illumi

its alright, i didnt think u were rude at all. i dont hate my english IO, but the chinese IO on the other hand...

are u reacting to my situation? im doing ibdp so there are oral exams for languages. ur school system could be different tho.

i dont have to worry about remembering, bc our IO allows us to bring a bullet point sheet. its only 10 bullet points, but enough for me. im mainly worried about talking too fast or too slow and stuttering. at least i did well according to the teacher.

i just finished my oral exam. the teacher said i did well. i can finally relax now.

the dialogue sound effects.

just installed an omori keyboard sound mod to my opera gx browser... it tickles my brain in all the right ways.

i was sleeping anyway. its alright.

i missed the 100th page but at least we got there.

99th page... so close.

my math exam went well, and im also the only student that got one specific question correct. u just need to know how to use the calculator to solve it but the majority of the class didnt know... apparently.

i have a math exam today and i barely studied. its so illuover.

i dont want to study bio and genetics bc it will only drive me away from my interests. i want my hobbies to stay as hobbies, rather than making them my major or career. i want to preserve to fun in it, rather than making them professional. since i am hyperfixating on snakes, after i finish researching and ranting about them, i dont feel refreshed at all. i just feel tired and i need to be alone. thats one of the drawbacks of having hyperfixations. good for your friend though.

for real. i love infodumping about snakes.

im willing to get a pet snake bc my soon-to-be roommate wants one. we want either a black pine snake or black kingsnake. both of them are fairly easy to take care of, we just need to properly prepare.

yes. like ball pythons and corn snakes. they are all amazing beginner pet snakes that have a naturally docile personality. the diverse morphs of ball pythons also made them really popular amongst pet trades. there may not be a lot special about them, but they are still very fun snakes to handle. gaboon viper is very slow moving indeed, one of the slowest. but their striking speed is one of the quickest. u can also search up puff adder walking, they belong to the same genus called 'bitis'. however, i see that puff adders are slightly quicker than gaboon vipers. i actually held one in a pet store before, its a white sided bull snake. they can get very big, but the one i held is very curious, active and not bitey at all. a lot of snakes hiss and mimic other venomous species as a defense mechanism, they just want to intimidate you before they start striking, but even then its usually mock strikes... meaning that they dont open their mouths when they do it, they just want you to back away.

hognoses are pretty popular but they are unique for their morphs and defense mechanisms. they can go from mimicking a rattlesnake to hissing to mock striking [headbutting you with its snout] to playing dead while musking. despite being mildly venomous, the venom is only potent enough to put down small mammals. dont get bit though, its still not a wise choice. i see. garter snakes are quite tame, but they can be a biter if you catch them off guard. there is not much to say about garters, they are fine, but i just dont have any fun facts for them.

my favorite species so far is the gaboon viper, bc they hold three records out of all snakes and they look stupid. first, they have the longest fangs of any snakes, measuring up to 2 inches or 5.08cm. second, they have the largest venom glands of any snakes, which explains their disproportionately wide head. third, they have one of the fastest striking speed of any snakes despite being slow moving. another fun fact of this snake i like is that they are slow moving, slow enough you can observe how rectilinear locomotion works up close. just search up 'gaboon viper walking', and you will see videos of this snake slowly moving across the floor like a millipede or caterpillar. i also really like the vipers from china, my country. snakes such as the chinese sharp nosed viper and mangshan viper are beautiful species, and i get the 'chinese vibe' when i see their appearance. the sharp nosed viper reminds me of the chinese dragon, while the mangshan viper reminds me of guilin mountains. fun fact about the mangshan viper: they dont have a species specific antivenom, so there is a pretty good chance that you will die after being bit.

yes. i dont know what to talk about though. my latest interest is snakes so maybe i can spam the thread with that if anyone wants to hear me ramble.

i have no idea what the conversation is about and im too lazy to backread, but im glad that teen corner is becoming more active again. maybe i will engage with this thread more, considering that i made it in the first place. edit: we are almost at 100 pages, i wonder if we can get there by the end of this month.

im pretty late to this as well, so happy late birthday.

cheek and forehead kisses are fine. i like them.

im doing good. i just woke up minutes ago. how about you?

thank you.

ah, i didnt even realize a week will pass by this quickly. better take the time to celebrate before it ends.

i didnt even know it was aro awareness week, so im just going to bid happy arospec awareness week to everyone i guess.