tagged by the fantastic @loveqood, @asoftdante, and @slyttherin; thanks so much guys!!
tagging: @hyppogriff, @jaimelanniser, @domlnique, @choxchang, @astralsirius, @crvdence, @ff-sunset-oasis, and @blaisezabinj. donāt feel pressured to do this if youāve already done this or if you donāt want to!
answers below the cut
name: i mean you can probably guess what it is already, really
nicknames: reb, rick, rich,Ā ābig rā (@professor pennington ... w h y)
zodiac sign: aquarius
height: 163 cm / 5ā²4ā³
orientation: aro ace
nationality: american but really nationality is a social construct ...
favourite fruit: persimmons
favourite season: winter
favourite book: all quiet on the western front by erich maria remarque
favourite flower:Ā i donāt really like flowers lmao
favourite scent: sandalwood
favourite colour: green
favourite animal: snakes
coffee | tea | hot cocoa: black coffee
average sleep hours: give or take five hours
cat or dog person:Ā cat
favourite fictional character: if weāre talking just hp, itās a hard tie between regulus and sirius black
number of blankets you sleep with: one usually, two in the winter
dream trip: warsaw or kraków
blog created:Ā february 2017
number of followers: Ā 850
random fact: i am a published academic author, and my essay is about the history of vampires
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i was tagged by the awesome @fortesques, @choxchang,Ā @salaezar, and @nerville
tagging: @nevelles, @ff-sunset-oasis, @swearwolflupin, @mugglepuffs, @domlnique, @smlfoy, @peachyscorbus, and @loveqood!! but no pressure guys if you donāt want to do this or already have done this!!
rules: bold the statements that are true
answers below the cut
appearance
i am 5'7" or taller
i wear glasses
i have at least one tattoo
i have at least one piercing
i have blonde hair
i have brown eyes
i have short hair
my abs are at least somewhat defined
i have or have had braces
personality
i love meeting new people Ā
people tell me that Iām funny
helping others with their problems is a big priority for me
i enjoy physical challenges
i enjoy mental challenges
iām playfully rude with people i know well
i started saying something ironically and now i canāt stop saying it
there is something I would change about my personality
ability
i can sing well
i can play an instrument
i can do over 30 pushups without stopping
iām a fast runner
i can draw well
i have a good memory
iām good at doing math in my head Ā
i can hold my breath underwater for over a minute
i have beaten at least 2 people in arm wrestling
i know how to cook at least 3 meals from scratch
i know how to throw a proper punch
hobbies
i enjoy playing sports
iām on a sports team at my school or somewhere else
iām in an orchestra or choir at my school or somewhere else
i have learned a new song in the past week
i work out at least once a week
iāve gone for runs at least once a week in the warmer months
i have drawn something in the past month
i enjoy writing
fandoms are my #1 passion
i do or have done martial arts
experience
i have had my first kiss
i have had alcohol
i have scored the winning goal in a sports game
i have watched an entire season of a tv show in one sitting
i have been at an overnight event
i have been in a taxi
i have been in the hospital or er in the past year (not really, emt?)
i have beaten a video game in one day
i have visited another country
i have been to one of my favourite bandās concerts
relationships
iām in a relationship
i have a crush on a celebrity
i have a crush on someone I know Ā
i have been in at least 3 relationships
i have never been in a relationship
i have asked someone out or admitted my feelings to them
i get crushes easily
i have had a crush on someone for over a year
i have been in a relationship for at least a year
i have had feelings for a friend
my life
i have at least one person i consider a ābest friendā
i live close to my school (well, off campus but iām from another state)
my parents are still together
i have at least one sibling
i live in the united states
there is snow right now where i live
i have hung out with a friend in the past month
i have a smartphone
i have at least 15 cds
i share my room with someone
random shit
i have breakdanced
i know a person named jamie
i have had a teacher with a last name thatās hard to pronounce
i have dyed my hair
iām listening to one song on repeat right now
i have punched someone in the past week
i know someone who has gone to jail
i have broken a bone
i have eaten a waffle today
i know what I want to do with my life
i speak at least 2 languages
i have made a new friend in the past year
i was tagged by the wonderfulĀ @choxchang, thanks so much leah!!
tagging: @burkesandborgin, @slyttherin, @crvdence, @mvlfxy, @swearwolflupin, @mugglepuffs,Ā @nevelles, and @smlfoy, but no pressure to do this if you donāt want to or have done this already!!
marvel or dc:
iāve never been much of a dc guy but marvel is fucking up so much with their major comics (secret empire ... nick spencer you can go kill yourself thanks bye) so iām going to choose neither of those and just say image comics all the way
going to do a little promo here actually. if you are like me and enjoy science fiction, illegal racing, motorcycles, poc characters, and lgbtq+ themes, you should totally check out motor crush published by image comics. i just got the first trade today and itās absolutely spectacular; the story is engaging, the characters are lovable, and the art is to die for. youāll regret passing this one by at the comic book store
favourite of the golden trio:
ron weasley, probably
favourite of the fantastic quartet:
jacob kowalski hands fucking down
otp:
wolfstar, drarry, hedric, flintwood, mollthur, and tedromeda
notp:
remadora, anything with snape, anything with voldemort, anything with regulus (this is more for personal reasons, i see him as aro ace and so canāt really ship him with anyone), any ship that Exists because it is heterosexual (just that. no chemistry or logic or anything) or any ship that doesnāt make sense really
brotp:
all the slytherins ... draco, theo, blaise, pansy, millicent, crabbe & goyle, the greengrasses ...
hinny or linny?:
definitely linny, i donāt mind hinny but i honestly couldnāt care less
patil or weasley twins?:
the weasley twins
dursleys or malfoys?:
the malfoys
favourite hp book?:
the goblet of fire
favourite hp movie?:
the chamber of secrets
favorite musical?:
hamilton
tea or coffee?:
depends. both are good
favourite movies?:
the lord of the rings (this only counts as one) ... though i also love the godfather series, the star trek films, indiana jones, the cornetto trilogy ... some more highbrow stuff, leviathan (dir. andrey zvyagintsev), solaris (dir. andrey tarkovsky), etc.
favourite bands/artists?:
haha the impossible question. hereās a list of contemporary stuff, iāll not bore everyone with the classical/jazz/blues i listen to. placebo, glass animals, kasabian, cage the elephant, one ok rock, the gazette, plastic tree, 9goats black out, nuteki, quest pistols show, the last shadow puppets, arctic monkeys, the glitch mob, son lux, the antlers, keaton henson, the wombats, anything by jack white honestly, the list goes on obviously
favourite book series?:
the lord of the rings by j.r.r. tolkien, the raven cycle by maggie stiefvater, the old kingdom trilogy by garth nix, a series of unfortunate events by lemony snicket, the matthew swift series by kate griffin, thereās probably more but iām old and i forget
why is hp not on this list, you may ask? while i loved hp as a kid, as an adult who understands the world more iāve somewhat lost my respect for jkr and her writing, so forgive me if itās not one of my favourites anymore. i do still enjoy it though, but some parts are painful to read
favourite stand alone books?:
a moveable feast by ernest hemingway, all quiet on the western front by erich maria remarque, one hundred years of solitude by gabriel garcĆa mĆ”rquez, slaughterhouse-five by kurt vonnegut, a clockwork orange by anthony burgess, the idiot by fyodor dostoevsky, kafka on the shore by haruki murakami, fight club by chuck palahniuk, the master and margarita by mikhail bulgakov, 1984 by george orwell
favourite youtuber?:
i donāt really watch youtube
celebrity crush?:
haha i donāt get crushes, iām aromantic
fictional death youāre not over?:
iām over all of them, really. at this point iāve gotten used to characters dying, and i kill off so many of other peopleās characters in fic and my own characters in my writing anyway that it would be hypocritical of me to remain bitter about some author killing off their character. iām mostly not over poorly-written characters, more than dead characters
favourite tv shows?:
star trek, the x files, brooklyn nine nine, parks and recreation, hannibal, the young pope, galileo
book you loved as a child?:
the pendragon series by d.j. machale, anything by darren shan, the old kingdom trilogy by garth nix, anything by sir terry pratchett,Ā percy jackson and the olympians by rick riordan, a series of unfortunate events by lemony snicket, goosebumps by r.l. stine, anything by keigo higashino, ghost blows out the lightĀ by muye zhang
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tagged by the lovely @mvlfxyĀ šš thanks yana
tagging: @meropegaunt, @swearwolflupin,Ā @biharry, @smlfoy, @choxchang, @slyherins, @peachyscorbus, @nevelles, @burkesandborgin, and @leejorden; as usual, no pressure if you guys donāt want to do this! or if youāve done this before!
answers below the cut
how old are you?
21
whatās your current job?
iām an intern at mit press
what are you talented at?
in general, words ... people all know me as the polyglot lmao, but iām also a pretty good writer and iām good at reading too. iām also good at reasoning
whatās your aesthetic?Ā
i have two main aesthetics
dark clothes, doc martens, ironic t-shirts, piercings, tattoos, punk rock, anti-establishment, issues with authority figures, reckless, will wreck things
neutral colours, wool, tweed, ironed button ups, cardigans and sweaters, hardcover books, constructivist political philosophy, devilās advocate
do you collect anything?Ā
mainly books, records, t-shirts, stuffed animals
whatās a topic you always talk about?Ā
iām always talking about history? in particular wwi, anything related to russia, and the mongol empire. i also shit talk the adults in my life a lot -- neighbours, family friends. my dad thinks itās funny, my mom not so much. in general a lot of politics? music. lots of music history; in particular, punk and disco. and also, my fandoms, but less so irl
whatās a pet peeve of yours?Ā
grammatical/syntactical/spelling errors of all sorts, in any language i can understand. related -- any error made in regards to depicting a particular culture; i.e. wrong declension of last name, incorrect use of patronymic. i absolutely hate it. iāll forgive people if they make an honest mistake because they donāt understand the culture, but iāll lowkey think it was your responsibility to research this beforehand
this is actually the reason why i wonāt really read the grisha trilogy? i think thatās what itās called? because the russian in there is wrong. iāve been told that itās on purpose because itās an alternate universe, but itāll piss me off too much if i read it
three songs you recommend:
holy ghost by bĆørns (this is my favourite version, but the regular version of this is great as well)
ahimsa by peter silbermanĀ š (i saw this live in a church in london and it was so beautiful? also peter is such a kind person, i talked a little to him after the concert and he signed my record for me)
time traveler by rhain (sheās seriously underrated, i hope she puts out an album soon)
height:Ā
165 cm / a little over 5ā²4ā³
last movie you watched:Ā
spider-man: homecoming (itās so good)
why did you choose your url:Ā
itās a double pun -- itās a phonetic pun onĀ āsalazarā, but since the titleĀ ātsarā meansĀ ācaesarā in russian, it also means caesar salad
what can i say, iām a sucker for puns
do you have any other blogs:Ā
you betcha. excepting my network blogs, my main blog @perfectchekov is also my star trek blog, @grejwaren is my raven cycle blog (iām still cleaning it up but itās been around for a while lmao), and @horacyantonczyk is my oc blog for theĀ @triwizardtournamentoc
what did your last relationship teach you:Ā
i've never been in a relationship
religious or spiritual:Ā
both
average hours of sleep:Ā
it changes? during the holidays i usually get around 8, but on school days itās more like 4 or 5
(lesser known) favourite character:Ā
since this is an hp blog, iām going to do hp. i really like garrick ollivander
i was tagged by the wonderful @choxchangĀ and @ladyattiffanys, thanks leah and laika!!
rules:
always post the rules
answer the questions given to you
write 11 questions of your own
tag 11 people
tagging: @swearwolflupin, @slyttherin, @mvlfxy, @slyherins, @smlfoy, @peachyscorbus, @ginnyweaslcy, @porpentincgoldstein, @remusluvpin, @siruisblack, and @nevillelongbottcms feel free to ignore if you donāt want to do this!! i donāt mind
answers and questions below the cut
leahās questions:
1. favorite color, and favorite things you associate with that color?
god iāve read a lot of good books recently ... but most recently kafka on the shore by murakami haruki, after my mom nagging me to read it for half a decade lmao
3. how emotional are you right now?
not at all. iām a generally speaking not very emotional? i only get angry.
4. what do you wish you were doing?
i really miss japan and i wish i were back there taking advantage of the best public transport systems in the world and eating cheap but great food haha
5. if you could eat any junk food right now what would it be?
chips with curry sauce! god do i miss british chip shops now
6. does pineapple go on pizza?
yes? i used to work at a pizza restaurant and one of my go-to pizzas was a white pizza with sriracha chicken, picked red onions, and pineapple, then sprinkled with green onions and drizzled in sriracha and mayo
7. describe the most recent photo on your phone?
itās a picture of dave bayley from glass animals i drew that i was showing @slyttherin lmfao
8. can you lucid dream? whatās it like?
i donāt think so? i donāt really remember any of my dreams.
9. how would you define your current taste in music?
really a mix of everything?? as per usual?? iām still listening to the japanese alternative/metal/shoegaze/noise pop stuff i was into when i was a teenager, but i also listen to anglophone indie and alternative music? and blues and disco? and at the same time iām still hardcore vibing to german experimental/nu wave music? but i also listen to (embarrassingly) at least two hours of russian dance pop everyday?? i just listen to everything man
10. temperature-wise currently, are you hot or cold, or just right?
too hot. summer is literally the worst lmao
11. are you hydrated?
more or less!
laikaās questions:
1. whatās the last song played on your itunes/ipod?
nests, keaton henson
2. if you can travel back in time or travel into a film or book, which one will it be and why?
this is a lame answer lmao but i probably would want to travel into the harry potter universe? iāve always wished that life was a little more extraordinary for me
3. have you ever been curious of how other peopleās minds work?
yes! for a while in high school i wanted to pursue a career as a forensic psychiatrist
4. on the scale of one to ten, how crazy is your family?
probably a two? my immediate family isnāt crazy at all, but my uncleās family is whack. the only two weird people in my family are me and my brother
5. if you were given a million dollars, what would you do with it and why?
probably find a better apartment in the city and live there. if i go to grad school in the city, that is. the rest of the money i would donate to my alma mater and my grad school because universities always need more money
6. whatās the oldest film that you have ever seen?
probably lev kuleshovās the extraordinary adventures of mr. west in the land of the bolsheviks (необŃŃŠ°Š¹Š½Ńе ŠæŃŠøŠŗŠ»ŃŃŠµŠ½ŠøŃ миŃŃŠµŃа веŃŃŠ° в ŃŃŃŠ°Š½Šµ болŃŃŠµŠ²ŠøŠŗŠ¾Š²)? it was released in the soviet union in 1924
7. which country would you like to visit and why?
i havenāt visited most of eastern europe yet (iāve only been to the czech republic) and iād love to go
8. are europeans cute? or do you find europeans cute?
haha i guess? i mean there are cute europeans and not-cute europeans, just like it is with other ethnicities, so ...
9. black or white?
*looks at my completely dark closet* black, probably
10. how hot is your country/state right now?
itās really hot. the sun is shining through my window and i am Suffering
11. lastly, would you read a book where the main character is asexual? non-binary? trans? etc?
considering that i am asexual and agender it would be very hypocritical of me not to read a book like that, haha. yeah, of course iāll read it
my questions:
if you were to choose one album to be the soundtrack of your life, what would you choose?
youāre given a choice between two objects: pick the sword and you will live a legendary life, however it will be fraught with conflict and violence; pick the cup and you will live an uneventful, but peaceful and fulfilling life. which object do you choose?
if you could make any cryptid or mythological creature real, which one would you choose?
which hp book is your least favourite, and why? the cursed child doesnāt count as canon
if you could write any book you liked or shoot any film you wanted, what would your book/film be about?
moons or stars?
which artistic movement (impressionism, surrealism, renaissance, art nouveau, baroque, etc. etc.) describes your ideal aesthetic the best?
whatās your favourite thing to drink during the summer?
if you could travel across time and witness any historical event, which one would you want to see?
if you could make a single thing from the hp universe real, what would you pick?
if you were a superhero or supervillain, what would you want your power to be?