#*headdesk*

[lady-merian]

sewing machine | ˈsoʊ ɪŋ məˈʃin| noun. a device with a mechanically driven needle that enables a seamstress to make mistakes 10x faster.

[cotton-candy-merc]

Cotton candy queen testing new hairs. The colors are good, the style and length are perfect but the fringe isn't right so I dunnooooo. *cries and throws self out a window*

[arctic-hands]

Trader Joe's chicken fried rice products recalled because they may contain glass

A company is recalling nearly 3.4 million pounds of frozen chicken fried rice products sold at Trader Joe's stores

A Portland, Oregon, company is recalling nearly 3.4 million pounds of frozen chicken fried rice products sold at Trader Joe's stores in the United States and in Canada because they may contain pieces of glass, U.S. Department of Agriculture officials reported. Ajinomoto Foods North America Inc. pulled Trader Joe's Chicken Fried Rice from stores nationwide. The frozen product — containing fried rice, vegetables, chicken meat and eggs — is sold in 20-ounce plastic bags. The affected packages have best-by dates of Sept. 8 through Nov. 17, 2026. The products are stamped with the establishment number P-18356 inside the USDA mark of inspection.

The company also recalled cardboard packages containing six bags of frozen Ajinomoto Yakitori Chicken with Japanese-Style Rice with best-by dates of Sept. 9 to Nov. 12, 2026. Those products were sold only in Canada.

[trulycertain]

I think I may be playing the worst potential boyfriend ever.

Gale in bad situation with like 3 HP. Meant to toss a Greater Healing Potion to Gale. Confused my red round things. Squeaking noise. Gale flinches and flails. Realised I tossed a ball at him by accident.

[atricksterproblem]

What is wrong with me today. I can't concentrate for shit.

Why?

...no reason.

[hotmonkeelove]

Dear Fellow Utena Fans,

I am really ashamed to be part of the Utena fandom here. Seriously, I can't turn around without seeing people saying, "Saionji and Touga's abusive behaviour is because they were in denial that they're gay for each other." That is not funny, nor insightful, nor realistic. I'll tell you what it is, though. It's fucking homophobic! I am sick of it! RGU's appeal is largely due to its themes of queer acceptance, but you people can't even learn from it! You just promote hateful, dated stereotypes, because "Huh-huh, that's funny!"

The terrible ways Saionji and Touga are shown treating people has nothing to do with their sexual orientations, whatever those may or may not be. It's all to do repeating a cycle of abuse they have both fallen victim to. Touga has been sexually abused most of his life (likely by more than one perpetrator). He copes by acting out this sexual abuse on his best friend, attempting to abuse his sister, and his compulsive promiscuity. Touga also manipulates and back-stabs those around him, thinking it makes him superior to others, i.e. no longer a victim. Saionji copes with Touga sexually abusing him and betraying their friendship by lashing out at anyone who angers him. He is particularly abusive to Anthy, as he thinks that as the Rose Bride, she has no feelings. (In fairness, Anthy has also convinced herself she has no feelings, and actively goads him into hurting her, at Akio's behest, to lure Utena into the duels.)

If you ship Touga and Saionji, fine, that's great! Go right ahead. There is certainly a lot of angst/ tearjerker potential there, with them working to rebuild their broken friendship and overcome the horrible trauma they've been through. They're both in need of a lot of healing, which could develop into romantic feelings for each other, as well as a redemption arc. However, claiming they're abusive because they're gay and trying to downplay the abuse they, themselves, suffered, is just a load of bullshit.

This stupid joke/ theory is insulting to not only the queer community, but also abuse survivors. (And yes, I fall into both those groups.) Being gay doesn't make anyone an abuser, nor does being abused by someone of the same gender make a person gay. I shouldn't even have to say that, let alone twice on my blog, but idiots...

[hithelleth]

I want to sleep but not to go to sleep. I want to have gone to sleep.

[avelera]

Me: Ah, finally, I knocked out that tiny little one-shot fic I've been working on, nice to have that off my plate so I can go back to the long fics I'm working...

Final word count: 15,000 words