#in case you dont know this is my 2nd blog where i post random things and experiment with new style

[pretty-pink-seaslug]

crystalviolin321 -> pretty-pink-seaslug (I BEEN USING CRYSTALVIOLIN FOR TOO DAMN LONG!!)

art blog @pretty-groovy-seaslug

main/introduction + dni post it's party time

Do not mint my shit as NFTs 👹

Super Gals pic from wallpaper cave until I can make an edit for this post

Hi welcome to my messy ass room I deserve better

Info abt me:

• I’m Slug! (not my irl name, obvi) I used to go by CV but I am SO tired of that username yall dont even know— (also I named my bww main oc Crystal so now there's finally a separation between us) You can call me Slug, Kiki,or any nice nickname really (maybe even a term of endearment??? 😳)

• My fandoms are: Balan Wonderworld, NiGHTS series, Sonic The Hedgehog (been getting into it more lately), Sugar Sugar Rune (not sure if it has a fandom but I am OBSESSED with it's world building and concepts, literally the job in my BWW au is inspired by it!!) Angel Hare, No Straight Roads, and Jet Set Radio, this will absoluetly be updated as soon as I get and finish BRC.

• I’m a Biromantic Asexual! Recently have been questioning if I might be queerplatonic,,,

• I am of the legal age in America, I’m currently 18 going on 19! My birthday is March 2nd (Pisces gang 😎♓️)

• I am black as hell (Dad told me I’m Part West Indian aka Jamaican and mom told me I’m also part Native American, Blackfoot to be specific, tho I don’t really know for certain because I never got a heritage test)

• I am diagnosed with Depression and ADHD, got those diagnoses through my IEP back in like 6th grade I think (I need to hit up a psychiatrist ASAP Rocky because there’s like a 98% chance I have autism tbh and I FOR SURE need antidepressants—)

• I am female, cis and an all original pretty girl ☆ヾ(-∀・)*+☆

• You can reply to my vent posts so long as you're nice and understanding!

• I used to say I was specifically into Gyaru fashion but that’s not the case anymore and hasn’t been for a long, long time— I love fashion as a whole! A fashionista if you will B) I’m mainly into Gyaru fashion but I also like Y2K (let's be honest lol Y2K and Gyaru are making out in the broom closet), Decora, been kinda digging Emo lately or Vamp as roblox calls it— aaand yeah just, fashion <3

• I've literally had this blog since I was like 11, do not go too far into my posts because, as anyone does, there are posts I deeply regret <3 (now whether I apologize for them or not is a different story)

• I have a very strange taste in music compared to other girlies by the looks of it- I love Breakcore, Lolicore, Raggacore, DnB, Hyperpop (AS LONG AS IT HAS GOOD VOCALS, I RARELY HAVE HEARD A HYPERPOP SONG WHERE THE VOCALS WERENT STRAIGHT CHEEKS.) Trap, JERSEYYY <33333, Future Funk, French House, and others I can't think of off the top of my head rn. Pretty pink audiophiliac! <3

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Tag directory:

#lol ignore me - Basically my misc tag, like my random shit and memes n stuff

#matc and #Maki and The Creeps - A lil original franchise kinda thing I have going on

#my art & #my artwork - I am also an artist because it’s one of my many hobbies ✨

#my meme & #my memes - For when I make something I find quite humorous

#And I ALWAYS respond - For when I get an ask and I answer it, I should’ve made this tag YEARS ago but it was just created in 2023—

#Wishlist - Thing's I would either buy if I had the money or things I'll buy eventually, this tag is usually consisting of jewelry or nice knickknacks or pretty clothes and general fashion things

#Art I like - exactly what it sounds like, art that isn't mine that I like! I also tag this on animations and music and writing too, really anything that counts as art!

#Aesthetica - things I reblog for the ✬Aesthetic✬, my blog usually doesn't follow the aesthetic tho so really just aesthetics I happen to like lol

#Doration resources - was meant to say 'decoration resources' but I typed it wrong and just kept using it for easier searching, this tag contains Dividers, Pretty images you could put on blog posts or edit (usually anime pics), Backgrounds, and Favicons, in general this is to catalog web graphics

#Madre AU - my Balan Wonderworld AU! This tag contains all things related to it, also check out BWW au and BWW oc

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DNI (Do Not Interact) (dont worry these are pretty general) :

➸ You’re a Misogynist

➸ You’re a Misandrist

➸ You write and/or reblog rape (no trauma or anything just personal preference, I'm sure you understand <3)

➸ You wish to have sexual interactions (This is self explanatory.)

➸ You unironically hate a certain group of people because they’re not like you, just go take adderall and breathe air, get a job or smth

➸ You’re into cringe culture (again this is self explanatory.)

➸ You send death threats to people or tell them to “kys” unironically

➸ any type of phobic (Acephobic, transphobic, homophobic, biphobic, etc etc)

➸ A trump supporter or Nazi/Neonazi or whatever y’all are using now idk

➸ A Terf or whatever y’all use to identify yourselves

➸ A Fujoshi/Fudanshi (freak.)

➸ a pedo or a pedophilic defender, bitch you are not Nicki Minaj

➸ A Kpop stan (not sure if it's much of a thing like it used to be but just incase!)

➸ in general part of stan culture (A Kpop stan like mentioned above, a Dream stan, a Nicki stan, etc etc)

➸ ddlg/mdlb/cgl(re)/(nsfw)agere or whatever tf y’all are calling yourselves, you're weird.

➸ you’re proship/anti-anti or whatever tf y’all call yourselves idk just fuck off or smth

➸ Zoophiles (Self explanatory!)

➸ You mint shit that isn’t yours as NFTs/support NFTs

➸ You're one of those Ai art supporters/techbros

I can also just block you because I want to

°°° other than that, have fun in my pretty little blog! great to have you <3

[mjsknits]

Pattern: Carbeth by Kate Davies Yarn: 2 skeins of MarLen mill ends (approximately 500 yds) Needles: US 10.5 and 11 Time: December 7-15, 2018 Ravelry link

Whew, what a busy couple of months it’s been! New jobs and big changes have meant I’ve neglected blog upkeep, so the next couple of posts will be playing catch-up with a couple of unblogged knits from 2018 :)

One major goal with my knitting for the last several years has to been to stashbust effectively. Yes, I know, it’s been SEVERAL years and I’m still working on it, but part of that process has been to reevaluate yarns and projects I’ve made but no longer wear or want, and see what can be done with them. If you’ve been here a good while, you may recognize this yarn from this project:

Now at the time, this was a fun project; I got to try out huge needles, make something out of two mill ends yarn from a very cool shop in Prague (where I was living for a study abroad program), and knit from a Japanese pattern chart for the first time! But I don’t know what I was thinking, because I hate vests, I didn’t own any others aside from this one and never buy them, because I never wear them!! This ultra-thick vest also brushed on my neck, and with a lot of random wool and mohair bits in this yarn blends, it was too far itchy to wear with any of my shirts unless they had high collars. A fun project, but effectively a useless garment.

So three years later, I frogged it. I soaked the yarn to let out the kinks, wound it, and let it sit in my stash a while. I tried another sweater pattern and again found the result not something I’d actually wear, and frogged quite early into the process. I let the yarn sit some more. And then Kate Davies published her brilliant “Carbeth” pattern, I checked the yardage requirements, looked over at my stash and thought, “I bet I could make it work.”

“Carbeth” is a simple but brilliant pattern, written neatly and simply with the PDF being easy to read and lovely to look at without being spread over too many pages. The principle of the sweater is essentially a bottom-up raglan, but instead of the traditional 8 decreases every 2nd round on body and sleeves, “Carbeth” decreases 4 stitches every round to create a neat edge in the yoke where body meets sleeves. Because of my aforementioned itchy yarn, I opted for a simple crew neckband instead of the turtleneck, which helped me stretch the sleeves as far as they could go--which landed on being pretty perfectly 3/4 sleeves. My only major pattern mod was to add 4 short rows on the back neck in order to help the crew stay lower in the front and not ride up against my throat. Most satisfying: there was not a single end left to waste at the end of this. Stashbusting!!!

A lot of people--both knitters and not--can be pretty horrified when I rip apart my old projects. Projects that, save for being unworn, are perfectly good knits. But I’ve always felt that I’d rather put that yarn to use in something that I actually enjoy picking up and putting on, or something that I know will be a great fit for a friend or loved one. Don’t be afraid to frog, people, no matter how many years have gone by!!! Or give away something whole to a better home, as the case may be. My stashbusting has taken quite a while, yes, but it’s brought me more in touch with the clothes I like to wear and the things I like to make--as well as made me think about quality of supplies what I’m spending my money on.

[gryewaren]

i was tagged in a couple of games this past week so i’m just gonna make one post answering them all because they’re fun and i have the time so here we go

rules: answer the questions and tag blogs you would like to get to know better tagging: (you can choose what game u wanna do or something lol or ignore if u want but i wanna know u all a bit better <3) @pcnsypcrknsn @polaroids @gansaey @twinminyards @henriettablues @adamparrishes @aridantes @ccress @dirkqently @mavenbarrow @donnattartt @perspective

tagged by: kahlia @monstrouss  ♥ 

nickname/s: kim

gender: female

star sign: cancer 

height:  5′2″ fuc

time: 1:37 pm, i don’t have classes rn which is a fucking miracle

birthday: july 21

favorite bands: mayday parade, pierce the veil, 5sos (yES), fall out boy

favorite solo artists: ed sheeran, sam smith, selena gomez, kaleo, niall horan, james arthur, lauv, lorde

song stuck in my head: laro by autotellic

last movie i watched: in the cinema? thor: ragnarok (11/10 recommend)

last show i watched: black butler, it’s an anime

when did i create my blog: created this one december last year

what do i post: lit, some films, and just anything i find pretty 

last thing i googled: "how to get rid of ‘index’ in photoshop”

do i have any other blogs: nah

do i get asks: what are thoooose

why i chose my url: bc i’m ronan’s bitch

following: 400-something

followers: 1,6k-something

average hours of sleep: 4??? 5???? most of the times i get around 3 hours of sleep bc the universe thinks i dont deserve rest

lucky number: seven

instruments: none

what am i wearing: a shirt and boxer shorts

dream job: a surgeon

dream trip: greece

favourite food: shanghai rolls???? hAHAHA

nationality: filipino

favorite song right now: midnight train by sam smith

tagged by: nicole @nhmesis  ♥ — Relationship Status: ???? — Favourite Colour: soft colors like rose gold, beige/nude, white — Lipstick or Chapstick: lipstick??? — Last Song I Listened To: queen by atronach’s aura — Last Movie I Watched: thor:ragnarok — Top 3 TV Shows: friends / big bang theory / yuri on ice (bc why not) — Top 3 Bands/Artists: mayday parade / ed sheeran / 5sos — Books I’m Currently Reading: the goldfinch

tagged by: shanaz @aphrocilles  ♥

name: karen nickname: kim height: 5′2 birthday: july 21 fave color: beige, white, rose gold 10 most played songs: wolves by selena gomez / the thrill of it all by sam smith / get you by daniel caesar / lie by NF / stranger things by kygo / nightmares by all time low / beside you by marianas trench / drunk by zayn malik / sleep tonight by december avenue / three cheers for five years by mayday parade 7 favorite movies: kill your darlings / the great gatsby / salt  / inception / call me by your name (even tho i still havent seen it) / the curious case of benjamin button / the hangover 1,2, and 3 6 favorites tv shows: im not a big fan of tv shows omg sorry 4 celebrity crushes: selena gomez / angelina jolie / tom cruise / timothee chalamet 1 thing that defines you: is it bad that i can’t think of anything

tagged by: ana @kerahs  ♥

nicknames: kim gender: female sign: cancer height: 5′2 time: 10:56 am birthday: july 21st favorite bands: mayday parade, ptv, fob, 5sos favorite solo artists: ed sheeran, niall horan, sam smith song stuck in my head: HIM by sam smith last movie i watched: thor:ragnarok last show i watched: black butler when did i create this blog: december 31 2016  what do i post: mostly the raven cycle, all for the game, and six of crows. some ya lit edits and the occasional aes posts what did i last google: latin translation (bc of that maggie reply on one on the posts of her tweet) other blogs: deleted them all lol but i used to own vxalentino and hemmosbitch do i get asks: i wish following: 380 followers: 1,669 babes  ♥ average hours of sleep: 3-4 hours??? on school nights lucky number: 7 instruments: zero what am i wearing: fuck im still in my pajamas favorite food: uhm???? last book i read: the goldfinch (but i havent finished it yet, that still counts right?) 3 favorite fandoms: trc, aftg, and yoi

tagged by: victoria @neiljostnss  ♥ 2ND RULE: bold the statements that are true

APPEARANCE: I am 5'7" or taller I wear glasses I have at least one tattoo I have at least one piercing I have blonde hair I have brown eyes I have short(ish) hair My abs are at least somewhat defined I have or have had braces PERSONALITY: I love meeting new people People tell me that I’m funny Helping others with their problems is a big priority for me I enjoy physical challenges I enjoy mental challenges I’m playfully rude with people I know well I started saying something ironically and now I can’t stop saying it   There is something much I would change about my personality ABILITY: I can sing well I can play an instrument I can do over 30 pushups without stopping I’m a fast runner I can draw well I have a good memory I’m good at doing math in my head I can hold my breath underwater for over a minute I have beaten at least 2 people in arm wrestling I know how to cook at least 3 meals from scratch I know how to throw a proper punch HOBBIES: I enjoy playing sports (i used to, sigh) I’m on a sports team at my school or somewhere else I’m in an orchestra or choir at my school or somewhere else I have learned a new song in the past week I work out at least once a week I’ve gone for runs at least once a week in the warmer months I have drawn something in the past month I enjoy writing I do or have done martial arts EXPERIENCES: I have had my first kiss I have had alcohol I have scored the winning goal in a sports game I have watched an entire season of a TV show in one sitting I have been at an overnight event I have been in a taxi I have been in the hospital or ER in the past year I have beaten a video game in one day I have visited another country I have been to one of my favorite band’s concerts RELATIONSHIPS: I have a crush on a celebrity I have a crush on someone I know I have been in at least 3 relationships I have never been in a relationship I have asked someone out or admitted my feelings to them I get crushes easily I have had a crush on someone for over a year I have been in a relationship for at least a year I have had feelings for a friend MY LIFE: I have at least one person I consider a “best friend” I live close to my school My parents are still together I have at least one sibling I live in the United States There is snow right now where I live I have hung out with a friend in the past month I have a smartphone I have at least 15 CDs I share my room with someone RANDOM SHIT: I have breakdanced I know a person named Jamie I have had a teacher with a last name that’s hard to pronounce I have dyed my hair I’m listening to one song on repeat right now I have punched someone in the past week I know someone who has gone to jail I have broken a bone I have eaten a waffle today I know what I want to do with my life I speak at least 2 languages I have made a new friend in the past year

[laptrance]

July 28, 2020

it’s been over two years since my last entry. so much has changed. to update March 8 2018 me:

you give up on job searching atm until 4/24/18. that’s when you start reaching out to all the promotion companies from kucr. planetary was the other promotion company you remembered besides terrorbird. cirstina was super nice and chill and said they just wrapped internships for the summer but to inquire again for the fall. 

you wait those months while still working at mcdonalds. you get good at it and things are second nature to you. you still have moments where you storm out, but you get better at controlling your temper. 

you check back in august and cristina says there are positions open in the fall. it was pretty easy as they accepted you right away. you do this bat shit crazy thing where you try to balance the two. planetary internship Tuesday Thursday Friday and McDonald’s the rest of the days. you even do opening shift during the weekends (4am-12pm).

you’re mostly quiet during your internship. you participate in riyl’s. you mainly talk to cristina while mailing. you don’t open up much until hayoung joins in november i think. mcdonalds is the same as usual, but your sleep schedule’s FUKED UP.

you hear in december that maria (who worked in publicity) is quitting. cristina encourages you to apply. you talk with adam and the interview tbh goes horribly. not like you didn’t have anything to say, but everything you said was wrong LOL. you also talk to george and ben and they lay out what press does but you dont catch any of that.

christmas office party happens and you drink a lot. you open up a lot to EVERYONE, iNCLUDING BEN about your love life (embarrassing) you’re obviously too drunk to drive home, but you stay over the night with nik and alison (goth bless their souls)

you check in with adam on the position occasionally until feb. 2019 when he breaks the bad news. the position’s filled. like how can you be surprised? but you’re still upset. you’re able to turn this as a positive to use your experiences to boost your resume.

you continue to work at mcdonalds and interview at places until you get a random email from adam exactly one year after you first emailed cristina about the internship. adam offers you the job. ofc you accept. you quit mcdonalds and start with planetary on may 1.

learning publicity is one hell of a learning curve. heck, you’re still learning how to do shit even now. but you’re thrown on the deep end with Luna. not your fault. not totally kristen’s fault. but that was a crazy client. 

anyways, your sleep schedule’s still fucked up because of your commute. but at least you have free weekends now! 

some highlights of 2019: you finally get a macbook! but you have a galaxy s9 as a phone lmfao. placements in The Line of Best Fit and Paste! you get absolutely entranced with warehouse raves. you literally go to at least once a month. falling in love with queen of jeans and linking up with their publicist Jamie Coletta (she’s super cool and the best at the game), going on two (2) dates with a really nice girl named sara. you got in your head and probably fucked that up. but it really wasn’t the time. christmas party 2019. same shenanigans but this time you don’t drink as much. you really look for places to move out to with ryan and he finds a house that angeli and linda live. two people are moving out and the rooms go for $500 and $600. you get the $500 room and are set to move in on Feb 16 2020. news of a disease called coronavirus is first detected in china. this will be important later.

oh 2020. what a shite year. if i told myself the things i’ll write down below i would not believe it. but here it is. everything that has happened so far in 2020:

first cases of coronavirus appear in washington on january. you’re not too concerned about it. 

you’re working this country artist aminah hughes and land a placement in american songwriter for January 31 (1st time!). there are some issues and they post it one day later, but you weren’t as attentive as you should’ve been over the weekend.

adam talks to you about it the following monday (2/3) in a really calm matter but you beat yourself up over it. so much so that on your way home, you totally don’t notice a pedestrian crossing galloping hills and eucalyptus and run them over. everything feels like a blur, but you’re able to talk to the police, karen, and kimberly (state farm) about it. you take tuesday-thursday off.

you move in (night before you saw bored lord and octo octa until 3am wtf). you don’t have a car (for obvious reasons), but you’re able to commute to work via bus/subway (which you would’ve done anyway cause you love public transportation lol)

you’re able to return to normal life mostly until middle march. cases of the newly named COVID-19 have spread throughout the united states and you hear of workspaces transitioning over to work from home operations. planetary soon follows suit. our last day in the office is march 13.

literally the week after you start wfh animal crossing new horizons comes out. that keeps you busy for like two, three months tops. it’s also a nice way to keep in touch with friends. 

your first therapy session happens on march 31. you’re able to talk about the accident, but it’s quickly directed to self-esteem. it’s an ongoing process, but you’re slowly advancing. it’s not linear, but it’s better than doing nothing.

Bandcamp establishes “Bandcamp Day”, 24 hour periods in which the site’s share of profits go directly to artists/labels. Started in April, will continue through the end of 2020. All the money I would normally spend on concerts goes here now. That and I fall to the hands of food delivery apps (door dash wins)

your campaign with Atta Boy gets going. first track premieres at Atwood Magazine (2nd time! [1st time was with sophia st. helen, another awesome client]). band’s super happy about it (even mr. josh brolin himself gave a shout out [bias ofc]). by the end of may you land their second single on THE MOTHERFUCKING FADER (1ST TIME OBVIOUSLY). 

everything else is going surprisingly well for the most part (except for elp, but i don’t wanna talk about those fucking idiots) despite the ever-changing landscape of music journalism. huge blogs are letting people go while smaller sites are remaining mostly the same. 

On May 25, George Floyd is murdered by Minneapolis police which sparks the biggest wave of activity in the Black Lives Matter movement since Michael Brown’s death in 2014. organizing/activism is still going on to this day (7/28). 

For me personally, I’m making a conscious effort to highlight Black artists on my Bandcamp days and general sharing of music. I also joined a book club (6/18) and read “Are Prisons Obsolete” in its entirety. We’re currently reading a comic series called Bitch Planet. Deep and meaningful conversations.

the family hears news of Lola’s declining health. June 23rd (Manila time) is the day she passes away. We’re all able to say our last goodbyes via facebook video call. this is the first time i see my dad cry.

funeral takes place on june 27th. we’re able to partake in the ceremony via zoom. the first and only funeral i “attended” online (so far).

I start “fixing” myself physically. I went to physical therapy from 6/8-7/7. the exercises do wonders to my knees (ty dr. bailey!). also saw a dermatologist on 7/10. really quick appt. kinda felt rushed imo, but i was given a special sunscreen that works so far? also recommended otc meds like claritin.

ended campaign with atta boy. really sad to see them go. currently coordinating with their new managers on a possible podcast and press setup. 

and that’s pretty much it! it’s a lot of shit, i know, but it happened all within 2 years. overall i’d say we were pretty successful in finding a big-girl job and MOVING OUT, WHICH I THOUGHT WOULD NEVER HAPPEN LMFAO. as for the shit you were hung up on with angelica, you’re so much better now, but you think about the good memories from time to time. sometimes it gets you down, but you’re thankful for the memories (come through fallout boy LMFAO AHAHA FALLOUT AMIRIGHT) and you learned from your mistakes. maybe it will be another two years before i leave another update, might be less, might be more. 

but i’m extremely proud at how far i’ve come.

im proud of you, me.