#truly a delimma

[sunbratz]

ok but the real question is. do i break my sp playist down into character playlists. not for anyone else just for me

[g-l-o-w-y-l-i-g-h-t-s]

I wanna see more Hastur/Ligur shenanigans. I'm convinced they Fell mainly bc they literally only cared about each other and were down to kill any and every one else the second it was suggested. I'm convinced Ligur followed Hastur to war, when he could have stayed safe and he's been quietly but deeply resentful about it ever since and it's constantly pulling at him: his love versus his resentment. Bc once you've lost everything for someone how do you possibly give up loving them? They're all you have now. They're the worst and I wanna see them be awful and make each other worse. I wanna see them both trying to tempt the same human into bed, failing miserably, bc they didn't bother to get rid of all the maggots and shit and then hooking up with each other (again) instead. I wanna see them go on a killing spree together. I wanna see them relaxed and laughing easily together at how stupid people are to trust anyone. I wanna see them get put in a prisoners delimma and see what they do bc I truly don't KNOW. These guys are absolute freaks and they literally only care about themselves and each other and I wanna study them. Selfish demon4demon love between two actual monsters. I want a buddy comedy/rom com where neither of them are remotely redeemable and I want to see it turn uncomfortably tragic when Ligur dies and Hastur loses the one person other than himself he gave the slightest shit about. I just know this is toxic old man yaoi for the ages. Gimme it.

[gay-dorito-dust]

The way I never talk on this app so I don't know whether I should reply to o.g or make a new ask 💀🤷🏾‍♀️

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🥺 "me me" aggh my cold heart 🤧

I feel like it's a cop out to say he'll understand memes about the 90's, so I'm skipping that.

🤡🤡 the way I can already hear him saying, "but it's clearly not a butterfly."💀 I think he would get reaction memes the most because they can at least show emotion and when to use them.

Ahhh 🤣�� not the 'old eye squint and moving the phone' I yelled when I read that. It's unfortunately accurate. You're not projecting. You're seeing the truth. I thought the exact same thing.

The way Leon ages me with his dad jokes. He wouldn't just kill, but annihilate a meme by constantly using it. It'll be even worse if it already dead, which it probably is. He's a mix between annoying and "you're doing great sweetie", because he finally understood a meme but won't shut up about it.

I...i...I don't know what to feel or think. I genuinely and passionately hate the minions. I try not to let those feeling carry over to people..but 💀

I can totally see Ethan liking the minions memes. I mean he already has a kid, so clearly he's not making good life decisions.

The way you put me in a delimma. It's more like seeing the truth I don't want to accept, but Leon's humor is shit. The dad jokes aren't even the good dad jokes. The facebook memes he uses are the ones that are hella pixelated too 🫡 that's the cornball that won my heart. (just more depressed and traumatized, re4)

I don’t talk much on here either and when I do it’s normally through DMs with my mates talking shit. 🦦

Leon wouldn’t understand the term ‘dead meme.’ He’d be like “but they aren’t sentient beings, so how can a me me be dead if it’s not alive?” (He’s unnecessarily philosophical and I don’t think he knows it.)

How could I forget reaction memes! Yes! Leon would at least get those and would use the shit out of them to the point of extinction.

Bonus if he keeps using the same one over and over again for everything because he thinks it fits everything, even in moments where it might not but…it’s Leon, once he discovers reaction memes.

he thinks he’s the first one to find them.

Leon: did you know about these reaction me me thingys?

You: …yes.

I myself, also fucking hate the minion memes but once I recognised they’re existence I had to make it everyone’s problem. (I honestly don’t remember what was the point of them)

Leon is the only one who thinks his humour is funny and the pixilated memes? My god you can barely make out what it’s supposed to be and can’t barely read the text because of how poorly made it was that you’d think Leon did it himself.

You: Leon what did you send me?

Leon: a me me.

You: I can barely reader it

Leon: *dad sigh* here let me read it for you. (Proceeds to tell you what the shit meme actually is.)

I love Leon, I truly do, but he’d be that type of person that thinks he’s cool and ‘with the times’ for referencing the most ancient of memes that no one remembers. (He’s not.)

I’m honestly glad I’m not the only one who sees him doing the eye squint. He’ll needs glasses with how close he puts the phone to his face.

[the-missann]

I'm such a 🤡

Pride Month is almost over and I wish I would have came up with this idea sooner so I could pan it out instead of shoving it all into one post.

Sigh

All is well however and I'll still do it before the month is over!

So, I wanted to let it be known that I sometimes write queer characters into my stories and I'm too much of a perfectionists to write them wrong. Days or research goes into each character who fits under the lgbtq+ umbrella.

So here I wanna detail some of these characters just to be sure I'm not getting anything wrong (of course I'm straight, so unfortunately there will still be some issues)

Brown and Pink

These two girls literally do not have a name because it's a unfinished story I have no ideas for lol. However, I have the plot "finished" in my head, it's just a matter of writing the story.

But, Brown is a IT major who has the biggest crush on a girl she sees around her campus. Not wanting to freak the girl out, she simply is her friend. However, Brown also has a crush on the creator of a queer webcomic artist. Not only does she love the comic, she loves the personality if the artist as well, so she lives an average college life until Pink calls her one day with a delimma.

Pink is super cute in my head, shes actually just a black uwu girl and I love it. (Btw, they're both black). Pink is also pretty shy and is often to herself, so when she calls Brown, she knows it has to be for something serious.

Pink explains she needs help because someone hacked into her "Webtoon" account and she can't log in anymore. Being bad with technology, she calls the only person she can think to help, which also happens to be the girl she's drawing the comic about. I think you know where this is going.

Mandy

This whole story is a satire, but Mandy is my attempt at a Pansexual. Mandy is brought into the story because she flirts with everyone. The main characters in the story are actually introduced to her when she approaches them at a park wondering if they'd be willing to go on a double date, she doesn't even care who she goes with out of group 1 female and 2 males. However, she's not just pan for no reason.

Her family isn't supportive of her in the slightest--even before she realized she was pan--so she acted out. Did whatever she wanted with whoever she wanted and at some point realized it wasn't just acting out, but apart of who she is. She truly has love for everyone in any form they come in.

This story also has abilities and powers, Mandy has the ability to see what others can't. I have a ghost character in this story and she's able to see him despite him being turning himself invisible, just to give you an example.

Ren

He is a character I often have as the twin brother of my MC Cassie. He's been gay since I can remember (he's a mad old character). His boyfriend originally was a "trap" since as a kid that's usually what I saw in Yaoi and BL, but when I got older, I didn't wanna fall into that stereotype too much and instead made his boyfriend a soft boi.

Ren is also very aggressive to somewhat combat the stereotype that all gay men are feminine and weak. I also added a personality trait that Ren is easily influenced by men, but that's to normalize him as, come on, anyone who's straight reading this, you mean to tell me you're not more swayed by someone you find attractive/your type? Come on, don't lie.

Ren more so acts as a normal sibling to his sister, but he just so happens to be gay.

Mari

Just because I talked about Ren, I have to talk about his boyfriend. As I said, originally he was a trap character, but I felt that was kind of... Gross for lack of a better word that I couldn't write a male character who appeared as a man in a gay relationship. It felt like I had to still write a "straight" relationship masquerading as a gay one.

But Mari is still super adorable. He's meant to be really cute and soft to contrast Ren's aggressive demeanor. He's passive, but can still stand up for himself and he's usually a voice of reason when Ren is being irrational.

Kit

These next two are the couple in an erotica I'm writing. With the first book drafted and the second in the works I can tell you a but about him without spoiling the story.

Kit is a hard working voice actor who's the absolute worst to be around lol. He's made to be very high strung and unbearable, demanding people do more work than they're already doing.

However, he's good at what he does so people still love him. Even when he comes out as gay, his fans still love him and support anything he wants to do. I actually love writing Kit because I get to be unreasonably annoying when I write him haha.

Also, their story was made after I got an idea about making a story with a "cat dude and a dog dude" they're not actually animals, they just have personalities like some. In this case, Kit is a cat personality and actually owns a black cat.

Phelan

Phelan is built to be the total opposite of Kit. He's kind, caring, charming, nice, and sweet. It's actually so healing to write him because he's so nice it almost bleeds into my life.

He's also written to never really take insults. Not because he's dense and can't understand them, but because he just doesn't really care when people insult him. Case and point is his boyfriend, Kit. From belittling to outright insulting, Kit has done and said every bad thing there is to say to Phelan, yet, the golden retriever can't seem to resent the black cat.

Phelan is actually very pursuant and tries his hardest to get into a relationship with Kit because... Well, if you ever read it, you'll find out why~

Side note, I wanna talk about his ethnicity. Because since Kit is meant to be a "cat" he's obviously a dog, specifically he owns like three golden retrievers. However, this made me imagine him as a white/fair skinned male; but when I was self-editing the story, he started coming off as some kind of poc. I'm not sure what group, but he gave me vibes of a poc. An example is that as a voice actor, he was asked by a friend to voice a character and almost everyone at that place is a poc (Black/African-American, Filipino, and Hispanic) so I thought "why would they invite some random white guy?" It just seemed to on the "checking the ethnic diversity box" and I'm sure some would assume I only included a white character because there just had to be one. Man I really wish I had a concept artist just to see what version of him matches more.

Gabe

I made the story he's in around the time I started to learn about trans people. The story's whole plot revolves around three kids coming of age in a ever changing world. Specifically, Cassie's plot is her coming to terms with who she is. Not a shy, introverted young girl but a passionate and determined young woman.

So, I wanted to represent her change in a physical manner and when I was learning about trans issues, I decided to add it as a physical showcase of her development.

Gabe is a trans man who wants to mentor Cassie after seeing some potential in her. While I'm not finished with the story, I do know there's a conversation I was going to put in there where Gabe reveals to Cassie he's trans because he feels she's going through a similar struggle he did as a child. Not feeling like he could properly express himself or identify in the way he felt most comfortable in.

And those are all my most prominent queer characters! I would love to add more, that would require me to learn more so I don't portray harmful stereotypes and can characterize them properly.

But, thank you for reading and I hope you can write well tonight or tomorrow; and...

Happy Pride Month!

[quieteclipse]

finished henry danger, finally! i loved it so much. henry danger is possibly one of nick's best (live action) shows of the new generation—if not the best.

like there are so many things about the show that i loved. from the continuity, the character's habits, character relationships (justice for chenry!!! but at the same time, i'm glad they kept it all platonic), the subtle progression of time, and a lot of other subtle details that built up over the course of the seasons and truly came to fruition in the final season.

like how we see henry in school less, and how he made a comment about not knowing where kid danger ends and henry hart begins which all culminates into the series finale delimma of him not graduating with his peers—and even his younger sister—because he's dedicated so much of his life to being kid danger.

speaking of the finale: it was literally so iconic and i can only imagine how gagged it would've made me if i grew up with the show tbh like i loved the tension that came in from all directions, it was so good.

and nooooooow, i'm starting danger force!! i'm so excited, they're the reason i started watching henry danger in the first place.

no comments so far because i literally just started S1E1, but i honestly adore these kids so much. i think they're so cute and funny in their own right.

it really annoys me how often i've seen people discrediting this show. like i get it, you know. as i've said, henry danger was surprisingly a really good show, but i hate when people always try to compare sequels/spin-offs with their predecessor.

especially in this case. of course danger force isn't going to be the same, and the cast isn't going to have the same vibe as in henry danger.

with henry, ray was extremely immature and irresponsible, and it's quite literally how/why part of the finale went the way it did. we even see henry somewhat grow out of ray's antics with how he became increasingly frustrated/exasperated with ray at times.

so with the danger force kids, it makes sense that ray is a bit more serious about taking care of these kids and actually putting an effort into being a mentor to them.

of course he isn't perfect, considering they got him a "ray-by sitter" (aka henry lmao). and of course he still prefers to have the company of henry, who he literally spent almost a decade with in canon. their dynamics aren't really comparable.

anyways, enough of that little rant. i'm so excited to get to know the danger force kiddies and see what hijinks they get up to.

i really hope they have at least one more season, and i hope riele & sean make an appearance alongside henry......i also wouldn't mind if they teased chenry again.....it'd be fun to see the kids tease them about it. it'd also be fun to see chenry tease bomika (yes, i have already been converted even though i barely know these kids lmao).

[coolclaytony-2]

Gaoa Sicheu, Monk of the Zheia River

Type: Shikigami (Court of Clubs)

Attributes: Primary— Social, Secondary— Mental, Tertiary— Physical

Skill Proficiencies: Persuasion (Calming Anger), Stealth (Woodlands), Medicine (Herbal Remedies)

Virtue: Patience— Gaoa understands that every river flows at it's own pace and that things will ultimately happen when they will, and no sooner.

Vice: Fear— The myriad dangers of the World of Darkness frighten Gaoa, and he is uncertain he is fit to face them.

Background: A former keeper of the Zheia River Temple in Wen-Mung, Gaoa was unusual for a man of his people by virtue of a sedentary lifestyle, prefering the routine predictability of maintaining the temple and not having to face the trials and tribulations promised by the path of the nomad. When his soul became trapped in the Dreamlands, it was a mixed blessing for him, as he could continue his way of being without undue interruption, but the Release shattered this cycle cruelly as his temple had suddenly become a battlefield between the Nobility and the Wardens that had been carefully curating the illusion of tranquil certainty in his afterlife. The Gales may have repaired his temple in the aftermath, but he was still left with the cruel reality that it was not at all his temple, not the Zheia River, not the Forest of Wen-Mung, not even the Earth; all of it a crude simulation of a rose-tinted memory warped by time and magic. Gaoa was beside himself, he had unknowingly been dead for millennia, and was living a false life in a parody of his old one. Did he ever even truly live, or was he just another of the many false-people that populated the Dreamlands to give the pretense of a thriving kingdom? Burdened for the first time in ages with crippling uncertainty, he sought out the only person who could be trusted grant him actionable insight, The Queen of Clubs. The Matron of the Forests sympathized with his delimma, what good is a templekeeper when the temple keeps itself and what does one do when he is living a lie? Her answer, "The time has come, it seems, to leave your world of comfortable lies behind and seek truth in the perilous unknown.". By this point, many of Wen-Mung's finest teachers and scholars had long left for the land of the living to become Shikigami and as new Nobles blossomed into being, the demand for more such mentors and companions only grew. It was the Queen's suggestion that he take up the mantle and find new meaning in a much changed world. Gaoa was hesitant, at first, he was no teacher afterall. But ultimately he resolved to embrace, or otherwise endure, the trials that lay ahead.

In his true form, Gaoa Sicheu is an unremarkable man of timid mein. Close inspection of his spindly frame betrays the fact that at one time, he once lived as a woman, but such things are of little relevance. He is clearly in his 30's at the earliest, wearing simple turquoise hemp robes and a pair of oversized spectacles of Dannan-make. Like most monks of the forest, he keeps his head shaved.

He arrived on Earth with a vessel already prepared for him, an oragami praying mantis made by the hand of his ward (Size 1). Despite his history as a hermit, Gaoa is very socially competent. While his attribute and skill dots should emphasize his friendly (sometimes overly accommodating) personality and decent education, he is not a fighter by any stretch, at least not at first. As his ward grows her skills; he will likely endeavor to understand the World of Darkness as it is now learning all he can about the people and places that inhabit it and attempting to provide any insights he can (to this end, he may invest a lot of time into learning how to properly utilize the internet). What's more, he will ultimately recognize the need to be able to support his ward in a combat capacity if she presses the issue or finds herself frequently struggling in the field.

As a teacher, Gaoa struggles to offer anything beyond being an ear to which frustrations can be vented, a friend to binge anime with, and a pretty singing voice when one needs reason to smile.

[1eos]

Hey Kendra! I saw your post about your earring delimma/ metal allergy, and I've struggled with the same issue for so long. I recently started ordering earrings from Regal Rose though (they're kinda expensive bc they're UK based but their sales are good when they come around) and they are truly nickel free if that's the metal that's the issue for you. From what I understand the rules for advertising jewelry as pure is stricter overseas, so maybe looking for other foreign brands could be helpful ♡

omg!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thank u so much 👀 when my bday comes up this yr i may ask for a pair if i decide to get my ears pierced. your mind i love it mwah 💖

[andaintiawoman]

Getting back in to the groove

I originally started this blog as a way to dissect “black womanhood” through a “black feminist” lense for a college independent study. I am no longer in college but I have many different thoughts with regards to my idea of black womanhood that I now feel do not allign with the contemporary ideals of black feminism. What truly is black feminism and why do I have to associate myself with a term that was created to aid white women in receiving equality to their white male counterparts. How do I exist in this world creating new terms and being creative in my own right without having to ascribe to white ideas of gender and race. In essence, how do I be free in this brown female body that was born in the United States and went to school with majority white people my entire life. 

I have always been grounded in my blackness. I have my parents to thank for that. They truly did their part in centering the beauty and enormous influence that Afro Indigenous people have had on the world. I know I’m black and I’m very proud of that. The intersections of being a woman I must say was not necessarily emphasized. Although my parents were very loving and wonderful, the common statement they always made was “ You can do anything you want in this world” Come to find out....I really can’t. As Ntozake Shange puts in “ Being colored and being a woman is a metaphysical delimma I haven’t conquered yet” I understand the strength and power I posess in being a woman but it seems the majority of the world does not. How do us (black women) forge out places in this world and be truly seen as the true soul that resides in this black female form. How do we validate ourselves and affirm outselves as soverign people that can exist outside the sphere of  white capitalist patriarchal domination ? How can I imagine a new world while having to simultanously exist in this one? This one plagued subconcious codes and ideals embedded in the minds of everyone about how “women should be” especially with regards to black people. Why do I ever have to shrink myself. 

I often alway state that the “The only label I indentify with is ‘black woman.’ This is the body I was so. manificently gifted and it is what I have to venture out into the world with. Even if I chose to present as a different gender perhaps, unless I am actively doing so I am going to be perceived as a black woman. I have no other options but to navigate this society and forge my own way. What does existing look like when the society you live in does everything they can do make you disappear? To take your voice away? To take your childrens voice away? To take your husband away? To take your sons voice away? To straigten your hair? To lighten your skin ? To chemically alter your reproduction cycle? To give you cancer? To kill your unborn baby? To kill your soul? How do we imagine a way to peacefully exist as black women? I will be dissecting this. Stay tuned. I have alot more to say. 

[queerxeen]

I know I’m the problem. I’ve known, so did you. Never were you brave enough to say it... unit now... you don’t need to tell me the things I’m already aware of. All you’re doing is showing that choosing to attempt to stay was a bad idea all along. Just as I had thought. Im sorry, I truly am. Though, I don’t think there’s a “fix” or “cure” to this particular delimma. You see for many reasons is this not fitting. The version of you that I like doesn’t exist and perhaps the same for you towards me. The way I’d like us is not exactly the most healthiest and I am aware of that. I don’t exactly want to do such things but it seems as if it were the only way. And so because of this, in a way, I dont even want to get better. The way I wants things is wrong.

[rawdatabyp3]

Power Query Saves Christmas w/ Gus Miranda

Today’s guest, Gustavo Miranda, started his career in a research adjacent Program Evaluation position using Power Pivot Slicers in a non-Power Pivot table before he was introduced and lured by the power of the Power Platform. He shares his story of how reducing friction and creating automation introduced even non-data people to the concept that data quality matters. Most importantly, though, today you will learn the underdog story of how Power Query saved Christmas during the Kronos Hack of 2021. Get the inside scoop from crisis meeting to crisis meeting until the moment when Gus stood up to save the day. While Gus did the heavy lifting, a task force soon formed to collectively finish the project. While other multi-million-dollar companies were paralyzed, shocked, and attempting to ad-hoc calculate payroll and vacations, often incorrectly, Gus’s task force used Power Query to create an effective solution in time to prevent employees from missing Christmas with their families. Even Tom must agree that tales like this really show the power of Power Query’s ETL abilities.

Also in today’s episode, we learn the origin story of slicers in Excel, how Rob and Amir were behind their creation by seducing the Excel team, trading resources, and creating the opportunity for Microsoft to back into needing a separate application to maximize the impact of those slicers. That application? Power BI desktop. In an exciting tale of what could have been, we also hear the story of the Power BI canvas in Excel that was never meant to be as well as the lessons learned: never try to add truly new capabilities to Excel or you end up with Power View. As our friend Scott Esti used to say there are two kinds of people in the world, people who hate Power View and those who haven't used it!

All this and more on today’s episode! Be sure to leave us a review on your favorite podcast platform to help new listeners find us.

Also on this episode:

Nash Equilibrium / Prisoner's Delimma

The truth behind recycling

Program evaluation

He may only need his eyes checked ...

Calculation Groups in Power BI

Microsoft's Power View

Gilligan’s Island theme song

Zeno's paradox

Gus's P3 Blog - Using Power Query to Transform and Combine Online Statscan Data

Matt Masson - Deep Dive Into the Power From the Language

Active v Inactive Relationships

Kronos hack disrupts payroll

Live action How the Grinch Stole Christmas

Live action Cat in the Hat

Abyss - Bomb at the bottom of the sea (Don't look Tom!)

Rumble in the Jungle George Foreman - Muhammad Ali

Guns and Roses – It’s so easy

Blown Away – Tommy Lee Jones

Tommy Lee Jones Montage

Sankey (Diagram)

Fight Club - Corn Flower Blue

G Rated Fight Club

Check out this episode!

[thekaijudude]

Woah wait, isn't the manipulation of gravity to such a degree too OP tho?

(Reminds me of that one episode of Leo)

But I truly believe Orb Dark has the ability to teleport away from this delimma here as derived from HS but perhaps he's just taken by surprise?

(I mean this time he still wasn't aware that the brothers have gotten their hands on the Victory Crystal anyways)

Tho it might be possible that we might see Orb Dark also undergoing training himself to be able to utilize his abilities better too to turn the tables again in a possible Round 3.

[this-is-a-witty-url]

This was an OP-ED written for the Oricon about Subaru’s departure the day after he left. It’s worth a read from an objective perspective of an industry person. You can read the original Japanese post, here.

Despite the non Idol-esque Image, He Left Johnnys -- Shibutani Subaru’s Delimma

On April 15 at a press conference, Subaru Shibutani announced his depature from Kanjani8. Not there due to rehabilitation was Shota Yasuda, but his other six fellow members also appeared with him to state their opinions in an openly frank way. That time Shibutani stated that he “ wanted to pursue music “, but until then, it was Shibutani that was the driving point of the group’s music as their main vocalist. During his solo debut, by himself, Shibutani stood on stage and said as an introduction, “ I perform with Kanjani8 as an idol “.

Since their days in Osaka, held together by their strong ties to each other, Shibutani was always there as they became national idols. But as he looked back on that journey, he was thinking of the decision he made that day.

Kanjani8 as a group has, perhaps, many images with their comical songs and image, but with Subaru quickly leading the pack with his declaration of loving wrong, the group also has a long history as a band. Since his days as a Johnny’s Junior, Subaru has always been grouped as a vocalist for a band. When he’s performing with Kanjani8, majority of the time, the group also performs as a band. Shibutani himself had said, “ Music, when I think about it, seems to be Kanjani8′s weapon “ (Entertainment magazine, Ori-Star), an unorthodox approach that he has always managed to embrace.

As a band, members Ryo Nishikido and Shota Yasuda are the guitarists, Ryuuhei Maruyama is the bassist, and Tadayoshi Ohkura is the drummer. Shingo Murakami and Yuu Yokoyama originally did not perform any instruments, but as they practiced, they eventually took up keyboards and the trumpet for live performances. When Murakami first started playing an instrument, he stated, “ I think it’s amazing that I can hear everyone sing and play instruments. It’s like we gotta be a band “ (Same issue). It strongly appeared as if all the members seemed to express the same sentiment in regards to pursuing music (as a band).

At press conference, Shibutani shared his thoughts with, “ Within Kanjani8′s activities, I had intended music to be my primary drive.” It was with that passion for music that seemed to had spread amongst the members of the group, driving Kanjani8 as a whole to also embrace it as well. As a means to expose the group, in 2007, Johnny’s and Associates decided to book the group on a 5 month tour that encompassed all 47 prefectures. In 2010, the group released and performed their first single as a band, “ Life Me no Mae no Mukou he “, on musical programs. Last year, still fresh in our minds, was their first outdoor festival in display of their strong ability to perform as a band. For six years, the group have lead successful arena tours, and have historically earned consecutive no. 1 DVD/Blu-ray rankings on the Oricon Charts. The group has continued to show success when it comes to sales. With all of that in mind, Kanjani8′s music always firmly associated themselves with live performances (as a band).

When the group debut, each member had announced what they personally wanted to do but in 2012, as the group approached their 8th anniversary, Kanjani8 had come to a consensus, “ There’s nothing we want to do individually. We’re going to try a lot of things, that’s our pride as a band. We want to be a group that definitely does not want to lose “. In 2014, Shibutani had appeared as a solo artist at TV Asahi’s Dream Festival 2014, and when he got on staged, he introduced himself to the audience with, “ I’m in an idol group called Kanjani8. “. While in Rodderdam International Film Festival for the promotion of the film, “ Misono Universe “, Shibutani wore a t-shirt that he had “Kanjani8″ written on it. Even as a solo artist, Shibutani had always embraced his group.

With those feelings, “ There’s no mistake that Kanjani8 is the one thing that has the biggest importance to me. I have spent more time with them than with my own family.” Those same sentiments have not changed. Despite that, Shibutani has expressed to his fellow members, “ With all the experiences that I have put my life on the line for, this time, as I come to this decision, all I can give to you all is my deepest gratitude. I can not apologize enough. “

The extent of love Shibutani has for his band, that strong conviction, in a way also lends to the reality him being a folly as a “Rock Man”. There are periods where he’ll have long hair, grow facial hair, and appear as if he’s not exactly an idol. In 2011, he admitted, “ In all honestly, I can’t do nothing but sing.” Again, in 2014, when Kanjani8 launched their own private label, he declared, “ Don’t think I’m a jack of all trades, is something I value. I might sound pretty selfish, but, I think I’m the only guy out here that is that steadfast over something.”

“ The first time I thought about leaving was when I turned 35 years old,” Shibutani had revealed to us. His love for music and his love for Kanjani8 might have caused inner conflict for him. The things that drove him when he was young are now different and the various experiences in his life is what driven him to make this personal decision now.

Now at 36, he is now prepared to to pursue music on his own. Shingo Murakami said, “ In the beginning, I had nothing but, ‘ What the hell. No. ‘, but , I had to get stronger and when I finally saw it, I understood.” Throughout the press conference, he left the impression of someone who had finally reached their own resolve.

Nishikido has referred to it as ‘starting anew’, Maruyama and Ohkura have also acknowledged Shibutani’s decision to leave, adding “ I love him. I can’t hate him for it.” Yokoyama also said, “ I truly feel as if we can’t allow ourselves to simply look down on all of this.” Each and everyone of them are continuing to move on. Shibutani the one that has decided to pursue music on his own and the six member Kanjani8 who have just lost Shibutani. Their roads maybe different but the bonds that they have formed have not changed. They are about to take a new step forward, and I anticipate whatever new music they are to create next.

Author: Imaizumi.

[piyachaudhuri]

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[afangirlhasnoname]

Okay so here are some of my most favourite.

Ginny Weasley and The Half Blood Prince by RRFang. This fic is truly phenomenal, it is completely canon complaint but just told from Ginny's perspective. Their relationship as well events of the last two books are all explored from Ginny's pov. It's hilarious and heart warming and makes you nostalgic for the books.

The Changeling by annerb is so good, It came very close to being first but this one is canon divergent in the sense that events of the books happen, in the exact order except Ginny is placed in Slytherin rather than gryffindor. Her being a Slytherin brings a level of angst for Hinny that just cuts through me omg 😭. Just be warned that this fic is very nuanced, written from Ginny's perspective and very focused on her experience as a Slytherin. It wins for me because it doesn't excuse slytherins or their privilege but doesn't make them all big bad evil either. I could gush about this fic for ages but let's move on!

Diary of a Red Head by Snowy Winter Tales. Another good read, it's filled with a 15 year old Ginny being sarcastic af and entering embarrassing moments about Harry in her diary. Very much books complaint and very VERY hilarious. A good way to cheer yourself up.

Come back and Haunt Me by elliehigginbottom. Get ready for some NSFW and some heavy angst because boy this fic is brilliant. So this one set as Harry returns to England after a world wide tour, he's the star auror who has to attend all these fancy ministry parties and then he runs into his ex Ginny Weasley, famous chaser of Holyhead harpies (who is dating some random rich wizard btw). There is an instant attraction and angst because hinny have a past which they never dealt with. This fic will take you on a ride I swear, both Ginny and Harry are adults in this and it's set after the wizarding war. So yeah, this fic isn't for tweens... Just putting it out there. Lol 😅

Whatever Souls are made of by elliehigginbottom. Another brilliant fic by our angst queen, only placed so low because it's still updating and nowhere near finished. So when Harry saved Ginny in CoS, they became soulmates due to some curse. Set in the era of Order of the Pheonix, Harry doesn't want Ginny even if she's his soulmate because he likes Cho. However, his inner possessiveness towards Ginny, he can't fight it no matter what. The delimma is strong for Harry, are his feelings real? Or is he feeling this way because of the curse. You guys young and jealous, possessive Harry is what I live for so this one is pretty much one of my all time favs.

Out of the fire and into the closet by halfaslug has to be one of the BEST fics out there. In fact it should be at the top, but I am putting it at the end because this is a one shot and not a multichapter fic. This fic will leave you laughing so much you'll have tears coming out of your eyes. Set at Ron and Hermione's wedding, canon complaint, features George, Ginny, Harry, Hermione and Ron all locked in Weasley family's kitchen closet BY choice for various reasons... Seriously this one shot can cure depression and I am not lying.

After re(listening) to the books, I’ve fallen so much more in love with Harry and Ginny. Back then I never really LOVED them, you know? I always enjoyed them, but I never loved them the way I do now. 

So here, have some Hinny, because I am really missing the sunlight.

[jacobnobody]

The peasants delimma

The Peasant's Dilemma. The peasant is caught between the uncontrollable forces of survival and the will of his rulers. The peasant must maintain what little acquisitions acquired from his toils, or risk all to remove a ruler that will be replaced by another. It is the burden and the choice of the peasants alone. The peasant looks to Kings, Hero's and Priests to guide their lives, fight their battles, educate their children and maintain their well being. They reward them with praise, taxes and social order. Indeed the peasant believes at the core of his being that the government that governs best is indeed the government that governs least. Instead they hope that the king, happy with their sacrifices in his name does not involve himself in their lives. The only weapon of the peasant is revolution, and indeed it is such a blunt instrument that it must be used rarely and sparingly. The goal of the Peasant is through becoming a merchant, or a priest. Some May hope for knight hood, but realize this is unlikely. The Peasant easily aligns with both, perhaps even being unaware of the presence of others within the system aside from the king. Through this upward mobility to these stations the Peasant may improve their lot in life, educate their children at a higher level, and enjoy some moderate comforts away from a life of constant toil. So the peasant looks both to the merchant and to the church to assume the responsibility of answers and explanations. The peasant is unaware that they are the cause of the system, and not the subjects of it. Indeed this is the first necessary illusion to maintain the world of force. They create leaders to blame for their lot in life, while attempting to maintain order and knowledge at the lowest common denominator. That which all can comprehend becomes acceptable truth, while the complex unpleasantness of the world can be avoided and indeed ignored, as the peasant's toil continues. The only weapon of the peasant is revolution, and indeed it is such a blunt and final instrument that it must be used rarely and sparingly. In the end, the peasant creates their own shackles, not out of a desire to do so, but instead out of a basic understanding that the world they have created is indeed the only one that can exist. And so the Dragon comes. When the Dragon comes the choice is made, maintain the system of repression which could not prevent the Dragon, or overthrow the system from which the peasant has benefited his entire life. If the Dragon is real or not, the peasant must make a choice. Some peasants will follow the Hero into battle while others will flee to the church, and others will either protest or support the king. They will do this, all in the hopes of restoring stability. All peasants realize that stability is the only true system the peasant is capable of grasping or will truly benefit from. However the peasants ability to restore stability after the dragon will not occur. It only exists in memory. The peasant will not accept that, and continue to try and create something which can no longer exist, longing for a better time that most can barely remember. So the peasants return to their toil, and continue to re-build from that point on. They will chose new leaders who are equally incapable of preventing the rise of Dragons, and at the same time promising to do so to preserve the kingdom. So the Peasants start their cycle over again, and leaving each to their constant Dilemma.