in Prague. It's got magic and science and politics and secret societies and intrigue and shady pasts....So fun. I keep hoping for a sequel.

House of Hunger- Alexis Henderson- Okay, okay- so this poor girl with a guilty conscience agrees to become an indentured servant of sorts to a vampiress' household. The power dynamics in this novel are super intriguing as well as the emotional developments. It reminded me a bit of Bluebeard-type stories. Really well written.

Certain Dark Things- Silvia Moreno-Garcia- This is one of my favorite authors. I love everything she's written. And this novel is abouuuut...*drumroll* A VAMPIRE (gasp). But it's a different take from the Dracula-esque vampires of Victorian gothic. This is a vampire of Mexican roots- Aztec, more specifically. Atl is the survivor of some vampiric cartel violence and she hides out in Mexico City, where she befriends Domingo, a lonely young man. It's such a cool, original take on a genre that can be very overdone. The writing is gorgeous- the story stays with you long after reading it.

The Daevabad Trilogy- S.A. Chakraborty- OMG, I inhaled this. I fell in love with the world building, with the protagonists, with the magic system...It's so beautiful and touching and epic. No vampires.

Deathless- Catherynne M. Valente- A retelling of Koshei the Deathless fairytale in the backdrop of Russia during the revolution and the rise of the Soviet Union- told mostly through Marya's eyes. It is just stunning and powerful.

Currently reading:

A Marvellous Light- Freya Marske

Thunderstruck- Erik Larson

Favorite TV Show: I watch very little TV. Recently rewatched the Devil May Cry anime and some documentaries.

Favorite Food: NoOdLeS!

Who am I tagging? I am tagging some interesting folks I am betting will have good recommendations: @lynzishell, @crabbeychick, @queeniecook, @eljeebee, @sirianasims, and last and never least, @greighish (I do this in spirit- I know you are busy and on hiatus, BUT HOPE IS EVERGREEN!)

[kebasnaek]

It's really Hope Clues.

Clip from @jame7t's stream of BalloonSMP Day 15. VOD is Here.

[crowputer]

Cleaning in 7-S really gives you time to reflect on your atrocities. Like this TBH creature bloodstain that appeared after bashing several machines' heads in. As is the way.

[beanghostprincess]

It still amazes me the number of people who see the juxtaposition between Nami and Usopp during Wano and their fight against Ulti as "Nami's devotion to Luffy is unmatched, unlike Usopp's" when she isn't able to say he won't be the king of the pirates but Usopp is telling her to lie.

I think most people don't have in mind, either, that Usopp isn't the one being directly asked. He is looking out for Nami and begging her to lie to keep her alive because he is scared to death they might lose her for something as insignificant as lying. For him, lying is a form of survival and it is not that big of a deal because he trusts Luffy enough to tell Nami to lie about her feelings. It is something that will only stay between them because he knows it is better to lie than to die and Luffy would want it that way too.

And that doesn't mean he isn't loyal to Luffy or his dream. He is just looking out for Nami's safety. And as I said-- He isn't being asked directly, either. It is easier to tell others to lie about something of the sort than to do it yourself, and if the roles were reversed I personally think he'd have the most awful of times with it too.

Nami refuses to say Luffy won't become the king of the pirates because for her, even if lying has gotten her out of messes, she puts her trust and loyalty in Luffy before her own instincts of survival because lying is what got her to push them away when they first met and this is the one thing she can't lie about because it would hurt more than death.

Then again, I think she would do the same exact thing Usopp did if she wasn't being the one asked. It is the whole point of the scene, actually. They both know the most rational thing is to lie so the one witnessing the scene will always be cold-headed about it, but the one having to lie is the one suffering the bitter realization of how lying about this and saying it out loud is way harder than it seems from an outsider's perspective.

So I am tired of seeing people criticizing Usopp for his decision during the fight against Ulti as if it were that easy for him to see Nami being about to get killed if she doesn't lie. Sorry for the guy to actually want to protect the people he loves instead of letting her be reckless and basically kill herself freely for telling a truth even Luffy would tell her to lie about if it meant living.

[anti-marauders]

Its funny remembering that in a way Mulciber and Avery are more respectful than The Marauders.

Cause The Marauders bully Lily's ex best friend Severus, despite James being in love with Lily and them claiming to be the good guys. Like bro if you want the girl befriend her best friend, damn.

And Mulciber and Avery, who are friends or acquaintances with Severus which is said by Lily, apparently don't do shit to Lily cause when she tries to get Severus to see how bad they are she only brings up the shit Mulciber did to Mary, someone Severus doesn't even know. Avery & Mulciber are clearly blood purists so they would obviously talk shit and I really think they'd talk shit about Lily wether they were friends with Severus or not cause she's a muggleborn and a gryffindor.

Yet Severus still hangs out with them and has no other issues with them especially cause he'd throw a fit if they talked shit about Lily. And if he did they'd clearly hex him cause they won't take shit from a half blood. Like wether they left Lily alone in an effort to keep Severus on their side to recruit him or not, they seemed smarter then the marauders. Cause while they didn't try to befriend her obviously, they knew if they wanted Severus on their side they didn't target the one person he truly cares about.

Now wether Mulciber and Avery were really close to Severus or not they still didn't target Lily or say shit cause I feel like they would considering how much James goes after her so they'd hear a lot about her. I feel like they'd attack her out of annoyance or berate her incase they thought she believed she was all that but apparently not cause Lily doesn't bring anything up and I know damn well she would have. Severus probably would have left them if they did.

[swan2swan]

There really is something terrifying and yet beautiful about how Darius's love of dinosaurs was quickly surpassed by his love for his friends and found family.

The revelation that as soon as one dinosaur killed one of his fellow campers, he was done with them? After they'd put their trust in him? Whether he was in love with them or not? That was all it took, one death? One loss? And it was Over? Even the keepsake he shared with his father was cast aside, because the thought of loving something that had brought so much harm was too much? Even with all of his knowledge, the weapon that kept his friends alive, that an animal is just doing what an animal does, he still vilified them and pushed all of that aside?

That is such beautiful, terrifying Character Growth.

[doctorbunny]

Q.02 "Haven't you considered changing your job?"

No way I went through a lot to get into such a big company Even if its draining, if I work hard my efforts will pay off

Notes: Once again no pronoun is used The term used to describe the company he works for is 最大手 (saioote) which is specifically the largest company or industry leader This is now 2/2 questions where a form of the word 'ganbaru' (to work hard) is used. If you watch a lot of anime you've probably heard of 'ganbatte' which is sort of used in the way English uses 'Good luck!' or 'Do your best!" but has more connotation of putting in effort/perseverance/working hard I wonder if he's going to keep using it whenever his job comes up

[ironical-ghosty]

Spooky season is approaching and a change of wardrobe is in order~

This Halloween theme for this year is Arachnid with a mix of spider lily~

[gloriousmonsters]

'when i say i love the vees i mean i love velvette and vox but hate valentino' how's life coping with the fact ur faves make out passionately with the character you hate. constantly. seems stressful

[xcziel]

has anybody else thought about how jk could easily manage sofia's parts of slow dance or is it just me?

[dionte-goethe]

I was inspired by that one scene in "more than anything" from Hazbin Hotel. Just thinking about the way Jiang Cheng had to face these sect leaders with a destroyed sect, no alliances (until Yanli married and even then...), and the fallout of Wei Wuxian's actions. He just doesn't want Jin Ling to have to deal with all the terrible things he had to deal with as a young sect leader, he's tried to protect him from all that, when JL wants him to step back because JC could tear himself apart protecting JL...

[front-facing-pokemon]

[the---hermit]

I was tagged by my beloved friend @oneardentstudybuddy (I know you tagged me on my main but I never really post tags there, so I hope you don't mind this ending up here)

last song: Guts by All Time Low, but as I am writing this I have this playlist in the background.

favourite colour: dark green!

currently reading: The Return Of The King by JRR Tolkien, What Fiests At Night by T. Kingfisher and a non fiction book about the history of Sabaudian states during the modern era called Storia Degli Stati Sabaudi (1416-1848). I don't know if it counts as reading, but I surely am counting it, I have also been listening to re:dracula for my yearly Dracula reread. I used to do it strictly with daily dracula but the audio version is so well done, it's the best way to experience the book.

last film: it was either a rewatch of Nimona or a rewatch of the first hobbit movie I did with my mom. Anyways I have not seen a new movie in ages. I have been consuming very little movie/tv show content in the past few years.

currently watching: I have been rewatching The Good Place, and I am almost over I think I only have one or two episodes left. I'm having such a good time with it again, it's truly a great show. My brother and I have also been doing a slow rewatch of The Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes with Jeremy Brett, this is our favourite adaptation of Sherlock and we are having a great time rewatching all the episodes together!

sweet/savoury/spice: this answer has changed a lot during the years, but at the moment it's probably spice. The older I get the less I can deal with sweeter tastes without feeling nauseus right away, and a bit of heat always helps me with balancing out foods that would be too sweet-ish for me.

current obsession: T. Kingfisher's horror novels, I am in deep with those and after I am done with my current read I don't think I have any of their horror left? I have to do a bit of research, because I need more. Also Epic: the musical has been a constant thought in my brain for the past few months, so it needs to be listed here.

tea or coffee: don't get me wrong, I do love me a good espresso, but tea will always win for me. I have a whole shelf of jars of tea, I dry my own herbs for herbal tea, tea is just a huge part of my daily life.

last thing i googled: Allobroges, a Gallic group that lived in the Alps. There was a brief mention on the book I am studying and I couldn't remember precisely in which geographical zones they used to live.

i am tagging @just-a-cup-of-anxietea, @eepysylveon, @kindastudyingstuff and whoever wants to do this!

[hella1975]

ive got an essay due at 3pm tomorrow and ive not even looked at it i am so so unserious about my degree and by the grace of some higher being i somehow keep managing to crawl through it's actually getting a bit funny

[whatwooshkai]

more thoughts on the monk au. it would take place on cybertron because that's more interesting. buster would be some kind of cybertronian type dog, a peripheral like saint or maybe a cassette, but she's attached to thundercracker. her voicebox is broken so she "barks", and thundercracker is barely getting by with this job so they can't afford to have it fixed. ultra magnus is a former enforcer who after some major traumatic event that is an overarching mystery that spans the series that I haven't decided on yet had a major nervous breakdown and was removed from the force. prowl is stottlemeyer. bluestreak is disher. thundercracker took this job because he was in medic training and needed the money to finish school, now he's too attached to quit. his real passion is film and likes to write screenplays based off their adventures, kind of like a watson to ultra magnus' sherlock holmes