#furby!elmo

[notaplaceofhonour]

Rocco’s just a rock, Zoë!

[pumpkin-gizzards]

here's some nice cursed images

[realitybitesyouknowit]

Chapters: 61/61 Fandom: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling Rating: Mature Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Harry Potter/Voldemort Characters: Harry Potter, Voldemort, The Dursleys, The Malfoys, The Weasleys, The Order - Character, Death Eaters - Character, Hogwarts Students, Hogwarts Staff, Trevor the Toad (Harry Potter) Additional Tags: Humour, Romance, Mentions of abuse but nothing detailed hopefully, Crack, Crack Treated Seriously, Morally Grey Harry Potter, Don't post to other sites or apps, Dream Sex, Some things exist before they should Summary:

A very bored Harry Potter starts writing to the Dark Lord over the summer after his fifth year at Hogwarts. An equally bored Voldemort decides to write back. And thus, a summer of secrets is born, and the enemy named boredom is fended off.

This one makes me think of Delivery for the Death Eaters. 

[dontaskchaosandco]

drawing poll: the merchandise edition

[hereforthevampires]

the long furby that appeared in my dreams last night

[uhhloof]

From virtual pets to action figures and water guns, 90s babies had it all. 😍

[rbvcdeluxe]

Toys you would base a new lord in black on? Furbys don't count

just a bunch of elmo toys ripoffs. for example, idk, that elmo slide one or something

[tj-crochets]

Hey y'all if I am considering getting a toy robot of some kind to re-cover with a new plushie body so I can make a moving animatronic-y thing, do you have any recommendations for which one I should get? I'm looking for the intersection of "easy to cover" and "not very expensive" but the only robot toy things I can think of are furbies, tickle me elmo, and that robot spider that sprints at you when you scream

[duckprintspress]

Meet Aether Beyond the Binary Contributor ilgaksu

Wondering what Aether Beyond the Binary is and why you should care? It’s Duck Prints Press’s latest anthology, currently crowdfunding: 17 stories, modern aetherpunk settings, outside-the-binary main characters! Help us reach our funding goals by checking out the campaign now!

About ilgaksu: Full-time fandom cryptid, Furby enthusiast, and the human embodiment of that one gif of Elmo on fire, ilgaksu was born and raised in an  undisclosed location, living in several others, and now currently residing in [REDACTED]. Their interests include collecting haunted toys, using their artistic practice as an excuse to forget to do their laundry, and playing with fictional men like Bratz dolls. They have not unclenched their jaw yet today, but they do remember to drink lots of water. 

Link: personal webpage

This is ilgaksu’s first publication with Duck Prints Press.

An Interview with ilgaksu

What is your “dream project” – the thing you’d see as the culmination of your work as a creator?

I have a list of dream projects – a big queer space opera trilogy, a series of detective serials, I want to pastiche all of the genres I adored growing up – but I think I’m never going to find the culmination of my work. I’m going to have to make do with whatever I do while I’m alive, and other people can argue about that for me or something. The work is the work. It has to speak for itself without me defending it.

When you look at your “career” as a creator, what  achievement would you most like to reach – what, if it happened or has  already happened, would/did make you go “now – now I’m a success!”?

Does any writer actually get to the point where they fully believe they’re a success, and the feeling lasts forever? This is a genuine question. Where are they hiding? I want their advice.

What are your favorite snacks and/or drinks to consume while creating?

I have to have at least three emotional support beverages, and one of those will always be a form of iced coffee, then usually bubble tea, and then usually water. These are because I clearly run on three separate hydration systems. Snack-wise, I don’t tend to eat while I’m actually making things, but I like churros and loaded fries and ramen and salmon on bagels and, listen, I just really love food.

Describe your ideal creation space.

I like writing somewhere near a window, ideally when it’s raining outside, with three emotional support beverages and my favourite headphones and the very specific song that works as white noise in that moment on repeat. Possibly for the next five hours.

Do you like having background noise when you create? What do you listen to? Does it vary depending on the project, and if so, how?

I have to have background noise or I can’t focus to write, and it’s usually music with lyrics. I tend to have a mix of current songs I’m fixated on in a huge Everything playlist, and then I often have a smaller playlist for the project itself. Like I said before, I can also easily listen to the same song on repeat for as long as it takes to finish the necessary section, even if it that takes hours, because after a while I stop hearing the music itself – it functions as white noise.

Share five of your favorite books. (You can include why, if you want!)

Wolf Hall Trilogy (Hilary Mantel, technically 3 but)

The Dream Thieves (Maggie Stiefvater) 

Evensong’s Heir (L. S. Baird)  

Daughter of Fortune (Isabel Allende)  

The Magpie Lord (KJ Charles)

Share five of your favorite (blanks). 

Five favourite current bubble tea flavours: Earl Grey, Snow White, Rose, Lavender, Honeydew

If you could give one piece of advice to a new creator who came to you for help, what would that advice be?

You don’t want to write like me. 

That probably sounds incredibly arrogant, but let me explain: the most common thing I’ve had said to me by a new creator, or a fan of my work, is “I want to write like you.” And I get where people are coming from, and I get it’s from a place of admiration – which is very very flattering, of course – because early on in my writing career that used to be a desire that consumed me to. But my point is this. I realised that it was futile to want something like that, because I would never be that creator, with their experiences in life and reading that had informed how they view the world and filter it into their own work. Even if I tried to mimic it, and maybe if I managed it on a superficial level, it wouldn’t be animated by the same mind moving through it, and so I’d be doing us both a disservice. So, I no longer want to write like other people. I want to write more and more like myself. And because of that, I try and advise people to redirect how they’re verbalising that desire. What is it about my work, or anyone’s work, that speaks to you? What parts of it don’t work for you? What is it you want that’s similar – the assurance of their authorial voice, their breadth of lexis or grammar, the themes they focus, how they make you feel as a reader in that relationship with them through the text? Identify those things. Start from there, and think about who you are and take these little ingredients from everyone you’ve read and loved, and everything you love in the world outside writing. Do that instead. Not only will it help you identify more concretely the goals you’re working towards in your craft, but you deserve a voice as a writer that’s solely your own.

What would you say to a demoralized creator to inspire them?

The same thing I said earlier but reappropriated: nobody can write like you.

ilgaksu’s Contribution to Aether Beyond the Binary

Title: chameleon trick

Tags: be gay do crimes, be gay solve crimes, established relationship, heist, manchester, non-binary, past tense, present tense, suicidal ideation (mentions of), united kingdom, third person limited pov, trans man

Excerpt:

Sasha turns on him; gleeful, sparking with it. It’s less a dropping of a mask and more of a perfect, total illumination as they ask, “How did I do?”

You would think they were an amateur at this, looking at their borderline puppyish excitement. They even tilt their face up, less in expectation of a kiss and more in certainty of one. But they are both working. Martha has read the codes of conduct at this factory: no fraternisation during work hours. And so:

“I don’t have time for your praise kink right now,” Martha says, and sidesteps them.

End-of-post reminder: check out our campaign on Kickstarter! It ends January 25th – we’re about half-way done.

[carryonlikewedidbefore]

I found a newspaper article listing the most popular Christmas toys from 1963 to 2015.

Reblog with the toy of the year you were born

1963: Easy-Bake Oven

1964: G.I. Joe

1965: Operation

1966: Twister

1967: Battleship

1968: Hot Wheels

1969: Chemistry set

1970: Lite-Brite

1971: Space Hoppers

1972: Uno

1973: Walkie Talkie sets

1974: Tonka toy trucks

1975: Pet Rock

1976: Connect Four

1977: "Star Wars" action figures

1978: Simon

1979: Atari VCS

1980: Rubik's Cube

1981: Lego train

1982: BMX bike

1983: Cabbage Patch Kids

1984: Transformers

1985: Nintendo

1986: Lazer Tag

1987: Jenga

1988: Starting Lineup figures

1989: Game Boy

1990: "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" figures

1991: Super Nintendo

1992: Barbie Dream House

1993: Talkboy

1994: "Power Rangers" figures

1995: Beanie Babies

1996: Tickle Me Elmo

1997: Tamagotchi

1998: Furby

1999: Pokemon cards

2000: Razor Scooter

2001: Pogo Stick

2002: FurReal Cat

2003: Robosapiens

2004: Nintendo DS

2005: Xbox 360

2006: PlayStation 3

2007: iPod Touch

2008: Nintendo Wii

2009: Zhu Zhu Pets

2010: iPad

2011: LeapPad Explorer

2012: Nintendo Wii U

2013: Teksta the Robotic Puppy

2014: Zoomer Dino

2015: "Star Wars" Remote Control BB-8

[notaplaceofhonour]

sunny day 🎵

[chungledown-bimothy]

Oh my friend, I forgot how many strings and things get introduced in 3x09 that become SO important later on. Enjoy Constantine and Ava, they are going to be around a lot 😜. And remember what I said? LoT might be the 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈 superhero show ever aired, no exaggerating, and you'll get to know why with Several Plot Points .

And fear not Beebo will also return (Beebo I was a typo, there is only ever Beebo 😂).

The ship name for them is Avalance (Ava Sharpe x Sara Lance ). As painful as it is please resist the urge to browse the tag or Risk being spoiled for so much of the story. They are a wonderful ship.

Looking forward to your reactions, reminder that 3x11 is one of my favorite episodes of the series ❤️

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Your LoT Anon 🚀🦸‍♀️📆

i fear beebo immensely. it's like if tickle me elmo and a furby reproduced.

that's such a cute ship name, and i love them. but yeah for sure will stay out of tags until i'm caught up- learned that lesson the hard way with multiple character deaths lmao

yeah, i've got one more episode in me. 3x11 let's go, and i'll make sure to be extra annoying in my liveblogging it 😝💚

[ask-the-substitute]

FURBY SUBSTITUTE FUCK YEAAAHHHH!!! Buuuut..uhhh..you wouldn't have any arms so..TICKLE ME ELMO IT IS!!

No arms? Oh you clearly haven't seen the correct furbies.

HERE'S the correct furby.

[strebcr]

Walking in on Streber making crafts, making props, ect, is like those scenes in adventure time where people walk in on Bubblegum doing unethical experiments without explanation :^V

Only instead it's just Streber doing something like gluing fake teeth to a kermit plush, making a talking elmo have extra movable limbs, making horrible long furbies, ect :^V

[epersonae]

two things today made me think of Ryn's various legacies (actually, three, now that I remember the elmo fire emoji where elmo has been replaced with a red furby), and it has been a source of great pain that they are gradually no longer a real person*, but also having these little pieces of them in the world in strange lovely ways -- it's not a comfort, exactly, but it means a great deal to me.

*a hard thing to explain/describe, but just the sense of them being farther and farther away