#I have a class schedule and everything!! 😁😁😁

[v-tired-queer]

Y'ALL GUESS WHO'S NOW A COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENT?!?!?!?!

🎊 ME! 🥳

I'm going to become a certified Patient Care Technician! I'm so excited!!

[araminthe]

8 October, Tuesday 2024

Ouffffff

Last time I updated was almost a month ago and let me tell you that sooo much has happened.

(Needed to take some time for myself, and so much happened, didn't have the energy, nor felt the need to share on tumblr)

So,

Main events of the previous month:

- Had multiple outings with friends and family, was soo much fun, made some life memories ♡

- School started, I had to start this year in a degree I don't like, but hey I met soo much girls/friends and we happened to have so much in common, imagine my surprise when I discover thar one of them knows my cousin 🤨, so guess those 3 weeks in this degree were worth it ✨️✨️

- Now, the NEWS I was expecting since the start of september, I wanted to change studies to go into science and I GOT ACCEPTED. Well I have almost 3 weeks of classes to catch up on but at least I LOVE what I'm learning and studying. I definitely did not feel that in my previous degree, but now it's like I can finally exploit my skills and knowledge. I feel like im in the right field. Youhouuu! 🎉

(I'm also on the same campus than a cousin of mine and 2 close friends, isn't everything soo great? I rarely saw them before but now we often cross paths hehe, that's one of the perks of studying in the city you grew up in)

- I also met with multiple close friends I hadn't seen for a long time so it's also a positive note.

- Today, I had my first driving lesson, I never drove a car before so I will have to take between 30 and 35 hours of lesson.

Almost 60euros per lesson, oh gosh that's so expensive 💀💀💀💀

And my cousin only had to drive 20hours. HAAAAAA. *expressing frustration

And omg the instructor literally tried to intimidate me, I think she was testing me, she invaded my personal space, and I was like "Hehe alright when do we start " 😀 Ughh, help.

- I also watched the 2nd season of jjk, and damn gege, stop making the fans suffer.

(I never watch animes even tho I love them, so for me that was also an accomplishment)

Anddd that's it I guess.

Now

Personal goals:

Did I stop scrolling? No, but I'm not extremely addicted anymore, I can stop and not be distracted when I study so it means I improved on that point.

Those last 6 months struggles paid off it means 😁

(But I need to be careful to not fall back into it, I think it could easily happen)

I'm also including short exercices in my routine.

Stretching more often.

I still don't eat healthy, on this aspect I'm doing really bad at the moment 😓

But, I can study without distractions and actually work my lessons, that's a W.

What else could I mention?

Sleep: I have a nice sleep schedule now, I managed to sleep early almost every night and wake up early in the mornings, I feel rested and great.

Mental health: I think it's adulthood doing that to me but I've started to go from optimistic to pessimistic. I discovered lots of new negative feelings during the last year, I don't like how I'm changing negatively.

I guess I just had a taste of reality, not everything's perfect, neither are people, I guess I've started to come out of my bubbly wrapped pink dusted innocent view of life. Welcome to reality as they say. People are not as nice as I had always thought. I'm starting to not like people. But I only became 19 recently after all, i feel like a child mentally, am I not 1 year old in adulthood?

Anyway, I just want to be nice for the sake of it, does it mean they will see me as naive ans stupid? Well I am not, I just chose to be kind.

Let me fight evil with kindness.

Also need to work on my faith, because without it I lose my inner peace.

And to finish, let's talk about health; well, health wise I'm really not doing great. I really can't handle the humidity in my city and everyday I feel like im about to have a heart attack in the sense that I feel this humidity in my head, heart, bones, nose, throat, EVERYDAY. I really don't feel great, and I KNOW that's its because of how humid everything is.

I'm even 80% sure that it's because of the humidity that I developed so much allergies. Screw bad healthcare and bad doctors, in 6 years, couldn't they tell me that I was suffering everyday single day because I had developed so many allergies? Maybe it should have been obvious when I told them that I sneezed literally hundreds of times per day and had a very runny nose every day of the year FOR 6 YEARS

(I feel resentment)

Well.

Overall life has been 70% positive, 30% negative.

So much great things happened and I'm really happy but life's not easy for anyone and like any lambda human, I have my deal of problems.

But well, I think our purpose as humans is to keep trying to BE better and DO better.

So I won't give up, for the sake of my own life.

And we always have more good things in life than bad, others sometimes even have it worse, we just need to be open minded enough to see all the great things that have been granted to us.

Goodnight people.

N'abandonne pas, ça va aller <3

Crois en toi et continue à faire des efforts ✨️

[1mnobodywhoareyou]

'dragging them out to every restaurant or store to get free drinks or birthday benefits' for Flynn and Willie pls 🙏

- Parker

😁 complete with a set of neos as previously discussed 😊 Thank you! Hope you like it! @lou-writes-things

Willie’s nearly bouncing in its seat waiting for Flynn in their sole shared class this semester. Flynn finally, FINALLY makes it through the classroom door and Willie jumps out of its seat to greet aer with a tight hug. 

“HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!” Willie cheers. 

Flynn pats Willie’s shoulder with a light chuckle, “Okay, okay, thank you! Put me down.”

Willie complies and they walk back to their usual seats together. Willie drops into its chair with a dramatic groan, “It’s been terrible being awake so many hours without being able to wish you a happy birthday in person.”

“You’ve texted me almost every hour,” Flynn replies with another laugh, taking aer own seat. “Since midnight, I might add.”

“Okay, yes. But,” Willie says, digging through its bag. “It’s not every day your best friend turns twenty-one!” Willie presents Flynn with a flat envelope. 

Ae accepts it with furrowed brows. “What’s this?”

“Your birthday present!” Willie beams at aer. 

Flynn opens the envelope and slides out a sheet of folded paper. On it is a list of different businesses in town, ranging from restaurants and bars to mom and pop shops. The wrinkle in Flynn’s brow deepens. “I don’t get it.”

“This,” Willie says as it takes the paper from aer, “is our plans for the rest of the day.”

Flynn gestures for Willie to continue. 

“I figured out everywhere that does birthday freebies and plotted out a route based on when places close and open.”

“You did what? How long did that take?”

Willie shrugs, “Not too long. I just did bits at a time over the last few months. It’s nothing.”

“Nothing?!” Flynn widens aer eyes at Willie in disbelief but is silenced by their professor starting class. “This is not nothing,” Flynn whispers, flipping aer notebook open.

Willie grins at aer, knocking its foot against Flynn’s under the table. Flynn returns the smile and foot knock and they both do their best to focus on their lecture for the rest of class. 

They quickly pack up as soon as class is over with Flynn laughing as Willie fumbles with its things in excitement. “My birthday is not that big a deal.”

“Shut up, yes it is.”

Flynn rolls aer eyes but doesn’t argue. 

“Okay, let’s go!” Willie exclaims once it’d successfully packed everything up.

“Right now?!”

“Yeah, we have a tight schedule. Gotta get started.”

Flynn raises an unimpressed eyebrow, “Dressed like that?”

Willie looks down at its outfit and holds its hands out in question. “What’s wrong with my clothes?”

Flynn doesn’t bother answering, ae simply spins on aer heel and walks out of the classroom with Willie trailing close behind. 

Willie follows Flynn to the apartment they share where Flynn picks out a new outfit ae deems appropriate for celebrating aer 21st birthday. 

“Better?” Willie asks, modeling the new clothes with a spin for Flynn. 

Flynn nods approvingly, “Much. Now we can go. After a quick stop by my room.”

Willie narrows its eyes, “How quick.”

“Quicker if we get moving, let’s go!”

After another outfit change and a few selfies for good measure, Flynn and Willie get started on the birthday tour. 

They encounter very few issues, enjoying free shots, drinks, appies and random gifts as they move through Willie’s list. Willie had preplanned which stops would require them to actually spend money to get the freebies. There were only a few stops that were unexpectedly outside of Willie’s budget and they had just moved on, quickly making up lost time from the wardrobe changes. 

“It’s too bad the whole crew couldn’t be here until the weekend,” Flynn says from behind the display ae’s sifting through. Flynn and Willie opted to go to a speciality arts school instead of joining the others at their college. They’re not necessarily far, but it’s still far enough that making the trip during the week is a lot to ask. Even for a milestone birthday. But they make it work. 

“Yeah,” Willie agrees, handing over something that had caught its eye that Willie was confident Flynn would like. “But they’ll be here this weekend and we can ring in your new year for real.”

“I guess I can settle for your company until then,” Flynn teases. 

“You’re lucky to have me.”

“I am,” Flynn agrees with a smile, putting everything they’d been browsing through back. “Where to next?”

Willie takes Flynn through the rest of the stops, ending at the club that they’d been frequenting for the last few years. The staff knows them well and are excited to offer Flynn aer upgraded admission bracelet. 

Flynn accepts it by dramatically holding aer wrist out and bowing deeply once properly adorned. Aer brow furrows in confusion when one of the staff guides them away from the dancefloor. Ae looks back at Willie who just shrugs. 

“What…” Flynn cuts aerself off when ae sees where they’re headed. Squashed into one of the booths hiding in a quieter part of the club are all of their friends. 

“SURPRISE!!!” they yell with their best attempt at jazz hands while also trying to pile out of the booth. 

“Guys!” Flynn cries, hand pressed to aer chest. 

Everyone surrounds Flynn and Willie, wrapping them up in a tight group hug. “Happy birthday, Flynnie!” they chorus. 

Flynn fights back the tears threatening to make themselves known. “I can’t believe you managed to do this. And not tell me! All of you suck at secrets.”

“We can learn new things for you.” Willie says with a wink. 

“Absolutely unbelievable. All of you,” Flynn says as ae draws everyone back in for another hug. “Thank you! I love all y’all weirdos.”

“We love you too, Flynn. Now, c’mon! One last freebie,” Willie grins as it shoves Flynn into the booth, crawling in after aer and letting everyone else pile in behind them.

[teawiththegods]

Hello! Do you have any tips or would recommend something to someone who's trying to make reading a habit? I'm attempting a reading challenge this year but unfortunately I lost this habit time ago and I'm struggling a little bit. I can't make it to 100 books but I hope I can get back to enjoying reading books again!

Hello, love!!

Oh I love this question! Especially bc I can relate! I used to read so much when I was younger but as I got older I struggled to keep up the habit! Thankfully now that I work in a library and am part of a religion that values (and pretty much requires) reading and studying I’ve been able to build up the habit again!

Here’s some tips that worked for me!

This is the most important one! Only read what actually interests you! I don’t care if it’s a children’s book, a manga series, books about llamas, or straight up smut. All reading counts as reading so don’t force yourself to read something that doesn’t actually get you excited about reading! You don’t want it to feel like a chore. So let yourself read what you enjoy

Piggy backing off that last point, but also don’t force yourself to finish a book you’re not really into anymore. Life is too short and there are way too many books on our TBRs to waste time with a book you’re not feeling. Like I said before you don’t want to make reading a chore!

In the beginning focus on the habit instead of the amount. By this I mean prioritize the act of reading, as in sitting down and picking up the book, as opposed to how many pages or chapters you *should* read. Even just reading for 5 mins helps instill the habit in your brain.

With that said, it’s also good to find a time you can dedicate specifically to reading. So maybe it’s in the morning before you start your day or at night before you go to bed. Maybe it’s on your break time at work or in between classes. Look at your schedule and see if there’s an opening. And as I said before, it doesn’t need to be a whole chunk of time. Even reading for a few mins is better than not reading at all.

Check social media for upcoming books or booklists in genres/subjects that interest you! I find this helps me get really excited about reading and also helps me find new books to read that I likely wouldn’t have picked up otherwise. My preference is booktube and i can share some recommendations if you’re interested!

Some people do well when reading is a social activity instead of a solitary one. If that’s you then you can look into joining book clubs either online or in person (libraries typically have them) or you can start your own with your friends! I still want to do an Ancient Greece themed book club bc I love a book discussion! Any reason to get us all together so we can yell about The Iliad! 🤣

Recording your reading could also be helpful. I recently got a STUNNING reading journal and I’m beyond excited to begin filling it up with everything I read and how I felt about it. You can of course do this online on Goodreads or create something in Notion or Excel if that works better for you!

Try to always have a book with you whether it be a physical book or ebooks/audio books on a reader or app on your phone. That way whenever you have a few free mins you can read if you feel like it!

Hope those helped! Good luck on your reading journey! 😁📚

[starwell-tarot]

hello darling!!! 🐿️🐢

hope your gloomy day still went pretty well, tell me about it!

some advice i can concentrate better on - as a mentionned yesterday it is definitly true that i like challenge and i got motivated by the idea of trying to find a way to make concentrating in class smth stimulating for my brain ofc i still need to find ways to it right but its a really charming idea to me! i also need to focus at home and get work done there to be able to concentrate better in class so its a whole process that im ready to try out with the method your proposed to me

motivation - feeding my soul, how poetic wow it is true that im very lucky to study what im studying rn and its actually stuff that are useful in life and if i dont find it interesting then maybe it can still be informations that i can share with others right? there is an enormous amount of material in every law classes so i wont be able to memorize everything but your advice made me see things differently and i actually want to try to remember most of it on the LONG TERM and not only for exams! once again it is an advice that really speaks to me and that i will think about when studying

balance - i actually LOVE lists/ plannings/ etc like writing everything i want to do for the day and packing my schedule with many different stuff like seeing many friends, doing productive stuff for school, doing my hobbies it really helps me see how i spend my time and share out the different things i do (so i dont do the same thing over and over again) and i cant believe i FORGOT about it like i actually stopped doing it and i forgot i am so grateful for this advice

relationships - my friends often complain that i dont share intimate things with them like my daily problems and all but i actually just dont see what they could do about it? anyway i still struggle with these things i'll try to question myself more often to see whats the right thing to do for everyone when im in a bad spot like you adviced

avoid stress - im really not good at dealing with negative emotions lmaooo its also gonna be a challenging point i'll try to believe as much as i can that stress is not an end its just a signal just like you said once again thank you for your works i'll try my best

self care - its so beautiful! i live in the city so im not that much in contact with nature but its true that whenever i go help my grandmother in the countryside it feels refreshing i just need more time to do so! now that i know its smth that could help me i'll keep that in mind and prioritize doing in these situations! im a taurus after all! even tho earth is only my third dominant element im an earth sign lmao

words of encouragement - everyone seems to be wrong about everything its crazy ajkdhdbnzev i really should be more humble its a problem but anyway yes even tho i think some people are stupid deep down i'll still take their opinion into consideration just in case when in fact i shouldnt with your advice i'll try to accept that sometimes peoples advices just arent for me and maybe they'll help someone but its not my case! thanks

daydreaming - yes in my experience heavy daydreaming has been because STRESS, bored in my life and obligations i have that i dont want to do the problem is that it really put me in problematic positions everything comes down to stress at the end so if i understand how to deal with my stress i wont feel the need to escape like this :/ i'll definitily think about your advice and when i notice im starting to daydream heavily ill try to ask myself why and to resolve the issue

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR READING!!!!! everything really spoke to me and ill make sure to apply it well in my life from now on i'll think about your kind words and do my best!

Hello! My gloomy day was comfy 😁

Thank you so much for taking the time to write such a lengthy feedback 🖤 it means a lot and it's very helpful.

I'm also glad to hear you're enjoying the perspectives and ideas the cards gave 🤔

I went on a whim with the challenge thing and then I was like ... Wait a sec .. didn't they say they have Aries placements? It just clicked at that point. I knew i was right on the money 😂

I was so taken aback by that high priestess card. Truth be told I too had the same mentality in high school! I studied just to know things. To grow wiser as an individual. (Went to a science college (it's a high school despite the name)) So I can kinda see it! Law is very very broad of a subject and there's a lot to study. But it's also so so useful in life! I actually had some law students save my ass when I had a very bad boss at a workplace once they helped me with the contract lol So yeah i definitely think you can become very wise as a law student!

Glad I can help you get back to your lists, too! And uhm, I don't think any human is ever GOOD at dealing with negative emotions. I mean, they're meant to make us uncomfortable ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ But being gentle and understanding and honest with yourself does make it better!

And I mean yes I see your point. Maybe your friends will not be able to DO anything about your problems but here's the thing. Keeping things hidden creates more stress in the human mind. It's like an extra layer. It's not just "I'm frustrated and confused" It's "I'm frustrated, confused, and keeping it to myself." If you talk to someone, it gets easier 😁 Plus, talking about what goes on inside your mind can actually put you on the spot in such a way you unconsciously organize your thoughts and find the answers yourself. (Like those scenes in movies when a character goes to rant to another one and they literally spend the entire time talking to themselves, giving themselves advice and thanking the other person although they did absolutely nothing 😂)

Literally when I was doing your reading i had "Go touch some grass, bro." In my head 😂 But yes, as an earth sign you probably could feel so much more grounded and peaceful if you interact with nature. 😁

And just wanted to remind you I answered your ask about the double interpretation tarot reading and you can send it to me anytime!

[thedaveandkimmershow]

If I had to guess, I wouldn’t really know what we did in October.

A lot, apparently.

First up:

It's SCHOOL again.

Well, not again... pretty much this has been ongoing for over a year now.

Of course Kimmer’s in the full throes of the current semester of her doctoral program. So, on top of her day job and the charting demanded by that day job, she’s also researching, writing, testing, collaborating in-class, and commiserating with fellow students in this fast-track program. 

The workload is insane… and Kimmer’s managing it on top of everything else.

For me, professionally, the month kicked off diving into and crafting the first cut of a large project about youth incarceration.

A lot of footage covering different points of view, narratives, and circumstances. Definitely the biggest, one of the biggest, projects of the year. I had the first cut done about halfway through the month. 🙂

Linzy had a bit of a month this month…

Although nothing like what’s coming up November and December. Among her gigs in October, I'm thinking about one of the many in Woodinville, this particular time at Efestē Wines where I ran into friends from a lifetime ago and we got to catch up.

And catch up.

And catch up.

Talking shop. Talking family and future with people who get it. You know?

Birds of a feather.

It was really really fun with Linzy providing the soundtrack.

Due to scheduling, our friends had to leave before Kimmer arrived. The timing was still good, though, ‘cause Linzy was on a quick break so we got in a little family time at the bar of all places. Afterward, she returned to her third set while we commenced date night. 

After that, we got all of Linzy's gear packed up and moved our van but somehow managed not to leave. We hung out at the back of the van talking shop like our family does.

Apparently.

I don't even remember what all we talked about. It was a bit stream of consciousness. But it was lovely still.

😊

Linzy’s gig calendar had something on every Friday of October.

Winery gigs on three of them. A Midnight High show on the first Friday of the month. There was a Palisade restaurant performance on the last Wednesday of October but the BIG deal was Linzy’s Dream Patrol show at Sunset Tavern in Ballard, Tuesday the 22nd.

The show was the best one so far. Between the production quality of the recorded tracks playing back through the house sound system, the writing, the arranging, the mixing, the layering of the songs, a pair of her Midnight High bandmates, masters both on bass (Tim) and lead guitar (Skylar), expert stage lighting from mains to accents, smoke, disco balls, and then Linzy's performance itself that was an aligning of planets, a coalescing of iconic look, vocal performance, and lead singer attitude.

No joke.

This was some next-level magic.

One of the Dream Patrol songs Linzy premiered at the show’s called “halloween” and a coupla days before I got it in my head to see how feasible it might be to make a music video for that song using the Text to Video function of RunwayML.

Turns out: very feasible. The thing knocked my socks off. And Kimmer’s. And the producer I’m working with. And the other editor who works with that producer. And so on. 😁

And yeah it's age-restricted due to language and horror elements. So Beware!

I said before that I completed the first cut of the youth incarceration project halfway through the month.

The big deal there was that it was a work in progress until it wasn’t. Meaning, I didn’t have a sense of the full piece until I was in sight of the finish line. So. End of the day, the producer and I watch it in its entirety. For the first time. And it’s spectacular in its polished, first-cut iteration. 😁😁😁

By the way, did I mention Kimmer made costumes?

Yeah. The Dream Patrol show was actually billed as a “costume event” and we were all-in from the get-go. I can’t remember what I thought of first for a costume but the second costume I thought of was Nevermore student vampire. It took a coupla weeks but Kimmer found the pieces for it, included her dark round lensed glasses, and crafted the formal jacket herself with blue and black stripes along with the Nevermore logo. Classic!

For herself, Kimmer made…

Actually, she found this fantastic silver material, an oversized dress actually, and was immediately inspired to craft an Eiffel Tower costume. She bought additional materials and had a sort of first draft laid out on our dining room table prior to sewing it all together. It would've been AMAZING.

What happened, though, is that Kimmer was at Value Village and ran across a purple T-shirt illustrated with the gang from It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown! in their iconic costumes.

Later she was telling me about it and how she was thinking about getting it for me to which I replied

“Why didn't you???”

So next thing we're in the car to Value Village where we snag the shirt (thankfully still hanging there in the costumes section) and since Kimmer’s always looking… she finds this year’s costume. Actually, she finds it in pieces. 

The first piece Kimmer finds is kind of a lamp shade deal where, instead of shade, there are strings of reflective wires. So she grabs it, thinking how it might go with her Eiffel Tower costume still in the works. But then…

Then she finds an outfit that we don't know what it is but it looks cool, fits comfortably, and makes a statement.

What statement?

No idea. 

It has kind of, sort of, maybe a Jetson’s vibe? But then put the reflective headpiece on her head and now she looks like a lamp?

Sort of?

Kind of?

Maybe?

So she buys both pieces on the spot and then a few days later finds the ankle boots to go with it. White leather. Platform. And now with this third piece she definitely has a look.

Again, no idea what that look is, but then we're in Ballard walking to the show at night. We're both wearing our costumes, me without the sunglasses yet, she without the reflective headpiece yet. Nearing the venue, we pass a group of revelers and one of them pauses to tell Kimmer how much she loves Kimmer’s outfit.

Get it? Outfit?

See, this is October 22. Costume parties won't start ‘til Friday afternoon. So I'm pretty sure she thought Kimmer was normally just dressed this way and looked cool.

I thought that was very sweet.

And Kimmer did look cool. ☺️

By the way. That music video I made from Text to Video prompts? That was definitely on my own time but it did pay off professional dividends in that I now have a method of working with this particular AI tool and can actually explain it to another human being in a way that makes sense.

Ish.

Okay so last thing:

We watched and watched and re-watched The Diplomat on Neflix earlier this year and have been anxiously awaiting the dropping of season 2 that happened at 3AM Eastern Standard Time, October 31st, which meant midnight Pacific Standard Time. Which meant that's how we ended our Wednesday night, October 30.

Which.

We.

Did.

We watched the first two episodes straight through for ninety minutes.

Last I looked at the clock it was about quarter of two Thursday morning.

The 31st.

The End.

😊

[nanalovesbubbles]

Week 3: Mid Week Reflection

Happy Hump Day Everyone!

I like to take some time on the middle of the week to reflect on my week. I think about how everything has been going up to this moment, and then I also think about how I want everything for the rest of the week to go. Throughout the week, it honestly is starting to feel more and more like someone placed a hex on me! 😫I'm very tired these days, although I admit that I have no one to blame but myself 🥱😔I definitely need to work better on getting more sleep, and eating more meals. These days, it's starting to feel like I'm skipping breakfast, lunch, AND dinner. Today, I went and got some food from gogobop! The portions are huge and I can save some leftovers for later tonight, in case I'm out later and the dining halls close before I'm available to get some food. Hopping back to the subject of getting more sleep, these days I fall asleep very easily, both at night and when I'm trying to get up in the morning 😧! With this in mind, I'm going to spend some time this weekend so I can optimize my schedule to make room for longer sleeping times, and potentially add in some nap times if I can't make room for sleep in the night. I'm also very worried about my academics, my first midterms are next week 😱! With this in mind, I'm also going to dedicate some time this weekend to studying, and I'll be going to my professor's office hours tomorrow to solidify certain concepts I'm confused about. Overall, I think that I need to dedicate more time to studying. I'm always following along during lectures and I'd say that I have a 90% accuracy with clicker questions, and yet the homework is confusing for me 😖. I'm also really concerned about my anime class; how am I going to make time to watch the films, make analyses on them, and stay committed to all the extracurricular obligations I have? Sometimes, it feels IMPOSSIBLE. Additionally, I haven't talked to some of my friends and family in a longer time than I would like to. I miss talking to them, and I feel bad for not checking in on my family. I think in the future, I should schedule times to call them, or set weekly reminders to check in with each of my family members. Not to mention, I'm coming down with something...for the SECOND WEEK IN A ROW😭😵‍💫. I have a disappearing and reappearing sore throat, and I need it to stay gone. Overall, my week definitely hasn't been the best, but at the same time it's very far from being bad! Remember: tomorrow is always a new day! 😁

Catch ya next week!

Nana

[rmhashauthor]

Getting to the end of a book is always so tough - I've been with Valen and Fang for two and a half years, and now that it's winding down I feel lots of things. I'm sad because it's almost over, I'm excited to finish because the ending is going to make everything all right (I've done some terrible things recently, narratively speaking), and I'm ready to be dome with this story. I will admit that The Dragon Prince's Consort hasn't exactly been up to what I originally planned, but several people have already said they love it so I think I'll take the W.

I've definitely learned a huge lesson from this one: the quality of my writing suffers when I don't take the time I need to really focus on the story and characters. Maybe my readers are happy, but I certainly think I can do better. I'm not COMPLETELY dissatisfied, I just think I should have waited until I finished the story in its natural time as opposed to trying to stay a couple of weeks ahead of my posting schedule. I'd already finished STARFISH long before I had a Wattpad account, so I was under SIGNIFICANTLY less pressure each week. I can do GREAT work under pressure, but to do so consistently is REALLY BAD for my mental health as well as the quality of said work.

That leads me to the next book. I'm of the camp that if I talk about a project too much, I'll squeeze all the dopamine out of it and be stuck with a project I don't feel excited about anymore. That being said, I wonder if it would help promote my next book better if I did talk about it more. I want to do a LOT of different things with this one, I want it to be grittier and a lot more R-rated but with my usual moments of genuine emotion and character development. I see it as a vehicle to talk about mental health (anxiety and PTSD mostly), class, deep trust and less... mainstream forms of romantic/platonic relationships. I have a nifty new species and a character who I think will appeal to anyone who loves a morally gray MMC, especially a filthy-mouthed one who's seen some shit and doesn't really care much about things like "laws". I'll be playing with ideas like found family, the bitter outcasts rebelling against the systems that abandoned them, the difference between being a law-abiding person and a good one, the blurry lines between love and trust, and the complicated, messy relationship between two VERY angry, traumatized people who just happen to have complimentary issues.

I think it'll be a lot of fun, especially when all that anger, frustration and bottled-up pain bleeds into sexual tension and the need to love and be loved comes up against one's personal fears and feelings 😉 Up til now, my characters have gotten along very well and I'm excited to write something a bit more combative. Not abusive, mind you, just less inclined to immediate trust but not immune to the occasional "Let's just get this out of our systems so we can get back to work" shenanigans 😁 It could be a really dark, twisted romance but I think I'm going to lean more towards "darkly funny/sexy enemies-to-lovers revenge road trip"!

If you made it this far, thanks! Like most writers will tell you, there's your plan - and then there's the book's plan. I have NO IDEA if this one will follow the script or if my lovingly-constructed plot will veer off into complete anarchy. Probably the latter. But, this should be an interesting little experiment, writing about writing and making more of an effort to share my writing. Is it going to be corny? Probably. It's romance, the genre that has more corn than the entire Midwest. Am I going to stick with it? WHO KNOWS! We're going to find out together! YAY!

[liinos]

procrastination is so evil

[lone-wolf-nergiganos]

hi hru! can i request a highschool au headcannons with bennett where him and the reader do everything together? like they always do homework together, always eat together etc. sorry if thats too complicated, if so you dont have to do my request:)

also male reader please! thank you:)

Sure 💙😁

Bennett X Male Reader Headcanons in Highschool AU

When you first met Bennett, you two instantly became best friends, Bennett would always hang out with you always enjoyed his company

Since you two are classmates he prefers to sit next to you, but doesn't distract you when class starts

When you two go to lunch you guys would always eat together and would talk about things you like

You and Bennett have the same schedule for your classes which makes things more fun for you guys

Whenever you and Bennett got homework, Bennett would go straight to you so you two can do homework together

Whenever your teachers assigns you with projects, Bennett would always pick you as his partner, and you two would always get an A for the efforts of completing them

You and Bennett would always hang out after school and would play video games after doing your homework

It wasn't long until you and Bennett decide to date, and ever since then you and Bennett does almost everything together

[etes-secrecy-post]

Hi, before I explain my post, I want to say something important.

• What you see my blog has become a major overhaul. And despite the changes, I decided that my 2nd account will be now my artwork blog with a secret twist.

⚠️NEW RULE!⚠️

⚠️ SO PLEASE DO NOT SHARE MY 2nd ACCOUNT TO EVERYONE! THIS SECRECY BLOG OF MINE IS FOR CLOSES FRIENDS ONLY!⚠️

• AND FOR MY CLOSES FRIENDS, DON���T REBLOG IT. INSTEAD, JUST COPY MY LINK AND PASTE IT ON YOUR TUMBLR POST! JUST BE SURE THE IMAGE WILL BE REMOVED AND THE ONLY LEFT WAS THE TEXT.

⚠️ SHARING LINKS, LIKE POSTS, REBLOG POSTS, STEALING MY SNAPSHOT PHOTOS/RECORDED VIDEOS/ARTWORKS (a.k.a. ART THIEVES) OR PLAGIARIZING FROM UNKNOWN TUMBLR STRANGERS WILL IMMEDIATELY BE BLOCKED, RIGHT AWAY!⚠️

Okay? Capiche? Make sense? Good, now back to the post…↓

Title: Back 2 School - ft. Spot & Riya

Hello. I forgot to say, but... The official back 2 school in the Philippines was already official! 🇵🇭🏫🔔 (on August 22nd) And all the kids & young adults are finally back in their student forms w/ safety protocols (yes, Covid-19 still remain) & limited schedules between face-to-face class & online class at their comfortable homes.

That's why I made a quick draw for the Speedster Twins finally going back to school after 2 years.

Spot🐶🏎️: Yay! We're excited to see new faces, new classmates & new teachers to meet!😁🏫

Riya 🐰🏎️: We are ready for everything! As long as we're keep wearing mask, wash our hands & keep our distance safe! 😷🤲🧼

Spot🐶🏎️: Not to mention "Homework"... Ugh...😣📖📝

Riya 🐰🏎️: Hey, it's okay! I'm always here to help. And our parents, too!😉

Spot🐶🏎️: Yeah, you may have a point.🤔

Riya 🐰🏎️: Nonetheless, happy schooling to all! And stay safe!😁

Well, that's all for now!

Speedster Twins are created by ME!

[serodev]

Hello!!! I am new to tumblr and this is my 1st time requesting so I'm sorry if I got anything wrong! English is my 3rd language as well and I don't speak the language that much 😭

I'd like to request a match up! 😁 ( if those are even open I'm sorry in advanced if it's closed 😅)

My name is Mary tho my friends call me Mar-Mar since I have 5, yes 5 other friends named Mary as well 😭

I am pansexual and I am okay with any pronouns :DD! ( fun fact in my dialect we refer to everyone as they/them which I find very cool!!)

I am still unsure on what I identify as but at this point I let anyone perceive me as whatever they see me as!

I like the cold weather more than hot weathers! I also like to drink lots of coffee or as my friends like to say "ungodly amounts of coffee"

I doo have a really bad sleeping schedule most of the time I sleep at 2-3 and have to wake up at 7 😅

My hobbies are anything art related really! I most love anything that involves painting and charcoals! I like to collect shiny objects and pretty things in general. Outside of my hobbies I spend most of my time studying since I want to get out of my house as soon as possible. I also used to work a part time job tho I had to quit because of the pandemic and my family is overprotective since I'm the youngest and my three other brothers have already moved out a long time ago.

I'm a top student in my class and English is actually the subject I most suffer in 😭 those darned essays! My friends find it weird that I prefer math and science over English 🤣

My close friends and family would describe me as shy, quiet and reserved. Tho once I get close to them I manage to open up! My friends clame that I am "innocent" and that even in my age I am still oblivious to dirty words. Tho I'd blame my overly religious family for that. My friends also tell me that I am sometimes too kind 😅 I am an INTP and my horoscope is libra :D

I relate to a worrying amount of bungo stray dog characters 💀 ( Akutugawa, Ranpo, Kenji etc etc) my friends call it kinning I think???

I don't spend much time on social media. Really the only reason why I know some of the lingo is because of my friends explaining it to me aaand urban dictionary. The only ones I frequent are Facebook, discord ( if you could call that a social media? Idk it's where my friends chat so I downloaded it to chat with them!) and YouTube!

I am now only getting into anime and one of my firsts was Attack on Titan blame my brother for that. Bungo stray dogs being my second anime and it was recommended by a friend!

One thing I am proud of myself is how open minded I have become! Trust me, I was very ignorant and close minded back at 6th-7th grade. As in I was generally homophobic and every other bad thing. My friends helped me understand tho and later on I had just realised how toxic my family is 😧 even if they clame to be Christians. I'm very grateful for everything and especially my friends! They have helped me so much and are just the most understanding people that I know 😁

One thing I'd like to do is to get closer to my brothers! We've been chatting lately actually and if things go well then we might actually be able to hang out next year!

Thank you for reading! And have a wonderful day/night ☺️

Note(s): Don't worry! The matchups were still open when you sent in this message. You're also doing a really good job speaking/writing in English even though it's your third language! Anyway, I hope you enjoy your matchup! (Dw, I noticed your other message as well <3)

I match you up with…

Giyuu Tomioka!

» I know that it's sometimes hard to get along with other quiet people, especially when you're quiet/shy yourself, but from time to time, they can bring the best out of you, and I believe that's the case with you and Giyuu!

» Giyuu doesn't share too many hobbies with you (he's not good at drawing), but that doesn't mean that he won't partake in them! He likes to spend time with you, and it isn't usual for the two of you to do something together in this comforting quietness.

» He also understands your family situation 100%, even though his family wasn't exactly the same as yours. The things he does to make you feel better can be unnoticeable at first, but trust me when I say that he's going to take care of you and love you a ton!

[dinosaurtsukki]

for the group project ask me & my group had to make?? like an advertisement jingle for music?? and my group did shit. the whole time, i was the one singing, recording, writing the lyrics, scheduling a time AFTER school so we could complete it on time because they just fooled around the whole time in class like?? the assignment itself was so stupid but my group members (who are my friends btw) did NOTHING?? like i get it you dont want to sing & record but neither do i?? and we had to show the whole class our jingle and it was literally my voice ONLY it was so embarassing 😁😁😁 everyone could tell it was me too nd i was just so upset at them like we could've sang it as a group and then i wouldn't be singled out in front of ALL THE STUDENTS?? on top of that 2 of them didn't even have any means of communication they would respond 4 hours after like fr i know you're busy but this is literally due tomorrow 🚶🚶🚶 anyways i was really mad at my friends but we got a good mark and i was like oh well ig 🚶🚶 idk if thats petty of me but it's something that'll haunt me forever

THAT SOUNDS LIKE AN ABSOLUTE NIGHTMARE

first of all the actual assignment ?? like,,, ok i get its pretty creative but that sounds like such a hassle to make as a group. and there was no reason for u to even be in a group because u did everything yourself !! also damn that sounds like such shit friends making you do all the work and ksjkdlgsa that part where it was presented to the whole class sounds terrifying u were just left to be put on the spot like that >-< . at least you got a good mark though but its a pity you had to share it with people who didn't even contribute