#paperbag princess

[screamingwiththewolves]

I cannot physically put into words how excited I am for this. THIS IS A LONG OVERDUE CONCEPT!

[mittenfoot]

bought this for my cousins baby's first Christmas 🎅 and reread it for the first time since I was a kid and it made me cry lmfao

[ghostofhyuck]

NCT Dream who's most likely to switch their shoes with your heels.

AN: *screams* MARK LEE!!! This is all his fault bec. of that fansign video. >:( jk. But as someone who's tall and loves wearing heels, i have to write this ! (still implied that reader is shorter than dreamies.)

Huang Renjun

Have you seen his outfit looks !?!?!?! Heels are no worries for him. He doesn't care if it's a stilettos or high heels, if your feet is aching so bad that you can't walk properly without wincing, he doesn't hesitate to remove his shoes so that you can wear it. It's huge for your feet and you'll probably drag it against the ground but you don't mind it because your soles can finally rest. Renjun on the other hand, doesn't mind walking around wearing your heels, it's pretty and he wants for you to be comfortable. :<

Lee Donghyuck

Another one who wears heels in Dreamies ofc!! Heels are his least worries, he doesn't mind switching shoes with you BUT it depends on the situation, if it was a formal event where you're required, he'll be worried for your feet the whole night. But if you just want to wear heels because you want to, Haechan would probably roll his eyes because he told you so that the heels isn't the best shoes to wear during that time, and yet, he doesn't think twice of removing his shoes so that he can switch it with your heels. 

Mark Lee

Mark's third and that's because he stated that he'll give his shoes to his girlfriend but will prefer to walk around barefoot though. LMAO anyway, since that's the case, I feel like Mark would not be that barefoot (jesus christ, the streets are dirty!) so he'll probably leave his socks on if he's wearing one lol. It doesn't matter if the socks get so dirty, he doesn't mind it though as long as you're comfy with his shoes, and would probably be the type of carry your heels for you. :<

Park Jisung 

Just like Mark, I feel like Jisung would prefer walking around wearing socks or barefoot just so you can wear his shoes. He doesn't mind at all because he prioritizes your comfort first! I think he's also the type who tells you to sit on a chair or maybe bench first if your feet is aching, he lets you rest first and if it's really unbearable, that's when he offers his shoes for you, and there will be push and pull fight with you two and at the end, he's walking around wearing his socks, carrying your heels while you drag his huge shoes around lol. 

Zhong Chenle 

I don't know where this spectrum is going but Chenle's on the least likely BUT that's because he probably would be willing to switch shoes with you but he can't walk properly in heels lol. So his solution is to buy you shoes! or any footwear that is within your vicinity. You'll be shocked because of his gestures but you watch as he casually grabs the box from the paperbag, open it to see a pair of expensive sneakers and it fits you perfectly??? so you're just having a cinderella moment there and your bf is like, pats shoulder because he's so proud of what he did. <3

Na Jaemin

He's also same with Chenle! He probably would like switch shoes with you but it depends which type of shoes are you wearing, if it's a stilettos or a high heels, he can't walk properly on it. He also wants to be comfy too! So he would probably be the type to carry you instead of switching shoes with you lol. It's much easier for both of you because I feel like Jaemin thinks there's much princess treatment carrying you rather than you wearing his shoes that's too big for you while he's wearing barefoot. Plus the walk is easier!

Lee Jeno

Same with Jaemin, Jeno would be willing to switch shoes with you but you know what? Once you complained to him that your feet is aching and you don't want to walk anymore, he just thinks that the better solution is to carry you on the way home! Piggyback type of carry and it's with an ease, he'll probably ask you if your comfortable enough in the position and would walk slowly so that you don't feel uncomfy, :< He likes it too because the skinship between you two is because you're snuggled around him like a koala. :<<

[wandagcre]

A blurb with Kate bishop where Kate breaks a possession of reader's or something in that vein and as soon as reader complains, Kate says something along the lines of "don't worry princess I'll be you another one or an even better one." And it turns reader on and Kate does indeed buy a better one and more for reader which turns her one even more.

kate bishop is charming and goofy, it is what draws people in. she's fearless and headstrong. but you suppose everyone has their flaws.

her flaw and greatest enemy for this case, was her clumsiness.

you were making out on her comfy queen-sized bed after going on a date. it was normal.

you're underneath kate and she was eager to devour you wholly. her lips found the crook of your neck, addicted to your natural scent, soon she moved to kiss you roughly by the lips. her brazen, desperate touch also increased as you squirmed and she popped all of the buttons on your buttoned shirt.

"kate! c'mon now, that cost me a lot you horny little thing," you complain, but kate merely hummed and resumed on capturing your lips in a needy kiss.

the shirt was bought with your hard-earned money. it wasn't any fancy, but it was definitely better than most of what you own.

"don't worry princess. i'll buy you another one or an even better one." she sultrily whispered, making you feel hotter as it was followed with her hand already underneath your jeans.

the next day, kate brought a luxurious paperbag. one that you couldn't afford.

you fumble at the sheer paper inside of it. "what's this?"

"as promised, i destroyed your pretty shirt yesterday. this is me making amends, replacing it." kate confidently stated. "though, i'm not guilty at all. it was worth it and my princess deserves something much better."

your underwear was starting to pool with wetness at the cockiness that kate radiated. trying the button up she bought, it fit you very well. you know her better than everyone else, she wasn't being condescending at all – it was out of good intentions.

you ended up pulling her for another rough make out session that turned into a full blown quickie. kate ripped all of the buttons again.

kate grunted. "fuck it. i'll buy you hundreds of it," she moans hotly in your mouth and all your cunt can do is seep more wetness as she fingered you, hips rolling against her tummy, and your eyes rolling into pleasure and oblivion.

[shilohta]

Jon Klassen- "This Is Not My Hat" and "I Want My Hat Back" (and there's a third?! "We Found A Hat". Call that a hat trick)

The reading age is older than baby, but they're simple and fun to read for the adult, which is a factor not to be overlooked. You can get them in different languages, if you're raising a multi-lingual baby! When the kid IS old enough to pick up on the implied conclusion, they LOVE it (in my experience).

And the illustrations are nice :)

My SIL has asked for books instead of cards for her baby shower, does anyone have some recommendations? I’m completely out of my depth lol.

[gryffintheparrotcat]

Things in Veilguard that have annoyed me so far, in no particular order:

(I'm about to recruit Emmerich and Taash, if you're not there yet consider yourself formally spoiler warned)

1. Solas hates bloodmages now, this makes no sense.

2. Bioware still doesn't know people darker than #8D5840 exist. This is the fourth game, you'd think the devs learned this by now.

Player characters pass the paperbag test, that is not a good thing. I swear I've seen npcs with darker skintones but Rook can't have a slice?

3. Dalishs are just chill with their gods being evil and real and instead of addressing all that we just go and watch another elven community get massmurdered.

4. We're in The Elvenenslaver And Qunarihater City™ and there are 0 slaves and everyone is friendly to my elven and my qunari Rooks.

4. My Rook having an Elgar'nan vallaslin has not been acknowledged even once.

5. The qunari are going against Qun orders and are just cartoonishly evil now. Neither of these things align with previously established lore.

6. The Crows are all a big happy family. Sorry Zevran.

7. The Grey Wardens are incompetent. Again.

8. My Rook being called kid by Varric and others, that is a grown adult man.

9. Being called Rook. I didn't like that title much to begin with but the fact that it's not even earned this time makes it even more annoying. He has a last name!

10. The companions doing jackshit in combat. I'm a mage not a tank, can someone else kite the enemy?? I miss the pause button

11. The controls being different again. Why is spacebar a whole different button in each dragonage game? Were these ever made while considering people who may play one after the other?

12. Harding not being a romance option for the inquisitor. I never played Viviennes semiromance (i'm always siding with the rebelmages so we haven't exactly been getting along) so I can't say how deep that is and if she should be an option, but i will note that she is also not an option.

13. Harding saying she wasn't in the inner circle of the inquisitor. Harding darling I promise you inquistior adaar loved you dearly. I'm pretty sure I talked to Harding far more than I talked to Varric in Inquisiton.

14. "The previous games aren't relevant because they play in the South" WHAT ABOUT KIRKWALL? What about Navarran Princess Cassandra?? Dorian is here why not the others?? Not even mentioned once?? Cmon.

15. No proper wrinkle slider in character creator... again.

16. Not being able to resize eyes in character creator. Why??

17. No slider for the stomach to stick out. A for effort on even adding bodysliders to begin with but I was hoping for proper tummys for once.

18. The dialogue wheel. And more specifically how little origin/class specific options there are as a mage elf with a vallaslin specifically. And not being able to be mean, just a bit blunt. Meeting Davrin and him being a bit prickly at first was a breath of fresh air ngl. I don't need evil alright, I get it I'm playing a hero now. But let my Rook be a bit spicy sometimes. Neve complains about a Crow prioritising Treviso over Minrathos? Let Rook be an ass about it.

19. I brought Neve & Mage Rook to recruit "The Mage Killer" and neither have voiced any discomfort about that? Or acknowledged that at all? Neve has some party banner with Lucanis but even there it's more of a L "Are you scared bc of the title?" N "lol nope".

Hopefully I won't have to make a pt2 any time soon.

[jrooc]

✨ it's random weekly tag wednesday✨

Thanks @spookygingerr (+ for the game), @energievie, @kiennilove @ms-moonlight-inn for the taggggssss

it's that time again...

what weather would you use to describe you current mood?

A confused weather day where it's cloudy but not cold. There's a rainbow 'cause it rained a little but there's bright moments.

have you ever had braces?

yes! For forever and I still have bad teeth

do you celebrate halloween?

Halloween is the actual best 👻🎃

best halloween/fancy dress costume you've worn

I always had good intentions and terrible execution. Mostly cause i was cheap/broke. Best costume was probably Robin Sparkles from HIMYM but no one got it lmao. Or Paperbag Princess but I couldn't find a adult size paper bag so I used a Canadian Tire (Canadian home hardware store lmao) leaf bag which had huge logo's on it which really ruined the effect 😂

last song you listened to

Kyle - Fred again.. (why is the line 'our shoulderblades kissed' so fucking lovely)

last thing you googled

How to write capitalized titles correctly in grammar 😆

dream car

I love an Audi cause they're soooo fun to drive

what's your favourite type of cheese?

Jesus why would you even ask me to choose? Dutch Gouda. Asiago? Swiss. *Panics and runs to eat cheese*

what colour are your socks today?

Grey Canadian Roots socks with the red line. IYKYK

what was your favourite subject in school?

Russian Studies

has your mood weather changed after answering these random questions?

Yes they brought me joy AND I took a short break from work for the first time in days so there's more sun peaking out.

Tags below the cut. Or have some halloween candy and a hug 🍬 If you are seeing this and want to join in pls do! Consider this a tag.

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@heymacy @heymrspatel @crestfallercanyon @stocious @too-schoolforcool

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@vintagelacerosette @mmmichyyy @pookiebearmick @transmickey

[luhvxal]

paperbag-princess-core ୨ৎ | in progress

[foxgloveinspace]

3, 20, 27, 29 for asks?

Thanks! <3

3.a specific color that gives you the ick?

hmmm. that one minty teal color that we all seemed to love when we were like 11-13 lol. I think i dyed my hair that color as a teen? and now i can't stand it lol.

20.favorite disney princess movie?

uhhh, does Brave count? I know its pixar, lol. I think that movie gets so much hate for no reason. I do like Tangled a lot, and Little Mermaid is good too, but idk if i still like that movie or if I just Love mermaids a LOT.

27.what’s your favorite or go-to outfit?

in the winter/fall it leggings and a big comfy sweatshirt or tshirt. In the summer is my tan paperbag shorts and a big baggy tshirt.

29.preferred pasta noodle?

hmmm. I am part-Italin and i love pasta a lot, lol. picking one is impossible!/j I like rotini, and I really like the veggie ones from walmart actually! i think they have good flavor and texture!

[mysterymirrors]

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[meredithpcloset]

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[lolaslocker]

Check out this listing I just added to my Poshmark closet: Paperbag High Waisted Daisy Floral Shorts.

[babyproductsmania]

Robert Munch is Suffering with Dementia

I was so said to read the recent article on CBC about this amazing writer of children's books.  

I have enjoyed and loved 'Paper Bag Princess' and 'Love You Forever' and many others.  Munsch hopes his readers take away this very simple message:  

"Ordinary people fight a lot and still get along together. Adults and kids fight a lot and still get along together," he said. "Kids, love your parents and parents, love your kids. It's a complicated world and try to make the best of it."

Here is one of his most beloved stories, read in his most enthusiastic style. 

[carriagelamp]

September Book Roundup, back-to-school edition aka The Season Of Red apparently?

Here is a selection of the books I’ve read this month. Summer is over, so the little bit of brain power I had managed to scrape together is quickly disintegrating, so enjoying the hodge podge of stories.

Binti

This was probably my favourite book that I read this month. It’s a novella I first heard about hear on tumblr and went to find a copy in my library. I have since bought the collected trilogy so I can read book two and three at my leisure because it was honestly just that friggin cool. This is exactly my flavour of scifi and I tend to be very very picky about the scifi I consume. It’s about a girl named Binti, a member of the Himba people (a real group of indigenous people from Namibia). They are a people well known for their mathematical and technical prowess, but due to their strong connection to their homeland and the earth they choose not to travel through space like so many other humans do. However, when Binti secures a position at Oomza University, the greatest university in the galaxy, she chooses to go against her family’s wishes and traditions in order to set out into space to attend. Everything is ruined though when her spaceship is attacked by a hostile alien race and everyone is killed but Binti, who must rely on all her intellect and abilities if she wants any chance at survival.

A seriously cool book with great world building – it really successfully introduces readers not only to the fictional scifi world and races of the novel but also to the culture and traditions of the Himba people. It’s a quick read, and feels like a cross between Dead Space and Tamora Pierce. Would totally recommend a read.

Fake Blood

A Canadian graphic novel. It was a goofy cute read. It’s about an awkward group of friends in middle school, and one boy with a crush on one of the girls in his class. Knowing her love for vampire stories, AJ decides, like any self-respecting middle schooler, to try to pretend he’s a vampire. Naturally nothing goes right and some things go wrong in unexpected ways. It’s funny and cute. Nothing amazing but it was a cozy evening read.

The Last Book On The Left

I’ve been listening to this podcast a lot since my friend recommended it to me and finally decided to read their book. For those that don’t know, The Last Podcast On The Left is a immaculately researched comedy podcast that’s hosted by Ben Kissel, Marcus Parks, and Henry Zebrowski, and explores the darker realms of human nature. Ghosts, paranormal, aliens, cults, and of course serial killers. In this book they collected several of their biggest name serial killer series, did some renewed research, and put together a book that is both informative, irreverent, gross, and very funny, complete with some really amazing illustrations by Tom Neely. A very cool read (and listen, if you decide to check out the podcast instead), I really love how they tell these stories without idolizing or romanticizing the people they talk about. Their humour always makes sure you know exactly how much of a pathetic loser these people are. Fantastic true crime, from someone who has never really felt the need to read about true crime before.

Midnight Sun

I won’t harp on this one, everyone is already going to firmly have their opinions here. I grew up on Twilight, I was reading them as they came out, and I still love them. Were they dumb? Oh my god yes. Did they have problems? Sure, they came out in 2005 it was part and parcel. Were they also a really fun for a thirteen year old to read? Absolutely, I don’t regret it. Sometimes teenage girls should just to get like things without being mocked.

Anyway, I am off my soapbox now (can you tell this is still a raw spot for me?) I unironically loved this book! Getting to see Edward’s perspective was really cool, and since he can read minds it essentially let you get the perspective of everyone else around him too. The Cullens family is a great set of characters so it was really cool to see more of them, and I was very impressed by how Stephenie Meyers took a YA romance she wrote in 2005 and was able to make it feel updated and more appropriate for a 2020 audience even though she couldn’t actually change any of the events themselves. So fans of Twilight, don’t be ashamed, go read Midnight Sun and have the shameless fun you deserve. Is there anymore appropriate book for the bizarre ass year that was 2020 than a return to this goofy nonsense?

The Paperbag Princess

(and Up, Up, Down, and Robert Munsch in general)

I’m back in schools so I’m back to reading children’s book! And honestly, and of you that don’t occasionally sit down and read a kids book out loud don’t know what you’re missing. Anyway, Robert Munsch is a Canadian author, and one of my all-time favourite children’s authors. It surprised me to learn he isn’t as well known in the States apparently? I don’t know if that’s changed or not, but he is a Canadian staple for a good reason, his books have ridiculous premises, are specifically written to be fun to read out loud, and have beautiful, involved, and hilarious illustrations. The Paperbag Princess is one of my absolute favourites, and as a kid it was one of the first stories I had ever read where a princess is the one saving the prince… and then telling the prince to piss off when it turns out he’s a jerk. Up, Up, Down is another favourite I reread this month, because it’s just hilarious funny and makes a fantastic read aloud with kids. Some other Robert Munsch I reread this month include: Mmm, Cookies, More Pies, Ribbon Rescue, Just One Goal, and Andrew’s Loose Tooth. You just cannot go wrong, for kids or adults.

Pit Pony

Another Canadian staple while I was growing up. If you’re a young adult know who went through the Canadian elementary school system, you probably had your entire heart ripped out and stepped on by this chapter book. It’s a historical fiction that looks at the economic hardship, debt slavery, child labour, and animal abuse that was tied to coal mining in the Maritimes. Finding a copy was harder than I would have expected give how pervasive it was a decade or so back, but reading it again was a pure shot of nostalgia.

Seeking Refuge

A graphic novel written by a German-born Canadian about a Jewish girl who flees Nazi-occupied Austria by way of Kindertransport to become a child refuge in England. It follows her as she is moved from host family to host family as the war continues to pick up and gradually makes it’s way to the United Kingdom as well. It’s very poignant and the pencil-sketch illustrations are an interesting change to a lot of the graphic novels that are out right now. This story is still aimed at a younger audience, so it never gets too brutal but it still is a hard hitting story, especially with everything else going on right now.

Silver Spoon #9/10

I know I’ve talked about these books before, but my library got some more since I last read them, so I’m continuing my way through the series. It’s about a teenaged boy who, after having a breakdown from the pressure he was feeling to study and succeeded, decided not to attend an academic, urban high school, but rather to apply for an agricultural high school so he could live in the dorms, far away from his parents. The series just gets more and more heartwarming as it continues. It’s all about failure and overcoming and how worth can be measured in different ways, and about family and understanding each other and coming together… but also about the realities of farming which aren’t always very nice, especially when it comes to finances and survival. It’s written by the mangaka behind Fullmetal Alchemist but I’ll be honest… I think I like this series more. It is honestly one of my all time favourite manga series, it just has so much heart.

Ruby Finds A Worry

aka Ruby’s Worry apparently? I can’t figure out why this has more than one title. I actually read it in French not English, so for me it was Le Souci de Calie. Regardless, this was a nice little picture book for talking about worries and anxieties with children… especially with the amount of Covid stress a lot of kids are dealing with. It explains in a really nice way how talking about anxieties are often the best way to make them more manageable, and how pretending nothing is wrong can just let it grow bigger and bigger. A good explanation for kids and possible a good reminder for adults.

War of the Realms: Journey Into Mystery

I read this because the Mcelroy family wrote it so I figured Hey! Why not give it a go! And I’m glad I did. Their brand of humour was all over it, and it made the story a delight to read. I don’t follow all of Marvel’s weirdness, so I didn’t actually know most of the characters (Miles and Kate were actually the only two I was familiar with) but they do a great job of introducing the characters and making them all feel distinct and interesting. I absolutely adore the Dog of Gods (God of Dogs) who is a very very good boy. And Miles is absolutely always a delight so you can’t really lose. It’s a single book that I think is a part of a larger plotline that I have zero interest in. This book is a fine one to read though if you don’t mind jumping into the middle of the action and just getting swept along for the ride. Also Mcelroys!

Witcher Omnibus

Bleh. Absolutely not worth it. All the misogyny and Dumb Bullshit that I hate in the original books and from video games in general. Honestly, Witcher III did way better by its characters than most of these short stories. The only one worth reading in it is Curse Of Crows – that one was actually really enjoyable, probably because it was about Ciri and had an actual fucking woman on the writing team. (Seriously guys what were you thinking with Fox Children that’s literally just a story from Season of Storms but done worse. Fuck off.) If you like The Witcher, go read Curse of Crows and skip every other story in this book.

Billy Stuart: Les Zintrépides #1

Another French (Quebecois) book I read, though I believe you can get it in English as well (Billy Stuart and the Zintrepids). It’s a chapter book / graphic novel hybrid, and was honestly a fairly fun little read. It’s in a similar vein to Geronimo Stilton but done much better in my opinion. The humour was funnier, the characters felt less like caricatures, and while it still used stylized fonts it was also less intrusive and eye-strainy than the Stilton books. Also when the story suddenly pivots into the main adventure and mystery of the series? Fantastic. Was not expecting a hell-beast to appear part way through the story. Very interested in reading more.

Over all, it was cute and funny, and I can see it being a good next step when children have read their fill of the Stilton series and want something similar but possibly a bit more involved and coherent.

[watterbotleop]

1. The Paperbag Princess

2. We Didn’t Start The Fire - Fallout Boy Version

3. Orchids

4. The Hunger Games

5. Trump got impeached twice, Polar Bears got no ice - We Didn’t Start The Fire - Fallout Boy Cover

@ anyone who wants to do it

Tag game

alright let's get to know each other a little better, shall we. How this works is you'll list four things about yourself: favorite book from childhood,current go-to song, a type of flower you like, a favorite movie and the lyrics currently stuck in your head.

1: The Magic Treehouse (by Mary Pope Osborne)

2: Shiver (by Ed Sheeran)

3: Hyacinth

4: Whisper of the Heart and Your Name

5: Acting on your best behavior, turn your backon mother nature. Everybody wants to rule the world (Everybody Wants To Rule The World cover by Lorde)

Tagging: @necromancers-incorporated @crunchyfacebeanhead @unofficial-crow @drgstorelite and anyone else :)