#Chase unblocked my card

[unashamedly-enthusiastic]

Tried to tip a tumblr blog at 1am and it was such a suspicious transaction it immediately put a full fraud freeze on my account

Fortunately, banks no longer just ask 'did you make that transaction' they want to make sure you weren't scammed into making that transaction and 5mins after their call will give away all your money anyway.

This is an honest to goodness life saving movement and I cannot be happier banks are adopting it

Unfortunately, it meant I had to have the most embarrassing financial call of my life

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Me: Ah yeah I was just trying to tip a tumblr blog

Cash: right and were you directed there by a Facebook link? An Instagram advert?

Me: no I was just on tumblr...on purpose

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Caah: and this person asked you for money?

Me: oh no they just had a funny story, which happened to be about money and I thought, "wouldn't it be funny if I tipped them"

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Me: * covering a reblog by reblog update on the adventures my mutual was having *

Cash: okay I don't think that can actually happen though..

Me: It might not have, but i was happy to tip them just because it was funny

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Cash: and how well do you think you know this person?

Me: *considers explaining how much I know about a beloved mutual without ever knowing their name or face* ... I have no idea who this person is

I think in the end Cash decided there was no saving me from myself

[shroomgal]

Were we really soul tied or was it just limerence?

This is based off of my own research and experience.

About three years ago i matched with this guy on tinder. He wasn't particularly striking. White, shaggy dark brown hair, big nerdy glasses and brown eyes that caught me off guard a little. I swiped right and we matched instantaneously. We talked here and there for about two weeks, sending selfies back and forth, playing the weird game that is snapchat, which is so fucking normalized for whatever reason. (like really, why are we sending blank photos of to each other with no context or conversation ??) Anyways, two weeks in was when the situationship started. A situationship is the stage between friends with benefits and a relationship. Situationships can feel like limbo, never knowing if it will surpass where its currently at. I was drunk at a club, shaking my ass to the latest 2021 trap hits. He asks me to hookup, and I honestly just needed the validation. My friend drives me 15 minutes to his place, where I meet him in his big white range rover in the parking garage of his apartment building. From there, he tells me I'm beautiful in person. I've always had a soft spot for that word. Beautiful. I didn't hear it about myself too often. When he said it, it felt true. And genuine. We had sex.

I started talking to him daily through our snapchats, enamored by our first night together. He would come over, we would hang out, smoke, fuck, watch tv, be human. I developed a bond with him where I felt comfortable in my own skin. I felt comfortable to show him parts of my personality other people didn't normally see. The obsession grew. He took me to a smoothie shop this one time, we held hands. I thought for sure he was my next boyfriend, maybe even my last if I played my cards right. I envisioned a life with him, where I was comfortable, and happy, and me.

One day, after a month of us hanging out, he cancelled on me. Then he cancelled again. Eventually he just stopped responding to me via snapchat. I knew I was getting ghosted, but it was more heart wrenching this time. It was like he was squeezing my heart into knots, watching the blood pour out. When I found out it was because there was someone else, that hurt even more. When I saw he had superliked my best friend on tinder, thats when a part of me crumbled.

On and off these memories of us floated around in my head. This perfect thing that had suddenly vanished, and at that, he had shown interest in the person i loved and trusted the most. Knowing she was in my life. The questions danced in my head, taunting me with every blink. "How did he lose interest so quickly? Things seemed so real and normal." "Why does he want my best friend and not me?" "What am I doing wrong?" These questions and comments on myself mocked me.

I decided to try and win him back. If he wanted mentally ill and crazy, oh, I was gonna give him just that. I played the crazy obsessive ex role. Texting him and calling him, mostly just dumb pranks and me begging for him back the most unserious ways i could. Sometimes he would add me back, we would sext and he would block me again in the morning. But after a while, I met someone else, and gave up.

Thats when he stepped back in. He added me on snapchat, I ignored it. He unadded me and then added me back. I ignored him. He then proceeded to spam like my instagram photos, determined to get my attention. This was now different. He was chasing ME this time. It was tempting, especially since my relationship at the time had been sailing south. But i declined his offers, and went on with my life until,

My relationship ended. All of the sudden, I was back on the obsession train. The thought of him plagued my mind. His hair, his glasses, his voice, his eyes. Everything. The game continued, he would unblock me, we would sext, he would block me in the morning. Eventually I guess this game got old to him because suddenly my texts wouldnt deliver at all, even after a few days. I've stopped myself from reaching out since I called, not expecting a response, and he told me to move on.

Now, my question was, was i really connected to this man, or was I just led into delusion? Well, I fully believe I was a victim of BPD limerence. I do NOT think that we had any sort of soul tie at this point, despite all the angel numbers I've seen in regards to this. I think he's just a shitty guy at this point who liked my hot girl obsession. I think I unfortunately gave him exactly what he wanted, and for that i say to myself: GIRL STAND UP!!!!! In conclusion I am insane and I need to stop letting men take over my brain. At the end of the day, I am authentic. And me. And I have SO much, with or without this man in my life.

[sdyuteiaok]

Ah, had a really cool trophy deck today (like clockwork, I trophy once ever row of three games on my untapped screen), featuring two of the Magnifying Glass-fetching sphinges! I just barely managed to pick up a Magnifying glass in my penultimate pick to support my 4/3s, and I ended up fetching it up quite regularly. A couple of times nothing happened cuz I already had it in play (from an earlier Sphinx or just casting it) or my 1/2 Husher turned off the ETB, but it was pretty reliable. I only ever made one clue across my entire run, drawing one card, but it enabled my 3/3 Detective token to attack unblocked thanks to my UW signpost Homunculus. But the stars of the show were my 4/2 exiler Angel, which, thanks to a Magnifying Glass's mana (a mode I'd completely forgotten about--it's a mana rock!) I was able to Plague Wind four of my opponent's five creatures. And then I also got to play with that super sweet Fact or Fiction mythic--the first time I cast it I went with the fabled 5/0 split--so I could either draw 5 or get a flash flying 5/5 for lethal. My opponent gave me the 5/5 and scooped. So we had a ton of punch in the air, though I did tend to play the Angel pretty conservatively, never using it until I could get a drop on at least one creature, but meanwhile my Sphinges and pumped Detectives on the ground kept the heat off of my morph so I could time it perfectly. I almost swept, but I lost one match to an absolutely relentless opponent, and he pulled ahead just enough that I couldn't catch up. But definitely chasing that perfect run now. But my trophy winning play was casting the Collected Company morph card off the splash. I had the Evolving Wilds to fetch one forest, but also the rainbow tapland, which I hold is a solid one-of. Yes, it can trip you up every now and then, but generally I've found it to be just fine, and an incredible relief when splashing, without ruining your main colors. Plus with a Magnifying glass and a bunch of random Thopters, there were artifacts to tap over lands. I thought about playing the GW Oblivion Ring mana ramper, but decided to play it minimal with my splash so I would minimize and mana hiccoughs. Only a couple times did we have dicey mana, but generally everything flowed. I had a tricky pick between the 1/4 untapper and a 1U morph bouncer, but went with the ramper, which helped us hit Sphinx mana reliably, not to mention helped juice the pricey Angel morph cost, and help trigger our Thopter-maker upon evidence. So a bunch of neat little synergies, and a lot of raw power. And this run kinda and the previous one have rekindled my appreciation of this format. I know it's not terribly popular, but I'm enjoying it quite reliably. It's too bad it's almost over already, it feels like we just got here, and since they're not putting in all the special guests and stuff into prize packs, it's going to be a slog to collect the ones I haven't been able to scoop up in draft. I had a couple shots at Fabricate, but there's always something more important to pick. I did grab a Field of the Dead, though. I'm hoping for Drown in the Loch, though, as that one looks pretty sweet, and it's a card I actually use. It's pretty lowdown that they make them mythic and then don't even let them into store packs. Arena could be so great if they weren't so stingy and punishing. Just make it irresistible and make a buck from a billion players rather than keep trying to harvest $100 from 100,000 players. Arena could be so much better.

[telli1206]

Pay The Toll

“Nuh uh, you’re not going anywhere. You need to pay the kiss toll first.”

Jay tugs his bottom lip firmly between his teeth as he watches for Carlos’ reaction. He’s trying as hard as he can to fight back a smile, but evil is his boyfriend the most fucking adorable thing Jay’s ever seen when he’s frustrated and glaring at him. 

Carlos’ arms are crossed and his eyes are heated, and it’s taking everything in Jay not to throw him against the bed and mercilessly kiss his frowns away. But Jay straightens his stance instead, trying to focus his thoughts on the task at hand. If he plays his cards right, he might get to do that anyway.

“I won’t do it.”

Jay smirks, batting his eyes innocently as Carlos continues to stare him down.

“Aw, c’mon C. It’s not like I’m giving you a choice anyway. But, don’t you like kissing me?”

“Not if it’s in the form of a transaction,” Carlos huffs, looking down for a moment before letting his gaze drift back up through thick, dark lashes. Shit, he knows how much Jay loves that. “Really Jay? A kissing toll? Just to get out of my own room??”

Jay shrugs, letting his arms drop to Carlos’ waist so he can pull him in closer. “It’s my room too, you know. And how else am I supposed to get more kisses from you? You came in so tired last night I didn’t get so much as a kiss goodnight. And now you’re trying to bolt out the door all of a sudden?”

Jay’s lips jut into a pout, and he feels deliciously vindicated when Carlos’ eyes start to soften. He leans forward slightly into Jay’s chest, letting his focus shift to his fingers that are now absentmindedly toying with the snaps on Jay’s vest.

“Ok, ok, I’m sorry. I just, don’t want to be late for class, ok? I’m not...trying, to be a bad boyfriend.”

Jay sighs and reaches to cup Carlos’ chin, tilting his face back up to look at him.

“I know, C. I wasn’t thinking that. I was just.Trying to get, creative? Maybe have a little fun with you? Fuck, I don’t know. I kinda thought I’d get a laugh AND a kiss out of it. That’s all I wanted.”

Carlos shakes his head, loosening Jay’s grip  on his face. When their eyes meet again, Carlos is grinning.

“Well, I must admit, it is pretty original,” Carlos chuckles. “It’s hard to stay mad at you when you’re being all cute and romantic.”

Carlos tilts his head up for a kiss, pressing his lips softly to Jay’s and smiling into it when Jay grabs the back of his neck to hold him in place longer. 

“Alright, alright, you’ve been paid in full!” Carlos giggles, batting Jay’s face away when he tries to chase after him.”Now, don’t try anything like that again, you hear?” Carlos insists, pointing a finger at Jay and trying to look serious again. 

But Jay quirks a smile at the quiver in Carlos’ lip, flicking his finger away and sweeping his arms wide to gesture for Carlos’ passage through the now unblocked door. 

Carlos raises a questioning brow as he tries to slide past Jay carefully. But he yelps just as he passes the threshold, when Jay’s hand makes sudden and sharp contact with his ass before closing the door behind them.

“That’s what you think, C! Just wait till you hear what it’s going to cost to get you back in the room.”

I got inspired to write a little drabble from this prompt challenge. Feel free to send me a Descendants drabble request from this list - I’ll write any ship! I really need to garner some motivation for my WIPs 😁

[resonating-kitty]

Wait are you implying Techno almost broke a nationwide fraud security system trying to donate?

Not quite Anon.

Each bank in the States has it's own fraud detection on its debit cards, some of the bigger banking chain such as Wells Fargo, JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America etc probably do all use the same one since they are huge chains with branches stretching across several states.

What the debit card fraud detection does is it is sort of like an AI in a way because it monitors all activity on the card so say you go to the store every morning or something, it learns that and thus won't ever tag that store as fraud. The card system learns your spending patterns and if anything happens that is either 1) out of the norm or 2) above a certain dollar amount that is not normal, the fraud system will kick in, deny the transaction, and block the card from being used further until the card holder can get in contact with either their bank or the customer support of said third party debit card company. (Usually the customer will get an email, text, or call relating to the transaction to see if it was them doing it or not)

In my post, the humor is that they saw the 20k, which is probably obviously outside of Techno's normal spending habits and the vender that was trying to debit and fucking panicked and denied it and also blocked his card. (thus he had to call to get it unblocked and say it was him trying to do the transaction)

[pastelpastryblog]

In love with my best friend 💗 - PH-1 chapter 5

Genre: Everything (angst/fluff/ romance/etc)

Main characters: Y/N (reader), PH-1/ Harry

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4 months ago, 6 universities decided to do a big event that showcased the student’s art works, fashion shows, music, food, dance and many more. It was an open invite, not just for the students of the 6 universities, but it was for anyone that was aged 18 and over. It was a 6-day event and it required anyone that attended, had to city hop, as every city had a different fixed event. Day 6 was the last day. It was a day specifically made for music and Harry was invited to be a performer at the concert. While performing, a girl caught his eyes and that girl happened to be Kimberly. She was watching him closely while he performed, her look was interesting. Interesting enough to make Harry chase her and ask for her number. Which is weird, considering that Harry had turned down all the hottest girls of his home city. Kimberly lives 4 hours away from Harry’s university but from his home city, its further as it is 8hrs away from each other meaning that they have a long-distance relationship.

~Present time~

-          “Where the heck is Y/N? its been two days since I last saw her.” Harry says while looking for Y/N around his shared apartment, confused.

-          “Why are you so worried about her? She’s grown. I’m she can find her way around. She’s probably at home or something. Who knows” Kimberly says unbothered, while filing texting someone on her phone.

-          “Why are you so nonchalant about this? It doesn’t matter if she is “grown” or not, she should have at least called me. What if something went wrong? What if she’s lost? We never even got to see her leave.”

-          “I’m sure she’s fine babe. So, can you stop talking about her? Can you at least pay attention to me for today? I leave in 2 hours” Kimberley says while being irritated.

-          “I pay attention to you all the time. What are you taking about? How do you want me to act when my best friend is missing?” Harry says, angrily.

-          “You know what? I don’t want to have this conversation anymore. I’m going out for a walk. Bye”.  She walks out the apartment and slams the door behind her.

-          “This girl is fucking crazy.” Harry says to himself as he shakes his head.

*Buzz…..buzz*

Harry stops what he was doing. He looks around and notices that Its Kimberley’s phone. She must have forgotten to take it with her. He walks towards the phone and picks it up, it’s a message. He opens the chat and witnessed things that he never thought he would.

He scrolled through the messages between Kimberley and Jason, and it seems that their relationship is serious. They have been in an on and off relationship for two years and has even met his parents and friends. She was playing both of them, as Jason knows nothing about Harry. He had also looked through messages of her and her best friend Leah and noticed that she told her friend that she doesn’t really like Harry but is only with him because he has clout and potential to become a big rapper and when she does become a bigger rapper, she will then learn to love him. Not to mention, she is also the reason why he can’t get a hold of Y/N. Furious, Harry’s face goes red as he throws Kimberley’s phone on the bed. He storms into the shared living room space and sits on the sofa and impatiently waiting for Kimberley to come back while unblocking Y/N on social media and messaging his mother for Y/N’s number. When Kimberley opened the door, she could sense that there was something wrong with Harry.

-          “What’s up with you? Why are you angry?” She says with her eyebrows raised.

-          “Why am I angry? Why do you think that I’m angry?”

-          “Oh Gosh, are you still angry because of what I said earlier? Because of me wanting attention from you?” she chuckles and says “Get over it” as she aggressively pushes Harry out of the way.

-          “Kimberley. Never in your life put your hands on me. Ever.”

-          “And what are you going to do if I don’t want to?”

-          “Get out. I’ve had enough.” Harry says, whilst trying to calm himself.

-          “No, why should I?” she says defensively.

-          “Who is Jason? Who is Jason, huh?”

-          “What are you talking about? You’re so annoying.”

-          “Why do you hate Y/N so much? What did she ever do to you? Why did you want to slap my friend?”

-          “Is that what that bitch told you? That makes no sense” Kimberley says, as she is starting to sweat.

-          “I beg your pardon. Bitch? Don’t call her that. Y/N didn’t tell me anything. You know why? Its because you blocked her from all my socials and deleted her number from my phone.”

-          “WHAT? I would never! Stop accusing me of shit that I haven’t done and stop talking about this Jason or whatever. You sound crazy” Kimberley says as she acts surprised that he has found out about blocking Y/N on social media.

-          “You would never? Okay, cool. Sit down and stay here for a bit, I’ll be right back”

Harry then goes into his room and takes Kimberly’s phone. He then comes back and takes his phone out of his pocket and starts dialling a number. Kimberley was just sat on the sofa, looking very confused and scared, as she didn’t know what was going on and who he is trying to call. Y/N finally picks up the phone and Harry puts her on speaker.

-          “Hello?” Y/N says.

Kimberly’s eyes widened.  Harry is making small talk with Y/N before he gets right into the main reason that he called.

-          “Is it true that Kim purposely made you sit away from us at the theatres?” He asked.

-          “Yeah, wasn’t it obvious Harry?” Y/N laughs nervously.

-          “Oh wow” Harry says, with a lot of regret as he puts his hand on his head.

-          “I didn’t know how to say this to you at all, but Kimberley didn’t like me from the get-go. It was almost like I did something to her. I tried my best to be nice to her because she is your girlfriend, but she just didn’t care to be nice to me at all.”

-          “Wow” He says while being disappointed in himself.

-          “Oh, if I’ve said anything offensive, I’m honestly so sorry. I mean, she is your girlfriend after all. I hope what I have said isn’t going to offend the both of you and negatively impact your relationship” Y/N says, nervously.

-          “So, she really did try to slap you, huh? She tried to lay hands on you, didn’t she?” He sighs, defeated.

-          “Wait. How-who told you this?”

-          “Kimberley left her phone at home while she went out for a walk and her phone buzzed so I went through her message thinking that it might have been her mom or some sort of emergency, but it turned out that it was a message from her best friend. She admitted to trying to slap you. She was also messaging her boyfriend of two years, Jason. Saying how much she misses him and that she can’t wait to go back home. Right Kimberley?”  Harry says as he looks at her with fire in his eyes.

-          “Omg, Is Kimberley there? Harry I’m so sorry. I don’t even know what to say.”

-          “No, don’t be. I should be the one apologising to you because of your experience here. A best friend should never act the way that I acted towards you. Y/N I am so sorry and Kimberley, its over. So, get out of my sight.”

All Y/N could say through the phone was “OMG” because she could hear Kimberley crying and Harry’s voice wavering while kicking Kimberley out of his apartment and Kimberley saying no to Harry kicking her out.

-          “Fine. Since you don’t want to leave, I will. When I come back, you better not be here, or I will call your boyfriend Jason to drag you out of here.”

-          “HARRY WHERE ARE YOU GOING? YOU BETTER NOT GO TO THAT BITCH!” Kimberley shouts while crying.

-          “I told you to never call her a bitch, ever. Leave before I come back.” Harry says as he packs his bag.

-          “No, PH-1, don’t go. Just stay here. I’ll break it off with Jason then. Huh? Babe, please listen to me. I love you” Kimberley desperately says.

Harry then looks at Kimberley one last time as she was pleading for Harry to stay with her. She had tears and mascara running down on her face, snot was dripping from her nose. She was a mess. He shook his head and slammed the door behind him. After he slammed the door, he could hear Kimberly scream-shouting and what seems like her throwing her things in the apartment.

-          “Harry. Harry, you forgot to hang up. Where are you even going at this time? Are you okay? is Kimberley okay?” Y/N says with worry in her voice.

-          “I don’t care about her anymore. I’m coming.” He says while panting.

-          “Coming where Harry? You’re worrying me” She says confused.

-          “I’m coming home. I’m going to moms house.”

-          “Harry no, its too late. Just go a friend’s house or a nearby hotel. I don’t want you doing long drives while you’re angry. It’s dangerous.”

-          “Its okay, I promise I’ll be fine. Ill message you when I get home”

 ~ 2 hours later~

As soon as Y/N opened the door, Harry handed her a box of chocolates and an “I’m sorry” card and then pulls her into a hug. Out of shock, Y/N accidently drops her card and her chocolates.

“Y/N listen. I’m so, so, so sorry for acting the way that I have. A true friend would never ignore their best friend or put them what I put you through. I really hope that you forgive me. If you don’t, I’ll still be fine with it. I was a jerk after all. I won’t pressure you into forgiving me, so I’ll let you go back to bed. Goodnight”

He then pulls away from the hug, crosses the road and goes to his mom’s house. Y/N was speechless from everything that she had witnessed. As soon as Harry got let into his moms house, she picked up her card and chocolates from the floor and then went back into her house.

Will their friendship ever be restored?

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[lesbian-octoling]

Hey guys, Xeno drama ((you know, about the banner and hate and whatnot)) below the cut if you don’t wanna see it!!! 

@mrkamabo--co Hello! I don’t know if you’re ever going to see this, but. It’s here.

First of all, yes, it’s me! lesbian-octoling, rhi-draws-things, whatever you wanna call me. I’m making this because I’ve heard through a friend of mine that I trust that you are a relatively good person, and while I don’t agree with everything you’ve done, I figured i might as well try to clear things up between us.

First off-

I’m sorry.

This is a 100% genuine, formal apology. I am sorry your medical issues are acting up, I understand completely. I had and almost identical use (albeit with chemical imbalances making me throw up, instead of breathing/heart issues, but both caused by stress), so I get it.

I’m not here to stress you further. In fact, I’m here to try and resolve the issue. I don’t want you to feel the way you do, and I don’t want to start more drama. I should know, i’ve been receiving nasty shit for a while. If you don’t want to read this- that’s okay! Don’t stress yourself, dude.

I just feel like this is important, because we never actually talked- and lack of communication often leads to violence.

But there are a few thing I wanted to address- first and foremost, the ‘xeno free zone’ banner, and the tags.

#‘you’re a coward cuz u wanna draw them with t^ddy’#i don’t do that in the first place lmao#and if you’re going to say:#'its actually scientifically accurate!’#nope it really isn’t #why?#why would squids/octopi evolve to have digigrades/muzzles/claws on their hands?#why would they look like goats with their eyes and muzzles?#they would have flat fish face!#have squid/octo hat heads!#like the third stage in their canon evolution!#exaggerate that if you want scientifically accurate squidlings/octolings/inklings!#otherwise.. yall just makin them into furries tbh#note: i have a surplus of fursonas#k peace

Ah, I hope you don’t mind me going off a bit, but I did want to say things!!!

Muzzles: Inkling beaks, IRL, are very long! they just look flat because.. well, squids are long! But if you put that into something shaped like a human head, they need a bit more room to stretch out.

Claws: they’re not actually claws, they’re hooks! Just like real deep-sea squids have hooks made of chitin that can retract back into their tentacles, which is why i made them like that. As you can see when they go back into heir squid forms, their arms and legs ARE just evolved tentacles!

Here’s a cool example of the hooks, as compared to some of my squid hands:

‘goat noses’: This is because… it’s not a nose! A real squid breathes through it’s siphon, which is one, large hole. That’s why their nose is like that- it’s not two nostrils, it’s one hole, but flattened down so it’s not just a big ol’ hole in their face. If it was, things might get into it, like dirt or bugs or.. i dunno.

Digigrades: admittedly, this is just because it’s fun, and theres no reason they shouldn’t. Any other similarities to cats is just… coincidental, really, as cats and squids have a lot of similarities (liking the sun, chasing lights, etc).

Eyes: Actually, this was a mistake. When i FIRST started getting into splatoon i was like ‘wait squids have horizontal pupils right’ and only found out later that no.. that’s octopi! But oh well, it was a bit late, eh? live and learn.

I’m not saying its fully scientifically accurate- hell, course it’s not! But its more biologically accurate than having them being made of ink. Mostly, I just think it’s fun, cus I’m a budding biologist and I think it’s cool to explore these concepts.

Ok! Thats all I gotta say. I just wanted a chance to explain myself, s’all! As for the banner itself… while it may have been joking in nature, I do think it was a bit rude. Kinda like swinging a bat at a hornet’s nest, yeah..? Like you said- “but yknow tumblr be tumblr, and i honestly expected This™”… you gotta watch out what you say sometimes. You could’ve made it more obvious that you were joking- putting ‘XENO FREE ZONE’ with bit red X’s and ‘feel free to reblog :)’ just has.. a very mean tone to it, and it rubbed a lot of people the wrong way, regardless of your intentions. It really didn’t sound like a joke, to a lot of people, including me.

Though, maybe, we’re all just a bit wary- I’ve been receiving asks telling me to- quite literally- kill myself, multiple times, over this. I also know several friends who have gotten the same messages (a few of which don't even draw xeno, but simply because they are my friends). I think me (and other xeno artists, though I cannot speak for them) have a right to be wary, when we’re so used to being bashed. A lot of people are scared, and it doesn’t make what some people said right, I’m just… telling you why that massive backlash happened.

And by ‘massive backlash’…. if I’m being honest- and I don’t mean to make it sound trivial- a lot of the responses to those posts weren’t truly mean. Some people sent a clown meme, a lot of people responded with ‘why are you hating us, were just having fun’. A few were pretty mean, yes, but I could count them on one hand. These were light hearted in nature, and nothing like some of the truly nasty things that could’ve been said. You wouldn’t believe the things I’ve received in my inbox…

I think a lot of this could’ve been avoided if your post right after had simply been an apology. Instead of playing the victim card, simply say ‘ah, that last post was a joke- i sincerely apologize, and I might’ve worded it poorly’. That’s it. And it could have been avoided if you said, in the tags ‘this is a joke post don't take it seriously’. But instead, you went on the criticize xeno aspects. Not saying you’re wrong, but pointing out why so many people took it the wrong way.

But.. the main thing I wanted to address was this post.

I.. can’t say I’m in the right, but I can’t say you are, either. I probably shouldn’t have made that post- but it was meant more as an off-hand joke. I didn’t mention you at all, as I didn’t want anyone to hate on you. It’s more of a running joke for my blog of ‘sexy tartar’, which is why it was funny enough that I brought it up.

#can’t feel safe#when i put an opinion out there#its easy.. to ignore a post yknow…? It’s also easy not to make a joke like that. Again- maybe you intended it as a joke, but it’s like one of those shitty april fools pranks where you tell somebody something bad happened. We got scared. Doesn’t make it right of us, but it doesn’t make it right of you, either.

But the ONLY thing I’m truly angry about- if you saying that ‘you, a minor, don’t feel safe because you’re being shat on by an adult’. The reason this makes me mad is because… I’m 18. Barely. And you’re 17. I’m… not even a full year older than you. I’m still in high school. The way you worded it made it sound like i’m a 32 year old getting off on sending hate to a 13 year old- and that’s not even close to the case. That is not cool, dude.

Anyway. Sorry about that, though I hope you can see why I’m.. unhappy with the wording. I’m trying to solve things here, not make them worse, ha…

And.. yes, I did block you. But not so you wouldn’t find out. You can still see my blog; i know this. I blocked you because I’ve been getting hate anons for the past few weeks, and I can’t be too careful with who I block. I’m tired of people telling me im ‘ruining the fandom’, so I tend to block at leisure, or when I have suspicion. And a big ‘ANTI XENO’ banner is reasonable suspicion, yes…?

Again, I apologize for that post, but i was not doing to to spite you, just because I found it funny. I didn’t contribute to the spreading of hate to you in any way- I am very anti-hate messaging, and very pro ‘block and ignore if you don’t like them’. Which is.. what I was trying to do, but I didn’t want to leave us on that sour note. I did not encourage anyone to ridicule you on your post, or send you any sort of messages and asks.The only people I complained to were my girlfriend and a select few close friends, who i KNOW would not participate in any sort of hate spreading.

I’m not asking you to be friends with me. I’m simply trying to clear off any misconceptions- I’m fully welcome to hearing what you have to say back. But…

All in all, I think the gist of what im trying to say is that we all made mistakes, and we should both own up to them. I’m very sorry about your heart condition- I sincerely, 100% hope you get better. And I’m hoping that by talking it out, we can clear things up and not let it stew..? I know that sometimes these things tend to eat at me until I fix them, and that is all I’m trying to do.

I’ve unblocked you for as long as it takes for us to resolve this issue, if you would like to move to DMs, or to discord. Either works. Or.. don’t respond at all, if you don’t want.

Have a nice night, and I hope you feel better!

[prorevenge]

You don’t want to send me the money even after you received and used the stuff i sent you?!

Soo, this might be a long story. Hold tight!

It all started when i got a gift card for my birthday. It was filled in with 25€ but man I needed these 25€ to live from as I’m a broke college student. So i went to Marktplaats (a some kind of a Dutch version of Craigslist) and I posted just enough info to show the card and asked for a 21€ for it. You can do (almost) everything with it, but not shop from these small cheap supermarkets where i get my food from. So this guy came, let’s call him Jack, and sure enough he offered 21€ but wanted to do the deal via WhatsApp as he “doesn’t understand how MP works exactly”.

I thought sure, it must be an old lady or something. It was a bit suspicious to be honest as the account was only a month old which can be seen as suspicious according to MP culture. But I thought well nothing bad can happen and asked him to transfer the money first and send a screenshot of the transaction and I’ll directly send him the rest of the info of the card. So Jack sent the screenshot containing the first letter of his name so “J” with some last name, his bank account number was there and i had his phone number because we were Whatsapping. So everything seemed fine. He then said it might take a day or two to arrive because we have different banks and i said sure, why not. I sent him the card info and we thanked each other and everything seemed fine. Later that night, I checked the balance of the gift card using the official website of the gift card and it was empty already. I thought he must wanted some shirt or so and he could save 4€ with it so why not. A few days later, didn’t get anything on my bank account. I sent him a message saying that this is very unusual and it never takes this much time but he reassured me by saying that the money was really taken from his bank account and some bullshit. After a week has gone, nothing was on my bank account so i sent his screenshot to a friend of mine who’s a professional in Photoshop and photos editing and such stuff and asked him if the screenshot seems photoshopped because I wasn’t sure. He said no everything seems to be fine. I sent Jack a message via WhatsApp, he didn’t respond. Vis Maarktplaats, same story. Smsing and calling didn’t yield a thing either.

Before i was planning to find that asshole, i was really curious how he faked that screenshot. So after some googling, I found that it’s possible that if you call your bank and tell them a valid excuse, they will return your money and especially if the other side didn’t receive it yet. So i sent my brother a few euros to try it and called my bank to cancel the transaction. The employee at the bank was surprised when i told her that i sent it per mistake to this person and started asking stuff like “how could you fill in a bank account number and a name per mistake??” I responded with it was on the list of the people that I often sent money to and i per mistake choose him instead of the person right above him (there’s some kind of contacts list of bank accounts and names so that you don’t have to fill the info in each time). She found that reasonable and sent me money back directly and sure enough my brother didn’t hear a thing or get a notification or anything. Just nothing. Then it made sense how he proved it but I didn’t get anything. So after i knew how everything worked, I wanted to chase that asshole down.

At this point, i knew i was dealing with a crook. I had his telephone number, where he lived ( from MP), his bank account number, his first letter and his last name.

I searched using his telephone number via all the websites and search engines you could ever think about, I couldn’t find anything. It was like he disappeared. I searched FB (and other sites) using his last name but man, his last name was one of the commonest in the Netherlands. Thousands of results. I filtered a lot to decrease the search results as much as possible until i was left with a few results starting with a J and ending with his last name. Unfortunately, none of them seemed like the one I’m searching for (and none of them were, I discovered later). I didn’t know what exactly to do so I reported to the police and to the MP website. The police said that they will need sometime to decide whether they look into the case and such but were negative if they could help me because “I should have done it via MP”. Which I agree with but i was still furious. MP said they don’t have enough evidence to block his account or anything. I knew i needed to handle it myself. So i sent everyone that has that he/she are living or from the village where he came from, a FB message( these were 493 people). I explained everything and provided screenshots of what happened and asked if they could help me find that asshole or search in their mobiles for his number or in family groups on WhatsApp so i can get his first name to be able to do my next step. Only 5 have read and responded to my message and none of them had a clue. So I joined all the local groups of his village and posted the story again. Sure enough, a nice lady provided me with his first name, where he currently live and a lot more info than what i hoped for. It turns out that he has multiple telephone numbers and that was not his main so it was logical I couldn’t find anything. She sent me his telephone number so I threatened him with the fact that I will report him to the police, that now I know his name and more info about him, I’ll post that in any online local community...etc. Odd enough, he didn’t seem to give a single fuck and asked me to “fuck my self” and said that he wouldn’t return the money. So I actually didn’t mail his friends and network about it because I thought I’m doing too much which won’t work because he’s probably a trashy person that listens to no one.

My final option was to go via his bank, i emailed them and they were so nice that they wanted to look it up for me and everything but said couldn’t tell me much because of privacy and stuff. This lady from the bank was so sympathetic that she gave me the email of the security department of the bank and asked me to send everything i had in a mail explaining what happened. Did that but didn’t get a response, even after a week so I thought I could email her one last time to ask whether I should be waiting for a response or not. She said don’t wait because the security department is not a department that communicates with customers and asked me to have patience. After a month had passed from the beginning of the accident, i began losing hope that I’ll chase down that crook ( i had his home address but bringing him a visit wasn’t an option for me). A few days later, he called. I didn’t respond but he left like 10 messages that he would love to find a solution and everything so i was really shocked and asked why now out of a sudden. He said the his bank blocked and freezed all his four bank accounts after they’ve discovered that he has been doing that shit for a while already. He even offered me 200€ to just email his bank that everything was solved and that they should unblock his shit. I said no I don’t want your filthy money, i just want my 21 euros and I’ll then reconsider emailing the bank. He sure enough sent them directly from a friend bank account and I’ve finally received my money. Now it’s revenge time!

I told him he can fuck him self and that he can kiss my a$$, I’m doing nothing for him and I’ll ignore him even longer that he was doing to me. He sent me like a thousand time he’s sorry and he won’t do it again and he really would send me any amount of money just to email his bank. 2 weeks later, he said that he can’t access his money and bills are stacking up. I just simply blocked his number after i sent him a middle finger emoji. He sent more apologies, called and everything from other numbers but i left him there hanging. It has been 3 weeks now and he’s still begging me and sending sorries and shit. I’m not planning to help him anytime soon and i believe that he should legally solve his shit with his bank and I wouldn’t care a shit for such people. So, do you still want to steal my money, you motherfucker?!

(source) (story by RefugeeDutch_Syrian)

[personalranttttttt]

April 26, 2022.

Today I decided it was time to start a new page for the things I want to say to Brandon, but can’t find the courage to actually do it. Maybe one day I’ll show him this, maybe I won’t, but at least I can put it out there without the feeling of rejection or judgement.

November of 2019 this man came into my life with a simple interaction about snow, from there it turned into more than what I was really ready for. I allowed my self sabotage and past issues to bleed over into this, causing things to end and me to block him in 2020.

I decided from there I was gonna “live my best life” but I always had thoughts and wondered about him. Not wanting to deal with the bullshit I had no intentions of unblocking him, till he texted me again. He sucked me back in like nothing every changed, till it did and we stopped talking yet again.

Towards the end of 2021 we started talking on and off with each other again and things were starting to pick right back up where they always leave off, like nothing happened, and me being the closed off emotional mess that I am. Then things change again.

He leaves for deployment and things are weird and feel forced when we emailed back and forth.

Around January 24 I start getting tarot card readings on my FYP on tiktok about how the person I’m supposed to be with will be coming back into my life. How we’ve had issues and difficulties in the past and all that will change when I open the door for reconciliation with this person. I’m over here thinking there’s so way I’m opening a door for someone that closed it. Multiple readings for so many different people all saying the SAME EXACT THING. February comes around and they start to get more specific, this reconciliation is happing around February 22. I thought it would be someone reaching out to me so I waited and waited and waited. It wasn’t until March rolls around that I realized I was supposed to open the door. Unconsciously I did. On February 22 I emailed Brandon to tell him I missed him and wanted him to come back, opening the door.

I become very well aware of my emotions towards this man. We are emailing back and forth and it feels normal, then he get rid Greece for a few days and I get to see and talk to him at the drop of a hat. Then he goes back out to sea and everything floods in. Three years worth of emotions that I bottle up and try to hide need to be released.

I finally tell him how I feel, letting him know the best way I can what I want and feel which is and always will be difficult for me to do.

Thankfully he still feels that way towards me from what he says. We email back and forth since he’s underway, things start to feel different coming from him to award me, like I’d like I’m a second thought.

Which leads me to this weekend/week, he’s in port in Italy and we have been talking/FaceTiming and I’m not getting that warm and fuzzy that he’s feeling me like he used to be, like the chase is over because I told him I wanted to be with him in every way shape and form. We FaceTime for hours yesterday (25 April) and it makes me so happy. I have and will hold back how I truly feel until I can understand it myself. I think I love him, and it scares me. I refuse to say it out loud because I don’t know how we are together in person. we’ve never been physically together in a non work related setting or even since we started all this three year ago. I don’t want to be hurt anymore. I don’t want to be hidden as a secret and I don’t want to feel like I’m a last option for someone. My insecurities are killing me with thoughts of I’m not good enough, I waited to long, and even worse he’s gonna get back with his ex. They have kids together they have history.

Being in this situation scares me and I feel like I’m to invested already in something that is going to blow up. Before I admitted my feeling none of this bothered me and now it does.

I keep telling myself allow this to play out. There is a plan laid out for me and this is happening for a reason, weather it’s a lesson, or the real thing.

[parsleysagerosemarytimemachine]

'Bloom Into You' continues to be excellent -- there's so many things to love, I'm not sure where to start. (And there's going to be some spoilers here, so that I can talk about specifics; if you're worried about that, just go read it! It's great!) The first that struck me, I think, was how well plotted it all is; this volume opens with us seeing the same scene (of the girls planning a rewrite of their play) from three different character's viewpoints, and it's great how different it feels each time based on who we're watching, but also how all of them are focused on the same theme, of identity and deciding who you are, and discovering who you are. Each time it's adorable -- I want to hug all of them, for different reasons each time. Then we get a very cute aquarium date between Yuu and Touko, where we not only get to admire the beautiful artwork, but get a very cheering look at how well these two fit together when they can just be together; it makes an even stronger contrast between the tensions they return to when Touko goes back to worrying about her own pressures in fitting into the role she's chosen for herself. Speaking of excellence in plotting, I really appreciate how thematically well the entire series fits together -- we started with Yuu's struggles with herself as an ace person, and as she's been getting more and more comfortable with that (although I feel like it's not resolved yet, so I'm looking forward to more), we've gradually shifted the focus to Touko's construction of her own personality as someone to match/replace her sister; it's all about self and identity, how you know yourself and be true to that, and how you then present that to the world, and which portions of the world get to see which portions of your self.

There's one final moment I want to call out, too - throughout the series, we've see Touko initiating physical, sexual affection between the two of them and Yuu's puzzlement, acceptance, amusement, and enjoyment of it at various times. This time, we see Touko ask to kiss her, and Yuu turn her down -- not because she's not interested in kissing, but because she wants Touko to not use it as a way to hide from other feelings. It means a lot to me, because Yuu is someone who's been struggling with wanting to feel that sort of physical attraction, and so her refusal here says a lot about the depths of her feelings for Touko, that Yuu will turn down something that she thinks she should want, because she wants Touko to want it for the right reasons. I'm not sure I've really explained it well, but it was really moving for me, and it's a great bit of growth for characters that I already love a lot. So anyway, if you couldn't already tell from this, I can't rate this manga highly enough -- it's definitely a series that you should be following.

So this card is for their aquarium date, which means Fish! Okay, so Yuu's particular fancy is octopi, but there are more fish in Magic, and we also see that she likes eels and jellyfish, so I think being generic works here. :) It's also, as the flavor text suggests, a bit self-contradictory - the card creates fish, gives fish away, chases after fish, and even then, Unblockable on a Couple doesn't do much when they've got 0 power. But it's fun and a bit scattered, and thinking about playing it makes me smile, so I think it ends up a good representation.

(Want more reviews like this? Think custom Magic cards are fun? Check out my Patreon - Ben and Books.)

[lonelypond]

#happynewdia

NicoMaki, Love Live, 1.8K, 1/1

Summary: It's New Year's Eve, Maki's pregnant, and Nico (of course) is on the job.

FKM @hispeedhorror 10:01 p.m. Two hours until the year #MakiNishikino aka @MrsNicoNi starts taking cutesy dumb baby pictures, instead of masterpieces. #loss #blameNicoNi #photography #crimeagainstphotography

The Real Nico @NicoNi 10:02 p.m.

@hispeedhorror Hey loser, shut the fuck up

─=≡Σ((((╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻

JK @likethisonporpoise 10: 02 p.m. I think Nico put on the baby weight her girl didn’t

DM @MrsNicoNi to @NicoNi 10:02 p.m. Nico don’t lose your temper. Miss you ( ˶˘ ³˘(⋆❛ ہ ❛⋆)!♡

DM @NozyItAll to @NicoNi 10:02 p.m. Eli just left to pick you up.

DM @NicoNi to @NozyItAll 10:03 p.m. Nico’s about to hit the stage. It’s still a surprise for Maki, right?

DM @NozyItAll to @NicoNi 10:04 p.m. The cards say to expect a lot of surprises tonight.

DM @NicoNi to @NozyItAll 10:04 p.m. （ꐦ𝅒_𝅒）

Brick-a-ney @ducttape4life 10:04 p.m. Nico Ni is backstage and can’t keep her nose out of her phone. Some people have no life.

Brashton @whomowl 10:04 p.m. New Nico Ni!!!! Can’t wait, won’t wait. Anyone leak the rehearsal audio?

O.B. Ron @sandplanetfey to @whomowl @Cuteagram 10:05 p.m. Do you know?

Mother Time @Cuteagram 10:06 p.m. @whomowl @sandplanetfey No joy

Brashton @Whomowl 10:06 p.m. @cuteagram @sandplanetfey ಠ╭╮ಥ

The Real Nico @NicoNi 10:06 p.m. Who’s EXCITED for Nico Ni’s new song. Let’s get trending, #NicoFans. #NewYearNico #NicosStar

Nishikino Maki @mrsniconi 10:06 p.m. #NEWYEARNICO #NICOSSTAR #NICOSTHECUTEST #allmine

DM @NicoNi to @MrsNicoNi 10:05 p.m. #Makiisthesexiest How are my girls?

DM: @MrsNicoNi to @NicoNi 10:06 p.m. Lonely. The baby’s restless.

DM: @NicoNi to @MrsNicoNi 10:08 p.m. Nico will be there soon. And then, in two weeks our baby meets the two cutest, bestest parents ever and we spend the winter hibernating (๑°꒵°๑)･*♡

SoOp McCoop @the1mrsniconi 10:08 p.m. I forgive you Nico. We can still be together. #NicoNewYear #NicosStar #NicoStan

@NicoNi has blocked @the1mrsniconi

PopStarStanZ @popstarstanz 10:08 p.m. We’re about to talk to @NicoNi about the bop she’s about to drop #NewYearNico #NicoStar #NicoFans. Have questions, use #asknicoanything

The Real Nico @NicoNi 10:08 p.m. DO THIS!!!! #AskNicoAnything

PopStarStanZ @popstarstanz 10:08 We’re about to talk to @NicoNi about the bop she’s about to drop #NewYearNico #NicoStar #NicoFans.

Have questions, use #asknicoanything

Qu Teen @binowbaby 10:09 p.m. @niconi New song, new suck #tellnicothetruth

Irini X @homeyholmes 10:09 p.m. Marry me? #FreeBritney #DivorceMaki #askNicoAnything

@NicoNi has blocked @homeyholmes

Su Sumi @maskmeow 10:10 p.m. Hey, @NicoNi, do you remember me? I had a backstage pass at your Kyoto concert and you called me a “Cutie Cupid” when I told you about my plan to get my best friends together? They’re married now.

The Real Nico @NicoNi 10:10 p.m. @maskmeow Congrats! You’re still a cutie ( ˘ ³˘)♥

DM @NicoNi to @Nyataproblem 10:11 p.m. How’s Maki-chan?

DM @nyataproblem to @NicoNi 10:11 p.m. Weird. I don’t like it.

DM @NicoNi to @Nyataproblem 10:11 p.m. What’s happening?!?!?!?!?!

DM @Nyataproblem to @NicoNi 10:12 p.m. She can’t get comfortable. Her back’s hurting. And she starts to tear up when she sees Tora.

DM @NicoNi to @Nyataproblem 10:12 p.m. Nico will be there as soon as I can.

Koizumi Hanayo @DreamsOfRice 10:12 p.m. When will you be releasing new merch? #asknicoanything

KillerKurves @fuckkillnomarry 10:12 p.m. Is your marriage open? #asknicoanything

RayRay @lofibaz 10:12 p.m. Who’s all time your dream duet? #askNicoanything

Kevo Bevvo @coldone4me 10:12 p.m. Your energy amazes me. Good luck with the kid. They’re pretty amazing. #asknicoanything

KillerKurves @fuckkillnomarry 10:12 p.m. Because your wife is killer hot #askNicoanything

Tia Hernandez @nicotiny 10:12 p.m. U R so CUTE….Come to Brooklyn (ó ꒳ ò✿ #askNicoanything

Chelle Tupinambás @sambasummerblonde 10:13 p.m. Samba or Tango?

Mx Mxter @jojackpropane 10:13 p.m. How do I look in these jeans, honey? #askNicoanything

Twilly Malone @knockthedoorhard 10:14 p.m. You’re putting together NicoPalooza. First three bands/singers you ask. #askNicoanything

Nozomi Tojo @NozyItAll 10:15 a.m. When can we schedule the nude photoshoot? #askNicoanything

Tia Hernandez @nicotiny 10:15 p.,m. @niconi @nozyitall are you doing another lingerie collaboration/shoot with #minamikotori? That gave me so much confidence. You looked so good.

@NicoNi has blocked@NozyItAll and @fuckkillnomarry

@NicoNi has unblocked @NozyItAll

The Real Nico @NicoNi 10:16 p.m. @NozyItAll Get @sonodasensei or @Ayasesan. Perv

Minalisky @madebyminalisky 10:17 p.m. @NozyItAll @NicoNi

ÚwÚ Will DM sketches

The Real Nico @NicoNi 10:17 p.m. @NozyItAll @madebyminalisky Leave Nico alone. @Ayasesan @Sonodasensei STOP THEM!

Honoka K @gingerbakernodrums 10:17 p.m. (｡ >艸<) (☛´∀｀*)☛ DM me sketches @madebyminalisky @NozyItAll @madebyminalisky Leave Nico alone. @Ayasesan @Sonodasensei STOP THEM!

DM @Ayasesan to NicoNi 10:18 p.m. Looking for a place to park

The Real Nico @NicoNi 10:19 p.m. @coldone4me Thanks : ) Nico is nervous, but @MrsNicoNi has been amazing.

The Real Nico @NicoNi 10:19 p.m. @lofibaz My wife ; )

The Real Nico @NicoNi 10:19 p.m. @nicotiny Wear everything with confidence, that’s the real cute.

Farah Izz @awesomeenby 10:20 p.m. Does your wife have any strange pregnancy food cravings? Mine is crazy for warm toasted granola and yogurt? #askNicoanything

The Real Nico @NicoNi 10:20 p.m. @awesomeenby Maki-chan was never really into sweets, but now Nico has to run out for hazelnut and chocolate combinations constantly

Honoka K @gingerbakernodrums 10:21 p.m. @NicoNi @awesomeenby Those Nutella buns are huge; leaving on the menu until after you and Maki have your second kid. #kaching

The Real Nico @NicoNi 10:22 p.m. @gingerbakernodrums hey, let’s get this one here and healthy first.

The Real Nico @NicoNi 10:23 p.m. @gingerbakernodrums Did you drop off some for breakfast?

Honoka K @gingerbakernodrums 10:23 p.m. @NicoNi I got you ; )

The Real Nico @NicoNi 10:25 p.m. Remember #NicoFans #NewSongNewYear #NicoStars #NewYearNico

DM @mrsNicoNi to @NicoNi @Gingerbakernodrums 10:25 p.m. Need another breakfast plan (^_^;) They were so good, Honoka.

DM: @NicoNi to @MrsNicoNi 10:26 p.m. Nico will make Nutty French Toast ( ^-^)_旦

The Real Nico @NicoNi 10:28 p.m. @knockthedoorhard First three for NicoPalooza: @ARise, @The Dollyrots, @P!nk (and get some parenting tips too from those last two)

The Real Nico @NicoNi 10:29 p.m. @sambasummerblonde BOTH : ) Nico loves music made for DANCE!

Gropey McTroll @jackhandz 10:30 p.m. @NicoNi @awesomeenby do your wives have any strange sex cravings?

@NicoNi has blocked @jackhandz

Brick-a-ney @ducttape4life 10:35 p.m. Nico just flipped off her phone in three languages, fixed her mascara, signed 20 autographs, and ran through her choreography while I took a piss. #impressed

DM @ayasesan to @Niconi 10:35 p.m Still searching for parking.

DM: @sonodasensei to @madebyminalisky 10:35 p.m. No. Do not @ me

Sun Mickie @waterwalkerette 10:35 p.m. What's your New Year Resolution? #askNicoAnything

Rin Hoshizora @nyataproblem 10:40 p.m. MAKI’S HAVING THE BABY. GET HERE NYOW!!!

Ara Yun @NicoMaki4eva 10:41 p.m. It’s happening!!!!!!!! #NicoMakiBaby

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DM @nyataproblem to @NicoNi 10:42 p.m. Maki called me an idiot sorry sorry but get here Nico Tora’s bestie is coming Maki needs you

Juniper Gin @5oclockanywhen 10:43 p.m. Nico Ni just went Rin-ing past me at hyper speed. What’s up? #asknicoanything

Carly Roy @songburger78 10:44 p.m. #NicoNi just sprinted past me while saying “FUCKFUCKFUCKFUCKFUCKFUCKFUCKFUCK” #bingo #newringtone

DM @AyaseEli to @NozyItAll 10:46 p.m. Did Nico just run by me?

DM @NozyItAll to @AYaseSan 10:46 p.m. Go get her. Maki’s having the baby.

Juniper Gin @5oclockanywhen 10:47 p.m. Did Eli Ayase just jump out of a car to chase down #NicoNi.

Rumer Kerwall @backtoboulevardiering 10:47 p.m. @NicoNi just got tackled by some blonde wearing a killer designer coat. Does Nico speak Tagalong? She just said Punyeta!

Maddie Lin @cornerofhawkandhandsaw 10:48 p.m. Hey, you can’t just leave your car in traffic. #dumbblonde #looksfamiliar

Maddie Lin @cornerofhawkandhandsaw 10:50 p.m. Is this a kidnapping? #dumbblonde just tossed a child in the backseat. Can’t see the license.

DM @NozyItAll to @Nyataproblem 10:51 p.m. Eli’s got Nico.

DM @Nyataproblem to @NozyItAll 10:52 p.m. Good. Kayo-chin’s driving us to the hospital. My mom’s watching Tora. Tell Nico to go there.

Kimmie Koto @goodbyenurse 11:03 p.m. #TheNishikino just got rushed past me. Her #LGBTQIAFutureHope pics saved my life. Hope she’s okay.

DM @MrsNicoNi to @NicoNi 11:05 p.m Where are you? Σ(ಥ_ಥ)

DM @NicoNi to @MrsNicoNi 11:07 p.m Almost there, you got this Maki-chan. Nico can talk you through it. Calling you.

DM @NicoNi to @MrsNicoNi 11:10 p.m. You didn’t have to yell at Nico like that.

DM @NicoNi to @MrsNicoNi 11:11 p.m. I love you. So much. You’re so beautiful.

DM @Nyataproblem to @NicoNi 11:12 p.m. You gotta get here Nico. Maki’s yelling at everybody. Someone said how cute you were and she fired them and we’re in LA, not her parent’s hospital.

DM @NicoNi to @Nyataproblem 11:13 p.m. Baka Eli drives like it’s 1920.

Julius Omar @creamyorangejulius 11:14 p.m. The two maniacs in the car ahead of me are screaming at each other. Get a divorce lawyer.

Brick-a-ney @ducttape4life 11:20 p.m. #NicoNi had a prerecorded package ready to go and her manager taking over on social media when she got the message about her wife. #whatapro #impressed #thesongsabanger

Elle Woodie @allfluffnofuss 11:22 p.m. #NicoNi’s new song just leaked. It’s a duet. With #TheNishikino. @sonadasensei wrote the lyrics *swoons* #NicosStar #NewYearNico

Lenore C @noravensallowed 11:25 p.m. It’s a LOVE song. For her wife. With her wife. #legend #NicoNi #NewYearNico

Ray Ray @lofibaz 11:25 p.m. Nico Nico Knew #goodone #NicoNi #legend

The Real Nico @NicoNi 10:19 p.m. @lofibaz My wife ; )

Maki Nishikino @mrsNicoNi 2:15 a.m. Mother and Child (๑°꒵°๑)･*♡ #HappyNewDia [Descriptive text: Small, beautiful woman with long black hair, a mask, and teary red eyes holding a tiny swaddled baby so gently it makes you hold your breath rather than disturb the scene. Lit by one light, against a window]

FKM @hispeedhorror 5:01 a.m. *bows low* my apologies to #TheNishikino. Congratulations to you and #NicoNi on your beautiful daughter. #masterpiece #congratulations #lookingforwardtoyournextexhibit

Maki Nishikino @mrsNicoNi 2:15 a.m. Mother and Child (๑°꒵°๑)･*♡ [Descriptive text: Small, beautiful woman with long black hair, a mask, and teary red eyes totally absorbed in the tiny swaddled baby she’s holding so gently it makes you hold your breath rather than disturb the scene. Lit by one soft light, against a window]

A/N: It's not August yet, but I wanted to do something silly and fun for Nico's birthday. Happy Birthday to the Number One Idol In The Universe. Thanks for the inspiration.

[silencewhippersnapper]

here’s everything i’ve done since monday:

moved to north carolina

bought a mattress and a couch, moved them into my new apartment

obtained a north carolina driver’s license and plate for my car, bankrupting self in process

obtained a library card

contacted my leasing office approximately one million times about various issues, including the possible dead animal(s) in my air duct(s)

contacted chase two days in a row to inform them that yes, i am the person responsible for charges to my credit card, and could they please unblock it?

went to trader joe’s and california pizza kitchen for the first time

dropped my mom off at the airport, where i apologized for leaving home and we both sobbed

[starrdustkitten]

I just had one of the best dreams ever? I only remember one dream (since what happens is that I go to bed, sleep til before my alarm then wake up and then turn off the alarm before going back to sleep - so either I have different dreams each time or it continues on) but it was so interesting, detailed and really good??

What happened in the dream (from what I remember):

- We (a small group of people and me) were trapped inside a certain area. It had "levels" which were rooms with different themes but the only way to get to them was through portals (apart from the first level).

- The first level was a sewer like area - filled with pipes with sludge. But I remember that the main colours of the room were turquoise, light blue, blue-grey, dark blue and a dark mossy green. We had to unblock the pipes with a huge plunger like thing to get to the next level. It was a bit disgusting but we managed to do it and the door to the next level was one of the pipes. So we climbed through it.

- I don't really remember the next level but I think it had the same colour scheme as the first - with more shiny light blues. Maybe a metallic theme? I don't remember what we had to do in this room but I remember that the portal's edge was a light blue.

- All of the portals had a shimmering and particle like edge with different colours (mostly fitting the level we were in) but the entrance wasn't what the next room looked like - it was like looking into the deepest depths of space and seeing darkness but also the distant stars.

- The next room was a mushroom forest. Some trees but the feature which stood out most were the tree sized mushrooms. The colour scheme of this room was gold, burgundy, maroon, purples and reds with hints of dark green. In this room, we had to consult one of the ancient creatures of the forest. I don't really remember what they looked like but I think they had the shape of something close to a bear? And their colours resembled the mushroom forest. Afterwards, they opened the portal to the next level.

- I'm not sure what the next few levels fully looked like but I remember what happened!

- In the next level, Celine (from wkm) was there which was really nice!! She was doing magic card tricks for some reason? And either the goal was to pick a card and have her get all of them right (after shuffling them and going "Is this your card?") or to pick ones and see if the cards you chose weren't the ones she got? It was strange but I remember being really happy to see her and then she smiled and oh my goodness-- my heart?? And she was super kind and sweet as well? I am yearning-- I'll stop. shdkshdksh

- The next level's goal was to help teach someone how to dance? It was strange since I was the only one in that level from the group and this level involved time travel as I went back to the 1800s? In this level I was helping teach someone how to dance a waltz style, even if I don't really know how a waltz goes with steps. I think the ultimate goal of this level was having patience with someone else, especially while teaching someone. What I remember is that here, we were in a lush garden and dancing on the grass. There were wildflowers in the background and it wasn't completely sunny but it wasn't raining either. Also I think the lady's name was Angelica and there was another lady who I think was called Eliza but I'm not really sure. But honestly I also had a lot of fun in this level!

- I think the next level was a sort of resting check point because it was really calm. The theme of it was another garden but it was very close to the one from wkm - with the trees and the stone structures? And when I went deeper to explore, Damien was there! I remember greeting him, smiling and then giving him a long hug. We talked for a bit and then he said that the muscles in my back were tense and he'd be glad to give them a massage? And then he started a bit and it was really nice!! He offered a lot of comfort so that's another thing that made me soft in the dream: that Damien was there too!! 💜

- The next level was back to normal and the others were there now as well. This one had the theme of that metallic blue colour as well, with greys and light blues. Kind of like light blue minerals etched in to the surroundings like dripping gold? This one had the same portal too. But I remember that I left my phone behind because I remembered, out of nowhere, that there was a phone in the next level so I could message everyone as only one person had to go through to check the safety of the next room.

- I went through and looked around, and sure enough, the phone was there. The room also had a golden colour scheme - honey golds, sunflower yellows, with some shimmery white and shiny black details. The worst thing I remember about this room was not that there wasn't actually something chasing me or traps (which, surprisingly, weren't actually that present in any of the previous levels) but a sudden crushing sense of loneliness happened. The realization that even if we were getting through the levels, we were trapped? We didn't know if we were going to get out. I think I remember that I almost started crying and remember getting agitated when I found the phone to send a text back. The text and response first came back as normal but then it started turning into gibberish and obscure memes and pictures. Not scary or cursed ones but strange ones or sometimes the occasional cat or dog picture. And then I stepped through the portal (which was framed with gold but it wasn't solid? More like gold dust which was floating and always changing.) to the next level.

- I was still alone for some reason but I could hear the voices of the others and I could respond? It was better than the strange feeling of that crushing sense of loneliness in the previous level. They were asking what the next level, I was in at that moment, was like.

- This level had the theme of summer evenings and summer evenings on beaches on different islands - the sun setting below the horizon beyond shimmering water, silhouettes of trees and sunset colours: pastel pinks, peaches, golden yellows, soft oranges and a hint of sky blue. I don't remember what I had to do but I got through the level and stepped through the portal into the next room: the final room.

- When I stepped through, I was greeted by the others who were already there? It seemed like they either got through the previous levels too or they arrived through maybe a different route of other levels. In this final room, the theme was like a small classroom/bakery/diner/office. This level was massive but there were desks where we sat down. We were close to the front and we saw a desk at the front which was holding different ingredients with some finished pastries. There were shelves and some ovens too.

- What stood out though was the entity at the front: an ancient ethereal god/creature who was in charge of the levels and who was the one who would let people leave this place. It seemed like he didn't actually mean to trap people here but they had to get to him first as he knew how they could leave.

- The interesting thing is that I never saw him before, ever in my life, but he looked extremely familiar. He wasn't human - instead, he was an Entity who was slightly longer, with shimmering gold skin/fur/feathers, white shimmering eyes and a long tail. He was wearing something with interesting patterns but that's all I remember about his appearance. But his voice is so hard to describe? Soft but powerful I guess? And nurturing but if someone did something to disobey or do something he asked them not to, he could raise his voice to be more stern. He was really interesting but comforting and just familiar, even if I've never met him, ever before.

- We sat down and he started explaining things and said how the only way for us to leave is for him to make pastries we could eat that would allow us to leave. So he started making them while we waited. They were different kinds and flavours but they all looked like chocolate covered pastries?

- Also during it, he gave us each a cup with a drink to drink which was really nice. When the pastries were done, we were all given one each. However, before we ate them he asked if anyone wants to stay behind to help make pastries with him to help and in general to help the people in the future who would get trapped in these levels.

- I volunteered when I saw that nobody wanted to stay behind to help and he was quite happy. He asked if I was sure and I think I agreed again. I think I also agreed because I wanted to help people who might get trapped here in the future, again? The other people in the group wished us goodbye and ate the pastries to leave, back to the outside world.

- I stayed behind and started helping with baking but I remember him saying that I don't have to stay since he knew how much we desired freedom and to not be trapped. I agreed again and then he said that if I ever need to go back, I could. And I could return to help him and the people who could be in this area whenever I wanted.

- The last thing I remember is helping him and then going back to the outside world for a bit, before returning to help as I noticed how another group of people became trapped.

Then I woke up and this dream has been on my mind? It was really interesting and super nice... But the things that stand out to me are the meetings with people (like Celine and Damien) and the ethereal entity. I never got his name but he just seemed so familiar. :')

[prettypatheticpretty-blog]

my birthday was pretty epic but considering on me and my friend's circumstances it was awkward and irritating as all hell for my family to be there

the only person whose face isn't unblocked is me so yeah

i got Chasing Amy (Criterion Collection edition 😳), 40 bucks and wholesome cards so yeah man

despite ending the night with me pissed off, it was an unforgettable birthday

[childrenescape]

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Why can’t my bank be more like Amazon? – The Globe and Mail – “I want my bank to be more like Amazon.”

The Bitcoin Cash Fork Was a Dangerous Trick – Fortune – “Clonecoins can be incredibly disruptive to risk management and operational demands on digital currency infrastructure companies. The cost to launch a clonecoin is minimal, but the overhead for the ecosystem to actually support it is high. “

J.P. Morgan Chase Axes Popular Debit Card Feature – Wall Street Journal (Paywall) – “J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. has quietly canceled a popular program that allowed customers to replace lost debit cards at many of its 5,300 branches, responding to factors including an uptick in fraud, according to people familiar with the matter. The change means that customers who lose their debit card or have it stolen will have to wait for a new one to be mailed to them. “

Worldpay wins more time for Vantiv talks – Financial Times – “Worldpay has been granted a last-minute extension for Vantiv to make a firm takeover offer, in a move that pushes back both payment processing companies’ earnings results until later this week. “

Marriott Will Accept Alipay As Part of an Ambitious Joint Venture With China’s Alibaba – Digital Transactions News – “Through the partnership, Bethesda, Md.-based Marriott, a $14.5-billion business that also owns the Starwood and Ritz-Carlton hotel brands, will cater to a market that will include a projected 700 million trips by Chinese tourists over the next five years, according to figures from Alibaba. Beyond this, Alibaba’s mobile platform boasts 500 million monthly users, the online-marketplace company says.”

Modernizing the U.S. Payments System: Faster, Cheaper, and more Secure – The Big Picture – “With these considerations in mind, two years ago the Fed convened the Faster Payments Task Force (FPTF), a group of more than 300 experts and interested parties from a wide range of backgrounds with the objective to “identify and evaluate alternative approaches for implementing safe, ubiquitous, faster payments capabilities in the United States.” Earlier this month, the FPTF issued its second and final report, which contains a set of 10 recommendations for making the payments system faster, cheaper and more secure.”

Transactions Bloom on First Data’s Clover Devices, but Merchant-Acquiring Ventures Lag – Digital Transactions News – “The company has now shipped more than 350,000 Clover devices. Excluding payments on the Clover card-accepting dongle for mobile devices, volume on Clover systems is now running at $45 billion annually, up 75% from a year ago, chief financial officer Himanshu Patel said Monday on First Data’s second-quarter earnings conference call with analysts.”

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