#i want to be happy. i want to be fun and whimsy and joyful for everyone. but god

[luneyverse]

having a massive fucking loser moment so just scroll past me. i know it’s rude to say that but i know thats the reality of how people interact with me

[kadextra]

q!Forever & q!Bad, comedy and tragedy are two sides of the same coin

(little meta rp analysis & appreciation)

Comedy and tragedy- complimentary concepts when it comes to the dynamic that is these two characters.

Their lore together is truly like a soap opera to me in the way it operates, entertaining in how goofy it is- I laughed so much during interrodate. They had a whole elaborate musical prank war over a stolen gun (which neither of them even had, they’re just too dedicated to the bit.) The first thing they say to each other after q!Forever returns from the nether is “You look terrible!” 💀 and my guy gifted a bloody chainsaw as the flower of the day to q!Bad in purgatory 1 which was happily accepted.

Even when the characters show attraction for each other, it’s usually through some ridiculous romcom thing. q!Forever is in love with q!Bad dressed as pink barbie and thinks photos of her are the best gift a person could ever receive?? 🤨 q!Bad daydreams about q!Forever as a lobster with blonde hair and a six-pack??? brother be projecting him onto larry the lobster from spongebob squarepants dude what is wrong with them 😭 sometimes I wonder how they’re able to do all these bits in improv and take it seriously, it’s impressive

The characters are not normal, their relationship is not normal, it cannot be viewed normally. the ccs know exactly what they’re doing in creating whatever *gestures* this is, and it’s amazing. over the top, cute, played perfectly for comedy

But the characters aren’t just that, you can’t have them without the inverse 🎭 like a punch to the gut after all the sillies, they really know how to do tragedy well.

I very much look forward to whenever they’re at the top of their angst game, bc they both LOVE to make their cubitos suffer. to an insane degree. My god these two can’t go 3 days with their characters experiencing some peace and joyful whimsy, they *must* rp their ocs actively dying, horribly diseased, going crazy

And they go hard with it. I’m very serious when I say multiple times during the lore I’ve had to get up and walk away to calm down because it was too intense. super special shoutout to the q!Forever first happy pills arc stream & October 1st q!Bad psychotic breakdown stream. I’ve never been so shocked as I was watching those live, the stamina to do highly emotional rp like that is actually nuts. some of the most angsty mfs on this server fr (the #1 spot goes to quackity though. hey maybe i’ll make a tierlist)

So when Bad & Forever bring the best of their angst ability into serious rp interactions together that Aren’t comedic…? we are in for a treat. that talk they had right when q!cellbit died to the code, the richas rescue mission, the election, voting arguments, post-ron kidnapping, colorblind test/therapy, flower of the day. many scenes that are seared into my mind, but none is more so than The Happy Pills Proposal. goosebumps whenever I think about it… the scene ever. the way it was framed, the lines they said, how it had tense, chilling buildup before a literal explosion. how are these people capable of doing the most silly things and then turning around to stab us in the heart 50 times

So you bet I’m crossing my fingers for a meeting between @v@ & q!Bad. Forever is absolutely killing the role so far. If q!Bad gets involved I can already taste the glorious angst…. since he has specific traumatic experience in also being possessed, & having killed his possessed friends in another life. he recalled the memory when talking about how to save q!Forever last night. fun! *shaking*

anyways that’s all :D love these characters, I had been wanting to do a little meta appreciation post for a while so I thought why not now ^^

[itz-pandora]

I just wanted to say hi! I just found ur account and I love the AU and content u have🫶🫶 (I also love ur art style SMM<33 and ur designs for them) I hope ur doing amazing and that u keep posting^^

Also who's ur fav character from Sonic? (Sry if u already answered this before)

AWE THANK YOU!! this is so sweet and I'm so happy! Very joyful whimsy and wonderful! :D!!! What a nice and happy thing to wake up to !!!

My favorite character is Shadow! I think he's so versatile and his story makes me the most emotional/inspired out of all the series

Some of my other favorites are Silver, Espio, and Tails.

Ik this wasn't apart of the question, but my favorite team is Team Chaotix, then Team Dark is second. The Chaotix are so important to me, they're buddies!!! Team Dark is so fun tho, Rouge, her little brother, and their dog.

[chimerafeathers]

genuinely baffled by the comments i've seen saying op 2 is somehow less tonally appropriate than op 1

like. yes, the story DOES get more intense, layered, emotional, and at times gruesome. it also continues to be joyful, loving, goofy, and comedic. it's cute! it's FUN! even when dark shit is happening, the lightness is what makes those moments hit harder!

imo they really nailed the imagery and characterization, especially with Laios "waking up" from his blissful dream of all his friends smiling and happy to be eating monsters on this adventure with him. there are a lot of things that felt directly inspired by specific images/concepts straight from the manga, not even counting the whole "dissolving into mana" thing.

considering that they didn't go lighthearted for op 1 (where it would have been the most appropriate) and how MUCH more intense things will become in the second season as the Canaries truly enter the game, this was kind of our only chance to get a fully silly and joyous op. i'm hoping for a balance of intensity & comedy in the remaining ops whenever s2 is animated, kind of like the Beastars op 1 that swings back and forth between the "romance" and the "horror" aspects of the story. i wouldn't mind a fully "intense" op for the end, but if they go that direction then i'm even happier we got a fully "fun" op here, bc this series does BOTH very very well and i wanted to see that represented.

to me it feels VERY much like the way Kui does worldbuilding where a bunch of details that seem like cutesy, comedic one-offs or throwaway comments become way more relevant and powerful later. dissolving into colorful pretty lights in a white void being ominous foreshadowing for those in the know. the party ending up in a cooking pot seeming like a very obvious "eat or be eaten" thing, but also connecting to the dungeon's cycles of consumption & how they're not ONLY under threat because of monsters but because of their own desires.

anyway, i think it's great and i'm excited to spend the rest of the season enjoying the fun expressions and little details of personality and whimsy in every frame

[incorrecttwoset]

Lesson time with Dani:

I think the lesson here is that... you cant destroy your self esteem if you dont have self esteem. Gosh, this is the first time im rewatching this in days and im IMMEDIATELY REMEMBERING THE TALENT.

Onto the reviews!

My little swiss roll by a 33 year old Japanese composer. If it is not yet clear, i cannot read Japanese. And Eddy, we don't make you fat you just like eating. (omg i like eating too! Soulmates confirmed?! Yeah nah my heart will always be for my brettybae) Also, fUCK now i want bubble tea. (I am smelling bubble tea right now. Even though there is no bubble tea. Am i gOING INSANE.)

1. Kitai - Anticipation. Oh, i can dEFINITELY feel the excitement in this one. Is there a word for excitedly waiting? Or is that just the word anticipation? Because let me tell you, i genuinely yEARNED for swiss rolls with that part. Its so light and joyful, like watching a baker prepare your swiss roll as a young child who's most important worry is the swiss roll he's about to eat. Yes, there are some questionable parts but overall, i think the bois conveyed the proper emotions and feelings correctly. Its either that or my stomach is asking me to eat breakfast.

2. Gochiso - Feast. I am already getting an image of putting a piece of cake in your mouth and savoring the wonderful sweetness and flavors of the cake, icings and fillings. The way your face slowly turns into a smile as the sugar dissolves and spreads onto your tongue and the way the fork just cuts the soft cake. And the strawberry topping you pop in your mouth. Thank you for that perfect pizz. Turned my heavy romance fluff fic back into a happy lil comedy.

3. Akogare - Longing. Okay, this is too sad to be felt IMMEDIATELY AFTER eating the cake. Its still fits the title of longing its just wOAH OKAY EMOTIONAL WHIPLASH EXISTS. If this was set like a story thing, i feel like this takes place after our protag has left the bakery and has lost the sweet taste of swiss roll cake from his lips. And started to yearn once again for more, the faint flavors of his tongue reminding him of a happier time. A time with swiss roll cake...

Damn now i want swiss roll.

Aviolintango by Lorezno Gutierrez. wOAH THIS ONE SOUNDS EPICCCCCCCCCCC. Dude, this sounds like something that could play in like a fight or chase scene in a fight scene. Its pretty short but its still a wonderful piece. And that soft troll ending? Perfect. Not just because of the reactions. Because youd want it to end on an even bigger grander note than the one before it right? But, the composer decided to step away and let the cheeky spy vibes flow until the end. Please do not judge my opinion, if it isnt clear yet, even though ive said thus a thousand times over, i am just a kid who likes two violin bois and classical music. I just vibe yo.

Inspiration by Vladimir Bodunov, 39 years old. Damn. The first part they played sounded to me like the desire and struggle to lift off the ground and fly. Like, the person wants to, the desire is there but its not enough. I feel like they stopped that part near the "climax" where the tension finally breaks and it takes off. The final part to me sounds like... (a dying seal) the person in focus of the piece or whatever finally reaching the sun. And having a phoenix-like rebirth. With just two chords too! The talent and skill. I kent.

Duet for two violins by Robyn, 13 years old. (Okay flex) Also pretty nice of her to leave dynamics up to interpretation. (Even though i have nO IDEA what that means) And i kNOW THAT ITS A DUET BUT- for some fUCKIN reason, its giving me quartet vibes. And i dONT. KNOW. WHY. IS THE PIECE JUST THAT GOOD. (Lol probabky just heard a quartet playing something like this and my memories were instantly. Unlocked.) I guess it gives me vague schubert or schumann vibes. I forgot which one had a lot of chamber music. BASICALLY WHAT IM TRYING TO SAY IS. It nice. Me like. (Tiny claps)

Flying Fledglings by Anastasia Loiko, 14 yrs old. (Please stop flexing. I already know im uSELESS) It sounded very smooth, in the way that the first few bars personally sounded like a strange... denial despair troubked feeling feeling, ykno? That typa tension, when youre still riled with emotion. And it transitioned over to a more uplifting feeling like yeah, it might not be with us anymore but its probably gone to a better place. It sounds like a person slowly letting go of their saddness, and even though there was some rocky parts (not just from the bois playing OOP-) they still accepted that its not there anymore and learned to live wih that saddness. Ykno? (Or I'm overthinking this too much because of too much angst fics and depression things. Personal life bABEY. IT COMPLI.)

Undicht by Jiro Yoshioka, 20 yrs old. Omg, i LOVE this. The first violin part on its own sounds like some kinda James Bond spy theme. BUT THEN THE PIZZ- OMG its sounds like sUCH a whimsical spy theme oH MY GOD AHAHAHA (i mean it kinda morphs into a more chill and serious part after that but like cMON. THE WHIMSY. I KENT-) And aCHK Eddy's lil hip shake i cANNOT. THIS IS JUST SUCH A FUN PIECE TO LISTEN TO AHAH

[saintedfury]

🌹, 🍁, 🌻, 🌾, 🌼, 💫, ☄️

Soft OC Asks

🌹 Where in the world does your OC feel most at home? Is there any reason why? If it’s not the place they were born, where were they born? Is there a certain somebody that makes them feel at home where ever they may be? What does home mean to them?

((Right now, she doesn’t have a place like this. When she was younger, she could find this sensation in her grandparent’s house, but later it eked away from her. It moved to something she could find with her brothers to a point, but it was hard because they were all separated all over the city with different parts of the family, one or two of them placed in this house and that one. But after her grandparents passed, they never lived in the same place with one another again. 

I think for Furia home was always the people that meant the most to her, but when she was a kid that was easy because they were all in the same place. Once they were dotted all over town, she felt at home when she was when she was with them. 

Her family has grown and shrunk through the years, but it is still the places she shares with her family where she finds that sliver of home. 

Home for Furia means different things, depending on who she is with. With Shaundi there is a sense of whimsy and playfulness. With Oleg, a sense of freedom. Johnny makes her feel safe. 

As for where she was born–Stillwater Memorial, room 808.))

🍁 Where does your OC go when they need to have some time to themself? Would they ever have their own “comfort corner” filled with all the things they like? Do they have a favourite spot outside that feels like its theirs and theirs alone?

((That comfort corner has been a lot of places–Troy, her kitchen, her car, her garden. One thing that might not be good for her is that when things change majorly for her, she kind of resets her “world”–her personal space. 

At the current moment, she does not really have a space that feels like hers. Even the refurbished bar and the garden she’s replanted.))

🌻 What little things do they notice about people or the world around them that make them happy? What tiny little treasures do they find in the normal every day that makes the world seem a little brighter for them?

((Flowers, like little jewel-like pops of gems. The diamond sparkle of fresh fallen snow in the morning sun. Genuinely joyful laughter and music with a pulsing bass line that makes her blood sing. 

To be candid, it has been a long time since she noticed the vibrant traces in the world. Neither she nor I had really noticed it, but it seems she’s been kind of living under a dark cloud for a while. Sometimes she’d see things, but the sun would only the color the world in fits and starts. 

I’m not sure she’s truly let herself rediscover or recreate her happy place. I think she looked for it in people around her, rather than herself, and has been able to find it in herself.))

🌼 Who are this characters friends and found family? How did they meet, how long have they been friends for, could they ever be something more than just friends? What do they look for in a friend or a romantic partner?

((Her crew, Eli (even still she assures me that if he needed her, she’d be there), Talon, Meryl, Faith and her Johnny, Sean, Devin, Sam, Shackles, Ang and her brood (though she might not trust Matt’s boy), Eris, Tina, Colin, Flick and Eli’s oldest daughter, Skylar, Aiden, Cyrus and his Asha (she doesn’t trust Johnny, ritual or not), Jack, Eli’s Matt and Johnny, etc. [We are both sure she’s missing someone.]

I honestly couldn’t even tell you how long ago she met most of them. But they all seemed to bond over food and in some cases, sex. With Aiden, they bonded over random evaluations of his taste in lingerie. I think her attachment to Ang and Eli, led Furia to at least try with their spawn. She has a soft spot for kids, even though she is horrible with them in so many cases. Of course, most of her life she thought she was good with them. 

On this list there are a few people who she could be more than friends with. She’s slept with a fair number of them, though surprisingly few of her crew. I think she and Meryl could be more, save for the agreement Meryl has with her fellas. She and Eli had their chance. She and Troy as well, but she put him in a situation where she lost him. She and Johnny had a chance at it, but I think losing him in Steelport might have torched a few vital pieces in the puzzle that would give them a chance at a complete and proper relationship--he’s her second, the one she leans on, they have and do sleep with one another, but there are just these few pieces missing from their puzzle. I mean she loves him, and she would love for it to work for them all the way, but there is just this sliver that is missing between them.

Most of her “relationships” have revolved around sex, even in high school. She went from good girl to hellion overnight. And in her family there was nothing more reviled than a girl that went too far. So, that’s exactly what she did. She went too far, too fast, and until she turned twenty she really did not value herself as more than a vessel for the pleasure of others. In fact, Troy might have been the first person she was with that it wasn’t just about sex for Furia. 

She dropped back into that space when she lost him and her family in Stilwater. And I think she’s dipped back in it now. 

I think she looks for the same things in friends as in romantic partners--strong people with senses of humor and a fun-loving nature. She really doesn’t have a “type;” she just really enjoys getting to know new people, learn about them, and find common ground if there is some. There are some people she won’t even try with.))

Questions for You!

☄️ Does this OC deserve better treatment from you? Do you make them suffer just a little bit too much? Be nice to them!

((Oh hell, yes she does. Honestly, I’ve messed up a lot of things for her. In the name of character development, I’ve torn up a lot of her life which she seems to be suffering even more from now. 

I think I’ve tormented her more via RP than any other time really. The things I’ve done to her in RP have really been most of the cruelest things I’ve done to her. Though, stripping the remainder of her family from her life in SR2′s timeline wasn’t nice either. Then there’s that AU where she was pregnant and by the time she wakes up her son’s been adopted by her brother and she and Troy are at one another’s throats 24/7, except on those days when they both find themselves kind of “stalking” their kid–just checking up to see him, see how he’s getting on, and kind of wishing they could hear his laughter from that far away.

In RP though, I’m not the only one that tortures her. Honestly, I really wanted her to find some kind of happy ending. I really did. 

But I guess I can find some solace in the idea that it is all for character development, yes?

She does have one happy ending–and that’s the Happily Ever After AU, where literally despite it being Eli and Furia the most dastardly fights they have are about him eating all the cookies for the bake sale and her not being able to catch a flight on a whim.))

[laurelwinchester]

it's depressing to be a dean stan in the supernatural fandom right now. this fandom pays him dirt. it's even worse to be a laurel stan. i'm both rn and i feel like there's nothing positive to look forward to. do you have any fluffy or cute headcanons about daddy!dean and mom!laurel from your fic with little mary beatrice?

i’m sorry you’re feeling down, anon. it is a pretty rough time for dean stans right now. and, well, it’s aways been rough for laurel stans. but yes, i always have headcanons for mary bea and her adoring fans parents!

- so, as mentioned in the fic, dean was a stay at home dad for the first three years of mary’s life. they spent all day every day together. if you ask her who her best friend is, she’ll say, always, “daddy!” that’s why they were both so lost when he eventually had to work and she had to go to preschool. they had never been away from each other for that long. for a lot of things, he is the first one she runs to. he is her default setting and she is his. mary definitely skews towards the “daddy’s girl” side of things. however, with that said…

- laurel was mary’s hero before she was anyone else’s. not because she’s the black canary but because she is her mom. mary worships her mother. anything laurel does, mary wants to do too. if laurel is out in the backyard gardening, mary wants to help. if laurel is outside doing yoga in the sunshine on sunday mornings, mary drags out another yoga mat and tries to do the downward dog. mary would follow her mom anywhere. black canary may belong to star city, but everything laurel lance does is for mary.

- dean and laurel are 99.9% sure that mary was conceived in the hallway between the living room and the bedroom of her old apartment. it’s not something either of them obsess over because why would they but at the same time he does find it amusing that out of all of the times they had sex, the one time they made a baby was “the time we fucked in the hall ‘cause we couldn’t make it to the bedroom. course that’d be the time.” and by amusing, i mean he has had literal full body laughing fits about it. laurel just does not get what’s so funny about it???? he does, however, complain about the song that was playing (bittersweet symphony, one of laurel’s favourites) because “ugh that song’s fuckin’ obnoxious.” and then laurel takes offense to that because “honestly how dare you speak ill of one of the greatest hits of our generation.’’

also, okay, this got long so i’m putting the rest under a cut.

- because mary is deaf in one ear, she has some issues with vertigo and balance so she occasionally suffers from headaches, dizziness, and nausea. it’s not a huge deal, she’s in physical therapy to help her with it, and it might lessen as she gets older. but aside from it making her a bit clumsy and more susceptible to motion sickness, her balance issues have made her a REALLY terrible dancer. she has zero problems with this because she loves to dance so she’s going to dance regardless of how bad she is at it. dean never misses a chance to say, ’'maybe it’s not her balance, maybe she just inherited her mom’s dancing skills” because surprise! laurel is an awful, awful dancer.

- no, seriously, laurel is a really bad dancer. she’s okay with slow dancing but anything more than that and she is flailing. which is strange because she’s usually quite light and graceful on her feet. back when she and dean were planning a real wedding, tommy tried to teach them how to do the mambo and it did not go well. as dean likes to say, while laurel turns red in embarrassment, “it was like that dirty dancing montage except she never got better.” (for the record, no, dean is not an amazing dancer. laurel is just that bad.)

- mary is a naturally shy kid. that’s just her personality. she’s okay once she warms up to you, but she’s shy. people always comment that they don’t know where she would have gotten that from but, like…her parents? she clearly got it from her parents. laurel wasn’t necessarily shy when she was a child but she was definitely a wary and somewhat hesitant kid. her parents said she was an “old soul.” dean, on the other hand, was totally a shy little kid. before the fire, before he was forced out of his shell and could no longer afford to be shy, he preferred to spend his days at home with his mom and no one else. she was his best friend. and now he’s his daughter’s best friend.

- laurel introduced mary to the spice girls as soon as she could. in retaliation (because there’s only so many times he can listen to mary screeching at him to, “spice up your life, daddy!!!!”) dean got her into led zeppelin. mary’s favourite song is sea of love because that’s her and her mom’s song, and one time she listened to out of the woods by taylor swift on repeat for two hours until her dad finally managed to bribe her into turning it off, but her first request in the car will always be “d'yer maker” by led zeppelin. dean is super proud of that. she has never once pronounced it correctly. also, she tells people to listen to the spice girls when she thinks they’re sad.

- social media is, for the most part, not a part of their lives. laurel has an inactive facebook account that she hasn’t updated since 2012. charlie made dean make an instagram account but he’s never used it. but they both have snapchat accounts. not because they’re at all interested in it but because mary thinks it’s hilarious. the dancing hot dog makes her giggle hysterically. not that it’s hard to make her giggle hysterically, she just really loves that hot dog.

- if you were to ask dean and laurel about the moment parenthood became real to them, dean would talk about that one time when they were driving to kansas and mary inevitably got car sick and he had no choice but to dive into the back and catch it in his hands because they had forgotten to bring a bucket with them. laurel would most likely say, voice dry and sarcastic, “i dunno, man, felt pretty real when she was crowning.” but both of these things are lies. the realest moment, for both of them, was the day they were told that their daughter had pendred syndrome. that she was most likely going to lose some, if not all, of her hearing and that she was facing other potential health issues. the day they learned that their baby girl was going to life a different life, possibly a harder life, that all their plans had been blown out the window, was the day the reality of parenthood really sunk in for them.

- most people assume that dean is the fun parent and laurel is the stricter parent but nah, it’s the other way around. that’s not to say that dean isn’t fun, of course, because if the floor is lava or she wants to jump in puddles wearing the nice dress her grandmother sent her for christmas then he is all for that. but laurel is the one who told her about the puddles in the first place and waved a plastic magic wand and said the floor was lava. she’s the cookie sneaker, the best fort builder in the world, and the spontaneous picnic planner. laurel is the one who says, “hey, let’s go on a weekend trip to coast city and take mary to the beach.” dean is the one who gapes at her in response and says, “it’s eleven o'clock on a friday night and you’re telling me this now?” and she’s just like, “yeah, we’ll just throw a few bags in the car and leave tomorrow morning!” and then his brain explodes because that’s not how it works?????

dean is the one who’s got all the lists and charts in his head because he wants mary to have the safe, normal childhood he didn’t have and he is trying his hardest to make it perfect. he’s trying to recreate the pieces of the mother he remembers in every pie he bakes for his daughter, every trip to the park, every night he reads her where the wild things are. laurel is the one who wants to make the magic and the whimsy that her grandmother gave her, put the galaxy on her daughter’s bedroom ceiling the way bea did for her, and create the warmth and the fun that her mother never managed to get the hang of.

given that mary is a joyful, happy, always giggling, remarkably well adjusted little girl, they must be doing something right.

[trexrambling]

Thanks for “Gotta Go Fast”

You guys are awesome :) Thanks so much for everyone who left me a like, comment, or reblog for this fic. I’m blessed to have such amazing lovelies following me. Individual appreciation is below the cut. 

-Read Gotta Go Fast-

@deanssweetheart23 said:

Jess. Where do you get these ideas from? How can your fics be so absolutely adorable and sweet and funny and sarcastic at the same time? HOOOOW? I wanna know your secret. Please, tell me. Please, please, please. I loved this. I loved this from the way her friendship with Dean was described (Dean’s the cutest and he should date me and I’d back him up with the whole tomato thing even though he’s wrong because that’s what couples do) to her relationship with Sam that was so pure and PERFECT. The reader’s the sassiest person I know, Sam’s such an evil little son of a bitch (but I say this with love) and I laughed and swooned so much over this piece of writing. 

Athina, darling, your reviews are what originally inspired me to write better and more insightful feedback. You truly make authors feel loved and appreciated. I had all the smiles while reading this ;) Thank you for all of your amazing words. Love you!!!

@pie-not-cake-you-assbutt said:

I love this, holy shit.

Thanks, babe ;) You’re awesome for reading!

@assbutt-still-in-hell said:

Holy crap this is so cute!!!

Eeeep! I thought so, too :) I had all the goofy fluff smiles on my face while writing it.

@pinknerdpanda said:

Ok Jess…So i was in the middle of reading this yesterday when I was faced with a major poop issue that had to be dealt with. I was copying and pasting bits and pieces of this joyful whimsy into a separate window to reblog with fun little comments and gifs….and somehow in the mele, it all got deleted.

Suffice it to say, I absolutely loved this!!! It was hilarious and on point and sweet…and you wrote Sam and Dean perfectly. I loved the countdown and the finger guns…I just loved it all.

Thanks for this lovely birthday gift, sweet friend! I just love you to bits! :)

Aw man, your gifs are the best! But I love you and your love for my love for you all the same ;) Finger guns was one of my favorite parts. I hope all those major poop issues got dealt with hahaha! And HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!

@mrswhozeewhatsis said:

I’m tired just from reading this.

Thinking about running makes me want to sit down and nap. I understand.

@fandomismyspiritanimal said:

This was so good! I loved every bit of it. Sassy banter on point, and I’m a sucker for a good game of cat & mouse. ❤

Sassy banter gives me life, so I’m glad you enjoyed it as well :) Thanks for reading, love!

@wrenwritesometimes said:

Shit, this was AMAZING!! 😂

Top favorite lines:

- “If you aren’t being chased, you should remain in place.’ I mean it rhymes and everything. Catchy stuff.”

- My room was my fortress and my door was my shield as I slammed it closed.

- I practically shoved Dean into his plate as I fell out of the booth in a barrel roll and raced from the diner…

- I shot him gun fingers before whirling out the door.

- I had weighed the pros and cons of a battle cry…

… THIS WAS SO GOOD. I love your writing style, wowza😂

I’m all blushy over here :))) Thank you so much for your amazing feedback!!!

@wheresthekillswitch said:

I’m continually amazed how you manage to keep me in stitches, without it coming off as cheesy. I love the banter between Dean and the reader, and I adore the relationship that she has with Sam. They are so stinking cute, I can’t even stand it.

Lee, your feedback means the world to me :) My goal was to make them so stinking fluffy cute overload so I’m glad I succeeded. Love you, sole sister!

@nanie5 said:

my motto is ‘If you aren’t being chased, you should remain in place.’

May I use it in my life? You’ve made my day, an incredible one. Please and thank you.

Um, heckles yes you can use this in your life. I use this saying probably too much ;) Thanks for reading, babe!

@oneshoeshort said:

Awww super cute fluffiness!!!

I’m all about that fluff life recently. Not sure why, but I’m rolling in it! Thanks for joining me ;)

@rosie-winchester said:

Tomato guts. Sweaty Sam. Snarky Dean. This is awesome and made me giggle so much that @hailey-kansas started laughing at me. I love how many funny details you put in there. By the way, I hate running too… and I would never be able to keep up with Sam. Love you, Jess!

If I made you giggle that much then I feel very accomplished as an author. Running is the worst!!! Sam would leave me in the dust... or I would hitch a piggy back ride haha :) Love you too, Rosie dear!

@rachelladytietjens said:

This had me laughing. Love playful!Sam 😍 😍 😍

Oh, I love him, too ;)

@tas898 said:

So good! And so funny! 👍👍

Thanks, love ;) You’re the best!

@wayward-ella said:

I love this!!

Your love is much appreciated! 

@jarpadandjensenaremyheroes said:

THIS WAS HILARIOUS 😂😂😂

Yay!!! That was the goal ;) Thanks, babe!

@darthdeziewok said:

@trexrambling Since you caused the whole me smiling goofily at my computer. You should write me an excuse to tell my boss as he knows damn well invoices dont make me giggle with glee.

Give me that email address, I’ll write the best dang confusing and enticing letter your boss has ever read hahaha! It makes my heart happy that I brought you joy at work :)

@feelmyroarrrr said:

Lmao!!

;)

@rda1989 said:

😍😍😍

I sent those heart eyes straight to Sam...

[josephkitchen0]

Home Days

When I took this picture, I had to put down the bundle of dirty clothes I was carrying, because I needed to capture this moment... this moment when I saw a space clean, safe, pretty, holding tokens of things that I love, things that make me smile, like chamomile blossoms, art, and toys, favorite books, summer light. And I distinctly recall, and feel again, the joy of this space, this freedom, and I wished, I wish everyone could have their space, a place, or a feeling of acceptance, of comfort, a respite from worry, a beacon of light, hope, with room for art, and favorite books. And then, of course, there are other parts of home! And rather than show you rotted floor boards, and water logged dry wall, let's just take a moment to read Cairo's expression. Oh, kitty! He's claimed the case of socket wrenches on the dining table, in the midst of our plumbing and appliance catastrophe. (Crisis. Catastrophe. Fiasco. Disaster? Disruption? The right nomenclature is so so very important.) Cairo, with his look of disapproval, will stand in for the very worst pictures of The Mess. What we have here is a very large, 15 year old(-ish) refrigerator with a freezer door that leaks like a sieve. We are going to fix that. And we are going to fix the broken pipe, the studs, the drywall, the flooring, the pantry, the hall cupboards, all of it. All hands on deck, and Geoff at the helm. It wasn't what we had in mind for our evenings, weekends, and summer days, but at least we have some tools and skills, and so this is just part of our home days. Fortunately, there is more to our home days than damage control and trips to the hardware store. And things are steadily progressing. And, just look at all of those baked beans! I could never completely despair when I have four cans of baked beans in my pantry. I also have favorite books, and an IG friend invited me to play a game... for 7 days I post a picture of a book, without explaining or reviewing it. I was tickled to be included. And it's been interesting to consider the books I want to share. It makes me wonder about my tastes, interests, motivations, where I take my inspiration. And there's another introspective and engaging activity I am involved in... a swap. Who remembers swaps? They were so plentiful and frequent in the olden days of blogging. I found this one, celebrating Beatrix Potter, at Bobby Pin Bandit. Now I am in it... creating inspiration and mood boards, and preparing to make something to delight a recipient in the gift exchange. I know her favorite colors, and interests, I have seen her inspiration board. Actually, I am enjoying seeing everyone's ideas, and creations. I feel immersed in a stream of whimsy and happiness. And someone knows my favorite colors, and maybe they've seen this board I made, with help from Pinterest (featuring works and inspiration from Beatrix Potter herself, Alicia Paulson, Maggie Rudy, Cherished Vintage, Molly Brett, Jean Baptiste Monge, and others I had trouble identifying.) My tastes and interests are wildly eclectic. It's nice to think a package will come for me, in this fun swap. But I am already enjoying participating. Like with the book game, it's giving me a chance to ponder my interests, and think about the things that make me feel joyful, amused, taken in. When I spent more time with Pinterest I enjoyed collecting images, and organizing them into boards... it's like curating your own magazine, or building a massive scrapbook. I am still working out my understanding of what I enjoy about this... and trying to refute the idea in my head that it's only indulgent and superficial. Thoughts, thoughts, thoughts... no end of opinions and thoughts. Sometimes it's just nice to go with a feeling, especially a good one. Somewhere in this house is a little figurine, Hunca Munca. Where can she be? I have this book about Beatrix Potter, which I admit I thought would be a bit more of a narrative, fanciful, romantic tome... it's actually rather academic and... what's the word? Well, it's a bit unvaried, straight to the facts and dates. I guess, when I started it I was in a mood for something more emotional, and descriptive. Good grief... this is why I don't write book reviews. I sound a bit dull, myself. It's a good, factual book, and actually a brilliant resource for getting to know a woman far more complex and significant than her mice and bunnies might suggest. Company's coming! Grant has been teaching in Japan, and he's home, traveling on business, with students. We warned him about the upheaval and messes here, but it was no obstacle to an evening of Bird House fun. Goats, chickens, swimming, talking story, eating tacos and salsa, roasting marshmallows, and learning about s'mores... home is a very good place when friends come by. And now... it's a new day. Another home day. We are so fortunate. We have so much to celebrate. Home Days was originally posted by All About Chickens