#That being said I did have to find an appropriate ''haha funny meme'' picture

[shikai-the-storyteller]

[directdogman]

Idk if youve already answered this but what was the reasoning you picked the songs you did for the music box arrangements?

Oh, boy, lemme list the ones I can remember.DSaF 1: Rickroll was obvious, it’s a meme song from 1987, I couldn’t have not used it. ‘Stuck in the Middle with You’ was me paying homage to Tarantino, since it’s used in a really cool scene in Reservoir Dogs. Now, onto DSaF 2. Smashmouth Allstar is obvious. DSaF 1 had a meme song as its title music, I wanted the same for DSaF 2, and I felt it was a good fit. ‘I’m a Believer’ is just me capitalizing on the whole “Shrek” thing I had goin’ on with the last song. Space Oddity was just me paying homage to a song I listened to almost daily during development. ‘Boulevard of Broken Dreams’ just happens to be an edgy song that I love, haha. ‘We are Number One’ is obviously a tribute to the now late and great Stefan Karl, may he rest in piece.For DSaF 3, one of my artists contributed quite a few tracks, which I found various uses for, but I’ll explain the obvious ones. Ocean Man was perfect for a title screen, an absolute JAM, and meme music. Completed the trilogy. Two versions of Hotel California exist in the OST, but the choice for that was due to me not only loving that song, but finding it thematically appropriate. “You can check out, but you can never leave” perfectly describes the not quite possessed, but still kinda robots floating around there.‘Life on Mars’ was just me wishing to add another Bowie song that I loved to the series. It’s probably my favourite and just fit so nicely into the opening. ‘Sound of Silence’ is a funny one. My dad used to play that, and Johnny Cash’ cover of Hurt on long trips in the car. It’s now meme music. So, I figured it’d be great “somber” music, while also still being a recognizable meme, y’know? The Flipside theme was composed by the great GlitchedPie, so that’s completely original. He actually just made it on a whim and more or less said “dude, you want it?” and I was like FUCK YEAH. I hadn’t even thought of what music I was gonna use for the Flipside, so like, he nailed it, purely accidentally.Henry’s theme, Waltz in Ab minor, is just a classic piece I think is really underrated, and I always pictured Henry listening to classical music as he worked, so the theme fit well. Henry’s battle theme was just a modification of the original draft of the arrangement, but layered, harmonized and sped up. Being entirely honest, I forgot about his battle theme until the day I was working on the battle, and liked the placeholder song I threw together enough to never bother to replace it.I think that should explain most of ‘em.

[fangirlandiknowit101]

Story starter meme

Rules: List the first lines of your last 15 stories. See if there are any patterns. Then tag 10 of your favourite authors!

I was tagged by @definitelynotaminion

(I guess the 15 last means in update order...)

Some nsfw!! You can find all the fics on my ao3.

1. Lessons in love (viktuuri)

“Yuuri Katsuki?”

Yuuri’s mind blanks out. He’s in a small park behind a skating rink larger than any he’s ever visited, wondering how he ended up there in the first place.

And now, a foreigner is approaching him.

Maybe if he closes his eyes and pretends he’s a statue, the man will ignore him.

“You are the figure skater Yuuri Katsuki, right?”

The man smiles at him when Yuuri peeks through his lashes, tall and pale and oh god, he’s gorgeous.

2. Miliy (viktuuri)

Viktor has never done anything illegal before, and maybe he still isn’t, but surely – surely – paying people to get off on camera has to fall within some sort of immoral don’t-let-the-press-know category on Yakov’s list of Reasons I'm Balding.

And yet he can’t stop.

Gnawing furiously on his lower lip his fingertips hover over the touchpad on his laptop, the transfer of a not insignificant sum of money just a click away. When his eyes flicker to the screen – to the man currently licking cum off his fingers, eyes a hooded dark brown that Viktor tries and fails not to drown in every time – the decision is easy.

3. Sugar star (oisuga)

At 6 am sharp, Tooru’s eyes flew open as he threw himself towards his phone. He thought it might be a new record in reaching it, but then again he was already awake and merely biding his time until the device would yell It’s a trap! to signal the day’s first incoming text.

It was from Iwaizumi, of course, and he couldn’t help the silly little smile that graced his lips as he opened it to read.

Or well, he would have read it if it wasn’t just a picture of a wrinkly bulldog. Before he could think of an appropriately annoyed reply, another text followed the first.

Welcome to the 40’s club. Maybe now you can get a discount on your anti wrinkle cream.

He pressed the call button.

“You’re awful,” was the first thing he said (more like whined), flopping onto his back again to stare at the painted night sky on his ceiling. “And I don’t use anti wrinkle cream!”

4. The sun within me (sasnar)

”Hey Sasuke!”

It took Sasuke a second to realize that the person yelling at him was, in fact, not an intruder but rather Naruto, though by that point the knife was already securely embedded in his kitchen wall. Great, another dent to add to the already present four.

“Really Sasuke, you should be used to this by now! You need to relax a bit.”

Turning his head towards the noise he watched the other ninja slump down into one of his kitchen chairs, one arm on the table and the other loosely hanging off the back of the chair. Of course, that stupid grin was spread over the tan face, stretching out the whisker marks.

5. I see the universe in your eyes (viktuuri)

Well, Viktor thinks, this isn’t very good.

He’s got one hand covering his mouth and nose against the heat billowing around him, eyeing the unstable steel construction he’s standing on warily. It could give out any minute, really, but at least he has minutes.

There’s a high-pitched screech somewhere in the distance, like metal grinding against metal, and he nervously wipes sweat off his brow. To say he hadn’t planned on ending up here is an understatement.  It was supposed to be a routine mission, one of the boring ones, a simple pick-up-some-valuable-cargo in one of the outer systems. Nothing like the missions that had made him famous, had given him a reputation.

I know I always thought I’d prefer going out with a bang, but this is a little early.

The rest is under the cut bc this post is too damn long haha...

6. Prosecute my heart (sasnar)

Sasuke liked to think that he was neutral about Halloween. Actually, scratch that. He liked to not think about Halloween at all, but right now he found it very difficult to keep his brain free of the (fake) holiday considering his work desk was completely covered in all things Halloween.

It was Monday.

A Monday that so happened to be October 31st, and had he expected this he would have called in sick for sure.

7. Wasn’t expecting that (sasnar)

Sasuke isn’t quite sure what to make of his new classmates yet. They seem like your regular, run-of-the-mill people, with varying degrees of awkward. He probably feels more awkward than most.

Though, it’s not nearly as awkward as he used to feel, and now his awkward is more related to being able to act however he wants to without getting shit for it. He isn’t used to it yet, but it doesn’t worry him, because everything is right and the worst part is over, anyway. Still, during the first week he accidentally went inside the girls’ changing rooms before gym class. He’d been stressed, and too used to associating school with things like having to be a girl, and he’d had one of those annoying and pointless arguments with his parents as they dropped him off. He hadn’t been thinking, which was funny because thinking feels like the only thing he’s been doing the past years.

8. tomorrow, today (kagesuga)

Suga breathes in the excitement in the air, leaning against the railing up on the spectator’s level. Two seats are already secured right behind him, and he taps his fingers against the cool metal in quick little twitches.

“It should only be a minute or so,” Daichi says by his side, amusement evident in his voice as he leans on his forearms to peer down at the court.

“I just want to make sure they see us before they start,” Suga defends his anxiousness with, worrying his lip between teeth as his tapping continues.

“They already know,” Daichi mumbles, voice low as if he knows it won’t do a thing to Suga’s state of mind.

9. Head over heels (sasnar)

Sasuke isn’t lonely. He isn’t. He’s got plenty of things demanding his attention, therefore he doesn’t have time to be lonely. Maybe it’s the apartment, he thinks, as he makes his way down the busy street after successfully having completed his various errands. It had only been two months since he moved in after all, it would take some time to get used to the additional space.

 10. The sun within me - extras (sasnar)

There was a thud followed by a gasp as Sasuke’s hands slammed against the glass wall of the shower. His head was bent, water streaming down the dark bangs plastered to his flushed face, lips tingling and sore from the bruising kiss Naruto had just given him. Tan hands caressed down his back, palms pressing into his muscles.

“Sasuke…”

11. Secret Santa for SNS xmas 2015 (sasnar)

“Saaasukeeeee.”

Heaving a sigh, Sasuke dropped the dishes back into the sink and dried his hands, sparing a look at the clock in the kitchen. Naruto had slept for all of one hour and twenty minutes. A baby would be easier to take care of.

“Saaaaaaaasukeeeeeeeee.”

12. The sweetest gift is you (sasnar)

Why, oh why did absolutely everyone in Konoha decide that this evening in particular was perfect for braving the cold and leaving their homes to go shopping for Christmas… Couldn’t they see Naruto was in a hurry, dammit! Pushing and shoving he made his slow way through the mass of people littering the streets, a figurative clock inside his head counting down the seconds he was now late by, hoping Sasuke was somehow feeling the Christmas spirit and wouldn’t be too annoyed with his tardiness.

13. Pumpkin surprise (sasnar)

Oh god, this party was boring. He’d only been here for thirty minutes, and he was already dying to go home. Not that he was usually much of a party person, but he’d arrived a while after it started when everyone was already drunk, and Sasuke simply did not drink, which made everything five times as boring.

Why was he even here… oh, right. Because Karin dragged him, literally dragged him after handcuffing him to herself, declaring that she would never forgive herself for leaving her good friend all alone on Halloween. The fact that Sasuke didn’t like Halloween and also would never forgive her for dragging him seemed unimportant, apparently.

14. You and Me (and Him) (sasnar)

Sasuke is rushing, pushing himself forwards with chakra bursting from the soles of his feet to the rhythm of his frantically beating heart. It’s happening again rings through his ears as he careens through the village, sight set on the Hokage tower. Of all the times to leave the village…

He’s only been gone for a couple of hours, but the pang of regret still leaves a bitter taste in his mouth. He shouldn’t have. He should have brought him with him. If only he could have.

The few people milling about the entrance of the tower give way to him, eyes widening at the look on his face. Shizune is there to take him far below ground level, leads him to one of the all too familiar special, reinforced cellars. He can feel the heat long before they reach it, the pressure in the damp air causing the hairs at the nape of his neck to rise.

He knows this pressure. It’s bad this time.

15. Naruto and Sasuke (sasnar)

Somehow, our names always seem to be associated with each other. But I guess it can’t be helped, living in a small town like this. There are only so many people you can be friends with, and only so many you can dislike without becoming lonely. That’s why I’ve spent my life trying to become friends with everyone I can, and I have to say I’ve succeeded pretty damn well besides that one exception.

Uchiha Sasuke.

If I were to describe him, I’d say he’s a jerk who seems to enjoy making my life miserable, and wherever I go he always shows up.

If I were to try and describe our relationship though…

I know it says to tag my fav authors but i like a bazillion writers so i’m just tagging a few of you that i follow on tumblr bc i’m lazy so pls don’t think you’re not my fav if you’re not tagged (actually pls do the meme anyway if you want!!)

I tag: @kiaronna @uchihanochidori @teekettle @byebyeholocene @nihonlove

This was a lot of fun~ As for any patterns... well, it’s pretty obvious I like to start right away with some action, and leave descriptions for some other time. I kinda really hate descriptions lol. Also I tend to write while amused so, that probably shines through? I need my fics to be fun or action or both haha! 

[oxfordcommaloveaffair]

BODE magick

***so I didn’t write ANYTHING in this post. I just put together the most (IMO) pertinent bits and posts and info I could find on this topic and sourced them as best I could because I couldn’t find one iteration of the thread that contained info on all of these aspects of BODE at once and I needed an explanation to share with my friends. if you wrote any of these things and would prefer I didn’t use your words or your URL please send me an ask and I will remove/edit. on the flip side of that please add anything I might have missed***

***also one of the user URLs (zyp) doesn’t lead to anything. if this person changed their URL and you have an updated URL for them send it to me so I can update the source please***

www.knowyourmeme.com/memes/meme-magic : “Meme Magic” is a slang term used to describe the hypothetical power of sorcery and voodoo supposedly derived from certain internet memes that can transcend the realm of cyberspace and result in real life consequences. Since its coinage on the imageboard 8chan, the fictitious concept has gained popularity on 4chan’s /pol/ (politically incorrect) board and been heavily associated with several in-jokes and shitposting fads on the site, including Ebola-chan, Baneposting and Donald Trump. Some have compared it to the occult concept of the egregore,[11] an autonomous psychic entity which influences the thoughts of a group of people. 

www.knowyourmeme.com/memes/cult-of-kek : The Cult of Kek, also known as the Church of Kek, is a satirical religion based around the worship of the ancient Egyptian deity Kek[4] (also spelled Kuk or Keku), an androgynous God of darkness and chaos who is often depicted as a frog or frog-headed man in male form or a snake-headed woman in female form. On 4chan, the character Pepe the Frog is often considered a modern avatar of the diety, who uses ancient Egyptian meme magic to influence the world, often by fulfilling the wishes of posts that end in repeating numbers. Additionally, the deity is often associated with the popular 4chan slang term “Kek”, and is often embraced by supporters of 2016 Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. Practitioners are known to frequently write “praise Kek,” and jokingly refer to the church as a “religion of peace.”

www.kalberto-franklin.tumblr.com : This last post fails to mention another, major piece of this puzzle, and it involves 4chan, as usual, being miles ahead of the rest of the internet, because /pol/ already has its own patron deity.

His name, naturally, is Kek. Or Kuk, as mentioned earlier in the previous post.

/pol/ has been openly invoking and worshiping Kek as a deity of chaos for some months now. /pol/ believes that Kek speaks to them through dubs - posts with repeating ending digits. This all started when posts about Trump - who, being an authoritarian white nationalist, was /pol/’s favorite candidate from the beginning - started getting lots of dubs.

Note that the last one predicts its own dubs; considered an impressive feat. Dubs are sometimes seem as something like omens: posts ending in dubs are given more credibility, in some cases. The more repeating digits - trips, quads, quints, etc - the more credible the prediction.

This was building up steam for a while as Trump was gaining popularity, when finally, this happened:

www.knowyourmeme.com/memes/bode : BODE refers to images with the word “BODE” (short for “bodacious”) overlaid on them. The images often are of overweight cats, and cat-like creatures, and is popular mostly on Tumblr.

www.jasper-rolls.tumblr.com : i think “BODE” is the first time i’ve seen a meme described in a dream become a real meme. what is the power of BODE. can we harness this

www.zyp.tumblr.com : yes, we can harness this – meme magic is real.

BODE has potential as a countermeme to the neo-nazi alt-right’s fascist reappropriation of pepe as an attempt to invoke kek, an ancient egyptian frog god.

here’s the thing: nobody worshipped frogs. kek is a minor player in the pantheon. an obscure, forgotten god. metaphor for primordial darkness, powerless by comparison to literally anything. (a ridiculously appropriate mascot for white supremacy, really.)

…so i’ve been subtly ‘shopping in faint iterations of the all-seeing eye to my BODE posts (because even the vague spectre of illuminism frightens conservatives, for some reason) as an attempt to invoke bast, an ancient egyptian cat god (early experience suggests that memes where the eye is less visible carry better.)  

the advantage the neo-nazis had in meme magic is unity. they all uniformly, arbitrarily agreed upon kek-pepe and ran it into the ground, until hillary actually posted a disclaimer about it on her website, among other things. couching the philosophy in irony or meta also seems to help – as your sincerity becomes more and more cloaked and daggered in enigma and joke, your core tenet becomes more difficult to resist.

the recent spate of communism memes radicalized a lot of people precisely because the memes were not sincere. essays genuinely advocating communist ideals would not have had the same effect. (this essay will have no effect, but a nonsense picture of a cat with a hidden all-seeing eye has that “haha wut” factor, as well as the superposition of message – until you collapse the waveform by observing it, the meme is neither serious nor parody.)

so in order to harness BODE we need a group of people with viral reach promoting it over a long period of time, which so far doesn’t seem to align with this meme’s lifecycle. pepe was easy because he’s already been around for over a decade in various and sundry iterations – BODE looks more like a short-term meme at the moment.

i guess i’m suggesting that we harness every cat meme.

www.maskandskull.tumblr.com  : ok but no this is PERFECT because the ancient Egyptian cat goddess Bast/Bastet is a solar lion goddess of warfare and revelry, she who rises as gold, the devourer, drinker of blood, protector of Ra and slayer of the serpent Apep, lady of perfume and joy, lady of sexuality and luxury, sister of Sekhmet (who nearly destroyed the entire world onetime just because she was in the zone). She is depicted holding the Ankh, showing she is an arbiter of life and death, and she protects against contagious diseases and evil spirits. A meme, after all, is contagious.

Also she kills snakes and other vermin that threaten the wellbeing of her people. Interestingly, the oldest representations of Kuk (funny how that more conventional rendering has been edited off Wikipedia recently) depict him as a snake, only later did he become a frog and his sister-wife a snake. Cats eat frogs anyway, that’s totally a thing.

Later Bast-as-Ailuros was understood by the Greeks as a lunar goddess parallel to Artemis, goddess of the hunt and protector of young girls, who is beeteedubs queer as balls (also note that Artemis was prominently worshiped Sparta, some say she was their patron deity, and Sparta was pretty rad and gay)

And lest we forget, Artemis is also a cat, guardian and advisor to Sailor Venus (who is completely obsessed with pop culture and would be a total meme queen)

And BODE, the word itself, the original post said it was short for bodacious, which is a funny word, no one is really sure where it comes from, but some have speculated it’s derived from Boadicea, an alternative spelling of Boudica, as in “boadacious - resembling Boadicea” and I hope we all know that Boudica was a hella kickass native guerilla leader who almost drove the invading Romans out of Britain, who was referred to euphemistically as a lioness and whose rebel forces sacked *London* like nbd.

But BODE is also identical to bode, an omen or portent of a particular outcome. One might say “this bodes well for me” or “that bodes ill for him” and what does BODE bode? The lioness of liberation, protector of her peoples, the vaccine against contagion, snake-eater, sun and moon.

BODE is also found in abode, a dwelling place, and bode as the past tense of bide, meaning to wait, and this is the kicker. The nazis had to *make* Sad Frog into Kuk, but BODE was already here, waiting. The internet is made of cats.