#we basically haven't shot over 30% from 3 like at all

[the-physicality]

i don't even know what to say

i had a bad feeling about this game ever since i went to watch and it was on *m*z*n pr*me

what happened to the offense

what happened to the defense [what happened to the defense is that atlanta has one 3 point threat and apparently washington has 8?

monique i thought had a very good game

celeste did well

natasha mack again had good impact

honestly i thought we took better care of the ball tonight than we have in a while but the shots were just not falling

i'm still annoyed at nate's rotations and honestly i think they are fucking up the first quarters

like i get that he's working on rotations or what ever but if people are getting points [the first points, the only points so far] maybe keep those people in instead of pulling them halfway through the quarter

i want to say this politely: it seems like he has pre planned rotations that he's going to implement regardless of the context of the game -_-

like we lost the 1st by 9, we lost the 2nd by 9, we lost the 3rd by 4 and we won the 4th by 9. thus the game by 13

if we lose the 1st by 5 instead that means that we've either played better defense or scored more points which keeps us hotter going into the 2nd, making it easier to play well, etc.

[pardi-real]

Main Story Ep. 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 2 - Archery Team Training

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[Devil's Palace, Backyard]

~ The next day ~

The butlers were immediately divided into teams and began their training. Muu and I decided to observe each group.

Muu: "Ah! My lord! The Archery Team is training over there!

> "Really? Let's go take a look"

Trudge… trudge…

Nac: "Oh? Good afternoon, my lord. I see, you've come."

Ammon: "Hello, my lord."

Flure: "Good afternoon, my lord."

> “May I watch?"

Nac: "Yes. Of course, please do. Now then...! Since my lord is here, shall we start the training? The Archery Team consists of these three members. I, Nac Stein, have been entrusted with the leadership of the Archery Team. The members are Ammon and Flure. Let's work together."

Ammon: “Sigh... Why are you the only one you refer to with a full name?"

Flure: "Mr. Ammon, There's no end if you start nitpicking with Mr. Nac."

Ammon: "True…”

Nac: "Well then... Let's get started, shall we? Have both of you ever handled bows and arrows before?"

Ammon: "Nope..."

Flure: "I haven't either."

Nac: "I see... I see... Understood. I don't mean to brag, but I have experience with various kind of weapons. And of course! I'm also familiar with handling bows and arrows! So... first, let me explain the basics of handling a bow and arrow to both of you. Since Ammon and Flure are both very dexterous, I'm sure you'll master it in no time!"

Ammon: "Thank you, please guide us!"

Flure: "C-can I… do it…"

~ After a while ~.

Nac: "Now then... That's all for the method of shooting an arrow. Let's try aiming at that target 30 meters away!"

Ammon: "Hmm... aim carefully... ...Hup!"

Swoosh... thunk!

Ammon: "Tch, it was a bit to the right... Missed."

Nac: "No, no! For a first attempt, it's remarkably skillful! As expected! Ammon! You catch on quickly!”

Ammon: "Hehe... It feels great to be praised so much by Mr. Nac. I'm not usually praised like this, so it's a nice change!"

Nac: "I'm one to praise and help you improve!”

Ammon: "But usually, you're scolding Lamli a lot…”

Nac: "A-ahem...! That one is a special case. Now then...! Next is Flure!"

Flure: "U-Understood... Phew… (I-I feel somewhat nervous.) Aim carefully... Hup!"

Swoosh... thunk!

Flure: "Woah!"

Thud

Flure: "Ouch... I fell over from the impact of releasing the arrow." (Sigh... I'm so clumsy...)

Nac: "Amazing! A direct hit on the target!”

Flure: "Eh? No way?”

Ammon: "Impressive. Almost dead center."

Flure: “M-Must be a coincidence.”

Nac: "Well, may I have you shoot a second arrow just in case?"

Flure: "Y-Yes... Aim carefully... Hup!"

Swoosh... thunk!

Ammon: "Amazing...! It hits the center again.”

Nac: “L-let's have it one more time.”

Flure: “Y-yes…”

~ A few minutes later~

Ammon: "Amazing…! Out of 10 shots, 9 hit the target."

Nac: "Oh my... Flure seems to have a talent for archery."

Ammon: "Right… Great job, Flure~"

> "Truly impressive, Flure!"

Flure: "T-Thank you... very much.” (This is my first time to be told that I have talent in something related to battle... And the lord praised me too… Yes…! I'm so happy!)

Nac: "Ammon, you also seem to have quite a bit of talent... The Archery Team seems to be able to carry out their mission without any problems, my lord."

Muu: "It looks like the Archery Team is doing well! My lord, shall we go check on another team soon?"

> "Yes, let's do that."

Trudge... Trudge…

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[jvstheworld]

Due South Re-watch: episode 1

Part 1

Okay, time to dive into the main series with the first episode:

•A nice gentle opening, oh look, bank robbers. It's actually a good, quick intro to the episode, you see that these people are professionals who have probably done this before. They are in and out quickly, so this have been well orchestrated and and rehearsed.

•We get the first look at Ray's signature car, we see the new dog actor playing Dief, and Fraser's crappy apartment. Though to be fair I liked the apartment more than him living at the consulate.

•Boy scout points for Fraser for looking neat and tidy for the slum lord. On a serious note, renting is difficult enough in today's climate, but the fact the people who own these buildings and can afford to make them liveable but won't is just shameful.

•Jumping out of windows, lucky for Ray there are no explosives around. (Too soon?) Ray doesn't need to follow Fraser across the roof tops but he does anyway, and never will again because he knows better than to try and keep up with Fraser when he does this. Just walk or take the car, you'll catch up later.

•Always check the safety on a gun, always! Fraser knows this and that's why he knew Willie wouldn't have shot him. Also, friendly PSA, if you are going to use one make sure that you are trained to know how to use one safely and keep it secured when not in use.

•Ah, Fraser, friend to elderly ladies everywhere. This is nice to see, unlike when Soldier Boys does it, because there is a whole lot of yikes with that man. (If you haven't seen season 3 of The Boys then you won't get that reference. I do recommend watching it, it's a good show. I may cover it at some point).

•I like the fact that Fraser is so precise when working that as soon as his shift is over he is out of there.

•We meet Huey and Louis, nicknamed 'the Duck Boys' because those are two of the names of Donald Duck's nephews. (Also the Ducktails reboot was actually really enjoyable you should go watch that too, you are never to old for cartoon and don't let anyone tell you otherwise). Here we see the beginning of the rivalry/friendship between these Fraser/Ray and Huey/Louis.

•A black kid doesn't trust cops because 'all they know is how to put people in jail.' He has probably heard of stories or seen people from his neighbourhood being arrested or even shot by police because, let's face it, that is not unrealistic. Unfortunately though, this is still true almost 30 years later. But just from that one line you can infer so much as to why Willie doesn't trust Fraser or Ray.

•Not well liked by all of Canada, that still makes me laugh, but also seriously? The man did the right thing and did his job and he basically got kicked out of the country because of it.

So I got a feeling when typing this that I may have to split re-watch posts for each episode up in to 2 because I tend to make a lot of notes and then when typing up I add stuff and it just makes it longer. I also have a feeling that if it's too long people won't want to read them, if people do actually read them. This is something I want to continue doing because I want to become a film & TV journalist, so writing these is practice for me and Tumblr makes it easy for people to see these posts.

So part 2 coming soon.

[amtrak12]

I crossposted the Elemental Writer Asks to my Lucifer Twitter so this question is from over there.

Summer: How do you know when you need a break from writing?

THIS IS SUCH A GOOD QUESTION! Because it can be hard to tell the difference between needing a break and just needing to push through with a bunch of crappy writing to get through a block.

So, I guess to start, here are some reasons I, personally, might need a break from writing.

I'm sleepy

I'm distracted by a different fixation

My day job has been too demanding/busy/etc

Other real life stuff is going on

I've been writing too much

Now with outside stress, it is what it is. I either write what I can or I just let myself relax with video games or a TV marathon or whatever. And being sleepy only really has one solution too: go to bed lol

For being distracted: Unless I have an external deadline (like I signed up for a fic exchange), I just give into the distraction now. Sure, go play Sims for a couple of days because I can't stop thinking about raising horses. Yeah burn through the entire Shadow and Bone series in a week. It's fine. Even if I don't need a break from writing at that moment, the break is still a good mental refresh.

And now for the difficult-to-define problem of 'writing too much'. What is too much and how can you tell if you're at that limit?

For me, too much is anything at NanoWrimo pace (1667 words/day or 50,000 words in 30 days) or greater. That's total writing, not just how many words I publish. Now, I can handle 20-40k words per month for months on end with the occasional 50k spike. But that's only after writing the same WIP for a year and a half which has given me a lot of practice at writing consistently.

Factors that will decrease how much I writing I can do:

Editing

Brainstorming new story ideas

Free-writing and basic rough drafts are the easiest and fastest things for me to write because quality doesn't matter. But generating new ideas or editing existing writing both take a lot more brain power. At any point in time, I'm doing a mix of brainstorming, drafting, and editing. But I'm (slowly) learning I need to pay attention to which I'm doing more of in any given week, because that will influence how soon I'll need a break.

This week, for example, I posted a new Can We Keep Her chapter last Friday and a one shot on Monday. I've also written and submitted 3 drabbles for a fic exchange that won't get revealed until this coming weekend. Now, I've gotten better this year about forcing myself to take a day off of writing when I publish a new WIP chapter. Partly to celebrate and partly because I've learned I WILL burnout if I immediately jump into the next chapter. This WIP is monstrously long, and no amount of 'pushing it' is going to get it done faster.

But I definitely haven't been taking breaks after my shorter one-shots. 😬 And here I am on Thursday when I've scheduled myself to resume Chapter 20's draft and I just… don't want to. I'm feeling super unmotivated today even though I know exactly what I need to write. I thought I was disappointed by getting no comments on my one-shot -- and I am, sure -- but uh… after typing all of this out, I'm going to guess that I've expended more brain power writing and editing those drabbles than I thought. And that uh, maybe just maybe, I might need to spend tonight reading or playing video games instead of writing.

LOL I have no idea why that wasn't clear to me before. I just published FIVE different fics in a week. Seems pretty obvious that I should take a break 😜

So, I guess my advice for how to tell if you also need a break or are simply stuck on a writing problem that you need to push through:

Take note of how much you've written lately (this week/this month)

Compare that to how much you typically write in the same time period

Remember what else is going on in your life that's been demanding your energy.

If your response to any of those categories equals A Lot, you probably need a break from writing. Find the method that refreshes you, and go do that instead for a day or two (or longer, even) 💜 My favorites are fiber crafts, scripted television, and reading.

[tk-productions]

Mystic Sisters- Ch.19 Trader

Masterlist🌙🌹

Hikari’s pov

It was a few days later and we were still in Yokohama. Yua went to get breakfast from the convenient store while I packed up the rest of my stuff. After Yua’s dream a few days ago we thought it was best to find out what this castle was that we kept seeing. We were headed to Yokosuka. It might bold a clue to us and powers. I tried contacting Saki but I couldn’t get a hold of her. When I last talked to her, that's where she told us to go. We still haven't heard from anyone. It had been days and our parents still haven't called. They probably don’t care at this point. I stood in front of the bathroom mirror and braided my hair into two braids. Akio's hat still laid on the counter.

"Well since I still have it and it's cold I might as well wear it" I grinned and slipped the hat over my head. I don’t know why I was obsessed with him and his hat. Did I really just say that? That I was obsessed with him? According to Yua I was but I wouldn’t call it that.

"Im back!" Yua yelled. She was sitting the food on the little table we had in the room.

"Are you done packing?" she asked, sitting my food in front of me. I nodded unwrapping my onigiri. “I brought some more water since someone drank a gallon of water by herself.”

“I’ve been thirsty. Leave me alone.” We quickly ate so we could catch our train. Knowing how long it takes Yua we still might be late.

“When we get there I'll try contacting Saki again.” I told her once we got to the train surprisingly on time.

“If she doesn't answer we’ll stay in Yokosuka until we can reach her.”

Luckily it was only a 30 minute train ride and the train wasn't too packed. I shivered feeling a cold breeze. The same way I felt When Akio was around. I looked at Yua to see if she noticed too but she was too busy listening to music on her phone. Once we got off I felt another cold breeze. Quickly turning around I expected to see Akio like usual but he wasn't there. No one was.

"What's up?" Yua asked after I turned back around.

"Nothing let's go.” I told her grabbing my suitcase walking past her. I swear I felt him around. After dropping off our stuff at the hotel we went to a local ramen shop for lunch. As we walled back I heard my name being called. "Saki?" I said stopping in the tracks.

"Hikari I can't get to you guys right now. I'll come find you just not now. There's something going on. Mom and d-."

"Saki!" I called out, I called her name a few times but she didn't answer. Mom and dad? What was she gonna say?

"She sounded like someone or something was after her. She tried to tell me something but got cut off like last time. "I told Yua who was now standing in front of me.

"We'll just go back to the hotel or go to our grandparents since dad made it obvious he doesn't want us home.” She told me. I nodded grabbing her hand. I looked past my sister staring off into the distance. I could feel him nearly. This time I knew he was here. But where?

"What's wrong? she asked, grabbing my cheeks forcing me to look at her.

"He's here"I said blankly.

"Well Akio was right. You were easy to find."

Yua quickly turned around and Akio and his friend were there.So he was here earlier.

For a second I could have sworn he smiled at me but when I looked closer he still had the same blank look on his face. Akio and I stared at each other, not breaking eye contact until Yua spoke up.

"How the hell did you find us? We're not even in Tokyo any more.”

“Just because you left Tokyo doesn’t mean we couldn't find you.” The older boy pointed at the hat I was wearing. “That belongs to my brother little girl.”

I sucked in my breath and was shocked. “Excuse me I am not little!” I said stomping my feet.

Akio smirked at my reaction. The other boy looked at me and then at Akio. “I guess she’s your type.”

Akio looked insulted. “What the hell is that supposed to mean? What are you tryna say Riyoshi?”

“Oh nothing, don't get all butt hurt now.”

“So your names Riyoshi?” Yua questioned.

“That Princess is none of your business.” Riyoshi told Yua “However you should be worried about your boyfriend though I left a pretty big scar on his face.”

“Try his whole body.” Akio chimed in, chuckling. “Don’t downplay it man you nearly killed that guy.”

“Yea but he can die later he’s not our mission.”

“Y'all are really too handsome for this shit. What’s so important about us?”

Riyoshi seemed to find that amusing while Akio just stood there.

“Well isn’t this a nice surprise .” Says an unknown guy walking up.

“And you are?” Yua asked

“My name is --

“Irrelevant. We're busy, go away.” Yua snapped.

“Right we don't need anymore weirdo’s here.” I said.

“You little bitches. First off my name is Levi.” Levi was definitely triggered.

“Who are you calling weird?” Akio and Riyoshi said in unison.

I ignored them and looked at my sister. “This is getting bad very fast. Let's get the hell out of here.”

“You really think we have a chance there's three of them. Stay put!”

“Looks like they can communicate by just looking at each other. Interesting.”

“It’s called telepathy dumb ass.” Riyoshi shot at Levi.

I decided it was time to shoot some fire and make a break for it since they obviously weren't paying attention at the moment.

“Yua throw that car and i'll blow it up, decent distraction don’t you think?”

“We're sister’s for a reason. Let's do it on 3.”

“1” I started.

“2” Yua followed.

“3!” We said aloud. Catching the boy's attention but the plan was already in effect.

Yua used her powers and tossed a car in their direction and I shot a fireball at it causing it to explode. Yua grabbed my hand and we ran as fast as we could and I was happy because I still had my hat. He shouldn’t have given it to me, it's mine now.

We made it to a nearby ally before Riyoshi literally jumped off of a building and landed in front if us with Akio right behind him. “Damn not gonna lie that was a little hot.” Riyoshi said basically giving my sister the eye.

“Wow you're trying to kidnap us and you're flirting at the same time. You and my sister are made for each other.”

“Hikari now is not the time to promote my antics.” Yua snapped.

“I thought it was pretty funny.” Riyoshi answered.

“What is happening right now?” I asked very confused.

“What’s happening is these idiots have betrayed the VHA.”

“The fuck are you talking about?” Riyoshi said darkly.

“Oh yea when your little brother here saved his little girlfriend I caught it all on camera and showed it to Amelia.” Levi said with a big smirk on his face. “Long story short your public enemy number one now. Both of you. Amelia was so hurt when she watched the video. She couldn’t believe that two boys she practically raised would turn on her and choose to side with the enemy. You know her policy on loyalty right? Since you betrayed her everyone at the VHA will be coming after you. You two aren't welcome back. You're at the top of the blacklist. ” Levi said walking closer to the boys patted me on my shoulder. “Nice job brat you just got your friends here killed.”

Before I or Levi could react Levi was flying backwards as Akio kicked him with the utmost force. Yua and I jumped both our eyes turning white in shock.

It didn’t stop their as Riyoshi grabbed Akio by the back of his collar pulling him back so he could face him. “Seriously Akio?”

“I swear my body moved on it’s own.” Akio explained.

Suddenly 6 more guys showed up and we were surrounded but luckily we knew how to fight. Yua and I got into defensive positions back to back.

Riyoshi Pov

“Well since we were considered traders anyway might as well help them fight. But I will deal with you later.” I said to Akio, giving him the deadliest glare I had. It worked. He looked like he saw a ghost. Since the VHA turned on us we would have to run. Getting caught and brought back to Amelia would be worse than being on the blacklist. Amelia kept a list of people that have wronged her or weren’t loyal to the VHA. If you were to get caught after being blacklisted then she would make your life hell. Because of an incident that happened before Amelia started putting kill chips in us so that way if someone turned on the VHA the other members would kill that person on sight.

I didn’t have my wooden bullets but I had regular one’s and they definitely would work on halflings. Quickly loading my gun I saw Akio pull out his sword and I knew he was serious about this girl right then and there.

“Go do your thing i’ll cover for you.” I told Akio and he took off slicing two of the guys in seconds. He didn’t need my help but I heard a squeal. It was Yua turning my attention to her. She was ok but Hikari was struggling and her goal was to protect her sister. One of the boys came charging at them. Hikari waved her hands in front of her causing the boy to turn into ice. He stood there frozen until Yua ran up to him punching him causing his body to shatter into pieces. While Akio went for Levi I ended up doing three headshots killing them instantly since they weren't worth my energy.

“Aghhhh.” I looked up to see Levi running for his life and Akio chasing him with his sword like a mad man.

“Akio!” he stopped and looked at me confused “Leave him be. Let's go. More members will be here any second!” I then looked towards the girls who were standing around catching their breath.“ You too since you're the ones who got us in this mess.” I walked away Akio right behind me. The girls are reluctant but they followed nonetheless.

“This is Bullshit.” I said to myself as I tried to think of my next step on how to approach this crazy ass situation.  

[worldtravelerhd-blog]

7 World Travel Backpacking Tips You Haven't Heard One Million Times

#1 WEAR REAL SHOES

You were going to have an easy night of riding the ferry to Athens. Sorry bud-you're showing up at a filthy Athens seaport at 5:30 AM. Its slammed with Syrian refugees and now you're flopping around like a bro at the SigPi Spring Luai while trying to find your Airbnb.  Who knew Athens was going to be so dirty?

When in doubt, skip the flippy floppies and put on your beat to hell, smelling-like-hot-garbage travel shoes. You know the shoes- the Goretex, heavy duty, waterproof, snake bite proof, guaranteed to last through a trek to Mordor shoes you just knew you needed? You were right.  Now wear them.

Whether trekking through filthy streets of Saigon or stumbling home from the bar in Makarska, your shoes are going to save your butt when your flip flops could give a toss about you. Wearing shoes in unfamiliar territory will save you smashed toes, split toenails, and probably an infection.

Hopping on a plane?  The crew is doing their best to lose your luggage for you, so make sure you aren’t stuck in flip flops.

If you’re flip flopping (HA!) between sandals and shoes before you go visit a waterfall, temple, or a local market,  I promise you that you’ll never be upset that you wore shoes.

#2 Don’t worry about getting the absolute best deal on everything. 

Traveling costs money.  It can cost A LOT of money.  However, just by being in the subset of people who might be reading a budget travel tip list like this, you likely are already educated on many of the best practices for getting low pricing on airfare, accommodations, food, tours, etc.

Just know ahead of time that you won’t always get the very best deal on everything and that you should be completely okay with that. You should be less focused on the dollar price of something and more focused on the value.

It doesn’t make sense to book a $12 bed/person at a hostel in Europe if you’re traveling with a companion and can get an entire Airbnb for $30.   For a few more dollars more, you have an entire apartment with an area to cook, guaranteed good night's sleep, and a secure location for your belongings.

Transportation isn’t something to cheap out on all the time either.  For example, few extra dollars to the right transportation company is the difference between spending a day relaxing on an air conditioned coach bus with free wifi or being packed into a sweltering cargo van, shoulder to shoulder with 12 other hungover, sweaty backpackers.

#3 Don't take yourself too seriously.

You are traveling to experience new things, seek adventure (possibly romance) and to learn about cultures other than your own. Without a doubt, you will screw up. In fact, tick off this list as you do them on your trip:

Pronounce new words wrong.

Get lost so bad it ruins the rest of the day.

Order an entree that you hate after the first bite.

Insult your host by accident.

Pay WAY too much for something.

Get taken in by a basic scam.

Lose something/Have something stolen.

Travel by its very nature means that you’re getting out of your comfort zone.  Be willing to keep putting yourself out there. Learn from your mistake, regroup mentally, and move on.

#4 Err on the side of kindness.

When you leave your home turf, rules governing how to interact with strangers, personal space, and even how to form a line change drastically. Somewhere along the line you are going to deal with a rude person or two.

Breathe deep, show some patience, and most importantly, don’t let one or two people affect your perspective of those people or that place.

The world over, at least 98% of people are awesome. Regardless of country, this leaves 2% of people as a vocal minority of raging douche bags.

*This ratio does not apply to Chinese tourists of course, who make it an effort to be outright dicks to as many people as possible, including other Chinese people. Be prepared to post up and defend your spot in line with your life. You haven't known fear until an 80 year old Chinese grandma starts throwing elbows.

#5 Plan to spend some time on the potty.

Just simply make peace with the fact, that somewhere in your extended travel, you will spend 48 hours of your life in which you can not be further than 10 ft from a potty. You will eat/drink the wrong thing at some point and the gods will demand penance.

Know you will owe these 48 hours as tribute to the Travel Gods and for the sake of your soul, don't try to man up and go out. Disaster will strike when you are furthest from a safe place.

Get to that novel you've been wanting to read. Binge watch some Netflix. Or perhaps watch a funny video.

*Bonus Bathroom Tip- If you see a good bathroom on your travels, use it! You will never be sorry you did.

#6 Assume something will be stolen from you.

Buy travel insurance-  Don't make yourself an easy target to pickpockets. Keep tabs on your bags. Don't smash 8 shots of Jaeger in a row trying to impress that Aussie chick, then stumble home through a dark alley so that you can get mugged while drunk.

If you’re going to have something stolen, most likely, it's going to be a result of a pickpocket. Since this is the most likely scenario, why don’t we plan on it?  

Easy ways the thwart a pickpocket:

    Keep your wallet in a front pocket.

    Buy travel pants/shorts that have zippered pocket. (They should not have zipper off legs because you shouldn't be a complete slob.) 

    Be extra aware in crowds, markets, and tourist locations.

    Minimize the damage-Know numbers to cancel your cards, keep a minimum of cash

#7 Its alright to indulge in comforts from home.

 Whether you’ve been on the road a few days or few months, it's okay to take a mini trip back home.  You’ve likely been doing as the locals do 99% of the time.  Don’t beat yourself up if you’re craving a Big Mac or a Budweiser. When you’re traveling, those tastes sate something aside from hunger- they can let some part of your brain breathe a sigh of relief while it tricks itself into thinking it's back home.

You will hit a day when you need to get take out pizza, throw on a hoodie, and binge watch some reruns of The Office.  If you're reading this and not American, that probably sounds like a terrible time to you. That's fine-make a little bubble of [INSERT YOUR COUNTRY HERE] when you need to and then come out of it the next day feeling refreshed and ready to explore again.