#teashadephoenix

[therogerclarkfanclub]

Thanks for the heads up about The Hunter! I was the second person in line to get my library's Libby copy and it came up really quick, so i got it last week. Tore through it. Rog was in peak form. ❤ I'm gonna write a review up when i get a chance but i just wanted to say thanks. Deffo give it a listen when you can!

Glad to be of service, Tea 🫡😭🙏

The audiobook blog doesn't generate a whole lot of interest but it makes me so happy when I get a gem of a message like this one 😭

[vodkacheesefries]

✨🖤SEND THIS TO TEN (10) OTHER BLOGGERS YOU THINK ARE WONDERFUL. KEEP THE GAME GOING🖤✨

AW SHUCKS, TEA 🥰

[zekelandon]

✨🖤SEND THIS TO TEN (10) OTHER BLOGGERS YOU THINK ARE WONDERFUL. KEEP THE GAME GOING🖤✨

done ❤️❤️

[dyeireann]

Comfort Movie Tag Game

Rules: list your top ten favourite comfort movies

Tagged by @teashadephoenix. Thanks for thinking of me! These are in no particular order, but all of them live in my heart :)

Professor Marston and the Wonder Women

Lord of the Rings Trilogy

Ever After

Jane Austen Book Club

Pride and Prejudice (2005)

Mamma Mia!

Rocketman

Pride (2014)

Practical Magic

Mona Lisa Smile

tagging @r-dtoblack, @sandovers @locust-breakfast, @bookperson101, @flowers-justbecause, @broromini, & @venusofsuburbia (since you guys show up in my notes a fair amount and I'm curious!)

[begitalarcos]

15 Questions, 15 People

I was tagged by @jedi-bird

Nickname: Bug

Sign: Aries

Height: 5′6

Last Thing I Googled: Probably how to spell something

Song stuck in my head: I usually get some 8bit midi stuck in my head

Number of followers: 7737

Amount of sleep: either 14 hours or 2 its never consistent

Dream job: I want to be an artist (in whatever capacity that may be)

Wearing: clothes

Movie/Book that summarizes you: Prolly The Big Chill, there’s a lot of concepts in that film that I can relate to and that are very true to me

Favorite song: Talking out of Turn by The Moody Blues

Favorite Instrument: Harp I suppose

Aesthetic: I like retro stuff and anything just a little weird

Favorite authors: Stephen King comes to mind and not much else at the moment

Random Fun Fact: Potatoes can be almost anything

I tag - @teashadephoenix @thosetwistedtales @sexymonstersupercreep @boopthemanbooster @ironblaze @weirdlet @mrsdanieljackson @delektorskichick @starstrucklucky @starryruins @apples-only @tieshimasnitzel @aufcat @womanoflettersinthebunker @asamandra

[time-converges]

Comfort Movie Tag Game

rules: list your top ten favourite comfort flicks.

I was tagged by @smackalicious to do this. Thank you!

In no particular order...

Arrival

Pacific Rim

Speed

Sense and Sensibility

Edge of Tomorrow/Live Die Repeat/whatever title it has today (The Tom Cruise/Emily Blunt time loop movie)

The Peacemaker (The George Clooney/Nicole Kidman one)

Ever After

I know I'm missing some but that's all I can think of right now!

(If we were doing tv, it would be Babylon 5, The West Wing, ER, the X files, Alias, the Americans, and now The Last of Us.)

Tagging @teashadephoenix, @amindamazed, @beanarie, @wolfrhamhart, @quipxotic, @ageless-aislynn, @otherlil, and anyone else who wants to - I know I'm forgetting people! And if you'd rather to tv than movies, I'm not the boss of you. ;)

[freebooter4ever]

teashadephoenix replied to your post “the nose is too caricatured” aka they want me to sculpt it like every...”

I actually love the way you draw noses. So many people have large, interesting facial features and you are very good at capturing them in simple lines and I am *jealous* :3

awwww thanks! ^_^ once upon a time when i was a tiny fifteen yr old and trying acrylics on canvas for the first time in a pre-college class, they made us paint a six foot tall self portrait in the style of an old master of our choice. I picked this one:

and spent hours and hours painting the damn thing but couldn’t get the face to look like me, until one of my roommates at the time who went to a fancy art magnet high school and had way more experience than i did, sat me down and said the key to likeness was in the nose. i dont know if i entirely agree with that now that im older with more experience myself, but i have always remembered it!

[nightslux]

teashadephoenix replied to your post “Tagged By: @thewollfgang ❤️ Nickname: Ona, Oni Astrological Sign:...”

a fellow ace cat person. we need to be better friends. :3

Ace and a cat lover? 

[pomegranate-belle]

👀- favorite response to one of your works, 😂- a line that made you laugh out loud, AND 😢- a line that made you cry

👀- favorite response to one of your works

Ohhhh god I don’t know if I could choose, everyone’s been so nice! I will say I just got a comment on FHYP this week that called it decadent “like eating a perfect dessert” and that shit made my day, like.. THANK YOU FOR LOVING MY EXTREMELY SELF-INDULGENT WEDDING CAKE OF A FIC!! Lmao

😂- a line that made you laugh out loud

Either the “hot nut” joke from chapter 1 of the Identity Shenanigans AU, or this bit from the as-yet unposted Turn Left AU:

“Reyes is gonna crush us. Seriously. Not kidding here,” Foggy groaned. “If she has anything to say about it, I’m gonna get disbarred. Or arrested. Or both. Disbarrested.”

“That’s not a word,” Jo reminded him, fondly amused.

“It will be after Reyes has me disbarrested.”

“Oh my god, Foggy, you’re not getting disbarrested. For fuck’s sake.”

😢- a line that made you cry

Oh god, like, this bit outta Through the Looking Glass hurt me so bad when I thought it up that I had to take a timeout and it still gets me every time:

“You’re. You’re right, Foggy, you are, but even if you try— Even if you try to use him as a replacement,” stammers Matt at last, voice low and hard, “we both know this—” Matt’s other palm thumps against Foggy’s chest, right over his pounding heart— “still belongs to me.”

He stops there, but Foggy doesn’t need heightened senses to hear the implied ‘whether I want it or not’.

[therogerclarkfanclub]

Tagged by @coping-via-clint-eastwood

Tag 9 people you want to know better

3 ships: Arthur Morgan x Charles/Charlotte/Albert from Red Dead Redemption 2

Last song: What a Feeling by Irene Cara Edit: I just found out Irene passed away last year 😥 RIP

Last movie: Wakanda Forever, but I wanted to watch Roger's latest horror film, Bunker, and I missed it cuz it had a ridiculously short run time in theaters. So now I must wait for the streaming version.

Currently reading: Reddit. I don't dislike books per se, I just haven't found the one that clicks with me.

Currently watching: I'm always playing some game so there's not much on the TV front.

Currently consuming: Tea

Currently craving: just plain vanilla ice cream

Tagging (but don't feel forced to participate): @teashadephoenix, @kieropal, @photo1030, @goodolrogering, @tecker

[zekelandon]

-Ezekiel 33:16

Happy Zeke Landon Day 

December 28th, 2021

requested by @teashadephoenix

[enchantedxrose]

fadedelegance said: If you ever need to talk about what you’re going through, I’m here. I deal with anxiety & depression, as well, and when they flare up (which still happens to me every now & then, despite my meds), it’s damn hard to get yourself to do things. Sometimes all I wanna do is just crawl into bed and not leave for hours. I procrastinate sometimes because everything is just too overwhelming. But yeah, I’m here to help cuz I have been there.

Thank you for your empathy, I appreciate it. That anxiety/depression team-up especially sucks because they feed into each other and make such conflicting feelings, I know what you mean.

theteaisaddictive said: Noticed your absence, but I just assumed you had work/real life obligations 😟😟 Don’t feel obligated to come here if you can’t muster the energy; we’ll all still be here when you’re feeling more stable. Hoping you feel a little better as the days get longer and brighter ☺️☺️☺️

I hope so too. Thanks for being so understanding.

teashadephoenix said: Definitely noticed your absence! :( But life happens, and I’m sorry youve been hazy. I know how that goes. It can be really hard to talk about it, but it really does help, even typing it out. I hope you start feeling like yourself again soon. <3

Thank you, it seems like a lot of people here know how it feels from personal experience and that makes me a bit sad, but it’s also nice to talk to people that have been through the same.

missstreelight said: Hey, Megan. I did notice and I missed seeing your posts on my dashboard, but I figured you had real life and stuff going. Sorry about the depression you’re going through at the moment. I get that it’s hard to talk about it to people, but I hope expressing/venting it on here helps to release it a bit. I’m here to offer what little support I can, being this far away. Take your time, do what you need for yourself. Sending positive vibes your way.

Thanks, Emily, it’s nice to be missed. It does help somewhat to at least be honest with some people for a change (can’t really talk to my parents about this, for example). Thank you for being so sweet and supportive.

[major-charlie]

teashadephoenix replied to your post: So I was thinking of watching Stranger...

It is definitely one of my favorite shows. I love all the characters (except for a choice few) and its lovingly-crafted 80s nostalgia about a friends battling Lovecraftian monsters. The performances are UNBELIEVABLY good. From everyone involved. s1 is 8/10 s2 10/10

You got me at “80s nostalgia” <3 thank you!

[begitalarcos]

🎶✨ when u get this u have to put 5 songs u actually listen to, publish. then, send this ask/tag 10 of your favorite followers (non-negotiable, positivity is cool) ✨🎶

I was tagged by @womanoflettersinthebunker

1. Used to be Mine - Jessie Mueller

2. Cherry Wine - Hozier

3. For Fruits Basket - Ritsuko Okazaki

4. Viva el amor - Paola e chiara

5. Twist of Fate - Olivia Newton John

I tag @thosetwistedtales @mrsdanieljackson @weird-and-gifted @sexymonstersupercreep @weirdlet @jetzelda @delektorskichick @teashadephoenix @starryruins @kingxfmischief

[teashadephoenix]

Emergency!

Hey guys. I hate to do this again, but I am in a crisis situation.

Back in March I had to hospitalize my brother. He's been battling depression for years and it's reached a critical point. His doctor put him on Prozac and he's starting therapy tonight, but he hasn't been able to work since the end of February. I've been carrying on alone with half the income I was expecting to be making, and in this economy i just don't make enough to support us both.

The property manager of my apartment is really needing to see some money from me (the last payment I made was $600 in February-- I now owe her $3100) and unfortunately I have nothing to give her. I fully expect to be evicted if I don't come up with SOMETHING by tomorrow.

If you can help at all, by either donating or reblogging this post, I would be grateful.

I plan on opening up commissions soon (writing and art) but I'm currently at work so I dont have my pricing sheet. I'll have that up tonight after work.

Thank you

Tea x

Paypal: elbktenney@gmail.com (Elizabeth Madden)

Cashapp $teashadephoenix

[writingwithcolor]

I have a question about one of my characters in something I’m writing. My characters name is Hai Chen the story takes place in England so all of the characters speak English. She meets one of the characters and introduces herself as Hai, I’m planning to put some dialogue like this. Character A: who are you? Hai: hai. A: yes, hello, but what’s your name? Ect. It’s meant to be a comedic scene but I’m not sure if this is okay.

Character named Hai Chen, making joke off her name

I mean, it’s kind of silly and reaching for low-hanging fruit (why wouldn’t Hai say “I’m Hai” or something like that), and also making fun of names. What does everyone else think?

–Mod Jess

Agreed. From this, I’m getting that the character’s only named Hai because “Haha that’s funny because in sounds funny in English!! xD”

Also, considering that Hai is a Vietnamese first name, I would expect a Vietnamese character to have their surname spelled with Vietnamese’s romanization- Tran, not Chen (Mandarin’s romanization of the name).

If you were going for a Vietnamese character, I would suggest changing the spelling to Tran however I’m sure that mixed Chinese/Vietnamese people could have their name spelled as such.

Even Vietnamese people influenced by Mandarin-speaking countries could have their name spelled with Mandarin’s romanization- I guess it depends on whether or not the character is Vietnamese.

TLDR: Please don’t make a joke out of a character named “Hai Chen”. The name itself isn’t bad, but using it as a cheap attempt at comedy is insulting. :)

~ Mod Em

Commentary

@trishmishtree Hai can also be a Chinese first name because literally any word can be a Chinese first name. But then it’s doubly silly because Hai’s parents would have named her Ocean

@magnetofanboy Also, 99% of the time, if you can make a joke about someone’s name, they’ve heard it before. Think about how it would feel if you had a name that people thought was funny and random people you met would make the same joke over and over. This applies for anyone, not just poc, but it affects poc disproportionately. It’s not an awful joke but I don’t think that anyone of color would find it funny.

@kristos-nikos My last name is Cox and throughout my youth, I got asked if my middle name was Sucks. Hilarious, right? Making fun of names in any context is some boring ass unnecessary shit.

@tomatobookworm Hai could be a Chinese given name, but the most likely option 海 (sea) is not an usual name for a woman. Why did the parents name her that? Was she born near the sea? Were the parents first generation and have to cross the sea to the new country? If there’s no back story, it would feel like the author just picked a random sound in naming the character.

@volleyness My brother’s name was 鹤(he) and he got made fun of in school because of how it was pronounced in English. He found it so annoying he gave himself an English name so people would stop making jokes with his name. I think that if the character is constantly having their name be the butt of a joke, they may find it more annoying than not so it wouldn’t really be funny for the 100th time.

@enchantrash-files unless op wants the character making the joke to be disliked by the reader, this aint a good idea. it’s insensitive asf

@teashadephoenix Speaking *completely* from my white perspective, I knew a Vietnamese man named Hai and he made this joke occasionally (“Hi, Im Hai”) when introducing himself, but I got the sense that he did it BEFORE ignorant white folks could. 0/10 would not use this gag