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How I Manage my personal AO3 e-library Archive
Download everything I want/hope to read in EPUB format. I try to anyways... if I notice I got too many tabs open on my browser, time to download If multi-chapter remember first to press 'Entire Work' and then 'Download'
2. I use Book Story (Android App) to manage the mess that is my downloads folder - this app is a great book database manager AND scroll reader with Big letters as well - The app has this fantastic feature that allows me put the books into 'Reading' 'Already Read' 'Planing' 'Dropped' categories; I move the books around and it helps me keep a visual tab on them - , plus if you like scroll reading this one is fantastic at that as well.
Periodically I update the BACKUP of the folder(s) were the copies of books live. KEEP A BACKUP OF YOUR BACKUP , if you mess around and don't got no backup is really painful and irreversible.
On my computer I then make a copy of my messy ass downloads folder from my phone into my computer. While looking at the visual information the app provides me I delete books that I 'Dropped' and I move 'Already Read' books into my computer E-Library Data Base (I use Calibre) that's my main book hub where I will quickly notice what books need covers and I take my time working to finding an image I like for the book , so I can recognize them books by just looking at the covers I am terrible at remembering book titles
If you are curious this is what Calibre looks like - this is just AO3
3. To read EPUB books I use Libera FD Is frankly the best reader I have tried because I prefer page turning. If you like scroll reading Book Story is much better option for scroll reading.
Libera FD can customize pretty much EVERYTHING and is very very feature rich ( it can be overwhelming) HUMONGOUS FONT SIZE , you can download any font you want to use, replace words if I want to , it has OLED dark mode for reading at 3 am, you can configure it so it reads to you (using TTS) , several reading modes including auto scroll and speed reading mode, and so much more; the dev(s) are still updating and adding functions to it is kind of amazing I am probably not using it to its full potential You can sort books by 'Genre' which is how the app recognize the tags from the website.
Here some visuals of Libera FD (I wrote in the ALT of pics, click on it)
Book Story is a neat app , less overwhelming and the UI is a lot more intuitive. It looks like this for me , you can configure the essentials to your preference. Is a fairly new app be patient with it (sometimes just give two minutes to cook) , it is still being updated. The dev is very active if you got suggestion or present bugs.
4. How to provide enrichment to glorious magnificent authors , that share their passion with us for free. When you open any ao3 .epub on either of these apps the links are underlined. I tap on the link it leads back to the original posted website page at the beginning of every book you get from A03.
Tap the link, keep it open in your browser and star reading.
Open a note taking app.
I usually take notes about my silly musings as I read, copy quotes and whatever else I want to leave in the comment section of the chapter I am on. Cut and paste and that's it. I load the next chapter in the website and then continue reading the next chapter on the reading app (I comment on all the chapters if I have something to comment, sometime I don't have anything to say so I don't . Figure it makes authors happy and i find it very fun. Sometimes they answer back it feels nice) remember to leave kudos and comments specially if you are rereading.
I use Quillpad (android app) the most important feature of any note taking app you choose, in this case in particular, is that it saves your notes automatically (I used some apps that didn't it was devastating losing all my notes like that. I though that as long as I didn't close the app it was fine turns out not - some you have to manually save - and sometimes it would timeout and gone , all my notes gone. With Quillpad I haven't lost notes)
I haven't taken the time to figure out if Librera has a feature for annotation that could be useful for commentary note taking
I think that's all I can think of sharing on this topic. I am open to questions and adding things to this post with visual aid and whatever I can do to help , do let me know.
Keeping a copy of books safe and easy to find KEEP BACKUPS OF YOUR BACKUPS
-Updated Nov. 11 , 2024.
#ao3#e-library#personal library#ao3 is down#so keep a copy them books#managing#data#i live in fear of lost media#author deleting their work and me not having a personal copy hunts me#I forget book tittles all the time#Closing a browser tab and accepting I might have lost something that I wanted but forgot what it was is an experience#once lost ALL the tabs like at least a hundred tabs and I think about it all the time#personal archive management#this keeps me sane#will probably occasionally update this#open to questions about this#Housekeeping#KEEP BACKUPS OF YOUR BACKUPS#I somehow managed to delete my To Be Read file with 600 plus books it was real bummer I still don't know how that happened
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its that time again where i fall into my annual esc hole and rediscover old videos and every year i rediscover the switch song show in 2019 and likeā¦.
WHY IS NO ONE TALKING ABT THIS THAT WAS THE BIGGEST ACHIEVEMENT OF HUMANITY
FIRST CONCHITA SLAYING HEROES
THEN PRETTY BOY MĆ
NS AND FUEGO(!)
THEN CYPRUS QUEEN ELENI FOUREIRA GOING OFF TO THE SILLY VERKA SERDUCHKA SONG??
VERKA FUCKING SERDUCHKA SINGING THE CHICKEN SONG??? H E L L O??
AND THEN THEY JUST SING HALLELUJAH??????ALL TOGETHER???????? WITH ESC WINNER FROM 1979?????
HELLOO??? DO U HEAR ME??? TRY EXPLAINING THIS WITHOUT SOUNDING HIGH. IT FEELS LIKE THOSE FILLER EPISODES IN TV SHOWS WHERE THE BEST CHARACTERS OF THE SHOW HAVE CAMEOS AND STUFF IDK THIS TICKLES MY BRAIN IN A VERY DISTINCT WAY
thank u for listening to my ted talk, this entire thing plays in my brain approximately three times a day and i needed to let this out somewhere. heres the link in case u wanna watch the thing and finally see the light
youtube
#esc 2023#esc#esc2019#conchita wurst#mƄns zelmerlƶw#eleni foureira#verka serduchka#gali atari#switch song#this keeps me sane#SoundCloud#Youtube
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speaking of how to train your dragon and creature design, the shift from the really naturalistic art direction and character animation for the first movie's toothless- the face getting flatter, the eyes bigger and closer together, getting rid of the little realistic details like the dust collecting between the scales, the pink splotching where the scales end at the nostrils, the muted markings, the animation making a shift from largely realistic animal behavior to much more anthropomorphic- is such a huge downgrade to me, made worse because it's subtle in such a way that you will sound insane if you mention it
(huge L for the "the audience's capacity to find a creature cute and empathetic and expressive is directly proportional to how much it looks like a human baby" principle of character design because the first one is so so much cuter)
#also i don't know how to frame this in a sane way but i don't like how he looks like leather in the last one ....#i have to make this post because people keep messaging me and going 'you dont get it the live action design is based on the third movie'#yes i get it! i don't like it
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Enough waiting. I crave blood.
#baldur's gate 3#bg3#bg3 fanart#bg3 lae'zel#lae'zel#lae'zel of k'liir#the only thing that's been keeping me sane these past few weeks is#drawing women covered in blood
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newfound fave lil creachers
#morning frost#once upon a witchlight#legends of avantris#bitsy uprooted#LoA keeping me sane alongside D20 so i dont have to listen to only video essays on yt every time i work#juggling so many fandoms recently i figured i have to sketch what i can so i dont burnout#i love them your honor#(it's a true detective scene/meme)
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#fanart#jjk#jujutsu kaisen#art#gojo satoru#ryomen sukuna#doodles#sukugo#i've been really tired lately#sukugo keeps me sane#i just realized i drew gojo with six fingers i am so sorry im really tired
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michael shelley I would die for you
#some recent warmups I cleaned up and colored#theyāre the only thing keeping me sane at this point#basically the what a week huh? captain itās wednesday meme#thinking about michaelās fate actually makes me feel miserable#he deserved so much better :(#anyways trying to figure out my pre distortion michael design before i commit to it in a full illustration#still 50/50 on it though š¤·#the magnus archives#tma#michael shelley#tma michael#michael distortion#gerry keay#gerard keay#gerry delano#tma gerry#gerrymichael#doorkeay#technically not but ya know#my art#fanart#sketch#digital art#tma fanart#magpod
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Armand really picked the worst guy to turn into a vampire and run away from.
Heās an investigative journalist and youāre a chronically online iPad kid. The moment you log in to play Minecraft, Daniel has his Gen Z assistant notifying him.
#good luck babe#these scenarios are keeping me sane#armand#daniel molloy#the vampire armand#interview with the vampire#iwtv#devilās minion#the devilās minion
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Me too, hon, me too š
Daydreaming about all the make out scenes we'll get once Stolitz are together again š
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inner child
orion pax ver.
#birdiepfftdraws#transformers one#transformers#tf one megop#tf one#megop#d16#orion pax#DOOMED ASS YAOI#THEY WILL NEVER BE HAPPY#DIVORCED IN EVERY UNIVERSE#THEY ARE KEEPING ME SANE AND ALSO INSANE#maccadam
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What if Wolverine took you to a hockey game?
WARNINGS: (not much). no smut- just a playful set of imagines/headcannons ā very fluffy and ālovey-doveyā (small kisses and cursing).
CHARACTERS: James āLoganā Howlett (āWolverineā) - (MARVEL/X-MEN)
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- At first you thought he was joking.
- i mean- can you imagine trying to squeeze his massive frame into one of those tiny, plastic stadium chairs?
- sure you know nothing about the āCalgary Flamesā, but supporting the beast either way is entertaining enough as it isā
- (^) literally the worst person to sit around. heās loud, obnoxious, (big), and curses like thereās no tomorrow.
- āfuckin- can you fuckinā believe these pieces āuh shit? i totally couldāve fuckinā made that fuckinā shot. bunchaā bullshit ifya ask me.ā
- heās definitely big on stadium snacks. constantly has to get up and get more food (and beer).
- (^) the bar would 100% have to draw a limit on the amount of beer they can physically sell him.
- probably walks you through the basic rules of ice hockey, and/or the different players, and the fan-favorites.
- little forehead or cheek kisses when he needs to run to go to the bathroom or grab more food.
- one of his arms is slung around your shoulders at all times.
- throughout the game, heās constantly glancing over at you- reading your facial expressions. are you enjoying yourself? do you know whatās happening? is this entertaining for you, too?
- definitely likes to show you (and your jersey) off.
- (^) forced you to wear a Flames jersey (thatās much to large on you) and is proud of you for āpickinā the right fuckinā teamāā so what? at least you get his undivided attention.
- puts you on his shoulders so you both have a better chance of getting on the big screen.
- (^) and if you do? jesus, it makes his whole month. the second that camera pans to you two heās already tongue-deep into your mouth, grinning like an idiot as you try to push him away from embarrassment.
- you totally go to the photo booth and take the most grainy, out-of-focus pictures known to man together in some shitty ice rink backdrop, (to which he insists you look beautiful- and sticks the entirety of the photo into his wallet).
- buys you a shitload of merch, including one of the collectible hockey pucks.
- claims to know some of the players personally (heās never met any of them outside of the rink).
- distinctly shouts out each playerās first and last names when cheering them on.
- boos the other team, and their fans with zero shame whatsoever.
- the drive home depends on the outcome of the game.
- (^) The Flames lose? heās not even mad- heās just disappointed that that was all his team could manage for your first game. he promises to take you to more, though.
- (^) and if they win? heās already discussing the ticket prices for the next game (if youāre willing to go with him again); excited grins tossed your way here and there as he makes sure youāre paying attention.
@trenchcoathunnybee08 this is dedicated to you! Sorry it took so long to finally get out (in some ways, itās still a WIP). š«¶š¼
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#logan howlett is my kitty meow meow#ily logan howlett#james logan howlett x reader#james logan howlett#logan howlett x reader#logan x reader#wolverine#wolverine x reader#x men x reader#x men#x men 97#x men comics#x men the animated series#logan howlett#logan howlett imagine#headcanon#marvel is the only thing keeping me physically and mentally sane right now#iām never getting over marvel#marvel x reader#marvel imagine#marvel fanfiction#mcu fanfiction#mcu imagine#mcu x-men#x men wolverine#x men logan#logan#deadpool and wolverine#wolverine fanfiction#hugh jackman
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b99 joke
#one piece#comic#one piece comic#usopp#zoro#roronoa zoro#zosan#implied.#low effort comic to keep me sane during The Horrorsā¢#my art#art
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all i have left
#my art#jujutsu kaisen#jjk#yuji itadori#megumi fushiguro#itafushi#fanart#jjk fanart#fushiguro megumi#itadori yuuji#yuuji#megumi#hhhhhhhhh why angsty mood im hurting my me :((((((#go from megumi angst 2 dumb outfits then HARD pivot back 2 angst#u dont understand th clench in my heart i get drawing th sukuna scars on megumi i genuinely hate it so much#theyre such a Part of yuuji's design tht drawing them on megumi feels so viscerally wrong n it just hammers home that nothing is alright#had to listen 2 the cutesiest music possible while drawing this 2 keep myself sane#miku miku beam th pain away :)#real talk tho like. im really not one to b terribly emotionally affected by my own art. or to draw from my Own emotional state at all rly#i tend 2 keep myself pretty distant#but theres smth abt this one man this one pulls at th kokoro :(#suffering from success ig :/#created an emotionally poignant piece n it hurt. 0/10 wld not recommend. am going back to drawing boys shirtless >:c#gna draw something else so i stop feeling genuine human emotion
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bird in her gilded cage ššŖ½
#ref/pose is the vogue italia cover from nov 2005 by bruce weber#i realized as i was drawing this that it turned out super similar to the last painting i did of them (the kiss) BAHAH oop#just in a different font#what can i say... i just have a tried and true dynamic/cliche that i like LOL#aka super sane fictional men who just want to keep a girl all to themselves (and also to keep them safe) no red flags here move along#hogwarts legacy#sebastian sallow#sebastian sallow x mc#sebastian sallow x oc#sebastian x mc#hogwarts legacy sebastian#choccyart#clora clemons#i painted this in black and white and then added colour afterwards and o my god it was such a pain NEVER AGAIN!!!#i was so stressed bc i liked how i painted it but i was like WHENEVER I TRY TO ADD COLOUR IT SUCKSSSS#idk how some artists paint so well by adding colour later but i SUCK at it... i need to paint in colour from the very start#lesson learned#thank god for gradients they saved me BAHAHA#i still dont know if im happy with this but i am done looking at it
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@carryon-countdown 2024 | Day 2 | Chosen
āIām not the Chosen One,ā he says. I meet his gaze and sneer. My arm is a steel band around his waist. āI choose you,ā I say. āSimon Snow, I choose you.ā
#iām going crazy#but they keep me sane#I always wanted to do my take on this scene#simon snow#snowbaz#baz pitch#fanart#letraspal#illustration#carry on#book characters#carry on fanart#rainbow rowell#coc 2024#carry on countdown 2024#carry on countdown
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Woah who's that wonderful scary lady!
Alt colours cause I couldn't decide on the shading
Old lady Yuri yay look at them go
#look at them they're so silly#megop keep me normal megop keep me sane#transformers#digital art#fanart#maccadam#artists on tumblr#optimus prime#transformers fanart#megatron#megop#megatron x optimus prime
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