#carboloading

[shirtlessrunner]

#carboloading to #rub the last 10 miles of the @nycmarathon #tcsnycmarathon route #saturday #longrun (at 99 Cents Fresh Pizza) https://www.instagram.com/p/CkSQFqvtIJC/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[leiflitter]

5.5k words so i am havin a lil pasta break

[oeleo]

321:365 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Nongshim Shin Ramyun Black × #711PH Chicken Teriyaki Onigiri and Pork Sisig Onigiri ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #2022leo365 #Nongshim #ShinRamyun #ShinRamyunBlack #711Philippine #7eleven #7elevenPH #711PHFinds #ChickenTeriyakiOnigiri #PorkSisigOnigiri #CarboLoad https://www.instagram.com/p/CleCqg-vqAX/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[victory-cookies]

hey sorry we put your players in a time loop. yeah they can only win by learning, and they can only learn by playing. yeah grant o’brien is carboloading next to their podiums. yeah they know that x equals 8 so y must equal 6. no they can’t use the ladder. yeah now they’re doing the wenis. sorry. 

[dokyeomini]

im like stress eating rn bc im scared I'll actually run out of stamina halfway through the hike lmao

[urdeadbestfriend]

not into sports rpf but I believe in their beliefs (falling in love with someone you’ve always known) (repression) (stuck in a completely dark room letting life pass you by because of yet another migraine of dubious origin) (carboloading)

[acapacityforenduring]

guzzling ramen before going to the clüb

[opalescnt]

ouggghhh i am healing somewhat... exercise is making me feel a lot better... liver pain is still daily & often radiates scarily into my chest but i can tell from the lack of malaise & increased energy. i must be healing on the inside

[youcouldmakealife]

SOTM: Gabe/Stephen; largesse (pt I)

For the prompt: Gabe and Stephen being sappy at SOME point

Feat. everybody's favourite: Soft Stephen Petersen (but don't you dare call him that to his face)

I'm going ahead and posting this a day before the poll even closes, because it was winning by a landslide and also, well, Passover. This thing decided to grow legs, as so many prompts do. The second half will be posted next week.

Stephen loves holidays.

It takes a long time for Gabe to figure that out — he's talking literal decades — because Stephen’s actually pretty good at hiding it. Or maybe it isn’t that he’s good at hiding it so much as it’s exactly what someone would expect from him. Stephen exudes ‘too cool for holidays’ energy.

But then, to be fair, Stephen exudes a lot of things that aren’t true. Like how he pretends to hate hugs, but that’s only true in limited circumstances: he dislikes hugs from strangers and distant acquaintances, that’s true, but he liked hockey hugs, and hugs from his family, even though he always scoffed before he got them, just so they wouldn’t get the right idea, and a good hug is often enough to get him out of a bad mood. The thing Stephen hates most about hugs is how much he doesn’t hate them.

He’s like that with a few things: he spent years pretending he couldn’t stand math, even as he was getting straight As in it, helping Gabe out with his homework, but never without muttering how pointless math was. He still pretends to hate his sisters, and groans when Dmitry and Oksana come over, even when he explicitly asked Gabe to invite them, and constantly pretends he isn’t absolutely delighted to find a kindred soul in Jared. Gabe can see right through all of that. Always has. But Stephen’s apparent holiday hatred managed to fool even him.

That is, until Stephen accidentally shows his hand when Passover arrives. Stephen’s been doing something or another for it for years, packing Gabe little lunch boxes so he has options on the road, even including uncharacteristically sweet little notes during one playoff run.

Gabe always figured it was because Stephen knew it was hard to be across the country from his family, especially when Passover fell at the same time as their birthdays, or the last stressful days of the season, or the even more stressful start of the postseason — it’s never been great timing. And as much as Stephen would like to deny it, he’s always been thoughtful about those kinds of things. Always been kind.

But this year it's different. Gabe’s Passover planning usually just extends to hitting up the kosher section at the grocery store to stock up on non-leavened alternatives, maybe head to the deli he likes to get some inferior version of something his mom would make if he’s feeling particularly homesick.

Stephen’s putting a little more effort in. For one, he's decided to cook. Relatedly, he's spending half his time on the phone with Gabe’s mom, it feels like — recipes can’t take that long to convey, no matter how chatty Gabe’s mom is — and shooing Gabe out of the kitchen with his traditional Passover lunch box, even though he isn’t on the road this year, and, thank fuck, it’s still the regular season this time. It’s rough, having to abstain from all of his favourite ways to carboload just in time for the postseason.

And then there's Seder. The fact they're having one, but also the fact they've got a guest list: a few of Stephen's university friends, a Jewish colleague of his who also lives across the country from his family, and Jared and Bryce, Dmitry and Oksana.

He spends Gabe doesn’t even know how much time and energy getting it together, brushing off most of Gabe’s offers to help. Gabe’s exhausted just doing his minor part and low-key worrying about Dmitry or Jared saying something to set Stephen off.

Everyone's shockingly well behaved, though, to the point where Gabe wonders what Stephen threatened them with. Something horrible, he’s sure. At the end of the night, everyone parts with leftovers, which Gabe is a little wistful about — he knows they kept a little of everything but it’s his favourite, and Stephen did good job with it, if not a Miriam job — and Gabe starts clearing the table, because Stephen looks like he’s hit his limit.

The kitchen is such a disaster Gabe doesn’t even know where to start — he didn’t think they had this many dishes. He doesn’t even recognise all of them. Gabe has never been more grateful to have a dishwasher. He only wishes they had two. Or three, even. Three would be good.

“I think that went okay,” Stephen says as Gabe starts rinsing the dirtiest of the dishes.

“It went great,” Gabe says. “What’s the occasion, anyway?”

“Passover,” Stephen says.

“Steve,” Gabe says.

“Oh, well,” Stephen says. “It’s important to you.”

But he’s flustered, and not just flustered in the way he gets whenever he has to admit he’s done something nice for someone.

That doesn’t typically apply to Gabe anyway. Stephen claims that it’s inherently selfish to do nice things for Gabe, because they’re a partnership, and helping his partner helps him. Gabe figures whatever helps Stephen sleep at night after doing embarrassing things like offering Gabe the last piece of pizza — obviously not during Passover — or telling him he likes his playoff beard when they both know it’s mid at best.

Though, Stephen actually seemed pretty into it, last year, to the point where Gabe was starting to think he might have a bit of a thing for the beard. So maybe that was selfish after all.

Gabe, equally selfishly, hopes they make it even further this year, just to test that theory.

"Well," Gabe says. "Thank you," and notices Stephen looks relieved that he's letting it go. Even grateful.

So of course that's when Gabe starts paying attention.

[catboybiologist]

Porters count as carboloading right

Within the next couple of days, I'll be setting up my first camp on the HST

Y'all I'm so fucking excited.

Little kid hours but I've been going to Sequoia NP, and the Sierras as a whole, for my entire life. I've been wanting to do "the long way to Whitney" for pretty much as long as I've had a conception of where Mt. Whitney was, and how close (relatively) it was to the giant forest area that I loved.

At the start of this summer, I was honestly a little terrified about what I was committing myself to. I'm still nervous (not unsafe, DW, its a highly trafficked trail and I have satellite communication) but I feel very ready. The routes I've done so far have honestly been more technical and strenuous, the primary key difference is that the HST is much longer. But honestly, that shouldn't be a problem.

I'm meandering my way towards the trailhead in the general area, and got a moment to enjoy the Sequoia front country before I head out.

But y'all.

I got the logistics figured out. I got the permits. I got the gear. I got the skills. I got the physical training. I'm in a brewery enjoying some nice ass beer. Sitting alone but vibrating with excitement. It's HAPPENING!!!

Time to earn my name 🍻

[fatcolyte]

Snacking or carboloading?

[xenosaurus]

question about sealskins: how do trans shapeshifters work? do their bodies know they're trans before they do and shift that way automatically? could they consciously shift their natural state when they realize their gender identity? or does it take gender affirming surgeries to 'reset' their natural state?

you got ahead of me-- Leo Harp is trans! the fun selkie-themed name isn't an alias, it's his chosen name.

there are two answers to this general line of thought!

in practice, most trans shapeshifters use conscious shapeshifting to transition, and do some mild "touchup" shifting once a week or so. it's roughly the same effort as remembering to take a T shot, without the need to involve a doctor.

it's remarkably easy shapeshifting and can usually be accomplished before a kid is old enough for a full copy-- most commonly gendered body parts like genitals are formed from early development tissue that is found in every viable fetus (shoutout to my old pal the mesonephric duct) that is then changed from being exposed to hormones, so you don't have to "borrow" anything from another person. you already have the genetic coding for the basis! physical sex is much less intrinsic and binary than society treats it so it's super easy for shapeshifters to mess with.

in THEORY, though, if you wanted to change your baseline form so that you didn't have to keep up the shapeshifting, you can change your "natural" state with surgery or medication. it's just a lot harder than having a bowl of spaghetti to carboload and making some changes.

[cboffshore]

The French Toast Threat: a brief, carboloaded Jay character study

I couldn't stop myself. I'm rambling.

A lot of things about Skybound have haunted me since its original airing, but this line... this line is something else:

The central question I posed on my Twitter - does this line imply the existence of France in Ninjago? - doesn't matter right now. I dislike thinking about that and I'm amazed it got as much traction as it did, but there's a content drought for you. I am, however, fascinated by the word choice!

Usually - as in literally every other time I've heard "toast" used in a threat - it's just that: toast. You're toast, I'm toast, he's/she's/they're/it's/we're toast - conjugation 101. Toast is an easy process. Bread in, push lever, bread out, butter or jelly if you've got the time, hork it down on your way to class. A violent threat - "You've been through the painful process of baking, now go through it again for my benefit," it says - but it's such a routine thing! When was the last time you stopped and really thought about making toast beyond just going through the motions?

That's what the classical Toast Threat is: effective, but soulless. Little about the target is acknowledged; any paint inflicted leads to a brutal, efficient end. Doom is assured, but not much else.

Now, French toast? That's a whole process. You have to plan for that. You have to know what kind of bread will hold up best, what spices and flavors you want in the egg dip, what kind of pan and heat you've got - to say nothing of the act of making it. You can't zone out with French toast the same way as you can with regular toast - you have to be on your toes, but there's care there, too. You can't treat French toast with the same everyday roughness as regular toast or you'll get eggs all over the counter. No, French toast requires attention to detail. You have to watch it to be sure it doesn't burn, to ensure that your bread isn't too thick or thin, and that the eggs are actually properly beaten and cooked. My family's made French toast the same way for my entire life and it's always been a special thing, and I know when the last time I enjoyed it was. It's fussy, but it's worth the reward.

When Jay says that Nadakhan's about to become French toast, he's really saying:

I've been planning this. I'm going to cut him up so carefully with his own sword, dredge him in the nearest unpleasant substance, fry him with my most effective equipment, and let my friends help annihilate him with little effort on their part. I'm going to ensure that he is as fundamentally changed as I am when we're through - that he's unrecognizable in the same way I am now - and I will savor that process.

All that makes it an especially effective threat, but the final nail in the coffin is how Jay opens the threat. For easy reference, the pertinent chunk of the quote:

Note that Jay doesn't directly address Nadakhan here. In context, he's speaking to Nya. Jay's already spent most of his season in direct confrontation with Nadakhan, and it's kind of touching that he's developed to the point of being this flippant about it even after this much pain! (You could also bring in Nadakhan's extremely valid point about Jay acting that way to conceal fear, which also works. Talk about versatility!)

Not only does Jay not even grant Nadakhan a pronoun in passing reference, he jumps straight to "This guy." For a season so set on identity, it's a big deal to skim over that fear-inducing name and replace it with the most off-the-cuff, casual way to refer to someone. Not even someone! Just a guy! The highly specific, detailed implications of turning him into French toast blended with all the banality of regular toast-making... what poetry.

The aftermath of Jay's experience isn't explored much in canon, and we'd all do well to remember that the modern image of a PTSD-ridden Jay is a product of a widespread fan view of the character. In canon, especially the last few episodes, all we get from Jay is a dogged determination to fight and win. This line probably wasn't meant to have this much significance, but it's there, so it's open to interpretation. What I failed to mention on Twitter is that it ultimately doesn't matter why it's here - whether they thought it would just be a fun twist or if Nadakhan was originally supposed to be French-themed or if it was an inside joke meant to canonize France. What matters is that it is here and I'm able to dig into it, and in the process, learn a little something else about Jay!

[animalcopingnewhorizons]

I thought this image of Zucker hydrating and carboloading fries before he hits the dance floor again inside the tent on his Festival Grounds deserved its own post.

[gensokyogains]

devouring-hive

Renko's goal before the incident was to finally get Merry to develop a roll, so that people would stop asking that and realize just how smitten she was with that fat lumpy ass, those carboloaded pancakes.

Now she can offer her a rolled belly, as well as a huge ass and breasts thrice the size of her head, for the best of all worlds.

[spacestationstorybook]

3, 5 and 9 + Rainbow dash, 14, 16 and 18 + Glados, 4, 7 and 20 + Karlach for the fem f/o asks please!

💌donahdevotees💌

WOOHOO thanks so much @donahdevotees!! <3333 i love. Women

3. What foods does she love that you hate and vice versa? i actually think we might have more in common than not (canonically she loves to carboload which Same and also dislikes pie which. same! for the most part. sorry‏‏‎ ‎pinkie.‏‏‎ ‎though i do like chocolate pies just nothing with fruit in them) but i feel like while she snacks a lot she also eats a lot of weird health food to help her stay in shape which i'm not a fan of. not sure what i like that she wouldn't i'm usually the pickier one. i guess the chocolate pies lol

5. Do you stash snacks for each other? What kind? i believe in my heart and soul that she's a sour gummy worm girl. probably doritos and other chips too (she likes spicy chips i like tangy ones. salt and vinegar ftw) we probably have similar snack preferences but we both kind of hate to share (unless it's one of those ginormous bags) so i like to think she keeps a little cupboard just for astral‏‏‎ ‎snacks‏‏‎ ‎(or more likely astral keeps a cupboard for her because she lives in the sky so she's probably visiting them more than vice versa.)

9. Do you have nicknames for each other? just mentioned calling her speedy...which again. precious. dashie‏‏‎ ‎of course but since that one's a little more cutesy it's usually used during private just the two of them time (pinkie‏‏‎ ‎and‏‏‎ ‎fluttershy‏‏‎ ‎use it too but well. they're pinkie‏‏‎ ‎and‏‏‎ ‎fluttershy).‏‏‎ ‎astral's name doesn't lend itself to nicknames so well but ohhhh my god what if she called them sparky like to go with speedy.......FUCK okay that's adorable

answering the rest under a cut because my answers to ask games get long sorry haha

14. What are your thoughts on each other's profession? Do you visit each other at work? they technically have the same job lol which is scientist at‏‏‎ ‎aperture‏‏‎ ‎labs‏‏‎ ‎but after‏‏‎ ‎portal!nyx‏‏‎ ‎gets their robot body and aperture‏‏‎ ‎becomes defunct they don't Have to work anymore they just do it for fun. they help her set up the testing chambers. sometimes they go above ground just to explore but they always come back and tell her about their day :)

16. What type of gifts do you give each other? (For birthdays, special occasions, holidays, etc) i think‏‏‎‏‏‎ ‎glados‏‏‎ ‎likes running little simulations for portal!nyx‏‏‎ ‎to complete (enrichment for them!!) so for a special occasion she'd run a really advanced and intricate one like some sort of one person escape room or something. she doesn't really get the point of holidays and such but she does like to see them having fun.‏‏‎ ‎and in exchange they bring her little gifts from aboveground :) books or stuffed animals or shirts with dumb sayings on them (she can't wear them but they amuse her).

18. What's one moment in your relationship where she changed your perspective of yourself and vice versa? i feel like‏‏‎ ‎portal!nyx‏‏‎ ‎struggles a lot with feeling useful and important (one of my most common insecurities to give to my s/is). and i think that‏‏‎ ‎while‏‏‎ ‎glados‏‏‎ ‎is somewhat annoyed by them at first (though she still chose to put them in the robot body soooooo) they feel energized by all the little tasks she gives them and while sometimes they're lonely it's nice to find meaning in being useful for someone. as for vice versa portal!nyx‏‏‎ ‎is the classic Villain's Soft Spot so maybe they just change her perspective of herself as rageful and evil allll the time. (just some of the time)

4. What drink does she order for you? What do you order for her? oh i LOVE trying weird drinks and‏‏‎ ‎karlach‏‏‎ ‎loves trying weird anything in general.‏‏‎ ‎i think‏‏‎ ‎aerax‏‏‎ ‎should get a fancy lemonade that like changes color (which‏‏‎ ‎in‏‏‎ ‎the‏‏‎ ‎original‏‏‎ ‎bg3‏‏‎ ‎setting would probably be because of magic) and‏‏‎ ‎karlach‏‏‎ ‎should get hmmmm. something tropical probably....maybe a pina colada that'd be fun (regarding alcoholic drinks i have no idea about my own preferences yet because i'm 20 in america but i like virgin margaritas so we'll say‏‏‎ ‎aerax‏‏‎ ‎likes real margaritas)

7. What hobbies do you share? What hobbies do you do separately but encourage the other about? both of them LOVE adventuring and discovering new things!‏‏‎ ‎karlach specifically likes more dangerous stuff and aerax...could really give or take the life threatening peril but loves discovering new plants or animals or spells or anything really.‏‏‎ ‎karlach‏‏‎ ‎is very into athletic pursuits and‏‏‎ ‎aerax‏‏‎ ‎is fairly strong but not nearly to her level but they like to encourage her (it helps that she can pick them up easily despite them being almost as tall as her).‏‏‎ ‎aerax‏‏‎ ‎is a big reader and‏‏‎ ‎karlach‏‏‎ ‎is not so much but she Does let‏‏‎ ‎aerax recommend her things they think she'll like as long as they don't make her read any of the big dusty spellbooks.

20. Free space, gush about her/your ship! she is SOOOO lovely...definitely the‏‏‎ ‎number one thing that got me into‏‏‎ ‎bg3.‏‏‎ ‎there were many other smaller things but i might not have bought it and just been content to enjoy it through my mutuals if it hadn't been for her. she's so tough but also SO kind and caring despite all she's been through and she feels so much...she deserves to never have anything bad happen to her ever again forever