#edit: just removed a bunch of my tags.. fuck having an organised blog i need to start just rbing shit again

[ghostighostly-oldaccount]

Re-doing my intro post!!!!

Hey im Ghosti! I also go by Dakota and Wren (maybe even Cereal if you've known me long enough) i use it/he mostly but feel free to use neos too! (I like shark/ocean, ghost and bird related neos! Go crazy with em <3)

I block empty accounts, at least get a pfp pleaseee

I'm an artist btw !! (check out my cool dakota weekly blog teehee) and I'm always looking for an excuse to draw so feel free to send doodle reqs ^-^

go check out my art fight this year! follow me so i can see your guys please :3

I'm a founder of the jrwiki! Check out the sideblog right neow!!!!

tagging system under the snail :3 (this is mostly here for me dw about it)

Not all my posts use this system yet, I'm slowly editing them all because its a mess on this blog, lol

cool art - art that isn't mine

dakota draws - my own drawings

wren rambles - posts about my stupid bullshit

cereal cpms - any posts i make about customizable player models (a minecraft mod) and or blockbench

asked and answered - for asks <3

saving this - posts i don't want to lose to the masses

sharkies - uhm. sherk :/

cherubs adventures - my beautiful snake cherub :]

[fleur]

i’ve been asked a few times about the process of selecting and using themes, so i thought i would write out everything i can think to say about them and hope it’s useful! i’ve broken it up into the very basics, before you hunt, hunting for themes, colours, pages, update tabs and extras! if you can think of anything else that i’ve missed, please don’t be afraid to ask! i’m happy to help wherever i can!  

THE VERY BASICS

html can feel a little daunting, but the amazing theme makers on this site have made it super easy to make use of their codes! so once you’re ready to install your theme it’ll go like this:

once you’ve picked your theme (keep reading for tips on that!), in the description there should be a link usually titled ‘code’ (along with other instructions which will help with installing it!), open this link and copy all of the text (this is the code!) supplied! then when you’re ready, when you click ‘edit theme’ on your blog you’ll see this:

you want to click ‘edit HTML’ and you’ll be taken here:

you want to delete all of the code that’s there already and replace it with the code you just copied! now click ‘update preview’ and then ‘save’ and click the back arrow button and refresh the page! (sometimes you won’t need to refresh but i do it out of habit of having shitty laptops)

depending on the features of the theme your ‘theme options’ should have changed! most basically it should have options for post width, font colour, link colour + where to add your links for your homepage! have a go at turning each setting on and off so you can see what each does for your theme - but yo the theme makers on here are dope and everything should be really straight forward! (i’m happy to try and help if anything seems confusing! but theme makers are also often ready to answer questions and are ofc best to ask!)

DO NOT EVER EVER EVER REMOVE THE CREDIT FROM ANY CODES YOU USE. DON’T BE THAT GUY. JUST DON’T DO IT. coding is fucking hard, and there are so many reasons why it’s not okay to remove the credit after all that hard work they’ve done to supply you and other users with free codes for your blog. so just don’t do it.

don’t edit the code (often small tweaks are fine) unless you have permission to do so.

and please make sure to like and/or reblog any code you do use! you’re about to use their hard work, it’s the least you can do!

BEFORE YOU HUNT

i think it’s good to have a look around at some blogs that you love + admire and start to get an idea of what kind of theme you want because honestly there are so many wonderful themes out there it can get pretty overwhelming trying to pick one! (also look for the credit on these themes, when you find one you really love you can see what else the theme maker has posted! (or even just use that theme if it’s available from the credit source - they are all there for all of us to use, so nobody will mind!))

think about how many links you are going to want to have displayed on your homepage, as some will have a lot more than others! i think the essentials to have linked are your original content, navigation + about pages (going to get to that later!) but the rest is up to you!

HUNTING

my two fave places to find themes + codes are @theme-hunter and @acuite ! (but again, def have a browse of bloggers with themes you love and see what else those creators have made!)

i think it’s a good idea to put a whole bunch you like the look of in your likes and then narrow it down from there! so often i’ll get halfway through changing a theme and decide it’s not quuuite right, so it’s good to have options!

make sure to consider any images within the theme! some themes might need a specific sized image, while others will scale it down for you - so keep an eye out for that kind of stuff. you can use sites like pixlr and picmonkey to crop down and edit images to size! a lot of themes have smaller icons, so often icon pack icons are perfect!

personally (+ remember this is all totally subjective, at the end of the day it’s your blog, so you should have whatever theme you like best!!), i like single columned themes with a white background! i think white is the best to present your content on, but if you do what to have a coloured background - i’d suggest a very pale/saturated colour so it doesn’t distract/clash with some of your posts!  (my background is a very light grey with the borders around images kept white!)

also, i think it’s a really nice idea to keep tags showing on your themes! as quite often when i’ll be scrolling through someone’s blog i might see a post i’d like to see more of and with the tags showing it’d only take one click! + leave captions on! same way you shouldn’t delete captions when reblogging edits etc, you should have the caption on show on your blog!! 

COLOURS

who doesn’t love a good colour palette? you’ll be able to see how many colours you can incorporate into your theme under ‘theme options’! black/dark greys are usually the best for your default font colour - but have some fun with your link and link hover colour!

looking through ‘colour tumblrs’ are a good way to pick a palette, but make sure they all tie in nicely (including with your themes icon if it has one!) i usually find colour inspo here + from the blogs reblogged from within there.

PAGES

pages can be super important! nicely organised pages are definitely something i look for in blogs, and just makes your blog feel much cleaner and organised! it’s also good to get away from just having a ‘default style’ page with a simple text list tag/about page, it just looks nicer when you have a coded page for it, ya know?

the two pages i think every blog should have (and have linked from your homepage for sure) are an ‘about’ page and a ‘navigation/tags’ page! then after that, just start checking out what kind of pages other blogs have and ones you’d enjoy having on yours!

sometimes you’ll be able to find ‘page packs’ where a coder has made the ‘standard (about, navi, blogroll etc)’ pages all with a similar style! you might notice on my blog, my faq, about and navigation pages all look quite similar because i got mine from a pack! but if not, just aim for pages that work nicely together and with your blog!

(both of the theme blogs i linked above have well-organised pages sections, so they’re still my recommendations!)

(to add a html page just make sure you have ‘custom’ selected here: )

UPDATE TABS

they can feel a little daunting, but really, they’re pretty easy to add and are great to have on your blog! you can use them for a little bio section, a place for extra links and letting people know what you have going on atm!

so each updates tab should have some instructions to help you, but the general idea is you’ll be given one/two bits of code to add to your theme's code. so you will have to go back into ‘edit html’ and usually it’s at least one bit of code to paste into the ‘<body>’ of your theme! but make sure to read the rules supplied for each updates tab, as all are slightly different!

to make your updates tab sit on the opposite side of the blog - cmd+f within the code of your updates tab and look for either ‘left’ or ‘right’ in accordance to how it sits currently + then switch it word for the side you want it to be on!

EXTRAS

clock for your blog (find your timezone and scroll down to where it says ‘tools & converters’ and there will be a link that says ‘Display a free clock for *location* on your website or blog’)

hit counter + online user counter

handy codes to know (for editing your bio etc!):

adding a link: <a href=“urlbetweenthequotes”>name of link</a>

break: (drops your following text down one line) <br>

paragraph (drops it down about two) <p>

[twasonceahuman]

Tagged by @redsurge220 :D

Rules: List 20 facts about yourself and tag 10 other blogs you’d like to get to know better.

1. I’m left handed when it comes to writing and eating, but for most other things, I use my right hand

2. My dream job was to be a singer, but now I would really like to become a concert film director for music/comedy shows- but I think nowadays I would just be happy working on them, even if it’s just editing them together. Other jobs that I thought I would be good at when I was younger were Hairdressing, Carpentry or Archaeology.

3. I was kept down in preschool because my parents thought I was too young to enter school when I was supposed to because I was born later in the year- never really understood that, but it meant I was always 1-3 years older then everyone in my classes.

4. I had braces from the time I was 14 until just before I turned 16, but started suffering from severe psuedo-vertigo attacks after I had them removed, likely from the release of pressure when they got taken off.

5. Due to my addictive personality and depression, I’ve kept away from drinking altogether. I honestly have enough fun without it, and I just feel like I don’t need it to be able to appreciate a good time.

6. I don’t think I’ve ever had any crushes on guys my own age- they are usually at least twice my age or older which is kinda disconcerting xD It’s probably to do with how immature most boys my own age are and how there is no such thing as traditional dating anymore, so I get drawn to people who seem to have their shit together without being completely uptight. Usually if they can sing and/or have a sense of humour, I’m usually gone- and cuban heels. god damn get me a man with a pair of cuban heels XD

7. Currently I am studying a Diploma of Screen and Media which is basically film and television and I just moved out of home into my own flat in a student complex.

8. My best friend Kate lives all the way in Russia, and we have spoken to each other every day since we first messaged each other 2 years ago this month :3

9. My favourite drink is chocolate milk, favourite food is a toss between burritos, burgers and spagetti, and my favourite dessert is choc mint icecream with skittles and gummi bears (if you haven’t tried frozen gummi bears you’re missing out!).

10. Both of my parents are technically homeless atm. My dad hasn’t got a stable income to support paying rent for a home so he’s living with my older brother in a studio apartment until he can repay some of his debts and hopefully get a better job; and my mum’s just coming out of a troubled relationship where she’s having to apply for government payments to try and find a small place for herself, but it’s been tough as it takes a fair while for paperwork to be filed. I really wish I could help them we’re all pretty much in a bunch of financial hardship

(way to kill the mood xD let’s bring it back up!)

11.  Last Saturday I got to meet some of my idols, the Doug Anthony All Stars, again when they came to the theatre I used to usher at. Kate and I run a fan blog @daas-yass​ that has gifs and all sorts of shit posts on there, and the first time I met them, I gave them a comic book about them that we spent 4 months making last year. I feel like meeting them the second time round was more intimate cause it was a smaller crowd and I was the very last in the signing line so I got to talk to them without being hurried- I’ll reblog a post about my experience later from our side blog but it’s a new set of wonderful memories I now have :3

12. I got a helix piercing on my left ear when I was 17, but had to take it out when I was 18 because it just never healed properly and had really bad keloid scars covering it, so it didn’t look all that nice. I would like to get it redone properly this time so that I don’t scar, but it’ll have to wait til I have some random money and courage xD

13. I have never been able to buy expensive clothes.The most expensive item I’ve bought was a $35 concert shirt!

14. On a normal school day, I take 3 buses and 2 trains :3

15. I don’t have a drivers license because I wouldn’t be able to afford a car afterwards xD

16. My favourite YouTube channel is the SacconeJoly’s. I’ve been watching them since the beginning of 2014 everyday and watching their vlogs is part of my morning routine

17. My current favourite TV show is Grey’s Anatomy. I’ve been a big fan for years but I feel like it keeps getting better and better, and I definitely burst into tears multiple times this new season- especially the episode that Ellen Pompeo aka Meredith directed- it was SO SAD Dx

18. The top draw of my desk is constantly filling up with receipts, no matter how many times I organise them XD

19. I would really like to learn how to animate before the end of this year so I could attempt to do animated music videos for our side blog

20. I’ve run out of fucking facts- who thought 20 was a good idea?!

I’m gonna tag @zolturates and @geggidys ;D