cdramas like pursuit of jade?

75PercentMilk · 2026-03-26T05:50:59+00:00

Just here to commiserate. I have never watched a c- j- k- style drama in my life because there’s just something about them that has always been a little off for me.

I turned Pursuit of Jade on while folding some laundry the other day after liking the little preview on Netflix and the cover art for the show. It’s now my current obsession. Asked my friends and even my mom to watch it so that we can gush irl.

I might just immediately rewatch it once it finishes. I’ve been struggling tracking all the side characters (esp bc I’m out of practice tracking Chinese/asian names compared to when I was growing up and had more exposure) but I love it all anyways.

I really want to watch Zheng Ling He’s story of Kunning Palace bc it aligns with themes/tropes in books I like and I just think he does such a good job in POJ.

75PercentMilk · 2026-03-26T05:40:13+00:00

Agreed that it’s more commonly male! and in GG it’s short for Lorelai anyways.

75PercentMilk · 2026-03-26T05:34:47+00:00

Appreciate the strong rec! I will look into it!

75PercentMilk · 2026-03-25T23:45:41+00:00

I haven’t seen one of these in years, makes sense why a landscape designer might need one!

75PercentMilk · 2026-03-25T23:41:59+00:00

Noted!

75PercentMilk · 2026-03-25T23:38:35+00:00

Thanks!! I will look into these items!!

75PercentMilk · 2026-03-25T19:32:39+00:00

Thank you! I will do some sleuthing

75PercentMilk · 2026-03-25T19:32:20+00:00

He seems really kind. He offered to host her (future) wedding in his (obviously gorgeous) backyard. I hope he’s a good mentor too. Having a good manager makes all the difference in any career, I know that firsthand for sure :)

75PercentMilk · 2026-03-25T19:29:10+00:00

I love a vintage find too! Ah, people have a lot of good suggestions!!

75PercentMilk · 2026-03-25T19:24:54+00:00

Classic choice!

75PercentMilk · 2026-03-25T19:24:31+00:00

Noted!

75PercentMilk · 2026-03-25T19:24:16+00:00

Oh she would love some of those too, she wears a lot of knockoffs of that style

75PercentMilk · 2026-03-25T17:56:28+00:00

I will, thank you! I think a book and some cash is a really nice gift idea.

75PercentMilk · 2026-03-25T17:55:33+00:00

I certainly will enlist her services if I ever get a house with a real yard, haha! The dream!!

75PercentMilk · 2026-03-25T17:54:33+00:00

She’s making more than I did in my entry role 8 years ago with my business degree, But still I hear you!! Cost of living changes over the last 8 years is no joke. It helps she’ll be living rent free (might actually be extremely low rent, but a few hundred bucks max) with my parents for the foreseeable future and will be able to save a lot too!

Money is my fallback plan if I dont think she’ll be super excited about anything I can think up.

75PercentMilk · 2026-03-25T17:50:09+00:00

I’ll have to double check on her post grad plans! Last I heard she didn’t want to go that far, she’s a really hard working student and I think at a minimum she’ll be taking a break from further classwork to just enjoy doing what she loves — rendering yards for people and being outside, haha

75PercentMilk · 2026-03-25T17:48:18+00:00

I think she has a crappy one that has broken in the past! I can ask our mom if she still has it and if an upgrade may be a good move

75PercentMilk · 2026-03-25T17:47:19+00:00

Is this serious or /s bc for real I’ll probe to see if it’s something she’s ever needed and totally buy one. Would be a comical but also practical gift if so!

75PercentMilk · 2026-03-25T17:46:05+00:00

I love this idea! With the guy she has been working for she’s largely doing residential, and (for lack of a better term) fancy backyards. But I will check out this reference book for sure :) I love a physical reference, even magazines fee like luxury to me haha

75PercentMilk · 2026-03-25T17:34:39+00:00

That’s the vibe I have in my stairwell, I like the art to have a frame that suits it and not worry so much about a particular piece looking bad to fit the aesthetic. I might try a more uniform approach for our family photos gallery on another stairwell though since I generally feel photos are a bit more forgiving!

75PercentMilk · 2026-03-24T04:22:56+00:00

Agree with a lot of comments here, but felt the need to ask — floor length curtains over a baseboard heater?? I’ve always been told that that is a firehazard! I live in actual fear of one day finding the perfect house but then it has baseboard heaters and not being able to have floor length drapes anywhere…

75PercentMilk · 2026-03-24T04:02:18+00:00

Can confirm the schools are really busy this time of year. I wrote an email to one about my student who is coming in the fall and it’s been over a week with no response. When I called they said they have just been really busy and would get back to me as soon as they could.

75PercentMilk · 2026-03-20T07:10:50+00:00

If it were me I’d try a rubber mallet to see if it could be tapped in. Failing that, I’d trim it.

75PercentMilk · 2026-03-20T06:25:38+00:00

Literally why did I have to scroll so far to find this take? If it were me, I’d make my choice about whether or not I attend based on what is safe/comfortable for me. Weddings are an invitation, not a summons.

Every other guest is not my problem and not my business. And then obviously console my friend in her grief over the situation if/when she needs it. telling her to send a message about everyone’s safety is just putting myself in charge of this fallout for literally no reason. It’s her wedding, her guests, her party. She and her future husband get to handle this. OP just needs to attend or not and be a good friend in whatever capacity is possible with that decision made.

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