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Bad: I donāt think people understand the effect QSMP had on some of the streamers in terms of likeā¦ The real raw mental impact, so Iām gonna set the stage for you. [...] Imagine that you were given a friend to play Minecraft with ā like your best friend ā BUT if this person dies, if they die in the game, you never get to talk to them again. Can you imagine what thatās like?
Bad: If you did not live through the QSMP, if you did not live through that, it almost sounds like, crazy. But I donāt think people realize how much of a joyous experience the Eggs were. They were SO awesome! They were literally so awesome to just hang out with and spend time with.
Bad: Iām not saying I regret it. To this day, I loved the experience. Iād do it all over again in a heartbeat. Even knowing how everything went, I would still do it all over again. [...] I would still do it all over again, because ā even knowing like, all the trauma and suffering and stuff like that ā because it was justā¦ It was just that fun, it was just that fun.
Earlier today during his stream, Bad shared his experience and thoughts about the Eggs and the significant emotional (and traumatic) impact they had on him and his fellow QSMP members.
This clip a very edited-down version since his commentary was ~13 minutes long, so I highly recommend checking out Bad's VOD if you have the time. (Timestamp: 47:36 - 1:00:14)
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Bad: To be fair Chat, I really think the QSMP... I don't think anyone really can relate to it, Chat. It's something that's so... I've told people this before, likeā but it's hard to understand. Right? Like...
Where was I? Sorry Chat, I'm losing my train of thought. Look, let me explain Chatā here's the dealio, ok? Here's the dealio, and this is what I mean when I say like, it's important to keep this in mind, Chat. Ok? It's important to keep this in mind:
I donāt think people understand the effect that the QSMP had on like, some of the streamers, in terms of likeā¦ The real raw mental impact, so Iām gonna set the stage for you. This is the analogy Iāve given to every person who Iāve like, shared this with. Imagine you meet somebodyā [He hears a strange noise] What the fudge was that? Did you hear that?
Anywayā Chip! The story I was just relaying to Chat, Chip, was this: I was sharing this story with them, I saidā I was giving them an analogy.
Imagine Chat, for example, imagine that you wereā¦ playing Minecraft, with likeā you were given a friend to play Minecraft with, Chat, like your best friend, and [unintelligible] were like, āHey, you get to play Minecraft with this person, right? BUT if this person dies ā theyāre currently your best friend, Chip ā but if they die in the game, you never get to talk to them again. Ever again.ā Can you imagine what thatās like, Chip?
I donāt think a lot of people understand like, what that does, right? Iām not gonna say that like, it creates this situation, Chip, that like, messes with your head, but itā Chip ā but it totally, totally does, Chip. It messes with your head! It literally puts you in a position where youāre second-guessing and thinking about everything, Chip! Youāre thinking about EVERYTHING Chip! Ok? And thatās the problem, Chipā is you turn into a paranoid monster because of it, Chip! Like, you donāt understand Chipā I was- I was so afraid of every dirt block, I used to carry a shovel with me Chip, and I would specifically right-click dirt blocks that looked suspicious because mines, Chipā mines could not be shoveled! Like, I was crazy, Chip! But hereās the problem, Chip: that craziness is still there. Iām genuinely likeā
I remember thinking Chip, that I would one dayā I was like, āIām going to move pastāā here, letās go up here, Chip. I remember thinking one day Chip, I was like, āIām gonna move past the underground base, one of these days. You know, one of these days, I feel like Iāll be able to grow and achieve the desire to build a base that doesnāt have to be underground.ā But I donāt think itās possible now Chip, because I thinkā¦ I just donāt know. I feel like the paranoiaā thereās still like, residual leftover trauma from that situation, Chip.
But hereās the problem Chip: I donāt think I donāt thinkā I donāt think people understand it. Like, I just really donāt. But I also donāt blame them Chip, ācuz I donāt think itās possible to fully understand it if you havenāt lived through it. Like, if you did not live through the QSMPā¦ Iām talking about the QSMP, I donāt- I donāt know if that was obviousā if you did not live through that, it almost sounds like, crazy. But I donāt think people realize how much of a joyous experience like, the Eggs were. Right? I donāt think people realize it. Like, they were SO awesome! They were literally so awesome to just hang out with and spend time with, Chip. So, itās just one of those things thatā
[Heās interrupted by a loud rumble of thunder above them]
Did lightning just strike here? Is it thunderstorming outā¦? But anyway, Chip. Thatās the food for thought.
But thatās the problemā Like, every time it rains in Minecraft, I have to like, look at the sky, and I get this weird, like, second--hand vibe because of the trauma. The trauma, Chip! The trauma is real! But thatās the pointā Iām not saying I regret it. I, to this day Chip, I loved the experience. Iād do it all over again in a heartbeat. Even knowing how everything went, I would still do it all over again.
[He falls down] Dangit, donāt come over here Chip, ācuz Iām coming back up! Ok.
I would still do it all over again, because ā even knowing like, all the trauma and suffering and stuff like that ā because it was justā¦ It was just that fun, Chip, it was just that fun. I really wiā I donāt think itās ever gonna be possible, Chip, to give people that same energy, like that same experience. You know what I mean, Chip? I donāt think itās ever gonna be possible again. Like, EVER.
Becauseā¦ because like, one: I will say on one level Chip, I will say on one level, likeā itās sort of emotionally likeā¦ Itās emotionally devastating, and I think to actually go through thatā and this is where like, if I ever do end up going to aā see a therapist, if I ever do end up going to see a therapist at any point, Iāll talk it over with them and be like, āHey, what do you think about this?ā Because I genuinely think on one level, likeā itās created this fear of forming attachments because of like, how things can go. You know what I mean? Like, the fear of getting attached to something and then potentially losing it. Like, itās- itās a genuine thing. I think people forget about that.
Like, at the end of the day, everything was RP, right? On the server. You know what I mean? Like, everything was RP, Chip. BUT at the same point, even though it was RP Chip, it was still likeā there the reality of you were still playing like, with another person, and you were still getting that experience, and it felt like you were genuinely attached to someone and you didnāt want anything bad to happen to them. It was GENUINELY stressful, Chip.
But at the same point, I donāt regret it, and I donāt think it was a bad experience. Iāmā
Sometimes in life Chip, you go through stuff, and maybe you have a certain amount of like, things that like, can happen, that youāre like, āYou know what, maybe this wasnāt a good thing that this happened,ā but at the same point, you still arenāt necessarily upset about it, becauseā¦ itās like growing as a person, right? Hereās the thing Chip; even bad situations, Chip, can lead to an overall good outcome. Likeā
Even if youāre going through something bad Chip, just because a bad thing happens doesnāt mean that only bad things have to come from that. Thatās one of the things I tell people all the time, Chip, is that if you go through a bad situation, you can learn from it, and you can use your experience to help others. And you can be thatā you can be, at the worst-case scenario, you can be someone for other people who are going through that same experience to lean on when they go through that.I think thereās a certain amount of comfort that comes from that; from knowing no matter how bad your situation is, youāre not the only person whoās experienced it. You know what I mean?
#Badboyhalo#BBH#Bad#QSMP#January 8 2025#Edited#I know folks are going to add their two cents on this subject in the tags / comments / replies (and as always you're welcome to do that)#But for the sake of my sanity please don't be an asshole to any of the CCs / ex-admins / fellow fans / anyone else. Thanks#Most folks here don't need a ''Don't be a dumbass'' reminder but I had to block someone for that earlier and it was a bit disappointing#This is going to be a Tumblr exclusive clip because I don't trust Twitter to have common sense or common decency about this topic#Tumblr exclusive#Anyways business aside ā that black line on the side is just part of Bad's stream btw. He just Has That#Took too long for this to render otherwise I'd edit it out because it's annoying#I'm just realizing this screenshot doesn't even have Dapper OTL but it's the best one I have so I gotta work with what I got#Honestly; I still miss QSMP dearly... I love the core intent of the project and the multicultural exchange#I love all the language barriers that were broken and I loved all the stories that were told and watching beautiful friendships bloom#But I am still so angry and disappointed about how things ended and all the poor communication and the admin situation as a whole#It's a complicated feeling#I agree with pretty much everything Bad says here#It's ironic that he uses that analogy because I've said almost the exact same thing when explaining why losing any Egg was so devastating#We weren't just mourning for the characters. We were mourning for the admins too#I'll never forget that last stream with Tazercraft and Richas; and Pac ending stream in tears#I wish they'd done away with the Egg life system. I wish they'd done a lot of things differently#If the project ever does come back in some shape or form I hope they are more transparent about things and have better communication#I dunno how I'd feel personally. They would have to do a lot of work regaining people's trust#And frankly I don't think they'll ever regain that trust from a large portion of the community#I remember near the start of QSMP I saw a comment from a fan that simply said ''QSMP; please don't leave me feeling bitter''#I think about that comment a lot
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So, I did this not with a villain, but with an NPC from a D&D campaign Iām running on a day where the group didnāt meet. Itās under the cut if you wanna give it a read!
(CW: discussion of death, resurrection, the afterlife, and murder)
Subreddit: r/relationshipadvice
Title: I havenāt seen my husband in 5 years (because I was dead) and I just found out that he left our daughter with his mother for that whole time.
Posted by u/Lovemordian
Apologies in advance if my Common isnāt great; it isnāt my first language.
I (21F) was recently resurrected by a party member of my husbandās (now 26M) after dying in his arms five years ago. Admittedly, the experience was wonderful, since I had always hoped that magic was real and not just the stuff of childrenās stories, and I am not upset at living once more. The afterlife isā¦well, itās beyond what I need to discuss here.
The issue I am having is this: while I was dead, I was comforted in the knowledge that our daughter (now 8F) was not going to grow up completely parentless even if I could not be with her. However, when I saw her again after returning to life, she mentioned that her grandmother, my husbandās mother, had been caring for her this whole time. She did not grow up with her father, and the one thought that had kept me sane while wandering the fields of the waiting became a lie.
He says that he left her behind with his parents to ensure that no one would use her to pressure him, that the Flesh Collectors wouldnāt use her as bait to get to him. Though I understand the logic of this, I canāt help but feel a bit disappointed. It feels like heās trying to be the man he was 5 years ago, but I know heās gone through much in my absence and I wish he would just be honest with me about it. Does anyone have any advice for how to talk to him about this? In some ways, it does feel a bit as if Iām approaching him as a stranger once more.
Update: Thank you to all who replied with your advices and your recommendations. I do want to answer a few of the questions I saw most frequently:
1) Apparently, he tried to avenge my murder after the judge had been paid off, stealing a highly advanced prototypical weapon designed by a classmate of ours (27 NB) to do it. This is why the Flesh Collectors were after him and why he apparently joined a guild for thieves and assassins that, if I understood him right, was run by a staff member at the university? I donāt know; he seems more comfortable speaking Common than Lamordian, so I may be misunderstanding things.
2) Flesh Collectors are sort of like a police force, but more than anything they are scavengers who harvest body parts that scientists need for their work. The āethicalā ones wait until a body is dead to harvest. The majority of them are not ethical.
Now, onto the update: I had the open conversation with my husband that so many of you recommended. I just asked him to tell me what kinds of things had happened while I was dead, and he was honest with me, just as I always remember him being.
While he was on the run for his vengeance, he fell in with the guild I mentioned and did āless than honorable thingsā to put aside money for our daughterās future. At first, I thought he was implying that he had sold intimate favors, but he clarified that it was killing people. He did put aside quite a bit, over 10,000 gp, so I do think it was well-meant. And our daughter seems to hold no resentment toward him, so I donāt suppose I should either. For anyone out there who has been resurrected after a while, is this distance Iām feeling just a symptom of that, or is it something I should be concerned about? Perhaps I should speak to my mother-in-law, as she has always been a source of wisdom in my life. I donāt think I will need to update further, but if more developments happen, I will be sure to let you all know.
if you're trying to get into the head of your story's antagonist, try writing an "Am I the Asshole" reddit post from their perspective, explaining their problems and their plans for solving them. Let the voice and logic come through.
#d&d#just DM things#these characters are so sweet I love them so much#Odysseus and Penelope in Epic vibes
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2024 HRPF recs
As has become my wont, I spent the last few weeks trying to catch up on some of the new fics in the hockey RPF tag that I missed over the course of the year. I definitely didn't get to everything, or even all of the most popular ones; there may also be a bias towards shorter fics here, as I was trying to get through a lot. š
But I hope you enjoy, and possibly find a gem or two that you missed!
First, some general favorites:
Scoring Effects by @helenish (McDrai, 30K): Ah, Helenish. A goddess among us. I love a good mistaken identity story, and this is a GREAT mistaken identity story.
barons by dilangley (MattDrai, 43K): Future fic in which Houston gets its own expansion team, Matthew coaches it, and Leon and Trevor Zegras play on it. Gorgeously done. The Trevor POV section broke me a bit, but it was worth it.
Living Things by @makeit-takeit (TK/Patty, 115K so far): I am so deeply invested in this series. It's very real and vivid-feeling future fic that does an amazingly thoughtful job exploring the NHL wife-and-kids pipeline and what happens when that doesn't fit you as well as you thought it would. The stories that are written so far feel nicely complete, but if you'd rather hold out for the full HEA, you can check out her Wild Ice for a different highlight from the past year.
put the stars in our eyes by @notthequiettype (McDrai, 17K): the McWedding story that I wish I had written. I thought it was going to destroy me, and instead it left me all warm and fuzzy.
Lost and Found by angry_geno_is_score (MattDrai, 2K): angry_geno_is_score had so much to choose from this year, as always, and I loved this as a microcosm of the hurt/comfort they do so well. If you like it, you know where to find more from them!
Next, we move to the irresistible new Sharks babies. I'm not sure I can oversell how hot these three stories managed to be:
come on (leave me breathless) by countthestars @moondoggiestyle (Will/Mack, 10K): I've already talked about how much I loved this one. There can never be too many stories of one player catching the other getting off in the shower, especially if they're as hot as this.
revising the shoreline by ohyellowbird @teex (Will/Mack, 6K): another super well done exploring-their-sexuality-while-not-talking-about-it story, aka my kryptonite.
teamwork makes the dreamwork by canary @bigdogenergy (Will/Mack and Will/Mack/Ryan Leonard, 19K): I'm sure a lot of you have already read this in the last week or so, but I couldn't not recommend it. Mack goes into heat and Will needs an alpha to help him out. Who to call but the ex?
And then we enter the realm of vaguely devastating but gorgeously written JDTZ trade fics:
home by now by donderwolk @donderwolkenblog (Jamie/Trevor, 6K): The moment they found out about the trade, and a little bit after. Brilliant, impeccable, ruinous.
heat check by jolach @hyggles (Jamie/Trevor and also Carts/Richie, 4K): Outsider perspective on Jamie and especially Trevor as they deal with the aftermath of the trade, through the eyes of Mike Richards, who may have some experience in the area. I don't know how anyone writes this well, honestly.
Finally, one of my favorite things about reading through the past year's fics is finding a prolific new author I love who I had totally missed in my year of mostly reading people I'm already subscribed to. This year it was unsay (@tungpin). They seem to have started writing HRPF this year, and they tend toward the kind of complicated sometimes-ambiguous stories that I never manage to write but love to read. Here are a few of my favorites of theirs from this year:
malt (MattDrai, 4K): Leon meets Sasha Barkov and has feelings about how he wants to be more serious than Matthew does (OR DOES HE).
accessory to the rockstar (McDrai, 5K): once again we have Leon having thoughts about how he feels more than the person he's into, this time about Connor. Bittersweet and lovely.
the care and keeping (Jamie/Trevor, 12K): in which Trevor's friends get on Jamie's case about neglecting him post-trade, and Jamie does something about it.
That's it from me, at least for now! I know there were many excellent stories this year I didn't get to, especially the long ones that I just didn't commit to while reading for this list. Perhaps this is the year I do what I've been telling myself to do for the past two years and keep track of what I read and love throughout the year. We can only dream. š
Happy reading!!
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Hi!
I've been participating in the hypnosis world for about a year only as a subject, with somebody's audio files I've grown to enjoy. Being relatively... intelligent? (ADHD former "gifted kid" stereotype,) I've loved the way it can be so calming to my head which often has thoughts racing left and right with no end.
Your latest post about being a wizard with tomes piqued my interest and I would love to learn more and be one myself, especially in regards to Erickson who I had no knowledge of prior to today. Where would you recommend I start...? I would love to DM you and chat if the response would otherwise be too vague and long to be a reply to anon :)
Excellent to hear! Iāll give you some recommended reading and info. (And thanks for asking in my inbox, because this may help others!)
Milton Erickson was a hypnotherapist active in the 1900s who helped shape the form of modern hypnosis. There are many mythology-type stories about him. He really pioneered non-authoritative hypnosis (like, not āYou will go into trance now!ā), and hypnosis where he considered each client individually in order to figure out the best hypnotic method for them (this is the most critical thing and we still need to learn from it IMO). Heās known for some distinct techniques including storytelling and indirect language, although how those work and what they are depends on who you ask. He was a major inspiration for Neuro-Linguistic Programming, which takes inspiration from him but really changes a lot.
If you are just starting to learn how to hypnotize another person, I would not recommend STARTING with Ericksonās direct works (I mean feel free to read about the guy, just don't try to fight through his writing yet) -- but I donāt think you have to wait too long, especially if you have some experience as a subject. I would highly recommend reading a VARIETY of āintro to erotic hypnosisā guides -- there are a bunch, and as youāll see, everyone teaches them differently. Thatās because there are MANY ways of looking at how to do hypnosis and what it even is. Keep that in mind as you explore. I would like to offer my own guide: https://www.learnhypnokink.com/ in which I do try to teach a more overarching perspective that should be useful for learning other perspectives, and especially useful for progressing past beginner level.
Reading is great and if you only ever want to read that is fine, but a lot comes from experience, too. I donāt have recommendations for finding people to play with -- just remember that as a hypnotist, you have boundaries too, and you do not have to let yourself be used as a ātrance vending machineā by eager subjects.
In terms of Erickson, take a look at his Wikipedia page or articles about him to get the gist of his character and history -- fascinating stories about him. And then when you want to try, read āHypnotic Realitiesā, by him and his student Ernst Rossi. This is THE definitive Erickson book. I would not recommend reading books ABOUT "Ericksonian hypnosis" first -- anything talking ABOUT Erickson really tends to transform the meat of what he's trying to communicate IMO. Read from the source first. āHypnotic Realitiesā is the greatest book on hypnosis of all time in my opinion, but itās dense and challenging. Itās also beautifully subtle and you should plan to reread it ever so often because you will get new things out of it at different places along your journey.
Good luck! I hope this helps you and anyone else curious!
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coming outta left field and talking about something that has nothing to do with me bc i don't have anything better to do with my time right now.
that whole fandom discourse was whack and i'm sorry @lurkingshan and @waitmyturtles had to deal with that. there's def been plenty of posts i haven't liked or haven't agreed with in fandom and you shrimply just have to scroll! there's no need to make a response unless you're coming from a genuine place and can have a respectful discussion. if you're coming from an emotional place you just have to say "people like different things" and move on.
i personally am not mutuals with shan because we have a lot of different opinions about things - this is not a dig at shan, she doesn't follow me either prob for the same reason! i think she articulates her posts incredibly well and comes from a very genuine place. i don't know turtles that well bc i haven't been in the space much these days but based on what i've seen she seems much the same.
media analysis is and should be vast and varied, that's what makes it fun, and not everyone is going to share your opinion and people will always interpret things differently based on past experiences, differences in knowledge, etc. they aren't evil for that.
this is what i think is one of the most important things from shan's post -
You don't owe anyone your presence here, and you don't have to express opinions on everything or respond to tags or asks if you don't have anything to say. Sometimes you might just want to take a break from posting, some things in the discourse might just flow right on by you, sometimes you will not have a firm opinion on a debate. You can post as much or as little as you want. You can suddenly decide you don't want to talk about a show anymore. You can not log into your tumblr for days or weeks at a time. Do you, boo!
to add to this, and i know this won't be a very well received statement, if you're finding yourself having these big emotional responses just because someone didn't like your fav it may be time to take a step back and reevaluate your priorities in fandom. as someone that took a break from fandom and dramas in general i highly recommend taking a second and finding your peace again. humans are emotional by design, it's what makes us great, but if you're getting violently wound up about someone else's opinion of a fictional piece of media created for entertainment purposes i think it's time to take a deep breath.
fictional media is art and people can and should always have different opinions about art. yes, even art featuring your favs.
i left the fandom for a long time because Last Twilight deeply hurt my feelings as a disabled person with an incurable disease - but that's on me. i'm sure many people found the message an uplifting one of hope (as i believe it was intended to be.) my personal experiences caused me to have a different take on it - but again that is because of my personal experiences and does not make my opinion of it right or wrong, it simply is.
tldr: i think it's important to remember that there are no correct opinions in fandom; if there were they wouldn't be opinions but irrefutable facts. you need to get used to seeing opinions and reads that differ from your own and embrace the art of filtering unless you feel capable of having a calm and respectful discussion.
i wanted to share my thoughts as someone completely unassociated with shan and turtles from a place of complete neutrality. if you're going to have a discussion have a discussion, if you're just gonna rag on someone because they didn't mindlessly jerk off your fav keep it to your group chat or something, don't be a tar pit.
this being said, get used to seeing things even if you try to filter! it's not perfect, i've filtered out spare me your mercy bc i haven't seen it yet and want to form my own opinions but things have absolutely come across my radar (either in my own tags, clicking links, etc.) it happens, don't be weird about it.
#oat yaps#lurkingshan#waitmyturtles#fandom discourse#last twilight#spare me your mercy#hi shan and turtles#idk i don't NEED to be involved in any of this#it has literally nothing to do with me#but this is a very large part of why i left and stopped posting meta#so i wanted to give my thoughts as an unbiased 3rd party
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linux has also massively improved my experience! i have only had one crash since switching and it was because i went click-heavy while scrolling through clothes in gussy up.
at the time i switched i could only get fedora 40 working with my dual gpu laptop with an nvidia dedicated card, so i recommend anyone looking into it to see if fedora 41 now supports it. also, i installed linux onto an external ssd with high write/read speeds since i cannot afford to lose the use of some windows programs.
hellow, new update, for now this is gonna look a bit more like a random thoughts / gameplay simblr...
ts2 is running amazing on fedora 41 - i'm legit not getting ANY pink even with a full stress test of high lot imposters, a TON of high-poly cc, etc! LITERALLY my dream!
but, unfortunately, i haven't got simpe, milkshape, etc. to run yet. which i've been procrastinating for some time due to lack of tutorials but also laziness, i'm liking my new schedule and i can finally enjoy this game the way will wright intended š©·
A FINAL UPDATE FOR MY PINK SOUP EXPERIMENTATION
at this point, i have tested sims 2 on the latest windows 11 on various other PCs in my house, with both AMD and NVIDIA graphics cards. there's barely any difference. i still am experiencing major crashing and pink soup issues on systems with an RTX 3060, RX 580, GTX 1660 Ti, and of course my 7900 XTX. dxvk, new drivers, literally everything great minds like @osab and @brandinotbroke and many others have suggested has done nothing.
BUT!
at their suggestion, i tried Linux. Fedora 41 as i said above.
AND ALL MY PROBLEMS HAVE GONE AWAY.
other games are now running smoothly too with 0 errors and crashing; of course i don't have access to the same apps and ease of comfort as i did on windows, but hot damn, i can play sims 2! with and without cc! again!!
i am also not the only one, funnily enough! in our tests this massive pink flashing issue seems to affect not just my PC, but many others who have both NVIDIA or AMD graphics cards. the only link we have found... is windows 11.
with Linux it just all goes away!
so tl;dr;
IF YOU ARE HAVING PINK FLASHING ISSUES ON YOUR WINDOWS 11, IT IS LIKELY NOT YOUR PC, IT IS AN ISSUE WITH THE LATEST WINDOWS UPDATE!
so do NOT go out buying yourself an RTX GPU or a new CPU, it is just NOT going to help! don't bother with trying to reinstall windows because literally it has done nothing for me.
our current theory is that something is screwed with the latest update. in directx, in texture memory allocation - literally do not know. all we know is that a different OS just - fixes it. literally and figuratively like magic.
if you're willing to learn how to install Linux and potentially a new SSD, go for it! hopefully in a few days me or someone else will have a tutorial out.
LONG LIVE LINUX!
#rb#!!#i'll switch to x11 within fedora soon though since i screenshare for the wife. but i'll need to fiddle with lutris to get it working
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HAPPY FIRST ANNIVERSARY KINITOPET!!! š©· š
i've been so, so focused on this game the past few months and i've enjoyed every second of it, it's such a unique and fun experience!!! i highly recommend anyone that hasn't seen it already to check it out!
here's to another year with this lovable pink little guy!!! ^_^
#i stayed up until like 6 am finishing this because ive been either distracted or unable to work on it for days#BUT I DID IT!!!!!!! IM REALLY HAPPY WITH THE FINAL RESULT#my art#kinitopet#kinito the axolotl
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do you have any fintante fic recs i can't find them :')
Pro tip for searching for Fintante fics on AO3: consider excluding fics tagged with main cast ships (Fedex, Sophiana, etc.). There's nothing inherently wrong with these, but they can be a sign that a fic isn't really focused on Fintante, or is overtagged for exposure. Doing so will narrow down the Councillor Bronte/Fintan Pyren tag to a little over 20 fics (as of right now), most of which are focused primarily on Fintante.
Also consider checking the tag Councillor Bronte & Fintan Pyren. Their chemistry is really good in a lot of the fics in this tag, even if it's not explicitly romantic. They're related in some of the fics in this tag, but excluding the tag "Councillor Bronte and Fintan Pyren are Siblings" will remove almost all of these.
In no particular order, some ones that are good are:
I'd Let You Ruin Me
you're going to have to learn to live with this
too stubborn for your own good
Axis Mundi
ice, ice, baby!
An Investigation Into a Suspected Criminal (smut)
Fics that have only minor/platonic Fintante but are really good:
Waning of the Evening Star, Dampening of the Ancient Flame
The Debate on Pyrokinesis and the Trial of Fintan Pyren
same old city (with a different name) (putting this in this category because there's only one chapter out so far, but it looks like it's heading in an interesting direction?)
If You Talk Enough Sense, Then You'll Lose Your Mind (Fintan explicitly doesn't experience attraction in this fic, but. still great interactions between them.)
There are definitely others that I've failed to include on this list, so if anyone else has recommendations for fics, please share them!
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my contribution to all three mexican gothic enjoyers on this website
#noemĆ and francis forever bro ā#i finished reading this book#at 3 am.#reading. 20 chapters of this book. nonstop. while severely sleep deprived#is not an experience i recommend to anyone#genuine fever dream of a book it drove me actually insane 10/10#like i genuinely shit you not i felt like i was the one on shrooms#and then i woke up sick#i'm still sick#i'm convinced it was the book i feel like i'm in the gloom#anyways yeah#good read i recommend.. on more than 3 hours of sleep#mexican gothic#mexican gothic fanart#book fanart#booklr#books and reading#s0up1tart
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tips for getting writing ideas: Get into the wide wide world of SOLO TTRPG! Quick list of places to start, off the top of my head. Start here and let the rabbit hole take you where it will.
Itch.io search tags (just the free ones)
Solo RPG
Journaling Game
Simple game/writing engines I like
One page solo engine
The Game Designer's Tarot
(if you're more about generating ideas to write about rather than running a challenging game for yourself, its best to keep it simple. There's REALLY complex solo game engines out there too and I recommend you eventually read them and steal the parts you likeā¦ But don't try actually using them out of the box or you'll get overwhelmed)
Solorpg youtubers I like
Man Alone
Geek Gamers
It took me almost a year of experimenting with different formats and techniques before I figured out the way I like to solo game, but I'm so glad I did. It's a really great way to practice writing. It's important to get into it with the mindset that you're just doing it for yourself, for fun and practice, and nobody else has to see it. That takes the stress off, and so you'll write a lot more.
Once you have a bunch of campaigns under your belt, you can take your favorite bits and reshape it into a coherent story for others to enjoy, if you like. But it's important to really examine why you want to write. For yourself, or for others? If its for others, really figure out what you want to say and offer other people. You really need to have an important idea or message to share for 1. other people to care 2. you to stay motivated through the entire process.
You can be a writer and never share anything you make with anyone else. Don't feel like you have to. You'll still be a real writer.
Hii! I've been on ur blog for a bit and all the writing advice is super duper helpful
I'm sort of having trouble with starting basically anything w writing right now. I'm a beginner, I feel like i really want to make something but at this point I'm sort of stumped š I'm not sure how to come up with real ideas or how I should even start.
I want to get good at writing. I can draw but most of the time I don't really know what I want to cmake if that makes sense
Do you have advice for this? My apologies if you've already answered an ask like this before lol I don't mean to bother, I hope your having an amazing day <333
Hi! I understand this is a difficult situation but from the looks of It, I think your trouble is the mind jail you're in currently. We see it repeated on Tumblr often "Do it bad, do it imperfect, just do it", and I'd like to fully stand by that advice here when talking to you!
Struggles with starting
Really there's no easier way to say this, but you have to Just Start. However there are multiple ways to help you Just start!
- Have something to write with easily on hand at all times, you never know when the idea strikes! This can be phone or even a notepad!
- When the idea strikes GET IT. Pounce on it like a jaguar. Get itttt. If you don't feel like expanding on it, then leave it, but you need to start treating all possible ideas that you vibe with, as potential sprouts to grow! If you spend too much time second guessing or debating over if the idea is good enough or not, you Won't Write More. If the idea sucks, you don't have to commit! But don't let the ideas pass you by! If you get an idea catch it, write it down, find expansive questions to grow it with, get music, brainstorm, vibe, rest, repeat! You are always allowed to start and stop. You are the god of your writing.
- It is okay to suck. You don't have to be good to share, but you also don't even have to share if you don't want! You don't have to share anything to anyone!
Struggles with ideas
- Find inspiration. Where? Anywhere! Start new shows, new movies, read other people's writing, look at flowers on the sidewalk, ask your parents dumb Fandom questions, get into a new music genre. You don't have to follow through with everything but so long as you surround yourself with variety, you will be nurturing your creativity! Just get a steady flow of new stuff to enrich your brain. This is part of the soil your sprouts will need.
- Make mind maps, Google every little detail you can think of relating to your new idea when you have it (not so much you'd exhaust yourself tho!), interrogate yourself, ask people to ask you questions about your idea, go down pointless meanders and rabbitholes about the idea. Give it time to soak. Indulge it. Be a little pretentious over it even.
- Nothing is original anymore, and every different interpretation is valuable enough to exist. What you make is unique to yourself. These ideas all coexist
Struggles with skills
- I am going to say this very gently but firmly. You will get better by doing more. You will hone your skills by using them.
- There's loads of resources both online and irl to search from if you want to improve your writing! You can even try to imitate styles that you like and start moving from there. Kinda like how artists do Studies. You can also expand your vocabulary by searching up different words for things you already know, or words relating to the things you wanna write. It'll help lots! My personal recommendation for improving writing even a little bit is to be conscious of your word choices and make sure you don't overuse the same word too much, at least not in the same sentence. Unless that's the intended effect you're going for
As a closing statement I also wanna add that you should just take care of yourself in general. Sometimes your brain needs more enrichment to work better, or sometimes it just doesn't really give you much just because. Try not to get torn up over it and try again later.
Hope any of this helps! Be brave!
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Today I offer Tumblr real, undoctored screenshots from the House MD DS game, free of context:
Special awards go to:
"Would you still love me if I was a worm" core:
And my personal favorite, for all the omegaverse girlies out there:
EDIT: adding a link to my other post with more info on the game
#house md#hate crimes md#ds game#i do not recommend this game fwiw#truly a surreal experience start to finish#i have many many more if anyone wants to see them#believe it or not i am showing restraint here
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Tw: eye contact
I paint what I see
#HEEEEEEEELP I HAVE BEEN DRAGGED INTO HOME AND I CANāT GET OUT#A NEE HYPERFIXATION HAS BEGUN#EVERYONE WHO HAS FOLLOWED ME FOR FNAF BE WARNED#I had so much fun with this drawing-#it was an extremely fun experiment!#and to anyone who doesnāt know who this is: His name is Wally and heās from an ARG Project called Welcome home!#Hightly recommend you check it out#derpiedoxie#digital art#fanart#welcome home#welcome home wally#welcome home fanart#wally welcome home#also I actually recorded the progress for this one so Iāll be linking the speedpaint in a reblog as soon as Iāve posted it!#edit: aaaaaa I shouldāve put the trigger warning there earlier Iām sorry I forgot :ā)
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IANTJE!!!!!!!!! GRGBWHBBBDGAHHAHH
#sorry#I NEED HER#ianthe leave harrowhark alone come kiss ME INSTEAD!!!!!!!#not harryanthe btw#just sketched a scene from tje book#ok anyways#shes so hot#HONESTLY IF ANYONE HAS RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IANTHE/FEM!READER FICS IM DESPERATE#IVE READ ALL OF THEM ON AO3 ALREADY PLEASEEEEEE#IVE EVEN READ THE AWFUL ONES (not a good experience)#ianthe tridentarius#harrow the ninth#tlt#the locked tomb#the locked tomb ianthe#harrowhark nonagesimus#harrowhark the first#ianthe the first#the locked tomb fanart#sketchbook#i know tje lesbian community got my back on this one (hopefully)
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i saw the crane wives live the other day and here are some life series/crane wives thoughts
-take me to war is absolutely a pearl song. double life pearl owns my soul and i need to see her. it could also be gem, specifically with the boogeypocalypse
-allies or enemies with last life bigb and cleo???? i can SEE the animatic in my head, if only i had art skills to do it. specifically from bigb's pov. i could also see ethubs or box boys
-the hand that feeds for martyn???? i haven't watched his povs but based on what i've heard it seems correct up to his win
#the life series#traffic smp#3rd life#last life#double life#limited life#secret life#the crane wives#pearlescentmoon#geminitay#bigbst4tz2#zombiecleo#inthelittlewood#anyways if the crane wives are playing near you i highly recommend going#it was easily my favorite live music experience#and the mcyt brain was braining#apologies if anyone has had these thoughts before#they're just good opinions
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Fanart of Seiko from @zarinthel ās āFallow Fieldsā ! (Slaps roof) this bad boy can fit so much trauma in it
#chia draws#naruto oc#Naruto fic fanart#tbh this was me experimenting w my style#also i really like this fic a lot#would def recommend anyone reading this to check it out!!#i love Naruto ocs#and any fic w them
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HELLO JEWISH PEOPLE. what shoes do you wear on yom kippur. pick the option thatās closest and feel free to elaborate in the tags!
also feel free to share if you go to shul on yom kippur and what your observance looks like!
#judaism#polls#yom kippur#jewblr#jumblr#jewish#jumblr tag#personally i have a pair of inexpensive white shoes that i basically only wear on yom kippur#they were like $10 on clearance at cvs lol#and i go to a conservative shul and usually fast + no phone/computer/writing/classwork#most of the time (when not at shul) i read or nap#this year i read most of āsomewhere we are humanā which is a super interesting anthology of immigrant experiences (incl. poetry prose & art)#highly recommend it to anyone interested in that sort of creative nonfiction
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