#AA Table

[withthewindinherfootsteps]

I AM NOW THE PROUD OWNER OF A 400-PAGE LONG BOOK OF ACADEMIC ANALYSIS ABOUT MDZS (both the novel and CQL, as well as the wider danmei sphere, internet authorship, fan reactions in both CN and non-CN spheres, and so many more interesting things – there are photos of the contents list below) >:DDDD

I only got it this afternoon so have only read the (quite long?) excerpt available online and pages I came across while flipping through, but everything I've read so far is really interesting and well-written. If you're interested, it's promoted on the blog of @pumpkinpaix, where there are also chapter spotlights with comments from authors of each paper/chapter about them and about MDZS in general (which is how I found out about it, one came up in tumblr's 'based on this tag you follow...' recommendation), as well as FAQs (including where to buy it, though I did link that at the start). Alternatively, all posts about it are in the tag #catching chen qing ling!

I really recommend it, especially if content about MDZS interests you! and I promise I haven't been told to advertise this it's just something so so cool... a collection of academic work about MY FAVOURITE BOOK... and I know people do follow me for meta/analysis so this might be the sort of thing people looking at this blog will be interested in..?

[finntias]

Ooo, what about some gumworth taking care of each other when sick? (For the gumworth prompt)

tjeyre so sweet that IM gonna be sick

[hotchipsauce]

psst pspspsps u should totally talk about grebbymints more ... i am enabling u......

AAAAAA bro….. my dude…. the thing is i always feel crazy talking about them together bc i think like they’ve only publicly interacted like 3 times? LOL (i have watched and documented every interview minty and grebby has appeared in for the leafs/marlies. it’s so bad. me being sick has actually helped me not be as weird about it since i had less screen time in general)

but even then me and @tufzy just constructed this whole separate reality in our heads for months about how like they prob got closer after getting called up and minty is the only familiar guy for grebby there due to being on the marlies together + no russian player on the leafs to fall back on for help so grebby is just sticking to minty’s side the whole time, and minty even tho he’s a lil popular with the leaf boys he still is looking out for his linemate. even when they get sent down they’re still drawn to each other out of habit. but i’m always like second guessing like wow this is pure delusion like maybe they don’t even fuck with each other like that it’s just coworker friendliness this rpf shit is truly a disease fr fr 🙏

and then the videos started dropping. they’re goofing off and pushing each other around during sewer ball. and then i see a single frame of minty next to grebs during the one rare tiktok that he shows up in. and the delusion starts anew

[bigfatfurby]

soggy long doggies (for anime north 2025)

[conventiongoinglibrarian]

SORRY FOR USING THE NEWS MEME I DIDN'T KNOW HOW ELSE TO GET YA'LLS ATTENTION!

Okay so this post is for Artists that are trying to save some money while vending at conventions.

A few cons that I've gone to have been charging extra for wifi access. (Extra costs?! In THIS economy??) This has lead to some artists/vendors paying the extra cost to use said wifi, or to use their phones as a hotspot (your phone bill!! nooo!!!) or having to switch to cash only (you might lose on sales! also having to do MORE math? plus the trips to the bank to get change?? 😭).

May I present to you: Library Hotspots!

This, of course, hinges on your local library having said service. Luckily, a good chunk of them do! Check your local library if they have hotspots to borrow. If they don't- ask them wtf why not? (DON'T ACTUALLY DO THAT. Write them a nice email saying you're a patron that is interested in this service. That will show their administration that they should invest in hotspots).

Okay so you've checked your library's website and it DOES have hotspots you can borrow- what now? Check the policy for borrowing their hotspots! They often let you know how long you can borrow the hotspot for AND you might be able to request one through an online form. (Listen I get phone anxiety so this is a bonus for me). Now all you have to do is wait to get a notification to pick up your hotspot, pick it up, test it out with your vending equipment (important step!), take it with you to your next convention/vendor event, use it, and finally bring it back to the library once you're done!

okay okay okay so those were a lot of steps. BUT! would you rather be saddled with unexpected costs of having to pay for convention wifi? I sure wouldn't with how expensive everything is already 😭

You might be thinking: "Weirdo-Librarian, why are you telling me this? What do you get out of this?" Well-

[rivalsforlife]

losing "the sight of that man" line was a tragic loss for the narumitsuers but off the top of my head the most visceral line losses I felt were "you literally jumped into my life" and "you should be grateful! I gave you the chance to play the ace attorney!" because the official translations were kinda giving me nothing. the monologue around "sight of that man" is still very impactful when referring only to gregory, but the other two did not hit nearly as hard and were some of my favorite lines in the fan translation.

[that-one-girls-blog-posts]

love love love picking up random books from the thriftstore which then turn out to be the most exquisite piece of literature you ever came across

[seinaet]

why did they make van zieks so hot I can't focus on the trial at all

[catgirlmissy]

The cutsey Brightheart plushie I've made some time ago (she's still looking for home btw)

Made with modified version of SerenityStudios laptop buddy pattern 👍

[dirtyoldmanhole]

debated about applying to emblemcon but mm. don't think it'd make sense if i'd only have the gunter doujin (+extras) and maybe something small with tellius for sale. i figure if you're interested in the doujin you're already here and will be around when i post the itch.io link and that's that.

i also have really complicated/negative feelings towards the more mainstreamized parts of fandom (not that one specifically but in general).

shrug emoji

[mera-mann-kehne-laga]

That stupid gadha nalayak yesterday told me ki he was studying late on his study table (physics paper tha next day) and his mom wakes up at 4 am, checks on him and finds him lying on the floor near his chair😭😭😭😭😭😭🤣

And he obv had no idea how he got there when saasu maa aunty ji asked him later😭🤣

He just remembered doing numericals till around 3

[forensics-skye]

What’s your favourite element on the periodic table?

This is a tough one, but I'd say Plutonium is pretty interesting itself.

[miketownsends]

anyway my biggest fear is that they are going to trade George over the offseason and the less likely the playoffs become the more likely this fear becomes to me

[appeltjesgroen]

New sticker: Current state of Artist Alleys in Europe 💦

[firstclassattorney]

“ Well, for me you are an exciting person to haunt, i would be able to spend my whole eternity with you and not leave your side to do work! ”

[ OOC: REAL LMAOOO- this is why he no longer is invited to game family nights 😭 but then he gets upset when he finds out they playing games without him and tries to guilt trip everyone ]

"For eternity, you say? Now, now, you're going to make me blush."

[clownov]

hmm anyone else with 'severe mental illness' that will never fully go away just Constantly Embarrassed hahah just me hahah ok just me constantly seeing myself & my life from outside points of view & being embarrassed? haha not to be vulnerable or emotional but like