#i will continue to pick memes from whatever sources i find AND SOURCE THEM APPROPRIATELY

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Students sat down to their Literature Class on Monday to a new project; a partner project on social media. You don’t have to do anything for this, but it would be fun if you did. Feel free to reach out to each other ooc to plot with this too. Partners were given in class and this is a week long project. 

Social media is now the best place for us to introduce ourselves to others and the world, right? What we reveal or what we hide about ourselves tells the story of who we are. And that is why we will be working in pairs. You will need to create your partner’s profile for a social media platform of your choosing. We can demonize social networks, like they do in other places, or we can use them as tools for learning. Get the most out of this opportunity, get close to your partner but keep it appropriate. And most of all, adapt it to your goal. Please, be creative. Use photos, videos, interviews, anything. You have access to all of the resources here at Las Dalton Encinas. 

How this will work is simple, you will all get together outside of class with your partner to talk about how you want to go about representing each other. You will all keep your own social media accounts, the accounts for this project will be made brand new. They can be on any social media networking platform, including Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, Tumblr, etc. You may open up accounts on more than one platform, but only one is required. You will run your partner’s new social media account, and you will do your best to represent them. You will continue to run this social media account for a full week, at which point we will be speaking about this again.

➽ Las Dalton Encinas social media project partners:

Blaine Anderson and Omar Shanaa

David Karofsky and Quinn Fabray

Campbell Clarington and Nadia Shanaa

Patrick Commerford and Oliver Grey

The ooc view for how this will work is simple too. You will continue to post as your own character, and you will continue to post content for your own character’s main social media accounts. You can also reach out to your partner and chat ic to get to know each other ic. You can plot ooc to use this for plotting purposes too. Think about secrets that your character has or things that nobody knows about your character and how you might be able to use that. You can watch Elite episode 2 to find out how it is used for plots on the show, or consider any Glee source material involving two people being alone together and how that opens up plotting potential. You don’t have to do anything at all, these aren’t real school projects and nobody is going to be failing you if you don’t participate, but this is something that you can use to give yourself a reason to be on the dash and I paired people up in a way to allow people to reach out to people that they don’t normally reach out to on purpose. Once you have figured out how your characters are going to hang out to get to know each other, whether you do that ic or ooc, you can then start making social media posts for your character’s partner. You get to make up a URL, pick a social media platform, and post whatever you want, knowing that the goal is to show who the other character is in a full sense. That means more than pictures, it can mean so many things. Think of how eclectic and full a personal Tumblr blog can be, or your Instagram or Twitter. Text posts, aesthetics, moodboards, memes, gifsets, videos from YouTube, and anything else you can think of is on the table. You can even write out full interviews in character through para, phone call, text, pm, etc and then post those in interview format. To keep track of these, I’ll be posting them on the @elitestarters blog so just @ the blog like you do for open starters.

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de rules:

1. Themes might very with this blog. It’ll typically be SFW, but there will likely be dark themes, violence and swearing.

Things will be tagged! I’ll try my best, anyways. If you want something in particular tagged, please let me know through ask / anon / im. The format I use for tagging is, for example, tw: swearing.

I don’t have any triggers but I do ask you tag all of your NSFW content.

That said, I won’t do anything NSFW - gore is okay, though.

I’m of age.

2. I’m private, meaning I only really roleplay with people I follow. This is so things don’t get too overwhelming and for me and to cement who I want to interact with. I generally follow most people if our writing clicks, though.

If I don’t follow you and you’d like me to check out your blog, lurk in my notifs. I’ll definitely see you and make note to check you out. Same with promos, or you can just rb them to a sideblog / send an ask with its url. I can’t gurantee I’ll follow, but I’ll certainly check it out!

If it’s a crossover, I have to know the fandom and be at least a little bit confident with it. This is so I’m able to work with you, our thread and have muse for it. You’re free to ask if I know of a fandom or not! I’ll have a list at some point.

I follow the tag #coolxnxblue. If there’s anything you want me to see, like dash commentary, just tag that and x-kit will alert me of your post! I may respond to ic stuff ic stuff if I’m feeling it. 

In that sense, I’m chill with dash shenanigans with most folk, not just mutuals!

Absolutely no godmodding. It ain’t fun, fam. If you’re not sure what this term means, do look it up. This includes powerplaying, metagaming, and other things of that nature. This applies especially in fights if they happen (I’m chance-based and hope that you are too).

I can be picky with OCs. But rest assured, if you’ve followed me/interacted with my promo, I’ll always give your pages a read.

Please don’t be offended if I don’t want to interact with you (and please don’t try to guilt me into doing so!).

As for following back, I usually take a week tops to do so - but if you’ve hit up my promo, I go through that eventually.

I DON’T CARE ABOUT AESTHETICS. I just think they’re pretty. If you don’t use formatting or anything like that, or heck - even wanna’ just do iconless rp - I have no problem with it whatsoever! It’s you, your writing and your muse I care about!

3. Please don’t rush me for starters or responses.

PLEASE understand that I have blogs galore and my muse tends to fluctuate; this can mean I’m everywhere at once and can end up neglecting a blog or two. It’s nothing personal; you know how muses are! Additionally, life happens to be a thing.

Please note the mun deals with anxiety and depression, and has part time jobs which are honestly tiring - this might affect how frequently she roleplays.

Chances are, I’ve probably has seen that bit of interactivity and just haven’t gotten around to responding yet.

My roleplaying style being para/multi-para, I may take a while to respond. I hoard drafts like a dragon - it’s really just the motivation to write and ship those out.

I hoard asks, but sometimes can’t find muse or interest for all of them. If it’s been a month or two, generally assume I’m not interested / can’t find muse for it. You’re free to send another though!

I answer asks from anyone - personals, rp blogs and anons. I’ll answer non-mutual asks occaisonally but I won’t be making threads out of them

4. Shippings? Heck yeah, I ship lots with my blue son! Just make sure they’re of similar age pls.

If I don’t happen to be interested, don’t force anything on my character.

I do not ship incestuous ships. Do NOT follow/interact if you do.

The ship has to have chemistry; I’m generally shipping trash, but if they don’t click, they don’t click, sorry.

This is a multi-ship blog, meaning there will be more than one ship without them conflicting with eachother.

If you want to ship and I already have a ship of your choosing going with a duplicate, please don’t hesitate to hmu! My ships aren’t exclusive and each character/relationship portrayal is unique to me!

Relationships are eternal until you deem otherwise. If you’re not interested in a ship anymore, just let me know!

Sonic X Tails won’t be happening on this blog, sorry.

5. Whilst I am of age, I’m not aiming for sexual content on this blog (and will not be dealing with fetishes). That stuff makes me uncomfortable, and I typically don’t recommend pulling it with my character if you’re interacting with me. Nonetheless, should it arise, I will tag it appropriately as nsfw //.

6. About reblogs…

I am not a meme source, and reblogs clog up my activity. Please reblog any ask / starter memes you find on this blog from their SOURCE. The exception to this rule is if there is no source; go ahead.

I don’t feel comfortable with Personals reblogging my IC or OOC posts, so please don’t do that. If I put something in the fandom tags for whatever reason (bar promos), you’re free to, though.

This goes for my art too unless it has the tag ok to rb, but otherwise only the person I drew it for can reblog it. If you wanna’ reblog something, I DO put it on my art blog eventually!

A few times is fine, as it happens, but repeatedly breaking these rules will result in me soft blocking you.

I try to participate in reblog karma as much as I can, but always reblog from the source/a meme source.

If a post or ask is for you, you’re free to reblog it to save it though - but only if you’re an rp blog!

7. I’m a para / multi-para blog, novella if I’m adventurous and have time. Whilst I may roleplay crack threads with shorter responses, this does not apply to all threads I write. This means:

I write my replies as detailed as I can muster, and length can range from 1 paragraph to 6.

Short responses (such as one-liners) in more serious threads where I’ve written a decent deal can instantly kill my muse for that thread.

Whilst I’d prefer for partners to at least somewhat match my length, it’s entirely up to you - just try your best and make sure you give me enough to work with. ♡

If my muse happen to go nuts out of nowhere - like, overboard - don’t stress too much about matching him.

8. Threads! You can yeet asks, memes, and even starters at me if I’ve liked a call! I’ll obviously have my own you can like.

You’re free to like starter calls even if we’re not mutuals; I can check out your blog that way. I still only write starters for mutuals though.

I know pretty much most if not all Sonic media, bar Fleetway which I haven’t gotten around to reading yet. Since that’s unfamiliar territory, I’m unlikely to tread in it yet.

Starter memes are the BEST way to interact me because they just yeet a prompt at my face and really help me write starters. If you see me reblog one, send one!

If you want a certain verse, lemme’ know! Otherwise, I’ll either resort to game verse or whatever continuity your muse applies to (i.e, Sally (archie), Starline (idw), and so forth).

If you want to turn an ask into a thread, go ahead!

In that sense, I don’t recommend writing starters for me unless we’ve discussed something. I don’t like to leave anyone hanging.

Please don’t assume things about my muse. If you’re uncertain about things, ASK.

IMs are open to mutuals, if you want to do any in-depth plotting. I also have Discord if that’s more convenient for you!

9. Guidelines on mains and relationships:

If we’re mutuals and we interact a lot, you’re welcome to ask me if I’d like to be your main!

Please don’t be offended if I deny, though; I typically want to pick those I trust to be my mains as well as people I can comfortably write with.

Not limited to them! I roleplay with duplicates galore so don’t be afraid to hit me up if you want to interact!

Pre-established relationships are a-okay in my book; if you have an idea for a relationship between our muses we can work towards, hit me up! I reblog those pre-established relationship memes every so often too. Romantic relationships link back to the shipping guidelines.

Also, friendship/family/rivalry relationships are EXTREMELY valid to me - so don’t feel scared about asking for them!

10. If you have any issues, please let me know and hopefully we can resolve it!

Mun is actually super nice, so don’t be afraid to hit her up!

I am absolutely terrible with IMs and Discord. I either respond quickly or days later, depends on my mood. Social anxiety tends to interfere with this (and more recently exhaustion from work) - but honestly, if you’ve sent something, I’ve likely read it and just haven’t gotten around to it yet! It’s nothing personal; trust me!

Please leave me out of drama; I’m here to have a good time, as is everyone else, and it pains me to see people arguing.

This is a little different with callouts - if I see anything on dash pertaining to any problematic users, I will take it into consideration and rb it if I believe them to be harmful.

11. To retierate, I tend to follow those that:

Write para and whom I feel my muse would click with.

Seem chill? Tone can really intimidate me honestly.

Have rules and about pages! Knowing the boudaries of my rp partners is super important as well as their lovely muses! Sometimes rules are enough, though, if you’re going to write the about eventually.

Tag their nsfw.

Don’t have massive icons - ie, have rp icons that take up an entire text post like 500x500 or something. I don’t want to clog the dash and it’s tiring to resize them.

...also, if I follow your hub blog (provided it doesn’t double as a personal), it generally means I’m cool with any blogs that are attached to it.

12. On threads…

If you’re not interested in a thread anymore, and would like to drop it, please let me know! I’d feel terrible if we’re both not having fun with it or if partners feel overwhelmed with the amount of threads we have.

Honestly, unless I let you know, our threads have no expiry date - so no need to worry about me dropping them without telling you. I can just be quite slow sometimes.

13. Mun does not equal muse! Anything my muse might say does not reflect on how I think unless I explicitly say so.

14. Know that if I follow you, I WANT to interact with you.

I literally couldn’t care less about follower counts. I care about YOU guys and our interactions.

15. Rules may be subject to change.

Please like this post if you’ve read the rules! You don’t have to, but it’s of personal reassurance to me if you have.

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I got tagged by @brynnmclean​ in the first sentence meme! AKA: Do the first sentences of whatever fics you want, however many you want. Are there any patterns?

Decisions are hard, so I’ll just go with the top ten by kudos:

1. we get dark, only to shine 

Lucrezia twirled, laughing as her skirts unfurled around her, a blur of pink and white.

I remember that I started here—before the story really begins in Pesaro—mostly because I loved that image so much. I’m not terribly visual, so I definitely go with it when something’s that clear! And I did kind of like the idea of having this brief beautiful moment before it all goes to hell, where they’re very young and innocent despite everything.

(Of course, few canons are so profoundly visual as The Borgias.)

2. per ardua ad astra (AO3)

Jyn never forgot the moment when her mother’s body slumped to the ground.

This was one of the hardest to find a starting place for. I had my ridiculously detailed outline, but it started with Bodhi arriving, and actually positioning Jyn at the moment was just difficult. But I did want her to be in that place of loss compounded by loss, where she finally just refuses to relinquish people and to give up—that’s really what ad astra!Jyn is all about.

I also had only seen RO once, in the theatre, so I had to rely on memory for everything—it’s why there are some continuity breaks from the early chapters.

3. but thou didst not leave his soul in hell (AO3)

Palpatine had sensed Luke as a vague disturbance in the Force.

Again, a sort of positioning thing: this is Vader’s POV, not Palpatine’s, and there to contrast how he connects to Luke. Definitely a “lol fuck you” element there :P

4. Season of Courtship

Miss Lydia Bennet’s marriage to Mr Wickham had effectively ended a very promising source of gossip; and Miss Bennet’s engagement to Mr Bingley was hardly better.

I loved this beginning. It’s still probably one of my favourites—I wanted to start on the outside looking in, picking up with Darcy and Elizabeth after their engagement by starting in the minds of people gossiping about them. And starting with a snide omniscient narrator felt appropriate!

5. Ten Facts About Harry Potter

Professor McGonagall is Harry's favourite professor.

The fact is more detailed than that. :P 

This is actually for my Slytherin!Harry AU. I wanted to start in comfortable territory—and there are in-story reasons this is true. It basically splits off with McGonagall happening to really look at Harry’s address and sweeping off to investigate. Since that messes with the timeline, he meets different people and starts off with somewhat different attitudes, which ultimately affects the Sorting—but it all started with McGonagall going “no, this is Wrong” and he never forgets that.

6. Anomaly

Fitzwilliam Darcy was a man of principle and integrity, austere in his habits and discriminating in his tastes.

Heh, I think all of these begin with announcements of fact, but this one particularly so! It’s my grey-ace!Darcy fic, so again it’s starting with a familiar baseline in a scenario I knew people would be resistant to, before swerving into the “and that’s why he doesn’t realize” territory.

7. Contradictions and Varieties

On the third morning of their stay at Lambton, Elizabeth and her uncle and aunt set off for a walk through Lambton.

Probably the most like wgdots: the purpose is still signaling where we are in the story (...obviously), but with some approximation of action. I don’t think I do that much. It’s just setting up an encounter with Darcy in the store—I remember that this fic was written for a couple of specific challenges, so that’s why it’s a bit random as an AU.

8. Redemption (AO3)

He falls by stages to the Dark Side, from pride to fear to anger to hatred.

This is for my first and weirdest SW fic (I gleefully tossed out chunks of ROTJ/PT canon because ... uh, I felt like it). One of my very, very rare present tense fics—I read a lot of it, but personally I vaaaastly prefer past tense. 

Again, it’s sort of easing you into the fic. If I have any signature tics, that’s got to be #1. I didn’t have any wrangling to do, though. IIRC the fic itself sprang into my head with that line.

9. wandering inside this night (AO3)

Han resigned himself to the inevitable.

The Han POV was so fun for this one. I definitely dove right in, but I wanted it to be a bit ????? wrt what the hell was going on. Since that’s definitely how he feels, haha. And I wanted a kind of sullen, pseudo-pragmatic grumpiness right off the bat.

10. First Impressions

Henry Bennet and Charlotte Lucas had been inseparable companions as children, and at twenty-five and twenty-seven respectively, were as near friends as two young, unmarried people could be.

This was another one that I struggled with starting (and it also had a detailed outline!). I definitely didn’t want to conceal anything here, but to make it very clear that it was ... you know, m!Elizabeth/f!Darcy retelling of P&P. And I was genuinely very interested in the idea of this platonic friendship between Hal and Charlotte; I meant to do more with it and had ideas for the resolution that just never panned out (since I wrote the last few chapters in a rush to the deadline). So starting with them was probably a bit deceptive in the long run, but it gave me a sort of launching pad.

So: none begin with dialogue, none begin with action beyond walking/twirling, and most begin with a simple assertion about the characters and jump into their heads. I’m not really the in media res type (except in the irritatingly pedantic sense that all things are); I like to begin with beginnings.

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The dos and don’ts of dealing with death on Facebook

Image: vicky leta / mashable

When someone you love passes away, turning to Facebook can be a profoundly helpful way of processing that loss and expressing your grief. But, for the deceased’s nearest and dearest, social media can be deeply overwhelming and upsetting in the immediate aftermath and even the long after a person’s death.

SEE ALSO: When a loved one dies, their Facebook profile is both a blessing and a curse

People grieve in different ways. What’s upsetting for some people can be comforting for others. Knowing what is and isn’t appropriate can be extremely hard to gauge. Mashable spoke to grief experts and a number of people who’ve dealt with loss to find out what one should and should not do on Facebook following a bereavement:

Don’t rush to post your farewell message

Some people feel compelled to write a farewell message on a the deceased persons wall as soon as they learn of their passing. Be mindful that some family members and close friends might not have been informed yet. Don’t let them find out about it on Facebook by rushing to say your goodbyes.

Costanza Passeri, an account executive at the PR agency Dimoso, found out about the death of two friends because people posted farewell messages on Facebook hours after. “I know that everyone has the right of express the pain in many different ways but I feel there is still a timing to respect. I felt heartbroken about the news and for the way I discovered it, which was so impersonal,” says Passeri.

Tamanna Miah agrees. She found out via Facebook that her best friend had died. “It was awful waking up to it first thing, seeing the news on there, and seeing people bombard his Facebook and Twitter with comments, photos and messages.”

Do follow the family’s lead

Taking the lead from the deceased’s family is best. Wait for the family to officially announce the person’s death before you consider commenting or posting anything.

Keep the ‘miss you’ messages to a minimum

When you’ve lost a friend and you really miss them, it’s hard to know what to do with those feelings. It’s worth bearing in mind that tagging the deceased in a post might show up on their friends’ and family members’ News Feeds. And, if you’re not the only one posting messages like these, it could be overwhelming for their loved ones.

When art director Mirella Aponte’s boyfriend Dan died four years ago, she says around 30 different people posted “miss my best friend” on his wall after he died. “Its weird to keep on posting how much you miss someone and tagging that person,” says Aponte. “If it’s a birthday or an anniversary I think it’s forgivable. Otherwise it is annoying. Call your best friend when you’re sad, dont bother his Facebook friends with it.”

Image: bob al-greene / mashable

Do share memories in private messages

Sharing your thoughts about or memories of the deceased with a member of their family via a private message can be comforting for loved ones. But, being inundated with messages like these can be overwhelming. Make it known that there’s no obligation for them to respond.

Psychotherapist Hilda Burke says that for many it’s a huge comfort to receive messages of condolences, memories and images of the person who’s died. “That can be overwhelming and they’d rather make sense of their feelings in a more private way,” says Burke.

Don’t constantly tag the deceased

On Facebook, we’re forever sharing videos that we know our friends will enjoy. But, when your friend passes away and you spot something you know they’d love, it’s hard to know what to do. Dr. Sheri Jacobson, clinical director of Harley Therapy, says it’s important to keep others in mind when you’re considering tagging the deceased in a post.

“Don’t keep sharing posts that tag the deceased,” says Jacobson. “While you do need to mourn, and while you might feel you are honouring the memory of your loved one, others might find it disrespectful or an unnecessary reminder,” she says.

Keep in mind that whatever you post on their wall will likely appear in family members’ and close friends’ feeds. Consider typing the person’s name without tagging them in the post, which still gets the point across.

Don’t ‘showboat’

If you’re tempted to make a big post rather than just offering condolences, it’s wise to consider working through some of your emotions first. If you aren’t sure if your post is over-the-top, you could ask someone who isn’t mourning what they think before sharing it online. With long posts, it’s important not to ‘showboat’. There is no need to prove to the world how close you were to the deceased with long, detailed posts about all the moments you shared together,” says Sheri Jacobson. “It can feel good in the moment, like a sort of honouring of the one you’ve lost. But do consider how it might affect others.”

Do keep your questions offline

Asking questions about a person’s death could cause upset to others. “I hated it when people kept asking so many questions again and again when they could have easily found out from other sources,” says Tamanna Miah. Explaining the same thing over and over again upset her even more.

Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto

Do know your place

When you’re thinking about posting on Facebook, consider where you would sit at the funeral. “Would you sit on the front row? Are you family or their best friend? Dont start posting about it if youre not part of the front row,” says Mirella Aponte. “When Dan died an old friend picked up on it and posted “Rest In Peace” on his wall. This was while we were still contacting the rest of the family.So not cool,” Aponte continues.

Don’t share anything too personal

Aponte says that by sharing your deep feelings on Facebook you reach people that shouldnt be in contact with that information. Your deeply personal message could be construed as a cryptic message from a stranger by the deceased’s family and close friends.

By sharing a private moment on a public platform, you might accidentally mention an event that another friend wasn’t invited to, or expose a secret that the family wasn’t aware of. “It’s not the time to ruffle feathers. Remember, others are suffering too, and everyone will be more emotional,” Jacobson says.

Don’t appropriate an image of the deceased

If you’re not an immediate family member or best friend, posting a Photoshopped photo of the deceased isn’t a good thing to do. This might sound like common sense, but unfortunately, it happens. Don’t Photoshop the deceased onto anything and don’t turn their photos into memes.

Don’t feel guilty for unfriending

If you are a family member or friend of the deceased, don’t feel guilty about unfollowing or blocking the deceased. If it’s too painful to keep seeing them tagged in posts, then do what is right for you.

We all deal with loss in our own unique ways. Ultimately, there is no right or wrong answer when it comes to expressing your grief or leaving a message of condolence. Most important of all: Be mindful of other people when you’re posting on Facebook. And, don’t do anything that could risk upset.

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