#Etc. Jam 2024

[ukagakadreamteam]

Etc. Jam 2024 has concluded, and here are the results!

Before we get into it, just a reminder that Etc. Jam will be moving to the start of the year, and will take place before Ghost Jam. That means we'll be hosting another one in a few months, so keep an eye out if you'd like to participate!

This year's event was announced at the last minute, so there wasn't as much participation as last year. Even so, there were 8 projects by 7 participants!

Of those projects, 3 of them were balloons, and there was one shell, freeshell, calendar skin, guide, and plugin.

3 projects were completed in just 24 hours, completing the 24 hour challenge, and 3 users completed the variety challenge by creating at least 2 projects of different types!

Congratulations to everyone who participated!

And without further ado, see below for the list of projects!

Sheet Cat, a freeshell by SmokyCinnamonRoll

[Download]

Gingham Balloon Pack, a balloon pack by Auden

(Server exclusive, only available to download in our Discord server at this time!)

Ghost Balloon, a balloon by Galla and Zichqec

[Download]

Bloodbag, a shell for Hydrate by vita/yuyudev

[Download]

Ghost Pumpkin, a balloon by SmokyCinnamonRoll

[Download]

Spookylendar, a calendar skin by Teacup is battling horrors

[Download]

How to make a SSTP‐Compatible .LRC File for SSP, a guide by idk

[Read]

Spectre, a plugin by Galla and Zichqec

[Download]

[bsotted]

ok well. unfortunate news: sometimes ur niche is so niche u've already niched the niche. this is exactly the same as the feeling of hitting the end of ur ship tag in ao3 ��

[sctvita1988]

Spin Master Toys 2024

I did it! Scott Keeney can buying the Spin Master Toys is Thunderroarus from Monster Jam and Charlie Sexton from Supercross in the Target! Charlie Sexton from Supercross Thunderroarus from Monster Jam RC

[podcast-bookclub]

This post has been up for five hours and nobody pointed out I wrote 2023 instead of 2024 HAHAH

My bad everyone - sign ups are still open for this year, no time travel necessary!

Participant sign-ups for the 2024 Podcast Jam close this Saturday, March 23, 2024!

If you're unfamiliar, the @podcastjam is a collaborative event hosted through our Discord server, intended to help bridge the gap between listening to podcasts and creating one!

Over the next couple months, teams are collaborating to write, voice, edit, and make music for the pilot episode of a new podcast. It's been incredibly fun so far, and, once again, not to late to join in on the party!

Feel free to check out our website for more information, or head right on over to the Discord. Hope to see you there!

[mostlysignssomeportents]

A Democratic media strategy to save journalism and the nation

If you'd like an essay-formatted version of this post to read or share, here's a link to it on pluralistic.net, my surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker-free blog:

https://pluralistic.net/2024/12/12/the-view-from-somewhere/#abolish-rogan

As unbearably cringe as the hunt for a "leftist Joe Rogan" is, it is (to use a shopworn phrase), "directionally correct." Democrats suck at getting their message out, and that exacts a high electoral cost.

The right has an extremely well-funded media ecosystem of high-paid bullshitters backed by algorithm-gaming SEO dickheads. This system isn't necessarily supposed to turn a profit or even break even: the point of Prageru isn't to score ad revenue, it's to ensure that anyone who googles "what the fuck causes inflation" gets 25 minutes of relatable, upbeat, cheerfully sociopathic Austrian economics jammed into their eyeballs. Far right news isn't a for-profit concern, it's a loss-leader for oligarch-friendly policies. It's a steal: a million bucks' worth of news buys America's ultra-rich a billion dollars' worth of tax-cuts and the right to maim their workers and poison their customers for profit.

Meanwhile, the Democrats have historically relied on the "traditional media" to carry their messages, on the ground that reality has a well-known leftist bias, so any news outlet that hews to "journalistic ethics" will publish the truth, and the truth will weigh in favor of Democratic positions: trans people are humans, racism is real, abortion isn't murder, housing is a market failure, the planet is on fire, etc, etc, etc.

This is a stupid policy, and it has failed. The "respectable" news media hews to a self-imposed code of "balance" and "neutrality" that is easily gamed: "some people say that Hatians don't eat pet dogs, some people do, let's report both sides!" This is called "the view from nowhere" and it gets Democrats precisely nowhere:

http://archive.pressthink.org/2008/03/14/pincus_neutrality.html

Balance and neutrality are bullshit, an excuse that has been so thoroughly weaponized by billionaires and their lickspittles that anyone who takes it seriously demonstrates comprehensively that they, themselves, are deeply unserious:

https://www.techdirt.com/2024/12/10/la-times-billionaire-owner-hilariously-thinks-he-can-solve-media-bias-with-ai/

Press neutrality – the view from nowhere – isn't some eternal verity. In terms of the history of the press, it's an idea that's about ten seconds old. The glory days of the news were dominated by papers with names like The Smallville Democrat and The Ruling Class Republican. Most of the world boggles at the idea that a news outlet wouldn't declare its political posture. Britons know that the Telegraph is the Torygraph; that the Guardian is in the tank for Labour (and specifically, committed to enabling Blairite/Starmerite purges of the left); the Mirror is a leftist tabloid; and the Mail is so far right that its editorial board considers Attila the Hun "woke."

Writing for The American Prospect – an excellent leftist news outlet – Ryan Cooper proposes a solution to the Democratic media gap that's way better than the hunt for the elusive "leftist Joe Rogan": sponsoring explicitly Democrat news outlets:

https://prospect.org/politics/2024-12-12-democrats-lost-propaganda-war/

The country is a bleak landscape of news deserts where voters literally didn't hear about what Trump was saying he would do, and, if they heard about it, they didn't hear from anyone who could explain what it meant. The average normie voter doesn't know what a "tariff" is, and chances are they think it's a tax that other countries inexplicably pay for the privilege of selling very cheap things to Americans.

Ironically, this news desert is also a crowded field of hungry, unemployed, talented journalists. What if Dems funded free newsgathering and publication in news deserts that told the truth? What if these news outlets, by dint of being an explicitly partisan, party-subsidized project, refused to adopt all the anti-reader practices of other websites, like disgusting surveillance, intrusive advertising, AI slop, email-soliciting pop-ups, and all the other crap that makes the news worse and worse every day?

Cooper recounts how this was actually tried on a small scale, to modest good effect, when the Center for American Progress subsidized Thinkprogress, an explicitly leftist news outlet. This was going great until 2019, when corporate Dems and their megadonors killed it because Thinkprogress had the temerity to report on their corrupt dealings:

https://www.thedailybeast.com/thinkprogress-a-top-progressive-news-site-is-shutting-down/

And, Cooper points out, this isn't what happens with far-right subsidy news. Right wing influencers, personalities and writers can stray pretty far from the party line without getting shut down.

I love the idea of a disenshittified, explicitly political leftist Democratic news media. Imagine a newsroom whose purpose is to get its message repeated as widely as possible. It wouldn't have a paywall – it would be Creative Commons Attribution-only, allowing for commercial republication by anyone who wants to reprint it, so long as they link back to it. It wouldn't wring its hands over AI ingestion or whether a slop site that rewrote its articles got to the top of Google News. That's fine! If the point is to get people to understand your point of view – and not to attract clicks or eyeballs – other people repackaging your content and finding ways to spread it is a feature, not a bug.

Back in the Napster Wars, entertainment industry shills – like Hillary Rosen, who oversaw a campaign to sue tens of thousands of children before becoming a major Democratic Party power-broker – used to tell us that "you can't compete with free." That's not entirely true, but it's not entirely false, either. If your news is a loss-leader for a democratic society that addresses human flourishing and a habitable planet, then you can make that news free-as-in-speech and free-as-in-beer, and avoid all the suckitude that makes reading "real" news so fucking garbage.

For the past five years, I've been publishing a newsletter – this thing you're reading now – that has no analytics, ads, tracking, pop-ups, or other trash. As a writer, it's profoundly satisfying and liberating, because all I have to care about is whether people engage with my ideas. I literally have no idea how many people read this, but I know everything people say about it.

That's how the news worked back in the good old days that everyone says we need to return to. Writers and editors measured the success of a story based on how the public reacted to it, not based on clicks or metrics that told you how far someone scrolled before they gave up on it. The supposed benefits of "data-driven" editorial policy have not materialized – the "data-driven" part is the search for an equilibrium between how surveillant and obnoxious a website can be and your decision to stop reading it forever.

Outlets like Propublica have done well by adopting much of this program, albeit without any explicit leftist agenda (the fact that they seem leftist reflects nothing more than their commitment to reporting the truth, e.g., Clarence Thomas is a lavishly corrupt puppet of billionaires who've showered him with riches).

The fact that they've been as successful as they are on a national beat – and partnering with the scant few regional papers to do some local coverage – just proves the point. The Democratic Party doesn't need its own Joe Rogan – they need a nationwide network of local outlets, sponsored by the party, committed to never enshittifying, bringing relevant, timely news to a nation in desperate need of it.

[cetaceanhandiwork]

Eight years ago, Tumblr user @the-alligator-queen-blog​ began an annual tradition called Self Insert Week: a weeklong challenge/jam/etc where participants are encouraged to make fanworks with themselves as the main character.

This year, this storied Tumblr festival will begin on Sunday, May 5th, and last through Saturday, May 11th.

Why participate? Well, in its founder’s own words, it’s “a fun reason to make ourselves into the awesome characters we daydream up while going about our normal lives”.

But it’s also, in my view, a strike back at the common tendency to see fanwork – and creative work more generally – as such Serious Business that it’s not allowed to be openly self-indulgent. People worry so much, these days, about whether their artistic endeavors are “good enough”, or are a credit to their Brand, or whatever. I think that’s sad. Maybe even a little unhealthy, if we do it all the time. What’s the harm, really, if not everything we write is Serious Literature? Who said it had to be? Why can’t we embrace the cringe every now and again, so long as it sparks joy?

So this event is an upside-down festival for creative works: an excuse – carte blanche and imprimatur – to indulge in all the silly fandom escapism you’d eschew in a more normal week. Go smooch your favorite Stardew Valley bachelor in Photoshop. Tell us about your wacky adventures exploring the Island Dungeon. Go wild! There’s no sign-up to participate, no masterpost, nothing like that. Just write, draw, and post your stuff under #self insert week 2024 so that we can all cheer each other on. :)

[merlucide]

What’s their taste in music?

notes: playing around with sizing hehe-

characters: Barou, Sendou, Chigiri, Bachira, Reo, Oliver, Hiori, Otoya

barou shoei

classical music 100%

Cmon my dude mediates- how obvious does it needa be? I feel like piano would be his favorite but also really likes cello or other deep string instruments. He normally just puts on the default classical music playlists lmao. Though I do think he would like Red hot chilli peppers for some reason. Definitely hard no on metal or anything really with intense drums. He can’t stand the loud aggressive music, he thinks it’s unhinged and frenetic.

sendou shuto

sendou listens to rap cus he thinks it makes him cooler💀 I can see it so clearly omg- 

Listens to Eminem obviously, and his favorite song from him is rap god. His hype song is NEW ORLEANS by BROCKHAMPTON. He feels so badass listening to it lmao. Though what he really likes is pop, Brittney spears, Dua lipa, Lady Gaga, etc etc.

chigiri hyoma 

Okay I can see Chigiri liking a few types of music for like different moods yk.

I think he’d like XXXTENTACION, he listens to his more ‘intense’ songs when he runs. He likes YuNg BrAtZ, when he wants to listen to depressing music he likes Orlando. 

He’d like rock too, The white stripes and Nirvana would be his go toos.

When he’s getting really into his workout he puts on Disturbed and occasionally SlipKnot when he’s tryna push himself.

ALSO I CAN 100% SEEING HIM LISTENING TO SLEEP TOKEN?!? OMG YEAH???

(RIP XXX.)

bachira meguru

Hear me out okay.

Voicaloid. 

IK IK- I think Bachira would really like the fast pace and excitement in their songs. He just likes Hyperpop, it’s like an energy boost he don’t need anymore energy

His all time favorites are Rin Rin Signal and Poppippo.

ALSO THE LIVING TOMBSTONE. UGH HE WOULD LIKE THEM RIGHT???? Discord would be on loop 24/7 are u kidding me

mikage reo

I think that since he grew up classy n rich he’d listen to classical music and such. he really likes Violin/Viola. Listening to it brings him great comfort and peace. Reo really likes Jazz too. Obviously Reo explored other types of music to see what else there is .definitely did it as an act of ‘rebellion’ lmao-  He isn’t really a fan of metal or rock but likes Alt. I can see him listening to The neighborhood or Radiohead. He also likes Adele.

aiku oliver

likes the more chill stuff, like Noah Kahan or Big thief. He’s a pretty laid back guy and doesn’t feel the need to rage through music lmao- Though I can see him liking Chase Atlantic. And I know for a fact if you put on any cunty music he’d know all of the lyrics to the songs. Ayesha Erotica, Chase Icon, or even porn-ish singerslike cupcakke he’d know the words to em💀

hiori yo

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death metal.

..

Like we talking cannibal corpse, the fallen prophecies, and on calm days, SlipKnot.

he gotta cope somehow ig😶

Like you could ask him what he’s listening too and expect him to listen to like Drake or sum and he’s like ‘oh I’m listening to Murderous Rampage by Cannibal Corpse’. 

.. 😶

Like dawg wut😭

otoya eita 

he’d listen to Drake, Lil Uzi Vert and Kanye West without doubt. 

Pls he’s the most basic, generic, un-unique ‘frat boy’ ever, of course he’d listen to them. He thinks he all hot stuff jamming out to em, all dripped out in his basic ass fit, and ugly beanie, ew. Ugh I hate this hoe🙄 (jk he’s bbg 🤭) also I’m not hating on any of these artists, I like their music- DONT TAKS NUFFIN PERSONAL PLS

lemme know if u wanna pt2 or whatever mkay

made March 17th 2024

[seafoamreadings]

week of june 2nd, 2024

these are written predominantly for the *rising* signs but they are also intuitively "channeled" enough that they should work for any dominant energy you have! (try your sun if you don't know rising, or more advanced readers can try moon, anywhere you have a stellium, etc and see what works best for you!)

aries: the week starts with the moon from your sign into taurus, foretelling of what is to come later in the week. by the weekend mars also makes this same shift, but mars moves from his domicile in your sign. while he's less comfortable in taurus, he revs up your resources in a positive way and provides a lot of stamina and strength where it is needed.

taurus: mercury is leaving your sign this week but the moon visits for her monthly luxurious exaltation and at the end of the week, mars stops by as well. don't let anyone try to speed you along; your steadiness is your strength and mars just boosts it. where others may feel stumped and slowed down you know your pace is just right.

gemini: your ruling planet comes home to your sign this week. that will really feel like a breath of fresh air. and it helps to make the most of that if you get outside in the breeze, stay in verbal exchanges that are fun and enlightening to you, and transmit any information you've been needing to relay.

cancerians: 12th house vibe intensifies. gemini season is different for you than it is for the other signs. much more internal, quite, personal. less social. a new moon in gemini in particular can reflect secrets, quiet feelings, or a clandestine sort of affair - ongoing or on the horizon.

leo: your public life is in for a makeover, like it or not, so you may as well run with it and work with it. resistance will just jam things up. mars in taurus is a good time to take decisive actions regarding your public image, status, and legacy, and actively seek career advances like promotions or raises. go into battle and take a strategic position; don't just let it happen to you because it will probably not go in a way you desire then.

virgo: gemini season can be intense for you since gemini squares your sign but you also have a lot of affinities, sort of like competitive cousins or frenemies. this week, though, in spite of (or in addition to?) the large number of gemini passages, you have a great deal of highly supportive astrology, including mars into taurus making you if not exactly fast, certainly smart, efficient, and strong.

libra: this week manages to be almost paradoxically intensely yet subtly venusian. it suits you, it's not flashy or gaudy, but it is lovely and romantic.

scorpio: several factors contribute to making this week a likely steamy one for you. relationships progress, affairs develop, flirtations arise. be safe and have fun. avoid coercion, from any direction.

sagittarius: relationships and partnerships positively sizzle. probably this consists mainly of noncommittal but very pleasant dalliances. however, if a commitment strikes your fancy, it is a great time for taking that plunge. at least on a trial basis. maybe it'll stick!

capricorn: probably you'll appreciate the firm groundedness that the ingress of mars into taurus is bringing later this week. it is solid, strong, and authoritative. yet self care remains of critical importance. for capricorns ruled more by wild pan than by stuffy saturn, or even some of the saturnine among you, this week is also bringing in some romance novel style fun. feel free to abstain if that's not your thing.

aquarius: a war with a roommate? an argument within the family of origin? seek solace in creative pursuits ans sweet romantic flings. turn your home - or at least some corner of it - into a fortress, a sanctum, a combination of the two.

pisces: if you have a partner to move in with, it is a good time for that. if you want to mend a connection with a family member - also auspicious! if you just want to buy a nice piece of home decor, it is really blessed this week.

[hipsternumbertwo]

Buffer Festival 2024

Amanda and Courtney hosted the Creator Screening on the first night. It was a good mix of good, weird, and fun videos (that disturbing dinner date anyone???)

I saw the TCB enter the venue before the screening even though they were not featured that night which was cool.

I got to meet both Court and Amanda. They were even more beautiful in person and very nice. They tried to really talk to everyone even though it's jam packed (the smallest red carpet I've seen lol) the lobby was just not built for things like that

Kiana and Ale were there as well

Second day was The Great Debate

Joey as the ever charming Host of the show

First round were the Canadians, second was the "World" aka the Americans. Third round was jeopardy style defending controversial comments before the final winner's debate.

The debate was fun, funny and chaotic. Loved Court's Princess Julie and Amanda's Face-Off interest. The final debate got derailed in the best way possible (They were all too nice to each other lol)

More Amanda and Joey duo please. They worked so well together.

I do have a 28 minute video but the bulk of it is the debate so I'm not sure about posting it since they filmed the whole thing

Also there was someone who asked Joey to film an apology video for Owen ruining their friend's life.

The second day was more concentrated fans of TCB, StarKid, and Smosh so I didn't get to meet the Courtmanda again (everyone wanted to meet them) but got to talk to Brian, Corey, and Joey. So it's still a win.

There was a gala later that night. Can't wait to see wait to see what they were wearing. Hopefully we get a post 🤞

All in all, it was a different experience that I had compared to when I went in 2013. 2013 Buffer Fest I felt was what I imagined VidCon was like in a smaller scale- they had a ton of YouTubers, multiple meet and greet lines, screenings and events all day long for 3 days, etc. 2024 Buffer fest was way smaller but it felt more personal and in an intimate setting. I'm just glad to be able to go back to it after a decade.

[tinycheesecakedetective]

Edited 12/12/2024.

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 In the distant past, after the chaos and flame subsided, many creatures baked by the witches scattered across the world. Among them were the Five. Five cookies graced with Soul Jam of the purest kind: Knowledge, Volition, Happiness, Change, and Solidarity. The Dessert World bound by these Five Virtues was nothing short of paradise... 

That's how the story starts, that much hasn't changed. A group of five heroes, chosen by forces greater than themselves to protect the world of Earthbread against those seeking to destroy it. But the line between heroes and villains is one that can easily shift... given the right circumstances.

Absolute power corrupts absolutely, after all, bringing them to the most tragic of ends... A fate even the Witches were unable to foresee. These five cookies, once heralded as saviors of all cookie-kind, became agents of chaos and destruction. The five virtues distorted and twisted, becoming Despair, Obstinacy, Ambition, Gluttony, and Discord.

Emboldened, the beasts ushered in an age of darkness, agony and strife spreading across Earthbread. The Witches, so righteous and tender of heart, could not stand to see their creations suffer any longer. They sealed the beasts within the seed of the Silver Tree, and stripped them of their power. Using the untainted pieces, they reforged and purified the soul jam for a new set of holders to wield: Hope, Serenity, Prudence, Rebellion, and Harmony. With this, the creators hoped to find new heroes capable of wielding this sacred power...

  ~~~~~

SYNOPSIS

 Exchanged Fates is an alternative universe(AU) that takes the Five Ancient Heroes and switches them with their primeval predecessors, the Five Beasts. Alas, even with new heroes, the past still loves to repeat. As an old threat reawakens from a forgotten time, will these ancient heroes be able to stop him from finishing what he started?

This AU will be using the existing traits (and speculative ones for unreleased characters) of each character rather than simply swapping personalities. Due to the nature of this type of AU, the original plot of the source material will naturally be altered; meaning that in addition to new characters, locations, and establishing kingdoms, preexisting characters, plot lines, artifacts, etc., will either be altered or unchanged depending on their roles in the story.

For reference, here are the most notable swaps.

Pure Vanilla → Shadow Milk Hollyberry → Eternal Sugar Dark Cacao → Mystic Flour Golden Cheese → Burning Spice White Lily → Silent Salt Dark Enchantress → Oblivion Knight Cookie

Any posts related to this project will be located under the tag #exchangedfatesau. If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions, feel free to ask me in my inbox or in the comment section! Your support is greatly appreciated!

RULES

No AI period. Please don't use my sprites or writing to feed into a chat bot, generator, or whatever you plan to do. This is kind of a given, but just in case I'm putting it out there on record.

DMs are allowed, but not encouraged for those of you 18 and over. Do NOT DM me if you are 17 or younger. This blog is rated 18+, meaning it will deal with topics not suitable for those underage. If you have any questions, or just want to send something nice my way, the ask box is always open and free to use! I will be tagging all questions from now on with #cheeseasks.

Fanart and fanfiction are more than encouraged! To keep the original tag clean though, a new tag will be used under #exchangedfanworks. I'll be re-blogging any fan work I find or someone sends my way to put in the tag!

QUICK MENU

Original Concept Text Posts

Concept Post #1 Concept Post #2 Concept Post #3

New Beasts

Everlasting Vanilla Cookie Sprite A Savior's Lament Baneberry Cookie Sprite Midnight Cacao Cookie Sprite Opulent Cheese Cookie Sprite Wilted Lily Cookie Sprite Witches' Pet Synopsis Post "Everything Will Be Okay." Relationship Post 1

New Ancients

Blueberry Milk Cookie Sprite Character File 01 New Yogurt Council Members Strange Journal Date Sugar Cookie Sprite Rice Flour Cookie Sprite Ghost Spice Cookie Sprite Fleur de Sal Cookie Sprite/Oblivion Knight Cookie Sprite

Extras/Miscellaneous

Beast Icons Silverbell Cookie Sprite

[ukagakadreamteam]

Folks enjoyed Etc. Jam last year, so we're running it again! However, there's a slight twist this time:

Etc. Jam will be moving to the start of the year, beginning in 2025! That means this year's Etc. Jam is a special autumn themed limited edition of the event! If you want to make something for the season, now's your chance!

For those not familiar, Etc. Jam is an event where developers create something ukagaka-related that is not a ghost. Balloons, plugins, guides, etc.!

If ukagaka dev is interesting to you but you're not sure where to start or you feel intimidated, a smaller project like this can help you get your feet wet and get familiar with how ukagaka works.

And if you're an experienced dev, it's a great way to try something new, round out your skillset, or finally do some side projects you've been meaning to!

Due to time constraints, the event is still being hosted within our Discord server. Join us there for the event rules, announcements, and to share feedback on the event!

[akaakeis]

𐙚 hi all !! i'm beyond grateful to be reaching this number ! i wasn't sure initially if i wanted to do a writing event since i'm not that big yet? but i decided to do it anyway just for fun <3

𐙚 if you'd like me to write something for you, please feel free to drop an ask in my inbox (hangman) !! but before you do, read the rest of this post over ! after all.. you gotta know what you're doing. headspace isn't the safest place.

where are you headed?

⟡ neighbor's room — fluff

⟡ vast forest — crack

⟡ the abyss — angst

⟡ basil's house — hurt/comfort

oookay... what are you bringing along?

⟡ life jam — oneshot (1k - 2k words)

⟡ knife — drabble (400-800 words)

⟡ photo album — headcanons (100-300 words/char.)

you need some directions? here. check one of these out! you could probably bring about 3.

⟡ foe facts — birthday (you or character!)

⟡ special mixtape — late night bonding

⟡ show tickets — first date to the movies

⟡ interesting book — reading to them/them reading to you

⟡ care package — sick and taking care of them/you

⟡ sheet music — send in a song that you want me to base the fic off of! (i love doing these <3)

⟡ treasure map — exploring a new place with them

⟡ self help guide — comfort after a long day

⟡ recipe 4 disaster — cooking/baking with them

ooh cool! who're you bringing with you?

⟡ haikyuu characters (no coaches!!!)

⟡ jujutsu kaisen characters (just no old people in general)

⟡ bungou stray dogs characters (no mori, fukuzawa, fukuchi, or hirotsu!!)

⟡ toilet bound hanako kun characters (no tiara [if you genuinely consider this i worry for you])

⟡ demon slayer characters (no gyomei!!)

⟡ attack on titan characters

⟡ fairy tail characters

⟡ fruits basket characters

by the way!

⟡ all of these can be platonic, if you'd like!

⟡ if you're bringing a photo album along, feel free to bring up to 5 people with you!

⟡ i have not written for any fandom besides haikyuu on the account, but i'm really excited to write for these fandoms as well!! feel free to ask about characters that aren't on here + i will let you know if i'm able to write for them :>

⟡ please feel free to specify what you want in the fic!! like if you want a certain quote in it, a certain situation, action, etc.! i'd love to write something as close to what you want as possible <3

wait... what's that on the floor? an ancient code?

⟡ do not!!! rush me in my writing process please!! i'm very occupied irl with classes + extracurriculars- please remember this is a hobby!

⟡ mutuals, feel free to send more than one request!! i love writing things for you all <3

⟡ i reserve the right to decline any request i 1) don't feel comfortable with writing, or 2) feel i wouldn't do justice

⟡ anon asks are totally fine!!

⟡ i default to gn reader + 2nd person. please let me know if you want me to write a fem!reader, male!reader, or in 3rd or 1st person perspective :>

⟡ my requests for this event will stay open for 3 weeks as of the publishing of this post (october 10th, 2024). i will be closing it off to requests on october 31st, 2024 at 7:00 PM MST.

stay safe out there! here's to hoping you get the good ending.

© akaakeis 2024 all rights reserved. please do not repost, edit, or translate my works on any platform.

[sctvita1988]

The New Monster Jam Champion Collection Toys

Only in Target Store in 2024!!!!! Grave Digger Dragon and Lucas Stabilizer

[girlfriendsofthegalaxy]

tuesday again 10/22/2024

rare tuesdaypost with no fallow sections. i CANNOT find the exact image i am looking for (mouse-drawn person sitting on bar stool with ankles crossed and blushing with eyelashes) but i feel like i found a lot of things this week that charmed me immensely. rare many such cases of many interests intersecting.

listening

almost exactly a year ago i wrote about jolynn j chin's SHIFTED, a piano jazz piece where the time signatures change on every bar, which came with an explainer video that is, spiritually, a physics video.

she's done it again with OFF TIME and a full album of equally bonkers concepts. i have a brain that is fairly good at manipulating 2D things (yarn, fabric) into 3D things but i do Not have this kind of math brain. wild shit.

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reading

thank you philip for overseeing the photography of this trio of DELILAH DIRK graphic novels from Tony Cliff. i saw these on the library shelf and went "holy shit i read one of these as a webcomic in high school".

very well-paced indiana jones and james bond adjacent pulp adventures, with a soupcon of steampunk conveyances for taste. delilah started life in 2007 when strong snappy female characters were far less common. this is particularly...not quite grating, but very notable in the first two books (published in 2013 and 2016 respectively). they are intended to be middle-grade (disney villain falling deaths, no tits or ass, etc), but they punch far above their intended age range. a particularly interesting reckoning with the long-suffering native guide trope. not a series overly concerned with historical accuracy, although it's certainly more grounded in real history than you might expect of a middle-grade pulp adventure graphic novel. more colonial political concerns than i remembered or expected.

the art is really killer in all three books. tony cliff really knows the effect of a good page turn spread.

he also has a very charming way of illustrating continuing action across a huge panel. all four shots are from The Pillars of Hercules (2018) bc it happened to be the last one i read and the one with by far the most ambitious art.

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watching

tubi has acquired the streaming rights to most of the batman animated movies. i keep getting served ads on instagram for an upcoming animated film about batman and the yakuza, where the premise is that a portal from real-life japan has opened up over gotham and the yakuza are pouring through like a demonic horde. this seems to be a sequel to batman ninja (2018, dir. Junpei Mizusaki)

Batman, along with his allies and adversaries, finds himself transported from modern Gotham City to feudal Japan.

batman ninja includes the lines:

I’m going to rule this country and turn it into a kingdom of monkeys and rewrite the history of the world!

and

What am I going to do with you, Batman? You’ve destroyed a perfectly good giant robot castle!

i would describe this as more of a feature-length animation showcase than anything else. the haters on letterboxed didn't even give it an average of 3 but that's bc they hate fun. this is some real weeb shit. this is not a grimdark or particularly thoughful batman entry. this is an entry to clap your hands in glee at the giant gundam vs monkey army fight. they have once again done my favorite comics boy jason todd dirty but what the fuck else is new.

so much fun even on just the like tree field guide level of identifying the six or seven animation styles. plus everyone's feudal japan looks are sick as shit.

was it Good? no. was i delighted at nearly every moment? fuck yeah.

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playing

EXCEPTIONALLY charming embroidery-based game jam game, Cross Stitched by Panzerr here for free on itch.io. made in godot. god bless.

(image from the developer) you've got your little baba yaga house gundam in the center constantly firing projectiles, and you have to keep these fucking birds back. you can WASD around the edges of the tapestry, and your health is in the top (i really love how it gets "ruined" dark chunks taken out of it as you lose health, like a piece of embroidery decaying) and the bottom black bar of motifs fills up as you make progress towards adding another level and another piece to your powerup level tapestry.

(following images from me) you do have to think about your placement and plan it out a bit, and you can't embroider over something you've already stitched. would not recommend surrounding your initial base damage motif with other motifs bc then you've sort of fucked yourself over. a really simple concept (a good bite size for a game jam) elevated by a very fun visual style and great music. really delighted me! i am so jaded by my time in the video game marketing mines that i forgot they can be fun actually!

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making

unphotographable: too many bugs in my house! tried to replace the weatherstripping on my front door and discovering that both the front door and the storm door were installed incorrectly and should probably be replaced.

in better news, the newest pathetic little waif in the office bathroom has been freshly neutered and will be going to a nice cushy indoor home next week-ish. whenever he is fully recovered. the most polite cat i have ever had in this carrier: did not piss, shit, or throw up.

KO'd by six cc's of various goops. poor man.

[queensharotto]

Brittle Doughie’s Cookie Run x Reader Masterlist (Part 10: Holiday Season 2024)

A masterlist of @brittle-doughie’s Cookie Run stories organized by month.

Genre Emojis

😞 is for angst, 🎃 is for Halloween, 🎄 is for Christmas, 🍪 is for Cannibalism, 💗 is for Yandere, 💝 is for Valentine’s, 👻 is for Horror, 🎂 is for Birthday, 💚 is for Yandere!White Lily Cookie, 😈 is for Ancient Beast AU (Inspired by Cuppajj’s Beast Ancient AU), 🧑‍🧒 for the Lone Giant AU and 💔 is for the Viture of Compassion AU.

The Indents are related to the featured cookies. If there are numerous cookies (Over 10 Cookies Featured), I’ll make a note on that as well. Additionally, I’ll categorize various cookies if they’re associated with a specific hobby, location, food etc.

Also, the ⭐️ will indicate a story featuring one of Brittle’s OCs while ✨ will indicate someone’s interpretation of Y/N Cookie.

Additionally, many people proved art to showcase to Brittle, which will be indicated by this: 🖌️. I will also mention who provided the art.

November 2024 🌾

• “Princess, Princess, Princess!”

Featuring: Princess Cookie

• “You Can’t Prevent Her Loss”

Featuring: Timekeeper Cookie

• “Anticipated Arrival”

Featuring: Golden Cheese Cookie

• “Cookie and a Beast”

Featuring: The Five Beasts

• “Friendly Hotel Maid”

Featuring: Frilled Jellyfish Cookie

• “Apologies, Apologies”

Featuring: Nutmeg Tiger Cookie, Golden Cheese Cookie, and Smoked Cheese Cookie

• “Touch”

Featuring: The Spice Swarm Leaders

• “Pie for a Dragon”

Featuring: The Five Dragons and Everything Pie Cookie

• “Enter Rich Cheese Cookie”

Featuring: The Cookies of the Golden Cheese Kingdom

• “Go Smell the Flowers” ⭐️

Featuring: Brittle’s OCs and Golden Osmanthus Cookie

• “Negotiating”

Featuring: Customer Cookie and Rich Merchant Cookie

• “Fluff Longan”

Featuring: Longan Dragon Cookie

• “Blueberry Blues”

Featuring: Parfaedia Teachers

• “The Camellia and the Osmanthus”

Featuring: Camellia Cookie and Golden Osmanthus Cookie

• “No Dream for You!”

Featuring: Dreamweaver Cookie and Peppernut Cookie

• “The 8th Dream - Y/N Cookie’s Nightmares”

Note: What is this?

• “Rescue Mission”

Featuring: Golden Osmanthus Cookie, Cobalt Cookie and Camellia Cookie

• “Beast Stars” 💔

Featuring: The Five Beasts

December 2024 🎄

• “The Deal with Ancients V2”

Featuring: Characters featured in both Episodes 17 and 18 and Beast Yeast Episodes 1 and 2

• “Love for a Pearl”

Featuring: White Pearl Cookie

• “Slight Detour”

Featuring: Numerous Cookies

• “PALM the Killer Robot”

Featuring: Pudding a la Mode Cookie

• “Lily's Sense Going Crazy!”

Featuring: Choco Drizzle Cookie, PALM Cookie and White Lily Cookie

• “The Beasts’ Aid”

Featuring: Team Drizzle and the Beast Cookies

• “Jester’s Influence”

Featuring: Pure Vanilla Cookie

• “Becoming the Beast Within”

Featuring: Team Drizzle

• “Rejoice” 🧑‍🧒

Featuring: St. Pastry Order

• “Needy Little PALM”

Featuring: Pudding a la Mode Cookie

• “Destructive Influence”

Featuring: Team Drizzle and Burning Spice Cookie

• “Endless Winter” 👻⭐️

Featuring: Brittle’s OCs

• “Don’t Provoke Her or You Will”

Featuring: Pudding a la Mode Cookie

• “Trouble with Triples”

Featuring: Triple Cone Trio and Team Drizzle

• “The Good Stuff” ⭐️

Featuring: Golden Osmanthus Cookie, Caravan Leader Cookie, Dumpling Cookie, and Salsa Cookie

• “Long Lost Love”

Featuring: The Five Beasts

• “Crowned Cupcake’s Family” ⭐️

Featuring: Crowned Cupcake Cookie

• “Incorrect Quotes Cookie Jar: Soul Jam Edition”

Featuring: The Ancient Cookies and the Beast Cookies

• “Dead Ends”

Featuring: Team Drizzle and the Triple Cone Champions

• “Incense Shared” ⭐️

Featuring: Brittle’s OCs

• “Ultimate Present My Crumbs!”

Featuring: Shadow Milk Cookie

• “Who Can You Trust?”

Featuring: Random Cookies

• “For the Sake of the Silver Tree”

Featuring: The Five Beasts

• “Cannibal Run” 🍪

Featuring: Almond Cookie

• “The Joy of Baking” 👻⭐️

Featuring: Brittle’s OCs

• “Taxes to Pay” ⭐️

Featuring: Brittle’s OCs

• “Bride Contest”

Featuring: Jungleberry Cookie, Princess Cookie and Choco Werehound Brute

• “We Failed You” 💔

Featuring: The Five Beasts

• “Gift List”

Featuring: Coffee Candy Cookie

• “Time for Bed” ⭐️

Featuring: Brittle’s OCs

• “And they were roommates”

Featuring: Pure Vanilla Cookie and Shadow Milk Cookie

• “Fluffy Clouds”

Featuring: Eternal Sugar Cookie

• “Dungeon Clearout” ⭐️

Featuring: Brittle’s OCs

• “The Green Lunatic”

Featuring: Green Tea Mousse Cookie

• “Covered in Strawberry Jam” 💗

Featuring: Green Tea Mousse Cookie

• “The Little Robot and the Assassin” 💗

Featuring: Pudding a la Mode and Choco Drizzle Cookie

• “Kisses”

Featuring: The Ancient Heroes and the Five Beasts

• “Healed”

Featuring: Licorice Cookie

• “Marriage to the Watcher”

Featuring: Caramel Arrow Cookie

• “What If? Futility”

Featuring: Choco Drizzle Cookie and Pudding a La Mode Cookie

• “What If?: Deceit or Defeat?”

Featuring: Shadow Milk Cookie

• “Corrupted” 💔

Featuring: The Five Beasts

• “History” 💔

Featuring: Éclair Cookie

• “Strange Memories” ⭐️

Featuring: Brittle’s OCs

• “Affectionate Sky God”

Featuring: Stormbringer Cookie

• “The Goddess of Apathy” 💗

Featuring: Mystic Flour Cookie

• “All Aboard!”

Featuring: Tower of Adventures Y/N Cookie

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[saintmeghanmarkle]

Why is Harry holding up the jam in Delfina's jam post? Why do Delfina's Tracy's use the same font? Why are Tracy's hands so old like someone Doria's age. Theory: No one was sent jam they were just sent insta-ready pictures of invisijam. by u/snappopcrackle

Why is Harry holding up the jam in Delfina's jam post? Why do Delfina's + Tracy's use the same font? Why are Tracy's hands so old, like someone Doria's age. Theory: No one was sent jam, they were just sent insta-ready pictures of invisijam. One of the things that struck me was how old the hands were in Tracy's Insta post. And even though it's not a huge investment of time, it does take time to layout an Insta photo with writing, staged background, good lighting, text, hashtags, etc .. and I couldn't believe a CEO wife would do all that for a "friend".Then, I noticed how both her and Delfina used the exact same font, what a coincidence! And the writing sounded like it was the same person. And the lemons are so Meghan.But then I noticed in Delfina's post saying "I love your jam", it is a very pasty white man's hand holding the jam jar. A ginger's hand, not Nacho, with a male wedding band that looks exactly like Harry's. Then I thought, the hands on Tracy's photo look more like the hands of someone Doria's age. And the label was probably coming off because it wasn't glued on, it was double-sided tape so she could put two different labels on one jar of jam. Call me crazy, but I think these photos were taken by, styled by and written by Meghan using Harry+Doria as hand models, and then she just sent Delfina + Tracy the pics ready to post. That is why no other celeb is posting their gift. There is no jam. There are no 50 bottles or 50 friends. Not even two. There was one bottle with two labels. Invisijam. Invisikids, lol. The pics are all in this daily mail post. https://ift.tt/9CALPkw do you all think? Am I seeing things? post link: https://ift.tt/dK3cOnH author: snappopcrackle submitted: April 16, 2024 at 11:40PM via SaintMeghanMarkle on Reddit disclaimer: all views + opinions expressed by the author of this post, as well as any comments and reblogs, are solely the author's own; they do not necessarily reflect the views of the administrator of this Tumblr blog. For entertainment only.