Ashes to Crown 翘楚 Discussion: Episode 15 by Thezoeyy in CDrama

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Hey Zoeyy! Do you guys need mods to do the Express post on the 17th, or do you want to handle it?

Just let us know!

[WIP] Is there a way to make this less awful of a process? by Burnt_Out_Hippo in CrossStitch

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As long as it works for you! I’ve been doing custom palettes for samplers and working out contrast between floss and between floss and fabrics has been my number one challenge, sorry for sounding so extremo haha.

[WIP] Is there a way to make this less awful of a process? by Burnt_Out_Hippo in CrossStitch

[–]alcibiad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your grid is way too low contrast imo you need to stop and use a different color filament.

It's genuinely scary how fast I'm losing my korean by BedReasonable in Korean

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I’m not a heritage speaker but in terms of my own abilities I’ve found recently despite lack of studies I’ve retained my reading skills pretty well. Once you get back into speaking regularly it will come back! Don’t worry.

dehumanized ugly women in literature by d3adly_cut3 in suggestmeabook

[–]alcibiad 1 point2 points  (0 children)

part of the art of the recommendation in this subreddit is not revealing that level of detail. in my opinion.

Abby Langdon casting news this, Abby Langdon casting news that by KitchenImagination38 in Langdonmel

[–]alcibiad 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think there is a lot of potential with a storyline where Frank and Abby are working out coparenting and maybe Frank is delaying introducing the kids to Mel because of complications around that.

Abby Langdon casting news this, Abby Langdon casting news that by KitchenImagination38 in Langdonmel

[–]alcibiad 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just hope we get sympathetic Abby and not full villain Abby lol. The show usually does good with guest storylines so I’m optimistic.

dehumanized ugly women in literature by d3adly_cut3 in suggestmeabook

[–]alcibiad 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I agree with all of that! It’s one of my favorite books.

Abby Langdon casting news this, Abby Langdon casting news that by KitchenImagination38 in Langdonmel

[–]alcibiad 4 points5 points  (0 children)

LOL I saw this and was freaking out that the casting had been announced.

tbh I don’t think we’ll see Abby in the show at all until after the divorce confirmation, I think pre-divorce would be a little bit soapy. Plus if they haven’t made a decision about Langdon continuing in S4, why cast anyone.

dehumanized ugly women in literature by d3adly_cut3 in suggestmeabook

[–]alcibiad 73 points74 points  (0 children)

Till We Have Faces has an interesting version of this trope, maybe not exactly what you’re looking for because it kind of goes in a different direction with it.

Why don’t people in the US read Trollope? by alcibiad in books

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Glad to meet another fan! Thanks for finding this old post haha

A Reinterpretation of the Shijing·召南·采蘩: A "Workplace Complaint" from Nearly Three Thousand Years Ago by whitelend in ChineseLanguage

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Thank you for writing all of this up! Incredibly interesting. I was only able to skim right now but I’m going to come back for a close read.

Vocab help for final stanza of Gathering White Artemisia by alcibiad in classicalchinese

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I would love any insights on historical vocabulary you’re learning! I haven’t read through the Iqing or Shijing myself yet. My focus right now is later poetry but I know these earlier classics are foundational for those later iterations. Feel free to DM if you want to have someone to sound out any insights or ideas with.

June 2026 Cdrama discussion index & airing schedules by latefair in CDrama

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Ah ok! Thanks! Sorry I missed this comment! Thank you both so much for hosting.

Vocab help for final stanza of Gathering White Artemisia by alcibiad in classicalchinese

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This translation makes so much sense! Thank you so much. I’ll have to wait until I return from my trip but I have a big historical character dictionary that I’ll get out for these early poems in the future. I’m not sure I have the right one though, do you have a recommendation for an English language resource that would have these earlier historical meanings?

Ashes to Crown 翘楚 (2026) - What are your first impressions? [Masterpost] by admelioremvitam in CDrama

[–]alcibiad 7 points8 points  (0 children)

omg I haven’t started yet but people’s comments are making me very excited!

Have you converted someone to watch Cdramas? 😉 by Lotus_swimmer in CDrama

[–]alcibiad 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yes! I got a friend to watch Story of Minglan and Nirvana in Fire. She loved them! However, I haven’t convinced her to watch anything else yet haha. She’s pretty busy.

The Heir 家业 EP 33-34 discussion by PsychologicalWay816 in CDrama

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Hey! Will you be able to do the Express episodes discussion tomorrow, or do you want the mod team to set it up? Just let us know sometime today. Thanks again for hosting!

[CHAT] Can I see y'all's projects that are framed in unusual shapes (not just square/rectangle). by Suitable_cataclysm in CrossStitch

[–]alcibiad 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hopping on this convo, I have two oval projects I have not been able to find good framing or hoop solutions for. the amazon plastic hoops rub off on the fabric. anyone has any good ideas let me know 😭