Hello, hello, Miss Maple🍁
My starting question for you: what are your favorite Philomena Cunk’s and Enola’s quotes.
“Politics doesn’t interest you. Why? (…) Because you have no interest in changing a world that suits you well.” That one lives freely in my head.
As we know you’re a disciplined woman of habit, Miss Maple. And as you’re (hopefully) aware, I’m observant woman with involuntary pattern recognition. This brings me to my next point: I find it impressive that you respond to your asks at relatively same time every day (with few exceptions). That speaks commitment. You don’t just answer, you dedicate a part of your day to connect with people.
Furthermore, I’d bet that you reply starting with the oldest ask and working your way to the most recent. I wouldn’t be surprised if that was the case, It’s a very fair and foreseeable system, and I mean it as a compliment. Do you sometimes check your inbox in the morning to see who sent what, and mentally budget your time for later? Or do you simply sit down in the evening and tackle each message on the spot? I feel rather curious today.
Moving past the warmup -> your earlier replies that I left unanswered. I finally finished constructing 🚧🦺⚒️ my sentences.
First one, about that particular reblog. Yes, indeed, it wasn’t your first. How dreadfully inattentive of me (gasp, shameful).
I did attempt to find that high quality nature video for you, with no success most likely. That’s the closest: https://www.tumblr.com/pangeen/814966952332328960/katsuyuki-miyanishi
I’d love to see the sceneries you encounter on your rides and trips. And no, I’m not referring to the scenery you provide. Am I? Well, I cannot say I don’t admire years of hard work, active lifestyle and diet maintenance.
About that one “tank” saying, it has no historical aspect, just an idiom that somehow made its way into everyday speech. And yes, Polish people are indeed fond of their peas. Pea soup was a staple in the military and is now commonly served at festivals because it’s easily prepared in large batches. For some reason horse related sayings are common in Polish language, never a good day for them. Horses I mean, 🤔 but Polish also. We often limit our expressions. I’m the kind of person who “feels internally”. A storm may rage within my mind, yet my face remains perfectly still. My smiles are often performance rather than impulse, an intentional gesture to signal “you have made me happy”. It’s a strange paradox: if I struggle to articulate my thoughts, the logical remedy would be to amplify my facial expressions. Instead, I somehow make it more difficult. My soulmate shall be a mind reader.
Now onto the second, my most recent ask.
Dark energy sword?! It’s no wonder it doesn’t allow you to use it, with all that positivity of yours. You must find one that’s compatible with you and doesn’t drain you. (That’s the most lighthearted energy I can bring, I’m all business recently.)
I agree, relaxing is good before and after the activity. For me, sleep is the ultimate form of rest, and the only way to truly quiet my thoughts. After an intense day of thinking/socializing I can sleep for up to 11 hours. Is Miss Maple a morning bird 🐦 (is that a thing in Canada? In Polish we have literally “ranny ptaszek”) or a night owl 🦉? Or something in between?
18 km is still very impressive. I rarely look at numbers when I’m working out, I try to pay attention to how my body feels, “can I take more?”. And of course,“do I have more time?”. I used to swim consistently. Long distances were where I exceeded. Sadly, my skin became sensitive over years and now cannot tolerate the chemicals in pools.
That’s kind of you to let me decide. I've found that I prefer the asks as well. I did reach out via DM a couple of times, mostly small things.
While I’ve never had the chance to use that synesthesia visualizer, I’ve always wished for a device that could project what goes on in my mind, saving me from having to constantly translate my thoughts. My process of verbalizing them is…messy and time-consuming (this ask alone took me 5 days to put together). The fact I’m bilingual doesn’t help. I write singular words, I draw patterns, I search for the expression that could describe how I feel. Most of the time, it feels like water colliding with molten lava. In my mind, images flow seamlessly, but the moment I try to articulate them, that fluidity vanishes, leaving only the hardened outer layer behind.
You did show up as a visual as I read that one sentence. Definitely not my most creative one, I work with what I have.
Sensory symmetry…The balance of a cyclist, it does make sense. I can picture how burdensome that must’ve been during your years of intense strength training. (I’m imagining those stock photos of a person seated on a bench performing one-arm dumbbell exercises.) The ideal workout would be one that promotes dynamic, continuous limb movements. I could be wrong, what was your favorite exercise/gym equipment?
It's certainly not an order, just a quiet hope. I’d just feel so much better occasionally seeing an unprompted message from you in my inbox, less like a follower and more like a mutual. I’d love to read about things that made you add me to your limited, intentionally crafted list of people. You’re welcome in my wonderland, now more than ever, after that shocking anonymous ask I shared on my blog.
Take care, Miss Maple. May this week be kind to you.
My, my, Celia. You are, once again, impressive with not only the knowledge you share but the length.
Look at that, the colour of the text is very close to the colour of the maple leaf emoji, I love that, haha.
It's hard to pick a favourite quote, but also that I struggle remembering exact quotes, only what occurred in the scenes. I do remember ever since the first scene that I began watching Cunk, which was when Cunk of Earth came out, and she was talking about the cave drawings, I figured the show was a mockumentary, which was the beginning of my interest in this genre. Cunk had plenty of very funny moments, such as when she asks if our thoughts are atoms to make a point, and she did!
That particular quote from Enola Holmes was a mic drop moment, deserving of a standing ovation, haha. It was perfect. I enjoyed the whole ending of the first film, between mother and daughter, it solidified what they were doing and why they were doing it, and to share that from one generation to the next was powerful, one trailblazer to another.
This part of your message gave me a chuckle, because I did feel that you pay close attention to detail and notice patterns, Celia, so the chuckle is validation that you are correct, this is very you. I do believe there's some dust in my eyes causing some irritation and shimmering. It must be quite the hit for my eyes to water.
You are correct that I move from the oldest Asks to the newest. I try to sign in at a time where I can dedicate at least an hour to writing. I typically don't sign on at other times. I simply read the Ask at the moment I see it and answer paragraph by paragraph, and possibly add more paragraphs if I see fitting. I also limit social apps on my phone so I have more time for myself and can conserve some energy for Tumblr Asks. :)
I love that you've used some visuals for construction, haha. Creative. And funny. Not at all dreadfully inattentive, and not at all shameful, lol, it's already very adorable with how attentive you are.
That video is quite close to it! Though the one I came across was stationary, one clip, under the roof, and with loads of rain. I see that particular blogger has many interesting nature photos. Certainly worthy of attention!
The scenery I provide? Haha. Well, I'm not much for panting. I'm not a particularly breathy person during my exercises. I usually give one big sigh after a massive uphill. If the uphill is tough, I give myself some pep-talk to get to the top, such as, "Come on! COME ON!" I do laugh at times, such as when I made it to the top or I manage to control the bike through rough ground. You'll only catch me groaning when I have leg pain, and even that's only during some parts of the ride, not all of it.
Pea soup definitely has significance historically. As for your mind, even with a storm, haha, you made me think of Francesca from Bridgerton. When you mentioned your soulmate being a mind reader, it did sort of remind me of the connection between Michaela and Francesca.
I'm sure my best sword will have lots of light energy. I can imagine you being the sword by my side, and together, it's exponential power.
We do also have "morning bird", haha. I can enjoy being a morning bird, but I usually am not. I'm not particularly a night owl, either, just somewhere in between. :) 11 hours is a good amount of sleep for your lovely brain, Celia. I'm sure it needs it. I don't think I can sleep past 9 hours, that seems to be my limit now, haha.
That is how I am with exercise, I simply go until I feel a significant change in my body. The numbers are really for socializing so people have some idea of it, and for progress, for anyone who has a certain goal. And, of course, for competitions.
Pools can be quite unpleasant for swimming, depending on the pool and how those spaces are managed. Some lakes and oceans can be even more unpleasant, but hopefully we find some lakes that are just right for swimming.
There is certainly a joke for bilinguals, that it feels more like BYE-lingual, as some words and sentences escape us. It's quite a superpower to be able to balance both and utilize both in different settings. I think some modern science is working on translating thoughts into more than words and sentences. The technology does exist for this already, though it's being tested even more, mainly for people with speech disabilities. And I think there's potential to be able to take thoughts, however jumbled, and turn them into something coherent.
Wow, now where do you find my selfie? That picture is totally me. I have to say, I'm very much enjoying the eyebrows. I may have to twist them a lot to make them exactly like that. You're so sweet for drawing this, Celia. :)
Interestingly, the sensory symmetry didn't affect me during planned movements, such as weightlifting, only during random ones, like if a sweater touches my arm. The lat pulldown and leg press machines were definitely my fave, mainly because I could keep a good posture. Biking is a killer for the posture, so it's nice to be able to do exercises without breaking my back, lol.
That is such a sweet ending to an Ask, and quite intimate I might add, but I love it nonetheless. :) I do try to pop into inboxes when I do have something to say, and I sure hope I can provide that to you, dear Celia, certainly sooner and more often.
Have a good one, Celia. I will definitely take care, and you take care as well. I wish you the same for your week.
