#mabo men

[ramen-tokyo]

蝋燭屋 プレミア（Rousokuya-premier）「カレー麻婆麺」

✔️Store name / Menu

✔️Topping : チーズ

✔️Side Menu : 小ライス

✔️Nearest : 六本木駅

[faggotkaworu]

what i ate today: butadon, milk pudding (took the photo after i ate it all oops), mabo men (noodles with mapo tofu so good), fat fucking fried chicken

[notokra]

1996 & 1997 メンズノンノ　２冊セット　浅野忠信　安藤政信　藤原ヒロシ MEN'S NON-NO YOSHIKI X-JAPAN

[shoku-and-awe]

As a coda to this canned corn soup polemic, look at this! There’s a new face in the vending machine! Next to the ubiquitous corn potage and the standard consommé, we have a mysterious stranger called mabo soup. Huh!

Normally this is something I would investigate more thoroughly, but it was nearing 1am on Day 431 of Election Day, I had to catch the last train home, and I was just too news-drunk (and also drunk-drunk) to process any new or soup-related information. So, further updates as events warrant.

[hibiki-the-beast-archived]

Questions to Hibiki from fans

Source (I used a translator and only arranged it a little so it makes more sense so it could be full of mistakes.)

- I'm going to ask you some really stupid questions. What would you like to look like if you were dressed as a woman? With what hairstyle What to wear Who do you want to show it to?

Sadako! [I can’t really understand the rest of the reply...xD]

- What do you think about wearing a dress? Can you wear a dress? Can you show it? I'm not sane? Wearing a dress? I think that it does not suit me even a little, so...

- What kind of girl does Hibiki like? I don't really like it... [I don't know what this is supposed to mean, if he doesn't like girls or if he just don't have a certain kind...I tend to say the latter. ;)] If anything, I tend to like people who appear more normal other than showy gals.

- Hibiki, which one are you, S or M? I don't know what to say, which one could it be? Maybe it's totally N! Neutral? It depends on the situation.

- Do you have any rules for living, Hibiki? My rule is...not to hurt people. This is a difficult game, so I don't know if I make it or not. Also, I think that I will not act like bending my core.

- How old are you? About 317 years old [Something with the name 'Saiba buru' is mentioned, but I don't know what it is...]

- Do you have any particular belongings? My favorite item is a ring that I got from my friend.

- Do you have a favorite movie? Favorite movies are Rockers, Rocky 1 & 2, Rambo 1, Prayer to the Dying, Young Gun 1 & 2, Clockwork Orange, Full Metal Jacket, Eraser Head, Elephant Man, Inland Empire, Skinny Man, Shining, Cujo, Pet Cemetery, It, Misery, Tommy Knockers, Carrie, Shawshank, Clash, Terminal, Poltergeist, Back to the Future, Goonies, Money Pit, Scanners, The Fly, Naked Lunch, Dead Spirit Harata 1 & 2, Darkman, Night of the Living Dead, Beetle Juice, Scissor Hands, Ed Wood, Sleepy Hollow, Big Fish, Charlie and Chocolate Factory, Sweeney Todd Devil Barber in Fleet Street Mad Max 1 & 2, Brain Dead, Satan's Sacrifice, Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, True Romance, Natural Bone Killers, Desperado, Sid & Nancy, Leon, Jailbreak King, We are not Angels, Taxi Regards Driver, Cape Fear, Untouchable, Good Fellows, Unforgiving, Perfect World, Gran Torino, Interview with Vampire, Seven, Joe Black, Fight Club, Snatch, Oceans 12, Elm Street Nightmare, Platoon, Die Hard, Six Sense, Sin City, Men's Aka ... !

- What is your favorite season? I like every season!

- Does Hibiki make up herself during the live performance? [The translation said 'herself'...well. xD] I make my own makeup.

- Will Hibiki give up if the opposite sex you love only sees you as a friend? I give up and I don't want to approach in particular (I think it depends on how much I like)

- What kind of personality do you often get along with? And what do you do if you fight? Do you often apologize from yourself? I will make friends with rock people and people who think of me properly. If it ’s a fight, if I ’m bad, I ’ll apologize right away and don’t pull it.

- Do you have any fetish? Mouth, hips and feet.

[By the way, it is nice how he ends the blog entry with 'A man who lives at night, Hibiki'. :D]

- What is Hibiki-san hiding in the fluffy hair!? Coin is hidden in my head, feel like a coin purse? [I don't really get what is this is supposed to mean, but the question was so cute. :D]

- Is Hibiki's day-to-day holiday sometimes returning to an ordinary man instead of rock and roll? Yes ... Actually, I'm always a normal single man.

- The hairstyle you want to do (or any color). The hairstyle I want to try is Mohawk! A beautiful mohawk like PUNK! ! ! But I know that my face doesn't look good ... what if I shave my eyebrows completely? ? ?

- What kind of hairstyle do you usually have at home? Is your hair tied? I want to know. I'm spending my life like a hippie in my house ...

- Where do you first look when you see a woman? First of all, the eyes.

- Please tell me your favorite artists! ★ Japanese music ★ thee michelle gun elephant KING BROTHERS BLANKEY JET CITY THE MODS ARB THE ROOSTERS TH eROCKERS The 50 revolutions eastern youth THE BLUE HEARTS maximum the Hormone SOB THE BACK HORN THE HIGH GRIP ← w --- And the sound source of hardcore illegal gatherings ---- participant LAUGHIN NOSE MOBS COBRA LIP CREAM G.I.S.M OUTO BAWS ZOUO BUCK-TICK Merry Go Round PIERROT ★ Western music ★ Arctic monkeys The vines Jet The Strokes The horrors The offspring The Smashing Pumpkins Nine Inch Nails Primus Red hot chili peppers KASABIAN The White Stripes Nirvana MUSE Radiohead System Of A Down Rage Against the Machine Limp Bizkit SlipKnoT Korn Linkin park Mudvayne Rob Zombie Soulfly Tool Pantera Megadeth RAMMSTEIN Bauhaus

- If you can bring only 3 CDs to an uninhabited island, what CD will you bring? I think I won't be able to listen to music on an uninhabited island ... Bring your guitar with you

- What is a girl's favorite gesture? A figure kicking a man's balls.

- Recommended diet method. Oil-free meal, exercise and calorie calculation? The quickest thing is to eat a meal that calculates the calorie intake, fasting for about 2 days, making the stomach smaller.

- What is the ideal way to spend a holiday Smoking cigarettes while looking at the seaside at seaside, smoking cigarettes to the feet ... I want to spend a good time instead of making a fuss.

- What kind of clothes do you usually wear? I don't know what suits me ... What kind of clothes will look good on me? ? Reverse question?

- What is your favorite and disliked food? Favorite food Ramen Salted mackerel Okonomiyaki Tan-SIO Tinjaolose Mabo tofu Spicy curry Natto tomato juice Beer ☆ dislike food Shiitake mushroom Vinegar Konjac Fukujinzuke Takuwan Sweet fried egg Teriyaki in general Grilled meat sauce sweet and sour pork Salad with fruits Dried grapes

- What is your favorite book? ? Favorite book ... I'm sorry ... Actually I don't read books I don't have much time and I'm afraid to make my eyes worse ...

- Hibiki uses perfume, right? I don't add perfume, but I'll add body mist! Victoria Secret This is an endless love guy from the Garden Collection. Perfume is not good because the smell is too tight.

- Do you like horror? Mr. Ramlin I like horror but there are a lot of hits! ! Especially for horror and action ... I thought horror was good Night of the Living Dead zombie Creep show Dead Spirits 1 and 2 (camera work and Bruce Campbell lovers w) Batarian (easy-to-understand development and class B atmosphere!) ring Magic sound Object X from planet Shining Satan's sacrifice Basket case Brain Dead I've seen a lot of other things ... a pattern full of CG that can wither ...

- In about 3 months, Halloween will be, do you have any costumes you want girls to wear? ? If there is a costume you want to wear, please tell me! Costumes that girls want to wear ... Leather face ... It ’s a joke. I want to do leather face ☆ After all a beautiful and erotic zombie style for girls! Or maybe the Adams family! !

- How does it look like in your room? It's a white wall, but I don't have any posters on it. There are a lot of watches that are only at school. The curtains are ivory and gentle colors! Others are single beds LCD TV (AQUOS / Kameyama brand w of the world) TV stand There is only a large dark brown table The kitchen has a refrigerator, an IH stove that I bought yesterday, and an abdominal muscle device. It is surprisingly simple.

- Favorite liquor: My favorite liquor is ... beer! ! There is nothing in particular Actually I don't drink anything other than beer I don't like alcohol Sweet sour liquor, shochu, sake, whiskey, vodka, brandy, etc.

- What is your favorite type of woman? There is no such type. By the way, there is not one female celebrity favorite since elementary school.

- Is there a cool position and design for women to put in a tattoo? Hibiki likes I think it ’s okay if it ’s right for the person ’s character, I think angels are cute! ! Like Natural Born Killers, the main character in the movie was carving next to the navel? ?

- Good evening, Hibiki-san, have you ever cried in public since you became an adult? Have you ever cried in front of a lover? Of course! ! People cry because they are serious Isn't the person who makes it stupid a person who doesn't know much about human pain? In my thoughts, is it embarrassing to cry when you want to cry?

- I like beer but how much can I drink? What happens if you get drunk? I don't think I lose my memory because I'm drunk ... As far as I can remember, I remember drinking about 5 cups of mugs at a tavern. After that, I'm drinking with a dull, so surely more ... If someone does not count it, it will remain a mystery!

[brookstonalmanac]

Holidays 6.3

Holidays

Air Force Academy Day (US)

American Space Walk Day

Broken Dolls Day (Buddhist; Japan)

Casey at the Bat Day

Chimborazo Day (Ecuador)

Confederate Memorial Day (KY, LA, TN)

Dr. Charles Drew Day

Economist Day (Buenos Aires, Argentina)

Impersonate Authority Day

Jack Jouett Day (Virginia)

Jefferson Davis Day (Florida)

Līgo (Latvia)

Love Conquers All Day

Mabo Day (Australia)

Martyrs’ Day (Uganda)

McLovin Day

Mighty Casey Day

National Itch Day

National Simp Day

Opium Suppression Movement Day (Taiwan)

Pull Your Pants Up Day

Repeat Day

Repeat Day

Robocop Day (Detroit)

Shab e-Barat (Night of Records; Bangladesh)

Shuffle Day

Sir Randol Fawkes Day (Labour Day; Bahamas)

World Bicycle Day

Wonder Woman Day

World Clubfoot Day

Zoot Suit Riots Day

Food & Drink Celebrations

National Chocolate Macaroon Day

National Egg Day

National Stuffed Shrimp Scholars Day

World Cider Day

First Friday in June

Clean Air Day (Canada) [1st Friday]

Horseradish Weekend begins [1st Friday]

Hug an Atheist Day [1st Friday]

National Banana Split Weekend (Begins 1st Friday]

National Donut Day (a.k.a. National Doughnut Day) [1st Friday]

National Gun Violence Awareness Day [1st Friday]

National Lemonade Days begin [1st Friday]

Wear Orange Day [1st Friday & Saturday]

Feast Days

Callynteria (Day of Atonement & Cleaning of Athena’s Temple; Ancient Greece)

Cecillius (Christian; Saint)

Charles Lwanga and Companions (Roman Catholic Church)

Clotilde (Christian; Saint)

Dragon Boat Festival (a.k.a. Duanwu Jie Festival / 端午节; China) [5th Day of 5th Lunar Month]

Festival of Bellona (Old Roman Goddess of War)

Festival of Cataclysmos (Cyprus)

Festival of Gaphi Mahso (Ayahuasca)

Genesius (Christian; Saint)

Hildebrand (Positivist; Saint)

Kevin of Glendalough (a.k.a. Coemgen or Keivin; Christian; Saint)

Lifard (Christian; Saint)

Marquis de Sade Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Ovidius (Christian; Saint)

Pharmakos (Festival for Ancient Greek Goddess Charila)

Vladimirskaya (Russian Orthodox)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Lucky Day (Philippines) [32 of 71]

Sakimake (先負 Japan) [Bad luck in the morning, good luck in the afternoon.]

Premieres

Big (Film; 1988)

The Untouchables (Film; 1987)

X-Men: First Class (Film; 2011)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 154 of 2022; 211 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 5 of week 22 of 2022

Celtic Tree Calendar: Huath (Hawthorn) [Day 22 of 28]

Chinese: Month 5 (Púyuè), Day 5 (Ding-Hai)

Chinese Year of the: Tiger (until January 22, 2023)

Hebrew: 4 Sivan 5782

Islamic: 3 Dhu al-Qada 1443

J Cal: 4 Sol; Threesday [4 of 30]

Julian: 21 May 2022

Moon: 15% Waxing Crescent

Positivist: 14 St. Paul (6th Month) [Hildebrand]

Runic Half Month: Odal (Home, Possession) [Day 7 of 15]

Season: Spring (Day 73 of 90)

Zodiac: Gemini (Day 13 of 30)

[breathinwordsbreathoutknowledge]

Merafong’s Theatre Griot, a master of the craft!

By: Morena Maboe

Recently I had the liberty of sitting down with a gentleman making serious strides in the theatre industry, and as a custodian of arts, sports and culture in Merafong I could not let such talent, consistency and shear tenacity go unrecognized and undocumented. Thabo “Mahavater” Ramaine of Mythology arts foundation is a formidable force to be reckoned with. As I sat down with him, taking all of this down, I saw what remarkable human beings we could all be, by just being passionate with what we do regardless of the obstacles we face.

Thabo’s story with the arts started way back in the year 2000 when he started doing gumboots dancing as an introduction to introduce himself into the arts, in the following year he joined a dance crew that was doing Sbotjwa and drama named Mazibuye Theatre productions based in Khutsong, this is where he also got his acting influence. With Mazibuye, Thabo or “Mahavatar” as he is mysteriously known by his fans and disciples, went on to compete in the North West Cultural Calabash, which was the first competitive theatre and dance festival he attended. The crew went on to compete in the Achimotar Festival that was hosted in Zamdela in Sasolburg, for two years in a row. T, in the same place they also took part in the Bill Cosby arts Festival, here the focus for Thabo was more on Theatre and perfecting the craft. They won the first trophy in the preliminary rounds and also went on to win the ultimate trophy in the finals.

As part of the festival, they had a social which was separated from theatre, named the candlelight poetry session, where each crew had to pick one group member to recite a poem that is not from their original plays. Mahavatar was the lucky guy, but despite trying hard he could only jot down 4 lines, when he got to the stage he dropped 4 lines. Unaware that in poetry there is a category for a 4 stanza poems, he went on to write more of those and his writing skill improved.

Mahavatar went on to join a group named T.K Cultural group and after that Simunye Cultural group, which influenced his love for dancing, they did categories ranging from street dance, Sbotjwa and gumboots dancing.

Upon joining what S’thibo terms as “the best school” in Joburg when it comes to theatre, the Afrika Cultural Centre (A.C.C) in Newtown, falling in the ever so capable hands of Benjy Francis, the Khutsong raised lad fall in love with a new style of dancing termed as contemporary.

His first professional production was done in 2008, at the A.C.C. written by renowned play writer Zakes Mofokeng produced and directed by Benjy Francis named “the Train”. Other plays he took part in include “The Vicious circle” by Benjy Francis which was part of the annual student production at A.C.C, “the calling” written & directed by Sello Modisadife, “Visions” also by Modisadife and “The Cult” played at the Cultural Calabash also from the same writer. Upon leaving at A.C.C he played in a production while residing in Soweto, Protea North called “Sa Mme”. Thabo later learned was selected to go for training in Denmark but he had already returned home and had phone problems, so he could not be reached.

When he explains it he describes contemporary as breaking the rules of classical ballet but still keeping to the underlying philosophy of classical ballet dancing, however he was more fascinated by the feeling that came with contemporary style of dance. Under the mentorship of Benjyi Francis, he became more aware of the physical side of theatre, which includes basic techniques, understanding how the body moves and blending that with self-expression. On a second level, in he came in contact with the depth that came with theatre that is using your imagination and feelings. This is where he transitioned as an actor and also developed his own signature style.

Mahavatar’s recent work include Komeng by the legendary Sello Maake Ka-Ncube that they played in all 9 provinces for a period of 8 months in 2018. After auditioning at the Market Theater in November of 2018, hosted by the Luthando Arts Academy, he played in Amawethu dance theatre production in 2019 produced by Luyanda Sediya. One of the highlights of S’thibo’s career was playing in “Buwa” a musical written by the iconic South African composer and musician Caiphas Semenya in 1986 about the injustices of apartheid. Directed by Sello Maake Ka-Ncube and music director Tshepo Mngoma the music extravaganza celebrated Mr Semenya’s 80th birthday in style at the Market Theatre. Mahavatar exclaims that the experience was great as he got a chance to work with some of the best actors and musicians in the country, the likes of Sipho “Hotsticks” Mabuza, Zwai Bala and the legendary Tshepo Tshola, ��the experience was great because once you work with the greats it means you are great, and you catch impartations from observing how they do things, how they produce and to see the whole process’ Thabo explained.

He played a pivotal role in the play because of the character he was portraying. Thabo played Paulus De Villiers, the minister of Defence during the apartheid era, from the National Party (NP) government, he had to portray a hardcore apartheid white man role, played in a Boar accent. The play takes setting in a conference room scene. Thabo explains that he had to bring his A-game as the show reeked in audiences from across the country, including the likes of politician Julius Malema, it was sold out three days before the actual musical.

Mahavatar’s own productions include the award winning “Mount Havilla” piece which won both Best Actor award and Best Production, in 2015 and 2016 respectively, at the Spear Arts Festival hosted in Ekhurhuleni. Thabo says the play was inspired by the journey of spiritual growth, it came from also reading and researching a lot about different spiritual leaders and being introduced to meditation and dealing with himself. He also started writing about the key to self-transcendence and spiritual searching everywhere only to find the key within yourself. The path to “Mount Havila” is not to be taken as a physical journey but a raw metaphor, its abstract theater mixed with experimental theater.

His Own productions

In 2017 he produced a play called “Black Smith” which started out as a one man show, he later decided to franchise and create and extended version of the paly and called it “the Archives” which was a 4 hander piece that was set in nice library setting. He performed it in 2018, there was more demand for it outside of Merafong. He was approached by The Archives center in Krugersdorp to render the play there, at the center people around the Gauteng area can track their family lineage, and it also keeps records and archives from apartheid land dispositions, upon opening Gauteng Premier, David Makhura was quoted saying “The facility will help us preserve societal memorabilia of historical value of Gauteng and its people. It will store official public documents that are 20 years or older from various entities including government, NGOs, and learning and research institutions. This will eliminate cases of distorted history told by different people from different angles,” The center has been in operation since 2017 and has already received records and information from departments like the Sedibeng District Municipality, Emfuleni Municipality, City of Johannesburg, Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Transport, Sport, Arts and Culture, and Recreation https://krugersdorpnews.co.za/368190/new-archives-centre-will-keep-our-history-safe/ As a result he had to display an industrial theater piece that was more educational .

Mahavatar went on to write “The Proposal��, which he feels is very different from his signature style of theater. The play was about the plight against Gender Based Violence, the lack of ‘mental hygiene’ from guys. In the play he portrays this guy that uses a marriage proposal to control his woman and keep them obedient, traits he learned from his father. The piece aims to focus more on men, the journey to violence, how men perceive themselves and their emotional intelligence. Tackles how we can cleanse ourselves and to redefine ourselves, standing up to our demons as men.

Beyond Clandestine which Mahavatar explained as meaning an “inner core truth” is a YouTube film series that was born during the corona lockdown with all the news and conspiracy theories and seeing people’s response, also seeing how the systems has us under their thrall and manipulates us. In the series the lead actor goes on a journey to uncover the truth beyond what we are given and uses a militant approach, but later realizes there are other ways to fight the system.

After completing a 6 weeks course in filming in Cape Town, he used his skills to produce these series, set up in his garage is a large green screen which is used to create the location in the background of the videos, and he uses Computer generated images (C.G.I) to edit and not an actual tangible location. With the training budget from the company he is currently working for he did this digital film, the vision with this project going forward is to grow, cast more actors, gather more resources and take the work mainstream while creating a profile. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzywGzaMWgk

The production of the Nomads was not planned, it was a default film born from the 48 hour film project 2020. It is an adrenalin race for who can produce a film in 48 hours with the given directives from the competition hosts. You are provided with certain elements that you should add in your film, like a prop, a character name, and a line that must be said somewhere in the film from 2 genres either a silent film or action. They were nominated for best costume, best produced film, best musical composition as the music used in the film was self-produced by them, and lastly best cinematography. All this work that was to be produced in 48 hours was submitted 12 hours before deadline meeting all requirements.

It was screened at Sterkinekor Theater at mall of Africa on the 23rd of October 2020 to a full house. They plan to reshoot for a 2021 screening, with the aim to later merge it with “Beyond Clandestine”

Beyond Clandestine, an “inner core truth”

Mahavatar aims to finish season 1 of “Beyond Clandestine” with episode six, and start season 2 with a bit more resources. In theater he plans to do “The Archives” and a new version of Mount Havila done in a musical fashion named “Lere la Moya”.

The Nomads; a “race for time” film

[emily-lotus]

name: Megan | Emily birthday: July 29 | June 28 gender: Female | Female orientation: Heterosexual | Heterosexual age: 27 | 29 

favorite soda: Mountain Dew | She prefers coffee favorite candy: Reeses | Truffles favorite pizza: Pepperoni and mushrooms | sausage and black olives favorite salad dressing: Ranch | Italian favorite meal: Steak Enchalada’s | Mabo Curry

best memory: Going to Japan | First kiss (she’s a romantic at heart)

best friend: Um, do I have to pick? | Erston/Gaius

best relative: Dad | Mother best pet: Lucky | Wingul

one random fact about you: I got to lay a wreath down at a Normandy Cemetery on my 16th birthday | Emily doesn’t like to admit she has had a long time crush on King Gaius one random fact about your day: I got to leave from work early | Emily got to speak to her best friend one random fact about your job/school: I love the photo department where I work | Emily never completed all the degrees she wanted to  one random fact about your favorite tv show: I always fall for the asshole men of a tv show... | Emily prefers reading but sneakily watches Elle’s favorite show whenever she watches her

TAGGED BY: @sirenssonnet

Tagging: @cfastralmvses @leiathesleia @broadswordandpistol

[bcgboss]

🌶

SEND 🌶 TO GIVE MY MUSE SOMETHING TOO HOT TO EAT OR 🍰 TO GIVE THEM SOMETHING TASTY - Accepting 

It was as if Snake remembered that Big Boss WAS part Japanese, as such, he’d had some exposure to some of the food of said country and one thing he’d always heard about was Mabo Tofu, more specifically, a very spicy (more than normal) despite it being a Chinese dish. But Big Boss ate pretty much anything he was handed, so he wasn’t going to turn his back on this thing. 

Now, he may not have the skill to detect which spice does what or how it plays in a plate but he COULD tell that this plate that he was offered was made from a combination of 10 different spices. He tried to bite back the urge to drop the thing and go drink water or milk (Para-Medic had mentioned something about milk being a good way to get rid of the heat of a spicy dish) but he kept on eating until the fifth mouthful proved too much for even the Legendary Soldier to handle. He dropped the plate and made a break for the Mother Base Hall, not caring if his men saw him drinking a gallon of milk because he had eaten one of the spiciest things he’s eaten so far.  

[kinkaizakaya]

Mabo men 

nouilles ramen avec la viande hachée épicée au porc ramen noodles w/ spicy mapo (spicy szechuan ground pork)

[momkiddies-blog]

Latest Post On https://momandkids.fun/2019/03/08/shopping-for-a-toddler-boy/

Shopping for a toddler boy

Wilkie, who turns two next week !!, is officially potty-trained. Hooray! It gives me such pleasure knowing I will never have to do that again! Five babies down…. no more to go…! Haha. (Of course there are plenty more parenting challenges to face, but potty-training thankfully isn’t one of them.)

Anyway, I had forgotten what potty-training means for your little one’s wardrobe. They can no longer wear onesies and cute rompers, not even the trusty dungarees!  Once they’re potty-trained, they have to be able to pull their pants up and down. Suddenly I realised we needed to buy some t-shirts and separate tops and bottoms, and this sent me on a little search for cute, easy-to-wear clothes for a toddler boy.

Of course I hit up some trusty favourites like Mabo for organic cotton basics and Gray Label for cute organic cotton shorts, but in my search for other brands, I’ve stumbled upon some new discoveries. I thought I would share them here:

I actually discovered Hey Gang in our very own shopping portal (it’s handy, that thing!).  I ordered Wilkie some tees, trousers and a pair of overalls (I couldn’t resist). They arrived in completely eco/recycled packaging, which I loved, and everything is so cute.

The new cotton tees from Petits Vilains are SO super soft (seriously, I want one for myself!). I’m loving everything in their new collection, including the organic cotton shorts and linen harem trousers.

I ordered Wilkie a few Nico Nico tanks from Darling Clementine (on sale!) and they are so cute and soft — like your favourite vintage tee. I secretly love seeing Wilkie in a little ‘muscle tee’.  I can’t get enough of those chubby little arms.

I asked a couple friends (both mums boys) here in Byron for recommendations on boy’s clothes and they both told me about the Australian brand Basikke. They specialise in clothes for women and men, but have a small selection of loungewear-style clothes for kids too. Apparently the quality is amazing.

I pinned this ‘Good Things Happen’ tee on Pinterest ages ago and couldn’t help but order one for Wilkie. It’s funny because I’ve never been a huge fan of slogan tees, but suddenly I’m in to them. Byron is rubbing off on me! Haha.

And of course there is the local Byron brand, Millk, founded by friends of mine. I love their sweet little shorts — Wilkie has a pair of the classic shorts in Fleck and they’re so sweet and short and perfect on his chubby legs. : )

Shopping for boys is definitely trickier than shopping for girls! Please share your favourite brands below.

Courtney x

p.s. Some tips and tricks for potty-training!

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[allaroundmelbourne]

Melbourne students push to dump house names

A student-led overthrow of Box Hill High house names, dumping Melbourne founder John Batman and recognising the likes of Kerryn Phelps, Anh Do, Fred Hollows and Dylan Alcott, has gone back to the drawing board. Late last year the Year 11 and Year 12 leadership group started agitating for the existing names Batman, explorer and WA Premier John Forrest, Prime Minister Alfred Deakin and Antarctic explorer Douglas Mawson to be dumped. SCHOOL WANTS TO DITCH BATMAN NAME NEW PRINCIPAL FOR TRINITY AFTER HAIRCUT SAGA While there was support for a discussion, alumni and some within the school felt blindsided and concerned that they were being railroaded. They also questioned the relevance and suitability of some of the four female and four male options championed by the student body.

media_cameraBox Hill High students want a name change for their houses. Picture: Tony Gough Tennis player Evonne Goolagong-Cawley, Australian of the Year Lowitja ODonoghue, athlete Cathy Freeman, medico and now Federal MP Phelps, former Victorian premier Joan Kirner, Marita Cheng a Young Australian of the Year in 2012 for her work in promoting women in STEM Edith Cowan, the first woman in parliament, and Elizabeth Kenny, who served as nurse in WW1, were suggested. Male options were heart surgeon Dr Victor Chang, indigenous footballer Michael Long, ophthalmologist Hollows, indigenous activist Eddie Mabo, comedian Do, indigenous elder William Barak, wheelchair athlete Alcott and inventor John OSullivan. Students from the school, which has around 1300 students from diverse backgrounds, said they wanted to honour two women and two men who reflected racial diversity and sport, politics, arts, culture and community and had made a genuine and recognisable contribution to the community. Batmans legacy has come under fire in recent years after he was implicated in the massacre of Aboriginal people in Tasmania before founding Melbourne. The electoral division of Batman has been renamed after indigenous activist William Cooper.

media_cameraBox Hill High School. Picture: Kris Reichl After an initial push, the school put the brakes on, referring the matter to school council. Box Hill principal Losh Pillay said yesterday a decision was expected later this year. Box Hill High School has set up a working group made up of students, parents, school council members and staff to explore options for new house names an idea that was initiated by our year 11 and 12 students last year, Ms Pillay said. This working group will present a range of options to both the school community and the school council, with a decision expected later in the year.

media_cameraA statue of John Batman that was in Melbourne. School council president Marcus Balon said a sub committee of council had been appointed and would report back to council regarding a process to address any change. The new approach may see some of the earlier suggestions replaced. In his parting message, 2018 school captain Madusha Karunsagara applauded the move to change the houses, which are thought to date to the schools foundation year in 1930. It is a part of human nature to fear change and the unknown, with the movement generating mixed responses. However, I hope we set a precedent on how to give the entire population of Box Hill High a say in relation to the image the school presents, and even the way it runs, he wrote in the school newsletter. A parent at the school said while they did not oppose the change they wanted consultation. Anh Do might be the happiest refugee but I am not sure he has ever been to Box Hill, the parent said. A Year 12 student in Batman house at Box Hill High said she supported the change but students had been left in the dark after the initial flurry of activity late last year. I understand why they want to change it but it has taken ages to say if they are actually changing them, she said. Batman house captain in 2016 Jess Critchley-Roy said she supported a change, questioning the relevance of the existing names. It would be good to connect more to Australian indigenous history, or even people who are from the area and are influential, she said. claire.heaney@news.com.au https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/special-features/news-in-education/vce/melbourne-students-push-to-dump-house-names-has-gone-back-to-drawing-board/news-story/a06050af09a3dff5c1de2352508d8a60

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Boneta-Marie Mabo, b. 1984 Boneta-Marie J Mabo (Neta-Rie), Piadram, Munbarra, Sugar slave descendant, an angry black woman and a lover of fashion and art Australia (2016) [Source]

She’s the granddaughter of Eddie Mabo! The Conversation says:

With her first solo exhibition, artist Boneta-Marie Mabo has been inspired by the State Library of Queensland’s collections to create new works that speak back to colonial representations of Indigenous womanhood.

She found portraits of Indigenous women without any name, or with labels such as “black velvet” or “gin”; objects, rather than women. Men on the frontier sought to control Aboriginal lands as well as women’s bodies – with or without consent...

But Boneta-Marie’s exhibition, Black Velvet: your label, is more than a response to the past. It’s also about the struggle not to let others define our identity. And it’s a celebration of Indigenous women today, including Boneta-Marie’s grandmother, activist and Order of Australia winner Bonita Mabo.

[nanathewhale]

HAPPY B-DAY MABO <3

@chlance because your posts always make me want to write mabonaga ^^ I wrote a Mabo bday fic (I know I’m late, but better late then never XD)

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Tales of Zestiria the X ep 13 Reaction Post

Hey guys!  It’s Sunday~!  Let’s get this party started!  Cutting so people can read it when they get to see it~!

Oh no, here we go, first episode of the season, and it’s pure Lailah history/Michael feels right at the start.  I wonder if we’ll get more on Michael’s journey beyond what’s shown in the Iris Gems?

LOL Rose and your way of dealing “business”, and the boys just running commentary is rather hilarious.  Also, those thieves must be terrible if even Sorey can tell they’re suspicious types.  I really like the music here since it keeps up this playful mood.  And Sorey trying to warn them right before Rose beats them all up, followed by her cheerfulness while beating them up . . . lol.  I also like how we’re getting a little bit more of Rose the boss of the Sparrowfeathers instead of just mostly Rose the boss of the Scattered Bones.

I like how it’s Lailah and Mikleo that’s helping him to train into becoming a better Shepherd.  Lailah makes sense given her maternal nature and status as Prime Lord, but having Mikleo there (even if it’s for the “contradiction” of fire and water) just adds to the idea that Mikleo’s still there to support Sorey no matter what.

I love how Rose’s reasoning to Not Do Something is because Alisha Won’t Like It, lol.  Like, really Rose?  XD

What?  No lolercopter Bad Bad Bad Acting from Sorey to sneak into Lastonbell?  I’m . . . a little disappointed, but alas.  It’s hard to justify when they weren’t exactly in hiding after Glaivend Basin either.

Okay, so I guess we still get to keep them meeting Mayvin at the midpoint.

Ah, Ruin Nerds as always.  Set down a set of artifacts in front of them and they’ll sit there and discuss them and get lost in their own little world.

I really do like how we’re seeing more of both sides of Rose here - in the game, we saw a lot more of Rose the Assassin, the leader of the Scattered Bones, so it’s nice to see more of how she is as a merchant and how the Sparrowfeathers are so successful.

Sergei, straight laced and serious as ever, I see.  I like how Rose’s the one to talk to Sergei and be practical and realistic when it’s clear Sorey’s rather sheltered and may not actually know his way around the world.

And Mayvin breaking the tension with his request for a drink and Rose being all Not Okay with sharing after all, lol.  The statues and the lore we’re given here is a nice touch given Sergei and Sorey’s friendship in the game and them starting off not exactly on friendly terms either.

I like how we’re weaving in Michael’s story here, given he’s the one who kicked off the current Age of Chaos.  His statement here though . . . For one thing, it’s a nice little Callback to the opening quote in Tales of Phantasia that if there is darkness, it is in the hearts of men.  At the same time, it’s one of the few glimpses we’ve gotten into Michael the person as opposed to just him as the author of the Celestial Record and his status as the previous Shepherd.

LOL Sergei getting drunk oh my god.  Sergei, you’re totally sloshed.  There’s no way you can keep up with Sorey.  Besides, Sorey’s too honest and good and nice to actually run off on you, Sergei, lol.

Ah yes, precise words Bishop Reno

I’m really digging the new OP sequence.  I really really like that slow pan the camera does of Mikleo right at the start, not gonna lie.  And we get all 4 armatuses this time for Sorey, but only of Sorey, no Rose . . . I wonder if this means she won’t become his squire until the end like with Alisha?

And the Lastonbell bgm for the skit!  (I wonder if we’ll get Pendrago’s when they get there?)  And mabo curry buns!  And yup, I’m calling this confirmed - Sorey totally does the savory foods for the party, but snacks he just epic fails at.  I mean, seriously, I have Sorey up to like, skill level 20-ish now in my save and he still fails maybe a quarter of the time in making something edible.  Edna succeeds more often than he does and she’s at least a few levels behind him!

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Love You Only (3/?)

Matsuoka Masahiro/Nagase Tomoya Tokio 2100~ words. Sfw.

If you asked Tomoya Nagase about colors, he would swear to you that he remembers them somehow, impossibly. Enter Masahiro Matsuoka, whose arms he ends up being pushed into, the man who sets his world alight with the rainbow. Neither of them can shake how familiar it feels, and as their journey through life and love continues, they begin to realize that sometimes love really can transcend anything put before it. For @chlance​, of course. A labor of love, and another soulmate AU no one asked for.

Tomo wants to tell someone. He wants to tell his parents, because they had doubted him for so long, had doubted that he had once been able to see the colors of the world, but he had, and now he knows this. Where others have marveled over the hues and shades around them, he feels a sense of peace, as if something once valuable was lost and has been restored to him.

The first name that comes to mind when he picks up his cell phone, though, is Tatsuya Yamaguchi. The two of them have been friends for the last few years. Tomo had met him on the train one day. A few men across the aisle had been intent on giving Tomo hell for the way he was dressed, and Tatsu had stepped in on his behalf for no reason other than that he could.

Since then, Tomo has come to value Tatsu’s friendship as deeply as any other. They get along well, and though Tomo has not quite found the confidence Tatsu is able to display when someone talks down to him, he would like to think he is getting there. He thinks it over, then opens his Contacts and hits Call, waiting for Tatsu to pick up on the other end of the line.

“Tomo,” the familiar voice of his best friend yawns. “Aren’t you calling a little bit early today?”

Tomo frowns, glancing at the clock on the stove. “No, Tatsu, it’s past noon already.”

He wonders if Tatsu and his girlfriend have been having trouble again. Though the two of them work hard to make their relationship work, Tomo has heard more often than not how things are not working properly between the two of them. They put in more effort than most do, and for that he does hope things work out for them… But he can only see Tatsu suffer so much without wondering if the right person for him is out there waiting for him to find them.

“Is it really? Damn, I didn’t mean to be in bed this late… Anyway, what did you want?” There are sounds on the other end, creaking and rustling, probably Tatsu getting up for the day.

“I wanted to tell you the good news, actually.” Tomo rocks back and forth on the balls of his feet, feeling so light, so happy. “I was at the market, and I… Tatsu, I found the one.”

There is a long silence on the other end of the line, punctuated by a gasp before Tatsu speaks. “Are you serious? Tell me, what’s it like, then? Does seeing color still feel familiar to you?”

“It does, actually. Like, I feel like I’ve seen these colors before. Not these exact colors, of course, but color in general? Yeah.” Tomo hooks his foot around the leg of one of the kitchen chairs and sits down heavily. “Some guys were giving me shit about my clothes. I got pushed into him.”

“You don’t need me to tell you how fucking dramatically and stupidly romantic that sounds,” Tatsu says, and Tomo laughs because he’s right. It sounds very dramatic.

“It’s true though,” he insists, and launches into the story while Tatsu is most likely getting dressed.

His stomach rumbles halfway through the story, so he pushes himself up so he can throw together an egg sandwich, not in the mood for anything heavier, and some coffee to wash it down. Tatsu has his flaws, but he listens patiently while Tomo goes over the hours he had spent with Mabo— just the name is enough to make his stomach tighten and his heart flutter— and their promise to spend some time together over the next two days. Time, Tomo hopes, that will strengthen their bond.

“You sound like you’ve already decided on you two staying together,” Tatsu says when Tomo has finished and has sat down to eat. “I really hope he decides the same thing. You deserve that.”

“Don’t be dumb, everyone deserves to find their soulmate if they can.” Tomo quickly clears his throat after saying it, remembering Tatsu’s insistence he would rather make it work with someone else rather than keep searching. “Well, you know what I mean. How’s your girlfriend doing?”

Tatsu laughs, and Tomo winces. Maybe it would have been better to let Tatsu volunteer the information instead of asking after her. “We just got into another fight last night, actually.”

It’s Tomo’s turn to sit quietly and listen, trying to chew and swallow with little to no noise so Tatsu doesn’t have to listen to him chewing in his ear. As he thought, Tatsu and his girlfriend are having problems. It seems they have no end of problems, and sometimes Tomo just wants to tell him that all of the love in the world cannot always solve everything, that sometimes people are not meant to be together. But right now, able to see the world in vivid color, he knows he can’t.

Tatsu has always respected him for wanting to look for his soulmate, but he has been firm that he does not believe that path is right for him. And Tomo can only respect Tatsu’s decisions, and support him to the best of his ability, even if it means watching Tatsu hurt himself in the process.

It probably isn’t right to wish for it, but he almost wishes that Tatsu would find his soulmate just so he knows he has options out there, people who would treat him better. Because she doesn’t, she doesn’t give him the support he needs when things are bad for him mentally, and Tomo knows this, because he has stepped in more than a few times to give Tatsu any form of support he can. Better a best friend than nothing, right? If it’s the only thing he can get… Tomo finishes his sandwich and pulls his mug closer to himself, and he knows he’s wrong for hoping Tatsu finds someone else when he has put so much of himself into this, but it’s not working anymore.

“But, you know, I’m sure we’ll figure out a way to sort everything out. We always do. Sometimes, it just takes a little more time than… Well, you know.” Tatsu trails off and Tomo hums, trying to be as convincing as possible, trying to make Tatsu think he believes him. Wondering if Tatsu is still lying to himself, or if he has given up on that, too. “I get to meet your guy soon, right?”

“If things work out well with him, then absolutely,” Tomo says. He wonders how Mabo and Tatsu will get along, if his best friend and his soulmate will like each other.

“If it makes you feel any better, regardless of what I think about the whole soulmate thing, I really hope that it does work out. Because I know it means a lot to you.” Tatsu is quiet on the other end of the line and Tomo presses the back of his hand to his own mouth, more than a little shocked at this coming from Tatsu of all people, but knowing how much more it means because it comes from him. “Good luck today. Let me know how it goes. If he hurts you, I’ll smack him.”

That makes Tomo laugh, and he pushes away his now empty mug as he stands up. “I will. I’m going to go shower and get dressed, and then I’ll see if he wants to do anything today.”

They say their goodbyes and Tomo heads upstairs, his eyes roving over every inch of his home in the process. He had been smart when designing this house, had hired someone who had found their soulmate and could see in color so that everything would be soft, and pretty, and easy on his eyes when he was able to see all of it for himself. He’s satisfied with his choices.

The bathroom in particular in its easy shades of blue with the butter yellow of the sunlight spilling through the window is beautiful, and he enjoys that for a moment before undressing and starting the water. Then he takes a long, good look at his own reflection in the mirror.

Looking at himself like this feels familiar, and feels not familiar, and that confuses him more than anything else. What had happened in his past, for this to feel like something that has occurred before? What kind of deja vu is this, and what could have possibly caused it?

He chooses not to linger— he has Mabo to see today, and a life to lead, and he wants to do his best to be the best soulmate he can possibly be— so he steps into the shower and takes care to wash every inch of his skin and scrub his hair all the way down to the roots. He does get distracted a few times, his eyes straying to the way the sunlight looks reflecting off of his wet skin, before reminding himself he has to get back down to business and get cleaned up.

In his bedroom, towel wrapped around his waist, he hesitates over his wardrobe. Mabo has already seen him dressed in a more feminine style, a style he prefers and tries to get away with as often as he can. He tries to talk himself out of the style— the last thing he wants to do is alienate Mabo, after all— but ends up settling on a white skirt almost as light as air.

“If he doesn’t like me the way I am, this isn’t going to work,” Tomo murmurs to himself, glancing at himself in the mirror. “I told myself a long time ago I wasn’t going to change for anyone.”

When he checks his phone, he already has text messages from Mabo and can’t help the little smile that tugs at his lips. Mabo has been thinking about him today, already, and even though it means next to nothing right now, he can’t help but feel a little lighter at the thought. He sits down on the edge of his bed, phone in hand, worrying his lower lip between his teeth as he reads over the messages a few times. They had talked about potential dinner, but Mabo would like to see him sooner, if possible. Tomo almost snorts at that; what else is he going to be doing today, anyway? He glances at the clock. They can meet whenever Mabo wants.

[I can pick you up now, if you’d like, then. Or as close to now as you want. I don’t want to rush you out of the house but I’d like to see you again as soon as possible.]

[I’m actually up and dressed so I wouldn’t mind if you wanted to come pick me up now. I don’t kow what you want to do, though. You haven’t said, yet.]

[We have an entire city spread out before us and most of the day to do whatever we want. I’m sure we can figure out some way to pass the time together.]

Together. The single word makes Tomo’s chest ache more than it should, more than he wants it to, and he has to press a hand over his mouth before he replies.

[I’ll be waiting, don’t keep me long =)]

He heads downstairs to wait, playing with his fingers, the bottom of his shirt.

Never in a million years did he think finding his soulmate would be like this, this insistent need to see Mabo, to want to speak to him. To blush over a few little text messages.

All this time, he thought he would be prepared for this moment. He thought he would be ready when he saw color (again, saw color again) but there was no being ready for this.

He plops down on his couch and lets his head fall forward into his hands, pushing inky black curls back behind his ears. Everything feels like so much all at once, and yet everything feels wonderful. He feels light and gauzy like a small breeze would be enough to blow him away.

And at the back of his mind is that sensation of deja vu, that this has happened before. He had attributed it to just the colors at first and had always wondered, but there’s more to it than that. Mabo feels familiar, like someone he knew before now, someone he had met somewhere else… But where? Surely he would have remembered someone like Mabo in his life.

The sound of a car outside cuts his thoughts off. He’ll worry about all of this later.