Post-vacation clarity in the form of... word vomit? Sure!
First: so very lucky. So very fortunate. Grateful. That I FINALLY got to cross off a bucket-list vacation and see some massive trees and beautiful mountains. Everything I could have imagined! And it's definitely worthy of a re-visit, once time has passed and I've recovered financially.
Second: I'm so amused that my slight trepidation regarding the potential for "culture shock" was unwarranted. See, if you're a rather unsocial midwesterner schooled in the ways of "Minnesota Nice" aka Advanced Passive Aggression, you might be worried about venturing into more direct/easygoing/outgoing cultures. I was delighted to take a vacation from blatant pettiness and passive aggression during my time out west. And honestly? I miss it. San Francisco was pretty agreeable, all things considered, and I will make a point to revisit.
Third: I loved taking the train! And at the same time, I'm heartbroken for the way passenger trains have to operate in this shithole country. Please. I just want so many trains. At all hours, in every direction. And, if it's NOT TOO MUCH TROUBLE, for assholes to not drag enormous tractor tires onto the tracks. (Fuck you, Utah.)
In conclusion: I'm so happy I went, and now I have to go through my photos while I reluctantly pick up where I left off here. And yes, California, if I can, I absolutely will be back. Thanks for having us.
Opinion on the idea of role-swap AU where everyone only swaps one random trait per pair? (like say, Audrey is the one who stayed in Paris while Andre dipped but its still very much regular Audrey. Or Shoto going to Aldera instead of Katsuki)
Honestly we have plenty of AU ideas that stem from 'character A does something different/Character A and B swap roles'.
what are some your hc’s for tedtrent!! go crazy please!! :))
oh man oh man i know i have a whole bunch of them that i cannot for the life of me remember on the top of my head rn, which is why this ask is taking so long for me to answer but HMM...
i know that people like to make Trent out to be this, experienced Elder Gay type of guy but in my heart i know he's just as inexperienced to it as Ted (who, in my head, is bisexual, recently found out during his time in london or during the amsterdam episode even) and they're just two people falling in love in the most "I don't know how to do this, but I want to atleast try" way and at times get soo so so overwhelmed that someone loves them as much as they love the other. maybe their communication is absolute shit, maybe Trent doesn't even realize they're on their 3rd date and thought it was something similar to the indian restaurant where Ted just brought him along for dinner, i just think it could all be very silly, very intimate, just all around driving me up the damn walls!!!!!
oh also Trent absolutely hates Ted's whole, open jar peanut butter left on the counter for him to dip his finger into, thing. wishes daily that Ted would just use a darn spoon like a normal person 😭
im curious on how you decide on if a spell worked or not? im not sure if that made sense but idk most people say that you can "feel" the energy going through but i genuinely have no clue what that means
Its not even *that* complex tbh. Whole thing is way simpler than people wanna pretend; the ifs, ands, and buts are wiggle room. Thats all. Thats The Secret(tm)
Did. It. Werk?
Yes or no;
pass or fail?
No? Throw it out. Or try something else. Divination, another thing, etc.
Yes? Keep it quiet.
Ego borks shit worse than stupid ever did. I got a sister can roll whatever on dice any time she wants. Till that pride pops up and then FAIL. Every time. shits got a way of keeping itself secret. Second guessable. Plausably deniable. Real sneaky like. Secret. Almost ..
OCCULT! LIKE A STOOL. A real sthpooky sthtool.
The real shit doesnt do spotlights - for anyone. You can use it for that if youre like... extremely boring, have no personality, need recognition to nut but like.. you wont be remembered for what you wanted. Juuuuuuust anoooooother coocoo. Cluck. Just like the rest of em. Us, i guess.
But anywhooo did it work or didnt it - did the change occur? Did states flip? Did shit 180 between your friend and that dude after you threaded your hair through a needle and sewed it into his pants? Did you get the job after you put a pebble from the cemetary in your left shoe for the interview? Did that gossip shut up after you wrote their name upside down on a strip of slippery elm bark and buried it under your stoop? thats it. thats the whole equation. The whole course. The seminar. thatll be 400 dollars. Im kidding. OR AM I?
stranger things is my favorite show purely because they wrote in the classic friend group tension of two friends wanting to be the same character in a piece of media they all like
no one likes “proof or it didn’t happen” people but some of y’all will act like someone asking for literally any shred of evidence to support a claim means they’re evil and taking the other side or some shit and it’s stupid
Steffan Chirazi doing what he does best: bringing the BONKERS levels up a few notches.
You've heard of Lars Ulrich's Beach Ball Defender, now get ready for...
HAPPY CYMBALS, HAPPY _______
transcript under the cut
Transcript:
[...] when I ran into Jimmy Clark, Lars' drum tech, backstage.
Steffan: Jimmy, why don't you tell us what you are doing here
Jimmy: well, I'm getting all the danish spit off the cymbals, that's there every night after a show. I wanna make sure the cymbals are clean every night -shiny, like brand new. It's just my thing, I've been that way all my life, even with my own kits, so... I just like them to be clean.
Steffan: I mean, the alarming thing is I came in here and there is an actual industrial looking sander
Jimmy: yeah, it's just a grinder with a polishing pad on it. Yeah, I put a dab of doo on the end of it --it's called Flits, you know, nice little product, if they wanna send me more they can *laughs*
Steffan: well, very good. We'll be coming to you during the tour and talk to you about more the four drum kits you have to work with, but, for now-- should we listen to the sound of you working?
Jake thinks he knows everything. Sure, maybe he's lost Chloe but he's sure he can keep everyone else under his finger.
He underestimates how loyal Brooke is to Chloe. She's far more loyal to Chloe than to him.
Even without a squip, Rich is still being controlled and he hates it. He never wanted to be this cruel but that's who he was required to be. Perhaps peace could be an option on someone else's side.
Jenna still remains on the outskirts of the group who were once their friends. She begins to pick up on the smallest differences when Chloe and Brooke are by themselves. Then all of a sudden the king and queen are not together. Not in the way where they had their usual fights that explode in the middle of the halls before one of them twists the other back into whatever fucked up relationship they had. And that sudden change? Well, that's enough to get interested in their lives once again.