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surveys-at-your-service · 4 years

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Survey #322

“you will hear it when your god cries / you will see it when the sun dies / upon the altars of change”

What is your favorite nickname that you’ve had? "Bee," from my old best friend. I don't want others calling me it, though. Where did you go on the best date you’ve been on? A big arcade. It was a super fun double-date. Have you ever gotten a professional massage? No, and I don't want one. It'd be so awkward. What’s your favorite milkshake flavor? Chocolate. What act would you be most likely to perform in a talent show? I got nothin'. If you had braces, do you wear your retainers still? I don't. If you had braces, have your teeth moved since you got them off? Yep, because of the whole "not wearing my retainer" thing. Whose was the first baby shower you remember attending, and for what baby? I'm unsure. Possibly my sister's for her first daughter. Do you know anyone personally who’s lost a child? Many people. When was the last time you did something that felt like rebellion? So every now and again, I get a massive craving for soda at night, so I grab one from the kitchen and can hear my sleeping mother rightfully nagging me about it, haha... What is one present you got for your last birthday? Ashley got me this really cool skull bank that says "tattoo fund" on it, aha. I love it. What is one thing that you took to show and tell as a kid? I have a clear memory of bringing a Snorlax plushie one day. Do you remember losing your first tooth? Not my first, no. Are you afraid to pop a balloon? Not really, but it's kinda easy to make me jump just a lil bit when one is popped. When was the last time you laughed when you shouldn’t have? I don't know. Which was better: the first The Lion King or the second? That is fucking HARD. I adore both, but I think the original is slightly better. Do any of your grandparents have a tattoo? I'm pretty sure none of them did. Do you believe that your pets feel love towards you? My cat, definitely. As for my snake, I'm aware that snakes' brains simply aren't developed enough for love, but she clearly trusts me. Are you proud of your body? Fuck no. I'm humiliated by it every waking moment. Watermelon or cherries? I don't like either, but if I had to pick, watermelon. Favourite brand of cookies? I don't really have a favorite brand. Have you ever stuck gum under a desk/chair? No, that shit grosses me out. When shopping at a grocery store, do you return your cart or just leave it? Return your goddamn cart. What is one thing you’d never want your parents to find out? Uhhhh. I guess places I've "done it." When you were little, did you like Dr. Suess books? I did. Do you like eating out at restaurants? Yeah; at least, before Covid. What was your least favorite year of your life so far? Fuck 2016 into the next millenium. Do you like fried bologna? I haven't had it in so long that I don't really remember the taste. I think I would. Have you spent money on a game online? Yeah, very briefly with WoW. Mom was nice enough to refresh my subscription after the breakup (Jason paid for it prior), but from then on, I was rich enough in-game to use monthly game tokens to "pay." Do you put a line through your "7"s? Yes. What about your "Z"s? Also yes. Do you like cold pizza? Yeah, yummy. Do you like broccoli and cheese? Yessss. Toaster or toaster oven? We've always used a toaster oven. What are you most known for? Being artsy, I guess. Do you have any reputations? What are they? *shrug* What was the last thing to leave you speechless? No clue. What is the curviest part of your body? Well, I'm overweight, so it's difficult to tell where I'm naturally curvy... but I guess my hips. Even when I was at a perfectly healthy weight though, I don't think I was exceptionally curvy anywhere. What is your opinion on sex change? You are entirely deserving to feel comfortable in your own body. If you’re still a virgin, how important is your virginity to you? I'm not, though I thought I was when we were together, when we were really just using a loophole. It was a denial thing BECAUSE my virginity was so important to me. If you have lost it already, do you regret it? No. Would you take a break after graduating from high school (like, postpone going to college for a year or so)? I didn't. What regret keeps coming back to haunt you daily? Things I said to Jason. If you could cure yourself of one allergy, what would it be? Pollen. Would you ever post a picture of yourself crying on social media? No. Have you ever held a newborn baby? Yeah, my most recent niece I actually held. I don't THINK I held Aubree or Ryder as newborns because I was so afraid of not doing it right and hurting them. Do you know anyone who has twins? Yeah. Are you following in the career path of any family members? No. What is your favorite country in Europe? Germany. How many times have your comments been top comments on YouTube? A few times. I rarely ever comment, but if I do, it's because I feel like I really have something worth saying. Would you ever wear a wig? I'm not opposed to it. Do you like the moon or sun more? The moon. Do you like turkey or ham more? Ham. Have you ever slapped someone’s butt? Yes. Do you think dimples are ugly? I think they're cute, actually. Have you ever deleted Facebook friends for a significant other? No. Have you ever spent the night in jail? No. Do you consider yourself a good kisser? I assume I am from experiences. Do you watch Pewdiepie? Not anymore, no. His current content doesn't interest me. The most recent thing I watched was his playthrough of The Last of Us 2, because I adore the first game and definitely wanted to see him play the sequel. I think he's pretty funny and have no personal issues against him, though then again I am so uninvolved in the fandom that I have no idea if he's done something stupid again. Do you like "Despacito?" Haha, my mind went to The Dark Den's bearded dragon before the song... I'm not a fan of it, no. Did you ever color your hair pink? No, but I absolutely want to dye it pastel pink one day. :( I even edited a picture of me "testing" different hair colors out, and pastel pink looked suuuuper pretty. Do you drink energy drinks? No, they're too strong for my taste. Do you have any subscribers on YouTube? I don't now how many I have, but I know it's below 100. Do you have a Steam account? Yeah. Have you ever played Five Nights at Freddy’s? No, but I enjoy the franchise. I'm not totally clear on all the lore, though. Do you like religion? Quite honestly, no. Do you swear in front of children? No. What is the next craft you are going to make? There's no telling. I don't really do crafts. What was your favorite Backstreet Boys song? Maybe "The Call." Favorite *N Sync song? I don't remember enough of them, at least not right now. Which of those two bands did you like best? The BSB, baby. Do you learn choreography easily? When I danced, I'd say I learned at a fairly average pace. What’s your favorite candy to receive on Halloween? Reeseeeeeee's. <3 Do you have a bobblehead? No. Have you ever had a lead role in a play? No. Have you ever been insulted or called names by a significant other? No. I wouldn't tolerate that shit. What’s your favorite movie battle scene? Oh man, idk. Maybe something from Troy, though I honestly barely even remember the movie by now, haha. Have you ever been to a same-sex wedding? No, actually. Who takes care of your pet(s) when you’re out of town? Hypothetically, one of my sisters would come to feed and water Roman and clean his box. I'm certain I couldn't talk either into spraying Venus' cage, though... What was the last thing you wrote down on paper? Some group work during therapy. Did you have a Walkman when you were a kid? No. What’s your favorite recipe you’ve come up with? Oh dear, I don't make those. Do you like celery? Yuck, no. By what age could you swallow pills? I dunno. A normal age. Do you like to drink alot of water? I need to drink more. :/ I've gotten better, though. For years, I literally never drank water. How I even survived, idk. How many times have you gone fishing? Countless times. Ever been to a roller-skating rink? Yeah. I loved having bday parties there as a lil'un. What do you refer to your mother as? (Mom, momma, mommy) Mom, Ma, and Mama. Have you ever swam in the ocean? Yeah, multiple times. What is the last movie that made you cry? I think the remake of The Lion King. What would you like to swim in other than water? Nothing? If you could uninvent one thing what would you chose? Damn, just one? Maybe cigarettes? Have you ever read someone's diary? Absolutely not. I respect people's privacy. Have you ever played in a waterfall? No, but that'd be dope. Who has inspired you the most in your life? Probably Mark. Is there a place where everyone who lives near you tends to hang out? Idk. Teens sure do love to hang out at Sonic, though, reving their stupid fucking trucks. Does your alarm clock wake you with music, or with an annoying buzz sound? Music. Did you make it all the way through the Oregon Trail game? Yes; I was obsessed with those as a kid. Lions and tigers and bears, oh my! Which one are you more scared of? I feel like being alone with a tiger would scare me most. Though let's be real, I'd probably try to pet it. Have you ever changed your favorite color? From what to what? It was originally red, but then became pink when I actually understood it was its own color. Then it was maroon forever, and now it's back to pink. On a scale of 1-10, how competitive are you? Eh, 4-6? It depends on the situation, I guess. At what age did your have your most memorable birthday? My 21st, because I was in the psych hospital for it. Yes or no: Guys in skinny jeans? Yeah, man. Yes or no: Girls with dreads? Some people can pull it off. Have you ever attended a themed b-day party? What was the theme? Oh yeah, plenty. Do you have any Eminem on your iPod/MP3 player? I do. Has anybody ever given you a promise ring? No. What do you think about putting ‘spinners’ on cars? So long as they're not too distracting, I don't care. Do what you want with your car - again, so long as it is not disruptive. What celebrity do you wish would have a big comeback? I wish poor Britney Spears could catch a goddamn break and be happy again. She's a legend that doesn't deserve to feel like a puppet. Were you outdoors or indoors more as a kid? I'd say there was a pretty even split. Do you or have you ever owned a horse? No, but I LOVE horses. Have you ever had a relationship that began via text? (weird, I know, but it happens…) Most of my relationships started through a text message. Did you believe in unicorns as a small child? I don’t think so. Would you ever date a guy with longer hair than yourself? Yeah; I have short hair anyway, and I also like long hair on guys. Do you watch the show Wizards of Waverly Place? I used to love that show. Have you ever been to the rainforest? No; humidity aside though, that would be so amazing. Bats are not spooky or are they? I think they're precious. Do you like the song "Womanizer?" I sure do, actually. Do you like ice cream cake? Not really, but I'll eat it. Do you know how to change a tire? Nope. What kind of headphones do you have? Just cheap earplugs. Do you experiment a lot with new looks on yourself? No. What were some fun experiments you did in science class as a kid? Dissecting a frog was my favorite, and doing the same with an owl pellet was also very cool. What was the last strong emotion you felt? Guilt. I lied to get out of group therapy early because I was just NOT feeling it whatsoever that day, and I hate lying. Do you use dry shampoo between washes? No. Have you ever lived with someone you didn’t get along with? No. What types of animals have you had as pets? Jeez, what haven't we had... We've had cats, dogs, snakes, rats, gerbils, a rabbit, hamsters, lizards, fish, guinea pigs... Hell, I'm probably forgetting one or two. Can you name three good things about your most recent ex? She's so creative, a real advocate for proper reptile education and appreciation, and very kind. Name three bands/artists that you hate. Uhhh The Talking Heads, Bob Dylan, and The Police. What’s the best memory you have of your father? Playing softball with him in the front yard, and when he taught me to ride a bike. Should tattoos be meaningful? You get a tattoo for whatever reason you damn well want. I don't plan on all of mine to be meaningful. Some stuff I just want because I think it's cool. Are you afraid of the dark? No. Have you ever been through a trap door? No. What's the most recent good news you’ve heard? Hm. Who was the last person in your family to have a baby? My older sister. When’s the last time you used the microwave? Last night. What’s the worst thing in your life right now? Financial struggles. Have you ever owned a tire swing? No. Does anyone you know own a bird that can talk? No. Have you ever been someplace tropical? Yeah, Florida. Have Jehovah'ss witnessess ever called to your door? Yep. when was the last time you went to mass/church? I have no idea. It's been many years. Have you ever experienced sleep paralysis? Thank heavens no.

#survey #surveys #questions #lyrics: ''altaer" by 3teeth

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magnoliawhetstone · 4 years

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h e a d c a n o n s, pt. 1

( tw: mentions of eating disorder )

When Lia is drunk/ tipsy she likes to act our favorite movie scenes—even if she’s alone. Most recently was the titanic scene (where she also got her knee suck in the balcony). She can quote all of the legally blonde courtroom scene and definitely knows the mean girls Christmas dance as well.

When Lia bakes, she has this small habit of humming or singing when she does so. Interestingly enough, for how involved baking is, she’d done it for so long she’s relatively good at shutting her brain down for a while when she does it. Or, at least, it takes all her energy to bake instead of overthink. It’s why she stress bakes so frequently and it’s also why she hums/sings when she does it. It’s mindless and she’d be embarrassed if anyone heard it–but she doesn’t always realize she’s doing it.

Surprisingly, while Lia’s favorite book is Pride and Prejudice, her favorite movie is Love Actually. She can quote most of the movie–as she can with most things she loves–and her favorite scene is when Hugh Grant dances to “Jump (For My Love)” by the Pointed Sisters. This is another scene she sometimes recreates when drunk.

Lia is not the biggest fan of Harry Potter. She doesn’t even know what house she’s in (its Ravenclaw but she can’t remember that). She never got into the series, never found it to be that interesting–magic didn’t quench her thirst the way some other books did…

Yes, that’s right. Magnolia Barnes was absolutely a Twi-Hard. You could not pull her away from these books–it was even worse since, at age 18, you’d think she would have had better taste. But no, she was #TeamJacob all the way. And yes, she did go see the movies when they came out. And yes, she did cry at the end. Don’t judge her.

Lia loves watching home renovation shows, though she literally has no reason to watch the show. She’s never had to do a home reno in her life. But she likes to imagine a day when she would–she thinks she’d be quite good at it. Sometimes about being able to use her hands in a meaningful way strikes her as soothing–its why she likes baking so much. She doesn’t have proof she’d be good at it, but she has a feeling she’d be pretty good with her hands if she can make delicate pastries so well.

Lia loves college football. Like absolutely adores it. Big Clemson gal, Tiger Rag is her jam. She remembered spending fall weekends at their Lake Keowee home so they could easily drive over to Clemson and go to a home game. Hates the Gamecocks with a passion. Rivalry weekend was her favorite time of year growing up–it was so full of excitement and energy. In fact, the most heated you might ever see Lia out of an argument is walking a Clemson football game. And yes she knows exactly what’s going on down on the field and if you ask her one more time if she’s sure–she will throw a piece of pie in your face.

Speaking of Clemson, Lia wanted to go there for college–get her degree in English. But she also had high dreams to be the baton twirler on the field–the one who dots the i with whatever family they’re celebrating that day in the pregame ceremony? Yeah, she wanted that. She thought that maybe she could mix the two worlds of hers, her two areas of interest–but no, that was never to be the case.

Lia grew up going to State fairs every summer–but never an amusement or theme park. She has never been to a planetarium, and her first trip to an Aquarium was with Beckett. Her first trip to a Zoo was with Ryder. So sure she’s ridden some rides, but it’s never been like most people have. It’s her dream to go to DisneyWorld one day and somehow, someway, stay in the Cinderella Suite. she’s watched enough youtube videos to know that not one gets to stay there but contest winners and celebrities, but still–a girl can dream.

While her peers took their vacations in Paris, Nice, Monaco and Italy, Lia’s father preferred north–like Amsterdam. Which, to be fair, was really very nice and Lia liked going. She even had a friend, Tess, who she’d hang out with when they would go on holiday as they called it. Tess was cool–she was into collecting model trains and really liked to read also. But then Tess’s parents sent her to boarding school after they had found out that she had been chatting with people online that she shouldn’t have been. Lia thought that sounded awfully harsh and hoped her parents would never do something like that to her. (Oh, irony)

When she’s sick, she doesn’t want chicken noodle soup, she wants wonton soup. Why? She doesn’t know, but she’s never liked chicken noodle soup. She thinks its the mushy carrots and celery. But wonton soup is essentially the same thing, but with a wonton and better flavor. She likes hers with spinach.

If toast is cut diagonal, she can’t eat it. Vertical squad for the win.

Big Bon Appetit fan. The quickest way to make her smile is to make her watch an episode of “one of everything” or “gourmet makes”. she might have a small crush on alex delany but we don’t talk about that.

Lia believe in aliens but not ghosts. She’s not big on conspiracy theories either–but she might be tempted by the stories at Denver Intentional Airport. She just can’t accept that humans are the only living things in the universe. That’s a lot for her–but she doesn’t go actively searching for them. Ghosts, on the other hand–she just never believed in them. Why would anyone want to haunt someone? Seemed like a weird power play to her. And no, despite what some people at the Malnati think, the moon is not made of cheese.

Lia is obsessed with spreadsheets. If you asked her what the dorkiest thing about her was–she’d tell you it was her planner and spreadsheets. She has a spreadsheet for probably every aspect of her life. her planner–which is really a bullet journal–is how she keeps track of things when she can’t get on her computer, but she has one for chores, her books, work, her bucket list, hell–even a bachelorette watch party she had a few years ago. She loves being organized.

Office supplies are her kryptonite. She absolutely loves blank notebooks and pens. She has a favorite pen for different things. Pentel RSVP RT Retractable Ball Point in black for everyday items, Staedleter fine tips felt pens for her bullet journal, sharpie pens for when she wants her notes to stand out, Zebra Mildliner for headers in her bullet journal or giving the pages shape. She is incredible persnickety on who can borrow what pen, and even keeps less important pens in her pencil bag just to lend out. And under very few circumstances will you ever see Magnolia Barnes using a pencil unless she has been required too. She hates the darn things.

Lia doesn’t swear–her mother taught her ladies don’t swear and while she doesn’t believe language as a gatekeeper for femininity anymore, the expectation still holds. So if you do hear her use a curse word, something is very very wrong.

Go to coffee order, you ask? Easy. Grande White Chocolate Peppermint Mocha with Blonde Espresso and Almondmilk and yes whipped cream. Sometimes she’ll get it with Raspberry instead. If its iced, it’s a tall and no whipped cream. However, she can also be bought over with a Venti Iced Guava Tea Lemonade with 8 pumps sweetener.

Lia has seen the Chatworth House–the house used as Pemberly in the Kiera Knightly version of Pride and Prejudice. While its not her all time favorite movie, she sure loves it still and begged her parents to take her one summer. They relented and it was everything she had dreamed of seeing.

It’s well known that Lia cannot dance–she often tells people she can only line dance and Viennese Walz, and the former only happens when she’s tipsy on PBRs.

Lia loves sleeping with windows open because she can’t sleep in silence. The white noise of the city helps relax her and and makes her sleep easier.

However, she must read in silence–any noise will distract her and she gets relatively grumpy if anyone interrupts her reading. She also adores reading by a window. She likes the way the natural lights illuminates the pages.

Words are some of Lia’s favorite things–she thinks they’re magic. So loves the way they sound and likes to think about the way they feel in her mouth and how they roll off the tongue. She does her best to take her time when speaking too–because if words are so important, its better to get them right the first time. (Although perhaps she would learn that getting it right may not always be nearly as important as saying something at all).

(tw: eating disorder) Not many people know this, but after the book incident, Lia has begun to go to therapy. Her counselor, Tonya, has been helping her try to work through what things are Lia and what things are Lia’s mother. They haven’t gotten to the eating disorder conversation yet–and Lia dreads it. because Lia has never used the term out loud–in fact, the only time it was ever spoken was by the doctor the night of the incident. She has never named it and technically never claimed it out loud–though she knows its true in her heart.

Lia hates pickles. Don’t know why, but she thinks they are gross. Also parmesan cheese.

Magnolia loves horses–perhaps not the extend of others, but she had grown up riding them and when she rode them, she always sensed a freedom that was just out of reach at home. Perhaps that was because who was always riding wit her, but she doesn’t like to dive deep into that. It complicates things (that maybe needed to be complicated, just sayin’). Leaving her childhood horse Butternut was like leaving a pet (something the Barnes did not have as Lia grew up). Butternut and her went on a lot of adventures together, usually along side Buttersquash and Jack. It was good squad.

Lia’ favorite dessert is Mrs. Whetstone’s peach cobbler–and she has pour her life’s work into recreating it since she never asked for the recipe before she left. Every time she tries, she feels like she gets a little closer, but its never quite right. But it does remind her of home and its one of those memories she loves dearly. Anyone who asks her, though, what her favorite dessert is, she’ll say cheesecake because nothing even compares in her mind to that cobbler and she doesn’t want something to try to do something that will never reach what she expects. And she does love cheesecake.

Favorite flavor of yogurt? Chobani Raspberry Lemonade. Its only available in the summertime, but boy is it worth the wait.

#tw eating disorder #[[homecoming queen?; headcannons]]#if any of these spur plots lmk!!!

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cdelphiki · 5 years

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please write some casual tim and damian when you get the chance! love your writing!

Out of all the stuff I wanted to work on tonight, this is what I ended up doing. 😂 Thank you, anon. I hope you enjoy this completely pointless Tim & Damian fluff.

“Eww,” Tim said, interrupting Damian’s thoughts as he worked through his Algebra homework at the kitchen counter, “How can you eat that?”

Damian scowled, resisting the urge to snap his pencil in half in frustration. Not only was it a mechanical pencil, and would likely take a bit of effort and cause injury if he were to snap it, it was his last one. He had no idea where his pencils kept going, but he was down to just one and it needed to last at least until next Tuesday, when Alfred went to the store.

After taking a breath, Damian continued on to the next step of his equation and took another bite of his celery and peanut butter.

“You are ruining perfectly good peanut butter with that abomination of a vegetable,” Tim continued, rummaging through the cupboard, clinking together the bowls as he pulled one down, “why would you do such a thing?”

“If you don’t mind,” Damian said, through clenched teeth, “I am trying to do my homework.”

Tim dropped the bowl down on the counter across from Damian, then went and pulled out a spoon. Damian was fairly certain Tim was making as much noise as possible as he did so, since he seemed to push around every single utensil in the drawer before pulling a spoon from the bottom of the pile.

“Math, huh? I know some math about celery. Did you know, celery is 95% water and 100% not pizza?”

At that, Damian dropped his pencil in his textbook and glared over at Tim. He promised Father he wouldn’t fight with Tim. That had been part of the conditions when Tim moved back to the Manor. He’d been against the idiot moving in, of course, but no one cared what his opinion was. Apparently, Drake being 16 meant he was too young to be living alone, so Damian had to suck it up. For two years.

Which meant he had to suck it up now. And not fight with Tim.

Damian screamed inside his head, then said with a flat voice, “Your math is sound but the point you are making is stupid.”

Tim’s lips twitched, then he spun around and opened the freezer, “Anyway, is Alfred making you eat that crap? Ice cream is a way better after school snack.”

“No,” Damian said patiently. At least, he thought he sounded patient. He probably had what Dick called his ‘murder face’ on. “He is not. I chose it because peanut butter is an excellent source of protein, and ice cream is nothing but sugar.”

“But why the celery?” Tim asked, after tossing two different flavors of ice cream on the counter and turning toward the pantry.

“How would you suggest I eat the peanut butter?”

“With a spoon?” Tim said incredulously, “like a normal person.”

Damian scrunched his nose at that and picked up the jar of peanut butter, “That is disgusting. You don’t eat it straight out of the jar, do you?”

“Well, yeah kind of. But I get a fresh spoon for each scoop, relax.”

“Tt.” Damian set the jar back down and took another bite of his celery, which he’d already spread some peanut butter on with his knife.

“Why don’t we have any fu…ricken sprinkles!” Tim shouted, knocking something over in the pantry.

“Are you done yet? I would like to finish my homework this year.”

“Harr harr. No, I’m not done. Where are the sprinkles?” Tim demanded, still rustling around in the pantry. Had Alfred been in the kitchen, Tim would have already been kicked out, Damian was sure. He was making quite the mess.

“Why would we have sprinkles?”

“Why would we have…” Tim repeated in horror, “because sprinkles are happiness in an edible form. You can’t eat an ice cream sundae without sprinkes!”

“Don’t you think you are being a tad dramatic,” Damian said dryly, rolling his eyes as he slathered his last piece of celery with peanut butter.

“No,” Tim shouted, “look. I’m not saying this house’s lack of sprinkles is the reason none of you ever smile. But there is a very clear correlation, don’t you agree?”

All Damian could do was roll his eyes. “Sprinkes are not that good.”

“You have clearly never had so many rainbow sprinkles on a scoop of ice cream that you cannot see the ice cream. If you’d experienced the pure joy that is a rainbow-”

“Drake,” Damian cut in, “shut up.”

“No. We need sprinkes,” Tim grabbed the ice cream and shoved it back into the freezer, then spun to face Damian, “Go get your coat, brat, we’re going to the store.”

“I am not accompanying you to the store.”

“Yes you are. You need more happiness in your life, and lucky for you Walmart sells it for 2.49 a jar.”

“It is 15º Fahrenheit outside.”

“And?” Tim asked, looking at Damian expectantly. As if Damian were going to hop up and go get his stupid coat like Tim demanded.

“I am not eating ice cream in the middle of winter.”

“The temperature outside has nothing to do with the deliciousness that is ice cream. Go get your coat.”

“No. I need to finish my homework. Go to the store by yourself.”

“I don’t want to,” Tim whined, and honestly, how was it Tim was the one closer to adulthood out of the two of them? “Apples go good with peanut butter. I’ll buy you some apples if you come with me.”

“We have apples.”

“Then why did you pick celery!”

Damian angrily twisted the lid back on the peanut butter, then got up to put it back in the fridge. The sooner Tim left, the sooner he’d be able to finish his homework and leave. Go off and hang out with Jon. Or just hide in his room until patrol. Anything to avoid tolerating annoying brothers.

“Have you ever had the chocolate sauce that freezes on ice cream?” Tim asked, his tone curious now, instead of annoying and whiny and grating and ugh. Damian really didn’t like having to deal with annoying brothers.

“No.”

“It’s good. You pour it all over the ice cream and it hardens. Then you have to smack it with your spoon in order to eat it. It cracks into several pieces. And if you put sprinkles on it before it hardens, the sprinkles freeze in it.”

That actually sounded pretty cool, Damian hated to admit. He wasn’t a huge fan of sweets, but simple vanilla ice cream with a little chocolate syrup was one of his favorite treats. And a chocolate syrup that froze sounded… decent.

“Does it end up tasting like chocolate chips?”

“Way better,” Tim said, grinning, “We can get some of that, too. They have all sorts of flavors. I’ll let you pick.”

Damian spent a long minute scrutinizing Tim. Staring at him with narrowed eyes. Because going with him to the store would be…. He wasn’t sure. It was something brothers did. And it would be like admitting they were brothers, wouldn’t it?

But they were brothers. And the promise of cool freezy chocolate sauce…

“I need more pencils,” Damian said, sliding back down off the stool he was sitting on, “and we need plain vanilla ice cream. We only have those candy-filled abominations you and Grayson prefer.”

This time, Tim’s smile was so wide his teeth showed as he said, “All right. And sprinkes. All the sprinkles.”

- - -

“It’s good, right?” Tim asked, later that afternoon as they both sat on the couch, eating their sundaes and watching some ridiculous action film Tim purchased.

Damian took another bite of his ice cream, which was just a couple scoops of vanilla ice cream with a lot of the chocolate sauce and half a spoon of sprinkles on it. Half a spoon. Not half a jar like Tim had put on his.

“It is acceptable.”

“Told you. Way better than that not pizza you were eating earlier.”

Damian snorted, then took another bite to hide it as he suppressed the smile his lips were itching to show. Because it was a dumb joke and did not deserve laughter.

“See. I told you sprinkles were happiness.”

“Shut up, Drake.”

#Tim Drake #Damian Wayne #Robin #Red Robin #Batman #Batfam #Batfamily #Batbros #Fluff #Fanfiction #C writes

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claraeclair-blog · 7 years

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The first date: late. Not everyone can edit.

I traveled around my room in a repetitive pattern. Bed, journal, mirror, bed, journal, mirror, bed etc.etc. I’d rise from my bed thinking writing may help, worry I’ve messed up my hair while laying in bed, check in the mirror, return to my bed, then try to write again.

Nervous? Yes.

I don’t understand those girls who are like “oh I’m not nervous, he’s just another boy after all” right, just another boy who’s incredibly handsome and will one day rule all of illea. It’s okay it’s okay, just breathe.

Gosh I haven’t even made any friends to gush to about.

Suddenly there’s a knock on my door.

I open it wide, “Hey Prince Nathaniel, Ready to bake and frost?” I ask with a smile.

“More like am I ready to completely makes a mess and a fool of myself.” in just that one sentence all of my worried melt away. Yes he may be a very handsome soon to be ruler, but I’m a very attractive already ruler of baking.

I laugh, “You’ll be fine. I once taught a baking class for a kindergarten class you can’t do worse than them.”

He seemed to look at me like my previous statement only made him more ashamed.

“Oh yes I can.” I feel a grin stretch from ear to ear. This would be just as fun as I had hoped.

“Well, if you make a mistake I’ll be here to fix it. There’s always a way to fix in baking.”

“Ready to go?” He holds out his arm for me to take. It feels so sturdy. So real. Well no duh it’s real Clara.

“Yup, let’s go.”

We soon arrive down in the kitchen. Most of the staff seems to be gone, I wonder if he moved them somewhere. I hope our date isn’t causing too much of a problem.

“So what do we need?” He asks.

“It depends on the type of cake we’re going to make. How ambitious are you? Would you rather a chocolate, fruity, or neutral flavour?”

“Chocolate.” I giggle a bit at him only answering one of the questions. Maybe it was a bit too much to ask all at once. Probably why Alec is in charge of the customers.

“Hmm okay so that’s one thing. Would you feel ambitious enough to try a harder cake or would you rather a safe and simple one?”

“Simple, I don’t want to completely mess this up.”

“Alright how about a chocolate sponge cake with a marble icing?” I ask. I admit that is not really too simple. But I couldn’t help wanting to show off a little bit. This was my turf after all.

“uhhhh I’ll attempt it.”

“It’ll be fine.” I then pat his back trying for some subtle encouragement.

He grabs the materials we need and I feel myself slip into autopilot.

“Thank you, alright. I brought paper and pen and I already have the recipe for a chocolate sponge cake memorized. But I’ll work on the frosting while you work on cake mixture. Mix all of the dry stuff on here and put it in the mixer bowl. Then I can mix the wet stuff and put them together. Sponge cake is only slightly complex in the mixing of wet and dry because if your mixture doesn’t whip It’ll fall and you’ll end up with almost a gummy cake.”

I can see the fear on his face which snaps me back into reality. Oh right, kindergarten mode Clara.

“Okay okay, I’ll do this step by step. First put 2 cups of flour in the bowl. I’ll put in the coco powder.”

I watch him very carefully measure out the flour. His care for it being adorable to watch compared to what I’ve seen more experienced bakers do. Just tossing in the amount of flour that feels right and moving on.

“I did it.” He says with a smile.

“Good job. And if you’d like to restore your honor some time you could try to teach me to play guitar. I guarantee you I’d do worse at guitar than you will at baking. Alrightttt next up we need just a little bit of baking soda, could you put just 2 teaspoons in?” I ask. Bringing up the next step to hide my fear of embarrassment at hinting at a second date that I may not even get.

He measures again. “boom.”

I chuckle at his enthusiasm and then the idea hits, “Okay so don’t get scared, but what if we made like a really liquidy chocolate filling for the center of the cake. Then it would be a lava sponge cake with marble frosting. It would just fit so well.” I say the whole idea combining into a wet and warm and chocolatey cake.

His eyes widen, “uhhh sure.”

I laugh, “Sorry, didn’t mean to threaten you. I just work with cakes so I can’t let a good cake idea go to waste. I guarantee you it will make the cake taste so much better.”

“Here I have an idea-” He sits on the counter “-you make the cakes and I sit here and watch you.” He smirks. I can’t help but blush as he smirks down at me.

“Hmmm…but then you aren’t helping with the cake. How about so you still get to participate you can be my taste tester.”

He smiles, “I’m down. I’ll be the best taste tester you’ve ever had.”

“Hmmm well that’s up for debate. I have a golden retriever named soup who eats everything when I bake. Though he lacks in feedback he certainly tastes a lot.” I joked.

I was delighted at him laughing hard at either my joke or my tale. Get it tale because it’s about a dog.

“Soup? That is the best name for a dog.”

“It was the only one that fit. All he ate the first week we got him was soup. Then it was cakes.”

“That dog lives the best life.”

“He really does. Have you ever had a dog?”

“No, my mom won’t let us it will ‘ruin the furniture’.” He adds in air quotes around ruin the furniture.

“Well, maybe you could get a very calm dog. Soup only destroyed things if he thought it was food.”

“I’m going to get a dog as soon as I can.”

“Wise choice.” I dip my finger into the bowl then almost offer the mixture to him. “Taste? Oh wait that’s weird you aren’t a dog.” I laugh then taste it myself and tilt the bowl a little towards him.

Next I put the mixture into the tray and in the oven it goes. “We need to wash out the mixer now to use it for the frosting. Would you like to help clean, taste tester?”

“Of course.” He smiles and motions for the spatula.

I hand over the tool and begin to wash out the remaining cake mixture.

“So tell me about yourself.” He prompts.

“Well, first there’s the stuff you already know I bake, I have a dog named soup, andddd I have chicken family traditions. Some other things are that I’m a very big optimist, I like to dance, I have a cat too, andddddd off the top of my head the last thing I can think of is that my favourite vegetable is celery with peanut butter.”

“What’s up with all the girls loving vegetables?” He asked with a chuckle. Must be why we’re all so attractive.

“They’re very good for your nutrition. Not to mention I eat a lot of sweets because of my workplace. Gotta balance it out.”

“I’m sure we have celery if you want some.”

I laugh, “I’d rather save my appetite for the cake.”

“Didn’t you say you dance?”

“Yup. I took classes when I was still in school. I can do ballroom, hip-hop, ballet, and contemporary. It was a lot of fun to take it.” Good thing he asked. It’d be horrible if he thought I was a stripper.

“I bet it was, what is school like?”

“It was very boring, except for the dance parts. It was way too early in the morning, you’d sit in a room with 19 other people minimum who also didn’t want to be there, at the crack of dawn, and talk about a bunch of dead men.”

“Wait… that’s actually what schools like?”

“Yeah it sucks. It’s like a prison. My mom wanted me to go to business school too but I asked for a year to just be at the home.” I am a four after all. Business will be my future if I don’t find a way out of it.

“It’s good to take a break every once and awhile.” That made me wonder. How is he able to take a break when his occupation is hand in hand with his life?

“Do you ever take a break from your occupation?”

He thinks for a moment, “It depends, like I’m always working but sometimes I only have to work for an hour. But I don’t have to do much on weekends.”

“What do you like to do for fun on the weekends?”

“Play guitar, go somewhere.” he shrug. “I don’t know.”

“You about you, what do you do for fun.” My eyebrows furrow. He doesn’t seem to like questions about himself. I wonder why.

“I like to do those really big puzzles. With like 5000 pieces.”

“Really?”

“They’re very fun, though very time consuming.” I glance over and see that the timer on the oven is about to finish in a few seconds. So I put some oven mitts on and go ahead and take out the cake.

The excitement on Nate’s face grows visibly as I set the cake down, “I’m so ready.”

I pipe the filling into the cake then pour the marble glaze frosting on top after it’s cooled. Then I slice off some for him and plate it.

It’s the moment of truth, for some reason all of my nerves come rushing back to me. I’ve never made a cake for someone as high up as Nathaniel. Oh no what if he hates it.

He takes his first bite.

“Oh my god that’s so good.” and once more the relief washes over me. I grin as he takes another bite and cut myself a slice.

“Yes! Successful cake. And you helped at the very beginning and with taste testing.”

“I’m a professional baker.” he says with a bit of a sassy tone. I cut my slice and look up at him. This first date has gone so much better than I thought.

He loves the cake, we had pleasant conversation, we got to know each other, and as he sat on the counter just a little higher up than me I wanted to kiss his cheek. That’d be weird though. A cheek kiss on the first date? Show some self restraint Clara. I fear though the nerves coming back, and with my urge now to do something horrible that would ruin it I find myself wanting to run away. Make it seem cool though, make a cute and flirty exit.

“Clearly. Never would have been able to do this without you. Well I assume you’ve got 34 other girls to meet with and loads of work to do, so I’ll leave you be. Feel free to eat more cake.” I excuse myself and put a small fingerprint of flour on his nose as I make my way out of the date.

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sae-you-sae-me · 7 years

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Hi guys :) How about this: RFA + V & Saeran stealing/ accidentally eating all of MC's candy. She finds out and plans some sweet sweet revenge hoho~

Hehe, we relate to this one on a personal level. Maybe not MC’s pettiness…actually, yeah, that too. Enjoy~

Zen:

To be fair, he gets a lot of chocolate from fans

He thought your box of chocolates was his…until he actually read the sticky note on the lid with your name on it

He felt really guilty, so he moves the note onto one of his other boxes and hopes you don’t notice

Well….when you find cherry filling in the middle of your chocolate, you notice

You can gather exactly what happened, but instead of confronting him, you decide to play around a little

You run to the store and pick up those jellybeans with nasty flavors

You cover them in chocolate and put them in a bag which you leave for Zen on the counter with a cute note

When you hear a cry of disgust, you know he ate it

He comes running to you apologizing, because he knows exactly why you did it

He promises to make it up to you however he can

“Well…I’ve been wanting to practice some new styles with my curling iron…”

You can bet he was sitting in front of you the whole day while you did some weird stuff with his hair

Yoosung:

He’s not even thinking when he steals it

You were eating some gummy bears and left it on the counter while you took a shower

Yoosung only saw candy and started eating it….all of it

You come out of the shower and see the empty bag left on the counter

You confront him right away

He just looks away and says he doesn’t know anything about it

You believe him at first, and just assumed you miscalculated how much you ate

But a little later, he gives you a kiss goodnight and you can taste it on his lips

Still, you say nothing…you have a better idea

You buy several bags of gummy bears the next day

For the next week, you place a few secretly inside every one of his meals

By the end of the week, he’s going insane and just bursts, “Okay! I get it! Yes, I ate your gummy bears, and I promise I won’t do it again! Just please…no more…”

He makes it up to you and buys you a bunch of candies

He’ll even separate out your favorite flavors so you don’t have to dig around

Jaehee:

You weren’t home and Jaehee was having some serious cravings for chocolate

You had a small jar of them

She usually didn’t take from you, but…maybe if she took one or two you wouldn’t notice

Too bad her week was super stressful and she lost count

She stares at the bottom of the empty jar, horrified at her deeds

She tries to run to the store to pick up more before you came home

But she was too late

She was already opening the bag to fill it when you walked into the kitchen and surprised her

The chocolates went all over the floor

You’re actually really calm about it and wave it off….doesn’t mean you’re not getting revenge

Throughout the weeks, you plant little tricks everywhere

She thinks she finds a tin of cookes?…Sewing supplies

Is that a box of chocolate?….filled with carrots and celery

You even replaced the ice cream with smoothies

After a few weeks, she’s begging for forgiveness and you finally let it go

Jumin:

You had made a bag of handmade chocolates for the next RFA meeting

You had worked for hours on them, and you stepped out for a little break while they were cooling on the counter

Jumin came in, about to head out to work

He thought the chef had made them, so he thought he could take it to work and leave them on his desk

He had a meeting with a large group of people, and he handed them out as little favors

They were all gone by the time the day was over

When he came home, he found a very disgruntled you giving him the silent treatment

It wasn’t until after dinner that you finally told him what he’d done

While you were still a little upset, he knew it would soon pass

But then the next day, he finds all of his nice ties are replaced with ones with goofy patterns

“MC…why are there cookies on my tie?”

“I don’t know…ask your employees.”

He just sighs and goes with it until finally you cool off and return his regular ties

He still keeps a few of the goofy ones though, because he finds them amusing

Seven:

It was that time of the month, and you were PMSing bad

Good thing you had saved that one bar of chocolate for a time like this

You walked into the kitchen and found Seven had just finished the last piece

You were so mad, you started hitting him with the closest item next to you….a loaf of bread

He’s backed up against the wall, “Look! I’m sorry! I don’t track your cycle. How was I supposed to know?”

He tries to calm you down and cheer you up by a few tickles

But you are not amused

“You can’t solve everything with tickling!” you yell as you continue beating him with bread

After a few hours, he thinks you have calmed down and gone back to normal

Boy,oh boy, was he wrong

Everytime you gave him food, there was literally only a bite left…he would have to find the rest on his own

You’d hand him a bag of HBC with one chip in it

You’d give him one noodle on a plate

You replaced the pantry with empty cereal boxes and chip bags as well

P-E to the T-T-Y

He gets so sick of it, he orders a huge box of your favorite chocolates to appease you

Saeran:

He has no self control when it comes to sweets

He found your candy in the pantry and devoured it within a minute

You didn’t even notice until later

He wasn’t even sorry

“Well, there was no note on it saying it was yours.”

Oh, he wanted notes? He was getting notes

You literally labeled EVERYTHING in the kitchen

Every single container of food you wanted had your name on a stick note

He’s unfazed at first

Until there’s so many notes that they start getting everywhere

He just walks up to you, his sweater holding a few stray sticky notes, and tosses you two boxes of the candy he ate

You thank him…and also inform him that he would be the one removing all the sticky notes left over

He was craving a midnight snack

He was sleepy too, though, so he wasn’t exactly thinking or reading labels

So, he ate your chocolate and went back to bed

The next evening, when you were preparing to enjoy your little treat, the truth comes out

You take his camera secretly and fill it with pictures of food and candy

When he finds it, he apologizes for his deed

But he’s also kind of laughing at your ridiculous little prank

You really can’t stay mad at him, and he takes you to your favorite restaurant to make up for the chocolate

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iwantasecretgarden · 8 years

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Rules: Answer all questions, add one question of your own and tag as many people as there are questions.

1. Coke or Pepsi: Diet Coke in a glass of ice or a can or a bottle or a fountain or anywhere, always. “Is Pepsi okay?” is probably the worst sentence in all of human history.

2. Disney or Dreamworks: Disney Renaissance (90s kid)

3. Coffee or tea: Coffee. I want to like tea, but it’s leaf water. And drinking it tastes like hot leaves. I try and I try and yet still...clogged pool filter in a cup.

4. Books or movies: Books. Books, I’ve never seen so many books in all my life. Best weapons in the world. But seriously in 2016 I read 42 books - didn’t quite get to my 52 I had hoped for as my upper goal, but far surpassed the 25 I had planned.

5. Windows or mac: Mac since birth. Born with my dad getting me a tiny apple jumper as he used the old timey rainbows apple with the startup OS face.

6. DC or Marvel: Marvel characters are deeper and more interesting, especially because I WANT to like Wonder Woman but every single writer just changes her backstory and nothing is consistent and I hate that. X-Men are my favorite because it’s embracing difference in an exclusive, bigoted world.

7. X-box or Playstation: I wasn’t allowed to play video games because my parents thought they would make me violent so now I’m WOEFULLY AWFUL at them. But does Wii Lego games count? Because I really like Wii Lego Harry Potter. I know. I know. But it’s actually adorable. I also play Wii Lego LOTR and Batman and Star Wars (but SW one sucks).

8. Dragon age or Mass effect: Er...what.

9. Night owl or early riser: I do better working at night because I like to have an hour or so to wake up. So if I leave at 9 I get up at 6:30 so I can drink coffee and blink awake and watch a tv show before doing chores and getting ready.

10. Cards or chess: Cards - more for the memories that accompany them and because I’m hellishly impatient for Chess.

11. Chocolate or vanilla: Vanilla not because I’m vanilla but because chocolate can either be overwhelming or when in ice cream doesn’t taste like chocolate? Like why? It tastes like mystery brown flavor and I’m not into that.

12. Vans or converse: Converse for life. Black. With doodles on the white parts. Quotes and drawings. Being a cool kid way past the age I could pull it off (since I never could). I also have a blue pair that I drew the TARDIS on during the DW fanvolution but now don’t wear because they don’t match.

13. Lavellan, Trevelyan, Cadash, or Adaar: I feel dumb. I don’t know what these are.

14. Fluff or angst: Angsty fluff. Like when the angst drenches your soul and in the darkest moment someone says the right thing that no one in real life has ever said to you and it’s like a sweet sweet salve.

15. Beach or forest: Forest. I hate sand. I’m stupid annakin. And deep in my heart of hearts I’m still the wolf girl I was at 13 where I wore braces and boys jeans and tie dyed wolf t-shirts and braids in my hair with a bunch of friendship bracelets and wanted to be a psychic dragon rider or be raised by sentient wolves. So in the end...it’d be untrue to my nature (and to my secret shame wolf patronus) to not say forest where I used to dream of running away and finding my true pack.

16. Dogs or cats: I have two greyhounds (Fred & George), and a cat - Gandalf. That way I can introduce the bunch as Gandalf (and) the Greyhounds. Yeah. I’m serious. PM me for picture proof or check out insta @greyhoundgeorge

17. Clear skies or rain: Rain when I have nowhere to BE. If I can stay home and eat hot popcorn and drink cold water and snuggle on a couch under the blankets and put on an old movie or quiet film scores and pick up a book I want to read all in one go. That’s a little corner of heaven right there. But clear skies if I am going out to do something - if I’m doing something stressful and knowing I can go outside after to let the sun drench into the skin of my face and smile and take a breath and get a cold diet coke and congratulate myself on being brave and finishing out.

18. Cooking or eating out: Depends. Depends on how lazy I am and how broke I am and how hungry I am. I like cooking when I’m really hungry because then I can personalize everything to my own tastes and having leftovers I know will be yummy later. When I eat out/order take out I’m eating it all. Don’t be foolish.

19. Spicy food or mild food: Spicy food. Make my nose rain. I once drank a bowl of salsa in a Mexican restaurant. Like in Beauty & the Beast. Bowl to my mouth. Drank it down. My sisters hissed at me to stop. It was so good. So I drank theirs too.

20. Halloween/samhain or solstice/yule/christmas: Solstice, Yule, ***Christmas*** I am so into Christmas. I’m the dumbass that starts listening to carols too early in November. I’m wearing sweaters and sweating. I’m getting my peppermint hot chocolate. I’m the one viciously stalking that Christmas feeling that seems to get farther and farther away the older you get. Because I want it to last forever. I want to make sure my little sisters never lose it.

21. Would you rather forever be a little too cold or a little too hot: Too cold. I’m already hot all the time. It’s hell. And I sweat through my clothes and that’s embarrassing and uncomfortable. At least when I’m cold people feel pity for you. When you’re hot all the time everyone looks at you like a freak.

22. If you could have a superpower, what would it be: Hallucination/Projection. I’d be called “Storyteller” or “Story” and if I wanted you to think you were on a beach in Aruba, you would really see and feel it. I would be able to travel for free, protect myself through a veneer, and never have to harm anyone. And I could taste all food however I wanted even if it was just celery. I could look how I want to look, dress how I want to dress, make my world the reality I want.

23. Animation or live action: Live action. I think the nuances of character actors and their expressions bring something to a film that evokes a sympathetic response in the brain that cannot (currently) be copied in animation.

24. Paragon or renegade: Again. I’m a silly person who has no idea what this is.

25. Baths or showers: SHOWERS. Hot showers. Baths - like tea - are just stewing in dirt. In your own dirt. In a tub where you get to look at your knees and rest your wet head against the hard tile. Ew.

26. Team cap or team ironman: Captain America forever. Stucky and Steggy forever.

27. Fantasy or sci-fi: Fantasy at my heart of hearts. It appeals to my wolfgirl nature. But I’m an equal opportunist and love Sci Fi. Just watch out for those weird 1950s fantasy/sci fi crossovers about colonizing planets cuz those get WEIRD.

28. Do you have three or four favourite quotes, if so what are they:

"Do small things with great love.” - Mother Teresa

“Courage, dearheart.” - C.S. Lewis

“Don’t worry. Don’t worry. Look up at the ceiling and breathe with those curiously fragile lungs and remind yourself don’t worry. All as it was meant to be. It was meant to be lonely, and terrifying, and unfair, and fleeting. Don’t worry.” - Welcome to Nightvale

29. Youtube or netflix: Netflix or Amazon Video yo

30. Harry Potter or Percy Jackson: Yeahhhh see I was too old when PJ came out. My youngest sister was reading it and even she thought it was under her age level. So HARRY POTTER FOREVER FOOLS. I mean, I cannot stress how much our family loves HP. We had a year when my youngest sister turned 11 she had a welcome to Hogwarts party in March, my family surprised me with a Horcrux Hunt 17th birthday Coming of Age in April, and my other sister turned 14 and got a Triwizard Cup party in May. My Mom listens to HP on Audible every night before bed. She can literally quote the first book word for word. We went to HP Wizarding World in FL before it opened on special passes when I was 19. If my mother wouldn’t murder us, our entire family would have matching HP tattoos. I write Marauders book fanfiction for my entire family to read and critique. We have sorted ourselves and own everything in our respective houses (a split R/G family). It’s our dream to go to Leaky Con together. We all have complete uniforms. Not just the robes. All of it. We know all the spells, have played all the dumb computer 2001 games and Wii games and Pottermore before it was lame and basically omg. HP FOR LIFE. (or LOTR).

31. When you feel accomplished: When someone acknowledges I saw the problem and solution immediately but everyone else tried a bunch of things first and eventually realized I was right. #INTJ

32. Star Wars or Star Trek: I am very into both, and both my sisters have hard core taken a position on each camp. But if I had to choose, I would say Star Trek because of the massive cultural shift it caused, especially in featuring multi-racial characters and women in positions of science and power.

33. Paperback books or hardback books: Paperback if I’m reading it the first time and Idk if i’ll like it but then I want hardback (leatherbound tbh) of everything I’ve ever loved and read for my library I want to own like in B&B.

34. Horror or rom-com: Ughhhhhhhh both suck. But I only like cerebral horror (like Sixth Sense) or intellectual horror (like Hannibal) because physical horror (torture), gross horror (teeth losing and pus), jump horror (basic) really aren’t interesting to me so I GUESS I’ll say rom-com.

35. TV shows or movies: TV shows streaming so I can binge them. Yep.

36. Favorite animal: Tigers! I’m so into tigers and know so much about them. The ONLY tiger fact I’ll bore you with right now is that lion roars are much shallower due to being lighter weight with less lung capacity so for the Lion King whenever the lions roar, it’s actually tiger roars to sound more macho.

37. Favorite genre of music: Alt rock or indie - coldplay, mumford, snow patrol, frank turner, damien rice, the wonder years, etc.

38. Least favorite book: I know people are really into it now, but when I read it A Separate Peace sucked balls and everyone agreed. Also I once read this terribly written horror book Neverwhere. Actually I’ve read several such poorly written books that it honestly gives me hope that I can be an author if these dingbats can.

39. Favourite season: Winter before Christmas

40. Song that’s currently stuck in your head: Help by the Beatles

41. What kind of pyjama’s do you wear: Old t shirt (usually huge) and pj pants or shorts

42. How many existential crisis do you have on an average day: Lol so many. Depends on the day. More like “my life is confusing and I have no idea what’s happening and everything is a chain reaction that hasn’t begun and I’m holding my breath praying for a fallout that’s marginally okay.”

43. If you can only choose one song to be played at your funeral, what would it be: “Penny Lane,” by the Beatles

44. Favourite theme song to a TV show: Buffy the Vampire Slayer or (honestly) Magic School Bus or Jimmy Neutron

45. Harry Potter movies or books: Books, where the inaccuracies aren’t too many to count

46. Favorite traditional food from your family: Tamales

47. Favorite decade from 1900-now: 1990s. But only 90s kids remember the 90s.

48. Worst habit? Thinking I can do it all.

49. Teach an old person to use the internet or stay for a week with a kid stuck in the “why” phase?: Kids. I love kids. Why phases are great. Sometimes I never outgrew mine, and adults always brush them off without actually taking time to explain why satisfactorily. 50. Who’s your favorite painter?: Claude Monet.

51. Favourite flower?: Roses (trite) or bluebonnets.

52. Boots or sneakers?: Sneakers now - boots in fall.

53. Abroad or at home?: Home if I could magically go back in time when “home” was everything I wanted and not a place to visit my mom in my old room with no clothes or friends.

54. Planning or spontaneity? Planning! But occasional spontaneity.

55. Boxers or briefs? Boxers so that I can wear them as pajama shorts.

56. Hogwarts house? Better be...Gryffindor!

I’m not tagging 56 people, so if you’d like to do this, tag me so I can read them! If you don’t want to, then just enjoy learning more about me. If it’s more than you wanted to know (and it probably is) feel free to ignore.

#about me

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foodarillo · 7 years

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A Stitch In Wine

I’m not much of a wine drinker, but I am trying. A sip here, a sip there, but an oenophile I am not. Mostly I just imbibe beer.

It’s not easy being a beer snob, but I manage to find myself downtown at Crush Wine Bar and Deli on a regular basis, in spite of their name. Their food is amazing, their beer selection (14 taps plus a nice array of cans and bottles) always pleases my barley-and-hop damaged palate, and their apps and deserts are to die for (dangling participle and all).

So it was no surprise that Deanna and I found ourselves at Crush one evening last February. It’s one of my favorite haunts anyway. To be able to share it with her was delightful. I’m sentimental that way, especially about good food.

Crush is located on the southeast corner of 7th and Polk in the historic Mayfair Building, amid a small but growing number of hip, cool establishments that are the culinary component of Amarillo’s Downtown redevelopment impetus. But not for long, yo…Crush will be moving in Fall 2017 across the street to a new structure they will share with Six Car Brewery. Can anyone say rooftop dining?

Yeah. As long as the wind isn’t howling and the feedlots aren’t sharing, this could be amazing.

There are several things that make Crush unique among Amarillo eateries. First is its unique wine delivery system, which includes a dispenser much like taps for beer. It allows Crush to treat bottled wine much like a keg of beer, and provide 6-ounce, 3-ounce, and 1-ounce sampler pours. Toss in a walk-in glass-walled wine room with bottles from floor to ceiling, and you have the visually impressive and taste-bud pleasing array of 300 different wines.

Pour, poor pitiful you, right?!

Add to that a very progressive menu for Amarillo, and you will never fail to be treated to delicacies you just cannot find out on the interstate. But that’s why we do this blog anyway. Y’all know what Cheddars tastes like.

As is our custom, Deanna and I shared a meal, but one with enough caloric allowance for an app, main course, and dessert. Hey, we would gain 50 pounds in a heartbeat if we both ordered separately all the time.

Our epicurean journey began with Crush’s world-famous quinoa cakes, which have foodgasm written all over them. I have seen this dish evolve the last couple of years, and it has gone from good to great. Sure, there are those who criticize the foodie consumption of quinoa as excessively bourgeois, but the fact remains that it is an amazing source of plant protein. Plus, we are keeping South American farmers employed.

Picture this: lightly fried quinoa cakes with Brussels sprouts, broccoli, avocado aioli, red peppers, onions, and provolone. My mouth is watering as I type, it is that good. It’s like an All Star team taking the field. This alone could be your entree for the night.

But wait. There’s more.

So we ordered the vegetarian Shepherd’s Pie for our entree. You don’t have to give up your calling as a carnivore to enjoy this tasty treat. It is baked in a skillet as it should, except that in addition to mashed potatoes it includes spaghetti squash, mushrooms, pine nuts, lentils, carrots, celery, herbs, browned butter, and curry. Can I get an amen?

As if that were not enough, we begged our server to bring us a slice of the raspberry white chocolate cheesecake. Calories be damned, we forged ahead with two forks and suffered through another round of ecstasy. Neither of us ever could have downed all of this food solo, much less with a couple of brews and sangrias each. Working in unison, though, we were up for the task. Diets can wait.

Oh, the humanity.

The ambience at crush is so not Amarillo. The crowd is decidedly upscale and trendy, often with out-of-town business people. I have dined there through the years (since 2009) with a variety of friends and guests, and Crush never disappoints. Just being surrounded by so much wine is a breath of fresh air for this city boy (did I say I am a beer snob also?).

Better yet, it is downtown. I am a huge proponent of downtown redev programs, regardless of where they are. Downtown is the heart and soul of every city, including Amarillo. I am happy to see Crush and its neighbors prosper, and look forward to seeing them in their new digs later this year.

Crush also has a loyal lunchtime following, which focuses more on the deli side of the business. Think sandwiches and soups. And it’s all good. I have been…many times.

In the mean time, hurry on down…DOWNtown…for an amazing repast that is quintessentially not Amarillo. This place would shine in any city. Pour it on. And hey…only a block from Route 66. Need I say more?

Nick & Deanna

Would We Go Back: What a dumb question.

Price: $-$$ Yeah, dinner and drinks for two (assuming you both order something) will set you back a $50 or more, but it is soooo worth it.

Dress: Suits and dresses to casual. This is Amarillo.

Comments: Crush will not disappoint, unless you are looking for West Texas comfort food. But Crush isn’t about mollycoddling. It’s about expanding your horizons. Come with an open mind and mouth. You will not be dismayed.

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Vegan School Lunches (and work lunches) with Tips & Recipes! (oil-free, nut-free)

Note Find more vegan school lunch recipes in Plant-Powered Families, plus an entire chapter on packing lunches section. Flip to page 233… and breathe easy!

Does the thought of packing school lunches again make you cringe? Or work lunches?

It can be frustrating to plan and pack vegan school lunches, especially now that most schools require nut-free lunches. I’m here to help relieve some of that stress!

I’ve been packing lunches for our girls (and my hubby) for about ten years now, so I’ve learned some tricks and definitely have a school-year system.

One of my tricks is to rely on key recipes for vegan school lunches. Ones that are easy, quick, that my kids love, and that pack well for school lunches.

Today I’m sharing my top 11 recipes for vegan school lunches, along with tips!

Ready to take notes?

Class begins, now!

1. Chickpea Nibbles

I would be lost without our Chickpea Nibbles. For years I made Tamari Roasted Chickpeas (from ed&bv), and then I needed a recipe even easier. Enter Chickpea Nibbles from PPF.

I make double and triple batches of these. Seriously, my kiddos eat one batch in one sitting – easily. Sometimes I hide away extra for lunches in the fridge, just so they won’t eat them all straight away.

Chickpea Nibbles

Your kids will love nibbling on these tasty chickpeas warm out of the oven, or cooled for lunches and snacks.

Ingredients

2 14 / 15 oz cans chickpeas rinsed and drained

2 tbsp balsamic vinegar

1 1/2 tbsp tamari

1 - 1 1/2 tsp pure maple syrup

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400°F (205°C). Toss all ingredients together and place on baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake for 20-25 minutes, tossing chickpeas once or twice during baking, until marinade is absorbed but chickpeas are still a little moist (not dried out).

What to do with them beyond snacking? Add them as a side snack in lunches, or mix into pasta, or rice/quinoa. Mash into a sandwich with your kiddos’ fave condiments. FYI, other kids may also want them. I’ve had requests. 🙂

2. Hummus #hummusisafoodgroup

Hummus must be in your arsenal of vegan school lunch recipes!

Now that the hummus food group movement has officially begun, get started with my Hummus 101 from Plant-Powered Families (page 84)! If you don’t have PPF, try one of these recipes.

And, you know you can FREEZE hummus, right?

Yes, double or triple batch, then freeze in about 2-cup portions. It thaws beautifully, take it out the night before and pop in the fridge.

How to use in vegan school lunches? In sandwiches, slathered in wraps, as a dip for veg and rice crackers or pitas, on pizzas, as a spread for bagels or on pizzas, thinned out and mixed into pasta!

3. Easy, Nut-Free Baked Goods

It’s difficult to choose just one vegan school lunch recipe here! Some of my favorites are Best Banana Bread, Oatmeal Banana Bites, Apple Hemp Muffins, and Pumpkin Snackles. You can find most of those recipes here. Put 4-5 recipes in rotation, double-batch and freeze some if needed.

4. Simple Tofu Recipes

Vegans don’t have to eat tofu. But, yes, vegans often do enjoy tofu! For back-to-school recipes, keep your tofu recipes very easy and with a versatile seasoning.

For years I made my “Lemon Herb Tofu” (from Vive le Vegan). Then our girls went through a phase where they were fussy about the herbs. I created my Simplest Marinated Tofu for PPF, and that has since become my staple recipe.

5. Smoothies

Either before school or after school, they are a brilliant way to nourish and sustain your kiddos in a nutrient-dense drink.

Don’t just fill them up with fruit, balance with some greens and veggies if you can, and also add nutrient-rich hemp seeds, chia seeds, goji berries, or nut butters.

Need tricks for balancing the grassy tones in green smoothies? You can get the full green smoothie tutorial here.

6. Energy Balls

These Cocoa Cookie Dough Balls are sweet enough to be in the cookie category (see 10). Still, I think Energy Balls or squares need their own category.

These are so nutrient-dense and pack a nice burst of energy while sneaking in good stuff like seeds, dried fruit, and oats. A win-win for us and the kids!

The recipe for these Cocoa Cookie Dough Balls follows, but also see the squares linked above and the Protein Power Balls in PPF.

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Cocoa Cookie Dough Balls

Psst, these are really health. No need to tell the kids, or anyone else, for that matter; just eat them up knowing they are filled with almonds (nut-free option included) and oats, and sweetened only with dates and raisins!

Ingredients

1/2 cup raw almonds see note for nut-free option

1/2 cup + 2 tbsp rolled oats

A few pinches of sea salt about a scant 1/8 tsp

1 cup pitted dates

1/4 cup raisins or more dates

1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

1 tsp pure vanilla extract

2 tbsp nondairy chocolate chips or cocoa nibs optional

A few teaspoons of unsweetened cocoa powder unrefined sugar, or a combination of both, for dusting/rolling (optional)

Instructions

In a food processor, process the almods until fine and crumbly. Then add remaining ingredients and (except the optional chocolate chips) pulse or process. Once the mixture starts to become crumbly, process fully for a minute or two. It will appear as if nothing is happening at first, that the mixture is just whirring around in crumbs, but soon it will start to become sticky. When you see it start to become a little sticky, add the chocolate chips and process again. Continue to process until it forms a ball on the blade. Stop the machine and remove the dough. Take small coops of the dough (1 to 1 1/2 tablespoons in size) and roll in your hand. Repeat until you have rolled all of the dough. Toss or roll the balls in the coating, if using,, and refrigerate. Eat and repeat often.

Recipe Notes

Allergy-Free or Bust!: For a nut-free version, replace the almonds with just 1/4 cup of raw pumkin seeds, and add another 1/4 cup of rolled oats.

If This Apron Could Talk: Make a double batch and freeze half. They thaw very well.

Kid-Friendly: These are excellent to pack in school lunches, with a nut-free option for you if nuts aren’t permitted in your school. For a nut-free version, replace the almonds with just 1⁄4 cup of raw pumpkin seeds, and add another 1⁄4 cup of rolled oats.

Savvy Subs and Adds: Replace vanilla with 1/2 teaspoon almond extract or orange oil.

7. Nutritious Soups

Admittedly, soups don’t top my personal list of back-to-school recipes. But I know that so many of you love to pack nutritious, hearty soups so I must include a few.

Sniffle Soup (below) is one of our girls’ favorites, and I hear it’s popular with your families too! Make it for dinner one evening (keep on thicker side), and send it to school in a thermos for the kiddos another day.

Some other soups my girls love include this Sweet Potato Bisque, Tomato Lentil Soup, and this Smoky Bean Chili.

8. Cheesy Sprinkle

This unassuming little recipe with nutritional yeast transforms many of our school lunches from drab to fab. I add it to pasta, and “ta-dah!”, kiddos love it.

Sometimes I’ll use a basic marinara sauce, but more often I’ll do a simple slurry of apple cider vinegar, tamari, and maple syrup (just a touch) – mix it up to taste, toss into pasta, then mix in the cheesy sprinkle. Kids LOVE this for lunch. Add in some veg or beans (there’s those tamari roasted chickpeas again!), cubed tofu or tempeh, and it’s a very satisfying lunch.

I also sprinkle it into wraps for the girls, with things like cubed potatoes and hummus, and into quinoa bowls. Many possibilities! Note that the original version is nut-based, but I offer a nut-free alternative in the recipe. This is the one I use for school lunches, and the girls really haven’t noticed the difference.

9. Healthy Puddings

This may not be something you pack into vegan school lunches – though you certainly could, they are both nut-free.

If not packed, prep for after school. These puddings give a great boost of omega 3’s with chia seeds, and are delicious.

have Chocolate and Pumpkin Chia Chia Puddings posted, and a few more puddings.

10. Chickpea Salad

This chickpea salad mixture has become very popular with all of you. The recipe is in PPF, but you can also find it posted here.

Play around with the add-ins, using raisins instead of apples, omitting the celery or capers, and adding other chopped veg. It’s very versatile – and very delicious!

11. Cookies

With the school year comes school parties. Halloween, Christmas, birthdays… someone lost a tooth, someone has a new baby sister, it’s “party day”!

Yeah, I’m exaggerating a little. Still, school treats flow freely, and we need to have our cookie recipes at the ready for vegan school lunches.

My Homestyle Chocolate Chip Cookies are a classic. Also try my oil-free chippers from PPF (in this post), and the ever-popular nicer krispie squares!

Other Tips for Vegan School Lunches

– Pack lunches the day before. There is already enough chaos in the morning, so pack the lunches during lunch the day before, or the evening before.

– Also fill water bottles! Have them ready in the fridge ready to tote.

– Cook things in batches through the week and weekend. Hummus, tamari roasted chickpeas, muffins, as mentioned above. But also batch-cook potatoes, sweet potatoes, rice, quinoa, beans, etc. All those staples can be used in wraps, sandwiches, added to soups, pastas, and more.

– Pack plenty of fresh fruit and make it EASY for them to eat. Yes, it feels a nuisance sometimes to peel those mandarins or cut oranges into bite-size pieces and pop into a container. Why not just pack the whole fruit? Because kids have very little time to eat in school, that’s why. So, make it easy for them to eat that fruit. Peel or slice or cut into small pieces and pack in a container along with a fork. They are far more likely to eat it.

– Pack occasional treats – seaweed snacks, baked chips, cookies, a few vegan gummy worms. They have very healthy lunches, let them find a treat once in a while!

– Have stock of different size containers (scroll down to ‘kitchen gear for kids and lunches). I have an entire cupboard with different sizes of containers. Some are ziploc, others are reused containers from nondairy yogurt or store-bought dips, etc. The smaller ones are great for fruit and snacky items, the larger ones for pasta, sandwiches, etc. One day I may reveal my crazy cupboard of containers and lids! If you prefer a bento box, this Planetbox gets top reviews.

– We all need shortcuts. You may not always get to making marinated tofu, making soup, or baking muffins. Get some Amy’s burgers or other veg burgers that you can easily heat and put in a sandwich, and pick up healthier granola bars or snack cookies. Try Amy’s baked beans in a wrap with rice (I always add about 1 cup or more of black or kidney beans to stretch it out) or Amy’s alphabet soup – amp up the nutritional profile by adding beans, cubed potatoes or sweet potatoes, or cubed tofu. Try a pre-marinated tofu which simply needs to be sliced or lightly heated. Keep some quick fixes on hand to avoid mama (or papa) food-prep burnout!

What recipes do you rely on regularly? And, what are your go-to snacks and meals to pack into lunches. Any terrific quick-fixes to share?