#bruce would be around 45 for me...somedays more like 50

[princemonday]

what are your guys thoughts on batboys ages?

[whereismywarden]

71 Springsteen Prompts

Anyway, I felt like making my own prompt list for some reason, all are taken from Bruce Springsteen’s lyrics. Enjoy!

1. Now laying here in the dark, you're like an angel on my chest. (Backstreets) 2. I'll love you with all the madness in my soul. (Born to Run) 3. I believe in the love that you gave me. (Badlands) 4. In the darkness I hear somebody call my name. (Streets of Fire) 5. Well, if she wants to see me, you can tell her that I'm easily found. (Darkness on the Edge of Town) 6. There's so much that you want, you deserve much more than this. (Prove It All Night) 7. Like a river that don't know where it's flowing, I took a wrong turn and I just kept going. (Hungry Heart) 8. To say I'll make your dreams come true would be wrong. But maybe, darlin', I could help them along. (I Wanna Mary You) 9. Is a dream a lie if it don't come true or is it something worse? (The River) 10. You just stood there and held me, then you started dancin' slow. And as I pulled you tighter I swore I'd never let you go. (Point Blank) 11. Somewhere back along the line you lost your love and I lost your trust. (Fade Away) 12. I just wanna sleep tonight again in your arms. (Drive All Night) 13. Maybe everything that dies someday comes back. (Atlantic City) 14. She said, "I'm sorry, son, but no one by that name lives here anymore." (My Father's House) 15. Tell me now, baby, is he good to you? And can he do to you the things that I do? (I'm On Fire) 16. There's a joke here somewhere and it's on me. (Dancing in the Dark) 17. He'd tousle my hair and say 'son take a good look around, this is your hometown.' (My Hometown) 18. Well there's another dance. All you gotta do is say yes. (Tougher than the Rest) 19. We'll fill this house with all the love. (All That Heaven Will Allow) 20. Man meets woman and they fall in love. But the house is haunted and the ride gets rough. (Tunnel of Love) 21. I just can't see what a woman like you is doing with me. (Brilliant Disguise) 22. With just the shirt on my back, I left and swore I'd never look back. (When You're Alone) 23. I just want to feel you in my arms. (Human Touch) 24. I love to see your hair shining in the long summer's light. (I Wish I Were Blind) 25. I'm tired of waitin' for tomorrow to come. (Better Days) 26. Now everyone dreams of a love lasting and true. But you and I know what this world can do. (If I Should Fall Behind) 27. No home, no job, no peace, no rest. (The Ghost of Tom Joad) 28. Your smile girl, brings the mornin' light to my eyes. (Waiting on a Sunny Day) 29. Just an empty impression in the bed where you used to be. (Empty Sky) 30. When I look into your eyes we stand worlds apart. (Worlds Apart) 31. There's a lot of walls need tearing down. Together we could take them down one by one. (Let's Be Friends (Skin to Skin)) 32. I got a picture of you in my locket. I keep it close to my heart. (Mary's Place) 33. Children are asking if it's alright. Will you be in our arms tonight? (You're Missing) 34. I can't feel nothing but this chain that binds me. (The Rising) 35. Now's there's tears on the pillow, darlin' where we slept. (My City's Ruins) 36. I search for the peace in your eyes but they're as empty as paradise. (Paradise) 37. She said, "Honey, how's that feel? Do you want me to go slow?" (Reno) 38. I know what it's like to have soared and come crashin' like a drunk on a bar room floor. (All the Way Home) 39. What if what you do to survive kills the things you love? (Devils & Dust) 40. The sun sets in flames as the city burns. (Last to Die) 41. Love is a power greater than death, just like the songs and stories told. (Terry's Song) 42. We reach for starlight all night long but gravity is too strong. (This Life) 43. Darling I can't stop the rain or turn your black sky blue. (What Love Can Do) 44. We laughed beneath the covers and count the wrinkles and the grays. (Kingdom of Days) 45. I can't sleep so I lay awake listenin' to the sounds of the city below. (Someday (We'll Be Together)) 46. Just stay in my bed till the morning comes. (Because the Night) 47. So keep me in your heart tonight and I'll save my love for you. (Save My Love) 48. The soft summer breeze fills her every sigh. (The Little Things (My Baby Does)) 49. I’m trudging through the dark in a world gone wrong. (Shackled and Drawn) 50. Through the mud and the beer, and the blood and the cheers, I've seen champions come and go. (Wrecking Ball) 51. Sun’s in the heavens and a new day is rising. (Rocky Ground) 52. Tomorrow there’ll be sunshine and all this darkness past. (Land of Hope and Dreams) 53. The memory of your kiss tears me apart. (Down in the Hole) 54. If you find yourself staring in the abyss, hold tight to your loved ones. (This Is Your Sword) 55. I wake up in the morning just glad my boots are on. (Western Stars) 56. Left my home, left my friends, I didn't say goodbye. (Chasin' Wild Horses) 57. It feels like a hundred years since you've been near to me. (Sundown) 58. You fall in love with lonely, you end up that way. (Hello Sunshine) 59. Last night I dreamed of you, my lover. (Moonlight Motel) 60. Once I was your treasure and I saw your face in every star. (Back In Your Arms) 61. I don't care what they say, go ahead and let 'em all talk. (I Wanna Be With You) 62. Just waitin' to see you come walkin' through that door. (None but the Brave) 63. She'll let you in her house if you come knockin' late at night. (Secret Garden) 64. I heard the voices of friends vanished and gone. (Streets of Philadelphia) 65. Over these dark hills I'd walk along just to hold you in my arms. (Stray Bullet) 66. It's a town full of losers and I'm pulling outta here to win. (Thunder Road) 67. You wake me in the night to your tears falling down, come let me dry them for you. (I'll Stand By You) 68. You sit and wonder just who's gonna stop the rain. (The Ties That Bind) 69. You say you wanna be alone. You say you don't love me. (Fire) 70. She stares off alone into the night with the eyes of one who hates for just being born. (Racing In The Street) 71. Sometimes I feel so weak I just want to explode. (The Promised Land)

[sidekickhq]

most wanted parents?

i’m going to include wanted connections we have for specific parents underneath the cut, but others that i think are REALLY wanted by all are : bruce wayne, sigyn, anna marie, daken akihiro, clark kent, barbara gordon, steve trevor, remy lebeau, donna troy, scott lang, wanda maximoff, matthew murdock, warren worthington ii, raven darkholme, hank mccoy, stephen strange, leonard snart, mary jane watson, pietro maximoff, wanda maximoff, cecelia reyes, kitty pryde, natasha romanoff, melinda may, cindy moon, namor, jean paul beaubier, peter quill, phil coulson, mick rory, maria hill !

AERONWY GWYNN, our VAJEN VAN DEN BOSCH fc is looking for a MOM / MEGAN GWYNN connection who looks like NATALIE DORMER / ANY RELEVANT FC who is 40+ you DON’T have to contact prior to applying. ( aeron + megan are really important ! when aeron was around 8ish their dad “ disappeared “ so their mom is so important to them. megan was also the one to send aeron to a hospital for post partum depression and psychosis. )

ALYSSA BEAUBIER, our HAYLEY WILLIAMS fc is looking for a MOM/JEANNE-MARIE BEAUBIER connection who looks like UTP, who is 46. you DON’T have to contact (they’d have a lot to talk about as Alyssa ran off with no contact at age 17 so 9 years ago. Alyssa has a share of mom problems mostly stemming from feeling like she fucked up being the one normal thing in his mom’s life by being a mutant. )

DANIEL FOSTER-THORSON, our TARJEI SANDVIK MOE fc is looking for a MOTHER (JANE FOSTER) connection who looks like NATALIE PORTMAN, KEIRA KNIGHTLY, UTP, who is 40+ you DON’T have to contact prior to applying at danielthorson. ( so i don’t want to get too carried away with details but you’re more than welcome to contact me with any questions you might have! Essentially jane raised daniel (and any siblings he might’ve had) by herself, and initially she tried to keep him sheltered from his father and everything that could come with being a part of his world. But when Daniel was five, this changed- and Thor and everyone else became a part of his life. Apart from this Daniel absolutely adores his mother, she’s his favorite person in the world. Not to mention Thor would love to see her around! )

HUGO STARK, our JOSHUA CASTILLE fc is looking for a MOTHER / PEPPER POTTS connection who looks like UTP who is 50+ YEARS OLD. you DON’T have to contact prior to applying. ( give the stark kids their mum !! )

MAGGIE THANOSDOTTIR, our ZOEY DEUTCH fc is looking for a MOM / HELA connection who looks like CATE BLANCHETT, UTP who is 1000 + YEARS OLD. you DON’T have to contact prior to applying at BBY-THANOS. ( maggie’s relationship with her mom is complicated, she lived/ grew up with thanos and by the time she was older didn’t feel she had a strong connection with her mother and is also a lil scared of her. lots to be left up for discussion though! )

NAOMI DANE-SUMMERS, our NAOMI SCOTT fc is looking for a MARCOS DÍAZ / FATHER / “STEPFATHER” connection who looks like ANY RELEVANT FC who is 45+ you DON’T have to contact prior to applying. ( Good Dad™ Marcos Díaz, naomi thinks the world of him !!! )

NORA LANCE-QUEEN, our JOSEFINE FRIDA PETTERSEN fc is looking for her MOTHER / DINAH LAUREL LANCE who looks like ( SARAH MICHELLE GELLAR, CHRISTINA HENDRICKS, ADRIANNA PALICKI, DIANE KRUGER, MICHELLE PFEIFFER / ANY FC ) who is  MOM YEARS OLD. you DON’T have to contact prior to applying. ( nora is embarking on a new char arc that’s basically.. going to lead into her becoming a vigilante, smth she never rly wanted before now, and def like.. laying groundwork for her to Someday, whenever dinah steps down, mayhaps taking on the black canary mantle. she loves her dad, but she STANS her mom, so..pls )

NORA LANCE-QUEEN, our JOSEFINE FRIDA PETTERSEN fc is looking for her  FATHER / OLIVER QUEEN who looks like NIKOLAJ COSTER WALDAU, CHARLIE HUNNAM, MATT CZURCHY, RYAN GOSLING / ANY FC  who is DAD YEARS OLD. you DON’T have to contact prior to applying. ( oliver queen may have his - many - faults, but nora was honestly… always sort of a daddy’s girl, and that’s an unfortunate trait she may never rly lose. pls bring green arrow dad. i can’t offer much, but i can give u all the angst u could want. )

QUINTEN ISLEY-QUINZEL, our MATTHEW DADDARIO fc is looking for a MOTHER / PAMELA ISLEY connection who looks like BRYCE DALLAS HOWARD, JESSICA CHASTAIN, CHRISTINA HENDRICKS / UTP who is 40′s-50′s+ you DON’T have to contact prior to applying. ( tw for death: pam was a big part in quin’s resurrection – her & necromancer brought quin back to life after he died during the attack on the school last year. due to pam’s heavy influence, he ended up with very similar powers to pam and they share a deep connection now because of it. he’s always been really close to her but this only brought them closer. )

QUINTEN ISLEY-QUINZEL, our MATTHEW DADDARIO fc is looking for a MOTHER / HARLEY QUINN connection who looks like MICHELLE PFEIFFER, JAMIE CLAYTON, CHARLIZE THERON, KRISTEN BELL / UTP who is 40′s/50′s+ you DON’T have to contact prior to applying. ( quin is… such a mamma’s boy, honestly. he loves both of his moms SO MUCH and while he’s always been more similar to pam, he’s still super close to harley. give quin his moms! ) 

TRIXIE ESPINOZA, our CHRISTIAN SERRATOS fc is looking for her FATHERS / DAN ESPINOZA & LUCIFER MORNINGSTAR who look like JAY HERNANDEZ, ALFONSO HERRERA, GABRIEL LUNA, ANY MEXICAN FC ( DAN ) / DIEGO LUNA, RICKY WHITTLE, TOM ELLIS, ANY FC ( LUCIFER ) who are 40+ ( DAN ) & 1000+ ( LUCIFER ) YEARS OLD. you DON’T have to contact prior to applying. ( healthy coparents, unite !! chloe and dan are two of lapd’s best and brightest, and trix loves her parents so much - but she ALSO loves her stepfather, lucifer, and he’s 100% on the same level in her mind as her birth parents. )

TRIXIE ESPINOZA, our CHRISTIAN SERRATOS fc is looking for her MOTHER / CHLOE DECKER who looks like LAUREN GERMAN, VERA FARMIGA, WINONA RYDER, SARAH MICHELLE GELLAR, AMY ACKER, PLAYERS CHOICE who is  40+ YEARS OLD. you DON’T have to contact prior to applying. ( if u have seen lucifer, then u already have a pretty good idea of trixie’s dynamic with her mom! her dad is great and all, but… chloe was the one who was REALLY there for her, ya know? i kinda had it hced that chloe is now with lucifer cause that’s how the show was heading to and i didn’t imagine anyone snagging anymore lucifer chars, but i’m! definitely open to changing that! just gimme her mom pls! )

WILLIAM WADE WILSON, our BRANDON FLYNN fc is looking for a FATHER (WADE WILSON)  connection who looks like RYAN REYNOLDS, UTP+ who is AGE you ( DON’T ) have to contact prior to applying at ( willicmwilson ). ( look, i just want a wade. I’m also willing to make you gif icons of Ryan as Wade if you’d like, just shoot me a message!)

WILLIAM WADE WILSON, our BRANDON FLYNN fc is looking for a MOTHER (VANESSA CARLYSLE )  connection who looks like JENNIFER GARNER, HILARY SWANK, UTP+ who is AGE  you ( DON’T ) have to contact prior to applying at ( WILLICMWILSON). (honestly i’m just looking for will’s family- i’m not going to dictate what you have to do. But feel free to contact me if you have any questions before applying! )

WINIFRED BANNER-ROSS, our SOPHIE TURNER fc is looking for a FATHER / BRUCE BANNER connection who looks like MARK RUFFALO, UTP who is 45+ YEARS OLD. you DON’T have to contact prior to applying. ( winnie and bruce spent a fair chunk of her childhood – ages 8 to 14 – in laga, east timor, to move away from general ross and help give timorese people access healthcare, farming, and education )

[strudel-kitty]

OK your turn to do all of them now >:3

Holy heck this too WAY too long to do, but I finally finished. 

1.Who was the last person you held hands with?: I believe that’d be my best friend, but it was in a joking manner. 

2. Are you outgoing or shy?: Depends. If I’m with people I know or family I am pretty outgoing, but if I’m in school, or around peeps I don’t know, I am really shy. 

3. Who are you looking forward to seeing?: I’m looking forward to seeing @earlofbutts​ sometime soon this month :3 4. Are you easy to get along with?: I bet some would say yes, but I’d say no. If you’ve ever met me in person you’d know, I am the absolute worst person to be around. I’m so annoying haha. I can’t keep friends. 

5. If you were drunk would the person you like take care of you?: I’d hope he’d take care of me. I’d hope anyone would take care of me if I ever got drunk. haha. 

6. What kind of people are you attracted to?: People would can make me smile/laugh. An people who are really nerdy. 

7. Do you think you’ll be in a relationship two months from now?: I’d hope so. 

8. Who from the opposite gender is on your mind?: Thinking about a buddy I was talking to last night, He’s a good buddy. I wanna yap at him, but I really don’t wanna bug him. 

9. Does talking about sex make you uncomfortable?: Nope, not in the slightest. 

10. Who was the last person you had a deep conversation with?: A good friend of mine last night on Snapchat. 

11. What does the most recent text that you sent say?: ‘Ruff :3�� This was to explain the other team of the Puppy Bowl, prior I said “Fluff :3″ Cause there were two teams, Ruff an Fluff. 

12. What are your 5 favorite songs right now?: Hnnn. I don’t even know. Um. Sad Machine, No Homo, Blue lips, Those are the only ones I can think of off the top of my head. 

13. Do you like it when people play with your hair?: I love it. It’ll make me fall asleep.

14. Do you believe in luck and miracles?: I do, I do. 

15. What good thing happened this summer?: Summer of 2016. Good thing that happened would probably be that I finished High School, and got an amazing tattoo. 

16. Would you kiss the last person you kissed again?: I would yeah, sadly I wish he lived closer. 

17. Do you think there is life on other planets?: I bet there is, we’ve got a bunch of planets, an even more out there I bet, so there’s gotta be life somewhere out there. 

18. Do you still talk to your first crush?: I do not, no. I’d prefer not too either. 

19. Do you like bubble baths?: I do, I love taking them especially when I am stressed.

20. Do you like your neighbors?: Eh, not really. I only like the neighbors to my left side, cause the guy on my right’s dog attacked my dog, an he didn’t seem to care about the situation, an just. No. I dislike him. But the couple on the other side are really nice. 

21. What are you bad habits?: Nail biting, talking way too much. 

22. Where would you like to travel?: Mm, To California, Tokoyo, and back to Orlando again. 

23. Do you have trust issues?: I do. 

24. Favorite part of your daily routine?: Eating. 

25. What part of your body are you most uncomfortable with?: It’s a toss up between my thighs or my stomach. 

26. What do you do when you wake up?: I stretch, I put my glasses on, an then I go to start my usual daily routine. 

27. Do you wish your skin was lighter or darker?: I like my skin where it’s at right now. 

28. Who are you most comfortable around?: Probably my best friend, we talk about everything together. 

29. Have any of your ex’s told you they regret breaking up?: Nope. I am 100% sure they were all glad to be away from me. 

30. Do you ever want to get married?: I would like to get married someday. 

31. If your hair long enough for a pony tail?: My hair is far too short for a ponytail. 

32. Which celebrities would you have a threesome with?: Pass.

33. Spell your name with your chin: wwemuuily

34. Do you play sports? What sports?: I don’t do sports, sorry. 

35. Would you rather live without TV or music?: Hmm..Probably T.V. 

36. Have you ever liked someone and never told them?: No, I usually tell people if I like them, cause I am stupid like that.  

37. What do you say during awkward silences?: Anything to try an clear up the awkward silence. Or I just kinda stand there awkwardly. 

38. Describe your dream girl/guy?: Someone who can easily make me laugh/smile. Someone who’s real nerdy, like we’re talking anime watching nerd right here. It’d be nice to have someone taller than me, so they can pick me up an carry me around. Have some of the same common interests as me would be nice as well. 

39. What are your favorite stores to shop in?: Hot Topic an Target! 

40. What do you want to do after high school?: I graduated already, but I hoped to go to college, an surprise surprise, I am now in college. 

41. Do you believe everyone deserves a second chance?: Eh, It depends on what the person did. 

42. If your being extremely quiet what does it mean?: I could be mad, or really upset, or just thinking. (Or I could be sleeping.) 

43. Do you smile at strangers?: Not really, but I do sometimes smile at like little babies. Cause they’re staring at me so, I just look at them in return. 

44. Trip to outer space or bottom of the ocean?: Screw whatever is lurking in the deep depths of the ocean, I’ll take a one trip vacation up to the outer space. 

45. What makes you get out of bed in the morning?: My pets, My close family, and my close friends. 

46. What are you paranoid about?: That everyone secretly hates me, but they are just acting like they care about me to be nice, cause they know I’m depressed as fuck, so they don’t want me killing myself. So they are nice cause they have to be. 

47. Have you ever been high?: Nope. 48. Have you ever been drunk?:Nope 

49. Have you done anything recently that you hope nobody finds out about?: Nah. 

50. What was the color of the last hoodie you wore?: ‘Twas a maroon color. 

51. Ever wished you were someone else?: I have yeah. 

52. One thing you wish you could change about yourself?: Wish I wasn’t so depressed and anxiety filled. 

53. Favorite makeup brand?: I don’t wear makeup. 

54. Favorite store?: Target. 

55. Favorite blog?: It’s so hard to chose what my favorite blog is, cause I got so many favorite blogs. I can’t pick a favorite cause I have too many. 

56. Favorite color?: Purple! 

57. Favorite food?: Mm, I’d say Tacos. 

58. Last thing you ate?: A Popsicle 

59. First thing you ate this morning?: Didn’t eat till like 12, so. 

60. Ever won a competition? For what?: I’ve never won anything. Story of my life. 61. Been suspended/expelled? For what?: Never ever have been. 62. Been arrested? For what?: Never have been. 63. Ever been in love?: I have been. 64. Tell us the story of your first kiss?:  Let’s see. It happened back in 3rd grade under a table while high school musical was playing in the classroom. We then ate some chips after we kissed. It was on like the last day of school. 65. Are you hungry right now?: Nope, but I am thirsty. 66. Do you like your tumblr friends more than your real friends?: I’d say I do, but I really like my irl best friend a lot too, an one other person too I talk to now an again irl, shes great. 67. Facebook or Twitter?: Facebook. 

68. Twitter or Tumblr?: Tumblr, duh. 69. Are you watching tv right now?: I am, I am watching Puppy Bowl. Again. 70. Names of your bestfriends?: Logan, Arnim, I’d like to say Ciara is also one of my good, best buddies. @8luespiders is too *wink* Nicky as well. 71. Craving something? What?: Craving a drink, cause I am thirsty. 72. What color are your towels?: Blue, Pink, and Grey. 73. How many pillows do you sleep with?: I sleep with 2! 

74. Do you sleep with stuffed animals?: I do, I sleep with like 1 or 2 stuffed animals. 75. How many stuffed animals do you think you have?: Honestly? Probably 30 or so. 76. Favorite animal?: I really like cats! 

77. What color is your underwear?: Its plaid colored. 78. Chocolate or Vanilla?: Probably Vanilla. 79. Favorite ice cream flavor?: Cotton Candy :3 80. What color shirt are you wearing?: Black. 81. What color pants?: Black. 82. Favorite tv show?: I really like Flip or Flop. Or any of the Puppy Bowls. 83. Favorite movie?: Ponyo!

84. Mean Girls or Mean Girls 2?: Neither, I never even saw them. 85. Mean Girls or 21 Jump Street?: Neither, haven’t even seen those. 86. Favorite character from Mean Girls?: I don’t even know the characters. 87. Favorite character from Finding Nemo?: Bruce88. First person you talked to today?: My mom. 89. Last person you talked to today?: So far, this person I am RP’ing with. 90. Name a person you hate?: Gabriel 91. Name a person you love?: Sam92. Is there anyone you want to punch in the face right now?: Ye. 93. In a fight with someone?: No. 94. How many sweatpants do you have?: I don’t think I own any? 95. How many sweaters/hoodies do you have?: I’ve got about 6 or 7. 96. Last movie you watched?: Sing. 97. Favorite actress?: Is Pikachus voice actor a actress? Lol. 98. Favorite actor?: Idk. 99. Do you tan a lot?: I cant tan at all, I always burn. 100. Have any pets?: I’ve got 4 pets! :3 101. How are you feeling?: Feeling tired. 102. Do you type fast?: I’d like to say so, yeah. 103. Do you regret anything from your past?: I do, I regret a lot of things. 104. Can you spell well?: Not really, no. 105. Do you miss anyone from your past?: I miss a few people. 106. Ever been to a bonfire party?: Nope. 107. Ever broken someone’s heart?: Sadly, yes. 108. Have you ever been on a horse?: I have, only once though. 109. What should you be doing?: Sleeping probably. Or homework. 110. Is something irritating you right now?: These questions are so gosh dang long. 111. Have you ever liked someone so much it hurt?: Yeah. 112. Do you have trust issues?: I do. 113. Who was the last person you cried in front of?: Mm, I don’t remember. 114. What was your childhood nickname?: Em. 115. Have you ever been out of your province/state?: Farthest from Florida I’ve been was to South Carolina, or Texas. I’m not sure which is farther. But, I’m so used to Florida that I really like it here. 116. Do you play the Wii?: I don’t, I sadly don’t have one. 117. Are you listening to music right now?: Nope, listening to T.V. 118. Do you like chicken noodle soup?: Eh, I prefer tomato soup. 119. Do you like Chinese food?: I love Chinese food. 120. Favorite book?: Catcher in the Rye. 121. Are you afraid of the dark?: I am, I sleep with a night light cause I’m a big chicken. 122. Are you mean?: I probably am, yeah. 123. Is cheating ever okay?: No, it isn’t. 124. Can you keep white shoes clean?: No, I wish I could. It’s too hard too. 125. Do you believe in love at first sight?: I do. I’m a hopeless romantic man. 126. Do you believe in true love?: I do. Once again. Hopeless romantic. 127. Are you currently bored?: Not really, I’m just really tired. 128. What makes you happy?: Hearing peoples laughter. Cats meowing. Dogs wagging their tails. Little animal nose twitches. 129. Would you change your name?: I would, if I had another name I wanted to change it too. 130. What your zodiac sign?: Pisces131. Do you like subway?: It’s okay. 132. Your bestfriend of the opposite sex likes you, what do you do?: I’d tell him I wasn’t interested, an we both were better off as best buds. 133. Who’s the last person you had a deep conversation with?: A friend over snapchat. 134. Favorite lyrics right now?: I don’t know?? 135. Can you count to one million?: I could but that’s a lot of numbers to count.136. Dumbest lie you ever told?: I’m straight. 137. Do you sleep with your doors open or closed?: Closed. 138. How tall are you?: I’m like 5′1 139. Curly or Straight hair?: Curly. 140. Brunette or Blonde?: Blonde.141. Summer or Winter?: Summer. 142.  Night or Day?: Day 143. Favorite month?: October 144. Are you a vegetarian?: Nope 145. Dark, milk or white chocolate?: Milk Chocolate 146. Tea or Coffee?: Coffee 147. Was today a good day?: Today was decent. 148. Mars or Snickers?: Snickers 149. What’s your favourite quote?: Idk man im too tired for this 150. Do you believe in ghosts?: I do, yeah. 151. Get the closest book next to you, open it to page 42, what’s the first line: Rhodesian Ridgeback. 

[everydayhybridity]

366 Days of Music - A Social Media Experiment

I began the year with an absurd and largely pointless resolution. This was partly my desire to rebel against the vacuous resolutions of losing weight, and giving up smoking. I wanted to commit to something daft. I decided to post a song on my Facebook page everyday for a year. So, the task was not entirely pointless. I also wanted to resist the way in which we have become accustomed to posting certain things on certain social media platforms. The occasional song on Facebook is appreciated. But a year of them. My wife said ‘people will unfriend you.’ Perhaps they would.

So it occurred to me that this would ultimately be a social experiment. Could I do the whole year? Would people become irritated with me? Would people enjoy the music? Would I start to pander to the taste of my audience? and also how many people would also acknowledge the project in real life.

Early I found that I was actually caring about my audience more than I had considered. I wanted to present a range of music so people would not get bored of the same types of artists. I did however commit to only posting songs I really liked. No fads, but songs I had committed to and enjoyed. 

Early in January during the commute to work I had my music on shuffle and I listened to David Bowie’s cover of ‘ I know its going to happen Someday’...I hadn’t heard it for ages and I thought I must post this, but I already had another track in mind for that day. As a matter of coincidence I found out a few hours later that Bowie had died. A coincidence, and an oddity that I had not posted the song. But then everyone was posting Bowie’s music on Facebook... My experiment became lost in the sea of music I would scroll through in my feed. Within a few days it had all calmed down again. I continued.

By Day 40 my enthusiasm wavered and I queued up a few posts on Buffer so I could ride out the Chinese New Year holiday without forgetting to post. Over this period I got a few responses from friends. People were asking me about songs and some friends even took to posting a song or two also. It was at this moment that I had a peculiar thought. Why is there such reticence to share the music your love on Facebook in contrast to the pictures of our daily life, or favourite pop culture news, recipes, or political convictions? Facebook, again and again seems to be a platform of managed self presentation, not so much earnest and impassioned sharing. This is underlined even more when you try to resist the ways in which Facebook is used. i.e. for self display. Sharing music you love almost seems to be more intimate than family photos. Lets be honest here, those family photos are the ones you have selected, the selfies are the ones you have posed for numerous times - but I can’t do much about my love for 80′s Pop, Shoegazers, and Vanessa Carlton. I began to think. Is posting music too honest?

It was around this stage I embraced a sense of abandon. I am thinking less and less about my audience. This mirrored an experience I had at the skatepark where I had my spotify playing on random. A whole bunch of gnarly tracks which were great to skate to were flowing. Then suddenly Beyonce’s ‘Single Ladies’ comes on. Not the sort of track one listens to at the skatepark? I decided to embrace it. If I can listen to Beyonce at the skatepark, I should cater even less to the Facebook audience and embrace the freedom that this project provides.

By day 50 I was in full swing. One friend had asked me to add all the tracks onto a Spotify playlist. It was good to get such feedback. The thing that I wasn’t enjoying was the fact that I was spending more time on Facebook than ever before. Using it consistently everyday made me use it even more than the simple posting of tracks. This was not my plan. I engaged in the project to disrupt the banality of Facebook not become more immersed. I was uncomfortable with this. By day 53 I got the tragic news that a friend had a freak accident and died. Social Media always seems most trivial at these times. But it was a lifeline in communicating with friends, and my late friend’s wife. Even so this was the moment that I wanted to leave Facebook. Social Media is not a place to mourn. It was my stubborn commitment to the music project that made me stay. I immersed myself in a few days of Jazz...It appears that my friends don't seem to like Jazz.

What happened after that is a little unclear. I continued until day 84, March 24. Then I just stopped outright. The project failed. and like so many new year’s resolutions it did not endure. I felt imprisoned by the task a totally ill at ease with Facebook. I remain on Facebook in an uneasy peace, mostly because I have too many research contacts through Facebook. I cant afford to lose these. 

I had some great exchanges with people I seldom communicated with. people shared stories of tracks they really loved, or memories of songs. It was a fun experiment until it became a prison.

In order to complete the experiment and to document the task, I kept a list of all the songs I posted up to the end. Here they are. Farewell 2016.

Day 1- Mega City Four - New Year’s Day 

Day 2 - Miles Davis - Flamenco Sketches 

Day 3 - Lissie - Pursuit of Happiness 

Day 4 - Stevie Wonder - Blame it on the Sun 

Day 5 - Public Enemy - Don’t Believe the Hype 

Day 6 - Rodrigo y Gabriela - Tamacun 

Day 7 - Curve - Coast is Clear 

Day 8 - Tom Jones - Tower of Song 

Day 9 - Bob Dylan - Maggie’s Farm 

Day 10 - Le Tigre - Deceptacon 

Day 11 - Submotion Orchestra - All Yours 

Day 12 - David Bowie - Lazarus 

Day 13 - Herbaliser - 8 Point Agenda 

Day 14 - Louis Armstrong - I Can’t Believe That You’re In Love With Me 

Day 15 - Papa Brittle - Twisted and Feckless 

Day 16 - Marlena Shaw - California Soul 

Day 17 - Eurythmics - Here Comes The Rain Again 

Day 18 - RZA Bobby Digital - Build Strong 

Day 19 - Portishead - Glory Box 

Day 20 - Rolling Stones - Wild Horses 

Day 21 - Heart - Barracuda 

Day 22 - Ben E King - This Magic Moment 

Day 23 - Husker Du - Ice Cold Ice 

Day 24 - Massive Attack - Unfinished Sympathy 

Day 25 - Mega City Four - January 

Day 26 - T-Rex - Suneye 

Day 27 - Rainer Maria - Long Knives 

Day 28 - Art Blakey - Moanin’ 

Day 29 - Temple of the Dog - Hunger Strike 

Day 30 - Supergrass - Late in the Day 

Day 31 - Janis Joplin - Piece of my Heart 

Day 32 - Bone Thugs n Harmony - 1st of tha Month 

Day 33 - My Bloody Valentine - Only Shallow 

Day 34 - Rahat Fateh Ali Khan - Man Ki Lagan

Day 35 - Kate Nash - Foundations

Day 36 - Nine - Fo’eva Blunted

Day 37 - Earth, Wind and Fire - September

Day 38 - Vanilla Fudge - You Keep Me Hangin On

Day 39 - Husker Du - New Day Rising

Day 40 - Death - Politicians In My Eyes

Day 41 - Pharcyde - Runnin'

Day 42 - Louis Armstrong - Perdido Street Blues

Day 43 - Leatherface - I Want The Moon

Day 44 - Elvis Costello - A Good Year For The Roses

Day 45 - Vanessa Carlton - I Don’t Want To Be A Bride

Day 46 - Men Without Hats - Safety Dance

Day 47 - Charli XCX - Superlove

Day 48 - Bruce Springsteen - The River

Day 49 - Bomb the Bass - Winter in July

Day 50 - Midway Still - Boys of Summer

Day 51 - Teenage Fanclub - Mellow Doubt

Day 52 - Phoenix - Summer Days

Day 53 - George Lewis - Burgundy Street Blues

Day 54 - Thelonious Monk - Sweet and Lovely

Day 55 - Salt N Peppa - Shoop

Day 56 - McRad - Weakness

Day 57 - The Strokes - Under Cover of Darkness

Day 58 - Stevie Wonder - We Can Work It Out

Day 59 - Tricky - Black Steel

Day 60 - Ride - Dreams Burn Down

Day 61 - Whitney Houston - I Wanna Dance With Somebody

Day 62 - Cornershop - Norwegian Wood

Day 63 - Bullet For My Valentine - Waking The Demon

Day 64 - Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy - Television The Drug Of the Nation

Day 65 - Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong - The Frim Fram Sauce

Day 66 - Soundgarden - The Day I Tried To Live

Day 67 - Operation Ivy - Take Warning

Day 68 - Nas - If I Ruled The World 

Day 69 - Public Enemy - Fight The Power

Day 70 - My Chemical Romance - I'm Not Okay

Day 71 - The Flirtations - Nothing But A Heartache

Day 72 - The Subways - Alright

Day 73 - Alicia Keys - Reckless Love

Day 74 - Queen - The Hero

Day 75 - This Will Destroy You - I Believe In Your Victory

Day 76 - RJD2 - Making Days Longer

Day 77 - Martika - Toy  Soldiers

Day 78 - Buzzcocks - Ever Fallen In Love

Day 79 - Rainer Maria - Breakfast of Champions

Day 80 - PWEI - Wise Up Sucker

Day 81 - Sloan - Underwhelmed

Day 82 - Bessie Smith - Reckless Blues

Day 83 - Clifford Gilberto - Restless

Day 84 - The Four Tops - I Can’t Help Myself