whimsyful wanderings

the wanderings of whimsyful, bookworm, nerd and drama addict

[dozydawn]

holly smart in the english national ballet’s alice in wonderland.

[dogpuppy]

[nineteenyearoldmeblog]

im fucking crying

[doppelgangerleaverite]

i just really feel seen on this website

[yingtan]

Even if we let you live… you won't last long.

The Furious 火遮眼 (2025) dir. Kenji Tanigaki

[kuttithevangu]

the new fantasy genre, popehunk, encompasses all books in which historical figures responsible for real atrocities are presented as sexy and potentially suffering from a cute lil' anxiety disorder

[darthwillies]

say what you like about him but i have a lot of respect for luo binghe’s courtship methods. like he tried the “look what you’re missing out on” approach okay, he gave it a fair go. “look how cool and hot and powerful i am” is a straight up classic and he had it nailed down, he had his evil sword and dramatic poses to strike, he was locked tf in. but then when that failed to work he pivoted like a champion, going from his sexy badass persona to full-on sad kitten out in the rain, and i don’t think he gets enough credit for that. he is a grownass demonic emperor with subjects and presumably a lot of enemies looking for weakness, and yet he has fully committed to the untried and extremely specific “warbling baby bird” approach to wooing shen qingqiu. he is wailing and clinging to the best of his exceptional ability, all dignity abandoned, to get his man. that’s dedication.

[barananduen-blog]

CDRAMA POLL: PRIMARY REASON FOR WATCHING

This is about aspects that are intrinsic to the drama. So, not "for escapism" and other reasons that are related to your life.

FAQ: "Where's the nuance button?" A: There's no nuance / combination button. You have to choose ONE. :[ [*]

We pretty much know how it is on MyDramaList, but how is it on Tumblr?

Which is the primary reason you watch CDramas?

The romance / character relationship (includes bro/sismance, friendship, etc.)

I mostly just watch dramas that have my fav. actor/actress

The visuals (excludes the previous two)

The plot (excludes romantic or -ship plot)

[Results button / I don't watch cdramas]

Remaining time: 2 days 12 hours

[*] If you're nuance/combination, pick the most common one, or the most compelling for you, or the one you'd keep if you just HAD to lose the other. If, on the other hand, you have a different individual reason that is not combination/nuance, and that is intrinsic to the drama, then choose the Results button and add it in a reblog or a comment.

🔁If you're in cdrama-tumblr, please reblog to help get a bigger sample size! 🙏

[polkadotmotmot]

Nom Kinnear King - Onwards, 2025 - Oil on wood

[whimsyfuls]

Yu Jin Chang An/与晋长安 - the mini/vertical drama

The cdrama Shadow Love/与晋长安 (starring Cheng Lei and Song Yi) is something of a guilty pleasure of mine - it is not by any measure of quality good, but I did find it wildly entertaining (draggy middle aside), and all the enemy-to-lovers identity hijinks hit me right in the id. So when I discovered they also made a mini/vertical drama adaptation I went and checked it out!

Hilariously, this may be the rare case where the mini adaptation is actually significantly less trashy and gonzos than the full length drama adaptation?? The ML in the mini doesn't get punched out of his armor and clothes and into a pool of blood! I don't think he fully loses his shirt even once!! There's also no Empress Dowager/Sorcerer Henchman with the weird BDSMy vibes, no sensually shot blood-drinking scenes, and no ML chaining the FL up in a dungeon!

Otoh, this mini drama is much more faithful to the source novel (it follows the book plot pretty closely), and there are much more and better kisses/makeouts than the full length drama. I'm just very amused that the proper cdrama adaptation with the much bigger budget and more well known lead actors is the one that decided to let their freak flag fly.

Full mini series can be found here. (the eng subs suck, but you do get the gist of what's going on).

[the-eldritch-it-gay]

If you're having a birthday party and this man shows up

Do NOT let him in

[thethirdromana]

The worst types of cookbook:

The Ottolenghi - it is vital that you use 1g of this very expensive ingredient. It comes from a 500g bag with a one-week shelf life.

The time machine - 15-minute recipe! First, leave to marinate overnight...

The dishwasher - one-pot recipe! Now decant your ingredients and wipe out your pot. And again. And again. And again.

The optimist - cook the onions until caramelised (2 minutes).

The kindergarten teacher - get one nommable little tree of broccoli and bosh that into boiling water. Delish!

The brand names only - ingredients: Ritz crackers, Philadelphia cheese, Cool Whip, orange Jell-o...

The 1950s palate - use one (1) clove of garlic and a small pinch of chili flakes (omit if preferred).

The why bother with a cookbook - to make beans on toast, gently heat a tin of beans and put on top of freshly buttered toast.

[assortedinsanities]

And don't forget

The carb conscious - for five servings prepare half a cup of rice

The "just as good" diet substitution - replace mascorpone with 0,2% fat yoghurt, replace sugar with half the amount of artificially sweetened sawdust and replace cream with hopes and prayers

The vegan "substitution" - I can't actually cook, but if you just follow this recipe I found somewhere else and replace every ingredient with a ready made substitute product that costs 4 times as much, it might turn out ok

The foreign recipe in name only - skip half the process and just use this westernized spice blend, vaguely inspired by the continent this recipe is from. Also don't worry about foreign fruits or veggies, we just substitute a carrot for that!

[just-wublrful]

this game is a 50 ways to die simulator and at least a 1/4 of those ways involve soup

[etiennelux]

reading a negative review of something you love written by a person who very clearly didn’t understand it at all

[t-valentines]

reading a positive review of something you love written by a person who very clearly didn’t understand it at all

[jabberwockypie]

Reading a negative review of something you hate by someone who very clearly didn't understand it at all and hates it for the wrong reasons

[bethanydelleman]

I think there is something so significant about Elizabeth thinking that Darcy circumvented a will to screw over Wickham in Pride & Prejudice because that is a legal document. The thing that protects married women in the gentry is also a legal document: the wedding articles, a prenuptial agreement that grants women an allowance (pin money) and money after their husband dies (jointure).

“And of your infliction,” cried Elizabeth, with energy; “You have reduced him to his present state of poverty—comparative poverty. You have withheld the advantages which you must know to have been designed for him. You have deprived the best years of his life of that independence which was no less his due than his desert. You have done all this! and yet you can treat the mention of his misfortunes with contempt and ridicule.”

Why did Austen choose to make the issue between Wickham and Darcy an inheritance? I think for the same reason that character and morals are emphasized so much in her novels. A woman is putting her life in the hands of her husband, she needs to know that he will properly take care of her. She needs to know that he won't circumvent the legal documents designed to protect her. And especially in this match, where Mr. Darcy holds so much more influence and wealth than Elizabeth's father, his reputation, character, and past dealings are everything.

“Lizzy,” said her father, “I have given him my consent. He is the kind of man, indeed, to whom I should never dare refuse anything, which he condescended to ask." (Mr. Bennet is endlessly sarcastic, but he's pretty sincere in this scene so I believe him here)

If Darcy could do something so cruel to Wickham, his father's favourite, what could he do to Elizabeth, if one day all of his objections to their marriage overwhelmed his love?

[oft-goes-awry]

#this is a really good point#pride and prejudice#Elizabeth does misinterpret Darcy’s character based on lies and what she wants to be true based off of first impressions#but she is smart and a realist enough to understand the implications of a potential husband#a) having a bad or untrustworthy character towards his dependents#and b) not having respect for the legal process protecting a weaker party#I think of all Austen heroines Elizabeth may be the most aware of how marriage would put her in a dependent position#but she isn’t the kind of person to ruminate on it#she sees proof#she makes a judgement#and that judgement is based in the knowledge that if she voluntarily puts herself in a dependent position under someone who#a) doesn’t take care of her#or b) doesn’t respect her#she is shit out of luck#there is no changing that decision#she saw that in her own parents marriage and even saw what is arguably the best example of how things go when they don’t work out#her parents are stuck together and they shouldn’t be#but for all that her dad treats her mom like an amusing housepet#he doesn’t cheat on her#he never fails to support her and give her money and authority over the household#and for all Mr Bennet’s many flaws#I think Elizabeth is aware that a lot of men are not and would not be as good as her father when they don’t respect their wives#for a given value of good#Darcy has so much more power influence and wealth than Mr Bennet#that if he was an angry or an unjust man as Elizabeth thinks#and goes into the marriage already not respecting Elizabeth’s family and background#WHICH HE FOREGROUNDS IN HIS PROPOSAL#then how long until he stops respecting her?#how long until he ignores what legal rights she has and fucks her over? via @amarguerite

[klapollo]

if youre in the US (especially the northeast + michigan) i would avoid bagged salads/greens and generally wash your produce very thoroughly unless you want the diarrhea parasite

[klapollo]

Outbreak of diarrhea-causing parasite grows to more than 1,000 cases

Michigan is experiencing its largest outbreak of a parasitic infection that causes severe diarrhea. Nearly 1,000 people have been diagnosed

this is not life-threatening, but also who wants weeks of diarrhea and a fucking parasite in them lol. if you suspect you've already had this and it's passed, i would see a doctor. you might need an antiparasitic anyway. if you're actively sick, see a doctor and they might be able to prescribe medication to help you get over it faster.

try to avoid eating raw vegetables, scrub fruit with a produce brush and rinse thoroughly with water. again, don't bother with premade greens or bagged salads. if you buy lettuce, remove the outer 2-3 layers of leaves.

there are UNVERIFIED rumors that the greens have been linked to a company that sources to taco bell. some locations have been actively pulling fresh ingredients like lettuce, avocado, and pico de gallo to mitigate the threat, so i would avoid any products from them just in case. considering how vast supply chains are, i'd be wary of any fast food greens in general for now.

[borrelia]

also note this is a PARASITIC infection. most diarrhea-causing pathogens you expect to contaminate your greens are bacteria (e.g. e. coli and salmonella), which are a different domain of organism altogether. cyclospora is a protozoan, which is bigger and more complicated than a bacteria (for reference, malaria is also caused by a protozoan). bacterial diarrhea can be dangerous, but you might also expect to weather it and survive unscathed. do NOT fuck with PARASITIC contamination. you should be scared of this one!

[gourde]

Another note: YOU CAN'T WASH IT OFF!

Only high temperatures will kill cyclospora. It resides in what is like a shell, which is highly resistant to water and most cleaning chemicals. The substance it uses to cling to food is so strong we don't even fully know what its limits are. It may be best to avoid fruits and veggies you can't cook. Scrubbing only works if done hard enough and on foods with no hiding places (Like cucumbers and grapes). Peeling the skin off is your best bet at avoiding it however, scrubbing is not guaranteed.

Thank you OP for posting! Usually washing does work on most sicknesses, just not this one.

[houseoffinches]

“I saw the atrocities and I said, ‘That’s my man and I support his hobbies’,” Rae told her sister, when Alice paused in her reading. “I saw the red flags and I said red’s my favourite colour. He’s simply the greatest and sexiest character of all time, and nobody appreciates him as they should.”

[libraford]

An incomplete list of

Potions of Hydration!

Earlier this week I mentioned putting pickle juice in my water to replenish electrolytes. I work outside in a very hot and humid area, so it was very necessary.

Since then, a LOT of people have chimed in with their favorite hot weather drinks. I want to try... all of them. I've only had a few. Many of them are similar, but I still think its cool how many variations there are for 'its fucking hot out here and I don't want to die.'

So here is the incomplete list.

ORS (oral rehydration solution) (link has several recipes)

Shrub (sharaab)

Agua de pepino

Switchel

Posca

Ayran

Straight up drinking pickle juice (small doses)

Agua fresca

Sekanjabin

Pickle lemonade

Lebanese lemonade

Salted watermelon

Jamaica/hibiscus tea

Lebu pani

Ayuvedic gatorade

Soda chanh muôi

Suero

Aam paan

Sharbat

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These ones were given to me without names, and were just lists of ingredients, to taste:

- water and umezu

- diluted apple juice with lemon and salt

-watermelon, lime juice, mint

- sparkling water, mint leaves, lemon or lime juice, cucumber

-coconut water, lime juice, salt

-salt, lemon juice, water

-orange juice, salt, sugar, water, lime or lemon juice

-elderflower syrup and lime juice in water.

There are probably more! Hydrate or die straight!

[admelioremvitam]

Dancing with the Tide 何不同舟渡 🗡️ from 🥭 MangoTV officially finished filming on June 19, 2026. Starring Tan Jianci and Lu Yuxiao. New wrap up special.