#recovering from covid atm

[aurosoulart]

I have officially finally tentatively began designing my new Twitch overlay

we are 1% closer to resuming art streams again 🎉

[onepiexe]

the first best thing abt having a desk again is getting to sit down and listen to music. the second best thing is redecorating.

[paradoxesofgalaxies]

I've only had to help K through one panic attack so far today so packing/prepping for the move is going better than expected

[scurvgirl]

Made it to the first Halloween Vox Machina episode.

I never knew how much I needed to see Travis in drag. He should do it more often. In FACT, next Halloween, they should ALL be in drag. 

[b-blushes]

i'm so happy about eggdog on my phone and also it's pasta bake day today WAHOO!!!

[la-cocotte-de-paris]

I'm not the anon from earlier but I HAVE been meaning to watch more old/classic films so thank you for linking to the recommendation post you made! I've bookmarked it so I can check some of them out :)

Oh I'm so glad!! :D Hope you get some ideas from it, if nothing else! <3

[fingertipsmp3]

Literally what does this headache want from me. I’ve hydrated, I’ve taken 3 different types of pills, I fell asleep on my couch for 45 minutes… why do I still feel this way

[trickstarbrave]

My mom is not being fucking helpful. She started blaming me for using store bought commercial kitten milk replacer (which is what vets use) and instead of using homemade formula right away.

And then said the vet will probably just put her down anyways. Thanks

An emergency clinic in the valley said they’d take her but I can’t drive atm. I’m too sleep deprived and still recovering from Covid. So I’d need my mom to take her but she said I should call the vet in town bc she doesn’t want to go to the valley and only will if the vet in town won’t take her

[brightmalcolm]

How do you think the characters coped during the quarentine?

ooh good question!

I think malcolm probably took it pretty hard, he was probably arguing with JT about how he WAS an essential worker and should be allowed to go work with the NYPD. but JT (since gil was still injured) was like we don't really need a profiler atm. but of course malcolm needs cases to distract himself so I think JT would compromise and send him files from cold cases he could look over and take notes on. I think malcolm would also pick up a bunch of hobbies then get kinda bored with them. also lots of zoom therapy and talking with the team.

we know jessica and ainsley quarantined together and I'll just say it's good that house is big bc otherwise they'd be stepping on each others toes 😭 jessica was kinda emo bc she couldn't see gil in person but wouldn't admit it and ainsley was like kinda thinking about everything since at that point she thought malcolm killed endicott and she didn't remember much. so both of them were stressed out and ended up arguing a bit about stupid stuff.

edrisa, dani, JT, still had to go in to work bc I imagine NYPD workers were considered essential, at least in their positions. so that was some added stress, especially for JT since Tally was pregnant and home while he had to run major crimes in gil's absence.

poor gil was trying to recover from being stabbed with the health care system in crisis. and he couldn't really see his team or malcolm much, maybe malcolm visited like once or twice but I imagine they'd want to be careful since gil was injured.

and we know martin was still in prison and apparently doing work there as a doctor to keep COVID from spreading through rikers??? so that's what he was focused on (not for any altruistic reasons, he wanted the power and control that came with the authority and feeling like he had influence over the prison and prisoners). also he was calling malcolm a lot and malcolm was trying to ignore those calls lol.

i'm kinda glad prodigal son didn't focus too much on the pandemic bc I think I was kinda tired of COVID storylines on tv at that point but the little bit of background we got on how they coped with quarantine was interesting!

[celticbotanart]

I'm feeling a lot better from the probably-covid, but I'm still feeling very "off", hence the lack of updates; on the other hand, I took this time I was sick/recovering to do some personal stuff, the new OCs on the making I mentioned a while ago, I'm very hyperfixated atm. I hope I can share stuff about them on Patreon soon~

[averys-place]

Considering writing a Percy or Jason x chronically ill! gn! reader cause I’m recovering from Covid atm and it made my chronic pain ✨worse✨

What do we think?

[kannibalkaiii]

Tagged by the fantastical, @nintendo-666 ty I miss doing these!

Color: Malachite, Indigo, and Crimson

Last song: Only by NiN

Currently reading: I don't read as much ever since I graduated...I read chunks of animal encyclopedias I have lying around

Currently watching: mp100 when recovering from Covid lol and as of this week, Ranking of Kings! It's really got me hooked atm

Coffee or tea: I'm not the biggest fan of coffee unless it's peppermint mocha so deffo tea! Green tea, passion tea, cactus pear, english rose. Yup

Currently craving: something super spicy and savory... with a fizzy, sour energy drink on the side

Tags: @slimjimfiend @cayshax

[vilyae]

hi! do not feel obliged to answer this if it's too much hassle. but basically i was v into men's figure skating until covid hit. i would love to get back into it next season but i feel i lost track of all that's going on! i know my (our) darling shoma has gotten GOOD!! and yuzuru did not manage a 3 time gold at the olympics but that's about it. would you, or any of your followers, maybe want to give me a highlights/recap from the big comps? who are the big names now? any new world records? how are the axels faring? and what would be the best of shoma performances to watch? (again. only if you feel like it!)

Hi anon! Welcome back! I can give you an update of the current field, and if my followers want to please do help anon out and add things in replies!!

(This was actually supposed to be short and brief at first, but things got a bit out of hand...)

As you know Yuzu and Nathan were quite dominant in the men's field until recently, and as Yuzu retired and Nathan went back to school we got quite a few names fighting for the podium placements atm. Shoma has been doing amazing especially after the Olympics, and went undefeated the entire season - he's now a 2 time back to back World Champion! He withdrew from WTT just recently because of an ankle injury though which still seems to be bothering him, so we're all keeping our fingers crossed that it won't hinder him next season.

Actually, the most anticipated rivalry after the Olympics was probably thought to be between Ilia Malinin and Yuma Kagiyama. Yuma was doing great, he was quite consistent and was getting very high scores, and ended up with silver at both the Olympics and Worlds 2022 - but unfortunately, he got a quite serious injury during the off-season (if I remember correctly, a stress fracture in his leg) and had to withdraw from 22-23 GP series. He competed at JNats 2022, but as he wasn't fully recovered yet he placed 8th and didn't compete the rest of the season. He's now back in full training I believe and his return is highly anticipated next season!

Ilia has been a new star in the men's field with his amazing quad jump arsenal - and most obviously, the historical 4A that he has landed multiple times in competition this season. His consistency hasn't been quite there yet, but he's able to put out massive scores with his technical content on a good day. He finished 3rd in both GP Final and Worlds in the 22-23 season.

Junhwan Cha has been on a fantastic upward trajectory especially towards the end of the last season and is definitely one of the top men right now. He put out 2 amazing performances at Worlds and got silver, only a few points from Shoma. He skated well at WTT as well. He had some troubles during the GP series so he wasn't at the GP Final, but I'm quite sure that we'll see him there next season.

The depth in Japanese men continues to be incomparable. Sota Yamamoto had the absolute best season of his senior career so far in 22-23 and got his ticket to the GP Final, where he got silver! He was selected to the Worlds team where he had some hiccups and ended up 15th, but overall his season was fantastic and he should be a podium contender in the future as well. Kazuki Tomono continues to be a fan favorite with his amazing steps and choreo sequences, and he is definitely able to score very well and finish among the top placements when he's on. Last season he finished 3rd and 4th at his GP assignments, thus didn't make it to the Final, but won the bronze medal at JNats and was assigned to Worlds where he was 6th. The Japanese nationals silver medalist last season, Koshiro Shimada, didn't get assigned to Worlds, but went to 4CC instead where he ended up 11th. It will be exciting to see how he's going to do next season!

Of the Japanese men, other notable current stars are definitely Kao Miura and Shun Sato. Both have fantastic qualities in skating skills and jump technique, and I could see either one on the top of the Worlds podium in the future. They were at the GP Final in Turin last season as well, Kao ending up 5th and Shun 4th. Their struggles at Japanese Nationals prevented them from getting to the Worlds team, but they both are able to get climb up to the top placements in any competition on a good day.

Italy has a few notable senior men right now, like Matteo Rizzo and Daniel Grassl. They both skated at Worlds, finishing 9th and 12th respectively. Matteo has been on a good upward trajectory lately, getting silver at the European Championships and being one of the very few men attempting 4Lo in his programs currently. There has been some controversy surrounding Daniel when he, after changing his training base a couple of times, ended up choosing Eteri as his new coach and moving to train to Moscow last season. He actually made it to the GP Final but seemed troubled there and finished last, and has since been very inconsistent and struggled quite a lot, maybe looking a bit more stable in the most recent competitions, but time will tell how his new training environment will work out for him...

From France we have Adam Siao Him Fa and Kevin Aymoz. Adam has been popular among fans with his expressive programs, he won gold in his first GP event last season and was fifth in the second. He won the French nationals and continued to become the European Champion. Some struggles at Worlds afterwards and he was 10th there, but overall a very good season for him. Kevin had trouble with injuries at the start of the season, but finished on a very high note with a 4th place finish at Worlds (only a few points behind Malinin) and looking more stable with his quads than ever, in my opinion. Both will be podium contenders and candidates for the GP Final next season.

Jason Brown didn't take part in the GP series last season, but returned for the US Nats and Worlds + WTT, and did not disappoint! He's been very consistent and provided some Jason-quality programs, getting the silver medal at nationals, earning a new PB in the free skate at Worlds and finishing 5th, and continuing to perform well at WTT. I don't know about his plans for the future, but I'm sure the skating world would love to see him continue competing.

Keegan Messing has been carrying the Canadian men for some time and retired after Worlds and WTT this year. The rest of the Canadian men... Well, we will see what happens.

For the others, Deniss Vasiljevs of Latvia is another fan favorite and was able to get silver on his second GP event last season, and has been working hard to get his quad salchow more consistent. Even if the quad doesn't work out, his artistry is amazing and he has wonderful programs that you definitely should look forward to seeing. Boyang Jin really hasn't been able to compete much during covid but has been making some comeback under Tracy and Brian this season, and I look forward to seeing his development in his new environment. Morisi Kvitelashvili has struggled a Lot and has put out some disaster level skates last season, and time will tell if he'll continue competing.

Whew, that's all I can think of now! Please do add things in the comments if I got something wrong or forgot something.

You also asked for Shoma performance recommendations! I would definitely check out both his SP and FS from 2022 Worlds, FS at the GPF 2022 and SP at Worlds 2023. His EX last season, "Padam Padam" (by Mihoko Higuchi!) is gorgeous as well!

Hopefully this helped! 😁

[too-many-rooks]

I recently finished binging the majority of your Alex Rider fanfics, and I cannot emphasize enough how utterly fantastic they are. Each work draws you in, the hook is catchy and the story is absolutely enthralling. The way you capture narrative voice- I could fawn for days!!! Each interaction, the way you've figured out Yassen and Alex's dynamic.... Ugh!! The details, the setting- I have nothing but heaps of praise and thanks for you posting.

You take each and every scenario, and you do it an idealized version of justice that's practically divine. Fem!Alex's romp with Yasha in the water, the utterly comedic way you describe the token 'non-responsibility assuming, mythologizing (there's probably a proper term for that) every non-western belief' white guys was so fun to see weaved in with the usual Rider shenanigans. Alex teasing Yassen, the reversal of roles in Lionceau, it was so interesting seeing them play off each other in entirely new ways. Explosive encounters, Dhampir Alex and his co-conspirators Tom and Jack on their journey to free Yassen- I can't even mention Canada and all those delightful scenes before Alex strikes out on his own and decides to rip out a few throats without going on what would be an insufferably long ramble-, and that one fic where John and Ian are miraculously alive, and Yassen has miraculously (...sluttily😂) kissed every single breathing Rider... Marvelous.

I decided that sending a single ask as opposed to a bunch of tiny comments was preferable, so I hope this isn't unwarranted or anything. I adore the way you write, and can't wait to sink my teeth into the Inheritance!

You and your writing are lovely.

This is just so unbelievably nice and appreciated it fully made me cry 🥹🥹🥹🥹

Genuinely this is such a lovely thing to say, I’m sat at home feeling a bit miserable recovering from a second bout of covid atm and you’ve absolutely made my day/week/life. (I hope you know I’m gonna re-read this message whenever I’m feeling self conscious about my writing.)

Thank you so much for your compliments, and I’m so glad to hear you’ve been enjoying my writing - especially the Fem!Alex fic, it’s simultaneously one of my favourite, and less read fics so your appreciation is extra appreciated 😁😁 the Dhamphir fic and Lionceau are also some of my favourite fics that I still think about a lot, and I’m just so happy you enjoyed them.

I hope you like Inheritance! It’s absolute peak self-indulgence for me, but also trying to push myself to writing longer form stuff!

[finalcake-art]

In terms of recent stuff, here is a side project I'm working on while recovering from COVID: my very first stick art. Graphic design was never my forte, so I wanted to try and slap something together while getting used to stick art composition. Not terrible for a first time maybe iunnolol

This is just a personal project to use for my own stick, no plans atm to sell the design. If I did, I'll have to remove the logo and make up my own.

[antonarcana]

Man, I’m mostly recovered from covid by now, but my appetite is still nonexistent. My weight is continuing to plummet. I’m sure the Concerta is still contributing, but that’s usually only while it’s in my system, but atm I’ve got around the clock appetite suppression. Sucks! I don’t enjoy food anymore at all (I also can’t taste it whatsoever which does not help)