#jun/the boulder

[lizhly-writes]

staring at my sqh/yqy peak lord fiance ficlet. consider this! sqh is still consorting with demons while this happens because why not. mobei-jun still exists and is fully aware of the whole "haha i'm engaged to my shixiong and everything is so fucking weird" and sqh is muttering about this as he looks through some northern desert stuff.

it's just. come on, yue-shixiong. we're engaged, you don't have to keep chasing after your xiao jiu -- not that sqh minds!!! if you two get along, great, that's everything that great airplane god wanted! but like, it gets really awkward when you run away while you're on a date with lil ole shang qinghua, and then everyone starts feeling very sorry for sqh for having a fiance so obviously in love with another man, which, okay, sqh absolutely took advantage of to get paperwork done at first, but it's starting to get wayyyyy more awkward now --

mbj finds himself in the wonderful position of being able to give sqh dating advice. does mbj date? no. but does he know what dating looks like? hell yeah. it seems a shame that his best spy/advisor/friend(?) doesn't know the answer to this.

"hit him," mbj suggests.

"what," sqh says.

"three times a day."

and then we get into a discussion on demon courting and sqh going "haha that's nice but yqy isn't a demon" and mbj is like "i don't understand why you don't try it, how else are you going to get his attention".

"humans don't court by punching people???"

"you don't appear to be making any progress doing this the human way." and mbj says this super condescendingly, too. like hey, sqh, you're such a loser. you have no game. of course you have no bitches. how can you have bitches if you don't punch people in the face.

well, yeah?? fuck you too, my king! it's not like you've ever had a date, are you not launching a boulder while being precariously balanced on your glass peak (me: i'm paraphrasing bu-ding-talk, check them out)? sqh could totally make progress if he wants to! not that he wants to! who wants to make progress with yqy??

anyway, this gets buried until the next time yqy pays sqq too much attention and sqh had the most resigned fucking look on his face. like come on. this again?

lqg is there. sqh makes incredibly awkward small talk. like haha hey how's your engagement to sqq. good? bad? ahahaha yeah, actually, sqh didn't have to ask, obviously it's bad. look, our fiances are running away with each other. people keep telling sqh that he needs to keep yue-shixiong's attention somehow, but all the advice is weird. in fact this guy last week said that sqh should hit yqy three times a day, not that sqh is going to try that --

"hmm," says lqg. "that's not a bad idea."

sqh is abruptly reminded that he is talking to lqg, a man who probably would be more interested in people if they punched him in the face.

"is that what you're doing with sqq???" says sqh.

the answer is no, of course not, don't be dumb. but like, if sqq WASN'T a poisonous snake of a man and a decent human being, lqg would mayhaps have his interest piqued with a good fight. that's so much better than flowers and haircombs. who wants courting gifts when you can have a good punch in the face.

"hahaha thanks liu-shidi but maybe not i think yue-shixiong could probably kill me if i tried," says sqh and scurries away.

fast-forward a week or two, in which sqh is having a stressful time. maybe it's tax season. maybe it's a shitty night hunt that he has no business being on. either way, yqy is there with him and good god is yqy zoned out.

is yqy actually zoned out? eh, maybe not. perhaps he is actually fully paying attention, but also he takes a look at a stand for fans while sqh is talking to him and sqh is like "shit, is this sqq again?" exasperation turning into anger while sqh is just, super stressed, and he just needs yqy to pay attention to him just this once, and the thought occurs -- well, at least two separate people have told him that he just needs to hit yqy --

all this to say that sqh just fucking decks yqy

[mysticstronomy]

HOW DOES THE CONCEPT OF TIME CHANGE IN THE PRESENCE OF STRONG GRAVITATIONAL FIELD??

Blog#327

Wednesday, August 30th, 2023

Welcome back,

The force of gravity treats time like taffy. The stronger its pull, the more gravity can stretch out time, making it pass more slowly. By using a new atomic clock, scientists have now measured this slowing of time over the shortest distance yet — just one millimeter (0.04 inch).

Albert Einstein’s theory of general relativity predicts that where gravity is stronger, time passes more slowly.

That’s called time dilation. Gravity is stronger closer to the center of the Earth. So, according to Einstein, time should pass more slowly closer to the ground. (And experiments have confirmed this.)

Jun Ye led the research group that now shows how this holds over even super short distances. He’s a physicist at JILA in Boulder, Colo. (That institute was once known as the Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics.)

It’s run by the University of Colorado and the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

The new clock’s ability to sense tiny changes in gravity makes it a powerful tool. It could help monitor climate change. It also could help predict volcanic eruptions — even map the Earth. And its design paves the way for atomic clocks that are even more super-precise, its creators say. Such clocks could help solve fundamental mysteries of the universe.

The new atomic clock is “a big, dispersed system with a lot of different components,” says Alexander Aeppli. He’s a graduate student on Ye’s team at the University of Colorado. In all, the new clock spans two rooms and contains mirrors, vacuum chambers and eight lasers.

All clocks have three main parts. The first is something that goes back and forth, or oscillates. Then, there’s a counter that tracks the number of oscillations. (That ever-increasing count advances the time shown on the clock.) Finally, there’s a reference against which the clock’s timekeeping can be compared.

That reference provides a way to check if the clock is running too fast or too slow.

A grandfather clock is a helpful way to picture how all these parts work together, Aeppli says. It has a pendulum that swings back and forth, or oscillates, at a regular interval — once a second. After each oscillation, a counter moves the clock’s second hand forward. After sixty oscillations, the counter moves the minute hand forward. And so on. Historically, the sun’s position at noon served as a reference to ensure these clocks ran on time.

“An atomic clock has those same three components, but they’re far different in scale,” Aeppli explains. Its oscillations are provided by a laser. That laser has an electric field that cycles back and forth incredibly fast ― in this case, 429 trillion times a second. That’s too fast for electronics to count. So, atomic clocks use a special laser-based device called a frequency comb as a counter.

Originally published on www.snexplores.org

COMING UP!!

(Saturday, September 2nd, 2023)

"HOW DOES SPEED AND GRAVITY AFFECT TIME??"

[hanniebanggi]

𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧-𝐰𝐞𝐧 𝐣𝐮𝐧𝐡𝐮𝐢

Warnings: None. not proofread :)

ever since you met wen junhui, you've never seen him like this before. when he asked you to be his tutor because he's failing in chemistry, he was so full of himself, the typical popular playboy in you school. you don't even know if he really listens to whatever you're saying since he's just staring at you as if he's mocking the way you speak. but things feel different these days, he seems more focused on learning, when your hands graze each other he would flinch, when you try to talk to him, he wouldnt answer you with his smartass comebacks. its like youre seeing a possessed wen junhui.

"what's up with you?" you asked, in the middle of teaching him, he stopped taking down notes as he looked at you and nervously laughed.

"what do you mean?"

"you seem so different."

he brushed his hair as he started writing once again,

"i dyed my hair black. that's why.|"

you just looked at him suspiciously, and as he can feel your eyes on him, he looked back at you with a slight smirk on his face.

"you're weird, junhui."

"no. you are."

you sighed as you pulled the notebook away from him. this is getting frustrating, everytime you try to talk to him, he would shut you down and ignore you until its the end of your session.

"did i do something wrong?"

"what? no."

"then why are you avoiding me?"

jun chuckled as he scratched the back of his neck.

" i wouldnt be here im avoiding you,"

as he snatched his notebook back.

you let out a frustrated sigh as you moved your sit near his.

"you either tell me why or -"

"or what? you're weird these days, why do you keep on asking me that." he cut you off.

"you wont even look at me, jun."

"so what? its not like you should care?"

you shook your head as you started packing your books back to your bag.

"where are you going? our time's not done yet." jun said as he tried to stop you from packing your things.

"i'm telling our prof youre not cooperating with me, so, ill just stop tutoring you."

"wait, hold on. okay, hold on!" junhui exclaimed as he takes your books out of your back.

you looked at him tiredly, tears suddenly brimming in your eyes from frustrations.

"what now?! one second youre ignoring me then youre begging me to stay, what do you from me, jun?!"

he looked down, his ears are flushed red, palms are sweaty as his legs can't stay still.

"why cant you answer? what do you want from me?! why are you avoiding me?!"

"i-i want, i want-" you were shocked when jun looked at you with his eyes teary, as if he's trying so hard not cry.

"what? what do you want?!"

"you! i want you, okay?! i'm avoiding you because everytime you look at me, my knees wobble, every touch makes me weak, everything about you suddenly makes my heart skip a beat! i'm avoiding you because i'm inlove with you! i'm so inlove with you that i know you dont like me that way that i'm happy to just see you and hear you! i'm avoiding you because i'm stopping myself from falling deeper into you!" he was breating heavy, as if a boulder of hidden emotions was lifted of his heart, he looks at you with tears in his eyes, full of love and frustration.

just like a snap of a hand, you bursted in tears as you hit his chest.

"how can you say that?! how dare you tell me that i dont feel the same about you? you dont have the right to dictate about my feelings, you jerk!"

"i love you too wen junhui, goddamnit!"

[theadusa]

Everything I watch in Jan 2024

I was going to post my annual everything I watched in 2023 post but I feel like I missed my opportunity, so here is my everything I watched in January 2024... (Be Warned there are some spoilers, I do try to mark them throughout the review)

My Lovely Boxer (2023, Kim Min-joo)

Main leads: Lee Sang-yeob, Kim So-hye, Park Ji-hwan, Kim Hyung-mook, Kim Jin-woo, Ha Seung-ri, Chae Won-bin

Country: S. Korea

Run: August 21 to Oct 2, 2023 (KBS2, Monday and Tuesday @21:45 (KST))

Episodes: 12, 70 min

Thoughts: Lee Kwon-sook (Kim So-hye) is a boxer who is forcibly thrown back into the world boxing that she has retired from by a sports agent Kim Tae-young (Lee Sang-yeob). I really liked how they balanced the characters. Lee Kwon-sook is a cheerful girl who is constantly haunted by her past. And she is allowed agency to do what she can do, despite the efforts of others. And the relationship between Lee Kwon-sook and Kim Tae-young, though slightly toxic, works in an odd way. I did have problems with how they reconnected her with her father.I personally wouldn’t have forgiven him. However, I loved the relationship with Han Ah-reum, and just how that story ends. I thought it was done very well. Overall I have really enjoyed this drama. Rating: 

Unlock My Boss (2022-2023, Kim Hyung-min)

Main leads: Chae Jong-hyeop, Seo Eun-soo, Park Sung-woong

Country: S. Korea

Run: Dec 7, 2022 to Jan 12, 2023 (ENA, Wednesday and Thursday @21:00 (KST))

Episodes: 12, 60 min

Thoughts: Oh wow, this is more enjoyable than I imagined. Chase Jong-hyeop as Park In-seong is so fun. He is adorable, down to earth but capable. Jun Se-yeon (Seo Eun-soo) was amazing and I loved her complexities as a character. And the trio of Kim Seon-joo (Park Sung-woong), Park In-seong, and Jun Se-yeon, was so fun and I loved the little family they formed. I literally cried so much during this show for no reason. Like the zoom into the phone literally made me sob each time for no reason. Rating: Who knew electronics can have that much range?

Night Has Come (2023, Kang Min-Ji)

Main leads: Lee Jae-In, Kim Woo-Seok, Choi Ye-Bin, Cha Woo-Min, Ahn Ji-Ho, Jung So-Ri

Country: S. Korea

Run: Dec 4,, 2023 ( U+mobiletv)

Episodes: 12, 35 to 40 min

Thoughts: This started off really good. A class gets thrust into a mafia game to the death. You along with the characters are wondering who is the mafia among the students and who is forcing this game. It is really interesting, but the episodes follow the same pattern. The end you find everything out, and it's kind of stupied. They had a classmate who committed sucide due to a badly edited image of herself on a skimply clad woman’s body. Which is yeah bad. Then her parents take revenge on the whole class. They are placed in this mafia simulator to repeat the game over and over again. It ends with Lee Yoon-seo able to remember everything, but still trapped in the simulator. Like where their parents are. People must be concerned right. Rating: Sisphyus boulder, I guess…

The Story of Park’s Marriage Contract (2023-2024, Go Nam-jeong)

Main leads: Lee Se-young, Bae In-hyuk, Joo Hyun-young, Yoo Seon-ho, Jo Bok-rae

Country: S. Korea

Run: Nov 24, 2023 to Jan 6, 2024 (MBC TV Friday and Saturday @21:50 (KST))

Episodes: 12, 70 min

Thoughts: This was a cute drama. It starts off with a cute romance between a progressive woman in Joseon and a sick scholar. However, it quickly becomes a tragedy and she is sent to the year 2023 with her hand maid Sa-wol (Joo Hyun-young). It quickly becomes a fish out of water for Park Yeon-woo (Lee Se-young), but luckly she meets the recacrante of her late husband Kang Tae-ha (Bae In-hyuk) and they make a deal. It is a cute drama and I loved the cast of characters. Yeon-woo is easy to root for. Sa-wol is adorable, and adapts quickly. Kang Tae-ha is prickly but has a heart of gold. It's dramatic and fun. It's nothing special, but oh is it so good. My favorite part is Yeon-woo and Sa-wol’s relationship. Literally there is a scene with those two that reflects a romantic scene in Perfect Marriage Revenage (2023) which I can’t stop thinking about. Overall I just really enjoyed my time. Rating: butterflies everytime I think about you…

Joseon Attorney: A Morality (2023,Choi Jin-young)

Main leads: Woo Do-hwan, Bona, Cha Hak-yeon

Country: S. Korea

Run: March 31 to May 5, 2023 (MBC TV Friday and Saturday @21:50 (KST))

Episodes: 16, 70 min

Thoughts:  This was a lot like Taxi Driver. In the way you have an episodic feel with a charismatic male lead seeking revenge and helping people. I had a lot of fun with this show, and I don’t use the comparison lightly either. I really had fun with it. The romance was okay, but I liked the different stories, and the main revenge plot was easy to follow along with. Woo Do-hwan is a great actor and meant to be a leading man. It's definitely  not my favorite and there are a few things that needed changing but it was fun overall! Rating: Who do you call?... Joseon Attorney!!!

KBS Drama Special 14 (2023, Choi Ja-won, Yun Tae-woo, Cho Il-yeon, Choi Yi-kyung, Wi Jae-hwa, Kwon Oh-joo,Park Eun-seo, Jo Soo-yeong, Kim Ik-hyun)

Main leads: Lee Jae-won, Choi Seong-won, and Kim Kang-hyeon,  Kim Won-hae, Min Ji-ah, Ahn Se-bin and Park Ji-ah, Lee Min-jae, Kim Hyun-soo, and Kang Na-eon,  Moon Woo-jin, Park Seo-kyung, Park Ha-sun, Kim Joo-heon, Kim Do-hoon, Chae Won-bin, Kim Dong-hwi, Jo A-ram, Shim Yi-young, Joo Seok-tae,  Ren, Park Sang-nam, Hong Seung-hee, Hahm Eun-jung,  Kim Kang-min, Yoon San-ha, Baek Sung-hyun

Country: S. Korea

Run: OCT 14 to Dec 16, 2023 (KBS, Saturday 21:50 to 22:50 (KST))

Episodes: 10, 60 to 80 min

Thoughts: This is a yearly anthogolgy series that follows various characters in various time periods with various goals. I thought a lot of them were really cool and interesting. “Love Attack” was by far one of my favorites, but I also really liked “The True Love of Madam” which was shocking for me.  It was also hard to find any subs for “Overlap, Knife, Knife” so I had to rely on visual cues and the small amount of Korean I know. But I thought this was a fun anthrologie series, and the stories are fun and fresh. Rating: I love getting short and quick stories like this, its the reason I love short films so much.

A Good Day to Be a Dog (2023-2024, Baek In-ah)

Main leads: Park Gyu-young, Cha Eun-woo, Lee Hyun-woo

Country: S. Korea

Run: Oct 11, 2023 to Jan 10, 2024 (MBC, Wednesday 21:00 (KST))

Episodes: 14, 70 min

Thoughts: Apparently it is very different from the webtoon ( which I have never read), but I found it entertaining. It is cute and lighthearted. I always like when its past lives, I think it adds a fun element to romances. Though I do think the schedule of the show hindered my enjoyment, because it would be so long between episodes. They also lost me at the end, I can not lie. Rating/Spoiler: Also I would be so angery if I found out my family curse passed down for generations was over a misunderstanding. I would want an apology, reparations, and revenge. On another note, I would also be so pissed if I killed myself to save my servant's baby; then my boyfriend finished off the dying father, then cursed the child and its offspring. I would be pissed, like my scarfice was for not. Go off mountain spirit I guess…

My 20th Twenty (2023, N/A)

Main leads: Choi Yu Ju , Jung Su Bin

Country: S. Korea

Run: April 21 to may 27, 2023 (Wavve, Friday and Saturday)

Episodes: 12, 15 min

Thoughts: This show was good for what it was. It has the vibe of a college student film with a mix of those youtube series made by middle schoolers back in 2009. And I mean that with the highest praise. The sound mixing was off, they had limited cast (background actors is what you are looking for), no interesting lighting (but very well light- i.e the student film vibes), and the actors new to the scene. I loved every motherfucking moment. It was so cheesy, the script was bad, and nothing made sense. But I knew that it was made with passion. Rating: It would be horrifying being 20 forever

Taxi Driver Season 2 (2023, Oh Sang-ho)

Main leads: Lee Je-hoon, Kim Eui-sung, Pyo Ye-jin, Jang Hyuk-jin, Bae Yoo-ram, Shin Jae-ha

Country: S. Korea

Run: Feb 17 to April 15, 2023 (SBS, TV Friday and Saturday @22:00 (KST))

Episodes: 16, 70 min

Thoughts: Back in action the second season is so much fun and entertaining. I actually like it better than the first. And I said this once and I’ll say it again Lee Je-hoon is made to be an action star. He’s as great as Kim Do-gi. I also liked that Ahn Go-eun (Pyo Ye-jin)  had a larger role this season. I also just love the friendship in the Rainbow Taxi service. Just so fun. Rating: imagine being taken down by a taxi service…

Taxi Driver Special (2023, SBS)

Main leads:  Lee Je-hoon, Kim Eui-sung, Pyo Ye-jin, Jang Hyuk-jin, Bae Yoo-ram, Shin Jae-ha

Country: S. Korea

Run: Feb 16 to March 4, 2023 ( KBS)

Episodes: 2, 60 -120 min

Thoughts: This was fun seeing the cast reflect on the episodes and their characters. Its also cool just seeing a reply of everything that happened. You could tell how much Lee Je-hoon loves playing Kim Do-gi. Rating: I am excited for the 3rd season…

Brain Works (2023, Park Kyung-seon)

Main leads: Jung Yong-hwa, Cha Tae-hyun, Kwak Sun-young, Ye Ji-won

Country: S. Korea

Run: Jan 2 to Fe 28, 2023 (KBS2 Monday and Tuesday @21:50 (KST))

Episodes: 16, 75 min

Thoughts:This show is weird. I think most cop shows are weird but this one especially. I did like the bromance in this, between Shin Ha-ru (Jung Yong-hwa) and Geum Myung-se (Ch Tae-hyun). I did think neuroscience was weird and defies logic. The only good thing about it was when they didn’t completely vilify Pyschopaths, because it tends to be more complicated than the mainstream likes to show. It still left a lot to be desired but it was there. Also when he lowkey kidnapped and torture that kid, oh my god, like he was a little punk and deserved to go to trail but my god. Rating: This is lowkey giving Minority Report tbh…

My Cuteness is about to expire!? (2022,  Tanabe Shigenori)

Main leads: Yamada Ryosuke, Yoshine Kyoko 

Country: Japan 

Run: April 16 to June 11, 2022 (TV Asahi, Saturday 23:30)

Episodes: 9, 23 to 47 min

Thoughts: Maruya is your typical male narcissist who works in sales. He uses his cuteness to stake by in life, to make up for his average skills. One day he is visited by his future self, whom he deems ugly, tells him that his cuteness is going to expire. He decides, after relizing his crush, the only way to prevent this is to date Sanada, a robotic newbie to the sales team. It is cute and Maruya and Sanada are fun as a couple, plus if you have the time you could watch this in a day. Rating: I’m Ichinose calling every single person every 10 seconds sobbing…

My Dearest Pt 1 (2023, Hwang Jin-young)

Main leads: Namkoong Min, Ahn Eun-jin, Lee Hak-joo, Lee Da-in, Kim Yoon-woo, Lee Chung-ah

Country: S. Korea

Run: August 4 to Sept 2, 2023 (MBC TV, Friday and Saturday 21:50 (KST))

Episodes: 10, 60 to 90 min

Thoughts:  I was not expecting to like this more than I did. The angst in every episode is so insane. Episode 10 was actually unbearable. I also want to take a moment and appreciate Yoo Gil-chae (Ahn Eun-jin), she is such a complicated  character. She would do anything for her friends, she is willing to do the things that no other women (noble) are willing to do even during times of war. She will stab the man assualting her friend and cover it up. She would cut the amicable cord, she would stab the mother’s hand. She isn’t pure of heart, she neveer claimed to be. I love her so much. And her relationship with Lee Jang-hyun. The ending of episode 10. I was sobbing. Rating: I am trying to hype myself up to watch the next 11 episodes, people had to wait inbetween…

The Escape of the Seven (2023, Kim Soon-ok)

Main leads: Um Ki-joon, Hwang Jung-eum, Lee Joon, Lee Yu-bi, Shin Eun-kyung, Yoon Jong-hoon, Jo Yoon-hee, Jo Jae-yoon

Country: S. Korea

Run: Sept 15 to Nov 17, 2023 (SBS TV Friday and Saturday 22:00 (KST))

Episodes: 17, 70 to 80 min

Thoughts: This was an insane ride. Literally no one in this likeable except for a few, like I didn’t think Min Do-hyuk (Lee Joon) was as bad as the others but oh lordy. It is so melodramatic, which took me off graud for some reason. Going into it I thought it was going to be a serious thriller, but oh boy was I wrong. It was Makjang. Which is fine, and also coming back in style apparently. I’m sat for season 2, but not with much hope. Rating: I actually don’t know the timeline of any of these events, does it expand years months, idk…

My Demon (2023-2024, Choi Ah-il)

Main leads: Kim Yoo-jung, Song Kang, Lee Sang-yi, Kim Hae-sook

Country: S. Korea

Run: Nov 24, 2023 to Jan 20, 2024 (SBS TV,  Friday and Saturday @22:00 (KST))

Episodes: 16, 70 min

Thoughts: I was excited for this drama. I really liked Doom at Your Service which promised to have a similar vibe. Which it did to an extent. I actually hate Song Kang in romances and only really like him in nonromance shows. However I think he did really well as Jeong Gu-won. I liked the overall Romance in the show. But I did think the revenge plot got uninteresting and confusing after a while. I do like the ending, I was pretty satisfied with where everyone ended up, which has been a long time since I’ve been this satisfied. 

Welcome to Samdal-ri (2023-2024, Kwon Hye-joo)

Main leads: Ji Chang-wook, Shin Hye-sun

Country: S. Korea

Run: Dec 2, 2023 ti Jan 21, 2024 (JTBC, Saturday and Sunday 22:30 (KST))

Episodes: 16, 70 min

Thoughts: This was cute and was far above my expectations. I am always uneasy with Ji Chang Wook, I can’t forgive him for the Melting My Heart drama a few years back, but I would do anything for Shin Hye-sun. So I gave this drama a go, and I liked it. I loved the vibes, and I didn’t mind that revenge wasn’t the main plot. It's like the one line “my enemies will take themselves out before you get a chance to swing.” It was heartwarming and I’m glad that Cho Sam-dal was able to find peace in her hometown. I loved the feel of community. I loved all the Friendships. It was very lovely. And I’m happy at the ending. I will also give my entire heart to Cho Hae-dal and Cha Ha-yul. I loved their mother-daughter relationship. I wanted more screen time for both. Rating: I’m glad there is a little piece of heaven…

 Game of Witches ( 2022-2023, Lee Do-Hyun)

Main leads: Jang Seo-Hee, Kim Kyu-Seon, Lee Hyun-Seok, Oh Chang-Suk. Han Ji-Wan, Ban Hyo-Jung

Country: S. Korea

Run: Oct 11, 2022 to April 14, 2023 (MBC, Monday to Friday 19:15 (KST))

Episodes: 119, 25 to 28 min

Thoughts: *Major Spoilers+ Rant ahead.* This show makes me unneccsarly angery. It is a daily drama and a Makjang to boot, so literally put any and all expectations in the gutter. Everything is nonsensical, and drawn out to reach the 119 mark. Storylines get dropped or move way too fast. It has a strange family tree and for a moment every single person was supposbly related. They have so much evidence agsaint the scheming Kang Ji-ho (Oh Chang-suk) and Joo Se-young (Han Ji-wan) but it goes nowhere. Speaking of Kang Ji-ho, he was just straight up dispicable. I would say more than Se-ypung of Ma Hyun-Deok (Ban Hyo-Jung). He was a terrible partner and father from the start. He literally tossed his entire family out the door for Se-young and eventual power. He only paid attention to his daughter Kang Han-Byeol (Kwon Dan-A) when she was able to benefit him. He was at best neglectful and at worst abusive towards her. Han-byeol was the true victim. Hye-soo (Kim Kyu-Seon) actually had a motive in the beginning. She was just pathetic and weak but once she returned they weirdly sidelined her. Also I don’t know why Kang Ji-ho never got prosecuted for trying to kill Hye-soo. Like I find that to be one of his more egregious crimes. Like that is the mother of your child. You gave your child so much trauma, for what? Power? Like when they tried to redeem him at the end I was just fed up. You can’t make hime out to be the big bad guy for 118 episodes, and then have him do one good thing. He is a bad father, and when Han Byeol grows up she will resent him. Rating: Fuck this show, like actually.

 My Dearest Part 2(2023, Hwang Jin-young)

Main leads: Namkoong Min, Ahn Eun-jin, Lee Hak-joo, Lee Da-in, Kim Yoon-woo, Lee Chung-ah

Country: S. Korea

Run: Oct 13 to Nov 18, 2023 (MBC TV, Friday and Saturday 21:50 (KST))

Episodes: 11, 60 to 90 min

Thoughts: More devastating than the first part. Gil-chae is probably my favorite character I have watched. Her journey in this part is absolutely devastating but she survives. I enjoyed the refutement from blame, that people who experienced the worst horrors known are somehow blamed. Gil Chae pushes back on this sentiment herself. This entire time I just wanted Jang-hyun and Gil Chea together. Which took the entire part for them to finally be happy. I do think the ending was kind of wobbly, and they only really needed 10  episodes not the 11. But who am I to say? Anyways I enjoyed the show overall. Rating: My Dear Husband… 

Kokdu: Season of Diety (2023, Kang Yi-heon, Heo Jun-woo)

Main leads: Kim Jung-hyun, Im Soo-hyang, Kim Da-som, Ahn Woo-yeon, Kim In-kwon, Cha Chung-hwa

Country: S. Korea

Run: Jan 27 to March 24, 2023 (MBC TV Fridays and Saturdays @21:50 (KST))

Episodes: 16, 70 min

Thoughts: You must be wondering why did you watch this? It only has bad reviews- which is a lie, it is actually a polarizing show. And I can understand. If you go into this show with the lowest expectations imaginable and it might be fun. The scenery is pretty and they make decent use of it. Main Romance is actually not good, I felt no chemistry between Kim Jung-Hyun and Im Soo-hyang. I did like the romance between Tae Jeong-won (Kim Da-som) and Han Cheol (Ahn Woo-yeon) other than that The show overall fell flat. I did like the scenery and the setting. I thought it was fun. Also episode 16 was the most enjoyable episode, which is good for an ending. Rating: I would skip…

I am currently watching:

Marry My Husband

Doctor Slump

Because of Love

Do You Like Brahms?

The Real Has Come!

If you have any kdrama recommendations, please let me know!

[yoolia-in-shanghai]

Yu Yuan Garden at Huangpu District, Shanghai 📍

Yu garden or Yu Yuan garden is an extensive Chinese garden located beside the City God Temple in the northeast of the Old City of Shanghai at Huangpu District, Shanghai. It abuts the Yuyuan Tourist Mart, the Huxinting Teahouse and the Yu Garden Bazaar. Covering over two hectares, Yu Garden is famous for several architecture marvels, including the Big Rockery, the Jade Boulder and so on. At Yu Garden, visitors are able to experience the ancient architecture in China and to take pictures in traditional costumes of Qing Dynasty.

Opening hours: 8:45 - 16:45, closed on Mondays except for national holidays.

Entrance Fee: 40 rmb (Apr-Jun & Sept-Nov) 30 rmb (Jul-Aug & Dec-Mar) Free for children under 4.3ft.

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[fandom-flight]

I think a really nice detail in TGCF is in the climactic battle with Jun Wu– Xie Lian and Jun Wu are very evenly matched in terms of skill, but Jun Wu has more experience and even taught Xie Lian an amount of what he knows, so his chances of winning this final fight are slim. Hua Cheng calls out that Xie Lian just has to use a move that Jun Wu doesn't know, and what comes to his mind? Shattering boulders on the chest. Not a powerful new martial arts form or even a real combat move, but instead a party trick that Xie Lian learned to make money on the streets. I just think that it was a really impactful moment for Xie Lian to face down the man who is the epitome all the awful things that he could have become, and he defeats him with a move that represents everything he did differently. Xie Lian won because in the end, he didn't give into his worst impulses. He suffered for it, was humiliated for it, but he also gained experiences that Jun Wu couldn't fathom, he gained allies who Jun Wu wouldn't have looked twice at (Banyue and Hua Cheng), and this is what decided Xie Lian's victory. The downfall of the White Calamity and the Heavenly Emperor wasn't just the martial god, the Crown Prince of Xianle– it was also the beggar, the scrap collector, Xie Lian.

[visualjunnie]

Okay so I was thinking about Avatar and Seventeen and what kind of benders they would be so here we go.

Seungcheol:

I see this man as a fire bender

Like he’s very loving and caring but can be a badass at any moment

kind of reminds me of Zuko ngl

Jeonghan:

water bender

he’s very calm and relaxed like water

He’s very angelic

Hell he could be a water spirit for all we know

Joshua:

Air bender

Joshua is a peaceful person

Jisoos christ (i mean come on)

I could see joshua just casually bending himself in the air playing the guitar

Jun:

air bender

aang, was know to be very care free and serious when he had to be and i feel that resembles jun a lot

aang also does a lot of dumb shit in the show, you can’t tell me that doesn’t fit jun.

Hoshi

fire bender

KWON FIRE!!!

hoshi just reeks fire bender in the best ways possible

hoshi is the kind of fire bender that would find ways to accidentally burn himself trying to make a fire tiger

Wonwoo:

water bender

wonwoo just has that vibe of being calm and concentrated you know

i also feel like wonwoo would go to rivers to practice his bending

i also feel like he would learn how to blood bend and fuck around with the other members just for shits and giggles

Woozi

earth bender

okay hear me out on this one

woozi reminds me a lot of toph, in the fact the toph listens to her surrounding and is able to see with needing her eyes which makes me think of woozi and how he writes music

woozi is the kind of person to chuck rocks at hoshi whenever he does something dumb

i also feel like if he got annoyed he’d make a wall dividing him from everyone else

The8:

water bender

he would create art with water, don’t test me on that

The8 is the kind of water bender that would study until he’s pure perfection

he would splash water on you if you annoy him

Mingyu:

earth bender

i mean... he’s a tall toned man, he could push boulders and lift continents.

actual earth king

he would be super strong but the biggest kluts ever

might get hit with a rock he bended

DK:

Fire Bender

DK just has that vibe of being a fire demon if he really wanted to but also a softy at times

I feel like DK would burn himself on multiple occasions

Vernon

Air Bender

I mean it's Vernon of course he'd be an air bender

he's very chill and he would find ways to slack off with his air bending skills

Dino

Fire Bender

Come on he's a ball of burn fire and passion how could he not be?

Also he could be the avatar he's a multitalented king

[mqfx]

“...Have I been defeated?” Jun Wu sounded a little lost.

The overly-powerful wave of spiritual powers broke through the dome of the rocky cave, and faint rays of sunshine came scattering from above. There even seemed to be small wisps of rain drifting down in the air. Jun Wu laid sprawled on the ground while Xie Lian stood watching him from above, and he actually noticed a trace of relief on Jun Wu’s face, as if a heavy burden was let go.

He couldn’t help but wonder—perhaps, to be defeated by someone, to end these relentless days of brokeness and madness, was possibly Jun Wu’s wish deep down.

A moment later, Jun Wu suddenly asked, “That move. What is it called?”

“...” Xie Lian raised his sleeve and wiped away the blood on the side of his face. “Shattering boulders on the chest.”

Jun Wu was taken aback, then as if he thought of something, he snickered, then sighed, closing his eyes. “Beautiful.”

He didn’t utter another word, but everyone could tell an inconcealable fatigue had overtaken him.

[nickberger]

Welcome to my probiotic laboratory. Here we have 3 32-oz bottles of kombucha, 6 16-oz bottles of Jun tea, and 8 pints of super probiotic yogurt in the sous vide bath. The yogurt is done after 48 hours, but the kombucha and Jun have been fermenting for 3 weeks and will sit here for up to 3 more weeks (depending on how fast we drink it). — I have more kombucha and Jun (1 gallon each) in the kitchen, and a daily rotation of kefir. — Our microbiomes are hella healthy in this house! (at Boulder, Colorado) https://www.instagram.com/p/CeMo35El7og/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[survivorsfm]

oh,  how  nice  is  to  see  you  here,  KIM  JUN - HO !  with  how  things  are  these  days,  you’re  a  sight  for  sore  eyes.  do  not  forget  to  read  the  new  bulletin  at  the  information  panel,  and  above  all,  stay  safe.

WELCOME  TO  BOULDER !   emanon,  please  follow  the  steps  indicated  in  our  checklist  and  submit  your  account  within  the  next  24  hours.   if  you  need  more  time,  don’t  hesitate  to  let  us  know !   lee  sang - yi  +  the  originals’  freshman  are  now  taken .

(   lee  sang - yi.  cis  man.  he / him.   )   ⸺   🦬   greetings,  buffalos !   walking  around  campus,  sporting  his  key  earrings  we’ve  spotted  KIM  JUN - HO,  a  twenty - eight  year  old  who  contributes  to  our  thriving  community  as  a  RADIO  OPERATOR.   according  to  our  intel,  he’s  been  around  the  sanctuary  for  twelve  years  and  what  we  know  about  him,  aside  from  the  fact  that  he  does  agree  with  the  decision  to  close  the  gates,  is  that  he  likes  tampering  with  security  cameras,  sitting  in  cramped  places  by  himself,  &  listening  to  the  sound  of  power  lines  &  technology.   doesn’t  that  make  him  fantastic ?  we  think  it  does,  and  that’s  why  we  appreciate  him  so  much,  grateful  for  what  he  gives  to  our  community.     *   (  the  originals’  freshman.  )

⸺   written  by  emanon   (  they / them  .  24  .  est  .  n/a.  )

[chorusfm]

Hot Mulligan Announce New Tour

Hot Mulligan have announced their 2024 tour dates. FRI, FEB 23, 2024 – NECK OF THE WOODS – AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND SAT, FEB 24, 2024 – THE LOONS CLUB – LYTTELTON, NEW ZEALAND SUN, FEB 25, 2024 – VALHALLA – WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND WED, FEB 28, 2024 – THE CROXTON BANDROOM – THORNBURY, AUSTRALIA FRI, MAR 1, 2024 – LYNOTT’S LOUNGE – NORTHBRIDGE, AUSTRALIA SAT, MAR 2, 2024 – UNIBAR ADELAIDE – ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA SUN, MAR 3, 2024 – THE JAZZ CORNER HOTEL – MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA WED, MAR 6, 2024 – DICEY RILEY’S HOTEL – WOLLONGONG, AUSTRALIA THU, MAR 7, 2024 – FACTORY THEATRE – MARRICKVILLE, AUSTRALIA FRI, MAR 8, 2024 – HAMILTON STATION HOTEL – ISLINGTON, AUSTRALIA SAT, MAR 9, 2024 – PRINCESS THEATRE LAUNCESTON – LAUNCESTON, AUSTRALIA SAT, MAR 9, 2024 – THE PRINCESS THEATRE – WOOLLOONGABBA, AUSTRALIA TUE, APR 9, 2024 – BUFFALO RIVERWORKS – BUFFALO, NY WED, APR 10, 2024 – COLLEGE ST. MUSIC HALL – NEW HAVEN, CT THU, APR 11, 2024 – PALLADIUM – WORCESTER, MA FRI, APR 12, 2024 – ATLANTIC CITY BEER AND MUSIC FESTIVAL – ATLANTIC CITY, NJ SAT, APR 13, 2024 – THE NORVA – NORFOLK, VA MON, APR 15, 2024 – JANNUS LIVE – TAMPA, FL TUE, APR 16, 2024 – IRON CITY BHAM – BIRMINGHAM, AL THU, APR 18, 2024 – THE FACTORY IN DEEP ELLUM – DALLAS, TX FRI, APR 19, 2024 – AZTEC THEATRE – SAN ANTONIO, TX SAT, APR 20, 2024 – LOWBROW PALACE – EL PASO, TX TUE, APR 23, 2024 – CROSSROADS AT HOUSE OF BLUES ANAHEIM – ANAHEIM, CA WED, APR 24, 2024 – SOMA – SAN DIEGO, CA THU, APR 25, 2024 – THE UC THEATRE – BERKELEY, CA SAT, APR 27, 2024 – BROOKLYN BOWL LAS VEGAS – LAS VEGAS, NV MON, APR 29, 2024 – BOULDER THEATER – BOULDER, CO TUE, APR 30, 2024 – UPTOWN THEATER – KANSAS CITY, MO JUN. 28 – 29, 2024 – VAINSTREAM ROCKFEST 2024 – MÜNSTER, GERMANY JUL. 10 – 13, 2024 – 2000TREES 2024 – CHELTENHAM, UNITED KINGDOM THU, JUL 11, 2024 – UPCOTE FARM – CHELTENHAM, UNITED KINGDOM --- Please consider becoming a member so we can keep bringing you stories like this one. ◎ https://chorus.fm/news/hot-mulligan-announce-new-tour-2/

[pugsbone]

Mood

Muses: Taiyang, Sun, Qrow, Endeavor, Muscular, Roadhog, Doomfist, Reaper, Ganondorf, Zuko, The Boulder, Batman.

Kinks: Collaring, exhibitionism, hypnosis, impregnation, pet play, submission, brides, pregnancy, swimsuits, humiliation, groping, Office play, threesomes, hot springs, bunnysuits, blindfolds, rough sex, recordings, degradation, exhibition, sex slave, wake up sex.

Hungry for: Weiss, Pyrrha, Coco, Cinder, Ruby, Yang, Blake, Ilia, Penny, Ciel, Kali, Whitney, Nora, Rin, Winter, Miruko, Inko, Burnin, Ochako, D.VA, Mercy, Tracer, Zelda, Linkle, Paya, Mai, Ty Lee, Jun, Suki, Toph, Powergirl, Zatanna, Catwoman, Harley, Poison Ivy.

[seriouslysillysaddle]

have you ever felt as arms are made of soft light cotton,

as fingers weighing a ton, as boulders, grasping trough thin air

tall as the highest evergreen, slim as a praying mantis,

but solid as a water slide, sturdy as an elephant

time is quickly running away, minutes stretch to days and hours thin to seconds.

We’re going fast, we’re leaving now

we’re still we’re slow, no one will wait for you.

JUN.2023

SESISA

[wxofmt]

Montana August 2023 Weather Summary

The state’s lowest temperature of 29°F was the warmest extreme minimum in August since 30°F in 1923.

Helena’s average temperature in August (72.3°F) was their 5th warmest of record. This has been the coolest water-year to date since 2019.

There have been 19 days with temperatures over 100°F in Montana this year. The average through August is 20 days. This is the lowest number of days in a season since 2019 and the 40th highest of record (records began in 1892).

Baker received 4.15-in of rain in August. This was their 2nd highest August amount of record. In 2014, 4.78-in of rain fell at Baker. This was Baker’s 5th wettest summer period (Jun-Aug) with 9.77-in, and wettest since 2005. Kalispell had 2.95” of rain in August, their 7th highest of record and wettest August since 1989. Miles City got 3.06” in August, their 5th highest of record and highest in August since 1968. Billings received 8.2” during the summer period, their 4th wettest of record and wettest since 2010. Bozeman had their 7th wettest summer (7.00”) and wettest since 2014. Butte had their 8th wettest summer season (7.77”) and wettest since 1997.

West Yellowstone, with 30.48”, has their 3rd wettest water-year of record. This is their wettest since 1997.

For a Montana state average, this was the wettest August since 2014, likewise for the summer season (Jun-Aug).

The tornado on August 6 near Boulder was the first recorded tornado in Jefferson County since these records began in 1950.

Kalispell had their second highest August gust of record on the 22nd, with a gust of 67-mph. Their highest August gust is 74-mph in 1990.

Tunnel Ridge (Flathead) recorded the state’s highest daily wind gust on four days during August.

Lighter wind averages throughout the summer produced a summer average with the 2nd lightest average of record. The lightest average for this period was 7.2-mph in 2013.

Smoke from wildfires in Canada continued to plague Montana in August. There were also some fires in northwestern Montana.

Locations with most days of warmest or coldest daily extreme temperature in Montana during the month (3 days or more)

Trout Creek has recorded the state’s highest temperature on 34 days so far in 2023, the greatest at any one location, and Libby second with 28 days. Georgetown Lake has had the state’s lowest temperature on 37 days so far this year, second place goes to West Yellowstone with 33 days.

Deep Creek RAWS (Glacier) has recorded the highest daily gust on 52 days.

This data is from several sources, including Alberta Environment, BNSF, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation, CoCoRaHS, FAA, Forest Service, Montana DEQ, Montana Department of Transportation, Montana Mesonet, National Park Service, National Resources Conservation Service, NDAWN, NOAA/NWS, University of Utah Mesowest, Weather Underground and Ambient Weather, in addition to weather spotters and private weather stations. The National Centers for Environmental Information is the repository for US weather data.

[dskimages]

The day after wrapping up my work project in Seward, Alaska I had a few hours before I needed to head back to Anchorage to catch my flight home. Thank God the clouds had parted and it was a beautiful early summer day to visit Exit Glacier in the Kanai Fjords National Park. So here I am down about as close as you can safely get to the front face of the glacier. At first you might not even see the river rushing beside me given how muddy it is - it almost looks like the dirt and rocks themselves. This view of the glacier is also a bit deceiving because it is sloping up and away. There are other viewpoints where you can see how big this glacier is and the massive ice pack behind of which this is only one "exit" glacier. The other most dramatic glaciers that are part of this field exit directly into Resurrection Bay which you can take tour boats to see. This part of the park is easy to access from the main visitor's center just a few miles from Seward. This spot is about 3/4 of a mile from the VC with about 1/2 of that walking over the dry river-rock boulders. My growing up walking over such wobbly, rounded rocks was good practice for this jaunt. . Jun 2019 . I show all my pics here, or you can follow JUST my nature pics at @DSK.Views.Nature. I show all my pics here, or you can follow JUST my travel pics at @DSKwanders. . Samsung SM-G930V, f1.7, 1/1780s, ISO-50, 2mm Adobe Lightroom enhancements . #DSKImagesNW #mydailypic #mydailyphoto #myphotooftheday #mypicoftheday #InstaDaily #InstaPic #myshots #myphotography #PicoftheDay #PhotooftheDay #PhotographyDaily #BestoftheDay #OutThere #myofficeview #throughmylens #PhotoAddict #InstaPhoto #JustGoShoot #InstaFocus #Snapshot #MeandMyCamera #TakingPics #TakingPictures #outforawalk #hiking #hikingAdventures #myfavoriteplace #incredible #whatISee https://www.instagram.com/p/CmT_psqAzhA/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=