#if I'm 100% right on this I'm going to switch careers

[justletmeon12]

Thing that Definitely Isn't Going to Happen That'd Be Cool to See

So, whoever Alastor's puppetmaster is (probably almost definitely Lilith) is going to attack the hotel and/or Lucifer and Charlie, which means he's going to have to fight everyone. He knows this, and Nifty and Husk know this, but all anyone else knows is that some enemy's going to attack. Nifty and Husk want to defend the hotel, but they know that if Alastor has to fight, they'll have to fight for him.

Now, Alastor doesn't like Charlie or his servants or want redemption or anything, but he does want to fuck this person over for controlling him.

So, he offers Nifty and Husk some modifications to their contracts. Specifically, he gives each of them a lot more of his power and a lot more freedom to do as they will (basically, he can't order them to fight for him), with the "catch" that he can take the extra power back whenever he wants or if their contracts are broken, plus they can't talk about the deal or why it happened. It's an obvious win for both of them, so they do it.

Leading up to the fight, Alastor lets Charlie know he'll be calling in his favor: he simply has to do his radio show on time today, and he'd appreciate it if she could make sure he makes it no matter what happens.

Cut to whatever battle happens. Alastor pops up, the villain gives some kind of dramatic monologue about how their precious little puppet will destroy them all, reveals his chain to the horror of all, and commands him to attack with all he's got... Only for him to have jack.

He politely explains that, while he knows it's rude, he's "regifted" their power.

While Charlie, Vaggie, Angel, and Lucifer are still picking their jaws off the floor, this person starts wiping the floor with him and Husk and Nifty leap into action with suspiciously-familiar powers. And because Alastor signed them away, they aren't "his," so unless his mysterious benefactor knows exactly how to make him reclaim them, he won't take them back.

Then Charlie realizes that his "little favor" was a cute way of telling her to literally save his ass and get him away from the battle back to his (presumably somehow safer) radio tower.

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Ayaka is in Love with Hiroko - The Lesbian Office RomCom You Needed

Blatant flirting, hilarious misunderstandings, and lesbian shenanigans aplenty - this show is funny, over-dramatic, and most of all gay as hell. Here's my review! Spoiler-free version first, and a more detailed spoiler-y version under the cut. I hope you enjoy!

A quick summary: Overall: 9/10, you should absolutely watch this! Genre: RomCom, with some serious elements and a heartfelt exploration of sexuality Watch if you are looking for... : A silly and fun time, a happy ending, misunderstandings, and character development. Highly recommended to watch this with your partner(s) or your sapphic friends! Watch out for... : Although the tone of the show is mostly comedic, it contains discussion & depiction of homophobia at the workplace and past trauma relating to that Where to watch: Official TL on GagaOOLala, or Fansubs by @furritsubs (highly recommended!)

"Ayaka is in Love with Hiroko" (Ayaka-chan wa Hiroko-senpai ni Koishiteru) is a Jdrama adaption of a manga by the same title. The series premiered this year July 2024 and has wrapped up a short while ago, with a total runtime of 8 episodes of 24 minutes each.

The title of the show already says all; the plot is simple: Junior staff member Ayaka is head-over-heels for Hiroko, her senior at the company she works at. And she has decided to go on the offensive.

There are many obstacles in Ayaka's way: first of all, Hiroko is 13 years older than her (they are 23 and 36), and her superior at the workplace. Hiroko is beloved by both her superiors as well as her staff, so Ayaka's love for her is just one of many. And no matter how blatantly she ups her advances (and girl, she is BOLD), Hiroko is 100% convinced that all the flirting is just misplaced, straight-woman obliviousness.

The irony of it all is that Ayaka is absolutely barking up the right tree, because Hiroko is a lesbian, but has been firmly in the closet at work - something that she has no plans on changing. Her professional life and her personal must stay completely separate, at all cost. The only place she can truly be herself is the lesbian bar she's been a regular at for years.

^ Me when I'm a lesbian disaster doing insane mental gymnastics

However, "giving up" is not in Ayaka's vocabulary. As her seduction attempts keep escalating and being misunderstood, Hiroko's hard exterior begins to crumble bit by bit. Can Hiroko finally overcome her rigid ways, and let herself fall for someone?

Although the show is first and foremost a comedy, both Ayaka and Hiroko as characters are handled really well. They have their own problems, insecurities, reservations about the other, and both have a simple but great arc over the course of the series. Ayaka is discovering her sexuality, something she had never even considered before falling for Hiroko. What does being in love with a woman mean for her future? And Hiroko, who is already very confident in her sexuality, is confronted by her past trauma, and the fact that she's still not ready to come out despite the changing times. And while being undercover has saved her career in the past, it has also made her feel alone and isolated. She likes Ayaka back, but can't allow her true colors to show.

Something that I find very hard to achieve with comedy shows is the switch between funny and serious, and I think that Ayahiro manages this very well. Both of our main characters feel grounded enough in reality that when they get emotional, it feels relatable and sincere. For a silly show like this, striking a balance like that is crucial, and save for a few pacing issues in the later half of the show (that I honestly didn't mind at all), I think the show totally nails it. Ayahiro is not a realistic show, but it contains elements of reality that made me connect to it, despite all the insane shenanigans that go on. And because of that the show made me laugh and cry as much as it did, often in the same episode. It works, and Kudos to the writers (and actors!) for that.

Speaking of actors, one thing I must mention is that the show is very well made. The actors (especially Mori Kanna as Hiroko is the standout for me, she has a natural charisma and gay swagger) do a fantastic job, the leads' chemistry is great. The production overall has some real money behind it, with lots of changing sets that all look great and have been crafted with care. Ayaka's outfits are absolute KILLER, she is giving insane femme energy. The show also looks very pretty, the color graders turn that saturation up to 100 and it fits Ayaka's rose-tinted world well.

That's it for the spoiler-less part, I'll now get into specific characters and plot points with full spoilers up to the end of the series under the cut. If you don't want to get spoiled, I hope the review until now made you want to watch the show for yourself! I hope you enjoy!

First of all I need to disclaim that I have not read the original manga that she show is based on, so I can't compare the series to its original and how the plot is written there. I do intend to read it (I hope it gets localized to German so I can support the official release, but I might check out the English Official TL anyway before that) but for now, I will only judge the series as is.

Ayaka: Our protagonist is a femme fatale, in... another meaning of the word, I guess. She is a disaster, bad at pretty much everything she does except not giving up. Once she has set her mind to something, she will get it done. That leads her to often be inconsiderate and unable to see what others around her are feeling, which goes mostly for her best friend Risa, but also for Hiroko, whose feelings she also fails to consider even when pursuing her. Ayaka has to learn the hard way that her naivete is hurting others, and herself. She hasn't really thought her advances through, simply acting on instinct. But as the series goes on, she takes her feelings and her newly discovered sexuality seriously, and grows comfortable with calling herself a lesbian. She is also unashamedly horny, like, Oh My God, this girl is trying to get laid so bad. This is hilarious and refreshing to see, and although her seduction attempts are often played as comedic, it doesn't feel like she is being ridiculed for her sexuality by the show. Ayaka often crosses boundaries (physical and emotional) with Hiroko, both out of naivite and in deliberate attempts to seduce her. To me this was never truly infuriating, even though sometimes she really did go too far, but for me it always kept in tone with the comedy of the show. Even when Ayaka finally comes out in front of the entire office, she makes it clear that she doesn't want Hiroko to do the same if she's not ready.

Hiroko: Our deuteragonist is probably my favourite character in the show, and I think she's very relatable and well done. As an older lesbian, she's got plenty of experience, having even earned the title of "The Ace" in her lesbian friend circle for being a talented womanizer. But a traumatic experience of losing her last partner due to being found out at the workplace has changed her. She's afraid to get attached, she's unable to let people get close to her true self. So when Ayaka is fighting tooth and nail to get to her, Hiroko is caught in conflict between her feelings of attraction and her past trauma. She does everything in her power to dismiss Ayaka's advances to protect herself, and later when she learns that Ayaka is in fact not straight (duh), she still turns her down to protect Ayaka's (and her own) career. Hiroko is a bit of a conservative - something she's also called out for in her lesbian friend circle - she believes that coming out at work is impossible and irresponsible. And you know, I get it. Not only does she have personal bad experiences with exactly that, it's also not unreasonable to think it would be a bad idea to hook up with your junior of 13 years. Like, I get it girl. Hiroko is clearly attracted to Ayaka, not just physically but also emotionally, because Ayaka is everything Hiroko wants to be but can't. And that leads to Hiroko constantly underestimating Ayaka, even treating her like a child. She thinks Ayaka is not really thinking the gravity of her actions through, and she gets called out for that and has to overcome it. In the end, Hiroko ends up being a character that needs time, and needs to unlearn a whole bunch of shitty behaviour, something the show clearly also shows is being worked on and that Ayaka also respects (more on that later).

Risa: Easily the character I struggled with the most, Ayaka's best friend Risa is complicated. She's very observant but also shy, and secretly harbors a crush on Ayaka. Quietly struggling with her sexuality, she only decides to come out when she realises that Ayaka's feelings for Hiroko are serious. Oh, it's messy! She confesses to Ayaka, who in turn has to struggle with her feelings for someone else, but also not wanting to lose her closest confidant. And to her credit, Risa takes the rejection quite gracefully and continues to support Ayaka in her pursuit of Hiroko. However, Risa also outs Hiroko against her will to Ayaka, which... is just a shitty thing to do, even though she just wanted to help her friend. Good motive, still murder. After the conflict between Ayaka and Risa is resolved, Risa just kind of... is around, quietly worrying in her corner and kind of (in my opinion) overstepping her boundaries with Hiroko. I don't dislike Risa, but I thought her character was not done super well in parts, and although I understand the complicated situation she herself is in, the show doesn't really let her grow as much as the other characters. Anyway, good for her for bagging the hottest chick at the lesbian bar, though. Good for her!

The "break-up": The story's conflict comes to a peak when Hiroko finally realises there is only one way to shut this all down. She needs to fulfill Ayaka's desire, and then turn her down, once and for all. But Hiroko at this point still thinks Ayaka is immature and hasn't really thought her actions through. Ayaka sheepishly asks for a kiss, so Hiroko kisses her. "Now you've achieved everything you wanted." We're done, you can give up on me and this childish crush you have on me. And most importantly, I can let you go, too. Not realising that Ayaka wants much more. She wants a real relationship, she wants the kiss, sex, real emotions, she wants to see Hiroko's true self too. She wants a partnership.

The Finale: With the encouragement of her peers, Ayaka finds the courage to express her feelings to Hiroko one last time. And she finds just the right words to finally get through to her. Hiroko realises how much of an ass she's been all this time, how she ended up hurting the girl she loves and herself by denying herself happiness. This whole scene was so well done (Kudos to Kato Shiho as Ayaka, this is probably her best scene in the entire show), brother I cried so hard. And finally Hiroko can say what she should have a long time ago: "I'm sorry."

One year later: In the show's worst case of bad pacing, we immediately cut from their tearful reunion to "one year later", lol. I don't mind the sudden jump too much, but maybe a bit of a slower fade-out would have softened the blow, because I think a few people probably found this very jarring xD not too bad for me. I was actually positively surprised that we actually get to see the aftermath, see how their relationship has developed a year into it.

I've seen a few people complain about this "no-sex scene" (lol) and I just want to add my two cents. I actually really like how this scene played out, for two reasons. Reason 1 is that it's just very much in-character for Hiroko. We've seen her struggle back-and-forth with the intimacy Ayaka wanted from her for the past 7.5 episodes, and her own internalised homophobia and constant fear of "crossing the line". She's a traumatized person, and it makes total sense to me that even one year into the relationship, she's still struggling with sexual intimacy. Sure, a whole year is a long time not having sex with your partner (even though you both clearly wanted to from day 1) but like... it makes sense for Hiroko. She's still working through the past 10+ years of repression. I do understand how this scene can be interpreted as "the show is afraid to show them being horny and sexy together, they're cowards for making Hiroko so obsessed with Ayaka's "purity" etc" and like, yes, that is a totally valid interpretation, but IMO also a quite bad faith one.

"I'm happy to know you feel that way. Which is why, could you please wait a little more, just until I sort my feelings out?" "What?" "I want to cherish you, Ayaka." "Right." "I'm sorry for everything, Ayaka." "For everything?" "In the end, it seems like I still haven't came out yet. I understand that I'm making you endure something when you don't have to. But… I do want to be with you, and I want to keep my job. I'm really sorry for making you put up with my selfishness."

^ Like, that is the conversation that follows. It's not just about sex for Hiroko, that kind of intimacy holds a deeper meaning to her and she's just not ready for it yet, and trying to sincerely tell her partner that. And when Ayaka reaffirms her willingness to be patient in this scene and is respectful of Hiroko's choice, Hiroko realizes that she's being a stupid coward, and finally makes a decision...

... to come out in front of the whole office, who's been gossiping about their relationship the whole year anyway.

And that is the end of the show!

So really, Hiroko did manage to overcome her fears in the end, and it took her a whole year into a healthy relationship to do so. And I think that is honestly much more realistic than some people would like to believe. Is the smooch in front of the whole office silly and cheesy and over-dramatic? Of course, but that's the entire show so far. And if you think that kiss-and-dip is dumb then I can't help you, I think you just don't like fun.

Oh yeah, and my reason 2 why I thought that no-sex scene was done well is because it's just funny. Ayaka has been DTF since minute 1 of the show, and her still being unable to get it this far into it is just funny. I would have loved a little nod to them finally getting down at the very, very end, but eh, I can live with it like this. They've conquered the emotional hurdles, I'm certain they will cross that other bridge when they get there on their own time.

Conclusion: "Ayaka is in Love with Hiroko" is a great and incredibly funny lesbian show that touched me emotionally much more than I thought it would. It made me cry several times, the production and acting quality positively surprised me, and honestly deserves my Nr 2 spot of favourite Lesbian JDrama after Tsukutabe (which is a 10/10 show) for now. I really hope this type of show gets imitators, adapting relatively short stories into mini-series with great quality. I appreciate the more adult tone of this series, its shameless comedy while still being able to hit serious beats with real emotion. From what I've seen of the BTS, the actors and staff also handled the subject matter with respect and care and had a lot of fun making the show. I don't think a season 2 is needed, but I do hope that the series can inspire more similar works. I love Ayaka and Hiroko, and I'm so happy they got their happy ending, and by God, I hope they have the best sex ever in their beautiful lesbian future. God bless.

That's it from me, thanks for reading, and I hope you enjoyed this show as much as I did! Hopefully see you soon!

[lynk-zee]

Idk if you take request or not, I saw through your pfp and didn't saw anything so I'm going to give it a shot at least and if it's not possible it's okay I still love your content anyways :3 a sfw of course of what kind of fans would be the LaD boys if instead of being a hunter (or we just simply decided to switch careers and it goes well for us because the plot said so) we were a popular idol, (I feel like zayne would be a closet fan 100% with the argument that nobody asked) and how they would be in the handshake events

Idol!MC

Authors Note: Hi! Love the request! I was planning on waiting until I have 100 followers before I drafted up a request/asks page but as my first request, there’s no time like the present! So ask page to be determined. Thanks for the request!

Let’s say that your heart condition prohibited you from ever entering the Hunters field, but was stable enough for you to dance and sing…

Zayne would have been a long time fan, even before you were famous. When you were children, he would always hear you sing with the prettiest voice and see you dance like you were floating on air… When you did end up becoming an idol, Josephine made sure he was one of the first people to know, sending him a pamphlet of your first performance. So you can say he’s an OG stan. His desk at home would be littered with merch from keychains to pins even to a framed autograph with your kiss stain (he flushes all the time when he sees it and he will take that secret to his GRAVE). He has one of your keychains on his lanyard, but it’s small enough that no one would recognize it unless they squint hard enough. When it comes to your meet and greet, you’re surprised to see your childhood friend standing there, wearing your tee-shirt, all blank-faced and stoic, waiting for a handshake.

MC: Zayne? I didn’t know you were a fan…

Zayne: …You never asked.

In his head, you and Rafayel are already dating. Sure, you haven’t formally met yet, but it would make sense, no? He, who expresses himself through his paint. You, who touches the hearts of fans through your voice. An inspired duo indeed. You would make beautiful art together. Rafayel would download all your albums, playing your music when he hits an art block, harnessing the feelings he gets when he watches your performances on his phone to make art about a soft flame kindling warmth amongst the cold. Meeting you was nerve-wracking. For all the pomp and circumstance he puts out, he’s shy to meet person of his dreams. But today was the day— no going back now! He bought backstage passes to meet you one on one, no distractions whatsoever. When you came in after the show, his cheeks flushed with fire and his ears turned red at how beautiful you were in person. After wiping the sweat off your face from such an intense performance, you gave him the prettiest smile he’d ever seen.

MC: It’s nice to meet you, Rafayel! I’m a huge fan of your art!

Rafayel: O-Oh, really? *ahem* I’m glad your as big a fan of my art as I am yours. I could give you a personal tour at the gallery if you’d like…?

Xavier didn’t exactly understand what it meant to be obsessed with an idol. Yes, he loves your music and thinks you’re very pretty, and sure, he’s indulged in buying some merch a few times, but spending three hours at a claw machine to get your limited addition plushie was normal right? Xavier is a pretty lowkey fan to be fair. He wears your tee-shirts to bed and works out to your music, but all of that stays within the house anyways. Him meeting you was by chance or fate, who knows. He couldn’t sleep at night, a rare occurrence, when he decided to take a walk to clear his head. All of a sudden, his hunters watch goes off and a shrill scream fills the air, calling him to action. As he swiftly takes care of the Wanderer, he turns to make sure the pedestrian was safe when he realizes it’s you. His very favorite idol. Xavier’s face goes blank as he processes the whole situation and you scramble to your feet to thank him.

MC: Thank you so much, Mr. Hunter! You’re my hero…

When you lean up to give him a kiss on the cheek, leaving a lipstick stain on his skin, he almost fainted.

[cloudycaffeinatedcryptid]

In an Everyone Lives scenario, what majors/career paths do you think all the Hacketteers would end up in? Obviously we have animation for Ryan and physics for Dylan suggested in the game but so many people end up changing their majors anyway, I wonder if the experience would lead them on different paths than they’d originally intended.

thank you for making me think about this, it's one thing i've been putting off but i also think about all the time

so right off the top of my head, i think about Max's major a lot & i end up tossing two things around - law school or childcare/teaching. he seems like a level-headed guy, he breaks down situations in pieces until he understand them ("You remember when I said, 'whoa, look at the moon. it's so big and bright and- it's so cool to see a full moon' and you said "yeah no shit, Max, it happens once a month'?"), & also.... we've all seen his outfit in the 50s pack. but i still come back to childcare bc i grew up working in childcare & he just seems the type for it. maybe he got rejected from Landis for law & pursues childcare or teaching at a smaller school instead & ends up one of those teachers that everyone wants to get on their schedule

Laura, the love of my life, the breath in my lungs, is such a headstrong badass that she prolly still pursues her vet degree, altho i can see her minoring/taking a few psychology classes to coach her & Max thru the rough times

Abi definitely finds her way to art school, i just don't see her changing that. i do think she expands from just sketching & gets into different mediums - pottery, possibly sculpting, using charcoal and paint - bc i think she'd find it calming to work with her hands, cover her skin in anything but red, & she'd lean into it for stress relief

uhh Nick is so complicated sometimes that predicting what the absolute FOOL (affectionate) is going to do is impossible. i want to say culinary school but if i'm being honest, i think he would end up dropping out & just working at restaurant. i don't say this bc i hate him, i say this bc he's a clown. (also i may or may not have done the same thing, minus the culinary part) or maybe he becomes a forest ranger & spends time alone in his ranger tower listening to the forest

Jacob i whole-heartedly believe goes for coaching/athletics or something, but he joins the college sports team (prolly football or maybe hockey) & that's the path he ends up following. he definitely has to get a tutor

i think Emma maybe pursues marketing/advertising or something of the sort, but i also think she def starts loading up her schedule. volunteer work? no worries, she can run it. student council? sure, she'll apply. you know, lacrosse sounds rlly fun all of a sudden, she should join the team! & she kills, obvi. if she never thinks about it, it never happened. if she never has time to think, she can never think about it

Kaitlyn.... she's the one i've been thinking about the most. she's such an odd character bc we see so much of her & yet i still feel like we don't know anything about her. her entire character is kind of just "im mean, i know first aid & i can shoot" & then we love her bc she's a badass. which i don't mind but it makes it kind of hard to make theories on her future. i imagine she IS one who ends up switching her major. she prolly starts with what she had planned - maybe an english degree? - but then switches bc hackett's quarry changed her & she'll never stop thinking about it. i like to think maybe she ends up in enviromentalism, or possibly on the nursing track. something to occupy her mind

Ryan & Dylan honestly seem rlly well suited for their majors so i don't know of i can imagine them doing something else. i do think Ryan starts taking self-defense class & prolly makes Sarah go with him just to be sure she knows. just in case. Dylan takes a part-time job at either the school's radio station or a local one, & if he DID drop out, he would 100% start a podcast. all those fanfics are canon

this was rlly fun to think about even tho i'm not sure how accurate they are - i would love to hear other ideas! thank you for the ask :)

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hello.... it's me...

haha, hi my flower! pls can i have a skz compatibility reading? i'm new to this and very intrigued. here's my chart, excited to see what comes from it 🤭 byeee

For my baby reign <3 😘

Your ascendant and mars in virgo:

The ascendant tells us all about first impressions and how you come across to others. A lot of times, it can also represent our trauma responses or how we’ve been taught to act while navigating the world- this makes sense in new situations that we may find ourselves feeling uncomfortable in. Mars, on the other hand, is the planetary ruler of action and aggression. It shows us how we go about putting plans into actions and overall just how we get shit done. It also contributes to our responses in fights and the way we unconsciously present ourselves and our arguments.

Virgo is a mutable Earth sign that is known for being very grounded, practical, hard-working, and smart. Genuinely one of, if not the, smartest signs of the zodiac. And though they can be lumped in with the “smarties” of the bunch, they still do retain empathetic nature through their mutable qualities.

This is likely expressed through your ascendant as automatically coming across to others as someone who is smart and competent. It’s likely that this is something that you’ve learned in order to present yourself in a way that will be accepted by others. This isn’t to say that you are STRICTLY academic. Like I said, Virgo is mutable and can easily adjust depending on who they’re with. But overall, it seems that your first impression would be someone who has high intelligence and knows what to do. This is supported by your Mars being located here as well. Mars being in Virgo means you direct yourself and your actions into performing and enhancing, probably something academic or service related. You likely are very detail oriented and would rather sacrifice time & sleep rather than turn in something that you don’t think is 100% your best. It’s literally wired into you to make sure that shit gets done, and as a result, a lot of people learn to depend on you right off the bat. That means that right away, people probably feel very comfortable around you as they know that you will be able to figure out anything that they need, but it could be almost exhausting to have a ton of things resting on your shoulders all at once. In arguments, it probably takes you a while to get to a breaking point, as you’d much rather be a problem solver. But when you do get to that point, you probably respond in one of two ways: (1) trying to use logic and rationale to prove your point, (2) adapting to whatever argumentative style the other person has and matching them on that. No inbetween.

Sun and mercury in gemini in the 10th house:

10th house is the house of career, public image, and authority. The sun is our personality- or at least our outward expression of it. It’s usually who friends and family know us as. Mercury represents our communication style & the way that we connect with others. Having both planets in your 10th house means that both your personality and the way that you are able to talk with others will heavily be involved in your place of work, who you are known as, and even your online image.

Geminis are the mutable air sign of the zodiac. They are most known for being very easy to talk to, as they know a little about a lot of stuff. They’re easily able to connect to other people and find common ground with them. And they’re good at doing a one two switch up to figure out who you need for them to come across as in order to make you feel comfortable in an interaction with them lol. In a lot of ways, Gemini could be considered the strongest communicator of the zodiac. It is by far one of the most cerebral placements.

Now, if we’re gonna incorporate Gemini into sun and mercury, we’ve got to look at how the placements would interact. Not only would you probably come across as relatively bubbly or “lively” even to friends and family, you likely express this through everyday conversation as well. You’re good at making people feel heard, and people probably love that about you. The only drawback to this that I would normally say is that this can sometimes lead to people feeling like Gemini doesn’t have a strong stance on anything, but that rather they just go along with what people are telling them at the time. I don’t think this is the case for you though considering your Virgo placements, and especialllly your Mars in Virgo. I definitely think that beats those allegations. And all of this transcends into both your career as well as your online persona. Bottom line: good at talking to people, connecting with people, and communicating with them effectively. You kinda know how to get them to like you lol.

Moon and Venus in Taurus in the 9th house:

The 9th house placements are just so iconic for you to have because it basically backs up everything we’ve already said. The 9th house is over education, travel, exploring new cultures, and advancement. Development of the person is a good way to put it too. The moon represents our emotions and basically the baseline vibrations that we give off when we’re alone with ourselves. Venus represents love and our approach to love both in the bedroom and platonic.

Taurus is a beautiful, but steadfast and practical sign. It is a feminine sign and values aesthetics, but at the same time, it offers more of a “motherly” nature- mature, resilient, and even stubborn at times. With a moon in taurus in the 9th house, it’s likely that you are a very loving and kind person at your very core, but in a way that brings a sense of responsibility. You may feel, deep down, that you need a sense of beauty in your life and that it can be found through creating that in yourself. With 9th house aspects, you probably connect these emotional thoughts to your education, culture, and traveling. You may feel like you need to travel and experience new cultures in order to make better sense of the world, understand others more, and overall to find fulfillment. It’s almost like you have this deep need to care for the world, to try and support every single person in a loving way, and that is what brings you peace and stability. As for Venus, it translated very well with this. You LOVE by doing for others. You LOVE by taking care of others. It’s simply how you express yourself. Especially bringing that Mars in Virgo into this, it’s likely that you look practically at what you can do for your partner to make them feel loved and appreciated- and you probably like this too. So simple things like cooking for others or taking care of them when they’re sick, even just buying them a tiny gift to perk up their day. Superrrr Taurus Venus 9th house energy. But of course you’re going to connect culture and travel into this… so maybe idk *cough cough* long distance relationships *cough cough* might be something that are just in the stars for you wow idk that’d be pretty crazyyyy.

As for who is most compatible in SKZ, I’m going with Chris or Hannie, each for their own reasons. I would also throw Changbin and Felix in there, but if I have to pick a top two, that’s who I’m going for right now. I’m gonna talk about Chris here, but I’ll add on a bit for Han in my video :)

Christopher has a tonnnnn of 6th house placements, which is the house of work, service, and health (his Moon, Venus, and Mars all fall here). Because he has so many placements here, it’s an area of his life that is quite substantial for him & likely he feels most in his element when he is under 6th house energy, The ruler of the 6th house is Virgo, which happens to be your ascendant and mars. So I think automatically, if he met you, he’d sense a sort of familiarity and an instant bond. He really values people who have that energy & it’s not only what you exude when first meeting you, but also what your actions show & what you strive toward… so he’d def be into that.

Where I think things could get tricky would be in communication. He’s a Libra mercury, while yours is in Gemini. Both are air signs, which seems compatible at first, BUT they are also very non-confrontational signs. Both of you would be able to spark fun conversations, spiral into weird theories, and even talk about some dark shit. The problem really comes when you’d have to initiate hard conversations… neither of you want to do it lol. Gemini and Libra are both signs that really want to be well-liked, and they’re great at talking… but bring that tough, emotional aspect and it can make things hard. I could see you both stewing on things for quite some time & not talking about things that you should, which could lead to a fight. When you do fight though, it takes you a lot more to get mad, so you usually have the upper hand in the arguments but Chris can get a little hateful and flighty so you’d have to deal with that and probably be pretty pissed 😭😂

To compare your Venus signs, it’s actually pretty interesting. Both your Taurus and his Scorpio have the strongest ties to “beauty” and “aesthetics”, especially in relationships. So when you’re drawn to each other, there’s definitely going to be that feminine aesthetic that you bring (Taurus is pretty fem hehe) vs his dark, Scorp aesthetic. It makes for a pretty cute, contrasting pairing. I could see yall doing some slightly cheesy shit like having outfits that don’t match, but still go together 😭 I think they’re both romantic signs too. I think the only problem would be making sure you are okay with and into Chris’ kinky shit and COMMUNICATING* this to him. But overall very loving and stable hehe.

that’s all, love you <3

[mesillusionssousecstasy]

Nobody wants this : Quotes

"- Morgan, I asked you to park down the street. (Joanne) - Okay, I am not your chauffeur, and I needed cash, so... Who even uses cash? (Morgan) - Okay. Mom always says when the world ends, you better cash. (Joanne) - Oh my God. He's texting me, asking me where I went. What a psychopath. (Joanne) - Did you not tell him where you went? (Morgan) - I just met this guy. I have to tell him every move I make? (Joanne - Episode 1)

"- Yeah, I do remember him, and he did not acknowledge you in public." (Morgan - Episode 1)

"- Which is maybe what it takes for you to like someone. Someone who's emotionally unavailable." (Morgan - Episode 1)

"- Hon, we're together, then we get married. It's just not that complicated. (Rebecca) - I don't know. I don't think that's how it should feel." (Noah - Episode 1)

"- Meanwhile, this one and I were together for 32 beautiful years. We only separated because he was a bit confused about his sexuality. (Lynn) - Not confused, Lynnie-bear. 100% sure. (Henry) - It's very trendy to be day these days." (Lynn - Episode 1)

"- But some potentially interesting guys for you. A divorcé with a young kid, you know, a finance guy and a rabbi. (Ashley) - Oh, I thought you were starting a bad joke." (Joanne - Episode 1) "- Although, uh, are you sure you should be drinking? You seem to be going through something. (Noah) - Oh, no. I'm just in constant need of attention. Yeah." (Joanne - Episode 1) "- Where? (Noah) - I don't see him now, but he has a beard, and he was definitely judging me. (Joanne) - Sounds like a rabbi." (Noah - Episode 1)

"- Who's your friend? (Noah) - Yeah, her bad personality is weirdly charming, right? There's not a Jewish bone in her body. Unless you put one in her." (Ashley - Episode 1)

"- Ever heard of the Apparition Effect by Gary Howell? You have. It's everywhere. (Gary Howell) - Oh, you're the asshole. (Joanne) - I've earned it. (Gary Howell - Episode 1)

"- You're an unfiltered, complicated, vulnerable, beautiful woman." (Noah - Episode 1)

"- We have all theses chances to wake up and change the course of our lives. Everything can have purpose if you allow it. (Joanne) - Thinking about switching careers? (Noah - Episode 1)

"- And what are you doing now? (Morgan) - He asked me to wait outside. (Joanne) - Oh my God. (Morgan) - Not in a bad way. (Joanne) - Is there a good way? How long have you been standing outside? (Morgan) - Like 15 minutes. Oh my God. This so bad when I'm saying it out loud. (Joanne) - Okay, he doesn't want you there, so just get in the car and leave. (Morgan) - I can't. I Ubered." (Joanne - Episode 2)

"-Fifteen minutes is rude. You know? (Morgan) - This is my sister, Morgan. (Joanne) - Are you sure it was 15 minutes? Felt more like ten to me. (Noah) - I'm sorry. Are you gaslighting us? (Morgan) - I'm really sorry about that. It wasn't cool. Will you accept my apology? I told you I like attention. I was getting a lot there. (Noah) - It's not every day a shiksa walks into the temple looking for the good rabbi. (Sasha) - A "shiska"? What is that? (Joanne) - A shiksa. It's basically... um, well, it's basically you guys. (Noah) - Is it offensive or flattering? I can't tell. (Morgan) - Technically, it's a Yiddish insult that means you're impure and detestable." (Sasha - Episode 2)

"- Do you think there's any flip side to everyone knowing every intimate detail of your life? Like, you know, once you say something, you can never get it back. (Noah) - Jesus. How dark are your secrets?" (Joanne - Episode 2)

"- One minute you're getting engaged to Rebecca, who you are getting back together with, by the way, and now you're here with whore number one and whore number two? (Esther) - I hope I'm whore number one." (Joanne)

"- And, Mom, you know that key is for emergencies only. (Noah) - My son having a mental breakdown is an emergency." (Bina - Episode 2)

"- Can I actually get a margarita? To go. (Joanne) - Okay, we can't do that. (waiter) - They're not gonna do that. (Joanne) - Okay, well, then put it in a glass you never wanna see again. (Joanne) - You can't friend-zone me because I already friend-zoned you. (Joanne) - Oh, 100%. I am agreeing that that's likely the best call. (Noah) - Still kind of rude. Please don't steal my thunder." (Joanne - Episode 2)

"- Isn't it crazy that we never kissed this whole time? this whole time? How did that happen? (Joanne) - Yeah. I'm very aware we haven't kissed yet. (Noah) - Yet? (Joanne) - Yeah. (Noah) - But we're just friends. (Joanne) - Sure. (Noah) - And friends don't kiss, which is why, you know, I'm aware we haven't. (Joanne). - But what if we had just, like, one... goodbye kiss?" (Noah - Episode 2)

"- Oh, wait. There... Uh, one more little bit of fun news for you. Mom and Dad are with Rebecca's parents, and they're sniping at one another. The only thing they agree on is that they're all mad at you. (Sasha) - What are they mad at me for? (Noah) - Well, you're the one that, like, caused the accident. Obviously. (Sasha) - What? (Noah) - She's, like, so heartbroken that she ran into a bus. It's easy math." (Sasha - Episode 3)

"- No, look. You're cute, but you're not "leave this Earth because you dumped someone" cute. (Episode 3)

"- Oh! So cynical. Starting to make sense now. - See? This is why she never got married. (Morgan) - Better than being divorced." (Joanne - Episode 3)

"- It's a shame she had to have an accident to get you to pay attention to her." (Episode 3)

"- Wait (Joanne) - I agree. It's weird. Is that him?(Morgan) - No, it's my pharmacy telling me to pick up my Xanax." (Joanne)

"- Oh, okay. I see what you're doing. You're calling the worst person you know because only someone as shitty as me would think that somebody as shitty as you isn't really that bad, huh?" (Episode 3)

"- You gotta lock this guy down. Like, fast. He is hot. He's employed. He doesn't have kids. He comes from money. He's like a fucking unicorn in this town." (Episode 4)

"- Noah, my mom is really emotional, and it always pushed my dad away. I'm not saying that's what made him gay, but it certainly didn't keep him straight. (Joanne - Episode 4)

"- Okay, I guess Morgan's in charge now and, um, I'll fix whatever she fucks up later." (Episode 5)

"- It's your friend? Shalom, Joanne. - Shalom to you too. Also, quick question. What does shalom mean? (Joanne) - It's a very common Hebrew word. It means hello, goodbye, and peace." (Episode 5)

"- I met this hostage negotiator at a bar, and he was telling me... - Wait. This isn't a hostage situation. This is just a work dinner. (Morgan) - Everything in life is a hostage situation. Anyway, he was telling me about this technique he used called "mirroring". All you do, no matter what this guy says, just repeat the last few words back to him like it's smart and interesting, and he'll keep talking. It's gotten me out of a lot of difficult situations." (Episode 5)

"- Maybe you change. Maybe she does. Maybe you both do. But that doesn't mean you give up something great because it's difficult." (Episode 5)

"- Oh, that is Joanne's rabbi boyfriend. (Morgan) - Mm-mm. Just a friend. (Joanne) - But in my spare time, I do consult on biblical matters." (Noah - Episode 5)

"- God, rich people have the best garbage." (Episode 6)

"- Me? You don't wanna share me? That's really sweet." (Episode 6)

"- Okay, tattoos, thick neck, light criminal record. That's way more your type. (Morgan - Episode 6)

"- He's not gonna get me." (Episode 6)

"- Morgan, you are not that complicated. (Joanne) - I am full of contradictions. And to reciprocate, I have brought you something. (Morgan) - Don't try to impress me. - But I want to." (Episode 6)

"- Okay. - It's a huge bag. How could I not ask? - How are you gonna do it? (Morgan) - I don't know. Kinda like the way I broke up with Marco. (Joanne) - How did you do it? (Morgan) - I just stopped texting him back." (Joanne - Episode 6)

"- Did you just... ask someone for something that you want, and they gave it to you? - I have one of those resting faces where people don't like to help me." (Episode 7)

"- You know how if I hate someone, you have to hate them too?" (Episode 7)

"- Well, tell anyone I said it, and I write another nasty review about your podcast. (Esther) - Mm, every review is an engagement, so thank you." (Joanne - Episode 7)

"- Look, if our congregation sees its head rabbi eat a crab cake... Everyone starts eating crab cakes. Well, not I was going to say everyone marries a goy, then there are no more Jewish children, and then our people become extinct." (Rabbi Cohen - Episode 8)

"- I just need to let you know I've never successfully kept a secret before. Keep that in mind before you tell me." (Sasha - Episode 9)

"- Oh God. I don't even have the energy to even give a shit." (Episode 10)

"- You need me to be something that I can't promise that I can be." (Joanne - Episode 10)

[landhoe-norris]

actually, since we've brought up the espn sob stories and i'm still seeing "lando is the shittiest teammate on the grid" takes in the year of 2023, when lando has been nothing but kind and supportive of the rookie who is already challenging him more than daniel ever has, let's talk about what the daniel teammate experience is really like.

-lando is labeled a shit teammate because he says he doesn't feel sympathy for daniel's situation. in the same interview, he explains how he would also face criticism if he underperformed to that extent. on one of the occasions with the "no sympathy" comment, he even mentioned how if he had performed that poorly relative to ricciardo during their first year as teammates, he probably wouldn't even still be in f1. basically, he explained how f1 works: you perform, or you're out (unless daddy horner saves you). yet, here he is, lando norris, the shittiest teammate on the grid.

-then we get to ricciardo's ESPN sob stories (oop. i meant journalism. very respectable journalism) that is full of so much bullshit, the sources of it (his Hollywood management corporation) had to wipe their mouths with toilet tissue after spewing this bullshit.

-"lando isn't actually talented, they just design the car around him, and according to the almighty ricciardone, it's undrivable so he would flop if he switched teams." A) why is lando's loyalty always attacked by daniel and his team? sorry the old man is reminiscing on his career and having regrets now, but nobody made him leave red bull. that's a choice he made all on his own because he had a younger, faster teammate (he and his fans also spun that as red bull sabotaging him, yet now he's begging to go back, funny he exposes his lies himself). B) James Key, thank fuck he's gone, even mentioned designing the 2022 car with daniel's feedback specifically in mind to make him more comfortable. yet he regressed further. lando has never once, with any mclaren, said "yes, this is 100% what i want in a car." hell, he just got p2 and spent much of the weekend complaining about how shit the car's balance was, lando is just talented enough to drive around that stuff. has nothing to do with the car being designed around him.

-then there was the (again, if he doesn't care not to weaponize something against lando that lando has spoken about impacting his mental health (and is even celebrated and cheered on for it), why the fuck do we have to treat daniel with special care and not bring up his MULTIPLE failures because "pOOR BABY WABY DANNY'S MENTAL HEALTH") whole "I've never thrown away a win like lando has." Yet …. to get that win, he needed the two top drivers to crash out and his teammate to be told he isn't allowed to fight for his maiden win. similarly, lando was there to fight and defend daniel. yet, regularly how it worked with the chronic victim, he's nowhere in sight when it's time to return the favor and actually help his teammate. i can say this with 100% confidence: had carlos been with the team in 2021, both he and lando would be GP winners right now. lando led the majority of that race — no team orders, no teammate around for help at all — yet in the end, it was a team strategy decision that costed him. nothing to do with his driving abilities at all (like the reason daniel lost his seat for).

fuck daniel ricciardo. i can say that with 100% confidence too. thrilled to see him fail again, hopefully maybe then the racist old jerks at Red Bull will give yuki the recognition he deserves but i doubt it.

i love u 🧡

[yuga2000]

I'm a college student, and last semester I was a biology major. I had 3 biology classes with labs and one elective. The elective was American History, and my mom practically begged me not to take that class because she said it sounded hard and I wanted to just take an easy class with all the hard classes that I was taking, but I insisted. I failed all those biology classes with Es (The lowest grade you can get). I was unable to drop any of them due to the fact that it would put me under full-time hours and I wouldn't have been allowed to live on campus. I was struggling. I tried so hard, but I just couldn't wrap my head around these classes and why I was doing so bad when my classmates seemingly understood them. I was getting 20% on exams. I was miserable. I was burnout. I thought that I was a failure. I thought that I was going to drop out of college and find another way to sustain myself because I was simply too dumb to understand the material...but in my history class, my one history class, I was getting

As on all the exams 90%-100%. I aced every paper that I had to write. I looked forward to that class every day, it was my saving grace. I talked to my teacher about why he chose the career he did, what can you do with a history degree, if he could have done anything else with his life: what would it be, does he feel like he chose the right career path for him, ect. and that same day was when I decided to switch over to become a history major. I'm currently on my second semester after getting my associate degree in science and while I'm on academic probation, I'm doing wonderfully in my new history classes. The teachers love me, the other history majors love me, I joined the historical society at my school and I get to be with my peers and travel to different historical places, and best of all I'm happy. It's still hard sometimes, yes, but when I see that A or that B on my grades it feel so worth it and I don't feel like I'm dumb or not understanding anymore.

My point is, in the right environment kids can thrive. You just have to find your thing. Bad grades don't mean you're stupid. It just means that might not be your thing, and that's okay. I continue to thrive, and I think switching my major, although a hard choice, was the right one and probably the best decision I've ever made in my life.

[the-stove-is-divorced]

OHHHH Congratulations for 100 subscribers!!! That's awesome!!❤❤❤

If it's allowed to ask about any of your fics, then what are your plans for all the time in the world or do you already have drafts for future chapters? I'm always fascinated by de-aged!Bruce fics and your foundation for the plot is something I've never seen before!! Would you like to share a quick peek into the future of that storyline?👀👀

Oh yay tysm, genuinely. (´꒳`)♡ And yes ofc!!! I'm happy to!!!

I will preface and admit literally anything I plan for any fic is 110% subject to change, especially if it doesn't feel right anymore or doesn't fit with how the story's progressing since I only write stories as I go. But with that being said, YEAH I OFC I WILL.

So as of this moment, the big plan is to jump around at different points in Bruce's life, around 4-7 different stages so it's not gonna stay stuck to his current rlly young age! (´꒳`)ゞ Bruce should jump in age in about 1-2 chapters, but entirely dependent on how the next chapter goes and that hasn't been finalized yet, much to my own internal agony, bleh. It's been such a pain in the ass to get right and the inner perfectionist in me is not helping, so it's taking longer than I want to. At the same time, I can also admit haven't decided if the next jump should be around 11-13 years old or more compellingly around 17 years old. I also wanna be careful not to make Alfred too perfect? He has the bias of hindsight in his favor, and is the main (and so far only) narrator, so I wanna get some clear contradictions in here.

Oh, and for the story's logic, the magic that de-aged him is unwinding in big ol' chunks, and won't come undone all at once, hence skipping forward! It will be 17 years old, either 18-19, either 20-21, and either 21-22 years old, with maybe an extra 13 years old so the switch from 9 to 17 isn't too jarring, if that makes sense. Plus, debating a bonus point around his late 20's/early 30's. And while I don't have a big ol' plot, as I write as I go, but there are moments I want to include if I'm able!

For example, 21 year old Bruce looks just like how old Bruce was when he took in Dick (but Dick misunderstands, Bruce was 23 when he took in 13 year old Dick), so I want to include a scene where Dick is so relieved there's finally a Bruce he understands is here, but he's still wrong. Dick might go in for a much needed hug, a beaming smile, but Bruce gives Dick a Brucie smile. Dick still a complete and utter stranger to him. The crushing plummet of hope after the first real sign of relief, being teased with the first fleeting glimpse of Bruce he knew to work around, how to behave around, only for him to treat him like a complete stranger and pull out Brucie mask on him? Horrible. I can't wait to write it.

If I'm feeling really angsty (which I probably will be), that late 20's/early 30's is Bruce before Jason died, and he's so much happier. There's a tension not found within him, a kind of wariness that hasn't been ingrained just yet, a joking, lighter tone he's more willing to display so openly. He's excited to see how his sons have grown, he wants to know what college Jason went to, what careers, he wants to know what Dick ended up doing, he's so hopeful he didn't fuck them up trying to raise them like he was so scared he would. They don't have it in their hearts to tell them what happened, I think they lie, or Alfred pointedly won't them say anything. He saw his son grieving once and he wants to savor this joy, this hope, this happiness that was buried when Jason died. He'd be furious if they revealed a damn thing right now.

But I do have chart to keep my idea for my personal understanding of Bruce's development, which I'll share below! It's not complete, and like anything, subject to change, especially at the 7-8, 9-10, and 11-13 yr old marks. But it's a general idea to keep my thoughts in order.

I hope that was satisfactory! Unfortunately, I don't have a finalized version of the next chapter done, so I can't share a sneaky peak of it (currently debating between a POV switch or continuing with Alfred) but I hope all my yapping makes up for it. TYSM for asking and showing interest. Still amazes me people like my stuff. (//▽//)

[takerfoxx]

I am about to become insufferable.

I am going to be THAT Guy. I'm going full Comic Book Guy from the Simpsons with this. I am winding back the clock on my years of maturity as a wrestling fan to become the most irritatingly whiny, self-centered dude that I can. This is my wholly unimportant, first world problem that I am going to be the absolute worst bitch about. I am overflowing with salt and spite and it needs an outlet.

Yes, this is a rant about Mox going over Naito.

I hate this. Hate it, hate it, hate it, HATE IT. I haven't been this angry about a wrestling decision in probably ever. And I like Mox! I'm a fan! But this has gotten me so angry that I am fully prepared to go full Jim Cornette with Mox slander.

I've heard people rationalize this. People talk about international markets, storytelling, what's best for business, on and on and on. Maybe they're right. Maybe, in a big picture perspective, putting the belt on Mox might be the right call. Maybe it will backfire. I don't know.

And I don't care. I'm not a booker. I'm not a promoter. Ticket sales, market value, all that stuff might mean something to the company, but none of that goes into my pocket. And right now, I don't care about the big picture.

What I am is a wrestling fan. I like to go to wrestling shows, suspend my disbelief, and cheer the guys I like and boo the guys that I don't. I want my favorites to win, because sometimes, being a mark is fun. All this behind the curtain stuff doesn't matter to me right now. I fully intend to be 100% selfish here.

Naito is my favorite wrestler. He got me back into wrestling back when I was growing disillusioned with the whole business back in 2016. I became a New Japan fan specifically because of him.

And I made my peace that his career is winding down, that this was probably his last run on the top. So when it was announced that the World Heavyweight title would be defended at Resurgence, which I had already gotten ringside tickets for, I was so excited, because I would get to see my favorite defend the biggest title during his last run. I started counting down the days, certain that this was a sure thing, because the title NEVER changes hands on foreign shows. Defended, yes, but never changes hands. Surely the Mox match was just another defense, and I would get to see my boy as champion.

Well, now I don't get to. This was my one and only shot to get to see Naito in a major main event match defending the big title, and it's gone, because this just had to be the one single time that they switch the belt on a Strong show. I'll never have that chance again.

Yeah, I know I'm being whiny here. I know people are tired of the bitching. But I really, really wanted this, and now it's gone.

[kylewalker-peters]

I saw some people saying Tottenham fans need to calm down considering they are literally still 5th and above liverpool and chelsea. Thoughts?

I mean sure there's the perspective that every team needs cause spurs are still in the prem and we're not say Southampton who are fighting for their lives, but I also don't think spurs fans are wrong to be pissed off right now. it's been building for years and years and i think everyone is finally just at the end of their tether. It's not like spurs are 5th and performing well, we're not playing like a team that should be anywhere above mid-table at best.

It's not a case of "conte bad" or "blame enic" it's everyone together making it such a calamitous shitshow.

The manager is non-committal to his future, won't adapt his tactics to suit the side he has, doesn't seem to want to do any coaching, refuses to switch up his team selection unless apparently players are (unnecessarily) BOOED off the pitch, and for some reason came to spurs and expected 100 of the world's best ready-made title winning players to come into the club when we were never going to provide that.

Our players are playing appallingly, our squad is thinner than a bald man's last remaining strand of hair, they go into the med room and never return, and there's the slight possibility we're headed for ANOTHER case of our players stopping playing for our manager.

The whole ownership of the club is a joke and is ruining the good parts of its legacy, we're never going to have the kinds of spending sprees of other top 6 sides but the lack of ambition continually displayed when it comes to player recruitment AND creating a thriving and useful academy is becoming negligible especially for the latter. we are not massively massively wealthy but we are spending like we are a lot poorer than we are. we don't back our managers, we don't know how to change and transition our squads at the right time and for a man that tries to save and obtain every penny possible the way levy refuses to sell players on before their price plummets to 50p and a freddo is crazy to me. and it's not only this lack of ambition that's killing us but the club has no idea whether it wants to be a microwavable ready meal short term winning machine (hence conte) or if it wants to be the english BVB with a focus on young talent and some experienced players to balance the side out. there's no rhyme or reason to who we buy or why we buy them. we spent all of last summer chasing djed's signature and beat out clubs like dortmund who are literally KNOWN for making young talent into stars and have given him about 20 minutes of game time all season in all competitions. we say our focus is on young talent and we always want to bring in a young player and develop them but spurs have ruined the careers of their own young talents and they're still fucking doing it now!

The whole club from the players to the manager to the recruitment staff to the academy to the owners are aimlessly wandering without any real purpose or direction or end goal, hell I'm not even sure "win a trophy" can be considered some people's objectives. as beautiful as the new stadium and training facilities are they mean nothing to fans if that's the biggest show of ambition they're going to get as if that's supposed to be their trophy from everyone involved's time at the club. at the end of the day juande fucking ramos is STILL the only manager in my lifetime to win a trophy with spurs. how can anyone defend that?

[reavenedges-lies]

How do you stay positive about the Coyotes even when they miss playoffs for like 5 plus years? I think we Penguins fan need some perspective in light of a trying season. Sorry for the mini-vent, but perspective is good

I am not going to lie to you it's very very hard to stay positive. Last season for the Coyotes (fans and org) was miserable, and objectively this season is going great in comparison.

I'm my opinion and the way I practice staying as positive as I can is ' do not say they can't do something until after it it's mathematically possible'. Whether it be team milestones, player milestones, ECT. Everyone was certain last season was going to be the season we got an at minimum 30 goal scorer, it was going to happen until it didn't, until Keller got a season ending injury, it was always going to happen in our minds until it physically couldn't anymore. This season we have it,

Kells got to 30 and is pushing for 40

Crouse is at 22 and climbing

Hayton has gotten 7 goals in the last month doubling what he had for the rest of the season

Juuso Valimaki is having the best season of his Career with more games played, goals scored and points aquired than any other season he has played

Maccelli is in the Calder Race by sheer force of will and play making ability

Guenther showed he has skill and talent while needing just a bit more time to develop.

For the coyotes everything is looking up and out towards the future we can see. It's right there in the next 5 years.

The penguins are a bit harder to be as happy or excited about purely because of what we have had. How can any individual players milestones compare to the dynasty we have built? You can't be excited and happy for a team, that can't be excited and happy for themselves. Be excited for the players that are getting the goals or assists or saves, and you take that excitement, that happiness that they show you, that excitement and happiness they have for the community and you fucking hold on to it. When the players are miserable, it's so very hard to look at the bright spots but look at what we have.

Sid hit a point per game pace again this season trailing only Gretzky

Jake hit a 30 goal milestone for the third time in his career, this season that happened and he's only the 12th player to have been able to do it with the penguins and also hit the 400 point mark earlier this season the fastest in his draft class (ya know faster than MacKinnon ECT)

Rakell hit 50 points for his third career season and he's at 25 goals and he has also hit the 400 career point this season

Letang made a penguin's franchise record this season for overtime goals in a season

Sullivan hit 400 career wins earlier,

Pettersson hit 100 points

Malkin is the second fastest active player to hit 1200 career points

That happened this season and yet all of these small milestones get overlooked because we're losing right now, because we might not make the playoffs.

The Penguins community in my opinion suffers from only wanting big picture items. We want the cup, We want to make the playoffs, We want Kris Letang to hit 1,000 games This Season*, and maybe just maybe switching from 'we want', to 'we have' is the solution a lot of people are looking for. You have to be happy for the team regardless of what you have because us Pens fans? We have a lot, and it could be very easy for fans of smaller teams like the coyotes to see what we have and to see how we treat it and say we take it for granted.

*Edited For Clarity on what I meant. Its going to happen regardless of whether it's this season or not but we need to stop acting like if it is this season that it is going to be a magic cure all

[qntin]

Today is the day. I'm going to take life by the horns. Switching careers can be hard. This is why I'm going back to university to get a degree in clowning. After I graduate, I'm not sure whether to go into the industry or pursue a PhD in clown sciences. The market doesn't look great right now, so maybe academia is the way to go. Either way, I'm committed and will be 100% focused on my goal. It's time to get serious about being silly.

[etes-secrecy-post]

Hi, before I explain my post, I want to say something important.

• What you see my blog has become a major overhaul. And despite the changes, I decided that my 2nd account will be now my artwork blog with a secret twist.

⚠️NEW RULE! (W/ BIGGER TEXT!)⚠️

⚠️ SO PLEASE DO NOT SHARE MY 2nd ACCOUNT TO EVERYONE! THIS SECRECY BLOG OF MINE IS FOR CLOSES FRIENDS ONLY!⚠️

• AND FOR MY CLOSES FRIENDS, DON’T REBLOG IT. INSTEAD, JUST COPY MY LINK AND PASTE IT ON YOUR TUMBLR POST! JUST BE SURE THE IMAGE WILL BE REMOVED AND THE ONLY LEFT WAS THE TEXT.

⚠️ SHARING LINKS, LIKE POSTS, REBLOG POSTS, STEALING MY SNAPSHOT PHOTOS/RECORDED VIDEOS/ARTWORKS (a.k.a. ART THIEVES) OR PLAGIARIZING FROM UNKNOWN TUMBLR STRANGERS WILL IMMEDIATELY BE BLOCKED, RIGHT AWAY!⚠️

😡 WHATEVER YOU DO, DO NOT EVER LIKED & REBLOG MY SECRET POST! THIS IS FOR MY SECRET FRIENDS ONLY, NOT YOU! 😡

Okay? Capiche? Make sense? Good, now back to the post…↓

My Wangan Maxi Tune Career Returns to 2022 [Timezone Arcade Trinoma] - Part 1 (Recorded: Nov 19th, 2022)

Hey, hey! It's me! And today, I'm discussing my debut return of me playing Wangan Maxi Tune! 😁 Yup, it's been 3 years since I played the previous installment. I was gonna play in 2020, but, the pandemic struck the world & we can't go outside until 2 years later when the new adjustment has been made, improved our safety guidelines, and new rules to follow. But, that doesn't mean that we're safe from the pandemic, so we all know about that. Nonetheless...

Here's Part 1 of my Wangan Maxi Tune Career Returns to 2022! 😁🏁🚗🛣️🌃

So, without further ado, let's get started:

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• Now, I was gonna stop at SM North Edsa for playing my usual racing game, but I ended up at the Trinoma Mall, SM North Edsa's neighborhood mall. Granted, there was a Timezone arcade branch at the North Edsa's tower mall, but it's pretty damn hard to find... But not Trinoma though. Anyway, my paper dolls are excited to play. Hmmm, are you excited, you two? They're having fun as much as I am. So, let's go inside to see my favorite racing game.

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• [4th to 6th Images]: Alright, we're inside! And here's Wangan Maxi Tune's new installment! 6RR! Now, some fans didn't release the "6R" installment outside Japan, so we've skipped to "6RR". I mean, what is so special about "6R"? Well, not much except new cars that we're exclusive to their home country. And if you're curious then please [CLICK ME!] (be sure to switch on for translation if you're using Chrome browser).

• [7th to 9th Images]: And here's the Wangan Terminal! Where I can check my status on every vehicle, customize my racing taste, unlock new items, and so much more. However, I have 180 seconds to use the Wangan Terminal, so I can't browse for long use. Unless, if I can quit after 10 seconds & go back again for more.

Fun fact: The Wangan Terminal debuted in 2014, alongside the Wangan Maxi Tune 4. By using the purchasable "Bandai Namco Passport" game card (formerly known as "BanaPassport"), I can transfer my "Tuning Cards" from 3DX+ to my card, which can have up to 100 car slots per game card. However, I can't use my transferred "Tuning Cards" when I played the 3DX+ arcade. And to this day, I still have it as my prize possession (one of which was missing, but it's fine by me). Known more about it? Then please [CLICK ME!]. Right now, the transferring of 3DX+ tuning cards to Bandai Namco Passport Card has no longer been available since Wangan Maxi Tune 5 debuted.

My recorded video: (pls watch.) ⏺️🎦📲↑

• Now, onto my video. Once again, I'm at the Timezone arcade with Wangan Maxi Tune 6RR fully occupied by players, but eventually, they'll get out once they rang out of game credits. And here, you can see they're having a "Wangan Tournament" this year. As of now, their scheduling for the "Regional Finals" from each representative country (Southeast Asia, South Asia, Australia, New Zealand, and selected neighboring Asian countries), is from Nov. 22nd to Dec 6th. Here's hoping that the Philippine Wangan Player(s) will grab the gold. Know more, then please [CLICK ME!]. Another thing that I've peak is their selling BanaPassport tags for Php 600 (or $10 US dollars), an alternate for game card format. Sounds very interesting, but I'm on a tight budget (sorry). Anyways, let's register my old BanaPassport. You've seen it many times now on my old counterpart blog, so I would not dive into details about transferring data. Feel free to pause my video, BTW.

• So, once I transfer my 6 to 6RR game data, time to check my Wangan garage. So far so good, all of my cars are present including my main 350Z & three Impreza cars (two of which are based on my main OCs).

Spot 🐶🏎️ & Riya 🐰🏎️: Ow! Ow! Ow! May we see? 😯

Riya 🐰🏎️: Aw yeah! That's MY REAL Impreza! 😁

Spot 🐶🏎️: As well as mine! 😃

*Spot & Riya doing high fives* 😄✋🤚😁

Spot 🐶🏎️: Not much going on, I would say. But, we can't wait to race it out after 3 years of inactive! 😃

Riya 🐰🏎️: Yeah, yeah! Mine, too! We want to see our tuning Imprezas in action! 😁 You excited with your 350Z car, too?

Me 🇵🇭: Of course, I do! But, let's see if I still get it! If not, however, then my apologize for my poor Wangan skills. 😅

Hmmm.... Will I? 🤔 We have to find out in my next part! 🙂

Well, that's all for now. If you haven't seen my 2019 Wangan Maxi Tune 6 & Wangan Navigator app (on the alternate blog), then I'll provide some links down below. ↓😉

My Wangan Maxi Tune 6 Experience:

My WMMT6 Progress (2019): Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 , Part 4 , Part 5, Part 6 , Part 7, Part 7½, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10, Part 11, Part 12, Part 13, Part 14 [Final]

My Wangan Navigator app (2019): Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10, Part 11, Part 12, Part 13, Part 14 [Final]

Also check out my previous moment from my WMMT5DXPlus - Please CLICK ME to see it all.

Tagged: @bryan360, @carmenramcat, @leapant

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Just a little something I'm working on

Once the official trailer came out for Life & Death, I knew I wanted it. It is one of the few, maybe the only, expansion pack I bought the day it was released. And yet, I haven’t played it. Why? I got so excited over this pack I stopped playing sims, I just wanted it so badly. I have mentioned before that I was working on a Legendary Legacy save (play a family for 100 generations) where I started in Stone Age and played through the decades challenge and then began a lepacy with the same family. I got to Spa Day/GetTogether and lost interest. I didn’t like how I set up the lepacy and I was too far in to reset it. So then I played a random family in SweetieWright’s save file for a while until the Life & Death trailer was released.

However., having about a month before the pack actually came out, I decided to finally focus on creating my very own starting save file, but I’d start small; just edit a few relationships and add in all the promotional premade sims that didn’t make it into the actual game. And then add on slowly, no overwhelming makeovers and renovations right off the back. I had made a base game only sim awhile ago, which I never played and decided why not give a lepacy a go again but do it the way I wish I had before. So I started in a new save, but with all the added promotional sims for base game and as I add in packs, I add in more promotional sims.. And by the time Life & Death came out I was so invested in my current family I have now reached my Spa Day generation and been absolutely loving it too much to even consider switching save files for Life & Death at the moment.

I plan to share my outline for the Lepacy when it's a bit more polished. But that’s all it is, an outline. I add the packs back in order with the exception of kits, I add them back in where I think they’ll get the most use. I list the careers, skills, traits, aspirations that come with the packs involved and sometimes an objective per generation and randomize any remaining traits. I have never played with Outdoor Retreat as much as I have this save file, and I have to say family camping trips that are focused on the family instead of over completing an aspiration quickly, sooooo precious and fun! I might even begin sharing snip bits of my gameplay on my other page, @accomplisheddoubt

I know there have been a few requests for me to update my current challenges with newer packs, but honestly the creativity to do so has been non-existent. Maybe one day I’ll update them, but until I feel it, I have no interest in rushing out additions I’m not proud of. Hoping when I hit the newer packs in my lepacy it will inspire me to do so. 

Anyway, thank you all for the many likes, shares, and follows, always puts a smile on my face 🙂

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Sorry if it's kinda personal, but what's college like?

Oh I don't mind, hun! I feel like a lot of it will depend on the college, and your interests! Most colleges have a ton of clubs and teams for sports and hobbies! It's not 100% about school, even though (obviously) that's the main reason everyone goes. Finding the right college for you is always the most important, so visiting any in the area and asking questions about what benefits they have there is really important!

For me, I went for the language degree. So there were things for German after class as a club called Kaffestunde, which is basically just a club where you all drink coffee and practice your German with a tutor or grad student! There's stuff like that for most majors I think :0 for example a friend went for programming and game design, and there was a video game club (not exclusive to the program majors though).

I kind of had a love hate relationship with college? I was forced to go. I'm glad it's over, but I could have saved myself thousands of dollars by doing my major from home and taking the fluency exam when I was ready (you do have to pay for that particular exam but thats fine). My mom was huge on forcing her kids to go to college, and I personally think that's the wrong approach.

You can meet amazing people there, but college shouldn't be forced. Especially when kids are just out of highschool, because how are they supposed to know the career path and degree they want to shape the rest of their lives XD some do know, but most don't. One of the good parts about college though, is you can experiment. If you don't wanna pick a major right off the bat, or you're unsure of which degree you want to choose from the ones you like, you can still go to college and take the required courses and dabble in an intro class for each of the degrees you might want to choose.

There's some people who take 3 years of course for a major and decide to switch it last minute. It's ALMOST never too late to change your major, so if you decided you really didn't like what you were taking courses for, you just talk to an advisor and get something else worked out!

But as I said, be sure that you want to try college because it's expeeeeeeeeensive. I know people who owe over $100,000. If you want to go, get a little more settled in a job or apartment that you want! Because going into college without having a job and hoping financial aid will cover everything is hit or miss. Saving up can save YOU a lot of trouble later. I'm not telling you, or anyone DON'T GO TO COLLEGE, I'm saying "Be PREPARED for college and the struggles you'll need to overcome."

It's tough, I won't lie. I was in college for 6 years, when it was supposed to be 4, because I kept failing classes. My health (mental and physical) made it hard for me to do anything, and I spent a lot of that time jobless because of it. College is a time to learn about yourself and what you want to do later in life, so experiment! If the standard 4 classes is too many, try 2-3. If 2-3 isn't enough and you think you can handle another, add it to the schedule! Your advisors? Your best fucking friends. They'll help (or they should) when you need to add or drop classes and help get you the degree you worked so hard for!

I feel like this was a very long ramble, I am so sorry XD all this is fresh in my mind cause I JUST finished. I'm proud of what I've done, but personally I regret going to college. If it wasn't for the pressure from my mom, I wouldn't have gone because I WANT to be a writer and translator. You don't necessarily NEED college for that. It could be fun to take a class for it here and there, but I just feel like I wasted a lot of time that could have been spent catering to my mental and physical needs without having tens of thousands of dollars in debt because it was hard to hold a job when I was so sick.

Overall, do what you want to do. College courses? Sure! Full time courses or part time? Go for what you can handle! Don't need a degree for the job you want? Save some money, and get the degree if you want to and have time to do so!

Be kind to yourself, and do what's best for you!