#very good and basically 10/10 kinda meat

[quilveor]

I finished Chicory

it's such a good game omg.

also every time I saw Kiwi out and about singing I just smiled more.

Go play Wandersong AND Chicory.

And Beastieball. It's not out yet but there's a demo.

Wishes Ultd. are masters of the craft.

[pruneunfair]

Rating FL's part 3

Shuri

12/10: I just started reading A step mothers marchen (and it's probably gonna take a while to finish it since Bato doesn't have a full English translation) but from the few chapters I read I agreed with fans of the book that Shuri is without a doubt one of the best FL's. There's actual development between her and the step-children and she succeeds at being relatable without making her too overpowered.

Athanasia

7/10: Okay while I don't really care too much about WMMAP, I still think that for one of the first most popular otome isekais Athy was a pretty good protagonist and most of my complaints about her are mostly just ant hills. I don't have much to say on Athy other then she's a good start for OI protagonists but could be a little better.

Aisha

9/10: Is she generic? Yes, does that make her a bad protagonist? No. I don't understand what people mean when they say Marianne overshadows her unless they're talking about the fandom specifically because as someone who also really loves Marianne, she barely shows up on screen so to say that she overshadows Aisha just because Aisha is a typical sweet saintess heroine is stupid. Sometimes ITLA can be a little on the nose with how nice she is but I still find Aisha pretty well made.

Sienna

9/10: Okay I officially love manhwa where the maid is the protagonist instead of a noblewoman and as short as the manhwa she's from is, I still think she's a sweetheart. My only complaint is that the story keeps randomly inserting sad backstory memories so you feel bad for her, like one minute she'll be doing something ordinary and then next she's basically just like "This reminds me of when my step-mom hit me with jumper cables after I spilled one drop of tea." And then it goes back to the present within one panel.

Hae Soo

6.5/10: I'm sorry but people meat ride her WAY too much. She's not a terrible FL but there is so much better and she's really not all that because you can kinda tell by the way that she's the only female character thats likable and with that bodytype that she's just a self insert character.

Ruby

8/10: For once we have a piece that actually looks into the typical white lotuses point of view, Like Helena except way darker when it comes to backstories. I like that Ruby is shown to be more emotional cause I never liked how a lot of manhwa imply that emotions=crybaby FL, it all depends on how it's handled and I think thr author was very respectful when it came to her abuse and ED. However like Sienna there are times when the author is trying too hard and ends up forgetting certain parts of Ruby's trauma. For example they mentioned early in the chapters that Ruby's beloved older sister had died but it's barely mentioned in the future on how it affected her, so it ends up feeling like it was just a way to feel bad for her even more.

Aria

6/10: so on one hand I'm really glad that Aria is actually evil instead of the comic just saying " Oh no! She's not evil! She's too nice for that" because if villainess is gonna be in the title then she should keep some of her villainous traits, but I really don't know if I should see her as super smart if all her enemies are too stupid to combat her, it makes Aria look really stupid when she got killed in the first timeline if they're so bad at crimes.

Eris

10/10, Love my girl Eris! Kill the villainess was great for a lot of things, a knight for the ML instead of the prince, the ogfl not being a white lotus out to ruin Eris's life, and morally corrupt villains that felt like obstacles, but what they did the best was the FL because Eris actually retains her goal on going back to her world instead of shrugging it off and going to sleep because you know most people would be freaking out if they woke up as a historical woman in a time period where women had no rights and it was easy to die after getting sick once.

Roxana

9.5/10: She's overrated but that doesn't make a character bad by default. When I finally read Roxana after seeing the hype I could understand why they loved Roxana so much. Now as much as I don't like evil protagonists who don't suffer consequences, the story makes up for it by being self aware that the Agriche family are a bunch of lunatics with the exception of Roxanas mom and her late brother. Being chaotic is simply part of the plot so I don't think it's fair for me to fault it. That being said as much as I loved her I do think that her takeover during the end chapters shouldn't have been done and done so easily and quickly.

Verta

7/10: similar to Roxana, Depths of malice is self aware that Verta is a terrible person even though she has a tragic backstory, it's only an explanation for why she's like this not an excuse. If you know me, you know I love the white lotus women so seeing one as a protagonist was something extraordinary since I thought everyone but me and a select few hated two faced women. She only really earns a 7 because as good as she is, there are better ones.

[xoxorinkrumors]

New York Recs 💕🗽

Restaurants and Nightlife

Best Nightlife:)

- Little Sister Lounge- Sophia La Corte loves this place

- Loosies

-Tao downtown is a classic:) Jack had his 22nd birthday here

-Highlight Room

- Daphne

Best Bars:)

-Butterfly Soho

- The Nines (more chic on upper east side, Jackie Kennedy fav)

- Portrait Room 💕

-230 Fifth (best rooftop bar)

- The Mulberry

- Veronika

Hard Reservations spots

- Four Charles (was so good 😋)

-The Corner Store (Haven’t been but very good)

-The Polo Bar (iconic)

- I heard Tatiana is very good on the upper west side

Mexican 🌮

- Los Tacos No. 1 (kinda touristy but really good)

- Tacombi

-Oxomoco

If on Long Island my favorite is Besito 💋

Italian 🍝

-Lupa

- Carbone or go to Parm (It’s good even though it’s a TikTok trap)

-Misi

- Roscioli (fav)

-‘Felice

-Vía Carota (Taylor’s fav

Pizza 🍕

-Prince Street Pizza

- Scars

- Mamas too(good sandwiches too)

- L’industrie (everyone’s fav)

-Rubriosa (my friend had their birthday here and we ate like 10 pies so thin and delicious)

-Cuts and Slices Brooklyn

Sushi 🍣

-Sugarfish (I know basic but it’s so good) 💕

- Takahachi

- Rosella

-Blue Ribbon

(They’re are lots of good places for this one tbh)

Bagels 🥯

-Liberty Bagels

-Popup Bagels

- Tompkins Square Bagels

- Apollo Bagels (go before it may close)

- I grew up with Jumbo Bagels not as famous though 💕

Dessert

-Little Cupcake Bakeshop

- Taiyaki

- You have to try Magnolia and Levain once but not my fav but pretty good and essential to nyc

- From Lucie (Jack Hughes got Sammy cake there me for her birthday)

-La Cabra

-Posh Popup

-Supermoon

- Buttercup Bakery is my fav too

Brunch ����

- Sadelles

-Sarabeth’s

-Tartine

- Salt Cure

-Bubby’s

-The Harold

-The Smith

-Clinton Street (best pancakes)

-Thai Diner

Burger 🍔

-Gotham Burger

- 7th Street

Other Amazing Places

- Hillstones

-Semma (Best Indian)

-La Mercerie

- American Bar

- Torrsi

- Quality Meats

-Ichiran (best ramen 🍜)

[somanywips]

Silly headcanons I have for Sanji and other strawhats:

Sanji has Terrible handwriting. He writes solely in cursive and he writes as if he has milk on the stove (aka really fucking fast) so his handwriting is almost unreadable. Robin is the only one who can read it, mostly because her own handwriting also fucking sucks.

Nami has the prettiest handwriting you've ever seen, but she writes So Fucking Slow and that's because she draws her letters.

Ussop's favorite art media is actually gouache paint, but he doesn't use them much because the humidity made them basically melt so he mostly uses acrylics and oil paints, as well as pastels.

Everyone has touch related sensory issues, with the exception of Franky. However, most foods just have really icky texture to him, and he didn't manage to fix it when he became a cyborg, but he's always down to work with Sanji to try out new foods so his diet isn't just burgers and cola.

Zoro is, for whatever reason, really good at embroidery. Like, he can make really intricate stuff but usually gets bored halfway through and goes back to training. It comes in handy when he's injured tho!

Sanji has this really really thick North Blue accent (either Spanish or Polish) when he's just woken up and not even because He's originally from the North, but because Zeff is, and Zeff has the heaviest accent in the world. It's kinda funny cause his accent sounds Nothing like the one from Germa (French)

Robin's the one who speaks the most languages out of all the Strawhats, having a good understanding of about 10 different languages and being fluent in other 6. Nami and Sanji tie in second place being fluent in four languages each, English, German, Polish and the common language in OP (aka Japanese) for Nami and French, Spanish (from Spain), Portuguese (from Angola) and the common language for Sanji, Franky's in third with 3 languages (English, Spanish [mexican]) with the other members only knowing 2 (Yoruba for Ussop, Russian for Chopper, Portuguese [Brazilian] for Luffy, Korean for Zoro, German for Brook and Swahili for Jimbe, all of them speak the common Japanese as well).

Zoro helps Nami with the accounting of the ship. They're both scarily good at maths (not even like basic maths, no, they both be doing integrals and shit). Ussop and Franky are also very good at it, but on a more practical sense, Franky is also really good at physics, while Ussop should be getting a masters in chemistry. Chopper is obviously very good at biology and (organic) chemistry.

Sanji is Not good at maths. He knows the basics, enough to do what he need to do, but put anything more than a simple equation (the ax+b one) and he's gone -> he actually didn't get any formal education besides the one from Germa, but he couldn't keep up with his brothers (aka they were teaching a toddler in the same pace they would adults, and the Vinsmoke children are basically copy machines) and his time in the rock severely impacted his development. Zeff taught him what he could, but he himself also didn't get any formal education. They both never really needed it, so it wasn't really an issue. They both know a Lot about nutrition and anatomy, tho (they just don't use technical terms).

Nami also didn't have any formal education, but she taught herself a lot of things from books and sheer stubbornness. All her knowledge of climate, weather patterns, and navigation are 100% self-taught

Sanji is a walking fish encyclopedia

Zoro is a walking Sword encyclopedia

Ussop can solve rubiks cubes in less than 1 minute and refuses to tell Luffy and Chopper how he does it

Luffy has a really good nose, he can pick out individual smells really easily so he always knows when Sanji bought more meat and what kind of meat he bought

Robin is Really bad at dancing, like really really bad, but she makes up for it with enthusiasm

Okay that's it for now kswkoqql. I have a lot more, especially for Sanji but that's because he's my wife

[thechekhov]

Dungeon Meshi Quick Reacts (CHA 19: Tentacles)

They’re all adorable, but Marcille, WHY are you in capris and sandals in a dungeon gurl please I’m begging you

Last chapter, Laios had to have a lie-down. This chapter, it’s Marcille’s turn.

Passive Perception - Orym vs. Chilchuck. FIGHT

A much more positive outcome than I was expecting, to be honest.

hold up. You’re telling me all those chapters happened within the span of A WEEK

dungeon time dilation real

lmao. ‘Someone’s paying me for this, idk who’ Big Grad Student energy

Knockoff Vax and Vex, got it. 

Not everyone is an head over heels for Falin as you are, I guess. They’re wrong, of course, but I get it.

damn bruh, that’s cold

And despite all of that, Laios still tries to warn them. We don’t deserve him.

I give them three days.

I was too generous.

HOLY SHIRTBALLS.

THEY HAD A KID WITH THEM? WHO BRINGS A TODDLER DUNGENEERING

Damn, these guys must be loaded. 

How much would YOU accept for someone to just use you as a meat-shield repeatedly? 

Right, they don’t come back if it’s outside the dungeon.................... but the spirits in the dungeon can’t escape. 

Just like the spirits trapped in Marcille’s little experiment jar. They remain there.... because of the barrier..............

..................................... 👁👁

That seems good and healthy. 

It’s creating a weird feedback loop of an ecosystem, basically. If that’s really the case, I’m not surprised things are going sideways. 

........he has a very punchable face, this old man.

.......oooooh gurl u don’t know even the half of it. 

Horrible, ominous, creepy. 10/10

the monster-infested sword continues to be an excellent character. 

Really enjoying the implication that Laios was this capable even BEFORE he got Sword-Friend that is now Monster-Detector-Automatic. 

DOLLAR STORE VEX!! NOT YOU TOO!!

Ah yes. The old Barbarian reach problem. 

you just know when Laios starts saying shit like this you’re in for a treat

SENSHI WITHOUT HELMET??? REAL SHIT????? I thought it was like. Stuck on his head eternally. 

He trusts you. Don’t let the boy down!

I kinda love Senshi without the helmet, guys. This is a problem. 

I mean, it looks like you’re capable of it! :D 

OH NOOOO NOT HIS BEAUTIFUL FACE

my dude. buddy. pal. can you SEE?

And is this really the time?!

........b.............banana............

Chilchuck, from across the room to Namari: 

Vinegar makes me retch so this is the first time I am not actually enticed by a food but... why does it taste different to all of them?

This is what you’re missing out on, Namari. Aren’t you jealous? 

The risk you took was calculated..........but man are you bad at math. 

.........idk man, it sounds to me like Laios and his quick thinking and ability to sacrifice himself to be a pin cushion was what really did you both good here, but what do I know?

[carelessflower]

sunday recap 🥓😽

so many things today but more importantly SO MANY CATS LET GET THIS THROUGH SO WE GET TO CATS

fit check, i changed like 5-6 times wanna lean into a coquette style but sadly this the shirt with the closest match I could find

seafood buffet because we didnt have any breakfast so this kinda our brunch. this just opened in the mall near where I lived lmaoo, basically they served seafood in any kind, and also there bbq and hotpot too but we didn't take the hotpot. all seafoods are very fresh (look at that tank!!!) again ranking

grilled shrimp and oyster with cheese: 8/10, the cheese is like too sweet and fatty

grilled snail with scallion: 8/10, good but nothing special

sashimi: 9.2/10, very solid!!! and u can get as many as u want

sushi: 7.8/10, idk I dont grab those much there not much variation also it can make u full quick

grilled abalone (not pictured): 9/10, for the price we can get as much as we want and I think its neat! also it got run out so quick lmaoo

seafood soup: 9/10, phenomenal, like I had two bowl of these

grilled everything (had pork chest, pork, beef, octopus, grouper fish, okra, eggplant and cheese fish ball): 9.5/10, I love the way they marinated the meat!!

durian ice cream: 7.5/10, nothing special also it all durian which I dont like and they run out of chocolate ice cream :((

flan with coffee sauce: 9.2/10, smooth, creamy with that bitter sauce like it just top notch flan, literally one of the best I've ever eat

also on the way down i saw they're having this cat contest thing like there so many booths it looked so fun (pictures later cuz I took like A LOT)

first tried a bunch of stuff at uniqlo, obsessed with these snoopy shirts and these cutest zip up, like the zip up are clothes for children but there big size and I can fit in there too

trying on, the shirts is from the male section and the zip up and hoddies are from children section biggest size they look so cute tho icant think of the way I would wear the white zip up a lot and the green shirt is xs so I def need a size bigger

next is cotton-on, they're having this collab with polly pocket which is sawr cute if only they're not like fucking expensive, like why is that shirt 30$ and that tiny MICRO purse 28$ like I dont get it, it not even real leather! also oversea website having XL size but vietnamese store doesn't is criminal

tried on a bunch of stuff the sale associate was looking at me like crazy also the price there has only gotten more ridiculous with time. the black shirt was giving sabrina carpenter and there another one with blue background and red font just like short n sweet aesthetic lmeow. the cardigan looked so close like that coloring the cutest but it looked wear on my body. the mentioned polly pocket shirt, I mean idk it fit but it expensive and also I dont like too much figure hugging in my clothes. same with the other shirt who I think the color pretty nice

can you guess which one i got hehe

[proudfreakmetarusonikku]

my favourite trilogy of video games is “games banned from r/nocontext bc regular gameplay in it is so fucking insane you could post the whole subreddit there” aka crusader kings 2 rimworld and dwarf fortress. crusader kings 2 is a medieval strategy game that focuses on maintaining your political dynasty most which leads to absolutely insane shit like repeated incest and murdering infants being literal routine gameplay bc. yeah kings back then married cousins and assassinated babies all the time. and it edges out it’s sequel bc you can do shit like make the pope a horse or take over the world as aztecs with the dlc. rimworld is a space colony simulator designed to basically be a story generator first and foremost and as such allows you to do wild shit like make human meat farms and give babies hard drugs on the off chance you’re either evil or desperate and the event ai is very good at making you consider some extremely vile shit out of desperation. and dwarf fortress is. honestly at this point it’s easier to list what dwarf fortress Isn’t than what it Is and what it Isn’t is anything remotely approaching sane and reasonable.

and like i love them bc they’re not, like, weird shock value shit. they’re extremely in depth simulation games that entirely through emergent gameplay very easily can lead to you doing extremely fucked shit bc there’s so many intersecting mechanics at play and they can be hard as shit. like there’s other games that are banned like isaac but that’s a game that inherently has unavoidable fucked shit everywhere (and it’s great, go play isaac) you Can theoretically play these three in a way that’s entirely moral and upstanding quite easily. but they’re so fucking wild you end up committing horrific atrocities and not even realising until like a hour later when you consider murdering babies is kinda messed up regardless of the gameplay benefit. 10/10 genre i get why there is like three main ones bc it’s an insanely complicated feat to pull off that needs both an extremely wide amount of content with an equal amount of depth which means you’re looking into decade long production cycles with inevitably messy ass code few are successful but the final result is so good. 10/10 would genuinely start to question my own morality after playing again.

[aspenlovesmedia]

Fuck it, I rate the fear entities based on how much they scare me. I just thought this would be funny. It’s rated 1-10, 1 being not scary and 10 being terrifying to me.

The Buried-5/10-I am not claustrophobic at all, but being metaphorically buried is something I know all too well.

The Corruption-6/10-I love insects dearly, I just have a thing about things under my skin.

The Dark-7/10-Weirdly TMA has actually helped with my issues with the dark but if I’m in the pitch black it does freak me out still. “The blanket never did anything” is one of the worst things this show did to me though(I mean that in a good way).

The Desolation-4/10-Can’t explain why the Desolation never scared me too much, but it doesn’t. I am weird about pain though.

The End-1/10-Death doesn’t scare me at all.

The Extinction-1/10-Nothing will remember us in the end. We mean nothing on the cosmic scale of things and that is beautiful.

The Eye-8/10-Things staring at me freak me out, like really badly. I relate to season 2 Jon more than I should.

The Flesh-2/10-Humans are animals, and we are meat suits. Also I’m trans so I feel the Boneturner’s Tale would solve several of my problems.

The Hunt-1/10-Why shouldn’t we be part of the food chain?

The Lonely-7/10-13 year old me was season 1 Martin. I am better than I used to be but still have a lot of work to do.

The Slaughter-2/10-I honestly have nothing to say here.

The Spiral-9/10-I have my reasons, but they’re a bit more personal and I don’t want to explain it. Point is reality lying to you is something that scares me.

The Stranger-10/10-Nope. No no no no no. Nikola Orsinov scares the shit out of me. I cannot describe how much I hated (complimentary) when she said “peel you”. Just no. I gagged. That was the most freaked out I ever got from TMA, and honestly any horror thing I’ve seen.

The Vast-9/10-I am very scared of heights, very, very scared of heights, and I do have a thing about open spaces. Space is fine though, I would love to go to space.

The Web-8/10-I really like spiders but being controlled (basically the concept of fate) does freak me out. I hate the thought that certain things were always supposed to happen, not that that’s really what the Web is but it kinda leans into that.

[thebreakfastgenie]

Get To Know

2, 3, 5, 9, 10, 14, 16, 20, 38, 45, 53, 56, 64, 66, 74, 76, 78, 80, 95, 96, 97

It’s a lot, I know. 🙈

2. Do you enjoy thrilling rides like rollercoasters?

Rollercoasters yes. When I was a teenager I wanted to like rollercoasters but I was scared of them so I basically did exposure therapy (made myself go on them anyway) and it worked! It also kinda helped with my overall anxiety lol. I prefer the old school wooden rollercoasters, honestly. I like tall hills and tight banked curves, I don't really care for extremely steep hills (I don't avoid them either but they're not a draw) and I could take or leave going upside down (again, don't avoid it).

I'm very cautious with swings and anything that involves spinning because sometimes that gives me vertigo. Not into that. And I hate free fall rides. You will never catch me on one of those again. Makes me feel terror in a not fun way.

3. Who was your childhood hero?

Hillary Clinton or Jane Goodall

5. What do you find most attractive about your crush?

Who says I have one?

There was this PhD student I had a crush on last year. I loved her accent.

9. What CD did you play to death as a kid?

The first CD I had that was mine was Tom Chapin Around the World and Back Again. Also a lot of CDs my parents had, mostly Fred Small I Will Stand Fast and The Heart of the Appaloosa.

10. Hike to a mountain top to watch the sunrise or drive out of town to stargaze?

Hike to a mountain top but not for the sunrise are you fucking kidding me. Drive out of town to stargaze sounds nice too but stargazing gets kinda boring after a while lol. I like paddling out to the middle of the pond to stargaze from a canoe.

14. Breakfast for dinner or pizza for breakfast?

Oh shit I love both... breakfast for dinner usually but pizza for breakfast hits under the right circumstances... it's best when it's leftover pizza from a fun night. I prefer it microwaved over cold though.

16. What’s your favorite feature of yours?

Physically? idk my eyes maybe?

20. Would you rather wake up with your makeup magically done or your hair?

Hair because I don't wear makeup and don't need that. Hair would be handy.

38. What’s your favorite flower?

Daffodil!

45. Are you a romantic?

I can be. In terms of like Valentinesy romance I run kind of hot and cold and I can't even predict it, but my worldview is fairy romantic I think.

53. Bouquet of flowers or box of chocolates?

Both are great but you can only eat one. Obviously chocolates. I would love to be given a box of chocolates. I actually was once by creepy guy in high school but the chocolates were mediocre. Gotta give good chocolates. He brought them from London and they weren't even good.

56. Favorite dessert?

How can you ask me to choose? Pavé and I just realized I will never taste this one specific pavé again 😭

64. What’s an album that you think has no skips on it?

Honestly so many but let's be basic and say Billy Joel The Stranger. Also Meat Loaf Bat Out of Hell.

66. Would you make the first move to ask someone out?

In theory yes absolutely #feminism also I'm a lesbian anyway. In practice that's too scary.

74. Do you tend to enjoy being babied or do you prefer to be the one taking care of someone else?

I HATE BEING BABIED. Don't try to take care of me. I prefer to be the one taking care of someone else but I wouldn't even say I'm compulsive about that. I like cooking for people and stuff but like can't we both be independent? We are adults.

76. What’s your favorite feature about your best friend?

She's so funny. I mean, everything, but if I had to pick.

78. Back scratches or having your hair played with?

What am I, a cat? Back scratches, they feel good when you don't even realize they will.

80. What’s your favorite picture of yourself?

This picture of me and Christi :)

95. Worst tinder or date experience?

I tried using apps once and I went out with a woman who just got way too into me way too fast and it was uncomfortable and unfortunate,

96. What’s the first thing you think of when you wake up most mornings?

"Where's my phone" because I fall asleep with it and lose it lol. And then I check it first thing.

97. Are you more of a planner or a spontaneous adventurer?

A little of both, slightly more planner, but I want to be a spontaneous adventurer and I'm working on it!

[rewatching-sam-and-dean]

Canadian + Supernatural Things

Just have to get something off my chest.

I just saw this list about if Supernatural took place in Canada. And like, some of the points are kinda funny: the first blade made out of a moose antler made me laugh (but it’s stupid given the story of Cain killing Abel with a donkey jawbone-pretty sure they weren’t in Canada), or Sam and Dean saying “Fuck it” if a case required them to drive across Saskatchewan (because, come on. It’s Saskatchewan, lol), or people definitely dying by the time the boys drive across Canada to get to them since, unless you’re in a big centre, towns can be very far-spread. But, the rest are so much typical Canadian “These are the Only a things We are known For” items thst it just makes me nuts. Tim Hortons is a coffee shop/fast food chain. It is not the equivalent to a Gas ‘n Sip. That would be like a 7Eleven. Dean would not preferr butter tarts over pie. First, butter tarts are gross. Second, pie is not an inherently American thing. Canadians eat pie! Dean would NOT order poutine instead of a burger all the time. That’s just fries, cheese curds and gravy, people! No meat content, unless it’s fancy poutine. Also, how many Canadians even eat poutine on a regular basis? I’ve probably had it like 10 times in my whole life, maybe. We eat burgers here, too! Nobody actually says “hoser.” And Sam and Dean being Canadian wouldn’t make Crowley Canadian, so his catch phrase of, “hello boys,” wouldn’t change. At all. Worst of all, despite what this list says, Dean and Cas would not be married if SPN took place in Canada because straight people exist here, too. And Dean still wouldn’t be in love with Cas, even if he were Canadian. 🙄

List here, if you’re interested (X)

Look, I get it. This is just supposed to be fun/funny. But, it’s lists like this thst make Canadians sound stupid. We clown on ourselves more than Americans do in sitcoms. It’s as if, we only understand the world in Canadian stereotypes or something. And this list in particular doesn’t use one-for-one comparisons. Rather, it uses bizarre comparisons, like saying Sam and Dean would ride around on a polar bear instead of in a ‘67 Impala (my example, not the list’s). Most American cars are also available in Canada. Most American music we also listen to in Canada. A lot of American food is also eaten in Canada, especially more midwestern or northern food. I mean, I live about an hour from the US border, and have even lived there, and the biggest differences I’ve noticed is people being allowed to own handguns, wider shoulders on their roads, way better road conditions in the US, more frequent small town, and much cheaper alcohol (on a simple level).

We aren’t that different on a person-to-person or product/consumption level. I’m not saying there aren’t some big differences in terms of social norms, idiocies, politics and social structures, but those can differ wildly state-to-state alone.

But the things we consume … those are very similar. So lists trying to compare an American Sam and Dean to a Canadian version just don’t make sense and they rely hugely on basic Canadian stereotypes.

The points about driving distances, lack of frequent small towns, Sam and Dean needing health cards for each province, the weapons they could access, these things make sense to comment on. And these would definitely make the show feel different. Goodbye Americana. But, good lord, can we stop pretending all Chadians only have like 10 products, foods, locations thst we all eat, use and patronize all the time? Ugh!

Okay rant over. (And likely to be deleted later).

[theretherian]

'kin tip for the picky eater carnivores - sous vide is like MAGIC holy shit

i'm autistic and have huge sensory problems with food, and for the longest time i couldn't stand steak (or most other meats, save for like chicken sometimes, burgers sometimes, and corned beef) like at all. texture bad. bleuh. especially fatty meat. I am the type of person who gags if I'm eating meat and there's like any fat at all. And I can basically only eat meat well-done - if it's at all pink that's too much for me, even on like burgers or anything like that.

HOWEVER. Sous vide. Beautiful. I don't know why but sous vide steak, the fat on it does not bother me at all. I think just cause it's a lot more melty than rubbery so it doesn't feel weird in my mouth. You just get all the nice flavor instead. Also the way it's cooked it can actually be decently pink on the inside and there's absolutely zero concerns cause it's been sitting in extremely hot water for like three hours - which also makes it super nice and tender. Very good for that "ripping apart meat with my teeth" feeling. Very juicy. And if you sear it for that nice crispy outside? chef's kiss.

sous vides can be kinda pricey but apparently some air fryers have a sous vide built in, so if you have one of those I definitely recommend trying it out. very nice and very good 10/10

[dontcallpanic]

Um Sorry, I kinda picked picked alot.

5. 13. 15. 16. 28. 33. 39. 52. 53. 63. 66. 69. 70. 71. 84. 85. 94. 95. 98.

5. 13. 15. 16. 28. 33. 39. 52. 53. 63. 66. 69. 70. 71. 84. 85. 94. 95. 98

Waaaaa thank you so much! Diolch yn fawr iwan!! <3

I’m honestly flattered that you’re asking so many questions! You are So lovely and So kind! Thank you for not leaving me hanging! Since it’ll be a long one (buckle up) I’ll do my best to make it entertaining.

Note – I use sarcasm a lot which doesn’t translate via text very well (especially when the tone for everything else is earnest) so if something looks or sounds hinky assume it’s meant sarcastically.

5. What is your favorite color?

Blue – any kind of blue but particularly that strange stormy grey blue.

13. What Talents do you have

Well, honestly, my main talent is the ability to turn any object, or flat surface, into something lethal. I am ridiculously clumsy, accident prone and cause chaos wherever I go. I’m also really good at finding things – If someone is missing something I can usually tell them where it is maybe 8 times out of 10.

I can play music by ear – if I hear a tune I can hash it out on most instruments. I am exceptionally mediocre at the violin, terrible at piano and determined to learn the guitar.

Typical talent wise the only one I’m happy to say out loud is (like everyone else in Wales) I can sing. For everything else (writing, music, art etc.) I can do them but yeah… mostly the results are woeful!

15. Favorite song?

I really hate to be that person but there are too many. I even tried going through my playlists to pick out the ones I love and now I have a new playlist that is 200 songs long – and I still have two big playlists to go. I LOVE music.

I am happy for people to like send me a genre or theme though and I will always rec songs that I think fit! I like to think I have a song for every occasion (happy to be proved wrong!)

16. Favorite movie?

I have Favourite movies based on like… themes so uh…

My favourite cosy movie is Howls Moving Castle

I watch My Neighbour Totoro when I’m ill

Practical Magic and Nightmare before Christmas for Halloween

I watch Lord of the Rings… well anytime to be honest, I don’t need an excuse for that one

My favourite stupid 80s movies are Ghostbusters and Blues Brothers

My favourite spooky horror is Blair Witch Project

You get the idea – I’ll watch anything though! I love to keep an open mind and be surprised.

28. What type of music do you like?

I LOVE music so much. I am crazy passionate about it… but that means I really do like all sorts from classic to metal. My consistent go tos are Folk, Blues, Alternative and Rock but I really do love ANYTHING.

Open invitation to send me all your favourite songs! Please! I adore music recs, all songs will be cuddled!

33. What do you typically have for breakfast?

I love egg on toast.

39 & 98. Do you have any scars?

Yeah… Like I said, very accident prone. I have loads of scars! The ones worth an honourable mention are:

I have a solidly permanent (but thankfully pale) one on my forehead, multiple purple ones on my knees. I used to have a hell of a one on my foot from a 2nd degree steam burn (short… ridiculous story) but that is fading now. There’s a largish one on my leg from walking directly into a shard of glass and then two slash lines on the back of my forearm that look like I went up against a werewolf or something but are actually from falling into the oven as I tried not to drop a tray of Madeleines. I know right... badass…

52. Favorite food?

I am forever basic but I will go feral over Fish and Chips

53. Favorite foreign food?

Ohhh Indian probably – I love pretty much everything I’ve ever had in this style! Italian is a close second (anything with basil and tomato, I will turn equally feral over). I really love Persian style food too. The theme is... meat, spices, tomatoes flatbreads!

63. Biggest Fear?

Slugs. No, seriously. Terrifying…

66. Do you like long or short hair?

I have long hair (small of my back long) but I like either!

69. Extrovert or Introvert?

An introvert that often pretends to be an extrovert. Extraverted introvert?

70. Have you ever been scuba diving?

Yes actually! I have an open water dive qualification. Yeah it went about as well as you’re imagining. So many accidents and chaotic situations occurred (memorably not figuring out buoyancy so while making the assent I suddenly ballooned like a puffer fish and shot up towards the surface… like an out of control blimp. Luckily I was in an abandoned quarry and not coming from somewhere deeper than 6m)

71. What makes you nervous?

Social Situations… and slugs.

84. What color is your hair?

I want to say something interesting like aubern but… brown. It’s brown.

I used to dye my hair (mainly red but other colours like purple and blue) but after going blond in lockdown everyone decided it would be best if I put down the bottle and walked away.

85. What color is your eyes?

Blue!

94. What are you strengths?

These last two are hard!

Okay – I’m going to try and own what I think are my strengths so here we go!

I am really patient, I have bucketloads of empathy for people and I’m extremely non-judgemental. I live by the words: Be curious and have compassion. And… don’t knock it till you’ve tried it. All experiences are valid and welcome. I LOVE hearing other people’s stories and experiences.

95. What are your weaknesses?

Why are weaknesses always easier…

I’m awful with confrontation – I crumble easily and get way to emotional. I’m a big fan of ignoring things until they go away which, let’s face it, is a really terrible strategy sometimes. I overthink EVERYTHING! I like to do things myself and therefore don’t ask for help. I’m stupidly stubborn! I can’t multitask! I overuse exclamation marks!

[albonoooo]

fave comfort dish

thanks for letting me talk about food 🫡 there's a few dishes that come to mind.

one is very simple, pasta with tomato sauce. however (italians, please look away), i mean tomato sauce made with butter, flour, tomato paste and water which is the way people used to make it in the gdr, probably because it was cheaper. and somehow, through time, that recipe made it all the way to north rhine-westphalia, where my mom's grandma thaught it to her. it's kinda sweet and just has a very distinctive flavour that reminds me of my childhood.

another one is stuffed peppers, which obviously exists in different versions in many different cuisines. i like the way my mom makes them because she only stuffs the peppers with a mixture of ground meat, herbs, seasoning and bread crumbs, cooks them in tomato sauce and then serves them on rice instead of adding the rice to the stuffing. 11/10 autumn and winter dish.

another dish that i love very much is käsespätzle. 'käse' means cheese and 'spätzle' are swabian/alemannic pasta in an elongated shape. the spätzle are layered with grated cheese (the type of cheese depends on the region, we just use what we have at home) and, in the traditional preparation, garnished with fried onions (as far as i know). we leave those out, throw in a tonne of parsley instead and make the käsespätzle in the oven rather than in the pan. it tastes good either way, especially with a salad on the side.

lastly, before this answer completely spirals out of control, maultaschen (another swabian dish, despite none of my family being swabian lmao). maultaschen are dumplings made from pasta dough with a basic filling of sausage meat, onions and soaked bread rolls (vegetarian fillings are usually with cheese and spinach). i like them best in vegetable stock or chopped and fried in a spinach and cream sauce. they're just so satisfying to eat.

okay, one more thing, if you don't wanna cook and go get something instead, nothing beats a döner (kebab). fucking love those.

alright, i will shut up now. i'm so sorry.

[princemick]

kyle don't be like that!! share the recipe!!

oh ofc! its really easy.

it's basically just a spicy, creamy, cheesy tomato pasta and it takes like 10 mins to make and just uses two pots!

completely vegi but easily changeable to be plant based or to add some meat or fish, tuna or some ground meat would prop b great w it.

u just need:

garlic, shallots, tomato paste or fresh tomatoes, rucola, heavy or cooking cream, feta and mozzarella and then ur own preferred spices and any other veggies or things u might wanna add.

I'm putting it below the cut but I hope yall enjoy. also it's my own recipe so its not very like. specific akjdsbak but ok.

I like it with parpadelle bc they fuck.

I use fresh ones which take like 4 minutes to boil but otherwise just boil ur pasta already when u start

to a second pan I add a crushed clove of garlic and two thinly sliced shallots. I just cook them w a big oll slab of butter.

then as that cooks u can cut any other veggies u wanna add, courgette and mushrooms r nice w this.

just let it cook in the butter on high heat w some pepper and salt, basically just brown the shallots so make sure you're constantly moving your pan.

then when that's all good n brown n smells all nice I add a good splash of cooking cream and a small bit of pasta water so the cream doesn't burn.

then I add a big slab of tomato paste or if u want u can also add some fresh tomato's and like squeeze the juices out so u have a makeshift tomato sauce and as that simmers cut the rest of ur tomato in small pieces and add them.

then I let that cook n add my spices which is a two diff bbq spice mix, union, paprika, chilli and cayenne powder. just add how much u like n how spicy u do or don't want, I obv taste it and see what it needs if its to spicy I add some more cream n if its to creamy I add some extra tomato paste.

then ur basically done, I just pull apart a ball of mozzarella in the pan and stir it constantly on high heat. I add the pasta to a plate, make sure my saus is thick enough that when I move it in the pan its like semi solid but its still very much like a liquid saus, kinda an inbetween.

then when u add the saus I add a good lot of fresh rucola and pull apart some feta on top!

and thats it!! its easy and cheap if u buy in bulk esp if u dont add more veggies then just shallots, garlic n rucola.

u can easily leave out the feta I wudnt recommend leaving out the mozzerella but u can add burrata instead it wud prob b great.

[justshitandanime]

Kamigami no Asobi/ Ludere Deorum (Anime) Critic, opinion, whatever (no major spoiler)

So, I just end to watch this short anime (12 episodes) and I’m like MEH. I don’t care about the game, truly, I give 3 fucks. Is only about the anime.  

The basic plot is “A bunch of gods from different religions have to take classes in a school with a human for a REASON”. And at first, when you see which gods are (Japanese, Greeks, Nordic and Egyptian) you can think: Ok, this will be great! Like, knowing that Greeks, Nordic and Egyptians in some point fight historically between them, the god’s relationships must give a lot of drama and conflict, right???

WELL NO, ZERO. The story now is “Everyone love the human, plot less deep than a paper” ISTG.

Let’s start with the only woman in the series, a girl that’s so annoying that make me want to rip off her hair. Zero personality, she only adds something because the rest of the gods are pretty much teenagers with the mindset of a 10 years old child who seems to never see humans in their lives for more than 5 minutes (which in some point it contradicts it because one of the gods almost marry a human??). Typical lady who can’t stop to cry for legit anything but, somehow save the world and somehow know how help everyone…

The gods are just plain stupid, which, coming from beings hundreds of hundred years old, HOW THE FUCK? The only ones are the two who are like on top the school, Zeus and Thoth (this last one was my main reason to see this anime), who act a little more as millennial old god. One of them literally have the attitude and personality of a toddler…

The only big GOOD APPLAUSE to this anime was make the Egyptian gods (Anubis and Thoth) NOT WHITE and neither with “people of color offensive stereotypes”. Are the same, act the same, as SHOULD, but brown skin color.

But the rest is a little meh. Both are the only different ones, the Japanese gods look just as the Nordic and Greek. Their “god form” is a mix of Sailor Moon style with some vague representation of their characteristics.

Their personality are based on one quote of wikipedia, ignoring the 99% of their original lore, their relationships are also very basic. Half of the screen time are just simping over the girl, trying to see who will keep her as if she was just a prize and not a being with own brain (hello misogyny my old friend) and she is pretty much a toy with no self-love or even the ovaries to speak (she shutters and say “but” all the time).

They also end shirtless or semi naked way too often to be barely 12 episodes long and make me think, whoever made it, was thinking in “I will make a bunch of hot dudes, showing tasty meat, to make the girls see this anime”.

Another issue with the design is that they look pretty similar. Except the change of the hair color and style, they are the damn same, to the point of be hard to identify them at first, even the girl has THAT FACE. Again, only is easy for the Egyptians gods and Zeus. They are all so absurdly THIN like, damn, they have muscles but, you know, to have these muscles, do you have bones below or something? They are eels…

Their conflicts seem so damn deep in some point that make you think “ok, now the drama start!” but no, all is fixed in one chapter as if they put the issue under a rug.

The names are a big “wtf”. The character Melissa is showed as if is going to be important but I still try to figure out why the fuck they made him/her.

Being an old shitty person a side, I can say, even so, they somehow manage to be charming enough to make you get a little sad when the bad shit happens. After all, they are just a bunch of bimbos: no brain, pretty, nice guys.

There are a few plots twist that can make you say “cool”.

Background and scenery are great, night skies were my favorite.

Score: 2.5/5 and 5/10. Is fine if you are bored one day and want to binge a fast show without need to think, but don’t expect too much. And kinda avoid it if you are fan of any of these gods (much less a nerd of their mythology) or you will end spitting foam and cursing in old latin.

[carelessflower]

saturday recap 🧃🎀

PACKED DAY

fit check, anti jinx i love LOVE this snoopy shirt tho this outfit give off spring summer vibe more than winter

i have to go to kinda like coffee shop/cat cafe place where I worked at and I had watermelon milk shake. so good and fresh and obviously sweet

look at the kitties today!! the one who used to be so friendly with me so grumpy today :((( doesn't even let me pet him much. and eepy kitties. the one sleeping near my bag is warming up today with me anti jinx anti jinx!!

more meowtie, this one let me pet so much, the owner even asked me how can I pet it cause usually it doesn't allow people to pet hehe, it even moved his head along with my palm when I stopped petting its head. funny story it was hiding under the chair and I come close wanting to pet then another cat came up and pushed my destined kitty out of the way and then the kitty just like slapped the other one. like that one doesn't even want pet, it just wanna ruin other getting pet. and when I sit on chair they suddenly come near and sit like that lmaoo

this place is like having a pop up stores like key chains, clothes, hair clips, brushes, postcards. i wanna buy all but I dont have enough money :(((

but i did got this keychain heheehe, look at me styling my bags, which one better thoooooo? (also I basically got the most expensive one and got like a spa voucher or something)

then we went to lunch, trying out this like chinese-vietnamese restaurant that famous for their crab sticky rice (expensive asf), the restaurant decor so pretty tho, that lights decoration ughhh

ranking of the food again

crab sticky rice: 8.8/10. very solid crab sticky rice. i love the crunchy outside and the fried scallion and the peeled crab meat within the rice. the pickled is so perfect for it

sea food stir fried vermicelli: 9/10. the seasoning is sawr good, with a tiny bit of spice to kick off the flavor and yk I love spice. also there scallops which is a big plus

thú linh nướng (grilled end part of pork large intestine): 9.5/10. i love love the crunchiness and the fattiness and the flavor and dipped it with chilli sauce is the best feeling ever

dried pangasius kunyit hotpot: 8/10, the broth is good, the fish is fatty and crunchy enough but im just too full lmao

after that we went to this mega big coffee & dessert exhibition on its final day, like there so many sections and also some of them not even coffee or desserts they like appliances and also Korean food?? all the things I tried

coffee, very bitter

black tea, so rich in that black tea flavor tho im afraid im not gonna be able to digest all that caffeine

a dumpling with extra spicy chili oil, it so good

red bean and durian mochi, decent

some cheese cake snack, dont like cheese much tho

chocolate flavored nuts, so so good like it amazing

durian flavored chocolate, it taste all durian and no chocolate

ended up buying the chocolate hehe, the tiramisu chocolate is sooo good, also got dark chocolate one, yogurt chocolate and another brand durian chocolate