#now for the 400 other tag memes sitting in my likes ._.

[kiseiakhun]

Fic Writer Interview

I got tagged by @atasteforsuicidal and @do-not-careissa several days ago and LOOK AT ME, I actually remembered to do a tag meme

Name(s): kiseiakhun (tumblr), Kiseia (ao3)

Fandoms: DC. I think I focus mostly on... Titans and Lanterns right now? It depends on my mood tbh. I mean, Titans are forever, but otherwise I jump between which character I Vibe with more at this particular moment. I think most people know me for my Jason Todd writing/Roy Harper meta

Where you post: Ao3, tumblr for little ficlets that I don’t put a lot of thought into. I’ve been meaning to clean them up and toss them on ao3, actually, buuuut I keep forgetting.

Most popular one shot (by kudos): 

overall: take in some oxygen, sad jayroy porn

this year: shove your kiss straight through my chest, aggressive jaykyle porn that involves Kyle brandishing a knife at Jason. I’m very proud of the knife.

Most popular multi-chap (by kudos): 

overall: leave your lights on for me, my jayroykyle wip that actually has the next chapter half-written already, I just need to finish it smh I’m so sorry it’s been so long since my last update ;;

this year: ^ same thing

Favourite story you’ve written so far: drive home to you. It’s mostly an excuse to have an angstfest, but a lot of the story is drawn from things that I’ve witnessed in my own life. Amidst the comments yelling at me for making them sad, there’s a couple peppered in from people who feel Seen in a way that they usually don’t find in fiction. And, you know, I get that. The reason I write is because I’m not finding the types of stories that I want to read.

Plus, for someone who writes mostly pwp, it’s validating to know I still have the skills to make people cry.

Fic you were nervous to post: Hmmmm. HMMM. I would say... oceans between us. Which I meant to finish when I posted it but, smh. The second part is lying around in my wips somewhere. I put a LOT more effort into this fic than I usually do, and I was scared that some elements might not come across the way I’d intended. It’s the first fic that I actually sought out a beta for.

How do you choose your titles?: Sometimes I’d already have a title in mind, or at least a theme that I wanted it to encompass. Like, for leave your lights on for me, I knew I wanted to touch on the element of light, because Kyle was the torchbearer and it’s told from his pov, and like... he’s agonizing over Jason and Roy’s relationship, whether the lights are still on, if he can enter that door. ... more often, though, I finish a fic, go, fuck, and flip through songs until I find a line that can work as a title.

Do you outline?: When I do outline, it’s very loose. For longer works, I do this thing where I sketch out a few scenes that hit the emotional high notes, and then I go in and fill the blanks around them. I... should outline more. It’s a skill that needs practice, but ughhhhh outlines hard ):

Complete: 12

In-progress: 4 on ao3, plus countless wips

Coming soon/not yet started: Hoooooboy. Uhhhh. Okay, let’s see here...

There’s a Kyle/f!Wally fic that’s like. God. 50? 55% done? And it’s already at 30k words. This fucking fic right here would be the reason why I abruptly stopped posting btw, because I thought it would be a SHORT THING for me to get girl Wally out of my system. Smh. Smh!!

Hal/f!Kyle fic where they’re vampire hunters

Stars and Constellations, fab 5 as teen/young adult delinquents. I’ve got one spaqua oneshot up on my ao3 but the main story is... much more involved. And less sexy.

JayKyle except they’re girls and it’s gay. I have like?? Two more scenes to write??? But unfortunately I have no idea wtf those two scenes are so it’s simmering on the backburner for now

So many wips for ttgb. SO MANY.

and many many many other wips that I don’t want to mention in case I get peoples hopes up >.>

Prompts: I mean, people can send them, but generally I have enough of my own projects to keep me busy. There are some prompts in my inbox that I still want to respond to. Unfortunately, I have the memory of a goldfish and my brain is a goddamn sieve

Upcoming work you’re most excited about: The fucking Kyle/f!Wally fic that’s been plaguing me for months. I know it’s not going to garner that much interest because it doesn’t involve any Bats but I... love them. Also pls I’ve been working on it for so long, I just want to be Free

No-pressure tags: I think everyone I know has already been tagged before me, because I’m the slowest ever to respond to these things... oh, @crimeronan this seems like something that would be Your Shit

Edit: also @stvlti ❤️

[sukirichi]

heeeey do you have any advice for newbie writers?

writing advice for newbies!

disclaimer: the advice i’m going to give (funnily enough) is not something that i always personally do. i’ve been writing both fiction and non-fiction for years, i only came to tumblr because i wasn’t satisfied with how i kept pressuring myself to write “high literature” after gaining awards and recognition for my stories. my fanfiction here in this blog...it’s unrefined, definitely not what i used to write before because i’m a lot less serious about it and i’m just writing freely. but the advice i’ll list below is personally some stuff that has helped me a lot in my entire writing journey! Some are technical, some are personal! down below will also list some tumblr related writing advice! 

1. Keep writing! No one is born a great writer. Before I actually started publishing/posting my stories, I remember I spent at least five years writing the most random crap just so I can get a feel for what my style is. Plus, the more you do things repeatedly, it’ll come eventually like second nature to you and you’ll find the words are flowing. Keep writing, keep writing, keep writing! Even if you’re not satisfied with your first work, that’s okay, just keep going on!

2. Be mindful of what tense you’re using. NOW I KNOW I DON’T REALLY FOLLOW THIS BUT THAT’S BECAUSE I DON’T EDIT MY FICS LMAO, but you could totally do this! So in writing, we have “voices.” The narration will always use tenses of whether the entire story will be past tense or present tense and it’s important this remains consistent in your entire story. This one is TECHNICAL, this just help improves the flow and formality of your story. As for me though, I don’t really care about the tenses anymore because like I said, I just write freely with no regards for “creative writing techniques.” an example of past tense is: Suki jumped to Naoya’s arms. “My love!” she called, wrapping her arms around him. (RIP EXAMPLES) and present tense is: Suki jumps to Naoya’s arms. “My love!” she calls and wraps her arms around him. (this could be real flexible tho, this is just an example ehehehe)

3. Be mindful of dialogue tags! There’s a huge difference between putting periods and commas after dialogues. Like for example, “Suki loves Naoya,” she declared. If it’s followed by an action, the comma is best. Or example, Suki said, “I really love Naoya.” If the statement can stand alone, then it can be “Suki really loves Naoya./I really love Naoya.” There’s better explanations here! And one more thing, you should put the commas/periods inside the quotation marks. There’s more variations/explanations here but generally, this way of writing,,,example: “Suki really loves Naoya”, LIKE??? if it’s a dialogue, put the commas/periods inside the quotation marks.

4. PARAGRAPH BREAKS. I cannot stress this enough. There should be a variety in the sizes of your paragraphs. Long paragraphs should be followed by smaller ones, varied with medium paragraphs and then so and so forth. There’s no formal sequence that it should be LONG – MEDIUM – SHORT – MEDIUM – LONG, writing is flexible, just make sure you’re varying the lengths because reading long, chunky paragraphs with no end is equally annoying as reading paragraphs that are always 1-2 sentences and then a paragraph break.

5. Outline, outline, outline! Whether it’s long fics or short ones (excluding drabbles, I don’t think you need them that much) outlines will help you have a more solid feel of your story, and you can easily track your story flow when you have your ideas plotted out. or me, my outlines is in the form of Dialogue Outline, where I write out all the dialogues first so my pages will be just conversations then I’ll add the monologues/actions later. That’s personally what works for me, you can discover your own writing style <3

6. Research! Now this is pretty funny for me to say this because I don’t really do research, at least not the “how to effectively write this type of role” or whatever. Of course it’s better if you try to learn more about the concept you’re going to write about (like if you wanna do a vampire AU then read Twiligh – JK THAT’S A BAD REFERENCE, SORRY NOT SORRY, love the memes tho!) or you can do my own way of researching, which is reading other people’s fanfics! Not only do you get a vibe of how this character is like, but you also get to support other content creators!

7. You don’t need verbs all the time. Sometimes I see stories wherein ALL dialogues have “said��� “screamed” “explained” on EACH line and here’s the key: as long as the readers can understand which character is speaking, you don’t need dialogue cues all the time. 

8. PUT THE KEEP READING TAB. I cannot stress this enough, but please put the keep reading tab. Drabbles are fine without them, but if it exceeds maybe 400 words then you’re going to need that. Sure, it’s easy to scroll past a long text, but some fics are super long and without the keep reading tab that it can be quite a hassle to whoever sees it.

9. Have your own writing safe space. Now this could be more personal than technical, but I absolutely cannot write or focus when I’m in a public space or when I’m being bothered. So if you want to write, SHUT THE WORLD OUT and dive deep into your imaginations, let the noise of your fantasies be louder than distractions.

10. Take your time! I guess that would be my best advice. You don’t have to rush anything at all, and one more thing, DO NOT OVERTHINK! Maybe this is just me but I honestly don’t really try to dive too deep in the technicalities anymore :// I’ve been in Creative Writing class for years and it stressed me out that my writing teachers always told me “not to use big words because no one will understand that” or “don’t try to paint the picture too clearly because not everyone has that big of an imagination” and I was like ISN’T THAT THE POINT THOUGH, TO MAKE PEOPLE IMAGINE THINGS? but yeah anyways, maybe this is just me again, but I find that I write better when I’m not overthinking too much on how to write a “perfect” story. I don’t always have the prettiest words to use. I don’t always have the most intricate plot. I don’t always have the most poetic content that is “inspiring” or “moving.” Sometimes I write stupid shit that has no plot at all, and that’s okay. Just write whatever you want tbh, I’d say my biggest advice is to not worry too much about having the “perfect” story. It’s still great to do research and want to improve your writing skills, but hmm...I guess I’d say the most important thing is that you enjoy what you do!

11. “There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.” – Ernest Hemingway. This is one of my favourite quotes because it’s true, writing is both complicated and simple, but as for me, writing is something that I don’t want to stress too much about. There isn’t really an actual right or wrong, there isn’t a law, just some techniques that could help you improve, but at the end of the day, it should be about the steady state of progress or the “creation flow” that matters the most. Just write, that’s it. You’ll get there eventually and you’ll start creating magic before you know it. Just let the words flow and build, worry about quality later when you edit it. Or you know, if you’re lazy like me, just post it when you’re done LMAO. really though the BEST advice is to enjoy the process and not stress too much about it!

here is a previous ask i answered that may be of help too! 

[sheirukitriesfandom]

OTP Meme

I got tagged by @mannimarco-and-the-homeboys

Tagging: @sadmagecentral, @littlegalerion @fenriael @banjotea @maitimo-the-tall and anyone else feeling like it!

I don’t ship much, but I have two OTPs; one for Skyrim and one for Tyranny.

Skyrim: Savos Aren x Rashkan Atheron

height difference (!) / mutual pining / first kiss / wedding / in-jokes / lgbtq+ / family disapproves / would die for each other / would kill for each other / fake relationship / arranged wedding / cuddlers / pda friendly / and they were roommates / holding hands / secret relationship / opposing worldviews  / getting a pet / have kids / want kids / grow old together (dream of) / relationship failures/ rests head on shoulder / share a bed / relationship doubts / they have a song / first date / sharing a blanket / mutual interests/ study buddies (Kind of? More research buddies) / bathing together / crash into hello / accidental nudity / laundry / same hobbies / cooking for each other / big fancy gala / sibling rivalry / hair stroking / sitting on each other’s laps / sexual tension / can’t be together / battle couple / Friends to Lovers / Enemies to Lovers (ish) / Lovers to Enemies / keeping secrets / love after loss / exes / declaration of love / flirting / love triangle / destructive romance / envy / “I Don’t Want to Ruin Our Friendship” / shared values / slow burn / does not end well (In Canon)/ happily ever after (In AU) / love letters

Tyranny: Tunon x Alendron

height difference / mutual pining / first kiss / wedding / in-jokes / lgbtq+ / family disapproves / would die for each other / would kill for each other / fake relationship / arranged wedding / cuddlers / pda friendly / and they were roommates / holding hands / secret relationship / opposing worldviews (shared goals, different methods)  / getting a pet / have kids / want kids / grow old together / relationship failures/ rests head on shoulder / share a bed / relationship doubts / they have a song / first date / sharing a blanket / mutual interests/ study buddies (lawmaking and ruling buddies) / bathing together / crash into hello / accidental nudity / laundry / same hobbies / cooking for each other / big fancy gala / sibling rivalry / hair stroking / sitting on each other’s laps / sexual tension / can’t be together (openly)/ battle couple / Friends to Lovers / Enemies to Lovers (ish)* / Lovers to Enemies / keeping secrets / love after loss (If having your entire worldview shattered counts as loss) / exes / declaration of love / flirting / love triangle / destructive romance / envy / “I Don’t Want to Ruin Our Friendship” / shared values / slow burn / does not end well / happily ever after / love letters

*If “My boss (Tunon) is an ancient eldritch shadow abomination and fucking scary...nevermind, I’m his boss now. Turns out 400 years of self-loathing and trying to rid himself of his humanity have left him quite broken... wait, is that pity that I feel? Nevermind, we have to work together to rebuild the Tiers and fight against the northern empire. Oh, as it turns out we have a lot in common. Anyway we’re married now and rule the world together.” counts as enemies(ish) to lovers.

Please note that the brackets are my own additions.

[tiemeupspidey]

FaceTime Call

Series: Tom Holland Imagines

Relationship: Tom Holland x Reader

Summary: You Facetime Tom after finding out from fans he cut his hair. Your phone was off while you were landing home from a flight.

Warnings: SWEARING LIKE ALWAYS :)

Word Count: 1,700+

A/N: 400 more till 3k!! I love you all so much :)

I turn 21 in 2 months c: Which means I can buy alcohol, meaning I CAN WRITE FREQUENT SMUT IF YOU GUYS WOULD LIKE CAUSE I LOVE SMUT

[Reader’s POV]

“So how was your trip?” Your mom asks happily through the phone. Reaching for your bag out of the carrier you tell her to hold on. Sometimes she calls you at the worst times. She onetime called you while Tom and you were having sex and wouldn’t stop calling till you picked up. Your mother was relentless sometimes.

“It went well mom, I’m just back to be in London” admitting the truth with a smile on your face. You loved it here because you got to live with the love of your life.

“How’s Tom doing? Anything new since Spider-Man Homecoming?” she absolutely adored Tom, she claims he’s the best you’ve had out of the guys you’ve dated.

“Yes he’’s actually working on another film, he’s been gone for two weeks while I was away as well so we’re both out and about” you explain as you walk down the plane aisle. You could hear her talking to your dad about Tom. Mentally wondering why she just doesn’t put you on speaker so he can hear too.

“Hey I’m going to go so I can focus okay? Plus Nikki is picking me up from the airport with Tessa”  Saying your goodbyes you hang up your phone. Slipping your phone into your purse you make your way out of the gate. The sound of your suitcase clicking against the bumps in the carpet.

   Walking past people to head towards the baggage claim. Looking at the time on your Apple Watch you walk a little faster. Nikki said she would be here at a certain time and you didn’t like making people wait. Turning the corner you go down the escalator descending to the baggage claim.

    Hearing a bark makes you search the crowd of people. A little grey blob pushes people out of the way. Nikki’s red hair standing out as she took off after Tessa. Opening your arms you get tackled by your favorite dog in the world. Her tongue laps at your face making you giggle.

“Tessa my love, I missed you so much” her body wiggling in your arms as you tried calming her down. People were looking at the interaction the two of you were having. Grabbing her leash you stand back up.

   Nikki opens her arms to you which you gladly take her hug. She gives the best hugs in the damn world. Letting you go she kisses both of your cheeks , she’s like a second mom. Tugging your free hand she pulls you along. She took your extra suitcase even though you tried to take it but she insisted. Leaving thankfully no one was outside, if Tom was with you it would have been a lot worse. He draws big crowds full of his loving fans.

“c’mon Tessa lets get in the car”  opening the door for her she jumps inside. Taking your backpack and purse off you set them on the floor of the car. You hear clicking sounds and turn around to see people with cameras.

    Getting in the car you close the door annoyed with the cameras. You don’t know how Tom does it all the time, it’s got to be truly exhausting having your every move watched. Even his family has to deal with it. Nikki tells you to ignore them and starts the car pulling out of the parking spot. Tessa jumps back onto the seat and lays down next to you.

   Smiling down at her you place your hand on her head. Your thumb stroking her head slowly to her ears and repeating it. Watching as her eyes closed from your touch. God you love her so much, probably more than Tom.

   Taking your phone out you see notifications pop up. Clicking on them you see Tom’s tweet and your heart stops. Going to his Instagram you see he hasn’t posted anything. Clicking on his tagged photos you see his fans posts. Scrolling through they’re all freaking about his Bye Bye Hair tweet.

   Exiting the Instagram app you open your messages and clicking on Tom’s name. Looking at the messages waiting for some sort of explanation. Typing and retyping the message you want to send. Normally he keeps you updated but he hasn’t said a damn thing. When he does that you start to feel like a fan yourself and freak out.

You:

So what’s with the tweet, care to spill the secret like you do with every Marvel secret?

    Locking your phone you know it’d be a while to get a message back if he was on set. The ride home was filled with conversation about your trip. The two of you talked as Tessa slept peacefully. Nikki told you stories about the boys and how mischievous they’ve been. She says Paddy has been getting into the sweets more and has grown a sweet tooth recently.

   Checking your phone you see there’s still no text back. You ask Nikki and she explains she has no clue. Apparently Tom hasn’t even told her which she thought was odd. You knew it was very odd because he’s such a momma’s boy.

   Nikki drops you off at Toms and helps you with your stuff. After you and Tessa are all settled she tells you to come over for dinner. Apparently Harry has been working on something and wants the family to see. He knew you were coming back into town so he told Nikki to tell you since you’re practically family.

   Hugging Nikki goodbye you shut the door behind her as she leaves. Picking your phone off the table you see notifications again. Some were from Harrison and your friends messaging you. The messages consisted of screenshots asking why Tom was cutting his hair.  Your thoughts get interrupted by your ringtone you made for Tom. It was him saying quackson.

Meme King:

C’mon angel don’t be like that, let me give you a call xx

   Rolling your eyes you connect your phone to the charger. Your phone starts ringing flashing ‘Meme King wants to FaceTime.’ Clicking the answer you see Tom relaxing with a hood on his head. Normally his curls peep out which make you narrow your eyes trying to see his curls. His smile distracting as he cheers happily to see your face.

“Ah there’s my beautiful girl, I’ve missed you darling” his voice making your heart ache, you miss him so much.

“Hey baby, I’ve missed you more..” you pout looking at him snuggle deeper into the couch. You could hear Harrison in the background talking. Tessa’s tags jingle as she jumps onto the L shaped couch.

“There’s my little one! I love you Tessa soooo much” Tom cooed into the screen making a kiss face.

“Tom so are you going to tell me what that tweet was about?” You ask turning the screen back to you. The seriousness in your face made his smile fall.

“I uh.. well I can’t keep it a secret from you anymore” He pulls the hood revealing his hair of cur.. there are no curls. Just short hair that he fixed with his hand. Your jaw dropping at the sight because last night you talked to him and all the curls were there.

“Christ, you don’t like it do you” Tom sits up fixing the angle he had the screen at. You were in shock because you haven’t seen Tom with short hair, the only pictures you’ve seen are from when he was little. Nikki likes to show you pictures from her archive whenever you see her.

“N-No baby, I’m just thrown off is all.. you look very handsome I’m just going to miss the curls” you give him a smile as you see his features relax. Did he really care that much about what you thought of his hair?

“I know how you like gripping onto them when I go down on you” he sighs tilting his head back. Your cheeks tinting pink from what he just said.

“Oi! I’m right here and you’re going to talk to her in front of me like that man? you two are like rabbits” Harrison’s voice fills your ears making you face palm yourself. God dammit Thomas.

“It’s the truth so now she has to wait for them to grow back” Tom defends himself laughing at his best friend. Harrison pops up behind Tom flipping you and him off.

“Awww Hazeroonie don’t be mad you don’t have a sex life” you tease sticking your tongue out. Harrison lets out a small scream taking off out of the frame.

“Okay yeah I’m definitely going to miss your curls now” you sigh thinking of the last time you two were alone together. Your thighs clamping together tightly at the thought.

“I’ll be home when I can love, I’ll FaceTime you every night till were together.. then when I’m home you can give me some personal FaceTime” his smirk making your heart rate pick up again.

“PLEASE GET A ROOM THOMAS” Tom’s head is then hit with a pillow causing him to drop his phone. In the background you hear the two getting into a little fist fight. Knowing them they’re going to sound like children any second with their banter.

“cut it out you twat I’m talking to my girl right now” Tom huffs after a slap sounds echoes through the air. The phone is kicked around making the room look like it’s spinning.

“Ow don’t pull my hair!” Harrison whines followed by a thud. Laughter filling the air making you sigh. These two were actual children.

   Tom picks up his phone that fell from before. Harrison says he’s going to the store leaving the two of you alone. The two of you talk about how long it will be till you see each other again. It was hard while he’s away but you really enjoyed these FaceTime calls. It was the only time you’d see him when he wasn’t busy and it made the wait worth it.

@martymarmine13  @pleasantdreamqueen  @wolfkingsqueen  @multifics  @haileyyy0604  @thelifeofanengineeringstudent  @haileyyy0604  @goldenchemistry  @curly-haired-crisp  @kaylaleslie1120 @mossyfeet @glittermysoulhidesbehind  @kaylaleslie1120  @bxndsaf @krystalsawallflowerr @everything-tholland @crimson-vodka @boringrayofsunshine

@bruhjustdont

[joshuajacksonlyblog]

Dave Portnoy Lost 1.6% of His Crypto Investment, Then Liquidated His Bitcoin

Dave Portnoy famously entered the Bitcoin and crypto market last week with the help of the Winklevoss Twins.

He originally bought $250,000 worth of digital assets, $50,000 into Chainlink and the rest into Bitcoin.

The video of him buying this cryptocurrency went crypto-viral as many acknowledged the significance of his entrance into the industry.

While he was initially up on his investment, he liquidated his Bitcoin and altcoins on Friday.

Portnoy claimed that he didn’t like losing money, though he later clarified that the loss was relatively small.

What Pushed Dave Portnoy to Sell His Bitcoin? A 1.6% Loss, Apparently

On Friday, Dave Portnoy, the founder of Barstool Sports and a celebrity Bitcoin and stock day trader, revealed that he was exiting the crypto market. He wrote in a tweet that went viral in the crypto space:

“I currently own zero bitcoins. I will wait and watch. I lost 25k. Just like with the stock market it took my brain time to figure it out. I know this. The Link Marines are weak and the orchid flowers do die in the crypto world. I may or may not be done.”

I currently own zero bitcoins. I will wait and watch. I lost 25k. Just like with the stock market it took my brain time to figure it out. I know this. The Link Marines are weak and the orchid flowers do die in the crypto world. I may or may not be done. #bitcoin

— Dave Portnoy (@stoolpresidente) August 21, 2020

He added in a separate message that he is getting “killed” with Bitcoin, adding that he was up $150,000 at one point but is now down.

Portnoy clarified a day later that he actually lost $20,000 from his initial $1,250,000 investment, which amounts to a mere 1.6%. Many in the cryptocurrency space referenced the number, noting how Portnoy wasn’t ready for the fast and volatile Bitcoin market.

According to the investor, though, losses of any kind of magnitude are unacceptable as stocks “only go up.”

“Yes. You crypto morons don’t get it. I’m trying to educate you. You make great memes and I respect the simple way you live your lives. But losing of any kind is unacceptable. Six figure days or bust.”

Yes. You cryto morons don’t get it. I’m trying to educate you. You make great memes and I respect the simple way you live your lives. But losing of any kind is unacceptable. Six figure days or bust. https://t.co/tikLGCMdeb

— Dave Portnoy (@stoolpresidente) August 22, 2020

Will Portnoy Be Missing Out on Anything?

Portnoy exiting his positions in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies raises the question if he will be missing out on anything, any potential upside.

According to a number of analysts, he will be missing out on exponential upside in the BTC price.

Dan Tapiero — the co-founder of DTAP Capital and Gold Bullion International — recently noted that Bitcoin could gain 400 to 900 percent this bull cycle:

“Tremendous long term Log Chart of #Bitcoin projects up 5-10x on this run. Just breaking up NOW. Should last a few years as 2.5yr consolidation is fantastic base for catapult up. Break of old highs will have explosive follow through. Time to sit and be patient.”

Chart of BTC's macro price action (Logarithimic chart) by Bitcoin bull and gold investor Dan Tapiero. Chart from Bloomberg

Raoul Pal echoed this. The Wall Street veteran commented that BTC is likely to be the best-performing asset over the next two years.

Featured image from Shutterstock Price tags: xbtusd, btcusd, btcusdt Charts from TradingView.com Dave Portnoy Lost 1.6% of His Crypto Investment, Then Liquidated His Bitcoin

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[nana-luna]

Should be writing rn but @the-not-so-dark-age tagged me to do this sooo let’s do it. Thank you to help me procrastinate, best mutual ever :v Name: Naide. Yes, the “My name is X not Y” is MY SPIRIT ANIMAL. Beside the classic Nadia, Nede, Naida etc mistakes people made, my art teacher last year made the memorable mistake to call me “Norma”. Now my friend calls me Norma. Star Sign: Cancer. Malignant. Farewell y’all. Height: Put your music on shuffle. What are the first 6 that popped up?: 1) Bouncing off the wall by Green Day 2) Blitzkrieg Bop by Ramones 3) U.N.I by Ed Sheeran 4) The Great Gig in the Sky by Pink Floyd 5) Would by Alice in Chains 6) There is a Light That Never Goes Out by The Smiths I have nearly 400 songs and they are a mess of genres. I am truly trash. Grab the book nearest to you and turn to page 23. What’s line 17? “Poi cominciò a enumerare i paesi. Li diceva meccanicamente, come se l’avesse già fatto migliaia di volte” - Looking for Alaska by John Green Ever had a poem or a song written about you?: no, cause I’m trash Who is your celebrity crush?: basically the majority of GoT’s cast. My friend drew my starter pack with “Lesbian for Daenerys Targaryen” as one of the elements - I am straight, in theory. Jason Momoa is bae. Kit is so cute. Beside GoT, I die everytime I see Ezra Miller in Perks of being a Wallflower. Do you drive? If so, have you ever crashed? Never driven cause I’m underage af, but when I dream of driving I’m usually quite good at it. Last book you read : that Jim Morrison one of the previous ask meme Do you like the smell of petrol? HELL YEAH BEST SMELL EVER What was the last movie you saw? same as the last ask What’s the worst injury you’ve ever had? I got run over by a car at the young age of twelve. Well, in reality the car threw me five meters high in the fucking air. Broken arm, two gashes on my spine, it finished crooking all my bones and since the car hit my hip, altough it didn’t broke anything there, I had a hard time walking for weeks, maybe a month. And I already had bad posture walking, beside sitting, standing and just being alive. Also I still want to shit my pants a bit when I have to cross the road, especially larger ones. It was worse shortly after the accident tho, I just. I couldn’t to it. Do you have any obsessions right now?  Death, Game of Thrones and my queen Annie Leonhardt. Do you tend to hold grudges against anyone who’s done you wrong?: Fuck man it really depends because I can really be rancorous AF and I am a lot, but other time I just let it pass if it’s a small thing and I’m too tired, or if I really have to. it’s hard to explain. I’m currently keeping a couple or two grugdes, I woke up in the morning and I decide what to be angry and rancorous about  on that particoular day. In a relationship? No and it’s beautiful except when I notice everyone around me is fucking or dating someone. As always I can’t tag anyone beside @divoratricedistorie and @histcria - I’m sorry - but everyone can do this if they want! ^^

[barbecuedphoenix]

400 Followers: Tag Meme

I got double-tagged by both @camec and @dragongirl98765​, so there’s nowhere left to run.  

But this is a fun meme, no lie. ^_^ A lot less writing for me; phew!  

Rules: tag nine people (approximately) and bold the statements that apply.

APPEARANCE: i am 5′7′ or taller (Ha ha) |  i wear glasses/contacts (contacts in the day, glasses at home/night) | i have at least one tattoo | i have at least one piercing (just in the ears; low maintenance scarring, please. ^_^) | i have blonde hair | i have brown eyes | i have short hair (always; it’s naturally coarse and impossible to maintain past shoulder-length) | my abs are at least somewhat defined (Ha ha ha) | i currently have/have had braces (plus tooth extraction, because my mouth is far too small to hold 32 full adult teeth. My skull is going to make a forensic anthropologist turn their head one day.)

PERSONALITY: i love meeting new people (eh… depends on the day. -_- ) | people tell me that i’m funny (though I’m not stand-up comic material, I almost-always toss in a joke when I talk) | helping others with their problems is a big priority for me (it’s an obsessive compulsion; one time, I nearly got myself physically hurt defending a stranger in a parking lot) | i enjoy physical challenges | i enjoy mental challenges | i’m playfully rude with people I know well (the ‘playful’ part is debatable, according to some family members… >_>) | i started saying something ironically and now I can’t stop saying it (I have a high baseline potential for irony, so this doesn’t count) | there is something I would change about my personality (*looks at my list of new year’s resolutions* Er… <_<)

ABILITY: i can sing well (alto range only, so this doesn’t exactly count either. :/) | i can play an instrument | i can do over 30 pushups without stopping | i’m a fast runner (my friends tell me I’m a *creative* runner: I zigzag, leave obstacles, and search for hiding places when I have to outrace someone) | i can draw well (Ha ha) | i have a good memory (Biology nerds have to have a decent memory to survive exams. All that technical vocab…) | i’m good at doing math in my head (Not instant trig, but as a kid, I trained myself to do some fast arithmetic & rounding) | i can hold my breath underwater for over a minute (fun fact: I once spooked my classmates by staying underwater in a pool for 3 minutes, twice in a row. To conserve energy, you have to slow *everything* down, especially thought and heartrate.) | i have beaten at least two people in arm wrestling (I got beaten *by* at least 2 people in arm wrestling, but I don’t think that counts) | i know how to cook at least 3 meals from scratch (*college survival mode*) | i know how to throw a proper punch (a ‘proper punch’ has its limits when you’re not even 100 lb. >_>)

HOBBIES: i enjoy playing sports (nope; you’re talking to someone who regularly gets knocked in the head by projectiles she can’t catch.) | i’m on a sports team at my school or somewhere else (see the previous) | i’m in an orchestra or choir at my school or somewhere else | i have learned a new song the past week | i work out at least once a week (biking counts?) | i’ve gone for runs at least once a week in the warmer months | i have drawn something in the past month | i enjoy writing (oh yes!) | fandoms are my #1 passion (surprisingly, no...) | i do or have done martial arts (aikido back in grade school. I really need to pick it up again…)

EXPERIENCES: i have had my first kiss (lots of other ‘firsts’ came with that incident, actually. >_>) | i have had alcohol. (not often; I’m a pure lightweight who gets a hangover while she’s drinking) | i have scored the winning goal in a sports game | i have watched an entire season of a TV show in one sitting (it was one of those days…) | i have been at an overnight event (I’m a practiced insomniac) | i have been in a taxi (which crashed into another car too. What a night that was. >_>) | i have been in the hospital or ER in the past year | i have beaten a video game in one day (it was another of those days) | i have visited another country (quite a few; my yearly homecoming route alone crosses a lot of countries) | i have been to one of my favorite band’s concerts

MY LIFE: i have at least one person i consider a best friend (it’s more like I rotate between different friends for different types of company) | i live/lived close to my school | my parents are still together (they had to really fight for it, but that’s the standard story of 30 years of marriage) | i have at least one sibling (two, actually) | i live in the united states (my Yankee English and Trump jokes must have given me away. ;) ) | there is snow right now where i live (actually, there’s almost never any snow where I live, even in December. This city freaks out and shuts down operations if we get more than an inch of snowfall.) | i have hung out with a friend in the past month (my friends are all *very* scattered, so it’s mostly phone calls & Skype) | i have a smartphone (which I still use like a dumb ‘cellphone’ most days. Don’t judge me. >_> ) | i have at least 15 cd’s | i share my room with someone (My brother shares an apartment with me… but my room is very much off-limits to him. -_-)

RELATIONSHIPS: i’m in a relationship (nah, and I’m not looking for one either this year) | i have a crush on a celebrity (*cough* still Michael Fassbender *cough*) | i have a crush on someone i know (no eye candy this year. *sigh* :( ) | i have been in at least 3 relationships | i have never been in a relationship | i have asked someone out or admitted my feelings to them (funny story: the first guy I passed my phone-number to never replied, or told me he had a fiancée. Until she called me several weeks later after trying to stalk me on Facebook, and told me she broke up with said fellow after finding my phone-number among his things. Since then, I don’t ask people out; I wait. >_>) | i get crushes easily (it really depends the guy; I’m drawn to very specific types, like a magnet to a hadron collider) | i had a crush on someone for over a year (ever since the movies Fish Tank and Jane Eyre. Gosh... I feel like a creep. -///-) | i have been in a relationship for at least a year | i have had feelings for a friend (only once back in secondary school; these days... it’s more like the other way around. >_>)

RANDOM SHIT: i have break-danced | i know a person named jae (a lot of Korean kids, actually, in both grade school and college) | i have had a teacher with a last name that’s hard to pronounce (nothing a little practice with an online tutorial couldn’t fix) | i have dyed my hair | i’m listening to one song on repeat right now | i have punched someone in the past week (yes, that will do wonders for my social life. >_>) | i know someone who has gone to jail (someone I once worked with in college; I still don’t know where the poor guy is now. :( ) | i have broken a bone | i have eaten a waffle today (Actually... I had part of a blackberry pie I baked, from berries I personally collected this summer. ^_^) | i know what i want to do with my life (more or less) | i speak at least 2 languages (not at the same proficiency level, but it’s there) | i have made a new friend in the past year (I’ve made one or two minor friends in classes, but nothing lasting past the quarter) 

I hereby tag @kacychase, @muchelegantlio, and @eldaryastuffs. Though if you’ve done this already, feel free to ignore this shout-out. ^_^ 

[storiesofwildfire]

1ST RULE: tag 9 muses you would like to know better. 2ND RULE: BOLD the statements that are true for your muse.

tagged by: @forsakenmyths tagging: uhhh??? I know I’ve done this meme a couple of times and idk who I tagged so? If you see this and you haven’t done it, you’re tagged

author’s note: @forsakenmyths myths requested Fenrir specifically so they’re getting a Fenrir!

MUSE: Fenrir Lokison FC: Clive Standen OCCUPATION: Devourer of Gods...? Watch out, Odin, Fenrir’s coming for youuuu. AGE: About 400 Asgardian years SEXUALITY:  Bisexual PRONOUNS:  He/him

APPEARANCE:

I am 5'7" or taller

I wear glasses

I have at least one tattoo

I have at least one piercing

I have blonde hair 

I have brown eyes

I have short hair ( sometimes, yes, but not usually )

My abs are at least somewhat defined

I have or have had braces

PERSONALITY:

I love meeting new people

People tell me that I’m funny

Helping others with their problems is a big priority for me

I enjoy physical challenges

I enjoy mental challenges

I’m playfully rude with people I know well

I started saying something ironically and now I can’t stop saying it

There is something I would change about my personality

ABILITY:

I can sing well

I can play an instrument ( he’s learning from his mum, bless him )

I can do over 30 pushups without stopping

I’m a fast runner

I can draw well

I have a good memory

I’m good at doing math in my head

I can hold my breath underwater for over a minute

I have beaten at least 2 people in arm wrestling

I know how to cook at least 3 meals from scratch

I know how to throw a proper punch

HOBBIES:

I enjoy playing sports

I’m on a sports team at my school or somewhere else

I’m in an orchestra or choir at my school or somewhere else

I have learned a new song in the past week

I work out at least once a week

I’ve gone for runs at least once a week in the warmer months

I have drawn something in the past month

I enjoy writing

I do or have done martial arts

EXPERIENCES:

I have had my first kiss

I have had alcohol

I have scored the winning goal in a sports game

I have watched an entire season of a TV show in one sitting

I have been at an overnight event

I have been in a taxi

I have been in the hospital or ER in the past year

I have beaten a video game in one day

I have visited another country ( lol other countries. try other planets )

I have been to one of my favorite band’s concerts

RELATIONSHIPS:

I’m in a relationship

I have a crush on a celebrity

I have a crush on someone I know

I have been in at least 3 relationships

I have never been in a relationship  

I have asked someone out or admitted my feelings to them

I get crushes easily  

I have had a crush on someone for over a year

I have been in a relationship for at least a year

I have had feelings for a friend

MY LIFE:

I have at least one person I consider a “best friend”

I live close to my school

My parents are still together

I have/had at least one sibling

I live in the United States

There is snow right now where I live

I have hung out with a friend in the past month

I have a smartphone

I have at least 15 CD’s

I share my room with someone

RANDOM SHIT:

I have break-danced

I know a person named Jamie

I have had a teacher with a last name that’s hard to pronounce

I have dyed my hair ( I mean... he changes it with magic sometimes? )

I’m listening to one song on repeat right now

I have punched someone in the past week

I know someone who has gone to jail

I have broken a bone

I have eaten a waffle today

I know what I want to do with my life

I speak at least 2 languages

[everbrilliantheartbreaker]

Tagged by @julystorms​ 

writing meme

Is there a snack you like to eat while writing?

Nah I don’t really like to eat while I’m writing cause then I gotta worry about not making a mess everywhere, not getting crumbs on my laptop...too distracting. I usually keep a can of soda or something nearby though. Writing is thirsty work lol.

What time of day do you usually write?

The bulk of my writing is done 10:30 p.m. or later. At that point the rest of my house has gone to bed (and technically, I’m kinda supposed to be in bed too lol). There’s no noise, no one looking over my shoulder or bothering me, no other responsibilities weighing on me because the day is over. I don’t have anything else to do. 

Where do you write?

I curl up in bed or (if it’s still daytime) sit on the floor. I like the aesthetic of a writing desk but I’ve tried that before and I find it too stiff and uncomfortable a way to sit. Anyways my desk has become a place to collect all the junk I don’t want sitting on my floor so there’s no room there rn anyways XD 

How often do you write a new fic?

I went through a Young Justice phase where I was writing a new fic every couple of days but...now it’s like once every 400 years lmao. YJ gave me inspiration for tons of short stories but now the majority of my ideas are multi-chapter fics and I’m either too lazy to work on them or I haven’t planned far enough ahead on them that I feel it’s worth it to start writing them. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Do you listen to music while you write?

Rarely. Usually I find it too distracting because I start singing along and I can’t follow the words and write at the same time. The only time I managed it was recently when I was writing Rest and I put on a kpop playlist. Since I don’t speak Korean and couldn’t understand the words it just became background noise. //I listened to it nonstop for two weeks while I was writing that fic and now when I hear some of those songs it literally gives me flashbacks and suddenly it’s December 20-something at 2 a.m. and I can literally see what chapter I was writing. It’s almost unsettling how strongly my brain associates those songs with that fic now.// 

Paper or laptop?

I prefer writing on my laptop cause then I can backspace and rewrite stuff easier. With paper you can’t go back and redo a whole scene without having to like. Frankenstein pages together if you know what I mean. You can just insert the new stuff where it goes, even if it takes more space than what you originally had there. Unless I’m away from home and have no other choice then sometimes I’ll write on paper. I do prefer to outline my fics on paper, tho. Cause then I can just carry the outlines with me, work on them wherever or have them in front me while I’m actually writing and not have to bother switching between Microsoft Words tabs.

Do you have a special pre-writing ritual?

Not really? Just little things like if I’m writing in bed I gotta adjust the pillows just right first lol. Otherwise halfway through my back and neck start to ache. I also gotta make sure I have all my notes/outlines handy so I don’t have to break concentration and go looking for them if I forget something in the middle of writing. A lot of times I’ll open an internet tab ahead of time since I usually have to look up a lot of little things while I’m writing. Set up music beforehand if I’m gonna be listening to anything (best to pick a really long playlist or set it on repeat because it ruins my concentration if my music cuts out halfway and I gotta stop writing to restart it). Also sometimes I like to have the wiki for whatever series I’m writing open beforehand, too. All your character/location info in one handy spot. Like for Rest I made sure I had the YJ/DC wikis open to my main characters’ pages before I started most nights so it didn’t take me any longer than necessary to find what I needed to keep writing. My pre-writing rituals are less about getting into the mood and more about making sure I don’t have to break the mood once I get into it. //Because my writing mood is very fragile lol.

What do you do to get into the writing?

Idk...July talked about “maladaptive daydreaming” and after looking up what that is I realized I do that too. Like, all the time. I guess mostly I have to have it quiet and I have to have a little bit of time to, yes, daydream and sort of put myself into the story before I can start writing. Unless I’m going through an obsessive phase with whatever series I’m writing, in which case it doesn’t take me long to get into the writing at all because I’m already there. //And probably have been for the last three weeks lmao yaaay obsessive phases.// Also if I’m continuing a story I started a previous day I like to reread everything I’ve written to sort of get back into the flow of it. 

Do you have a reward system for word counts?

Nah. I hardly ever write as it is, and my word count varies wildly from one round to the next so I don’t see the point. The sense of accomplishment I get from writing anything at all is usually reward enough for me lmao.

Is there anything else about your writing process your readers don’t know?

Uhhhh idk what else there is worth knowing. I edit my stories, even my finished and posted ones, constantly, because I like to reread them but every time I do I find another typo or missing word ;_; //I do this on everything I write, tho, even simple Tumblr posts. For instance I’ve reread this entire post no less than four times checking typos and whatnot.// Otherwise that’s about it.Oh I also do a lot of sketching for some of my stories before I start them. I was writing a Mikenana fic that took place in winter and I literally designed outfits for like 7 different characters before I started writing. I’ve designed school uniforms that will never actually be mentioned in the fic, and obsessively rewritten seating charts. Besides the seating charts, everything was just minor details that didn’t matter hardly at all in the actual story. But I’m a very visual person (and an artist before a writer) so I have to be able to picture everything going on pretty clearly or it just doesn’t work for me.

[hopelesscobwebs]

92 Asks Game!

I’m finally doing this. I thought it would be fun and i’m bored af so here we go:

Tagged by: @just-a-crazy-nerd love you <3

LAST

1) Drink: Water (gotta stay hydrated y’all)

2) Phone call: My Dad.

3) Text message: “My legs are dead. All I wanna do is sleep but I have to do music homework” to my friend like a week ago (I don’t text much lmao).

4) Song listened to: Sumertime, By My Chemical Romance

5) Time you cried: Maybe 2 days ago? (I was really sad over MCR), but the last time I really, like really cried was maybe last week.

HAVE YOU EVER

6) Dated somebody twice: ahaha twice? You’re so funny. I haven’t dated someone once...

7) Been cheated on: My cat once slept on my sisters bed instead of mine so that counts.

8) Kissed someone and regretted it: What don’t you get about FOREVER ALONE HERE.

9) Lost someone special: Perhaps, It kinda depends really what you count as “lost”. But yeah, unfortunately.

10) Been depressed: I have been in dark mindsets a lot lately.

11) Gotten drunk and puked: Never been drunk before (I am so cool like that)

THREE FAVOURITE COLOURS

12) Probably Blue, But to narrow it down: Teal

13) Rich purple

14) Probably black

IN THE LAST YEAR HAVE YOU

15) Made new friends: Tons (ilysm guys)

16) Fallen out of love: no (kinda yes... but William doesn’t count)

17) Laughed until you cried: Yes, Yesterday (we were bottle flipping and then someone made a seal noise, don’t even get me started)

18) Found out someone was gossiping about you: Hopefully not, there’s not much to gossip about when it comes to me.

19) Met someone who changed your life: If Discovering MCR counts... then yes.

20) Found out who your true friends are: *Ahem*... yes...

21) Kissed someone on your Facebook list: Haha this list of asks is so funny. what don’t you get about NOT BEEN KISSED EVER... *cries*

HOW MANY/MUCH

22) Facebook friends: like almost 400? idek. (I know them all in person btw, i’m not one of those weirdos that just friends anybody). I barely use FB tbh

23) Pets: oh boy.... I have 6 cats guys... thats right, you can call me the crazy cat lady.

24) Want to change your name: My last name yes. Quick, somebody marry me

WHAT

25) Did I get for my birthday: A Spongebob birthday cake, a Vampire Diaries pillow, depression  um what... I got to eat all my fave foods in one day, that was pretty special even though i threw up at the end of it

26) Time I woke up: like 9:30?

27) Were you doing at midnight: Watching Frerard video edits...

28) Can’t you wait for: FOR ME TO ORDER MCR MERCH AS A TRIBUTE ON MARCH 22 *cries and dies*

29) Was the last time you saw your mom: like 4 hours ago.

30) Was something you wish you could change about your life: I sometimes wish I was born 10 years earlier but then I remember... there’d be no quality memes for a long time...

31) Are you listening to right now: MCR, what else honestly...

32) Gets on your nerves: When people make up those shitty things like “ UR NOT A TRUE FAN UNLESS YOU HAVE THIS OR DO THIS BLAH BLAH” like stfu, I am a fan in my own way. Racists, Homophobes, just basically anyone who thinks they have the right to tell you not to be yourself, like seriously, fuck off.

33) Talked to a person named Tom: My cat is called Tom, so that counts.

34) Is your most visited website: Tumblr, no doubt (or YouTube or guitar tabs, or Putlocker lets be honest)

35) Elementary school/primary school: I can’t even remember tbh and I ain’t tellin you

36) High School: The one I’m at now. Ha, got ya

37) College: n o , I am too young, gosh

38) Hair colour: Brown/ Blonde (streaks, naturally from sun lmao)

39) Long/short hair: I just cut it all off this year. Think 1920′s hair and that’s me.

40) Crush: There’s a cute guy in my chem class but that’s about it #foreveralone

41) Do you like about yourself: My final wakeup call of music interests. I used to be so shallow in that department. Um.... I guess I like the fact that I get on better with older people (I skipped a year at school so all my classmates are a year older anyways) idek. There’s not really much to like.

42) Piercings: 1 on each ear (i’m thinking of getting a second set) But I barely wear earrings tbh

43) Blood type: Idk, it would be cool to know tho

44) Nickname: Some of my friends call me Em but barely. Emy / Emz by family (if any of you call me that, it’ll be weird lmao) PLEASE START A TREND...CALL ME EM

45) Relationship status: single as a pringle and not ready to mingle please i have anxiety *daydreams about meeting perfect boy*

46) Zodiac: Scorpio yeah boi

47) Pronouns: she/her

48) Favourite show: Supernatural, Miraculous Ladybug (don’t call me a kid for watching it I swear I’ll end u ahaha), Rick and Morty, The Vampire Diaries... I could go on for days

49) Tattoos: I always think they’re a cool concept but i’d probably chicken out at the last minute, so no

50) Left or right handed: right

FIRST

51) Surgery: I got a tooth removed quite a few years back, I went under genral anaesthetic and everything.

52) Piercings: Ears

53) Best friend: Gabby, We don’t talk anymore sadly but I still love her <3

54) Sport: Ummm well i’ve always loved badminton but i’ve never taken a serious sport class before lmao

55) Vacation: I’m pretty sure it was to Melbourne, Australia, We saw some really cool outdoor art and went to see Wicked at some theater, that’s all I remember.

56) Pair of shoes: Say wat?

RIGHT NOW

57) Eating: I wish I was eating

58) Drinking: the dead souls of my enemies wait what

59) I am about to: Rearrange my sitting position and continue to write this long ass ask thing.

60) Listening to: The End, My Chemical Romance

61) Waiting for: My sis to get home so I can use her credit card to buy MCR merch, no really, this is the truth. I n e e ed it

62) Want to see: MCR get back together in 2019 for at least a reunion song or SOMETHING PLEASE. Also, a Panic! concert because I missed the last one in my country. ALSO a Supernatural Convention

63) Want to get married: Well it would be nice, gotta find a guy first, there’s the hard part

64) Career: I never know... I like to think that my dream is to be in a band but that aint ever gonna happen. I really wanna do something that can help people idek.

WHICH IS BETTER

65) Hugs/kisses: Well i’ve never kissed anyone and I lOvE HuGs, THEY ARE JUST SO NICE, LIKE AHHH GIMME UR LOVE, GIMME HUUUGGSSS. If I ever meet any of you in person, I’ll be really shy, but know deep down that all I wanna do is HUG YOU SNDKJGSND.

66) Lips/eyes: Eyes hold secrets, I love them

67) Taller/shorter: gimme da toll peeps, But I love the smol beans too

68) Younger/older: It depends

69) Romantic/spontaneous: probably spontaneous just to keep me on my toes.

70) Nice arms/nice stomach: um wat? idek i dont pay attention to that

71) Sensitive/loud: Sensitive

72) Hookup/relationship: Relationship definitely 

73) Troublemaker/hesitant: Hesitant alien

HAVE YOU EVER

74) Kissed a stranger: W h A t  D o N t   Y o U   g E t   A b O u T  i T... I AINT KISSED NOBODY BEFORE. gosh, way to rub it in *cries*

75) Drank hard liquor: well. i’ve tried some heavy stuff before but it was a sip and I spat it out coz it literally tasted like p o i s o n. Alcohol is so gross

76) Lost glasses/contact lenses: Don’t need glasses

77) Turned someone down: ??? There hasn’t been anyone to turn down god damnit

78) Canoodling on a first date: They gotta earn that, so no

79) Broken someone’s heart: I sure as hell hope not.

80) Had your own heart broken: mcr breaks my heart E V E R Y GOD DAMN DAY

81) Been arrested: no, I am a good gal

82) Cried when someone died: yes, my grandmother

83) Fallen for a friend: Oh boy, yesyesyes

DO YOU BELIEVE IN

84) Yourself: Not really, but I want to.

85) Miracles: I wish for them but I don’t really think they occur

86) Santa Claus: No, I actually never believed in him when I think about it

87) Kisses on a first date: YAS when it’s been all perfect and he walks ya up to your door ABJISLBHDLBHLA

88) Angels: um... Castiel???

89) Love at first sight: Yes but not like first sight, more like first discussion, when you can instantly click with someone in that first moment idk.

OTHER

90) Best friend’s name: Can I just list all my tumblr friends names? Because YOU GUYS ARE ACTUALLY ALL MY FAVES, YOU DON’T EVEN KNOW HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU <3

91) Eye color: Grey Blue

92) Favourite movie: idek there are so many but: The Abduction Club, is one of my faves, Singin’ in the Rain, Sing Street, and that’s all that’s coming to mind atm.

I tag: (all my BEAUTIFUL AMAZING tumblr frens I mentioned before) @omg-i-cannot-even @shipsareamazing123 @mychemicalchinchilla @potterlock5ever @immacrazyfangirl @trashholeofshittybandstuff @shadowgirl077 @that-awkward-fangirl @lizbeth-loves-bobear @anyone i forgot and anyone who wants to do it! go ahead! <3

[thelioninmybed]

Tagged by @gurthang, @edgeoflight, @avoliot, @emilyenrose and fuck it I’m consolidating so here’s more than anyone could ever want to know about me.

name: Megan

nicknames: Meg, Megatron, Sweet Megs

zodiac sign: Scorpio

height: 5′...4″? shortish. 

orientation: Bi but really lazy

ethnicity: white british - autocorrect wants to change that to ‘brutish’ which...not inaccurate. 

favourite fruit: Russet apples maybe? You know, the ones that look like potatoes and are impossible to get most of the year. 

favourite season: Autumn. It’s when all the good holidays are - Halloween, Bonfire Night, my birthday, my brother’s birthday (why do I care about that? Listen, when you’re six, cake and a party is cake and a party, idgaf whose cake it was). Also the leaves are lovely and my fav. fruit is available (see above). 

favourite flower: Forget-me-not

favourite scent: Something that was uniquely him/her. 

favourite colour: Maroon

favourite animal: Tawny Frogmouth

average sleep hours: 6-7? I’m trying to answer these questions all funny-like but this is not giving me much to work with. 

cat or dog person: I love both but cats suit my lazy lifestyle better. 

favourite fictional character: If you are on my blog reading this then you really don’t need me to tell you. 

the number of blankets you sleep with: Why do you want to know this? What could you possibly do with this information?

dream trip: I want to visit @imindhowwelayinjune‘s mysterious Elf Room, canopy bath and kitchen hot tub. Luckily my wish is gonna be fulfilled in like, five months.

blog created: When? 2014. Why? An uncomfortable need for internet validation. 

number of followers: ~400, get in on this guys, ground floor. 

Last Thing You Googled: “Why is Shoreditch High Street closed?” Turns out it’s because there is an unexploded German bomb like a street down from my office, ahahaha. 

Favourite music artist: Fuck, I dunno, I haven’t stopped liking the Decemberists since last time I did this. 

Song stuck in my head: Honestly there isn’t one and I’m trying not to think too hard about this lest my brain decide to remedy that. 

Last Movie you watched: I saw A Cure For Wellness on Saturday. Starts out pretentious, goes generic, and the last act is balls to the wall Resident Evil-esque insanity. My flatmate walked out of the cinema and went home half way through. Which is a shame cause she missed Dane Dehaan flipping off Wall Street and escaping on a bike with a bellyful of eels and an immortal incest Baroness with possible psychic eel control powers. 

What are you wearing right now: My jacket, while sitting at my desk, because someone left the window open over the weekend and it is freezing. 

What do you post: Shit. It is in my blog description. 

Why did you choose your URL: It’s catchy and a lil’ bit weird, and I liked Game of Thrones at the time. 

Do you have any other blogs: Nah.

What Did Your Past Relationship Teach You: Not to bother

Religious Or Spiritual: What’s the distinction? Not that it matters, I’m not either. 

Lucky Number: 22                

Dream Job:  An author so successful I can just blog about idiot shit all day and everyone’s like ‘Lion when the fuck are you gonna finish the Winds of Winter’ and I’m like ‘lol’

How old are you? 27

Current Job? It has ‘Manager’ in the title and I’m as surprised/horrified as everyone else. 

What are you talented at? I can touch my nose with my tongue. 

What is a big goal you are working towards (or have already achieved)? I’m just gonna steal from Em and say TWO FOOT SPIN (actually one foot spin according to our coach). This Wednesday, it’s happening

What’s your aesthetic? Hot people angsting and swordfighting and then suddenly sex happens. 

Do you collect anything? I just got a smartphone and thus Pokemon Go like 6 months after everyone else got bored of it. My office is a pokestop and I just found a voltorb in my PC! I’ve never been happier!

A topic you always talk about? I feel like this is another question that can be answered just by being on my blog. 

Pet peeve? I have mentioned this before, but people moving too slowly on public transport. Even when I’m not in a hurry it drives me mad. 

Good advice? Always read the manuals for your appliances cause I found out yesterday that I’ve been scrubbing my oven like a chump for a year and a half when it has a self-cleaning function. 

Recommend 3 songs

Bartholomew by the Silent Comedy. For those of you who’ve been reading Small Sacrifices, that’s the theme. 

We Both Go Down Together by the Decemberists (swap the genders and this is A Gleam of White in the Dim Land)

Wolf by First Aid Kit. I know everyone’s heard this but it is the song that was stuck in my head while I wrote Every Man Is A Wolf To Other Men

I’m not gonna tag anyone cause this is a hideous conflation of like, three separate memes and I think just about everyone has already done at least one of these. 

[allpraiseminerva]

I was tagged by @vindictiveinvancouver Name: Laila Nicknames: Lalu, Lulu, Lailani, Lillian, Squid Gender: F (ocaccia bread) Star Sign: Cancer Height: 5′7" Hogwarts House: I think I'm ravenclaw but everyone always says I have gryffindor tendencies (I'm often brash and hotheaded) Ssbb character: I don’t know what this is. Fav Band/Singer: Impossible for me to choose but currently listening to Nothing but Thieves Fav Color: Black (wow what an emo I am) Fav Animal: foxes maybe? Time Right Now: 8:50 am. Average hours of sleep: about 3-4 yikes Cat or Dog person: Absolutely am crazy about dogs in every way I love all of them so much but I identify more with cats. I too, hate interacting with others for too long and enjoy sitting in odd places Fav Fictional Character?: Maurice Moss (IT Crowd) Number of Blankets I sleep with?: 2 Dream trip: I've always wanted to travel over all of Canada because I've only ever really seen BC (where I'm from) Dream Job: Broadway actor (I know I'm a walking, talking cliché) When did you make this blog?: early 2014 or something? Current number of followers: Not counting porn bots and friends' blogs..like 4 When did ur blog reach its peak?: Anytime I've made myself cackle with laughter just scrolling through it so every few days What made u decide to get a tumblr?: My friend made me one and was like "here you go" Character I’d date?: hahaHAhAhAhAHAHA Ronald Billius Weasley, Alec Hardy, Ronan, Chad from high school musical (those b ball skills tho), the brother from Big Hero 6 (I'm blanking on his name), David from Lilo and Stitch...I could go on but for some reason only childhood crushes are coming to mind and I don't wanna go down this road How many blogs do I follow?: over 400 What do I post about: This used to be a Harry Potter blog but now it's things I think are funny as well as socio-political things I believe in with a sprinkling of the wizard kid. I've also got side blogs for art (soft things) and music (dark things) Do I get asks regularly?: I've only ever received a couple Aesthetic: Peaches, raccoons trying to eat things, passive aggressive posts, dark and light contrasts, sunsets with weird stuff in the corner like someone eating ice cream in a dumpster Last movie I watched: Submarine directed by Richard Ayoade (one of my favourites) Last book I read: The glass castle, a memoir by Jeannette Walls Where would you prefer to go if you could time travel?: I'd wanna go to the 80s just to watch Queen in concert. I tag @meme-emo, @chinadollsandcigarrettes, @casual-mistake and @night-fae

[dippedanddripped]

BY JOHN PAUL TITLOW

5 MINUTE READ

Whenever I open Instagram these days, it feels like I’m being watched. The minute I follow a new person or double tap a landscape or cat pic, the photo-sharing app—to which I’ve long been addicted—picks up on it and starts showing me remarkably similar images. It’s almost creepy.

As it turns out, Instagram’s algorithms are indeed keeping an eye on me, busily drawing a complex map of my likes, follows, and other in-app behavior, and that of the people I follow as well. As the app learns, its Explore tab gets better at recommending photos and videos to me. I can’t help but take the bait. Next thing you know, I’m barreling down some new visual rabbit hole and following six more people.

The Explore tab is essentially one giant recommendation engine. But the ever-evolving methodology Instagram uses to sort through one of the world’s largest networks of photographs, comments, and likes is far more complex than your standard, “If you like that, you’ll like this” logic. And, surprisingly, Instagram says that despite the image recognition capabilities of parent company Facebook, there’s no machine vision involved.

Explore, the section of Instagram designated by a little magnifying glass, is where the app suggests images and videos you might appreciate, and allows you to search for more by tag, username, or place. This infinite and constantly refreshing grid of imagery does its best to reflect your interests. Mine shows a blend of musical instruments like drums and synthesizers, various animals, hazy film photography, tattoos, weird psychedelic art, food, beach scenery, and the occasional meme. You might see political rallies, yoga poses, makeup tutorials, shirtless Justin Bieber pics, corgis, vintage cars, and whatever it is you happen to be into—even if you didn’t know that you were.

For either of us, a few of the suggestions may seem oddly off-base. But for the most part, they’re increasingly likely to draw us in. And a week or two from now—depending on how much you swipe and tap your way through Instagram—this page could look totally different. With tens of millions of images being shared on Instagram in a typical day, how does the Explore tab figure out what to show us?

The process is twofold. First, the algorithms embark on a content quest known within the company as “sourcing.” To machete its way through Instagram’s massive jungle of image uploads, the system uses a blend of your own behavior—which pictures you’ve liked, who you follow, what kinds of images you share with others, and data about the people you follow, including what types of posts they like, for example—to narrow millions of images down to just a few hundred. It even analyzes the activity of people who follow the same accounts you do. Aided by Instagram’s machine-learning prowess, the process gradually gets more sophisticated and, for many users, eerily spot-on.

“You base [the predictions] off an action, and then you do stuff around that action,” says Layla Amjadi, a product manager at Instagram who works on Explore. “Following is an explicit action. Liking is another explicit action. You have all these different permutations of what you can look at.”

For example, if you and I both happen to follow six of the same people, perhaps you’ll like a photo posted by a seventh account that I follow, but that you’ve never heard of. Instagram’s algorithm will test this theory by slipping one of their posts into your Explore page. This is why if you scroll through Explore enough, you may occasionally see a familiar face—say, a friend of a friend, or somebody you recognize from around town. Instagram is mining the complex, multilayered social web between users and trying to learn from how those people interact with one another.

Instagram can also leverage the mountains of data and social links its users generate on Facebook to suggest photos, people, and ads. Remarkably, however, the Explore algorithm does not use Facebook’s image recognition technology to understand the contents of images. Instead, the recommendation algorithms take clues from things like hashtags, captions, and the overarching theme of the account itself (which it gleans from the account description and user behavior around it). An Instagram account dedicated to food, cats, or guitars, for instance, is going to be filled with photos of those particular things.

The system then tries to rank the images in terms of how likely they are to be relevant to you—and thus, how likely you are to take a new action, such as liking the photo or following the account. These predictions are made using yet another analysis of your past behavior on Instagram—and then used to assign a numerical score to each image so the system can prioritize which images to show you. By this point, Instagram’s sea of millions of videos and photos is narrowed down to just a few dozen and personalized just for you. The app also makes an effort to declutter things further by blocking certain content; Instagram recently started “shadowbanning”overly spammy accounts, preventing their photos from appearing on the Explore tab.

One of the challenges of the Explore tab is striking a balance between personalization and serendipity.

“You may want a good amount of cat content, but don’t want the entire experience to be cats,” Amjadi says. “It’s not just replaying the same stuff to people, but also helping them broaden their horizons in a way that they might find interesting, too.”

Since Instagram’s 700 million users are spread out across the globe, the Explore page often surfaces things that may appeal to you, but also offers a peek into another culture elsewhere. Maybe you’re into garage rock, but you’ve never heard of this up-and-coming band from Australia that just played a gig in Sydney last night. Check them out. Or maybe you’re into makeup how-to’s, but have never seen eyeliner done quite the way that this teenager in São Paulo did it on her Instagram feed this morning.

The Explore tab has come a long way since Instagram first launched in 2010. Originally called Popular, this part of the app began as a showcase of the network’s most popular images at any given time. Not surprisingly, the experience got boring pretty fast. So the company started to try to personalize it in 2014, two years after Facebook purchased it. Explore, as it was now called, worked: In one early A/B experiment, the addition of personalization showed a 400% increase in engagement. The following year, the company added videos and trending tags, improved the search functionality, and put more of an emphasis on viewing images by location. Since then, they’ve swapped various features and tweaked details, all the while trying to improve the personalization quietly in the background.

“It’s always iterative,” says Amjadi. “People’s behavior changes. The ecosystem changes. The content being produced changes. Everything is changing, so you can’t just do this and let it sit.”