#i think i just ate too much watermelon </3

[rubyreduji]

me laying in bed with a stomachache listening to mika's vms

[machiavellli]

Lip oils recommendations🍒✨

@gufu-vire I’ve always wanted to this, thanks for the opportunity 😌

From the most expensive to the cheapest…

I. Clarins Lip Comfort Oil - 30$

I’ve tried those two shades (Cherry and Pitaya) for months now and those are simply amazing. 1. The color is so pretty and it absolutely doesn’t get into the lines of your lips. 2. Very hydrating, I have crusty dry lips and I can use this on a daily basis without having my lips dry at the end of the day. Also the container doesn’t leak! Lovely soft candy smell too! My only complain is the price…worth it yes, but so expensive. Wide range of shades. 9.5/10

II. Gisou Honey Infused Hydrating Lip Oil - 28$

I would eat those for breakfast. They are so shiny, so tasty and the colors are beautiful. I’ve only tried those two shades, Mango Passion Punch and Watermelon sugar, and oh my if they have a good taste and smell, never had a lip oil smell THIS good. Also, this is so hydrating, really. Your lips are going to be SO SMOOTH (so comfortable), it works just like the most hydrating lip balm you could possibly find. I am so glad they did this tinted version, because I couldn’t bare the smell of the original one (it smells like fried food and even if that hydrating, I couldn’t use it😭). The best lip oil I’ve ever had (I only had those for a week, but I’ve been using them constantly, but in case something goes wrong in the future, I’ll do an update here). Also very expensive, but shut up and take my money for this. And again, SO SHINY OMG. 10/10

III. CLINIQUE Almost Lipstick - 25$

This is not actually a lip oil, like, not totally, because it is still emollient like an oil and also I wanted to talk about it since it was everywhere last year. The color got me obsessed with berry lip tints, it changed my idea of “ideal color” forever. Still, I expected so much better. I have dry lips, as I mentioned before, and this isn’t hydrating enough and for a product of THAT price it isn’t really acceptable. My lips always crack after not even thirty minutes, the trick is to put underneath a basic transparent lip balm and voilà, but you know…in italy I payed even more than in the us for this product and I was disappointed (30€ which is way more that 25$). The black honey from clique was a cultural reset and I shall try one day the liquid form, hopefully that will be more hydrating. Still, the color on the lips is so beautiful yet natural. Not sentenced. 7/10

IV. Pacifica GLOW STICK Lip Oil - 11$

This is what the Clinique one should’ve been. I originally bought this because I was searching for a dupe of the black honey and, oh my, if I striked right (I bought this one before the og). The effect on the lips is the SAME, you can’t tell them apart, the shade is Crimson Crush. Also, this one really does the job, it is hydrating, not as much as other presented here before, but it works well and the price is good! Not sentenced. There are also other very cute shades. Also I think that a stick lip oil is genius. 9/10

V. NYX FAT OIL LIP DRIP - 9$

This one almost feels like a lip gloss from how glossy it is. Also the shades can be either sheer, a slight tint, or also almost a full color. I have the shades Status Update and That’s Chic and I used them a lot this summer. The color doesn’t last too long, but it a lip oil what do you expect, it’s transferable. Not sentenced. Can get in the lines of your lips. Very pretty overall, very good price and also great shade range (I want to try some more of those uhh). Container doesn’t leak! A very solid 8/10

VI. Essence hydra kiss LIP OIL - like 3-4$

Lovely lip oil, the formula is very comfortable and soooooo hydrating. An awkesome every day lippie and colors are very nice. I have no complains except one: the container leaks. I can’t bring it anymore with me because it has become all sticky on the outside, thankfully we had a long run before this, I’m almost out of it anyway (I ate it gnam😀) . Not sentenced. Otherwise, sooo good! 7.99/10 for the container not the product

VII. Essence Cranberry tinted lip oil - also 3-4$

This lip oil is THAT GIRL. Amazing, so surprised the first time I tried and now look at us, at the second empty bottle, hoping to find another one somewhere, since it is hard to find it in store. So hydrating and you get the cutest tint!! Essence never does one wrong when it comes to shiny lips and I love them for that. The container doesn’t leak!! Not sentenced. 10/10!

Thanks for coming to my ted talk hihi🫶

[akwolfgrl]

Part 3! LFT We have some jelly zoro with us today. Not sure abut how I worte Nami and Ussop any feedback is welcome

Zoro watched as Sanji flitted about, graceful in his movements as he plated everyone's dinners. Luffy was already inhaling the leg of lamb beside him. A large plate of sliced bread with a bowl in the middle was placed in the center of the table and soon came the bowls brimming with seafood, muscles, clams, shrimp and fish in a reddish orange broth. A second bowl of plain white rice was placed in front of him. Zoro hides a smirk, looks like someone had time to read this past hour.

"Dessert is in the oven rising, it will be out shortly so please no yelling," Curly brows shot him a pointed look before his cheeks turned red and he had to hide his face. "What can I get everyone to drink?"

"Wine would be lovely," Nami said with a smile, that witch would use anyone until they had nothing left to give.

"Of course Nami-swan! I'll fetch it right away! The love sick fool gushed, Zoro swore he saw hearts in his eyes.

"Sake," He ordered gruffly scowling. "Or is that too much for you to handle," Zoro didn't like the fact that the man he had in lap just an hour ago, the man who made such erotic noises would pay so much attention to some else and a woman at that.

"Burte you're lucky I have soufflés in the oven," The blond turned his attention back to where it belonged, the marks Zoro had left on his pale skin still there.

Zoro couldn't resist the smirk that graced his face. He shouldn't be jealous of Nami. They weren't in a relationship, not even a sexual one…well not yet anyway. But that would be fixed tonight, Zoro needed more of the man in front of him.

"A nice dry white wine pairs best with the Bouillabaisse," Cook placed a glass of wine in front of Nami before serving Usopp and Luffy saving him for last. "Here's your sake marimo," Sanji held out a bottle of sake for him to take.

"Finally," Zoro deliberately brushed his fingers against Sanjis causing him to blush. He was easy to tease when he was like this, tonight was going to be fun.

After everyone ate their fill, the food had been as good as had tasted when he had kissed the cook earlier, Sanji went back to the oven. Zoro sat back and enjoyed the view, those fancy pants of his hugged every inch and curve of the cook's shapely ass and thick muscular thighs.

"Oi cook can you crush a watermelon with those thighs," Zoro had to know, he was certain he could.

"What!" He shot up the pan in his hands tilting dangerously. "Why would you ask that!" Zoro could see the back of the blonde's neck and the tips of his ears were bright red and waited to see how red and flushed his face was.

"Oooo!! That would be so cool!" Luffy of course was all for it, for very different reasons of course.

"Is that even possible?" Name asked.

"It would be a waste of food and I will not be wasting any food!" The cook spoke his voice raising in pitch, almost yelling as he turned around his face red as Zoro had hoped. I'm his arms was a tray with three brown fluffy desserts and one yellow one. He placed the brown ones in front of the others and the yellow in front of him.

"Aww why does Zoro get a yellow one?" Luffy whined.

"Because he doesn't like chocolate," His shoulders were relaxed, clearly thinking the watermelon conversation was over.

"Why can't you just put a bowl under the watermelon?" Zoro asked, digging into the fluffy food in front of him before taking a bite, it was more salty and savory rather than sweet.

"He's got a point, Sanji, unless you're afraid of failing? I mean not everyone can be as strong as the great captain Ussop!" Ussop attempted to flex with his tiny arms, he could use a good work out. Zoro would lend him some weights if he wanted.

"Please Sanji?" Nami only had to bat her eyes and the dam cook folded.

"Anything for you!"

"Yah hooo!" Luffy cheered in-between shoveling bites of food.

Zoro had gotten the outcome he wanted, but it still left a bad taste in his mouth. It annoyed him how much it bothered him that Nami had such sway over the cook.

[blissooya]

[WEVERSE] 230506 슝이🌹 update

Play with me🫶🏻

👤 : Jisoo song recommendation!

🐰 : Shoongie recommends Shoong

👤 : Receiving a reply is hard

🐰 : Receiving a reply isn't easy but what if you're as happy when you do get it?!

👤 : Kitty vs Koromi ?? 💜❤️💜❤️

🐰 : I can't give up on Kuromi.. Since I like purple hahahehehe

👤 : I'm angry. You don't reply to me every time.

🐰 : You have a lot of anger! Don't be angry! It's your loss if you get angry! haha

👤 : Jisoonie!!!! What are you doing up at this time!!!!! 😤

🐰 : I ate too much so I'm digesting~

👤 : When will BLACKPINK do the first ptich?

🐰 : kekekeke I do want to try, when I was young I threw a lot to my dad

👤 : Jisoonie today did you get hit with a lot of Pochacco-lighting??

🐰 : However I'm not the type to get gaslighted

👤 : Unnie during tour Shut Down rap that says me, was it a spoiler when pointing at your face??

🐰 : No, that's just really me! keke Actually besides music shows during concert, Jennie was too far away for me to point at her so I just pointed at me!

👤 : Jisoo unnie what drama are you watching? I'm so curious

🐰 : Sorry but I'm not watching drama, instead I'm watching Hunter X Hunter. Sorry haha

👤 : Jisoo unnie why are your hands so fast? I can't keep up with unnies typing speed

🐰 : I also surprise myself too sometimes!

👤 : Today's tmi

🐰 : Why!! Why are you curious?! I'm also curious! Why are people curious about todays tmi because at the fansign I got this question so many times that I ran out of tmi's so I had come up with some in the end!! That's today's tmi

👤 : Unnie give Coachella behind !!

🐰 : People really like behind and tmi! Hm.. right before the show there was a mirror that was like the size of a door and with Jennie, we both kept practicing around 3x speed kekeke

👤 : Unnie, have you watched Avatar?🙋🏻‍♀️

🐰 : No! I just.. heard a lot about it so I know cg is amazing!

👤 : I like All Eyes On Me so much

🐰 : I like it too kkkekeke 🥰

👤 : How many Iced Americanos did you drink? ☕️

🐰 : 3 cups!!!!! How did I end up drinking this many?!

👤 : Look forward to Hyde Park!

🐰 : Isn't that something I'm supposed to say?! Look forward to it! haha

👤: Do you like the new Blackpink game?

🐰 : I haven't tried it yet kkkk I want to quickly try it. I told them about the fun parts from different games I played, but we'll see!!!!!

👤 : Jisoo, if I go to the fansign, I can dance the Flower challenge in front of Jisoo! kekeke

🐰 : You're saying this because you weren't at the fansign right????

👤 : If Blinks become cockroaches what are you gonna do???

🐰 : Someone asked me this a while ago kekekeke I'll put you in my house and I'll throw away(?) the house but I told them not to worry because I'll bring a lot of food ! I'll make you live in abundance(?)! kekeke

👤 : Kim: Kim Jisoo's Flower song is so good

Ji: Be as beautiful as you are right now

Soo: Watermelon

🐰 : 100 points

👤 : Jisoo, Jennie doesn't know the meaning of 농협은행 (NongHyup Bank) kekeke

🐰 : .... Then did I just become a person who wrote a bank name under her picture?

👤 : How do you feel that many people used Flower song for challenges?

🐰 : The dogs and cats are so cute. Even for me, I thought I even would want to film it with my pet to show them off but the distance between dream and reality are so far, Dalgomie fail!

👤 : How did you learn about NongHyup Bank meme?

🐰 : kekekeke Maeng-saem told me..🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

👤 : How long will Jisoo stay on for today~ When will you reply? Did you eat hot pot~ Was something happy that happened today?

🐰 : I was happy because I met Blinks kekekeke I was able to talk with them and Blinks reactions are so funny, do Blinks think I'm funny too?

👤 : Pochacoo Kim Jisoo lovers were very happy today ❤️ Pochacco selfie lets go! And I'm curious who your favorite Hunter X Hunter character is 🥹

🐰 : Killua! It's my 5th time watching! .. kkkkkkkk

👤 : The only person who makes my heart flutter, Jisoo 🩵🩵🩵

🐰 : What's these heart colors?! 🤍🩶🩷🤎🩵 wow... I just found out

👤 : Unnie you're the only one who hasn't forgotten your password??? 😁😁🤣 The other members seem to have forgotten

🐰 : Because I'm a genius!(?)

👤 : Do you have a Netflix drama recommendation?

🐰 : It's not a drama but Kill Boksoon kkkk!

👤 : While making the Flower logo design with Chaeyoung, were there any episodes?

🐰 : She also helped pick the Today's Jisoo logo with me haha

👤 : Pull down the shutter and close the door! Im the last comment! Jisoonie leave only the scent of flower and go

🐰 : kkkk oh thats right I was about to leave. It's really the last comment haha great timing, I'm leaving only the scent of flower and going to sleep~~! Going haha🌹

keke It was so fun today I wanted to talk to Blinks before going to bed so I came! haha Let's have fun tomorrow as well!!! Tomorrow I'll try to sign quickly so we can talk more haha Sleep well and see you tomorrow ♥️ Love you🫶🏻 Nyongan!!!

[pbandjesse]

Today was a much better day. It was very busy but it was a lot better. Emotionally physically. And it wasn't as hot which I think helped.

I slept okay last night but it was not enough sleep and I woke up very dizzy. Thankfully halfway through the day I started to feel more like myself. But I was just a zombie. I was honestly a little worried about driving. But James got me up and I got dressed and I was okay. I just was a little unsettled by everything and just wanted to get to work so I could close my eyes. Driving was really tough.

But James sent me off with instructions to be safe and I wouldn't have a terrible drive. I was just so tired. And a little worried that I was struggling to keep my eyes open so much.

But I made it to camp at 7:55. And I went right to arts and crafts. There wasn't a time for me to set up but I did what I needed to do and I laid in my hammock and just scrolled on my phone for a bit. I was so tired. Honestly I probably should have closed my eyes but I was afraid that I would fall asleep and not wake up. So I just enjoyed being in my hammock and how nice and cool it was.

And it was pretty cool. I was able to wear my button-down shirt that I like to wear at camp and I would be in a better mood once the kids got to me. I did take a little walk to use the bathroom and just stayed in my spaces today.

I was not going to cry today. I was going to have a nice day. And I did have a nice day. The kids were also wonderful. So far I have just had excellent group after excellent group. And that is awesome.

I had my pioneer boys in woodland boys in the morning and they were super fun. It was funny seeing what they decided to make. The older the kids get the more awkward I feel when giving my instructions but I tried very hard to stay on script and make all my same jokes. Nurse Joan and Mirren were there for my intro and they had not seen my spiel and speech before. And they got to hear about the seven things we don't talk about at camp. Officially it is I think five things but we always say "These are the things we don't talk about at camp. 1. People you like. 2. People you don't like. 3. Politics. 4. Prayer. 5. Payment. 6. Profanity. (And then I added) 7. Private parts one. And 8. Private parts too. Which got a huge laugh every time.

I was having a great morning though and it was nice to be able to work on my knitting and hang out with the kids and talk and just feel like things were a little bit more normal.

I would get a lot of feedback about things that were and we're not working in the schedule. Honestly everyone just feels like there's too many programs. And I don't disagree it's a lot. And there's not enough just open free time and I think that we really should consider having some of the unit programs be optional because we are just overloading these kids. But not even just the children the kids. The counselors the kids. Because they're all like 17 18 19 20. There are ones that are older but there are so many of them that are just exhausted. And it's only day two. We feel two weeks in and it's less than 48 hours since Camp started. It's too much and I really hope that we can figure something out for next week.

So after my second program I went to the office with my watermelon and cornbread to eat my lunch while I tried to start working that out. First thing figured out that youth camp has no feel time at all. Oops. So I found three spots where they could have it over the week. And then I would work on just thinking about how we could cut some programs to consolidate and give us some wiggle room. And I thought I might have some ideas for later so I would just work on that best I could for that hour and then ate my lunch and just tried to remain positive.

I did not drink enough water today. I really should have brought my new purple mug with me because that for some reason is really helping me drink water. But I remained hydrated still even if it wasn't with straight water. And it wasn't as hot so it didn't feel as crazy imperative. But I know I will feel better if I drink more water.

The afternoon was a lot because I had four programs in a row back to back to back. But because the kids have been so good and they really like this project it was super easy and calm for me. I had my two day camps, then I had the oldest girls, and then I had horse camp. And it was just such a nice time.

Day camptown was very funny because all they wanted to do was make projects about brands and companies. Like one child made a Tesla cyber truck and two girls made Sephora and one made Ulta. I also had McDonald's, a Burger King, a Walmart, and a Target. It was very funny. And everyone just seemed really like it. I also just really enjoyed talking to the counselors and I was having just a really nice day.

The oldest girls were super easy and they wanted to paint and make bracelets and hang out and I was totally fine with that. And we were just chilling having a nice time. And then when horses came up they were so sweet and they did the project that I planned and seemed to really like it. A lot of kids have left their work behind because I'm going to put them all together to make a big mural tapestry thing and I think that that will be very cool for them to see some of their work all put together and hung up. Honestly I would love to hang it somewhere else besides the art building mostly cuz I'm running out of wall space but I'll figure something out. Even if it has to go in the rafters.

At the end of horse camps program I was so excited that we were all going to the pool. It wasn't really hot enough that I wanted to fully fully swim. Mostly cuz I didn't want to wash my hair. But I would leave them and run down to peeps to get changed. Callie had decorated her side a little bit more and it looks very sweet. She put a whole bunch of stuff on our bookshelf and it just looks so lived in and I love it. It did remind me that I forgot to bring another pillow. But I will be fine tonight I'm sure. Maybe tomorrow I'll go and figure out procuring another pillow. But I quickly got changed and filled my little shower bag and went to the pool.

I will put on sunscreen once I got down there and Katerina made a big fuss about how good it smelled. Because I only use one brand of spray sunscreen and it smells like toasted coconuts and it's beautiful. And then I went and sat in the cove and just enjoyed watching the kids and being in the water even if I wasn't swimming swimming. I was just really happy.

Eventually though I decided to go and sit with some adults. And chatted with Mirren and a couple other people that are new that I don't have their names down yet all the way. But everyone seemed like they were in a good mood and were willing to talk to me about changes in the schedule and things that could be better and I just have to keep reminding everyone but also myself that I have no emotional ties to these programs. They are not arts and crafts. And if they change that's okay. And I am totally down with changing them I just need people to tell me what they want changed and what we're going to do. I want everyone to have a really good summer. That's all I ever want. So hopefully we can figure out a better way as we move forward.

I would go and take a shower and put my mostly dirty clothes back on so I could walk back to my cabin. I got changed once I got down here and felt really nice. I laid down for a half an hour and watched a video and then it was time for dinner.

I wasn't entirely sure how dinner was running this year and it looks like they're doing a girls line and a boy's line which I think is really funny. But I'm glad they have a plan. I joined Blanche's group because I didn't know what we were doing. And we had enchiladas for dinner and it was really good. I would take my enchilada vegetarian meal and get sour cream and more cheese and some lettuce and then I went to go sit down by the pioneer fire pit where there's a picnic table because I decided that wall I am a little lonely sometimes I really do enjoy my own company and I really just wanted to sit and eat alone and not have to pretend that I wanted to hold a conversation because it's entirely too loud in the lodge and I just wasn't feeling it. Not saying that I don't want to hang out with people because I love hanging out with my friends and coworkers here but I definitely needed some time alone after how crazy today was.

Tony would come down and chat with me for a moment but mostly I was left alone. I read my book a little bit. I scrolled on my phone a little bit. And when I finished eating I went back up to tell the chefs how much I liked it. I had a really silly conversation with one of them and we were standing there in Charlotte's like hey I heard we're having tres leches for dinner and I was like excuse me that's one of my favorite cakes. And we were like you're spoiling us You're going to make us fat. And he goes well you know what they say fat and happy. And he's right. I'm just really excited that's so far the food has been excellent at every meal and I don't feel like I have to cry at lunch.

I would go back to the office after that though and after a quick stop over to chat with Tony again about some ideas I had for consolidating the schedule I would go and talk to alexian Heather. I insisted on giving both of them a hug because I felt like we all needed the support in that moment. And then I spent like an hour going over the schedule and I moved some stuff around and I think that I've made some positive changes and I'm hoping that everyone can look at it and give some feedback or make some decisions before I make any other major changes. I think that we're going in a good direction but we are definitely figuring it out as we go.

Finally though I decided that I had to be done for the night. Around 7:50 I walked up to arts and crafts and filled up my water and got a snack and came down to my cabin.

I think I probably would have enjoyed the evening program tonight. They had someone come in with big lizards. But I just could not focus on that and I think that me working in the office made more sense. And now I'm just enjoying sitting down by the pond and CJ is not here yet. She's going to come back around 10:00 apparently. It's her birthday today and I'm glad that she took the day off because she deserves that. And I'm just going to go and watch a documentary and eat my little snack of caramel rice cakes. And drink some water.

I hope you are all drinking water. Being better than me. And I hope you sleep really good tonight. Tomorrow is one of my shorter days and I hope that it is really nice. And I hope that you all have a great day. Even if it rains. I hope that you feel really good. Good night everybody.

[mgothix]

i hate overeating

im not even a true rexxie cant go a day without eating what a pig would eat.. i think i had not joking 3000 calories i thought i deserved it because i walked 10k steps and went to a water park where I walked more and swam so i probably burned 500 calories today but the amount i ate was so fucking much. DO NOT PUT MY ASS NEAR A BUFFET ILL EAT EVERYTHING DAWG😭😭😭

i didn't count cals but if someone can help me figure out an estimate that would be great

breakfast:

about 60g of plain vanilla yogurt, 3 slices of watermelon, 6 slices of honeydew, 4 pieces of pineapple.(these pieces and slices were quiet thin so keep that in mind)

1 boiled egg, around 50g scrambled eggs, 50g of cooked/sauteed mushrooms, 50g of cottage cheese

lunch:

3 small glasses of full sugar lemonade (like shot glass type of small)

5 pieces of honeydew

dinner(downhill):

greek salad(ate so much olive oil and feta cheese)

greek moussaka

1/2 of a grilled potato and grilled onions and pepper

2 pieces of cake(these slices were small but its the one thing that made me overeat)

AFTER DINNER:

apple

a can of beer

BUFFET TIME 😭:

120ish? grams of nachos with cheese and guac and cream

ceviche 60g

small fruit tart

shirley temple (only a few sips)

4 or 3 oreos

cheese pasta 60-70g

3 slices of watermelon

small piece of chocolate

some fries like 40g(maybe less)

the thing that makes me so upset is that i literally didnt have to eat so much and no one else ate as much as me so i have no idea why i did... im starving myself for the next two days just to make up for this... i literally am so ashamed i started off so well too and i couldve just said no... i miss yhe days where id continuously starve and i could do it... i keep telling myself tomorrow will be different but i keep overeating and i see it in my body im gaining so much and its so hard to keep control

[yexiwuu]

230703 - 230704 Chuu Weverse DMs Translations

may contain inaccuracies please credit @yexiwuu when reposting!

Full translation under the cut

3:44 PM KST

y/n!

y/n i missed you

i wanted to send a message at exactly 2 pm but i was working outㅠㅠㅜright now i'm sending it as soon as i've finished (working out)

pretty

y/n, have you eaten well?

i just did pilates

food?💕

i still workout on an empty stomach! i'm gonna go eat laterr

it's so nice 🚰 ·̫ 🚰 thank you so much for congratulating me on having a communications app

i'm going to try to show you all even more events and hold concerts and programs like such on weverse so i really felt like doing weverse

it's a relief that we can both talk like this with each other 🚰 ·̫ 🚰 i'm excited

are you in the middle of working right now ? or studying ? or eating?

ohh, i see 🤤

i just finished working out

i'm going to the dermatologist💕

yes, i am jiwoo ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

i'm not an Ai

ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ cute

i can see everyone's nicknames

you're saying my profile picture looks like an AI ㅋㅋㅋ

then i'll change it later ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ so funny

ai can't exactly copy my aegyo down

i think that i already ate all of this summer's watermelon ㅎ

ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ i'm not an ai, why is this so funny

is it the way i'm talking

no it's not that, i'm a bit shy

i think that i'll only be shy for around a day or two days, right

ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ so cute, y/n

i can send pictures in weverse too

please wait just a bit for pictures

because i'm on my way to the dermatologist💕

you miss me?

you missed me, right?

i'm excited!! ! ! !

at having a communication app hahahahahah

y/n

what are you gonna do today?

it's really hot today, too🥵

y/n

i'm gonna be back💕

i love you

be careful of the heat🤓

9:53 PM KST

y/n!!!

i missed y/n but i just went to go eat shabu shabu with haseul unnie

we are currently on our way to eat bingsu

i just met up with her in the spur of the moment

ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

as soon as my dermatologist appointment ended!

so i wanted to talk to y/n, but i wasn't able to do so quickly

even then, you understand, right?😍🤤💕

i'll send a picture of the bingsu 💕

it's gonna send soon!

injeolmi💕💕💕

the shabu shabu was really tasty!!!

[pic 1] ta-da💕

we are in a bingsu restaurant right now ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ the shabu shabu restaurant was earlier!

230704 1:04 AM KST

y/n wyd!?

did you fall asleep after a meaningful day ??

huh, you're not sleeping !!!!!!!!! ! ! !@y/n y/n y/n y/n !!!!!!! ! ! ! y/n y/n y/n

haseul unnie just dropped me off home

😍🤤💕

y/n !!!!!!!!!

it was a perfect day to eat fully with haseul unnie until ! dessert

these days, i have been eating lots of healthy foods so i vented to unnie

heheheheheh

we chatted at the cafe until just now!

what i ate was shabu shabu/ injeolmi bingsu

is tomorrow's schedule okay?! i didn't wake you up when you were sleeping, right? did i?!

then tomorrow, i'll send a morning message for y/n💕

y/n wyd tomorrow!!!!

i'm practicing for something tomorrow! song practice!

i'm gonna go get ready to sleep and go wash up! 🙆🏻‍♀️💕

no way!ㅎ i wonder what it'll be

🥰

i'm also looking forward to it💕

i feel reaaalllyyy good this week👑💕 even though it's hot, somehow i've been feeling really good these days

i would like it if y/n feels good everyday, too

since it's rainy season now! y/n be careful of not slipping in the rain🫨

that's right, it's nice to share warm things with each other now that i have a communication app again 🤤💕 i wonder how long you must've waited

😍

i'm thinking about what to change my profile picture so i must change it ? tomorrow

huh i can't seem to send personal messages here! 🤔

i'm going to change my pfp to a totally cute picture · ᴗ ·

💕

even then, i see everything and i look at every one with the exact same love💕

i'm looking to find any selfies i have left but really i need to take lots of selfies so i should dress up a bit ㅠ

i haven't been able to take any besides for my schedulesㅜㅜ

wait for my daily life selfies🥨

i'm gonna go wash up💕

if you're going to sleep, sleep🌸💕🍓🤩

if you're going to sleep, sleep tightly

2:26 AM KST

ah what should i do, i came by really late..ㅠ you must be sleeping tightly, right?

i put on lotion and suddenly cleaned my bathroom too

i dried my hair too!

omg you were waiting for me!?🙄💕

ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ i think you all waiting for me made me feel all mushy mushy so

you're cute

you usually sleep late?

hehe i feel like my days and nights have changed

that's right 🚰 ·̫ 🚰 i have to change my time difference again

[pic 2]

actually i was going to send a picture of my face

[pic 3]

good night

but still you all waited for me

🤤🤤🤤

good night🥰🍓

thank you for hanging out with me ! ! !

hehe goodnight 💓

y/n

dream of me

have a good day or have a good night💕

i'll dream of y/n

END

[absolutebl]

FOOD GAME (+ BL version)

Tagged by the lovely @LOTUS-SOUP-POT and always willing to engage with anything food based. 

Let’s do this thing! 

Favourite fruit: in sheer quantity = probably avocado, tomato, for mouth feel = the lowly blueberry, I love it but I gotta be careful = cherries, and it just makes me happy and I can eat it all day = papaya and watermelon 

Favourite vegetable: Cucumber, spinach (and other leafy greens), garlic, onion, chili pepper 

Fruits you absolutely can’t stand: durian - it’s the only fresh fruit I actually will never give a second chance to 

Vegetables you loathe: none, I’m mostly vegetarian for no other reason than I adore vegetables 

Food you couldn’t eat in the past/when you were a child, you can eat now: none, I wasn’t wild about spinach or sprouts but we lived off the land, you ate what you grew and farmed, it’s that or nothing 

Food you started to dislike as you grew up: there is pretty much nothing I won’t eat, even durian I’ll try in cooked, fried, chipped, or candied 

What would you eat as your last supper? a chili verde street taco from my local Mexican hole in the wall, mushroom sundubu jjigae (Korean soft tofu stew), roasted duck from the farm-to-table place in the Embassy district of Paris, a bougatsa from that Greek bakery I found in Edinburgh, passion fruit fool. What? Try to stop me! 

THE BL VERSION

1. Fruit that surprised me in BL: cherry tomatoes as the fruit special honoring (Taiwan - We Best Love), of course it makes sense, they’re a fruit, but it was just amusing to see something so mundane to me show up in pride of place like that. 

2. BL made me eat it - Vegetable: Thai water spinach (turns out it’s a kind of cress) I had to get the seeds and grow it in order to eat it (I think it was in one of those TayNew Eat The World specials) 

3. BL made me eat it - Fruit: none actually, I’m usually familiar with what they’re eating, but I do want to learn how to peal fruit “properly” since it’s such a “thing” in Cdramas 

4. BL made me eat it - Savory dish: Khai Palo (Thailand - Enchante), it’s yummy and way more Chinese influenced flavor profile that I was expecting, full of 5 spice 

5. BL made me eat it - Sweet dish: hawthorne candy (China - Addicted), I’ve only found a pre packaged candy version so far, it’s hella sweet 

6. BL made me drink it: Pink milk (Thailand - SOTUS), OMG no, way too sweet 

Feel free to play the game and tag me back if you do because I wanna see your answers. 

[bikinginthetardis]

Day 32! Keep going!

Weight - 190. -22.2 from start. - 12.2 this month for round 3

This is my goal weighing by Saturday, and I am already there. Today is Tuesday, so there are 4 more weigh in's to go. Omg I can not believe I can be in the 180's. I do not think any of the fad diets I would do for a couple weeks would ever get me to the 180s. Dang, I don't know when the last time I was even there 🤔 from what my graph shows.. 2019 was the last time.... wow. We saw how easy it is for one day of eating too much can throw off my weight. based on the last few weeks. The good news is that I do not have any plans this week that would lead to overeating (no parties, potlucks, game nights, or things of that nature). I am going to the beach tonight, but I am packing food like watermelon, cucumber, and seaweed snacks, and I know if we stop by Taco Bell, the soft taco is not that high in calories. So I can totally navigate this social gathering without compromising my weight. Plus, my friends who are coming also are being mindful of what they are eating so it won't come off weird or pressured :)

Side note- why is it in our culture to see eating heavily as the norm and eating healthy as weird?

The beach was so much fun!! I didn't realize it but this was my friend's daughter's FIRST beach trip! I feel so honored to share that moment! She seems addicted to the beach already :)

Distance-wise we did not walk as far as we would on our weekly Tuesday walk day but this was good for our souls! The entrance/exit is steep so we got some incline today :) We also climbed on rocks exploring.

My kiddo wanted rice for dinner so we ended up not getting Taco Bell. I guess when they told me that as I was about to turn in the drive thru. This is something that I need to do some deep diving into.

One part of it was because of hunger. Beaches make me ravish. But deeper than that I felt like it was defiling a tradition. These are the things I want to challenge. Why do I equate places with certain food? We didn't eat there every time, anyway. Another layer was the thought 'I tracked for it already'. Yikes! The tracker is a tool, not a slave master. I don't have to eat something just because I said I would. Even if fast food calories fit into the budget. Even if I am not banning fast food, I CAN get it. DOESN'T MEAN I HAVE TO.

I ended up having a massive sandwich and veggie straws. I made rice, tofu, cucumber, and seaweed for the kiddo.

What I ate today-

Omg I am still super stuffed from that dinner 3 hours later.

[hotarutranslations]

What Does Ako-chan Think Of Watermelon

Evening

I ate my first watermelon of the season~~🍉

Before traveling from Hiroshima to Okayama, So, after the Hiroshima performance, I thought, I want to eat something refreshing!

I was looking for cut watermelon!

But since there was 11% sugar content,

I was thinking about it like, I wonder how it will be, (I have an image of it being over 12% in the summer)

It was completely delicious……😌🫶🏻

While thinking, its delicious! I wanted a place to go, with the emotions like, but its so delicious!

I looked at Ako-chan, as I was standing next to here,

But I didn't convey it🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️ lol

As I silently ate it, Ako-chan kinda,

Couldn't open her bottle, And she asked me with great timining, Ishida-san excuse me……

Therefore I opened it, and in exchange, I'd like you to listen to me too,

and I conveyed that,

The watermelon!! Is delcious!!😂👏🏻

I just said that, and not anything else←

If I had asked, will you eat one!? She may have been happy about it, But I finished it before she even talked to me……

If Ako-chan doesn't like watermelon, its kinda, really like, I'm sorry!? Now

Ako-chan thank you for listening to me~~ lol

As today is Wednesday ✍🏻

Tokyo Sports note Series Play back Series It has been published again

This time is from 2018, looking back on the column I wrote when we went to our first Rockin'! I felt nostalgic reading it myself, but it was a story I remembered well like, yeah yeah!

Please definitely read it if you're interested🪽

We're performing at Nippon Budokan on May 27th (Mon)

It will be live broadcast on Hulu And we're showing it on Live Viewing

Its been decided we're holding this🫶🏻

Lets have fun together, whether we're at the venue or not at the same time🫶🏻

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[suckitsurveys]

Do you like meatball subs? I think I’ve only had one once in my life. I don’t hate the idea of them I just prefer meatballs in pasta.

What is your favorite smell on earth? Summer rain.

If you have a sib, do you call him/her “brother” or “sister” sometimes? Sometimes I call her “big sissy” and she calls me “lil sissy.”

Did you ever collect stickers? Yeah, I have a ton of stickers currently.

Have you been baptized in any religious tradition? Nope.

Do you love the smell of sunblock? I do. It’s so nostalgic.

What was the last upsetting thing that happened to you? Blah.

What was the last thing you ordered from Starbucks? I’m boycotting Starbucks.

Do you trust your doctor? Sure.

Do you ever question if your mother loves you? Nope, she’s dead.

What is missing in your life? I don’t know.

What is your favorite type of Lunchables? Pizza.

What is the worst medication side effect you’ve ever had? I thankfully haven’t had horrible side effects from medications, so the worst was just feeling SO dizzy from whatever pain meds they gave me after I got my wisdom teeth out. The dizziness was so bad I didn’t take it again.

What is your favorite thing to order at Taco Bell? Baja Blast and tacos of course.

What church do you go to? I don’t go to church.

Do you take risks often? Eh.

The last time you ate leftovers, what was it that you were eating? I don’t remember. I think it was tacos last weekend? Yeah. I got 3 tacos AND an order of nachos and the nachos filled me up so much i couldn’t eat the tacos, but I ended up eating them late that night.

What was the last flavor of ice cream you ate? Butter Pecan.

What is your favorite song at the moment? I’m REALLY into Chappell Roan at the moment and Pink Pony Club is one of my favorites.

What is one thing you have too much of? Stress.

What type of fruit do you eat the most? Bananas and lately strawberries.

Would you rather eat strawberries or watermelon? Oddly enough, watermelon lol.

Do you prefer hamburgers or hot dogs? Hot dogs, but I do love burgers.

How far away do you live from the place where you were born? I live in the city I was born in.

If you buried a time capsule, what would you put in it? Magazines maybe?

Describe your clothing style in three words: Comfortable, lazy, unbothered.

What’s something you want to do more often? Be outside.

Who is your favorite YouTuber? I don’t pay much attention to YouTubers anymore but my all time favorite would have to be Grav3yardgirl/Bunny Meyer. I also love Mamrie Hart and Grace Helbig.

Do you believe in soulmates? Sure.

What band or artist do you think is overrated? Music is subjective and any real fan of music wouldn’t think anything is overrated. If you like it, it’s good music.

What’s something untrue that you believed for a long time? I don’t know.

Did you skateboard when you were younger? Nope.

Have you ever won a contest? Yeah.

What’s something weird you’ve eaten? I don’t knowwwww what is weird to you??

Who is someone you would like to get to know better? I wish I was closer with my upstairs neighbors.

When’s that last time you saw snow? I feel like it snowed a little a couple weeks ago?

Who are the 3 people you love the most? Mark, my dad, and both my nieces.

Last person you slept in the same bed with? Mark.

Have you recently been sick? I feel kinda sick right now.

Would you marry someone if they were unable to have sex? Yeah.

Does heartbreak really feel as bad as it sounds? Yes.

Last reason you went to the ER? To visit someone who was there.

What facial cleanser do you use? Neutrogena.

What was the last fruit or vegetable you chopped/sliced up? Strawberries.

Does the last person whose house you were at like anyone? Uh, my dad’s house and this is a weird question to answer about him tbh.

Do you tend to talk on the phone a lot? No.

What turns you on the most? My husband.

Have you ever kissed someone of the same sex? Yes.

Have you ever suspected anyone of cheating on you? Uh huh, dumb idiot boys.

Ever get caught doing something naughty with your boyfriend/girlfriend? Yes.

Do you use q-tips to clean your ears? Sometimes.

Have you ever swam with dolphins? No, but I’d like to.

If you/your gf became pregnant accidentally, would you consider abortion? I would get an abortion.

What was the last candy you ate? A Reese’s Big Cup with caramel which is my new favorite candy because it combines all three of my favorite parts of chocolate candies lol (chocolate, PB, and caramel).

Do you like zombie movies? Eh.

What’s the grossest/worst thing you’ve ever seen in a public restroom? Shit covered walls.

Have you ever volunteered in a hospital? If not, would you ever want to? No to both.

How do you feel about runny egg yolks? Not my favorite but I don’t mind them really.

Have you ever hidden a relationship from your family? No.

Who was the worst friend you ever had? Lydia.

When was the last time you made plans with someone? What are you going to do with that person? Last week but they fell through.

Are you close to your extended family? Do you wish you were closer? Kinda, with a couple of them.

While on the road, do you play any road games? I have.

Have you ever picked apples before? Yes.

Are you scared of semi-trucks? Especially when you’re driving next to one? I don’t like it.

Do you have a fence? Yeah.

If you have any pets, do you talk to them in a baby voice? Yes.

Who was the last person to comfort you? My husband.

Do you think that in the end, everything will fall into place? Eh.

What was the last thing you swallowed? My own spit.

Do you like cats? I LOVE cats.

On a scale of one to ten how much do looks matter to you? In general? idk, 5?.

What are you listening to? Nothing.

What’s the closest pink object to you? My Princess Carolyn Funko Pop I have on my desk.

Are you afraid of thunderstorms? They can be a little scary but I enjoy them more than I’m scared of them.

Do you need a boyfriend/girlfriend to be happy? No, but I am happier when I have a partner.

Do you have impulse control? Sure.

Would you do anything on a dare? No.

[sensibledecay]

there is a cherry airhead on the coffee table. yesterday, there were a few more, all different flavors, and i shook my head quickly when offered one. there is a watermelon ring pop in the candy bowl by the tv that everyone refuses to eat, because we all got one, and i haven’t eaten mine. there is a bag of orange hard candies by the couch because when i want something sweet, they fill my mouth and take minutes to eat and have safe numbers. there is an empty container of german chocolate cake on the coffee table. it wasn’t mine, but i ate the whole slice once everyone went to bed, estimating its calories in my marijuana-hazed mind because the label didn’t specify.

there is a half-empty mcdonald’s chocolate shake in the fridge that i’ve taken small sips from over a couple of days. it feels wrong to finish it. my roommate knows i won’t drink anything other than water unless it’s “free”, so he brings me a diet mountain dew that almost tastes like the real thing. when my mom asked if i’m still counting calories, i told her a half-truth: i’m no longer actively counting calories, but i already know the amounts of a lot of things i eat. this is kind of true, but every time i forget or eat something i haven’t had before, i google it and add it to the ever-growing database of foods and their prices in my head. my shoulders are bony and my mother’s pants from the heroin-chic era need a belt to stay up, but this isn’t enough. i feel like i can finally wear anything, walking around in big platform shoes and backless tops and the lowest rise jeans i can find.

because, this time last year, i was fifteen pounds heavier, hiding my body in high rise pants and oversized sweaters and peasant-style dresses with sleeves that covered my upper arms. now, i wear my body like a badge of honor. but i don’t have any good snacks in the cabinet. i google the calories of a wine cocktail my friend offers. i’m trying to prefer alcohol to weed because at least alcohol makes my stomach feel full, not neverending. i finally feel beautiful, after a really long time spent hating every inch of myself, but this ecstasy is laced with fear. what if i slip up? what if i eat too much? what if i let my guard down? last time, i didn’t even notice. last time, i didn’t change anything. and, all of a sudden, i felt unrecognizable. i’m scared of losing this version of myself. this body feels authentic. yes, it means i deny myself the simplest pleasures every day, but at least i’m happy with the reflection staring back at me. my boobs finally don’t make me feel frumpy, my thighs finally don’t threaten to rip size 2 pants.

i’m happy, right? but i won’t eat the airhead on the coffee table, and the empty container of cake will stare at me for the rest of the day, taunting the fact that i ate too much last night. at some point, 1200 calories became my number. and i finally lost the weight. it had nothing to do with being dumped by my partner of two and a half years, of course. nothing to do with a sexuality crisis. nothing to do with falling in love with my roommate and best friend. nothing to do with finally taking my lexapro consistently. nothing to do with going home for six weeks and being sober the entire time. nothing to do with coming back to campus, broke and alone, foraging for scraps from my cabinets until the dining halls reopened. no, this weight loss was just a consequence of finally doing my eating disorder right.

i’m not skipping meals, mom! look at me go! i say as i eat my dinner at 7:30 pm and wait until 3:30 pm the next day for “lunch”. i watch my boyfriend down twenty chicken wings drenched in ranch and follow it up with a slice of pizza, barely flinching when one of his pairs of pants is a little tight. “huh, i need to get some new pants.” meanwhile, every item of clothing that used to feel impossible, zip stopping halfway up, not even buttoning at my mid-thigh, is fitting like a glove these days. and i think i’m happy. but i envy his bowl of cereal in the morning. i envy his cake at the dining hall. i envy the people around me, the men around me, who eat what and when they want, who follow their hunger like gospel, and who make my timid calculations look vain and silly. they don’t get it, they can’t. sure, it’s just an airhead. but an airhead means i’ve stopped looking over my shoulder. that fifteen-pound monster is standing right behind me, waiting for me to drop my guard. but every time i look back, it hides just out of sight.

[sleepless-translation]

Phantom Troupe Drama CD English Translation-Track 13

CD : HUNTER×HUNTER～Next Episode Scene 3 幻影旅団 (Link)

Track 13 さらわれた団長 "The kidnapped Leader" starts at 47.15.

Disclaimer:

This is a fun bonus content from the 1999 anime that I decided to translate because I want others to enjoy it too (´꒳`)♡ Do note that some of the characters might act in an unusual comedic manner.

Summary:

This scene takes place at the Beitacle hotel after Chrollo got kidnapped by Kurapika. The troupe members decided to talk about their boss's bad habit. Killua and Gon are supposed to be listening to the whole thing too (which makes it funnier).

[Nobunaga] Boss…!

[Machi] This is because you’re..dense.

[Shizuku] That’s right. Boss is unexpectedly dense.

[Pakunoda] Yeah. If I don't bring it to him, he'll definitely miss out on his meals.

[Kortopi] He’s also greedy.

[Machi] Rather than greedy, he’s kind of possessive, isn’t he? That time I accidentally ate his pudding. After that, for two or three days, every time he saw me he said "pudding… my pudding…"

[Shizuku] Ah! The same thing happened to me too.

[Machi] Such a mild stalker, that guy.

[Pakunoda] But that part of him is cute.

[Nobunaga] That’s because you coddle him all the time, Paku. He’s always gonna be like that.

[Kortopi] Discipline is important.

[Pakunoda] Discipline..? He’s not a dog.

[Machi] If he were a dog, he would just come back on his own.

[Shizuku] Way better than boss, huh.

[Pakunoda] No way… Boss doesn’t need to be taken out for walks, nor does he wet himself.

[Nobunaga] Paku, you’re not making him look any better.

[Kortopi] More like dragging him through the mud.

[Shizuku] Ah! They’re here!

[Phinks] Explain the situation.

[Shizuku] In my case, it was almond jelly.

[Phinks] Huh?

[Feitan] What talk about?

[Machi] We’re talking about Paku coddling the boss too much, which makes him become more like a possessive stalker.

[Shalnark] I'm having trouble following all this.

[Nobunaga] In short, it's about how Boss sulks when Machi accidentally ate his pudding, and when Shizuku accidentally ate his almond jelly.

[Feitan] Straight up.

[Phinks] I get what you guys are saying. Back then, I had eaten his Azuki bar, then he stood by my bedside for three days and three nights.

[Machi] You too, Phinks?!

[Shizuku] I see that you have also been victimized by his unexpected side!

[Phinks] Why is the LEADER of the Phantom Troupe that upset over an ice cream in the first place? While he has us at his beck and call at all times.

[Shalnark] Well, that can’t be helped since we're his subordinates, but over an ice cream..? That’s kinda petty.

[Phinks] I know right?

[Pakunoda] Well, Boss is a person who likes ice cream!

[Kortopi] Pudding and Jelly-

[Pakunoda] Those too.

[Machi] That’s why I call him spoiled.

[Nobunaga] He cherry-picks the good stuff after al.

[Feitan] That, I understand. Boss the type to order from the secret menu at a sushi restaurant.

[Shalnark] Now that you mention it, he never eats the crust of a bread, right?

[Machi] That time, he ate only about five centimeters of the middle of a watermelon that had been split in half.

[Kortopi] Who only eats the strawberries on a shortcake?

[Shizuku] Ah. One time he snatched my food that I left out to eat last.

[Pakunoda] That also happened to me…

[Phinks] Not to mention he only ate the burnt rice of a stone-grilled bibimbap.

[Machi] Jeez. Our Boss is really hopeless, huh.

...

[Chrollo] I have no value as a hostage.

════════ End of track ════════

TL Notes & Commentary:

I've seen some people say "Chrollo eats pudding like a pig" which is half true. Kortopi called him 意地汚い, meaning "greedy, gluttonous, and piggy-like." More on how he hogs his food, less on how he eats it.

The almond jelly is 杏仁豆腐. A jellied dessert made of apricot kernel milk, agar, and sugar.

Machi actually says 粘着質ストーカ. 粘着 literally means “sticky”, so he’s really clingy and persistent. I think Machi is so done with danchou, hence the choice of words.

Azuki Bar

[lantur]

I got back home to Derek and Westin on Tuesday night, after spending about a week at my parents' in California. It was a tough visit. I'm glad to be home, in my safe place where I feel most comfortable and secure, with my husband and my cat, who support me so much.

I was telling Derek yesterday that I can't wait for 2022 to be over. This has been the hardest year of my life. In April, Derek had to go to the hospital due to recurrent episodes of supraventricular tachycarditis, which turned out to be a complication of undiagnosed thyroiditis. April was also an extremely busy month at work, and my mom visited for two weeks, which can be stressful.

May was relatively calm. Halfway through June, almost two months ago, my dad was diagnosed with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer. Since then, it's been a lot of stress. I spent June 18 - July 4 with my parents in California, and flew back to California again from August 3 - August 9. I call my parents twice a day to talk to them when I'm not there.

I've kept on top of working both of my jobs. I've kept up with friends, which has been a valuable source of comfort, joy, and support. I spend as much time with Derek and Westin as I can, which brings me joy.

I'm just. I'm exhausted. There have been a lot of complicated issues and emotions around my dad's diagnosis and the choices he's made around his treatment plan that I haven't gotten into here because I don't have the energy to type it out. I've been seeing my therapist weekly. But I'm at a point where I'm needing to be honest with myself and say I don't think I have the strength or energy to fly halfway across the country to visit my parents every month. They're aware of that now too, even though they would prefer to see me every month.

The past two months have been hell. I think I'm at a point now, now that I'm recovered from the shock of my dad's diagnosis and through a part of the grief journey, and now that I'm not depressed, that I need to focus on taking care of myself again. Doing the things that bring me joy - my yoga videos every morning, swimming, walks with Derek in the neighborhood, drinking my homemade iced tea, cooking, sitting out on the patio and reading and eating fruit, watching The West Wing, spending weekends writing, spending time with the people who lift the weight off my shoulders.

The truth is that I would not wish this reality, of a parent's diagnosis with an aggressive cancer, with a poor long-term prognosis, with seeing your parent struggle with chemo, on my worst enemy. But this is my life now, and I need to make the best of it and not let it crush me.

Sometimes I think that I'm only 29, just 3 months from 30. I'm too young for this. My mom was 34 when her dad died from complications of Parkinson's disease and she felt she was young to bear that loss. My father-in-law and mother-in-law are in their 60s and their parents are still alive, in their 90s. My mother's mother lived until her 90s; my mom was 65 when my grandmother passed.

I have a lot of trauma I'm still working through from my mom's life-threatening illness and lengthy hospitalization in 2009 when I was 16. I know this journey with my dad has been and will be traumatic - but I have the support, and the skills to take care of myself and protect myself to some extent, now, that I didn't have 14 years ago.

I'm looking at this long post and shaking my head at myself. I'm definitely due for my therapy appointment tomorrow, lmao. I had to miss a week since I didn't see my therapist while I was in California. One hundred gold stars for anyone who read this far.

Some good things:

I got my work done today. I went for a swim. I cleaned the house. I chatted with my friend. I sat on the patio after dinner and read an amazing book and ate watermelon with lime juice with Derek beside me. Life is hard, but I'm still really grateful for the things I do have. My husband, my cat, my friends, my safe home, my work.

[trvncyz]

Jujutsu Kaisen characters during Ramzan || random headcannons || part 1

PART 2 OUT NOW

note: before i start, i would like to clear out that these are just some things which happen in my house and may differ from your culture. this is just how i would imagine the jjk characters to behave during ramzan. hope you enjoy!

-4/27/21

part 1- nobara, itadori, megumi, gojo

part 2

1. Nobara Kugisaki

very excited to fast because it reduces weight!

the kind of person who sleeps through the fast and only wakes up for namaz.

eats most of the fruits during iftar

doesn't want to miss any fasts because she had a bet going with itadori to see who could keep the most number of fasts. (being a girl, nobara knew she would lose but she's not the type to back down from a fast either.)

she regularly gets scolded for not helping at all with the making of the iftar.

"HOW DO YOU EXPECT ME TO WORK WHEN I'M SLEEPING?!"

"IT SHOULDN'T EVEN BE CONSIDERED A FAST IF YOU COMPLETELY SLEEP THROUGH IT" (dadi™)

she's very excited for eid to come because... who isn't? new clothes, eidi (money) and good food? i think yes.

the type to stay awake till sehri so that she doesn't accidentally miss it.

i think she keeps most of her fasts, leave for her periods or a few days where she threw up because of the long day or something.

2. Itadori Yuji ft. Sukuna

alright hear me out, he's the type of person who blocks Jennifer Lawrence, Kylie Jenner etc on ramzan chaand raat and unblocks them on eid chaand raat. (did that make sense?)

has a bet going with nobara to see who can keep more fasts. doesn't matter if he's absolutely dying, he wont miss a fast. (that's good tho?)

accidentally saw one of his bikini posters and chanted "Astaghfirullah" for the rest of the day.

he was teasing nobara for not fasting and got a pillow straight to his face

he starts taraweeh in hopes of praying next to his crush's father but dips midway

like nobara, he's very excited for eid. the type to put his eidi pictures on snapchat

almost swore at sukuna in his head but he held himself back

sukuna keeps talking about food in his head. like dazai in that bsd wan scene where he kept whispering 'curry, curry' in ango's ear.

the type who complains about not enough iftar being made though he barely eats any.

"iftar bohot kam bana hai."

"tum itna toh kha k dikhao"

"there's barely enough iftar" "try to finish this much first"

(the english translation isnt funny at all pls-)

3. Megumi Fushiguro

perfect boy

keeps all his fasts

wakes up on time for sehri. sometimes also goes out to get the yoghurt.

opts for a whole 27 day taraweeh

prefers wearing full sleeve shirts/tshirts and fully covered trousers if he's not wearing a kurta pajama or something like that.

BLACK KURTA WITH ROLLED UP SLEEVES (SCRREEEEAAAAAAMMMMSSSSS)

sometimes helps out his mom with iftar

cooks for his sister when she's not fasting

it was very hard for him but he completely stopped hitting itadori during the month. he was back to normal from eid.

speaking of eid, he isnt overly excited about it but he's looking forward to the sheer qorma.

megumi (to me) is someone who always needs something playing in his ears. its his way of concentrating and stimulating his brain and it really eases his stress (am i talking about myself? absolutely.) during ramzan, he decided to switch to random podcasts or recitations and stuff.

if he's tired or feeling a bit sick, he sometimes sleeps during his fast.

MAJOR HEADACHES™

i dont know what i can write about this boy, he's absolutely perfect in my eyes and i dont know what he could do wrong except hit itadori.

4. Gojo Satoru

the ultimate cause of megumi's headaches

totally sleeps through sehri

he might be fasting but his energy level never goes down like HOW?! others are almost dead but he just keeps jumping around like he's hinata shoyo or something

halal pick up lines which make you swear

"I want your feet to be my kid's jannah."

"I want my feet to straight up meet your nose."

fr if you spoke to him during your fast, keep muttering "la haula wala quwaita illa billah hil ali al azeem"

always looking for excuses to skip his fasts but nanami keeps him in check

has to be constantly nagged to pray. never does it in time. often his namaz gets qaza-ed. (what's that even supposed to mean?)

he once tried to make iftar for the children. everyone ate iftar about 2 hours after sunset. (pain)

he too, is the type to pray taraweeh next to his crush's father.

speaking of taraweeh, he's just lying there after his iftar feeling like he's missing something when he suddenly remembered that he didn't turn up to taraweeh that day.

complains a lot about how he's thirsty while he's fasting and get's a scolding from nanami everytime.

shoko tried to tell him the positive effects of fasting but he just ended up telling her that "girls use their periods as an excuse to skip fasting." shoko didn't let him eat iftar that day.

weird food combinations even during iftar. cucumber with ketchup? rooh afza on watermelon? you bet he does that daily.

(both of these are very tasty, you can try it out if you want to.)

starts counting down to eid the day ramzan starts.

his RICH GUY EID FLEX PLS. he got his new nike shoes stolen from the mosque and it served him right.

gives everyone lots of eidi on eid because he's RICH™

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got a little carried away but i loved writing this! gonna do a part 2 in the future with other characters. maybe even a part 3 but thanks for reading. if you have any questions about this post, feel free to ask me!

ramzan mubarak to everyone and happy fasting!

[neonponders]

✨Hogwarts Harringrove ✨ pt. 8 ( 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 9 • ao3 )

Billy bodily shoved Steve between the barrels stacked up in front of the Hufflepuff dormitory. Steve’s giddy hum got swallowed by Billy’s mouth, hungrily tasting watermelon and beer on Steve’s tongue.

The hour was just shy of curfew, but Billy had half a mind to drag Billy into the Hufflepuff house. The beds had curtains, so why not?

But Steve had been so thrilled to get a job as prefect, and it seems that the teachers observe more than they let on. There was too much time for them to revoke the invitation, so Billy would behave as far as Steve was concerned.

For the most part.

Steve’s arms were around his shoulders, a hand finding its way into his hair so Steve could tilt for a fresh angle. Billy had never had anyone walk him home before, so to speak. He liked this perk of being kissed at the door very much.

His own hands were well under Steve’s sweater, feeling the heat of his body and enjoying the closeness of a warm body, soft lips, and - Jesus, he smells good...

Billy could drink his fill. And he almost did, when Steve slid a leg alongside his, teasing a wrap-around while Steve said, “I need to get going. The caretaker’s vicious about curfew.”

That thigh wagged against Billy’s, short-circuiting his brain for a moment. As if Steve knew, he smiled like he was tipsy; his goofy smile showing a peek of teeth. “You remember your password?”

“You wanna make me forget it?” Billy recovered, easing their pelvises together in an enticing invitation.

Steve hummed against his lips, the backs of his fingers petting the side of Billy’s neck, making that earring dance. Between pecks he said, “I...want to...but...practice is...early.”

“Hhm...same time next week?”

“Yeah,” Steve smiled before Billy broke it with another kiss. “I have a game next Saturday morning, but win or lose, I’ll be raring for a date.”

Billy chuckled and gave Steve’s lower lip a bite. Just a gentle one. “No kid this time.”

He slid his hands out of Steve’s clothes and the latter admitted while Billy pulled him out of the crevasse of barrels, “I don’t want to get on Hop’s bad side. If we need to, there are other spots for a date. I enjoyed tonight.”

“Me too,” Billy said, hand on the small of Steve’s back until they reached the Hufflepuff entrance concealed amongst the barrels. Steve picked up the basket he’d left on one of the stacks with a lingering smile at him.

“Goodnight.”

“Night, pretty boy.”

* * *

Billy strolled up to the Ravenclaw table, looking left and right as well as back at the Gryffindor table before he sat and asked, “Where’s Harrington?”

Robin relayed, “He said to tell you that his parents are in town, so he’s down in Hogsmeade for lunch with them. But you can meet him tonight in the Common Room.”

Billy shook his head. “I’ve got a night class.”

“And I’m an owl, I guess.”

He gave her a harmless glare while he pulled pierogies and chicken legs onto his plate. “I’ll write down my schedule for you to give to him.”

“Good!” she chimed, returning to her book on a lighter note, spooning cereal, of all things, into her mouth.

“So...parents can come here?”

“If they live nearby, sure. It’s not unheard of for a parent to visit for lunch with their kid. The Byers’ mom, Joyce, stops by as often as she can. It’s just that most parents don’t live close enough for a casual journey.”

Billy ate his dumplings two bites at a time, devouring his lunch and piling on seconds before he asked, “What are your thoughts on Defense Against the Dark Arts?”

She pointed a deadpan look at him. “Why?”

“Because that’s my night class. It starts today. I sort of met Hopper last night.”

“Oh,” she chirped and went for a pierogi. “You’ll be fine. It’s a lot of reading before you do anything...well.”

Before she finished thinking over her own words, Billy commented, “Reading isn’t an issue.”

“That’s good, but if Hopper’s your teacher, then his approach will be more direct. I didn’t know Hopper taught any classes.”

“He doesn’t,” Billy clipped. “Just me.”

“Congrats. Lessons straight from an auror. Now you’ll be even more entitled than you already are.”

Billy scoffed a laugh. “So long as it’s not as hard as Transfiguration.”

“Where are you in that class?”

“Turning a spool of silk into gold thread.”

“Can I see your wand?”

This surprised him but he withdrew his wand from his bag. It wasn’t anything spectacular like Steve’s. Just a dark, chocolate wood with a silver wire embossed into the wood in a wonky, curvaceous design. But it was his, and he liked it. It felt warm in his hand and glinted blue in the right light.

Robin took it and held it between the middle knuckles of her fingers. “Wow. It’s super imbalanced. But that’s not necessarily a bad thing. Has anyone talked to you about wand holding technique?”

“Everyone’s more about wand movement here.”

She nodded with understanding. “Start watching how the teachers hold their wands. Chances are, you’ll find a method you like that way. Everyone has their own technique, depending on their subject of magic, but a lot of first time wands are actually carved with handles, to make it easier on a beginner. It’s interesting that yours is so heavy at the base.”

He accepted his wand back and said, “I didn’t feel like sticking around to talk to the wand seller. I feel like he robbed me blind as it is.”

“Fair. Theoretically, a wand is meant to last as long as its user.”

With a mouthful of food, Billy declared, “I don’t need all that.”

Robin laughed but let the existential topic fade away.

* * *

“What’s her name?” Robin said gently, to not scare the bird. The albino parakeet seemed more than content to perch on Steve’s finger, but hadn’t the capacity to meet new people yet.

“Cupcake.”

“Really?”

“I didn’t name her. Apparently she was returned to the store twice, but she liked me immediately. The shopkeeper was so grateful that he gave my parents a discount on all of her supplies. But I like her. She’s a sweetie. Aren’t you, Cakie, girl?”

Her head moved to see the cotton swab he lifted to stroke her feathers, a makeshift cleaning. She twittered like a purr, enjoying the gentle and ticklish ruffling of her feathers. Steve cooed, “Uh huh.”

“Uh huh,” the bird repeated.

Steve tipped his head back, overwhelmed. “Robin, I will die for this bird.”

“No you won’t, but you will have poop all over your clothes and keep her far away from the caretaker’s cat. We’re free from mice, but no one brings anything smaller than an owl in here. Be careful.”

“I will. When she trusts me, I want to put an insignia ribbon on her leg. Happy has one for safe flying in storms and if another asshole owl or eagle tries to pick a fight. And, you know, in case one of my transfiguration spells goes wrong. But then she’ll be totally safe.”

“Don’t take her to the owlery.”

“I know. Now’s not the time to have a total lack of faith in me.”

“Ro-in!”

Both of their faces opened up like Christmas day. “Well would you listen to that? I’m her first word.”

“Yeah, because it’s your namesake. Ow! I’m holding precious cargo, here!”

Robin laughed from punching his shoulder and went to the window looking out over the grounds. The Ravenclaw tower looked out over the lake during sunrise, but the Gryffindor view had the quidditch pitch and the sunset over the forest. “You know, Billy said he was getting Defense lessons from Hopper.”

Steve glanced at her. “Yeah? Is that tonight?”

“Yeah. You can see flashes of magic down there now.”

Steve hopped off the couch with Cupcake on his shoulder, joining her at the window to see the random flashes of light. “What do you think they’re practicing?”

“No idea. What did we do in our first class?”

Steve blew air out of his lips so they vibrated. “Pretty sure I only passed that class because of the practical stuff. It had way too much reading and essays for me.”

“I didn’t catch onto it for a while, either,” she agreed. “Do you think Hopper’s a good teacher? I didn’t think he’d be the type.”

“He’s really good with Ellie. And he was the head auror, wasn’t he? Those types are either dicks, or balls. They hold everyone together or they make a mess.”

“Steve.”

“I thought it was all right.”

“No, it was disgusting, but I’m not talking about that. Are you watching this?”

Steve focused on the silhouette of the pitch, like a giant, onyx crown on the lawns. The flashes of magic were...larger...than before.

“Those seem a little...”

“Yeah,” Robin agreed, watching magic bounce off of the towering goal posts.

Cupcake shrieked as, right before their eyes, a pulse of magic erupted from the pitch. Ballooning so large that the castle window glimmered with iridescent magic. Old magic. The castle’s defenses lighting up, protecting everyone inside from the blast.

Although...it was completely silent. And by the looks of things outside, only the trees bowed and swayed. No destruction...

But.

Steve and Robin exchanged worried and fascinated glances while more Gryffindors clustered at the windows. Eventually Steve had to leave, his bird chewing on his ear. “Ow, okay, okay, Cup. I got it.”