#NOT THE ABSOLUTE CALLOUT OF THIS QUIZ

[yoakenouta]

ONCE YOU'RE STRIPPED CLEAN, WHAT'S AT YOUR CORE?

FRACTURED GLASS. No amount of orchestrated class is ever going to hide the fact that you’re doomed to be alone. You’re a puppet, you’re a weapon, but most importantly? You’re a fraud. Your facade isn’t malicious, but that doesn’t change a thing. Everything in your life is in your control now, and you chose to let yourself become stiff and distant. You’re guilty of everything you blame yourself for, and your misfortune is the fault of nobody but yourself. Your selfish nature forges you into a man-made monster, so quick to blame and so desperate to escape consequence. I hope that you can become someone you’re proud of soon.

tagged. stole this! >:3 tagging. anyone who wants to do this!

[bookgeekgrrl]

My media this week (24-30 Dec 2023)

*delighted* this show went straight to full musical episode in only the second season. amazing.

📚 STUFF I READ 📚

🥰 Hither, Page (Page & Summers #1) (Cat Sebastian, author; Joel Leslie, narrator) - reread; christmas-set post WW2 cozy mystery (vibes are basically 'agatha christie but queer')

🥰 The Missing Page (Page & Summers #2) (Cat Sebastian, author; Joel Leslie, narrator) - reread; the further adventures of Leo & James

😍 We Could Be So Good (Cat Sebastian, author; Joel Leslie, narrator) - reread; this was one of my fave books of the year tbh; loved the setting and the characters and the vibe

😍 Bells Are Ringing (A We Could Be So Good Holiday epilogue) (Cat Sebastian) - so grateful that Cat S gifts us a holiday epilogue every year!

🥰 The Things We Hide (ThePirateStorm) - 109K, stucky no powers omegaverse/accidental mpreg with fantastic amounts of pining and a great cast of fully realized supporting characters; I fucked up my sleep schedule to finish reading this and had zero regrets.

🥰 I'd Swing With You for the Fences (nontoxic) - 86K, Schitt's Creek AU with MLB player Patrick and David (who's still mostly canon David) - very warm and sweet and absolutely DELIGHTFUL

🥰 Third Eye (Felicia Day, author; full voice cast) - comedy fantasy audio drama about Laurel, who 15 yrs ago was the Chosen One and who…failed. Now her life is sad but she gets a 2nd chance when a terrible teen (who may also be the Chosen One) cannonballs into her life. Had a lot of fun listening to this, great voice cast featuring FD, Sean Astin, Wil Wheaton, London Hughes

💖💖 +186K of shorter fic so shout out to these I really loved 💖💖

[PODFIC] A Nativity of Oranges (Tanouska) - MCU: stucky, 9K - great podfic, reread, great Stucky holiday fic

How The Elf-King Stole Khuzmus (DeHeerKonijn, PointlesslyPoetic) - LOTR: 1.3K - a The Hobbit/Dr. Seuss mashup, very clever, great art

[Podfic of] Spaceships & Laserswords (blackglass, klb, luvtheheaven (VioletEmerald), reena_jenkins, Shmaylor, silverandblue, wordsaremyfaith) - Star Wars: finnpoe, 4K - great podfic of a short but hilarious & very sweet fic - modern AU where weirdo hermit Luke joins the (college-age) 'kids' D&D game & volunteers his sister to DM

[Podfic] Mission Impossible (quietnight) - MCU: shrunkyclunks, 20K - hilarious shrunkyclunks fic, great podfic version of it

flow through (rainbow_nerds) - Stranger Things: steddie, 6K - a gift for me! I requested @rainbow-nerdss continue in the universe created by sharp temporary walls and it was everything I could have wanted!!!! 💜

📺 STUFF I WATCHED 📺

Big Fat Quiz of the Year 2023

The Legendary Rick Perry and the Art of Dimension 20

D20: Fantasy High: Sophomore Year - s4, e21-22

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds - s1, e7-10; s2, e1-10

Doctor Who: The Church on Ruby Road (2023 special #4)

Midsomer Murders - s24, e1-2

🎧 PODCASTS 🎧

⭐ Hit Parade - Second-Chance Hits Edition

Vibe Check - 2023, Don’t Let The Door Hit You…

Ologies with Alie Ward - Alieology (YOUR HOST): an Ask-Me-Anything Goofy Hang

It's Been a Minute - Why grief sometimes looks like a hyphy party

One Year - The Making of One Year: 1990

⭐ Code Switch - The Fallout of a Callout

Hit Parade - The Posthumous Hits Edition, Live from Seattle

Pop Culture Happy Hour - 2024 Pop Culture Predictions

🎶 MUSIC 🎶

Fun Christmas Oldies

my Dolly Parton Christmas playlist

Swingin' Christmas

Presenting Lindsey Stirling

Power Ballads Forever

[the-unending-journey]

Hi there, I'm Sha! Not gonna say much since this is just my FFXIV/FFXIV OC-centric blog

30+

She/They

Discord - shaofsass

DNI: minors, bigots of any sort (TERFS, minority group-phobes, etc...) or if you're just an outright asshole. Yes, that means YOU "I love being a hater" types too. Also if you're into underage stuff and incest, see yourself out the proverbial door. That shit isn't welcome in my space

I love to talk about my FFXIV OC's and I'm extremely fixated on my main one (Kiyo). I'll probably post a lot of things centered around her (screens, wol questions and such). THIS IS NOT AN RP BLOG and more of a lore dumping grounds for my characters

Also - don't be afraid to tag me in those quiz memes or anything! I actually love doing stuff like that! Though I'm extremely iffy about tagging other people to do them lol

I will try to tag spoilers, especially for newer content. But be warned, I may forget for older stuff

On the topic of NSFW things - please, PLEASE don't make judgmental or extremely gross comments (voicing they're attractive is fine. I'm talking extremely sexual comments) towards me and my characters. This is a topic I'm pretty sensitive about

This is also a WoLship friendly blog! Whether it's my own or others, I welcome and embrace ALL ships involving ADULT NPC's and WoL's. If you're against that or you're one of those people that's extremely possessive over NPC's, GO AWAY. You won't have a good time here. This is especially true for people who hate m/f pairings. Just leave me be in my own little corner and I'll leave you to yours

I'm not here for callouts and witchhunts like they do over on Twitter. If I'm following and interacting with someone who's LEGITIMATELY a bad person, please just DM me about it

Following/Followers =/= condoning awful behavior. I'm not going to go through every single person I interact with and follow with a fine tooth comb, and this whole "guilty by association" mindset is absolutely ridiculous, especially when people can be pretty damn good at hiding who they really are

[acemenagerie-a]

which LGBT villain / morally ambiguous character are you?

tagged by: swiped from @praemetuere tagging: go forth!!

Jonah -  Roman Sionis (Birds of Prey)

Extravagant, arrogant, snobbish. You’re a despotic, bossy asshole with no redeeming qualities – a charming and entertaining individual nonetheless. You have refined, expensive taste, a gigantic yet fragile ego and a deep love for luxury and comfort. You desire to possess and collect. You love being adored and admired. You’re both posh and sadistic in nature; there���s something both intriguing and chilling about your flamboyant ruthlessness. You need someone who’s equally as bloodthirsty as you, but also strong enough tame you, conquer you and calm you down when you lose your composure. Your oversensitive and impulsive nature makes you really easy to provoke. Your kink is someone reassuring you you’re right for 10 minutes straight. You’re also kinda unintentionally funny but God forbid anyone laughs. “Hey, what do you mean not everything is about me?”

[magentagalaxies]

the validation of being told i'd be great at being immortal vs the absolute callout this quiz gave me about my entire personality

I made uquiz to attempt to determine if you would make a good immortal.

[romanianwilkinson]

MORE DISCORD SERVER SENTENCE STARTERS

A collection of quotes from my Discord server with friends. Feel free to change pronouns/wording as desired. CONTENT WARNING(S) FOR: Suggestive, crude, gore, absolutely cursed. [ PART 1 ]

“ Can your father send us child support? Same answer. ”

“ NO GENDER, ONLY LEGION. ”

* Bed rocking, aggressive bike horn noises *

“ [NAME], you are a fucking blight upon my sanity. ”

“ Is being super gay an advanced war tactic? ”

“ Look you have to tell me if this slapping will bring about the eldritch truth, or it's enslapment. ”

“ Fucking, this is still on the most mundane side of your fetishes. ”

“ New law of science. If an autopsy turns into an orgy you did something wrong. ”

“ I AM NEMISIS, DESTROYER OF THE JACK-O-LANTERN. ”

“ If we have a quiz tomorrow, the questions will be: 1) how to burst a mosquito, 2) how to tear your gut, and 3) what will the aliens look like. ”

“ I'm cat girl adjacent. ”

“ Make sure to vaccinate your computer, [NAME]! ”

“ SNOW IS JUST WATER YOU CAN BEAT UP AND BULLY. ”

“ A zombie goth. A zoth. ”

“ Slaughter’s good. I like slaughter. ”

“ They know your sins. ”

“ Why so many loose beans? ”

“ I want him to try it, SPECIFICALLY for the cyberbullying. ”

“ Today I leave y’all an Immensely Cursed Artefact. ”

“ Not the knowledge I was expecting tonight, but glad to have learned it anyhow. ”

“ It’s, unfortunately, not the worst thing that’s been turned into smut fic. ”

“ Poor organless [NAME]. ”

“ Help, I'm only seeing glowing weakpoints on you... This isn’t sexy at all! ”

“ Whelp, time to make everyone MILFs and DILFs then! ”

“ Ok, nothing is getting ‘ misted ’ in horny jail. ”

“ YES, FEED THE TOAST TO [NAME]! ”

“ The only bones I have are teeth. I’m like a snail in that regard. ”

“ This is just SCP Containment Breach: Horny Edition. ”

“ And what's at the bottom of the stairs? Another baby gate. ”

“ That’s what I’m banking on. The arrogance. ”

“ How much XP fucking a demon gives you is important adventuring stuff? ”

“ This is honestly the weirdest form of lust I've ever felt from someone. ”

“ I am holding your face metaphorically when I say this for emphasis. ”

“ My rage runs cold. ” “ Yeah, so does your liver, and it fucking sucks. ”

“ We have many flavors. They are all red. ”

“ I still lose my shit over those gushers like... What kind of psychological warfare was that? ”

“ ... So you WON'T tell me a bedtime story? ”

“ Look, I'll just be my own MILF. ”

“ Listen, she's not stereotypically pretty, but she's pretty in a way where she balances elegance and grotesqueness and that is like top tier pretty. ”

“ So THAT'S where the stick went. ”

“ Ooooh how I wish it would rain down... gays on me ♫ ”

“ FUCK, I CAN FAIL AT THINGS NOW? THIS IS BULLSHIT! ”

“ I wanna put the war god in the jar! For no reason! Just pranks! ”

“ I don't... think monsters come in straight? ”

“ Thankfully, I have enough titty to compensate for everyone else's lack of titty. ”

“ WE DESCENDED INTO BITING EACH OTHER ONCE AGAIN. As it is the standard state of existence for us. ”

“ What is execution, if not legal murder? ”

“ I almost forgot that most drugs are illegal. ”

“ [NAME] could bust into my room right now and say ‘ Hey, I'm drafting you into my demon army ’ and I'd simply hop into her arms. ”

“ For you, you know I would do much more than grind you into a paste and spread you far and wide! ”

“ ... We have graduated from Feral Anger to De-escalation Mode. The fridge may not be knocked over, after all. ”

“ THE TEXT ITSELF IS GAY, NO UNDERLYING TONE IS NECESSARY. ”

“ I know you’re small. You got that scrambling energy. ”

“ No shirts, no shoes, only gays? ”

“[NAME], I'm booked to terrorize you with visions of Christmas Future tonight. Just giving you a heads-up. ”

“ It's not a callout post, if you're just stating facts. ”

“ Therapy is a motion-based predator. ”

“ Please think of me but in a sexy way. ”

“ There is a sexy way to think of you? ”

“ YOU WHAT OUTTA HER MOUTH??? ”

“ Sometimes, it's okay to eat your friends when they insult you. ”

“ The twink has breached containment. ”

“ YOUR JUDGEMENT CANNOT STOP MY NOCTURNAL LIFESTYLE. ”

“ [NAME] is surprisingly malicious. ”

“ ... I am convinced [NAME] is on mind control shrooms. ”

“ You fool, he’s echolocating. ”

“ Snap him over my knee like a fuckin Slim Jim. ”

“ Hank Hill Ass Havin Twink. ”

“ Pff- as if I don't know how to handle a cursed sword. I'm a professional here! ”

“ OH NO. THE SMILIE OF SUFFERING. ”

“It’s Twink Hunting Season and [NAME] is a goddamn trophy buck.”

“ You put those cursed words back in your mouth or so help me. ”

“ Losing a thumb will do that to you. ”

“ GIVE ME DARKNESS. GIVE ME SNACKS. GIVE ME WIFI. ”

“ Got no clue, let me go ask the only one I know that hasn't tried to kill me. ”

“ This. This is why I drink when nobody's looking. ”

“ Hey... want to fly closer to the sun there, Icarus? ”

“ I'm burdened with just enough Naruto lore to be dangerous. ”

“ PUNCH! THAT! ASS! ”

“ That reminds me, I should Beanpost again. ”

“ I have no soul, only void. I feel NOTHING for tormenting friends. ”

“ That’s a lie, you are LYING. You love this and I know you love it. ”

“ We have subjugated the tiddy. ”

“ This is the carbon requirement for human transmutation. ”

“ I mean. Vampire fucker rights though. ”

“ At least take him on a date before you ask him to elope with you! ”

[beguilingcorpse]

Hey I took ur ouran quiz and the questions were awesome and I did indeed get dragged to filth, as has everyone in the tags, but I think we're all too embarrassed to post pictures of our results bc the callouts were so accurate kjshdfkjsdhf but im so curious abt the others,,, would you mind posting all the descriptions you did? I'm so curious. either way thanks for a banger of a quiz!

AH omg i’m so glad people are enjoying it!! and im sorry that people are getting called out lol but I did try to warn you. im mad that uquiz doesn’t have a “see all results” feature but here are all of the descriptions!!

haruhi:

you give off main character energy but also don't give a shit about being the main character. if you got this answer you probably also relate to tamaki or kyoya but ONLY one of them. you have mixed feelings about the other. you don't think you can experience love the way everyone else talks about it. you crave physical touch but your intimacy issues prevent you from seeking it out so you're stuck wishing anyone else would initiate it and anticipate your needs. people have said that they were drawn to you and a GOOD number of people have told you that they liked you. 9/10 times their crush was unrequited. you're still friends with all of them. hope ur doing well with that gender crisis you're going through!

tamaki:

wow. you're truly a dramatic bitch. maybe people find you a little grating but you're charming enough that they still hang around you for some reason??? ur a big romantic and your expectations will never match reality. every time you pass a mirror you get caught up in your own reflection, even if you don't consider yourself attractive. your self esteem swings WILDLY between "i'm a terrible person and no one really likes me" and "i'm perfect and everyone wants to be me". you definitely have SOME kind of parental complex and you projected way too hard on disney movies in your childhood. how is your hyperfixation with beauty and the beast treating you now? you genuinely want to be a good person but you find that your actions often have unintended consequences. being a wine mom (or your gender equivalent) is absolutely in your future. you're pretentious as fuck and your favorite book is probably pride and prejudice or the picture of dorian gray or some fruity shit. also you're in love with your best friend and im sorry

kyoya:

you have written PARAGRAPHS of analysis about whatever show or movie you're hyperfixated on and definitely talked about it with people who aren't familiar with the source material. you're just a little bit of an asshole (or at least you think you are) but you have a close group of friends nonetheless. you're a good liar and everyone hates playing among us with you. debate is your love language. you wonder constantly why anyone likes you at all. despite this, you're surprisingly loyal (even beyond your own expectations). you like being in charge of a situation even if people don't view you as the leader outright. you're never manipulative with malicious intent but you enjoy seeing the influence you have on others. usually this amounts to introducing them to a new show or hobby. people have told you that they've liked you and your first instinct was to say "thank you, but no you don't". you're just emotionally unavailable enough to be ~intriguing~ but consider swallowing your pride enough to tell the people in your life that you love them.

hikaru:

you know that feeling where you make a joke and maybe one or two people really laugh at it but everyone else doesn't know how to respond? of course you do. you have a very defined sense of humor and you feel like there are only a handful of people who really get you. in reality, part of this stems from the fact that you judge other people, make assumptions, and are slow to forgive. you've definitely given a friend the silent treatment for DAYS... and what was it for? are you happy living life this way? do you so love believing yourself to be misunderstood? i promise there are other people out there who like your obscure interests just as much as you do. pause your early 00s pop punk for a second and get over urself.

kaoru:

are you excited for the big recital coming up? you must be, since you've been playing second fiddle for so long. you're probably disappointed with this response. you wanted to be a main character. you feel like sometimes ur a background character in your own life. most of your friends are people you met through pre-existing friendships and you pretty exclusively hang out in groups. you're a good person and people enjoy your company, but there's maybe only one or two people who would call you their BEST friend. that's okay. you feel the same way. you rarely come up with plans or jokes, but you can "yes and" like there's no tomorrow. maybe your life is a little boring, but at least its comfortable. it's a shame, though. there are a lot of people who could help bring you out of your comfort zone, if you'd let yourself leave your bubble every now and again.

honey:

so. you have a complex. that's okay! most people do. you just HAVE to be the hottest person at the supermarket or the friend that EVERYONE loves. you have a lot of friends but only a few people who really, truly know you. you use humor or flirting or playing dumb to deflect from the fact that you have a SHIT ton of walls up around you and you're afraid to let anyone beyond the facade you put up. you aren't hurting anyone by doing this, but it does get a little lonely sometimes. you like the attention you get, even if it's pretty surface-level. you have a weird thing about crying in front of other people: either you do it too often or you absolutely REFUSE to. you just want to be held. and honestly? don't we all.

mori:

holy shit. you're SEXY. you know EXACTLY when to shut the fuck up and it's hot. it's a double-edged sword, though. when was the last time you let yourself be someone's shoulder to cry on? and when was the last time YOU cried on someone else's shoulder? hm. might want to work on that. you don't think too highly of yourself, but you recognize you're a kind person. bit of a doormat tho. perhaps you've even been called "subservient". it's a shame you're so emotionally closed off, because your friends would honestly love for you to open up more. if you did anything competitive in high school--choir, drama, band, sports, etc.--you were never a soloist or the star player. you played defense, didn't you? you were in the chorus, weren't you? i bet you were in percussion (not the quads tho). your biggest flaw is that you refuse to acknowledge how important you are to other people. there's a gardener and a flower in every relationship, and it's time you started being the flower.

[woundjob]

did the stupid whats your red flag quiz. i got mommy/daddy issues and i think it's a callout /

it absolutely is

[rose-of-pollux]

Fanfic quiz thing

Tagged by @belphegor1982.

Tagging @astudyinimagination and anyone else who wants to do this!

Name: Rose of Pollux for my penname

Fandoms: A LOT.  My current active fandoms that I’m writing for are The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo, Back to the Future, and The Man from U.N.C.L.E., with a little Nintendo peppered in here and there.

Two-shot:  Surprisingly, I’ve only ever written one two-shot--a character study piece called Windows to the Soul (MFU).

Most popular multichapter: A Super Smash Bros/World of Light fic I wrote a couple years ago called A Devil Put Aside for Me.

Actual worst part of writing: Trying to find the time.

How you choose your titles: Most of them are from songs.  I mean, I already wrote a good story--you want me to come up with my own title, too!?

Do you outline: For multichapter fics, absolutely.  I need to know where I’m going for long stories.

Ideas I probably won’t get around to, but wouldn’t it be nice?:  Hmm, when it comes to my main fandoms, I don’t think anything is off the table.  But it’d be nice if I could finish the WIPs in the fandoms I left behind.

Callouts @ me: Why do you use emdashes so much????

Best writing traits: Characterization, especially when jumping from fandom to fandom.

Spicy tangential opinion: Um...  Happy endings are good and I don’t care if it’s spoilers for any of my stories.  It’s my brand recognition by now.

[realwizardshit]

also i walked out after a quiz in my discrete math class yesterday feeling like absolute hot garbage, like the biggest shithead in the world, but i just checked my grades and that wasn’t even my worst quiz score, so this is another callout post for my terrible instincts

[raviport]

21 Easy & Best Brain Breaks Activities For Kids

The struggle to keep up the concentration for long hours over the same activity is common, and the Brain Breaks come as the knight in shining armour. 

Brain breaks reset their energy levels, regain focus and improve the grasping capacity in kids. Read (insert link of Brain Breaks, concepts, science and benefits blog) to know more about brain breaks for kids.

It is essential to activate the brain breaks before the kids are burned-out or over-exhausted.

The brain breaks activities target to refresh the brain-part dedicated to attention and critical thinking called the Hippocampus.

We have compiled a list of different brain break ideas for kids based on various forms such as physical, sensory, skill-enhancing, calming/relaxing, games.

1. Physical Brain Breaks

Physical Brain Breaks are those that recharge the kids by physically activating them. These reset the brain faster and eliminate lethargy due to long hours of sitting.

Dancing - Who doesn't love to shake a leg and groove to some great dance numbers? Easiest and most loved by the kids. 

Memory trail - An action trail, where the first child will do an action, the second one will add a new one to the previous act. The third child will add another to the first two, and so on. The length of the action sequence increases with each child.

Exercises - A pumping round of cardio set is never out of trend. 

Passing the High-five - Each student has to get up and give a Hi-five to the student sitting next, instead of a ball or anything. It is easy-breezy, and mere getting up from the chair for a few seconds re-focuses the brain. 

Call to act - Dedicate numbers to various activities. Shout the number, and the kids have to do the action assigned to the number. Random number callout will keep them up and running with an element of surprise.

2. Sensory Brain Breaks

Sensory brain breaks are the ones that stimulate the 5 senses of the human body. Sensory brain breaks for kids promote sensory growth and strong instincts.

Thunder rain - Tap your fingers from 1 then 2 then 3, upto 5 fingers on a desk or table. The sound that emanates is that of a rainstorm. The movement from 5 fingers to 1 finger feels the storm passing away, raising the sensory awareness.

Play Dough - Development of the creative edge with colours and texture of the playdough is a given fact. The scented doughs also work for the senses of both smell and touch. 

Indoor Treasure hunt - During each break, the kids should explore objects from a list and collect them in a bin. Make a list per the classroom/home convenience. Give them the list of things at the start of the day to keep them excited. 

Finger painting - Painting like absolute amateurs with fingers and hands is therapeutic. The paint textures and abstract colouring release all the stress build-up and enhance vision senses. 

Rhyming world - Reading books, stories, poems with rhymes or making their own rhymes unearths their creativity and innovation intuition.

3.Calming/Relaxing brain breaks

Intense activity sessions or sporting practises need a little more than just any brain break. That is where Calming and relaxing brain breaks come in handy.

A simple head down - The easiest way to instantly relax an over-worked mind is to close your eyes and put your heads down. It can be done in a classroom, at home, or even on a playground. 

Deep Breathing - Just 10-15 deep breaths, and there you go! Even the most palpable stress gets drained as soon as you do this basic routine for a brain break.

Music Meditation - The use of meditational music or chants for meditation calms down the anxiety and restlessness in a class or at home. 

4. Skill-enhancing Brain Breaks

These Brain breaks enhance the skill while shifting the gear from the over-amplified work or activity. Skill-developing brain breaks for kids are good for cognitive and motor skill development.

Puzzles - Puzzles are interesting, challenging and help in creating curiosity in the little budding minds. Kids can put a few pieces together and then continue the remaining puzzle in the next brain-break.

Building blocks - Lego, construction blocks, Mechanix, these game blocks are an efficient way to develop fine-motor skill and aid creative minds. These might seem easy, but even adults are awe-struck by the imagination of kids.

Story threads - Make groups of kids in a class or singly at home. Each kid will add a few lines to the story shared by the previous kid. It gives a chance to draw out the imagination and conscious thoughts from their minds.

Crosswords/activity - Activities such as sudoku, crosswords, and worksheets are a productive way to enhance problem-solving and leadership skills.

Name-place-animal-thing - Learning, fun, speed this game/quiz serves as a comprehensive brain break. Pick a random alphabet, and the kids have to write a name, a place, an animal and a thing starting with that alphabet. 

5. Game Brain breaks

Brain breaks can be done in the form of games also. Games brain breaks switch the mind to another movement without altering the original energy level.

Board games - A quick Chinese checker game can keep up the inquisitorial and excitement while diverting the mind for a short period. Board games are a fresh pause for the long involved sessions of learning or studying.

Guess Who? - The game that dates back and has never stepped down on humour. Each player has a word written on the forehead. Each player has to guess it with the clues given by other players.

Memory Box - Collect a few things in a box or tray and show them to the kids. Give them a minute or two to remember all the things. Remove the box, and they have to write the things they remember.

These are a few of the easy brain break ideas that can be incorporated into the kids' routine. The brain breaks have to be activated and innovated as per the need, age and nature of kids.

Most of these easy to do brain breaks will set the brain functions back to normal. The brain breaks can be timed conveniently, and we are sure the anticipation of more brain breaks will get the kids ready for their next round of study.

check out our other blogs at PinkNBlu

[angelshimaa-archive]

OK SO I TOOK THE QUIZ OMFG

here’s what i got:

daddy issues

i'm sorry to inform you that you absolutely most definitely have daddy issues. have a good day.

I DIDNT NEED A CALLOUT 😭😭

if u want my super reliable and official diagnosis :)

[beetleboard29-blog]

Best Practices for Mastering 15 Effective Content Types

The list of effective content types is long and getting longer. And no doubt, this self-described “online marketing super freak” could create long lists of best practices to master each one. Each has their own nuances.

But for this post, I had other plans.

My intention was to create a short list of effective content types—I settled on 15—and deliver a short 5-pack of best practices for each.

Read ‘em all. Ponder the ones that interest you most. Or skim away. My hope is you’ll pick up at least a few cool, new ideas.

1. Blog

A business blog is a practical starting point for most content marketing programs. It acts as its cornerstone, and becomes the hub for written blog posts and a variety of other content types.

Focus first and foremost on gathering the questions your prospects and customers ask, and compose posts with detailed answers.

Conduct keyword research to identify phrases you can rank for in search and use them in your headlines and copy.

Write curiosity inducing headlines that will inspire readers to click-through from the various places you’ll promote your posts.

Keep your blog interesting by publishing a mix of list posts, resources, roundups, interviews, reviews, stories and curated content.

Get blog ideas by tapping into keyword research tools, social media, competitive analysis, your analytics and your audience.

“When should I replace my brake pads?” is obviously a question Bridgestone expects customers to ask and so they created this blog post as a response.  

2. eBook

eBooks take many forms and provide an attractive lead magnet for building email lists. A well researched, written and presented eBook will help establish authority, foster loyalty, and support the sales teams’ outreach efforts.

For your first eBook, identify the most common question or questions you can answer and aim to pack it full of objective advice.

Create an eBook that delves deep into the subject matter with the intention of making it the ultimate guide for the category.

Carefully plan and outline the chapters of your eBook so they can be reused as blog posts, an email series, and other content types.

Invest the time, effort and/or money required to create a great cover for your eBook. (Yes, it will be judged by its cover.)

Make the layout and design easy on the eyes with compelling images and ample white space.

This OptinMonster eBook, featuring a list of ways to convert abandoning website visitors to subscribers, is offered via an exit-intent popup and perfectly aligns with one of their areas of expertise.

3. Infographic

Infographics have proven a great format for delivering complex, data-rich material and even storytelling. Great infographics tend to earn a lot of social media shares and are often republished.

Treat your infographic like a story featuring an introduction, main storyline, and conclusion.

Keep your diagrams and charts simple so your point comes across quickly and clearly.

Consider the size of everything so the details will not get lost when viewed on a small screen.

Ensure the top of your infographic is uncluttered and focused on the title as this is likely to become the visual used to promote it.

Cite your sources for research and data points throughout your infographic or at the bottom to increase its credibility.

I helped create this infographic for Alexa, which dives deep into the subject of marketing intelligence and features many research findings. Pictured here is the header of the graphic to help illustrate the point I make above.

4. Video

Video, in its many forms and styles, has proven to increase engagement in every way. Thanks to the near ubiquitous reach of the smartphone, it’s easier to create, distribute and consume video.

Consider your budget and select the style accordingly. Every video does not need to be perfect.

Work from a script or detailed outline, but don’t be afraid to veer from it.

Tell a story. Be provocative.

Make absolutely sure to record good quality audio. Your audience will tolerate visual blemishes but stop watching if the audio’s messy.

Don’t sweat the small stuff. If you’re on camera, allow authenticity to come through.

Cookbook author Jamie Oliver offers an immense collection of instruction videos via his website and YouTube channel.

5. Podcast

Podcasts are the ultimate content format for the multi-tasking consumer. They’re easy to create and present the potential to forge a trusted bond with listeners.

Make plans to host a radio-like program where listeners can expect to always (or usually) hear a single format: single narrator, interview, conversation, panel, call-in, etc.

Go into each episode with a plan, though it may be loose and flexible.

For interview programs (the most popular format), do your homework in advance so your questions are on-point and your guest can provide insightful answers.

Consider the length of your podcast. An hour or more is generally too long.

Distribute your podcast via iTunes and popular podcast networks, but also, showcase them on your website or blog. Create and publish transcripts or show notes as well.

The Content Jam (formerly Content Matters) podcast comes from yours truly and Orbit Media’s Andy Crestodina. We rely on a two-person conversation format, where we focus on a specific content marketing topic in each episode. The program is offered via iTunes, most popular podcast apps and sites, and on via our blogs.

6. Webinar

Marketers consistently rate webinars as one of their most effective content marketing tactics. They can be created to satisfy the information needs of prospects and customers at every stage in the buyer journey.

Get going quickly. Most webinars begin with 10 minutes of nonsense.

Webinars tend to be long, boring and salesy. Make yours fast-paced, informative, and entertaining.

Create simple and, if possible, beautiful slides to keep the audience’s eyes on your content. Do not read your slides to the audience.

Your audience may tune-out if your webinar is a one-way monologue. Look for opportunities to feature guests and create interaction with the audience.

When possible, record, archive and promote your webinar after. A large percentage of registrants don’t show up to the live cast—or stay tuned-in.

A well-planned and promoted webinar can draw a crowd, capture leads, and provide a great forum for delivering any type of useful advice. Note the ‘Watch Now” button on the page above. This company archives webinar and promotes them after-the-fact.

7. Email newsletter

Email marketing takes an enormous number of forms, however, an email newsletter is a staple of most content marketers. Newsletters give marketers the ability to distribute content, news and updates to nurture leads and serve existing customers.

Create email newsletters if and when you have timely, useful, or relevant news and information to share. Don’t risk diminishing your audience in the interest of frequency.

Your subject line is everything. Make it brief and compelling. Testing variations of your subject line will help increase open rates.

Think of your newsletter as a publication. In some instances, you can use it to offer products and promotions but do so judiciously.

Focus the content of your newsletter on abbreviated blurbs that link to more in-depth content. If you rather make your emails self-contained, set the expectation with your reader.

Don’t overdo it with links and calls-to-action. Offering more is likely to result in less response.

My friends in the digital marketing agency business at Vertical Measures do a spectacular job of promoting various content types via a weekly email newsletter. The example above features an eBook, webinar, blog posts, and workshops.

8. Success story

Customer stories (or case studies, as they are often called) are a powerful form of content that delivers the proof and credibility prospects value greatly.

You want your customer success stories to be credible. Feature the actual customer. Use real names. Interview them and use quotes.

Create a brief synopsis of your entire story to satisfy skimmers.

Tell the story in a standard sequence: company profile; challenge; solution; results/benefits.

Pull out highlights such as quotes and data points and create callouts that draw attention to them.

Promote your customer success stories far and wide and be absolutely sure your sales team can put them in play.

Vidyo, a company in the cloud video conferencing service business, creates many customer success stories and presents them as part of a series of industry-specific solutions pages.

9. Contest

Contests, sweepstakes, or giveaways give brands highly effective mechanisms to reach prospects, generate interest, promote sharing, and gather user-generated content.

Determine your goal (e.g. new subscribers, social engagement, sales, etc.) and plan your contest and its promotions accordingly.

Like all forms of content, resist the temptation to aim your contest at everyone. Target specific demographics to attract potential customers and advocates.

Offer relevant and interesting prizes.

Create an incentive for sharing your contest via social media to amplify its reach. For instance, you could increase the chance of winning.

Follow-up with everyone to nurture your leads—winners or not—with a special offer or something exciting.

Intriguing contests can be used to engage prospects in nearly every product category and are often promoted via Facebook and Instagram.

10. Quiz

Quizzes and assessments can work wonders for both consumer and business-to-business brands. The brands that create them are able to gather useful customer insights, conduct research, gather contacts, and respond with helpful content and relevant offers.

Go with a title style proven to pull (e.g. “Which (Blank) Are You?”

Define the outcomes in advance. Yes, you build quizzes in reverse. Create a series of results that delivers useful information and inspires your quiz-takers to share them.

Write your questions in a fun and conversational tone aiming to gather meaningful information about the participant (which he or she probably would not offer via a form).

Place an opt-in form between the quiz and the delivery of the results. This is how you’ll build an email list.

Segment the results you collect and follow-up accordingly.

An interesting lead magnet to be sure: relationship coach Laura Doyle offers a free self-assessment for evaluating your dating skills. On the quiz’s landing page she tells visitors they will receive in-depth results that reveal what’s keeping them from attracting the relationship they dream of.

11. Checklist

A checklist is a series of actionable tasks that help the reader to implement a particular strategy. They are incredibly valuable lead magnets because they are so helpful to readers. Bloggers often offer them as bonuses (often called “content upgrades”).

Brainstorm ideas to create a checklist that complements your brand, and solves a relevant problem for potential customers.

Extract ideas from successful content published in other forms. For instance, this post could potentially become a magnetic checklist.

Create a beautiful cover or front page that communicates quality and trust.

Aim to make your checklist as simple and short as possible to appropriately guide the user to the intended outcome.

Organize your checklist in a practical manner—by steps, categories, objectives, etc.

Atop the homepage of Top Dog Social Media, my friend Melodie Dodaro, offers a 21-point checklist to succeed with social selling.

12. Course or academy

A course or academy is a checklist on steroids. Your brand distributes a significant amount of advice in a sequence of lessons.

Develop a course inline with your content marketing mission and brand it so as to position your company as a leader in its field.

Explore the possibility of creating a course from existing content—or the other way around. Create an outline and build the lessons sequentially to be packaged as a course.

Examine your media options. Is your curriculum best delivered as pages/posts, downloadable content, video, audio, quizzes, emails, or some combination?

Whenever possible, provide feedback at key milestones in your course to help participants master the material.

You’ll want graduates to advocate for your course. Consider creating a certification and badge offered to those who have completed and passed your course.

ConvertedU by Leadpages offers a “home for conversion marketing certification and education.” I clicked through to check out the free email list building course and found it offers 9 video and 12 PDFs.

13. FAQ collection

FAQs are usually web pages, but easily repurposed as guides, hubs, email courses, etc.

Gather a list of questions from the people within your company that actually field them. Your internal sales, service and support people are obvious places to start. You might even ask prospects and customers for input.

Keep them simple. Write your Q’s and A’s in plain language or the terms that resonate best with customers.

Make the answers brief. Some questions, of course, call for in-depth answers. Instead of delivering answers that are several hundred words, offer links to additional and relevant content.

Create an index, table of contents, jump links, or offer an online search mechanism enabling users to quickly find the answers they seek.

Use screenshots, photos, diagrams, infographics, video or some form of visual content to get your message across as effectively as possible.

FAQs can be web pages, posts, eBooks, or what have you. I love this approach form BigCommerce. They’ve dialed the FAQ idea up to 11 by creating a micro-site featuring a glossary and collection of FAQs for eight categories related to their industry.

14. Comparison

Comparisons are a fitting and useful form of content for latter stages of the sales funnels as they can deliver vital information prospective buyers seek to make informed decisions.

Compare your products and services to each other and/or your competitors. People constantly search for comparison content (e.g. X vs. Y).

If your comparison is a sales tool (e.g. you’re comparing models or tiers), consider highlighting preferred choices such as “best value” or “most popular.” A good deal of buyers will follow the crowd.

Comparisons can be presented in a variety of forms including blog posts, tables, infographics, slides, guides and more. Obviously, ecommerce sites often strive to make comparisons an interactive tool to give the shopper the precise data they seek.

Compare the points buyers really want to know, including, of course, price.

Be objective. Comparison content will fail to be credible if you pour on the sales speak.

15. Social media post

The social media post is a big one and a small one. It’s small because social media posts generally have ultra-short half-lives. Big because paid promotion should be part of your content amplification plan to connect with customers online—especially millennials.

Think visual. Images and videos obviously standout in a stream of text.

Be provocative. If you’re sharing and linking to content (yours or otherwise), find an interesting nugget to extract from it or add some form of commentary. In other words, don’t just post headlines and links every time.

Ditch the pitch. Hard-sell social media posts deflect interest and threaten your good standing.

Use hashtags, @’s and whatever tools the network provides to help your content get discovered by searchers, influencers, peers, etc.

Invite conversation. Whether you’re promoting or curating content, your posts will often be more engaging when they prompt a dialog.

Hey, that’s me. (Why not?) I followed Andy’s advice to try posting brief videos on LinkedIn. The strategy helped increase engagement for Orbit Media and me too. I believe the more you experiment on social media—with channels, formats and content—the more you learn and grow.  

I’m done, but I’m listening. Feel free to expand in any way you like, add tips or ask questions.

Source: http://www.orbitmedia.com/blog/types-of-content-marketing/

[ourlordandseivior]

This @buzzfeed quiz written by Keely Flaherty uses many cosplayers' photographs without permission and without credit, particularly one of my friend Momo’s Rose Quartz cosplay. Idk, Keely, but they were just as shocked to find their unsourced pictures floating around this big, media giant’s website as I was. You can source them @peachypandacosplay on instagram and oh, idunno, not be a colossal douche maybe? Y’know, instead of the author crediting the pics to herself when she clearly is not the one in them?

Also, if ya’ll on the internet want to raise awareness, feel free to tweet Buzzfeed and @flahertykeely (author of the article). This is absolute bullshit and not acceptable in any way, shape, or form. I’m not one to make “callout posts” but this is actually a tremendous act of dicketry and I’m not cool with it whatsoever. 

[haxxy]

oh, btw. callout post @ my philosophy professor for assigning us a dense fucking Judith Butler chapter and threatening us with a quiz on the last day of class, only to tell us that we didn’t have one as soon as he walked in + keep us there for a full 2.5 hours lecturing about shit that was absolutely irrelevant to any of our final assignments + grilling students about the reading that he knows none of us understood. 

What the fuck, Paul.

[vlodimirvoneverec]

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