#pineapple coco talk

[hoodharlow]

For anyone you'd like!

One person pouting, only to have it removed by a kiss from the other person.

Paloma rarely attended Joe's practices. For one because she was at work and two, she still didn't understand the game enough to find the practices entertaining. But today she had worked remotely and finished everything she needed to do for the day, so while she was running errands she decided to go Joe.

She went through the designated entrance for friends and family. She pulled out her phone and let security scan it for the guest pass. The smoothie cart was open so she grabbed herself a coconut, pineapple and mango smoothie. She then made her way to a gift shop that sold everything from Bengals towels to personalized candles each starting player concocted. Joe's candle was citrusy like Paloma's body wash.

Her phone buzzed. She fished it out of her back pocket. It was Joe. He had sent her a screenshot of her location with a question mark. She replied back with a selfie of herself in the gift shop. She knew Joe was going to show up so she kept browsing the store.

"Hey, shouldn't you be at work?" He asked, kissing her cheek.

"I worked from home and finished early so I came to see you practice." She said.

"This is a gift shop, not the field." Joe smriked.

"There's a TV showing the field at every corner." Paloma pointed the TVs.

Joe's smile fell flat.

"What's wrong?" She asked him, standing on her tippy toes to wrap her arms around him.

"Nothing." He pouted.

"Joe..."

Paloma took his hand and led him out so they could talk more privately.

"P, it's fine. The coaches just don't think i should play this week, is all." He sighed, defeatedly.

"I'm sorry. I know you got the all clear from your doctor and all that. I wish I could say something more profound and comforting." She said softly.

"Actually seeing you helped a lot." He said.

"I'm glad, but you're still pouting." She offered her drink to him. "Smoothie?"

"No, you know I don't like coconut." Joe made a face.

"That's a god damn lie, you literally ate the bag of banderitas de coco my parents sent me from their trip to Jalisco. I only ate one bites worth." She pouted.

"Now you're the one pouting." He said.

"You would be too if your man ate your 4th favorite Mexican candy." She fake sniffled.

Joe kissed her lips. "Your pussy is my favorite Mexican candy."

Paloma roleld her eyes. Joe kept sponging kisses all over her face until she was giggling.

[goldenamaranthe-blog]

But first: everyone kinda teasing Blake by making it a game, let’s find more and more, harder things for Yang to crush with her thighs!

Blake gets more flustered and jealous each passing thing

I can see this being hilarious and dangerous. I love it.

*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*

Sun: Hey, Yang! (Rummages in a bag and pulls out a fresh pineapple the size of his head with the green top cut to look like cat ears) Ten lien says you can't crack this in half with your thighs.

Yang: You're on, Monkey Man! (Places the pineapple between her thighs and breaks it no sweat, sending juices splattering everywhere and hitting her chin) Pay up!

Blake: (from a distance) By the gods...

-The Next Day-

Weiss: Yang, can you help me break open this pumpkin? (Holds up an absolutely monstrous gourd in two hands) I'd be willing to pay you a few lien if you can do it without your hands since everyone thinks you're a hot shot.

Yang: Oh, yeah! No problem! (Sits on the floor of the kitchen in her gym shorts, struggles to place the pumpkin between her thighs, and grunts and growls as she demolishes it) There you go!

Blake: (standing in the doorway, swallows hard as she stares at a seed plastered to Yang’s lower lip) Oh, come on.....

-One Week Later-

Ruby: Yang! Yang! Yang! (Holds up a bushel of apples) Bet you twenty lien that you can't crack twenty of these behind your knee in under three minutes!

Yang: (rips off her pants and stands proudly in her boxer briefs) Better start counting my lien now, little sister!

Ruby: (pulls out a stopwatch) In three... two... one... GO!!!

Yang: (Starts a rhythm of placing apples between the back of her thigh and calf every other leg and pops each one so fast that it sounds like Coco's Gatlin Gun going off)

Ruby: And that's twenty destroyed in one and a half minutes!

Yang: Hell yeah!

Blake: (watching with a beet red face from the kitchen window and biting her fist as a piece of apple slowly slides down Yang's calves)

Kali: I'm thinking apple pie would be a good dessert for tonight. Don't you?

Blake: MOM!!!!

-The Next Day-

Yang & Blake: (sitting and talking/flirting on the porch)

Kali: (walks up to Yang with a coconut the size of her head) Yang, dear, can I ask you a favor?

Blake: (notices the coconut) Dear gods, no.

Yang: Oh! Uh, sure thing, Mrs. Belladonna. What can I do?

Kali: Yang, dear, I've told you before. Call me Kali. (Holds up the coconut) I don't have the muscle I used to, so breaking one of these open for dinner tonight is a difficult task. Do you mind breaking it open for me?

Yang: Absolutely! (Holds hand up) Hand it over.

Kali: (pulls the coconut away a little) Actually, I was wondering if you could do it with your legs. Ghira and I have a bit of a wager going.

Sun: Same here!

Weiss & Winter: As do we.

Ruby: (holding up yellow flags that say Yang in black) Go, Sis! Go!

Emerald: (holding a money tray filled with cash in the distance) Place your bets! Can blonde crack open the coconut with her bare thighs? What's going to give first? The coconut? Yang’s thighs? Or Blake’s horny?

Blake: (mortified but can't pry her eyes away from the coconut)

Yang: Alright (to Emerald) But I want a cut of all that! I'm doing all the work! (Grabs the coconut, places it between her thighs, and with a roar of effort, cracks the coconut into half a dozen pieces. Coconut water spills all over her lap and splashes up her chest, neck, and face) Ha! Pay up!

Blake: (so red in the face she's nearly purple as her ears flick back and forth wildly) That's it! (Grabs Yang by the collar and drags her away) No one bother us for the next hour!

Yang: (confused and struggling to find her footing) Blake! Blake! What's wrong? What did I do????

Blake: I'm going to wear your thighs as earrings for the next twenty minutes, and then you're going to snap me in half.

[moonchild-in-blue]

Gushing about animol crossing lil guys (gn) token. Expires never.

Hello Will I kinda really love you for this, you sweet sweet blue boy you 🥺💙

Say hello to the Hope World family 🌈

Deets and Pics bellow (very long):

Coco and Lily

My two favourites! Will get along with literally everyone 🥹

Coco is forever my number one spookie cookie bunny, but Lily is a close second - the sweetest froggy you'll ever meet!!! They are both incredibly sweet, and in my island lore they are besties 🥺🐰🐸

Their houses are next to one other, and often share books, baking tips, and whatever knitting project their working on! They hang out with Zucker a lot 🐙

Elvis

My cranky old man 🥹 Out of all of them, he's the least popular in the fandom 😔

Has been with me the longest - was my very first campsite villager, and has since settled well! He may be old, but likes to learn new slang from the youngins. Has the coolest study/library ever.

Zucker

It him!! My precious takoyaki baby boy!!!

He always has a silly outfit on - the pineapple hat was a MUST. Loves to snack, play games, and hang by the beach. A silly cutie patootie 🥹🐙

Marshall

Look at him!!! He so small and sassy 🥺

Marshall is the fashionista / coffee snob of our island. Literally lives off caffeine and compliments. Likes to visit Elvis and be Fancy™ for a little bit hehe. Great friends with Francine. Smol and Angy hehehe 🐿️

Bob and Chrissy

MARRIED. They are MARRIED and IN LOVE - 3 year anniversary coming up soon!!! 💜🩷

Bob is the coolest (and only) cat in the whole island. Chrissy was totally smitten with him hehe. He's also a silly boy who is a bit of a gamer - has a super cool set up. A literal textbook himbo 🤭

Chrissy is Francine's twin. They were popstars in their youth (listen to K. K. Bubblegum), and currently she's the only one still in the entertainment businesses. Always dresses fancy - pink and glittery and so so cute 💖. Sings all the time, also the most extroverted of the bunch.

Francine and Fuchsia

The Cool Girlfriends™ - kinda intimidating at first, but very friendly 💙💖

Francine is Chrissie's twin. Unlike her super chirpy sister, Francine is a bit more elegant and reserved. She now works as a designer - the spotlight was made for her Chrissy, not her. Best friend's with Marshall - The Fashion Duo ever (WILL judge your fashion choices) 💅 ✨

Fuchsia is our resident punk barbie deer. Dresses mostly in black and band merch - we talk a lot about bands and stuff. Very sensible and kind, always there for you if you need to vent. A true punk princess, Avril Lavigne wishes she was her 🖤

Genji

Our newest resident! Moved in last week after Pietro left. He's still getting to know everyone, but so far is getting along super well with Bob - he and Zucker often have game nights and Genji loves it (Elvis is too old to stay up so late, and Marshall prefers to go drink with the girlies).

Genji is a total gym rat but not obnoxious at all - he's just super active. He and Fuchsia will work out together sometimes 🏋️

-> Old family photo from when Pietro (clown sheep) was still in Hope World - taken during my birthday sleepover. You can see Fuchsia in her Sleep Token shirt 🥹

Bonus family photo but Silly™

If you read this far, have a little snack -> cherry pie, a Hope World specialty! 🍒🥧

[nerdatthebar]

Do you like Piña Coladas?

The story of the Piña Colada is somewhat hard to figure out. There are some different people claiming the drink for themselfs, but there are no written down mentions until 1964 on a menu from the bar Señor Pico. A bar that was owned by Victor "Trader Vic" Bergeron.

The first "claim" for the creation of a Piña Colada goes back to 19th century. Word is, that Roberto Cofresí aka El Pirata Cofresí gave his crew a variation of a grog made with pineapple juice, rum and coconut milk. I couldnt find any good sources supporting this claim tho and one should note, that cocos milk does not come even close to the typically used Cream of Coconut.

This is way I personally wouldnt say that this was the creation of the Piña Colada.

The second time we can find a mention of the Piña Colada is in 1922 in a travel magazin, though this Piña Colada is made without Cream of Coconut at all and more like a Daiquiri with a lil splash of pineapple juice.

So on the next one.

Apparently Ramón "Monchito" Marrero Perez invented the Piña Colada in the Caribe Hilton Hotel in Puerto Rico in the year 1954. Since Cream of Coconut was invented one year earlier by Ramón Lopez-Irizarry it would make a lot of sense, that such a "simple" (only 3 main ingredients) cocktail would be invented quickly afterwards. Story is that Monchito didnt have the correct tools to make this drink until 1954, which is why he made a non-alcohol variant before.

What sort of tools? The Blender. Due to the high amount of actual coconut cream in Cream of Coconut (I know, who wouldve guessed) simply shaking does not blend the strong enough. You will need a stronger way of blending to really mix these ingredients up, so the blender is the way. A lot of Bars these days use coconut sirup instead of Cream of Coconut, which does not have any coconut cream but is coconut flavored. Due to this it is way sweeter and you have to add extra cream if you want to have the same feeling in the cocktail. But more on that later.

Lets return to the Caribe Hilton Hotel and Monchito. Or to be more precise to his colleague Ricardo Garcia. Ricardo claims the creation of the Piña Colada for himself as well. I cant quite tell why most people tend to forget about him and just say that Monchito is the person that came up with the Piña Colada. I couldnt find any sources that made one or another claim more believable.

But hold on, there are even more people who claim the Piña Colada for themself. Ramón Portas Mingot claims that he made the drink in 1963 the first time. Now I think that there is a possibility that he is right, but I think it is rather unlikely that one drink would get popular enough to get out of Puerto Rico and to San Francisco to be on a menu one year later. It might be true that Mingot invented a Piña Colada without knowing of the other Piña Coladas that were already invented. It happened more than once in cocktail history.

So in conclusion I think that the first Piña Colada was made in the Caribe Hilton Hotel. It seems like the government of Puerto Rico thinks the same, because they gave the Hotel a proclamation to honor the 50th anniversary of the Piña Colada.

Anyway, lets talk drink.

Maybe its smart to talk about the meaning of the name first. Piña is the spanish word for pinapple and Colada means as much as washed or strained. If we put this together we get the "washed pineapple" or rather the "strained pineapple". So the drink obviously includes pineapple juice, the fresher the better. There are some recipes that even use pieces of pineapple. I personally would still prefer fresh pineapple juice, because 8 pieces of pineapple is a really rough measurement and could lead to a lot of variation in the drink depending on the person who cuts the pineapple.

The next ingredient is the much talked about Cream of Coconut. I would stick to the original Coco López (comes in a can tho, so thats quite awkward), but there are some other good ones out there as well.

Rum. Ok, now we get a lot of different possibilities to work with. Depending of the drink you want to create you pick. A light white rum for the classic Piña Colada or a stronger, more funky rum for a Piña Colada with a twist. But be aware that you need a rather strong rum if you want to go for the second one. The pineapple juice and Cream of Coconut tend to overwrite most the rum you can taste.

The classic recipe for this drink would be 1.5 oz. of each ingredient. Put it in the Blender with lots of crushed ice and blend it on the highest speed and voila. The classic Piña Colada.

But what about variants?

Well there are the variants that use coconut sirup and some cream instead. I personally dislike them, because it gets even sweeter and the cream tends to blend it all together to one soggy taste. Its already hard enough to differentiate the tasting notes in the classic, but with cream it gets even more just one thingy big lump of taste (in my opinion).

There are also variants that use a little bit of lime.

And my personal favorite probably isnt even a Piña Colada anymore, but more of a painkiller tastewise. The way I would drink my Piña Colada would be with 2,5cl Cream of Coconut; 5cl aged, strong rum; 7cl pineapple juice and a little bit of lime, roundabout 1cl. Shake it up for quite some time and strain it in a longdrink glass. It is unconventional to the original, but way less sweet and in my opinion way more refreshing. The Cream of Coconut does not blend as well with the drink like it does when it is blended that is true, but I am not such a big fan of frozen drinks, thats why I enjoy it like this.

Just one last thing. Remember to always use the best stuff you can find for your drinks. The Piña Colada got a rather bad reputation, because of the popularity of the drink and the numerous bars that started using cheap products for the production of the drink.

That is the story of the Piña Colada or at least the story of the beginning. There is a lot more to talk about, but for now that is enough.

Did you know these things or what was new information for you? I'm interested as well in other cocktails you are interested in. Let me know if there are some you would like me to cover!

See you soon :)

[captaincassianandorr]

Survivor 43: Episode 2 Thoughts

Forgive me for how crappy this recap/thoughts are. My health condition decided to kick my arse today. And this is part of the reason I keep to myself here. I would LIKE to talk Survivor but social anxiety.

-The storm looked a bit scary. -I feel for Gabler being so much older and needing more rest than the rest of the tribe. -Jesse is killing it in Survivor US 43. He is in such a good position on his tribe! I really think he could win this thing. - Cody is such a wildcard but he seem to be having a good time out there so I guess there's that -Justine being annoying and so high maintenance lol. -yoga on the beach what a surprise. -Geo's story about his coming out as gay was so sad. How his parents told him to leave and him becoming homeless. I really felt for him. He is easily becoming one of my favourites. I mean he won't win lol. But I love his personality. I feel like we heard his story before. -Owen "now it looks like I've peed my pants...someone had to do it" is sending me lol. I know he meant getting the water but still funny. -Jeanie and Elie do realize they are only 2 right and the guys could easily outnumber them? Right?? And Sami is smart in wanting to stick with those two. -interesting immunity. That snake looks super heavy. I love seeing tribes that lost last immunity do well next challenge lol. -Why did no one on Vesi open the puzzle bag? or why did Jeff not tell them they needed that piece in the bag?? -why does Nneka have to go Noelle? I don't think she was the reason you lost that challenge. -Gabler what is your plan with this fishing gear? -the pineapple zone lol -is there an e on Justine? Cody honestly. -Cody looking for an idol is <3 "this looks a lot easier on tv" -the bead thing is an interesting twist because it means you have to convince everyone to give you their bead by using your social skills. -Cody's palm frond hat is truly a work of art lol. Fashion king. -Nneka's stuff about wanting to yell at the tv "I'm gonna go play Survivor" was too funny. I hope she sticks around for a bit. -why doesn't the USA do a premergers v.s postmergers season like roto? It'd be incredibly chaotic. I mean never the level of Survivor SA but still. -didn't really care one way or the other for Justine despite certain forums being stans of her -next preview looks like the guys on Baka want to stick together which I think is smart from their side. And Jesse could be in trouble or he might not be I'm not sure. Meanwhile Coco is having the time of their lives lol.

[my-joirny-90]

Log 7/31/22

Breakfast - 325cal 23.5g P

100g pineapple(50) 50g strawberries(50) 170g yog(90) 22g pb(125) sugar free syrup(10)

Kumbucha - 20cal

Lunch - 200cal 24g P

Kale(20) yog(90) egg(80) mustard(10)

Grapes - 150ca

Dinner - 530cal 40.5g P

Protein pwdr(150) yog(90) almond milk(10) sfs(10) pb(80) strawberries(30) coco pwdr(10) choc chips(150)

Total / 1,225cal 88g P

I made dinner without counting cals until after, terrible mistake ):

I CAVED FUCK ME

i had half a chocolate cupcake n like 5 spoonfuls of chocolate icecream and pb and sfs and I feel disgusting): I now am drinking kombucha to rinse my body of what I ate cuz that stuffs bad for me ):

Im supposed to be pretty and skinny

I can’t get there if I’m not eating in a calorie deficit, such a fat ass

AND AT WORK TODAY some girl was talking about how she went on a trip and lost so much weight her hip bones were sticking out like 🥲 I get it you have a fast metabolism GIVE IT TO ME I need it

Whatever I’m a failure

Tomorrow is the start of August, I’ll do good tomorrow. I better.

[chaoticrebels]

NAME : Dimitri Nikolaevich Graves-Romanov NICKNAME : Dimi, Riri, Mimi, Niko, Romeo, DR. Graves AGE : 30 BIRTH DATE : July 17 GENDER : Male ORIENTATION : Pansexual LOCATION : Saint Petersburg, Russia { Has homes in several places around the world } PROFESSION : Streamer, Mafia Leader SPECIES : Human SPOKEN LANGUAGES : English, Russian, French HEIGHT : 6'2" WEIGHT : 172 lbs HAIR : Brunette EYES : Blue TATTOOS : Several PIERCINGS : A Few SCARS : A Few FACE CLAIM : Neil Newbon

FACTS

Is the rightful Emperor of Russia Was an edgy angst filled reckless teenager who got into several fights and is still an edgy reckless trouble marker Knows how to sing Can play the guitar, electric and acoustic Has a collection of cars, motorcycles, trucks Paints his nails Has studied martial arts Is adept with numerous weapons Knows how to change his voice and does it when he needs to Is like a cat when it comes to affection No control on what comes out of his lips at times Comes from a wealthy family and is wealthy even without his family money Dislikes tea, prefers coffee or hot coco Likes to sleep in the middle of the bed, prefers the right side when sleeping with someone. Loves Disney Can see and talk to spirits Is fascinated by the supernatural Can skateboard, loves to skateboard Loves adventures and loves to explore Is allergic to cranberries and pineapples Only cares for a few animals and insects Hates cockroaches and worms

FAMILY

Nikolai Alexei Romanov - Father Anastasia Natasha Graves - Mother Emiko Kasumi Sakurai† - Wife Akemi Raisa Sakurai-Romanova - Daughter Alexei Romanov - Paternal Grandfather Raisa Romanova - Paternal Grandmother Taisiya Romanova - Paternal Aunt Luka Romanov - Paternal Great Grandfather Mika Romanova† - Paternal Great Grandmother Yuri Romanov† - Paternal Great Uncle Katya Romanova - Paternal Great Aunt Leika Romanov - Paternal Great Uncle Artemis Graves - Maternal Grandfather Ksenia Graves - Maternal Grandmother Makari Graves - Maternal Uncle Damien Graves - Maternal Great Grandfather Tatiana Graves† - Maternal Great Grandmother Alena Graves† - Maternal Great Aunt Samara Graves† - Maternal Great Aunt Ryusei Sakurai - Father In Law Mitsuki Sakurai - Mother in Law Takara Sakurai - Sister in Law Kosuke Sakurai - Brother in Law

Nikolai Romanov ❪ Nicholas II of Russia ❫† - Paternal Ancestor Alexandra Fyodorovna† - Paternal Ancestor Olga Nikolaevna Romanova† - Paternal Ancestor Tatiana Nikolaevna Romanova† - Paternal Ancestor Maria Nikolaevna Romanova† - Paternal Ancestor Anastasia Nikolaevna Romanova† - Paternal Ancestor Alexei Nikolaevich Romanov† - Paternal Ancestor

CONNECTIONS

Alexsey Solovyov - Best Friend / Second in Command { Has been in love with Dimitri since they were kids } Maksim Morozov - Best Friend / Third in Command Iyla Solovyova - Best Friend / Assistant Ekaterina Morozova - Best Friend / Assistant Alyosha Raskolnikov - Bodyguard Artemas Raskolnikov - Bodyguard Akilina Belova - Bodyguard Nastashia Makara - Bodyguard { Has a crush on Dimitri } Kiska Novikova - Capo Nika Novikov - Capo Vika Novikov - Capo Zoria Aslanov - Soldier Karina Makarov - Soldier Matvey Orlov - Soldier Jalena Agapova - Soldier Mikhail Agapov - Soldier { Has a crush on Dimitri } Hakoda Kazeev - Soldier { Has a crush on Dimitri } Anatoli Alexeyev - Soldier { Has a crush on Dimitri } Sitka Alexeyeva - Soldier { Has a crush on Dimitri } Niurka Alexeyeva - Soldier Olya Sokolova - Driver Jeremie Garin - Driver Veronika Rostova - Ex Girlfriend Atsuko Haruki - Ex Girlfriend Svetlana Karenina - Ex Girlfriend Rue Nakamura- Ex Boyfriend Nyx Kinsella - Ex Boyfriend Kimika Kimura - Ex Boyfriend Rania Akamai - Ex Fling Electra Ricci - Ex Fling Riki Koizumi - Ex Fling Nikita Nikitin - Ex Fling Kazimir Rasputin - Enemy { Is Obsessed with the Romanov family } Norvina Dorofeeva - Enemy { Kazimir's assistant and advisory } Zathura Alatyrtsev - Enemy { Is in love and obsessed with Dimitri but is jealous of Dimitri at the same time } Gorky Laskin - Enemy { Zathura's Goon } Simeon Laskin - Enemy { Zathura's Goon }

[ear-worthy]

Sound Judgment Season Three Is Here: Masterclass for Speakers, Storytellers & Hosts

I did a talk in front of third-graders last week about writing. Now, I know this audience is not known for its discriminating tastes in speakers. After all, it wasn't a TED Talk. 

Normally, in large groups, I'm about as interesting as Mike Pence on Xanax. You may not believe this (You can call Jaden's Mom to verify), but I was good. Better than past performance would indicate. 

Why? Because I've been a faithful listener of the Sound Judgment podcast. Now, I know that the podcast focuses on audio storytelling more in a podcast format, but I've picked up a lot of helpful tips in the first two seasons. I'm not sure if I should tip the host, Elaine Appleton Grant. I mean, is 15 percent the standard for servers and podcast hosts of extraordinary skill? 

Anyway, my learning -- and hopefully yours as well -- continues because Sound Judgment just launched a third season, taking listeners into the studios — and the minds — of your favorite audio storytellers. Unlike virtually every other show about podcasting, Sound Judgment explores the audio storytelling craft, not the business of podcasting. In each episode, journalist Elaine Appleton Grant and a top audio creator deconstruct an episode of the guest’s show. It’s not just a revealing conversation about the art and craft of audio storytelling, it’s a sound-rich narrative interview: Grant plays back clips from her guest’s podcast. Together, they explore the storyteller’s creative choices in a “living-learning lab.” In its first year, the critically acclaimed podcast has been called “your online master’s degree in audio storytelling” by Whisper, Speak, Roar Media; “a masterclass in podcasting” by Ear Worthy, and “required listening for our profession” by the supervising podcasting producer at ABC News. Grant made Ear Worthy’s list of the ten best podcast interviewers, just behind Audie Cornish. Tink Media’s Lauren Passell gives Sound Judgment “456654 stars!” and says “The takeaways at the end are hugely valuable.”

  Classy’s Jonathan Menjivar, of Audacy's Pineapple Street Studios and alum of Fresh Air and This American Life, sharing strategies and self-doubts on the challenge of making a gripping podcast about class in America (September 28) Upcoming episodes include: ● Iconic host Anna Sale of Death, Sex and Money, revealing her interviewing and tone-setting techniques (October 12) ● Nikki Boyer, of Wondery’s hit podcast Dying for Sex and Dying for Media/Lemonada’s Near Death on her passion for uncomfortable conversations; ● Showrunner Karen Given of Dear Media’s scam podcast Believable: The Coco Berthmann Story on following a twisty investigation; ● Ronald Young, Jr. on Weight for It, a podcast for fat folks and all folks who can't keep weight off their minds.  ● And many more. More and more serious creators are eager to improve the quality of their content as the measure of success in podcasting shifts away from downloads to what really matters: listener engagement and loyalty. And they’re seeking as much learning about storytelling and hosting as they can find — especially from the artists they admire the most. Not only does Sound Judgment provide a valuable “fly on the studio wall” experience to hosts, producers, and editors eager to learn from masters of the craft, it also serves as a discovery engine. Listeners often binge-listen to the shows to which they’re introduced on Sound Judgment, becoming fans in the process. Host Elaine Appleton Grant is a magazine journalist (Inc Magazine, Fortune Small Business, AARP The Magazine, US News & World Report) turned award-winning public radio broadcaster and podcast producer (NPR affiliates and Wondery's Business Wars Daily, American History Tellers and American Scandal). Sound Judgment is a production of Denver-based Podcast Allies, LLC. Podcast Allies is an audio production and consulting firm offering services to public media, mission-driven organizations, and higher ed. 

You don't have to be in the podcast business to gain insight into hosting, public speaking, or storytelling. Sound Judgment can help you in your everyday life become a better and more interesting communicator. 

If you don't believe me, just ask Jaden's Mom.

[beastfury5580]

Donkey Kong Z Episode 4

Cranky: *Walking into a black screen then looks around seeing that nobodies here then rips out a long toxic fart* Finally some peace and quiet. <FAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRT!!!!!!!!!!!!!> Uggggh, thank goodness. *Walks off*

Next Episode/Last Episode -  Dragon Ball Z ost - The Saga Continues

Slippy: (Narrating) Last time on donkey kong Z, we went to Dillon's world to deal with the monsters in his world called the grocks which are very fascinating! We had some trouble with Mewtwo after k rool took the cherry fruit gem but left the crystal coconut behind, dumb croc. DK was almost killed the same way Lucario did but he was saved by Lucario's wish, then we took out this HUGE diamond-based ship that had a core where it controlled all the grocks and naturally we destroyed it and saved Dillon's world. Now we gotta get to banjo's world and save crash and Spyro while finding not one but THREE fruit gems that are in gruntilda's hands. I hope we'll make it out alive, what do you guys think? Find out on donkey kong z!

Episode 4: Reuniting with an Old Friend / Save Spyro and Crash (The crossover gang managed to arrive in banjo's world into spiral mountain to rescue Spyro and crash yet Gruntilda Winkybunion came out of nowhere to attack DK and the crossover gang until banjo and Kazooie saved them and joined them on their quest. All three of the fruit gems, Papaya, Lemon, and Pineapple are in Gruntilda's Lair, everyone would travel their way up to obtain the gems and defeat gruntilda)

*The great fox landed on the grass field as everyone walked out*

Into Banjo's World - Spiral Mountain Main Banjo Kazooie Music Extended [Music OST][Original Soundtrack]

Krystal: I hope those two are okay? Slippy: Man...it's gonna be hard finding Spyro and crash when we don't know where they are. Diddy: I could use my inner chi to sense Spyro and crash's chi energy and follow it so we'll know where they are. Peppy: They can do that? Lucario: "They can. It's how I sense disturbances with my aura" Peppy: In that case get to it Diddy. Diddy: Alright here we go. *Close my eyes and took a deep breath with a sigh to focus*

*The music went silent for a moment as the background went black, diddy used his chi energy to sense the fruit gems along with Spyro and crash as two chi energies came up as the sonar lines flew all around the area. One purple for Spyro, orange for crash, green for Aku Aku and yellow for Sparx and they are up on gruntilda's lair*

Diddy: *Opened my eyes quickly* They're right up there! *Points to the giant head with her mouth open and a bridge in front* Fox: Hmm...it is pretty far. Krystal: It's fine fox, we'll walk there Gruntilda: Not if I have anything to say about it! *Evil laughs as I flew in with my broom stick and zaps everyone*

Gruntilda's Attack - Digimon Tamers OST #31 - Hypnos

*Everyone dodged as they moved away*

DK: Who's the old ugly hag? Diddy: DK! Gruntilda: Just for that I'm going to turn you into an ugly toad! Slippy: Hey! Banjo: Guh-uh! *Flew down toward gruntilda with kazooie's help and kicked gruntilda in the face* Gruntilda: Aaaagh! *Fell off of my broomstick* Diddy: It's banjo! Fox: Perfect timing. Banjo: *Gave a thumbs up* Spyro: Great now could you get me out of here?! That witch attacked us from behind and Sparx's is red! Gruntilda: Ugh! K Rool warned me you all would be an inconvenience for me. You'll pay for this, you'll ALL pay! *Got on my broomstick and went back to my lair* Banjo: *Jumped up and unties spyro* Spyro: *Flew down to everyone* Thanks guys. Slippy: Say where did crash go? Spyro: In gruntilda's lair, she knew that if I was rescued, she'd keep crash and do something terrible to him. DK: Ah! We have to get him back! Fox: Slippy take Spyro back to the ship. We got spare butterflies from Coco. Slippy: Got it! Let's go. *Ran off* Falco: Alright Banjo show us the way to the witches lair. Kazooie: He would be delighted to show you. Falco: EH?! That bird could talk?! Kazooie: Ugh, rude! Banjo: Don't mind her, she's always got a fiery attitude. Come on, follow me. *Walks up to the grassy hill where the grassy stairs are to gruntilda's lair*

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Crash: *Shivering in fear as I'm trapped inside a cage* Gruntilda: Now then, what am I going to do with you? Aku Aku: Don't you dare hurt him! Gruntilda: Quiet talking mask! Oh! I think I know exactly what to do with you.

Oh no! / Dark Crash Rises - Donkey Kong 64: Game Over HD

*Crash bandicoot was thrown into a machine as he tried to get out but wasn't fast enough as the door closed, he started whimper wanting to get out "Crash! No!" Aku aku screamed as gruntilda laughed and pulls the lever down as the machine zaps all over crash bandicoot as there was smoke inside the machine then the machine stopped as the door automatically opened as dark crash came out*

Gruntilda: Yes! *Wicked laughter* It worked! Dark Crash: Awooga! Man did that felt good! *Dark electricity flows in my hand* Gruntilda: You know you're true objective yes? Dark Crash: Yeah yeah guard the fruit gems I got it. *Walks off* I doubt they'll get'em. Aku Aku: You won't get away with this! Gruntilda: Hm.. I wonder if it'll work with you too. Aku Aku: Don't you dare!

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Diddy: You mean to tell me you had to rescue your sister tooty, in HERE?! Banjo: Yeah pretty much. DK: *Chuckles* Tooty. ^^ Krystal: Let's not separate, we don't know what traps this place has in store for us. Banjo: She's right. This witch is very sneaky with her ways. At this point your little friend is probably something else of her creation. Diddy: Let's not jinx it please, it's way too soon to tell. Gruntilda: *Evil laughs as I did my work* Everything is going according to plan. Mewtwo: "Good. We're on our way." Lucario: !! Krystal: Lucario I sense your distress what is it? Lucario: "I don't want to speed this up but Mewtwo and the shadow alliance are on their way. We have to find the fruit gem and fast." Fox: This is bad. Spyro: *Flew back down with Slippy* Okay I'm better. What happened? Dark Crash: You guys ain't getting the gems! *Evil laugh* Banjo: Told ya. Diddy: And I told YOU not to jinx it!! DK: You guys go get the fruit gems while I'll distract crash. I don't edgy crash will be a match for me. Diddy: No, we're doing this together. So let's take crash down together. Dark Crash: No one gets pass me! *Pulled out a TNT and became invisible when dark Aku Aku became golden and went on my face* Spyro: Oh great-_- Slippy: Where did that TNT came from? Fox: Careful and only knock him out! Super DK: You think your invincibility mask is gonna protect you? *Transforms into my super kong form* Luckily I got mine! *Flew towards crash*

*Super donkey kong and dark crash engaged in martial arts fighting as they furious punched and kick each other*

Spyro: Dark Crash looks weird. Falco: And surprisingly got crazy strong. Slippy: Krystal you're coming with me to get the gems while they're distracted. *Ran off* Dark Crash: *Flew across the ground as I dropped down hard then quickly got back up* RUGH!!! I can't believe this! Super DK: *Fold my arms and chuckles* Dark Crash: What's so funny?! Super DK: Now diddy! Super Diddy: Muscle muscle kick!! *Flying kick dark crash to his back* WATCHAAAAA!!! Dark Crash: WAH! *Flew forward crashing into crates. Got back up and shook myself off* Alright that's it! *Grabbed several nitros and threw them towards everyone* Fox: No!! Lucario: "Everybody scatter!" Super DK: Banana power gun! Pew pew pew pew pew! *Shoots big orbital projectiles out of my two fingers from both my hands and shot the nitros before they could hit the ground or anyone getting caught into it then blows my fingers and gave a teeth grinning smirk* Hehehehe. ^_^ Dark Crash: No, no, no! This is so not fair!! *Stomp my foot* Banjo: We have to get him back into that machine and reverse the doings! Dark Crash: *Noticed my hand is moving on its own as I punched myself* What?! Banjo: ...What just happened? Falco: Crash is still in there! Dark Crash: Cut it out loser it's over! *Tried to blast donkey kong with dark lightning but I held my own hand to resist myself* Stop it! I want to kill him! No...I won't...I won't....*hold my head and screams*

*lightning shoots everywhere as dark crash fell to his knees and reverts back to normal*

Crash: Hmm? *Stands up back up and thumbs up* Haha! ^^ Spyro: Crash is back! Krystal: And we got the fruit gems, turns out there were three of them. Fox: So we have six and the evils got one. Krystal: Which means we need to find 12 more. Banjo: You guys go ahead. We'll stop this witch. Lucario: "It's not the witch we're worried about but Mewtwo and the others." Banjo: Who now? DK: *Revert back to normal* Listen we'll explain to you on the way, now let's go! *Picks up banjo and ran off* Banjo: Wha- hey! Kazooie: Now hold on! DK: Nope! No time!

*Everyone ran out of the lair until dark clouds came out of the sky*

Gruntilda: *Came in using thunder teleport* You ruined everything!! *Zaps dark magic out of my finger* Fox: *Use a reflector to reflect the magic back* I got it from here this time, all of you leave now!

Vs. Gruntilda (Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain Of Memories OST - The Fight for My Friends)

*Everyone went back to the great fox as fox himself fights against gruntilda*

Gruntilda: Bring it on Fox man! *Flew up on my broom and tossed flaming meteors towards him* Fox: *Charges and Ignites the flames around me then launches myself upward to burn gruntilda* FIRE!! Gruntilda: *Screams as I fell off my broom trying to put myself out* Fox: That should keep you down. *Ran off after the others*

Mewtwo's Meeting with Gruntilda - Kingdom Hearts - Villains of a Sort

Mewtwo: *Teleport in front of gruntilda* "I have come to collect the fruit gems, where are they?" Gruntilda: *Put myself out then looks back and sighs* .... I don't have them, they took all three of them. Mewtwo: "You let some dumb ape get the better of you, I should have known this would happen." Gruntilda: I had it under control! Mewtwo: "Well let me tell you this, this is the first and LAST time you will bring me bad news" Gruntilda: What's that supposed to-

*Mewtwo snapped his finger and gruntilda screamed as she exploded into pieces*

Mewtwo: "You've won this time donkey kong, but mark my words, your death will be swift and painless" *Teleport away*

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Crash: *Ate some fruits as I sat down with Spyro* Falco: That was a close one. Lucario: "We barely made it out. Though eventually we'll have to face them again to get the one they have." Aku Aku: Yet I can't help but feel that the dark power still lingers within crash. Diddy: I'm sure he would be fine. He has a strong will heart. Crash: *Scratch my ears with my feet* Banjo: That cat alien just destroyed gruntilda like it was nothing. Kazooie: Yeah who was that? Lucario: "My psychic rival mewtwo, be grateful he didn't destroy your planet, because he will instantly do so with no second thoughts" Banjo and Kazooie: O_O Krystal: In the mean time, let's go and see if we can find the next planet.

Back to the Great Fox - Shenmue Music: The Sword Handguard (Game version)

*The great fox flew back into outer space*

Lucario: *Looks out the window* ....

*Lucario flashbacks his planet being destroyed by mewtwo then flashback ended as lucario kept staring at the window*

Diddy: Hey Lucario. DK and I were thinking and, when we do find all the crystals we're going to let you have the infinity wish. Everyone else agreed too. Lucario: "It doesn't matter. Mewtwo will just destroy it again knowing he has a weakness." DK: You do know you can wish he never existed or change his behavior of how he is now. Lucario: "I don't take the easy way out with this crystal coconut like you do. I must win against him the right way, even if it kills me." Diddy and DK: .... Lucario: "I appreciate the concern and help, I really do. But he must pay for this power drunk he wields." *Walked off* Krystal: I respect lucario's decision, he's willing to fight his enemies no matter the cost. Fox: He'll be fine krystal. Krystal: I know.

*The great fox is still traveling in outer space*

Long travels ahead - Policenauts OST No!No!No! EXTENDED

*The star fox team are relaxing while listening to the radio, spyro and slippy are playing tekken, banjo and kazooie are sleeping next to crash*

Lucario: "Have either of you seen donkey kong and diddy?" Fox: Look.

*Lucario is looking from far away and noticed diddy and DK are using their super kong forms to train each other in space*

Lucario: "I see" Fox: They've been training hard for at least two hours now. Falco: I'm surprised their chi haven't ran out. Which means they're getting stronger. Lucario: "I'm proud of them for that. Both of them are improving both body and mind, the more they train, the stronger they'll become."

Training in Space / Super DK Vs. Super Diddy - Shenmue Music: Forklift Racing  

*Both Super DK and Super Diddy stopped fighting for a moment while staring at each other*

Super Diddy: Feeling stronger yet DK? Super DK: Yeah, I feel WAY stronger, both my chi and my fighting skills are boosting up fast as we continue fighting. It's almost like we're upgrading rapidly. Super Diddy: I'd say that's about right. Heck, I can even feel my muscles getting stronger too. So wanna go another round? Super DK: What do you think?

*Both of them got back into kung fu fighting stance*

Super Diddy: Alrighty then, let the fight continue! Super DK: Ooo yeaaah!

*The two of them charged at each other as they both punched and kick each other then both of them broke out then DK started kicking while diddy is dodging all of DK's kicks then flip kicks donkey kong's chin and throws him across the meteor and crashed into it, donkey kong got himself back up then flew towards diddy again, both of them started flying while punching and kicking all over the place and even flew passed the great fox*

Peppy: Whoa jeez! Fox: Relax peppy they won't hit us.

*DK ran from diddy on top of the great fox then both of them jumped off and continued fighting, from far away then teleport away from each other*

Super DK: Now to test our cannon power. Think it's strong enough to beat mine? Super Diddy: I guess we'll see. Super DK and Super Diddy: BANANAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!! Both Started to cupping their hands then moved their hands back as their inner chi instantly charged up and both created orbs of chi energy in their hands instantly* POWERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!! CANNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON!!!!!!!!!

*Both of them thrust their hands forward and shoot out a golden-yellow stream of powerful and explosive beam of chi energy, diddy's blast moves forward then back from donkey kong's then both of them suddenly exploded into supernova, crash and banjo woke up from their nap and saw the explosion while slippy and Spyro stopped their game to look at it as well*

Banjo: Good gosh what was that?! Spyro: That would be donkey kong and diddy kong. Super Diddy: *Noticed my energy hasn't drained out after doing the banana power cannon* Huh...my power grew again. Super DK: YEAH!! *Laughs while hooting* That was awesome! Let's do that again! ^_^ Falco: Honestly this is getting old real fast.. Peppy: They're doing it again!

*Diddy and DK attempted the banana power cannon out into the distance*

Fox: Banjo, trust me on this, you better hang onto something. Banjo: Ooo.. *Held onto Crash and Kazooie* Fox: Not what I meant but alright.

*The ship moved back from the forces impact*

Slippy: YEOOOOOWAAAAAAH!!! *Felt the banana power cannon's impact as I flew toward the wall and having dizzy eyes* Ooooooooooo. @_@ Lucario: "Okay I think that's enough for today." Fox: Agreed Krystal: *Uses the mic* DK, Diddy! It's time to come inside now! Falco: *Grunts as I helped Slippy up* Come on bud get up! Slippy: I feel all coo coo labunza! Falco: Yeah yeah. Super DK: Awww, we were having fun. Super Diddy: Say how long we've been out here?! Krystal: Two hours! Super Diddy: Two hours?! Oh yeah we definitely gotta pack it in big buddy. Super DK: Alright little buddy. I could use a nap anyways.

*DK and diddy flew straight back inside the great fox as they both revert back to normal*

Lucario: "I must say, you're chi energy has increased extremely high rapidly thanks to your intense training." Diddy: I know, I felt it too. Yet I somehow want to get stronger. Lucario: "In due time you will. Do not overexert yourselves, continue training one day at a time." Diddy: We will master lucario. DK: Hey I felt something too. Diddy: Really? DK: It's building and it's growing. Diddy: That's a good thing DK, it means that- DK: <PUUUUUUUUUUUOOOOOOOOOOOOOTTTTTTTT!!!!!!> O_O.....nah it's just gas. ^_^ Diddy: ACK!! >_< Falco: *Coughs* P-EW!! *Started spraying gorilla odor repellet before it spreads* Fox: Where did you get that? Falco: Slippy made it for me. Slippy: *Shook my head* Okay I'm better now. Enough rest we have to get back to work. Spyro: Slippy if you haven't noticed, we haven't detected a single planet yet. Slippy: We will, we just have to keep trying. DK: Well while you guys do that I'm gonna take a dump then shower and finally get some sleep. See you guys in the morning. *Walks off* <FAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRT!!!!!> Falco: Come on man! Agh! *Started spraying again* Krystal: *Giggles* Diddy: Well I for one feel like I'm getting stronger even though it doesn't look like it. Slippy: There has to be some planet we haven't looked at. Peppy: Face it slippy we're lost. Slippy: We're not lost! Fox: Guys calm down, all we can do is continue moving forward. We've tried everything so now we need to play the waiting game. Slippy: Okay...you're right fox. Peppy: So, want some dinner? Banjo: Yeah I could eat. Kazooie: Me too!

*Everyone went to the kitchen while slippy stayed with the controls*

Slippy: *Looks to ROB64* I wish there was some way to bring you back. We all miss you rob.

*Meanwhile at the Shadow Alliance Warship*

Mewtwo: *Glares at the kremlings* "Let me make this perfectly clear to all of you. We only have two fruit gem in our possession which is the banana and cherry fruit gem and so now the heroes have four. That makes me VERY angry, and when I get angry I get upset. And when I get upset? PEOPLE DIE!!!!

*Mewtwo uses psychokinesis and picked up one kremling and burned him alive then picked up two more and they both exploded*

Mewtwo: "Why must I be surrounded by imbeciles?!?"

*Five more kremlings came flying up and were all burnt alive and turned into ashes, k rool can only watch in terror of Mewtwo's wrath as he couldn't do anything about his kremling army being destroyed*

Mewtwo: "Let this be a reminder to all of you that this situation will NOT tolerate failure. Do I make myself clear?"

*All the kremlings nod their heads up really fast*

Mewtwo: "Good." Klump: Was all that really necessary? Mewtwo: *Glares at Klump as my eyes glew purple intensely* Klump: Nevermind I take it back! *Duck my head, shaking in fear* Krusha: Y-y-y-you're not gonna kill us are you? Mewtwo: "No. Because I have a mission for both of you. Lucario will be wishing for his planet restored after I destroyed it and when he does, you two will go down there and find the five fruit gems, strawberry, grape, dragon fruit, peach, and watermelon. DO NOT make me regret my decision of sparring you two. Understood?" Klump: *Salutes* Yes sir! Mewtwo: "Now leave me be. I must meditate in peace." *Teleports away* Neo Cortex: Remind me never to get on his bad side. Ripto: Agreed. K Rool: *Thinks* "This is so unfair! I don't even feel like the boss anymore because of him! I feel so helpless what can I do?! All I have is my strength, weapons, and minions and with that super kong form, I'm no match for donkey kong or diddy! Unless..." *Ran back to my room*

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Diddy: Best dinner ever! Peppy: Surprised DK didn't wake up. Krystal: The poor dear must have been exhausted. Diddy: I mean to be fair we have been training really hard....and used the banana power cannon two times but you know how it is. Lucario: "Indeed" Diddy: So banjo how did you meet kazooie? Banjo: Years ago after you defeated the wizpig. Are you still in contact with timber. Diddy: Well I do have him and conker, how about you? Banjo: I've been fighting gruntilda to even talk to them. But diddy, I'm very surprised how you can shoot energy out of your hands, fly in space, and even breathe in space. You've been improving since last we've met. Diddy: I have haven't I? All thanks to Lucario for helping us achieve this goal. Lucario: ^_^ Fox: Hey that's the first time I ever seen you smile since we got out into space. Peppy: Yea. Looks good on you. Lucario: "Try not to get use to it too much. It's just one of those moments where I'm proud of what I accomplished. Nothing more." DK: *Sleeping peacefully as I snore* Diddy: *Finish eat* Thanks for dinner. I best be sleeping too. Night everyone. *walks off*

*Everyone said goodnight as everyone went to their rooms*

Krystal: Banjo, Kazooie, I got just the rooms for you two. *Walks off* Kazooie: Ooo, do show.

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K Rool: *Looks around in my room then took out a mystical book* Yes, I found it. Now then... *opens the book and looks through every page until I found something and gasped* The dark gem in Spyro's world. If I find that then I'll gain the power I need to show my fullest potential. Soon those villains will never look down upon me ever again. Heheheheheheeeeee.

Find out what happens next - Dragon Ball Z Episode Ending Theme

Narrator: It seems that k rool has plans to gain the power he needs to even the odds against the super kong form. And what of our crossover heroes, are they truly lost in space and can't find out where the other fruit gems are. Or will Lucario wish for his homeworld back in order for the journey to continue? Find out on the next episode of donkey kong Z!

Next Episode/Last Episode -  Dragon Ball Z ost - The Saga Continues

Narrator: Next time on donkey kong Z! Lucario made a wish to restore his homeworld once again, much to Mewtwo's pleasure of predicting Lucario's homesickness, DK and his friends took a journey into the galar region of the pokemon world. Meanwhile fox and diddy stayed on the ship in order for diddy to learn about fox's jeet Kune do fighting style. And who is this mysterious warrior that took down all the kremlings and gnorcs single-handedly? Much to Lucario's hatred for Mewtwo he and he finally get to settle the score and Lucario demands payback for Mewtwo's crimes Lucario is prepared to defend his home planet at any cost, with his pokemon friends are there by his side. Who will emerge victorious? Find out next time on donkey kong Z!

ED - Dragon Ball - Makafushigi Adventure (Opening 1 HQ Audio)

[nibaldop]

En uno de esos domingos de reencuentros y amenas charlas con el grupete, disfruté, una vez en la pastelería Escribà, de un exquisito postre llamado Tropical. Sobre una base de galleta de avellana, hay un suave bizcocho de coco, corazón crujiente de chocolate y estofado de plátano y mango. La mousse es una combinación de mango, maracuyá, coco, limón y piña, cubierto con gelatina decorada, estampada de frutas tropicales, y envuelto en una delgada capa de chocolate blanco. Todo, acompañado de una compota o mermelada de fresa. ¡Delicioso! Ah, y mi respectiva taza de té. Esperando el siguiente reencuentro! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ... On one of those Sundays of reunions and pleasant talks with the group, I once enjoyed an exquisite dessert called Tropical at the Escribà pastry shop. On a hazelnut biscuit base, there's a soft coconut sponge cake, a crunchy chocolate heart and a stewed of banana and mango. The mousse is a combination of mango, passion fruit, coconut, lemon and pineapple, covered with decorated jelly, stamped with tropical fruits, and enrobed in a thin layer of white chocolate. Everything, accompanied by a strawberry compote or jam. Delicious! Oh, and my respective cup of tea. Waiting for the next meeting! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ... #postre #dessert #bizcocho #torta #tarta #cake #pastel #queque #tropical #mousse #dulce #sweet #postre #merienda #snack #te #té #tea #escribá #PastisseríaEscribà #PasteleríaEscribá #barcelona #catalunya #cataluña #españa #spain (en Christian Escribà) https://www.instagram.com/p/CjSxo1cqpib/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[diariesofateenagegirl]

today 17-7-22

today was a very average day, but i like days like this. i slept until around 11 and got up out of bed. i had a dream where i had different parents and told my mum i thought i had an eating disorder. it was really therapeutic.

once i was up, i snapped my gf cole, and then made some coco pops and apple juice. then, i headed upstairs to get dressed. im starting to try more good habits at the minute, so i brushed my teeth and did morning skicare (wash my face, moisturise, bio oil and sunscreen). then i got dressed into a shirt and jeans and went downstairs. me and my sisters erin and naomh made lunch (toasties and fruit and crisps). i had pineapple!! i love pineapple so much.

then, my granny picked us up to go to her house. we had tea and biscuits when we got there even though its really warm- 23 degrees. after, we played ludo, continuing out game from yesterday. granny won.

after that, mummy came up to see us. we talked a little and then went to her house. we havent been there in a while because shes recovering from an alcohol addiction. she has changed around our bedrooms so that im in erin and naomhs old bedroom and theyre in mine. i really like the room except one thing- the walls are pink :0.

granda picked us up after a bit and we had dinner, which was chicken and bacon wraps and chips, and of course more tea and biscuits after.

daddy picked us up a bit after 6, and we went home. i went to my room and edited my friends robin and cora for fun. theyre siblings and our families have been friends forever, but we met when i was 8. theyre some of my best frieds but we dont live that near and dont see each other that much :(

when i was done my edit, i drew me in stranger things because i have such brain rot atm <3. my fav characters are joyce, will, robin and dustin, but honestly i love them all. then i went downstairs and watched tiktok.

naomh went to bed, so then me and erin watched the good place. i love the good place so much omg. i am in love with tahani !!! i went to bed then and decided to watch disney plus because our subscription runs out on tuesday. i watched a movie called crush, its so good and cute and gay <33 it warms my heart. now im watching gravity falls, im on episode 11.

anyways thats all,

signing off,

roo :)

[pineapple-coco]

have you seen murder drones? like a Yuu from this world would be kinda cool ! - little nightmares 2 annon/ ln2 annon

I'm ln2 annon sorry but I have not been no Netflix for months as we only have it on the living room TV and covid has people home so I don't get it a lot. If you could give me an example of their personality I may be able to write it.

[dreamweavers]

some shots i liked from this ep

[broiderie]

Lost Princessa 3

Here’s part 3 of this. It got away from me and it’s not even near being done typing what I’ve already written. I apologize in advance for the sheer amount of stuff y’all are about to get. Here goes.

Please don’t copy, replicate, or translate my work anywhere else. My mind is demented enough without any one else’s help. Thanks to @drabbles-mc for letting me talk through this stuff. Also... I should mention that while there is not anything hugely adult in this - it’s not meant for minors. You’ve been warned. Also... all Spanish is from google translate or the show so sorry if it’s not quite right. 

warnings: cursing. brief mentions of injury. panic attack. unbeta’d. fluffy Mayans.... let me know if I missed anything. 

The next morning Taza knocked on the door adjoining his room to Megan’s quietly. It was nearly eight and he hadn’t seen her yet for breakfast downstairs.  

“Just a second!” He heard scrambling on the other side of the door and then it popped open. “Sorry. I was in the shower.” Megan stood there smiling in her jeans from the day before and a black t-shirt. Her hair was soaked and dripping down her back despite the towel around her neck.  

Taza’s quick eyes noted the heave bruising around her left wrist. It had been covered by her flannel the night before. “Not a problem, Chica.” He reached out to examine her wrist. “What happened here?”

“Oh! Nothing to worry about. It’s fine.” She started searching for her long-sleeved shirt.  

Taza shook his head. “I wouldn’t wear the flannel today. Santo Padre is in the middle of the desert. You’ll melt.” He stepped through the door and reached for her injured wrist again to examine it closer. The bruising was dark and clearly hand shaped, but it was going yellow around the edges indicating that it was older. “You wanting to cover it so that the guys don’t see it?”

She nodded. “Yeah. No sense in riling them up too. You’re already tense. Was going to keep it covered until it healed.”

Taza unwrapped one of his leather wrist cuffs and slid it around her wrist buckling it as tight as it would go. It was still loose but did the job. “That’ll do until we can get you your own.”  

She smiled and examined it. It had the Mayans M.C. symbol stamped into it. “Thank you. For not freaking out.”

He nodded. “You want some breakfast, Chica?”

“Oh- yes. I just have to get my hair to stop dripping and braid it first. You should go on and eat. My hair takes forever to dry.  

“How about I go make up some plates and we can eat up here. Give us a chance to breathe before we’re with the others all day. What would you like?”

Her shoulders relaxed minimally. “That would be great actually. I eat just about anything except pineapple or peanuts.”

“Oddly specific... allergies?”

“Yeah. How’d you guess?”

“Peanut allergy came from me.”  

She laughed and shook her head. “Duley noted.”

“I’ll be back in a minute.”

He slipped out the door to his own room and left her to use a second towel to attempt to speed up the dry time of her curtain of hair.  

Down in the breakfast room Taza spoke to Adam about getting two to-go plates of breakfast for himself and Megan. Marcus sipped his black coffee and smiled. “Morning brother. Breakfast for the princessa?”

Taza laughed. “Si, Padrino. Poor thing apparently inherited more from me than she ever knew. She can’t seem to get her hair dry after her shower.”

Marcus, who knew Taza as a young man when he sported his own long braid, laughed heartily. “Poor girl. Make sure you get her some coffee too.”

Coco and Hank entered the room. Coco made his way to the coffee pot immediately, but Hank detoured to meet up with Taza and Marcus. “Morning. Where’s the princessa?”

A hotel worker brought Taza his order. “Upstairs. We’ll be down after breakfast. Do we know where we can get her some gear... and preferably some more clothes? I don’t think she has any besides what she’s wearing.”

Hank nodded. “I looked last night. There’s a local dealer about fifteen minutes away. I’ll see when it opens and we can head out whenever you’re ready.”

“Thanks brother. Hey... when you call – can you be sure they’ve got a full-face helmet? Taking no chances with her.”

“Sure man.”

Taza patted Hank’s shoulder and headed for the elevators.  

Hank looked to Marcus and smiled, “Morning, Padrino.”

“Morning. Eat before you make the calls Hank. Give them some time together before she’s stuck with us for the rest of the day.”

Upstairs, Taza walked into his room to find the connecting door open and the smell of coffee from the in-room machines drifting out. He slipped into Megan’s room and put the take-out containers down on the tiny table. “Breakfast is served. They had pineapple on the bar, so I asked Adam for an allergy safe breakfast.” He looked up to find Megan struggling to pull a cheap brush through her hair which had finally stopped dripping.  

“Thank you. I’ll be over in a moment. I made coffee.” She grunted as a snarl pulled.

“Here,” he patted the chair in front of the table. “Come sit. I’ll see if I can get it detangled for you before you break the brush.”

“Done that a time or two, have you?”

“My hair used to be nearly as long as yours. I cut it when it got tangled in some machinery one too many times at the scrapyard.”

Megan laughed, but moved to the chair allowing Taza to work the knots out. Then he promptly braided it into twin braids, tying them off with hair ties from around the handle of her brush. “There. That should hold for the day.”

She beamed up at him and patted her hair wonderingly. “Thank you. For everything.”

“Ah... don’t thank me yet. We’ve got a long ride today and you aren’t used to a bike. You’ll probably want to kill me with how sore you’ll be tonight.”

They ate their breakfast in quiet conversation. Megan wanted to know everything he’d tell her about himself. She was curious about everything from his favorite color to their ancestry. Almost an hour later they were packed up and ready to go down to meet up with the rest of the guys.  

The ride down the elevator was fairly quiet. Megan, who had begun to relax around Taza after his gentle treatment of her hair this morning was tensing up and nervous.  

“You okay?” Taza asked.

“Yeah. Just nervous. I’ve never ridden before.”

“It’ll be just fine. I’ve been riding most of my life and haven’t had an accident since before you were born. We’ll take it slow. If you need a break, don’t be afraid to speak up. Over reaching can be dangerous on a bike.”

She nodded, but didn’t relax.

They exited the elevator to meet with Marcus, Hank and Coco in the lobby. Morning greetings were passed and they all headed to the bikes.  

“Shop opened about a half-hour ago. They’re small, but should have what we need to get home. I’ll order her a heavier kit from the shop in SanPad.” Hank explained.

“Perfect.” Taza showed Megan where to put her feet and how to hold on to him. Then he adjusted his helmet to fit her.

“Thought it was against club rules for you to ride without a helmet?” she asked him quietly.  

“I got special dispensation to get you to the bike shop, Chica. The club founder himself gave it so don’t fuss about wearing the helmet and me not having one.” Taza grinned at her.  

“The founder himself?” She was very confused as to when he would have spoken with the founder causing Marcus to laugh heartily.

“Of course, Princessa. Why wouldn’t I give it to him?”

They all moved to mount up before she could answer and Hank and Marcus led the way wile Coco brought up the rear. Hank was right. Less than fifteen minutes down the road was a small motorcycle dealership.

The men all acted like kids in a candy store once inside. They scattered to see what they could find. Megan was overwhelmed by the prices of things and quickly stuck her hands in her pockets and stood still so she wouldn’t bump into anything as her breathing picked up.  

A few minutes later after she had herself good an worked up, Hank noticed her panic and went to speak quietly to her. “It’s okay to look, Princessa. We’re here to get the things you need to get you home.”  

Her hands hook and her eyes were wide and panicked still “Hank- this is too expensive. My first CAR didn’t cost as much as some of these jackets. Surely there’s somewhere else to get me a helmet. I don’t need a jacket, surely. Taza said it was really hot...”

Hank placed a massive hand on her shoulder and rubbed gently. “Shhh, Princessa. Deep breaths. It’s alright.” He mimed taking several deep breaths and watched her follow his body language. “Better?” She nodded a bit. “I know this is probably really overwhelming to you. Keep breathing for me. Good girl.” He guided her to a seat next to some boots.  

As her breathing evened out some he smiled. “There. Now... yes there are other places to get things, but these are some the best quality things that will last you a long time. All of us prefer gear in these brands for keeping safe when riding. They’re safe, reliable, and they last so they don’t have to be replaced a lot. Taza wants you safe on a bike and so do the rest of us. This is the best way he knows to do that. Let us spoil you a little. I promise, we won’t get anything that we can’t afford.”

“It’s still too much, Hank!”

"Maybe, but your dad missed a lot of birthdays and Christmases. He didn’t get to do the special things with you that most dads in our culture reserve for their daughters. Let him have this. Please? We won’t make you try anything on. Just tell me your sizes and you can rest right here while we take care of everything, ok?”

Megan nodded and mumbled out clothing sizes while putting her face in her hands. Hank smoothed a hand across her shoulders and down her back soothingly. “Alright. You stay right here. I’m going to send Coco to sit with you a few minutes while your dad does his thing, okay?”

Megan nodded again but never lifted her face from her hands.  

Hank stood from his crouch and looked for Coco. Once he caught sight of him, he let out a sharp whistle and motioned for him to join them. “Stay with her, will ya? Keep her calm,” he muttered to the younger man.

Coco nodded and sat himself down next to Megan. “You alright, ma?”

She sighed and peeked through her fingers at him with a weak smile. “Yeah. Sorry you got babysitting duty.”

Coco chuckled. “Nah. It’s cool. Ain’t anything I need in here anyway. What’s wrong?”

Megan took another deep breath to remind herself of what Hank had said about this being more for her dad than for her. “Not used to anyone fussing over me or spending money on me.”

“C’mon. Let’s step outside. I need a smoke.” Coco led Megan out to sit on the sidewalk in front of the store. “Now... surely someone has spent money on you. No boy ever send you on a shopping spree before? Taken you on a trip or something?”

She snorted as Coco lit a cigarette. She pulled her braids over her shoulders so she could play with the ends. “Nah. Hell... I used to have to pay rent to my foster home. I’m used to earning my keep or going without.”

“Shit. I can respect that, ma.” He puffed quietly for a few minutes. “Listen - I know it’s gotta be weird to suddenly have a pops to get to know – let alone a weird ass family like us to contend with. But Taza’s a good man. He’s gonna want you to have anything you could ever want. He’s gonna try to make up for lost time. Try to let him, huh?” He gently bumped her shoulder against hers. “Besides - you’re our first SanPad Princessa. You better get used to it.”

Megan bumped his shoulder back. “Easy for you to say, dude. Somethin’ tells me you’re more independent than me.”

Coco chuckled “You feelin’ better now, ma?”

“Yeah. Thanks Coco.”

“Nah. C’mon. Let’s go make sure they found you a helmet that’ll fit.”

Coco walked Megan back inside and looked for Taza. Once he spotted him, Coco led Megan over to her father who was debating between two sizes of full faced helmets. Both were matte black.  

“Sorry, sweetheart. I know Hank promised you wouldn’t have to try anything on, but I’m not sure which will be more comfortable for you.” He sighed.

“Oh. I can try them if you need me to. Why the full faced helmet though?”

Taza grinned. “Safer. I’ll also help filter out the road dust, but we got you a mask for that too. Don’t think you realize how dusty a desert is, Chica.”

She laughed again. “True. Not a lot of desert climate in Tennessee.” She tried both helmets on and ended up going with the larger size.  

“Hank can customize the helmet later,” Coco mentioned. “He’s good with that shit.”

“Where are Hank and Marcus anyway?” she asked.  

“They were checking out with the rest of the gear. I just couldn’t figure out which helmet. Let’s go catch up to them.” Taza threw his arm around Megan’s shoulders casually and led her to the register.  

At the register, Marcus was at the register just finishing paying for his purchases. Hand was standing to the side waiting for the embroidery to be finished on a light leather jacket that was obviously too small for him.

Taza released Megan and nudged her to go stand with his brothers.  

“Come here, Poquito,” Marcus said waving her over. She smiled and did as she was told.  

“You do realize that I have no idea what you just called me, right?”

Marcus and Hank frowned. “You don’t speak Spanish?”

“Nope. I took French in high school. They didn’t offer Spanish in my town, and all my foster families only spoke English.”

“Ahhh. You’ll pick up enough to get by,” Coco told her. “Just don’t do repeating what we say until you’re sure of the translation. It can get you in trouble.”  

They all laughed thinking about the things they had done to their resident non-Spanish speaking brother, Creeper.  

Marcus pulled a leather cuff out of the bag in front of him. It was smaller than the one that she was wearing of Taza’s. “Your papa looks funny without his cuff so I got you your own. It’ll fit better too.”

The black leather cuff was stamped with a dream catcher and had her name stamped along the edge. “Thank you! I love it!” She grinned up at him and without thinking removed Taza’s cuff from her left wrist to put the new one on.

All three Mayans immediately clocked the bruising on her wrist.

“Woah, ma, what happened there?” Coco started shifting his weight impatiently. That bruise was not accidental.  

“It’s nothing!” She was quick to assure him and smiled at the others. She tried to snap the new cuff over it to cover it, but the new leather was stiff and giving her trouble.

Hank stepped up to help her get it on while getting a good look at her wrist. “Princessa, that looks like a man’s handprint around your wrist. That’s not nothing.” He snapped the wrist cuff carefully so he didn’t catch her skin.

“I promise. I’m okay. It was even check by a doctor before I left Tennessee. It’s not a big deal. I just bruise easy.”

Marcus nudged her shoulder gently. “You’ll tell us if it becomes a big deal, right Princessa?”

“Of course. Promise. I wouldn’t put you guys at risk.”

Coco pushed his hair out of his face impatiently, “Fuck putting us at risk. Don’t put YOU at risk neither, ma.”

“Promise.”

“Okay then.” Marcus patted her shoulder as he met Hank’s eyes. This discussion would happen in a less public place.

“Thank you, Marcus, for my cuff.” She smiled sweetly at him again.  

About then Taza finished at the register and took entirely too many bags for Megan’s comfort. He met them by the door grinning.

They all stepped into the entryway to sort things out and Megan handed him back his wrist cuff with a sheepish smile. Taza met his brothers’ eyes and knew they’d all talk later.  

“Ah, Chica, I see El Padrino started the gifting without me.”

Marcus chuckled and shrugged, “Padrino’s privilege.”

“Let’s get you kitted out.” Hank said quietly as he took the now finished embroidered jacket from the clerk.  

They all piled into their bags and started pulling little things out. Even Coco had somehow managed to purchase a small bag of something.  

From the bags came a long-sleeved moisture wicking shirt- “to protect you from the sun on the ride”- a black leather belt with a phone pouch on it- “It’ll fall out of your back pocket if you ride with it”- a silver wallet chain, and a pair of riding gloves.

Megan was nudged towards the ladies' room to change her shirt for the one deemed more appropriate. After that they helped her get the chain attached to her wallet and put the cheap burner phone she claimed was her only phone in the phone pouch. “We’ll fix the phone situation later...”

They topped it off with shatter-proof riding sunglasses and the scarf that Coco produced from his bag. It was Mayans green and would keep the dust out of her nose and mouth and the sun off the back of her neck. No one wanted her to deal with a sunburn from the desert sun they were so used to.

Finally, Hank handed over the jacket. It was a light weight leather riding jacket with “Princessa” embroidered on the left side of the chest in Mayans green.  

Megan didn’t know what to say. She teared up at how they had been so careful to choose things that they knew she’d need on the ride. “I... I don’t know how to thank you. All of you. This is too much. I can’t really thank you enough...” She blinked rapidly.  

“Shit, ma, don’t cry!”

The men chuckled at Coco’s inept way of calming the tearful young woman.  

“C’mon, Chica, let’s get this show on the road.” Taza wrapped his arm around her shoulders and squeezed her gently in a side hug as he walked her to his bike. He pulled a detachable pillion seat from the second to last bag and fastened it securely to his bike. “There. That’ll make it easier on you. “He helped her adjust her new helmet to fit better as the rest of the guys stashed bags in the carry compartments of their bikes. Hank came to take her backpack to stash on his Road King since it had more room than Taza’s Soft Tail.

They mounted up and started the bikes with a roar and headed West to take their Princessa home.  

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“Is this the one?”

Summary: Letty takes you out to get a smoothie as friends. Just friends of course. Only friends.

Inspired by the prompt “Hey can you hold this for me?” “This is just your hand.” “Yeah.” Can be found here

Pairing: (18+/of age/S2-3) Leticia Cruz x reader

Warnings: None

Word count:820

A/N: How are we feeling about this one y’all?? Also I tagged all of y’all that are on the general and mayans taglists but if the female character pieces aren’t your thing just let me know and I’ll start another taglist 

"I don't know what I want, Letty. Everything sounds so good." 

You pouted as you looked up at the menu on the side of the truck listing every different kind of smoothie you could think of. Letty shrugged as she looked over the menu herself. 

"Try something new. Or we could just order for each other?"

At that you smiled, some of the pressure from having to hurry up and decide what to order now simmering. 

"Yeah, ok. That sounds fine." 

Poking her head out of the window, the woman who owned the smoothie truck grinned as she saw Letty, her brightly shining brown eyes shifting over to you as she noticed you standing beside her. 

"Leticia! You're back. And you brought a friend! Is this the one?" 

She nodded wearing an uncomfortable smile as she motioned to you, introducing you. 

"Yep. This is the one." 

She told her your name and how you were her best friend, but you weren't listening too much, still wondering why she would have been talking to the woman about you at all. The butterflies in your tummy took flight at the thought that maybe she felt the same way about you that you did about her, but you pushed it down, not wanting to disappoint yourself. You had been friends for a while now, college bringing you together and helping you bond. You did practically everything together. You knew Letty like the back of your hand and she knew you just the same. With as bold and impulsive as she was, if she had the same feelings you did, surely she would have made a move by now. 

"I come here all the time, obviously." 

You waved to the woman and she returned it, a warm smile on her lips as you both ordered for each other. You and Letty made small talk, passing the time until your smoothies were done. They both looked delicious and you paid before walking over to the picnic table beside the truck to sit down. You continued to talk, but there was a tension that wouldn't go away, ever since the woman had mentioned you. Neither of you was willing to address it, and so it hung over like a cloud, the giant elephant in the room. The silence that suddenly came over the two of you was anything but comfortable and you decided to bite the bullet. 

"So...how does she know about me?"

Letty took a long sip from her smoothie to buy herself time, the slight brain freeze making her wince. She fumbled for a few seconds before answering. 

"She was just asking me if I had any friends one day since I always came alone or with Coco. So I told her about you." 

Letty shrugged and tried to play it off as if it was nothing, but you could feel your excitement building. 

"...What'd you tell her?"

Letty looked up from her pineapple smoothie and let her eyes fall on yours. 

"That you're one of the nicest people I know. That you always look out for me. That Even Coco likes you and he hates everyone. That you...make me happy." 

She looked away from you then and cleared her throat, not liking the feeling of being vulnerable. You on the other hand couldn't hide your smile. You rubbed at your cheek bashfully and finally responded. 

"Did you tell her that you make me happy too?" 

Letty looked back up at you, her eyes serious as she tried to read you. 

"I guess I forgot to mention that." 

"Hmm." 

Deciding to take the leap, you suddenly reached your hand out in front of her before you lost the nerve. 

"Hey, can you hold this for me?"

Letty nodded on instinct, reaching for your hand and laying hers with the palm open, expecting you to drop something into it. When you simply laid yours on hers through, her brows knitted in confusion, a little laugh falling from her lips. 

"This is just your hand." 

You nodded, your heart pounding in your chest. 

"Yeah." 

She stared at you, waiting for the laugh or snort or "just kidding", but it never came. All she saw was hope in your eyes when she looked at you and she looked down at your hands together, closing hers around yours tightly. 

"Yeah, I guess I can hold onto it for you." 

You grinned and so did she, eyes locked on each other as you finally felt the final pieces falling into place. It was the sound of Letty's phone ringing that stole your attention away from each other as she used her free hand to answer. 

"Yeah?"

"Did you tell her yet?" 

Letty looked up embarrassed, knowing that you could clearly hear Coco's voice over the device, but the gentle squeeze you gave her hand eased her and she smiled as she looked at you. 

"Yeah, I just did actually."

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