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Cool Stuff I Saw: August 2022
I finally got started on writing my fic, so a lot of links this month are related to conducting research >w<
Miscellaneous
- Emergency preparedness :o (Link)
- Learned about Moire effect while watching a movie. (Link)
Health
- I read on post about Reddit about how someone who lived alone had choked and it was a very scary experience. And in the comments there were tips on doing the Heimlich maneuver on yourself. (Link)
- I feel like I'm becoming very reliant on my lip balm and I'm trying to curb my habit :S (Link 1) (Link 2)
Finances
- Did some reading up on mutual funds as I organized my own investments. (Link)
Food
- On my terrible uphill battle to learn how to cook, I was looking for burrito recipes. (Link 1) (Link 2) (Link 3) (Link 4) (Link 5) (Link 6)
- And a taco recipe I had in my bookmarks. (Link)
Travel
- Tips on travelling with cash. (Link 1) (Link 2)
Technology
- My laptop is starting to act up with keyboard problems :( (Link)
General History
- While working on my fic, I realized I knew very little about naval warfare :S (Link)
Chinese Culture
- In Cdramas, I often see those accordion-like books that typically functioned like official documents. Apparently in English, they're called Orihon, which as you can probably tell, is of Japanese origin, though the Japanese name does come from Chinese. (Link)
- Stuff on Chinese bookbinding. (Link)
- I learned of the phrase 傲嬌一時爽，追妻火葬場. Apparently it's when a male character chases the female character in a romance. (Link)
- An app for learning Hakka. (Link)
- Doing research on bureaucratic ranks. (Link 1) (Link 2) (Link 3) (Link 4) (Link 5) (Link 6) (Link 7 - Very helpful translation reference)
- Shuowen Jiezi, something like an ancient Chinese dictionary. (Link)
- A model of a construction site in Ancient China. I pulled this up while working on my fic as a reference. (Link)
- Battle of the Red Cliffs. I'm definitely going to be taking inspiration from this war for my fic because I otherwise know nothing about naval warfare. (Link)
- Other tidbits on Chinese naval warfare. (Link 1) (Link 2)
Japanese Culture
- I was figuring out how members of an Asian imperial family might be addressed, so I consulted this website that talks about the Japanese imperial family. (Link)
Gaming
- I used to be interested in Aika Online, and I know that it shut down. However, I found this Aika Reborn website, and I'm not sure what it is. Is it an unofficial version? Is it just a forum? (Link)
- Touken Ranbu Online is available in English. (Link)
- Might be considering getting into Tabletop roleplaying. This site on Reddit has some games for solo play. (Link)
Bravely Default
- I technially already know the ending to Bravely Default even though I haven't finished, but I was just thinking about if I were to play it again, how I would go about doing it to be efficient. Spoilers for the end! (Link)
- There are small stat advantages between the characters in Bravely Default but when they get to very high levels, the difference is minimal. Which is great news for me because I don't want to lock characters into archetypes (e.g. Agnes has to be a healer). (Link)
Final Fantasy Tactics A2
- Ability info. (Link)
Final Fantasy XIV
I got interested in FFXIV this month so here are a bunch of links related to it.
- Rundown on classes. (Link)
- Interior decorating. (Link)
- I had heard about how FFXIV is great for solo play as well which is uncommon in MMORPGs whose draw is playing in a social environment. (Link)
- I found out that you can download the character creator for FFXIV here! I've been playing around with it. It's fun! (Link)
- How to manage inventory. (Link)
- I think I still don't totally understand how the Glamour system works in FFXIV. I think you can give a piece of an equipment the appearance of another using Glamour, and Glamour plates are preset outfits? (Link)
- This website is so helpful for checking out what clothing & accessories are available as well as seeing other people's outfits. (Link)
Comics
- I was looking up what Asian BL comics were currently popular. There was a Korean BL comic that had nice art but apparently the artist (not the writer) had drawn shota porn before, and because of that, the BL comic is on hiatus. I can't really comment but yikes. (Link)
Crafts
- I was thinking of taking sewing classes. I've kind of lost interest, but I do still want to learn how to use a sewing machine. (Link)
- A simple zipper pouch sewing pattern. (Link)
Fandom
- A reader put my Seho longfic on their kindle T_T (Link)
Western Entertainment
- Cozy fanart of Bert and Ernie (Link)
Chinese Entertainment
- Bai Jingting's Bilibili channel :3 (Link)
Korean Entertainment
- Made a suggestion to a friend for a demon Taekai fic idea :P (Link)
- The appropriate way to stan a bias. (Link)
SNSD
- The members talking about how they learned to travel solo in their late 20s. Sooyoung also said that a therapist told her that she seems like a high schooler. For idols, their youths are given to the industry. (Link)
Exo
- Drunk Obsession Era Exo. (Link)
- Exo as dolls! :3 (Link)
- I think about this clip of Junmyeon crying a lot. It's just so telling seeing how the other members care for him in their own ways. (Link)
- Old Exo videos from the vault. (Link)
- Doctor AU fanart :3 Dr. Jongin with toys pinned to his coat, plus Dr. Junmyeon and Nurse Sehun :3 (Link)
- An adorable Exo animal print. (Link)
Chanyeol
- Chanyeol being a Zootopia furry. (Link 1) (Link 2)
Sehun
- Sehun's September 2022 Elle photoshoot. (Link)
Suho
- Compilation of Junmyeon and Exo members :3 (Link)
- Flirty Junmyeon B) (Link)
Baekhyun x Sehun
- Baekhyun getting mobbed by fans while playing video games and Sehun joining them lol. (Link)
Baekhyun x Suho
- Baekhyun and Junmyeon singing a duet in cute white outfits. (Link)
Chen x Kai
- A sweet Chenkai moment holding hands <3 (Link)
Kai x Sehun
- Fanat of Junmyeon with his teddy shirt but the teddy is Jongin. (Link)
- Sukai girlfriends. (Link)
Sehun x Suho
- Junmyeon as Kiki the witch and Sehun as his pet wolf :3 (Link)
- Never before seen Seho pics :P (Link)
- Taonsil on Seho :P (Link 1) (Link 2)
- Classic Seho shenanigans, nothing I'm seeing for the first time. (Link)
- Seho sharing clothes. (Link)
Baekhyun x Chanyeol x Suho
- Baekhyun and Chanyeol rocking to Boombayah lol. (Link)
Baekhyun x Chen x Xiumin
- CBX fun times :3 (Link)
Chanyeol x Sehun x Suho
- Fanart of X-Chanyeol and X-Sehun ganging up on Junmyeon >3 (Link)
Fanfiction
- Sesoo with power bottom Kyungsoo!! (Link 1) (Link 2)
Miscellaneous
- Emergency preparedness :o (Link)
- Learned about Moire effect while watching a movie. (Link)
Health
- I read on post about Reddit about how someone who lived alone had choked and it was a very scary experience. And in the comments there were tips on doing the Heimlich maneuver on yourself. (Link)
- I feel like I'm becoming very reliant on my lip balm and I'm trying to curb my habit :S (Link 1) (Link 2)
Finances
- Did some reading up on mutual funds as I organized my own investments. (Link)
Food
- On my terrible uphill battle to learn how to cook, I was looking for burrito recipes. (Link 1) (Link 2) (Link 3) (Link 4) (Link 5) (Link 6)
- And a taco recipe I had in my bookmarks. (Link)
Travel
- Tips on travelling with cash. (Link 1) (Link 2)
Technology
- My laptop is starting to act up with keyboard problems :( (Link)
General History
- While working on my fic, I realized I knew very little about naval warfare :S (Link)
Chinese Culture
- In Cdramas, I often see those accordion-like books that typically functioned like official documents. Apparently in English, they're called Orihon, which as you can probably tell, is of Japanese origin, though the Japanese name does come from Chinese. (Link)
- Stuff on Chinese bookbinding. (Link)
- I learned of the phrase 傲嬌一時爽，追妻火葬場. Apparently it's when a male character chases the female character in a romance. (Link)
- An app for learning Hakka. (Link)
- Doing research on bureaucratic ranks. (Link 1) (Link 2) (Link 3) (Link 4) (Link 5) (Link 6) (Link 7 - Very helpful translation reference)
- Shuowen Jiezi, something like an ancient Chinese dictionary. (Link)
- A model of a construction site in Ancient China. I pulled this up while working on my fic as a reference. (Link)
- Battle of the Red Cliffs. I'm definitely going to be taking inspiration from this war for my fic because I otherwise know nothing about naval warfare. (Link)
- Other tidbits on Chinese naval warfare. (Link 1) (Link 2)
Japanese Culture
- I was figuring out how members of an Asian imperial family might be addressed, so I consulted this website that talks about the Japanese imperial family. (Link)
Gaming
- I used to be interested in Aika Online, and I know that it shut down. However, I found this Aika Reborn website, and I'm not sure what it is. Is it an unofficial version? Is it just a forum? (Link)
- Touken Ranbu Online is available in English. (Link)
- Might be considering getting into Tabletop roleplaying. This site on Reddit has some games for solo play. (Link)
Bravely Default
- I technially already know the ending to Bravely Default even though I haven't finished, but I was just thinking about if I were to play it again, how I would go about doing it to be efficient. Spoilers for the end! (Link)
- There are small stat advantages between the characters in Bravely Default but when they get to very high levels, the difference is minimal. Which is great news for me because I don't want to lock characters into archetypes (e.g. Agnes has to be a healer). (Link)
Final Fantasy Tactics A2
- Ability info. (Link)
Final Fantasy XIV
I got interested in FFXIV this month so here are a bunch of links related to it.
- Rundown on classes. (Link)
- Interior decorating. (Link)
- I had heard about how FFXIV is great for solo play as well which is uncommon in MMORPGs whose draw is playing in a social environment. (Link)
- I found out that you can download the character creator for FFXIV here! I've been playing around with it. It's fun! (Link)
- How to manage inventory. (Link)
- I think I still don't totally understand how the Glamour system works in FFXIV. I think you can give a piece of an equipment the appearance of another using Glamour, and Glamour plates are preset outfits? (Link)
- This website is so helpful for checking out what clothing & accessories are available as well as seeing other people's outfits. (Link)
Comics
- I was looking up what Asian BL comics were currently popular. There was a Korean BL comic that had nice art but apparently the artist (not the writer) had drawn shota porn before, and because of that, the BL comic is on hiatus. I can't really comment but yikes. (Link)
Crafts
- I was thinking of taking sewing classes. I've kind of lost interest, but I do still want to learn how to use a sewing machine. (Link)
- A simple zipper pouch sewing pattern. (Link)
Fandom
- A reader put my Seho longfic on their kindle T_T (Link)
Western Entertainment
- Cozy fanart of Bert and Ernie (Link)
Chinese Entertainment
- Bai Jingting's Bilibili channel :3 (Link)
Korean Entertainment
- Made a suggestion to a friend for a demon Taekai fic idea :P (Link)
- The appropriate way to stan a bias. (Link)
SNSD
- The members talking about how they learned to travel solo in their late 20s. Sooyoung also said that a therapist told her that she seems like a high schooler. For idols, their youths are given to the industry. (Link)
Exo
- Drunk Obsession Era Exo. (Link)
- Exo as dolls! :3 (Link)
- I think about this clip of Junmyeon crying a lot. It's just so telling seeing how the other members care for him in their own ways. (Link)
- Old Exo videos from the vault. (Link)
- Doctor AU fanart :3 Dr. Jongin with toys pinned to his coat, plus Dr. Junmyeon and Nurse Sehun :3 (Link)
- An adorable Exo animal print. (Link)
Chanyeol
- Chanyeol being a Zootopia furry. (Link 1) (Link 2)
Sehun
- Sehun's September 2022 Elle photoshoot. (Link)
Suho
- Compilation of Junmyeon and Exo members :3 (Link)
- Flirty Junmyeon B) (Link)
Baekhyun x Sehun
- Baekhyun getting mobbed by fans while playing video games and Sehun joining them lol. (Link)
Baekhyun x Suho
- Baekhyun and Junmyeon singing a duet in cute white outfits. (Link)
Chen x Kai
- A sweet Chenkai moment holding hands <3 (Link)
Kai x Sehun
- Fanat of Junmyeon with his teddy shirt but the teddy is Jongin. (Link)
- Sukai girlfriends. (Link)
Sehun x Suho
- Junmyeon as Kiki the witch and Sehun as his pet wolf :3 (Link)
- Never before seen Seho pics :P (Link)
- Taonsil on Seho :P (Link 1) (Link 2)
- Classic Seho shenanigans, nothing I'm seeing for the first time. (Link)
- Seho sharing clothes. (Link)
Baekhyun x Chanyeol x Suho
- Baekhyun and Chanyeol rocking to Boombayah lol. (Link)
Baekhyun x Chen x Xiumin
- CBX fun times :3 (Link)
Chanyeol x Sehun x Suho
- Fanart of X-Chanyeol and X-Sehun ganging up on Junmyeon >3 (Link)
Fanfiction
- Sesoo with power bottom Kyungsoo!! (Link 1) (Link 2)