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came up with this promotional idea for my new book while I was very tired, may or may not live to regret it
(here is the book)
#into the tower#OUT NOW ACTUALLY#as a disabled author who cannot do conventions. i am simply trying to reach other nerds who might appreciate this book#this book is so on my bullshit and i love it but i DO fear publishers will never let me do another if it flops so reblogs always appreciate#solo ttrpg#cyoa
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concept: a very unorthodox private investigator character à la Sherlock Holmes but it's set during normalization-era Czechoslovakia
#čumblr#they're on the watchlist of both VB and StB#sometimes working with them when it's needed and then screwing them over#plenty contacts with the underground#knows every samizdat publisher in the city#is absolutely not having the Party's bullshit#their most common clients are people investigated for being ''political enemies'' or solving murders that are being swept under the rug#because of their many contacts in-country and abroad they often help people emigrate
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Ngl, despite my apprehension (i.e. I'm old and cynical), I'm interested to see what they do with the Red, White & Royal Blue sequel partly since I know in the book bonus chapter, Henry gives up his title - I haven't actually read it so idk if he's actually described as 'abdicating' or fandom just decided to use that term (which is not exactly correct).
But the book lacks a lot of accuracy around the British Royal family where as the movie put in a bit more effort (e.g. Henry's Mum being Duchess of Edinburgh not Princess of Wales) and since in the United Kingdom, Henry can't step out of the line of succession without an Act of Parliament which isn't an insignificant thing, I wonder if the movie will focus on that or if it will gloss over it or just go in a brand new direction entirely for a new audience who aren't familiar with the book.
Personally, I hope for the latter partially because the parallels to certain real life royals would get distracting but mostly because I'd love to see Henry use the position he once felt suffocated by to advocate for and empower others.
Though being honest, I'm mostly just hoping they don't fall into the romance sequel trope of breaking them up to get them back together again.
To be clear though, in real life I think the entire monarchy should be abolished - but in this gay little movie world I have other thoughts :)
#red white and royal blue#henry hanover stuart fox#henry fox mountchristen windsor#rwrb movie#rwrb sequel#i would say no shade on the research thing but honestly?#i'm too old to be as forgiving as i used to be about poor research in published writing#how hard is a quick google 🙃#genuinely no shade on fandom or fanfic though#though on the subject of not doing research#since it's late i have work tomorrow so ofc i'm back on my bullshit#i read a review once that was like 'the book avoids real life comparisons by not naming any characters after real royals'#(published review too not some rando on goodreads)#i had to do like 32 double takes#bestie what the fuck are you on about#at the time of the book there was a catherine beatrice and philip in the royal family#prince harry's real name is literally henry#absolutely wild sentence to write
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Psa: Don't send your shitty callout posts into my askbox please???
#aside from the fact that I won't publish them because 99.9% those callout posts are utter bullshit#if you have to send them via a big blog like me with anon turned on and 0 evidence for your wild claims#then what's the point if you can't even stand behind that shit#sorry. got too serious a mo.#we back to silly stuff now.#I've got some weird anons in my time. but this is the one that actually got to me huh#not a heritage post
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do you feel like there's more pressure from reviewers on booktok, who often get PR boxes along with ARC copies, to expect these fancy things from indie authors (especially if they are unknown and debut) like candles and plushies and art and bookmarks and limited edition signed sprayed edge hardcovers?
Oh 100%. It’s all just a symptom of the rise of book boxes, special editions, and collecting books as the hobby vs reading as the hobby.
Like, I’m shocked PR boxes are a thing for debut self-published authors. Trad publishing houses save PR boxes for the big titles and authors, the ones they can easily recoup on the costs on, not your average debut.
And here you have a bunch of people who got into writing two years ago (who, lbr, should probably still be posting on wattpad) spending upwards of $5K to send out a box of junk to influencers whose promo maybe, just maybe, might get them break even on the promotion costs. I’m sure it started because someone with money wanted to have cool art and fun trinkets for their book, and it was successful for them so it became a ~marketing hack~ for everyone else. But the fact that it’s trickling down to point where I’m seeing a bunch of nobodies talking about getting PR boxes together or needing to buy extras to promote their first book ever is wild.
In some ways, I feel like a lot of people in indie and self-pub industries are consumed with the marketing of books instead of actually producing a good product. The compressed timelines for writing, the constant four month release cycles, always needing to produce content content content even if your production isn’t finished. Like babes, some of you haven’t even completed the first step of FINISHING YOUR BOOK and you’re already trying to sell it to people with interchangeable canva graphics? C’mon.
They’re all trying to keep up with the Joneses on the chance they hit it big with the right BookTokker at the right time. Some of them will be rewarded, but most of them won’t. And that makes it a huuuuuge market for scammers at all ends of the process.
#book talk with Jess#I work in digital marketing and the first rule of digital marketing is 90% of it is a scam or bullshit#the ROI on most of these indie PR boxes has to be absolute trash#PR boxes are an example of a want not a need#and i think that end of publishing gets very caught up in making their wants into needs because it makes someone else money#me talking mad shit from my perch on WiP mountain
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This is the bully list after what happened to @abby118 . It comes from a famous Loki GIFS creator on tumblr who is also getting harassed & showed in the toxic behavior of this person behind these many alts accounts. Share it with everyone !!
lokilaufeysondiaries strangegodsloki queenofstarsign85 dreamingofimpalas hereitgoesagain067 buckybarnes-winters0ldier themoonsmaven nerdconpp crackships-r-us69 lokisimp89 lowkey-lokid souls-for-fandoms cassius-blackwood fandemoniumfantasies ladylovelyfan2014 lokismilkshake goddessofvictoryy
PSA for people being targeted by any or all of the above blogs.
personally, I am agnostic on the topic of preemptively blocking people (and sharing block lists, for that matter). I don't usually block people myself unless I'm getting directly harassed and they're becoming a distraction/it's the only way to get them out of my notes. with that being said, that's a personal choice of mine, and I fully support the rights of any blogger to block any other blogger for any (or even no) reason. nobody is entitled to read or interact with anybody else's blog.
this should also go without saying in this day and age, but I do not condone nor encourage anyone going to any of the above blogs to counter-bully them. do not spam their posts' notes, do not send them anon hate, so on and so forth. just block (or don't, if you prefer) and move on. not only for your own sake, but because from my limited direct interactions with/knowledge of a couple of them, it's clear that they crave the attention and it only feeds into their self-pitying view of themselves as the perpetual victim (despite them being the aggressors in each instance I've borne witness to). don't feed the trolls, etc etc.
stay safe out there and do what you need to do to take care of yourselves, loki fandom. 💚💛🖤
#barring further updates to the names on this list#(in which case i will likely just edit this post to avoid this nonsense taking over my whole blog#rather than publish any additional asks on the subject)#i do not intend to address this topic any further#frankly it's bullshit high school drama that i'm way too fucking old to engage in#but just a reminder once again#that you are perfectly entitled to block anyone at anytime for any reason#there's absolutely nothing wrong with curating your own tumblr experience#to provide the greatest joy/least amount of stress possible#whatever that means for you#doing so is normative and healthy actually#ok /psa back to our regularly scheduled nonsense#fandom wank#send me asks
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Dont ask why but Ive been spending a lot of time looking at books that are dracula retellings and GOOD GOD do cishets never get tired of how fucking cishet their stupid books are
#its always fucken#'oooOoOOoooooHhhhh the DARK strong SCARY *MAN* absolutely DOMINATES the delicate uwu virginal *GIRL*'#sometimes the woman is feisty and hastag girlbossin it up. yknow for flavor#but its ultimately like#the man is never EVER under ANY circumstances allowed to *actually* submit to the woman#and while the woman is allowed to *try* to be 'dominant' in some way(s) she ultimately needs to 'lose' she always submits eventually#like its not just a lack of queer rep its like shit that doesnt have this kind of patriarchal bullshit framework barely gets published/po#/popular#and it makes me wanna tear my fucking hair out its so goddamn boring man#anti booktok#i mean kinda
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My mother has requested I publically apologize for the last several posts. There is nothing wrong with being pregnant and it was wrong of me to be cruel to my Aunt Kimberly. I will also be taking a break from tumblr for a while. Here is also proof I apologized to my Aunt and admitted I was wrong.
#it was this or give my mom the password to my account#i am not fucking letting her read my fanfiction. i am also not deleting it. my passion is creative writing#i am literally a creative writing major i want to publish my shit.#hope you guys are happy.#this is so bullshit
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Via Charles Stross, the Romance Writers of America have swallowed the AI kool-aid hard, so expect a flood of shitty AI romance novels I guess.
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hello just in case anyone is checking in on where i am lmao:
i gave myself up until the end of labor day weekend to dick around (i.e. working on tptp) and not do things i need to be doing (i.e. everything else) with this self-imposed deadline being imposed as such because i have a LOT of shit i need to work on in the coming weeks. i actually am, like, 32 years old, and have a full time job in academic medicine (… well, ish, im a perpetual fellow) and have a TON to get done on top of just working INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
-> research that i am so so regretfully the principal investigator on and have funding for somehow so i actually have to do it and produce results
-> meeting after meeting after meeting for said research. Why is there so much politics in research. Why is medicine such a fucking joke.
-> leaving country in 2 weeks
-> prepping to leave country in two weeks including tying up loose ends at work, doctors appointments, meds, clothes on top of making sure everything is planned and updated for the travel itself because I planned the entire trip lmao
-> finish updating my CV
-> cold-calling and emailing local programs for jobs because you would think after four years of college, four years of med school, three years of residency, three years of fellowship and another one year of even more fellowship people would be falling all over themselves to recruit MY ass but FYI unless you have a large NIH grant or you have a personal relationship with program heads your ass is NOT getting headhunted. and also MD jobs worth getting never get posted about online because, as mentioned above, openings are rarely made public and if they are they're desperate to hire anyone which is often not a good sign. Anyway most people say have a contract in hand between December-February which is… something.
-> abstract for (conference) due in a month, for (conference #2) in two months
-> critical care boards in two months that i need to start studying for!!!
-> lecture series for (x) fellows development and execution that I don’t have the dates for yet…
… anyway. I’m tired. I’m hoping to have time to write when traveling but damn. These are non-problem problems because I’m privileged to get to do any of this but at the same time it feels like a lot to manage. The good news is since I started getting medicated like 6 months ago I’m not totally shutting down at the prospect of this, but it’s still a bit stressful. Sigh.
#I just…. think I’m gonna stay clear of academic medicine#I literally want to work and come home and be done#like…. all these extra responsibilities and rat race bullshit to publish#I’m just… done with it. what’s the point#anyway personal or whatever#sigh.#this all doesn’t include social obligations either hahahaa#I will say like…. having some time and money for the first time in life#and getting to travel last year as well as prioritizing it this year…#it’s good. it’s really really good. I’m excited.#I’m also seeing my dad for the first time in nearly 6 years which is wild#he’s meeting us in Rome for like 2 days#…#okay writing this all out as a list is actually super helpful.
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a lot of yous are getting very comfortable treating jean as ʼnot as queerʼ — despite being a confirmed bi character by nora herself — for only potentially being canon with renee at some point instead of jeremy lol what is that about ..?
#fool#this is mostly aimed at twitter users#aftg#jean moreau#bi men arent gay. bi men arent straight either. theyre bi. U don't have to ship them with men for their ʼfandom queer cardʼ to stay valid#addendum: noraʼs self-published so all of these characters are literally her OCs that we're sharing in a sand-box lol it wouldn't be cool#for someone to say ʼactually you're wrongʼ about YOUR OCs just bc you shared them in a public space so it's not fine to do the same for nora#a la ʼthis is why we can't trust nora with her own charactersʼ bullshit over on twt#that's all tar-tar x
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Jack: I was born for politics. I have great hair and I love lying.
#pirates#pirates of the caribbean#incorrect quotes#writing#jack sparrow#finished publishing Survival on AO3 so now I’m#back on my bullshit#potc#potc incorrect quotes
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stop posting random anons and conversations with people idc about that shit post content
ok :(
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ta daaaa
(….also pls read the tags anon, they’re for you)
#nooo I won’t stop completely i’m sorry#i’m working on a thing rn but can’t work on it bc I don’t have my computer and my only way to further it rn is answering asks and aaaahhh#but also you can block the ‘hellsite hall of fame curator’s bullshit’ tag if you don’t want to see non-hall of fame posts#and I do have one hhof worthy/legendary post publish every morning#so yeah I get these asks often enough for me to say i’m sorry :/#and like I won’t stop completely#but yeah it’s too many i’m sorry#also I only post like 1% of the asks I get :/#so yeah#also this is the kind of ask that would lower my ego and make my stomach drop to thank you anon lol#*so#hellsite god complex#poof it’s gone#ty anon#ask#the hellsite answers#anonymous#hellsite hall of fame curator’s bullshit
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I haven't played the Trespasser DLC yet because up until recently I only had DAI on PS4 and I resented the fact that EA was trying to see me the ending to the fucking game as DLC for the same prize I bought Yakuza 0 for. And it's only last year during a sale that I bought DAI for PC and I don't even know if it comes with the Trespasser DLC or if I still have to fucking buy the ending to the fucking game I have now bought twice with my fucking African currency.
And I kind of resent the fact that I am now gonna have to do a full Dragon Age run JUST so I can do the DLC JUST so I can know wtf is even going on in the DAV discussion on this site.
Yes I know the game's been out for 10 years by now
I don't think you people understand what I mean when I say "I take my time with stuff".
#I feel rushed and I fucking hate it#It's really making me resent this whole thing#And it's completely EA's fault for being a bullshit game publisher#Also I am much more interested in played BG3 when my gaming laptop is one day repaired#idk I'm not enjoying this DAV announcement very much guys...#But for completely different reasons than everyone else
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iCarly Meta, Part 5: Socko, Nominative Determinism, and How I Spend My Free Time
so, you may remember that I've made four separate iCarly posts before, because I am just way too into this dorky, ridiculous children's show.
well, over a year ago, I wrote this fifth one. and after some introspection, some really deep self-evaluation about what I want and where I'm going in life, I've decided that it's time to share it with the world at large
so...let's talk about Socko's family!
to catch you up: Socko is Spencer's best friend, who designs all of the fun socks that Spencer wears! he's first mentioned in s01e07 (iScream on Halloween), though some of his socks are shown as early as s01e02 (iWant More Viewers).
(technical note: production-wise, s01e09 is listed before s01e07, and I think that was intended to be Socko's introduction, and it would make sense, considering how Spencer describes him in that ep. but I can't prove this, and so we move on.)
while Socko is mentioned consistently throughout the show, he's never fully shown on screen. but, he does technically appear in an episode, because you can see part of his arm in s04e11-s04e13 (iParty with Victorious) when he hands Spencer the keys to his van.
Spencer and Socko have known each other since at least 1999 (as mentioned in s02e12, iRocked the Vote) when Spencer would have been 17 or 18. and despite Socko almost never being shown, it's clear that he spends a lot of time with Spencer, and that they're close. if Spencer needs something, Socko is always willing to call in a favor from one of his family members.
and boy, does Socko have a lot of very interesting family members.
let's go over some of them real quick:
Bernie is a welder, Otto is a used car salesman, Tyler designs neckties, Taylor is a tailor, Rob is a thief, Arty is an artist, Isaac is an optometrist, and Ryder is a motorcycle enthusiast.
are we noticing a pattern here?
every single one of these is an aptronym – a personal name that is aptly or peculiarly suited to its owner. and since all of these people are in some way related, this is fascinating to me.
it seems like Socko's family is really into nominative determinism – the idea that people tend to gravitate towards areas of work that fit their names. whether or not this is true of people in real life is unclear, but in the universe of iCarly, this is something that Socko's family is all about.
when did it start, I wonder? who was the first in the family to have a job or hobby that related directly to their name? and who continued that pattern? because someone named Bernard going by "Bernie" and taking up welding is one thing, but an entire family of people going into fields that have to do with their names is unsettling.
is this on purpose, now? do the parents in Socko's family choose names for their children based on what they want them to be? is there an expectation that each child will have to choose a profession based on what their parents name them?
I think there is. and I think it's fucked up.
imagine growing up knowing that your name would control your future career options. that no matter how you felt about your name, choosing a career or hobby that matched it is what would make your parents happy. that at least some portion of your parents' love is tied to the idea that you will be what they named you.
and depending on the name, the kids aren't always left with a lot of options! someone named Bernie could be a welder, a woodburning artist, a firefighter, etc...but for Taylor, there's really only one path to take.
what if a kid is trans? I just have to wonder, would they be judged more for not identifying with their assigned sex at birth, or for changing their name?
and one of Socko's cousins is named Mary. think about that with me for a second – Mary.
imagine that the only dream your parents have for you is that you get married. and not just fall in love! no, you were given this name because their express purpose, their biggest hope for you is that you get legally married.
what if Mary had been gay? what if she grew up with fear in her heart, knowing that the only thing her parents had ever wanted from her wasn't possible, was actually illegal, because of who she was?
or what if she had been aro, or ace, or just otherwise not interested in relationships? or what if she was interested in relationships, but not the serious, legal commitment of marriage?
my hope here (my one fragile hope) is that Rob, Mary, and Josh are siblings, and that their parents were trying to escape this part of the family legacy. maybe they named their kids Robert, Marian, and Joshua, and tried to steer clear of any obvious career choices – but then their sons started going by "Josh" and "Rob" and causing trouble, and "Mary" started talking about her upcoming wedding, and they knew that they would never be free of the family curse.
'cause it's gotta be a curse, right? I feel like at this point, it has to be.
but hey, worry not! because I think there are some loopholes.
Penny, for example, had a lot of choices – she could have minted coins, or built fences, or designed ball-point pens, or been a cashier (etc, etc). but she didn't do any of those things! she started a t-shirt company, and made shirts with fun phrases on them like "church pants" and "parole baby" and "chest words" (all shirts I would wear for real).
her job didn't have anything to do with her name – but she still followed the family pattern. she named her t-shirt company "Penny-Tees", and sewed a single penny into each of her shirts. instead of finding a name-based occupation, she made her own.
I really think it's brilliant – she got to do what she wanted, and her parents couldn't complain, because it still suited her name! and if this pattern is curse-based, she found a way around it by following it to the letter (but not exactly the spirit), and because of this, she got to make her own choices.
and speaking of jobs that may or may not suit one's name: let's talk about Socko.
early in the show when we're introduced to him, we know three things about him:
he knows where to find huge pumpkins
he sells Spencer all of his wacky socks
his name is Socko
but, thinking about that third point…is it?
like, is his name actually Socko?
let's look at Socko's family tree for a moment:
(ID in alt text)
(yes, I made this. it took over two days. I skimmed through many episodes, looked through a large amount of the old iCarly website on the Wayback Machine, and as far as I know, this is canon accurate.)
(shhh, this was absolutely a valuable use of my time. don't worry about it.)
look at his family. look at the names.
almost all of them are, well…normal names. names that could belong to any acquaintance, friend, or relative in your own everyday life.
the only real exceptions here are Freight Dog, Boomer, and Dr. Paxil – but if we're being real? "Freight Dog" is almost definitely a nickname, "Paxil" isn't that strange-sounding of a surname, and I have actually seen people named "Boomer".
so that just leaves…Socko.
"Socko" is not a people name. it sounds mean, but I don't know how else to word that – it's just not a name for a human person.
it would be a great name for a cat or a dog (especially if they had paws that were a different color from their body – man, that'd be so cute!), but it is not a name that many parents would willingly give to a human child. especially when all of the other siblings in the family have relatively normal names.
my theory, my hottest take: I don't think "Socko" is his legal name.
think about it: Socko and every single one of his siblings went into the fashion industry. even accounting for the fact that they probably wanted Penny to have a different career, would Socko's parents really want all three of their other children going into the same industry, especially one as tumultuous and challenging as fashion design?
I think not. I think they gave Socko a different name, one that they believed would lead him down a completely distinct career path. and then, like Penny, Socko found his own true calling – but instead of changing his occupation to match his name? he changed his name to match his occupation.
it is my belief that Socko's birth name…the name his parents gave him…
(drumroll please)
…was "Socrates".
now hold on, just stay with me here. because I swear that this does make sense, really!
so, back at the beginning of this post I mentioned nominative determinism, but that term wasn't actually used until 1994. before then, it was called "onomastic determinism" or "die verpflichtung des namens" ("the obligation of the name"), but it wasn't really…a thing? it wasn't something that people really studied, and when they did, nobody could seem to come to a solid conclusion about whether or not your name does actually influence your career choice.
I think that in some way, Socko's parents wanted an answer. they wanted an explanation as to why their family tree reads like a joke book. and by naming their kid "Socrates", they were sending that question out into the world, hoping for a response.
because there were really two options here – either Socko would grow up to be a philosopher, someone who could search for meaning in the pattern of family job-finding, or he wouldn't. and if he didn't, if he threw off the shackles of his name and did something else entirely, then that in itself would be an answer.
and sure, maybe his parents should have thought about how "Socrates" might be abbreviated. maybe they should have considered that he could grow up to design socks. but hindsight is 20/20, and I don't know if that's something any parent would expect of their child, so I won't hold that against them.
I will however, judge them for naming two of their kids "Taylor" and "Tyler" – like, my god. can you imagine how often people got them mixed up? it's inhumane.
even worse if they were twins! though actually, that would make some kind of twisted sense – to give twins names that not only match, but that would lead them to careers in the same industry. maybe they wanted them to go into business together? hoo boy.
anyway, sorry, I've gone off-topic. back to Socko – or should I say, Socrates.
"Socrates" is a pretty fun name. two parts of it are σῶς (sôs, “safe and sound”) and κράτος (krátos, “power”), which is an interesting name meaning for a dude who was executed for corrupting the youth.
(I'm talking about the philosopher here – as far as I know, Socko from iCarly was not executed for corrupting the youth. at least, not yet.)
and if we keep thinking about Socrates (the philosopher), I think there's another reason that this name fits: we know fuck-all about Socrates.
sure, he's well-known – lots of people know about his ideas, and the Socratic method – but…he never actually wrote anything. everything we think we know about him, we learned from somebody else.
all of Socrates' interests, his skills, his beliefs? they were all things we learned from Plato, Xenophon, or (I guess) Aristophanes. we have no idea what the dude was actually like, outside of that.
just like we have no idea what Socko is like, outside of what Spencer says.
Socrates is a vital figure in the history of western philosophy, but all of the things we know about him are altered by the opinions of other people, filtered through the lenses of their perception.
and Socko is a vital character in the show iCarly, but all of the things we know about him – his hobbies, his opinions, his wants – are things we've heard second-hand from Spencer.
(you're laughing. Spencer Shay is a stand-in for Plato, and you're laughing.)
so in a very fun way, Socko (Socrates) did live up to his name…by being unknown to us, the audience.
us, watching this TV show the way chained prisoners watch shadows dance on the wall of a cave.
continuing down this rabbit hole…does this mean that one of the iCarly crew is Aristotle?
no…perhaps that's taking it too far.
(it'd be Gibby)
final notes:
I haven't seen all of the iCarly reboot yet (I'm on episode 3! I have mixed feelings, but I think one of the writers ships the thing that I ship, so that's fun), so if it mentions something about Socko lore, I unfortunately do not know about it.
fun fact: the ancient Greeks did often have names that were meant to have sway on their lives! for example: Hedistē ("most delightful"), Demotimos ("honored among the people"), Hippodamas ("horse-tamer"), Nikomachē ("victorious in battle").
additional fun fact: I asked one of the mods of the iCarly wiki, and they said I could put the family tree I made on the page for Socko's Family! :D
look! it's my thing! the thing that I made! how cool is that?!
(I'll be real; I am way too proud of this)
yes, two of Socko's family members have inaptronyms instead of aptronyms: Harry (bald) and Jean (allergic to denim). but in my mind, they still count – the names are still weirdly suited to their specific lives.
since I'm pretty sure "Freight Dog" is a nickname, I also took a crack at what I think his legal name might be. my theory? "Aaron".
(get it? Aaron? because he's in the air? okay, I'll see myself out.)
anyway, my new hobby is coming up with more family members for Socko to have. descend with me into the deepest reaches of The Headcanon Zone, and behold:
Lisa: She's a landlord (she leases apartments). Socko hates her.
Barry: A big ol' bear of a man. Or he could work for Gund or Build-a-Bear or something. That could be fun!
Mike: Audio technician
Amy: Sharpshooter
Summer: Camp counselor
Tony: Orthopedist. (toe-knee)
Marty: Owns and operates a supermarket
and because it's fun, my friend @wonderbound joined in and came up with these super great ones:
Drew: Illustrator
Cody: Programmer or hacker
Pete: Bryologist (he studies moss!)
Norm: He's just a guy
Flo: Plumber – or maybe, an expert in fluid dynamics
Hattie: Milliner (she makes hats)
Howl: Werewolf (or perhaps, the owner of a moving castle 👀)
Will: Estate planning attorney (he writes wills)
anyway, I think that's about it. thanks for coming with me on this adventure! I hope it was as much of a rollercoaster to read as it was to write, because yeah, it was a weird one over here.
I mean, it started out normal? but then the next thing I knew, I had gotten invested, made nine edits to the iCarly wiki, and designed that whole family tree. so I think maybe I went a little overboard with this one. xD
tune in next time, for…I dunno. I think my brain needs a break after that. but, eventually I would love to write more meta! just…maybe not all for iCarly? I have some things to say about Gravity Falls that I think are gonna blow your minds.
(not really; I just think it's great)
#icarly#icarly meta#socko#spencer shay#id in alt text#back on my bullshit etc etc#this is probably one of the best things I've ever written#I solidly lost my mind for a week and then woke as if from a dream#thinking...hey. maybe...I'm onto something here?#like maybe I connected the dots. I connected them#xD#but yeah. it took a while and a lot of thinking#but I did decide to put this on tumblr and not just on patreon#I think I'm okay with it now#tbh. the reason that I kept it only on patreon to begin with#was because there was going to be some weird overlap with a fic I wrote#one I never finished or published. a long time ago#but I decided...to not finish that fic#at least not now#so there's no risk of you finding my ao3 because of this post#and there won't be for a while. maybe not ever#that's what I was worried about#I try to keep my main fandom life separate from this blog#that's just how I like it to be#but now I think I can relax about that for a bit#and let you enjoy this post
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being a grown up w inferiority complex over a hobby nobody gafs about is so so so so utterly ridiculous. and yet.
#sawry i know ive been so whiny lately ):#accepting that i need longer than two weeks to adjust to this move and being a bit sick as well has been. harder than it should be 😭#thats all fine really like it genuinely doesnt matter if i never publish anything again but what i haaaate#is that yucky feeling im getting just from like. reading fics even. its so stupid and i havent felt anything like this in YEARS#obviously ill get over it but it makes me sad bc i havent felt so welcome/well received in a fandom space and so comfortable sharing my work#in a long time and i dont want to lose that over stupid ass RSD bullshit 😭#anyway its ok we move as always#i just need to use my blog like a diary so i can jettison the feelings and be normal hwcusnxlen
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