#Sedona stories

[ariannafraserwrites]

The Bell Rock Vortex is said to be a powerful source of creative energy. We sat on the rocks, and I just waited for… I didn’t really expect anything, to be honest. But I heard a voice say, “Don’t worry, there are a thousand stories to tell.” It was everything I could’ve hoped for. #sedonastories #bellrockvortex #vortexenergy

[pirillalothario]

It’s my time to share a story about Strangetown

It takes a lot of courage...

I’m afraid of my level of English, I’m afraid of my lack of consistency, I’m afraid of getting into one of those long periods when I don’t think about The Sims, and I'm pretty bad at editing pics too. Yaiii!

But I like my story.

I like to play it and I'd like to share it, and I hope you'll like it too

I’ll use the tag #ifcsth

And now stop wasting time, we leave for Strangetown!

[lesbianuhaulindustrialcomplex]

i didnt wanna trauma dump in the tags of that james patterson post but it reminded me of this really funny story of the time my mom was hospitalized when i was a kid for mental health stuff and i had to stay with my dad's parents for a couple of weeks and they didn't know how to entertain me so my grandma saw i had diary of a wimpy kid books with me and went to the grocery store (where they often sell james patterson books. idk anyone else that sells books at the grocery store) and bought me the james patterson version for me to read. and i was like thanks grandma this definitely helps take my mind off the fact mom tried to off herself and bit a cop.

[lellarps]

continued from here.

Basile was a water being; as such, his body was exceptionally cold compared to this woman's. Somewhat tempered by the people around him and the cracking fire, but still unnaturally cold. A contrast to his undivided, starlight-like gaze. A match with his clumsy, but well-intended body language. He couldn't move his feet as gracefully as she could, but neither did he seem to be trying very hard.

"Ship?" his natural voice wasn't that husky. The lack of use, the ethereal aura, could be quite evident to a superstitious bent person.

He knew what a ship was. A wooden vessel, ingeniously crafted for beings without tails to cross the waters. Clever, clever. He had to give that.

A smile graced his lips.

Did she know how to get herself around one of those, then?

"No ship. The sea" and despite the absurdity of his statement, his very essence pulsed with truthfulness. Basile, like his people, was a creature of straightforwardness, unburdened by complexity.

"You..?"

@exsanguinatc

[sherryrowen]

Here! Have a Brick!! (Brick belongs to @popatochisssp )

Here’s that character reference sheet I was talking about in my other post. I kinda… overdid it with this one (*laughs nervously). I just did this for fun, and to practice doing reference sheets.

If you’ve read Tangles you’d know most of these are from scenes in the fic, if you haven’t read it you’re probably not going to understand the context of these, so you should probably go read it, it’s on AO3!! Moving on, the only one of these that is technically not really in the fic is the one the bottom left corner, with him working on the blanket, but I mean, I can’t be the only who pictured him working on it? Right??

Now that we are talking about the blanket, funny thing is, since English is not my first language, when I read the part about the colors of the blanket I got a little confused and first thought it just talked about just the color Sedona, so ended up making a this version of the blanket with different shades of Sedona.

After closer inspection I thought that it didn’t look “butt-ugly” so I went back to the fic to double check, and then I realized I read over the part were it mentions the others colors in the blanket (oops). I went back and fixed it then, and sure enough that color combination is “butt-ugly”! I also made another mistake, in the upper right corner, I drew a store shelf, but in the story they’re reaching out to a basket, sorry!! I’ve been working on this one for a couple of days, so I just called it done and left it like it is, anyways there’s something called artistic liberties, so guess it’ll be fine.

Also, if you’re wondering who’s the girl, since this is a character x reader kind of fic, I just based her off the typical Shoujo protagonist, you’d be surprised to see how many shoujo protagonists are short haired brunette girls. Years ago I remember realizing this and I thought that since brown hair is very common, that the authors did that because it would be easier for young girls to project onto those protagonists and Immerse themselves in the story.

About the Mechanism that helps him open and close his jaw, I’m no engineer or anything like it, I just thought it would be fun to see a design of the mechanism that could work. Realistically speaking, it probably wouldn’t work but it was fun to design it either way.

That’s all! Oh! Here’s a bonus!!

A sketch of Brick pre-surface (idk why he has an axe, I think saw a fanart of Horror sans with one so I decided to draw it)

Also this little animation inspired by this fanart of Horrorfell sans by @caycanteven

[lellarps]

This time, Basille had been lucky enough to find a grayish dirty shirt around the beach — one that made pair with the brown pants he had once found and would always bring to the surface. Putting those two together, he almost looked like the suspicious people that always anchored nearby. Almost. But those wondering, curious blue eyes of his betrayed a certain kind of naivety that could not be found in a pirate's face.

Well, it was hard to hide how amazed he was... after all, being on surface was refreshing — the brisk touch of the oceanic breeze, the vibrant colors things had. The energy land people emanated. The rich sounds. Don't get him wrong... the sea was amazing. The ethereal play of light, the serene atmosphere that enveloped everything. The colorful corals. The ancient lyrics. His family. He wouldn't replace that for anything. But he was an explorer, and his heart was too big to settle with just a few corners of the world.. And that was precisely why he'd risk mingling within the crowd of humans, standing on his apparently strong, but actually clumsy legs. Among people. Among smiles and singing. Around instruments. He was always fascinated with the instruments — they didn't have such a thing under the water. Music here was alive. And so were people with their dancing. Especially— one. And Basille did stop walking to watch her, in awe.

A blonde young woman swirling, happily, carefree.

People here were usually more callused, and their features were rarely.... delicate as this woman's. Yet, she was a perfect piece of this scenario. As he reached the center of the gathering, a blend of laughter, music, and conversation enveloped him, but he didn't take his eyes off her. Except... well, he did hesitat for a moment, his gaze never leaving the woman's graceful form.

Summoning a shy but genuine smile, he finally mustered the boldness to speak amidst the lively atmosphere. His voice, perhaps infused with a hint of the ocean's depths, carried a warmth that contrasted with his initial hesitance.

"Hello," he began, his tone soft yet filled with a curiosity that matched his expressive eyes. "Dance?" he asked, offering one hand out. His words short, simple and far from matching everything he emanated. He wished to say how her dance was captivating. Like the play of sunlight on the waves. Yet he, literally, didn't have the words, for human language was spoken in a different way, and it would still take a while for him to master it. 

plot: The daughter of a wealthy merchant rebelled against her family, ran off with pirates, and has been living as one of them for the past few years. Maybe she’s caught the eye of someone on her crew or a rival crew, or someone from her past has come looking for her. (historical plot, just give me pirates and mermaids and adventures) open to: m/f/nb

Please do not like my starters.

As much as Sedona loved her life at sea, this was where she was happiest. She loved it when they made port here, when she could be free among all of the other pirates. This was their safe haven, though safe was a loose term on their lawless little island, but that was the beauty of it. The rules here were completely their own. The crown and its agents didn’t dictate anything. There were no governors to say what they were and weren’t allowed to do, no merchants with far too much power, like her own father, to make choices that they never should have been able to make. They were absolutely free here, and that freedom made her feel so light and carefree at the moment, twirling in the streets with a few of the local barmaids and laughing in the lamp light of the street outside of the crowded tavern. Even her golden curls, which she usually kept braided back and out of the way, were liberated as she locked arms with one of the women and they skipped around, Sedona in her boots and breeches with her coat discarded somewhere and her blue linen shirt catching in the evening breeze while the other woman’s faded skirts twisted between the two of them. Her free hand held a glass bottle that she lifted to her lips. The sip of rum was almost interrupted by a giggle when the two of them stumbled on a rock. Once they righted themselves, she handed the bottle over for it to be passed between the small group of women. She’d never once questioned her choice to run away from her family and join the crew that had become her new family, but if she ever had, nights like this one would remind her why she’d done it. Freedom. Pure, unadulterated freedom.

[colferpics]

chriscolfer: Greetings from Sedona! Happy New Years, everybody! ❤️ [posted Dec 31, 2023 - video via Instagram Story]

[whenyouwishuponastar7]

sedona red (1/1, 22427 words) Pairing: Billy Hargrove/Steve Harrington Rating: Explicit Tags: Modern Setting, POV Steve Harrington, Steve Has Bad Parents, Happy Billy Hargrove, author billy salesman steve, they're in their late 20s, Business Trip, Vacation, Cinco de Mayo Festival, Fluff and Humor, Getting Together, Drunken Flirting, Smut, Romance, Long-Distance Relationship, Falling in Love, Pining, Surprises, Happy Ending Summary: In which Steve Harrington has to fly to Sedona, Arizona to land a business deal. It’s one in the morning; he’s tired, moody, and not thrilled that the hotel he’s staying at is overbooked. There’s only one room. He might have to share it, and Steve isn’t at his best, so he promptly pisses off the other tired, moody guest.

But beyond a business deal, there’s a festival in town and Steve and Billy have front-row seats. Billy gets Steve to loosen his tie and have fun, and after that… well, after that, there’s a love story to tell. --- I had an absolute blast writing this. I really hope you enjoy it!! 💜

[uberhood]

This ain't your grandma's uberhood.

...because it's the third time I've tried to tell this story and i don't want to get overwhelmed again.

I'm playing a Sims 2 megahood, mostly focusing on an edited Strangetown, but with most of the Maxis premades, and a few added quirks.

Read the whole story from the beginning here.

More about the uberhood, and my goals for the story, under the cut.

HOODS

Here are the neighbourhoods I'm currently playing in the uberhood:

@chrisnewbie 's Strangeytown as the base hood, and the one that definitely gets played in full rotation.

Pleasantview (for Lilith and Dustin)

Veronaville (for Miranda/Hermia/Puck)

Desiderata Valley (for John Mole and Natasha Una)

@penig's Widespot (for the drama + Sky Weiss).

@jawusa's Aileen Landing (which I've never actually played before!)

@oceansmotion 's Natosi (for the spooky ghost town vibes)

@hoodbuildinggroup's Sedona, for the vibes

hoodbuildinggroup's Shady Shores, because I love those toddlers and I want them to grow up well

Maxis stealth hoods for the Ottomi, Newsons, Gavigans, etc.

As a downtown, I've added @aondaneedles 's Copperhead City.

For our universities, we've got penig's Land Grant University, Maxis' La Fiesta Tech, and aonda's Cactus Canyon University.

For our vacation destinations, we've got topp's Felicity Island, jawusa's Moonbase Apollo, and Maxis' Three Lakes.

I'm not adding Belladonna Cove, because I'm not a masochist. I'm not adding Riverblossom Hills, because most of it bores me. (I might change my mind about this and add Jules O'Mackey and the Roths...) I'd love to add Douglasville and Arkhelios, because they fit the vibes, but neither of them seems to have a subhood version :(

STORY

I want to at least start the story low-stakes and work up to the harder, more emotionally hefty stuff. Part of the reason I've been struggling so hard with the Uberhood is that writing... like... the Grunts... is a challenge.

This is why the first couple chapters center mostly around lone weirdoes who don't have any ties to a grander story. I want to introduce some metaplot eventually, but I want to do it slowly.

CREDITS

The way I tell this story is heavily influenced by @simhealing's Uberhood, and I probably borrowed a bunch of headcanons from her without realizing. If you like what I'm doing here, go check her out.

Most of the CC I use is from @withlovefromsimtown , @whattheskell/@ts2repositoryproject , @platinumaspiration and/or @lordcrumps. I'm WCIF friendly, but if you see something and you don't know what it is, the odds are that it's from one of those four creators.

Thanks for reading! Have fun!

[4dkellysworld]

Hi Kelly!! :)

My question is about ego fears and to what extent we should ‘deal’ with them/how much attention we should give them. My character is moving into a new place in a months time, and I’m expected to pay my first instalment of rent by the end of August. This has all come about quite suddenly, and the cost is way more than I can currently afford. The worry of a looming deadline, and needing to conjure up money that ‘I’ physically don’t have right now, has been scary. I’ve studied your Releasing tag, and I’ve read everything from Ada, as well as lots from Sophie and Lain (her thread helping out the anon with difficult circumstances has been particularly helpful, and it was lovely to read of that anon’s success). In a practical sense, I am looking into ways I can afford to pay this rent on time, or considering possibly contacting the landlord and asking to be given more time to pay it. Besides that, I’ve been working through feeling/accepting this ego fear without fighting it… Surrendering to it, recognising that ‘I’ cannot do anything about these circumstances beyond a certain point besides simply let them be and trust in Self to guide me through. I have read chunks of the Sedona method, and I have been applying the method of first, feeling the fear/emotion, and then, asking myself "could I let this go? would I let this go? when?"

It has definitely been helpful, and I am able to calm myself down in moments of panic and remind myself that these fears are of the ego and not me, but I can feel there is still anxiety that lingers, particularly with the more time that passes and the sooner the deadline approaches without any financial improvement. I wondered if the goal, with releasing, is to wipe out fear entirely? In that case, am I to continue applying until I can think of the situation and be totally neutral? The lingering fear feels almost inevitable, though I suppose that’s because I’m still identifying somewhat with ego. It almost feels like the more I try to let go of this fear, I veer into trying to ‘get rid’ of it, which only reinforces its very existence. I suppose I feel that what would be better would be to give up entirely on trying to let go of it, and instead totally welcome it and allow it to stay. Of course that doesn’t mean clinging to/dwelling in it, but also not necessarily trying so hard to release it either? It’s as if I’ve given this fear a story — I feel the fear of financial insecurity, I associate it with being the character/ego that I do not want who has financial insecurity, and I therefore ‘do methods’ to move away from the fear in order to make it not so in the physical realm — and this only seems to have kept the fear around/grown it.

This is probably what was meant all along, when Ada said to "leave poor Vanessa alone, with her desires and fears, disbelieve you are her until reality becomes self-obvious". But I would just love to hear your input/any clarification/if you have any of your own experiences to share when it comes to finding a balance between actively digging up the unconscious and letting parts of ego go versus just accepting and allowing parts of the ego to be (so that it ends up falling away on its own anyway).

I’m sorry for the long message! Thank you so much for everything you do, you’re an angel 🩷

Hi! Lots to address here, I'll go through them one by one. I won't tell you what you should do (because there are no shoulds and it's ultimately a choice, your choice) but I'll speak of my own perspective and experiences and you can take what resonates/will help you.

My question is about ego fears and to what extent we should ‘deal’ with them/how much attention we should give them.

One of my "goals" is to be free of all fear, because fear only imprisons you and locks/limits you into a certain way of living/being when it's false to begin with. How I 'deal' with it (whether that be straight up ignoring/dismissing it, bringing up the unconscious thoughts to release them, rationalizing it or something else) really depends on a case by case basis which is why I always focus on what feels right and appropriate in the moment because doing something I feel I 'should' do instead of what feels right ends up not being the answer and doesn't work.

I wondered if the goal, with releasing, is to wipe out fear entirely? In that case, am I to continue applying until I can think of the situation and be totally neutral?

Yes it is. And yes that's what I do when I choose to release.

I suppose I feel that what would be better would be to give up entirely on trying to let go of it, and instead totally welcome it and allow it to stay. Of course that doesn’t mean clinging to/dwelling in it, but also not necessarily trying so hard to release it either?

Then there you go, that's what resonates for you so trust it, give it a go and see what happens. It doesn't mean the other approaches are useless or don't work for fears in general for you but for this particular fear of yours, this may very well be the best approach to take. I've done something similar for some fears. Instead of releasing or ignoring or rationalizing it, I just choose to accept it, love it and thank it because it is just ego wanting to protect itself. Because emotions don't exist in a vacuum, they're messengers and give us clues as to what underlying thoughts & beliefs we hold (side note: watch the Inside Out movies! They are so precious). Fear exists because it wants to protect us from something that the mind has deemed a danger (as obvious as that sounds lol). I noticed you have been mentioning fear itself a lot but have you looked into the underlying thoughts/beliefs that drive that fear and released on that level? And then see yourself having all that you believe you lack over and over until you feel completely free? Basically the steps in the second part of this ask. When I'm doing these steps, I'm not trying to fight or get rid of it, that's not the mentality I have. I just recognize it is a false belief that isn't part of the true me and it's a letting go feeling which is a different state to feeling you need to fix or get rid of something. If that doesn't work for you, then maybe you can just take time out to sit in silence and stillness then imagine sitting in an empty room with this fear and just being okay with that.

This is probably what was meant all along, when Ada said to "leave poor Vanessa alone, with her desires and fears, disbelieve you are her until reality becomes self-obvious".

Yes but again, what she says here is just one way and not the only way (there is no one way. There are so many paths Home. Did you know that there are people who practice ceremonial magick as a way to enlightenment? Heck even lucid dreaming and astral projection can be ways. Does that mean everyone needs to start practicing these? No lol. You do what feels right for you and that can change over time). She also says to unclutter your mind, to set yourself right emotionally and mentally, and to ask yourself questions and do what feels right for you. So take what resonates, I can't emphasize this enough. Trust in yourself more and follow what feels right. Be more flexible because being rigid and thinking you can only do certain things (including being limited purely to what you read on our blogs or whatever a spiritual guru says) is only another form of limitation and bondage. There hasn't been a single teaching or practice I can think of that I have applied solely in every moment of every day since I started (not that I didn't try at first but then I'd let go and try something else when I realized it wasn't doing anything for me. Then I realized that different approaches work for different situations and I need to be flexible). I've even made up my own practices based on what feels right in the moment (like just meditating in the feeling of the essences I enjoy such as love, abundance, freedom, peace etc). Plus the 'disbelieve you are her' part is where it can take some time (on the physical level) and accepting that and being patient with myself was way more helpful to me in leading me to actually disbelieving I'm her as opposed to trying to adopt that disbelief straight out before dropping chunks of ego and coming to my own realizations that I am not her.

But I would just love to hear your input/any clarification/if you have any of your own experiences to share when it comes to finding a balance between actively digging up the unconscious and letting parts of ego go versus just accepting and allowing parts of the ego to be (so that it ends up falling away on its own anyway).

Okay there was a time last year where I was very actively digging into my unconscious to release things, my goal was to do a whole life review like Lester did and go through my entire life and release everything lol. I mean, it's an amazing idea and I wished I could do it but it also felt like trying to draw blood from stone. I did chunks of some major releases (maybe a few months worth of this ego's recent life) but it was pretty draining and at the rate I was going, there was no way I would be able to do my entire life in just 3 months (maybe a few years...) like Lester despite being younger than him.. And here Lester kept saying you only need 3 months to go free lol. This was really frustrating and confusing and I would think, Lester must not have experienced a lot of trauma in his life.. I read his story of how he realized himself and the thing he mentioned that was hardest for him to let go was a lost love from like 20 years ago or something but things that are highly highly traumatic can take a lot more time to truly neutralize and release. I realized my life looks way differently to him, what he did was for his life and his methods helped me but his overall "way" wasn't working for me. I also didn't want to feel like I was constantly striving to 'clean the mind' because it felt like another form of imprisonment and I wasn't fully living in the now when I was constantly bogged down by the past (which still felt real to me then and I wanted it to stop feeling so real).

Not saying the chunks of releases I did were not helpful, heck yes they were and I'm glad I did them. It's also helped me reach a state where I am now a lot more peaceful and still within and recognize whatever "past" I have isn't real or true, whatever comes up can be more easily let go of because it isn't valuable to me anymore. You know what else purifies the mind? Meditation. And not as a form of 'doing' but as a way of being. There was one time I was so overwhelmed and exhausted I just gave up. I lay on the floor and just decided it was all over and there's nothing to do. I just looked at the ceiling and stopped doing anything. I wasn't anything anymore. I spent a few days like this and after that, there was a point where I realized/noticed that something within me had changed and I couldn't really pinpoint it but things just suddenly didn't bother me anymore, fears that used to exist just suddenly didn't (maybe you can try this as well if it resonates, just give up and be). I realized that meditation (not just sitting meditation but as a constant beingness) can be a way of mind purification too when you just stop being an ego and let Self take care of things. Here's something Robert Adams said that I read later on and realized it was exactly what I did:

Student: Giving up isn't sufficient. I realize that, I listen to that whatever, whether it's the strength or the insight, there's still fighting, there's a partial giving up and still there's a tremendous suffering. Robert: Then simply quiet your mind, sit still and do nothing. Everything will happen by itself. Like you're doing now, become still. Do not try to do anything to yourself. If thoughts come just watch them and everything will take care of itself. That's when you abide in the Self, when you do nothing and everything stops, all action stops and no matter how things come to you, you don't care, you just don't react. Even death, makes no difference. Student: Would you say that there is something more important than all of the sadhanas? Robert: No you can't say that because that's the ego again, but when you just sit and all fear leaves you, something else will take its place and that will be bliss and happiness. When you stop fearing. So just sit and let all the fears come. Smile and sit still. Student: You mean just look at them and detachedly? Robert: Just watch them. Let them come, let them do their worst, let them drive you crazy and you don't care, let them. But you try to stop, now, let them. Just whistle, sing a song, do nothing and watch what happens. Student: So you're talking basically about self-observation, Robert? Robert: Not even self-observation because you've got to think about that, to do self-observation. You're actually just doing just absolute zero. You've turned yourself off and you have the attitude, even if I die right now, so what, doesn't matter. Even if my worst fear manifests, good, let it. (laughter) Student: It seems difficult. Robert: No not really, it seems difficult but it's easy if you do it, try it. Get by yourself and just sit down, put your hands together and do absolutely nothing. Don't tell yourself you're watching or you're practicing anything at all. Give all practices up, give it all up. Student: So even questioning, "Who am I?" is still ego? Robert: Yes, definitely, give everything up and let the worst come.

The other ways are all the ego using mind to undo itself but you can also let Self do it if you just get ego out of the way. There comes a point where you have to just yield and let Self take care of it, you'll know when it is (also it's ultimately the best overall method imo cos we're all lazy, right? The less effort the better haha. Free mind purification for zero effort yay! Thanks Self -- Although it takes effort to still and cleanse the mind to a point where meditation becomes enjoyable and effortless as opposed to feeling bored and wanting mental stimulation). Now I can enjoy meditation, not with any expectations but simply just being feels the best. And sometimes it's a rhythmic dance of switching between the two. But now I only release things that naturally come up in daily life as opposed to digging into the past to look for limiting thoughts to drop.

Just be flexible and follow what feels right and you'll eventually understand what that balance is for you. I hope this helps you!

[ohnoitsjetster]

hiya jesse darlin!! i’ve got about a million questions for the ask game >:] these are all things i’m curious about, but it’s a lot. so feel free to pick just a few to answer <3

12, 13, 14, 42, 99, 100, 119, 127, 137, 142, 145, 146, 148, 149

i love you jesse beloved!! i hope you’re doing well <333

HIYA SOL!!! Ilyt <3, i hope you’re having a good day! I’m gonna answer all of these :]

12. What are your 5 favorite songs right now?

OGH okok. This changes constantly but lately:

- Sedona by Sir Chloe

- Thank God for Springtime by Levi Shrader

- Snowbank Blues by the Backseat Lovers

- Sex with a Ghost by Teddy Hyde

- Cool from West Side Story

Two of these were actually recommendations, Sedona was recommended to me by @specimen101 and Snowbank Blues was recommended to me by @ricky-mortis (Thank you guys! :D ). Also I found out about Thank God for Springtime at a student art showcase for my college. I met Levi Shrader and hung out with him and then he was like “alright :] im gonna go get ready for the show :] see ya :]” as if he wasn’t about to play music that fundamentally changed my brain chemistry. I also strongly recommend his songs Calvary Hill and St. Mary Amygdala to anyone that likes folk music.

13. Do you like it when people play with your hair?

I…. am a simple creature. (Head scratches 🔥 especially the back of my hair where its shortest)

14. Do you believe in luck and miracles?

Nope not really, I participate occasionally in superstition only for the sake of whimsy

42. If your being extremely quiet what does it mean?

It’s probably an anxiety attack

99. Have any pets?

A dog named Goldie. She’s a mutt that looks like a small pudgy black lab. She’s 14 but she’s acts like she’s just turned 1

100. How are you feeling?

Less anxious than normal, glad to finally have some free time this week, and kinda drowsy cause I just woke up

119. Favourite book?

I don’t read much but I like reading plays. I’d say my favorite is A Midsummer Night’s Dream by Shakespeare

127. What makes you happy?

Talking about my favorite musicals, plays, and movies, preferably to someone who is equally insane

137. How tall are you?

5’9 I think

142. Favourite month?

Maybe June because of summer break and also gay month. But I also love March because it’s got my birthday and spring and its the right temperature to wear my jackets

145. Tea or Coffee?

Tea! Coffee’s nice too but I think caffeine might be bad for my anxiety

146. Was today a good day?

Just started, I think it will be, but Ive got work to do and I hope I can get it done

147. Mars or Snickers?

Snickers

148. What’s your favourite quote?

Ough, couldn’t possibly choose. I have a few main ones. Maybe ask me for a character or piece of media to narrow it down? For now I’ll go with the Blasphemy quote even though we all know I love that one: “I will not be Shackled by the failures of Your god. The only blasphemy is to wallow in Insignificance. I have taken the refuse of your god’s failures and I have Triumphed!!!”

149. Do you believe in ghosts?

For fun but not for reals

Thanks for the questions! These were fun to answer

[liacobain]

Are you following the Sedona Prince shit? Crazzzyyyyyy. She needs to leave college, she’s literally 24 going on her 7TH YEAR.

i’ve been waiting to sit down and listen to all the parts of her exes story but the shit i’ve been hearing is crazyyyy. she needed to have been left college like yesterday

[incorrect-pipravi]

Okay, so songs I associate with characters!

Pippa: Are You Satisfied?-Marina, All The Good Girls Go To Hell-Billie Eilish, Oh No!-Marina, A Pearl-Mitski, Lotta True Crime-Penelope Scott

Ravi: i bet on losing dogs-Mitski, When He Sees Me, Pleaser-Wallows

Nat: Nightmare-Halsey, Wrath-Sir Chloe

Andie: Primadonna-Marina, Teen Idle-Marina Arms Tonite-Mother Mother, Liquid Smooth-Mitski, Making The Bed-Olivia Rodrigo

Cara: It's nice to have a friend- Taylor Swift, dumb dumb-Mazie, Cigarette Ahegao- Penelope Scott

Max: Homewrecker-Marina, Brand New City-Mitski, Too Close-Sir Chloe, Nobody-Mitski, Fucked My Way Up To The Top-Lana Del Rey, Anti Hero-Taylor Swift, I'm on fire-chromatics, Sippy Cup-Melanie Martinez

Becca: Fat Funny Friend-Maddie Zahm, Becca-The Sukis, Molly-Mindless Self Indulgence

Jamie: Saint Bernard-Lincoln, Your New Boyfriend- Wilbur Soot, In My Room-Insane Clown Pose, Washing Machine Heart-Mitski, I must apologise-PinkPantheress, Mastermind-Taylor Swift

Naomi: Music To Watch Boys To-Lana Del Rey, Stargirl Interlude-Lana Del Rey, Get him Back!-Olivia Rodrigo, Getaway Car-Taylor Swift, So it goes-Taylor Swift, Sedona-Sir Chloe, Class of 2013-Mitski, Townie-Mitski

PLAYLIST ALERT‼️ I absolutely LOVE associating songs with my favorite characters and stories. Thank you, anon for sharing this playlist with me. Though there are many songs that I’ve never heard—I’ll try to listen to them asap—I agree on the ones that I know. You picked the perfect songs!

I usually associate specific lyrics with characters/ships, so here is some of them:

Andie to Sal:

Nat & Becca to Max:

Cara & Pip:

PipRavi:

Ravi/Becca to Sal/Andie:

Nat/Becca to Andie:

Andie to Becca:

These are some of the ones that came to the top of my head. Again, thank you for sharing your playlist with me, anon!

[dragonflylady77]

I just finished Sedona Red by @whenyouwishuponastar7 and everyone should read it... It's so fucking delicious and sweet and all the good things.

In which Steve Harrington has to fly to Sedona, Arizona to land a business deal. It’s one in the morning; he’s tired, moody, and not thrilled that the hotel he’s staying at is overbooked. There’s only one room. He might have to share it, and Steve isn’t at his best, so he promptly pisses off the other tired, moody guest. But beyond a business deal, there’s a festival in town and Steve and Billy have front-row seats. Billy gets Steve to loosen his tie and have fun, and after that… well, after that, there’s a love story to tell.

[pirillalothario]

Hey everyone! I have a story that's growing in my mind for six months now, and it's itching to get out.

Please please please you wonderful people, help me find a really good kick-ass title, or the story will be stuck forever!

It is set in Strangertown (yes, with a R. It's the great great neighborhood by @chrisnewbie which includes maps and households of original Strangetown and Strangetown from the psp version), in La Fiesta Tech, in Sedona by Hood Building Group, and in Cooperhead by @aondaneedles (and now all the Pleasantview households are living there).

What I have in mind is a story of connections, mysteries, betrayals, rivalries, love and war.

Can you combine your fantastic creative skills and give me the right title to evoke the complexity of relationships... And the desert?

[31jindo]

Star Wars box made solely for the purpose of delivering blind PuppyM to the destined recipient. It is the absolute cheapest premade box I could find, that becomes apparent when picked up, it is very light. If I make another similar box in the future, I'd prefer to make one from walnut or cherry wood and from scratch.

I removed the hinges and latch and stained it Red Sedona 222. It gave the wood a slightly darker look. The top cover has the Old Republic Jedi logo on half and the SKZ compass on the other. The top of the lid has "I'll" and the bottom line on the lid says "Call your name." The forward facing text reads "Like the Sunlight." The inside text in hangul rather than aurebesh reads "Here always" with two birds together in flight. The text lines are taken from SKZ's Seungmin's single 'Here Always' and fit the story beats by @house-of-naga. The very bottom of the box has 5 birds in flight that reference the 5 Padawan ducks in the story.

I did debate adding a false bottom to the box, with a Kkami keychain hidden under it. The bottom of the false panel would have a little 'hide in the vents' maze burned into it. The keychain would be accompanied by a few little trinkets such as brass buttons, a credit coin, and maybe a loose earring or other shiny item. The top of the false bottom would have the words "Exchange! Exchange! Exchange!" on it like a pet willing to trade a ball for a treat. I even debated using droid basic or binary, but holy cow, that would have been a ton of numbers to burn in by hand.

However that may be better in a dedicated custom box for Kkami as a future project.