#not cj related but eh

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made this for a friend :}

[aiodenhunt]

Morgie is the second parent of the Hook children. (A theory brought to you by someone who is thinking abt this maybe too much)

I know this sounds crazy, In fact this is one of those theories that sound hella crazy at first; but please try to read through this one!

I will start superficial: He shares physical and behavioral traits with his youngest daughter!

Harriet and Harry clearly have Hook’s traits and that is shown by the way they’re described. both Harriet and Harry look a lot like Hook, anyone can see that. Both are mean-spirited (kind of), and kind of sadistic per say, they won’t think twice about it if they have to kill someone, just like Hook.

CJ, on the other hand does not share this characteristics! She does not have Hook’s black hair, She has this blond-almost-brown hair color that she shares with -gasp- Morgie! Her eyes also are more of a light brown, the worst she can do is hold someone hostage (That is being kind in Isle of the lost, alright?) and threaten. We saw that in Wicked world, she didn’t want any world-dominating power, she helped Zevon in his attempt to take over Auradon only because she wanted a boat, not because she wanted to take revenge or power like Zevon did.

Morgie seems to have this characteristics despite being in Uliana’s crew. As he is the one willing to follow orders, the one who tried to help her while she was transforming, he seems to be the ‘kindest’ or non serious out of the fabulous five. Perhaps he is not the most merciful person (“Yeah let’s burn her to a crisp!”) but it’s a start!

This could be a coincidence but, keep on reading!

This specific paragraph

“Most of the time he just barely seemed to tolerate CJ”

Maybe this is a little bit of a reach but, Notice that the paragraph only mentions CJ? The one who looks the most like Morgie?

After a loss, it is common on grieving parents to have a preference on the child who looks the most like the lost spouse, sometimes neglecting the child’s siblings. This could be the case of Hook and his children.

“Maybe Hook only tolerates her because it’s his daughter?”

Yeah but in that case the paragraph would include literally anything else. Like “He just barely seemed to tolerate his children” not just specifically CJ.

“Maybe Harriet and Harry didn’t exist when that was written.” Harry maybe, but when CJ’s book released the D1 novelization (Harriet’s debut) had already came out a year before CJ’s book, so yeah.

Morgie’s relationship with Hook. (And miscellaneous)

I will be honest. I’m not the biggest fan of serpenthook, It’s just not my thing but he does seem to have something with him. They’re always together, they’re always close to each other in Morgie’s 2:40 minutes of screentime, there *could* be something.

“Disney would never show a gay relationship in their movies!!!” -Coughs and points at Lumity and Willow’s dads in the owl house-

I mean I do doubt this will be canon but. Eh, let it be, for the sake of funsies!

“How did those two have children, then?”

Valid question! But like. We live in a world where magic exists. there are mer/octopeople, fairies, a God decided to have a daughter with a sorceress and then spawned another child of his own randomly.

Yzma is OLD. OLD OLD. She is one second away from being a mummy and somehow she had Zevon and Yzla😭 If Chad is the son of Cinderella and Charming and Chloe’s brother then Morgie can be the other dad of the Hook siblings. So we can just shove biology under the rug for this one. Nonetheless if this doesn’t buy you, we can say that Morgie used magic to shapeshift or that he’s trans or so.

We know coincidences are unfortunately very common in the Descendants universe but this seems too weird and specific to be just a coincidence. It feels off.

Why would you throw this guy who is not related to any of the original VK’s for no reason into the movie? We could’ve had Facilier, Gaston, the evil queen or Jafar instead of Morgie.

Why would you introduce him if it isn’t to fill a hole later? Why is he the only one with no blood relation to the Villain Kids?

It makes more sense if he was the other parent of the Hook siblings, as that little hole would be filled.

Where in the world is Morgie Le fay? (And other conclusions)

We really don’t have an answer to that. Maybe his mother’s magic managed to shield him from the magic wand and now he’s hiding, maybe he died in the isle of the lost as it is really hostile there, he isn’t in the list of those who deserve respect. Anything could’ve happened to him.

But more likely, instead of bailing Hook three children after, he is most likely dead or missing unfortunately.

I honestly don’t expect a big reveal out of this not only because the theory is kinda far from being canon, but because the Hook’s are not main characters. They’re not Mal and there won’t be a song about the reveal like they did with Mal and Hades. Maybe it will be just a dialogue or a picture on a frame in Harry’s room.

We should wait and see until the ROR novelization comes out to get more information about him and come to even more crazy conclusions I think, this is just a piece of my thoughts.

I’m okay with most theories and headcanons who try to explain who is the parent of the Hook siblings, I just did this because it made a little sense and the theory reminded me to the ‘Raven is Ruby’s true dad’ theory from the rwby fandom (check it out!!) and because I am so looking for the other parent of those children. I hope this guides whoever needs a bit of an answer, even if the answer is crazy.

Thanks for reading through this madness ^^! Hope you get my point of view uu

[cjwelford-archive]

CJ let out a low whistle of admiration for that number, impressed that they had so many gods, and he bet if asked, she’d be able to name at least fifty more of the top nine. “So the Eh-ne-ud,” He stumbled over the pronunciation carefully, the new word feeling funny to say but him genuinely interested and wanting to prove he was attempting to retain it, “They were all like the cool kids in high school?” That sounded sick, and relatable. “Do they pick what their gods over or did the people just kinda just, like, look at Thoth and be like ‘yo dude, you look like a numbers guy who likes the moon, why don’t you kinda be in charge of that?’ and then got a good glance at Anubis and be like ‘yikes, get him downstairs away from public view’?” He let out a little chuckle at their further description. “Damn, Osiris sounds like he’s punching above his weight there.”

That was sad to hear, about how things seemed to be deteriorating and that there was no solid solution to help. But at least there was some silver lining in the people being able to restore it. “Like oxidization?” CJ asked, when Aslihan brought up the color fading over time. He didn’t necessarily know if that was correct, but it sounded like something Emery would have said, and his little brother was a scientific genius after all. “I think it’s sick how talented they were.” He added, genuinely, nodding once again to the wands.

The idea had his eyes light up, thinking about how awesome that would be, and mentally hitting himself for not thinking of that idea himself sooner. “That’s actually like, the best idea ever, I know someone who works at the hospital, I’ll have to ask her,” He wondered if Yas would agree to it, can’t imagine her saying no, but he guessed it wasn’t up to her but the higher ups. “I think it’s nice that it’s been a thing for all of time to like…make death comforting.” He hadn’t had any personal experiences with it, thankfully, but despite that, CJ could appreciate it. “Oh, a seminar sounds like,gun  but like, full disclosure, I took an edible earlier so I may have to come back.another time,” He admitted, his grin a little bashful. “But I’d like to stick around here a bit more! Oh, a table makes total sense. Weren’t they ever worried about it getting it wet if it’s at the bottom of the boat?”

@draslihanxfahri-bailey

"Aren't they? The first time I saw them, I couldn't pick my jaw off the ground for minutes. It's incredible how something made thousands of years ago and were held by the hands of potentially so many other people could still be around. There was two thousands gods, each representing something specific, but there were nine gods that were particularly important. They were known as the Ennead, consisting of the sun god Atum; his children Shu and Tefnut; their children Geb and Nut; and their children Osiris—the god with the giant hat—, Isis, Set, and Nephthys. The Ennead sometimes includes Horus the Elder, an ancient form of the falcon god, not to be mistaken with Horus, the son of Osiris and Isis. But yes, Anubis is the jackal-headed god of funerary rites, protector of graves, and guide to the underworld. Whereas Thoth, the ibis-headed god, resided over the moon, sacred texts, mathematics, the sciences, magic, messenger and recorder of the deities, master of knowledge, and patron of scribes. Many of the gods held ties with certain animals, sometimes even sharing or having more than one animal aligned with them, but there are some who don't. Osiris, for example, is typically descripted as a man with bright green skin, whereas his wife, Isis, was a powerful and beautiful goddess with multicoloured wings."

Looking away from CJ and back to the wands, her features softened. "With Egypt's dry climate and how tightly concealed a tomb is, unable to be exposed to water, sunlight, and human interaction, artworks and artefacts can stay well-preserved for a long time. But not all of them. It's possible that these could've been highly decorated with paint and colour at some point, but lost their colour over time. It's actually an issue that the world's facing: countless monuments and artefacts starting to disintegrate due to pollution and hordes of tourists. Which, in a place like Egypt where tourism is deeply needed, makes things even harder. We luckily have a marvelous team of conservators that help ensure all of our artefacts are staying well-preserved and undamaged, which helps a lot. That and the Egyptians were masters with their crafts. They had thousands of years to hone their skills, so that does help with how items such as these wands are able to remain in great shape all this time." It was something that never failed to make her emotional. How much it touched her heart and made her want to never stop talking about. Of course, she knew that not everyone was interested or as deeply affected by such matters as her. Yet when a place, when a people, when a culture, when a history has been in her heart for as long as Egypt has, she couldn't help but to be sentimental. To wax poetic, no matter the circumstances.

However, she also needed to remember that she was giving a tour. That she was conversing with this man and getting to know him. The curator chuckled softly before asking, "Have you thought of visiting children in hospitals as Batman? It's not entirely the same thing, but it could definitely change some lives." Anything to bring a little more light in the world was a good thing. "It truly is incredible. It helps shows how much people loved each other back then and how cared they were. Even mummification is a dedicated process to ensure that the decease were well taken care of. Even now, cultures all over the world have different ways of showing how they honour and love the dead." It was one of the ways that proved how human they were, both back then and now. "Papyrus making is an incredible art! We actually have an Egyptologist who works here that also makes papyrus. His family is one of the few families in Egypt that keeps the art of papyrus making alive. I promise, he's much more of an expert than I am and should be able to answer your questions. His seminar's in fifteen minutes, if you'd like to wait. However, with scrolls, you have to make sure not to unfold it all the way to be able to read it. While you're unfolding one end, you scroll up the other. And, if the need to unfold more is needed, then the scroll can be put on a table. The journey through the Duat takes place on a boat resembling the ancient ones that use to float on the Nile. So, I suppose that if there isn't a table at hand, the person making the journey could put the scroll on the floor of the boat and unfold it that way." ||📜@cjwelford

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[batsarebetterthanpeople]

I 100% agree with your last CJ post &your takes on his character overall but it's also insanely funny to me that you said being from Minnesota makes him more relatable because. Fuck you're right. I'm from Wisconsin and I know like 3 dumbasses between the ages of 20 and 55 who act Like That, like the "whipping a shithook into the Menard's parking lot with crushed beer cans spilling out of your Ford F150, partying any time you're not working some shitty contractor job, loud and dumb and aggressive but fun" type guy. I'm always like "eh he seems harmless enough" because he tracks much closer to old 'Sconie friends than a manipulative villain in my brain lmao

Oh for fucking sure. I saw some people early on talking about Jack's behaviors as signs that he was actually horrible and abusive and portray it as "destroying things on the boat" and I was like you, person making that point, might just be rural-phobic. I've met many dudes who remind me of Calico Jack, be they the bisexual men with funny mustaches and meth addictions that comprise about 25% of my dating pool or my friends dad who has truck nuts on his Chevy and listens to a lot of Johnny Cash music or my neighbor who wears cowboy boots and stumbles home drunk at 3 am any night he doesn't have work in the morning. And most of them are wonderful people, to be honest. Calico Jack's whole vibe is all American. He's Florida Man, he's a cowboy from the south west, he's Midwestern. He embodies fly over country and some people just don't get it but I see him and I understand that type of guy. He's serving a vibe that's not for me but that I have to respect fundamentally because it's home baby. That's my culture. Bebe guns and Ford F150s and shitty beer.

Edit: when I say behaviors I'm talking about the blowing up of the chest of drawers and the whipping of the empty rum bottles

[shmuck10]

eh... welcome, I guess... to my blog... yeah.

name's Ivan, I go by "he/him", I am 18y/o

Nice to meet you. I'm a stupid idiot most of the times and my humour is... well... stupid, haha.

here are some shows/games/manga/youtubers I enjoy.

° "The Big Three" (Bleach, One Piece and Naruto.)

° Black Clover

° Breaking Bad

° Better Call Saul

° Death Note

° Tomodachi Game

° Danganronpa

° Tokyo Revengers

° Tokyo Ghoul Series

° JJBA (i read only until part 6 for now)

° Dragon Ball Series

° Monster

° Berserk

° Vinland Saga

° Call Of The Night

° SpyXFamily

° DDLC

° Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance

° Devil May Cry Series

° Detroit: Become Human

° NieR: Automata (just got into it, so I don't know much)

° Persona

° FNAF

° Mortal Kombat

° Omori

° Undertale

° Deltarune

° "MOTHER" Series

° Bakappura

° Jujutsu Kaisen

° Chainsaw Man

° Komi-san Can't Communicate

° YuB

° NinjaKuma

° RADAL

° Cj Dachamp

° qzeq

° Pyrocynical

° StanleyMOV

° penguinz0

° videogamedunkey

° SomeOrdinaryGamers

° Max0r

As for DNI and stuff...

DNI only if:

you're some type of lgbtphobic

a fucking m//a//p (pedophile basically, I hate them with burning passion.)

racist (we're all people... no matter what our skin color is, you dumbass racists.)

attacking any culture and religion (of course, there's nothing wrong with people who don't believe in religion, just don't be an asshole about it and don't shove your opinion on others.)

 DO FUCKING NOT justify incest in any form, including families who aren't related by blood (step-siblings, adopted family, etc) or justify pedophilia in any form, ALSO DON'T justify or participate in the sexualization of minors justify abusive or unhealthy relationships, you're a creep if you do that

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just don't be a jerk to anyone and learn how to respect others if you want to be treated the same way. it's a simple human manner that most of the world doesn't care for. try to be a decent human being at least for once... it's not too hard.

if I seemed to be rude, I'm very sorry to leave you that kind of first impression.

[demigodmayhem]

So I lowkey wanna just write a little book/fic/series of one-shots related to the Camp Jupiter (specifically Jason, Reyna, Hazel, and Frank and other ppl) like just tidbits of life in CJ that show that CJ is important as well and just as important as CHB

Might not do it but eh, throwing the idea out there in case I do ���‍♀️😂

[gvbejvmes]

Drabble: Sweet Child O’ Mine

Warnings: Mentions of cancer and death. R for language Relationships: Gabe/Johnny, Gabe/Jillynn, Gabe & Georgie, Gabe & Grey Characters: Gabe, Greyson, Georgie, Johnny

There was a tree in Central Park that Gabe liked to go and visit. It was in a secluded area but had a nice clearing and a small stone bench next to it. He couldn’t help but to think that back in the day it must have been a more popular part of the park, but these days he never saw another person hanging out there. He’d found the area not long after he and Johnny had moved to New York. Back then, he hadn’t been very sure what he was going to do with his life. He took a lot of long jogs and walks through the park then, which was how he’d found this particular spot. As soon as he’d found it, he knew this was his ‘Georgie’ spot. 

She’d been cremated, and her ashes had long since been scattered in the Pacific Ocean, but it was nice to have a place where he could go and ‘visit’ his sister. He even left flowers there, and other people who’d found the spot must have assumed it was a memorial to someone who’d died in the park because there was always a vase with fresh flowers in it. These days he hadn’t been coming by as often, so he knew very well that it wasn’t him leaving the flowers. It could have been one of the kids, but it was nice to think that a stranger was visiting Georgie, too.

Some days he went to visit Georgie just because he missed her, and wanted to talk to her. Other days he visited her because he wanted to be alone and there was no better person to be alone with than his sister. Then there were days when he went to visit her because he needed to talk to her, and to tell her something. Today was definitely one of those days where they needed to have a conversation, even if it was only one-sided.

“Hey, G.” Gabe greeted as he approached the tree and picked up the vase of flowers. He laid the old flowers and the fresh flowers he’d brought on the bench before wandering over to another tree to toss the old water on the roots. Bringing the vase back over, he refilled it with fresh water. “Looks like you had a visitor recently. If they weren’t related to me, I hope they were hot.” He teased as he busied himself with arranging the fresh flowers in the vase.

He was quiet for a moment, breathing in the silence before he started talking. “A friend of mine died this week. I mean, I say friend but I guess she really wasn’t a friend. I mean, at least not in the sense you’re probably thinking, but she was important to me. Shit, she reminded me a lot of you actually. I think that if you ever had a kid, she would have been a lot like my friend who just died. I didn’t even know she was sick. I mean, I knew something was going on, and I knew she was in a bad way, but I didn’t realize she was dying. I thought I had more time with her.”

Gabe paused as he set the fresh flowers down and settled himself down on the bench. Almost immediately he started fiddling with the old flowers. He started pulling out the completely wilted ones, and started working on a flower crown with the ones that remained. “The last time I saw her, she tried to tell me how sick she was, but I don’t think I was listening. I don’t think I wanted to hear it. You know how I get, G. Anyway, I got a call the other morning which was totally bizarre. As a parent you sort of fear that you’re going to have to go down to the morgue; you never really think it’s going to happen.

“She used to live with me, you know. My friend, Greyson. Remember that house I had right after I moved out of my and Jay’s house? You remember? Well, it had one of those mother-in-law suites above the garage. Or like, remember the apartment that Fonzie had on Happy Days? It was like that. Anyway, Grey was my one and only tenant. I only lived there for like a year until I got my new place, and she was only with me for maybe 6 months. Anyway, she was a terror. It was like when me and Jay went from living together to suddenly raising a 16 year old.

“I was supposed to be her landlord, but you know how I am. Especially then. The separation had been my choice, but that didn’t mean I’d handled it well. I needed a project, and well, before I knew what happened I’d gone and meddled myself into this young woman’s life. She was CJ’s age. It was hard not to, you know? Before I knew it, shit, she was basically one of my kids. Bella was calling her Aunt G. It broke my fucking heart. That should have been your fucking title. But… I’m getting off course here.

“I sort of adopted her, and she adopted me right back. Somehow I wound up doing all the shit her parents woulda been doing if they hadn’t been back on the west coast. I helped her find a new place when I sold the house. I went with her to make sure the maintenance people weren’t gonna try to fuck with her when they were making repairs on her place. Shit, there was more than a couple of times when I had to haul my ass over there to fix things for her. She was like my fourth daughter.”

He finished the flower crown and laid it at the base of the tree. “Anyway, she died this week. Fucking cancer. Can you believe it? And don’t even fucking start with me about getting me to stop smoking. I don’t wanna have that conversation with you today. She was a fucking kid. And she had me listed as her emergency contact. I was the one who the morgue contacted to identify the body and sign the death certificate.

“I’m glad it was me though. I remember what a mess I was when you died, G. I couldn’t imagine any of those kids she hung out with taking care of any of that shit, not that I would ever wish that on any of them. It’s a lot. I was the one who called her parents. It’s weird calling someone you’ve never met, but who you’ve heard stories about. I’m not sure how they felt about a forty-five year old man calling them because their daughter had him listed as her ‘parent’ at the clinic she’d been going to, but they took it pretty well. I mean, as well as a parent can take it. Out living your kid, shit… I’m only feeling a fraction of it. I can’t imagine feeling the whole thing… I probably wouldn’t survive if it was DJ, or Cordy, or Ali. But again, sorry, G. I’m getting off track.

“I called Justin in the middle of the day to tell him that his daughter had died. I was the one who met him and Bella - his wife, not your great niece, by the way - at the airport and took them to the mortuary I’d asked for Grey to be moved to… It was strange. I mean, there’s nothing exactly normal about a kid dying, but that didn’t change the level of weird. They hugged me. Which… you know how I am about people touching me. I’m like a stripper, I can touch you but I don’t want you touching me without permission.

“I thought they’d be weirded out about me or concerned but they fucking thanked me for taking care of their little girl. Fucking thanked me. Who the fuck does that? They reminded me of my in-laws: out of touch with their child. They didn’t know any of Grey’s friends or anything about her life out here. I had to introduce them to her girlfriend, her not girlfriend? Eh, fuck it - to the little lesbian. I don’t even know if they knew her sexuality was fluid. But parent to parent? It felt awkward as shit. 

“They’re scattering her ashes. I was invited but it’s gonna happen over a bridge and shit. Makes me think too much of standing on that pier in Santa Monica with Dusty and Jay and doing the same thing for you. I can’t fucking do it. So, I came here to talk to you.”

He ran a hand through his hair and sighed deeply. “I didn’t just come here to talk to you. I came here to ask you to do a favor for me. I need you to look out for Grey, okay? I figure you’re in the same place, and she needs a James to look after her, and you need the other half of your G Squared. We both know that I’ve done some shit and we’ll probably never be reunited, but you have Grey now. Take her under your wing, okay? I need you to look out for her because I no longer can.”

He scrubbed his hands over his face, surprised to find that his cheeks were wet. “Thanks, G. I appreciate it.” He wiped the tears from his face, and then stood up from the bench, only to freeze when he saw Johnny leaning against a tree nearby. “Exactly how long have you been standing there?”

“Long enough to know that you don’t give yourself enough credit.” His ex-husband replies with a shrug as he pushed himself off the tree, looking out of place in his suit and dress shoes. “Jillynn called me. Said you got some bad news and weren’t returning her calls. Figured you went to talk to Georgie. I haven’t paid my respects to my sister-in-law in a awhile anyway.”

Gabe nodded as he gathered the leftover dying flowers and put them in the plastic bag he’d brought with him for that exact purpose. “It always confuses me when you and Bean are civil with each other. You guys BFFS now?” He asked with a raised eyebrow.

His ex rolled his eyes as he wrapped an arm around Gabe’s shoulders. “We’re going to braid each other’s hair next week. C’mon, let’s go get a drink.” 

He tossed the bag into a nearby trash can. “That’s a terrible idea.” Gabe whined out, but still let Johnny lead him away from the copse and back towards the main path. 

“We can go to the steakhouse you like. The one that carries that scotch you like.”

Gabe glanced back towards the trees and blew a kiss in the direction of his sister’s tree before shrugging. “Yeah, okay. I could eat.”

It was quiet as they walked through the park. “You wanna talk about it?” The other man asked.

He shook his head. “Nah, I think I’m all talked out.” 

[shadowsong26fic]

4, 6, and 9 for the writing questions.

4: what time of the day/night do you like to write?

I’m admittedly a bit all over the place for this one, lol. Uh, I’m not good at mornings just in general, so I basically never write then. I work in an office job, so I sometimes write stuff at spare moments/downtime during the day, if I have any. I used to do even more of that, back when I worked an 11-8 shift in a call center where we got much less call traffic during the last two hours of the day. Most of The Promises of Angels was written on notepads during those shifts, and typed up later.

Other than that, I write a fair amount in the evenings. Sometimes I’ll go to a coffee shop and try to just write for a couple hours, but I also do a lot when I’m technically supposed to have gone to bed. Which is why you’ll see me post stuff stupid late a lot/after midnight my time.

6: hardest/easiest character to write for?

It actually depends? And it’s changed over the years–back when I first started writing SW fic, Obi-Wan’s head was hard for me to get into, but now he flows pretty well. …in fact, I think at this point I actually write from Obi-Wan’s POV more often than anyone else’s??? Also, for Precipice, it’s sometimes hard to write Padme chapters. Not because her head/voice is hard for me to get into, but because figuring out what her plot threads should be tends to be harder than any of the others. But that’s also a pretty Precipice-specific issue, since I haven’t had that problem in other fics that feature her (i.e., Distaff, These Three Remain, The Devoted, Deja Vu, miscellaneous one-shots; etc.)

In terms of non-POV (Precipice) characters, Saw was a pain in the ass to write, which is probably part of why Arc Six took so long. I’m also anticipating Han and Lando will be difficult when I get to the point where they’re involved. Uh. Leia tends to be easier for me to write than Luke, but that might be because she’s a little more active in terms of Plot at this point in the story. Luke will have more to do in future arcs, and it’ll probably balance out a little better then. Though I’ll admit that he took longer than Vader when I was writing The Phoenix, so who knows. (Incidentally, writing Vader before he has Luke’s existence as a primary motivator has been hard for me in the past. Which is the main reason why Masks stalled, I think…)

In terms of easiest characters to write, Anakin’s always been pretty smooth going. Rex and Ahsoka, too (apart from, again, the last Precipice arc where they were mostly dealing with Saw who is a Problem for me). Oh, and Hondo. I haven’t done a whole lot with him (yet), and I don’t think I could do his POV very easily, but he is a delight and fairly easy for me to write as a secondary/non-POV character in a scene.

9: what tv shows, books, or movies inspire for this verse, if any?

…you know, leaving aside the obvious (Valdemar AU), I’m not sure that any of my SW fanfic is really inspired by any other media? At least not directly. Well, apart from Dr. Naar being loosely based on Doc Cottle from BSG, and probably some other expy characters like that. Oh, there’s that one bit in The Devoted which was basically ‘today, Ahsoka will be playing the role of Parker from Leverage’ in my head. But in terms of overall plots/concept/etc., I’m not sure that I can pinpoint to any specific inspirations for the bulk of my SW fic/AUs. Which is not to say that they’re not there, it’s just that they weren’t deliberate/I can’t specifically say ‘yeah, this was inspired by that other thing’ if that makes sense?

A lot of my original fiction started out that way, though (meaning, fanfic concepts that I then filed the serial numbers off of, so to speak). The Farglass Cycle is loosely rooted in Avatar: the Last Airbender; Lux, while not so much directly inspired by anything, draws on some concepts from Native Tongue, and given that it’s the Apocalypse in SPACE, there’s some influences there from SPN/JCS/etc.; Untitled Intrigues Story started life as basically a Supernatural/Borgias fusion/AU; and my untitled First Contact novel technically has some BSG roots (in that it started out as “hey something like 2000 people are unaccounted for and potentially got left behind on New Caprica, what happens if they managed to survive and contact was re-established with them millennia later when interstellar travel is rediscovered”), and also probably has a lot of CJ Cherryh influence (because she’s…like…first-contact and what follows is her Thing and I read a lot of her stuff).

I’ll also say that I read a fair amount of history, so there are certain characters/situations/etc. that are heavily inspired by that. In my SW fic, in other fanfic, in my original fiction…all over the place.

(Also, this is really only tangentially related, but when I was writing The Devoted, one of the things I was thinking about was how to–like, given the setup, it’s basically inevitable that there’s gonna be some parallels to and influences from Rebels, so I was kind of actively trying to make it not just ‘let’s do Rebels BUT with PT characters instead,’ and I think I did pretty well? Eh, not necessarily for me to judge XD. But, yeah, that was in my mind as I was working on it.)

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73 Questions (kunwari Vogue)

- What is one fear you would want to overcome? Yung social anxiety ko, yung sana di na ako matatakot sumagot ng telepono, makipag-interact sa mga taong di ko kilala. Makipag-usap sa future in-laws. hehe.

- What's something about yourself that you hope will change, but probably never will? Yung pakikipagsocialize ko haha sana mas makuda na ako, tsaka sa magiging jowa ko na sana maging sweet at clingy na ako, HAHA, never will.

- What is the best piece of advice that you have ever received? "May your heart remain breakable, but never by the same hand twice."

- What is the nicest thing someone has done for you? Yung mahalin ako kahit ganito ako HAHAHAHAHA ayieee, de charot. Siguro nung time na may nag-effort sakin na ilaan yung araw niya para lang maka-bonding ako haha sabi sayo TIME lang ang kailangan ko eh ☺

- What is the scariest thing you have ever done? Nakikipag-meet-up ako sa mga taong nakilala ko lang sa chat. Well, di pa ako napapahamak, let's see.

- What is the craziest thing you have ever done? Craziest thing na ba yung pumupunta pa rin ako hanggang ngayon sa bahay/office ng ex ko nang hindi niya alam? Haha.

- What is the most difficult thing you have ever done? Magparty at mag-inom ng gabi tas diretso pasok kinabukasan, walang tulog.

- What is one event in your past that has made you who you are? Nung natanggap ako dito sa first job ko, dito nag-umpisa yung pag-step up ko eh!

- What have you done in the last year that makes you proud? Yung nakakapagbigay na ko sa tita ko, yung may naipundar na ako, kasi sa wakas di ba, lahat ng pinaghirapan namin heto na, unti-unti nang bumabalik samin :)

- What is the biggest change you have made in your life the past year? Hindi na ako umiinom ng kape, at napapangitan na ako sa lasa ng alak. Ewan ko. Basta ang daming nagbago sakin nung 2018.

- What is something new you've learned recently? Maglaro ng PUBG at ML!!!!!

- What is the most frustrating thing that has happened to you recently? Yung di ako pumapasa sa mga inaapplyan ko haha lagi na lang, walang progress. Kung paano ako dati nung wala pa akong work, ganun pa rin ako hanggang ngayon, natataranta pag iniinterview.

- What is the first thing you notice about people? Kung totoo yung kinukuwento nila o nagsisinungaling lang. Grabe ang lala na ng trust issues ko haha pansin ko agad kung totoo o hindi. Ewan ko bakit kailangan pa magsinungaling sakin? Wala naman akong pake kung meron ka o wala ng ganitong bagay? Bakit kailangan pang magmayabang? Bat ganun?

- What do you value most in other people? Honesty. Tsaka time, basta paglaanan mo lang ako ng panahon at 'undivided attention', ok na ko mumsh.

- What small act of kindness was done to you that you will never forget? Pag pinagbubuksan ako ng pintuan, haha seryoso. Tsaka nung nagbibigay siya sakin ng notes nung mga panahon na nawawalan na ako ng gana sa lahat.

- What stresses you out more than anything? Yung social anxiety ko. Tsaka pag iniisip ko kung makakahanap pa ba ako ng bagong trabaho. Tsaka pag paubos na yung pera ko, nakakastress.

- What would you say the happiest day of your life was? May 3, 2018 ☺

- What is something about yourself that you hope will never change? Sana mahaba pa rin ang pasensya ko. Yun lang.

- What is the one question that you wish you knew the answer to? Ano bang meron sila na wala ako? Ano bang meron ako na wala sila? Bakit lagi na lang ako pinagkakaitan? Ay wait, tatlo na pala yang tanong ko haha.

- What aspect of yourself are you most insecure about? Physical appearance hahahahaha wala eh ganun talaga

- What is your biggest character flaw? Panget ako. De, bukod dun, siguro yung hirapa kong i-express yung emotions ko, di ako nagsasabi/nagsasalita pag may something na mali, kumbaga kinikimkim ko lang lahat sa sarili ko. Kaya heto nasasabihan ako na "nasa loob ang kulo".

- What is something that you did growing up that your parents never found out about? Yung nagba-blog ako?

- What is the most valuable thing you own? Bukod sa phone ko, yung mga notes na nakatago sakin.

- What is the first family trip that you can remember? Hindi mahilig bumiyahe yung mga kamag-anak ko, kaya wala akong kahit anong trip na mareremember, pero ang naalala ko lang eh yung huling beses na umuwi kami ng Bicol, tas pag tuwing gabi nagtatakbuhan kami kasi may mga aswang :)

- What is one thing you thought you would never give up but did? IKAW. Ayy wait bagay ka ba? Hanggang ngayon di pa rin ba ako nag-give up?

What is one event in history you wish you could have witnessed? Martial Law. Ewan. Baka mas maintindihan ko kung bakit ganun ang kinahinatnan ng lahat.

- What character from film, television, or literature do you most identify with? Yung mga zombie dun sa Night of the Living Dead hahahahaha

- What website do you visit the most? Why? Twitter. Ewan ko, basta mas gusto ko yon kesa sa Facebook.

- What is something you pretend to understand but really don't? Kapag about movies yung pinag-uusapan nila, di ako maka-relate eh.

- What's one thing you don't think you'll ever be able to do? Mag send ng nudes sa taong may jowa na ha ha ha ha opx.

- What's the best gift you've ever received? Pagmamahal haha charot. De, wala pa ring tatalo sa singsing ;)

- What is the best gift you have ever given? Choco Butternut Donut ♥

- What is the hardest part of your daily routine? Waking up, yung pagligo sa umaga jusko. Tsaka pagbiyahe.

- In your daily routine, what brings you the most joy? Pag bumibiyahe din actually, kasi nagsa-soundtrip lang ako nun tas kunwari mag-eemote, masarap sa feeling, tsaka yung nakakarating ako sa kung saan-saan. At masaya ako pag bagong sahod tas magsha-shopping ako hahahaha.

- What's the best part of waking up? Wala, kasi dun ko nararamdaman lahat ng mga anxieties ko sa buhay.

- Are you more afraid of missing an opportunity or making a mistake? Making a mistake, kahit paulit ulit akong nagkakamali natatakot pa rin ako haha, pag pinapalagpas ko naman ang opportunity ok lang kasi alam ko namang meron pa next time.

- Have you experienced something that happened to you that you have no explanation for? Oo. At di ko pa rin siya kayang i-explain how and why did it happened.

- In what way do you practically show your love to friends and family? Alam naman ninyong lahat na kuripot ako, so kapag halimbawa binilhan kita ng pabango HAHA. Basta, pag inuna kitang bilhan bago ang sarili ko, ibig sabihin nun special ka ☺

- When you think of 'home', what comes to mind? Yesss, makakapagsoundtrip ako ng malakas at kakanta lang ako ng kakanta. HAHA.

- When faced with conflict, do you confront, compromise or flee? Flee, duwag ako eh.

- When you hear the sound of ringing bells, what do you associate that sound with? Bell before communion.

- Who has been the kindest person to you in life? Si CJ ☺

- Who is your favorite actor or musician? Bruno Mars pa rin, hihi.

- What is the number one album on your phone? reputation !!

- What are your favorite song lyrics? "You and I walk a fragile line. I have known it all this time but I never thought I'd live to see it break."

- What song in your music library gets the most plays? Getaway Car - Taylor Swift

- If you could save three memories from your life forever, what would they be? First is nung nagba-ballroom dancing kami nung high school. Ewan ko kung bakit basta ang saya saya ko nung time na yun. Pangalawa, memories ko with my parents, kasi wala na akong maalalang kahit ano mula sa kanila, sorry. Pangatlo, nung nakita ko si Bruno Mars ng live!!

- If you had a day all to yourself, where would you go and what would you do? Gusto ko makapunta ng music festival, tapos nandun lahat ng fave kong performers, aaaaa that will be the best!!

- If you could have any job for a day, what would it be? Part ng production team, ng 24k Magic Tour/Reputation Tour.

- If you won the lottery, what is the first thing you would do? Bibilhin ko agad yung pagmamahal niya. Charot. Mag-aaply nako agad ng VISA hahahahaha bye guys

- If money were no concern, what country/region would you visit? Japan ☺

- If you could travel back in time, what year and place would you choose? Grade 5, 2007? Sa school ko nung elementary, dun nag-umpisa yung pagka-fucked up ko sa buhay hahahaha

- If you could go back in time and prevent one thing from happening, what would you choose? Could I prevent my parents' death?

- If you could be fluent in another language, which one would you choose? English para naman makapag-apply na ako sa BPO, haha.

- If you had to evacuate your home, what would you take with you? Yung mga inipon kong papel since elementary, may sentimental value sakin yong mga yon kaya hanggang ngayon nakatago pa rin.

- If you died tomorrow, what is one thing you would miss the most? Ano nga bang mami-miss ko. Ewan ko. Parang wala na yata. Kasi makakalimutan din naman nila ako eventually.

- If you knew your next meal was going to be your last, what would you eat? Spaghetti pa rin ☺

- If you could ask any President one question, what would it be? To Duterte, ANONG TRIP MO?!

- If you could meet anyone in history, who would it be? Marcos naman, tapos itatanong ko rin kung anong trip niya.

- Is it better to 'have loved and lost' or to 'never have loved at all'? Never have loved at all. Ang sakit pa rin maiwanan eh.

- Why do people enjoy movies with good endings? Kasi dun lang nafu-fulfill yung mga bagay na imposibleng mangyari sa realidad.

- Is it ever right to do the wrong thing? Kahit naman hindi tama gagawin nyo pa rin ang mali. Bahala kayo dyan.

- How do you determine if something is right or wrong? Ang hirap naman ng sagot dito haha, nasa pagdadala mo kasi yan eh, kung ok yung outcome, e di tama. Pero kung may naabala/nasaktan kang iba, e di mali. Tsaka iba iba ng point of view yan, yung pwedeng tama sayo, mali na pala sa kanya. Kaya kayo naghiwalay eh hahahahaha

- How would others have described you as a child? Tamad sa gawaing bahay. Hahahaha

- What is the top thing you want to accomplish in life? Gusto ko yung kada buwan bumibiyahe ako pa-ibang bansa. Yun lang.

- What is one thing on your bucket list? Makapunta ng Japan.

- How do you want to be remembered? Eto yung sinabi ko sa previous post ko, na pag namatay ako, makakalimutan din naman nila ako eventually, pero kung may makaalala sakin, sana hindi ako maalala as tatanga-tanga, or parang anino lang yan na di naman napapansin at walang emosyon, sana maalala nila yung weird side ko, na ako lang yung tanging ganun na nakilala nyo haha gets mo ba. Basta, in some ways sana napangiti ko kayo sa kaweirduhan ko.

[writer-in-theory]

HIIIIIIIII JAY. <333

you know what time it is.

yeah, yeah, i really played myself didn't i 🙄 /lh

Do you have freckles?  yes i do !! i have several across my cheeks and nose and several on my arms.

Do you drink tea or coffee? How do you take it?  COFFEE COFFEE COFFEE. if i'm making it at home then it's iced with frothed creamer and some hazelnut syrup

What was the last song you listened to? 29 by demi lovato!! 

Do you sleep on your back, stomach or side?  i am a hardcore side sleeper. but sometimes i wake up and i've rolled onto my stomach!!

Do you sleep with a stuffed animal? YES. i sleep with about four of them on my bed but i cuddle with the same lil penguin 

Do you prefer drawing or writing?  writing. i am new to drawing and it's something i've always been super self-conscious about so we're working on it.

What’s your ideal number of blankets to sleep with?  twelve. actually, i sleep with a top sheet, comforter, and 1-2 blankets depending on the season

What’s your favorite band/artist?  oooh that's so hard. sleeping with sirens probably just bc of my history/nostalgia

When is your birthday?  may 24!!

How tall are you?  barely 5'1", some say 5'0"

What color are your eyes?  green!! with a bit of central heterochromia

Who are five (or more) people you want to hug right now?  dacre montgomery. my brother. serenity. cj. my cat bean.

Fears?  everything. heights, spiders, germs, drowning, fire, home invasions

What’s your favorite color?  light blue!

What’s your favorite season?  autumn!!!!

Want any tattoos? What of?  yeah!! i have two already but i want a mortar/pestle, a quote, the bird relating to my surname, and an olive branch

Want any piercings? Where?  maybe a nose piercing. maybe.

Who is the last person you texted?  my momma <3

Do you have a best friend? How long have you been friends? i wouldn't say i have an obvious best friend.

What/who do you miss?  i miss having less responsibility. i miss my cats. i miss having the energy and mental capacity to do hobbies tbh.

How was your day today? it wasn't the best day but i'm sure there will be others that will be better.

How much sleep did you get last night?  1 hour.

Do you believe in aliens?  yes but like not lil green guys that are gonna come start a war or something.

When was the last time you cried? Why?  today. ive been in a lot of physical pain today and just have stuff going on lmao.

What are some seemingly childish things you like?  oooh i like cutesy pajamas that are super soft. and "kids movies" and plushies and all that.

How are you, really?  eh, i'm alive.

Does it take you a long time to make decisions?  oh my god yes. it takes forever. i'm either incredibly impulsive and making a decision in a millisecond or it takes me as long as possible.

What are you looking forward to in the near future?  i'm looking forward to dinner and wine night. i'm looking forward to getting to read this one harringrove fic tonight that i have bookmarked.

What are you looking forward to in the distant future?  i'm looking forward to being out of school, to having a career and not having to worry about it. i look forward to being able to drive, i look forward to a lot of things about the future lmao.

Do you sleep with your door open or closed?  CLOSED. i've learned my lesson.

What’s your favorite flower?  i love magnolias.

Do you currently have a squish?  YES I HAVE SO MANY SQUISHES AND I LOVE THEM.

Do you like your middle name?  it's alright.

Do you prefer dogs or cats?  cats. i'm very scared of dogs though i am trying to fix that.

Do you have any phobias?  dogs, heights, trypophobia, spiders, germs

Do you stay up late? every night even when i probably shouldn't. i stay up until a can't physically keep my eyes open anymore basically.

Do you like the beach? Do you prefer it sunny or cloudy? YES I LOVE THE BEACH. SUNNY AND HOT AND WARM YES. 

What’s your favorite cartoon?  oooh that's a good question. at the moment it's danny phantom.

Do you have siblings? How many?  i have one younger brother! he's two years younger

Who was the last person you said “I love you” to?  my momma <3

Is there anyone you would die for?  yeah ofc.

What do you need when you’re sad?  i really do need physical contact. i need to be held or hugged, i need to be reminded i'm not a burden for being sad <3

Have you memorized your phone number?  ...yes?

Who’s someone you can trust with your life?  my brother, probably.

What does your last text say?  it's to my grandparents 'hii pop i wanted to show you my record setup in my new place. thanks for all of the records you gave me they'll be well loved ❤️'

[jumpydr4gon]

Bored. Here's another book questionnaire.

Have you ever bought a book solely because you liked its title Eh, I don’t think so. I might have. I honestly don’t remember.

How often are you recommending a book to other people? All the time. Whenever I can. I love sharing my favorite stories or what I’m currently reading.

How often do you read the books others recommend to you? I would say at least 80% of the books I’ve read in the last 2 years have been from the recommendations of others. I’ve a pretty cool reading circle of friends.

What is your favorite book series and what is your favorite book of that series? Oooof!!! That’s a difficult one. Hmmm...I’ll give you my top favs. Realm of the Elderlings by Robin Hobb; Fool’s Errand. Dresden Files by Jim Butcher; tie between Cold Days and Skin Game Foreigner by CJ Cherryh; Deceiver, Intruder, or Peacemaker The First Law by Joe Abercrombie; The Trouble with Peace

When reading a book, how often are you thinking of ways in which it could have been written better? Not often. I typically do that type of thinking while I’m stewing over a finished book.

Is there any character from a book you wish was written off? None that I can think at the moment. Most of the time, characters i want written off die.

Have you ever disliked a book so much that you never finished reading it? I recently DNF She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan. I tried to finish, I really did. Buuuuuut the middle was slogging so bad after an excellent beginning. Really disappointing with all of the hype surrounding it.

Name one book you’ve read cover-to-cover but completely hated. Child of Fire by Henry Connolly. Don’t get me started on that...

Has any book ever made you ugly cry? Assassin’s Fate by Robin Hobb. The final book of the series, and I was a slobbering mess for the entire last 30% of the novel. (FYI, That’s almost 300 pages of exhausting ugly crying).

Do you pay attention to the Amazon or New York Times bestseller lists? Nope! Usually, those books are not what I’m looking for. I also just don’t care.

Do you ever read book reviews before buying a book? About 90% of the time I do, yes. I like to get the general feel of the public, why they rated it x stars out of 5, what triggers there are, etc. I don’t want to be spoiled, but I’d like to be prepared.

Have you ever used a library card or a bookstore receipt as a bookmark? Hehe! Yup! Many many times.

What is the craziest thing you’ve ever used as a bookmark? I’ve used my Kindle as a bookmark. Smart reader here folks!

How often do you read a PDF version of a book on a computer or mobile device? PDF’s? Not really. Never.

How often do you listen to an audiobook? Not as often and I would like, but often enough to have a nice Audible library.

Do you own an Amazon Kindle? If not, do you want one? YES!!! I have an Amazon Oasis with the warm lighting setting. Best ebook reader purchase EVER!

Have you ever forgotten where in a book you left off, so you started from the beginning again? That happens?

What fictional character from a book do you think you relate to the most? Why that character? Oh dear. FitzChivalry Farseer, Jo March (never read the books, but the films paint enough of a picture), Orso dan Luthar are the main ones that pop in my head. Stuck in roles they were born in, depressive, are loved, but refuse to see or believe it, not eager for change that would affect them personally, introverted, would rather do their own thing, big hearts, not one that fits in with society, has friends that others would look down upon, introspective.

Name one (yes, only one) fictional character from a book you wish you could be best friends with in real life. Why that character? Fool from Realm of the Elderlings. They are such a quirky character with a deep heart. Fool would push me to go past my boundaries in a way that’s aggressive, but not harsh or cruel. A loving, generous heart. Defender of their loved ones. Knows to laugh and have fun. I would also be able to sit in silence reading a book or something, no talking, and there would be no awkward feelings. Just warm companionship. Yea, they would be a great best friend. AND… there would be no hard feelings if we didn’t see each other for long periods of time while picking up our friendship as if we saw each other the previous day.

Are there any lines from a book that have helped you out in real life? I’m not a big line collector. More of a character and overall feelings collector. For example, Alanna (from Tamora Pierce’s Tortal world) has been my role model in following your dreams no matter what society expects of you. A lady who loves to wear breeches and tunic, but every now and then dresses up because she wants to feel pretty. She is fiercely loyal to her loved ones while being stubborn in maintaining her independent identity.

How often do you take and post photos of the current book you are reading? Depends on the mood.

Have you ever taken a selfie of yourself reading? No...because I’m reading!

Do you own any first edition copies of a book? I have a fair few. Doesn’t mean they’re all valuable.

How many of your books are autographed by the author? Currently 7. Battle Ground by Jim Butcher, The Wisdom of Crowds by Joe Abercrombie, The Broken Empire Omnibus and The Red Queen’s War Omnibus by Mark Lawrence, and the most recent Farseer Illustrated Editions by Robin Hobb.

What is your favorite movie based off a book? Dune by Frank Herbert. The most recent 2021 film. Not that 1984 abomination. (I'm sorry, but it is).

Has a movie ever made you go and read the book that it’s based off? Where the Heart Is by Billie Letts and P.S. I Love You by Cecelia Ahern

Name one book you wish had a movie version. Who would you choose to act in it? Don’t ask me this!!! Too many books and I’m terrible at casting. Top of my head, I wouldn't mind a series of Abercrombie's First Law world, Robin Hobb's Realm of the Elderlings, Butcher's Dresden Files, or Jacka's Alex Verus . At the same time, I don't want them touched out of fear of fucking them up on the big screen.

Name one book you believe is superior to its movie version and explain why you think so. Eragon by Christopher Paolini. What a clusterfuck of a film. It’s so bad that the author and the fandom have this running gag of saying “What film?” whenever it’s mentioned. Just horrible. I would be perfectly fine with Jeremy Irons and Robert Carlyle redoing their roles.

[glorioushumanoiddiplomatkni-blog]

Psych Paper...

4/28/19

Why am I so bad at paperrrrrrrs?!? *sigh. This is taking forever. It's been a week of working on this thing during all my free time and staying up til 1-5am trying to finish the dang thing. I am terrible at comprehending info, let alone being able to understand it so well that I can summarize it and fucking tell you what is important about it and what it is. How am I supposed to know what's important about it if I had to look up what the definitions of the words that it is called are? Why am I so bad at this? Why can't I just be able to do it? Everyone else can. Fuck, even CJ and Amanda could and they didn't even go to college, but they are fucking smart. They can comprehend things and understand what they mean. I'm too focused on the fucking details because that's what school is about right? The fucking sophistication of a person and not the basic skills to live and develop other areas of life. This seems hopeless. This is why I question why I'm doing this. Why I'm going to college. Why I'm taking these classes. Why I'm trying so hard to improve. Why I'm working. Why I'm trying to live a life and character that people deem as normal and acceptable otherwise I'll be put in a mental institution because apparently I'm too crazy for people to be comfortable. Why am I living? Why am I a person and what are we doing here? Why were we created? Am I happy that we were created? Am I thankful to be alive? - right now I am only because I'm not 100% sure that I don't want to live.... This escalated quickly. These thoughts are always in the back of mind and come up very often (at least once a day), but i try to suppress them because at the moment I still have to keep moving forward and try to get shit done and keep my current life functioning as best as I can because as of right now- like I said earlier- I'm not positive if i want to live or not. I have not had time to sit down and develop a reason and purpose of life. I'm hoping I can do it soon though so that I don't let it fester for so long that I eventually get to my "eh, fuck it" mentality and just fucking go bat shit crazy and decide to end it all.... I need to show my therapist this post. It's hard to share with her my thought progression of how it starts and how it spirals down if I'm not in the moment like I am right now. *sigh. I'm almost to the point of just wanting to go on fucking antidepressants even though I believe those are just a bandaid to finding relief. The only reasons I haven't fucking let myself do illegal drugs and shit and be a total alcoholic is because I know that those are also just fucking bandaids (temporary relief) to the issue here; I know that I have a fucking addictive personality so I try so fucking hard to control and limit the problem behaviors that I get myself into. I try not to drink too often and so much. I only smoked weed once then decided that would lead to other drugs so I don't smoke- same with cigarettes. I REEEEEEAAALLLYYYYY limit my sexual activity compared to how active I'd be if I wasn't limiting myself. I take extra careful special precautions so that I don't put myself in too much of a mindset of sex and of planning on doing sexual related activities. It's SO FUCKING HARD sometimes to do that, and yes I fail quite often at it but have improved drastically since December! Which I'm very proud of. I haven't had penetrative sex since the beginning of December (4.5 months!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!). I limit what kind of people I hang out with depending on what kind of bad influences they have cause I know that I don't have enough self control to not eventually slip into doing those same things.

[dejametemostrar-blog]

The Sexual Metrosexual Heterosexual

     By CJ Stokes

    He’s a rap superstar, (a genre most infamously known for its machismo and Mafioso themes), yet he’s wearing nail polish and shorts that would be alarming to even the most liberal parents of a daughter.

    He’s also a Pop and Reggaeton superstar.  Until you stumble upon his Instagram videos, you wouldn’t notice that he actually has the voice of an opera star as well yet he uses his spotless voice to tell women his filthiest fantasies, i.e.  A 200 millas en un jetski, ¡eh! Si tú quieres te lo meto aquí, ¡eh!  Debajo del sol, debajo del sol.

     Translation: Going 200 MPH on a Jetski, if you want I’ll park it and we can f*** right here!  Right under the sun!

    I was just chilling all alone in my off campus apartment’s living room, or at least feeling that way due to the disconnect with my roommates when I heard through the twitter grapevine that Latin superstar Bad Bunny would be releasing his debut studio album on the most unexpected music release day of the week, Sunday.  Not only would he drop it this day but also Sunday night.  

    I shouldn’t have expected anything different; as detailed above El Conejito Mal or Bad Bunny is far from predictable and Sunday, a day of reality between myself and it was the perfect day to drop.  I can only understand about 35% of Spanish but Bad Bunny made this arguably the best album

.... Image a version of yourself that is truly absent of apprehension due to the judgement of others and relentless in chasing aspirations which make your heart alone pulsate with passion.  Or even when life goes awry around your newfound sense of invincibility, you know exactly what to do to bounce back, recover.

.... This is the power of Bad Bunny’s 100XPRE.  

.... Just a little after 11 o’clock I had accessed exactly what I was feening for; an escape. The slightly somber chords of perhaps a ukulele or some other miniature guitar were the first sounds to reach my ears.  The chords were just as conflicted as I was about many long terms questions within my lifestyle.. Then, I picked apart as many words as I could from Bunny’s first sonic grunts (also with digital translator handy).  

.... “Sin ti no me va bien, tampoco me va mal

Pase lo que pase no te voy a llamar

Ya yo me quité, tú nunca me va' a amar

Pa' no pensar en ti tengo que fumar

.... Without you, I'm not doing well, it's not going bad either Whatever happens, I will not call you I already took off, you will never love me To not think about you I have to smoke

.... After that came a rolling Latin Trap bass line which fused with mellow dramatic chords and a reggae percussion.  Just like that, within the first four lines of the chorus, Bunny had tapped into this boundless feeling of hopelessness and insecurity when I don’t get what I want or who I want to be more specific.  Not only, did he articulate this usually inexplicable feeling but he also had a solution.  Yes, I know, not a healthy solution or one that works upon the first dose but he found one nonetheless and a hedonistic solution which suited my philosophy.  

    Amidst the void of satisfaction, Bunny’s sonics, vocals and instrumental included allowed me to envision a therapeutic, tropical afternoon, in Puerto Rico, (Bunny’s birthplace) where only the beachgoer and the beach can speak with each other.  The breeze serves as a moderator or peanut gallery but its simply you and the waves sorting out your mental peace.  

     In that same introductory song Bunny says that this girl who causes him to smoke to forget her will remember him when she looks in her wallet and she has nothing. She’ll remember him when he puts “it” in her and she feels nothing; when she feels lonely lost in nothingness and she can fix it but she does nothing then he thanks her for nothing.  

    The vibes that would follow in Bunny’s tracklist are a mixture of his free spirit as well as more vulnerable moments from a man who is a paradox of the stereotype of modern masculinity.

     He is humble yet brash; shy but also the catalyst of any conversation.  

Take tracks two and three, 200 MPH and Quien Tu Eres?  Remember that jet ski I told you about earlier?  Bunny brags about how much better at sex he is than any one his jet ski passenger has been with.  Quien Tu Eres? Dime socio Quien Tu Eres?  They know who I am.  I’m Bad Bunny, who are you, loser?!

    Yet his high horse is sporadic following those two songs come more heartbreak and regret.  He hates the text message “we have to talk” on ‘Tenemos Que Hablar’ and he still wonders what would’ve had happened if this toxic relationship with this woman would have been repaired while they were together on ‘Si Estuvimos Juntos’.  

    The roller coaster of vulnerable honesty to impenetrable confidence continued as any day on Earth would and Bunny captured each transition perfectly. However, what was most outstanding during this first listen of Bunny’s album was that I was having an epiphany. Bunny’s audacity to be himself was inspiring me to do the same from my own living room.  

    As I stated before, I can barely understand Spanish without help so much of my first experience was spent enjoying the sonics of the album however, from the fearless lyrics that I did catch.  I was imagining a fearless future for myself.  I’d chase my dreams and the dream girl.  I wouldn’t apologize for my willingness and passion while doing so.  

    In Bunny’s Complex interview with J Balvin in which they discussed their upcoming projects.  Bunny said

“I remember when they used to make fun of me at every studio when I started… I mean when I was a nobody… Because of my pants but to me it was normal.  I always liked to wear short pants, really short pants, not the ones used by [Carlos Vives’] Not shorts that reach your ankles.  To me those were shorts that were good for jumping over puddles.  There was always a dude who would make fun of me.  He would say something.  And since I’ve always been lowkey and I’ve always been alone.  Now look at them; all following”.

    After playing the album non-stop that night I had a phone call with my longtime comrade and Puerto Rican native Carlos Trujillo, where he told me that Bad Bunny had to be his spirit animal.

    “He says Benito [Bad Bunny], says everything a man can’t say.  Everything you’re scared to say…I can’t even relate to the nail polish but he doesn’t make me scared of what I don’t want to do.  He makes me confident in doing everything I can’t do”.

    With my suspicions confirmed, I decided to fuel my future with Bunny’s inspiration as well. I felt so appeased by the album’s sounds that I realized that the Latin music scene could be an untapped niche for an aspiring producer.  Me, me of all people, a black man, fluent in the Spanish industry.  I could find a gold mine while simply being different and being mysef.  100XPRE has taught me to be comfortable being uncomfortable.  

    Even regardless of my career choices, I can find peace within my relationship problems with Bad Bunny.  I can sift through my future with this ocean Bad Bunny provides.  

[kokliz]

“A REGULAR OPINION”

WARNING!!!! ENGLISH IS NOT MY FIRST LANGUAGE, ITS SPANISH BUT I REALLY WANTED TO SHARE MY OPINION TO EVERYONE

(The photos show all the RS comics I own, the first ones are the latinamerican spanish traduced ones and the second is the Skips Issue - my favs!!! Unfortunately I dont have all of them…..)

Well this past monday (16/01/2017) Regular Show, one of favorite shows…. finished, and of course I watched, loved it and cried…. for hours, I never thought that the ending would hit me hard…., actually now I just feel kind of really weird feelings, happy that finally this show ended and not keeping for more loooong time, you know “an ending”, everyone with happy lives (we now.. thats not really original...) especially the endgame rigleen (One of my BIGGESTS OTPS), but reeeeeeeally sad that ONE of the mayor characters that I never thought would die happened, I thought It was going to be Skips for the moment everyone made the theory about it … 

BUT… ABOUT THE SERIES IN GENERAL (TOTALLY PERSONAL OPINION-things that I liked, hated it and loved it)

In my opinion Ill give the series an 8/10….

I started to watch it here in 2011??? I think?? here in Mexico (dub). I begin to like the weirdness, the “adult jokes” (I was in high school at the moment, 16 years old???), a show that It was obviously more relatable for adults from the 80s, a show about two lazy adults that didnt wanted to grow up.

I guess I got into the fandom while between season 2… watching the original dub… and I didnt get too much importance at the moment, the show wasnt serious, It was only really entertaining, hilarious and sooooooooo weird.

I think the serious part started with Skips past, remember… her, Ill admit I really liked how was his backstory, including the future, he is being doing all the same things for centuries……. now about the other characters (not the extras, just the important ones)…

Benson… He did so many things in his past too??? Hahahah I thought they were really hilarious, being part of a band, the mini hockey game etc… And his love problems were eh …kind of boring mostly…. not so annoying like another one…… but Im fine that he went with the scientist

High Five Ghost… I cant tell you a lot about him, his design is peculiar, good character.. Its good to know about his family and I liked it that he stayed with his girlfriend

Muscle Man, really annoying at first but eh.. well “almost”-everyone liked “my mom” phrase, me too heh.. And of course he was the grossest, all because the exaggeration, mostly of his boobs pffft but pretty funny at last.. And awwww we saw his wedding <3333 And I cried when he saw his daughter in the final ;n;

-Thomas…… OK OK when he appeared in one of the weirdest episodes, I… I… really wanted him to be a new mayor character!! but then the spy russian thing happened out of nothing like????????? OK OK they explained everything but just????????????????? I really didnt like that…. but oh he became good but he cant come back but he said goodbye….. :/  just… anyway 

Rigby, hahah did you know that at first I didnt like him at all?? I just thought he was hilarious but the worst, for being horrible, a lazy who just made everything wrong, and I felt bad for Eileen for how he treated her at first. But when Rigby said he thought that Eileen looked hot without glasses, and she really wanted to be with him… I started to ship them, but at that time I thought they werent gonna end together. Then Rigby become a better person and Mordecai being horrible :^) , the friendship with Eileen started and thats when they become my otp ;3; but I still thought that they wont become a couple, and more since Eileen was not interested with Rigby like the first time…. But then Ooooohhh… the theories about are they dating o not????? their friendship was growing ;U; . And then the first otp win— “we are dating” — I died— but the series were so unfair with them ….. no kiss??? no something about them being in a date??????? a little more serious???? how did they declared their love????? THEY FOCUSED EVERYTHING IN MORDECAI!!!!!!!! >:,) . But oh well we had our better Rigby, that finished his school, and married Eileen at the last, and got kids, and as a Rigleen shipper Im really happy… 

Mordecai, he was my fave at first…. better than Rigby, but then the ultra long really unnecessary love triangle happened :^) Everything for nothing…. two-three?? seasons … about his love problems, I was a CJ-Mordecai shipper, but after THAT, I really wanted him to be alone :/ …. but in the final I actually was happy about him grow as an artist I ended with a mystery girl (I wish we could know her)…. poor character treatment that CJ and Margaret got ._. 

Pops!! oh Pops… A really happy, sensitive and strong character, I always saw him as a cute and weird character, and with a bad father…. but after we knew about that he was the powerful character, I was like “oh what a ummm weird plot twist hahah”, but then you analyze this is how regular show is… 

IT SURPRISED ME THAT IT ENDED IN THAT WAY, AND DEFINITELY MADE CARE TOO MUCH ABOUT HIM

…….. the show is good not super good (IN MY OPINION), It made me laugh so much, its entertaining, is not for everyone of course, and sometimes was so ugghh… but in the end the show has been in CN for 7 years (good it was popular), now Im almost finishing college, and this jolly good show who accompanied me for a long time made me feel really happy….. most of the time pffffft…

THANKS Regular Show

NOTE: I wish I could write more but this what I can only think right now TuT