#they finished school have a career are married have/rent a house have kids. feels so weird.

[videoworm]

Currently at my nephew's birthday party and at the one hand there are a bunch of young parents talking about family planning and parenting and their careers and stuff. And on the other hand there are a bunch of hyped up children (screaming, shouting, running, laughing incredibly shrill (great for them but bad for my sensitive ass))

Could not feel more out of place

[fetabathwater]

(hehuh emoji)

- harper’s parents are otto and catherine kovacs (nee collins)

- older sister called fisher — named because her mother, when giving birth and whacked out on pain medication, was actually referring to otto’s job as a fisher(man), but the nurses thought she meant a name

- otto and catherine met through friends when otto had moved out to the town catherine was living in for work

- catherine was on track to becoming an olympic gymnast and they were encouraged to keep apart

- they didn’t, because catherine was already breaking curfew and other rules her own parents put in place for her anyway

- hooray for accident babies and rushed marriages at 18

- (not that otto doesn’t love catherine, and would’ve supported her no matter her decision even before they married and settled down, but there was always some tension about it, especially when they went to visit catherine’s parents)

- catherine lived a little vicariously through fisher’s gymnastics career sadly

- harper was born 5 years after fisher, didn’t really get involved in gymnastics beyond being a toddler left to muck around on mats in the corner (and also bc she was another mistake kid)

- otto worked two jobs to keep up with rent, fees, school payments, food on the table

- however, on one particular trip, when the whole family went, (fisher 7, harper nearly 3), when catherine and fisher were at training, otto took harper ice skating, and harper loved it

- that she babbled about it to catherine, as best as a toddler can, when they were all out to dinner, which inevitably kicked off catherine enrolling her in classes, because a casual comment of ‘she was a natural, good sense of balance’ from otto had the wheels turning

- whilst harper, when older and going through therapy, understands where her mother was coming from, and it was her own weird way of resolving her own issues with her career cutting short, and trying to engage in her young daughters interests (and harper did love figure skating), she does kind of wish it was all left alone just to do it at her own pace

- because she was like nationally and world ranked by like 14 before shit hit the fan

- otherwise catherine picked up a job in between trainings and schools to help pay for more coaches, classes, costumes. otto was still running between two as well as somehow getting his daughters to and from school

- fisher almost got to the olympics #livingthatmother’sdream

- But Then…

- otto had been squirrelling money away, in part to like help out with the odd thing his daughters actually wanted vs what their mother wanted

- not so much to leave them, but in case things got messy

- which they did

- because fisher competed on a Very injured leg, at the encouragement of her coach and otto was Not happy that catherine either didnt know, didnt speak up, or that fisher thought it was okay

- going six ways south of otto putting his foot down about the girls competing so much at the cost of the rest of their childhood, with harper actually speaking up at 14 at how much she hated training at 5am before school and until like 8pm at night after school day in day out with so little free time that she was basically lying to her parents about getting to training on her own so she could actually hang out with her friends

- whilst fisher took her mother’s side, because she really believed she was going for gold and it’s what she wanted, the family separated for a bit

- i.e. harper and otto didnt see catherine and fisher for nearly 2 years

- until fisher came home in the dead of night when it was raining carrying a bag of whatever she had, to literally come limping in asking to at least stay the night

- catherine had taken fisher to her parents place, and they believed the influence of otto was long gone now and got their hands on a very insecure but very driven teenager to basically live up to the standard that catherine never did

- otto filed for divorce the next day

- catherine got visitation rights to harper, but harper kept denying them because she thought it was funny, despite otto protesting

- eventually, because of how their education was considered spotty at best, it wasnt until harper was ready for uni that fisher had caught up on her education, and both left for the major city

- harper didnt visit as much, whereas fisher finished up her degree and returned home to stay with her dad

- not that harper doesn’t want to come home, but she still has some feelings to resolve about the old house and seeing all the photos of her achievements and the people she left behind

- she feels a bit lost after it all when it finally hit her that she was essentially on her own, as a legal adult, and that yeah, she could’ve been an olympic skater by 15/16, and then whatever from after that, but then she remembers her mother and it makes everything feel even more confusing

- also she considers herself very lucky for getting out without breaking her knee or neck or whatever, yknow? small blessings

- in the mean time and she started as a project for a uni class, she keeps up a fashion page, where she just put some of her sewing talents to use, after literally having to sew her own costumes for contests from a young age

- still picks up the phone and almost wants to text in the gc to see if anyone is still around. constantly debates going back home and sucking it up and either coaching someone to earn some extra cash and do something

- just feels very stuck

[hanbintms]

            it  is  eye  ,  kofi  ,  back  on  your  dash  with  my  newest  child  !  as  a  reminder  :  i’m  twenty4  ,  prefer  she / her  or  they / them  pronouns  ,  and  i  reside  in  the  est  timezone  !  the  muse  that  i  have  flowing  for  hanbin  is  truly  unmatched  even  though  i  literally  came  up  with  him  within  like  . . .  three  hours  ,  no  kidding  .  that  being  said  ,  he’s  a  brand  new  muse  and  i  can’t  wait  to  plot  with  everyone  once  again  (  or  for  the  first  time  !  )  i  won’t  talk  your  ears  off  as  i  know  this  intro  might  get  a  little  long  ,  but  aside  from  that  ,  can’t  wait  to  write  hanbin  with  ya’ll  !

            (  SONG  KANG , THIRTY , CIS  MAN , HE / HIM  )  *  hey  ,  i’m  looking  for  the  office  of  HANBIN  KOO  .  they’re  the  EMPLOYEE  /  IN - HOUSE  CHEF  who’s  known  around  the  office  as  THE  EPICURE  ,  if  that  helps  ?  not  to  be  a  gossip  ,  but  i’ve  heard  that  they’re  AFFABLE  but  UNCOUTH  ,  is  that  true  ?  i  also  heard  that  they’re  the  one  who  THREW  ICED  TEA  AT  HIS  EX  IN  THE  LOBBY  .  anyways  ,  here’s  the  coffee  they  ordered  .

statistics.

            name  :  koo  hanbin  .  nicknames  :  han  ,  hannie  ,  hanbinie  ,  +  binnie  .  age  +  date  of  birth  :  thirty  +  january  9th,  1991  .  zodiac  :  capricorn  .  moral  alignment  :  true  neutral  .  gender  +  pronouns  :  cis  man  +  he / him / his .  place  of  birth  :  busan  ,  south  korea  .  place  of  residence  :  west  village  ,  new  york  city  ,  new  york  .  orientation  :  bisexual  biromantic  .  occupation  :  in  house  chef  and  internet  personality  .  nationality  :  korean  (  holds  american  citizenship  )  .  ethnicity  :  korean  .  language(s)  spoken  :  korean  ,  english  ,  conversational  italian  ,  and  conversational  japanese  .

background.

            koo  hanbin’s  life  was  relatively  normal  when  he  was  born  .  his  mom  ,  koo  seonghwa  ,  worked  as  a  nurse  in  the  pediatric  department  of  a  local  hospital  in  busan  while  his  father  ,  koo  kyuchul  ,  was  an  office  worker  .  they  weren’t  the  richest  family  ,  nowhere  near  it  ,  but  the  koo  family  made  it  work  .  hanbin  has  more  memories  of  being  with  his  grandparents  more  often  than  his  parents  simply  because  of  their  demanding  careers ,  but  that’s  not  to  say  that  they  weren’t  loving  and  attentive  parents  when  they  had  time  to  be  with  their  only  son  .  

             however  ,  life  began  to  change  for  him  when  was  six  years  old  .  suddenly  ,  the  money  began  to  dwindle  as  quickly  as  it  was  brought  in  .  the  refrigerator  wasn’t  full  unless  seonghwa’s  mother  would  make  some  things  for  them  ,  and  kyuchul  was  coming  home  later  and  later  .  seonghwa  began  to  work  harder  in  an  attempt  to  break  even  ,  but  she  never  seemed  to  get  her  head  above  water  .  she’d  confront  her  husband  about  the  large  sums  of  money  that  would  disappear  from  their  account  ,  but  he  always  blamed  it  on  higher  bills  ,  raised  rent  ,  or  sudden  payments  that  he  had  to  make  .  it  never  made  any  sense  ,  but  seonghwa  started  a  separate  account  to  ensure  their  son  could  at  least  have  food  on  the  table  and  clothes  for  school  .

            the  next  couple  of  years  go  by  and  the  money  situation  worsens  ,  with  seonghwa  getting  to  her  wits  end  .  she  spends  more  time  with  hanbin  at  her  parents’  place  ,  sleeping  with  her  son  in  her  old  bedroom  and  hoping  he  doesn’t  hear  her  cry  at  night  .  she  struggles  to  understand  why  her  husband  is  keeping  secrets  from  her  ,  especially  as  they’ve  been  married  happily  for  the  last  eleven  years  ,  but  it  takes  some  tough  love  from  her  mother  to  get  seonghwa  to  pick  herself  up  .  so  ,  she  decides  to  confront  her  husband  one  night  when  she  finds  out  his  location  from  one  of  his  co - workers  ,  and  she’s  devastated  .  seonghwa  finds  kyuchul  with  a  younger  woman  ,  gambling  away  her  hard  earned  money  .  like  a  scene  out  of  a  drama  ,  seonghwa  kicks  her  husband  where  the  sun  doesn’t  shine  and  promptly  dragged  the  other  woman  outside  to  wack  her  upside  the  head  with  her  purse  .  seonghwa  was  hurt  ,  but  she  had  finally  gotten  answers  ,  and  she  wasn’t  going  to  be  embarrassed  like  this  ever  again  .

            so  ,  seonghwa  and  hanbin  permanently  move  in  with  her  parents  ,  and  it  takes  some  time  for  seonghwa  to  get  over  kyuchul  .  she  focuses  on  her  child  and  her  job  .  from  the  age  of  ten  ,  hanbin  began  spending  more  time  with  his  grandparents  in  their  small  ,  but  popular  barbecue  meat  restaurant  .  when  he  finishes  his  homework  ,  he  helps  his  grandparents  take  orders  ,  and  he  slowly  begins  to  work  the  kitchen  as  he  gets  older  .  his  grandparents  soon  leave  the  kitchen  work  to  him  as  they  get  up  in  age  ,  and  hanbin  runs  the  kitchen  as  if  he’d  been  doing  it  for  over  twenty  years  .  however  ,  when  he  graduates  from  high  school  ,  hanbin  decides  to  spread  his  wings  .  over  the  last  twelve  years  or  so  ,  hanbin  honed  his  cooking  skills  from  his  grandfather  and  spent  most  of  his  childhood  in  the  kitchen  ,  so  his  grandparents  passed  their  restaurant  down  to  seonghwa’s  brother  ,  and  hanbin  left  for  new  york  .

            eighteen  years  old  and  with  only  enough  money  to  get  a  small  sublet  ,  he  knew  he  needed  to  find  a  job  pronto  .  without  formal  kitchen  training  ,  hanbin  would  often  get  turned  away  from  jobs  (  because  he  was  better  than  a  busboy  !  )  and  eventually  ,  the  fates  was  on  his  side  .  he  forced  his  way  into  the  kitchen  of  a  popular  italian  restaurant  ,  immediately  snagging  the  title  of  junior  chef  .  hanbin  ,  a  fast  learner  with  even  faster  knife  skills  ,  easily  works  his  way  up  the  ranks  within  the  restaurant  .  within  six  years  ,  hanbin  becomes  head  chef  and  is  a  force  to  be  reckoned  with  in  the  kitchen  .  although  his  income  changes  significantly  ,  hanbin  starts  a  youtube  channel  in  hopes  of  sharing  his  love  for  food  and  cooking  .  within  a  year  ,  his  following  grows  substantially  ,  and  he’s  approached  to  broaden  his  efforts  by  working  at  masters  international  .

at masters.

hanbin  has  been  at  masters  for  five  years  .  he  started  working  here  after  his  youtube  channel  expanded  ,  and  he  was  approached  to  create  his  own  cooking  content  for  masters’  youtube  channel  .  

basically  ,  he  has  his  own  version  of  test  kitchen  ,  but  it’s  not  really  the  same  thing  .  he  makes  recipes  for  holidays  ,  celebrations  ,  and  is  constantly  showing  how  to  make  traditional  korean  dishes  (  would  not  be  surprised  if  he  has  a  ‘  cooking  with  my  mom  !  ’  type  series  )  .

gives  food  tips  too  like  which  wines  pair  best  with  certain  foods  or  how  to  make  the  most  out  of  your  first  hosting  gig  .  probably  has  a  video  where  he  shares  his  cooking  playlist  because  he  wants  you  to  get  in  the  mood  😌  .

probably  came  up  with  the  special  lunch  for  Daddy  Masters™  but  gets  ticked  when  he’s  asked  to  cook  it  because  does  that  man  know  a  schedule  ?  probably  not  .  [  ‘  we  were  on  a  break  !  ’  specifically  ,  hanbin2   was  on  his  lunch  break  .  ] 

is  it  true  that  he  threw  an  iced  tea  in  his  ex’s  face  ?  absolutely  ,  and  he  has  no  problem  admitting  it  lmao  .  who  was  said  ex  ?  i  guess  we’ll  never  know  [  this  a  number  one  champion  sound  ]  .

probably  well  received  around  the  office  but  i  wouldn’t  be  surprised  if  people  disliked  him  .  it  could  be  his  off  putting  persona  or  honestly  the  simple  fact  that  he’s  got  a  lot  of  sass  and  no  ass  .

headcanons.

you  can  read  a  full  list  of  headcanons  HERE  ;  below  is  an  abridged  version  .

has  a  gyeongsang  dialect  from  living  in  busan  ,  and  honestly  . . .  that’s  hot  .  so  ,  when  he  speaks  in  korean  it’s  rather  strong  and  aggressive  /  pitch  is  vastly  different  from  other  parts  of  korea  .  

i  literally  have  no  idea  how  to  explain  his  personality  other  than  by  using  his  moral  alignment  :  true  neutral  .  he’s  kinda  that  guy  who  knows  everything  but  won’t  tell  you  that  he  does  ?  did  he  eavesdrop  ?  maybe  ,  but  he  won’t  tell  you  that  .  he’s  largely  indifferent  to  a  lot  of  what  happens  around  masters  and  maybe  it’s  because  he’s  been  here  for  half  a  decade  ;  he’ll  just  make  sure  you  drink  water  if  you’re  drunk  and  crying  .

a  Dog  Father™  to  a  little  re:  big  goldendoodle  named  duri  .  he  is  most  definitely  judging  you  and  can  often  be  found  sunbathing  in  that  solarium  .  

a  very  simple  man  when  it  comes  to  his  coffee  :  caffè  americano  or  an  espresso  macchiato  please  .  and  don’t  forget  the  butter  croissant  !

mostly  expressionless  . . .  like  i  really  have  no  idea  how  to  explain  how  he  looks  at  people  because  i  feel  that  stoic  is  too  harsh  of  a  word  .  if  you  wanna  know  how  he  feels  though  ,  he  has  extremely  expressive  eyes  .

he  won’t  admit  it  but  he  loves  hosting  .  office  potluck  ?  he’s  your  guy  .  having  a  conference  ?  he’ll  make  your  snacks  .  if  you’re  coming  over  he’ll  make  a  charcuterie  board  and  will  lie  saying  he  made  it  with  some  stuff  he  had  on  hand  (  but  that’s  a  lie  ,  he  went  to  the  grocery  store  and  obsessed  over  it  for  a  solid  three  hours  )  .

finds  joy  in  the  mundane  .  some  people  might  think  he’s  weird  because  he  loves  grocery  shopping  ,  and  heavily  judges  people’s  carts  because  processed  food  ?  yuck  !  he  won’t  say  that  to  your  face  though  he’ll  just  be  like  ‘  are  you  sure  you  wanna  buy  that  ?  ’  and  will  sneakily  replace  your  frozen  pizza  with  pizza  ingredients  hehe  .

that  being  said  don’t  take  him  grocery  shopping  with  you  NFUDNSFDS  .  he  gets  ticked  about  food  waste  ,  and  those  who  don’t  use  reusable  bags  .   probably  has  a  lil  garden  at  his  place  and  composts  !  is  angry  about  people  calling  a  chunk  of  cauliflower  a  steak  (  in  other  words  ,  don’t  to  it  )  !

wanted connections.

DISCLAIMER  :  i  will  not  be  plotting  anything  romantic  with  characters  under  the  age  of  twenty - five  due  to  his  age  !

ONE  TRUE  LOVE  :  this  is  open  to  literally  anyone  ,  preferably  like  ,  28  to  30  but  we  can  talk  details  .  truly  ,  they’re  his  one  true  love  as  the  title  states  ,  and  i  like  to  believe  that  they  were  a  really  happy  couple  who  had  a  meet - cute  .  they  moved  in  together  and  things  were  great  ,  but  they  broke  up  when  they  felt  a  mutual  dissolve  in  their  relationship  .  that  being  said  ,  they’re  good  friends  now  !

BEST  FRIEND  :  who  wouldn’t  love  a  best  friend  .  basically  ,  they  get  along  well  ,  and  they  are  used  to  sung’s  non - verbal  communication  NVJCNXJV  .  it’d  be  really  fun  if  they  had  totally  different  personalities  but  somehow  they  managed  to  click  .  TAKEN  BY  GRIFFIN  OLSON  .

TASTE  TESTER  :  someone  who  he  calls  on  to  often  try  his  food  at  the  office  .  they  possibly  will  appear  in  his  videos  on  masters’  youtube  channel  ,  so  i  think  a  relationship  based  around  food  would  be  really  fun  !  TAKEN  BY  KENNEDY  CRAWFORD  /  SORAYA  HATHAWAY  .

HORN  DOGS  (  DEROGATORY  )  :  i  have  no  other  name  for  this  plot  but  i’m  thinking  two  people  who  cannot  keep  their  hands  off  of  one  another  .  i’m  talking  sneaky  touches  in  the  elevator  ,  secret  hook  ups  in  the  seventh  floor  bathroom  ,  quick  makeouts  and  nearly  getting  caught  .  bonus  points  if  people  around  the  office  don’t  believe  they’re  Banging™  because  their  personalities  are  so  different  .  

CRUSH  :  also  known  as  ,  someone  having  a  crush  on  him  ,  but  he  sees  them  as  a  friend  (  or  even  worse  ,  like  a  younger  sibling  )  .  TAKEN  BY  AYLIN  SAHIN  .

PLATONIC  SOULMATE  :  best  friends  ,  but  make  it  sentimental  .  they  are  thicker  than  thieves  ,  get  on  each  other’s  nerves  ,  but  they  don’t  know  what  they’d  do  without  the  other  .  finish  each  other’s  sentences  (  and  sandwiches  .  sung  will  finish  it  )  and  are  borderline  like  an  old  married  couple  with  the  way  they  act  .

that’s  all  i  got  now  but  i’ve  reblogged  some  posts  that  can  be  found  HERE  and  i’m  down  to  fill  any  wcs  that  you  may  have  as  well  !

[unearthcd]

kristine froseth, cis woman + she/her | you know august james pettersen, right? they’re 25, and they’ve lived in irving for, like, eighteen years? well, their spotify wrapped says they listened to all these things i’ve done by the killers like, a million times this year, which makes sense ‘cause they’ve got that whole handwritten notes, messy ponytails, spontaneous midnight excursions thing going on. i just checked and their birthday is january 1, so they’re a capricorn, which is unsurprising, all things considered. ( tessa, 24, pst, she/her )

hey, babes! i’m tessa (24, pst, she/her) and i’ve been rp’ing on this blue website for way too many years. i’m stuck in this wonderful gossamer and wouldn’t have it any other way. anyway, below is august’s bio—she’s a newish muse, so i’m running with the vibe (for lack of a better word) and we’ll see how this goes! always feel free to message me to plot or chat here or on discord (swamp rabbit#1745). okay, let’s do the damn thing!

name: august james pettersen nicknames: aj, aug, a, james, etc. age, birth date: 25; january 1, 1996 hometown: irving, north carolina occupation: model sexuality: pansexual

growing up in irving

august james petterson is the daughter and only child of jameson and erik petterson. she’s the product of surrogacy, the men having sought out and found a lovely woman to help them have a child back in massachusetts where they previously lived. the hoops they went through to have their daughter and both legally be considered her parents were plenty, but with successful careers in architecture and publishing (think founder and editor and chief of something architectural digest-esque) they were able to commit the time and money to make it happen.

not a year after her birth, the three of them relocated to irving, north carolina to be with two of her grandparents whose health was rapidly deteriorating. having packed up their things and taken the short flight, they piled into the elderly couple’s sprawling home on aquila drive. ah, old money. sadly, they’d end up passing a few short years later, just before august started school. the family inherited great wealth and was left the house.

always a fairly quiet kid, august wasn’t the most social student in school. in fact, she spent much of her time with a small group of friends and, after branching out a small bit in high school, in the theatre department. long story short, she wasn’t a very popular person. in fact, with her apparent wealth and quiet demeanor, it wouldn’t surprise me if she was considered aloof, stuck up, or strange by her peers (but i’ll leave that UTY if they attended school together!). in earnest, she was just an observer and never enjoyed talking just to make noise. she liked having an intimate group and just doing what she enjoyed.

at the same time, the lack of a bursting social life and hijinks à la grease and clueless fed her early onset senioritis. she dreamed of and planned for getting out of irving. and when the time for college came, she did!

leaving home

we’d like to congratulate the senior class of 2014! that fall august moved to—drumroll please—new york city for college. what can i say, she’s an east coast babe. she got into NYU and studied english, thinking maybe she’d get into publishing down the line, because she’d always loved reading. truth be told, she wasn’t married to the idea. in fact, she wasn’t married to her education in the slightest. she’d chosen NYU purely based on location and, honestly, who can blame her (’:

her sophomore year of university one of her friends got it in her head to attend a modeling agency open call and, not wanting to go alone, convinced august to go along. while they weren’t interested in the friend, they did take an interest in her. and you know what? it made her feel special and wanted and admired. so she went with it and, with practice, became pretty damn good. her jobs, however, started interfering with her studies. so, without much convincing, she dropped out of school. she was making enough money to rent an apartment with a couple roommates in the village and made modeling her full-time gig. over the next few years her career began to take off a bit, with clients like for love & lemons and victoria’s secret pink (bc we have the real content, so why not use it?). probably a beauty campaign here and there. you know, commercial work etc. etc.

cue “dorothea,” you'rе a queen sellin' dreams, sellin' makeup and magazines

quiet, small town girl is on her way to making it big! whoo! right? well, there came a point where she became a total workhorse. august wanted to please—she wanted to find her place, her people—and, convinced this was it, she did everything in her power to keep moving up. she was a stray cat, she was looking to be taken in by anyone, praised and cared for for anything.

but that isn’t sustainable, and after a while she cracked a bit. ended up letting off steam by partying with so-called friends, picked up a small smoking habit she’s since been trying to kick since. befriended a band at some point (shout out to beau) and groupied the east coast leg of their tour for a couple weeks, because the front man asked and was charming and looked at her like she was exceptional. then the magic faded and she left to go back to her little apartment and next booked job. really, she was just going where she felt people wanted her and everyone kept telling her it was great! everything’s fine!

coming back // present

she realized after that that she’d fallen into this entire thing and, while she was grateful for much of it, she had to wonder if she even liked it. it really hit her one day smack in the middle of a job. that evening she went home, once again packed up her things, and flew home. a special kind of subtle chaos. a not-at-all-adventurous eat, pray, love.

i want to say her agents aren’t the worst people in the world and, while angered by her abrupt departure, realized she needed a break. like, a month-long visit home. it was the holidays and her birthday, after all! lol, oh, no. bets on when they start calling her like, ‘hey, where the hell are you, what’s the deal’?

now, after dropping out of school and putting her career on pause (?), she’s back living with her parents, probably looking at her savings account and wondering if she has enough $$$$ to rent an apartment or room [potential connection idea?] until she decides wtf she’s doing. she’s stuck between feeling like she’s backsliding and feeling like she needs to take the time to figure out what she wants.

personality // fun facts

+ lively, spontaneous, passionate, humorous (or so she likes to think)

- lost, impulsive, insecure in many ways

tiktoks for the vibe: 1, 2, 3

being an adult is a scam

*calls u dude and babe in the same sentence*

she wasn’t bored, she was just restless between adventures

the first person to laugh at herself.

let’s-screw-around-and-talk-about-nothing-for-hours-until-it-inevitably-turns-into-something-deep.

“i always feel like, when i meet people, they have a bigger impact on me than i maybe do on them.”

very honest. the girl isn’t messing around (unless she totally is)!! will ask you out as soon as the thought occurs to her, like, “hey, uh, we should go out sometime. (:” :slight_smile:

very, very dreamy, but head not empty, head filled with the same bit of film dialogue on repeat over and over for, like, a week. head still processing the end of a book she finished two weeks ago. head making up prose about the faint freckles on the bridge of your nose and the way your hand’s moving about.

big music person, be it modern, classical, live, vinyl. attaches a lot of emotions and memories to songs. 98% chance you’ll find her at the nearest bar hosting live music, right up front.

her penmanship is beautiful, thanks to a love of the written word. she’d rather stick a post-it note on your door than shoot you a text. loves letters, postcards, etc.

does want to whisk you away on fun, spontaneous adventures, but will go by herself if for whatever reason you’re not available or up for it.

[crushzone]

🎬 About Me

Original art of me and my fictional hubby, Ukai Keishin, by @achieve-the-sun​, posted with permission. 💕 

Hi there!

My name is Nin and I am the founder of Crushzone Cinema Theater. 📽 🍿 

🎬 THE BASICS

Age: 23

Birthday: December 24th

Pronoun: She/her

Education: Graduated with a dual degree in Film and Global History

Occupation: Is currently a film freelancer in the camera department, who desperately needs money to pay rent every month lol.

Likes: 

- The sound of rain tapping on my window

- Watching my plants rise and droop to the moving sun

- Cooking and experimenting with different cuisines; Japanese, Thai and Chinese are some of my favorites.

- Giving my husband and my cat their head rubs every night.

- Drawing, painting, and photography. (Here’s some of my works!)

- The feeling of accomplishment after you’ve gone through SO much for a project with your peers. To work on your own movie or short film, and finally seeing it done, is such a rewarding experience.

- To eat my Mac and Cheese with ketchup, nutritional yeast, and steamed broccoli. (Fight me lol. 🦖 )

- Eating chips with chopsticks.

- Medjool dates with a spoonful of crunchy peanut butter 😋 

-Wearing oversized clothes, especially hoodies.

- Sitting at my reading nook, with my cat next to me on the chair.

Dislikes: 

- The buzzing sound bees make when they fly.

- Slipping on my own chunk of hair on the ground; I have a lot of hair and I shed a lot.

- The heat, I may be from Thailand, but I am very much done with the blaring heat. One second I’ll look real cute with my face all done up, but the moment I step out, it’s already melting from my face.

- Going to sleep; there’s SO much more I could be doing right now!

- When my bangs desperately need a trim and is poking my eyes.

- Poor lighting, doesn’t matter if it is real life, just light it like you’re IN a film!! It’s so much more dramatic that way! (For real, come to my house, every corner is lit with some sort of a look/mood 😏)

- Loud noises; when people are yelling all the time, or something is loud, I get nervous when I can’t hear my own thoughts.

- People with bad attitude, a temper, or is just kind of mean in general. There is absolutely no excuse for you to be that way, and nothing productive comes out of it. Nuh-uh.

🎬 FUN FACTS

My parents hired a piano teacher when I was in elementary school, but because I didn’t enjoy her company (for some reason), I refused to absorb information. Little did I know, it would backfire me and would have absolutely no effect to her pay.

I’m that kid who always has 4 spare pencils and 5 erasers to lend out to my peers.

Will serenade to my cat every morning and night, so if you are ever my roommate, I apologize for my horrible singings.

Performed as a cave and pot in my high school production, and lemme tell ya, it is more difficult than it sounds.

Has no problem doing laundry in the morning, but the moment the sun falls, I will be too afraid to go down into my basement to do it. Some may say that it is an excuse for me to put laundry off for the next day, but I always tell my husband that there’s a “Babadook” in there. 👀

One time I stepped on a millipede, and I cried for 2 days because I felt really bad for it.

I’m actually VERY shy most of the times, so if you see me laughing a lot like a hyena, then it’s likely that it’s just me being awkward. OR I may just be having a good time, who knows.

I’m awful around kids, I am SO awkward and will stiff up like a rock (if you see me doing that, pls come safe me). One time this kid asked me why I laugh so much, so I simply just laughed some more while backing out of the room slowly. 🤦‍♀️ 

🎬 SOME FUN QUESTIONS!

What is something you wish you were gifted at doing?

I wish I could sing. My husband is a musician, and it looks like he’s having so much fun. There’s just something so freeing about it, as if it’s another language that takes time to become fluent in, but when you are, it’s so captivating and expressive. I don’t think I’m an awful singer, but is just too incredibly shy to sing in front of others. 

What is the first movie you remember seeing in theater?

It may had been Disney’s Dinosaur (2000), not sure. All I remember was that there were a bunch of dinosaurs on screen, may had even been 3D with those glasses.

At one point, a tiger jumped at the screen, and I started crying. My mom and brother wanted to finish the movie, so my dad had to sit outside with me, until it was over. It was chill tho, my dad was teaching me different dinosaur names. 👶 🦖 🦕 

What is the first thing you do when you get home?

Pants off, baby!! I don’t usually wear a bra, but if do, then I guess it’s bra’s off first. Then I instantly hop into my plaid boxer shorts hehee. 🤭 

What has been the hardest thing for you to face or learn?

That people go through different stages of their life at different paces, and that is totally okay. When I was younger, I would always overwork, and as a result, I don’t really have a lot of time for myself. I did that, mostly, because I wanted to get a head start at everything, especially at my career. Now that I am 23-24, and had just graduated from Class of 2019, I’ve been getting film gigs since I was a sophomore, and is now a full time freelancer. 

Yet, I was not satisfied, because I got to work with a 21 y/o in a position that was under her, and it made me feel momentarily incompetent; like I wasn’t doing well enough. But it will never be enough if that’s the mindset; I never considered that she skipped university and went straight into film, so circumstances were entirely different.

Meanwhile, there’s someone 10+ years older than me who is struggling to get the work I’d get, and that is okay too. What I should’ve done is feel happy for her, and use that to motivate myself to improve.  As long as I never give up, and continue to do my best with a good attitude, everything will be just fine.

If you could give your younger self any advice what would it be?

That it’s okay to take a break sometimes, live life a little, and cherish all the happiness, sadness, heartbreak, and struggles that you are going through right now. Every tear will make you stronger, and genuine every smile will eventually pull you through. 

Time goes by very quickly, and every stage in your life is a part of you, so make sure you remember how you get to where you are well.

Do you see the glass as half empty or half full?

Half full, just grateful that there’s any liquid in the glass at all, and is excited to acquire more with all the space I’ve got on top, ya know? 🤷‍♀️ 

What is the strangest thing you believed as a child?

That if you whistle at night, the ghosts will come find you. Or if you play hide and seek at night, then you’ve opened up some kind of portal that the ghosts will kidnap you away from this dimension forever.

Tbh, I think my grandma was just sick of me trying to learn how to whistle when I was in elementary school and of me running around the house at night, so she made these omen up lol.

What time do you usually get up in the morning?

Used to wake up at 13:00-14:00 all the time, but since I married an early bird, I’ve been up at 6:30-7:00 lately.

What time is your usual bed time?

Heeheee 1:00-2:00 in the morning, oops.

How has your birth order/characteristics of siblings affected you?

I have the loveliest older brother in the world, he’s 4 years older, and is very smart, diligent, athletic, and funny. Me being the only daughter, my parents are incredibly protective, so they’d always have my brother do everything for me. 

It was a relief when I was younger, but as I enter high school, it became a little frustrating; I felt like I was living under his shadows and can never be considered independent. They’d also spend a lot more time training with him cuz he’s a national competitive swimmer.

Because of that, I had a lot of time to myself, so I experimented with my own interests and grew in my own way. As I’ve grown, I can definitely say that it’s made me a lot more independent and introverted haha. I absolutely dislike depending on anyone (Will be my last resort), but it’s also nice to know that whenever either of us fall, we’ll always have each other’s back.

#tag games with Nin 🎮

Learn even more about me through various tag games I participated!✌️ 

#chats with Nin

My previous responses, rambles, vibe checks, and many more!

And please drop by my ask box and chit chat, I love interacting with you all! 👋 

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The Simpsons Season 32 Episode 17 Review: Uncut Femmes

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This The Simpsons review contains spoilers.

The Simpsons Season 32 Episode 17

The Simpsons Season 32, episode 17, ” Uncut Femmes,” is a caper comedy, and criminals Sarah Wiggum (Megan Mullally) and Fat Tony (Joe Mantegna) steal every scene they are in. Over the course of the jewel heist parody at the center of the installment, we learn Chief Wiggum’s wife has a shady past, and the neighborhood mob boss has a paternal presence. They don’t have any scenes together, but they make crime pay off, and prove two or so wrongs can make a right.

“Oh, my hallway-walking God,” the episode opens, as a workplace atrocity leads to a nondisclosure agreement which results in two front-row seats at a Bob Seger concert. The rock star plays himself, but goes against the wind. Yes, this is the Silver edition of his Bullet Band, but when he learns both Homer and Chief Wiggum dumped an overnight field trip with the kids on their wives to make the show, he feels obliged to remind them: a wife, like rock and roll, never forgets. Who knew a Detroit belter like Seger could throw such guilt?

The trip is to a World War II battleship, retrofitted to look like it did back in May 1943. That was the last time it was scrubbed, and the kids and wives get keelhauled into breaking up everything but the barnacles. They swab the decks and are told they’re killing Oxees, which sounds enough like Nazis for Springfield Elementary. Nick Offerman voices Captain Bowditch, who Sarah Wiggum calls Captain Dingdong before robbing his liquor cabinet and sharing a bottle with Marge.  

The police chief’s wife also shares some unexpectedly relatable problems, like the pressures of being married to “a man with a dangerous job he’s just not good at” But her best comic line is about her husband’s health, and how every slice of cheese could be his last. The bonding scene is very effective, warm and witty. Both women give up so much because they are mothers.

Sarah Wiggum gave up a glitzy and glamorous life of crime, like the Ocean’s 8 masterminds. She was the getaway driver on the famed “Hourglass Diamond” heist. Her story is broken down in a flashback sequence with subtitles like “The Grab,” “The Camaraderie,” and “The Double Cross.” To give historical perspective, one of the items which the young thieves steal, while listening to Gwen Stefani’s “Hollaback Girl,” are MP3 players which held over 300 songs. 

In the segment entitled “The Honey Pot,” Sarah explains her own role in the robbery. “The Chump” denotes when she met Clancy Wiggum, then a mere security guard, working his way through one of his many attempts at passing the police academy. “I love a man in a rented uniform,” she says. 

Marge had to miss the one event she gets to share with her sisters’ friends, which includes the crumbs of the crème de la crème of Springfield’s LGBTQ community: Watching the annual Gen Gala on TV and making scathing remarks. Marge is jonesing for snark. She’s got an itch to throw good shade. This would be a blast to hear from Marge, who is “still working up the courage to call a man the B word.” This year’s Gala is themed, “The Audacity.” The prior year was called “The Nerve.  Marge breaks her usual reserve to tell Rihanna she listens “to the clean versions of all your songs.”

Marge is so consistently Marge-like, so clearly defined within the vantage point the series has set up for her. Marge’s first words, when trying to start a conversation with Sarah, are “the top 10 ways of starting a conversation.” When she is kidnapped, she observes whoever had the bag over their face before her was a smoker. Julie Kavner also pulls off amazing physical comedy in this episode, even though it’s vocal acrobatics. When Marge is bound by Sarah’s old gang, she hops away – chair, pole and all – to allow them to scheme. She points to their scheme-board with her high mound of hair, which she later uses to blur surveillance cameras. Kavner’s inquisitive or insistent moans fuel every blue follicle.

To distract the mark, Lindsey Naegle, Marge makes small talk about common household chores the VIP would never do herself, like paying attention to whether you switch delicates to extra warm when you’re doing laundry. “You’re not famous, so you don’t exist,” Lindsey, who pocketed the diamond for herself to buy a celebrity lifestyle, snorts at Marge. Her husband, Springfield’s beloved Rainier Luftwaffe Wolfcastle, takes this gag to an absurd conclusion. Wolfcastle has no idea what the two were talking about when he enters the scene, but he is more blinded by his celebrity. He asks his wife why she’s talking to an empty chair. It’s all a punchline which lands on “somebody stop those nobodies,” a masterful twist of social restraint.

Ultimately, one of the snarkiest lines turns out to be a comment on Marge, when she makes a very surprising appearance at the Gala. But only because “she looks like dirt” walking a red carpet designed for 20 plus-size gladiators to carry Beyoncé. The snide aside comes across as exactly what Marge would’ve wanted.

The episode has plenty of successful throwaway sight gags. Homer closes shop at his post at the nuclear plant with the same kind of cage storefronts lock up with after hours. We’re not sure if this means the workers on the other side are locked in the workspace without emergency supervision for the whole weekend, though.

The kidnapping is first reported by Chief Wiggum’s son, Ralph, who was watch commander on deck. Fat Tony will come to be simpatico with Ralph in hysterically edgy ways later in the episode. They both “know nothing about nothing.” Until he met Ralph, Fat Tony thought putting crumbled Oreos on ice cream would be redundant, but now finds it transcendent. It is like a grooming process; the police chief’s son even begins wearing a matching fur coat. And when a kid behind an ice cream counter tells Ralph not to grab at the Gummy Bears, Fat Tony says “if the boy wants this the boy wants to smooch, the boy will spook smooch.” He could be telling The Bronx Tale. Ralph’s rejoinder, “I love you, scary daddy,” is so in keeping with his character of cluelessly deranged innocence.

When Homer and Wiggum first learn their wives are missing, the police chief immediately blames Fat Tony. The reputed, reported, alleged and convicted crime boss is plainly being honest when he says he would never even consider such a crime. First of all, how would he finish the sentence “it would be a shame if something were to happen to?” 

Wiggum is very important to crime in the town. This episode points out how it flourishes under his lazy watchful eye. Fat Tony loves “Chief Bungles” because he’s a horrible cop. Even Sarah admits her husband is “better at planting evidence than finding it.” But, more importantly to Fat Tony, the chief loves the top cop because he is a selfish man. He’s on the take from Burns, Fat Tony, and we know from past episodes he’s in on schemes with Mayor Quimby. But some things, even a cartoon mob boss cannot forget.

Fat Tony is surprisingly woke in his off hours. It’s the espresso. His men only yell respectful innuendoes at attractive women. The boss not only tutors Homer and Clancy on ways to respect their wives, but takes care of Ralphie while he lets the men fix their marriages. The male gaze is all over this episode, and it gets poked in the eye repeatedly. From WWII books to gender-trading action movie remakes. The real Silver bullet is the truth. Seger’s concert T-shirt is actually a list of things he has to get done to keep his marriage happy, including getting a C-PAP for his snoring.

For Homer, this change is as sweet as a donut, the ordeal makes him notice what Marge looks like when she’s happy. Clancy realizes, for the first time in his long career, that there is a museum in town. At their heart, Homer and the Chief are really only paying attention to their wives for themselves. Oh, and for Bob Seger, they did promise him that. The lesson they learn when confronted with their selfish ways is: “it’s all about us.”

The final part of the scheme earns its subtitle as the exact kind of surprise double revenge twist we have come to expect from this genre. The only difference is what kind of spin the parody will take. Things have a special way of falling on The Simpsons. In a classic early episode, Homer took a memorable tumble down the rocky edges of a cliff in a failed daredevil stunt. So, he knows to get out of the way when Lindsey comes tumbling down the stairs at the Gala. She tumbles long enough for Wolfcastle to find a newer, younger, more trophy of a wife. In real life the fall would have killed her, and Marge would feel terrible. Thank god for animation. Kids, don’t try this at home.

“This isn’t about the cash, it’s about righting a wrong and looking damn good doing it,” Sarah convincingly explains when she lays out the premise of the heist. By the end, Marge declares it “best field trip of my freaking life,” which is what the episode seems to be going for. It’s fun, more fun than most school trips, and it teaches a lesson.

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“Uncut Femmes” is a fun and playful movie satire. It captures the suspense, romance, glamour and pace of a heist film, but puts The Simpsons touch on it. Marge shines in the unexpected, manages to clean house at the same time, and brings Homer into an understanding. The crooks get away with it, and nothing will change. Like so many crimes in Springfield, it’s got Chief Wiggum on the case, and that’s like having no one at all.

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( DEV PATEL, MALE, HE/HIM ) ⌇ have you seen NIKHIL VARA around icaria? they are the TWENTY-NINE year old child of IRIS. they remind me of WISTFULLY STARING AT THE SEA, BARELY USED NOTEBOOKS, AND A VINTAGE ROLODEX.

Name: Nikhil Vara

Nickname: Nik (although he generally prefers his full first name, he’s okay with the nickname)

Age: 29

Gender: Male

Orientation: Gay

Parents: Prakash Vara and Iris

Occupation: Principal of a branch of a company in business insurance brokerage

tl:dr

Nikhil is a melancholy enterprising insurance salesman. He's Chloe's third cousin who was jealous that someone didn't have to keep parentage a complete secret. While he thinks she's annoying, he impulsively moved to Icaria to try to get more information for Chloe's dad Daniel. This is the most daring thing that Nikhil has done in his entire life.

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Background about Nikhil’s uncle (2nd cousin once removed) Daniel Vara: https://chloevara.tumblr.com/post/624134603468374016/iiiits-daniel-vara-time-daniel-was-the-baby-of

Plans

After showing up at Chloe’s address, he’s going to move in with Mari and start paying some of the rent while he finds his footing. He will attempt to start selling business insurance, taking advantage of the fact that most insurers aren’t aware of the risks involved on Icaria. He’s going to try to relay news to Chloe’s dad, and make sure that all of Chloe’s friends are okay. Unfortunately, Nikhil is not very good with people on a non-business level.

Biography is below the cut, and has a trigger warning for homophobia

Brief Biography:

Nikhil is Chloe’s third cousin. Their grandfathers are first cousins and best friends, and their favorite pastime was trying to one-up one another when it came to their children’s and grandchildren’s achievements and good deeds. Growing up, Nikhil always liked  Daniel (his cousin, but Nikhil always called Daniel ‘uncle’) but thought his little cousin Chloe was the most annoying person he had ever met in his life. Of course Chloe had no idea because Nikhil wasn’t exactly a callous person, but he dreaded being trapped at the kids table with her.

When Nikhil was seven, his single father (a courier) admitted that he was the result of a rather unusual encounter with the Greek goddess Iris. He met his mother a year later, and was awe-struck by how impressive she seemed. Since he so infrequently saw his mother, she seemed like more of a fairy godmother than a parent. Nikhil’s memories of her were always warm, but his father made him keep it a secret. The part that hurt the most was how Chloe’s parentage was always a weird family secret. Nikhil was always pretty sure he met Hestia once when she popped by at Uncle Daniel and Aunt Dani’s house. The audacity of Chloe being a family secret rather Nikhil than just a Nikhil-and-Papa secret always made him seethe.

And so he grew up, occasionally having clandestine moments with his mother, and watching his father get married to an extremely okay widow. He kept his head down, got good grades in school, and made his grandfather proud. Most people don’t set out to have a career in insurance, but Nikhil took the job for the growth opportunity. He never really could finish that novel he always dreamed of writing. He did extremely well, and focused on his career over interpersonal relationships. Apparently, guys weren’t so fond of dating someone who would support his parents financially but wouldn’t take a boyfriend home to meet the parents.

He heard about the missing demigods years ago from his mother, but didn’t think that moving to Icaria would do him any good. Plus Chloe moved there, and that sounded like a headache and a half. He didn’t even consider moving there until he got wind of when his cousin disappeared. Never had Nikhil seen his uncle so absolutely defeated. What were you supposed to say to the man who always made you feel welcome and safe? The one that Nikhil had come out to (and sworn to secrecy which had been kept so far).

Daniel had apparently exhausted all avenues of contacting all of Chloe’s friends that he knew. After the most painful and heart wrenching phone call of his life, Nikhil decided to move to Icaria and see what he could do about the Chloe situation. Nikhil hadn't even told Daniel that he was a demigod himself, and he was already set to open up a branch of his insurance company in Icaria.

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➜ EVENT: star bright casting ➜ LOCATION: park hyatt hotel - interview room ➜ DATE: sunday 28th 2020

this is dumb. completely and utterly stupid. why did he have to go and let songhee convince him to go to this thing? he’s not cut out for being an idol, he can barely handle people online acting like ‘fans’ of his just because he does tiktoks. he had no performing talents, so he’s just going to make a fool out of himself. at least it’s only an interview, he thinks. he likely won’t make it through to the next round, since he’s got no performing experience like he’s sure a lot of the other people auditioning have. 

do it for the free lunch, eric, he tell himself as he fills out the form, then waits for his name to be called, regularly wiping his clammy palms on his thighs. he’s sitting hunched over his seat, unconsciously trying to make himself as small as possible. he feels like everyone around him can tell just by looking at him that he doesn’t belong here. he’s no singer, no dancer, no rapper - he’s just funny! funny doesn’t make you an idol. 

but, it’s too late to back out when they call his name and he hesitantly makes his way into the interview room, handing over his form and positioning himself opposite the person he assumes is the interviewer standing beside a camera. he’s used to cameras at least, though usually he’s being filmed on his own phone, and not an intimidating looking camera and microphone setup. 

he’s told to introduce himself, and after a moments hesitation, he looks at the camera and smiles. “i’m sohn youngjae, but everyone calls me eric. i was born in la, in america, i’m 19, and i’m currently a composition student at korea national university of arts. i’m also... a barista, a pizza delivery guy and a 7 eleven employee. busy bee, that’s me!” at least he manages to relax while talking, though he’s still worried they’re going to ask him to sing or something. 

“alright eric, nice to meet you. i’m going to ask you a few questions now.” eric nods, his smile though forced and slightly nervous, remains on his lips. 

“okay eric, firstly, why do you want to be an idol?”

dammit. how is he meant to answer this question when he doesn’t want to be an idol? sure, it sounds amazing, singing and dancing on a stage and wearing fun outfits and meeting people who love you for doing something as enjoyable as singing and dancing, but could eric do that? he’s pretty sure that’s an absolutely not. “uh...” his brains whirring, trying to think of an answer that isn’t too much of a lie. “i... i really like dancing. i’ve always liked dancing, and singing - actually when i was a kid my dad got me a toy karaoke machine for christmas once and i did holiday shows for my mum at every little holiday there was, just because it was fun. i suppose being an idol would be way more difficult than singing livin’ la vida loca on a toy karaoke machine in your living room for your mum, but i think it would be worth the hard work.” he pauses, realising he’s sort of strayed from the initial question, and clears his throat with an embarrassed half-smile. “i do dance cover videos on tiktok, actually, and a lot of people seem to like those, and whenever someone tells me they really enjoy my dance videos, it feels... well it feels better than... anything else i think. it’d probably be one hundred times better to hear thousands of people say it about a proper performance, like on a stage.” his answer seems, to him, to suck, but how is he meant to tell someone why he wants to be an idol, when he doesn’t want to be an idol?

“so, singing and dancing are your best skills, are they? do you have any other talents?”

“oh boy, i wouldn’t say singing is a talent of mine. those karaoke shows weren’t at all worth the cookie my mum would pay me for attending them!” he jokes, laughing and relaxing a little, getting used to the situation a little more. “i’d say i’m best at dancing. my tiktok followers seem to like my dancing, so i mustn’t be that bad, right?” again, he laughs, rubbing the back of his neck a little awkwardly this time, realising that this poor woman probably had no idea what tiktok is. “as for other talents, i can actually sing the elements song my tom lehrer and the nations of the world song, both in full without a single mistake!” he exclaims proudly, only to realise the interviewer probably doesn’t know those songs either. “well, i can sew, knit and crochet! those are some fun skills! and juggling!” 

“on your form you put that your biggest influences are mostly girl groups. isn’t that a little strange for a boy?”

“oh, i don’t think so at all!” he responds quickly. “i think girl groups are more marketed towards guys anyway. but music is for everyone, no matter who’s singing it! i like the style of girl group songs more, and i think it’s fun to challenge expectations. so if someone expects me to do a boy group dance, and i do a girl group dance, and i do it well, it’s fun to see the surprise on their face. i do know a few boy group dances, and there’s a lot more power in them than girl group dances, but i like how much emotion goes into girl group songs, which is why i like them a lot more and like to learn the choreo to them.”

“what would you say is the biggest obstacle you’ve have to overcome?”

eric’s lips purse as he thinks over the question. “i... grew up very poor. a lot of the time there wasn’t a whole lot of food, or a very healthy variety of food in my house. i also never wore new clothes, only second hand clothes from goodwill, and, well, children can be mean when you’re different. not only was i an asian boy growing up in a predominantly white area, but i was also far worse off money wise than many of my classmates. i suffered a bit of bullying, but i suppose it wasn’t as bad as it could have been. other than that, moving to a new country as a young teen and having to learn a new language and make new friends was hard.”

“could you tell us a little bit about your family? has your home situation much improved since then?”

the questions about home life and family life aren’t eric’s favourite - it isn’t a topic he’s too open about, thanks to his mum’s problems. but he can sugar coat it, he’s got a lot of practise doing that. “my family was mainly just me and my mum growing up. she didn’t have a very well paying job, but she’s doing better now. my dad wasn’t around a lot as he worked in korea when i was young and growing up in la. things were definitely better when he lived in la as well for a while, but he and my mum weren’t married, so they didn’t like together so i sort of... have a split life. time spent with him i never really had to worry about how much anything cost, but with my mum i really did. i got my first job at thirteen because of it. my family’s not very close, i have a couple cousins, but i didn’t meet them until i moved to seoul, and i don’t see a lot of them often.”

“you said you have three jobs, all while being a student as well. how do you think this impacts your everyday life and overall ambitions?”

“i started working very young. i was a paperboy, so a simple job really, but it helped a little. then i was a milk delivery boy when i moved to seoul, a similarly simple job, and they never took up much of my time. now i have three jobs and as you can imagine they take up a lot of my time, but i have them scheduled around my school hours, so it isn’t too bad. i don’t think much about how they impact my ambitions really, since i don’t have a choice in doing them - if i want to pay rent i have to work. i have some free time here and there though, so i use that time to learn new things and do the things i enjoy, and hopefully when i graduate i can find a better paying job and have more time for the things i enjoy.” he realises too late that ambitions probably meant ‘dream to be an idol’. oh well. 

“so, if you weren’t trying to be an idol, what do you think you’d be doing?”

“probably exactly what i’m doing now.” he’s probably the only person who’s putting absolutely no free time into this ‘endeavour into being an idol’, since he never even thought about it as a career. he’d love to be an idol, but he simply doesn’t have the skills needed, and he isn’t delusional enough to think he does. with more practise and dance or vocal lessons maybe he’d have potential, but he doesn’t have the time nor money for those. “focusing on school, and trying hard to pay my way through it.”

“thank you, eric, that’s all. do you have any questions before we finish up?”

“uh... no, i don’t think i do.” he says, sounding unsure. he’s ready to leave and go and get that free lunch songhee owes him for this awful ordeal. he just hopes she gets something out of this. 

“alright, well, have a nice day.”

“you too!” he replies, then leaves the interview room, head past the other people waiting, and makes his way out of the building, intending to go and find a cafe nearby to wait for songhee in. as much as that felt like a big waste of time, at least i gave him some insight into what actually trying to be an idol might be like. 

[krispyweiss]

"Spiritually Advanced" Craig Elkins is Happy Even Though He's Not a Star

You might not know it by listening to his “funny-but-sad” songs, but Craig Elkins is a happy guy.

The Huffamoose frontman said he had an epiphony - "a moment a few years ago and it wasn't anything special" - that helped him accept how things have turned out.

Huffamoose almost hit the big time - they played the main stage at Woodstock 94, had a top 40 hit ("Wait") while signed to Interscope Records and toured the country on the cusp of a humongous career before things fell apart, all of which is chronicled in the documentary "Here Comes Huffamoose," considered one of the great rock 'n' roll docs.

"I think both my wife and I almost at the same time were just like, 'Oh, you know, we live in a rented house in the San Fernando valley. We're not killing it. But we have this kid and this nice little life and we have a dog or two' - we had five cats at the time, probably - and it was just like, 'We can just be happy now,'" Elkins said. "And it just kinda happened. I mean ... as much as I love songwriting and playing and all that stuff, I love being a dad, I love being in my family. I love having dogs. I like chipping away at the computer. I like just being, you know, a regular person.

"I can still write. ... I just stopped trying to chase something and just kinda started to go along for the ride and enjoy it."

Elkins, who has written songs such as "Jim Lauderdale Has Taken My Spot" and "Wind Outta My Sails" that were inspired by his and the band's lack of success, was speaking on "The World Cafe," where he and guitarist Kevin Hanson recently appeared to discuss the band's new album - its first physical release in 20 years - ... and that's when the golf ball hit me in the head.

"It's not a either/or situation," Hanson said. "My happiest moments are when I'm with my family or with my girls AND when I'm on stage AND when I've finished a song. You just have to make the decision that, 'All right, this is happiness.'"

The subject came up as the band members discussed "James," a song written for the band's independently released, eponymous debut. The subject is a guy Elkins used to wait tables with - a happy-go-lucky dude who wanted to be an artist and didn't wind up being an artist.

"It basically turned into my story," Elkins said. "Now, I'm a pretty happy guy. So the funny thing is, when I was young and I saw that ending for James ... I was like, 'Ugh, that's awful.' But now I'm like, 'Oh, crap, I kind of liking sitting around in my house or just working on the computer or doing whatever. I like having a family. I like having a kid. I like being married. That stuff for me - I feel happy. And that's basically what we're all trying to be anyway. When you're young, though, you think that if you don't achieve your dream, that your world is going to fall apart or you're just going to have a horrible life.

“But I think things just shift."

Despite his newfound zen, Elkins still uses his relative obscurity as inspiration for songs as the new Huffamoose LP is bookended with numbers about chasing - and not catching - the dream: "Send Out Your New Song," which features an audio montage of rejection letters, and the aforementioned "Sails:”

Things haven’t worked out the way I thought/or hoped they would/but I love my family/and I love my friends/even the ones who neglect to trim their chest hair/life keeps handing me a round stone/and I wanna, but I can’t skim it home/I just throw it and pretend/taking the wind outta my sails

But these are just songs - in reality, Elkins is good these days.

"It's just about living your life," he said. "But I'm spiritually advanced."

This makes Sound Bites really happy because the blog has felt a kinship with Elkins from the moment he first heard the band. At that point, Elkins was writing about post-college angst and the discomfort that comes with fumbling your way into adulthood as relationships fail and dreams start to collide with reality. And Sound Bites feels a kinship with him and the band now as they write about the discomfort that comes with fumbling your way into middle age and realizing you are your parents.

And like Huffamoose, Sound Bites had dreams that didn't work out.

This blog always wanted to be a big-city rock critic and, like Huffamoose, had a taste of what that might be like. After graduating from journalism school, Sound Bites freelanced for national music publications and got to interview people like Dweezil Zappa, Rami Jaffee and Bob Weir among others in the pages of the newspapers he worked for.

But things didn’t turn out like I thought or hoped they would. Today, Sound Bites is working a dead-end job and writing a music blog that's read by six people on a good day. But, as the song goes, I love my friends and I love my family and, as the song doesn't go, I love Mrs. Sound Bites.

And I’m happy.

And I’m glad Elkins is, too.

1-7-19

[wildfangz]

It’s done baby!!!!! I’ve worked so hard on this, and for so long (mainly because im lazy but i digress) and now here it is & im very happy with it so I hope all of you enjoy it as much as i do

I’ve been wanting to make a neat legacy to spice my gameplay up with for a while and well...I’ve always found the zodiac signs and their stereotypes and such interesting, so it seemed like a good concept to work with! It was a bit hard with the limited traits & such and I’m sure I’ll be updating this as new content comes out but I think its pretty alright for whats currently available

Its super simple. Each generation has certain traits and goals based off its respective sign and well. you try to complete them like any other challenge. There’s no gender rules or anything for your founder and heirs, just base them off their sign!! whatever that looks like to you is fine.

I’d recommend playing on the normal lifespan since this baby is 12 generations and also to hopefully give you enough time to complete goals without making it too easy but also im not going to show up to your house with a gun if you play on short or long so u do u

& If you want to use the #ts4zodiacchallenge tag on ur posts or something I’d love to see them!

The Passionate Sign  - Romantic/Jealous/Gloomy or Evil traits - Serial Romantic or Soulmate aspiration - Must be a young adult

Rebelling against your parents who had the specific details of your future planned out for you, you moved out west to San Myshuno to live your best life and forge your own path. Being a passionate soul, you pour yourself into your art and beliefs, pursuing your chosen creative career and joining protests on the weekends. & of course, relationships are included in your passionate pursuits.

Life in the city isn’t exactly the fantasy you thought it’d be growing up. You live in a crappy apartment and struggle to get by, but you wouldn’t trade it for the world.

To start out, move your sim into one of the cheaper apartments. You can use some of your starter money to furnish it with items you’d expect to find in a rented space (Counters, certain appliances, etc) and junk the place up a bit, but after that, use cheats to set your money to 1000.

(For an added challenge, purchase a lot. Doesn’t matter which one as you’ll not be living there. You can purchase three items for your sim to carry around in their inventory, like a journal or guitar, and then set your money to zero. Now travel elsewhere. You’re homeless! You’ll have to save up for that crappy apartment, and careers aren’t allowed.)

Generation Rules & Goals:

Complete aspiration

Attend the romance festival at least twice

Celebrate every love day

Get married at least once

Master a creative skill and make a living off of it 

Join every protest you see

The Meticulous Sign -Perfectionist, Bookworm, Neat or Squeamish traits -Computer Whiz aspiration

You grew up with loving parent(s), but your home life was a bit too chaotic and cluttered for your tastes. You crave the stability, organization, and financial security your guardian sacrificed for their lifestyle. As such, you’ve worked your hardest in school and have your eyes set on a steady well-paying job and a nicer, cleaner apartment. It’s not too much to want out of life... if you also weren’t expecting perfection as long as you worked hard enough.

Generation Rules & Goals:

Childhood:

Have the Inquisitive trait as a toddler

Earn the Happy Toddler trait

Complete the Whiz Kid aspiration

Earn the Responsible trait

Adulthood:

Complete aspiration

Join the Tech Guru or Doctor career

Reach level 6 of the logic skill and master the programming skill

Get rid of anything you make that isn’t excellent quality.

Cannot date or marry anyone with the lazy, slob, erratic, glutton, kleptomaniac, childish, clumsy, mean, or evil traits. If you start dating someone without knowing they have one of these traits, you must break up with them once you find out about it.

The Reserved Sign -Loves Outdoors, Family-Oriented, Loner traits -Outdoor Enthusiast aspiration

You never quite loved the city like your parents and grandparents did. Too many people, too much noise, not enough nature. Ever since you were a child, you knew you wanted to be somewhere quieter and more secluded, where you could better enjoy the beauty of life. Now that you’ve reached adulthood, you can make that dream a reality and live the most natural, quiet life you can.

Generation Rules & Goals:

Childhood:

Have the Angelic trait as a toddler

Earn the Good Manners and Emotional Control traits

Adulthood:

Complete aspiration

Reach level 10 of the gardening, fishing, and handiness skills and 5 of the flower arranging skill

Join the Gardener career and reach lvl 5

Build at least 4 pieces of furniture in your house

Live on a more secluded lot and sleep in a tent until you’ve finished building a house.

Visit Granite Falls at least every other week

Get married and have at least two children with your spouse.

The Free-spirited Sign -Hot-headed, Ambitious, Active or Bro traits -Jungle Explorer aspiration

You grew up with a love of the earth passed down from your guardian and a thirst for exploration you gained all on your own. Many days in your youth were spent in the outdoors with nothing but your imagination, dreaming of the day you would go on a real adventure. Now that your youth is behind you and you’re out in the world on your own, you’re ready to have that adventure and live your life to the fullest. 

Generation Rules & Goals:

Childhood:

Have the Wild trait as a toddler

Complete the Rambunctious Scamp aspiration

Earn the Bad Manners, Uncontrolled Emotions and Insensitive traits

Adulthood:

Complete aspiration

”Live” in Selvadorada by continuously renting a lot until you’ve completed your aspiration.

Eat and learn at least 10 recipes from City Living/Jungle Adventure

You can date, and live with a partner, but marriage for this generation is a no

Visit Sylvan Glades, Deep Woods, & Forgotten Grotto* once. (*Optional as it requires lvl 10 handiness)

Explore space once

The Sensitive Sign -Gloomy, Family-Oriented, and Vegetarian traits -Big Happy Family aspiration

You’re a tad clingy, you’ll admit that, but you insist that has nothing to do with the feelings of lonesomeness you grew up experiencing. You know you were cared about, but with your parent(s) often out exploring and no one around to give you all the attention you craved, you feel as if you’ve lived a somewhat isolated existence. You’ve always liked bonding with and caring for others, and now it’s particularly important to you to surround yourself with people to love and who will (hopefully) love you in return after all those years of being by yourself.

Generation Rules & Goals:

Childhood:

Be an only child or the youngest of your siblings

Have the Clingy trait as a toddler

Earn the Responsible, Uncontrolled Emotions, and Compassionate traits

Adulthood:

Complete aspiration

Have at least 4 Children

Get married to a high school sweetheart and honeymoon in a vacation world

Be a stay-at-home mom/dad. Working from home is fine

Move your parent(s) in with you or move in with your parent(s) as soon as they age up into elders.

The Versatile Sign -Noncommittal, Outgoing, Childish traits -Renaissance Sim AND Friend of the World aspirations

You’ve always been highly extroverted and eager to please. That’s been obvious since you were fairly young, and lucky enough for you, growing up you were often surrounded by people to talk to. You have high hopes for your life, but no plans. You prefer to take things as they come, really. It’s much more fun and appealing to you that way, and thankfully you’re able to adapt to anything. So where will you end up? Who will you become? You don’t exactly know, but isn’t that exciting?

Generation Rules & Goals:

Childhood:

Be a twin

Have the Charmer trait as a toddler

Complete the Social Butterfly and Whiz Kid aspirations

Earn the Irresponsible trait 

Adulthood:

Complete aspirations

Be best friends with your twin and live with them until you age into an adult

Join the Business, Writing, and Politics careers. You should settle on one eventually, which is up to you.

Attend 3 parties

Have a child with a hookup or close friend, but no one you’re actually dating. (You can date them afterwards though, if you want!)

The Dominant Sign -Self-assured, Snob, Cheerful traits -Leader of the Pack aspiration

Your guardian passed down their charisma to you and you often put it to good use. People want to listen to you, follow you, and you’re more than happy to lead them. You’re not perfect, though. You can sometimes be intolerant of others and your tendency to always speak your mind can often result in problems in your relationships. While you can come across as harsh, you never really mean to hurt anyone. You’re a warm person at heart. But in order to have the life you want, you might have to tap into that warmness more and be real in a less brutally honest way. With your energy and drive, nothing is impossible for you.

Generation Rules & Goals:

Childhood:

Have the Independent trait as a toddler

Earn the Happy Toddler trait

Complete the Social Butterfly aspiration

Earn the Good Manners and Argumentative traits 

Adulthood:

Complete aspiration

Be in 3 clubs

Make 2 enemies, then befriend them halfway through the adult life stage.

Get divorced once

Argue with someone at least once a week, then try apologizing.

Join and reach the top of the Social Media career, or own a business. 

The Optimistic Sign -Cheerful, Clumsy, and Goofball traits -Joke Star or The Curator aspiration

You’ve never been quite as successful as your parent(s), but that’s okay. You’re your own person, and you think its fruitless to compare yourself to others. You just go with the flow, but you have faith you���ll find your place on the earth, even if it takes a while. As long as you follow your own path you know you’ll be fine. Others might see you as careless, but you see yourself as open to the world and all its possibilities.

Generation Rules & Goals

Childhood:

Have the Silly trait as a toddler

Complete the Artistic Prodigy and Social Butterfly aspirations

Earn the Irresponsible, Good Manners, Emotional Control, and Insensitive traits

Adulthood:

Move to/build a starter home and then set your money to 500

You can join any career you want to, but you must quit upon reaching lvl 3 of that career. (The entertainment career being the exception, but you can’t join it until your sim ages up into an adult.)

Get at least one point in every skill in the game. 

Marry someone with the Cheerful, Goofball, Outgoing, or Childish trait.

The Stable Sign -Lazy, Foodie, Materialistic traits -Mansion Baron or Fabulously Wealthy aspiration

While you weren’t necessarily miserable growing up, your parents never had much money. Your wants were often put on the back burner because of this, and you had a lot of them. You were always somewhat jealous of other kids and what they had, and the fact they didn’t have to deal with not being able to replace something broken or having their water and power shut off. The past is in the past, though. You’ve long moved on and let go of any bitterness, because you’re determined to have even more than just financial security in your adulthood. You’re not a fan of hard work, but if that’s what it takes, then so be it. You want to be someone your family can depend on

Generation Rules & Goals:

Childhood:

Earn the Responsible, Good Manners, and Mediator traits

Adulthood:

Complete aspiration

Marry a rich sim

After befriending a sim, don’t let the friendship meter ever drop under 40%

Complete all buy whims, not just for yourself, but other sims in the household too.

Master the cooking skill, baking, or mixology skills.

Join the Culinary career or own a bakery.

The Nurturing Sign -Creative, Unflirty, Good traits -Any of the Creativity aspirations

Coming from a family of means, you were always provided with everything you could ever want or need to express yourself, allowing you to completely sink into your creativity. But you also know that your parent wasn’t as lucky in their youth, and knowing about how they and your grandparents struggled has made you rather empathetic towards others. Though you can be awkward and shy, you want to reach out to the world and help people, and maybe your art is just the perfect way to do that.

Generation Rules & Goals:

Childhood:

Have the Silly or Angelic trait as a toddler

Earn the Top-Notch Toddler trait

Complete the Artistic Prodigy aspiration

Earn the Good Manners and Compassionate traits

Adulthood:

Complete aspiration

Reach lvl 5 of all creative skills

Donate to charity and volunteer once a week

Always try to calm other sims down or talk to them about their emotions

Never use a mean or mischievous interaction

The Diplomatic Sign -Outgoing, Genius, Slob traits -Serial Romantic or Bodybuilder aspiration

You enjoy getting to know new people, and being a rather likable chatty person, connecting with others has never been difficult for you. You’ve always been the one to help settle arguments, bridge gaps, and give good advice, and you like that. You’re not very open yourself, though - you put on a mask with almost everyone, so you have only a couple of real friends. You have a strong sense of morality, and you’re very passionate about defending and fighting for what’s right.

Generation Rules & Goals:

Childhood:

Have the Inquisitive or Charmer trait as a toddler

Earn the Happy Toddler or Top-Notch Toddler trait

Complete the Social Butterfly, Rambunctious Scamp, and Whiz Kid aspirations

Earn the Responsible, Good Manners, Emotional Control, and Mediator traits

Adulthood:

Complete aspiration

If you choose to marry, it must be with a best friend

Have at least 10 friends and 2 good friends

Master the Logic and Charisma skills

Use the “Help Fix Bad Relationship” interaction every time its available

Reach lvl 10 in the Detective career

The Spontaneous Sign -Erratic, Geek, Hates Children traits -Party Animal aspiration

Unpredictable, contradictory, eccentric and eclectic are only four words people would use to describe you. You’ve been this oddball person your whole life, and you wouldn’t change it for the world. You tend to puzzle others, because while you’re a social soul you’re also very detached and can be hard to read. Even your parent, who was always talented when it came to observations, sometimes had trouble understanding you. You wish for life to be exciting and fresh, and with your impulsive and unconstrained nature, you’re likely to get what you want. Unfortunately, this lifestyle isn’t going to be easy to maintain, but if anyone can figure out how to make it work, it’s you.

Generation Rules & Goals:

Childhood:

Have the Fussy trait as a toddler

Earn the Irresponsible, Bad Manners, and Insensitive traits

Adulthood:

Complete aspiration

Accept every invite out you receive

Move 3 times throughout your sim’s adult life, to 3 different worlds, to lots with entirely different sets of traits

Choose a career, or multiple careers, you’ve never tried before. If you’ve played them all before, just pick at random and have your sim quit upon reaching lvl 3.

[emmelfish]

Hardimos, what the hell are you doing here, hellhound?

Hardimos: There’s gonna be like five small kids here in a matter of days, combine that with the good foliage here and you got yourself a werewolf pardy.

Urgh – aside from the fact that this werewolf is genuinely following the Brokes around Pleasantview all the way to the Dreamers’ residence (really not that far), Dirk is doing well in Science, and somebody may have left Darren a dream date bouquet.

Welcome to a series I like to call ‘Darren Standing Stiffly At Things’. Exhibition coming soon at the Broke Dreamers Art Gallery... whenever they can afford to buy an art gallery.

Motionless when it’s great news, or...

... terrible news. Wow, so that scuppers the idea of a nice wedding at a community lot then huh. I guess we could take this ragtag group of the few people who ‘like him enough’ on... some kind of outing?

To the Pleasantview Fishing Pond!

Even vampires like Jennail Tricou like to get in some late-night fishing.

Jennail: I do a bleh and scare all the fish out of the pond.

You do indeed, Jen!

Jennail: It’s not like I even need to eat them, it’s just the satis –

Hold it. This isn’t about you Tricou, you’ll get your turn. Onto Daz’s Dream Outing:

Oh John Burb. In earning that silver gardening badge with all your Nature simming you totally neglected fishing, and are legitimately terrible at it.

John: This’ll never do when I’m trying to impress my wife, dog, cat and three kids on our camping trip to Three Lakes.

I never okayed that, John. Taking Jennifer ‘High Heels’ Burb and a feline animal that can’t live without her Anthropologie pillows camping is tantamount to spousal abuse and animal cruelty.

I do love taking sims to community lots just to see who the hell rocks up. As well as Dreamer’s gang of ‘friends’, we ran into none other than my boy Viddy Curious, Everyone’s Favorite Grandma Isabella Monty...

... and motherfreaking John Mole of all people!

John Mole: I’m gathering intel on everybody at this pond.

And doing an excellent job of being inconspicuous you are, John Mole. You just look so very, very normal.

Darren: I’m gonna hang this on my wall and call it art.

Dirk: Could you please make sure you cover it in formaldehyde and vacuum seal it first?

Cowboy Peter Ottomas, you’re everywhere!

Peter: Ah like fishin’! And after witnessing that proposal in TGI Fri – uh in Oresha Family Dining, wanna see how things go with these crazy kids.

Well, for that you’d have to be back at the Dreamer residence where Darren unceremoniously left his fiancée. And on that note...

🎵 Celebrate good times, come on!

Dirk: *retches* Does this nightmare EVER END.

Not when there’s so much dancing to be done! Also, are you retching because of the parental public display of affection? Or is it because Natasha Una has headbutted you in the chest and winded you.

Natasha: IT’S HOW I MAKE FRIENDS.

It’s sweet really. Darren’s little group of friends have made quite the little party for him. But when, pray tell, have you ever seen a group of real-life humans randomly dance around a makeshift art studio without the involvement of drugs or alcohol?

Even Natasha Una is joining the dance-off... awkward as she looks about that.

I knew it! There’s the culprit. Clearly they’ve all been at the Simslice Beer. Enjoy savoring that cold one while you can, Darren, because – 

– your new family have arrived, more specifically, The Twins from Hades (dang, now I can’t call Loki and Circe’s kids that).

Skip Jr: The road is a most adrenaline-inducing place to sing myself a nursery rhyme.

Somebody had the patience to teach you the whole thing without punting you over the Pleasantview bridge, SJ? I’m amazed.

Susie: I’m so excited! And I just can’t hide it! I’m about to lose control –

PLEASE DON’T lose control, with a personality like yours this building will be on fire within seconds.

BRANDI!!!

Brandi: What? It’s just one beer, besides, the yeast is good for the babies.

On what planet – hey, if it was Guinness you might have a point when it comes to iron and nutritional value and whatnot but...

... look what it’s doing to your poor betrothed, he’s drinking it through his fucking eye for pity’s sake.

Dirk’s a braver man than most, actively engaging these nightmare children in play with zero prompting. Hey I wonder if somewhere Skip Broke’s ghost is laughing its translucent ass off because his parting gift to the family was a pair of literal demons in embryo form.

All you Dirk stans out there, I hear your hearts fluttering at this display of adorable. Don’t worry, while I don’t know whether he’ll end up with Lilith or some complete random, he will be blessed with sprogs. We gotta spread those awesome Dreamer genes far and wide.

Fair play Beau, you got the glow! Spiky haired music man is impressed! Max enthusiasm as a child, where on earth does he go from here?

Beau: Rockstardom!

Steady on, let’s just see how things go. You’re gonna grow into a Pleasure sim so it’s either the Slacker career for you or... dates. Millions of dates. Ever feel like the Pleasure aspiration got massively sidelined when it came to LTWs? Why not throw the Gamer or Entertainment career in there or something? ‘Hey you can reach the top of this lazy career or, essentially be a watered down Romance sim. THAT’S WHAT YOU GET for wanting to play on the couch and take bubblebaths.’

Is Skip Jr. laughing at Daz’s newly hairy legs because I done a overlay? You’ll want your own someday, sunshine. Meanwhile I have a huffing pregnant Brandi jumping rope somewhere in the background because during her last pregnancy she ate when she wasn’t hungry (probably because she was carrying insatiable hellspawn) and her fat token has only just kicked in. I like my sims curvy, but girl rolled the want, gotta give girl what she wants!

(I hope to heavens Marla Biggs, Monica Bratford or Jane Stacks never roll that want. I’ll just ignore them if they do.)

The father and son that carpool together, get promoted together! Dirk’s getting that Medicine career LTW on track nice and early, and Darren’s paintings take too bloody long to paint so he went straight into the Art career. Did I ever tell you he rolled a want to ‘Quit Job’ before his first day?! I nearly falcon punched the computer screen.

And the next day, we get Dirkles promoted again because teenage careers are easy as crap to reach the top of. There ya go Dirk, at least now you get another scholarship, moneylover!

Dirk: I’m just happy to be helping people.

Stop being so perfect.

It’s another Veronaville drive-by! Living for Beau’s casual glance while taking out the trash like a boss.

Here you get a little peep at what I’ve done with my Puck. The version I’m opting for is a whiny ‘I JUST WANT TO BE NORMAL’ fairy teen who covers up all traces of his supernatural loveliness, much to his parents’ chagrin. I picture his little sis as the total opposite, rocking up to school with her wings and ears all out giving no shits whatsoever.

What the deuce?! Beau, do you have some kind of sonar for Veronaville residents? It’s like Lucy being Pied Piper to Viper Canyon boys all over again.

Rain concerns Hal. Heck, life concerns Hal. And it’d concern you if you had to live under the same roof as Albany Capp.

What in the world – Hal THIS ISN’T YOUR HOUSE, have some dignity!

Hal: 🎵Clean up clean up Everybody everywhere Clean up clean up Everybody do your share

Whawhawha – wait – DON’T LISTEN TO HIM! I had that all set up for the long-awaited backyard wedding, Puck what are you doing!?

Puck: Takin’ out the trash, V-Ville style!

THE CAKE HADN’T EVEN GONE BAD PUCK, GTF home.

Puck: I don’t want to go home, Hermia and Mercutio will make me lie between them while they do weird stuff to each other again.

I care not. It’s good character-building for the future story I have in mind for you.

Darren looks so stoked about being sick with the flu. Oh no wait! He got promoted again in one of the easiest careers in christendom. Hahaha, oh Ophelia. ‘Things have been pretty hectic for me’ – like two babies, a wedding and another two babies in a matter of days hectic? Or Johnny bringing you the soda with the caffeine instead of the decaf like you asked hectic. I love your old soul lady, but also, go hang with your age appropriate pals. 

Darren taking the not-standing-up advice pretty literally there while surrounded by gaming Veronavillians. Well, at least they’re doing something relatively normal right now.

You see what stupidity Darren’s sickness has brought? Brandi’s now having to make Grandma’s comfort soup in her wedding finery, with Beau providing the soundtrack.

‘Well at least you didn’t rent yours at a store called It’s Not Too Late!’

Darren: So in my Nature hobby explorations, I’ve really been getting into fish lately as well as leafs –

Brandi: Darren, I love you, but if you don’t hurry up and finish that soup so we can get married without you technicolor yawning everywhere and sneezing on the cake I’m gonna go full Hormonal Bridezilla.

Next time, I promise, the knot will be tied, the toddlers will age, and maybe, just maybe, the Broke-Dreamer twins will drop. Ciao for now!

[rinnechan]

1 day to Zukkii's birthday!!! 🌈

This video always makes me smile!!! ✨😊

Tomorrow I'll post one more translation.

The last part of Zukkii's answers:

· Something that makes you think "At least to this, I don't want to lose" → There is nothing (^_^;)

· What kind of drink do you like? What happens when you get drunk? → Beer! I get excited 〓

· The degree of cooking rice? → Mother's [rice] is a little hard!

· Hairstyle you want to try → Twist or Blonde

· What do want from Doraemon? → Anywhere door ~

· Something you've been taking lessons? → I'm going to a swimming school.

· From the members of your family, with whom do you frequently talk on the phone? → Mother. After her, I talk with grandma.

· Your hair type? → A little curly. I have a lot of hair.

· If you started a comedy group with the members? → It would probably be Gekidan ☆ Hana Teruo! [It seems that was a comedy trio with Zukkii, Kaji and Wada from the time of DD-BOYS]

· Do you resemble Jan or Yuta? [Yuta = Zukkii's character in Shakariki] → It depends on my excitement?

· What kind of contact lens do you use? → 1-day lens. It seems that the one with high oxygen permeability is good.

· Dog person? Cat person? → Cat person!

· [Who do you like the most] Gachapin or Mukku? → Gachapin!

· How would you describe your personality in one word? → Loose

· When you get angry, are you scary? → I don't think I'm scary. I don't get angry very often.

· Have you already lost all the weight you gained during the New Year's season → Of course!

· Your strengths and weaknesses → People say [my strength] is kindness. I say [my weakness] is kindness as well.

· Do you know the story about $ 10? → Yes. Long ago I used to watch 'On Air Battle' a lot

· If you could attach a catchphrase to yourself? → "An old-school type, yet friendly ikemen"... Suzuki Hiroki's 2nd photobook "If you smiled..." is now on sale with rave reviews (lol).

· A name for your [future] child? → I want to chose an unusual name.

· A look/style you'd like to try once. → What could it be... I'll use everyone's requests as reference!

· 10 years from now, what do you want to be doing? → I believe I'd like to [still] be doing this kind of work.

· Which members do you respect? → Yuyan · Yanagi

· A secret about the members → [It's a] secret (^皿^)

· What is the first thing you do when you come back home? → Gargle and wash my hands

· When you have a flu, does it start with a fever? From the throat? From the nose? → With a fever.

· Favourite girls' hairstyle → A fluffy perm, a bun, short hair with movement, I also like pattsun bangs [=a straight cut over the eyes]. I like everything (lol)

· Will you watch the World Cup? → I'll go to the sports bar.

· A member with beautiful hands? → I guess, Adachi?

· Did your pimple heal? → It's complicated (^_^;)

· What have you just bought from a convenience store? → Canned coffee · magazines

· What do you put in fried eggs? → Absolutely soy sauce!

· What is important in love? → To not lie.

· A funny fact about DASH! → As we traveled by bus, Wada-san became our bus tour guide (lol).

· Do you want to go to Hokkaido or Okinawa? → Okinawa because I haven't been there yet!

· Stylish members → Yuyan, Araki, Channaka, Seto, and Usui is cute too. I think everyone is stylish.

· Speaking of Professional Baseball's Araiba? → I'm sorry, I don't know that... Please tell me about it!

· Do you detach the lid of the pudding? Or not? → Ah, me, I don't!

· Do you think you look good in girls' clothes? → Ee, that would be outstanding (lol).

· A thing you had a complex about but that people actually praise? → My neck, I guess?

· If you got married: would you rent a house? Own a house? → To own a house would be nice, ne~

· What happened to your baby teeth? → I still have them (lol)

· Do you get nervous when you perform theater plays? → A lot! To fight my nervousness... I imagine myself smiling when the play is finished and do my best!

· If you had a child you loved, what would you want him/her to do? And not do? → I want [my child] to do anything that he/she likes. I just don't want him/her to tell lies.

· How many inches is your TV? Is your room simple? → A normal size (lol). The room is simple, but it's not tidy...

· Type of underwear → I'm the type who prefers trunks to boxers.

· Younger women? → I think they're cute!

· Do you reply fan letters? → Of course I read all of them but, as the amount is large... I'm sorry m(__)m

· With the exception of your hometown dialect, what other dialect do you like? → I like Kansai-ben! I like it yanen! [Yanen is a Kansai-ben expression]

·Family structure → Father, mother, older brother, grandma

· Where is your flashy parka? → I don't know (lol). It looks like something from a sports brand!

· The most important thing now → The present circumstance

· When you were little, were you a "mother's boy"? → Maybe. But I possibly also was a child with unexpectedly calm eyes.

· How long is your bath? → Usually around 20 minutes. But when I feel like "Let's soak!", then it's probably about an hour.

· Do you like Kamome no Tamago [= white bean paste manjuu covered in white chocolate, in the shape of a seagull's egg] and Nanbu Senbei [= a type of rice cracker]? → I like them. We usually had them at home (lol).

· Do you like GOING STEADY [=a Japanese music band]?S → I like it! Youth. I like "Ginga Tetsudou no Yoru" and "BABY BABY".

· About girls how are late: how long do you wait? → Even forever. As long as she really comes (lol)

· Disney's favourite attraction → Space Mountain

· Do you take trains? → Gangan [= loud noise] I take.

· An amazing event → Probably when I slept for one whole day. I seemed like "Uh? Time stood still?". For a person, I thought that was somewhat amazing (lol).

· What if the remote control of your TV broke? → To be honest, I don't understand exactly how to schedule a recording. This is also amazing, ne, for a person (lol).

· If you were a dad, what kind of games would you play with your children? → If I had a boy, soccer! If I had a girl... I would do exactly what she told me to do (lol).

· Grilled fish, boiled fish, which one? → Grilled fish!

· Cosplay? → Lum-chan!! [=Lum Invader] [Sorry, I didn't understand the rest of this question and answer...]

· Members who are cool, cute, funny? → Yuyan, Usui, Jikka [=Kaji] sensei

· If it happens that there are such things as abilities given by gods [what would be yours]? → Luck!

· Is black hair perm strange? → As if saying "It isn't like that", I also have one (lol).

· What do you think of fans who are mothers? → I'm grateful to everyone who supports me! Regardless of age or sex. ... Although I'm a little more inclined towards the small kids (lol).

· What does the guestbook mean to you? → Similar to the letters, it always cheers me up!

· What do you think about Maakun? → He's my elder brother in many ways! that's how I feel. His attitude towards people, his way of thinking. He's a real adult, and kind.

· Part-time job experience? → Fish market, gyudon, transportation... I have a lot.

· If your girlfriend cheated on you? Where does infidelity come from? → Hmm, it would be unforgivable. [It comes from the fact that] the feelings changed, doesn't it?

· What does Tenimyu mean to you? → Starting point.

· What are fans to you? → They are a very important existence. I can't think of any other words.

· Why did you decide to become an actor? → I think I talked about it a few times in interviews, but... In elementary, junior high and high school I spent time freely, without thinking about anything; because I had to choose a career after I graduated and because I like children, I started the course of Child Education in college in a relatively casual way; I was invited by a companion from high school (a guy who was so smart, funny and popular with girls that people called him "Charisma") and, for a while, I aimed to become an entertainer. I did live performances in my hometown for about half a year, but ultimately I lacked preparedness and I quit. After that, I turned back to the basic things in life... Thoughts like these kept bubbling up in my mind: "Is it okay to be like this?", "What do I really want to do [in life]?" It was, perhaps, the first setback of my life (until then I never really had a big challenge, that's why there were no setbacks (´Д｀)); it became a turning point, at 19 years old I started thinking seriously about life for the first time. After that, as I couldn't come up with anything by myself, I spent around 1 year searching for a solution, then, in the spring of my twentieth year, I headed to Tokyo thinking "I'll try to become an actor!"... And now, here I am. [Thinking about] that time when I was 19・20 years old, even I get surprised, for a number of reasons, by how active I became... As someone who was gone through this phase, I want to say to the people who are in the middle of something similar to it, that I wish for you to put up a good fight. Because I'm sure there will be something to gain.

[thepolyamorouspolymath]

Both, 1000% both.

First, so fucking what if I can't buy a house because of my credit? You have zero way of knowing why someone has bad credit. Even if they're just not good with money, how the fuck does that translate to they don't deserve fucking shelter?!?

Second, let's live in a fantasy where everyone has good credit -- awesome, find me a lender that will give you a mortgage without a down payment. That's right you need to save up! Well you have to live somewhere while doing that, and you will never be able to save up for a down payment if you are making the current minimum wage anywhere in the US, even if you have zero debt.

Third, ok you got good credit, you got a down payment, but you do freelance work. Nope, lenders want a guaranteed income.

Fourth, youve got your credit, you've got your down payment, you meet all the lender requirement... hey, you need a place for just a year, for whatever reason -- could be finishing school and planning to move out of state, could be getting married and planning to move in with your partner, maybe your job moves you around a lot, I don't know, doesn't matter because it's none of my fucking business since I'm not the Great Arbiter of Who Deserves Housing And Who Should Rot. Whatever your reason, a mortgage would LOSE money if you sold after a year.

Fifth, magic fairy world, also known as too goddamn much money America, money doesn't matter. But you're a med student who is home every other day for 2 hours in which you get to shower and close your eyes to pretend you remember what rest feels like, or any life that is just vastly overwhelmed. Owning a home SOUNDS really nice, but there's upkeep for that, like clearing the sidewalk and driveway in the winter, cutting grass in the winter -- anything breaks, you need to find someone to come and fix it, and you need someone there to let them in when they come and the appointment they gave you is a 12 hour window. That's a GIGANTIC pain in the ass when compared to be able to call a good, caring landlord (please note, I am NOT saying landlords are good and caring, that's why no matter how high the wages are, regulations MATTER.)

Ok, the money is lined up, your career is set, you've got the time to care for a house... you just fucking hate living in the same place for more than 2 years let alone the kind of long term commitment a mortgage requires. THAT'S STILL VALID! You deserve a place to live, regardless of the fucking reason! Your reasons do not need to be approved by the Karen committee, because regardless of what they believe no one has the right to make choices for another adult!

We will always need an option to rent. You can't tell kids they need to be financially and logistically and emotionally prepared to buy a house at 18, and for a lot of kids staying with their parents until they are isn't an option. It is too tempting to look at the American ideal of we all must own homes as the answer (because where else will you and the cishet spouse make and raise your necessary 2.5 kids, because God fucking forbid anyone should have a choice?!?)

Regulations are GOOD. They don't destroy business, they don't cause job loss, they certainly do not kill industries. They just don't. I promise you, apartment buildings and houses are not going to disappear because landlords are told they have to treat tenants as human beings.

It's called a credit card.

And then this:

You're basically using other people's rent to pay your rent on the property. "But I have to pay a mortgage!" Why did you buy seven homes? Why did you buy seven fucking homes that a family looking to buy, to LIVE IN, could have bought?

Comments section is like 'well if you want a home bad enough, just buy one. Oh wait. They probably have bad credit.' Fuckin no, dipshit! Fuckin Lucas up there is buying up all the real estate. Cant even tour a house with good credit because you blink and it's off the market.

Why do you need seven homes, Lucas?

There is an example of a decent landlord in the article. She runs several apartment buildings and she organizes social gatherings, education programs, tries to help tenants that are struggling. Great. Good for her.

My last apartment caught on fire because the property manager said that the burner on the stove not working wasn't a problem. In early 2010s, I paid 360 for an apartment with a hole in the roof and a heater that had two settings.

All this talk about terrible landlords in my area comes because of a negligent landlord that didnt pay any fucking attention to service calls and just collected his paycheck every month finally was labeled a public nuisance. (Some very gross details in that link.)

"We're not all bad people" but the average cost of a studio apartment in columbus is $700 and the minimum wage isn't even nine whole dollars and you still require 2/3 of that to be your biweekly paycheck to even apply. Yall wouldnt be rushing to evict people when the moratorium ended. You wouldnt deny housing to sex workers.

Landlords need to be fucking regulated, the minimum wage needs to go up, or both.

[endgameexecutor]

So my wife, @crazygingerlady, wanted to see how much I’ve changed over the years. So here’s an ask meme I answered ages ago with updated answers. The old answers can be found here.

What was your:

Last drink: Cranberry lemonade, babey!

Last phone call: My wife. OvO

Last text message: (From my sister about a crab she caught): Could be a girl.

Last song you listened to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJAvPsSeXvg

Last time you cried: Bitch I wish I could cry. It would prolly help me get out all these bad emotions squatting in my body, not paying their dopamine rent.

EDIT: My wife informs me I was crying over how cute baby snakes were last night.

Have you ever:

Dated someone twice: Does dating my wife constantly count?

Been cheated on:

Kissed someone and regretted it: Only once, when I poked Jayde’s eye with my nose.

Lost someone special: I lost my grandmother when I was a child. I couldn’t even comprehend what was going on back then. It hit me like a truck a phew years later and I felt like shit when it did.

Been depressed: Been?

Been drunk and thrown up: Still don’t drink. Maybe if I had something blue and fruity...

In the past year have you:

Made a new friend: Lot’s of them in my college classes. Right now they’re on Discord shitposting about Seto Kaiba.

Fallen out of love: That’s an emotional roller coaster I plan to never ride again.

Laughed until you cried: Every time my wife says something funny. Unless it’s terrible terrible terrible.

Met someone who changed you: See: “My wife.”

Found out who your real friends are: I can trust no one in this filthy world but my cat, Arby.

Found out someone was talking about you: Are they? ...Are they saying nice things?

Kissed anyone on your Facebook list: Jayde were we Facebook friends before or after we kissed?

EDIT: She informs me it was before.

General:

How many people on your FB friends do you know irl?: I’m in a long distance relationship with my wife so that one’s a technicality. All my other IRL friends use Discord.

Do you have any pets?: Four cats. One with anxiety, one doesn’t like me, one’s a sweet angel, and one’s Arby.

Do you want to change your name?: Can I add titles like “Duke”?

What did you do for your last birthday?: Get a surprise visit from my wife who I proceeded to hug for a solid three minutes.

What time did you wake up today?: Nine-thirty. Or at least I’m hoping I woke up. I’ve got errands to run.

What were you doing at midnight last night?: Binging Criminal Minds way past bedtime.

Name something you CANNOT wait for: The fall of capitalism.

Last time you saw your mother: About a week ago. I’m the man of the house for now. Those plants you see outside? I watered them. Yeah, I’m a big deal.

What is one thing you wish you could change about yourself: Hi I’d like to return this depression with the executive dysfunction that came with it.

What are you listening to rn?: The dulcet tones of Jayde’s AC because I’m Skyping her while I write this.

Have you ever talked to a person named Tom?: I was on the highschool math team with one but let me ask this; why Tom? Why is that such and important name to you? Are you looking for a Tom? Did he break your heart?

What’s getting on your nerves rn?: The loneliness that comes with being the only person in this house.

Nickname: My wife calls me Bingus.

Relationship status: In a long-distance relationship, with my wife, @crazygingerlady.

Zodiac sign:  ♉

Pronouns: He/him

Favourite tv show: I am fickle man, but right now the first two to come to mind are Criminal Minds and Star Vs.

High school: No thank you I ain’t reliving that. I think I was even more depressed and self-destructive back then.

College: Actually really enjoying my current degree in graphic design!

Hair colour: Still brown. Also why the “u”? Is this questionnaire some sort of data collection means for British spies? Or did I change it back then because I thought it made me look “cultured”?

It really just made me look like a twat.

Long or short: It was long and curly but then Jayde gave it a trim when I last saw her.

Height: Taller than you’ll ever be and that’s all that I need to say.

Do you have a crush on someone?: Golly gee whoever could it be?

What do you like about yourself?: Apparently I look real good in button-up flannel.

Tattoos: I have a plan to get “ARE YA NASTY” penned right on my cheeks before the year is out.

Righty or lefty: Righty.

First surgery: After a cursory check I have confirmed all my organs are in their proper places.

First piercing: One time I had this really bad splinter does that count?

First best friend: I think it was actually this kid who hit me in the face with a shovel. I don’t think we were friend for too long after that.

First sport you joined: Soccer when I was a kid. Went through a child league or something of the sort and stopped. I was not very good at it and am no better as an adult!

First vacation: Seattle as a kid, pity I can’t remember a lick of it on account of being baby.

First pair of trainers: I still have no idea what the fuck this means. Maybe the OP really was from the UK.

Rn:

Eating: Currently digesting a Taco Bell quesadilla.

Drinking: And a Strawberry Icee from the same place.

I’m about to: I’m not sure, I might go to France’s many vineyards and sample their finest wines. Or I might just finish up this questionnaire. I dunno.

Listening to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAbNynH35pw

Waiting for: My family to get home and also dreading it a little as well. Sure it was lonely, but it was also quiet.

Want kids: I already have baby names lined up.

Get married: Jayde’s grandparent’s have been looking at rings for us already.

Career: Remember when it seemed like I was going to be an accountant? Me either. Let’s keep going with graphic design like my wife was right about.

Which is better:

Lips or eyes?: If you’re asking what I like in a partner then I’ve gotta ask why exactly you’re making me choose!

Hugs or kisses?: Excuse me while I fucking embrace my wife.

Shorter or taller? I love my short, fat wife.

Older or younger? Older. My wife has a whole year on me! Grandma.

Romantic or spontaneous? I feel like there’s an overlap but I definitely need to plan more dates to surprise Jayde with...

Nose, stomach or nice arms? This still sounds serial-killer-ish but if I’m to set that aside, stomach.

Sensitive or loud? Bitch Jayde’s both. And I love it.

Hook up or relationship? I’m so happy with the one I’m in now. I ain’t ever gonna stop loving her. Bitch.

Troublemaker or hesitant? I dunno, I guess that would depend on trouble for who? Though given the bad ideas I suggest I’m really glad Jayde doesn’t do any of them.

Have you ever:

Kissed a stranger? Only when I pretend not to know who Jayde is.

Drank hard liquor? I’m not sure how to put a funny spin this. Next!

Lost glasses or contacts? I can’t wear them lest they reduce the beauty of my stunning hazel eye-things.

Sex on first date? That one is gonna be a nada for good.

Broke someone’s heart? I have, I still feel fucking terrible about it.

Been arrested? Nope, my record is clean aside from those traffic tickets.

Turned someone down? Yup, I had to tell Arby he wouldn’t get more food because he’d already been fed.

Cried when someone died? Not immediately. I think the “losing a loved one” covers that pretty well.

Fallen for a friend? Story of Jayde and I’s relationship.

Do you believe:

In yourself? On good days, yeah I do. I also might be too confident in my graphic design skills though.

Miracles? Yes, his name is Sirius and he’s Jayde’s baby boy.

Love at first sight? With my wife, but at the time my dumb-ass didn’t realize it. I’m as dense as lead.

Heaven? I’m not sure how to answer that. I mean I won’t fight against it’s existence but I ain’t but all my chips on it either.

Santa Claus? That was explained to me years ago but like hell I’ll ruin it for my kids. How much do red suits cost?

Kiss at first date? I’m not sure so I just kiss Jayde a lot to cover my bases.

EDIT: Jayde says our first “real” date was at the aquarium, and we kissed a lot.

Angels?: Have you seen my wife?

Speaking of I hope this gives a better idea of how I’ve changed over the years. I love you sweetie<3

[emmybauer]

‹ alycia debnam-carey, cisfemale, she/her ›  i was scrolling through insta earlier and i saw that @EMMY is moving to honeysuckle ! you know the TWENTY-THREE year old CURRENTLY UNEMPLOYED from WASHINGTON, D.C. that i’ve been telling you about, EMMY BAUER. still not ringing any bells ? they’re a total VIRGO remember that picture of HER WITH HER GRANDPARENTS or the video of them singing HEAVENLY by PALE WAVES ? Whatever, you’re hopeless - they’re moving onto SYCAMORE STREET, hopefully i’ll get a chance to meet them. 

what’s up kids, it’s me, bronny, back at you with another kiddo of mine. instead of rambling on for years like i did on kieran, i’m going to get onto emmy’s intro because it’s.........really something. love you all, please don’t hate me. love my kid.

Emmy Songs:

Heavenly

Red

Eighteen

Leaving Tonight

Now, Now’s whole album honestly

BACKGROUND

Clémence Emelie Bauer—better known as Emmy—was a child who was far from planned. You see, Justine ( neé Reynolds ) & Nolan Bauer only just finished their junior year of college ( 20 & 21 ) when Emmy was born. Though the two of them had been dating for years and had plans of getting married sometime, children weren’t in the near future as they wanted to focus on finishing college & starting their careers—both wanted to get into the FBI—so Emmy put a spanner in the works.

But thanks to supportive Grandparents they made it work and though Justine & Nolan Bauer adored their little girl, they made the decision to let Justine’s parents raise Emmy for the majority of her early childhood in their hometown of Happy Camp while they continued on with their college education. Even if there was a distance between them, Emmy adored her parents. The young girl didn’t exactly understand but during their school breaks were the best times of Emmy’s life.

After finally graduating both parents entered into the working world to get their minium 3 years of work experience before they could apply for the FBI and those 3 years were heaven for the three? They made the decision to move permanently to Washington, D.C. ( even convincing Justine’s parents to tag along—though there wasn’t much resistance there ). They really settled into being a family and when they were 24 and 25 and Emmy was 4 they finally got officially married.

Basically ever since Emmy could remember, it had been her, her father and her mother. Maybe there were times when she was with her grandparents still when her parents were busy with work but the three of them were inseparable and many times Emmy cheesily compared them to the three musketeers after her mother introduced her to the story when she was only little. Something that quickly became her favourite thing in the world. It was really no surprise that throughout her childhood Emmy was a child who never could keep still. She was forever moving, forever wanting to go on adventures and explore the world around her and forever pretending to be D’Artagnan. Something her parents were more than happy to indulged. Emmy was really their pride and joy.

Justine & Nolan got accepted into the FBI Academy when they were 26 & 27 and Emmy being only 6, once again started to live mostly with her Grandparents while they were at the Academy. It was the hardest time for all of them, especially since Emmy was a little more aware of her parents absence and there were times little 6/7 year old Emmy swore she hated them but it never lasted long, but they deemed it necessary since becoming an FBI agent was all the two of them had ever wanted and after 20 weeks, they finally reached their goal.

But no matter what Emmy’s childhood was more than happy. If it wasn’t her parents there to love her, her grandparents were. Emmy wasn’t just a happy child with a small twinkle in her eye. The twinkle burned furiously and brightly, she adored the world around her and would often stop to pick snails up from the path and place them safely on a near by plant. Everything and everyone was something special to her.  Even throughout the first years of her teenage life, Emmy never once lost the innocence she held throughout childhood. She was still a bubbly girl, dedicated to the multiple sports teams she joined and active in almost every detail of her life.

That was until one day, one moment, one second, changed everything. 

Three became two.                                         ****** DEATH TW ********

It was meant to be a routine assignment. Her mother was meant to come back that night but she never did. Instead only her father did. At first, the words didn’t sink in. How could her mother have been killed in the line of duty? She was always meant to be around, she was always meant to be here with them. Emmy’s 14 year old self couldn’t process the full effects, it was almost as if she was on the outside looking in as her father tried the best he could without breaking down to explain what had happened. Nothing was the same after that. That night was when the innocence was stripped completely from Emmy.                     ****** DEPRESSION & ALCOHOLISM TW ********

After her mother’s death, Emmy could only watch helplessly as her father feel into depression and he developed an unhealthy drinking habit ( no violence or anything of that sort, he just gets very......sad and self-medicates ). Emmy’s mother was literally the love of his life? his best friend? they’d known each other their whole lives but she was suddenly just gone? He couldn’t handle it. It forced her to grow up far quicker than she ever thought she ever would have to, she not only had to look after herself but she took it upon herself to take care of her father even if her Grandparents did try to help as much as they could.

A year after Emmy lost her mother, Nolan quit the FBI, packed all their belongings and decided to move back to their hometown, Happy Camp. Emmy was devastated to leave behind her Grandparents, they were the only thing she had left of her mother, but she had no choice. She tried to see the positives, but the only one she could see was that she’d be able to see her other set of Grandparents she only saw during the Holidays more.

At first they moved in with Nolan’s parents, Emmy’s other Grandparents, while they found their feet a little and Nolan somehow managed to get a job in the local police department, but they eventually moved into a small house only a few houses down from Emmy’s Grandparents place on Vine Street.

Over the years, the twinkle in her eye faded. The once excitable, optimistic child she’d once been faded and was replaced. Her love of the world was dampened. She still put snails upon plants near by when she came across them, but she didn’t see the world in the same way. How could she after knowing there were people out there that would willing kill someone because they were trying to help people. But if there was one thing the night she lost her mother did for her, it was give her a reason to keep fighting.

Because much to her father’s displeasure ( the thought of his daughter joining the career that killed her mother/his wife??? ouch, doesn’t want to lose his daughter as well!!!! ), Emmy settled on following her mother’s footsteps. She wanted nothing more than to join the FBI and help in ways that her mother once had.

But if there was only thing that tipped her Father over the edge was the fact she’d made up her mind to go to college out of state. Washington, D.C. to be exact when the time came. The admission pushed her Father a little far that night but in the end it was the thing he needed to finally seek out the help he needed.

Emmy’s never held any hate towards her father, she’d do anything for him, she loves him more than anything in the world but as she grew older Emmy could help but feel some resentment towards him. She’ll never get over how she felt like she had to be the adult when she was still a child. Their relationship is still a little rocky but after Emmy talked with him, their relationship started to mend and it’s slowly but surely getting better each day.

At 18 Emmy had managed to get a full-tuition Scholarship to study Psychological Science and Criminology and she packed up her little car and headed off to Washington, D.C. where she went back to live with her Grandparents ( her mother’s parents )

Over the years at College Emmy grew into herself, she flourished in ways she never thought she could and eventually the world didn’t seem so dark anymore. Some of the lightness came back into her eyes and she started to see the beauty in the world again.

Joining the FBI was still front and center in her mind after graduating and to gain her three years experience she needed, she got a job as Social Worker. Kinda lowkey fell in love with the job... and sure it had its moments, sometimes she wanted to quit, but knowing that in some cases she was helping was enough to keep her going and if there’s one thing in life she wants it’s to make a difference. 

But she’s not about to give up her one life goal that’s been keeping her going for nearly her whole life, even if there’s a little nagging feeling in the pit of her stomach.                                 ****** DEATH TW ********

But one sudden phone call one night from her Father brought her life to a halt once more.

The death of her father’s father, Emmy’s Grandfather, brought Emmy back to Happy Camp.

Emmy’s stay in Happy Camp was only meant to be for a few days for the funeral, but after seeing the state her Father was in, Emmy couldn’t leave and eventually made the decision to stay for as long as her Father needed her and due to her not being able to give her boss an exact date of her return, it broke her heart to do so but Emmy quit her job. Luckily she’d saved enough money to allow her to stay unemployed and comfortable for a certain amount of time.

It’s been a week or so since Emmy’s been back in town and at this point, it feels like she’ll never leave. She’s even rented an apartment of Sycamore Street.  

But the longer she’s here, the quicker she realises there’s something about Happy Camp that really gets in her blood and there’s a thought in the back of her mind that taking a job here would be far more needed than back in Washington, D.C. 

PERSONALITY

Quite different to the girl that left when she was 18? Both in personality and appearance. Since her time in Washington, she’s become a lot more ‘refined,’ gone is the curly frizzy haired, baby faced girl ( aka the cutest girl ) and in her place is a sleek haired woman that knows how to carry herself ? just a decent as glow-up honestly. Personality wise, she was pretty quiet and she kept to herself but she’s really blossomed and is once again a pretty bubbly girl who knows her whole mind and what she wants out of life ( or at least acts like she does ).

The actual most loving girl you’ll ever meet??  Is really the human version of the heart eyes emoji and the quote, “Everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about. Be Kind. Always.”

#independentwoman who doesn’t need anyone to change a lightbulb for her.

Actually has a bit of a fiery side to her?? It doesn’t often come out but if someone’s being a complete and utter dick to someone she cares about...you may just hear a little something from her. 

violence is never the answer, definitley bordering on being a pacifist, but just in case girl has been taking self-defensive lessons and works out regularly because just because she’s not a fan of violence doesn’t mean she can’t look out for herself and the people she loves by any means possible right??

( uhhh knows how to shoot a gun, has a licence and everything but does not have a gun. goes to a shooting range or a dumb as fair to shoot those dumb water guns to keep her aim up. it’s only in preparation for the FBI, otherwise she’d stay about as far away from one as you can get  )

Loves her family more than anything in the world, especially her Grandparents on her mother’s side. 

Definitley the mom friend.

Moving away to go to college was the first ‘selfish’ thing she has ever done and she thought she’d regret it but it was the best thing she’s ever done? it really taught her who she is as a person? very solid in who she is and what she stands for.

Can’t bring herself to settle on the fact that the FBI really isn’t what she wants to do with her life because if she does, then she feels like she’s letting her mother down?

HOWEVER!!! No matter how much love the girl gives to people and the world around her, she’s terrified of actually falling in love?? She loves the idea of it but the actual act terrifies her ( hello Lara-Jean from tatbilb )??  She’s terrified of losing the people she loves the most and seeing what her father went through when he lost the love of his life, she’s not about to sign herself up for the chance of that happening!! Lowkey been in love once but she ruined it when she left for college ( hint, hint wanted connection there ) but she acts like it wasn’t anything serious.

WOW. If you read all of that, you are an actual saint. I cannot believe. This got far longer than I meant it to be but once I started....I couldn’t stop, I love my girl a lot.

Instead of making this even longer than it is at the moment, I’ve written out a few connections HERE that i would love to see for Emmy? So if you’re interested at all, just give this a little like & i’ll come into your ims and love you, or if you’re feeling brave send me an im and i’ll love you just as much!!

[findingmypeace]

5/17/2017

Where I throw myself a pity party (kind of long)

I’m feeling so shitty about myself right now. I know people typically don’t have their lives go according to plan. Stuff happens, plans change, obstacles are thrown in the way. But my life has gotten so far off track and I don’t think I will ever live a life close to the one I had hoped to have when I was planning “what I want to be when I grow up”.

So life plan according to me at age 18: Go to junior college, in 2 years have my associates degree. Transfer to a four year university. In 2 more years have my bachelor’s degree in psychology. Somewhere in that 2 years at university meet my husband and get married. After graduating with my bachelor’s go to grad school and get my masters degree in counseling. I planned to be about 24-25yrs old when finishing grad school. After grad school I’d start a family with my husband. I would be a stay at home Mom until my youngest was in kindergarten/first grade. At that time, I’d start work as a therapist, hopefully in private practice so I could be flexible with my schedule to meet the needs of my kids. That seemed like the perfect plan. I’d have an education, I’d be a wife (with a husband who loved me) and mother, and I’d have a career. All the things I wanted out of life.

Life obviously didn’t go that way. Not even close. I’m 36, just starting my career as a therapist, living in my parents home, and haven’t dated anyone since my sophomore year of high school let alone married someone. The most exciting part of my week is when I get to check the scale and see if it went down a pound. I feel incompetent and unsure of myself in my job as a therapist which takes away any kind of rewarding feeling I’d get from it. Sometimes I even regret choosing this field because I have a master’s degree but feel completely incompetent and I get paid shit. I might be able to move out of my parents house when I start working full time but if I do money will be extremely tight. I chose a career (and I live in a state with such a high cost of living) that I will probably always struggle with money. (Sidenote: let me give you an example of the cost of living here-my friend from high school lived in another state for a few years. She bought an upscale 1 bedroom house-it was meant as a starter house. Her MORTGAGE cost HALF as much as it costs to rent an apartment where I live).

I know I’m whining and I’m throwing myself a pity party. I also know that I have privileges other people don’t. I’m white, I come from a middle class background, my undergrad was paid for by my Dad, I have parents who let me live in their house rent free even though I am 36. I’m not ungrateful for those things. I know I am extremely lucky. I think I’m just disappointed in myself. But its not just disappointment. Its sadness that I’m missing out on the things I want so much in life. Even if I manage to overcome my social anxiety enough to date and get married and then manage to overcome my fear of sex and sexual intimacy it would be a miracle if I’m still young enough to have a child. Getting pregnant at my current age is considered a “geriatric” pregnancy. In all likelihood I will probably never have kids.

I will say that I know I can’t just whine and complain about things and not take action. Part of this was just me venting my thoughts/feelings. But I am also taking tiny steps to go in the direction I want. I’m back on linkedin and other job sites looking for jobs where I can use my education but in a different way than I am now. I also downloaded a dating app and am talking to a few guys on there. I am also browsing craigslist and other rental sites to look for nice but cheap(er) apartments/granny flats/rooms. Yesterday, I got an e-mail from my current job that they finally figured out how to work the office space so that I can start full time work as early as next week. (The reason I haven’t started full time is because they literally did not have any unoccupied offices for me to see clients in. To make it work I have to work two days a week at one of their other sites which sucks but I’ll take whatever I can get at this point.)

I don’t know. I feel better having gotten all of this out. I think it was building in me since a few weeks before my birthday.  36 is so much closer to 40 than it is to 30 and that scares me. As an 18 yr old I never expected my life to turn out this way. I feel like I’ve wasted so much time.