#this is a routine that'll take me a bit of getting used to .. but goodness; i missed going to that café to work. (^^♪

[fleetingpetal]

i am back home from work~ i see a familiar face in my inbox ( greetings to you too, rie bubs 🫀 ) which i will tend to as soon as i am done bathing and have had dinner (^^ alongside web anon's which i am so sorry for delaying this long. that aside, i hope you all are doing well thus far, or okay at the very least. 🫂

[witherby]

chef who do you think would be the most to least willing to be the subject of mousey's makeovers? imagine like young mousey just learnt makeup and is now trying to practice the skills of makeup on someone

-🕯

Oh, fun question! Makeup is genderless, so to me that doesn't play a factor in willingness here! None of these characters' egos are going to be bruised by eyeliner.

Who's okay to endure a makeover?

Most Willing:

Bruce: he's regularly and routinely wearing a full face and airbrushing any exposed skin so that the general public doesn't see a Brucie full of battle scars. He's so used to this that he can coach you through the best application practices without looking. Beats having to do it himself.

Jason: got into makeup to cover up the J carved into his cheek. He's fine to let you doll him up a bit. Will even request certain colors for his eyes and lips.

Alfred: massive theatre nerd and former professional actor! He wore stage makeup for shows, and that stuff is thick. Of course Flittermouse can dab some blush on his cheeks and give him a smokey eye. He slays and serves every day.

Barry: why not? Uncle Bare is down for whatever, and he thinks it's really cool what sorts of designs you can put on your face. Go nuts!

Dick: He was going to ask to do your make-up first. He's so pretty he doesn't need it, but that doesn't matter. He wants to blind people with the amount of highlighter he slaps on. He needs the brightest, boldest, glitteriest look you can offer him. He graduated Top of his Cunt at the Unislaysity of Mother. Werk, bitch.

Dinah: thinks the act of doing your makeup is very soothing! She'd love to do some fun looks with you!

Indifferent to Make-up:

J'onn: could take it or leave it. Just put it on his human disguise, not his actual skin, and he'll let you do whatever you want.

Oliver: it's fine. He's also famous and wants to look nice for the cameras so he knows the song and dance with products. Just don't get it in his sorry excuse for a beard (Bruce's words) and you can do whatever you want.

Victor: It's not his favorite activity on the planet. If you're not careful, you could get product in his machine parts and that'll be a bitch to clean, but he trusts you and doesn't care if you wanna give him a matte lip and contour.

Diana: will oblige if you insist. Her skin is flawless so she's never had a need for it, but she is pretty tolerant to anything and will put up with a mascara wand in the eye if it means spending some time with you.

Tim: same as Diana. He's got a good skincare routine going on to give himself a nice, natural glow, but if you insist upon winged eyeliner and a bold, dramatic lip, he'll tell you what colors he prefers.

Unwilling to get a Makeover:

Arthur: won't go near it, even if you're toting brands that are vegan and cruelty free. Besides, there's no such thing as waterproof makeup. Water resistant, certainly, but he can't go rule Atlantis with a full beat and still come out of the water looking fresh twelve hours later. That shit's coming off.

Hal: Yeah no, it's a sensory nightmare and he's a chronic face-toucher. It's a shame because he would love to try it out and all the colors look super fun, but it will either end up smudged all over his face and hands in 30 minutes, or he'll need to tap out because it's so cold and goopy.

Clark: I think he just wouldn't like it! With his super senses it would probably feel like a big mess on his face, and he seems to be a pretty clean, meticulous person. Plus I like to think he doesn't have any pores on account of my "Kryptonians are actually lil freaks that make humans uncomfortable" headcanons, so it's not gonna lay right. If you get too close to his face he swerves into Uncanny Valley really fast, and Fenty Beauty foundation won't help with that.

Damian: not interested for the same reasons as Arthur. Big makeup companies are always doing animal testing, even if they don't explicitly advertise it. That's horrific! Get that setting powder away from him posthaste!

[ao3cassandraic]

Flooding the zone

Like many in the US right now, I'm having trouble holding my shit together. It's a day-by-day, night-by-nightmare thing. I do not read mainstream news. I have what social media I have left (including this hellsite) filtered to hell and back, because it doesn't take much to send me into a spiral.

So if that's you too right now, I feel you, and I swear I'm not writing this post to make it worse.

I'm writing it to ask us to think about what we're saying and doing and how we're spending our energy.

I'm not a political scientist, but I read a few. I'm not a labor theorist, but I am a union member and officer. Our situation in the US rhymes with other situations, geographically and historically, and one thing that's crystal clear is there are ways to stop this shit and it takes numbers and actions and often time.

The numbers are maybe smaller than you think? That one surprised me. Active resistance from maybe 5% of the population has stopped coups cold.

The rub is, best I can tell, that it's hard to say exactly which actions are gonna turn the tide, never mind when -- this shit's complicated and contextual and frequently opportunistic (as with President Yoon's faceplant in South Korea) such that even hindsight gets a bit murky.

So it seems to me that what it makes sense to do is flood the zone, as they say in American football, and keep flooding it. And yeah, that's a Steve Bannonism too, but what our enemies lack in ethics and care they make up for in cold hard strategy, so why not steal it from them?

(Part of my thinking is George Lakoff, too. Smart dude. Decent one, too. Check him out.)

Flood the zone with truth. Flood the zone with defiance -- it's our country too! Flood the zone with hope.

And not just once, but many times, because we can never know in advance the one time that'll put us over the top. Also because like almost any serious endeavor, resistance takes practice. As we practice, we get habituated to the practice and we get stronger and better at the practice!

I can attest to this myself. I spent most of my adult life pretty lousy at civic engagement (never mind resistance), if I'm honest. I voted routinely, but that was about it. I started switching it up in 2011 (I'm a Sconnie and Scott Walker sure did happen), though -- protests, donations, working the polls, union membership and then service, contacting my legislators, more protests, campaign work, some other stuff.

And now a lot of the above list is plain old routine, for me? It's ordinary as weather. It's just part of how I live my life. I bet civic engagement, including in the form of resistance, can become that way for you, too.

I believe a fair few of us can step onto the same road I've been on if we redirect some of our existing efforts -- because doomscrolling is an effort, venting is an effort, doomsaying and amplifying doomsayers is an effort. Let me gently suggest:

Instead of doomscrolling or ruminating: meditation, spiritual or religious practice if you have one, exercise if it's available to you, reading books or fanfic, doing puzzles or brainteasers (I have developed such a Squaredle habit).

If you can't scratch the doomscroll itch unless you're looking at something political, try Mariame Kaba or Rebecca Solnit or even Ezra Klein. If the problem is the doomscroll finding you, filters and blocks and getting away from algorithm-personalized platforms can likely help, and that last is a good idea all by itself.

Instead of venting to social media or into the void: vent at elected officials! You don't have to start with phone calls, or do them at all (I rarely do) -- remember, we're flooding the zone, and the zone's pretty big. Email or Resistbot or postcards are totally fine. More fun in groups -- postcard with friends!

If you can, try to angle your conversational contributions online and off-, including what you reblog/retoot/boost, away from venting and toward action and hope. This doesn't have to be because you're actually feeling hope -- it absolutely can be (and for me often is) a conscious strategy to develop fellow travelers and discipline my own mind and hands.

Instead of doomsaying, express hope and love and solidarity. Again, you don't always have to feel it -- it's a conscious organizing strategy, get me? If it helps you feel more hope and more solidarity yourself, and it may (especially as others respond to it), that's a grateful bonus.

Or consider a swear-jar strategy. Catch yourself doomsaying? Make a donation or email a legislator or whatever -- just decide on a useful action you'll take when you slip up, and hold yourself to it. Every time.

It's not hard to find people who say that all the above is performative, it's not action, it's not effective, ka-blah-ka-blah-ka-blah. I say that we damned well don't know that and that lots of small efforts from lots of people is totally how zones get flooded.

I also say that everyone starts somewhere, and that the zone ain't gonna flood itself.

Redirect even a little effort to flood the zone with me, please? Thank you. And my love to you and to all of us in these times.

[kremlin]

@wikwalker hi sure yes anything to give me an excuse to procrastinate the post i should be writing right now. here are all teh drugs and how to manage them. you can trust me, a drug addict

first of all: https://www.erowid.org/ , erowid always

don't be afraid of drugs, if they're the right drugs, you should do them since they will be a blast regardless and overcoming fear is also good (but outside the scope here)

OK to do as much as you want: alcohol - social benefit greatly outweighs health effects, no reason to avoid if predisposed to abuse since that'll happen sooner or later. what can i say? don't be a fucking dork. when you start drinking, really overdo it as much as possible without dying and get a few real nasty hangovers under your belt so you know how much is the right amount to drink.

weed - innocuous enough to be fine but will make you stupid in the long term. make sure to only buy from a real drug dealer and never some legal institution. cut it out when you're a "real adult". don't smoke weed and watch TV routinely, go out and do things so you naturally grow to hate it. good to go through this as early as possible to minimize the time you spend as a cringe weed enthusiast

i guess those are the only two.

ok to do infrequently (annually): "lsd" - or whatever it is, probably not lsd, blah blah blah, if it works and is sold on blotter its fine and won't make you go nuts or whatever. opt for a better psychadelic imo. see psych rule at bottom of section

mushrooms - better than acid since you know what they are. rule of thumb is to always do more than you think you want. minimum 1/8oz. see psych rule at bottom of post

dmt - if you somehow have a dmt hookup you don't need to be reading any of this. lasts 10 minutes which leads to tendency to way overdo it, don't do this, my favorite webcomic artist is permanently crazy from exactly that. using a crack pipe is also not the uhhhh most dignifying-feeling thing to do either. it's harder than you think.

mdma - for use at electronic music event or rave. overuse causes brain lesions or something.

coke - wait until you're in your 20s, have maxed out your roth IRA for a couple of years in a row, and havent missed a car payment in a similar timeframe. better still if you've worked a very shitty low paying job and know the value of a dollar. if you still find yourself buying candy you're not ready. too expensive to be worth it to get hooked on. know that you are VERY ANNOYING to anyone who also isn't high. don't fuck around with the guy selling it to you. avoid discussing or thinking about business ideas. you can't afford to make it a habit + kinda turns you into a piece of shit after a while, but at least a very interesting one

ketamine - another sick drug that rules, but save it for a special occasion. don't try and go into the k-hole your first time

rule for psychedelics - you get one good strong trip a year and that's it, make it count, always opt for doing a bit more than a bit less. but don't make it a habit, otherwise you turn into a very stupid very annoying "hippy" style cliché and believe in ghosts, aliens, crap like that.

ok to try once prescription opiates/benzodiazepine (xanax), valium, this kind of shit - worth trying so you can go "holy shit, this stuff is way way way too good to ever use responsibly" and then never do again. especially if you're white. for some reason we just can't handle this shit. if a doctor prescribes it to you, idk, that's your call to make.

ayhuasca - this is just dmt in a different form. do some other psychadelics a number of times before you do this. once you realize the whole "substantial visual hallucinations" thing is made up, its time. do exactly this: -buy root online (legal). receive box of dirt -boil dirt into "tea" (read erowid for exact recipe) -take over-the-counter anti nausea medicine or anything that will give you a stronger stomach -drink tea (its nasty as fuck, get it down quick) -have someone bigger than you keep an eye on you for the next five hours. -have the experience, which is absurdly intense, has no bearing to the real world, etc etc. don't be a bitch and throw up, if you do it'll only last an hour or so. again there is no way to provide a consistent description of the experience except that you will meet god. you only ever need to do this once and never again. trust me

peyote/salvia/etc - try em if you want, you'll never ever want to again afterwords. these are drugs for idiot teenagers too lame to get real drugs. imagine being very very sick from poison and utterly terrified at the same time. No good

whippets/nitrous oxide - just find a dentist that uses it and don't bother creating hundreds of pounds of trash on your floor for this crap that lasts ten seconds. you have to understand the extremely short timeframe coupled with the cost makes zero sense. go to a phish concert parking lot and do some people watching -- you do not want to be these people. only use is as a motivator to get routine dental exam. also if you somehow manage to make it a heavy habit your fucking legs stop working, no shit, but they start working again once you quit.

don't ever do heroin/meth/pcp - is is truly a mystery why you should never do these 🙄

synthetic weed/k2/shit from the gas station - it is so funny that they sell this as "weed that won't pop you on a drug test". its not weed. it is some dubious chemical sprayed on yard waste. smoke it to have a terrible time and go nuts. only buy drugs from legitimate drug dealers!

kratom - anyone's guess as to why this is legal but it's heroin for pussies. its still heroin

dxm/cough syrup - do you ever wonder why it is exclusively teenagers robotripping? it's because it sucks ass. is like a cheesegrater on your brain in terms of health effects with repeated usage. you're better than this king

inhalants - these are at the bottom of the list for a reason. do not huff gas. don't huff paint. do not consume computer duster. not fun + fastest way to make yourself a complete, uh, (word i can't say anymore) and then dead

not listed quaaludes- unavailable due to no longer being manufactured. these ruled apparantly

sincis2c - unavailable due to not existing, i just made this up

amphetamines - cannot provide objective take here. they're my albatross, lifelong (posted 4:55am natch)

[silverryuan]

Gun Park with Mitsuri Kanroji reader

@aline1701, come get your Gun Park.

Mitsuri is a character from Demon Slayer and is one of the Hashiras supporting Tanjiro and the others in the Swordsmith Village Arc, fighting the Upper Moons Gyokko and Hantengu. She is known as the sweet and kind Love Hashira.

• Work has been really hectic for you these past days. These owners must take extra good care of their pets! They always feed them things that are not supposed to be eaten by them... That poor cat the other day ate shrimp and the owner didn't know.

• Because of how busy you are, the others at Jaewon High become a bit worried about where their gluttonous social butterfly went. Word quickly spread out that you are not on campus and the bullies started to take advantage of that.

• Big Daniel encountered Gun that day and the man with sunglasses wouldn't leave him alone, Gun kept offering Daniel the same thing about him being his successor, and Daniel was having none of it. So they fought... You're just closing the clinic for the night and head home until you stumbled across their fight, you hid in a corner and search for your phone to call the police.

Gun: "....*pant*..... What? You tired already?..."

Daniel: "...No...*pant*.... I'm just getting started--"

•While Daniel was standing his ground against Gun, the bastard decided to play dirty and elbow him. You take action and then blocked his attack.

Mitsuri: "Oh my goodness! What is happening here?! No fighting please!"

Daniel: "What the- Mitsuri? Is that you? What are you doing here?!"

Mitsuri: "I should be asking you the same thing, Daniel! This is the way to my house... Why are you fighting this guy at night?! You'll wake up my neighbors!!"

Gun: "Great. Another fight interrupted. Why does this always happen. And how did you block that?"

Mitsuri: "H-hey! You better stop fighting each other or I'm calling the police!"

Gun: "This one's a bitch too."

Mitsuri: *GASP*

Daniel: " Umm, Mitsuri--"

Mitsuri: " Y-YOU SAID THE B WORD! THAT WAS VERY RUDE OF YOU! PLEASE APOLOGIZE!"

Gun: " ...Huh? Is this bitch for real?"

Daniel: "Mitsuri, please, you might kill him--"

Mitsuri: *GASP* "YOU SAID IT AGAIN! THAT'S IT, YOU'RE FIGHTING WITH MY FRIEND AND GAVE HIM SCRATCHES AND DIDN'T APOLOGIZE TOO!! YOU'RE FIGHTING ME NOW!!!"

Gun: "And what are you gonna do? OH SHI-"

Mitsuri: "I DIDN'T WANT TO DO THIS BUT YOU'RE BEING A MEANIE!!!" *LIFTS GUN'S CAR AND FUCKING THROWS IT AT HIM*

• Gun was definitely sure that if he didn't react in 1.5 milliseconds and dodged, he would've been the ugliest Lookism character with broken bones and with misshapen facial features...

• Gun got excited and was about to punch you but got interrupted once more by a call from Charles Choi. He leaves after telling Daniel that his offer is still on the table. Anyways, you scolded Daniel about fighting Gun was dangerous but Daniel just brought up questions asking you what your work out routine is.

• Gun took notice of your abnormal strength and decided to request for Kouji to give some information about you. Goo misunderstood Gun's sudden interest to you as a sexual liking and teased him until Gun threatened to break his jaw.

• Believe Gun's disappointment after reading your file. It says that you possess abnormal strength from birth but you're desperate to hide it?? Just for a successful marriage??? Fuck no, he's stalk you and fight you until you realize how useful your strength is and will have no use for marriage anymore. That'll totally work, right?

• Everyone is very happy to have your presence in the classroom again. Vasco can share dangos with you now. The bullies hide in fear like roaches after sensing you coming back. You told them that you were just busy with your job and that gave them a relief since you almost never miss a single class.

• Everything seems to come back to normal until you see the same man with sunglasses at your doorstep waiting for you.

[ordinaryschmuck]

Full Family AU Part 19

"Where am I going?" Vee asked as Camila strapped her into a spare booster seat in the back of the car.

"You are coming with me to the vet," Camila told her, a little frazzled. Her hair was unkempt in a messy ponytail and her smocks were wrinkled as they were rushed on. She had spent the good part of her morning planning and replanning on what to do that getting ready for work became second priority, meaning she had to rush through her morning routines. She wasn't even sure she remembered to put on deodorant.

"Aw, I wish I could go to the vet..." Luz whined in her booster. "It's nice, you get to pet the puppies sometimes, and Mrs. Kristy lets you take candy out from that little bowl on the front desk."

"But it's still a school day," Manny said as he took the drivers' seat. "And you still need to go to school. We...haven't worked out how Vee's going to attend yet."

"Which is why I'm bringing her to the vet!" Camila explained a little too loudly as she forced her "Everything is fine" smile. She then shut the door and quickly hurried to the passenger side.

"But won't people wonder what Vee is?" Luz asked.

"Yes, but...I'll tell them she's our adopted daughter!" Camila said as she took her seat and buckled up. "Sure, that'll lead to a dozen more questions that I won't have the answers for, but it's not like there's nothing else I could say! Because if Vee's sticking around then that's all I can say! Because if I say she's family visiting for a bit, then they'll wonder who's family she's from and why she's still at our home and--"

"Okay, okay, mi amor!" Manny said loudly and clearly, gripping Camila's shoulder. "Breath. Breath slowly. You're falling apart and freaking out a certain someone."

Camila looked up at the rear-view mirror and saw Vee, shaking a little as she clutched the jacket that Manny still allowed her to wear over her shoulders.

"Oh...Oh, baby, no..." Camila turned around in the front seat and reached for Vee. "I--Okay, I can't hold you right now, we're in a hurry."

"Yup," Manny agreed, starting the car.

"But just know that I'm sorry if I'm making you worried," Camila went on. "This whole thing is...complicated and I'm just trying to work things out as we go along. I might be doing it loudly and a little panicky, but it's just me processing things to make sure I can give you the great life you deserve. I just don't know how, so I'm...working it out."

Vee sniffed. "If me being here is too much--"

"It's not," Camila said, squashing that quickly. "You're not too much, I swear. And while I may be stressed now, it'll all be worth it in the end when we finally figured things out. I don't know when we will, but we will."

"...You promise you'll let me know if I'm too much...?" Vee asked, and Camila really wished she could give the poor girl a hug right now.

"I promise that you never will. I can--Here." She stuck out her pinkie. "I even pinkie swear."

"Pinkie swear?"

"It's the biggest binding promise in the world!" Luz explained. "You wrap your pinkie around someone else's and they will forever keep their promise. Like when Papi pinkie swore to give me chocolate chip cookies if I was a good girl at the first day of school!"

"That I did..." Manny said as he pulled out of the driveway. Camila would interrogate him on that later, but for now she held her pinkie out for Vee.

"I pinkie swear that you'll never be too much," she promised. Vee looked at the pinkie for a minute, and hesitantly stretched hers out to wrap it around Camila's.

"Pinkie promise..." Vee quietly said.

"That's right," Camila said with a smile, this one much more genuine. "And don't worry, I'll have a plan figured out by the time Manny drops us off at the vet."

That got Vee to smile now, making Camila satisfied enough to turn forward again in her seat.

Only to then make eye contact with Manny and mouth the words, "Drive slow," needing all the time she can possibly get to figure out a plan.

[limitless-blue]

Perhaps. what do you think about an alternate scenario where somehow by plot magic, the argentina airbnb was overbooked/too small and they ended up not having room for Sapnap. So they do the easiest option and Spreen brings Sap back to his apartment with him and lets him stay! Maybe there’s a certain ‘price’ he has to pay for staying but we’ll never know!

hehehe i had a retro similar to this way before the trip and this reminds me of it in the best way possible...

so i kinda wanna tie in that retro + something seven and i sometimes talk about in regards to spreenap. there's one dynamic between them that i'm literally obsessed with, and it's dog!sapnap and cat!spreen. a lot of their clips in conter's parkour event video is them both demanding things of him, but sapnap demanded things by being whiny and pathetic and crying at conter, while spreen demanded things by being a bossy little bitch and throwing insults at conter.

oh my god and there's that clip from back when spreen was brainstorming who to invite for spreenpong, and when chat said sapnap, he said he didn't wanna invite sapnap because he didn't want sapnap's first time in argentina to be this huge event where spreen wouldn't be able to give him his full time and attention. and when shadoune was reacting to/talking about that, he said that he could take care of sapnap, and then spreen, in response, said that he wanted to take care of sapnap.

so picture this: cat!spreen, having taken on the majority of the planning for the trip, and he feels responsible for taking care of dog!sapnap, so he offers, out of the goodness of his heart and no other ulterior motives, for sapnap to come stay with him. of course sapnap accepts, spreen is being so nice, so easily inviting sapnap into his space when he didn't have to, and this way, they get to spend more time together! and sapnap can meet micha!

when sapnap goes back to spreen's place on the first night, spreen gives him a tour. but when he shows sapnap where he'll be sleeping, he leads sapnap to his own bedroom and points at a dog bed he put on the floor by his bed. sapnap laughs, wow, spreen is so funny hahaha, okay, for real now, where is he gonna sleep?

and spreen doesn't laugh with him— just points at the dog bed and repeats himself. after a bit of blushing and squirming, sapnap obeys; he's a good dog, after all. he curls up in the bed, so soft and plush and comfortable, and surely worth more than spreen should've spent on a bed that'll only be used for a week.

sapnap pouts up and levels his puppy eyes at spreen, thanking him in a small, sleepy voice, asking if he can do something in return... just to show his gratitude, of course... he sits up a bit, opens his mouth, tongue lolling out, but spreen stops him, and turns him around. he lets himself be manhandled, lets spreen push him into his hands and knees, lets spreen use his body however he likes, takes it like a good boy, whining especially loudly when spreen praises him— he doesn't really understand what spreen says, but he hears him say bien and buen chico and mi perro...

every single night of the trip, they have their routine. they get ready for bed, spreen gets sapnap settled in the dog bed, fucks sapnap from behind and breeds him full, and then returns to his own bed, where he'll call sapnap a good dog before falling asleep.

[foxxyrola]

Step 0: Learning to Learn

The biggest challenge in my self improvement journey begins with a question: "How in the nine hells am I supposed to sit my ass down and learn anything? My body just keeps pacing around, looking for yet another distraction. iwi"

Don't get me wrong, I desperately want to apply myself, just struggle in the initiation. And the follow through. I would take a few lessons in learning Godot for game making, then move on to something else, new and shiny. I'd learn all the Hiragana, but then not touch the Japanese language for weeks. All ambition, no action, or something like that.

Being fed up with this, I do get moments where honestly I sometimes just have to, well... Do things! Anything. I'm desperate for the dopamine hit of accomplishing something non vidya gayme related. I have to plant my ass in a chair (even if it takes an hour of pacing before I can even settle down), and give myself something to focus on as if it's life or death. I'd journal when I can. Watch some informative videos without absorbing much of it. Get stuck passively on self help YouTube and all that.

Well... It seems I got something out of it. Lately been looking into Cybersecurity (just a surface dive, like most of my dives are) and in addition to learning a little about certifications and stuff, I discovered that Coursera is a good place to find some lessons (for free too mind you, as long as you don't need their certificates or whatevs) not just for coding, but for many other things.

This is one of these (free) courses that I found: https://www.coursera.org/learn/learning-how-to-learn

Yup, learning how to learn. Seems cheesy. Almost blew it off and didn't take it. But hey, night shifts give me a bit of free time each night, so chooms, I jumped in about a week ago and without a doubt, I certainly do not regret it.

So far in the first week of the course I watched all the necessary videos, and passed the simple quizzes for week 1. The course establishes two modes of thinking every human uses: focused and diffuse. Focused being when you think deeply on something you know how to solve already, following established prestructured neural pathways. Diffuse on the other hand being that abstract association you get when you passively sift through your brain, in sleep and relaxing, and when you're not actively looking for a concrete solution but rather let your mind wander and put things together.

Now, I've heard about routine and pomodoro techniques and taking breaks to space out learning, but it seems that with this course, something clicked. Applying the things I learned by taking personal summary notes afterwards and both actively and passively thinking about what I've just absorbed, I suddenly felt fulfilled.

I started a self care routine (nothing super much yet, just 2 hours of unwinding and exercise and meditating before bed among other things) by setting up a schedule in an app I found called RoutineFlow. Yeah, I'm not getting it consistently yet, but every day I try to at least take a step to do what I gotta do, that little push that'll help me work through stuff. I just want to get myself to do the basics so that I can grow from there.

Then I encountered my first obstacle: taking notes. The Learning to Learn course has optional materials: readings, interviews, all that fun scop. I go through fairly passively til I encounter one material. A short paper with notes on note taking from Harvard. Some 30 pages. I know I need this, I know I need to sit down and do this as it'll help.

But I couldn't do it. One day, then another day, then the weekend passes, and now I'm back at work again on Monday. My legs are restless, can't seem to sit down and do things.

So I start writing this blog. Immediately afterwards... I still can't do it.

I walk around, pace, try and sit down... Another 30 minutes passes before I open things up and begin taking notes. I literally force myself to sit, set a 25 minute pomodoro... Ok now just gotta focus in this time. Come on I can do it...!

Oh hey I'm doing it! I'm actually doing it! I start learning the material, taking some Cornell Notes on it(a good way to review notes and test yourself die to its structure) as soon as the time'l ran up, I take a break. Wow! That actually wasn't so hard. The hardest part was just sitting down and telling myself that this is what I wanna learn.

So over my free time at work over a few 25 min sessions, I learnt the importance of taking notes in my own words, reviewing them often but not cramming all at once, and testing myself on my knowledge.

It was just that first step. But hey, the more I do this, the easier it gets! Consistency, that's the name of the game. I may not have learned any new coding skills or any new words or anything, but the experience has been a most important one.

Anyways, as I finish this up, it is now time for my morning self care routine. Feeling accomplished, I think things can only get easier if I keep setting aside the time and rewarding myself consistently.

Just gotta put my ass in the chair.

[breadstick237]

Ladies and gentleman, its time for........

what did i learn this month?

in other words, monthly recap of my journey!

08.11-10.12

(a little over a month, but who cares)

I think I made progress with painting, got more confident and messy on a canvas, figured that the less I care the better it turns out

this is a good example of it:

the first one may look nice but I didn't even finish it, it's way too clean and I just hated working on it, tried way too hard

the second one I finished in 5 hours and it's got a messy charm to it, plus if I wanted I could easily clean it up

this month I tried out different techniques - pastels, charcoal, stuff I didn't wanna touch before

also I had a big realization about what do I need to work on, I have to improve backgrounds after avoiding them all of my life

oh and I finally started making things I could put in my portfolio, I've got a plan and I'm willing to go through with it

well, I won't put them in the portfolio, but I have to start with something so I can progress, I can't just study forever without putting my skills to proper use

I did a traditional animation (that looks awful but it exists)

unfinished comic (the one that made me realize I could do a good and structured background to save my life)

came up with a simple story that I can use as a small project, for character design, comics, storyboard, maybe even a small animation, stuff like that

For now I didn't really go outside of my comfort zone with this one but I've got a base, with an idea in mind I can jump straight to work next month!

Other than that I feel I got more consistent with drawing, I don't have force myself to do something every day. And I'm doing it with... more of a purpose? when I have to take pictures of it the next day I don't just do low effort and unfinished sketch of something easy, I try to challenge myself!

Either way, it was a good month. it's wasn't perfect, but nothing is. now I know what can I improve!

So, what do I need to do next month?

more portfolio focused work - even if it's really bad because I lack the skill, it's the only way I can get better

more backgrounds - when doodling don't draw people or objects but the environment

bigger format! it's time to go B1, 100x70cm, you can handle it champ

consistent posts, make them part of my morning routine insted of "once a day"

every Monday sit down with a timer set for 4 hours and try to get one project done - can feel unfinished, unpolished, straight up bad - just do it, more preparation means less work done

that's all folks! I really am doing this mostly for myself lmao but I really enjoye posting it online - if I don't then I feel a bit guilty about letting down my imaginary audience

my top 3 things i created this month

painting of my mom, this one telling-a-story-with-one-frame thing and ugly unfinished comic.

why? the first one is just pretty and my mom likes it, the other two were me going way beyond my comfort zone and actually trying ti tell a story, create something of my own. these ones, even tho ugly, did give me a lot

wow, I wrote a lot in here. I know I'm the only person that'll ever read this and I'm kinda late to school because of it but it was worth it. I did do good, and I'm gonna do even better

see you soon, mwah

[yamagata-division]

Niko's Thoughts on Division Leaders

Ichiro Yamada

"I don't know Ichiro-san personally, though I am familiar with his younger brothers. From what I've seen and heard, he seems like a good guy with a solid head on his shoulders, just like Dad said. Honestly, looking at him now, you'd never guess he used to be a delinquent. But even so, there's no point in judging him for it. He's obviously changed and is doing better by taking care of his town and his brothers. Like I said, he's a good guy."

Samatoki Aohitsugi

"I've never met Samatoki-san, but I've definitely heard stories about him from his days in the Yakuza. Honestly, it's hard to wrap my head around the idea that this guy is the kind of person Dad used to be. Only difference is, my dad did cause he had no choice. This guy, though...

"Well, anyway. I haven't heard much about him beyond Yokohama. And honestly? I hope it stays that way. The last thing anyone here in Yamagata needs is him and his Yakuza thugs showing up and causing trouble. Let him keep his chaos confined to his own city."

Ramuda Amemura

"Would you believe me if I told you Ramuda-san is actually a follower on my fashion blog? I know it sounds hard to believe, but it's true. I've never met him in person, but we've video-chatted online more than a few times. Honestly, it caught me off guard at first. I mean, someone as famous as him casually reaching out to someone like me? I didn't mind, though.

"As a fashion blogger and critic, I've reviewed his brand, 'Empty Candy', more than a few times. And as a straightforward person, I've always shared my honest opinions on his clothes, even if they didn't sit well with some of his fans. Surprisingly, Ramuda-san didn't seem to mind at all. In fact, he said he actually appreciated my honesty. He's even asked for my feedback on some of his upcoming designs, which I have to admit is pretty flattering.

"Since then, some of his pieces have made their way into Aunt Aya's boutique, and they've definitely boosted sales. So while we don't have a casual back-and-forth kind of relationship, we've built a good professional rapport.

"Outside of that, though, I can't say I know much about him personally, just that he's wildly popular, especially among women. Saeko's a big fan of him, of course. Honestly, I think he's alright, but... I can't shake the feeling that there's more to him than he lets on. It's like he's wearing a mask, and I can't quite figure out what's underneath."

Jakurai Jinguji

"I first met Dr. Jinguji when I went with Dad to the ER after Saeko sprained her leg. It was kind of a stressful day, but he had this calmness about him that made it easier to deal with. Since then, I've seen him a couple of times during Saeko's check-ups, but that's about it. We've never really talked much outside of those visits. He seems nice enough, though, and he definitely knows his stuff when it comes to taking care of people."

Sasara Nurude

"Not to sound like my dad or anything. But honestly, I can understand what he was saying about Sasara-san. Like him, I just don't get this guy's humor. I mean, sure, maybe one out of ten of his jokes or routines will get a chuckle out of me, but the rest? I just don't see the appeal. Then again, people have accused me of not being all that funny myself. What can I say? I've always been a bit more on the 'serious' side. Not that I can't appreciate a good joke or don't know how to loosen up, I can! But Sasara's humor? It's just... not my thing. Maybe it's something that'll grow on me someday, or maybe not. Either way, I'll leave it at that."

Kuko Harai

"Like my father mentioned, I honestly don't get how someone like him ended up as a monk. His personality and habits are the complete opposite of what you'd expect. He's loud, brash, and, frankly, all over the place. Not exactly the serene and disciplined image you associate with monks. If this is how he acts, maybe it's time he considers another profession, because I can't imagine how anyone puts up with his antics in a temple setting."

[bonesandthebees]

I would love some makeup and skincare tips if you're willing :)

-🌼

of course!! (these answers are very general/assuming you're starting from the very beginning. if you want more specific advice lmk just give me more specific questions)

so I've talked about skincare on here before so I'll put that at the bottom of this ask, and I'll start with make up instead this time

makeup takes a learning curve to figure out how to use. there's no getting around that. it took years for me to figure out makeup stuff and I started playing around with it when I was only 12-13ish. don't feel embarrassed if your makeup doesn't turn out how you want. depending on what you're doing, you're basically learning how to paint but, like, really specifically and only on your face. it takes practice and that's ok! if you're embarrassed about people seeing you with makeup on, just do it alone in your room. the only reason I got good at winged eyeliner was because I made myself do makeup every day during the first quarantine era of covid so that I'd have a daily routine established and wouldn't just sit in pajamas in bed all day. I wasn't going out at all, so I made myself do winged eyeliner every time bc I knew no one was gonna see it, and it didn't take long for me to get good at it. so practice when you're alone and wipe it off when you're done. you'll figure it out eventually.

now as far as what kind of makeup to do on your face. well, that depends on what you're trying to achieve with makeup. do you want to cover up acne? do you want to do fun eyeshadow and eyeliner? do you want to enhance your natural features? if you're completely new to makeup I'd recommend starting with the basics of just trying to enhance your natural features. that's usually very simple and easy makeup that'll help you learn the foundations of it all so you can build up from there.

'natural' makeup routines that you read about online are probably going to consist of some kind of tinted moisturizer, maybe some concealer, maybe mascara, and probably a bit of blush. it depends on how much you want to do. if you're going for something with more coverage to cover up acne, look for foundation instead of tinted moisturizer.

if you're just starting out you're probably going to want to go for drugstore makeup instead of the expensive stuff. maybelline anti-age rewind multi-use concealer has been my go to concealer for years now. elf as a whole is a really low-priced and generally well recommended makeup brand with a lot of variety to what they sell. for whichever product you're trying to get, tbh just google 'best drugstore brand [insert product here]' and you'll find a ton of magazine articles pop up with recommendations.

last tips for now. here's what you don't need when you're just starting out: primer (you are probably not going to be doing heavy daily makeup right off the bat it's not worth it in that case). look, I know everyone talks about primer being amazing. but I basically never use foundation or tinted moisturizer, I just use concealer. so it's very unnecessary for me. later on you might find you need it, but at the start I promise you don't

hope that helps with some makeup stuff! skincare info below!

okay so for skincare, I've found that it's easiest to build a routine one step at a time. don't feel like you have to rush into everything all at once. first get into the habit of washing your face every morning and night if you don't already. make sure you have a good facial cleanser that's suited to your skin type (please don't use body soap for your face). cetaphil and cerave are both very highly rated drugstore skincare brands that have a lot of options for face cleansers for all skin types (oily, dry, sensitive, etc). then you need a moisturizer. again, I recommend either cetaphil or cerave to start off with bc of their low price point and how highly rated their products are. I use cetaphil daily face cleanser and cetaphil's daily oil free moisturizer with spf 35. definitely try to get one with spf in it because sun protection is the other essential part of a bare bones skincare routine. when looking for a face moisturizer, try to go for ones that say they're non-comedogenic which means they won't clog your pores. oil-free is probably preferable too especially if you have acne.

after you have the basics you can get into other stuff! this stuff is going to depend on what skin issues you have. there are a whole lot of serums out there you can look into (niacinamide I think is one of the best serums for most skin types and you can get a bottle of it from both good molecules or the ordinary for like $6). different serums are formulated to target different things, so again try to google stuff to see what might be most helpful for you. skincare brands besides cetaphil and cerave that I think are good to start out with is the ordinary (high quality at a very low price) and good molecules. neutrogena also has some pretty good products, and I really love elf's eye cream. but if you're really unsure where to start, the ordinary has an online quiz you can take on your site which will recommend products to you based off what you say your skin issues are, so even if you don't end up buying anything from them that can give you an idea of what products to start looking at.

[aviyinglet]

Roadmap post for Pixel Yinglets v0.98

Arr! It's been a couple of weeks, here's a Pixel Yinglets blog post. It can be viewed on my Gumroad page, or after the break.

An important reminder, also! Pixel Yinglets is currently in Early Access pricing, which will raise from $30 to $40 when it hits 1.0. There are two version number updates (each of which are slated to add features) between now and then, so you've got time if you'd like to see how it pans out -- but if you'd prefer not to wait, it can be purchased here.

Hello, everyone! I've been hard at work on a few things, one of which is an update to the model. It'll be a few weeks before 0.98 releases, but I'm committed to working on it routinely until then: I want to get this in its absolute best possible shape before Furality Umbra, and that requires a few additions to the model to make it look and feel a bit more yinglety.

The above screenshot is from the first steps of 0.98's remodeling push: as this is going to be the update that'll also be going on FurHub and VRCArena, the focus here is going to be on model aspects the player's going to see first: the hands, head, and face. What you're seeing here are two important changes: first, nostrils that aren't just a painted-on cluster of pixels, and second, ears that have concave geometry lining up with what you find in the yinglets of Val Salia. This is particularly important, as the previous attempt to articulate the form of the ears through a pixel texture is one of the messiest aspects of the model to date. I still need to make sure this new look plays nice with the customization blendshapes, but I'm very proud of how this looks so far.

I have very charitably been sent a set of three Vive 3.0 trackers, which has brought to the forefront an incentive to recreate more aspects of the Yinglet Experience. Here are a few things I anticipate putting in 0.98:

Remodeled ears, snout, hands, and feet. Already mentioned, bears mentioning again.

Toggleable shirt, dress, shorts, and skirt. Technically the main feature of this update; also bears repeating. Shirt will have a spot for front and back graphics, easily replaceable in the texture.

Cleaned-up pixel texture. I keep noticing minor tweaks I could make, and I'm gonna make 'em! Just you watch!

Toggleable first-person snout. I've tried this out in a different model and it's now a top priority.

Ears (and possibly whiskers) animating to facial expressions. The Out-of-Placers comic has gone into exceptional detail describing and depicting how this is meant to work, and I want to make good on that.

Puppetable tail. I anticipate it being a circle menu option where you can position it with a thumbstick and set it in place. I might not be able to get this fully working for 0.98, but I want players to be able to have their tail lay as flat on the floor as their back, for the noodle-like nature of the yinglet body to be made obvious in that pose. Ideally, when you lay on your side, you should have the ability to see your body from the chest down to tailtip without interruption.

Texture map resize from 512x512 to 4096x4096. Oh, an eye-popping figure! This is not to add fidelity to the pixel aspects, but to instead give myself more room to work. More on this further down in this post.

Elimination of gap between bottoms of tearducts and top of snout. Finally! UGH!

I want to take this opportunity to highlight one of the key traits of where I've always wanted to take this model: I started on this with the intent of having it replace the original yinglet model I used for myself, and for there to be no reason for me to want to switch back to my former main. We're not only not there yet, we're still quite a ways off -- and one of the reasons for that is because of a difference in direction between Pixel Yinglets and the original. For comparison, here's the original in its current state:

Pixel Yinglets is currently more advanced than this, even when you only consider the eyes alone. The original's eye proportions look 'off' (they're spherical compared to the current model's oval shapes), and they're basically headlights with how emissive they are; I'm glad to have improved over those, and those traits won't be changing. The original's eyes do, however, have animating eyelids that move fluidly, as well as the wispy slit-pupil characteristic of a yinglet's eyes. This would be difficult to accomplish with the yinglet model's eyes in their pixelated state, which has me strongly considering for 0.99 making the "pixel" aspect of this either a toggle or a separately uploadable version (maintaining feature parity, that's important) rather than a given aspect of the model: to allow players to swap between pixelated and non-pixelated pupil and eyelid geometry sets, and to in turn also make a version of the body/clothing textures that's in a resolution you expect to see in any other VRChat model. In short: As of the eventual 0.99 update, in addition to Pixel Yinglets, you'll also have access to a featureset and aesthetic look equivalent to if the model package was just called "Yinglets", without any upgrade fees or anything like that.

Anyway, that's where I'm at at the moment. Thanks for your support, everyone! Any thoughts on this, let me know.

[hadoriel]

Also in other news I'm about to start the fourth week into treatment out of eight. I found out my insurance lets me double up with that and a personal therapist so I scheduled one, soonest I could get was second week of July. I wanted to make sure I could have one to keep up the progress on myself once I'm out of treatment. That'll be once a week, assuming I'm okay with them. I'm not going to fall into the whole 'oh I can do once a month it'll be fine' thing again, especially since my insurance actually covers it

Most days of treatment I feel like I don't get much out of, but some days are particularly good or teach useful skills. The biggest help has just been for me to have to go somewhere every morning, stay there, and keep a schedule. The forced routine does a lot for me

Otherwise in July I'll be trying to do a little bit of Art Fight. I'm still trying hard to draw even if it's doodles. I'm biking about twice a week, taking photos outside. I'm about at the point where I should be looking at driver's permit test again, so I can practice starting in July or August

My daily medication I think is mostly working for me, but I think it caused my period to start almost a week early. I was really depressed yesterday and today and was wondering why I felt so crappy but it turns out I think the medication is messing with me and either is making the hormonal part of periods worse or just losing effect during it? I have no idea. This is my first period while on it so I don't have enough data. Most other days it seemed to be working well enough

But yeah. I'm trying to keep my head up. I know who I am and that I'm a good person and worthy of love, but I have problems I need to be continuously working on to live the life I want. So I'm taking those steps and trying my best, which is the most I can do

[darkicedragon]

Breaking class!

Teacher went to England to do more breaking stuff. Standard. To perform in front of a MAYOR and a bunch of other rich people?? AND HE THINKS HE'S NOT RECOGNISED??? SIIIIIRRRR. Yeah, he's not recognised on an International or Olympic scale, but duuuuude. That's so awesome! But also yeah, if he didn't set his sights so high, he wouldn't be this good either. 😅

Today's routine was fairly short compared to the usual ones. I could still largely follow it pretty well, but kept tripping up at the same spot because it was That Fast, but I did keep going to the end even though it seemed like I was doing the last part Really Slowly and was the last person to finish every time, pfft.

I've gotten a little bit better at the one-hand handstand and attempting to thread leg through loop of other leg and hand. But it definitely seems I'm not kicking/jumping up high enough to give myself good time/airtime to thread my leg through.

Impossible move of the routine: 'You spin around to stand up again, and then immediately go into an elbow stand, since we normally try doing that when we're on the floor.'

We. We just throw ourselves back down like a two-handed handstand??

So I tried that. I think I sort of cheated by landing with my arm at an angle and then. Basically slamming my elbow onto the floor rather than having the forearm on the floor first. 😅

'…Okay, we take out the connecting move so you don't stand up first and you can just twist to kick up instead.'

'Right. I'll give you ten seconds to rest and we'll go again.' 😭

We repeated it so many timesssss, ahahah.

He was showing us some individual moves at the end. Apparently!! The ankle I went over walking home months ago still isn't 100%, because placing soles of the feet together, and then putting full weight on the top of one foot and spinning around on that is a 'No. Please don't do that.'

This has also affected my lotus pose. I can do it now, but not as high as I used to. But today's fun move was being in lotus pose and then teddy bear rolling into a circle on our back to be upright again.

The impossible move was going into a shoulder freeze from lotus pose. 😅 I could barely get to my shoulder without my legs unfolding, let alone then lifting my legs up, ahahah.

'Okay, we've got enough time for a cypher/dance circle.'

Teacher was very nice and just wanted us to put a new variation of 6 step. Where. Uh. We're basically in a raised slightly angled plank position. And then hop onto one leg to bring legs closer and arms back so you're in a bird position.

I was the last person to go. Of course. BUT I WENT IN AND DID A START AND GOT THE MOVE. Brain of course died on me at that point, but I did get the baby freeze. And!! It's a step!!! Progress!!

So I think one thing that really helps me is if I just have an intention to do try and remember to do One Specific Move when I go in like I do with capoeira rodas so I can focus on that rather than trying to make up an Entire Routine from start to finish in my head.

'We'll end with 15 push ups.'

'Hahaha. You mean 5, right?' 🤣

'55 then.' :)

:(

Person was commenting after every other push up after 5 that I started laughing, but I didn't sealion that much and mostly kept my form! I think I got to 13 before I was laughing too much to continue, pff.

Open session afterwards and one person was trying to progress from two handed handstands to one. Which. Yeah. I tried and went ???? at trying to figure out how to shift my weight since it was spread across both hands. I was able to at least lift my hand for a second or two before putting it down, so that was good!

I was trying to practice the frog stand to progress to the…one where you're only balanced on one elbow and heard someone teaching how to do a backspin. I eventually joined in listening properly and trying it out because why not, pfft.

'You can use my jacket if you want, since that'll be easier to spin on.' Since it's 20c, I jog over to and from class so I thought there's no reason for me to carry some extra weight and I'm wearing a sleeveless vest because. Again. It's 20c and teacher has us practicing all sorts of things so I want to keep as cool as possible.😂 But skin on wooden flooring is unsurprisingly grippy and uncomfortable.

So. I just put the jacket on the ground to try and spin on it, right? 'Nah, you can put it on. ….I don't care if you're sweaty.' That's... not my issue, my dude.😂It's wearing other people's clothes that I'm conscious about.

So I was drowning in that, lmao. But I think it helped!

[freshpuns]

55 Hilarious Blender Puns That'll Whip Up Your Sense of Humor

https://freshpuns.com/?p=1515 55 Hilarious Blender Puns That'll Whip Up Your Sense of Humor Looking for a way to mix up your humor? We’ve whipped up the ultimate collection of blender puns that’ll have you laughing at high speed! Whether you’re a smoothie enthusiast or just appreciate kitchen humor, these puns are guaranteed to stir up some laughs. 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These puns transform ordinary workplace discussions into opportunities for creative problem-solving while maintaining professional rapport. “I’m Feeling a Bit Whipped Today” Work pressures can sometimes leave us feeling overwhelmed, making “I’m feeling a bit whipped today” an apt expression for those exhausting days at the office. This pun acknowledges fatigue while maintaining workplace humor. Managing professional burnout becomes easier when we “blend our work and play” to create a healthier work-life balance. Motivation can be enhanced with reminders like “Life is short. Blend it well” to encourage making the most of every professional opportunity. Colleagues experiencing workplace blues might appreciate hearing “Feeling down? Blend it away with a positive attitude” as a supportive gesture. Achievement-oriented teams often celebrate with puns like “Did you hear about the blender that got a promotion? It really knew how to whip up success!” These expressions provide light-hearted ways to acknowledge workplace challenges while fostering a positive environment. Liquid Assets: Financial Jokes With a Blender Spin Who knew finance and kitchen appliances could create such a perfect blend of humor? We’ve mixed up some financial puns with blender terminology to create jokes that are both economically savvy and hilariously smooth. My Budget Is Getting Pulverized Financial struggles take on a whole new meaning when described through the lens of a blender. Your bank account might feel like it’s being chopped to pieces after a shopping spree or unexpected bill. Many people relate to watching their savings get thoroughly pulverized like ice in a high-powered blender. Financial advisors often suggest “chunking” your budget into manageable portions before you find it completely liquified by expenses. Remember that feeling when your paycheck arrives and disappears faster than fruit in a smoothie cycle? That’s your budget getting pulverized in real time! Investing in Stocks Is a Real Mixer Stock market investing certainly stirs up a variety of emotions and outcomes. The unpredictable nature of the market truly blends highs and lows into a financial smoothie of uncertainty. Diversifying your portfolio is essentially creating the perfect investment blend, combining different assets to achieve a balanced financial outcome. Smart investors know that properly mixing stable investments with higher-risk options creates the most palatable financial future. Financial advisors often recommend “blending your investments to create a smooth portfolio” rather than putting all your ingredients in one jar. Just like a quality blender needs different settings for different foods, your investment strategy requires adjustments based on market conditions and personal goals. Pun-Fueled Pickup Lines for Blender Enthusiasts Looking to mix up your dating game with some kitchen-inspired humor? We’ve whipped up some irresistible blender-themed pickup lines guaranteed to stir interest among fellow culinary enthusiasts. “Are You a Blender? Because You’ve Got Me Spinning” Emotional connections often feel like the perfect blend, and what better way to express this than with a smoothie-inspired compliment? “Are you a blender? Because you mix up all my emotions” creates an instant connection between feeling flustered and a blender’s swirling action. The comparison cleverly captures that dizzy, exhilarated feeling when attraction hits hard. People particularly appreciate this line because it acknowledges the whirlwind of emotions that come with new attractions while keeping the tone light and playful. For maximum impact, deliver this line with a genuine smile while discussing kitchen gadgets or favorite smoothie recipes. “Mind if I Take a Whirl With You?” This playful line takes advantage of the blender’s spinning action to suggest a dance or date in a charming way. “Mind if I take a whirl with you?” works perfectly when meeting someone at a cooking class or kitchen store. The subtle wordplay connects the blender’s function to the exciting possibility of spending time together. Couples who enjoy cooking together often find this line particularly endearing, as it combines their shared passion with romantic interest. Follow this up with “Our love is like a blender; we always mix well together!” to continue the theme if the initial line receives a positive response. The beauty of this approach lies in its versatility—it’s equally effective as a lighthearted icebreaker or a more suggestive invitation, depending on your delivery. The Art of Crafting Your Own Blender Puns From Scratch Understanding the Basics of Puns Wordplay forms the foundation of all great puns, especially those related to blenders. Puns typically rely on homophones, double meanings, or clever turns of phrase that surprise and delight listeners. For creating blender puns, we recommend focusing on terminology associated with blending, mixing, and common ingredients used in blenders. These fundamental building blocks will help you create puns that seamlessly blend humor with kitchen appliance references. Using Blender-Related Words Blender actions provide rich material for creating memorable puns. Words like “mix,” “blend,” “whip,” “stir,” and “puree” can be transformed into clever wordplay that resonates with audiences. Try phrases like “Why did the blender break up? It couldn’t handle the pressure of mixing!” or “Blenders don’t take breaks; they just keep churning out the laughs!” These examples demonstrate how blender functions can be repurposed for humor in unexpected contexts. Playing with Ingredients Ingredients commonly used in blenders offer another avenue for pun creation. Fruits, vegetables, and other smoothie components can be incorporated into witty expressions that tickle the funny bone. Consider puns such as “I’m bananas for smoothies!” or “You’re the berry best!” These ingredient-based jokes connect with audiences through familiar foods while delivering a punch of humor that’s both accessible and entertaining. Creating Recursive Humor Recursive humor takes blender puns to the next level by layering jokes that flow into each other. This technique creates a continuous stream of humor that builds upon itself. Examples include “I’m on a roll with my blender—it’s a smooth operator!” and “My blender and I have a great relationship; we always mix well together!” These multi-layered puns demonstrate sophisticated wordplay that keeps audiences engaged through connected humor threads. Using Wordplay with Emotions and Actions Connecting blender functions with emotional contexts creates relatable puns that resonate on multiple levels. Phrases like “Are you a blender? Because you mix up all my emotions” or “Every time I turn on my blender, it creates a whirl of emotions!” effectively bridge the gap between kitchen appliances and human experiences. This approach makes your puns more personal and relatable while maintaining their humorous edge. Incorporating Pop Culture and Everyday Life Pop culture references blended with kitchen terminology create instantly recognizable and shareable puns. Statements such as “If blenders had a favorite movie, it would be ‘The Silence of the Mangos'” cleverly twist familiar titles into blender-themed jokes. Similarly, “My blender thinks it’s a DJ; it always knows how to drop the beat!” connects everyday kitchen appliances with popular entertainment concepts, making your puns contemporary and relevant. Examples to Inspire Your Creativity Additional examples can spark your own pun-making creativity. “I tried to make a smoothie in a broken blender; it was a fruitless effort” plays on the dual meaning of “fruitless.” “My blender stopped working today, it just couldn’t handle the juice” cleverly references both literal juice and the slang term for power. “Why was the tomato blushing? It saw the salad dressing in the blender” creates humor through personification and unexpected scenarios in the kitchen. Tips for Perfecting Your Puns Creative word choice significantly improves pun quality. Using synonyms and related terms expands your punning possibilities beyond obvious connections. Double meanings add complexity and satisfaction to your puns, creating those “aha” moments when listeners get the joke. Simple puns often pack the strongest punch, so don’t overcomplicate your wordplay. Current references keep your puns fresh and relevant to contemporary audiences, ensuring they resonate with today’s listeners rather than falling flat. Conclusion: Why These Blender Puns Will Continue to Stir Up Laughter We’ve whipped up quite a collection of blender humor that spans relationships, workplaces, finance, and even dating. These versatile jokes prove that blender puns can truly mix into any aspect of life with delightful results. What makes these puns stick? They blend the familiar with the unexpected, creating that perfect recipe for laughter. Whether you’re crafting your own jokes or using our ready-made quips, these puns offer a refreshing way to connect with others. So go ahead and incorporate these witty wordplays into your conversations. After all, life’s too short not to enjoy a good blend of humor that smoothly brings people together! Frequently Asked Questions What makes blender puns so popular? Blender puns are popular because they mix everyday kitchen terminology with unexpected contexts, creating relatable humor. They blend familiar concepts into something fresh and amusing, much like the appliance itself. Their accessibility makes them appealing to diverse audiences, from cooking enthusiasts to casual joke lovers, while their versatility allows them to work in various settings from social media to family dinners. Can blender puns be used in professional settings? Yes, blender puns can effectively lighten the mood in professional settings. Phrases like “Let’s puree these ideas together” encourage collaboration during brainstorming, while “Let’s shake on it – or maybe blend” adds humor to agreements. These puns help diffuse tension, make meetings more engaging, and create a more approachable atmosphere while still conveying important workplace concepts. How do I create my own blender puns? To create your own blender puns, focus on wordplay using blender terminology (blend, mix, whip, puree), incorporate common ingredients, and connect emotional contexts to blender functions. Try blending pop culture references with kitchen terms for contemporary appeal. The best puns often involve double meanings and unexpected connections. Start with a blender-related word and explore its different contexts for creative possibilities. Are blender puns good for romantic situations? Surprisingly, yes! Blender puns work well in romantic contexts with lines like “We’re Just Blending Together Perfectly” or “You’ve Totally Stirred My Heart” capturing relationship dynamics. Pickup lines such as “Are You a Blender? Because You’ve Got Me Spinning” add playful charm to flirting. These puns compare the harmony of relationships to the blending process, making them uniquely sweet for couples who share culinary interests. Why are financial blender puns effective? Financial blender puns like “My Budget Is Getting Pulverized” or “Investing in Stocks Is a Real Mixer” effectively simplify complex economic concepts. They make financial topics more approachable and less intimidating through familiar kitchen metaphors. These puns create mental connections between everyday activities and abstract financial principles, helping people better understand and relate to money matters while adding humor to an often serious subject. Do blender puns have educational value? Absolutely. Blender puns teach different meanings and sounds of words, making them valuable language learning tools. They demonstrate how context changes word interpretation and introduce vocabulary related to cooking and kitchen appliances. For children and language learners, these puns develop linguistic flexibility and critical thinking while encouraging playfulness with language, all wrapped in accessible humor that makes learning enjoyable. https://freshpuns.com/?p=1515 Fresh Puns

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ended the day at 1.4k cals, which feels good for how much i got done today. i hope i find an opportunity to weigh tomorrow but we'll see. i had sweets for the first time in a week and while they were tasty i got sick of them quickly. everything changes and so will i.

I'm excited as well to do my stomach measurement after a good night's sleep to see where i end up tomorrow. it would be good if i was at 31. but maintaining 31.5 is good enough. i realized i had a waist of 23.5-26 for over 10 years, and only went over it very recently, in the last 3 years. so it's super possible to get it all back and get back in shape. people get out of shape all the time! this is a big fall away from normal for me, but everyone has a big lapse once. luckily, these last 40lbs especially are more recent. my stretch marks aren't too severe, and i'm still young. as long as i commit to the fit body and lifestyle i want this year, it's nothing lost. i'll go back to modeling, dancing and being an artist on top of my day job. i'll find more and more opportunity to create and live life to the fullest! choosing a path is the first step.

I'm excited for holiday dinners this year, and feeling my best. i'm excited to take photos and be creative. i'm excited to feel cute at the beach and for my swimsuits to fit. I'm excited for pride.

for pride, i want to try to shave off the first like 30lbs. 2 months and 30lbs isn't impossible. it's a huge goal but not impossible. i could definitely feel a bit less urgent then, and keep my momentum for the rest of summer. getting back into shape is no joke, and i'll suffer for 3 months or so, feeling sore and tired. but if i do it right, commit, make time, find opportunities to work out and move my body more, i can definitely see definitive results.

i have to keep reminding myself that consistency is not even hard. it only takes showing up. I've shown up every day for the career change i wanted for 5 straight years. and now i can show up for myself for 1 year, and get the physique i want. i want to see my mean mug come back, to shave my head and like myself more. i want to trust the person i carry into the room. i can do this. just try and do. it's fun since this workplace only sees me every few months. everyone at remote jobs are fit because they choose to be. i can be fat if i wanted to, and it wouldn't change anything, but i have to make a choice for myself and i have.

back to pride goals, i'm going to work abs and legs the most. steps are hard to get because they take so long. but i guess if i feel better this week i can try running. we'll be moving into our new place starting off with some cleaning this week, so that'll be a ton of effort in itself. i have to remember that everything is a choice. there's no need to concede because my partner wants to order something. there's no need to concede because of what other people are doing.

i am my own person. i draw the line where i want it to be.

my partners friend offered to help us move. it reminds me how much i want to put in the effort to make new friends and fill my time with my own new people. i'm tired of doing things on everyone else's terms. it's silly. i want to live a life of fun and luxury and interest. i want to try new things and be daring. i am so brave, but normally it means other people want to hide behind me. but no one needs to know my next move. not even my partner. I'm going to do so much in the next 2 years and change my life and fall back into the path i promised myself I'd live in this city. i'll be invited to events and recognized often. i'll get to know a new crowd of people who naturally see my talent and vision and support me in developing it further. my creative side will bloom. i will have poise and be graceful and fall naturally into a new routine of friends and acquaintances. the people who saw me and recognized me will see me again and be thrilled. i have it still. i can be everything i want to be. it's pouring out of me, available to me. ready to be seen again. i will master this version of myself and make it permanent.

shit happens. we all fall off our game, but my time to drive forward begins right now. i will be relentless, i will be the person of my dreams.