#Yellow lizards are top tho

[liceinmyteeth]

Lice do i look like a black lizard 😁😁

Lmao sure

[ammonitetheartist]

MOAR SCUG. I have. many of these critters tbh dcnjdijcsknfi

The Dissonance was one of the scugs created by Notice, but they were taken and experimented on by Glint and sent back to Notice, in order to… send a message (iterator lore will come as well pinky promise skdmskmdakjdmi)

Shortly after they carried out Glint’s task, though, they fled into the wild to get as far away from anything iterator as they could.

[Image ID: A drawing depicting the Dissonance, a fan character for Rain World. They’re a scug with a mishmashed appearance, their right side mostly pale yellow and their left side mostly white, with a black head. A wide scar spans most of the width of the top/left side of their head, and their tail is curled like that of a chameleon.

Their name is in the very top-left - ‘The Dissonance (Rainbow of Fluctuations)’, to the right of which is Infinite Notice’s mark, crossed out and pointing to Spotting a Fearsome Glint’s mark. On the right side of the drawing is a sketch showing Dissonance curled up w/ faded lineart, next to a sketch showing their head and a paw as they climb a wall. It’s labeled ‘Can camouflage (yellow patches can’t be completely changed tho) and wall-climb thanks to white lizard genes’.

Below it is a sketch of them curled up and clutching their head, trembling violently, with a variety of colors showing on them. This is labeled ‘Colors flash erratically when they’re stressed/in great pain’. At the bottom of the drawing is a sample palette of the colors used in the design. End ID]

[too-many-tildes]

Too Many Tildes' Amazing Isekai Adventure, Chapter 1

(I'm going to regret this.)

My name is Too Many Tildes. I have dark, navy blue plating with white eyes and light blue tildes underneath them (hence my name~) My gamer headset is shaped like cat ears and I wear a fluffy pink feather boa with a very fashionable cyan tank top and night-sky themed pants. My nail extensions are painted red just like my :3 face and my feet are shaped like high heels. This is the start of my story.

It was a cycle like any other. I was admiring my collection of Catboy Pebbles images (A.N. if u dont know who that is get da rubicon outta here!!!!) Suddenly my homosexual overseer alerted me to something funny happening outside. I looked through the feed and saw... A METEOR!!!?????? And it was SHAPED LIKE A TRAIN?!?!??!!? And it was headed STRAIT FOR MY CAN!!!!!1!1!1!111!!1!11! I gasped right before the train struck me, exploding me into one billion pieces!!!11!! The world was going dark around me as my chamber shattered and I fell down. The last thing I remember seeing was flames surrounding my structure and the bright, beautiful sky.

~ ~ ~

"Hey! Listen!"

I groaned and opened my eyes. Omg!!!! I'm alive?!!?!?? I glanced next to me and saw... my overseer????

"Get up, catboi," it said, turning all different colors of the rainbow. I decided to just lay there instead until its feelers tickled my face.

"Hey~ Stop that~" I said, shooing the overseer away with my hand, but it just teleported to the other side of me.

"You can't sleep on the dirt in the middle of the forest," it said firmly. Forest? I sat up and looked around. Sure enough, I was surrounded by trees!!! But I also noticed... MY CLOTHES WERE GONE!!!!!1!!!!1111! I wasnt naked tho, just wearing horrible peasant clothes. BUT I DIDN'T HAVE P[ATNS!! All I had on wad a plain white cloak. 

"Where da rubicon am I, oveseer~?" I asked. The overseer rolled its eye at me.

"Rude. I'm Ounce the Overseer. We're in the Iakesi forest," it explained. Iakesi forest? Id literally never heard of such a place. Though the name kinda sounded familiar...

My thoughts were interrupted by the rustling of the bishes. I stood up quicjkly, which was weird considering Id never stood on my legs before. It came so naturally to me for some reason. Three orange lizards emerged from the bushes, grinning at me. I hadnt realized until now how big they actually were.

"Oh shit, yellow lizards!" Ounce shouted and darted onto my shoulder. I thought they were ornage but whetever. They were wiggling their antennae s they approached me, and openned their mouths. Lizards weren't supposed to be this active, were they?

"Tildes you have to run the other way NOW!!!!!" Ounce yelled in my ear. I didn't know what tghe lizards would do to me but I wasn't going to stick around to find out. I turned tail and ran in the other direction. The leaves crunched underfoot and the trees blurred past me as I ran.

"This is just like that hit game PSMD!" Ounce said as I sprinted. I didn't know what the heck it was talkin about.

Suddenly I tripped and went tumbling down a slope I didn't even see. The foliage scraped against me as I flailed around. Then I collided with something metal with a loud BONK followed by an "oof!"

I locked up from my faceplant and saw purple?!??

"Ouch..." said the purple. I scrambled away and saw the purple was ANOTHER ITERATOR!!1!!!!111! I must have crashed into him and knocked him to the ground.

"Omigosh~! I'm sorry~!!! R u ok~???" I said quickly. The other iterator sat up and looked at me. He had funny asymetrical antennae and soft pastel eyes so beautiful I could get lost in them~

"I'm alright, I think..." He brushed some leaves off his rumpled dress. It was a really cute dress, tan with red rose patterning all over it and frills at the end of the sleeves. He was wearing an apron over it, with a cute little bow tied at the back.

"Stop staring," Ounce hissed in my ear. But where else would I look?

"What about you?" He asked. "You crashed right into me. Are you alright?" His voice sounded so soft and concerned.

"Um~! Ya~!! Just fell off a cliff running away from lizards haha~" I stuttered. The iterator gasped.

"Oh! Are you sure you aren't injured or anything?" He stood up and helped me stand as well. I blushed when he took my hand.

"I'm fine~ Just as fine as you~" I said smoothly, winking. One of Ounce's feelers slapped its eyeball. He seemed to freeze for a moment, eyes wide as he stared at me. No doubt flustered by my charming pick-up line.

"O-kay..." he said slowly, letting go of my hand quickly. He bent down and I noticed a woven basket tipped over on the ground. He must have dropped it when I crashed into him. Scattered all around it are... SHROOMS????? Omgosh, had I just bumped into a DRUG DEALER?!?1/!?!?

"Why do u have shrooms~!?" I blurted out. He flinched at my words, but looked up at me with confusion.

"W-what? Oh, I was gathering wild mushrooms. They grow around this time of year," he said, gingerly picking one up and placing it in the basket.

"They aren't drugs, Tildes, they're just mushrooms," Ounce whisper-yelled in my ear. I batted it away from my shoulder because it was being seriously annoying rn.

"Oh no~! I'm sorry I caused u to spill them~ Do u need help~?" I crouched down to help pick up the mushrooms but he quickly shook his head.

"No no, it's fine! It's okay!" He said. "It was an accident. I can get these by myself." Okay, well now I'm left feeling kinda awkward. I tried to think of something to break the tension as he placed the last of the mushrooms back in his basket.

"Hey~ I never got ur name~ I'm Too Many Tildes~" I said. He looked at me a little funny, but I couldn't figure out what he was feeling.

"I'm Nothing Well-Made," he said. "It's... nice to meet you... Too Many Tildes."

"U can just call me Tildes~" I responded.

"And I'm Ounce." the rainbow overseer appeared between us. Nothing startled backwards.

"Gah! A talking overseer?" he exclaimed.

"Uh~ ya~ dont ur overseers ever talk to u~?"

"No!"

"Please calm down," Ounce said gently. Nothing took a moment to compose himself, but he still looked totally freaked out by my talking overseer. "Nothing Well-Made, would you be willing to let Tildes spend the night at your shelter? She's lost, and has nowhere to go."

"Um..." Nothing glanced at me nervously. I was also reminded that UH HOW DID I GET HERE??!?!??? I THOUGHT I DIED TO A METEOR!!!!!!!!1!

"S-sure," he said, distracting me from my thoughts. Nothing beckoned for me to follow. "My cottage is this way."

The forest around us grew darker as we walked, probably from a combination of the oncoming rain clouds and night falling. Ounce stayed perched on my shoulder as Nothing led me through uneven terrain. He glanced behind every so often to make sure I was following. I liked that.

We finally came to a small copse in the woods. In it stood an run-down cottage shelter. It looked dirty, and it was covered in ivy and moss. A small, fenced-in garden was planted next to it, but I couldn't see anything planted in it at the moment. The cottage must have been very old to be in such a haphazard shape. Or maybe, it simply wasn't well-made. (A.N. see what I did there~? :3)

"You live here?" Ounce asked, zipping down next to Nothing. "How does this thing withstand the rain?"

"We put a magic seal on it that prevents the rain from damaging it," Nothing explained. "My boyfriend did most of the work though. He knows more about magic than I do."

I felt my heart sink down into the void sea. Nothing was already taken? Of course he is~ I thought. A cute boykisser like him would have trouble staying single~

Completely oblivious to my heartbreak, Nothing opened the cottage door wide and gestured for me to step inside. I entered with a lot less enthusiasm than I started with when I first met him. The inside of the shelter was small, but cozy. Everything was bathed in warm colors, and potted plants seemed to decorate every surface. A small love seat was positioned in front of an inactive fireplace, and the kitchen was so small that it would struggle to fit two people inside. I didn't see a bedroom anywhere, so I could only assume it was upstairs, seeing as there was a small staircase leading to a second story.

"Woah~ Ur place is so cute~" I said as Nothing followed inside and closed the door.

"Thank you," he responded nervously. "F-feel free to make yourself at home on the sofa. Is there anything I can get for you?"

"You got any water~?" I asked. I was getting pretty thirsty by that point.

"Of course! Ice or no ice?"

"No ice pls~"

Nothing walked into the kitchen to prepare the water as I went to have a seat on the sofa. It was a nice, soft sofa. I wondered how often Nothing and his boyfriend got to cuddle in front of a roaring fire. Must be nice~ I thought.

As I sat, I could hear Nothing and Ounce talking quietly in the kitchen. I couldn't make out anything they were saying though. I wondered if Ounce knew how strange it was for me to suddenly appear here, off my string. Nothing was also off the string, assuming he had one. Odd.

Nothing walked into the living room with two glasses of water and handed one to me. "It's filtered water," he said. He unplugged something from behind his head - some kind of long tube - and put the end of it in his glass. I suddenly realize I had no clue how to drink water.

"It's a water intake tube. You have one too," Ounce whispered to me. I put my hand behind my head and felt around until I brushed over something thicker than a wire. I pulled at it, and the end of the tube came loose. I put it in my glass of water and automatically started drinking, cooling me off.

"So~ Where's ur boyfriend, Nothing~?" I ask innocently. Nothing stiffens, and Ounce glares at me.

"Um," he stutters. "Well, he's not been home for a while. He's-"

Nothing is cut off by a knock on the door!!! OMG IS IT HIS BOYFRIEND!?!?!??!??! Find out next chapter!!1!!111!!1!1!

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Nothing Well-Made belongs to @meatcatt

[i-am-very-confuse]

top 10 anons then?

uh. i don’t. im very indecisive sorry-

alright uh. i’ll try to narrow this down i guess

coffee, smoothsailing, and melpo are definitely up there

along with tpm, yellow, and venus

anon!mind and 🖤 too

and uh

keepin it together and lizards

there are so many more good ones tho and it was hard enough just to pick ten

[wordsandsound14]

Top 20 albums of 2023

So it was a tough year. I think a lot of people have said this and I’ll add to the noise on it. And the damage of the year continues into the next a little bit - it does sadden me that I will have to announce that I am unable to continue releasing music for a little bit because of financial reasons. If I want to campaign these songs and get them out into the world in a meaningful way that could increase my chances of them being heard, I’ll need to hold off since that takes money to accomplish. My last song, "Orion”, got so very little listens while “Yellow” was making headway with almost 1000. So my goal of releasing a song a month for a year will have to be held off until I start again. My hope is to start releasing in the summer when life is more consistent; it could happen sooner, it could happen later. I’ll just have to see how things are. I’ll continue making music in the background as always. I really do want to put these songs out and I can’t tell you how bummed I am that I have to wait longer. I just want to give my best shot at this and this is part of it.

With that said, I do have a list of albums for you to listen to and a list for my top 50 songs is to soon follow in a different post. The year started out a little rocky with releases but started to fill out by the end and this year had some great albums when things started actually picking up. Some honorable mentions first tho. This will included albums I discovered too late to be part of best of 2022 list, albums that I listened to in 2023 that don’t qualify but I liked, and ones that didn’t make the list but felt like I should mention: Pink Floyd - The Dark Side of the Moon / Pool Kids - Pool Kids / Gang of Youths - angel in realtime. / Arm’s Length - Never Before Seen, Never Again Found / Lizzy McAlpine - five seconds flat / JID - The Forever Story / Red Hot Chili Peppers - Unlimited Love / The Wonder Years - The Hum Goes on Forever / Michigander - It Will Never Be The Same / Big Thief - Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You / The Linda Lindas - Growing Up / Gregory Alan Isakov - This Empty Northern Hemisphere / Point Taken - Here / Various artists - Barbie the Album (Best Weekend Ever Edition) / Crown Lands - Fearless / My Kid Brother - Happy.Mad.Weird.Sad / The Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream / Eric B. & Rakim - Don’t Sweat the Technique / Arlie - BREAK THE CURSE / Vines - Birthday Party / Noah Kahan - Stick Season

20. King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard - The Silver Cord

From the lists I’ve seen so far, a lot of people preferred their other album to this one from this year. I thought Petrodragonic Apocolypse was alright but didn’t really click for me. However, this one feels super unique and captured my attention. There isn’t another album that I’ve heard like this one, which is what I love about King Gizzard in their genre bouncing journey. It chases the 70’s Sci-fi sound and has fun with the idea of making music within that context. I will say that I listened to the shorter version of the album. There are the “regular” versions of songs and the “extended” versions I didn’t get around to trying since they are substantially longer. I do think the regular versions could’ve been longer but none but one felt like it warranted a prog like “extended” length. Regardless, I enjoyed this album a lot and have a great time when listening to it. It’s a journey through space that you’ll never forget you’re on. (Fav songs: Set, Theia, Chang’e)

19. Sam Smith - Gloria

It feels really weird that Sam Smith ranked on my list, no offense to Sam. There were some artists that I was really anticipating their releases and their music didn’t make this list and Sam’s music quality has been inconsistent to me. Don’t get me wrong though, I think this album got slept on. There’s some really good pop songs on here and only two songs that I dislike (Gimme, Who We Love). In all honesty, this album would have placed higher if it weren’t for those two downers. But everything else feels like Sam reinventing themselves and solidifying themselves as a pop artist. They were still making some hits in the past 2 albums but nothing felt like it was really leaving impact. It felt like the songs from their first album were still carrying their success. But Gloria goes to prove that wrong. “Unholy” made records and the other songs here prove that Sam wants to make music. This album is why I still follow this artist. (Fav songs: I’m Not Here to Make Friends, Lose You, Love Me More)

18. The Front Bottoms - You Are Who You Hang Out With

I think what feels funny about this album is that I don’t feel like The Front Bottoms really nailed it here. I feel like they could’ve done better but I also haven’t really heard a lot from them to really compare it to. I stumbled upon this album since I was trying to get all my songs from my old computer hearted on Spotify (didn’t even finish doing that lol). I remembered The Front Bottoms and really liked the songs I did have by them. I gave them a follow and pretty soon there was an album to listen to. However, whenever I go back and listen to it, I enjoy the songs here. I think what happened is that this album isn’t what I expected. They’ve changed a lot, especially when the songs I listened from them are over a decade old. At the same time, I think that’s what I like about it. What I appreciate the most is that they didn’t try to push the envelope on making their music have the feeling that it once was. A lot of bands from the 2000’s will try to pull their former sound into their new sound with varying levels of success but they just let it be. It’s a fun and light hearted record that doesn’t take itself too seriously. They at least made the music they wanted and allowed it to happen in the form that they found it. Give this album a listen and just take it as it is. (Fav songs: Punching Bag, Paris, Not Joking)

17. Spanish Love Songs - No Joy

The funniest thing is that my spouse loves to make fun that Spanish Love Songs lead singer sings the same way for every single song. It’s really apparent when you pay attention to it. But that’s also kinda the pull to their music. Anyways, Spanish Love Songs comes out with follow up to the incredible “Brave Faces Everyone". While they fall a little short, they still manage to capture me on most the songs here. They experiment some and continue to make gut-wrenching lyrics. I do think this one needs time to ruminate; a quick listen doesn’t quite allow it to sink its teeth into you. It works best when you grow attached to each song individually (looks up the lyrics and all) and then put them together again. Then the project feels a lot more complete. What this album does signify to me is that there’s a lot left for this band and I’m really interested in what’s next for the band and how this album will place in their career in the future. I’m usually not a fan of saying I’m excited for next time cause I should be excited for this time but the hinting in this album does do that for me. (Fav songs: Haunted, Clean-up Crew, Here You Are)

16. Susto - My Entire Life

While Susto comes right out of the gate with “Rock On”, the rest of the album is less in your face and asks the listener to pay attention rather than demand it. This southern rock band is one I found in 2022 from Spotify’s discover weekly. I listened to their 2021 release “Time in the Sun” and fell in love with what sounded like southern Jack Johnson. In a way, I can still hear the interoperation but Susto has a bit more to them than just that descriptor. They are self described as “acid country & artisanal rock.��� What I feel they achieve the most is that they make music that feels like being in Carolinas, their home being in Charleston. There’s a sunshine prevalent in their music, a local comfort, and a sense of community that all comes together to make an organic experience. Susto isn’t flashy but they make good songs and I’m excited to listen more from them and they have a decent backlog to check out. (Fav songs: My Entire Life, Mt. Caroline, Rooster)

15. Citizen - Calling the Dogs

Citizen also had the challenge of creating an album to follow up their last amazing album, “Life in Your Glass House". That album has the #1 spot on my list in 2021 so there was a lot of expectations on this album. “Calling the Dogs” does something that I was hoping they would do and that was not even try to attempt to create something like its predecessor. It keeps its identity and follows a branching route hinted at in the last record. While it’s not as a monumental album, it does a great job of making high energy short rock songs. Almost like bubble gum rock. It feels like these type of songs were just the songs that were coming out of the band when making this album and they made them instead of fighting it. They’re all memorable, catchy, and fun rock songs to listen to. There’s a driving energy to this album that’s infectious to listen to and they don’t waste a song slot while at it. (Fav songs: Can’t Take it Slow, When I Let You Down, Takes One to Know One)

14. Hannah Wyatt - hummingbird

This is one my classmates from school and I adored her first album and she came out sneaky with this release early in the year. “hummingbird” is a dark, Americana folk album that takes you into the forest during the early night. It almost feels like going back in time and living off the land. It’s a period piece almost. There’s a somber mystery that runs through this album. The violin and acoustic guitar are the backbone of this album and compliment each other terrifically. Hannah is amazing at making a folk album that is one that catches the itch I’m wanting from the genre since singer/songwriter get lumped into folk sometimes. While it’s little lower on my list, it is one of the fuller experiences here. Give her a listen and hopefully she can find her crowd for her endless talent. (Fav songs: Cincinnati, high-water, yakima two-step)

13. Gregory Alan Isakov - Appaloosa Bones

My spouse and I really fell in love with Gregory this year, even though it was just one song that we liked, “Big Black Car”. She told me about the new songs and that there was an album coming out later. We waited with anticipation and, much like Susto’s release, it didn’t stand out right off the bat. It felt underwhelming, especially since Gregory doesn’t release music often. But after I put him in my playlist of recent releases, it started to click and I fell in love with the album. When it was time to take the album off and I pick the songs I like so I can remember them for year end lists, I ended up wanting to pick majority of the songs to add. These are songs to live with and they grow with you the more you listen to them. Gregory made some beautiful music this year and, while it’s pretty on the outside, it is so much lovely on the inside. (Fav songs: Sweet Heat Lightning, The Fall, Mistakes)

12. Foo Fighters - But Here We Are

Every time I talk about the Foos with friends, we almost always state how we aren’t Foo album people and that we just grab the singles. And each time, about half the albums end up being our exceptions of full ones we listen to. In conclusion from those talks, I think what we mean is the Foos mostly make a collection of songs instead of an album and that their non-singles don’t really do much unless the album as a whole works. “But Here We Are” is probably their most cohesive album thematically. We all know about the struggles that Dave Grohl had to endure lately. And while I don’t think this is as lyrically nuanced that I would have hoped, that was never their thing. Dave still wrote some songs that say what they are wanting to say and still conveys the full meaning without having a complex vocabulary. This felt like one of the first Foo albums that it felt like the world was silently anticipating so there was a lot of pressure on this album. I believe the band delivered on making something that still felt like the Foos (even sounding the most Foo as of recently, calling back to early 2000’s sound) and speaking about the band’s sorrows. (Fav songs: Show Me How, Under You, The Teacher)

11. The Maine - The Maine

I actually missed this one when it came out and it was ARTV’s YouTube short that notified me that there was another album out. I honestly thought I was following the band on Spotify. Guess I wasn’t but I am now. Anyways, the comments on the short were all talking up the album as a return for the band and how they have gotten back to making good music. I hadn’t listened to them since 2017 since the previous albums didn’t get much praise. In this album, The Maine prove that they are masters of pop rock and really deliver on it. It is true that they sound like a boy band most of the time but the music is fun and upbeat that who really cares that they sound like One Direction. And I’ll address the elephant in the room for those who know the album. Yeah, “cars & caution signs” should have been the closer and “spiraling” is the worst song on the album and doesn’t really feel like a closer. But it’s not that bad to me. The album goes by quickly and having fun with the album way overtrumps this concern. (Fav songs: I think about you all the time, leave in five, the mood i’m in / jsyk)

10. Ed Sheeran - Autumn Variations

Ed put out two albums this year and the first (“-”) was just alright. There were some decent songs but the promo made it seem like it was an album that was hard to write and subtract was gonna be the “sad” album. It didn’t really deliver on that. Then he surprised released Autumn Variations and didn’t do any PR on it. Just said that he wanted to put these songs out and didn’t want to do the whole music label release stuff. To this day, I still think his first album is his best and there hasn’t really been anything close. This album breaks that for me. It doesn't dethrone “+” but it does feel like a call back to a more authentic Ed. I’m not sure if the two albums were written at the same time or not but these songs feel like the ones he wanted to put out more. I can feel that these are the ones that really speak to him and I hope future Ed can continue along this path of making music that feels this honest. Maybe he can experiment again with hip hop (like hist first single of 2023) but right now, he can be cozy in this album. (Fav songs: Plastic Bag, England, Page)

9. blink-182 - ONE MORE TIME…

blink came out and made of the best reunion records. It’s everything you’d expect a blink record to be as they pull from all the sounds of the career, there’s a song for every blink fan. The punk, to the pop punk, and with the short humorous songs. The more impressive thing is that they did it without it feeling like you already heard it or as a cheap version of their already existing sound. They really went all out and made sure they delivered on their reunion. Everyone seems to be playing at their best and I am pretty impressed with their musicianship here. I will say that I do think they bloated up the track list by having 17 songs and, while none of those songs are bad, they could have cut 2 or three songs (tracks 14-16 come to mind). But that’s the only thing keeping this record back. Give blink a listen, even if you are just here for the reunion since I’m sure it’ll get you to go listen back. (Fav songs: ONE MORE TIME…, MORE THAN YOU KNOW, CHILDHOOD)

8. Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors - Strangers No More

The title of this album comes from the love of music. Drew Holcomb was feeling very holed up after covid lockdown and that feeling was so overwhelming that he went on tour before releasing another record. They did come out with a record in 2019 so there were songs that didn’t much live attention but I think Drew wanted to make songs inspired by coming back to the road. There’s a few songs that were recorded and released during covid that make the track listing but it’s overall a new bunch. What I love most is that I feel the intention behind every song here. There’s not one that feels like it’s phoning it in or doesn’t work. It’s been a while since the band put out a record that is this complete. There’s no dull moment and they are slowly becoming more and more renown within their genre. Each record increases their clout as they continue to chase great songs and this album is another great step forward. (Fav songs: Find Your People, Fly, That’s on You, That’s on Me)

7. Movements - RUCKUS!

Movements is known for being an entry point within the post hardcore genre, making gut punching lyrics with a little softer of a hard rock. Lots of use of space and ambience to pull everything together. And their sophomore album was more of the same but with less hardcore in it. This is more like a straight up rock record. Even with two lead singles, it was a little weird to digest that they were going to change up their sound this much. It’s not even that dramatic of a genre change but it wasn’t something I was expecting them to do. But they nail it. There’s a pounding kick drum as a heart beat with crunching guitars throughout this record. And while the lyrics are toned down just a little bit, they aren’t worse because of it. They fit this style of music better and they still are pretty good. I think they were struggling to find the next direction to go given the singles released in between releases but this was a great direction and gets me excited to what Movements can do and how they will break their barriers. (Fav songs: Tightrope, Lead Pipe, Fail You)

6. Genesis Owusu - STRUGGLER

Hip-hop/rap and country are two genres that I’m slowly attempting to find my tastes in since the mainstream of either really don’t interest me that much. The trap beats all sound just as the same as another bro country song that’s about beer, Brad, and breasts. Both genres feel redundant so squeezing the bad stuff feels like energy better spent listening to genres that better suit me. But I still like the core idea of either genre and crave the creativity from them. Genesis Owes is a rapper who has broken into my interests with his first record “Smiling With No Teeth”. While that record didn’t blow me away, I was really intrigued by his sound and liked the way he was making music. I could tell that his next steps were going to be in my interest. I wasn’t prepared for the musical fest that he had waiting on “STRUGGLER". It’s rap, it’s rock, and it’s R&B. I’m not sure what else to call it other than a modern funk album but take the disco out. The bass lines in these songs are incredible and that doesn’t even take away from how central of a role the electric guitar plays. And then he raps on top of them too. It’s really an incredible album that has a great vibe to it and he explores his central theme well too. (Fav songs: Tied Up!, Leaving the Light, Survivor)

5. Benny Sings - Young Hearts

I found Benny Sings by one song “Here It Goes”. It was on my year end list of songs for 2021 and I followed him because of it. He was dropping songs at the end of 2022 but I wasn’t expecting an album, I honestly thought he was just a single and EP person but then “Young Hearts” came out and I fell in love. It’s a bedroom pop and easy to listen to but Benny Sings proves that he’s worth listening to with his comforting sound. His sound is so simply done that it really does sound so effortless. But the craftsmanship comes from within and the songwriting on the record is what holds it together as nothing is over the top. He has a way to create songs that have a sense of magic to them that only a songwriter could create even though they have the same tools as you. It’s a charming cute album that goes on repeat and is easy to loop. (Fav songs: Pyjamas, Take Your Time, The Only One)

4. Waterparks - INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Waterparks has a very interesting career so far… with an equally interesting fan base. There’s lots of opinions about the band but I usually try to stay away from all the noise to keep my mind at ease. They have, also, slowly become a band I keep up with but don’t wait for their releases. Something about their music stopped clicking and it felt like ego was getting in the way. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY changed that. It truly felt like Waterparks entered with an album ready to say the things they wanted to say and make the music to have the urgency to accompany it. It’s a record that represents what I wanted the band to do again. Except they surpassed the expectations. There’s rap, pop punk, hard rock, ballads, and pop rock. Waterparks wanted to get everything they could that’s under their umbrella and show that that they have it in them still. The added track added on the digital release that does kinda ruin the ending a little but I’ll ignore that because the music is just that good. (Fav songs: BRAINWASHED, CLOSER, FUNERAL GREY)

3. Zach Bryan - Zach Bryan

This was probably the biggest surprise of the year. I hadn’t even heard much of this guy before this year. I got some exposure when the song with Kacey Musgraves came out but I wasn’t sold until the song with Bon Iver was released on a follow up EP. By then, I had seen his album everywhere and being pushed on Spotify a lot. So I thought I would give it a listen. Zach created an album that is music at its core. These songs feel so alive and have so much heart in them. He made these songs without concern for if his numbers would go up and without any PR. And it completely changed the game for country music and, maybe, music overall. And these songs aren’t flashy. There’s not much hook to it and the he opens the album with a spoken word over some guitar. This isn’t even a country album in the modern sense but one that goes back to the more traditional country. It was just about writing songs and telling stories. Good songwriters making music that feels like it came from within. Zach has got my attention. (Fav songs: Hey Driver, Smaller Acts, Jake’s Piano - Long Island)

2. Teenage Wrist - Still Love

These top 3 had a huge battle for the number one spot, especially these top two. I’ll say that maybe “objectively” this album is what I consider the top one. But I have more of an emotional connection with the winning album and my gut told me that it didn’t belong in second. So I welcome you to the best rock album of the year. I first heard Teenage Wrist when listening to Spotify’s discover weekly. That one song (“Stella”) got me to listen to their last album (Earth is a Black Hole) the year after it got released. It got me to follow them and that ended up paying off really well. The band decided to go in the direction of a really solid post grunge sound in a year when I was really craving it. But none hit the spot quite like this one. The keen songwriting and fuzzy amps make for an exceptional album that’s enhanced by collaborations that only add to the project. I can’t explain how much I enjoyed listening to this album and how each song has stuck inside my memory. Give them a listen and give Teenage Wrist the audience they deserve. (Fav songs: Diorama, Sunshine, Still Love)

1. Glen Hansard - All That Was East is West of Me Now

Glen is one of my all time favorite songwriters. His lyrics are raw, ability to coordinate the song with the emotion, and passionate singing make for a folk artist at the core. He has also been experimenting with his sound for the past two albums, one being self produced with more horns and his other being a collaboration of friends live in studio. This was a callback to his career, even calling back to his days with The Frames on “The Feast of St. John”. It was a return to the form in which a lot of people had fallen in love with without retreading the same ground. He continues to write meaningful and beautiful songs that are precisely written. I always look forward to a Glen Hansard release but this one is the type that I live for. The album went under a lot of radars, especially for a veteran act. But my favorite album of the year has already woven itself into my soul. It’s a fine addition to my collection and will be placed along the other high achievements from this artist. (Fav songs: Sure as the Rain, There’s No Mountain, Down on Our Knees.)

[sdxstudio]

Chapter 2

Patrice changed into her pastel pink dress with yellow flowers on it, brushed her hair and was ready for a day. She knocked on Gabe's door.

Patrice: good morning, Gabe. Time for a breakfast.

He opened door in his jeans shorts and red tank top. Gabe is a humanoid lizard colored in purple with yellow splashes. His eyes are full white since he's blind. Tho he can see with his hearing and touch. He looked at her annoyed.

Gabe: uhh. Can't you stop talking? My head hurts after yesterday's party.

Patrice: told you not to drink too much. You now need to drink some yogurt for it.

Gabe: I don't need your stupid yogurt. Let me just sleep more.

Patrice: nuh uh. You still need to help Shylee with moving his sofa. You promised it to him.

Gabe just slammed the door closed at her face. Patrice waited for a bit, then went out sad. Brock saw it and went mad. He took the door knob and just got the door out of it's frame like it's nothing.

Brock: GABE...

Gabe: aw sh-!

Brock: you will apologise to her

Gabe: why would I?!

Brock: she did everything for you

Gabe: like what?

Brock: remember few years ago when she found you on a street? You were paid assassin with no house.

(Flashback)

Gabe was sitting in the rain. He grabbed his arm in pain. He tryed to stand up, tho he couldn't. He hissed. He tryed not to cry, but he started to sob. People on the street passed him like he didn't existed. Suddenly, he didn't felt the cold rain, but he could hear it. He looked up, for his vision to detect an umbrella above him.

Patrice: are you alright?

He didn't responded. She took out her smiling avocado band-aids and started to put them on his wounds. She then putted his arm around her, stood up and started to walk.

Patrice: it's okay. I'll take you home for you to recover. It's gonna be alright.

(End of flashback)

Brock: she took you home. Gave you shelter, your own room and food. You don't even need to work for those people anymore. And you think, that's nothing? Now think and do something with it.

Brock got out of Gabe's room and walked back to kitchen to make dinner. After few minutes of sitting, Gabe stood up and walked out. He went to a bakery and bought a strawberry cream cake. In that time Patrice got back from morning walk.

Patrice: where's Gabe?

Brock: he went out for a bit. But I know that he'll be back soon.

Gabe then walked in with a cake. He putted it on table and hugged her.

Gabe: I'm...I'm sorry I did it. I shouldn't have.

Patrice: it's okay, Gabe.

Gabe: Patrice. I need to tell you something. It's not easy for me. Uhm. I'm trans man.

Patrice: I knew it from long ago.

Gabe: WHAT?! HOW?!

Patrice: years ago, I talked with your parents. It wasn't easy. I tryed to get you back to your home, but your parents didn't wanted it. Now I know why they kicked you out. They wanted a daughter. I tryed to tell them, that you are a good guy. But they still talked about "my daughter". So they signed guardianship to me. I'm so sorry, Gabe.

Gabe started to cry by hearing this. She hugged him and patted his head.

Gabe: do you accept me?

Patrice: I mean, yeah. You are like my big brother to me. I know too how is it to be not accepted of who you are. After all, I like woman.

Brock looked back at them with a smile. Tho he now needs to replace door to Gabe's room.

Sweet Dreamfall X

So this is my original story for my OCs. I hope you'll enjoy. (Chapter 1 will be re-blog of this post and so on.)

[arcade-on-the-pier]

Aight so here is my kandi tour! This is gonna be kinda long cause I've got a lot of kandi and I am gonna explain what they are/what they mean. I make new peices on the regular so I might post about kandi more

Anyways into the kandi stuff

First up my misc peices!

My rainbow kandi mask, it is a bit small so I don't wear it often, I'm gonna make a new mask soon

Then there is my crown, it has 2 blue and black peices and the rest are green and pink

Then my ufo cuffs!

The purple and pink one is based off Octavia from MLP, it was for my sister to wear with her costume on Halloween, my sis also make all the pearler bead charms. The letter beads say "❤octi❤"

The pink and blue one is based of Vinyl Scratch from MLP, its my match for my sister's cuff since we had matching costumes. The letter beads say "vinyl❤ scratch"

The red and blue one is based off Markiplier and CrankGameplays with their signature red and blue colors, a yellow gear, a pink mustache, and a black/white/gray hourglass for unus annus

The purple and white one was my first ufo cuff, I made it with whatever beads I could get to match. It was kinda inspired by the Twitch colors with the eye representing views

Next my flat cuffs!

The top left cuff is based off the rainbow road tracks from mariocart, mainly a mix of the N64 and SNES tracks. The star charm kinda covers it but there is a rainbow section that the star is attached to.

Top right was my first flat cuff, it is kinda small and has one green bead that doesn't match the others. Tbh I'm eager to trade it but I don't want to give it away and don't trade with people often.

Bottom left was my first x based cuff, it was supposed to become a princess peach themed ufo cuff but I didn't have enough matching beads so it ended up being too small to become a ufo cuff

Bottom right is just something I did randomly, I didn't know what to make and I had an excess of black and white beads and I saw a fun tutorial on how to make bone charms (I put the red in to make it look bl**dy)

My necklaces!

The red one with the star says "edgy scemo" and its basically me taking the fact people call me edgy and making it a literal badge to wear.

The green one is striped black and green and has a lizard on it. The lizard used to be on a rainbow necklace but then the rainbow necklace decided to break for no reason.

My "identity" bracelets! (thats what I call em)

The "shsl" "gonta" and "gokuhara" bracelets are a broken up version of my cosplay accounts @ but also it just represents how big of a Gonta kinnie I am

The "scemo bugs" one is another one for my @ for this account

The "he they" one is just for my pronouns cause I thought I needed more clarification since sometimes its not quite obvious

The "cosplay" one is just cause I care about cosplay a lot and its a big part of who I am

Then there are my 2 pride flags, my ace flag and my trans flag, the trans flag one is the first bracelet I ever made

My Unus Annus stuff!

The one on the left is just a black and white single, its inspired by unus annus but I didn't put a lot of detail on it

Then the ones on the left are my "unus" and "annus" charecter bracelets and they have hearts on the bracelets that match the signature color of Mark and Ethan

My Sanders Sides collection!

They are pretty self explanatory tbh, its just the charecters and their colors and names

My random singles!

Even tho I make some singles to give away I do put thought into them all (cause otherwise they have no emotion in them)

The red and white one represents a knight, those colors are just what I think of when I think of a noble knight

The rainbow one with the pink charms was kinda kidcore inspired

The "hello kitty" one is just cause I watched hello kitty a lot as a kid and its blue to kinda show how I've changed since I watched hello kitty on the regular

The black and rainbow one is from the rainbow checkered stuff that I've seen, it seems much more fun than normal checkers, like a colorful chess board, and kinda like colorful intelligence I guess

The all blue one is kinda small so its another one I'm kinda eager to trade, its just one my sister made

The other blue one with the planet charms is a galaxy themed one cause space is cool

Anyways thats my kandi!

I really like my kandi but since I don't go out to places much anymore I don't wear my kandi as much and people can't really see it

Anyways have a good day! >w< Luv u /pla

[weaselle]

I like knowing the nature of a place.

I’m getting ready to move after a stint back in my childhood home, and I’m realizing that for me a big part of feeling at home is knowing the Nature of the place.

Here, I have a deep knowledge of the surrounding nature. I know the water, as the house water is all supplied from a well. I know the clayish soil, having pulled tree stumps out of it, grown gardens in it, dug trenches and set foundations in it, sat in it making little mud castles as a child. I’ve tasted it even.

I know the fat little squirrel that knows us also. I know the 3 mocking bird pairs who’s territories converge near here. Or did until recently, when a pair of california scrub jays moved in after a several year hiatus (we lost the willow tree and it became less desirable jay real estate) and now the mocking bird territories are in a state of disarray. I’m excited to see the scrub jays, those clever little corvid bastards, because it means we might actually get to eat some cherries this season. The mocking birds sort of tend to fight more over nesting sites, but the jays will see the cherries coming in and declare all three trees a no-fly zone for other birds -- and boy do they enforce it. Which means instead of every bird in the area eating some of our cherries before we can get any, we get what the two jays can’t eat, which usually works out to about half the crop.

I know the fire ants that patrol areas with water, harvesting the other insects that are drawn to it, the drowned bees, any injured insects, and so forth. I know where the yellow jackets tend to nest, and which plants the bumble bees prefer -- we keep a hedge of those flowers specifically for them because while honey bees are still numerous here (helped no doubt by the six bee boxes in the yard of the house across the field) the fat fuzzy bumble bees used to be a lot more numerous here than they are now. I know where the lizards hang out and what kind of spiders I’m likely to see, and if I wanted to find some salamander burrows on this block I know what to look for. And I know the local possum posse stopped using the north side fence as an autumn path once the walnut tree died, and now in fall they use the south side fence where the guava trees offer them a foraging opportunity. 

I know the raccoon clan. Well, I know of the raccoon clan. After years of jostling for territory with each other, we and the raccoons worked out some boundaries which, like, five or six generations later are just now starting to be contested.

We did things like get geese to protect our ducks from the raccoons and we stopped having outside cats with their outside food, so we turned into a less reward / more risk territory for them and tradition became sticking to the far edges of the yard. But now the waterfowl have been gone for years there’s no more dog and we’ve been dumping the parrot’s half eaten mix of nuts and seeds out there so that what he doesn’t like doesn’t go to waste. I don’t think my mother has caught on to how much that has been slowly changing the local biosphere.

It used to be her mother’s bird, and she has a lot of emotions about Joker (who still occasionally laughs grandma’s laugh or coughs her cough) which results in her offering him quite a banquet to pick from. So his leftovers are a significant resource she’s pouring into this little biome.

I think the raccoons are becoming interested (tracks right up to the edge of the house, three feet from where the bird seed sits). The pairs of birds more or less doubled, and it may be a big part of why the jays are back. The squirrel solved the problem of getting into the elevated dish recently, instead of just picking from what the birds scatter. Which is definitely why he’s so fat and glossy and I predict he’ll have to start fighting harder for this territory soon. The seed dish draws little birds in, but the hawks that would hunt at it like a watering hole have stayed away so far. Except for one newly adult hawk that studied the situation for a couple weeks from the old pine but couldn’t figure out how to exploit it when we responded by moving the bird seed pedestal to under the low hanging branches of a small tree. She finally got sick of the squirrel screaming at her to get out of his pine tree and left. Which is good news for the squirrel because silencing that delicious little alarm probably would have been step one for any intelligent hawk deciding to make this her hunting spot. Honestly imo tho this particular ecological niche would probably benefit from a hawk’s attention. 

We live under a hill, and I know which side of the hill the coyotes stick to, and which side the mountain lion prefers. And I can conjecture a few other mountain lion territories, centering on the smattering of hills off that direction, because it’s been generations of cougars up there and we spot a cub with whoever is currently Queen of This Hill every few years. Sadly, most of them don’t survive, based on both the statistics and the fact that while we catch glimpses of mom and small cubs semi-regularly, we’ve never once seen any in the close to one year old range, when they would be nearly adult sized but still accompanying their mother. Which doesn’t mean there have been none, but does imply that they are rare. And of course there are the years she’ll be spotted with two cubs for a while, but then only with one cub for a while after that.

They coyotes don’t come down unless times are tough or maybe if they are very bored and want to tease the dogs, but every now and then one does wander a couple blocks down our little street that dead-ends halfway up the hill, and slinks across the tree line that separates our front yard from the small field across our driveway. Years ago they used to come along more regularly, but there’s more people these days and the jackrabbits have pretty much disappeared, so now they mostly just come down the other side where the cow pasture is if the cows aren’t going up the hill soon enough for them during calving season. Pretty sure Queen Cougar goes over there whenever she feels like it and tries her luck at a calf now and then too.

I know the deer that come down and wander the neighborhood. They used to swing through our back yard until I engineered the fence between us and our neighbor to discourage them. The neighbors and my parents didn’t want the deer in their gardens but no matter how high they put the wire the deer were trying to go over it and damaging the top of the fencing which meant there was a chance they were injuring themselves. None of us want that. When it got brought to my attention one visit, I went and looked at it and solved it right away. Wood was too expensive, so they were just topping the existing fence with like 6 feet of wire grid. But the deer are coming through dusk/dawn and midnight, and they already have eyes that aren’t built for detail, and this is wire the thickness of a fat toothpick... so I went out to the bamboo patch and got some bamboo as thick as the butt of a pool stick and wove a line of it along the top of the wire. Light weight enough to not bend the wire, and something to smell, big enough to see. End of problem. One mamma deer has figured out how to get through from the other side, and she keeps a fawn in our neighbors yard almost every year.

Anyway, I just automatically tend to learn this sort of thing when I move into  a place, but I haven’t stayed anywhere long enough to get this level of knowledge about anywhere else, and being back here is making me realize how important it is to me. Observing and understanding my surrounding natural setting is, well, natural, and I won’t feel like my new place is home until I start to learn the biome there.

[jiracheer]

salutations and greetings, 🍊 nonny here! i saw your request were open and in the spirit of spooky season 👉🏼👈🏼 may i request some fall date headcannons- haunted houses, cliche horror movie nights, pumpkin patch dates, or cold night cuddles for Kuroo, Tsuki, or the Miya twins? (but the horror movie could lead to lewdness if so desired, i am 18 turning 19 in November :) )

these ideas have been stuck in my head and it’s a need & a want 😭 obviously you can ignore if not too specific, or if you have too much already waiting to be wrote! Thank you anyway!! ❤️✨

✨ a/n: Hey babe 🥺!! Sorry this took me so long!!! I AM GRR AT MYSELF!!! I had so many ideas and i kept writing n rewriting. Unfortunately I only wrote for Tsukki and Osamu, I hope that’s okay!!

✨ warnings :: creampie, unprotected sex / nsfw under the cut

🎃 TSUKISHIMA KEI

- As soon as the leaves turned an array of oranges, yellows, and reds, and the air grew to be a bit more bitter, you had suggested the idea of going to one of the local farms out of Miyagi to go pumpkin picking to Tsukishima one evening.

- A week went by and one morning you were woken up by Tsukki. He shook your shoulders gently to get you awake, and when your eyes fluttered open and you looked at your boyfriend with such an intense expression of confusion, he really couldn’t help but laugh at your expression and the small line of drool that formed at the corner of your mouth.

- He told you to get ready and to dress appropriately for the weather outside, and you still were confused, but you just shrugged it off as you assumed he was taking you out for breakfast. 

- Once you were ready you two bid your bearded lizard farewell, simply watching as it licked its eye, and you just took it as him saying goodbye as well, and you two were off. 

- You sat in the front seat with his hand held in yours. You had the habit of running your fingers over his knuckles, and every so often you would kiss the back of his hand. It always made him look over at you with flushed cheeks, still not used to all the affection you gave him, but he would always squeeze your hand to let you know that he loves it and you.

- “Where are we going?”

- “You’ll see.”

- His answer was so cryptic you couldn’t help but nervous laugh

- “You’re not gonna like, kill me. Right?”

- Silence

- “RIGHT?”

- You’re silently freaking out and eventually he starts laughing. You let go of his hand to punch his arm, yelling at him for scaring you, and you go back to holding his hand. 

- You do end up falling asleep at some point since you were still pretty tired. Tsukki’s eyes would flick over to you every so often, smiling softly as it was now his turn to kiss the back of your hand and let his lips linger on your skin for a moment.

- You wake up before you arrive and you’re like a kid at a candy store when you see where you are; the pumpkin patch.

- The second your feet meet the ground, you’re already going feral. You’re holding onto his arm as you two walk with other people towards the tractor that would give you a hay ride out to the patch, and you’re practically shaking with excitement.. And from the cold.

 - Tsukki holds you close to his side with his hands rubbing your arms, pressing tender kisses to your temple every so often, but you don’t seem to notice as you seem to hyperfocus on the farm.

- “Tsukki...”

- “Mhm?”

- “I wanna live on a farm :(”

- He snorts at your words and you lean against him, letting your head fall on his shoulder as you look up at him with puppy eyes. “I’m not joking!! Do you know how much fun it would be if we lived on a farm?”

- The blond rolls his eyes, but he can’t help but think about it. A farm, huh...? He could already hear the rooster crow at the crack of dawn, and see a cow or two simply lazing around at the pasture. 

- He could picture you sitting on the porch with a warm cup of coffee, an open spot besides you for him to join you, and then out of nowhere.

- He sees a child.

- His face turns a bright red and he clears his throat, waving away his thoughts. Okay Tsukki, calm down-

- “Come on Kei!” You’re already taking his hand and leading him off the tractor, dragging him around the uneven patch.

- You both look at a multitude of pumpkins. You pick up a few and admire them, and you seem to take an interest in the white pumpkins, and he likes to enjoy the more classic orange ones.

- There’s a small white pumpkin that catches your eye and as you go to pick it up, you turn to show Tsukishima and your foot gets caught on a vine.

- You screech as you stumble forward and the pumpkin falls, breaking apart as soon as it hits the ground.

- “...”

- “...”

- You two ran so far away from that spot and went to check out another part of the patch.

- Eventually, you two settle with a big phat orange pumpkin that’s a bit deformed. Tsukki called it ugly, but you said, and I quote, “He is very gorgeous to me.”

- You decide to name him Eugene and you decide he knows how to do his taxes, unlike Bokuto, and Tsukki laughs.

- The two of you reach the main log house at the entrance and you enter, enjoying the warm air as you get drinks and a few snacks, and you two find yourself back outside.

- “You know..” Tsukishima looks down at his drink, almost too nervous to meet your eyes. He shuffles in his seat and sits closer to you, taking your open hand in his as his knees bump into yours.

- Tilting your head, you urge him to continue as you bite into your apple fritter.

- He rubs your ring finger and you almost choke. Your eyes widen and your heart begins to beat rapidly. Oh my God... Was he going to propose to you? You feel yourself begin to sweat as he slowly pulls back, hand going into his pocket-

- “Eugene is an ugly ass name.”

- “I cannot stand you sometimes.”

👻 MIYA OSAMU

- Osamu decided that on October 31ST that the both of you would be watching scary movies, whether you liked it or not.

- You never really took him to be the kind of guy to like horror movies. You assumed he was more into films like Fantastic Mr. Fox, etc.

- He really does like Fantastic Mr. Fox tho.

- When you arrive to his place you greet him happily and with snacks, opening a black bag to reveal candies and baked sweets you had taken the time to make that day.

- Osamu was so happy to see the treats. He gave you a small smile and thanked you with a kiss to your forehead. You blushed at the affection and eventually pulled him to his room to get started on watching the movies.

- You two built a pillow fort and made sure to be careful with his TV, once y’all were settled in you put in the first movie and get started.

- Osamu laid against his headboard with his hair brushing against the blanket above, legs stretched out and an arm around your waist. You laid your head on his chest with one leg thrown over his and resting in between his legs.

- Every so often you’d jump because of a jump scare, or even scream and hide your face, and Osamu would laugh softly at your reactions and rub your back with a kiss to the top of your head.

- You two would talk about what you’d do if you were in a horror movie, which was a poor choice, because Osamu was roasting your ass.

- “I would NOT die 20 minutes into the movie!!!”

- “Y/N.... You push ‘pull’ doors.”

- “.... OKAY BUT-“

- You pause the movie real quick to take an online quiz and as it turns out, you would die and Osamu would survive.

- “Okay Shaggy kin, you win this time.”

- “As I always do, Scooby Doo kin.”

- “STOP.”

- You’re a bit mad when the movie starts again, and you bitterly lay there as Osamu tries to hide his amusement at your pouting.

- He calls your name softly and you look up at him, brows furrowed and lip out. He chuckles and leans down to catch your lips in a kiss, and you feel like you’re walking on clouds.

- As the kiss progresses, you feel yourself losing yourself in it and you shift so that you’re sitting on his thigh now.

- His tongue is in your mouth and you can taste all the sweets he just had, and you moan is the next thing to be consumed as he holds the back of your head.

- You grind your hips against his thigh, starting to pant when your clit brushes against his flexing thigh. Pulling away you gasp, holding onto his shoulders as he peppers kisses down your jaw and neck.

- Osamu puts his hands on your ass, pulling at them to get you closer and to eventually put you on his lap.

- It seems like time flashed right before your eyes because suddenly you’re naked and bouncing on Osamu’a dick.

- Moans come out of your mouth as Osamu hides his face in your neck, leaving you love bites as you work yourself on him. You’re lightly scratching at his back, closing your eyes as you feel his fat cock brush against your cervix

- “That’s it, bunny. Shit- That’s it, babygirl.”

- He brings your left breast into his mouth, the other was slowly being teased with his fingernail tracing a circle around your nipple.

- You whine and beg for him to continue touching you, and thankfully, he does.

- He works at your breasts until finally he shifts so that he can gently pin you down below him, bringing your legs and hooking them over his arms, you arch your back as he hits places he’s never hit before.

- “Yes Osamu... R-Righ there- Oh. Oh right there please-“

- You’re almost driven to tears as he picks up the pace, pounding into you as you cry out his name as your orgasm comes crashing in.

- Osamu’s cold steely gaze comes to rest at where the two of you are connected, and he lets out a guttural moan at the sign of a white ring around his dick.

- With a few final and sloppy strokes, the grey-fading-to-black cook pushes himself forward to cum into you. He grunts as he buries his face into your neck once again, whispering how much he adores you as you cling to him.

- You both lay there up until a bloodcurdling scream comes from the TV, making you both jump and nearly break his dick with you abruptly sitting up.

[asiantuntija]

i was tagged by @songofpatrochilles , thanks <3 

Name? rene

Nickname? i don’t have one :(

Zodiac sign? cancer sun, aquarius moon and libra rising, tho i don’t think i have that much cancer traits (caring, very emotional, calm)

Height? 174cm

Languages? finnish (my native language), english and swedish

Nationality? finnish

Favourite season? the period from late spring to early autumn

Favourite flower? carnations, sunflowers and peonies

Favourite scents? rain rain r ain ra in also my dog <3 especially behind her ears she smells like love, forests, also for some reason oil paint even though having to smell it while painting gives me massive headaches

Favourite colours? light cold toned blue, yellow, forest green, pretty much every colour looks stunning somewhere, it depends on what the color is on

Favourite animals? dogs and cats and lizards and snakes and birds and worms and fish

Favourite character? matteo florenzi <3 <3 there’s many others but i suddenly don’t remember anything<3<3

Tea, coffee or hot chocolate? coffee and tea, tho i drink coffee more often

Cats or dogs? we have both at home and i love them equally

Average hours of sleep? ummmmmmmmm lately i’ve been getting like 8 hours of sleep but once school starts again i’m guessing a lot less

How many blankets do you sleep with? 4 blankets and 7 pillows and my dog counts as an extra blanket cuz she sleeps on top of me<3<3<3

Dream trip? i want to travel everywhere once i have the opportunity to!!! not only to tourist attractions, i just want to travel to cool places alone and live in different cities and meet strangers and make them my friends !!!

Blog established? 2016 i think? i didn’t start posting until 2 years ago though

Followers? 24 i’m ✨famous✨

Random fact? today we rode to a swamp to collect some cloudberries with my dad, i tasted fresh cloudberries for the first time and i ran out of gas in my moped on the way back <333 also our cat got sick yesterday :((

i'm tagging anyone that sees this bc tagging people makes me nervous <3 <33

[frescacactuscooler]

A Get To Know Me Meme

I was tagged by: @curls-cat

Rules: Tag 20 blogs you’d like to get to know better: I didn’t get close... I’m horrible at usernames 😅

Nickname: Al, Alli, Hershie (kinda??? It was a thing when I was 12-16 ish and it’s just a tag I use still now)

Zodiac sign: Sagittarius with both rising and ascending signs in Leo- ALL FIRE SIGN BBYYY (So basically a very flighty, over-eager, attention whore lol)

Height: 5ft

Last Thing You Googled: Sports Movie with Sandra Bullock

Favourite Music Artists: I go all over but I listen to Ryan Scott, Yung Bae, Samsa, Arogant worms, Woodpeckers International, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, And Drunk Old Ladies a lot.... I love a lot of artists my dudes lol

Last Movie you (re)watched: Genuinely it’s been a while since I’ve re-watched a movie so no clue... I think a movie I watched recently I’d love to watch again is Jojo Rabbit. (Not the question but it’s my answer lol)

What are you wearing right now: my pjs... a teal studio ghibli themed tank top- it’s got chibi versions of a bunch of miscellaneous characters. And some white bike shorts with a pink and purple floral pattern on it

Why did you choose your URL: I use it for p-much everything. It’s a mashup of my name 🤷‍♀️ I made a tumblr account of just alapest when I like 11 but I lost the email and password I used on it sooooooooo Alapest1 it is.

Do you have any other blogs: Yup! I have 4! Got a Studio Ghibli Blog @silly-oleghibli (used to be for me to post shitposts and videos I made but I no longer live with a computer so it’s mostly me reblogging stuff now). An Inuyasha live reaction blog @inuyasha1streactionslol (still haven’t finished it and I made this blog in 2016... life got weird 😅), and a Goofy Movie blog @relatablepicturesofmaxgoof tho haven’t posted much since I made it lol, and finally @ernestlysheepish for my smol sheep boy

What did your last relationship teach you: That I have a lot of personal growth to be before I breathe in the direction of one.

Religious or spiritual: Spiritual- I’m pretty agnostic. Grew up Christian and I still go to church because it’s a way to meet people though.

Favorite colour: what I can only describe as glacier blue and a good warm sunset yellow.

Average hours of sleep: 6... it’s a mess lol

Lucky Number: 0 and 15

Favorite Characters: Uncle Iroh (A:TLA), Ashitaka (Princess Mononoke), Granny Relda (Sisters Grimm), Hugh Glass (The Revanent), Mary Lenox {The Secret Garden (book)}, Klaus (Umbrella Academy), Fio (Porco Rosso), Persephone (Hadestown), Yzma (Emperor’s New Groove), Nani (Lilo and Stitch), Rosie Betzler (Jojo Rabbit) ahhhhhh so many good characters!!!

How many blankets do you sleep with:1-5 depending on how hot or cold it is

Tagging: @nerdysquishybean @indorkcold @jacob-the-gun @catsafari25 @tcrmommabear @dreaming-of-the-midnight-sun @sindysugar @applecakepersonal @fujoshiranger

[worstfruit]

BEASTMASTER

playing with names. zh'ang, bastardization of the romanization OF a translation meaning warsong, but i was just trying to find something that could sound gith so that doesnt really matter! he never goes by this tho, as his subordinates just call him master, sir, or boss. i think he would be very private about his life before joining a company (one i havent plotted out yet, though i like the idea of whatever mercenary crew he’s apart of following the idea of using assigned nicknames or titles in place of true names, even amongst the non-magic users, just for their safety or rather the integrity of the company so that their private information can’t easily be used against them).

yiz'shi, same bastard deal, this time im thinking beastmaster could be something he gained before joining a company and he just translated it to common. im not sure if the gith would have a need of surnames. i assume they’d be like uh ‘conan the brave’ or whatever, a sort of similar idea i’ve establish for my goblins where their surnames are based on trade and can changed based off merit, and their first names are given after a personality begins to appear. i think gith may be given names, then a ‘the brave’ or ‘unholy’ may follow depending on how they choose to live their life. 

zizshangi --> yizshangi --> some sort of mix between warsong/beastmaster. perhaps his true name is obscured and not even his minions know it!

im thinking he will be a shadow monk who uses his telepathy to rise in the ranks! i dont like multiclassing but i also really want to incorporate aspects of a whisper bard into this character or at least one of his underlings. i think after coming out of slavery under some mindflayers, he joins the company that frees him and starts using his monk training from the astral plane to...not convert, but to translate into the way of shadows. he would recruit the help of those who others overlook, such as kenku, kobolds, gnolls, and goblins. he’s very quiet, very observant, wears a mask often and even when he doesn’t he pretty much as a complete poker face. He chooses his words carefully but does relax around those he knows/trusts, and has a sort of dry sense of humor. Despite his psionic abiliities he’s sort of like, an idiot socially and can’t actually read people all that well. he relies on his extrasensory input and Maud (explained below) to navigate relations mostly. I’m not too sure what he looks like yet! I do want him to have the sort of vaguely asianic features a lot of githzerai have however, and i have a monk outfit in mind based off some Absolver outfits. He’s worked his way up in company rank enough to become a sort of espionage expert within the troops! This has earned the ire of some other company members, but for the most part i think this mercenary group would be pretty civil and view each other as respected associates and comrades. 

His main crew consists of two kenu, two goblins, and a tabaxi. He’s known the tabaxi longest-- im thinking she was also an underling in the company who helped him get back on his feet when they picked him up. She was a teen looking to hone her skills as a rogue and he helped her learn the art of stepping lightly and always keeping an ear to the ground. Looking at tabaxi names I’m thinking she probably has some dumbass one like ‘quick of paw’ but they just started calling her Maraud, which turned into Maud LOL. She’s all black and has short, sleek, shiny fur, brownish/maroon irises, pointed ears and big paws with her claws usually unsheathed. She’s become a mastermind rogue who trains two (also totally black, yellow eyed) kenku twins as a thief and scout under Beastmaster’s tutelage. She’s very streetsmart and has a gravelly sort of raspy voice from years of working as a slave (able to rise as a slavemaster who was tasked with yelling orders to the other slaves and cracking the whip). She’s a bit matronly, very wry and slinky and coy, and very good with people. Typical scorpio but with a flair of aires determination and single mindedness. She’s very driven, but has the life experience to keep herself grounded and logical. She’s beastmaster’s most trusted associate and essentially the brains behind his crew, at least second to him. She’s the boss when he’s not around, but while strict, she has a HUGE softspot for her sort of adopted siblings. She gets along well enough with the rest of the company.

The two kenkus are fraternal twins, a bit younger than Maud, named Lasher (girl) and Bowstring. Lasher is the thief and Bow is the scout. They were orphaned and picked up by the company shortly before absorbing the refugees from the Mindflayer slaveship so they never really had birthnames afa the company was concerned. They speak through sign language, body language and gesture, facial expressions, and a sort of quick-hand morse code they’ve developed from both thieves cant as well as the company cant. They can’t easily speak to people outside the company, and even within the ranks they have trouble communicating without parroting, which they don’t seem to like doing unless it’s to mock someone. Their inability to speak, however, lends to their spy nature as people often underestimate their intelligence and perception. Though they can’t fly, they’re quick when racing across building tops and through tree canopy and prefer high vantage points to preform their work. Beastmaster is a very silent person who gets along well with these two, using his telepathy and patience to forge a mentor relationship with them and cultivate their infiltration and investigative skills. Lasher loves to read anything she can get her feather little fingers on, and often steals what she can’t buy. She’s not too girly but does enjoy fantasizing about the high life noble ladies lead and likes to collect trinkets she thinks represent this such as bows, perfume bottles, bits of mirror and buttons. Bowstring likes to help his sister with her plights but is much more grounded and serious. he’s dry and sardonic and takes himself a little too seriously. even for a mute, he’s very silent and a little shy and prefers to hide behind Maud or beastmaster or even Lasher. He get’s his name for his skills as a ranger, whereas lasher gets hers from her talons and tendency to use them when people get too close to her or her brother. she gets along better with the rest of the company however, and likes to be seen as cute even if she feels she’s being condescended on. she and her brother work spectacularly together, along with beastmaster and maud, and don’t mind being separated for missions or otherwise.

The two goblin (identical!) twins’ names are Fritz and Racket and they are, respectively, a storm sorcerer and a storm barbarian! obviously they’re not as subtle as the rest of the gang despite being gobs, in fact they get their nicknames from their quirks of being loud, aggressive, and favoring a sort of berserker approach to confrontation. Fritz is the caster, Racket is the muscle, and both feed off each’s other whole uh, storm bullshit. they both worship an elemental goblin deity but very very casually, it’s more of hero worship, and beastmaster sorta thinks they might have a touch of wild magic and a fixation on LOUD and FLASHY shit hence the storm kick. they’re very loyal, very brave, and only a little stupid. they both have tempers and don’t like comments about their height. very easy to bait into confrontation especially if they’re together. they’re not the kinda twins who walk together in unison and finish each other’s sentences (like the kenku twins, who similarly work off each other’s energies for their work), but they are usually together and look almost exactly alike. Fritz is a bit slimmer and taller, a bit pointier and a bit more spastic and shrill. He’s weaker than his brother but is smarter. He also has a worse temper and despite not being a melee fighter, will not hesitate to tackle anyone and just use his claws and teeth. Racket is a bit calmer but dumber, more gullible, and a lot stronger. He’s only a tad quieter than his brother but is also more physically aggressive and tends to stomp and throw shit around, hence his name. he usually follow’s frtiz’s lead if beastmaster isn’t around, but the both defer to Maud for instruction. They’re technically younger than the kenku twins if you account for the fact that goblins age quicker than kenku, they’re only slightly older! they’re more immature, however, and usually need more corralling than anyone else. unlike lasher and bow, fritz and racket dont like being seperated, but usually dont have to be since they don’t do much espionage. if they are dispatched for such tasks, it’s usually a matter of blending into busy, or sketchy environments rather than being silent and shadowy. they’re useful for intimidation, distraction, firepower, and muscle.

the last notable character i’ve cooked up is a kobold, the youngest (but again due to kobold age, its not like hes a baby technically) named Rak! he’s not very skilled in anything but he considers himself an inventor and makes really pathetic little stick contraptions that use like. shitty venoumous bugs and stink bombs LOL. i dont even know what class he’d be. no magic skills, too dumb and loud for espionage. he’s sort of a little mascot for the company and everyone treats him like a pet, but beastmaster took pity on him and lets him tag along with them. fritz and racket think hes funny and usually just throw him in a bag or like, if they have to fight, put him in a pocket till theyre done. he doesn’t get in the way too much and every now and again is a bit useful to get into super small places or to do errands like deliveries or shopping or cleaning. he got his name bc he makes a sorta RAK sound a lot when scared or startled or hurt or excited or mad. like a mouse goes EEK but he’s a stupid lizard guy so he goes RAK!

[janikbesendorf-blog]

Halong Bay and Mekong Delta: a Tale of Two Water Worlds

Lush green paddy fields, lumbering buffaloes and conical-hatted farmers make up the classic image of Vietnam. Once a lesser-known tourist destination, Vietnam has become widely popular in recent years. The northern capital of Hanoi consistently ranks among the world’s top 10 destinations on TripAdvisor. Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), to the south, has transformed from a war-torn city to a thriving metropolis. Despite urban allures, centuries-old architecture, war history, and a rich culture with Southeast Asian, Chinese and French influences, it’s Vietnam’s striking landscapes that most impress.

Vietnam is known for its stunning landscapes, such as the rice terraces of Mu Cang Chai and Lao Cai.

Despite urban allures and centuries-old history and culture, it’s Vietnam’s striking landscapes that most impress.

To the south of its narrow waist, Vietnam fantails into the splendid Mekong delta. In stark contrast to the flat rice land of the delta where boats, houses, and markets float upon innumerable rivulets, canals and streams that criss-cross the scenery like arteries, is the legendary Halong Bay. Set in the northeast, the scatter of jagged emerald islands and wind-and wave-eroded karst caves topped by forests jut out of the sea at Halong – a magical spectacle in the early morning mist.

So how do you choose between Halong Bay or Mekong delta? Here’s the lowdown on the exclusive culture, cuisine, and activities along the two water worlds.

Halong Bay or Mekong Delta: Things to Do and Where to Stay

Halong Bay or Mekong Delta? Lose yourself in the Halong Bay

‘Ha Long’, or the ‘Bay of Descending Dragons’, in northeastern Vietnam.

‘Ha Long’ or the ‘Bay of Descending Dragons’, four hours from the capital of Hanoi, is a spectacular seascape sculpted by nature in the Gulf of Tonkin. With over 1600 islands – most of which are uninhabited, there are several large caves located within the islands for you to discover. The biggest of these is a wooden cave, formerly known as the Grotte des Merveilles. Cannon Fort, on the Bay’s largest island – Cat Ba, offers one of the best views in Vietnam. From here you can survey astounding panoramas of Cat Ba’s jungle-clad hills rolling down to the karst-punctuated sea beyond.

Explore pristine beaches and lush, tropical islands at Halong Bay.

The best way to enjoy the many wonders that pepper this north-eastern Bay is by boat or cruise ship. Opt for the Indochina Junk Halong Bay tours and enjoy a luxury Halong Bay cruise aboard the Dragon’s Pearl – a traditional Vietnamese boat modeled on ancient wooden Chinese junks. For some romantic elegance, plump for the one-cabin L’Amour (Princess) Junk. With numerous venues at which to relax and rejuvenate as you drink in the stunning UNESCO World Heritage vistas of Halong Bay, the Stellar and Bhaya Cruises are also great options. Or venture to the idyllic La Han Bay on the Ginger Cruise for an intimate sailing experience amid breathtaking panoramas.

The best way to enjoy the many wonders that pepper Halong Bay is by boat or cruise ship.

Experience the beauty of this most acclaimed tourist spots in Southeast Asia as a guide shows you hidden lagoons, forested islets, stunning limestone cliffs and secluded bays, like the Bait Tu Long where you can swim and kayak. The sugar-white coastlines of Ba Trai Dao (Three Peaches Beach) and Soi Sim offer some unique barbecue experiences. Listen to the sweet melody of birds, winds and waves, as the crew delivers an array of succulent and grilled seafood under a blue sky! If you fancy a fishing excursion, visit the scenic fishing villages at Cua Van, Ba Hang, Vung Vieng and Cong Dam. The locals are very sociable and willing to guide you on how to row a sampan, spread the net, bait a hook….

Enjoy a cooking demonstration on your cruise ship.

Take a small boat and head out for the many islands scattered around Halong Bay

Kayak amid the limestone karsts of Halong

Sundowners on the bay can be stunning affairs!

Enjoy panoramic views of the Bay from the shore.

Begin a new day with Tai Chi sessions onboard, amid the early morning spectacle of Halong Bay. Getting yourself pampered at the spa when you are out at sea could also be an excellent treat. Make sure to book in advance.

If you choose to stay on shore, check in Hotel Novotel Halong Bay set on the coastline of Bai Chay beach, which provides great photo ops with panoramic views of the Bay.

Halong Bay or Mekong Delta? Discover the Magic of the Mekong Delta

To catch a glimpse of the fifteen million people who live in the wetlands, you need to join them on the river.

The Mekong Delta is a bustling hub of activity.

The comma-shaped flatland stretching from south of Ho Chi Minh City, to the Gulf of Thailand is intertwined by land and water that provide the perfect conditions for growing rice – bestowing the Mekong Delta with the rightful title – ‘rice bowl’ of Vietnam. With its alluvial-rich soil, the Delta also nourishes the fruit basket of the country as lush orchards overflow with mangoes, papayas and dragon fruit, and plantations brim with bananas, coconuts and pineapples. With over 1,000 recorded animal species and new species of plants, fish, lizards, and mammals discovered in previously unexplored areas, including the Laotian rock rat that was thought to be extinct, the Delta has been dubbed as a ‘biological treasure trove’.

At the floating market in the Mekong Delta, you can buy everyday articles or exotic goods.

The Delta is famous for its lush green rice paddies, which you can explore on your tour.

How about a ride in a traditional bullock cart, the local way?

The Delta is famous for its fresh, tropical produce which you can sample at the floating market

With everything revolving around the waterways, the Delta is a world afloat. To catch a glimpse of the fifteen million people who live in the wetlands, you need to join them on the river. Hop onto the Bassac Cruise from My Tho, but before you do, a visit to the ancient southern architectural gem reflecting a mixture of Chinese, Vietnamese and Angkor (Cambodian) building styles with elaborately carved oblong and horizontal net like panels – the Vinh Trang Pagoda (in My Tho itself), would be worth your while. Bricks and mortar aside, the temple will be memorable if you can arrive when the monks are chanting, in the morning.

See the elaborately carved Vinh Trang Pagoda in My Tho.

Hop into a traditional boat and explore the many channels around the Delta.

Dried fish is a popular snack for the local people at the Delta.

How about a rest stop during you cruise?

Read about the floating life on the Mekong Delta

To enjoy countryside scenery and river life, board a smaller wooden sampan (boat), hopping off to explore scenic villages every now and then.

Continue exploring the Mekong landscape with a stopover at the Thot Not Bird Sanctuary, a magnificent 1.3-hectare area overgrown by huge bamboo and home to thousands of resident storks, snowy egrets, and other avians. At the quintessentially Vietnamese ‘craft village’, small communities work together to manufacture products such as knives, rush mats, bamboo bird cages, ceramics, rice wine, and dozens of other commonplace and unusual articles. Visit a bamboo-knitting hamlet in Thot Not or a carpentry craft town in Chomo. Or visit the local coconut-candy factories in Ben Tre, the ‘Land of Coconut’. Sold throughout the country, and also exported to other Asian countries, Australia, Europe, and North America, the keo dua or coconut candy of Vietnam is world famous.

Farming in the Mekong Delta

Fishing on the Mekong Delta

Local farmer at work in the countryside

Boats in the Mekong Delta

To enjoy countryside scenery and river life, board a smaller wooden sampan (boat). Encounter monkeys and scampering macaques that dangle from ancient temples and parked vans around the villages. Then stretch your legs and hop on a bicycle for a short ride along narrow village lanes, past fruit orchards, never ending water canals, hundreds of rickety bridges and small ferry crossings and all those locals waving at you and greeting with “xin chao” as you pedal by. Taste fresh fruits, like the juicy yellow-fleshed sapodillas when you arrive at the home of a tropical fruit farmer and amble around his orchard – this is traditional hospitality at its truest!

While cruising down the meandering Mekong, stop at smaller sampan boats that serve as cafes and you may just be rewarded with the best noodle soup you’ve ever tasted!

Board the Mekong Queen, a wooden, motorboat and sail to the enormous Cai Rang floating market early in the morning. Witness the lively panorama around as hundreds of sampans bump and jostle to trade everything from sugar cane to pigs, and mountains of fruit. It is quite possible to stop at smaller sampans serving as cafes, and enjoy an iced cup of coffee, soft drinks, or a Vietnamese noodle soup for breakfast.

Sample some local fare at the floating market

At the floating market on the Mekong Delta

Vendors get together at the floating market

Cruising leisurely down the river

Stay at the Victoria Hotel Can Tho. Set within magnificent gardens and colonial style architecture, it is situated on the banks of the Hau River – known for its charming sunsets and peaceful scenery. Alternatively, located on the banks of the Bassac River crossing, the handsome Indochina-inspired Victoria Hotel Chau Doc offers the ever-changing scenery of the fascinating Chau Doc region.

Food Fare: What to eat at Halong Bay or Mekong Delta

Whether you choose Halong Bay or Mekong Delta, do make a trip to Saigon. Ho Chi Minh City, as Saigon is now called, is rated by Forbes magazine as one of the top 10 street food havens in the world!

Vietnamese cuisine is known for its freshness. Not a place for curry lovers, the noodle dishes and stir-fries here are light, citrusy, and loaded with herbs. While North Vietnam food has more Chinese influence –fresh, light broths, with mainly noodles, South Vietnam food is sweet and spicy with more colorful and heavy broths accompanied with rice.

Vietnamese noodle soup or Pho, from the North

Known for its abundant seafood, the Halong Bay Market offers some truly unique food experiences that would satisfy even the pickiest tourists. Enjoy the famous dipped squid; feast on the Halong grilled oysters served with cold beer; or slurp the sweet, sour, spicy, salty (all in one salver) limuloid.

As the largest city in the Mekong Delta that still retains a small town feel, Can Tho is an excellent place to experience the food of Vietnam’s deep south, including many local specialties like the Sa Dec and My Tho noodles – hugely popular thanks to their sweet taste, chewy and distinctive flavor; or the noodle made from sliced flour cooked to perfection with duck meat and with a pinch of ginger fish sauce in Ben Tre.

A typical meal at the Mekong Delta

Read more about the food of Vietnam.

When to go to Halong Bay or Mekong Delta

Although you can travel to Halong Bay all year round, the best time to visit the region is during spring (March-April), and fall (September-October) when the weather is cool.

The Mekong Delta reveals its best during the dry months – December to May when the sky is crystal clear, the land is lush and the water is calm. But if you are a fruit lover, June to September, although hot and humid, could be just as good with the greatest variety of tropical fruits available.

Best time to Visit Vietnam

Halong Bay or Mekong Delta: The choice is yours!

While the picture-perfect bay, towering limestone karsts and secluded islands of Halong attract a lot of tourists, Mekong offers personal, exploratory and cultural experiences with historic relics and temples, rice paddies, and vibrant floating markets and villages on the river.

Cruising in the Halong Bay

Cruising in the Mekong Delta

Sapa in the Tonkinese Alps of northern Vietnam

Lush deltaic landscape in southern Vietnam.

So back to the question – Halong Bay or Mekong Delta? It really depends on your taste. Halong Bay with its ethereal beauty of karst scenery, emerald isles and spectacular seascapes at every turn, is one of the foremost attractions in Vietnam. Additionally, Hanoi, the point of arrival and departure for Halong, offers interesting and unique cultural experiences in Vietnam as does the the hilly region of Sapa nearby.

So, Halong Bay or Mekong Delta – which should you choose? While picture-perfect Halong attracts a lot of tourists, Mekong offers personal, exploratory and cultural experiences with remains of Viet Cong bunkers, ornate Khmer pagodas and Buddhist temple, stilt houses, lush rice fields, vibrant floating markets and villages on the river. Visit the Mekong Delta for a classic Southeast Asian experience, and if you wish to see Cambodia, you could get there via boat from the Delta. Or cruise the emerald waters of the ethereal Halong. Whether it is Halong Bay or Mekong Delta, they will remain etched in your memory for a lifetime.

Whether it’s the Halong Bay or Mekong Delta, our destination experts are happy to help you customize your private tour to suit your specific interests. Get in touch with us today for your tailor-made itinerary!

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well i decided to post some pics from the game my sibling got me playing

its a browser game called sylestia. you breed and fight animals and stuff

anyway, for image description users: almost all species are zolnixi’s, which have fox shaped bodies and fluffy tails because they’re basically foxes. also since i am going to commentate on the physical appearance anyway, the image descriptions will be included in the commentary.

okay now moving on

the first thing i did after making a zolnixi is realizing i needed to make an army composed entirely of zolnixis, so here we go

this is my first pet, max. she’s a zolnixi with all black fur and advanced rainbow life runes (markings on her body that are gradiented rainbow like) and green and black feathered wings.

she’s my starter pet and i made her all black but with rainbow markings and wings because pretty. i think i had a marching band shirt like that actually :p

this is is my tamed pet, green. he has a green body with a blue underbelly and tail tip, and green and blue wings, and he’s wearing a green and blue bandana

i caught green (yes im great at naming things) during the tutorial where they give you a trap that can’t fail and make you catch a pet. he’s pretty and also importantly has wings

angel is white with a grey belly and blue ear tips and no wings. i bought her for like... 100 gold? 300 gold? not very expensive, because she didn’t have any traits

i mosty wanted to have an adult zolnixi to breed with green, so i could get a head start on creating my zolnixi army

this is captain marshmallow. she has three tails and moth wings, and a green and purple  and blue striped body with moth antenna and flames on her tail and legs.

she has a ton of traits, but she was sale for really cheap. so i bought her to keep up my zolnixi army

she’s also captain marshmallow because lets be real, i dont think i’ll ever be able to top that name, even tho she doesn’t look like a marshmallow

this is spring cloud. she’s one of hte only zolnixi’s i didn’t name, so someone else came up with that name. you may be like “don’t sound so defensive, you named a green pet “green”“ but the difference is green is such a lazy name that it wraps around to being creative again

anyway, spring cloud has three tails again, some time of armor that looks pearl like and wraps around her chest and limbs, and butterfly wings. she’s predominantly blue with light purple spots.

i also bought her for cheap to keep breeding my zolnixi army

trinity is pinkish purple body, with dark purple legs, and white spots. he has leaf wings and a yellow underbelly, and the three tail mutation

i bought trinity to keep up my army. not sure what else to say here :p

warblade is another pet i just bought to start breeding my army. he has a white base body, red face and back stripes, blue patterns in shapes that leave the white underbelly carved out in circles, and dark blue runes, and is wearing a bandana

i named him warblade because i was out of idea for names and i remembered that thats someones superhero name :P my sibling thinks he’s ugly but i dont

lucy has three tails, blue legs, a pink back, and yellow, green, and blue spotty patterns. she also has a three tail mutation

this is lucy i also bought her to ..... keep up my zolnixi army

hera is green body and blue underbelly. she has no traits.  i caught her in the wild. fortunately, she was pre levelled and therefore was already ready to fight in my zolnixi army

blue has a blue-ish purple-ish body and grey underbelly. she also has no mutations or traits because she was caught in the wild. she also also is pre levelled so a good soldier for the zolnixi army :p

and these last two guys

nat m3 (i did not name her :P) is tawny with back stripes and a light underbelly

and

stripes is tawny with stripes on his back and a white underbelly

are both bought for their chow tail mutation because i wanted to breed some zolnixi’s with chow tails, but they’re both infertile so i can’t. i may sell them back for the same price i bought them.

my non zolnixi pet is

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dragon

dragon is a pet i made to play with the pet maker after my sibling gave me an essence. shes beautiful and looks like a dinosaur

[skyephilosopher]

Dark!Donnie

Leo decides to investigate a place with "strange signals." It doesn't go well. Donnie gets turned into a big purple lizard-thing. ____________ Or in which my nine-year-old-self takes the first step into the inevitable obsession that still rules my life today. 

So I found this... thing in my documents. It's from fourth grade. "Dark!Donnie" is the actual title. I remember worshipping this piece of artwork. Why did my nine-year-old-self think this was good? I have no explanation except for inspiration. I'm pretty sure some parts are heavily inspired by this one story I read but can't find anymore. Anyway, this thing is bad. I know it is. I remember writing some of it at 3 A.M during summer break. I can't even read a line of it without writhing in agony. If there are excessive spacing errors, you'll know why.  Also, I find out how to add the “keep reading” thing.  It’s great. 

---------------------------------------- Donnie’s P.O.V I released a throaty huff, withdrawing my naginta. I had received some strange signals radiating from the building. As usual, Leo had requested that we “check it out”. So now, here we were, watching over a lifeless lab. My attention was well set on a bubbling, black liquid contained in a canister placed on a desk.  My irritated thoughts were interrupted by a slamming door. A strange, new mutant entered.  It appeared to be a bear of some sort. It had shaggy, unkempt golden fur, & from its frame, I concluded it to be a female. After a second: “Come on out. I know you’re there,” She snorted, turning to gaze at the loft above. With a nod from Leo, we all leaped down to the floor in front of the she-bear. “Thank you,” She smirked, slamming a claw on a crimson button. Immediately, a fence caged us in. “Hey!” Raph exclaimed, growling as the mutant approached, observing each one of them closely. “Hey, purple mask. Come here,” She grunted, & I hesitantly walked over. The floor collapsed under me. I vanished for a moment before reappearing in front of her. Knowing better than to move, I remained awkwardly silent as she circled me. “Perfect.” Taking my hand, she led me to the edge of this second floor loft. “Now, watch as I test my dark-side mutagen. I’ll explain more later…” She smirked, splashing the strange mutagen on me. A searing burning sensation suddenly erupted on my skin as it made contact with me, resulting in a hiss of pain from me. Stumbling back, I fell onto the next level. Landing on my feet, the sensation only grew worse. Holding a back a scream of agony, I leaned against the wall until it vanished. There I stood, panting. My head was bowed, eyes shut.

              Leo’s P.O.V The sight before me was terrfying. A creature that was once my genius little brother leaned against a wall, releasing growly huffs. He was now at least 8ft tall, with dark violet skin. His shell appeared to be a paler shade of black, & on the back top, spikes were poking upward; the plastron was a sickly yellow color.  Also on the top of his head, a black mowhawk had formed, with acute spikes arching backward.  A long tail swayed behind him, brushing the floor. Lethally sharp claws had made their way onto his fingers. His feet had become… well, like feet. They each had three toes, splaying outward, with similar ivory-colored claws. They were also very distinctly digitgraded. “Nice,” The strange she-bear commented. “What did you do to my brother!?” Raph threw himself against the bars of the cage. “It’s science, kid,” She replied plainly, tapping a button with a claw. In response, Mikey vanished under the floor, yet reappeared on the other side.

“Now, go down there a greet your brother like a good kid,” She said, & shoved Mikey off the loft. Mikey’s P.O.V I had recovered immediately, petrified of my deformed brother. In response to the thump my landing had caused, he glanced up slightly, revealing an eye. A brightly glowing yellow one lacking any pupil, iris, or whites.   He growled softly, turning to look at me. “Donnie….” I said quietly. He just snarled at me, not recognizing his name. Then, with a huge hiss, he lunged forward. Jumping back, I managed to avoid my brother. “Donnie!” I exclaimed once more, scrambling to my feet & holding up my hands in a defensive posture. He halted for a moment, & an expression of uneasiness came upon his face, as though the Donnie we all loved & knew was attempting to regain control. If that had been true, his tries were in vain, & he shook his head before continuing to look up with a glint of fury in his aureolin eyes. I glanced up, relieved to see Leo hastily dialing a number on his T-Phone while the she-bear was distracted. “C’mon, get ‘em!” She shouted, & Donnie glanced up at her with a snarl. The new distraction didn’t last long, & he was soon back to me. Getting onto all fours, he lunged forward. Dodging, my brother skidded to a halt- turning before he did, though- & returned to standing on his feet. Fortunately, Sensei & April had arrived, whom Leo must’ve called. Donnie glanced over at them, giving me time to escape. He had managed to trap me in a corner. I immediately retreated to Sensei, who was staring at him with an unreadable expression, but disbelief twinkled in his eyes. Donnie drew his lips back into a snarl, revealing acute teeth. “My son…” He murmured, flattening his ears.

April’s P.O.V “Please no…” I muttered, as the monster I could barely recognized as our Donnie snarled at us, with no trace of humanity remaining in the cold, golden eyes “Oh yes!” A humanoid mutant bear floated down on a hovering platform. “I mutated him into this. He should be under my control, tho- Hey! Watch it! This is expensive technology!” She exclaimed, as Donnie lashed out at her, replying with a hiss of what most likely was frustration as it jerkily hovered out of reach. Just Story

“Donatello,” Splinter said, stepping toward him. Donnie shot him a glance, a growl rising from his throat. Taking a minute step back, he pleaded, “Donatello… my son… please, you must fight off the monster that is controlling you, before you do something you will regret for the rest of your life.” In response, his pupils dilated slightly while his eyes twitched. Clenching his teeth & closing his eyes, he bowed his head for a moment before looking back up. He now had pupils; they were wide & reflected terror. “I’m tr...trying!” He gasped, more-than-likely a reply to Sensei’s past words. “Donnie!” Mikey exclaimed happily, reluctantly inching forward. “Impressive,” The bear laughed, & his eyes reverted.  Understanding, Mikey stumbled back to Sensei. Leo’s P.O.V “Oh, is little turtle-wurtle mad at me?” She cooed. Donnie actually remained silent, only eying her with unmistakable rage. It actually really confused me. Donnie seemed to know she did this to him, yet he acted like he didn’t know the others. Out of the blue, he snapped his attention the them & lunged forward; though they were able to get out of the way in time. But Mikey didn’t count his new tail, & it whipped across his cheek- which he responded to by grasping it with a yelp. He landed on his fours & skidded to face them, grumbling. Raph & I were safe up in our cage, but we couldn’t do much more but to observe our friends trying to be killed by my little brother. Raph’s little brother. Mikey’s big brother. Raph must’ve not been able to take it anymore, as he yelled, “Donnie! C’mon, bro! Freakin’ snap out of it!” His demand was answered by a hiss. Mikey’s P.O.V Pain throbbed from the place where Donnie’s tail had got me. Remaining still for a few moments, he scrutinized us, before leaped for me. My head smashed into the floor, & the impact knocked the breath away from me. Stunned, I lay there for a few seconds before meeting his gaze slightly. “Donnie!” I wailed, unable to hold back my tears. Startled, his head recoiled a distance from my face, and after a second or two, his pupils began dilating once more. Throwing himself off of me, he managed to choke out, “Sorry, bro.” He was now a nice distance away from me, crouching low with his eyes closed so nobody could determine his current alignment. He was making sounds like a mix between growls & panting. “Don?” I approached him without hesitation & crouched down beside him. When he gazed up to stare at us, he looked like a sad, kicked puppy. “Why do you keep regaining control right at the decent parts?” The bear cooed in mock sadness, hovering down to them. He began softly growling, & I quickly tried to calm him so he wouldn’t swicth again. He gave me a sheepish grin & then returned his attention to the bear. “Hey, cut it out, orange. I need him to ‘boom goes the dynamite’, if you know what I mean. In some other words, I need him to fight another perfectly mutated mutant… Of course, if he refuses to battle, I will just mutate myself and we shall go on from there. I will force him to fight, even in this state of mind, as I threaten to kill his brothers,”  She grinned a wide, toothy smile. I unconsciously scooted closer to him, grasping his arm. “I can already tell that you won’t fight the other mutant,” She snorted, & hovered back to her desk, disappearing for a moment before coming back into sight. Jumping off of platform, she unscrewed the canister & poured it on herself. Her first reaction was a scream of anguish, & she fell on the floor with a cry of pain. I scrambled closer to Donnie, as he stared at her with wide eyes. He jerked slightly as I touched him; I must’ve startled him because after glancing at me, he immediately returned his attention to the bear. She was growing rapidly, & her fur was turning black. New muscles rippled under her loose, now ebony pelt as she continued to grow. Glowing, neon green markings appeared, and her eyes were also becoming neon green holes in her head. Wrapping my arms around Donnie, I continued to watch her. Donnie, most likely unconsciously, wrapped his tail around me, but neither of us took much notice- it was actually kinda comforting. We were too busy with monster bear. Taking a glance at him, I saw his eyes- fortunately still beholding mildly narrow pupils-  were petrified, & his mouth was slightly agape. The bear looked at us, & released a roar. Donnie’s P.O.V The ignorance! I thought, as the bear transformed. Grasping Mikey back, we watched transfixed as she shook her cranuim slightly, then bellowed at us. Snatching Mikey, I lunged away from the claws that threatened us. Jumping to my feet, I whipped around to face her. Standing, she released a roar, as if challenging me. I won’t accept it, so why try? Raising a brow, I said, “Why are you even trying!? What was the purpose of mutating me? On the other hand, who the heck even are you?” “I’m Nora,” Her voice was now deep & snarly- hard to understand. At least I still sounded like myself so far. “The purpose, now. I was bored, OK? I had nothing to do. So I got some mutagen and modified it, colored it a new color, and caused some trouble so some crime-fighters would come. When they did, I would mutate them. The other mutant was a cop once,” She added, hesitating a moment before questioning, “Why do you refuse to fight me?” “I wouldn’t if I could,” I snorted. I had much more important things to do than fight a pointless battle I would surely not win & lose my mind in. “What do you mean?” Nora snarled. “I don’t feel like it… What I do feel like doing is curling in my bed and not waking up for a year.” “Man, that sounds like a great idea!” Mikey commented, whom had gotten onto his feet eventually as well. “What do you mean? You usually hate having to go to bed,” I retorted. “We-“ “Look at me!” She bellowed, & we both jerked our attention to her. “You were bored?” Sensei questioned, his voice dangerously soft. He had stepped in front of us. The bear just snorted at him before sending out a paw. “Sensei!” I exclaimed, my voice wild. However, our father simply countered. “Can you only roar and scratch people now, you oversized capybara?” His remark caused her to bellow & lunge at him. Splinter’s remark caused Mikey to burst out laughing. “You don’t even know what a capybara is, do you?” I blinked at my baby brother. “Hehehe, nope! But I have a idea,” He responded. Snorting, I turned my gaze to the cage that held my brothers. They were dangling in the center of the room, so I couldn’t jump to it from any walls or other lofts. I then looked at the bear battling Sensei. Pulling what I hoped to a be a determined face, I lunged forward onto her flank, then scrambling up Nora’s back onto her cranuim. Releasing a confused roar, she swung her head around. Grasping onto the loose black fur for my life, I decided it was now or never. Deeply exhaling, I focused my gaze on a low beam that supported the floor of the cage. Narrowing my eyes, I leaped. Thankfully my fingers closed on the beam, & I dangled there flailing my legs helplessly. I was well above 20ft off the ground, & if I fell, I was a gonner from major damage… though I’ve been through worse.                                                             “Careful, Donnie!” April hollered, now assisting Mikey & Splinter distract the monster bear. “Have I ever told you that you’re crazy, bro?” Raph questioned blankly. “Psh, probably,” I retorted, navigating over to the lock. Once I reached it, I stared at it before clutching it in my palm & yanking, in which it popped off. “Wow… anybody could do that- gentle tug & you got it,” I commented, half of that sentence’s tone lost to panic as the door swung open, me hanging on to it. It caught me by surprise. “Well, don’t fall off,” Raph grinned at me. “I’m not exactly trying to,” I retorted, glancing down at the floor. “Well, now what, Ol’ Mighty Leader?” “I say we take our chances and try to land on whats-her-face,” He said, bracing himself. “You’re all going to the dogs,” Raph grumbled, but dived off the cage & vanished in her neck fur. Nora grunted, halting her attacks. Raph slid off, glaring at her. “Well, off you go,” I grumbled.  Leo nodded, repeating his younger brother. “Joy…” I blinked nervously, before following them. Yet Nora decided to move just then, & instead of landing on her back or anywhere else, it was a surprise I even managed to grasp her muzzle. Flinching as my claws sunk into her skin, she released a blood-curdling snarl & shook her head madly. I now held on for my dear life. She was slowly wearing herself out, & soon stopped, panting. I slid down, stumbling. The world was a myriad of swirling colors, & I knew I must look like a dazed drunkard.   I felt a soft touch on my shoulder, which I realized belonged to Sensei. “Donatello, are you ok?” He questioned. “If you asked how much I weigh, I have no idea... But if you asked if I’m ok… I’m really not sure ‘bout that, either,” I mumbled. “I think that bear shook him a bit too hard.” “No kidding, Mikey!” The colors began piecing themselves back together, & I blinked slowly, & the second try, the colors were nearly normal.

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Hair Thoughts

AV I want to do A Cool Thing With My Hair Bu-

DO IT. DO THE COOL HAIR THING*

(*From this point on we will assume I’m talking about people in situations where Doing The Cool Thing Hair will not result in you losing your job, place to live, or for some reason otherwise be dangerous to you, and isn’t about a white person looking to culturally appropriate some other culture’s rad hair styles.)

I have the fortune to live in Seattle where I can do what the fuck ever I want and people will be positive and receptive, and most places of businesses honestly don’t give a shit (I see LOTS of customer service people with Real Sweet Hair.), but I still really often get ‘I want to do X but I’m afraid to for Y reasons’. So let this be a general purpose post of reasons you should do the thing and tips on how to do some of those things.

Your hair grows back

Beauty standards that tell you that you can only look attractive with a certain style of haircut are bullshit

Frankly all notions of ‘bad hair cuts’ are just perspective, but fearing them limits you from having hair you TRULY LOVE

There is an ENTIRE INTERNET full of DIY guides and youtube channels for all manner of self hair care so you can do things relatively cheap.

Yes you’ll fuck up sometimes but good news: hair grows back, and you get better with practice

Bodies are hard, they suck, you can’t always control much about them. You can’t be short if you are tall, other anatomical changes may be possible with a lot of dollars but having a lot of dollars is hard, maintaining weight and muscle mass is a daily struggle and long term commitment. Meanwhile, hair? You can do that shit in a few hours, if you don’t like it you can change it, if you really don’t like it it will fix itself given some time. You can change your mind about how you want it to look every few months, or every day if you get really good at Doing Dos. 

Basically it’s like make up, but with a little more commitment, a little more sticking power, and I (personally) think a lot more ability to empower you to Feel Good About You.

YOUR HAIR GROWS BACK

NOW, I, PERSONALLY. Am white with an undercut and I dye my hair various multihued bright colors on a regular basis: pics here

So I can offer various tips on those things under the cut:

ON BLEACHING

Color won’t take to natural hair very well, though obviously lighter colors will do better. But part of the process of bleaching hair opens up the hair to let color IN, so if you skip this step it fades faster.

Bleaching yourself is honestly real easy. Find some DIY guides, do the thing. 

Bleaching is bleach mixed with volumizer, you can buy ‘bleaching kits’ for specific hair types that give you measurements, or just by powdered bleach and large bottles of volumizer in bulk. I do the latter. 

If your hair is blond to medium brown, don’t use a volumizer higher than 20 for any reason, you can probably get away with using 10. (I use 20).

If your hair is darker than that, research it, but have also used 20 on my friend’s hair and just watched it closely and kept it wet. I’ve used 30 as well but 20 works as long as I keep an eye on it and make sure it stays wet. I can get very dark brown hair to a bright gold with this.

If you have Very Dark Hair and absolutely MUST get like White or Platinum Blond. Dooo your research, do hair tests, find several DIYs specifically targeting your natural hair color AND desired hair color. Possibly save up to have a professional who works specifically with what you want do it the first time, then ask them what products they use/pay a lot of attention so you can repro at home.

Bleach works as long as it’s wet, if you let it dry it stops bleaching your hair and is only poisoning it, keep it moist while it is on, it also works better if warm.

DON’T BLEACH ALREADY BLEACHED HAIR. Don’t do it!!! All of the horror stories about people melting their hair is from either leaving it on way too long or bleaching multiple times. You bleach once, and then you dye, then you let that color wash out until it’s light enough that you can dye again. Just bleach your roots when they come back in and otherwise let it go.

Obviously when you bleach your roots there will be a litttle bit of overlap into already bleached hair, this has never hurt me. If you want to know if your hair can handle a second bleaching google tests for that, but what I’m mostly warning against her is ‘don’t try to bleach the dye out of your hair that is a Bad Plan’.

If you are dying your hair some bright colors with vegetable dyes, bright yellow is totally good enough. If you want to dye your hair like Mint Green you’ll need to get it to a platinum blond THEN tone it to white, which I don’t know anything about other than that it’s more work than I want to deal with, but you can totally google this! There are lots of white hair dye guides on youtube!

ON DYEING

VEGETABLE DYES FADE! No matter how bright and saturated you get them and how hard you try, it will run out. This is fine! You will be MUCH HAPPIER if you go in liking blue and also lighter blue and also blue green and all the different ways you hair can fade than being married to one specific tone that must never budge.

Tho that said, if you are coloring your hair That One Hue, it’s pretty easy to work some dye into your hair washing regimen every couple of weeks to keep the color alive, or mix the dye with your conditioner so every time you condition you’re getting a bit more of the color back in!

Dye fades FASTER from warm water and shampoo

As such, when I am maintaining a color I shampoo every four days with cold water, and when I want to wash it out so I can move on to the next color, I shampoo every other day with warm.

The color will probably never fade entirely, as such once you apply a dye you have basically changed the color of your canvas for future dyes. 

I.E.: The first time you’re going to be putting say, red on yellow, when that fades, maybe you are putting blue on pink, this blue will fade into the pink so you may end up with a pale purple instead of pale blue. 

Some basic color theory helps here. If you dye your hair purple and it fades to pink, don’t put green over it next time. You need to work around the color wheel. So if you put a blue over it and when that fades to a blue/purple you can put a green over it and it will fade to light teal. Don’t put contrasting colors that are gonna gray each other out on top of each other.

Similarly, if you want a PINK CHUNK and a GREEN CHUNK on the same head, you can do that. but when you wash your hair/when the hair is wet, separate them so they don’t bleed into each other. (This isn’t as much trouble as it sounds like, I constantly have contrasting chunks on my head).

You can mix vegetable dyes like paints (that’s basically what they are) to get the color you want. The color you get will usually be a bit lighter and brighter than the dye itself.

I use manic panic, which are about 12 dollars a jar and perfectly fine for me. I haven’t noticed a difference between the jars and the special Amplified version except that the shit in squeeze bottles is way easier to open.

The vast majority of the time, my hair only stains if it is wet, and only for the first week or two. So I sleep on at towel if I go to bed with my hair wet and otherwise don’t worry about it. There has been ONE exception to this, Rockabilly Blue, which will stain my hands if I run them thru my hair too much for the first week after dying.

Color Faves

Manic Panic’s Vampire Red is the Reddest Mc Red Blood Red color of red I’ve found. Other reds tend to be a little more orangy or pinkish or kind of muddy.

Manic Panic’s Rockabilly Blue is the bluest mc blue pure deep bluest blue I’ve found. But see above about the staining.

I use Electric Lizard as a green base a lot, mixed with other darker greens it can have more body to the color but still that bright green sheen that lasts a long time.

That said with the exception of reds sometimes being disappointing, I’ve really never found a color I dislike?

I change my hair color roughly every 6-8 weeks. THe longer you let it fade the easier it is to put a different color on top and have it stick. But dye isn’t bad for your hair, it’s actually a conditioner, so you can change the color basically as often as you want and the only risk of ill effects is creating a muddy color, which you can avoid with basic color theory. 

If you do want to get a color stripped as quickly as possible, just wash regularly with hot water and johnson’s baby shampoo or any shampoo that advertising stripping color and then put something new on top.

Yes, you can also dye back to a ‘normal’ hair color, tho color theory still applies (if you want to go brown, which is orange, and put it over pale blue hair, the resulting color will be a bit grayed out).

NONE OF THE ABOVE APPLIES TO BLACK HAIR, which is REALLY HARD to ever get out, tho I have seen professionals do it.

ON UNDERCUTS

HAIR GROWS BACK!!

Undercuts can be hidden surprisingly easily. In fact, buzzing off the under layer of a hair is one method to help hair lay flat (IE if you want a smooth bob). 

So I have over half of my hair shaven off (right left and back) but if I part it down the middle you can only see the undercut up near my ears.

So if you keep your hair undercut somewhere that you can drop hair over it, you can have an undercut and ‘hide’ it from your workplace or family or whatever pretty easily.

If you have thick hair, undercuts are amazing. I literally will never go back to a full head of hair. I like long hair but I never need that much of it again.

I buzz my hair about once a month to keep it where i’m more or less happy with it. Lots of hair places will advertise like 10$ buzz cuts in the window and take care of that in about five minutes. 

I’ve also recently learned it’s pretty easy to buzz my own hair. It’s not quite as clean as if someone else does it but it’s less effort and money for me.

IDK undercuts aren’t complicated but they are kind of scary. But if you’ve ever wanted to do it, you should do it!! I find it very empowering. Fuck you hair you aren’t the boss of me and you’re soooooo soft and fun to touch when buzzed down.

I think that covers basically everything I generally get asked but feel free to hit me up if you have questions.

DO IT, LIVE YOUR HAIR DREAMS, WHATEVER THEY ARE.