#yeah imma post this on mondays

[kakusu-shipping]

You’re definitely not being annoying and it wouldn’t be weird at all! and especially since it would be your birthday gift! :D and tbh I would really enjoy sending asks just for the Ideal Polycule (I mean for last year’s F/o takeover event I was the anon that specifically sent an ask for them ^^) also you could still add Zen to the Polycule if you want to! I mean I don’t much about overwatch but he would totally still help you with food/eating even though he’s not a foodie and + his warm color palette goes with everyone else in the Polycule! :]

You guys are so nice to me for literally no reason you're both so sweet.

I've never held an event up for a long amount of time, I think the most I got was like a week? We're gonna see if I can hold out all of February, if we have enough content for it.

Thankyou both so much for your feedback! I'm looking forward to this now!! I hope it'll be just as fun for y'all as it is for me!

also lil bonus the real behind the scenes reason why Zenyatta isn't in the ideal polycule officially;

[landososcar]

espresso ; LN4

pairing(s) ; lando norris x fem driver!reader

summary ; in which yn says fuck it and drops a song while soft launching her (possibly problematic) relationship

warnings ; flufffffff & like one mention of christian horner (🤮)

note ; i apologise for the one post in here where i basically just fan girl over ria but who wouldn’t. +this is pretty long and i got lazy towards the end and couldn’t be bothered making team announcement posts lol

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youruser my give a fucks are on vacation 😝 espresso is YOURS!!! tonight after i demolish these old men 🫶

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user1 oh she is HER

lilymhe WIFFEEEEE

youruser AHHHHH IMMA MARRY YOU

alexalbon …i’m right here??

lilymhe IRRELEVANT

user2 I NEED IT NOW

bestfriend MY GIRLLLL‼️‼️💓💓💓💓

youruser I LOVEEE YOUUUUU

user3 i say we wave the chequered flag early so we get espresso now

landonorris ‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️

bestfriend lmfao

youruser 🧡

user4 EXVHSE ME?????????

user5 i love how she just disses half the grid and then just calls it a day

maxfewtrell helllll yeah

user6 maybe she’s never on the podium because she focuses more or singing than racing

user7 or because she’s in a fucking ALPINE

user8 y’all were SILENT when lh44 released music but suddenly it’s a problem when y/n does it

maxverstappen im not that old

youruser yeah okay grandpa

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youruser i kissed @bestfriend in the club bathroom

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user1 IS THAT A MANNNN

youruser i sincerely apologise 😔

user2 guys do we think that’s mr espresso

bestfriend KISS ME AGAIN, FUCK *****

youruser omg don’t expose him😭

youruser but hell yeah come here gf😻😻😘

estebanocon my f1 teammate or my fav singer ?

youruser me when i’m both

user3 THE INITIAL NECKLACE ????? L?????

user4 omg y/n’s boyfie driving a mercedes ??? Y/N TO MERCEDES 2024‼️‼️‼️‼️

maxverstappen1 stream espresso

bestfriend yasss grandpa !!!

maxverstappen1 omg i try to do one thing nice and suddenly i’m catching strays

user5 IM WORKING LATTEEEEE CAUSE IM A SINGGERRRRR OH HE LOOKS SO CUTEEEEEE WRAPPED ROUND MY FINGEERRRRR

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landonorris can’t sleep

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user1 “SAY YOU CANT SLEEP BABY I KNOW THATS THAT ME ESPRESSO” LANDO NORRIS WHAT ARE YOU SAYING

user2 THE SOFT LAUNCH IN THE SECOND PIC TOO OH MY GOD ITS HAPPENING

user3 oh hes definitely always streaming espresso

maxverstappen1 what kind of thirst trap post is this mate

landonorris for her eyes only😁

bestfriend but you posted on the main ?

youruser UHM

youruser 💓💓💓💕🧡💘🖤💖🩷💞💙💗🖤💗🩷💝🩷❤️💕💚🤎🩷💕💜💖🖤❣️🩷💕❤️💜🤍💚🩷🧡🩵💛🤍🧡❤️💕💛💚💕💘🩷💞❤️💜💓💓💓💓💓💓💓💓💓💓💓💓💓💓💓💓💓💓💓💓💓

landonorris what happened to the soft launch baby

youruser you’re too hot i need people to know your MINE😻😻😻😻😻😻😻😻😻😻😘😘😘💓💓

youruser do you think about me every night😁😁😝

user4 oh she’s gone insane

user5 THE EMOJIS IM PISSING MYSELF SOMEONE SEDATE HER

bestfriend girl get UP

bestfriend what have you done to my gf

landonorris MYYYYY girlfriend🥰🥰🥰🥰

bestfriend bite me bitch

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caption: my two fav f1 drivers (excluding estie ofc🫶)

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youruser unfortunately, i was too hot for the car this week, we’ll get those old men next week 🫶

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user1 SHES FUCKING HILARIOUS

user2 maybe if she stopped making music and focused more on racing she wouldn’t have dnfed

landonorris the car had a issue with its breaks ? how was she gonna fix that. explain quick pls coz you’re an expert

user3 LANDO DEFENDING HER IMMA SOB

bestfriend babe you need a car that can handle hot sexy you are 😫😫 i don’t wake up at 3am on a monday morning to watch you nearly die 😝

youruser my sincerest apologies ma’am 🫡

bestfriend i love you tho🫶🫶

youruser if you really loved me you’d come to the race next week ??

youruser WAS I JUST AIRED

lilymhe we’ll ignore this week !! podium coming next week for my girl i can feel it

youruser 💓💓

user4 i can’t believe her and lando are dating, so unprofessional

landonorris GAHHHH I LOVE YOUUUUU

youruser STOP IT ILL CRY 💞💞💞 MY LOVE🥰

user5 surely her dating an opponent is bad for business

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landonorris apparently is bad for business? sorry y/n/n’s pr team ig 🙏🤷‍♂️ but stream my girl’s new song‼️‼️

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youruser RIAAAAAAAA

user1 two tit pics in a row omg !?

youruser BABY IVE MISSED YOU COME SEE ME

landonorris 💓💓

youruser GIRL NO I WAS TALKING TO RIA SKRJSKJDJFKS

riabish STOP I LOVE YOU

landonorris wtf😭😭😭

user2 if ria has 0 fans, y/n is dead

youruser RIA PLS COME TO THE NEXT RACE I AM BEGGINGGGGGGGG

youruser make up some sort of reason and pretend quadrant need to come but then i’ll send you (and only you😉) an alpine pass 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

riabish my boss hasn’t planned a quadrant race visit for a couple more races babe😔

youruser JUST SENT YOU FLIGHT DETAILS ILL PICK YOU UP FROM THE AIRPORT WITH YOUR PADDOCK PASS

riabish MARRY ME

youruser FUCK YES AJDKSJAHHAHAH

landonorris guys i think i just lost my gf on a post i made dedicated to her

youruser yeah but you posted a pic of ria, so who was i actually paying attention to ??

youruser i love you so so sooooo much (im actually talking to you this time)

landonorris luv u 2 i guess

youruser nah wtf boutta unrelease this song

user3 what did we just witness

estebanocon you guys are insane

user4 omg bad for business is another banger

user5 when y/n can’t choose between f1 and singing so she just fucking EATS both

maxfewtrell when you ask y/n about her fav quadrant member and you expect her to say lando but you’re stupid and it’s ria without second thought

youruser you’re a close second place max🫶

landonorris wtf am i?? chopped liver?????

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youruser alpine ❤️ all 4 years that i’ve spent in formula 1 have been spent at this team and i now call everyone at the headquarters, garages, and races, family. thank you to everyone who’s made an impact to my life in any kind of way no matter how big or small, i appreciate it more than you will ever know. @estebanocon, thank you for being the best teammate i could ever ever everrrr ask for, you have grown with me and taught me so so many things. we’ve shared more laughs than probably any other teammates and moving to different teams will definitely not stop that.

there’s still the rest of the year until the end of this era and i know we’ll make the most of it. i’ll always remember alpine as the team that brought me in and made me the woman that i am today. the end of this season will definitely be tough but if it wasn’t sad then it would mean there was nothing to miss.

let’s have an amazing rest of the year, i love alpine and will never forget the time ive spent here 💙🩷💙🩷

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user1 IM SOBBING

user2 omg she loves alpine so much this is devastating why would they not re-sign her😭😭😭😭😭

user3 they couldn’t afford to re-sign both her AND esteban, mercedes offered her A LOT more money

landonorris so so so proud of you my love 💓💓

youruser 🫶🧡🧡

f1 never forget the first alpine driver line up after renault… keep pushing y/n!!

user4 ohhh she’s gonna EAATTT at mercedes

estebanocon going to send a mor private text to you now but thank you for everything y/n/n 🩷💙 (you’re also my favourite f1 driver)

lewishamilton ❤️❤️

lilymhe 💓

user5 omg the y/n to merc rumours were true

user6 it’s not even been confirmed yet lmfao for all we know she could’ve just got sacked by alpine and no one wants to pick her up

bestfriend soooo proud of you my girl 💞💞💞💞

riabish prouder than words can explain 🫶

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youruser HE FUCKING DID IT !!:!;&/&”!/!;”929/ MY BOYFRIEND IS A RACE WINNER AND IM SOBBING OMG I LOVE HIM SO MUCH LOOK HOW HAPPY😁

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user1 GIRL F1 AND MERCEDES JUST ANNOUNCED YOUR MOVE AND YOURE POSTING THIS LMFAOOO

landonorris WE DID IT BABY AHHHSHDHHAKA

youruser YOU DID IT MY LOVEEDJJRKEKR💓💓💓🧡💓🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🥰🥰😍😍😍🥰🥰🥰😻😻😻😻😻

user2 she’s so funny for just ignoring her merc move announcement 😭😭 she dgaf

user3 boyfie WON she doesn’t give a shit about mercedes rn, give her like 24 hours

bestfriend does this mean i can’t call him no wins anymore

riabish right!?? like, the one gp we go to and he has to go and steal our focus from our girl coz we gotta care about him at least a little bit

bestfriend exactly.. he’s so selfish like wtf

landonorris im so very very sorry

user4 FINALLYYYYYY

maxfewtrell 🧡🧡

youruser guys yes i know they announced my mercedes move! why are y’all acting like you didn’t know about it last week tho😭 i saw the tweets

[anime-grimmy-art]

You know, I actually did make myself an upload schedule, but I already promised myself to finally post that Trigun comic Ive been pushing back on Sunday, but at the same time I gotta drop this or Imma not be able to concentrate on that paper I hafta write til Monday.

And, so, here we are, my Paya and Tauro headcanons post cos my brain went into overdrive again. These two just fit perfectly in that “Important enough characters to get some background info and feel for their personality, but literally leaves enough open to just dump thousands of hcs on them” category. So, yeah, after thinking and flashing them out in my mind a lot, and eventually thinking about their relationship, made me think up a looooot.

Long rambling will be in a reblog

btw, leave doggie name suggestions

[hestzhyen]

Chapter 58 Welp Posting

Hello kind void. Short (for me) yap this time... it's mostly just pain this chapter, after all. So much pain.

Very rough TL of the editor's notes:

First page: 漆羽の命滅契約は一体…? [Uruha no meimetsu keiyaku ha ittai...?!, What in the world happened to Uruha's lifelong contract...!?] Last page: 信念のもと漆羽を殺めた座村を前に… [Shinen no moto Uruha wo ayameta Samura wo maeni..., Standing in front of Samura, who killed Uruha due to his conviction...] Google Translate or DeepL can probably do better than me on this one, so go ahead and copy/paste that text into one of those instead for a better idea. Just note that 漆羽 (Uruha) usually gets auto-translated to "Urushiba" and 座村 (Samura) to "Zamura".

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Pregame Mini Meta Rant: If I hear a SINGLE complaint about how many panels were reused this chapter Imma get heated. Yeah, there's been a lot of copy-crop-paste stuff going on in the past two weeks. This chapter alone re-used Hakuri's exhausted seal pose four times. But the major scenes still hit hard as fuck and the new art is holding up. Let the author do what it takes to avoid burnout and health issues just as his series is getting the major promotion treatment, okay? Dude's had to do a lot of extra work recently with the cover and colour pages in addition to the usual volume redraws and accompanying filler sketches/doodles.

These chapters were probably being written and drawn about the same time as the extra materials. It's not like the author starts drawing on Monday and sends the chapter out by Friday so it can be published Sunday- they're finished weeks in advance before they're released. I recommend checking out a short manga called The Right Way to Make JUMP! by Takeshi Sakurai if the practical details of getting manga out to thousands of readers in both print & digital simultaneously every week seem interesting!

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Uruha vs. Samura

I interrupt this ramble before it even begins to do a little celebratory dance. I got most of what I yapped about last chapter right for once! Yay! ヾ(⌐■_■)ノ♪ I won't have to recap the Samura motivation/mindset yap with the new information! (This will probably never happen again.)

Anyway...

Let's start with this because fuck it was so cool and sad.

I love how every character in this manga holds fast to their convictions, man. But I didn't expect Samura to be so cold about killing his former apprentice y'know?! Not even a hint of remorse from this guy. Between this and the subdued greeting Uruha gave him, the lack of warmth in their dialogue together... I wonder if they had a positive relationship. Uruha certainly respected Samura's skills but the contrast between how he thinks about Kunishige and the man who presumably taught him everything he knows about fighting is striking, isn't it? He was pretty unemotional about having to duel his master to the death despite being such an emotive guy. Yet now we'll probably never know... (sigh).

Here's something I missed on my first read: Samura didn't use Tobimune to face Uruha; he was just the quicker draw with a regular katana.

His sword is closer to being sheathed, while Uruha's sword is still farther out.

In case anyone still wants to believe that Uruha is alive or can come back somehow after this... more power to you. The Sojo copers can probably give you some tips if you need them. But there is one small smidgen of comfort to be had, if one wants to interpret it as such.

Not using Tobimune can be read as respecting Uruha's determination and facing him on equal footing. I know he unnecessarily double-tapped Uruha when he was laying on the ground- he didn't need to slash the guy again with Tobimune to make the kill. I get it, the Enchanted Blades are tools of death. Just let me have this. I need it.

Uruha deserved better. He deserve to live, dammit. I didn't get nearly enough of him. But what a way to go. Standing up for what you believe, your dead (boy)friend's last words telling you to live no matter what running through your head. Fighting for your life to honor his wish even though it's a completely lost cause... fuck what a tragic character. He was such a passionate guy despite the losses he suffered. Uruha, man... I really wanted to spend more time with him, but I guess all we'll get of him are flashbacks about him from other people or during scenes recounting what happened in the war.

The worst part of saying goodbye is that it felt like we had so much more to see and learn about him. His story's incomplete but it's over all the same. That's what hurts most when authors kill these characters- the sense of real loss because of all the loose ends. Anything we learn about him will be retroactive for context. No more growth, no more silly faces... damn you Samura...! Fuck this author makes good villains in a short span of time.

Whatever incident was covered up 18 years ago has to be incredibly awful to drive Samura to become an avenger for the truth. I'm talking "establishing a whole fucking international court system to process it for over a decade" levels of bad. Which it may well be, if this flashback from Sojo's PoV in chapter 8 remains unchanged when we revisit it for context:

Hello, probable war crimes.

Yeah I'm banking on that mystery kid being Magatsumi's current wielder. Whether he was a child soldier or picked up the sword by accident somehow, this might be the clue to The Incident that turned Samura against his allies. The point about how anyone can use the Enchanted Blades is made repeatedly during and after the Sojo arc- why not a child? Covering up a massacre like that would be in a lot of people's interests.

Unfounded spitball theories aside, now that Hakuri and Chihiro are both clued in that some real bad shit went down, we can expect to learn more about it. Hopefully sooner rather than later because I'll definitely be judging the shit outta Samura based on how awful it is. I'm very interested in his moral dilemma but I've got unreasonably high standards as to what kind of event could drive someone to do something so awful (in fiction, at least). IRL people are messy, but fiction demands justification. And the way this incident is being hyped up makes me believe it's different from the other horrors of war sinking in and slowly driving someone to resent everything they did for the cause. Whatever the Bearers and the Kamunabi covered up is going to cast them all -Kunishige included- in an extremely unflattering light.

Burnout

He just looks so cute being carried like that even though he's so exhausted and roughed up…

... Yeah. Poor Hakuri.

I won't take up as much space here as I want to yapping about him because most of it's just retreads of things I've been saying for weeks already. But man. Man.

This guy awoke to his powers, killed his dad and brothers, put an end to his family's cruelty, saved a bunch of lives at great risk to himself, passed out, and woke up to try and do this crazy mission with Chihiro all in just over 24 hours. He's so fried he fell asleep while being carried piggy-back and can't even move any more! But he's still kicking himself for not summoning Kumeyuri for Uruha when he had enough adrenaline to sort of stand up on his own. Never mind the brain haemorrhage- he's got lives to save. Ms. Makizumi's words about pushing himself too hard being dangerous just go in one ear and out the other. These people want him to care about himself for the mission and because he deserves it but he just refuses to take it to heart...

Then the person he promised to protect is killed in front of him right after he made it his life's mission to prevent exactly this sort of scenario.

Fuck.

Can't even turn this into a ship moment I'm so bent out of shape. Someone strip me of my fudanshi creds.

It looks like Hakuri did summon Chihiro in a panic after all- he couldn't even call out to Uruha so reaching for Chihiro instead was his first instinct. He just wasn't fast enough because his body and mind are on the brink of totally shutting down. If he's truly unable to use sorcery again after finally gaining his own strength at long last... oh, that will hurt so bad. I'm not ready for how hard Hakuri's going to be on himself when he eventually wakes up despite doing his very best.

Hakuri's gonna be out of commission for sure after this event.

I'm close to 100% positive he'll temporarily lose his powers now. If it comes to be, then Kagurabachi will have passed my bullshit "don't say they'll die if the consequences don't match up to the risk" test. Being paralyzed and powerless for a while is good enough to convince me that death really was a possible outcome. See, it's really that easy. Totally not unfair and arbitrary.

Regardless, there's a lot of suffering ahead for Chihiro and Hakuri. Not only did all of this shit go down the day right after the Rakuzaichi, but there's still whatever the blood test will reveal hanging out there... the political and practical price of this failure with the Kamunabi... processing the guilt of not being able to save a life... coming to terms with how much they don't know... so much has happened to them in a short 24-ish hours, huh? And neither of them have anything good to look forward to in the short-term.

I gotta wonder what Hakuri will do this arc if he's literally unable to move for a while. His PoV gave us the info that there was a specific incident that was covered up, but that doesn't mean he'll be involved in that plot line. But let's save that stress for another time- gotta see how badly he fucked himself up and how things shake out between Chihiro and Samura first.

Chihiro vs. Samura

(Ch. 50) A long-awaited reunion.

What will go down next week? I'm sure as hell not gonna try to guess. Could be anything from casual conversation to an actual skirmish. At least one thing will definitely not happen though.

Neither Chihiro nor Samura are dying here. Chihiro cannot die until the last fight in the series is finished, so that's out (boo joyless nerd take no fun booooooo). Samura's simply too strong to go down to an exhausted Chihiro and we still have to learn the history behind his motives. So he's gonna stick around for a bit longer to cause trouble. Wouldn't be surprised if he's the arc boss! Hiruhiko's got his own training arc ahead of him and all (and some arms to reattach), so he'll be more of a recurring villain than someone to defeat as a character growth moment for now. It's looking like Samura vs. Chihiro for the foreseeable future IMO.

If I can reveal a selfish hope, I want Samura facepalming Chihiro and feeling the scar to be the means of getting insight on how he feels about Chihiro's situation. Samura's probably the one who tipped off the Hishaku about Kunishige's location thanks to accidentally finding out when Momma Shiba took Chihiro to the local festival. Oh boy, if Chihiro learns that Samura was the one that sold him and his dad out... that would be some incredibly potent angst. His hero, a monster? Say it ain't so. Would have told you sooner if I could, Chihiro.

Hm, Kunishige and the Bearers who were entrusted with his vision...

(Chapter 1)

(Chapter 9)

(Chapter 58)

I feel confident in thinking that Samura is basically Bad End Chihiro now. He's been tormented by guilt for nearly two decades and has decided to do everything himself. He'll kill his former comrades and the Hishaku or go down swinging- and kill himself if he actually succeeds. He's on a doomed mission to scorch the earth and take out as much evil as he can. All scum go to hell! Including the guy who's so mired in grief that he does a lot of murder to cope. Those scars of his don't look like tear tracks in some shots for nothin'. (Wait, wasn't I talking about Chihiro for a bit there?)

Chihiro's well on his way to following Samura's path already... he's not the type to kill his comrades, but he's definitely got the "guilty sinning avenger" thing going on strong. So if Samura is Chihiro's "Bad End", what will he force Chihiro to realize? Every major foe reflects a part of Chihiro back at himself and forces him to answer difficult questions, after all. Sojo- forced him to accept that there are multiple ways to interpret and use his dad's legacy

Kyora- forced him to look at his own devotion to his dad's legacy and admit he doesn't know as much as he needs to

Hiruhiko (round 1)- forced him to admit that he thinks of himself as a monster for the lengths he's willing to go to

As for Samura, I think it'll be along the lines of "is it necessary or justifiable to sin and/or commit oneself hell for the sake of a cause?". Maybe "can I be redeemed at all?" (or if redemption is even necessary in the first place). Legitimately can't wait to see what goes down between them next week to get more clues! God I love this manga so much. I haven't been so consistently engaged week to week like this in ages.

...One last thought. This is probably looking too far ahead as an angst merchant and I was rightly rebuked for mentioning it. I should know better than to share the worthless depressing bullshit that goes on in my head. But these posts are supposed to just be some yaps into an ambivalent abyss so... sorry, kind internet void, but you get some of my depresso espresso.

"The least I can do is refrain from causing harm to others and take you Hishaku bastards to hell with me." - Chihiro (ch. 53)

With all the deliberate parallels drawn between Samura->Chihiro and Uruha->Hakuri, I wouldn't be surprised if our favourite protagonist/deuteragonist pair has the same exchange later down the line. Definitely not under similar circumstances! I can imagine scenarios where Chihiro is trying to kill Hakuri but they're so far removed from canon that they make absolutely zero sense.

But there could well be a time where Chihiro decides to leave because he really does need to bear this burden alone and Hakuri tries to call him out on the ridiculousness of that mindset. I think it would be a happier result for Chihiro and Hakuri compared to Samura and Uruha if only because Chihiro isn't as far gone as the blind traitor rat is. But yeah I'm just sticking that in my back pocket to see if it manifests in the future.

Time to write some hurt/comfort and hope canon eases up on the pain soon. It's either that or setting up a bingo sheet with all the angst scenarios I've got written down in my drafts and notes... I choose the one that I can create my own happy ending for. Until next time, dear void.

[scarlet-stu-dies]

23. 10. 2024

okay so i know i forgot to post for a few days 😭 so here's what happened:

19/10: saturday

first dissection!! AND I VOLUNTEERED AT OUR TABLE AND DID IT!!

20/10: sunday

...somehow i wasted the entire day

21/10: monday

more dissection. more wasting of time

22/10: tuesday

i TRIED to study, okay? but well...

23/10: wednesday

✓ woke up at 5 am

✓ read and made notes on erythropoiesis

✓ read a bit about the femoral triangle

? morning lectures were about stress management and interpersonal relationships? idk i read @athenaareia 's fanfic during it

✓ had a sdl class about erythropoiesis but they finished the q/a before they reached my roll no, :(

✓ more dissection!!! saw the femoral nerve, artery and vein and the profunda femoris artery. accidentally cut a vein and tendon (?) though that was my DT mate's fault, not mine

? came back to the hostel, couldn't study/do ANYTHING in the evening because of hostel stuff and also seniors dealing *ahem* ragging *ahem* with us

! one of the girls on my floor kept yapping for SO LONG and i, as usual, was to awkward to tell her to go so... yeah. yapped and vibe matched with her for 2 entire hours.

✓ finally found the time to read about the hip bone (a bit?)

✓ drew the anterior view and lateral view of the hip bone

? im wayyy too sleepy rn.

honestly, I can't help but feel that in doing NOTHING here. everything is going too fast and I don't understand half the stuff taught in anatomy classes. i adore biochem atp.

also there's a lizard above me. im scared to sleep.

but I am sleepy. i slept through the physio equipment demonstration and people NOTICED like they asked me after class if I was alright so... yeah.

this is despite the fact that I slept 8 entire hours yesterday

so what I've come to realise is that regardless of how many hours I sleep, I'm still gonna be sleeping during lectures

solution? imma wake up at 4/5 am and study. yoohoo. (it's about 1 am rn fyi)

nini <3

[slippinninque]

🍂Jatemme Manning x Blackfemreader🍁

In which Jatemme wants to hear you smile.

Warnings: fluff! Comfort! At work post, may be a few mistakes but I'll edit later!

You walked further into your cubicle, briefly taken aback by the cascades of oranges-reds-whites and browns bursting from your desk.

Monday was hard enough but after such a busy weekend tending to life's measures, you felt as if you had no break away from the grind before you were clocking back in again.

Here is was the last 15 or so days of the month and you haven't done a thing to celebrate....

You fussed to your man a bit but decided that it was best to just trudge through as normal. It sucked that October was the highlight of your year as a child but now that you've grown, business and life just didn't seem to make room for the autumnal wonder.

"That was here since this morning," Ida settled across from you at her own desk, eyes twinkling behind her glasses, "I wonder who's the culprit?"

You laughed a bit at her tease. You knew very well who it was and it was bold for his #1 partner in crime to pretend otherwise.

Your cubicle reminded you of a forgotten autumnal grove. Sparkling vases of dahlias, white and orange roses, purple and deep red pansies.

There were two baskets, one filled with ornate muffins and a wrapped apple fritter that filled the air with their pleasing, sweet scent. A candle that remained unlit and was surrounded by bath salts, bath bombs, and a pair of pumpkin patterned fuzzy socks you were tempted to slip into as soon as possible.

You pulled your chair from your desk and had to catch the thin bag seated there as it nearly toppled from your excitement. Inside was you're favorite wine and a familiar, slim container for another one of your favorite indulgence that you knew better than to pop open then and there.

The more you poked and prodded, the more you found. Handfuls of Hershey kisses, a pack of your favorite fruity gum, apple cider scented lip balm and hand lotions. There were even scented markers accenting the colorful sticky notes that would be perfect for your notes taking.

Your cell rang in your hand and with a quick glance at the clock, you took the call.

"You're entering the Olympic type of skill when it comes to surprising me," You smiled into the receiver as you settled down in your manmade heaven, "I don't even know what to say!"

"Sound like you're smiling, that's all I wanted to hear." Jatemme's voice carried the same tone, "Just wanted to let you know you got lunch coming, so don't get none of them nasty noodles--y'hear?"

Suddenly the day didn't seem so long or unfair as you felt your cheeks warm. "Yes, I hear you..."

"Mhmm. Still smiling. That's what I wanna hear." Jatemme praised softly, "I ain't gonna keep you, go do your thing and I'll see you at lunch. Yeah?"

"Yeah! I'll be waiting for you..."

"I'll be waiting for you too, baby."

Uncaring of the prying eyes, you angled the receiver to your mouth so Jatemme could hear all the kisses you were blowing his way. You only stopped when you hear him laugh and shoo you away from the phone.

"Keep it up and Imma come up there and get those in person, fuck them. They can't keep me out."

"No one said they could but I'll let you go since you're getting riled up."

Finally disconnecting the call, you held your cheeks as you looked around you. Heaven. You felt so loved.

Your cheeks were already starting to ache from how you grinned, looking though the splendor left for you. Others from the office meandered by as if fulfilling tasks but you met many a wandering eye through the petals and stems curling over you.

It felt silly to think of it like that, but it felt like Jatemme was right there with you. Evidence of his care wiped away all the weepy feelings that came with Monday.

Feeling stronger, you pulled up your database and cracked your knuckles. Looking over your treats and picking up a Hershey, you popped the morsel into your mouth and used the foil to block the time on the clock.

You were going to knock out these little hours with no problem at all....

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✨Ending notes✨: a little sweet for Monday!💖💕✨ Ive been feeling fluffy lately and I don't think I shower Jatemme any fluff love!🥹 More coming, promise ya that! 💕✨💜✨

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[a-fox-studies]

May 6, 2024 • Monday

Not many pictures today except for my journal. I really should start taking pictures of my little travels huh

Anyways I had a terrible terrible pain day which crushed any and all plans I had for a catch-up study day. And also a dentist appointment which had a waiting time of 15mins and a checkup time of 5mins. Ugh.

And yeah I came back home and basically binged a show while procrastinating on packing for my week trip to my native (yes I'm travelling again nobody is surprised)

Yep that's all for the update I guess. This is a pretty scattered post because I just wanted to put something out before I pass out okay my hand is cramping up imma sleep byeeee

(you could send me some asks so I can see them when I wake up!)

🎧 The Albatross — Taylor Swift

[lover-of-mine]

Your last post is funny bc just TODAY I watched that season finally. I’m literally 2 episodes into season 5 right now. As someone who just watched that for the first time (and hadn’t noticed it WAS the season finally when I started watching it) I was losing my goddamn MIND watching those episodes. Just constantly 😯😯😯. I began watching 911 when I started seeing posts circulating about Buck being bi. At the time I had no idea who he was other than the occasional gif set but it made me intrigued and I have been HOOKED. Literally trying to get through as many episodes as possible so I can watch the episodes live. Questions for you (since I have no one else to talk to about the show); when did you start watching? Have you had any predictions while watching the show that didn’t/ did come true? Like for me when I watched season 1 and Abby went to the fire department for the first time I SWORE up and down that her and Bobby were meant to be endgame (was clearly wrong lol). But also after Chris got stuck in the Tsunami I called it that something would happy to Harry later on (just a feeling that no one was safe lol, not even the kids). I’m just so curious to see what the fandom theories have been over time lol since I missed out on it!

Yeah, no, watching suspicion/survivors for the first time is WILD. Like, imma be honest and bit oversharing, I watched the show for the first time in a depressive episode, so I watched everything up to 5x10 in like, 6 days according to the posts I made on Tumblr about it, so I didn't realize theorize about anything, I was just hitting next episode like my life depended on it. But I didn't know anything about the show, like, at all, I had just watched 911 lone star in a weekend because it was on the tv and there were only like, 20 episodes of it out it at the time and a network in my country was just showing all of them on a loop, and I opened the Disney app fully intending to rewatch grey's anatomy, and 911 was the first show on my recommended to you list, and I had liked lone star enough, and was like sure why not. And I legit couldn't stop watching. All of this happened the week before 5x11 aired on the us, so 5x11 was the first episode I watched like "live" (the first episode I actually watched live was 5x16) but I watched it in the same week, I think I finished on a Tuesday? And the episode aired on Monday. I can't really give you any theories I have witnessed so far because they would be spoilers tho, but if you wanna come back once you catch up we can talk about some of the madness that goes around here. But I had the same thing happen to me, I didn't realize it was the season finale, and I didn't know anything about the show, so I had no idea what was happening, and I thought I had learned my lesson with the tsunami arc, because I watched 3x01 at like 3 am fully saying this is the last episode I will watch and then I'm gonna go to bed, and then the tsunami hit, and I was like well fuck and then Chris fell in the water and next thing I know is 5 am and Eddie is making me cry at the end there. But I saw the 13 and didn't realize the season only had 14 episodes and then everything kept happening. I seriously cannot imagine what it was like to be forced to wait a week between those 2 episodes it was SO CRAZY. When Eddie got shot I legit froze. Watching that for the first time not knowing it's coming is SOMETHING. I do remember thinking that they were gonna kill Shannon but I didn't expect to be right, I also remember clocking that Jason was Doug pretty fast. Something funny tho, I remember posting that meme that's like "I've had blank for 1 day and a half but if anything happened to him I'd kill everyone in this room and myself" with Buck and I waited until I had been watching for a day and a half, that means I posted it while watching the season 2 finale. I hit post and the truck blew up and I legit went like ????????? and that is still the most ironic thing that ever happened to me while posting about 911 kspskspkspakapkapa (here's the post, I actually came back to edit the tags because I was in shock lol) and I laugh every time I remember that lol but I'm glad you're enjoying the show, you can come back to talk to me about it any time!;

[keichanz]

Hi Keiz! I miss your posts so much and your fics❤️ I hope the job interview went well! Loyally waiting for your updates both in life and in fics🥰🥹

heeyyyoo. thanks for checking in with me precious anon~ right now i am eepy because keiz slept like ass and she is running on coffee and a prayer.

imma be honest, i dont even know what job interview it was because i've had so many lol but i can say this. the latest one i had went pretty well and i'm hoping to hear back from them this coming monday. fingers crossed y'all ❤️

anyhow. haven't felt motivated lately to write because i've just been so goddamn stressed. between job searching, my dad being in and out of the hospital because of some health issues, and my kitchen still being under renovation - among a few other smaller things - it's a wonder i can even function properly. you can thank the coffee i'm drinking rn that i'm even coherent right now lmao

sooo yeah it's been tough but i'm truckin', ya know. my bf helps a lot. he's pretty damn amazing and i'm lucky to have him. i got my friends too and my precious babies. although romeo is gonna give me a freakin' ulcer with how much freaking anxiety he gives me. right now he's showing signs of having another hairball and after what happened the last time lemme tell you mama is an anxious mess. i never wanna go through that again. i swear i have fuckin ptsd from it.

i'm hoping he'll just pass it sometime today and he'll feel better. my poor baby. i just wish i could do something for him.

thanks again dear for sending this and reminding me i'm still thought of and loved ❤️ it truly does mean a lot, especially since i'm on the struggle bus and the route has no end in sight. i'll do my best to come back and give ya'll periodic updates, but you're always welcome to shoot me a little message like this and inquire about anything.

love y'all. ❤️

[paisholotus]

Imma say this and leave it alone. If you don't like what I post, what I talk about, anything about my blog, SHIT ME IN GENERAL! Then block me!

It's literally so simple. You will never see my posts again if you just click that person figure at the top, and hit block. I know so amazing 👏🏾

But, yeah, I just wanted to say this ❤️ I hope y'all have a wonderful Monday 😘🩵

[achillean-knight]

Ok so, funny thing LMFAO

I made a post about 6 weeks ago stating that imma be getting a copy of Nimona from the library. Mmhm, it's been 6 weeks and they still haven't got the book

(you're only allowed to legally borrow a book for 3 weeks so istfg if I was on a waiting list 😭)

But funniest thing just happened. So my mum and I joked the copy I ordered would arrive before the library at this rate. Yeah. Yeah I just got an email that both my ITSV art book and copy of Nimona would arrive on Monday, a whole month early.

WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO WITH THE LIBRARY COPY WHEN I GET IT LOL... Actually, I'll let my brother read the library copy BC he does wanna read it 👍

But yeah I'm baffled that my joking with my mum came true SHBSSB

[xxl1zardb3ansxx]

Kay so I lied imma just post chapters of my story when I can so here you go :) This one is kinda short

On the way

It was pretty much uneventful. Star flew over a majority of the Mud kingdom, which she did not particularly enjoy. Too many snakes and big scary Mudwings. It also smelled horrible, but she thought not to mention that in her journal just in case a Mudwing found it. It was quite peaceful in the open sky though. No noisy dragonets, no Astrion. Just clouds. They didn’t make very much noise so Star didn’t mind them. The mountains were a little less fun. Star had to be careful because there were random mountains sticking up everywhere. It also didn’t help that there were a lot of clouds, which made it even harder to see. Star only had to stop once when she needed food. She found a goat, who was relatively skinny actually, but Star didn’t really care. Meat wasn’t a huge part of her diet because she lived in the rainforest, with rainwings. And Rainwings are vegetarian so you get the point. Although, there were some interesting botany samples along the way. Bright blue flowers, a very folding looking pink flower, and a red round fruit. Which after looking it up in her botany book, found out it was a strawberry. Thus she tossed it into her mouth and picked a couple for the rest of the trip. Eventually, Star came across a large mountain with a sign reading “Jade Mountain Academy” across the top with a slogan underneath that said, “We wish you the power of the wings of fire!” Star guessed this was her destination and landed on a hill not far from the entrance. She didn’t want to go in quite yet, for she was nervous. Star took a couple deep breaths and went into the Mountain. There were a couple students in the halls, not many though. Probably because the actual beginning of the semester was on Monday. A Nightwing greeted Star as she walked in.

“Hello! And welcome to Jade Mountain Academy, or JMA for short. I’m FateSpeaker.” The Nightwing said in a very cheery and excited tone.

“Uh, hi. Star, nice to meet you?” Star said, not really used to talking to other dragons.

“Star, Star, Star,...Ah ha! Here you are! You're in the Jade Winglet. Which is down the hall and to the right twice.”

“Thanks.” Star said, and just before she walked down the hall FateSpeaker said, “Wait, here’s your library card, and map of the school. Okay, bye bye!”

Star took the map and a little pouch with the card in it. She began walking down the hall and noticed that everyone’s thoughts were really loud. *Okay, little thingamagigama here. Star inherited mind reading from Moon and Astrion got the visions and stuff. Ok! Toodles!*

Star used the trick her mom showed her and pretended to hear everyone's voices slipping away into raindrops in a storm. Star could still sort of hear them, but it helped quiet down the noise. Star also noticed that she was getting some weird looks. Oh no please don’t tell me they know my- A bright pink blur in her face broke her thought.

“Hi! *Gasp* It’s you again! Hi!” 

Star recognized that voice. It was the pink Rainwing from back home that wanted her mom’s autograph.

“Oh, hey.” Star said, stepping back. 

“I’m Rosey! What’s your name?” Rosey said, excitedly shifting between yellows and shades of pink.

“Star. Nice to uh, meet you.” Star said, trying to evade this giant ball of sunshine.

“Oooh, that’s a pretty name! Does it have a second part? Like the Moon does?” Rosey persisted, shining even brighter pink with a little yellow on the fin-like things on the side of her head. (I don’t know what their called)

“Yeah, um, it’s uh, StarGazer technically, but I like Star.” Star said, being pushed against the wall by Rosey’s energy.  “Ooooh, that’s so pretty! I wish I had a name like that! I would want to be like NightStalker or something cool like that! Hey, where'd she go?” Rosey said, suddenly realizing Star was gone. Star had used the time while she wasn’t paying attention to slip down the hallway and into the room labeled ‘Jade Winglet’. Star sighed when she got in there. Relieved to not have to deal with Rosey anymore. It wasn’t Rosey herself, it was just her mind is really really loud. Inside the cave were several different styles of beds. A hammock, a stone ledge, a very cold looking stone ledge, a heated stone ledge, another ledge covered with leaves, a silk web, a hive looking ledge, a kelp covered ledge, a ledge covered with a thin layer of mud, and a final one that looked quite bumpy and uncomfortable actually. Star decided to take the leaf covered stone ledge, as the hammock was probably for a Rainwing. Star was not very excited at that thought though. That meant she would be staying in the same room with other dragons! Although this mountain was clearly not big enough to have everyone have their own rooms. Star set down her satchel next to her and just laid down for a bit. The bed wasn’t quite as great as the one back home, but it was still comfortable. Star flopped her tail over her snout and just sat and thought for a while.

[springrls]

I have four doctors appointments this week which are all for different specialists. I'm freaked ok!! Tomorrow morning I get an MRI of my pelvis (again!) to check (we leave in 5 hrs 0-0) for inflammation. Which lol. Yeah. There's a 400cc breast implant of an ovary in there lollll. (It's hard to wrap my mind around that w/o panicking!)

So then Monday I go to a new eye doctor for an updated glasses prescription! Which is good as I can't fucking seeeee!! I finally have vision insurance (yay for medi cal!) but my glasses options will be mad lameee so also worried about my swag....

Tuesday I see my cardiologist, to go over the tests I had done in the past couple of months, him to be like "haha ok their fine let's figure out he next steps!" Which is POTS. HOPEFULLY I'll get a tilt table test (god why is this my life...!!) also he's gunna like "have you done the exercises?" And I started going to him BEFORE the insane endo stage 4 diagnosis.... so no Mr.Cardiologist I have been taking insane mid day naps to just FUNCTIONNNN!! Ahhhhh go crazy go stupid

Ok and THENNNN I talk to my obgyn Thursday morning (lol kill meeee) so 1. The new birth control is working well! 2. THE CYSTS GREW 22% DURING MY PERIOD IN SEPTEMBER. I got an ultrasound done sept 17th, 322.2cc - then another in the ER exactly 2 weeks later which it then measured 395.4ccs. I assume nothing was said because I went in worried about torsion and/or ruptureeeee...!! I got my period between these ultrasounds sept 24th-30th.

So now; I've had my October period - and I'm about to have a weird late November period bc I was switching & testing out birth control! Like how large has the cysts grown now? It's been 2 months OBGYN MAN. Guys I'm STRESSED. Fuuuuck.

So yeah. That's all my appointments this week. I have to call some other specialists offices (like physical therapy) to make appointments too. And. And. Talk to my insurance case manager to see if medi-cal will cover the medical group I've been going to my whole life.... like. I'm so fucking stressed. I need surgery. Complex surgery. Done by robots. I- I can't handle this being my life. That theres something very severely wrong with my body and I'm trying to switch to state insurance while the government is ,,,..!! YKNOW. Fuck dawgggg,,,,

I'm also going to try to stay on my families insurance as "a disabled dependent" WHICH I AM? My primary doctor isn't ..., keen on filling out that paperwork as she thinks I'll get better....? Idk. Imma try again bc 1. Government 2. I need more time to figure out my health before these cysts get bigger! 3. I'm home bound. I can't function without a 4 hour nap each day god save me;

I'm stressed ha hah! If any of my mutuals/followers read my vent posts thank you I love you even if we don't talk 😖❤️ if you wanna comment / dm me go crazy I'm just some dude ヽ(￣д￣;)ノ=3=3=3

[i-think-im-braindead]

"oh wow i'm feeling so motivated for starting a shitty blog it sure is giving me the motivation to keep on posting!"

well yeah, it was pretty motivating, but i've been busy. i guess publising stuff it's more a privilege than a need (if you don't work for things online ofc).

so let's see, i have been busy with studying and all that, napping too. i have been pretty tired recently, like all of my (i assume) non-existent energy was just taken right out of me.

i gave some cents to the gnome we have in the living room. i just put them with him. i'm not sure if that's supposed to do anything.

so uuhh... i went to class, monday and wednesday, i didn't write shit, but i'll write everything in my home. i doodled some stuff, bad idea, i didn't pay attention and i couldn't understand anything the teacher gave as a lil exercise lol.

i really like the teacher we got though, she teaches stuff great and is always so lively, she must really like her job i guess.

she wrote something on the blackboard, and when class finished she forgot to take a picture so an hour after class ended she sent a message asking if someone had a pic of it to send to her email. luckily i had one so i sent it to her.

now imma go watch some videos and idk.

and just as clarification, i don't like my teacher romantically, i just think that she's a great teacher, i really hoped i had one like her when i was growing up lol.

goodbye, take care.

[sublimeenemykryptonite]

I got a little song here imma sing it for #zacefron and the movie #firestarter are you ready I said are you ready @zacefron is ready for me to drop the song here goes " in the movie good things popping just like MVP says in the ring on Monday night raw about little things Poppin big things stoppin Poppin bottles of the song that goes back to posting taxi ran a flat tire rolling down the Hill like in the movie gonna be Poppin knockin kissin just for the love said she was kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin oh well shut the what up it looks like Nik gonna feel like runnin bad thing is never run from the popo see that girl in the hood she was getting out till she got hit building on fire next door all we know all we know is she better not be kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin oh well little girl inside the house hang on we're coming in we said we're gonna get you out she said liar liar pants on fire I knew we had to run out building on fire she started it Zac walked out of the house while it was on fire there's that same girl she's kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin yeah she's been kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin she's been kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin kissin"

[butterboy69420]

Butterboy's Bizarre One Piece Rambles Part 2: Alabasta

Yet another saga I will tackle with one post. Well...mostly. There's one thing I want to talk about first. Again, none of these screenshots are mine, they're stolen.

WARSHIP ISLAND

I know this arc is filler, but I think Apis is cute. I thought this arc was cute and wholesome, with Apis wanting to protect her dragon. I wouldn't mind if Apis had become a canon character and had joined the gang. Also! She's a Devil Fruit user too! That's cool.

I don't have much to say about this arc, but I thought it was a solid one-off story. I definitely think this one was worth watching.

REVERSE MOUNTAIN

I like the little bits of worldbuilding upon establishing the Grand Line. There's the Calm Belt and the Sea Kings, which definitely add peril to the Grand Line. I just thought the different conditions of the sea was neat. That requires them to use log poses instead of regular concepts. I thought that little bit of worldbuilding was neat and really added more meat to the world. Really adds more to the adventure feel. Anyways, because this is a show that involves sailing, they have to run into the obligatory whale. And that whale is Laboon. Lemme just say, Laboon is baby. I love that whale. Poor guy just got abandoned. Luffy and his gang better come back to him at the end of the series or else I'll be sad. I think it's sweet that at the end, Laboon just has the Straw Hat symbol drawn over his scar.

I also find it so funny that Laboon just casually has a fucking island inside him and that the old flower guy is just looking after him. Like everyone mistook his insides for being at sea. Also Mr. 9 and Miss Wednesday are first introduced here, which is neat. After the whole thing with Laboon, the Straw Hats take them to Whisky Peak. Speaking of which...

WHISKY PEAK

I think it was about this point where I noticed this saga had a more linear story than East Blue. So basically the Straw Hats are welcomed to this island that treats pirates like celebrities, which is way different from how previous islands treated them when they showed up. Previously in East Blue, if they went on an island, they were usually treated with disdain. But then here they're treated like celebrities. But there's a twist. This island is run by Baroque Works members, who is the group of big bads in this saga. So they get ambushed by them and they all fight.

Imma be honest, I don't remember much of this arc aside from the "Luffy, it's good to see ya buddy!" memes. It's not really that this arc is forgettable, it actually has a lot of important shit in it such as introducing Baroque Works. Anyways, they fight the guys and they defeat them. Fucking Luffy and Zoro fight each other. There's these other two guys, Mr. 5 and Miss Valentine, who show up. I think their abilities are really cool, although Mr. 5's fucking Snot Snot no Mi ability or whatever is...unique to say the least. Anyways, they're here because it turns out Miss Wednesday and Mr. 8 are actually spies for Baroque Works. Their real identities are Princess Vivi and Igaram, who are both from the Kingdom of Alabasta.

I liked that Mr. 9 and Miss Monday, even though they're not from the Kingdom of Alabasta, they still decided to ally themselves and fight for Vivi and Igaram. I was a bit sad that they never showed up ever again, but hey at least Vivi joined the gang. Oh yeah, there was something about Luffy destroying the log pose that Vivi gave the gang to take them to Alabasta, but I'm not sure what that was all about TBH.

Also...I have a bit of a crush on Miss Monday. I wish she did more, sob sob.

I forgot to mention that Miss All Sunday, Mr. 0's partner in crime, is also here. She cryptically shows up on the Going Merry. She's important. Keep her in the back of your mind.

God I want her to step on me.

LITTLE GARDEN ARC

The gang arrives to Little Garden, which is not so little. There's fucking dinosaurs and giants here. There's two giants here and they're in this 100 year war with each other, and that...weirdly also ties into Zoro and Sanji's weird rivalry with trying to see who can collect the most amount of dinosaur meat. I dunno, I wasn't too invested in this arc just yet. Until Mr. 3 and Miss Golden Week showed up, knocked out one of the giants (because characters in One Piece don't die, sometimes to a fault, as you'll see later). I love Miss Golden Week's design, she's just a little painter girl, she's so silly.

Anyways, Mr. 3 nearly transforms Zoro, Vivi, Nami, and one of the giants into wax. And while they're being transformed into wax, Zoro just decides to fucking pose in the middle. God, Zoro is so stupid sometimes, it's great. Like you'd think he'd be some stoic badass, but he's actually just as dumb as Luffy sometimes.

I think it was silly that Usopp looked up to the giants. It reminds me of myself when I look up to fictional bara men from animes. One of which will be mentioned soon.

But yeah, where's Sanji in the meantime? He's in some random house and he poses as Mr. 3 while the real Mr. 3 is getting his ass kicked by the rest of the gang. And he's calling the real big bad of the series, Mr. 0. And I find that moment with Sanji to be the coolest thus far. He just picks up the phone and says, "Hey, this is Kuso Restaurant." HE'S LITERALLY JUST MESSING AROUND AND BEING SUCH AN INCONVENIENCE FOR BAROQUE WORKS, IT'S GREAT.

There was also a whole thing with Coby and Helmeppo from earlier which honestly redeemed Helmeppo for me. They're both chore boys in the Marines and they end up proving themselves to Garp, which is neat. Helmeppo learns to truly value Coby and their friendship, it's honestly great.

DRUM ISLAND

Oh my god, I have a lot to say about Drum Island. This is one of the most peak arcs in all of One Piece. Drum Island is basically Canada but if Canada's healthcare system wasn't free and only restricted to the King. I like Drum Island. It really cemented how gay Nami and Vivi are for each other, as well as introducing us to Tony Tony Chopper.

So Nami gets sick, unfortunately, and they need to head to an island with a doctor. Nami keeps insisting that they ditch her or something, which...NOOOO, NAMI... And Vivi keeps insisting that they go to a doctor... I dunno, Nami and Vivi's interactions with each other really hit different. As time passes, Vivi gets more and more worried about saving her country, but Nami's just always there encouraging her... GAH. They're so cute together. I'm a huge NamiVivi stan. Nami doesn't interact with anyone else the same way she does with Vivi.

Also with Zoro, we can still clearly see how Mihawk has affected him, and he's training in the cold without a shirt.

Luffy and Sanji try getting past these carnivorous bunnies to bring Nami to the one doctor in the whole country, who everyone says is a witch doctor, and then the avalanche happens, causing Sanji to pass out in the process. So Luffy, being the gigachad he is, decides to carry both Nami and Sanji all the way up with his bare fucking hands. Holy shit, that moment goes hard. You know shit's going down with Luffy, who's usually a jovial, goofy guy, is serious and determined. His hands are bleeding and shit. And then he reaches all the way to the top of the mountain after literally risking his life to save his friends, and he asks Chopper to help his friends. Not help himself. Help his friends. Luffy's a dedicated captain. He truly does care about his crew.

Anyways, onto Chopper's backstory. Chopper was just this blue-nosed reindeer who was kinda an outcast, even amongst his own species. Then he ate the Hito Hito no Mi, which made him even more isolated from his family. He tried integrating with humans, and he just gets outcasted by them as well, treated as a monster and shot at. Weirdly enough, this is somewhat relatable to me as an Asian-Canadian. Not quite Chinese enough to fit in with my Chinese family because I speak Chinese like a fucking five-year-old and barely know anything about my own culture, but I don't look white so I stand out amongst my white peers. It all changed when he met Dr. Hiriluk, one of the only doctors who's in the country still after the rest of them are either working exclusively for King Wapol or exiled, who showed Chopper that he could trust him by...taking off all his clothes? I dunno, Hiriluk as another outcast, befriended Chopper and it's really sweet and stuff. He told Chopper about how he looked up to pirates and how he wanted to create cherry blossoms on Drum Island. But then after a year, Hiriluk kicked Chopper out once he was all better and no longer had to treat him. Why? Because he didn't want Chopper to see him die. He was slowly dying of some unknown anime disease. However, how Chopper sees it is that this is the one friend he made kicking him out of his life. So Chopper does everything he can to get back with him. Injuring himself, and eventually finding a mushroom to cure his sickness. Except here's the thing. The mushroom was poisonous. Hiriluk ate it anyways cause he figured that he's gonna die anyways, why not try convincing Chopper that he's fine, right?

Anyways, Hiriluk's goal is to make the cherry blossoms to cure the country of its sickness, as well as going to cure all the doctors because he's been told they're all sick. Anyways, King Wapol fucking lied about that because he's a fucking dick. So Hiriluk essentially sacrifices himself for the country's sake. The way he went out... FUCK. I didn't cry at that, but holy shit, it went hard.

So that's why Chopper lives with Doctorine now. Chopper's so fucking cute, honestly. He has the same VA as Pikachu, so that definitely helps with that. And he's like...he's baby. Nami compliments him and he gets so giddy but he's trying to hide it but he's also so bad at hiding it! He's just a little guy! But he's also scared of getting close to people. After all, being mistreated by almost everyone he sees... IDK... It'd be hard.

Also, there's this one moment with Sanji that really shows his kindness. When Chopper sees Luffy fighting Wapol and his two lackeys, he asks Sanji what he is. And Sanji says, "He's a monster." Really showing his empathy to Chopper. It's so sweet.

Anyways, Chopper finally gets to join after some convincing, and his farewell with Doctorine is really sweet. She's really harsh on the surface, chasing him out of the castle, but then she sends him off with the very cherry blossoms that Hiriluk made. And it's honestly such a beautiful moment. Ignore the fact that this

On a side note, I love that Oda fucking draws the ugliest fucking crying expressions on everyone, man, woman, child, reindeer, with drool and snot thrown into the mix. And it'll still be an emotional fucking moment.

ALABASTA

Finally, we're at Alabasta. And oh boy, we have a lot to fucking digest because this is almost 40 episodes for this one arc.

First, we're introduced to Bon Clay, AKA Mr. 2. He's so silly goofy. He's the first canonical queer character in all of One Piece, being able to shapeshift into various different bodies. Anyways, they kinda befriend him at first? But then Vivi realizes he works for Baroque Works. They draw Xs on their arms and wrap them with bandages so that they can tell which is the real version of each other and which is Bon Clay. It's also a sign of their friendship.

Anyways, they finally arrive in Alabasta and we're introduced to Portgas D. Ace, who is Luffy's brother. I honestly don't get the naming system in One Piece. Ace and Luffy don't share a family name. The only thing they have in common is the D. So is the D their last name? If so, then why is it in the middle? Is Luffy Luffy's first name or last name? Anyways, Ace is pretty cool, ironically enough from his power. I feel like his appearance serves as foreshadowing for the time being because he's introducing us to Blackbeard and he's a member of the Whitebeard pirates. He's basically Luffy but more mature. He stays with the crew for a few episodes and then dips, so we'll definitely be seeing him in the future.

Also the Marines are in Alabasta. They followed the Straw Hats from Loguetown to Alabasta and they have an altercation with each other.

Luffy is also very silly and stupid and he eats the fucking green powder, thinking it's food. This powder is the illegal dance powder that Baroque Works has framed the King of Alabasta with to get there to be a civil uprising in the Kingdom.

We get to hear Vivi's backstory with a guy called Koza, and they were childhood friends. We learn about the situation in Alabasta and how Alabasta hasn't seen rain in at least a hot minute, and how a town called Yuba has been seeing a shitton of sandstorms. It's also revealed that Koza and Vivi are in opposition with each other because Koza is the leader of the rebel army. Koza's father gives them a thing of water so that they can travel safely, which is really sweet of him.

Also Chopper befriends a perverted camel named Lashes.

I honestly feel really bad for Vivi. She's going through so much stress and she's putting so much burden on herself. She's kinda the opposite of Nami, where she's more calm and idealistic, whereas Nami's more hotheaded and realistic. I think they're good foils for each other because when Vivi gets more stressed out about stuff, Nami's there to be calm for her. Being a princess sucks, I learned.

This is the one screenshot I took of the entire series and it's just Nami and Vivi sleeping next to each other.

Anyways, Nami x Vivi break aside... The gang find themselves in the casino where they're face-to-face with the big bad of the arc for the first time, Crocodile. And lemme tell ya, I love Crocodile. He's my favorite character in the series. He's just like me for realsies. His ability is just so fucking cool. Who knew that sand could have so much potential? Although I figured out his weakness pretty quickly because I thought, "Well, he can't turn into sand if he's doused with water because wet sand doesn't get blown into air." Anyways, he tries to feed the gang (minus Sanji and Chopper, and plus Smoker) to his bananagators. Sanji manages to bust their asses out and help out Vivi, taking advantage of the fact that Crocodile isn't even aware of his existence at that point. He also managed to get Mr. 3 to make a wax key to bust them out. God, I love Sanji. He's so cool.

After that, the gang starts heading towards Alubarna, but Crocodile intercepts them. Thus enter round 1 of Crocodile VS Luffy. I really like that Luffy just wants to go straight to defeating Crocodile rather than having to battle all of his remaining underlings one by one. He lets the others head to Alubarna while he himself fights Crocodile.

Anyways, it didn't go so well.

The rest of the gang are doing their own fights with the underlings they encounter around the gates of Alubarna. Which I think is neat, because everyone gets their own time to shine. My favorite fight of them all is Nami's fight against Miss Doublefinger though, because this is Nami's first real chance at fighting one-on-one against someone. And she's given her own weapon called the Clima Takt by Usopp. Which...side tangent here, I love the friendship between Nami and Usopp. They're such besties, and I mean that platonically. One Piece allows men and women to just simply be friends with each other! That's amazing! That's so good! They're usually shown sobbing and hugging each other when they get freaked out by something. It's so good. The Clima Takt really suits Nami, since she's a navigator and understands weather conditions enough to maniplate them to her will.

Vivi also runs into Bon Clay at one point and remembers that she can differentiate between him and the real versions of her friends. Which, I will also say, the fight between Sanji and Bon Clay is also peak. It's just lighthearted and fun, which is so nice compared to the other, more serious battles.

Meanwhile, Crocodile and Miss All Sunday (AKA Nico Robin) have Nefertari Cobra in hostage (I will also mention that Cobra isn't as serious and stoic as you think he is, and he's honestly such an honorable King). Vivi tries to stop the rebel army from attacking but she's completely foiled by Crocodile's fucking sand getting in the way. Crocodile's plan is to essentially take over all of Alabasta.

Crocodile may seem one-dimensional and evil for the sake of evil like previous villains. But what makes a villain like that hold up is that he is a genuine threat to the things that the protagonists care about. Because he sets up real fucking stakes. He set up a fucking revolution in a Kingdom while posing as a hero for the Kingdom, while wanting to take it over for the sake of power and thus threatening the destruction of the entire country. He's honestly really cunning. Also, there is definitely more to him because I know he shows up in the future and even ends up allying himself with the protagonists later on. He could even reappear in the current ongoing arc, which...I look forward to seeing that if it happens because he's honestly such a great villain. He says an awful lot of stuff about not trusting people, which feels like it's hinting at something. Also we barely know anything about the Seven Warlords of the Sea, and he's only the second one we've seen thus far. There's still so much we don't know about him, even after finishing Alabasta.

Anyways, Luffy's actually alive and he gets saved by Pell the bird guy...and Miss All Sunday as well. So he fights Crocodile again while the Kingdom is on the verge of being blown up. This is the part where it's revealed what Crocodile's weakness is. Water. Crocodile ends up defeating Luffy again though and if I recall correctly, he basically dries up Alubarna to the point there's cracks on the ground. Can I also just mention? There's something aesthetically pleasing about Crocodile with wet hair. Like his cool, calm exterior has just been foiled and he's losing his cool. Back to the fight, Crocodile's motivations for allying himself with Miss All Sunday/Nico Robin is because she can read poneglyphs. He believes the poneglyphs in Alabasta will reveal something about some weapon called the Pluton that can supposedly make him super powerful and shit. We don't know what that is by this point yet still. Upon figuring out that the poneglyphs don't actually contain the information to the Pluton, he stabs Nami. What is it with my favorite villains stabbing the hottest women in the show? Looking at you, Kars...

I also made a Tweet making fun of Crocodile for being named Crocodile...but also that's genuinely such a cool name.

Anyways, part 3 of the Luffy VS Croc fight. I think his fight with Crocodile is super cool and it definitely is a more strategic fight, which I super much like. It's very cool when characters use strategy against each other to exploit each others' weaknesses rather than simply using raw strength. It's nice. It's neat. Luffy ends up using his own blood to weaken Crocodile. Meanwhile, everyone else is trying to disarm the bomb and Vivi is still trying to desperately stop the fight by shouting on top of a clock tower. Again, I really do feel bad for Vivi. Crocodile eventually gets defeated, the King and Nico Robin get saved and stuff. There's also a lot of interesting foreshadowing with Nico Robin and stuff, how she was wanted as a child and stuff, stuff about her being an archaeologist, and why she lied about what the poneglyph said... Definitely looking forward to her own arc. To add to that, Smoker and Tashigi letting the Straw Hats off the hook... I love unlikely allies and antagonists helping out the heroes.

Alabasta being saved was very satisfying. The climax is over and Vivi has to make a decision between going with the Straw Hats and staying in Alabasta. She ultimately chooses the latter option, wanting to continue protecting her country.

And oh boy... Her farewell scene... It made me really sad. Because the Straw Hats couldn't shout back without attracting the Marines to them, it almost seemed as though they were gonna just leave without saying goodbye. BUT THEN THEY LIFTED THEIR ARMS UP TO REVEAL THE X ON THEIR ARMS... OH MY GOD. IT WAS SUCH A BEAUTIFUL MOMENT. YOU GUYS. IT REALLY WENT HARD. I didn't cry but it was such a beautiful moment and I know a lot of people cried here.

Also...one final note. The way Nico Robin joins the Straw Hats is definitely different from how the others joined. She just shows up instead of having some game-changing arc. I know she has her arc later on, I'm just pointing out the fact that it changes up the formula of characters joining Luffy on his journey. Her reasoning for joining is because she's pissed off at Luffy essentially putting her on suicide watch. Again, looking forward to seeing her.

Alabasta is just. Mwah. That's it for this madman rambling. Skypiea is next and I've heard good things about it as well.