#you could add cheese ig

[sillyscribblez]

My mind automatically replaces Sherlock with herlock so reading Sherlock Holmes is certainly something.

(Herlock my beloved)

(The ace attorney hyperfixation is totally not impacting me at alllll/s)

[hexaliamapreviews]

Celeste Map Reviews #15

Finally, we've got a stacked line-up of maps to look at here, let's hop in!

FIRST! - 1/c by rifs! - A short n 'sweet' (as sweet as hard gm can be ig) map in the temple! I decided to give this one a go after sere beat it and cuz it's really short (5 screens). It was a pretty fun time! The rooms use swap blocks and red bubbles in pretty fun and creative setups like the bubbultradhyper (trust me on that one :3) in intro, the dbbs in the first proper room, the back n forth cornerboost thing in room 2, and the spring play in room 3 (not to mention the cool retentions to avoid activating swap blocks!). The berry is a very silly little challenge as well. I like the dark temple aesthetic too. So yeah, overall, fun jaunty red gm, 8.7/10

SECOND! - Where the Wind Takes You by @crispybag and many others! - ||The epic mappers assembled and put this masterpiece together in apparently only a couple weeks! That's some incredible management on crispy's part! 39 rooms lie on the trail, and even before playing a single one, there's some really neat story/worldbuilding at the start, like the stories of the king of this land, magpies, the Cheese Guy…. There's a gondola around for fast travel and even a wishing well! I appreciate the extra mile taken to add cherries to the top of this cake. The decoration is great too, map looks very pretty :happylandeline:. As for the gameplay, the first section is… incredible fun! The rooms are just the right length and difficulty to feel substanstial and decently challenging without being frustrating or drawn out. The springs, falling blocks and breakable blocks are used beautifully. After finishing the section, I found the coin and made a wish at the well from the start and got a nice :frogeline: surprise. I got like 1 or 2 mapper guesses correct :catplush:, sorry. The second section is a bit harder, master difficulty. Once again, it's peak fiction fun, though the routing started to get a bit difficult here, but nothing unmanageable. A seeded berry awaited me at the end and after somehow just KNOWING that don made the bombs room, it was time for the final section, the gm rooms. Aside from the fact that a misunderstanding led me to think that all but 2 rooms in this map were meant to be expert and wondering how the hell most of these rooms were still considered expert (:laugheline:), this section was a bit more mixed for me. Some rooms like Dead End and Forlorn Overhang are great, some others I felt had some parts that weren't too consistent at all and got a bit frustrating to deal with (Kazt, Bryseon and NoahCrawfish). I didn't use a clear video so it could have been my shoddy routing but I'm kinda the falling block unenthusiast :youknowicattodoittoem:. It's still a great section in all, and I got the Vista berry with a cpop before heading back to claim the prize berries before finishing the map once and for all! Overall, 39 cooks in the kitchen yet the broth is not spoiled? Amazing! 10.8/10||

THIRD! - An Artificer's Ascent from SSC3! - ||Incredible journey of a map! Elytra is quickly becoming one of my favourite gimmicks! From Airplane Arms to this, it's clear that there's a lot of fun to be had in gliding peacefully all over the place. In this one we play as an artificer whose name I kinda forgot the spelling off (sorry about that lol). The goal is to travel to a couple different locations to eventually contain an alternate reality spell casted by the former artificers. This map is gorgeous, like many in ssc3; the decoration is just really pretty and detailed all around. This map's main gimmick is of course the elytra. Hit the bind to deploy your wings and fly! There's a lot of swooping glides used here, where you fall before deploying to then hold updiagonal for a nice boost, and the boost rings are here too! Supporting entities are falling blocks, wall boosters and move blocks, which all are used in pretty neat ways throughout. It's just really fun intermediate gameplay, and I liked the different gameplay ideas on show in each key section. About that, the first 2 sections have hubs where you must collect keys to progress, and the final chapter is linear but for 2 keys at the end. I liked the Madeline cameo here, and our protag's character is developed too, love to see lil story bits in maps like these. This map also excels in worldbuilding, with the library excerpts and what we hear from Gale (who was fishing………….hm). ||Overall, @xolimono This map is soooooooo good! Glad I got to play it and experience the peak! 11/10.

FOURTH! - Temple Troblem by BadTie! - Humble beginnings eh? Here we have Bad's very first map and the remake! Both are really short; I hit the max% in 6 minutes lmao. The remake comes first, focusing on red bubbles, dream blocks and supers. It's fun! Nice little jaunt. The true original is very all over the place, and has very questionable camera of course, but the dream block room was kinda cool. Deco is just temple b, but temple b looks cool so I suppose the map looks okay. Overall, @badtie you will go far, 7/10.

[justsomeoneintoomanyfandoms]

Hello! I was wondering if you could do a match up for Hazbin Hotel and Fullmetal Alchemist?

• Pronouns: She/her mainly, but I’m ok with pretty much anything

• Sexuality: Demi-bisexual, greyromantic

• Zodiac/MBTI: Virgo, INFJ

• Appearance: Very short, under 5’0, honey skin tone that easily darkens in the sun, very dark brown hair and eyes which can be mistaken as black, mainly wear braids and ponytails, VERY LONG HAIR, square glasses, slightly chubby ig?, small hands, thick eyebrows, lots of body hair specifically on my legs (which I like), I think that’s just about it?

• Personality: I'm quite reserved and introverted, one to blend into the crowd and not one to stand out, but once you get to know me l can be very open and expressive. An introverted theater kid essentially. I'd also say I'm pretty kind, but can also be sarcastic. I can also be a bit mischievous as I like to do random stuff because I think it's funny. Despite all this I'm still a more lower energy person and am pretty calm, the mediator (and quite mature I'm told). The therapist friend who also needs a therapist if you will. But that more hyper part of me definitely comes out more intensely if something I like is involved. As in bouncing up and down at the seams explaining my interests hyper. I also seek for deep connections with people, so I hate small talk. I also get quite socially anxious but am getting better about it, and have some trust issues

• Likes: Robotics and engineering, art, hanging out with friends when I have the energy, relaxing at home by myself, swimming, hiking, watching YouTube, anime, musicals, music, collecting miniatures (like things that you’d find in a dollhouse), museums, dad jokes mainly but all sorts of humor, dark humor would probably be second, traveling

• Dislikes: jogging, conflict, hurting people I love, loud noises, a lot of foods/I am a VERY picky eater (typically it’s an aversion to anything with melted cheese like burgers or macaroni and cheese, pizza I only stopped disliking recently), SPIDERS and just bugs in general,

• Hobbies: drawing, writing, singing, reading, collecting rocks, playing video games, daydreaming (ideas for shows, books, etc), listening to music

• Any extra information: I have epilepsy (am medicated and not photosensitive) so maybe you could add that in somewhere?

Thank you for your time!

Hi! Thank you for your request! Sorry it took a while. I hope you like your matchups!

In Hazbin Hotel, I match you with...

The mediator and the therapist friend who also kind of needs a therapist you say? Yep, sounds like Vaggie would be the perfect match for you! You can help each other out since you both understand the others struggles.

Since you have trust issues, there’s definitely going to be some rough times when it’s revealed that Vaggie’s an ex-angel. But she’ll do whatever she needs to win your trust back.

Please make dad jokes around her. It’s the only time you’ve ever seen such a large crack in her usually stoic façade. I see Vaggie as someone who loves dad jokes. She just thinks they’re funny.

Will get rid of any bugs and spiders for you. Of course, when Angel Dust is getting on her nerves, she’ll use this as an excuse to try and drive him out but it hasn’t worked yet.

Vaggie’s an amazing help when it comes to your epilepsy. She’s very attentive and can usually spot triggers before they become a problem and will steer you clear of them. In the case of an incident, she’ll pull out all the stops to help you in whatever way she can.

In Fullmetal Alchemist, I match you with...

First of all, expect to have a very excited Winry talking to you about everything automail. She’s so happy she’s found someone as interested in robotics and engineering as she is!

I think she would enjoy going on hikes with you. It’s a nice break away from the workshop and she likes getting to stretch her legs while also spending time with you.

Loud noises are unavoidable in Winry’s workshop, so she’ll never ask you to visit her while she’s working. She’ll also do her best to keep the volume down when Ed and Al visit but there’s only so much she can do there...

In a modern au, she would definitely be into watching YouTube videos, especially anything DIY. Please give her recommendations though! She’s more than willing to watch anything you like.

With the amount Ed breaks his automail, Winry has to travel a lot. Since you like travelling, she would love it if you accompanied her. There some extra safety travelling with someone, and she gets to explore new places with you.

[exo-meme-ories]

OKAY SO, WE'RE THE ONES WHO SAID WE'D TRY THE SANDWICHES AND WE FINALLY GOT AROUND TO TRYING THE SANDWICHES!! well, tried to the best of our ability because we have no chocolate or the ability to deep fry a sandwich.

⏱️'s peanut butter honey and paprika (minus chocolate): pretty good, the paprika adds a nice tang. made our host very confused because i did not tell them what i was doing. the chocolate probably would have made it better.

plauge doctor’s deep fried ham and cheese: just kinda grilled it, nice and toasty.

🩰's micorwaved pp&j: not bad, never ate peanut butter warm but gotta say i liked it. the jelly was messy tho, could of been us using the wrong jelly tho.

🌙💍's sandwiches: had no clue how to attempt the sandwich omelet but we did try to microwaved cheese and marshmallow fluff. it was messy and we might have microwaved it for too long bc it made a mess. definitely not the worst but im concerned for you /nm

(also apologizes to our host and having them clean the microwave from that)

🐍♾ wilbur's cherrio sandwich: didn't have a baguette so we just stuck whatever cherrios we had in between some sandwich bread, not bad but the cherrios tried escaping.

this was what we could do with the ingredients we had so enjoy this part of the sandwich saga!

-sandwich anon (ig thats who we are now lol)

THE RESULTS ARE IN!

[4pp3lduv1d3]

January 23

56.9 kgs

I'll eat something more consistent tonight and we'll see how it goes.

Meals plan

Lunch: leftover lentils soup

Dinner: I don't know how it's called but you cook an omelette with 2 eggs in a pan, you put a tortilla bread on top of the omelette, you flip the whole thing, add a little bit of grated cheese on the eggs, fold the tortilla in half, let it brown and yum (saw this on IG). The person also added ham and sauce but you could also add veggies or anything you want.

Days without biting nails: 4

Going to thrift with the money I saved by restricting and eating leftovers for days.

[static-void]

also in case. You were wondering

-cook one of the block packages of ramen noodles (ig it could work w the cups too but like. the blocks are easier). either separate them out and put some of the broth in a measuring cup or just leave them in the broth (if you do the latter be quick so they don't get mushy)

-hot skillet. oil, I pretty consistently use minced garlic unless we don't have the shit. some broth. some soy sauce. hold for a minute

-if you have veggies put em in (snap peas are good as is bell pepper. Green onions. Yknow)

-noodles go in once veggies have been there for a couple minutes. start wiggling em

-Apply Powder (I like garlic powder, onion powder, & cayenne powder personally. salt & pepper also)

-more soy sauce more broth. Maybe more oil (not much bc they Do not hold onto it once they start to cool)

-keep wiggling em (goal here is to break up the Clump of cooked noodles. they'll get a little shorter & cut up that's fine. Also making sure they don't burn)

-stay with me (x1): little bit of sugar. I don't know what exactly it helps but It Helps.

-wait until they get a bit darker & like. A little translucent. And they stop wiggling around like Wet objects as much. they'll also have shrunk a little. I can usually tell by testing them when they're at my personal preference of done

-stay with me (x2): do you have the little shaky jars of parmesan. Yknow the ones. Sprinkle a bit of that on top. & then stir in. It adds a nice backnote (the reason I specified parmesan is bc a lot of other cheese esp shredded Won't add the same flavor. It's a very specific nudge.)

(The way I found this out was the first time I made them I was like "it's good but consider. There's something Not There. parmesan perhaps" & skulked off to my fridge to rattle around for it. So it was just a good guess really)

-congrats you are almost done. taste em, add some shit if you need to (I usually add garlic powder & soy sauce here bc I Do not add enough at the start).

-behold. you can do this w like the real cheap block ramen yknow the kind & it makes it a bit nicer to eat while remaining relatively cheap & using shelf stable ingredients (you really do not have to add any veggies. It'll still work, i just like it when i have the option. The minced garlic i use is the pre-minced shit you can get at the store & then throw in your fridge.)

[jitters-art]

top 5 food and why you like them (texture, taste etc) :>

OOOH :DD

1. poutine 😭😭 srry most canadian thing of me ig but it’s so yummy to meee !!!! its v easy to make as well which also would add to the ease of being able to enjoy it. if i order it somewhere i like to have cheese curds but at home i just use shredded cheese. also for any canadians out there i think my fave fast food places to get it is either harveys or mary browns. they are both sooo good.

2. chicken korma omggggg its so soft and tender…….. makes my mouth water just thinking about it… it’s always such a treat for me when i order it because it just tastes SO good and ik i already said but it’s so tender… i could cry even 😭😭

3. korean style fried rice— there’s obv so many ways to make smth like this but i personally like it with spam and egg the best :DD sometimes i use chicken too but mainly spam…. i like kimchi friend rice too but without kimchi i prefer more bc altho i like kimchi i’m not a fan of the texture of cabbage kimchi !! i haven’t tried radish kimchi but i think i’d like that more :p but anyways yea back to fried rice, must have looooots of gochujang bc i love spicy food c: i make it all the time i rlly can’t get enough of it— it’s very fun and very easy to make too

4. japanese beef or chicken curry…. i rlly like the golden curry brand to make at home !! i’m actually planning to make some hopefully this week lol. it tastes so good and once again i like the spicier ones cc: i love all curries in general tho they make me… so happy. i could eat curry every single day frfr. curry and rice is my best friend <3

5. crab legsss omg…. not even a specific style of them just in general i love all crab legs. i haven’t had these in yearssssss 😭😭 way too expensive to afford but !! omg i adore them….. they’re soo much fun to get into for me hehe… so the process of eating them is fun PLUS they taste so good to me… augh i forever adore crab legs…

[antheminmyheart]

My Banana Fish HCs

These are my personal headcanons, totally valid if you don’t agree, just don’t attack me. 😂

List could be expanded on some, but these are a list of my HCs as they stand right now!

Ash • Eiji • Shorter (more characters could be added later, we’ll see!)

——

Ash:

—Ace due to trauma which is 1,000% valid. Biromantic

—BIG Nirvana fan

—Collects music in any physical format he can get his hands on. Vinyl records, CDs, even cassette tapes.

—He listens to music LOUD. Fucking blasts it, always. That shit is cleansing.

—PTSD, obviously. Music helps. So does Eiji. And… journaling, but don’t tell anybody.

—Can remember things very far back and has several childhood memories with Griffin from before he went off to war

—Can’t make much more than boxed Mac and Cheese tbh. Thinks American-style ramen is fine cuisine

—“What the fuck”

—Eiji introduces him to journal-writing to help with his PTSD. He writes it off as unnecessary, but continues journaling in secret.

—Has tried Many drugs in his life, but he doesn’t like any of them. Doesn’t like, can’t fucking stand, the vulnerable state they put him in, and the feeling of getting high freaks him out. Same with drinking. Shorter understands.

—Flannel and overall ‘90s grunge aesthetic

Eiji:

—Unlabeled

—Broken English sometimes

—“Ash-u”

—Is literally a JOCK, would have been a jock in high school, what the F U C K

—Gets excited about new TikTok dances every other week and makes Ash try them with him

—Excellent cook when he’s not trying to add natto to everything

—Introduces Ash to journal-writing to help with his PTSD. Ash writes it off as unnecessary, but continues journaling in secret.

—Has literally never tried any sort of drugs in his life, marijuana included, so when he gets high with Shorter for the first time it’s a fucking EXPERIENCE

—Doesn’t drink caffeine a whole lot, but when he does it hits him HARD, holy shit. Fucking bouncing off the walls

—Not only is fall his favorite season, but he 1,000% throws himself into all of the “basic” fall things, pumpkin spice and fall fashion aesthetics included. And, teasing Ash about pumpkins is a surprising, but very delightful, bonus.

—Photographs everything. Favorite social media is Instagram and he actually has a decent following. But, he never posts anything with Ash without his permission, and most of the pictures that go up on IG don’t include Ash’s face.

—Ash’s eyes have always been compared to Jade. It’s even in his name. But, that association is tainted by Dino and his men, and the more Ash hears somebody say his eyes are like Jade, the more he hates it. (Especially when it comes to older men making the comparison, for obvious reasons).

Eiji, too, thinks Ash’s eyes are beautiful. But, he doesn’t compare them to Jade. No.

He tells Ash that his eyes are like evergreen.

Wild, beautiful, and free.

Shorter:

—Pansexual af

—Founder of the Ash Lynx Deserves Better Club and would do literally anything in the world for his best friend

—Weed

—Favorite color is purple. Duh.

—Has a music collection that rivals Ash’s, but his are mostly CDs and digital

—Creates the most nonsensical Spotify playlists ever. Makes about 90% of them when he’s high

—misread Eiji’s name as “EJ” once and still calls him EJ as a joke. “Edward Jacob like in Twilight.”

—Fuck yeah he’s watched all the Twilight movies. Not much of a reader though. Team Jacob just because werewolves are cool. (But his favorite character overall is Emmett)

—“There he is! There’s my favorite white boy!” every single time Ash walks into the room

[dandelioncrownns]

random grishaverse facts/trivia (mostly tgt/kos, tbh), because i love useless details. Also, attempted organisation, because i like order too. + ft. my unwanted commentary

the darkling

has a sweet tooth

loves animals and nature in general

for those of you who have read demon in the woods, he got to meet the white tigers :)

his bedchamber walls are carved into trees bc he loves the woods

his favourite trees in particular are pine trees (or just evergreen trees in general)

he used to be afraid of the dark (many possibly worrying? interesting? implications to this; i won’t get into it here tho)

he likes bright colours, but wears black all the time basically for the aesthetic

he met his younger half-sister, Ulla, when he was a seer’s apprentice in Fjerda 

the darkling is a musician! He plays the fiddle, and growing up, he played the balalaika and oud (i wonder if he can read tablature,,) 

His father was a very powerful heartrender (maybe this is why the corporalki are valued so highly by him?)

genya

she got an amplifier between the end of R+R and the start of KoS (kestrel bones)

Genya used Dekora Nevich, the Ornamental Blade, to poison the King

It smells like cinnamon and is a warm golden colour

the royal family / nikolai’s bio family 

the King once cut himself on his own sword

genya named the queen’s dog 

until she was like 11, Genya was like the daughter the queen never had (omg i really wonder how Nikolai and Vasily felt about that? ik it’s not really mentioned, and Nik kinda acts like he just met Genya is S+S, but they must have been a lot closer, right?? I mean genya was almost always at the grand palace with Queen Tatiana, and nikolai just really wanted his parents’ attention, there must have been some kind of maybe one-sided jealousy/sibling rivalry thing, right?? I digress- for now)

also the queen in a dog person

p. sure Nikolai is a mommy’s boy

(possible explanation:) he looks exactly like his real father (except for his eyes). Nikolai even has the same laugh as Magnus

the queen was also fed up with Vasily and his horses

Vasily rides a white gelding horse and Nikolai rides a speckled grey horse (called Punchline)

speaking of, vasily is definitely a horse girl, but like... just the worst (darkling 🤝vasily)

Queen Tatiana’s letters to Magnus Opjer were “very racy” 

 She doesn’t approve of women in trousers

Linnea is ~1 year younger than Nikolai

she is good at math + studies engineering at ketterdam (I wonder if maybe she and Nikolai crossed paths when he was at uni- they’re around the same age, so maybe?)

The King and Queen hired a clown for nikolai’s 10th birthday (the worst birthday party he’d been to, inclusive of the night Vasily died, according to Nikolai)

Nikolai is afraid of spiders (and also clowns???)

nikolai:

he can juggle

Nikolai sucks at learning languages 

he once spoke Fjerdan so badly a man named Knut offered him a ruby to stop

his Kerch seems pretty good tho

Nikolai met The Darkling when he was 14

Nikolai is a baritone (as is Jesper!)

In his free time, Nikolai writes bad poetry (remember that time he got stabbed w/ a letter opener bc his poetry sucked?)

he went through an emo phase/ existential crisis before becoming sturmhond.

during said emo phase, he wrote rhyming poetry pretty much exclusively

He also took philosophy classes at uni (PPE?)

alina:

alina tried on the same rose dress that the Queen watched vasily die in

Nikolai gifted Alina a VERY low-cut cobalt lace gown (In the words of Nadia, “The bodice might as well be cut to the navel.” )

Alina hates herring, but Zoya and Nikolai love it

She is VERY sarcastic and snarky!! I feel like this gets glossed over so much in the fandom, and just why?? (she’s so gloomy and over everything 90% of the time, i love it so much)

So this isn’t technically a fact-fact, but there is no way Alina wasn’t at least a little bit into women. Did you read how she talked abt genya? Zoya? there’s no way she wasn’t into them

Alina doesn’t really like hard cheese

zoya + zoyalai:

Zoya’s horse is called Serebrine

Zoya can use her lightning as a defibrillator (I’m sure other squallers can do this too with the right training)

Zoya likes Nikolai’s hands (and Nikolai likes Zoya’s feet lmao)

she has ‘weird (long?) incisors’  

she definitely had a crush on Nikolai since Ruin and Rising

kaz:

Kaz grew up on a farm in Southern Kerch, in Lij

Kaz is a both a cat and a dog person  (he just likes strays)

Matthias is a dog person, obviously

All the other crows are cat people 

He likes hot chocolate

both he and nikolai like brandy

hates cereal

Kaz is obsessed with magic + likes puzzles

actually very funny if he wasn’t terrifying (honestly?? at leat 70% of his dialogue is just witty quips/jokes)

Kaz’s right leg is the one he broke, and the dregs usually get their tattoo on their right forearm

the other crows:

Jesper has been known to go line-dancing (and would like country music) 

Mal and Jesper were friends in S+S!! (Probably) Jesper has a not-really-secret crush on sturmhond. 

He also had a VERY not secret crush on Kaz before wylan, ofc

Matthias’ middle name is Benedik

Nina would win in an arm wrestling contest against Jesper

Inej has a thing for Kaz’s eyes

Nina was at the orphanage with the other grisha kids in R+R

In the opening scene of CK, Jesper was wearing a navy waistcoat with little gold stars (his fashion is just top tier honestly)

grisha- powers, etc.:

A solar eclipse would have no effect on the Darkling’s powers, but it would make it harder for Alina to summon.

Fabrikators can make flowers bloom

The twins have shark teeth amplifiers

Adrik and Leoni are saints

general world stuff:

Gay marriage is legal in Kerch!

there was a landbridge connecting Shu Han and Kerch but the council of tides covered it

Antimony is used as mascara

kruge is pale purple paper currency

ravkan currency has Nikolai’s face on it (ig not anymore tho?)

Hringkälla is celebrated on March 20th

the distance between Ivets and Os Alta is only about 100 miles? (i’m just going to willfully ignore this, because thats,, so small?)

Mermaids and dragons exist(ed) in the grishaverse

misc:

the daughter of the duke of ivets has a daughter who can play the harp

there is not fourth tale of krigi

The baroness Natasha Beritrova is fifty (as of KoS) and has lands near caryeva

Elke Marie Smit is from one of the most powerful Kerch families and is just 16 in KoS

Oncat is an orange tabby

Anya liked Joost a lot :( (I got way too attached to them at the start of SoC and was so sad + confused when they died lol)

david eats hard boiled eggs for his working days in the shops

‘Malyen’ is the Ravkan version of ‘Malcolm’ (very fitting)

Nikolai brought the kids at Keramzin toy boats + frequently sends Alina and Mal gifts 

The triumvirate would also visit them every feast of Sankt Nikolai too :)

star signs / birthdays (ik the gv constellations aren’t the same as ours, but idc):

Inej: Cancer (june 21st - july 22nd)

Kaz: Capricorn (december 22nd - january 19th)

Nina: Leo (july 23rd - august 22nd)

Jesper: Gemini (may 21st - june 20th)

Matthias: Taurus (april 20th - may 20th)

Wylan: virgo (august 23rd - september 22nd)

Kuwei: aries (march 21st - april 19th)

Darkling: aries

Nikolai is most likely either a gemini or cancer (but he could also be a Leo or Taurus). Whatever it is, he is a summer baby.

Alina and Mal have the same birthday (they were given the Duke’s birthday when they came to the orphanage)

heights:

Jesper is 6’2” - 6’3”

Kaz is 6′

Matthias is 6’4

Nina is 5’9”-5’10”

Inej is 5’3” - 5’4”

Alina is ’short’ (5’3”?)

Mal and the Darkling are ‘tall’ (tbf, like all the characters are tall >:( I want my short people rights)

Nikolai  (well, stumhond, but i think they’re the same height) is described by Jesper as tall (so 6’2”+?? why is everyone so tall??? I-)

Zoya is several inches shorter than nina (zoyalai height difference lets go)

Kuwei is slightly shorter than Wylan (who is about 5’8”?)

there’s definitely more, so if you made it this far and have any more, pls add to the list!

[whatmealsbetterthanvodka]

OKAY GUYS LISTEN OUT, I MIGHT ACTUALLY DID SOMETHING

so I had these ‚zucchini boats‘ I call ‚em for dinner AND THEY WE‘RE ONLY 260KCAL FOR FOUR OF THEM, so one would be about 65kcal and they‘re probably great for pizza cravings. So let me tell you what I did (It‘s prolly nothing new and I was also inspired by a pic I saw on ig, but I‘ll share anyways)

You’ll need:

- Zucchini

17kcal per 100g, mine were 410g so 70kcal

- Tomatosauce

I used a basil seasoned one we had at home, was 42kcal per 100g

- Cheese

I used fat reduced one to keep the calories as low as possible, 82kcal per 30g

Instructions:

I washed my zucchini, cut them in half and scratched a little bit of the inside out with a spoon, so I‘d have enough place for the sauce and the cheese.

Then I put about 15g of the sauce on each on them, which would add 25kcal.

I topped them off with 15g of low-fat cheese on each, the cheese was 164kcal in total.

Aaaand I also seasoned them with salt and pepper.

I baked them for about 25-30 minutes at 200°C.

As you see, the majority of the calories come from the cheese, so you could put less on to make it even less calories.

If you don‘t have to spare on calories that much you could also top them with other stuff.

And that‘s it!

[boy-and-girl-crazy123456]

do you perhaps have a link to the recipe for the soup it looked really good

i didn't really use a recipe actually but i can just kinda tell you what i did :) you need: A 3lb bag of potatoes (i used red, yellow should be good too. wouldn't recommend russets for this but if it's all you have it's fine) one large leek

one largeish carrot

one rib of celery

1 lb of cream cheese

a cup of half and half (you can also just use cream or milk) one and halfish quarts of broth or stock (i used chicken broth but it can really be whatever; you could also just use water ig but then it wouldn't taste as good). For this i used a full quart and just added more from the other one as i went on just if it seemed like it didn't have enough liquid and all.

Whatever seasonings you want, I used rosemary, thyme, sage, garlic powder, onion powder, and cayenne pepper but it's whatever you wanna do

so from there it's pretty simple, clean and dry all the produce. dice the celery, carrots, and potatoes, and cut the leek in half between the leaves and the root, and then chop up the root as well. In your cooking vessel saute the celery carrots and leek root (not the leaves) for a few minutes, then add the potatoes, broth, and your seasonings, and let it simmer for about 30-45 minutes. While it's cooking take the leaves from the leek and chop them very thinly. Once you've boiled it long enough turn the heat down and add your cream cheese and half n half (or whatever you're using) and blend with an immersion blender (if you don't have one you can also use a regular blender or food processor but it'll be a lot more intensive; if you don't have any or don't wanna go through all that you can make an alternate version with solid bits of all the produce in it but it won't really be the same thing as this). After it's blended fold in the sliced leek leaves from before and then it's ready to eat :)

[shaekingshitup]

MIRACLES HAPPEN

DAY ONE: TANGERINE

A/N: Y’ALL! I WAS DUPED! @teakturn puts out a 25 Days of Christmas every year and my dumbass said I would do it too. But I decided to add a little diversity to the culture and we’re doing a Chrismukkah adventure this year on this blog! This is picking up after this request that I got earlier this year. None of this shit is proofread because I am literally just writing by the seat of my pants so read at your own discretion. I will probably end up rewriting this entire mini series in the future. But enjoy it now. If you wanna be tagged, lmk! Also, I know that in In Sight I said there was a cure for COVID. Swap that out for a vaccine y’all. Viruses can’t be cured. 

Word Count: 2300 

DAY ONE: TANGERINE

December 18, 2022

“Baby you ready?!” Tre called into the house as reached into the basket on his way to the garage. He came up empty handed for the keys to his Lexus. Opening the door to the garage, he saw Sol sitting in the passenger seat of the running car. 

Tre walked over to his baby as Sol smirked at him. 

“You late again,” she said. 

“I’m never late,” Tre said opening the door and climbing in,  “You just early as always,” he shot back as he put the car in reverse. Sol playfully rolled her eyes. After two years of being together, this was always their running joke. The first time they’d met, she’d been pacing back and forth awaiting his arrival. Even after finding their own groove, she still found herself being the one waiting for him- but, he always made it worth it so it was hard for her to complain.

Tre pulled out of the driveway and clicked the remote to shut the door. Out of instinct, his hand went to Sol’s thigh when he put it in drive. “Did you grab my yarmulke?” Tre asked as he threw her a glance. 

“Please don’t insult me. This ain’t my first feast Nemo.” the indignant manner which she spoke had her and Tre struggling to keep in their bouts of laughter. “Yes, baby. They’re in the backseat.” 

“Good. Good. What’s the other name for them again?” Tre asked as he merged onto the nearly empty highway. A five a.m call time could be a blessing and a curse. 

“Kippah” is the Hebrew word for the male cap and “kippot” is the Hebrew word for the female cap.” Sol answered on autopilot as she mused on their situation. She was still taken aback that they’d been contacted by Black Juice to begin with. She’d been following them ever since they’d done that feature with Drake talking about how his own Jewish faith influenced his career path. Although she wasn’t as active in her Jewish faith as she’d wished she’d been in recent years it was still a huge victory to be acknowledged by the leading Black Jewish media network. Okay so maybe they were the only Black Jewish media network. But that definitely meant they were in the lead! She wasn’t stupid to think that this kind of opportunity would have come without Trevante in her life. But, she wasn’t gonna knock it either. 

This 8 Days of Miracles was the perfect task she needed as she figured out what the next step was for her career. Now that she’d finally finished her academic portion of her career she wasn’t sure how to proceed. So throwing herself into this project and hosting both her family and Tre’s for the holidays was the best distraction she could ask for. This time always gave her hope and made her realize that any kind of bullshit she’d put up with wasn’t in vain. It was her annual reset. New Year’s be damned. It also made her feel closer to her father and there wasn’t anyone in this world she’d loved more. At least that’s what she’d thought. She felt pressure on her thigh from the number one contender for her heart as Tre gave her a slight squeeze. 

“What’s on ya mind Sunshine?” Sol looked down at his hand and couldn’t help but cheese. She still beamed every time he called her by that nickname. 

“I was thinking about my dad and how proud he’d be to see me reppin his faith,” Sol said absentmindedly touching her necklace. Tre listened attentively as he grazed his thumb against her thigh in a gentle motion. “ I mean, I don’t know if he could have known that all of the years he instilled in us the value of miracles when we were children we’d still be celebrating Hanukkah after he was gone.” 

“I’m sure he didn’t know.” Tre started out slowly. He honestly wasn’t even sure if she’d finished her thoughts, “But, he probably hoped you would.” The phone rang as they turned off the street and into the lot. “STEPH 👷🏿‍♀️💪🏿” flashed across the Caller ID on his dashboard. Tre clicked the answer button on his steering wheel as Sol handed him his badge to show to Nico, the Security Attendant. 

“We’re at Security Steph,” Tre answered as he nodded at Nico. 

“Okay good. I just wanted to make sure we were starting the day off on time.” Tre and Sol shared a glance. 

“Woman don’t start with me. Call time is 5 and it’s 4:39. We don’t play that late shit over here and you know it.

“Well,  I also grabbed your favorite donuts from Craft Services so no one else would steal them and I wanted to know how long I had to hoard them for your ungrateful self. I can put them back if you’d like sir,” 

“Steph. You can ignore Tre.” Sol chimed in. “We appreciate you and will be walking in the door in exactly 2 minutes. Tre is parking as we speak. We’ll see you soon.”

“Tre, you lucky you have her. Keep her if you want to keep the best managent in town. Bye y’all!!” Steph sang as she hung up. Sol let out a cackle because Steph refused to be referred as anything other than a managent as Tre stood there dumbfounded at how he was being left out to dry. But he knew better than to go against two black women before he’d even finished his morning coffee. He just hopped out the whip and opened Sol’s door so she could do the same. 

Once they’d gotten their morsels of food, gone through hair and makeup and snapped a few photos for Black Juice and their own social media accounts, they were back on the road headed deeper into LA. They had a cameraman in the backseat filming their every move, one car guided them to their location and another followed them as they maneuvered through the cars that were poppin up for their morning commutes. Sol was on her IG live and answering any questions that popped up about where they were headed and her Hanukkah festivities. She watched as the number quickly jumped from 5,000 viewers to 13,000 and counting. She wasn’t sure what this many people were doing up at this hour but she wasn’t complaining. Tre’s mama was of course one of them. He was a mama’s boy through and through and she was always there to support him at any opportunity she could. Sol made sure to greet her specifically. Tre bopped his head to some Jill Scott- being careful not to let his yarmulke fall. Sol sipped some hot cocoa from her thermos and sang off key with him. As soon as they turned on a residential street, she felt awash in a new warmth that the hot chocolate couldn’t touch. She shook Tre’s arm enthusiastically. 

“It’s time!!” she beamed, “Are you ready?!” Tre chuckled at her immediate change in attitude. The car in front was already parked and the camera crew was out on the sidewalk. 

“Yes Sol. I’m ready to spread some holiday cheer. Let’s go make somebody’s day he said. Before Tre could even put the car in park, she was reaching for the handle” 

“AHT AHT AHT” Tre barked out loud causing the cameraman man in the backseat to jump,“ Tre was already exiting the driver’s side and pointed his finger at her as he crossed in front of the car “Don’t even try it.” Sol rolled her eyes and pouted as she waited the few seconds for him to open her door. 

“Thanks Tre,” she stuck out her tongue. She was like a kid in a candy store and was ready to full out sprint to the front door. The IG live comments were flying. 

Okay Daddy Tre! I need a mans to talk to me like that. 🥵🥵

Did this man just bark at her? 🐶

Loook so long as he handles this backdoor he can open any other door that he pleases sis!

Y’all females is wylin as usual. 

Sol glanced at them. “Imma need y’all to stay out of grown folks’ business and just enjoy this holiday work we are puttin in okay” She handed her phone to another crew member and grabbed Tre’s hand to drag him to the front door. 

She pushed the button for the doorbell but no sound rang out. Tre gave three succinct raps on the door and heard someone rushing down the stairs. The door was flung open by a woman in black slacks and a blinding blue polo emblazoned with a nametag that ironically labeled this young woman as “Tangerine”. She couldn’t be more than 25 years old and the toddler saddled on her hip only added to her youthful appearance. 

“Hi Tangerine,” Tre began, “My name’s Trevante and this is Sol,” he gestured to Sol at his side. 

“Hi?” Tangerine answered confused at this couple and the cameras that followed them. 

“We’re here today with Black Juice, a local Black organization that highlights the experience of the Black Jewish community and we’re doing 8 Days of Miracles,” 

“Okay..” Tangerine said not sounding any less confused. “ I’m not Jewish.”  Sol took over as she could tell that Tre’s efforts weren’t getting them anywhere.

“We’re here because your friend Kira sent in a letter telling us about  how great of a mother you are. She said that you’ve been working two jobs here to support you and your daughter.” At this, Sol smiled at the baby, “She told us that the second job you have is for daycare expenses alone.  We wanted to come out here today and let you know that we see what you do and how hard you go to make sure you give your daughter the best. So, we wanted to help you out and give you this. “ Tre gave her the envelope he had in his hand. It read “Day 1: Tangerine”

Tangerine took the envelope as Tre explained. “We’ve paid for your daughter’s child care for the next two years so you can give yourself a break.” She opened the envelope to see the receipt from Tiny Tots Kindercare and didn’t even know what to do. 

“I don’t know what to say.” She paused for a moment as what this truly meant registered in her mind. “I can quit this job and actually spend more time with my baby and focus on my candles.” 

“Your candles?” Sol asked. 

“Yeah. I make candles by hand. I took a few classes and have played with a few scents. Some friends have asked me to make them some and I’ve been waitin to be a little more secure with my money before I start at it.” she answered exhaling deeply. 

“Do you have any candles right now?” Tre asked peeking a little further in her apartment. Sol slapped his arm. 

“Could you be any nosier?” she chastised with love. 

“Yeah I have some. Do you mind holding Layla?” she asked but she practically threw the child into Sol’s arms as she ran to grab her stash of candles. Sol put on her sweetest voice and spoke to Layla about how old she was and if she liked her friends at daycare. When her mom came back Sol could see the sheer joy that she had when showing off her handiwork. 

Tangerine went through all six of her candles and their various scents with them and by the end Tre had bought each one. She was floored and couldn’t do anything but cry at the way her morning was turning around. It wasn’t even 7:30 and she’d already gotten 2 years of childcare, a reason to quit her grocery store job and someone who actually wanted to buy her candles. 

Before they left, Tre made her promise to hit him up when her site and IG were live so he could get more candles and share it with all of his friends. Sol returned Layla to her mother saying her goodbyes and grabbed Tre’s hand to head back to car. She leaned on his shoulder and he could see the contentment in her eyes. Sol almost forgot her phone before a crewmember handed it back. 

She came back to the IG Live trying not to get too emotional. “Look at that y’all! Day one of Hanukkah is off to a start and we’ve already proved that miracles happen! Y’all better stay tuned in over the next week so you can see who we pop in on next. You never know if it could be you! Thanks to Black Juice for giving us this opportunity to turn someone’s ordinary day into something smile about. Y’all betta check them out so you can see the full footage of what we’ve got goin on! Bye y’all!

“Bye y’all!” Tre called out. They answered a few more questions with Black Juice, said their goodbyes and climbed back into their car. 

“Can we go back to bed now?” Tre asked as he pulled back onto the main road and his hand founds Sol’s thigh again. Sol laughed. 

“I mean if that’s what you prefer we can. I had some other things in mind.” she suggested. 

Tre raised his eyebrow. “I swear you see one baby and you always go 0 to 100”

“Look, I just believe in practicing all aspects of having a child! Even the making part.” 

Tre threw his head back laughing. “I’m wit it babygirl”

DING! 

“That’s me” Sol said. She looked at her phone screen. A text from “Mama Rhodes” popped up.  She’d sent some Pinterest looking bible verse again. 

This was the third one this week. It dampened her mood immediately and caused her to groan. The text read: 

Seeing you with that little girl made me so happy for the good Christian grandbabies that you and Tre will be blessing me with in the future. I thank Jesus for the miracle of you and my baby everyday XO. 

“Tre, I got another one from your mom. When are you gonna talk to her?” 

Tre sighed. “I promise. I’ll talk to her soon and it will definitely be before your Chrismukkah Extravaganza. Don’t sweat it baby.” 

Sol did her best not to think about how pushy his mother was being about this raising Christan grandbabies nonsense ever since they announced they’d be partnering with Black Juice. All she could do is trust Tre and do what she was best at: wait. 

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[drethanramslay]

Oooh um... 31? 😌 but like mc being a shitty cook but trying to cook something for ethan?

Thanks for the ask @noboundariesplease <3

You can find the prompt list here.

#31- I made it. For you. I know it’s not the best, but… 

Word count: 1.1 K

Warning: none, I tried something new so I hope you like it heheheh

Anyone (except Leah) Can Cook

Sienna was leaning against the wall of the hospital eating her sandwich when she felt her phone vibrate. unlocking it she saw a test message from Leah.

After fifteen minutes of searching through twenty websites, she finally found the perfect recipe for two. She closed her eyes and tried to imagine how beautiful it would be.

Candlelit dinner with jazz music playing in the background and the cool night air caressing their skins.

That would be so good, it will blow his mind. Leah though to herself as she texted Sienna her menu of the night.

Putting the phone down, a determined and confident smile graced her features.

I can do this... This is going to be the best anniversary gift ever.

============================================================================ Sienna's shift had just got over. It was an easy day with no deaths so she considered it as an absolute win. As she sat in her car and drove home, her mind wandered to Leah.

I should probably check in on her... Sienna thought to herself as she pulled into the parking lot of their penthouse. As she parked she shot a text to her best friend and within 10 seconds Leah texted back.

Girl... You don't know. Leah winced as she pressed the video icon next to Sienna's name. It rang once and Sienna's smiling face greeted her. Leah made it a point to hold the phone close to her face so that disaster surrounding her was not visible.

"Mission: Save anniversary commences now!" Sienna said.

Leah laughed nervously, eyes landing on the burnt food placed on the counter.

"Yep... Will probably need that."

"Tell me, so far what have you finished."

"Umm... So I decided to start with the garlic bread because that's the easiest. I put cheese and seasoning in to it and placed it into the oven so that I could make a bigger batch."

"That's great!"

"Not really. I almost set the kitchen on fire."

"ON FIRE?!" Sienna exclaimed, shock colouring her features.

"It's not on fire! I said almost." Leah clicked on the reverse camera icon and showed the smoke billowing from the baking tray.

"I don't understand this... How did it happen?"

"I left a plastic butter knife on the tray." She scratched the back of her head.

"Leah i-" Sienna took a deep breath recentring. "Okay so this is what we gonna do. Set the oven on pre heat once again and put a fresh batch of garlic bread for ten minutes. And please don't leave plastic on the tray."

"Okay." Under the supervision, Leah placed the baking tray back again into the oven.

"Now let's start with avocado toast. Pick out those fresh avocados, which on gently squeezing, slightly yield."

Nodding her head she chose the ripe avocados and placed them on the cutting board.

"On slice them into thin layers so that when you mash it you can get a creamy texture." Sienna got comfortable on the sofa and she propped her head on the arm rest.

After a few moments, Sienna spoke up. "Um Leah?"

"Yeah?" She looked up, sweat glistening on her forehead from the exertion.

"How did you cut the avocados?"

Leah picked up the phone and showed it to Sienna which had Sienna face-palming.

"Leah... Sweetie. That's not how you cut avocados. You take out the seed and then cut it."

"Take out the seed? How in the seven hells was I supposed to know that?"

"It's alright. Now scoop it out and continue cutting." Nodding her head diligently, Leah followed the steps given by Sienna and in an hour, she was done with the appetizers.

"Good job! Now let's go on to the main course. The pasta is done boiling?"

"Yes ma'am."

"Now take it-" Sienna's voice was cut off and Leah checked her phone to see if the WiFi had stopped working but, the buffering was not for too long.

"-add the pasta sauce."

Leah, low-key feeling embarrassed to ask her to repeat, decided to trust her instincts. She opened the pasta sauce, and dumped a cup directly into the boiling water.

"LEAH WHAT THE HELL?!"

"What? You told me to add the sauce to the pasta?!"

"I told you to add pasta sauce AFTER STRAINING THE PASTA!"

"Oh."

"Yes oh!! Now strain it and out it into a wok."

"The only wok I know is to stay 'woke'." Leah attempted to joke.

"Leah... I'm gonna ignore that just because you are cute."

"Yes ma'am." Leah said and the screen blacked out. Leah called out here name but the call ended.

Leah's phone pinged and she swiped to check the message out.

"Pour 5 tablespoons... Tomato sauce." Leah spoke to herself. She reached for the can of tomato sauce which she bought from the grocery store.

She was so engrossed in inserting the can opener that she failed to notice, that it was slightly bloated.

The moment Leah pierced the metal, the sauce shot like a geyser all over covering her completely in red.

"HIJO DE PUTA!!" Leah screamed and she heard the door opening.

Ethan stepped into the penthouse and headed to the source of the screaming banshee.

He looked up and cursed. "Holy shit! Who the hell are you-"

"It's me Ethan!! Sunshine." Leah exclaimed, wiping the tomato sauce off her eyes.

"Sunshine, what the hell happened?!"

The day's frustration and tiredness caught up to her and she threw her hands up in defeat. "It's our one month anniversary and I wanted to do something romantic and cute for my boyfriend but, it's just been a series of disaster one after the other. Gosh I'm such a dis-"

"Hey, hey, hey. None of that okay. It's the thought that matters." Reaching for the dishtowel he carefully wiped her face.

Leah sniffled and wringed her hands Seeing Leah like this, made him want to just wrap her in his arms and kiss away all the stress.. Ethan's eyes landed on the (magically survived) avocado toast.

"Hey, you made that?" He asked pointing at it.

Leah turned and nodded. “I made it. For you. I know it’s not the best, but… It's honest work?”

Ethan laughed and took a bite of it while Leah held her breath, gauging his reaction. Minutes passed and there was pin drop silence.

"I knew I would fu-" Leah was interrupted when Ethan gently pushed the creamy and crunchy toast.

And it was heavenly. 

"Oh my god... It ain't that bad." Leah spoke as gulped it down.

"See... My girlfriend is an achiever. Now don't be disheartened. Let's get you and the kitchen cleaned up and then we can make pasta together, okay?"

Leah gave a small smile. "Okay."

Ethan smiled back at her and pressed his lips against hers, causing butterflies to unleash in her stomach and het heart to soar with love for him.

Pulling back he pressed his forehead against hers. Leah nudged her nose against his and Ethan kissed her passionately.

"Ethan, if you continue doing that, I might stain your clothes and that would be a damned shame."

Throwing his head back, he laughed and grabbed Leah's hand as he led her to the bathroom.

Did y'all get the reference for the title?

I had fun writing this prompt heheheh 

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[surveys-at-your-service]

Survey #440

from a day or two ago.

Do you drink a lot of soda? I definitely do. :/ I'd lose weight so much easier if I could drop the habit. Are tomatoes the best food in the world? I don't like tomatoes unless they're very fresh and on a mayo and bacon sandwich. Have you seen The Blindside? I actually haven't. Do you have a favorite local pizza place? Not really. There's a place I like that isn't huge, but I don't have like, a serious passion for or loyalty to it. Would you date someone 10+ years older than you? Meh, I think ten years is my cut-off. Are you due for a haircut? For sure. >_< Are you dealing with any health-related problems right now? Yeah. Even with my APAP mask, because I apparently move it too much in my sleep, I'm struggling with my sleep apnea nightmares/terrors. Do your parents like the music you listen to? Most of it. Do your parents approve of your beliefs? Not all of them, no. How many different digital cameras have you owned in your life? How about cell phones? Cell phones, idk. I've had two "pro" cameras. Do you typically do your make up the same each time? Or do you like to change it up often? It's pretty much always the same. Who is the last person you were in a room with just the two of you? What were you doing? Mom. We worked together on my room. What do you usually order at Subway? Turkey, bacon, American cheese, pickles, banana peppers, and chipotle on I want to say Italian bread. How long is your mother’s hair? It's hard to say, because it's all poofy now versus wavy like before it had to be shaved off. Don't repeat it to her ever, but she has, uh... "old lady hair" now, ha ha. What is your favourite car brand? I don’t care. Whose chore is it to clean the bathrooms in your house? My mom does it. Pick your three favourite fruits. Strawberries, kiwi, and uhhh... apples. Or pineapple. Have you ever played Cards Against Humanity? Yeah. We used to play that a lot at Colleen's house on nights we had some drinks. Who were the last friends you went to hang out with? Oh jeez, idk. I haven't hung out with a friend in a long time. How many chairs are in the room you’re currently in? Zero. I'm in my bedroom. Are you bored right now? I'm bored almost every waking hour of my days. Have you ever seen a pelican in real life? I'm actually not sure. What’s important about April? My younger sister's birthday is in April. Is there anyone who hates you? Jason probably does. Would you consider adoption? Not for me personally. What’s the largest animal you’ve ever had as a pet? Our late boxer mix. Do you own any kind of helmet? No. Do you ever put fruit on your cereal? Noooo. How do you usually celebrate your favorite holiday? My younger sister comes over here and we open our presents with Mom, who also cooks a nice breakfast. We then go to my older sister's house for the day to watch the kids open presents from their extended family. I say "extended" because the kids obviously aren't going to wait for us to get there to open the majority of their gifts from their parents, ha ha. What’s a few facts about the last person that talked to you? She's from New York, has five kids, has survived cancer (one almost advanced to a fatal level) twice, she loves owls, and recently graduated with her bachelor's in social work (it's never too late, people). What would happen if you had a baby with the last person you kissed? We're both cisgender females. Where is the biggest scar on your body? It's probably where I had a cyst removal, which is in a spot I can't see. Would you date someone who was addicted to drugs? Absolutely not. I am NOT getting involved in that. If you could go back and change something in the past 5 months, would you? I'd go to the gym sooner. Have you ever kissed anyone with a tattoo? Hmmm... I think Tyler actually may have had a The Legend of Zelda tattoo? I can't really remember. If not him, then no. Have you ever kissed someone you weren’t dating? No, but I've been kissed by someone I wasn't dating. Do you know anyone who drinks a lot? Yes. What were you afraid of the most when you were a kid? Being separated from/losing my mom. Do you like to make the first move? No. When was the last time you completely broke down? A few weeks ago when I was having a PTSD episode. Are you listening to any music? No; I'm watching Gab play Final Fantasy X. Is your hair long enough to put in a ponytail? No. Has someone ever told you they want to spend the rest of their life with you? Hm, it's funny, I don't see him anymore. Have you ever peed in the woods? No. Have you ever played Twister? Yeah, I liked playing it as a kid. Are you looking for a boyfriend//girlfriend? Not actively, no. I really don't need one right now. Out of all of your friends who have you gotten in the worst fight with? Of all friends I've EVER had, probably Colleen. Of the friends I still have, maybe Sara. What is the last microwaveable meal you had? I've been on a SERIOUS grilled chicken pesto kick lately. Mom buys these small Healthy Choice (or some brand like that) bowls that you put in the microwave and then pour the noodles and chicken into the sauce after and mix, and oh my GOOOOOOOOOOOD it is so good. What would you consider a talent of yours? Assuming the worst out of every imaginable situation. If Hogwarts was a real place and you were able to attend, what class do you think you’d excel at? According to those little quizzes I've taken, I lean mostly towards Hufflepuff, but with Gryffindor traits as well. Would you rather learn more about space or more about the ocean? Well, ideally, space, but I think learning much more about our ocean would be more beneficial to our planet and our prosperity on Earth. Do you have a mental illness? If yes, how have you learned to cope with it? If no, do you ever suspect you may have one? I have a lot. My bipolarity, OCD, and PTSD are *mostly* under control, but I most certainly still have trouble sometimes. My anxiety and AvPD are still rabid fucking hounds. My depression was well-managed not even that long ago, but life circumstances have it so it's been more aggressive than what was usual. Do you have a favorite character from The Avengers? I dunno, I like Loki ig. Thor is cool, too. It's been WAY too long since I've seen that movie. What type of cake would you like right now? Double chocolate cake sounds great rn. @_@ What was your dream job when you were a child? Are you going after that dream or not? Why? Paleontologist, and no, because I don't want to travel for work, and I could also never handle the heat during site excavations. Even though it may not work all the time, what usually helps make you feel better when you’re upset or down? Watching one of my comfort series on YouTube from channels I enjoy. Why do you personally take surveys? It's a method to just get all these thoughts out of my head and to vent when I need to without actually directly burdening someone with my problems. No one has to read 'em. It's purely for my benefit, and also to pass the time, which I have too much of. Are there any words that you can’t stand? Derogatory terms for certain groups of people. What are words that you love? Words like "serendipity," "bliss," joyous, bubbly words. I'm blanking on actual terms. If you had an endless supply of money for clothing only, what would you load your closet with? Ohhhh, lots of shit with studs and spikes. :') I've wanted a studded leather jacket since I was in middle school. Have never gotten one because of how pricey they are. :( I'd also get some KILLER boots and just obtain a more gothic wardrobe. I'd love corsets too if my body ever shrinks back to a point I'd be comfortable wearing well-made ones. What is your favorite type of cookie? Chocolate chip. What is your favorite type of candy? Strawberry Sour Punch Straws. What color would you like to paint your nails next? I don't paint my nails. Realistically, they probably won't be 'til my entirely hypothetical wedding, in which case they'll probably be black. What do you think is creepy that society accepts as normal? Urinals, alsdkfja;klwejr. Like I get men's bathrooms give the option of using a stall, but still... side-by-side urinals are so weird and a breach of privacy to me. What is the silliest secret about yourself that you sometimes feel the need to hide? That I enjoy forum RP. I tell NOBODY because I fear being judged and found as weird. Like seriously, in my "real" life, maybe two people know. What do you think is a good date other than dinner and a movie? I want a picnic date really bad kalj;dkl;jwe. Do you dread certain days of the week? If yes, what day/s and why? No. They're all very similar. Do you ever give money to homeless people? No, admittedly. Mom instead likes to sometimes offer them bottles of water or if she's really feeling generous, a cheap meal at like McDonald's or something. She doesn't like to hand out money because, well, we know what a vast majority of homeless people spend it on. Do you like to brag or are you modest? I get really uncomfortable bragging, so I try to be as modest as I can be. What your favourite thing to have on toast? I love giving it a light toast, then adding a thin layer of butter, cinnamon, and sugar. It's bomb. Do you know how to surf? Would you ever like to learn? No to either. If you eat oatmeal, do you have it plain or do you have certain toppings that you like to add to it? I love sprinkling some sugar in there. Would you prefer to spend time with your whole family all at once, or would you rather quality time with one family member at a time? Depends on what I feel up to, but I tend to enjoy family time as a group more. That way, I don't have TOO much pressure to be constantly social. I can just listen sometimes. What is the funniest or strangest thing you’ve ever heard somebody say in their sleep? I have no idea. I worry what people have heard ME say/scream in my sleep. Do you own a pair of slippers? Yeah, they're meerkat ones! :') Choose one: Butterfinger, Milky Way, Snickers: Absolutely a Milky Way. Who was the last person to comment you? My mom. I'm cool, I swear. How many arguments have you had with the last person you kissed? A lot over all these years, but I'd say that's normal when you've been friends since you were 8 and 10. Do you know anyone who has been arrested? Yes. What are you planning on doing after this? When I'm done taking this survey, I'll probably either go to bed or play a bit of WoW. Idk. Will you be up before 7 am tomorrow? I have my alarm set for 7, actually. Ever been the only one trying to fix a relationship? Mhmmmm. -_- What was the last bad thing that happened to your phone? The case that came with the phone got a big crack in it. Have you ever been with someone while they were throwing up? Absolutely not. I would start vomiting. I can't handle the sound or the act in general. Have you been to the beach this year? No; I haven't been in a long time, and I am noooot complaining. Have you ever skipped school just because you were tired? Yes. Are you tan? God no. Do you own any leather? No real leather, no. I never would. Have you ever bought a shot glass? No. Do you have a therapist? Yes. We actually just talked today. Well, technically yesterday. What’s the worst name your mom has ever called you? I don't know. She doesn't really call me bad names. Have you ever listened to Christian music? Not of my own volition, but I've heard it because of other people controlling the radio. Are you the ‘creative child’? Yes, I'm considered that one. Did you like your life when you were in middle school? God no. That's when everything started going downhill. Have you ever been 'popular’? No. Has someone ever tried to convert you? Yes. Are you a fan of muffins? I LOVE muffins. What’s your most recent obsession? It's kinda chilled out now, but when Resident Evil 8: Village released, I was CRAZY over it. I watched SO many different let's plays of it. I think it's safe to say it beats out RE4 as my favorite installment.

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hi!! awesome to hear that things are going well for you :-) I’ve also been trying to make changes to my personal diet/exercise/mental health because I just got tired of feeling subpar all the time, lol Curious to hear what worked for you in making these changes and if you have any recommendations for meal prep/getting more active and overall more healthy :)

hello!!!! ok this is terribly late (i’ve been off tumblr for........ health and school) and i’m planning to make a much longer post, but briefly: i think that being tired of feeling unhealthy was also what worked for me. i have a thyroid disease (had it out from cancer) so energy levels are a difficult thing, and i was very tired of feeling exhausted and drained and also of disliking how terrible my eating habits were. in the past, i’d tried dieting and super intense exercise (think 1000 jumps with a skipping rope)-- for me these were not sustainable considering that they were just. exhausting. and i felt deprived all the time!!! i love good food and i hated putting extreme limits on my carbs and sugar and whatever. recently (aka starting march) i did decide i wanted to be strong and healthy-- the keywords being “strong and healthy”, and not “thinner” (aka my original rationale), and i realized the only way i could sustain this was to make small but significant and consistent changes to how i ate and exercised. for example-- i am not naturally athletic. but i did decide to do 30 minutes of walking every day, or a light exercise video (see: joanna soh’s 10,000 step challenge, or billy blanks’ tae bo workouts) every day. they were challenging enough to make me feel worked out and sweaty, and to build up my stamina. but these weren’t so intense that i would want to never work out again -- so it always felt like “oh hey time to do some light exercise to work my stress off” instead of “oh crap time to exercise again lmao”. after several months of doing this and eating reasonably (more on that later) i not only hit my target weight, but started getting really toned. i felt really strong and happy! and that still keeps me going up to now.  in terms of food. i don’t meal prep, because for me, it’s hard to sustain the variation i want. sometimes my mom cooks, sometimes i make snacks. also for context-- i used to eat out all the time and all of it would be processed, fried, sugary crap. i would be happy for like...... 15 minutes? and then my body would crash from all the grease and sugar, and i wouldn’t be able to do anything productive for the rest of the day. after that: i set some reasonable limits and guidelines as to what i would be eating. i still eat things i love. but i don’t eat anything junky on a regular basis-- i try to incorporate obviously healthy food and habits into food i like to eat.  this doesn’t have to be anything “health food”-y. my general guideline is that i eat a normal portion of something i like to eat (like.... pancakes..... or flatbread.... or pasta), but try to have a fruit or vegetable with each meal, and to use the fresh vegetable or fruit in a way you enjoy, and find delicious. i think it really helps to be eating relatively unprocessed food, like fresh produce, instead of ready-to-eat pizza or pasta sauce (also. the hassle of actually having to prepare it from scratch will discourage you from cooking). i also cut down my sugar (because that really needs to be regulated), and it’s made me feel much more energetic.  what i personally eat when i’m too busy to cook anything fancy, but still want to stay in the healthy range is sandwiches with lots of vegetables, or eggs with vegetables over rice-- for example-- one good sandwich combination is chicken breast, tomato, cucumber, lettuce, an omelette on my choice of bread. or it could be pesto, tomato, and mozzarella (tastes like a pizza). sometimes if i’m feeling lazy, i just make a piece of toast, and add a sunny-side up egg on it, and add sauteed mushrooms. for omelettes-- i toss vegetables i like in, and add cheese, then serve over rice. i also like making my own flatbread (see sally’s baking addiction for a great recipe) and serving it with hummus and grilled chicken, or eating it baked with vegetables and mozzarella. you can also make really simple tomato sauce (see: marcella hazan’s recipe) and serve over noodles, or with fried eggplant and cheese for a parmigiana. i also really like tofu, and there are lots of recipes for tofu (see: hyelim choi on youtube-- i haven’t tried it, but it looks delicious). sometimes, i also roast a chicken with salt and pepper and rosemary, and this can be eaten with a salad, or the leftovers can be used for more sandwiches. i think the trick to eating healthy is to eat what you want in moderation, but to limit it to food that is relatively unprocessed. you can also add lots of vegetables and eat fruit! but dessert is also important, and i have it once a day. i hope that helps. if you’re looking for food inspiration, there have been a lot of home cook igs cropping up recently-- i recommend looking at pages like @ everythingalexcooks, @ cakesniffing @ beep.baby @ famouslycheapdate for inspiration on how to use simple ingredients and vegetables and bread to make something comforting and filling. food is nourishment for your body, and exercise keeps it strong!! take care always, friend!!!

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w grilled cheese you can use mayo on the outside of the bread. Gives it a bit of an extra taste that butter doesn't. Do not use miracle whip, it won't work, it'll just melt and be sad.

If you don't have tomato soup you can dip grilled cheese into ketchup, but I'd advise sprinkling black pepper on the ketchup first to chill it out a little. Helps.

you can make deviled eggs without relish. I will not eat deviled eggs with relish, but I genuinely enjoy making and eating them if they don't have relish. try putting garlic powder in the filling, & a little vinegar if you want a pickle-ish taste without the Crunch (or just pickle juice ig. I'm not the biggest fan of pickles)

this may have been obvious to Everyone Else but you can make Actually Kinda Decent cream sauce with shaky parmesan (yknow the big canisters) and evaporated/canned milk.

if you don't like tuna salad but wind up in a situation where you have to make and eat it, I've found removing the relish aspect and smearing it on ritz crackers to be pretty good. it's one of my favorite Kinda Healthy snacks tbh

brussels sprouts suck much less if they're grilled and have a rich sauce on them (<- discovered this at red lobster)

garlic powder makes so much shit a little more tolerable tbh. Good on freezer corndogs.

If you're like me & can taste the freezer in freezer tater tots/fries, make them seasoned. Garlic & onion powder, herbs if you've got em

If you're making buttered pasta (very simple dish on its own) & you want to add something Unobtrusive but Good, plunk a chicken bouillon cube into the water before you add the pasta. along w salt

A lot of people swear by salmon with a citrus glaze, I don't really like it. I do enjoy salmon with a *maple* glaze, however

this isn't a tip I just really don't like pasta salad. cold noodles fuck me up

You've heard the tip of putting an egg in instant ramen but consider: removing most of the broth and adding onion powder, garlic powder, & cayenne powder (works best w beef or pork flavor)

I will concede that if I have the patience to spread it, butter under jelly on jelly toast is really good.

I have a very unhealthy snack. that being slapping a tortilla in a pan, melting & spreading butter on one side, flipping it over, and letting the first side toast a bit while I melt butter on the other side & add spices. It's a lot of butter. Having said that, it's good.

If I get a breakfast combo at a restaurant, I'll usually get my eggs done over medium so I can mix the yolk into the hashbrowns and add a bit of ketchup. I eat very simply so it could just be me but it's very good.

Pancakes are good if you add vanilla extract and cinnamon.

Not to do with prep but cleanup: if you use canned milk in a pan that isn't Extremely Good Nonstick, get soap and water in that beast Immediately. canned milk is a nightmare if it dries.

Ketchup is a very strong flavor. You can use this to mask flavors you dislike.

Dill in scrambled eggs is pretty good.

Nobody asked but. chicken alfredo recipe