#omg that's just insert country here from europe

[vacantgodling]

also its called the snowfields because basically in my mind, it's pretty flat grassland--though because it's so northern, when winter arrives its pretty much just a field of snow. like its super on the nose.

[daydreaming-sunflower]

Honest hour asks! (Hi DayDayie, love you!)

Do you have something that you collect? (kind of inspired by all your lovely textures - if you can call them that - in your journal)

What is one trope that you can go back and write again and again no matter how much you've done it?

How did you figure out/how did it come about that strawberry and sunflowers would be part of your aesthetic in a way? (again if you can call it that, but know I assosiate both with you, also bunnies!)

Where is one place in the world that you'd love to travel and who would you go with?

What is one book you'd recommend? (slyly looking for book recommendations)

omg hiiiiii thank you i love youuu ❤️💘💖

okay here we go (this is so long i appologise adhkafjs as always i have a lot to say):

Do you have something that you collect? I wouldn't say I actually collect specific things on purpose, but when I come across a thing that seems like I can stick it in a journal i WILL stick it in a journal, usually tickets from things, maybe packages from fun snacks, flowers, nice stickers... I wouldn't call myself 'a X collector' but I do like. stuff. ajksdhka

What is one trope that you can go back and write again and again no matter how much you've done it? I mean the obvious answer would be sad artists my beloved, although that probably isn't an actual trope asjdhks so probably hurt/comfort? I feel like no matter what story I'm writing or what tropes are in it, I can always find some space for some tears and cuddles (TM). There is definitely more but this is what immediately comes to my mind

How did you figure out/how did it come about that strawberry and sunflowers would be part of your aesthetic in a way? Okay I am not sure about the sunflowers, actually, I just really like the flowers lol I feel like there was a point in my life when I was like huh I actually don't know the answers to What is your favourite X for many things and everyone kept buying me like roses or random pink flowers for all flower occasions like by default and I was like hm I don't actually like. care about roses that much but if I had a fave flower people could buy me that one, you know what I mean? also might have been influenced a bit by dodie who's to say asjdhkad

I am not like 100% sure that it was JUST this but I actually do have a real answer for the strawberries and that is (fic rec tiiiime) the strawberry milk fic! which affected me a lot as a person and one of the ways was that it somehow made me (despite my ongoing half-emo persona) change my self care and/or dealing with mental health and stuff technique from like. dan howell-esque ugh darkness and edginess (lmao sorry dan that's such an unappealing description) to like hey soft and pretty and careful (speaking of fic rec time, everyone go read my safe space fic askjdkj) and it kinda went from there and turned me into a ray of sunshine (lmao insert the sonic from jen's pfp)

Where is one place in the world that you'd love to travel and who would you go with? God I would like to go to sooo many places I would like to go visit all the wwc friends, I would like to go to the countries in Europe I haven't been to yet, I would honestly like to visit at least one country from each continent at some point but also I really really love Greece for no specific reason and so I am always down to go there and I would either go with the wwc obviously orrr with my uni friends and we would settle down somewhere and live together forever in a queer little commune that is most definitely not a cult ^.^

What is one book you'd recommend? (slyly looking for book recommendations) hhhh it's so difficult to pick one (I'm looking at my 900 page clinical psychology textbook in front of me, wouldn't that be hilarious if I said that) but I am always eager to recommend either: Two Boys Kissing by David Levithan What It Takes by our beloved Jude Sierra OR closer baby closer by Savannah Brown (yes I not so sneakily said three oh well)

Okay that's it!! bye!! <3

[namtanlovesfilm]

Hi Axelle 👋

Lmao I actually meant Jimmy Jitaraphol (from Bad Buddy)! 🤣 I didn’t watch Why R U carefully enough to notice hands. In fact, I merely watched out of ‘obligation.’ (I binged an unhealthy amount of BLs when I got into the genre after seeing some gifsets for BB ep. 5. 🙃) Hope I don’t rub you the wrong way, but Why R U to me felt a lot like TT, but done “healthy” if you know what I mean? Loved the 2nd ship, but I missed a certain emotional depth in the main ship. Does make sense?

Anyways, hands. Yeah, every day I feel hand envy. It’s mainly that my fingers are short, but so are my nails? And my thumbs are relatively broad. So yeah, it really feels like I have boys hands. 🥲

~ anoffymous 📴

P.S. Your (ex-)friends absolutely suck for not seeing the beauty that is Mond. ���� (insert angry Tyra Banks gif) But to tie in to their homophobic assumptions: one of the coolest things I “learned” from Thai/Asian/BL pop culture is normalcy of men taking care of their appearance. Across the board: straight/queer, cis/trans, nb, anything not-cis (and I don’t mean to assume anyone’s sexuality or gender here but I think it’s fair to assume at least a portion of the actors is probably “just” cis-straight right? 🤔) Perhaps it’s different in France, but in my country (which fyi is Western and very liberal overall) there’s still a bit of a (calvinist) taboo around men and personal appearance beyond shaving and combing your hair. And I know the “GMMTV bubble” isn’t exactly representative of Thai culture as a whole. But I feel in a sense there’s a lot more freedom in using skincare products or dying your hair while still remaining “manly.” (We’ll just wait until it works both wais. 😶)

hi! lmao I didn't notice jimmy from bad buddy's hands at all tbh, as I said it's not something I really notice unless it's mond or off iuhciscd :') also omg you're like super fucking new to the fandom, welcome!!! I can sorta see the why r u comparison with tt bc overall both fall in the category of shows that mostly rely on chemistry & intimate scenes over actual plot. I think why r u is pretty mediocre & I skipped through most of the scenes of the main ship, but like... saifahzon, man. the hold they have on me is STRONG AF lmao, they were so fucking lovely!!! and yes my friends did suck, like I never understood 1) why they even said that & 2) what was the point of even saying it, especially since once again they were queer themselves! for me it really spoke to beauty standards in europe & how asian men are still seen as too feminine, which... yikes. I do agree that thai actors do take care of themselves way better than the regular western dude, that being said I do think most of it is about the fact that their physical appearance IS the way they make their living, so they have to put way more effort into it than the average thai dude does. also brand deals might make it seem like they're using more products than they actually are. what has always fascinated me though is how touchy feely the gmmtv men are, like they're always hugging, kissing each other's cheeks, and being just... really close. and I know it's not really representative of thai men bc even the actors have said that entering gmmtv feels very much like a novelty bc of that, but still... they really said "toxic masculinity who? we don't know her" :')

xxx

[jerepars]

Ape Dos Mil Extended Chapter Notes

6 / 9 Pure Love

Hyperlinks appear in blue (underlined on mobile and the dashboard). The story is posted here. Direct link to this chapter is here.

As it turned out, when James had to go dark for 48 hours, it pushed Teresa deeper into the cave. James sat in a hotel room on the other side of town while Teresa bought a hotel. James looked into Isidro Navarro while Teresa got ready to make her pitch to the guy and expand her business to Europe. While she dined, James was on the wrong side of the day.

When I first introduced lyrics from Glassjaw’s “Ape Dos Mil” into the story in the second chapter, I mentioned it was the lyrics and mood of the song overall that inspired the story. This paragraph is borrows from the main verse of the song:

Yeah, it's over You can bet in mid October I will still be ranting 'bout most early May Yeah, he's a winner He's a goddamn sinner While he dines I'm on the wrong side of the day And I said, "I don't understand why I'm fumbling after" You're the reason i cannot forget this season Or the letter when you first referred to it

She was going to go her own way, make all the deals, gain more more more. James had to be down for that not just because he was in love with her, but because he had a higher purpose—thanks to the universe—when it came to Teresa. But James wished she didn’t go around ignoring all the signs of danger. He wished she didn’t walk around like nobody was going to break her heart or like she could elude death. Hadn’t she learned, losing Tony, that the #1 special on the menu in the underworld was breaking hearts, one way or another?

There’s a Mac Miller song, “My Favorite Part” with these words: You walk around so clueless to it all. Like nobody gonna break your heart. It'll be alright babe, see, me, I got you covered. I'm gon' be your lover, you might be the one.

So the line in the paragraph about queenpin Teresa walking around like nobody was going to break her heart is a reference to that. There’s also a line in the song that goes, The universe couldn’t keep us apart--why would it even try? Very soulmate-y but different in that for Jeresa it is because of the universe they are soulmates.

But nothing moved Teresa. She didn’t let up. She wasn’t going to confess to using, since she was going out of her way to hide it. She didn’t own up to the responsibility of being targeted and putting them all in danger unnecessarily because she had to have Europe.

The first line of this paragraph is sort of a reference to the album Still Nothing Moves You by Ceremony.

Teresa was screaming, to feel the pressure in her throat, to drown out the noise in her head, when she took to the neatly pressed blazers along the back of the closet. She ripped as many off the hangers as would go, letting the different shades of white pool at her feet on the carpet. The jewelry station was next—earrings, necklaces, and rings ripping into her hands before she decided there were too many for a few handfuls, picking up the entire velvet drawer insert tray and dumping it to the side, fully enraged.

When she swung her arm around, Teresa caught a glimpse of herself in the full-length three-way mirror. Her breath caught in her throat. She saw herself, and there, over her shoulder, was herself—the girl from Culiacán.

“You forgot the most important thing is survival. You have to get out of here,” the girl pleaded. “You have to go. Run.”

So, uh, I changed a lot from canon. In 5x07, the scene cuts soon after Teresa yells “Fuuuuuuuuuck!” and throws her phone. In the next scene of Teresa, she’s in the sitting area of her room doing coke, and when she looks up at the mirror across from her, that’s when she seems old Teresa in flannel. 

I had this scene planned out in my head before 5x07 aired and I always thought, when Teresa found out Boaz killed George, she would react violently and destroy her closet. So here in the story, Teresa is still inside her closet when old Teresa shows up.

“I’m not leaving without them,” Teresa told off the girl standing behind her in the too big flannel.

A reply never came but when Teresa looked back in the mirror, the girl was still standing there with terror in her eyes.

“I’m not leaving,” Teresa vowed.

The girl watched her. Teresa closed her eyes and took a few deep breaths. It was the cocaine talking, the two big hits she’d taken while already upset. She knew that. But the girl remained, watching Teresa in silence.

In 5x07, Teresa has this conversation with Avi. But if she’s shut herself in her closet, then this conversation becomes a face-off with her former self. I think I like that better, actually. 

It also eliminates the whole exchange with Avi saying James ordered for the plane to be ready and that Teresa should get out of the country immediately. After everything they’ve been through I don’t buy that James would take it upon himself to make that decision for her, regardless of how worried and protective he is. Sorry not sorry, canon, but that just doesn’t make sense for these characters.

Teresa wasn’t sure if she sat there for minutes or hours. She paid no attention to how much light was streaming in through the window. In silence, the tears flowed and brought her back down to earth. She only knew a significant amount of time had passed when the white noise stopped ringing in her ears and a familiar burning feeling took hold in her chest.

That was the universe’s doing. It meant James was back.

She heard indistinct chatter from outside the closet in the main room. She listened closer. There was James’ gravelly voice, then a pause, followed by Pote, low and gruff. They exchanged words and then came a third voice, higher in pitch with a familiar Texas Southern drawl—Kelly Anne.

Teresa sighed. They were back. She’d never been so thankful for the hurt in her chest.

More changes to canon. James gets to Kelly Anne and Pote before Boaz and makes sure they get back to the safe house.

Here’s the thing. I hate the whole kidnapping plot of 5x08 and think it’s unnecessary. Much of the episode is spent on Pote grunting and yelling nonsensically, making lame threats. And what happens? Pote doesn’t save the day. Kelly Anne saves herself. I haven’t even mentioned the fact that Teresa calls Boaz and tells him she’ll give him the business (and she was not bluffing, by the way) as long as he lets Kelly Anne go. 

Omg. The action of 5x08 is fine. We get to see James in green. But the actual story...the plot of it...what the fuck is the point? The majority of the episode is wasted on Kote (the season is pretty much #Kote of the South at this point) when really it should focus on Teresa, and on the Castel/Devon/Kostya stuff. 

So yeah. I said hell no, unlike canon I refuse to let Kote take over in my story. The queenpin storyline gets abandoned completely in canon with no proper resolution for how Teresa gets back to herself. It’s like she goes from the queenpin, caring about nothing but the business, then suddenly remembers her true personality and is the old Teresa again.

And for what? All because of the kidnapping plot? No. Just no. I couldn’t do it.

Eliminating the KA’s kidnapping doesn’t eliminate the Boaz problem or the Kostya problem or the Devon problem. So I axed it.

She’d said the same less than a week ago in Berlin, looking over the city skyline. But this time it had no bite and sting.

There’s a song by Defeater called “The Bite and Sting” and the phrase in the second sentence above comes from that title. If for whatever reason you decide to listen to it, there’s a line in the song that goes We ain’t seen no Germans for days, because Defeater’s music is conceptual and tells interrelated stories over the span of their albums. The EP that “The Bite and Sting” is on, Lost Ground, is about a black WWII veteran. The song is about being in the war and that’s why the line I mentioned is there. Kind of ironic, because I was not thinking about the fact that Teresa said to James “say it” while they were in Germany.

Anyway, that was a longwinded explanation just to say: the context of the reference and the way the phrase is used in the sentence are not related.

Self-preservation had always been key for James’ survival, and over and over he threw it away for her. So his words hurt because they were honest, because they pointed out the mistakes she’d made when it came to him. But Teresa admired James for standing up for himself and showing his backbone. He was there for her—they were in this together—but he wouldn’t allow himself to be used. She had to prove herself, to somehow make amends. And she loved him for it, to be given the opportunity.

Because beyond striking the balance with herself, Teresa knew that if she wanted the pure love only soulmates who were lucky enough to find each other and chose to be together could have—not just tough love—then the days of shutting James out had to come to an end as well.

In the notes for Good Luck/Bad Days (a completely separate and unrelated story) I mentioned that one of the songs I ended up referencing, “Pure Love” by Hayley Williams was actually meant to be used in this story. I think pieces of the song fit better lyrically in Good Luck/Bad Days, but conceptually (are those different? I feel like they are different) it fits better here. So. That’s where the chapter title comes from.

[anxiousdepressedintrovert]

Otome Thursday

Leon Route

-Guess who’s back!

-Back again?

-Guess who’s back

-Guess who’s back...guess who’s back 

-Leon’s back! 

-I’m so fucking excited~

-Baby has grown so much

-Let’s get into it 

Episode 1

-Oh right, something he hasn’t told us 

-Underground fighting ring? 

-The first rule of fight club, you do not talk about fight club

-REIGNING CHAMPION OF THE UNDERGROUND FIGHTING RING 

-Why’d you do it Leon?

-”The pain reminded me I was still alive.” 

-Oh honey :( 

-Yeah no shit it’s a dark time in your life.

-No sane person looks back at the life YOU’VE lived and said “What a nice life” especially coming from prision. 

-Awwwww I see leon still needs therapy

-Just like the rest of them

-Yeah, no more pushing Maya (my MC) away! She’s already proven she’s ride or die. WHATMORE DO YOU WANT!

-Maya wants RESPECT

-...Ok. Uh, no. No going to meet with Russian mobsters. 

-Maya that’s how you get held at “insert weapon” point

-It’s not a united front. It’s stupid

-EEEWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW

-WHY THE FUCK DOES THE RUSSIAN MOB LEADER LOOK LIKE THAT!!!

-His biceps are as big as his head!!!! 

-BAD DESIGN!!!

-I thought he was supposed to look evil not repulsive 

-ewwwwwwww

-Yeah no shit he’s a killer Maya, he can crush you like a grape, look at it arms! They’re practically all one size!

-Ah yes, a Yuri Russian Last name I have no intention of remembering cause it’s long and i can’t pronounce it. 

-I hate him

-They’re ignoring Maya, Which is why she shouldn’t have gone. I just KNOW she’s gonna say some stupid shit. ALL MC’s do

-If she doesn’t I owe you a cookie

-What kind of hieracrchy?! The goons don’t owe LEON anything! They’re boss probably pays them! What does Leon do besides beat them up? Jack shit

-Ewww Yuri’s smile is creepier than his straight face and I didn’t think that was possible

-five dots arranged in a square, that’s important! probably...I’ll have this as record just in case

-According to Yuri “we’re on the same side”

-Of course, here come the threats. Why would you threaten someone on the same side?

-Ah yes, casual murder.

LEON STOP ITWITH THE MARTYR COMPLEX

-The fuck do you mean “You can stay here with the others?” 

-What is she supposed to do Leon? Build a Widow’s Walk?

-Thank you Maya!

-THANK YOU REST OF THE POPPY!

-Yeah, you have a family that care Leon. Deal with it!

-So the Poppy hasn’t been to Russia in this route (Correct me if I’m misremembering Viv’s, Zoe’s and Niko’s)

Episode 2

-I wanna go on this train so bad. 

-I wanna go back to Europe

-Also, I have beef with (I think) Zoe’s writer. They wrote that we don’t have this in the states, we do. It’s called Amtrak. It’s not an old train but it is a train that goes across the country. So maybe I misread and they were referring to the train’s age?

-Maya, now it not the time to engage in small talk

-Of course he’s distracted about what’s going on. 

-Awww Leon, can’t seem to outpace his past

-AHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA could you imagine, a road trip with the poppy?

-Remy and Jett would be either drugged or left on the side of the road, most likely both

-Train sex! And I didn’t have to pay for it!

-Leon, the only time you weren’t brooding was when Maya was riding you. 

-Of course, the penthouse looks the same 

-I kinda wish the background artists were able to vary the designs

-But alas

-They have a Fabergé egg 

Episode 3

-Time for an entrance!

-of course the “thieves in law” aren’t subtle about it. 

-What is with this choices?! omg!!!

-When in doubt pick B

-Give one egg as a “we’re not here to piss on your playground” and learn there’s another one to be stolen 

-Ugh, gotta go see Yuri’s ugly mug

-Apologies to anyone named Yuri. I’m sure you’re much prettier than this Yuri

-OOooooh Yuri suspects Gravili of trying to seize power 

-Ugh now he’s talking about how he got to where he is 

-Of course he killed someone. Oh we’re so impressed. 

-He’s sussed out that we were gonna throw the first fight. 

-So throw the third

-Ew, pickles and vodka?

-Is that a thing? Can any Russian confirm? 

-Yay! Leon’s going with my initial thought! 

-Throw the third fight

-He’s gonna pull the ‘old man’ card I can’t 

-It’s REMY that practices with Leon?! Wow

-And now, we wait. 

OKAY! 

That was the first Otome day back! I hope you enjoyed the slightly new format. 

I’ll be back tomorrow with Fiona’s route and The Royal Heir 

Here’s a sneak peek of TRH

-FUCK OFF ADELEINE 

[hpsfacebook-blog]

How I Recovered a Hacked Facebook Page

   You always hear about people's Facebook accounts getting hacked, and often see the consequences of it (constant event invites to random sales with dodgy links). However after working around social media for so long I always thought I'd seen it all, and wouldn't be fooled like so many others before me. So when I got hacked and had a Facebook page with 25k followers stolen from me, I was left feeling like a true sucker. But I got it back, and actually found a friend in a guy who had taken me to hell and back, from a country I'd never even heard of. It starts fairly typical of any hack story you'll find on Yahoo! Answers or on the Facebook community boards. I woke up very early on Wednesday morning to check my pride and joy, a Facebook page I'd organically grown to 25k followers in the space of 2 months. However, I was on alert as I discovered the following message in my inbox, posted by "Facebook Pages": "Dear Facebook user, After reviewing your page activity, it was determined that you were in violation of our Terms of Service. Your account might be permanently suspended. If you think this is a mistake, please verify your account on the link below. This would indicate that your Page does not have a violation on our Terms of Service. We will immediately review your account activity, and we will notify you again via email. Verify your account at the link below: =============================== **insert dodgy link here** =============================== Thanks for being part of Facebook Community. " I gave this a quick skim and believed it to be legit, partly because I was half asleep, and partly because I definitely had infringed copyright laws with a few of my posts. Looking back I should have noticed the grammatical errors or checked the profile that the message came from (which was a blatant fake) but nonetheless I clicked through to the link, which took me through to the page below. Facebook phishing Without thinking twice about it I entered my details, which directed me back to Facebook's help page. I then messaged the phony "Facebook Pages" profile from my page to tell them that it was done, and that I was waiting to be reviewed. Feeling like I'd sorted the issue, I left the page and got ready for work, promising to check out how the review had gone before I left for the day. After getting ready I went to log into my Facebook account but was having no luck. I tried my details again only to notice that it wasn't my password that was incorrect, but my email address. In fact, it was saying that my email address was not registered with any Facebook account. I was perplexed but tried again, this time logging in with the email Facebook provides on default (Username@Facebook.com). This got me in, and it was at this point that I knew there were some serious issues. Facebook had informed me that somebody in another region had tried to access my page. They'd done more than that.. this hacker had actually got complete access to my account, and proceeded to change the email address to a spammy looking Gmail account. Not only this, they'd posted porn images on a bunch of local pages from my account, sent several friend requests and, to my dismay, removed my admin status from my beloved Facebook page. I was freaking out majorly, and for a number of reasons. My page was a big deal, but the account was also linked to my credit card and PayPal accounts, not to mention the probability of getting temporarily banned for posting porn everywhere. I messaged the page a few times and got ignored, posted to the wall and got banned, and after not hearing from Facebook support I'd pretty much conceded defeat. However before I gave up I thought I'd talk in a language we all understand: Tom: I'll pay you for the page back. Just name your price and I'll pay it. Hacker: $1000 Success! No way was I prepared to pay that kind of money, but at least the hacker had recognised me. I just had to keep him talking, get him to understand what he'd put me through: Tom: Sure, just send me your PayPal details. USD yeah? Hacker: You can send me via westerunion or moneygram Just the fact that they said 'me' seemed to change the conversation. This wasn't a robot, there was real human being behind this, probably somebody who could be reasoned with. Tom: Would you consider being a nice guy and just giving it back? I worked very hard on the page Tom: You're from Europe yes? What good is this page to you? No response for 12 hours, it was time to bait him: Tom: Just send me your details and we'll make the arrangement. Money gram please Hacker: okey Hacker: i will send you details just in case Hacker: you are a nice guy too but man i need some monney even if you don`t send me 1000$..at least 300$ talk to you later Tom: Don't we all need money. I was going to sell this page soon anyways. Hacker: Can I trust you? Tom: Trust me in what way? Hacker: I actually post stuff on pages I get. But this seems that you really give much time on it. Hacker: When can you send me the money? Tom: I could do it immediately. But how can I ensure you'll give me ownership back? Hacker: You will have my word. First I make you editor. Add me and I'll make you editor right now. Next thing I see a friend request pop up from a name I won't mention, but could barely pronounce. The display picture was of a pretty girl looking away from the camera. Considering their last status update was back in 2012 I concluded this was fake. Hacker (now using fake profile): When should I post on your page? I will only post once a day Tom: What's your site? Let me have a look at your content Once he sent through his site I knew that I was dealing with a pro hacker, but an amateur online marketer. It was poorly designed, had spelling and grammatical errors everywhere, and the fact that the visitor counter he'd installed was still in double digits was proof that it wasn't doing too well. He gave me back editor controls of my Facebook page (I could post but not do much else), which was a start, but I continued to go in with a soft approach: Tom: Can you make a comedy post?(it's a comedy fan page) Then we post that one first, and slowly just post all kinds of stuff Hacker: I thought you had money:P. Lol. Tom: What do you mean? Here is more information in regards to hack online fb 100% gratis have a look at the website. Hacker: I mean, I don't really have the life you have. Tom: Where are you from? Hacker: Kosovo Tom: Ah Pardon my ignorance, but I'd never heard of Kosovo before. I've barely travelled outside of Australia, and have never been to Europe. I quickly read up on it on Wikipedia to discover Kosovo's brief history - it had only been a country as of 2008, when it had unilaterally declared independence from Serbia. According to Wikipedia Kosovo was known to be "Extremely vulnerable to organised crime and thus to money laundering", so everything was starting to make sense. Hacker: just send me 200$ i will give this page to you I sensed that there was somewhat of a power shift taking place. The site he showed me was struggling, which was why he had proceeded to hack other pages.. in a way to grab some quick traffic. Tom: Hey listen but, if you start posting on this page you'll currently get no interaction, nobody will click man the base is too small, you might get 10 clicks tops a post. Hacker: This isn't the first page I use for posting. I know what I'm doing on this Tom: Man I own my own content site, similar to yours. There's a reason I haven't posted yet.. the base is too small it'll just destroy the page. Hacker: oh Tom: If we grow this page we can make money. Off affiliate deals and off your website's AdSense Tom: I'll split it with you. Just let me continue to grow the page From this point on the subject matter of the conversation completely changed. He asked one more time for money, but it became more an opportunity for him to pick my brain, to learn more about growing a website. I showed him blogs of mine and gave him advice on what he can do for his page. In the space of about 10 minutes this clever, manipulative hacker became like a kindergartener on his first day of school, soaking into his brain everything I was throwing at him. Tom: Do you ever get content ideas from reddit? Hacker: Whats reddit Tom: Omg really? Man, this will help you more than any money I could give you. Hacker: I will not even think of removing you from your fan page or something Hacker: I just learnd something. And that's good. Hacker: Btw thanks for sharing We went on about content strategies, SEO, etc for a while, but I had a few more questions to ask him. This was so fascinating to me, I'd never been hacked, let alone got the chance to communicate with a hacker. Tom: How many pages have you hacked? Hacker: Hundreds man. Tom: What's the largest Hacker: 600k Hacker: But don't say hacked lol sounds stupid Tom: What's your actual name? Hacker: Elvir Elvir was opening up, and he proceeded to tell me more about himself. He's a 22 year old economics student, trying to make money of websites in his spare time. He still had a.blogspot domain which he wanted to change but he couldn't afford a domain, and he wasn't getting enough traffic to generate AdSense revenue. We continued talking for the next 2 days sporadically. He'd ask me various questions around online marketing, while I was trying to get to know more about him. At this point I thought it was time to see if I'd completely reimbursed him. Tom: hey can you make me admin? i need to add my account so i can post vid again. Hacker: I make you admin now. (and he did) Hacker: But I really need that help from you Once I got admin status back I quickly deleted him off the page, changed all my login details and made a new account to manage the page (just in case he could get back in). Despite this however we still talk a few times a week, usually when he wants advice on how to write a headline, or how he should fix his page design. I actually even sent him over some money for a domain on a $15 prepaid credit card, which he was thrilled about. I know that most situations don't end as positively as this - it sounds like nearly everybody who has their Facebook page hacked virtually loses it for good, and Facebook doesn't try to help out in the slightest. But it made me learn that there's still a human element, a vulnerability if you will, in everyone. What started out as one of my scariest online experiences actually turned into something of fascination, and my experiences with Elvir in Kosovo sure went a way into affirming that's there a little bit of good (and evil) in all of us.  

[nightsnaps]

1-64!!!

alright, brendan. you’re the worst.

1. Do you ever doubt the existence of others than you? not really, although I do feel like they don’t exist when I am not physically with them aha

2. On a scale of 1-5, how afraid of the dark are you? 4. I hate it but I handle it lol

3. The person you would never want to meet? I don’t know that I have one . . . I dream of having scathing conversations with people I don’t like so even meeting them would be a plus bc I’m savage like that

4. What is your favorite word? debonair 

5. If you were a type of tree, what would you be? Maple

6. When you looked in the mirror this morning what was the first thing you thought? “yikes I look tired”

7. What shirt are you wearing? a red sweatshirt from Victoria, Canada

8. What do you label yourself as? a green-eyed ginger. idk what else to say. girl? straight? college student? northern californian?  

9. Bright room or dark room? bright

10. What were you doing at midnight last night? sleeping

11. Favorite age you’ve been so far? 16

12. Who told you they loved you last? My mom bc she loves me lol

13. Your worst enemy? my own fear of not being accepted 

14. What is your current desktop picture? 

15. Do you like someone? surprisingly no! I have not been this free in a long time! 

16. The last song you listened to? what do I know? // ed sheeran

17. You can press a button that will make any one person explode. Who would you blow up? Hitler in his hay day 

18. Who would you really like to just punch in the face? Hitler in his hay day (I have been reading a ton about the holocaust this past weekend & I don’t have hatred for people but DAMN I hate that guy)

19. If anyone could be your slave for a day, who would it be and what would they have to do? matt bomer. he wouldn’t have to do anything but just look hot all over the place I guess. lol

20. What is your best physical attribute? my teeth or my eyes

21. If you were the opposite sex for one day, what would you look like and what would you do? I’d look like my buddy Wesley (we look like siblings anyway) & I’d probably try to ask a girl out so I could understand why it’s so difficult 

22. Do you have a secret talent? If yes, what is it? yes. I can flash memorize anything.

23. What is one unique thing you’re afraid of? small things. I hate them 

24. You can only have one kind of sandwich. Every sandwich ingredient known to humankind is at your disposal. This isn’t even a question, it’s a statement, but I’d have a peanut butter, banana, honey, & nutella sandwich. 

25. You just found $100! How are you going to spend it? theoretically I would save it but realistically I would spend it on clothes 

26. You just got a free plane ticket to anywhere in the world, but you have to leave immediately. Where are you going to go? Europe. specifically Italy. 

27. An angel appears out of Heaven and offers you a lifetime supply of the alcoholic beverage of your choice. “Be brand-specific” it says. Man! What are you gonna say about that? Even if you don’t drink booze there’s something you can figure out… so what’s it gonna be? Long Island Iced Tea. Forever. 

28. You discover a beautiful island upon which you may build your own society. You make the rules. What is the first rule you put into place? no clocks or timekeeping allowed. 

29. What is your favorite expletive? shit 

30. Your house is on fire, holy shit! You have just enough time to run in there and grab ONE inanimate object. Don’t worry, your loved ones and pets have already made it out safely. So what’s the one thing you’re going to save from that blazing inferno? my computer but I deeply resent this question lol

31. You can erase any horrible experience from your past. What will it be? dating my abusive ex 

32. You got kicked out of the country for being a time-traveling heathen who sleeps with celebrities and has super-powers. But check out this cool shit… you can move to anywhere else in the world! Ireland 

33. The Celestial Gates Of Beyond have opened, much to your surprise because you didn’t think such a thing existed. Death appears. As it turns out, Death is actually a pretty cool entity, and happens to be in a fantastic mood. Death offers to return the friend/family-member/person/etc. of your choice to the living world. Who will you bring back? my first dog Trooper

34. What was your last dream about? the holocaust

35. Are you a good….[insert anything you’d like here]? student! no! 

36. Have you ever been admitted to the hospital? yes

37. Have you ever built a snowman? yes

38. What is the color of your socks? no socks on rn 

39. What type of music do you like? country & classic rock & usually anything but screamo & rap

40. Do you prefer sunrises or sunsets? sunrises

41. What is your favorite milkshake flavor? mint or chocolate peanut butter 

42. What football team do you support? Atlanta Falcons 

43. Do you have any scars? yes. like so many

44. What do you want to be when you graduate? a teacher

45. If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be? my lack of motivation lol

46. Are you reliable? if i like you or you’re my boss, yeah

47. If you could ask your future self one question, what would it be? Who do I marry?????

48. Do you hold grudges? no but I probably should bc I end up giving trashy people a million different chances 

49. If you could breed two animals together to defy the laws of nature, what new animal would you create? I don’t even know. Maybe a pegasus (eagle & horse)

50. What is the most unusual conversation you’ve ever had? some dude asked me over the weekend what my turn ons were & then told me I had nice legs so that was weird af 

51. Are you a good liar? yes when it’s on the fly. If it’s premeditated then it’s very obvious that I’m lying 

52. How long could you go without talking? my record is 14 seconds (jk I lasted like 2 days once when I was on a 48 hour isolation fast)

53. What has been you worst haircut/style? forehead bangs. Yikes. 

54. Have you ever baked your own cake? no

55. Can you do any accents other than your own? southern & british.. that’s about it 

56. What do you like on your toast? quince jam, peanut butter, or nutella & banana

57. What is the last thing you drew a picture of? probably an island scene. my classic. 

58. What would be you dream car? a burgundy Subaru Outback or Forrester. 

59. Do you sing in the shower? Or do anything unusual in the shower? Explain. I sometimes memorize scripture in the shower lol

60. Do you believe in aliens? no

61. Do you often read your horoscope? yes but not because I think it has any bearing on my actual life, just because it’s fun 

62. What is your favorite letter of the alphabet? K 

63. Which is cooler: dinosaurs or dragons? dragons. omg. 

64. What do you think about babies? they’re fine. I like them grown up to toddlers better though hahaha 

[yujachachacha]

another ask meme thing

Tagged by @hazardtomyhealth, @symphonyalpha, and @jerrykongg, wow! Hopefully, I’m not missing anyone; also, I’m so sorry about how late this is... OTL

Rules: Tag 20 people you’d like to get to know better I don’t even know if I’ve talked to 20 people on Tumblr, lol.

Anyways, let’s see how many of these I can avoid answering directly by inserting stuff I’ve previously posted on my blog :3c

Name/Nickname: Oh look, it’s the first question on my About page.

Gender: Wow, my About page sure is helpful~

Star Sign: Libra, just barely! That’s why I share my sign with Eli, even though she’s born in October and I was born in September, haha.

Height: Shorter than Nico_(:3 」∠)_ (1) (2)

Hogwarts House: I feel like I’ve mentioned this on my blog, but I can’t remember when, so...I’m a Hufflepuff by ~choice~. I was actually Hatstalled on Pottermore! That means that the Hat couldn’t choose between two Houses for me, and literally gave me the option to choose. The other House I could’ve chosen was actually Slytherin, lol. I have no idea how I got Hatstalled between those two, though it makes for an amusing story.

Favorite Color: Can’t remember if I said this on Tumblr or Discord, but it’s actually red. Chuunibyou me used to call it “blood-red” or “crimson-red”. But in terms of clothing, I tend to pick black, gray, or dark blue! (because they’re easier to wash than white clothes :3c)

Favorite Animal: If it has fur and eyes, I’ll probably think it’s cute by default. Furless animals like reptiles and birds are fine as well! But as for my favorite...it’s actually the snow monkey! The sole reason is the fact that they look like cute mini-grandpas when they’re chilling in hot springs:

Average hours of sleep: I have the ability to sleep like 18 hours thanks to the wacky sleep schedule I cultivated during university. But now that I think about it, it’s more like 6-8 hours on average. Huh. Surprisingly normal.

Cat or dog person: Please refer to the screenshot in the next question~ I’m a dog in the Chinese zodiac (y’all probably can figure out my DOB from the stuff I’m writing in this post, though it’s honestly not a secret since I’ve said things like “I’m Suwawa’s age” like a bajillion times lol), and my dream is to own a dog once I get my own place! I love cats as well though - I spent a lot of time petting cats in Korea and the Netherlands.

Favorite Fictional Characters: Everyone in µ’s and Aqours is precious!!! But it’s kinda obvious who my favorites are from my blog description, haha. Here’s what I’ve said before:

Nagato Yuki was actually my all-time favorite character when I was in high school. I pretty much died when I saw her alternate universe version in the movie, even though I knew what was coming since I read the light novels. :’)))

Number of blankets I sleep with: Usually one, but sometimes I use two in the winter (comforter + thin blanket). I dislike having cold feet/hands - the major plus to being smol is having warm hands, actually! It’s from sleeves being always too long for me, resulting in me being able to keep my hands insulated as a result.

Favorite Singer/Band: I don’t really have any particular favorite artist - I usually just happen to like whatever genre I’m into at the time - jazz, rock, classical, pop, slow ballads, and so on. Aside from LL music, I guess I mostly listen to random Korean and Japanese songs. Soundtracks from movies, games, and shows in general are pretty great!

Dream Trip: Airbnb in Europe! I’ve been to the Netherlands and Belgium, but I didn’t have too much time to explore since I was only there briefly (I literally spent a single day in Belgium) for a study abroad program. I’d really like to visit London in particular so I can geek out over Harry Potter stuff.

Dream Job: Defense attorney. Been a childhood dream of mine since 6th grade-ish?

When was this blog created: May 13, 2016! I stalked a bunch of LL blogs anonymously months before that though. :3c

Looking back...my first post (reblog) was so self-centered, omg. My first (original) post is pretty lame too, haha.

I actually joined Tumblr in 2012, but I only used my account for a year to reblog assorted memes and anime gifs. There wasn’t really any theme to it (unlike my current blog, which is firmly in the LL fandom), which is probably why I quickly lost interest. I wonder if I even remember the password to my old account...not that I really want to log on, since reading my old tags and reblogs is embarrassing (even the URL is just...OTL).

But now that I think about it, I don’t think much has changed:

2016 first “yujachat” post

2012 first ever Tumblr post

*cringes and prays that no one ever finds my first blog*

Current number of followers: Uh...*checks*...497?!?!?! When did this happen??? How many of you are bots? Even so, omg this is a lot. Holy shit. Uh. Wow. I might hit 500 soon...I should probably work harder on my TL projects in light of this. ;w;

When did your blog reach its peak?: I suspect it was that “Is there anything that You CAN’T do???” post I made towards the beginning of the LLS anime that started getting my blog attention. I do know that out of my top five posts, at least three of them are shitposts (specifically, from my Love Live SINshine series)...possibly four lmao, I haven’t looked too closely. I did get some attention for my analyses and translations, but not as much. TBH, I’m not surprised that memes rather than rambling won people over! :3c

What made you decide to make a Tumblr?: Yeah, about that...

Birthday: The day that LLS Episode 13 aired.

Relationship status: Single, and will probably stay that way until I rectify the fact that I’ve literally fallen asleep at a nightclub, and then ditched my friends there to go eat dumplings at 2am, because for me, apparently hunger > “thirst”.

Siblings: one younger brother (who probably thinks I’m a loser for still reading manga and stuff)

Wake up time: Generally, I’ll wake up naturally sometime between 9 and 10am. If I’m feeling lazy, or if I stayed up really late the night before, I’ll sleep in until like 1 or 2pm. In college, I’ve woken up at like 7pm before because my sleep schedule during university was, well...

In Korea, I’ve been waking up at about 7 or 8am though, so that I can eat breakfast with my relatives before they go to work!

Lemonade or sweet tea: Does yujacha count as sweet tea? :’D If not, then lemonade.

Day or night: I’m a night owl. I also prefer sunsets and the night sky over sunrise.

Coke or pepsi: I actually dislike pretty much all carbonated beverages now that I’m not the sugar fiend I used to be when I was little, but younger me preferred Coke.

Calls or texts: I call family members if it’s been a while since I’ve talked to them, and I also use phone calls when I have to explain something that I’m either (1) too lazy to do through texts since the explanation is long, or (2) lowkey unable to do since I’m much better at speaking than writing in Korean. Otherwise, I pretty much communicate through messages/texts.

Ever met a celebrity?: Do judges and international officials from the UN count? I got to meet a few when I was studying abroad in the Netherlands. I also met with Hannah Song (President and CEO of Liberty in North Korea) when I was a summer intern for a leadership program in Koreatown, Los Angeles.

Ah, but to actually answer the question in terms of pop culture people, the majority of the celebs I’ve met in recent memory are from university events/performances/shows, and include:

David So, a YouTube comedian. He gives pretty good hugs btw~

Dumbfoundead, Korean-American rapper.

Jay Pharoah, SNL comedian.

Judah Friedlander, actor who’s probably best known for 30 Rock; I took like five pictures with him in various poses lol.

JuNCurryAhn, an amazing YouTube violinist. He’s adorable in person.

Mike Song, founding member of Kinjaz and former member of Kaba Modern (the dance crew that stole my heart on ABDC).

Shin Lim, a world-champion magician. Seriously, check out his Penn and Teller episode he’s legit a wizard; also watching him live was fucking insane!!!

There are a few more celebs (mostly Asian-American artists lol, since I was hugely involved in the Asian culture clubs in university), but I can’t remember them all, since “meeting” them mostly consisted of taking pictures and small talk. Though for a few of the people on this list (especially the ones close to college age), I hung out with them during the post-event party and stuff. Pretty entertaining to see a magician renowned for slight-of-hand play beer pong. :3c

Also, I just realized that everyone on this list is male, lmao...I did meet several Asian female rappers/singers from college events, but for the life of me I can’t remember their names. :’)))

Ah, to rectify that - when I was in junior high, I saw Jennette McCurdy at the Anaheim East West Ice Palace. My brother and I spent a solid five minutes elbowing each other and muttering “Isn’t that Sam from iCarly?” / “No way!” / “Isn’t she supposed to be an ice skating pro?” / “Why would she come here?” / “Dude, she lives in the SoCal area and this place is home to the legendary Michelle Kwan, why wouldn’t she come here?” / “Wait, I don’t even like iCarly, so why are we talking about this?”. Then the poor girl started getting swarmed by a crowd of preteens asking for her autograph, so my brother and I decided to just let her be and skated off peacefully.

As a final note to this long list, when I was in elementary school, I think I might have seen Tim Allen in an Apple Store? I wasn’t sure because the guy was wearing shades, so I just walked past him without doing anything.

Smiles or eyes: EYE SMILES. tbh one of the reasons I love Shukashuu is her great eye smiles!!!

Country or city?: City. I’ve spent time in both while in Korea, and hands-down I’ve gotta pick city for (1) internet, (2) heating/air conditioning, (3) well-connected public transit, and (4) showering instead of having to go the old-fashioned route of drawing the bath.

Last song I listened to: Does the preview for Aqours’ “Thrilling One Way” count?

Tag some users you want to get to know better: I guess I’ll tag some of my followers? I really only know like a handful of people on Tumblr (and am still amazed that they talk to me omg), so don’t feel shy about saying hi! IDK if y’all have already done this thing, so feel free to ignore this if that’s the case, or if you just don’t wanna do it. @lmlm7 @lalalacies @mystwatch @xswordeyesx @queen-of-hearts92

Also, anyone who reads this who hasn’t done it yet, feel free to try it out! Tag me in your post so that I can get to know you as well~

[butchedyke]

answer questions 12-41! (:

omg alrighty let's go12. Who told you they loved you last?surprise surprise, my girlfriend13. Your worst enemy?a girl who was in my year at school who was a literal piece of shit. started drama not once but twice in our year's facebook group because she was a homophobic asswipe and i literally cannot stand her14. What is your current desktop picture?i think it's a cute tiled yuri on ice wallpaper15. Do you like someone?i've had a girlfriend for three years so.... yeah.......16. The last song you listened to?whatever was on the radio in the car i think17. You can press a button that will make any one person explode. Who would you blow up?richard spencer tbh18. Who would you really like to just punch in the face?also richard spencer19. If anyone could be your slave for a day, who would it be and what would they have to do?no one. bad question. moving on20. What is your best physical attribute? (showing said attribute is optional)probably my hair??? idk it's pretty cool21. If you were the opposite sex for one day, what would you look like and what would you do?BAD QUESTION MOVING ON22. Do you have a secret talent? If yes, what is it?i don't really keep my talents secret???23. What is one unique thing you’re afraid of?it's not super unique but alcohol/drunk people. i don't have an overly valid reason for it but it's a massive trigger and the only Specific thing that will set me off into a panic rip in peace24. You can only have one kind of sandwich. Every sandwich ingredient known to humankind is at your disposal.tbh probably my old subway order before i found out gluten makes me sick (foot long meatball sub on italian herb and cheese with lettuce onion pickles olives and cucumber with ranch dressing)25. You just found $100! How are you going to spend it?probably irresponsibly26. You just got a free plane ticket to anywhere in the world, but you have to leave immediately. Where are you going to go?somewhere in europe, maybe france?27. An angel appears out of Heaven and offers you a lifetime supply of the alcoholic beverage of your choice. “Be brand-specific” it says. Man! What are you gonna say about that? Even if you don’t drink booze there’s something you can figure out… so what’s it gonna be?nope28. You discover a beautiful island upon which you may build your own society. You make the rules. What is the first rule you put into place?communism29. What is your favorite expletive?i'm always partial to a good strong Shit, although fuck is also a good word30. Your house is on fire, holy shit! You have just enough time to run in there and grab ONE inanimate object. Don’t worry, your loved ones and pets have already made it out safely. So what’s the one thing you’re going to save from that blazing inferno?i'm going off the assumption that my phone is already in my pocket and tbh it'd probably be either my laptop or my stuffed alpaca or my wii u31. You can erase any horrible experience from your past. What will it be?THAT ONE TIME I GOT BLASTED IN THE FACE AS A TODDLER BY ONE OF THOSE WATER FOUNTAIN PLAY PARK THINGS WHERE THE WATER SHOOTS UP FROM THE GROUND THAT FUCKING RUINED ME I CANT GO WITHIN LIKE 50M OF THOSE PLAYGROUNDS WITHOUT FREAKING OUT32. You got kicked out of the country for being a time-traveling heathen who sleeps with celebrities and has super-powers. But check out this cool shit… you can move to anywhere else in the world!please remove me from this hell country and take me to like......... england or some shit idk somewhere away from the heat and the fires and floods on alternating days33. The Celestial Gates Of Beyond have opened, much to your surprise because you didn’t think such a thing existed. Death appears. As it turns out, Death is actually a pretty cool entity, and happens to be in a fantastic mood. Death offers to return the friend/family-member/person/etc. of your choice to the living world. Who will you bring back?this is a very loaded question, probably either my dog who passed away late last year or my uncle who passed away early last year within a few days of us finding out he had late stage cancer34. What was your last dream about?rip i keep a note in my phone with dreams i remember and according to my last dream was this lengthy affair that i have copy and pasted:"i went to a one direction concert except it was a small venue and more like a community theatre than a concert hall?? zayn was there and apparently he had made a comeback but i missed it but he just kinda was there halfway through and also the weeknd was there but he didn't perform he sang like one word in one song and i messaged a friend like IM AT A ONE DIRECTION CONCERT AND THE WEEKND IS GONNA PERFORM but he never did and then in the intermission i wandered out and there was someone signing autographs on a shirt except it was just some random girl promoing her snapchat like she was writing "please follow me on snapchat at _____" but i had actually already done it bc she was at some convention i went to???? then i went over to look at the merch stand or smth but there was no merch and there were pieces of paper to like,,,, leave feedback or smth and idek i was just kinda like nah not doing that then on the way back in i went through a back door into the theatre because it was less crowded i guess idfk and harry showed up and i said something and he gave me a hug and wandered off. after intermission they started a song except louis was meant to open it and he wasn't there and everyone was like ???????? then he just kinda came up the aisle halfway through the first verse with a microphone and singing. after the concert i went out into the foyer and there was a bunch of people milling around but like,,,, small venue, not very crowded so the boys were just happily sitting at a table near the """merch""" stand chatting with the weeknd"35. Are you a good….[insert anything you’d like here]?i'm sure i am36. Have you ever been admitted to the hospital?a few times, i used to have seizures on rare occasions (three or four in my whole life) and i went into hospital for each of those and also that time i broke my thumb when i fell off my bike on bike safety day37. Have you ever built a snowman?HA no i saw snow for the first time in japan in late november last year, there was nowhere near enough for snowman building38. What is the color of your socks?i'm not wearing any socks it's 10:30pm in the middle of the australian summer39. What type of music do you like?mostly pop, lowkey shitty 90s/2000s pop punk and occasionally for a bit of variety classical, mostly bc i've been in a brass band for nearly 10 years and it's good studying music40. Do you prefer sunrises or sunsets?sunsets lmao sunrises are an okay concept except they're so early41. What is your favorite milkshake flavor?caramel or strawberry i think? it's been so long since i've had a milkshake i want to die 0/10 would recommend lactose intolerance