#nikki memes books

[nik-the-bik]

Chapter 9: Dr. Lanyon's Narrative

I've had this meme template sitting on my computer for nearly 2 years and suddenly had divine inspiration strike

[gay-strawberry]

vane:

cherry:

pan:

bash:

kas:

winnie:

vane:

bash:

pan:

winnie:

part 2 part 3 part 4 part 5

[sailoreuterpe]

My Father of English Descent: The English Monarchy is the best form of government! All of the countries that are ruled by the English are so lucky! Being ruled by the English is the best! My Mother of Irish Descent:

[misscrawfords]

I'm reading Pride and Protest by Nikki Payne, a modern retelling of Pride and Prejudice and I'm struggling.

I actually find what Payne has done with the characters and setting really interesting and there are some touches I really like, especially turning Mary into Maurice - an "activist" who changes his activism regularly and lectures others on what they should be doing. (Any interpretation of Mary that isn't "misunderstood, shy, nerd girl who isn't-like-other-girls and is actually just like me, a misunderstood, shy, over-looked nerd girl" gets a positive vote from me.)

However, I really very much dislike her interpretation of Darcy (Dorsey) and Elizabeth (Liza)'s relationship and that is... kinda crucial!

It's waaaaaay over sexualised. Like, I get this is a romance book, but, like, I'm reading along enjoying the story and plot and then suddenly Dorsey is thinking about burying himself in Liza's breasts and I'm like "wooaah!" It's like it's impossible for the author to show them having feelings for each other without it being explicit and I find that out of place both with the source material and with the rest of the narrative.

Secondly, it is sexual... immediately. It commits the cardinal sin of saying "Darcy and Lizzy were hot for each other from the start and all the tension is ~ s e x u a l tension". The 2005 abomination does this too with the near kiss in the rain. And pretty much every single P&P inspired enemies-to-lovers narrative out there does it too. The problem is... this is a really, really inaccurate interpretation of the original book. Darcy is, admittedly, attracted to Elizabeth very quickly. Something that he manages to show not at all to anybody. Only Caroline Bingley, who is intensely interested in Darcy's romantic feelings, spots it. Later on, arch observer Charlotte and good friend Col Fitz also suspect something but by this point in Rosings Darcy has given into his feelings and is trying, albeit terribly, to court Elizabeth. Not that she notices. Darcy is completely able to conceal his sexual attraction to Elizabeth from everyone who isn't thinking about Darcy sexually. He is not quite so able to conceal his romantic interest later on. But crucially, at no point does Elizabeth notice a thing. She has LITERALLY NO IDEA. This is because Elizabeth has no concept of Darcy as a romantic prospect for her at all. She laughs at thinking what a good match he'd be for Anne de Bourgh, a probably sexless in appearance invalid. She doesn't hate him in a ~sexy~ way, she just really does not like him and does not consider him as a romantic option.

If Elizabeth is aware that Darcy has the hots for her, this changes the dynamic completely. If she is actually attracted to him in the first part of the story, that changes the dynamic completely. And both of these changes alter and potentially cheapen Elizabeth's character. If she is aware on some level that Darcy likes her and is interested in her, then she ends up looking like an idiot when the first proposal comes around. Or she ends up looking coy and like she is actually flirting with him. Yes, there is banter but Elizabeth is not consciously flirting or trying to attract him! Elizabeth spends the whole first part of the novel with a crush on Wickham. Austen is perfectly capable to showing to the audience without needing modern explicit language that a character has the hots for another character. Elizabeth fancies Wickham, not Darcy! As the meme goes, Darcy and Elizabeth are experiencing two very different kinds of tension! That's part of the comedy. And if Elizabeth is aware that she is attracted to Darcy, it just becomes a different story, and a less interesting one. Elizabeth becomes yet another romance novel heroine who likes the "bad boy" and tries to persuade herself not to, until the tension is sooooo strong and she ~snaps.

But one of the major points is that Elizabeth doesn't like bad boys! She falls for (well, crushes on) Wickham because she thinks he's good. She dislikes Darcy because she thinks he's bad. She only starts to consider Darcy positively when she understands and sees for herself the truth of his character. That is what she finds attractive, not him being a buttoned up jerk! "One has all the goodness, the other all the appearance of it." That is central to P&P's story and its message.

Unfortunately, in the aims of writing a "romance" novel, Pride and Protest gives us heaving busoms and erections and almost-kisses and therefore completely destroys my interest in Dorsey and Liza's relationship at the same time as well as finding it just a bit tasteless because it feels like there are two stories going on: an interesting exploration of how the context and characters of P&P would work in a highly politised and racially diverse modern USA - and a very generic romance novel story which doesn't do either Darcy and Elizabeth justice. A shame.

It does make me wonder about how to update Austen's novels in terms of sex. Because obviously one of the major changes between the 1810s and now is that having extra-marital sex is totally normal and people date and break up without social repercussions. So unless you are setting the update in a community where that is not the case, you've got to deal with sex being freely on offer. I guess there are different ways around it but I think if how you deal with sex means that the fundamental beats of the narrative and character development are changed, then something's gone wrong somehow. And I feel that Elizabeth's total obliviousness to Darcy having any positive feelings towards her at all until the moment he proposes to her is a crucial part of the plot and a source of unending humour.

[the-togepi-man]

What are your fav anime openings?

OH BOY IM GLAD YOU ASKED Note: If it's not listed as the first op it *could* have spoilers for the show.

Psycho Pass: Season 1 op 2 - I mean it's just so good. Down to the different colors and strange shots. Not to mention how the music syncs up with some of the movements. Unf

Gosick Op - Slowing it down a little, this one is pretty simple, but hell if its not cute. I love that its done like a pop-up book

Kokkoku Op - I like how simple but also strange this one is. Feels like they made the most out of a little

Tokyo Ghoul: Season 1 op 1 - It's a classic for a reason. When the chorus hits and the glass breaks its just so good

Shingeki No Kyoujin: Season 1 op 2 - High action synced entirely with the opening music- also shows a few spoilers that if you read in to you *might* get but will make sense after you've seen what happens. I love stuff like that

Sakamichi No Apollon Op - Another slower but classic one. The overlay of music notes is wonderful

Chainsaw Man Op - Love it or hate it they know how to make an anime opening. Paying homage to a bunch of movies while keeping all the characters entirely in... character is so fun. Lots of little details make this one even better

Oshi No Ko Op - The quality along with the music are bangin'- and im a sucker for songs written to describe the show

Bleach Op 13 - Shonen shows can really have some boring, generic openings- but I remember thinking how Bleach did this one with real style (too bad the show is ass)

Mirai Nikki OVA Op (Op 3) - I love an opening that knows it's an opening. It's a really fun way of introducing a large cast

Tengoku Daimakyou Op - The linework here is done so well, the "manic-ness" of it brings everything home

Zom 100 Op (full animated version) - This feels like a fun, classic opening. (also its nice the studio didnt force them to finish an opening until it was ready). The characters are goofy, the colors are fun, and the characters know they're in an opening which is fun!

Lucky Star Op - Speaking of classics- this one is huge. I mean its wildly goofy, but it aired during like a golden age of anime dancing and choreography in shows. Also, its still in memes today- (out of touch lol)

Toradora OP 1 - Bubbly and goofy, this one gives us a look at all the cast in a fun way which helps build their dynamics and characters before the show even starts. But the fun bubbles and color pops really sell it.

Jujutsu Kaisen: Season 2 op 1 - I'm mad at MAPPA for working it's employees like dogs, but damn if it doesn't show in this opening. This is how you do a new-style shonen op. But what absolutely sends me is the part at 1:14 where the music syncs were her little half hop wave. LOVE that stuff Anyhow those are just a few! Thank you for askin!

[splicedskies]

[ Boundaries.. boundaries~ ]

I straight up don't ship.. Like, at all. It's mostly because I'm not quite interested or care enough about it. I'll enjoy a ship, I'll cheer on other people with their ships like I'm their #1 fan. But I don't do it myself. My only exception is usually Familial Bonds but, those are way different so I don't really see them as ships. (I am a sucker and HUNGRY for found family tropes.)

I am.. shy. I'm shy to a fault. I have a LOT of trouble not listening to that nagging little voice in my head that says 'Don't bother you'll just be annoying' or 'Don't talk to much no one wants to hear about your oc/ideas'. So I'm deeply sorry if it takes me a while to crash through the roof of your Messages/DMS/What have you and I want to thank anyone here for their patience.

THAT SAID.. Please feel free to tag me in things. Drop kick my messages door or my discord open, tag me in random starters, plot with me. I'm great with all of that. (I love that small serotonin boost I see when I'm tagged in something.)

I treat roleplay a lot like I treat when I play TTRPGs. I like having at least some sort of story but at the same time I appreciate the absurd shenanigans that can/will/might happen with a universe like Pokémon. I love the 'Yes And' and 'What if' to push a story along or introduce something new, to intertwine things about characters and in turn watch both sides grow as a result. But I also love the silly/wholesome shit, I feast upon silly things! (Like my current thread with Nikki's Hau where they're just making food! With sprinkles of 'oh hmm..' story beats.)

I've only just learned wtf 'Whump' and shit is. I really don't like it. I don't like one sided angst while the other is just a trauma dump punching bag. I LOVE angst, don't get me wrong, but I feel it needs to be built up, just like a good book. And it needs to be used on both sides. Not just for one person to trauma dump all over the place on a single character. (I played a villain in the MC Ask Blog community a year or two ago and saw WAY too much thrown at me as a result. I'm sick of it.)

I don't mind art and memes thrown at me. I eat them up, I will stare at them for hours on end like I just received life giving water. I don't care how absurd.

I love plotting. I love plotting dumb shit, serious shit, shit that likely won't happen for many, MANY threads. I love making connections, and even incorporating things into my character at the suggestions of others or thing that change in RP itself.

I love having multiple threads, don't ever feel like you are beholden to just 'one' with me.

If you need anything, a question asked, something changed or you have an idea but not sure how it might work? Ask, just ask me. I can always tweak things, modify things to fit in with something. Altra is a very 'young' OC in his development, and that makes him easily moldable for the future.

Finally, all I ask is to treat me, and those around you with the same respect you want yourself to be given. In the end, we all just want to write silly stories, and throw our characters at one another. <3

[bookclub4m]

Episode 189 - Romantic Comedies & Humorous Romance

This episode we’re discussing the fiction genre of Romantic Comedies! We talk about the difference between “fun” and “funny,” crossover romance genres, cataloguing romance fiction, and more!

You can download the podcast directly, find it on Libsyn, or get it through Apple Podcasts or your favourite podcast delivery system.

In this episode

Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray | Jam Edwards

Things We Read (or tried to…)

The House Witch by Delemhach

A Witch's Guide to Fake Dating a Demon by Sarah Hawley

One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston 

Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes

Delilah Green Doesn't Care by Ashley Herring Blake

Take Me Home by Lorelie Brown 

I Kissed a Girl by Jennet Alexander 

The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams

Other Media We Mentioned

When Harry Met Sally… (Wikipedia)

The Bear (Wikipedia)

Nominated for Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy

The Martian (Wikipedia)

Golden Globes change comedy rules after controversial win for The Martian

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

Beetlejuice (Wikipedia)

The Wallflower Wager by Tessa Dare

A Week to be Wicked by Tessa Dare

You Deserve Each Other by Sarah Hogle

Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

Judgment (video game)

Bridgertons Series by Julia Quinn

Crazy Stupid Bromance by Lyssa Kay Adams

A Very Merry Bromance by Lyssa Kay Adams

The Duke Who Didn’t by Courtney Milan

Cats (2019 film) (Wikipedia)

Links, Articles, and Things

Episode 119: Regency Romance

What does a happily ever after look like? (romance novel covers)

Sensible Chuckle (Know Your Meme)

There Is Only One Bed (TV Tropes)

Pop Culture Happy Hour

Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!

Does the Dog Die?

20 Humorous Romance by BIPOC Authors

Every month Book Club for Masochists: A Readers’ Advisory Podcasts chooses a genre at random and we read and discuss books from that genre. We also put together book lists for each episode/genre that feature works by BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, & People of Colour) authors. All of the lists can be found here.

Courting Samira by Amal Awad

The Wildest Ride by Marcella Bell

A Proposal They Can't Refuse by Natalie Caña

Yinka, Where Is Your Huzband? by Lizzie Damilola Blackburn

Rent a Boyfriend by Gloria Chao

How to Find a Princess by Alyssa Cole

You Had Me at Hola by Alexis Daria

Game On by Seressia Glass

Manhattan Dreaming by Anita Heiss

Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert

A Dash of Salt and Pepper by Kosoko Jackson

Much Ado about Nada by Uzma Jalaluddin

Serena Singh Flips the Script by Sonya Lalli

The Stand-Up Groomsman by Jackie Lau

Booked on a Feeling by Jayci Lee 

The Secret to a Southern Wedding by Synithia Williams

Pride and Protest by Nikki Payne

Tastes Like Shakkar by Nisha Sharma

The Worst Best Man by Mia Sosa

The Donut Trap by Julie Tieu 

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Join us again on Tuesday, February 20th we’ll be talking about our reading resolutions for 2024! 

Then on Tuesday, March 5th we’ll be discussing the genre of Dark Fantasy!

[kissandships]

https://www.tumblr.com/hydesjackiespuddinpop/721138771989610496/misc-ask-meme

📱Nikki

What social media do they use most?

Probably Instagram. I can see her promoting products she likes- without it necessarily being a brand deal, sharing recipes, school stuff… and because Sam (her actor) sings, I can see her singing too

She’d also use tumblr for book reviews and stuff. Fashion inspo

[esta-elavaris]

top 5 books of all time?

do you ever mark/dog ear books you own?

most disliked popular books?

what are things you look for in a book?

Top 5 (in no particular order)

The Winternight Trilogy by Katherine Arden (for real if you only ever take one recommendation from me, let it be this one)

Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte

LOTR - J.R.R. Tolkien

The Heroin Diaries - Nikki Sixx (this one helped me through a lot as a teen - albeit not heroin addiction - so it's here because of that, not because it's a literary masterpiece, but it's still very good)

The War of Art - Steven Pressfield (another one that isn't a literary masterpiece, but I buy it for every creative I know because it's That Good for helping overcome procrastination/creative dread)

Honourable mention for The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson, bc her ability to convey atmosphere and leave you feeling fucked up by the end is unreal.

Marking/dog-earing

I was super against it as a teen but I've gotten over that weird thing of "all of my books must be pristine and appear untouched!!!" unless it's a really pretty, special edition. I still can't bring myself to dog-ear pages or write on them, though - but I do use post-its etc to mark certain things. But these days I mostly read on Kindle bc I just do not have room for more books, so I use the highlight function on that a lot.

Disliked books

I abandoned the You series by Caroline Kepnes halfway through book two this year. The first book was good, although uncomfortable reading, the second book was just...not good at all. It sort of hit the bad combination of resurrecting some things I'd rather forget, as well as just being nowhere near as good as the first. I'm also a Twilight hater through and through even if I can appreciate the meme potential now.

The one I really, really can't deal with is modernist literature in general. I had to take a class for it in uni, and a few books crept in here and there in other modules too, and I just have no time for it. I can appreciate what it did for literature in general as a movement while just despising the individual books. Reading it makes me feel so bored I get nauseous. Just not for me. It did produce a very spirited rant mid-class about my own personal beef with Virginia Woolf when one of my teachers asked me why I didn't like the content, though, which is a fond memory. Hatred for modernism cured my social anxiety for ten minutes what a time to be alive.

Things I look for in a book -

I've been trying to cast a wider net with what I read lately, taking on different reading challenges just to round it all out. I lean towards historical non-fiction, fantasy, and biographies, but I'll honestly read anything (well, except modernism apparently) as long as it's done well. Like if the author is passionate about what they're writing, and that love and passion shines through. It's not so easy to pin down in a specific book (although Katherine Arden does it amazingly in the Winternight trilogy, combining her love for Russian folklore and history with an unparalleled writing ability in general), but it's very obvious when it's not there, and you can tell the author doesn't respect their story as a thing in and of itself, and is just using the story as a lifeless tool to be a patronising shit about x, y, and z.

I've noticed in writing circles that the people who do this are the ones who get very upset when other writers talk about their story/characters having a mind of their own etc.

But overarchingly, I love stories of resilience. Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand, a biography of Louis Zamperini, was phenomenal that way, but I'll probably never read it again because it was just so grim and such a difficult read. I just realised that's actually an overarching theme of all five books I recommended at the start of this dissertation. Can't Hurt Me by David Goggins is also my fuckin bible in that regard, because resilience is his whole existence.

Thank you!! 💜

[taylorfennersbookishworld]

Can’t Wait Wednesday… The Fae Princes!

Can’t-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Wishful Endings, to spotlight and discuss the books we’re excited about that we have yet to read. Generally they’re books that have yet to be released. The Fae Princes (Vicious Lost Boys Book 4) by Nikki St. Crowe Romance, Reverse Harem, Fantasy eBook, Paperback March 22, 2023 by Blackwell House LLC Blurb: I thought Peter Pan was a myth and…

[nik-the-bik]

It's October 3rd, which means 2 pieces of media I like are relevant today.

So have these silly things I made about things I like:

[gay-strawberry]

the peter porn books are gonna be the death of me. im currently reading book 4. so heres yet another shit post

winnie pov:

tink:

winnie:

pan:

winnie:

roc and hook:

vane and pan:

red is bash. blue is pan.

kas would send this in their gc:

the lost boys tm everytime winnie breathes:

(even more shitposts)

[fairy-goth-mommy]

ask meme questions!

6: (If you're out) do you wish you came out sooner? Later? Or was it the right time? 10: Something that gives you gender euphoria (whether you're cis or trans):

enjoy!

6, We're out to everyone that matters, I never came out to my family except for my sister when she got back in touch with us after we went no contact with them all. But all my friends know, the book club I go to is queer and I'm not working at the moment so that's a non issue for now

10, a mix of opium flower and mandarin perfumes, I wear them most days. I'd love to experiment more with different scents - Rebien

Lactating, especially if I have someone cute to me breastfeed. Apparently we've started lactating again too so that's nice - Nikki

[kaywii]

She/her

Not a bot (probably what a bot would say tbh)

Late 20's

Just struggling with life as you do.

Please follow my artblog kim-v-art

I have rabbits and dogs

Also English is not my native language in case I write something incoherent

TAGS

Here's a list of my tags because Tumblr's search system doesn't work properly.

Aesthetic:

Aesthetic tag, Cute tag, Fashion tag, Jewelry Tag, Magical looking pictures, Moody pictures, Pink tag, Steampunk,

Art:

Art tag, Art reference, Bullet Journaling, Comics, Inspiration, Pixel art, Writing, Writing prompts

Animals:

Animal tag, Water Animals

Fandoms:

Ajin, Avatar, Gravity Falls, Mirai Nikki, Mushishi, Natsume's book of friends, Love Live!, Pokemon, Skyrim Tag, Steven Universe, Sailor Moon, Star Wars, Stranger Things, Studio Ghibli Tag, Zootopia

Food:

Food tag, Recipes

Holidays:

Christmas!!-Tag, Easter, Spooky Season

Mental Health:

YOU ARE IMPORTANT!! (love yourself), A reminder to myself, ADHD

Nature & Environments:

Autumn, Architecture, Nature tag, Cities, Sky tag 1, Sky tag 2, The Moon, Night sky, Nature GIF's, Sceneries, Space tag, Water tag, Winter

Other:

Funny stuff, "It's true tho", Important Stuff, Story time!, "Me", My wishlist, OMG, Polls, Pretty girls, Relatable stuff, Selfie, Tag yourself meme, The More You Know, Quotes, Videos

[whitneydaniell]

by: Nikki Payne Published: Nov 15, 2022 Genre: Romance, Contemporary, Fiction 401 Pages, Paperback

★★★

GoodReads Synopsis:

Liza B.--the only DJ who gives a jam--wants to take her neighborhood back from the soulless property developer dropping unaffordable condos on every street corner in DC. But her planned protest at a corporate event takes a turn after she mistakes the smoldering-hot CEO for the waitstaff. When they go toe-to-toe, the sparks fly--but her impossible-to-ignore family thwarts her every move. Liza wants Dorsey Fitzgerald out of her hood, but she'll settle for getting him out of her head.

At first, Dorsey writes off Liza Bennett as more interested in performing outrage than acting on it. As the adopted Filipino son of a wealthy white family, he's always felt a bit out of place and knows a fraud when he sees one. But when Liza's protest results in a viral meme, their lives are turned upside down, and Dorsey comes to realize this irresistible revolutionary is the most real woman he's ever met.

My Review:

This was a s-l-o-w burn for me. I found that the more I read, the more I was interested in the story but for 75% of the book, I was quite over Liza and Dorsey.

This love story, in the foreground of Washington DC, didn't curl all the way over for me. Liza and her sisters are known for their beauty throughout the city: The Bennett Sisters with her oldest sister being a former beauty queen. Through their own trials and tribulations, all three Bennett sisters live in a two-bedroom apartment with their mother and grandmother.

Liza is fighting the good fight against gentrification in their neighborhood when she meets, uber-billionaire DOrsey Fitzgerald. This is truly a 'Pretty Woman' story -- that reference is used a few times in the book.

Here's where the story lost me:

Beverly Bennett is an awful mother who has cast her own insecurities and fears onto her daughters and, is jealous of them. She wants nothing more than for them to marry rich. The whole scene at the awards banquet was cringe-worthy. Ms. Payne, you could have given this family so many other struggles but this was too much for me.

Liza is a beautiful, educated young woman who is pining after a job with WCO, a foundation that Dorsey's mother created. While that is noble and great, however, in DC with her education, there would be plenty of non-profits that she could have worked for to get her experience. It seemed to me like she just wanted WCO or nothing else and that was frustrating.

How did Chicho get back to DC from Philadelphia after the gala? She rode up there with them as Maurice's plus one but, when it's time for them to leave, there is no mention of Chicho in the van.

The whole story with LeDeya and WIC (also, I hate this nickname), hated it. There could have been a better way to have Dorsey swoop in and save the day but, this?! Sidenote, so Janae is Danny Ocean now? She can hack accounts and create false wire transfers?! That was just too much.

My Final Thoughts: It was a cute love story. From the beginning, as a reader, I saw where it was going. Did it take too long to get there? Yes. Did I hate the book? No. Would I read a book solely about Janae and David's romance with backstories about both of them? Maybe.

One-Word Summary: T-Shirt

[devianbooks]

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A woman goes head-to-head with the CEO of a corporation threatening to destroy her neighborhood in this fresh and modern retelling of Pride and Prejudice by debut author Nikki Payne.Liza B.--the only DJ who gives a jam--wants to take her neighborhood back from the soulless property developer dropping unaffordable condos on every street corner in DC. But her planned protest at a corporate event takes a turn after she mistakes the smoldering-hot CEO for the waitstaff. When they go toe-to-toe, the sparks fly--but her impossible-to-ignore family thwarts her every move. Liza wants Dorsey Fitzgerald out of her hood, but she'll settle for getting him out of her head.At first, Dorsey writes off Liza Bennett as more interested in performing outrage than acting on it. As the adopted Filipino son of a wealthy white family, he's always felt a bit out of place and knows a fraud when he sees one. But when Liza's protest results in a viral meme, their lives are turned upside down, and Dorsey comes