I Am Not Hopeful. I Am Not Optimistic. I AM Sure.

"but it's always my turn" - Dan Howell, episode 38 of the male podcast

Time to whip out the Richard ball statistics again.

And turns out Phil has done a stellar job at gaslighting Dan into believing it was his turn for a couple of weeks now. Around episode 30 they were actually getting close to a draw again, but the gap is currently the biggest is has been, with Dan being 5 ahead.

don’t say the same thing

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I've heard of people who hyphenate two gendered names like... Mathew-Alice or Josephine-Bob. I imagine those names are pretty unique due to them being combos but I would be curious to know how many of those style of names were entered.

59, and they were all entered only once.

[ The nonbinary name report is up! ]

a.u.gust day 2 - beach/pool ft. Phyuri

“It’s not about the Cheerios.”

This was in reference to a story about a kid flipping the HELL out into a full-blown panic about running out of their favorite cereal. Not a tantrum, not a whine-fest, but an all-hands-on-deck, code-red, world-is-ending blowup.

The kid had originally come from a very unstable situation and experienced food deprivation. The new adoptive parents were stumped, because look at all the other food! You’re safe! We can get the Cheerios tomorrow!

But it wasn’t really about the Cheerios, it was about that first flicker of unease triggering all the old trauma. From the outside, it looked ridiculous. To the trauma-trained reaction of the kid’s brain, it made perfect sense.

Human brains are weird, and we’re all out here trying to survive. Sometimes our brains do this in socially acceptable, convenient ways. But not often.

hope you’re well gina xx

Hi love. Oh my God, this is awful. I'm not familiar with him, but I just looked up the story.

He became famous through a show called Idol Producer, which was a Chinese reality "survival" show to form a boy band. The show featured 100 trainees competing to debut in a "temporary" nine-member group named Nine Percent, while being hosted and mentored by prominent stars.

I don't really know what's normal in Chinese show business or relaity shows, but RMB 5000 (his highest monthly salary) is only about $740 USD/£550 per month.

21 Jul - Luo Zheng recently surprised many by revealing that he has less than RMB 5,000 in his savings despite having worked in the industry for nearly 10 years. The Chinese actor, who rose to fame through the show, "Idol Producer," recently went on the show, "C-Ent and Their Agents" (translated title) where he and his agent spoke about his career. He admitted that he was very young when he signed with his former agency, and did not carefully read the contract before signing his long-term deal. Luo Zheng revealed that his monthly salary was about RMB 2,500 when he first signed the contract. After participating in "Idol Producer," his popularity increased, and his monthly salary rose to RMB 5,000. However, during the years when his popularity was at its peak, he actually received a mere RMB 20,000 in bonuses. It turned out that his former company deducted all expenses under the pretext of "training costs." Luo said that he only realised this after he filed a lawsuit. He said even the costs of the practice room, water dispenser, and light bulb changes, as well as travel and accommodation expenses for staff visiting the set and his assistants' salaries, were all borne by him. "At that time, I thought I might as well become a security guard," he said. Luo said that he was asked to pay a penalty of up to RMB 50 million when he wanted to terminate his contract, and that he was glad to have met his current agent, who helped him with the situation. The actor revealed that he had paid off the main debt in January 2024, but he still has to pay the legal fees owed from the contract termination lawsuit in installments.

“You've assigned the roles, “

“No, you're also in a dress. and our dog is in a suit :) “

Phil’s ideal phwedding from the pod today !!