#i don't know why everything i colored red is also underlined

[echoanddust]

I was tagged by @bl33ditout. Thank you <3

Last song: Welcome to the Black Parade

Song stuck in my head: Boundaries - Behind the Bend

Currently watching: Supernatural, rewatching Daredevil, Jujutsu Kaisen, Spy x Family (and many more but every once in a while)

Favorite Colors: dark or pastel green, red, blue (i love that is says colors in plural)

Currently Reading: Shy by Max Porter and Hamnet, but mostly just fanfiction

Currently craving: I just woke up, so brushing my teeth and coffee. And pad see ew

Last movie: John Wick 3

Sweet, Spicy or Savory: I need all. Right now spicy though

Relationship Status: single

Current Obsession: 911/the last of us/daredevil fanfics, Tallah and Boundaries (bands), waiting for the android update

Last Thing Googled: debbie gough (I was listening to the new End album and I was sure she sings in Heriot. I was right)

Three Favorite Foods: any indian curry, chili con carne (with buckwheat and walnut bread), and I've been in a mood for pizza lately

Dream Trip: Poland, Japan, Korea, Thailand, Norway/Netherlands, India and going to see all my favorite bands in US

Anything you want right now: a holiday, to know if I'm getting a stipend and a monitor so I can connect it to my switch

Tagging: @chennnington @shedreamsintechnicolor @the-girl-who-always-smiled @binders-and-beanies @camoooh @sticktoyourcatss and @coping-via-clint-eastwood and anyone else who wants to join

[meyhew]

hi seed!! a (long) while ago you were talking about annotating books, do you use a pencil or pen or marker? do you add sticky notes and labels? do you highlight? sorry for the questions, i know i can do whatever i want but i was wondering what you do too. anyway hope you have a good day, sending you love 🥰❤️

omg hiii what i do really depends on the book and the mood im in, so i don't have like a set "method." if it's a serious book i'm reading for the first time i usually just underline and/or highlight things with quick little reactions here and there, and deeper connections happen on a second or third read (if ever). i'm biggg fan of slapping stickers in my books. so so so many stickers and doodles. i lend my books to friends often as well and they're allowed to write whatever they want so that also happens.

as far as writing utensils go, i gravitate towards pens that have a really fine print so my favs are: pilot hi-tec-c 0.25mm & 0.4mm, and sarasa gel retractable 0.5mm. the pilot ones do not bleed through At All and i love that. the sarasa doesn't necessarily bleeds but it's more visible on the other side of the page than the pilot. really all depends on how much pressure you write with; me personally i don't like to put a lot of pressure so my go to is definitely the pilot. i have both in tons of colors so i just pick one that goes with the cover or the vibe etc. the highlighters i normally use are from daiso and i can't find a link to them anywhere now but i would also recommend these ones.

example pages under the cut <3

SPOILERS for ninth house, hell bent, the atlas paradox, a place for us, the raven king

the black in the first photo is pilot hi-tec-c 0.25mm. idk what the red is in the second photo that was lys' work but the pink highlighter i Think was from the pack i linked above. the brown pen is a random one i bought in new york it glides really nicely but i dont typically use it for books bc it bleeds

the black in the next one is also pilot 0.2mm and the green is pilot 0.4mm so u can see the difference. (the blue is again lys idk what she used. i'm guessing it is also smth similar to the pilot 0.4mm). the red is either pilot 0.4mm or the sarasa 0.5mm the orange

sarasa gel 0.5mm in orange and of course stickers. the meme ones i get custom made from @maltruenorth bc she's my bestie but she also has an etsy shop and takes custom orders. i love these stickers they add so much personality to every single book

these are the highlighters i normally use now. they're from daiso and idk why i can't find them on their website BUT buying online is heinous bc shipping for my location is like... $20 and im NOT paying that lmao so i would suggest finding an alternative somewhere like the ones i've linked above. i've used those and loved them.

and tabs! i prefer translucent ones. again, i get mine from daiso but something like this would work as well. i like to be able to see through the tab instead of taking them off to read what's underneath but transparent ones arent fun bc i like color <3 and in case it wasnt obvious i underline with a ruler. i didn't always but it's a habit i picked up from lys and now i cannot stop doing it. makes everything look sooo much cleaner and satisfies an itch in my brain

[theunknownunstableintrovert]

"You always try to put your life inside a screen,

with borders and headers colored with blue, a routine.

Underlined with blue - again, yellow, and yellow with some red spots.

Pasted your words, images.

You are now the center of your own world,

a world you created just now.

Sometimes with your friends,

Other times with everyone, friends of friends,

or just to yourself, but you choose to be specific.

They can now, also, throw you their words, reactions and emotions,

like it was written on a crumpled tissue paper.

You're beginning to be so generous,

letting them share your little life to others,

others you don't even know exist,

not even on your peripheral view.

But they do in the lives of the ones you truly resent. So you just let it.

Because you want it.

You need it.

Craving for the approval,

appreciation, love, attention.

It sucks.

You have your reasons.

You have the answers to your own why's.

You don't even get yourself, most of the times.

So you thought maybe other people will.

Like they would really care.

You know they won't.

But you still choose to put it there.

Words hiding the phrase,

"Notice me, I am in trouble, I am a mess. Care for me, love me, befriend me. Be true to me."

But honey, the place.

Everything's not real in there.

Everything can be fake.

It doesn't worth anything.

It will only cost you everything.

It only makes you, us, more sad.

But, admittedly, we love being sad isn't it?"

An original prose, by yours truly. Sorry I need to let it out of this freaking, stupid, brain. My eyes feel sore. I don't know why. I just feel so tired. Life.