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jpaulanzia · 1 year ago

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I, II, III: A Blog About Myself

Hi! Welcome to this blog! I am so glad for everyone who can read this and to be here on this post, seriously. Well, because there are already hundreds of millions of blog posts on this very vast internet in a vast modern world, what are the odds and who am I, right?

Oh…

Sounds like an interesting question.

Sorry about that! Now, allow me to tell you everyone who I am.

Hi again! Luckily, this is actually a blog of mine about myself and some things I like and do. My name is John Paul and you can all call me Ampy or Amfy. Let me share the story behind that nickname first. Since I was a kid, anyone from our place including my friends, relatives, and neighbors called me Ampol, something my family gave me. Cool nickname, right? Or so I think. But yes! I think it is cool and unique. Since then, I have been happy about it but as I went to Senior High School, some friends, and classmates of mine suddenly called me Ampy. I was like “That is different, but sounds classy. I’ll take that.” After some time, it likely did become my secondary official nickname, or mostly for my friends. One day, I just thought of making it spelled “Amfy” sometimes, until it became somewhat my “artist name” every time I share my artworks and outputs on social media. Wait. Me, an artist? Well, an aspiring artist.

As of now, I am currently a 3rd-year college student. I am taking a Bachelor of Multimedia Arts in Lucena City, Quezon, Philippines. I think art particularly with drawing has been my game since then, and I’m happy about it. I remember back then when I was a kid, I drew anything I imagined and anything I saw. But that was me as a kid. I think I just learned to fall in love with it as we may all do with any art we like. From learning to becoming a hobby and to now, pursuing it. Going to the other things that I do like; I also love doing photography. I can say that it is also one of my most done works as an artist. I also do paper crafting and modeling sometimes as hobbies. I would also like to say that I love cats. I have seven of them.

II.ighlights in Life

Now, I will talk about some highlights in my life. I believe the things that would be the most important and memorable for us are the ones that we do with commitment and love. Even if they are only just some simple or even normal daily activities, they could still be achievements that we all can be proud of forever. So far as a multimedia art student, I have had some fulfilling experiences and moments for myself that I am glad and grateful for. With drawing, I am now able to reach some other people by sharing my artwork online. There are also already some small commissions that I have taken before. It’s not the biggest but I am happy about that as I am still on my way to taking on more projects. What makes me delighted is every time I see my works in public being shown and had by many people before. Seeing them enjoy and appreciate my work was something I’ll never forget. I have also been doing production assisting before for some studios and a few times, as an assistant photographer, going to such places in Quezon. Those are such accomplishing experiences for me.

Honestly, I can say that there may be not that many accomplishments that can be shown off to other people besides the school awards and other apparent ones. But to myself, I know that there are lots of them from what I know and feel. Making my family and other people happy with me is a big achievement for me already. Being with my family, meeting my friends and everyone; everything I have today, and being able to do what I love are all important highlights of my life. There may be some times that there are some harsh challenges and difficulties concerning our choices in life, but I still do my best and I know that we all do.

III.yself still in the future

In all my future aspirations, I envision myself as a professional concept artist or visual development artist and being part of some large and renowned teams and studios, perhaps even having the opportunity to work with the amazing visual development teams at Marvel Studios, for movies, shows, and maybe even games. Five years down the road, I know that it may be possible, but if not, I see myself well on my way, if not already there. Another possibility is continuing freelance work as a multimedia artist, with a potential venture into owning my very own studio or collaborating with someone else. It's not just a dream; every day, whether with my studio or in a big studio, I'm working towards these goals and I will create them as masterpiece.

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writersblog20 · 2 years ago

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A different way💜

Chris Evans x reader

Credit to @sudsevans for making the gif

Summary: When you get a lot more than you bargained for, in a good way though, emotions are high and Chris tries to relax you through your inner child.

Warnings: dd/lg dynamic, anxiety, petnames, mention of smut, cockwarming

Words: 3,8K

A/N: So I’m trying to heal my inner child and noticed that this sort of works for me. If this isn’t your cup of tea, than please don’t read it. it’s a way for me to deal, feel comfort, safety and security. Please be mindful and respectful as my page is a safe place for everyone. If you’re not, I won’t hesitate to block. I hope this fic can bring some comfort to others.

A different way 💜

So your dream was finally coming true. You were a multimedia designer in your second year but someone from the biggest festival in your country contacted you. At first you would do some slides for the screen there with warnings. But in your second interview they asked you to be their photographer. You loved to photograph and this was literally your dream so of course you said yes.

They were beyond happy with your designs for the screens but you still had to wait for the graphic designer to give you a thumbs up but that took way longer than expected. He literally kept you waiting for 5 horrible weeks. It had even effected your relationship with Chris, saying goodbye to your sex life. But he helped you out a lot, with the anxiety, panic attacks, nightmares and much more.

When you finally got the receiving word, you didn’t feel happy or at ease by it anymore. Your therapist called it a hangover from all of the emotions. I mean he did gave you very like very small things to change but was mostly happy with your work. You did have follow-up questions for him so, again, you had to wait. Luckily, you weren’t anxious anymore.

So now we're here, awaiting before you could continue and you and Chris made sure to enjoy the time before you would work yourself to exhaustion. Chris was so incredibly proud of you. You did this all by yourself without his help, knowing how scary it can be to follow your dreams. It was unbearably scary and you found out that a lot of people left you out of jealously. They didn’t want you to make it and were definitely not happy. You’ve always heard about it on social media and stuff but never did you think that it would happen to you but than again, you weren’t expecting that your dreams were coming true so soon. I mean, you were still in your second year of your studies for god’s sake! And that was exactly why Chris was so incredibly proud of you.

Anyway, you were just getting out of the heat with Chris. You both let your head fall on the pillow, trying to catch your breath. You turned your head towards Chris and he was already looking at you. You grew shy and chuckled in embarrassment. You turned on your side and hid your face in Chris’s arm. He chuckled and pulled you closer.

Your therapist was trying to heal your inner child and that was where Chris came in. You wouldn’t really call yourself a little because you absolutely would refuse the idea of diapers, pacies and stuff like that. You would never judge someone else over it, absolutely not! But that wasn’t for you. You were more the plushy, Disney movie type. But sometimes when you were so relaxed you would call Chris daddy and he found it so incredibly adorable that he almost couldn’t function. As if he couldn’t love you more, you would prove him wrong every time. Anyway, you needed someone very, very gentle and caring and when you told Chris about it, he helped you out of your comfort zone, so that could become your comfort zone and he was amazing in it. Especially in the aftercare.

“You okay princess?” he asked you and you nodded, a little unable to stop giggling. You heard your phone go off and was expecting it to be one of your friends. You would go to the beach today for a relaxing day. You got your phone and saw your mail with an unknown name. You frowned and opened it quickly because the subject was the name of the festival. You felt your heart start to beat quickly and every muscle in your body was tensing up. Chris noticed the immediate change in your demeanor.

“Baby?” He asked you and you read the email quickly. Chris sat up next to you, softly rubbing your back. He couldn’t read the mail since it was in your language. You looked in an awe at Chris. He knew it was good because your eyes were twinkling and had a lot of hope and happiness behind them. Chris chuckled in your awe state, getting quite curious himself now. “Princess, please share.” He told you, looking intently at you with a big grin.

You just started to laugh and stood up from the bed, jumping up and down on the bed, making Chris chuckle loudly until you let yourself fall on his lap. “They want me to do more!!!! Someone higher from the festival asked me to do more designs for them!!!!” you told him happy and Chris was just as surprised as you were. You flew your arms around him, making him fall backwards on the bed. He was still very much processing what you just told him. He held you tightly and cupped your cheeks, making you hang a little above him with that adorable smile of yours. He laughed with you. “Oh my god baby! That’s amazing news!!! I’m so, so happy for you! You deserve this, really sweetheart.” He told you, placing multiple kisses over your face, making you even giggle more.

“We need to celebrate this!” he told you happy but you waved it off. “No, no, I’m not there yet! I still have to…” Chris cut you off by placing his fingers on your lips. “Sweetheart…. This is a huge win! You are completely titled to celebrate this. This is why people celebrate. Don’t degrade yourself on this pretty princess. You deserve this, maybe even more than others.” He told you the last part softly with his hand besides his mouth as if he was telling you a secret.

You sat up straight on his lap while Chris was still laying down. His big hands on your hips, softly going up and down for comfort. You chuckled at what he had told you and was thinking about it, which gave Chris an indication that you needed help to see that you deserved this too. “Okay that’s it. We’re going to celebrate and you have no say in it because daddy says so.” He told you, it caught you a little of guard but smiled that he was stepping in. You couldn’t stop the smile that grew on your face and kissed him deeply.

Once you got downstairs, you immediately replied to the person that had send you the email. He quickly replied that he would call you in the afternoon and you ran towards Chris, even more excited. You were so happy that you started to jump around him happily. Chris chuckled at your excitement. “He’s going to call me today!!!” You told him and he picked you up, twirling you around and sat you down on the counter. “Okay. Then we’ll wait before he called and celebrate after. How does that sounds?” he asked you and softly rubbed your cheek. You nodded with a smile. Chris mirrored your smile and kissed your forehead. “Let’s get dressed princess.” He told you and helped you off the counter where he was cutting up fruit. He softly but playfully smacked your ass to get you on your way.

You got dressed in your swimsuit and put a pretty dress over it, got the towels and skipped downstairs. You went through a rollercoaster of emotions right now. From feeling really powerful to anxious to happy to nerves. Chris noticed the changes even though they weren’t very obvious since you were a pro at hiding your feelings but he knew you well enough now. You were an open book for him and he was for you.

He didn’t say anything about it though. He knew that you knew that he knew about your rollercoaster, which was perfectly reasonable. But he obviously kept an closer eye on you today. Your friends were on their way to pick the both of you up and you stood outside. You were at your house in your country at the moment because of the festival and so Chris had in a way, vacation and you were actually really happy and excited about it, you, Chris and your friends hanging out together, show him all the cool stuff your country had, the amusement park where your country was famous for called the Efteling and stuff.

Besides, he deserved to get some rest after all those interviews, premiers and stuff from Lightyear to the Gray man. He was extremely exhausted at the end and it showed. I mean he was still very handsome and his stylist should definitely get a higher paycheck but still, he was tired.

You waited outside for your friends and you leaned your head against his shoulder, his arm around you as he placed kisses on your head. Your friends knew about the mail and you knew that they would be there for you besides Chris but would be just as nerves for you but would try to get you to calm down. You’ve been doing this rodeo with them for a long time now so it wouldn’t be new. They came racing through your street, honking their cars.

You laughed and waved at them. You looked at the cars but they were fully stocked. “Don’t worry princess, you can sit on my lap.” Chris told you softly. You knew this was a stunt of your friends, knowing Chris would have you on his lap but they didn’t knew that you both already blew some steam off this morning. Chris put the bags in the trunk of the car and opened the door for you, getting in first and helping you on his lap. You both greeted everyone. Chris placed the seatbelt in front of you and held you tightly against him, his arms locked around you in a loving but protecting manner.

You relaxed your body against Chris and sighed in content, making Chris smile. It didn’t took long before you arrived at the lake. They parked the car and everyone got the bags out of the trunk and walked towards your favorite spot. Everyone got settled down and put some sunscreen on, Chris obviously doing your back before some alcoholic beverages got popped open and music put on.

After the sunscreen got settled in, you got into the water. One of your friends had a floaty and jumped into it while you hang on the floaty, relaxing while you both shared a cider. After a while you got tired of hanging on and jumped on her, both laughing loudly when it capsized to the side and fell over in the water. Your group of friends laughing at the two of you and Chris looked adored your way. He was throwing over the ball with your friends.

After a while in the water, you returned back to the towels, not wanting to be apart from your phone any longer just in case he might call. Chris laying down besides you, his head resting on your lap while you softly played with his fluffy hair. Chris was almost purring from relaxation, making you smile.

The longer it took, the more nervous you got and Chris noticed the small nervous hints from your body. He sat up straight from your lap. “Come lean against me sweetheart.” He told you and opened his legs so you could sit between them, your back leaning against his chest. His fingertips softly caressing your arms while he softly placed feathery kisses to your shoulders.

Chris finally managed to relax you until you heard the familiar tune of your ringtone and all your muscles tensed up. Everyone looked your way as you grabbed your phone to see who it was. It was an unknown number and you knew it was the guy so you quickly picked up and paced around, getting just a bit away from the group. The kept chatting but still held a close eye on you, curiosity taking over. Everyone looked at you when your face lit up with utter disbelieve. Chris sat a little more straight and looked awaiting for what was about to happen.

“Yeah, yeah, sure of course! Let me write it down, hold on.” You told the man on the phone and quickly got your notebook and pen by your side and leaving the group again. When it was over half an hour, the group almost couldn’t contain themselves anymore and wanted to know everything. They saw how your posture changed, the twinkling in your eyes and just the look of disbelieve on your face with the most contagious grin someone could have. They knew that it was very good news.

You walked back to the group, still on the phone but ready to hang up. Everyone got silent and awaited for your information. “Yes, yes, absolutely, no problem! Thank you so much for this chance! Speak to you soon and I’ll see the email appear. Bye.” You hang up in utter disbelieve and happiness which radiated from everything. Chris couldn’t wipe the smile off his face as he looked at you. “And???” one of your friends asked you.

“Ehh well… They want me back next year for sure and I’ll help them design then. But for now, I’m going to make every banner that’s going to hang there, make the passes and more but this is for the next 2 weeks and now my ultimate favorite….” You couldn’t contain your happiness and bright smile while everyone looked in awe, knowing how much this meant to you and it was actually really big. “I get to make their merchandise!” everyone was just as gob smacked as you were. You just started chuckling and giggling uncontrollably. Chris was needed to process it and one of your friends stood up, the rest following and cheered, picking you up and twirling you around while you kept giggling.

“Congratz!!! This is huge!” one of your best friends said to you. “I can’t actually believe it!” you told them, still not believing it. Chris walked up to you and pulled you in the biggest hug, placing multiple kisses on your head, face and lips as you giggled. He cupped your cheeks and pulled you in for a big kiss. “I am so proud of you and happy for you baby!” you smiled and flung your arms around his neck. “We need to celebrate this!” one of your friends turned the music up and popped a wine bottle open.

You celebrated the whole day, drinking, swimming, dancing and laughing a lot. You called your mom and some more people that really mattered throughout the day. When you finally arrived home you were exhausted and even that was an understatement. Chris knew that you were extremely tired from all the built up emotions, the good and the bad. It was a long and emotional day and Chris would make sure that you got relaxed again.

“Let’s take a shower sweetheart.” He told you, making you nod. Tiredness written all over your sleepy face. He helped you out of the clothes “Wait here for a minute.” he told you softly so he could put the dirty clothes and swimwear in the washing machine. You waited for Chris, yawning. Chris walked back naked to you and chuckled when he saw you yawn. “Let’s get cleaned up, pretty princess.” He told you and helped you in the shower. You were clingy again and Chris couldn’t wipe the loving smile off of his face from your clinginess. He washed your hair and cupped your cheeks, placing a kiss on your lips before pulling your head against his chest and softly rubbed your back.

After you got out, he put a towel around your body before he wrapped one around himself and sat you down on the counter. You yawned again and Chris smiled lovingly at you “Let daddy take care of you now.” He told you, trying to make you even more relaxed. You nodded while Chris stood in front of you, putting lotion on your body and you let your head rest against his shoulder. He got your skincare products out “Look up for me pretty baby.” he told you and chuckled when he saw that you almost fell asleep against his shoulder.

He placed his finger underneath your chin and gave you a small loving smile before gently placing the cream on your face. When he was done he smiled at you and kissed your nose. He got you of the counter, held your hand and let you to the bed, sitting you down before going to the closet and getting your satin, pink pajama out of the closet. He put your shorts on and your top and peppered your face with kisses again, earning a couple of giggles from you again. He placed your plushy bunny in your arms and got back to the closet for his own clothes while you waited patiently for him.

He put on a t-shirt and shorts before putting some sock on you and walked down the stairs with you. You followed him everywhere he went but he didn’t minded it at all, holding your hand. He got a beer for himself and some lemonade for you and walked with you to the couch. He put the drinks on the small table in front of him, sat down and pulled you on his lap sideways and handed you the remote.

You got more comfortable on his lap, crawling more against his chest, his hand softly rubbing the soft skin of your legs. You picked out a Disney movie and clang tightly onto your plushy. You chose belle and the beast but the real life remake. Chris just caressed every part of your skin softly with his fingertips as if he admired every part of your body, which he did. He was more focused on you than the movie playing in front of him. When you moved a little to get even more physical contact, he wrapped his arms around you and let his head rest on your shoulder after he kissed your cheek lovingly, his thumb still softly rubbing your skin.

He saw you getting deeper and deeper relaxed and how you fought your heavy eyelids. “Let’s get upstairs sleepy baby, we’ll finish the movie tomorrow princess.” He told you and helped you upstairs before placing you on the counter again and placed some toothpaste on your toothbrush before handing it to you. You tiredly took it from him while you both brushed your teeth at the same time. He looked at you with adoration in his eyes but chuckled when he saw you almost falling asleep with the toothbrush in your mouth, your head already hanging low.

“Okay, let daddy help you with that princess.” He told you, but knew it wasn’t really getting to you. He took the toothbrush from your mouth and helped you with it but it woke you up in realization that you actually drifted off slightly with the brush in your mouth. Once you made eye contact with Chris you felt a little embarrassed and wanted to take the brush from him but he just smiled lovingly at you as he shook his head. “No sweetheart, let daddy do it for now. I know you’re a big girl and want to do it yourself but it’s okay, you’re tired, let daddy help.” He encouraged you to accept it. He could see that you were doubting it but he just smiled at you. “It’s okay baby. We’re almost done either way but trust me. Can you do that sweetheart?” he pushed you further into his care and you gave in because of his last sentence. You nodded and surrendered to Chris’s care.

“Good job baby, such a good girl.” He praised you and you felt proud. “There we go. Here’s the mouthwash baby. Don’t swallow it though.” He reminded you as he took some himself and kept looking at you. When he spat it out he looked back at you. “Spit it out baby, good job.” He knew that praising you got you even more over the edge, feeding your inner child. You did as he instructed and he smiled proudly at you before helping you to the bed. “With or without pajamas baby girl?” he asked you while he straightened the sheets. “Without.” You told him and he nodded, helping you out of silken pajamas before taking his own clothes off.

Chris turned the fan on, giving a nice cool breeze and some white noise before turning back into bed. He gently pulled you towards him and gave you your plushy. You were deep in thought and tried to get even closer against him as if you wanted to crawl into him. Chris went with his fingertips over your head and easily noticed your discomfort. “What’s wrong baby girl?” he asked you softly. “Just want to be near you. Closer.” You softly whispered your last part a little embarrassed. “Want me in you?” he asked carefully unsure if that was what you meant. “If that’s okay….” You asked him softly and he smiled in adoration at you and kissed the top of your head, letting his lips rest there for a minute. “Of course it is princess.”

“Place your leg over mine baby girl.” You quickly did what he asked you while Chris pumped his cock a couple of times but he never had trouble getting hard for you. His hand went slightly over your stomach towards your slit and helped you get a little bit more wet even though you already were, feeling needy and clingy. He placed his cock by your entrance and carefully pushed himself in, both moaning at the feeling. “God you feel so good princess.” He moaned out and you whimpered at the feeling. You wanted to get closer to Chris but he stopped you. “Wait for a second baby, don’t move yet.” He told you and you waited for him to get it under control.

Chris finally pulled you towards him after a couple of minutes and you finally fell sleepy again. You rested almost half on top of him. Your head and arm resting on his chest as he softly massaged your head. “You comfy princess?” he asked you softly and you murmured yes while nodding slightly. “Good night baby girl. I’ll be here when you wake up. I love you.” he told you and you smiled against his chest. “I love you too daddy.” You murmured out, almost asleep but awake enough to hear his heart skip a couple of beats.

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tsaritsa · 3 years ago

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tagged by the beautiful and sexy and successful @fullmetalscullyy + @megthemighty. ty babes ur both fergalicious mwah how many works do you have on ao3? 40

what’s your total ao3 word count? 275,381 words

what are your top five fics by kudos?

may i feel, said he

for the serpent has died and i’m leaning by your side

enthrallment

against the run of play

a strange fate with wandering limbs

i’m really proud of each of these pieces for different reasons. mifsh is a love letter to mar and to the fandom generally; ftshdailbys (what a fucking acronym lmao) was one of the first pieces i did with the intention of hitting a specific word count; enthrallment is a reminder to myself that pain does eventually pass (and that riza/bradley is sexy af); atrop definitely helped develop my love for multimedia fics and playing around with how we show information to the reader; and asfwwl was as much a study of riza as the people around her

do you reply to comments, why or why not? absolutely — although i tend to wait for updates to reply to the previous chapters if it’s an ongoing piece. i’m always stunned by the comments i get and i treasure each and every one of them. ty for giving me a little joy in my daily life

what’s the fic you’ve written with the angstiest ending? i guess it depends on ur perspective. a strange fate is essentially dead dove on arrival — and bellyache deals with some unsavoury themes as well

what’s the fic you’ve written with the happiest ending? prolly that v saccharine valentines day fic. personally it makes me cringe a little now, but if that’s what floats ur boat, then go for it

do you write crossovers? if so, what’s the craziest one you’ve ever written? specific aus are as close as i’ve gotten - the crown!au would be the best fit. the concept of doing a marvel-esque endgame showdown has never really vibed with me; especially for the fma universe, which is incredibly niche and unique in a variety of ways

have you ever received hate on a fic? hahahahahah remember the time when ppl were bitching about mifsh on here bc it was ‘everywhere’ and we were ‘no better than rcyeddies’ with the power imbalance and it was a ‘glorified self-insert fic’ and we were deviants for sharing it and had made the royai fandom ‘cheap’ and ‘an awful place to be’ bc they were so much more than fucking?

yeah me neither lol. i’d also like to state that i’m not bitter about this anymore — but it really did feel awful to read those things, and for ppl to judge us and the substance of the story without ever bothering to talk to us before doing so. i’d like to think the fandom is a kinder space now, where we can just. move on if we don’t enjoy something, instead of sniping about it publicly and deliberately trying to make ppl feel bad

and if u were one of those ppl who were mean: either die mad and jealous lmao OR write something better and more engaging if u want ppl to shut up about may i feel. that’s literally all u have to do 🤷

do you write smut? if so, what kind? i write sexy smut. sometimes it’s an au where they’re in a ballet company. sometimes they’re at university. sometimes i forget to finish them in a timely fashion

have you ever had a fic stolen? not lifted verbatim. but there have been a few times where — and it’s not just my gut feeling, others have brought it to my attention — ideas and phrases align a little too neatly for me to brush it off as mere coincidence. at the end of the day it doesn’t really matter

have you ever had a fic translated? i’ve been very lucky to have a few translated: a few in spanish, russian, and mandarin as well, if memory serves me right

have you ever co-written a fic before? y’all know i have. may i feel and starstruck are the published ones, but maybe more will surface. we’ll see

what’s your all-time favourite ship? royai for sure. they just tickle a very specific part of my brain

what’s a wip that you want to finish but don’t think you ever will? won’t say i can’t finish any of them bc there’s always the chance i will — just a matter of sitting down and figuring out what needs to happen

what are your writing strengths? this made me pause for a bit bc in truth i’m not terribly sure. i’d like to think my dialogue is strong — not only in terms of characterisation, but in the ability to move the plot forward without having to simply tell the reader what is going on. y’all know i love making things sound pretty as well — assonance my beloved

what are your writing weaknesses? it’s a double-edged sword. as much as i love writing to a particular aesthetic, that definitely hinders me too when i get too involved with the details rather than examining my writing from a birds-eye perspective. i also know i struggle with keeping things simple — from explaining something as just. as it is as well as bigger issues like “let me just tell y’all about the history of the economy of resembool from the years 1872-1911 even though this was meant to be a throwaway sentence″

what are your thoughts on writing dialogue in other languages in a fic? i think it can add a ton of depth to a scene — it’s more a case of ensuring that the context around the dialogue can help the reader infer meanings without feeling so unsure they want to go search the translation. for the most part in may i feel, i think readers have been able to understand without too much hassle when a character uses spanish (but also we all know enough rudimentary spanish that it’s not utterly foreign). using a non-latin written language like mandarin or thai would definitely take me out of the fic more — but again, it’s all in how u apply it

what was the first fandom you wrote for? fruits basket! i never published it tho

what’s your favourite fic you’ve written? currently it’s my piece that will be published for this years fma big bang. i’m really excited to share more about it next month (and publish it on october 3rd!!)

tagging @firewoodfigs, @royai, and @bringingglory if y’all haven’t already gotten around to it

#would u believe i'm writing fic again?#who would've thought lockdown would give me time + space to do so hah

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eldritch-elrics · 3 years ago

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fic writer meme

thanks @gusu-emilu for the tag! i’m so late to this but i didn’t forget :3

@the-golden-ghost i know i’ve sent you so many of these lmao but just in case you want to do another one! also @candygothjester , @wolffyluna , @cloudheaded if you like??

How many works do you have on AO3?

81! (that’s the reverse of your number emilu lol)

What’s your total AO3 word count?

540,039 ...... this is over ~6 years but still WOW that number is big

continued under the cut because Long

How many fandoms have you written for and what are they?

according to my ao3 page, approx. 25. much of the variety comes from crossovers (steven universe, mob psycho 100, and uzumaki are all on there just because i crossed them over with the magnus archives) and also because i used to write fic for a shit ton of different shakespeare plays lmao

i won’t list all the fandoms on my page, but the top 5 are mdzs/cql, the magnus archives, homestuck, hamlet, and kirby. technically star trek should be there too but i never put any of my star trek fic on ao3

(i’m quite liking the range of the top 5... especially since i’ve got a novel/tv show, podcast, multimedia webcomic, play, and video game series!)

What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

spacetime, sexuality, and other complex conundrums (547 kudos) - a very long homestuck canon divergence au in which one character is thrown back in time and forced to repeat a very long and very boring portion of canon. except it isn’t boring in this fic, because it’s full of awkward teenage love triangles, which eventually result in polyamory. this is still the longest single thing i’ve written lol

greatest warriors (318) - kirby fic! it’s an enemies-to-lovers fic with meta knight and galacta knight, and it’s also about meta knight dealing with his post-mind-control trauma (sometimes pretty poorly). there’s homoerotic swordfighting and lots of lore speculation. i have made so many friends through this fic it’s insane (and really cool!)

closed eyes and open arms (296) - fun fluffy get-together fic for ed and ling from fmab, set during a time period that canon skips over. i don’t think this is my most unique or creative fic but it’s sweet! and it was fun to write

too hard a knot for me to untie (248) - another homestuck one. fairly generic first kiss/get-together fic (though with shakespeare references, which was fun)

nothing beside remains (244) - mdzs! my “xue yang sacrifices himself to bring back xiao xingchen” fic! i’m so glad this is up here because i’m very proud of it :D

Do you respond to comments, why or why not?

most of them! i always love when authors respond to my comments, so i try to do the same

What’s the fic you’ve written with the angstiest ending?

almost certainly stand at the pit’s mouth, which ends with mo xuanyu’s (canon) death after he’s just spent 9k words panicking about whether or not he wants to die after all. fun fact: my mom read this and told me it was so devastating she was thinking about it for days and days afterward, so... success?

Do you write crossovers? If so, what is the craziest one you’ve written?

yes! i’ve been writing crossovers ever since i’ve been writing fic. i think the two fandoms i’ve crossed stuff over with most are star trek and the magnus archives. especially memorable are the star trek + shakespeare’s tempest one i wrote (for a school project!), magnus archives + steven universe, and, my personal favorite, this one that’s tagged with “the adventure zone” and “philosophy rpf.”

Have you ever received hate on a fic?

not HATE per se, but i’ve gotten a couple comments along the lines of “this is a cool fic; here’s a list of things i like and a list of things i didn’t like.” which feels kind of rude to comment on a fic lol, even if it is sometimes cool to see people’s honest opinion. like.. some of it was good constructive criticism, but it’s not the best practice to offer concrit out of the blue

Do you write smut? if so what kind?

yeah......

oh god the tones of all my smutty works are VASTLY different, but i guess i could say that a throughline is that most of it involves characters who aren’t really romantically involved? either they’re friends, enemies, or somewhere straddling the line... i just like using smut to complicate relationship dynamics!

Have you ever had a fic stolen?

not to my knowledge..

Have you ever had a fic translated?

not yet, but i recently got a comment from someone asking if they could translate one of my ningxian fics into russian!

Have you ever co-written a fic before?

i wrote a couple star trek/star wars crossovers with a friend once in middle school lmao... idk i probably still have those lying around somewhere

What’s your all time favorite ship?

i cannot possibly choose an “all time favorite” because i switch between a lot pretty rapidly (and my tastes change over time!) but rn i’m really feeling xuexiao :3 it’s about the COMPLEXITY

What’s a WIP that you want to finish but don’t think you ever will?

gonna limit myself to just things that are on ao3 but - a cross-country guide to diplomacy and babysitting, which is a fmab post-canon road trip fic! i had like a whole plot and everything... maybe if i ever go back to fmab fic (and i’m sure i will) i’ll finish it but hmmm we shall see

What are your writing strengths?

i’m pretty good at angst! making people feel devastated! but sometimes in like a cathartic way? also i’d like to think i’ve been steadily improving at incorporating humor into my fics but i have yet to receive feedback on that

also i’m good at wacky surreal shit hehe

What are your writing weaknesses?

this is probably something all writers feel about their own work, but sometimes i feel like my prose can get very same-y and everything i write sounds the same lmao

also, longer plots where there’s tension beyond just misunderstandings & interpersonal (/psychological) drama - those are tricky. i go for a very specific type of conflict in my fics usually!

What are your thoughts on writing dialogue in other languages in a fic?

not sure about dialogue, but in cdrama/cnovel fic i like when authors use the chinese titles!

What was the first fandom you wrote for?

star trek!

...well i did write angry birds fanfic once for a school project when i was about 8 but that’s beside the point

What’s your favorite fic you’ve written?

again, impossible to say, but i do love stand at the pit’s mouth

#writing #fanfiction #tag meme #my post

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clairrely · 4 years ago

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Personal essay thingy! It's about the team of Matenrou from Hypnosis Mic, and how they helped me through a tough spot. Warnings for mentions of mental health issues.

At the time, I was, and (to an extent) am, struggling with pretty severe social anxiety. I second-guess many of the things I say and do, and even the smallest things like someone leaving me on read make me irrationally fearful that I did something wrong, even if I know that logically nothing was. Social media like Twitter and Discord was also terrifying, since I felt nervous about interacting with large groups of people, and the general chaotic, almost overwhelming experience that I had with Twitter left me just feeling like I was scared of people. I withdrew from many close friends, and while I felt lonely, the fear of people- what they could do to me, what I could do to mess up and drive them away- kept me from reaching out.

Then, as I was scrolling through TvTropes, I came upon the Hypnosis Mic project. It was a multimedia project about anime boys rapping, and as I thought it looked fun, I checked it out. At the time, I didn't think it would mean that much to me. Then, I came across the character pages of Matenrou.

I don't think I can properly express just how much of an effect they had on me, but I'll try to. At first, I simply thought that the character concepts were interesting. A humane doctor, a host club worker who was scared of the very people he was hosting, and a businessman who had a dim outlook on life. I began to do more research on the characters, and I saw myself in them, primarily the characters of Izanami Hifumi and Kannonzaka Doppo.

Both Hifumi and I were scared of people (or women, in his case), and we both put on a confident, well-spoken facade to mask it and to get through situations that terrified us. We both had issues with a school-related trauma that seemingly impacted our ability to function normally. I saw my own insecurities reflected in Doppo, too- will I ever accomplish something that I'll be proud of? With all my failures and flaws, will I ever become someone better? The crushing feeling of being powerless to do anything to improve yourself, simply because you don't believe that someone like you could ever become better- I felt that deeply. But I also found a sense of hope by reading through their stories, because flawed as they were, they also had their undeniable strengths, and they were working to grow beyond their flaws.

Hifumi had worked incredibly hard to overcome his fear of women, with his alternate 'host mode' personality a culmination of those efforts. He had so much energy while dealing with people- unlike me.

Doppo, for all his troubles and worries, never gave up and kept on working, despite the incredibly stressful (and real-life) experiences of corporate Japan. To me, his character growth was subtle but undeniable, going from being crushed under his issues to confronting them and questioning whether his 'corporate hell' existence is right.

Jinguji Jakurai, the doctor, had a sort of kindness and altruism that I found inspiring- it seemed that he held a genuine love for people, even strangers, treating them all without bias or reservation. He healed people- mentally, spiritually, and physically, helping them to overcome their fears, their insecurities, any of the issues that were holding them back from being a better person- and I remember myself tearing up.

It was as though these three characters were a direct representation of how I could move past my own terror, my own insecurity, my loneliness and despair. The line in a song they sang, 'sacrifice everything for the impending future', helped me to start trying harder, even though it seemed pointless sometimes. The close bond between them made me realize that while I was hiding from my friends out of fear, I had forgotten the good times that we shared. Even their religious motifs comforted me- I had grown up Buddhist, and to see elements of that referenced in their songs reminded me of the principles I had grown up with.

The message that I came away with was simple, but helped me a great deal. 'Live for another day, and the next, no matter what happens, because someday things will get better.' When I was depressed and facing national exams, or when I had family troubles, it helped me to hang on. It was like they were setting examples for me to follow, and over a few months, I found new strength. I finally mustered the courage to reach out to friends I hadn't talked to in a while, and to throw myself into social situations so that I could get past the anxiety. I found the resolve to keep moving forwards, regardless of everything that had happened in the past, like Hifumi and Doppo, and I made up my mind to try to treat others with the same tolerance, kindness and respect that Jakurai did.

Maybe my interpretation of these characters is different from everyone else's. I can't deny that they're weird, and kind of petty sometimes, and the setting itself is kind of silly, but to me, they were- and still are a source of inspiration and strength. I didn't expect that learning about them would have such an impact on my life- but I'm thankful that I did. We're in the 2nd Division Rap Battle now, and while the idea of conflicts and arguments online (this is still very much a popularity contest) still makes me nauseous, I think the beauty of this team is that I'm likely not the only one whose life they've changed for the better. They tackle very common modern problems, and show people that there's always a way to be better. And that's why Matenrou is so close to my heart.

#long post #essay #mental health discussions #matenro #matenrou #hifumi izanami #kannonzaka doppo #hypnosis microphone #hypmic #hypnosis mic #jakurai #hifumi #doppo #personal #not art

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starsbegantofall · 3 years ago

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events and how they have been... eventing

Something I have been trying to keep in mind since 2021 started and I realized, “we’re not getting out of this pandemic, not truly,” I wanted to live my best life. Obviously my 2020 efforts to make true and lasting change in this country amounted to almost nothing in the end, but hey, I tried my best to help others beyond my career during the pandemic, that must count for something.

This year, I imagined that every 2 weeks is my last 2 weeks to live, that I contracted the deadly variant of coronavirus on top of some other illness, therefore I need to live for myself (living for others did not work out lol) so I can leave this mortal coil with no regrets. I put together a bucket list of the simpler things I felt I could easily accomplish, and used social media to try to keep myself accountable and on track.

If ya really nosy, read below

1. aesthetic design journey - I wanted to spruce up where I live so that I’m happy living and sleeping in it, hence I am making monthly blog posts to help motivate me. Work from home depends on a clean and pleasant environment, very important. Related, I am also reading books on gardening and konmari and attempting a few things. Am I making much progress? No, but at least it was better than the totally ugly mess before.

2. sewing projects - I dug out a gifted notebook from decades ago I never used and listed all of my sewing projects so that if I died, at least that notebook was loved, and I made some progress on my sewing. there’s mending and cosplay and lolita on the list, but I also want to make some normie wearable clothing to give a personal flair to my closet that isn’t from a corporation. Like pajamas and blouses or shorts/skirts.

2a. historical costuming - some lolitas I followed moved onto historical costuming (I guess so they can go to ultra fancy balls that lolitas would not normally go to , pre-pandemic of course), and I wanted to try my hand at one to test my sewing skills. currently working on an 18th century court gown wearable test muslin, not sure if I want to invest in real silk for a final gown until I know I can handle sewing it.

2b. use up fabric and materials that needs using up - as I began reorganizing my old costumes, I decided to do my best to sew up from my fabric stash before moving on and buying more fabric. I already failed at this (twice this year lol) but those are the last two times, I promise!

3. other hobbies - over the years I accumulated a lot of random craft materials that I never really used. no more! I did some cross stitch embroidery, badge rosettes, resin crafting, pressed flowers, and paper clay sculpting this year. Would like to work on painting and calligraphy, markers and multimedia, more clay sculpting, plastic crafts, floral arrangements, book making, leather work, as well as graphic design and programming for my own video games.

4. cooking - a carry over from 2020, trying new recipes regularly, both Asian cuisine and whatever ingredients are in season. This is my favorite past time, even if some of the recipes turn out mediocre, many of them are better (taste and nutrition-wise) than the fast food I would be getting otherwise, and also don’t give me (as much) food poisoning.

5. finishing any of my several unfinished fics that are literally on the last chapter but haven’t been touched in years and ppl keep asking me about them. I think about them constantly but the words do not appear on the document. Every weekend I tell myself I’ll work on them but I don’t. I don’t.

6. rework my website... not sure if I really want to do this at all lol. but I bought the domain, so I really should migrate my blogs over for archival sake.

7. 2 pieces of “finished” art a month, one of them related to videogames so that my yearly art survey won’t have holes in it - I somehow failed to finish 2 this month, but technically I drew more than 2 drawings, just one of them was a comic and not post-worthy. Really, I need to stop procrastinating until the 25th lol

8. learn Chinese and Vietnamese - aka make use of the Rosetta account I paid money for

9. use up the “good stuff” - wear that new nail polish, light those fancy candles you never light, bring out those shoes that are uncomfortable but look awesome, drink that wine or eat that candy, take selfies just because. life is short and miserable.

This is a lot of stuff, but I’ve made a fair amount of progress halfway through 2021. I would say almost every 2 weeks and definitely every month I’ve checked something off my list that I could be proud of should I die from coronavirus complications the next day. And that’s what is important to me.

Whether or not you found this list entertaining, I will try to make wrap-up posts every other month for anyone wanting to go on this journey with me. Otherwise, I hope people at least stay healthy and take care of themselves as best as they can.

#work in progress

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ohnobbwhatisyoudoing · 4 years ago

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1. What do you prefer to be called name-wise?

Scar or Scarlet :))

2. When is your birthday?

26th October!!

3. Where do you live?

South East Asia ahaha

4. Three things you are doing right now?

Laying on bed, waiting for food and eating chocolate. Chocolate cookie bar is da besstt

5. Four fandoms that have peaked your interest?

TWC (ofc), Demon Slayer, BNHA and ATLA/LOK.

6. How has the pandemic been treating you?

Kinda hard. It's really really hard for me to keep track and focus on my online classes. It's like I'm being drowned by time and each second is passing and I'm falling behind everything. But social, family wise? It's kinda great I'm just not too keen on the online stuff :(

7. A song you can’t stop listening to right now?

Yoasobi and Eve song, I can't read Kanji so I don't know what the title song is but it's uploaded a few weeks ago! It's very beautiful :')

8. Recommend a movie.

A Silent Voice, Love and Monster. Both are very different genre and theme but both I enjoyed very much.

9. How old are you?

20 Ahaha

10. School, university, occupation, other?

I just did my final year project for my Diploma and now omw to a degree in Creative Multimedia. Other than that, I am a freelance artist and has worked for small indie games and such.

11. Do you prefer hot or cold?

I like breezy, cloudy environment. Not too warm and not too freezing.

12. Name one fact others might not know about you.

I avoid drinking coffee because of my anxiety. It used to bring me such joy and addiction but I decided to stop entirely.

And I am very afraid of the dark.

13. Are you shy?

I'm Introverted but if around minds alike can be seem Extraverted.

14. Your pronouns?

She/Her :)) They is okay too :)))

15. Biggest pet peeves?

Slow freaking internet. I hate it with passion.

16. What is your favorite “dere” type?

I do not have a type?? I never focus on favourites but I guess, uhm a tad bit of Dandere and Yan.

17. Rate your life from 1-10

Defo 8/9 out of 10. My mental is okay but I've been in so much darker times in my life. I have gone so so far and I'm freaking proud, my depression is very lowkey now, just minor symptoms of ADHD and Anxiety.

18. What’s your main blog?

I don't have any other blogs than this. I hold a number of fandoms but TWC is the only one I'm active in.

19. List your side blogs and what they’re used for.

None. NONE. NADA.

20. Is there something people need to know about you before becoming friends?

I have a bad habif of,,, profanity and calling peeps 'bitches'. I'm really trying to keep it 'low' so if I slipped and it makes you uncomfortable please do say so.

TYSM BEEM FOR TAGGING MEEEEE @callmebeem

I shall now taaaaag NO ONE but feel free to make this!! :D

#personal #blogs #tag #tumblr

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maydayelectric · 4 years ago

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Me & Graphic Design

1. We'd love to get to know you better, in a paragraph, please tell us about yourself - professionally and personally.

I have started to take interest in art, particularly Graphic Design and Photography at an early age. Throughout the years i've taken inspiration for my personal growth as an artist from modern music. After finishing my Bachelor of Arts degree in Multimedia Arts, I pursued my career as an artist within the online advertising industry. Eventually I took it upon myself to venture out to further develop and grow as an individual and as an artist. The industries I was able to take on were Real Estate, Interior Design, and Institutional. While I didn't stray far away from Design, I was able to mature as well as I have hoped.

2. Why did you choose graphic design as a career, what have you done in graphic design, why do you love it so much?

When I started taking interest in graphic design, it never felt like a tedious task or something that was needed to be done. It felt very natural to me in ways that it was almost a therapeutic outlet for me while I was growing into it. Simultaneously, I was getting so much inspiration from the rise of Korean Pop Music at the time. With the two merging, it just became something I was happy to do at any given time.

3. What is your graphic design 'happy place' and why? What do you like working in and why?

I would say that my graphic design 'happy place' would be mixed media. To be specific, photo manipulation has become one of my distinct styles as an artist, I would say. Photoshop has been my best buddy all these years. I think without it, it truly would not be the same for me.

4. What upcoming design trends or development makes you most excited about growing in your chosen career and why?

Motion Graphics is getting really interesting to see and has been taking charge of a wide range of industries these days, I would love to get in on the trend. Learning new things along the way is a huge part of my growth (and for everybody, for that matter), and with new developments within the design industry, it just gets more and more exciting.

5. Apart from reading blogs and watching YouTube videos, what have you done in your spare time to advance your knowledge and experience in graphic design? Can you give examples of the work you've done in your spare time?

As of the moment, i'm currently managing a small business to hopefully sustain myself. It involves collaborative work, but it's definitely giving me the chance to develop my skills as well. Please see the following links for your reference: https://www.instagram.com/visualsthebrand/ https://www.facebook.com/visualsthebrand/

6. Within your folio, what work are you most proud of and why?

As cliché as it sounds, I am very proud of each and every work I have put into my portfolio. Each and every work included within the contents (even the portfolio itself), I have spent hard work on. Might I even say the proudest work I have done is my portfolio? Yes -- to put in the simplest terms.

I was so inspired when I answered this questionnaire; you can share or answer this yourself on your free time! It’s also a great way to self-reflect. Thoughts?

#bbblog #art #graphic design #questionnaire

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ghosttownaz · 4 years ago

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Underground Uprising’s “Artist of the Week” - D. Carter

We are back with the Underground Uprising's "Artist of the Week" and this time we have a director/videographer to showcase! D. Carter, the man behind "To the Top Visuals" is the first "AOTW" to be chosen for their skills behind a camera and after you get to know him and his work a little better, you'll be a fan or an eager artist that wants to work with this diversely skilled man from Arizona.

Where are you from? What was it like growing up there?

"I was born in Mesa, Arizona. Raised in the East valley of Phoenix, bouncing from Chandler, Gilbert, Mesa, and Tempe. I've been here my entire life. I moved a lot, but mostly throughout the east valley. I love AZ, it is a place I'll always represent and call home. I've met several solid people who've played huge roles in my life. I've had a lot of great memories and a lot of bad one's. But I'm sure it's like that anywhere you are from. The one thing i love about Arizona is its difference in nature. You can go from the Phoenix desert at 120 degrees and take an hour and a half drive up North and be in cooler weather and surrounded by pine trees. Growing up here has been a long experience and journey. I don't know any other place better than I do Arizona."

What kind of videos/movies/tv inspired you as a kid?

"I grew up loving a lot of sci-fi and comedy films. "Star Wars" brings out my nerdy side and i could watch those movies over and over despite how many times I've already seen them. I also loved movies like "The Matrix" , "Romeo must die", "Predator", "Alien", "Rush Hour" "Chappelle show" and stand up comedies to name a few. As a kid I was heavy into "Pokémon" and "Yu-Gu-oh!" I don't care what nobody says that was my thing. Lol. I really enjoyed movies or shows where their was a main character who was separated from the rest "The one" or they had special abilities that no one else had. Some badass "lone ninja" type stuff. Lol. I actually try implementing that on my own projects. I think it's cool."

When did “To the Top Visuals” start?

"[It] originated as "Carterora Productions" about two years ago. As I was building my portfolio as an artist going by "D Carter", I needed content. I didn't have the money to afford photo shoots or music videos all the time with what I was trying to do. I knew I needed to put things out but I was limited. I hated that feeling. I originally invested into camera equipment with a business partner who had experience in multimedia in hopes to grow as an artist and build a business shooting music videos and doing photo shoots for other artists. My partner and I had conflicting schedules and (life happened) at the time and couldn't run it full force attacking it head on together like i was intending to. So I ended up doing it by myself. I started building relationships and taking on big projects like Weddings, Corporate videos, small business videos, artist photo shoots, artist music videos etc.. I really had no experience what so ever with a camera or knew anything about it. But I did my research and learned more and more over time. I had to learn the ins and outs of a camera, a drone, editing, all while having my own style to it. It was very over whelming for a while because I was also trying to be a music artist. Then all the sudden I was a videographer and a photographer.

I've had my fair share of gigs and the experience is really what took me to a new level. Although I still am the learner and have much more to figure out. It has skyrocketed my opportunities and building relationships being able to it all. Until I met my manager, (Danielle Ellis) aka "The Matrix" We built a team together under the label "To the Top Music Management". She has helped me immensely to grow as an artist. We decided to partner and run the multimedia business I had built, together and rebrand the name to match what we had already started in To the Top Music management. To make things simpler, thus the name "To the Top Visuals".

Favorite director?

"I loved Tarantino films, Spielberg, and of course George Lucas for giving us star wars lol."

What do you both think of the current state of AZ Hip Hop?

"I think anyone can agree that Arizona is a hotspot for talent. I've met so many talented and credible like minded individuals who are all here trying to do the same thing. The driving direction in AZ hip-hop is in full acceleration. One day i believe AZ will be known for Hip hop like California, New York or Atlanta. One driving force will be Respect the Underground and what they have put on for the city, year after year. Especially with the showcasing of talent at each years Annual Hip hop festival."

Advice for up and coming creators and artists?

"My best advice, do what you love to do. Not because it's cool. If you truly love the ART and can dedicate your life to it, then take every opportunity thrown at you. I mean that as in right away. Not next week, next year, or when you're ready.. Because you will never be "ready". The time is now fam."

Biggest lesson learned in your career?

"My biggest lesson as a music artist, was to stop making music for other people. Make music that YOU like. Don't follow the trends. Separate yourself from the rest. I see to much of the same things nowadays. I also learned that this is a business, not a hobby. You need to have both a business mindset and a creative mindset or else this will be very difficult for you. It was for me. The last important thing I learned is don't listen to what people think or criticize you on about your art. And that goes for the multimedia side as well. Your art will never be good enough for some people and that's okay. You have to accept that. The ones who enjoy what you do will follow."

What are you most proud of, what is your biggest accomplishment so far?

"What I am most proud of in this journey in the music business and multimedia business is the experience itself. Never did I think 4 years ago I would be where I am today, strategizing and executing a clear vision with Mic Myers, Talika, KMRN, Genesis, and Drk Matr, all of which are a part of our label “To the Top music management” as well as hosting Hip-hop night at Good Time Charlis in Chandler. I've worked with or had the opportunity to surround myself with several successful artists and media artists such as Whitney Peyton, Sincerely Collins, Fat Belly Filmz, Shot by Dub, Delly Everyday, Bag of Tricks Cat to name a few. I've collaborated with super producer Kato on the Track, on a beat and had the opportunity to meet and learn from him. I've taken pictures of several local artists whether it be photo shoots or performance photos for groups like The Kotton Mouth Kings... The opportunities are out there.. I'm proud of my journey and I cant wait for what's next."

Who would you like to collab with in the future?

"I would love to collab with Futuristic one day, but I'm sure everyone would want that since he's one of the faces of AZ hip hop right now.. J Rob the Chief is another artist i believe is next level. I'm open to collabs with anyone who is serious about this honestly. Eventually I'd like to expand outside of AZ and collab with other we'll known artists. But overall I want to grow and help others grow too."

What’s the next move for To The Top Visuals?

"To the Top visuals has a few videos coming out that we are excited about. One of which being Whitney Peyton. She is an incredible talent and has given us the opportunity to collab with her. So stay tuned for that. Otherwise, To the Top Visuals is open for business and taking all inquiries for video, photo, beat production, studio recording, album art or cover art, or even if you need help learning the business side of music etc.. So hit us up we got you!"

by: Steven Sandage

#ghosttownmedia #ghost town media #hip hop #hiphop #cinemetography #director #music video #azhiphop #azwaytooactive #az hip hop #azhhf #dcarter #Music Journalism #musicblog #music #musicjournalism

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doodlegraveyard · 5 years ago

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I mentioned a little while ago that I love your aged-up designs and changed costumes, and I love all your sero content (esp sero/iida). I noticed that most of your cellophane art is in his original outfit, and I was wondering if you've considered redesigning his costume at all. also I adore your sero fam but I don't know if you mentioned anywhere what quirks they each have. i just want to know more about my boy norio and their tacky shirt mom and their top energy aunt and their chill dad. thank

TOP ENERGY AUNT IM LOSING IT

Honestly Seros outfit is one of my favorites so it hasn’t gone through any changes! I think I just give him gloves sometimes and additional detailing on the boots but that’s more of a stylistic choice than a redesign. IMO you really can’t take away his tape shoulder things and I love the pattern of the bodysuit and helmet. To me it strikes the right balance between simplicity (the black and white is *chef kiss*) and corny/gimmicky (literal tape dispenser). I’ve seen the one that goes around with all the straps to distribute his weight when swinging around and it looks super cool but honestly…I’m not going to be able to draw that consistently or well 😅

I feel kind of the same way about iidas outfit, he’s a sports car in shining armor!!!! 🚙 The only thing I’d probably change for ease of drawing him is the helmet? Idk

Thanks for asking about Sero fam i just dumped a bunch of random stuff and it ended up super long oops so here:

Tacky shirt mom was originally named Kiiko (think it’s Kiori now but I go back and forth and I’m playing w the kanji so ehh) Her quirk is Contortionist, she’s got crazy lax connective tissue and is beyond double jointed. She can just collapse her whole fuckjn body it looks terrible and she rarely uses it. She’s chill but the less chill parent by proxy, like Hanta she can be a smartass and is super opinionated, says things that get her into trouble sometimes.

Hanta doesn’t have her quirk per se but he is mad flexible just naturally (and can turn his elbows all the way around its terrible).

Hantas mom and aunt are very close and have a pretty similar dynamic as him and Nori. Idk exactly her quirk/if its the same as her sister but she’s a dance instructor

His dad Hantaro’s name has the same pun as Hantas (Sero Hanta/Hantaro = serohantepu = cellophane tape) and he basically has the same quirk as both his sons 🙋‍♂️🙋‍♂️🙋‍♂️(mutant types seem like they’d be kinda dominant traits to me). Interesting to note that Hanta doesn’t have an inherently more powerful version of this quirk, it’s literally just from practice and training that he’s able to use it the way he does. Not only do his dad and brother not have the athleticism to use it to swing around like he does, but their tape would probably break under the weight. mostly they use it to grab smaller items from across the room [or in nori’s case, nail his brother in the head with tape from across the room]

He’s very chill and quiet (introverted) and sometimes when the boys were younger he’d get overwhelmed with the energy and and his wife would come home to find their kids entertaining themselves (ie: hanta taping nori to a wall) while her husband watched them from behind the sliding glass door, lying flat on his back on the patio, smoking a cigarette.

Which is not to say he doesn’t like spending time with them!! in particular he will often work with Nori on his art projects even though he has no idea what they’re making or why. He’s been friends with enough artists not to question it

The Seros make documentaries, basically. Hantaro is a videographer and Ki is a journalist/director/presenter of their stuff. Because of this they take a lot of long trips for work but there’s also long stretches of time when they’re working from home, editing, researching, planning the next one. They have a small production team but do a lot of it themselves too. That’s why the boys are used to spending half the time with their aunt, for when their parents are working overseas. 🎥

Even when they are home, the Seros are kind of free range parents, they think it’s healthy for them to be able to mostly do what they want? And if they want to learn something or do an activity they’ll get them the class or the equipment or whatever even if the interest only lasts a couple of months, resulting in a weird amalgamation of skills (for example: hanta knows how to tap dance and embroider and can still play a little piano) but they weren’t exactly expecting the things he’d stick with over the years were competitive gymnastics (🏅🏅🏅) and…….being a hero.[hes the overachieving jock brother can you believe it]

NORIO M’BOY!!! Nori is a multimedia artist. He and Hanta used to make terrible tape papier mache as kids and he basically never stopped (he branched out to other materials and styles but the first art that gets him public attention is a tape effigy of Endeavor he makes as a freshman in college that he and his friends nearly get arrested for setting on fire and floating down the river by their campus) his mother is so proud 🔥🔥🔥🔥

Hanta is very used to coming home from school to find his room being used to store noris latest project, at one point he got on a kick of making terrifying human-sized dummies and just left them chilling on his brothers bed

i feel like i draw hanta harassing his little bro a lot and i wanted you all to know what he does to deserve it. its this ^^^

What a little fuckin weirdo

thanks for the q’s @ohmygodricgirl !

#sero hanta #hanta sero #bnha oc #my hero academia #boku no hero academia #my family academia #sero fam #i was literally just bolding things bc i hated looking at this wall of text sorry #im always really pumped to talk oc #especially family ocs bc theyre not heroes/basically pointless but i love them #long post #inscriptions #ohmygodricgirl #asks

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girlwiththebooktattoo · 5 years ago

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Am I Supposed to Know How to Do Other Things Than Just Repost Memes?--Technology and The Teacher in Public Schools

Society has labeled my generation as the technological generation. I am automatically labeled as having the technological savvy as Bill Gates and Steve Jobs. I was actually born a month after Google, so as twins I’m supposed to know more about Google and it’s advantages than myself. According to Collin Gifford Brooks’ essay titled “New Media Pedagogy”, “‘[M]ultimodal pedagogy,’ a phrase that layers together no only multimedia but the multiliteracies advocated by the New London Group, who call for teaching a broader range of meaning-making ‘modalities,’ including visual, audio, spatial, and gestural literacies alongside more traditional textual/linguistic practices”

I found this quote haunting me as I read through the chapter. I never believed in a traditional style of teaching and constantly strive for new avenues of teaching and understanding the mind of young students. While learning to be a teacher I was also a young woman living in the 21st century. I have Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok (something I’m not completely proud of), and Tumblr (obviously). I use them quite often to look at the status of close friends and family members as well as post my own pictures and often times memes that nobody really wants to see but are now forced to because they accidentally refreshed the page while looking at a dog video. Yet, I regard myself to be quite technologically illiterate. I don’t know how to use the modern applications for presentation and I still haven’t figured out how to put a title at the top of my Tumblr page (and I’m kind of too embarrassed to ask). Prezi was a very new thing for me when I was in high school and I still only use it as a slightly elevated form for the tired Powerpoint.

I come to explain this because a teacher I very much admire says that it will be difficult for me to get a job and teach in this new era of education if I don’t keep up with the technological advances that were programmed for a classroom. And this quote and the rest of the chapter elevated her statement to the point that her words shoved me off the pedestal of good grades and ambitions which I thought at the time was safeguarded and landed me into a pit of an unknown future for my career.

What exactly would I have to learn? Could I get away with using social media as other platforms for learning? Am I required to know all the nuances of Google Classroom, Prezi? What’s Adobe Flash again? Am I required to know what that is? Oh, a student is asking me if he should accept the cookies, I’m assuming it’s okay because they’re just regular cookies right?

And it’s not just that. So many times I have seen schools overuse technology to the point that students are simply plugging and chugging vocabulary problems instead of actually learning vocabulary through written text. Not to mention that it’s scientifically proven that people read better on paper than on a screen. All of this sudden influx of implementation of technology in the classroom to fulfill grants that purchased the Chromebooks.

I do agree with what Brooks’ said and much of it makes sense. The activities were quite enticing and showed not just learning skills, but why the reasoning behind the skills that are used for writing today. My favorite was using Prezi so students can present their annotated bibliography which explains their thought process of research. But how exactly am I supposed to be both an expert in writing skills while also an even greater expert in technology? At some point, the students will have questions about why the app or computer isn’t working and the teacher 9/10 should have an answer other than “I don’t know”. The student’s future depends on understanding the technological advances that are constantly changing, but am I supposed to just know everything because I am considered only a millennial who is constantly glued to their phones. Not to mention when will American public schools realize that a computer is a great source for more information and greater learning avenues of presentation instead of just another way for them to systematically rank the students using standardized tests on laptops.

Technology IS a good thing in public schools, just not in the way public schools picture technology being utilized and understood.

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hagothehills · 5 years ago

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It has been a while since I last blogged. I’ve needed the time to just be, to heal and to reflect. I became a bit of a hermit because that’s what I needed at the time.

Grief is a strange phenomena. Sometimes when you think you are piecing yourself back together, something comes along: a memory, a scent, a sound which reminds you of your loved one’s absence and you’re back in that heartache. That’s how it’s been for me anyway, everyone grieves differently.

Besides being a hermit, I’ve had to focus more on my uni studies and I’m pleased to say I’ve completed my degree and will graduate next month. Studying towards a degree has been a challenge for me with working full time, losing loved ones the stress of day to day life, and I’m so pleased and relieved to have passed my course. Once I’ve graduated I will need to then do some research about what I would like to do with my degree. One path leads to another.

In other news, my partner and I got engaged and we’re getting married next year, so I’ve been doing a lot of wedding planning. We also bought our first house together and moved in during the winter months. So a lot has been going on for me this past year!

I plan to get back into blogging because I’ve really missed writing and researching folklore and witchcraft. So keep tuned because more content will be coming soon!

My fiance and I are just back from a trip to Berlin, and it was amazing exploring all of the sights such as the Berlin Wall, the TV Tower and Brandenburg Tor and trying currywurst for the first time. I’m now having currywurst withdrawal so I’m hoping when the next German food stalls appear in town they will be selling this as well as regular bratwurst.

We also went to see the Icelandic techno-punk BDSM perfomance art group Hatari play in Berlin, and it was honestly the best gig of my life. I loved it so much that I’m going to see them in London again next year for their Europe Will Crumble tour. Hatari have inspired me to get back into being my creative self, as well as looking deeply into the state of the world. Their music speaks of the duality of man’s existence in a capitalist society, of the destruction we’re causing the planet and thus ultimately destroying ourselves. Everyone has a price, everyone is for sale. From their instagram:

Hatari is a political multimedia project which aims to unveil the relentless scam that is everyday life. We cannot change things, but we can unveil the anomie of neoliberal society, the pointlessness of every minute spent in the race, and the low price for which man sells himself ever more blatantly.

I had intentions to set up a witchy shop online, but I never got round to doing it due to studies. It’s something I consider doing every now and then but ultimately I’m unsure if I will at this stage. I’ve been rather busy as mentioned above!

I mentioned in a post a little while back about fundraising for the Tales of the Taibhsear album, and it’s been released and the project is such a success, that Scott of The Cailleach’s Herbarium also set up a organisation called The Woven Land Network designed to raise funds to restore and preserve important sacred sites around Scotland such as holy wells and standing stones as well as education people about their history (if known), their function and how to visit these sites respectfully. You can find out more on their facebook page or website: The Woven Land Network It’s a very exciting project and I’m proud of Scott for working so hard to educate others and conserve these sites.

I plan to get blogging again more frequently, there are still plenty of folkloric tales to tell and spells to do.

Beannachd Leibh x

An update It has been a while since I last blogged. I've needed the time to just be, to heal and to reflect.

#berlin #Berlin Wall #culture #Festsaal Kreuzberg #Hatari #music #Scotland #Scottish folklore #Studies #The Cailleachs Herbarium #The Woven Land Network #Travelling

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prorevenge · 6 years ago

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Refuse to teach all males in the class? We'll see what the Department of Education has to say about it.

I'd like to preface this lengthy story by saying that this is in no way an anti-feminism story, an MRA tale, or anything of the sort. I'm a proud feminist who was just trying to graduate from my crappy high school and was having extreme difficulties with a particular teacher and an uncaring principal/faculty. TL;DR at the end.

Back in 2008, I was in Year 11 (Australian, second last year of high school). My high school had a reputation for being abysmal and faculty would more often than not brush aside any problems students were facing. Enter the Crazy Teacher (from now on referred to as CT). CT taught a Multimedia class I enrolled in, and this was the first year they had done this class as it was a TAFE equivalency course they were trialling (sort of like a community college course you could take during high school, earning a certificate at the end). These courses are not graded, but pass or fail.

CT started off fine for a few weeks. Then the rants started. They would last the full hour of the class as she yelled and yelled about almost anything - our perceived laziness, our idiocy, the powerlessness of the principal to do anything. This, obviously, severely impacted our work as we couldn't focus while CT was screaming at the top of her lungs. Several students voiced concerns to deputies, the principal, student services etc. all to no avail.

One day, CT announced that because the male students were taking up all her time with questions, she would no longer be teaching us, instead only focussing on the female students. This was an elective course, and there were 2/3 male students to a 1/3 female students in the class. At first I thought CT was joking, but it became abundantly clear that they were seriously not going to teach 2/3 of the class, while ranting and raving every time we had them.

Eventually, I had had enough. I recorded one of her hour-long rants, in it's entirety, on my old Nokia slide phone. I vividly remember that in it, CT said that "the principal has no power in this classroom, GOD himself could come down from heaven and he wouldn't be able to stop me!". Bingo. The next day, I took this to the principal and demanded a meeting with them and the Vice Deputy. I showed them the recording, albeit a mere snippet of the ~60 minutes. After a moment, the principal asked if I knew that I could be suspended for using my phone in class and recording someone without their permission. I was told to delete the recording on my phone immediately or face disciplinary action. I deleted the recording as asked, and the principal and deputy thought that would be the end of it but oh boy were they wrong.

While I'd never been one to stick up for myself, I decided it was now or never. I told the principal that I was disgusted by the audacity they displayed to threaten me with disciplinary action over showing them proof that there was a problem with CT. I told them truthfully that I had made copies of the recording and would release them to every major news and radio station unless something was done about this situation. They didn't believe me and again threatened me with suspension. At that moment, I realised what I had to do, so I pretended to drop it and claimed that I would continue my classes without complaint.

That night, I wrote a very detailed letter to the Department of Education wherein I recounted as much as I could remember about CT and their ridiculous rants. I explained the lengths I had gone to to have this resolved within the school, and the response I was met with. I put the copy of the recording onto a thumb drive with the letter and sent it to the DOE. Weeks went by without a response, and with everything I was dealing with at school, I had almost forgotten about it. CT would not show up for some classes, sometimes CT would kick us out for no reason and then scream at us for leaving - it was a nightmare.

3 weeks later, I received a response from the Department of Education. In the letter, they apologised for the mistreatment I had suffered at the hands of teacher and principal alike and explained that they would be conducting an audit of the ENTIRE school - literally every single staff member there would be audited with no stone left unturned. They thanked me for bringing this to their attention, and assured me that no disciplinary action would be taken against me for recording the rant that I had supplied them with.

Soon, the entire school found out what I had done. Most of the teachers absolutely loathed me after that point, one going so far as to say that "you should have kept your mouth shut and your head down". I guess the audit was seen as an inconvenience to them, but what is a small inconvenience against the education, and possible graduation, of around 15 kids? We just wanted to learn and were discriminated against for no reason, with no help offered from within the school. Even some of the students in that class with me thought I'd gone too far, but I couldn't care less about their opinions, I knew what I did was right.

Eventually, CT left on her own accord, literally stomping out of class and driving away mid-lesson, never to be seen again. I heard she got a really nice job at a private school not far away, so I guess she got lucky. I graduated the next year, with the principal remarking as she handed over my certificate during the graduation ceremony "I can't believe you made it". Not in an encouraging "good for you" way, mind you, but in a "I tried so hard to stop this from happening" kind of way.

This was 10 years ago and it still boils my blood thinking about it but I learnt a valuable lesson - if you can't fight the system, make the system work in your favour. I hope this encourages any students who are facing similar issues to speak up and demand that they receive the education they deserve.

TL;DR: Teacher refuses to teach all males in the class . Principal refuses to do anything, threatens disciplinary action. I send recording and letter to Department of Education, who conduct an audit of the entire school.

(source) (story by chitonya)

#prorevenge #by chitonya #pro revenge #revenge stories #pro revenge stories #pro #revenge #revenge story #last10

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