#i don't want to change my url bc last year i did so

[killa-trav]

i'm only back on tumblr to run the jack doohan prop like the fucking navy i stg if he loses his seat i may haps do things i can't say out loud to alpine it's that fucking serious

[yichens]

tag game ✨

thanks for tagging me zey @thasorns ♥ i teared up at your addition about me, that is so sweet :( i miss our dff talks too! idk what you're into these days but would love to talk about some show with you again :')

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1. why did you choose your url?

bc am obsessed with one (1) man who belongs to another amazing guy ♥ (been thinking about an url change lately tho bc i'd like to put last twilight and the hurt it caused behind me but haven't found something else to tie myself to yet. maybe we are and phumpeem if the ending delivers?)

2. any sideblogs? if you have them name them and why you have them.

not really. the only side blog i have is my og url vishcount saved for nostalgia purposes but there's nothing on that blog

3. how long have you been on tumblr?

started on this hellsite (affectionate) on the lord's year 2013 and it shows

4. do you have a queue tag?

i don't use the queue much so no. you will only catch me reblogging like ten posts in a row when am online/in the mood and then going back to lurking again

5. why did you start your blog in the first place? 

i was into a bunch of animes and tumblr was filled with amazing fanart. i wanted to be able to look at them in peace

6. why did you choose your icon/pfp?

to show who my url is about ♥ mork my beloved

7. why did you choose your header?

wanted it to fit the theme. also i adore the last twilight rooftop kiss, it's one of the brightest spots of the show

8. what’s your post with the most notes? 

most likely this the untamed edit from 2020. i was truly living my peak back then :'D tbh i feel like the whole of tumblr was living its peak when the untamed was airing and when we all lost it together for the longest time after

9. how many mutuals do you have?

way too many and i adore all of them, tho i probably forget or cannot recognize most of them. especially if you've changed your url/main fandom OR i have, we might not even know each other anymore haha

10. how many followers do you have?

more than i deserve and idk what all of you are even doing here but i like feeling like i'm part of some type of crowd ♥

11. how many people do you follow?

quite recently i unfollowed some inactive blogs and blogs about things i don't really care for anymore so my follow count is a nice number of 205

12. have you ever made a shitpost?

uh. i don't really know? do some posts from my finnish tumblr (suomitumppu) era count? :'D

13. how often do you use tumblr each day?

am chronically online and i open this app like a fridge

14. did you have a fight/argument with another blog once?

no, not really. am not really one to share strong opinions, especially negative opinions, publicly online which i think is the cause of most arguments ppl have here. i'd rather just keep my peace and be nice

15. how do you feel about ‘you need to reblog this’ posts 

mostly i don't like doing things when am told to do them

16. do you like tag games?

yes! it always makes me happy to know that someone is thinking about me and i do find these a lot of fun to do ^^

17. do you like ask games?

also yes. i just don't often reblog those bc i don't really have a lot of interactions on this site. if i find an ask game with very interesting questions, i might forward it to kiddo @i-am-just-a-kiddo and we do it together privately to enjoy it like that ♥

18. which of your mutuals do you think is tumblr famous?

the first one that comes to mind is hanyi @ruanbaijie who i think deserves all the recognition for her absolutely amazing giffing skills ♥ she's also the sweetest so idk what's not to follow, make her even more famous if you can!

19. do you have a crush on a mutual?

nope. idk if i function like that tbh. i have some huge friend crushes tho and want to be closer with some ppl a lot! not mentioning names bc am shy haha

but i want to say that monica @stormyoceans is very important to me these days. she brightens up my days and makes my whole fandom experience so much better by simply being her enthusiastic and authentic self ♥ never change!

and also jessi @oswlld who i still cannot believe is someone i can call my friend and bestie on this site. i am so happy we've gotten to share bad buddy, vice versa, and last twilight together! also happy to hear about your life at times and to just share silly things with you ♥

third one i want to mention is shannen @icouldhyperfixatehim who always manages to stand out in a positive way. we don't interact much but i cannot help but feel very giddy about their presence on my dash. they leave the best tags and every time they reblog any of my edits with their tags, they manage to make me feel like i've made it and my edit was worth the effort :'D so thank you!

20. tags?

want to tag at least @psychic-waffles @foxofninetales @hils79 @sherrymagic @srnileforme and @thitiponqs ♥ also the ones i mentioned before are free to join and anyone else who wants to do this!

[khaopybara]

tag game ✨

@mbjw saved me from saturday boredom and tagged me in this, so thank you jubs, i enjoyed these a lot.

1. why did you choose your url?

i love khaotung. khaotung was obsessed with the capybara song last year before i even knew who he was. capybaras happen to be a very common animal in the region i live. i was very happy they were getting the recognition they deserved. put them together, we have lovely khao + capybaras = khaopybara (i'm also super sure i've seen people here and on tw use this and i just stole it. i'm not creative especially when it comes to usernames).

2. any sideblogs? if you have them name them and why you have them.

i have two other sideblogs. @tuseryoo for all of the gifs i make so i can have all of them in one blog just because, so i feel like i'm not losing track of the things i create (even though i haven't updated that one in a while), and @captain-xandis that some moots might have noticed in their notifications bc i recently created that one to post gifs about critical role, but i always forget to check which blog appears on top of the thingy, so i'm constantly deleting and reblogging things in the right blog these days.

3. how long have you been on tumblr?

as of july 3rd, i've been here for 11 years now, so since 2013? which tracks with my super strong k-pop phase tbh.

4. do you have a queue tag?

nah, i have a queue going for gifs that are requests or for episodes that already aired, but usually i just post things whenever.

5. why did you start your blog in the first place?

ha, i was into super junior. and i was experimenting with fandom for the first time at the time. that's it. i felt like tumblr was a lot more creative and pretty than twitter or facebook, so i stayed.

6. why did you choose your icon/pfp?

i am a mook defender and apologist. i also think aya is super cute and super pretty. i change icons so often though, i blame all the pretty women in qls these days for making me change it all the time.

7. why did you choose your header?

i am breathing and living for the heart killers and kantbison and unfortunately i'm dying from lack of content. the tattoo table kiss is going to change lives i think, so until we don't get the official version, i'll have this masterpiece displayed there somehow.

8. what’s your post with the most notes?

as of now, it's a 23.5 official trailer gifset of sun being jealous of ongsa with amazing 939 notes, but the gifset of lada protecting earn from hitting her head on the table is quickly catching up with 877.

9. how many mutuals do you have?

17 mutuals? i think that's right.

10. how many followers do you have?

843 if you count the main blog + side-blogs.

11. how many people do you follow?

... 27 blogs.

12. have you ever made a shitpost?

i mean, sure? i do get embarrassed by my own shitposts sometimes and i delete them tho.

13. how often do you use tumblr each day?

all the time. it's my favorite social media for sure. i get to see pretty things and my dash is much better curated than other apps. it's great.

14. did you have a fight/argument with another blog once?

i don't think i ever fought online. i block people with remarkable expedience tbh if i don't like their vibe or their tone or the shit they post, and i also make use of the filtered tags, so you know, no reason to fight.

15. how do you feel about ‘you need to reblog this’ posts

these exist? good for them. you shouldn't tell people what to do.

16. do you like tag games?

sure! i only started being part of them now, so sometimes i forget them, or i just don't see i was tagged, but i do enjoy them.

17. do you like ask games?

i don't think i've ever done an ask game but that's mainly bc i think people won't want to know and won't send any asks, and i'd rather spare my ego from that humiliation.

18. which of your mutuals do you think is tumblr famous?

i think many of my mutuals are famous in our ql bubble which makes it a little crazy that some are my mutuals tbh. that's most of them actually.

19. do you have a crush on a mutual?

i do have people that make me kick my feet when they interact with my posts like, twirling my hair, silly smile, giggling because they've noticed me. but actually crushing, imagining our lives in the countryside, with a kitchen facing the meadow in a fine spring morning, with two dogs and three cats, no.

20. tags?

i'm tagging @namtanfilm, @aylinaliens, @sollucets and @sherrymagic, @ayansukkhaphisit and whoever feels like doing it, and to those i've tagged, just ignore this if you want, too, no pressure.

[bagheerita]

bc no one ever asks but I could talk about me forever, I present: all asks from this post answered!

who is/are your comfort character(s)?

For characters, I tend to gravitate toward social outcasts and assholes, but for media I rewatch when I want some comfort: lately it's been Leverage, but if I have the time I love me a season of Yu Yu Hakusho- the main characters are 4 flavors of outcast assholes and I love them all.

lighter or matches?

i'm more likely to have matches handy, but if a lighter is available i'll use it. this is such a weird question. do people have strong opinions about this??

do you leave the window open at night?

no. my windows are shit and don't open/aren't sealed properly so would let in bugs/let out my cats. Also it's winter, and 26 degrees out there so... no.

which cryptyd being do you believe in?

i believe in saying chupathingy chupacabra bc it's fun

what color are your eyes?

blue

why did you do that?

no idea, i just live here

hair-ties or scrunchies?

whatever suits the mood/style

how many water bottles are in your room right now?

none cat dish + humidifier = 2

which do you prefer, hot coffee or cold coffee?

the taste and/or smell of coffee makes me nauseous, so neither

would you slaughter the rich?

I mean, I don't think this would actually solve anything so no, unless someone came up with a compelling game plan

favorite extracurricular activity?

sleeping um, reading

what kind of day is it?

it's ok

when was the last time you ate?

lunch, five minutes ago

do you love the smell of earth after it rains?

yes

are you a parent? (all answers qualify)

yes, of fur-children. do not entrust me with the responsibility of human lives

can you drive?

yes

are you farsighted or nearsighted?

near

what hair products do you use?

...shampoo

imagine we’re at a sleepover, would you paint my nails?

sure, if you wanted, but I can't promise quality

do you say soda or pop?

1) I don't usually say any of these (haven't drank it in years) 2) in Texas it's all coke 3) if pressed i do prefer "soda" or "sodapop"

something you’ve kept since childhood?

a plush Siamese cat named Samantha

what type of person are you?

...a person type person. what does this mean?? introverted, i guess.

how do you feel about chilly weather?

I like "chilly" (50-70 degrees F) but anything colder than freezing is no bueno

if we were together on a rooftop, what would we be doing?

looking at the sky, spotting clouds/birds, and chatting (i assume we aren't doing it right now, bc if we were we'd be freezing, throwing snowballs at my neighbors, and/or slipping, falling off, and calling 911)

perfume/body spray or lotion?

like many of these questions this feels like a false dichotomy, but lotion i guess

a scenario that you’ve replayed multiple times?

oh god, there are so many

about how many hours of sleep did you get?

7

do you wear a mask?

always, no one knows my real identity

how do you like your shower water?

hot. ... that's not hot enough.

is there dishes in your room?

no

what type of music keeps you grounded?

familiar songs I know the words/rhythm. (I was gonna say just words, but I love stuff like Wardruna too, for when I'm driving, which I do not know the words 😂)

do you have a favorite towel?

no, any towel that is less than satisfactory is donated to the animals so all my towels are the same level of acceptable

the last adventure you’ve been on?

earlier today, opening the door and taking the recycling out to the bin when it was snowing, and being forced to interact with my neighbor's children

is there a song you know every word to by heart?

yes, there are many

what’s your timezone?

time is false construct

how many times have you changed your url?

none. i got to tumblr having already settled on an online identity that should last me a few decades

someone in your life, other than a relative, you’ve known for 10+ years?

most of my close friends I've known at least 20 years

a soap bar that smells good?

...yes, i prefer soap to smell good? What is the question??

do you use lip balm?

i might have developed a slight dependence on Burt's Bees

did you have any snacks today?

always

how do you take your coffee?

chucked into the next county (see above)

an app you frequently use besides this godforsaken site?

tumb- lol, um, gmail. I check at least 3 times a day to see if i have any ao3 emails

what’s your take on spicy foods?

I don't like to eat it

you get a free pass to kill anyone, who is it?

i mean... as stated above, i don't think murder actually fixes anything in society. I would rather a wealth redistribution policy, or a way to force people to experience life from the pov of someone entirely different from them, because i think it would help them to grow and be better. ultimately I think all people have the capacity to be better, and death is a very final thing to distribute in that instance. But I'm tired, ask me again next month, maybe I'll have a different answer.

can you remember what happened yesterday?

yes

favorite holiday film?

Holiday, with Katherine Hepburn and Cary Grant. (🤣😝)

The only actual holiday movie I watch every year is the Muppet Family Christmas, which isn't technically a "film" I don't think

what was the last message you sent?

@ my sister in Canada: "it's snowing here, is it snowing there?"

when did you first try an alcohol beverage?

I probably tried my parent's wine or beer when I was a kid but I don't remember a specific instance. I was in Ireland for my 21st birthday and a very generous Australian gentleman bought me a rum & coke in celebration (I had no idea what kind of alcohol I would like lol)

can you skip rocks?

I haven't tried in about 25 years so probably no

can i tag you in random stuff?

yes!

[definitelynotshouting]

OUGHHH sorry to be on anon, I need to make a proper tumblr to talk to people in hermitblr but currently I only have a sideblog and am not gonna expose my ten year old main aklsdjhfdklas, but I am the author of the romeo and juliet au tysm you made my heart grow warm and fuzzy and then explode I've never seen my fic mentioned out in te wild before <33333

to fuel ur theatre au brainworms, in the romeo and juliet au: mercutio is bdubs + benvolio is cleo, and jimmy and joel are sampson and gregory (two capulets from the start of the play they're such dumbasses my absolute beloveds), so we've got the design philosophy of the montagues and the capulets mirroring the aesthetics of the family and the bad boysss. (I never came up with a design for bad boy!Ren when he steps in as Tybalt instead of Grian during show week but I feel it's not too hard to imagine hehe)

but also (separately from that au, because I saw other talk of the life series and theatre and plays on ur blog) I constantly think about the life series as a greek tragedy, specifically in relation to the purpose of the series' inevitable tragedy being catharsis for the watchers (with the watchers also being literally the viewers). we love to see them suffer!!! but there's also a bunch of politics surrounding greek tragedies that Plato and Aristotle had discourse about that you can rope into it and tldr; my understanding is catharsis was Aristotle's answer to Plato's concern that tragedies' emotive affect could encourage rebellion against the state, with Aristotle saying that instead the cycle of pity and fear and eventual catharsis felt by the audience has a "purifying" effect that's like an emotional release from those emotions instead. Then with the extra layer of lore the fandom has surrounding Grian running away from the watchers, if Grian designs the life games, to the end of sating the watchers' need to emotionally feed (thank you Martyn for that piece of lore I'm stealing it jkfhdsk), the purpose of the games could be the cleansing of the watchers' discomfort with him running away and being a player and maintaining the status quo where Grian is actually the one in control !!!! even if he makes himself suffer. also different characters "curses" as their harmatia!! And, if we interpret the watchers as a fictional force AND the viewers simultaneously, then the chorus could absolutely be watchers who are vocal in the fandom - removed from the "players" (and OH how I love the dual meaning of minecraft players and players as in actors) but providing additional commentary and insight into what's happening that further feeds the emotional experience of the audience !!

alsooooo if you don't know the show "& Juliet" scar and grian are ALSO romeo and juliet in that to me, it's their last life/early double life era </3

theatre theatre theatre theatre theatre theatre theatre theatre

YOOOOOOOOO HELLO OP YOUR FIC IS AMAZING AND IM GLAD I COULD REC IT BC IT DESERVES RECOGNIZED!!!!! Also all of this is AMAZING im so obsessed with bdubs being mercutio and cleo being benvolio. Thats incredible like HELLO????? based choices tbh thats so fun

Also super obsessed with the meta of plays feeding into the watcher canon (and im STILL not over martyn somehow accidentally canonizing a key element of my au, this is insane, i came up with the idea for watchers feeding on player emotions in SEPTEMBER OF LAST YEAR), thats so fucking neat, i love a good tragedy OUGHHHHH its so compelling.

Also no worries about being on anon!!!! I did that too before i finally cleaned up my main blog so all the posts were privated, and then changed my url to match this one so ppl would recognize me WHEEEEEZE. Smth that helped me was tagging my own sideblog in anon asks i sent, so ppl would know it was me, and i'd get the notif when it got answered. Ofc you might not be comfortable linking your sideblog, but if you ever made one you wanted to sign off with, thats the option i used for a while before using mass post editor to private my entire main blog!!!!

theatre theatre theatre!!! Your ideas are SO pog and cool my dude feel free to ramble to me any time :]

[krukel]

Pick a song for each letter of your URL, and then tag that many people! @esskuesli thank you for the tag!!! I did this once before and goddamn the x is so hard, so I'm doing italimiks instead (that lets me put in an extra song as well 😈) It was very interesting to see how my music taste has changed already since last time I did this

Idemo do hodnika by Buč Kesedi: I had listened to this one a bunch already when I was listening to the entire album but ever since Kris mentioned it was his most streamed song of the year it has been on repeat

Tous les mêmes by Stromae: relatively old but such a banger. This feels like such a basic choice but I like it so much

A sem ti povedal by Joker Out: I try to put max 1 Joker Out song in these things but I'm so glad I had an A for ASTP ❤️

Lone Digger by Caravan Palace: Not for super deep reasons or anything, I have had this song on loop a lot and most of the time that puts me off a song for a while but with this one I don't mind if it comes one even after hearing it a LOT

I WANNA BE YOUR SLAVE by Måneskin: Kinky banger, what else could I possibly want?

Mekano (originally by Konstrakta, but specifically the Filip Baloš cover): god this song is such a vibe and looking at the lyrics they are so good too: dva dana pet dana dva dana pet dana dva dana... time is a loop and we're constantly running and I also want everything to be so damn soft for a change

I wanna be yours by Arctic Monkeys: I have been listening to a lot of Arctic Moneys again lately. The only negative is that I first listened to this album on loop when I was also in a days deep Sims 4 play session so listening to it does sometimes put images of spinning green crystals in my head 😭

Kiertävä Sirkus by Käärijä: A banger by Käärijä, I love it and it is one of my sisters favorites so we listened to it together while doing the dishes on holiday. Each one earbud just rocking out to Käärijä while the people around us have no idea what we're listening to

Samo Otrok by Masayah: god I love Masayah's music so goddamn much and I need her to become more popular because there's so little translations of her songs and I am in the trenches trying to translate them with my limited Slovene knowledge. Zavedno is probably my favorite song of hers at the moment, but I sadly don't have a Z in my url

I'm tagging @jerichoes (bc I'm curious if and how your taste has changed as well) @seokoilua @thanatos-zagreus-shagreus @flapdr0l @misterybusiness @skylightdistraction @greencow and @luadusk

[petruchio]

1, 3 ;) , 5, 6, 17, 26, 27, 36 <33

YESSSSSS

who is/are your comfort character(s)?

like ofc katniss and peeta both and annabeth. captain kirk but really the whole tos bridge crew are like, my best friends. gilbert blythe. and jack from titanic

3. do you leave the window open at night?

not at the moment bc i dont have a screen and there are these birds that are constantly outside and im terrified of them coming in lol

5. what color are your eyes?

they are like blue/green

6. why did you do that?

i ask myself this question every hour. the answer is usually i drank too much coffee

17. are you farsighted or nearsighted?

i have perfect vision <3

26. a scenario that you’ve replayed multiple times?

this is an interesting question bc like it could a scenario from my past that i go over in my head a lot or like a scenario that i like to imagine all the time. but im going to go with the past, and the answer to that is my sophomore year of college when i went out with a guy who i was completely convinced didn't like me and i still don't know why exactly because he literally asked me to go out with him, and so i made things super weird between us because i didn't want him to know that *i* liked him and i don't know why i did that. i've gone over it way too many times and i can't do anything about it but like, why did i do that.

27. about how many hours of sleep did you get?

last night like four :/ but i usually get my full 8, i need a minimum of 8 to function most of the time

36. how many times have you changed your url?

on this blog only once! i was jasongraces and now im petruchio. i've thought about changing it to one of my saved urls because i have some good ones but i kind of love being petruchio and i dont want to lose my #brand

[nerdyqueerr]

feel free to answer as many or as few of these as you want!!!

comfort character(s)?

what kind of day is it?

do you say soda or pop?

how do you feel about chilly weather?

a scenario that you've played multiple times?

what kind of music keeps you grounded?

last adventure you've been on?

how many times have you changed your url?

how do you take your coffee? (adding on to say or tea or other warm beverage)

favorite holiday film? (adding on to say or fav film if you don't like holiday movies)

can you skip rocks?

oh you know im answering all of these come on. you even copy pasted them for me its perfec

i think the closest thing i have to comfort characters is like. Sierra and Samaël but both of those are d&d characters so idk if they count. let's also say Gideon Nav, which is a healthy and sane comfort character

nap day i took a nap today. thats the kind of day it is

i am french canadian and i say like uh. idk the brand name or soda sometimes. soft drinks maybe. it doesnt make sense to me either

very mixed feelings bc i get cold so easily but also it can be so lovely

i am interpreting this as a scenario in my head and let me tell you i love to think about having a sword

folksy stuff i'd say, including indie folk and folk rock and whatever. emo and punk make me feel really strong and high-energy, but i usually go to folksier music when i just need a breather. what can i say i love a good fiddle

i mean we did just get back from new york, the day where i did a walking tour without the rest of my family felt like a cool little urban adventure

once lmao

coffee is always decaf usually a latte. tea entirely depends on what kind of herbal tea im having cause yk some of it is good with milk and some isnt. don't usually put sugar tho

the astérix movies that play on ciné-cadeau every winter. and also Klaus (the animated movie) that shit makes us cry and we still watch it every year

HELL YEAH BABEY GET ME SOME FLAT STONES AND SOME WATER

[sickly-sapphic]

1-50

Bc ask games are fun!!!!

who is/are your comfort character(s)? Carl Grimes, Nico di Angelo, Peso, Jake Peralta and Legolas Greenleaf.

lighter or matches? Matches.

do you leave the window open at night? Sometimes, when it had netting.

which cryptyd being do you believe in? All of them bestie. I'm one of those half-beliefs in every possible reality

what color are your eyes? Blue/grey!! Got those sweet sweet child of Athena eyes.

why did you do that? Cuz I had to :[

hair-ties or scrunchies? I use hair-ties cuz I don't have a lot of hair atm but I like scrunchies more.

how many water bottles are in your room right now? One!!

which do you prefer, hot coffee or cold coffee? Cold coffee.

would you slaughter the rich? Yes, first date ideas<3

favorite extracurricular activity? Oooh probably fishing (yes this was an actual extracurricular activity at my school). Free hot chips<3

what kind of day is it? A quiet, peaceful but chaotic one.

when was the last time you ate? A couple minutes ago!! Some candy I got from work.

do you love the smell of earth after it rains? Yes, particularly how rocks smell after rain (thats how nico di angelo smells btw.)

are you a parent? (all answers qualify) I am an eldest daughter and a therapist friend and I have cats and I'm a big fan of plushies so I feel like I qualify, yeah.

can you drive? No and if you put me in the drivers seat I Will have a panic attack.

are you farsighted or nearsighted? Near-sighted and cross-eyed babyyy

what hair products do you use? I mostly use sukin & neutrogina t/gel atm. I have a hair colour masque and a deep cleanser and I also have like a two year old bottle of purple shampoo since I am Not a natural blonde.

imagine we’re at a sleepover, would you paint my nails? Absolutely babe

do you say soda or pop? I say soft drink

something you’ve kept since childhood? I have a Will Byers bobble head figurine I got the year before I had to leave my dad's house and then so many plushies also and my special blanket :]

what type of person are you? A good one, I think

how do you feel about chilly weather? Yes I love hoodies I love layers I love sweaters ugh

if we were together on a rooftop, what would we be doing? Eating popcorn.

perfume/body spray or lotion? PERFUMEEE. MY BELOVED<333 I NEED MORE PERFUME ALL OF THE TIME.

a scenario that you’ve replayed multiple times? Yikes they all involve gay love or murder. Uhhh lets go with meeting my bf. If we're talking about Real Events then the moment I woke up after my accident plays in my head like twice a day.

about how many hours of sleep did you get? Last night? Like ten because I didn't want to get out of bed in the morning so I simply didn't.

do you wear a mask? I fucking Lost my mask and I'm waiting to buy another.

how do you like your shower water? Really cold or really hot.

is there dishes in your room? Nope.

what type of music keeps you grounded? Music doesn't keep me grounded honestly I drift off pretty quick.

do you have a favorite towel? YES. My pink one<3

the last adventure you’ve been on? Visiting the location of my accident last week probably?

is there a song you know every word to by heart? All of them /j. But probably At The Bottom Of Everything by Bright Eyes.

what’s your timezone? AEST I think??

how many times have you changed your url? I switched mains a bunch so uhmm. Uhhh. Probably 8-9 times?

someone in your life, other than a relative, you’ve known for 10+ years? Yeah i call them Peaches, I met them in like a daycare or playgroup thing and then we reconnected in grade 8. I dont know if we're friends anymore but we text a couple times a month ?

a soap bar that smells good? Lemongrass.

do you use lip balm? Yup<3

did you have any snacks today? Some gummies & a choc-chip hot cross bun.

how do you take your coffee? Black. I also like some mochas.

an app you frequently use besides this godforsaken site? Pinterest, google chat and youtube.

what’s your take on spicy foods? Who knows my guy

you get a free pass to kill anyone, who is it? My best friend's dad.

can you remember what happened yesterday? I stayed up late the day before so I was up at 1am watching a lesbian christmas movie and then I fell asleep. Woke up and got ready for work, first day in ages that I did my whole lil morning routine. Went to work & my nana drove me home. Sat at home scrolling through youtube till I went for an hour-long walk listening to 2014 music. Cried for 3 hours cuz yk how it is. Fell asleep.

favorite holiday film? Love Actually.

what was the last message you sent? "I'm here" to my boyfriend

when did you first try an alcohol beverage? Age 14-15 I think? 3L of coffee just wasn't enough to cope with that day. It was also like directly before a math exam-

can you skip rocks? Haven't tried recently-

can i tag you in random stuff? Hell yeah!!

[intrepidmare]

I haven't spent the last 10+ years of my life on this site curating my dash to EXACTLY what I want to see in it for you @staff to come and forced an algorithm on me!!! DON'T YOU DARE!! That would make me consider to leave (even there's nowhere else I'd like to go bc the rest of social media sites are shitter). This is my hellsite, and I want to stay here, so don't fuck it up!

Do you want to make things better for users? How about fixing the search engine within the site? I'm positive that the user base at large will be eternally grateful if every time we search for a post we could actually find it! We don't need you to tell us what we should look at; let us seek what we want to see.

And oh! You know what else would make things better for us? Getting rid of Tumblr live, or at least let people turn it off permanently as any other feature on this site. I know why you got the thing on, and I get that money needs to come from somewhere to make the site profitable, but can you really tell me that a significant portion of the userbase is actually using that?!? Because from I can see, nobody is.

And stop babying people. This site is not difficult to use. Let me tell you that, back in the day, I had much more trouble understanding how twitter worked than I ever did with Tumblr, and this was in the ancient wild days. Anyone who doesn't understand how the site works is because they're used to get things thrown at their face, content being spoonfed to them, and having no active role in shaping their experience to their liking. Do you really want to contribute to the mindless content consumerism rampart on the internet right now?! Especially when Tumblr prided itself for the opposite?!!

Faciliting conversations, yeah, ok, that would be nice. That includes the ability to choose which blog you reply a post from (main or side blog), right? At least when you're the original poster using a side blog. It would be very very very cool if you allowed that. Sometimes, you want to keep your main blog completely separate from side blogs and people is more likely to recognize the url if they follow the side blog not the main. I understood the need not to allow that before, probably making more difficult for haters to harass other people under the protection of a different url, but if now you can track anonymous asks to users (since they have to be logged in to send said anonymous), you can do the same thing with side blogs.

Just looking at how I started this reply (and other gazillion answers in the notes), you can tell you might be jeopardizing the current base if you implement some of these changes and you don't give a choice for opting out of them. Don't lose the faithful users just trying to catch potential users that will never come here in the end (talking about those users way to used to algorithms). That's a bad play, guys. Seriously, remember the exodus after the nsfw ban? This one could be way worse. Just saying!

"Push notifications and emails are essential tools to..." No, there are not!! Most people turn those off anyway. Just ask anyone. And in my case in particular, i hate getting emails. If you force me to get them because i have push notifications off, I'll hunt you down!! Altho, I admit that getting a notif when a poll is over is cool. But that's my choice. It's my decision to what and how i get the notifications, not yours.

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I was going to post this, but i saw the update staff did, saying that the chronological order is staying as it is, and the other algorithmic stuff can be toggle off in the settings (e.g., best things first). Ok that's great! But why would you put it the way you did in the original post, then?!!

The first thing you should've said was that the new changes you want to implement will be optional!! Because as it's written, it didn't sound that way.

Tumblr’s Core Product Strategy

Here at Tumblr, we’ve been working hard on reorganizing how we work in a bid to gain more users. A larger user base means a more sustainable company, and means we get to stick around and do this thing with you all a bit longer. What follows is the strategy we're using to accomplish the goal of user growth. The @labs group has published a bit already, but this is bigger. We’re publishing it publicly for the first time, in an effort to work more transparently with all of you in the Tumblr community. This strategy provides guidance amid limited resources, allowing our teams to focus on specific key areas to ensure Tumblr’s future.

The Diagnosis

In order for Tumblr to grow, we need to fix the core experience that makes Tumblr a useful place for users. The underlying problem is that Tumblr is not easy to use. Historically, we have expected users to curate their feeds and lean into curating their experience. But this expectation introduces friction to the user experience and only serves a small portion of our audience. 

Tumblr’s competitive advantage lies in its unique content and vibrant communities. As the forerunner of internet culture, Tumblr encompasses a wide range of interests, such as entertainment, art, gaming, fandom, fashion, and music. People come to Tumblr to immerse themselves in this culture, making it essential for us to ensure a seamless connection between people and content. 

To guarantee Tumblr’s continued success, we’ve got to prioritize fostering that seamless connection between people and content. This involves attracting and retaining new users and creators, nurturing their growth, and encouraging frequent engagement with the platform.

Our Guiding Principles

To enhance Tumblr’s usability, we must address these core guiding principles.

Expand the ways new users can discover and sign up for Tumblr.

Provide high-quality content with every app launch.

Facilitate easier user participation in conversations.

Retain and grow our creator base.

Create patterns that encourage users to keep returning to Tumblr.

Improve the platform’s performance, stability, and quality.

Below is a deep dive into each of these principles.

Principle 1: Expand the ways new users can discover and sign up for Tumblr.

Tumblr has a “top of the funnel” issue in converting non-users into engaged logged-in users. We also have not invested in industry standard SEO practices to ensure a robust top of the funnel. The referral traffic that we do get from external sources is dispersed across different pages with inconsistent user experiences, which results in a missed opportunity to convert these users into regular Tumblr users. For example, users from search engines often land on pages within the blog network and blog view—where there isn’t much of a reason to sign up. 

We need to experiment with logged-out tumblr.com to ensure we are capturing the highest potential conversion rate for visitors into sign-ups and log-ins. We might want to explore showing the potential future user the full breadth of content that Tumblr has to offer on our logged-out pages. We want people to be able to easily understand the potential behind Tumblr without having to navigate multiple tabs and pages to figure it out. Our current logged-out explore page does very little to help users understand “what is Tumblr.” which is a missed opportunity to get people excited about joining the site.

Actions & Next Steps

Improving Tumblr’s search engine optimization (SEO) practices to be in line with industry standards.

Experiment with logged out tumblr.com to achieve the highest conversion rate for sign-ups and log-ins, explore ways for visitors to “get” Tumblr and entice them to sign up.

Principle 2: Provide high-quality content with every app launch.

We need to ensure the highest quality user experience by presenting fresh and relevant content tailored to the user’s diverse interests during each session. If the user has a bad content experience, the fault lies with the product.

The default position should always be that the user does not know how to navigate the application. Additionally, we need to ensure that when people search for content related to their interests, it is easily accessible without any confusing limitations or unexpected roadblocks in their journey.

Being a 15-year-old brand is tough because the brand carries the baggage of a person’s preconceived impressions of Tumblr. On average, a user only sees 25 posts per session, so the first 25 posts have to convey the value of Tumblr: it is a vibrant community with lots of untapped potential. We never want to leave the user believing that Tumblr is a place that is stale and not relevant. 

Actions & Next Steps

Deliver great content each time the app is opened.

Make it easier for users to understand where the vibrant communities on Tumblr are. 

Improve our algorithmic ranking capabilities across all feeds. 

Principle 3: Facilitate easier user participation in conversations.

Part of Tumblr’s charm lies in its capacity to showcase the evolution of conversations and the clever remarks found within reblog chains and replies. Engaging in these discussions should be enjoyable and effortless.

Unfortunately, the current way that conversations work on Tumblr across replies and reblogs is confusing for new users. The limitations around engaging with individual reblogs, replies only applying to the original post, and the inability to easily follow threaded conversations make it difficult for users to join the conversation.

Actions & Next Steps

Address the confusion within replies and reblogs.

Improve the conversational posting features around replies and reblogs. 

Allow engagements on individual replies and reblogs.

Make it easier for users to follow the various conversation paths within a reblog thread. 

Remove clutter in the conversation by collapsing reblog threads. 

Explore the feasibility of removing duplicate reblogs within a user’s Following feed. 

Principle 4: Retain and grow our creator base.

Creators are essential to the Tumblr community. However, we haven’t always had a consistent and coordinated effort around retaining, nurturing, and growing our creator base.  

Being a new creator on Tumblr can be intimidating, with a high likelihood of leaving or disappointment upon sharing creations without receiving engagement or feedback. We need to ensure that we have the expected creator tools and foster the rewarding feedback loops that keep creators around and enable them to thrive.

The lack of feedback stems from the outdated decision to only show content from followed blogs on the main dashboard feed (“Following”), perpetuating a cycle where popular blogs continue to gain more visibility at the expense of helping new creators. To address this, we need to prioritize supporting and nurturing the growth of new creators on the platform.

It is also imperative that creators, like everyone on Tumblr, feel safe and in control of their experience. Whether it be an ask from the community or engagement on a post, being successful on Tumblr should never feel like a punishing experience.

Actions & Next Steps

Get creators’ new content in front of people who are interested in it. 

Improve the feedback loop for creators, incentivizing them to continue posting.

Build mechanisms to protect creators from being spammed by notifications when they go viral.

Expand ways to co-create content, such as by adding the capability to embed Tumblr links in posts.

Principle 5: Create patterns that encourage users to keep returning to Tumblr.

Push notifications and emails are essential tools to increase user engagement, improve user retention, and facilitate content discovery. Our strategy of reaching out to you, the user, should be well-coordinated across product, commercial, and marketing teams.

Our messaging strategy needs to be personalized and adapt to a user’s shifting interests. Our messages should keep users in the know on the latest activity in their community, as well as keeping Tumblr top of mind as the place to go for witty takes and remixes of the latest shows and real-life events.  

Most importantly, our messages should be thoughtful and should never come across as spammy.  

Actions & Next Steps

Conduct an audit of our messaging strategy.

Address the issue of notifications getting too noisy; throttle, collapse or mute notifications where necessary.  

Identify opportunities for personalization within our email messages. 

Test what the right daily push notification limit is. 

Send emails when a user has push notifications switched off.

Principle 6: Performance, stability and quality.

The stability and performance of our mobile apps have declined. There is a large backlog of production issues, with more bugs created than resolved over the last 300 days. If this continues, roughly one new unresolved production issue will be created every two days. Apps and backend systems that work well and don't crash are the foundation of a great Tumblr experience. Improving performance, stability, and quality will help us achieve sustainable operations for Tumblr.

Improve performance and stability: deliver crash-free, responsive, and fast-loading apps on Android, iOS, and web.

Improve quality: deliver the highest quality Tumblr experience to our users. 

Move faster: provide APIs and services to unblock core product initiatives and launch new features coming out of Labs.

Conclusion

Our mission has always been to empower the world’s creators. We are wholly committed to ensuring Tumblr evolves in a way that supports our current users while improving areas that attract new creators, artists, and users. You deserve a digital home that works for you. You deserve the best tools and features to connect with your communities on a platform that prioritizes the easy discoverability of high-quality content. This is an invigorating time for Tumblr, and we couldn’t be more excited about our current strategy.

[marmolita]

tagged by @getintherobot !

nickname: lita

star sign: virgo

height: 5'4"

time: it's 11:02pm and I'm getting ready for bed

birthday: in sept

favorite bands: ultimate favorite is L'Arc~en~Ciel! lately I have been listening to a lot of 00s and early 10s...I guess emo? maybe? uncertain. also discovered finnish band Happoradio and thoroughly enjoy them. also s/o to Queen.

favorite solo artists: 🤔🤔🤔 based on number of songs in my music library the answer is Carrie Underwood and Gackt

favorite scores: 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔 Kundun

favorite foods: pretty much any dessert ever made, fresh bread, and a giant pile of other things bc I love a lot of food

favorite colors: anything that's not drab tbh, but maybe I kind of prefer jewel tones

last thing I googled: joe thornton dick trick interview

last show I watched: currently rewatching Hannibal with @freosan who hasn't seen it before! last new-to-me show I've been watching is buzzfeed unsolved (unless you count sitting in the same room while my kids watched the cuphead show tonight or rapunzel's tangled adventure recently)

last movie I watched: uhhhh...my kids watched the Lego movie last weekend. The last new movie I watched though was Encanto!

lucky number: 7

when did I create this blog: 2012

do I have any other blogs: a bunch of side blogs that I don't use anymore (several for ffxv fandom events, one for ao3-style summaries of farscape episodes, one that's an autofeed of ao3 fic about netflix Marco Polo, maybe at some point I had a softer world remix blog for some topic or other) and @garden-and-friends for pics of plants and bugs and animals in my yard, currently hibernating for the winter

do I get asks? occasionally! not as often as I used to back when 1) I was writing more and 2) more of fandom was on tumblr.

why did I choose my url: when I got back into fandom in 2012 after a ten year hiatus I needed to choose a new handle, so I jammed together references to two books I had recently read and enjoyed (I, Claudius, which provided "marmoset" which is where the "marmo" is from, and Lolita, which obvs provided the "lita," though please don't make wild anti-style assumptions here, if you do that just tells me you've never actually read the book)

blogs you follow: 292

dream trip: too many! I want to go to so many places, so idk if I'd call any a dream trip. the one that I suppose is a dream trip in the sense that it would be awesome but I don't have any plan to ever do it is Mongolia

instruments: violin and piano, though I have a recorder I can play too, and I can do viola in a pinch

average hours of sleep: idk 7?

how many blankets do you sleep with: at the moment I have two fleece, one minky, and one down duvet on my bed, but when it's not freezing out anymore that will change

tagging whoever wants to do it! I'm too lazy to pick people I'm sorry, it is now 11:26 and I'm actually in bed haha

[jeongjaebae]

Fic summary 2021

happy new year yall!! (*´∇｀*) it's been a little over a year since i started this blog, and oh boy what a journey it's been. before starting this blog, i was on a hiatus from writing since 2017 ish when i left my previous fandom, and i never expected to write again?? but finding a new fandom has changed that and well, here we are!!

thank you for supporting this little blog of mine whether you sent an ask or left a comment, aggressively reblogged 30 times in a row with memes attached, or said you wanted to punch me in the face (affectionately... i hope LMAO). thank you to my besties for putting up with my hyunjae enemy agenda, my regular anons for still being here, those that stop by, and anyone who has read something of mine and had it linger in their minds even for the briefest moment 🥺

aight 2021 fic summary up ahead, where i answer questions like fave fic written, most fun to write, hottest moment, and fave lines haha. keep reading if ur interested i guess!!

Total word count written: 151,269 (........i've never hit such a high number before)

Total word count published: 105,135

Fandoms written: tbz!! (and a tiny bit of nct if that counts)

1. Looking back, did you write more fic than you thought you would this year, less, or what you predicted?

WAY. MORE. just look at that count!! i checked my old blog and i've averaged about 70k words written per year there, with ~40k published. i really didn't expect to be so immersed in fic again!! to be able to catch up to my pre-hiatus skill level, surpass it, and then write this many words after a four year hiatus... i'm pretty amazed. so yes way more than i expected

2. What pairing/genre/fandom did you write that you would never have predicted in January?

i think last january i didn't even know i would write for tbz HAHA. this was supposed to be a jaehyun blog (as you can tell by the url LMAO) and i only had jaehyun works at the time!!

3. What’s your own favourite story of the year?

hmm it's in between my big four: if the lipstick matches, you look hideous on me, heartbreak for hire, this is how we fall. i'll probably have to read them again to pick a fave but bc of recency bias and all... i'll go with this is how we fall.

4. Did you take any writing risks this year? What did you learn from them?

tried writing sm*t, but it's not published so does that count? also bloom for you was a bit of a challenge bc i've never written a hanahaki au before nor have i read many of them, and writing a happy ending for it was kind of difficult bc how does one resolve THAT? think it worked out in the end though :')

5. Do you have any fanfic goals for the new year?

hmm i'd say it would be to write for myself? something i recently realized was how draining writing was becoming, and that was bc i focused so much on meticulously planning them that it was no longer enjoyable to write. so yes we're gonna go back to writing self indulgent fantasies only in the new year HAHA

From my past year of writing, what was…

My best story of this year:

this is how we fall. i know i hated it while writing it but i think it turned out quite nice, especially the way everything falls into place by the end of it. there are themes of fate and destiny weaved into it, and a nice balance of humour, character development, and heart fluttering feels. and well, i heard it made some people believe in love again hahaha

My most popular story of this year:

you look hideous on me, for sure. by a landslide. call me a one hit wonder 🥴 haha jk but i definitely underestimated how much people would like bad boy sunwoo. oh and they were soulmates :'))

Most fun story to write:

if the lipstick matches!! i definitely enjoyed writing this the most bc it was SOOOO self indulgent. literally me projecting my own organic chem lab experience... including the near-kiss in the lab with goggles on (pls don't try that yall!!) and the scene with hyunjae at the party hehe. i loved writing kyeobmuda as y/n's besties, and their dynamics were honestly so much fun. and of course, it was my first ever tbz fic 🥺

Story with the single sexiest moment:

that hyunjae e2l drabble 👀 is 👀 quite 👀 hot. the rest of it sitting in my wips is much hotter though HAHA. OH WAIT there's that scene at the end of you look hideous on me. yes that one.

Most “holy crap, that’s wrong, even for you” story:

ALDKJFKJ THAT'S GOTTA BE TAKE A HINT I'M SORRY. i hate the fic. i have nothing to say about it.

Story that shifted my own perceptions of the characters:

heartbreak for hire maybe? it was my first time writing younghoon in a long fic and the first time i caught feels for him ok. now he's made his way to the top three on my bias list :')

Hardest story to write:

TAKE A HINT SMH but also this is how we fall. these two tripped me up so bad with the plot points, but in different ways. take a hint was too simple, being an f2l that i didn't really know what to do with. this is how we fall was.... WAY too complex that i had to cut out plot points and it took me a long time to figure out how to do that.

Biggest surprise:

that you look hideous on me would turn out to be as popular as it is???? or that i'd write a hyunjae angst that broke people.... or that i'd have anything to do with hyunjae at all 🤡🤡🤡

Most unintentionally telling story:

hmm i guess i always end up weaving personal beliefs and ideologies into my fics in a way? this is how we fall, heartbreak for hire, and more than tomorrow have some lines i plucked out of my fave quotes or posts.

Favourite opening lines:

i don't particularly like any of my opening lines tbh but here you go

[the regular dilemma]

hyunjae as comedic relief as always

“Social media is a disease, Y/N,” Hyunjae says, trying to grab your phone out of your hands. “Tell me, have you ever seen anything good being posted online? They just feed you brain-rotting posts that will reduce your IQ a little each time.”

[not cute]

i got called out for always starting with dialogue, which is true only about half the time though

“So is he the one?” Eric whispers excitedly, tilting his head over at where Juyeon stood behind the counter. The barista seems to be busying himself with something, and you could only hope that nothing your two loud friends say today would reach his ears. “The cute barista who apparently likes your goat face—”

[bad at being bad]

chan i'm so sorry but ur hilarious in this fic

“He’s so good looking,” a voice says, pulling you out of your thoughts. “Like, so good looking.”

Favourite closing lines:

[this is how we fall]

hands down my all time favourite closing lines. they tie up all loose ends of the fic and close it so nicely AND could also be up to interpretation. also i get shivers every time an author weaves the title into the story so that's kind of what i did here.

Now you don't have to look into his future to know that all the scenes you'd seen were about you. Now you can picture it—Sunwoo looking up from your laced hands on the table and seeing your smile, face no longer out of focus. Pulling away from your kiss in the orchard has you seeing your own gaze, surprised but content. And then there's this very moment when you see yourself in Sunwoo's eyes and you just know.

This is how you fall in love.

Favourite lines from anywhere:

[you look hideous on me]

this one was too funny ok

The most you give him is your name, so that he might stop calling you by the S-word that you’ve come to hate so much. Though now you’re not so sure if the S-word is soulmate, Sunwoo, or skater boy.

[more than tomorrow]

i might cry again

And this time, you understand him. It wasn’t more than yesterday and less than tomorrow like he’d always said. Love in itself is something greater than all of the tomorrows that had been promised to you, and all of the tomorrows that had been robbed from him. Because even when tomorrow comes and the tomorrow after that, it will still silently sit on your shoulders and slip out with each tear and rest between the pages of a book left incomplete too soon.

[sangyeon wip]

lot of nice lines in this one but yknow i might never finish it or post it so just throwing it here i guess. posted something else from this au for a wip wednesday once upon a time tho

But sometimes love is the warmth of sunlight on your face, streaming through the windows of a place you call home. Sometimes it smiles at you fondly in the mornings and sometimes it takes you by the hand to guide you gently to the barstool in the kitchen. Sometimes love simply looks at you like you are exactly where you belong.

Scenes from anywhere you would have choose to have illustrated:

the first slow dancing scene from this is how we fall or the rooftop scene (fake stargazing!!!) from you look hideous on me!!

New year’s resolutions:

should probably be writing less and exercising more tbh HAHAHA. but uhh i guess i'll try to get back to writing self indulgent stuff!!

Word Count Totals

Total finished, posted fic: 105,135

i think it's actually ~111,200 if you count the things on my mlist but some of the things i posted this year were written in previous years so i didn't count those

Longest posted fic:  this is how we fall - 16.9k

Longest wip: my 15.5k sangyeon wip that still isn't close to being done HAHA. maybe in 2022 :')

Total number of words written: 151,269

[lord-vaders]

I was tagged by @aanathemaa :)

nickname(s) - people call me jess and too many people do it at this point for me to even bother telling them I prefer jessica star sign - taurus height - 5'9" time - 11:46 am birthday - april 20th favourite band(s) - glass animals, years & years, stick figure favourite solo artist(s) - lady gaga, emilie autumn, the weeknd, alan walker favourite food(s) - macaroni and cheese, hamburger burritos, green chile stew, tuna and pickles, breakfast sandwiches favourite colours - blue, peach, coral last thing i googled - hours for the la fitness by my apartment last show i watched - rebels last movie i watched - blade runner lucky number - used to be 26 but I don't really have one now when did i create this blog - spring 2021 do i have any other blogs - no just this one do you get asks - on occasion why did i choose my url - wanted a vader themed url and somehow got this one and I will never change it blogs who follow you - 98% awesome and cool, 2% pornbots dream trip - I want to drive up the coast and visit the west side of canada and alaska instruments - piano, been playing for 15 years average hours of sleep - 5 or 6, 6 is sufficient and 5 is bad news for me in the morning so there's a fine line how many blankets do you sleep with - currently 4 bc my house gets down to 64 ish during the night

tagging @martellen @laserbrains @stelliferae @hunters-heathen @darkalinas @ladyjausten @thebixo @captainwentworths and anyone else who would like to do this :)

[sereniv]

@tea-withnofixinsplease tagged me

1. why did you choose your url

It's kind of lame, but

I was following this mental health blog yeaarss ago, and someone who was considering suicide said that no one would remember them. And they signed their message as Serenity. and idk for some reason I made that a username in reference to them. but serenity was already taken, so I added a V at the end for Vegan because I didn't want to think to much on it. So technically it'd be pronounced (sare-en-ih-vee) but I pronounce it (sare-en-eev) but it can be said either way

2. Any side blogs

Yeah I have like 7 or more idk 9

3. How long have you been on Tumblr

Too long. 10 years maybe. But I've had to remake this one because I accidentally deleted my last main.

4. Any Queue tags

Nope. I dont Queue. I show up, reblog 50 posts, and then leave

5. Why did you start your blog

I was told there was a cosplay picture of me on here, so I made an account to reply to the person who posted it (positive). It was a Hanna's not a boys name cosplay. It's not good lol

6. Why did you choose your icon

In solidarity and support of Black Lives Matter

It was a little drawn Coyote blogsona before. I'd like to change my icon again but I'm lazy and idk what to

7. Why did you choose your header

People called me Coyote years ago because of a meme, and it stuck. And I was associated with aliens and illuminati I guess?? I honestly can't remember who I used to be. But I photoshopped it all together for my header and just never changed it for like 8 years

8. What is your post with the most notes

The Indigenous coffee post has most notes for this year

9. how many mutual do you have

I have no idea

10. How many followers do you have

I dont wanna check

11. How many people do you follow

I dont want to check

12. Have you ever made a shitpost

Of course

13. How often do you use tumblr

It consumes my life bc I have nothing to do ever

14. Did you have a fight with another blog

Probably years ago

15. How do you feel about "you need to reblog this" posts

I used to make them now I hate them. If it's asking, or suggesting or explains why it's important to reblog then that's fine. But if it outright says to reblog, usually in a judging tone I don't. Because it always is the assumption that I don't care if I don't reblog it and that's never the case.

16. Do you like tag games

Not really but I'm fine with being tagged since not a lot of ppl do it

17. Do you like ask games

I think they are fine? I mean I like getting legit asks

18. Which one of your tumblr mutual do you think is famous

I am all their biggest fan lol. Idk I don't think any

19. Do you have a crush on a mutual

Nope

20. Tags.

Anyone who wants to!

[yaoi-yaoieverywhere]

I love that the last few years occasionally I get the rare person judging the URL I've had since 2011. It's really- it's just fascinating, what people will latch on to and judge for the sake of 'fitting in'.

(Below is a Vent, but tl;dr Can y'all stop clutching your pearls over an old fandom term I've had as my URL since 2011 when it hurts no one? I explain below why this is not a slur, the actual usage and some history, and why I don't feel like changing my URL. It's not in depth but if you want to know more there's plenty of research to be had.)

Real talk tho, it is funny. Yaoi is a bad word for you? It's so cringe to have been in early 2000s English Anime fandom? You want me to change a URL I've had for over a decade that references an old meme (Blank, Blank Everywhere) bc it makes you feel a little initial startle when you like content I've bought or made? So silly. Why? Do you think it's- a bad word? A word that's just a genre?? Not a slur??? We don't call couples Yaoi, Yuri, Het That's just. Wh- Where did this come from, is all I'm asking. I remember hearing RUMORS that SOME ladies were doing it at cons (tho I never saw proof) around the time this started. I can understand the initial "what the fuck" but c'mon now. A lot of you making comments have CLEARLY never seen that.

And to be clear, I don't ship Real People. Apologies to the RPF shippers if that sounds rude, but it's just not something I do. So, y'know, don't like ~accuse me~ of calling irl gay people a term that's used for a genre of manga??

I think one of the protests has been like. "Oh, Yaoi means its gay content made for ladies". ...I am reading and writing. Queer fanfic content. On the internet. Primarily made by and for. Queer people. Which does include some ladies like me. Yaoi Manga is bought by a variety of people. Including, notably, actual gay men in Japan. It is extremely hard to get actual Queer Created, Queer Reputed content in Japan- it is literally kept under lock and key in most of the places that decide to stock it "for the children". So when they're curious it's a lot easier to look at what? Yaoi. Titilating, soft, romanticized depictions of young men in lust. Or love, occasionally.

I'm Queer gang. I've been Queer a long time. I know the delicacy of balancing decorum and comfort zones and even the turmoil going on between the older and younger generation over using Queer as a term. But, on a much more lighthearted, minor scale, I'm not going to stop using this url with Yaoi in it just because you don't research or understand the term and go with your knee jerk "I think I heard someone say some lady at a con call a gay couple that". Or even worse. "It's old, so it's bad."

You're not going to get some dudebro on the side of the street spit "Fucking Yaoi" at you. You're not going to have some dismissive teacher say "You have got to stop being so Yaoi." People in the school halls don't laugh and point and say "Look, it's the Yaoi." People on TWITTER, THE IRL HELL THAT IT IS, Are NOT going to tweet "lmao yaoi loser" if you're gay. They might if you post your otp, I suppose, if they're resulting to 8th grade bullying tactics which is surprisingly common on the internet. If people are calling you Yaoi in discord or something and it hurts your feelings, I'm a bit confused, but that sounds like a friend group problem that needs sorted imminently. Good luck with that.

You're okay. I'm not here to hurt you. This word is not here to hurt you. My URL is a joke that has become a lot less easily recognized over time, and that's okay. But it's not here to cause you harm. It's also not going to get you cool points if you diss it, but that's like, a you problem.

[crispy-chan]

— tag question game ✨

tagged by @stayndays ty bby <3

why did you choose your url?

crispy-chan is actually my 2nd url, I changed it after like a month. i remembered how changbin joked in one of the shows that chan's name is too long and that he'll call him crispy. that just stuck with me so I named my blog crispy-chan (also, most good url's were taken TT)

do you have any sideblogs?

i made a few recently in hopes of using them someday but I don't think I ever will...

how long have you been on tumblr?

made my acc in December 2020 but started reading on here probably a year before that. started writing this january

do you have a queue tag?

did have one briefly

why did you start your blog in the first place?

idk, I guess I just wanted easier access to fics I liked but I somehow ended up writing my own shit too lol

why did you choose your icon/pfp?

bcs you can see jisung's face properly. I tried changing it to a pic from the thunderous noeasy trailer but you could barely tell it was him

why did you choose your header?

i changed my old one and made a new one in celebration of the new amazing trailer. also jisung looked hot there...

what’s your post with the most notes?

a fairytale that lasts (masterlist)

how many mutuals do you have?

idk, 20-30 ig

how many followers do you have?

like 497 or something <3

how many people do you follow?

92

have you ever made a shitpost?

yes. half of #jas.bambles🎐 is me shitposting

how often do you use tumblr each day?

more often than I should. everyday unless I'm like traveling or something

did you ever have a fight/argument with another blog once? who won?

eh nope

how do you feel about those “you need to reblog this” posts?

hmm, I do reblog a lot of them, mostly the ones about political issues cause it's something I'm interested in and something I consider important, but I think I'll stop soon. I feel like this blog has already deteriorated from a writing blog too much...

do you like tag games?

yes

do you like ask games?

yes

which of your mutuals do you think are tumblr famous?

@blueprint-han @dreamescapeswriting @gdaychan @cotccotc ig lol

do you have a crush on a mutual?

not exactly but @strayingdawn is my soulmate lol

lool taging: @yyxgin @delicatewerewolfsoul @strayingdawn @missskzbiased @taecup-fics