#literally 23% of canadians speak french

[tepkunset]

How to identify if someone is from Western Canada:

"French is pointless why learn French nobody in Canada speaks French except in Québec no one has ever been oppressed for speaking French did I mention I hate French?"

[genderlessghoul]

Everyone seems to have an intro post on their blog but I don't so... Here's mine? I've been here for a few months, I should probably have one.

Hi! I'm Meerkat. I'm non-binary, my pronouns are they/them/that bitch. I'm 23 years of age and I'm French Canadian (I speak poutine tabarnak)

I'm using Tumblr pretty exclusively to interact with the Ghost fanbase, I came here from everyone on AO3 saying they also post here so I can and will repost fanfics and whatnot.

That means there can and will be 18+ stuff on my page. I'm not about to go police the folks who follow me but for fuck's sake, if you're a minor, don't interact with that content if your page explicitly says you're a minor???

I post about the ghoul costumes, my own headcanons or cool pictures I found. Sometimes I post about some Ghost-related sewing projects I worked on but I have like MASSIVE imposter syndrom about my work and I don't want to inconvenience people by making them look at my stuff. But I'm sure that's a universal experience for people who create literally anything in fandom space.

Anyway if you wanna talk to me about other stuff, that's cool too! I listen to a lot of other bands, I'm a huge nerd and I love animals.

Idk what else to say so... Yeah maybe I'll update this in the future if I find something else.

[laviedavantgarde]

Important Fanfiction Personal Update Below!

Putting this below a Read More because it is a but lengthy and I do not want people to scroll too much!

I haven’t updated my fanfictions in awhile, and there are two main reasons why:

I’ve tinkered and refined Julien behind the scenes.

I have major writer’s block.

Back when I began to write Grand Theft Immortal, I initially wrote this fanfiction to be a mostly original parody of the infamous My Immortal fanfic. I did not take it so seriously in the first few chapters. However, with the introduction of my OC Julien, that’s when it really took off.

I stopped where I did in GTI because I did not know how the second part of the fic would play out, and after some time, I was dissatisfied with Julien’s plot. I considered his feud with the publishing head to be way more ambitious than I thought it would be. Considering that My Immortal’s protagonist is a literal Mary Sue, I subconsciously made Julien into a Gary Stu to fit the parody. Am I re-writing his canonical situation to Julien’s mother’s death? Yes.

GTI was a real-time evolution to how I saw Julien and his character at the moment in writing. I put a lot of myself in Julien’s personality at the time, because I wanted to see someone like myself represented in a fic in terms of our trans and gay identities, as well as our love of academia. Julien and I are similar, but he has a more “serious” disposition. I also tried to fix My Immortal’s overused love triangle trope to a polyamorous one, as both Julien and I are polyamorous. Would Julien be involved with Michael? Sure, but he probably would stay far away from Trevor romantically. At the time, I was very invested in trying to write and explain how I saw Michael and Trevor’s relationship.

Now, I have very different feelings about GTI. It did serve its purpose in trying to find my identity as a young scholar and academic in Julien and cultivating and working hard at a polyamorous configuration. (In real life, I have had lackluster experiences with past partners and my ex metas- a poly term for my partner’s partner(s).) The fic served its purpose in working out the nuts and bolts for Julien as an OC. However, I think it is time to “abandon” the fic. This means while I will still have it for people to read, it is certainly not 100% canonical in terms of Julien’s events.

This is still canonical about/for Julien:

He is a professor at ULSA and has a PhD in English

He is a vigilante assassin who works behind the scenes (he rarely gets on the front lines)

His mother’s unfortunate demise

June Margot is his surrogate mother

He is trans/gay/poly

He’s a dual citizen of Canada and the US, but grew up in the US.

He speaks enough French to get by and have a conversation, but he is not 100% fluent. (His mom was French Canadian - Quebecois)

This is NOT canonical for Julien (as of 5/22/23):

His mother’s killer is the publishing head.

He is personally involved with the GTA V trinity and other characters.

He did not write a script for a movie.

You can say GTI is both a fever dream and a fanfic study. I am indebted to the readers and commenters, as well as the friendships I made with others over my fic. However, due to my feelings about where I see this fic now, it is time to shelve that away. Also, with My Immortal’s foundation in being a HP fanfiction and of its series’ author being a major bigot, it feels unethical for me to continue GTI.

That also means Blue Eyes and Homoerotic Vibes is a fever dream in itself, although I still find it quite enjoyable to read. (And downright sexy.)

In terms of my fic with Julien and Juan (Éxtasis en Aguamarina), that is another fanfic case study. Julien in a million years would never associate with Juan due to his own safety in mind. At the time, I was super simpy for Juan and I wanted to write more homoerotic fanfiction.

Fanfiction will always hold a special place in my heart, and I want these stories to still be accessible because I want the guys/masc folks in the GTA V/GTAO fandom to enjoy fanfiction written by someone like me and to see themselves being desired.

I still very much play GTAO, but I have so much development in terms of Julien’s character in the works behind the scenes. If I were to upload that content, it would technically not be fanfiction. It would be original writing. Let’s see where this goes, and I will find a place to house these original works of Julien.

Is this to say I will stop writing fanfiction for good? No. My fanfiction writing comes in waves. I just have to be really hyperfixated on a fandom and have a lot of ideas. Right now, I don’t. My priorities in how I engage in fandom morphed significantly these past couple or so years. I still very much love to discuss and analyze media! I’ve analyzed both as a student and as a young adjunct. I just enjoy the nonfiction parts too. I’m that guy with an iced coffee who will sit down with individuals who want to play Operation on media and discuss, analyze, and critique media in the lens of scholarly and informal inquiry. If that sounds like you, I would love for you to join me at this metaphorical table.

I still very much am invested in Julien, other OCs, and your fanfictions! I am just taking a step back from the fanfiction writing table to focus on Julien’s world buildings.

If you read this far, then you’re a champ. Here’s a gold star!

Much love,

Avant

[lumosinlove]

Sweater Weather Roster Description:

(So I probably definitely forgot some things. There’s a lot of complicated matching up that went into this. But, regardless, I wanted to post it, so we’ll fix and add as we go! <3)

James Potter: (Pots, Pothead, Potty)

Position: Left Wing, First Line

Number: 7

Years In The League: 7—drafted, no college.

Previous Teams: None

Description: 25. 6’1”. Dark brown hair, hazel eyes, white. Can usually be seen wearing whatever Lily buys him. Known on the team for being a joker, but also someone you can go to for any reason. Hyper.

Nationality: American. Hometown: Boston, MA.

S/O: Girlfriend, Lily Evans.

Closest to on the team: Sirius Black and Sergei Ivanov, but basically everyone.

Rooms With: No one

Sits with on the bus/plane: Sirius Black

Lives With: Girlfriend Lily Evans

Injury: Multiple concussions

Puck Personality Fun Fact: Putting his contacts in, because he usually wears glasses, gets him really into the game mode. His favorite food is treacle tart, which he had when he took his girlfriend Lily to England—now she makes it for him on his birthday.

Favorite Moment On Team: When he told them that he and Lily were pregnant and they all celebrated.

Superstition: He has to call his girlfriend, Lily, before every game.

Warm Up Song: Eye of the Tiger

What the announcers say when he scores: “Aaaaannndd Potter is wheeling tonight!!”

~

Sirius Black: (Padfoot, Cap, Captain)

Position: Center, First Line

Number: 12

Years In The League: 6—First pick overall, no college.

Previous Teams: None

Description: 24. 6’3”. Black hair, gray eyes, white. Hair gets really fluffy in humidity and it drives him insane. Short hair, curls above his ears. Loves a good backwards hat. One of the strongest on the team.

Nationality: French-Canadian. Hometown: Montreal, Canada.

S/O: Remus Lupin—secret.

Closest to on the team: James Potter and Adam Fox and William LeBlanc

Rooms With: No One

Sits with on the bus/plane: James Potter

Lives With: No one

Injury: Badly broken ankle, one mild concussion

Puck Personality Fun Fact: He had a very hard time coming up with one, so James chose one for him. He pretends to hate the rookies, but will drop literally everything for anything they need. He’s also really bad at taking his pre-game nap.

(Pascal Dumais from the background: “He does not understand household chores!” “Shut up, Dumo!”)

Favorite Moment On Team: His first game after deciding to stand up to his mother about getting a trade. He could finally relax, and enjoy himself. When he scored the first goal, he let his teammates celebrate with him.

Superstition: There are so many. There are too many. Has to go out onto the ice last, has to have a butter and honey toasted sandwich before the game at 5:00 pm, has to do his stretches in a certain order, has to put on and sharpen his left skate first. Cannot even talk about the Cup without freaking out. Will wear the same gross hat until it literally reeks if they’re on a hot streak.

Warm Up Song: Doesn’t really have one.

What the announcers say when he scores: “Seriously!!! That is one serious goal!!” “That Black back-hander will kill a fella!”

~

Finn O’Hara: (Harzy, Fish)

Position: Right Wing

Number: 17

Years In The League: 3. Went to Harvard College.

Previous Teams: None

Description: 23. 6’0’’. Dark red hair, luscious and fluffy. White. Wavy. Light freckles. Brown eyes. Is a single eyebrow raiser. Habit of saluting. More on the slender side of muscle. Is a bit of a worry-wart. Super sarcastic.

Nationality: American. Hometown: New York, New York.

S/O: June Calder—sort of.

Closest to on the team: Logan Tremblay and Leo Knut and Olli Halla

Rooms With: Timmy Jones

Sits with on the bus/plane: Kasey Winter

Lives With: Leo Knut

Injury: Two bad concussions in college.

Puck Personality Fun Fact: He wanted it to be that he’s real fucking good in bed, but it’s that he likes eating grilled cheese with strawberry jam because his older brother, Alexander, used to make it for him all the time when they were kids.

Favorite Moment On Team: Probably that one team dinner where Blizzard got drunk and tried to swim in a fountain. Or when he found out that Logan also got drafted to the Lions the year after him.

Superstition: Has to have a grilled cheese and strawberry jam before every game. Has to tape his own sticks on the bench. Has a handshake with Logan they do before walking down the tunnel.

Warm Up Song: Hollaback Girl, Gwen Stefani

What the announcers say when he scores: “OOOOOOOO’HARA HOW DARA!! WHAT A GOAL!”

~

Timmy Jones: (Timmers)

Position: Defenseman

Number: 62

Years In The League: 10. Went to Boston University

Previous Teams: New York Islanders

Description: 31. 6’1”. Black hair, braided, reaches his shoulders and he likes to tie it up sometimes, hazel eyes. Black. One of the most popular jerseys because he’s such a crowd pleaser always riling them up and talking to fans through the glass. He’s also one of the biggest Instagram users and is always posting really funny locker room videos.

Nationality: Canadian. Vancouver, Canada.

S/O: Single

Closest to on the team: Olli Halla and William LeBlanc and Thomas Walker

Rooms With: Finn O’Hara

Lives With: Olli Halla

Sits with on the bus/plane: Olli Halla

Injury: Fractured foot a few years ago.

Puck Personality Fun Fact: Kasey’s rival for best hair in the league. Famous for his crazy cellys

Favorite Moment On Team: Conference Finals! And when all the boys touch Moody’s leg for good luck.

Superstition: Has a lucky towel that no one is allowed to wash.

Warm Up Song: Where are Ü Now, Jack Ü, Skrillex, Justin Bieber

What the announcers say when he scores: Timmers strikes again!!

~

Olli Halla: (Olli)

Position: Defenseman

Number: 5

Years In The League: 10, Undrafted.

Previous Teams: Winnipeg Jets.

Description: 6’2”. 32. Very, very blonde hair, nearly white. Pale blue eyes. Cute little nose. Cannot grow a beard to save his life. Total baby-face. Is sort of shy and awkward. What a sweetheart.

Nationality: Finish. Hometown: Helsinki, Finland.

S/O: Single.

Closest to on the team: Timmy Jones and Finn O’Hara

Rooms With: Elias Cook

Lives With: Timmy Jones

Sits with on the bus/plane: Timmy Jones

Injury: Concussion, twice. A few bruised ribs.

Puck Personality Fun Fact: Wins the pre-game team kick-around almost every time. Brings awareness to charities that contribute to doing research on the brain and brain injuries. 

Favorite Moment On Team: When the team welcomed him back from his pretty serious concussion (he missed nearly a year) by all wearing the number 5 out on the ice during warm ups.

Superstition: Wears his cross and says a small prayer after the national anthem. Also has to play in the kick-around.

Warm Up Song: Replay, Iyaz

What the announcers say when he scores: (G)oooooolllliiiii!

~

Brady Smith: (Smitty)

Position: Right Wing

Number: 92

Years In The League: 10. Drafted.

Previous Teams: Washington Capitals

Description: 28, 6’3”. Black hair, blue eyes. Black. The sweetest person you will ever meet in your life. Is adored by all of the hockey wives and girlfriends. Can speak Spanish and (ofc) German. Has a tattoo he has on his back shoulder blade of the Stanley Cup which he won with the Washington Capitals. The cup says his wife and two kid’s names on it with room for more—this man loves his babies.

Nationality: German. Hometown: Berlin, Germany, where his mother is from, but moved to the Boston, MA when he was 15 years old—where his father is from.

S/O: Married to his wife Allison, and they’re expecting their third child. Their first is a boy named Max, their second a boy named Noah.

Closest to on the team: Evgeni Kuznetsov and Jackson Nadeau.

Lives With: His family

Sits with on the bus/plane: Evan Kane

Rooms With: Evan Kane

Injury: Frequently separates his shoulder :(

Puck Personality Fun Fact: He’s part of the Lions’ power play. Is actually a really good tattoo artist and has inked Kris Lavolie and Evgeni Kuznetsov. He gave Kris the date of his daughter’s birth, and he gave Evgeni a tiger on his left bicep.

Favorite Moment On Team: He really loved when Sirius became Captain. He felt a shift in their team’s drive.

Superstition: Has to read the note his son wrote him a few years ago.

Warm Up Song: Anything Drake

What the announcers say when he scores: Braaaddyyy Smith! What a goal!

~

Pascal Dumais: (Dumo)

Position: Center

Number: 9

Years In The League: 24, drafted first overall.

Previous Teams: New York Rangers, Colorado Avalanche.

Description: 41. 6’1’’. Brown hair, cut pretty short but brushes up at the front or superman curl.  White. Hazel/green eyes, dark eyelashes and brows. Scruffy beard always. Is the dad of the team. Well tell anyone who asks the hilarious stories of when Sirius lived with him.

Nationality: French Canadian. Hometown: Montreal.

S/O: Celeste Dumais, wife. And four children. Adele (13), Louis (10), Marc (9), and Katie (7).

Closest to on the team: Logan Tremblay and Sergei Ivanov.

Lives With: His wife and four kids—and Logan of course.

Rooms With: No one

Sits with on the bus/plane: No one, he enjoys the peace and quiet (not that anyone gives him any)

Injury: Broken wrist. Bruised ribs. Mild concussion. Lost too many teeth to count.

Puck Personality Fun Fact: The BIGGEST prankster on the team. Loves fine wine.

Favorite Moment On Team: Whenever the crowd chants “Duuummmooooo,” or the first time Sirius smiled.

Superstition: Slaps Sergei’s ass before they walk down the tunnel. No one knows why.

Warm Up Song: Eight Days A Week by The Beatles

What the announcers say when he scores: "Pascal Dumais everybody! One of the oldest in the league—he’s still got it!”

~

Logan Tremblay: (Tremzy, [Finn: Lo])

Position: Right Wing

Number: 10

Years In The League: 2. Went to Harvard College.

Previous Teams: None.

Description: 22. 5’9’’. Dark brown hair, long enough to be wavy and always wearing a snapback. Green eyes. Light freckles. White. Always sinfully tan. Really broad and strong. Those arms and chest muscles damn. Really dark, long eyelashes. Clean shaven. Really loud, always mildly grumpy. Flirts with EVERYTHING. 

Nationality: French Canadian. Hometown: Rimouski, Quebec, Canada.

S/O: Single…..

Closest to on the team: Leo Knut, Finn O’Hara, and Pascal Dumais, Thomas Walker.

Lives With: Pascal Dumais

Rooms With: Leo Knut

Sits with on the bus/plane: Leo Knut

Injury: He broke a finger and a foot and frequently has black eyes from fights.

Puck Personality Fun Fact: Has a fleur-de-lis necklace that he never takes off. Spends his summers in Nice, France where his mother is from. Bites his nails.

Favorite Moment On Team: Playing with Finn again.

Superstition: Says he isn’t superstitious but he is. Won’t touch the kick-around soccer ball before he decides to play. Has a handshake with Finn they do before walking down the tunnel.

Warm Up Song: Whatever It Takes, Imagine Dragons.

What the announcers say when he scores: “Scooorree!!! Oh, the tremble before Tremblay!”

~

Thomas Walker: (Talker, Walkie-Talkie)

Position: Defenseman —also an enforcer.

Number: 43

Years In The League: 8. University of Wisconsin.

Previous Teams: None.

Description: 30, 6’2”. Short hair, brown eyes, one of the most ripped guys on the team. Black. Pierced ears, usually small gold hoops. Takes them out for play. The Lions organization does a segment with him called Walkie-Talkie where he goes around the locker room and interviews his team mates with funny questions.

Nationality: American. Hometown: Chicago, IL.

S/O: Single

Closest to on the team: Timmy Jones and Adam Fox and Logan Tremblay.

Lives With: No one

Rooms With: Adam Fox.

Sits with on the bus/plane: Anyone who wants to CHAT.

Injury: Broken foot, some broken fingers.

Puck Personality Fun Fact: He got his nickname Talker because he never shuts up on the ice. Starts a lot of fights. 

Favorite Moment On Team: When Kasey jumped in the fountain.

Superstition: Needs to take a three minute nap between periods. He puts a towel over his head right in his stall and literally falls asleep for three minutes. (James: it’s fucking weird”)

Warm Up Song: Top hits, just needs the background noise.

What the announcers say when he scores: “Goal!!! He just walks right up there, don’t he?”

~

Sergei Ivanov: (Vans)

Position: Defenseman 

Number: 55

Years In The League: 23, Drafted, no college.

Previous Teams: Pittsburgh Penguins, Colorado Avalanche, Vegas Golden Knights.

Description: 40. 5’11”. Light brown-gray hair—was blonde, losing it at the front a little.  White. Really stern blue eyes that transform and crinkle when he smiles (but it’s hard to get a real smile out of him, and the boys feel really accomplished when they do).

Nationality: Russian. Hometown: Omsk.

S/O: Anya. They have three daughters: Aleandra (10), Evenlina (8), and Katya (7).

Closest to on the team: Kris Lavolie and Pascal Dumais and James Potter

Lives With: His wife and children.

Rooms With: No one.

Sits with on the bus/plane: Kris Lavolie.

Injury: Shoulder injury

Puck Personality Fun Fact: Loves classical music

Favorite Moment On Team: One of his daughters was born the same night he got his first hat-trick. Some of the team came to the hospital with him.

Superstition: Stops at a Church on his way to the rink everyday for a few quiet moments.

Warm Up Song: He doesn’t have one, he prefers to talk to everyone instead.

What the announcers say when he scores: SERGEI SCORES!

~

Jackson Nadeau: (Nado)

Position: Left Wing

Number: 58

Years In The League: 8. Went to College but didn’t finish.

Previous Teams: Chicago Blackhawks 

Description: 26, 6’0”. Dark brown hair, chin length and straight, blue eyes. White. Is very laid back and a big flirt. Has cheek bones that could kill and a very stark scar running down one of them from a skate in the face.

Nationality: French Canadian. Victoria, Canada.

S/O: Single

Closest to on the team: Evgeni Kuznetsov and Brady Smith

Lives With: Evgeni Kuznetsov

Rooms With: Evgeni Kuznetsov

Sits with on the bus/plane: Evgeni Kuznetsov

Injury: Skate to the face, other minor things.

Puck Personality Fun Fact: Rival with Evgeni for most pick ups on the team. Has many tattoos—one full sleeve, working on the other.

Favorite Moment On Team: Probably when Evgeni got traded, he found his best friend.

Superstition: Has a handshake with Evgeni.

Warm Up Song: He won’t tell you up front but Hamilton.

What the announcers say when he scores: Rapidly repeating “Nadeau, Nadeau, Nadeau!!!”

~

Evgeni Kuznetsov: (Kuny)

Position: Center. Enforcer.

Number: 86

Years In The League: 10. Drafted.

Previous Teams: Anaheim Ducks, Calgary Flames, Buffalo Sabres.

Description: 27. 6’4”. Short cropped light brown hair and puppy-dog brown eyes. Has a slightly chipped front left tooth. White. Very heavy Russian accent, doesn’t speak perfect English and uses this fact to get out of interviews. Is very charming. Literally a giant.

Nationality: Russian. Magnitogorsk, Russia. 

S/O: Single and ready to mingle—or already does mingle. Excessively.

Closest to on the team: Brady Smith and Jackson Nadeau

Lives With: Jackson Nadeau 

Rooms With: Jackson Nadeau

Sits with on the bus/plane: Jackson Nadeau

Injury: Had to have knee surgery.

Puck Personality Fun Fact: Will tell you he has the most pick-ups on the team, but it might be Nado. He’s always making jokes in Russian that basically only Sergei and Henrik can understand and Sergei just rolls his eyes while Henrik laughs.

Favorite Moment On Team: He loves team dinners, just hanging out with the guys.

Superstition: Has a handshake with Jackson.

Warm Up Song: BLASTS Russian rap.

What the announcers say when he scores: THE RUSSIAN BEAR STRIKES AGAIN!

~

Evan Kane: (Kaner)

Position: Right Wing

Number: 51

Years In The League: Two. Went to College at Boston University.

Previous Teams: Calgary Flames.

Description: 23. 5’11”. Tan skin with freckles and brown eyes, black, short hair. Hispanic. Super strong and holds lots of team workout records. The brightest smile. Eyebrows on point. Loves to read, was an English major at school.

Nationality: American. Hometown: Boston, MA.

S/O: His girlfriend, Caroline Hall.

Closest to on the team: Brady Smith and Elias Cook, and Leo Knut

Lives With: His girlfriend.

Rooms With: Brady Smith

Sits with on the bus/plane: Brady Smith

Injury: Nothing major up to date.

Puck Personality Fun Fact: Wicked fast. One of the fastest in the League.

Favorite Moment On Team: Probably meeting Pascal Dumais. He’s looked up to his playing style for a long time.

Superstition: Tapes his own sticks, sharpens his own skates.

Warm Up Song: Eminem

What the announcers say when he scores: “Yes he Kane!!!”

~

Adam Fox: (Foxy, Sexy)

Position: Defenseman

Number: 32.

Years In The League: 19. Drafted.

Previous Teams: New York Islanders.

Description: 36. 6’2”. White. Light brown hair that pushes up at the front and is shaved close at the sides. Blue eyes that will kill you. 

Nationality: American. Hometown: Boston, MA. 

S/O: Girlfriend, Lucìa Perez.

Closest to on the team: Thomas Walker and Sirius Black

Lives With: His girlfriend.

Rooms With: Thomas Walker

Sits with on the bus/plane: Elias Cook

Injury: Nothing too serious.

Puck Personality Fun Fact: Is constantly made fun of for being the prettiest. Ever.

Favorite Moment On Team: Bringing his girlfriend to her first game.

Superstition: Stretches in a certain order.

Warm Up Song: They boys will tell you it’s SexyBack but it’s actually just heavy metal.

What the announcers say when he scores: “A foxy goal!!”

~

Henrik Sunqvist: (Sunny, Sunshine)

Position: Defenseman

Number: 33

Years In The League: 10. Played in the Swedish league for a while.

Previous Teams: None in the NHL.

Description: 39. 5’11”. Blond hair, cut short, pale blue eyes, white. Warmest smile you’ve ever seen. 

Nationality: Swedish. Hometown: Uppsala.

S/O: Linnea Sunqvist, his wife and their daughter and son, Maja (10) and Hugo (11).

Closest to on the team: Evander Bell

Lives With: His wife and family.

Rooms With: No one

Sits with on the bus/plane: Likes to sit alone with a nice audiobook sometimes.

Injury: Nothing major, a few minor concussions

Puck Personality Fun Fact: Almost never fights, but when he does…ouch. Can speak French and Russian.

Favorite Moment On Team: When he gets to morning practice and has coffee with the boys.

Superstition: Has to do a few somersaults in the locker room—we don’t know why.

Warm Up Song: Russian rap—no one knows why/how he knows Russian so well.

What the announcers say when he scores: “The sun is shining on Sunqvist!"

~

Elias Cook: (Cookie, Crock-pot) 

Position: Left Wing

Number: 29

Years In The League: 7. Drafted.

Previous Teams: Toronto Maple Leafs

Description: 25. 5’11”. Hazel eyes, Black hair, baby curls so cute we love the curls. 

Nationality: Canadian. Toronto.

S/O: Fiancee, Jamie Barrow.

Closest to on the team: Kasey Winter

Lives With: Jamie.

Rooms With: Olli Halla

Sits with on the bus/plane: Adam Fox

Injury:

Puck Personality Fun Fact: Loves spicy food. Once made Sirius cry by daring him to eat some really spicy dish.

Favorite Moment On Team: Listening to ABBA in the locker room.

Superstition: Does a few laps around the hallways. The press love to try to catch him for interviews while he’s doing this.

Warm Up Song: iSpy, KYLE and Lil Yachty

What the announcers say when he scores: “The stove is HOT for Cook tonight!”

~

William LeBlanc: (Bluey)

Position: Center

Number: 44

Years In The League: 3. Drafted.

Previous Teams: SKA Saint Petersburg.

Description: 24 6′1″. Brown hair, wavy, green eyes. White. Goes to Russia during his summers.

Nationality: French Canadian. Sherbrooke. 

S/O: Single

Closest to on the team: Tyler Wright, Sirius Black.

Lives With: No one

Rooms With: Kris Lavolie

Sits with on the bus/plane: Tyler Wright

Injury: Concussion.

Puck Personality Fun Fact: Never learned Russian well, despite playing in the KHL. 

Favorite Moment On Team: When Kasey jumped in the fountain.

Superstition: Has to touch all the boys’ names above their stalls

Warm Up Song: Russian rap.

What the announcers say when he scores: LeGOALLLLL

~

Evander Bell: (Ringer)

Position: Right Wing

Number: 21

Years In The League: 15. Drafted.

Previous Teams: Bruins, Red Wings.

Description: 33. 6’3”. Sandy blond hair and brown eyes. White. Pretty shy, but really kind. Laughs really loudly which then makes himself blush.

Nationality: American. Hometown: L.A.

S/O: His fiancee, Emily.

Closest to on the team: Henrik Sunqvist

Lives With: Emily and his son, Xavier.

Rooms With: None

Sits with on the bus/plane: Likes to sit alone, besides joining the card game.

Injury: Broken wrist.

Puck Personality Fun Fact: Can play the guitar and the piano. Is one of the team’s biggest You Can Play ambassadors (Pascal and Sergei are the other two most active). Always goes to the Gryffindor pride parade.

Favorite Moment On Team: The entire locker room singing We Are Never Getting Back Together. Beginning to see hearts on the glass at the team’s You Can Play Night.

Superstition: Wears the same hat and socks. 

Warm Up Song: Taylor Swift. 

What the announcers say when he scores: “A dead Ringer from Evander Bell!”

~

Kris Lavolie: (Volley)

Position: Defenseman

Number: 11

Years In The League: 3. Went to University of Michigan.

Previous Teams: None.

Description: 24, 6’1”. Dark hair that’s straight and falls to about his chin, brown eyes. White. Broadly built. Kind and a really good listener.

Nationality: French Canadian. Hometown: Quebec City.

S/O: Single

Closest to on the team: Sergei Ivanov

Lives With: His daughter, Aveline.

Rooms With: William LeBlanc

Sits with on the bus/plane: Sergei Ivanov

Injury: Broken rib.

Puck Personality Fun Fact: Kris is a single dad. One of his best friends, Lee, she takes care of his baby girl who is four now while he’s on the road. Sometimes she gets to go stay with Sergei’s family, too. Sergei helps him so much, and he’s thankful for him <3. His daughter’s name is Aveline and he will do ANYTHING for her.

Favorite Moment On Team: Taking his daughter to the Lions’ family skate for the first time.

Superstition: Talk to/call his daughter before every game.

Warm Up Song: XO, Beyoncé

What the announcers say when he scores: “La gooaaaaallll by Lavolie!!”

~

Tyler Wright: (Wrangler)

Position: Defenseman

Number: 8

Years In The League: 

Previous Teams:

Description: 27. 6’2”. Hair that is shoulder length, really dark brown. Blue eyes. Square jaw. Has a bit of a temper on the ice, but is a sweetheart otherwise. Ironically doesn’t like fighting.

Nationality: American. Hometown: Minnesota, Minneapolis.

S/O: His girlfriend, Elsa, who lives in Sweden and is a professional football/soccer player.

Closest to on the team: William LeBlanc

Lives With: No one

Rooms With: No one

Sits with on the bus/plane: William LeBlanc

Injury: Nothing serious.

Puck Personality Fun Fact: Has four dachshunds named Puck, Deke, Gordie, and Stanley.

Favorite Moment On Team: Like many, when Kasey jumped into that fountain. “It was just so fuckin’ out of character, you know?”

Superstition: Has to participate in the kick around, and has to kick the ball last with his right foot.

Warm Up Song: Royals, Lorde.

What the announcers say when he scores: “Wright in the net!”

~

Kasey Winter: (Kase, Blizzard)

Position: Goalie

Number: 30

Years In The League: 8 years. Drafted, no college.

Previous Teams: New York Rangers.

Description: 26. 6’2’’. Light brown hair down to his shoulders. Known for being the most beautiful hair in the league. Softest brown eyes that psych shooters out. Grows a really gorgeous beard whenever the fuck he wants. 

Nationality: Canadian. Home town: Ontario, Canada.

S/O: Girlfriend, Natalie Darcy

Closest to on the team: Elias Cook and Kris Lavolie

Lives With: His girlfriend, Natalie.

Rooms With: No one.

Sits with on the bus/plane: Finn O’Hara

Injury: Torn hamstring.

Puck Personality Fun Fact: Will have his girlfriend braid his hair for practice sometimes. (“You can say what you want, but keeps it out of my face. Good old boxer braids. It’s where it’s at.”)

Favorite Moment On Team: When the team got to the Conference Finals seven years ago.

Superstition: Has to do stretches in a certain order.

Warm Up Song: Wasabi by Little Mix (Thanks, Natalie)

What the announcers say when he makes a safe: “The Blizzard is blinding!” “It’s a squall!”

~

Leo Knut: (Nut, Knutty, Peanut, Peanut-butter)

Position: Goalie

Number: 1

Years In The League: His rookie season, so almost one. No college.

Previous Teams: None.

Description: 18. 6’3’’. Dark blond Hair, pretty wavy and falls over his forehead. Blue eyes. Button nose. Blond eyelashes. Cannot grow a beard to save his life.

Nationality: American. Hometown: New Orleans, Louisiana.

S/O: None….;)

Closest to on the team: Logan Tremblay and Finn O’Hara and Evan Kane

Lives With: Finn O’Hara

Rooms With: Logan Tremblay

Sits with on the bus/plane: Logan Tremblay

Injury: Nothing major.

Puck Personality Fun Fact: Has a small gray-streaked patch of hair by the front of his head from hitting his head really hard when he was little.

Favorite Moment On Team: Well, the first moment he felt most at home was when the rest of the boys started imitating his accent. Logan is the worst at it, but he does it the most.

Superstition: Not very superstitious…yet.

Warm Up Song: Violet, Bad Suns and Love On Top by Beyoncé

What the announcers say when he saves a puck: “Another nuts save for Knut!” “We’re nuts about Knut!” “Right in the nuts!”

[thesadchicken]

22. what makes you proud about your country? what makes you ashamed? 23. which alcoholic beverage is the favoured one in your country? 24. what other nation is joked about most often in your country? 25. would you like to come from another place, be born in another country?

hey youuuu ❤️ thanks for asking, i love you!!

22. what makes you proud of your country? what makes you ashamed?

i’m proud of the fact that we’ve literally overthrown a dictator and started a chain reaction of revolutions across africa and the arab world. i’m proud of certain artists, of our language, of our culture.

i’m ashamed of the racism, the sexism, the homophobia and transphobia. you know, the usual shit that everyone is ashamed of.

23. which alcoholic beverage is the favoured one in your country?

people love beer, but i think red wine is also very popular here. 

24. what other nation is joked about most often in your country?

Libya. being our neighbours, they get made fun of a lot (nothing mean, just the usual “our neighbours are weird” jokes)

25. would you like to come from another place, be born in another country?

well i was born in Canada, and i lived there for the first 6 years of my life. i’m also part french and i’ve been there many times. i don’t really feel 100% tunisian, or canadian, or french. having 3 different nationalities, speaking 3 languages fluently and being part of 3 different cultures sometimes makes me feel like i belong nowhere. sometimes it makes me feel like i belong everywhere. it’s strange, but yeah. 

so to answer the question: no, i don’t. because i already feel like i’m from nowhere, and everywhere.

[formerlyjannafaye]

100 Questions

I was tagged by @janes-mike and @el-and-hop and @caseyk112 like 100 years ago and I just finished it now! Oops.

1. What is your nickname? Janaynay, Fayzers, Jan

2. How old are you? 31

3. What is your birth month? February

4. What is your zodiac sign? Aquarius

5. What is your favorite color? Rainbow

6. What’s your lucky number? 2

7. Do you have any pets? not at the moment

8. Where are you from? Canada

9. How tall are you? 5′4

10. What shoe size are you? 8

11. How many pairs of shoes do you own? this is so embarassing, I probably own like 35 pairs of shoes (but in my defense, we experience extremes in all 4 seasons during the year) and I am a shoe addict.

12. Are you random? sometimes? but not really.

13. Last person you texted? my dad

14. Are you psychic in any way? i feel like i am really good at reading people and i have a really good memory when it comes to people so maybe a little?

15. Last TV show watched? New Girl

16. Favorite movie? Hard question! ET, Get Over It, Moulin Rouge

17. Favorite show from your childhood? Mr. Dressup!

18. Do you want children? I have one! I’d like one more, I think.

19. Do you want a church wedding? I had one.

20. What is your religion? I am a Christian, which I almost hate to say because Christians are represented so badly today and I am ashamed of this group so often. To clarify, I think Jesus is the bomb and so I try to emulate how he treated people. I’m also a feminist, pro marriage equality, pro choice, pro creation care/caring for the environment, I believe in science, I don’t believe in hell, and I hate violence. So...do with all that what you will.

21. Have you ever been to the hospital? Yes, I go there a lot with my work.

22. Have you ever got in trouble with the law? I literally sweat when a cop car passes me and I’m a goody two shoes, so no! Haha

23. How is life? Its alright. I am really tired today which always affects my mood negatively. And I just watched Infinity War last night so I’m depressed, y’all. (edit: can you tell I started this over a week ago LOL)

24. Baths or showers? Showers (you could not pay me to get into a bath! germs!)

25. What color socks are you wearing? none, its too warm out

26. Have you ever been famous? Once I met the guy who won Canadian Idol and my local grocery store put up a picture of us together in the store and had it up for years. Haha! 

27. Would you like to be a big celebrity? I used to really want to be famous, but celebs get a horrible deal these days. They have no privacy and our world thinks they owe us everything and really they owe us nothing so I would never ever want to be famous. I like being able to look like crap daily and not have it in magazines.

28. What type of music do you like? I like a wide variety of music, the only music I don’t like, really, is misogynistic rap and country. I am a choral and accapella music nerd, I love it so much.

29. Have you ever been skinny dipping? Yup.

30. How many pillows do you sleep with? Two.

31. What position do you usually sleep in? On my side with my top leg thrown over so I’m in a weird stomach/side position but its sooo comfy.

32. How big is your house? Its a good size! Big enough for us and then to host people that come to visit us and our yard is huge!

33. What do you typically have for breakfast? I suck at breakfast...toast or a granola bar.

34. Have you ever left the country? I have been to Germany, South Africa, Cuba, Costa Rica and the USA.

35. Have you ever tried archery? Many years ago at summer camp.

36. Do you like anyone? Well I’m married, so yes.

37. Favorite swear word? Shit. It is sooo satisfying to say.

38. When do you fall asleep? WAY too late every night. Between midnight and 2 am.

39. Do you have any scars? Yeah I have some from when I had the chickenpox as a kid and had no self control and scratched them off.

40. Sexual orientation? Straight.

41. Are you a good liar? I think I am a horrible liar, because I value authenticity so much and lying makes me anxious.

42. What languages would you like to learn? I would love to learn Spanish since its so beautiful. Really I just would love to not only speak English!

43. Top 10 songs? Oh my! What a question! Imma be safe and just say the top 10 songs I am listening to most often right now: Fall in Line by Christina Aguilera ft Demi Levato, Don’t Go Breaking My Heart by BSB, Lost in Japan by Shawn Mendes, Bittersweet Symphony cover by Boyce Avenue, Love You Long Time by Pentatonix, Dive by Ed Sheeran, Nancy Mulligan by Ed Sheeran, New Rules cover by Pentatonix, Casanova by Allie X, Gravity by Sara Bareilles.

44. Do you like your country? I do! I am mad at our leader rn, and appalled that Ontario elected a Donald Trump wannabe as a premier (like WHY HAVE YOU LEARNED NOTHING ONTARIO PERSONS UGH) but overall I love being Canadian.

45. Do you have friends from the web? Yes! Its the best!

46. What is your personality type? I am an ESFP, an extrovert with introvert tendancies, and I am an enneagram 4 (seriously, google it. That is me to a T).

47. Hogwarts House? Hufflepuff 4 LYFE

48. Can you curl your tongue? Yes.

49. Pick one fictional character you can relate to? I am Anne from Anne of Green Gables, just not as smart. Just as dramatic and short tempered, though.

50. Left or right handed? Right

51. Are you scared of spiders? I don’t like them or want them near me.

52. Favorite food? Chocolate. Chips and Dip. Dill pickles.

53. Favorite foreign food? I love Mexican food so much I can’t even pick one thing. Also naan bread is the BOMB especially when dipped into dal makhani. Uuuuuuugggghh I wanna eat that so bad rn.

54. Are you a clean or messy person? I am pretty clean, messiness makes me crazy.

55. If you could switch your gender for a day, what would you do? Pee standing up, see what its like to not have to deal with bathroom lines, street harassment, etc.

56. What color underwear? Grey.

57. How long does it take for you to get ready? 20 mins, but usually longer because I don’t like to be rushed so I take my time.

58. Do you have much of an ego? I don’t think so? I’m a walking pile of insecurities.

59. Do you suck or bite lollipops? I used to bite them but I have TMJ and my jaw is a piece of garbage that cannot withstand biting anything hard without popping all out of place and pain. Fun times.

60. Do you talk to yourself? Yup.

61. Do you sing to yourself? CONSTANTLY.

62. Are you a good singer? I have a pretty decent voice.

63. Biggest Fears? Losing people I love, dying, clowns, bats, cockroaches

64. Are you a gossip? I like being in the know but I don’t like pettiness. That said I sometimes find I have to focus REALLY hard to bite my tongue.

65. Are you a grammar nazi? Absolutely.

66. Do you have long or short hair? Its too long! I need a haircut.

67. Can you name all 50 states of America? Maybe? I might forget a few. The real question is can any of my American friends name the Canadian provinces (the CAN equivalent of states? I DOUBT IT yet we learn the states in school. SMH)

68. Favorite school subject? English and French

69. Extrovert or Introvert? Intoverted extrovert

70. Have you ever been scuba diving? Nope and I don’t plan on it.

71. What makes you nervous? Rooms full of people that don’t like me, small spaces, driving in winter.

72. Are you scared of the dark? Less than I used to be, but I don’t like it.

73. Do you correct people when they make mistakes? I do daily but thats because I have a toddler and teaching/correction is important in some moments. But you also have to let them fail which is challenging to do.

74. Are you ticklish? Nope. Only my sister can tickle me and its so annoying when she does!

75. Have you ever started a rumor? Not that I can recall?

76. Have you ever been out of your home country? Yeah a few times

77. Have you ever drank underage? I don’t think so, I was 18 by the time I drank anything, I think.

78. Have you ever done drugs? No drugs scare the living crap out of me.

79. What do you fantasize about? Having more time to myself, living alone like a hermit and not having to work, having perfect hair every day, having another kid, living somewhere warm, saying snarky things to my MIL’s face.

80. How many piercings do you have? None.

81. Can you roll your R’s? Yes.

82. How fast can you type? Fast-ish if I’m on a roll but I don’t use the proper hand technique. I get by though.

83. How fast can you run? Run? Moi? HAHAHAHA

84. What color is your hair? Ash brown with a faded rainbow in the back.

85. What color are your eyes? Green.

86. What are you allergic to? Winter mold. Spring is the worst. And I can’t go barefoot on grass unless I want to have itchy swollen feet that I want to scratch off forever.

87. Do you keep a journal? I have one that I’m supposed to write a line a day in but I am the WORST at it. Once I get behind I get so unmotivated.

88. Are you depressed about anything? I feel like I’m sleep walking through my life sometimes, and depression takes away my ability to care enough to be motivated to do anything about it. I swear apathy is the worst side effect of depression for me! 

89. Do you like your age? It is honestly the best. I love being 30! I care less about the insecurities that consumed my life in my early 20s. I have more body confidence . I’m more secure financially than I’ve been at any point in my life. And I still feel youngish. Haha.

90. What makes you angry? White privilege, misogyny, Canadian and American politics, Christian people who don’t act loving and don’t seem bothered by it, when people don’t return their shopping carts in parking lots, when people can help others but don’t, cancer, narcissists.

91. Do you like your own name? I have always loved my name. I only know one other person with my name who spells it like me!

92. Did you ever get a foreign object up your nose? Odd question, no.

93. Do you want a boy or a girl for a child? I have a boy, and if I ever get the opportunity to have another kid I kinda hope its a girl. I’m really close with my mom so I always imagined having a daughter to hopefully be close with too. My son is a mini me in every way, though.

94. What talents do you have? I have a semi-photographic memory (so helpful for studying), I learn song lyrics super fast, I can sing any song for you in the correct key it was recorded in (what would you call that? pitch memorization?)

95. Sun or moon? I love sitting in a sunbeam like a cat. But the moon is super comforting to me. Both.

96. How did you get your name? My mom wanted me to have a different name in a sea of Ashley’s and Brittany’s (I was born in the late 80s).

97. Are you religious? My faith is very important to me and relates to all areas of my life, including my job, so yes? But I don’t feel like I need to be in your face about it, that’s not my style. 

98. Have you ever been to a therapist? Yes and honestly everyone on the planet could benefit from it! Its the best!

99. Color of your bedspread? White with blue and goldish flowers on it.

100. Color of your room? Light grey.

I feel like everyone already did this but all the same I’m going to tag @earlgreyteagirl, @reddie-to-mileven-it-up, @stevemossington, @maxmayfield and here’s some people who I know already did this but I want you to see my answers haha so here goes @hannahberrie @summer-in-hawkins @jane-el-hopper @she-who-the-river-could-not-hold @thezoomermax @puzzlingsnark @fatechica @mikeweezers

[hopecountysfavhoe]

1. Elizabeth

2. 17

3. April 2nd

4. Aries

5. Lavender

6. I don’t have one honestly lol

7. Yes lots

8. Canada

9. 5’3 and a half

10. Six or a seven depends on the brand

11. Like three

12. Fighting a clown in a Denny’s parking lot I wish I were making that up

13. I can write sometimes when the moons in the right position and I listen to just the right song

14. Nah but that would be sick

15. Probably ‘After Dark’ by Mr.Kitty

16. To many to count lol

17. Someone that actually loves me, like everything about me and makes me laugh a lot

18. Yeah maybe just not through pregnancy that would HURT

19. That would be pretty cool but like also fairytale-type gardens EXIST so...undecided

20. Not really no

21. Yeah when I was like four

22. Nah your girl’s clean

23. Yeah I met Carey Price once that was cool

24. Definitely showers

25. White with bananas on them

26. No unfortunately not lol

27. Sounds kinda exhausting to be honest

28. Anything and everything I literally do not care I listen to everything

29. No but maybe one day *wink wink wink*

30. Only the one

31. Usually on my side or on my back

32. Not very big it just looks big lol

33. Eggs, bacon and a piece of toast usually

34 and 35. Yes I’ve done both

36. Definitely ‘Howdy’

37. Either ‘Motherfucker’, ‘Goddamnit’ or ‘Shit’

38. Only like 29-30 lol

39. Yeah one from a stupid couch and another from an equally stupid skateboard

40. Idk that’s why it’s a secret

41. Yes I can lie to save my own ass

42. Honestly not really anymore but I was great at it when I was a kid

43. Yeah I can do an ok English accent sometimes but it kinda sounds like I’m making fun of it instead of speaking it

44. Canadians say I sound like I’m Southern, but Southerners say I sound Canadian so like??? Maybe idk

45. I’m a sucker for an Italian or a French accent man

46. INTJ

47. Idk I have a jacket that cost like $75 but that’s it lol

48. Yes I can

49. I’m an innie

50. Right handed

51. Not really I’m more so annoyed by them, but I like to mess with people that are scared of them i.e. my brother and my boyfriend

52. Definitely gonna have to say pizza or like a really good burger omg I love burgers

53. I love dumpling soup omg just thinking about it makes me so hungry

54. Definitely a messy person

55. ‘Well that’s not ideal’

56. ‘Ew’

57. Around 30-45 minutes if I want to look nice but if I don’t care then maybe like 15

58. Yesss it’s very prevalent

59. Who Tf bites a lollipop???

60 and 61. YES all the time it’s honestly a problem

62. Hell no man

63. Either embarrassment or bears I can’t decide between the two

64. Nah I honestly forget the majority of shit people tell me anyway

65. ‘Murder on The Orient Express’ I literally can’t say enough about this movie I love it

66. I like short hair but I have long hair

67. Oh yeah probably

68. History

69. Ambivert

70. No but I have gone snorkeling

71. Anything and everything my dude, anything and everything but especially being alone with someone I don’t know

72. I’m kinda scared of being alone in the dark but I’m even more scared of NOT being alone in the dark

73. Only when it’s with peoples pronouns and stuff but not usually no

74. Yes but I get mean when I get tickled lol

75. No I haven’t

76. I babysat my cousins when I was younger so kinda but not in anyway that actually counts

77 and 78. Yeah... but not anything bad

79. My friend

80. I only have my earlobes but I want to get a lot more

81. I can yeah

82. Pretty fast, but nothing compared to really fast typers

83. Not very fast my man

84. Brown but I’m going blonder

85. Hazel and I love them so much

86. Grass which is stupid but yeah

87. No but I probably should honestly

88. Cool shit

89. I WANNA BE EIGHTEEN REALLY REALLY BAD SO KINDA

90. Racists, homophobes, basically my family lol

91. I’ve learned to like it more recently

92. No I haven’t but I love looking at them lol

93. I don’t care, I’ll love them anyway

94. I can laugh at myself instead of get depressed over the dumb shit that I do which I’m so thankful I learned how to do

95. I over think damn near everything so yikes

96. It was one of my dads ex’s name and my parents thought I’d sounded pretty

97. I mean that would be sick but I don’t think so

98. Oh I forgot about the one on my knee so yeah

99. White with flowered sheets

100. Light grey that I stg looks like blue

Feel free to ask me more!

Get to Know Me Uncomfortably Well

1. What is you middle name? 2. How old are you? 3. What is your birthday? 4. What is your zodiac sign? 5. What is your favorite color? 6. What’s your lucky number? 7. Do you have any pets? 8. Where are you from? 9. How tall are you? 10. What shoe size are you? 11. How many pairs of shoes do you own? 12. What was your last dream about? 13. What talents do you have? 14. Are you psychic in any way? 15. Favorite song? 16. Favorite movie? 17. Who would be your ideal partner? 18. Do you want children? 19. Do you want a church wedding? 20. Are you religious? 21. Have you ever been to the hospital? 22. Have you ever got in trouble with the law? 23. Have you ever met any celebrities? 24. Baths or showers? 25. What color socks are you wearing? 26. Have you ever been famous? 27. Would you like to be a big celebrity? 28. What type of music do you like? 29. Have you ever been skinny dipping? 30. How many pillows do you sleep with? 31. What position do you usually sleep in? 32. How big is your house? 33. What do you typically have for breakfast? 34. Have you ever fired a gun? 35. Have you ever tried archery? 36. Favorite clean word? 37. Favorite swear word? 38. What’s the longest you’ve ever gone without sleep? 39. Do you have any scars? 40. Have you ever had a secret admirer? 41. Are you a good liar? 42. Are you a good judge of character? 43. Can you do any other accents other than your own? 44. Do you have a strong accent? 45. What is your favorite accent? 46. What is your personality type? 47. What is your most expensive piece of clothing? 48. Can you curl your tongue? 49. Are you an innie or an outie? 50. Left or right handed? 51. Are you scared of spiders? 52. Favorite food? 53. Favorite foreign food? 54. Are you a clean or messy person? 55. Most used phrased? 56. Most used word? 57. How long does it take for you to get ready? 58. Do you have much of an ego? 59. Do you suck or bite lollipops? 60. Do you talk to yourself? 61. Do you sing to yourself? 62. Are you a good singer? 63. Biggest Fear? 64. Are you a gossip? 65. Best dramatic movie you’ve seen? 66. Do you like long or short hair? 67. Can you name all 50 states of America? 68. Favorite school subject? 69. Extrovert or Introvert? 70. Have you ever been scuba diving? 71. What makes you nervous? 72. Are you scared of the dark? 73. Do you correct people when they make mistakes? 74. Are you ticklish? 75. Have you ever started a rumor? 76. Have you ever been in a position of authority? 77. Have you ever drank underage? 78. Have you ever done drugs? 79. Who was your first real crush? 80. How many piercings do you have? 81. Can you roll your Rs?“ 82. How fast can you type? 83. How fast can you run? 84. What color is your hair? 85. What color is your eyes? 86. What are you allergic to? 87. Do you keep a journal? 88. What do your parents do? 89. Do you like your age? 90. What makes you angry? 91. Do you like your own name? 92. Have you already thought of baby names, and if so what are they? 93. Do you want a boy a girl for a child? 94. What are you strengths? 95. What are your weaknesses? 96. How did you get your name? 97. Were your ancestors royalty? 98. Do you have any scars? 99. Color of your bedspread? 100. Color of your room?

Just ask ask sak me anything ;))))))

[urdearestmom]

100 Questions

Tagged by @bob-newby-superhero thanks!!

1. What is your nickname? Sari, Sarita, Sarinha

2. How old are you? 18

3. What is your birth month? December

4. What is your zodiac sign? Sagittarius

5. What is your favourite colour? Green!

6. What’s your lucky number? 17 because it’s my birthday lmao

7. Do you have any pets? No but I really want a cat. Everyone in my family has dogs

8. Where are you from? I’m Luso-Canadian (my family is from Portugal but we live in Canada)

9. How tall are you? My driver’s license says 160 cm but the doctor told me 163. Either way, around 5’3”

10. What shoe size are you? Uhh depends on the shoe but usually 6.5-7

11. How many pairs of shoes do you own? Many, but I always wear the same shit lol

12. Are you random? Sometimes, I guess

13. Last person you texted? I texted myself pictures from my mom’s phone. Last message in general was to @eljane-hoppers

14. Are you psychic in any way? Haha sometimes I think I am, but my mom is more >:^)

15. Last TV show watched? Saw an episode of Four Weddings on TLC this morning

16. Favourite movie? The Book Thief or The Greatest Showman

17. Favourite show from your childhood? iCarly!! Used to watch it religiously after school every day it was on

18. Do you want children? Yes, but definitely not right now lmao

19. Do you want a church wedding? Kind of yeah. It’ll depend on who I end up marrying but it’d probably be some kind of disgrace if I didn’t get married in a church

20. What is your religion? I am Catholic

21. Have you ever been to the hospital? Yup tons of times, whether for myself or other people

22. Have you ever got in trouble with the law? Nope, I am a Child of God™

23. How is life? Could be better, probably, but it’s pretty chill right now

24. Baths or showers? Showers, but I also really like baths

25. What colour socks are you wearing? Bold of you to assume I’m wearing socks at all

26. Have you ever been famous? I mean if you google my name the results are me. I was on CBC because I was in the national spelling bee in 2012

27. Would you like to be a big celebrity? I feel like it’d be fun and cool for a while but then I’d get tired of it. I don’t like having people all up in my business and that seems like what life is like for big celebrities :/ But having a lot of influence would be awesome

28. What type of music do you like? Literally anything except country music (I’m not all that into rap/trap music either, but I can appreciate it from time to time) here’s a playlist of my favourite stuff it’s like seven hours long but if you go through it you’ll see it’s really all kinds :)

29. Have you ever been skinny dipping? Maybe and I don’t remember? My childhood was a questionable era

30. How many pillows do you sleep with? 2, both under my head

31. What position do you usually sleep in? I usually fall asleep on my side but I almost always wake up on my back so I don’t actually know how I’m sleeping

32. How big is your house? 2 stories and a basement

33. What do you typically have for breakfast? Cup of milk with something else, usually a bowl of cereal or bread/croissant with Nutella

34. Have you ever left the country? YeET I’ve been to Portugal a bunch of times, Spain once, and to France on a 5-hour layover but we didn’t leave the airport and I don’t remember it anyway ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

35. Have you ever tried archery? Does it count if it was on Wii Sports? And yeah once and I was terrible at it

36. Do you like anyone? I think so and it sucks because he’s my friend :(

37. Favourite swear word? Probably fuck, I say it a lot. But I also say shit a lot so I mean idrk

38. When do you fall asleep? Oof regularly past midnight, but the time varies

39. Do you have any scars? A giant burn mark on my leg and a very faint lil thing on my right hand from this time I accidentally did an entire flip in my driveway

40. Sexual orientation? Was previously sure I was straight but I’m kind of starting to question that?

41. Are you a good liar? I like to think that I’m a very convincing actress

42. What languages would you like to learn? Mm I already speak Portuguese (if you ever wanna learn something hmu), and I learned some French because that’s mandatory in Canada but I dropped it and I want to get back into it. So, French! I also learned some German this year and I might continue with it. Also maybe Spanish, I can already understand some

43. Top 10 songs? Umm

Love Is A Battlefield - Pat Benatar

Rock You Like A Hurricane - Scorpions

Theme From New York, New York - Frank Sinatra

True Faith - New Order

Age Of Consent - New Order

A Million Dreams - The Greatest Showman OST

Second Waltz - Dmitri Shostakovich

Power Of Love - Celine Dion

Johnny B. Goode - Chuck Berry

Halo - Beyonce

44. Do you like your country? Canada? Yeah, I love it except for the stupid ass weather. I get sick every fucking time the season changes

45. Do you have friends from the web? Yeeee!! They’re all awesome people

46. What is your personality type? INFP- there’s more info here if you want to know what that means

47. Hogwarts House? Ravenclaw ftw bitches

48. Can you curl your tongue? Yesssss

49. Pick one fictional character you can relate to? Buzzfeed told me that, based on my music taste, I am “a student of classic rock like School of Rock’s Dewey Finn” (but actually HA I KNEW THERE WAS A REASON I LOVED JACK BLACK IN THAT MOVIE)

50. Left or right handed? Righttttt

51. Are you scared of spiders? They don’t scare me as much as induce some kind of panic, but it really depends what kind of spider. Really little ones are actually kind of cute, but big spiders send me into cardiac arrest

52. Favourite food? Akjsnfskd PASTA

53. Favourite foreign food? Idk man I’m already picky af with my food. If I live in Canada does that make the Portuguese food I eat on a daily basis foreign because if so I loooooove me some fuckin barbecued chicken

54. Are you a clean or messy person? Fairly clean. If I wasn’t my mother would hurt me lol

55. If you could switch your gender for a day, what would you do? Idk probably figure out how to pee standing up, maybe make use of the ability to lie on my stomach without hurting my chest :)

56. What colour underwear? I think this is turquoise

57. How long does it take for you to get ready? Depends what I’m getting ready for. On a regular day, ten minutes tops. If I’m going out to an event it can be upwards of an hour; sometimes less, sometimes more

58. Do you have much of an ego? Idk if it’s ego so much as me being confident in myself. Anyone who has a problem with me and decides to be rude about it can suck my non-existent dick

59. Do you suck or bite lollipops? I try to suck them but it never lasts for long, I almost always bite them unless I’m really concentrating on not biting

60. Do you talk to yourself? Lmfao only ALL THE TIME

61. Do you sing to yourself? Yeee

62. Are you a good singer? I don’t think I’ll blow out your eardrums but I know I’m not the best either. I’ll just say I’m not terrible

63. Biggest Fears? Heights and deep water

64. Are you a gossip? I live for drama does that make me a gossip

65. Are you a grammar nazi? Yeah if I’m talking to someone I’m very comfortable with (my cousin for example) or if I’m trying to be petty

66. Do you have long or short hair? Long! I’m growing it out so I can be really dramatic and chop it all off later (also thinking of donating it)

67. Can you name all 50 states of America? I can name almost all of them but I always forget a few. I think it’s pretty good considering I was never taught American geography

68. Favourite school subject? Instrumental music and history were my favourites

69. Extrovert or Introvert? Idk I guess extroverted introvert? Is that a thing???? I’m really awkward and panicky in social situations with people I don’t know but if I have friends around I’m just here to have the time of my life

70. Have you ever been scuba diving? No

71. What makes you nervous? Having to talk to people I don’t know (it literally makes me panic it’s horrible)

72. Are you scared of the dark? Sometimes, yeah

73. Do you correct people when they make mistakes? Lmao ok this depends on who the person is and if I’m in that kind of mood (but when I was a kid I used to correct my teachers)

74. Are you ticklish? Yes very

75. Have you ever started a rumour? No

76. Have you ever been out of your home country? Yes, I’ve been to Portugal a bunch of times, Spain once, and France on a layover

77. Have you ever drank underage? Chugged a cup of beer by accident when I was 6 oops

78. Have you ever done drugs? No but even if I had I don’t think I would say it here unless it was something minor like weed

79. What do you fantasize about? Travelling the world!!!!! And like, being a successful adult because right now I have no idea what the actual fuck I’m doing with my life

80. How many piercings do you have? Two, one in each ear

81. Can you roll your Rs? You gotta in Portuguese! I’m also fairly sure my French and German pronunciations are pretty much on point most of the time so I can do those types of R sounds as well

82. How fast can you type? Pretty fast on my phone and not slow on my laptop either (when you’re a writer you end up learning to type faster than you thought you would lol)

83. How fast can you run? Oof I’m not slow when I first start off but that only goes for like max 10 seconds

84. What colour is your hair? Dark brown

85. What colour are your eyes? Also dark brown

86. What are you allergic to? Bigots

87. Do you keep a journal? I have a diary I’ve had since I was like 10 but I don’t write in it very often. I also have a notebook where I write down fic ideas and outline plots

88. Are you depressed about anything? I actually think I might have seasonal depression or something but I’m not sure

89. Do you like your age? Yeah I guess being 18 is cool

90. What makes you angry? People who refuse to listen to reason

91. Do you like your own name? Yes it means princess!

92. Did you ever get a foreign object up your nose? No but I ate lead once

93. Do you want a boy or a girl for a child? No preference as long as it is alive and healthy

94. What talents do you have? Uhh I can play two instruments and will be learning a third does that count? I just remembered I can also balance a spoon on my nose

95. Sun or moon? Moon

96. How did you get your name? My mom had a friend named Sara when she was a kid and she always liked the name so here I am having been named Sara

97. Are you religious? Kind of? I don’t go to church very often but I think I believe in God (I believe that there’s something, at least). I’ve also received all the Sacraments that I can (as of right now that’s baptism, first communion, and confirmation)

98. Have you ever been to a therapist? Nope

99. Colour of your bedspread? Right now it’s just plain white

100. Colour of your room? Bright green!

Yeet I’m finished! Took forever ‘cause I kept getting interrupted but oh well

tagging: @eljane-hoppers @hannahberrie @mikeywheelerr @queer-deckovskij

[divulgacion-alternativa]

Ben Ful Links - February 22/2021

Weekly Geo-Political News and Analysis

Benjamin Fulford. February 22, 2021

Massive March Campaign Planned Against Global Idiocracy

Source: benjaminfulford.net

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Ben Ful Links - February 22/2021:

For example, the peer-reviewed scientific report sent to us by British and French intelligence says:

“According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on August 23, 2020, ‘For 6% of the deaths, COVID-19 was the only cause mentioned.  For deaths with conditions or causes in addition to COVID-19, on average, there were 2.6 additional conditions or causes per death.’”

(Science, Public Health Policy and the Law Volume 2:4 October 12,2020) https://jdfor2020.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/adf864_165a103206974fdbb14ada6bf8af1541.pdf

Here, for example, is a link to a scientific report admitting CRISPR is used in “Covid-19” vaccines. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7469881/

The Cabal’s state actors are now under increasing attack for their criminal activities.  Florida Governor Ron DeSantis told puppet President Biden off last Wednesday after China Joe instructed him to shut down the state because of the fake Pandemic.  Speaking to vaccine czar Dr. Anthony Faustus DeSantis asked, “How much do you stand to earn from these vaccines, Dr. Fauci?”  He then added, “And, Joe, if you continue with this course of action, I will authorize the state National Guard to protect the movement of Floridians.”  When Biden replied, “Address me as Mr. President or President Biden,” DeSantis replied “I will not, and you can go fuck yourself,” before hanging up. https://realrawnews.com/2021/02/gov-desantis-tells-biden-go-fuck-yourself/

The situation on the ground is now so dire that, in just one example, a new survey by the NYC Hospitality Alliance reveals that 92 percent of New York restaurants couldn’t afford to pay December rent. https://thenycalliance.org/information/december-2020-rent-report

Also even to corporate propaganda media is starting to revolt against their fake narratives.  For example, in an appearance on MSNBC, White House COVID adviser Andy Slavitt said the fact that Covid infection patterns were identical in no lockdown Florida and hyper-lockdown California was “a little bit beyond our explanation.” https://www.zerohedge.com/covid-19/watch-biden-adviser-struggles-explain-similar-covid-numbers-ca-fl-despite-opposite

The Cabal is now desperately dialing down the fake pandemic as reality becomes impossible for them to deny any longer.  That is why they are reporting a huge drop in “Covid” cases and propaganda news articles are now saying the entire “pandemic” could be over by April. http://www.battleforworld.com/2020/08/01/covid-19-where-does-it-end/#CovidCasesDrop

https://www.statista.com/chart/22067/daily-new-cases-by-world-region/

Of course, we must never underestimate these criminals because they have literally thousands of years of experience in herding humans as if they were livestock.  The attack on Texas -which involved deliberately shutting down their power grid in the middle of a cold snap- is one example.  This came after Texas Congressman Ron Wright “died of Covid-19,” and as an election for his replacement looms, the corporate propaganda media is full of articles criticizing the Texas establishment for “mishandling,” its energy grid. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/02/17/texas-shows-that-when-you-cannot-govern-you-lie-lot/

Now, NSA sources are telling us the next thing the criminal regime is planning is food shortages. The NSA notes:

1) Small farms shutting down world-wide.

2) Over 1,000 ships off our coast with food as the FDA keeps them out at sea; allowing the food to rot,

3) China is outbidding everyone for food worldwide as their crops fail,

4) This NASA-created freeze is not allowing food shipments across the nations; USA, Europe, etc.

Furthermore, the NSA notes railroads are sitting idle so trucks must pick up the slack meaning shipping costs went from $1,000 per container to $10,000 per container from Seattle to Chicago.  They note the same trouble in Japan as ports need constant upgrades due to shaking.  To top things off, they say “Biden is shipping USA Grain Reserves to China again.” https://news.yahoo.com/world-pay-more-meat-food-050000496.html

https://www.zerohedge.com/commodities/amid-soaring-food-prices-kraft-heinz-conagra-brands-set-raise-prices

The cabal has also been tearing down power substations in the U.S. for years “so a 3-hour power outage becomes a 3-week power outage,” the sources note.  They say what happened in Texas was “just a foretaste.” https://www.revolver.news/2021/02/texass-power-grid-disaster-is-only-the-beginning/

In addition to economic sabotage, the Cabal is now promoting multiple space missions to gather money. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-9273375/Seven-minutes-terror-NASAs-Perseverance-land-Mars-TODAY.html

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/worldnews/14089099/russia-china-sign-historic-deal-build-first-moon-base/

Now let us look at a recent snapshot of some of the moronic policies the Cabal is trying to impose on the world.  For one thing, they are still harping endlessly about Iran and its so-called “nuclear bomb.”  Here for example is a Mossad linked Debka comment saying “the blank wall reached by President Joe Biden’s policy for re-engaging Iran in nuclear diplomacy is that his advisers could not get together on a strategy for stalling its progress towards a bomb.”  This is the same BS they have been repeated endlessly for over 30 years. https://www.debka.com/are-bidens-moves-for-nuclear-diplomacy-with-iran-stuck-in-the-sand/

Of course, if you take a look at Iranian leaders wearing their sheep masks, you can tell Iran is also just a cabal colony playing their role in trying to get us all to kill each other in WWIII.  https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/white-house-signals-iran-its-ready-eu-sponsored-talks-major-nuke-deal-breakthrough

In Israel meanwhile, the sheeple there are now being given the mark of the beast vaccination certificates that allow them to go shopping, etc.  https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/israel-re-opens-further-with-green-pass-for-vaccinated/ar-BB1dSlf1

And then we have German Chancellor Angela Hitler saying, “the pandemic is not over until all people in the world have been vaccinated.” https://www.reuters.com/article/us-germany-politics-g7-merkel-idUSKBN2AJ1WG

Of course, any nations opposed to this are “rogue nations,” opposed to a “rules-based world order,” which is why NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said, “China and Russia are trying to re-write the rules of the road to benefit their own interests.” https://www.reuters.com/article/us-germany-security-nato-idUSKBN2AJ24G

The Pentagon is on board with the plan to occupy Israel and so are the Russians.  “Russia is the last island of freedom,” State Duma speaker Vyacheslav Volodin said recently adding, “Do you see what’s happening in the United States of America?  The country is dying, everything has been canceled out.” https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/02/17/russia-is-the-worlds-last-island-of-freedom-parliament-speaker-says-a72995

Several targets have been outlined for the spring offensive against the cabal.  In addition to Israel, any world leader pushing for Covid-19 vaccines has to be removed ASAP.  These include Boris Johnson of the UK, Justin Castro of Canada, Angela Hitler of Germany, Joe CG Biden of the U.S. etc.

Removing Justin Castro in Canada is a high priority because it will allow Canadian troops to join their compatriots in states like Texas and Florida to fight against the Khazarian mafia strongholds like California and New York.  https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/14-5m-canadians-to-be-immunized-by-june-updated-vaccination-timeline-shows-1.5314048

Also, Google and Facebook were created with taxpayer money and then given to private individuals.  They are now taking over power from elected governments and must be nationalized.  “Freedom of speech is not something that anonymous moderators working for private companies should decide,” Deputy Polish Justice Minister Sebastian Kaleta said recently.  “Instead, that is for the national body; duly elected officials,” he added.   https://www.foxnews.com/world/poland-fights-big-tech-push-block-social-media-censorship?utm_campaign=later-linkinbio-foxnews&utm_content=later-14580965&utm_medium=social&utm_source=instagram

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/biden-admin-working-directly-big-tech-crush-vaccine-dissent

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holy fuck why are you like this i’m not that interesting of a person

1. I had my first crush when i was 5 but didn’t realize cause gayyyy

2. I speak english, a little bit of french, and understand a bit of chinese

3. I have weird nicknames

4. One of those nicknames is karl (don’t ask)

5. I have short blackish brown hair

6. My parents are still together

7. My family is homophobic

8. I have a brother 

9. My brother is 4 years older than me

10. I am currently struggling to think of facts

11. I am very smol

12. I have A’s in everything except for P.E right now

13. I’m a bit of a kiss ass

14. I am on the school basketball team

15. I want to learn rugby

16. I want to learn how to play the trumpet

17. Also wanna play the drums

18. And guitar

19. And baritone

20. If you haven’t noticed i am a musican

21. I just to be lgbt-phobic

22. And used to have bigoted opinons

23. I’m still trying to unlearn those things

24. I just recently got into hamilton

25. My favourite singer is Halsey

26. My favourite band is Panic at the Disco

27. I am strong

28. I literally have 20 pounds worth of muscle

29. I’m not afraid to get into a fight

30. I actually use the homerow when typing

31. I spell favourite with a u

32. I’m Chinese-Canadian

33. I was born in Canada

34. I’ve only been to China twice

35. I don’t like Christmas

36. I take sleeping pills

37. My first fandom was Harry Potter

38. I realized i was gay cause of Emma Watson

39. The cast of greys also helped a lot

40. I started questioning my gender cause of my sexuality

41. That last one made no sense it literally just went like “oh okay i’m gay, what if i was also trans hahahha oops i actually am”

42. I have too many celeb crushes

43. I wanna move to Switzerland

44. My favourite song atm is Castle by Halsey

45. I have 217 songs on my playlist

46. Mostly made up of Halsey, p!atd, mcr, and hamilton

47. There’s also a lot of Hayley Kiyoko 

48. And Fall Out Boy

49. I can’t spell anything

50. I swear too much

51. I thought about changing my name to Jo before Skyler

52. My birthday is August 9

53. This is kinda painful to do

54. I am stuck

55. I used to swim

56. And ski

57. I really like volleyball

58. And fencing

59. And i do rockclimbing

60. I’m planning on doing kickboxing

61. My timezone is PST

62. This is taking a very long time

63. I seriously doubt anyone will read to here

64. Let alone the other hundred facts

65. I like P.E

66. I am doing social dancing in P.E right now

67. I am very stubborn

68. And will not back down from a dare

69. I don’t like dancing

70. Plus i’m too gay to dance with boys

71. My parents suck

72. My brother sucks

73. I accidentally numbered that last one 42

74. I do not have a good relationship with my brother

75. Or my dad

76. Or mom

77. I haven’t had a good relationship with my brother since i was 8

78. His name is Winston

79. My crush has Tumblr

80. I don’t know her tumblr

81. I wish i knew her tumblr

82. I honestly don’t know exactly how many hearts there are cause i can’t count

83. But I know it’s a big number

84. The first time i counted i got 183

85. For Christmas I got a video game and $20

86. My cousins are currently in san diego 

87. I will probably get more when they come back

88. But i’m still not expecting much

89. Tiger is an orange tabby

90. Bobby is a grey tabby-ish cat

91. I don’t actually know their breeds

92. I got Tiger in February?

93. I got Bobby in April/May

94. I am in jazz band

95. I play tenor sax

96. I sit beside my crush in jazz

97. jazz starts at 7 15 

98. Which means i have to get up before the sun rises on those days

99. Basketball practice also usually ends when the sun is setting

100. When school starts again on tuesdays i will leave for school before the sun rises and leave when the sun is setting

101. I go to the smallest high school in my city

102. I have been doing this for 20 minutes

103. I am honestly kinda proud of myself for being able to concentrate on this for so long

104. Also kinda mad cause why am i able to concentrate on this but not my homework

105. I still have another ask after this

106. i showed this to my friends so now i owe one of my friends a few facts

107. I am very secretive

108. I just switched from Halsey to Hamilton

109. I love music

110. This is easier than i thought it’d be

111. I have a friend coming over tomorrow

112. Yes these facts are random as fuck but that’s because i have struggling

113. I also realize i said this is easier than i thought but it’s still hard

114. I refuse to get too personal with these.

115. The first fact i thought of was the fact i’m gay

116. I have switched between labels many times

117. I prefer he/him over she/her

118. But they/them is  always the best

119. I hate loud sounds

120. I currently have 4 tabs open

121. I like to mash swears together to make weird swears

122. The one i use the most often is dickshit

123. My laptop is very slow

124. I have Instagram

125. I also have Snapchat

126. And twitter

127. But i never really use it

128. I also have Quotev

129. And probably a lot of other accounts i can’t remember

130. I don’t use spotify

131. I use deezer

132. My favourite lyric is “I can’t get rid of this awful energy” 

133. The lyric is from Control by Halsey

134. My favourite lyric from hamilton is “Immigrants, we get the job done”

135. I really like b99

136. I can relate a lot to Christina Yang

137. I’m stuck again

138. I’m so close yet so far

139. I honestly can’t believe that I HAVE this many facts

140. I have tiny hands

141. And feet

142. I wear 7.5 sneakers 

143. My feet are actually size 5

144. I say pop not soda

145. I have moved twice in my life

146. My dream school is Cornell

147. My mom wants me to go into business

148. I want to be a doctor

149. My elementary only had 300 people

150. My school currently has 1200 people

151. My city has over 500, 000 people

152. I like working out

153. I did gymnastics for 4 years

154. I can do the full splits

155. I really like hoodies

156. I’m in charge of the laundry in my house

157. I would be very impressed if someone actually read everything

158. I want coke right now

159. The drink not the drug

160. I’m going to grab a pop now

161. I just got a pop

162. I like it

163. I will get you back for this

164. I really should not be doing this

165. i get injured a lot

166. I am extremely stubborn

167. I am extremely clumsy

168. I have a friend named charley

169. And monica

170. But i always spell it monika to annoy her

171. I’m afraid of spiders

172. I also have a friend named rachel

173. I’m not afraid of heights

174. i actually really like high places

175. I am gay

So i did it. You better be proud of me. Props to anyone that actually read everything

[the-rouge-rogue]

Questions for the Blogger!

I was tagged by @captain-amoruca. I feel hella late getting to this but I have gotten to it!

Rules: answer 30 questions and tag 20 blogs you would like to get to know better.

1. Nicknames: Rogue, Fletch

2. Gender: Uh? Kinda torn between just nope and non-binary atm.

3. Star sign: Taurus

4. Height: 5′7″

5. Time: 3:11 in the morning because I hate myself and can’t sleep.

6. Birthday: May 13th

7. Favorite bands: Starset, Three Days Grace, Written by Wolves. There are probably others, but my mind just blanked.

8. Favorite solo artists:  Brunuhville (does instrumental music but still), Stephen, and I am suddenly drawing a blank on all music I like. A lot of variety of different artist tbh.

9. Song stuck in my head: Haunt by Echos cause I literally just listened to it.

10. Last movie I watched:  Death Note 2 (The Japanese one. We do not speak of that horror that came out this year).

11. Last show I watched: Death Note. What can I say, I’m having a flash back into my past. It all started cause I watched the live action that came out two years ago...

12. When did I create my blog: Uh? I think 5 years ago?

13. What do I post/reblog: Mostly Dragon Age stuff with some political/topical/decent human being/feminist stuff thrown in. And them memes. Can’t forget the memes.

14. Last thing I googled: Names. What can I say? I was writing a story. :P

15. Do I have any other blogs: Nope.

16. Do I get asks: Vary rarely, despite what this week has been like. And only by mutuals. <3

17. Why I chose my url: It’s basically my username for all things. I also loved the fact that the french word for red was so close in spelling to rogue, and I just love the concept of The Red Rogue, so...

18. Following: 79

19. Followers: 50.

21. Lucky number: 13

22. Instruments: Percussion (though I have a soft spot for the timpani in particular, I love it) and French Horn.

23. What am I wearing: Sweats and T-shirt. Did have a plaid button down on earlier, but it late and I just wanna be comfy.

24. Dream job:  Author, or working in the publishing industry. Or make my own choose your own adventure text game, but like where the choices actually matter yo.

25. Dream trip: Japan and South Korea. 

26. Favorite food: Sushi. Or Chocolate.

27. Nationality: Canadian

28. Favorite song right now:  Only one? Explode by Written by Wolves. Oooh or Crossfire by Stephen. (Two isn’t cheating.)

29. Last book I read: I’ve literally been reading a lot of fan fiction, tbh. And short stories for class. I think the last book I finished was the Awakened Mage. I have feelings about that book that I could rant about but won’t.

30. Fictional Universe you’d want to join: Honestly most of those universes would suck. But probably Dragon Age, even tho I’d probably die. As long as I got to see a dragon before I go. 

Ah, and I tag @thekeepersfirst, @deathbychocodeath, @enmity-affinity, @chespinned Or anyone else who’s interested. Again no pressure to do this if you don’t want to!

[soul-music-is-life]

Thoughts Watching PLL “UnmAsked”

1) Melissa just casually eating that gelato while talking about who killed Alison. Stone cold bitch.

2) I just realized what happens at the end of this episode and now I’m a sobbing mess.

3) “I don’t trust Melissa as far as I can throw her and Ian’s fetus…” *snort* Never change, Emily.

4) Spencer is more upset that her friends think Melissa is smarter than her than Melissa potentially being “A”.

5) Mona speaking French. I just realized the significance of that. *end foreshadowing*

6) Awww, the girls looking at the baby Fitz pictures! Look at fetus Ian Harding!!

7) Caleb looked like he was 1000 percent done in that picture with Mona.

8) Wait, I think everyone has lost their V-card at this point. They are like 16! Stop acting like adults. You is babies.

9) The girls go to a hotel Ali went to. Aria, Spencer, and Hanna: “I know what she was doing here.” Emily: *irritable* “Yeah, not me.” The other girls: “What?” Emily: “What?”

10) Oh, look, Norman Bates.

11) Hanna falling in the mud is totally a me move.

12) When Emily was like, “I’m cold.” I started laughing. Shay, you’re Canadian. You’re not cold.

13) “You’re little, but you’re big.” Yay, team Sparia!!

14) I dig this “Psycho” theme.

15) I hate the writers for teasing Emily with the calls/texts from Maya.

16) Emily: “My mom thinks I’m staying at your house.” Aria: “Oh, well that works. Because my mom thinks I’m staying at yours.” That’s the childhood I remember. Round-robin at friend’s houses.

17) Hanna and Emily. Do they have a team name, too? Is it Hemily or Emanna?

18) Toby, I know you playin. I know you love Spencer. You sneaky little devil.

19) “Wondering what I’d say to you if I saw you again…” Oh oh oh…I just realized who Jenna made friends with at the Halloween episode!!

20) Mona is a hardcore Haleb shipper. XD

21) Spencer: “I’ve got you figured out.” Mona: *grinning* “Do tell” Me: *laughing*

22) Alison: “Mona, this isn’t a game.” Inner Mona: “Bitch, please. Do you even know who I am?”

23) Ezria is so exhausting. I mean, sure, yeah, they’re cute together, but my God there is always some horrible terrible force making their lives hell.

24) I automatically gag when Paige shows up. Paige: “We have a connection.” Me: “Um, no.”

25) Mona straight up tried to tell Spencer she was who she was with gum.

26) Spencer with that sneaky phone call.

27) Mona be driving like she lives in Atlanta.

28) Mona is the worst jealous hooker in the world.

29) Hanna was straight up gonna run that bitch over. Karma.

30) Awww, group hug. Alls well that ends well

31) And Spoby! Greatest ending ever!

31) Writers: “Hahaha, just kidding. Here, be traumatized some more.”

32) And there’s that goddamn song again that will always and forever break my heart.

33) I love how Emily pushes her way through all the barricades and the crowds and her friends just go around into the street.

34) I’ve seen this scene so many times that I remembered that Pam and Spencer were the first ones to reach out to keep Emily from falling over in shock, while Aria just holds her up to support her. Then it switches to Spencer literally holding Emily from falling forward when she cries. And now I’m fucking crying, because fuck you PLL writers.

35) Seriously though, Shay Mitchell really crushed that scene…and so did Troian Bellisario. You could see the agony on their faces. I need a drink.

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stumbles gracefully onto dash. hello, hi. i’m lynn, 23, super nerd. she/her. super french-canadian. est squad. i am honestly the worst at intros and this is my first time ever doing anything of the like, so pls bare with me!!

this is isabelle but pls call her elle as she really doesn’t like her name

she’ll literally ignore you if you call her belle or bella

also answers to izzy, although usually her parents call her that.

speaking of her parents, she left her home when she was 17 because her father wouldn’t accept the fact that she also liked girls. she stopped talking to her parents but the only person that still matters to her is her sibling.

she moved in with her girlfriend (at the time) and they stayed together for a couple years but she decided she had enough of the town and left it and elle behind, leaving her to live on the streets for a little while.

she hasn’t dated ever since but she’s a lil charmer who doesn’t mind a one-night stand.

she tries to not get attached to people because her ex was basically her whole world and the only person (besides her sibling) who didn’t give up on her after she came out as bi.

she’s an artist, loves painting, drawing, etc. hence why she became a tattoo artist.

she also believes in a lot of things, as well as witchcraft. she’s got a witchy vibe to her.

even though she doesn’t really get attached easily, elle has a really big heart and doesn’t like giving up on people. she tends to help out anyone who’s in need and she’ll sometimes exchange small tattoos for services.

possible plots/connections

roommate — she lives in a small 2 bedroom apartment but she’s pretty easy-going and chillax so she’s pretty much the perfect roomie. she’s clean, she’s nice and she doesn’t give a damn about what you do as long as it doesn’t get her in trouble.

past/present/future flings — she doesn’t mind sex when it doesn’t mean anything. no string attached, no obligations. she just really, really likes having physical connections with people.

canvas friend(s)  — someone who doesn’t mind letting elle tattoo them. either for practice or just because they’re feeling like it!!

childhood friend  — someone who stuck by her forever, and maybe the first person who knew she also liked girls. someone’s who’s basically been her rock, her confidante. besides elle’s sibling, they would probably be the only person she truly trusts. 

i’m literally so tired that i can’t think of anything else, but i’m literally down for anything so just fuck me up, fam.

[phoenix-before-the-flame]

Aaaaaaah nonny I love you forever for this ask! This is something that's always on my mind but I've never actually done so please excuse me if this gets a little bit long!

Before I even get into the thick of it, ill get this self indulgent one out of the way. Gajeel's jamaican. You can fight me on this. I just fucking love jamaican gajeel. I could literally write a book on how much details I've given jamaican gajeel.

I have it down to the parish he was born in (Kingston if you were curious) and that he worked in Metallicana's welding and autoshop at the back of their house since he was 7 and has a difficult time speaking standard English without concentrating because he always slips back into patois and a hh h hh, I'm rambling. Let's carry on.

To continue with more self indulgent shit? Natsu is irish-jamaican. And don't tell me that combo can't work because there was a wave of irish immigrants in like the 17 or 1800s to jamaica.

Anyways, born in St. Elizabeth, but moved to Ireland at the age of 10 when his parents died in a car accident to live with Igneel, a distant relative who won custody of him over his half brother Zeref (irish American, related through same mother) but details.

Basically speaks 3 languages : irish gaelic (gotta do more research on this because I'm pretty sure there's multiple dialects and stuff), English and patois and can switch between the 3 flawlessly while changing his accent. It confuses people.

Wendy!is! Indian jamaican! Or coolie as we call them (but don't go slinging that word around, it's ok in jamaica but I've heard in other caribbean countries it's a slur). Probs would've grown up in Portland at the base of Blue Mountains but here I am rambling again. ILL STOP WITH THE SELF INDULGENCE HERE.

Lucy’s dad is English and her mum was french so she bounced around a lot between those 2 countries before when she was old enough and moved to the states. She has a very, very slight french accent but she doesn't believe people when they tell her.

All the dreyars. All of them are russian, I cannot see them any other way. Juvia too for some reason.

All the strausses are swedish. Elfman though is swedish-moroccan ( half brother, related through father.)

Gray I think would Korean - Portuguese?? I dunno why but I just really like that for him. But also Canadian Gray is a good contender for reasons.

I literally have no idea why I even thought of this but Australian Erza.

Jellal's cuban and only recently came to the states at like 23, 24. People tell him he doesn't look cuban and he's like ???? What the Fuck do you think a cuban looks like????

Cana is brazilian and when she was about 8 and her mum passed and she was on her own she wandered about Brazil and a few other countries in South America before she eventually settled in Guyana when foster care grabbed her and a family adopted her.

Freed's Italian. Bickslow is Greek. Evergreen is American.

Fuck I almost forgot Levy, she's Indian, came to America to study.

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[RF] The Secret Diary

Someone who lives a regular life (nothing exciting for the most part) gets involved in something that you really couldn't make up (well you could) but the story took on a life of its own. All because of a recorded phone call. This isn't a true story (could be) but I wonder how someone would handle a situation like this.

In Maine near the Quebec border, there are many individuals who are of French descent. Lucy Chebow-Dennis was no exception. Her grandparents were both French Canadians who came back in 1896 to the small Maine town of Frenchville (not an original name). Her mother Lillian Tremblay Chebow met Max Chebow in Quebec city when she was staying with her aunt. They got married and then Lillian went back to Maine to have Lucy. Shortly thereafter Max and Lillian got divorced.

Lucy spent part of her summers in Quebec City. She was fluent in both languages. Taking French in high school was an easy A as she would practice speaking French to her grandparents. Lillian was also fluent in French but only spoke it to her parents. She rarely spoke it in public unless it was a French visitor who was having difficulty speaking English.

After Lillian's divorce, she (Lillian) rarely went to church. Back in the mid 1960's, it was almost unheard of to get a divorce but Lillian was a free spirit who did what she wanted. Lillian had moved into a place of her own because she didn't want her parents forcing Lucy to go to church. Lucy was never baptized in the church as her parents had split shortly after she was born. They had a civil ceremony rather than a religious one. Because of the divorce, Lucy was denied entrance into the Catholic school which Lillian had no issue with. For her parents, especially her father, this was an embarrassment.

There was a private Episcopal school in a nearby town that Lucy went to from kindergarten to high School. She baptized when she was 16 years old. Lillian's father would have had a fit if he found out but he had died back in 1971 years before. He wasn't too thrilled about her not attending Catholic school but she had been banned from attending the school. The public school wasn't that great and the only other private school was the Holy Cross Episcopal School. Lucy's father paid for her education.

Max Chebow was Catholic in name only. He never was that religious although he attended Catholic school. Unlike Lillian, he suffered very little fall-out as the marriage had been a civil as opposed to religious ceremony. In 1970 he remarried and had 3 children. He did attend church at Christmas and Easter, a very large Cathedral in Quebec City. Even though he wasn't supposed to take communion, he did anyway and Lucy took communion as no one knew that she wasn't baptized in the Catholic Church. They would laugh about it. Her step-mother Maxine would just shake her head.

In 1985 Lillian's mother died. At that time she and Lucy were given permission to receive communion, something that they had been denied for a long time. By 1984 a lot of the old timers had passed and many in the community didn't know or care about the story about Lillian's divorce. Back in 1963, it had been the scandal of the decade.

In 1965 the majority of people that lived in the town were of French-Canadian ancestry. Most people spoke both French and English. In 2019, only about a quarter of the population was 100% French-Canadian. Most were a mixture of French and American ancestry. Only about 5% spoke French fluently and most of these individuals were 50 and older.

Lucy Chebow never left town after college. Many of her peers did moving to Augusta or Portland. She was an artist who made jewelry and had an art gallery downtown. She liked living in the small town. She was married to a man who died in Iraq during the first Gulf war in 1991. They had been married about 4 years. Shortly after he died, Lucy gave birth to a stillborn baby boy.

For a very long time, Lucy shut down and just functioned enough to get thru the day She never remarried. Then her mother died unexpectedly in 1995 at the age of 62 years old. She had her dad and step-mother which was what got her thru that bad period.

Now in 2019, her father had died at the age of 84. Max Chebow in life had been a race car driver and race car announcer for the Canadian racing series. Hundreds of people attended his funeral.

Bridget Ganyon was in attendance. She had been an exchange student and had lived with Lucy for a couple of years when she attended high school in Maine. She was 23 years old and Lucy hadn't seen her for a couple of years. She was a dancer who danced in music videos. Rumor mill had it that Bridget and Justin Green who was the same age were at item. They denied it. He was the son of heavy metal legend Roger Green. He wasn't at the funeral which didn't surprise Lucy. He didn't know Max Chebow.

A couple of months later

It was very late at night when Lucy received the call.

"Are you Lucy Chebow?" the voice said.

"Yes, I am. Who are you?"

"My name is Dr. Rick Monstermyer. I'm calling from Rapid City, South Dakota. This concerns Bridget Ganyon."

"Was she in an accident? Is she okay?"

"No, she wasn't in an accident but she was assaulted last night. She was found unconscious along the road by a state trooper. She will not tell us what happened? I think her boyfriend Justin Green assaulted her. Maybe it was the dad who attacked her Roger Green isn't the nicest person, you know."

"Why would Roger Green attack Bridget?"

"Well, who else would. You don't know this Roger Green character. Bad news. Has a history of verbal and physical abuse of women. Why would you think the son would be different. Bridget told me he didn't the news well when she broke up with him."

"Is this some type of crank calls, because it's isn't funny."

"No, it's not a crank call and no assaults on women aren't a laughing matter."

Lucy refused to give the doctor any medical history information because she knew that he already had that information. She was right and she couldn't believe that this doctor was telling her this. His response was Bridget Ganyone was French-Canadian and wasn't a US citizen so the HIPPA laws didn't apply.

The doctor ended up hanging up on her. Lucy tried to get in touch with Bridget but Bridget was totally out of it. The next morning Bridget was dead. Lucy literally fell to her knees and started sobbing.

Within an hour every news station in Maine and a few from Quebec City where at her doorstep. With 3 hours every major network was in town.

"I'm in total shock of Bridget's death. I don't know who harmed her. I really don't. "

Lucy finally had to disconnect the landline phone as it rang non-stop for hours. She had tried to call Maxine, her step-mom but couldn't get thru. Finally Maxine called. Lucy told her briefly what happened and then Judy told her that Bridget's only living relative, great aunt was in a nursing home and had been totally out of it for a couple of months.

The next day the Frenchville Police came and picked Lucy up and brought her to the station.

"Ms. Chebow has done nothing wrong. The Rapid City Police Department wishes to interview Lucy, so we are taking her to the station."

The interview lasted a couple of hours. Lucy was then taken back home. She couldn't sleep thinking about what this doctor had said. Roger Green was known to be a jerk and abusive as well. A friend of hers had been victim when she had asked for his autograph. He went on a verbal tirade, calling her names and then tried to punch her in the face. Lucy had witnessed this and at the time it shocked her. Her friend was in tears sobbing. Lucy never cared much for this guy prior to this incident and after that despised him.

His son Justin well that was a big question as she didn't really know him. She had met him months earlier when Bridget had house sat for her while she was in Quebec. She had come back a day earlier and Justin was mowing the lawn. They briefly spoke and he left shortly thereafter.

Lucy had told this to police. She had also told police that Bridget was afraid to end her relationship because he might get upset about it.

Maxine handled the funeral arrangements for Bridget as she knew her aunt. Both of them hoped that neither father or son would come to the funeral. The great aunt by this time was in a coma, so couldn't attend the funeral. She died a couple of hours after the funeral. Neither the father or son came to the funeral. The news crews were there but did maintain a respectful distance as requested by Judy and Lucy.

When Lucy pulled up in the driveway, the front door was kicked in and the house was ransacked. Lucy knew that this was going to happen. She had removed anything which would be damning. She had found a diary that Bridget had recently kept and she had read some of the content and it was very shocking.

The son had no romantic interest in Bridget. In general he had no romantic interests in girl and his father didn't want anyone to know this. He had girlfriends and pretended to have romantic interests in them but didn't. Roger and Bridget were having a fling and when Lucy read this, she was floored. No one suspected them because in public Bridget was seen with Justin. From what Lucy read, Justin hated his father and warned her to be careful if she broke off the relationship.

The diary was read after the police interview. When the house was ransacked, the diary fell behind a dresser drawer and wasn't noticed. Lucy saw it and picked it up right away.

This didn't prove or disprove who was responsible for Bridget's death. Roger Green had been in Canada hundreds of miles away when Bridget was attacked in South Dakota. He didn't kill her but what if he hired someone to do so? In the diary, Bridget said that he was furious and told her she would be very sorry that she broke up with him? Had he made good on his promise?

Another thing that really scared Lucy was that the doctor who called her died suddenly of a massive heart attack a couple of days after Bridget died. From all accounts, he was healthy. She wondered if Roger Green would try to kill or harm her as well by hiring someone to do the job.

For several weeks, Lucy felt like she was being watched and followed but she never saw anyone. Then the news of Bridget's death faded from the Canadian Press. It had gotten news in Maine when it first happened but only one news story. After a year it was like it never happened.

In a dream Lucy saw Bridget who told her that Roger had hired a hit man to kill her and had hired a hit man to poison the doctor but that the hit man wouldn't come near me because my father appeared to him in a dream warning him not to harm me, else something very bad was going to happen to him. Shortly after this dream, step-mom Maxine died.

Twenty years had passed since Bridget's death. Lucy was now in her 70's and still had the diary. Roger Green had died a couple of years after Bridget's death. Lucy strongly suspected that Roger Green hired someone to harm Bridget but there was no proof. Bridget had told her that when Roger Green passed in the future, she as well as the doctor would be waiting for him as this time he wasn't going to get away with this. The hit man would also be waiting as Roger had someone knock him off a couple of years later. Some very angry souls who were going to settle the score.

After all these years, she still was scared. Bridget's death after all those years was never reopened until someone found the old diary in Lucy's home. Lucy was 96 years old when she died.

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14 Tips for Building a Multilingual Social Media Presence

It’s easy to assume that English is the lingua franca of the web. While it still ranks as the top language in use, its share is giving way to Chinese, Spanish, Arabic, and Portuguese. Multilingual social media has never been more relevant.

The online use of India’s languages is also rapidly expanding, as Indian users are projected to represent 35 percent of the next billion mobile connections across the world. By 2021, 73 percent of India’s Internet users will prefer to use languages other than English.

Engaging with your followers in their primary language is key to forging lasting and meaningful relationships. A study by Facebook found that Hispanics in the U.S. view brands that advertise in Spanish more positively.

Language also affects consumer confidence. More than 70 percent of consumers require information in their language before making a purchase.

Whether you plan to connect with a current customer base or expand into a new market, use these tips to avoid getting lost in translation or committing a bilingual faux pas.

Bonus: Get the step-by-step social media strategy guide with pro tips on how to grow your social media presence.

14 tips for building a multilingual social media presence

1. Know your audience demographics

Marketers should always know who they’re marketing to. That includes knowing what language their audience speaks.

All social media platforms provide analytics dashboards with audience language statistics. Keep an eye on this section and create content accordingly.

Don’t just cater to your existing bubble. If you’re a U.S. company and you have a disproportionately low number of Spanish-speaking followers, it may be a sign that you are inadequately reaching the Hispanic market.

Looking to expand into new language markets? Try Facebook’s Cross Border Insights Finder for competitive analysis.

2. Don’t rely on translation tools

Tech giants such as Google, Facebook, Microsoft, and Amazon have made exciting advances in auto-translation, but they still can’t compete with humans.

Amazon experienced the failings of its translation algorithm firsthand when it attempted to create a Hindi-language site. Not only was the machine-generated Hindi completely illegible, it also didn’t account for the English loanwords that have crept into the Hindi lexicon.

Another example: To deliver pithy captions or punchy taglines, social media copywriters often rely on satire and wordplay that easily gets lost in machine translation. Just ask HSBC. The mistranslation of the multinational bank’s “Assume nothing” slogan incorrectly directed customers to “Do nothing,” leading to a $10 million rebrand.

3. Invest in top-notch translators

Blunders can be costly. But poor translations can also communicate a lack of respect.

Canadian telecom company Telus drew criticism from the country’s francophone community after tweeting “Take a deep breath, grind yourself. Go kill him” in French instead of “Take a deep breathe, ground yourself. Go kill it.”

Why even large organizations aren't sheltered from embarrassment when they don't do their homework. Someone at Telus didn't proofread the French translation: instead of a motivational piece, wound up with a nefarious ad inciting murder and self-harm! #fail #PublicRelations pic.twitter.com/QBjqjmNb6k

— Annick Robinson (@MrsChamy) January 30, 2018

When Singaporean sushi chain Maki-san mistakenly cursed fans in Malay with its “Maki Kita” dish, some critics admonished the brand for diversity shortcomings.

As a general rule: If you don’t understand it, don’t share it. At least not before double checking with someone who does.

4. Neologize with caution

Brands like to coin new words for products and campaigns. Since they’re made-up words, they have the potential of resonating with all your linguistic audiences in one shot.

Before going this route, check to ensure your new word doesn’t have any unintended meanings in other languages.

Google Translate comes in handy for test purposes, especially since customers may use it if they don’t understand your neologism. If Target had checked, it would have realized its “Orina” shoes read as “urine” shoes in Spanish.

Some words, whether they’re made up or not, just don’t translate well into global markets. Just ask IKEA. From its FARTFULL workbench to its Gosa Raps “cuddle rape” pillow, many of its Swedish product names have raised a few eyebrows.

Neologisms aren’t to everyone’s taste, but they do have a propensity to spread on the Internet. The No Name Brand came up with a pretty cheese-tastic portmanteau for its cheddar-spread, and it’s just as fromidable in French.

*Almost* always hyperbole free pic.twitter.com/oGbeZHHNDf

— Katie Ch (@K8tCh) August 10, 2017

5. Localize content and translations

In interviews conducted by Facebook, U.S. Hispanics told the company that they often see copy translated from English to Spanish too literally and too loosely.

Translations that are too literal can make audiences feel like an afterthought.

Words are only one part of the translation equation. Ultimately the best translations aim to convey the brand’s message or essence, which often means literal renditions aren’t up to snuff. (Imagine, for instance, a literal translation of “up to snuff”.)

Content should always be adapted to account for cultural nuances and differences. BuzzFeed was able to rapidly expand into global markets in part because the company understood the need for localization.

For example, its post “24 Things Men Will Never Understand” ended up being “20 Things Men Will Never Understand” when translated for Brazil.

6. Prioritize visual content

Pretty much everyone speaks the visual language. Case and point: Emojis.

Photography and video are a great way to communicate a brand message to a broad audience. With video, be sure to include captions as needed.

Be sensitive to cultural customs and social taboos. Drinking and kissing on screen is taboo in certain cultures. Gestures like thumbs up and the ok sign are also perceived differently in different places.

In 1997, Nike had to pull its Air trainers after receiving complaints that its flame symbol too closely resembled Arabic script for “Allah.”

7. Use available social tools

Social media companies have several tools in place for multilingual users and account managers. Here are the key stats features for each platform:

Facebook language stats

50 percent of the Facebook community speaks a language other than English.

The top five languages on Facebook are English, Spanish, Portuguese, Indonesian, and French.

More than six billion translations take place on Facebook everyday.

Translations are available for a total of 4,504 language directions (a pair of languages translated, ie. English to French).

Facebook language tools

Create posts on your page in more than one language. For example, if you provide English and Spanish copy for a post, Spanish will be display to those who use Facebook in Spanish.

Add multiple languages for video captions.

Advertise in multiple languages with Facebook’s dynamic ads and targeting tools.

Twitter language stats

Twitter supports more than 40 languages.

Only 69 million of Twitter’s 330 million monthly active users are based in the United States. Almost 80 percent of Twitter users are international.

Twitter language tools

Advertise in multiple languages and target your audience based on language.

LinkedIn language stats

LinkedIn supports 23 languages.

LinkedIn language tools

Create your page’s profile in multiple languages.

Target ad campaigns based on language.

Instagram language stats

Instagram supports 36 languages.

In 2017, Instagram added right-to-left language support for Arabic, Farsi, and Hebrew.

Instagram language tools

Create and target ads based on language.

Pinterest language stats

Pinterest is currently available in 31 languages.

Pinterest language tools

Create ads on Pinterest that are targeted by language.

YouTube language stats

YouTube can be navigated in 80 languages, with local versions available in 91 countries.

Translated metadata, titles, and descriptions can increase your video’s reach and discoverability on YouTube.

YouTube language tools

Translate video titles and descriptions.

Add your own subtitles and closed captions in a different language.

Use an extension to add two language captions on YouTube.

Allow the community to contribute translations.

8. Create multiple accounts

Divide and conquer by creating different accounts for different language segments. The NBA has two Facebook pages: One in English, and one in Spanish.

World leaders, who are often more inclined or required to speak in multiple languages, can also offer a good model. Take Pope Francis, who has no fewer than nine different language accounts on Twitter, including Spanish, English, Italian, Portuguese, and Polish.

9. Consider double posting

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau takes a different approach. Instead of managing separate French and English social media accounts, Trudeau has separate posts for each language.

This approach demonstrates respect and gives equal treatment to Canada’s two official languages.

But if you are posting regularly or your audience is fairly bilingual, multiple posts with similar content may be tedious for you audience. If that’s the case, go the multiple account route, or create bilingual posts.

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What we can hardly imagine, the passengers of the MS. St. Louis, the victims of the Holocaust, and their descendants will never forget. In 1939, Canada turned its back on 907 Jewish refugees, deeming them unworthy of a home, and undeserving of our help. Today, I issued an official apology on behalf of the Government of Canada to the passengers of the MS St. Louis and their families for this injustice. ????????

A post shared by Justin Trudeau (@justinpjtrudeau) on Nov 7, 2018 at 3:00pm PST

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On se doute à peine de tout ce que les passagers du MS St. Louis, les victimes de l’Holocauste et leurs descendants garderont en mémoire pour toujours. En 1939, le Canada a refusé 907 réfugiés juifs perçus comme indignes d’avoir un foyer ou notre aide. Aujourd’hui, j’ai présenté en direct les excuses officielles du gouvernement du Canada aux passagers du MS St. Louis et à leurs familles pour cette injustice. ????????

A post shared by Justin Trudeau (@justinpjtrudeau) on Nov 7, 2018 at 2:59pm PST

10. Include translations into one post

Many brands will post content in multiple languages. This approach works especially well if content is image-focussed and the captions are more informative than directive.

If copy is long, it may be worthwhile to indicate upfront that a translation will follow.

On Instagram, Tourisme Montréal posts captions in French and English, using a forward slash to separate them.

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Une magnifique photo de la @basiliquenddm , ça commence bien la semaine! / A gorgeous shot of Notre-Dame Basilica to start the week off right! ???? @spadesmontreal #mtl #montreal #mtlmoments #vieuxmontreal @levieuxmontreal

A post shared by Tourisme Montréal (@montreal) on Nov 26, 2018 at 6:53am PST

The official Instagram account of the Musée du Louvre signals languages with emojis:

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???????? L’année 2018 a marqué le 160ème anniversaire des relations diplomatiques entre le Japon et la France, ainsi que le 150ème anniversaire du début de l’ère Meiji, lorsque le pays s’ouvrit à l’Occident. L’événement #Japonismes2018 a résonné partout diffusant la culture nippone en France depuis juillet ???????? Le musée du Louvre accueille jusqu'au 18 février 2019 un petit bout de Japon, avec cette sculpture monumentale de l’artiste japonais Kohei Nawa mise à l'honneur sous sa pyramide. Vous pouvez y admirer "Throne", un trône flottant de 10,4m de haut entièrement recouvert de feuilles d’or ! ✨ – ???? The year 2018 marked the 160th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Japan and France, as well as the 150th anniversary of the beginning of the Meiji era, when the country opened to the West. The event #Japonismes2018 resonate in France, spreading Japanese culture from July 2018 to February 2019! ???????? The Louvre also welcome a little piece of Japan, with this monumental sculpture by Japanese artist Kohei Nawa under the Louvre Pyramid! You can admire "Throne" until 18th February 2019, a floating throne of 10.4m high entirely covered with gold leaves! ✨ – ???? @maximelestenebres #regram . Throne, pyramide du musée du Louvre © Kohei Nawa | SANDWICH Inc. – #museedulouvre #louvremuseum #louvre #koheinawa #japonismes2018 #pyramidedulouvre #louvrepyramid #ieohmingpei #Japan #Japon

A post shared by Musée du Louvre (@museelouvre) on Dec 29, 2018 at 5:56am PST

In this example from Halenmon sea salt makers, Welsh is used in the image and English is used as the caption.

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'Determination, adventure, creativity, curiosity, magic ' – @nomnomcymru sums up Wales in five words. #StDavidsDay #HalenMôn #Wales #Cymru #FindYourEpic

A post shared by Halen Mon (@halenmon) on Mar 1, 2017 at 4:10am PST

Whichever approach you choose, make sure your audience’s interests are top of mind. The goal is to communicate as clearly as possible, so go with the strategy that best allows you to do that.

11. Try a bilingual jeux des mots

Warning: This one’s only for advanced language levels.

Hybrid language melanges like Franglais or Spanglish can be employed to great effect when done shrewdly.

Done wrong, results may fall as flat as this Frenglish joke: How many eggs does a French person eat for breakfast? One egg is un oeuf. One egg is un oeuf. Get it!?

A recent Facebook study found that 62 percent of U.S. Hispanics surveyed agree that Spanglish can be a good way to represent two cultures. But nearly half say they prefer not to mix languages, with some respondents noting they find it disrespectful.

Some brands have played on interlingual homophones with success.

French Lait’s Go milk-to-go bottles sounds like “Let’s Go” in English. Another option is to rely on loanwords that work in two languages. Air Canada’s bilingual in-flight magazine enRoute works because the phrase “en route” is commonly used in both French and English.

12. Use language to highlight brand culture

Some brands use language to display cultural pride.

Air New Zealand greets passengers with “Kia ora, we wish you well.” Though the phrase is common among Māori and New Zealand English speakers, its contextualization aids other English-speaking customers and presents the airline as a cultural ambassador.

“Kia Ora, we wish you well. That’s a Kiwi welcome” – Our People. ♥ #NZSummer pic.twitter.com/gkU7Q3kVk0

— Air New Zealand✈️ (@FlyAirNZ) December 15, 2016

13. Provide assurances for consumers

For online retailers, the most crucial touchpoint when it comes to language is the shopping and checkout experience. If a consumer can’t understand it, they won’t buy it. It’s as simple as that.

Online consumers will avoid unfamiliar or un-translated purchases for fear of making a poorly informed decision.

Trial periods, samples, and reasonable return policies can help assuage a customer’s doubts. But nothing beats speaking to a customer in their language.

14. Mind the time gap

Many brands have sights set on China and India for expansion.

If you’ve gone to the trouble of translating and adapting content for new markets, make sure to post at the right time and in the right time zone.

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