#dracu date

[caeru-rose]

🏳️‍🌈Pride 2024🏳️‍🌈

For the entire month of June, I drew 16 Queer ships & couples from my favorite series, movies, webcomics, and short animated films for Pride Month🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

we got…..

🎵Charlie & 🪽Vaggie (Hazbin Hotel)

🖤Ballister & 🌟Ambrosius (Nimona)

🐚Olivia & ⚔️Yunan (Amphibia)

🌙Elias & 🪴Vincent (How to be a Werewolf)

💗Sherwin & 📖Jonathan (In a Heartbeat)

🥞Aldo & 🐺Skelly (Dirty Paws) 

📝Jasper & 🍰Rachel (The Glass Scientists)

🍎Applejack & ⚡️Rainbow Dash (MLP)

🌸Flower & 🪲Beetle 

+ 🌰Cornelia & 🥜Nutalia (The Acorn Princess)

🦉Eda & 🎻Raine (The Owl House)

🦇Lilith & 🎀Lou (Dracu Date)

👑Rupert & 🗡️Amir (The Two Princes)

🦜Kelsey & 📚Stacks (Craig of the Creek)

☕️Espresso Cookie & ✨Madeleine Cookie (CRK)

🍬Gary & 🎸Marshall Lee (Fionna & Cake)

[pinemartenstudios]

Dracudate

Link of the short I'm recommending in the hashtags :0

pls. mlm werewolves when. we r dying over here

I am a lesbian 🫶 this is why I draw so many lesbian werewolves. I’m not a corporation you can’t demand representation from me like that!

BUT ofc I’m going to draw mlm werewolves at some point. Just remember, I’m doing this for free and bc I love werewolves not bc I’m catering to a specific audience lol. There are also soooo many mlm anthro/furry artists out there already holy shit I promise. I may not fill that niche and that’s okay!!

[ash-and-books]

Rating: 3/5

Book Blurb:

For fans of Sarah J. Maas and Holly Black, The Forest King's Daughter is an enemies-to-forbidden-lovers romance from the New York Times bestselling author of Frostblood.

Once upon a time, among the bloodred trees of Thirstwood, a young forest princess became friends with a lonely boy from underground. He gifted her an amber ring, a worthless trinket—or so he thought—because no sooner did he slide it onto her finger than the queen of the underground and the forest king declared war.

Years later, Cassia is a crucial force in her father’s army, wielding her ring of light that can blind and disorient hundreds of enemies at a time. Then battle-hardened Zeru abducts her, planning to steal the ring back to fix his costly childhood mistake. Exhausted, terrified, and more than a little mistrusting, Cassia is forced to travel with Zeru to a place they both believed only existed in storybooks, one where their childhood friendship slowly rekindles into something much more. But it's only a matter of time before the war they’ve escaped comes for them, and a hidden threat to forest and underground folk alike grows in the shadows.

From the author of the Frostblood Saga comes the first book in an enchanting, adventure-filled fantasy series about the daughters of the powerful forest king, sure to leave readers breathless and desperate for more.

Review:

She's the daughter of the Sylvan King, he's the demon boy from the Dracu kingdom... they are on opposing sides of the war but an unlikely childhood friendship blooms... that is destroyed when a magical ring is given and war breaks out and now years later they are forced to face one another and find a way to stop the war, deal with the ring, and face their feelings for one another. In the Thirstwood Forest resides a young forest princess and a lonely boy from underground, a friendship blooms despite both of them being from opposing sides. When the young boy Zeru, gifts Cassia, the Sylvan princess a ring in friendship he does not realize that it is an all powerful ring that could destroy his people... and that Cassia's father means to use her and the ring to kill all of Dracu. Ripped apart and war announced, Zeru and Cassia never see each other again until years later. Cassia has not harnessed the power of the ring and faces her father's disappointment and she'll do anything to gain his favor... even become the so called Deathbringer... despite her never wanting to kill anyone. When a war hardened Zeru abducts her and plans to steal the ring back Cassia finds herself questioning everything her father's ever told her. Cassia and Zeru strike up a bargain and must find a way to work together as a hidden threat in the forest threatens to destroy them both. Cassia also finds herself falling for the boy who turned her world upside down... who she knows she can't be with but can't resist... but with both of their sides at war and with differing opinions, can a romance really work out in all of this chaos? This is the first book in a trilogy however it ends in a way that feels like you could be happy to let it end there. Honestly this one was kind of a hard one for me to decide whether I liked it or not. At points I just didn't care for the romance between Zeru and Cassia and their relationship doesn't feel all that well fleshed out or earned. I just didn't find myself falling in love with the story or being wanting to read beyond this first book. I haven't read the author's previous books but in all honestly this one just didn't really wow me. I can see how this would be a good read to someone else, maybe to a younger YA fantasy enemies to lovers fan.

Release Date: February 11, 2025

Publication/Blog: Ash and Books (ash-and-books.tumblr.com)

*Thanks Netgalley and Little, Brown Books for Young Readers for sending me an arc in exchange for an honest review*

[mjumjumanic]

i can't wait to draw the other ghouls as well!!!!!

i have my headcanons also:

frankie (he/they/she/it) - aroace pan, serial dater since he agrees to date anyone who asks him out, BUTTTT still an adorkable nerd :3 they're super popular cus of their extreme tallness and wide shoulders

draculaura (she/her) - pan, has never dated before tho she really wants to, vegetarian :P she likes doing cutesy stuff like knitting and plushies, doesn't realise that she's totally in love with clawdeen

lagoona (she/her) - bi, well-liked and popular among the students, captain of the swimming club, looks like a cinnamon roll but could easily kill you, autism creature

ghoulia (she/he/they) - ace, hands down the smartest ghoul in the entire school, the only one out of the group with a brain cell, unexpectedly athletic and an all-rounder, mute, total introvert

cleo (she/her) - bi, the only person in the group who's in a steady relationship (with deuce btw), sassy and a tad too outspoken (perhaps cus she's a bit spoiled), cheerleading captain, shopaholic

clawdeen (she/her) - lesbian, loves sports and fashion design and dracu teehee, she tends to be a bit grumpy and may come off as unfriendly but she's a softie inside

[dracusconsultingmx]

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[smokinthoughtss]

De ce nu?

Deja miros acel "doamne, cine se crede de s-a apucat sa faca un blog?". Exact cum spune titlul, " de ce nu?". Am inceput sa citesc "atomic habits" (basic stiu, dar o carte incredibila) de la James Clear, si unul din sfaturile date in carte este sa incepi sa scrii cate putin, cat de des poti. Este un antrenament pentru minte si este un antrenament ca sa te cunosti mai bine, si m-am gandit ca poate exista sansa ca altcineva sa fie interesat sa citeasca ce as scrie intr-un blog sau poate exista cineva care are vrea sa vorbeasca mai multe detalii despre ce se va intampla aici, idee la care as da o sansa pentru ca pana la urma suntem fiinte sociale si ar fi ceva foarte tare daca un grup de oameni ar debateui sanatos asupra oricarui subiect. Asadar, daca nu te intereseaza aceasta idee, trebuie doar sa apesi pe acel "x" din coltul de dreapta sus, sau sa dai swipe pe telefon si sa inchizi linkul, hate-ul este un factor motivant pentru mine si nu m-a deranjat de cativa ani incoace, deci nici nu incerca, imi pare rau daca nu este ceva pentru tine, dar nu te pot ajuta decat sa te sfatuiesc doar sa iesi si sa uiti ca s-a intamplat vreodata. Bun, acuma ca am ramas cu cine e curios, ce dracu se intampla intre domnul Depp si doamna aia blonda ce majoritatea nu stiau cine e pana nu au aparut tot felul de bloopers pe tik tok din sala de judecata. Din cate am inteles, de nicaieri a aparut acest caz in care domnul Depp o da in judecata pe Amber Heard pentru ce spune el ca a fost "domestic violence". Cateva scene pe care le povesteste domnul Depp sunt de groaza efectiv. Luand in considerare ca e adevarat ce spune acest domn, chiar nu e ok sa te caci in pat si sa dai vina pe cainii sotului tau, din nou, acceptam ideea ca ce spune domnul Depp este adevarat. Deci faza cu cacatul in pat, deja da inspre un episod psihotic in care iti pierzi putin teoria despre realitate si ce e in jurul tau, motivul? Cred ca doar ea ar putea da o explicatie la ceva de genul. Sunt singur ca orice explicatie ar gasi, as putea intelege pana la urma acest act, ce nu as putea intelege tho, este de unde dracu a cules pe acest "avocat" care pare ca a terminat 6 sezoane de suits, si s-a facut si el avocat. Bineinteles, vorbesc doar cu acele videouri ce exista online ca dovada, sunt sigur ca stie ce face, dar stie totusi? Ori nu a fost pregatit pentru asa ceva, ori este doar un mare fan a domnului Depp si poate are niste emotii cand il vede acolo live. Hai sa nu ne cacam pe noi (am ales bine vorba) si sa nu recunoastem ca oricine ar avea emotii cu domnul Depp acolo, adica i-ati vazut reclama la dior? Nu era smecher, era foarte smecher si totusi aceasta Amber, l-a intrebat ca oare de ce lucreaza dior cu tine, ca esti batran si nu ai stil. Daca nici el nu are stil...Am vazut si partea in care el povesteste cum l-a lovit de doua ori cand a vrut pur si simplu sa plece, sau cand i-a retezat o bucata din deget cu o sticla sparta. Am si povestit cu multe cunostiinte despre acest subiect si din pacate aud de multe ori " mama de eram eu, ce bucata ii futeam, cum dracu sa te bata o femeie?" Ei bine, nu cred ca e chiar asa simplu. In primul rand cand esti o persoana de asa grad, orice faci o sa iasa la suprafata si s-ar putea sa te muste de stiti voi ce inapoi. Doar din cauza ca EXISTA acest proces in care se presupune ca domnul Depp este VICTIMA, a pierdut foarte multe contracte. Imi pare rau si daca exista mentalitatea de " da ce barbat e asta sa se lase batut de o femeie ", cred ca am fi suprinsi de cate cazuri de genul exista, dar acuma ca se intampla la o pereche faimoasa, e circ pe tot internetul. Noroc cu ei ca mai uitam de razboaie si pandemii si virusuri, etc. Cred ca unii oameni sunt asa indragostiti si hipnotizati de perechea lor, incat mascheaza tot ce e rau si gasesc explicatii si teorii ca sa se impace pe ei si isi spun ca totul e bine si merge ca pe uns. Doar in momentul in care esti ingropat in cacat ( am facut-o din nou) iti dai seama ca ceva nu e ok si ca trebuie sa iesi din asa toxicitate, si da, aparent se poate intampla si la barbati, aparent au si ei slabiciuni, si sentimente... ce ratati. E trist sa vezi asa ceva cum se intampla si mai ales ca toata planeta priveste si judeca, dar asta cred ca e blestemul Hollywood, nu cred ca are rost sa incercam sa intelegem acel stil de viata daca nu il traiesti pe pielea ta. Am comentat doar ce vede toata lumea, eu sunt de acord ca e ceva mai mult in fundal, dar pana nu aflam purul adevar, nu avem decat sa ne dam cu parerea la ce ni se arata si sa radem incontinuare de scenele avocatului care apar pe tik tok. Sunt curios la ce intelegere sau decizie se va ajunge, si ce e adevarat defapt si ce nu ( daca vom afla asta vreodata...). No sunt gata cu primul episod din acest blog, cine stie, poate cuiva i-a placut sau poate nu i-a placut si nu a fost de acord, chiar si asa ma bucur foarte mult ca am reusit sa fac rotitele din pod sa mearga si sa decida ca nu a fost de acord, inseamna ca am miscat ceva acolo inauntru, oricat de mica ar fi rotita. Ar trebui sa ma gandesc la ceva punchline cu care sa inchei...

[catboy-lover-archive]

Obey Me Romanian MC

idea inspired by @/harunayuuka2060 (too shy to tag them)

Nu ştiu ce inspirație supraomenească m-a lovit dar am început asta la 2 dimineața și am terminat-o la 6.30

Im sleep deprived bc I stayed up all night doing this, enjoy gagicile mele

[added translations]

(under the cut bc this bitch is long af)

Lucifer: Are you not enjoying your meal?

MC: This food isn't even good. Next time I'm bringing my bunica to make you guys sarmale best thing you ever tried 👩‍🍳👌😘 mwah

-

MC: I'm not gonna go out with Satan, Beel, Asmo or Belphie.

Asmo: Awww

Beel: :(

Belphie: What?!

Satan: Why?

MC: Why date a guy who's favorite color is not in romanian flag? 🤔🇷🇴

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Asmo: But I thought you could-

MC: For the last time IM NOT A VAMPIRE I CAN'T HYPNOTIZE PEOPLE OR MAKE THEM FALL IN LOVE WITH ME

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Levi: Ohhh!!!! So are you like familiar with Castlevania-

MC: We don't talk about that *cries in disappointed*

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Solomon: What is this weird potion.

MC: *puts bottle of țuică (plum brandy) on the table*

MC: This is not a potion, but a solution to all of your problems gagica 💖

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MC: *talking to Lucifer* Oh iubire (love), stop crying over Diavolo again. Why cry over guy who would wear vagabond everyday in my country?

MC: Tsch tsch tsch

Lucifer: What the fuck is Vagabond

MC: Only the worst of streetwear existent. Only f-boys use it

Lucifer: Fair enough

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Beel: Why do you want to try out for the sports team?

MC: Because Steaua, my country's team, disappointed me 😔

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MC: Mammon! Asmo! Let me show you guys a thing called ✨manele✨

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(after the Belphie incident)

MC: Does anybody have a belt.... a belt so I can...no reason...papuci de casă (slippers) works too

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MC: Hey Belphie! Did you enjoy your punishment? 😜

Belphie: My butt still hurts...

MC: Next time it's the lingură de lemn ♡ (wooden spoon)

-

*MC dancing to Braşoveanca*

Mammon: W-what's that???

Satan: Some sort of ritual I suppose

Asmo: *joining in* It's fun!

MC: Doi✌paşi🦵înainte➡️şi😱doi😩înapoi⬅️ (two steps forward two steps back)

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MC: Who has summoned me?

Satan: Belphie isn't feeling well and the medicine didn't really do it's job.

MC: Everyone watch closely because I'm going to teach you guys a sacred ritual called ✨Frecție cu Oțet✨

Satan: You're just pouring vinegar on his wrist.

MC: Now here comes the fun part. *maggages his wrists*

Belphie: Someone please kill me this is unbearable

MC: Am I allowed to say Tatăl Nostru (Lord's prayer) or is that too....uhhh weird since yall are demons and stuff-

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Barbatos: MC...

MC: I'm sorry but crossing myself after I finish a meal is implemented in my brain. It's in the default settings.

Barbatos: What happens if you don't cross yourself?

MC: Lingura de lemn (wooden spoon) *shivers*

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Diavolo: Do you like my castle?

MC: Baby, Peleş puts you to shame.

MC: Also, too much current (swift). Close the damn windows

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Lucifer, giving up on life: Oh not again...

MC: DA PĂ CIMPOI DA PĂ CIMPOI JOACĂ FETELE LA NOI 👉👈😳

MC: Real music here 😌

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MC: There, there gacica (girlfriend). Don't cry. *pats him on the back*

Lucifer: Do you got any more țuică...

MC: That's the spirit!

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MC: I know I technically didn't die, but can we please have a funeral??? There is this really tasty cake just for this special occasion called colivă. Beel is okay with it so- hey don't ignore me! wait guys this is important- wAIT!

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Satan: I hate Lucifer because he is my father.

Belphie: I hate Lucifer because he sucks in general.

MC: I hate Lucifer because Favorite color is red which is COMMUNISM COLOUR 😡‼

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Solomon: See?? MC likes my cooking!

MC: Piftie...Caltaboş...

MC: Solomon, you would make a very good romanian housewife. Say, have you ever considered getting a 701st wife...?

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Beel: *munching happily on the food MC makes*

Lucifer: *getting a fucking break*

MC: *making grătar(barbeque) cu mici*

MC: Everybody loves 1 Mai!

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MC: Beelphiiieee!!!! I have a spell for you 😊

Belphie: Please not the lingură de lemn-

MC: *boop on the nose* ✨du-te dracu✨ (go to hell)

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Lucifer: How did you make everyone behave?

MC: *looking at the papuc de casă in hand*

MC: You either die a hero...or live enough to become the villain...

Lucifer: Interesting, can you teach me?

MC: The secret is to use your wrist-

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MC, whispering: Psst! Mammon! How's the sarmale trading going?

Mammon: Its okay, but why can't you just give me the recipe?

MC: E din moşi strămoşi (it's from older generations) I can't give it to you

-

MC: Hey pisi, want a ride in my Dacia?

Simeon: ...what? :)

MC: Come on gagica(girlfriend)! We are going to visit my family they will love you!

MC: You can also bring Luke. Just uhhh don't let him drink from the "juicebox" ok? It's not- It's not juice in there

MC: But you can drink. I won't tell anyone.

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Diavolo: MC you can't leave yet. Not even for a quick visit back home.

MC: Auzi, da du-te-n p- (well why don't you fuck yourself on my dic-)

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MC: *sigh* Sometimes I wish Satan was wearing Vagabond instead of...whatever that is

Asmo: Ouch, but yeah I guess we are that desperate.

Satan: I'm never tutoring any of you again.

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MC and Luke, just vibing honestly: ⬇️Intră-n👇apa🌊mării🐚şi🐋nu🐟te🙄teme😱ai😳să-nveți🤯să-noți🐠printre🤔sirene🧜‍♀️🧜‍♂️

(go in the sea's water and don't you be afraid you'll learn to swim among mermaids)

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MC: No Asmo, I have a date to the ball he's right here *points at țuică bottle*

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Belphie: *misbehaving*

MC: Vai, vai, vai. Sărumâna Belphie 😃 ( well, well, well good day Belphie)

MC: *grabs the papuc (slipper)*

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MC: NO LUCIFER IT CAN NOT BE AN AN NOU FERICIT (happy new year) IF WE DO NOT DANCE THE HORĂ

-

MC and Luke, vibing yet again: POVEȘTI DIN FOLCLORUL MAGHIAR!!! (maghiar folklore stories!)

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MC: Where is my țuică? :)

Everyone: *quiet*

MC: I won't get mad :)

MC:

MC: Foaie verse de trifoi~ *papuc reappears* Dați băi țuica înapoi (green leaf of clover, give the țuică back you fucker)

Everybody: *runs*

MC: Mândruțelor (girls), come back until I'll put this to good use

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Levi: *exists*

MC: *in love with him bc his fav color is in the Romanian flag and not in the commie flag*

MC: Te las să te lingi cu mime în parcare la lidl (I'll let you french kiss me in the Lidl market parking lot)

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MC: Lucifer you don't understand!

MC: Sandu Ciorbă cured my depression!

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MC: Muie cretinii pământului (fuck y'all stupid asses) my țuică is back and I'm not sharing anymore

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Asmo: We're doing hot girl shit tonight

MC: Ne curvim rău (we're hoeing)

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MC: futu-ți cristelnița mătii (fuck your mother's font) Simeon you're the one that drank all my țuică

MC: I'll let it slide this once, if u take me for shaorma(shawarma) in Piața Victoriei (Victoria's market)

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Solomon: Whoops, I accidentally messed up the sarmale recipe

MC: Aşadar războiu alesu l-ai (So you have chosen war)

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Mammon: MC, how do you say "I hate you" in romanian?

MC: Dar eu sunt mândru că sunt twink. (I'm proud to be a twink)

Mammon, clueless: ok thanks

-

MC, to Belphie: I had such a rough day, please fute-mi una (fuck me over) and not the way I like

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Mammon: What would be a quick way to make money?

MC: Gagica(girlfriend), listen. Culegător de sparanghel (asparagus picker) in Spain is your go-to.

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Asmo: *blasting manele vechi (old manele).2006*

Asmo: Please love me!

MC: *already in wedding attire*

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MC: Beel! Here, try this! Yeah yeah its completely fine!

MC: ...what do you mean it looks like Solomon's cooking?

MC: THIS IS PIFTIE AND YOU WILL LEARN TO APPRECIATE IT

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MC: *dragging them all by the hand to therapy*

MC: Păi aşa-i hora pe la noi măi bade- (This is hora to us well my mans)

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MC, talking to Lucifer: Măi omu lu dumnezeu îți fut una de nu te vezi (listen God's man I'll fuck you over that you'll not see again) if u lay a finger on my țuică again

MC: I don't care that you have daddy issues, this is MINE now thank you very much.

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MC: Doamne cu ce ți-am greşit? (God, what have I done to you?)

MC: tanti Lilith, ia-mă cu tine gagicuțo milf ce ești (Miss Lilith, take me with you you milf girlfriend)

MC: Chiar și culesul de căpșuni din Spania era mai ok dacât (even strawberry picking in Spain is better than) Therapist Simulator hell edition

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Diavolo: *exists*

MC: Vrei să-ți fiu a ta mireasă? (Do you want me to be your wife?)

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Simeon: *exists*

MC: Vrei să-ți fiu Ileană Cosânzeană? ( Want me to be your fairy wife?)

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Belphie: Every time I doze off they say this weird phrase...

MC: Dormeo(mattress company) ! Noapte bună! (good night!)

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MC: What do you mean im not allowed to have a cross around my neck?

MC: My dead grandmother would kill me it's Sfântu Andrei for fucks sake

MC: The law is law we gotta put garlic and salt everywhere around the house

MC: This is what you get from taking my țuică away AGAIN

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MC: I mean, at least i dont have to take the bacalaureat and face the woman-hating-Ion-Creangă-fucking-twink-looking-nightmare-inducing Eminescu so

MC: *drinks a Mona Spirt (rubbing alcohol) bottle in one go*

MC: that works wonders for me

[dragaica]

"Am invatat sa ignor" da date n pula mea de zenista dracu

[unlikecharlie]

That was so beautifully worded. Im romanian too and many times i have felt helpless. The things i went through when i was in a relationship with a girl. Familia m-a amenintat ca ori incetez, ori ajung pe strazi si am fost date afara din parc pt tinut de mana. Shit sucks.

Shit sucks indeed, man. Mă bucur că ți-a plăcut postarea, și ma bucur sa vad românași pe aici. As spune ca nu îmi vine sa cred ca ti-ar face asa ceva, dar cu totii știm cum sunt părinții români. La dracu, acu ca-i pride month as vrea și eu sa spun cuiva, sa ma bucur cu cineva, dar știind ca-s homofobi toți ai mei n-am cu cine. Trecem noi și peste astea. Important e sa fim unul lângă altul cum putem, ca numai noi ne putem ajuta, alții n-o s-o facă pentru noi. Stay strong, my love 🏳️‍🌈

[b0osblog]

Mafia Blood- Chapter 2

quick warning, intense and graphic scenery in the later parts of this chapter, but I hope you enjoy!

Chapter 1

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Chapter 2

Didn’t you know? People hate it when the strong one breaks. When you’re everyone’s therapist, you aren’t allowed to make mistakes.

                                                                                                     -Eric Van Vuren

~1 month prior~

 “Hey wanna see what I can do with my tongue?” Kryoz’s voice rung out into the silence as both Smitty and him stared at the monitors.

“Let me guess, you finally managed to lick your nose?” Smiity replied, turning his head to look at the blond beside him.

And sure enough he had succeeded, grinning like the idiot he was.

"God damn it John!” Smitty laughed out, throwing a piece of unused paper at him.

“It made you laugh!”

“Yeah… maybe so… but-” Smitty threw another piece of paper at Kryoz, it hitting him square in the nose.

Kryoz mocked being shocked and offended.

“You… You’re definitely gonna get it now!” Kryoz snapped playfully, throwing the piece of paper back and ducking behind a chair.

They continued for hours, paper littered everywhere, forts made out of the rolling chairs.

“You are definitely not winning asshole.” Smitty’s laughter rung out as he threw a piece of paper at the blond haired male across the room.

“Just ‘cause you cheat and turn into a shadow.” Kryoz growled back playfully, smirking as he threw the piece of paper back.

“How else would I win?”

Smitty let out a laugh as the paper fazed through his body.

“Dip shi-”

“John look-” Smitty pointed at a monitor, his smile dropping and replaced with horror and concern.

“Ohm…” John breathed out, paling at the sight.

“Get Gorilla.” Smitty rushed the words out.

He turned into a shadow and took off, John following suit but heading further into the office like home, yelling for their healer.

 “Hey Buddy,” Smitty caught Ohm as he fell. “You don’t look too good…”

“Hey smit…. Had a bad run in…. Wildcat… he di-” Ohm began to cough violently, his body shuddering with the effort to breathe.

“How about we try to limit the talking until Gorilla gets here, ok man?”

Ohm nodded, forcing a smile, a little blood trickled down his chin.

“Looks like they got ya a little bloodied up, huh?” Smitty laughed nervously, moving Ohm so he was leaning on him more.

Ohm laughed a little, it turning into a coughing fit.

“Look, Kryoz is on his way with Gorilla ok? Just hang in a little longer.”

Ohm groaned but nodded, crumbling a little further into Smitty.

They continued slowly making their way towards the entrance.

“For the love of heaven and hell, please stay with us…” tears formed at the edge of Smitty’s eyes, “We can’t lose you too…”

They made it to the door, Ohms’ breath shallowing further and further. Smitty laid him against the wall, applying pressure to as many of the wounds littering his torso and chest as he could. The gashes were deep. The suit he wore tattered, soaked and stained with his blood.

“John! You might wanna hurry your fucking ass up! He’s losing heaps of blood!” Smitty yelled out, his voice cracking a little bit as some tears slipped out and rolled down his cheeks, leaving glowing trails of red and blue.

“Come on bud, hold on for us.”

Ohm’s eye’s fluttered in response. It was the only thing that told Smitty that he was alive along with the harsh, but shallow intakes of breath.

The sound of someone smacking into a wall made Smitty look up to see kryoz with a panicked expression, pulling himself from the wall.

“Well whe-”

“I’M HERE!” A deep and panicked shout was followed by a bearded man, safely making it around the corner, not hitting any walls.

Kryoz skidded to a halt on his knees, lifting Ohm up so Gorilla could better see the damage.

“Gorilla I don’t know how much blood he’s lost but he’s barely responding now.”

“I- he’s still…. He’s still saveable right?” Kryoz asked, his voice cracking a little.

Gorilla kneeled between the duo and placed his hands on Ohm’s chest.

“Like hell I’m gonna let him die.”

Gorilla breathed out calmly, his eyes closed and his eyebrows furrowed in concentration. A faint purple glow began to emanate from his hands and he opened his eyes, the same purplish glow consuming them. The wounds along Ohm’s body slowly started stitching itself back together.

A flash of purple blinded the duo next to the healer. 

They blinked, their surroundings slowly coming back to them. They first noticed Ohm’s wounds were healed and then Gorilla slumped on the floor, the colour drained from his dark face.

“I’ll carry Gorilla, you carry Ohm.” Kryoz said as he lifted Gorilla up.

“I hope that Gorilla didn’t hurt himself…” Smitty’s voice held concern as he moved to pick Ohm up.

“Smitty, He’ll be fine. I think he just used a little too much juice. He’ll come to in a few hours, so will Ohm.”

Smitty nodded and began to walk towards the doors to the infirmary.

“Yeah…”

 “How is he recovering?” A man with dark rings under his eyes spoke.

“He’s doing fine, have you been sleeping enough? Y’know you can’t run a mafia business if you’re tired all the time, Moo.”

“Gorilla. I know you’re our healer and all, but you don’t need to worry about-“

“That’s the point. I’m a healer, it’s my job to worry about you. About everyone in this building in fact.”

“I guess I have… There’s been a lot of paper work… and Frank from Dracu Rosu has requested a meeting with us. He still hasn’t given a date but anything with him means-”

“Dealing with Cartoonz.” Gorilla finished.

“How’s Smitty dealing? I know after he brought in Ohm he just disappeared. Kryoz said he couldn’t even get him to talk.”

“He looks fine. He’s just shaken up. You gotta remember he’s lost a lot of people he cares about.”

“I know… I just-”

“You’re being Moo. You’re being the boss who cares.” Gorilla interrupted and put a hand on his boss’s shoulder, “and that’s all there is to it.”

Moo nodded in defeat. “Yeah.”

The doors burst open and startled the duo.

“Daddy! Daddy! I saw someone! I saw mommy!” A little girl, with long brown hair came running in, tear streaks covering her cheeks.

Moo turned to the girl and picked her shaking form up.

“It’s OK sweetie, she’s just watching over us, OK?” His voice was soft and gentle as he patted the girls back.

“But she said… she said bad things were going to happen.”

Gorilla peered at the little girl with care. “Did she say what was coming?”

She shook her head. “No. All she said to do was get Lui and Panda. He’s back.”

Moo Paled.

“Brock…-” Gorilla started, reaching out a hand to try and comfort him.

“Get Kryoz and Smitty and call them to my office. After you do that, wait here for when Ohm wakes up then join us.” Moo pulled away and turned towards the office.

Gorilla nodded. “OK boss.”

Gorilla turned away and made his way to the elevator, leaving Moo to calm his daughter down.

 “Smitty…” Gorilla knocked on the door. “Can I come in?”

A muffled ‘come in’ could be heard and Gorilla opened the door.

“How are you doing?” Gorilla asked gently.

“Fine.”

“Kryoz said you weren’t talking.”

“I needed time.”

“Understandable.” Gorilla paused for a moment, uncertain if he should tell him.

 “What is it you’re keeping from me?” Smitty scowled turning from his place on the floor.

“I’m not keeping anything, I-“

“Don’t bullshit me Mark!”

Gorilla flinched and exhaled carefully.

“He’s back….” It was almost inaudiable

Smitty seized up.

“No.” He stood up abruptly. “No! He… I THOUGHT HE WAS DEAD! YOU GUYS TOLD ME HE WAS DEAD!”

“We thought he was Smit, I…” Gorilla sighed before continuing, “When you’re ready, Moo wants you in the office.”

“Get out.” The defeat in Smitty’s voice hurt the healer as he turned to leave.

“We really did smit-”

“No. Don’t call me that.” He sounded on the verge of tears again.

Gorilla left, closing the door behind him.

“...I’m sorry…”

Gorilla made his way down to the elevator.

“I hope Kryoz deals with this better…”

 Kryoz paced the monitor room. He didn’t know what to do. Smitty was out of it.

“God I wish there was some way I could comfort you better Smit…” Kryoz ran a hand through his white hair as he pinched the bridge of his nose. “I guess you just need space…”

Kryoz took a seat at the monitors, watching them intently.

After a few minutes, his attention was taken from the monitors by a knock at the door.

He kept his back to the door.

“If it’s news on Ohm or Smitty you can come in, if it isn’t piss off.” Kryoz huffed as he continued to watch the monitors.

The door opened to reveal Gorilla.

“It’s not but I have serious news.”

Kryoz sensed the uneasiness, stood and faced Gorilla, eye’s narrowing.

He took a deep breath before speaking, “And that news would be?” 

There was an edge to his voice. A hint to Gorilla that it would be in his best interests to tell him and leave.

“The boss wants you in the office once you’re done… venting…”

The tension in Kryoz’s shoulders made his muscles look as though they were about to snap.

“Spit it out!” He snapped.

“He’s not dead. I’ll see you in Moo’s office.” Gorilla shot out quickly and closed the door, hurrying away from the room.

An angered scream could be heard and- what could only be assumed to be one of the monitors- smash against a wall followed by a string of curses.

Another wad of money down the drain....

 “NOT FUCKING DEAD!? I MADE SURE! I FUCKING- YOU KNOW WHAT?! FUCK THIS SHIT!” Kryoz screamed as he threw another monitor, flipping the table that held all of the scrunched up bits of paper from the earlier play fight him and Smitty had.

Tears pricked his eyes.

“Why…?” He collapsed to the ground, hugging his knees to his chest. “I… I did… I made sure though…”

The tears finally escaped and he sobbed. The memories resurfacing and brings with it a pain he had hoped and thought he would never feel again.

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[humanityinahandbag]

I have not even seen HT3 but you've got me cackling over the image of Ericka holding a handful of file folders, spread in her hand like a proper folding fan, peering over them at Drac until he notices her and then fanning them further, wiggling her eyebrows as she shows off the colored tabs she's just placed on the folders. Alphabetical by color of course.

I’m fucking cackling. Might expand on this later and make it a longer one shot. But for now, have a quick Fanfic. 

So here it is: my first Hotel Transylvania 3 One Shot. 

Enjoy, @bunnikkila. This one’s all for you.

Kiss Me Alphabetically

A story in which Ericka has time and uses it productively. 

Dracula does the same. 

Ericka stood at the desk, alone. Not alone per say. Not if one considered the piles of folders she’d obsessively piled around her as companions of their own kind. Each of them filled with receipts and notes and menus and itineraries. Each adorned with neat, archaic, graceful text. It was a quirk she soon learned about Dracula; that he refused to use anything less than gold-tipped fountain pens, claiming something of nostalgia. It was his way of dealing with the modern changes of the world, she decided. If he should be made to carry a cellphone and log guests in by means of a computer, then he’d at least find the time to dip pen to ink.

She flipped through them. It was a slow night. Monsters filing in and out lazily, asking for little more than direction or spare towels. He’d long gone to deal with a mess on the third floor (apologizing for having to scuttle away, pressing a kiss to her cheek before leaving her to her own devices).

It was an honor in itself that he trusted her alone with something as important as his hotel. The way he’d said “I’m refiling the finances for the next quarter- files are in the top drawer” without any hint of question fumbling his words, which were (as they always were in the way he commented, the way he spoke, the way he watched and smiled and loved) brewing in respect.

She was familiar with the processes, as she was in most things in the industry, and so she’d drawn out the files and riled through them, searching out the logs from the past months.

What she’d found was a certain amount of organized chaos. “Whooo boy…” To a degree, they were understandable. Notes with notes. Finances with finances.

And yet…

Ericka rolled her shoulders before grabbing a pen and one of the many markers she kept on hand in the little drawers under the desk. One of the zombie bellhops -Carl was his name? Or maybe Callum?- wandered over and groaned something.

“How did you deal with this?” she asks, patting the piles of folders.

“Auuuuurgurarg” said Clyde/Callum.

“Was there any rhyme or reason?” She picked one up and waved it. “Look at this! No color? No alphabetizing?” Ericka picked open one of them with two pinched fingers like she was dealing with a dead rat and not months worth of massage receipts and pool-related accident reports. “And look at this! Did he date three months out? Did he prioritize dates? Did he converge files? No! Of course not!”

“Auuuugragagalll” sympathized Clyde/Callum.

Ericka slapped down the files. She scrubbed her forehead, pinched the space between her brows, and rubbed her eyes. “How has this Hotel not collapsed yet…” she muttered. “How has this hotel not gone up in flames. Because I can assure you- obsessive color coding is totally integral to the success of any business.”

“Aghhhhhhphhhh” agreed Clyde/Callum.

Ericka took a deep breath in, and let it out slowly. “Right,” she said, giving the colored markers a determined, long look. “I’ll need a coffee, a new box of staples, and a whole lot of hope. Think you can do that?”

“Pfffff” said Clyde/Callum, hobbling off.

Ericka flipped through the folders. There were at least twelve out. All of them, as he’d directed, taken from the top drawer of a blue filing cabinet. But there were three filing cabinets behind her (one blue, two gray), not mentioning the manilla folders and the cheap fold-out capped boxes left along the back wall.

Fixing her hands on her waist, mumbling an old captains sailing prayer, Ericka drew forth whatever strength years battling the high-end luxury seas had bestowed her before throwing herself to task.

Dracula eased through the slim crowd that perused about his hotel, greeting them all with gracious smiles and sharp, stately nods. He hoped the slow gait and hunched shoulders wouldn’t give away his exhaustion. It had been a leak in one of the vacant rooms. A burst pipe that needed attending to. And so he’d taken down the serial numbers, talked to the on-site handymen (zombies), and managed to get some sort of estimate on timeframe and payment.

He’s grateful to return to the relative safety behind his desk. The lobby was empty by the time he returned, nearly silent except for the telltale sound of paper scraping against paper and the scrape of a pen writing. 

The sounds, once he follows them, come from Ericka and a desk hidden beneath folders.

He stepped closer. Cocked his head. “Um…?”

She looked up. “Oh!” Ericka grinned. “Hey there, you! How’d the repairs go?”

“They’re going. What are you doing?”

She shrugged. “Light work. Nothing too drastic. Just keeping busy, you know.” Pointing across the mounds of folders she’d stripped from the filing cabinets behind the desk (all of them he saw open and empty behind her) she said “I finished the quarterly report, by the way.”

“Uh?”

“Don’t worry. Ran the numbers three times. We should probably think about cutting buffet expenses. I think we’d be able to pull through next quarter with extra money for pool repairs if we cut back.”

“Um?” He blinked. Sliding cautiously into the space behind her, careful not to disrupt the Whatever that was going on in front of her, he nudged open the folder she’d pointed to.  

Her own steady handwriting had joined his. Red circles around certain numbers and blue underlines pointing to mistakes he’d made with past calculations.

“Oh, and I also organized your notes. You should really think about donating to an archive or something? These are from… what? 1847?” She poked a set of folders farthest to the left. She’d colored in the tabs on top with blue and wrote dates in on black.

The set beside those had been colored orange. And the ones beside those, red.

“Um…” he said again. There was a tiny fire building in his chest.

“Oh, and look.” She put down the pen she’d been using to meticulously mark dates on each colored tab to grab the Yellow stack (sitting between the now green and fuscia folders), fanning it in front of her with the grace of a dancer. She gave them a flutter, and then did the same with her lashes. “Alphabatized,” she purred. “You like it?”

He blinked. He couldn’t seem to find a way to shut his mouth, his jaw weighed down by invisible pullies. 

Dracula’s silence must have lasted too long, because her delighted expression turned into something of disappointment, and she was soon fussing with the closest stack of folders despairing; “You hate it. Oh- god. I knew I shouldn’t have touched anything but your system wasn’t updated and… and I’d like to remind you just like I did Clyde or Callum or whatever his name is that obsessive color coding is integral to the success- MMPH.”

His mouth against hers effectively cut off whatever she was about to say.

He was glad there was no one in the lobby. Especially when he flicked a hand, blue energy leaping out to push folders to the side to make space when he lifted her up and sat her down at a level height.

“I was working on those! Dracu-mmm!” He moved his mouth from hers down to her jaw. Her throat. The dip between her neck and shoulder. “Honey, we’re in the lobby.”

He nipped her neck and she gasped. “No one here,” he said against her skin.

“Not yet, but anyone could- oh my god do that again.” He dragged his teeth down the line of her artery a second time. She huffed, crossing her legs. Chiding herself for a fuzzy mind, she reminded herself about the task at hand. A voice in her brain chanted; color coding! color coding! color coding! “Someone could check in! Any second! And I have to finish!”

He kissed her again anyway, harder. “You color coded my papers.”

“I did.”

“That is… so incredible.”

Her laugh tapered off into a gasp when he paid special attention to her jaw. “I’m loving this praise. I really am. But Dracula- someone could check in.”

“Good.”

“No! Not good! Not good! They could see a Vamp-mmmm-a Vampire going to town on a -aughhh- humans neck!”

“It’s a lovely neck,” he reasoned between kisses. “Absolutely delectable. A world class, delicious neck. Have I ever told you I love this shirt?” She’d swapped out her higher collared wear for a white button up that she’d only found reason to keep buttoned to mid chest.

“Yes,” she said, watching him reach a hand up to move the collar of the shirt away. “Many, many times.”

“You should wear it more, you absolutely organized minx, you.”

“Dracula,” she snapped.

“Ericka,” he crooned back.

“Dracula I’m busy.”

“So am I,” he argued. To prove his point he bit down lightly on her clavicle. “Very, very busy.”

She groaned. He laughed, reaching behind her to get a firmer grasp on her back with every intention of hoisting her higher to see just how far he could get his teeth down her shirt before having to start the unbuttoning process. His fingers pushed back on the folders. Three of them slipped to the floor.

With a righteous gasp and a frustrated exclamation of “oh come on” Ericka was pushing him back, turning around to growl frustratedly at the fallen soldiers of scattered papers on the lobby floor, and then turning back to fix Dracula with a steel and stone glare. He did his best to make his eyes look as I-Am-A-Victim-of-Circumstance as possible. “Do you know how long it took me to organize these!” Her fingers flew up to assault her blouse, securing a button that had begun to undo itself with more force than necessary. Dracula watched forlornly.

“Oh- Whoops.” She glared harder. His smile was all fangs and guilt. “Sorry, honey… Would you believe it if I said I was distracted?”

“No.”

“Well I was!” Dracula waggled his brows.”You’re very distracting when you talk about bureaucracy!” 

She huffed, flapping her arms up, letting her hands slap defeatedly down against her thighs. “I’ll have to go back and reorganize them all, now!”

To his credit, he did actually look guilty, grimacing down at the mess behind her. “It’s only a few. I can help-”

She breathed, heavy and slow, anger dissipating into something fond. Who was she to pass up affection from time to time? And… it really hadn’t taken her that long. “No- no it’s fine. It’s faster if I do them alone. Maybe you can help after I laminate them?” 

Dracula’s head snapped back. He blinked. Blinked again. The feeling of holy fire in his chest returned. “Laminate?” he peeped.

“Mmhm. I was going to staple together the financial reviews from the last few years, too, and compound and color code them. Maybe we can draw up some sort of two-year plan-”

The rest of the folders flew neatly to the floor, caught by a blue light, and settled into piles around the lobby. Dracula’s arms linked around her, his mouth back to work tracing patterns up and down from her neck to her mouth.

Ericka found herself suddenly very unconcerned with two-year plans and was instead decidedly concerned with how deep she could burrow her fingers into wonderful black hair.

“You are incredible,” he said, every word punctuated with affection. “That (kiss) is the most (kiss) attractive thing (kiss) I’ve (kiss kiss kiss) ever heard, Captain.”

“Oooh! You like that!” She wound her legs around his waist and pulled her head back to look at him from between her lashes. “Wait until I tell you about my plan to consolidate the computers check-in system.” Ericka lowered her voice into a husky, svelte whisper. “It’ll save us at least seven percent on the bottom line.”

The check-in desk was left empty when Dracula very quickly lifted her up and whisked her back to their room, her laughter a ghost against the stone.

The files were temporarily forgotten. 

But they’d get back to them later. Much, much later. 

[englishvisualnovels]

The Story of Two Overbearing Sakuras and Their Lighthearted Love Triangle — Sakura Sakura Launches on Steam

Developer: Hiqosoft Publisher: Sol Press Release Date: November 19, 2018 Platform: Windows Age Rating: All-Ages & 18+ Price: $34.99

Note: This post contains links that lead to NSFW content.

Earlier this week, Sol Press released Sakura Sakura on Steam. A free demo for the game is available on Steam and the Sakura Sakura promotional website.

The Steam version of Sakura Sakura is all-ages, but Sol Press released a free patch which adds adult content to the game.

Relevant Links:

Where to Buy (Digital): Steam (18+ Patch)

Official Site (Demo available)

Features, via Sol Press:

Step into the shoes of two different protagonists each with their own love triangles.

A romantic visual novel featuring a Japanese voice cast.

Relive touching and hilarious CG scenes with the CG Gallery feature.

Listen to your favorite tunes from the game in the Music Gallery.

Synopsis:

The Dorm Guardian vs. The School Guardian

Tohru Inaba has always dreamed of living a co-ed life. That’s why, when he finally managed to transfer into the renowned Rintoku Academy, he immediately fell head over heels for two Sakuras!

Nanako Sakura’s classes are strict, but at home, she turns into an overbearing mother.

Sakura Kirishima may seem cold and unfriendly, but she is always ready to lend a helping hand as the class representative.

These two girls are outwardly indifferent to Tohru, but put the three of them together and sparks begin to fly.

In the sakura-colored season of spring, two fussy Sakuras have been caught in a light-hearted love triangle.

The Internet Friend vs. The Childhood Friend

"You know how romance games always give the main character that best friend who tells him about the girls? I want to be that guy."

Naoki Fuse, the self-proclaimed best friend, is always ready to tease Tohru about his situation with the two Sakuras.

But, unbeknownst to him, he is one side of yet another light-hearted love triangle.

Akira Nitta has been Naoki's friend since before they could read and write, and is now finally living under the same (dorm) roof as him.

Kurumi Tachibana used to be Naoki's MMO raiding partner, but they were separated before she ever got a chance to meet him in real life or tell him how she felt.

"I understand him better than anyone else."

Akira and Kurumi have Naoki stumped for the first time in his life. And so, Tohru finally gets a chance to see things from the other side.

The curtains rise on this desolate showdown for love.

Cast:

Nanako Sakura Voiced by: Izumi Maki

(Known roles: Chihiro Shindou from ef - a fairy tale of the two., Chizuru Tachibana from the Grisaia series, Komaru Kamikita from Little Busters!, etc.)

The kind dorm mother of the Tsukimi Athletics Dorm who wakes the students up every morning. She cheerfully makes breakfast every morning just for Tohru Inaba, but not out of special consideration for him. Rather, it’s because the other two residents, Naoki and Akira, usually skip breakfast. Coincidentally, one of her concerns is that those two have been skipping their practices as well.

She acts as a parent to Tohru, supporting, encouraging, and scolding him as he works to become an official member of the Fine Arts Club. At school, Nanako transforms into a strict and imposing homeroom teacher, with a firm line drawn between the two roles.

However, since witnessing Tohru being fussed over by Sakura, the vice president of the Fine Arts Club, her mood at the dorm has been noticeably worse.

Nanako specializes in general housework, honed from her time living alone, and cooking simmered dishes such as nikujaga, curry, and hot pot. Her hobby is gardening, and she devotes her spare time to protecting her garden by weeding the dorm's backyard. She goes on walks in the middle of the night to count the stars whenever she is upset, something she has been doing ever since she was a little girl. Because of her youthful appearance, she is often treated like a child, unbecoming of her status as a teacher. Lately, she has been spending more and more time looking up at the sky from the dorm's backyard.

Sakura Kirishima Voiced by: Yukari Aoyama

(Known roles: Bunwa Kaku from the Shin Koihime † Musou series, Kazuki Kazami from the Grisaia series, Orgel Seira from Chaos;Head, etc.)

The class representative and cool beauty in the next seat over. When the other Fine Arts Club members protested Tohru's entry into the club, all it took was for Sakura to say, “I will take responsibility,” to convert them into unanimously approving.

At Rintoku Academy, which is already renowned for its art programs, the Fine Arts Club stands above the rest. And Sakura is the only person capable of wrangling the prideful members of the Fine Arts Club into working, to the point that 3 club advisors have lost confidence and quit in the past year. Despite only being the vice president of the club, her words’ influence rival that of the teachers, and she is not taken lightly by anyone.

That is the reason why, when Tohru naturally lines his up desk with Sakura’s to share textbooks or when he invites her to eat lunch together, their classmates get restless. However, as Sakura is the only person who can get the problem children of the Tsukimi dorm to fall into line, she is also the only one capable of being their class representative. Her natural leadership dwarfs Nanako’s, who is still a novice teacher, causing the latter to often feel discouraged.

Sakura dislikes people who are spineless, waste words, or can't keep promises, those of whom greatly outnumber the people she likes. Despite Tohru being all of these, she becomes his guardian when it comes to club activities, looking out for him. But what her clubmates understand least of all is why she gets so fired up when it comes to the Tsukimi Dorm Mother, Nanako. The two often collide in a rivalry over teaching Tohru about the academy's customs.

Akira Nitta Voiced by: Yuka Kanematsu

(Known roles: Hiyori Oofusa from Dracu-riot!, Moukaku from the Shin Koihime † Musou series, Shamsiel Shaharl from the Funbag Fantasy series, etc.)

The real-life childhood friend who finds the idea of an Internet childhood friend ridiculous. Akira dreamed about marrying Naoki when she was a little girl, earnestly devoting herself to him and spoiling him... and then doing a complete 180 when she realized he had turned into a sloth because of her. Her current number 1 wish is to erase those years of puppy-love devotion from her memory.

Just as Naoki managed to enroll in Rintoku through the kendo program, Akira enrolled through its gymnastics program and thus also lives in Tsukimi dorm. For reasons unknown, she no longer attends practice and instead skips to play baseball and table tennis with Naoki. Whenever he asks her why she keeps skipping with him, she simply replies, "Why don’t you ask the leotard?"

To Akira, Kurumi does not even register as a rival. However, when Kurumi drags Naoki into conversations about Internet games and dating sims, she becomes determined to steer him away, beginning another hopeless battle for his affection.

Akira follows a strict day-to-day diet and is afraid of body weight scales. She often says, "I wish my stomach would stay closer to my back." She is also obsessed with household appliances and has spent the last six months steadily saving to buy a ‘cute refrigerator’. Her favorite food is popsicles and her dream is to have a refrigerator stocked year-round with perfect rows of sparkling popsicles.

Kurumi Tachibana Voiced by: Yui Sakakibara

(Known roles: Ayase Kishimoto from Chaos;Head, Hamaji Yakumo from H20: Footprints in the Sand, Navi from Dragonar Academy, etc.)

The Internet childhood friend who refuses to lose to a real-life childhood friend. Six years ago, hallo made huge waves among hardcore gamers as one of the first big MMORPGs. Kurumi and Naoki met there and formed a party, shedding blood, sweat, and tears together for more than two years. However, right before they could clear the final dungeon, the game ceased operations and the two were suddenly forced apart. Kurumi had planned to confess to him and ask for his contact information once they cleared it, but it seemed her first love was not to be.

All she knew was that Naoki lived in the same region as her. Kurumi was a shut-in at the time, but she took that day as an opportunity to change. She learned how to be fashionable, took up more club activities, started studying, and became an outgoing person. She had no intention of letting her first love end the way it did.

Two years Naoki's junior, Kurumi was recognized as a genius for the sensitivity portrayed in her art and rose to the top of the Rintoku Academy affiliate school she attended, allowing her to take part in the Rintoku Academy Fine Arts Club’s activities. Through Tohru, she recognized Naoki as the person she had been looking for and, consequently, has started picking fights with Naoki's real-life childhood friend, Akira. However, she gets nervous and loses her ability to speak in front of Naoki, resorting to extremely formal language. When she played hallo with him, she lacked the courage to confess outright and instead kept wandering around the entrance to the final dungeon.

[septentrrional]

Review Politehnica - an 4 semestrul 1

Un semestru crima de greu, probabil cel mai greu de pana acum. O sesiune greuta dar fentata/ocolita usurel (desi inca astept rezultatele la un examen).

Sunt bucuros ca am dus-o la capat, dar am si niste dezamagiri, in sensul ca mi-as fi dorit sa fiu ceva mai bun la anumite materii, in sensul de a invata lucrurile mai in profunzime. Presupun ca oboseala de sfarsit de semestru si-a spus cuvantul.

0. Specializari

Vreau in primul rand sa discut putin despre specializari, ce materii se fac, cum am auzit ca sunt, si de ce mi-am ales C3 ca specializare si de ce SI si PS ca optionale.

C1:

O specializare unde se duc oameni mediocrii care mai au putin chef de facultate sau oameni buni care vor sa si lucreze, eventual full time. Inveti cate ceva, dar putin. Are doar o garnitura fada de provocare, prin materile si profesorii de acolo.

PR (proiectarea retelelor)- cu Rughinis. Si asta spune tot despre de ce nu am ales materia. Mi-era ca face crize ca anul trecut la RL. Aparent n-a mai facut crize, dar tot n-a predat nimic. Exista totusi o carte de PR de unde poti invata, dar nu mi se pare necesar sa iti iei materia. Laburile sunt neexplicate si se copiaza din anii trecuti, laborantii sunt vai steaua lor (in mare), sa nu mai zic ca au bagat ceva laburi de soft-skills (=)) ). Examenul e iar un soi de subnetaj viteza.

SM (structuri multiprocesor) - cu Francisc. Omul a fost zeu in comunism, in senesul ca facea reverse engineering pe procesoarele Intel si le vindea la Moscova. Practic a facut primele calculatoare din Romania. Acum, saracul, desi evident bun, e cam ramolit. Are un curs imens despre dracu stie ce, in principiu APD si ASC, ceva mai avansat. Examenul e open-book iar probleme tip. Au un parcurs pe semestru care presupune sa paralelizezi un algoritm in nspe feluri, iar laborantul este unul de o etica foarte indoielnica (suntem colegi la MN).

APP (arhitecturi si prelucrari paralele) - cu Tapus. Aceleasi realizari istorice in comunism ca Francisc. Au fost colegi la copiat procesoare cu microscopul. Asta nu mai e asa ramolit si e f de treaba cu studentii, desi am inteles ca se vede ca i s-a sictirit de batranete. Laboratorul cica depinde cu cine il faci.. de la Voichita la Slusanschi. E un soi de APD2, desi ca densitate de materie semnficativ mai putin, pentru ca sunt vreo 4 laburi de invatare si restul de proiect - aceaiasi chestie sa paralelizezi un algoritm in nspe feluri/cu nspe tehnologii. Cursul este despre partea hardware a arhitecturilor paralele. Asta chiar pare un curs ok. Tapus da note imense.

C2:

Am avut 2 dintre materile de aici, SI (sisteme iembedded) si PS (procesarea semnalelor). O sa le discut in sectiunea aferenta.

SMP (sisteme cu microprocesoare) - cu Popcorn. Singura materie pe care nu am avut-o, de aici. In principiu la lab se mai face niste Verilog iar la curs se discuta despre magistrale si alte nebunii din astea. Suna foarte bine..pe hartie. In realitate e o laba totala. Materia e predata foarte plictisitor, cam invechita, iar la examen se copiaza incurajat de profesor.

C3:

Specializarea mea, o discut separat mai tarziu.

Mi-am schimbat BD2 (baze de date2) pe PS. Si bine am facut! Laboratorul a fost cu Boicea, deci selecturi in 14 feluri. Cursul a fost cu unul care parea de treaba (Truica parca il cheama) dar s-a dovedit sa fie magar. Cursurile erau ceva de genul la fiecare faceai o tehnologie de baza de date (de obicei NoSQL), cumva parca citeai un datasheet. La examen i-a rupt in doua. Au luat foarte putini 10, iar unii oameni bunicei au luat chiar si 7. Au avut si un proiect de cacat cu nu stiu ce tabele si triggere si interfete.

C4:

La C4 exista Inteligenta Artificiala (IA), care este comuna cu C3. Nu voi discuta despre ea aici.

IOC (Interactiune Om-Calculator) - cu Trausan. Teoretic te invata cica sa faci GUI-uri mai bune. Practic laboratoru e cu o proasta.

IC (Introducere in Criptografie) - cu Marios, proful de procesarea semnalelor. Este in formatul celeilalte materii cu Marios, adica unica tema este un proiect. Stiu ca au avut is ceva CTFuri ca bonus. Examenul a fost greu si au picat destul de multi (1/3), dar apoi le-a mai dat 0.5 si au trecut majoritatea.

SPG (Sisteme de prelucrare grafica) - cu Florica. Temele stiu ca sunt destul de provocatoare, dar la examen sigur se copiaza.

C5:

C5 este ASE-ul Politehnicii, semnifica ca nu vrei sa faci anul 4.

ISI (Integrarea sistemlor informatice) - cu Mara Mocanu. O vrajeala, dar am inteles ca s-a luat si 9.

MPS (Managementul proiectelor software) - cu Boiangiu. Exista un proiect in echipa care se realizeaza pe parcursul semestrului si este destul de provocator. Unii care nu au fost la curs au si picat materia pentru ca nu ar fi raspuns bine la examen, si vorbesc de oameni buni. Cei slabi au luat-o fara probleme, in general.

EP (Evaluarea performantelor) - cu Emilian Radoi. Au avut o vrajeala de tema si un examen putin provocator. Materia asta a fost mai mult statistica.

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Si acum, specializarea mea, C3.

1) Compilatoare

Se construieste un compilator aproape de la 0. Se face analiza lexicala, sintactica, semantica, generare de cod si optimizari. Lipsesc cateva parti totusi - codul intermediar, managementul memoriei, interactiune cu  IO.

Cursul - S-a schimbat proful anul acesta si intreaga materie. Practic, acum am facut CSE143 de la Stanford. Proful este deosebit de intelegator cu studentii si preda bine, desi a fost mult prea formal pe alocuri, iar acest aspect nu mi-a placut. Overall, consider ca materia asta este absolut necesara pentru Systems si pentru Embedded si ma bucur ca am luat-o. Alt aspect care nu mi-a placut a fost ca a trebuit sa facem un compilator pentru MIPS, iar eu as fi preferat ARM.

Materia este greuta, dar mai usoara ca SO. In orice caz, spre deosebire de SO, la CPL abia se zgarie suprafata subiectului.

Laborator - O porcarie de laborator, cu unul care nu prea stia nici toolurile si nici sa te ajute. Tot ce am invatat a fost din teme, nu din laborator. Pe alocuri se mai comporta urat cu studentii iar vreo 2 laburi nu am facut mai nimic pentru ca nu reuseam sa configurez Eclipseul cu toate plug-inurile dubioase pentru CPL.

Seminar - Unele laboratoare, cele cu prezentari de teme mai ales, au fost de fapt seminarii, unde laborantul meu era relativ in pom si nu a facut mare lucru. Proful a facut mult mai mult si a fost folositor in sesiune sa arunc un ochi peste ele.

Teme - Prima tema este simpla, dar trebuie scris destul de mult. In orice caz, este chiar simpluta.

Tema 2 este ceva mai dificila si trebuie sa te uiti intr-o carte de compilatoare pentru niste design patternuri specifice. A fost ceva mai greu decat o tema medie, si semnficativ mai lunga.

Tema 3 nu am facut-o, dar doar pentru a face main return 0 trebuie sa scriem 3 pagini de assembly, pe 2 coloane. Cred ca era foaaarte greu de facut.

Partea faina la tema este ca sunt legate intre ele si chiar realizezi un proiect foaaarte mare si impresionant. Partea proasta este ca trebuie sa faci temele neaparat bine, pentru ca altfel nu le poti face pe urmatoarele.

Ce se putea face mai bine este ca temele sa fi fost in C++, nu in Java.

Examenul open-book, cu niste probleme tipice, facute de prof la o pregatire inainte de examen. Nu am prea invatat, sper sa scot macar un 7.5 ca sa imi pastrez sigur bursa mare, daca nu chiar 8.5. Cred ca era chiar simplut daca invatai. Eu nu m-am pregatit si am facut dupa cum am inteles teoria respectivele probleme. Sper ca o sa fie totul bine.

Nota mea: TBA, Nota curs: 8 (formalism cam mult), Nota lab: 4, Nota seminar: 8 (nu intelegeam prea bine la momentul respectiv), Nota teme: 10, Examen: 10.

L.E. : Mi-a dat 9, ceea ce este maxim posibil tinand cont ca am sarit o tema. A dat note foarte foarte mari, si a trecut pe unul care nici punctaj de intrat in examen nu avea. A avut 2.33 din 3 necesar si i-a dat 6. In conditile in care din 2.33 ala 2 puncte erau pe de-a moaca. LOL!

2) Sisteme incorporate (Embedded)

Se discuta despre arhitecturi RISC, ARMuri, management energetic si baterii, teoria controlului, sisteme in timp real, fpga-uri, energy harvesting si retele wireless de senzori.

Overall, o materie grea, de nivelul celor de la C3, si la fel de productiva. Ma bucur ca am luat-o. Plus, asa am sansa sa devin asistent la CN :).

Cursul - foarte foarte bine predat, Dan Tudose este unul dintre cei mai talentati profesori pe care i-am avut in facultate. Din pacate nu am ajuns decat la 3/4 pentru ca erau la 8 dimineata iar eu eram foarte obosit. In plus de asta, DT ajunge cu jumatate de ora intarziere, deci fix cand ajung si eu :)).

Laborator - Se face Linux pentru embedded (Raspberry Pi), emulatoare, cross-compiling, drivere, generare de distributii de Linux, lucru cu perferice, etc. Laboratoare in general grele, stiu ca la cel de Yocto mi-a luat 2 ore sa il servesc. Sa il servesc! Adica doar sa dau comenzile spuse mura in gura. Laborantul util.

Colocviul - Simplut si open-book. Se putea si copia, desi nu am facut-o.

Temele - De exprimat o opinie despre un articol, o vrajeala. A 2-a tema a fost sa creem o distirbutie de Linux si sa facem un server web cu o interfata web, si sa afisam niste imagini in format ASCII. A fost super grea pentru ca Yocto este prost documentat si cu 2 ore inainte de deadline am realizat ca trebuia sa fac si threaduri. Am reusit sa o duc la cap. Ce mi s-a parut de mare mega cacat e ca temele au fost corectate DUPA ce am dat examenul si am primit punctaj la misto, nu mi s-a raspuns pe forum, la mesaje private sau mailuri. M-am dus la urmatorul examen de SI pus efectiv pe cearta, noroc ca cretinii si-au dat seama ca m-au calcat rau pe coada si nu au comentat nimic, mi-au dat direct 10.

Examenul - o grila simpla si o parte de probleme open-book, la fel de simpla.

Nota mea: 10, curs 10, laborator 9 (cam greu totusi), colocviu 10, teme 4 (o organizare de tot cacatul), examen 10.

3) Procesarea Semnalelor

In principiu se fac niste tehnici de baza de procesari de semnale. Se incepe cu semnale analogice, apoi se trece la conversia analog-digital, apoi se fac semnale digitale si in cele din urma filtre. Unealta de baza este transformata Fourier, si apare intr-o proportie maricica si TS-ul.

O materie mai simpluta, fara cereri prea mari. Este fun de luat materia asta.

Cursul - Predat mediocru de un prof care este preot sau ceva de genul si foarte religios (a incercat se ne bage asta pe gat dar l-am potolit indirect, prin alti profesori din departament). Macar este preluat de la o universitate din State. A incercat el sa faca niste smecherii, sa aduca niste oameni de la NXP sa ne prezinte chestii, sa prezentam niste proiecte.. n-a prea mers.

Un aspect pozitiv este ca s-au dat teste de curs care nu valorau decat ca prezenta, astfel incat puteai sa vezi live cat de bine ai inteles materia.

Laboratorul - Interesant. Se fac chesti in Matlab, de obicei PS aplicat. Chiar am inteles multe lucruri.

Proiectul - La materia asta trebuie facut un proiect, in principiu de implementat un paper pentru nota 10. Ideea e ca multi nu inteleg unde le foloseste procesarea de semnale, asa ca fac.. machine learning, sau procesari de imagini ce nu sunt bazate pe procesari de semnale, sau orice altceva. Eu avusesem o discutie interesanta cu un coleg la NXP asta vara despre Compressed Sensing (o tehnica de sampling subnyquist) si mi-am pus in minte sa implementez asta, asa ca asta am si facut. S-a mai alaturat si o colega si a mers bine. Oh, si colega e foarte nice :). Ce nu mi-a placut e ca parca laborantul nu a apreciat suficient ce am facut, sau poate nu a inteles, si nu am participat nici la prezentarile finale din cauza asta. In fine, macar ne-a dat 10.

Examenul - o vrajeala cu multe chestii din anii trecuti pe care chiar proful le posteaza pe moodle. Au fost si niste probleme noi. In orice caz, au fost putini care au luat 10 iar eu abia l-am scos, dar nici nu invatasem mai nimic. Nu stiam nici formula de la transformata Fourier.

Nota mea 10, curs 8, laborator 10, examenul - 8 (cam laba + formulat aiurea pe alocuri), teme 10.

4) Sisteme de programe pentru retele de calculatoare

Un nume pompos care nu are de a face cu materia :)). Este un curs de sisteme distribuite, si este o mare mare vrajeala, si mai e si cu Flop, deci si mai mare vrajeala. Se fac niste aspecte de RPC, RMI, consistenta, toleranta la defecte, securitate, Cloud.

Probabil cea mai simpla materie pe care am avut-o. Pana si PS-ul a fost putin mai provocator.

Cursul - Pe alocuri prea mult web si nu mi-a placut partea aia. De asemenea s-a discutat despre RPC si RMI, niste tehnologii de cand lumea si pamantul. In rest, cam plictisitor, pentru ca nu aveam chef sa urmaresc, dar m-am dus la curs pentru cele fucking 2 puncte de prezenta. Restul cursului, ca materie, a fost interesant, dar ca predare pe mine ma plictisea.

Laboratorul - niste tehnologii chiar mai vechi ca unele de la curs, gen ne-a pus sa instalam Apache Tomcat cea mai veche versiune descarcabila. In rest, ma faceam ca fac ceva iar cand nu mergea il chemam pe laborant si baga el comenzile. Oricum, degeaba total laboratorul, bine ca macar era la 2 saptamani si nu pierdeam prea mult timp cu el.

Temele - prima o vrajeala in RPC, pe care am facut-o in timp ce mancam. Ultimele 2 destul de faine, cu Dockere, protocoale de IoT in sisteme distribuite, sisteme de BI, destul de frumos. Si punctate consistent. Big like pentru Docker!

O chestie care nu mi-a placut este ca la final de semestru ne-a zis ca punctajul se trunchiaza la 6, iar eu adunasem 7, deci am pierdut timp facand o tema de pomana, in loc sa fac tema 3 la CPL.

Examenul - am invatat o noapte pentru el, pentru ca erau niste aspecte interesante iar pdfurile lu’ Cristea erau bine explicate. Unde nu am stiut la examen am copiat, unde nu am putut copia am inventat, si unde am inventat prost mi-a dat oricum Flop punctajul, asa ca am scos maxim si in examen. Practic nu am pierdut nici pe parcurs nici in examen nicio sutime la materia asta.

Nota mea 10, curs 6 (boring as fuck, dar macar incearca), laborator 5 (total inutil, dar macar nu te freaca la cap), teme 7 (tema 1 inutila, si o tema in plus facuta degeaba), examen 10

5) Inteligenta Artificiala

Este un soi de PA2, mai mult algoritmica (parcurgeri), desi are si niste aspecte aplicate, desi unele cam vechi (sisteme expert, planificari). Unele aspecte bune au fost NLP (procesarea limbajului natural) si Agenti.  A fost o parte si despre logica formala cu predicate si demonstrari de teoreme. Un soi de cum functioneaza Prologul. Cam formal dar na, a fost relativ interesant.

Cea mai cancer materie de la C3, desi se zicea ca nu e prea greu.

Cursul - Facut cu, atentie, decana! Tocmai de asta aveam asteptari ceva mai mari, dar nu a iesit neaparat atat de bine. Nu stapanteste tot ce e in curs si peste aspectele pe care nu le stapaneste sare repede. Daca esti atent retii multe si intelegi destule, dar ramai si cu destule nedumeriri. Eu fiind mai energic de felul meu mereu am pus intrebari si am raspuns la intrebarile ei, drept pentru care  “m-a luat la ochi”, intr-un sens bun (voi explica mai tarziu).

La cursul asta am scris 70 de pagini, in conditile erau si circa 1000 si ceva de slideuri. A fost imens. Prin comparatie la PS, predat doar cu tabla, am scris 50 de pagini. Este foarte foarte dens.

Laboratorul - Grele, dar macar Andrei Olaru e de treaba si explica bine. Si, in plus, se puteau si servi (si am servit multe, pentru ca nu voiam sa ma doare foarte tare la punctaj). Un plus semnificativ este ca se face Python si am invatat foarte bine limbajul asta. Breviarele teoretice sunt si ele bune. Nasol ca in sala respectiva era o problema cu caldura si in mijlocul iernii, seara la 6, chiar era cancer de frig. La modul deschideam usa spre hol ca sa mai intre niste grade si de afara.

Teme - Prima tema a fost o porcarie, un backtracking complicat in mod ridicol, am ciupit vreo 20% si asta a fost. O mare mizerie, la un momentdat trebuia sa convertesc date calendaristice, chiar complicata degeaba.

A 2-a tema a fost calcul de probabilitait in retele Baysiene. Am rezerve despre cat se folosesc astea in realitate, dar macar am aplicat multi algoritmi si am facut un program complex. A fost PA++++. Singura parte urata era ca trebuie sa testezi foarte bine pentru ca aveai doar inputul si ce trebuie sa rezulte la final, fara rezultate intermediare. Mi-au trecut cam 60% din teste, dar mi s-a dat totusi nota 9.8 pe ea.

A 3-a tema a fost si simpla si interesanta. Era un amestec de NLP si Machine Learning. Trebuia sa facem un algoritm care sa invete sa rezume niste texte, folosind TFIDF, niste frameworkuri de NLP (nltk) si niste preprocesari pe respectivul set de antrenare. A fost fun si simplut si am luat si 10. Mai existau 2 alternative de teme, una cu agenti, la care era ceva mai mult de gandit dar era tot simpluta, si una cu planificare de care nu s-a apropiat nimeni :)).

Ce a fost foarte bine este ca am devenit foarte foarte bun la Python si la tehnci specifice de programare pentru Python. Si am devenit semnificativ mai bun si la algoritmica.

Examenul - Decana are favorite, dupa ce am citit de cateva ori cursul le-am invatat pe acelea. A urmat, apoi o parte de probleme, open-book. In noaptea dinaintea examenului am aflat ca te trece daca ai suma parcurs + examen >= 5, deci m-am linistit.

Teoria am facut-o bine, la probleme am mai dat cu bata in balta pentru ca a fost timpul foarte scurt, dar s-a punctat foarte lejer oricum. Ideea este ca mi-a dat in final 8.32, dar decana da nota urmatoare pentru notele care se temrina in .3 sau mai mult, deci as fi avut 9. In orice caz, cand m-am dus sa semneze nota in carnet ma intreba ce am gresit si i-am zis ca nu m-am pregatit la probleme, si i-am zis ca-s foarte ok cu nota. A zis ca se simte ea prost, ca am raspuns foarte bine la curs la chestii grele, vrajeli, procarii. Oricum, trecusem 9 deja in carnet si trebuia doar sa semneze. A zis sa vin la marire si a semnat. A 2-a zi m-am trezit cu mesaj pe facebook ca imi da 10. Si asta e f aiurea.. pentru ca am avut un coleg cu 8.29 caruia i-a dat 8, si au fost multi cu note mai mari decat mine care au primit 9. Chiar ma simt prost.. dar na, norocul meu.

Poate a ajutat si pentru ca am facut cercetare prin laboratorul de inteligenta artificiala anul trecut, iar directorul laboratorului este fix decana.

Nota mea 10, curs 8.5, laborator 8 (foarte greu frate), teme 8 (o tema aiurea), examen 10.

Ce am predat eu

Semestru asta am continuat sa predau Proiectare Logica, unde m-am descurt mult mai bine si am pregatit chiar niste materiale care au fost folosite la curs (l-am imbuntatit). Am nimerit, din pacate, o grupa cu lasa-ma sa te las, pe care tocmai de asta i-am futut serios la cap (sa vezi ce o sa scrie astia in feedback...), si o grupa foarte foarte buna, pe care vreau sa ii iau si la Metode Numerice, semestrul viitor.

La analiza algoritmilor a fost cam dezorganizat, pentru ca laburile erau de la 4 la 8 seara, vinerea, iar astia tot incercau sa vina la 4. Si a iesit o super super mare dezorganizare. Ma rog, a fost ok cred, pana la urma, desi feedbackul pentru laborator probabil va fi aiurea.

Am pregatit si tema 2 pentru ei, care se pare ca li s-a parut foarte grea. Asta e.. la anul fac mai simpla. Overall, a fost ok, totusi, cred, sper.

Mai am un semestru si imi iau licenta, dar mai intai trebuie sa o fac. Wow, in sfarsit termin Politehnica, dar parca e putin cam infricosatoare..viata de dupa. Vom vedea.. parca as vrea sa mai fiu putin student. Ma voi inscrie la master dar nu cred ca va fi la fel..

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