#Josie's life

[mindfogandsleep]

Tonight I'm experiencing that type of pain where there's no specific location, just *my body* and no position is uncomfortable exactly but no position is comfortable either and I feel so restless but really I just want to sleep

#josie's life #spoonie #chronic illness #cfs #myalgic encephalomyelitis #fibromyalgia

[edorazzi]

Page 3 of my Miraculous Mentor AU comic A Matter of Trust! In which Felix adjusts to life in Paris and grows up to be a perfectly normal, emotionally healthy teenager! 😬

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Weekly updates each Sunday! You can also read ahead early on Patreon, and/or buy me a Ko-fi if you'd like to support my work! 💖

#miraculous ladybug #mentor au #richard sphinx #felix sphinx #A Matter of Trust #felix is a perfectly stable; well developed; socially confident teenager #HAHAHA just kidding he's a ball of stunted emotions and unprocessed trauma #which is his difference from adrien; he's always looking for ways to escape from his isolated life but felix grew into it ;-; #josie's art

[rottenapplefae]

a close up look of my last post

#bottoms movie #bottoms 2023 #josie marks #hazel callahan #pj waters #isabel bottoms #rotten apple art #as you can see drawing hair is the bane of my existence but also the light of my life #it stresses me out and yet calms me like no other

[fadeintoyou1993]

JOSIE MCCOY RIVERDALE | S07E17

#riverdaleedit #josiemccoyedit #josie mccoy #riverdale #dailyfictionalblackgirls #dailywoc #tuserdee #userjacko #userlindsay #userrachel #usermorgan #tuserrobin #userbecca #userkraina #usersadie #userlourdes #tusersonny #gif #mine #literally foiught for my fucknig life trying to upload this gifset I WONT BE SILENCED!!!! #anyways........most beayutiful woman on earth

[princessgiggles333]

so rarely are comedy movies targeted towards teenage girls. so rarely are the ones “for” teenage girls actually funny. so rarely do comedy movies for teenage girls incorporate lgbt characters as part of the main theme without directly mocking the gay community with bigoted “jokes”.

and yet here we have: Bottoms 2023.

#bottoms 2023 #bottoms movie #hazel callahan #bottoms josie #bottoms pj #bottoms isabel #bottoms brittany #quite literally once in a blue moon #maybe because most movies have old ppl in the writing room… old ppl who know nothing about teenage girls #i’m holding onto this film for the rest of my life #because i’m convinced nothing else will come close to this gem #representation done RIGHT!! #nothing was forced!! because i know for a fact more than half of the writers were women #AND THERES AN 80S THEME!! #okay i’ll stop tagging now

[lurkingshan]

Japanese QL Corner

ICYMI: There are so many Japanese qls airing weekly, so I’m going to start posting this little round up at the end of each week. Most of these shows are on Gaga and I highly recommend watching!

Tsukuritai Onna to Tabetai Onna 2

Another great batch of episodes this week, as Kasuga and Nomoto settled into dating life, all the gals got together for various food related events, and Nagumo began seeking treatment for her eating disorder. This show is just always so compassionate with its characters, and manages to find interesting conflicts without going for high drama. I am very much enjoying seeing Kasuga and Nomoto figure out how their relationship should look now that they're dating and also how to communicate and respect each other as they make decisions. Kasuga's tendency to let Nomoto steamroll her feels harmless when it's about picking fruit or vegetables, but it won't be when it comes to making decisions about where they live and how to set up their home, so it's great they're addressing it early. It's also awesome to see them expand their circle of friends and deepen their bonds with Yako and Nagumo--I was high key jealous of the curry and s'mores parties. And Nagumo just has my whole heart. When she expressed profound relief at learning there is a name for her illness and ways to treat it, my mind immediately jumped to Rachel Bloom. Looking forward to her healing. I can't believe there is only one more batch of episodes coming, love and gratitude to @furritsubs!

Chaser Game W

I’ll keep this brief. This show was a mess, and not even in a fun way because unfortunately it was also extremely misogynistic. @twig-tea covered the major issues well in her post. Wild that this show aired simultaneously with TsukuTabe, what a dichotomy.

My Strawberry Film

This one is really not grabbing me. It feels kind of slow and muted and uncertain about what it's doing. I am not finding the mystery or the love rhombus compelling, and this week's focus on Hikaru's infatuation with Minami had me yawning and picking up my phone a lot. But it's early, I am hopeful it will pick up some steam.

Sukiyanen Kedo Do Yaro ka

This was a cute episode about Sakae and Soga getting past their initial awkwardness, learning how to communicate with each other, and moving into a more intimate phase of their relationship, and I think I would have loved it if we'd gotten it two weeks ago. This should have been the episode that followed their initial confessions, but instead the show did a two week diversion into love triangle nonsense, and unfortunately, I think it really threw off the pacing and the connection to these characters for me. It just feels too late in the show for this relationship to still feel so new. We haven't had time to settle in with them as a couple, or for them to develop a strong foundation to make us root for them to overcome the coming obstacles in the final arc. Still, this episode had some delightful scenes--Soga finally paying a visit to the sauna was my personal fav, and I also enjoyed the metaphor of Sakae literally catching Soga's love (and knowing @bengiyo would lose it over another important SPORTS moment in bl). This is a show I really want to love, but something just isn't connecting.

Perfect Propose

I love this final episode and I love this show. Hiro quit his job, Kai resolved things with the shop owner and his son, and they finally got on the same page about their relationship and made out about it. 10/10 no notes for this finale. It was lovely to see Hiro finish his project and make a decision to quit the daily grind--I loved, too, that he is still in touch with his former colleagues--and we saw the change in him so quickly. He looked happier, lighter, brighter. His skin was cleared and his crops were watered! And Kai got to have his moment of catharsis too, sharing his fear that he is a burden on others and having Hiro affirm for him that he wants him in his life and he's a help, not a burden. And I loved that we got all that plus a great kiss, a bed scene (with a very cute leg cramp diversion) and a small peek at their new domestic life together. This show makes me happy and it will definitely be one I return to for rewatches.

Ossan's Love Returns

I'm of two minds on this finale. On the one hand, I really loved it as a single episode of the show, was happy with where all the resolutions landed, and was left with a very warm feeling toward the show overall. The cherry blossom scene especially really got me right in the feels; I've loved the progression of Maki and Haruta's relationship this season and I love the way they talk to each other. They have earned themselves a spot on my list of favorite drama couples who I actually believe are going to stay together. I also loved everything about the big chaotic group scene and all these characters coming together to pour love on Haruta; it felt earned after a season of him knocking himself out for all his loved ones. The end joke with Chief moving in next door, and getting a final Maki/Kurosawa battle, was *chef's kiss*. And Takegawa's perfect life partner being a cat? 10/10 no notes. I will be clutching my aroace Takegawa read tightly to my bosom.

On the other hand, the episode reinforced for me that the way we got to a lot of these resolutions didn't feel quite right. In particular, I don't think the way Kurosawa's health scare played out across the back half of the season worked, and I'm not too pleased about spending three episodes in a downbeat, tragic mode for the sake of a simple pun joke. I think the whole plot would have landed a lot better for me if the audience was let in on Kurosawa's mistake at the start and the tone of his overwrought goodbyes was farcical all the way through. Not only would that have maintained the comedic tone of the show, but we could have used that story time to better seed some of the themes of this episode with Haruta's crisis of confidence and yearning for family. I'm pretty much agnostic on Kiku and Izumi; they never sold me on that pairing but I wasn't mad about their ending.

Overall, I am very glad I jumped into this show and enjoyed the watch experience a lot, despite my quibbles with some of the overarching writing choices. The cast is amazing and all the characters make me smile. If they make another season, I'll be watching!

Bonus: Josi teki Saikatsu

I finally watched this drama this week--I held out for awhile hoping to find it in better quality, but no dice, it's 480p in the grey--and despite the potato lens I loved it so much. This is the story of Miki, a transfemme lesbian, just trying to live her life in the way she wants, and all the barriers she comes up against in that pursuit. Our story begins when her childhood friend, Goto, comes looking for his old pal in a moment of desperation and is stunned to see how she's changed. The show is only four short episodes, but they manage to paint a full picture of Miki's life at home, at work, with friends and lovers, and with her estranged family, and show us how she became who she is. Miki is whip smart and perceptive and generous, but also wary of trusting anyone after she's been let down by so many loved ones. I love her so much, and you will too. This story was written by a trans woman and it shows! Brave the 480p and check it out.

#japanese ql corner #tsukuritai onna to tabetai onna #she loves to cook and she loves to eat #chaser game w #my strawberry film #sukiyanen kedo do yaro ka #perfect propose #ossan's love returns #josi teki saikatsu #life as a girl #japanese bl #japanese gl #jdrama

[duusheen]

Hope took a plane home for just one day to spend the holidays with her family. It was a bittersweet celebration because, while she had fun, being there reminded her how much she hates being alone in the city; and seeing her dad sad didn't help either 😔

#ts4 gameplay #ts4 challenge #ts4 legacy challenge #ts4 screenshots #Jay holds a special place in his heart for Hope because she came into his and Miracle's life at a difficult time :'( #i was crying too tbh 😔 #pollock legacy #gen5 #miracle holm #brisa pollock #josie pollock #hope pollock #luna pollock #jay pollock

[ha-bloody-ha]

What we know about the musical episode so far

It airs on March 25

Murdoch hallucinates the whole thing while comatose from a gunshot (apparently to the head?)

It's been floating around at Shaftesbury for nearly a decade

Brackenreid sings a song called "Bloody Hell," written by Paul Aitken and recorded at least eight years ago (I'm guessing this means all the other songs are original as well)

Thomas Craig can SING

Everybody sings! Including Higgins!

Gay! Dancing! Constables!

Have I missed anything?

#murdoch mysteries #mmmusical #mmxvii #murdoch mysteries spoilers #mm spoilers #gay! dancing! constables! #Josy the costume designer says we should all be losing our minds #of course he's going to be fine the following week #not like a traumatic brain injury is life-altering or anything #it would be a hell of a story arc to watch him trying to learn with a different brain #but alas

[murderandcoffee]

dear god I am fucking obsessed with colin

#exhausted scottish man fights computer every day of his miserable life. more at 7 #tmagp #tmagp 3 #the magnus protocol #colin becher #josie listens to podcasts #bs.txt

[mindfogandsleep]

Anyone got any advice for nausea?

Every few nights at the moment I seem to be getting nauseous at bed time. I have m.e and fibro so I'm assuming one of them is responsible but I guess there could be another cause

#josie's life #spoonie #chronic illness

[squishymar]

josie and isabel have ruined my life pass it on

#bottoms 2023 #josie x isabel #josie bottoms #isabel bottoms #bottoms movie #best movie of the year #losing my mind #ship of my life next

[edorazzi]

It's Tintin Day again! 🚀

One day late for Valentine's but that won't stop the holiday spirit! Tintin's happy to let the other fellas get on with it. 💖 

#tintin #the adventures of tintin #captain haddock #piotr skut #snowy #josie's art #aro/ace tintin 4 life #happy to see the captain so comfortable with their resident estonian dreamboat #good luck fellas be safe

[josieschronicles]

Hello readers,

If you are around my age you most likely are struggling with new university life, just like I did. So as an introduction to my blog, I will give you some tips on how to start your uni life and not make the same mistakes as I did.

Academics:

Never skip classes unless you are seriously ill.

Does not matter if your university is strict with attendance or not, attend all of the classes. Depending on your major even one absence can get you behind the course material. If you have to skip the class ask the professor if you can attend it online, or if they can record it. Ask your classmates for notes that they took (but not anyone, pick that person who is very organised, maybe a little bit nerdy, usually they are the ones with useful notes). Go to the TA sessions and open hours for the topics you did not understand fully.

Always go to office hours/TA sessions.

Even if you understand everything fully and there is no confusion, still attend those sessions. Professors and TAs notice your dedication and great discipline to their class and will definitely appreciate that. Depending on the grading system (if being active during class counts towards your grades) it may also benefit your GPA. If you do not have any questions, try to find some. If you did your assignments perfectly still go and ask what could be done to improve.

There are no stupid questions.

During my first year of uni, I was too embarrassed and shy to ask questions during class and in general since I had the fear that it would be too stupid or idiotic but that took away the chances of me learning and understanding my subjects on the deeper level. Believe me, no one will notice nor care about how stupid your questions are, everyone has the same fear and even more to worry about.

Never procrastinate

For many years of my life, I had a huge problem with procrastination, I never developed a discipline, was only counting on my motivation which I got away with during high school but in university there is no other option if you want to pass your courses. The day you get your assignment start working on it, even if the deadline is not until next month. For example, I already started to brainstorm and work on my final projects for the courses.

Take care of your physical and mental health. I will post more about maintaining good health, time management, fashion, self-care routines and balancing social life with the hectic university schedule.

xoxo, Josie

#academia #university #student #improvement #gpa #study tips #procrastination #time management #university life #blog #Josie's chronicles #fashion #self care #mental health #fears #physical health #burnout #college life #dark acamedia #light acamedia #old money

[autumncottageattic]

Enchanted April is a 1991 British film adapted from Elizabeth von Arnim's 1922 novel The Enchanted April. It stars Miranda Richardson, Josie Lawrence, Polly Walker, and Joan Plowright, with Alfred Molina, Michael Kitchen, and Jim Broadbent in supporting roles.

Part IV

#enchanted april #enchanted april 1991 #enchanted april movie #country living #country life #country aesthetic #spring aesthetic #italian countryside #spring countryside #spring view #book adaptation #Michael Kitchen #Jim Broadbent #Alfred Molina #Joan Plowright #Polly Walker #Miranda Richardson #Josie Lawrence #romantic movies #Elizabeth von Arnim

[dk-thrive]

It is an astonishing moment to be alive. You could have been born into a lull — instead you were born into a tipping point.

What I tell my students, when they feel singularly unfortunate to be born in this moment, is this is your moment, the moment your soul showed up incarnate. In this world. It is an astonishing moment to be alive. You could have been born into a lull — instead you were born into a tipping point. It’s your one life and you’ve entered it at a flexion point — a point when everything you do matters. How often in history does a soul get to live in such an era? Don’t waste it. Show up for it. With everything you’ve got. Some will invent, some will organize, some will witness, some will grieve, some will console. Live this life now. Even if in fury and grief, live it. You don’t want to die not having lived. It’s incredibly easy to find a way around experience rather than through it. But you will have cheated yourself out of your only possession: your life. You are here now. Now is the time to live fully, not hide, not escape.

— Jorie Graham, Jorie Graham confronts past, present, and future. (The Harvard Gazette, May 31, 2023) (via Alive on all Channels)

#Josie Graham #alive #change #life #live

[not-another-doctor]

Clara Oswald and Josie Day are my new rarepair

#doctor who #a matter of life and death #clara oswald #josie day #8th doctor #12th doctor