#basic italian phrases

[jessiescock]

ok i got another one

i can’t seem to find a comprehensive list of dub languages online rn, these are the audio options i can select on my netflix account – not included in the poll but also available to me are hindi, indonesian, thai and a japanese audio description. idk tho if those are all that were produced or if there’s more options that are just not available in my region, lmk if there’s something else i missed here! also if you’ve listened to/watched multiple of these options do kindly tell which one(s) you like best!

[conceptofjoy]

my brain’s stuttering trying to process two additional languages being spoken rn google translate cant save me now

[mishkakagehishka]

Saw a video on insta of some chick being shocked and utterly flabbergasted at "omg if you order a LATTE in italy they only give you a glass of milk⁉️⁉️⁉️" and the italians are tearing her to shreds in the comments

[drivemysoul]

i just want the unparalleled language retention i had as a child back dude

[candlewitches]

its not for 3 months but im so pumped for slovenia (ง’̀-‘́)ง

our shortlist of locations was norway/iceland/ireland but then somehow 4 hours later we decided on slovenia and now we keep finding more cool things to see/do and i wish we could go longer than a week

[landos-meat-rider]

theodore nott headcanons part two!!

is it headcannons or headcanons?? anyways i hope you guys like this one, ideas for a new fic are in plan...

masterlist

theodore nott masterlist

patriotically italian, esp now that its the euros this man is 10000% against anything english and his friends are still mad at him for last euros (same)

loves to go shopping with you, he’ll hold stuff for you, he’ll buy stuff for you, he’ll ask people questions for you, literally anything

dog person, hates cats

imagine doing that one trend with theo where your lipstick is smudged and you tilt the phone to him and he’s got lipstick kisses allll over

keeps a polaroid of you two in his phone case

has to hold hands all the time

definitely sappy drunk, most times he’ll talk about your future wedding and sometimes he wont recognise that it’s you and won’t let you touch him thinking it’s some random girl

loves watching you get ready

will take your makeup off for you after a long day/night

doesn’t text basically anyone apart from his friendship group and you, and is always that one person in group chats that never texts back to anything

uses "👍" like a dad

buys things for you if you mention them once e.g. if you say one day that you love blueberries, he'll show up with five boxes of them the next day

has all his family recipes in a box and doesn’t let anyone not even you see them, your favourite: his grandads tiramisu 

sees mattheo breaking spaghetti, proceeds to try and break his legs

always has ink on his hands

you guys are not like those couples at theme parks who are basically doing it in a “family friendly” environment, you hold hands and kiss sometimes but nothing more

old moneyyy

knows how to ride horses for some reason

walked in your and pansys dorm once without knocking when you two were doing the jojo siwa karma dance, was traumatised, left silently, never spoke of it again and never came into the dorm without knocking 

loves photography, hes always taking candid photos of you and random things he sees

the majority of his camera roll is you, old photos of his mother that hes been trying to recover from the Nott achives, and just random things he sees that he finds nice, from a painting in a museum to shattered glass in the sunlight on the street

loves taking in italian with lorenzo when he knows you don’t understand things, loves to see you get frustrated

if you speak a language other than english with your parents and you’re on the phone with them and he hears the one or two words he knows, he’ll get all happy and smiley and keep repeating that word/phrase, same with you when theo speaks italian (if youre not already an italian speaker)

super tall, touches the border of doorways when he walks by them, is called slender man on a daily basis as a result

resting bitch face

lorelai gilmore type comebacks 

prideful, knows the status his family holds

fuck around and find out kind of guy

he’s got that built in dad feature of being able to fix absolutely anything from a shelf to the stove

princess treatment both ways

makes sure to wear a freshly washed shirt for a few hours so when you wear it, they smell like him

serves you first in the great hall

loves coming home with you and your family on holidays

does that thing of keeping a flower from a bouquet he gives you so he knows when to get you more

scorpio

if you are an air sign: that one lyric from chemtrails over the country club, "youre in the wind, im in the water" is so you two bc hes a water sign

kendrick supporter

academically smart, womanly stupid

would ask you to teach him how to make daisy chains and get frustrated when all his would break

he and blaise are the appointed spider catchers for you, mattheo, lorenzo, pansy and draco

cursive handwriting

favourite colour is deep blue

[anakinstwinklebunny]

MAFIA!ANAKIN HEADCANONS

TW: at some point it contains sexual content, so if you're sensitive to that or don't feel comfortable with it, please do not read for your own safety and comfort. Kinda violence, ani is a criminal, italian phrases/words (i do learn this language but if there's any mistake, im so sorry), mentions of drugs and gambling, ani with troublematic childhood, ITS VERY LONG!!

Mafia!Anakin who didn't know happiness until he met you. Yes, he had money, he had luxurious life but when you appeared in his life, you filled an empty hole in his heart

Mafia!Anakin who spoils you like crazy. You want something, you'll get it the same day, unless your behavior is out of place

Mafia!Anakin who keeps you away from most of his business for your own safety. He'd not forgive himself if something would happen to you because of him/his job

Mafia!Anakin who taught you how to use a gun so you could protect yourself when he's not around;

"No, again," his voice cut through your thoughts, firm and authoritative. Normally, Anakin was carefree in your presence, but teaching you how to use a gun was a different matter – he took it very seriously.

"What's wrong now?" you retorted, rolling your eyes in annoyance. You had been doing this for hours, with nothing but mistakes and failures, and your patience was wearing thin.

"Your grip...again," he said firmly, stepping closer behind you. He reached out to adjust your grip, his hands guiding yours. "You need a firmer grip, angel."

"I already have a firm grip," you retorted stubbornly.

He couldn't help but let out a small chuckle "Not as firm as it should be," he gently corrected "it's not a puppy you're holding in your hand, dolcezza." His hand wrapped around yours, adjusting your fingers and gripping them even tighter, forcing you to hold the gun properly. "This is what a firm grip looks like."

He pulled away, fixing his gaze on you again, searching for any mistakes. You tried your best to keep still, clutching the damn thing in your shaking hands. Generally, you didn't like such objects, but with Anakin, it was slightly easier. You knew he was doing this out of concern for your well-being.

"Your feet are too close together." He observed, moving in closer. "Having such a small base gives you less balance, which you don't want. You need a steady position in situations like these, angel. Otherwise, things can go very wrong."

He gently pushed his knee between your legs, widening your stance. You involuntarily stirred a little at his action, but he continued "You need to be sturdy, firm. But at the same time, flexible"

"You don't stand like that when you use a gun," you pointed out

he chuckled again, his breath warm against the back of your neck. "That's because I've been holding one ever since I was a kid, angel. You're just learning, sweetheart. You need to learn the proper stance first. We'll get to my type of stance when you have the basics nailed down."

He gently adjusted your stance, his hands steady on your hips. "Keep your feet hip-width apart, and relax your shoulders. It's all about balance and control."

Mafia!Anakin who's obviously possessive over his treasure, his pretty angel. If any man dared to look at you in a way that made you uncomfortable or made anakin question the man's behavior, anakin would make sure he would never look at you again

Mafia!Anakin who takes you to casinos which are filled with rich guys and lavishly dressed women. The place where crimes begin. He'd most of the time let you sit on his lap while he plays gambling, asking for your favorite number for his own luck

Mafia!Anakin who makes sure everyone knows that you're his and only his. Multiple marks on your neck from his lips, his hand on your waist and much more was just basics to publicly claim you

Mafia!Anakin who speaks to you in change between Italian and english, often calling you tesoro, dolcezza but also angel, baby, sweetheart

Mafia! Anakin who finds you and his close friends that he works with as his only family

Mafia!Anakin who shows you the world; takes you to different places in other countries for vacation

Mafia!Anakin who's absolutely in love with your reactions to his gifts for you; your wide smile, your sparkling with excitement eyes, your endless 'thank you' between your kisses

Mafia!Anakin who keeps you away from any drugs his friends bring since he wants to keep you away from such things

Mafia!Anakin who would throw himself on train for you. Who would take a bullet for you if he'd have to, if it meant to keep you safe and happy. Who would do anything you want. Even deprive someone of their life, since he did much worse things

Mafia!Anakin who has a habit of using new things on your delicate body;

you both laid in his king-sized bed as he worshipped your body with his plush, pink lips, gently pressing kisses against your stomach. Between his slim fingers he held the tweezers to occasionally add more radiant diamonds inside your belly button

"I love using them on you. You're just so hot," he murmured against your skin

"So irresistible," he continued with a huskier tone "Such a pretty girl..so beautiful..so gorgeous."

He moved his lips to yours, gently brushing them against each other "You would never leave me, would you?"

You shook your head defiantly, locking your gaze with his blue eyes that you could so easily drown in

"Good girl"

Mafia!Anakin who would never dare himself to treat you like he treats others. You're his favorite girl, his pretty angel and he'd be damned if he even dared himself to adress to you with such coldness or disrespect

Mafia!Anakin who loves the sound of your voice. You could just talk about nonsense, or about the book you've been reading and he'd be completely mesmerized by the sweet, gentle sound of it

Mafia!Anakin who finds you as his only source of comfort. After a rough day all he'll do is clinging to you, burying his face in the crook of your neck, savouring your scent. In your presence he could easily calm down, easily forget about the earlier events, at least for some time.

Mafia!Anakin who has a heart of ice but for you he'd burn the world

Mafia!Anakin who killed a man with the nearest object he could find (a book) just because he dared himself to touch you

Mafia!Anakin who hates to argue with you but when it happens, it always ends in the bed with rough love making

Mafia!Anakin who made love to you in every room, every small or bigger place in your shared penthouse

Mafia!Anakin who sometimes, if you're okay with it or insist yourself, takes out his frustration and indignation on you in bed;

"they're just so stupid" he growled in anger and annoyance, letting it all pour on his rough thrust "They can't do one thing correctly.. I swear to god if they mess up another goddamn thing, I'm going to kill them all. Every. Single. One of them"

"they're so useless. So pathetic." he leaned to kiss your neck "They can't do anything right, can't follow a single simple order to save their lives"

Each thrust in and out seemed to go even deeper, hitting this sweet spot that made you see those delightful stars as moans slipped through your mouth. Your eyes kept fighting to stay open, to see this desperate, awfully beautiful expression on his face. This sweaty curls, all messy and getting to his sharp blue eyes, this clenched jaw, his muscles that ripped and were, especially now, looking more defined and flexible than earlier. Gosh, the sight was enough to bring you over the edge

His eyes turned more soft, his own thrusts becoming more gentle. He was proud of himself, making a complete mess out of you and every time he loved to see you like this. All breathless and with marks all over your skin

"But at least I have you to help me release all this pent up anger.. you're so good at it, tesoro. So good for me...Only you can undo me, angioletto" he whispered, his breath growing ragged with each movement of his hips. "Only you can save me from my anger"

Mafia! Anakin who is a switch; yes, he can be a dominant one but he can easily turn into a submissive boy from only you being on top of him;

"Ani..it's so big.." you mewl, trying to adjust to his size in a new position

your words made him let out a low, pleased moan. He couldn't leave his pretty girl all helpless now, could he? His hands roamed towards your hips to help you move on his lenght "You flatter me, principessa" he groaned "Feels too big for you, does it? Too much?"

As much as his words could be true, you didn't want to admit it. You didn't want to stop it "mh--no..just.. perfect" with his help you lifted and slammed down on his cock

Your actions caused him to throw his head back and dig his long fingers to your soft flesh

"you feel so good..." he mumbled. Seeing you accustom to his size, he moved his hands through your body, feeling the need to squeeze, grope and touch every spot

"Dio, you're gonna be the death of me..." He whispered, driving himself deeper into you to feel more friction

Feeling his member pulsing against your walls only gave you another reason to tease him more, to bring him over the edge in the most pleasant way (for you)

"Oh gods..." he mumbled, his teeth gritted as he felt you increasing your movements "You're gonna...drive me... insane, c-cazzo.."

"you're gonna be a good boy and fill me up?" you moaned, watching his screaming in pleasure face

A shiver run down his body after he had heard your breathless words. There was something about seeing you turn from a sweet girl to a taking charge woman that absolutely turned him on more than he would like to admit

"Y-yeah.." he panted, his eyes opening to fix on her face, "I'll be a good boy for you, I'll fill you up... I'll do anything you say... anything to please you, bella"

Mafia!Anakin who goes absolutely crazy when you surprise him with new lingeries, costumes for cosplays; it all drove him insane

Mafia!Anakin who gives you the experience of three times in a row (making you finish for the three times);

his lips gently pressed against your neck, going up to whisper words in your ear "You tell me if you need to stop. You're so tired, I don't want to go too far and hurt you, ok?"

And you, all weary and sensitive after all what happened, could only nod in response. When his lips were going down your body, to your specific spot, your hand went down to grab at his curls, tugging on some strands around your fingers as he finally wrapped his lips around your clit-all with his eyes on yours

"You'll be walking with a limp tomorrow, mio piccolo coniglio" he mumbled between your flesh

Even if you were already tired, the shockwaves of pleasure went through your body, causing your moans to get louder

"Ani.." you whined breathlessly

The sound of his name leaving your lips made his entire body shudder. He loved the way you'd moan, whine and cry out his name. It was like a drug to him, and he craved it, craved the way you sounded and the way you tasted "Gods I love you" he breathed against your core

"the dearest god..." you moaned as his tongue lapped at your folds, making you arch your back

"You taste so good, sweetheart..can't have enough of you, never can.." he speeded his movements which was enough to make you scream

Mafia!Anakin who often talks to you about his traumatic childhood which obviously made a huge impact on his future

Mafia!Anakin who's basically a criminal; wouldn't hesitate to kill someone if that person was in his way

Mafia!Anakin who finds comforting in teaching you Italian. Just loves hearing you speak that language, even if you may suck at it

I've never really thanked you guys for being here, with me. For all your support, for all the lovely sweet comments. For reaching out to me in my inbox/dms..thank you for 301 followers! Really, love all of you with all my heart. Sending big hugs and kisses!

TAG LIST: @kingdomhate @ysrjune @divineani @erosmutt @emmaloo21 @haydensprettyprincess @mistress-amidala @catnipaddictt @fuckmyskywalker

(if you want to be removed or added then don't be shy and let me know 💋)

[bellatrixscurls]

theodore nott in my mind. <3

sfw; theo would definitely be the sweet type, the one to always hold your hand, open doors for you, defend you and just be there for you in general. he would never mock you for anything, or let alone let anyone make fun of you without getting jinxed.

nsfw; he absolutely never calls you names, such as whore, slut or anything degrading. he enjoys making you feel good, constantly ensuring that you do.

definitely talks to you in italian, saying basic phrases or words that he knows you understand very well. is a sweetheart overall, but his guilty pleasure is orgasm denial. he lives for it, for the fat tears in your eyes and the way you sob his name, begging for him to let you cum.

calls you principessa, because you are, in fact, his princess. he treats you like one so it is only right for him to call you that.

lets his friends have fun with you as well, for as long as you are okay with it. definitely prefers draco out of all of them because he is the complete opposite of him.

theo always has a hand on your thigh, your arm, your waist, or anything he can reach in that moment. he has a thing for touching, he doesn’t enjoy being touched by many people, but when it’s you, he will never complain.

most likely to wake you up with his tongue buried between your thighs, slurping and moaning against you as if he is the one receiving.

says things like “you are hurting yourself, principessa” when you ride him and you try to take as much of his cock as you can, but end up whimpering and trembling on top of him.

loves adores lives for sex after a quidditch match or practice. he loves how desperate you are for him, and the way your eyes get teary when he teases you, telling you to go slow. “be gentle, dolcezza. will you? ‘m so tired.”

*sighs* i love this man.

[eneablack]

101 wishes technique

Time ago, I think it was in 2017, I came across this manifestation method on youtube, I just looked for it now and I can’t find any media that talks about it for some reason so I’ll just have to rely on memory and personal modifications.

edit: omg I found it but it’s in italian > video > there are some differences in the method but anyway.

1. Take whatever journal you have, or buy one

When I knew about this method I used a small sized journal so that I could take it with me everywhere and hide it easily if you’re a closeted manifestor like me. You can first type in your notes app, but then you’ll have to write down the end thing on a journal.

2. Think about 101 things you want to manifest and write them down as a list, starting the phrase with “I want”

Example: n1- I want 1.000.000€ in my credit card, n2- I want a red pony, n3- I want to have super speed, etc…

A hundred-one things may seem a lot and they probably are, but you can think about literally anything, big or small, even just a random drive in mcdonalds from mom, or a castle in transylvania, and I came across some accounts on here that made posts of “what to manifest for fun” on various topics, such as supernatural, beauty wise, academic, and so on.

3. Read it all over every morning right after you wake up, or every night right before going to sleep

I used to read it at night before falling asleep so that I could detach better from it, but you do you

4. Just wait for da magic to happen

I remember that the man in the video said that, after a thing manifests, you can substitute it with a new wish.

“Rules”

you can do whatever you want of course, loa has no limits, these are just come of the rules i found in the video

- Start each wish with “I want” (not “I wish” or “I would like”, be firm)

- Avoid negative words (no, don’t, un, less, immune, etc)

- Maximum 14 words for each wish (it’s the max time you would have to whisper something in a breath)

- Avoid diminutives (“I want a little house at the beach” > you might find a little barbie house lmao)

- GO CRAZY with the wishes, write seemingly impossible desires, write down everything you ever wished for, they will become reality even faster

Before any little kid attacks me for putting rules over manifestation I’ll clear my throat one time and say “DO WHATEVER THE FUCK YOU WANT” and don’t limit yourself. Those “rules” are just the ones said in the video, and I use them basically for fun, because if you affirm anything against those “rules” you will still get your desired outcome because you’re a god and gods can do whatever the fuck they want without limit, so just sit and relax.

You can see results instantly, some people have received some of their manifestation on the same day, while others took more time, but it all comes down to your assumptions.

This is kind of a Law of Attraction thingy, because you just have to write down your desires, read them every day, and then detach. I hope you don’t hate me for speaking about something non-loassumption, I hope you still love me for who I am.

[jo-com]

Accent

Theodore x f!reader

Synopsis: when studying turns to more than just ‘studying’

Tw: smut! Minors do not interact!! If you’re uncomfortable please don’t read this, basically smut and a small bit off plot.

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"Theo...please" you whined, bucking your hips to his growing erection, humping him like a rabbit on heat, wanting to feel the sweet relief.

Your face scrunched up with discomfort, you wanted to feel him inside you now but he was taking his time, teasing you making you feel frustrated that he found this amusing.

Before any of that happened the two of you were supposed to be studying for an exam coming up but Theodore had other plans in mind. He convinced you that he could teach you and just fuck and you without thinking twice happily agreed.

Your arm gripped his shoulder while your other one rested above his chest. A moan left your lips, "please please" you pleaded, tears coming out your eyes. The desperation made him smile to himself. You were so cute when you beg.

Theo chuckled at your eagerness, "you want me that bad Amore?" His accent drove you crazy it was like music to your ears and it was shy to say that it turned you on even more. You weren't the type to have any kink but god damn his voice made you had one.

His hands went down to your clothed pussy, he could feel the wet patch that was forming from the inside. Without a warning he put your panties to the side and entered two of his lanky fingers.

"Uh..fuck" you panted.

"That's a sweet girl, damn baby your pussy's taking me so well, i wonder if you'll do the same to my dick". He fastens his pace, pumping his fingers in and out of you.

After minutes of doing that you felt exhausted and you weren't in the best part yet. Your gummy walls tightened, sucking his fingers even more. He knew that you were about to cum with that he smirked and stopped what he was doing.

Your eyes lazily look at his, raising your brows at him. "Wha..why'd you stop?" You asked, wanting to smack him but had no strength to do so.

"I don't want you to come at my fingers no no no baby, i was only prepping you up"

Theo then gently laid you on your back. His eyes sparkled at your fucked up state. You were a panting mess and it was all for him.

He sat up, unzipping his shorts and letting out his dick out. Damn he was so big even after many times you did it, you still can't believe how amazingly large he was.

Theo stroked his cock, it was now oozing with precum, he wanted nothing more than to ram it inside you, and so he did.

He grabbed your leg, hovering it on his shoulders and slowly slid in. Making you both moan when he filled you up.

You could feel his cock stretching your insides, making your eyes roll back with pleasure. Small moans were heard from your lips earning one big thrust from him. Your voice was so angelic and hearing it gave him the confidence that he was doing you good.

"Jesus amore you're still so tight even after fingering you shit" he groaned, feeling your walls tighten up around his cock.

Before he could move, he let you adjust to his cock. He looked at you and you nodded signaling for him to start moving.

Theo obliged and thrusted in you harshly. "Cazzo tesoro, sei così bravo" he breathed out. Whenever you guys fucked, theo moans out italian phrases that you don't understand but still was so hot.

He pulled out and grabbed both your hands, and put it above your head. He leaned down and started kissing down your neck, his other hand move down your breast and started stroking them, feeling the nub hardens under his touch.

"Fuck theo more please.." your eyes pleading for more, he said nothing and just quickened his thrusts. He then kissed your forehead before going back down to your breast he was now sucking the left one while grouping the other one.

The room now reeked of sex and things were getting hot and heavy, filling the room with nothing but skin clapping and both your moans bouncing off the wall. The two of you were now sweating and moaning, anyone from the outside could know in mere seconds what you guys were doing, but you couldn't even care less, just wanting to cum was the only thing on your mind.

"Ti amo amore mio" he whispered under his breath, you didn't respond just moaning with each thrust. You couldn't say anything you were too fucked up to even say a word.

You could feel his dick twitch making you clench harder, sucking every inch of his cock tighter around your walls. Making him groan of the sudden ecstasy.

You gripped his shoulders harshly, you knew it hurted and that it would leave a mark but his dick was pounding in to you so hard you have to hold onto something right?

"Theo..fuck i am close"

"Shit baby me too" you both panted. Theo held your waist roughly, and out of instinct you wrapped both your feet on his.

He rutted his hips onto yours making you moan loudly and finally reaching your climax. You breath in and out feeling the overstimulation as he still thrusted in you.

After three last thrust he finally came inside of you, making his body dropped down besides you. Theo gently grabbed your face and kissed you lips.

"You did so well bambina" theo said. You weakly smiled at him and closed your eyes.

"Next time we should just study, i am so tired" you sighed finally giving in the urge to sleep.

Theo only chuckled as he sat up and grabbed his blanket to cover your bodies up and cuddling next to you.

The two of you skipped dinner and just slept the whole day.

.  .  .

Translations:

Amore ; love

Cazzo tesoro, sei così bravo; fuck baby your so good

Ti amo amore mio ; i love you my love

Bambina ; baby

.  .  .

A/n:  I really don't know how to speak Italian i just googled it sorry if i made mistakes about it and also that was my first smut pls tell me if i did good😭 I hoped you guys enjoyed this one i fr re did most of the parts cause I wanted it be perfect but yeah.

[literaryvein-reblogs]

food-related words

to add to your next poem/story

Affogato - an Italian dessert of vanilla ice cream over which espresso has been poured.

Andouille - a highly spiced smoked pork sausage.

Applejack - brandy distilled from hard cider; also: an alcoholic beverage traditionally made by freezing hard cider and siphoning off the concentrated liquor.

Applesauce - a relish or dessert made of apples stewed to a pulp and sweetened; (slang): bunkum, nonsense.

Cheese-eater - informer, stool pigeon, rat. The earliest uses of cheese-eater referred literally to an eater of cheese.

Cheeseball - inferior in quality; cheap, cheesy.

Dragée - a sugar-coated nut; a small silver-colored ball used as a decoration (as on a cake).

Fastnacht - a doughnut made of yeast-leavened dough and traditionally eaten on Shrove Tuesday.

Frumenty - a dish of wheat boiled in milk and usually sweetened and spiced.

Junket - a dessert of sweetened flavored milk set with rennet.

Kaffeeklatsch - an informal social gathering for coffee and conversation.

Mincemeat - minced meat; a finely chopped mixture (as of raisins, apples, and spices) sometimes with meat that is often used as pie filling; a state of destruction or annihilation—used in the phrase "make mincemeat of".

Muffuletta - a sandwich made with round Italian bread and filled usually with cold cuts, cheese, and olive salad. You can spell it with two u's, as above, or with two a's: muffaletta.

Nipcheese - miser.

Nonpareil - a flat round candy made of chocolate covered with white sugar sprinkles.

Oleogustus - A proposed basic taste sensation triggered by fatty acids.

Pandowdy - a deep-dish spiced apple dessert sweetened with sugar, molasses, or maple syrup and covered with a rich crust.

Roly-poly - a sweet dough spread with a filling, rolled, and baked or steamed.

Speakeasy - a place where alcoholic beverages are illegally sold.

Syllabub - milk or cream that is curdled with an acid beverage (such as wine or cider) and often sweetened and served as a drink or topping or thickened with gelatin and served as a dessert.

If any of these words make their way into your next poem/story, please tag me, or leave a link in the replies. I would love to read them!

[quartergremlin]

time for language headcanons

turtles: grew up speaking a mix of english and japanese (think spanglish), but started favoring english once april came around.

Leo: likes spanish, but isnt big on focused study. He's probably got a grasp on the basic rules and common vocab - enough to fumble his way through conversations, but he can't read or write in it at all.

I could see him also picking up a sci-fi language a la vulcan, but since he's more of a comic guy he'd be able to read and kind of write it, but not speak it. I'm sure he'd take this skill to the grave.

april: learned some japanese from being around the turtles, but she understands way more than she speaks.

Yuichi: speaks japanese natively (obv). Could read english pretty well and speak okay before coming to america. These days, he's fluent, but he can get tripped up by odd turns of phrase or slang sometimes.

Javi/Mondo: Man's a polygot. Favors english and spanish just because of where he lives, but he knows italian just as well.

Candy: English natively and spanish conversationally

[chasingcomets222]

I got bored and decided to decipher Rodrick Heffley's music taste to close this years-long debate once and for all.

This post will be on the lengthier side, but a TLDR is attached at the end of the post if you want the basic cliff-notes.

Disclaimer: this is a dissection of the film adaptation of Rodrick rather than his source material counterpart. Comparisons to the books are welcome but irrelevant to this analysis.

Soundtrack

During the roller-rink scene in the opening of Rodrick Rules, Rodrick and Bill take over the DJ table to sabotage Greg's moves on Holly. The song they play is "Cut Throat" by the all-female heavy metal band, Kittie. Aside from Löded Diper's music, this is the only song in the series explicitly used to establish Rodrick's music taste.

However, there's many songs off of the Rodrick Rules soundtrack alone that can be reasonably assumed to fit his music profile as well — for example, those used during the party sequence.

I wouldn't doubt if one or two tracks were intended solely as crowd pleasers, but let's not rule out the entire playlist.

In order of appearance, Rodrick's party mix includes: "Heart Heart Heartbreak" by Boys Like Girls, "Electric (feat. Miss Amani)" by The DNC, "Wait Up (Boots of Danger)" by Tokyo Police Club, "Shake" by Bikini Machine, "Move Like This" by Hammerwax, and "Jump In The Line" by Karl Zéro & The Wailers.

There's additionally three other, albeit more subtle, uses of background music to nod toward Rodrick's preferences.

The first instance is during the scene in Rodrick Rules in which Greg confides in Rodrick about his embarrassment from his failed "100 Years Ago" assignment. It's so quiet that it's easy to miss without a keen ear, but "Light Love" by Free Energy plays in the background, mixed to fit in with the ambience of Rodrick's bedroom.

The second is directly before the Löded Diper band rehearsal scene (somebody farted btw), in which Frank pulls into the Heffleys' driveway. "Rock and Roll Slob" by The Boneless Ones can be heard from the garage, once again mixed as part of the ambience.

The third again utilizes The Boneless Ones' discography, and is inserted during the opening sequence of Dog Days at the municipal pool. Rodrick explains it's "time to sell some CDs" for Löded Diper, and turns on his boombox (more on this later), blaring "Miss Fresno."

With the last two points in mind, one can assume the film universe is some twisted version where Löded Diper originally wrote and performed The Boneless Ones' discography (or something closely resembling it).

Band Tees

Rodrick mostly wears seemingly thrifted or upcycled shirts and graphic tees with witty/edgy prints, but there are outliers at times. For example, there's not one, not two, but potentially so much as five moments in Dog Days that he's seen wearing merch from Dead Kennedys, The Who, and Ramones.

While most of his band tees simply include the band's logo or iconography, the latter design takes it a step further by being specific to a particular song title: "Rock 'n' Roll High School" by Ramones.

There's another moment which this may be the case, but it's purely speculative on my end. The Ramones also have a song named "I Don't Care," which is a phrase featured on one of Rodrick's shirts. It's not an explicit reference, but likely a reference nonetheless.

Room Posters

Guns N' Roses, Brutal Truth (Evolution Through Revolution), Stars (The Five Ghosts), Buried Inside (Spoils of Failure), and Decibel are the most notable.

I assume Decibel is in relation to the 70's/80's Italian punk rock band, although I can't find any association between them and this particular artwork. If not connected to them, there's a possibility it may be to the metal magazine of the same name, but I have my doubts.

In this image giving an alternate perspective to Rodrick's room, just off-screen is a Metallica poster, based on the stylization of the ending A. Beside it is a Hanson Brothers poster, which was later replaced in Rodrick Rules with a duplicate of the Stars poster for some reason.

Among his collage of Löded Diper flyers, there's Danny Echo posters as well as Denounce and Billy Talent stickers receiving the Hidden Mickey treatment (also a cameo from the iconic cheeseburger phone on the table).

Of course, there are many other pieces of memorabilia scattered across Rodrick's room, but several of them are blurry from the camera's depth of field or are seen at angles which make them difficult to read or for reverse image sites to identify. So for now, this is the best possible analysis of Rodrick's room in regards to music.

Miscellaneous

An easy-to-miss detail lies in the infamous Löded Diper van. Within the final few moments of Rodrick Rules as Rodrick drops Greg off at school (01:31:52), there's a semi-clear shot of the van's dashboard. On it are a set of stickers, including one referencing Huevos Rancheros, an instrumental rock-and-roll group from Canada.

In Dog Days, Rodrick brings a personal boombox with him to the municipal pool. Along the top is a large sticker for Street Machine, a Czech hardcore/metal band.

Cut Content

In the second studio draft of Diary of a Wimpy Kid, on page 23, scene 43, more of Rodrick's favorite artists are revealed.

The nature of this may be written off as not canon, as it was added into the script while it was still a work in progress and the posters themselves didn't make it into the final product.

What sells it to me as remaining "silent" canon though is that TOOL and Slipknot are often lumped together with Kittie (previously mentioned) as they share an overlapping fanbase. This was more prevalent during the early 2000's within the mall goth subculture, but it's remained fairly consistent for other variants of metalheads over the years too.

TLDR

To recap, the various genres across all of the bands Rodrick is canonically into include indie rock, pop rock, punk rock, hardcore punk, hard rock, industrial, thrash metal, heavy metal, nu metal, death metal, sludge metal, and grindcore.

His musical preferences are punk, rock, and metal-centric but quite broad and inclusive of countries of origin and lesser-known underground artists (some don't break even 100 monthly listeners on Spotify). This leaves the door open for endless possibilities in terms of headcanons.

He's not emo despite popular fan belief, but I still think there's a chance some of his musical leanings could cross over with bands considered emo adjacent for their presence in the community. August Burns Red and The Devil Wears Prada come to mind with his music taste accounted for, but that's just my headcanon.

EDIT: 9/9/24

I've since made two Spotify playlists from my findings: one being what I imagine would be Rodrick's regular rotation, and the other being an extension of his party mix. I feel I've channeled him well, since a lot of his music taste is basically mine circa 2008/2009.

If you've read this far, thank you so much for your patience, and I appreciate any and all interactions left on this post. Happy listening!! <333

[aismoker]

How to Bing?

Part 2: Complex images

To go to part 1: click here

In my last post, I tried to explain the basics of creating images with the Bing Image Creator. In this part, we are going to dive into more complex images, mostly images with multiple people in them. This can be a bit tricky sometimes and as we are dealing with more complexity, the AI often does not exactly what you want.

As stated in the last post, I am no expert and I have not a clue how the algorithms work. There are probably plenty of other ways to make images, but this is the way how I make them. If you have tips or tricks, share them below.

STEP #1: Composition

For the examples I will stick to two persons, but you can also put more people in. Just know that more people doesn't necessarily make the image better, especially when you make it more complex. For example, "Five Swedish bodybuilders sitting in the snow. they are sweating", will probably work just fine (although the AI probably has some problems with counting to five), but if you put more details in to diversify them, it will get messy. I think it has to do with the fact that the generator sees the five Swedish guys as one entity, but that can be just a weird idea from my side.

As with images with only one person, the first step is to think about the composition. Since you have now multiple persons, the phrasing is more important here. In the prompt "A man stands in the forest.", you can simply replace "a man" with "two men" and you will get a nice picture of two similar looking men standing in a forest (examples 1 and 2 below). If you want to diversify, you should, however, approach it differently. Instead of "two men", you should write "a X man and a Y man", in which the X and Y can be different specifications, as in example 3 and 4 below (I have no clue where the medieval clothes came from in example 4, but hey, why not?). The differences, however, can be very small. It is, however handy that you can refer in the rest of your prompt to both of them separately. It is, of course also possible to replace the word man with something else, like in example 5. A third possibility is to make one of the two people more dominant, as in example 6. The focus will usually be on him and the other person is basically a prop.

"Two men stand in a forest."

"Two men stand in a forest."

"A Norwegian and an Italian man stand in the forest."

"A 30 yo man and a 25 yo man stand in a forest."

"A 30 yo bouncer and a 25 yo security guard stand in a forest."

"A 30 yo man stands in a forest. A 25 yo man stands besides him."

STEP #2.1: The duo

We start with the duo (example 1 and 2 above). The best prompts are those, in which they do both the same thing and wear the same attire (obviously). This kind of prompt is also very useable if you want to make an image with more than two people. It is possible to diversify with "One of them... The other", but it makes the generator struggle and he starts to make mistakes, simply because he doesn't understand what attribute belong to one person and what to the other. You can try it out and there are sometimes very good results, although it is usually not exactly what you asked for. But the more complex it gets, the lower the success rate.

"Two 26 yo bikers stand in a dark forest. they wear black biker jackets. they wave."

"Two 26 yo bikers stand in a dark forest. they wear black biker jackets. One of them waves. The other one smokes a cigar."

"Two 26 yo bikers stand in a dark forest. They wear black biker jackets. One of them waves. The other one smokes a cigar."

"Two 26 yo bikers stand in a dark forest. They wear black biker jackets. One of them has a shaved head and wavers. The other one has curly hair and smokes a cigar."

"Two 26 yo bikers stand in a dark forest. One of them has a shaved head and he wears a green leather biker jacket and he smokes a cigarette and waves. The other one wears a black shirt and has curly hair and smokes a cigar."

"Two 26 yo bikers stand in a dark forest. One of them has a shaved head and he wears a green leather biker jacket and he smokes a cigarette and waves. The other one wears a black shirt and has curly hair and smokes a cigar."

As you can see, there is little wrong with example 1. It is also a quite simple prompt. Examples 2-4 are already a bit more complicated. You see already a small derivation from the prompt in example 3, as the cigar-smoking guy shouldn't be smoking. They are still, however quite okay. The last prompt is, however very complicated. To make it understandable for the generator, I linked everything with "and" together, but to no avail, It is one of the few pictures in which actually one of them has a cigarette in his mouth and the other one a cigar, but I had hoped, that the guy on the right side would just wear a black shirt, without a jacket. It can be that the jacket appears, because the guy is described as a "biker." More problematic is, that that same guy has seven fingers. Example 6 is less disturbing and is in my opinion perfectly useable, but it is not following the prompt.

STEP #2.2: 1 + 1 = 2

A different method is to create a prompt with two individuals, like examples 1.3-5 ("A and B do something"). In this way you can define A and B already in the first line of the prompt. You can then also add attributes by saying "A does/wears/has something. B does/wears/has something". This method is not flawless, but works in my opinion better than the duo method.

"A 35 yo bald bouncer and a 32 yo business man stand in a forest. They kiss."

"A 35 yo bald bouncer and a 32 yo business man stand in a forest. They kiss. The bouncer wears a shiny black pvc puffer jacket. The business man wears a fedora."

"A 35 yo bald bouncer and a 32 yo business man stand in a forest at night. They kiss. The bouncer wears a shiny black pvc puffer jacket. The business man wears a fedora. The bouncer holds a cigar in his hand."

"A 35 yo bald bouncer and a 32 yo business man stand in a forest at night. They kiss. The bouncer wears a shiny black pvc puffer jacket. The business man wears a fedora. The bouncer holds a cigar in his hand. He exhales his smoke towards the business man. The business man inhales the smoke."

As you may notice, the latter prompts are quite complex, but there is no contamination between the attributes of the two men, except in the third example, in which the business man suddenly wears a shiny black jacket, but I like it, so I call it a happy accident

STEP #2.3: prominent and prop

With this method you can create an image with 1 person is more prominent and the other person is more like a prop, like in example 1.6, although the difference between prominent and prop fade quite quickly. I have mixed feelings about this method. Sometimes I get seriously amazing images and sometimes they are horrible. It works quite well in my experience if you keep it simple, without a defined background and all.

1. & 2. "A 30 yo baldbouncer leans against a tree in a forest at night. He smokes a cigarette. He wears a biker suit. A 25 yo business man approaches the bouncer."

3. "A 30 yo bald bouncer leans against a tree in a forest at night. He smokes a cigarette. He wears a biker suit. A 25 yo business man cleans the boots of the bouncer."

4. & 5. "A 30 yo bald bouncer leans against a tree in a forest at night. He smokes a cigarette. He wears a biker suit. He hugs a 25 yo business man."

6.-8. "A 30 yo bald bouncer leans against a tree in a forest at night. He holds a cigarette. He wears a biker suit. He exhales a cloud of smoke. He kisses a 25 yo business man."

Examples 1-3 are quite simple. As you can see, the focus is on the biker and the business man is featured less prominent. Examples 4-5 are of prompt that I and the generator struggle with quite often. In both examples the biker should be the one who is hugging the busines man, but in example 4 it is the other way around. I noticed that words like "hug", "embrace", etc. confuses the AI, just like phrase like "A stands in front/behind B" and that the generator often switches the persons around. Just give it a few extra tries with the same prompt and the generator will eventually place the people in the right spots. If that doesn't happen, you can try to switch the persons in your prompt around, so "the busoness man hugs the biker". In examples 6-8 you can also see that the generator is struggling. Example 6 looks good at the first glance, but if you look closer, you can see that the hand on the tree, or whatever it might be, is floating around without an arm. Example 7 os nice, but the persons are switched around. When this happens, just try again and eventually you will holefully get the desired image, or something close to it, like example 8. I am quite satisfied with that outcome, but the smoke could have be done better, but maybe I am to critical.

STEP #3: Combining methods

Of course, you can also combine the three methods I explained above. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't, just try it out.

"A 35 yo bald bouncer and two 25 yo scally lads stand in a forest. The bouncer wears a green bomber jacket. The scallies wear shiny black tracksuits."

"A 35 yo bald bouncer and two 25 yo scally lads stand in a forest. The bouncer wears a green bomber jacket. The bouncer smokes a cigar. The scallies wear shiny black tracksuits. The scallies kiss."

"A 35 yo bald bouncer and two 25 yo scally lads stand in a forest. The bouncer wears a green bomber jacket. The bouncer smokes a cigar. The scallies wear shiny black tracksuits. The scallies kiss."

"A 35 yo bald bouncer and two 25 yo scally lads stand in a forest. The bouncer wears a green bomber jacket. The bouncer smokes a cigar. The scallies wear shiny black tracksuits. The scallies kiss each other."

"A 35 yo bald bouncer and two 25 yo scally lads stand in a forest. The bouncer wears a green bomber jacket. The bouncer smokes a cigar. The scallies wear shiny black tracksuits. One scally kisses the other scally."

"Two 25 yo scally lads stand in a forest. They wear shiny black tracksuits. They kiss. Behind them stands a 35 yo bald bouncer. The bouncer wears a green bomber jacket. The bouncer smokes a cigar."

The first image is a very easy one: 1 bouncer in a bomber jacket and 2 scallies in shiny gear, doing nothing. This is a combination of 1 + 1 = 2 composition and the duo. I then wanted to make the scallies kiss and make the bouncer smoke a cigar. In examples 2 and 3 my description wasn't clear enough, so I tried it differently. Unfortunately I didn't get the desired result (examples 4 and 5). I therefore decided to use the duo in combination with the prominent and prop. I am still not really satisfied and I should tweak the prompt further, but at least the guys all do what I want them to do.

As with most things in life, you need to practice with prompts and after a while you will get a feeling for it.

BONUS: Before-and-after pictures

Since you guys seem to like the whole transformation shebang, I have one more composition that I want to share with you at the moment. I didn't come up with it, but I found it on the page of @nolecub, an amazing story writer and magnificent AI-image creator. It is due to his posts, that I decided to try the AI-image generator.

The basics of a before-and-after picture is that the screen gets divided into a "before" and an "after". Of course you can make two separate images, but the problem with Bing is, that you cannot make one character (person, animal, or object) and put it in different images. So, every "guy with black hair" looks totally different from the next one. Of course, there is a change that he creates two guys who look a lot like each other, but that can take you several tries. With the before-and-after prompt, you stay in the same picture and therefore, the generator will usually get what you mean (sometimes it will not, of course). One of the problems with this prompt is, that you basically have to describe two images, which can cause some problems with the character-limit. So, before you start, make sure that you know what you want and focus on that.

The prompt is quite simple:

"Before-and-after picture.

Before: [insert content]

After: [inset content]"

You can leave the the first line out, but then the change that the before-and-after blur into each other is larger, It can cause very cool effects, though!

Here are some examples:

"Before-and-after photo. Before: A 25 yo nerdy guy stands in a city. After: The same guy, but he is now a redneck. He stands in a forest."

"Before-and-after photo. Before: A 25 yo gamer. he holds an unlit cigar in his hand. He has curly hair. After: The same guy, but now he smokes the cigar. He wears a leather jacket. He has a large beard and he has shaved his head shiny bald. He has gained muscles."

"Before-and-after photo. Before: A 25 yo average guy. After: The same guy, but now a year later. He has joined the military. He smokes a cigarette. He has a military haircut."

"Before-and-after photo. Before: Portrait of a 25 yo man. He stands in a city. It is summer. After: The same guy, but now he is a bodybuilder. He stands in a snowy forest. He has tattoos on his arms. He smokes a cigar. Tendrils of smoke surround him."

As you can see, I usually start the "after" with "the same guys, but now..." When it comes to body changes like muscle gain, I usually use words like "he gained muscles", instead of "he is muscular". These kind of images are quite difficult to grasp for the generator and it happens often, that the desciption of the "after" seeps into the "before"-part. With phrases like these, I always hope to help the generator a bit, but I am not sure if it really works.

That's all for now. I hope this helps some of you guys out in making some nice images. Dont'forget to share them!

If you have any questions, or if you have found a better way to create a certain kind of image, let me know!

[lordkryze]

Imparo l’italiano

I started learning Italian a week ago (again) and I need to share my journey with you to ensure I don’t abandon it. I’d been learning Italian on and off, but honestly I remember nothing. So, if you speak Italian and want to help me, fell free to point out my mistakes.

I only know basic phrases by now.

“Voglio mangiare”, “Parlo un po’ d’italiano” “Mi piace questa città” and etc.

I’ll still be posting memes about Steven Grant though.

[undreaming-fanfiction]

Someone is eager to see Mafia Mamma and that someone is me. So anyway.

When a twenty-two year old Steve Harrington gets the call, he isn't in the best spot in his life. Sure, he survived all the Upside Down crap, but his parents finally had enough of his so-called trauma ("the earthquake was bad, Steven, but you can't let that influence your life forever! It's like you're not even trying!"). He didn't get to college and his love life is abysmal, but hey, at least he does something useful now - he's training to be a paramedic and he lives in a small, old flat, regularly calling Robin and his gaggle of kids and hanging out with Eddie whenever possible. So maybe it's not the best spot in life, but it's his.

Well, apparently his great-uncle that his mother never really talked about died and asked that Steve takes over the family business in his will. Family business that is in Italy. Cool.

Look, Steve likes first aid, saving lives and all that, but, after the second shared joint with Eddie, admits he's curious. No one said it has to be forever, but maybe it would help him to try something else for a change. Eddie absolutely approves, squeezes Steve's shoulder, but - a little sadly, it seems to Steve - admits he's going to miss the only person who went through all the shit and stuck around. He even jokes he'll hide in Steve's suitcase and will go to Italy with him. "You know, somewhere far away from the Satanist rep. Well, Vatican is there so that's not ideal, but maybe with no murders and levitation this time, I'd just pass as the weird American?" And without thinking, Steve blurts out: "Come with me."

They land in Italy with almost nothing, Eddie with a beat up backpack and his guitar ("not even death or other fucked up dimensions will us part, Steve!"), Steve with a sports bag full of clothes and graduation pics of his kids plus Robin and Nancy, and his trusted hair spray. He really, really wanted to take his spiked bat, but apparently that would be a hazard on the plane. Go figure.

And of course, the "family business" is full of black suits, guns, rapid Italian threats and on top of that, the other families know that the old head of the family is gone and they smell the blood in the water. Especially when the new leader is barely an adult who looks more like a model than a criminal. And his friend who looks like a criminal? That one looks more like a petty thief or vandal than an actual mafia member. Now is their time to strike.

Turns out, that wasn't the best idea. Not when the doe-eyed metalhead grabs the nearest chair and smashes it repeatedly over the assailant's head while yelling "I-DID-NOT-SURVIVE-BEING-CHEWED-ON-TO-DIE-TO-A-FUCKING-BULLET-YOU-MOTHERFUCKER!" while the new boss reaches for the nearest lamp and, like a bloody ninja, renders three assassins unconscious, then setting down the bloodied rod (goodbye, lamp shade and light bulb) and tells his advisor that he wants a baseball bat, a hammer and a bunch of nails. For...reasons.

They gradually settle in. Steve excels in keeping his family in line by adopting his best mom pose, hands on hips, while sternly uttering "What did we say about excessive violence, Francesco? Hm? If you start there, what do you do when you need to escalate? Why do you start with the worst? And they call me dumb." When his bodyguard cocks his gun and asks who called him dumb and where do they live, Eddie snorts into his coffee. (also Steve later apologizes to Francesco for calling him dumb, but also adds that rules are made to be followed, especially those that save a lot of blood and pain)

As for Eddie, without the academic pressure he becomes and unstoppable language student. He's like a sponge, being semi-fluent while Steve struggles with basic phrases. They study together and Eddie begins feeling more confident, takes up more languages and slowly starts functioning as Steve's interpreter and teacher in one. Also a bit more, when they have to evade another assassination attempt and Steve finds himself laying on top of Eddie, on the ground where he pulled him to save him from a nasty punch, and no one comments on it when they get up a few seconds too late, their lips and faces red.

Eventually Steve becomes fluent as well and that's when Eddie experiences the best time of his life - when they walk together in a market, bodyguards giving them just a little bit of privacy, and someone spits on the ground behind them - "stupid American." But before Eddie can react, Steve throws a bitchy look at the offender and says in perfect Italian: "and you look like a poorly shaved goat, yet I'm not judging."

Eddie howls in laughter and nudges Steve's side. "Careful, Stevie. I might think you don't need a teacher anymore."

Steve wraps his arm around Eddie's waist. In here, surrounded by the bodyguards and his family, he can finally do that. "Maybe not. But I'll always need a boyfriend. Wanna apply?"