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@aclikeslater replied to your photo “jenndoesnotcare: bethanyactually: jenndoesnotcare: LET’S DO THIS...”

Wait, I am not on Tumblr a ton anymore. Are you doing a Raven Boys read along, too?

@laimelde replied to your chat “Me: Dammit self you have been sitting here thinking about how cold you...”

Oh, I know those feels. Glad you got your sweater in the end!

I did! And thanks, good to know I’m not alone in my ridiculousness. ;)

@tasteoftheusual replied to your chat “Me: Dammit self you have been sitting here thinking about how cold you...”

Oh man, same. Happy Mother's Day! ��

GET UP AND GET YOUR SWEATER, TORI. ;)  And thanks!

@jujutherubberduckie replied to your chat “Me: Dammit self you have been sitting here thinking about how cold you...”

Happy mothers day!

Hello!! You didn’t confuse me, I know what you mean and here’s what happened: As you guys know, the BBC has been releasing the new episodes of TUT online a full week before they’re on the radio. SO, they posted episode 04, I downloaded episode 04, it was the episode with Jack Dee (meant to be episode 05) when the RIGHT episode was broadcast on the radio they fixed it, however, because I had already downloaded the episode, I didn’t give that page much attention again, until they uploaded episode 05, I downloaded it and it was the same episode! So, I downloaded the right episode 04, unfortunately, by that stage a full week had passed and loads of people had already downloaded the wrong episode 04 from my blog, so I just thought “I’ll just post that episode as 05″ because I just thought “at least you’ll still have all the episodes, even if the numbers are swapped” because otherwise, people who had downloaded episode 4 were then going to download episode 5 and they would have the same episode twice!

laimelde reblogged your post “megaevolvedthot: COME ye spirits that tend on mortal thoughts UNNNSEX ME HERE and FILL me from the CROWWNN to the TOE…...”

#lol Bethany your tag cracked me up #what the hell's a sophie?

1) Do you craft, and if so, what kind/s of craft do you do? If not, are there any you want to learn?

I used to weave a very long time ago, but I’m very much a minimalist. So I don’t like creating anything physical (aka not writing/graphics etc) that doesn’t have a practical use, and takes up space. Material possessions (collectibles/decorations/knick knacks) tend to make me feel claustrophobic - so I’m terrible to buy for! I wouldn’t mind making something for someone else. Building furniture or something practical seems interesting.

2) Favourite dinner recipe - and either a brief description of how to make it or a link to the recipe.

I detest cooking. I will clean bathrooms over cooking a basic meal. My idea of a great home cooked dinner is something with vegetables I can basically stir fry in 10 mins and move on with my life. I usually just add a fried egg to the vegetables, or some sort of Thai peanut sauce.

3) Beach, lake or river, and why?

The beach! Love the sound of crashing waves.

4) What are you looking forward to?

Whatever comes from all the particularly daring things I will be doing this year :)

5) Which accent sounds the most attractive to you?

Not so much an accent, but there is a particular way of saying my name that can quite easily cause me to slide off my chair.

6) Tell me about a scar you have. If you don’t have any, tell me your secret to not getting injured!

I have a small scar from when my appendix was removed. It’s very small and I barely remember that it’s there. Stay away from bikes Kris! lol.

7) Do you have any recurring dreams? What are they about?

I use to have dreams about doing the HSC (final school exam) over and over again. Even while I was in the dream I remembered I’d already graduated university, but for some reason I still thought I had to do the exams.

8) What’s the last thing that made you laugh?

My brother grumbling about all the hipster shops we saw in town.

9) What do you consider your greatest achievement in your life so far?

Surviving it. According to statistics, I should be dead or a drug addict, and I’m neither - so yay me.

10) Name a place on your bucket list.

Not so much a place, but I’d like to go to a ball. I don’t think they really exist outside of Disney movies though.

11) Do you play an instrument?

Do you craft, and if so, what kind/s of craft do you do? If not, are there any you want to learn? - I crochet and paint pottery. Sometimes I make cards or magnets, and I occasionally do origami. I’ll happily dabble in almost any kind of craft, really. 

Favourite dinner recipe - and either a brief description of how to make it or a link to the recipe. - In general, I love meals that are all in one dish: stews, soups, casseroles, stir-fries, etc. One of my longtime favorite things to make is chili. The beauty of this recipe is that it’s extremely forgiving.

I usually start by browning a pound of ground beef in a big stockpot, then drain any excess fat. (If I want veggie chili, I skip this step and heat up a tablespoon of olive oil in the pot.)

Chop up an onion or two, a couple of bell peppers, and a few cloves of garlic and add those to the pot, cooking and stirring occasionally for a few minutes, till the onions and peppers are soft. Sometimes I also peel and grate a carrot and add that, especially if I’m making veggie chili.

If you want you can dice up a jalepeño or some other hot chili pepper and add it at this point; I don’t because I have kids who don’t like their chili too spicy.

Add a big can of diced tomatoes and a can or two of beans (I like to use one can of kidney beans and one of black beans). 

Add 1-2 tablespoons of chili powder and a teaspoon of cumin. If I have any tomato paste in the freezer I might chuck a couple tablespoons of that in. 

Mix it all up, bring it to a boil, and then lower the heat and cover. 

After it’s simmered on low for about fifteen minutes, taste it and see if it needs salt, or more chili powder or cumin. 

Serve with sour cream and shredded cheddar, and chopped cilantro if you’ve got it.

Beach, lake or river, and why? River. I grew up right next to the Missouri River in Omaha, and I just like that rivers are always moving. 

What are you looking forward to? Friends coming to Japan to visit us in late spring. Moving back to the US this summer.

Which accent sounds the most attractive to you? I love any and all accents that are different from mine, which is an extremely boring, flat, Midwestern US accent. 

Tell me about a scar you have. If you don’t have any, tell me your secret to not getting injured! I used to have a scar on my right index finger that I got when I was about 8 years old, and I was using a knife to try and scrape some wax from a red candle to use as fake blood in a haunted house I was making with a friend in his basement. That scar has mostly faded over the years.

Do you have any recurring dreams? What are they about? Nope, I never have, to my recollection.

What’s the last thing that made you laugh? We just finished watching the Parks and Rec series finale with @jenndoesnotcare​. I laughed a lot watching that.

What do you consider your greatest achievement in your life so far? I have two kids who are healthy and smart and funny and kind.

Name a place on your bucket list. New Zealand.

Do you play an instrument? I used to play piano, flute, and violin, and I sang in choirs for years. I haven’t played flute or violin much at all for about 20 years, and I only occasionally play piano these days. I still sing all the time, though.

fooferah replied to your post “S (for the things you love meme)”

I think we'd be a little concerned if that hadn't been your answer.