#from my Futurama Facebook group

[brightlotusmoon]

[u2fangirlie-blog]

I made a thing! First real attempt at sharing a meme with a group.

Recently, I started watching Star Trek: Lower Decks. I unashamedly love it. As a lapsed Star Trek fan, it helped bring me back into the fold. I started following the Facebook "gronp" Star Trek Shitposting. I had an idea to make a meme about the Caitian characters M'Ress, from Star Trek: The Animated Series, and Doctor T'Ana, from Lower Decks. Here's the original post and photo.

I made a thing. New OC. What would Caitians think about Earth cats? Are polydactyl cats from outer space?

22 Sept. 2023 on Facebook group Star Trek Shitposting

Within the first hour, it had 100 likes and 75 comments. This went on for hours! I felt endorphins and happiness! I liked and replied directly to comments to encourage participation and show my appreciation for people interacting with my meme. I wrote a lot of comments! Lost track of how many comments are mine. So here's what I wrote on my timeline:

OMG GUYS! In an hour, it got over 100 likes and the discussion has 75 comments. I'm a Star Trek Shitite! Everybody wants to talk about Star Trek and cats! All the science nerds and weirdoes are commenting! Look, Mom! I'm not the only damn weirdo!

22 Sept. 2023 on Facebook.

Then the next morning I realized I needed to create an alternate text description of the image for people using text-to-speech readers, so I wrote one.

Image description: Two pictures. Right Panel is M'Ress from Star Trek: The Animated Series at her communications station on the bridge of the Enterprise. Left panel is Doctor T'Ana from Star Trek: Lower Decks in sickbay treating a patient on the Cerritos. Caption across the top. "Xenobiology Report on Caitian Anatomy: Polydactyl Traits." Caption above left panel: "Communications Officer Lieutenant M'Ress: 3 fingers, 1 thumb." Caption above right panel: "Chief Medical Officer Commander Doctor T'Ana: 4 fingers, 1 thumb."

23 Sept. 2023 on Facebook group Star Trek Shitposting

After 24 hours of trying to keep up with responses and comments, and boring my parents with talking excitedly about how freaking cool it is to find a group weirdoes who think about the same stuff, I made another post on my timeline.

STSP meme 24 Hours - 235 likes. 214 comments. My favorite comment so far. "Y'all are WAY overthinking this." No, my dude, we are not way over thinking it. My response: "Nonsense! I've been thinking about this for years. It's about time people started talking about cartoon science fiction feline species' fingers. LOL!" Everyone is having a good time. No one is fighting. So far people shared photos of their polydactyl cats.

The nerds have dug into deep lore in what is or is not canon for felinid species in Star Trek and depictions of Caitains and Kzinti in other ST books and media. We've discussed seafaring history of 6-toed Earth cats, and the frequency of polydactylism in big cats and domestic cats. Based on sex characteristics of lions, does that make M'Ress trans because she has a male lion's mane? That's valid headcanon! What advantages do extra toes provide for cats? Are they more stable and agile?

Are the differences between M'Ress's and T'Ana's fingers an oversight by the artist (working on 2 different shows 50 years apart) or was it a deliberate choice by the Lower Decks artist? A lot of people are talking about different animation styles depicitng people with 3 fingers and a thumb (as seen in Disney cartoons and The Simpson and Futurama) as opposed to 4 fingers and a thumb, which is artistically messy. The nerds confirmed that all the main characters in Star Trek: The Animated series, where M'Ress originated, are drawn with 4 fingers and a thumb. So the Caitian hand with 3 fingers and a thumb was an artistic choice. What explains the anatomical differences among Caitians? Living on different continents? Alternate universes? Or natural diversity within a species? Infinite diversity in infinite combinations.

Other differences between M'Ress and T'Ana people pointed out: Their feet. As one person wrote "digitigrade caitians vs. plantigrade caitians and their use of shoes." M'Ress walks on her toes and does not wear shoes. T'Ana walks flat-footed and wears shoes. Someone else pointed out that footwear would be a requirement for a medical officer. Their pupils: Someone pointed out that M'Ress's pupils are vertical slits, where T'Ana's pupils are round but can change into vertical slits. My final thought of the night is on the evolution of Caitain hands and whether or not the fingers and palms have hairless textured skin to better manipulate tools or if they adapted tools for hairy fingers. I need to know!

Next time we'll talk about the number and position of Caitian mammary glands. Stay tuned for future content!

23 Sept. 2023 on Facebook

[kittywolves]

1-200 if you want lmao If not then just your favourites

200: My crush’s name is: don’t have one tbh, not romantically anyway

199: I was born in: west virginia, 2000

198: I am really: dumb

197: My cellphone company is: idk man

196: My eye color is: blue w/yellow bursts but they just appear green if you’re not super close

195: My shoe size is: 7+1/2-8

194: My ring size is: 7+1/2-8

193: My height is: 5′5″

192: I am allergic to: sesame :T

191: My 1st car was: N/A

190: My 1st job was: N/A

189: Last book you read: uh, Percy Jackson? i think

188: My bed is: warm, cozy, full of plushies & cat fur

187: My pet: CALCIFER!!! 

186: My best friend: uh,, i don’t have one?

185: My favorite shampoo is: idk fruity scents that aren’t watermelon

184: Xbox or ps3: PS3

183: Piggy banks are: cute or terrifying, no in-between

182: In my pockets: my phone

181: On my calendar: birthdays

180: Marriage is: cute 

179: Spongebob can: CAN SPONGEBOB FINALLY END PLEASE

178: My mom: can go die 

177: The last three songs I bought were? uhh, i haven’t bought any songs,,

176: Last YouTube video watched: DrawingWiffWaffles newest video

175: How many cousins do you have? 1

174: Do you have any siblings? yes, 2 alive 1 dead

173: Are your parents divorced? no,,

172: Are you taller than your mom? around the same height

171: Do you play an instrument? no, but i wish i could play the harp tbh

170: What did you do yesterday? uh, i went shopping with my mother and then watched Futurama 

[ I Believe In ]169: Love at first sight: ? i dunno anymore

168: Luck: i guess so, yea

167: Fate: yea

166: Yourself: no

165: Aliens: YES

164: Heaven: yea

163: Hell: yea

162: God: ? yea?

161: Horoscopes: not really

160: Soul mates: YESSSSS

159: Ghosts: yep!!

158: Gay Marriage: %100

157: War: no >:(

156: Orbs: what

155: Magic: yep!!

[ This or That ]154: Hugs or Kisses: hugs pls

153: Drunk or High: never been either, both sound fun

152: Phone or Online: usually use my phone tbh

151: Red heads or Black haired: all are adorable!!

150: Blondes or Brunettes:  a d o r a b l e ! !

149: Hot or cold: uhm, comfortable warm,,

148: Summer or winter: SUMMER

147: Autumn or Spring: HALLOWEEN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

146: Chocolate or vanilla: CHOCOLATE 

145: Night or Day: NIGHTTIME

144: Oranges or Apples: apples 

143: Curly or Straight hair: both are great!! i have slightly wavy hair uwu

142: McDonalds or Burger King: neither >:(

141: White Chocolate or Milk Chocolate: MILK PLS

140: Mac or PC: um, idc

139: Flip flops or high heels:  F L I P F L O P S

138: Ugly and rich OR sweet and poor: SWEET AND POOR PLS GIVE ME A KIND BAB TO LOVE @ UNIVERSE

137: Coke or Pepsi: coke !!

136: Hillary or Obama: obama!!

135: Buried or cremated: cremated so i can’t come back :’)

134: Singing or Dancing: i can’t do either :(

133: Coach or Chanel: ugh, coach ig

132: Kat McPhee or Taylor Hicks: who or who

131: Small town or Big city: i live in a city, but a town sounds nice tbh

130: Wal-Mart or Target: TARGET

129: Ben Stiller or Adam Sandler: what

128: Manicure or Pedicure: PEDICURE PEDICURE PEDICURE

127: East Coast or West Coast: i live on the west, so west

126: Your Birthday or Christmas: MY BIRTHDAY BC I GET TO PICK THE THEME !!!

125: Chocolate or Flowers: flowers die and give off the aesthetic but chocolates are delicious so both

124: Disney or Six Flags: i love disneyland it’s just SO EXPENSIVE and six flags is gr8 for the thrills, plus i currently have a pass so

123: Yankees or Red Sox: who? which sport is this[ Here’s What I Think About ]122: War: blehhhh no

121: George Bush: idk american presidents lmao

120: Gay Marriage: YES YES YES YES YES YES

119: The presidential election: ew

118: Abortion: i’ll allow it lmao, i don’t think it’s great, but ik people will still get it whether it’s legal or not so might as well legalize it. also some cases actually need it so like,, yea!! let it happen!! pro-choice!!

117: MySpace: never used it lmao

116: Reality TV: ew ew ew ew EXCEPT FOR COOKING SHOWS

115: Parents: mine or just in general? bc eh

114: Back stabbers: M U R D E R  T H E M 113: Ebay: lmao shipping expenses 

112: Facebook: haven’t used it in years, do use messenger tho

111: Work: i like wedding coordinating with my aunt!! that’s about all the work i’ve done, oh and i’ve babysat

110: My Neighbors: don’t know em, they probably think we’re crazy tho, always yelling

109: Gas Prices: too!! high!!

108: Designer Clothes: eh, clothes are clothes, and some clothes are ugly (a lot of times it’s designer clothes blehh)

107: College: i mean i guess

106: Sports: go team! hit the ball! score the points! woo

105: My family: dysfunctional,,

104: The future: nooooooooooooooooooo

[ Last time I ]103: Hugged someone: uhhhhh....

102: Last time you ate: uhm, around 4?? maybe?? it’s 7 now

101: Saw someone I haven’t seen in awhile: uh?? i never see anyone OH i guess on wednesday last week,,

100: Cried in front of someone: ???? idk??? i cry while everyone’s asleep usually

99: Went to a movie theater: last week !! um, thursday?

98: Took a vacation: uhh, february, early march? i went to ohio

97: Swam in a pool: uh, last monday 

96: Changed a diaper: um, not this year lmao, maybe last year tho idk

95: Got my nails done: ???? i dunno

94: Went to a wedding: last november?? or wait no,, uhm i dunno sometime recently lmao

93: Broke a bone: never! did drop one in water tho :/

92: Got a piercing: december!

91: Broke the law: ?? i don’t wear seatbelts when i sit in the back seat lmao

90: Texted: around two hours ago[ MISC ]89: Who makes you laugh the most: um,, my friends

88: Something I will really miss when I leave home is: MY KITTY BABY

87: The last movie I saw: missing link! the stop motion- i’m a wh*re for animation lmao

86: The thing that I’m looking forward to the most: changing my name, moving out, getting married & having a stable life :’)

85: The thing im not looking forward to: being stuck here forever and eventually kmsing due to stress and depression :’)

84: People call me: Kitty!! Kiki!! (birth name) karebear!! 

83: The most difficult thing to do is: exist within the same room as my mother without bursting into tears or storming off 

82: I have gotten a speeding ticket: nope

81: My zodiac sign is: Virgo! Viriborn for all you homestucks! and dragon in the animal one!

80: The first person i talked to today was: my dad :’) and then i messaged @deanilise even tho she was asleep 

79: First time you had a crush: uh, as far back as i can remember i had a “crush” on Daphne Blake :D but i was like a small child and didn’t know what love was so anytime i saw anyone who i thought was cool or pretty or i wanted to befriend i had a supposed “crush” on them :/

78: The one person who i can’t hide things from: i try to be pretty open, but sometimes i just wanna close off 

77: Last time someone said something you were thinking: yikes idk

76: Right now I am talking to: like talking to or talking to? for the first, just some group chats for the second, no one

75: What are you going to do when you grow up: i wanna be an artist! i would love to be a youtube artist, but i fear i’m not creative enough for such things.. i would also like to be able to tell my stories!

74: I have/will get a job: i dunno,,

73: Tomorrow: church

72: Today: overslept, did some chores, been online

71: Next Summer: hopefully i can go back to colorado to visit my brother !

70: Next Weekend: ugh, church activities & then actual church, as well as other easter festivities

69: I have these pets: baby kitty, and some dogs.... 

68: The worst sound in the world: FORK SCRAPING ON BOWL, ERASER SCRAPING ON PAPER, DOG’S SNORING, MY MOTHER’S VOICE WHEN I’M HAVING SENSORY OVERLOAD

67: The person that makes me cry the most is: my mother, she’s like the only person that makes me cry unless someone says they’re attempting and i can’t get through to them

66: People that make you happy: @onedirtysock @aliaitee @deku-is-tired @deanilise @awkward-scarfy-boi @fourth-best-jeanist @bnhaworld @bnhya @helloiliketits @trashyfxndoms

65: Last time I cried: last night oops

64: My friends are: (see 66) they’re all very nice & supportive which is amazing & i love them all dearly

63: My computer is: a MacBook air with a galaxy cover

62: My School: not in one but the one i’m gonna go to in the fall is just a community college

61: My Car: N/A

60: I lose all respect for people who: hate on anyone, racists, homophobes, transphobes, pedos, terfs, ableists, etc

59: The movie I cried at was: uh, i dunno, but i was crying abt futurama the other night

58: Your hair color is: orange-y with dark brown roots, supposed to be dyeing it soon :)

57: TV shows you watch: BNHA, HIMYM, Bob’s Burgers, TUA w/ @deanilise Futurama, The Simpsons, Fairytail, Runaway’s, Adventure Time, SVTFOE, etc

56: Favorite web site: Tumblr!

55: Your dream vacation: Ireland,, ofc i always dreamed of going to paris when i was younger, and Britain sounds cool too, & i’ve heard belgium is pretty && japan sounds fun && new york city sounds super cool as well so idk any of those places ig

54: The worst pain I was ever in was: uh, probably when i broke my arm, although i can’t remember it, i did used to get growing pains in my legs when i was younger & could hardly sleep so there’s that option as well

53: How do you like your steak cooked: medium or medium-well

52: My room is: messy, but it’s home & also warm

51: My favorite celebrity is: uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh i dunno

50: Where would you like to be: idk, in my bed ig

49: Do you want children: yea! i wanna adopt!

48: Ever been in love: uh, i thought i was, but it was just an intense crush on this girl lmao

47: Who’s your best friend: already answered this lmao

46: More guy friends or girl friends: girls,,

45: One thing that makes you feel great is: laughing, music, & seeing my friends

44: One person that you wish you could see right now: any of y’all would be great tbh

43: Do you have a 5 year plan: survive 

42: Have you made a list of things to do before you die: lmao no, 

41: Have you pre-named your children: uh, i have names picked out that i like, but idk depends how young my kid is when i adopt them, and even then idk if i could bring myself to change their name uwu

40: Last person I got mad at: my mother,,

39: I would like to move to: IRELAND OR SOMETHING I DUNNO I WANT OUT OF THIS GODFORSAKEN COUNTRY

38: I wish I was a professional: artist!! youtube maybe!![ My Favorites ]37: Candy: hmm, i like smarties, m&ms, gummy bears, & sweetarts

36: Vehicle: uhh, vw beetles? WAIT NO JEEP WRANGLERS I THINK

35: President: uh idk

34: State visited: the one i live in lmao, California :)

33: Cellphone provider: idk a lot about them

32: Athlete: N/A

31: Actor: eeeeeeee

30: Actress: eeeeeeee

29: Singer: Case! Patrick Stump!

28: Band: FALL OUT BOYYYYYYYYYYY

27: Clothing store: Hottopic

26: Grocery store: N/A

25: TV show: Arrow! Adventure Time! (ripip) i haven’t seen Arrow in a long time tho so idk if it’s still any good...

24: Movie: Heathers!!

23: Website: Tumblr,,

22: Animal: CATS

21: Theme park: DisneyLand! it’s just sooooooooo expensive ;-;

20: Holiday: HALLOWEEN

19: Sport to watch: Soccer!!

18: Sport to play: none

17: Magazine: i don’t read them

16: Book: The Hunger Games 

15: Day of the week: probably friday or saturday

14: Beach: uh, maybe seal? or hermosa?

13: Concert attended: i’ve been to exactly one (1) and i didn’t enjoy it bc it was for Ariana Grande

12: Thing to cook: well you don’t cook them but, COOKIES!!

11: Food: Ice Cream!! Burgers!! Mashed Potatoes !!

10: Restaurant: In-N-Out probably

9: Radio station: 98.7 alt radio 

8: Yankee candle scent: uh i dunno

7: Perfume: Vanilla Bean Noelle from bbw

6: Flower: daffodils 

5: Color: pink! purple! green!

4: Talk show host: no

3: Comedian: Bo Burnham or John Mulaney

2: Dog breed: Retrievers !

1: Did you answer all these truthfully? yes!

here’s my baby for reference & for putting up with all that

[dragonprincefan]

Hey Dragon Fans! Let’s do a round up of all the information we’ve gotten so far about The Dragon Prince! This is quite a lot of info, so I’ll be throwing the bulk of it under a cut. (There will be spoilers for episode 1 of the show below the cut.)

The Dragon Prince, developed by Wonderstorm Inc., animated by Bardel Entertainment, and distributed by Netflix will be releasing all the episodes of the first season on September 14, 2018.

The official summary is, “Two human princes forge an unlikely bond with the elven assassin sent to kill them, embarking on an epic quest to bring peace to their warring lands.”

You can watch the promotional trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7Bf7JLnlOU

Promotional taglines used by the official accounts have been “Destiny is a book you write yourself!” and “dragon big”.

Netflix currently has the show rated as TV-Y7 for Fantasy Violence. The animation is cell-shaded CG, much like what you see in Fire Emblem, Guilty Gear, or Avatar: The Lost Episodes.

The show will have an accompanying video game developed by Wonderstorm* with the story tellers for both show and game working closely together to ensure the stories being told are well integrated and complementary.

Our lead characters for the Netflix series are Callum, the elder human prince, Ezran, the human crown prince, and Rayla, a Moonshadow Elven Assassin.

The universe The Dragon Prince takes place in is divided into two primary areas, Xadia, the magical lands in the East, and the five great human kingdoms in the West. Centuries ago, Thunder the King of Dragons guarded the border between Xadia and the Human Kingdoms.

In the TDP universe, there were originally six types of magic: moon, sun, stars, earth, ocean, and sky. Humans developed a seventh type of magic, Dark Magic. With Dark Magic you find a creature that has that magic as part of their essence, you consume it quickly, and it unleashes a great amount of magic quickly. Dark Magic became a shortcut to great, fast power, but led to corruption and was wielded at the expense of the varied, intelligent, and powerful magical creatures of Xadia. The dragons and the elves allied to try to put a stop to the humans’ use of Dark Magic, but the Dragon King Thunder was killed by humans using dark magic and Thunder’s only egg and heir, The Dragon Prince, was destroyed. Now the world stands on the edge of all out war...

The first episode is titled “Book 1: Moon, Episode 1: Echoes of Thunder” and was premiered at the SDCC 2018 panel. You can read IGN’s review of the episode here.

SPOILERS FOR EPISODE ONE BEGIN HERE

Ezran is scared of thunderstorms and likes to steal treats from the baker with his pet glow toad, Bait. Glow toads are described as “the Grumpy Cat of magical illusionary amphibians.”

Even though Callum is older he is not the crown prince because he is the stepson of the king. This means Callum and Ezran are half brothers. The condition and whereabouts of Callum and Ezran’s mother is reported to be a spoiler. The King is a black man, and it appears that Ezran may be biracial.

One of the royal guards Sorin/Soren/Zoren (spelling unknown) is tasked with training Callum in sword fighting. Callum is disinterested and prefers to draw, unless Soren’s sister, Claudia, is around. Callum appears to have a crush on Claudia, and Soren helps by going easy on him in sparring sessions in front of her. Claudia appears to be very studious and nearly runs into a tree while reading because she is too focused on her book. Claudia and Soren’s father is a highly placed lord and leader of the royal army/guard.

It looks like Callum will be learning to use magic over the course of the show. What type of magic he uses is currently unknown. Based on the trailer I think that may be Claudia also shown using magic. Regardless of her identity, I suspect what the dark haired female magic user in the trailer is using is the Dark Magic we’ve seen discussed.

The elves that Rayla is a member of are called Moonshadow Elves (white haired elves with dark horns) and they literally draw power from the moon. They are at thier strongest during the full moon. The bracelet Rayla wears was acquired during a ceremony swearing loyalty to the Dragon King’s cause/memory(?). Moonshadow Elves demonstrate at minimum some form of cloaking magic, but can still be detected by certain types of animals. Rayla has a Scottish accent.

Rayla is going to be something of a mysterious figure and strongly conflicted about her role in current events, “testing her sense of right and wrong.” She tries to tell herself that “an assassin does not decide right or wrong, only life and death.”*

When the Moonshadow Elves stage an attack on the castle, the King decides to send Callum and Ezran away for thier own safety. Meanwhile, Soren and Claudia are ordered by thier father to stop the assassins. Callum wants to help but is told he cannot because he is only 14 (and 3/4!) years old and he must be 15 to fight.

There was a black-haired guard in the first episode (the one attacked by Rayla) that had not been formally named, but when asked by the panel audience they named him Marcos.

END OF  SPOILERS FOR EPISODE ONE

During the Q&A session (I’ve discussed this with several people who were in the room now trying to get clarity) it sounds like the question of if there would be LGBT+ representation in the show was very narrowly sidestepped. They told the panel audience that any sort of answer would be a spoiler. It seems likely that there will be LGBT+ representation, but it has not been explicitly promised, and I urge folk to temper expectations with the knowledge that while it’s wrong to use the TV-Y7 rating as a reason to not show canonically LGBT+ characters, it may end up being outside the Wonderstorm team’s hands to try to get it on screen. I’m cautiously optimistic. We’ll have to wait and see.

The staff did say they are strongly dedicated to creating an inclusive and diverse fantasy universe, with an especial focus on visible ethnic diversity. We can already see the beginning of that with the King and Ezran.

Being on Netflix permits the staff to do a darker take on the story than they might have been permitted on network television, and they’re excited to get to tell a complex and nuanced story that explores moral grays and the idea that there are both good and bad actors in every group and culture. That said, they want this series to be fun, light-hearted, and quirky too.

The SDCC panel gave away two goodies to anyone lucky enough to get into the panel, a large physical poster version of the concept art we first saw with the initial announcement and an enamel pin of Ezran’s pet glow toad, Bait. The backing for the enamel pin announced that Hot Topic will be carrying exclusive merchandise for The Dragon Prince beginning in September 2018.

(A big thank you to elventhespian, owldee, and kohisu for thier live blogs of the SDCC 2018 panel.) 

Official TDP social media accounts:

Tumblr - @dragonprinceofficial

Twitter - @thedragonprince

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/dragonprinceofficial/

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/dragonprinceofficial

YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPn8cnHhLHMQrGCmS0K5aBQ

TDP CAST AND CREW

The show is being helmed by Aaron Ehasz (Avatar: The Last Airbender, Futurama) and Justin Richmond (Uncharted 2, 3, & 4). Other staff members include: 

Executive Producer -- Giancarlo Volpe (Avatar: The Last Airbender, Green Lantern: The Animated Series, Star vs the Forces of Evil)

Composer -- Frederik Wiedmann (Green Lantern: The Animated Series, The Damned, Dying of the Light, various DC animated films)

Executive at Netflix -- Jenna Boyd (Avatar: The Last Airbender)

Animation Directors --  Meruan Salim, Carlyle Wilson

Animation Coordinator -- Tony Power (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)

Lead Animator -- Brian Ahlf (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) , Eric Childs (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), Brian Kavanagh (DinoTrux), Kevin Kyle (The Adventures of Puss in Boots), Jody Prouse (DinoTrux, The Adventures of Puss in Boots)

Other Wonderstorm Staff -- Robert Cogburn, Devon Giehl, Danika Harrod, Iain Hendry, Dan Liebgold, Lauren Topal, Neil Mukhopadhyay, Justin Santistevan, Lulu Younes

Various Animators, Storyboard & Graphic Artists, Directors, etc -- Sabrina Ali, Laura Ambrosiano, Nicki Bianchini, CT Chrysler, Frankie Franco III, Zakiah Grant, Chelsea Gratzlaff, Tim Kaminski, Erica Kim, Nasus Lee, Jessica Mahon, Katie Olson, Daniel Pira, Candice Prince‏, Devin Rosychuk, Alicia Schaeffer, Siggy Sigmond, Eman Thabet

Voice Actor [Callum] -- Jack DeSena (Sokka on Avatar: The Last Airbender)

Voice Actor [Ezran] -- Sasha Rojen (The Flash, iZombie)

Voice Actor [Rayla] -- Paula M. Burrows [@paulamburrows]

Voice Actor [Claudia] -- Racquel Belmonte [@raqattack5 | x] (Sira on Lego Elves)

Voice Actor [Soren] -- Jesse Inocalla [@jinocalla] (The Little Prince, Dead Rising 4) 

Voice Actor [King Harrow] --  Luc Roderique [@lucroderique]

Voice Actor [Runaan] -- Jonathan Holmes

Voice Actor -- Rena Anakwe [@DJLadyLane | x] (Sapphire Shores on My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)

Voice Actor -- Erik Todd Dellums [@ErikToddDellums | x | x] (Koh on Avatar: The Last Airbender)

Voice Actor -- Adrian Petriw [@adrianpetriw | x] (Adam in The Hollow)

Voice Actor -- Jason Simpson [@aboySimpson] (Cyclops on The Hollow)

I’m looking forward to having a fun fan experience with everyone in the months to come! 

Fan accounts to watch on twitter: DragonPrinceFan, The Dragon Prince Podcast, and Mundo Avatar (news in Portuguese)

Dedicated fan accounts to watch on tumblr: @dragonprincefan and @tdp-news

[1962dude420-blog]

Today we remember the passing of Chris Squire who Died: June 27, 2015 in Phoenix, Arizona

Christopher Russell Edward Squire (4 March 1948 – 27 June 2015) was an English musician, singer and songwriter best known as the bassist, backing vocalist and a founding member of the progressive rock band Yes. He was the longest-serving original member, having remained in the band until his death and appearing on every studio album released from 1969 to 2014. In 2017, he was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Yes.

Squire was widely regarded as the dominant bassist among the English progressive rock bands, influencing peers and later generations of bassists with his incisive sound and elaborately contoured, melodic bass lines. His name was associated with his trademark instrument, the Rickenbacker 4001. From 1991 to 2000, Rickenbacker produced a limited edition signature model bass in his name, the 4001CS.

Squire was born on March 4, 1948 in the north west London suburb of Kingsbury, to Peter and Joanne Squire. He grew up there and in the nearby Queensbury and Wembley areas. His father was a cab driver and his mother a secretary for an estate agent. As a youngster Squire took a liking to Lena Horne and Ella Fitzgerald records belonging to his father, though his main interest was church music. At age six, he joined the church choir at St. Andrew's in Kingsbury as a treble with Andrew Pryce Jackman, a friend of his who lived nearby. The choir got to perform at St. Paul's cathedral. Their choirmaster, Barry Rose, was an early influence on Squire. "He made me realise that working at it was the way to become best at something". Squire also sang in the choir at his next school, Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School, then located in Hampstead. He played the harmonica on his way home from school.

Squire did not consider a music career until the age of sixteen when the emergence of the Beatles and the Beat music boom in the early 1960s inspired him to "be in a group that don't use music stands". A school friend recommended that Squire take up the bass after pointing out his tall frame and large hands, thinking they were ideal for playing the instrument. Squire then purchased his first bass, a Futurama, which he described as "very cheap, but good enough to learn on." In 1964, on the last day before the summer holidays, Squire's headmaster suspended him and a friend for having their hair too long and they were given two shillings and sixpence to have it cut. Instead, they went home and never returned. After his mother took him to a recruitment agency and enquired for work related to music, Squire landed work selling guitars at a Boosey & Hawkes shop in Regent Street. He used the staff discount offer to purchase a new bass, a Rickenbacker 4001, in 1965

In September 1967, Squire joined Mabel Greer's Toyshop, a psychedelic group that included Peter Banks, singer Clive Bayley and drummer Bob Hagger. They played at the Marquee club where Jack Barrie, owner of the La Chasse drinking club a few doors down, saw them perform. "The musicianship ... was very good but it was obvious they weren't going anywhere", he recalled. One evening at La Chasse, Barrie introduced Squire to Jon Anderson, a worker at the bar who had not found success as the lead singer of The Gun or as a solo artist. The two found they shared common musical interests including Simon & Garfunkel, The Association and vocal harmonies. In the following days they developed "Sweetness", a track later recorded for the first Yes album.

As the band developed, Anderson and Squire brought in drummer Bill Bruford, keyboardist Tony Kaye and Banks for rehearsals. The five agreed to drop the name Mabel Greer's Toyshop; they settled on the name Yes, originally Banks's idea. The band played their first show as Yes at a youth camp in East Mersea, Essex on August 4, 1968. Squire spoke about the band's formation: "I couldn't get session work because most musicians hated my style. They wanted me to play something a lot more basic. We started Yes as a vehicle to develop everyone's individual styles." Squire developed a bass solo named "A Bass Odyssey".

In August 1969, Yes released their self-titled debut album. Martyn Adelman, who had played drums with Squire's first group, did the album photos. Squire received writing credits on four of the album's eight tracks—"Beyond & Before", "Looking Around", "Harold Land", and "Sweetness".

After Bruford left the band and was replaced by Alan White in July 1972, Squire altered his playing to suit the change in the band's rhythm section. He felt he was "playing too much, though I was never really sure. With Bill, the things that I did felt right ... With Alan, I found that I was able to play a bit less than before and still get my playing across".

Squire described his playing on "The Remembering (High the Memory)" from Tales from Topographic Oceans (1973) as "one of the nicest things I think I've ever played".

Squire was the only member to play on each of their 21 studio albums released from 1969 to 2014. He was seen as one of the main forces behind the band's music, as well as being "perhaps the most enigmatic" group member. Heaven & Earth was his final studio album.

While most of the band's lyrics were written by Anderson, Squire co-wrote much of their music with guitarist Steve Howe (with Anderson occasionally contributing). In addition, Squire and Howe would supply backing vocals in harmony with Anderson on songs such as "South Side of the Sky" and "Close to the Edge".

During the band's formative years Squire was frequently known for his lateness, a habit that Bruford often complained about. Because of this, Squire would frequently drive at unsafe speeds to get to gigs on time, once causing an accident on the way to a gig in West Germany after he fell asleep at the wheel, although nobody was injured. A posthumous commemorative brown plaque was titled in such a way as to make reference to his habitual lateness, namely " 'The Late' Chris Squire ".

As Squire, along with Alan White and Steve Howe, co-owned the "Yes" name at the time, the 1989 ABWH line-up without him (which contained Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman and Howe) could not record under that name.

Following Squire's death on June 27, 2015, the band's show on August 7 of the same year marked the first Yes concert ever performed without him. Former member Billy Sherwood replaced Squire during their 2015 North American tour with Toto from August to September 2015, as well as their performances in November 2015, as announced when the band first revealed Squire's disease in May 2015

On May 19, 2015, Yes announced that Squire had been diagnosed with acute erythroid leukemia, and would take a break from performing while receiving treatment.

In the late evening of June 27, 2015, Squire died from the illness at age 67 while still receiving treatment in his adopted hometown of Phoenix, Arizona. Yes' official Facebook page confirmed the news the next day. Tributes were paid by fellow musicians Brian May, Geezer Butler, Gene Simmons and Tom Morello, as well as bandmates Geoff Downes and Bill Bruford.

Squire's death was central to the song "Fragile" from the 2016 collaborative debut album between Jesu and Sun Kil Moon. In the song, Mark Kozelek recounts his experiences as a Yes fan, particularly in light of the death of a friend, also named Christopher. Squire was given a writing credit due to lyrics from his Yes composition "Onward" being quoted through backing vocals.

In April 2016 asteroid 2002 XR80 received an official permanent name from the International Astronomical Union in honour of Squire. Asteroid (90125) Chrissquire was discovered December 11, 2002 and is a main-belt asteroid with an orbital period of 4.08 years.

[amiandivh]

I was tagged by: @gaybybirth​ hey sorry i have been and am still sick

rules: answer these 85 statements about yourself, then tag 20 people.

last

1. drink - A nice glass of ice tea  2. phone call - friend of mine Andrew 3. text message - Got a text from my step mom checking in on me 4. song you listened to - Do video game soundtracks count as a song? Well if they do it was “Telling the Truth 2007″ quite a song title i know but listen to it i promise its amazing 5. time you cried - Saturday i was a funeral and this group played an amazing version that old rugged cross.

ever

6. dated someone twice? - never dated period lol 7. kissed someone and regretted it - never kissed a soul 8. been cheated on -man this is gonna be a boring section 9. lost someone special - nooooooooope 10. been depressed -  yeeeeeeeeeep 11. gotten drunk and thrown up - never touched the stuff 

fave colours

12. Pink mostly because i regrest having a “hating pink stage” in my life...fuck you young heather 13. Purple Cause it was my mother favorite color  14. Blue....notice a patern

in the last year have you…

15. made new friends - Yea i have 16. fallen out of love - Yea but they let me down gently 17. laughed until you cried - oh im a laugher so you show me something i gonna laugh till i cry 18. found out someone was talking about you - um no not really  19. met someone who changed you - yea i have  20. found out who your friends are - not really no 21. kissed someone on your facebook friends list - refer to part 2 

general

22. how many of your facebook friends do you know irl -man i havent been on facebook in probably 5 years 

23. do you have any pets -  i wish i had a cat and a dog 

24. do you want to change your name - nah i have names i have always like but not enough to change my name.

25. what did you do for your last birthday - my last birthday was 4 days ago and it was withough a doubt the worst one i have had since the first once without mom...it was bad enough i dont feel like talking about it here

26. what time did you wake up today - about 9 around the time im up normally

27. what were you doing at midnight last night - sleeping trying to sleep through the worse of my sickness

28. what is something you can’t wait for - not much rn...idk Infinity Wars

30. what are you listening to right now - An episode of Brooklyn99 in the background.

31. have you ever talked to a person named tom - not that i cant remember  32. something that’s getting on your nerves - oh lord a friend of mine was just over playing this stupid playing this stupid mobile game for 3 HOURS and i could not care less 33. most visited website - Youtube its my main form of entertainment with no satilite 34. hair colour - brown 35. long or short hair - long. to long almost ready for a cut 36. do you have a crush on someone - noup 37. what do you like about yourself - Do i have to answer this one? cause i cant think of an answer 38. want any piercings? -na  39. blood type - no idea 40. nicknames - Bunny. one of my mothers long time friends gave it to me when i was born. Easter was close to the 22nd in 1989

Publié à l'origine par lazylittleslothiam

41. relationship status - Single

Originally posted by batbobsession

42. zodiac - Aries 43. pronouns - she/her 44. fave tv shows - Futurama, Steven Universe Paks and rec, Brooklyn 99, Adventure Time Arrested Developement 45. tattoos - nah not a tattoo fan 46. right or left handed - Right handed. 47. ever had surgery - No not since i was born...long story 48. piercings - no i did when i was a kid but not now no thanks 49. sport - No never  50. vacation - id love to go to the mountains. love the cold and possible snow uh its great 51. trainers -dont understand

more general (why do these bullet points down here don’t care what I want, why tumblr?)

52. eating - nothing rn its almost 2 dont like to eat late

53. drinking - Water trying to stay hydrated

54. i’m about to watch -probably another b99 episode and try to sleep

55. waiting for - sleeeeeeeep

56. want -to feel better for more than a couple of months

57. get married - ROFL gotta find a signifigant other to get married

58. career - im 30 next year im to old or dumb to have a carrer at this point

which is better

59. hugs or kisses -i guess hugs. its all ive gotten 60. lips or eyes - eyes  61. shorter or taller - i genually have no idea...is same height an option i just want to look into her eyes without craining my neck

62. older or younger - older. i worry about being a cradle robber 63. nice arms or stomach -you got me pal 64. hookup or relationship -relationship....please? 65. troublemaker or hesitant - well im hesitant so kind of a trouble maker. or i guess more spontaneous then me

have you ever

66. kissed a stranger - nope 67. drank hard liquor - i dont drink 68. lost glasses - yea 69. turned someone down - yea i felt like shit 70. sex on first date - never been on a date but that would still be a no 71. broken someones heart - ...yea 72. had your heart broken - no i took it like a champ lol 73. been arrested - Nope. 74. cried when someone died - my mother’s last words were “Whose gonna take care of my Heather and my aunts were almost the same thing and when i heard that especially about my aunt i cried like never have before. 75. fallen for a friend - who do you think let me down easy?

do you believe in

76. yourself - NAHHHHHHHHH 77. miracles - Sure 78. love at first sight -not really no 79. santa claus -Sure 80. kiss on a first date - Why not 81. angels - absolutely

other

82. best friend’s name - @indigowallbreaker 83. eye colour - Brown 84. fave movie - to many to count but im gonna go with willy wonka and the chocolate factory. i feel like a kid every time i watch. Gene Wilder was amazing in it and ill never forget the song pure imagination. another one would probably be back to the future another classic as a kid i loved the car and the idea of time travel.the joney b good scene always made me want to learn to play the guitar.  85. fave actor - i honestly dont have alot Chris Evans, Terry Crews, Stephanie Beatriz, Sebestian Stan, Zendaya

Thank you SOOO much for this i love doing these much. i am way to tired to tag people honestly if you see this and want to fill it out fel free!

[i-am-avacado]

Tag Meme

Tagged by the always lovely @thirst-for-math-daddy Rules: answer these 85 statements and tag 20 people The last: 1. Drink: Water 2. Phone call: My mom. 3. Text message: "welcome to the shit tube its ya boi PewDiePie. You cant kill me no my channel never dies". I sent this to my friend unprompted. 4. Song you listened to: Pitiful Children by Joe Iconis, who wrote the songs for the literal gem that is the Be More Chill musical. 5. Time you cried: Series finale of Parks and Rec 6. Dated somebody twice: Nah 7. Kissed someone and regretted it: I've only ever kissed one person in my life outside of my family. No I don't regret it but it wasn't a very satisfactory kiss. 8. Have been cheated on: Nopety nope 9. Lost someone special: Like, as in they died? Then no. 10. Been depressed: I don't think i Have Depression, but in the sense of sometimes, I literally cannot bring myself to care about anything other than moving my thumb to scroll through my apps, then yeah. It's happened a few times. 11. Gotten drunk and thrown up: Nope! 12. Colors you wore: gray shirt and blue shorts (that have pockets!!!!) In The Last Year Have You: 15: Made new friends: Yes I have and they're all amazing!!!!! (Looking at you, wheat and jasmine) 16. Fallen out of love: After a solid year of pining, I finally just fucking gave up, if that counts. 17. Laughed until you cried: Last night, actually. It was great. 18. Found out somebody was talking about you: Yeah. I used to care but literally I don't have the energy to care right now. 19. Met somebody who changed you: Yup! 20. Found out who your friends are: Kind of??? This is vague. 21. Kissed somebody on your Facebook list: Yeah. The same person who was the only person I've ever kissed. Random: 22. How many of your Facebook friends do you know in real life: Most of them. I don't use facebook for followers. Just to keep up with my drama club group on it tbh. 23. Do you have any pets: Doggo named Gizmo and a Kitto named Tom. 24. Do you want to change your name: Yes because my family has utterly ruined it because anytime anyone calls my name it makes me jump because it's always had a negative connotation attached to it and I hate it. 25. What did you do for your last birthday: I was in an airport for most of the day. But I got Wendy's which is fine in my book. 26. What time did you wake up: Usually around nine a.m. if it isn't a school day 27: What were you doing at midnight: Watching Parks and Rec with my sister. (She hasn't finished it yet. Shes only on season four so im watching it with her to see her reactions) 28. Name something you can’t wait for: To direct my high school play that's coming up!!!! 29. When was the last time you saw your mom: Like five minutes ago. 30. What are you listening to right now: Music from Be More Chill. 31. Have you ever talked to somebody named Tom: Yes, my cat. I fed him some cheese. 32. Something that gets on your nerves: People with a sense of entitlement, like they're better than you. 33. Most visited website: Probably this pile of steaming goo thats a website. 34. Hair color: Medium brown 35. Long or short hair: In between long and short. I'd love to chop it off. 36. Do you have a crush on somebody: Yeah. Couple people. One of them is gay though. The other has a girlfriend so whoops. In terms of celebrity crushes, where do i even start. 37: What do you like about yourself: Physically?? Uh. My eyes. Personally? My,,,, caring nature¿ 38. Piercings: My ears, one on each ear. Don't plan to do anymore than that. 39. Blood type: I dont fuckin know 40. Nickname: KK (young cousin), Ava (people who know me by my url), Kay (some irl friends). Call me whatever. 41. Relationship status: Single and bisexual (or pan who the fuck knows at this point). 42. Zodiac: Libra 43. Pronouns: She/her. 44. Favorite TV shows: Parks and Rec, Rick and Morty, Bobs Burgers, Futurama 45. Tattoos: None yet! 46. Right or left-handed: Righty 47. Surgery: None that I know of 48. Sport: Hahahahhaha 49. Vacation: um. Nature? 50. Pair of trainers: Orange???? 51. Eating: I had two of those burritos from taco bell because im a fast fucking bastard. 52. Favorite drink: Water 53. What are you up to: i was binge watching this channel called "i hate everything" and its surprisingly entertaining. 54. Waiting for: to get a job 55. Want: to star in a musical 56. Get married: We'll see 57. Career: would love to be an actress. I guess psychology? Idfk. 58. Hugs or kisses: ¿por que no los dos? 59. Lips or eyes: Definitely eyes. 60. Shorter or taller: In between 61. Older or younger: depends on how older or younger. Usually 1-3 years difference either way once im like 21 idk. 62. Nice arms or stomach: Stomach please. I want a nice stomach. I want abs. Girls with abs are 👌👌👌👌 63. Hook up or relationship: a relationship. 64. Troublemaker or hesitant: i have anxiety susan 65. Kissed a stranger: gross??? 66. Drank hard liquor: alcohol is gross 67. Lost glasses/ contact lenses: i dont have either 68. Turned someone down: Yeah. It sucked but if someone doesnt feel something then what can you do? Thats why my girlfriend broke up with me so like, cant help it. 69. Sex in the first date: GRoss 70. Broke someone’s heart: maybe???? The girl who had a crush on me maybe. 71. Had your heart broken: Once 72. Been arrested: Nopety 73. Cried when someone died: Yeah 74. Fallen for a friend: Yep. Do You Believe In: 75: Yourself: Depends on the day 76. Miracles: Not at the moment 77. Love at first sight: No. 78. Santa Claus: Nope 79. Kiss on the first date: Depends on who it is. 80. Angels: I believe in kind people. Random (pt 2): 81. Current best friends names: Alexis, Talitha 82. Eye color: Hazel 83. Favorite movie: No fuckin clue I tag: @peeblesprotectionpatrol , @thehaylenator100 and @sweetiefiend . You dont have to do this, i know it takes time.

[brightlotusmoon]

My Futurama fan group connecting the dots

[ryodan]

Get to know me Tag Tagged by @uzumakura @nataliebgdh thank you folks Rules: Answer these 92 statements and tag 20 people THE LAST: 1. Drink: black tea 2. Phone call: my dad 3. Text message: group chat with the pals 4. Song you listened to: only angel by Harry styles 5. Time you cried: yesterday HAVE YOU: 6. Dated someone twice: why do u think I hate myself this much; no 7. Kissed someone and regretted it: no 8. Been cheated on: no 9. Lost someone special: yes 10. Been depressed : yes 11. Gotten drunk and thrown up: I don’t drink whatsoever LIST 3 FAVORITE COLORS: 12-14: ocean blue, Sakuras hair whatever the fuck the shade is called and pastel purple IN THE LAST YEAR HAVE YOU: 15. Made new friends: I make new friends every 3 seconds bc I’m an extroverted asshole who talks to people and forgets their name 3 minutes later 16. Fallen out of love: yES 17. Laughed until you cried: yES 18. Found out someone was talking about you: lmao yes but i don’t think I’m personally one to mind it; unless someone thinks I did them wrong or people think I’ve been a dick then I’m self aware enough to check myself 19. Met someone who changed you : hmm possibly? But I think I’m usually the one who changes me?? 20. Found out who your friends are: yep 21. Kissed someone on your Facebook list: nO ew GENERAL: 22. How many of your Facebook friends do you know in real life: most of them 23. Do you have any pets: not currently, but I’ve had 2 cats, a bird, 2 turtles, and 36 fish before 24. Do you want to change your name: nope 25. What did you do for your last Birthday : went out with my family? Came home and had ice cream cake with all my cousins and got drunk on pizza 26. What time did you wake up: I didn’t sleep (Eid!) 27. What were you doing at midnight last night: hanging out with my cousin 28. Name something you can’t wait for: more independence 29. When was the last time you saw your mom: today 30. What is one thing you wish you could change in your life: be more hard working 31. What are you listening right now: a kpop song my friend is making me listen to 32. Have you ever talked to a person named Tom: no 33. Something that is getting on your nerves: atm since it’s summer, spending so much time with my family (I LIKE LOVE THEM BUT IT CAN BE SUFFOCATING) 34. Most visited website: it’s either tumblr or YouTube I don’t remember 35. Mole/s: a few here and there 36. Mark/s: smile eye crinkles 37. Childhood dream: astronaut 38. Hair color: dark brown 39. Long or short hair: I cut it a lot but my hair grows fast so both???? 40. Do you have a crush on someone: yes 41. What do you like about yourself: my sense of humor? Physically my eyebrows and eye colour and lashes 42. Piercings: ears 43. Blood type: A positive 44. Nickname: irl Zai online rudeby 45. Relationship status: single 46. Zodiac: Cancer sun Capricorn moon 47. Pronouns: she/her 48. Favorite TV Show(s): The Simpsons, Futurama, HIMYM, Scienfield, The Office, Greys Anatomy, GOT and Friends 49. Tattoos: none 50. Right or left hand: right-handed but I’ve been practising left hand control for a year now 51. Surgery: never had one but I might have a urodynamic (hopefully noT) 52. Hair dyed in different color: the cringiest streaks of yellow you’ll ever see when I was 13 53. Sport: Basketball to play and dance to watch 55. Vacation: I’ve been to most of Europe and the UK,,, travelled across America,, I’ve also been to some places of South east Asia 56. Pair of trainers: two MORE GENERAL: 57. Eating: sunbites 58. Drinking: 2 hydrogens bonded to an oxygen at a linear angle of 180 degrees bc I’m thiRSTy 59. I’m about to: sleep bc my ass is going on a trip tomorrow 61. Waiting for: tomorrow so I can see (the guy I like) my family and friends : ) 62. Want: Sasukes shinden novel (which I’m gettING) and stable Internet + my cousins to hurry their asses from America so we can HANG 63. Get married: probably 64. Career: astrophysics WHICH IS BETTER 65. Hugs or kisses: why not both 66. Lips or eyes: eyes 67. Shorter or taller: taller bc I want good hugs 68. Older or younger: a little older or a little younger lmao 70. Nice arms or nice stomach: arms i guess 71. Sensitive or loud: sensitive 72. Hook up or relationship: relationship 73. Troublemaker or hesitant: troublemaker HAVE YOU EVER: 74. Kissed a Stranger: nope 75. Drank hard liquor: no 76. Lost glasses/contact lenses: not for more than 5 minutes 77. Turned someone down: Yes 78. Sex on the first date: no 79. Broken someone’s heart: Yes 80. Had your heart broken: I don’t think so? But I’ve been pained¿¿ 81. Been arrested: no 82. Cried when someone died: yes 83. Fallen for a friend: yes DO YOU BELIEVE IN: 84. Yourself: a little yes and a little no?????? Idk??? I operate by pretending the future doesn’t exist so I don’t have time to think that way 85. Miracles: yes 86. Love at first sight: no 87. Santa Claus: I’m like muslim 88. Kiss on the first date: no OTHER: 90. Current best friend name: she would kill me for broadcasting her name on tumblr 91. Eye color: brown but it’s a weird shade that looks red in the sun as I’ve been told by others before 92. Favorite movie: I literally don’t watch movies so I’m not sure but I like horror and romantic comedies I tag @sakuraharunos @cakebake @killeray @kittyblaze @shinobl @its-naruto-universe @sharinghoe @cornelia1992 @saradacchi @lalody @aymaabdullahmalik @shannaro-kamo @xinpaii @chiwawha @chienakamura @sakura-uchiha-uzumaki @misssarahdoll @jeruk-lemon I’m sorry they aren’t 20 but I’m not on desktop and I don’t remember urls jsjnwjsbw these are the ones I could think of at the top of my head

[sasu-bear]

92 questions

tagged by @offansandflames <3

Rules: Answer these 92 statements and tag whoever wants to do it.

The Last: 1. Drink: pepsi. it has 10 more calories, but it tastes better. 2. Phone call: older sis 3. Text message: huh, sis 4. Song you listened to:  "Autumn Breeze”  by JIDA 5. Time you cried: yesterday. aren’t partings just the worst?

HAVE YOU: 6. Dated someone twice: no 7. Kissed someone and regretted it: no 8. Been cheated on: no 9. Lost someone special: No....i’ve always severe the relationship before anything could really happen to them...like death. 10. Been depressed: more like...droopy eyes and a lot sighing and sleeping...but not depressed. no. 11. Gotten drunk and thrown up: not to the point of puking

LIST 3 FAVORITE COLORS: 12-14: black white red

IN THE LAST YEAR HAVE YOU: 15. Made new friends: surprisingly, yes, but I regret it because my heart is aching to this daye 16. Fallen out of love: no, I’m still in love with the world despite all lol 17. Laughed until you cried: Yes 18. Found out someone was talking about you: family has a tendency to gossip. what can i do. 19. Met someone who changed you: yes. once again, partings are sad. 20. Found out who your friends are: I’m not easy to get past so the fact that you got the title, you’re good for life. 21. Kissed someone on your Facebook list: definitely no

GENERAL: 22. How many of your Facebook friends do you know in real life: Quite a few. 23. Do you have any pets: a bird. fishes. rabbit named Kookie 24. Do you want to change your name: Way too many memories and inside jokes for me to change it now 25. What did you do for your last Birthday: i can’t remember something from so long ago...but i assumed there was a cake(?) 26. What time did you wake up: 8:00am =.= 27. What were you doing at midnight last night: crying and writing headcannons. lmao too bad i lost the file. It must have some wild stuff written. 28. Name something you can’t wait for: when a certain group of people visit again. 29. When was the last time you saw your mom: 20 mins ago 30. What is one thing you wish you could change in your life: I wish i could convey myself more. even now i can’t. I just can’t. Not my specialty. 31. What are you listening right now: “D(half moon)” by Dean. It’s a nostalgic song. 32. Have you ever talked to a person named Tom: what...I..no. actually. no. 33. Something that is getting on your nerves: a runny nose. In summer. 34. Most visited Website: tumblr

LOST QUESTIONS. I JUST PUT IN RANDOM INFO ABOUT ME 35. Mole/s: crying moles. the ones located where your tears run. 36. Mark/s: a scar from when i was bitten. 37. Childhood dream: to be an artist. But now...oh forget the dreams 38. Haircolor: brown, dark enough to be almost black 39. Long or short hair: touches my shoulders. I’m too afraid to cut shorter. I have things to hide. 40. Do you have a crush on someone: yes. I still do. 41. What do you like about yourself: my fortunate life. 42. Piercings: ears. it closed up and i am terrify of needles. 43. Bloodtype: 44. Nickname: none 45. Relationship status: single 46. Zodiac: Aquarius 47. Pronouns: ---- 48. Favorite TV Show: I haven’t actively watch TV in 5 years...but I do like futurama 49. Tattoos: none 50. Right or left hand: Right 51. Surgery: none 52. Hair dyed in different color: never dare to. I like to do things myself. But being a painter doesn’t exactly cover hair dying skills apparently 53. Sport: NO. Absolutely not. 55. Vacation: beach. but guess who’s allergic to UV protection lotion. 56. Pair of trainers: I don’t move in general.

MORE GENERAL: 57. Eating: nothing. 58. Drinking: water 59. I’m about to: draw. i miss it. 62. Want: to try skateboarding. Because.

63. Get married: ----perhaps. someday. 64. Career: It’s so so complicated.

WHICH IS BETTER 65. Hugs or kisses: hugs. they’re the best. soft, and cuddly, and sad. 66. Lips or eyes: eyes 67. Shorter or taller: i’m short. So i want the tall life. 68. Older or younger: “In the long run, we are all dead,” John Maynard Keynes.  

69. Romantic or Spontaneous: romantic. impulses never end well. (i was wondering what happened to everyone’s #69?)

70. Nice arms or nice stomach: arms. 71. Sensitive or loud: in between. 72. Hook up or relationship: both are bothersome and sticky 73. Troublemaker or hesitant:  Hesitant. I’d rather there be no mistake to clean up.

HAVE YOU EVER: 74. Kissed a Stranger: no 75. Drank hard liquor: yes. took a gulp. didn’t expect it. 76. Lost glasses/contact lenses: I’ve misplaced them, but never truly lose it 77. Turned someone down: Yes. 78. Sex on the first date: nope 79. Broken someone’s heart: Yes. Deliberately. Better sooner than later. It’ll hurt more the longer you wait. 80. Had your heart broken: nooo 81. Been arrested: i have a perfect record to uphold. 82. Cried when someone died: yes. Books have been especially cruel lately 83. Fallen for a friend: Yes. I still am in love.

DO YOU BELIEVE IN: 84. Yourself: no. I still have many things to improve on. I can’t trust my current abilities. Not yet. 85. Miracles: who knows? I don’t know. 86. Love at first sight: Acutally..yes. Yes. 87. Santa Claus: :I 88. Kiss on the first date: sure.

OTHER: 90. Current best friend name: Kir 91. Eyecolor: Same as hair 92. Favorite movie: The Noise. Lmao it’s a scary movie and it sucked ass. But the memories it comes with is staying forever. It’s a good laugh.

I don’t have anyone to tag...and i don’t want to pressure anyone. :)

[studyoing]

question tag thing

tagged by @studywithbread thankyou soosos much!!

Rules: Answer these 92 statements and tag 20 people

LAST:

1. Drink: hot chocolate 2. Phone call: grandma 3. Text message: ‘WOW’ from my friend bc i ditched science excursion to catch up on much needed schoolwork whoops (and i was a bit sick anyway so) 4. Song you listened to: listening to taken for a fool by the strokes rn but the laast one dræem girl by no vacation i think? 5. Time you cried: a few days ago bc i missed the bus (i hate getting dropped of by my mum?? idk why?? think bc i feel self conscious walking into school when there are lots of people but other than that i dont cry v easily

HAVE YOU: 6. Dated someone twice: nope 7. Kissed someone and regretted it: on the cheek & not really? it was year 1 8. Been cheated on: apparently my grade 1 bf cheated on me jerk 9. Lost someone special: yup 10. Been depressed: yup 11. Gotten drunk and thrown up: nope

LIST 3 FAVORITE COLORS: 12-14: blue, green, orange/yellow

IN THE LAST YEAR HAVE YOU: 15. Made new friends: yeah i’m pretty sure! 16. Fallen out of love: idk what ““““love”“““ is so  17. Laughed until you cried: yes but it’s kind of scary hysterical crying laughter so  18. Found out someone was talking about you: yea this girl my group is friends w straight up said she hated me sosos much in grade 8 & 9 (reminds me of the fact a lot actually thanks) 19. Met someone who changed you: yep, both bad n good but mostly bad 20. Found out who your friends are: nope! 21. Kissed someone on your Facebook list: nope

GENERAL: 22. How many of your Facebook friends do you know in real life: i don’t have fb anymore but when i did, like 99% of them 23. Do you have any pets: 2 cats & a dog 24. Do you want to change your name: nah my name is ok  25. What did you do for your last Birthday: man i can’t remember.. o wait i went to the movies and literally 1/4 of the ppl i invited showed up and noone from my current group hahahhgashgfsdjggkd  26. What time did you wake up: a little before 9?  27. What were you doing at midnight last night: sleeping i think 28. Name something you can’t wait for: leaving school & moving byebye 29. When was the last time you saw your mom: a few hours ago 30. What is one thing you wish you could change in your life: my looks? might actually have decent friends orrr like... mental health OR grades 31. What are you listening to right now: no music, but my fan is on and sometimes the cars outside are loud enough to hear 32. Have you ever talked to a person named Tom: yes a few 33. Something that is getting on your nerves: stepdad 34. Most visited websites: tumblr and uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh netflix

LOST QUESTIONS. I JUST PUT IN RANDOM INFO ABOUT ME 35. Mole/s: yeah a few 36. Mark/s: a cat scratch that will probably be there forever 37. Childhood dream: when i was a kid and we had that ‘write down what u wanna be and paint a picture’ thing in kindergarten i drew a person and wrote ‘i want to be a person’ and tbh... me 38. Hair color: light brown? ‘brown like u rolled in mud’ 39. Long or short hair: on me or someone else? both is cute 40. Do you have a crush on someone: kind of idk  41. What do you like about yourself: uh. long eyelashes 42. Piercings: probably not 43. Blood type: idk man 44. Nickname: ains and uhhh well my grade 8 history teacher still calls me ash bc he’s convinced my name is ashley 45. Relationship status: single 46. Zodiac: libra 47. Pronouns: she/her 48. Favorite TV Show: uhhh freaks and geeks or scrubs or futurama or lots

49. Tattoos: none and idk if i’d ever be able to commit to one so!

50. Right or left hand: right handed but hopefully ambi one day?? 51. Surgery: never thankfully 52. Hair dyed in different color: nope 53. Sport: none but definitely wanna do a martial art does that count 55. Vacation: not really besides school trip to germany and a few close to home 56. Pair of trainers: uhh u mean my favourite?? probably my breaking black n white nikes theyve taken me to germany and singapore and like everywhere else

MORE GENERAL: 57. Eating: bagel crisps rn aka my favourite thing 58. Drinking: nothin 59. I’m about to: finish a poem 61. Waiting for: dinner i guess 62. Want: to finish my english speech 63. Get married: maybe?? (if i even can) but like idk... marriage seems so final lol 64. Career: uhhhhhhhhh legit no idea

WHICH IS BETTER 65. Hugs or kisses: idk but hugs r nice 66. Lips or eyes: lips? i dont pay much attention to eyes so lips i guess 67. Shorter or taller: depends but i wouldn’t wanna date any guy shorter than me :/ 68. Older or younger: uhh i’ve only ever dated guys younger than me bc theyve always been in my grade and i was kept down so younger than everyone else but i’ve almost dated a few older guys it’s ntb 70. Nice arms or nice stomach: uhh idk i don’t like either of mine 71. Sensitive or loud: sensitive 72. Hook up or relationship: relationship 73. Troublemaker or hesitant: uh idk a bit of both

HAVE YOU EVER: 74. Kissed a Stranger: nope 75. Drank hard liquor: nope 76. Lost glasses/contact lenses: yep 77. Turned someone down: yep 78. Sex on the first date: nope 79. Broken someone’s heart: apparently 80. Had your heart broken: i don’t think so  81. Been arrested: nope 82. Cried when someone died: yah 83. Fallen for a friend: probably

DO YOU BELIEVE IN: 84. Yourself: no im the most unreliable 85. Miracles: i guess 86. Love at first sight: uhh idk man....there was this cute guy at fish n chip shop once....... 87. Santa Claus: nope 88. Kiss on the first date: yeah i guess so depends

OTHER: 90. Current best friend name: idk anymore 91. Eye color: blue/grey idk depends on how u look at it 92. Favorite movie: no idea but i liked a bunch of childhood movies and i like... actually maybe secret life of walter mitty 

NOW, TAG 20 PEOPLE:

sorry i keep tagging u guys in stuff u dont have to do it @coffeeandnotes @honestlysstudying @blood--pixels @takenotesforyourlife @peachnotebook  @academic-moon @studyingisabella @skiesandjournals @goghstudies i can’t really think of anyone else but feel freeee

[emhoardsbooks]

tagged by: @remushlupin rules - you must answer these 85 statements and tag 20 (ish) people tagging: @remusluvpin @saladtsar @ravehclaw @sourpatchstarkids @fvnrir @thunderbjrd @karkaroff @softdiggory -- only if you want to <3

the last

1.drink: water 2. phone call: my nana 3. text message: a group chat with my aunt and sister making plans for us to go visit her 4. song you listened to: don’t come home - emma blackery 5. time you cried: lol T O D A Y at work (angry tears, god i hate being an emotional wreck)

6. dated someone twice: i’ve only ever dated one person lol

7. kissed someone and regretted it: nope 8. been cheated on: nope 9. lost someone special: yes but not like a love interest. i’ve just lost a lot of friends lol

10. been depressed: too often 11. gotten drunk and thrown up: never

3 favorite colors 12. the kind of royal, bright blue of a clear sky 13. the green of the trees when sun is shining through their leaves 14. the light rosey color of sunsets

in the last year have you 15. made new friends: yes 16. fallen out of love: no 17. laughed until you cried: yes 18. found out someone was talking about you: i think so?? 19. met someone who changed you: yes 20. found out who your friends are: yes 21. kissed someone on your Facebook list: well i mean... does it count when you’re fb friends with your boyfriend? that’s not what this is really asking right cause that’s too boring

general 22. how many of your Facebook friends do you know in real life: the majority 23. do you have any pets: one dog 24. do you want to change your name: no 25. what did you do for your last birthday: i worked because my birthday is right before christmas and the store hates when we take any days of before the holiday because we’re so busy. and then i’m pretty sure i just had dinner with the bf and my parents... OH AND i got a birthday card from my grandma who had recently died lol that made it a fun time 26. what time did you wake up: around 8:30 27. what were you doing at midnight last night: getting ready for bed 28. name something you can’t wait for: my cousin is getting married in a week and i can’t wait to get dressed up, i have a really cute dress 29. when was the last time you saw your mom: just a little while ago

31. what are you listening to right now: machine - misterwives 32. have you ever talked to a person named tom: when you try so hard not to name the bf and this one tag game calls you out. but yes, the bf’s name is tom

33. something that is getting on your nerves: my job 34. most visited website: tumblr, youtube, netflix 35. hair colour: brown 36. long or short hair: short 37. do you have a crush on someone: i mean i guess i can say i have a crush on the bf cause like that’s how it works and shit 38. what do you like about yourself: sarcastic humor 39. piercings: just the ears

40. blood type: fuck fuck fuck i forget.... O negative *i think* 41. nickname: em 42. relationship status: taken 43. zodiac: capricorn

44. pronouns: she/her 45. favourite tv show: wynonna earp, futurama, brooklyn nine-nine, game of thrones.... i should probably stop or i’ll just be listing shows i like 46. tattoos: one, on my ankle 47. right or left handed: right handed 48. surgery: nope 49. piercing:  yes 50. sport: skiing 51. vacation: i prefer beaches 52. pair of trainers: as in shoes? wtf are words. idk i really like to wear vans but i’m also lazy with shoe laces so i wear slip on flats a lot 

MORE GENERAL 53. eating: ice cream (soon) 54. drinking: water 55. i’m about to: watch futurama probably 56. waiting for: my dad to go to sleep so i can have the tv to watch futurama lol 57. want: my ice cream 58. get married: yes 59. career: lol who the fuck knows

WHICH IS BETTER 60. hugs or kisses: both 61. lips or eyes: eyes

62. shorter or taller: taller 63. older or younger: older 64. nice arms or nice stomach: arms 65. hook up or relationship: relationship 66. troublemaker or hesitant: hesitant

HAVE YOU EVER: 67. kissed a stranger: no 68. drank hard liquor: yes 69. lost glasses/contact lenses: no (cause i don’t wear them) 70. turned someone down: yes 71. sex on the first date: no 72. broken someone’s heart: possibly? but probably not i don’t think he was that into me 73. had your heart broken: no 74. been arrested: no 75. cried when someone died: yes 76. fallen for a friend: yes

DO YOU BELIEVE IN: 77. yourself: sometimes 78. miracles: sometimes 79. love at first sight: sometimes 80. santa claus: no 81. kiss on the first date: yes 82. angels: sometimes lol

OTHER: 83. current best friend’s name: bethany and erin (lol don’t make me choose wtf) 84. eye colour: hazel 85. favorite movie: the lion king

[marvelous-bean]

i was tagged by @sovietbuckys, thank you so much, Emily!!!

rules: you must answer these 85 statements and tag 20 people

tagging: @changeablefates, @obscure-viktuurii-trash-senpai, @readytocomplysir, @johnlocked-in-221b-baker-street, @salty-legos, @let-us-all-survive, @baskin-robbins-always-finds-out, @butterflybarnes, @ladyofthewittyremarks, @mcu-supersoldiers, @avengingxarcher, @droppedtheshield, @cutthehorseshit, @megplants, @tearosekitten and anyone else who wants to but wasn’t tagged, can do it too!

the last:

1. drink: Cocoa Cola

2. phone call: my college housing

3. text message: to my bro

4. song you listened to: “Emperor’s New Clothes” by Panic at the Disco

5. time you cried: today

have you ever:

6. dated someone twice: nope

7. kissed someone and regretted it: nope

8. been cheated on: nope

9. lost someone special: yes?

10. been depressed: since middle school?

11. gotten drunk and thrown up: nope, but I have gotten tipsy before

3 favorite colors:

12. blue

13. purple

14. mahogany

in the last year have you:

15. made new friends: people on here, at work, and college

16. fallen out of love: probably? I have no idea

17. laughed until you cried: I don’t know

18. found out someone was talking about you: no?

19. met someone who changed you: yes, all my friends

20. found out who your friends are: yes and no?

21. kissed someone on your Facebook list: nope

general:

22. how many of your Facebook friends do you know in real life: most of them and then others are from cosplay groups

23. do you have any pets: I have a cat, 8 bettas, 2 dwarf pufferfish, and guppies

24. do you want to change your name: mm.. no, I have thought about it but honestly I like my name

25. what did you do for your last birthday: I ate sushi and watched Spiderman: Homecoming

26. what time did you wake up: 7 am

27. what were you doing at midnight last night: rping with people on Tumblr and watching Futurama

28. name something you can’t wait for: I don’t know at this moment

29. when was the last time you saw your mom: like 10 minutes ago

31. what are you listening to right now: fish tanks in the background?

32. have you ever talked to a person named tom: yes, my uncle. He’s pretty awesome and I got to go to his and my uncle Mike’s wedding

33. something that is getting on your nerves: everything? I don’t know.

34. most visited website: Tumblr

35. hair colour: naturally a dirty blonde but it’s dyed a natural copper red right now

36. long or short hair: shortish, I’m trying to grow it out but we’ll see how long that lasts

39. piercings: just a helix piercing, I want to get more but needles T^T

40. blood type: no idea

41. nicknames: Ro, John, and Elf

42. relationship status: single

43. zodiac: cancer

44. pronouns: she/her/hers

45. favourite tv show: umm….. Steven Universe? I like a lot of shows though…

46. tattoos: none, I don’t know if I’ll ever be brave enough for one

47. right or left handed: left-handed

48. surgery: something with my two front teeth when I was a little kid but other than that, nope

49. piercing: helix

50. sport: I love field hockey?

51. vacation: Britain and Disney

52. pair of trainers: I don’t know?

more general:

53. eating: I had pierogies for dinner

54. drinking: some tea

55. i’m about to: chill, rp with people, and feed my fish

56. waiting for: I don’t know, life? Someone to cuddle with?

57. want: to make people happy

58. get married: maybe? Who knows?

59. career: animator.

which is better:

60. hugs or kisses: hugs

61. lips or eyes: eyes

62. shorter or taller: taller

63. older or younger: older

64. nice arms or nice stomach: doesn’t matter what they look like as long as we both like each other

65. hook up or relationship: relationship

66. troublemaker or hesitant: troublemaker?

have you ever:

67. kissed a stranger: nope

68. drank hard liquor: nope

69. lost glasses/contact lenses: yes and then struggled to find them half blind

70. turned someone down: yes and to be honest I kind of regret it? But I am one to dwell on the past

71. sex on the first date: nope (honestly I’d prefer never?)

72. broken someone’s heart: I hope not

73. had your heart broken: yes?

74. been arrested: nope

75. cried when someone died: yes

76. fallen for a friend: ahh… yes

do you believe in:

77. yourself: hahahahahahaha nope

78. miracles: yes

79. love at first sight: mmm… I don’t know

80. santa claus: nope

81. kiss on the first date: ehhh I guess? I don’t know

82. angels: I don’t know, I’m not really religious but it would be cool

other:

83. current best friend’s name: Angel (she is my Sherlock basically), Kayleigh, and Breann

84. eye colour: hazel

85. favourite movie: oh god. All of the Captain America movies, Logan, Spiderman: Homecoming, and Wolf Children

[runicmagitek]

Short version - I'm still here and alive and well. I've been extensively absent from tumblr for a multitude of reasons. I don't know if that will change in the immediate future, especially with maintaining my health as my primary focus.

Long version - Nano happened. I got caught up with that. Then I got sick. Work was busy with it being December and the holidays and nothing says stressed out like being constantly down three to four people every day for a month solid. Once January rolled in, I got sick again and I'm just now getting better.

And I more or less blinked and realized, oh hey, you haven't even checked tumblr in all of this time. Nor did it really occur to me until now that maybe I should, mostly because I have friends here that I care about and maybe they care about me the same way I do for them (apparently I do and yes, I've seen everyone's messages. I'm a little overwhelmed by them right now, but I will respond to them when I'm able).

Though the strange part is that I'm not actually desperate to jump back into tumblr. There are plenty of aspects that I dislike about this site and thus plenty of fandom communities here (I doubt I need to explain this to anyone). Even with being extremely selective of who I follow and being on top of my blacklist, there are still posts that slip through that I don't care about. I find myself scrolling way too much and ignoring a lot of posts. I just want to share awesome video game stuff I find along with share my writing; I don't care for discourse that spikes my anxiety and anger, thus doing little to aid my lifelong disease ("Try not to be stressed," says my doctor, who proceeded to order weekly bloodwork for I don't even know how long by now).

I've been trying to spend less of my time doing idle, passive shit - for a lack of better words - and actually being productive with something. So far, that's been working out well for me.

But there have been positives to tumblr, namely the friends I've made here. I've really connected with some lovely people that I don't want to lose touch with. And I've used this place as a platform for my fanfiction, which while small, has helped me continue connecting and I love that. I don't want to let go of that.

So I honestly don't know what will happen with this particular tumblr. I can't see myself putting the daily attention to it like I used to. In the past, if I was gone for a few days, I felt like I missed so much. Over a damn month? It's weird. I don't even know if bopping on weekly would even be worth it due to how much I miss. The rate that some people post is just boggling (I tend to keep a queue, but still, what the hell. I have a job and a life - I got shit to do). All of this is up in the air. I dunno.

With that out of the way, I want to address some other things, namely questions that have been sent my in my absence:

My health I'm doing a lot better. A lot less dying and a lot more being in remission and actually being a human again. I see my doctor in a couple of weeks and I'm going up to Maine this weekend to see a naturopathic doctor to help aid with my disease. I have to be on medication for the rest of my life. I am not happy about that, but my other option was internally bleed to death. To also help maintain this, I've made a bunch of lifestyle changes, namely adding more exercise to my routine every day. I've been relatively active, though since May, that all stopped, more so when my body stopped functioning in August. I'm slipping back into yoga and my boyfriend is teaching me to box to stay active. So far, so good.

My fics I wrote a bunch during my vacation up to Maine back in December, but I haven't touched anything editing wise since work blew up in my face. I have a lot of WIPs and my goal is to edit and post all of them before I write anything new. A bit of a daunting goal, but I'm up for the challenge. Yes, Darkness/Starlight is still going to be posted. It's completed; I just need to edit it. Likewise, the OT3 fic is done; I just need to format it and send it to my beta. All the drabble collections are - believe it or not - complete; just need to get back into the habit of posting them weekly.

My writing in general I really want to make a dent into my original work again. Last year, my biggest intention was to set up an author's website and establish a facebook page and twitter account for myself. That never happened. I don't want to ignore that. Sadly, I'm not the best at multitasking when it comes to original writing; I'm either working on one project or the other. I know the moment I start focusing more on my original work, there will be a lack of updates in regards to my fics. I want to do both and I'm not sure how I'll do that, but we'll see. I have so many ideas and at this point, I've been taking several AU ideas I've had and morphed them into original works. It's complicated.

My cosplay I am, in fact, still cosplaying. My group and I had plans last summer, but those all crumbled when I - spoiler - got sick. For this year, I'm still planning to go to PAX East (reprising Royce Bracket and if time permits it, I'll debut my Peach cosplay here. if not, probably reprising Midna), Anime Boston (definitely doing Canti (yes, from FLCL. no, I've never made armor before. yes, I'm screaming through this whole process) and Satsuki Kiryuin while Glynda Goodwitch and Julia are pending), and Dragon*Con (oh god, my group and I have yet to pin down anything for this. Potential cosplay groups we've talked about: Scott Pilgrim vs The World, Witcher 3, Mario Kart, Archer, Hyrule Warriors, Futurama, and a few more I can't remember).

My holidays They were quiet and uneventful - a fucking miracle in of itself.

That's kind of it. Please don't worry, guys. I'm sorry if I worried any of you. I promise I'm doing well and I'm happy and healthy. Thank you all for your support  ♥ ♥ ♥

[trancepanda]

Trollolololol lol lol lol lol...

No, it’s not Jingle Bells, it’s the dulcet laughter that lingers in the air after someone has deliberately provoked, insulted or made a fool of someone else online. It’s called “Trolling” and the individual conducting the trolling, aka the “Troll” has a primary objective; to illicit an emotional response from its target, primarily that of anger (Thacker and Griffiths, 2012 p. 18).

Want some pointers? Have a look at this (click to view)!

Did you click it expecting to see an animation? Did you? Did You?! DID YOU?! Well, Congratulations!! You have just been trolled. How does it feel? Do you feel just a little stupid? Have I annoyed you? Are you mad? Admittedly, it’s not my best work but I’m no stranger to the world of trolling and I’m not going to lie; sometimes I have a little bit more fun than I should really admit... But at what cost?  Trolling can mean different things to different people however research indicates that it typically comes about due to three main reasons; attention seeking, boredom and revenge (Thacker and Griffiths, 2012). Thinking back to some of my own, more successful trolling endeavours, boredom is definitely a key contributor to my online behaviour. Revenge is also quite prevalent as I recall a time I read several dereogatory comments posted about “two girls taking selfies” before a concert had even began. My best friend and I weren’t particularly upset but we decided to troll him as he had been ‘whining’ in several forums and groups were both members in. After our deliberate and very public social media shaming, the result was an unhappy individual who removed his commentary and vanished from Facebook in general. 

(Image: Futurama Fry, knowyourmeme 2012) After ‘winning’ the battle with this individual, we felt empowered, content and powerful but at what cost? Trolling and online bullying often go hand-in-hand with scholars identifying the main difference as being intent; trolls aim to disrupt and annoy whereas cyber-bulliying is a deliberate attempt to cause harm and distress (Nichol, 2012). What do you think my friend and I were doing? Whilst our intent was not to cause harm and distress, does that mean we didn’t? We can’t all “Go all Vulcan” and shut off our emotions and cyber-bullying has been shown to increase emotional distress of the victim and can ultimately lead to depression and other mental health issues (Schenk and Fremouw, 2012). 

(Image: Captain Spock Meme, Erin Ray 2017) Taking this into consideration, the Australian government has set up websites for a myriad of different individuals to try and combat the growing trend of cyber-bullying and internet trolling but is it effective? Following the suicide of celebrity Charlotte Dawson there has been an outcry for tougher legislation on cyber-bullying after she openly shared her depression and was still the victim of derogatory attacks with a petition to protect individuals on all levels even surfacing on change.org; have a read and if you are passionate about protecting individuals from the online scourge that is cyber-bullying. As the internet grows, changes and becomes more prevalent in today’s society I think it’s important to have tougher penalties and greater protection for those who need it. Does this mean I’m going to stop trolling altogether, probably not. I like to think, and history has showed me that, I only tend to troll the trollers so essentially, I’m the “Batman” of the online community protecting the innocent and making the guilty suffer. Either way, I will definitely be more aware of how my actions might affect someone not quite as emotionally sound as myself. If you still don’t ‘get’ trolling have a watch of the below; definitely a fun and interesting way of learning about it!

(Video: The Psychology of Trolling, SciShow 2016) 

Erin Ray 2017, Captain Spock Meme, accessed 12th January 2017 via https://au.pinterest.com/pin/69735494204743549/ fungusamongus 2010, How To Troll Image, accessed 12th January 2017 via http://www.funnyjunk.com/funny_gifs/1327835/How/ knowyourmeme 2012, Futurama Fry, accessed 12th January 2017 via http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/futurama-fry-not-sure-if Nichol, S 2012, Special Feature: Cyber Bullying and Trolling, Youth Studies Australia, vol. 31, no. 4, pp.3-4 Schenk, AM & Fremouw, WJ 2012, ‘Prevalence, Psychological Impact, and Coping of Cyberbully Victims Among College Students’, Journal Of School Violence, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 21-37 SciShow 2016, The Physichology of Trolling Video, accessed 12th January 2017 via https://youtu.be/5gqHTlBp6iY 

Thacker, S & Griffiths, M, 2012, ‘An Exploratory Study of Trolling in Online Video Gaming’, International Journal of Cyber Behavior, Psychology and Learning 2.4, pp. 17-33.

[harrisjv]

Vid Siphon Review and huge bonus

Vid Siphon is the ultimate Video Creation As well as Editing Cloud based app, that lets you produce video clips for your ads in 1 minute, Modify your videos by insert message, image, intro/outro & far more.

Video clip Memes Any type of video clip could end up being a meme. The very best meme video clips are short, funny and conveniently shareable on any type of social media system. They are primarily posted on YouTube and Reddit. When they start going viral, they make their method to the trending meme collection on Know Your Meme. Just recently, Nintendo launched a trailer for a brand-new game of Super Hit Brothers making use of characters from a game called Splatoon. In the video clip, as one of the characters reverses, the logo design of the brand-new video game is reflected in her eye. This advertisement which appeared on March 8th, 2018 has already been utilized to make lots of video clip and image memes with various things reflected in the girl's eye.

A growing number of memes with "Idea Woman's Eye" are being created as we release this post. This is a perfect instance of fast memejacking. Can you think of a means your brand name could "memejack" this meme? If your customers as well as clients are players, after that indeed, certainly you need to utilize it. This is an additional instance of a video meme, developed in celebration of the Breaking Poor TV show:

What Is a Meme as well as Just How Did It Come from? Memes are one of the most viral pieces of info online. They are all over; they get shared, they get recreated, they often make returns. Any picture, visuals or video clip can be developed into a viral meme. Inning accordance with Merriam-Webster, a meme is: " A concept, habits, design or use that spreads from one person to another within a culture. An entertaining or interesting thing (such as a captioned photo or video) or genre of products that is spread out widely on the internet, particularly via social media sites." The term "meme" was created by writer as well as evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins in 1976 in his publication The Selfish Gene. From there, it progressed into the net phenomenon we understand today. Memes have become prominent similarly that GIFs have, spreading from one person to another using social sharing sites, emails as well as messaging. You may be asking on your own now, "however just what is the distinction in between a meme and also a GIF?" A GIF is a bent, computer animated photo which can be made use of in messages, e-mail and social media sites. A GIF is normally funny as well as can often come to be viral. A GIF can be a meme but a meme isn't necessarily a GIF.

8 Meme Instances and The Best Ways To Successfully Jack a Meme Along with the few instances we cooperated the intro to this blog post, have a look at some of one of the most popular memes of the previous decade to get a feeling of exactly what memes can be around. We consisted of some captions simply for marketing experts on the Vid Siphon Review listed below ... 1. Kermit: But That's None of My Business

At simply the ideal minute, Kermit the Frog ends up being an amusing design template for easy hostility. The subtitle listed below the photo of Kermit constantly remains the very same; it's the subtle gripe above Kermit that makes this meme yours. The meme could help you express your audience's normal challenges-- yet that's none of my service. 2. Futurama Fry: Unsure If

You do not have to be a follower of the TV show, Futurama, to value the appearance of uncertainty on the face of Fry, shown over. This meme is known by its opening expression, "Uncertain if ..." It permits any type of user to memejack the rest with a subtitle that explains an amusing, possibly overstated uncertainty amongst their audience. 3. Be Like Expense Simplicity is the source of the funny in this meme. Meet Costs, a lovable stick-figure design for the actions you understand your target market would endorse. All you have to do is explain him in three lines, all leading up to "Be Like Expense," the last caption on every model of this preferred meme. 4. What Individuals Believe I Do

Some memes are developed to identify with the online reputation struggles of your target market. The one over speaks for itself. When HubSpot memejacked the "What Individuals Believe I Do/What I Truly Do" meme for our Facebook web page, our sales-themed meme generated a remarkable 453 likes, 57 remarks, and 256 shares, while our marketing expert version built up a monstrous 460 sort, 53 comments, and 337 shares. 5. Success Kid

Success Child is a meme that has actually stood the test of time. There's no needs text on this-- it's a theme for any type of extreme lucky break you know your target market would resonate with. The inscription above functions as a real tale: the tiniest changes to your contact us to activity (CTA) copy can alter its appeal tremendously. 6. Buzz Lightyear: Anywhere

The characters above requirement no intro, but this meme might. With his arm around Woody, Buzz Lightyear supplies a motion of optimism (or mockery, depending upon just how you play this) for your target market. For Vid Siphon Review marketing professionals, the best lead magnets could generate even more leads compared to you ever before believed possible ... Buzz's words, not mine. 7. Boromir: One Does Not Simply

You could acknowledge this handsome soldier from The Lord of the Rings trilogy. But Boromir, kid of Denethor, is much more than a warrior of Gondor. In the scene above from the Fellowship of the Ring, Boromir discusses exactly how "one does not merely" walk into Mordor, a bad region of Center Earth where couple of have actually made it through. Everybody has their own version of Boromir's grave caution. In advertising and marketing circles, Google could also be Mordor for search engine optimization (SEO) experts. 8. Puss in Boots: Old Spice Guy

While a lot of memes are very easy to pirate, some could be a little bit much more difficult if aspects like video clip are included. For instance, DreamWorks showcased its Shrek-based character, Puss in Boots playing the Old Flavor Male in the above trailer to advertise the 2011 film spinoff, Puss in Boots. However, even memes that have stemmed as videos have been successfully adjusted into photos, as obvious by the Old Seasoning Guy meme, which originated as a series of videos. However hey, if you have a talent for video clip as well as feel you could hijack that preferred new video meme, go for it!

GIF Memes A GIF meme is a GIF that has actually come to be a meme after being shared exponentially. GIF memes are quite preferred because they are so simple to share and can be fairly funny. They can be little bits of a video clip or a group of photos or development of a procedure.

Some GIF memes are created by using a cutout GIF positioned on any history, to tell whatever amusing tale the creator desires. "Overwhelmed Travolta" is a traditional instance of this fad. This is the intermediary that any person could make use of to make their very own GIF meme:

Here is an instance of exactly what could be finished with the cutout. The opportunities of ways to utilize this are limitless. Simply go into Giphy as well as search for "confused travolta" to see how many choices there are.

Social Memes Social memes are social posts that were shared on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram and afterwards ingrained, screenshot and replicated by various other customers. Social memes normally begin as "viral tweets" then blow up from there. There are lots of amusing people worldwide that think of hashtag prompts that also occasionally lead to memes, such as this one for the #explainafilmplotbadly hashtag.

How You Can Make Use Of Memes for Marketing The first thing to take into account when thinking about carrying out Vid Siphon advertising and marketing for your brand is that memes are not for everybody. The very best memes are funny as well as typically have a jokingly kind of wit to them. Memes are likewise liked by more youthful target markets who invest a great deal of time online. If your brand name is light-hearted as well as deals with all ages, after that meme advertising might be a great way to go. If your brand name is extra significant, then utilizing meme marketing can polarize your audience. With that said said, allow's take a look at how memes could be made use of for advertising.

1 Memejacking The term used for taking a meme and also using it for your very own purposes is called "memejacking." Memejacking could be either when you make use of a meme that currently exists and include your own discourse in the share box, or when you develop a brand-new meme in reaction to a currently existing meme. The Nintendo video clip and memes we shared above are perfect examples of memejacking.

2 Difficulties You could also take part in an on-line video clip meme difficulty like the "Harlem Shake" or "Mannequin Obstacle." This happens when the original meme/video becomes the ideas for the challenge. When you take part of the challenge as well as create your personal video, you need to then publish it on social networks. You likewise have to see to it you use the pertinent hashtag. For example: #harlemshake or #mannequinchallenge. We do not recommend you make use of these meme obstacle instances for any future marketing projects because they have actually currently passed their minute of glory. To recognize exactly what is trending in terms of meme difficulties, you need to be energetic on social networks. This is the initial Mannequin Obstacle video that inspired many others.

The best ways to Make a Meme: Finest Practices for Memejacking Due to the fact that memes are typically really basic (like the one I produced by pirating the 'Y U NO' Person meme), they're typically straightforward productions. Some fundamental understanding of a photo editing tool like Photoshop (or hey ... even Microsoft Paint can often do the trick) could be available in convenient when hijacking brand new memes. Yet you'll find there tons of meme templates around, like Meme Generator, quickmeme, and also Make a Meme-- all of which make it very basic to pirate prominent memes. For example, to create my meme for this message, I conducted a Google look for "Y U No Individual Meme Generator," as well as stumbled upon MemeGenerator.net's tool, allowing me to produce the meme imagined at the top of this blog post. As soon as you select a device you like, you could either choose from the blank memes in the tool's gallery, or publish your own. Then, you'll have the choice to personalize the message on the top and bottom of the image you have actually chosen. Then, download your freshly Vid Siphon meme and post it on the channel of your deciding on. Just be sure to add extra context if the meme is being shared together with a larger tale or campaign. All set to do some memejacking of your very own? Here are our top memejacking pointers. Attempt to Get On it Quickly The most successful circumstances of memejacking for marketing take place when a meme goes to its tipping point-- it's started to spread hugely, yet couple of have actually pirated it. This is your memejacking sweet spot, given that memes could begin to feel old after every person and their mother has actually pirated it. To stay in advance of the contour and also remain on top of trending memes as they begin cropping up, browse social bookmarking sites like Reddit or StumbleUpon, which are known to surface up-and-coming memes before even more mainstream socials media like Twitter and facebook. Actually, just remaining well linked online as well as abreast of the current news could keep you in addition to the most up to date splitting memes. Recognize the Meme Before you memejack, ensure you're well informed regarding just what the meme means and indicates. The last thing you wish to do is offend your target market or memejack something you wouldn't have if you had totally recognized the connotations of it. The good news is, the individuals at Know Your Meme are typically on top of the prominent memes, their backgrounds, and their specialties so you could identify whether a meme is proper for your target market. Ask Yourself, "Will Our Target Market Appreciate It?" To piggyback off the last factor, understand that using memes will just succeed in your marketing if your audience values the particular meme you're hijacking. If your target market doesn't have any connection to the meme, does not understand it, or doesn't assume it's amusing, it doesn't matter if it's already been wildly preferred among a general net audience. See to it it's Relatable to Your Brand Most notably, see to it your memejacking isn't really at the expenditure of being relatable. The way you pirate your meme ought to have something to do with your brand, sector, and so on. If it's a stretch to produce a funny meme that connects to your brand name, then it's most likely not worth doing. The most effective memejacks are those that cleverly include some significance of the brand-- its industry, messaging, goal, motto, and so on . Keep in mind, uploading material regarding topics related to your brand typically produces one of the most involvement. To puts it simply, uploading material unassociated to your brand name-- like the most up to date internet meme that could in no way be aligned with your brand name-- simply isn't mosting likely to suffice.

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