#thepreciousthing

[keyofjetwolf]

Once upon a time Jet begrudgingly watched a vhs tape of this Japanese cartoon her friend was into and now she lives in Montana and has a niece she adores with all her heart

Life is a funny fucking thing, isn't it?

[docholligay]

What sports does Michiru play?

I know the anime has her as a swimmer, but I feel like that's only because it's much harder to have Ami hold back in an...art competition or whatever. I do not see Michiru as a sports girlie, not really, it would be one of those things where she would find the pursuit of victory through some sweaty travail to be utterly disinteresting.

Michiru is more of an aesthete than an athlete: She has her violin, and her art, and I think she appreciates those things above all else. As a child, I think her parents would have had her take riding lessons, and possibly tennis, but I don't think she took to them particularly.

I could see her doing something like pilates or barre, in that it is nearly entirely based on the idea of sculpting one's body to perfection, and Michiru realizes that her way is smoothed by the the fact that she is wealthy, educated, and attractive. She did not invent the way the world turns upon its axis, but neither is she such a great fool that she will attempt beat herself against the windowpane like some idiot sparrow in which God has lost all interest, whatever Hamlet and Matthew might argue.

[vickyvicarious]

I was gonna ask a crossover question and then I remembered "Oh wait, she's not in the Trials of Apollo fandom."

And then I was like "Then again, she is in a fandom about trials of Apollo, just not the ones I'm thinking of."

Pfff, for sure I am. Honestly, I'm saying this without knowing anything at all about Trials of Apollo but that name alone is enough to want the crossover, haha.

...I do think I made a joke one time that it would be funny if Klavier was the (reborn? temporarily demoted?) god Apollo in some kind of AU. He's got the music down at the very least, and also it would make him encountering and being rivals with a guy named Apollo extra funny.

[comingfromastatechampionasshole]

Any tips or ideas to make coffee particularly special if I have a little more time to brew it? Of course a French Press is a must, but any ideas for things I can add to coffee?

I actually don’t think a French Press is a must! I actually prefer pourover coffee, all things considered. But you didn’t ask me about technique, you asked me about things to ADD to coffee. 

First things first, I’d say the greatest way to improve your coffee experience is buy good, whole bean coffee, and grind it right before you use it. Here’s a grinder under 40 bucks with great control and good innards: https://www.javapresse.com/products/coffee-grinder  

Second things second depends on what you LIKE to enhance your coffee.

 My favorite addition to coffee is cream. I prefer cream to sweetener, all told, so this is my go-to for it. If I want to make a special coffee, what I’ll generally do is add cream and whiskey, because that’s a special fucking morning for me. If I’m feeling VERY fancy, I’ll whip up some quick ganache or caramel, but honestly, I almost always only do this for guests or a brunch I’m holding. Sweetened condensed milk is DECADENT in coffee. A bit of cinnamon or unsweetened cocoa can add a whole nother layer of depth to a roast without being sugar on sugar on sugar. 

I hope this is at least in the neighborhood of what you were asking! 

[tangledbea]

Mandy Moore may have lost the part of Aerith in KH2 but Disney couldn't keep her out of Kingdom Hearts forever :)

Mandy didn’t play Rapunzel in KH3. That was Kelsey Lansdowne.

[redrobotdefensequad]

I was thinking about all of Blues's varying hairstyles and in my head I wanted to make a joke about his wig collection but it turned into "Blues just keeps a bunch of spare heads in a curio cabinet like Mombi"

I just came across this for certain cursed post if that helps.

[thehubby]

The wine is so cool! Were they wild picked dandelions, or ones you grew for this purpose?

These were wild picked dandelions, mostly from our own yard, naturally occurring. This year we were crazy with the flowers. 

Unless one has a commercial purpose, they should almost never specifically plant dandelions because they are extremely pervasive and will blow their seeds into neighboring yards and land, spreading like wildfire. They’re not considered an invasive species, but they are a prolific weed which irritates many lawn-goers.

Now, that having been said, when I decided to undertake this, I did decide to let the dandelions grow a bit in our yard and come to flower before mowing the lawn. No harm there. Plucking the flower head prevents the dandelion from going to seed anyway.

[13threbagel]

haha, i saw your tags, i'm glad you liked Venom!

I DO! The movie really is just Stronger Than You the movie kajsndakds

When i was done watchin i was like oh no where’s the rest of the episodes?? oh wait no it’s a movie.. WHERE’S THE SERIES BASED OF THIS??!