#theemechanic

[nilefreemans]

We have matching birthdays! Happy birthday!!!!!

[faeheart]

Sunflower dimples pine clouds silk

thank u for sending!!

sunflower: if there was a door that went to a city that was a good representation of you, what city would it be and would you go through the door?

hmmm this is a tough one. i think it would be a city that was always warm and very busy so probably like los angeles or san francisco or something and yes i would absolutely go

dimples: would you rather be inviting on a hike or a night out?

a hike as long as it’s not super long and i can bring my walker (that baby’s all terrain)

pine: if you could only smell one scent for the rest of your life, what would it be?

lavender!

clouds: list your top 5 songs at the moment and how they make you feel

1. aquaman by walk the moon. makes me feel very happy thinking about my gf :)

2. stripped by depeche mode. makes me feel like im transcending this plane of existence

3. glory by bastille. makes me feel nostalgic, kinda sad but also hopeful at the same time

4. titus was born by young the giant. makes me feel calm

5. sacred by depeche mode. makes me wanna make out lol

silk: list songs you listen to for a jam

shut up and dance by walk the moon, i wanna dance with somebody by whitney houston, the sound by the 1975, heaven is a place on earth by belinda carlisle, say amen (saturday night) by panic! at the disco, policy of truth by depeche mode....... so many!

[ghiblicottage]

Youre a life savior thank you ily and thank you for your second message as well you’re an angel ❤️❤️

[jeanmoreaux]

I've seen posts about The Foxhole Court for a while now, but I'm trying to figure out if it is a series i should read - how would you convince someone to give it a shot?

as much as i like to shove the things i love into people’s faces, i am bad at convincing them by giving the facts and sneak peeks! mostly, i just make them read/watch it :D i am that person who will tell you “it’s great i love it! why, you ask? idk, i just love it”BUT i will try and give you some info (without spoiling too much)?

((this turned out way too long, i am so so sorry))

first of all, i think it’s important to mention that the All for the Game series is a self-published piece of ya-fiction. It’s not perfect, but i have definitely read professionally publishedbooks that have been way worse! so in my eyes, the writing style is average with some amazingly great high points (some parts/dialogues are like “asdfghjkl tattoo that shit on my body”).

the plot is strongly character driven but it is really interesting and i read all three books in like 4 day because i wanted to know how the story unfolds. the characters are complex and interesting, they are all flawed human beings who have seen/experienced some pretty bad/horrible shit in their young lives. during the series, they form some sort of family/unity (personally, i live for things like this; misunderstood humans who find family in other misunderstood humans!).especially the girls are amazing, i love them with all my hear and every inch of my body! so strong, independent and badass but still girly, loving and caring. then there is this fictional sport called Exy, which is quite brutal but i would totally watch it if it was real.aaand there is (surprise, surprise) some (gay) romance! it’s not super cheesy and horrible to read, i actually like it! (i am really happy there’s no love triangle, i hate love triangles).some clichés and stereotypes appear, especially when it comes to the “bad guys” like that they always wear black and there are some story elements which may seem a little overdramatic to some people (they never really bothered me that much tho)

from time to time, there is much brutality and cruelty. the books include some scenes of abuse, torture and even rape (but it’s just a small part of the story, not on every page). i don’t have a problem with these scenes, but i know some people who are pretty sensitive when it comes to explicit violence, so yeah definitely trigger warning!!!

in conclusion the writing has its ups and down, the plot and characters are captivating/fascinating, the gay romance is great, it’s flawed but it’s definitely worth a shot. Noora Sakavic did a great job with these books and blessed us with some of my most beloved characters in ya-lit. (fun fact: tfc/aftg fandom is number 8 on the fandometrics 2016 chart, meaning it was the 8th most active book fandom in 2016. I think that pretty impressive for a self-published book series.) i would give the entire series a 4.25/5 (but like i love it with all my heart so if my heart would do the decision all on its own it would be a 5/5)

i would recommend this series to people who have read The Raven Cycle books and enjoyed them.

((if you like the same books i like (trc, tsoa, aaddtsotu, thg, asoiaf, hp, looking for alaska, revenant series, jane eyre, so so many more) there’s a good chance you’ll like The Foxhole Court too))

[gansxythethird]

10 Songs I've Been Loving Lately

I was tagged by two amazing people @infp-with-all-the-feelings and @astridandoddsandends 💜

1. Beige - Yoke Lore

2. Gospel - The National

3. New Religion - The Haydaze

4. the last great american dynasty - Taylor Swift (*)

4. American Dream Come True - Young Mister

5. The Few Things - JP Saxe

6. On The 5 - Winnetka Bowling League

7. Cleopatra - The Lumineers 

8.  Trouble - Cage the Elephant

9. High Tops - Del Water Gap

10. Supercut - Lorde

*I limited myself to picking only one song from folklore

Tagging / saying hi: @killianjoner , @bookwormforalways , @dharmacygne , @gamoraisbi , @theemechanic and anyone else who wants to share their faves!!💜

[amelancholyuniverse]

theemechanic

it's from the panda cheese commercials lol

just in case you wanted to look at the other videos

omg lol thanks, that sounds hilarious haha

[thepurpleskies]

theemechanic replied to your post “The Polar Dream has some good songs - I know The Mountain is one of my...”

vitamin string quartet also has a lot of good ones

i just spent 20 minutes going through every single vitamin string quartet album on spotify and saving all the songs i liked

[faeheart]

A song you listen to when your heart needs healing

one foot by walk the moon!

send me a song theme and i’ll answer with a song for u!

[twilightoftheapprentice]

theemechanic replied to your post: I can’t believe Marvel sucked me in again. I was...

I’m so sorry

lol me too

[gothdaisyjohnson]

theemechanic replied to your post: Wally or Daisy? Iris or Allison?

I mean this is assuming everyone exists in the same universe and just because you date one doesn’t mean you can’t be friends with another

I’m surprised no one asked you these earlier but like maybe because they were such obvious choices????

I just saw your last tag tho lol yes power quintuple

power quintuple omg

polyamory or an incredible group of my faves bonded together in friendship is the only way out here, morgan

[jeanmoreaux]

would you mind writing an aesthetic for Morgan?

Morgan: fighter. strong. determined. always knows what to say. a ray of sunshine. red lipstick. grace. power. making others feel loved. standing in a forest. swimming in a lake. daisies. going on concerts of your favourite band. feeling the bass drum in your bones.high heels. people person. singing from the top of your lungs. wearing cute dresses in summer. feeling grass under your feel. picking flowers. soft fingertips. pastel colors. badass. funny. excitement. lovely. graceful. wall full of photographs.

no more please (i won’t answer the ones that come in from now on)

[koryuoftheriverflow]

Once you get this it would be cool if you posted ten facts about yourself and then passed this along to your ten favorite followers :)

Thanks for the ask, dear! I was tagged by @ellelan as well. Thanks! 1) I lovecats.2) I’m gonna get my first tattoo (a Black Sails tattoo), as soon as I’ll have abit of spare money. 3) I’d love to learn Japanese.4) My dream vacation is a camping trip all over Scotland.5) When I’ll have the time, I’d like to travel on the trans-Siberian railway.6) I can’t drink coffee anymore. It’s tea for me now.7) If I could, I’d keep studying (academically) Macedonian/Hellenistic historyand especially Alexander.8) I’m gonna publish my fic for the Samifer BigBang in a few days time, and I’mnervous.9) The History Boys is one of my favourite things, and I’ll advise you to goread/watch it.10) I’m trying to lose weight (I’d love to go back to 50 kilos), but I knowit’s pretty much impossible, because I’ve no intention of starving myself. Iwant to achieve this goal with exercise alone. Let’s see how it goes.Tagging @laughingsloth , @theeternaltuesdayafternoon , @theemechanic , @flintvane , @raisethblack and everyone else who wants to do it ;)

[turtumy]

tagged by @mothmanned

Rules: Once you’ve been tagged, you’re supposed to write a post with 82 truths about yourself and then tag 25 people (or however as many as you want).

MOST RECENT:

DRINK: coke

CALL: my sister, yesterday

TEXT: my dad

SONG YOU LISTENED TO: Guns for Hands by top

LAST TIME YOU CRIED: um last night

HAVE YOU EVER:

DATED SOMEONE TWICE: unfortunately

LOST SOMEONE SPECIAL: depends on definition of lost

BEEN DEPRESSED: yeah

BEEN DRUNK AND THROWN UP: nah

IN THE LAST YEAR, HAVE YOU

MADE A NEW FRIEND: I would say so

FALLEN OUT OF LOVE: no

LAUGHED UNTIL YOU CRIED: i start crying so easily when i laugh so like every day

MET SOMEONE WHO CHANGED YOU: no

FOUND OUT WHO YOUR TRUE FRIENDS ARE: um you see I’m not very good at coming to terms with stuff like that so there are probably people I should have cut out of my life a long time ago that I’m still holding on to

FOUND OUT SOMEONE WAS TALKING ABOUT YOU: i have no idea

EXTRAS:

HOW MANY PPL FROM YOUR FB LIST DO YOU KNOW IRL: everyone

DO YOU HAVE ANY PETS: i have a wonderful dingo

DO YOU WANT TO CHANGE YOUR NAME: nah, my name’s pretty cool

WHAT DID YOU DO FOR YOUR LAST BIRTHDAY: went downtown with a couple of friends and.. walked around I guess

WHAT TIME DID YOU WAKE UP TODAY: 7:30

WHAT WERE YOU DOING LAST NIGHT AT MIDNIGHT: back to the crying thing

NAME SOMETHING YOU CAN’T WAIT FOR: school to end

HAVE YOU EVER TALKED TO SOMEONE NAMED TOM: no but there was a kid named thomas in my precalc class that would always try to get my teacher to play country music in class

WHAT’S GETTING ON YOUR NERVES RN: everything that has to do with school 

BLOOD TYPE: I have no idea

NICKNAME: Katie or kt I guess

RELATIONSHIP STATUS: single

PRONOUNS: she/her

FAVOURITE TV SHOWS: Stranger Things, Glee, Avatar, Steven Universe, Criminal Minds, Family Feud, I don’t really watch a lot of TV

DO YOU HAVE A CRUSH ON SOMEONE: hmmmmaybe

WHAT DO YOU LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF: I have green eyes. that’s pretty fun. I can draw well sometimes? Also I have a great memory

RIGHT OR LEFT HANDED: right handed

FIRST SURGERY: none but when I was a toddler I stuck beads up my nose and we had to go to the hospital to get them out

FIRST BEST FRIEND: This girl named Gracie whose older brother was in boyscouts and played baseball with my older brother

FIRST SPORT YOU JOINED: soccer (i was on an all-boys team and never scored a single goal. haven’t played sports since)

FIRST VACATION: Ocracoke, NC

RIGHT NOW:

EATING: nothing

DRINKING: coke

I’M ABOUT TO: hmm I should do homework but do I really want to? no

LISTENING TO: Regional At Best

WANT:

KIDS: probably not. maybe adopt when I’m older or something

GET MARRIED: yes

CAREER: Illustrator/visual development/character designer

look I really want to make art for Disney so I’d sell my soul right here right now to be able to do that

WHICH IS BETTER:

LIPS OR EYES: eyes

HUGS OR KISSES: hugs are great, never really been kissed?

OLDER OR YOUNGER: older I guess, just not a huge age gap?

ROMANTIC OR SPONTANEOUS: both are pretty good, but I’ll go with romantic

SENSITIVE OR LOUD: sensitive

TROUBLEMAKER OR HESITANT: hm well I’m super hesitant so I guess troublemaker maybe to balance it out? somewhere in between would be best.

GLASSES/CONTACTS: um, I’m assuming this is about other people, so I’d say whatever they’re comfortable with. It’s not important

HAVE YOU EVER:

BROKE SOMEONE’S HEART: no idea

TURNED SOMEONE DOWN: yes

CRIED WHEN SOMEONE DIED: yeah

FALLEN FOR A FRIEND: yeah

DO YOU BELIEVE IN:

YOURSELF: look if you’re an artist you probably understand the intense swinging between immense pride and immense self doubt so really it depends on the day

LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT: no

HEAVEN: that’s a bit of a tough question for me to answer

KISSING ON A FIRST DATE:nah

I taggggggg: @faithfullyspooky @jupiterrn @theemechanic @probablyalizard aaand the computers lagging so im gonna leave it as that

[trombonechurchill]

dude I’m so happy Morgan’s around to yell about TOP stuff with right now because I’m losing my mind about Emotional Roadshow I am not ready.

[thepurpleskies]

theemechanic replied to your post “The Polar Dream has some good songs - I know The Mountain is one of my...”

https://open.spotify.com/album/0c098VMxlq4figMWcpJpjo

ohhhhhhh never mind, i thought you meant the song itself was called i know the mountain and i spent at least two minutes looking for it

[faeheart]

👀💎💇🎶🎬🏞💝

👀 Are you physically or romantically attracted to someone at the moment?

physically? yes. romantically? not sure yet.

💎 If you had 200000$ to spend within one week, what would you buy?

a cottage by the beach somewhere in california but like probably a very small one because shit is expensive in california

💇 Hair color you’d like to try?

i’ve already tried everything i wanted to try! but my favorite was bright blue which i’d love to do again if i didn’t have to bleach my hair to death

🎶 Your favorite song this month.

homemade dynamite by lorde!!

🎬 What movie have you watched more than 3 times?

all of the star wars movies except rogue one, all of the LOTR movies, and i think a few of the harry potter movies but not all of them

🏞 Are you more of a forest or beach person?

beach!

💝 Describe your ideal date.

a trip to space or at least a planetarium