#idk man I just really do not have the creative juices for a full thing so doodles of characters in just one colour it's gonna be :D
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Have some chaos zero doodle I did when I really should have gone to bed.
#idk man I just really do not have the creative juices for a full thing so doodles of characters in just one colour it's gonna be :D#although I didn't upload most of those#my art#sth#chaos zero#and looking at this blog again I completely forgot about repostober#and this folks is why I never to time challenges like draw x daily#do not underestimate my ability to forget about it the second something else comes in the way
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Oh my god Iām so sorry. Covid absolutely sucks and it KICKED my ass when I had it, hereās some things that helped meā
- drink a FUCK tonne of water. Like I know that gets said a lot, but you need it.
- honey helps with sore throats. just deadass eat it with a spoon if you need to.
- SLEEP. SO MUCH. I assume (at the very least HOPE) youāve got sick leave, and sleep as much as you can, and as much as your body tells you you need to. I was sleeping like 10-15 hours a day with multiple naps because that shit is DRAINING.
- ice and cough drops help if you have them. Tea and other warm drinks also help, taking hot showers or using steam tents (idk wtf theyāre called in English??) helps with dry/sore lungs.
- tart cherry juice helps with muscle cramps and soreness, I think it also helps with joint pain but Iām not sure.
I really hope you feel better man, getting sick on top of an already overwhelming time fucking sucks absolute balls. Please take your time getting better and remember you donāt owe us your creativity and your health should always come first. Itās okay to take a while to get on your feet, weāll still be here when you come back š©·š©·š©·
Thank you so much Iām not gonna lie I had a proper mental breakdown when I found out I had it l. Iāve never had it before and I donāt know wtf to do.
Iāve lost smell and taste, I get fevers like every 5 hours and I donāt know if Iām hungry or not like I canāt tell if Iām full??? I almost threw up earlier cos I was overheating after fasting accidentally for like 20hours but then the second I took a breath I couldnāt tell that I was full????
Has anyone had that????
Iāve got no desire to drink water so Iāve been trying to down a few cups a day itās so bad man
Thank you so much for the advice I just want my taste back š
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made mung bean soup over brown rice and oh man I am FULL. it was very very good but I feel a little sick nowāI didnāt eat THAT much but I think the beans have a shitload of fiber and that plus the brown rice mightāve been a little much. mm but Iād definitely eat it again especially on a cold rainy dayāsuper warm & spicy & filling.
the best part is that I modified the original recipe and it turned out sooo much better. Iām at a point in my learning-to-cook journey where I can look at a recipe, imagine what itās going to taste like, and figure out modifications either ahead of time or during the cooking process as I taste & adjust. the base recipe I used for this one was very easy but seemed super bland so I added a bunch more curry spices, doubled the garlic + ginger, chopped up celery and threw it in for a nice little crunch, squeezed in some tomato paste because a commenter suggested it, and added fresh lemon juice to taste at the end because I thought it needed a little extra zing (and I was right!!). I also feel like Iām getting much better at evaluating the doneness of various ingredients by sight/smell/taste rather than relying on timers and fixed heat settings, which is one of the things samin nosrat talks about in salt fat acid heat. Iām also getting a more intuitive sense for likeā¦ oh this ingredientās denser so I need to add it before these other ones, or this veggie has more water so I want to add it at this point rather than this point, or spicing the onions now will draw out more flavor than waiting till that later step, or whatever, even if my sense of what to do lightly contradicts the recipeā¦ and so far I think itās producing better results than when Iād follow recipes religiously but produce pretty bland or uneven meals.
idk man! cooking is fun! I started this learn-to-cook project because I wanted to be able to 1) make easy healthy mostly-vegan meals and 2) teach my kids basic cooking skills from a young age, but I guess I wasnāt expecting it to be so much fun as like, an intellectual and creative challenge yknow? like obviously I am a person who loves to learn new subjects but I donāt really learn new skills all that often, and Iām surprised by how engaging it is (and how novel it feels!) to get slowly but steadily better at something where you can really see/evaluate your own progress. I guess writing is one of my favorite Hard Skills to work at but idk itās just different! writing doesnāt give you the same type of immediate built-in feedback you can get from cookingā¦ and also idk with writing itāll often be weeks or months or years before you finish the thing youāre working on, whereas with cooking youāve actually made something within an hour or two and you get to enjoy the product of your work right away or share it with others. anyway!! really enjoying this year of focused exploration & skill-building in cooking.
#I want to start thinking too about how to structure my learning a bit more#like honing in on specific discrete skills and then engaging in structured/deliberate practice to improve#and then there are also areas Iād like to expand my repertoire#like I am amassing tons of great dinner recipes#but Iād like to have a wide repertoire of simple delicious salads & healthy desserts#Iād love to be able to invite people over for dinner and serve courses! not crazy levels of complexity just like#salad or veggie appetizer & then the meal with a side or two & then a little dessert#cooking#unbelievably easy plant based meals
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aries, gemini, and pisces for the zodiac asks? (from @catchingbigfish)
Thanks for the ask mysterious sunglass person~ @catchingbigfish (idk how anons work for the sender so I just tagged you again just in case)
aries: when have you felt the most confident in your writing? when have you felt the least confident?
So something that was surprising for me was how comfortable I felt describing scenery or at least trying to get the vibe of it. In a sense I felt like an artist with their brush or pen and as I ran it along the canvas the image just kind of spills out and engulfs the white. When I was first getting started I hated the idea of talking about the setting and making notes of where the POV is meant to be. The more I did it though, and stepped out from my own internal voice, it's my jam honestly.
Least confident would have to be character descriptions and/or pacing. I just dislike the idea of personally setting a characters appearance in stone (no idea just vibes). Pacing because I have the ADHD and want to get to the new part NOW (something I am working on while editing lol)
gemini: how often will your plot change throughout the course of writing?
One-offs, not a lot.
My WIPs, it really depends. Rituals and Red Tape has gone through about 4-5 changes as I've written it. It all comes down to if I've had a bolt of inspiration or as I'm writing the core concept has became more forward.
Interacting with others in a text base medium? All the time!
pisces: how do you visualize scenes? do you see it like a movie in your head, or do the words just flow?
Ooooooh man I was hoping for this one, idk why, always assume vibes.
So it's a little of both and a third thing! It also depends on what exactly I'm writing and if it is a scene I know I want to write or if it's something that is emergent. How it usually goes though is I have a scene in mind, just like the thin vapours of one. An example of this would be in Rituals and Red Tape when Alex (POV char for those who I haven't beaten over the head talking about) is going to meet with their boss Dave for an employee review.
So boom, I have an idea of an idea. Then it often comes down to a song or some other media making that initial spark. I then enter what I am going to call the storyboard phase. Key moments and stills pop into my brain as the song plays (often I will keep starting it over to keep the juices going). Once I know the rough trajectory I open up the word doc and this is where the fun begins.
It is a full mishmash of movie playing in my brain and words flowing out all at once, they are indistinguishable for me at this time. I am no longer writing I am opening the portal and letting the contents become realized through me. I just kind of enter a flow state where (I am going to smell my own farts for a sec) I am no longer the author but the transcriber. I let the creative part of my mind take complete control, with no regard for grammar or diction. If it fits the vibe for the sentence to end. It does. I wouldn't call it a trance per say, but my internal dialogue is no longer my own voice, it takes on the cadance and tone of another (i.e Sir David Attenborough or Jacob Geller etc...).
Sometimes I even find myself typing to the beat of a silent score for the scene lol.
This kind of thing is also true for the smaller and more intimate moments.
Which this is all great and stuff, except when I get going while at work and then my lunch break is over lol.
so yeah...for lack of a better term, I kinda go full imploring of the muses. And I love it, honestly the most fun part of writing for me.
um tl;dr, I kinda go through the motions of animating, but with words.
THANKS AGAIN FOR THE ASK!
#thanks for the ask#I kinda entered the flow state when talking about the flow state lol#I also really love those moments because I find fun ways to use words#writing#writeblr#Zodiac ask game#asked and answered#oops I meant to do a small answer but I got big again
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RULES
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1. Literacy and Writing Style
2. Preferences
3. Expectations
4. Availability and Timezone
5. Boundaries
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Literacy and Writing Style
I write semi-literate to advanced literate depending on the day and how much you give me to work with.
Third person, no asterisks (*), and use quotation marks (") when character talks.
When talking ooc, use //,\\,(), etc... to differentiate it from our rp.
No shortforms like bc, ofc, rn, wyd, etc... please write the full words. I wont be on your a$$ about grammar though. As long as i can read it idc.
Preferences
I'm most comfortable with bxg and sometimes gxg.
If bxg, i prefer the female role.
In terms of genre preferences, i have no genre preferences. But i am a sucker for fantasy and historics...
When deciding a plot, i'd rather have a vague/general idea and then brainstorm the details together.
I really enjoy a good slow burn romance.
Im too chatty for my own good, istg i never shut up. God must have forgotten to add the "stfu and sit down" button to me. So i like talking ooc, a LOT! :) introverts, you have been warned.
Expectations
I put a lot of effort into my oc's. Arguably too much, as i fixate over unimportant details for hours. I blame my ADHD hyper fixation. Anywho, i expect you to put the same amount of love and effort into your characters as i do.
I'm fine with originally drawn, cartoon/anime, or real faceclaims. But if it is not an original character, i'd like to know the faceclaims name. If its an originally drawn character, it has to be decent. That may sound picky, but i cant take it seriously if its poorly done art... not to sound pretentious.
For cartoon faceclaims, it has to be semi-realistic/realistic.
Our oc's gotta have the same kind of faceclaim. Example: if my oc's faceclaim is anime and yours is real, thats just weird for me. Our ocs would both have to be either anime or real.
Response lengths expected to be 100 words to 300 words. 100 is like, you can't think of anything. 300 is standard. You can go over this wordcount, by all means! Get them creative juices flowing!!!
If youre gonna be gone for an extended period of time plz dont allow me to think youve become amish or faked your death to start fresh in France or something. Gimmie a heads up.
Plz be comfortable to discuss your boundaries and things you'd like to try out in our roleplays!
If you aint feeling it no more, tell me. I promise i wont show up at your doorstep with a bouquet of roses, snot crying "PLEASE!! TAKE ME BACK!!! I CANT LIVE WITHOUT YOUUUU!!!". At the very most i'll be disappointed that it's over but whats life without a little let down? Kidding again, i'll probs be like "aight! Fun rping with you! :)" and be off.
Availability and Timezone
My timezone is EST (Eastern Standard Time)
Im currently a full time uni student, so yaknow, busy bee.
Im aware we both have lives that dont revolve around our little co-operative imaginary world of imaginary people doing imaginary things.
Lemmie know if you have a schedule to work around.
My free time during weekdays can be inconsistent, but expect me to be significantly less active.
Weekends are iffy, but that's when you'll hear the most from me.
Overall, im moderately active.
Boundaries
A wise man once said, "Have you ever licked a lamppost in winter?" ~ Alistair Theirin.
In other words, seggs. smut makes me kinda...uncomfy. If it does come up in our roleplay, i dont care as long as we can just skip passed it and insinuate it happened.
I wont do anything where our characters abuse or torture eachother.
For the sake of realism, conflict, and plot development, im open to controversial and dark topics being present in our roleplay. We can discuss this further privately.
Plz respect that im not comfortable revealing my identity or any personal info about myself.
Idk man Iām just here to write and have fun, dont be a buttface.
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Sanders Sides post except I haven't seen it before
Ok this post is inspired by an absolute flood of Patton and Logan in a skirt, on my Instagram, which was not anything related to any of the dnd or homestuck tags but whatever. That whole mess that happened yesterday inspired this, because as y'all know: I love analyzing things weirdly and what is blogging but analyzing your own thoughts in an odd way? Anyway, spoilers ahead because this is what I've unfortunately been leaked, which means I got this stuff via spoilers.
What is Sanders Sides? So, I actually have no idea and I want to go in bare bones because. I never get to go in with little info. All i know is that it's by Thomas Sanders (he apparently does have a tumblr, I did not look up what it was because, once again, trying to get the barest and best experience I can and I worry that may taint it in some way). All I know about Thomas is that he did vines that I really like and that he has his pronouns in all of his bio's, which so far makes him very ok in my books because I have not met one person who is in any way harmful to others who has their pronouns in their bio. Then again i don't see it often anyway but regardless. And that's literally all I know about him and Sanders Sides, so. Stuff that I have worked together with the unhealthy amount of spoilers I didn't willing get that made me want to make this. -They are all symbolic or are humanoid versions of like, different parts of someone? They're also color coded which my little color coding heart loves sm! There's morality, creativity, creativity #2: electric boogaloo, logic, anxiety, and deciet which may also be denial? not sure about the last bit. -Morality's (moralities?) name is Patton, and his color is light blue. He is the dad character and is bad with any "negative" feelings, which, mood. He is one of the sides i saw in a skirt and may be my favorite possibly, simply bc I Do Not Have Good Male Figures and he's a dad character. Name a better duo than good dad characters and my lack of any positive guys in my life that aren't my age. He's part of the "core four", whatever that means. Really likes animals? I mean that does make sense bc, morality, but also that's different for each person. overall conclusion: now my dad. (/j) -Next up: Anxiety. Name is Virgil (?), color is a shade of purple. Don't know what one bc purple is one of those colors i can't remember too well. Seems like how I imagine my anxiety but a little less focused on death. I would befriend him were in not for the fact I Cannot approach people unless I'm actually dying and even then I can't. Apparently was a "dark side" at some point but now isn't? Redemption ark ig, idk what a dark side is or if it would be equivalent enough with "evil" to have that be a redemption ark. Final conclusion: wait, is that me but cis and let loose in a hot topic? -Creativity #1. Name is Roman, color is red I think. A prince character, and I'm not sure what else to add. I think he is a theatre fan, amd also I would avoid him at all costs because as friendly as he is, we don't have the same vibes and i would panic. Definitely drinks his "respect women" juice, and it's actually "respect women" juice n not whatever the hecc it is that people who /say/ the drink "respect women" juice drinks. he'd go out of his way to make sure your drink doesn't get spiked. this man is hella good, 10/10, would trust but not talk to. -Creativity #2, apparently the brother of Roman? His name is Remus, color is green, and i say this with my full heart: I love him. he seems like the kind of person who barked at people in middle school bc he thought he was a werewolf. who drank an entire bottle of glue in kindergarten at had to go to the hospital and did it again. he's the kind of person who would offer you up a worm and tell you disturbing facts about animals and then go off and play his little games he made up with twisted scenarios. and you know what? that's amazing and i absolutely love that so much. I know nothing about him except he eats deodorant and is the embodiment of intrusive thoughts and "oh god /why/" scenarios you thought of for some reason. -Logic. Name is Logan, ah, really similar to what he represents but I mean, still a very good name. His color is dark blue, aka my favorite color besides dark grey. Really likes jam? I feel like this man has read the dictionary and has "different vocabularies" he uses for different events and people, which may be a self projection but. Def Ravenclaw vibes bc!! hear me out!! not stereotypes!! I feel this man, the literal *embodiment* of logic,Ā would value learning and knowledge which is part of what makes a ravenclaw! so it is not self projection, it is *knowledge* (/hj). that's it, i would absolutely love to debate him sm but i feel like that would be similar to that time i talked about Quadrants with a friend for an hour and they had no idea what was going on at all.
-Last one, deceit/denial. I don't know if he's denial as i got that from a little comic that i thought was funny because it had a pun. His name is Janus (don't know how to pronounce it, been saying it like Jay-Nuhss), and his color is yellow. apparently part snake or something and!! I love snakes. Apparently was in a courtroom at one point, and we all know those are fae territory, so possibly a fae (hj). apparently has multiple arms!! which does not fit in with the snake bit, as snakes have zero arms, but regardless still cool! I know the least about him, and I'm definitely looking forward to watching him!! i love snakes sm.-
moving on from the sides slightly, apparently there's another one, who's color is orange! from someone who vaguely knows about colors but knows enough that each side more or less relates to their color, i have no idea what this side could be! best guess is it's just Thomas in a top hat. I never learned about orange because orange, yellow, some reds, and some blues are very stabby to my eyes and i will get a headache so I just. never learned it. why would i learn about a color i literally can't look at without my eyes hurting? I do know orange is a caution color, and in nature it cam be found on dangerous stuff as a "stay away!" color, and pared with black it doesn't kill my eyes and those are the Halloween colors. So maybe caution? Or some dangerous thing? It doesn't make sense, as those aren't really "sides" in the traditional sense, nor with anxiety being a sort of "caution" thing. Anyway, I would need more info on orange and, depending on how the orange color is, i may react more negatively. Like with blue Christmas lights.
-there are lots of puns!! i love puns!! i don't take the opportunity to make many, but i love them sm. just like snakes! and cats! in fact i actually know a lot about cat behavior
lmao that's literally all i have, I'll go watch the whole series and also talk about that later in smaller posts, each post being one or two episodes depending on how long it is
(ah jeez it got all messed up again, under maintenance!! sorry about that!! the tags got all mixed around too!!)
(update #2: still messed up but I'll need to not use my tablet to fix it, which i can't do rn! sorry y'all :(!! )
#oh yeah my brain makes the wrong soup a lot!! yeah I've kinda adapted to it no worries!#oh ok! i hope you... brain makes better soup.#and then you get a feeling of#sanders sides#ts spoilers#i dont know if im tagging these right?#i sure hope i am#spoilers are not good for your soul unless you want them!#also format is funky#that's because i had to write it in note#on my tablet#and post this using the desktop version of tumbler#also on my tablet#which is really buggy and likes to mess things up a lot#date is December first 2020#to be fair about sanders sides i have never actually watched it but I've seen a lot of it and seeing patton in a skirt?#listen#*everyone* looks good in a skirt ok#it just clicked that it was thomas sanders#and i loved his vines#and imo that is hella quality content and so? i had to watch#weird ass logic but i mean. pretending my anxiety is just my a humanoid version of my brain and it keeps making soup#but the bad kind of soup#helps me somehow#and them i immediately panic and have a small lock down about the interaction#did they understand what i meant?? did i confuse them?? am i faking it?? isn't it more of a gravy?? what if they hate me?? oh no they're pr#n then oh n o" for the next five hours#or until something like that happens again#which it will#because it simply *will not* shut up
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Eyes of Juniper Ch. 1 (A Metallica Fic)
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Author (as known on Various sites): Lady Lover- Rockfic, Luluthechoosingcrow - AO3, theladylovingcrow - Deviantart and Wattpad, @sammy_bluebells - Instagram, @imacrowcawcaw - main Tumblr, @insannywestan - Sanny shipping Tumblr Pairing: Lars Ulrich/James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett/Cliff Burton, Lars/Female Character (briefly), Lars/Male Character (kinda, more just awkward one sided flirting then Lars gets rescued by his knight in a ratty Motorhead shirt) Fandom: Metallica Tags/warnings: Sex-swap AU, early 80s era 'tallica, smut, gay smut, also het smut since the whole gender switch thing, drinking and alcohol, lots of cussing and profanity, should warn that Lars goes into detail about taking a piss cuz ya know it's new to him, Idk I'll add tags per chapter as I think of shit
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1. Okay, so I spent like months thinking about whether to do this or not. On the one hand, yes this has so much potential to be fun (and I've seen some other sex swap stories i like). On the other hand, a lot of the whole sex/Gender swap thing is really stereotypical gender shit and goes against what I personally believe. But, creative juices won out and I'll try to keep true to character as much as possible while also making this funny and not too misogynistic (if that's possible).
2. This is a work in progress! I started it a year and a half ago, and now a friend is helping me continueĀ
3. This story is inspired by the song 'Jewel of the Summertime' by Audioslave (on their album Revelations) I love this song and it is awesome you should totally go listen to it.
4. The witch-lady is inspired by Aine, Celtic goddess of love, summer, wealth, and sovereignty. I literally just googled 'goddess of love' then scrolled through a list to find someone other than Aphrodite (don't get me wrong I love Greek mythology but it just wasn't right for this fic) and came across this girl. I only did a quick Wikipedia read, I'm not planning on going too heavy into her myth and more just using her for the plot but.... If anybody is more well versed in Celtic mythology and I seem to get something wrong, please feel free to comment and I'll try my best to make it accurate!
5. Woo damn that was a lot of stuff, I don't blame you if you didn't bother reading it. Now, on with the show!
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1984 (Lars' POV)
The first thing I felt when I woke up was this odd sense of.... well, just something being fuckin' off. Like I was missing something, but also like I had gained something? I felt like a brand-new person, although in my gut I was still me.... Man, I must have had WAY too much Jager last night, it's fucking with my head.
I slowly peeled the itchy fleece blanket off of my body and rolled onto the floor, which was about a foot from the bare mattress. We really needed to invest in some sheets, especially if we wanted to keep bringing chicks back to the house. Apparently, most girls are not at all impressed by stained, lumpy mattresses with almost no bedding on them.
Speaking of girls and mattresses, didn't I bring one home last night? I raised my head slightly from its position from the threadbare carpet and looked at the bed, trying to see if Anna (Was that her name?) was still there. Yep, there was a naked hippy still passed out in my bed, sweet!
I groaned quietly as I stood and shuffled my way out the door and down the hall to the bathroom. It was then I noticed that I didn't really have the usual alcohol-and-early-morning-and-piss induced erection, but my bladder was still straining. Huh, weird.
Whatever. I just wanted to pee, get rid of that feeling in my gut, and get that dead possum taste out of my mouth. Pushing open the door and wincing as the creaky hinges screeched through my headache, I pulled down my boxers and reached for my dick.... What the fuck?
WHAT THE FUCK?
WHERE WAS MY MOTHERFUCKIN DICK?!
Trying not to panic, I looked down, squeezing my eyes shut for a moment so I wouldn't have to see right away. But, of course, that kind of defeated the purpose of looking down, so I opened them again. No dick. The hell was going on?
Taking a deep, calming breath, I tried to think through this rationally. My dick, for whatever reason, was not where it was supposed to be. But, my bladder was still full and begging to be released, so obviously my system or whatever was still working. That need to pee was turning into a burning pain, so I tried to come up with a solution. If I don't have a cock, then I can piss through....what, exactly? Is there anything down there at all? What is even going on!?
Pulling in another deep breath through my nose, I let it hiss out between clenched teeth as I slowly, so slowly, touched my fingers to my abdomen and moved them downwards, dreading what I would find. Annnnnd....... Yep, there it was.
Velvety soft lips, slick, pungent juices; anatomy I knew so well but never, EVER expected to feel on myself. My crisis would have to wait a minute, though, 'cause my bladder was going to explode and no dick be damned I needed to do something about it.
Gingerly sitting my ass down on the toilet (god, so weird sitting down just to piss) I tried to slowly let it out. The feeling was...well there was certainly relief of the pressure, but it also felt strange in a way I couldn't really describe. I could possibly get used to it, not that I'm planning on staying like this or anything.
Cringing as I wiped, I slowly pulled the boxers back up to my hips that I just now noticed were a little wider than usual. And my hands, were they smaller? Softer? My chest too....HOLY SHIT I HAVE BOOBS! That, I might be able to get used to.
I turned to the mirror, and was quite shocked at what I saw. There was a girl standing there, with large, doe-like green eyes staring back at me from underneath brown bangs. She had a nice tan on her upper body, although her breasts were still pale where she clutched at them, small rosy nipples poking through her fingers. A pair of black cotton boxers stretched tight around the small curve of her hips, but hung loose around her milky thighs that almost touched. And this...this chick was me. ME.
Shaking my head, I splashed some water onto my face and rubbed my eyes, hoping it was just a fucked up dream. No such luck.
I was considering hiding in the bathroom forever, because no way in hell could I let the guys see me like this, let alone figure out how to explain, when I heard a scream. It sounded a lot like Kirk's voice, so I pushed my problems to the back of my head and ran into the hallway, stopping dead in my tracks at what I saw.
Anna, or whatever her name was, stood at the top of the stairs, dressed in flowing black robes with green Celtic designs all over them. She had jewels and charms hanging from her waist, wrists, neck, and ears, each tinkling as she tossed some sort of... Powder onto a very shocked looking Kirk. Or at least, I was pretty sure it was Kirk. He (she?) seemed to be in the same boat as me as far as bodies were concerned at the moment.
With a final dusting of powder, witchy-chick turned to me and smirked. "I hope you learn your lesson, I'll be back in a week. And as for you...." She turned to Kirk, "Well, you're just too damn cute! I couldn't resist seeing what a pretty girl you'd make!"
"This is your fault? You bitch! " I yelled. "Why the hell did you do this to us? Who are you? Change us back, then get the fuck out! I don't wanna be a damn girl, and neither does Kirk!" God this was fucking insane, that chick was crazy!
She hissed at me, eyes flashing in a way that could not be human. "Now you listen, GIRL. You'll stay like this for as long as I deem fit. You need to learn some respect for women, and being one is the best way to do that. I suppose you don't remember what you did last night?" She asked, looking bored and ready lo go fuck up someone else's life.
I thought hard, then it came creeping back to me. The bar, the Jager, the flirting with a group of girls, copping a feel and getting slapped, then her changing her mind and coming home with me, talking dirty in her ear, then unworldly sex, her whispering what sounded like a spell in my ear as I came... Holy shit.
"Is this about me grabbing your ass? I'm sorry! Please don't do this!" I begged, finally starting to let the situation sink in and desperation set. This could not be happening.
"Hmph," she snorted, "Begging isn't going to get you anywhere. I've seen humans beg for much less, and they still didn't get it. No, you'll love your life as a woman for a week, both of you, and hopefully you'll come to realize the struggles and terror that comes with it. If you've learned your lessons and are truly sorry, then you will be turned back. If not... Well you'll just have to stay like this until you do."
And just like that, she turned with a flourish and disappeared into thin air. My morning could not get any crazier, I was sure if it. But, because I wasn't actually sure and was suddenly doubting all logical occurrences in the world, I knocked on the wooden railing. That done, I turned towards Kirk.
He (seriously, do I call us he's or she's now? This is so fucked up) was shaking like a leaf, looking like he'd fall over any moment. I went over to grab him, calm him down, something.
"Shh shh, it's all right, Kirk," I muttered in his ear, awkwardly patting his back. I never thought I'd need to, but it really fucking sucks I can't comfort him any better than this. It was like this sour feeling in my chest that nestled in right next to my heart, whispering how awful I was at this and how he's probably mad at me for getting him into this situation.
Before I could ask him if he wanted to punt me out of a window, though, I heard some shuffling and talking coming from downstairs. James and Cliff were headed up here. As much as I wanted to hide for a week until my fuckin' "lesson" was up, I couldn't exactly drag Kirk into the hall closet in his current state, so I stood my ground.
"Hey, ladies, we do appreciate the service you've done our ugly ass friends, but could you keep the cat fight down until you've left the house?"
Ah, James, the man still didn't know how to talk to women after all this time. He was either too shy to form a sentence, or he put on this macho bravado that turned him into a drink asshole. Either way, this lady was not pleased.
By now I guess the guys had reached the landing Kirk and I were at and saw me hugging him, because Cliff chimed in, "Aww, they've made up! Good! Now, can I ask what exactly you two were telling about so loudly that it woke me and my boy James up? Did Lars do something?"
My back straightened at that, and I turned my head to him indignantly. "I did fucking not!" I retorted, even though apparently this whole situation was my fault. No need for them to know that, though.
"Holy shit, Lars!?!" James screamed.
I sighed. "Hi, Jamie."
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"What Inspires You?" by David Pailin Jr.
What is inspiration anyways? It feels like motivation, but not quite... it seems less defined by our circumstances. The feeling's so fleeting, but when we grasp it, it's exhilarating! There are plenty of things that move us emotionally and physically, but this is a bit more intense. It's our dreams, our goals, but somehow it's not that at all. It's like the bridge between us and our dreams. It's that momentary awareness of the talent it takes to get where we want to be and the realization that we possess it. Maybe everything is inspiration. But if that's true, why don't more people have it, where do we find it, and why is it so important? Those three questions will be the focus of this article as we look to ascertain some of the mystery that is inspiration.
The Uninspired
Admittedly, it's very hard to avoid being self-righteous when you speak about what inspires you, but what about when you aren't inspired by anything? In an effort to gather some perspective, I decided to ask several people what inspired them. Below are some quotes of individuals I interviewed (men and women).
"Contributing to the greater good of humanity and leaving the works a better place if I can help it :)"
"Being surrounded by people who are constantly on the move to better themselves professionally, physically, and personally. I'm competitive and like to measure myself against the best of others. They keep me in check."
"When people know and work towards accomplishing their 'purpose' is the biggest for me. There's something about someone deciding, 'ok, this is what I way to do with my life and then doing it. Nothing is more inspirational than that to me."
"My Family, my kids."
"In so many words, Fulfillment, the ability to look back and say it was done by me. Of course, the first thing that played in my head was "girls and bottles!" lmao. The hood in me is always trying to outshine the calm."
"All the people who did me wrong lol make them regret every screwing u over because all your writings and blog posts can get u closer to you dreams."
"What inspires me is being in a relationship where you are each other's BFF, #1 fan, and dream keepers. Also, what inspires me is making a difference with people and having them be empowered and inspired :-)"
"The most inspiring thing to me is the way the music I truly love...like Michael Jackson or something like that makes me feel...I want to make other people feel like that. Also, the fact that anything is possible... I want to be one of the people that is a testament to thatā¦ you know."
"Nothing inspires but myself."
"Idk anymore, man, my drive is gone"
I definitely agreed with some answers more than others, but the last two took made me physically shiver. At first, I had the audacity to think, "how can people feel this?", but thankfully I came to my senses and pondered over. I realized at some point everyone feels this way if they're honest with themselves (if not just keep living). When things are going wrong, and people are hurting, the things that normally inspire become frequent reminders of how far they have fallen. You don't have to be immersed in self-loathing to lose inspiration; sometimes, it's just as simple as giving up. There are times when pure exhaustion and routine sap all the inspiration out of us. Soon the refreshing feeling of creative juices just seems harder to draw out than usual, and sometimes it really is. Without proper grounding, these feelings can spiral out of control, and words similar to the quotes I mentioned above can leave our own mouths.Ā
In my research, I crossed Kurt Cobain's suicide note. In it, I saw a man who had completely loss his passion for what he once loved. He was so earnest that he felt like a fraud every time he took the stage because he was just going through motions with the audience. He explains that he tried everything to get that feeling back (including drugs & alcohol), but in the end, even his wife and daughter were not enough to draw from. His tragic case certainly isn't the first and sadly won't be the last. This lost inspiration for life isn't a remote as you think, as a staggering amount of American's (11%) rely on anti-depressants to function.
The Ingredients
Isn't it strange that the things that innately inspire us seem almost heavenly? Often times they are the best of man, but even then, it seems... superhuman. Dictionaries define it as a divine influence, but what does that translate to? At the Plutocrats Club, we believe three elements catalyze inspiration.
Lack of Knowledge. Put simply, you can't get inspired by something you know absolutely everything about. Even masters are constantly learning; as the craft itself continues to evolve, the more time they spend with it. Time and innovation make sure that all things progress. This progression fosters doubt, and doubt leads to curiosity, and determined curiosity leads to epiphanies.
Passion. Though you can have epiphanies about subjects that you aren't interested in, it's impossible to get inspiration from them. Here genuine interest is critical to finding inspiration. Inspiration resonates with our very spirit, and if there is no soul in what we are trying to draw inspiration from, we will find ourselves empty-handed.
Wonder. The feeling of admiration, awe, or marvel. Wonder is probably best exemplified when a child goes to Disney World for the first time. Unfortunately, as we get older, it takes more and more to make us wonder. Reality creeps upon us, and we start to lose the wide-eyed view of the world that we had in adolescence. As hard as it is, it's important for us to seek wonder. It encompasses doubt, passion and then adds surprise. Admittedly, it's also the hardest of the three to ascertain because there are few things that adults can categorize as truly wondrous; even fewer stay this way.
It's Importance
Sure we shared who doesn't have inspiration, what it takes to construct it, but why is it important? The truth is so that we can enjoy life. There are "Existors" all around us. You see them at home, at work, and on the subway. They speak only because their job requires it, they have a job only because they need food, they eat only because it's required to live. Just typing that, I felt the monotonous redundancy of that lifestyle weighing in on me. No joy or enjoyment is in anything they do, just basic, logical goal after basic, logical goal. What happens after all goals are achieved? Death? The goal of inspiration is to provoke creation. The creations of men and women at their best are truly emotional experiences.Ā
After watching your favorite movie, take a serious look at just how many people it took to make it become a reality. At one point, that was just one person's vision! As much as we try to restrain ourselves, we aren't robots. We are full of thoughts, emotions, and illogical mechanisms that need to be explored. Not just for the sake of exploration, but so that our fellow man can use them to the best of their abilities. So I'll ask, what inspires you?
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Episode 9 -Ā āI'm basically screwed.ā - Raffy
So I go about my day and I start my daily idol search then bam finally got all the ingridents for my idol which lowkey made me happy as fuck because I lost the creative immunity challenge the only one I can ever possibly win .
I lost the tree man. Iām big sad energy . Updated thoughts on everyone because Iām big confused Jay- actually voted Cameron out . We are starting to talk more made chat with Jay and Liam that I named T-r-I-o. Think jay might be one of the few people whoās gonna be honest from here on out (I hope so ) Liam- RIDE OR DIE. I would use my idol on this human in a heartbeat . Super sweet and genuine . Also voted Cameron out the proof was in the literal reaction Liam made when Mac went instead of Cameron . Trying to plan a call with him might tell him about my idol . Brien - sadly snaked me :( . Says I wonāt go next says the plan will be Cameron again even tho that will make gizmo mad so now Iām sus and I think Brien May be working with them. If he is part of the reason I get out Iām gonna be sad . Raffy : you sneaky sneaky human . Acting like you didnāt vote out Mac but people have stepped forward and told me the true tea . You still think Iām oblivious Ā but itās all an act darling . You probably think Iām an easy person to beat in the end . You made bottom bitches even though you arenāt a bottom . Sneaky sneaky indeed . Paolo- I have no ill will towards you at all. You at least told me everyone was discussing the bigger players and you said you never heard my name . We donāt have much of a connection but hoping itās not to late Ā to switch things up a little . Cameron - your probably gonna read this and be like oh sheās just gonna trash talk me . Your wrong lol. Yeah you were suppose to go at tribal but idk you enough to talk bad about you Iām sure your a lovely human . Gizmo- hi I still donāt know who you are š no hard feelings tho ? Maybe we will talk this round ?. Jessie : your in such a bad spot rn at least you have your idol ! (Like literally your probably next boot but maybe someone will tell you if your the vote and you can pull of an epic blindside .)Ā Ā
Iām in the final 8 now and Iām proud of myself for making it this far without being voted out yet and even more surprising not even getting a vote yet. I canāt dwell on my proudness too long though bc I have to figure out which way Iām gonna go from here which is the best route for me to take to ensure I make final 3 Im really upset with raffy after the tribal he came on call with Liam Jessie and I and said he voted with them? Like what?!?!? Youāre gonna make me look bad and lie about your vote I nipped thatās right in the bud and told Liam what the deal was, hopefully Liam has me in his plans for the upcoming 2 rounds at least. He seemed really understanding I get thatās how you have to be after youāre blindsided but he really was good. Raffy is my next target bc of his shenanigans after tribal. I think Liam Jessie and jay are still keen on working with me possibly at least until we get to smaller numbers like 6 or 5 I do sense out Paolo as a threat and gizmo gave away while I was on call with him that they were close but keeping gizmo around till 6 may benefit me bc he will always be a larger target then me. I know he threw me utb last round but Iām playing this game like poker each round is a new hand and I have to operate it at a while different level a whole new level of thinking while also trying to better position myself for the future. Gizmo has Paolo and has Cameron and he thinks Iām gonna work with them And raffy no smh thatās not whatās gonna happen. Gizmo wants Liam gone next and Liam wants gizmo gone they are probably gonna war with each other and I donāt know which side Iāll land on but believe me Iāll try my best to make the right choice. I feel bad voting Mac out but I gotta justify it by saying itāll get me to the end and now I just have to get to the end to prove myself right. Raffy told gizmo he wants to keep me around for a while so it makes sense that raffy is telling me he wants Cameron next but Iām gonna do whatever it takes to get raffy at 8 bc of the stunt he pulled and if I can then I can at final 7 convince Jessie jay and Liam to vote with me bc them 3 are obviously controlled by gizmo. I do believe gizmo is close to Cameron as well as Paolo.
Well I'm basically screwed. I don't have a vote because no one trusts me. I'm at the bottom of the totem pole apparently. So, I guess it's time for me to be yeeted. I can't really do anything about it at this point.
Iām in the final 8 now and Iām proud of myself for making it this far without being voted out yet and even more surprising not even getting a vote yet. I canāt dwell on my proudness too long though bc I have to figure out which way Iām gonna go from here which is the best route for me to take to ensure I make final 3 Im really upset with raffy after the tribal he came on call with Liam Jessie and I and said he voted with them? Like what?!?!? Youāre gonna make me look bad and lie about your vote I nipped thatās right in the bud and told Liam what the deal was, hopefully Liam has me in his plans for the upcoming 2 rounds at least. He seemed really understanding I get thatās how you have to be after youāre blindsided but he really was good. Raffy is my next target bc of his shenanigans after tribal. I think Liam Jessie and jay are still keen on working with me possibly at least until we get to smaller numbers like 6 or 5 I do sense out Paolo as a threat and gizmo gave away while I was on call with him that they were close but keeping gizmo around till 6 may benefit me bc he will always be a larger target then me. I know he threw me utb last round but Iām playing this game like poker each round is a new hand and I have to operate it at a while different level a whole new level of thinking while also trying to better position myself for the future. Gizmo has Paolo and has Cameron and he thinks Iām gonna work with them And raffy no smh thatās not whatās gonna happen. Gizmo wants Liam gone next and Liam wants gizmo gone they are probably gonna war with each other and I donāt know which side Iāll land on but believe me Iāll try my best to make the right choice. I feel bad voting Mac out but I gotta justify it by saying itāll get me to the end and now I just have to get to the end to prove myself right. Raffy told gizmo he wants to keep me around for a while so it makes sense that raffy is telling me he wants Cameron next but Iām gonna do whatever it takes to get raffy at 8 bc of the stunt he pulled and if I can then I can at final 7 convince Jessie jay and Liam to vote with me bc them 3 are obviously controlled by gizmo. I do believe gizmo is close to Cameron as well as Paolo.
WHOO we won final 8 immunity I honest am kinda upset I donāt want people to see me as a challenge beast or someone who has 2 immunity wins as a resume point for the FTC I mean it good that I do but also bad for the target it may put on me. Iām the number one trusted and Iām super stoked about it however I think if people think everyone trusts me they will start to question if Iām really loyal to them so now at this point I need to continue to work my social game and get people to trust me. This vote is gonna get crazy and Iām just happy no one can say my name. Iām loyal to the fantastic 4 and I think they are too at least for this round and I wanna day for another too bc thatās my ideal final 4 right there. Iām happy we decided to go for Paolo and I hope the vote sticks bc him going is great for me bc I donāt think he wants to keep me long term in this game and it keeps raffy and gizmo both here who I believe are bigger threats then me and will go home before me. Now I got a steal a vote too I need to use that to it full potential and everyone knows I have an advantage but I donāt plan on telling anyone this round and my cover up was that I got to get anything from any of the recipes I hope I convinced them but Iām order to use it properly I may have to tell someone later and it can be used as a tool to get someone back on my side if I need to. Itās good to keep in my back pocket and as a secret now though at least for the round bc Iām safe regardless
So i right now have no vote after it being a seriously close vote with me on the other end of that knife and now I'm trying to get raffy out who is one of the biggest threats and gizmo god love him is dead set against liam like dude i get it he betrayed you twice but he ain't winning challenges like this is why threats make it far in games because people would rather do personal votes like........i get it personal votes feel good sometimes but DEAR LORD JESUS CHRIST. Hopefully i was able to talk him into voting raffy
Gizmo wants to vote for Liam. I want to vote for Cameron. At this point, I am not going to fight for who is out when. I just want to survive. Apparently, Cameron has thrown my name around which is a very big yikes
After Mac left I was RAGING! like RAGING! That was my BOY! Ofc I understand why it happened but I hated that it did happen. Raffy for some reason lied about voting for Cameron which is the dumbest shit ever. Brien & Paolo both told me that Raffy voted Mac and I was like ??? is you on that dumb bitch juice because that's literally the worst thing you could do but okay. I like Raffy a lot so it really confused me. Jessie & I felt super betrayed last tribal so we have our lil trio with Jay and Brien is our 4th right now. While our lil 4 was on call Jessie told me she had an idol but I honestly believe she has more because she was saying how many items she has and I was like "hmmm okay sis". The 4 agreed to vote out Paolo since he's an unexpected vote. Voting for Paolo is gonna destroy me because I love that dude so much and I think when it happens I'll honestly cry but I'm not here to fuck spiders I'm here to win and I'm gonna do everything I can to win this game.
Well, I think I have put myself in an OK spot for tonight's vote. Cam really wanted Raffy gone, but if he goes I'm the next to go then Brien. The 3 of us need to stick together because we have targets on our back. Hopefully the vote was successfully switched to Liam. Going into tribal I'm nervous. You never know what can happen. Last tribal Liam's face showed it all. You have no idea how the game can change and what's going to happen. I never feel truly safe.
I am definitely going home lmao. RIP
Iām in the final 8 now and Iām proud of myself for making it this far without being voted out yet and even more surprising not even getting a vote yet. I canāt dwell on my proudness too long though bc I have to figure out which way Iām gonna go from here which is the best route for me to take to ensure I make final 3 Im really upset with raffy after the tribal he came on call with Liam Jessie and I and said he voted with them? Like what?!?!? Youāre gonna make me look bad and lie about your vote I nipped thatās right in the bud and told Liam what the deal was, hopefully Liam has me in his plans for the upcoming 2 rounds at least. He seemed really understanding I get thatās how you have to be after youāre blindsided but he really was good. Raffy is my next target bc of his shenanigans after tribal. I think Liam Jessie and jay are still keen on working with me possibly at least until we get to smaller numbers like 6 or 5 I do sense out Paolo as a threat and gizmo gave away while I was on call with him that they were close but keeping gizmo around till 6 may benefit me bc he will always be a larger target then me. I know he threw me utb last round but Iām playing this game like poker each round is a new hand and I have to operate it at a while different level a whole new level of thinking while also trying to better position myself for the future. Gizmo has Paolo and has Cameron and he thinks Iām gonna work with them And raffy no smh thatās not whatās gonna happen. Gizmo wants Liam gone next and Liam wants gizmo gone they are probably gonna war with each other and I donāt know which side Iāll land on but believe me Iāll try my best to make the right choice. I feel bad voting Mac out but I gotta justify it by saying itāll get me to the end and now I just have to get to the end to prove myself right.
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Connor Murphy x Reader - Freak (FLUFF)
WC: ??? Warnings: lots of swearing (it's Connor, come on now) Summary: (y/n) and Connor work together on a school project about a romance novel... Requested?: on Wattpad ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ First day at a new school and all (y/n) could think of was how huge the place is! From the outside there were three visible floors that stretched across for miles either way. Lost in thought, you fail to notice your childhood friend walk up behind you. "'Sup, (y/n/n)!" The one and only Jared Kleinman says, swinging his arm around your shoulder. You shrug him off, masking a smile. You hadn't seen Jared in years and, though he's clearly still an idiot, you'd kinda missed him. "You got the first day jitters yet?" He jokes at you. "As if. I've moved around since I was 6! I've got this, man." You remark, heading towards the doors as the sharp shrill of the bell chimes. Your first class was English, a subject that always had you caught between love and hate. Stepping into the full room, you scan about to find the one empty seat left. Sat in the chair next to it is a rather tall boy with long brown hair and a huge black jacket on. With a deep breath, you stride towards him, feigning confidence. I hope he doesn't mind... You pull out the chair and sit down with a plonk. Your (f/c) skirt splaying out around you. "Hey," you whisper to him. "I hope you don't mind but there aren't any other seats left in the class." Your attempt to strike up a conversation falls flat as the somewhat moody kid scoffs at you and turns away. "I'm sorry. My name's (y/n)." "Good for you." You hear him mutter under his breath. Now visibly irritated, you turn away and pull out your notebook. Laying it in the middle of your actual work page to disguise the fact you really didn't want to take notes, you begin to scribble rapidly, ideas and images flowing out of your pen like magic. From the corner of your eye, you see the boy turn to you slightly. Page after page fills up, black ink tattooing the clean canvas. "Connor." A rough voice says from beside you. Turning with surprise, you cock your head. "My name. It's, uh, Connor." Slowly, a smile creeps onto your face. "Well, it's a pleasure to meet you!" You exclaim, happy to have drawn some conversation from him. She's new, he had thought to himself, she doesn't know you. She doesn't know that you're a freak, yet. As the class was about to finish, the room filled with idle chatter. Over the top, the teacher was demanding silence and being profusely ignored. "Stop it now, all of you! I have a project to set and if you don't listen, I have half a mind to fail you all now!" That shut everyone up. "Thank you. Now, as I was saying, to help get your creative juices flowing, I will be assigning everyone a classic book for you to review by Monday!" He was met by a collective groan, to which he abhorrently ignored. "I want all of you to pair up now before I start choosing books." Shit... nobody's gonna want to pair with the new kid... Shit... nobody's gonna want to pair with the freak... Gingerly, you turn to Connor and hope he understands what's going through your head. He grants you a small nod, barely noticeable, and with that you have a partner. Standing to leave the room, the teacher turns to the pair of you. "(Y/n) and Connor! Oh you're so lucky! You shall be reviewing the wonderful Pride And Prejudice!" "A love story?" Connor shoots back with disgust. "Yeah. We're sooooo lucky". The sarcasm oozes from his words as he storms off. Behind him, the teacher begins to babble. Something about it being 'so much more than love' or something? "Hey, um, Connor?" You call after him, jogging to keep up with his strides. The boy ignores you, stomping onwards with force. "Connor!" You demand, taken somewhat aback by the power in your voice. "What?!" He snaps back, furiously. You step back nervously before clearing your throat and breathing in. "Doyouwannamaybehavemynumbersowecantalkabouttheprojectandstuff?" You sputter out, praying he understood. Connor looms over you, standing a good foot taller than yourself and cocks his eyebrow. You couldn't tell if it was humour, mockery or plain confusion. "Sorry..." You hang your head. "Do you want my number? So we can talk about the project and stuff?" You try again, retracing your words with caution. You hold your breath, ready for him to shout again but instead, you feel him reach for your arm and roll up the sleeve of your (other f/c) jumper. "W what are you d doing?" You ask, cursing yourself for the stammer. "What does it look like? I don't have any paper so here!" He replies, bluntly. You look down and there, in shimmery numbers, was what could only be his phone number. You turn to smile to him but he's already gone, leaving you alone in the long hallway. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sat at home on your bed, you put the shining numbers into your phone and type out a message. To: Connor From: (unknown number) Hey, it's (y/n). When do you wanna meet up about the project? X Hoping to god that he actually gave you the right number, you hit send and place your phone behind you. About 10 minutes later, whilst you were sat reading the assigned book, a chirp came from your phone. To: (y/n) From: Connor Idk. Tomorrow, mine? To: Connor From: (y/n) Sounds good. What's ur address? Ping! Connor sent his location We're all set. The following day at school went rather dully. Jared had taken it upon himself to give you a... not so PG tour of the school. He seemed to know just about everything about who hooked up with who and where. He also mentioned Connor briefly, calling him 'freak'. Though not sure why, you found yourself defended him against your childhood friend which earned you a day of teasing. Despite you ensuring him it was no more than a project, he now calls you Mrs Freak. Finally, the last bell rang and you rushed home to get ready. Though not sure why, you felt the need to present nicely today. You slipped on a soft t-shirt with a laced up front in (f/c) and a pair of skinny black jeans. You were just about to leave the door when... Ping! Your phone sang. To: (y/n) From: Connor U don't have 2 come tonight if u don't want. Don't want u getting a bad rep or whatever You blink at the screen, partially confused. Why on earth would you get a bad reputation for hanging with him? To: Connor From: (y/n) Never been one 4 reputation. See u in 5 x You shoot back at him, shaking off the confusion and heading through the door. To you, Connor was an enigma. Something about him seemed so trapped. As though that harsh exterior was masking something. You couldn't help but think about him as you padded down the hot concrete pavement. The way his long hair fell to his shoulders, his sharp bone structure, his perfectly painted nails polished in black. He was kind of cute... Shaking it off with a sigh, you try and divert your mind to the project as you approach the Murphy house. Whatever you do, (y/n), do NOT get a crush on the guy. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Inside of Connor's room was a weird and tense atmosphere. The kid had never had a girl in his room before and so he watched and marvelled as you took in your surroundings. On the walls were rows and rows of book ranging from classic literature to modern comic books. "Wow, Connor!" You gasped, in awe of the arrangements. "This is amazing! I didn't have you pinned as such a reader!" While you spoke, Connor found himself staring into your sparking (e/c) eyes. "Y yeah. I read a lot. It helps with... stuff." He forced out, trailing off at the end before he said too much. "So!" You said suddenly, clapping your hands and swivelling on your heels. "With all of these books, have you ever read Pride And Prejudice?" "I, uh, yeah. I have." He replied, ramming his clammy hands into his jean pockets. Why the fuck are you freaking out?! It's just a dumb project. Not like you'll see her again after this. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Aaaaaand... done!" You sigh, contently. Between you, Connor and you had managed to complete the project in about 2 hours. Though little to your knowledge, Connor had spent a lot more time looking at you than at the screen. In the time it had taken for you to write the review, he had noticed so much about you. The way you'd let your hair fall across your face without noticing from being so distracted. The way you'd bite the inside of your cheek while thinking. Even the way your breathing would pick up as you sped up your typing. He scolded himself for noticing but he found every little detail so... endearing. It felt like the time had gone so fast and, deny it though he might, he didn't want you to leave. "So... you going now or what?" He asked, hating how forceful he sounded. "Oh! Um... I told my parents I'd be back at 8..." You say, embarrassed a little. Glancing at the clock, it read 4:13pm. You had hours left and no way back into your house. "Youcanstay." "I'm sorry, what did you say?" "You can stay here until then. If you'd like... that is?" Connor felt the heat rise in his face, turning away from you in hopes he could mask it. Connor Murphy does NOT blush! Without thinking, you grin wildly and fling your arms around his neck happily. But, like he had burned you, you recoiled quickly, muttering a thousand apologies into your chest. Ah shit... I think I've got a crush! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Moments passed by, feeling like hours, as the pair of you sat in silence. You were certain that the hug had messed things up, unaware of Connor's racing heart. It was him that broke the tension with a quiet fact. "You really seem to get the whole lovey dovey shit in the novel." "Oh! Thank you. It's a better book than I thought it was, actually." You replied, unsure of his point. "Do you... fuck... do you have a boyfriend then?" This takes you by surprise. You open your mouth to tell him but are rapidly cut off by him rambling again. "I mean, it's not like I fucking care! Why should I care? You're probably very happy with him and that's just fucking great, isn't it!!" He erupts, getting louder and harsher with each word. You were baffled by what was happening in front of your eyes. He turns from you, muttering furiously to himself. You catch the odd curse word but nothing more. Slowly, you reach out to touch his arm. Your fingers curl around the black fabric, surprised he hasn't pulled away yet, as you turn him to face you. "Connor..." you begin, nervously. "I don't have a boyfriend. Look, are you oka-" Your words are cut off by his lips pressed to yours. They're oddly soft and you can taste mint and weed in your throat. But as soon as he's there's, he's gone again. "I'm sorry! I didn't know what came over me and I just... maybe it'd be best if-" This time, you're the one to cut him off. You place your lips on his, wrapping your arms around his neck. It takes a moment but soon you feel his arms wrap tightly around your waist. You pull away, putting your forehead against his and smiling. "Thank you..." he breathed so only you could here it. Not wanting to ask what for, you lean your chin on his shoulder as he holds you. Connor wouldn't tell you but he was scared. He clutched onto you like you would just disappear in his arms at any second. He couldn't let that happen. The first person to see him as something other than a freak. He wasn't about to lose you now. Not now, not ever...
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5000 Question Survey Pt. 8
701. What is your favorite mixed drink? mojito or espresso martini. 702. When answering these questions are you often pulled in different directions, as if committing to one answer eliminates the possibility for all others? errrr i donāt really think that hard. i just type whatever comes to my head first. 703. Chicken Mesala, Pasta Primavera, Veal Cutlet Parmesan or Linguini with Clam Sauce? veal cutlet parmesan. 704. If you were alone in your friend's house/room/apartment would you look in their drawers and notebooks? no. iād be annoyed if a friend did that in my place
705. What would you really like to do but you don't because you are afraid of getting caught? hmm nothing.
706. Of the following, which word best describes you: responsible: this. spontaneous: tactful: uninhbited: 707. Which band would you most likely check out? The Smiths (indi-pop 80's-90's) The Lords of Acid (acid/house/dance 90's) <--- this Front 242 (80's-90's industrial/dance) 708. How can one put an end to procrastination, as a bad habit? make a list everyday and committing to finishing those tasks everyday. 709. What feature would you want on your car that is not currently offered? inbuilt gps. or subwoofers. 710. What kind of poetry speaks to you? song. 711. What is your favorite store that is open 24 hours? there is nothing open here 24/7 but mcdonalds and gas stations. 712. Do you find that sleep is just so much sleepier when you are supposed to be doing something else? sure. 713. Do you also find that the books you chose are so much more luscious when you have a stack of actual assignments that you Should be reading? of course. 714. If you have had the chance to compare the original 5000 Question Survey to this edited version, what is your opinion? i donāt know the original version. 715. What's the most creative answer you can think of for 'what is black and white and red all over'? a newspaper. 716. Why do people slow down on the highway when they pass a cop car pulling someone else over? either to watch or make sure to follow the speed limit in case the cop goes after them instead? 717. Are they afraid that the cop will STOP pulling over whoever he is pulling over and pull them over instead? yeah, just said that lol. 718. It's daddy's birthday. What do you get him? iāll ask him what he wants a week beforehand. 719. What's your 5,000 question survey nickname? Look at the word next to the 2nd letter of your first name A anything but B bubalicious C captivating D deadly E erotic F funky G greasy H heaps of I indie J jelly K kinetic L lasher M Mr. (or Mrs.) N neglected O ogre-like P parading Q quacking R Rico S stinky T the one and only U uber V Velcro W wishing for X x-tra Y yearning for Z zoobalee Now take the first letter of your last name. A aardvarks B baboo C creme pie D drag queen E eggbert F flex G god H hell I Isabelle J juice K kisses L lightning M mannish boys N nice O octopi P porcupines Q q-bert R rainbows S suave T tushy U underwear V valor W weenie X xtc Y yohimbe Z zipper Put the two words together for your nickname. erotic drag queen. 720. You know that shaky feeling that you get when it's all coming to a climax, and everyone involved is breaking into the good kind of cold sweat, working as individuals and at the same time as a single force of energy, and it all meshes together, and for a brief moment, you're holding your breath and tingling all over, and after it's done you're on an explosive and dizzying high for the rest of the night?Ā What does that feeling come from? drugs or adrenaline surely. 721. How many of your teachers can you imagine drinking or doing drugs on the weekends? i donāt go to school anymore. 722. Do you like Alice in Wonderland or Through the Looking Glass? i havenāt seen it. 723. Write a question and answer it here. no. 724. Who is your favorite playwright? none. 725. What movie has come out recently that you couldnāt have less interest in? the emoji movie lmao. 726. What would the worst movie ever be about? emojis. 727. Do you like truffles?Ā Do you like Turkish delight? i like both. 728. Can you tell the difference between a transvestite and a real woman? i mean would it matter if i could/couldnāt? 729. What's funnier, plants or fire extinguishers? neither. 730. For question 720 did you write down sex?Ā You pervert, I was thinking of musical theater. nope. 731. Which is better, leopard print or plaid? haha plaid if i had to. 732. What would you consider ordinary? ugg boots lmao. 733. What is out of the ordinary? idk. 734. Do you ever watch COPS? bahaha yeah when it was on tv at like 2 in the morning. 735. Is there always room for j - e - l - l - o? no. 736. If you had your own TV show, what kind of show would you make it? reality probably. 737. Do you know how heavy things like airplanes stay in the air? i have a faint idea. 738. When do you act the most dramatic? most of the time. 739. Are you one of those people who have, "see photo id,ā written on the back of their credit cards? nope. 740. It's momās birthday. What do you get her? iāll ask her what she wants a week beforehand. 741. What celebrity has pretty much disappeared leaving you wondering 'where are they now'? that video vixen, angel lola luv. 742. Would you get angry if you and your girl/boyfriend saw the preview for a movie and talked about seeing it together and then they saw it with one of their friends while you were busy? hahahahaha this has happened before. i was sorta annoyed but got over it quickly. 743. How many people do you think will finish this whooooooole survey? iām sure thereās people that have. iāll try my best. 744. Have you ever written a message, sealed it in a bottle and thrown it into a river/lake ocean? nope. 745. If you haven't would you want to? too much effort. 746. If you ever did what would you write? - 747. What do you wish you could always be protected from? danger. 748. What small thing annoys you so much it should be a crime? arrogance. 749. Would you rather watch a video of fish in a tank, or the Yule log on TV? fish in a tank. 750. Is it better to be loved or feared? loved. 751. What causes you to panic? things not going to plan. 752. Do you believe that you have a strong personality? kinda. but lately iāve gotten a bit more laidback. 753. When Jesus saves souls...does he trade them in for valuable prizes? i donāt think so. 754. What resolutions would you make if it were new years? lose weight, save money. 755. Why wait? iām not waiting right now. 756. Do you feel like time is on your side or working against you? working against me. 757. What do you do for yourself when you are down to put a little joy back into your life? distract myself with netflix. 758. How much Tolkien have you read? none. 759. These are the songs on the radio. Which are you most likely to listen to: Time Bomb by Rancid Dead Man's party by Oingo Boingo The Sun Always Shines on TV by A-ha 50 Ways to leave Your Lover by Paul Simon Run by collective Soul none 760. Do you believe that Jesus existed as a real person? well yeah, hasnāt it been proven he was real? 761. Do you believe he was the son of god? haha idk. 762. How do you feel about organized religion? it is what it is. iām all for different religions, iām just against brainwashing cults. 763. What sentence have you heard lately, that would sound pretty odd out of context? idk. 763. If you had to choose one image to be a symbol of our times, what would you pick? a damn smartphone. 764. Name a group of people: millennials. 765. How many of them does it take to screw in a light bulb? google it. 766. Do you like the movie The Labyrinth with David Bowie and some muppets? i havenāt seen it. 767. Do you like the movie The Dark Crystal? never seen it. 768. Metallica or Guns N' Roses? neither. 769. Do you follow the Chinese zodiac? no, but i know iām born in the year of the horse. 770. Do you like reggae music? i donāt hate it. 771. What makes your life worth it every day? just all the opportunities iāve been given. 772. Do you seize each day and sink your teeth into it? unfortunately not. 773. Iāve heard people say that Jim Morrison never yawned because he was just so full of life. How often do you yawn? everyday probably. 774. Who decides what behavior is 'crazy' or 'sane'? idk... 775. Who are the most inspiring artists, musicians, poets, and writers? honestly anyone whoās striving to be successful in those crafts. 776. Did anything historically significant happen in the year you were born? all i know is that pretty woman was released lol. 777. Besides blowing out birthday candles when do you make wishes? 11:11 sometimes. havenāt caught that time in forever. 778. Are you self-sufficient? yes. 779. Is it better to be wanted or needed? wanted. being needed can be pretty hard. 780. What do you feel is an appropriate age to lose oneās virginity at? whenever the person is ready. 781. Do you feel that the appropriate age for girls and for boys is different? probably.Ā 782. Are you a hard person to get to know? not really. if i get along with someone and conversation flows well then itās fine. 783. What is the craziest thing you have ever done out of anger? thrown my phone into the other side of the room. 784. What's the MOST annoying sound you can think of? nails on a chalkboard. 785. What's the silliest vegetable you can think of? bittermelon. 786. Do you believe in love at first sight? no. 787. Name one thing you have referred to in the past as ābetter than sexā: i havenāt. 788. What do you see when you turn out the light? nothing. 789. Do you like jazz, blues and/or swing music? i donāt typically listen to it but itās nice. 790. Do you prefer gold or silver jewelry? white gold. 791. In what ways do you want your children to be like you? everything except my laziness. 792. In what ways would you want your children to be different from you? my laziness lol. 793. What was the scariest movie you've ever seen? idk. the conjuring. 794. What was the funniest movie you've ever seen? 40yo virgin. 795. What was the worst movie you've ever seen? umm idk, like mean girls 2 haha. 796. Are you a good massage-giver? i think so. 797. What is one question that no one can ever truthfully answer 'yes' to? idk. 798. Is there more to this world than human beings can perceive? iām sure there is. 799. If matter is neither created nor destroyed then is it possible that you are made up of molecules that once made up Ghandi or Jesus or Einstein? well possibly but i doubt it. 800. Are you often sarcastic? pretty often.
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Hellooooooo~ (Ā“ļ½”ā¢ įµ ā¢ļ½”`)
I am so very touched that a lot of people are concerned about me and my life being in shambles and that makes me really, really happy. On the list of things going good in my life, you guys are right in that list. I love you guys so much ā¤
I AM UNWORTHY OF YOUR LOVE BUT I WILL TAKE IT NO TAKE-BACKS, NO RETURNS, NO REFUNDS, NO SHOES, NO ENTRY
Just a rundown of some of whatās been happening and the rollercoaster ride that is my life rn: (mobile users, if the Keep Reading doesnāt work i deeply apologize aaa)
i got sick again---i got better for ONE DAY then got sick the next day like?? bruh
whatās a self-esteem and how do i acquire
some awful person resurfacing in my life, i actually got terrible heart palpitations bc god theyāre such a bitch and i want them to just?? stop??? being around anywhere i can hear mention of them??
kinda relevant to the blackout: bc iām not wherever they are, theyāve started changing shit up like āi came up with x idea, not laiā and iām like bitch pls the only thing you ever got creative about is your bullshit---whoever believes your lies are not worthy of being my friend lbr
friendly reminder: pls donāt take credit for things you did not come up with and did not do, itās a really gross thing to do
i went to the doctor again.
āyou shouldnāt be stressed,ā they said, ābc stress makes it easy for the pestilence horseman to find youā (paraphrased)
my immune system is weak af now apparently rip
spent like a whole day just laying in bed sick, lamenting on whether or not i can ever partake in ice cream again
MY NOSE IS RUNNY AND I HATE IT SO MUCH AND MY EYES ARE WATERY TOO
bright side: i canāt babysit while sick
dark side (?): i feel useless and incapable rn
i accidentally squirted orange juices in my eye trying to peel an orange
life hack: make someone else peel an orange for you
some hilarious, kinda insulting thing and idk whether to laugh or cry: some guy has been messaging me trying to get me to go on a date with him
but heās like lowkey tryina tell me i need to go on a diet like āhey letās go out for a burger at this nice burger place but youād prob want a salad haha you can be cuter tho, rly ill treat you to a saladā
and ?? my dude, im ordering 27 burgers you canāt stop me
iād rather be stuffed full of burger than ācuterā, let me tell you right now
i mean i like salads but i like burgers more
ALL HAIL BURGERS
I SAW SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING
WATCH IT I SWEARĀ Ā
i have ideas for a crossover bc tom holland!peter parker is such a pure boy and you know who else is a pure boy?
adrien agreste
btw when i say ideas i just mean....... banter. like straight up a fanfic/comic with them just talking
also spider-man is defs the lovechild of ladybug and chat noir ill fight you on this
donāt actually fight me, im sick
hey did you know this whole bullet point post is me just being loopy fro m cold and pain relieving medicine haha aha
I HAVE A TEST ON KANJI TOMORROW, I ONLY KNOW LIKE 10 KANJI OUT OF 50 WE COVERED IM NOT READY I HAVE SNOT COMING OUTTA MY NOSE
i shouldnt be typing this i should be studying------
IM BROKE AF, I HAVE 300PHP TO MY NAME RN HOW AM I GONNA PAY MY INTERNET BILL THIS 18TH IM GOING TO DIe
(thatās about $6 for you dollar people out there)
if you read this far, pls note that the knowledge youāve gained is forbidden knowledge
my life is in shambles
#lai rants#kinda happily#putting weird personal posts in my blog is a thing i forgot i could do#cuz it's my personal blog#it turned into a miraculous ladybug blog halfway through#oops#personal#sorry for the long post#though it's in read more so#anyway
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Wait can I ask for Wynn and Niall on the "get to know my characters" thing? I'm interested in if you'd make changes now :)
yes you can!!! it was fun to see what iāve discovered about them over the years, tbh, especially in the case of niall. i think he has changed the most vs. how he was when i first āmadeā him, like, 4-5 years ago? yikes.
01. Full name: Wynn Ercwlff Carmichael (I couldnāt actually remember the middle name I originally gave him so I went with the most Welsh bastard I could find)02. Best friend: I remain a BIG FAN of him being best friends with Marcas and Helbert.03. Sexuality: Heās an artiste... who knows.04. Favorite color: I wonāt waste your time by naming them because he fore sure cannot decide, though he does keep coming back to pear green.05. Relationship status: Married B)06. Ideal mate: Wynn found his way into being a lilā uptight under the careful watch of his mother and then after he started working with teenagers who can stress him tf out, so someone who would help him relax at the end of the day. Someone who doesnāt put too many expectations on him, or demand too much of him. (Not that he canāt handle responsibility, he just canāt really handle demanding people at this stage in life.) Someone funny, creative, and supportive. :ā)07. Turn-ons: Nice smiles, lots of laughter, affection, a feeling of security with the person, compassion, and humor.08. Favorite food: Crempog/pancakes09. Crushes: His wife @theblushdahlia aka you)10. Favorite music: Duran Duran, Hall & Oates, Men at Work, aaaand probably Tears for Fears tbqh.11. Biggest fear: He got two. 1) Not being able to provide for his family and 2) waking up one day and feeling like he didnāt do enough re: his career in art/that he settled by becoming a teacher.12. Biggest fantasy: Rn his biggest fantasies really revolve around his children succeeding and being happy when they grow up? Lame!!! (jk)13. Bad habits: Heās so dang indecisive!!! Midnight snacking, biting the ends of pens and pencils and things, tries too hard to make people feel okay about something until theyāre like āok thx but pls stopā, can get kinda whiny about small things, leaves the toilet seat up a lot, and not to drag him but he probably drinks a lot of expensive juices.14. Biggest regret: His falling out with his mom because it was right on the cusp of her getting sick and he didnāt try to patch things up for awhile.15. Best kept secrets: He canāt count to 100. Lol jk. I think, for a long time, it was his family (specifically, the state of it and his relationships with them).16. Last thought: āWhen will these children finally all be asleep AT THE SAME TIME???ā17. Worst romantic experience: That time he proposed to his gf at the time and she said no lol.18. Biggest insecurity: His art and his ability to make art.19. Weapon of choice: Even in the FWW verse I wouldnāt say his wand because he is just Not Great at defensive magic, so idk. Heās the least violent character I have, probably.20. Role Model: I donāt think he has a role model but in terms of someone who he respects and inspires him, itād be Calista, especially after everything sheās gone through and how sheās such a great mom to their kids.
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01. Full name: Niall Brennan Mulloy02. Best friend: [banging pots n pans together] JER-EM-Y WOOD ( @multisamicisāā )03. Sexuality: Hetero but I mean, we all know the Jeremy/Joce/Niall ot3 is something heād be into.04. Favorite color: [Niall Mulloy voice]: Who over 10 has a fuckinā favorite color? (Itās a blue-gray.)05. Relationship status: Obviously it depends on the timeline, but where he is in the verse in which he currently exists, he is in fact in a loving and committed relationship with Marlene ( @theinglenookā ā). 06. Ideal mate: From his perspective, someone intelligent and relatively spontaneous, not boring or naive. Someone whoās not very dependent or WEIRD (lol heās v. judgmental so he would not fare well with someone Quirky). He likes someone who can take charge but not necessarily controlling/bossinā him around. But I also think he needs someone who will pull him out of shell (though, to be clear, I donāt mean in the Heās Shy type of shell, because he definitely isnāt, but the shell heās constructed for himself that can limit the things he experiences or the people he interacts with cuz he Jaded and closed-off). Also, someone whoāll call him out when heās a dick and not like, police his behavior but make him face the facts when heās being ridiculous. And, depending on the timeline, someone whoās not only chill with him having a daughter but likes and is kind to her.07. Turn-ons: You know as well as I that he is a Butt Man(TM). But also, back to the taking charge thing ā Ā ā. Ummm. Long hair, good hygiene, lots of kissing, aaaand idk, I donāt want to sound redundant by saying intelligence but itās true, but heās also kinda shallow so like if you hot, heās like ānice.ā08. Favorite food: Forfar bridies09. Crushes: Other than the babysitter his parents hired when he was like, eight? His gal, Marlene.10. Favorite music: Heās not a huge music person, tbh. He will mostly listen to whatever his brother, Ian, is playing, which is 70ā²s/80ā²s punk music (Buzzcocks, Stiff Little Fingers, Joy Division, Ramones, etc). Heās been conditioned to enjoy it. But if he were to make the steps to explore more and see what he really likes, heād be more into The Who and, like, Cream, haha. 11. Biggest fear: Losing the people he loves/cares about.12. Biggest fantasy: Tbh, to just be a good dad, brother, friend, bf, etc. He has always felt like heās not doing enough irt his interpersonal relationships, but heās reached a point where he wants to make an effort to be better.13. Bad habits: Can I call general apathy a bad habit? Lmao. But also, hardly remembers to do the dishes until thereās a full sink, judging people before he gets to know them, bad at communicating, swearing a lot, smoking, and ya know being generally unfriendly for no valid reason (though less so than he has in the past).14. Biggest regret: He has... A Few of those, but I guess his biggest one, in FWW verse, was that time he disappeared and didnāt tell anyone where he was for months LOL!15. Best kept secrets: He reeeally, really truly believes he let his brother down. Niall thinks he failed Ian in so many ways, but itās something he doesnāt want to say aloud for fear of it being validated.16. Last thought: It was either about Maggie, Marlene, Jeremy, or work lmao.17. Worst romantic experience: He didnāt have very many romantic experiences before he got together with Marlene when he was around 18. But I guess if I took the definition of romantic much, much more loosely, I could say that the two-birds-one-day fiasco was like, super great while it happened, but the backlash was A Lot ahahahhaha.18. Biggest insecurity: Niallās reluctant to show his emotions because heās forgotten how and it makes him feel Weak when he does, so -- that!19. Weapon of choice: Tbh, I honestly donāt know. His fists? Prob.20. Role Model: His mom. Ā
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5000 Question Survey Pt. 8
701. What is your favorite mixed drink? i like sex on the beach a lot but i honestly like a lot of mixed drinks 702. When answering these questions are you often pulled in different directions, as if committing to one answer eliminates the possibility for all others? nahh, i try not to put too much thought into my decisions lol 703. Chicken Mesala, Pasta Primavera, Veal Cutlet Parmesan or Linguini with Clam Sauce? i donāt know what any of these are.Ā i guess pasta primavetra 704. If you were alone in your friendās house/room/apartment would you look in their drawers and notebooks? iād probably just watch tv
705. What would you really like to do but you donāt because you are afraid of getting caught? gamble??? lol idk
706. Of the following, which word best describes you: responsible: this one i guess spontaneous: tactful: uninhbited: 707. Which band would you most likely check out? The Smiths (indi-pop 80ās-90ās) probably this one The Lords of Acid (acid/house/dance 90ās) Front 242 (80ās-90ās industrial/dance) 708. How can one put an end to procrastination, as a bad habit? commit to everything that you ever need to get done 709. What feature would you want on your car that is not currently offered? well, i donāt have a car but if i did i would want bluetooth so i can always listen to my own music 710. What kind of poetry speaks to you? i donāt like poetry 711. What is your favorite store that is open 24 hours? uh... walmart? i guess 712. Do you find that sleep is just so much sleepier when you are supposed to be doing something else? absolutely 713. Do you also find that the books you chose are so much more luscious when you have a stack of actual assignments that you Should be reading? lol i mean kind of? 714. If you have had the chance to compare the original 5000 Question Survey to this edited version, what is your opinion? i havenāt done the originial so i have no idea honestly 715. Whatās the most creative answer you can think of for āwhat is black and white and red all overā? a sunburnt penguin 716. Why do people slow down on the highway when they pass a cop car pulling someone else over? just to be cautious, i guess 717. Are they afraid that the cop will STOP pulling over whoever he is pulling over and pull them over instead? possible, i guess 718. Itās daddyās birthday. What do you get him? something sports related 719. Whatās your 5,000 question survey nickname? Look at the word next to the 2nd letter of your first name A anything but B bubalicious C captivating D deadly E erotic F funky G greasy H heaps of I indie J jelly K kinetic L lasher M Mr. (or Mrs.) N neglected O ogre-like P parading Q quacking R Rico S stinky T the one and only U uber V Velcro W wishing for X x-tra Y yearning for Z zoobalee Now take the first letter of your last name. A aardvarks B baboo C creme pie D drag queen E eggbert F flex G god H hell I Isabelle J juice K kisses L lightning M mannish boys N nice O octopi P porcupines Q q-bert R rainbows S suave T tushy U underwear V valor W weenie X xtc Y yohimbe Z zipper Put the two words together for your nickname. indie creme pie 720. You know that shaky feeling that you get when itās all coming to a climax, and everyone involved is breaking into the good kind of cold sweat, working as individuals and at the same time as a single force of energy, and it all meshes together, and for a brief moment, youāre holding your breath and tingling all over, and after itās done youāre on an explosive and dizzying high for the rest of the night? What does that feeling come from? drugs prolly 721. How many of your teachers can you imagine drinking or doing drugs on the weekends? definitely some of my high school teachers 722. Do you like Alice in Wonderland or Through the Looking Glass? i like alice in wonderland 723. Write a question and answer it here. what do you want to be doing right now? eating 724. Who is your favorite playwright? i donāt have one 725. What movie has come out recently that you couldnāt have less interest in? there are so many lol 726. What would the worst movie ever be about? poop 727. Do you like truffles? Do you like Turkish delight? not a huge chocolate person 728. Can you tell the difference between a transvestite and a real woman? it doesnāt really matter if i can or not 729. Whatās funnier, plants or fire extinguishers? lol neither? 730. For question 720 did you write down sex? You pervert, I was thinking of musical theater. i didnāt actually 731. Which is better, leopard print or plaid? plaid for sure 732. What would you consider ordinary? blondes 733. What is out of the ordinary? dogs with sweaters 734. Do you ever watch COPS? I FUCKING LOVE COPS 735. Is there always room for j - e - l - l - o? i hate jello 736. If you had your own TV show, what kind of show would you make it? a horror drama 737. Do you know how heavy things like airplanes stay in the air? buoyancy??? idk if that even makes sense 738. When do you act the most dramatic? every single day of my entire life 739. Are you one of those people who have, āsee photo id,ā written on the back of their credit cards? i donāt think so 740. Itās momās birthday. What do you get her? sheās hard to shop for so idk, iād probably ask 741. What celebrity has pretty much disappeared leaving you wondering 'where are they nowā? amanda bynes 742. Would you get angry if you and your girl/boyfriend saw the preview for a movie and talked about seeing it together and then they saw it with one of their friends while you were busy? jack has done that before lol.Ā except with his mother and i was a lil mad because we talked about seeing it and he went without me but it ended up being a good movie and he took me later that week or something 743. How many people do you think will finish this whooooooole survey? not many, iād say 744. Have you ever written a message, sealed it in a bottle and thrown it into a river/lake ocean? nah. 745. If you havenāt would you want to? sure 746. If you ever did what would you write? something significant 747. What do you wish you could always be protected from? death 748. What small thing annoys you so much it should be a crime? when people chew with their mouth open 749. Would you rather watch a video of fish in a tank, or the Yule log on TV? fish in a tank 750. Is it better to be loved or feared? loved 100% 751. What causes you to panic? lots of things man 752. Do you believe that you have a strong personality? i think so? unless thatās a bad thing lol 753. When Jesus saves soulsā¦does he trade them in for valuable prizes? idfk man, do i look like jesus? 754. What resolutions would you make if it were new years? lose weight or at least get in better shape 755. Why wait? bc iām lazy 756. Do you feel like time is on your side or working against you? working against me most of the time 757. What do you do for yourself when you are down to put a little joy back into your life? watch something or read something 758. How much Tolkien have you read? i donāt even know what that is 759. These are the songs on the radio. Which are you most likely to listen to: Time Bomb by Rancid Dead Manās party by Oingo Boingo The Sun Always Shines on TV by A-ha this one 50 Ways to leave Your Lover by Paul Simon Run by collective Soul 760. Do you believe that Jesus existed as a real person? no 761. Do you believe he was the son of god? idfk dude 762. How do you feel about organized religion? i donāt care 763. What sentence have you heard lately, that would sound pretty odd out of context? idk 763. If you had to choose one image to be a symbol of our times, what would you pick? a cat 764. Name a group of people: crowd 765. How many of them does it take to screw in a light bulb? one, hopefully 766. Do you like the movie The Labyrinth with David Bowie and some muppets? never seen it 767. Do you like the movie The Dark Crystal? never seen it. 768. Metallica or Guns Nā Roses? metallica 769. Do you follow the Chinese zodiac? i used to 770. Do you like reggae music? not really. 771. What makes your life worth it every day? getting to see the ones i love 772. Do you seize each day and sink your teeth into it? sure 773. Iāve heard people say that Jim Morrison never yawned because he was just so full of life. How often do you yawn? every single day 774. Who decides what behavior is 'crazyā or 'saneā? anyone who wants to i suppose 775. Who are the most inspiring artists, musicians, poets, and writers? oh thereās tons.Ā robin williams was always an inspiration to me and so was van gogh. 776. Did anything historically significant happen in the year you were born? not that i know of 777. Besides blowing out birthday candles when do you make wishes? on shooting stars whenever i see them 778. Are you self-sufficient? i try to be 779. Is it better to be wanted or needed? wanted 780. What do you feel is an appropriate age to lose oneās virginity at? whenever they are ready 781. Do you feel that the appropriate age for girls and for boys is different? no 782. Are you a hard person to get to know? i donāt think so.Ā iām an open book 783. What is the craziest thing you have ever done out of anger? hurt myself 784. Whatās the MOST annoying sound you can think of? nails on a chalkboard 785. Whatās the silliest vegetable you can think of? idk 786. Do you believe in love at first sight? not really 787. Name one thing you have referred to in the past as ābetter than sexā: food lol 788. What do you see when you turn out the light? itās dark so probably not a lot 789. Do you like jazz, blues and/or swing music? nope 790. Do you prefer gold or silver jewelry? silver 791. In what ways do you want your children to be like you? i donāt want children 792. In what ways would you want your children to be different from you? ^ 793. What was the scariest movie youāve ever seen? back when i was little freddy kreuger scared the actual shit out of me 794. What was the funniest movie youāve ever seen? grown ups or horrible bosses 795. What was the worst movie youāve ever seen? the haunting of molly hartley 796. Are you a good massage-giver? i think so. 797. What is one question that no one can ever truthfully answer 'yesā to? if they know everything 798. Is there more to this world than human beings can perceive? of course there is 799. If matter is neither created nor destroyed then is it possible that you are made up of molecules that once made up Ghandi or Jesus or Einstein? sure why not? 800. Are you often sarcastic? pretty often.
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Web Design Inspiration 2017
Out with the old and in with the new ā Web Design Inspiration 2017!
If youāve been following this blog for any number of posts (or years) itās often about web design inspiration, but time slows for no man, and this web design inspiration 2017 list is intended to get the juices flowing for what will be your best year yet in your digital marketing efforts!
Some web design inspiration 2017 elements that might work their way into your designs?
Full width photographic elements with angles for transitions to flat color sections (see the first site for an example)
Angles in general on the full-width elements
Gold on dark, and gold on white
Transparent boxy elements overlayed on Ā photos (see the second site for an example)
Incredible attention to typography (Make them say this type is āso considered!ā)
Ā Ā Ā Mauna Kea ā Adventure Sports
This page has mostly cold yet vivid colors give the website a peaceful feeling. The only really warm color in the website is the red of the womanās jacket. This demonstrates that she must be an important figure, and makes her a focal point. Although the website is pushing the boundaries when it comes to design, the navigation is standardĀ which makes theĀ website user friendly. The menuās small text buttons, separated by the logo in the center provide a great sense of balance.
The alternationĀ from dark backgrounds to light (white) backgrounds combined with the useĀ of diagonals (as opposed toĀ straight, horizontal lines) give it a unique look. The website is definitely not āstaticā. The use of the diagonals definitely lead your eyes around the page. There is a lot of negative space used in the design, preventing it from appearing cluttered or overly busy. The fonts and colors used make the textĀ very legible. The overall minimal layoutĀ of this website makes it visually pleasing and emphasizes the importance of the content within the page.
Kiko Miuhara
The soft shades of primary colors behind the grayscale images really makes them stand out. The distribution of color is attention grabbing, but doesnāt draw you away from the text completely. AĀ standard sans serif font is used which makes the text very readable. The placement of the type is spaced out nicely, surrounded by a good amount of white space, so it doesnāt look cluttered. The menuĀ at the top leftĀ of the page is standard making the navigation process easy. The alteration of shapes on one side with text on the other keep your eyes moving around.
The sites header is quite large, making it the main area of focus, which isnāt necessarily a bad thing. The letters āKā and āMā in the header stand out the most because they areĀ the only areas that areĀ colored. The emphasis on the models initials may be important I suppose, and the color used does make this an interesting design element. One thing I donāt understand is whether the colored āKā or sideways āMā at the top or the āKā or upside down āMā at the bottom are allĀ logos. I think she needs toĀ find a logo and stick to it. In this website Iām seeing three, maybe four different logos. The footerĀ could use some work too. It just repeats the letters and is tiny compared to the massive header. And theĀ Chinese text in the footer is a bit confusing too?
Ā Acolytes
Okay, Iāll admit that I have no idea what this webpage says, but the layout looks very nice to me. I like the alteration from text on left and picture on right to text on right and picture on left. It forces your eyes to move throughout the page. Assuming that the images arenāt totally unrelated to the sections, they work well. The subtle gray to white gradient backgrounds look good with the black text.Ā They chose a light enough gray for the text to remain readable.
The large, bold headers for each section are positioned well and I like the Sans Serif font they chose because it doesnāt look too spread out or condensed (proper kerning). Bold subheads are good, but what I donāt like is that all of the text (apart from the headers) is italicized. In my opinion, italicized type should not be used for an entire body of text. Italic type is generally used to call attention to a specific area of text or emphasize certain words. Overall I feel that it is a nice site though. There is plenty of white space or ānegative spaceā which prevents the site from looking cluttered or overwhelming. The amount of content within the site is enough to inform without making the viewer feel like they are reading a novel.
Ā Next Digital Filmmaker
Ok, just by coincidence I stumbled uponĀ another non-english page, well, mostly non-english. The site looks pretty sharp at first glance.Ā I like the soft pastel colors they chose. They used interesting photographs which are laid out well.
Now letās talk about the text a bit. The font is very readable, but I feel like the placement of the text is veryĀ āscatteredā and inconsistent. Iām also not a big fan of centered text, unless there is a good reason for it to be centered. All of the bodies of text on this page areĀ centered for no apparent reason. Just keep it left aligned unless there is a good reason not to! Centering all of your test makes it look awkward and in my opinion, shitty.
As far as areas of color,Ā whitespace and images, Iāll give this site a thumbs up. But the arrangement of text gets a thumbs down.Ā And where the fuck is the navigation? Are those boxed in words buttons? I would have to drag my mouse around waiting for the cursorĀ to becomeĀ a hand in order to find links, or, maybe there arenāt any linksā¦ I donāt know, Itās in Spanish.
Ā Salon Di Bellezza
This is an example of good web design. Beautiful Header image, clear navigation, great use of negative space, clearly defined sections, stunning images, nice fonts, great colorĀ choices, etc. Also,Ā not an overwhelming amount of information which would clutter up the page and deter the viewer from wanting to read any of it. I donāt know about you, but if the amount of text looks like it would take more than about 45 seconds to read Iām like āFuck this!ā.
One thing I am usually not a fan of is centered text, but I canāt necessarily say that the centered text doesnāt work here. In this case there is very little text and each body of text is centered on the page.Ā This keeps your eyes focused on the center of the page and not wondering all over the place. The entire design of this page is centered, so the centered text makes sense.
I like the fact that they have used large arrows as well as buttons inĀ their galleries. There is definitely no confusion as to where the gallery is or whether there are galleries in the first place. The use of a thick black border (which also serves as the footer) keeps your attention on the page, not wandering to other areas on your screen. The grainy, tan background is soft and a nice change up from a standard white or black. The large angled text in each section of the page savesĀ the viewer from Ā any confusion as to where one section ends and the next begins. My one issue with this site is the huge map at the bottom. It definitely takes away from the beauty of the page as a whole. But overall, I think this is a very nicelyĀ designed website. Way to keep it simple!
Ā Ce Soir Restaurant
This website is kind of irritating me at the moment because it just made me realize how hungry I am. I want that asparagus! I want that egg! Very outstanding images which do exactly what they are intended to do I would assume, which is stimulate ones appetite. Like a lot of websites are,Ā this websiteĀ alternatesĀ images on the right and text on the left with images on the left and text on the right. The white painted brick backgroundĀ is a unique choice.Ā I imagine the restaurant to be an upscale, health conscious type of joint, probably inĀ a unique old building which has been renovated several times.Ā But then again,Ā I might be totally wrong, in which case it would be a misleading design element.
The headers for each body of text are large and bold which make it very readable. The bodies of text under the headers are definitely not easy to read though. The text is very small and the font does not work well, at least at that size. And like so many other sites, ALL of the text is centered. But the arrangementĀ of the text is irrelevant if it canāt be read in the first place.
I also like the minimal use of the color pink in the site. It really emphasizes certain areas, including their logo. And finally, their logoā¦ it it way to complicated and ITāS A FRIGGIN DEARāS HEAD! Even if they happen to serve a lot of dishes containing venison, this logo is garbage. But Iām critiquing websites, not logos, so Iāll shut up now.
Ā Vinto ā Creative Portfolio
I like the use of repetition with the diamond shapes here. Black, white and red is a favorite minimal color scheme of mine. I donāt know how I feel about the color photo of the woman in the center of the page. I think that if she were in B&W as well, it would not only match the rest of the color scheme, but provide a āretroā sort of feel which might be cool. The white space used works well. It emphasizes what needs to be seen on the page. The subtle top, horizontal navigation looks nice and simple to navigate. It looks like there are two menus at the top though, one main navigation and one for areas of the portfolio. Perhaps the portfolio menu could be in the main navigation as a drop down or somethingā¦ I just donāt know how I feel about the two navigation menus, both at the top of the page. And the contact area at the bottom of the page is HUGE! Perhaps it wouldnāt look as balanced if it were smaller. IDK, Iād have to see it I guess.
Ā Uniq-X Unique Template Design
The images are the first thing I notice on this page. They are clear and colorful and look quite nice. The site looks very classy with the exception of the set of photos in the center (the creepy clown, the goat, etcā¦). It looks like a really nice, classy site with some kids shit thrown in the center. The pastel colors donāt seem to match the rest of the page. I think there would have been a better design solution for these images, rather that throwing them in the middle of the site (literally like half way down). And that clownā¦ Ugh!!! It looks pretty psychotic. In my opinion it should go, or at least be replaced with an image of a more pleasant looking clown. The images combined with the text do a good job of leading the eyes from one element to the next. Got no issues with the standard, up top horizontal navigation. I prefer simplicity when it comes to navigation. Thereās no reason to get experimental with menus. Keep it simple and user friendly, like this site does.
Ā Disneyās Big Hero 6
Sweet anime! I like the distinct sections (4 of them) which make up the page. The colors are great and will definitely want to make kids check this out. The pages haveĀ a right hand navigation which may not be the easiest to follow, but Iām sure most of us could figure it out. I love the icon buttons for the galleries.Ā I like what they have done with the scroll bars I think thatās what they are next to the bodies of text). I donāt see custom designed scroll bars too often, pretty cool. The white sans serif font is pretty legible and works well with the rest of the site. Nice futuristic look, but may be a bit complicated to navigate for the computer illiterate or young children. It is a fun website though which can be enjoyed by all ages. Good job Disney!
Ā Carsonified
I love science, so I was drawn to this website right away. How can you not be with those sweet illustrations on super vivid colors? The dashed line with the scissors (to make it look like coupons) is an awesome idea. I havenāt seen that used yet, so to me it seems like a great original idea. Perfect, clear place for the navigation (upper right). The highlighting of the active ensures that one will always know where they are in the site. Getting lost in websites is a pain. If I have to use that default, browser back arrow the designer did something very wrong. But thatās not the case here. This website is successful on many levels ā visually, functionally, legiblyā¦ And there is enough negative space to prevent it from looking cluttered. It is a very fun website, but doesnāt lack a seriousness when it comes to promoting their business.
Ā We hope you enjoyed this āWeb design Inspiration 2017ā³ collection ā and I donāt want you to flit off unless youāve seen some other places we like to get inspired for web design projects.
Consider tapping these web design inspiration resources as well!
Dribbble
Behance
Pinterest
Muzli ā Chrome Extension
The number one thing Iād think about is that ānothing is original!ā so take elements that inspire you and apply them to anything youāre making. The number one most important thing is that the design does itās job! Whether it be selling a product, an idea, or a cause.
The distinction between art ā and design is the function of design is not merely intended to entertain, or stimulate. The function of design is to accomplish some specific goal or end. If you create a beautiful and stimulating visual piece that accomplishes no other goal than to be beautiful to look at, itās still wonderful ā but itās more art than design. That doesnāt mean there arenāt artistic elements in design ā and these pieces curated prove that!
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