god. GOD. the underlying anger in everything terry writes really IS apparent in hogfather bc fuck u mean this is how things should be? no the fuck it shouldn't. poor people shouldn't have to be satisfied with what they get, that's just fucking capitalism. i REALLY like that terry decided to use death as projection for what he thinks bc death doesn't know anything and it has to be explained to him and by it being explained to him it shows how fucking stupid those things are. bc ok here's this world where an equivalent of santa ACTUALLY exists and, because it mirrors our world, it's still unjust. santa actually fucking exists in this world and he could give ANYONE ANYTHING bc he's essentially a god and people gave him that power by making him up, BUT because ppl imagined him in a way that poor people don't get shit (like they usually do) and rich people get EVERYTHING they want, he exists like that. whereas death has seen the absolutely WORST of humanity and he STILL thinks that's bullshit and it's not how it should be, it's just how it goes. bc capitalism is always capitalism where there's money and the world will always be fucked up as long as there are oppressor to hold it up. like i just.

Owen Christmas 2022 SR Card - [What's Trapped Inside the Birdcage Is] - Card Episode, Home Screen Voice, Chibi Description

In which Owen shows that he is a Sane man. Just the card episode bc I'm not really a fan of the card story.

====== Card Episode - His Way of Welcoming ======

Akira: Owen, are you the type to get angry if someone enters your room without permission? 

Owen: What kind of question is that? Let me turn it around: will *you* be perfectly fine with that? 

Akira: Hmm, it’ll depend on the situation but I think in most cases, I might not be comfortable with it…… 

Owen: Right? Anyone would be angry at that. 

Akira: Sorry for asking you such a strange question…… It’s just that in my world, there is this person called Santa Claus who delivers presents to one’s bedside. 

Akira: I was wondering what you would do if he came to your room, but I guess that really was too sudden of a question. 

Owen: Nothing much to speak of. I will think this person sure has some guts for even daring to enter my room without permission. 

Akira: Huh…… Is that all? 

Owen: ‘Is that all?’... as in? 

Akira: I mean, because visiting Owen’s room without permission is, how do you put it…… Seems like it’d have quite the risk to it. 

Owen: Well, it definitely is annoying. I can just kill him at once of course, but that guy who’s tired of living is doing it to display his goodwill, right? 

Owen: He took the trouble to come all the way to my room. So that’s why, I’ve got to treat him to a good serving of hospitality. 

Akira: Owen’s hospitality…… Umm, if I may ask, just exactly how do you plan to welcome them? 

Owen: My, you’re interested? Looks like you have quite the guts too. 

Owen: Sure, if you visit my room tonight, I’ll show you all about it — just for you. 

Owen: A welcoming reserved for you alone, equivalent to the goodwill you bring.

====== Home Screen Voice ======

I once made a candy house using magic in the past. Though I got bored of it in no time and abandoned it. Just like the house that I made, there are plenty of things in this world that are not needed by anyone. Objects, humans, and wizards alike.

====== Chibi Description - [Wizard of the Frosted Garden] ======

I heard that in Master Sage’s world, there is a reindeer that is made to pull an old man’s sleigh around the world in a single night. Why, I would love to have a chat with it. The weight of the sleigh digging into its shoulders, the freezingly cold night sky. How much it hates the old man who rushes it with the chant that ‘it will be daybreak soon’…… Fufu, I’m sure I’ll get to hear a wonderful story. 

Leader skill - The World Covered in Silver is Cruel and Beautiful

Mission skill - Before the Reward Churros Is

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Fandoms Included: Attack on Titan [23], My Hero Academia [18], Jujutsu Kaisen [2] Haikyuu [4] (if I counted correctly which I don't guarantee I did) [about 16 writers mentioned]

warnings: there's fluff and angst but mostly smut (18+) so minors do not interact, anything that is dark content will be bolded in red and lightly dark content (like mentions or perhaps light dubcon) is in pink

@titan-fodder - Fickle Little Thing [Nile Dok x Reader, Erwin Smith x Reader, Miche Zacharius appearance] I remember commenting on this and saying how I loved how they all handled the Reader different and how I loved the ending and I still do. - Service to the Crown [Reiner Braun x Reader] makes me so soft, I'm always down for fantasy romance and especially if it's forbidden - Prima Vista but specifically part 2 [Miche Zacharius x Reader] there's angst there's realism there's hurt there's the smut that makes your mouth water there's the wonderful world building there's the bad guys there's the things left unspoken. I fought off my Tylenol PM to read every single part until 3 am. I do not regret it. I say specifically part 2 because it's extra dirty, it's stuck in my brain that's for sure. It will be one of my all time favorites, and I will say that usually series seem to not keep my attention but this DID. It stole it in fact, and I haven't gotten it back.

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@arumiee - Purify Me, - one, - two all three are [Eren Jaeger x Reader] all three delicious. - This [Armin Arlert x Reader] made me go 😳 and - This [Jean Kirstein x Reader] made me go 😳😳 even harder. Gotta love me some breeding kink. You're amazing Mars and deserve love, go show them some! You write just pure filth like no other and a savor every second of it.

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@pleasantanathema - Blood of Eden [Erwin Smith x Reader] I said this in my reblog of it so long ago but I hung onto every single word of this, I was so excited to read it and you delivered 10 fold. That was amazingly beautiful, poetically tragic and haunting all at the same time. Wow. I still think about this fic, it's so 🤌 and it's something I can only describe with an emoji. - Play With Us [Reiner Braun x Porco Galliard x Reader] YES. this is perfect because this is my vision of a wonderful threesome. I love the dynamics and respect, just some fun funky smut, so lovely. - Give and Take [Zeke Jaeger x Reader] would this really be a rec list made by me if I didn't have Zeke here? He's mean and filthy and I love it. Especially the line "Left to fade out as you two came to life" LIKE HELLOOO.

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@lookslikeleese - Absolut [Izuku Midoriya x Ochako Uraraka x Reader x Katsuki Bakugo] HELLO‽ wonderful spectacular playful amazing HOT. So fun to read and even more fun to imagine. Left me sweating I swear. - Seven Minutes [Katsuki Bakugo x Reader x Shoto Todoroki] whew I remember reading this and I love the dynamic between them all and YES just YES. - Stitches [Shoto Todoroki x Reader] my heart aches for this one, I love it so much. Pining and aching love written so well.

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@lord-explosion-baku - Compromise [Shota Aizawa x Reader] I remember reading this on my old blog and SCREAMIMG so good and MMMM. - Tease [Yuji Itadori/Sukuna x Reader] I'm pretty sure you can hear me screaming from here like holy cow wow. - Hero Santa [Hanta Sero x Reader] this is just so sweet and playful I love it. - Kiss of Death [Katsuki Bakugo x Reader] so you wanna make me cry huh? It's too good bc I will I am - Entitlement [Hawks x Reader] now this is JUICY.

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@1252291 - this [Bertholdt Hoover x Reader] long distance relationship with Bert where he speaks dirty ??? SIGN ME UP. - this [Levi Ackerman x Reader] if you like Levi you'll like this without a doubt. - this [Porco Galliard x Reader] you can hear me barking still and I don't apologize for how feral this made me. - this [Levi Ackerman x Reader] uhm ow my heart but so good, hurts so good fuck

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@saccharine-darling - Wife Sharing [Connie Springer x Reader x Eren Jaeger x Jean Kirstein] it's dirty and lowkey sweet and a lovely naughty read. - All the Sweetest Things [Eren Jaeger x Reader x Armin Arlert] this is so sweet and naughty at the same time, I love poly dynamics so so much and Morgan is wonderful at writing them and multiple characters. - Rhythmic [Connie Springer x Reader] WHEW I love me some Connie even if its fuckboy Connie. - Bloodhound [Levi Ackerman x Erwin Smith x Reader x Miche Zacharias] anything with Miche and I'm ON IT. GOOD GOD. - Wild Ride [Zeke Jaeger x Reiner Braun x Reader x Erwin Smith x Miche Zacharias] AGAIN MULTI CHARA QUEEN it's the blondes!! Im a sucker for every single one of them.

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@some-kindofgnome - Caught in The Devils Game [Megumi Fushiguro x Reader] HELLO hello? HELLO‽ here's one line "It feels sweet to sin in Paradise." HELLLLOOOO‽ JUST JUST READ IT OK. - Til We're Home Again [Osamu Miya x Reader] I turned into a puddle thank you and oh my gosh. - Champagne Problems [Katsuki Bakugo x Reader] you know you didn't have to break my heart but you did and OW.

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@spacelabrathor - We'd Still Worship This Love [Hinata Shoyo x Reader] this is like poetry and I love the concept of being a god. Gosh WHEW. The line that really got me: “You value yourself so highly? That the offering of your simple flesh would be worth the efforts of a god?” 

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@mindninjax - Love is A Polaroid [Hawks x Reader] I'm always a sucker for mafia aus and damn this just emphasizes it. - Toy Box [Katsuki Bakugo x Reader] I could feel Marquies personality through this, bright and bubbly but also sassy. Love Katsukis and Readers dynamic so so much. - Iron and Wine Series [Erwin Smith x Reader] and - Bound to You series [Katsuki Bakugo x Reader] are two wonderful series oh goodness

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@chiwhorei - The Folly of Man [Enji Todoroki x Reader] god I love this, I love how simply in love he is with the Reader, mega daddy simp Enji!!! - Seven Deadly Virtures [Kenny Ackerman x Reader] I remember specifically saying ""He's not the shoulder you lean on but tonight he's the chin you buck into" AHHHHH IM CLUTCHING MY MOTHER FUCKIN PEARLS OH MY GOD DIRTY NASTY OLD MAN THANK YOU DYMPH FOR SATISFYING THE KENNY FUCKERS ON THIS FINE DAY OOOO THE IMAGERY AHH&HHHHGGGGGGGGG" cough and that still applies...

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@10millionyearsdungeon - this [Mirio Togata x Reader] this was dark and tasty I love the upbeat sadism here. this [Kotaro Bokuto x Keiji Akaashi + Reader] Reader is a voyeur here and whew this got my heart taking LAPS. - Glory and Grandeur [Shindo Yu x Reader] WHEW this is naughty n nasty and everything good and saucy hellooooooo. - His Girl Friday [Shindo Yu x Reader] WOW OKAY this is a Rollercoaster and quite the fun one to take, I am looking very hard.

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@dabilove27 as nominated by @lady-lunaaa - Let it Slip [Reiner Braun x Reader] mmm this hurt my heart real good like ow ;;u;; but it's written so wonderfully. - How Far We've Come [Dabi x Reader] well ow again you're good at hurting people's feelings because the angst is so GOOD. In fact I think you may be too powerful.

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@thisisthehardestthing - Purple Pill [Hitoshi Shinso x Reader] wow this was like taking a drug and there's a need to want to read more and more - тоска [Tanaka Ryu x Reader] I love mafia aus forever and always and I LOVE the Readers energy and the dynamic between the two. - Gold [Tendo Satori x Reader] I love legends come to life and damn you made it happen.

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@hawnks - Crawl Home To Me [Keigo Takami x Reader] the pure love, the feeling of brokenness like two broken people healing each other without truly knowing it 🤌 my heart is full and satisfied. - Homebodies [Izuku Midoriya x Reader] this is just pure sweet domestic fluff I love it, like eating a marshmallow soft and savory and sweet. You write fluff and love like no other.

i’m kind of in love with your oc’s please use this as a free space to talk about them. would it be just the bigger characters or also more minor figures or become more minor characters over the story (like how in eah it starts off with a selection from well known fairytales then as it goes on it adds in others like the snow queen (not unknown but not as big as snow white/cinderella etc)

!!!!!!!! i think it's going to expand into including more minor figures but honestly so far i've just started at my favorite little guys (minus the ones that i don't know how would be able to exist (ie. galahad) if a solid 80% of these characters are teenage girls) and built outwards from there based on who they should know

the main character, who's based on lancelot, is named adelaide. the main difference between her and lancelot is that while he's just too good at stabbing, her fight or flight reaction is "hit as hard as possible and aim at the head. preferably with a sword." she can generally be found wherever the nearest fountain is (fountain... lake.... get it?. she's convinced that she Has to be in love with my guinnevere-equivalent but they won't so much as look at each other now because that's for when at least one of them is married and they can have a proper courtly romance (mentioned this in the original post but see: apple white's whole "we can date when we're married" thing). she has the world's largest collection of hand-knit sweaters from the lady of the lake who is. literally vivviane arthuriana but i'm not sure what we're looking at for their relation bc parent-child would be too straightforward. i'm thinking grandparent-grandchild but that might imply she's lancelot's daughter so i'll figure it out later. a large amount of those sweaters are xmas sweaters but not with like. snowmen and santa and trees. like full on nativity scenes. she also has a lot of easter sweaters with jesus getting crucified on them. catholics, man. rumor has it that if you shove her in a lake she'll grow a fish's tail. i can't confirm or deny it but i can say that the rumor was started because i Like mermaids. uhhhhh it's also worth noting that she goes semi verbal a lot of the time and also is just as transgender as the original lancelot.

madeleine is our gawaine-equivalent. she's not more impulsive than adelaide, necessarily, but she sure does seem it due to how brash she is. she's just as fast-talking and flirty as the gawaine we know and love and honestly i'm having trouble describing her as anything but gawaine as a teenage girl so i'll need to work on that. she and adelaide have those matching bff heart charms. also she was raised by pirates i'm keeping that.

tristan is johanna but i might change her name later on. she's a self-described master of disguises and when not using her talents to sneak around her uncle's (who is just straight up mark) house, she actually really likes to sew. she's an archer and plays the harp, just like our tristan. she learned how to shoot while using one of those fucking. nerf bows. and begged to get a real one instead of a sword. bc she spent all her time training with a bow, however, she really can't use a sword in any capacity that doesn't involve just swinging it wildly in a vague direction.

jordan is a placeholder name i've gotten attached to, and belongs to the guy based on isolde (blonde edition). he's a (self declared) nurse with a bit of a Thing about poison. that thing specifically is an elaborate lie about potentially being poisoned and wanting to be prepared Just In Case (he really just likes poison). people buy said lie bc he is a bit of a hypochondriac. he has some sort of musical talent bc the fact that palomydes sings and tristan plays the harp and isolde doesn't do anything has always bugged me.

so far galehaut is both nameless and rough-idea-of-a-design-less. but she's a princess with a pretty huge crush on adelaide based entirely on the fact that she saw her once (the one time she tried to talk to her adelaide just kinda froze up). i wanna keep the warlord thing but also That Is A Literal Teenage Girl so idk how that'd work.

palomydes is also nameless but i have an idea at her design so she's got a leg up there. she still has two swords but all i've got other than that is that she's a particular kind of eccentric (not the right word but good enough) that pairs well with johanna and jordan's. i might name her something with a j for obvious reasons.

bertilak i just have an idea at a design for. but y'know that one dame archer post? yeah that's her but with an axe.

If you doubt me, HERE'S A LIST!! If you really need to hear the words, "Merry Christmas", please consider wearing a button that says, "Please say, 'Merry Christmas' to me." >> NOVEMBER << Christianity • All Saints Day: 1 November – in Western Christian churches el dia de los muertos. Day of the dead. • Nativity Fast: forty days leading to Christmas – also St Philip's fast, Christmas fast, or winter lent or fast (Eastern Christianity). Secular • Thanksgiving: fourth Thursday of November (US); second Monday of October (CAN)[5] • Calan Gaeaf: 1 November – the first day of winter in Wales • Guy Fawkes Night: 5 November – celebrated in the UK commemorating the anniversary of the Gunpowder Plot • Armistice Day (also (Remembrance Day or Veterans Day): 11 November: memorial day honoring the war dead Punjabi/Hindu Diwali >> DECEMBER << Buddhism • Bodhi Day: 8 December – Day of Enlightenment, celebrating the day that the historical Buddha (Shakyamuni or Siddhartha Gautama) experienced enlightenment (also known as Bodhi). Christianity • Advent: fourth Sunday preceding 25 December • Krampusnacht: 5 December – The Feast of St. Nicholas is celebrated in parts of Europe on 6 December. In Alpine countries, Saint Nicholas has a devilish companion named Krampus who punishes the bad children the night before. • Saint Nicholas' Day: 6 December • Saint Lucia's Day: 13 December – Church Feast Day. Saint Lucia comes as a young woman with lights and sweets. • Longest Night: A church service to help those coping with loss, usually held on the eve of the Winter solstice. • Christmas Eve: 24 December • Christmas Day: 25 December – one of the most celebrated holidays around the world, increasingly celebrated by Christians and non-Christians alike. • Anastasia of Sirmium feast day: 25 December • Twelve Days of Christmas: 25 December–6 January • Las Posadas: 16–24 December – procession to various family lodgings for celebration & prayer and to re-enact Mary & Joseph's journey to Bethlehem • Saint Stephen's Day: 26 December • Saint John the Evangelist's Day: 27 December • Holy Innocents' Day: 28 December • Saint Sylvester's Day: 31 December Fictional or parody • Feast of Winter Veil: 15 December–2 January – A holiday in World of Warcraft. This holiday is based on Christmas. Cities are decorated with lights and a tree with presents. Special quests, items and snowballs are available to players during this time. The character of "Greatfather Winter", who is modeled after Santa Claus, appears. • Feast of Alvis: in the TV series Sealab 2021. "Believer, you have forgotten the true meaning of Alvis Day. Neither is it ham, nor pomp. Nay, the true meaning of Alvis day is drinking. Drinking and revenge."–Alvis • Hogswatch: a holiday celebrated on the fictional world of Discworld. It is very similar to the Christian celebration of Christmas. • Festivus: 23 December – a parody holiday created by Daniel O'Keefe and made popular by Seinfeld as an alternative to Christmas. • Decemberween: 25 December – a parody of Christmas that features gift-giving, carol-singing and decorated trees. The fact that it takes place on December 25, the same day as Christmas, has been presented as just a coincidence, and it has been stated that Decemberween traditionally takes place "55 days after Halloween". The holiday has been featured in the Homestar Runner series. • Wintersday, the end-of-the-year celebration in the fictional universe of the Guild Wars franchise, starts every year mid December and ends the next year on early January. Hinduism • Pancha Ganapati: 21–25 December – modern five-day festival in honor of Lord Ganesha, celebrated by Hindus in USA. Historical • Malkh: 25 December • Mōdraniht: or Mothers' Night, the Saxon winter solstice festival. • Saturnalia: the Roman winter solstice festival • Dies Natalis Solis Invicti (Day of the birth of the Unconquered Sun): 25 December – late Roman Empire Judaism • Hanukkah: Ḥănukkāh, usually spelled חנוכה, pronounced [χanuˈka] in Modern Hebrew; a transliteration also romanized as Chanukah or Chanukkah), also known as the Festival of Lights, Feast of Dedication, is an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the re-dedication of the Holy Temple (the Second Temple) in Jerusalem at the time of the Maccabean Revolt against the Seleucid Empire of the 2nd century BC. Hanukkah is observed for eight nights and days, starting on the 25th day of Kislev according to the Hebrew calendar, which may occur at any time from late November to late December in the Gregorian calendar. Paganism • Yule: Pagan winter festival that was celebrated by the historical Germanic people from late December to early January. • Yalda: 21 December – The turning point, Winter Solstice. As the longest night of the year and the beginning of the lengthening of days, Shabe Yaldā or Shabe Chelle is an Iranian festival celebrating the victory of light and goodness over darkness and evil. Shabe yalda means 'birthday eve.' According to Persian mythology, Mithra was born at dawn on 22 December to a virgin mother. He symbolizes light, truth, goodness, strength, and friendship. Herodotus reports that this was the most important holiday of the year for contemporary Persians. In modern times Persians celebrate Yalda by staying up late or all night, a practice known as Shab Chera meaning 'night gazing'. Fruits and nuts are eaten, especially pomegranates and watermelons, whose red color invokes the crimson hues of dawn and symbolize Mithra. Secular • Human Rights Day: 10 December • Zamenhof Day: 15 December – Birthday of Ludwig Zamenhof, inventor of Esperanto; holiday reunion for Esperantists • Soyal: 21 December – Zuni and Hopi • HumanLight: 23 December – Humanist holiday originated by the New Jersey Humanist Network in celebration of "a Humanist's vision of a good future." • Newtonmas: 25 December – As an alternative to celebrating the religious holiday Christmas, some atheists and skeptics have chosen to celebrate December 25 as Newtonmas, due to it being Isaac Newton's birthday on the old style date. • Quaid-e-Azam's Day: 25 December • Boxing Day: 26 December – Day after Christmas. • Kwanzaa: 26 December–1 January – Pan-African festival celebrated in the US • Watch Night: 31 December • New Year's Eve: 31 December – last day of the Gregorian year • Hogmanay: night of 31 December–before dawn of 1 January – Scottish New Year's Eve celebration • Dongzhi Festival – a celebration of Winter Unitarian Universalism • Chalica: first week of December – A holiday created in 2005, celebrated by some Unitarian Universalists. >> JANUARY << Christianity • Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God: 1 January • Feast of the Circumcision: 1 January • Saint Basil's Day: 1 January – In Greece, traditionally he is the Father Christmas figure. • Twelfth Night (Epiphany Eve): 5 January • Epiphany: 6 January – the arrival of the Three Magi. • Armenian Apostolic Christmas: 6 January • Orthodox Christmas: 7 January – in churches using dates corresponding to the old Julian calendar, 7 January is equivalent to 25 December in the Gregorian calendar Judaism • Tu BiSh'vat Secular • New Year's Day: 1 January – First day of the Gregorian Year. • Freezingman: 11 January – A Burning Man inspired event held in Colorado as a Winter Arts and Music Festival. • Old New Year: 14 January: New Year's Day according to the "old" Julian calendar. Includes a winter ritual of strolling and singing that was later incorporated into the Christmas carol Punjabi • Lohri: 13 January

LONG-ASS TAG THINGY

(I’m just gonna steal the title from you bc I’m shameless like that)

I was tagged by @sweater-daes​ thank you so much!!

Rules: answer 80-something questions and tag 20 people. Tagging: @donutquestion @park-sungshine @lamptastical @goddessofwasteland @annaflamel @thekoreanbigbang (you don’t have to do it if you don’t want to ofc!)

last?

Drink: water

phone call: my dad 

text message: my friend wishing him a good night lmao (yes that was last night)

time you cried: I think that was last Tuesday actually, had a stressful day at work plus my period showed up the next day

kissed someone and regretted it: big Yes

been cheated on: nope

lost someone special: not due to death if that’s what’s implied here

been depressed: still am aye

gotten drunk and thrown up: nah I don’t drink

favourite colours? there’s specific shades for these but idk color names so I’ll just name the basic ones

red 

blue

green

orange

turquiose

in the last year you have?

made new friends: yes I met some amazing people here on tumblr ♥

fallen out of love: oh yes, made me realize how much of an immature lil shit I still am at the ripe old age of 24 lmao 

laughed until you cried: well I can’t really remember if I did or not but there’s a big chance I have yeah

found out someone was talking behind your back: nope, doesn’t mean they aren’t talking about me behind my back though lmao

met someone who changed your life: hmmm I think so yeah, I mean the break-up with my ex was pretty brutal and eye-opening and I’ve only met her within the past year so that counts; also I think the friends I made on here changed my life in a way.. especially Bre since she’s responsible for getting me into Monsta X and that opened a whole new world to me

found out who your true friends are: I only have like... a handful so there’s not much to find out there

general?

how many facebook friends do you have: I don’t have facebook

pets: I wish :(((

ever wanted to change your (birth)name: ...hahah good one; Yes

what you did for your last birthday: went out to dinner with my dad and sis

time you woke up today: 11am I think?

what you were doing at midnight last night: pretty sure I was playing a game on my phone

what you can’t wait for: lets go with a positive answer here and say finding a new apartment

whatcha listening to: Stand Up by Basick feat. Mamamoo

ever talked to a person named Tom: maybe.. I mean I dont actively recall it but yanno, bad memory and such

something that gets on your nerves: my one friend complaining about me never contacting her first etc. EVERY TIME WE MEET (we’ve known each other since middle school and I honestly don’t know why it’s suddenly bothering her, it’s been 10 years god dammit)

most visited site: Tumblr

hair colour: natural: dark brown; current: green + dark brown on the sides

long or short hair: short 

crush: nah 

what do you like about yourself: oh boy, I like my hair and my eyes, and I guess my face in general isn’t so bad; I like that I managed to teach myself English to the point where I’m just as fluent in it as my native language; I like my collections and am actually really proud of them and I also like my clothing style actually

any piercings: lip and eyebrow, currently thinking about getting my nose pierced as well

blood type: B positive

nicknames: Jay / crocodile (only one friend calls me that but I love it, “croc” for short, it’s the best nickname)

relationship status: single

sign: aquarius

pronouns: they/them & he/him (I’m experimenting rn)

favourite tele show: Downton Abbey, Digimon and Criminal Minds (I’m a fake fan I haven’t seen anything since season 9 please forgive me)

tattoos: "until whenever ☆” on my left wrist but I’m thinking of getting more this year hopefully

left or right handed: right handed

have you ever had a surgery: nope

do you want piercings: yessss moreeeeee

Sport: used to play soccer as a child and I even did like gymnastics (for kids obvs) but once I hit puberty that shit was all forgotten

Favourite holiday: don’t care about any of them I just enjoy having the days off work

trainers: if u mean shoes then Nike

more general?

favourite dish: pancakes

favourite drink: water, I don’t really drink anything else

i’m about to watch: nothing lmao

what i’m waiting for: a miracle lmao (nah man I’m waiting for myself to finally get my ass up and find a therapist and look into that whole transitioning shit because I’m Tired of living like this but also change is scary and uh I’ll stop here before this turns into a longer rant)

what i want: to get back into gaming, I miss it :(

get married: don’t think so but who knows what will happen

career: really don’t give a shit, I just want to keep my job and earn money so I can keep myself alive

which is better?

hugs or kisses: hugs, definitely

lips or eyes: eyes

shorter or taller: for a partner I prefer shorter bc I’m into Cute and Tiny

older or younger: I generally don’t care about age as long as we’re on the same level of maturity and stuff, which isn’t always a given though when the age difference is too big I guess 

arms or stomach: I like tummies

Troublemaker or hesitant: never been put into a situation where I had to choose so I honestly have no idea

have you ever?

kissed a stranger: no

drank hard liquor: yes (and it was gross af)

turned someone down: yes (does it count when it was just some random creep on the internet tho)

sex on a first date: nope

broken someone’s heart: I have and I’m not proud of it

had a heart broken: yeap

been arrested: lol no

cried when someone died: yeah but idk if it was out of grief or shock or just the general mood around the whole thing? 

fallen for a friend: yes

do you believe in?

yourself: nah man I’m useless

miracles: not really? idk??? I’m not much of a believer/non-believer when it comes to supernatural and magical stuff

Love at first sight: nah man, you can crush on someone but love is a deeper thing, that doesn’t just happen from looking at a person once

santa claus: lmao nah

angels: don’t have any proof they don’t exist so  ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

misc?

eye colour: blue/green

best friends name: Vivi and Roo

favourite movie:  The Lion King

favourite actor: Choi Seunghyun

favourite cartoon: Avatar: The Last Airbender (gonna steal this from u bc good choice)

favourite teachers’ name: forgot her name lmao 

Space Christmas™

look we know its july we just have a lot of feelings ok

ok so everyone’s always talking about how much Lance misses his big family and whatnot, but how would that carry across to a holiday like Christmas?

like, forget about missing just his siblings and parents what about the massive extended family? also (we’re not trying to shove beliefs onto a character or upset anyone in general please don’t yell at me) A LOT of people are religious and quite a few more practice exclusively on holidays like Christmas or Easter.

plus, even if Lance wasn’t strictly religious there’s something about being raised in a family that is that ingrains bits and pieces of those things into you just as a byproduct of being raised that way.

either way you can’t tell me that Lance’s family didn’t celebrate Christmas and since he has younger siblings it would still be a big deal since they would still believe in Santa.

so it gets to the point that Lance is spending the nighttimes heartbroken thinking about the presents he had planned for his little siblings that he won’t be able to give them this year because he’s an amazing sibling like that, or wishing for just one day, THIS day, that he could be back with his family, because anyone who has gone from spending Christmas with a big family to spending it almost alone know that it’s one of the loneliest feelings on the world.

Pidge’s family is kind of a mixed situation

like her dad’s jewish so they just decided as a family to celebrate both Christmas and Hannukah

the holidays weren’t really at the front of Pidge’s mind when the ‘winter months’ rolled around

because FIRST OF ALL it looked NOTHING like winter normally did (bc space), 

and anyway for the past couple years she and her mother had grown apart and holidays were hardly the first thing anyone would think of when a family falls apart like that,

but she’s the one that notices Lance disappearing more and stumbles upon him crying twice as many times as she normally would, so she figures something’s up.

it doesn’t take a genius to figure out that they have reached what would be on Earth the month of December and to link that a little further to Christmas.

now Pidge understands a lot, but humans have never been her strongest suit so she does what any reasonable person would do and goes to Hunk and lets him take the wheel on what to do. Pidge does what she can to help (she’s probs the one that makes the cool decorations) 

she misses her small, intimate family Christmases and it was trying to get that family back that brought her here in the first place, but along the way the team has kinda become her family too so why not embrace that for a little while?

Pidge makes a metal tree and everyone helps to decorate it

Lance goes nuts

people’s thing’s just start going missing and they end up on the tree

everyone knows it's Lance and it’s mildly inconvenient but they can’t bring themselves to say anything bc he just looks so happy

they start voluntarily putting their things on the tree

Keith puts fingerless gloves on it. Lance almost cries laughing

Shiro puts his fucking arm at the top of the tree bc he thinks he’s funny

“Shiro, no you need that what the hell”

“I just wanted to lend a hand, Keith”

Pidge teaches them all about Hanukkah too, and the Alteans love the dreidel

Coran is really hung up on the menorah thing

“But if there was only enough for 1 day, how did it last 8?”

“I don’t know, that’s why they call it a miracle”

“Fascinating”

Keith doesn’t really get this Christmas thing.

like obviously he knows what Christmas is, he’s from Texas of course he does, but he’s not quite sure how to celebrate this.

after Pidge tells Hunk about Lance’s odd behavior Hunk arranges a paladin (and confused Altean) meeting where everyone decides to try this “Christmas in Space” thing out, but Keith is kinda left stranded on what to do.

he wants to help, in the way that you can’t help when you’re maybe, hopelessly in love with someone and would do anything to make them happier, it’s just, holidays were never a part of his childhood and what if he does it wrong?

one thing Keith’s sure is part of this is gift-giving so one day during a battle he picks up a Galra shooter and tosses it to an unarmed Lance with an offhanded “Merry Christmas.”

AND LANCE JUST LIKE FREEZES FOR A SECOND AND THEN JUST GIVES KEITH THE BIGGEST SMILE AND KEITH IS LIKE BLINDED

so he just keeps giving Lance things?

like he sees a cool rock while on a mission and just puts it in his pocket

a couple of days later he stumbles upon a gorgeous blue gem-type thing on some planet and does the same thing bc it reminds him of Lance’s eyes.

and he’ll just like slide the gift over to Lance in the middle of meals or just leave it in front of his door

and Lance always just grins like an idiot bc Keith is being nice to him and he just feels lighter

soon all of the paladins start incorporating casual Christmas gift-giving into their daily lives and as Lance’s mood starts to brighten more day by day Keith can’t help but be a lil proud that he could be the start of someone’s happiness

and everyone starts giving each other gifts and Keith is just really proud bc he started this and he just loves these guys so much and is this what a family is like bc he gets it now

one day Keith’s in Lance’s room (who knows why lmao) and he just sees all of the stuff he’s given Lance placed a little bit away from the other’s gifts and he just smiles a lil to himself

(sorry we’re klance trash)

Hunk’s a good best friend.

he’s also a bit of a people-watcher so when Pidge comes to him with her research* (*stalking) on Lance and the current month on Earth his own thoughts on the matter are confirmed and he jumps straight to planning Space Christmas™.

a secret meeting is arranged promptly to inform the other paladins/alteans of what’s going on (a long explanation of earth customs is required) 

then he and coran get ingredients for the Altean equivalent of cookies and just go to work

Pidge and Lance bend cookie cutters out of scrap metal and use those and Keith just cuts out shapes with his knife bc of course he would

cuz if they’re doing Christmas, then they’re doing it right. Hunk’s typical holidays involve so much food, especially as gifts 

large family dinners become a mandatory thing, every time getting more elaborate and delicious.

Hunk always makes people share about their day because it’s what his family always did

“So Pidge, how was your day?”

“Hunk, I was with you all day, we had the same day.”

“But how was it?”

when Christmas would roll around Hunk’s younger siblings presented him with small and, to the outsider's eye, meaningless gifts so when he starts getting handed shiny rocks, or little people made of twigs, or one time a small robot that did nothing but blast screamo he can’t help but be reminded of his family too

Shiro had quite honestly forgotten that holidays were such a big deal.

in his defense a lot had happened and they just had slipped his mind.

he’s not opposed to the idea when Hunk brings it up, but a week later he’s fully invested in the holidays and has crocheted several sweaters, because he looks fantastic in red, ok.

growing up with a single parent and a much younger sibling has hardwired into his brain the need to make every holiday as big of a deal as possible and he starts spending late nights decorating various parts of the castle to make this the most magical experience possible because now he had 4 little sibling to share this with and also he needs to and it gives him peace of mind when his nightmares are too intense to sleep through.

every opportunity he gets he spends squirrelling away presents for the 25th or furiously crocheting sweaters for everyone else because what’s Christmas without the ugliest sweaters you’ve ever seen?

ok quick side note but we promise this is relevant: so we all know about the headcanon that Lance knits but consider this: Shiro crochets

and Lance like will not stop giving him shit about ‘wow only one needle? I have two so…’

and Shiro’s a good sport so he just kind of plays along bc wow Lance has started another dumb rivalry who would have guessed

but then Shiro crochets him this blue hat with lion ears on it and Lance can’t really bring himself to keep the the ‘rivalry’ going

(he wears the hat everywhere)

Shiro and Lance team up to make the team stockings and Shiro even makes tiny ones for the mice

the Alteans don’t know what’s going on

like obviously they notice that there’s something off about the paladins, so when Hunk calls his meeting about Lance, they’re kind of like ???? bc they noticed these things with everyone but if they want to pretend that it’s just about Lance then okay

learning about Christmas is….. interesting to say the least

“So you’re telling me that the people of earth tell their children about a reverse thief dressed in red that breaks into everyone’s home?”

“I mean I wouldn’t say it like that”

“Well then how WOULD you say it”

“He just visits everyone to give them gifts-”

“I’ll prepare the castle’s defenses for an intruder immediately!”

“No that’s really not necessary”

They get it eventually.

Allura’s really into the ‘Santa’s reindeer’ thing (something about them reminding her of an altean animal) so she works with pidge to make little reindeer antlers for the mice and also ENORMOUS ONES for the lions

((Keith is FURIOUS (and a little confused) when he sees the large red ball attached to red’s nose but Lance is just laughing and smiling so he guesses it's okay))

@ dreamworks just give us the space fam doing space things for the holidays. just a christmas episode that’s all we’re asking for

Also we hope y’all love long posts cuz this bitch took forever and we’re very proud and feel free to add your own and make it EVEN LONGER

I was tagged a while ago by @kfuckingreactions! But my procrastinating ass is only doing it now (: (: ((btw I love your blog and tysm for always tagging me!)) Rules: You must answer these 92 statements and tag 20 people THE LAST 1.Drink: Water 2.Phone call: Mam 3.Text message: My stepfather 4.Song you listened to: 6LACK - Prblms 5.Time you cried: About a week ago (I was reading angsty Yoonseok fics ;v;) 6.Dated someone twice: Never happened 7.Been Cheated on: Never 8.Kissed someone and regretted it: Yeah on December 26th (so specific lol) 9.Lost someone special: None of the family members I’m close to have passed on (thankfully) but if lost friendships count then this year is when that happened 10.Been depressed: It comes & goes so idk a legit date 11.Gotten drunk and thrown up: I was last drunk April 23rd but I’ve never thrown up (or been hungover lol I think it’s bc I’m an intense water drinker but idk maybe I’m just lucky)

LIST 3 FAVORITE COLORS: 1. Pink 2: Green 3: Grey

IN THE LAST YEAR HAVE YOU… 15.Made new friends: Nope 16.Fallen out of love: Nope 17.Laughed until you cried: Not that I remember but probably 18.Found out someone was talking about you: Yes 19.Met someone who changed you: Nope 20.Found out who your true friends are: Unfortunately but yes 21.Kissed someone on your Facebook list: Nope

GENERAL… 22.How many of your Facebook friends do you know in real life: All of them. I have barely any friends on there but idc I’m not adding strangers who can see my shit if I don’t know them 23.Do you have any pets: My chubby doggo; Ruby 24.Do you want to change your name: No, I love my name 25.What did you do for your last birthday: Went for lunch with my mam ... I wanted to do something more exciting but April is always during study/exam time so every single year, my friends haven’t been able to do anything for it :^) but I’m not salty 26.What time did you wake up: I woke up at 9 but did’t get up until 10:30 27.What were you doing at midnight last night: Sleeping 28.Name something you cannot wait for: I’m going to Spain soon so 29.When was the last time you saw your mother: 2 seconds ago 30.What is one thing you wish you could change about your life: I would like to be happier. 31.What are you listening to right now: NAV - Some Way ft. The Weeknd 32.Have you ever talked to a person named Tom: Yeah, he was a lil ginger prick, couldn’t stand him 33.Something that is getting on your nerves: People 34.Most visited website: Youtube is my no. 1 and Tumblr is tied with Pinterest for no. 2 lol 35.Elementary: Idk what this is tbh 36, High School: Well I’ve finished the Irish equivalent of it :) 37.College: 2 more years left ... then it’s time for the real world 38.Hair color: Blonde-ish ... I had grey hair which I was too lazy to redye to it’s faded to a blonde ... ish ... colour 39.Long or short hair: Medium (it’s past my collarbones so I’d class that as medium) 40.Do you have a crush on someone: No one irl (thankfully. loving idols is painful enough) 41.What do you like about yourself: I’m honest. That can rub ppl the wrong way but I don’t ever force my ideas or beliefs on ppl. I’m just being honest about my opinions, w/out trying to kiss everyone’s asses 42.Piercings: Yes (only 6 atm (had to take 3 out :”() 43.Blood type: No idea 44.Nickname: Don’t have one 45.Relationship status: Single like Seulgi’s pringles 46.Zodiac sign: Aries/Taurus cusp 47.Pronouns: She/Her 48.Favorite tv show: I don’t watch tv anymore but now that exams are over, I’m looking for shows to get into ... It used to be TWD but I dropped it after Glenn :”( 49.Tattoos: 1 50.Right or left hand: Right, I can’t even pick things up with my Left haha

FIRST… 51.Surgery: I was a baby (like a month old I think) 52.Piercing: I was 2 54.Sport: Swimming (we had to do it in school) 55.Vacation: Bucharest 56.Pair of trainers: I don’t remember

MORE GENERAL… 57.Eating: I love supa cu galuste (no meat), Mămăligă & sarmale (w/out meat) for savoury food but I’ve got a sweet tooth 99% of the time. So I love eating sweets, all kinds, they’re all good :”) 58.Drinking: Water 59.I’m about to: Clean my room 61.Waiting for: Exam results to come out 62.Want: to see BTS live (Americans complain that they’re not going to their state but bish THEY’RE NO WHERE NEAR MY COUNTRY :”””(). Oh being rich would be cool too 63.Get married: Yes 64.Career: Government translator

WHICH IS BETTER… 65.Hugs or kisses: Hugs 66.Lips or eyes: Eyes 67.Shorter or taller: Taller (everyone’s taller than me ;w;) 68.Older or younger: Older 70.Nice arms or nice stomach: Idc about either 71.Sensitive or loud: Hobi is both so ... both 72.Hook up or relationship: Relationship 73.Troublemaker or hesitant: Hesitant

HAVE YOU EVER… 74.Kissed a stranger?: ... Yes 75.Drank hard liquor?: Hell yeah we don’t pussyfoot around in Ireland. we come to sesh and sesh hard 76.Lost glasses contact/lenses? : No, I would die w/out them 77.Turned someone down?: Yeah 78.Sex on first date?: Nope 79.Broken someone’s heart?: Nope 80.Had your heart broken?: Nope 81.Been arrested?: No 82.Cried when someone died?: Yes 83.Fallen for a friend?: Nope

DO YOU BELIEVE IN… 84.Yourself?: Uh,, idk 85.Miracles?: No 86.Love at first sight?: No 87.Santa Claus?: Not since I was a kid haha 88.Kiss on the first date?: Why tf not ;) 89.Angels?: Nope (except for Hobi)

OTHER…. 90.Current best friend’s name: I don’t have a best friend. I mean, I’ve got close friends & stuff but I haven’t said “you’re my best friend” since I was, like, 9. 91. Eye color: Blue 92. Favourite movie: District 9, White Chicks, The Cat Returns, Princess Mononoke, Hotarubi no Mori e ... That’s all I can think of

I tag: I know it said tag 20 but I feel bad always tagging the same ppl, so whoever wants to can do this!! :)

Yoyos are the very best gift you can get your children this christmas, or for their birthday

Yo-yo (also spelled yoyo) is a toy consisting of an axle linked to two disks, and a string looped around the axle. It has some similarities to a slender spool. Yo-yo is performed by holding the free finish of the string acknowledged as the handle (by inserting 1 finger—usually the center or index finger—into a slip knot) allowing gravity (or the power of a toss and gravity) to spin the yo-yo and unwind the string (equivalent to how a pullstring operates). The player then allows the yo-yo to wind itself back to the player's hand, exploiting its spin (and the related rotational power). This is frequently known as "yo-yoing". Yo-yo was very first manufactured popular in the 1920s, yo-yoing stays a common pastime of numerous generations and cultures. It was recognized in historical Greece, but it is often linked with Japanese tradition, due to the fact it is really well-known in Japan. The World Yo-Yo Contest has traditionally been dominated by the Japanese—taking home 71 Entire world Titles in the previous 22 a long time. Shinji Saito continues to be the most adorned yo-yoer of all-time with thirteen World Titles. Takeshi Matsuura is second with six. In the simplest play, the string is supposed to be wound on the spool by hand The yo-yo is thrown downwards, hits the conclude of the string, then winds up the string towards the hand, and ultimately the yo-yo is grabbed, prepared to be thrown yet again. One of the most basic methods is called the sleeper, exactly where the yo-yo spins at the stop of the string for a obvious quantity of time before returning to the hand. A lot of yo-yo tips are accomplished whilst the yo-yo is mentioned to be sleeping. A single of the most popular tips on the yo-yo is "stroll the pet".[quotation needed] This is carried out by throwing a sturdy sleeper and allowing the yo-yo to roll across the floor, just before tugging it back to the hand. English historic names for the yo-yo consist of bandalore (from French) and quiz. French historic conditions consist of bandalore, incroyable, de Coblenz, emigrette, and joujou de Normandie (joujou which means tiny toy). A Greek vase portray from 500 BC displays a boy actively playing with a yo-yo (see right). Greek data from the period of time describe toys produced out of wood, metallic, or painted terra cotta (fired clay). The terra cotta disks have been utilized to ceremonially provide the toys of youth to specific gods when a child came of age—discs of other materials have been utilised for actual perform. Beginning of the present day yo-yo Following the yo-yo was launched to the United States, it distribute to Mexico—a pile of handmade wooden Mexican yo-yos is pictured In 1928, Pedro Flores, a Filipino immigrant to the United States, opened the Yo-yo Production Firm in Santa Barbara, California. The business started with a dozen handmade toys by November 1929, Flores was working two further factories in Los Angeles and Hollywood, which altogether utilized 600 workers and made 300,000 models day-to-day. The principal distinction amongst the Filipino design and style popularized by Flores and far more primitive yo-yos is in the way the yo-yo is strung. In older (and some remaining low-cost) yo-yo designs, the string is tied to the axle employing a knot. With this method, the yo-yo just goes back again-and-forth it returns very easily, but it is not possible to make it sleep. In Flores's design, one particular constant piece of string, double the preferred length, is twisted about one thing to make a loop at one particular conclude which is equipped around the axle. Also termed a looped slip-string, this seemingly small modification enables for a significantly higher selection and sophistication of movement, many thanks to increased steadiness and suspension of motion throughout free spin. Soon thereafter (c. 1929), an entrepreneur named Donald F. Duncan regarded the possible of this new fad and purchased the Flores yo-yo Corporation and all its belongings, which includes the Flores name, which was transferred to the new organization in 1932. The name "Yo-yo" was registered in 1932 as a trademark by Sam Dubiner in Vancouver, Canada[six] and Harvey Lowe gained the 1st World Yo-Yo Contest in London, England. In 1932, Swedish Kalmartrissan yo-yos started to be made as properly. In 1946, the Duncan Toys Business opened a yo-yo factory in Luck, Wisconsin. The Duncan yo-yo was inducted into the National Toy Corridor of Fame at The Powerful in Rochester, New York, in 1999. 1960s resurgence Declining income soon after the Next Planet War prompted Duncan to start a comeback campaign for his trademarked "Yo-Yo" in 1962 with a series of tv ads. In a trademark case in 1965, a federal court's appeals ruled in favor of the Royal Tops Business, identifying that yo-yo experienced turn out to be a element of typical speech and that Duncan no more time experienced exclusive legal rights to the expression. As a result of the costs incurred by this lawful struggle as effectively as other financial pressures, the Duncan family members bought the company title and associated logos in 1968 to Flambeau, Inc, who experienced produced Duncan's plastic versions considering that 1955.[citation essential] As of 2014, Flambeau Plastics ongoing to run the organization. The Entire world Yo-Yo Contest was at first held each 12 months in Orlando, Florida, and was hosted by YoYoGuy.com throughout early August or late July.[twelve] Nonetheless, in 2014, the World Yo-Yo Contest was held in Prague, Czech Republic, which was the very first time the contest was held outside of North America. The 2015 Contest took area in Tokyo, Japan, and the 2016 Contest took location in Cleveland, Ohio. The 2017 Contest will just take spot in Reykjavik, Iceland, and the 2018 Contest will just take area in Shanghai, China. The World Yo-Yo Contest will take the winners from national yo-yo contests close to the entire world and pits them from each and every other. The eleven-time, double-handed globe winner Shinji Saito is Japanese.[13] Countries such as the United States, Brazil, Japan and the United kingdom maintain competitions at the nationwide and regional amounts. In addition, national yo-yo contests, with out regionals, are held each and every 12 months by Mexico, Taiwan, Singapore, Hong Kong, Korea, France, Germany, Switzerland, The Czech Republic, Hungary, and Australia. In Europe, the European championship is usually held in Prague in the Czech Republic, although in 2015 it was held in Kraków, Poland. 'EYYC', as it is colloquially acknowledged, is the largest contest exterior of The united states, and attracts in rivals and spectators from all over the world. The 2016 European Winner is Tal Mordoch, who is from Israel. The Tv Instances globe yo-yo championship was held in the United Kingdom in 1974, with heats across the United Kingdom and a ultimate in London in 1975 the championship was sponsored by the Louis Marx toy company with the 'Lumar' model of yo-yo. The competition was judged by a celeb panel in each city and also Lumar demonstrator and European yo-yo winner Don Robertson. The championship was not repeated. The youngest winners of the World YoYo contest are John Narum of the United States, who received it in 2005, and Takeshi Matsuura, who also received the 5A division at the age of eleven in 2008. Mastuura went on to win the title in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2016, while Narum came in 2nd numerous instances but by no means received the title once more. Contest divisions There are 6 yo-yo divisions to contend in: 1A-The player employs a long sleeping yo-yo to carry out string methods which usually demand the manipulation of the string. Presently the most well-liked division, with the 1A final usually currently being held as the last celebration of a contest. 2A-The player makes use of two yo-yos concurrently to execute reciprocating or looping tips. This tends to be the most visually entertaining style with some gamers incorporating acrobatics into their routines. 3A-The player makes use of two prolonged spinning yo-yos, 1 tied to every single hand to complete tips that require manipulation of the string. 4A-The player employs an offstring yo-yo, often releasing the yo-yo into the air and making an attempt to capture it on the string. 5A-The participant employs a yo-yo with a counterweight on the other end of the string rather than possessing it connected to a finger. AP-This is the Inventive Efficiency division, where a yo-yoer might use any sort of yo-yo or any other prop in buy to perform a freestyle. Competition typically bring a amount of yo-yos to the functionality phase with them to let for mid-routine replacements in the circumstance of knots/jams (frequent with string methods), string breakage (frequent with looping tricks), or drops (frequent with offstring tips). Traditional designs Yo-yo bodies come in a amount of kind elements or "silhouettes," every developed with particular rewards in thoughts. Nevertheless, there are a few popular configurations. Modified The modified form is a really well-liked design for looping style methods. This shape is also known as a flywheel or present day shape. It typically has a hollowed encounter (at times lined with paper or plastic) with further material remaining in the rim. The modified condition yo-yo is also utilized for string tricks simply because of the lengthy spin times owing to its condition. Butterfly Duncan launched its initial wood butterfly yo-yo. Wayne Lundberg, the inventor, was a single of the demonstrators.[seventeen] The butterfly appears a little bit like the divided halves of a standard yo-yo that have been reconnected again-to-back. The string hole is wider to make it less complicated to capture the yo-yo entire body on the string. Even though the butterfly condition is excellent for 'string tricks,' it is not good for 'looping' methods, because the winged shape of the body does not allow it to effortlessly flip even though looping. This shape is equivalent to a modest Diabolo, sometimes called a Chinese yo-yo. Modern day designs Practically all new modern day yo-yos have a shape that is shallow close to the bearing and then widens out toward the edges (equivalent to the unique butterfly layout). The location among the rims of the yo-yo which leads down the bearing is identified as the 'catch zone'. Even though there are quite a few different variations in layout, a whole lot of modern day shapes can be labeled in one particular of the pursuing types. V condition The V form is one of the most simple yo-yo designs. Starting with a low wall, shut to the bearing, it rises straight up and out to the edges, with no actions or other distortions. The catch zone resembles a steep V form, therefore the name. The V condition allows for a quite open catch zone that helps make landing the yo-yo on the string with accuracy a good deal less complicated. W form/stepped V The W condition, also identified as the 'stepped V', is when the walls of the yo-yo start shut to the bearing, as in the V condition, but as they transfer up and out towards the rim, they alter angle at one or a number of factors. This can permit for a more compact yoyo diameter with no the yo-yo having to be excessively vast. O form/natural and organic The O Form, also known as the 'organic' shape, uses curving partitions that curve outwards in the direction of the edges, related to the older patterns. https://bestgiftsforfriends.wordpress.com/ Natural and organic yo-yo's toughness is that they are usually really comfortable to keep. H shape The H shape features rims of the yo-yo that are noticeably pronounced into the capture zone. This style provides highest rim excess weight, and as a result optimum steadiness, despite the fact that this can appear at the expense of velocity. Bodyweight distribution Every single silhouette might have much more bodyweight distributed at both the heart of the yo-yo or the edge. More bodyweight toward the rim will make the yo-yo a lot more secure, meaning that it is significantly less probably to tilt in the course of engage in. The tradeoff is intensely rim weighted solitary-steel throws tend to play slower and heavier than far more middle weighted styles. Employing other metals in design can let a lot more bodyweight at the rims although even now trying to keep the general bodyweight down, which aids to give a yo-yo the ideal of both worlds. Yo-yos with a increased minute of inertia will have more angular momentum when spinning at a offered velocity, and thus will spin freely for a lengthier period of time. Most contemporary yo-yos are produced from a "get-aside" layout, developed to be taken simply aside and reassembled by the participant. This design and style was 1st designed by Tom Kuhn.[citation necessary] This enables the replacement of yo-yo components, which includes the string, renewable friction resources, or even trans-axle elements. In order to increase spin times, added weight was additional to the outermost part of the yo-yo. The very first to do this was Dale Oliver (Spintastics Ability Toys, Inc) with the addition of steel rings when he brought out the Tigershark yo-yo early in 1998.[quotation necessary] Some get-apart types enable the player to reconfigure the yo-yo's halves. In the Tom Kuhn No Jive three-In-one, the halves might be hooked up in a few distinct configurations, ensuing in a classic, butterfly, or "pagoda" silhouette. In the Yo-yo Factory FlyMaster, the body has two different "shells" to convert to and from an off-string yo-yo. Some yo-yos have a response method implemented in their human body, which betters the ability of the yo-yo to return to the user's hand. The return technique is usually positioned about the axle in the inside of the yo-yo. Some take-aside yo-yos have replaceable return methods. An additional innovation to the yo-yo is the potential to alter the hole in between the two halves of the yo-yo, in order to enhance or lower reaction. In most styles, this is attained by twisting the yo-yo halves, but some types (such as the Tom Kuhn Silver Bullet) can be disassembled for adjustment without twisting. This next choice eradicates the likelihood of the yo-yo coming out of adjustment in the course of engage in. John Jerome McAvoy, Jr. was awarded patents for the gap-adjustable yo-yo: patent #5389029 on February 14, 1995, and #6066024 on Could 23, 2000.[18][19] In 1998, HSPIN introduced the Handquake series of yo-yos, which sported an adjustable hole by utilizing shims of .1-.5mm thickness. By adding or getting rid of shims, the gap could be widened or shrunk by +/- 1mm. Harry Baier (creator of the "Mondial" yo-yo) and the Flambeau Merchandise Firm (proprietor of Duncan) had been awarded patent #6162109 on December 19, 2000 for a hole-adjustable yo-yo which has discrete positions for certain hole widths. This patent was initial carried out in the CameYo Mondial ahead of being acquired by Duncan.[20] YoYoFactory's product line of Speed Dial yo-yo's characteristic "Entirely Adjustable Starburst Technology" which makes it possible for the gap to be altered employing a dial on the yo-yo. This permits for a more discrete reaction placing that stays the identical soon after the yo-yo is taken apart and place back together. The basic innovation considering that the 1990s is the transaxle, a program exactly where the string is not straight connected to the axle that connects the two halves of the yo-yo. Fixed axle yo-yos are represented by the unique yo-yo style popularized in the initial 50 % of the 20th century, in which the axle is right linked to the string and halves of the yo-yo entire body. In buy to enable the throwing of a "sleeper", the participant have to make certain the string is not wound as well tightly around the axle due to the fact it must freely spin in get to achieve this move. Yo-yos made for "looping" methods have a tendency to be mounted-axle yo-yos. Some a lot more unique fastened-axle yo-yos have axles produced from low-friction supplies such as ceramic alloys—this enables for simpler "sleeping," which is crucial for string tricks. The majority of trick yo-yos offered are bearing transaxle yo-yos. In these transaxle yo-yos the string is not related to the axle immediately, but rather it is wrapped about a ballrace bearing. The bearing, in switch, surrounds the correct axle of the yo-yo. In this way, the physique of the yo-yo may possibly spin freely about the string's level of contact. There are transaxle methods which do not use a ball bearing, this kind of as the Duncan ProFire and Yomega Fireball. These use a low-friction steel or plastic collar around the axle. The clutch transaxle, innovated by Yomega with the Yomega Mind, is a transaxle that can be engaged or disengaged. the Yomega Mind is a centrifugal clutch transaxle-- when spinning at a sufficiently higher speed, counterweights inside of the yo-yo body disengage the axle, instantly permitting the yo-yo to "snooze." Conversely, when the velocity slows beneath the threshold, the yo-yo will return instantly. Other clutch transaxles feature a guide swap which can have interaction or disengage the axle. Hubstacks Hubstacks are bearings included to the hub (the outdoors) of a yo-yo and coated with some form of side cap to enable the yo-yo entire body to be held although it spins. With the facet cap bearing, the operator can maintain the yo-yo in many diverse planes and carry out various styles of tricks which are challenging (or unattainable in some circumstances) to be executed with standard yo-yos. These configurations could be called hubstacks, bearing caps, synergy caps, or jimmy hats. Bodily system When the yo-yo is very first unveiled, the throw gives it translational kinetic vitality. As the string unwinds, much of this strength is transformed into rotational kinetic vitality, triggering the yo-yo to spin speedily. As the yo-yo unwinds, it also gains some energy from gravity. Because the yo-yo has substantial rotational inertia, it can retailer sufficient vitality in its rotation to combat gravity all the way back up to the hand. The string winds in the reverse course upon the return of the yo-yo. If the string is linked to the shaft with a loop, there could not be enough friction to defeat gravity and commence winding the string. In this circumstance, the yo-yo will continue to spin at the finish of the string alternatively of returning. Nevertheless, if the yo-yo is jerked somewhat, it will enter cost-free fall for a transient minute, and the string's friction gets the most substantial pressure on the yo-yo. This makes it possible for the slack string to bind, and the energy from the yo-yo's rotation finishes the relaxation of the return. Patents have been issued to produce a lot more challenging mechanisms to enable tension control and an adjustable system.

Portugal has a long history full of stories, great achievements and interesting moments. In this article we collected some of the most interesting, funny, important and weird facts about Portugal and its history. Some of these things about Portugal are well-known others not so much… Our favorites are the 21st and 31st. Enjoy! 🙂

A Few basic information about Portugal

Official designation: Portuguese Republic

Population: 10,309,573 – 2017 estimate

Land Area: 92.212 Km2

Language: Portuguese

Currency: Euro (founding member of Eurozone)

GBP per capita PPP: $30,193 – 2017 estimate (40th)

Capital: Lisbon

Timezone: WET/GMT UTC (Azores UTC-1)

  1. Portugal is one of the oldest countries in Europe

King Afonso I declared independence in 1139 and Portugal has the same defined borders since 1249, almost 800 years ago. The name Portugal first appears in 868, during the Reconquista over the Muslims. A county was formed around the city of Porto (Portus Cale in Latin), from which “Portugal” is derived.

Almourol castle

2. Lisbon is older than Rome

Roughly 4 centuries older to be more accurate. It was settled by the Phoenicians around 1200 BC and it’s the second oldest European capital after Athens.

Rossio Lisboa

3. The Romans took 200 years to conquer Portugal

The Romans took around 200 years to conquer Lusitania, from 219 BC to 19 BC. There’s a famous old expression used by the Romans: In Iberia, there is a tribe that neither governs itself nor lets itself be governed.

Santa Maria da Feira Castle

4. Viriathus is the first National Hero of Portugal

According to historians, the Celtic King of Lusitania was the worst nightmare of the Roman Empire Soldiers and one of the top enemies Rome ever faced, making them lose the equivalent of 9 legions during the wars against the Lusitans.

Aldeia do Xisto, Portugal

5. Portugal owned half of the “new world”

In 1494, Portugal and Spain divided the world in two, by signing the treaty of Tortesillas giving Portugal the eastern half of the “New Word”, including Brazil, Africa, and Asia. The Portuguese Empire was actually the first global empire in history! It was also one of the longest-lived colonial powers, lasting for almost six centuries from when Ceuta was captured in 1415, until Macau was handed-over in 1999 to China.

Flor de la Mar in Malacca

Famosa a Portuguese Fort in Malacca

6. Portuguese is one of the most spoken languages in the World

Portuguese language is the 6th most spoken language in the world with 220 to 240 million native speakers around the world. It’s the official language of 9 countries, and is spoken in the 5 continents!

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

7. Portugal was one of the earliest colonizing nation of Europe

The Portuguese Empire would rule, among others, over Brazil, Cape Verde, São Tomé and Príncipe, Guinea-Bissau, Angola, Mozambique, Goa, Daman, Diu, Kochi, Malacca, and Macau. The African colonies were granted independence only in 1975 after the collapse of the dictatorship. Macau, the last Portuguese colony, was handed over to China in 1999.

Angolan National Bank

8. Portugal had a main role on Slavery trading

Portugal played a leading role in the infamous Triangular Atlantic Slave Trade, which involved the mass trade and transportation of slaves from Africa and other parts of the world to the American continent. Also, Lagos’ slave market, built-in 1444, was Europe’s first slave market!

Algarve

9. Though, Portugal was also the first colonial power to abolish slavery

Portugal was the first colonial power to abolish slavery, all the way back in 1761 – that’s half a century before Britain, France, Spain, or the United States.

10. Portugal was a pioneer abolishing Death Penalty

In 1846 Portugal started the process of abolishing the death Penalty and the formal abolishment of capital punishment for civil crimes occurred in 1867. Furthermore, Portugal and Spain are the only countries in EU to have abandoned life imprisonment.

Serra da Estrela, Portugal

11. Portugal once had a dead Queen

When Pedro I was crowned King of Portugal in 1357, he proclaimed his lover, Ines de Castro, Queen despite the fact that she had died 2 years before, in 1355. Legend says he ate her killers’ hearts when he caught them. And that she was exhumed to be coronated. That’s true romance there, Game of Thrones style.

Tomb of Ines de Castro in Alcobaça

12. Over half of the world’s cork is produced in Portugal

Portugal has the largest cork oak forests (montados) in the world and its cork oak is protected by law. The various uses of the soft, spongy bark of the cork tree has made Portugal the largest producer of cork products in the world, producing 70% of the world’s cork exports. The main importers of Portuguese cork are Germany, the U.K., and the U.S..

“Sobreiro”- cork tree

13. Portugal and England Are Very Old Friends

Portugal and England have the oldest diplomatic alliance in the world. The Anglo-Portuguese Alliance was signed in 1373 and is in force until this day! Both countries entered wars to defend the other, including the United Kingdom entering the Iberian Peninsular War and Portugal entering World War I. Talk about having someone’s back!

14. Lisbon was struck by one of the most powerful earthquakes in European history

In 1755, Lisbon was struck by about a 9.0 magnitude earthquake, which was followed by a tsunami, and fires that destroyed the city! Furthermore, the earthquake struck on All Saints Day, a major holiday when the churches were filled with burning candles. The earthquake struck, toppling the candles, causing major fires. Up to 100 000 residents were killed and 85% of the buildings were destroyed!

Downtown Lisbon

15. Portuguese are fatalists

Fatalism is an essential trait of Portuguese culture. One of the most obvious expressions of it is the traditional music Fado. This is characterized by mournful tunes and lyrics, often about the sea or the life of the poor, and infused with a characteristic sentiment of resignation, fatefulness and melancholia. It has been recognized by the UNESCO as an Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2011.

16. The biggest wave ever surfed was in Portugal

In October 2011,  Garrett McNamara caught the biggest wave (+30 m / 90 ft) ever surfed to date at Praia do Norte in Nazaré. Portugal has a coastline that spans 800 kilometers and it’s known to be one of the world’s top surf spots!

Biggest wave ever surfed – Nazaré

17. Portugal has one of the world’s oldest universities

The University of Coimbra was established in 1290. Although it was first estabilished in Lisbon, later it was transferred (a few times back and forth) to Coimbra.

Coimbra University

18. A Portuguese brought the habit of drinking tea to England

Catharine of Braganca, a Portuguese princess and Queen of England, introduced the habit of drinking tea in England. Though she did not introduced Tea, she made it a fashionable and widely drunk beverage.  She was also responsible for the English using forks at dinnertime.

Charles II of England and Queen Catherine of Braganza

19. The Portuguese were the first European people to reach Japan

In 1942 Portuguese reached the island of Tanegashima first establishing contact with Japan. So, the Japanese culture was exposed to several new European technologies and cultural practices in military area (the arquebus, European-style cuirasses, European ships), religion (Christianity), decorative art,  and culinary (the Portuguese introduced the tempura and above all the valuable refined sugar). Even in the language, the Japanese word for thank you “Arigato” comes from is the Portuguese word “obrigado”.

Tempura

20. A Portuguese saved more Jews than Oskar Schindler

Aristides de Sousa Mendes was a Portuguese consul who used his position early in WWII to save Jewish people. He granted visas to Jews despite having orders from Portuguese government (a dictatorship) not to do it. It’s estimated that he helped saving up to 10 000 Jews.

Aristides de Sousa Mendes

21. Portugal had huge influence on world cuisine

Portuguese Jesuit missionaries invented tempura (dish of battered, deep-fried vegetables and seafood) in Japan.

The Portuguese invented Piri-piri sauce.

Portuguese introduced chili pepper potatoes and tomatoes to India and Thailand, without which curry wouldn’t exist!

Not to mention, we also brought coffee to Brazil, and the ukulele to Hawaii.

We created the “pastel de nata” or “pastel de Belém”, the famous and delicious Portuguese custard tart…

Custard tart

Egg threads in Thailand

22. Europe’s longest bridge is in Portugal

The Vasco da Gama Bridge in Lisbon is 17 kilometers long, making it the longest in Europe. Though, this isn’t the only record that the bridge brought to Portugal, much more importantly: The world record for the largest dining table was set when around 15 000 people were served lunch on the bridge as part of the inauguration celebrations.

Vasco da Gama Bridge

23. The Portuguese eat a lot of cod

We have more than a thousand of recipes to cook cod, though we have to import it all from other countries like Norway or Iceland. Interestingly (or maybe not) I must be one of the few Portuguese that doesn’t really appreciate Cod!

Salted Cod

24. Port wine is one of our most famous Export

Portugal produces the famous Port wine, a sweet fortified wine from the Douro Valley. Port wine grapes are only grown on the steeply terraced hillsides of the Douro valley near Porto, one of the world’s oldest established wine producing regions. However, it has been imitated in several countries – notably Australia, South Africa, India and the United States.

Douro Valey

25. Bertrand bookstore is the oldest in the world

The oldest bookstore in the world is in Portugal’s capital of Lisbon. Bertrand Bookshop was established in 1732, while the original store was destroyed in an earthquake in 1755 and rebuilt in its current location in 1773

26. Portugal is 95% water

Portugal ranked the 110th country with only 92.212 Km2 of land. However, if you include the jurisdiction over the maritime area of around 1.720.560 Km2 Portugal ranks in the top 20 and top 3 of Europe! This ocean area is about 18.7 times the land area, so almost 95% of the country is ocean.

Madeira, Portugal

27. Portugal has 15 sites on the UNESCO World Heritage list

Portugal has 15 sites on the UNESCO World Heritage list, 14 of these cultural sites and 1 of them natural (in Madeira Island). It’s one of the 20 most visited countries in the world with more than 13 million tourists visiting each year.

UNESCO World Heritage- Historic Centre of Oporto

28. Portugal invented the pirate code

Bartholomew Portugues created the first Pirate code in the 17th century, which English pirates later adopted.

Peniche, Portugal

29. The Portuguese love football

The most popular sport in Portugal is football. We are the current European Champions and our national team finished 3rd in the 1966 World Cup, 2nd in Euro 2004, and 4th in 2006 World Cup.

Porto’s football stadium

30. People from Porto are called ‘tripeiros’, or ‘tripe eaters’

Back in the 15th century, to help out the military Porto gave all the meat they had – except for the stomachs. Well, afterwards they got creative with their cooking and with time it became one of the most famous features of the cuisine of the city. Furthermore it became the nickname of the citizens of Porto, the ‘tripeiros’!

Bonus: Portugal has a few funny/weird world records

In December 2010, the world’s largest Santa Claus parade took place in Porto. 14,963 people donned Santa outfits, beating the record of the previous years for the same parade.

In 2012, the largest firework rocket ever produced was used the 12th International Symposium on Fireworks in Oporto and  Gaia on 13th October 2010. It weighted 13.40 kg.

The world’s largest omelette was made in Portugal – in Santarém on 11 August 2012. It took 55 people, six hours, 145,000 eggs to make a 6,466 kg omelette.

And of course the above referred largest dining table in the World!

Finally, the most number of dishes wished with one liter of detergent… can you guess when? Obviously after the meal in the longest dining table in the world during the inauguration of the longest bridge in Europe! 🙂

  After all these fantastic facts about Portugal, you can only be inspired to come and visit Portugal!

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