#why... why sponge wth

[blobee]

I'm addicted to Sovame, not sorry

[toby-du-coeur]

tdc liveblog p7 - my only regret is that i have but one death to cure for my sinister government organisation

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hard not to empathise with teresa during this part because like.. she's being A Good Doctor and doing what a doctor is supposed to do

wth is that, are we jesus on the cross w the frickin vinegar sponge, what happened to the lil gauze square

see how fast that worked?? and this wasn't even Cure Blood. thomas' blood on the knife should've - in this essay i will -

the way hes just hustling 😂😂 makin my way downtown

her w the v neck and him with his everpresent turtleneck, also the white & black. something about.. her heart being more open while his is covered and shriveled away? also obviously that WCKD uses a very black-and-white view of the world 😉

average fail parents talkin about how they've variously fucked up their kids

they sure predicted that some people just Do Not Wanna Wear Masks 😂

lil newtie like something something furthest i've ever been from home mr frodo also how cozy is gally in his knit hoodie 🥰 with his hands in his pocketses

empires rise, oceans fall, quack medicine abides 😂 also,, alcohol? or overpriced water? both of the above

why the japanese? i find it hard to believe japan isn't just chillin 😂 my friend & japanese translator says it says 'tanaka' somethin, 'trading company' i imagine bc that's the english below

he can use glader slang for the first time in months & months :')

oooohh the electric lights contrasted w the campfires outside the city

hes rubbing his arm 😭😭

yorick its you again 🥹

oh that is a FIGHTING face

[softladyhours]

actor would be so helpless without the mansion staff u would have to teach him how to wash dishes and he would just hold the sponge looking so confused like why dont u pay someone to do this for u wth

I think after the initial confusion of "what do u mean poor people cant afford staff wh a t" he'd be trying sO hard to learn and be SO FOCUSED on what knowledge u had to share. And i think he would either Excel in it to the max and find it very relaxing with a newfound sense of control of his surroundings,,,,,,,, or he'd just. Be Incapabable and chaos incarnate getting distracted by knick knacks on your desk or unable to iron fabric without it melting (to be fair he SWEARS the heat was on the lowest setting!!!!!)

Whether he's good at it or bad at it, he'd be trying so hard to impress u and make u proud (please tell him that ur so proud of how he's working so hard and making so much progress. He will melt. And cry a little bit)

Also if u play music while cleaning, it will be at ur own risk bc homie will be fuckin BOPPIN his hips to That Beat and he WILL try to get u to join him

[lady-ragnvindr]

Why tumblr say bad request. IT's making me KinDa SaD. All I wanted to do was tell you that Xiao should be called cake and Venti should be called mocha or frappucino at 3am! Waz wrong wth dat?? And I was so hungry for them, like, I love cake ('specially chocolate or mocha or sponge cake) and I love mocha and I like frappucinos. Tumblr is mad at me, plz help :(. Ngh, wen I wake up I will be ashamed of myself, Ik it. ~L-love, Aries

Bruhhh they be named after the sweets that I like 👍 😏

Delicious 😋

Tumblr! LET THEM TALK YOU HOE

[nisaadventures]

Silver Linings

My mood is very up and down, but its not sporadic. Its a transition from one emotion that hangs around like a shadow on a cloudy day. I feel grey for days, sometimes weeks at a time... and then it will change suddenly to bright and sunny. The sunny mood and energy stays for a while too. I feel productive and motivated. The bright light that peaks through the clouds. Warms your skin and gives you that relief from the chill...

So in the spirit of optimism and sunny disposition, I have to nod to the good feelings I’ve been having (even though as I’m writing this I’m listening to slow music and crying lol).

The good that has come out of this shelter in place:

1. Quality time with Kuya, Vaness, and the kids. I see them every day. Now we don’t live in the same house, but we live literally what? 6? 7? houses apart... We basically live together lol. Its been nice to spend time with the kids. They help me walk the dogs, they help me in the yard, and I even let them help me make curry. They’re little sponges, so smart and capable.

2. Daily yoga. Yes, I’ve quickly come to love it. You might think because I only post videos of workouts and heavy lifting that I’m some intense, heavy lifting athlete... which I can be LOL, but I think as I’m getting older I’m trying to transition a bit. I love the intensity of crossfit, but my knees don’t... Cross country and years of running, jumping, and working out are catching up! Because of all of the emphasis on strength, I have lost a lot of flexibility over the years, so I’ve been using this time to get back to it. Also, it just gives me time to clear my head of any unnecessary thinking... Focusing on breathing is great and makes me feel really relaxed.

3. Yard work. WTH, who am I? You know how they say as you get older, you become your parents? Its so true. I’m over here cleaning up Mom’s succulents, watering all the plants, planting vegetables, mowing the lawn, and picking weeds... WHO AM I?! hahaha I remember when I used to ask Mom why she had so many plants. Seriously, they’re exhausting.... Which is why I’m selling some... But, it would be a lie to say I don’t enjoy the feeling of achievement when I look at the yard and its clean. The bushes don’t look like they’re having a bad hair day and its just nice. I also feel this connection to Mom when I’m outside... Surrounded by her plants. Its nice to be able to share them with people. If you’re interested in adding some plants to your life, hit me up lol. Spring is the best season to plant new things.

4. Gratitude. Even though I’ve been sad a lot and I have all the reason to be, I’ve reminded myself of all the things I’m so so so grateful for. As we all should. There is so much we take for granted. I mean there are so many family members I miss being able to see... We couldn’t do Easter this year! I miss seeing all the little kids running around. I’m thankful for everyone. Thank you for checking in on me. I miss my friends and being able to workout together, laugh together, go eat haha. Simple things.

5. Creating. I’m usually really bad at finishing projects. Just like Mom... I want to do SO MUCH, so I start something and then start something else before I finish the first thing. But all and all its fun and I’m revisiting things that I didn’t make time for before. I almost wrote “now that I have time,” but really life is about MAKING TIME. So the things I’ve been doing? Picked up some old books I didn’t finish, picked up some yarn and my crochet hook (just the other day), started drawing here and there, still writing, and one of my favorite things, cooking. I’m still, for the most part, pescatarian. For special dishes, I will eat some meat... I mean homemade pho? I will definitely eat some beef for that lol. But regularly I eat fish, shrimp, and I still do eggs. I also do some soy products, but not too many. There are so many plant based options out there now, so I’ll do those too.

Anyways, its almost time to workout. Just remember the hardest step is sometimes just in getting started... Even if you don’t feel motivated, picking up and simply starting is the best place. Your mood is sometimes a little slow, but it will catch up.

[incorrectstraykidz]

*thinks why do I have to sing happy birthday , what if I sound like a dying cat , what if I drop the cake man , oh god* No problem sweets :))

*is wondering why everyone is still singing, can they shut up, I dont even like sponge cake that much, there still singing, oh god, they're all staring at me, am I red?, I'm definitely red, my leg itches, why are they handing the cake to me?!????, I'm not responsible enough for this, oh god oh no, they're STILL singing, what if the smoke alarm goes off??, should I blow out the candles now??, but would it be rude??, they're not done singing????? Wth*

*blows out the candles*

*everyone cheers because I have just accomplished a feat that no man has done before; blowing out birthday candles*

*I bow, people lift me up on their shoulders and carry me outside, people come out of their house to cheer, Obama is there, centra is handing out free chicken rolls*

*I am a national treasure*

[distinctivelibrarians]

The Mummy universe crossing paths with Leverage at any point in time, go.

Oh goodness. Okay, so moving Evie and Rick up in time I think is the only way to manage this. No idea how. Not the point here. Also up in the air how they meet - maybe running across each other at a fundraiser or the like, the crew running a job, Evie bored outta her mind and catching on and cornering one of them (probably Eliot honestly).

Regardless, she helps, has the most fun she’s had since Egypt, drags a vaguely protesting Rick along (and who does he think he’s kidding, his wife is absolutely ecstatic, of course he’s going along with it).

Hardison and Parker would definitely be Evie’s best friends honestly. Even if magic doesn’t exist in this crossover, Evie’s too smart and her mind goes too quick not to be totally on board with Hardison’s ramblings - and Parker’s always fascinated by interesting people, and Evie would be the last person to ever treat anyone different for some quirks. And as soon as Evie asks if Parker can show her how to lockpick, well, friends (even though Rick’s in the background going “nO!” everyone ignores him)

Rick and Eliot would probably bond over trying to keep their loved ones alive because wth is their lives honestly, they jump and they just won’t look where they’re jumping (Evie laughs at that and absolutely immediately starts talking about how Rick is just as reckless, thank you), and look, both of them are going prematurely grey.

And then Eliot sees Rick fight (sparring, or he hears something stupid in the stories and has to see what the hell they’re talking about), and is just. Mortally offended how sloppy it is and how likely Rick is to die. And Rick remains supremely unconcerned because his normal tactic of screaming at things and getting lucky shots has worked for years why change now. And Eliot just won’t let that stand, he is going to teach this southern-at-heart idiot how to actually fight, and not just scream and punch.

Sophie and Nate come home at some point and whoops, turns out Evie is one of Sophie’s old friends with a different name, but instead of being offended she’s just like “…teach me everything.” and Rick has alarm bells going off in his head (until Eliot knocks him on his ass again and he needs to pay attention to that instead).

Nate just wants coffee. Thinks maybe he’ll find a commiserating shoulder with Jonathan and is quickly proved wrong.

And then Evie finds a wonderful student of antiquities in Hardison, who soaks up all new knowledge like a sponge, even if it is mostly for forgery. Parker’s less interested in the techniques and history, more interested in how to tell value, which Rick is happy to give a rundown on, filling in details she doesn’t already know.

And anyway, they’d be friends alright. I can dream.

[explorer-of-sky]

I finally got around to seeing Spongebob the Musical

under the cut because long post

Pearl was played by Brynn Williams, an understudy

the person in front of me was a tall guy and he blocked my view partly since i was in an orchestra seat. i could still see up and the sides but it sucked. he had a kid with him and didnt even bother getting a booster cushion. I could have got the booster for myself but there was an adult behind me.

Patchy the Pirate came in some point before the show starts and interacted with the kids at the first rows

Catherine as Karen doesn’t have the computery part of the voice but she’s still good. I didn’t notice anything that stood out yet.

There are parts where the cast comes down from the orchestra aisles to the stage. The security guard and Patchy go up the left, Sandy and Patrick go down the center aisle in Bikini Bottom Day, I forgot when Spongebob comes up the center aisle, the pirates coming down in Poor Pirates (and interacting with those at the aisle seats almost as if to intimidate them), Karen and Plankton firing the Avalanche Maker 3000 from the center aisle, and the cast coming down the aisles with their band instruments

During Sea Star Savior, Spongebob does reach for Patrick’s hand. He got the hand but a sardine came in with cake. Spongebob and Sandy do go wth with each other.

I know Spongebob and Patrick look at each other but I forgot when.

I forgot when but the pose from No Control got repeated. It could have been while screaming NOOOOO during Simple Sponge or Tomorrow Is.

One of the pirates during Poor Pirates is just a guy in baseball clothing and the team is literally Pirates.

A few rows ahead and to the side, some kid had headphones on which eh I can’t say anything about but what got annoying is that he was on a phone trying to watch a video but the brightness was up so I could easily notice it. That and something about a water bottle and I could hear the crinkling water bottle noise. One of the theatre staff had to go down and use a flashlight to stop the part with the phone.

Squidward walking back onstage with earplugs on after the Electric Skates finished.

That and that one pose he does with the hands on his hips, the legs, and his expression.

It took me time to notice why horseradish was on the list the Electric Skates gave Squidward. It’s not an instrument.

It turns out that a wire is used when Slater climbs the ladder web. I didn’t think they would use it. The ladder web still wobbles.

When Plankton screams about the evil scheme when arguing with Karen in front of the town, there is a gasp. The problem I had with that was that the gasp took out the comedic effect of just screaming the plan out and then Mr Krabs calling Plankton out.

During Bikini Bottom Day reprise when the town forms its own band, Patrick with a trombone (the one that Sandy shoved his head into in Band Geeks) and I think Perch Perkins (but I don’t remember exactly when) came down the left orchestra aisle and Plankton nyoomed down the center with cymbals. Karen had a percussion thing? Who’s playing the triangle?

I managed to get multiple playbills left behind, confetti and streamers. Some time after the performance, there’s an announcement thing still in the voice of the French Narrator saying that the show is over so it’s time to go home. He then pretty much called out someone for still picking up streamers in the third row.

It was a matinee performance so the cast didn’t stagedoor. I brought fanart with me so a guy standing outside holding a list of something willingly took the fanart so it could go into the mailboxes.

[ventingbit]

31st of March but technically April 1st now-Ok so. Apperently I'm not allowed to fucking eat now when my mom or her bf are in the kitchen. Im assuming this fucking applies to the living room too bc I heard one of them scoff after I started the microwave again. N e ways. I came into the kitchen to make dinner and got yelled at bc "omfg HE was making HIS DINNER!!!!!" HE WAS STIRRING CHEESE!!! STIRRING C H E E S E. HOW TUE FUCK AM I SUPPOSED RO FUCKING KNOW THAT HES SUPPOSEDLY MAKING DINNER WHEN I CANT EVEN FICKING TELL WTH HES DOING????? ALSO,, ITS NOT LIKE THERE WASNT SPACE IN THE KITCHEN....and how was I supposed to know he was even making dinner???

Shes officially "letting him" do way too fucking much. Wasteing water. Complainging about the fact we have alot of dishes when we dont wash them the SECOND were done before so...HAVING to waxh my dish the secend im dome with it. Rearranging EVERYTHINF. putting HIS clothes in MY clostet for no reason. (There is room in theirs. Ive looked.) I apperently need to leave the microwave open so it doesn't "get wet". I need to apperently move the thing on top of the microwave so it "doesnt get buwnt". Im not allowed to leave a playe in my room for ONE NIGHT. ONE. (Even tho I have once or twice here b4..no bugs no mice no ants.)I need to apperently not put dish soap ON THE LITERAL SPONGE bc "theres already soap on itttt" when there is BARELY ANY EVER. Causing me to put on more soap.

And then she gets mad at me for leaving my playe in my room bc "omggg k I wanna go to bedddd but nooo I have to stay up makeing sure you wash your plateeeee" like??? Why??? You never cared about it before. You only care about it bc your boyfriend said so. She got mad at me for that and calling her drunk bc shes been doing this just too many times. She has to b drunk at this point bc she even said she'd "whoop my ass for being mad"????? Like wtf...

I want to d i eeeeee

[taeilliesgirl]

I said im doing kinda okay and i hope you have a nice day :( 💕

mine is really good but why are you only doing kinda okay ? :( wth the heck

[softspotforstars]

So one of the reasons that I bred Paige vs. buying a horse to take her place once she retires is because I wanted to do the “baby” stuff at shows. Yeah, I could’ve bought a baby, but a baby with the bloodlines and color that I wanted would’ve been much more expensive than what it cost me to breed Paige, and Joey turned out to be what I dreamed about buying, but would never be able to afford, so it worked out well.

Things I never would’ve been able to afford to buy. ^

Back in the day, I wanted to do yearling lunge line with Copper, but since he was the slowest growing creature in the history of ever, that never really happened. The one show I made it to with him was late in his yearling year (September), we were supposed to do lunge line, but he came up lame randomly at the show. He ended up being sound enough to show in a couple of halter classes, but that was the extent of my time showing a baby. Womp womp.

So now I have the opportunity with Joey! Anybody got any spare bubble wrap for him, because I’m getting ready to jinx myself.

Joey will (fingers crossed and all other cliches that implicate good luck) be showing in yearling lunge line and yearling in hand trail next year. I don’t know of any bloggers who show in these things, so let me break down my observations about the two classes. Luckily the APHA World Show is live streaming this week, so I’ve had the opportunity to watch these classes at a very high level. This has done two things to my state of mind:

wth do I think I’m doing

I want to do that there next year (yes, I’m crazy and it won’t happen, but we can dream)

Yearling longeline  (for proof that I can spell it correctly, I just habitually spell it “lunge” line…)

I had a rough understanding of lunge line from my sketchy prep with Copper for the class prior to watching the APHA World Show live this week . Basically you bring your horse in, walk to the judges, set up for inspection, proceed to the cone and around while jogging in hand, then you wait your turn to lunge your horse. You are then called into the center, have a brief warm up period, then they announce when to begin showing your horse. You have 90 seconds to demonstrate all three of your horse’s gaits going both ways with a 45 second midway reminder of sorts from the announcer. Tada, yearling lunge line. It seems simple enough, but having watched it, the most poised handlers and yearlings can have their time go awry quickly due to a wrong lead or, in one case, a colt kicked out at his handler. Naughty baby horses are naughty. Oddly enough, there were also a startling number of them that refused to jog in hand past the folding metal chairs.

His first session with the big boy lungeline, I’ve been using a long lead until now. This is obviously how one does lunge line, right?

How we are prepping for lunge line: 

Long lunge line vs. lead rope

Introducing cantering/loping to our workouts, though moreso working towards prompt transitions at this point than cantering in endless circles

Polishing current walk/trot/whoa transitions

Luckily Joey is the least hot baby ever and never comes to work with any excess energy to work off, so we go straight to business and only work on the lunge line for a few minutes before doing something else.

Yearling in hand trail

The rules on this are much longer and more detailed than I care to read much less explain, though I will soon (read that is, probably shouldn’t freestyle it like my tobiano halter experience). Basically they detail what kind of obstacles are allowed, how they are to be spaced, yada yada. I feel like it is more for the show staff to know how to set up the course than for the exhibitor to get an idea of what they’ll be attempting to do. After watching it live I’ve determined that I need to practicing jogging over poles, like me personally without Joey. Holy poles. I’m a) glad I’ve been working out more and b) terrified I’ll trip and fall. While I may be less apt to get out of breath jogging, I’m still 100% clumsier than most people and those poles scare me. Here, feel free to click through my terror:

There are a variety of obstacles approved for yearling in hand trail, but I mainly have seen ALL the jog poles, walk poles, sidepassing (over nothing despite what is on the pattern?) and walking over a bridge. One of these patterns includes a gate, but my dumb self forgot about that being Tuesday morning, not Tuesday afternoon and tuned in after it had ended and saw western pleasure. Whoops.

How we are prepping for in hand trail:

Building obstacles

Practicing over said obstacles

Pivoting in a box

Sidepassing

Turns on fore/hindquarters

May try to get a lesson from a showmanship coach of some kind because there seems to be a lot of that going on and I suck at it

So far we’ve worked with a bridge because we already had one on the farm. Jason came out on Sunday and helped me get the heavy beast into the field. It does appear to have one board trying to rot that I may need to replace soon (or before a grown horse crosses it, it bears my and Joey’s weight fine).

I’ll be honest, the first night a variety of factors came into play that shouldn’t have when working with a young horse. I was frustrated by things that weren’t Joey’s fault and my frustration was compounded because I couldn’t fathom why my intelligent baby horse can’t fathom lifting his feet. He isn’t remotely afraid of touching the bridge, but just doesn’t seem to grasp the concept of lifting his feet. Finally between lots of pulling/pushing and helping him lift his feet, he got on it.

Literally his first time on it. No fear. Just whatevers.

So Monday night, I went out and we worked with the lunge line, then I lead him down to the bridge. He approached it willingly and literally walked up with me like it was no big deal. Nothing much else to say here other than Joey is a sponge:

As you can probably tell, it may end up being hard to keep from boring him. I’m hoping to start working on sidepassing (he already knows to move away from pressure), turns on the fore/hindquarters soon until I get more obstacles up and going. I need to rearrange poles tonight into an L so we can start working on backing through it. Luckily we have plenty of time between now and April to polish more of this stuff. 🙂

So yeah, that’s what going on in Joey’s life right now. We do take frequent breaks for scratches, which he appreciates greatly.

  Stepping It Up, literally. So one of the reasons that I bred Paige vs. buying a horse to take her place once she retires is because I wanted to do the "baby" stuff at shows.

[levinea-yuuki]

My Cravings Are Intolerable.

Why am I still hungry? I literally ate *designated meal title* TEN MINUTES AGO!

I had meat, vegetables, dairy, grain, fruit, and a small something sweet. Wth?

It even had slightly bigger portions than normal!

I'll drink some water to fill in the cracks.

Oh god, water made it worse.

I'm not bored, I'm not sitting or moving too much, I'm not upset, so why am I still hungry?

No, stomach, I DON'T need a second helping.

Okay I'm putting the food up. If anyone else wants more they can reheat it. Outta sight outta mind, amIright?

(Sponge Bob director voice)*Ten minutes later* GAAAAWD DAMMIT.

I'm not pregnant or nutrient deprived, this is my normal dietary habit, so what the actual fuck?

Mom walks in on me thinking too hard and hands me my favorite soda.

Oh.

That's......

Okay then. I'm good.

I'm an idiot but I'm good now.

(Sigh)