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adultswim2021 · 3 years ago

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Ephemera Week (2002)

It’s still ephemera week, and we’re still talking about John K. I said most of my piece on him in the last post, so don’t expect there to go full bore on this one, except I forgot to say he’s animation’s Jerry Lewis. His current stuff is basically Hardly Working. I will not elaborate, because I’m being mean to you0.

MARCH SPECIALS!

In March, Adult Swim advertised a run of one-off specials. A couple of them were already covered because they fell under the parameters of “Adult Swim original production”. They were Welcome to Eltingville (March 3rd) and Saddle Rash (March 24th).

Day in the Life of Ranger Smith | March 10th 2002 - 11:00 PM (Originally aired on Cartoon Network in 1999)

This was one of two specials commissioned by Cartoon Network re-imagining Yogi Bear. The artist what took this assignment was John K, who I REEEAALLY skewered in last night’s post, didn’t I?

This is about Ranger Smith harassing animals and writing them up for violating park rules, basically. It’s short! I remember liking it at the time! Okay, maybe I’m going crazy here, but I distinctly remembered a part at the end where Ranger Smith is in bed and he solemnly confides in the viewer that the noises of wilderness give him nightmares and then it just ends. Did I imagine this? It does end with him in bed, but this doesn’t happen in the version on YouTube (which is from the Adult Swim airing). Huh.

Boo Boo Runs Wild | March 10th 2002 - 11:15PM (Originally aired on Cartoon Network in 1999)

Boo Boo Runs Wild was another one of these stand-alone Yogi Bear John K specials. This one was 30 minutes long. The Ranger Smith short was a brief 7 minutes; I’m guessing they aired a couple Capt. Lingers or something to fill time.

This one is about Boo Boo reverting to his feral nature and causing BIIIIG problems! This special would later go on to be kind of a weird trolling thing Adult Swim would do where they aired it every Sunday for a few months, even promoting regularly. This was like 2006, I think? They’d also air it as part of April Fools. Is that Adult Swim admitting this special sorta sucks? Does it sorta suck? Again, I liked these at the time and REFUSED to actively rewatch these for this write-up. Sorry.

The Jetsons: Father and Son Day/The Best Son | March 10th, 2002 11:45PM (Originally aired on CartoonNetwork.com in 2001) Our John K rock block ends with a pair of Jetsons shorts, Father and Son Day and The Best Son respectively. This is kinda the same deal as his Yogi Bear shorts, but these were exclusive for Cartoon Network’s website. I remember watching them on there. They are as bad as you’d expect late-period John K internet shorts to be, though the second short is a superior version of Spielberg’s A.I. (in that it’s shorter).

Night of the Living Doo | March 17th, 2002 - 11:00PM (originally aired on Cartoon Network, 2001)

Night of the Living Doo originally aired as wraparound segments during a Halloween Scooby Doo marathon on Cartoon Network. It’s kinda like an episode of the Scooby Doo Movies, which shoehorned in a guest star each episode. Suddenly my man Dick Van Dyke be running a carnival and shit. That’s the Scooby Doo Movies. At the end of the night they played all the wraparound segments in one uninterrupted sitting, so the viewer could appreciate it as an actual full-on Scooby Doo episode. Night of the Living Doo functioned both as an extension of that series as well as a parody. The guests were Gary Coleman, David Cross, and the very cool band Big Bad Voodoo Daddy. It was all very self-deprecating and had jokes about the absurdity of Scooby Doo tropes. Well trod territory by this point, sure. But this is better than most irreverent Scooby Doo things. It didn’t hurt that I was a HUGE David Cross fan when this aired. Is this where I tell the stupid-ass story about getting mad at a message board guy for not liking David Cross? Sure. Okay, yeah. When this aired on Adult Swim a guy on Kon’s (hi Kon) message board posted something about not finding David Cross funny, shrugging that he didn’t get the hype. He cited this and his appearances in the Men in Black movies, and nothing else as proof for his lackluster comedy skills. It’s kinda like deeming Eddie Murphy as a bad comedian after watching Dr. Doolittle.

The point of this special is that David Cross is a little wooden and stilted, like in the old Scooby Doo Movies episodes. This poster revealed that he never heard David Cross’s stand-up or seen Mr. Show, explaining “I don’t watch puppet shows” A response that still baffles me to this day. Why Mr. Show isn’t a-- WHAT IS HE TALKING ABOUT? I’m not even sure if there was EVER a puppet on Mr. Show*. David wasn’t even a guest on Crank Yankers at this point! SO WHAT THE FUCK? To this day whenever mutual pals from that board get together and watch a movie or show and a puppet appears we make a joke about this guy. Good story? No? Fuck you.

Other stuff about this show: When it originally aired on Cartoon Network it was a little bit longer than the Adult Swim version. There’s a missing scene. I think it’s David trying to play an improv game with a mummy or something. At one point I had it on tape, but I’m not sure I kept it. Sorry.

*sorry to be coy here, but I do know of at least one puppet on Mr. Show, episode 204 there is brief footage of Grass Valley Greg putting on a puppet show for his staff. This CAN’T be the source of the confusion, can it? It’s literally like, 5 seconds.

MAIL BAG

This’ll teach me to skip a day cuz this really piled up. Thanks, guys. I love all the attention. It is my favorite thing.

I never really saw oblongs as something for the hot topic set. They had Invader Zim and Squee for that kind of shit. Oblongs feel like it was always directly targeting me: the shut-in comedy nerd who would appreciate will ferrell and the sklars being in a thing. Since they ended up doing the exact same show with Janeane Garofalo and David Cross a few years later it seems like that was the goal.

Yeah, I guess that also makes sense. There were a few elements that were kinda gothy but this show was mostly just Angus Oblong ahem, clowning around (puckering mouth to stifle laughter like Chris Elliott in Cabin Boy)

What are your thoughts on the other adult animation blocks of the past couple decades? Spike's notriously failed attempt. Animation Domination. Apparently Syfy has had their own going?

Spike was irredeemably bad. People think this shit is easy. Animation Domination is sorta legit, but it’s anchored by mostly crap. That ADHD thing was kinda good and underrated. Is that still going on? I wish I were more diligent about watching/recording that. Some of them bumpers were good. Also, we mustn’t forget MTV’s oddities. They were kinda the first cable network to court Adult Animation as their thing. They deserve some kind of credit for that. I’m sure they’re doing fine.

I'm having a nice big thing of spaghetti for dinner with some chicken parm? Jealous?

I’ve never had those are they good

What does Ephemera mean? Why is this happenening? Why aren't you talking about 10 Home Movies episodes in a row like a good boy.

In dude time, my friend. In dude time

What would be your Adult Swim dream come true?

Having a complete archive of Adult Swim blocks on a harddrive like Don Giller has with his Letterman archive. Even the commercials and shit. I know of a guy who was a regular taper of the entire block from night 1 but I’m not sure he kept up with it when they went nightly. I should ask him if he still has his tapes, huh?

That or they bring back the BUILD YOUR OWN DVD thing but with blu-rays and you can make your own bumps, which was a different thing they had. THEY SHOULD COMBINE THEM. And you can master it in SD if you wanna put 10 hours of stuff on a disk.

All this is archival bullshit dork shit. Real answer: Clay Croker comes back from the dead and every block is hosted by Space Ghost. That’d be it, right?

If anyone has genuine/better answers please write in with them I wanna keep this conversation going. ‘kay?

McDonalds reintroduces limited edition Adult Swim Toys. You can get them all (plus an extra to keep wrapped for collectors purposes) but you have to spend 20 dollars at McDonalds to grab them all. This is the last day of the promotion. You have to personally eat everything you buy but you can take it home. You can only buy one of each food item. What are you getting? I know the longer the mailbag message is the quicker you are inclined to give some glib remark but indulge this one for once.

Oh wow. I’m literally going to take this seriously. I’d roll in as breakfast was ending. Get myself a McChicken Biscuit and a Bacon Egg & Cheese McGriddle, hashbrowns and a Coffee. Gobble that knob on down. Wipe my mouth with a napkin. It’s lunchtime, bitch. Big Mac, Large Fries, BIG ass soda. You feel me, dude? Lemme tally up. Okay, probably need more. 20 piece nugget. Take that home cuz I’m probably gonna have to save some for dinner. That’s probably 20 bucks right there, especially if you go to the McDonalds on Burnside where all the menu items are more expensive because of the amount of security they have to hire (did you know that different McDonalds have different prices even in the same city? I didn’t until very recently). If this somehow doesn’t satisfy my price point I get a Vanilla shake and eat it anally DURING my BIG D squirt sesh, so it’ll spend as little time in my body as possible. Wait, do I get something for this? I might do this tomorrow just cuz. It sounds like a funky thing to do

Do you think you'll open an Adult Swim mueseum at some point? You seem to be the only steward of its history.

Unless I’m hired to by a large corporation, probably not. Also I don’t think I actually have much in the way of merch other than DVDs. I stopped being a DVD completist at some point around Freaknick The Musical. Oh, I never EVER bought a Robot Chicken DVD, EVER. I literally had a nightmare once that one appeared in my collection.

Hey! Please keep us abreast any time you put more of your garbage on eBay. Maybe you can put your wedding dress on there, you big girl.

Fucking sexist/trasphobic behavior.

Check out my eBay auctions I got season 18 of NCIS up there and some other things :)

The Ripping Friends blow chunks. I don't care if a rapist or the opposite of a rapist (a virgin who volunteers, lol) made it. It sucks a high hard one like when Ozzy banged the Cheiftan's Wife in that Black Sabbath TV Funhouse cartoon. Tell me more.

Tell you more?

Name one rap song you tolerate lol. You can't say anything by weird al or marky mark.

I guess I like the song the pest sings from the motion picture The Pest

Are there any good podcasts on adult swim?

The official one hosted by Matt Harrigan is good, but I’ve only bounced around on it. I don’t know if there’s any formal recap ones. I simply don’t know!

HE'S GIVING HIGH HARD ONE TO CHEIFTAN'S WIFE? UH OH!

Buddy, you are BANNED for LIFE from my MAIL BAG! You drive me CRAZY!

#adult swim #adultswim2021 #night of the living doo #boo boo runs wild #yogi bear #jetsons #ephemera

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bokunoheroanalysisforthefuture · 4 years ago

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Chapter three! I already skimmed through it and just. Holy fuck I’m falling in love with this series all over again, and this is just the opening arc, how the hell is this so good??? I’m genuinely just in awe and fuck is it making it hard to decide where to have a cut-off point for this chapter. I suppose we’ll just have to see what fate decides.

(Also, the temptation to just paste in all of the last three pages of the chapter is so incredibly strong, you don’t understand.)

[No. 3 - Entrance Exam]

We start off with some exposition: UA’s hero course is designed to give students all they need to go pro, and is the toughest and most popular hero course in the country, with only a 1 in 300 acceptance rate. Discounting the four slots that are recommendation students, that’s 36 slots a year, which is about…

Yeah. That’s a lotta applications, and that’s just for the hero course!

Several alumni are mentioned: All Might, who declined the people’s choice award; Endeavor, who’s stopped more crimes than anyone else in recorded history; and Best Jeanist, who’s won the Best Jeanist award eight years running. (One of these things is not like the other~ One of these things just doesn’t belong~) The exposition suggests that graduating from UA is basically a requirement for becoming a great hero - something which we’ll learn soon enough isn’t quite true.

But yeah, Endeavor with the record for crime handling, even above All Might. Quite the impressive hero, though that face…

Not precisely reassuring.

So yeah, Izuku here mentions the date of the exam - February 26th. I figure that this has to be a Sunday, for the simple fact that Japan has a slightly different school schedule than us. Most notably: Japanese schools (some of them, anyways) have 5.5 day school weeks. Yes, that means the first half of Saturday can still be a school day.

While I couldn’t confirm for sure whether this is more common among the higher end schools, I feel like a school like UA, with its ‘Plus Ultra’ motto, would definitely be a school to have a half-day (or even a full day) on Saturdays, and since they also have to accomodate for middle schools that have Saturday morning classes, I figure that it would make the most sense for UA to schedule this exam on a Sunday.

The benefits of this, as we’ve already seen, is that we can then narrow down the timeline for the rest of the series, just based on that single, confirmed date. We know from the last chapter that the Sludge Villain had to happen on a Thursday or Friday of the first week of school (April 14th/15th), with the first training session two days later (the 16th/17th). But what this also gives us is when Izuku’s first year of UA starts, AND the possible years it could start on.

Since we see the glowing baby is in a modern hospital, we can assume that’s correlated to about our times. Give it a few generations, and we can guess that we’re in the 2200s or 2300s for the current era. Based on that assumption, we get the following years that have February 26th on a Sunday:

23rd century potential years: 2204, 2209, 2215, 2226, 2232, 2237, 2243, 2254, 2260, 2265, 2271, 2282, 2288, 2293, 2299

24th century potential years: 2310, 2316, 2321, 2327, 2338, 2344, 2349, 2355, 2366, 2372, 2377, 2383, 2394, 2400

As a side note, when I got into the series, my brain weirdly latched onto the idea that this had to all be happening in the year 2317. I don’t know why I decided on that number, but that’s what I rolled with, and hilariously I could be RIGHT about the year the current manga arc is happening in, provided Izuku’s first year is in 2316. Sometimes you just know, ya know? I know at least one other friend made these calcs independently of me and chose to run with 2237, which is totally valid! Probably makes more sense to be in the 2200s, but there’s room depending on how much time one thinks has passed.

As for when Izuku’s high school school year starts, we know that Japanese schools start on the second Monday of April. Since we don’t know if this is a leap year or not, we’ll end up with two dates, but that’s fine!

Feb 26 (Sun) -> Feb 27 (Mon) -> March (6/5, 13/12, 20/19, 27/26) -> April (3/2, 10/9)

Therefore, Izuku’s first day of classes (not counting the orientation, which I’ve seen a few other timelines assume is on the Sunday before classes start) is April 10th (or the 9th if a leap year)! I know this is all in the future from this chapter, but still, I wanted to share this at some point and figured now was as good a time as always.

Math!

Sorry, I’ve just wanted to share this math I did for a while now, I put a lot of work into it and I am very proud of it. Let’s get back to the chapter.

So Izuku lives a 40 minute train ride away from UA, and has made it just in time for the exam. Apparently, this is only the practical portion? Or well, that’s the part that gets focused on in this chapter, with no mention of the paper exam. I would imagine they’d be the same day, though? But I suppose one can do whatever they like with it.

He’s standing there looking at the school, thinking about how he didn’t have a chance to test the power, while the other students head in-

Excuse me, Toga?? I know that hairstyle is just a bit off, but… ???

...right, anyways. Izuku is wondering whether the hair really did anything (also, it was apparently sour, which, ew.) Katsuki comes up behind him and tells him to move aside.

Truly a flattering image. Izuku panics a bit and greets him, but Katsuki just walks by without another word or gesture, leaving Izuku confused as he watches him head on into the building. The narrative notes that since the villain incident, Katsuki hadn’t bothered Izuku, while the unnamed characters in the background apparently recognize Katsuki from the ‘sludge’ incident (well, not shocked how the fandom held onto that name).

Izuku notes that he’s gotta stop flinching instinctively, and then tries to hype himself up, noting that it’s not like before, and think about the past ten months while taking a wobbly step forward- and then tripping over himself.

I’m sorry Izuku just has so many fantastic faces in this chapter I am crying trying to limit myself to just a few. But yeah, that little derp as he realizes what’s happening is adorable, especially while Ochako gently sets him back on his feet. She mentions that it’s her quirk, and apologizes for using it, but that it’s a bad omen to trip and fall. (I wonder if that gets played with again during later parts of the series… will have to check to see.)

While Izuku freaks out over talking to a girl, Ochako notes that the exam is nerve-wracking, and then heads off while wishing both of them luck as Izuku stares after.

This fucking kid. I love him so much. His flustered excitement gets him some weird looks from the others still outside.

We transition to a new character (Present Mic) who immediately shows off his performative side by calling for a ‘hey!’ which… is met with silence from the crowd. He doesn’t let this throw him off, instead letting them know that he’ll present the guidelines for the practical, followed with a ‘YEAH!’ that gets met with an even heavier silence.

Izuku and Katsuki are seated next to each other, with Izuku descending right into excited muttering over Present Mic and how he listens to his radio show every week. Also with the assumption that all the UA teachers are pro heroes, which I mean, true, but still. Katsuki tells Izuku to shut up.

Present Mic explains the test: ten minute long ‘mock cityscape maneuvers’, with the applicants split among seven arenas, labelled ‘A’ through ‘G’. With more than 10k applicants total, that’s about…

Yeah, more than 1500 per arena. Fucking hell, no wonder the robots deplete so quickly in only a few minutes. Also of interest:

“Bring along whatever you want.” So technically, if Izuku were able to procure the tech and training to handle the robots, there would be nothing keeping him from getting into UA quirkless… though I imagine any kid who gets in mostly on tech probably gets side-eyed… though if said kid made their OWN tech, they might also get an offer from the Support department.

(AU where Mei accidentally took the heroics exam and got a shitload of points, but she ended up taking the offer for Support instead despite setting the record for most points in said exam. Katsuki forever wants to fight her. Izuku and her are good friends.)

Also, another thing I love is how Katsuki just told Izuku to shut up a moment ago, and then:

He’s the one to initiate conversation on the details of the test, basically agreeing on the reasoning behind dividing up the students between arenas. Katsuki is annoyed at not being able to crush Izuku, which has Izuku awkwardly silent.

Also mini-Mic.

Poor, poor Mic. He just wants audience participation. Anyways, he continues on to explain the points system, with the help of cute little Mario-themed silhouettes. There are three kinds of faux villains, with different points awarded for defeating each based on their difficulty levels. Also, attacking other examinees is prohibited!

A student (cough Tenya) raises their hand to ask a question, going on to note that the handout sheet appears to have four varieties of villain, and that such a blatant error (if it is one) reflects poorly on Japan’s top academy. He then spins around and points at Izuku, calling him out for his muttering and how distracting he’s been, and that ‘if this is some sort of game to you, then please leave immediately!’

Is that… Mineta seated behind Izuku? I can’t find another panel that disproves that theory, so. Whelp. If you ever for some reason want to have Izuku accidentally deal with the grape early, he’s right there.

Anyways, Present Mic brings the convo back to the initial question/comment, noting that the fourth villain is worth zero points, and is more of an obstacle. He then brings up Super Mario Brothers, the old retro game, and compares the Zero Pointer to a thwomp. There’s one per site, serving as a gimmick that’ll rampage in close quarters. Tenya thanks Mic and apologizes for the interruption.

And so we get our final words from Present Mic:

??? either he's referencing the original guy (which I think would be a misquote because I doubt OG Nap ever noted anything like that) or some French hero or the like who took on the name.

Discord offered this to me while putting together the post:

So there you have it. Tentatively confirmed.

Those EYES man, dude’s got the Rinnegan going on.

Honestly, I have to end on this panel just because of that last line from Present Mic. Like, look me in the eyes and tell me this isn’t the exact point to end on.

The discord’s takeaway from this:

#chapter 3 #opening arcs #readthrough #boku no hero academia #my hero academia #midoriya izuku #bakugou katsuki #uraraka ochako #yamada hizashi #iida tenya #I seriously cannot believe they actually said 'break a leg' while Midoriya Izuku was in the area #like talk about tempting fate #and that little bow #like 'yes sir i will do my best to break a leg'#'in fact i will break both legs AND an arm'#'Plus Ultra!'

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comicteaparty · 4 years ago

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July 11th-July 17th, 2020 Creator Babble Archive

The archive for the Creator Babble chat that occurred from July 11th, 2020 to July 17th, 2020. The chat focused on the following question:

How do you personally stay motivated and/or disciplined enough to work on your story?

🌈ERROR404 🌈

being under schedule DEFINITELY being under schedule

there has been nothing that has lit a stronger fire under my ass than self appointed deadlines

eliushi [Keyspace]

Deadlines definitely help for me! I also find talking with supportive fellow comic folks, writers and artists very inspiring Their successes help me focus on my work too!

carcarchu

I'm motivated by the desire to see how my story ends

eliushi [Keyspace]

That is also very true and very much the Mood

Cronaj ~{Whispers of the Past}~

I agree with self-appointed deadlines, but also just my eagerness for future scenes propel me. And a little bit of a desire for other people to see a bit of the world that's in my head.

eliushi [Keyspace]

I desire to see the world inside your head

Cronaj ~{Whispers of the Past}~

Hahaha, and I desire to share it

Seriously though, as much as I write for myself, I get an obscene amount of motivation from seeing other people getting excited about my story.

I thrive on the curiosity and eagerness of others, and the potential for others to love my characters just as I do

Feather J. Fern

For me, I think motivation for me is "If I get this done, I can show my friend who is really excited about my comic" Because you always need that one hype friend who wants to see your comic

Cronaj ~{Whispers of the Past}~

100%

A hype friend or family member can be a great motivator!

Shizamura 🌟 O Sarilho

Scheduling, deadlines, having other people to talk about your work... Definitively my top 3. But also, if for some reason I'm not motivated to do a particular thing, I like to think why is that exactly? Is this page/scene not convincing ME? what can I change to fix that?

Deo101 [Millennium]

^^^ YES!!! 9/10 times if I'm not working on a page it's cause I'm not feeling it 100%, and restarting the page to try something different helps almost always!!!

So I stay motivated by keeping it fresh, and also yeah deadlines help a lot

shadowhood {SunnyxRain}

Personally? Just hanging around people who also art and seeing how they work. Also trying to keep myself physically healthy because I can't focus on my work if I'm not up to par.

DanitheCarutor

You know, in spite of how busy my life has gotten within the past couple months (Now balancing housework with a job that keeps me away from home for 12-13 hours a day.), the two things keeping me motivated are seeing certain scenes play out and the ending. I have some really major events coming up and I want to see them happen, I want to see that development from where everything began pay off, and I want the characters to get that satisfying ending they worked hard for. Also I really want to see readers reactions, making people upset with my characters and what they're going through is my jam and admittedly a major driving point for me to continue working on my comic.

eliushi [Keyspace]

The emotional connection is key!

persephinnie

Having a support group of friends, even if not exactly friends but peers and mutuals in online communities does so much wonders! And also not necessarily having a strict structure on my end, but telling myself every week what progress needs to get done and writing it down instead of keeping it all in my thoughts helps tremendously.

sssfrs (JOE IS DEAD)

I'm very motivated by producing the next parts/end of the story

Getting to future scenes

shadowhood {SunnyxRain}

Fanart is also a biiiig motivator for me. Just the idea/fact that people took the time, care and love to draw my ocs makes me a lot more motivated to tell my story even more, because it means that people care enough to want to see more

TaliePlume

My family mostly my brothers are a huge motivation because they have been through a lot and and there's not that many comics with positive Haitian representation. I wanted to dedicate my comic to them.

GuildmasterPhill

I just started uploading my comic on webtoons now, as well as my main website. Hopefully it can reach more people that way!

In terms of staying motivated, Any amount of feedback from readers is key. I want to connect with them through my art, and if they let me know it's working, then I just gotta keep going!

Holmeaa - working on WAYFINDERS

When I can I treat Wayfinders like a full time job. That helps because then I have my usual working schedule and then I just work away! When I have a job I take small breaks to help Q out, like five min breaks, and work on it in weekends and evenings

So motivation is not a problem. I want to make this story so bad. I want to work creatively on my own stories every every day

crittybonbon

I used to be quite motivated by my readers, not wanting to disappoint them by missing updates. But I realized that this was actually causing me a lot of stress and anxiety. Now I'm mainly motivated by strict schedules and habits ("Tuesdays from 8pm-10pm" is my sketch the whole page night, ect). I have a kid now and also work FT so I take my schedules seriously, I cant delay or procrastinate like I used to because I have to balance work and family. On that some note and if Im sick or something I will push the update a day or two and I try not to feel too bad it, your readers will wait. But it did take me years to develop a good work ethic.

Artem Ficta (Ring Spell)

I don't have many readers so I stay motivated purely by my love of the story, my habit of drawing, and my desire for a finished product.

Miranda (Into the Swell)

I feel like my story is what keeps me motivated. I finally have a story that I'm very invested in and it's made it so much easier to keep working on it. But I think also knowing that people are reading my comic would be a good motivator as well. I've also found an art style that I genuinely enjoy drawing and improving at so it's fun to see the improvement as I work on pages.

LadyLazuli (Phantomarine)

I want to tell these characters' stories. And I want my readers to know what happens to them. Every page I make is a step closer toward that

Eightfish (Puppeteer)

I relate much more to the recent love of story comments than the friends and readers comments

i wanna get to the good partsss

i love my endinggg

and i refuse to be yet another incomplete webcomic

Desnik

I stay motivated by having a critique group to share with on a regular basis. If I have no progress ready to show I feel bad

AntiBunny

I agree that point. My motivation is to get these stories out of my head and into the world, or they might just build up until my head explodes.

Yung Skrimp (Carefree)

Motivation where you at

Mitzi (Trophallaxis)

squeakin in just before the deadline to add that, and this might sound a tad mean, spite honestly keeps me motivated to make art and continue my comic/other art pursuits There have been people who tell me I should be doing something else with my life (to put it nicely), and what better revenge than to keep improving and putting more and more of my work out there for people to see?? ain't no one getting rid of me lmao

carcarchu

i feel ya on the spite thing mitzi, the best revenge i can get against the people who doubted me is to flourish

varethane

I think my main drive is being extremely hype to have people outside of my own brain get excited about the story things I have planned. These moments I daydream about.... if someone else can share that dream even for a moment, that's what I want (just realized this wording is extremely sappy skdjdhfbf sorry)

Eightfish (Puppeteer)

Ah no I think it's lovely the way you worded that

Shizamura 🌟 O Sarilho

Hahahaha [I laugh but deep inside in just... Uwu.. Same]

keii’ii (Heart of Keol)

Deep same. I do want to see the story come to life for myself as well, but it wouldn't be the same without potential audience engagement. If I were to do this in a total vacuum, I'd probably just do illustrations of my top favorite scenes only.

But it's a little bit more complex than that in practice. Drawing all the scenes enriches my own understanding of/ love for those favorite scenes. It's got the opposite of vicious cycle effect going on.

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uncloseted · 5 years ago

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Hey Christina!!!!!!!!!! Sorry I’m hyped. I was wondering if you could do a “50 things about yourself” idk if you’ve done it before but I’d like to know about you cause you’re so cool! 😎 and we love you

Hi! I haven’t done one before but I’m happy to. And of course, if there’s anything you guys want to know about me I’m an open book. This particular “50 Things” tag is old school Tumblr, so it’s sort of random, but hopefully something in there is interesting for you guys.

1. What takes up too much of your time?

Reddit. I’m an information junkie and most of the stuff on there has very little use in my life, but once in a while I come across a gem and it’s what keeps me scrolling.

2. What makes your day better?

Iced coffee. There’s a coffee shop near my house that I really like, and I also bought a bunch of the fancy flavored syrups so I can make it at home.

3. What’s the best thing that happened to you today?

I’ve been having a pretty chill day so far, but spending the day with my boyfriend has been really nice.

4. What fictional place would you like to go?

The Night Circus! It’s one of my secret ambitions in life to actually build it.

5. Are you good at giving advice?

I sure hope so, otherwise I’m running some of your lives 😂. But seriously, I do my best.1.

6. Do you have any mental illness?

Let’s say I know my way around a therapist’s office and leave it at that.

7. Have you ever experienced sleep paralysis?

Yes! I used to get a combination of sleep paralysis and exploding head syndrome semi-regularly, but that hasn’t happened in years.

8. What musician inspired you the most?

I don’t know about “inspired” but I think The Velvet Underground had a big hand in shaping who I am. Also Patti Smith, she’s great. I highly recommend her book “Just Kids” to all of you. There’s something about it that feels Skinsy even though on paper they’re nothing alike.

9. Have you ever fallen in love?

Absolutely. I’ve been with my boyfriend for four years now and I couldn’t be happier.

10. What’s your dream date?

I love driving to a new city and checking out what there is to do there. I think having a place that you share just with that one person is really romantic.

11. What do other people notice about you?

My hair, my clothes, or my “intimidating” face are the ones I hear the most often.

12. What is the annoying habit you have?

My boyfriend really hates it when I do “active listening” (where you nod or make noises to let people know you’re still paying attention to them).

13. Do you still talk to your first love?

No, but I hope they’re doing well.

14. How many ex’s do you have?

6ish would be my guess? I’d be interested to know if all of those people would say that I’m their ex, though.

15. How many songs are on your playlist?

I don’t really make playlists, so I guess none. I’m sorry that’s a super boring answer.

16. What instruments can you play?

Piano and bass guitar pretty well and tuba badly (and I can’t actually carry the instrument anymore). I could play the flute when I was younger but I imagine I can’t anymore.

17. Who do you have the most pictures of?

My boyfriend, I think. I have a Polaroid camera and I like taking pictures of him when he’s not paying attention.

18. Where would you like to go before you die?

Argentina, Scandinavia, Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Russia, Vietnam, South Africa, Morocco, Australia, Antarctica, and the moon.

19. What is your zodiac?

Libra! My birthday is coming up on the 17th.

20. Do you relate to it?

I do! And I feel sort of badly about that because I know that zodiac is just the Barnum Effect in action, but the Libra desire for balance, idealism, and love of aesthetics is me.

21. What is happiness to you?

Being free of expectations from myself and other people.

22. Are you going through anything right now?

In my experience, adulthood is just going through different things for the rest of your life, so yes. Pretty much always. But right now I’m looking for a new job and that’s been a lot.

23. What is the worst decision you’ve ever made?

How much time do you have? I did a lot of things in my teenage years that I’m not particularly proud of.

24. What is your favourite store?

I love really giant department stores like Harrod’s, or covered markets with tons of different random stalls. I like the idea that you don’t know what you’re going to find. I also love antique stores for the same reason.

25. What is your opinion on abortion?

It should be available and accessible to anyone who wants or needs it. But so should birth control. And I think it’s important that people understand all of their options before making a decision and are given mental health support if they need it as well.

26. Do you have a bucket list?

Not really. I had basically one thing that I’d always wanted to accomplish and that happened way earlier than I expected, so now I’m trying to figure out what my next thing will be.

27. Do you have a favourite album at the moment?

Blue Scholar’s Cinematropolis or Belle & Sebastian’s Dear Catastrophe Waitress. And Velvet Underground’s Loaded, always.

28. What do you want for your birthday?

I’m hoping my boyfriend and I will go away for the weekend. Fingers crossed that our schedules work out!

29. What are most people’s first impression of you?

I think people find me to be intimidating (when they’re being generous) or mean (when they’re not). Like I said before, I have a bit of a bitchy face and so I have to make a conscious effort to smile at people.

30. What age do you seem according to most people?

I’m not sure. I’ve gotten to the point where I’m just sort of “in my 20s” and people don’t care what the exact number is. But in general, I think people assume I am however old they are, so anywhere from like 18-30.

31. Where do you keep your phone while you’re sleeping?

Right next to my bed, which you shouldn’t do. But I read on my phone before I go to sleep and I use it as an alarm clock, so it ends up on my bedside table.

32. What word do you say the most?

It’s probably “but”. I spend a lot of time considering all the possibilities in a given situation so I spend a lot of time being like, “but what about this? But what if that? Things could be this way, but on the other hand they’re like that”. I don’t think I really have a catchphrase, though.

33. What’s the oldest age you would date?

Thirty, probably? I feel like anyone older than that is probably in a different stage of their life than I am.

34. What’s the youngest age you would date?

Twenty three or so? They would have to be out of college.

35. What job/career do most people say would suit you?

Other than the job I do now, I get a lot of people saying that I should be an art curator or a museum curator. And I get people telling me I should be a therapist, obviously.

36. What’s your favourite music genre?

Like most people I like your general pop/rock situation. I really like baroque pop, which is pop music but that includes orchestral instruments. And then I also love electroswing, I think it’s such a fun blend of genres.

37. If you could live in any country in the world, where would it be?

Either the Netherlands or Denmark. But I would also like to spend some time in France and more time in Italy, where I did study abroad. I also really love the UK, but given the current political situation I’m not sure I’ll be moving there any time soon, especially since I’d need a visa.

38. What is your current favourite song?

I don’t know if I really have one. I do enjoy when I hear Billie Eilish’s “Bad Guy” on the radio, though, does that count?

39. How long have you had this blog for?

Since October, 2013! I’m coming up on my six year anniversary. I think I have something like 30,000 posts.

40. What are you excited for?

The future! I think no matter how the present seems, the future is always an exciting prospect.

41. Are you a better talker or listener?

I think this might surprise some people, but I think I’m a better talker than listener.

42. What is the last productive thing you did?

The last really productive thing I did was to film a pitch video for a project I’m working on, but the most recent is doing some work for this blog.

43. What do you want for Christmas?

The impeachment of Donald Trump? Can Santa do that? I would also take “people taking climate crisis seriously”.

44. What class do you get the best grades in?

In high school, philosophy/religion and psychology. At university I did very well in “Iconic Figures of Popular Music: Simon and Garfunkel”.

45. On a scale of 1-10, how are you feeling?

Around a 7. I need to get dressed and leave the house, but I don’t have anywhere in particular I need to be so I’ve been putting it off.

46. What can you see yourself doing in 10 years?

I’d like to be living in a different country than the one I do now with my boyfriend. I’d like to be self employed or remotely employed, so that I have flexibility in when and where I do work. I want to be doing something where I’m bettering other people’s lives or the world at large. But mostly what I’d like to be doing is traveling and learning. But really my priority is that by that time, I want to be content with myself. I think what you’re doing and where you’re doing it is so much less important than how you feel while doing it, and in 10 years I hope I can say that I’m living a happy and worthwhile life, whatever that ends up being.

47. When did you get your first heart broken?

I think I was 14. What I’ll say about it is this- in the moment it mattered so, so much to me. My parents were the first person that each other dated and I assumed that was how all relationships worked, so when that wasn’t how this one worked out, I was devastated. But now I barely remember that person, and I live with someone else who’s completely different and totally awesome and I couldn’t be happier. I know it sounds like a lie but with time and perspective all wounds can heal.

48. At what age do you want to get married?

I didn’t think I wanted to get married at all. I don’t like the idea of having a big wedding where you’re the center of attention and everyone is starting at you. But in the long run being legally married is practical, so my boyfriend and I will probably do it at some point when we feel like it makes logistic sense.

49. What career did you want to have as a child?

I wanted to be an Imagineer at Disney. They’re the people who design the theme parks. I also wanted to be the president of the moon.

50. What do you crave right now?

Excitement! Nothing is going on in my day right now and I’m starting to get bored. I have a very low tolerance for boredom so days like this really get to me.

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lovesnob · 5 years ago

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♠️ SPADE WORLD ♠️

It’s time to join Ikki’s fan club! Or, is it? Much like the protagonist, Ikkis eyes never really worked on me either, but he was doomed with me from the start. I loathe the pretty boy, girls flocking around him type. The first time i saw him, he reminded me of Caesar from Princess Debut, or Shingen from Ikemen Sengoku. But he actually turns out to be a pretty decent guy, and eventually I found myself blushing. I never pick these types in otome unless I’m trying to 100% a game, so he was a nice change of pace. Ikki’s charm is not in his *INTENSE RADIANT BEAUTY*, it’s in his reflection on it, and how it affects his life.

ANYWAY ~

You’re reading this because you’ve chosen spade world, and this guide will provide you with all his potential endings. And get ready, ‘cus this is a LONG ONE.

As i always say, the prologue choices don;t matter terribly much and hold no real weight in the direction of the story. Do whatever you’d like until August 1st.

PROLOGUE

I see a strange-looking kid...

No, I understood...

Alright...

I appreciate it.

I think so

You might be overthinking it...

Spade World

Orion...

I can't remember anything

Bag

Yes, let's hurry

Right, let's hurry and look

August 1st

Where would you like to go?

Yes, I'll go

I would break up with him for sure

You should have ignored those other girls

You're a little too close

SAVE HERE FOR BAD END ONE

I'm fine

Could you walk me to work tomorrow?

Yes, I'll see you again

August 2nd

I'm sorry, I'll get ready quickly

Yes, please

Good morning, Ikki

I usually end up skipping it

I'm sorry, I'll try to hurry

The customer is the enemy!

Welcome back, Master

I understand, Masters

2 coffees and 1 tea

Um... I can stand by myself

See you tomorrow, Ikki

Actually, I'm not feeling well...

August 3rd

I think we crossed the railroad

Yes, sir

No, it's okay

Ikki...?

August 4th

Got it. I'll stay away from him

I do want him to stop

It's okay. Don't worry about me

August 5th

...It’s still a secret

Let's chase him

I went to go get some juice

August 6th

Oh, right, I did forget. What a surprise...

What A surprise...!

It's okay, don't worry about it

What rumors have you heard?

August 7th

Are you ready for the 19th?

Do I know them?

August 8th

She really is cute

A month left for what?

Okay, I'll wait

I'd be okay holding hands...

Can I ask about Mine?

Do you dislike me, too...?

I wouldn't confess

August 9th

Please stop!

I'd definitely like to go

Select all options, I worked my way down from the top of the list.

You could be nicer about it...

That really is too harsh

I, umm...

Maybe he feels lonely living alone

August 10th

Good for you

...I'm sorry

Um, you're a little close...

...The fireworks are pretty

...Go right ahead

August 11th

I'm going out with Ikki...

What do you know?

He told me to watch out for resentful people

A Passionate Affair

No, I don't dislike it...

SAVE HERE FOR NORMAL END

Yes, I'm free

I think I'm okay for now

August 12th

How many people were going on the trip?

...I can't say more than I said before

August 13th

...

(Orion, where are you...?

(Who is that man...?)

August 14th

He's my brother!

Thank you, Ikki. That'd be nice...

Do you like me, Ikki?

Well...Okay, then

August 15th

I think he's liked me from the start

August 16th

I'll do my best!

I don't think of you as a burden...

...Okay, just wait a little while...!

Um, I'm changed and in bed now

August 17th

Is there something wrong?

Should I go over there...?

...What happened?

Do you feel better with me around...?

August 19th

I'll watch a little more

I'll pass

You can stay

Are you sad you can't participate?

August 20th

...They only worked at first

SAVE HERE FOR BAD END TWO

Not right now

This voice...

I don't believe it anymore

...

August 21st

(...I'll wait until later)

Gods can do that?

Please tell me your reasons

August 22nd

Yeah...

August 23rd

I won't know if you won't explain it

...Why are you so mad?

August 24th

Ikki will be late

What should I do?

August 25th

I'm sorry, but I'm working now...

SAVE HERE FOR BAD END FOUR

...I think I'm in love with Ikki

August 26th

...

And if your eyes worked on me...?

...You're special to me too

August 27th

I don't want to go...

August 28th

...Could you give me a hug?

August 29th

I was interested in their club activities...?

How long have you know Rika?

...Rika has threatened me

♠️ -HAPPY ENDING- ♠️

NORMAL END

-> Load save 2

August 11th

Um...

I think I'm okay for now

August 12th

How many people were going on the trip?

...I can't say more than I said before

August 13th

...

(Orion, where are you...?)

(Who is that man...?)

August 14th

A pervert! I'll call the police!

Thank you, Ikki. That'd be nice...

Do you like me, Ikki?

Well... Okay, then

August 15th

I think I'm just a passing interest

August 16th

I'll do my best!

I don't think of you as a burden...

Let me call you after I change instead

Yes, I'm in bed

August 17th

Yeah, see you tomorrow

What happened...?

Once upon a time, there lived a boy and a girl...

August 19th

Maybe I should leave...

I'll go

August 20th

...I was just pretending they didn't work

Not right now

...!!

I don't care about rumors

....Ah, um...

August 21st

(...I'll wait until later)

Gods can do that?

Please tell me your reasons

August 22nd

Yeah...

August 23rd

You looked like you were playing around

...Not really

August 24th

Ikki will be late

What should I do?

August 25th

I'm sorry, but I'm working now...

...I think I'm in love with Ikki

August 26th

Uh... Don't be so conceited...

August 27th

...I haven't decided yet

BAD END ONE

-> Load save 1

August 1st

Ahaha...

I'm fine

Did I have work tomorrow?

Could you walk me to work tomorrow?

Yes, I'll see you again

August 2nd

I'm sorry, I'll get ready quickly

Yes, please

Hi, Ikikyu

I usually end up skipping it

Yeah, I will

The customer is the enemy!

Welcome, dear customer

I understand, Masters

1 coffee and 2 teas

Um... I can stand by myself

We're not walking home together today?

Actually, I got a little lost...

I think we crossed the railroad

August 3rd

Yes, sir

No, it's okay

Ikki...?

What do you mean, challenge?

August 4th

Got it. I'll stay away from him

It's okay, I'm used to it

It was lonely walking by myself

August 5th

Nothing has changed

Let's just let him go

August 6th

Oh, right, I did forget. What a surprise...

May I get you anything, Madam?

It's okay, don't worry about it

Which rumor?

August 7th

What time was the train, again?

Do I know them?

August 8th

She really is cute

Do you think the rumor is true?

Okay, I'll wait

I'd be okay holding hands...

Can I ask about Mine?

Do you dislike me, too...?

I wouldn't confess

August 9th

Please stop!

I'd definitely like to go

Select all options, I worked my way down from the top of the list

You could be nicer about it...

That really is too harsh

I, umm...

Maybe he feels lonely living alone

August 10th

Good for you

...I'm sorry

Um, you're a little close...

...The fireworks are pretty

...Go right ahead

August 11th

I'm going out with Ikki...

What do you know?

He told me to watch out for resentful people

Dead Man's War

No, I don't dislike it...

Um...

Can I see your packing list tomorrow?

August 12th

I wonder if Ikki's fans will come, too

I think I might be falling for him...

August 13th

Who are you?

(Orion, where are you...?)

(Who is that man...?)

August 14th

He's a friend!

Thank you, Ikki. That'd be nice...

Do you like me, Ikki?

Well...Okay, then

August 15th

I think he's grown to like me now

August 16th

...I don't know

No, please stop!

BAD END TWO

-> Load save 3

August 20th

Yes

...Yes, I'll try

...Let's go to the left

BAD END THREE

-> Load save 4

August 25th

...I don't dislike him, but...

And there you have it! You’ve seen every side there is to Ikki. I’m curious to know how other people felt while playing through his route. His character left me a bit conflicted, and i stubbornly wanted to know what all the hype was surrounding him and kind of answered my own question in the end. It’s hard to wonder as the player if he really LIKES you, or if hes just into you because you're the only one whose not laying all over him begging to be his girlfriend. It’s just a game, i know, so OBVIOUSLYYYYY, he really does like our protagonist. But still! I felt that worry as if I was in her shoes. I guess that’s what makes him such a great character!

#ikki #amnesia #routereview #happyend

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savannah-the-caracal · 6 years ago

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Alright so last night was really hard on me, and I figured I really just needed to kind of half-ramble half sob about it, I already did the sobbing, and I just need to get it out because it just means things are going to be really rough the next few weeks, especially on sundays, specifically the 27th, which is just wrong because my 17th birthday should not be a rough day ;-;

Here’s what happened.

I have a friend in the real world. She is literally the only person I know in the real world who’s not related to me that I’ve truly opened up to at any point in my life. Those of you who know me, I’m usually starting off pretty awkward, but as we get to know each other I tend to open up.

Anyways, I’ve known this girl for going on 11 years now, we are best friends in every sense of the term.

At least, I thought we were...

Last night, before the evening worship service started at my church, I found my friend (not that hard, the attendance was like 14 people, we’re a small church in a small town) and told her “Hey you’re invited over to my house in two weeks between services for my B-Day!”

She literally says “Well it’s about time.”

...

yeah, so I didn’t really say anything, I was more shocked, she seemed to take my silence as nothing, because she immediatly goes “So what are we going to do? Ice skating? See a movie? Go shopping?”

Now she knows me. She KNOWS I don’t like doing big things, so now I was starting to get a tiny bit mad. (translation for non-redheads: seriously angry but trying not to show it) So I said “We’re just going to stay at my house, play some Clue, maybe watch Clue if I can find it at the library” (Clue is kinda my always obsession for board games)

She 100% said “Ugh.”

Now thankfully for her, church started and then my family had to leave right away so I couldn’t tell her what I was thinking. And you guys do NOT want to know what I was thinking.

Now before I continue, let me tell you what she planned out AND DID for her birthday party, about two weeks ago. Me, her, and two other girls she knows that I’m kiinda friends ish with, played Clue, played Jenga, and watched the Hobbit.

...yeah...

Also, I’ve brought her along for things like going to the mall with my grandmother (so im not alone in the torture known as the mall) I’ve brought her along when she’s been having rough days just to drive to town with my family. With her, I’ve sat at her house, drawn, played Minecraft (introduced it to her also) and watched movies.

I’m not going to change my plans, she is an only child so she doesn’t really quite get it, but I want to spend my 17th the way I’ve always spent my birthdays, surrounded by my family, all eight siblings, even if they’re kind of crazy. You want to know why they’re crazy? Because we have to be PERFECT outside of the house, my parents are Missionary Appointees. We are perfect angel children outside of the house. As my dad once put it ‘They could probably get away with murder at home, just so long as they’re good out of the house.”

Just having people over doesn’t change that. Home is the safe place, home is where we can be us, even if we have to hide it everywhere else. We literally had the guy in charge of approving my parents as missionary appointees over, and one of my siblings ran through the house whooping like a hell-child. The guy just laughed his head off and said it was fine when my dad (when he’s nervous he rambles which might explain me writing all of this.. he also develops a really thick southern accent) apologized.

Anyways, so I went home last night, waited for my siblings to go to bed (one of them has an eavesdropping habit) and asked my mom if we could talk. She instantly turned away from her computer where she’d been making a pinterest thingie, and I just kind of spilled everything about what had happened at church.

And I got the sad truth. Now before you read (if you even still are) please know this isn’t me saying I’m better than her or anything. I’m just repeating what I sadly got told. Having as many siblings as I do, being forced to be the adult in some situations at only 13-16, I’ve been forced to grow up more. And being homeschooled, I’ve honestly never had to deal with peer pressure.

My friend is an only child, and recently started taking classes at the town’s highschool. After that, she started wearing makeup, and...I guess if I’m being honest with myself she started kinda splitting off.

What I’m saying is...my friend of eleven years and I are starting to split apart. She knows other people so she probably isn’t really affected by it but...she’s the only real friend I have in the real world who isn’t related to me. I was up till almost midnight last night because I was crying to hard to sleep.

So guys, if I seem depressed or am not online as often these next few weeks, that’s why. I’ve gone literally overnight from being so hyped up for my birthday, to actually dreading the event.

If you’re still reading this, then...thank you for listening/reading. I really appreciate it.

#just rambling #pay no attention #im seriously depressed rn tho #still hanging in there though

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tumblunni · 6 years ago

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More daily acconplishment diaryness!

Finished unpacking and sorted my clothes into clean and need of washing. Dug out the old webcams i was too scared to use for years and maybe i will try em once i set up the computer again?

Cleaned all the mold out of the refridgerator even though it was GROSS AND SCARY. Woo!

Also finished about 1/3rd of washing every dish i own, which is good cos they were stacked so high i couldnt even see the sink before! I actually found a bunch of dishes i'd lost while i was cleaning up before i left last month. SO MANY FALLEN SPOONS! But i didnt have time to wash any of them so i'm sure they're glad to finally be disinfected and ready to use again. Some had gone rusty or broken and had to be thrown out tho.

Made a big A3 calendar for the next 3 months so i can try and be more structured in my life. Maybe it will work? I dunno about any sort of weekly schedule yet, gonna wait until i get more clarification on what days classes are available at the library and when i'm gonna be seeing support worker richard again and Mystery New Support Worker Who Is Replacing The Hospital Basically. Like they said i can indeed have the support without the mega supervised shared housing thing, so i'm gonna be meeting a new group of mental health recovery specialist tutors who can visit me at my own home instead of me going to the hospital full time. I'm actually kinda glad of all the horrifying lack of privacy in the hospital in one way, like i've always been terrified to invite people inside my house because of the same reasons. But now in the aftermath of EVEN MORE people up in my personal space and EVEN LESS privacy and AN EVER REVOLVING LINE OF STRANGERS who DO MEDICAL TESTS ON MY PEE, it seems a little less scary to just let the same support worker sit on my sofa every month. Im still flying on the fear of all that stuff and this seems positively pleasant in comparison! And i'm sure that feeling will wear off as i become less jittery again, but by then i'll have had some practise talking to this new support worker on my sofa and hopefully i'll be less scared in general.

Oh! And i did decide one thing about a weekly schedule! I have to go out to town at least once every weekend. Or somewhere else fun on the bus. Now im not scared of regular buses i need to train myself to be less scared of the big long one in this neighbourhood. And getting to go out and experience ACTUAL SHOPS and COOL THINGS has cheered me up so much, i cant lose that just because the bus is longer now! The first planned outing is to go to town either on my birthday or the day after, cos i get my disability benefit on my birthday and i can afford to go do some mildly small fun stuff. Shame i spent all my savings and monthly bonus on preparing for stupid hospital, like man i must have wasted 500 quid on all that? The laptop and the new suitcase and new clothes and stocking up on toiletries and soooo much preparing aaa. I still dont know whether to be mad at myself for "only" lasting three weeks or proud of myself for enduring the worst three weeks ive had since i lived in a homeless shelter. Well i got free food at the hospital so it was better in that sense, but it was somehow even more invasive and nervewracking than the homeless shelter! I'd honestly prefer the days of nothing but bread and butter. And hell we had internet there and i was allowed to bring my tv even tho it was a huuuuuuge crt thing bigger than my entire body. I still have it even tho its outdated and broken cos i simply cannot carry it back down the stairs XD

ANYWAY that has been the random progress of today! Next order of business is that tomorrow i go return all the library books from the other library, and just continue going out for walks more often even if im broke and have nothing much to do. Well at least the library has a gym in pokemon go! Also hopefully the internet repair guy will call back tomorrow. And then on friday is the B day and the having money again, so lol anyone have any suggestions on what i should do to celebrate? I dont even really know what people DO when they go out for walks, aside from.. Walk. Like whats an activity i could even do on my own, aside from cinema? And i dont think theyre still showing the incredibles 2 so there might not be anything else good to see. Sigh! And then all i've got to watch out for is the Integrated Autism Service meeting on october 17th which i know NOTHING about not even where it is or what time. Hopefully i can get more details now im back home and able to meet up with dj richard the funky support worker again. Also on november 5th i have to remember to go get my eye test. I hope maybe i can get a new colour of frames this time! And then i dunno sometime nebulous in between all that i'm gonna get a phone call from the hospital guys again to settle the last of the paperwork and introduce me to the new hospital classes support person worker mystery thingieness. Which is a little anxious, so i kinda hope it happens sooner rather than later so i can continue riding the wave of relief from being home and accomplish loads of scary things before it wears off.

...man that wave is kinda annoying tho cos now i cant sleep! Im so hyped up!!i already did so many accomplishments today and they just make me hyped up to do more!!! THE LONGEST GREATEST TUESDAY OF THE YEAR

#i conpletely forgot what tag i just said i was gonna use for my diary stuff #whups

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maksylmyheart · 7 years ago

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Meryl Davis: “Nathan Chen Reminds Athletes Everywhere Giving Up Is Never An Option”

Meryl Davis is an iconic figure skater whose resume includes a 2014 Olympic gold medal in ice dance – the first-ever for Team USA – a 2010 Olympic silver in ice dance and 2014 Olympic bronze in the team event. She and partner Charlie White also won two world titles, two world silver medals, five Grand Prix Final medals and six U.S. titles. Davis is writing for TeamUSA.org throughout the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018.

If one were to pull up the final results of the men’s figure skating event at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games, indeed, it may be a shock. Nathan Chen, America’s “Quad King” and best hope for Olympic gold finished in fifth place!? How can that be?

A little over a week ago, that result may have seemed rather disappointing – to no one, of course, more so than to Mr. Chen, himself. Rather, after two discouraging short program performances (one in the team event and one in the individual), the young star’s fifth-place finish overall is nothing short of inspiring.

Sitting in a shocking 17th place after the men’s short program, all hope for Chen’s highly-anticipated Olympic moment seemed lost. Whether he had been overwhelmed by the pressure, the hype or derailed by some other unfortunate happening, we may never know. Certainly, hearts across America broke knowing that Olympic gold would almost certainly be out of reach for the tremendous talent.

While Chen won’t be returning home from PyeongChang with an Olympic gold medal, his triumphant free skate performance at the Gangneung Ice Arena accomplished something unexpected. Entering the free program a staggering 29.41 points behind the leader, reigning Olympic gold medalist and eventual repeat champion Yuzuru Hanya of Japan, Chen skated a near flawless program to win the free by 8.91 points. Despite finishing the event in fifth place overall, Chen’s remarkable free program made a statement. In coming from behind to deliver his winning free program, six quadruple jumps and all, Chen reminds athletes everywhere that giving up is never an option. As an athlete myself, I’m grateful for the reminder that you have neither to be perfect nor must you win in order to possess the qualities of a champion.

Another breakout star of the men’s figure skating team is also making a statement.

Adam Rippon has made headlines as one of the first openly gay U.S. men’s athletes of the Olympic Winter Games (along with skier Gus Kenworthy). Since the start of the Games, Rippon has won the hearts of Americans as he so effortlessly and unapologetically succeeds in being himself. To compliment his three exquisite skates on Olympic ice, including his free program that helped Team USA win an Olympic bronze in the figure skating team event, Rippon was heard telling NBC’s Andrea Joyce, “I might not be the best, but I’m the most fun.”

Indeed, he is.

From nailing his events to letting his A+ personality shine, Adam Rippon appears to be absolutely living his best life in PyeongChang. With a 10th-place finish in the men’s event, Rippon will be returning home to California with a team event bronze, a whole lot of new fans and, no doubt, a big smile.

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Also presumably returning home with a smile is America’s youngest member of the Olympic team, Vincent Zhou. Finishing the event with a sixth-place finish, the 17-year-old made history when he became the first athlete ever to land a quadruple lutz jump in the Olympic Games. With a charming and uncharacteristic celebration after his final skate in PyeongChang, Zhou delighted audiences in revealing his emotion and excitement after a successful skate. Certainly, a stellar first Olympic Games for this young athlete.

Firmly on top of the men’s field was Japan’s Yuzuru Hanyu. Having been away from competition since October 2017, it seemed uncertain whither or not Hanyu had a good chance of defending his 2014 Olympic title. Despite a second-place finish behind America’s Nathan Chen in the free program, Hanyu’s stunning short program, impressive lead and convincing free program kept him solidly at the top of the field to claim his second Olympic gold. That second consecutive gold medal is certainly a tremendous accomplishment. The Japanese star skater is the first man to win back-to-back Olympic gold medals since America’s Dick Button in 1948 and 1952.

Just over 10 points behind Hanyu was fellow Japanese skater, Shoma Uno. The two-time Japanese national champion delivered a remarkable and emotional performance to Puccini’s “Turandot” to win his first Olympic medal.

Following the two Japanese skaters were Spain’s Javier Fernandez and China’s Jin Boyang. Fernandez, in fact, is the first skater from Spain ever to medal at an Olympic Games while Jin became the first Chinese skater to medal at the World Figure Skating Championships in the men’s event back in 2016.

This 2018 Olympic men’s figure skating event had to be one of the highest quality, entertaining and remarkable men’s figure skating events in history. The level of skill and depth of talent is extraordinary. Congratulations to all the athletes. Your dedication and commitment to excellence was on display at these Games for all to see!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Oh, to live long enough!

5.0 out of 5 stars Brandon Sanderson has crafted another edition of what is becoming one of the best fictional epics in history. You read a book. It is highly diverting, incredibly entertaining. And then you move on... Not with this book. It gets inside of you! Roshar is one of the most original, unique, alien, and compelling fantasy worlds every created. And the characters that inhabit it are full-bodied, vibrant, and dynamic. Just when you think you've got someone figured out... Wham! another piece of the puzzle emerges, and everything you thought you knew shifts, realigns and refocuses. Then you see a bigger picture, and begin to grasp what you think these people and their world really look like. Then something else emerges, the puzzles changes, and new pieces fall into place. You would feel almost betrayed, if it wasn't so much fun! And then he does it again, and Again, and AGAIN!Brandon's fiction is not just superb entertainment, it is great literature. It is an art form that teaches about love, hope, honor, betrayal, fear, anger, revenge, mercy, and justice. People might wonder about the many side-stories, interludes, and seemingly random snippets woven throughout Words of Radiance. Just you wait. The vague puzzle pieces from Way of Kings (Stormlight #1) are now (mostly) clearer, and those that are not, well, this is a 10-book epic. There are plot lines running the entire course of this series that are only just getting started.I was there when Brandon released his first novel, Elantris. I remember walking up to him at a signing table in the BYU Bookstore, an author no one had ever heard of, and asking him what his book was about, His answer, not surprisingly, was read and find out. I devoured Elantris, and have since attended many of his release events and read every book he has ever published (and one or two that he hasn't). I have read more fantasy books than I care to count, and Brandon Sanderson is the real deal. Your grandkids are going to be reading these books, and I for one cannot wait to see where Mr. Sanderson takes us! Go to Amazon

5.0 out of 5 stars Surpasses the hype in every way It's safe to say that Words of Radiance has the most pre-release hype of any of Brandon's solo works to-date. And it makes sense. The Way of Kings was Brandon's best work at the time, and so everyone is wondering, will Words of Radiance live up to the high bar set by book one? This is a sequel that has a ton riding on it. After all, despite the first book's length, there's still so much more of Roshar to explore. There's so many places that The Stormlight Archive can go from here, that it has been hard to predict what would happen in this book, much less a few books down the line. Words of Radiance could fall on its face. So, does it live up to the hype?Storms yes it does."Of course you'd like the book," you immediately say. "You're a 17th Sharder, you'll love anything Brandon writes." I'd say this is somewhat true. None of us would be here if we didn't like what Brandon's done, but when you are a hyper fan, you set these books up to a high standard. You can see flaws that no one else sees, simply because you are so invested.For a while, I worried that Words of Radiance would end up like The Well of Ascension, which I have some problems with to say the least. I loved Well's ending (which made it entirely worthwhile), but rereading it is a slog for me. Well of Ascensionwas Brandon's first true sequel, and it shows a bit. Obviously, Brandon has grown a vast deal from almost a decade ago when that book came out, but it was still a worry. Sequels are not easy, to say the least, but it looks like finishing up The Wheel of Time really honed Brandon’s sequel chops.I also worried because--and this may sound like absolute heresy to many of you--I didn't immediately love The Way of Kingswhen it came out.Read more › Go to Amazon

3.0 out of 5 stars Solid Epic Fantasy Sanderson clearly has a legion of fans who adore his work, and while I don't count myself among them, I do seem to keep reading, in part out of loyalty to the guy for finishing the Wheel of Time. Words of Radiance is good, and it certainly improves on Way of Kings in many ways (some of which involve spoilers, which I will not provide here), but it is not a five star book and I'm not sure it is even meant to be; the series is an homage to the wonderful era of American epic fantasy of the late 1980s/1990s (Jordan's WoT is cited in particular, but he really just kicked things off) that really isn't written anymore as the mainstream of the genre has moved on to a more gritty tone (post Martin). My disappointment with the book have nothing really to do with Sanderson's attempt to write a great epic fantasy (I am a sucker for that genre), and have more to do with what I perceive to be Sanderson's limitations as a writer (limitations that have been apparent since Elantris) and with how he chose to plot book two of a ten part series.Things I like about the book are probably extensively documented in the five star reviews, but I will just say that the world building (usually a strong suit of his), which I actually thought was poor in Way of Kings was much improved here. The biggest issue here is that peripheral nations remain basically stereotypes thus far, as no real depth has been provided to any culture except the Alethi (and it's not particularly interesting). The Horneaters are perhaps the best example of this, essentially reduced to the equivalent of redneck jokes. If he is going to imitate the genre, the next volumes are going to require characters to travel across the world, visiting all of the lands and peoples. My bet is this will happen, and hopefully this complaint will disappear.Read more › Go to Amazon

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5.0 out of 5 stars Oh, to live long enough!

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