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kabutone · 2 months

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Hi!! I hope this is okay to ask but you seem to be really knowledgeable on masks so i was wondering what type you recommend the most?? :0 i'd love to get more masks since i do mask already but want to get better ones and i feel like you'd know which ones are the best!! Tysm in advance and feel free to delete this if this is weird!! ^^

yes ofc im glad you asked!! this might get kinda long so bear with me lol (TLDR: I'd recommend to find an N95 that is comfortable and fits you well! My go to is the 3M Aura 9210, but there are a variety of other masks for every face shape if the 3M Aura isn't a good fit!)

It can be kinda tricky to name one specific mask since face shapes differ so much, but I'll list the ones I've tried and some styles you could explore! But my main recommendation is to look for an N95 or better! The most important things to look out for is a mask that has good filtration material and that it fits well on your face (no big gaps or leakage)! And of course, that you're getting a legitimate product.

I prefer N95s because they're generally more protective than KN95s and KF94s. There also isn't as much regulation for KN95s and KF94s as there is for N95s, so it can be easier to come across fakes. People also sometimes find that head strap masks keep their fit better than earloop masks. This isn't a one size fits all rule, however, some people have passed fit tests in ear loop masks! It's just something to keep in mind.

I'd recommend looking at masks on ProjectN95! These have been vetted to ensure they're good quality, and there should be links to buy directly from the website. Unfortunately there's a lot of fake or underperforming masks out there, so it's important to buy from a trusted source. Here's a video that covers this issue and what to look out for! Another great resource is Aaron Collins, who has posted a lot of tests and info about many different types of masks.

I use the 3M Aura 9210! I like this one for the material it uses for the straps. There are other kinds of 3M Auras (like the 9205) which are just as good, but they have those rubber straps and I just don't prefer those. This is the only trifold-style I've worn, but it's pretty comfortable!

And this is just anecdotal, but I've heard the 3M Aura tends to fit more faces better than other styles. Compared to other masks I've tried, it has a stronger nose wire, so its easier to shape it to your face! Some others have had flimsy nose wires that don't hold very well, while others (like cup-style masks) have rigid ones that you're not really supposed to mold at all. This one has passed fit tests for me, and is comfortable enough for me to sleep in!

Another style I like is the Gerson 3230! This is a duckbill style mask!

It looks a little silly but these are SUPER breathable. So much so that I feel a little exposed wearing them lol but I've passed fit tests in them multiple times!! One downside to these though is that unlike the 3M Aura, they don't have as much structure, so if you inhale too hard they kinda suction onto your face.

This is the 3M 8210, which is a cup style mask!

These didn't work for me, but that doesn't necessarily mean they won't work for you! This specific mask is very rigid, so you can't really form them to your face, but they will not collapse when you breathe! I haven't tried other brands' cup style masks though, just 3M's.

This is a bifold mask! I just grabbed a photo of the Demetech one because I thinnnkkk I've worn this before? But its been YEARS, I don't wear bifolds anymore. KN95s also usually come in this style

This style can be a bit tricky because they come folded in half, and that sharp point at the nose bridge can cause issues for some people. I see a lot of people walking around with a big gap at their nose because of that folded point, so just be sure to properly fit it to your face if you use these! Here's a video demonstration on how to do this, and here's a good photo example:

Finally, there's also this strapless adhesive mask. They're kinda pricey compared to the others, but kinda cool I guess? Can also get them here

Strangely I didn't pass a fit test in these? I think maybe I just need more practice putting them on lol

These are all N95s, but there are also masks like N100s, P100s, and PAPRs if you wanna get really intense. And I can also ramble about those but this is already so so long lol

Finally, it's important your mask fits well! This is to make sure that air is going through the filtration material, not going around the mask. For example, it'd be safer to wear a well fitted N95 than an ill fitted N100. A quick way to check for leaks is to do a seal check when you put on a mask! here's a guide on how to do it, and here's a video demonstration!

But it's important to note this is not a foolproof solution, and the best way to measure fit would be a qualitative or quantitative fit test. Unfortunately, fit testing can be rather inaccessible to most people, so it's hard for me to recommend it. There are DIY kits and DIY tutorials in addition to official kits, though. Quantitative fit tests are even less accessible, and I'm still trying to figure out how to get one :( But if you're interested in it, I can also ramble about that.

If you read this far thank you so much for listening to my lil mask infodump :') I hope this was helpful !!

#yayayay thank u !#i spent like hours writing this cause i kept trying to make it shorter #i made it as concise as possible but i have so many words to say #and as always u can always ask more questions and i will answer to the best of my ability :3 #long post #asks

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jess-moloney · 5 months

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Ice Studios as a whole business makes no sense:

[Warning: Super long post]

Let's take a look at their weird "stocking" and "restocking" habits.

First off, we are to believe that the moment something restocks it also sells out (For instance the hats). On October 1st 2023, there was a post on Ice's shop saying the hats would be restocked. Then either they never were or they sold out so fast that no one who wanted them had a chance to buy them.

According to the number of likes on the post for the restock there's 1164 though you can remove one of those since it's Jess and she's probably not buying her own merch (cause she never wears it) so 1163 people liked that post.

There's one comment saying that they missed the restock cause they had bills to pay. There's another comment asking "When"

This means they either never restocked in the first place or they sold at least 1163 hats almost as soon as they were listed. Which certainly is not possible. I'd also assume only a fraction of the people who liked that post were in the market to buy a nearly $100 hat. You'd have to estimate it was probably more like 500 people and even that's being generous so maybe 250 people.

If they did "restock" (which is debatable going by the comments asking when they were going to restock) then they didn't stock more than I'm guessing around 300? 400? If that. Which is why they sold out so fast. Yet, I also can't believe this brand is so popular that they actually sold hundreds of those hats for that amount that quickly. Why don't I believe that?

Well, the skirt has been up for how long now? A week? Two? First it started where you could just buy it (no size options at all). A few days later some size options were added. Sizes 1-2. Even after this Complexicon thing it's still not sold out. Then, I guess you can argue well almost no one can fit into those sizes so of course it wouldn't sell very fast. Fair enough, I'll give you that.

This shirt has been restocked and there for quite a while with many different size options (they also just added a new colour option). No sizes are sold out. With the "advertising" they are currently doing (which by the way that account basically did nothing to advertise anything until maybe a week ago?) if they had such an active cult following devoted to buying these items they should already be sold out or at very least, one of the sizes should be unavailable. Except they aren't.

These pants (which look extremely different from how they are advertised, so much so that I didn't even realize it was the same item) are sold for half this price by Oakley. A better more recognizable and reliable brand. Even if that weren't the case if you look at the website (desktop version) it says it's sold out but then it also says that the item is for "pre-order". If you look at the IG account on the ads when they claim this is dropping, you see a bunch of confused people asking "when"? So either they never actually stocked it or people don't realize that the item in the shop is the item they are advertising (because they look very, very different) so they didn't go buy it.

Now, here's the weird thing. The IG says that the item will be stocked, but then you get the note that the item is pre-order and it ships in 6-8 weeks. There is a post that says "October drop" but since people are still asking when, I don't think it ever dropped despite being in the store and unrecognizable as how they are advertising it. Yet, it was supposed to already be in stock at some point, even though they never dropped it because there was never a post that said it dropped, ever, but it's sold out before they even announced it being dropped and now for a long time it's been stuck on "sold out" but also pre-order?

I have the same exact questions about this jacket which is apparently the "entire outfit" and in the same exact state of limbo as the pants. Look at the pants and jacket compared to how they are both advertised. Do they look anything alike? Even if they did, they are sold as separate items and to get them both, in total, you would need to pay $650. Since there's also confusion as to whether they ever even stocked this item, just going by the comments and posts that promise to stock it then never actually do, (and also the people in the comments confused about how to access the shop) do I believe they sold out of both things? No. I don't. Especially since I can't find one single post from anyone who actually bought it or is wearing it.

The same goes for any item in the store, unless those people are directly connected to Jess or Renell somehow. The one thing I did find (from last year) are some shoes they were selling, allegedly. They had a semi-influencer post an ad for them, there were some other ads posted, and then one "unboxing" video from an account that has around 600 followers and that's it. If you go to the Ice Studios hashtag on IG you will see they have less than 1000 posts tagged to them and most of those posts are Jess (tagging things that are completely unrelated to Ice Studios) and definitely not products that they sell. If you go to any other brand hashtag, big one, even semi-big, you will find posts not only from big accounts but small accounts showing off "Hey look I just got my new *brand* thing" trying to get reposted/noticed by the company. There is not one post like that in the Ice Studios tag.

Ice Studios also doesn't have any other social media. No Twitter, Tiktok, Youtube, or Facebook. So you mean to tell me these insanely overprice items that seem to be in demand by a fraction of people are selling out very quickly and fast enough that this business makes some sort of profit? That's not possible. There's no way they are even stocking over 1000 of each item. They probably aren't even stocking over 100 of each item. I suppose if they manage to somehow sell 100 of those pairs of pants at $300 each, in theory, that's 300 grand, right? However, if this is the case where is the money all going?

For example:

Let's say they stocked 100 of each item and sold out of each item. They would make a ton of money, surely. Then it would at least have to be split 50/50 between Renell and Jess. That would be after taxes and whatever production/shipping fees or whatever they are paying to have these items made. After that point I guess, they just keep 98% of the profits themselves and don't put it back into advertising? Marketing? Doing anything to grow this brand whatsoever?

As a very quick crash grab, that makes sense. I could see someone getting popular enough to open a "store" drop insanely overpriced merch, sell out of it somewhat fast, and keep half a million dollars then close up shop. That's not what they are or have been doing. They are running this business in a very odd manner and have been for 7-8 years. They never seem to restock when people want things restocked if they do it at all (because it's questionable if they do). They don't seem to stock items people keep demanding (though they could certainly get these same items right now and much cheaper than Ice is selling them for).

They don't have any celebrity endorsements, real advertisements, brand recognition, or anything close to that after 7 years. That means they can't be making tons of money because no one outside of their very niche 20K followers even knows who the hell they are. I guess you could tack on a few more because Renell has a ton of followers but how many of them also want to drop that kind of money on a shirt or some pants? Probably a fraction of her actual follower count (and then you have to figure how many of her followers are active and how many aren't, like how Jess seems to have maybe 10K active followers if that, even if her follower count reflects she has 40K followers).

Go ask 10 people on the street, 100 people, 1000 people, if they've ever heard of Ice Studios. I guarantee not a single one of them will know what you're talking about or what that is. At first, I do think it's possible that Renell (by herself) made a killing on what she was selling. Over time, something happened because anything she made (or Jess did) never went back into the business it just went into their pockets. They've never tried to do anything to make this brand marketable or legitimate outside of social media and only on one official account.

If you look at the search rankings (and various terms) you'll find that this website is not even close to popular. You'll also see that people keep searching for the shoes and the cargo skirt (two items that they have failed to bring back) but even if they did bring them back it seems like only 50 people might buy the skirt. The shoes are slightly more popular with 210 monthly searches. Once again, you'd have to figure that only a fraction of these people would actually buy these items and are probably just looking for a price and I'm certain once they were to see a price probably about 50-75% of them wouldn't end up spending however much ridiculous money they would charge for the skirt or shoes.

They've created some minor demand/buzz for items they don't sell anymore and refuse to restock or list (even though it seems they could probably make a good amount on those if they did). They stock a skirt in two small sizes that almost no one can wear/buy. Their entire business seems to be word of mouth. You can also buy traffic to your website to inflate the rankings so who even knows how genuine any of this is, to be honest. Just as much as you can buy likes on IG posts (comments as well).

I have two theories on what might be going on here:

They don't stock that many items to begin with so they sell out very quickly and make a decent profit but are so greedy they keep the majority of it (and then don't put it back into the business to make it a better business). I don't know why they would do this because if they were making that kind of profit and had been putting it back into the business from the start they'd be a much bigger brand by now.

Renell was making a huge profit on her store, then she met Jess, Jess somehow convinced Renell that if she took over management, then the store would get even bigger/more profitable. She was able to invest/buy out or convince Renell to give her 50% ownership and co-founder status. Whatever she actually did, Jess managed to get at least 50% ownership in what used to be a profitable business. Once she took it over, it started to tank, hard. Probably because shortly after that point she started dating Jamie and her entire life became about dating Jamie and doing nothing else. Since Jess has 50% ownership in the company, even though she's shit at running it, Renell probably can't do much about it without buying Jess out or some other legal thing that would be seriously complicated and too messy to do. That or Jess has somehow convinced Renell that she's going to "turn the business around" and do what she promised to do back in 2019 when they seemed to have become partners.

I think the most logical answer is the second one. That when she got to Renell the business was on the rise, she offered to buy out half the company, promised to make it huge with her "management" techniques, and worked on it kind of for a minute (probably not that hard because she figured it would practically sell itself since it was already doing that) then started dating Jamie and forgot what having anything resembling a job was and let the whole thing go to shit. Not that I really think she was working that hard in the first place just doing maybe 5% more. I think right now Jamie is realizing that she's a lazy con artist who makes promises she can't keep and Renell has probably noticed (and probably before now) that Jess has no idea what she's doing.

This is why Jess is scrambling to make Ice Studios look bigger than it actually is and doing all of this work suddenly. Not only because Jamie is probably leaving her ass but because Renell probably can't stand what Jess did to this business. Of course, you'd have to take all of this with a grain of salt because it's only my best guess going on the data that I can find but it seems like that's the most logical explanation for what's going on here. Also, add in that Jess has probably been taking her cut of the money this whole time, not investing it back into the company, and spending it on ridiculous shit like all the surgery she needed for her face. I do think she's a con artist, I do think someone here got scammed, I do think this business is poorly run trash and falsely advertising their popularity and products, and I do think that Jess is behind all of it because that is the only thing that makes any sense. If you did read all of this, what do you think? Anything to add? Have any theories? I'd like to know because I'm at a loss otherwise.

#jess moloney #jamie campbell bower #jamie bower #ice studios #thoughts

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poprock-the-baker · 3 years

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Supportive Brother

Dominick and Joseph we're heading into the locker room to start the period. Dominick had a free period at the end of the day and just chilled in the locker room away from people, Joseph just so happened to have football practice at the same time so it worked out for them both.

"SHIT! Dammit coach is gonna kill me..." Joseph said starting to sweat.

"What did you do now dumbass, you better not have forgotten your sports equipment." Dominick said back to his worried friend.

"No! I forgot my cup today! I need one or coach won't let me do practice!" Joseph was looking everywhere for the cup in his bag, starting to get frantic.

"Just get one from the pile of discarded one? They are there for that purpose." Dominick said pointing at the box of cups in the corner.

"No! Coach told us that we can't grab them from there... That it's our responsibility to bring them from home, your brother is the only one allowed to get them from there..." Joseph said looking sad then looked over at Dominick with a slight smile. Dominick gave him a glare as he looked over.

"I know that look on your face, I don't want any part in it." Dominick said before having his mouth covered by Joseph's hand.

"Will you just be my cup for this one practice? I'll turn you back right after it's over! Please!?" Joseph said giving Dominick the look of puppy eyes.

"Dammit... This is the last time I'm letting you turn me into anything! Just hurry it up and put my shit in your locker ok." Dominick slowly stood up and held out his hand to Joseph, knowing how this worked by now.

"THANK YOU SO MUCH DOM! OH MY GOD I WONT BE BENCHED! oh stay still!" Joseph said as he grabbed Dominick's hand as he slowly changed Dominick into a small athletic sport support cup and placed it onto the bench and picked up all the clothing that fell to the floor and put it into his locker along with Dominick's bag. "Let's get you on so I can get to practice!"

The world suddenly changed for Dominick, first being taller than his friend to being right in his hand. He was facing the ground at the moment, and to his horror he saw in slow motion that Joseph had forgotten to tie his laces. As he slowly walked to sit down his left foot stepped on the laces of his right foot and Dominick felt himself get released. He saw the locker room door get pushed in as someone walked in, and he landed in the box of discarded cups.

"FUCK! SHIT!" Joseph cursed as he hit the floor with his arm to catch himself. He looked over at the door that creaked as Dominick's older brother came into view.

"Damn dude. I saw that! Lemme get it out for you, I need to get one for myself anyways." Dominick's older brother Dylan said as he came over and grabbed two, handing one to Joseph.

"Omg thank you! I didn't want to mix up mine with the others!" He said as he looked at the brand new one in his hand and the brand new one in Dylan's hand too. "Damn, that's a new one too. Why is it in the box?"

"Oh, someone bought the wrong size cups and couldn't return them so they gave them to coach and he just dumped them in here. I've been meaning to get a new one as mine broke last practice, so I'm glad that there are some good ones!" Dylan said as he placed the 'new' cup down on the bench next to him as he stripped down and started getting ready. Everything had turned out fine.

But the world was the opposite of fine for Dominick. He saw Joseph and his brother talking as Dylan came over and grabbed him and another. He was happy he got recognized and getting back to Joseph, but soon that was shown to not be the case. Dylan handed the other cup over to Joseph as they both started chatting and laughing. Joseph didn't notice anything wrong as he looked at the cup in his hand and then over to Dominick. That was when the real terror set in. He was suddenly set down on the hard wooden bench and looked up to see his big brother getting naked right in front of him. He slowly saw Dylan get his athletic support boxers and started putting them on without a care in the world.

"So have you seen Dominick recently Joseph? I know he is usually here with you for practice. I need to tell him I'm not gonna be home for a bit, me and my boyfriend are gonna finally do it after dinner tonight." Dylan said with a smile as he held his dick and gave Joseph a good look at his hung member, then reached over for his cup and started to slide it into his boxers.

Dominick was freaking out. He was hearing his brother was about to have sex and then showing off his dick that was laying in wait inside his boxers. Then to his horror he saw Dylan reach to grab him and he felt his brothers fingers wrap around him as he was slowly slid down into the pouch, feeling his brother's soft dick on his back as he hear the elastic snap shut and his brother laugh with Joseph.

"Hey, tell me how it goes, I've been meaning to ask you two on a double date again with me and Victor." Joseph said putting his cup on, then grinding it against his crotch.

"Got it! And damn... That person had great taste in Athletic Cups, this thing feels amazing. It fits me perfectly, I think ill just use this one till it breaks! I was planning on buy a new one but now what's the point." Dylan laughed as he leaned over and started getting fully ready. He grabbed his crotch and grinded it slowly. "Oh I'm definitely keeping this one."

Dominick was so disturbed now, his brother had just declared he was going to keep him and his panic was setting in fully now. He watched as Joseph started to grind his crotch, no doubt thinking it was him. Then Dylan put on his sports equipment and swiftly copied which sent shivers down his spine as he felt a warm goo against his back.

Soon the bell rung and the locker room was filled with the rest of the team and they were soon all ready for the field. Dylan quickly grabbed Joseph and brought him to the side as they walked out.

"Thanks for dropping your cup dude, you helped me get a great one! It's super supportive and I can't wait to break it in with Malcolm~" Dylan said as he held his hand on his crotch again looking at Joseph.

"Thanks for finding mine dude! It's special and I can't lose it. So you helped me and I helped you~" Joseph said as he looked at Dylan's sexy action.

Dominick was in hell as he heard all of these things, he knew what it all meant and hoped to be found soon but he felt a surge through him as the warm precum seeped into his body. Then the practice started and he slowly lost the will to complain and fight the fear anymore, as he started to slowly cry realizing what was his future.

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The practice was soon over and they all went back to the locker room. Joseph took of this equipment and placed his cup in his bag before getting dressed and gave Dylan a high five. "I'm heading out. Gotta get home quickly! Later dude!" He said as he ran down the street to his place and took the cup out of his bag and started the process to turn the cup back. But nothing happened.

Meanwhile Dylan was getting undressed out of his equipment but left the boxers and cup on as he got dressed and looked over at Joseph's locker. "Huh, Dominick must have come by while we were practicing. Well he'll be fine without me." Dylan said as he took his jeans and zipped them up over Dominick, who was silently crying knowing his life was sealed away as his brother's athletic cup until he broke and was discarded.

That was his future, trapped to be nothing but a supportive brother.

#inanimate transformation #inanimate tf #unaware #brothers #athletic cup tf

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konpithepuppy · 3 years

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[TRANSLATION: POTATO 05.2021]

7 MEN SAMURAI SOLO INTERVIEW

Scans not mine

Neither an English nor a Japanese native speaker

Feel free to correct me, thanks

LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT

A gravure of 6 people who gives off a wonderful aura that seems like will make you fall in love the moment your eyes meet. In the interview, the members's value towards "love at first sight" is highlighted. (The interview was done at the middle of March.)

Questions:

Q1. Does love at first sight exist?

Q2. What specific first impression of a girl has a good impression on you?

Q3. What is the item that you fell in love at first sight and bought it?

Konno Taiki

A1. It is relatively possible (LOL).

But, not just based on the appearance, I may also be attracted to her inner side. I think I will find her cute when I try talking to her and will find out that she is an honest and airheaded girl. Basically, since I want for the move to come from me (T/N: lit. push myself harder), so on the contrary, I don't like to be told, "I fell in love with you at first sight." Without suddenly asking her contact address, I want to do things step by step (LOL). And then, when I also think that it is okay on her side (T/N: lit. she's good), I want to confess to her finally.

A2. Since I like someone who is an airhead, I can recognize if the person is an airhead or not on the first meeting. Since there is something that impresses only me (LOL). Being too much of an airhead is a problem but I like someone who is an airhead to an extent that I can tease. When she said something wrong, I want to pester her saying, "Can you try saying it again?" (LOL).

A3. I like a lot the black bomber jacket that I bought last year. I like the color black, and I came to like simple styles too. I first saw it in the internet but I am the type who buys things that I have seen in actual so I went to see it at the actual store and bought it there.

Recent Happening

I want to go and buy spring clothes but I refrain from going out too much so I can't go and buy...An email from the brand that I like came saying, "Our new collection is out" and I desperately want those (LOL). I buy sweater and parka every year but this year I am greatly troubled [whether to go out and buy or not]!

Nakamura Reia

A1. It totally exists! Since the personality shows on the face, if I like the face then I will like the personality too I think. I think the type of person I will like depends on the situation I am in at that moment. Like, I think a person who seems kind when I am tired is nice, and I will be attracted to a person who looks like I can have fun with when I am in high-spirit. But, on the contrary, I might get turned off at the person who falls in love at me at first sight.

Since I am putting a fake face in front of a person who I am meeting for the first time (LOL). It is not the first impression but I feel really being liked when the person responses back to me as an answer to my approach.

A2. More than being fixed with clothes that are in trend, I like better a person who shows "I like this!" with her clothes and small accessories. I want her to be a nerd of something. We will be excited together if we have the same hobby, and if we have different hobbies, I want her to teach me her hobby. For example, I am an indoor type but if she likes fishing, I want for us to try doing it together.

A3. A black setup with a dragon embroidery on it. It is very stern (LOL), but the material is very soft and it feels good wearing it, and I don't have to think of a coordinate so it is easy to wear. I often wear it to the filming site of 「Gekikaradou」.

Recent Happening

I bought a Pachira and started to raise it. Honestly, I wanted an animal but plants are cute too! I usually place it at the entranceway. But I sometimes bring it next to the window so it well get some sunlight.

Yabana Rei

A1.There is. It's just that I am shy of strangers so it takes time for me to make some move. I will consult for roughly a year (LOL).Or perhaps I should say, as long as there's no proof that I can make a move, it may take forever for me to make a move. If it will strangely destroy our relationship then it is better to just stay as friends. Even if a girl falls in love with me at first sight and approached me, I am thickheaded so I will probably not be able to notice it. I will not know if I will not be clearly told, "I like you."

A2. A person who can behave. For example, I like someone who stays silent in a quiet establishment, or someone who can read the room. Also, I think I will be happy with someone who has the same hobby as mine. Like we happen to like the same genre in music. My tension will rise the most with a person who likes cars.

A3. I don't think I am the type who buys impulsively at things that I fall in love at first sight. Even though I falll in love at first sight at something, I'm the type who will think properly about it. The black bass with a drawing of a bird that I bring on stage until now is a bass that I found by chance in an instrument shop. Even though there are other choices, after thinking too much about it, I thought, "The appearance of this one is cool after all," and I went to buy it the next day.

Recent Happening

3 more days and my sticker as a new car driver will be removed! Among the members, Taiko, Konpi (Konno), and Rinne-kun rode already but Taiko and Konpi are substantially banned from riding [my car]. Since they went on a rampage inside the car. They misunderstood a person's car with a jet coaster (LOL).

Motodaka Katsuki

A1. I don't fall in love at first sight but I think 1st impression is important to an extent. I think I will gradually like the person, who I thought is nice during our first meeting, while getting to know her. I am bad at dealing with someone who falls in love with me for the first time! But I am worried that that person will fall in love with another person (LOL). But if that person asked me, "Should we grab for a delicious meal?" I might be lured with food...(LOL). Moreover, I will be like "I know a shop with a delicious taco rice" and it seems like if I was told about something I am a maniac of, I will definitely talk about it.

A2. I am interested with the lips. With natural color, it has a sense of cleanliness, and lips that are not dry is nice. Things like lipsticks with loud colors, I don't like that much those that are shiny. A color that is close to a bare lips has a good impression in me. Wanting to kiss those lips without thinking, lips like that.

A3. I fell in love at a flounder in a fresh fish market and I bought it. Since its body is big, I was thinking that I could fillet it into 5 fillets. I filleted it into 5 fillets immediately at home, and I broiled some in the burner and I also made sushi.

Recent Happening

Abe (Ryohei)-kun gave me a parka from a brand I thought was good before. Before the filming of 「Q-sama!!」, he casually gave it to me saying, "Oh, which reminds me, here." I was really happy but it is super valuable that I can't wear it (LOL).

Sugeta Rinne

A1. I often think, "This person is cute" (LOL). But, I definitely do not tell it out loud! Finally, when I liked her inner side, I might be the type who will advance to being a boyfriend from being a friend. Even if how cute the person is, I don't like those who use words like 「w」

「草」「sore na」 in mails (LOL). (T/N: w = laugh (LOL), 草 = literally, it means grass but people in the internet use it like "w" which means "laugh (LOL)" because "w" looks like a grass) Conversely, I will be a happy if a person falls in love with me at first sight, but I will completely doubt and ask, "Really?" If I am invited as a friend and gets confessed to, then my suspicions may loosen.

A2. A person who has silky hair, light makeup, and without colored contact lens. To exert a great amount of effort to be pretty is wonderful, but I think I like it better when it is not overly done. I like a neat and tidy person who looks good in white tops and denim pants!

A3. Before, I often fell in love at first sight with clothes, but I have a lot of failed purchases from buying clothes without trying them on. Like, when I bought a black long tee with a lion print on it, it turned out to be a dress for ladies (LOL). What I am currently aiming at is a sneaker with orange print on a white background. Since I haven't tried it on, I plan to buy it after I tried wearing it.

Recent Happening

Since I don't move extremely in the stage play「Hidamari no Ki」, my muscles toned down. My belly is protruding because of gastroptosis, so I was asked "Are you full?" during the dressing of Hakama (LOL). I must go back to training.

Sasaki Taiko

A1. There is. Isn't love in this world is approximately like that? I think there's not much of those who advance from friends to lovers. But since I want to know things about the other party, I want for us to exchange messages for around a month. And then, I want to meet the parents. Since it seems like we can properly date if I know the parents.

A2. A girl with pretty legs. I maybe looking at the legs more than the face. I like those girls who take care of their legs. But that doesn't mean I like girls to wear mini skirt, I am on the pants side. Lately, I think I came to like those pants like flare pants where it is tight in the thigh area.

A3. A large quantity of water from a large supermarket. 500mL of water came in a set of 40 bottles and it was very cheap. Also, I impulsively bought toilet paper. I bought so many that everything can't fit in the house so I gave some to my high school friend (LOL). Since I got my driver's license, I can now go in the supermarket alone and I go there around once a week lately. It feels like, "I've become an adult~." My next aim is the big potato chips!

Recent Happening

In the "Taiko Challenge" in ISLAND TV, when I uploaded a video of putting candy into a carbonated drink, I was surprised that the official account of the candy tweeted about it. Moreover, it is in English. Isn't that amazing? A CM may come after that...it will be my advance to the world. I might really do it! (LOL)

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My Cloak order has arrived!!! Let me start off by saying that I currently own or have previously owned nice brand hoodies and shirts. Lucky Brand, Tommy, Nike, Adidas, and sports wear. I have also worn merch type shirts and store brand stuff from Walmart, Target, Kohls, etc. So I have a decent range of comparison.

I will admit, I was a bit hesitant when I first heard about Cloak, more so when I saw the prices. I didn't plan on buying early on, I was going to wait and see how it played out. But after watching both Mark and Sean talk about this brand I decided to give it another thought. I fully trust these guys so I decided to place a preorder.

Let's start with the shirt. My first thought, was how soft it was. It doesn't feel like most t shirts at all. It's smooth like athletic material (which I don't like) but still feels soft like cotton. It has a nice stretch to it, the neck has give when you put it on but comes right back into place. It lays nice on the body, it's longer on the body than most and the sleeves seem a bit longer and roomier than usual. With that being said, really look into and consider sizing when ordering depending on how you like stuff to fit. If you like form fitting you might think about ordering a size smaller. If you like loose, it may come down to specific preference for ordering your usual size vs a size bigger because they are loose fit. The back is a bit longer so if you have a booty it doesn't ride up in the back and look weird. The tees would look great with leggings as they cover your butt. It's light weight and while I haven't had it on long enough to see it seems like it will be much cooler than other shirts I have. I honestly have no concerns about this shirt beyond it washing well and the design holding up to washing which is a common problem with just about any shirt I have had. But the design on the shirt looks nothing like any other shirt I've had so I'm hopeful.

Now... The hoodie. This is where my biggest hesitation was, as they are quite a bit more than any other hoodie I have purchased. Believe me when I say this, I have NEVER felt another item of clothing like this hoodie. It's amazingly soft, super smooth, not bulky, the inside is crazy soft too. When you put it on, it's not a struggle to get over your head or boobs. Ok, you know how when you put most shirts on and they warm up or you start to get hot inside? Not this one! I kept waiting, and it didn't happen. Now this is good and bad. Because if you live in a cold weather state and wear hoodies rather than a coat or jacket, this may not work out for that. It's not a super warm hoodie. That's a bit of a bummer for me but I knew going in that this was a medium weight hoodie, so please keep that in mind before ordering then being upset. This is not a hoodie that is cinched around the waist, it lays flat along your body. Again, it would work great with leggings or skinny jeans. If I had a complaint, it would be the hood. I don't care for the way it sits on my shoulders. It comes up a bit on the neck in front and gathers around your neck rather than sitting on your shoulders. The hood doesn't lay super flat. I've found myself adjusting and trying to get mine to lay down. My hair is just above my shoulders and I feel it against the back of my hair which is a bit annoying. I mention this because I normally buy hoodies that have a more open neck and the hood sits down out of the way. It's by no means a game changer for me, but something to take note of. A positive note with the hood is if you want to put it on. Many hoods don't cover your head fully and wind will blow them back. This hood comes up over the top of your head and around the front of your face. It sits great and feels good when it's up. I feel like the hood was designed with more thought of that way it sits when it's on but not as much when it's down.

My biggest issue with hoodies is the cuff of the sleeve stretching and coming apart. The cuffs on this shirt don't seem to be anything special and don't feel like the same material as the rest of the hoodie so I will be watching this closely. This is one of those hoodies that you want to wear without a shirt under because it feels so nice. It would be great for a chilly but sunny day where you would normally get hot in the afternoon sun. But long story short... It's incredible.

The box is a nice touch, the bags are even nice, it came well packed and arrived in decent shape stickers are a nice bonus too! One thing I will say about the box, I know many were excited to have this box but it is used as the shipping box. It's not inside another box so it has shipping labels and it will be subjected to some abuse during shipping. Mine was mostly in good shape but was banged up a bit.

So, overall... I made this purchase with reservation but hope and trust in Mark, Sean, and Cloak as a brand. Normally I would not pay that amount for a shirt even but certainly not $80 for a hoodie. Am I disappointed I bought it? Absolutely not! I feel like I got my money's worth with both items. Would I recommend to others? Absolutely, but please take the above mentioned points into consideration. Will I buy again? In addition to my pre order, I ordered the zip hoodie on launch day and yes, I will order again! I want everything, I want all the shirts. I can't wait to see what else they come out with. So, I'm super excited to finally have my stuff and I can't wait to order more stuff in the future. I will be sure to update as I wear these items as to how they hold up. As I mentioned above, I've worm other big name brands... I can't give you a comparison. None of them come close to Cloak upon initial inspection.

Hope that helps for those that are waiting for feedback before they order!

#markiplier #jacksepticeye #cloak brand

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Perfect Fat Burning Dinner -- Even If You Can't Cook!!

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Perfect Fat Burning Dinner -- Even If You Can't Cook!!

Hey everybody! Hannibal Bray, Perfect Day Lifestyle and I'm gonna take just a couple of minutes to show you a super easy way to prepare a healthy dinner for one even if you have zero cooking skills okay? But first things first let me give a little shout out here to – what's up Atticus? Atticus is gonna play the part of my cameraman today he's gonna help me out here aren't you okay and I also gotta give props to Babette, Babette's gonna play the part of the cat just kind of doing her thing, so first things first it's all about the prep it helps if you do some prep ahead of time I'm gonna do a video this weekend probably Saturday and Sunday I'll do a couple of videos as I'm doing my prep for the week and I'll just show you guys exactly how I do this how I get all my salads ready how you can actually do a lot of the cooking ahead of time so if you've got a busy lifestyle like most of us do it's still real easy so let's um let's go over here do fridge so in the fridge here's what I'm gonna get I've done my prep already so I've got my uh my salad basically just some leftovers from last night I got my Bubbies sauerkraut which is awesome and that one's almost empty so I'm gonna get may get a second one here we're gonna finish that off and then I'll bring this out just you can see this is my my recipe for the salad dressing and then while we're in here eggs so these are hard-boiled eggs because tomorrow morning I gotta get up really early I don't have time to cook before I hit the road so I'm just gonna grab two eggs hit the road and go and what what's this what what I don't think I don't think this is on the Perfect Day Lifestyle is this is this Atticus is this yours is this yours? okay all right so not everybody here at the Bray household is on the Perfect Day Lifestyle and that's okay so I'm gonna hand this off to Atticus here he's gonna do a little bit of filming for me all right you got that buddy all right so what do we gotta do sauerkraut so sauerkraut is awesome and if something about fermented food I never knew this I mean you can make your own fermented foods sauerkraut's like the easiest one like readily available to get you can get this at the grocery store and I really prefer this this Bubbies brand because there's no vinegar or anything in there you don't have to cook this to do anything to prepare it except just spoon it out of the jar right and you're supposed to like leave it in the juice you can drain some of the juice out of there as you start to work your way through the bottle but I've kind of measured out before I try and do a full cup size serving because I'm

you don't have to do that if you're already pretty fit yeah you don't have much weight to lose you don't have to do that but I'm in still in like maximum weight loss mode where I'm trying to drop another 10-15 pounds and so I'm maximizing these fermented foods, if when I fill this little thing up here I know it's about a cup about one cup of sauerkraut so that's all set ready to go and the other thing I'll show you is this is so I've already got my lunch all set ready to go for tomorrow too so I've got this ready I got this handy dandy little neoprene deal and I've got these little guys right here I've got a bunch of these so I can fill them up with sauerkraut so I've got ready to go and we already see the salad I'm going to show you what we do with that all right so sauerkraut's all done take a peek there zoom in yeah sweet treats out of the way if you if you want to try out this recipe I mean it couldn't be simpler for salad dressing yeah we have to go to salad dressing recipes around here this is one and I have another video here you can see kind of how you put it all together and the other one is even simpler it's just lemon lemon juice I take half a lemon take a little little squeezer and I usually put this little thing like this lemon juice and then olive oil give that a little stir that's uh that's my wife's favorite so we do that we mix it up kind of 50/50 with this so we got our sauerkraut ready to go this is how how I pack my salads screw-top I don't have to worry about this making a mess got my little salad dressing here this is rubbermaid you can get these on Amazon but it holds like 2 tablespoons of a salad dressing which is perfect I got my protein here so this is typically gonna be I know this this may not look like much but when you're eating everything else here on this your perfectly balanced meal plan this is plenty this is really plenty of protein about the size of your fist and this is probably a little bit a little bit smaller but I'm taking like a protein shake in the afternoon so I'm trust me I'm getting plenty of protein this is just chicken thighs and you can bake like a whole tray of these in the oven on the weekend and that's what we do is this is actually half of one chicken thigh season just with salt and pepper no olive oil none of that I just put it on the on the on the tray with some parchment paper or some aluminum foil and you're good to go little paper towel in there just to kind of keep you know stuff from getting all mixed together so all I do in my salad again I'll show you this this weekend but I've got some greens you can buy some some pre-sorted fresh greens I usually throw in some some red cabbage just because I like the antioxidants and cabbage is really good for helping you to get into ketosis and this isn't a keto diet per se but there's some elements of a ketogenic diet that are certainly in here carrots I go easy on carrots because there's a lot of sugar in carrots but carrots are fine in salads I won't run them through my juicer though because it just turns them in a straight sugar we got some green pepper got some green onion I got walnuts I've got pumpkin seeds and that's about it so what do i what I like to do is I take the salad dressing give a little shake and I can do this anywhere I can do this if I'm at, you know working at a hospital cafeteria I can do this in my car you know if I get stuck somewhere or whatever and I usually screw this back on you know shake oh so this I don't even know Atticus is asking me what size are the the containers I don't know I got these away it spilling oh, is it spilling? no biggie dump it in there get all the good stuff in there take my little fork make sure we're all set and if you want you can heat up the protein whether it's you know chicken or chicken or steak or fish but I can just have cold usually totally fine if you want to heat it up you sure can and you can have this on the side I usually just dump it right in the first couple times ended I thought it was kind of weird to add the sauerkraut into the salad but now I've really developed a taste for it and it is all good just boom there's my dinner and I promise you I will not be hungry this will fill me up um if I do find myself hungry I've got some broccoli from last night I'll pull that out and I'll throw that in the microwave well that's it guys healthy dinner for one because oh you don't thing I wanted to address healthy dinner for one I mean when if you if you're trying to adopt a more healthy lifestyle right whether it's exercise nutrition it can be and I was kind of joking about it at the beginning you know my wife's got you know the sweet treats here the first two or three weeks this would have been a real problem if this was in the fridge okay I would have gobbled this right up and like like nobody's business um cuz I have yeah cuz she always has leftovers and that was that was part of the dilemma for the last two years um my wife went back to school for a second career long hours out the door early home after like 8:30 9:00 o'clock at night so I'm kind of left to my own devices and I was traveling a lot to work making really bad food choices and then we got pregnant with this one and so for two years you know I had excuses for you know why I was eating like crap so I had habits that I had to overcome you know I had you know I know you know I had I'd uh I'd detox you know I had to go through the the carb withdrawal and all that and it only took about ten days to really detox off all the hey buddy only took about ten days to detox off all the carbs but I'll say it probably took a full six weeks if not closer to eight weeks to establish the new habit to the point where this is ingrained in me and I'm like fine like in social situations other people are eating crap or if I can smell you know fresh bread or you know if somebody else is drinking like you know I will I will drink alcohol again but right now alcohol is not it doesn't contribute to weight loss and you know I believe in moderation if you're trying to maintain but I'm not in maintenance phase yeah I'm still trying to lose weight so I just made a decision that if it doesn't contribute and help the weight loss it's not on my diet for me okay once you get down to your target way you can reintroduce things you can reintroduce some of those fruits you can reintroduce some of those carbs particularly particularly you know you're gonna be more active so it's not just one diet it's not just a one specific meal plan that works and everybody's a little bit different but what I found to work is you know these perfectly balanced meals where I have my eggs and my green juice in the morning I have a lunch that looks almost exactly like this a dinner that looks almost exactly like this and I supplement in the afternoon with a protein shake and I take some vitamins and stuff that I'll talk a little bit about later in a future video but hopefully this helps and if you know if you can get the whole family on board that's great but even if you can't you just have to carve out you know carve out some shelf space in the fridge you know carve out some cupboards and and that's what we did before we started this we came back from Thanksgiving and I'm like all right hun, this little cupboard here is mine this little spot here is mine you can keep all your you know your goody stuff because you know you can't inflict this on somebody else if they're not ready to make a healthy change that's um that's you know that's cool you just have to you have to do you know you have to do what's what's best for you what's what's going on? Nicole:I said "plus, I'm breastfeeding" Oh, I guess I didn't really take the hint Plus, my wife's breastfeeding so she's yeah she's definitely got to to supplement and eat a little bit more but I can't see the comments if you have questions shoutouts go ahead and drop him in here if there's certain things that you'd like us to cover in in future videos let me know give me some ideas or anything you're seeing popping up oh yeah Nick just said next thing you know you'll be on the food TV on food TV I don't buddy I don't think there's any any danger of that, Gordon Ramsay or Martha Stewart I am NOT but I'm all about keeping this real if I can do this Rachael Ray keeps it real, Rachael Ray yeah next it can be then mister Rachael Ray, Rachael Bray or yeah alright appreciate you guys I want to encourage you if you have not here let me flip this around boom if you have not um downloaded yet I've got this uh show you this here I've got this free report here okay it's called Perfect Day Lifestyle it's just a one pager here this is exact this is all the elements of the program this is exactly what I did to lose 52 pounds in ten weeks and you may not have that much to lose you may have more than that to lose but download this totally for free go to perfect day lifestyle dot com, check it out and if you have friends who want to check this out to invite them to join the Facebook group here, we'll talk to you soon, take care!

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Weekly Roundup #4

Happy Monday, everyone! I told myself that I wouldn't hunt as hard this week as I did the week previously, and wouldn't you know it... I failed. 😫 I failed hard. I failed so hard. I didn't mean to get carried away, but I saw one thing that I liked and then another that I could use for project A, and then I couldn't get this without also getting that. You know how it goes. This week's haul was massive. Thirty-six, count 'em, THIRTY-FUCKING-SIX figures in what is the largest bounty so far. ost of them were in multipacks, but that just means I got more bang for my buck. I also got a few things that aren't figures this week as well. That's rare for me, I know, but when yer crafting a tiny plastic world of imagination, you need to, you know, actually craft that world. That's enough of the jibber-jabber; let's check out the haul for Weekly Roundup #4:

First up, we have a single loose figure. He's some sort of knight, judging from his armour, and I'm going to use him as a background piece. He's cool looking. No articulation other than his axe that goes up and down in his hands, but since he won't be the focus of any scenery, he's not hindered by his limitations. This is a Schleich figure, and is probably the only one I've ever owned.

What year is it? 2018? Then why do I keep buying twenty year old toys? Because they're my heart and soul, that's why. I actually already own a Black Cat, loose out of the package, which I bought eight or so years ago. She came in her packaging, so I have all her accessories and everything. I didn't buy these off of eBay for Black Cat. No, I bought this lot simply for the Jessica Drew Spider-Woman. I have this same figure, but the dark blue and white Julia Carpenter version. I don't know if I've mentioned it previously, but I'm not a fan of Spider-Man AT ALL, but I own more of his action figures than any other character. That collection includes his allies and villains, of which this is my second Jessica Drew figure, with the other being an older Marvel Legends figure. I'll likely resell the Black Cats just to free up space.

I'm not super pressed on these WWE zombies, but I told myself that I would buy all of the third wave so I can make an awesome Halloween diorama. I would've waited until closer to that holiday to scoop them up, because Five Below has a healthy stock of them, but as you can tell from the photo these were on clearance at Target. Sure, I only saved a wee bit over a dollar for each figure, but that's three plus dollars that can go towards something more important. I'm only missing one of the set of six and that's the 'Phenomenal One'. I'll own him soon enough and I'll get started on that diorama.

Here's that bit of random that I have to get every week. I saw these little toilets in Five Below one day when I was with my kids, but they were five bucks a piece, and the way my wallet is set up... Let's just say that they stayed where I saw them. Then I saw more at a different store, and they were cheaper, but I couldn't justify the price still. When I saw them in Target on clearance, I grabbed two. I don't know if that's enough. I bought them simply to set up some bathroom scenery. Their for 5"/6" figures, so my new favourite childeen won't get to experience them, but you can't have yer cake and eat it too. The Ready Player One figures were bought at FYE, for dumb cheap. For those not familiar with the slang, in this case "dumb cheap" translates to just over two bucks for them. I had been eyeing them in Target for a few weeks, because they're 1:18 scale and they're not what most people collect, but they were too much at Target, even after they hit clearance. I'm glad I saw them when and where I did. I scooped them right up.

I was trying to post these photos from least excited about to most excited about, and to a certain extent I've succeeded at that, but I'm actually very excited about this lot. They were all bought at Collectors Corner, as was most of the remaining items. I bought both the Mace and Lando as potential fodder for modifications to the Rage I bought a few weeks ago. Sadly, I couldn't get Lando's head off, and Mace's didn't fit onto Rage's body, so I still at the drawing board with Rage. They're cool figures. The Lando is probably my second or third favourite figure that I bought this week. He's damn cool. Lieutenant Yar was just a random purchase. I have some ideas for her, but we'll see.

So here's the thing: you can't collect 3.75" figures without at least getting a whiff of G.I. Joe. That brand is inarguably the one that made the 1:18 scale line what it is. With that being said, Joes are dumb expensive. Like, really bloody expensive. And they're hard to find in the wild. That's why lines like Lanard's The Corps, which has been riding the wave of Hasbro's Joes almost since the beginning, is an excellent fill-in. The two three-packs of figures weren't even twelve bucks. I'm not sure right now, but I don't even think they were ten bucks total. That's insane. Then there's the US Army figures. I didn't even care too much about them, but I wanted their accessories and setting. They'll blend in perfectly with the other soldiers.

We're getting down to the nitty gritty here. Fun fact: I've never typed the phrase 'nitty gritty' in my phone prior to the previous sentence, but auto correct knew that that was what I was going for after only typing in the first word. I digress. If you've been paying attention to the way I do the photos, I typically keep DC figures with their brand, and I do the same for Marvel. This week I've got a healthy amount of each, and I wasn't entirely sure which brand deserved to go on last. Ultimately, I went with Marvel because of volume. Simple as that. Now that that's out of the way, I would like to add that these DC offerings are fine figures. The Hawkman is fantastic. As the same with all the DC figures I've bought, I notice that they lack the same size and articulation as Marvel, but that doesn't stop them from being good toys. Hawkman looks cool in animated form. I honestly can't imagine him being in a more realistic sculpt. By the way, everything in this photo is from Collectors Corner. The last time I was there, there were three of the Green Lantern film two-packs, but this time there were only the two. I honestly only went back to pick up all three. The other characters were Kilowag and Ranakar. I'm disappointed that I missed out on him, but I'll get him eventually, along with some other Lantern Corps members.

Another thing Collectors Corner had an abundance of the first time I went was 3.75" Thor-related characters. Last time I picked up a bunch, but they also had multiple actually Thors that I didn't pick up because I didn't really like the look of Chris Hemsworth. They didn't have any this time, although I had decided to buy them if they had. While I was searching high and low for Kilowag, I came across most of what you see in this photo buried at the bottom of the bin they were in. The Spider-Men are meh, but the Lokis are amazing, and the Daredevil is the best figure I got this week. He actually was on a peg, so he was easier to find. The Spider-Man Homecoming two-pack was found at TJ Maxx, and what a find it was. There were three of them, and I was contemplating getting at least one more but decided against it. I haven't seen that film, but the suit Spidey is rocking is fucking sexy. Vulture is Vulture, and he's cool, too, but I was more impressed with the Spider-Man. It's crazy; although I don't care about Spider-Man, he's still managed to be the most numerous figure in my quickly growth 1:18 scale universe.

Well, there you have it folks. Another week, a other crazy, THRIFTY haul. I'm proud of myself, and I mean it this time when I say next week I'm going to take it easy on the figures. I'll be super busy with work so I won't have any time for figure hunting. 😉. Have a good week, y'all.

-Bob Hollywood, 6 August, 2018

#marvel #dc comics #3.75 inch action figures #5 inch action figures #weekly roundup #marvel universe #marvel infinite #star wars #90s action figures #schleich

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