#//whoops i posted the wrong one first xo

[samplays]

"Hey y’all, Sam here. Hope you’re all havin’ an awesome day. Today we’re gonna sit here so y’all can get to know me on a deeper level by learning 30 facts about myself. I’m surprised I could even come up with that many, so I hope it’s worth it. Okay, here we go!”

I’m named after my dad. Samuel Dwight Evans, my dad’s name is Dwight... yeah, you know how names work.

I’m totally a night owl. It takes me forever to get up in the morning. I have to set tons of alarms, I’m super cranky for a while... it’s a mess.

I’m really into space and have been since I was a kid. I love looking at the starts, finding the planets, all that stuff.

I love milkshakes. Chocolate milkshakes are literally my kryptonite.

I’m left handed.

I was diagnosed with dyslexia when I was in third grade. Took ‘em a little while to figure out why I wasn’t anywhere near the same level as anybody else, I guess. A lot of the stuff that was hard for me as a kid is a lot easier as an adult so it doesn’t get in the way as much as it did then, so. Yeah.

I collect comic books, surprising absolutely no one.

Also surprising no one: Steve Rogers is my all time favorite character.

And in case you’ve been living under a rock, one more unsurprising fact: my husky Roger is, in fact, named after Steve Rogers. He’s also my best buddy.

My room can get a little messy but I’ve actually gotten way better at keeping stuff organized the older I’ve gotten. I guess when you actually have to be serious and work on stuff and know where things are, it sorta becomes a necessity.

I could probably live on the beach. I never get tired of it.

I try to be like fifteen minutes early to everything.

I make a pretty mean cocktail. If you’re ever lookin’ for a good Old Fashioned, I’m your guy.

I’m 6 feet tall, which...I guess this is technically not a fun fact about me, but means I’m the same height as my younger brother. Still my little brother though.

I was the quarterback in high school. I still like football a lot but haven’t had a chance to play since back then.

We did a lot of outdoorsy stuff as a family. Like camping and hiking and all that. I’m still really into that stuff and like doing it with other people, so I think that definitely had a huge impact on me.

I want to learn how to play piano. I think it’d be fun.

I can speak...at least a little bit of two fictional languages. Na’vi and Klingon. And they said I didn’t make good use of my time when I was in school. Psh.

I really want kids someday. Like, not right now or anything, but the way my family’s always been made me want that for myself, for sure.

I grew up in Nashville and it was the best. I think about going back there a lot.

I actually like going to the dentist, which I know sounds super weird, but it’s never really been unpleasant for me and I get super pumped about getting a free toothbrush.

I used to be a boy scout. I kind of hated it.

I had a phase when I was younger where I wanted to be a vet when I grew up ‘cause I’ve always loved animals so much. I think I wanted to be one of those ones who does like house calls so I could tend to farm animals and all that too. Then I realized that takes a lot more school than I originally thought, so that was outta the question.

If we don’t count any Marvel or Star Wars, I’d say some of my favorite movies are probably The Shining, Shawshank Redemption, Back to the Future... also a big fan of Grease, and obviously Shrek 2 is an undying classic.

I kind of want to release like, a whole comedy album or just an EP of the songs I come up with, ‘cause I have a lot of fun with those and think it could do pretty well. I haven’t really sat down and planned any of that out yet though.

If I can’t get a milkshake for some reason, my second go-to dessert is cheesecake. Especially the kind with strawberries on top.

I never actually thought about my lips until people started bringing it up. High school and the internet are both funny places.

Summer is hands down my favorite season, but I’m also a sucker for a day well spent during winter. Like going ice skating or whatever, then doing the whole hot chocolate, Christmas movies by the fireplace in sweaters thing? I love that stuff.

My birthday’s May 5th so I’m a Taurus, and for the most part I think Taurus traits are pretty accurate to me. The May 5th birthday has also given me awesome Star Wars reference material, even if I just missed May the Fourth. ‘Cause, y’know, Revenge of the Fifth and all that.

I’ve definitely run out of stuff to say by now, so I’ll go with something everybody knows about me which is that my family’s everything to me. I love my parents and I’d literally do anything for my little brother and sister.

[storybookprincess]

LIV. DO YOU KNOW HOW MY HEART FUCKING /LEAPT/ WHEN I HEARD YOU SAY "DAZAI OSAMU" HOLY SHIT I CANT BELIEVE THIS FIRST BANANA FISH AND NOW BSD LIV BESTIE I CANT TAKE IT IM GOING TO PE R I SH- (love, fireflower, 1/?)

okay i might end up rambling but i have SO MANY feelings about this show even after yelling about it to the friends i've gotten into it and mblaksdnasdsaknfadfakfhwneiaundlsdfjksadfasd look. look the writing may be scuffed at times but l o o k. dazai PHYSICALLY hurts me okay. god(wont spoil anything dw)... its only been 2 eps but i trust that you see the Angst:tm: as well and *melts* (-ff 2/3)

ANYWAy im so so so ecstatic to see you interested in him and bsd and i really sincerely hope you enjoy!!! obligated warning for some skewed writing but bsd is one of those anime where canon is a chocolate box and we're the picky eaters. and by that i mean GENEROUS AUDIENCES STAY WINNING BABY. the characters and dynamic potential make it all the worthwhile :DDD again, i LITERALLY CANNOT WAIT for you to continue this anime and i hope you have fun!!! (-love, fireflower)

(hi fireflower here again) SKADHASKDFJS RANDOM NOTE NO NEED TO REPLY TO THIS BUT I MISSREAD YOUR POST IN MY EXCITEMENT AND THOUGHT YOU SAID EPISODE TWO INSTEAD OF TWO DAYS WHOOPS ANYWAY IGNORE THAT LOVE YOU

(yes hi hello fireflower again im doing that thing where i send an ask and then remember ANOTHER thing i wanted to say sorry for the spam) ON THE TOPIC OF SONGS- there is one song is particular called I'll Be Good by Jaymes Young that just- fits dazai to a tee. i will Cry 🥺. if you haven't gotten the full picture of his backstory yet it might not mean as much/anything to you but please please give it a listen once you do <3 it singlehandedly murdered me (there are amvs to it too bkasdnaslkdfsl)

akjdflkasjfkajdsfoiaejw fireflower i need you to know that when i opened tumblr & saw that i suddenly had five asks i was like “oh my god, what did i do wrong & who’s mad at me???” so seeing it was instead fangirling about bsd was quite a relief lol!!!!!!  for context, i just finished s2 (yes, i watched 24 episodes in the span of approx 3 days i am INHALING this show) but GOD i love dazai i love atsushi i love kyouka i love kenji i love alll of them i am going INSANE.  i know what you mean about parts of canon being iffy but i agree--i’ll carefully select the bits i like & disregard the rest bc the parts that are good are SO GOOD.  also YES i know that song and YES given dazai’s backstory it fits PERFECTLY i have so many emotions XD  i think i’m gonna do one more ep before bed tonight & try to finish the series tomorrow bc i am in turbo content consumption mode lol!!!!  feel free to dm me if you want to talk about the show (esp given that we are both found family aficionados the armed detective agency found family potential is SO GOOD) bc i’m going insane & would welcome the chance to scream about it with someone!!!!!!  thank you for sharing this excitement with me it really made me happy!!!!!! xo

[changseobbing-blog]

HAPPY FANFIC APPRECIATION DAY!!

I'm too lazy to send individual asks so I'm just gunna tag some of my closest friends on here!! @kollectionn - omg where do I even start C, you were the first fic writer I ever really spoke to on a personal level and I love our friendship (as much as you want to murder me) I am honestly your biggest fan, I've known you since the start of the year but i was a fan before I realised it was you whoops!!! I fangirled so hard when you messaged me on my birthday and I fangirl everyday as your friend. I have really seen the growth and development in your writing as your series has grown, no-one can set a scene and build a world the way you do and I scream constantly that you let me be apart of it, I'm just so excited for what's to come! I love you!! You also bribed me into posting my first fic and are always happy to edit and give feedback to help me improve and I can never express how grateful I am for that ❤💕 @pikayeollie my supporter and hypewoman I'm putting you here because you inspire me and encourage me and I wouldn't be writing if I didn't have such a great support system with you at the heart!💕 @eradikeats-writes we've only know each other a few months but you are one of my best friends and wife here, I've only started reading your works over the last month BUT HOLY SHIT MATE YOU ARE SO TALENTED YOU REALLY KNOW HOW TO MAKE A BINCH CRY. I love your writing style it's like reading art and it's something i'll never tire of, basically I am a fan for life and I love you! I also appreciate your hype, support and help in my own writing and I've learnt alot from you already 💚💚 @praisekinkchenanon my other wife!! I remember when you first sent me bits of your writing and I was hooked. You single handedly snatched my ass from mork and handed me off to Jaebum with your words so thanks for that. I am also a huge fan of your exo series!! (Sweats cuz of the sin) I love the different approach to the universe and I'm not being biased when I say I love your writing and will literally eat up anything you put out!! 💕💕 @rudeboywonho PLEASE STOP HURTING ME IN YOUR QUEST TO HURT OTHERS I AM FRAGILE!! In all seriousness you are another writer who's works I am in love with (on top of being the best and most devious friend mwuhhaha) anyway your Kihyun vamp series I am very much looking forward to and I want to fight you over the many drabbles you've nearly killed me with! 💚 @kpopfanfictrash shady shanna you are my arch nemesis you have hurt me so much and you are also one of my favourite tumblr writers. I have followed you for the longest time and I'm still in shock that you choose me as a friend. Most of the things I say to you are incoherent screamings but i also want to say how much I look up to you as a writer, you really do inspire me and this is the gushiest thing you'll ever get from me and I will be back to the usual hoery shortly. Anyway I love you and our shared baekhyun mullet enthusiasm!!! ❤❤ @the-porcelain-doll-xo I binge read your entire masterlist in a weekend and what a WILD RIDE THAT WAS!! I am a falfan for life! You are also one of the sweetest and most disgusting hoes I know and I really love you for that! You are another writer I really look up to and if I can get to a tenth of your level I will feel accomplished!! Working alongside you really drives me to work harder and I just appreciate what you create so much 💕💕 @yoonseoksofty my sopemate!! I feel you underestimate your talents alot and I just want you to realise how amazing you are!! I am 100% here to support you in all the soft youngjae and yoonseok you want to produce!! 💚 @baebae-goodnight an actual moodboard queen and my fellow rookie writer. We both started writing around the same time and you have been another massive support. You really help me look deeper into what I write and build feelings and surroundings. I am also your number 1 fan and hypewoman and will continue to rave about your work even when you feel unsure about it! @daegusoftboys your writing has literally moved me to tears or made my break our into a sweat. When I first met you i thought you were this nice soft writer who left me with warm fuzzies BINCH WAS I WRONG! Id also like to shout out some other writers I love @def-initely-soul @imdifferentshadesofpurple @igot7bangtanbaes @yeolology @sammsdreaming (please stop hurting me!!) @the-third-guy-from-the-left @byunists @whoatheresparkie @hobbitoh @tayegi @soobadnoonecanstopher @fairyyeols @bxebxee @dailydoseofdia @aichan11 My mind it blanking there are so many amzing writers on this site and id be here for eternity tagging them all!!

[doubledaffy]

January, 2017. Daisy and I went to Japan to visit Kevin and Shoko. I wrote a lot about it and made this little video. XO.

1-5-17 Thursday

Kyushu island

Hippo Bakery

Beach walk. Bread. Blendy Stick. Laundry mat. Itoshima - wife and husband. I forgot my back pack on the beach it so happens. Moto guys. Daisy thought Japanese surfers were big water turkeys. Ancient pine forest. Karatsu burger. I hated. Aka egg and cheese. Kagamiyama mountain. Body move move. Karatsu castle. Ripped the cube into traffic towards Akasaka station to meet Tsuyoshi. (We got the laundry while I sat in the car). AirBnB guy. Boom box grocery store. Dars. Wasabi potato sticks. Crying toddler. Google translate sucks. Shoko made hot pot meal. Nummy. Kevin whipped his chocolate pops.

Fun fact. The man who invented Tenga, has the Guinness world record for longest JO. How fitting.

Gross airbnb hair on comforter and towel. Do not want to stay there. Wasting more money. :(

1-6-17 Friday

Big dry heave last night. Woke up at 1am thinking "oh boy, something's going on. Whoops!" Ran to the bathroom, felt the heat rise up my body. Was it the broth? The chicken? The Sake? I placed my hands upon the electronically heated seat of the Japanese washlet and began to dry heave. No barf. I felt like Barfing. But nope. My body wouldn't let me. I felt better though and went back to bed. Daisy told me in the AM that they made the HotPot with pork broth, thought of me, and then decided not to tell me. Maybe it was that. Who cares. I feel better today. Kev made Spanish French toast (torijas) for us. It was lovely. Daisy said the shower she took was the best she's ever taken. That's because there's a huge window looking out in the the sea. It's magic. Daisy and went to 7-11. Big presence here. Kev fully loves it. Apparently they make great stuff and the ATM is reliable. Located right next to the "Titty mags" as Kev explained. I took out Shoko's penny board and we stopped at HIPPO tiny surf bakery and got some snacks for the house. No salty bread. We showed up too late. I left the penny board outside and no one stole it! --- Shoko drove us to a special lunch and snack spot. Snack spot was very Japanese and cute and had weird dessert stuff. Lunch spot was closed at 3pm! Great shoe horn though. I Bought the best spoon ever. White metal. Feels like stone. Expensive ceramic gift shops. Hotto motto dance and curb eat. Sake factory great traditional architecture. Drove to muji and inkcube in the mall. Went nuts at Muji. And stuff. Daisy neck hurt. Back home. Cream soup. Organize pack. Test journals and pens out. Daisy in bed by 9. I stay up and eat cream soup and some dars. White chocolate. Do some photos and stuff. Kev teaches himself Japanese on laptop then plays StarDewValley.

1-7-17 Saturday

Woke up early. Beach walk. Big shell find. Hippo. Too early for SheoPan! 9:30 is the best time. Come back. Blendy stick with Scones and Cream Soup left over. Computer time clicky and and work / taxes shit. Shower ocean view. Skate to Hippo at 9:30. got the SheoPan. Groin pull fall on the way back. Saw Osky and the Corgy photo shoot. Kev takes us to train. I dropped 40 on the train card by mistake. Taking photos on the train is illegal, Kevin explains. Photo sound on iPhone mandatory. Unpack at AirBnb. Then Bounce to Lunch at crazy under ground mall. Green noodle soup. So many people. So many things. So many structures. So much lighting. So much movement. No white people. Babies dressing nicely. Cool gear. Women in mens wool long straight overcoats. Tan and black. Big buttons and ties. Underground mall culture. Walk tour through FuK with Kev. Side of building greenery stair case hike to views. Photo shoot women and man.  Stop at Julette’s letters. Got a CLIP and stuff. Wooden baby toys nice. Japanese Love Pop and cool pencil, etc. Walk to DONUT spot. Lots of walking. Donut spot in crazy OTHER mall under ground. Madness. Hot down there. Amazing donuts. Weird that in a mall though, but maybe that’s great. Mall Mall Mall. Energy to go to MUJI. Big walk again. Lots of stores and big streets. Mega complex. Water light projector show. Muju is calming. Hot in there. Got more shit. Wanted everything and a new house to decorate. Book for Ben. Meet up with Shoko at Hippo and crazy recycling bear. Walk to restaurant called CHIKEN. Allow smoking, but place is cool and hip and nice. Light beer life. Moscow mule. Was off, from walking and hunger. Kev big adventurous eater. Raw Chicken - SASHIMI. Crazy. Got a little buzzed and let go. Crazy smokey chicken dish. Tasty food overall. Walk back in the Rain. LAWSON Dars and purple gummy candy and Crunky! Shoko peeled off before the AirBnB after party. Incense at the Airbnb made it smell better. Muji lights. 1/4 xanax or whatever to sleep. Pushed beds together with D and passed out.

1-8-17 Sunday

Woke up. Jon Bellion hate listen. Shower in tiny shower. Trying to meet with Kev at Eggs and Things. Big American style food. Just love the American food. Not so much THAT< I love knowing what I’m eating because I have a special little diet that doesn’t really include meat or fish or pork or anything, and here in Japan that’s hard. Kev showed up. After Eats and Things we popped on the train(s) to Dazaifu - a very old (16th century) Shrine (or could be a temple, hard to remember which is which) about 1hr on the localish trains. People on the trains sleep a lot. It’s nice. Also, no one is loud. Very quiet and respectful. Trains are on time and the stations are clean. One train we took was just the loveliest color scheme - light green/blue and red. V. calming. Tons of people in the terminals at times. Felt like Grand Central Terminal. If I ever felt like wanting to go to a Bigger Japanese city, nope - this amount of people is fine. Dazaifu is amazing. Tiny village full of a billion people swarming up to see the shrine, but it was oddly peaceful because no one is rude and it’s generally quiet. Tiny shops and people cooking meat sticks and shit on the sides on the way up. At the end, before the gate, there was a naturally formed single file line just to take a pic with the whacky animal statue. Formed by the people in a simple organized way. Not like the monster americans at Disney. Just a nice simple civilized line. Inside, we had to do a special hand and mouth wash routine to cleanse ourselves a the water zone. I touched my lips to the water bucket stick because it’s hard to know the customs in other countries. A million Japanese people cycling through there each day, and Jeff touches his lips to the community water bucket. We hiked up into the woods and saw an amusement park on the other side which seemed weird being so close to a shine or whatever. We got soft meatless sweet pucks and sat at a low table. Very relaxing stroll. Felt bad that Kev was in the Glum zone not knowing if his relationship is in the pits. Train back Komono woman sleeping among all the other sleeping Japanese people. Kev bounced, had to work and wanted to be home for the night. We wish we could all just stay at the house. Going back to the AirBnB and not having family dinner with the homie was bumming us out. I was excited to take the reins and figure out where to go in the new city. Apple Maps is great for walking directions on this trip. Great UI. Google Maps looks like garbage. Daisy found a place that has burgers and veggy options called Brooklyn Parlor. No shame in just going to a cool hip place that I know I can get something I like. The thing is, the Japanese food I have eaten is amazing. But when you’re without your Japanese speaking friends, it’s very hard to make sure you aren’t eating shell fish or meat. We saw some other cool small restaurants we’d thought looked nice on the walk. 7-11 stop after dinner to get snacks. The Titty Rags had censorship thingies on the genitals and they also had tape on the pages so you couldn’t open em. Old man barfing at the bus stop, but overall we’re getting a friendly vibe from the city. Plans to watch Finding Dori on the lappy, but might just crash. Trying to plan what to do tomorrow with the rental car with Kev. Hard to plan sometimes! We’re living out of a backpack now because of the AirBnB and would like to re-up / swap out our gear.

(First horn sound we’ve heard here. Wow. Just now as I was typing this entry, just goes to show you, why honk, when you can be patient and kind?)  

1-9-17 Monday

Giants

Eggs and things iced coffee?

Train to Kevin's

Rental car madness - couldn’t find Nissan. Goosechase.

Senyoji temple - Magic. Soft. Quiet. Milltion Monks on hill. Old artifacts. Incense. Chanting on Mic.

Everyone backs their car in to the parking spot.

Ichiran Noodle Factory - ticket system. Rice and Egg and cold Mushrooms. Put the plate on the sound thingy and it makes a big sound all across the restaurant signifying that you want your next little order.

Tea Garden Madness - Light up trees across this huge empty yard with pop music blasting from a ton of speakers hidden all over the grounds. I did a BodyMoveMove, naturally.

1-10-17 Tuesday

Tried to go to Hippo today. It’s hard to go there, apparently. Closed on Tuesdays. Whoops! Came back with no pastries, so Kevy Cab hooked up the Pancakes and I took care of the Blendy Sticks. Grabbed the laundry and popped out to the long driving day through windy roads in the beautiful Japanese country side. First we stopped at the big Caldera overlook where a volcano made a blast hole a very long time ago. Then we popped down more windy roads to see the Aso Volcano. It was cloudy, but you could see a massive mountain with a big hole in it smoking underneath sets of ominous clouds. The museum center looked like something out of a Russian Post Apocalypse B movie. Drove to the wrong hot springs, I was getting car sick, so moved up front. The steering wheel is on the right side here, so sitting up front is a treat cuz you feel like you’re just controlling the car with you mind. Finally made it to the real hot springs. It’s a 24hr spot and it’s magical. You pick your favorite little hot spring house for around 1500 Yen (15 bucks). Then you pop in there, shower off, put your coins in the slot thingy that makes hot water blast out of a long tube into a beautiful wooden tub. We would have splurged for the rock tub for an extra dollar. Yup, a dollar for the upgrade. Daisy and I never felt so relaxed. I bought some sheepy slippers at the gift shop and am wearing them now. I also bought a sprite type drink that was about 1/4 size of a glass coke bottle, with a label designed to win design awards. Shoko is now getting car sick, so it’s me and her up front, with her driving. She drives very fast. On the highway she was passing mother fuckers with ease. I was nervous. Grabbed our laundry from the trusty laundry mat (drying only for us). I lay down on the bench while Daisy read Japanese Nylon. I was trying to still my body. Bopped over to the UDON noodle place and got some Tofu Noodle Udon and white rice. It was simply great. Ate at the counter and took some iPhone vids of stuff. At home raging on some 7-11 snacks we got at some point today. 7-11 here is what I want a convenience store to be. It has lots of shit I like and cheap. Daisy in bed now cuz I feel I owe it to myself to document these trips. They’re super important to me and special and I’m lucky to go on them.

1-11-17 Wednesday

Woke up at 8am and popped out to the ocean magic tree zone to dance in public for my BodyMoveMove & Exquisitemovement project. Dancing really gets the heart pumping. Daisy said she wanted to go for a run on the beach but where is she now? Face down in bed, that’s where. I can’t seem to sleep past 8 and I’m loving it. Slid over to Hippo for a pastry run. Scored that ShioPan which is very rare and special, as we all know. Came back and missed the “let’s go” and rushed to get ready. Everyone was making fun of me for being a space cadet on this trip, but I kinda like being loose and spacey when I’m not at the wheel. Most of my life is dictated by me and only me so it’s been really nice that Kev and Shoko are handling everything and being great tour guides. We zap over to Shoko’s parent’s house which is a traditional Japanese magical tiny compound. Garden’s and outbuildings and paths tucked and squeezed into the tiny suburban hillside. They have another house that they open as a cafe and art gallery and everything is as you’d expect a modern day / ancient Japanese house to be. They have a fucking COY POND in the middle of it all with lots of buddies swimming back and forth. Their toilet has a button that lifts and lowers the seat - no touch lifestyle. That sums up the house and how rad it is. We jammed over to a fast food Sushi Roll place that uses a conveyer belt system to deliver your food and you pay per plate. You order on the touch screen and it makes a lot of loud chimes and screams at you, which is the only downside. All this annoyance is overruled by the convenience and novelty. I ate no fish because fish grosses me out and I feel bad for them. They say fish is good for you, but not for me because it’s disgusting and smells like low tide. Your kid isn’t dressed up like he/she is headed to fashion week? Don’t bring them outside then. That’s the rule. Tolls here are very expensive, but the roads, even though I can’t read a god damn word, seem to be great and tight and efficient and clean. Next, we bopped over to the largest bronze Buddah that is laying down. It’s magnificent and peaceful. Snagged a Bodymovemove before going inside and praying at all the little pray stations. Then we got little balls with feathers on them to toss into the tiny buckets but none of us were successful. Guess what? This place is manicured to perfection and has a very hand made feel. Lots of paths into the forest and mini shrines and stuff. Even a tiny Torii Gate you can crawl through. Whoops, sun is setting, so we blast off to another Temple Shrine they’re calling Hay something. It has a lot of stairs and you can see the ocean and whatever. Big hay knot thingy you can pray to. We got gas and stopped at Aeon for food and snacks for gifts. The Nissan March really gets good gas mileage. I can’t find my lens cap, but who cares, I already got the good Bokeh shot on the highway. We’ve been using a “Shared Wallet” System, which is neat. You all put in the same amount of $ at the beginning and when you do group activities you all take out of that. At the end if there’s any left, you split it up. It works well or whatever. Back home Shoko made hot pot - no pork so I don’t need to dry heave over the wash-let again! Beers for everyone but me and desserts and funny convo on the futon and stuff. I took a bath listening to the ocean waves pulse. So nice. That pulsing really does wash away everything bad.

(so that’s it for what I have written. I know we stayed in Japan longer, maybe I wrote the rest of my thoughts in an actual journal? Hard to care to search for it right now. Maybe the video above will do the trick closing that gap. I’m updating this blog right now and it’s 5/11/19 10:07AM)