#entry ● day 02 (friendship)

[dazzlingskydreams]

Davis making some new friends in honour of day 2: Friendship!

My entry for @daisukeweek 2023! I was originally going to include more characters, but my original version had to be scrapped. Still, here's Davis and Raidramon's relaxed and cheerful vibe attracting the attention of some new friends. They may look somewhat familiar!

[inception30daychallenge]

Inception 30 Day Challenge 2024: Get inspired, share your hot takes and win prizes!

Create a post, whether it be text, art, music, or any other media, using these 31 items as prompts. Feel free to participate in as many or as few of them as you want!

Copy the prompt into the body of the post somewhere and tag your posts with @inception30daychallenge, #inceptiversary, and #inception30daychallenge. Your posts will be reblogged on this blog for everyone to appreciate!

You earn one entry for every prompt you answer before 11:59 PM EDT on July 31. We’ll hold a raffle then to determine our prize winner(s)! More info can be found in our FAQ.

Prompts below the cut, or at this Google Doc link!

Day 01: Your favourite thing about the movie.

Day 02: Classify each character according to the Alignment Chart. (For more details on what each box means)

Day 03: A post-canon headcanon.

Day 04: Arthur’s secret phobia.

Day 05: Your favourite line in the movie.

Day 06: A fic rec!

Day 07: If you had to change a scene from the movie to have a musical number, which scene would it be?

Day 08: What songs/artists are on Eames’ main playlist?

Day 09: Which character has the most annoying habit on the job and what is it?

Day 10: A headcanon about your favourite character.

Day 11: Mal’s favourite fairytale.

Day 12: Your favourite setting in the movie.

Day 13: A fanart rec! (note: please do not repost art from tumblr artists! just reblog it and tag @inception30daychallenge so we can see it.)

Day 14: What skills would you bring to a dreamshare team?

Day 15: Cobb’s greatest parenting strength and weakness.

Day 16: Inception Day! Make anything Inception-related! Take a photo, write a poem, make a meme, sing a tune, whatever you want!

Day 17: How did the team spend the rest of the week on the first dream level?

Day 18: What building or monument does Ariadne wish she designed?

Day 19: Your favourite bit of fanon.

Day 20: Another type of rec! (meta, podfic, fanvid, edit, meme, blog, whatever!)

Day 21: What would you want to use dreamshare technology for?

Day 22: What skill does Robert wish he had?

Day 23: If you had to be stuck on a deserted island with an Inception character, who would you choose?

Day 24: A headcanon about your favourite friendship or relationship.

Day 25: When Saito was a child, what did he want to be when he grew up?

Day 26: Which summer Olympic sport would each character compete in? 

Day 27: A self-rec! (anything from art to a funny Tumblr post you made!)

Day 28: What piece of media would you want to see in a crossover with Inception?

Day 29: Something Yusuf keeps hidden in his desk.

Day 30: If the characters were all in a band, what instruments/roles would they play?

Day 31: A letter to Inception fandom.

[eilinelsghost]

An ongoing series on both AO3 and SWG (estimated to ultimately be around 40 parts long) about my Absolute Favorite Boys: Finrod & Bëor. Basically, if you ever wanted a longer than necessary slow burn of these two trailblazing the elf-mortal love tragedy, I've got you covered.

Rating: T

Relationships: Finrod/Bëor, Finrod & Aegnor, Finrod & Beren, etc

Characters: Finrod, Bëor, Belen, Baran, Gildor, Edrahil, Beren (and quite a few others)

A list of extra/bonus material is also included after the installment entries.

Part 01: Atandil

Podfic available from @thelordofgifs, embedded in fic

After his conversation with Andreth forces him to face his own rationalizations and hypocrisies, Finrod realizes he needs to come clean to Aegnor and confesses to him both the consequences of his former advice, as well as his own secret grief that motivated it. (read on AO3; read on SWG)

Part 02: Grief in All Her Guises

Podfic available from @thelordofgifs, embedded in fic

A few months after Finrod discovered the Edain near Thalos, he continues to dwell with them and form friendships. Balan (Bëor) attempts to learn multiple languages, some old folktales of the Edain come up in conversation, and Balan and Finrod discuss grief with a side of constellations. Balan has a crush. (read on AO3; read on SGW)

Part 03: Unfriends

The Edain and the Laiquendi cross paths in the woods of Ossiriand and are faced with immediate conflict. Finrod and Estreth work to heal the damage, Balan (Bëor) tries to learn the communication of thought, and the Edain choose where their loyalty will abide. (read on AO3; read on SWG)

Part 04: Ye Shall Render Blood

It's the Fen of Serech, more or less. An oath for an oath, blood for blood. Finrod is not doing well. (read on AO3; read on SWG)

Part 05: A Shuddering in the Air

Balan's people are on the road to Estolad. Finrod is uneasy after Ossiriand, there is danger on the road, and we witness Atani burial rituals. (read on AO3; read on SWG)

Part 06: Here in Our Frailty

It is Yuletide. The Atani and Finrod celebrate throughout the night as they stay awake to greet the dawn after the Longest Night. Balan's people settle into Estolad, Atani traditions abound, and Finrod faces some memories. (read on AO3; read on SWG)

Part 07: A Heady Fragrance of Honey

Springtime has come to Estolad. Finrod is struck with a realization he has been avoiding and faces the decisions that lie in its wake. (read on AO3; read on SWG)

Part 08: In Memory Untarnished

Aegnor comes to Tol Sirion seeking his brother’s advice as he navigates the complexities of his love for Andreth. (read on AO3)

Part 09: Vassal

"But when a year had passed Felagund wished to return to his own country, Bëor begged leave to come with him." (read on AO3)

Part 10: A Shifting Mirage

Finrod and Balan say farewell to Estolad and begin the long road to Nargothrond. (read on AO3)

Part 11: Many a Dreadful Path

Beren arrives in Nargothrond and both he and Finrod navigate a swath of memories as they determine the path forward. (read on AO3)

Part 12: Children of the Sun

Finrod and Bëor arrive in Nargothrond and navigate what this new context means for each of them. (read on AO3)

Part 13: And Still the Light Returns

Now settled in Nargothrond, Balan looks forward to welcoming his younger son to join him there. But each has changed in the months since Balan’s departure and they navigate these distances in past and present, home and journey, presence and absence. (read on AO3)

Part 14: In These Holy Waters

It is Yestarë, the first day of spring, and Balan joins Finrod and a small company in their yearly pilgrimage to Ivrin, and to the holy spring in the hills above. Finrod is haunted still by his recent discovery of the Atani's lifespans, while Balan finds he can no longer keep a confession from his lips. (read on AO3)

Part 15: Darkly the Sundering Flood

At the Pools of Ivrin, Finrod, Beren, and their ten companions rest for one final day of safety before crossing east of the Narog and setting out toward the Pass of Sirion. (read on AO3)

Part 16: No Gentler Pain

In the aftermath of their conversation at Ivrin, Finrod and Balan stumble through the new distance between them. Memory, jealousy, and the ghosts of each follow them throughout. (read on AO3)

Part 17: These Echoes We Have Left

Ghosts of the past rise up between them as Finrod and Balan attempt to settle into an uneasy peace after the revelations of Ivrin. Balan faces his jealousy, and Finrod the possibility of losing him—as well as reckoning with what he is willing to sacrifice to keep the other beside him (read on AO3)

Part 18: The Warning Sounds Too Late

Shortly after Finrod and Balan's encounter with the Orc ambush, members of the family have gathered in Dorthonion to celebrate the begetting days of both Finrod and Angrod. (read on AO3)

Part 19: Now the World Runs On Swiftly

Finrod attempts to bring Balan to Menegroth as emissary of the Edain, the Girdle does not approve, and Finrod has words with Thingol on the matter. (read on AO3)

Part 20: Far Have You Roamed

Bëor and Gildor travel to Estolad while Finrod is occupied in Doriath. The two discuss their similar griefs and Bëor must face seeing his people - and his eldest son - for the first time since passing down the clan's leadership. (read on AO3)

Bonus Material

MUSIC

The Atandil playlist: music for each installment

The tune of Gildor's song from In These Holy Waters (please pardon the poor recording quality and my voice in general)

ART

I'm still just obsessed with this gorgeous art by @morgancrystal of Balan in his fancy new tunic.

I can't stop staring at this commission from @rinthecap of Finrod hovering beneath the waters of Ivrin from In These Holy Waters. The movement of the light! His hair! Everything about this!!!

Finrod and Balan from These Echoes We Have Left, commissioned from @mandhos. Still just absolutely in awe of this!! I can't believe how well they captured this scene. The 3-part movement here is absolutely perfect and the details!!! The details!!!

This beautiful piece from @nynevefromthelake cites Atandil as one of the inspirations and I have not been able to stop staring at it. The juxtapositions! Finrod's smile! I love everything about this.

Balan's (and my) emotional support duck from @nynevefromthelake. I'm just going to look at this gif anytime I feel sad from now on and literally everything will be better.

@that-angry-noldo drew an adorable piece of Finrod and Balan watching over an injured Belen in Unfriends. They are so tender! And Finrod glows!

I've attempted a variety of art to go along with the series. You can find that both within the installments themselves as well as under #frankie draws.

BEHIND THE SCENES COMMENTARY/ANALYSIS

An explanation of the logic behind the variations in thou/you throughout the series.

The reason it is a series instead of a chaptered work.

Inspiration re the ghomennin myths.

Discussing why the series has so far not included the moment Finrod finds the Atani in the woods.

The echoing circle of Finrod's relationship with the Edain.

Regarding the characterizations of Amarië and Esrid (Balan's deceased wife)

Background on Esrid and Estreth, two Atani OCs from the series.

Analysis of the realization scene from A Heady Fragrance of Honey, including the ongoing correlation between Finrod and water throughout the series.

Finrod's complicated relationship with memory, specifically how it influences his actions in In Memory Untarnished.

Unpacking Finrod and Balan's conversation about the Valar from In These Holy Waters, as well as the structure of the piece itself.

Regarding whether there are unrequited feelings between Edrahil and Finrod in the background of this story.

Why Fingon was chosen to argue against mortal/immortal pairings in The Warning Sounds Too Late.

ADDITIONAL MATERIAL

A perspective flip of one of the flashback scenes in Here in Our Frailty, presented from Finarfin's POV instead of Finrod's.

A frankly ridiculous project where I answered an entire list of sensory headcanon asks for Finrod specifically.

RELATED FICS

Atanatárissë: I highly recommend reading this one in tandem with the series as it will give a lot of helpful background regarding the Atani myths that underlie the traditions of Balan's people.

Foolishness for Thy Sake: Balan gets sick and Finrod gets worried

By Any Other Name: Finrod & Balan have a nice day.

[toastedcrabs]

⠀𓎟𓎟⠀⠀⠀♡⠀⠀◡◡⠀⠀Diary entry

◡◡🤍 09/03/2024

౨ৎ 6:02 pm .　　　˚　　　₊　　　⊹　　　⁺　　　₊　　　⁺.　　　˚　　　₊　　　⊹　　　 Yesterday, I've had an amazing day! Also I know no one knows but I've been struggling with depression since I was 10 and after turning 11 I wasn't happy in life at all. Now I'm finally happy and feel like I can do something right. I love my boyfriend a lot, we've known each other for five years and yesterday was our anniversary of our friendship but now it's our anniversary of our relationship romantically!! I'm quite grateful for everyone. I also talked to my counselor and she's getting me clothes and a binder! I love this so much and I'm really happy for how life is going. I'm trying to see life more positive and leave depression!

[kornstreifs-storys]

Arideon

My first Fakemon Eeveelution. Since it always bothered me how many of the currend fan made Ground-type Eevees have an Egypt theme, my sister and I desinged this one. Hope you like it.

Species: Shifting Dune Pokémon Type: Ground Height: 0,9m (2'11") Weight: 28kg (61.7 lbs.) Ability: 1. Sand Rush, hidden: Sand Stream

Gender Ratio: 87,5% male, 12,5% female Egg Groups: Field Egg Cycles: 35 (8,739–8,995 steps)

EV yield: 2 Attack Catch Rate: 45 (5.9% with PokéBall, full HP) Base Friendship: 50 Base Exp.: 184 Growth rate: Medium Fast

Body Type: Quadruped Footprint: Pokédex entry: Arideons body has a makeup similar to Sand, it can dissolve into sand and move trough it like water.

Evolves from Eevee by leveling up, with knowing the move Sand-Armor.

Wild Arideon are skilled Ambush Hunters that can wait in the sand for days, though they prefer to live of cacti and Fruits instead of meat. Arideons Body feels like fine soft Sand and is always a bit cool to the touch, so many people described it as very pleasant to cuddle with. Arideon are usually calm and patient beings, which probably has to do with their natural habitat in the desert. Because of that, they tend to get along with almost anyone and make excellent travel companions, but they also tend to be rather superficial and tend to not make deep connections with others. Pretty much the only exception to this are their mates.

Base Stats HP: - 95 Attack: - 130 Defense: - 65 Sp.Atk: - 60 Sp.Def: - 65 Speed: - 110 Total: 525

Damaged normally by: Normal 1×, Ghost 1×, Dragon 1×, Steel 1×, Fire 1×, Psychic 1×, Fairy 1×, Fighting 1×, Flying 1×, Bug 1×, Dark 1×, Ground 1× Weak to: Water 2×, Grass 2×, Ice 2× Immune to: Electric 0× Resistant to: Poison 1/2×, Rock 1/2×

Move Set

by Level: 1 - Baton Pass, Bite, Charm, Copycat, Covet, Double-Edge, Growl, Helping Hand, Swift, Tackle, Tail Whip, Take Down 5 - Sand Attack 10 - Quick Attack 15 - Baby-Doll Eyes 20 - Mud-Slap 25 - Spikes 30 - Scorching Sands 35 - Shore Up 40 - Sand Tomb 45 - Seed Bomb 50 - Desert Rush 55 - Last Resort

by Evolution: Magnitude

Egg Moves: like Eevee

by TM: (TM's are not avaliable in Ages of Ruin) 01 - Take Down 02 - Charm 03 - Fake Tears 05 - Mud-Slap 07 - Protect 17 - Confuse Ray 20 - Trailblaze 25 - Facade 28 - Bulldoze 32 - Swift 35 - Mud Shot 36 - Rock Tomb 41 - Stored Power 47 - Endure 51 - Sandstorm 53 - Smart Strike 55 - Dig 56 - Bullet Seed 66 - Body Slam 70 - Sleep Talk 71 - Seed Bomb 74 - Reflect 75 - Light Screen 76 - Rock Blast 84 - Stomping Tantrum 90 - Spikes 103 - Substitute 109 - Trick 111 - Giga Drain 114 - Shadow Ball 116- Stealth Rock 117 - Hyper Voice 130 - Helping Hand 132 - Baton Pass 149 - Earthquake 152 - Giga Impact 163 - Hyper Beam 171 - Tera Blast 172 - Roar 176 - Sand Tomb 179 - Smack Down 193 - Weather Ball 204 - Double-Edge 224 - Curse 227 - Alluring Voice

Friend Tutoring: Normal - Return Fire - Fire Fang Elektric - Nuzzle Ice - Ice Fang Poison - Clear Smog

[livingmeatloaf]

I'm participating in every day of SVSSS Rare Pair Week 2023! Here's my entry for day 1, Childhood Friends to Lovers.

Bamboo Branch in the Northern Desert

By InsanitysxCreation

Summary: Two of the most eligible bachelors in the entirety of the demon realm, heirs to the North and South, begin their friendship with an act of kindness at a gala. During the tumultuous adult years, they take a big move to secure their place in each others' lives (and get their uncles off their backs about at least this one thing).

Rating: Mature

Archive Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply

Category: M/M

Fandom: 人渣反派自救系统 - 墨香铜臭 | The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù

Relationship: Zhúzhī-láng/Mòběi-jūn

Characters: Zhúzhī-láng, Mòběi-jūn, Tiānláng-jūn, Shàng Qīnghuá, (briefly)

Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Aromantic Characters, Childhood Friends to Lovers, Aro4Aro relationship, Marriage of Convenience, Getting Together, Canon-Typical Violence, Canon-Typical Discussions of Demon Diets, Snakes, Minor Sū Xīyán/Tiānláng-jūn, penpals, Queerplatonic Relationships

Language: English

Series: Part 1 of Scum Villain Rare Pair Week 2023

Stats:

Published: 2023-02-18

Words: 5887

[espressogal]

05/02/23 -- diary entry 

haven’t written a dairy entry here since august whoa! well my life has been really just playing on fast forward these days. time seems like such an ephemeral illusion and i cant even remember that christmas happened or thanksgiving or halloween? even thought i distinctly did things on those days but idk its just day after day and im trying to romantisize my life and document all my memories in a daily one line a day journal but it gets backlogged bc i forget to do it and then i have to remember what i did for 14 days by the time i actually get to write it. but thats my own fault bc i lost all sense of implementing discipline in my life after graduating. my addiction counselling job has been .. not great idk. im gunna have to hand in my resignation email soon bc i realized after working as a mental health support worker that i love.. stability and structure and routine. i enjoy waking up early packing my lunch grabbing a coffee and traveling downtown. and then going home and having my step count achieved by the end of the day and freshening up and eating and getting into bed by 9! i love it love it love it. i also get to interact with so many clients and learn so much about growth and boundaries and become my best self and prepare to be a social worker. at my addiction counselling job all i do is get scheduled overnight shifts and get my emails ignored by my boss. despite the prestige of the company and the great salary, it’s just not worth sacrificing my mental health for a job that barely lets me interact with the clients. im gunna write the email today or tomorrow and just quit that job and move on with my life. my weight has been fluctuating and i got super sick recently and basically had a week off work and im still not fully healed. i wanna start waking up at 5:30 and going to the gym early and meal prepping and getting my life back on track. i wanna start reading more and listening to more podcasts and practicing hindi and journaling and learning the piano on my days off. its just that i dont have any days off so far but i soon will. im gunna be hosting my very own journaling workshop at my new job which im excited about. my bf is gunna leave soon and were gunna have to go another 8-9 months of not seeing each other. our relationship has been better than ever though. my family life is improving and im getting better at prioritizing healthier friendships. i feel like im improving in many areas of my life. im still scared about grad school bc i already got rejected from one school and ill be getting all of my results by late march which is slowly creeping up. we’ll see where life takes us. 

[tinecan]

college [ entry #2 ]

it's been a while since i posted. after entry #1 i went and ghosted u jshdjwfhdjjhasbh anw, college na ako !! well, second semester na of my first year as a college student and i could say na it has been a roller coaster ride for me.

i still feel lost. sabi nila, it's normal to feel lost especially when you're a freshman and you'll get used to it naman but honestly, i don't think im moving xd. jk okay, meron namang mga baby steps pero i don't think it's improving huhu. okay, since matagal din ako nang ghost here let me tell you about the roller coaster of my college life so far :').

first, you won't believe this pero i was really THAT# close to being so broken-hearted nung october - november and it sucks like A LOT. since ppl might see this, i won't disclose that much info kase i want it to only be private pero ayun muntik na :'( but im glad that was just a phase. i also met new people and they are very VERY solid - they have been the cause of my happiness sa college life ko and everything im so thankful to have them around. i also met alec's friends sa feu tech and im enjoying a lot sa kanila huhu these ppl are gems and they make me forget about college stress. unfortunately, may mga free trial lang na friendships and isa na dun yung dalawa naming friend from first sem (hi college frenz i kno kilala niyo to jajhadj) no to ppl who invalidates u! remember the entry #1 wherein i ranted about feeling left out? well, my college friends really knows how to handle someone feeling left out and im very grateful huhu.

what happened to my antipolo friends? wala. they are still the same. may nag-away tho pero nagka ayos din naman and im so very thankful kase they are my og - my home ganern. my antipolo friends are a breath of fresh air literally one call away friends. im missing antipolo sm :( i forgot to mention na lumipat na ako sa qc and i have been staying here ever since college started. tho nagpupunta pa din naman akong antips anytime im free, iba pa din yung dun ka umuuwi araw-araw :[ im really, really nangungulila na kase i miss home. i miss my room, annoying my siblings, chikas with mommy, and especially miyuki!!!! GRRRR. I WANNA FAST FORWARD TO VACATION !

lately, im proud of my grades coz i can really see na nag improve ako (im not lying) yung standard and pressure na napunta sakin nung shs is tumaas ngayon hnggg i really wanna make ppl around me proud *cue this is me trying by taylor swift* ayun.. college life so far is... unexplainable. altho i got to try new things din naman! i won't tell specifically tho pero manila really changed me a lot and aminado din naman ako nung hs ako na i was certain manila will change me so im not even so shocked rn. pero ayun.. i kinda miss the jhs me hsahshhas i miss everything about highschool. i miss afcs. i can't believe im studying in feu now i think my soul is still stuck in 2019 hwhahwhahshaha.

anyways, i gtg! may pasok pa ako bukas it's currently 12am na. im gonna see alec tomorrow like i always do kapag vacant if hindi sila mag comp shop for their tournament practice sa valorant (im claiming na they will win hihi) im gonna tell u all about my day soon ulit! promise i won't ghost for long na HJHGDHADA XD. bye!

02/27/2023

[200-word-rpgs]

Collected entries for 2024-11-30:

Le Alien ne parle point françois by @detentescapement

ALL THE KING'S MEN by @dialectical-songbird

THE ANTARCTIC: A Fangame? by @ringedretrospective

An attempt to write an RPG that is shorter than its title, which has been padded slightly to make this goal possible by @arcanistlupus

Aw Fuck, NaNoWriMo Ends Tonight by @rathayibacter

Being-toward-death by Koliaza (submitted by @lordystardust676 on their behalf)

Charcuterie Roulette by @icarosaurvus

Core Competence by @rathayibacter

Dagobert et Saint-Éloi by @bossarmadimon

Destiny: Stay Dusk by @notsomeoneyouknow

Dicy Tracks by @zastro-thebeholder

Earth, Sun and Rain Grow a Plant by @cornishpatsy

Easy Submission by @boredtosizzle

Expert Professional Liars by @souridealist

Exotic Guests by @zastro-thebeholder

The Fallen Die by @clarkpadmore

Four Choices by @sunmaea

from nothingness by @kalinary

Got to Get Out of Here by @preponderance-of-parallelograms

HERMES by @fagenthusiast

HEXecutive Dysfunction by @that-house

I'm an English Major, Not a Scientist! by @coopbella

Interlocked Fates - An RPG Made of Interlocking Individual 200-Word TTRPGs by @thefaewriter

AN INTIMATE INTERPLAY OF SWORDSMANSHIP ATOP A SUNLIT PEAK by @seth-a-nahk

I wanna participate but I waited til the last minute! by @patient-sunshine

The Last Mission of a Pilot of the 588th Night Bomber Regiment by @nochnye-vedmy

Ledgermen by @whorelandoflorida

Lies of Men's Fates by @shyce-overgod

Minute to Midnight by @chaotic-error

Naive Rules to Argumentative Fantastical Play by @meticulac

Oh fuck by @kavka--esque

On God’s Desk By End Of Days by @krawkpaladin

Prototypes by @derpravener

Quaint Seaside Town Stuck In A Time Loop by @believerindaydreams

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are an RPG by @verysharpfish

Secret Agents of the 60s by @wrrdbrrd

Sneaky Snack by @blueberrybananasmoothie

Tail of a Scorpion: A Bestiary Game by @strixcattus

TANGERRITORIAL by @certified-llama-chauffeur

That Guy, The Game - or - Catan Doesn’t Ruin Friendships, People Ruin Friendships by @bitternest

This Isn't Even My Final Form by @zuritee

Voidsliders by @meanderxander

THE WRECKED PLATOON by @zeitghost

YELLOW FAMILY by @two-energy-counters

!(Zombie Apocalypse) ? Proceed As Usual : CYOA by @that-house

Previous summaries: 2024-11-01, 2024-11-02, 2024-11-03, 2024-11-04, 2024-11-05, 2024-11-06, 2024-11-07, 2024-11-08, 2024-11-09/10, 2024-11-11/12, 2024-11-13, 2024-11-14, 2024-11-15, 2024-11-16/17, 2024-11-18, 2024-11-19, 2024-11-20/21, 2024-11-22/23, 2024-11-24, 2024-11-25, 2024-11-26, 2024-11-27, 2024-11-28, 2024-11-29

200 Word RPGs 2024

Each November, some people try to write a novel. Others would prefer to do as little writing as possible. For those who wish to challenge their ability to not write, we offer this alternative: producing a complete, playable roleplaying game in two hundred words or fewer.

This is the submission thread for the 2024 event, running from November 1st, 2024 through November 30th, 2024. Submission guidelines can be found in this blog's pinned post, here.

[razorsadness]

73. Pete Shelley died on December 6 & it was really hard for me. I’m writing a longer piece about it (which will probably be published in zine form), for now I’ll just say that I mourned the world’s loss of one of punk’s great songwriters, I mourned my own loss of a man whose kindness meant a lot to me when I was young (yes, I knew Pete; not that we were close friends but we’d met), & I mourned the loss of who I was back when I first heard Buzzcocks—back when I was a teenage misfit always falling in love w/ people I shouldn’t have.

74. the next day was Tom Waits’ birthday, & I used it as an excuse to partake in some nostalgic pleasures; to be my old self if only for an hour or two. or as much my old self as I can still be. I went to the Douglas Avenue Diner for lunch, w/ C. as my date. I thought of Filia. I always miss her most in November & December. & diners make me think of her, & Tom Waits makes me think of her, & the death of old punks makes me think of her. everything reminds me of her. I thought of Hearts Don’t Break, the novella I wrote in ‘02/’03, which was heavily based on our friendship; thought of my description of the coffee-stained comfort of our favorite diner. different diner, different city, different year, but it was comforting to be there. they were playing Christmas carols & the patrons were an equal mix of punks & old folks.

74.5. oh, nostalgia. Greek-American-owned diners like Douglas Ave. make me the most nostalgic, as those are the diners I grew up going to—there are so many of them in the Midwest. I thought of the Alps East in Chicago, the Greek diner I haunted as a broke college student; how I’d go there & order a cup of soup & a bottomless coffee & sit for hours eavesdropping on other patrons, getting ideas for short stories. I thought of the Greek diners in Kenosha, going to them w/ Beagan back when we were dating, sharing an order of spanakopita & a side of rice pilaf.

[from a journal entry, 2/6/19]

[tseruii]

hi hun, hope you're doing well, if you're still offering free readings I'd be delighted to have one ☺️

my question is, how does R feel about me?

thank you so much for your time and energy, have a wonderful day! - T <3

hii, thank you! the deck i used for your reading is destiny deck and the date of this reading is 19.03.2024 💌 i hope this reading would be of help to you ^^

Entry #008

01. the cards you received are justice + the chariot, with the world being the clarifier. i think this relationship is something that makes both you really really happy. you might have heard a few readers say that this may be a soul connection. i feel like this connection has a strong base, which is friendship — you both may feel safe around each other, like "you're always there when i'm feeling down or when i need help" and you both appreciate each other very much. i can see that there may be little hints of a romantic interest, they're feeling hopeful but don't really want to rush into things, they'd rather chill and enjoy the current moment.

02. they may see you as someone who's fair, a truth-seeker. they may also think that you can handle yourself and that you're good at balancing things, example: your work life, your social life, your hobbies, etc. and they have some respect for that. i feel like to them, you're someone who they can always count on, and you both can create many fond memories together.

[inception30daychallenge]

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Day 01 (July 1): Your favourite scene in Inception.

Day 02: Reimagine Inception as a different movie genre.

Day 03: Who was Eames’ favourite forgery?

Day 04: Describe Inception poorly. (Check this twitter for inspiration!)

Day 05: A headcanon about your favourite character.

Day 06: What weird phobia does Saito have?

Day 07: Your favourite quote in Inception.

Day 08: A fanart rec! (note: please do not repost art from tumblr artists! just reblog it and tag @inception30daychallenge so we can see it.)

Day 09: Recast some Inception roles! What other actors can you picture playing the Inception characters?

Day 10: What superstition does Ariadne have?

Day 11: Which character would be the best parent? Worst parent?

Day 12: A headcanon about your favourite friendship.

Day 13: When Mal was a child, what did she want to be when she grew up?

Day 14: Your favourite outfit in Inception.

Day 15: A fic rec!

Day 16: Inception Day! Make anything Inception-related! Take a photo, write a poem, make a meme, sing a tune, whatever you want!

Day 17: Describe Arthur as a teenager.

Day 18: Classify each character according to the Cinnamon roll matrix.

Day 19: A headcanon about your favourite relationship.

Day 20: What is Yusuf’s pet peeve?

Day 21: Your favourite side character in Inception.

Day 22: Another type of rec! (meta, podfic, fanvid, edit, meme, blog, whatever!)

Day 23: What one change would you make to the Inception movie?

Day 24: What is Cobb’s guilty pleasure?

Day 25: What would each character talk about in therapy?

Day 26: A headcanon about the dreamshare team or dreamshare technology.

Day 27: What would Fischer have on his online dating profile?

Day 28: Your favourite setting in Inception.

Day 29: A self-rec! (anything from art to a funny Tumblr post you made!)

Day 30: Your favourite thing about Inception.

Day 31: A letter to Inception fandom.

[sdnimer]

Journal Log #02

Closure (?, Yes Matt, goddamn)

Monday, January 1st 2024

Yello, old friend. This is the first entry of 2024, and it’s time to finally put an end to one of my biggest mental decline closure.

Sophie A.

It feels weird and different to write and to see the name at the same time. A mixture of hatred and love. We wrote so much in a love letter and yet we’ll never able to express that to her. Was it our fault that we weren’t consistently and fast enough? Was I too slow while it was hot and I just let it simmer too long?

I wonder if it was really all my own doing that was achieving nothing that made her think since I’m not so aggressive and too little too late, I might as well go ahead with somebody else? I don’t understand and yet here I am blaming myself for something I didn’t do anything about it, or do so little about it.

Looking at the past timeline, we were trying to find our own ways that we didn’t really put much thought and attention to it. I guess because I was going for the safer route by giving her space and time for her to do whatever things she wants to do. I hardly knew her schedule and even if I did, I didn’t put too much thought into it.

I waited too long and there was no follow up in-between of conversation during that period of time. I really had no conversation topic to talk to her or to ask her. I also simply was to scared to do so because I was too scared to commit. I was entirely shocked by her respond on being reciprocate with my feelings. I was too stunned for myself and wasn’t really sure how to go about it.

Looking back, I simply could not have made that far. I’m overthinking my previous ways of reaching towards her. I simply do not understand myself enough to be able to court her. I was too selfish on myself and pride on the things that I did but never a concern towards her or simply ask her days. I was too scared, and now I suffer the aftermath and revelation.

Am I sad? Terribly yes. I pride on communication to my team and such, and self-reminded myself on that and yet I didn’t do so with her. My mental was declining even more when she reveal it to me, shyly, and convinced me to commit a post for something she should have done it herself. It was punch after punch and I simply felt regretful.

My entire week has been declining ever since with migraines, forgetfulness and hives. Hives is the worst and I still don’t know the cause. I really don’t get it but at the same time I’m blaming myself for things that I didn’t do. And now, we’re just friends? Honestly, it was my mistake for saying such thing but it was too late to ingest such as I’ve already knew it too late.

I just felt cringe with the paper craft I’ve made for her. I feel extremely embarrassed and regret for making such craft. I simply just stupid.

Do I like her now after all the things that had happened, yes, I am still. But, it’s more of friendship love that I like about her. I don’t think I would ever walk past liking her more than a friend. I found closure at the very least and now I can take a step back and regain my own strength. My own personality. I’ve asked myself, if I could tell her one thing if she gave me a chance, this is what I would say:

I can’t simply say I love you more than a friend as I do not know you well. I wish that I had taken the extra mileage of asking you out but I was too scared to do so because I felt that taking you away from your schedule isn’t what you want, and yet that was simply my assumptions. I should have asked. I wish I had taken more photos with you because you’re beautifully cute and pretty. Your smile lit up the room, yet you have this hidden motive behind those strength shield you put up for yourself for others to see. It’s like, was the smile really true?

I just want to rage right now. My mind is everywhere. I just don’t feel like finishing this journal but I know I need to get a closure. This may take time and I may need to detach myself away from her if I possible could. It’s gonna be a hard long endure of longing for love. Am I not loveable?

I couldn’t even bring myself to cry for this mistake I’ve made. Was it ever a mistake? I don’t know. I hate this feeling of uncertainty and yet I know the result of such. I love her? I wanted to be her best friend but I never tried to be so.

Nonetheless, I’m always happy and proud of her achievements. I will never stop supporting her. She is my friend and I love my friends. I care for my friends very much. She lost some respect from me but I would be able to separate the work and the person itself.

I don’t know. I’m clueless as to what do I do now. My year has been clueless since the I quit my job. I’ve had enough with everything and everything just came at a halt. I don’t know what to do. How do you tell someone you like them so much and yet you didn’t do anything about it beforehand? Definitely my fault.

Moon, please tell me, how could you be so beautiful yet so painful for me to look at now. Everything seems so blur, am I stupid?

I guess the sunset is beautiful now, isn’t it?

I'll be damned if I do it, damned if I don't I'll be lost if I love him, lost if I won't

My human heart won't mend itself When my own two hands are ripping out the seams Oh, it seems I'm my own worst enemy Oh, I'm doing it to myself

Can't feel your heartbeat If I never get a chance to say I miss you If I never get a chance to say I still do

[denimbex1986]

'...02 of 20 ‘Ahsoka’ — ‘Shadow Warrior’

(Written and directed by Dave Filoni)

Star Wars has always loved the mystic and ethereal, but the fifth episode of the latest Disney+ series is a mind-bending meld of past and present, following former Jedi warrior Ahsoka Tano (Rosario Dawson) as she suffers a near-death experience and wakes up in the Force dimension known as the World Between Worlds. There, she has a long-overdue conversation with her dead former master Anakin Skywalker (a returning Hayden Christensen), reflecting on their traumatic days together in the Clone Wars. (Ariana Greenblatt plays the younger Ahsoka.) It’s an emotional reunion and a thrilling return for Christensen, who gets to show off his acting chops and his lightsaber skills. —Devan Coggan

07 of 20 ‘Doctor Who’ — ‘The Star Beast’

(Written by Russell T. Davies, directed by Rachel Talalay)

Like the TARDIS itself, the first of the Doctor Who 60th anniversary special episodes seemed to contain more wonders than the laws of physics should allow, many of them paying homage to the time-travel show’s storied history. Written by returning showrunner Russell T. Davies and directed by fan favorite Rachel Talalay, “The Star Beast” reunited David Tennant’s Doctor and Catherine Tate’s Donna Noble for a rollicking London adventure with “new” aliens, including the Miriam Margolyes-voiced Meep, which actually dated back to a 1980 comic strip. Amongst all the nostalgic fan service, Davis even found time to introduce Donna’s daughter Rose, played by Heartstopper star Yasmin Finney, and hint at a mystery which would be played out on the two subsequent specials. As with all the best Doctor Who episodes, the result was a treat for Whovians and the perfect entry point for folks boarding that big blue box for the very first time. —Clark Collis

08 of 20 ‘Good Omens’ — ‘Every Day’

(Written by Neil Gaiman and John Finnemore, directed by Douglas Mackinnon)

Good Omens season 1 was a fairly straightforward adaptation of Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman’s beloved 1990 novel, following angel Aziraphale (Michael Sheen) and demon Crowley (David Tennant) as they worked together to thwart the apocalypse. In season 2, the unlikely pair chart a new adventure, as they start to wonder whether their millennia-long friendship might be something more. The season culminates with the emotional sixth episode, when angel and demon finally admit their feelings for each other, only to split as Aziraphale takes a new job running heaven. The episode itself is jam-packed with cameos, an over-the-top bookshop battle, and Buddy Holly needle drops, but it’s anchored by Tennant and Sheen’s emotional performances. It’s a heavenly episode with a break-up scene that leaves you feeling like hell. —D.C...'

[kornstreifs-storys]

Seraphore (Fakemon)

[Seraph, Core, Metaphore and Ore]

Species: Divine Messenger Pokémon Type: Dragon, Fairy Height: 6m (19'69") Weight: 108.0 kg (238.1 lbs) Ability: 1. Trinity

Gender Ratio: genderless Egg Groups: Undiscovered Cycles: 120 (30,584–30,840 steps)

EV yield: 2 Defense, 1 Sp. def. Catch Rate: 3 (0.4% with PokéBall, full HP) Base Friendship: 0 Base Exp.: 350 Growth rate: Solw

Body Type: Multiwinged Footprint: Pokédex entry: Legends say, if a spirittomb atones for the sins of its 108 spirits, they will be rewarded by Arceus and evolve into a Seraphore.

A legendary Pokémon directly connected to Arceus. They usually live in their own little demi planes and help mortals an eternals who manage to find them. They are fully benevolent and rarely involve themselfs in confilcts outside of their plane. There are usually not more then six of them.

Base Stats HP: - 100 Attack: - 120 Defense: - 140 Sp.Atk: - 120 Sp.Def: - 140 Speed: - 60 Total: 680

Damaged normally by: Normal 1×, Ground 1×, Flying 1×, Rock 1×, Ghost 1×, Psychic 1×, Weak to: Poison 2×, Steel 2×, Ice 2×, Fairy 2× Immune to: Dragon 0× Resistant to: Fighting 1/2×, Bug 1/2×, Fire 1/2×, Water 1/2×, Electric 1/2×, Grass 1/2×, Dark 1/2×

Alternative Formes

Move Set

By Level: 1 - Cosmic Power, Disarming Voice 10 - Heal Pulse 20 - Scale Shot 30 - Psychic 40 - Wish 50 - Geomancy 60 - Moonblast 70 - Mask Pulse 80 - Revival Blessing 90 - Light of Ruin 100- Judgment (Fairy or Dragon only)

by TM: (TM's are not avaliable in Ages of Ruin) 01 - Take Down 02 - Charm 03 - Fake Tears 06 - Scary Face 07 - Protect 08 - Fire Fang 09 - Thunder Fang 10 - Ice Fang 11 - Water Pulse 14 - Acrobatics 16 - Psybeam 17 - Confuse Ray 19 - Disarming Voice 20 - Trailblaze 25 - Facade 27 - Aerial Ace 32 - Swift 37 - Draining Kiss 40 - Air Cutter 41 - Stored Power 44 - Dragon Tail 46 - Avalanche 47 - Endure 49 - Sunny Day 50 - Rain Dance 51 - Sandstorm 52 - Snowscape 54 - Psyshock 57 - False Swipe 65 - Air Slash 66 - Body Slam 70 - Sleep Talk 74 - Reflect 75 - Light Screen 79 - Dazzeling Gleam 80 - Metronome 89 - Body Press 97 - Fly 100 - Dragon Dance 101 - Power Gem 112 - Aura Spere 113 - Tail Wind 114 - Shadow Ball 115 - Dragon Pulse 116 - Stealth Rock 117 - Hyper Voice 118 - Heat Wave 119 - Energy Ball 120 - Psychic 127 - Play Rough 129 - Calm Mind 133 - Earth Power 135 - Ice Beam 136 - Electric Terrain 137 - Grassy Terrain 138 - Psychic Terrain 139 - Misty Terrain 149 - Earthquake 150 - Stone Edge 151 - Phantom Force 156 - Outrage 161 - Trick Room 163 - Hyper Beam 169 - Draco Meteor 171 - Terra Blastt 178 - Gravity 197 - Dual Wingbeat 201 - Misty Explosion 219 - Expanding Force 220 - Meteor Beam 222 - Breaking Swipe 226 - Dragon Cheer 227 - Alluring Voice

Friend Tutoring: Poison: Venoshock Bug: Silver Wind Dark: Dark Pulse Steel: Smart Strike

[eurthoughts]

Entry #1 - February 02, 2023 Today marks the first day of my journey. My journey to feeling alive. I have always marked myself as one of the "blessed" ones of my generation. Not to be a braggart but if I am to be a friend or an acquaintance of myself, I would envy myself. I have an optimistic mind that my generation would love to have. Who wouldn't want a mind that doesn't kill you with all the pessimistic possibilities? Who wouldn't want a mind that expects and hopes for good and not the opposite (which is what most of my peers have)? Who wouldn't want a mind that does not whisper bad nothings about how lacking you are in a world of too much? I wouldn't want that. Therefore, I believe I am blessed with such optimism. I am also a very carefree soul. I tend to care less about trivial things such as bad outcomes. If I did poorly on something, I do not tend to waste my time overthinking what I could have done instead. Of course, there are times I would have such thoughts, yet it is easy to shake them off. I know, for a fact, that my generation struggles to give less care about what the world brings to their table. So, I really think I am blessed to have such a mind that doesn't stress me out as much. I do, of course, have my fair share of traumas. I have my fair share of shit. A father who wasn't a good husband. Some past love affairs which I handled so poorly. A few failed friendships. Rotting hatred. Being a woman... Of course, yes, I do have my fair share of shit. Yet, I still feel like I am blessed of some sort due to the things I have mentioned before. I feel like I am one of the mentally and emotionally stable ones. That's why starting this journey felt nonsensical.

These few days, I felt like I wasn't really living. I felt like I lack something feel like I am living amidst the fact that I could be content. I always crave something new to feel. Something new to experience. I crave new sceneries, new feelings, new me. I kept changing my appearance and tried things. I changed up my hair and it became an addiction to cut it and grow it and cut and color it and bleach and dye and all sorts of things. I started to smoke because it made me feel something. Yet I still really crave something. I felt like I am not living at all. This is why I am starting this journey. I will document the things I will do and the steps I will make. Hopefully, it turns out well.

-Jei