#submitted 2023 09

[fuckyeah-beringandwellsfics]

Classification Error

submitted by: anonymous

Classification Error (11370 words) by harper_m Chapters: 2/2 Fandom: Warehouse 13 Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Myka Bering/Helena "H. G." Wells Characters: Pete Lattimer, Claudia Donovan Additional Tags: Fpreg Summary: Myka had told Helena that no good could come out of hanky-panky in the Warehouse. And look, here she was, pregnant and right.

Please tell us why you like this fic so much!

It's a beautiful story of Myka finding out she's pregnant shortly after the betrayal, and how she forgives Helena. Deals really nicely with all the range of emotions and lots of conversations and tears (the tears might be mine)

[mostlysignssomeportents]

How plausible sentence generators are changing the bullshit wars

This Friday (September 8) at 10hPT/17hUK, I'm livestreaming "How To Dismantle the Internet" with Intelligence Squared.

On September 12 at 7pm, I'll be at Toronto's Another Story Bookshop with my new book The Internet Con: How to Seize the Means of Computation.

In my latest Locus Magazine column, "Plausible Sentence Generators," I describe how I unwittingly came to use – and even be impressed by – an AI chatbot – and what this means for a specialized, highly salient form of writing, namely, "bullshit":

https://locusmag.com/2023/09/commentary-by-cory-doctorow-plausible-sentence-generators/

Here's what happened: I got stranded at JFK due to heavy weather and an air-traffic control tower fire that locked down every westbound flight on the east coast. The American Airlines agent told me to try going standby the next morning, and advised that if I booked a hotel and saved my taxi receipts, I would get reimbursed when I got home to LA.

But when I got home, the airline's reps told me they would absolutely not reimburse me, that this was their policy, and they didn't care that their representative had promised they'd make me whole. This was so frustrating that I decided to take the airline to small claims court: I'm no lawyer, but I know that a contract takes place when an offer is made and accepted, and so I had a contract, and AA was violating it, and stiffing me for over $400.

The problem was that I didn't know anything about filing a small claim. I've been ripped off by lots of large American businesses, but none had pissed me off enough to sue – until American broke its contract with me.

So I googled it. I found a website that gave step-by-step instructions, starting with sending a "final demand" letter to the airline's business office. They offered to help me write the letter, and so I clicked and I typed and I wrote a pretty stern legal letter.

Now, I'm not a lawyer, but I have worked for a campaigning law-firm for over 20 years, and I've spent the same amount of time writing about the sins of the rich and powerful. I've seen a lot of threats, both those received by our clients and sent to me.

I've been threatened by everyone from Gwyneth Paltrow to Ralph Lauren to the Sacklers. I've been threatened by lawyers representing the billionaire who owned NSOG roup, the notoroious cyber arms-dealer. I even got a series of vicious, baseless threats from lawyers representing LAX's private terminal.

So I know a thing or two about writing a legal threat! I gave it a good effort and then submitted the form, and got a message asking me to wait for a minute or two. A couple minutes later, the form returned a new version of my letter, expanded and augmented. Now, my letter was a little scary – but this version was bowel-looseningly terrifying.

I had unwittingly used a chatbot. The website had fed my letter to a Large Language Model, likely ChatGPT, with a prompt like, "Make this into an aggressive, bullying legal threat." The chatbot obliged.

I don't think much of LLMs. After you get past the initial party trick of getting something like, "instructions for removing a grilled-cheese sandwich from a VCR in the style of the King James Bible," the novelty wears thin:

https://www.emergentmind.com/posts/write-a-biblical-verse-in-the-style-of-the-king-james

Yes, science fiction magazines are inundated with LLM-written short stories, but the problem there isn't merely the overwhelming quantity of machine-generated stories – it's also that they suck. They're bad stories:

https://www.npr.org/2023/02/24/1159286436/ai-chatbot-chatgpt-magazine-clarkesworld-artificial-intelligence

LLMs generate naturalistic prose. This is an impressive technical feat, and the details are genuinely fascinating. This series by Ben Levinstein is a must-read peek under the hood:

https://benlevinstein.substack.com/p/how-to-think-about-large-language

But "naturalistic prose" isn't necessarily good prose. A lot of naturalistic language is awful. In particular, legal documents are fucking terrible. Lawyers affect a stilted, stylized language that is both officious and obfuscated.

The LLM I accidentally used to rewrite my legal threat transmuted my own prose into something that reads like it was written by a $600/hour paralegal working for a $1500/hour partner at a white-show law-firm. As such, it sends a signal: "The person who commissioned this letter is so angry at you that they are willing to spend $600 to get you to cough up the $400 you owe them. Moreover, they are so well-resourced that they can afford to pursue this claim beyond any rational economic basis."

Let's be clear here: these kinds of lawyer letters aren't good writing; they're a highly specific form of bad writing. The point of this letter isn't to parse the text, it's to send a signal. If the letter was well-written, it wouldn't send the right signal. For the letter to work, it has to read like it was written by someone whose prose-sense was irreparably damaged by a legal education.

Here's the thing: the fact that an LLM can manufacture this once-expensive signal for free means that the signal's meaning will shortly change, forever. Once companies realize that this kind of letter can be generated on demand, it will cease to mean, "You are dealing with a furious, vindictive rich person." It will come to mean, "You are dealing with someone who knows how to type 'generate legal threat' into a search box."

Legal threat letters are in a class of language formally called "bullshit":

https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691122946/on-bullshit

LLMs may not be good at generating science fiction short stories, but they're excellent at generating bullshit. For example, a university prof friend of mine admits that they and all their colleagues are now writing grad student recommendation letters by feeding a few bullet points to an LLM, which inflates them with bullshit, adding puffery to swell those bullet points into lengthy paragraphs.

Naturally, the next stage is that profs on the receiving end of these recommendation letters will ask another LLM to summarize them by reducing them to a few bullet points. This is next-level bullshit: a few easily-grasped points are turned into a florid sheet of nonsense, which is then reconverted into a few bullet-points again, though these may only be tangentially related to the original.

What comes next? The reference letter becomes a useless signal. It goes from being a thing that a prof has to really believe in you to produce, whose mere existence is thus significant, to a thing that can be produced with the click of a button, and then it signifies nothing.

We've been through this before. It used to be that sending a letter to your legislative representative meant a lot. Then, automated internet forms produced by activists like me made it far easier to send those letters and lawmakers stopped taking them so seriously. So we created automatic dialers to let you phone your lawmakers, this being another once-powerful signal. Lowering the cost of making the phone call inevitably made the phone call mean less.

Today, we are in a war over signals. The actors and writers who've trudged through the heat-dome up and down the sidewalks in front of the studios in my neighborhood are sending a very powerful signal. The fact that they're fighting to prevent their industry from being enshittified by plausible sentence generators that can produce bullshit on demand makes their fight especially important.

Chatbots are the nuclear weapons of the bullshit wars. Want to generate 2,000 words of nonsense about "the first time I ate an egg," to run overtop of an omelet recipe you're hoping to make the number one Google result? ChatGPT has you covered. Want to generate fake complaints or fake positive reviews? The Stochastic Parrot will produce 'em all day long.

As I wrote for Locus: "None of this prose is good, none of it is really socially useful, but there’s demand for it. Ironically, the more bullshit there is, the more bullshit filters there are, and this requires still more bullshit to overcome it."

Meanwhile, AA still hasn't answered my letter, and to be honest, I'm so sick of bullshit I can't be bothered to sue them anymore. I suppose that's what they were counting on.

If you'd like an essay-formatted version of this post to read or share, here's a link to it on pluralistic.net, my surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker-free blog:

https://pluralistic.net/2023/09/07/govern-yourself-accordingly/#robolawyers

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https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en

[pinkhairswagtourney]

pink - adjective - of a color intermediate between red and white

have you ever loved a pink-haired character whose specific shade of pink hair has caused discourse on the internet ? have you ever received hateful asks about how "their hair isn’t ALL pink so it doesn’t count" or "that’s not pink you’re just dumb" ?? do you find yourself second guessing your ability to gauge whether or not something qualifies as pink ???

no ? just me ?? … anyways !

welcome to the not - pink - enough tourney !!!

we’ll finally settle once and for all – who is the best "pink" haired character of all time ?

RULES AND GUIDELINES - only one character per submission ! you can submit multiple characters though ;; - please do not spam the same character over and over !!! - your character MUST be fictional – no IRL people ( celebrities , streamers , etc ) . live - action characters are ok !! - your character MUST have pink hair . but the kind of pink that makes people ask " does that actually count ??? "

you can submit your nominations HERE ! submissions will stay open until 09 / 23 / 2023 !!!

may the best "pink" haired character win !!!!

[saintmeghanmarkle]

Meghan Markles Partner Charity Sued for Discrimination and Workplace Bullying by u/LilibuttDumbarton

Meghan Markle’s Partner Charity Sued for Discrimination and Workplace Bullying Meghan Markle's partner charity, Girls Inc., was sued for discrimination and workplace bullying. The foundation serves to empower underprivileged girls through various forms of social and educational support. Although the Worcester, Massachusetts chapter settled the case in 2023, the former POC employee, Gemelee DePasquale, alleged a toxic workplace. Claims included micromanaging based on the belief that she was a "diversity hire" and was less competent than her White predecessor. She was also screamed at for working on a project that was previously approved.An existing Change.Org petition to hold the board accountable is still active and has a list of victim testimonies. At least 30 instances of abuse by the chapter’s CEO and COO against staff and program participants are documented in detail and not only support the legal filing, but mimic Markle’s own bullying tactics. One person states:Black women and girls in this organization have been undervalued and used as props. Our images used to portray an image of Faux inclusivity.Quotes and statistics about black girls posted on the organization's social media and websites are all superficial, never really intended to be inclusive. If it wasn't related to some sort of press The CEO couldn't be bothered. The COO cruelty is calculated and intentional. I have never in my life met anybody so hellbent on being awful. She felt more like a Prison Warden than a COO. Most people's reactions to kids isn't to automatically assume the worst in them But here it is a culture.This is most especially true for the black kids.Girls Inc. Worcester is a place where bully culture and racism thrive. In no way will anyone working there or attending a program be empowered, emboldened or feel strong.The other testimony from staff and participants follow Markle's pattern of abuse: Pitting staff against each other, forcing them to take on too much work, forcing them to start their day early or end their day late, comments on physical appearance, high staff turnover, and more.The chapter CEO was forced to retire last year and the credible accusations were swept under the rug. Beyond the board reshuffling, no one was held responsible for the abuse inflicted on employees and participants. The Duchess of Sussex is a bully and this organization is the perfect fit for her. She failed to properly vet the collaborating organization and threw her weight behind them. In the past, Archewell associated with Jennifer Freed (of Aha! Santa Barbara), a child psychologist who lost her license for covering up SA, Safi Rauf (from the Human First Coalition) who misused funds intended for refugees, and Allen Onyema (Peace Air) who was indicted in the US for bank fraud, and Nigerian King Oba Abdulrasheed Adewale Akanbi, who was twice deported from the US and convicted of fraud. Petitionhttps://https://ift.tt/UBVTonZ https://ift.tt/xSJZACt testimonies archived from the petition https://ift.tt/PJQOyez settled https://ift.tt/ZszUmKv https://ift.tt/mHFfhaK about Gemelee’s complaint https://ift.tt/wzj1sIn https://ift.tt/D587IeJ CEO’s website claiming retirement after board position https://ift.tt/gL59KRi https://ift.tt/d6ATBC7 post link: https://ift.tt/r8ebLkX author: LilibuttDumbarton submitted: October 12, 2024 at 09:12AM via SaintMeghanMarkle on Reddit disclaimer: all views + opinions expressed by the author of this post, as well as any comments and reblogs, are solely the author's own; they do not necessarily reflect the views of the administrator of this Tumblr blog. For entertainment only.

[journeythroughjourneytothewest]

Journey to the West Reading Group-Beginning Volume 3

Hello pilgrims! After our (perhaps too-long) rest after officially finishing the second volume of Xiyouji, this reading group will resume with Volume 3 in about a week's time. That's right, on September 15 we will be picking the journey back up with "Chapter 51: Mind Monkey in vain uses a thousand tricks; Futile water and fire makes it hard to smelt demons!" So get your walking shoes and reading glasses ready! Here's looking forward to the observations, memes, commentary, and art that you fine followers may create on your reading journeys. Remember as well that you can find the free pdfs of the Anthony C. Yu translation that this reading group runs on on @journeytothewestresearch 's pinned post, who has kindly provided them free of charge. The link to access them is right below:

I also want to make a few housekeeping announcements, the biggest one being that I have revised the reading calendar on the pinned post of this reading group blog to reflect what chapters in Volume 3 we will be reading when.

I also wanted to remind all followers new and old that while this group does have a reading schedule, you are more than welcome to submit your thoughts and creative pieces based on Journey to the West for any chapter than we've already covered, as well as to start your own reading journey at any time you like and to do it at your own pace.

So here's looking forward to what Volume 3 will bring! I can't wait to see what people will get out of it.

[aja154ever]

Bungo Stray Dogs Anime Stellar Radio Interview - 09/26/2023

Sharing some points from the Anime Stellar Radio Interview with Kadokawa Producer Kurakane Chiaki.

"Asagiri supervises everything."

Kurakane shares that sensei always comes to the anime script meetings and has never missed any, despite his busy schedule.

How Kadokawa met BSD

Kurakane's first encounter with BSD was when she saw it on the cover of Young Ace. The person next to her in the office brought the magazine and she just happened to see it. She was amazed and drawn to Harukawa's character design- its beauty and originality captivated her.

About the Character Design

In BSD, the "silhoutte" of a character is very important and distinctive- even if the drawing is just all black you can tell who the character is. When they selected the main illustrator for the anime, they had animators from Bones submit their pieces anonymously. The one whose silhoutte resembled Harukawa's the most turned out to be Nobuhiro Arai (current Character Designer and Chief Animation Director).

On Atsushi as a Character

The appeal of Atsushi as a character can be seen right from the first scene. Despite thinking that he would have to steal in order to live, upon seeing someone "drowning" in the river, he still chose to save them. He could not go against his good-natured heart and character.

Dazai's Treatment to Atsushi and Akutagawa

Regarding the difference in the treatment of Dazai to Atsushi and Akutagawa, Kurakane thinks that Dazai acts like that because he believes that that is the most effective and appropriate way for each of them. Well we don't really know what Dazai is thinking, and we may not agree with his ways especially with Akutagawa, but in the end it does make Akutagawa hold on to his life (despite having an illness) and strive to become stronger. Dazai may be seeing a bigger picture than all of us and probably in his own way, acting with the words of his late friend in mind.

BSD in Real Life

One of the most memorable characters for Kurakane is Shibusawa Tatsuhiko because they got to meet and even eat together with the real literary master's wife. She also mentions that in BSD collabs with literary museums, they also sometimes meet the relatives of other literary masters.

BSD: A Ten-year Project

The anime started around 7.5 years ago, but for them in the anime production team it actually started 9 years ago. Back then, Kurakane was asked by the company's higher-ups to create something that could continue on for 10 years.

With the main anime series, movies, stage plays, games, Wan! anime, collabs, etc. here and there, Kurakane felt like she's been running for 24h for 365 days, so in all honesty, now that the 5th season is finished, she just wants to sleep well and… play with her cat at home.

Kurakane is also one of the people behind the official Twitter account. She recalls that sometimes when she tweets something late at night (while not checking the time), some fans would leave comments worrying about the staff working too much.

Lily

Kurakane shares that of all the songs in BSD, "Lily" holds a special place in her heart because she remembers Kubodera Akira- Mori's first stage actor who died in suspected suicide- saying that he likes the song a lot.

About 「未了」 (Unfinished)

In "A Perfect Murder and Murderer", the last word on the manuscript of Yokomizo- a writer- which was wet with Mushitaro's tear, is 「了」, which means "finished". To give the BSD anime a more literary feel and tone, they chose to have the 「了」.

In a similar note, while the previous BSD stage plays always ended with 「閉幕」 ("end of play" or literally "closing of curtain"), the last play: Cannibalism used the word 「了」 instead, signifying that the BSD Stage Play, as a whole piece, is "finished".

What BSD Is

Kurakane shares that BSD screenwriter Enokido Yoji once said that if a story of how one becomes successful is what a Shonen manga is, then depicting the journey of a defeated person searching for their place in this world is what Literature is.

Those words really stuck with Kurakane like a guiding principle, and so no matter what media form they create BSD in, they strive to remain faithful to its root.

BSD is relatable, as it properly shows those troubles that anyone of us may be experiencing in our lives. This theme of "struggling"- which in itself is "living"- is what they strive to keep at the heart of BSD.

Future Plans

For now Kurakane can't really say anything about the future of the anime, but as they take a rest she hopes they come up with something good for BSD, in whatever form that may be. The only clear plans that they have right now are the Gakuen game, the expo, and some collabs with museums.

BSD Media Timeline

Asagiri-sensei, Harukawa-sensei, and all the staff of BSD have done so much for us for the past decade. We really should appreciate their hard work more! Please support the official accounts and releases as much as possible!

I’m no longer active on tumblr nowadays, so you may follow me on twitter instead @harukaja15

My translations on tumblr are compiled under the tag #bsd translation and #my works

[teacherstudiies]

January 09, 2023 |

Ladies and gentlemen and non-binaries, I submitted my semi-dissertation (DOKU) ! Good riddance, I hope I pass. 

The crave series is my guilty pleasure don’t judge I’m not a classic lit girly

[efangamez]

The Apocalyptic August Jam is here!

TW: This game jam may be triggering as it may relate to global events occurring in the present day. The content of post-apocalyptic games are usually heavy, with themes of great loss of life and of nature in tow. Please don't feel the need, however, to be constrained to dark themes: human hope and change is a powerful theme in post-apocalyptic literature and art!

Welcome to the 6th monthly game jam that will be hosted on my itch.io page!

In this game jam, your objective is to create a game where apocalypses of any kind are the main focus. What does that mean?

Well, you could create a game where it's a fallout-style post apocalypse with mutated creatures, or you could create a Waterworld or Wind Waker styled game where climate changed has permanently altered the world, or you could create a game where the apocalypse actually gives humanity hope for a brighter future to learn from the sins of the past. It's up to you!

Your games can be tabletop games OR digital games. Anything that gets your mind in the realm of game design is all that matters to me! 

IMPORTANT: All games made at any point in time are allowed, but it is HIGHLY encouraged to make games only while this game jam is active. This is a chance to exercise your creative skills AND join a game jam, not just one or the other!

ALSO IMPORTANT: Under no circumstances are people who submit games with bigoted tones, ideologies, or dogwhistles allowed in this game jam. If your work is bigoted in any way, it can and will be rejected for submission. You have no place in my community, and please do not play my games at your tables. Also, please no NSFW submissions (you know what I mean by that).  

(This is part of a game jam series where, every month, I will host a game jam focused on a theme that begins with the same letter as the month. Please feel free, even after the game jam ends, to make your game if you didn’t meet the deadline. I believe in you!)

[the-wip-project]

What's all this here?

Here at the-wip-project, we want to help you write and finish your WIPs.

Ongoing: Planning all the plans!

Last day of the month we make writing plans for the coming month. Post is here.

Last project, 2024:

Write 40k in 42 days

Start: 4th of August 2024

End: 14th of September 2024

40k

First post is here. Come on, let's write.

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Write your novel in 2024

Slow and steady, write and finish your novel this year.

The masterpost is here, or start here at the first post and go through the tag #slomowrino. Subscribe to the substack to get everything in one place

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The projects through the years:

2024:

Write a short story in 60 days

Write and finish a short story to publish yourself or submit it to traditional publishers.

The start post is here and the tag is #⁠60daysshortstory. this project is done, but you can still use the resources.

2023:

Fall of 2023, the begin of SloMoWriNo https://www.tumblr.com/the-wip-project/736076610461138944/slomo-wrino-master-post

Spring 2023, the start with a special writing docket to download: https://the-wip-project.tumblr.com/post/711609740849037313/the-wip-project-2023

2022:

Here’s the masterpost for 2022’s 90 days to first draft: https://the-wip-project.tumblr.com/post/676795295564234752/the-wip-project-2022-masterpost

2021:

100 days of writing. The tag is here, and here are four posts I find especially notable about The Heroine's Journey by Gail Carriger:

https://the-wip-project.tumblr.com/post/660848335263023104/100daysofwriting-day-ninety-2021-08-29

https://the-wip-project.tumblr.com/post/660939749305008128/100daysofwriting-day-ninety-one-2021-08-30

https://the-wip-project.tumblr.com/post/661030364772548608/100daysofwriting-day-ninety-two-2021-08-31

https://the-wip-project.tumblr.com/post/661120982330834944/100daysofwriting-day-ninety-three-2021-09-01

2020:

Two short projects in this year. https://the-wip-project.tumblr.com/post/190175623889/the-wip-project-2020 and https://the-wip-project.tumblr.com/post/627604336988618752/im-so-busy-are-you-busy-too-i-was-trying-to

Note how I keep pushing for accountability posts. I'm convinced that accountability posts are the key to getting shit done, but very few people actually do it.

2019:

Where it all started, complete with a sign-up form and prizes. The prizes made everything extremely stressful for me, so I'm not doing that again 😂😂😂. https://the-wip-project.tumblr.com/post/185566159309/the-wip-project-2019

[fuckyeah-beringandwellsfics]

Catalysis

submitted by: anonymous

Catalysis (13708 words) by @winged-mammal Chapters: 4/4 Fandom: Warehouse 13 Rating: Explicit Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Myka Bering/Helena "H. G." Wells Characters: Myka Bering, Helena "H. G." Wells Additional Tags: Artifacts Made Them Do It, POV Second Person, Podfic Available Summary: Myka keeps accidentally having sex with H.G.. She's not okay with this. (Except for the part where she totally is.)

Please tell us why you like this fic so much!

just a phenomenal example of sex artifact fic

Is there something else about the fic that you'd like people to know?

You can also listen to an audio version of this. Which is awesome.

[putschki1969]

2023/09/03 Blog post by Wakana 会報とジブリとおNewなコンテンツ〜９月１０日スタートです〜

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Latest FC Issue, Ghibli and Brand New Content ~Starting September 10~

I think most of you should have received the latest issue of the Fan Club magazine by now\\\\٩( 'ω' )و //// This time there's a lot of stuff about my 3rd album "Sono Saki e", the release events, and my Billboard Lives. As always, there are many photos and a long interview, so please enjoy it and take your time going through it~♪

Hello, this is Wakana (0￣▽￣0)／

For my "Journey to Catch Sharks"-series I visited the infamous Osaka Kaiyukan!! It is already the second appearance of this aquarium in my magazine😍And in the Member Contribution Corner I am introducing all the recommended foods you sent me which are effective against summer fatigue 😋♡ You submitted a lot of pictures of different meals, everything looked delicious! Thank you for your submissions!

By the way, the other day we made a quiet announcement on the FC site, we will introduce new special content for Botanical Land members!! It's called "Wakana's Talk Garden"! ! ! ! ! ･:*+.\(( °ω° ))/.:+That's right, I'm starting a podcast! 😄A new podcast will be posted once a month, the first episode is scheduled for September 10th. For future episodes I will let Botanical Land members decide on an overall theme and everyone can send in e-mails (I'm also thinking about small presents to those whose e-mails get picked up to be read during an episode). Be sure to join me 🤗And please look forward to the first broadcast! \(^o^)/

Also, as announced a few days ago, I will be participating in the Studio Ghibli tribute album "Singing Ghibli"! I can't tell you how happy I am…😭😭😭😭✨✨Produced by Satoshi Takebe, this album is set to be a grand spectacle in which many artists express "Ghibli" in their own unique way. I personally love Ghibli from the bottom of my heart for introducing me to so many fantastical world, from the very first film "Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind" up until the most recent release, The Boy and the Heron", these works have had a huge impact on my life so I am truly grateful to be involved in this particular music project. I can't wait for all of you to receive the finished product! ! (((o(*ﾟ▽ﾟ*)o))) Click here for the special site ♪ → https://ghibliwoutau.com

Lastly, before visiting "Sakuya Konohana Kan" and "Kaiyukan" the day after my Billboard Live in Osaka, I actually went to a restaurant, so here are some pictures of that♡ It was an udon restaurant called "Fuufuya"! Since it was a very hot day, I had cold udon with grated yam and mushrooms😍 It was delicious♪

Until next time☆( *'▽'*)/

＊＊＊Wakana＊＊＊

[saintmeghanmarkle]

Are Meg Markle and Harry Making Money Off Invictus without Donating Any Back? by u/somespeculation

Are Meg Markle and Harry Making Money Off Invictus without Donating Any Back? Notice in Archewell’s 2022 990 Harry and Meg didn’t donate to Invictus? Although Harry is often listed as the ‘Founder’, keep in mind the Invictus Games launched with full support and resources from Palace staff back in 2014. Including the Queen’s support. It appears to have been a ‘purpose project’ created for Harry based off the US Warrior Games. https://www.royal.uk/invictus-gameshttps://www.royal.uk/speech-hrh-prince-harry-closing-ceremony-invictus-games-londonIt’s plausible Invictus has likely been paying all their expenses, for the last few years (like an appearance fee, hotels, wardrobe, meals, flights, etc). Think about how they’ve been very, very visible at the 2020 Games in the Netherlands (held in 2022 due to covid postponements), and the recent ones in Germany (2023). Different that Harry’s opening/closing speeches and keeping the focus on the athletes from when the Games were run pre-Meg. Notice as well Archewell’s staff attended both Games post Megxit (which also theoretically means items could be expensed via Archewell without details being available on a 990, hypothetically of course).Harry and Meg got to exploit the 2022 Games to make their own money from via Netflix’s Heart of Invictus. This was to partially fulfill their Netflix contract as the only content they released in 2023. BetterUp also gained a lucrative contract with Invictus in 2022, renewed again in 2023. https://ift.tt/eIhD59u there is controversy with the next Games Harry and Meg were flown up to Vancouver to promote (or shift the SEO results, if one is being PR cynical). Two C-level positions (CEO and CCO) were just let go with the upcoming Whistler Games already due to overspending. This includes the combined $30 million of taxpayer dollars from the Canadian federal and provincial governments. And unlike the European locations, where more needed to be done for physical logistics, the Vancouver/Whistler location was specifically chosen as the Games will be using the infrastructure already in place from the Olympics. https://ift.tt/aq8im4K and Meg are literally making money off Invictus, and potentially spending Invictus funds without donating anything back. post link: https://ift.tt/PWFyN5w author: somespeculation submitted: December 12, 2023 at 09:35PM via SaintMeghanMarkle on Reddit

[bylerween]

BYLERWEEN FAQ

Themes | Rules & Guidelines | Submissions & Posting

Note: this post may be edited and added to as we get closer to Bylerween and receive more questions. Up-to-date as of 09/29/2023.

Question: Where are the themes? Where are the prompts? Answer: Here. The more detailed prompts are under the read-more cut.

Q: How do I submit an entry to this event? A: It’s as simple as making a tumblr post and tagging us! Please see this post for more info.

Q: What counts as a "fanwork"? A: We are accepting more than just fanart and fanfiction. We invite you to be creative with your Bylerween entries! You can post artwork, fanfics, video edits, gifsets, moodboards, memes, analysis, playlists, whatever you can come up with—if it's creative, fits the themes, and follows the rules, it's fair game.

Q: Can I post one piece of fanwork that includes multiple prompts/themes? A: Yes. Feel free to use inspiration from just one, two, or all three themes for each day! When trying to determine which Day theme fits best for posting a fanwork that touches on multiple themes across multiple days, feel free to just use your best judgment and post on the day/theme that has a bigger part in the fic, or is the closest match.

Q: Do I need to use any of the themes? A: This answer is a "yes, but"! We tried to be thorough with all of our Bylerween themes to cover all things Halloween + Autumn, but if you think there's a theme that we missed, please let us know! You also have the freedom to stretch the themes a little bit. Theoretically, as long as it features Byler and Halloween, autumn, or horror/supernatural themes, you're good to go.

Q: Does [X] fit this theme day, or this theme day? Which day should I post? A: Use your discretion on which theme your fanwork best fits, and you can tag multiple themes. Post on the day that corresponds best to the most prominent theme in your fanwork (use your discretion)!

Q: Can I use an old fanwork I've already posted somewhere else as an entry for Bylerween? A: No. The point is to inspire a wave of new fanworks. We will be highlighting pre-Bylerween fics/artwork in the weeks leading up to Byler Halloween Week, and have a daily queue of older Byler posts running until the event.

Q: What is a Bylerween Rec, and how do I submit one? A: We want to highlight older fanfics before Bylerween officially starts! Beginning October 1st, you can send us asks recommending fics published before Bylerween that are relevant to our themes! Please see our post here for more information. We will tag these submissions #Bylerween Rec

Q: Can the fic I post be a prequel/sequel to/in the same universe as another one I've already posted? A: Yes! As long as it is a new work, fits one of our themes/prompts, and follows our rules and guidelines, you can post it for Bylerween.

Q: Can I post my Bylerween fanwork to other platforms (outside of Tumblr and AO3)? A: Yes.

Q: How do I post to the AO3 collection? A: See this article for a generic, step-by-step how-to. Our AO3 collection is here. Please wait until your fic's best-fit theme day to post!

Q: Do chaptered fics need to be posted all at once? A: No! Just make sure chapter one is posted on the designated theme day, feel free to update as you are able (take your time, or schedule posts, and there's no real obligation to finish).

Q: What if I don't finish my work in time? A: We will accept late entries until November 22nd, which is 3 weeks after bylerween ends. However, after the event ends on Nov 1st, we will not be updating the blog as frequently.

Q: Can our fanwork feature other non-Byler ships or other characters?/Can we post genfic? A: Yes, and please do! If you feature other ships, the work must be Byler-centric. If you're writing genfic, it does not need to be Byler-centric, but Byler must be in there somehow!

Q: Some of your trigger tags seem like they might be NSFW. Does this mean you'll accept NSFW fanworks? A: No. We will not be sharing any sexually explicit fanworks to this blog. It is not lost on us that horror themes are often intertwined with sensuality, and that sometimes sexual themes are subjectively interpreted. In such cases where the sexual nature of a fanwork is ambiguous, we (the Bylerween mods) will use our discretion to determine whether or not the work will be featured. If you want to be extra safe, you can send us a DM (if you prefer not to DM this blog, you can message either Ayla @howtobecomeadragon or Jo @wheelersboy privately) with specific details ahead of time. TL;DR no porn.

Q: Who made your graphics? Who designed your desktop theme? A: That would be Angel @light-lanterne :)

Q: Who made your icon? A: It's a bylerween exclusive made by the lovely Elz @bylrndgm <3

Q: Can I use AI to help create my fanwork? A: No, not at all. Absolutely not. Do not do this. Do not do this outside of Bylerween, either. :)

[pitch-perfect-spookfest]

PPSF 2023 PROMPT VOTING IS NOW OPEN!!!

That's right Spookateers, we took all the movies that you loved and found twenty six tropes for you to choose from!! We're really excited to see what eight we end up with, so here's how voting's going to work!!

Each person gets three votes that must be submitted via ask or DM to our blog. Anonymous votes will not be counted in order to keep it fair for everyone, and all votes are final. You have until the 24th of September 2023 at 23:59 GMT to submit your votes!!

Prompts will be announced 25/09/23

Find a full text list of our prompt lists and the movies that inspired them under the cut 🎃😈🧡

Came Back Wrong (Pet Sematary)

Comedy Horror (Tucker And Dave vs Evil, Idiocracy, Ghostbusters, Zombieland)

Creature Feature (Zombieland, The Thing, Alien, Jennifer's Body, Let The Right One In, Pet Sematary)

Cursed Places (The Blair Witch Project, The Cabin In The Woods, The Shining, Fear Itself [BTVS], Casper)

Curses/Superstitions (The Blair Witch Project, Ready Or Not, Practical Magic, Hocus Pocus)

Demons (The Nun, The Exorcist, The Pope's Exorcist, Jennifer's Body, Fear Itself [BTVS])

Dystopian Horror (Idiocracy)

Exorcism (The Nun, The Exorcist, The Pope's Exorcist)

Final Girl (Would You Rather, Prom Night, X, Texas Chainsaw Massacre)

Found Footage (The Blair Witch Project)

Ghosts (The Sixth Sense, The Shining, Casper)

Ghost Hunting (Ghostbusters, Casper)

Gothic Horror (The Nun)

Possession (The Nun, The Exorcist, The Pope's Exorcist, Jennifer's Body)

Post-Apocalypse (Idiocracy, Zombieland)

Psychic Powers (The Shining, Pusher [X Files], Hocus Pocus)

Psychological Horror (Would You Rather, Hangman, The Blair Witch Project)

Rituals (The Nun, The Exorcist, The Priest's Exorcist, The Blair Witch Project, Halloween, The Cabin In The Woods, Ready Or Not, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Hocus Pocus)

Sci-Fi Horror (Alien, The Cabin in The Woods, Pusher [X Files])

Shyamalan Style Twist (The Sixth Sense, The Cabin In The Woods, The Shining)

Slasher Horror (Tucker And Dave vs Evil, Would You Rather, Halloween, Jennifer's Body, Ready Or Not, X, Texas Chainsaw Massacre)

Stalking Serial Killer (Hangman, Halloween, Prom Night, X, Texas Chainsaw Massacre)

Thriller (Would You Rather, Hangman)

Unfinished Business (The Sixth Sense, Ghostbusters, Casper)

Waking Nightmare (Fear Itself [BTVS])

Witches/Magic (Practical Magic, Hocus Pocus, MirrorMask)

[flicker-confessions]

FLICKER CONFESSION #0023

Submitted by anonymous:

Amani is kind of underrated tbh and the only reason I forget that she isn’t as popular is bc me and my friends make some content revolving around her and that whole deal so uh Stan Amani

Blog runners' note: amani actually used to be one of my top faves so i second this

submitted on 09/12/2023

[psychoticblorbobattle]

Current submissions!

Sydney O Sargent, Camp Here And There - 2

Dr. Rose Cotter, Smile (2022)  - 1

Josh Washington, Until Dawn - 1

Harrowhawk Nonagesimus, The Locked Tomb - 4

Emily, Class of 09 - 1

Dimitri Alexander Blaiddyd, Fire Emblem Three Houses - 2

Azuma Michinaga, Kamen Rider Geats - 1

Leo Tsukinaga, Ensemble Stars - 1

Futaba Sakura, Persona 5 - 1

Yuki, School-Live - 1

Rena Ryuugu, Higurashi - 2

Catra, SPOP - 1

Sara Chidouin, YTTD - 1

River Song, Doctor Who - 1

The Master, Doctor Who - 1

Abed Nadir, Community - 1

Russell Hobbs, Gorillaz - 1

Keichi Maebara, Higurashi - 1

Ichiro Umoregi, Akuma Kun (2023)  - 1

Vivia Twilight, MDARC - 1

Protagonist, MIABOMIABOM/MOABOMOABOM - 1

Idia Shroud, TWST - 1

Hal 9000, A Space Odyssey - 1

Winnie Schrader, Wozwald - 1

Twenty-three contestants so far! Submissions end on the 15th, so if your character isn't here, please get them submitted asap!!!