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wormssss · 4 years

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so. basically. tl;dr i ffuucking hate school it sucks and it doesnt. do ANYTHING but make things worse . anyway.

the schooling system like. it sucks for me specifically in a few ways idk abt anyone else. for starters; neurodivergency literally at all makes it so hard to function in a classroom environment. its so loud? idk if anyone else gets that in their classrooms but you can hear my class of 23~ from the bottom floor of the 3 story building and that’s considered quiet. as well as like, i cannot function in a classroom without my friends? im out at school and like.... everyones.. transphobic obv why wouldnt they be, and its not in like a..any avoidable way. if i sit with the guys they’ll refuse to talk to me and deadname me all period adn if i sit with the girls theyll laugh at me every time i fucking breathe idk, but the school still thinks putting me in a classroom with kids that visibly hate me and see me as a CRINGE ENTERTAINMENT IRONY MACHINE is like a good idea? and a good way for me to make friends? i dont know if its my luck or if they’re deliberately doing it, but, next term for example i have drama and cooking as classes. two of my friends also have cooking ....but they dont have me in their class. they��re together. but im not in their class. im on my own because other than them and the girl who already did cooking these past two terms (so she cant do it next term) i have.... no other friends. so im definitely in a class of complete strangers! and the way they have this school, you have no choice but to work with someone else in a cooking class...... you are paired with someone in the same mini kitchen and its a disaster but i digress.

also, like. school goes for 6 hours. by the time you get home and get changed and get settled, its sunset so you can’t go out and do anything. you can’t go to the park or climb a tree. youre stuck inside. your family is like groggy from work or whatever and doesnt want to talk to you. you have no energy to get online and talk to your friends online. or theyre asleep. so basically at least for me i get... no time to actually talk to my friends, for example i havent had an actual conversation with piper in like... two months i swear. we’ve forgotten how to talk to eachother and that actually goes with all of my friends. by the weekend we’re still awkward because we havent spoken in months so we can’t really even talk. and because of this rigid like, routine you have to have to actually be able to go to school at all (wake up 7. eat. get dressed. go to school. come home. get changed. eat. shower. go to bed. repeat), i actually like.... find myself. forgetting Everything. i dont know what it is about strict routine where i cannot be myself (my school has a strict and ugly uniform), but it makes me ... completely forget everything slowly and my memory decays. my time blindness gets worse to the point where i dont know what month it is on a regular basis and like... i ditch a lot? because of this? maybe if the schedule didnt make me dissociate and forget everything i wouldnt ditch constantly and like. actually go to school. but like my attendance is... im not at school 25% of the time because i physically cannot go every single day and attend to that rigid and exact cycle that doesnt even teach me anything

doesnt even teach me anything? i dont ... learn anything from school. they like. reteach the same meaningless part of a subject every single year. every year in religious studies in october i learn about the rosary and we spend a lot of the period praying the rosary and i like. ok. cool. its a religious school yeah but what am i actually learning from this. and every year in social studies we learn abt the waitangi treaty but the way they teach it is so whitewashed and utopian and its fucked and they teach it the same way every year around the same time. and anzac day. and in math im not going to use any of those skills you teach me, i dont care about algebra or anything because thats not really going to actually help me in my life im an artist for fucks sake teach me about managing my own finances! teach me how to do taxes! teach me how to function in the society i live in! teach me the important things that ill sink under or die without knowing i want to actually know important things but by cramming so many unimportant things in my brain all the time i forget the actual important things, i fucking failed basic addition and subtraction last year, i’ve forgotten division and multiplication past the 10 times table, but i can vaguely read an algebra equasion BUT FUCKING ALGEBRA EQUASIONS WILL NEVER UFCKING GET ME ANYWJERE!!!!! and it makes me so fucking angry i want to learn and function and KNOW

and the way they tightly bundle everyone to being one conforming individual who dresses like everyone else, is at the same intelligence level as everyone else, is a catholic like everyone else, does not question authority as everyone else or does not question themselves like everyone else or think like anyone else OR BE DIFFERENT THAN ANYONE ELSE makes me want to FUCKING THROW UP. there are so many hopes and dreams that i remember watching from primary school to now sink into a hopeless pit of stereotypes and basic conformity, people who used to be nice are suffocated into being horrible people so that theyre liked by their peers or get anny attention from the school at all, guys who used to respect women (god forbid) suddenly becoming horrible to anyone of any slightly different gender identity but you can actually see on their face how weird it is to them, waves of 11-14 year olds getting nose studs that get infected and they’re forced to have them taken out by the school, kids trying to do their makeup to look like SOMEONE to BE AT ALL DIFFERENT FROM ANYONE ELSE are put right back in their place and told to take it all off and their parents are called and if youre caught with the wrong jacket your parents are called and youre told youre too poor to wear what the school provides yet THEY DONT EVEN LET YOU WEAR WHAT THE SCHOOL PROVIDES WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS 70 DOLLAR HOODIE FOR WHEN YOU WONT LET ME WEAR IT WHILE IM SHIVERING I DONT SEE THE POINT OF ENFORCING SUCH TIGHT POINTLESS SMALL BOUNDARIES OF WHAT A PERSON CAN BE WHY IS IT SO LIMITED? are we not allowed to do anything? you cant even have one strip of hair dye yet a teacher can have a full head of bright purple hair what’s that about? you can have antisemetic pins on your senior year blazer jacket but the second you put a pride pin on there youre called to the principals office and asked why youre promoting this to kids

you try a speech on trans rights and they dont even pass you and pretend its because you got over the time limit but you didnt, you timed it yourself for your friends you didnt get over the time limit and you know it but you didnt even place in fourth you placed last out of 6 or 8 and you wonder why that is because every year in the past you soared into first so whats that about???? in my speech i said be yourself and dont be afraid to experiment with your gender lightly and they told me to take it out because its seen as too much and i said what the fuck? that’s the most important part of my speech, i want to promote acceptance in others and the self and they said take it out or you cant present your speech. they actively suffocate any sort of self expression or nonconformity of any sort you have to be a plain cookiecutter boy or girl and thats it you cannot be anything else, for nearly 6 months theyve fought me and my mom about my hair but if anyones being hurt by it its me because it draws more attention to the kid you can call slurs, are you hurt because im actually expressing myself? are you hurt by my little sharp stud earrings and my industrial piercing and the embroidered cuff on my shirt? are you offended by the heart on my belt or the platforms on my school shoes because the last time i checked none of these were illegal things to have at school

this kind of got a lot angrier than i meant to make it but ive been . really angry abt this for the past year idk. i really just wanted to write this because i ahvent spoken to piper properly in months and the way we talk now seems like when we just met but i cannot carry a conversation anymore because school knocked the wind out of me all over again and the sudden inability to talk to any of my friends online makes me want to scream until my lungs give out im so tired

#wormy yelling #long post /#negative /#serious /#emeto /#ask to tag #delete later

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barlieandthescouts · 4 years

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Charlie Gardener High School Headcanons Also I Don’t Know How To Spell So Ignore The Typos And Misspellings

One of the smartest kids in school

Usually skips out on lunch and eats a PB&J in the back of the lunchroom to avoid getting made fun of

When Bruno found out, he joined Charlie three days of every week

Charlie was flustered at first but slowly got used to Bruno hanging around

They’ve gotten shushed by the librarians quite a few times

Charlie's part of the student council

Hes the treasurer because he's good at math and budgeting

He figures he wasn't popular enough to be elected president

He prefers his role as treasurer anyway

He's also captain of the debate team

He's very good at arguing

Like, scarily good

No one should have the power to be as persuasive as Charlie is

Once the new teacher picked a fight with Charlie

Charlie won

His favourite class is Science

He breezes through it, because logic and data is his best friend

His favourite is chemistry, how everything has its place and has controlled change

He gets an A+ in science, math, and english

He gets an A in all his other classes

People would think he obsessed over his grades, but he doesnt really give a fuck

He really just wants to learn more stuff

And he knows he gets honour role anyway, so he doesnt pay much attention to them

He plays piano sometimes

Not that often, though, just occasionally, but if he put his mind to it he could become a prodigy

He’s won first place in every science fair, except for one

He is pissed that he didnt win the 7th grade science fair

A freaking volcano won, which he thinks is very uncreative

He doesnt usually put his tropheys and ribbons on his shelves and walls

Most of his ribbons and tropheys are stashed away in a box at the bottom of his closet

One day while Bruno is over studying (more like slacking off, really) he finds the box and brushes off the dusk before proudly displaying the tropheys in Charlies room

Charlie attempts to put them away again, but Bruno won’t let him

Theyve sat on his desk untouched since

Charlie grins when he sees them now

Hes constantly fidgeting around with his wristwatch

c o n s t a n t l y

bored?? fidgets with watch. nervous?? fidgets with watch. Focused?? fidgets with watch. Literally always fidgets with his watch.

Dislikes gym class

Dislikes the locker room more

Always wears matching socks

His sock drawer is organized and he cant remember ever wearing mismatched socks

His shirts are neatly folded for the most part

His desk is messy organized

To anyone else, it would look messy

But to Charlie everything is in its place and he can find his papers and his stuff easily

On his bookshelf he has a few neat trinkets among all of his books

He has a seashell from the only family trip hes been on, he has a candle he burns when hes really stressed over something, and he has a few rocks that are special to him among other things

His favourite trinket is a small wooden giraffe that Bruno carved for him

He had run up between classes, given it to him, then ran off

When Charlie has a big academic event or is doing something that makes him nervous, he keeps the giraffe in his pocket as a good luck charm

Makes his younger brother a brown paper bag lunch every morning

Has been close friends with Mari since grade school

She’s the first one that he came out to as gay

And vice versa

They talk about boys together sometimes

And life

Theyll sit on the beanbags in Mari’s treehouse and talk for hours sometimes

Theyve only ever had one argument

Theyll go to Pup N Taco all the time together

Some people think that the two of them are lowkey dating (theyre not)

They kind of have the friendship that Simon and Leah have (from Love Simon and Leah Off Beat books)

Charlie isnt the best at baking

He’s got cooking down like an ace

But baking is dififcult

He doesnt get where he goes wrong- baking is like science

Measuring the ingredients and mixing it and following the steps perfectly-

But no matter what he does he just doesnt understand baking

Bruno is an ace at baking, although he would never admit it

Bruno has tried countless times to show Charlie how to bake, but Charlie is hopeless

Charlie enjoys giving up and sitting at the counter and watching as Bruno bakes

He tells Mari all about Bruno when they talk, and Mari smiles, knowing what Charlie doesnt

Until he meets Bruno, Mari is the only one who he will let call him anything other than Charlie

Mari’s nickname for him is “Periwinkle”

Because in the first grade when the teacher asked everyones favourite colours, while all the other kids said simple things like “blue” and “red” and “pink”, Charlie said “periwinkle”

When Mari got a car, she picked up Charlie and his brother most days on the way to school so that they dont have to wait in the cold for the bus

Charlie often spends his free study period in the library, getting his homework done so that he can work on his own projects at home

Once Bruno lent Charlie one of his leather jackets

He wore it up until the moment he gave it back

Bruno said he could keep it, to Charlies delight

When he cant sleep, Charlie wraps up in Brunos old leather jacket

these were all trash but i hope you liked them

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lydah · 4 years

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hey everyone, I am approaching my tenth year of retail service because i am old, and i have noticed that a lot of my friends and followers are applying for their first jobs (i am so sorry) so i just wanted to share some Retail Survival Knowledge and advice for everyone who is joining the retail side of work (i am so sorry)

This is all just things I had to learn myself, that I wish somebody had told me 10 years ago.

1. Everything you read about interviews doesn’t apply to retail. The first 8 months of trying to get a job were held back by me trying to call back or walk in to ask about the job, giving bullshit answers to questions like “what is your greatest weakness” (EVEN THOUGH being a perfectionist IS my greatest weakness, i was able to repaint it to sound like it by saying “i am such a nervous wreck I can get very upset about trivial things and that’s something I’m working on etc explain explain explain” to make it sound real.)

2. Just bring a resume, even if its shitty. Put anything on there you can, Just 4 months ago I applied for 3 jobs and every single one said the same thing, “you have a resume, you’re already 2 steps ahead of everyone else who’s come in here.”

3. Retail interviewers are looking for warm bodies, not professionals. Most of my coworkers aren’t seasoned retail workers, but just teenagers looking for their first job. Go there, be a human, chatter, have fun, they’re just a human too, often a human who isn’t making much more than you will be.

I know it’s hard, especially if you’re a fellow anxious wreck, but think about it this way. When you walk into that interview, look at it like “i am here to provide you with a service, what can you do for me?” rather than “i need money please please hire me.” This helps a ton with confidence levels, and I think saying things the right way means more than what you say.

The past 3 jobs I applied for, I got job offers on, not because I was treating the interviewer like a saint who may give me a sweet, sweet paycheck that can’t pay my bills, but because I talked to them from one human being to another. Being real in the interview is refreshing. The more I talked to them as an equal peer, the better the interviews were received.

Remember, you ARE providing them with a service. Nobody wants these jobs, they don’t pay well, the retail customer culture has become a literal hellscape with weekly horror stories, and most jobs are understaffed. It’s easy to get a job in retail, because retail NEEDS people. Every hiring manager I’ve talked to has said it, whenever I’ve brought up the problem with understaffing and hours. “Trust me, we are looking, we are campaigning, we stand at the front of the store giving out flyers to find hirees. The problem is nobody wants to work here.”

4. All Retail jobs are the same. From Walmart to Target, from Winco to Kroger, from Petsmart to Best Buy, they all offer basically the same nearly pointless benefits, they all offer basically the same pay, and regardless of anything, they all offer basically the same work experience. Just apply to whatever is close by.

Winco gets so much positive press for being progressive and paying well, but you won’t see those benefits til you’ve been there for a decade, and who wants to stick around for 10 years, especially after the company got bought by Albertsons. Walmart gets a lot of shit for being a bad company when they’re literally doing the same thing everyone else does, but they’re more blatant about it. I worked at one Walmart when I started transitioning and it was possibly my favorite job, while Winco was probably one of the worst experiences I’ve ever had in my life, full of OSHA violations and daily cuts and bruises. It’s the workers that make the job, not the company. Remember that.

5. I cannot, stress this one enough, Loyalty doesn’t get you anywhere. If you don’t like your job, look for a new one. The raises you’ll get every 6 months to a year will not give you any difference in your paychecks. Oftentimes, the raises are so low you’ll end up eventually getting paid less than people who are just getting hired on, because the companies minimum wage climbs faster than the 6-10 cent raises you’ll get on a yearly basis. I gave walmart 4 years of my time with impeccable full time work, and by the end I was getting paid 80 cents less than a kid who was just hired and had no work experience. Experience doesn’t matter, seniority doesn’t matter, you’re a number to them, they don’t care.

6. Be friendly with your managers, but don’t forget that managers are not your friends. Anything you say to them can and will be used against you. As a Chronic Oversharer, this is probably one of the hardest things for me. Give them as little information as possible, don’t add them on social networking until after you’ve quit, be careful what you say. Their job is to manipulate. They get friendly so you stick around, so you share information you shouldn’t, and so you keep working hard for them even if they don’t pay you for your work.

7. Ask Questions. Ask So Many Questions. This was something it took me a while to get used to. I was scared of annoying my peers, so instead of doing things right, I took guesses to stay out of everyone’s hair. This isn’t good for you, it’ll make your coworkers hate you because when you make mistakes, we have to fix them. As the Local Retail Know-It-All, I will always love a coworker who doesn’t guess infinitely more than one who tries to keep a low profile by acting like they know what they’re doing. If you ever have a question, Ask It. Ask your coworker, ask your manager, ask the resources on the computer if the company has them posted online, if you’re not sure about something, ask until you’re sure. I’ve never had somebody get annoyed by it.

Asking shows you care, even if you don’t. It provides you with knowledge that will help you with this company, or help you with future companies. Every job I’ve had has had nearly the same premise with slightly different layouts and interfaces. I’ve gotten to the point where any retail store I walk into, I know how to do everything. Getting that knowledge makes you more hireable, which also makes you harder to pin down, because you won’t feel stuck somewhere if you hate it.

8. Finally, the minute that you might have an OUT to get away from retail and into any field you’re EVEN SLIGHTLY interested in, TAKE IT. GET OUT. If somebody says they want to teach you to be a dog trainer, TAKE IT. If somebody says you’d be good in an office because of how fast you type, TAKE IT. If somebody acknowledges that you’re super good with this piece of technology and that you’d be good working for this company that pays 5 dollars more per hour, TAKE IT.

OF COURSE this doesn’t mean you should be gullible, if something seems too good to be true, it probably is. Be skeptical of people who seem shady, people you don’t know, and weird signs you find on the street. Scammers do exist, don’t put yourself in danger because somebody is offering something unrealistic. But if its a friend, a coworker, anyone who can give you a contact, it is ALWAYS worth looking into. I gave up too many opportunities because of my fruitless and unnecessary comfort and loyalty with where I was. I’ve been offered jobs that were clearly fake, too. Look into things, but don’t be brash about it. Look things up online, follow your gut, but don’t give up opportunities for a company that doesn’t care about you.

I know that looking for work can be scary, and I believe you’ll find something. If you’re not good at interviews, THATS OKAY, there will always be some manager who is so desperate for help theyll hire anyone who walks in. That might be the first job you get, and it might suck, but it’ll give you something to put on your resume. Just keep looking! I believe in you!

Also, I know that this is painting it all with a very negative lense, but don’t be intimidated by it, it gives you a place to start in life, and in this climate, that’s what is important. Retail has helped me a lot with my social skills and anxiety, and has made me a lot of memorable friends, and turned me into the person I am today. 10 years ago I thought I was going to do retail for the rest of my life, but after all of this shit, I have the confidence to pursue greater things.

My point is, don’t sacrifice your health, your safety, and your comfort for a shit job. ITS JUST RETAIL. Its your fellow coworkers who will make the retail life tolerable, it’ll be people like me who will teach you the ropes, and you should listen to them. The Cynical Coworker Who Has Been Doing This Shit Too Long has always been my best friend. You’ll be able to spot them a mile away. Hold onto them while you can, they always leave before you know it.

Good luck to everyone who might find this info useful, remember I believe in you, and I think you’re going to do just fine, it’s not as scary as it seems. Life will take you places, and you’ll get where you want to be, even if it takes you longer than your peers. Just keep moving forward, and know that YOU GOT THIS.

#okay to reblog

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tumblunni · 5 years

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Brainstorming about my yokai watch ocs: Dimmy and Gorgeous Ambassador, the most cutest family

* My Dimmy's name is Blythe and they are nonbinary. Gorgeous Ambassador is male and i dont have a name for him yet. I was thinking maybe try and make up a dub name for kageusuo (anime exclusive pre evolution) that sounds like it could have been his nickname as a human? Cos his story is that he used to be a wandering mercenary in ye olde ninja times, i feel like itd be fitting.

* Blythe is the main partner of my protagonist in my yokai watch lp, basically the jibanyan of the anime of my heart. Their personality is mostly similar to the Dimmy in the anime, but i feel like theyre maybe older and more powerful than the average Dimmy? Like a weak low evolution yokai thats stayed unevolved for centuries and is actually more skilled and world weary than you'd assume. Protag just got lucky that she bumped into this one super magikarp, lol! Also i like to draw them looking more teenage age by just taking the regular Dimmy design and making the tail extra super long. They stand roughly twice as tall as the protagonist and can wrap around her shoulders like a scarf :3 Blythe is however totally unaware of their super powerful mega skill and is very self depreciating and low confidence. But Mallory totally sees them as a cool older sibling mentor figure and is always trying to figure out ways to make their tol squiggle friend feel included and valued :3

* the way Gorgeous Ambassador comes into the picture is that he was actually the same sort of figure to Blythe! Back in the ninja era Blythe was partners with another human, but he passed away in tragic circumstances and it led to their current depressed self. However he actually reincarnated as a yokai and has been trying to find his lil sibling ever since! I feel like he was a failure samurai who tried to protect people but was so weak he never could. And he was always broke and starving and begging to do any sort of miscellaneous jobs for anyone or even let them punch him in the stomach for a few coins. And he had just as much self confidence issues as Blythe but he coped with it by becoming a compulsive liar instead, always boasting and trying to sell himself as some legendary hero to keep from facing the truth. Since Blythe was a cute lil babby yokai at the time, they always believed their human master's tall tales and looked up to him, which made him feel really guilty and try harder to work on becoming someone this kid could be genuinely proud of.

* Blythe was first born as a household spirit. Cos i was thinking about what Dimmy would be before it became a ninja, since the medallium description says it 'got a job as a ninja to put its powers to use', so like it isnt really a ninja yokai but just a yokai thats a ninja? I guess?? I figured that the idea of being an invisible shadow supporter fit with household spirits/domovoi/zakishi warishi (probably mispelled that) and the various other similar creatures in mythologies all over the world. Just the idea that theres some sort of being that protects your house and if you give it offerings and take good care of the place it will protect you and your family. So yeah its my headcanon that thats how Dimmys are born, and that theres probably many variants wearing different outfits inspired by whatever type of humans they guarded. Tho yeh ninja is a job that works really well with their abilities so it makes sense itd be the primary representative of the species in the games.

* Human-dude-who-would-become-gorgeous-ambassador first met Blythe when one of his various failed attempts to get a job happened to cross paths with the family Blythe was guarding. This family didnt believe in such old suspicions and never gave offerings to their household spirit, so it stayed small and weak and was almost fading away. Baby blythe didnt know why their humans didnt love them, even though they tried so hard to bring good luck and clean the fireplace and stuff. So they felt a sense of kinship with this poor failure samurai who was begging for food on their doorstep. The humans of the household spat in his face and turned him away empty handed, but the tiny yokai snuck some rice from the pantry and gave it to him. They were surprised that he was able to see them, and he gave them the first thank you they'd ever had!

* Addendum note: i feel like gorgeous samurai was cursed with being able to see yokai from a young age and its part of whay made him so determined to become strong enough to protect people. Perhaps his biological family was killed by an evil yokai and nobody ever believed what he saw? And he wandered japan trying to save other people and always failing and being blamed for what happened, since nobody could see the real culprit. This reputation of being a liar when he wasnt = he ended up actually lying about how he was totally fine and not sad and also great and not hating himself. Its not really something he can control anymore, its like a stress response and it keeps getting him in trouble but he cant stop. "Yes sure i can save the day, i'm awesome!" only makes things worse when he inevitably loses again, whic only makes his self confidence worse and traps him further in the lies...

* so anyway, he became friends with this lil babby yokai and kept coming back to visit them and tell more tall tales of his grand adventures. And eventually he managed to help Blythe come out of their shell a little and agree to leave this house where they were only fading away. Haunting him instead, the lil shadow soon flourished back to full health from being loved for the first time. And their new big bro would always give them the biggest share of all the food even when he was starving, and always wasted his money buying things for them, and knitted them lil scarfs and just HE WAS A GOODEST BIG BRO! They also made a great team, and he was finally able to fight evil yokai with a yokai of his own helping him out. Things were good for a few years!

* Eventually though, they faced a foe too strong for them to defeat. (Not sure yet who it is, cos it could be cool if they faced it again in the present day for a rematch?) Blythe's human friend ran into a burning building to save the people being attacked by this yokai, but because he was already gravely injured he didnt manage to make it out in time. And blythe was just a tiny bab who wasnt strong enough to carry his unconcious body to safety. So their last memories of him are of crying and begging him to wake up as the house fell apart all around them, and eventually the flames swallowed him up. the tiny yokai just ran and ran away from their shame, and never saw an ashy figure rising from the ruins and calling their name...

* eventually after years of struggling alone and lacking meaning in life, Blythe had a chance meeting with our protagonist and thus begins my yokai watch 1 lets play! At the same time their yokaified big bro is still out there searching for them, and maybe one day theyll meet again...

* also i wanna go with the pre-evo the anime added of Gorgeous Ambassador evolving from a sad depressed vampire lookin dude. Even if the whole circumstances here are vastly different! But we dont really have any info on what kageusuo's powers or stats would be, so i guess i'm free to mess around with that? I like the idea of it being vampiric just cos i feel it looks like that. But instead of drinking blood maybe its a hunger for shadows? Which is actually beneficial to humans and makes them less overshadowed aka the opposite of Dimmy's power. So if you ever feel that you're radiating charisma with perhaps a slightly lighter shadow, maybe youve been inspirited by this guy! And then the evolution into Gorgeous Ambassador doesnt actually change anything at all, except just looking more fashionable and confident (which is absolutely a lie). His power already made people more fabulous while being unable to affect himself, he just worked a bit harder on himself to try and catch up with everyone else. Self care vampire!

* oh and in this interpretation the way that kageusuo would be integrated into the gameplay is that Gorgeous Ambassador would get a new ability that lets him switch forms in battle, rather than it being a separate yokai. (Tho would still have a separate entry in the medallium just for conveinience of being able to view both character models whenever you want) Stuff that causes low confidence would make him poof between forms, and itd just be something like more attack based vs defense based, or maybe having two separate personality stats so its like his AI is slightly more versatile than the usual frustratingness of most yokai? Srsly im still so annoyed at so many yokai that have two mutually exclusive moves and the ai is stupid about using them at the wrong time to cancel each other out. Like how Dimmy can be given the AI personality to focus on attacking and thus take advantage of its auto-skill to be good at dodging aka a glass cannon. BUT also one of its skills gives that same status to an ally instead, which by definition takes it away from itself cos 'dont target this other guy' means there arent many other options. So you cpuld alternatively play dimmy as a supporter who exclusively protects others with that ability BUT the annoying part is that even when you set an AI profile to one particular move it still only makes it LIKELY to do that and not guaranteed. So every now and again your attacking dimmy will cancel its own buff to protect an enemy, or your supporting dimmy will forget to support abd instead buff itself despite not having the attack stat build to take advantage of it. Plus you cant have both and switch between modes mid battle, so thatd be REALLY useful if one yokai actually could do that, and also could change stats to fit! Im not sure how to give it a trigger condition thatd let you sorta change at will but also not be 100% easy and overpowered. I was thinking tying it to his confidence could mean missed attacks turn him into kageusuo and critical hits turn into gorgeous? But thatd be TOO uncontrollable...

* oh actually i think maybe i'll nickname him Amber! Just cos my brain just mispronounced gorgeous ambassador and It Kinda Works??? Also its a kind of name that sounds very pretty but also has connotations of gentle shyness, i think. Matches the duality of his fake boastfulness vs his true self doubt.

* Oh and i also thought of maybe having Blythe evolve into Casanono, even though you cant do that in canon. I feel like turning into a pretty humanoid would be a good way to symbolize their growing confidence ans casanono/casanuva has a big nonbinary aesthetic in my opinion. Plus of course the fact casanono is a variabt of a confident yokai thats actyally shy. Originally older brother dude was gonna be a casanuva to match, until i heard about Gorgerous Ambassador and decided it fits him better (especially with that new anime form!) So now im thinking maybe have Blythe be both casanono and casanuva at once, similar to their bro's form switching? But itd be more like casanuva is a rare super saiyan esque powerup when they experience rare moments of confidence. Im pretty much just doing this because SADLY casanono is a joke character who is literally mechanically forced to be useless in battle. Its ability makes it harder to catch yokai which ia already goddamn difficult, and it wastes a skill slot too. As opposed to Dimmy who has a similar personality of always being ignored and depressed but its abilities are actually beneficial. Itd suck to go from Blythe being my mvp to being unable to use them at all, so this would be a way to still always draw them as casanono in comics to match their actual personality, but using casanuva in battle cos.. Well.. Yeah its the functional one of the two. Level-5 if youre listening please make casanono useable in future games!! Casanuva is absolutely the worst one personality wise so it sucks that the game agrees with his ego that he's great and also punches his depressed counterpart into the bin of ignoreness DESPITE BEING SUPER SYMPATHETIC AND RELATEABLE AND ALSO CUTER COLOURSCHEME

Anyway thats all the thoughts i have so far. Except oh also itd be funny if throughout the whole story blythe keeps talking about their dead brother as if he was the super best most serious hero and then when the protagobists actually meet him he's this gaudy dork XD

#bunni plays yokai watch

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musicluvforever · 6 years

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Kiss me s.m pt2

I send her a message, telling her that i would pass for her around 7 o’clock, and made my way to the place to verify everithing was perfect. The plan is simple, go for her to her parents House, even we live toghether for two years now, she went to say hi and talk a bit with them, go to the restaurant that we went for our first date, I made a reservation so that the restaurant was only ours for that night, talk about us, then go to for a walk, and the a ride ending on the classroom where everything started, right there our friends and family will be there hidding and when I decide to say it all theyll came up while our song plays on the background.

y/n POV

“I have to go, Shawn is waiting outside, it was good to see you, I missed you “ I said while I hug them

“It was good to see you to darling, but please dont forget about your parents too often” my dad says giggling

“Good luck tonight darling, I love you” said my mom hugging me again

“Okay, I guess, see you then” I opened the door and he was there standing with that beautiful smile and holding a bouquet of roses, my favorites, I smile and gave him a small kiss “Why is it for” I looked at him smelling the flowers

“Can’t give to my beautiful girlfriend a bouquet of her favorite flowers?” he asked back helping me to walk to the car

“Well, i dont know if you did something and its a way to apologize” I said before getting comfortable on the seat and laugh when he roll his eyes playfully

“I didnt do anything you, are you hungry? Im starving” he said turning on the car and starting to drive

“Yes, my mom didnt let me eat more food, even when i told her that i was so hungry! “ i dramatically said and he started to laugh “hey! Dont laught it was my favourite food!”

“That is sad love, but, lets go out for the dinner” he turn to me on a red light “what do you say?”

“Okay, but i want chinesse food” i kiss him quick before he start to drive again

“Naah, let´s go for italian food” he said holding my hand

“But i want chinesse” i said playing with his fingers

“Lets go for italian and tomorrow we ask for chinesse, okay?” he said leting go a Little sigh

“Okay, is everything okay love?” I asked

“Yes, yes, why? Everything is okay, why you ask?” he let a out a Little nervous laugh

“Well, you look a Little nervous and for no reason you bring me flowers, and you insist to eat italian food” I said looking at his profile

He didnt say anything, he just smile and continue driving to wherever the restaurant was, I turned on the radio and see through the window until we stop outside the restaurant from our first date and anniversary dates

“Hun? Why are we here? Its not our anniversary, right?,OMG! Did I forget our anniversary?” i looked at him a little scared but he was laughing “ why are you laughing? Mendes, why are you laughing?”

“You dont forgot anything, i just wanted to come here, its been a while since we eat here and i wanted to come” he say while he hold my hand and walk to it

We make our way to our table, we order our food and we start to talk about everything since we met, till our first date,and our first day that we moved together and how we almost burn the apartment trying to cook a cake

“Im full” he said finishing his cake that order

“Me too” I laugh when he took the piece of cake left on my plate

“Lets go for a walk, what do you say?” he looked at me a little nervous

“Okay? You are acting wierd boy, what is going on?” I said while we walk

“Nothing, you always make me feel nervous” he said kissing the top of my head ”that’s why, let´s go, it´s getting late”

“For what?” i said looking at him while got inside the car

“You’ll see” he said smiling and made his way to i don’t know where

After 30 minutes driving he parked outside our university, went down and help me to get out of the car

“What are we doooinggg here? I think i told ya that i wouldnt come back here after those infernal years” i said while i followed him

“I know baby, I know, but you'll see why are we here” he guided me through the hallways till we stop in front of the music classroom

“What it's going on Shawn? Why we are here? I swear that if this is a joke I will kill you!” I yell when he got into the room

“Come in baby!” he says

“What the he... Shawn? What's going on? What is all of this? Why there are pictures from all our dates? Where are you?” I said trying to look around but the light was enough just to see all the pictures

Suddenly Kiss me start to play and Christmas lights start to shine and he was in the middle of the room

“Shawn? What's going on? Sh... Shawn what are you doing? OMG” my hands started to shake as he go down on a knee

“Y/n y/m/n y/l/n we've been together for 4 years now, we've been through a lot of things, we survived to our first big fight, we have a lot of history behind us, and I want more history with you, as my wife, as the mother of our kids, will you make me the honor of become my forever?” he said

I went down, shaking, crying and smiling like the Cheshire cat, hugged him and nodded with a little "of course". He put the ring and start to laugh and screaming "she said yes!" And from nowhere all our friends and family came out celebrating with us

“You are crazy but I love you” I said kissing him

“I love you too, my dear” he smile while we kiss

#shawn mendes #shawn mendes one shot

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sylvaetria · 7 years

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dude just dont even feel bad about deleting asks you dont want to answer. do not. people are stupid and refuse to read things and its just going to wear you down and make your blog a place you dont want to go to. just delete them and move on, theyll figure it out. good luck to you

I’m already worn down ffs lol.

I know I spend way too much time catering on this blog. It’s me trying to not make people hate me, because that happens a lot IRL - I push people away, I can be rude and callous, and I try not to give any fucks to prevent any emotional backlash. And that has gotten me dubbed “The Ice Queen.” And as much as I may laugh it off and agree, because sometimes it’s true, it still fucking hurts that I’ve gotten to be that way, that that’s how people see me.

I want you guys to like me, I don’t wanna be seen as that person on here, and I wanna contribute something useful to this community that I love. It’s hard for me to express my own opinions on here, and just in general, so I did the only thing I felt was applicable to me, what I could do, what I liked doing - spending hours of my time doing the thing that really helps define each person’s own craft, their research.

But I let it go on for far too long, and now it’s just expected of me, and if I just outright stop, Idek what would be left. It’s my own fault for continuing to do it without reaffirming my boundaries or saying, “hey don’t treat me like Google.” I fed the flames, and it seems hypocritical of me now to curse the wildfire.

I’ve talked at length to friends about this tbh. I’m aware I did nothing but encourage that behaviour towards me - again, I didn’t wanna be made the villain for having to say no, because we all know that Tumblr can definitely blow things up outta proportion sometimes. I’ve seen people on here get the worst kind of messages over really inconsequential things, and I sympathize, and I really don’t want that to be me. It comes down to my stupid brain worrying people wouldn’t like me, and me wanting to seem useful. And I let it go on far too long.

I’ve assisted in the digging of this hole. I may not have passed around the shovels, but I certainly didn’t say to stop digging in the first place.

And welcome to the side of me you guys don’t ever see, for a reason.

But I guess I can’t blame you guys for not treating me like a human, when I tried to dehumanize myself on this blog as much as possible, and basically just become the blog, so you guys wouldn’t see any of this shit. I hate being emotionally vulnerable.

#I love my mental illnesses so much #thank you for the message though #I know I can just delete them #I shouldn't feel I owe anyone explanations #but I'm just trying to be considerate of you guys #because sometimes I am really not #Richtor rambles #anonymous #answered ask #ask

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pixelbatsy · 7 years

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92 things!

yiKes im so late to this but i was tagged by @craighsiao, @kittenmusicals, @pbophelia, @zigisbisexual, and @mermaidwarriorqueen yall are so crazy i love yall thank u w all of my heart :’)))

THE LAST:

1. Drink: water 2. Phone call: my mom 3. Text message: "dont watch princess bride” w a pic of it buffering from my friend lmao 4. Song you listened to: fetish by selena gomez my newest bop 5. Time you cried: an hour ago bc of my shit eyebrows that got Ruined!

HAVE YOU:

6. Dated someone twice: lol

7. Kissed someone and regretted it: lol no

8. Been cheated on: LOL 9. Lost someone special: yes 10. Been depressed: hooyeah 11. Gotten drunk and thrown up: not yet djfakld

LIST 3 FAVORITE COLORS:

12. millennial pink lol 13. periwinkle 14. maroon

IN THE LAST YEAR HAVE YOU:

15. Made new friends: hooooo boy yeAH irl and on tumblr!! 16. Fallen out of love: specifically w thomas hunt sry bb 17. Laughed until you cried: me 24/7 18. Found out someone was talking about you: hajdhf yeah but she cried and apologized so we’re cool now 19. Met someone who changed you: omg yes so much 20. Found out who your friends are: yesyeysyes i luv them 21. Kissed someone on your Facebook list: who still uses fb

GENERAL:

22. How many of your Facebook friends do you know in real life: none?? 23. Do you have any pets: an inside cat, 3 strays outside that we just feed and they just chill out here, and also some fish that are like 6 years old 24. Do you want to change your name: i wanna switch my first and middle name

25. What did you do for your last Birthday: i went on vacation in florida and new orleans with my best friends hfjakdhf 26. What time did you wake up: 12:30 my sleeping schedule is fucked 27. What were you doing at midnight last night: watching makeup vids lol 28. Name something you can’t wait for: TRR CHAPTER 15!!!!! 29. When was the last time you saw your mom: 30 mins ago idk 30. What is one thing you wish you could change in your life: my ability to talk to people bc my anxiety!! ahhaha!!!! 31. What are you listening to right now: FETISH BY SELENA GOMEZ A BOP!! 32. Have you ever talked to a person named Tom: no?? 33. Something that is getting on your nerves: my fukxign eyebrows that the lady messed up ughggjkhsd 34. Most visited Website: is this even a question lmao tumblr and youtube 35. Mole/s: ugh i have one on my stomach and it bothers the shit out of me but i have more in other places im just too lazy to look 36. Mark/s: do cat scratch scars count bc i got a lot of those 37. Childhood dream: my mom told me my 1st grade teacher asked what i wanted to be and i remembered the episode of curious george that i watched before leaving the house and said an ice cream girl in the park but either that or become ariel 38. Hair color: rly dark brown but in the sun it turns rly light like into like honey brown idek 39. Long or short hair: ive had both but long hair is such a chore so short bc i have like medium rn 40. Do you have a crush on someone: who needs that when ur already married to henry cavill but chris powell, drake, the prince, maxwell, dick grayson, jason todd... 41. What do you like about yourself: i DID like my eyebrows smh its ok theyll grow back 42. Piercings: lol i didnt even get my ears pierced so none 43. Blood type: who are u identity theft fuk off m8 44. Nickname: CATLYN, kk, kalina bc me and my friend have a 824 snap streak and its our #goals ship name 45. Relationship status: single married to henry cavill i even had to organize my own wedding for a project in floral design sophomore year 46. Zodiac: cancer im a crybaby ik 47. Pronouns: she/her 48. Favorite TV Show/s: pretty little liars, grimm, young justice, the big bang theory, two broke girls, sherlock, and family feud lmao 49. Tattoos: i want somethin smol but not yet 50. Right or left hand: i was gonna be a lefty but my daycare person literally treated me like shit and made me use my right hand so now im a righty and she got her ass fired :)) not like i remember anything tho lmao

51. Surgery: ortho surgery bc my mouth was too small and my teeth were so fucked up but braces gave me a glo up lol 52. Hair dyed in different color: omg no but i have these rly cool brown streaks on the side of my head and its also underneath my hair but its rly pretty ppl always ask me about it bc its like genetic idk its cool 53. Sport: i fucking live for watching football om Fg

55. Vacation: im guessing this is where ive been?? so uh hawaii, florida, mississippi, louisiana (and bish i been to shreveport, louisiana home of my boi jake mckenzie dshfjs), texas aka my home, las vegas, california, cozumel, jamaica, belize, and soon the bahamas!! 56. Pair of trainers: oh my god i have like 30+ pairs of shoes i love shoes!!

MORE GENERAL:

57. Eating: nothing rn i ate steak for dinner tho 58. Drinking: water! 59. I’m about to: start watching a youtube video 61. Waiting for: my bday party w my friends on wednesday (lowkey those choices chapters too i wish my bb chris powell could wish me happy bday :’)) 62. Want: a BIG FAT bank account 63. Get married: to a nice rich husband yuh finished the sentence

64. Career: im a senior in hs and i got accepted into my pharm tech class aaaah were gonna get to go to hospitals and and wear scrubs and shit im so excited i wanna be a pharmacist or like somewhere in the med field bc they make BANK and also they help ppl :’)) 65. Hugs or kisses: from my future bb kisses 66. Lips or eyes: eyes yus 67. Shorter or taller: im 5′5 so im smol and theyre tol 68. Older or younger: mmm i prefer older but only like a year younger if theyre worth it dhfgsk 70. Nice arms or nice stomach: this is so hard but arms bc abs arent a requirement but arms,,,, yes 71. Sensitive or loud: how am i both sensitive and loud (tru) 72. Hook up or relationship: lol relationship i want it all 73. Troublemaker or hesitant: hesitant but troublemaker when im feelin big mood

HAVE YOU EVER:

74. Kissed a stranger: uh kinda 75. Drank hard liquor: not yET LMAOOO 76. Lost glasses/contact lenses: nope 77. Turned someone down: jkasjdf lowkey yeah 78. Sex in the first date: no omfg sfdhgj 79. Broken someone’s heart: wym 24/7 lmao jk no 80. Had your heart broken: by many fanfics lord lol 81. Been arrested: nonoono 82. Cried when someone died: im making animals count so yes 83. Fallen for a friend: almost but skrtskrr were still friends

DO YOU BELIEVE IN:

84. Yourself: if i try really hard YUH 85. Miracles: 11:11 twice a day for extra good luck yuh 86. Love at first sight: lol no 87. Santa Claus: yeah until i was like 14 88. Kiss on the first date: YUH WHY NOT if theyre not shit 89. Angels: meh not really

OTHER:

90. Current best friend’s name: omg irl alina and caroline my bbs and online @evisms i rly love u,, so much 91. Eyecolor: brown 92. Favorite movie: the man from uncle that ive seen 7 times!!, wonder woman!!, ex machina, hidden figures, coraline, and moana

im not gonna tag anyone bc prolly the entire choices population has done this but hit it up if u wanna!!

#this took me so long bc i rly thought about what i was gonna say lmao #thank u to every1 who tagged me!!#tagged #me as hell

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isoscele · 7 years

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from dream to whispered dream

Summary: Rose wants to destroy the patriarchy. Bismuth wants her passions to be recognized. Pearl wants to have a School Improvement Committee. Ruby and Sapphire want to play softball and watch each other play softball. Blue Pearl wants a nap. And Jasper just wants people to stop sending her pictures of dogs.

or, the first gem rebellion as told by the dumbass teenagers who started this whole mess.

Blue to Pearl

Blue: were you listening during calculus

Pearl: Yes.

Blue: did you happen to write anything down

Pearl: Why? So you could copy off of me?

Blue: ideally

Pearl: Fine. They’re in my bag.

Blue: ur the best!!!!!

Blue to Pearl

Blue: what tf is this

Blue: pearl

Blue: pearl what is this

Pearl: I write in shorthand now.

Pearl: Much quicker! : )

Blue: . . .

Blue: ur cruel

Bismuth to rocks with feelings

Bismuth: doggo!

Bismuth sent prince.jpg

Rose: give him pats from me!

Bismuth: already did!

Rose: tell him i love him

Bismuth: he loves you too!

Jasper: no godam way

Jasper has left rocks with feelings

Sapphire: she’s just jealous

Bismuth: i gave him pats from you 2 sapphire dont worry

Sapphire: . . .

Sapphire: good

Ruby to Joan of Arc deserved better

Ruby: Go Pearl!

Blue: go pearl!!!!

Ruby: Kick Their Butts!

Blue: all those butts!!!

Ruby: Debate The Heck Out Of Them!

Blue: just imagine you’re arguing against us

Blue: as in, don’t hold back

Blue: but don’t cry

Blue: wait do you get pity points if you cry

Ruby: There’s No Shame In Pity Points

Pearl to Joan of Arc Deserved Better

Pearl: Thank you for all your support!

Pearl: “Pity points” don’t exist in debate, I’m afraid.

Pearl: Also, I resent the idea that I can’t argue without crying.

Pearl: I have several trophies to back me up.

Blue: what activity doesn’t have pity points

Blue: my entire life has been upheld by pity points

Ruby: OK But Did You Break Into Song?

Pearl: No.

Pearl: Maybe.

Pearl: Only on the bus ride back.

Rose to rocks with feelings

Rose: i wanna overthrow the patriarchy

Bismuth: go to bed

Rose: ok

Ruby to Sqawwwwd

Ruby: Can I Play Softball With You Guys After School

Navy: of course! the more the merrier

Army: ARE YOU GOING TO SKIP OUT ON US AGAIN

Ruby: No

Doc: we need to have a Conference.

Ruby: OK.

Army: I DON’T TRUST HER.

Doc: she has been found consulting with the enemy

Navy: she deserves a second chance!

Ruby: Guys?

Ruby: You Didn’t Kick Me Out Of The Chat

Doc: the enemy, navy. the enemy

Ruby: I’m Still Here

Army: WE DO NEED A THIRD BASEMAN

Ruby: I’ll Just Go

Ruby has left Sqawwwwd

Leggy: wait whats happening?

Blue to Pearl

Blue: where were you during lunch?

Pearl: Talking to administration.

Blue: about?

Pearl: The water quality in the fountains.

Blue: ur really invested in this

Pearl: You could say that.

Pearl: Hydration is an important factor in energy and brainpower.

Pearl: What if someone gets sick?

Blue: no1 drinks from those things

Pearl: Yes, because it’s dirty.

Blue: howd it go?

Pearl: . . .

Pearl: Not great.

Blue: that sucks

Blue: want a hug?

Pearl: Yes, please.

Jasper to this was supposed to be a study chat

Jasper: no more dogs

Sapphire: leave the chat if you care so much

Bismuth: this is a democracy.

Rose: how about a fish?

Rose sent bubbles.jpg

Rose: look at its squish face!

Sapphire: The squishest

Jasper: you are all fucking useless

Bismuth: seriously feel free to leave at any time

Sapphire: yeah jasper

Bismuth: yeah jasper

Sapphire to Ruby

Sapphire: call me if you have the time

Pearl to pearl cant argue w/out singing

Pearl: I stopped by the Y earlier today.

Pearl: They have swordfighting lessons!

Blue: cool

Pearl: If I start working more weekdays, I can even afford a few of them. Oh, can you imagine it?

Ruby: I Can Imagine You Going All Inigo Montoya On Jasper’s Butt.

Pearl: Oh, yes. So can I.

Blue: do they have a sword rack

Blue: and a hairy guy saying “choose wisely. it is to become an extension of yourself”

Blue: or some crap like that

Pearl: I think it’s “bring your own weapon.”

Ruby: Do You Have A Weapon

Pearl: Well. No.

Blue: you r ur own weapon

Blue: follow ur dreams

Pearl: . . . Thank you, Blue.

Blue: no prob

Ruby: I Can Maybe Hook You Up

Blue: omg what

Blue: ruby has Sword Connections ™

Blue: they grow up so fast

Pearl: Really?

Ruby: Not A Done Deal.

Ruby: I’ll Check It Out.

Pearl: Thank you so much!

Blue: i need someone else to acknowledge that swordfighting has been dead for centuries

Blue has been blocked from pearl cant argue w/out singing

Blue to Pearl

Blue: rude

Blue: let me back in

Pearl: No.

Blue: at least send me a video of you stabbing someone

Pearl: Okay.

Blue: i’m proud of you

Blue: your picture shows up when you google carpe diem

Blue: legit

Pearl: Thank you. Sorry I’ve been snappish lately.

Pearl: I’m kind of stressed.

Blue: it’s cool

Blue: oh look i found the pic

Blue sent partypurl.jpg

Pearl: I was going to unblock you, but good luck with that now.

Pearl: I thought I told you to delete that!?!?

Ruby to Sapphire

Ruby: Yeah Just A Sec

Incoming Call: Ruby

*Hey, Sapphy. Everything okay?*

*Yes.*

*Good. What do you want to talk about?*

*Nothing in particular. I just wanted to hear your voice.*

*Aww. That’s so sweet!*

*. . . How sweet?*

*Sweeter than the first day of summer vacation.*

*Wow.*

*Sweeter than our official first date meal.*

*Cotton candy?*

*Yeah! That. Cotton candy ain’t got nuthin’ on you.*

*I can’t believe you remember that.*

*Heh, well. My memory may not be great, but I make exceptions for important stuff.*

*You’re making me melt.*

*Like what?*

*Like mint chocolate chip ice cream all down your arms two Sundays ago.*

*Ha! That was pretty messy, wasn’t it?*

*It was adorable.*

*. . . Sapphy?*

*Yes?*

*I love you.*

*I love you, too.*

*I’m playing softball after school today. The team’s finally letting me back on.*

*Really? That’s great!*

*Yeah! I wish you could come, but the girls might not like it.*

*You’ll have to sustain me with pictures. Lots and lots of pictures.*

*Okay. I will.*

*Will you have the uniform and snapback again?*

*Probably!*

*Lots and lots of pictures.*

*I have to go to English. Text me later?*

*I can’t wait.*

*Bye!*

*Bye, Ruby.*

Blue to Swordfighting is a Respectable Art

Blue: thx for letting me in again

Blue: u know, the person who dragged u kicking and screaming into the technological era

Pearl: You’re welcome.

Blue: i was being sarcastic

Pearl: I know.

Blue: how goes the fight for water u can see through?

Pearl: Not well, but I refuse to give up.

Pearl: Do you think I should start a petition?

Blue: i’d sign

Ruby: Me Too

Pearl: Historically, petitions at this school haven’t worked very well.

Ruby: Get Teachers To Sign.

Pearl: Say, that’s not a bad idea! Not very many of our teachers seem to like me that much, but they surely feel the absence of clean water as much as we do.

Pearl: We should have a School Improvement Committee.

Blue: it would be a full-time job

Pearl: Filled with volunteers, obviously. Dedicated students, parents, and staff.

Pearl: Oh well, it’s just an idea.

Blue: u can try

Ruby: My Parent Would Join

Pearl: Ooh, yes! Could you perhaps speak to them about it?

Ruby: Sure

Blue: hey don’t u have softball

Ruby: Yeah. Sitting In The Bleachers

Ruby: The Girls Are Still Arguing About Whether Or Not I Can Play

Pearl: They told you that you could. They can’t go back on their word.

Ruby: I Don’t Know If They Remember.

Blue: that team is nothing w/out you

Blue: they should’ve begged u to come back

Pearl: That’s right! Get out on that pitch and show them what they were missing!

Ruby: OK

Ruby: Yeah

Ruby: Just Ran Around The Bases

Ruby: To Show How Fast I Am

Ruby: They Looked Impressed

Blue: knock em dead

Pearl: Good luck!

Rose to why is jasper still here

Rose: ughhhhhhh

Bismuth: you okay?

Rose: the entire student gov rejected my proposal to partner with ps-847 for the dance

Bismuth: that sucks

Bismuth: you knew it wouldn’t be a popular idea, right?

Rose: yeah

Rose: i thought at least one person would be neutral or smthing.

Rose: all violently opposed

Bismuth: the road to change is filled with potholes

Rose: who said that?

Bismuth: me

Sapphire: she’s right. it’s good that you’re doing something.

Rose: i occasionally want to bash pd’s face in

Bismuth: the road to change is also filled with bashing faces in

Jasper: finally a line of chat i agree with

Sapphire: @jasper have you just been . . . lurking there

Sapphire: also no bashing faces in

Jasper: jesus

Jasper has left why is jasper still here

Ruby to Sapphire

Ruby: I Forgot To Ask Earlier

Ruby: One Of Your Friends Is Into Forgery Right?

Sapphire: blacksmithing, yes.

Sapphire: forgery is like with art and money

Ruby: I Knew Something Was Off

Sapphire: her name is Bismuth

Sapphire: why?

Ruby: Can She Make Swords

Sapphire: she loves making swords

Sapphire: she owns so many of them

Ruby: OK Well I Have A Friend Who Needs A Sword

Ruby: For A Class She’s Taking

Sapphire: i’d have to talk to her about it, but it seems doable

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Handling the Financial Irresponsibility of Family Members

When youve devoted a lot of effort to fixing your own finances and putting yourself on a great financial track and youve spent a lot of time absorbing and thinking about good financial practices, the financial conversations you hear can sometimes be really frustrating. Youll hear people talking about their huge financial missteps as though theyre no big deal or even as though theyre a good thing. For example, maybe youll hear from a relative who is proud of the fact that they replace their new vehicle every three years with another new one when they barely make $40,000 a year. That alone isnt a big deal, but its often coupled with conversation about how theyre struggling financially and how the entire financial system is unfair. That same cousin who showed up in the brand new pickup truck that looks virtually identical to the brand new pickup truck they bought three years ago complains about how the whole system is rigged and that theyll never retire, and then theyll turn to you and expect agreement and reinforcement. Even worse is the relative who takes you aside to give you a long sob story of financial misfortune, one that would have been mostly solved with an emergency fund, and then asks for a loan that you both know theyll never pay back. Those situations happen to me on occasion, and I used to find them incredibly frustrating and almost anger-inducing. Their financial mistakes were incredibly obvious and I wanted to simply say, Cant you see that youre doing this financial damage to yourself? Over time, as I matured a little and heard many, many stories like this from readers, I came to realize something very important: most people do realize their own financial mistakes. That cousin knows how much those trucks are costing him. That other cousin knows that theyve made some bad moves to wind up in a position where theyre swallowing their pride and basically begging for money. People are not unaware of their own financial missteps. If people arent unaware of their missteps, whats going on, then? For starters, while understanding (at least some of) your mistakes can be pretty easy, actually correcting those mistakes is pretty hard. It requires a lot of behavioral changes. It requires a lot of self-denial. Most people wont commit to those kinds of changes in their life unless its desperate. At the same time, if youre not making a ton of money, its very hard to get ahead financially because you just dont have a lot to work with and there isnt much room for error. You can make lots of good financial moves, but if you dont have a lot of money to begin with, one or two missteps or one big unfortunate event can undo a lot of effort, and that contributes strongly to a sense of hopelessness. Another factor to consider is that while many people might not like aspects of their life like their retirement situation they like other aspects of their life a lot and thus, on the balance, they prefer things as they are rather than making changes. I know a lot of people in this camp. While they might long to have more money or have a healthy retirement savings, when they look at their life on the whole and the changes they perceive that they would have to make to get on a different path, they dont want to make those changes. Their life, as it is now, is better for them on the whole. Im sure that, in some aspects of your life, theres something youre unhappy with, that youd like to correct, but you dont do so because the balance that you have in your life right now is better than what it would take to correct that thing, so you table it. Many, many people do that with their finances. Furthermore, people often want to blame forces outside of their control for the things that go wrong in their life. Undoubtedly, forces outside of our control can smash into our life like a meteor, but we made a lot of decisions leading up to those events and after those events. Did we prepare our life to be future-proof, or did we live in the moment? It takes some introspection to see this, but its a flavor of introspection that many people dont want to take on. It doesnt mean theyre bad, it just means that they want an easy explanation for their financial difficulties and unexpected events are an easy thing to point at. When you consider those factors, it becomes clear that when you see someone else being financially irresponsible, it shouldnt frustrate you; rather, its simply a different choice of priorities. It does not mean that your priorities are right and theirs are wrong, nor does it mean that their priorities are right and yours are wrong. Very likely, your priorities are right for the condition of your life and your own personal characteristics, and their priorities are right for the condition of their life and their characteristics. So, lets roll things back to that family event where your cousin who has that brand new vehicle is complaining about never being able to retire because the system is stacked against them. It might feel frustrating, particularly if youve worked hard to put yourself in a position where you can retire and you know from personal experience that it can be done with hard work, but what should you actually do? Nothing. Thats what you should do. Just sit there and listen to their story. Its not your story. Its their story. Just listen. If you feel frustrated, just try to envision the world through their shoes for a while. That person probably has a lot of personal pride in that truck of theirs, which is why theyre always buying a new one. That other person probably feels overwhelmed by a series of unfortunate events in their life. There is almost no case in which your interjections about financial responsibility are going to be welcome. Instead, try to find a rapport or common ground with that person. Ask questions about their story. Compliment their truck and look it over with positive reactions to it. There will come a time when you are telling your story (but probably not today), and thats the point where you can slip in some financial wisdom. Today, listen to their story and use that opportunity to build a stronger relationship. What if youre being asked for money in some way? If the person is asking you for money, then you should absolutely feel free to say no. There should never be an obligation to just fork over money upon request, no matter what the relationship and no matter what the situation. Just say no. Being in a situation where youve loaned money to a relative or a close friend creates a lender-borrower relationship, and no one on earth has warm and fuzzy feelings for their lender. They might be appreciative of the loan, but theyll never feel joyous about repaying it, and that means some degree of negative feeling from them is going to be levied toward you. Rather, look for other ways to help. Offer to help them find work or to polish their resume. Offer to look over their business plan. Offer to give them a ride to work for the next few weeks until their car is fixed. If you absolutely feel as though you should help them directly, then make it a fully no-strings-attached gift. Just put the money in their hand and tell them that its theirs. If you absolutely feel you must give someone some advice, get them into a one-on-one situation and tell them that you have some experience with getting ones financial house in better shape and youd love to give them some suggestions, if they want. Leave the ball in their court dont thrust unsolicited financial advice at them as it will often be resented. Aside from those things, the best thing you can do is stand back and try to gain an appreciation of their story as a distinct journey through life, not just an extension of your own story. Many, many family conflicts occur when you try to substitute what you value into someone elses story thats centered around what they value. You dont know whats best for them, so dont fall into that trap. Theres very little benefit and a whole lot of pain down that path. Good luck! https://www.thesimpledollar.com/handling-the-financial-irresponsibility-of-family-members/

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The storm chasers hunting bolts in Australia’s Top End

Our photographer hits the road with seasoned storm chasers in the Northern Territory to track down some of the regions famous lightning storms

Im standing on a dirt track somewhere in the wilds of Australias Northern Territory and in every direction I look the indigo sky is being shredded by bolts of electrical energy. Its unlike anything Ive ever seen before. Ive been hunting a lightning show and boy have I found one.

Suddenly Im very conscious of natures imposing scale and, more importantly right now, my proximity to a bared-wire fence the kind of object thats likely to attract a strike. We should probably get in the car, says Mike ONeill, the veteran Darwin storm chaser who has led me here. Reluctantly, I agree.

The Top End is one of the worlds most active regions for lightning and sees almost daily storms between November and March every year. A single storm can produce more than a thousand bolts in a matter of hours. Intense tropical heat combined with sea breezes and coastal moisture provides the perfect fuel.

Storm chaser Mike ONeill, one of many avid storm photographers in Northern Territory. I probably do up to 1,000km on a chase. Photograph: Jonny Weeks for the Guardian

ONeill is one of a handful of storm chasers photographers and meteorological buffs in the region. Whenever and wherever nature decides to put on a show, one of them will be watching.

I probably do up to 1,000km on a chase, says ONeill. Sometimes you only have to go around the corner to get a decent photo, but sometimes you have to go towards Katherine or even towards Kununurra [in Western Australia]. It just depends where they are and how much time youve got.

I chase every day on my days off. Even before work if theres a storm on the coast, or after work sometimes until five in the morning. I cant live without it.

Signs of a storm

After waiting a week for a thick monsoon rains to clear the region, conditions have eased and tonights predicted storm is one ONeill seems excited about as we begin our journey.

From Darwin we drive south towards Adelaide River, stopping from time to time to assess the cloud formations around us. Other local enthusiasts including Willoughby Owen use radar at every step, honing their understanding of the storms progress as they go. ONeill, who has been chasing for 16 years, is feeling more instinctive.

Radars great but it cant tell you what youve learned from experience, he says. You can tell just visually looking at these clouds theyre a lot healthier out here. Youve got thick towers and where you see it anvil out at the top its actually pushed through the anvil, so its got strong updrafts. Thats the sign of a decent storm. Thatll definitely have lightning in it.

Willoughby Owen checks his radar. Photograph: Jonny Weeks for the Guardian

Storms in this region typically form because the sun heats the land during the day and sea breezes push in during the afternoon, creating boundaries between hot and cool air.

Over here in the Top End weve got easy initiation forced by the Arnhem escarpment, says Owen, whos fortunate that he finishes work about 4pm most days, just as the storms begin bubbling.

The cloud tops reach 45,000 or 50,000 feet, stronger storms 55,000 or 60,000 feet. When youre near tropical lows, when youre near a Madden-Julian Oscillation, you can get tops of 70,000 feet, which is extreme. The lightning can be more intense from those storms, and incredibly loud and violent.

Lightning is made when ice particles inside clouds collide at high speed and become charged the bolt is a sudden and dramatic discharge of that energy, and may be many miles long but around a centimetre wide. The average bolt produces a current of 6,000 to 30,000 amps. Compare that to a radiator that draws about 10 amps and you get a sense of their power. The temperature is also extreme, measuring 30,000C, five times hotter than the surface of the sun. The effect of increasing heat and pressure on the surrounding air is what generates the thunder clap.

Storm chasing is littered with jargon and at times it makes the already complex science seem impenetrable but ONeill and Owen do their best to explain. They tell me many lightning strikes are from cloud to cloud (known as C-to-Cs or crawlers) but some are cloud to ground (C-to-Gs).

Lightning is indiscriminate, ONeill forewarns. The earth has a natural charge. When a thunderstorm is nearby, objects on the ground a cow, telegraph pole, car, tree, anything get invigorated and send upward streamers. When the stepped-leaders come down from the clouds theyll try to make a connection. Thats when you get the bolt.

If someone in the vicinity of a storm notices their hair standing on end, thats a foreboding sign. And, according to the 30-30 rule, if the time between the visible lightning bolt and the subsequent clap of thunder is less than 30 seconds, youre within range of a strike.

Secret spots

Asked what makes a good storm photo, ONeill, who began taking pictures after reading a coffee table book by the renowned storm chaser Peter Jarver, says he has changed his approach over the years.

I used to be mad keen on just getting the lightning bolt in the centre of the frame but everyone does that now, he says. A lot of people go to the same spots and theyll all stand next to each other and get the same shots.

Im more of a composition man now. If I see people standing in a location, Ill go back 20 or 30 metres and get them in the photo. I just want a different aspect rather than a cloud with a bolt coming out. If theres a storm and theres power lines, Ill keep them in there, because its like manmade electricity and natural electricity, so its contrasting subjects. I just want to get away from the norm.

In any case, ONeill prefers to find fresh, unknown vantage points and spends hours hunting for them: We all have our secret spots, he says.

Mike ONeill sets up his camera beside a dirt road overlooking a range of ant hills. Photograph: Jonny Weeks for the Guardian

Having pulled on to the dirt road with the storm brewing around us, ONeill sets up his camera with his cars headlamps illuminating the ant hills in the foreground. He tells me Ill need a shutter speed of 10 seconds (longer as the sky darkens) and a low ISO setting, as well as my tripod and remote trigger.

But ONeill has an extra bit of kit a special lightning trigger which automatically senses when a bolt is being emitted and takes a photo. He used to think it was cheating but now relishes the images. Meanwhile, Im activating my shutter manually, hoping to get lucky. As the sky darkens and the storm erupts, I realise luck is already on my side.

Its going off, mate! ONeill says as were enveloped, bolts jumping out of the sky around us. I dont know which way to direct my camera.

ONeill soon gets back into the car. The metal body of the car makes it safer to be in its like a Faraday cage, he explains. Its good to be standing out there, but right now, nah. I value my life more than a photo.

Monster doggies

Willoughby Owen using a 70mm-200mm lens. Photograph: Jonny Weeks for the Guardian

During my first time storm chasing with Owen, he brings along his friend Jacci Ingham. The two often go out together, unlike ONeill who is steadfastly a solo chaser.

We dont see much activity but Ingham relays the magic of a potent storm in infectious fashion. MCSs [mesoscale convective systems] are great, particularly if you get around the back of them, she says. They produce massive, squiggly scrawlers that fill the sky like spaghetti. Theyre my favourite.

Over dinner on the way home I discover Ingham is YouTube famous. Shes had 27 million views, Owen says. I presume hes joking but he takes out his phone and shows me a viral video of Ingham storm chasing in Darwin in 2010 as a lightning bolt comes crashing down just metres away.

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Both Owen and Ingham have been to the US to chase tornadoes. Its almost an annual pilgrimage for Owen, who has been eight times. And he says he only moved from his native New Zealand to Darwin for the meteorology.

I just love weather, he says. I love seeing its raw and powerful beauty, how it all forms, how it all plays out, the modelling, making a forecast theres a lot of chaos involved in making a forecast. I love how rapidly it can change and when you think you know whats going to happen, it does something slightly different or even the opposite. Youre always, always learning.

10 December 2009 was a memorable night. There was a massive amount of lightning over Darwin. There were bombs going off everywhere. The wind was savage, it was just going ballistic. You could read a book under it.

18 February 2015 was another. It was like a storm in Oklahoma, rotating, twisting massively, you could see the whole structure move. It was just a beautiful storm.

Willoughby Owen and Jacci Ingham spot bolts in the distance. Photograph: Jonny Weeks for the Guardian

On my final night in the NT, Owen and I find a picturesque storm cloud building at sunset. He has driven us to a secluded spot in Adelaide River a telegraph hill with panoramic views and the distant cell is firing out dog-leg bolts from the base of a vast cloud formation. We eventually turn around and realise more action is developing behind us.

Fuck me dead! he yells. Big, massive, monster doggies its going off tap! Owen is broadcasting the the scene to his Facebook Live followers and his tearaway enthusiasm belies his otherwise mild nature.

The view from the telecommunication hill, showing a vast cloud structure and a dog-leg lightning bolt shooting out from the lower right. Photograph: Jonny Weeks for the Guardian

Having set up my camera alongside his, I make a schoolboy error, allowing the weight of my long lens to topple the tripod and send several thousands dollars worth of camera gear crashing down the hillside. I quickly retrieve and reassemble my gear and Owen directs me to a patch of sky where he reckons the next bolt is coming. Hes spot on. Within seconds a powerful bolt illuminates the black sky. Im not sure my settings and framing are right but finally the image displays on the back of the camera its a little wonky and maybe a touch soft, but its there, Ive got it.

Get in! I shout, sharing Owens visceral joy for a split second before swiftly triggering the next shot. He has taught me that the best lightning strikes invariably occur while youre wasting time reviewing old pictures.

The bolts slowly become fewer and father between, and junk cloud eventually interrupts our view.

I get a text message from ONeill checking our progress. He told me he wouldnt be out chasing tonight.

Getting some from work! he says. Wish I was there, but getting some cool keepers. Stay safe!