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WEDNESDAY JULY 6TH, 2011 (American Anxiety)

9:34 AM Dreamed of distant rain forming a river nearby. The Camper marched out, and the river turned to blood just as I woke up. Donnie dreamed of a giant tree contained within a supermarket, the ceiling barely holding back the tree's growth. The supermarket won't last.

9:40 AM Going down to the lobby.

9:43 AM There's someone else heading to the restaurant, and they're trying a little too hard not to be seen by us.

9:45 AM Sitting down at a table. Writing in my journal to look like I'm not paying attention. Words, words, words! The walls have big photographs of New York before the red sky, many of which are torn. "Jordan, there's three of them now…" Just act natural. "They're coming this way…" I have Tiger Stripes. They'll think it's just plastic. Hell, I'd think that. They're gonna get surprised by oh god Bringing a gun to a guitar controller fight, what a dick.

9:46 AM "You shouldn't have come here." We were told we were expected. "There's no one for you here." Buddy, who do you think we are? Do you think we're here to start a fight or steal your shit? "You're here to carry out her fucking orders. You got in contact with her just yesterday, on American soil." She told us jack-shit. We're not with the Harlequin. I can show you my journal if you want? "You can write anything you want in there." Yeah, and you can say anything you want. I'm trusting that you guys are even human. Can't you trust that I'm "You're not in a position to appeal." Okay. Jesus. So. What, then? "Stay still so we can shoot you." Fuck.

9:48 AM MOTHEf9ck why would you bring a taser to a guitar controller fight when you’ve already brought a fucking shotgun

9:51 AM So.. so what just happened. Right. "Jordan, what did just happen?" We're, uh. Standing over three dead bodies. We definitely had a fight. They shot at us a lot, but all of that buckshot hit the walls. I slid under a guy's legs at one point and whacked him in the back. I was a bit too busy to watch what Donnie was doing. "Someone else came in. They drew fire away from us." But there's no one here now. she's clutching her head Hey, I believe you! I'm just narrating! "No, it's.. weirding me out. Someone else was here, and I looked right at them, but I don't.. know... what I saw." Uh-oh. That sounds like slender man shit to me. "He was wearing a hat. Does the slender man do that?" I don't know. Maybe sometimes? And we only know stories! Who knows what the real guy does? Maybe he has many outfits! "I think we should leave…" Okay. Let me just get a look at the dead guys. You go on ahead.

9:53 AM The lead guy’s got a badge on him. “R.A.F.” Is the Royal Air Force here? Shit, air power would have helped a lot in crossing the Atlantic. >_>

9:55 AM Where's our fucking duck?! "We're gonna have to walk." Fuck!!!

10:25 AM Alright, we're just.. heading in a fucking direction. Donnie's leading, she's got the map. God I hate walking. And Donnie keeps taking us in new directions because she keeps.. seeing someone.

10:85858555858885858858888885888885858588588588858588588888858858888588858585858858858885858858888885858588858855558858888885885555858888588588855885858585858588558588885585888885858585888588858588588888858888558588558885885555858588558588858588588888858855558588555885888585885888888588858585855885858885858858888885858855858585888588858585858888885888888585858885885555885888888585858885885888858885858858888885858855858858858588858885888585 AM Of course there's not a human soul in sight.

8:58 AM Buildings scale left That one is bigger than Donnie speaks, I can't hear the xenomoths sleep

7:93 AM Toy soldiers off to war, hand puppets storm the beach lord of truth and lord of eternity, double being with beautiful face most comfortable with quill pen, but this will do This one won't last a week...

11:00 AM a voice speaks to me...The RAF’s main headquarters! It wasn't much of a walk after all. We're lucky we found it. Donnie and I are both resolved in this, we've got to clear things up. We'd rather not be stalked by big fucks with guns all through the country. We're just two kids!

11:01 AM Oh. It’s not the Royal Air Force. They’re called “Rise Against Fear.”

11:04 AM We demanded to speak with their manager. We got some funny looks, but someone did agree to speak with us. He’s a big man. Name’s Field Marshal Roosevelt. Says he’s related to Teddy. Military man. Not the cool kind, either; he’s the kind who’s really a big asshat about it.

11:05 AM He’s been staring at us for a while now from behind his dark and smoke-covered desk. Another person’s standing behind him, wearing a suit and hat. A man in black? man in black wearing face of white ..now Roosevelt’s looking at me. o_o “I know you. You’re the White Jester.“ What of it? “You were a terrorist, son. Nothing like us. Interacting with that plastic bitch, no matter what you tried, was a chicken-shit dumbass move. Kill her or die trying. That's the only way. That's a man's way.” >_< ..Donnie said something. Roosevelt asked her to say it again. “I said your man's way wouldn't even pass in a kindergarten. You'd get your arse handed to you by a five-year-old.” Roosevelt laughed. “Yeah, well, we don't really hang around little kids. Shouldn't even be talking to you two.” ..I really don’t like this guy. Donnie said “Is that by court order?” …fuck, this can’t end well. Roosevelt looks amused. “Okay, now you’re starting to get annoying. How about you hurry up and tell me what you want?” Well. Three guys, RAF guys, picked a fight with us. And we just want to clear things up. The Harlequin was some bad shit, back in Europe. I give you my word, we're not with her. We just want to survive. We plan on crossing the States, and we'd prefer to not think we're in trouble with the government while we do it. “Where are you trying to go, exactly?" Uh. Nebraska...? "Heh. Oh, sure. You can try. You have my word."

11:09 AM On the way out, I’m sure I heard Roosevelt say “Shoot the bastards next time you see ‘em.” Goddammit. do you want to see?

11111111111111111111:11 AM I wish that we can find somewhere to go that’s not this place. New York’s not my style.

11:13 AM I asked Donnie why she had to piss Roosevelt off like that. She said she didn’t say two words to the guy; I’m the one who did all the speaking. Are you kidding me?

11:15 AM We're going to the north. Donnie, why are we going to the north? "Well, if you're not gonna take the lead, I was at least listening when Roosevelt gave us directions." Directions??? "Yeah, to the.. y'know, the warehouse? The help?" ..what the hell, stop stop stop.

11:17 AM I showed her my journal. I showed her my transcription of the talk with Roosevelt. She says the talk happened almost completely differently. She said Roosevelt was a kind and respectful man who said he’d look into our problems, that he told us that the people in this warehouse up north can help us. And she said I did all the talking. I don’t remember that at all.

11:18 AM We’re gonna keep going north. We’re nearly there anyway. We’ll figure out what’s going on later. I trust Donnie on this.

12:34 PM do you want to SEE?This hospital smells too minty for my comfort. The doctor just came in. Says he’s a follower of the Beacon.

12:40 PM ..I’m not sure what’s going on anymore. I feel like I’ve been having unleaded Mind Screw fuel being pumped into my veins for the past two days.

12:42 PM The Beacon Follower dude tells me my friend is discussing things with the officials in the warehouse next door. She said I started going crazy before just passing out??

12:45 PM He said he knows exactly what happened to me. He said I ran into the Musicians. Says they’re another Fear. He doesn’t know what the hell they are or even do, really; he doesn’t think anyone does. But he knows that the people who run into them have hallucinations. God. Dammit. Gotta deal with that, then.

12:49 PM I think I can get up now.

12:55 PM I went down a long staircase. Either the Follower’s room was high up, or this warehouse is far down. Either way, it’s ominous as hell.

12:58 PM ..I turned around. Yeah, top of the staircase is right there. Motherfucking rabbit hole.Brick wall left and right. Brick wall in front and back. I’m closed in. ..now there’s suddenly a pathway right there. HOO, steam, I can feel that. Getting hot. Now it’s getting cooler, less humid. And brighter! ..there are pipes around me. This is some kind of corridor.

1:06 PM Found a ladder. Light’s shining from a hole it’s entering.

1:07 PM What is this White Metal walls Metal floor Metal ceiling But white Creepy place. Room over there, going.

1:08 PM ..oh hey! I’m in a warehouse. Donnie!!! With a bunch of smiling military men!

1:09 PM Military man shook my hand, introduced self as Thomas Ginger. He doesn’t look like a ginger. “I’ve been speaking with your colleague, Mister Dooling. I understand that three of our men attacked you folks unprovoked— rest assured we’re doing all we can to find out what happened there. In the meantime, I understand you need a briefing about the state of the world.” ...yeah, actually. That sounds good. “Welcome, Mister Dooling, to the new politics at the end of the world," he said with a wink. donnie "He's really dramatic."

"It's a big deal, young lady! We had something pretty good going on for a while-- not perfect, anyone will tell you that; liberal democracy wasn't the world we all dreamed of, but considering where we came from, and considering what our loudest competitors had to show for themselves, it was pretty good-- but we couldn't hold onto it for long once the sky turned red. Now, if it was just a different colored sky, and an epidemic of cat-spiders and other creepy-crawlies, I do actually think we'd be able to get ahold of it. Maybe have to deal with a surge in religious fundamentalists arguing that they have a stronger mandate to govern during the End Times, but, between you and me that's not a new threat to our government. We would have seen our way through. Caution tape over any new doorways, mandate a quarantine while containment teams patrolled for monsters... anyhow, you see what I mean. But it wasn't just that. Humanity met the Fears. Or, more properly, they introduced themselves to us. We didn't have a policy for this. These were entirely intelligent beings that had demonstrable power over us. They weren't as a whole willing to converse with us, but two in particular made an opening: The Archangel, and Salmacis." he looked at us to make sure we're paying attention. yeah, dude. we're rapt.

"Neither claimed to represent the others so much, but our own corroborations give us reason to believe their word. Of the two, Salmacis was the most forthcoming. She, or, they, or... they gave their name to us, 'as a means of representation,' and then began telling us about the other Fears. I think they're an outsider to the others? More willing to betray them. They claim, actually, that the Fears have always been here, and that perhaps they were, as a unit, responsible for some nuances of the balance of power that we've had trouble changing on our own? I'm hesitant to refer to this Salmacis as an 'ally,' and they saw fit to enforce that ambiguity a touch…" ....um… "I'm losing you. It's not important. I suppose all that amounts to is 'we have a source.'" Okay. So what about the other one, the Archangel?

"Him! Definitely not an ally. The Archangel is comfortable in the halls of power, and he has connections with the dead. We understand the walking dead are his doing, something he had always had the power to bring to the Earth but chose to reserve until a 'more appropriate time.' And, this being the red-sky end-times, he saw that as good enough.He also spoke freely on the other Fears, though more from the position of one who believed himself above them. We got a lot of names, descriptions of abilities, and a thorough sense of his personal evaluation of each of them. But unlike Salmacis, he told us this as an expression of power." Maybe Salmacis was also expressing power? "Hm? What?" I dunno. Literally just... guessing here, going with the information you've provided us. "Right. It's possible, and we've already got reports analyzing this all-- look, it's not important! I ask you not interrupt me unless I'm losing you." Sorry! Understood!

"The thing is, the Archangel behaved very.. familiarly to us. We recognized what he was going for. It is very convincing, the notion that he might have been on Earth for a long time. He's a power-hungry tyrant, a dictator by force. By contrast, Salmacis is hard to read. If they behave like anyone on Earth, they're a type that has never set foot in a place of power, and has only read about it. Very knowledgeable. Very much an outsider. Me, personally? I think that one's an alien, not from here at all." ...…uh-huh?

"...in any case, you see what I mean. We met the Fears. We were told of the shifting balance of power, transferring from humanity to the Fears. The Archangel treats this as a done deal, to the point that he doesn't view us as a threat at all. He didn't try to take over anything. To our knowledge, no Fear has established any colonies, installed any leadership, or even submitted any proposed bills." … "That one was a joke. C'mon. We're the Government." ...:) "Yeah. For all we know, they're only interested in chaos. Picking off stragglers, radicalizing individuals. Now, that will be a problem in the long-term, but we're.. keeping an eye on things." Right. donnie "The US has a smarter government than I expected." he's looking at her funny donnie "Oh, shit, sorry." "Oh, no no! No offense taken. It's just that I realized, you two don't know yet. Here, let me…" ..he’s showing us a big map of the world. Looks normal. “Bear with me for a moment; this map’s circa 2009.” He’s pointing at USA. “This? This is no longer the United States of America.” ..he put the map aside and underneath is a new map. It looks mostly the same, but there’s new labels and new boundaries everywhere.

“Over the last month and a half, the states have all seceded. They figured it was every man for himself, they jumped ship and are trying to adapt by themselves. The USA are now the DCA: the Divided Countries of America. It nearly went a different way, actually, but our miraculous President Obama in his last act managed to prevent it from being a North-South split. The new equillibrium, temporary though it could be, is based on the old one, but decentralized. What once were States are now Countries. No one nation here wants to change that just yet. Thank God. We want as many people fighting the Fears as we can get, not each other.” Huh. DCA. That's funny. "Hm?" Nah, it's literally nothing. Actually, I do have a question. Do you know what's going on with Europe? Where we came from? o: concerned look “It's nothing good, I'm afraid. You two are from the UK, correct? You made it out just in time, then, as the geography’s changing dramatically from what I hear. We can't even make an accurate map of it anymore; it changes from day to day." Shit. "As far as the continent goes, that's out of my expertise. Your own knowledge likely exceeds mine."

1:16 PM Mister Ginger’s taking us somewhere. Giant elevator. We’re going down.

1:19 PM Ginger’s talking. "Now, you don't have to agree to this, I want to be crystal clear, but I am authorized to make a proposition to the two of you." donnie "We're listening." "You know, no doubt, of the.. other universe." The rabbit holes! "That's a cute one. Not an uncommon name. Salmacis and the Archangel both referred to them as 'Doors,' a name which we find significant. Doors can be opened and closed. Doors allow transit between lived spaces, operative spaces, always constructed spaces. So the place on the other side must not be completely random…" Do you guys have a name for it? The place on the other side… "Yes, we call it Universe X." Ah. I guess that's about what I should expect. ..this elevator's taking a long time, just how far down are we going? ope we arrived. Sweet bananas and rice, that's... a giant Door.

1:21 PM This is a massive space. Like, an aircraft hangar. Under the city. I don't know if it was used for anything before the apocalypse, but now it's used to present this towering Door, which is held in place by large metal clamps attached to forklift-like equipment. Teams of people pass by, looking over clipboards, transporting large boxes, even janitors insistently mopping after each person. This is the most professional place I've seen on Earth. And it's all for that multidimensional portal... which is literally just, a giant wooden fucking door, with round doorknob that nobody can reach. Ginger "We'd like to propose that you go in there." o_o

1:25 PM You've.. sent others in, right? "Many times. They come back, don't worry. We have a good idea of the exact 'worlds' within vicinity of this portal. Uh, Door. We've been working to map it out." And is there something we can do that they can't? "That's the thing: No. But we found a library in there, some ways away from where this Door leads, and there's a figure in there who refuses to talk to us but specifically asks for you, by name." A library? Sorry, by name? I, uh… donnie "you did go to a library once in there…" I did, but... I mean, it's in Dimension X! It's a little overwhelming in there. I passed through the library once, I don't know if I can trust it. ginger "I understand your trepidation, Mister Dooling, truly I do. And as I said, we shan't force you in there. But, considering the likelihood of this whole situation-- we met this figure quite some time ago, and we didn't expect to find someone with your name just come walking in-- it was my duty to inform you, and it is my duty to recommend this COA." donnie "coa?" course of action donnie "you speak military?" metal gear solid donnie "what" I played metal gear solid when I was 3 years old donnie "that doesn't clarify anything" ginger "We will provide you with some amount of protection. Good suits. I can't promise we have anyone to send in with you. Would you like to.. sit down somewhere, talk this over amongst yourselves?" I would. ...I'd like to get away from that imposing Door...

1:34 PM Quiet room, side room. Table and chairs. Coffee. Ginger's stepped out for a bit, we're on our own. "I think we should do it. I mean, I feel like we ought to." I dunno… "Are you worried about the Nebraska thing? Don't be. It's literally nothing, like, I used to be online friends with someone who said he lived in Nebraska. And there's no reason to suppose he's still there. I'm in no rush. I'm with you. And there's someone in there who seems to know you." Yeah, that's what worries me! 'Cause I did meet someone in that library, but I did not know him. "Well, you'll be meeting him with me now. I think we're actually really good together." You do? "I do. It might be luck, to a degree, but then if it's luck then it's our combined luck. And you're good with that guitar thing." My weird, impossibly stable, Tiger Stripes… "And that ability of yours to talk. Nobody can stop you from talking. You stop only when it makes sense to. And that's kept us alive." kiss "Baby, you're impressive. I've never met anyone like you." aww... owo "And, like. Did you really think, if we don't go through this Door, we're never gonna go in any Door ever again? Do you think this is our chance to avoid this X place?" Well, no. Like, absolutely, that's sound, that's a point. "Then what? Talk to me." I have a feeling. Deep in my bones. "Yeah?" That we're gonna progress the apocalypse and bring Rapture just a little closer. silence "Well.. if going in this Door can do that, then doesn't that also mean that the secret to whatever Rapture is is behind that Door?" ...yeah. "Don't you want to know? What Rapture is?" What Rapture is… What is coming?

1:57 PM We're going. Mister Ginger and his team have provided a week's supply of food, some bullet-proof vests, helmets with rebreathers, and several multi-subject notebooks and good pens ("just in case"). A lot of the equipment is stored in a big box that we pull on wheels by a handle. Suiting up now.

2:10 PM There stands the Door, as big as a building, here in this underground space. Warning lights and alarms are sounding, and a woman with a megaphone is telling everyone to keep clear. "The Door is opening. Make way." I expected a creak, but it was more of a vast cracking sound as the Door slowly swung open on its hinges, pulled by the forklift machines. Like they were tearing open a wound in a giant wooden body... or a hidden chamber in an ancient tomb that hasn't seen living bodies in thousands of years… Inside is a beige wasteland, alien minerals blown out of the Door by an alien wind. We have some notes on what to expect. Just gotta... step through.

2:85858585858585858585855885858585885858585858588558585 88888888555555555 minutes have passed and we’re wandering in blackness. Night fell really fast here. It’s very quiet. I can hear only our footsteps as we walk over the sandy rocks.

858588585858555558585855558585585585855855585585585855 5888858 minutes have passed and and and Dark sky, vaguely purple. Rocks and badlands in all directions. And I can’t hear anything besides our repetitive footsteps.

855858585858585858585888588858858585858588885888858885858 We’ve found what look like sand cocoons dangling from a tree that is actually a rock. A faint hum can be heard from within. Donnie says we’re getting close.

85858585558585858858858555858858558858585558858858585588585 The moon is rising. This particular area is getting very rocky. As the moon rises, the ground gets harder to see. It’s like moonlight but.. well, the opposite! Moondark? No, that sounds stupid. Doesn’t this all? Donnie says it’s up ahead.

855858585855585885858585585855855585558555555585555558555555 The moon has risen. I cannot see anything around me. I can hear only our breathing. We have to hold hands now. It’s getting harder to walk. It feels like we’ve hit sludge. The sand is rising. We’re swimming in sand now. We’re swimming to the moon.

8555858558585858585885885858885885885885858585858858858 Swim to the moon. It’s much closer now.

85585858858858585858585588585858588858858855858858888 I can see. Millions of other drifters floating off to the sand sea. The moon is lowering. The sand is waving. Tidal waves of grit and dust form a crust on the drifters in front of us. The sand piles on the crust and forms density unseen. The cocoon sinks into the waves below, and now the moon descends upon us. 888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888

9:00 PM we are sliding down a very long slide it is red turn coming up to the right now we drop

9:01 PM Train of thought. Wait, no. We’re just on a train. The scenery is yellow. That one’s orange. KNOCKING that’s the door. We have a door.

9:02 PM It’s George Washington, the first president of the United States of America. Formerly united. He’s asking us to help him find his rifle, ‘cause the zombies are coming.

9:08 PM OH DEAR JOSH THEY’RE EVERYWHERE SHOOT THAT ONE NOW THAT ONE HIT THAT ONE IN THE FACE HIT THAT ONE IN THE FOOT NOW ITS FACE NO, THE OTHER FACE DON’T GIVE ME THE RIFLE WHAT IS THIS I DON’T EVEN KNOW HOW TO OH GOD DOUBLETAP DOUBLETAP THE DOUBLETAP DOESN’T WORK HERE OH MY GOD THEY JUST KEEP GETTING UP AND UP AND up and up and THEY’RE LEVITATING. I WAS NEVER BRIEFED FOR THIS! Open some fucking windows. Everybody strap in, I’m about to open som I got that backwards, didn’t I? OH MY GOD LIQUID IS POURING IN THROUGH THE WINDOW I JUST OPENED IT’S PURPLE It’s flammable. Okay, kids. It’s time for a little… liquid tension experiment. ..with.. acid rain and stuff. It’s a reference. ….just die, okay?

9:21 PM Really? Right into the next nightmare? Hello, hotel hell. Let’s just check in. I’m too tired to speak coherent sentinels.

9:28 PM I don’t expect to wake up in the same hotel, or even really alive at this rate, but I don’t care. Let me sleep. We’ll go deeper in the morning.

(Attached: "First things first, there are the gods. Our gods are rather human. Filled with regret, rage, and enough years of experience dealing with people that they can maneuver social situations as masters. Each one has their weaknesses, of course. The Harlequin has her naivety. Death has his pride. EAT has her mystery. And the Musicians have solipsism. There are two Musicians, not so much identities as they are poles of a field. They are extremely powerful at what they do, and my visits to the past let me verify that this has always been the case. They are so powerful, in fact, that they formed a bond with each other that has taken priority over all others. Each revolves around the other, each thinks primarily of the other, and this produces a wall of sound that makes other people look somehow less real. So what is it they do? The Musicians obfuscate.“)

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southparkdoodlesandstuff · 1 year ago

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Notes on SP eps

SP eps I forgot to take notes on the first 3 I do it later lmao fell free to use these stamps for edits or anything

S4. ep16 6:11 Cartman s l i d e s s4 ep17 1:55 Ike and Kyle wholesome s4 ep17 8:03 Mr.Hanky and his wife need to s4 ep17 16:07 KYLE EHAT THE HECK???? s5 ep1 17:54 Uncle Jimbo is a homo (WHAT s5 ep4 11:38 DON'T THINK I DON'T SEE YA s5 ep6 14:39 "Sit down Kyle" Can't ">:("

s5 ep7 00:30 "Scream for me btch" "AAAA" s5 ep7 15:12 "We gotta get rid of the gorls"

s5 ep8 21:01 Highly streaches s5 ep9 14:52 "We're speaking English rn does that make sense???" s5 ep9 21:58 "?!??!?!?" (Idk tbh s5 ep10 12:50 *Background shinanigans the boys and res to town laughing lmao) + Sometime later in ep Style moment lol s5 ep12 I just really like Tolkien's voice s5 ep13 21:00 FCK HIM UP KYLE! (Also dude Kenny really is cared for) s5 ep14 (Entire ep) Butters dude. That is messed uuuupp. s6 ep2 17:00 A SIMPLE LIL MOTAGGGE s6 ep3 4:30 "Star trek dude has an axe in bg) STAN KYLE AND CARTMAN I WILL PUNCH YOU STOP GASLIGHTING MY SON + 16:02 I love robbary and fraud I'm a shoplisting

s6 ep4 3:30 THE WAY THEY ROLL 3:58 STAN BE COMMITING CRIMES 4:30 "W h a t??" Bebe has some other ideas 6:32 THEY GOT CAUGHT 10:47 Kyle take off your hat what the hell 15:25 "Don't have a dad Mike not gonna work" 16:00 FIghting in background 16:40 Stanley :((( Has sores Stan is one big pussy

s6 ep5 6:55 STAN's NOSE PINCH LMAO I low-key really like this ep the subplot of Cheif tryna contorl his TV is gold lmao 14:13 They're excited 18:40 "We'll kill butter's later!" 20:05 "WHOOOO YEAHHHHH!!!"

s6 ep6 5:30 REALITY TV (reanimated THIS) 9:19 are they breaking the 4th wall???

s6 ep7 IDK WHEN BUT TWEEK SINGS HMMER TIME

s6 ep8 4:20 The boys chillin (Where's Ken?) 5:15 Tweek: "I'M A WHAT?!" 7:08 Craig: Walks away 7:42 Kyle: "Get the **** of here." Pure disgust

s6 ep9 4:20 Kyle is confusion It looks really funky witht the art style 14:35 SP creators :DDD 16:28 TWEEK HAS A MISSUL LAUNCHER

s6 ep10 4:50 WHA ape grunts 5:20 I feel you Wendy 7:17 Girls no :( 10:04 "Bebe you're still cool" 13:15 "HAOHAOHA" 16:00 Jeez fanon bebe is insanely inaccurate 17:25 Cute Parent Marshes moment 19:00 HOW WENDY 21:04 THE BOYS ARE HUGGINH

s6 ep11 6:34 Craig deffo got them tall genes 8:58 "I didn't mean to! (be abducted)" 11:40 "Im nugh dune wiuth mgh pizza…" 19:57 "Oh god our parents are so stupid dude." + cute moments 21:20 HELP STAN-

S6 ep12 1:45 "Mrky" Ok Current realization "KENNY!" 8:11 "Maybe you got brain cancer" "YOU THINK!?" "Cartman don't get brain cancer." 20:11 I'm scared for new Randy

s6 ep13 11:59 "I'm not playing anymore." s6 ep15 7:40 DAMN STAN. 9:25 LET KENNY WATCH FATSO 11:00 Psychic Stan ("No I'm not!") 13:47 Stan pinching his nose 16:30 Stan you're still in the school why are you slaming the door 17:53 Kyle: :o

s6 ep16 4:10 Stan nose pinch again :D 7:10 Stutters duo on an adventure (entire ep) 8:40 "They're lying" 11:40 "how many parents have you enacted revenge on??" 12:21 "18,000$" - "How bout 5 bucks." 13:18 this entire scene is geuninlly interesting to see knowing Eric's character It showcases his COMPLEXITY WHEN DEALING WITH PEOPLE 15:55 POP OFF STAN 16:30 Cartman can speak spanish?? Dude he's dedicated. 17:50 Stan is smart

s6 ep17 (Throughout the ep Jimmy sings <3) 6:16 TWEEK YOU'RE NOT CRAZY 11:50 Kyle and Cartman interaction lmao 14:21 the way Jesus specifies "Eric" Cartman lmao 14:30 JESUS HAS A GUN 15:40 I'm packing 17:40 "Dude this is pretty fcked up." 19:22 Idk who these kids are they're in a different style and its a little odd. 21:10 NVM THIS IS THE SAME 21:20 KENNY! KENNY'S BACK! DUDE WHERE THE HEEL WERE YOU????

S7 ep1 0:50 IKE IS NOT A WEPON KYLE Cartman??? Dude you good?????? I HATE HOW CALLED OUT I FEEL BY THE SCIENCTIST IN THIS EP HE THINKS EXACTLY LIKE ME There is a scene somewhere where Kenny pulls his Parka "Oh shit did we do that??" 20:00 KENNY NO

s7 ep2 1:30 "Oh I'm a dork huh :(" 2:45 Stan and Kyle dealing with Cartman's bs 7:45 Epic scene with Jimmy and Timmy 12:10 An attempt was made to sit 14:40 "Holy guacomole!" 23:30 "Me too-"

s7 ep3 3:50 "Lets go Kyle!" 11:27 "We're not Killing kyle" "Mrph!"[Yeah!] 14:40 "Whoa-o-ok thank you." 16:15 "A present from jesus himself!" Looks up 16:18 TButters? 18:59 Roblox coil sound

s7 ep4 3:34 "SHUT UP AND STUDY." 6:30 Why is he puttign so mcuh effort into the walk 7:47 Uhhh pop off Gerald?? 7:57 STAN NOSE PINCH 8:25 Kenny fucking leaves 13:55 Randy has talent 21:22 Kyle nose pich + "I- I don't know"

s7 ep5 (didn'r take anything ig"

s7 ep6 2:12 "Why won't she let me eat the piee." 3:40 Kenny is an artist (for twitter.) 4:13 WHAT ON EARTH IS THIS CONCLUSION 4:26 TUCKER??? CRAIG'S LONG LOST SIBLING? 5:05 Cartman has no right to be this detailed for a fatass 5:15 Kenny :((( 7:17 Sign languages Kyle: "What?????" 8:34 "hehehe thats gay" "hehehe we're gay" 9:16 "GRRRRR!" 10:27 The girl is so cute though 17:48 WDYM THE MCCORMICKS??? 18:20 "Kenny it doesn't go pekwwww it goes BANG BANG BANG"

s7 ep7 2:44 "26,000 DOLLARS?!?!" 5:30 CHEF!! 5:45 "We've had such great times here" CHAOS WHEN??? 6:51 Kennys cute here 9:17 Sharon and Randy moment 12:57 THOMAS TUCKER'S HEIGHT HELP

s7 ep8 00:55 KENNNYYY'S DESIGN 1:20 We're you guys waiting for the bus how tf are your switching to machovers 1:45 3:55 "OH MY GOD WHERE IS MY HOMEWORK I AM FREAKING OUU~U~UT!!" 4:45 YES CHEF 5:15 Well. Uh. I guess dreams come true. 11:12 KYLE WHERE TF DID YOU KEEP THAT 12:22 why is Liane there she's a whor-

s7 ep9 1:00 The kid's music tastes 2:10 Cartman being an ENTJ 2:54 Tolkien looked really epic 4:40 KYLE WHAT DID YOU DO? "I DON'T KNOW D:'" 8:45 "Why would I be looking way over there??" 10:30 Cartman tugging at Kyle's hat 16:56 Uh- 21:00 HELL YEAH TOLKIEN BEAT HIS ASS 21:25 YES BUTTERS YESSSS

s7 ep10 6:54 "GARALD WHERE ARE THE BOYS??" 8:00 SWEEP THE KIDS 9:26 HELP THE LINE MOVING LIKE A WORM 11:04 "I love youh guys, except for you kyel" 11:15 KENNY HOODIE PULL 13:00 Idk i just love this scene with all the kids :DD 18:17 Stan's Gang devising a plan

s7 ep11 CASA BONITA 1:30 "I have never been a dck to you!" 10:32 CARTAMAN? 11:20 I swear to- 12:00 cartman's little dancin 12:30 Butters singin 14:00 this entire scene with Eric. 17:00 why is Kenny wearing a tuxido over his parka. 19:31 ERIC SPEEDRUN GO

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We Wish You A Celtic Christmas

Nollaig shona daoibh on this Christmas Eve with Celtic Christmas Music #74.

Scythian, The McDades, The Jig is Up!, Enda Reilly, Alisa Marie, The Chivalrous Crickets, Plunk Murray, Steel Clover, Screaming Orphans, Anne Roos & David Blonski, The Gothard Sisters, The Celtic Kitchen Party, Ashley Davis, Cherish The Ladies

0:06-Scythian "Christmas Eve Reel feat. Boxing Banjo, Nolan Ladewski" from Christmas Out at Sea

3:09-WELCOME TO CELTIC CHRISTMAS MUSIC

I am Marc Gunn. Celtic musician and podcaster. We are promoting Celtic culture through Christmas cheer. If you hear music you love, please support the artists. Visit the shownotes to find out more about the artists and follow the show at CelticChristmasPodcast.com.

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4:38 - The McDades "See Amid the Winter's Snow" from A Winter Collection

8:15 - The Jig is Up! "Three Ships on the Ocean" from A Penny for the Wren

10:47 - Enda Reilly "It's Christmas Eve" from Christmas is With Us (Tá An Nollaig Linn)

13:28 - Alisa Marie "The First Noel" from Winter Harp (by the fireside)

15:01 - The Chivalrous Crickets "The Wexford Carol - The First of Winter" from A Chivalrous Cricketmas

20:44 - Plunk Murray "Christmas in the Old Man's Hat" from Christmas in the Pub

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26:11 - Steel Clover "As Lately We Watched" from Season Of Love

29:07 - Screaming Orphans "Wishing You a Merry Christmas" from Happy Christmas, Vol. 1

32:53 - Anne Roos & David Blonski "Song of the Piper" from A Winter's Dance

37:16 - The Gothard Sisters "Deck the Halls" from A Celtic Christmas

40:34 - The Celtic Kitchen Party "We Wish you a Merry Christmas" from One Celtic Christmas

42:35 - Ashley Davis "Sailing Back to You" from Songs of the Celtic Winter II

47:09 - CLOSING

48:14 - Cherish The Ladies "Silent Night" from On Christmas Night

53:55 - CREDITS

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Nice!! another of these games! ^-^ Let's see, let's see...

4.Where do you find inspiration for new ideas? pfff hahaha idk, random things. I see a post talking about a kink, next thing I know I really really want to write about that kink. Or a special pairing, or a funny situation... I also draw a lot of inspiration from other writers, that's how I end up with so many fics derivative from other works. There is something very challenging in trying to understand a character as written by another artist, and trying to follow the same train of thought...

8.Do you prefer the beginning, middle, or end of a story? I'm rubbish at endings (unless I have very clear what sort of last punch I want to throw) and as for beginnings sometimes I feel like I am unfocused or don't know if I'm dragging on a bit too much... Middles are my thing, then!

16.How many fic ideas are you nurturing right now? Share one of them? pah!! who knows, there are so many of my docs (numbered!! I don't learn) with random concepts or lines waiting to be remembered and developed... I'll have to disappoint you, though. Nothing worth reading in stock U_U

40.If someone were to make fanart of your work, what fic or scene would you hope to see? I would be downright melting if someone did artwork like that for me, never mind the fic or scene. whatever impacts them the most, or find the most beautiful. I personally like a lot the visual of Xiao Xingchen with a veil (Xie Lian style <3) so something like the scene from A Comedy of Yi City Errors when xue yang helps him down the stairs and can't take his eyes off him... or the other from Red Sun Rises, when Xiao Xingchen waits for Xue Yang in their room wearing the veiled hat and nothing else XD

55.Of the characters you write for, which is your favorite? Has that choice been swayed at all by your followers/readers’ reactions to certain ones? Xue yang will always be my favourite, my darling boy. I don't thing my way of writing him has changed much, but then again I haven't been writing for long either... Amongst OCs, my favourite is the stormcloud, that oversized toddler-brain natural disaster trying to rule over some ants ^w^

75.What scene in The Stromcloud took the longest to write? What was difficult about it? Speaking of!! I was very hesitant with the last chapter (I promise, more are to come... someday...) because it's the first one the boys get to explore each other. I wanted it to feel warranted and not rushed, but I was so impatient with it, so eventually it seemed like the story was a bit disjointed. It tends to happen to me with longer fics, that's why I admire you guys so much that you can pull it off (I don't have the patience!)

76.Did you have any ideas that didn’t make the final cut of Uber-confident? I considered adding a short epilogue with the aftermath, particularly how Song Lan felt about the whole thing and tried to report it but xiao xingchen was too ashamed and reluctant... but as you know, angst is not my forte, so I ended up scraping the whole idea and simply ending on a sharp note. If someone else wants to pick up the ball, feel free to do so! >/////<

Thanks for the ask game!! This was fun, I'm always so happy to share these little things and also learn more about you ^-^ <3

Get to know your fic writer!

Do you prefer writing one-shots or multi-chaptered fics?

Do you plan each chapter ahead or write as you go?

Describe the creative process of writing a chapter/fic

Where do you find inspiration for new ideas?

Do you like constructive criticism?

Do you have your work beta'd? How important is this to your process?

How do you choose which POV to write from?

Do you prefer the beginning, middle, or end of a story?

Do you comment on stories you read?

Cltr+f "blinks" on your WIP & copy paste the first sentence/paragraph that comes up

Link your three favorite fics right now

how does receiving or not receiving feedback/support impact you?

what’s a common writing tip that you almost always follow?

how do you write emotional scenes? Do you ever feel what the characters feel? Do you draw from personal experiences?

How do you write smut scenes? Do you get very visual or detailed? How important is it to be realistic?

How many fic ideas are you nurturing right now? Share one of them?

What do you do when writing becomes difficult? (maybe a lack of inspiration or writers block)

Do you title your fics before, during, or after the writing process? How do you come up with titles?

What is the most-used tag on your ao3?

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Would you ever collaborate with another writer for a story?

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Best writing advice for other writers?

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What fic do you wish you got more of a response on?

Which of your fics would you call your wildest ride?

What is your most and least favorite part of writing?

On average, how much writing do you get done in a day?

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Name three of your favorite fanfic writers.

Do you want to be published some day?

Five years from now, where do you see yourself as a writer?

What is one essential thing to remember when writing a villain?

How do you write kissing scenes?

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Would you ever write commissions?

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Do you ever get rude reviews and how do you deal with them?

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What’s something about your writing that you pride yourself on?

Do you prefer editing as you write, or waiting until it’s finished?

What part of the writing process do you enjoy the most? (Brainstorming, outlining, writing, editing, etc)

Does anyone in your personal life know you write fic? if not, would you tell anyone?

Have you had a writer you admire comment on your fic? What was that like?

Why do you continue writing fics?

Thoughts on cliffhangers?

Something you hate to see in smut.

Something you love to see in smut.

Tell us about what you’re most looking forward to writing – in your current project, or a future project

How do you deal with writing pressure (ie. pressure to update, negative comments, deadlines, etc.)?

Do you prefer prompts and challenges, or completely independent ideas?

What, if anything, do you do for inspiration?

What work of yours, if any, are you the most embarrassed about existing?

When asked, are you embarrassed or enthusiastic to tell people that you write?

When it comes to more complicated narratives, how do you keep track of outlines, characters, development, timeline, ect.?

What order do you write in? front of book to back? chronological? favorite scenes first? something else?

What do you think makes your writing stand out from other works?

You’ve posted a fic anonymously. How would someone be able to guess that you’d written it?

What scene in [Fanfic Name] took the longest to write? What was difficult about it?

Did you have any ideas that didn’t make the final cut of [Fanfic Name]?

Do you have a favorite scene you’ve written from [Fanfic Name] story/chapter?

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dknuth · 8 months ago

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England

We are in England for some independent travel in Yorkshire and a historian-led tour of Hadrian's Wall.

We left Madison at about noon and flew to Chicago and then to London. Our flight arrived in London at 5:55 AM. We took a train into the city at Paddington Station, a taxi to Kings Cross Station, and a train to York. That all worked well, although it didn't need to as we arrived in York about 10 AM and couldn't get into our little apartment hotel until 2 PM. So after an overnight flight and Cathie being really tired, we were hanging out for over 4 hours. That's a really difficult time to arrive. It's way too early to check in for that night. If we had gotten a hotel in London we'd have checked in at 7 AM and had to check out at 11 AM. I guess we should have gotten the room in York for the night before too and paid over $200 for the 4 hours.

I will look closer at the arrival times on flights in the future and try to arrive at a reasonable hour. In Tunis I arrived at 1 AM and paid for that night, which seemed reasonable. But this was too late for an extra night to make sense and too early to check-in.

That day Cathie was wiped out and slept for the whole day. I got out and walked around a bit.

Our hotel was just a couple of blocks from the train station, which made it an easy walk with the bags to get there.

Between the station and the hotel was the old city wall. But it was only about a one-block detour to get through the wall. York decided in the early 1800's to preserve the walls for a pedestrian promenade. It was a great decision and it works well as a loop around the old town.

The wall near our hotel leads right down to the river with a view of York Minster the background.

Between the wall and our small hotel there is a large deluxe hotel we walk past all the time. How fancy is it? The topiary beside the front door is trimmed to match the doorman's top hat.

He and I agreed that it really needs a yellow band to match the one on his hat. I check the prices for The Grand. It's £400 and up per night. We have a very nice apartment for less than half that, although no doorman.

York is a very nice town. It's has a river running through it, which they put to good use, with riverside dining, riverboat tours, and parks.

The town is over 1,000 years old and so there is a wide range of building ages and styles.

One small street has some quite ancient buildings and is known as The Shambles. If you work at it and frame the buildings just right it can look like something out of Harry Potter, which the store owners have taken full advantage of. But I really wasn't interested enough to create an illusion.

Near The Shambles is a very short street with an unusual name.

Apparently it was originally spelled Whitnourwhatnourgate, which doesn't really help that much. There is debate about what it would mean, possibly "Neither One Thing Nor Another" or "What a Street" it only has three addresses on it # 1, # 1a, and # 1 1/2. Clearly theyv'e kept it around for the novelty. SPeaking of novelty, the shop at 1 1'2 is a Fantasy Gaming store.

When the Normans conquered this part of England they built many Abbys and several were in York. Of course when Henry VIII abolished all the monasteries in England. That left grand building complexes abandoned. Most of them are now in various stages of ruin. We will see several of these in our travel around the area. As elsewhere, abandoned stone buildings were recycled into everything from barns to castles.

Just across the river is Museum Park, a nice park along the river on the grounds of St. Mary's Abby. A part of the apse of the main chapel still stands in the park.

This park is only a third of a mile from our apartment, so it was an easy destination for Cathie.

It was also the location of our first splurge restaurant of the trip, The Starr in the City. A restaurant founded on local ingredients and local cuisine, but modernised and improved. The location was equally inspired. You enter through a tunnel in the old city walls.

Into a new glass and wood dining room in the park.

We had an excellent dinner, but one where we needed to look up many of the words on the menu. It seems that British food words are quite different than Americal ones. But it was a good meal. (I neglected to take food photos, sorry.)

Since most of the city walls are intact, the next morning I headed out to do a loop of the old city on the walls. It was a lovely walk of a little over 3 miles and had a good view of ancient and modern York.

Of course the old gates into the city were way too small even by the 1800's. What is pleasant to see is that rather than just blowing out that section of the wall they built new gates. They aren't much good for stopping attackers but they handle the traffic and maintain the spirit of the walls. Here you can see the original gatehouse in the center and later openings for pedestrian and vehicular traffic on either side.

Many of these gatehouses are now coffee shops, a nice break for a wall walk.

On the north side of town, the wall abuts the wealthier neighborhoods around York Minster.

#York #England

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ysdic · 10 months ago

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YS dictionary (o-z)

odd

the odd one out谓孤臣异类，例如And so suddenly, instead of being one among many, I became the odd one out.。

引介选择范围，例如Of the two bands, Tommy's probably featured the more inventive and interesting jazz charts.，又如Of the three people who died aged under 65, one person was vaccinated against COVID-19 and two people were not vaccinated.。

后接数字表示年龄，例如David Swan, a young man of 20, was travelling on foot from New Hampshire to Boston.，

offence

take offence犹言自认被冒犯，例如Author Sarah Stusek appeared to take offence when Goodreads user Karleigh Kebartas gave her debut novel Three Rivers four stars instead of five.。

offer

双宾动词，例如The last part offers the reader additional opportunity for practice.。

offer to do sth.，谓自动表示愿做某事，例如’No, I’ll keep my stole on,’ she said to the girl when she offered to take it, ‘thank you.’

old

谓色之偏于深暗，例如When the visitors seized the lead after 55 seconds it spelled the start of a miserable afternoon for those in old gold.，此为狼队球衣色。

once

(every) once in a while，偶尔，例如I used to live in a city, but now I saw only fields and trees and once in a while, an old log cabin.

one

注意one是半元音开头的，前面用a，如When I was just learning to drive I went down a one-way street the wrong way.，又如a one-bedroomed apartment.

More than one后跟单数形式，例如When you find yourself in a situation with more than one hazard, what do you do?

only

only too言程度之高，其中only too well较常见，例如Mrs Jerebohm was to reticent to point out that her poverty in country friendships was only too well reflected in the number of guests at her dinner table.，其它例如I was only too pleased to help.

onset

事件之开始，例如His first hit record marked the onset of an astonishing career.，又如at the onset of the war，介词用at。

可受修饰整体做形容词，例如Alcohol misuse, coming from a lower socioeconomic background, loneliness and having a hearing impairment are among 15 factors found to significantly increase the risk of early-onset dementia.，又如Addressing these modifiable factors may prove effective in mitigating the risk of developing young onset dementia.。

opinion

be of the opinion that，犹言持论如左，较正式，例如He would not sit down after they had left in case he fell asleep, which this he would not permit himself to do since he was of opinion that sleep should be enjoyed sparingly.，此句出自毛姆，无the，察当代例皆有the，故以有为准。

opportunity

介词可用for，不可数，后接np.，例如The last part offers the reader additional opportunity for practice.，或接v-ing.，例如There’ll be plenty of opportunity for relaxing once the work is done.。

动词可用seize，例如The forward has seized his opportunity in the absence of the injured Gabriel Jesus with three goals in his last four appearances and impressive teamwork in the wins over Liverpool and West Ham.。

opposite

polar opposite谓绝对对立面，例如Still, after watching her in Harry Potter, it's interesting to see her play a character who is the polar opposite of Hermione Granger.。

or连接两个完整的一般疑问句，即可表示两种情况间的选择问。例如Was it heart failure in the back of a taxi or was Rivera right in suggesting that it was a politically motivated crime?，又如Can you really remember that or did I just tell it to you?

out

out there在口语中很惯用，虽则在语义上贡献甚微。应注意体会使用，如But while there's endless advice out there for parents, there's not much specifically for how to be in this non-parent supportive role.

ovation

观众集体鼓掌致意，可数，例如Smith Rowe was given a standing ovation when Arteta withdrew him towards the end.，又如The final piece won her a rapturous ovation from the audience.，又如In addition to a brief review for the course final exam, the overflowing audience (both in person and on the live YouTube stream) heard recollections, appreciations, and congratulations from Prof. Strang’s colleagues and former students. A rousing standing ovation concluded this historic event.。

over

over表示地点的用法比较微妙。例如The English version is two aisles over.，这里over等于away。

表比较，例如Kylian Mbappe chose PSG over Real Madrid.，又如

后加餐饮，引介情境，例如She would have preferred a maisonette on the front at Brighton, where she could occasionally parade in her best hat, gossip over morning coffee, and gaze at the sea.，又如They spent an hour over lunch.，此句over近于during。

overcome

后可搭配problem，表示搞定难题，如Humans have been trying to overcome this problem for millennia.

pale

pale blue eyes为洋人形容瞳子色常用语，谓其淡蓝，例如”I been to a funeral,” he said, staring me with his pale, blue eyes.

part

part with犹言献出、给出，后常常跟钱，例如It’s a huge investment, so you probably need to ask yourself if you like CS enough to part with that amount of money.。

past

有this past之说法，谓新近刚过去的，例如The last collective agreement expired at the end of 2022 and bargaining didn't start until this past October.，又如this past week/summer.。

pastime

可数，例如One of her favourite pastimes is reading detective stories.。

peanut

peanuts谓钱少如毛毛雨，例如When I sold my first bestseller (and a million dollars was peanuts for my father) he was not impressed and wondered what I was going to do with myself.，又如I won’t work for peanuts.。

peg

A square peg (in a round hole)，方凿圆枘，谓不适宜某岗位，例如Emi isn't good with the ball at his feet; he literally can't play the way we need a keeper to for our style of game. Square peg, round hole.。

peg本身义较多，须具体理解。如coat pegs谓挂衣钩，clothes pegs则晾衣夹，tuning pegs则乐器之旋钮。

pencil

[phrasal verbs]pencil in谓初步排定某事件或时间，例如On Thursday night the indications were that Kane is leaning towards a move to Germany, with a medical pencilled in for Friday after talks gathered pace.，又如We’ll pencil in the dates for the next two meetings and confirm them later.注意前一例是事件作动词宾语，for引介时间；后一例是时间作动词宾语，仍用for引介事件。主要宾语亦可为人，如Shall I pencil you in for Friday?（用于预约）；又如He was pencilled in to play the detective.，此例和时间无关。

penny

watch every penny谓省着用，例如This was a large amount for someone who watched every penny and was so careful with money.。pinch pennies或pinch a penny程度更强，谓抠抠搜搜，例如She was the most wilful woman that ever lived and the best at pinching a penny. She had all three girls married at the same time by the same minister to save money.。

pest

害虫或兽，例如A teacher nearby gently advises Ashton not to touch the animal, then explains hedgehogs are a pest in New Zealand and that the maggots are breaking down its remains.。

pet

pet name犹言诨名昵称，例如Pinkie was his pet name for Mrs Jerebohm; it suited her much better than Phyllis.。

pheasant

/fezənt/山鸡、野鸡。

picture

注意动词没有图画一义。有谓想象者，例如He pictured Harvard and Yale as famous universities where students, like the ancient Greeks, stood around under marble temples and talked about great ideas.；有谓

pig

guinea pig/ˈɡɪn.i/犹谓人体小白鼠，例如Having failed to kill Smith on its first attempt, Alabama has selected him as its ‘guinea pig’ to test a method of execution never attempted before.，又如They are asking for students to be guinea pigs in their research into the common cold.。

plain

副词表强调，例如Monk instead created a piano style that struck many of his contemporaries as erratic, awkward, or just plain odd.。

plight

苦难困境，例如A pandemic of inhumanity has taken hold, from Darfur to Ukraine, from the plight of women and girls in Afghanistan to the seemingly forgotten voices of Rohingya refugees in Myanmar, and now the intolerable tragedy that is deepening in Israel and the State of Palestine and threatening to spread wider.注意为可数，例如The African elephant is in a desperate flight.。

point

to the point表示程度，例如For the last 20 years, I have suffered quite badly from intermittent insomnia, to the point where I was in real despair.，又如He was rude to the point of being aggressive.。亦有用不定冠词的类似表达，例如Though Python supports an indefinite level of nesting, there can come a point where it becomes too confusing for humans to easily understand.，

power

powers of sth.谓某种特殊能力，例如Conan Doyle wrote four novels and 56 short stories about the mastermind’s pursuit of criminals using his observational skills and powers of deduction.，亦可不言明能力的内容，例如Spiderman uses his powers to fight crime.。

practically

有近于一义，例如A dominating force in the 1930s, Hawkins influenced practically all other saxophonists.。此义形容词亦有之，例如She married a practical stranger.。

practice

医生、律师等特定职业，动词用practice，例如He attended the University of Toronto Law School, but he never practiced law.，又如She’s practicing medicine in Philadelphia.。名词亦有此，例如《成长的烦恼》中Jason has moved his practice into the house so he can be there for the kids.，其中Jason是psychiatrist。

It is good practice to do sth.谓是个好习惯，无冠词，例如Due to this, it is good practice to avoid nesting if-statements beyond 2 or 3 levels deep.，又如Everyone knows it is good business practice to listen to your customers.

prat

傻逼。

precise

to be precise，准确而言，例如The former West Ham hero had set up goals with whipped dead-ball deliveries for William Saliba and Gabriel Magalhães – Nos 1 and 3, to be precise.。

prepare

prepare sb. for sth.，例如Shortly before you wake, your body releases a surge of hormones, including the stress hormone cortisol, which prepares you for the day.。

pretend

pretend (that) + s.谓装得好像，例如All these years she has been pretending. She has pretended that he was a great artist to protect him.，又如We pretended nothing had happened.。

proper

像样的，例如But despite this, he is opposed to buying a proper water bottle. He carries around a big plastic one and only replaces it every month or so.，又如When are you going to find a proper job?。

puke

俚语谓呕吐，例如The boy puked all over me this morning.。亦有puke sth. up，例如I puked up my dinner.。

put

谓置人于某境地，具体例子如I’ve taken drugs to put me to sleep and drugs to keep me awake.，又如Don’t go putting yourself at risk.。

raise

谓引发，例如The cancellation of Owen’s talk at HKU comes after a number of incidents that have raised concerns about academic freedom in the Chinese territory.，又如

reach

reach谓伸手拿，常用for引介所拿的东西，例如Tolman reached for the envelope, but Gillian tore it up and said, “You doo’t need to read this.”，又如She reached inside her bag for a pen.。

ready

Whenever you are ready.是一句常用口语，提示对方可以下一步操作。

谓敏于做某事，例如To a very attentive reader ready to pick up suggestions they may reveal the key idea of the solution.，又如Don’t be so ready to believe the worst about people.，其中ready为形容词故受修饰。

reason

reason with sb.谓白活道理，例如Eventually, Peter stopped trying to reason with Mrs. Mallow.，

recoil

厌惧，介词用from，例如Mrs Jerebohm recoiled from the expression ‘demolition rats’ as Mr Jerebohm himself had done down by the lake-side.，或at，例如I recoiled at the thought.。

快速缩回，例如She recoiled from his touch.，或如He recoiled in horror at the sight of the corpse。故此可解释from及at的使用。

red

(catch sb.) red-handed谓抓现行，例如He’s been stealing from the store. I caught him red-handed.，又被动的例子如He must be caught red-handed to secure a conviction.。词源方面，如果是指手上沾血，那么red-handed所修饰的是受事；不过现在语感中，语义指向可能已经转向谓语。

reduce

谓降价，价值近于形容词，例如The price is reduced from 99 cents to 85 cents.，且受事可以是商品，例如The sign nearby said the stockings were reduced from $2.50 to $1.98.。

regardless

副词犹言尽管如此，多置句末，例如As things stand, with Sevilla 1-0 up through Sergio Ramos, Arsenal are in the last 16. They’ll want to win regardless, especially as they owe Lens one after a 2-1 defeat in the return fixture.。

cash register谓超市收银机。

relationship

谓人际关系可数，例如From early childhood, we all form close relationships with the people around us.，又如In the final story, the relationship between a mother and her son is tested.。

relentless

不消不停，不折不挠，例如What really interests Xi is how Israel’s relentless assault on Gaza is making its US ally look weak and guilty by association in the eyes of the world while dividing the western democracies.，或如a relentless enemy。但未必是贬义，例如her relentless pursuit of perfection。

repeat

on repeat谓循环放歌，例如It won’t be the number of minutes of Taylor Swift that made a mark, but the emotional angst of a breakup I tried to expel by playing Mr Perfectly Fine on repeat for an entire day.。

resonate

resonate with谓引起共鸣、触动情感，例如For a chance to feature in the magazine, send us a picture you took recently, telling us where it is in the world, when you took it and why the scene resonated with you at that particular moment.，又如His speech resonated with the fears and suspicions of his audience.，后一例的宾语不是人。

rich

be rich in谓富于，例如According to a self-styled sleep expert I found on the internet, “Turkey is rich in an amino acid called tryptophan, which goes to your brain and is converted to serotonin, which helps you sleep.”。

right

in sb’s own right谓凭自己，而非借势于人，使用需要把握，参考例子如Using a symbol for a missing digit in a place value system is not the same as recognising zero as a number in its own right.。

rise

谓河流发源，例如Rising in Bedfordshire, the Lea flows for 46 miles through Hertfordshire and north-east London, eventually reaching the Thames.。

rock

动词谓摇晃，例如Maybe the movement of the bus will rock me to sleep.，又如摇椅为rocking chair。

round

量词，谓子弹的发，例如A consultant hired by the city concluded that “the 55 rounds fired by six officers in ~3.5 seconds is reasonable based upon my training and experience as a range instructor”.，又如We only have three rounds of ammunition left.。

route

美国有读为/raʊt/者。

en route必读为/ˌɒ̃ ˈruːt/。

row

名词谓争执，例如Arteta was taken back to Tuesday night’s 2-1 win at Nottingham Forest. And specifically to the on-pitch row between Oleksandr Zinchenko and Ben White after the full-time whistle, when passions boiled over.

ruffle

谓讲平整之处弄乱，例如A light breeze ruffled the surface of the lake.，又如She ruffled his hair affectionately.。

ruffle sb.’s feathers谓令人不悦，例如No longer saying yes when my gut says no – even if I risk ruffling someone’s feathers.

run

run-up to sth.略谓某事之先的筹备造势阶段，介词可用during，例如during the run-up to the election，例如In August 2014, de Botton was one of 200 public figures who were signatories to a letter to ‘The Guardian’ opposing Scottish independence in the run-up to September's referendum on that issue.，亦可受前置限定，例如The shops are fully stocked for the Christmas run-up.。

runway

即catwalk，参看。

sail

谓快速移动，未必在水上，例如Then she kicked him from behind, and he went flying out the door. Nehemiah's feet never touched the front steps. He sailed right out onto the lawn, came down on his feet and kept on running.谓飞过，又如She sailed past, ignoring me completely.谓走过，

same

the same as后接的内容较灵活，此亦可参看than一条，例如Arsenal’s position at Christmas and point at Anfield are the same as last season, but Arsenal are not the same as last season.

save

save sb. sth.谓免于，例如The Brigadier was saved the necessity of answering this enigmatical question by the breezy entrance of Pop.。

say

that’s saying something犹言可见一斑，例如My pleasure in playing with Teddy Wilson equalled the pleasure I got out of playing Mozart, and that's saying something.，又如This is the most confusing novel I’ve ever read, and considering I did my Master’s thesis on Ulysses, that’s saying something.，此表达常搭配considering云云.。

scare

吓着，例如Frank, you scared me.，又如It scared me to think I was alone in the building.，又如Most of us like to read about strange events, and sometimes we even like to be scared.。

score

给影视等配乐，及物，例如Nick Cave and Warren Ellis will score the forthcoming Amy Winehouse biopic, Back to Black.。

scream

scream one’s head off谓疯狂大叫，例如I was screaming my head off at the local Gooner pub last night.，又如I screamed my head off on the roller coster.。

screen

screen out谓将不良分子屏斥在外，如Converus’s technology, EyeDetect, has been used by FedEx in Panama and Uber in Mexico to screen out drivers with criminal histories.。

second

every second字面固谓每两个有一个，但亦有泛滥一义，如Probably every second baby boy and each dog will now be named Bayraktar.，就是说Bayraktar这个名字在男孩身上用得太滥。

see

看医生一类可言see，例如Eighteen months ago, I saw a breathworker and the impact on my mental health was transformative.。

self-serving

自私，形容做法如Anyone wondering what life would be like in a 21st-century world led by China need look no further than Beijing’s self-serving, two-faced approach to the Israel-Hamas war.，亦可形容人，如He is a ruthless, self-serving politician.。

self-styled

自封的，例如According to a self-styled sleep expert I found on the internet, “Turkey is rich in an amino acid called tryptopham, which goes to your brain and is converted to serotonin, which helps you sleep.”。

send

派遣，例如Mark Carson was a newspaper journalist. He was sent by his editor to write a story about life in Chinatown.。

sense

谓理智、判断力一类东西，注意把握，例如He looks like a big fellow, doesn’t he? It takes some of them a long time to get any sense.，又如You should have the sense to take advice when it is offered.。

separate

区别分辨，介词用from，例如But none of these methods has yielded a reliable way to separate fiction from fact.，又如On average, across 206 scientific studies, people can separate truth from lies just 54% of the time.。

serialise

连载、连播，多用被动，例如The novel was originally serialised in both the Tokyo and Osaka editions of the Asahi Newspaper in one hundred instalments from October 1961 through January of the following year.。

shit

start shit，口语谓挑事惹麻烦，例如Then the Porto players trying to act tough and start shit with our players.。

shoo

挥手或物赶走，例如Bees get stuck by our kitchen skylight, buzzing in panic. Shooing them with a magazine only makes them panic more.。

亦为叹词，犹“去去去”，例如Shoo, all of you, I’m busy!

shoo-in谓包赢之人，非渠莫属，例如If Arsenal do sign Martin Odegaard, they’re a shoo-in for the 2024 Champions League quarter finals.，又如There is not yet an Academy Award for Best Whistling, but, if there were, Molly Lewis would be a shoo-in.

shoplift

从店里顺走东西，及物，例如She was caught trying to shoplift a pair of jeans.，又名词例子如Shoplifting is a crime. Offenders will be prosecuted.。

should

表示比较肯定的推测，在未来事件中等于probably，研究The lesser spotted Gabriel replaces the injured Thomas Partey, which means Ben White will (okay, should) move to right-back.。

short

fall short (of)谓不及，例如Arsenal are planning a third offer for Rice after a second bid, which fell short of the minimum £100m asking price, was rejected on Tuesday.，又如August car sales fell short of the industry's expectations.，未必后接数字。言差距用by，例如They needed 60 votes to pass the bill, but they fell short by 12 votes.。

showdown

表示冲突悬案之最终摊牌解决，可数，例如The now-yearly summer contract showdown with his employers meant the forward was sidelined from the first-team at the start of the campaign.，又如Management are facing a showdown with union members today.。

shy

shy away from谓因紧张害怕而躲避，例如She always shied away from white people.，又如I've never shied away from hard work.。由后一例来看，和shy的字面义已经关涉不大。

sight

有景点一义，如On this road trip you must visit all the sights without driving over the same road twice to make it to the finish.，搭配动词常用visit或see。

since

句末副词，谓从此以后（不必是否定句），例如Investing in wired headphones, rather than wireless earbuds. Not one has popped out of my ear and disappeared down the drain since.，又如I started on 18 January 1994 and, by repeating this same promise to myself every morning since, I’m coming up to 30 years sober.。

single

single-use谓一次性，例如single-use straws/napkins/stir sticks等。

size

go up a size谓衣服鞋子增大一码，例如I used to think there was no such thing as a comfy bra, believing that it was normal for underwire to leave angry red marks in its wake. Turns out I just needed to go up a size!。

sleeve

wear one’s heart on one’s sleeve，成语谓感情流露不加掩饰，例如Mikel Arteta says he has no regrets over his explosive reaction to Arsenal’s defeat at Newcastle in November and will continue to wear his heart on his sleeve if he feels his team have suffered injustice.。

small

the small hours指凌晨约一两点钟，亦有作the early hours者，例如My wife will quite happily stay up working until the small hours, while I prefer to head for bed soon after 10 p.m.。

smart

做动词，常以be smarting from格式出现，谓承受……之痛，例如My eyes are smarting from the onions.，又如And Arsenal were still smarting from their previous record buy, who was … Nicolas Pepe.。

snap

snap up略谓好东西被争相购买，多为被动式，如All the best bargains were snapped up within hours.，又如Their inventions are being snapped up by police forces, state agencies and nations desperate to secure themselves against foreign threats.，又如Don’t be too sad for Altman – the 38-year-old has already been snapped up by Microsoft for an undisclosed sum.，此句言挖人而非购物。

snatch

抓过抢过，例如We would crowd round, heads bent over a video game or YouTube, snatching the phone off each other to have a go.，又如She managed to snatch the gun from his hand.。

snuggle

此词难译，谓以身体拥在某处，贪其舒适，例如When I’m comfortable, cosy or just entertained, I turn my attention toward that sensation, in the way I would notice a puppy snuggling in my lap.，又如The child snuggled up to her mother.，又如He snuggled his head onto her shoulder.表示及物用法，又如He snuggled down under the bedclothes.。各句介词不一，须单独记忆。

This is so犹This is how，口气犹正是藉此，例如You need to go online at least once every 30 days to keep your downloads. This is so Spotify can collect play data to compensate artists.，又如Hole cut in stormwater pond fence. I would guess this is so they could paint graffiti on the wall inside the fence.。

so… that…之倒装，例如He lectured from seven till nine and so popular were his lectures that if you wanted a good seat you had to be there at six thirty.。

something

or something (like that)，犹言诸如此类，例如You mean she’s still waiting out there? She’ll faint off or something.。

something of + np.谓可算是，如Blakey was something of a university for up-and-coming jazz players, providing them with a rich environment for musical growth.，又如She found herself something of a celebrity.。

soon

soon-to-be谓即将成为，例如She was still laughing when all her children and soon-to-be mourners came down the stairs and surrounded her.。

soul

sell one's soul (to the devil)谓不择手段出卖灵魂，例如He knew how to get people to tell him their secrets. In fact, people who knew him said he was "a man who would sell his soul for a story".，

speak

speak to sb.谓谈话，例如We spoke to five experts with different viewpoints to capture the current state of discussion.，或如I’ve spoken to the manager about it.。又如打电话可以说Can I speak to Billy?。

spell

意味，导致，往往为负面，例如For one thing, Arteta ensured no significant errors were made in Group B. They took Lens, Sevilla and PSV Eindhoven seriously because the alternative would have spelt trouble.，又如The crop failure spelt disaster for many farmers.，可以后接for sb.。

spit (- spat - spat)

吐口水，不带宾。如She spat in his face and went out.

spit out吐出，如Three thousand years ago in China, the accused were forced to chew and spit out rice; the grains were thought to stick in the dry, nervous mouths of the guilty.

spite

谓恶心某人，惹怒某人，例如Folks said she married this fellow Buxton after she was jilted by Nehemiah Westfield just to spite Nehemiah.。

split

split the difference谓谈价时各退一步取中间，例如’I’ll split the difference,’ Mr Jerebohm said. ‘Fair enough,’ Pop said, ‘Seventeen thousand.’。

spot

put sb. on the spot谓使人难堪或难办，例如Mira rather put the boss on the spot by asking him when he was going to give us a pay rise.，又如Some people stiffen and freeze when put on the spot; others become more animated.

指一些合要求的地点，用法较灵活，例如Can you avoid everyone, find a quiet spot, read the books, then rush to the all-night garage to pick up some last-minute gifts?，又如I just wanted to find a spot to sleep.，又如It was a very hot day, and after walking all morning in the sun, he became tired and sleepy. He found a shady spot where he could sit and wait for a stagecoach.，又如a parking/tourist/secluded spot等。

stand

stand in谓替补，如My assistant will stand in for me while I’m away.名词stand-in，例如And in the absence of Gabriel Jesus, that is precisely what Arsenal need to see on a regular basis from his stand-in Eddie Nketiah.。

stand down谓下台让位，自动词，例如He stood down to make way for someone younger.，亦有他动词用法谓撤差，例如The video assistant referee who recommended the controversial penalty that denied Newcastle victory against Paris Saint‑Germain in the Champions League on Tuesday has been stood down at the Champions League Group D fixture on Wednesday between Real Sociedad and Red Bull Salzburg.

stay

stay off谓远离某事物，例如Let’s stay off the subject of politics.，又如I realised that there were really two key inputs that would help me finish my novel: writing every day and staying off my phone because it always distracted me.。

still

犹言更，成语有better still，独立做插入语。例如This work potentially gives us another very interesting tool for such collaborations, enabling mathematicians to search efficiently for clever and unexpected constructions. Better still, these constructions are humanly interpretable.。亦有非成语用法，如The next day was warmer still.，或如If you can manage to get two tickets that’s better still.。

stock

take stock谓复盘计划，例如It was time to stand back and take stock of his career.，又如December has always been a time to take stock: the highs, lows, memorable moments and best-ofs from the year just passed.。

stone

set in stone谓板上钉钉，如The schedule isn't set in stone, but we'd like to stick to it pretty closely. 又如Our legendary manager’s place in history was already assured thanks to the three league titles and seven FA Cups he claimed, but now it is truly set in stone - or rather bronze - after he was immortalised with a statue outside the stadium.这里的用法有幽默意味。

stuff

动词谓塞，例如If we start to use multiple return too loosely, this can lead to us trying to stuff too much functionality into one function, and then returning many results. ，又如The boy stuffed his pockets with candy.

suffering

名词，犹言苦难，常用搭配如human suffering，例如We are currently experiencing a moment of profound human suffering globally.。又如Death finally brought an end to her suffering.。

sure

be sure to do sth.谓一定记得去做，例如"I'll be sure to come back on Sunday." Tom said goodnight to us and left.，又如Be sure to ring and let us know you’ve got back safely.

survive

be survived by犹言身后留下，如He was survived by his wife, two sons Booker T. III and Larry Cornelius, and two daughters Cornelia and Ana Dorsey.，此为常用套话。这是因为survive可做outlive解，例如She survived her husband by ten years.

tailor

tailor sth. to sth.，依要求打造，例如All the products that looked so great in the ads – so stylish, and so tailored to my exact requirements – turned out to be a letdown on delivery.，此句中另用程度副词修饰。又tailor sth. for sb.，量身打造，例如The system is specially tailored for small companies.。

take

医学检测常用之，如In 1730, the English writer Daniel Defoe suggested taking the pulse of suspected pickpockets.，又如Take an adult's temperature by mouth, in the ear or under the armpit.

take + sth./v.-ing谓需要，例如It takes getting used to, but this small, simple change has had a big impact and given me a newfound freedom.。

take it or leave it犹言你要不要吧，例如'Nice and profitable, you mean. A hundred dollars, take it or leave it.' she says.

take off谓匆匆离开，例如Before I could ask where they were going, they took off.。

tear

一滴眼泪，可数，因此多用复数。单数例子如A tear rolled down his face.。用单数的成语有shed a tear，犹言哭了一小下，例如I shed a tear during the final episode of the show.。

close to tears谓快哭了，例如He was at the kitchen table close to tears, surrounded by binder paper and pencils and unopened books on birds, immobilised by the hugeness of the task ahead.。

tears of n.谓xx的眼泪，尤其例如She felt her eyes slowly fill with tears of joy.，又如He was crying tears of joy.。

move sb. to tears谓令人泪下，注意未必是正面的感动，例如Chicago Bulls fans booed former general manager Jerry Krause on Friday night during a halftime ceremony to honor the organisation’s greats, seemingly moving his widow to tears and drawing criticism from former players.。

tear up谓撕得粉碎，例如Tolman reached for the envelope, but Gillian tore it up and said, “You don’t need to read this.”。

than

比较的后项，句法性质可以和前项不同，需要体会才能熟练运用。例如For a few seconds it actually hurt him to look at her, taller by several inches than when he had seen her last, growing rapidly, her bust ripening.

rather than前后一致，价值上似近于元语连词，例如Rather than feel lost, I take a pause, stop the spiral of anxious thoughts and remind myself that, when nothing is certain, anything is possible.，句中feel lost犹如接在主语I后，和其他vp.一样。此亦可参看do下一条。

thank

动词，例如”I thank you very much, Sir,” Gillian said, and he went out to his cab.，这里用语较正式，又如I thanked him and was happy to see his lovely home.。

the

the + 国籍，表示某国人，复数，例如Mecking’s book has now been translated into 13 languages and the French are particularly keen on it. But just because niksen originated in the Netherlands does not mean the Dutch are particularly good at it.。

the可以管多个名词短语，如Sales will take place throughout the spring and summer.。此点在a条目下亦有。

习惯上不加冠词的，如He liked to linger over dinner and the guests did not rise from table till late.，又如At a quarter to ten he suspended his arduous labour and by ten was safely tucked up in bed.，又如I don’t have much time. I go on stage in two minutes.，又如

of短语前也未必加the，例如Voice-stress analysis, which aims to detect deception based on changes in tone of voice, was used during the interrogation of George Zimmerman.。

有限定的名词前也可不加the，关键在于有没有语用上的回指，例如These tools track the flow of blood to areas of the brain involved in social calculation, memory recall and impulse control.，又如Arthur Conan Doyle secretly hated his creation Sherlock Holmes and blamed the cerebral detective character for denying him recognition as the author of highbrow historical fiction, according to the historian Lucy Worsley.。

职位之前，有些情况无冠词，例如He only recently made his debut for the France Under-21s, where he was picked as captain by manager Thierry Henry.。

同位语前无冠词，例如He only recently made his debut for the France Under-21s, where he was picked as captain by manager Thierry Henry.，又如

theatre

有战线一义，例如His subsequent novels of Burma and of India stemmed directly or indirectly from his war experience in the Eastern theatre of war.，又如an intelligence officer in the Pacific theatre。

thick

in the thick of为深入参预，例如Mikel Arteta proclaimed that Arsenal are back in the thick of the title race after their resounding 3-1 win against Liverpool.，或深陷其中，例如Her comments landed her in the thick of a family feud.，又如These intimate confessions are displayed on a wall of the Jam Factory, an elegant arts centre in the city of Lviv in western Ukraine that has, improbably, opened in the thick of Russia’s invasion.

thin

thin out谓数量由多变少，例如He’s 27 but the front of his hair and the middle have thinned out a lot.。

thing

and that sort of thing，注意单数，例如My husband wants shooting parties and all that sort of thing.。

think

表示想为及物动词，哪怕直接代词亦可，例如Because I’m from England, so obviously I’m going to think that.。

think about谓就某事做考虑，例如The government needs to think carefully about the issue raised.。

think of往往表示评价判断，例如What do you think of the film?，当然在这个用法上也可换成about，例如What you think about his idea?，或省去介词，如What do you think?即问意见。此外有think of np. as np.，例如I think of this place as my home.。

I think not.相当于No.，唯语气正式，例如警察说But did he put the tablets in the hot milk? I think not.，又如'Will you be going tonight, James?''I think not.'。

this

all this谓以上全部，注意不是all these，例如Despite all this, bebop proved attractive to some of the large bands.，又如The mobile phone is cheap. It has a good battery. It has front and rear cameras. All this makes it a good choice.。

though

在句末，表“虽说…不过…”，补充此前意思相反的信息，例如No. They do get told when people enter the stream, though.。

thought

谓想法可数，例如We have 60,000 to 80,000 thoughts a day, but 80% of them are repetitive and negative. Every morning, I choose an empowering thought; every night, I choose a grateful thought, which helps shift my mindset.。

想及某事物，介词用of，例如The thought of her four children dressed in new clothes made her excited and happy.，又如I couldn’t bear the thought of waiting any longer.。

thrilled

形容词，谓激动兴奋，例如Felice told me she was worried that they wouldn’t find anything, so she was thrilled when the final results were clearer than she had dared hope.。

throughout

谓一段时间内连续或频繁做某动作，强调其频率高，例如He has recorded dozens of worthy and spirited sets throughout the years.，又如The ceremony lasted two hours and we had to stand throughout.，此例不带宾。

thumb

rule of thumb谓经验之谈，例如A good rule-of-thumb is to stick to having functions either returning nothing, or exactly 1 thing, as much as possible.，

time

It’s high time.犹言早就该做了，例如’Have him charged, Pinkie. Put him in court. Let the police deal with him. The swine. It’s high time. I’ll be a witness for you.’，又如It’s high time (that) you cleaned your room.，句式为It’s high time (that) + 过去时小句，另注意无冠词。

at all times，一直。例如You don’t have to keep your curtains open at all times.，又如Hard hats must be worn at all times on site.。

to + vp.作为体词的例子，如The key to eating a Meddiet cheaply is to go for canned and frozen foods, which are just as nutritious.，

歌词用to，例如Some might say – but some might simply forget the words to the song. The musician Noel Gallagher has admitted he struggles to remember the words to some of the hits he created with his younger brother Liam in their band Oasis.，又如To pull one from the collection at random might be to meet the me that copied out the lyrics to Doll Parts, or scrawled, bizarrely, “no gene for mortgage: socially constructed”, or the me who wrote that they had “100 years to start appreciating ballet”.，其中Doll Parts为歌曲名。

touch

具某种情味的细节，例如The cottage was decorated with a woman's touch. There were pictures hanging on the walls and rugs on the floors.，又如The candles gave the table a romantic touch.

towel

throw in the towel谓认输放弃，例如Rather than telling myself to throw in the towel, I find that affirming messages help me get hard things done.。

transport/transportation

交通，不可数，美语多作transportation，例如After 30 years of taking public transport and walking, I got healthier.。

trick

trick sb. into doing.，例如Putting a smile on my face the moment I wake up. It tricks the brain into thinking: ooh, I feel quite good about today!。

do the trick谓起效用，例如Listening to music while working out has made me feel powerful and alive. Metallica is the best, but any 80s or 90s metal does the trick.。

trip

绊一跤，主动词，例如He tripped and fell down, grazing his knee.。又有trip over sth.，例如There’s no more scrabbling for the light switch while I trip over a box.

trouble

in/into trouble指惹事上身被人算账的情形，注意为单数形式，例如But Alfred always got in trouble and couldn’t hold a job for very long.，算账的人用with引介，例如He was in trouble with his teachers.，又如a charity that helps women in trouble with the law。

tweak

微调，名词可数，例如With a few tweaks this venue will be perfect.，又如Here are tried and tested tweaks that can lead to big improvements.。动词例如I think you’ll have to tweak these figures a little before you show them to the boss.。

unnerving

令人恐慌，例如Florida Museum of Natural History shark research director Gavin Naylor said the number of bites was consistent with long-term trends. “Though the number of fatalities is a bit unnerving this year,” he said.，又如Meeting a twin brother I didn’t know I had was an unnerving experience.。

up to加时间，相当于until，如Up to yesterday, we had no idea where the child was.，细按则up to较until更有逼近迄至的口气。亦有The record rain, reported in the hour up to midnight on Thursday, comes just days after the city dodged major damage from a super typhoon.，此句中犹言紧邻午夜前的一小时。亦有up until，如Up until the 19th century, the Halloween bonfires were also used for divination in parts of Scotland, Wales and Brittany.

沿路走时，up或down的使用近于任意，例如Four times Henry walked up the road and looked for her.，又如

vacation

英美都有/veɪˈkeɪʃn/和/vəˈkeɪʃn/两读。

多用于on vacation，例如Do you always try to head to bed before midnight, even if you are on vacation?。

very

very表示强调，后为最高级形容词，如Hazard got over his jaw-dropping loss of cool in south Wales and over the course of the next six years established himself as one of Chelsea’s very best players.，或为限定形容词，如At last he had his very own car，又如at the very top of the stairs。

voiceover

影视画外音，可数，例如In a voiceover, Tien suffers this fate due to his bad karma, but adds that he will find a way to cheat death.。

wank

撸管。

wardrobe

可指一个人的衣物，可数，例如I want to buy a whole summer wardrobe.，又如My capsule wardrobe is three pairs of trousers, three jumpers and five tops.。

wave

make waves谓惹争议搞事情，例如A San Francisco taqueria owner made waves after raising the price of a signature dish.。

wear

谓涂香水，例如It was a wonderful perfume she was wearing.，又如She was wearing too much perfume.。

谓面露表情，例如Jurgen Klopp paces and paces, wearing the pressure all so obviously.，又如He wore a puzzled look on his face.，

were

违背现实之事，各人称均用were，例如He bowed as she left as if she were a princess.。

what

Now what?谓现在咋办。

whatever

后仅接np.的例子，如Exercising and being outdoors, whatever the weather, sets me on the right track for my day.。

whatsoever

用于否定句末尾，犹at all，谓毫不或略无，例如Arsenal are guaranteed to finish Group B as winners, while PSV have already secured second spot. This game has no real consequence whatsoever, so let’s not oversell it and simply enjoy it for what it is.。

white

turn white谓惊慌失色，主语可以直接是人，例如Miss Hayden turned white. “Oh,” she said, and again, “oh.”，又相近的例子如She went white as a sheet as she heard the news.，也可以是脸，例如Zack’s face turned white and his jaw dropped.。

谓西洋人，例如Pan was a half-white, half-Chinese girl.。

whittle

动词谓木雕，例如The children, aged between four and 12, trundle along to the working farm every week, leaving their home or mainstream schools to spend the day playing in mud, building campfires, feeding tuna (the Māori word for eels), whittling , trapping pests, planting native trees and learning how to become kaitiaki (guardians) of their environment.，又如He whittled a piece of wood into a simple toy.或He whittled a simple toy from a piece of wood.。

wonder

do wonders for sb./sth.谓大有裨益，例如My new place is closer to work, and a grocery, meaning I can now walk to both. Along with the larger windows, this has done wonders for my mental health.。

word

word gets around that谓流言出现，例如Then all of a sudden, about two weeks ago, word got around that she was dying.，around可接地点，例如She doesn’t want word getting around the office that she’s pregnant.。

work

work up反应激动甚至过激，例如Wow dude, you are too worked up over this.，又如It’s easy to get worked up when you’re tired and everything seems to be against you.。

work可后接时间宾语，例如And if you decide to go into one of the caring professions, do bear in mind that doctors, nurses, paramedics, and care workers are all expected to work antisocial hours.，又如Despite the disruption to my sleep pattern caused by the irregular hours I had to work, I never had any problem drifting off.，后一例同时支持了此不宜分析为时间短语做状语。

work in + n.谓在做某一行，例如She has worked in English language teaching for twenty years.，又如I've always worked in education.。

yarn

毛线球。

spin yarns谓吹牛瞎编，例如Liars can spin yarns packed with colour and detail and truth-tellers can seem vague and evasive.

youth

谓青少年恒为复数，亦有作the youth者，参考例子如Adults and youth (ages 13 and older) need an average of 2000 calories a day, and children (ages 4 to 12) need an average of 1500 calories a day.。

zip

Zip it.谓闭嘴。

punctuation

After 9/11, the US government – long an enthusiastic sponsor of deception science – started funding other kinds of brain-based lie-detection work.

绰号前面的the，不进入引号，例如Dubbed the “Ghost Boat” by officials, the rusted carcass of a second world war Higgins boat, used to transport troops into battle and on to beaches overseas, began to emerge from the shallows in Lake Shasta last fall. 。但如果the是专名的一部分，则进入引号，例如Nearly everybody enters for “The Nicest Garden Competition” each year, but Joe wins every time.。

括号带插入语，置于常规标点后，例如Nehemiah came to the house. 'Well, Jenny, (see the Widow's name was Jenny) this is a sad occasion.'

word order and more

定语直接后置，例如He’s got a waiting list a mile long.，

关系名词作同位语后领多个名词，例如On a wall outside Sainsbury’s Local, just off the busy Peckham Road in south-east London, fine art students and flatmates Ruby Edwards and Mae Meddings, both 20, are eating lunch.

介词短语的完全倒装句，例如Before each guest was placed a pint bottle of wine and a pint bottle of white.。

假设句倒装，例如The ball is lofted, Robertson hauls Antony down and Diaz smashes over. Had that gone in, VAR would surely have ruled it out.，

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Just Do It

Nov 26, 2023

Blog Post #1

Hello and welcome to my first ever blog post.

Yes, that’s right. This is my first ever blog post and you're in from the very start. 😉 Thank you and well done for finding me. You see, as this is my first attempt, I've just published online without sending to an email list, mentioning it to family and friends or promoting it on any of my social media platforms. So, for you to have found me really is some feat! 👏

Now that you are here, I hope not to disappoint. In fact, I hope the content in this, and future posts will keep you engaged and entertained for many months to come.

Why am I doing this?

Well, I think it boils down to the following three reasons:

1. The Urge.

I was originally drawn to posting on social media towards the end of 2010. Back then it was mainly Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. I set up accounts with all three platforms, both personal and business, but work kept me busy, and I never fully engaged with it. Around the same time, I read an article about a guy who had bought Bitcoin (I'm not sure, but I think he accepted the Bitcoin in exchange for a pizza) and now he was sitting on a small fortune. I remember speaking to my partner and suggesting we should consider taking a punt and make a small investment in this (at the time) little-known cryptocurrency. You guessed it - We never did! There’s a lot to be said for following your gut instinct.

2. Additional Income

Yes, it would be nice to generate an income along the way. You see, I have two adult children from my first marriage and a six year old daughter with my new partner. The financial implications of a divorce, a new mortgage and raising a family have all put my retirement planning on the back burner. I’m not sure when or if I will retire. I keep telling myself retirement is overrated. I do enjoy my work and the people I meet. I wouldn’t complain about continuing in my ‘day’ job, but life has a way of throwing things at you that can turn your life upside down at the drop of a hat. Any support along the way either by subscribing, clicking on my affiliate links or simply buying me a coffee would be very welcome. ☕

3. For Family

I’m 55 years of age and my youngest daughter is six. My parents were 20 years old when I was born. I’ve had 55 years of memories, advice and support from them and hopefully they’ll be many more years to come. I would be kidding myself if I thought my daughter and I would enjoy the same amount of time. I will be doing my best to stay around for as long as I can (I suppose that’s one of the reasons for listening to the book, Outlive by Peter Attia). I’m hoping this blog will provide an insight into who I am, my thoughts, my feelings, my life experiences and events along with a little bit of advice, wisdom and fun thrown into the mix. This isn’t just for my youngest daughter, but for my older children, my family and for you.

Why Now?

Back in September I took up an offer from Audible and since then I’ve bought three books:

Atomic Habits by James Clear - I enjoyed this book immensely. It emphasis’s how small consistent efforts over time can make a significant different.

Outlive by Peter Attia MD - I’ve been following Peter Attia online for some time now and was keen to read his book on longevity.

The 4-Hour Work Week by Tim Ferriss. - This book always seems to pop up as a recommendation or mentioned in some podcast or internet search. I was therefore keen to find out what all the fuss was about.

I like reading and there is something comforting in picking up a book and flicking through the pages. Unfortunately, finding the time to sit down and read a few pages is easier said than done. This is where Audible came to the rescue. I can now download books and listen wherever and whenever I want. I listen when I’m driving, working at my desk or doing the washing up. I also like to listen when I go to bed, and the sleep function helps to find the point at which I fell asleep (which is usually within the first five minutes). 😂

More on the books and what I’ve learnt from them in future issues. However, before I made my decision on which books to buy, I had a look on YouTube to see if I could find any recommendations and reviews on what to buy. During my browsing I stumbled across Ali Abdaal’s YouTube channel and his Book Club videos. I listened to his reviews on Atomic Habits and The 4-Hour Work Week. I also watched his review on Someday is Today. A book by Matthew Dicks based around time management and productivity.

The book has several suggestions but these three in particular struck a chord with me:

The Parking Lot Practice - The emphasis here is that there rarely is the right environment and the perfect time to do what you want to do. He uses the example of been early for a dentist appointment; Rather than just sitting in his car in the parking lot killing time scrolling through his phone he used the time to continue working on his novel. He talks about how the soldiers managed to write letters and diaries in the trenches during the war. If you are waiting for the perfect time, the perfect place, the right environment then, at best you will have delayed starting, but at worst, it probably will never happen.

The 100 Year Old Plan - This is based on imagining you could ask your 100 year old self for advice. It’s a great way to think and consider, not just the immediate effect of your actions, but the longer lasting effect and to consider what really matters. Are you making the best use of your time right now or could it be better spent doing something more rewarding and fulfilling?

The Purposeful Approach - This is about getting things done that need to be done as quickly and efficiently as possible to allow yourselves the time to do the things that are most important to you. The things that truly matter, the things that are the most meaningful, satisfying and fulfilling.

It was whilst watching this video that it dawned on me how it was now 13 years since I first started thinking of writing a blog. I therefore decided I was going to start. I said to myself “I will start publishing in the New Year on Monday, 1st January 2024”. It seemed like a good date to start. I then realised I was still putting it off. Doing exactly what the books had specifically told me not to do. I therefore decided to bring the date forward to Friday, 1st December 2023. Although the newsletter was written, it seemed like a nice date to start, plus it would give me extra time to add more content, include images, add a few extra links and in general, perfect the publication. It wasn’t until this morning whilst walking my dog that I realised, I was still putting it off. I was still making excuses. I’d written the post, why was I waiting? Just Do It.

So here goes, I could have spent longer designing then redesigning, editing text after text after text or searching for image after image and I’m 100% certain there are plenty of other things I could and should have done. My blog will improve over time but for now, I’m sat writing these last few lines with a smile on my face knowing that Someday is Today and my online blog is up and running. 🎉

If you’ve got this far, then I hope some of what I have written will resonate with you too. Maybe there is something you have always wanted to do, a place to visit, a hobby to start, a phone call to make or an old friend to visit. Are you waiting for the perfect time? I’m not sure when the perfect time will be, but I do know that the best time is now - As the sports company slogan goes - Just Do It.

Until next time,

Phil

#Fulfilment #Family

#family #fulfilment #blog #blogging #blogger #productivity #self improvement

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im2tired4usernames · 1 year ago

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GoooooOOOOOOoooOOooOooddddd day and evenening and everything to you!!! ;-D

1, 4, 6, 8, 13, 15, 16, 22, 23, 25, 29, 35, 39, 53, 55, 73, 74, 77, 79, 84, 90 and 98?

P.S.: Sorry for your current struggle!

P.P.S.: I hope my questions about the ghosts did not make you more uncomfortable!

P.P.P.S.: I hope these are not too many questions for you but I figured since you asked for distractions, more would be merrier. :-)

Goooooooooooooooooooooood times to you too!

Most favorite activity?

i really enjoy drawing i love makin up characters n stories also!

4.Kind of meal you really appreciate?

honest to goodness i appreciate almost anything someone feeds me especially if its home-cooked but i really do love breakfast foods potatoes n cheese best.

6. Do you have any idols?

im not sure what counts as an idol? i once got told that my favorite book series when i was 12 was an idol?

8. Favorite music genre?

i like speed metal

13. A job you can't do yourself but admire people who do?

oh there is a LOT dentists, plumbers, trash collectors, house keepers, teachers, pharmacists there are some very skilled and wonderful people who do a lot for our community

15.Do you believe in ghosts? and 16 If so, how do you imagine them? If not, is it just because you don't want to make contact with them?

i love the idea of ghosts i like the idea of there being some kind of after life so that i can be with the people I've lost again and so i can watch after and not be far from the people i love who are living.

I like to think ghosts just are here waiting and watching able to go where ever they'd like because they don't need to breath or worry about catching on fire or something to just enjoy the afterlife with their friends n family, explore, learn from mistakes they made in life, fix relationships (also i want to go to the bottom of the ocean so bad)

but i don't really believe in them, i want them to be real but i cant help but feel like if ghosts are real then why are there so many crimes against the dead unsolved and why is there no justice for millions of people? I feel like my passed family would find ways to yell at me from the grave for my many flaws and sins (p.s.dont worry friend thank you for caring)

22. Movie you can't stop cheering up for?

alright friend ima introduce you to my most favorite movie it's called Journey to Beginning of Time by Karel Zeman my grandad had the VHS and i have LOVED it since i was three years old. I used to set up a blanket on the floor some chairs and a blanket on top to make a roof, staple some paper together to make "my diary" wear a goofy hat and pretend i was in the movie with the boys goin on they're adventure Its about a four boys who get on a boat and go back in time they each have their own personalities and adventures all of em but one of them have goofy hats! one of them wants to be a scientist so he documents all their findings in a diary theres a lot of great prehistoric critters someone almost gets eaten by a terror bird, someone fights a scary lizard thing i dont remember what it was supposed to be some kind of froggy newt thing it scared me depending on whether you watch the original czech version or the shitty English dub (my grandad had both my grandma grew up with the orignal so she likes that one better) you'll either see the big bang or the creation from the bible i grew up with the shitty english dub so i got weird hand creation ending and ima be honest i prefer that version but probs only because thats what i grew up on. I WISH TO GOD i could find it on dvd in the shitty english dub i grew up with SO MUCH i watched that VHS so much it died im pretty certain i had a crush on the youngest boy played by Vladimir Bejval his character caught a fish.. its a great movie if you get the chance to watch it but it's also like made in like the 50s so uuuuuuh keep that in mind but for the time it was made the special effects were brilliant. it makes me happy its like a warm bowl of soup but in film.

23. Best ingredients for a pizza?

scrambled eggs bacon n sausage or just plan ol pepperoni

25. Can you dance? Is there any dance you want to learn someday?

No not well i know some like old dances from when i was in a few plays like pride n prejudice, id like to learn swing dance

29.Good memory from your childhood you keep remembering?

it was nice having a group of friends and just sitting in our bedrooms drawing, making ocs and stories together and listening to each other gush about the things that made them happy.

35. If you could gain any ability for giving up one, which one would you pay and which one achieve?

uhhhh ability to whistle for the ability to cure all injury and illness (not a fair trade but lemme be reverse Infectious Lass please)

39.What are you mostly in the mood for the whole day?

im always pretty happy to talk to my partner and read books to my siblings ALSO IM ALWAYS A SLUT FOR GOIN FOR A WALK IF ITS PRETTY OUTSIDE

53.Were you a smart kid at school?

nope!

55 .Do you like your hometown?

i love some people here otherwise indifferent?

73.Do you do any sports and if so which ones?

nope i was homeschooled

74.What's your dresscode? What makes you choose the clothes you're wearing? (on different occasions)

i really prefer skirts over dresses spef at knee length and i prefer no sleeves or short sleeves with just a sweater if it gets chilly. i like feelin fancy and cutesy.

77.Can you imagine something pretty romantic you would like your/a partner to do for you?

honest the most romantic thing i think someone can do is just to be there for each other that you want to experience life together even when life is incredibly shitty and not ideal at the moment but sticking through it with them anyhow because you want to experience life with them whem it's good or bad, being there the day their parents die, not ditching them if they lose their job being their cheerleader if they get cancer...just kinda knowin your a team that you've got their back n them your's and that you'll build a life together that makes you both happy through it all idk just bein there n lettin me be there for em in return? but idk im kinda shit at the romance tbh uuuuhhhh i appreciate it when someone sets time aside for me that means a lot to me more then they'll probably ever know

79.Is it risky to ask you whether you are a honest person or not?

not sure if im the right one to judge that but i have been told im "stupidly honest" id like to think im honest but im not sure? i dont trust myself in anything!

84.Are you into candies?

yes i love sour candies and chocolates

90.If you know your go-to person currently has time, do you still text them, call them or leave a voice message?

im not sure im smart enough to understand this question?

98.Do you prefer living in a (big) city or in a (countryside) rural area?

they both have their ups n downs probably country side.

Thank you so very very very much for the asks golly gee it def gave my brain a break from all the big scares thank you so much really honest you have no clue how much this helped calm me down i really really appreciate it so much i hope your weekend is wonderful and i hope the weather is nice and you get to eat something nice and your day is full of lots of small joys!

#long post #asks #younganonymus #life has gotten scary again and im probs over reacting but i cant stop my brain from being scary n making me cry like an idiot #linds talks waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay to much #yall probally know enough about me now through this to just like pretend to be me #thank you really

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**TRIGGER WARNING: A DISCUSSION OF SONGS THAT REFERENCE DRUG USE AND/OR SUICIDE**

How it started:

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Master of Puppets by Metallica, from the album of the same name (1986)

A snippet of the lyrics:

Master of puppets, I'm pulling your strings Twisting your mind and smashing your dreams Blinded by me, you can't see a thing Just call my name 'cause I'll hear you scream Master, master Just call my name 'cause I'll hear you scream Master, master

Needlework the way, never you betray Life of death becoming clearer Pain monopoly, ritual misery Chop your breakfast on a mirror

Taste me, you will see More is all you need Dedicated to How I'm killing you

Come crawling faster (faster) Obey your master (master) Your life burns faster (faster) Obey your master, master

On March 3rd, it will be thirty seven freakin’ years that this album came out. Master of Puppets, along with their previous album, Ride the Lightning, was put on a tape for me by a guy in high school who was over the moon that a girl wanted to listen to Metallica. I did an English report on ‘Disposable Heroes’ and nearly blew the speakers of my boom box. My English teacher, Mr. Frank, was equally pleased and stunned. Play ‘Damage Inc.’ through a good pair of headphones (Sennheiser are highly recommended) and you’ll blow out your eardrums. It is 55 minutes of (I paused typing here, because I couldn’t think of the word)... power. It’s so good, they can afford to have an 8 and a half minute long instrumental on Side 2 and it works.

The reason I bring this up is because Metallica’s new album, 72 Seasons, comes out in April, and they’ve already released 2 songs. ‘Lux Æterna’ came out in November and 2 weeks ago, ‘Screaming Suicide’ was released.

How it’s going:

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Here is a snippet of the lyrics:

Welcome to this life Born into the fight Here to claim your dream Look you in the eye Patch the broken sky Craving dopamine

Then my voice appears Teaching you of fears Are you good enough? You don't recognize Head is full of lies You should just give up

Listen well, better listen well Listen well, better listen well

Don't ever speak my name Remember you're to blame Keep me inside Keep me inside My name is suicide

I’m not going to get into a breakdown of it from a technical standpoint- I’m not a musician, though I will tell you that constant high hat made me want to smash something (not in a good way). But let me talk about it as someone who just heard it 10 minutes ago.

This is trash.

Though the opening isn’t any longer than any song on Master of Puppets (which has anywhere between 60 and 90 second openings), it feels like it goes on for-fucking-ever. Probably because the guitar sounds like I put too many pennies on my record needle to stop it from skipping. (.1% of my followers will get that reference.) That guitar is slogging through the notes. This song clocks in at 5:30. For reference, ‘Master of Puppets’ is almost exactly 3 minutes longer but it feels like both songs are the same length. James Hetfield has gone from

Needlework the way, never you betray Life of death becoming clearer Pain monopoly, ritual misery Chop your breakfast on a mirror

(This is about drugs, in case the ‘chop your breakfast on a mirror’ metaphor isn’t familiar.)

Then my voice appears Teaching you of fears Are you good enough? You don't recognize Head is full of lies You should just give up

(I’d tell you this song is about suicide, but, well, it’s pretty fucking obvious, isn’t it? But just in case you weren’t sure, Metallica put it in the title for you.)

Pedestrian, shitty rhyming schemes that are just words put together to get the listener to the chorus. I won’t even complain about rhyming ‘enough’ with ‘up’, jfc. Or the gem that is ‘teaching you of fears’. No nuance. No imagery or metaphor. Just, you know, ‘My name is suicide’. (So subtle!!)

@thenicecheese said this is what it sounds like if you asked ChatGPT to create a Metallica song, and you won’t get a more accurate description than that.

Tragic.

#metallica

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ashdreams2023 · 3 years ago

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Devil’s nightmare 22/55

Summary: the avengers are assigned to watch over a prisoner….you

Pairings: Avengers x Reader { mainly Loki and Bucky }

genre: comfort, found family, hurt to comfort, trauma recovery, romance

Warnings: blood, mention of abuse, 18+ content

Previous - Next

First half is a flashback.

“Why don’t you eat, child?” The wolf asked. He had been standing next to you all day waiting for you to eat something out of your plate.

It had fruit and some nuts in it, you looked warn out but for some reason you didn’t touch a thing. Prohaps you still didn’t trust them yet, which is understandable but you were going to die if this went on any longer.

“It is not poisons I assure you that much” still no response from you, just a shallow and lifeless expression on your face.

The wolf was about to give up, then he noticed how you kept your gaze at the plumps of your hands. They were covered in cuts and swollen in some fingers from infections, you were lucky they found you early before or they could have rotted and you would be forced to cut them off.

“Why were they chasing you?” The wolf says, you blinked slowly bringing your hands up to your face.

“Her” you said “they wanted her”

The wolf studied your expression, now turning gloomy and sad.

“The fairy you were protecting?” You nodded slowly.

“She was my friend…my only friend” he remembers how the fairy was barely breathing when they found, unfortunately though they couldn’t do much since she was severely injured, so she was dead by the time they got you both to safety.

He hadn’t seen but heard you cry alone at night after they told you about her death.

“….my name is Lu the old wolf, what’s yours?” Your eyes met his and you thought to yourself, what would be the point of telling your name, they will try to use you for something at one point too, it’s a matter of time.

“Kid what’s your name?” You sighed letting your hands drop to your lap once more.

“I was not given a birth name….the fairies called me y/n though”

The wolf smiled and put his paws on your lap “hello y/n you have a lovely name, let’s be friends. Me and you” what an odd request you remember thinking of it at that time.

“You can’t go out like this” said the blonde.

“Why not?” You said.

The man sighed, avoiding looking at your wardrobe falling apart “we can’t have you walking around half nude” nudity…it was the first time somebody had ever mentioned it in a negative way. “I’ll see what I can give you” you waited on the bed, looking down at your bare legs, you didn’t notice it before but hair started growing there.

“Here, I cut those off and from now on you’re a boy whenever we go out, understood?” You nodded slowly, taking the new pair of clothes you were given.

It wasn’t much, a brown pair of pants that were cut short and a belt, there was a matching gray top and a hat as well.

“Thank you sir…” you said.

He shook his head “my name is joon, and from now on I’m your big brother ok?” A brother, like family. That word was foreign to you, you never had family let alone siblings.

Before going out he sat you down on a chair in front of a mirror and started cutting your long dirty locks, that was probably the most relief you’ve had in ages, all that hair was getting in the way of moving and you had no idea how to get rid of it.

“Stay close kid” said Lu. You followed behind joon in silence with Lu by yourself, the more you walked into the woods the more you could see a small village inside it. There were many people, all shapes and colors going on by with their day, some laughing and others busy selling their goods. It was the most peaceful you’ve seen semi humans live as, you never understood how the human race worked, how one second they can skin you alive then go on with their days like nothing happened.

“Kid…” you heard.

“Yes Lu?”

“Who’s Lu?”

Oh…

You opened your eyes, finding tony standing above you with a confused look on his face. You were dreaming.

“Tony…what happened?” You said.

“The shewolf attacked you” oh right that happened.

“Where’s everyone?”

“Well bruce…” oh shit right Bruce hulked out last minute. “Is he ok!?” Tony rubbed the back of his neck nervously “he is but the wolf not much…”

You immediately tried to stand up but Tony pushed you down on the bed “no! You’re too weak and we can’t have you faint twice in a day” before you could protest against him the door opened and Bucky along with Loki and Natasha walked in.

“Finally you’re up” said Natasha.

Loki was the first to be by your side, putting his hand on your forehead “your temperature is fine but we need to talk about what you were saying while you were out” you blinked at them in confession. “Was I talking in my sleep?”

Bucky nodded “quite a bit, and before you fainted you screamed a name, an unfamiliar one” you didn’t like sharing your past with others but seemed that you’ll have to now, for the sake of everyone at least.

“Ok I’ll tell you guys everything, when the others are here too”

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That's 384 more posts than 2021!

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#you probably also annoy your followers when you liveblog your discovery of a basic tumblr feature that they no doubt already know all about

My Top Posts in 2022:

okay so on one level i can appreciate that Casualty has Paula's baby taken in the same episode that Robyn finds out she's pregnant, especially with that moment on the two benches, with Dylan representing Paula's desire to keep her child, and Robyn so obviously not wanting to be pregnant...

but god, just once i'd like to see a character get pregnant, decide to abort, and be done with it. not every pregnancy on tv needs to be a drawn-out drama where the only inevitable option is keeping it!

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a really big part of me wants this kid to open the door to the roof - obviously, because i’ve spent seven episodes getting attached to this group, you can’t let them die now!

but then there’s another part of me that still vividly remembers being a 6-10 year old girl getting the shit kicked out of me on a regular basis, while the other students just laughed and let it happen.

would i have opened the door?

17 notes - Posted January 30, 2022

finally started watching kinnporsche, and it’s only been a day but i already want five more seasons of this shit

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after all the shit he’s pulled, there’s something very lovely about watching gwinam lose his fucking mind from ear-ache

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My #1 post of 2022

so my family’s got the funeral on (they’re not royalists), and while i’m not watching the ceremony, i did catch bits of the procession to the abbey. and i just...

look. i knew it was gonna be ridiculous. but i didn’t expect it to feel unsettling on two different fronts.

first there’s the obscene wealth and pageantry of the crown. ordinary people had their funerals cancelled today, out of ~respect~, and all i can think about is how much time and money those people had to pay in the middle of a cost of living crisis, that will now have to be done again because of rescheduling. there are people who might not be able to attend those rescheduled funerals because they could only get time off work/school for the original date. all of these ordinary people having to make time for logistics in the midst of their grieving. meanwhile, one family gets to take precedence over everyone else, on an unimaginable scale.

it’s insane to me how many people there were for the queen’s procession. not people attending the funeral, just people following the coffin to the doors. and all of these servicemen looking like robots, everything in perfect sync, from their steps to the goddamn removal of their hats.

but then there’s also the frequent close-up shots of the coffin. and it’s like. don’t get me wrong. i have no sympathy for the woman who was an active participant in the colonialist horrors that this country inflicted on the rest of the world.

but there’s something deeply grotesque to me about her funeral being a televised spectacle. especially with how many close-ups there are of the crown on top of the coffin. really hammers home, quite unintentionally, how utterly unnatural it is to elevate one family over everyone else. millions of people stamped down, and the people at the top are reduced to symbolic objects. whichever way you look at it, humanity loses.

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The View From The Fire Escape. (2/3)

Bucky Barnes x gn!reader

Words: 2.4k

Warnings: fluff, sexual situation 18+, and ANGST BABY, and sorry.

Part 1 // Part 3

The sun beamed through your bedroom window shortly after you fell asleep, peeking it’s rays passed your makeshift curtains. You tossed and turned all morning as thoughts of Bucky ran through your head.

You’d seen him from afar almost every night since he moved in. At first he was shy, only ducking his head out for air every now and then. Eventually, though, you asked him to stick around, have a beer with you. He declined the offer the first couple of times, but one night he was out there before you as if he were waiting for you.

Since then, you were his late night remedy after another terrible nightmare. Some nights you would be too tired to set out and talk. Those nights were the worst for Bucky.

You helped him think of other things, helped him take his mind off of his past if only for a short time. So when you weren’t out there he had nothing but time to sit alone and think. Think of all the things he’s done, all the horrors of his past. His victims' faces flashing to life as he relives every moment. When you didn’t save him from himself, he could never go back to sleep. He was always too scared and frightened at what his mind would make him relive if he closed his eyes, again.

But sometimes, after you talk for a while, he would dream of you. Even though he’d only seen you from across the way as well, in his dreams he was touching your soft skin. He could still hear you giggling but this time in his ear as he kissed down your neck. Those dreams he cherished. You were the only positive thing his unconscious mind would grant him and he was okay with that.

Your alarm went off at 10am, giving you just enough time to shower, do your hair and get dressed. The weather outside was beautiful; clear skies and sunny. You dressed for summer for the first time in over a year. It didn’t take long for 11am to hit as you found yourself rushing around your apartment, scrambling to find your keys and wallet. Instead of putting your shoes on, you grabbed them and rushed out the door;

Locking the door from the inside.

You were late. Only by five minutes, but Bucky began to panic. You were the first person he was seeing that wasn’t part of him trying to ‘make amends’. He liked you and that was a lot for him to process already. You were the first person who was genuinely nice to him since the blip. He didn’t want to screw this up.

When you were six minutes late, the heavy breathing kicked in. As if he wasn’t nervous enough, now he’s sure you weren’t coming. He scratches his head in defeat and begins to walk away.

Before he could get too far, though, you come barreling out the door,

“Bucky? Bucky, oh my god. I’m so sorry.” You say out of breath. “One minute I was getting ready and the next my favorite song came on so I got a little lost and then- BAM” you shout, making Bucky jump in surprise. He could tell you were nervous too, just from the rambling. You rambled a lot when you were nervous. He found it cute.

“It was 10:55. I’m so sorry. I hope you weren’t down here long.”

“No just-“ He looks at the watch on his right wrist, “about ten minutes. I was early.” He states, clearing his throat.

Once you caught your breath reality set in. Here he was. He was even more beautiful up close. But it was really just his face you could admire, the rest of him was covered from his neck to his toes in dark clothing.

“You know it’s, like, eighty degrees out, right?” You giggle, looking his attire over.

He sighed, “Ah.. yeah, I’ll be fine. This actually keeps me cool.” He lied.

“Really? Your black leather jacket with matching gloves keeps you cool?”

He shakes his head, smirking down at you, “Ya know, you’re way more annoying in this proximity. I think I’m just gonna-“ He laughs, pointing to his apartment.

“Shut up.” You say shoving his left shoulder. Your palm landed on his covered metal arm and Bucky grabbed your wrist gently before lowering it back to your side.

“So what’s the plan today?” He asks, trying to cut through the awkwardness he’d brought between the two of you.

“Well, first I’ll put my shoes on, and then I thought we’d go to the square. There’s some sort of event going on. I thought it’d be more fun to walk around rather than sit and talk.” You shrug.

You were awkward but confident in your own way. It’s like you embraced the awkwardness and Bucky loved that about you. To his surprise, but not really that surprising, you were more awkward in person. But also so beautiful. More beautiful than he’d dreamed. The skin that peaked through your clothing appeared soft. He wanted to reach out and touch you, but at the same time didn’t want to rush anything. Bucky was old fashioned in many ways and dating was one.

You beamed this sort of natural glow under your shy demeanor. Bucky smiled, “We can do whatever you want, after I help you with your shoes.”

“Oh.. you don’t have ta- waaa” Bucky helped you balance as he held your foot over his knee, placing the shoe on each foot, then double knotting your laces. “He can tie shoes too. God, is there anything you can’t do?” You giggle.

Bucky groans like an old man as stood back on his feet, “whistle.” He grins.

“You’re lying.”

“Yeah, I am.” He laughs, nudging your shoulder. “Come on.”

You smile up at him when he holds his right arm out to you. Your arm links with his as he walks you around the busy Brooklyn sidewalk.

The square was packed. Kids running around you and Bucky with every other step, it feels like. You watch as he held back a smile when a sweet little girl ran up and gave him a flower.

“Oh, is this for me?” He asked, kneeling down to her eye level. She nods, “Thank you, Doll. I’ll keep it til the petals fall off, how’s that sound?” He smiled as she giggled and ran away.

“And he’s good with kids.” You note aloud again.

“Kids are much easier to talk to than adults.” He smirked.

Bucky held onto the flower the entire time. It made your heart melt a little more each time you caught him twirling it between his fingers. He was simple. Even the smallest act of kindness went a long way with him.

You moved from booth to booth, shop to shop, trying on hats that made Bucky grin and ate the greased food Bucky's ever consumed. He watched as you talked to the small business owners littering the square just hoping for people to buy from their booth. He notices the crinkles by your eye when you laugh. He’d never seen such beauty in one smile. You were kind, understanding and patient with him and that’s exactly what he needed.

You never asked about his arm and he was so grateful for that. When he came out shirtless the first time he didn’t know you were there. His breath hitched in his throat when he saw you waving over to him. He expected all the usual questions, but you never asked one.

Even today you grabbed it to drag him to another booth and you didn’t even flinch. This put Bucky at ease. You're the first person to hold his hand in years. It’s silly but it means more to him than you’ll ever know.

“What do you think of these?” You ask, trying on a pair of sunglasses.

“I like the other ones.” He points to the other pair in your hand.

“Hmm, okay. Just these then.” You pay for the sunglasses and walk back the way you came as the event was ending.

“Did you have fun?” Bucky asked, hesitantly moving his hand closer to yours.

“I had a great time, Buck. You’re good company.” His heart lurched at the complement. He stretched his pinky out towards the back of your palm, running it open and down your soft skin before you got the hint and took his hand into yours. You both wore smiles the whole way back.

The walk home was pretty quiet. You’d gotten a little more comfortable and rested your head against his leather covered metal arm, sighing as your feet began to ache.

“Thanks for hanging out with me.” You say once you arrived at your building.

“Thanks for inviting me.” He gave you a shy smile.

It was still midday and you were positive you’d be too tired to sit out tonight. In all honesty you weren’t quite ready to say goodbye just yet. You cleared your throat, trying to think of a way to get him upstairs without sounding too desperate.

“I’d love to put that pretty flower in a vase for you,” it wasn’t a great excuse but you gotta work with what you got.

“Are you trying to steal my flower?” He scoffed jokingly.

“Of course not I-“

“The audacity..”

“Shut up,” you giggle. “I’m just trying to get you upstairs, okay?” The air around you thickens. Did you really just say that? I thought we were going for not too desperate.

“I don’t think that’s-“

“It's okay, Bucky. I just wasn’t ready to say goodbye, is all.” The frown you wore made his heart sink. Has he upset you now?

“You know, I’m not really ready to say goodbye either.” He grins down at you. A soft sigh of relief comes from you and you smile, taking his hand into yours again and dragging him upstairs.

Once you opened the door, you kicked yourself for not cleaning up. It wasn’t too bad just empty beer bottles on your coffee table and an open pizza box.

“Sorry it’s so messy.” You apologize, picking things up on your way to the kitchen. “Would you like a plum?”

“No thanks. I have a bad history with plums.” Bucky says. You hum in understanding even though you were totally confused. But that is also going into the ill-talk-about-it-when-I-want-to-talk-about-it file.

Are the nightmares plum related? Anyways.

Bucky followed you to the kitchen and watched as you ate the plum. The juices of the plum stained your lips and even ran down your chin. Bucky was drooling over you. So beautiful and sexy and you’re just eating a plum. He hadn’t realized his mouth was hanging open as he watched you, but you did.

You smiled shyly, “Would you like a bite?” You asked, pulling Bucky from his trance.

He smirked, “Out of you or the plum?”

Your cheeks flushed as you swollen the remnants of the plum and the lump that now sat in your throat. “That’s entirely up to you, Buck.”

He smiled. He was a little nervous to go too far with you but he couldn’t stand it any longer. It’d been so long since someone noticed him the way you do and watching those juices drip down your chin did him in. He needed you just as bad as you wanted him.

He walked up to you slowly, taking the plum from you and biting into it. The juices now glossed his lips as well as he whispered, “how about both?”

A whimper fell from your lips, making Bucky lose all sense of control. Letting the plum slip from his fingertips, he cupped your face with his hands before smashing his lips to yours. He absentmindedly raised you to your tiptoes, so entranced with your taste. He could taste the plum on your breath and somehow that tasted even sweeter than taking a bite straight from the plum itself.

Bucky was drunk for the first time in decades and he didn’t need alcohol to do it; he just needed you. You were the elixir he’d been searching for all this time. He needed you as much as he needed oxygen to breathe.

You moaned into his mouth as he lifted you into his arms and carried you to your room as if he’d done it a million times before.

Your head hit the mattress as he laid you down. He groaned into your mouth, rubbing himself against you. “Bucky..” you whimpered once his lips trailed to your neck.

This was something you never thought would happen but you wouldn’t trade it for anything. You wanted all of him; his touch, his affection, his past, his secrets he’d never even tell his closest friend, his bad days, his good days, everything. You were overwhelmed with him, his cologne taking over your sense and his tender touches sending you into a frenzy.

Once he got to your chest, you sat up and flipped him over, pinning his hands above his head as you did so. You began to trail kisses down his neck now and undid his jacket.

Bucky winced when you pinned him down. He felt a panic attack approaching and he did everything he could to stop it. He tried to steady his breathing but with the way you were kissing him, that was never going to happen. He started counting to ten slowly in his head, but nothing he did could stop this attack from coming on. Flashbacks of being chained to gurneys and beds hit him like a ton of bricks.

“Oh god-“ he cried, making you stop and look up at him.

“Bucky-? Are you okay?”

He couldn’t hear you through the pounding in his ears and the noises of them working on his arm that were etched into his memories.

“Stop-“ he cried out, more to himself than you.

“Bucky what’s wrong? Did I do something?” You asked worried but also a little frightened.

“Get off of me..” He whimpered.

“Bucky?”

“I said get off of me.” Bucky through you to the floor as he sat up. Tears streamed down his face now. The panic attack was in full swing and he didn’t know what to do. All he knew was that he had to get out of here.

“I’m so sorry, y/n. I really am.” He apologized just before running down the hall and out of your apartment.

Bucky left you confused, hurt and now frightened. Your body ached from being thrown to the floor.

All you knew was, the man you came into the apartment with wasn’t the same one who left.

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