#I drew most of these on an airplane lol

[aomenaa]

Alan Wake doodle dump

[citrus-captain]

I often worry that older or more talented artists tend to have misunderstanding or impatience for younger artists or those less far along. Don’t get me wrong, I think established artists have a very good idea of what it takes to improve their skill, and how much work they needed to put in to get as far as they have, but in school and growing up I often got sentiments or critique that boiled down to “just draw better” (though I’m sure the sentiment meant draw More) from teachers, professors, and industry professionals that thought this would genuinely get through to me. Obviously art only progresses through repetition and study, but the path works very differently for every individual in my experience (given we have different habits, amounts of time, access to resources, and even ways we can hold interest) and I do think most artists are aware of how much work that can be, but also considering how we look back at our Own art from the past and often mock and scoff at it, and considering how art in some ways does get Easier to do (think about how hard it might have been to make an eye Look like an eye when you first started) I think time often makes hazy for us just how important those early days are, and how we were still trying very hard then, and should extend that support to other young artists in turn, not because they will make beautiful things later, but because they are making beautiful things now.

[purplesurveys]

1959

Were you alone today? Not at all. I was with my teammates and was with them the last 4 days – we went to Japan together as our incentive for reaching our 2024 targets. The only 'me time' I got was when I was able to make time to go to a museum last night but otherwise we were pretty much tied together at the wrists the whole trip.

Who was the last person you saw today? Last so far was my sister when I played with Max a few minutes ago. She'll probably also be the last one for today as I'll sleep after this.

What do you need to let go of? My job, haha. I'm getting increasingly annoyed with people and can't keep faking it anymore as it's also not fair to them. I've come to terms with the fact that I've outgrown everyone save for a very select few and it's just not healthy for both sides.

What movie are you looking forward to? I caught the trailer for Elio when I was at the cinema to watch Mufasa, and I honestly found it intriguing! I'd love to watch it since it happens to be about outer space which I find fascinating.

Have you played the lottery? Not the lottery but I've done gambling in other ways lol like bingo.

What recently happened that made you proud of yourself? Spent most of the Japan trip with my teammates even though I initially vowed to myself that I was going to separate myself and enjoy the trip on my own.

In other words, I'm proud that I sucked it up and put on a happy face for the sake of everyone. I know this probably isn't the cheery answer you're looking for, but it is what it is.

Who did you see the most today? My teammates.

How much is gasoline per gallon? No clue. I just decide the amount I pay, haha.

What was your horoscope today? Was it accurate? I don't believe in that.

What are you most afraid of? Getting into a dangerous, helpless situation like being robbed at knifepoint, facing an inevitable plane crash, getting cornered by drunk men... extremes like that, basically.

What’s the biggest thing you have going on? Uh probably my career crisis if anything.

What did you accomplish today? Didn't lose my passport!

Did you act your age today? I could've been more grown-up, lmao. I'm still scared of airports so I had moments where I had the younger girls lead the way today, but that's better than betting on myself and missing the flight LOL

How busy was your day today? It was our last day in Japan today so it was relatively chiller compared to the last 3 days where we had jampacked itineraries. So it was a quieter day but it definitely felt long, as it always is when you have a day at the airport.

Drew, Dev, and I had breakfast at 9; after an hour we walked to the city center where we did our last round of shopping, got back to the hotel by 12 to meet everyone else and to make our way to the airport...and 1 to 8 PM was basically airport/airplane time.

What is your address? Why would you ask that?

What do you wish there was less of in the world? WORK

What is stopping you? Myself.

What were your chores today? Pack and unpack, pretty much.

What was the last thing that made you laugh out loud? Idk probably something Drew said earlier.

Who did you eat dinner with? Just myself, unless you count my rowmates on the plane.

How did you make a difference in the world today? I held the door open for several complete strangers.

What is one thing you take with you everywhere? Phone.

The last gift I’ve given was __. I bought so much pasalubong for my family and I don't feel like listing it down cos it's A LOT a lot, lol.

Ever wake up early on Saturdays to go Garage Sale shopping? No.

When was the last time you got a nose bleed? My nose has never bled.

Do you have any picture frames without a picture in them? Nope.

Do you keep magazines by your toilet? We don't.

What did you last take a picture of with your camera? My view at the plane when the people started standing up and getting their stupid bags when we had barely parked. I hate Filipinos lmaaaaoooo

The last time you got dressed up, where did you go? That was this morning - we just went to the nearby shopping district.

Are you proud of who you are? Yes.

If you were a waiter/waitress, would you make good tips? I would if I were with easygoing customers as I can be super friendly and extroverted whenever I need to.

I don't exert the same amount of energy for entitled people, though, so I'll probably be on their shitlist if they act up cause I don't think I'd be doing anything to resolve whatever issue they have.

Forget about toppings. What type of CRUST do you like on pizzas? Stuffed. Pizza Hut makes a mean cheese-stuffed crust and it's the only crust I look for.

Have you ever stolen a road sign or traffic barrier? No, I have literally no use for one.

Captain Crunch vs. Count Chocula: Who makes the better cereal? Never tried either.

Would you prefer an ice cream sundae or an ice cream cone? Cone.

Is chapstick a necessity for you? Sure.

Do you like to have ice in your drinks? Yes.

What did you eat for breakfast? Hokkaido mozzarella and sage sandwich at Bills. Basically...glorified and overpriced grilled cheese. Hahaha. It was yummy, though!

What song are you most likely to sing in the shower? A BTS or BTS-adjacent song. I only hum softly, though.

Can you cross your eyes? Sure. I never do it unless asked, though, since it's very uncomfy.

When was the last time you went to the dentist? Around two weeks ago.

If a color represented your mood right now what color would it be and why? Probably something like a soft, pastel shade between green and blue. I feel quite calm and for some reason my mental goal to not be disturbed about the thought of going back to work tomorrow is working.

[suckitsurveys]

One of your friends tells you they are going to train to become a cop. Your reaction? Uhhhhhh most if not all of my friends are very ACAB so it would be really really shocking to learn one of them wanted to be a cop. Unless they were doing it to take down the system from the inside.

Would you ever consider working for the government? Nope.

If you had a magical pencil and everything you drew became real, what would you draw? I’d write down “Michael Longfellow” and see what happens.

Your boots were made for: Wearing to the Billie Eilish concert tomorrow night.

The last person you would want to be stranded on a desert island with is: My brother in law.

Your partner takes an airplane trip. The plane disappears and is never found. How long do you wait for them to return before you begin looking for a new partner? Jesus fucking christ.

What would you like to touch? All of the kitties.

Does anything you own glow in the dark? Yeah.

Would you rather ride a dragon or a unicorn? Unicorn.

Do things just always go right for you? Lol.

Are you more like Spongebob who does nothing right but still everything good happens to, or like Squidward who tries to do things right and ends up having nothing good happen to him? Literally both.

Has learning to spell become obsolete? No.

Who do you find yourself in constant conflict with? Why the conflict? My brother in law because he’s a fucking piece of shit.

What subjects do you refuse to talk about? Why are you hiding from them? It depends on the people.

Are you every parent’s wet dream? Ew.

Everyone starts in the garden of Eden but no one can stay there. Why not? Bro I don’t know.

Would you want to join a club that would have you as a member? Uh, sure?

When you are exposed to the artwork (poetry, painting etc) of a friend, family member, or acquaintance, how likely are you to criticize it? It would depend on a few factors.

Do you mentally reject people? Before speaking to them? I’m sure I do sometimes.

Are you arrogant? About what? I don’t think so.

Name the ten bands you are the biggest fan of: I’ll just list 10 artists I’m into right now: Billie Eilish, Sabrina Carpenter, Chappell Roan, Charli XCX, Vampire Weekend, Bleachers, The 1975, Lana Del Rey, Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande. I’ve been wildly into pop lately oops.

Big nose, is it ugly or does it give the face character? I love big noses.

Who has rejected you? Who have you rejected? Blah.

Natural body odor or perfumes and colognes? Deodorant at least.

When you hear someone make a joke about something, will you later make the same joke to someone else as if you had just thought it up? I don’t know this survey is starting to irritate me oops.

What if someone just says something intelligent, would you use what they said later as if you had made it up? Blah.

Ever think about moving to Alaska to live as a hermit? No.

You are interested in a potential mate who is already attached. Do you encourage him or her to leave their current catch or try to find someone all alone? No.

Do you play in the snow? I have.

Are you an angel in disguise? Lol.

Are you a rockstar only no one knows it yet? Nah.

Why do you choose to listen to the music you listen to? Makes me feel good.

Does music these days suck? Nope.

Do you find desolation and darkness sometimes beautiful? Yes I do.

[epiphanytear]

Favorite k-pop group tag game!

Thanks to @cosmicdreamgrl , @cordiallyfuturedwight, and @aprylynnfor the tag 🫶

Who is your favorite k-pop group?

B 🕺 T 🕺S goes without saying lol

Which member sparked your interest first?

Taehyung! I kept seeing things from Jump on insta and his voice really drew me in

Who was your first bias?

Yoongi, my beloved

What makes them your current bias?

Ok, where do I begin. First of all, Yoongi is my first bias and I suppose I could say he is my ultimate bias, but just barely. It’s a very minuscule amount which is why I say I have a bias line, and for me that is the hyung line, and no I don't consider them bias wreckers. They are my actual biases. I’ll try to keep my love for them brief:

Yoongi: He is so inspirational. I’m kinda tearing up as I write about this, but he makes me believe in myself, that it’s possible to get through my trials. His way of showing affection is similar to my own, and I can see myself in him, especially creatively.

Jin: ngl, I'm very protective of Jin. Any time I see someone talk bad about him, or downplay how hard he works I bristle. And he is such a hard worker. I see someone who loves what they do and loves being with the people they love. He is such a breath of fresh air, and also, as others have mentioned, a bit of a mystery and I love that.

Hobi: Hobi has so many characteristics that I want to embody, and maybe I already do. I admire him greatly, and his passion and drive. I also love how down to earth he is. He's a ray of sunshine, yes, but he's also not afraid to show his grit. He's similar to me in that we light up talking about what we love.

Namjoon: Namjoon and I are kindred spirits in that we are both Virgos lol. I like to call him my overseas twin, since by the time it's Sept 11th (my birthday) where I live, it's already Sept 12th in SK. Different dates/different time zones, but still the same moment, ya know? In all seriousness though, I love the way he thinks and analyzes things. I love when he breaks down his creative process for us, and just his overall demeanor.

For all of them, they each embody something that I see in myself, creatively and personally. But they also embody characteristics that I admire, and that I hope I can one day see in myself. And, if you want to get read, check out this insta. She gives deeper meaning additions on bts biases and it was spot on for me for all for the four of them lol.

Who is your bias wrecker?

Jimin! all by his lonesome lol. No but seriously, I'm always awestruck by him, especially when he dances. It's so graceful, and he's also just so so sweet.

Which members are you currently obsessing over that aren't your bias/bias wrecker?

Thanks to all of the incredible gifs on my dash, probably Jungkook. Looking at you, Steph lol. Anyways, he's a real cutie so it's only fair.

When did you first discover the group?

During the Butter era, but like I said before, it was because of their song Jump that I went 👀lol

Have you ever been to one of their concerts?

I had the absolute privilege of being able to see Yoongi during his D-Day tour. Tbh, I'm still shocked that I got that opportunity? It felt like a fever dream. Still does. One of the most amazing experiences I'll probably ever have. I haven't seen them as a group, but maybe the opportunity will come. 🤞

What are some of your favorite songs by the group?

Well I have my unchangeable top 5: EPIPHANY my love and my soul song, also my queen Tear, First Love, Dionysus, and Run BTS. But they have such an incredible discography so some honorable mentions are: UGH, Black Swan, Pied Piper, Airplane pt. 2, Not Today, and Love Maze. I could go on, but we'd be here a while 💜

Tagging (If you wanna): @jiminsproof @fireworksgalaxy @kimtaegis @miss-bruja @serendipetite and @thisfuckingdeadlife

[cringelordofchaos]

a quick about me •

Born during pride month - 🏳️‍🌈 - ona/xe/any

Names: aždaja, kip, toki, nada, stix, domino, goblin

I draw sometimes ?

obsessed w tmf drew at the moment

Патња ме увек прати, од небеса па надаље. Не зна ми се начин спаса. Али га тражим.

🇷🇸 (Serbian), sorry if I ever accidentally make it my entire personality

feel free to send hate anons lmao

Још увек тражим своју истину. Верујем да је могуће да сам је већ нашла, али ми треба још начин бега.

my head hurts constantly LOL 💯💯

sticks the badger. is real !! Need I say more ?

No consistent personality sorry

⛰️🌲🍃🌫️🏞️🌄🌑🌕🪶🕊️🐺 I WANNA RUN AWAY INTO THE WOODS !!!

please block the tag #vent? like among us?, if you are uncomfortable with vents

I tag rebllgs of specific fandom stuff only with fandom acronyms (eg. I will tag sonic fanart with #sth, and #others art,)

might commit to Christianity idk

🌌🌃✨ CAN WE PRETEND THAT THE AIRPLANES IN GHE NIGHT SKY ARE LOLE SHPOTING STATS

Most likely addicted to social media (uh oh.)

I like to sing but I'm horrubleeeeeeeeee at it man

I might try out song/poet writing out more

that's it for now I think

bue

[bisluthq]

https://www.tumblr.com/bisluthq/774528012825837568/httpswwwtumblrcombisluthq774498685011869696

Oh this is my JAM! The Taylor tokens for her bfs (well, the fan made connections and her wearing them and then stopping after the split so yk likely).

Our song Drew - you already mentioned she had the Drew necklace

Joe Jonas - there was something but I can’t remember bc he was in his purity ring era and she wore her st Christopher bracelet and subtle crucifix necklace more frequently around then, but it wasn’t exclusively a Jonas thing so idk

Martin love story rumoured muse - the key necklace she wore on the fearless album lol but that’s also debatable but fun to track with the alleged on and off thing

John M the white t shirt with the black circle on it that she wore on a uk talk show and then in the music video for trouble. There was a fedora type hat that was rumoured she stole / borrowed but not frequent enough

Jake not a specific token but he gave her a diamond bracelet for her bday and she was wearing it on and off for a year, then put it in WANEGBT. On his side, there was the scarf that he wore a few times too (which is why I don’t believe they were just 3 months but like on and off for a year maybe)

Conor - nothing, unless you count the 1950’s housewife aesthetic

Harry - she wore his paper airplane necklace a bit

Calvin - she wore his t shirts after 1989 shows and in at least 1 meet and greet she was wearing his grey t. They also had a lot of pairs of matching sneakers and went to the gym wearing the same ones together. Then there was the locket but that was a gift and she actually didn’t wear it much considering how often she was papped. She and Kelsea ballerini got matching necklaces and she wore that more often lol.

Honourable mention though likely not romantic she and Diana agron had matching scissor pendants lol she used to wear it on a necklace and Diana on a charm bracelet

She also had a few matching things with Karlie again friendship though but she still wears them so must like them - monogrammed purses and stacking rings

Joe - the j pendant, Pisces ring and pendant, eventually many more trinkets

Travis - it’s an exhausting list lol

Damn I thought I remembered more lol. But she had little nods pre Jake and if she was gifted something, wore it often - just not sure how much a gift counts?

yea thanks for this list (it’s actually not exhaustive you’re right but I think you covered most of it) and the point is Tay likes cutesy nods to people she digs (friends, as you say and boyfriends) and that’s like idk her thing?

[corpsentry]

january: an art retrospective

i did some stuff last month (but it’s a lot of stuff and there’s a photodump + some Serious Fucking Reflection, so it’s all below the cut)

so ok, let’s start with this. here are some heads. each head has a red arrow. that red arrow is what i call the red line of the devil. it’s the slope of the face from the side of the eye to the cheekbone and then down towards the chin. up until like 2 weeks ago, i couldn’t draw it. i couldn’t fucking draw it. i would edit over that part of the face over and over again until i was frustrated and tired and i had a raging homosexual headache and it still never looked right. notice that each head is different. notice that each head looks wrong.

at the start of 2021 i finally admitted to myself, as per the image above, that i was deeply, deeply unhappy with my art. what was the problem? i dunno. but i decided i was going to fix it and i was going to do so via another one scribble a day event wherein for every day of january i would find a photo of a human head, and i would draw it.

january 1st, 2021. i was embarrassed to tweet this even on my private account where like 5 friends and a rock would see it. in retrospect, you can also see all of my bad habits emerging like dicks from a hole in the ground. it’s disproportionate. the brows look flat. the eyes are slanting upwards. the entire drawing looks flat, like this isn’t a 3d person but a caricature of one.

january 2nd, 3rd, 4th:

on the 2nd i decided to start a separate thread for doodles and applied learning. here’s the first set of tests

the rest of the week is kind of uneventful so we’re going to skip those. fast forward to january 11th

this one is especially bad. i am acutely aware, suddenly, that i am not changing anything at all. i’m stressed and miserable about it because i’m still trying to see people as people and trying to draw people that look attractive and proportionate and hot. my friend, leny, reminds me that i need to think about faces in terms of planes. i have a moment. my other friend masha sends me some links to anatomy tutorials. i have another moment.

january 11th. applied sketch

january 13th is when i start the troubleshooting process. the link above drives me mad because i’m pretty happy with the face but then i realize that there’s something very fucking wrong with the shape of the head LOL and then i realize that i’ve never had any idea what the proportion of the face to the rest of the skull is so i grit my teeth and i open a new canvas and i

bald studies. it seemed like the right thing to do. can’t draw heads? ok draw some heads. look at some photographs. i traced each photo but tried to stick to straight lines so that i could replicate the shapes more easily. i broke each face down into shapes. i thought about airplanes

i got really excited. i started doing studies, then applied studies, then stylized studies.

sketches. i’m not sure what’s going on (as always) and it’s very rough, but they look different from the sketches i did on january 2nd. that’s a start

january 16th’s daily study. looks more like a person now. juuuuuust a bit

more applied studies

on the 18th i take a break and go stare at some lips because i don’t understand how the fuck they work. again, i focus on shapes, on volume, on the fact that these things exist in 3d. holy fuck lips exist in 3d. holy fuck we are real

january 19th. i’m working on it.

january 22nd. some sketches + a daily study. it has finally occurred to me that heads can tilt up and down and that things look different accordingly. yes i was not aware of this before. yes i have been drawing for over a decade.

january 23rd. by this point after doing my daily sketch i almost always go back and do an applied study which is basically to say i drew a lot of fucking links. this one looks kind of okay. i’m kind of proud

january 25th. links. trying to make sense of everything i’ve learned

26th, 27th, 28th. daily studies

january 1st. january 31st

The End Of The Photo Dump (dab)

ok NOW i get to talk about what i discovered while studying the shit out of human beings

FIRST OF ALL, there is something precious and magical about drawing shit without the explicit knowledge that you’re going to tweet that shit out to 45 people later. it takes the burden of perception off your shoulders and that does something to you, or at least that’s my theory. i told myself i wouldn’t post any of this stuff until the end of the month (if i wanted to post it at all) and kept everything off my public social media accounts and that meant i could draw ugly as hell without worrying about who would point and laugh, which i absolutely fucking did. a lot of these are fucking trainwrecks. most of these are fucking trainwrecks. why do they look like that?? why??? this doesn’t look like the work of someone who’s allegedly been drawing since they were in kindergarten, does it?????

here’s why: because that person took a huge motherfucking swing at everything they’d ever known about art and spent a month building something new in its place. the abstract explanation is that i grew up on shoujo and weird old anime and my understanding of anatomy was unironically kamichama karin and while i love kamichama karin, when kamichama karin is your rule even if you try to break it, you’re going to end up going nowhere. “you have to know the rules to break them”, yeah? well i didn’t know shit. the abstract explanation is i’ve been miserable about my art for a few years now because i saw other people doing things effortlessly which i couldn’t and instead of going back to the basics, i tried to do what they did (not plagiarism, mind you, i mean i literally tried to copy the red line of the devil i mentioned above because i couldn’t even make that happen) and then i fucking failed.

the simple explanation is this. i had to unlearn everything, and relearn it again (like some kind of new renaissance clown, what the fuck is this?)

take this for example. all my life i’ve drawn faces in the order: eyes, nose, mouth, face shape, head. this works for some people, im aware, but it was something central to how i had always drawn, so i decentralized it. i said fuck you to the old me and changed the order up. now i start with the nose, then the eyes, mouth, the chin line, and the sides of the face. now i force myself to think about the human head as a series of parts interacting with each other instead of a bunch of disparate features which i want to look pretty.

or let’s use this zelda from last year. something about this looked wrong last october, the way something about all of my drawings looked wrong, but i couldn’t pinpoint it for hell the way i couldn’t articulate Any of my feelings about the visual arts. now, looking back, here’s what i see. that nose is sticking out far too much given how she’s not really facing very far away from the camera. that ear at the back shouldn’t be there. her forehead is too big. she doesn’t have a forehead. what the fuck is up with the shape of her head?

so apparently reject modernity embrace tradition has its roots in alt-right terminology and i’m not very horny for the alt-right (you understand), but the spirit survives here. you know sometimes you have to admit that you have no idea what the fuck you’re doing and draw people for 31 days. i’ve spent my whole life drawing stylized people and while again there are artists who have no issue with this, i veered off the track of the Good and the Holy and couldn’t get back on. i had no point of reference because i’d never thought about what an actual human being looks like, so i had no way to fix what i knew in my gut looked wrong but wouldn’t come out better.

this was hard. this was like oikawa tooru swallowing his worthless pride and admitting that ushijima wakatoshi had gotten the best of him for the last time in his high school career, but in haikyuu!! by furudate haruichi oikawa tooru fucks off to argentina and then joins the argentinean national team, and you know what, i think i’ve made it to argentina (not the team just the country). as per the golden rule of dont fucking move until you’re at least two thirds of the way through the month, i only started trying to draw Shit shit on like the 22nd or something, but i was happy with that i created. i am happy with what i’ve done. i’ve posted like 2 things this month that involve people with what i now call ~applied Knowledge~~ and they’re, like, not perfect obviously (perfection is an unattainable ideal), but i’m fucking proud of them. i didn’t spend 5 hours hunched over my laptop adjusting the red line of the devil because it’s not a devil’s line anymore. because i finally sorta get how people work. because i sat down and i said ‘we are not going to fuck with this misery shit anymore’ and then i did that. it’s just a line now.

here are 2 collages tracking my painstakingly carved out progress from january 2nd to february 2nd because i’m a slut for collages

and here’s what i’ve done to my art! the same person drew these but also Not Really! you know! for the first time in a year i don’t immediately hate what i’ve drawn. you know what guys? art is fucking fun. zelda’s forehead doesn’t scare me anymore because i know how foreheads fucking work now, and i don’t know everything, and i’m going to keep troubleshooting stuff as i go (i want to draw a skeleton. like a. i want to draw a goddamn skeleton guys) but i’m honestly and genuinely proud of what i’ve done in the span of a month, and i’m also in disbelief. i started this month-long challenge out as a last ditch effort to make peace with my art because i’ve been tired for a long time and i was ready to kick the bucket on drawing people altogether. i didn’t think anything would happen. nothing’s happened for years. i’ve been miserable for years.

this was the caption for january 1st, 2021. i was super, super fucking embarrassed and it looks like super fucking shit, but you know what, i think i did in fact triumph over the bullshit. surprisingly enough, when you put in consistent effort into something, You Will See Results. didn’t see that coming, did you? i know i didn’t.

this isn’t a success story. it’s a happiness story. i never gave a shit damn about the institute of art or whatever, i was just mad at myself because what i saw in my head didn’t match up with what was on the canvas. and now it’s getting better. now i’m calibrating the compass. now drawing not just backgrounds but also people is exciting to me, and i can stick my links in your face and tell you ‘they hot’. i’m going to keep doing that. i’m going to keep going until i drop off the side of the earth and then spiral towards mars like some kind of fairy, and then i’m going to create something beautiful.

thanks for reading. here’s a pr department link for sticking around until the end

[randompurplepanthergorl]

FNF AU share

So I wanna share an FNF swap au I have, Spooky month characters exist too so I'mma share it:

It's called "Tuesday midnight twirling" and as I said it's a swap AU

I'll share how the characters are swapped and I did not draw all of them, only like two so most of their true appearances are only known to me-

Daddy Dearest swaps, or rather "Twirls" with GF, DD is now called Derek and he's a demon that bops to the beat on the speakers, his older sister (GF) does not approve of him and his girlfriends relationship

GF, like I said twirls with her dad which is now her little brother, she's now called Grace and she's a 30-something retired actress that looks 20-something, she retired due to someone causing an 'incident' which forced her to retire and she's always crabby due to this-

Mommy Mearest twirls with BF, she's now called Melody and she likes rap battling people, she's a tough demon lady whos barely scared of anything, if this was a mod Melody's 'scared by thunder' sprite would just be her going >:| or "Meh" Somth like that

BF, like I said twirls with MM, I'm still coming up with a name for him cause I don't want him called "BF" but I'm considering the names Keith or Jack, anyways BF is not related to Melody or Derek but he's Grace's boyfriend and a popstar, if this was a mod his week would take place on top of an airplane

Skid and Pump twirl with Monster and Tankman, Skid is now an enormous demon skeleton king or something who is immortal and indestructible has no physical age but is mentally 27 while chronically I'd say about 20000+ called "Crusher" it's not his real name but twirled Lemon Demon nicknamed him that, Crusher is bigger than a f***ing dumptruck-

Meanwhile Pump is still 8- He is the king of school, ALL ADULTS FEAR HIM. No seriously all adults fear him- He has an army of kindergarteners on his side, he pays them in candy and is their loyal leader and yes he is still wearing the pumpkin costume-

Meanwhile Monster is now a little kid around 6-8 who's dressed like a lemon monster named Lenny but he's called/prefers to be called "Lem-Lem" Lem-Lem's parents are always away due to work, they're extremely rich and their jobs keep them busy a lot also Lem-Lem is BFF's with Crusher

Luckily Lem-Lem has a babysitter! Or rather "Manny" cause he's more of a nanny than a babysitter- Who is named "John" John is twirled Tankman and John is a retired war fighter and now works as Lem-Lem/Lenny's babysitter/nanny Lem-Lem likes to make him dress in cardboard boxes to look like a tankman, which John surprisingly does not mind, John also knows about Crusher and knows he's real but he honestly could not care less-

Pico twirls with FNF Camellia (Yes canon swaps/twirls with modded it's MY au-) Camellia is a highly trained assassin that lives a street thug life that decided to take this role after accidently destroying a town with his powerful voice, he's also a retried music composer, unlike Pico, Camellia fights with music, he can sing and yell normally but if he desired his singing/yelling could destroy Countries He has a gun that shoots soundwaves and an actual gun, Yes Camellia would pop up on the speakers for song three in week 7 like Pico did cause he's like 'i'mma kill you' and she's like 'lol no, wanna rap' and they end up rap battling and becoming friends... kinda? and yeah he's still half sea urchin like the canon fnf one and Yeah Grace hires him to Off-Melody like DD did with Pico but unlike Pico and BF Camellia and Melody do not have any history, their complete strangers to each other

This one I actually drew: (Sorry I can't draw guns- also his hair was A PAIN IN THE A- Especially since he does not wear a Fadora in TMT)

Pico, since he twirls with Camellia now is a retired assassin that decided to take up music after surviving a school shooting, I don't have anything else fleshed out for him yet- Other than he's a jackass

Senpai twirls with Spirit, I don't have anything for them other than Senpai is now just an angry floating head lamo

Now for Spooky Month Characters (yes like I said, they exist in this AU)

Kevin twirls with Hank

Ross twirls with Tricky

Radford twirls with Sonic EXE

Robert twirls with Sunky.MPEG (I drew Rob as Sunky):

All the other spooky month characters I'm trying to decide so if you have ideas feel free to drop em!

And that's pretty much All I have for this AU for right now-

[jadevalentine-writes]

Congratulations on 40 followers my dear!! 🎊💖🎉

For the prompts- because we are now firmly on the Hualian train, (but also bc I am having trouble with decisions (what else is new lol)): Hualian and stars ✨ OR Hualian and cherry blossoms (or other flowering plants)!! 🌸 Whichever speaks to you more!

Love you!! 💖

*wheezes* This is a bit late...BUT HERE WE GO!!! I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed writing it!!! :D

Rating: T

Words: ~3200

AO3 Link

Just a few notes:

The small town outside of LA referenced in this fic is one I used to travel to for work that I loved. The mountains and thirty degree F temperature swings were amazing. <3

This was supposed to be a light and airy fic but some Angst snuck in because…*shrugs and points at Xie Lian* ya’know. I hope it’s still sweet though despite the dark undercurrent!

“Gege, have you ever seen the stars?”

The question came from Hua Cheng as he sat with Xie Lian on the latter’s poor excuse for a balcony. It was a concrete rectangle twenty stories above street level that was barely big enough for the two folding lawn chairs and small glass top table that sat between them. Despite its size, they sat on it almost every night, once the oppressive sun had dipped below the horizon, and talked, sometimes until the small hours of the morning.

“I see the stars every night, San Lang,” Xie Lian replied. His statement is not exactly a lie. A few stars, only the brightest, cut through the smog and light pollution that hugs Los Angeles like a thick blanket. Most of the time, though, Xie Lian just saw satellites and airplanes enroute to LAX. They’re a type of star, he supposed. Just like he used to be.

Bright. Artificial. Made to be seen and consumed, but never really valued.

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Hua Cheng made a small noise of disagreement in his throat, one that was reserved for Xie Lian. If he was anyone else, Xie Lian knew he would not be respectful in his disagreement.

“Touche, gege,” Hua Cheng responded, sinking lower in his chair, his long, black jean-clad legs stretched out before him, the toes of his sneakers tucked under the bottom of the wrought iron railing. “But have you ever really seen them.”

Xie Lian chuckled, though it rang hollow in the concrete bordered box in which they sat. “You know I haven’t, San Lang. Why do you ask?”

Xie Lian had lived in LA all his life. It’s where he grew up, where he went to acting school, where he attempted to become famous. It’s where he failed, spiraled, and, eventually, picked himself up. It’s where he met Hua Cheng, where they wooed, where they fell in love. Now it was where they lived, though not together, not quite yet. But Xie Lian had dreams of changing that soon.

Next to him he heard Hua Cheng shrug against the brittle plastic of the chair. “Just wanted to confirm, gege.” Xie Lian then heard the gentle snap of Hua Cheng plucking at the elastic hair tie on his left wrist as he stared out across the tops of surrounding buildings, watching the last dregs of the sun disappear from the horizon before it turned a hazy dark blue. It was Hua Cheng’s tell when he was lost in thought.

“Can you tell me about your favorite type of sword again?” Hua Cheng asked after a moment.

It was a clear diversion, a complete one-eighty from whatever really occupied Hua Cheng’s mind. Xie Lian followed it willingly and recapped, for what must have been the thousandth time, his favorite historical blade and how it was perfectly balanced in every way. Hua Cheng turned towards him as he spoke, his single eye enraptured as he propped his chin on his hand and watched Xie Lian flail his hands as he explained how the forging method used was “revolutionary”.

“I love watching you be passionate,” Hua Cheng murmured after Xie Lian’s impromptu fifteen minute lecture drew to a close.

Xie Lian, now turned sideways in his chair, smiled as he leaned across the small space between the chairs. “And I love watching you watching me.”

Hua Cheng smiled, his left eye crinkling as he drew towards Xie Lian, the tips of his fingers of his free hand propping Xie Lian’s chin up slightly.

“And I love you.”

Their kiss was gentle, and sweet, but not the last they had that night. They talked, as they often did, until the street lights dimmed and the sky threatened to lighten.

***

Three days later, Xie Lian was elbow deep in soapy dishwater when his cell phone rang. He had it on the counter next to him playing music and when he glanced at the screen and saw “<3 SAN LANG <3” across it, he quickly wiped a hand on the back of his shorts and swiped to answer.

“Hello?” he asked as he placed it on speaker phone. Xie Lian went through phones like most people went through underwear. It would just be his luck that he would drop it in the sink while attempting to hold it to his ear.

“Gege,” Hua Cheng’s voice came through the phone, a warm purr that automatically made Xie Lian smile. “Are you home? And do you have any plans for the rest of the day or tomorrow?”

“I am home,” Xie Lian answered. “I just had lunch with Feng Xin and Mu Qing a little while ago.” As he talked he continued to scrub at the charred bottom of the pot in the sink. It was his attempt at making lunch that inevitably ended with them ordering food in. “But I am free this evening and don’t work again until Sunday, so I’m yours for the next few days.” Xie Lian felt heat rise on his cheeks. He would be Hua Cheng’s forever, if he would have him.

“Oh, excellent. Could you buzz me up when you get a chance?” In answer, Xie Lian heard his front door buzzer sound. He walked the few feet over to it and hit the button with a damp finger before returning to the sink. “Thank you, gege.”

Xie Lian chuckled. “Why are you here? Not that I don’t mind seeing you, San Lang, but you rarely drop over unannounced.” They saw each other almost daily, but Hua Cheng was respectful of his space and always asked before coming over, or vice versa if Xie Lian felt like driving in the hell that was LA traffic.

“Mm, be patient, gege. I’ll tell you soon enough.”

All the information Hua Cheng provided when he entered Xie Lian’s apartment was to pack an overnight bag.

“And a sweater,” Hua Cheng added as he watched Xie Lian crisscross from the bedroom to the bathroom as he lounged on the unmade bed. “I don’t want you to get cold.”

“Can I know what this is for?” Xie Lian asked, though he already knew the answer.

“It’s a surprise,” Hua Cheng answered, a devious smile stretched across his face as he tossed his long hair nonchalantly over his shoulders.

“Mmm, I figured,” Xie Lian muttered as he crossed to his nightstand to grab his mouth guard, stopping halfway to peck Hua Cheng on the nose. He felt Hua Cheng graze his long fingers along his bare thigh and under the hem of his shorts and slapped his hand away lightly. Xie Lian was not about to reward Hua Cheng for his secretive behavior. Hua Cheng just chuckled in response but he fixed Xie Lian with a look that he knew well: Hua Cheng would have his way with him, likely in the future. And Xie Lian would be more than happy to oblige.

Once Xie Lian was packed and the apartment was locked, they rode the elevator down twenty stories hand-in-hand. Hua Cheng had somehow managed to parallel park his red pick-up truck right in front of the building, a feat Xie Lian always marveled at considering the obscenely long bed it had.

“Who drives a truck in LA?” Xie Lian had asked when Hua Cheng had picked him up for what would be their first of many dates years prior.

“I do,” was Hua Cheng’s quick reply as he opened the passenger door for Xie Lian.

It had made Xie Lian laugh. It had also made him realize that really no one else drove a truck. It was one of the many things that made Hua Cheng special.

As Hua Cheng pulled away from the building, Xie Lian once again asked what was going on.

“Patience, gege,” Hua Cheng chided playfully as he patted Xie Lian’s bare thigh before returning his right hand to the steering wheel as he merged into a throng of traffic.

Xie Lian pouted. “I have been patient,” he said defiantly as he crossed his arms over his chest.

Hua Cheng chuckled. “Just be patient for a while longer.”

***

A while longer meant getting on the highway and leaving the palm trees and the city in the rearview mirror. It meant following the highway through the winding path it took through the mountains and taking an exit that Xie Lian missed the name of. It meant driving down a four lane road with desert on either side, the cool breeze of the coast replaced with the wind from the open cab windows.

Xie Lian’s faux exasperation at Hua Cheng withholding information faded as he leaned against the passenger door with his right arm out the window, catching wind and sunshine on his skin as his long brown hair was tangled into knots from the wind. The sun was warm and the sky was clear, a true sky blue.

It was late afternoon when Xie Lian noticed that civilization became sparse. They entered a small town, nothing more than a gas station, a strip mall, and a modest hotel to mark it on a map. Hua Cheng drove down what served as the main thoroughfare before he slowed and turned unexpectedly off-road. At least it felt off-road with how the truck rattled.

“Did you just go off the road?” Xie Lian asked as he held onto the pull down handle above the door.

“Yes,” Hua Cheng confirmed. “Are you worried, gege?”

“Is this legal?” Xie Lian asked. “Can you just drive in the desert?”

Hua Cheng laughed. It was his real laugh, the light one that only Xie Lian could elicit. “I’m sure it’s legal as long we don’t make meth.”

“Fair enough,” Xie Lian mumbled.

Eventually, Hua Cheng slowed. Then he stopped and turned off the engine.

“This’ll do,” he said as he opened his door.

“This’ll do...for what?” Xie Lian asked as he followed suit, pushing his door open and hopping out to the rocky sand below. He could feel the heat of the sun, long stored in the sand and rocks beneath him, radiate through the soles of his yellow Converse.

Hua Cheng unsnapped the edges of the fabric cover that stretched over the bed of the truck. “This’ll do as a place to make camp.”

“Make camp?” Xie Lian asked as Hua Cheng folded back more of the truck bed cover. Xie Lian stood on tiptoe to peer into the bed of the truck. It was filled with supplies: sleeping bags, pillows, a small gas stove and tiny gas cylinders, a cooler. Xie Lian was impressed, and now understood why Hua Cheng just had him deposit his overnight bag in the back of the truck cab in order to keep all this, literally, under wraps. But he was still confused.

“Why are we camping in the desert?”

Hua Cheng raised his brows at Xie Lian from across the truck bed as he secured a tie on the cover. Then he slowly pointed skywards.

Xie Lian looked up to the sky and squinted against the glare of the sun as he held his hand up over his eyes.

“The sky?”

Hua Cheng sighed and slowly crossed around the back of the truck.

“My beloved is so brilliant, but sometimes I wonder,” Hua Cheng said softly as he placed his hands gently on Xie Lian’s shoulder. When Xie Lian narrowed his eyes and scrunched his nose, Hua Cheng chuckled and ran a long index finger over his nose to smooth the wrinkles. “My love,” he said slowly, “we’re here to see the stars.”

Xie Lian’s brows remained furrowed for only a moment before his face fell slack, his mouth gaping as his eyes went impossible wide. He scanned the horizon around them. There were barely any buildings let alone street lights or airports or anything else that polluted the night sky with unwanted light.

Xie Lian looked at the truck bed, full of supplies, then back at Hua Cheng, who’s unbound black hair stirred in the wind, his left eye crinkled in adoration. He circled his arms around Hua Cheng’s waist and hugged him tightly.

“Thank you,” he said, muffled against the soft red v-neck shirt Hua Cheng wore, breathing in his scent of cinnamon and laundry detergent.

“Hah, don’t thank me yet, gege,” Hua Cheng said, his arms encircling Xie Lian’s shoulders as he pressed a kiss to the crown of his head. “We haven’t seen anything yet.”

***

Hua Cheng cooked up a quick dinner on the portable gas stove. He crouched on the ground like a caveman, poking at hot dogs with a pair of tongs until black grill lines appeared across them uniformly. Xie Lian set about making the truck bed comfortable, unrolling and layering the sleeping bags and setting the pillows against the back of the cab since he was shooed away from the stove almost immediately by Hua Cheng. It had nothing to do with his lack of cooking skills - Hua Cheng regularly ate and enjoyed Xie Lian’s cooking - but the fact that Hua Cheng did not want Xie Lian to lift a finger.

“This is all for you, gege,” Hua Cheng said, waving his tongs at Xie Lian for emphasis. “Just sit back and relax.”

They ate on the tailgate off of cheap paper plates that had hardly any structural integrity. Xie Lian swung his feet back and forth, the warm metal of the tailgate warning the exposed skin on his legs.

When they cleaned up dinner, the sky was turning the color of sherbet, orange with pink swirls. As the blue from the sky faded, so did the warmth and Xie Lian rubbed his bare arms against the breeze.

“Do you know now why I asked you to pack a sweater?” Hua Cheng smirked as he pulled on a black zip-up hoodie.

Xie Lian wanted to glare, but all he could do was laugh as he pulled on his favorite cream sweater, the one with the layered collar and the sleeves that were too long, resulting in perpetual sweater paws.

As the sky purpled like a bruise, they snuggled under a layer of sleeping bag, surprisingly comfortable despite the occasional brush against a rivet in the truck bed. Xie Lian hugged Hua Cheng’s left arm, their hands intertwined near his stomach as they shared a pillow and watched stars start to appear.

It was gradual, and Xie Lian was rendered silent. By the time the sky turned into black velvet woven with diamonds, the air was almost cold and he huddled closer to Hua Cheng, who dutifully pulled him to his chest and warped his left arm across his back. Xie Lian swallowed, twin rivulets of tears finding their homes on either side of his face, depositing salty offerings in his hair and ears. He pawed at his face reflexively and felt Hua Cheng stir in response.

“Gege?” he asked, his voice low and full of concern. “Are you crying?”

Xie Lian nodded and quickly removed his hands from his face so he could stare up at the blanket of stars once more. He felt Hua Cheng’s left hand squeeze his waist, a silent question.

“I’m fine, San Lang,” Xie Lian said softly after swallowing around the lump in his throat. “It’s just...so beautiful...OH!” Xie Lian bolted upright, pulling the top sleeping bag with him as he craned his neck back, eyes wide towards the sky. “Did you see that?! One of them fell! San Lang! One of them fell! I thought that only happened in movies!”

Hua Cheng laughed, a warm chuckle in the cold silence of the desert. “They’re real, gege. Stars fall every day, but you’ll never see them in the city.”

The irony was not lost on Xie Lian as he laid back down, curling against Hua Cheng’s chest. He rubbed his tear-streaked face into his chest and sighed as Hua Cheng pulled the sleeping back back around them. He then turned his face back towards the sky.

“There’s another,” Hua Cheng said quietly as another bolt of light streaked across the sky. “And another.”

Hua Cheng was right. Stars fell every day. But only some were caught.

***

When Xie Lian awoke, his nose was cold and he was shaking all over. Or rather, whatever he was laying on was vibrating. He blinked his eyes awake to a sea of lights, hundreds of thousands of light years away. He sighed and felt tears prick in the corners of his eyes again.

“Are you awake, gege?” Hua Cheng called softly from outside the truck bed, a crunch of rocks highlighting his location.

“Mn,” was Xie Lian’s response. He must have fallen asleep, and hard, if Hua Cheng was able to extract himself without disturbing him.

“Come on into the cab. I’ve warmed it up for you.”

“Are we going back home?” Xie Lian asked, sitting up slowly. He realized belatedly he should have said “his apartment” instead of home, but was too at peace to care. He did not miss the wide smile that Hua Cheng wore as he scooted to the tailgate and Hua Cheng lifted him unnecessarily to the ground.

“I booked a room at the hotel back in town,” Hua Cheng said as he shut the tail gate and walked Xie Lian to the passenger door. “If that’s okay.”

Xie Lian nodded. “Do they have free breakfast?” he asked as Hua Cheng opened the door.

Hua Cheng chuckled. “Yes, gege, there is free breakfast.”

“Good,” Xie Lian mumbled as he clumsily stepped up into the cab. “I love free breakfast.”

“I know,” Hua Cheng said softly. “And I love you.”

Xie Lian dozed as Hua Cheng unwrapped the truck bed cover and resecured it, only startling awake when he opened the driver side door. He felt careful hands adjusting him and heard the click of a seatbelt before the rocking of the truck lulled him back to sleep.

Xie Lian did not quite remember how he got into the hotel room - it very well may have involved Hua Cheng bridal carrying him past a very surprised desk attendant - but he woke up to the feeling of a soft pillow cradling his head. He then felt long fingers pulling at the laces of his Converse before gently removing them. He forced himself awake when he heard Hua Cheng cross to the other side of the bed.

“Mmm…San Lang?” Xie Lian asked as he felt the bed dip. Hua Cheng’s warmth was immediately at his side and he turned towards it, like a sunflower in search of the sun.

“Yes, gege?”

Xie Lian blinked open his eyes, his hands coming to either side of Hua Cheng’s face. His eyepatch was gone and Xie Lian gently rubbed his thumb under the empty right socket before pressing a kiss to Hua Cheng’s lips.

“Thank you...for the stars.”

Xie Lian felt more than saw Hua Cheng smile, his face muscles contracting under his hands. He then felt kisses placed to both of his palms, his nose, and, finally, his mouth with utmost reverence.

“I would give them all to you, if I could.”

“You did,” Xie Lian replied as he sunk down into the soft pillow, the siren song of sleep finally winning. “You did.”

You did, you did, you did. And you always will.

[adelheidvonschicksal]

Hi, I saw that you were a geographer. I was wondering what that entails? Are you someone who works with GIS, do you teach...? I'm not super familiar with the field but it sounds super cool and want to know more. Sorry if that's too personal.

It’s fine! A lot of people don’t know there’s actually a lot of stuff you can do with it or if they take a class in high school they just learn capitols or something.

Most of my work currently includes GIS. I’m working in health/medical geography for my local health department currently, so I mostly track COVID-19 and other community diseases at this time, which includes making coverage maps for the city to show density of COVID-19 and hotspots so we can target certain areas for vaccinations or testings and to monitor high risk communities like schools and nursing homes and socially vulnerable areas. Then, I just help out wherever we need or do my own projects. I’m actually helping our field guys get upgraded into the digital world instead of paper lol. I have a lot of spare time right now though so I just usually practice language books, coding, or try to write since I automated a lot of my work and work from home.

My prior job was in gas utilities almost as soon as I graduated. I don’t know if you ever seen construction workers or inspectors carry around ipads while on your property but usually they’re looking at digital maps that’ll show where pipes and gaslines are on your property or surrounding area and the different information about the pipes like cast-iron vs plastic or the pressure of the gas going through. So, my job was to digitize the maps they drew in the field into a database for them to see in the future. However, I was working in Mississippi at the time because they were backed up about 10 years in data, and a lot of the time I had to read hand drawn maps all the way from the 1920’s-1940’s to redraw the districts and retire old piping so that was…painful lol but it was kind of neat to see all the old drawings from that long ago. Most of them were actually really good.

My first real job though was in college working at an insurance/infrastructure company that builds weather resistant housing and making maps and powerpoints for them to use at conferences about their services and to help write grants. And to determine damage to the areas where they had a lot of houses built up after hurricanes.

Edit: I also had a job for about 3 days with a national defense agency for the army to clean up maps and airplane zones. Absolutely hated it. Broke down, cried an hour, and quit LOL. The deadline system was very stressful and I worked remotely so internet issues and the system was gross.

Other than that, I made money tutoring and teaching my sophomore-junior year in college, and I helped teach at camps for elementary kids with Americorp. I was really popular with the little boys because I knew what fortnite was, became the favorite teacher in one day. 😂 They were really adorable.

I really enjoyed geography though and since it’s a STEM field it was mostly guys but the class itself was about 150 students in the first two years then 20 majors last two years so you get to really know everyone. The diversity level in my class was pretty decent too though, because I know in fields like that some people might worry about being the only girl or only minority etc. but I didn’t have any problems ☺️ The only thing I hated was when we went kayaking on a field trip and i didn’t know how to steer so i almost got hit by a small boat LOL but I had leaned all the way back so I didn’t get hit. So if I’m ever in a horror movie at least I can trust my reflexes.

I’m not a really woodsy type of girl though so I usually do GIS or satellite imagery, but there are a lot of different parts to geography if you do like talking to people or working outside.

Human, which is what I’d fall under because I do community things. So medical, cultural issues would be in this category.

Technical, which is GIS and working with satellite imagery, which you don’t have to be a geographer. You can actually get a certificate in this in 1-2 years. We actually learn a lot the first two years with public administration students and meteorologists so we had a few of those students also get a certificate in GIS. So if you want to be a meteorologists, it’d help to take some geography classes too because we share a lot of classes the first year or two. And we had several army students as well. You can also work in emergency agencies, like for 911 because the EMS uses a GIS system. I met a guy in Florida who does this as well as drone surveillance.

Physical, so this would be like the people that like to study mountains and plates or the terrain of specific regions.

Environmental, so your park rangers, biologists, etc. your Discovery Channel and Animal planet guys. National geographic type guys. Also, disaster management and FEMA type jobs.

I’ve had teachers that tracked diseases in south america, plotted coffee growing land in south america and travel on donkey over mountains and stuff like that to do it (this was one of my older teacher so this was decades ago), and I also had a teacher that worked with wineries and breweries about how and where to grow their products based on climate as well as did sports statistics for soccer teams for where to line up their players for their best shots. I think he said he did that for a German team. So, there is Sports Geography and agriculture to a degree if you like Sports.

You can become an urban planner, which are the people that help build and plot out areas for construction for the government, which I think is what I want to do but I don’t really want to go back to school to master in it. 😭 or you can become a travel guide or teacher. I’m thinking of being a teacher so I can get summers off to travel.

But I think geography can be applied to a lot of things since humans are always interacting with each other and the earth so even just knowing the basics can probably help answer the why in a lot of things. So the job is really really flexible but a downside is that a lot of government jobs run on contracts and grants so you might end up bouncing from job to job every few years if your contract runs out unless you work for a utilities or construction company but working for a utility company means you’ll be doing the same task everyday which is looking at the drawing the inspectors do in the field then putting them in the digital system, but I usually have no problem finding another job to go to as a lot of contract agencies will message you first especially on linkedin. However, the agencies also get a portion of your paycheck. So like if you get an offer for $23, the agency will take $5, so you’ll end up making $18 an hour. And there are some specialties that are hard to get into so I won’t say it’s easy to find exactly what you want but it does give you a lot of options if you get creative with your skillset. Overall though, I think a class in human geography helps a lot with critical thinking skills since where I live most people have to take extra science classes anyway.

If you go to ESRI website, they have a few free classes, seminars, and data you can play with if anyone is ever interested.

[gale-gentlepenguin]

Gale Reviews: Miraculous World: New York

(The following review contains spoilers, and if you would like to not be spoiled, I would recommend watching the episode before reading)

(I had to pause a LOT to get through this special)

-Oh s*** Cosmo bug and Astro Noir. That is so cool.

-Okay maybe its my audio, but their voices seem a bit deeper. No big, just something I noticed.

-Okay the yellow flower was cute. Good on you kitty.

- Also, side note. This is very nice animation. Very crisp.

- Marinette is moving on... kinda. Well, she is trying. Its not easy getting over someone you have a thing for. I guess that means Miracle Queen did happen and I will need to suck it up. But.... I am not moving on yet either.

- The puppet show was perfection. And honestly on par with what you would expect from middle school projects. (I almost thought it was the adults showing them and was like WTF)

-BACK THE F***. Madame Bustier is PREGNANT! PREGNANT?! I am so lost? What is the story!? Who is the father! Is she married? Is it artificial insemination! Is it the principal?

-Adrien so moved by Marinette’s outburst of Friendship. Marinette ‘Just a friend’ Dupain-Cheng is going the Tia Gardner method of friendship. Lol

-Marinette ready to fight and Gabriel just like ‘Yea sure whatever’ (Gabriel’s smile murders puppies)

- Kagami trying to cheer adrien up. If you love adrigami, get that juice. (That looked like a kiss kiss, but the angle seemed off, so I am not counting it that way.)

- Kitty Clicker is wonderful. This entire scene is gold.

-  Gorrilla doesnt like planes, poor baby

- Plagg, you are a devious little s***. I love you so much. As a writer, his dialogue on how to convince adrien is so devilish its amazing. Using technicalities to tempt adrien.

-Lukanette shippers get your juice... even if it was still tainted a bit by Adrien inclusion. You still get a kiss.

- Okay, can we appreciate that Adrien is also having the same amount of trouble as Marinette moving on, but also include Guilt into the equation? I love this because you KNOW Chat noir is going to get an ear full later.

-Marinette has totally moved on from Adrien.... Oh my poor sweet little girl. You havent. You havent even a little. This ride is litterally the reverse of Startrain and its amazing. Alya is NOT helping. Also, give the person that drew Marinette’s Daydreams a f***ing raise. They earned it

-Marinette pulling herself OUT of the situation. Now adrien is slightly bummed out. Well i am sure that this is the last awkward experience with Adrien she will have. It isnt like the two of them will get lost in NY together... thats whats gonna happen isnt it?

-Marinette walking past all the couples sleeping together. JULROSE GET YOUR JUICE!!!

-Ah yes, nothing like watching the sunset with your good friend. Yes, you good pal, Adrien. Who is Just a friend. Wow, the realization that Marinette used the word friend in this movie more times then Adrien did in the entire series so far. (Or at the very least close)

- Adrien, STOP! Marinette is trying to move on from you! Stop making it so damn difficult for her. (I am not serious, i am eating this s*** up like Sushi)

-Nino confirms he loves Adrien. ADRINO COME GET YOUR JUICE! But yea, I feel alya and Nino’s pain. So they are going to help them both.

-Adrienette hugs. Yes, good.

-And thank goodness for Techno Pirate! Saving everyone from awkwardness by trying to bring down a plane... thats heading for NY...

-OH SWEET! BATMAN RIP OFF AND Captain Marvel rip off! And their sidekicks, Robin rip off and... Medusa girl? Okay Neat.

-Jokes aside, Majestia and Night Owl are boss as hell.

-Wow, I know that Ladybug and Chat noir got powerups now. But these United Heroes make their powers look so bland in comparison.

-Get rekt France!

-ADRIEN! DONT USE YOUR PHONE ON AN AIRPLANE! Well, unless he is using the in flight wifi, then he good.

-How come New York has a f*** ton of superheroes in this universe? America really gets all the cool stuff regardless of what fictional universe your in.

- Why are the superheroes so keen on watching over Marinette’s class? Do they know? Do they know Marinette and Adrien are there? Or is it like they just want to prevent an international incident. PLEASE LET IT BE THE LATER.

- I have only had Aeon for 15 seconds and I would violently murder anyone who harms her.

-Oh my Sabrina! GET YOURSELF AN AMERICAN BOY! ... And Chloé is going to ruin the fun. Oof tough break roomies.

-The entire class! I cant even! Not even a second after the door closes they out to party on the roof!

-Aeon, “See? They are made for eachother!”

- Damn, now that’s some guitar playing! Plus Her design is boss as heck. America really just has better versions of EVERYTHING.

-American boy basically snuck in to see Sabrina! GET IT GIRL!

-HOTDOG SUPERHERO! WITH MAGIC HOTDOGS!!!!!! BEST NEW YORK EVER!

-Nino and Alya be tag teaming this!

-Wow Zag, you stuffing me full of Adrinette goodness. Gorilla is a beautiful sunflower.

- Marinette and Adrien havent been in the US 24 hours and they already have two shippers of them. Also, what do doors have against them?

-Jess is Shipping it too hard. “Lets put them in danger!”

-Jess is having way too much fun with this.

-Hawkmoth akumatizing an actual Super villain. FINALLY!

- “Wouldn’t you rather have an Atomic Bomb?” I love Techno pirate.

-”Super Heroes should never use their powers for personal gain.”  Hmmm I wonder how this will back fire on everyone involved.

-”OH S*** HE STOLE THEIR CANNONS! BOOM GOES THE CANNONS!”

-Okay, I take back what I said, these heroes need some Miraculous asap.

- Ladybug is 100% justified in being angry with Chat Noir. It is his fault.

-AEON!!!! NO!!!!!!! Okay, guess i have to kill that techno pirate, and Chat noir

-MAJESTIA IS F***ING PISSED! WRECK HIM MAJESTIA!

- Seems they really hammering it in that Chat noir f***ed up. They right though, but at least Ladybug isnt angry enough to agree that Chat noir should give up his miraculous to some rando. FLEEING FROM THE LAW!

-So lucky charm can only fix damage due to specific villains. It cant fix things when the villain is gone or they are out of range. I always knew it had limitations, but damn. Chat noir REALLY screwed the pooch on this one.

-Adrien no! Oh s***! He cant just... I mean.... He can but...

__________

-Gabriel stole the Eagle! The Kwami of Freedom. The irony is so delicious here.

- So night Owl and Sparrow are both chick with Masculine superhero appearances. Thats actually pretty damn smart, great way to keep people off their identity.

-Welp, i am depressed. Adrien doesnt have Plagg.

-EVEN THE PRESIDENT IS A SUPER HERO! AMAZING!

- So an akumatized person can USE A MIRACULOUS WHILE AKUMATIZED! WHAT THE F*** THATS AWESOME. Also why didnt catalyst do that?

-Gabriel actually getting adrien out of there while before s*** hits the fan. That is actually kind of a decent parenting move. Granted he is going to cause it, but appreciate it.

-Marinette the bike thief is back! And she is an international criminal!

- She tried so hard. Welp I am glad that Marinette is clearly over... actually no. This trip made that clear.

-Liberation, Wow. That is the most American power I have ever seen. I LOVE IT.

- Okay, so I never thought i would say this. maybe there is such a thing as too much freedom? Or at least Freedom that lets you impede on Other people’s freedoms.

- I know what Zag is up to, and it is working. I want a tv series Of Jess and Aeon. They are wonderful.

-So Majestia can casually move the moon. Yea, thats amazing and terrifying! I love her.

-Quantum masking! So there is a glamor effect! I knew it! So Aeon knows who ladybug and Chat noir are.

-DID I F***ING MENTION I WOULD MURDER FOR AEON!

-aeon will never see Tikki or plagg. Thats so sad.

-At least Adrien learned an important lesson.

-Cute LADYNOIR REUNION

-The was clever, using the keychain

- Eagle jess is epic.

-and Majestia can catch missles. Considering she can move the moon. Not surprising.

-OH DAMN, Night owl and Sparrow are LEGACY HEROES! Thats like the Phantom, Or like Jojo.

-That was sweet of Marinette and the class.

-Oh so the guardian of those miraculous came back to claim it.

-But now sounds like the set up for a new series.

____________________________________________________________________

Overall, I did greatly enjoy this movie. Though there were times i wanted to know more, and times I wanted to know less. I know this takes place sometime during season 4, but the exact time is vague. It did tell a really cool story. It felt like a three episode saga combined into one. It was kind of interesting. And damn the drama was higher.

I give it a 7.5/10.

I would rate it up there with my favorite ML episodes.

[agentfreckles]

Hey Cassie, for Ramona in the ask meme! F2 and M14? :D

Hi!!!! Thank you so much for sending these!

Ramona x Felix

2. We know F has not seen much of the human world. Is there anything that your detective would like to show or do with them that they had not experienced yet?

-Oh man, so much! Ramona definitely took note of Felix’s reactions to both the carnival and paper airplanes. Honestly, any little thing she can introduce him to would be fantastic. I think what she’d most like to do though is show him Wayhaven, like really show him. All the little hidden spots, the seasonal festivals, everything that makes this tiny town special and so dear to her heart. This is Felix’s home now too and he should see it for all it’s worth. 

Ramona x Mason

14. What do you think drew your detective to M? And when exactly was the moment, where it was “yes, I like them” (If they’ve admitted that to themselves, of course) And if not, what’s stopping them at this point?

-Initially? Your guess is as good as mine lol. Ramona and Mason did not get along at all to start with because they’re about as opposite as opposite gets. But in a similar fashion to her Adam route, that first fight (post talking to Kate in Mason’s case) ignited a spark that Ramona just can’t seem to shake. She writes it off as nothing more than a silly attraction and spends much of Book One actively trying to ignore it, but unfortunately for her she is the exact kind of shy type that Mason can’t resist teasing at every turn. But despite his brusque nature he grows on her and she him. It isn’t until she meets Unit Bravo again after that two month gap between Books One and Two and notices how genuinely happy she was to see Mason again that she realizes that silly attraction has evolved into real, solid feelings. And that’s where the fun really begins. 

[kenkamishiro]

Ishida’s Q&A comments from YJ compilation, Part 8

Once again Ishida continuing to give answers that don’t actually answer the questions at all lol.

For anyone who doesn’t know about the relevant Questions to Ishida contest, please read here. You can start from Part 1 here.

The recent set of zakki:re and interview translations take a lot of time and effort, so if you enjoyed it please reblog or leave a like. Thank you!

2016

No. 1

Still 1 month left of this year! What’s something you still have left to do for 2015?

The storyboard.

Good luck.

No. 2

Sensei, please share with us a piece of news that was important to you in 2015!

I forget.

I wasn’t feeling so great in 2015.

No. 3

December 17 is Airplane Day! Now then, please share with us a memory you have that is related to airplanes!

I like the window seats.

Probably that time on the plane to head to the New Years party, when the staff was forced to stop because of me...

[T/N: Referring to his New Year’s party escapades in the volume 6 omake.]

No. 4-5

December 24 is Christmas Eve! Now then, please share with us a present that you want now as an adult!

I don’t need one since I’m an adult.

Even adults want presents too, you know!

No. 6-7

When you think of New Year’s Day...you think of New Year’s money!! Please share with us one way you spent the money you received from New Year’s when you were a child!

On games.

I was jealous of other people’s families since I didn’t have a lot of relatives.

No. 8

Sensei, please tell us your philosophy when it comes to food!

I think of meals as work.

I consider meals as work when I’m eating alone. When I go with people I eat whatever I like.

No. 9

January 28 is the birthday of the late Komatsu Sakyou! Now then, please share with us one of your favourite sci-fi works!

Gantz.

It’s not Star Wars...

No. 10

Please share with us one aspect or behaviour of the opposite sex that you unconsciously care about!

Their face.

How they use social media.

No. 11

Please share with us a Twitter account that you’re most interested in now!

Inagawa Junji-san’s for his ghost story tweets.

I find that accounts of artists are helpful for studying.

No. 12

Please share with us one of your favourite genres/videos that you end up watching on video streaming sites.

I got Netflix so I could watch Terrace House.

I still use it.

No. 13

If you were to ever film a Taiga drama who would you pick as the main character?

Siebold.

But why?

[T/N: A Taiga drama is a type of long-running TV drama period piece, often produced by NHK.]

No. 14

Graduation season is in full bloom! Now then, please share with us one of your favourite graduation songs!

“Lion” by Amano Tsuki.

Uh-huh, yup.

[T/N: "Lion” was one of the songs included in Ishida’s Spotify playlist.]

No. 15

Sensei, if you could decide the design of the 10,000 yen bill, who would it be a portrait of?

A cat.

A cat...?

No. 16

Today is Weekly Manga Day! Please tell us your number one favourite manga that is released weekly!!

I’m curious about what Ooima Yoshitoki-san will draw for her next manga.

Just how much do you care?

No. 17

Sensei, please share with us one thing that makes you go, “Man, I wanna go see this,” now?

Commentary on demonstration boards for shogi.

I went to one! Man, was it interesting.

No. 18

The final day of March is...Orchestra Day! Now then Sensei, please share with us a memory you have that’s related to musical instruments!

I bought a piano recently, and I’ve been playing it almost every day.

And I still play it.

No. 19

Entrance ceremony season has arrived! Now then, please tell us about a schoolteacher who’s left the biggest impression on you!

Some student hacked the school server and the teacher intercepted the culprit.

That’s the kind of school I attended.

No. 20

New dramas are starting one after another! Now then, please share with us a series that’s left the biggest impression on you among all the dramas that you’ve seen recently!

Right now I’m currently watching Mad Men.

I watched all of Mad Men. I can’t believe what happened at the end of “Meditations”...

[T/N: Not entirely sure what Ishida meant by that last line, but I think “Meditations” refers to the last episode of the second season, titled “Meditations in an Emergency”.]

No. 21

Sensei, please share with us one game that’s popular in your circle!

The staff and I often play Mafia a lot together.

Recently we’ve been playing table RPGs.

No. 22-23

Today is the day in which the elephant was first introduced to Japan! Now then, please share with us a person/thing/culture from overseas that you would like to come to Japan!

David Downton-san.

I don’t think that.

No. 24

It’s that time of year where it’s getting warmer even at night! Now then, please share with us something about hanging out at night that you still remember!

That time I went drinking at a bar in the outskirts of Tokyo with Takahashi Kunimitsu-kun.

I don’t want to go there again.

[T/N: Referring to that time in April 2016 where Ishida and Takahashi were at a bar and a middle-aged woman started hitting on Takahashi for 3 hours lol.]

No. 25

May 19 is Boxing Day! Now then Sensei, please share with us what you thought was the best match ever!

I like the match with David Haye.

Clearly it’s Darth Maul vs. Obi-Wan.

No. 26

Please share with us a story about a debacle that you or someone else caused at a drinking party!

The first time I met Nakayama Atsushi-sensei, I made so much of a fool of myself.

I was so piss-drunk that I fell asleep in the bathroom I think.

No. 27

When you think of June you think of June Bride! Now then Sensei, please share with us a story that you remember that has to do with weddings!

I drew the welcome board for my friend’s wedding.

That time I left early since I didn’t want to be late for my senpai’s wedding, but the flight ended up being delayed by over an hour...

No. 28

Sensei, please share with us one of your favourite literary works for children!

Ringing Bell by Yanase Takashi.

Stormy Night.

[T/N: Ringing Bell (Chirin no Suzu) was referenced in :re by Kaneki during Arima’s death scene. You can read about it here. Stormy Night also seems to have influenced :re.]

No. 29

June 16 is Wagashi Day! Now then Sensei, please share with us a confectionary that you like!

It’s not available in Fukuoka, but sweet mochi cake.

I want some now.

[T/N: Wagashi is traditional Japanese confectionaries.]

No. 30

June 23 is Olympics Day! Now then Sensei, please share with us a competition from the Olympics that you still remember to this day!

Uchimura Kouhei’s horizontal bar performance at the London Olympics.

I don’t really watch TV much, so questions like these are tough for me to answer.

No. 31

Please share with us your slogan for the latter half of 2016!

I won’t be late. I wasn’t able to keep that promise for the first half of the year.

Good luck with that.

No. 32

Sensei, please secretly tell us about one shop that you think is the King of Restaurants!

The Chinese restaurant by my previous workplace.

The stir-fried oyster with lettuce was perfection.

No. 33

Summer has arrived! Now then Sensei, what do you think of as “summer food”?

The spicy Mexican crispy noodle salad from Family Mart.

Ah that, that was so good. But I don’t see them sold anywhere now...

No. 34

If you could see exactly one historical event or incident live in person, what would you want to see?

I want to see Tezuka Osamu-sensei’s workplace.

The Perry Expedition.

[T/N: Tezuka is the “father of manga”, having drawn iconic manga like Astro Boy, Black Jack, and the currently airing anime Dororo.]

No. 35

When  you think of summer, you think of the ocean! If you could raise just one sea creature as a pet what would you choose?

An octopus.

So I can eat it.

No. 36

Sensei, please share with us the most nerve-wracking moment you’ve ever experienced in your life!

That time when I had to address a speech to over a hundred people for the launch of the anime.

Finishing the manuscript before the deadline of the final chapter.

No. 37-38

Sensei, please share with us a word or phrase that’s been stuck in your head recently!

“Pandas exploding in the wild.”

It’s from group_inou.

No. 39

Sensei, please share with us a small luxury that you use in your everyday life!

On days I stay up all night I buy carbonated drinks.

Feels kinda pathetic huh.

No. 40

The disbanding of idol groups nationwide is hot news, but please tell us about an experience that you’re still reluctant to part ways with.

A little while ago, I bought a copy of Jump every week for several months.

It was so I could read Hunter x Hunter.

[T/N: Question is most likely talking about the disbanding of the top male idol group SMAP which was announced around this time of the year.]

No. 41

Sensei, what item makes you think, “whoever invented this is a genius”?

The PC.

Amazon.

No. 42

What was the most interesting reception you’ve received up until now that has made you the happiest?

I got a shikishi from the staff to commemorate 100 chapters of being serialized. Though no one from that time is left anymore...

I also got a shikishi from the current staff. I was happy.

No. 43

Sensei, please share with us a moment that’s made you feel the generation gap the most!

Encountering people who were born in the 2000′s.

Sha-Mail.

No. 44

It’s Reader Autumn! Please tell us what you consider as your bible!

Recently it’s “Speak Aloud and Rhyme”.

Now it’s “Drawing the Morphological Human Body with Boxes and Cylinders”.

No. 45

Sensei, please tell us about a manga/anime/novel that you’d like to see as a movie!

I’m looking forward to “Satoshi: A Move for Tomorrow” being released this fall.

I missed the chance to watch it.

No. 46

Sensei, what were you most enthusiastic about playing with when you were in school?

Smash Bros.

Games that are updated periodically.

No. 47

Sensei, please tell us about something that you’ve used for many years and have been unable to throw away!!

I throw things away when I need to.

My Cintiq 22HD (DTK-2000/K1) LCD tablet. The size and responsiveness of it matches it better than the latest model.

No. 48

Sensei, when was the moment you felt you became independent?

If I’m living.

What? Probably when I got my pay cheque.

No. 49

November 2 is Family Culture Day! Sensei, please tell us about a rule that’s only found in your household!

Playing no more than 1 hour of games a day.

That’s proper.

No. 50

Sensei, please share with us any furniture/interior work that you want to replace right now!

The bookshelf.

Same.

No. 51

Sensei, please share with us the first CD you’ve ever bought!

Morishita Reika’s “Your Wind is Blowing” (most likely).

Most likely, yeah.

No. 52

This year has had various movies become blockbuster hits, but in your opinion what work do you consider as a hit?

It’s actually a drama, but Game of Thrones.

I recommend it.

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[lewiselder]

are you following me? a short, dumb story

helloooooooo

i know i know i know.

but lewis! your last post was only like 2 weeks ago and you usually wait 8 ridiculous months between posts!

i know dude but this dumb thing happened yesterday and i thought it was funny, so here i am logging into tumblr. 

let’s get straight to it.

i’m back in STL for a couple weeks to visit my mom and grandparents and cat. it’s hot and humid and beautiful. i love st louis so fucking much! 

ted drewes! gooey butter cake! chocolate drop cookies from missouri baking co! gus’s pretzels! companion bakery! nelly doing backflips in that vid where he beats allen iverson in a half court shot contest (yes that is a real video and it is incredible and never forget charlamagne tha god said the only celebrity he ever thought might really beat his ass on air was nelly). 

so this was yesterday, july 25th, a wednesday. i had spent the day working in a coffee shop and then went to the brentwood ymca to workout. i’m sitting on a bench in the Y between sets, and this middle aged white dude comes up to me.

guy: “are you following me?” 

me: *looking up from my phone* wat

guy: *in an over emphasized teehee jokey joke tone* are you followin’ meee?!

me: *scrunching up my face*

me: *again* wat

guy: *doing about the jokey-est voice fucking humanly possible and adding in some comedic hand gestures for emphasis* 

heh are you followin’ me?! are ya stalkin’ meee?!

me: dude do i know you?

guy: *face dropping a little* oh heh heh, no! i was in the coffee shop earlier! and now i see you here...

me: ohhhhh ha okay. yeah bro im a lot more recognizable than you are lol. 

when i said this, he had a good 2 seconds where he looked exactly like that lady thinking of math meme

yes that classic! he did that exact face.

guy: *in much lower voice*  heh aw yea- azsexrdcf gkl... *mumbles unintelligibly and just turns around and walks away lol*

that was it! close curtains. throw roses.

i wanted to write about this one because it was so simple, short, and i really found it funny.

this guy saw me, lewis, a person with a clear cut distinguishing physical feature [my arm for new readers >_>] and made a subconscious mental note. later, he saw that same person (me, lewis) with that same clear cut distinguishing physical feature in a second location!

woah! he must’ve thought. 

and in this guy’s NPC ass head, he assumed, well i remember that guy, so he must remember me too! 

wrong! 

sorry, buddy. unlike me, for better or for worse, you do not stick out. i couldn’t pick you out of a lineup. if you went missing, i would have accidentally told the cops i’ve never seen that man before in my life! you look like everybody. i didn’t see you, i didn’t notice you, and i sure as hell didn’t remember you. shit i’m sitting here right now, less than 24 hours later, and i can’t remember what you look like. 

i watched him have this realization in real time. 

multiple times a year i have people whom (does whom go here or is it who?) i’ve never met come up to me in the most random situations and tell me they remember me from X. we played baseball against you in 4th grade! i had a class with you in college! you tried to fight my friend during a rec league basketball game!

being physically disabled can be exhausting for a multitude of reasons. but one of the perks, besides the fact that i pre-board airplanes with impunity, is that i am indeed unique. my arm, and consequently the body sack it’s attached to, is seared into the mind grapes (if you get that reference hit me up right the fuck now to collect your prize) of thousands of people all over the world, from ymca to shining ymca. 

it’s simultaneously one of the annoying and rewarding parts of being physically disabled. depends on the context and my mood and how recently i’ve eaten a cookie.

anyway, that’s it. 

no, random generic background character guy, i don’t remember you and i’m not following you.

if anything, you’re following me. 

*if you read this far and you’re ever in STL i will legitimately give you all of the city’s best spots and secrets, pls do hmu*

[rainbowzephyr]

Tag Game

Rules of the Game: Answer these questions and tag 10 blogs you’d like to know better!

Tagged By: @spideyandtheboys

Nickname(s): My Uncle calls me Drew but no one else does lol

Zodiac: Leo♌️

Height: 5’7 or 175 cm

Time: 12:37

Favorite Band/Artist: Green Day and Mariah Carey

Song Stuck In My Head: All I really Want by Alanis Morissette

Last Movie I Saw: Captain Marvel on an airplane lol

Last Thing I Googled: “what is 5’7 in cm”

Other Blogs: hmmm

Do I Get Asks?: No

Why This Username?: It was like 3 AM and I thought it was cool

Following: 522

Average Amount Of Sleep: Depends on my mood lol

Lucky Number: 22

What I’m Wearing: Basketball shorts and a t-shirt (pjs)

Dream Job: Singer or actor

Dream Trip: Tour across Europe

Favorite Food: Mozzerella sticks

Instruments I Play: None but I wish I could play the harp

Eye Color: Green

Hair Color Dark brown

Aesthetic: I wish I knew

Languages: English, 2 years of Spanish in high school, 1 week of Czech on Duolingo lol

Most Iconic Song: Emotions by Mariah Carey

Random Fact: Sinnoh is my favorite gen