#i hit 200 subs on youtube

[blackheart-6]

Thank you to everyone who got me to 5000 likes!

[mythimation]

past. (LOUD WARNING)

[jis6n]

summer productivity challenge ; day 24

i took a beautiful nap

had a rest / chill day

prepared for work this weekend

spent time with my grandma

hit 200 subs on youtube!

updated my socials & links

put on a nail treatment

drank lots of water :D

went to bed early <3

lots of Bible reading!

photos from pinterest

[loudmouthgabby]

I know 200 subs on YT is small to a lot of the seasoned content creators on here, but I'm very much proud of myself for doing as much as I've done within these last few months. I hope to stay consistent as well. Lord knows how lazy I truly am.

It's only up from here, Thank you for 200 SUBS, and thank you to those of you who helped me get to this mini milestone. I hope you continue to be there to see me hit 2 MILLION subbiessss! Mwah! ♥

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[tiredfairywings]

Want to make a PJSK Artist Suffer? Read my Fanfic!

So because I want attention (frfr) and I want people to read my fic (frfr) and interact with my fic (frfr) I am making a parody of those sub goals those twitch/youtube/modern kids run (sounding old on purpose frfr). [Is frfr getting old?]  If we hit these goals I will either make or pay an artist (which means you potential artist can be hired!!) to make these goals real! Yes that's right! You dear reader can contribute to this fic's success and get funny/interesting stuff out of this! So share this with your friends, especially if you want an unsuspecting creator to suffer pain! I'm not a masochist I swear Key: * = Animatic ** = Song (That's right. A voice reveal and my cringe singing- Gonna start singing lessons frfr) *** = Fic/Writing **** = Animation ***Abridged aka Comedic/Unserious Version of this Fic -  1000 Hits and 100 Kudos *BROKE MY HEART Meme (w/ Ena) - 1500 Hits and 200 Kudos *Happy Day in Hell Animatic (w/ Emu) - 2000 Hits and 350 Kudos *Time to be Awesome (w/ WxS) - 2750 Hits and 425 Kudos *Fiction [Wotakoi: Love is Hard for an Otaku OP] Storyboard/Animatic OP for this Fic - 3500 Hits and 500 Kudos *Can't Help Falling in Love with You (w/Airi) - 4000 Hits and 650 Kudos Tbh I don't believe that we'll get this far so if we do, I'll edit this. If we don't, I say, I told yall so. *Let it go Fire!Elsa Parody (w/ Ena) -  *Barbie Diamond Castle Parody Animatic (w/ Kanade & Honami) - *Let it go Earth!Elsa Parody (w/Mafuyu) - *Good for you ver 1 (w/ Kanade + the old elemental spirits) - *Did I mention (w/ Touya & Ena) - *Let it go Air!Elsa Parody (w/ Kanade) - *It starts with Sorry (w/ Emu & Tsukasa) - *I'll Make a Man out of You (w/ Tsukasa [+ WxS] & Kohane[+ Minori & Haruka]) - *Let it go Water!Elsa Parody (w/ Mizuki) - *Reaching out Miraculous (w/ Ichika) - **Sofia the First theme song Parody (w/Minori) -  *Ruu's Melody Genshin (w/ Kanade & Honami & Kanade's Parents) - *Into the Sky (w/ Kanade & Mafuyu) - *Is he Gay or European (w/ Touya) - *Little Miss Perfect (w/Shizuku) - *Mephisto ED for this Fic (w/ Everyone) - *Make a Minori the First Animatic -  *Heather Animatic (w/ Akito, Ena, and Touya) -  *Perfect Day from Barbie Princess and the Popstar (w/ Minori & Haruka) - *Once Upon A Time the Musical (w/ everyone) - *Perfect by Simple Plan (w/ Touya) - *The Pony I wanna be (w/ Airi & Shiho) - *The Magic Inside (w/ Shizuku) - *You'll Play your Part (w/ Kanade + Old Elemental Spirits) - *Loathing Animatic (w/ Mafuyu and Rui) -  *Crush Song Meme (w/ Ena) - *Never Acting At All (w/ Nene & Tsukasa) - *My Once Upon a Time (w/ An) - *For Good (w/ Kanade & Mafuyu ) - *Alive Arknights (w/ Shiho) - *Requiem (w/ Various) - *Satisfied (w/ Ena, Akito, & Touya) - *Flower Tower (w/ Saki & Emu & Tsukasa & Leo/Need) - *Loser, Baby (w/ Mizuku & Ena) - *Someone Gets Hurt Reprise (w/ Nene & Tsukasa) -  *Good for you ver 2 (w/ Mafuyu + Emu, Rui, Kanade) -  *Pinkie's Lament (w/ Emu) - *Guitar, Loneliness, and Blue Planet (w/ LeoNeed) - *More than I Fear You (w/ Touya & Touya's dad) - *Nothing Left to Lose Frozen Rewrite ver. (w/ Mizuki & Rui) - *You Didn't Know Hazbin (w/ Various) - *Crossing the Line Frozen II Rewrite Ver. (w/ Mafuyu & Rui) - *Stand from ZOMBIES (w/ Kohane) - *This Day Aria (w/Emu & Rui & Mafuyu & Kanade & Mafumom) - *Ready as I'll ever Be (w/ Various) - *Omake Pfadlib (w/ Everyone) - *Out for Love (w/ Kanade & Rui) - *Open up your Eyes (w/ Rui & Mafumom) - *Space Between (w/ LeoNeed) - *17 sai (w/ Mafuyu) - *The Guy I'd Kinda be Into (w/ Ichika & Shiho) - *Unsung Melodies (w/ everyone) - *Fashion Meme (w/ Everyone) -  *I do adore (Multiship shhhh- Spoilers) - *Written in Your Heart Finale from Barbie Princess and the Pauper (w/ everyone) - ****Sugar Song to Bitter Step Animation or Animatic (w/everyone) -

[dervampireprince]

ASMR | OC - Arden x Ambrsose x Listener NSFW First Time With Both Your Flirty Vampire and Grumpy Werewolf Boyfriends [N!SFW Exclusive Patreon Preview]

[TMTM4A] [Establish poly relationship] [Threesome] [First time with both of them at the same time] [Sub vers listener] [Dom bottom Ambrose] [Sub top Arden]  [Listener genitalia not-specified so could be penetrating with their cock or a strap-on] [Listener penetrated and penetrating] [Praise] [Pet play, light dehumanisation, dumbification (on Arden only)] [Aftercare]

It's here, the big one! So many have requested this for such a long time and I thought hitting 10k subscribers on Youtube and reaching my years goal of over 200 Patrons was cause for celebration and for me to show how thankful I am. And so, as requested many times, here is a bonus Patreon exclusive fledgling tier spicy audio (that's right, fledglings are getting 3 audios this month instead of 2) and on Christmas day no less. To those of you who celebrate, Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukah, Happy Yule and anything else you may be celebrating.

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Custom audio commissions are open! Full public spicy audios on sound gasm (link in pinned post). 2 Exclusive spicy audios on Patreon every month. I also stream on Twitch every week @ dervampireprince . [minors + ageless blogs dni. this blog is for 18+ only.] [do not repost/reupload/edit any of my content]

[for-yoongi0309]

BTS’ Suga on going solo, his love of hip-hop and the band’s future:

‘We’re real brothers, period’

“If I do well, that’s good,” says Suga. “If my family members do well, that’s even better.”

However you look at the current purgatory for K-pop superstars BTS — a long-expected pause for military service, a renewed focus on solo careers or an existential crisis for the genre — there are significant stakes not just for the group, but for the global music industry. While the seven members of the most successful act in South Korean history take turns, based on their respective birthdates, performing mandatory 18-month turns in the military — Jin and J-Hope are currently serving — those not yet conscripted have the chance to reestablish themselves as solo acts, after six chart-topping Billboard albums and six No. 1 Hot 100 singles. For the band’s label, Hybe, in the midst of a global acquisition spree, billions of dollars are potentially on the line. Bang Si-hyuk, Hybe chairman, recently stated that there is no set date for BTS’ comeback as a group, though he hopes they can return in 2025. Before beginning his military term later this year, group member Suga is touring U.S. arenas on the back of his solo debut album, “D-Day,” performed under the alias Agust D (he has two other mixtapes as Agust D). The dark, smoldering rap album debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200.

This week, Suga will perform three sold-out shows at Inglewood’s Kia Forum, on May 10, 11 and 14. However, he swears, he’s not competitive about it with his bandmates. “Are you competitive with your family members? Do you get jealous if your brother or your sister does well?” he asked with a laugh during a Zoom interview (Suga spoke through a Korean translator). “We’re real brothers, period. If I do well, that’s good. If my family members do well, that’s even better.”

Suga’s Agust D alias has long turned heads within the BTS solo-project sphere. Sometimes, those heads nearly get decapitated via giant ritual temple sword, as in his 2020 video for the rowdy “Daechwita.” Other times, they get stabbed right through with a pair of chopsticks, as Suga does himself in the deliciously grisly, “Oldboy”-worthy video for the new single “Haegeum.” It’s tough to square this genuinely transgressive solo artist with the snazzy-suited, fleet-footed heartthrob harmonizing on a Hot 100 hit like “Butter.” Devoted BTS Army fans know that Suga has an underground streak from his pre-BTS days, cribbing production notes from pioneering Korean rap acts like Epik High.

“Some bright and cheerful songs go into BTS,” he said. “But I’ve been doing music without any filter all the time, so I wouldn’t differentiate between Agust D or Suga, because all those are all me.” Still, “D-Day” is a standout, and not just for the sub-shaking production and gory videos. “Haegeum” is lacerating about modern life in South Korea: “Maybe we do it to ourselves/ Slaves to capitalism, slaves to money / Slaves to hatred and prejudice/ Slaves to YouTube, slaves to flexin’.” – Then he turns his blade on the internet culture that fascinates and destroys young people “Endless influx of information prohibits freedom of imagination / And seeks conformity of thought / All these painful noises blind you.”

“We’re living a life that’s better than ever before,” Suga said. “Some say we all live better lives than the king hundreds of years ago. But everything we worry about is coming too fast. Everyone’s lonely without having a sense of belonging, we can’t relate to the things that our parents have experienced, like being obsessed with accomplishments. Nobody feels a sense of belonging.”

Suga’s not immune from self-criticism, either. On “People Pt. 2,” with K-pop R&B singer IU, he sorts out his wariness around intimacy. “Selflessness can actually be selfish too, it’s true / It’s actually my greed when I say that it’s all for you.” – “This thing called love … it’s conditional,” he sings. “Wasn’t loved enough as a kid, that’s why I’m the cautious type.” Suga, born Min Yoon-gi, famously broke down in tears after seeing his formerly reluctant parents attend a BTS show in 2016. What did they make of that song?

“I don’t actually let my parents listen to my music before it’s released because there’s so many swear words,” Suga answered with a laugh. “My parents only listen to BTS songs. Things are good with us.”

On one hand, being in a globally famous act means any slip-up could be perilous. On the other, BTS-size stardom and a reputation for real artistry allow for uncommon candor, said Sang Cho, co-founder of the L.A.-based K-pop distribution and event firm KAI Media. “Suga and RM are to BTS what Lennon and McCartney were to the Beatles. Every member is talented, but these two are definitely the driving force behind their music,” Cho said. “I think Suga is a bit more Lennon — more explicit in his anti-establishment sensibilities. ‘Haegeum’ is a double entendre of a traditional Korean string instrument and wordplay on ‘liberation from restrictions.’”

“D-Day” also reflects on the music that helped Suga become a serious artist. His track “Snooze” was one of the late Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto’s last collaborations, an artful yet stern track that brought Suga back to his teenage days learning to sample. “I’m not really good at piano, but I remember playing ‘Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence’ all day when I was young,” Suga said. “It’s impossible not to be influenced by him if you’re born in Korea. When I was young, I needed instrumentals without voice to sample, so I reversed and chopped his music. I am very grateful I can call him a mentor even though I only met him once.”

While Suga is playfully cynical about accolades like Grammy Awards — “Isn’t that a local thing?” he joked, echoing South Korean director Bong Joon-ho’s quip about the Oscars — he has nuanced thoughts about his place in hip-hop. “I did have that differentiation when I was younger. I hoped that [rap fans] would approve of my music,” he said. “But I have this very firm belief that if I go to a hip-hop concert, where there’ll be only hip-hop fans, well, BTS fans are hip-hop fans too. I’m a huge fan of hip-hop, but what’s important here is that it’s not empty words to do music for the people that have sent you love and support.” – As the members of BTS sort out these years in transition, they’re still in one another’s lives. BTS’ Jimin debuted atop the Hot 100 with “Like Crazy” in March. Suga can’t wait to be in the crowd cheering for his bandmates when their times come.

“If you live for 13 years in one house under the same roof 24/7, you become a family,” Suga said. “A lot of people think that the relationships between K-pop band members are kind of fake, but that’s not true. For me, it’s more like, ‘Oh, Jimin, hi! You made it to the Hot 100, I’m so proud of you!’”

© LATimes

[billiejoeisaburrito]

I'm still alive and out there I'm just not as active on here as I used to be bc the ads make the site crash on both the website and app but if anyone needs me Please do not hesitate to talk to me I have my notifs on so. Also, My paralysis is 90% gone and muscle building has begun. I'm still with my bf, he just hit 200 youtube subs! I have tickets for Palaye in October and get to meet one of my discord buddies :) and next year I move in with my Polycule. Life is happy. I'm happy.

And yet I still miss you, old friend.

[ciametal]

Baby Metal History

BABY METAL awalnya merupakan grup vokal dan tari beraliran exprimental metal asal Jepang yang terbentuk pada tahun 2010 sebagai sub-unit dari grup idola SAKURA GAKUIN di Jepang.

Grup ini terdiri dari 3 gadis sekolah di antaranya

Suzuka Nakamoto (中元 すず香) atau yang lebih dikenal dengan sebutan SU-METAL di posisi Vocal & Dance, lahir di Hiroshima pada tanggal 20 Desember 1997.

Moa Kikuchi (菊地 最愛) atau yang lebih dikenal dengan sebutan MOAMETAL di posisi Scream & Dance, lahir di Kanagawa pada tanggal 20 Juni 1999.

Yui Mizuno (水野 由結) atau yang lebih dikenal dengan sebutan YUIMETAL di posisi Scream & Dance, lahir di Aichi pada tanggal 4 Juli 1999.

Album mereka berhasil menempati peringkat ke-4 di tangga lagu album mingguan Oricon, dengan total sejumlah 37.463 kopi terjual di Jepang di minggu pertama, peringkat ke-2 di tangga lagu album Billboard Japan dan peringkat ke-187 di Billboard 200 Amerika Serikat yang merupakan salah satu posisi tertinggi yang pernah dicapai oleh album Jepang di chart tersebut sampai saat ini.

2010 - 2012

Grup ini pertama kali dibentuk pada 2010 sebagai sub unit grup idol perempuan di jepang yang bernama Sakura Gakuin, yang bertujuan untuk mewujudkan sebuah gabungan idol dan musik metal. Bahkan saat grup Baby Metal terbentuk, ketiga anggota tersebut (Su, Moa & Yui) sebelumnya tidak ada yang tahu apa itu musik metal.

Baby Metal pertama kali tampil secara live pada 28 November 2010, di konser solo pertama Sakura Gakuin. Lagu pertama mereka adalah "Doki Doki Morning" yang sebenarnya diterbitkan pada April 2011 dalam album Sakura Gakuin 2010 Nendo : Message.

Pada bulan Juli 2011, Babymetal memulai debut mereka dengan lagu, "Ijime, Dame, Zettai" (" tidak ada lagi pelecehan"), yang dibawakan dalam konser Sakura Gakuin, tetapi lagu itu hanya dinyanyikan selama konser live pada waktu itu. Video musik pertama mereka adalah "Doki Doki Morning" yang diterbitkan oleh channel Toy`s Factory di Youtube pada 12 Oktober 2011. video officialnya bisa dilihat "DI SINI"

Pada bulan Oktober 2011, Baby Metal membuat sebuah video musik untuk lagunya dalam bentuk DVD single yang ditujukan untuk distribusi terbatas [penampilan live saja]. Setelah diunggah ke Youtube pada bulan yang sama, bertepatan pada akhir 2012 penonton video mencapai 1 juta views.

Single CD Babymetal yang pertama kali adalah hits kolaborasi dengan sebuah band bernama Akiba, yang berjudul "Babymetal × Kiba of Akiba". Diterbitkan dalam sebuah sublabel Toy`s Factory (Jūonbu Records).

Pada Maret 2012, lagu tersebut menduduki peringkat ketiga pada tangga lagu Oricon weekly indie chart dan nomor satu di Tower Records Shibuya weekly indie ranking.

Pada Juli 2012, Babymetal merilis sebuah lagu yang berjudul "Headbanger". Video musik untuk trek judul disutradarai oleh Hidenobu tanabe .

Pada Agustus 2012, Babymetal memulai debutnya di Japan's Summer Sonic Festival. Dengan usia rata - rata 12 tahun, band ini menjadi penampilan termuda yang pernah muncul disana.

2012 juga menandai tour Asia pertamanya ke luar Jepang untuk pertama kalinya di AFA 2012 Singapura.

2013 - 2015

Pada Januari 2013, band ini memulai debutnya pada label rekaman utamanya dengan "Ijime, Dame, Zettai" video officialnya bisa dilihat "DI SINI". Single ini terjual mencapai angka 19,000 kopi lagu dalam minggu pertamanya dan menduduki peringkat ke 6 di tangga lagu Oricon weekly indie chart.

Pada musim semi 2013, Nakamoto lulus dari pendidikan menengah atasnya dan kemudian harus "lulus" dari Sakura Gakuin (sebuah grup perempuan tingkat dasar dan menengah atas). Walaupun begitu, manajemen mereka memutuskan bahwa babymetal tidak akan bubar dan akan melanjutkan aktivitasnya sebagai sebuah band.

Grup ini merilis single lanjut mereka, "Megitsune" video officialnya bisa dilihat "DI SINI", pada 19 Juni, diikuti bulan November dengan perilisan video secara Live Live: Legend I, D, Z Apocalyps, yang mana menduduki tempat ke tujuh dalam the weekly Oricon Blu-ray Disc charts, dan tempat kedua di antara single Blu-ray lainnya.

Pada 10 dan 11 Agustus 2013, babymetal mengambil bagian lagi dalam Summer Sonic Festival, yang tampil di dua tempat yaitu Tokyo dan Osaka.

Kemudian, pada Oktober 2013, Babymetal juga menjadi penampilan termuda yang pernah muncul di heavy metal music festival Loud Park.

Pada Bulan November 2013, Babymetal merilis sebuah video promo untuk debut film Metallica di Jepang Through the Never. Dan mendekati akhir 2013 babymetal melakukan tour Asia lainnya di Indonesia pada AFAID 2013 dan kedua kalinya di Singapura setelah tour asia di luar negeri pertama mereka pada 2012.

Pada 26 Februari 2014, babymetal merilis album self-titled perdananya. album tersebut berisi 13 trek lagu dan juga tersedia dlam edisi terbatas termasuk DVD dengan Video musik dan penampilan live.

Album ini sangat diterima dengan sangat baik oleh kritikus musik dan publik, terjual sebesar 37,000 kopi di Jepang pada minggu pertamanya, menduduki peringkat 4 di tangga lagu Oricon dan Billboard Japan.

Album ini juga menduduki posisi terbaik di iTunes Metal charts di Jerman, Inggris, dan Amerika, dan mencapai urutan 187 pada US Billboard 200 chart pada 22 Maret; hanya sedikit artis Jepang yang pernah masuk di tangga lagu ini.

Album mereka juga berhasil masuk ke dalam Heatseekers chart di urutan ke 4. pada 1 dan 2 Maret 2014, band ini menampilakn 2 konser di Budokan. Dengan rata - rata usia 14 tahun. mereka menjadi penampilan termuda yang pernah melakukan konser disana. Dua konser tersebut dihadiri 20,000 orang.

Pada 3 April 2014, video reaksi Youtube dengan terkejut diunggah oleh Fine Brothers channeldi Youtube tentang video musik "Doki Doki Morning", "line!", and "Gimme Chocolate!!". Pada 30 April 2016, video reaksi Babymetal untuk reaksi mereka di rilis di Youtube.

Band Pendukung "Baby Metal" disaat Live performance didukung oleh sebuah grup pendukung bernama "Kami-Band" yang tampil dengan dandanan ala mayat, dengan formasi dua gitaris, satu bassis dan seorang drummer yang biasanya tampil dalam satu panggung selama acara.

Takayoshi Ohmura (C4) - gitar

Leda (Deluhi/Galneryus) - gitar

Mikio Fujioka - gitar

BOH (Binecks) - gitar bass

Hideki Aoyama (Ever+Last) - drum

Yuya Maeta (Blue Man Group) - drum

Itulah sekilas riwayat dari kemunculan anak2 cahaya dari jepang yang bernama "BABY METAL"

[anonymous-nicholas]

Some of My Favorite Urban Legends

I loved the Nascar season growing up because I knew that my dad would be in the living room ALL day, leaving me to watch whatever I wanted, unsupervised, in the back bedroom. Nothing raunchy or super inappropriate, but I always gravitated towards horror. This unsupervised TV time is how I found out about cryptids. I would watch Lost Tapes on Animal Planet whenever I got the chance. It was one of the most intriguing TV shows to me.

Lost Tapes awakened in me a hyperfixation that lasted well into my 30’s. I fully believe that show, and that show alone, is the sole reason I find myself so enthralled with things like cryptozoology and urban legends. So, while I open the latest MetaZoo box and compare the MSRP of the rare cards to what I paid for the box, I want to talk about some of my favorite cryptids and urban legends featured in this set.

Before we get into the juicy stuff though I just want to thank everyone who has subscribed thus far. Theres not even 200 of you yet but those of you who are here seem to be some of the coolest guys, gals, and non-binary pals out there. There have been so many kind words regarding the content on the channel, and it feels like monetization is right around the corner despite there not even being 200 subs. We’re growing really quickly now, and getting closer every day to a channel that can afford to pump out more content. So if you haven’t already, please be sure to subscribe, or at least hit that like button and type some kind words below so the YouTube god that is the almighty algorithm will push the video to more like-minded people.

Now for something completely different.

Polybius

In 1981 the arcade business was booming and the method of quality assurance testing videogames before release was more about crowdsourcing information. The arcades of Portland, Oregon were a hot spot for QA testing new games before they hit the market, so it was normal for black, labeless arcade cabinets with no artwork to show up overnight. One such night a collection of black cabinets appeared that read “Polybius.” It quickly became popular around Portland as the mechanics were so addictive. Oftentimes children would have to wait to play as men in black suits would visit the arcades to open the cabinet and collect data from the machine, sometimes the men in suits would hang around and watch as the game was played, and sometimes the game would periodically disappear and reappear as these same unknown men would take the game and later bring it back. Soon children who played it would report becoming sick with seizures and hallucinations, and some children found themselves amnesia stricken or would experience night terrors and PTSD. In a few extreme cases Polybius was linked to a number of children who had committed self harm and even suicide. As the game was becoming more well known as a “haunted game,”  kids would now dare each other to play it. But the game was quickly pulled out of arcades for good by the previously mentioned men in black suits, and Polybius was never seen again.

It was around this same time that the US Government had first started testing the idea of using videogames as training simulations for US soldiers. The year prior to Polybius the US Army collaborated with Atari to create The Bradley Trainer. And in the decade just before the public had been made aware of the MK Ultra experiments being carried out by the CIA for almost 2 decades. It’s possible that this timeline of events, (MK Ultra disclosures, The Bradly trainers' development and delivery to the US Army, and then Polybius mysteriously showing up in arcades) could be what lead people to one of the more popular conspiracies surrounding the machine. It was believed that Polybius was possibly another egregious human experiment being carried out, one that tested the mental fortitude of the average person. Theoretically, this kind of experiment could deliver useful information on patterns and lights that could induce seizures at will, or the effects of long term exposure to subliminal messaging. 

For a long while it was thought to be a myth because there seemed to be no corroborating evidence, until a 2006 post to coinop.org. The post was made by a man named Steven Roach. Steven claimed to have previously worked for a company by the name Sinnesloschen (Sin-es-slur-shin). He heavily details his involvement with the game, explaining away the US Government conspiracy, and providing a much more believable tale. In short, him and some buddies ran Sinnesloschen as a little start up where they made hardware, they were approached by a company with the idea for a game that would net the boys a sweet compensation package, the game was made, delivered to Portland arcades for QA testing, but then one child in Portland had a seizure while playing the game. The parent company had to settle the resulting lawsuit and scramble to remove all the arcade cabinets. And that's that. . . Allegedly.

A couple easily verifiable facts:

Sinesloschen can be translated from German as “mind wiping” or “mind altering.” A little on the nose, don’t ya think?

Polybius was the name of a Greek philosopher who is credited as being one of the first real historians in human history, and was quoted as saying *clears throat* “If history is deprived of the Truth, we are left with nothing but an idle, unprofitable tale.”

So do with that what you will.

Hatman

Before discussing Hatman I want to get one common misconception out of the way: Freddy Krueger was not inspired by the Hatman myth. Wes Craven explained in an interview on some DVD commentary that Freddy was inspired by a bully from his school during his youth, a disfigured homeless man who had frightened him when he was 12, and the 1970s pop song "Dream Weaver" by Gary Wright. So yeah, super disappointing. 

ANYWAY, Hatman is still super cool. He’s recognized as the most common version of a sleep paralysis demon. Some people see bugs and insects, some people see actual demons, but most people see the Hatman. Hatman is interesting because so many people - all over the world - describe the same figure. About 6 feet tall, wears a black suit, and always wears the same hat. He transcends race, culture, and geographical location.

If you didn’t know, sleep paralysis is when your mind wakes up before your body. Your brain has this switch that turns off your ability to move while dreaming so that you don’t hurt yourself by acting out your dreams. Sometimes people's eyes will open before this switch returns to its original position. For the few seconds the switch is off you often continue to dream, resulting in hallucinations.

Some people report the Hatman as someone who just watches them, others report that he is “sucking the breath or life out of them,” some say he puts pressure on their chest by sitting on them or forcing them down with his hands, and in some extreme cases he has been reported to attack people.

I have suffered from sleep paralysis at a few junctions in my life. Constant stress is a common trigger for sleep paralysis. I never saw the Hatman though. Often I saw disembodied hands. They would be coming from under the bed I slept on, coming out of the closet, and one time it looked like an entire arm gently wrapped around me. But the worst time I saw a disembodied hand was one night in my old home. I had designed my room for “maximum comfort” by placing the bed against the window and my flatscreen at the foot of my bed. I had a collection of pillows under my bed so that I could create a large comfy chair when gaming or watching TV. One night I was up kind of late and watching anime. I was working a crap job at the time and always angry, so sleep paralysis happened often. On this night I must have fell asleep with my eyes open because a hand came in through my window and made motions in front of my face. It triggered my fight or flight and I lunged at the arm, ready to grab it, but it disappeared. I knew it was my sleep paralysis but my adrenaline had already started pumping. I couldn't get to sleep that night because I was so wired afterwards. 

An estimated 40% of all humans will experience Sleep Paralysis in their lifetime. So if you haven’t met the Hatman or the disembodied hands yet, you still might.

Flatwoods Monster

I’m not going to spend too much time on this one because Ash and Aliana made an episode of the Morbid podcast that absolutely killed this topic. Theres literally no reason for anyone on the internet to talk about the Flatwoods Monsters anymore because that Morbid episode is the definitive piece of content. I highly recommend that you check it out if you’re even the least bit interested in cryptids or aliens. I’ll give you a TL;DR though.

On September 12 in 1952 three boys, Edward and Fred May, and their friend Tommy Hyer, say they saw a red object pass through the night sky and land on a nearby farm property around 7:15 PM. The boys ran to tell Ed and Freds mom, Kathleen. Kathleen agreed to help th boys investigate - because what responsible parent would just let their children investigate the crash sight of lord-knows-what - and along the way a few other boys from the neighborhood, one accompanied by his dog, all tagged along. 17-year-old Gene Lemon, a National Guard member, also accompanied the group and took the lead as they entered the woods.

Once in the woods Lemon saw a “ 10-foot monster with a blood-red body and a green face that seemed to glow.” The monster was also surrounded by a dense mist that made the party nauseous. 

The story got picked by almost every major radio station and newspaper in the US, and became one of the biggest stories that year.

Seriously, go check out the Morbid episode about this fun little guy. It’s worth your time.

The Grays

This is another one I’m not going to spend too much time on because who doesn’t know the grays? These guys are aliens 101. But here are some cool facts you probably didn’t know.

The first ever description resembling a modern Gray can be found in the 1891 novel, Meda: A Tale of the Future, written and  published by Kenneth Folingsby. In the book the narrator passes out due to overworking himself and then just wakes up in the year 5575. In the book he encounters aliens who are small, gray skinned, and have “large balloon shaped heads.”

Another popular description was written by H.G Wells - who you’ll recognise as the author of War of the World and the Invisible man -  in his 1893 short story, Man of the Year Million. He describes future humans kind of like Grays. Bald, no mouth or nose, and large heads. He then later described a race of future humans that he called the Eoli in his book The Time Machine. They were described in a similar manner.

But I think my favorite early description of a gray alien - predating Roswell and all that - comes from one of the most interesting men you’ve never heard of, Aleister Crowly. Aleister was a writer, poet, painter, a freaking mountaineer, an occultist, and whatever the hell a “ceremonial magician” is. He’s most well known for founding the religion of Thelema. I could write a whole book on this guy but I don’t want to get too off topic.

In 1917 Aleister and his girlfriend at the time conducted a ritual they referred to as “Amalantrah Workings.” And during this ritual they claimed to come in contact with a "preternatural entity" - or alien - named Lam. Crowley made a drawing of Lam if you wanna look it up, which is weird when Lam was also described as “being incomprehensible to the human mind.” Other UFO-oligists have claimed to have met Lam in one way or another, and they claim he is linked to several famous sightings of Gray aliens.

Also, before you go thinking that conducting magic rituals with your lover is a fun date idea, it probs isn’t. Aleister and his honey broke up soon after. That was probably Lam’s fault too.

One last things I want to discuss because it’s cool (and also I have so much space to fill for this video) is another cool alien fun fact. It’s not gray specific, but I don’t think I’ll ever get the chance to discuss this on the channel again.

In 1630 John Wintrop led a wave of Puritans from England to establish the second major settlement in New England, known as the Massachusetts Bay Colony, and he would serve as the governor for the first 12 years following its founding. As he and the other Puritans began to settle in America John Winthrop kept a diary that recorded the colony's growth. While most of it is just boring US history, there was one particular entry that many credit as the first ever UFO sighting in recorded United States history.

On March 1 of 1693 John Wintrhop recounted in his diary a strange event that was reported by James Everell and two other men whose names seem to have been forgotten by history, possibly because John Winthrop doesn’t mention their names in this entry.

John WIntrop starts by explaining that James Everell was a “sober” - very important detail for a story like this - “discreet man.” James and his two buddies were rowing on the Muddy River at night when they saw bright lights in the sky. Over the course of about three hours the men say that the light darted back and forth, between them and the village of Charlestown. When it stood still it was about “three-square yards” large, and - this part is weird - “when it ran, contracted the form of a swine.”

So basically a giant light up space pig, I guess. This is exactly why John Winthrop led with the details of James’ sobriety.

This next part is my favorite: James and buddies reported that when the magical space pig disappeared it had faded away, and the squad was now a mile UPSTREAM, not down. The three men had no recollection of rowing against the current, so it’s possible that they lost time. If you know anything of modern American alien abduction stories then you know that “losing time” is a common trope amongst them. Because of this, some UFO-ologists believe that James Winthrop didn’t only record the first UFO sighting in written American history, but possibly the first abduction as well.

While I don’t believe in aliens in this manner I do find these things interesting and fun to discuss.

Charles Mill Lake Monster

On March 28, 1959, in Mansfield, Ohio, three teenage boys - Denny Patterson, Wayne Armstrong and Michael Lane - were hanging out near Charles Mill Lake when they claimed to see it. A 7-foot tall, armless amphibian with glowing green eyes and large, webbed feet rose from the lake almost directly in front them. Immediately, out of fear, the three boys ran to the police station to report what they saw. The police investigated the scene and found no such monster, but they did find a collection of tracks that “resembled the foot gears worn by skin divers.” There probably were never any more sightings of the Charles Mill Lake monster, and I saw “probably” because many people believe that the Chalres Mill Lake monster is also another cryptid known as Orange Eyes. 

Orange Eyes has significantly less information, and while all the info you can find tells the same stories - or pieces of it - there's no names, no police report filed, and a lot of speculation. Allegedly, in 1963, several teenagers sighted Orange Eyes in the Lovers Lane area near Charles Mill Lake. The teens reported that it was 11-feet tall and possibly 1,000 pounds. They also defined it as hairy - not amphibious - and confirmed that it did have arms. After escaping from the initial encounter the terrified teens gathered up an armed posse to hunt the beast down. Details are vague so it isn’t clear if this posse included adults with guns or just other teens who were also, OBVIOUSLY, studying the bible at Lovers Lane. Some info surrounding the monster will tell you “this is for sure how it happened,” but again, I can’t track down any sources, and sources are never listed. However, one thing everyone seems to agree on is that Orange eyes could have been living in the sewers. Prior to both sightings there was construction of a highway that possibly resulted in the destruction of sewer tunnels near the lake.

The final sighting was in 1991 when a couple fishermen - both chose to remain anonymous - claimed to have seen the same creature described as Orange Eyes. The two men claimed that the 11-foot beast ran past them and into the woods. That’s it. That’s their whole story.

Rougarou

The Rougarou isn’t a cryptid, but instead a piece of Cajun folklore hailing from New Orleans, Louisiana. Many people refer to it as the Cajun Werewolf. It’s speculated that the Rougarou folklore evolved from the French folklore of the Loup-Garou, which is a French Canadian and European werewolf. The story of the Loup-Gaurou was passed down orally from generation to generation, and French settlers in New Orleans would retell the tales, eventually becoming the Cajun Rougarou.

The Rougarou is mostly recognised as one of those cautionary monsters that only exists to scare children into certain behaviors. The story was commonly passed down from Cajun adults to their children as a way to inspire obedience. Things like not traveling too far into the woods or going out when its late, otherwise the Rougarou will getcha! Likewise, the Loup-Garou served the same purpose in French Catholicism. One of the most famous Loup-Garou tales states that breaking catholic lent for seven years in a row will turn you into a Loup-Garou. And in French Canadian Christian folklore the Loup-Garou is a cursed man who sinned so much that he would unwillingly turn into the beast every night for 101 days, cursed to roam the countryside in werewolf form.

One neat fact related to the Rougarou: The New Orleans Hornets, now the New Orleans Pelicans, once filed for a trademark to become the New Orleans Rougarous. That would have been waaaaaaaaay cooler than the Pelicans.

Kodiak Dinosaur

I had never heard about this one prior to writing the video so I had to do some research, and in my research I found an awesome song from an awesome band. If you’re a fan of Swancore style music or the band who invented it, Dance Gavin Dance, I highly recommend checking out Galleons and their song Downtown Dinosaur Gang from their 2015 EP Kodiak Soul. It is currently sitting at a CRIMINAL 629 views so please help me change that and check out their newer stuff too. They released an album last year that's super good.

So anyway: There is a ton of information surrounding the Kodiak Dinosaur, and the only evidence of it possibly being a “dinosaur” is that it was big. 

The Kodiak Dinosaur was “spotted” - and I am using that term lightly - in 1969 by the Mylark shrimping boat of the coast of Alaska, in the Shelikof Strait The shrimping boat was equipped with, at the time, some of the best sonar that the late 1960’s had to offer. One day the crew went out to catch shrimp and on the sonar they noticed a large blip on the radar, 300 feet below the surface. When doing research on the topic the blip ranges from anywhere around 130-200 feet long. There's a picture of the sonar recording, sometimes referred to as an “echogram,” that looks pretty convincing.

But real quick, let’s talk about how sonar works, because it’s basically echo location. Why is that important, you may ask? Something you may not know about the Loch Ness Monster is one of it’s largest pieces of debunking evidence; the surroundings. Many skeptics believed that Nessy, as it appears on sonar, looked to be the sonar reading it’s own wavelengths as they traveled back from hitting the sides and rocky bottom of the Loch. Even changes in water temp can cause readings that look like animals. Some scientists and skeptics would argue that sonar is an unreliable tool when trying to prove the existence of an underwater dinosaur.

But also remember that Cryptozoology has proven the existence of many things thought to be fake. Komodo dragons, Okapi, and even the Giant Squid were all thought to be hoaxes and urban legend at one point. And sometimes cryptids do exist just not as we imagined them, like finding out the Chupacabara was a diseased fox or that the Jackalope was a rabbit with some kind of calcium-tumor condition. 

So who knows. Maybe these plesiosaur creatures being spotted everywhere are just severely endangered species that never really went extinct.

The Kodiak Dino has allegedly been spotted several more times since the initial sighting, and the Kodiak Museum actually has a pretty in-depth article on the sightings and origins if you’re interested. It’s called Here There Be Dragons: Sea Monsters of Kodiak Island and it’s a pretty fun read.

[catgirl-rose]

There's a post that I can't find. It was dunking on a vtuber concert, for a combination of bad animation quality and the audience reacting to him revealing his eyes. The animation part is both Fully Deserved and Not His Fault.

This guy's got a 6 digit sub count on YouTube. I don't know how that translates into dollars, but it's gotta be more than someone with an average of a 2 digit viewer count on twitch who I happen to know well enough to just ask him if it wasn't just shy of the ass crack of dawn where he is. They have the same level of animation to the torsos of their models. The facial animations are better on my friend's model.

I know what software a different vtuber is using to have a 3D model. If I go back in my text history with her she told me which software handles the camera-to-rigging interface. Upper body only animation last I checked into her, but it's reflecting the movement of a person sitting in a chair.

One known good way to do stuff like this is through full body motion capture. This costs money, yes. I know roughly how much money. Low 4 digits, on the high end, to add an existing setup. Doable at an acceptable quality at a price point between $200 and $500. He has the money. This is based on the experiences that I've heard from multiple indie vtubers. He's not indie. He's the top performer of Realic Production's Algorythm Project. If the budget isn't there for better animation, it's because he's getting screwed by his agency. For an understandable reason, honestly. His main viewers don't seem to mind. He's a musician. They're here for music. They got what they came for.

But I saw so many things in the notes about "oh be nice about this, not everyone can afford to have the nicest animation." He holds the record in his home country of Thailand for hitting 100k on YouTube, at 18 days from debut. It's not about the money. He can afford it. I promise.

[howly]

hey I'm also trying to body recomp! i'd love to hear about your eating habits and protein intake bc that's what i struggle the most with

hi! i'm so sorry for the super late reply - i typed it out a couple months ago, saved in my drafts to add more stuff later, then lowkey forgot about it and have barely been on tumblr since lol.

anyways. back on the topic:

for real. tracking and trying to reach your daily protein goal after not caring about your macros all your life is toughhhh.

re: my general eating habits - i used to not be a breakfast person, and i've always done cardio and bodyweight exercises in the morning on an empty stomach, but the other month i got nauseous within the first 30 minutes of my first lifting session so i had to get into the habit of eating breakfast whether i want it or not. i find that quick carbs with minimal protein, about 100-200 kcal, 30-60 mins before training work the best for me (e.g. a slice of bread with some type of spread on top, oatmeal, a banana with pb)

the rest of my meals are just a constant calculation of "how can i make this more protein-packed" and still barely managing to hit my goal (100 g/day) while trying to stay in my calorie deficit lol.

what helps me most with my protein intake:

a casein shake before bed

pastirma is quite popular in my country - it's similar to jerky i would say? and i never realized how protein-rich it is! it contains 200 kcal and 35-40 grams per 100g so i'm chomping on it daily like a dog.

i make myself shredded chicken ahead of time and just get it out of the fridge and snack on it while i watch youtube or tv. i only put salt and pepper on mine but you can always add more spices to make it more exciting

i love crunchy snacks so pork rind chips has been A GODSEND. it's calorie-dense but it scratches my crunchy food itch just right and still bumps my protein intake up a little

adding liquid egg whites to my omelettes to save up on calories (e.g. combining 1 egg + 70-100g egg whites)

get that dairy (... well, unless you're lactose-intolerant). lidl, at least in europe, offer a few different types of dairy products that are high in protein (such as skyr, creamy quark, string cheese, cottage cheese) and i'm trying to eat them as often as i can

also, urda cheese/curd/quark/exact-term-in-English-varies is very cheap and easy to find in the balkans, and the macros especially of the low-fat version are great - the one i have in my fridge right now includes 90 kcal and 14 g of protein per 100 g. the drawback is that the taste is not that great, but it works as a perfect substitute for feta in recipes where the cheese is meant to absorb the flavours of the other ingredients (e.g. gratins, dips, feta stuffed veggies, etc.)

honourable mentions a.k.a. ingredients that won't save your protein intake on their own but can still help when added to salads, oatmeal, smoothies, on top of ice cream etc.: nutritional yeast, hemp seed, wheat germ, flax, chia; quinoa to substitute rice; i recently had wheat berries in a restaurant and think they'd be a nice sub for both rice and oats

a different honourable mention that won't increase your protein intake... but sometimes, even with all the protein and fiber, you still find yourself hungry though you have hit your calories for the day, because you're on a deficit while your body is trying to stay at the body fat percentage it's at now and is telling you to feed it more: cacao nibs help me a lot with curbing cravings. same goes for raw veggies i don't generally like (mine are peppers and celery. no amount of dips will make me like them raw, and a few bites of them stop my cravings right away)

[cornnick]

Hey Hey. Just hit 200 (now 201) subs on YouTube. So you know what that means. 200 subs special.

First up-Q and A

Q and A of course. So if you have a question for me leave it right here in the comments and I'll answer it. It can be anything.

Second Up- Art

Are you a talented artist. Well. Anyone that can draw can have your art shown in my 200 sub video and I'll @ you.

Draw anyone from the couch.

From Cornnick to Mello

Third Up- Reveal of a new member of the couch.

Nuff said. I'm revealing a new member of the couch.

Fourth up- Bean challenge

I'm doing the bean bazoola? (I think that's what it's called). The challenge with my mom should be fun.

All and all I want to say thanks for supporting me. And to more things to come on my channel.

[dervampireprince]

Twtich livestream celebrating 500 Twitch followers and 9k (perhaps 10k by next week?) subscribers on Youtube! I'd love to see you guys there! Thank you guys so much. 500 on Twitch, 10k on Youtube and 200 on Patreon were my goals I set at the start of the year and I thought they were too high so didn't share them publicly out of embarrassment but now we've reached two of those goals and soon we'll hit 10k on here and I'm just so amazed and grateful.

What is a subathon? For those not familiar, it's an event where we have a timer counting down from 6 hours towards zero. Every time someone subscribes, gives bits, or donates on Ko-Fi it will add time to the timer and force me to stream for longer. There are community goals that we can unlock by the total number of subscribers gained in this stream, whether from people subscribing themselves and/or gifting subs. The goals for this event include group activities like quizzes and playing games together, to solo activities for me to do, to giveaways! There's also solo incentives if you give multiple subs like free art and audio commissions and free stickers that will be mailed to you.

I hope the goals and incentives look fun, I really tried to make them interesting and yet also things I'm comfortable with doing. All the information is on this little poster including that my Twitch is for 18+ only and the time it starts which is 10am GMT and will be going for a minimum of 6 hours and a maximum of 10 hours per day (if we hit over 10 hours on the timer then I'll be streaming this event over more than one day). Thank you guys so much again and please come along if you want to (and are 18+) even if you can't or don't want to support finically, it hopefully will be a fun stream to just watch or lurk in. Any money given will go towards my moving out fund so I can move out of my family home and into a safer place and be more able to keep making audios and art for you all.

Thank you all!

[preetttoussaunt]

So... am i dead? Well, not really.

Hi people. Why am I not posting anything for 3 months? Well, I don't have any motivation to post here.

I am more focused on making videos at my YouTube channel and I finally hit my 200 subs!!! I am now focused on making animations, animatic and also writing.

Anyways, I'm probably going to make another account, to start a fresh new vlog.

(P.S: I'm starting to forgot about Jevil because I have a new obsession now to another character.)

[kristenbrady]

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