#[Apologies] [unstable]

[aipurjopa]

we’re all stifling at the bottom of a dustbin

no lighting

[everysongineverykey]

as part of the getting-worse-before-it-gets-better portion of aziraphale and crowley's season 3 relationship arc we NEED a desperate "i love you" from aziraphale met with a hissed, spiteful, and quickly regretted "i forgive you" from crowley

[randomsfandoms96]

in retrospect, mckay is better than me because if i had young man come in showing clear signs of emotional distance, only to then be told by his mother that she found a list of girls he wanted to harm and then have him flee the hospital and ONLY come back in the midst of caring for the results of a mass shooting and my attending told me i was 'ruining a young man's life' and that 'this mess was my fault' i'd have started swinging.

[mellohiizz]

i think you should draw odyssey duo trying to message eachother during proton, but failing every single time because everytime they do they get banned, moots mel :3

-from one of your mutuals :3

i think you guys should stop. ^_^ /j/lh

[a-is-for-arson]

[ludicleaf]

uu!ashswagg wip

Extra doodles below da cut

I love torturing Spoke

[23z567]

[hopeinthebox]

how do u curate your playlists? they're so good (listening to the glen powell one rn lol)

dearest anon, please know you've made my entire summer with this ask <3333 (here's the playlist in question)

now while i recognise you probably weren't looking for a legitimate breakdown of the process here, you've inspired me to take a deep dive, and i'm prone to getting carried away (and yes, i read high fidelity recently and rewatched the film and the series. but i'm sure that has nothing to do with it). so here goes, under the cut:

Lizzy's Guide to the Delicate Art of Making a Playlist

#1 - What's the Point?

There has to be a theme or mood or connecting thread for the playlist. That being said, as long as it makes sense to you, you've pretty much got this covered.

What's the story? Is it based on a mood, an event, a time in your life, a person, a character, a genre, an era, etc. etc. There's plenty to choose from, so there's plenty of playlists to be made. Go crazy, get weird with it.

(In this example, the overarching theme is: Glen Powell Hot (Twisters Edn.) with a sub-theme, if you will: Country Music for Beginners.)

#2 - Song Selection

Once the theme is set, I gather a few tracks that spring to mind immediately. In this instance:

• Why'd You Come In Here Lookin' Like That - Dolly Parton

• Cowboy Take Me Away - The Chicks

• Country's Cool Again - Lainey Wilson

All of these are fairly self-explanatory if you have been caught up in the Twisters press tour at all recently. No further comment.

From here I flesh out the ~general vibelist~ with more tracks, some classics and some deep cuts. I'm cross-referencing my own musical knowledge, previous playlists, spotify mixes (god forgive me, the occasional algorithm picks), and other user's Powell playlists (topgun-heavy, but you certainly can't blame them).

#3 - Order Matters

There's got to be some sort of flow to the playlist front to back, unless your theme is audio whiplash, for example.

Now here I am a devout follower of the High Fidelity rules, which are as follows:

Track 1 - Open with a killer - sets the tone, gets people invested

(Here, Lady Gaga's You And I ~ it's a banger, and it's country enough to get away with. Can't bring out the banjo prematurely, we'll lose people)

Track 2 - Bring it up a notch - let them know we're just getting started

(Alannah Myles, Black Velvet ~ country-ing it up a notch but staying firmly in the mainstream, because again, we don't want to scare anyone)

Track 3 - Cool it down - now we're settling in

(Chris Stapleton ft. Dua Lipa - I Think I'm In Love With You ~ Dua keeps us firmly rooted in the crowd pleasers, and we can sneak in some Stapleton)

N.B. There is a rule here that I don't abide by, the "only one track per artist" - there's three dolly tracks in this lineup alone and i stand by all of them. Provided you're not adding an entire album or two, I think you can get away with it.

Anyway, this three-track run fires us into a classic (Islands In The Stream) which melts into Tyler Childers and suddenly we're knee deep in Kentucky and you didn't even know it.

The trick is to not overthink it, which is always easier said than done. Ordering only has to make sense to you from start to finish. This journey's gotta go somewhere - throw in a few peaks and troughs, and the songs are just connecting the dots along the way.

#4 - As Does Shuffle-ability

Now, having said all that, I feel like this is a safe space to admit I am a chronic shuffler, so a degree of shuffle-ability is required.

All this means is that your underlying theme is evident throughout. Any wildcards are going to make sense wherever they pop up.

With this one, the thread of country through all of these tracks is what ties the theme together (saving a horse). There are some classics (Faith Hill, Willie Nelson), soul-heavy tracks (Secret Sisters, Leon Bridges), and and few more pop-adjacent (Haim, Ashe) but they've all got that twang - so it's shuffle proof.

#5 - Points for Presentation

A good cover, title and description can offset a multitude of sins. Don't underestimate the power of presentation.

Duration comes into play here also, where anything shorter than half an hour feels like it has nowhere to go, but over three hours feels insurmountable. Unless you're going for a compilation, year in your life playlist, or some background low-fi stuff, keep it tight.

And there you have it folks, my (lengthy) guide to playlist curation. Final note, don't love it and leave it. If you come across something new, jostle things around to get it in. Similarly, if something doesn't fit anymore, toss it. The beauty of the modern mixtape is you can edit it as little or as often as you like.

If you made it this far, I'm personally sending you a little kiss on the forehead. And to the anon who inspired this article of a response, I can only apologise. MWAH

[ditzydaydream]

I'm actually dying over here someone, anyone, mutuals or whoever stumbles across this:

Drop, uh, sketch requests in my askbox, please!!!!! For the purposes of my entertainment and practice [do NOT expect much from these sketches/small doodles lol]

Can be your oc, can be a fandom character, even if I'm not in it I'll just google it or smth if I'm not familiar. [If I am not comfortable with a certain request, fandom, etc - I will not do it. This includes anything with hate speech, or anything problematic] Tell me to draw a dog with sunglasses on a skateboard, tell me to draw a banana, tell me to draw your favorite ship making out sloppy style (maybe not that one, idk how to draw kissing)

Can be on anon, can be from a blog. Whatever, go wild. Drop as many as you want !! Just keep in mind this is when I've got free time and motivation.

Reblogs help a ton <3 [mainly for the purpose of getting this seen - and also my tumbler's askbox across all my blogs including main got decimated?? So like, hopefully I should be able to see asks this time!!]

[sliceofheavenpieceofcake]

🎀

[carnivallsarchive]

want to bring her into the mutual circle so bad

[lady-gravity-129]

If I were to try to make a recap thing about Unstable Universe, would it be easier to go by POV or rough timeline?

I'm rewatching this series because I'm bored and I'm taking notes and they just so happen to include tangents on where events would go in a timeline.

I probably won't post it anywhere but like, it's over 20 hours of content. If the opportunity presents itself, I'll have a recap waiting for anyone who's curious but doesn't have time to watch a 20 hour series at that moment.

Yes, I'm taking notes on a Minecraft series. I like taking notes, I'm a very attentive person, I blame Gravity Falls for making me think when watching or reading stuff.

[whatsagirltoblogabout]

Buckle up, y’all. I just discovered the ability to type the words “agents of shield” into the Tumblr search bar and I’m about to queue the ever-loving hell out of anything and everything that makes me finally feel something for once

[sillyabtmusic]

it may come as a surprise to you all but im thinking about kingdom rn

[deactivationincomplete]

hey what do you look like? ur kinda hard to see as a silhouette

Oh right. Let me fix that.

Here. Apö̸̧log̵i̴es my form is a bit un̷s̴t̷abl̷͍̆e. This is what I look like.

[novakaned]

This is a direct email from my therapist.

I am conflicted.