#klarinette49

[wah-pah]

this or that | tag game

Thanks for the tag @klarinette49 .

This seems fun.

Coffee or tea | early bird or night owl | chocolate or vanilla | spring or fall | silver or gold | pop or alternative | freckles or dimples | snakes or sharks | mountains or fields | thunder or lightning | egyptian mythology or greek mythology | ivory or scarlet | flute or lyre | opal or diamond | butterflies or honeybees | macarons or eclairs | typewritten or handwritten | secret garden or secret library | rooftop or balcony | spicy or mild | opera or ballet | london or paris | vincent van gogh or claude monet | denim or leather | potions or spells | ocean or desert | mermaids or sirens | masquerade ball or cocktail party

Tagging @misscrawfords, @whopooh, @waxedpaperdoor, @eroticfriendfictions, and whoever feels like it.

[autumnrose11]

Tagged by @lumiereandcogsworth thank you so much!

Challenge: make a poll with five of your all time favourite characters, and then tag five people to do the same. See which character is everyone’s favourite

Tagging @alwayschasingrainbows @marinaslibrary @kehlana-wolhamonao3 @juliasdowntonstuff @abumperprize @coffeishowifunction @klarinette49 @misscrawfords plus anyone else who would like to participate :)

[baronessblixen]

this or that | tag game

Thank you for tagging me @randomfoggytiger @tofuttim and @thursdayinspace !

Coffee or tea | early bird or night owl | chocolate or vanilla | spring or fall | silver or gold | pop or alternative | freckles or dimples | snakes or sharks | mountains or fields | thunder or lightning | egyptian mythology or greek mythology | ivory or scarlet | flute or lyre | opal or diamond | butterflies or honeybees | macarons or eclairs | typewritten or handwritten | secret garden or secret library | rooftop or balcony | spicy or mild | opera or ballet | london or paris | vincent van gogh or claude monet | denim or leather | potions or spells | ocean or desert | mermaids or sirens | masquerade ball or cocktail party

Tagging (only if you want to!) @backintimeforstuff @actual-changeling @ellivia @aluvian @viceversawrites @klarinette49

[cowherderess]

tag 9 people to get to know better // thanks for the tag @kittensittin ! 💜

Last song: Butchered Tongue, by Hozier (I've been wanting to get back into my Irish practice; I've joined a Gaeilge discord server but have been too nervous to attempt to say anything yet)

Currently watching: re-watching Switched at Birth (started on a random whim, and I don't know if I'll keep going through it all– I think it got to five seasons?! and I don't think I finished it originally either– but for now, the low-stakes ABC Family melodrama is a soothing distraction from the extremely-high-stakes rollercoaster from hell that is 2024)

Three ships: Rebecca/Ted, Lorelai/Luke, Claire/Jamie (these are the three for which I've read fic most recently)

Favorite color: pink (all shades, but especially that which I now call biscuit box pink :)

Currently consuming: my morning coffee

First ship: that got me into fandom & fanfic, Lorelai/Luke and Rory/Logan (I did like L/L's original canon ending, but their road to get there, which I did not always like... certainly opened up a lot of possibilities! And R/L's... well, I appreciate it more in retrospect, knowing what ASP would've done instead, but still)

Relationship status: single

tagging: @boglady @blogfordantreacy @coachlasso @dee-thequeenbee @jakeperalta @klarinette49 @queenrikki @racheltuckerrr @waywardted

[captain-fflewddurfflam]

Five Songs on Repeat

Thanks for tagging me @kelofmindelan!

rules: post 5 songs that you've had on repeat lately!

"5 More Minutes" by NATI

"Canyon Moon" by Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness

"Away Rio" by The Jolly Rogers (been in a shanty mood lately and love this one)

"Liar" by The Arcadian Wild

And a classic "Read My Mind" by The Killers

A gentle nudge to anyone who wants to play (a boop, if you will). No pressure tags to @klarinette49, @melliabee, @katia-dreamer, and @valentinaonthemoon

[kitchen-coven]

Tag Game Time~!

Shuffle your on repeat playlist and post the first 10 tracks, then tag ten people.

Thank you so much @klarinette49 for the tag!! It's quite a jarring listen, so heads up if you wanna listen to anything~

Oh No! By Marina

Spirits by Nothing More (character theme in our DnD campaign)

A Good Song Never Dies by Saint Motel

What's Golden by Jurassic 5

Little L by Jamiroquai

Electric Love by BØRNS

Push It by Static X

Girl by Jukebox the Ghost

Pink from Barbie by Lizzo

The Red Means I Love You by Madds Buckley (an original character's theme)

I don't know a whole lot of people, but have fun if you guys want!

@hopeful-hufflepuff-peeves @decadentpaperduck @lethesbeastie @string-cheese-cake

[telomeke]

Just had to add this–

Costume. Chitons.

[wah-pah]

Once you get this, you have to say five things you like about yourself, publicly. Then you have to send this to ten of your favourite followers (non-negotiable, positivity is cool~)🌈🌈

Thank you for tagging me, @klarinette49. :)

-> I am completely spent, but I was able to juggle 2 departments by myself (don't work in your family's business, kids);

-> I have stopped biting my nails (for now);

-> I want to think I can be very thorough when researching for fic;

-> I can read things quite fast when on paper (screens are a different beast);

-> It's a bit of a past thing, but while I am not very good at sports and might be chosen last because I am far from talented, I did give my all as long as I could make it.

[autumnrose11]

Okay, so. Rules. Shuffle your on repeat playlist and post the first 10 tracks, then tag ten people.

@klarinette49 thanks so much for the tag!! <3

Most of these are Taylor Swift songs, but there are a few from others.

All Too Well by Taylor Swift

Champagne Problems by Taylor Swift

Love Story by Taylor Swift

You Belong With Me by Taylor Swift

Tolerate It by Taylor Swift

Welcome to New York by Taylor Swift

Show Yourself by Taylor Swift

Driver's Licence by Olivia Rodrigo

Keep the Home Fires Burning by Ivor Novello

Firework by Katy Perry

I tag:

@alwayschasingrainbows

@kehlana-wolhamonao3

@lumiereandcogsworth

@snowblack-charcoalwhite

@abumperprize

@juliasdowntonstuff

@angelswing236

@ladymaurellelove

@thesweetnessofspring

@moonlightredfern

[baronessblixen]

Five Songs on Repeat

Thanks again for tagging me @klarinette49!

rules: post 5 songs that you've had on repeat lately!

I Remember Everything - Zach Bryan feat. Kacey Musgraves

Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14: Marche au supplice (Allegro non troppo) - Hector Berlioz, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

Someone To You - BANNERS

Look at us now (Honeycomb) - Daisy Jones and the Six

Symphony No. 8 in G Major, Op. 88, B. 163: III. Allegretto grazioso - Molto vivace - Antonín Dvořák, Los Angeles Philharmonic

tagging @xxsksxxx @teenie-xf @backintimeforstuff @scullyswifey @scullyssmile @impulsive-astrophile (feel free to ignore!)

[broadwaybaggins]

Happy Galentine’s Day to all my wonderful ladies on here! May your day/night be filled with friendship and the breakfast food of your choice

[misscrawfords]

Shipper asks: 1, 2, 4, 19, 27, 30, 32, 40?

1. Talk about the first ship you ever had.

Probably Laura and Almanzo from the Little House books. My mind was blown when I got to the end of Little Town on the Prairie and Almanzo asked Laura out and suddenly little 7 year old me (or whatever) discovered romance. I can still basically quote the dialogue from the proposal scene in Those Happy Golden Years from memory.

2. Talk about three of the most important ships throughout your life.

Harry/Hermione. My first fandom OTP, the first ship I wrote fic for, the first ship I read and wrote meta for that essentially took me through my entire adolescence and formed my views on relationships, fiction, writing, and fandom. I love you, H/Hr.

Matthew/Mary. The ship that got me back into fandom for better or worse after a long break, which introduced me to some of my closest online friends and at least one genuine offline friend too, the ship that led to me writing a novel that I’m truly proud of (it’s Consolation Prize and you should go read it now) and become semi-well-known as a writer to the extent that I met a literary agent in Manhattan. (Tragically, I have not yet actually written anything for her and it was like eight years ago now so IDK if she would even remember me or care about me but still - it happened!) Matthew/Mary was literary, intelligent, historical and full of longing and I basically did a masters degree because of them.

Ben/Rey. The ship that smacked me in the face one day when I watched a trailer and suddenly realised that they were the culmination of every literary and romantic impulse I had been searching for since I was about 15. I was not expecting to fall so hard and so deeply. They’ve reignited my writing once more and I have learned so much from them and the fandom that has passed on into my understanding of stories and mythology. Once again, I owe a fictional ship a heck of a lot.

4. What’s your current NOTP?

I’ve been thinking about this all day trying to think of one and I don’t think I have one... There are ships that don’t do anything for me, of course, and ones that make me go “Huh? How on earth do you get “romance” from that?”. Ron/Hermione is my biggest one. Finn/Rey is another (and currently even more so thanks to JB’s ill-advised comments). But NOTPS? Nope. Because ultimately shipping is fictional and there’s no such thing as a bad ship, just personal preferences. I actually quite like (as a kind of academic exercise) taking the apparently least obvious couple you can imagine and then somehow finding a way to make it work, because actually what it’s doing is nothing to do with romance per se, but everything to do with finding common ground and developing as a person through your relationship with another person and that is a very rewarding thing to think about and gets to the heart IMO of what makes an interesting ship.

19. Have you ever shipped something despite yourself?

That feeling of “We’re going here? Oh yes, we are definitely going here” and hating yourself? I feel like I have... but I can’t think when! I’m trying to think of my most absolute trash ships but... but usually they’re not really bad.

27. Is there a ship you’ve shipped for most of your life?

I guess, Darcy/Elizabeth? I first read P&P when I was 7 and I started reading P&P fanfic when I was 11 on the computer in the library and I guess I still ship them so... yeah!

Also Fatty/Bets from Enid Blyton’s Five Find-Outers series because I definitely shipped them before I understood when shipping was and I must have been very young when I was reading those books.

30. Name a couple of fandoms in which you have no ships.

Being in a fandom with no ships!? What is this!? Well, I guess I haven’t really shipped anything in Doctor Who since the days of Rose Tyler so that probably counts. And I can’t say I really ship anyone in The Good Place. Like, Chidi/Eleanor is fine. It’s cute. It’s obviously endgame. But I’m not invested, not going to read fics or anything. If it didn’t happen I’d be okay also.

32. Share five must-read fics.

Oh, this is LOVELY. Fic rec time!!

1. A Girl in Black by @khaleesa 

I'm not as sad as I should be. That's what makes me sad. The Titanic sinks, Patrick dies, and rather than wait at home to meet the new heir of Downton, Mary tries her luck in London, where she meets Sir Richard Carlisle instead. [Alternate S1]

Richard Carlisle/Mary Crawley. (Such an aBooSiVe ship lolooolol.) Still the definitive Downton fic for me. Such a good AU!

2. Down the Isle by @loversinfiniteness 

Down the Isle, a reality dating show, is roommates Jane and Tom's guilty pleasure. Under the sun of an indeterminate hot country, millions watch the contestants in their search for love. The weird twist? They're all characters from P&P, Emma, Mansfield Park and Persuasion. But this isn't a butchering of Austen: love, whether it's in bikinis or bonnets, is ever the same thing...

(A slightly unhinged Love Island AU featuring many of Austen's characters. Everyone is wittier and less eager for romance than the real contestants on the show. NOW COMPLETE!)

If you like Jane Austen and you like modern AUs you need to read this even if you think it isn’t your cup of tea. Trust me, it is.

3. Disconnect by Weatherbug02

Rey was an unpopular YouTuber for years before her channel skyrocketed. Kylo was a YouTuber with millions of subscribers who couldn't keep his mouth shut. After a misunderstanding, both parties became part of a famous rivalry known throughout the internet. Neither had seemed too keen on resolving it, but after five years, people start to notice a change between the two.

Reylo social media modern AU and one of my favourite fics. I would recommend Play to Win here but basically everyone has already read it!

4. The Eagle’s Nest by HeartofAspen

COMPLETE! Hermione's eighth year at Hogwarts is already going to be difficult in the aftermath of the war, but it is further thrown into upheaval when Headmistress McGonagall orders a re-sorting of all students to promote inter-house unity. But when the Sorting Hat sends Hermione to Ravenclaw with Draco - and without Harry or Ron - how will she cope? [AU, Dramione] Prevalent alchemy.

Yep, this is 70 chapters of slow-burn Dramione with very interesting world-building. Go read! 

5. And All the Devils Are Here by queenofchildren

It's a simple story, really: Girl meets Boy. Girl hates Boy. Girl and Boy infiltrate the most popular reality dating show on television to expose its unethical treatment of contestants and have to act like they're falling in love... And suddenly, the lines get blurred between the sparks flying on screen - and the real thing that grows when the cameras stop rolling.

This is a Benvolio/Rosaline from Still Star Crossed modern AU reality dating show fic. Huh? You might say. Or maybe you’ve never watched the show. Not important. This is a great fic with bonus Shakespeare references.

40. If you could change one thing about your OTP, what would that be?

The ending, of course.

But which OTP does this refer to, I hear you ask.

ALL OF THEM, YOU FOOL, ALL OF THEM.

Ask me about shipping

[autumnrose11]

@alwayschasingrainbows thanks so much for the tag!!

Tag game: tag 9 people you’d like to get to know better.

Last song: Auld Lang Syne. My brother was practising playing it on his piano in the other room and he was watching a YouTube video of it to help him, and I was humming along :)

Currently watching: Hmm. I'm watching Modern Family, it's hilarious and wholesome and relaxing :D

Three ships: I have so many ships! How can I choose only three? But.... okay. Matthew and Mary (Downton Abbey). Robbie and Cecilia (Atonement). Gilbert and Anne (Anne of Green Gables).

Favorite color: It keeps changing, but at the moment it's powder blue :)

Currently consuming: Nothing right now, but I'm probably going to have lunch in an hour or so.

First ship: Hmmmm. I suppose the first couple I REALLY shipped was Ron and Hermione from Harry Potter.

Relationship status: Single and in love with fictional guys :D

I tag @coffeishowifunction @lumiereandcogsworth @snowblack-charcoalwhite @francuskiakcent @tabulacarat @abumperprize @mmfan1 @polikszena @klarinette49 @angelswing236 plus anyone else who wants to participate :) :)

I was tagged by @norbertsmom - thank you so, so much!

Tag game: tag 9 people you’d like to get to know better.

Last song: the lakes by Taylor Swift (I swear, each time somebody tags me in a music game, I always end up with a lot of Taylor Swift's songs!)

Currently watching: (or rather, currently failing to watch;)): Tale of Nine Tailed 1938, Percy Jackson. I adore both shows, make no mistake, but I find it hard to watch with my real life obligations and my to-read list. But I truly hope to watch more this weekend!

Three ships: Only three? So... Percabeth, Everlark and Valarney, I guess:)

Favorite color: violet!

Currently consuming: At this moment- nothing, because I am cooking dinner. Last thing I ate was GoActive protein pudding (salted caramel). Really good! (And I am not much into fitness or healthy eating... Just truly like this pudding!).

First ship: Anne Shirley/Gilbert Blythe (Shirbert).

Relationship status: Single as a pringle (otherwise known as Still-Waiting-For-A-Prince-Charming-To-Come-And-Sweep-Me-Off-My-Feet or Happily-In-Love-With-Many-Fictional-Characters!). But I am not unhappy about it.

Last movie: Movie... hm... let me think... I think it was Murder In The Orient Express (Hercule Poirot), with David Suchet. Rewatch, of course!

Currently working on:

Cooking a dinner:) - I mean, at this very second!

Thank you so, so much for the ask!

Tagging (why only 9?):

@autumnrose11 , @no-where-new-hero, @smolgreybunny , @sparklepink12k , @sweetnessofspring, @bewareofitalics , @the-lily-blooms-late , @mzannthropy @the-piper-and-the-lion If they weren't tagged and want to participate!

But I'll be honest - I would absolutely LOVE to get to know ALL of my mutuals, so if that's allowed (probably not, but I'll take my chances):

I tag all my mutuals who feel like taking part in this game! And everyone who wants to participate!

[maxtimot]

1, 5, 6, 16, 21?

1. favourite place in your country?

I have a lot of them, but honestly, one of my favourite places in France would be around Lescun in the Pyrénées. A lot of mountains with really nice places, I also like the Pyrénées because it’s not as overcrowded and overrated as the Alps during the holidays (though I think there’s places in the French Alps that no one knows about as well as places in the Pyrénées that are overcrowded for some reasons).I also kind of like my home place in the Pays-de-la-Loire, with its pretty cities, lots of metal festivals around, almost nothing but fields but then you have a cliff out of nowhere. Fun place.

5. favourite song in your native language? 

There is a good bunch of French songs I really like, most of these are humouristic, but I think my fave would be this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4IUpIoUCc8

6. most hated song in your native language? 

Whatever bullshit pop music that get in the top whatever each summer (like Magic System AKA. The geniuses who made “air” rhyme with “air”, I shit you not ), or the whole modern “variété française” music genre. I really hate that our country has an actually good indie scene with decent artists that makes French sound good, but because radio stations and officials decided that French songs must sound like the most flaccid thing ever we almost never get to hear good French music unless you actually try to find them (by going to festivals or actively search).

16. which stereotype about your country you hate the most and which one you somewhat agree with?

I really hate that stereotype of French being cowards that got spreaded by ‘muricans since World War II and mostly used to invalidate whatever achievements we happen to make (mostly about sports or military tho, so no big deal either), I mean of course I hate that stereotype for being degrading, but also, how USA-centered must you be to actually agree with this stereotype?However, I agree mostly with the stereotype of French people not fucking around food, even if I know we’re not the only one depicted like that (I know it’s also a common Italian stereotype), and that it’s not actually that true because of how the corporations regularly scams us with food. I have yet to find one French people who don’t have an active opinion about food and will defend it to their death.

21. if you could send two things from your country into space, what would they be?

A bottle of wine and a Renault Twingo.

[miscreantrose]

So nice to see you on my dash again, welcome back and have a great December!

::hugs::  Thank you!  I have missed you and the other lovely folks here sooooo much!  And this lovely distraction, so I am consciously making an effort to return, cleaning up my dash and finding my happy again.  With grad school starting next month, i’m going to need the healthy distraction!

[thefoodofloveismusic]

Draco Malefoy, Luna Lovegood, Moaning Myrtle and Albus Dumbledore please?

Draco Malfoy: Closest green item to you.

Already comfortably lying in bed and there are green bits on my pillow. :D

Luna Lovegood: Something about you other people find weird.

OMG, so many things... ;) For example my dislike of pointy things pointing at me. Makes me feel really uncomfortable for some reason, dunno why. So I turn them over. Pens, chopsticks, other people’s knives on the dinner table... i know, weird!

Moaning Myrtle: The last thing to make you cry.

A little family row, but it was over after a few minutes and all was well again. 

Albus Dumbledore: What is your proudest accomplishment?

I once resigned from a job I was supposed to enslave myself to out of gratitude for having been chosen for it. No one had ever done that before and my then ex-colleagues were so appalled. I am still convinced I made the right decision though... and I am proud of it.