Write fan fiction about your favorite character. You can fill in the gaps in their life that the writer didn't cover. Or you can even write them an alternate ending to their story. This is a powerful way of engaging with the character and keeping them alive in your life. One reason why you may be so affected by the character's death is because you felt like a spectator in their life. Writing fan fiction gives you an outlet to engage with your character directly and even to control their fate. If you're not the writing type, read fan fiction. Nowadays many books, television series and movies have fan fiction based on them. Do an internet search for fan fiction. Reading fan fiction can be thrilling because it opens up a whole new life for your favorite character beyond the original cannon and can make their death less of a harsh blow. Most fan fiction comes in categories. For instance, there's romantic fan fiction that "ships" certain character together. There's also "crossover" fan fiction that blends different stories or series together. Pick whatever fan fiction you feel like exploring. Fan art is another powerful way to connect with your character. Especially for book characters, fan art can give your character another dimension. Drawing is a way of spending time with your character, and it can make their loss feel less upsetting. Draw your character based on your favorite scene. This is a great way of injecting yourself into your favorite parts of their life. Writing music about a character is not nearly as common as fan fiction and art, but if you are the musical type you may want to try writing a song about your character. Song writing has long been used to eulogize, and it may make you feel better to write a tribute and express your grief in song.
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One-sentence summary -- Write fan fiction. Read fan fiction. Make fan art. Write a fan song.

Fill a large bowl halfway with ice. Fill the bowl the rest of the way with water. Place the bowl beside the stove so you can access it easily when the beans have finished boiling. Blanching is the process of boiling vegetables for a short time and then stopping the cooking process quickly with an ice bath. It's a good way to preserve a vegetable's color, flavor, and texture before storage, and especially before freezing. Fill a large saucepan with water and put on the lid. Bring the water to a boil over medium-high heat. You can add a tablespoon (19 g) of salt to the water as well if you want to season the beans slightly. Transfer the beans to the boiling water. With the lid off, bring the water back to a boil. Once the water starts boiling again, continue cooking the beans until they're slightly tender but still crisp. Small beans will need about 2 minutes, whereas medium ones will need 3, and large ones will need 4. Remove the saucepan from the heat. Use a slotted spoon to remove the beans from the boiling water. Let the excess water drain from the beans before placing them into the ice bath. Chill the beans for 2 to 4 minutes, or the same amount of time it took to boil them. Plunging the beans into the ice bath will immediately stop the cooking process. When the beans have been chilled, transfer them to a colander to remove the water. Leave the beans in the colander for 5 to 10 minutes to drip and air dry. Once the beans have drained, they are ready to be eaten, cooked any way you like, or stored in the refrigerator or freezer.
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One-sentence summary -- Prepare the ice bath. Bring a pot of water to a boil. Boil the green beans for up to 4 minutes. Transfer the cooked beans to the ice bath. Drain the beans.

This gives you a good base so you don't topple over as you booty shake. Plant your feet and distribute your body weight evenly across the front and back of your feet. Make sure that you have a wide enough stance. The wider your stance, the more stable you'll be as you dance. Your back should remain straight, upright and vertical. You shouldn't be leaning too forwards or too far backwards. As you bend your knees and squat down low, but make sure you feel stable. You shouldn't feel like you're about to fall over. This is a central position for this style of booty shake. The actual movement of body shaking only calls for moving your hips back. However, it's good to know what it feels like when you're moving your hips in both directions, so that you can feel if you're doing it correctly. Practice moving the hips forward and then moving it back. Keep your torso straight as you do this. Moving the hips back is what creates the booty shake movement. This is an isolated movement. So, you're only rotating your pelvis back. If you're not used to doing this movement, you'll have to practice moving your hips back because this movement is pivotal to this form of booty shaking. Essentially, moving your hips back is the booty shake. This is more or less for style. However, you also can do it to help stabilize yourself as you start to move. Don't lean forward when you do this because your back should remain straight. Start in the central position, then move your hips back. Do this slowly at first until you have the hang of it. You may shift your weight to your heels as you do this. Then, move your butt out faster. Now, you should be booty shaking. Practice a lot until you get the hang of it.
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Stand with your feet shoulder width apart. Squat down. Rotate your hips forward and rotate back. Put your hands on your knees. Rotate your hips backward.