#thejokerwrites

Dude, you have no idea how fucking happy this makes me every time I read it and I see you on my dash. Happy belate birthday, btw! I love you, too and I hope you’re doing well 🥰

@houseofhaseul , @thecriminalchipmunk

Friends! Hello! 

I haven’t been on this side blog in AGES but, since this is where I’ve collaborated with you both the most, I figured it was the perfect place to answer these asks. Two sets of five things that make me happy. Hmm... let’s see...

1. Participating in Online Reading Challenges - It helps me zero in on specific titles on my TBR, and it gives me added motivation to stick to them. It’s also been really nice to have that sense of community, making reading feel a little less solitary, even if participants have chosen different titles. 

2. Autumn - We’re officially in my favorite season! Leaves are starting to change outside my window, it’s starting to get cooler outdoors, and soon I’ll finally get to put up my decorations around the house. I’m really looking forward to it!

3. Upcoming Releases - There are some books, streaming series, and movies scheduled to debut in the next couple of months, and I’m feeling really optimistic about how much I might enjoy these new stories. 

4. Lounge Pants - My former ones were so old that the fabric was wearing out and getting holes/rips. I was able to find some affordable replacements and they’re so soft. 

5. Daydreaming - The old tried and true, but I don’t think I’ve ever given it a shoutout, so I can remedy that now. I don’t always have the time/energy/willpower/etc. to commit writing projects to a document, but being able to tinker with them in my head helps me feel like I’m keeping the ideas fresh. 

6. Painting - I’ve dabbled in this again, just a little bit, during quarantine. I think I like painting decorative things more than I like taking on a blank canvas, but both had a pleasant calming effect on me when I tried. Even though the process is always messy, the familiarity of it is really comforting. 

7. Board Games - I don’t get to play them nearly as often as I might like, but they do make me happy when I get the chance. I’ve discovered new fun ones along the way, but Clue is still my favorite.

8. Bonding with My Cat - For years, she preferred other people in my house to me, but she’s been warming up to my company in recent months. It’s been really nice. <3

9. Playlists - I love finding a really well-crafted one, especially when it’s inspired by a movie/show/character/ship I like. I love making them myself, both for my own tastes and for members of my immediate family. I enjoy the challenge of curating just the right mix for the occasion.

i love you twoooooo <33333

Jan grimaced and hid her face behind her fingers. “I don’t know. I don’t know!” She peeked out just enough to see her friend. “I never really gave the rest of the T-Birds a good long look ‘cause there’s already too much drama between them and us Pink Ladies but… I dunno, French, maybe there was just something in the air.”

Jan lowered her hands to her lap and played with the pleats of her skirt.

“She’s a nice person, Putzie is, once you give her a chance. She got along pretty well with my mom, even… but, then again, Mom kinda takes a shine into anybody who wolfs down that much of her home cooking.”

Hesitantly, Jan lolled her head to the side to look Frenchy in the eye. 

“I still can’t make a whole lotta sense out of it. I just know that it happened and it was kinda… nice. She takes things slow, like me, and that makes me feel more comfortable, ya know?”

Jan shrugged helplessly and sighed.

“I just hope Riz doesn’t get too mad at me. I mean, after everything with Dani and Sandy, it’s just been sorta feeling like there’s a line in the sand between the groups. I don’t want her thinking I’ve turned traitor or something.”

She reached for Frenchy’s hand and clasped it, her expression fretful.

damn it looks so fucking good already

well it was a small blown up. I loved it. Pls continue bc i love this too much

i got distracted