#it's a libero thing

[chiaroescuro]

So, I made something...

[linguenuvolose]

I do a lot of translation in my job and I've started enjoying it so much more since I started letting myself be a bit more free in my translations. Communicating the message and the vibe is more important than the phrase structure or wording being exactly the same.

[bastardcatboy]

My mom just asked for a latin translation of "protect trans kids" to put on a sticker, which quickly devolved into me and my mom discussing ancient queer history, modern queer history, and latin grammar because we both are adhd

[continent-of-wild-endeavor]

Your canning pantry is looking amazing! If you don't mind me asking, how did you learn to can? I'm terrified of accidentally poisoning myself, but really want to learn!

Thanks! I think I cobbled together a lot of my understanding from internet forums back in the day (ie before everything like that moved to fb), but what you should really do to start out is go straight to the source: either get yourself a Ball Blue Book (here's the 2020 edition, but any from the past couple decades will do) or, my preference, use the National Center for Home Food Preservation website. It is also possible to buy a printed copy of the USDA's Complete Guide to Home Canning here, if you'd like a physical book from the same guidelines as made the NCHFP website.

All of those will give you step by step instructions for thoroughly lab tested methods that will absolutely not poison you if you follow the directions. There's a ton of extra safety, above & beyond minimum requirements, built into their methods.

You could also contact your local Cooperative Extension Service, if such a thing exists where you live, and see if they offer classes in home food preservation. It'll be free or low-cost. Even if they don't, they'll likely know about it if anyone else is running that sort of class.

This stuff can be intimidating! There's science, & stories of people poisoning their grandma, & a lot of steps. I used to teach pickle & jam classes back in Chicago, not because they're actually that complicated to make & can, but because a lot of people just feel better learning from a person. But you really can teach yourself online - just stick with official sources to start, and don't listen to "Betty Sue's Rebel Canner Group" or w/e until you really know what you're doing, and can tell bending the rules apart from throwing them out entirely.

Start with high acid foods & water bath canning. Easier learning curve than pressure canning, plus less specialized equipment & risk of botulism. You can do tomatoes, whole fruits & sauces, jams & jellies, and all manner of pickles in a water bath, which is just submerging properly prepared jars of food in boiling water for a specified length of time. Jam & pickles are easy & fun, and you can make just a little bit to ease into it. Tomatoes are where it's really at, imo, in terms of payoff. We use a lot of them in winter cooking (Italian husband), and there is no way to eat tomatoes in January that taste like August except to can them yourself. Store-bought canned tomatoes do not compare, and if I was going to can only one thing to preserve the summer harvest, tomatoes would be it.

[youssefguedira]

self rec saturday

tagged by @ongreenergrasses (and @laviejaguardia a little while ago!!!)

rules: post one of your newer works, one you're really proud of, and an older work

for newer i'll go for my current major wip i.e. planet earth is blue (and there's nothing i can do):

“This is Joe, transmitting from Orbiter 3. It’s” – he checks the computer’s clock – “day 11,689 of the experiment. Uh, all medical checks came back normal, plants show no abnormal growth or change, soil levels all fine. Drank about three bottles of water. No technical faults to report.” There’s never much to say during these reports, but they’re the closest thing he gets to talking to someone else. “Earth looks particularly beautiful today. And I’m running out of paper.”

we've got space. we've got mystery. we've got joe going through it. what more could you want. i don't wanna say more because the mystery aspect IS the point but. it's a good time (or at least i'm having fun)

for one i'm really proud of, it's gotta be but i thought i could fly:

“How long was it for you?” he asks, not quite sure he wants to hear the answer. For a long time, Yusuf says nothing. Then, “Two years,” he says quietly. - Five ways in which Yusuf has changed, and one way he hasn't.

this one DOES come with the disclaimer that it's very much set in my legend of zelda au but i love it so so much. top 10 fics i wrote for me specifically. i like the first part in the series well enough but this one particularly is one of my favourites to reread which is saying a lot bc i dont always like rereading things. but i like this one a lot. shout out to carry me home, i'm not afraid for being ANOTHER videogame au with a longfic i work on periodically that i'm emotionally attached to

and for older, its like 2 now so ill put it here. libero, libero (nel corpo e lo spirito):

And so these are the three things he knows, when he cannot be sure of anything else:

…

the water is dark, and cold, and heavy.

this one took me forever to write (and took a lot out of me) and i have such a soft spot for this one even if i am terrified to reread it lmao. i do love parts of this very much

no pressure tagging @laviejaguardia (again!), @non-un-topo and @nicolodigenovas!

[spettriedemoni]

When you get this, please respond with five things that make you happy!? Then, send it to the last 10 people in your notes [anonymously]. You never know who might benefit from spreading positivity ✨️

So, these are the 5 things that make me happy:

My son

2. Draw

3. Read comics or books

4. Walk

5. Sex

[vyibunni]

as promised, the besties in the same post!

[missingn000]

[orcelito]

I do love how every single piece of writing I've done has been copy-pasted from discacc. As in I figured out the document formatting I wanted to do, forgot what it was, and have just copy pasted bits of text from one doc to another when starting smth new. Not necessarily copying from discacc every time, but it was the first.

All my fics lead back to discacc

[herawell]

Cookie & cherry blossom! :)

Cookie: Let's bake cookies together!

Cherry blossom: You remind me of spring

[snowshinobi]

Senjuro isn't a swordfighting guy, he's just not comfy playing offense, he's organized and supportive and observant and kind of a nervous wreck tbh. so let's play to Senjuro's strengths. first lower the stakes a bit, life and death is way too intense. put him on a team instead of making him fight solo. give him a role that focuses on returning a hit rather than making the first move. libero. goalie. catcher. what I'm saying is Senjuro would absolutely thrive in a sports anime and it's killing me that I can't pluck him out of Taisho era Japan and drop him off at Karasuno High in modern-day Miyagi.

[akabi-ouppies]

Not to be too dramatic but Inu-chans new post on Instagram is literal perfection

How is he not playing libero?! (I know why, obviously.) Him and Mizukami-sama being on court at the same time would be Devastating for any and all offence dude

[adrenalineaquaries]

Guys, please help me.

I'm currently making a chatfic centered around the Haikyuu!! liberos in my au but I need the appearences of Fukurodani and Kamomedai's second libero (not Komi Haruki and Kanbayashi Keiichirou). The Fukurodani one doesn't even have a number so I don't know what to even look for-

[mossmx]

listen I'm trying really hard to get something out of this, but no one has any character??

I need more psychological pare

[moonswolfie]

Once in a lifetime

timeskip!Suna x reporter!reader (SPOILERS!!)

Reader is gender neutral

Because my other suna fics popped off i'm writing for my boi again ( *︾▽︾)

So yk the thing where news reporters playfully flirt with athletes/sportsmen while interviewing them sometimes? Yeah this is that basically

idk how news reporting works lmao

Being a news reporter for the sports division was always fun. You got to watch all sorts of different sports matches and competitions and even talk to some of the star atheletes up close, which was your favourite part. They always look so different to the way they do in TV.

And that holds true to EJP Raijin's Suna Rintaro, too. In a good way, a very very good way. You see, Suna Rintaro has caught your eye a while ago and you became his fan in an instant. The way he moved during each match was awfully entrancing.

You weren't going to lie, you do have a celebrity crush on him. You've watched enough matches and interviews and tiktok edits for that to hold true.

So when you got an opportunity to do post-game interviews with the EJP Raijin team, you took it as fast as you possibly could. Maybe you'll even get his autograph out of it.

So here you were, watching the match (mostly Suna) with the camera crew. It was invigorating to see him in real life, that's for sure.

The team was doing well, as expected. So close to winning, and you have zero doubt about it. With how well they're playing you just know they'll win.

You don't even realise the excited grin on your face, or the flushed cheeks for the record, but your camera crew was already gossiping about it behind you.

Their points ticked up and soon they got the final point for their victory. "Yesss..." you whispered to yourself. Winning puts the players in a good mood, consequently putting you in a good mood. And it makes them more willing to do interviews, too.

You and your camera crew pounced at the opportunity as always. You ran up to the players, the crew on your heels. And you weren't the only ones waiting to cease the opportunity, as many other reporters and photographers ran beside you. "Suna-san, Suna-san!" You tried getting his attention over the various reporters.

You knew he had a habit of ignoring interviewers, so you weren't too hopeful about an interview, especially not when literally everyone around you was also trying to get his attention, but it was always worth a try. It's not every day you see your celebrity crush, after all.

He glanced back at you, and you swear his eyes widened a little. He looked away, and then back again, seemingly deciding if it's worth it. He then stopped, letting his teammates walk around him before turning around and walking to you, pushing through the crowd of reporters.

Your smile widened with every step he took, stars shining in your eyes when you got a good look at his face up close.

Your camera crew was already set up and waiting for you to begin. You cleared your throat, trying your best to supress your big dumb smile.

"I'm here live from the stadium with EJP Raijin's number 7, Suna Rintaro!" You gesture to Suna who nods curtly. "If you don't mind, I have a few questions for you following your team's victory." You smiled brightly at him, him nodding in response.

"How did you feel about today's opponent?" You went about asking the standard questions you ask basically every time you do an interview.

"Their serves were tough to handle..." Suna sighed slightly, thinking back of all the times his receives were slightly off and the ball went in a weird direction. "And their libero was quite annoying to deal with. That's a compliment, by the way."

You chuckled a little, quickly following up with "How do you feel about your victory?" You asked, smile as bright as ever. Somehow, you felt bold all of a sudden. I mean, isn't interviewing your celebrity crush a once in a lifetime moment? You might as well take advantage of that....

You nodded along to his answer, channeling your courage in the meantime.

"And are you single?" You asked in a half joking tone so you can play it off as one just in case he doesn't take it well. You would like to think that you asked this with confidence but you honestly can't hear yourself over your hammering heartbeat right now.

He seemed stunned by your question, a small smile forming on his face when seeing your nervous smile. Your camera crew sighed, one of them smiling victoriously, knowing he won the bet.

"...Yes, I am. Why are you asking?" He asked, looking at you with feigned cluelessness. You realise just now that this is odd behaviour for him. Usually when a news reporter would try to flirt with him, he'd shut them down immediately.

"Well, you know... because this is a question of utmost importance. Alteast to me." You winked, immediately regretting it after. Ugh, that was lame...

"Is my number a a thing of utmost importance, too?" he asked playfully, smirking at you. Out of all the things that could happen today, you were never expecting him to flirt back.

You almost didn't want to believe it. You thought that you'll wake up from the dream any second now. You swallowed all your emotions quickly, nodding eagerly while trying your best to wear a flirty smile. "But of course."

At this, he chuckles a little bit, which put a big smile on your face. You cannot believe you actually made him laugh. And got to see it up close, too. "This is wayyy better than all the other interviews I've ever done. No shade to the other reporters." After a small pause, he stretched his arms.

"I'll be behind the stadium, by the way." he said with a casual smile on his face, turning around and walking off.

Only then did the reality that you just flirted with your celebrity crush on live TV truly hit you. "Umm, well, back to you, Kiriya-san!" you signified the end of your segment swiftly, and your camera crew cut the cameras.

Oh lord, the other news reporters back at the station are never going to let you forget this, are they... "Hey, look who's out here getting a boyfriend..." your cameraman teased, and you clenched your jaw in embarrasment. "You don't gotta do this to me, this was a once in a lifetime opportunity..."

"Well, then what are you waiting for? He said he's waiting for you behind the stadium."

I normally don't do this but i am in my shadowban era so likes, reblogs and comments are highly appreciated <3 )

(oh yeah, please and thank u 😊)