#too bad the only 'benefit' they provide is burying nuts and FORGETTING where they buried them.

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i hope every squirrel that tries to dig in my pots gets poked by the rusty fuckin chicken wire and gets tetanus and dies 😌😌😌😌😌😌🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

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            *  𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐰  ,  𝐢'𝐦  𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲  𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠  around  to  posting  nina’s  introduction  ,  but  my  theme  made  me  upset  so  this  will  be  viewed  on  dashboard  only  for  now  !  my  name’s  𝐛𝐚𝐲  ,  i  prefer  either  she / her  or  they / them  pronouns  ,  and  i  reside  in  the  est  timezone  .  i’m  in  my  final  year  of  college  so  sometimes  i  won’t  be  around  all  day  ,  but  since  i  only  work  two  days  and  all  of  my  classes  are  online  ,  chances  are  i’m  around  !  i’m  starting  this  little  introduction  at  exactly  2:30am  ,  so  chances  are  this  will  be  posted  at  like  ...  4am  (  lol  )  ,  but  i’m  super  excited  to  write  her  out  as  this  will  be  my  first  group  in  about  a  month  or  so  !  i’m  comfortable  with  messaging  through  the  im’s  if  that’s  better  for  you  ,  but  we  could  also  plot  on  discord  if  you’d  like  !  also  ,  don’t  forget  to  stream  blackpink’s  new  single  ‘  ice  cream  ’  with  selena  gomez  !

💀  *  [  jennie  kim  +  cis  female  +  she / her  ]  ——  have  you  met  na-young  “nina”  min  ?  they  are  a  twenty - three  year  old  senior  currently  studying  business  economics  with  a  political  science  minor  .  they  live  on  farrow  house  ,  and  word  around  campus  is  that  this  gemini  is  spellbinding  +  perspicacious  ,  as  well  as  combative  +  malevolent  .  i  wonder  if  they’ll  make  it  out  alive  .  biting  the  corner  of  her  thumbnail  when  focusing  ,  never  being  ashamed  of  back - to - back  walks  of  shame  ,  the  infectious  sound  of  her  laughter  traveling  the  hall  .

NAME  :  na-young  ‘  nina  ’  min  .

NICKNAME(S)  :  nini  ,  neens  ,  and  nana  (  by  her  parents  )  .

AGE  +  DATE  OF  BIRTH  :  23  +  june  2nd  ,  1997  .

ZODIAC  :  gemini  sun  ,  taurus  moon  ,  gemini  ascendant  .

MYERS - BRIGGS  PERSONALITY  TYPE  :  istp  .

MORAL  ALIGNMENT  :  neutral  evil  .

ENNEAGRAM  TYPE  :  the  achiever  .

GENDER  +  PRONOUNS  :  cis  female  +  she  /  her  /  hers  .

PLACE  OF  BIRTH  :  gangnam  ,  seoul  ,  south  korea  .

PLACE  OF  RESIDENCE  :  ivory  falls  ,  maine  .

SEXUAL  ORIENTATION  :  bisexual  .

ROMANTIC  ORIENTATION  :  biromantic  .

OCCUPATION  :  senior  at  holloway  university  .

NATIONALITY  :  korean - american  .

ETHNICITY  :  korean  .

LANGUAGES  SPOKEN  :  english  ,  korean  ,  and  japanese  .

i  .  prosopography  .

nina’s  story  begins  during  the  chance  meeting  of  her  parents  ,  ara  kim  and  hyun-woo  min  ,  when  they  were  in  their  early  twenties  .  most  would  assume  that  they  weren’t  compatible  for  one  another  as  ara  was  the  spoiled  child  of  the  kim  family  ,  who  were  known  around  south  korea  for  owning  various  luxury  buildings  and  apartment  complexes  in  the  gangnam  area  .  hyun-woo  on  the  other  hand  was  your  regular  college  student  who  worked  a  job  he  hated  to  pay  his  tuition  ,  but  he  had  big  dreams  as  he  wanted  to  someday  own  his  own  architecture  firm  .  when  the  mindless  ara  wrecked  her  fancy  car  into  hyun-woo’s  beat  up  toyota  ,  it  was  love  at  first  sight  .

it  was  a  whirlwind  relationship  as  the  couple  was  engaged  within  six  months  of  their  meeting  ,  and  married  within  eight  .  with  their  access  to  unlimited  funds  ,  the  couple  had  a  lavish  wedding  ,  and  hyun-woo  no  longer  had  to  worry  about  his  tuition  payments  .  now  focused  on  his  degree  without  having  to  worry  about  money  ,  he  found  himself  on  the  development  team  at  his  new  family’s  company  shortly  thereafter  his  graduation  .

with  hyun-woo  having  his  dream  job  and  ara  having  her  dream  husband  ,  the  couple  was  thriving  .  they  lived  in  a  beautiful  apartment  that  overlooked  gangnam  ,  and  they  had  gone  on  vacation  to  bali  when  ara  revealed  that  she  was  pregnant  .  the  couple  was  overjoyed  to  be  welcoming  their  baby  into  the  world  ,  and  to  say  that  they  were  obsessed  with  her  from  the  moment  they  saw  her  in  the  first  ultrasound  and  she  was  the  size  of  a  lime  .  the  couple  welcomed  their  little  baby  nine  months  later  ,  and  they  loved  every  inch  of  her  the  moment  she  was  placed  on  ara’s  chest  .

growing  up  ,  nina  enjoyed  the  spoils  that  her  family  provided  for  her  .  she  went  on  amazing  trips  ,  wore  the  best  clothes  ,  and  even  got  pushed  around  in  a  six  hundred  dollar  stroller  .  despite  that  ,  though  ,  nina  was  a  very  precocious  child  ,  picking  up  on  her   developments  quickly  .  as  she  grew  older  ,  nina’s  parents  saw  that  their  daughter  was  interested  in  a  variety  of  things  ,  so  when  she  was  five  ,  she  began  taking  piano  lessons  ,  and  it  was  evident  that  she  had  a  natural  gift  .

as  the  years  passed  ,  nina  continuously  excelled  in  her  academics  and  the  extracurriculars  that  she  tried  out  for  .  as  she  attended  the  best  schools  in  seoul  ,  nina  was  the  one  who  answered  questions  first  ,  she  was  the  first  to  sign  up  ,  and  the  first  to  complete  tests  .  nina  was  the  one  who  constantly  won  awards  from  her  school  ,  and  she  was  definitely  the  one  who  never  allowed  for  someone  else  to  take  her  place  .  

it  was  something  of  a  shock  to  her  parents  that  she  wanted  to  attend  college  in  the  states  ,  but  her  parents  were  not  the  ones  to  tell  her  no  .  so  ,  nina  went  on  to  be  accepted  into  holloway  ,  and  she  majors  in  business  economics  with  a  political  science  minor  !  i’d  say  that  she’s  involved  in  a  lot  of  student  organizations  like  student  government  ,  and  she’s  a  member  of  the  tennis  team  !  as  nuts  as  it  sounds  ,  she’s  on  the  tennis  team  for  the  cute  outfits  ,  but  she  loves  the  sport  as  well  . 

ii  .  temperament  .

alexa  ,  play  ‘  i  don’t  care  ’  by  ariana  grande  !  she  doesn’t  care  about  what  other  people  have  to  say  or  how  people  feel  about  her  ,  especially  considering  how  shameless  she  can  be  in  most  of  her  actions  .  she’s  ridiculously  blunt  ,  but  really  hates  when  people  are  bitchy  for  no  reason  ?  i  don’t  know  ,  a  paradox  considering  that  she  can  be  bitchy  for  no  reason  too  FKNDSFUDS  .  responds  heavily  to  the  energy  that  she’s  given  .  fully  believes  that  the  sun  and  moon  determines  her  mood  for  the  day  .

sUpErIoRiTy CoMpLeX  ?  gOd  CoMpLeX  ?  sounds  about  right  .  she  doesn’t  outright  brag  about  herself  all  the  time  ,  but  she’s  definitely  the  type  to  bring  it  up  when  it  applies  to  the  conversation  .  nina  is  the  mean  friend  that  everyone  needs  ,  and  has  a  weird  dislike  for  people  who  are  too  nice  .  

nina  isn’t  a  stone  cold  bitch  ,  though  .  she  likes  having  fun  ,  she  likes  to  laugh  ,  and  she  especially  likes  to  spend  time  with  her  friends  .  she’s  capable  of  empathy  and  compassion  ,  yes  .  will  she  show  that  all  the  time  ?  of  course  not  !  considering  that  she’s  an  only  child  ,  nina  is  used  to  having  all  eyes  on  her  ,  so  she  has  no  shame  in  her  fame  when  she  comes  back  to  farrow  house  wearing  last  night’s  dress  and  carrying  her  heels  .

iii  .  headcanons  .

she  already  knows  that  graduate  school  is  in  her  future  ,  but  she  hasn’t  decided  on  where  she  wants  to  go  yet  .

nina  resides  in  farrow  house  ,  and  she’s  probably  the  worst  kind  of  roommate  there  is  considering  how  type  a  she  can  be  at  times  .  her  room  (  or  side  of  the  room  i’m  not  sure  of  the  setup  )  is  relatively  organized  at  all  times  .  she’s  a  lover  of  white  ,  but  white  with  color  ,  so  she  keeps  the  tones  light  with  soft  shades  of  pink  scattered  throughout  !  she  likes  a  gold  accent  ,  and  everything  has  its  own  place  .

doesn’t  like  to  leave  her  bedroom  without  making  her  bed  or  picking  things  up  .  at  night  she  may  just  slip  out  of  her  clothes  and  go  to  bed  ,  but  she’s  definitely  going  to  pick  it  up  that  next  morning  ,  even  her  walk  of  shame  clothes  KNJFDISF  .  

despite  her  behavior  at  times  ,  nina  is  someone  who  studies  hard  because  she  doesn’t  like  anything  less  than  an  A  .  although  i  will  say  that  she  obsesses  over  her  grades  ,  but  she  knows  that  if  she  slacks  then  she’ll  get  slacker  grades  .

this  is  pointless  KFNDJSF  but  i  draw  a  lot  of  her  style  inspo  from  itsyuyan  on  instagram  ,  but  she  also  loves  to  dress  in  a  quality  th*t  dress  when  she  had  the  chance  to  NFJDBSFDS  .  i  love  jennie’s  long  hair  ,  so  nina’s  own  is  canon  to  that  ,  and  she  definitely  had  the  iconic  e-girl  streaks  .  

iv  .  wanted  connections  .

i  would  love  to  have  literally  anything  that  ya’ll  throw  at  me  !  some  basics  that  i’d  like  to  write  out  are  best  friends  ,  academic  rivals  ,  friends  with  benefits  ,  confidant(s)  ,  frenemies  ,  good  /  bad  influence  ,  one  night  stand(s)  ,  flirtationship  ,  enemies  with  benefits  ,  and  a  current  or  ex  fling  !

i  love  a  good  women  loving  women  scenario  ,  so  i’d  like  to  have  an  ex  girlfriend  for  her  !  i  see  them  as  being  on  good  terms  and  they  simply  drifted  apart  ,  but  they’re  really  close  !  sometimes  they  can  get  a  little  touchy  feely  with  one  another  so  hello  👀  .

i  would  die  for  literally  any  form  of  angst  that  you  could  possibly  think  of  ? angsty  friends  ,  angsty  exes  ,  angsty  anything  .  i  love  to  put  myself  through  misery  so  honestly  …  bury  me  six  feet  under  and  i  will  literally  thank  you  .

all  aboard  the  heartbreak  train  ! this  ties  back  into  my  love  for  angst  ,  but  some  form  of  an  ex  or  maybe  even  someone  who  she  go  close  to  but  it  didn’t  really  work  out  ?  

maybe  even  a  will  they  won’t  they ? but  essentially  ,  clearly  these  two  have  feelings  but  for  some  reason  things  didn’t  work  out  for  them  and  now  they’re  probably  in  a  limbo  or  trying  to  determine  where  they’re  headed  but  they  absolutely  refuse  to  talk  about  it ! all  of  their  friends  notice  but  they  blow  them  off  and  ok  let  me  relax  and  actually  allow  us  to  plot  ,  but  just  some  potential  ideas  !

i  will  have  a  desired  relations  tag  that  i’ll  be  updating  as  frequently  as  i  can  ,  but  if  none  of  these  work  for  you  or  if  you  have  something  you  see  araminta  filling  ,  then  please  let  me  know  ! we  can  totally  brainstorm  or  if  you  want  ,  then  we  can  work  on  chemistry !

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Benefits of  hiking solo or in a group

Everyone has a personal preference for how they want to hike. Many enjoy the camaraderie of groups, while many others relish the solitude that comes with hiking on your own.

Both have their benefits, and it’s really up to you how you’d like to hit the trails.

Hiking in groups allow you to learn from more experienced hikers and also enjoy the conversation and observations of other people. Hiking solo provides you with some peace and solitude for reflection and enjoyment of nature. You can take as long as you like, go at your own pace and enjoy the scenery as much as you want. Tips To Choose Keto Hiking Food https://www.hikingbay.com/tips-to-choose-keto-hiking-food-for-a-multi-day-hike

Each to their own!

Stay Hydrated

Staying hydrated is one of the most important things to keep on top of while out on the trail. The amount of water you should bring with you truly depends on the weather and the length of your hike, however 2-3 litres is quite often adequate.

You don’t want to bring too much water as this can make your backpack heavy. You also don’t want to bring too little water as this can cause dehydration.

A good idea would be to bring a water filtration system, or water purification tablets, which allow you to drink water from streams and rivers should you find yourself with a water shortage problem.

Gear Up!

Having an organised backpack is an incredibly useful hiking tip to have, as it allows you quick and easy access to everything that you need. When you remove something from your pack, make sure to put it back in the exact same place so that you don’t disrupt the organisation. Always remember to bring the 10 essentials for hiking as they can be real lifesavers on the trail!

Layer Up!

The onion layer method of dressing for hiking is an invaluable hiking tip. Rather than wearing one thick, waterproof layer to keep yourself warm and dry, wear many small layers with one waterproof jacket on top. Wearing many layers allows you to regular your heat, whether it’s too hot or cold. The onion layer method gives you a lot more control over how hot or cold you will feel.

Fuel Up!

Fuelling up is a vital part of hiking and yet another invaluable hiking tip. Having enough energy is hugely important so that you can keep hiking throughout the day.

A large breakfast of porridge and fruit is ideal. Try to stay away from any fried foods as this can contribute to dehydration.

Snacks on the trail are also important, providing you with immediate boosts of energy when you’re waining. Trail mix, nuts, chocolate, dried fruits and energy bars are all excellent examples of small, quick and energy-filled snacks.

Leave No Trace

Leave No Trace is a practice that everyone should observe when on the trail. Some of the best hiking advice you can get is:

“Leave nothing except footprints”

This not only applies for not leaving food or rubbish behind, but also for not leaving any marks on trees or damaging other structures. When you leave a trail, no one should ever know you have ever been there. Energizing Day Hiking Lunch Ideas https://www.hikingbay.com/energizing-day-hiking-lunch-ideas-for-your-next-outdoor-escapade

Don’t Get Burnt

Sunny days and cloudy days can be equally problematic when it comes to sun burn. You may not realise it, but clouds can let a certain amount of UV rays through and can lead to an uncomfortable and skin-damaging sunburn.

Sun cream, a sun hat and sun glasses can make for a skin-healthy and safe hiking experience. These are often the items which people forget the most, so take heed of this bit of hiking advice!

Pick The Right Boots

Hiking in the right boots can make the difference between an enjoyable stroll and a painful trudge. Hiking boots that don’t quite fit, either too big or two small, can cause painful blisters as the boots rub against your feet.

Similarly for socks, it’s a good idea to wear socks that don’t move or slip against your feet as this can be another source of blisters.

Strong ankle support is a must for your hiking boots. This provides protection against twisted or sprained ankles on uneven ground.

Check The Weather

Checking the weather is vital for your trip planning, as it gives you a good insight into what clothes to bring.

It can also tell you that a storm will be coming in the evening, so you can aim to have your hike finished before the bad weather hits. lattcure outfitters sleeping bag https://www.hikingbay.com/finding-the-best-lightweight-sleeping-bag-for-hiking

Share Your Plans

Sharing your hiking plans with family or friends when hiking solo is a good safety precaution. Tell them where you’re going, how long you expect to be gone for and ring or text them when you get back off the trail.

Leaving a map of your planned route in your car window is also a good idea, so if you get lost people will have a reference point of which trail you took.

We regularly hear the phrase “boots on the ground” in relation to the military, and it’s for a reason. While scruffy hikers and their brightly coloured packs may contrast starkly with the military’s crew cuts and drab camouflage, those who’ve spent time in the Army or Marines are particularly accustomed to spending a great deal of time pounding the ground with their own two feet. The well-known television personality Bear Grylls utilised his military experience to pass on survival training and skills to the rest of the world. As a former Army Officer I’d like to convey a few hiking tips of my own relating specifically to how you can hack your way to a more comfortable and successful hiking adventure. what to wear on a hike and still look cute https://www.hikingbay.com/what-to-wear-on-a-hike-and-still-look-cute

Pack light and pack smart

When you have to carry heavy radio batteries and extra boxes of rounds, you soon learn to pack light and pack well. First off, jettison all unnecessary packaging from your food and any other perishables. It’s a stark lesson in recycling once you realise how much both military rations and civilian hiking snacks are enveloped in far too much plastic and cardboard. It’s also of benefit to challenge the traditional wisdom on hiking packs. Mountaineers and trekkers almost always carry the typical tall, thin rucksacks. My collection does contain one of these from the New Zealand brand MacPac, and it’s brilliant in many scenarios. Nonetheless I still cannot shake my preference for an old Army pack with its roughly square shape and modular assembly. Instead of having only one large top-access compartment, it can be set up to contain anywhere from three to ten compartments, pouches and zippered sleeves. I always find the large, second main compartment with bottom and side access to be the perfect place to quickly roll up and store any damp overnighting gear such as tents, sleeping bags and bivvy bags. Plus the pack has an extra wide waist belt to take the load off your shoulders. The use of multiple external pouches also makes for quicker and easier access. Traditional packs often see hikers rummaging around for ages trying to find something buried deep underneath piles of equipment. And of course the basics still apply when it comes to how you pack your bag: Heavier, rarely used items at the very bottom and pushed forwards near your spine.