#fish blabbing

[fishsticxz]

i just had a post on my dash from someone i didn't follow at all, and the post had a "not interested in this post" option in the meatball menu in the corner, confirming this is some sort of algo bullshit. has this happened to anyone else? i was definitely on my own dash, i haven't opened 'for you' tab a single time.

definitely a worrying development but hopefully something xkit rewritten will eventually be able to combat if they for real are pushing random shit onto your follow feed now

[fishsticxz-art]

im moving in a few days and gonna have to buy some stuff for the new house and also i have to get a new computer soon because my laptop battery has started failing (its 7 years old) and a new external hard drive because. i have one but its the only place i store my files and if it fails basically all my art is gone SO i'll make a new comm info post soonish after the move, posting this to make myself STOP PROCRASTINATING ON IT ive been meaning to make a proper comm info sheet for like a YEAR at least. also i encourage people to buy the splatoon emotes or other stuff or just drop me a few dollars on my ko-fi if you wanna be super nice to me thank you :teehee: (imagine that pink splatoon emote from my pack here)

[kingofthewilderwest]

Viola is the most gorgeous-sounding instrument on the planet, but how I became a violist in music school is one of the dumber sets of circumstances I’ve had in music life. You’ve heard of the violinist to violist pipeline? Get ready for… another level beyond THAT.

Guys, I’m a flautist.

And I’m not, like, a slouch on flute? I’m no queen toot toot but I know which end you blow out of. In high school, I was competitive. Nothing extraordinary, but I did all the honor ensembles and made first chair flute All State Orchestra. Ahhh, the memories! XD

I came into my freshman year of college as a philosophy and linguistics double-major, then quickly realized I NEEEEDED formal music again. I was crawling up the walls. I was writhing on the floors. I was ready to eat wallpaper. I was prepared to do anything to get back into the music world.

So in my sophomore year I added music composition as a degree.

I auditioned in with piano and flute as my mains. In addition to the private composition lessons, I was signed up for private piano lessons (flute slots were limited to people getting a degree in flute - understandable enough).

But then came ensemble requirements. Something you’d think would be the easiest and most flexible thing to take care of. This was a good school. Please, not Curtis or Julliard or a conservatory or something, but a good school. We had LOTS of ensembles. Easy peasy lemon squeezy, grab an ensemble and go, right?

Naw.

To graduate, we had to enroll in one ensemble every semester. You couldn’t double up to complete the requirement faster and it had to be on your primary instrument. I was already at a disadvantage because I was doing the degree in three years. Thankfulllly, thankfully, the administration gave me an exception and allowed me to double up for credits.

Didn’t solve all my issues, though. Because here’s the thing: everyone in the flute studio could play circles around me. A composition major without flute instruction is not going to be able to compete with a performance major learning from some of the best people in the country.

So. By their own rules. I could neither get lessons on my primary nor would I have the chance of auditioning into a single ensemble on my primary.

This meant the only ensemble I could get into was the non-audition, lowest tier band. And because there was marching band during fall semesters, that meant the lowest tier band only met in the spring. So that gave me… 3 out of the 8 ensemble credits I needed on my primary.

And I’m looking at the administration, like, “Dudes, you have to work with me. Not getting my degree because I can’t get a few 1 credit ensemble courses is bat guano.” But my other primary, piano, was even more limited for ensemble credit options. What to do? What to do?

Well. In high school. I had a viola teacher. Sort of. I mean, I dated her. She offered to teach me viola during the summers, I paid her a little cash, and we more often than not paid attention to the viola before paying attention to other matters.

Humorous description aside, we were classmates in the same grade. We just happened to make a viola lesson arrangement within our broader relationship. This wasn't the only time we made such arrangements; I later taught her younger sister flute. And like, lessons were a convenient way to meet regularly without our families cuing in on our non-viola relationship.

We had a nasty falling out. So nasty. We were dumb. I was dumb. Don’t need to get into details. But I got two summers’ worth of viola lessons out of this and I owned a cheap@$$ viola I bought secondhand for $100 USD.

So. With my grand total of less than a year of “formal” [cough] viola instruction, where I could barely aim my bow at the correct string, I suggested This Great Music College should accept viola for my ensemble credits. Then I could enroll in the non-audition orchestra. Which, unlike its band counterpart, DID meet every semester. So, between the 3 ensemble credits for band and the 6 ensemble credits of orchestra, I COULD get my required 8+ credits acquired.

This plan was agreed upon.

So now I’m a flautist officially turned violist. A viola-approximate pestilence they can’t get rid of. Every semester they have to hear my yowling and know this is the grave of their own making. We must lie in it. I am second desk viola, not because of merit, but because I’m a music major, and I guess that meant I got preference. I did their optional chair auditions, they accepted that as "good enough," now here I am near the front. I am not where I should be. At all. Last year I was playing the flute solo of Dvorak's Eighth. Now I'm on Dvorak's Eighth near the front of the violas. What.

My problems were ended, though, right? I got what I wanted, right?

Well. There’s one final stupidity in this venture.

You see..... my “viola teacher.” My ex-partner. My now-turned-enemy. Had also enrolled in this college.

And was our section leader.

[blabberoo]

Yknow how gabriel is hateful towards v1? What if v1 returns that..

V1 fights gabriel out of "unsatiated hunger" but what if it becomes hatred. This allmighty angel being so angry at it for only acting accordingly out of survival. It didnt chose to have a need of blood to live. It didnt chose to be a machine of war. Was it wrong to live? To desire to live?

Of course, it cant really communicate that. The only thing it knows how to deal with its frustration was violence.

[dorothygale]

i told my dad about the betta fish dress and he said "so she can't have anyone else on stage with her in the same dress or they're gonna start fighting"

[cosmicvaca]

sleepy joot charm. What is he dreaming about??

[nerdallwritey]

Fantasy OC Maker - Create Your Tav/Durge!

Thanks for the tags @obsessedwhyyes, @aristenfromwarsaw, and @arzen9!

Rules: Use this Picrew to create your Tav/Durge!

Here's my beloved Birdie:

(She has a scar on her nose and this is the closest I could get)

No pressure tagging: @decadentpaperduck, @devnmon, @astarioffsimpmain, @lunette-bleu, @deadly-diminuendo, and @atsadi-shenanigans!

[the-loaf-of-calamity]

Hear me out... Hear me out here... (the Jelleton brainrot consumed me) What if... Jelleton Lovers... Like fr tho. I have this damned cursed thought bubbling and boiling in my head and I'm gonna make y'all listen to my rambles because I think it's a neat idea! Leggo! I'm gonna also give these two fan names btb :> =================================== SO... What if the Towering Nobilmente (Mento) and the Panicking Alla Mambo (Samba) were in love? (These two here vvv)

I can just imagine their dynamic already, "Spooked lil' weenie with their very tall, stoic, but also awesome partner". Samba would probably hide behind Mento if things be looking scary out there while Eight's on another floor, Mento's gonna do his best to protect the lil' weenie from the other Jelletons (aka the Battering Lentos and the Whirling Accelerandos) because they really care about Samba, even if they doesn't really show it openly. Samba and Mento would spend their time kind of rambling the day away (More or less Samba rambling and Mento patiently listening), waiting for when Eight'll come to the floor... Although they both equally fear Eight and their might with a weapon, they promised to try and be there for each other no matter what (even if Samba's a huge coward). They're not really good at "lovey-dovey stuff" because they weren't programmed with such feelings... but even then, these two are about as in love as they can be. Samba (P. Alla Mambo) often shows their love by really circling around and hopping next to Mento freely without a care of anyone watching (no matter how cowardly they may be), almost as if it's a dance of sorts... Mento absolutely loves that and tries to mimic by shifting from side to side... but it doesn't really work out... but it's no matter, Samba knows that Mento's doing their best! Although even if they often cower behind the Nobilmente because well "scary Lentos and Accelerandos...", it's clear that they're trying to be brave for Mento too! Mento (T. Nobilmente) however isn't the best at it, but they often show their love just by nudging against their Alla Mambo partner or by intentionally shortening their tower just to be closer to Samba, merely resting their nozzle on Samba's head and essentially trying to be affectionate as they can, even if they just rest their nozzle on their head or merely nudge Samba. They may not be the most well-oriented with affection, they just want to prove to Samba that they truly care for them. Plus they're willing to shoot away anyone who even tried to even get anywhere close to Samba, usually a good warning shot is enough to ward them away... but sometimes they end up shooting someone off the stage, which would be enough to deter anyone from their dearest Samba... Only giving of a slight nod to assure the Alla Mambo that they're safe. They both complement each other quite well, Samba is inspired to be brave and not-so-cowardly because of Mento and how strong they are + how much they are inspired by their awesome sniping partner while Mento's able to let loose and get in touch with their own feelings the more time they spend with Samba as well as they were formerly closed off with the other Jelletons before meeting Samba... It's like they're a match made in the Jelleton Portal!... They even promise to spend their life with each other... perhaps desiring to see the outside world together as well. Would be a shame if either of them was to get splatted in front of the other by Eight and would lead them to either grow intensively depressed or intensively enrages and grow a very strong grudge against Eight... would be a true damn shame.... :> Anyhoo, that's it for my rambling about these two and their fluff, I'mma go back into my hole, hopefully you like the Jelleton Fluff! Catch ya later and stay off the hook!!!

[denzartriste]

I wrote this half asleep

"You should know," Sally starts - her palm pressed over Lizzie's before their hands are in a hold so tight both their skin dries. "I have a son."

Lizzie hums, the very sea around her vibrating with the sound. "You should know," She says in turn "I have a husband."

"Good." Sally looks at her fiersly, the folds in her forehead more apparent now then ever.

She is old in a way Lizzie is not. Aged, with the crease of her brow and wilting of her scales. The light hitting her is unforgiving. It dulls her features and makes them more washed out than the deep sea Lizzie offers ever would. Still, they find balance. Right where dark blue meets light, they meet. They talk. They curl around the other, Sally so small she could be held in Lizzies palms and Lizzie so big she could destroy a country.

They talk.

"He is a fox, my son. You will be kind when you meet him."

Sally looks at her, eyes gold and pupils large, with teeth too small to bite into anything bigger then placton, but her jaw makes up for it.

"You will love him as I do."

@dragon-mantis

[johnbottoms]

I could really well and truly fuck up some sushi rn. like dastardly so.

[fishsticxz]

stuff i got from tracon!! pokemon print and manta charm by @shinonart, frog pin and dragon magnet by @sysirauta :]

[theloveinc]

I admit I do think it’s funny to think about my love children not knowing whether they prefer Japanese or American food LOL

[emystic-old]

12 for milti muse questionnaire

yet another multimuse questionnaire / Accepting

@inseparableduo sent a multimuse for ya girl!: 12. Do you have any new muses in the works? If you so, can you tell us about them?

Of course I would be delighted to! As I keep saying I'm bringing old muses from past blogs to here with many having slight changes from revisions. Though I do have a few fresh ideas I want to bring too, so I will try to limit this to just a few!

Susara is a arachne and younger sister the current Divine Weaver. She is known as the Wish Weaver, she much more of a trickster and kind of unhinged compared to her older sister cause she will ridiculous deals depending on her mood. However, she's incredibly bubbly and despite her clearly dangerous vibes can be quite helpful if respected.

Keron, a now partially cybernetic teenager that already born with superpowers was taught to properly use them on the spot to save his own life. He lives in the Belle agency's children center and works as a junior agent. Unlike other members, he isn't a star of any kind and just wanted repay the agency for saving his life. He was a old muse before but I never really used him.

Kimyo, is a newer OC I am surprisingly very hyped to make into a eventual muse before some older muses that need the chance first lol. It's suppose to be kind of her fault the Kitsune possessed Akeri in the first place cause she was convinced released her. But she didn't know everything was gonna happen, she is part of the Shrine crew trying to make amends for her careless mistake.

Vilfrid, this dude I keep gaslighting that he's coming back one of these days. Honest, I want to bring to him back and I plan to. He lives on one end of the river in Suojarvi (where Mika and Marja came from) and know as a river guardian. He can cure most illnesses and lift most curses, but if someone disrespect the forest especially his river he will not hesitate to murder (most Suojarvi forest dwellers are unhinged about their forest mkay).

And that's it for now cause I don't wanna overwhelm!

[carrieway]

tried fish n chips . it's bad boss

[moch-ila]

kinda wanna wait for the rest of the mobs to come out before I run my mouth but

Lowkey want the jellyfish

[barmy-demon]

“Finding a needle in a haystack” normal lovely

“Finding a baby cockroach in a pile of mud” worst way to spend a fucking Tuesday morning that was hell I hated doing the job fuck you four spotted cockroaches how dare you have sex and making me deal with the consequences your children are the size of a grain of rice and will be in my nightmares tonight!