au where the shadow knight rebellion also includes vylad and zane (edit: im cackling I accidentally had “Zenix and Zane” listed for the au and completely forgot Vylad was not in fact originally part of the rebellion. zenix was such a chaotic and weird addition to the group dynamic that I completely forgot he was actually canonically there lol)
bonus:
20s
In a video essay about home improvement channels and TV shows (the concept of the video essay was about how people recently have trended to decorate and make style choices for their homes based on potential resale value rather than their own personal style preferences) I was introduced to a British tv show (big dreams small spaces) focused on garden improvement and unlike their American renovation show counterparts this show was mainly focused on what the personal style choices and desires of the person's the episode is about.
This show is hosted by Monty Don. I like his attitude towards style preferences that I myself want to emulate and embrace. In an episode, a lady asks about him if he likes her choice of flower for her garden or if he thinks another flower looks better there and he responded with (roughly quoting) " I might think that another flower would look better there but this is not my garden it's your garden" This sentiment I myself want to emulate in my future career in architecture for my clients, to (mostly) set aside my own design choices and help them embrace and bring to life their visions.
I would also like to embrace these ideals in my own life in in my own style choices, I want to make style choices without caring too much about 'resale value' or what other people think. In my personal life I wish to have the confidence, courage, and overall gumption to make bold choices that make me an individual.
A lot of ideas come from and were inspired by the YouTube video
'Why Home Improvement Shows Feel Icky' by Kendra Gaylord
While I was walking to class I was listening to this video and I was imagining a fake presentation I could give to my professor based on ideas I got from the video so I wrote them down.
You know what, fuck it, I don't *want* some frivolous, artisanal, lighter-than-air computer with no customizability, no upgradeability, no reparability, no ports, and a lifetime of *maybe* 3 years if you're lucky. I want a fucking great BEAST of a computer that's designed to last a minimum of 50 years, with ports up the wazoo and optional drives for every kind of media! I want modular components that you can drop in a bog for a year, dry them off, and have them still work fine! I want them to make a noise like "ker-chunk!" when you slide them into place! I want a switch that you pull to turn it on! And I don't want software that constantly forces you to get a pointless, cosmetic "upgrade" every few months either! I want durability! I want longevity! I want satisfying haptics! I want Silicon Valley to go fuck itself!
I really like coffee and sweets so I can never resist it.
@eternal-night-owl
the thing about italian food is that it kinda sucks when made in italy. the average italian cook is suffering under 300 different traditional family bylaws that prevent them from like, adding garlic to their sauce, or washing their vegetables or whatever. and if they were to move five kilometers away to the next town over then they'd be executed in the street for cooking it that way. when italians are released from the context of italy it's like they're taking off training weights. an italian cook with no limiters becomes a culinary apex predator. it's for this reason that italian food has, outside of italy, become one of the big three cuisines, while remaining, in italy, frustratingly under-potential. it has to be this way.
from a discord server
Poland and guns… note to self: learn how to draw a 28-gauge shotgun
OMG who gave laurance flowers.... ←~(o `▽´ )oΨ (it was me)
me: okay today I’ll draw nyo!Po wearing a fancy uniform because I never did! *draws her wearing the medieval dress I already drew her 100 times in*