#Tom absolutely wanted to live on mars from ages 6 to 13

[kaixinsoh]

Final Project: Personal Brand Guide

Date: 31 Mar-17 Apr 2021, Week 11-13

Brief: Work on brand identity by creating a publication in the form of a brand style guide. You have two options to choose from: 1) Self-Identity OR 2) Department of Communications & New Media. Create a Brand Style Guide that includes 3 collateral: logo, business card, 1-2 page resume.

Introduction:

The person who originally coined the term "personal branding" was Tom Peters, who wrote an article called "The Brand Called You" in 1997. In the article, he wrote:

Today, in the Age of the Individual, you have to be your own brand...You’re branded, branded, branded, branded.

However, since Peters wrote that article in 1997, personal branding has evolved, developed and morphed in something wholly different from what he expected. Today, everyone and anyone has a social media page with their own manufactured "brand" or persona. In an interview with AIGA, Peters said:

“The thing that pisses me off about the interpretation of my article is that people have said that ‘Brand You’ is about marketing yourself...That is absolutely, antithetically not the case. It is about you being perceived as a person of value… It’s almost anti-marketing.”

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Thus, inspired by Tom Peter's concept of "personal branding" as well as my own personal values of being creative, unconventional and personal, I wanted to create a personal brand that cheekily subverted how we commonly "package" ourselves to create a manufactured, commoditised and inauthentic image or identity of ourselves.

Developmental process:

Logo

For logo design 1, I was inspired by Sheryl Sandberg, who said: Don't package yourself.

"Products are marketed... But people are not that simple. We're not packaged. And when we are packaged, we are ineffective and inauthentic."

Inspired by stickers and labels pasted on fruits, I thought - why not design my own personal logo as a sticker, as a reference to product labels and stickers? Since my name "Kai Xin" means happiness in Chinese, and my cheerfulness and optimism is one of the most important traits of my personality, I wanted to infuse that same form of cheeky sense of humour and sunniness in my brand. Therefore, I designed a yellow sticker with a smiley face, with the eyes formed by my initials "K" and "X". For the font for the letters "K" and "X", I used Fredoka One, as it was a rounded, modern-looking typeface that conveyed the quirky, friendly and fun personality I have.

For logo design 2, I wanted to design a barcode for myself, to reinforce the idea of me being a product for sale. (Fun fact: the lines on the barcode actually spell out my name "soh kai xin" if you scanned it with a barcode scanner.)

For logo design 3, I was inspired by the following quotes by Roy Disney...

"Branding is something you do to cows...Branding is what you do when there’s nothing original about your product."

...as well as Austin Kleon, who said:

“Brand.” (That awful word! As if we’re all cattle with our owner’s mark burned into our flesh.)

Therefore, after researching on the design of cattle brands used by cow ranchers to brand on their cows, I thought the way that these brands had the initials of the owners was quite interesting, and designed a cattle brand of myself for myself, spelling out my initials "KX".

However, I did think that the concept behind logo design 3 would probably be difficult for people to understand and the design appeared quite simplistic.

"For logo design 3," Sun Yee said, "I couldn't really grasp if there was any concept or quality of yours that you had intended to portray other that it being the initials of your name." Charmaine also added, "I personally feel that logo design 3 would not be in my list."

I agreed with my tutor Aaron, who said, "The barcode logo concept seems to work the best in unifying the ideas that you have for the name cards and resumes."

Iwani said, "Since the barcode plays a crucial part in your logo, you may want to consider imbuing your name in it?" and Ning Zhuang added, "for the barcode, I think your name drowns out compared to the barcode since it's taking up way more space, maybe you can play around with space more."

Based on their feedback, I decided to go with logo design 2 - the barcode logo. I experimented more with different design variations by imbuing my name in the logo (as Iwani suggested) and by playing around with space and making the name more prominent (as Ning Zhuang suggested):

The original three logos are depicted in the 1st row above.

I tried incorporating my name within the barcode (2nd row, above), but found that it was a little difficult to read with all the lines.

I scanned a print of my fingerprint (which symbolises my identity and self) and cut a section out of it to resemble the lines in the barcode (3rd row, centre, above), but I felt that people seeing it might not understand clearly that it was a reference to my fingerprint.

I also experimented with typography, such as by using only a K in the logo (3rd row, right & 4th row, left), but I decided against it as (1) just a single K wouldn't be able to show my name and (2) it didn't resemble a barcode as much.

Finally, I decided to go with a more minimalist approach combining my name and the barcode.

To make my name more prominent (as opposed to the original 1st design, where the name was placed at the bottom and the font size was quite small), I increased the font size of my name and adjusted the kerning such that it fit the width of the barcode exactly. To put emphasis on my name, I shifted it to the top of the barcode. To show that my self was inseparable from me as a product of society, I combined the name and barcode. Using the Rectangle Tool, I drew the lines on the barcode to combine them with the name, such that it looked as if the lines flowed seamlessly from the letters to the barcode. Finally, as the entire barcode looked a little too large and lacked a sense of balance (since the barcode portion was larger than the name portion), I masked the bottom of the barcode such that the height of the barcode portion was exactly the same height as the name.

Name card

I came up with three ideas for the name card.

Name card design 1

For name card design 1, based on the initial concept of product stickers for logo design 1, I thought - "Why not use a sticker pack instead of a conventional name card?" I thus created 6 sticker designs that deconstructed the elements of a name card, including a logo, name, contact number, email, what I do etc.

For the stickers, I experimented with a variety of shapes and text styles. For example, for the "I'm a person not a product" sticker, I began with the Ellipse Tool to draw a white ellipse. I then duplicated the shape and made a smaller yellow ellipse, to create an outlined effect. Then, I selected the shape of the ellipse and transformed the Selection to Path. Using the Move Tool, I transformed the Path and made it into a smaller ellipse within the larger yellow ellipse so as to type the text in the shape of the ellipse. I first typed the first half of the message "I am a person" on top, then created a new Type layer for the second half "not a product", using the Path Selection Tool to move the path so that the text would be aligned at the bottom of the ellipse. On top of that, I added a paper texture on Multiply mode and a plastic texture on Screen mode to make it look more realistic.

This was done for the rest of the stickers, such as the phone sticker, where I similarly made a Path from Selection in the shape of the phone and typed my contact number, or the "Creative Designer" sticker, where I began with a Custom Shape layer and adjusted the Live Shape Properties to increase the number of points on the star from 5 to 30 to get a starburst shape. Subsequently, I typed the text and used the Warp Text function to make the shape of the text follow a wave, then added textures on top.

One of my classmates Ning Zhuang commented that "for name card design 1, I do think it'll be quite hard to decipher as a formal business card if it's all going to layout in a sticker pack." Although I really liked the stickers and thought it made sense in terms of my personal branding concept, I agreed with her and thus decided not to use it as a name card, but instead as a separate collateral as a sticker pack.

Name card design 2

For name card design 2, I went with a more creative and unorthodox concept for a name card. Rather than a "card", why not represent me literally as a packaged product, like a toy figurine in a pack?

Name card design 3

For name card design 3, I used a more conventional format of a card, but instead of a regular name card, I designed it to resemble a product label. The name card would be printed with a product description of myself, with the product name (my name), product content, ingredients, as well as my barcode logo. I also used common packaging labels like "Boxed" or "Fragile, handle with care", but instead put a creative twist on them by changing them to "Thinks out of the box", "Anti-fragile" and "Handles things with care".

Ning Zhuang said, "Love the idea of name card design 3" but asked, "is there a meaning behind using the grams and ml?"

The original intention behind putting Creative (100g), Graphic Designer (50ml) and Creative Writer (50ml) was to play with the way nutritional information of products are usually presented, with units of measurements like grams and millilitres. It was meant to convey that I am half a designer (50ml) and half a writer (50ml) - put it together and you get 100% creativity. Based on the feedback, I thus decided to make it clearer by changing it to percentages - 50% Graphic Designer, 50% Creative Writer and 100% Creative.

Resume

For my resume, I decided to present it in the format of a receipt.

As receipts are used to represent goods that have been bought and sold, and are a proof of purchase, I thought that it would be effective and appropriate to represent my resume as a "proof" of my qualifications. Also, it represents how designers/creatives like myself are often seen as "sell outs" who become commoditised products for sale or for hire by businesses.

To make it look like a receipt, I scanned a crumpled piece of paper and used it as a background. Then, using the Lasso Tool, I cut it to the shape of a receipt. Next, I added my barcode logo on top, along with contact details, like how the details and name of a shop would be on the top of a receipt. Then, I added the list of my education and work experience below and added the dates on the right (like the list of products and prices on a receipt). I chose to use the typeface Monaco, as it was a mono-spaced sans-serif font that resembles the font commonly used for printing on receipts.

Comments raised during the critique:

For the final critique in Week 13, Kai En pointed out, "just one minor thing that I wanted to point your attention to- all along your name has been rendered in lowercase, not sure if you want to keep to the same treatment for your name card that is currently in Title Case?"

Iwani said, "for your resume, you may want to consider bolding the headers/company titles to emphasize the visual hierarchy?"

How the work has improved post-critique:

Based on the feedback, I decided to change the title on my name card into all lowercase, as Kai En pointed out, to keep it consistent with my barcode logo. I also bolded the company titles on the resume to emphasise the subheadings, as Iwani suggested.

Syn Yee had also commented, "while I liked your logo idea as a barcode, I thought maybe your name could be slightly apart from the barcode itself just to make the text look clearer. Because it appeared to me a little cluttered when you put both elements attached to each other". However, as I had previously already played around with different compositions for the barcode logo (see above), and had deliberately combined the name and barcode together as a form of commentary to show how our personal identities and selves couldn't be separated from our identity or image as a product of society, I decided that I would stick with the logo composition.

In addition, even though this wasn't explicitly mentioned in the feedback, I noticed that the handwriting font I had used for captions and sub-body text in my initial presentation, Reenie Beenie, was a bit difficult to read. I had originally chosen the typeface because I wanted to give a sense of authenticity to my personal branding and include a handwritten sort of feel that made it feel as though the brand was created by a person, not a product. However, for my final brand style guide, I decided to remove the Reenie Beenie font and use Monaco for my body text, as it was (1) more in line with my brand identity and (2) more legible.

Finally, this resulted in the final brand style guide.

[pelannea]

Tagged by @goingtobed Hi! *waves* Thanks for tagging me! :))

Rules: answer and tag 20 people

THE LAST: 1. drink: green tea 2. phone call: my dad 3. text message: my ex 4. song you listened to: Boy - Boris

5. time you cried: today watching torchwood. yesterday because of some gif from Bon Voyage, I think? I rarely cried before my kids were born but these days I cry all the time when I read or watch something. 

6. dated someone twice: no 7. kissed someone and regretted it: not really 8. been cheated on: I don't think so? 9. lost someone special: nearly did 10. been depressed: tbh i don’t know what counts 11. gotten drunk and thrown up: I can't even remember when was the last time I got myself that drunk. happened many times when I was a teen, that's for sure.

THREE FAVORITE COLORS: 12. turquoise 13. silver 14. black

IN THE LAST YEAR HAVE YOU: 15. made new friends: yes :)) 16. fallen out of love: no 17. laughed until you cried: yes 18. found out someone was talking about you: no? 19. met someone who changed you: all the time 20. found out who your friends are: all my friends are amazing and I love them? 21. kissed someone on your facebook list: a few of them

GENERAL:

22. how many of your facebook friends do you know in real life: all, I think. or at least I've met them all. 23. do you have any pets: no, I'm both asthmatic and allergic to everything with fur. if the kids want pets some day, it'd have to be a lizard or something because apparently I can't have a giant squid :( which i'd love, I just hope they'll also be fine with that. 24. do you want to change your name: no. i might take a pen name, though. 25. what did you do for your last birthday: packed. I traveled to UK the next day with my friends and a few days later they took me out for dinner as a birthday gift <3 26. what time do you wake up: around six usually, somewhere between 8 and 10 on the weekends and now that it's summer. if the kids aren't home, i'll sleep for longer 27. what were you doing at midnight last night: writing, probably 28. name something you can’t wait for: Welcome to Night Vale live show this fall in Helsinki 29. when was the last time you saw your mom: two days ago 30. what are you listening to right now: a podcast called Alice Isn't Dead (when am I not listening to podcasts really) AND THIS EPISODE CAN'T END LIKE THIS 31. have you ever talked to a person named tom: not sure? I've talked to someone with a Finnish variation of the name though 32. something that is getting on your nerves: can't think of anything right now 33. most visited website: ...tumblr, most likely. 34. hair color: green, currently. my natural colour is maantienharmaa which is like greyish blonde that looks like a dirty country road. it used to be a lighter blonde. 35. long or short hair: short 36. do you have a crush on someone:  ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 37. what do you like about yourself: creativity 38. piercings: 11 in my ears, one in my cheek 39. blood type: I actually can't remember 40. nickname: Mii 41. relationship status: single 42. zodiac: gemini 43. pronouns: she/her 44. favorite tv show: äääää, Mushishi? it's what first came to mind 45. tattoos: one on the back of my right thigh. there're currently four on my to do list, most of them will be watercolour tattoos. 46. right or left handed: right 47. surgery: they took my pharyngeal tonsils when I was a child, got ice cream to replace them I think 48. sport: unironically yoga and jogging 49. vacation: deep sea let me meet Cthulhu. the moon. Trappist. take me to deep space and I'm yours. 50. pair of trainers: don't care, I'd go without shoes if it didn't look weird. and my country’s kind of cold

MORE GENERAL:

51. eating: I crave cheese 52. drinking: wouldn't mind wine with that cheese but I'm cool with this Baileys too 53. i’m about to: read about Mars's moons 54. waiting for: nothing really, I'm good 55. want: I want to finish my first book one day 56. get married: not that important to me. I'm not a wedding person either 57. career: when I grow up and become an adult and really cool I'll be a writer and a translator

WHICH IS BETTER:

58. hugs or kisses: both. depends on the mood 59. lips or eyes: both 60. shorter or taller: I'm hella short myself and it's absolutely fine to be small and spicy. if we're talking about partners, it doesn't matter 61. older or younger: partner: doesn't matter; kids: every age is beautiful but I can't deny that my own are less of a hassle now, compared to what it was a couple of years ago; me: I stopped aging somewhere before 25, obviously. 62. nice arms or nice stomach: all arms and bellies are nice 63. hook up or relationship: I'm open to pretty much anything. However, I'm worried that I, as a single parent and a full time student, won't have enough time and energy for anything. also, I like being fully independent. I'm not ready to give that up. 64. troublemaker or hesitant: ...I think I have one of both living in my house

HAVE YOU EVER: 65. kissed a stranger: ...maybe? is it bad that I'm not sure? I mean, I can't remember everything that happened 10-15 years ago... 66. drank hard liquor: yes 67. lost glasses/contact lenses: yes, I kept losing my glasses all the time so I started wearing contact lenses. I don't think I've ever lost those 68. turned someone down: yes, only men though 69. sex on the first date: no but I wouldn't be against it 70. broken someone’s heart: I have no idea tbh 71. had your heart broken: not really 72. been arrested: no. I think it was a close call once or twice when I was a teen. it was...uh...underage drinking and I ran fast. 73. cried when someone died: in real life, no. fictional, all the time 74. fallen for a friend: hmm

DO YOU BELIEVE IN: 75. yourself: most of the time 76. miracles: depends on how you define a miracle 77. love at first sight: if love's a feeling that develops into something more complex with time, then yes. if love's commitment and knowing someone well and choosing to stay with them, then no 78. santa claus: which one? I was the kind of kid that wanted to live in a forest, imagining that only the things I decided were real existed. if something, imaginary or not, is powerful enough to influence people's lives and actions, isn't it real in that sense? That's how I see all religions. And fairy tales. 79. kiss on the first date: if it feels right 80. angels: see 78 

OTHER:

81. current best friend’s name: I have two who've tagged along for 11 and 14 years now, you know who you are, I love you<3 82. eye color: blue 83. favorite movie: a difficult question... I love Ghibli, and as a child I loved the first Neverending story but now... can I skip this and say I love Shakespeare instead?

I’m tagging @shurikenship @hangoverhater @doggytail-duck @ropsus and @bananacookies1

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My favorite albums of the last 22 years

At the end of each year since 1985, I've ranked my Top 10 favorite albums that were released that year. As years went on, and my musical tastes diversified, the lists got longer. These are those lists. (All these lists were compiled at the end of each year, respectively. Some albums are ranked higher or lower here than where I would rank them today) 1995 1. White Zombie - Astro Creep 2000 2. Rancid - ...And Out Come The Wolves 3. Foo Fighters - Foo Fighters 4. Hole - Live Through This 5. Prick - Prick 6. Smashing Pumpkins - Melancholy and the Infinite Sadness 7. David Bowie - Outside 8. Silverchair - Frogstomp 9. Fear Factory - Demanufacture 10. PJ Harvey - To Bring You My Love 11. Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill 12. The Flaming Lips - Cloud Taste Metallic, 13. Garbage - Garbage 14. Deftones - Adrenaline 15. Marilyn Manson - Smells Like Children 16. Babes In Toyland - Nemesisters 17. Primus - Tales From The Punchbowl 18. Seven Mary Three - American Standard 19. Poe - Hello 20. Ozzy Osbourne - Ozzmosis 1996 1. Metallica - Load 2. Marilyn Manson - Antichrist Superstar 3. Local H - As Good As Dead 4. Type O Negative - October Rust 5. Tool - Aenima 6. Ministry - Filth Pig 7. Korn - Life Is Peachy 8. Soundgarden - Down on the Upside 9. Pantera - The Great Southern Trendkill 10. London After Midnight - Psycho Magnet 1997 1. David Bowie - Earthling 2. Metallica - Reload 3. Depeche Mode - Ultra 4. Switchblade Symphony - Bread and Jam For Frances 5. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - The Boatman's Call 6. Megadeth - Cryptic Writings 7. Sister Machine Gun - Millennium 8. Veruca Salt - Eight Arms To Hold You 9. Radiohead - OK Computer 10. Pigface - New High In Low 1998 1. Rob Zombie - Hellbilly Deluxe 2. Marilyn Manson - Mechanical Animals 3. Placebo - Without You I'm Nothing 4. Metallica - Garage Inc 5. Garbage - Version 2.0 6. Hole - Celebrity Skin 7. Gary Numan - Exile 8. Orgy - Candyass 9. Local H - Pack Up The Cats 10. London After Midnight - Oddities 11. Monster Magnet - Powertrip 12. Fear Factory - Obsolete 13. Love and Rockets - Lift 1999 1. Nine Inch Nails - The Fragile 2. Hedwig and the Angry Inch soundtrack 3. David Bowie - Hours 4. The Creatures - Anima Animus 5. Front Line Assembly - Implode 6. Misfits - Famous Monsters 7. Switchblade Symphony - The Three Calamities 8. Powerman 5000 - Tonight The Stars Revolt! 9. Tom Waits - Mule Variations 10. The Flaming Lips - The Soft Bulletin 2000 1. PJ Harvey - Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea 2. The Dandy Warhols - 13 Tales From Urban Bohemia 3. The Cure - Bloodflowers 4. Deftones - White Pony 5. Queens of the Stone Age - Rated R 6. A Perfect Circle - Mer De Noms 7. Radiohead - Kid A 8. Placebo - Black Market Music 9. The Hives - Veni Vidi Vicious 10. Gary Numan - Pure 11. Joseph Arthur - Come To Where I'm From 12. The White Stripes - Dej Stihl 13. Marilyn Manson - Holy Wood 14. Johnny Cash - American III 15. Alice Cooper - Brutal Planet 16. Green Day - Warning 17. Ministry - Dark Side of the Spoon 18. The Smashing Pumpkins - Machina 19. Outkast- Stankonia 20. Mindless Self Indulgence - Frankenstein Girls 2001 1. System of A Down - Toxicity 2. The White Stripes - White Blood Cells 3. Nick Cave - No More Shall We Part 4. Tenacious D - Tenacious D 5. Burning Brides - Fall of the Plastic Empire 6. Andrew W.K. - I Get Wet 7. Slipknot - Iowa 8. New Order - Get Ready 9. Pixies - Complete B Sides 10. Rob Zombie - The Sinister Urge 11. Lou Reed - American Poet 12. Tool - Lateralus 13. Gorillaz - Gorillaz 14. The Damned - Grave Disorder 15. Rammstein - Mutter 16. Pink - Missunderstood 17. Lucinda Williams - Essence 18. Depeche Mode - Exciter 19. Radiohead - Amnesiac 20. The Strokes - Is This It 2002 1. Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot 2. Spoon - Kill The Moonlight 3. The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots 4. Interpol - Turn On The Bright Lights 5. David Bowie - Heathen 6. Queens of the Stone Age - Somgs For The Deaf 7. Johnny Cash - American IV 8. The Distillers - Sing Sing Death House 9. Chevelle - Wonder What's Next 10. The Vines - Highly Evolved 11. Clinic - Walking With Thee 12. Isis - Oceanic 13. Hot Hot Heat - Make Up the Breakdown 14. Damian Rice - O 15. Korn - Untouchables 16. System of a Down - Steal This Album! 17. Beck - Sea Change 18. Foo Fighters - One By One 19. Tom Waits - Blood Money 20. Tom Waits - Alice 2003 1. Muse - Absolution 2. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Fever To Tell 3. The White Stripes - Elephant 4. Led Zeppelin - How The West Was Won 5. AFI - Sing The Sorrow 6. The Dresden Dolls - The Dresden Dolls 7. The Distillers - Coral Fang 8. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Nocturama 9. Radiohead - Hail To The Thief 10. Type O Negative - Life is Killing Me 11. Outkast - Speakerboxxx/The Love Below 12. Pigface - Easy Listening 13. Placebo - Sleeping With Ghosts 14. Jet - Get Born 15. The Darkness - Permission to Land 16. Sleep - Dopesmoker 17. HIM - Love Metal 18. The Shins - Chutes Too Narrow 19. The Rapture - Echoes 20. Opeth - Damnation 2004 1. The Arcade Fire - Funeral 2. Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand 3. The Killers - Hot Fuss 4. Interpol - Antics 5. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus 6. Mastodon - Leviathan 7. Tom Waits - Real Gone 8. The Secret Machines - Now Here Is Nowhere 9. Morrissey - You Are The Quarry 10. Kanye West - The College Dropout 11. Wilco - A Ghost Is Born 12. My Chemical Romance - Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge 13. The Hives - Tyrannosaurus Hive 14. Modest Mouse - Good News For People Who Love Bad News 15. Autolux - Future Perfect 16. Velvet Revolver - Contraband 17. Prince - Musicology 18. PJ Harvey - Uh Huh Her 19. The Futureheads - The Futureheads 20. The Zutons - Who Killed The Zutons 2005 1. Bright Eyes - I'm Wide Awake It's Morning 2. System of a Down - Mesmerize 3. Nine Inch Nails - With Teeth 4. The White Stripes - Get Behind Me Satan 5. Kaiser Chiefs - Employment 6. System of a Down - Hypnotize 7. Sufjan Stevens - Illinois 8. Depeche Mode - Playing The Angel 9. Spoon - Gimme Fiction 10. Gorillaz- Demon Days 11. 30 Seconds To Mars - A Beautiful Lie 12. Broken Social Scene - Broken Social Scene 13. Wolfmother - Wolfmother 14. Franz Ferdinand - You Could Have It So Much Better 15. Louis XIV - The Best Little Secrets Are Kept 16. The Kills - No Wow 17. My Morning Jacket - Z 18. Editors - The Back Room 19. Audioslave - Out of Exile 20. Of Montreal - The Sunlandic Twins 2006 1. Muse - Black Holes and Revelations 2. My Chemical Romance - The Black Parade 3. The Secret Machines - Ten Silver Drops 4. The Raconteurs - Broken Boy Soldiers 5. The Dresden Dolls - Yes, Virginia 6. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Show Your Bones 7. AFI - Decemberunderground 8. Evanescence - The Open Door 9. Damian Rice - 9 10. The 69 Eyes - Blessed Be 11. Silversun Pickups - Carnavas 12. Mastodon- Blood Mountain 13. Rise Against - The Sufferer and The Witness 14. The Flaming Lips - At War With The Mystics 15. Gnarles Barkley - St. Elsewhere 16. Regina Spektor - Begin To Hope 17. Cold War Kids - Robbers and Cowards 18. She Wants Revenge - She Wants Revenge 19. Lamb of God - Sacrament 20. TV On The Radio - Return To Cookie Mountain 2007 1. Nine Inch Nails - Year Zero 2. The Arcade Fire - Neon Bible 3. Radiohead - In Rainbows 4. The White Stripes - Icky Thump 5. MGMT - Oracular Spectacular 6. The Shins - Wincing The Night Away 7. Kanye West - Graduation 8. Queens of the Stone Age - Era Vulgaris 9. Band of Horses - Cease To Begin 10. MIA - Kala 11. Interpol - Our Love To Admire 12. Foo Fighters - Echoes Silence Patience and Grace 13. Spoon - Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga 14. Robert Plant & Alison Krauss - Raising Sand 15. The Horrors - Strange House 16. Wilco - Sky Blue Sky 17. Paramore - Riot! 18. The National - The Boxer 19. Grinderman - Grinderman 20. Editors - An End Has A Start 2008 1. Torche - Meandrethal 2. Metallica - Death Magnetic 3. The Raconteurs - Consolers of the Lonely 4. Amanda Palmer - Who Killed Amanda Palmer? 5. Lady Gaga - The Fame 6. Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds - Dig Lazarus Dig! 7. Nine Inch Nails - The Slip 8. The Ting Tings - We Started Nothing 9. The Dresden Dolls - No, Virginia 10. Black Mountain - Black Mountain 11. Sick Puppies - Dressed Up As Life 12. Santigold - Santigold 13. Brian Eno & David Byrne - Everything That Happens Will Happen Today 14. Ra Ra Riot - The Rhumb Line 15. MR RUSSIA - Teething 16. Death Cab For Cutie - Narrow Stairs 17. Protest The Hero - Fortress 18. The Knux - Remind Me In 3 Days 19. Portishead - Third 20. The Kills - Midnight Boom 2009 1. Lady Gaga - The Fame Monster 2. Metric - Fantasies 3. Screaming Females - Power Move 4. Them Crooked Vultures - Them Crooked Vultures 5. Manchester Orchestra - Mean Everything To Nothing 6. Slayer - World Painted Blood 7. The Dead Weather - Horehound 8. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - It's Blitz 9. Chevelle - Sci-Fi Crimes 10. Mastodon - Crack The Skye 11. Silversun Pickups - Swoon 12. Baroness - The Blue Record 13. Street Sweeper Social Club - Street Sweeper Social Club 14. The Horrors - Primary Colours 15. Band of Skulls - Baby Darling Doll Face Honey 16. Muse - The Resistance 17. Franz Ferdinand - Tonight 18. White Lies - To Lose My Life 19. Japandroids- Post-Nothing 20. Florence and the Machine - Lungs 2010 1. MIA - MAYA 2. Sleigh Bells - Treats 3. The Naked And Famous - Passive Me Aggressive You 4. Grinderman - Grinderman 2 5. Foxy Shazam - Foxy Shazam 6. Nicki Minaj - Pink Friday 7. Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy 8. The Black Keys - Brothers 9. My Chemical Romance - Danger Days 10. How To Destroy Angels - HTDA E.P. 11. The Arcade Fire - The Suburbs 12. Deftones - Diamond Eyes 13. The Dead Weather - Sea of Cowards 14. Against Me! - White Crosses 15. Salem - King Night 16. Neil Young - Le Noise 17. Dum Dum Girls - I Will Be 18. We Are The Fallen - Tear The World Down 19. Janelle Monea - ArchAndroid 20. Circa Survive - Blue Sky Noise 2011 1. The Joy Formidable - The Big Roar 2. Evanescence - Evanescence 3. Lykke Li - Wounded Rhymes 4. The Black Keys - El Camino 5. The Black Belles - The Black Belles 6. Anthrax - Worship Music 7. Le Butcherettes - Sin Sin Sin 8. Peter Murphy - Nine 9. Wild Flag - Wild Flag 10. Mastodon - The Hunter 11. Dum Dum Girls - Only In Dreams 12. Apteka - Gargoyle Days 13. Florence + The Machine - Ceremonials 14. Russian Circles - Empros 15. Lupe Fiasco - LASERS 16. The Kills - Blood Pressures 17. Tom Waits - Bad As Me 18. Cage The Elephant - Thank You Happy Birthday 19. Alice Cooper - Welcome 2 My Nightmare 20. EMA - Past Life Martyred Saints 2012 1. Jack White - Blunderbuss 2. Foxy Shazam - The Church of Rock and Roll 3. First Aid Kit - The Lion's Roar 4. Torche - Harmonicraft 5. Band of Skulls - Sweet Sour 6. Nicki Minaj - Roman Reloaded 7. Amanda Palmer & The Grand Theft Orchestra - Theater Is Evil 8. Jeff The Brotherhood - Hypnotic Nights 9. The Coup - Sorry To Bother You 10. The Hives - Lex Hives 11. Baroness - Yellow and Green 12. Dum Dum Girls - End of Daze 13. Sleigh Bells - Reign of Terror 14. Leonard Cohen - Old Ideas 15. Swans - The Seer 16. Carina Round - Tigermending 17. Grimes - Visions 18. Gojira - L'Engant Sauvage 19. Converge - All We Can't Leave Behind 20. Garbage - Not Your Kind of People 2013 1. David Bowie - The Next Day 2. Ghost - Infestessumam 3. Queens of the Stone Age - ...Like Clockwork 4. FIDLAR - FIDLAR 5. Kitten - Cut It Out E.P. 6. The Bellether Syndicate - The Night Watch EP 7. The Joy Formidable - The Wolf's Law 8. Savages - Silence Yourself 9. Parquet Courts - Light Up Gold 10. Willie Moon- Here's Willie Moon 11. Nine Inch Nails - Hesitation Marks 12. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Push The Sky Away 13. Black Label Society - Unblackened 14. Foxygen - We Are The 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace and Magic 15. Kanye West - Yeezus 16. Avenged Sevenfold - Hail to the King 17. Chvrches- The Bones of What You Believe 18. HAIM - Days Are Gone 19. The Haxan Cloak - Excanation 20. MIA - Matangi 2014 1. Nikki Lane - All or Nothin' 2. Meg Myers - Make A Shadow 3. Jessica Hernandez & The Deltas - Secret Evil 4. Royal Blood - Royal Blood 5. Misterwives - Reflactions 6. Jack White - Lazaretto 7. Foo Fighters - Sonic Highways 8. Band of Skulls - Himalayan 9. St. Vincent - St. Vincent 10. Dum Dum Girls - Too True 11. White Sea - In Cold Blood 12. Shakey Graves - And The War Came 13. Run The Jewels - Run The Jewels 2 14. First Aid Kit - Stay Gold 15. Ex Hex - Rips 16. Lykke Li - I Never Learn 17. Chevelle - La Gárgola 18. Warpaint - Warpaint 19. Angel Haze - Dirty Gold 20. Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats - Mind Control 2015 1. The Dead Weather - Dodge and Burn 2. Wolf Alice - My Love Is Cool 3. Meg Myers - Sorry 4. Ghost - Meliora 5. Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp A Butterfly 6. Courtney Barnett - Sometimes I Sit and Think 7. Deafheaven - New Bermuda 8. Death Grips - The Powers That B 9. Baroness - Purple 10. JEFF The Brotherhood - Wasted on the Dream 2016 1. Iggy Pop - Post Pop Depression 2. Against Me! - Shapeshift With Me 3. Phantogram - Three 4. Sturgill Simpson - A Sailor's Guide To Earth 5. David Bowie - Blackstar 6. Band of Skulls - By Default 7. All Them Witches - Lightning At The Door 8. Pixies - Head Carrier 9. Garbage - Strange Little Birds 10. Moseley - Rabbit Hole EP 11. Big Ups - Before A Million Universes 12. Adia Victoria - Beyond The Bloodhounds 13. Violescent - Gone is Gone 14. Metallica - Hardwired to Self Destruct 15. Lady Gaga - Joanne 16. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Skeleton Tree 17. Ange Olsen - MY WOMAN 18. Death Grips - Bottomless Pit 19. Leonard Cohen - You Want It Darker 20. PJ Harvey - The Hope Six Demolotion Project

[sky-bluepinksunset]

All the cute asks

1. Who was the last person you held hands with? Nicole 
2. Are you outgoing or shy? Uhhh depends on the situation
3. Who are you looking forward to seeing? You! 
4. Are you easy to get along with? I’d hope so but probably not lmao 
5. If you were drunk would the person you like take care of you? Absolutely 
6. What kind of people are you attracted to? Look @ Tom Holland and Evelyne Brochure 
7. Do you think you’ll be in a relationship two months from now? Hope so! 
8. Who from the opposite gender is on your mind? Sirius Black lmao 
9. Does talking about sex make you uncomfortable? Depends on who it’s with 
10. Who was the last person you had a deep conversation with? Think it was you 
11. What does the most recent text that you sent say? Hahahahaha thank you! I love you too! 
12. What are your 5 favorite songs right now?Perfect - Ed Sheeran All My Loving - The Beatles Dreams - Fleetwood MacJoanna - Lady GagaI’m Yours - Alessia Cara 
13. Do you like it when people play with your hair? LOVE IT 
14. Do you believe in luck and miracles? I do I do 
15. What good thing happened this summer? Made lots of friends 
16. Would you kiss the last person you kissed again? Nope 
17. Do you think there is life on other planets? Definitely 
18. Do you still talk to your first crush? Nope 
19. Do you like bubble baths? Yeah! 
20. Do you like your neighbors? They keep to themselves so it’s good lmao 
21. What are you bad habits? Chew my nails, leave cabinets open, get out of routine, don’t put up my room as much as I should 
22. Where would you like to travel? Paris, northern lights, India 
23. Do you have trust issues? Normally 
24. Favorite part of your daily routine? Uh just going out anytime
25. What part of your body are you most uncomfortable with? My hands 
26. What do you do when you wake up? Check my phone and go smoke lmao 
27. Do you wish your skin was lighter or darker? Darker! 
28. Who are you most comfortable around? Saul and Matt 
29. Have any of your ex’s told you they regret breaking up? Sorta
30. Do you ever want to get married? Yeah! 
31. Is your hair long enough for a pony tail? Nope lmao, maybe a small front one 
32. Which celebrities would you have a threesome with? Tom + Evelyne 
33. Spell your name with your chin. Eve 
34. Do you play sports? What sports? I played softball and basketball for a few years!! 
35. Would you rather live without TV or music? Without tv 
36. Have you ever liked someone and never told them? Yep 
37. What do you say during awkward silences? I don’t say anything hahaha
38. Describe your dream girl/guy? Not sure, there’s lots of qualities in everyone. Not looking for specific things 
39. What are your favorite stores to shop in? Earthbound! 
40. What do you want to do after high school? Go to school for social work 
41. Do you believe everyone deserves a second chance? I’d like to think so 
42. If your being extremely quiet what does it mean? I’m normally just daydreaming 
43. Do you smile at strangers? Yeah! 
44. Trip to outer space or bottom of the ocean? That’s so difficult, but space 
45. What makes you get out of bed in the morning? Dogs 
46. What are you paranoid about? Everyone’s secretly against me, my age weirdly 
47. Have you ever been high? Mhm 
48. Have you ever been drunk? Nope 
49. Have you done anything recently that you hope nobody finds out about? Sure 
50. What was the colour of the last hoodie you wore? Blue and white! 
51. Ever wished you were someone else? Ye
52. One thing you wish you could change about yourself? My size 
53. Favourite makeup brand? Don’t have one 
54. Favourite store? Earthbound again 
55. Favourite blog? Not sure!! Some astrology one prob 
56. Favourite colour? Pale teal and maroon 
57. Favourite food? Something Mexican prob 
58. Last thing you ate? Cheese from Paris 
59. First thing you ate this morning? The cheese yeah 
60. Ever won a competition? For what? Lots of band ones!! 
61. Been suspended/expelled? For what? I have not 
62. Been arrested? For what? Also haven’t 
63. Ever been in love? Yes 
64. Tell us the story of your first kiss? Mm it was rlly awkward and a mess, but it meant a lot to me 
65. Are you hungry right now? Nope 
66. Do you like your tumblr friends more than your real friends? No 
67. Facebook or Twitter? Facebook 
68. Twitter or Tumblr? Tumblr 
69. Are you watching tv right now? I’m not! 
70. Names of your bestfriends? Matt, Saul, Jamie 
71. Craving something? What? A steady sleep schedule that’s about it 
72. What colour are your towels? Teal and black 
72. How many pillows do you sleep with? One 
73. Do you sleep with stuffed animals? I do
74. How many stuffed animals do you think you have? A lot more than I sleep with, prob 15 or so 
75. Favourite animal? Otters! 
76. What colour is your underwear? Light blue 
77. Chocolate or Vanilla? Vanilla 
78. Favourite ice cream flavour? Mint chocolate chip 
79. What colour shirt are you wearing? A topsail island one with a vw van on it 
80. What colour pants? Jeans! 
81. Favourite tv show? Orphan Black,Star Trek,SNL??
82. Favourite movie? Spider-Man Homecoming rn 
83. Mean Girls or Mean Girls 2? Mean Girls 
84. Mean Girls or 21 Jump Street? Not sure 
85. Favourite character from Mean Girls? Janice
86. Favourite character from Finding Nemo? Crush 
87. First person you talked to today? My mom lmao 
88. Last person you talked to today? You 
89. Name a person you hate? Trump rlly 
90. Name a person you love? Cam 
91. Is there anyone you want to punch in the face right now? Sure sure 
92. In a fight with someone? Right now or?? Not really 
93. How many sweatpants do you have? None, but lots of pajama pants 
94. How many sweaters/hoodies do you have? Tons lmao 
95. Last movie you watched? IT
96. Favourite actress? Tatiana Maslany prob 
97. Favourite actor? Tom Holland probably lol 
98. Do you tan a lot? I tan easily 
99. Have any pets? Yup
100. How are you feeling? I’m good!! 
101. Do you type fast? Yes
102. Do you regret anything from your past? Yeah lmao 
103. Can you spell well? Sort of! I used to be better 
104. Do you miss anyone from your past? Yeah 
105. Ever been to a bonfire party? Yes! 
106. Ever broken someone’s heart? Yeah 
107. Have you ever been on a horse? Lots of times 
108. What should you be doing? Attack me w that question, but cleaning prob 
109. Is something irritating you right now? Yeah 
110. Have you ever liked someone so much it hurt? Sure 
111. Do you have trust issues? Sort of! 
112. Who was the last person you cried in front of? Uhhh Cameron I think 
113. What was your childhood nickname? BK
114. Have you ever been out of your province/state? Yeah! 
115. Do you play the Wii? I used to 
116. Are you listening to music right now? Yeah! Alessia Cara
117. Do you like chicken noodle soup? I do 
118. Do you like Chinese food? Nope 
119. Favourite book? The Kite Runner 
120. Are you afraid of the dark? Depends, not usually 
121. Are you mean? I try not to be 
122. Is cheating ever okay? Nah 
123. Can you keep white shoes clean? Nope 
124. Do you believe in love at first sight? I believe in a feeling 
125. Do you believe in true love? I do 
126. Are you currently bored? Yeah lmao 
127. What makes you happy? Friendships, things going well, not having to worry 
128. Would you change your name? Don’t think so 
129. What your zodiac sign? Aries! 
130. Do you like subway? I do 
131. Your bestfriend of the opposite sex likes you, what do you do? Say nothing prob 
132. Who’s the last person you had a deep conversation with? You I think 
133. Favourite lyrics right now? No one knows me like the piano in my mother's homeYou would show me I have something, some people call a soul
134. Can you count to one million? Uhhh probably not without messing up 
135. Dumbest lie you ever told? I’m not sure 
136. Do you sleep with your doors open or closed? Closed 
137. How tall are you? 5’11”
138. Curly or Straight hair? Curly 
139. Brunette or Blonde? Brunette 
140. Summer or Winter? Summer 
141. Night or Day? Night 
142. Favourite month? October 
143. Are you a vegetarian? I used to be!! Doing it again when I move 
144. Dark, milk or white chocolate? Dark 
145. Tea or Coffee? Coffee 
146. Was today a good day? Yeah! 
147. Mars or Snickers? Snickers I guess? 
148. What’s your favourite quote? The stars would be proud to know they made someone like you. 
149. Do you believe in ghosts? I do 
150. Get the closest book next to you, open it to page 42, what’s the first line on that page? “..hands and dances around, singing, Wait, children, wait, darlings. “

[hey--hayhay]

100 Questions personal and not so personal :) Please ASK! Off or on anon… (I’m gonna go ahead and answer these because Im procrastinating) 1. How long have you had a Tumblr? 2-3 years

2. Describe your first kiss, who was it with, what was it like, where was it etc?it was with a guy named Daniel at a football game, it was just a little peck.

3. What’s your biggest regret? What’s something from your past you wished you could have changed? I don’t dwell on past mistakes. once i have learned my lesson i don let the regret distract from what i could be doing now.

5. Favorite Songs at the moment? 24K Magic by Bruno Mars and Girls/Girls/Boys by Panic! at the Disco

5. What is the craziest thing that you have ever done? idk but it probably involved my friend Taylor

6. What’s the most embarrassing thing that’s ever happened to you? one time I used the intercom at school to advertise for the school play, i miss judged my stage voice and spoke so super loud in an obnoxious pirate accent

7. Do you have any scars and if so, how did you get them? i have a scar on my leg from when i broke it

8. Where would you like to be in 10 years? mentally I just hope to be happy

9. What are your views on drugs and alcohol? everything is good in moderation, but its important to follow any laws

10. What are your views on religion? you believe what you believe and ill believe what i believe and as long as we don’t interfere with each other whats the harm in being different

11. Have you ever thought about ending your own life? If so, why? I’ve never wanted to kill myself but i have had intrusive thoughts about doing it

12. Write 5 facts people might not know about you. 1. my username always relates to my late dog Sunday 2. I’m 19 3. I was my high school mascot for 3 years GO JAGS!! 4. i absolutely hate strawberries 5. i always feeling like running away.

13. last really important text you got? my dad texted me good morning today

14. Can you let go? with some effort yes

15. Discuss your first love. she gave me life. she was my happiness. she was also an 8 pound dachshund named Sunday.

16. Put your ipod on shuffle and write 10 songs that pop up. Explain why each song is on there. 1. Why don’t you Love Me by Hot Chelle Rae. 2. One Semester of Spanish Spanish Love Song 3. Cant Back Down from Camp Rock 4. Wobble by VIC 5. From Me To You by The Beatles 6. Homesick by ADTR 7. Thrift Shop by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis 8. I Can Do Whatever Im White by Rucka Rucka Ali 9. Cant be Tamed by Miley 10. Know Your Enemy by Green Day

17. Name somewhere you’d like to move or visit. Hawaii, i want to sit on the beach and play my ukulele and just be happy

19. What are your views on mainstream music? i usually like the popular stuff

18. Are you currently missing someone? yes, you probably know who you are

19. At what age do you think people should have sex? honestly have no idea, i guess its usually a good idea to follow the law ? 

20. What are your highs and lows of this past year? high: he said yes and i got my own apartment and Clark, Low: i failed History and Rory.

21. What are your strongest beliefs?i believe that the world would be a better place with out Donald Trump

22. Who are you closest to in your family? i guess my mom but we don’t really talk about private stuff

23. How important do you think education is? education=knowledge=power

24. What’s one of your favorite shows? Doctor Who

25. How have you changed in the past 2 years? dear lord where do i begin? i have accepted that I’m not straight, i have gained so much confidence, i have been diagnosed as manic depressive, i have started seeing a therapist, i have lost a lot of friends but I’ve become ok with that. i started college and moved into an apartment

26. Name 5 people who are famous who you find attractive. Brendon Urie, Jensen Ackles, Cara Delevingne, Jensen Ackles, Selena Gomez,  Jensen Ackles, Julianne Hough. 

27. Name your favorite movie and what it’s about. The Goonies, these kids go out in search for lost pirate treasure.

28. Who is someone who fascinates you and why? Hunter, just the way he does things. i really wish i knew what he was thinking sometimes.

29. What kind of person attracts you? someone who is dorky and can make me smile (which isn’t hard to do honestly)

30. What’s a problem that you have recently had or are currently having? OVERTHINKING 

31. Name something that you miss. i miss sleep

32. Share 5 goals you want completed in the next 30 days. 1. I want to smile a little more 2. I want to ace my Chemistry exam 3. i want to go to Natchez 4. I want to see a movie 5. i want to play in the rain

33. What’s been the highlight of your month and the lowest point? highlight: i went an entire month with out seeing my roommate. Low: I’m being to think my friend isn’t a good friend

34. What’s something that you’ve done in the past that you would never do again? idk

35. What is you’re biggest insecurity & why? not being enough because i over think shit too much

36. What were the last 3 songs you listened to and what did they mean to you?

37. Do you have a toy that’s really special to you and if so what is it, how did you get it etc?

38. Have you lost anyone close to you to death?

39. What is your purpose in life?

40. When was the last time you cried and what was it over?

41. If you got to spend an entire day with your favourite celebrity what would you guys do?

42. If you could only listen to one artist for the rest of your life, who would you choose and why?

43. What are 3 traits that you like about yourself and what are three that you dislike about yourself? Personality wise.

44. Can you cook? If so what are your favorite dishes to make?

45. What was the last decision you regretted making?

46. Do you believe in the saying “once a cheater, always a cheater”?

47. Do you ever wish you were famous?

  48. What’s the nastiest thing anyone has ever said to YOU? Or something that’s hurt you above anything else and why?

50. What mark would you want to leave on this world after you are gone?

51. Have you ever thought of having plastic surgery?

52. Have you ever jumped in the pool with your clothes on?

53. Have you ever slapped a boy in the face?

54. What’s the most romantic thing anyone has ever done for you?

55. What is one of your favorite memories?

58. What’s the nicest present you’ve ever received?

59. Have you ever had your heart broken?

60. Have you ever wanted to change anything about your life? If so, what?

61. What is something you feel like you are really good at?

62. What are your top 5 favourite all time songs by your favourite artist?

65. What’s one thing someone has done for you that was really small but made a huge impact?

66. What do you do when you can’t sleep?

68. If you could change 3 things within your government, what would they be and why?

69. What’s your favourite holiday and why?

70. What’s the kindest thing a stranger has ever done for you? Even if it’s TINY like holding a door open for you, something that you remember even though they were a complete stranger.

71. Who’s your favorite cartoon character? Scooby do

72. What’s the first song that comes to your mind while reading this and why? All Time Low its stuck in my head

74. What would you like to be the first dance song at your wedding? Iol what wedding?

75. Have you ever been told you look like a famous person, if so, who? no but i think i show a striking resemblance to Tom Hanks

76. What’s one thing you can not live without? the internet

77. What is the most selfless thing you have ever done for someone?

78. Are you a girly girl? Iol nope

79. What color is your bed? brown?

80. Do you prefer light or dark haired guys? no preference

81. Are you currently frustrated with a boy? no

82. Do you have a best friend? yes

82. What song makes you cry the most? Say Something

83. What’s the funniest film you’ve ever seen?

84. What’s something crazy that you’ve always wanted to do?

watch the sunrise from the most eastern coast of the IS so in the first American to see the new day.

85. Has anything ever happened to you that you just can’t forgive? yes

86. Ever been really drunk? yes

87. Is there any type of rumor going around about you?

89. Have you ever felt ashamed about something? If so what was it & why?

90. Do you keep a journal? If so what mostly goes in it? Random thoughts, feelings, stories? no  91. Do you like somebody? yes

92. Craziest shit ever done?

93. What’s the saddest story/one that’s touched you the most that you’ve ever heard on the news? who watches the news?

94. If you were told you were going to have 3 daughters, what would you want to name them? Danni, Anne Drew, and Rose

95. Do you have a middle name and if so, what is it? it is Danea

96. Are you in a relationship? yes

97. Do you enjoy drama? only from a distance

98. Are you a virgin? yes

99. Are you short or tall? average though some people would call me short

100. Do you have siblings? If so, what are their names and how old are they? i have a little brother named Garrett (Gare Bear) he is 15. and an older brother named Tyler he is 24