#in terms of personal stuff

[egophiliac]

once again, don't think I'm not still obsessing over 7-12

(eventually I will get back to being less scribbly, whoops)

[raviollies]

Just who are you, Councilor Medarda?

[wardingshout]

apple season

[seagulley]

2024/2025

2024 goals:

Get a qualifying score in RO-4: not even close. Instead this year I decided to stop trialing Kaija in rally for a while/possibly forever.

Work on making Kaija more comfortable and relaxed in class and trial environments: partial success. I switched from crating to down stays at class and she does really really well with that (the caveat being that I haven't really been practicing crating much at all). She is definitely not relaxed at trials though.

Work on reducing Kaija's excitement/insecurity around other dogs: mostly succeeded. Part of this was changing my own mindset, but undeniably Kaija has also made huge progress with this. Off leash she's excellent these days (i.e. neutral towards dogs that are neutral to her and neutral-to-friendly/playful when approached). When leashed or otherwise contained she still has her 'spicy' moments but those are manageable.

Bonus: Kaija earned her BH-VT this year! I didn't include it as a goal last year since I was planning on focusing 100% on rally, but in the end things came together and we ended up taking and passing the test.

2025 goals:

Fully work through the "Bye, Bye Cookie" class. The exercises were super fun, but I only made it partway though the lecture materials before losing steam. My plan is to take the class a second time and properly get through the rest.

Finally get Kaija's x-rays done. I wanted to do this when she turned 2 and still haven't 🤦 Gotta know what's going on in there for my own peace of mind.

Golden puppy 2025! RO puppy class here we come!!!

Looking back on our goals for last year and setting new goals for the new year!

2023 goals:

Qualify in rally obedience open class (RO-2) at least once: we did it! Overall we got four Qs in RO-2 and one in RO-3, which means we are now eligible to compete in RO-4.

Complete the BH-VT exam with Kaija: did not do.

And as a personal goal I wanted to finish my higher education in 2023, and I did it! Finally defended my thesis and got my BSc! <3

2024 goals:

Get a qualifying score in RO-4. We have lots of work to do to get there. The signs for this class will be changed to match the new FCI signs, some of which have been quite a challenge, even just when trying them at home. Previously RO-3 and RO-4 differed only in length of the course, but now it's all new and different, which is more challenging but also more interesting imo. We're having fun chipping away at the new signs little by little already!

Work on making Kaija more comfortable and relaxed in class and trial environments. I'm currently taking a Control Unleashed course through FDSA and planning on taking Shade Whitesel's Spaces in Between in April. Currently Kaija can get overexcited, and especially any down-time or crating can be difficult for her.

Continue to go on no-contact dog socialisation walks and work on reducing Kaija's excitement/insecurity around other dogs.

[thegodthief]

I'm only a couple of hours into South Of Midnight, and what I can tell you is that this is a Black game for a Black audience. And I say that with care and attention. That conversation between Hazel and her mother in the first fifteen minutes is a conversation between me and my mother, between my sister and her kids, between my aunties and my cousins.

There are certain distinctions that other folks may have observed because of their friends, but many of those distinctions are not portrayed positively on mainstream television, if they are portrayed at all.

My (adult) daughter watched over my shoulder and once I got into the actual gameplay, we both lamented that the game is likely going to be attacked for not centering a certain demographic.

And then when we got to meeting Bunny (she doesn't deserve that other name, tbh, even if it's the more correct one)... I turned to my daughter and said, "Welcome to the Deep South," as she stared at the screen in shock.

"You mean, it's not just a stereotype."

"No, Mija, this is life."

I anticipate many hounddogs hollering because there's no dodging that hit.

Having said all that... I really did not think myself worthy of playing the game for all the reasons I laid out above these words. I struggle with blackness, and accepting if I'm "black enough". That first conversation between Hazel and her mother? Hazel took the words from my life.

And then when the "strings" started to show up....

That's when I understood why my mutuals and followers were so keen to tell me about the game when the preview first dropped last year. You all saw something that I have struggled to see.

You all saw me.

Thank you.

[leqclerc]

Charles Leclerc in Formula 1: Drive to Survive, Season 7 (2025)

[snowyvoid]

i know i dont talk about it much anymore but Weird Alive Houses are still such a cool concept to me. does anyone have anything they suggest that includes weirdly Alive houses. hostile or not. like maybe the house just moves around the people and helps them out. or the house eats people you knowwww i just like the concept and i need to consume everything with said concept.

[eternalera]

genuine question. do people here find the age gap in lawlight weird? and we're aging them up so that light is NOT a minor because they dont meet until he's in college so-

Light is 18, L is around 24-25 (i think)

[blusandbirds]

derek and peter hale - the borders

"all for power." "for my family's power to be rightfully inherited by me."

[valyrfia]

so many people online think that the famous Charles commentary quote is "Ferrari's favourite sun" when it's obviously "Ferrari's favourite son"

[instantpansies]

life is hard for us oz fans who are only meh about wicked. have half a meme.

[marciaillust]

mom come pick me up people related to my personal posts too much

[some-pers0n]

It's so fun and goofy to write 1.5k words for your fanfic and you can get the easily done in 1-2 hours but when you're asked to do the same for an actual essay it feels like a herculean task

[galactic-rhea]

Currently trying to fight off the deep running guilt that makes me want to cry for being such a bad and selfish person that will die alone

(I said I didn't want to go out for lunch)

[wackywatchdotcom]

what intrigues me abt caines dynamic w the rest of the cast is the way that none of them seem to understand why he is the way he is. like not in the comedic sense but how they dont seem to have a clear concept of his motivations or anything of that sort

we havent seen toooo much of it. but we have seen how pomni, zooble, jax, ragatha, and gangle view him and its so fascinating

pomni is like. she doesnt understand what hes doing but seems to view his actions as malicious in some way. i dont think she sees him as a 'mean' person but with how she says she thinks he wants her to suffer its very illuminating of how she sees him as someone who wants all of them to hurt. i dont think she knows why he would, but its the only conclusion shes got. it also speaks to her distrusting nature that upon being hurt by him her first thought is that its an intentional decision to harm her, and unfortunately for caine she hasnt actually been given much of a reason to think he feels otherwise. i dont know how she thinks caine feels about them but its clear to me how she views his goals and hobbies for lack of a better term

zooble doesnt trust him. they find him to be annoying but more significant is that they KNOW he likes them all. it adds an interesting tone to how they see him, that they specifically say that whats 'holding caine back' is that he 'likes [them]', which on one hand is them interpretting caines actions as being done from a place of liking the players, and that his actions are coming from a place of NOT hurting them, because he likes them (its interesting to note that they have participated in less adventures, so its unclear how much they know abt caines adventures firsthand). but on the other hand is implying that they think caines holding himself back at all. that there IS a desire or a capability to be cruel that theyre wary of. theyve also seen caine at his most vulnerable (in the show itself at least) and their comment, 'whose therapy session is this again?' implies theyre at least aware that this is caine having his own problems, though i dont think theyre comfortable safety-wise with how these problems affect them and the others. them asking caine 'why did you think i would like that?' speaks to the idea that they do think hes genuinely trying to appeal to the players, but they seem to find his lack of understanding of the players frustrating and unsafe for all of them

jax i think is pretty vague since most of his lines to caine are brief, and the most telling line he has abt caine is the only one we have. but he seems neutral on caine as a whole. caine is just a guy who makes things for them. he tries to entertain them and thats all jax really seems to be concerned with- whether his 'its not in his nature' line is reflective of him genuinely Believing that is smth i see debated often but i think no matter what, it conveys that jax Generally sees caine as someone who isnt malicious. hes not trying to hurt them, and whether or not he thinks caine is capable of hurting them is whats more vague. either way, jax doesnt seem to like or dislike caine

ragatha has very mimimal interactions with caine and not many lines about him, but i think her line in the pilot, 'thats just one of caines little adventures. theyre just something fun to do to, yknow, prevent us from going insane,' is extremely telling of how she sees caine. of all of them, she seems to have the most positive view of caine, since she interprets his actions as an active attempt to stave off abstraction in the players. whether or not she thinks caine is acting from a place of wanting to stop disruptions or if he wants to ensure the players arent doing as unwell as they could IS up for debate though. the way she talks about him in the pilot in general reads like she has some level of trust in him, but it seems like a surface level trust in him at the worst- she knows hes not malicious and knows he wants to help. she knows he can help her when shes jumbled. but its not clear if she Likes him. she seems to enjoy the adventures though (which, ill keep it brief so i dont derail this, but it honestly reads like a deliberate parallel writing-wise that the two of them both seem fond of distractions as an acceptable solution to a bad situation- if her assessment of Why he makes the adventures is anything to go by)

gangle is harder to read on this front, as she has way less lines about him, though she does have multiple notable interactions with him in ep 4, in the way of her seeming genuinely enthusiastic about his adventure (it doesnt seem completely directed at him, but she seems genuinely a bit happy about his praise of her leadership skills). when she calls him it doesnt convey TOO much i dont think but the way she talks to him and requests he make a punishment could imply she doesnt think hed normally make one, but also that hes not opposed to it, which is confusing in what it means about how she sees him but it feels important. her interaction with him at the end of the episode also doesnt convey much in this way (i feel like caine is not the main focus of most of that scene- which works for the scene and is good writing wise bc the scenes important for gangles writing of her own problems, but in terms of breaking down this idea it means im not sure this scene conveys much about how she sees him)

and then. i didnt mention kinger at the beginning specifically bc i dont think we have... almost any indicators of how he sees caine. he tells caine abt kaufmo in ep 1, suggests caine could find pomni in ep 2, doesnt address the thing pomni says abt caine in ep 3, and even his suggestion in ep 4 to sit out the adventure doesnt convey almost anything. the only throughline is that kinger sees caine as someone who can help them if they ask, but it doesnt convey any thoughts on what he thinks caines motivations are or his thoughts on caines actions. which frankly reads like a deliberate choice when kinger should be the one with the most history with caine

this post is long but i just am bery intrigued by this. i thinka ll the character dynamics are so deeply fascinating but with caine being the closest the show has to an antagonist (which of course is a loaded statement but i mean it in the writing sense and not in the 'antagonist is evil' way) it means that the way the characters see him holds a lot of weight. it conveys a lot abt them all with how they interpret the person that has (at least on the surface) the most control over the situation

[1pcii]

Soul Eater X One Piece Zoro n Luffy designs :D

(click for better quality // no reposts please but reblogs are greatly appreciated!)

I know having zoro be the miester is a weird choice but hear me out! I was mainly inspired off this crossover artwork and the brainrot led me to develop my own au ideas around it. I've structured it so non of SE's canon deathsythe's exist, including(!!!) Justin Law. So the idea that a weapon can become a deathsythe independently has not been proven yet.

Kuina (weapons)'s inner conflict revolves around this, and her father (miester) is the one who perpetuates the idea further. it's been a while since I've read/watched SE so I will need a huge refresher on everything but I do think the themes of weapon/miester inequality could translate the sexism one surrounding swordsmanship' well. Zoro after her death decides to take on her dream along his own of being the world's first(and best!) independent deathsythe.

and while Luffy does become his miester later on (their "my ambition means nothing if I cannot protect my captain" moment) they're still pretty independent, zoro fighting like Justin as a lone weapon and Luffy fighting with his fists and DF (which are translated as special abilities that are passed down through souls of previous users (ace and sabo angst I'm looking at you)).

@spyder-fyre (hope you don't mind the tag!) pointed out how Luffy is probably alot more similar to black star in terms of personality so Im thinking about how I'll work with that, I do think black stars 'larger-than-life' ambitions are very similar to Luffy's too! not entirely sure what I want to do w him yet but I'm open to ideas and will probably do a re-read for ideas too.

also what do y'all think of this :?

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