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15 questions 15 mutuals
I was tagged by two beloved mutuals: @llllusion and @rock-n-rollin-bitch for this. I love you both 💞
1. Are you named after anyone?
No, I have no idea where my name came from. My middle name is vaguely named after family in that there were distant family members on each side with variations of it, but overall nothing.
2. When was the last time you cried?
I don't know! I'm not a crier at all, I thought I might lose it when Suede played Stay Together or She's In Fashion this year but I held it together. Genuinely no idea.
3. Do you have kids?
No, I don't.
4. Do you use sarcasm a lot?
Yeah. Less so now that I don't work face to face with people anymore.
5. What sports do you play/have you played?
None, I've never been a sports person at all - I was an uncoordinated little kid at Highland dancing school and I think I gave up then and there.
6. What’s the first thing you notice about people?
Their hair/how they're dressed.
7. What’s your eye color?
Grey, like in that one New Order song.
8. Scary movies or happy endings?
Happy endings I think. I've realised recently that I do like horror films but I like slasher films, not monster movies. And while I don't mind a film that's left open-ended, I feel like I've wasted my time when I finish a book and they haven't tied up any of the plot points.
9. Any special talents?
Define 'special'. My brain is an exhaustive database for songs and lyrics, and I'm really fast when it comes to knowing what number position every letter of the alphabet has, what the complementary colours are, all sorts of little pattern things like that which makes me really good at that one round of House Of Games and is probably an undiagnosed autistic trait.
10. Where were you born?
In the one hospital in my region.
11. What are your hobbies?
It's always been obsessing over music and musicians. Going to shows, particularly following my faves around on tour, travelling and spending the day with my friends freezing in a queue somewhere. Outside of that, I love art museums and I like painting, I like to read, journal (including keeping this blog, I suppose), and watch films.
12. Do you have pets?
None.
13. How tall are you?
5'2".
14. Favorite subject in school?
I liked Art and Music the most.
15. Dream Job?
I'd like to be a researcher for pop culture documentaries/films/books/podcasts. I'm very good at quantitative research and mind-numbing data entry tasks; the boring repetitive stuff suits me well. If I could combine that with my interests that'd be fantastic.
Tagging: @jeffament @mumintroll @idiotslowdown @shesalayabout @champagneformyrealfriends @ddearpercocet @brltpop @pitlanetardis @galacticstar @stxrshxpxd @suede-self-titled-album @suede1993 @whats-her-name-virginia-plain <3
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A Testament
Hello!
A great deduction blog (tutorials) (examples) recently got started up by my very cool friend, Sherlly. This post is only a small testament to Sherlly's deduction skills ever since I've known him, which has been for quite a while now.
I'll start off with the very first things he showed me he could do – which I know will sound insane, but I witnessed all of it myself:
- Deduce my interests at the time from my blog. (Asian cultures and deduction)
- Deduce that English isn't my first language only based off of text. (neither British nor American)
- Deduce where an item that a friend of his had lost was.
- Knew a ton about a variety of topics, such as the relation between stuttering or the ability to see with how the brain forms images.
- He's always been a maths genius. He would come up with proofs all by himself and do lots of maths in his free time.
- Could solve a Rubik's cube blindfolded.
- Could tell what someone wrote on a piece of paper just by hearing their pencil strokes.
- He also learned magic and mentalism very quickly, he would ask me a few seemingly unrelated questions and correctly guess what I had in mind.
- This one's probably an odd one out but he could juggle real good! :3
All of what I've mentioned is what I know for sure he could do at just 16.
I'm sure there's lots to add to that list, but either my memory fails to conjure more or I simply never got to know the rest.
If that list wasn't endless then, it is now. At least I think so.
- He can tell what someone types on their phone just by observing the movements of their fingers.
- He developed a vast mind palace and uses it so well and seamlessly. He has over 25 mind palaces. He has mind palaces for temporary information and others for permanent information. So he has an excellent memory. He once lost his phone contacts, but that wasn't much of a problem to him. He simply already had everyone's numbers memorised.
- He developed a 3 digit memory system, which is insane to think about. Literally a thousand digits, each digit a unique image. His system has a thousand unique images.
- He used memory techniques to memorise a ton of things:
* The periodic table
* All cities of the UK
* All US states along with their capitals (he mentioned some to me, the state Maine particularly stuck with me because he explained his thought process so well. It went: Maine sounds like a lion's mane, lion = Leo, Leos are born in August. So the capital of Maine is Augusta!)
* Digits of Euler’s number
* Digits of the Golden Ratio
* Digits of Pi
* All (yes, all) the countries of the world
* The Krebs Cycle
- He can memorise 50 digits in a minute.
- He can memorise a deck of cards in less than 2 minutes.
- He learned chess very quickly and reached quite a high rating in just a year. Not only that, but blindfold chess too! He could see moves in his head that his seeing opponent would not!
- He learned data science in like a year and even landed a job as a data scientist.
- He knows so much about art, fashion, music, computer science, networking, many fields of science, religions, have I mentioned he's a maths genius? I could go on.
God, this sounds a bit like an infomercial of some kind, doesn't it? But the least I can do is tell everyone how awesome my friend is. I realise I sound like I'm describing a handy robot or something, but it's just because he really is that incredible. I have known him for years, and I can not stress enough how real all of it is because he showed me whenever he learned anything new.
And he somehow continues to learn new things and get better at everything he already is exceptional at.
Not only is he capable of all of that and more, he's also a wonderful teacher. He taught me a few magic tricks some years ago. He taught me so much maths! I particularly remember first learning about arcsin, arccos, arctan and their derivatives from him, before I got to learn them in college. He taught me a lot about programming and data analysis. He also helped me make a mind palace of my own and store information in it. I can still recall the 32 digits of Pi he helped me memorise - he can do over a hundred digits of Pi by the way.
He's always been a very patient teacher, answering every question no matter how small with no judgement despite being unbelievably good at what he's explaining. He's very kind, compassionate, understanding, and most of all so humble.
This post would never end if I kept going. Honestly I thought it would be much longer than this, but my words are limited and there's probably more that I just can't remember at the time of writing.
Either way, words couldn't do him justice. You can check out his blogs (tutorials blog) (examples blog) so you can see for yourself how he knows so much about so many things, and most importantly to learn along. You'll learn so much.
You can also reach out to him and message if you need help with anything. As I've mentioned, he really is an amazing teacher, and you will learn a lot from him and his blogs.
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I posted 2,121 times in 2022
That's 923 more posts than 2021!
54 posts created (3%)
2,067 posts reblogged (97%)
Blogs I reblogged the most:
@malfoytookmyheart
@silverswallow
@funnytwittertweets
@ashstfu
@swiftmendeshoran
I tagged 232 of my posts in 2022
#i- - 13 posts
#lol - 12 posts
#facts - 10 posts
#chris evans - 9 posts
#spotify - 6 posts
#the weeknd - 5 posts
#omg - 5 posts
#g rants - 4 posts
#smh - 4 posts
#my baby 🥺😌 - 4 posts
Longest Tag: 102 characters
#i can't flip a pancake so makes sense why i can't get physics through this shit load of a brain i have
My Top Posts in 2022:
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because it is a new year and a new day, it must start on an extremely positive and loving note.
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HAPPY NEW YEAR BBYS 🥳🌻💃
Today, 1st January 2022 brings with it so many new opportunities for us. We have 365 days to evolve into a better person, to grow. I genuinely wish that this year brings us loads of positivity, happiness and good health. I hope all those moments we have felt I'm not good enough are replaced by realising our self worth. All the moments we have not liked even hated a part of us get turned into pure adoration and self love. I wish everyone a very happy new year. Let the past stay in the past let's make new, beautiful memories and achieve more than we have yet.
My Tumblr mutuals I LOVE YOU GUYS. You're like a blessing. I can come to talk to you when I can't talk to the people ik irl. You guys never judge and are always there. You make my life so so so much better. I came on here to be a part of a fandom but who knew I'd find three gems 🥺❤️
@mendesblurb @yournameoneverypage @silverswallow
@swiftmendeshoran babe you are amazing.
@malfoytookmyheart and @chocochipcookie305 you guys are the freakin best.
@the creators who's stories I have read, balled my eyes out to, the memes i have laughed my heart out to and all the beautiful art I have seen, thankyouuu!
@my mutuals, followers or anyone who stumbles across this post guys have the BEST FUCKING YEAR. Stay safe and healthy AND SLAY 😌.
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Hey y'all!
My exam date is 'almost' declared. It's on 17th July, 2022 most probably. So I thought in this last leg of the journey I must give my one hundred percent, right? I'll be going off Tumblr till my exam. I'd miss you all so much. Just thought I'd let everyone know before disappearing without any heads up and making my besties worried. I'll see you soon bbys hopefully as a medico🤞
BYE!
Stay hydrated and keep slaying 💅😚❤️
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Me unintentionally romanticising my life by playing music while cooking or bathing; lighting scented candles while studying and going for long solo strolls every evening, just me, my music and nature.
How do you romanticise your life?
@mendesblurb @swiftmendeshoran @silverswallow @yournameoneverypage @chocochipcookie-305 @malfoytookmyheart
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My #1 post of 2022
Guys... it's my two year Tumblr-versary lol. The way I FORGOT-
😩❤️🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳
Bruh, TWO FREAKING years?!?! Like two whole years. But okay, WOW i.
I'm so so so so soooo happy. My first year was so lowkey; I was scared to text 'popular blog owners'; I was legit scared to reblog at one point lol! It's been such a journey. I've loved every bit of it.
I've met such amazing people and I'd never trade this for anything.
@silverswallow @mendesblurb These two people have been my rocks here. They were the ones who made me stay and I'll never forget that. When I started writing they were my source of encouragement. I love you both SO MUCH.
@swiftmendeshoran Britt, the freaking VIBE you have, I LOVE you.
@yournameoneverypage Babe your fics ✨😩
@malfoytookmyheart bro like BRO your blog gets more relatable everytime I'm on there.
@chocochipcookie305 Mal, thankyou for being here.
Tumblr is literally my coping mechanism.
There is so much going on. I've met SUCH great people. All of my studyblr mutuals are the freaking best. I'm EMO and I'm not kidding. @alfalfaaarya @rae-blogging @proving-myself
I have and always will cherish every moment I've spent on here.
🥂 To many more shitposts and rants and fics (reading and hopefully writing)
Signing off
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My journey to becoming a blogger
Like many, I write as a hobby. Even though I’m not that good at it, I’ve been writing in my diaries for over 5 years now.
Personal journals, short stories and documenting the process have been a part of my daily routine for more than 5 years. These always helped me get to know myself better and recall exactly what I had for breakfast.
Neil Patel's blog, Nerd Wallet, Nerd Fitness, The Art of Manliness, CoinDesk, and some others on Medium have been my favourite blog pages for a long time.
I've always wanted to start my own blog page and share awesome stuff I know but never had the motivation to do so; I just kept making excuses every single time.
Then, about a year ago, COVID started to rise in my town, and many people started losing their jobs because of that.
Now, I come from a middle-class family in a nation that's still being developed. We are doing really well here, but I wouldn’t say we are completely free of all our worries.
So, the situation above wasn't that far away from us.
That's when I really started to think about it.
As covid rose, lockdown started, leaving no way for me to go outside or even to school.
This sudden change in lifestyle really made me glued to the screen all day, scrolling social media and playing video games.
And blogging just slipped past my head for a while.
But soon, it hit me again—starting my own blog page, doing something productive with my time instead of wasting it.
And so I finally decided to step out of my cave, face these doubts I’ve had in my mind and do what I’ve always wanted to do for so long.
Out of all the decisions I made, this has to be the biggest and probably the best one yet, who knows?
Let me show you:
What would others think?
I know, everybody has thought about it loads of times and some are probably thinking about it right now.
But of course, deep down, we all know that they don't care or ever will until you actually manage to bell the cat.
I used to think about others too—what will my friends and family say? What if others at school make fun of me?
But then I slowly started to realise that the number of people in my life who think about me on a daily basis is on average every 5 in 0.
Except my parents.
The few people whom I told that I was gonna start a blog page and write about things said nothing as I thought they would; they were just chill about it.
And they probably forgot about it by now.
Take this story from "Psych Central" for instance:
"While seeking approval from others may be inevitable, problems may arise depending on how far one goes down that road. When caring how other people perceive us interferes with our own intuition, that’s when you may need to simply follow your heart and do what you feel is right. If you find yourself biting your lip from saying a quirky comment out of fear that others will raise their eyebrows in judgement, maybe that’s a time to try to bury that mindset and just be yourself." - taken from this article
In the end, whatever anyone is saying to you, remember that you're the only one who knows what's actually the best for you, so don't let others judge you.
What should I write about?
Chances are, you've probably come across videos or blog posts starting with a title like this:
"30 Day Weight Loss Journey: Before and After!"
"I tried the most productive daily routine for 30 days—here’s what happened."
"Weight Lifting Transformation: Day 1–30"
Many people post videos and posts online sharing their experience with a certain habit, career path etc that they’ve tried and how it affected them.
You likely haven’t done this kind of work before or haven’t tried this habit yet.
But many others have, wouldn’t it be interesting to know how they did it?
And you can tell by their view count that other people find it very interesting.
Whether you want to try out the habit yourself or not, there’s always some curiosity everyone has about new things.
And this curiosity never ends, even if we already know about that particular habit.
For example, I’ve been working out for the past 6 months. And in the meantime, I’ve read hundreds of articles about fitness and made many changes to my routine based on those articles.
It's not like I change my routine every time I see something new, but I still read them anyway.
Who knows, maybe I am doing this exercise wrong and need to be corrected before I badly injure myself or something like that.
Ultimately, what I mean is,
All these Behind-the-Scenes and Transformation videos and articles online are getting millions of views daily because people are very interested in knowing how things are really made and what happens behind the curtains.
So, that’s why I decided that I am gonna document my journey on my blog page and share my experience with all the people around the world who want to know how to get started in starting their own blog page and writing online.
Why would anyone want to read my blog posts?
I don’t have any experience blogging or writing online; I am a total beginner, and so why would anyone want to read my blog posts?
When they can just read other bloggers out there with way more experience and a larger audience than me?
This makes sense, but,
This is actually the reason why someone might prefer reading my posts more than other experienced bloggers out there.
This is something known as "The curse of knowledge"
It’s when you become so good at something that you forget what it was like to be a beginner.
Most people, when they start to pursue something new, don’t have any prior experience about that topic and often get stuck because of that.
That’s when they start to look at others who are on the same path as them and find out what they did in that situation.
Now, skimming through a bunch of articles at once can be frustrating.
And since not everyone has the same level of understanding, a good amount of those articles won’t really come in handy.
And not to mention, writer’s block.
It happens to every beginner and is easily one of the main reasons why many people quit writing.
It makes you feel unmotivated and uninspired to begin because of doubts in writing itself and if it’s really the one for you.
This is why many people want to see an actual beginner do it.
Seeing a seed slowly grow into a tree can help overcome many of these insecurities and doubts they have in mind.
Of course, to succeed in writing, you have to learn from professionals too. Reading articles from experienced writers can help you a lot in this field.
But sometimes, a beginner can also be your favourite choice because they can explain it to you better than someone else and with real-time evidence.
How do I write a blog post?
As I said, I've been journaling and writing short stories in my diaries for more than 5 years now.
But I still felt like my writing wasn’t good enough for this.
I started writing multiple drafts and just scraping them before I even finished a page.
And I wasted a good amount of time doing just that. And this got me nowhere.
But then I finally realised that, "Writing is not about perfection"
If you keep thinking your ideas aren’t good enough, you’re just going to lose motivation.
Instead, the best thing you can do is just go for it and begin to shape your ideas, one at a time.
Then edit your drafts later.
So, I stopped looking for perfection and started to actually finish my drafts. Doing this helped me progress a lot in my next drafts.
Not gonna lie, the first few drafts came out as nothing as expected.
But it was still way better than the ones I wrote before it, which barely had a page in them.
Another thing that helped me overcome this problem is practising.
I would write at least one article every day.
This took me anywhere between 2-5 hours and sometimes more.
This way I couldn’t make any excuses and had to finish it on time, even if I didn’t "feel" like it.
Another thing to keep in mind about writing is that you can’t judge your own writing skills.
The only way to find out how good you really are, is by publishing content online and having others rate it.
So, even if you think your writing is bad, keep posting on your page and revising them as necessary based on the feedback you receive from readers.
Conclusion,
Thanks a lot for reading!
All these questions, doubts and excuses later, I finally managed to publish my first blog post online!
This took me way longer than expected but taught me many valuable tips along the way.
Now keep in mind that this isn't just my start—but many more who want to start their own blog page.
So, what’s holding you back?
Let me help you in the comments below!
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the most effort i’ve put into an artwork in ages???? maybe
#his hand looks kinda broken but that's ok#adam gontier#my art#icethehuman#i've come to realise that i never use my art blog and probably never will#three days grace#saint asonia
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One last thing. I just want to let you know that even if Knightfall doesnt happen it doesnt mean this blog or anything weve discussed where wasnt worthwhile. If nothing else this monolith of Knightfall discourse serves to prove its narrative validity and why its not only good but surpasses all other ships. The discourse in itself has value just for the sake of allowing us flex our minds and break down our thoughts on storytelling. Just know I appreciate you & have a wonderful day. -EmperorLuffy
Aw, thank you so much, this is so kind of you to say, I always appreciate hearing from you! I also really appreciate hearing that because I do agree with you, but I also very much have that cynic in my head telling me it's a waste.
I agree, I really feel like I've learnt a lot as well as been able to articulate what I think better and I've also learnt to trust my story instincts again. Also, I really thought I'd never get anything like Reylo again (which especially had that theme of story poetry/mythic cycles) so it's just good to know I can find things I can enjoy which hit the same spot. Or, I mean, Knightfall is like my most favourite thing ever now more than anything ever lol.
To talk about my fic, I do really value having begun writing/posting The Distance Which Fools the Skimming Eye, which will probably be my happy funtime dreamland if (God forbid) canon doesn't go the way I hope it does, or at least in some spirit of it. I was really anxious about writing it before V9 aired because I was certain at the time it would kill all of my enthusiasm but I feel a lot more confidence now to keep going anyway.
Writing that has been probably one of my favourite things to do ever as well.
But yeah, I ultimately think whatever you get out of art is meaningful even if it's not your ideal. I learnt a lot about what I enjoy and expect in storytelling with Reylo and that was even true of why the film itself and ending upset me to the degree it did.
One of the things I really was curious about is why Kylo Ren's death felt so wrong but a lot of character death in R/WBY really doesn't upset me in a 'this is really wrong' way, and then how do I justify why Cinder's death doesn't make sense. That has been really interesting.
On the note of ship superiority: oh, I cannot make any comment... I don't want to be mean to other people... ok, ok, yeah I think Knightfall is the ship in the show which could realise themes of romance in my favourite transformative way, and the way it's set up means if/when it happens, it's going to carry a lot of narrative impact. I certainly like the other canon ships in the show well enough, and with Blake/Yang in particular I think that does a lot for the themes of romance in the show, but on the other hand I love Jaune and Cinder and it's just like everything I have been waiting my whole life for lol. In Jaune and Cinder's romance you get all of the show's themes in one statement lol. I can't help but love that. I also can't help but speculate about it because of that.
Anyway, I appreciate you saying so very much, I really value going on about the stuff I love and it's very nice to share it. (: Though I do often think I must come off like an annoying freak lol. Not much different to what I actually am like to be fair.
Thank you and hope you have a fab day too. (: <3 <3
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this is your reminder that this is an 18+ only blog, minors dni
about my dumbass;
im a queer 26 y/o cool kid from the UK, im disabled, deaf, and diagnosed autistic and adhd
please keep my conditions in mind when asking for fics and chapter updates, im in constant physical pain and struggling with my mental health so my first priority isnt always providing free entertainment for other people.
if u wanna know more about my health n conditions feel free to ask, im an open book when it comes to it as i believe openly discussing these things could help someone else struggling with the same issues.
I’m queer but more specifically queer demisexual, demisexuality is a form of asexuality.
I’m not sure how I would describe my gender. I’ve always hand a “weird” gender expression constantly bouncing from “tomboy” or “girly”, neither or both since I was as young as 11. If I had to describe it I’d say genderqueer. I use she/her pronouns or they/them
i am literally a mess of a person inside, i use writing as a coping mechanism for my trauma n also bc i am a hoe with constant horny thoughts ™️
your hoe thoughts ™️ are welcome here, i am a kinky depraved human being so there won’t be any judgement from me
i live with my boyfriend Dec (shocker that someone would put up with me, i know) and with my now three stinky cattos, Milo, Simba, and M’aiq - you can find pictures of them by searching their names in the tags!
interesting things about me (????);
I've struggled with my hearing for the past 8 years (?) but only reccently last year been checked by audiology and given hearing aids - the hearing aids are great and help a lot so far, i didnt realise how little i could actually hear lmao. i also am re-teaching myself bsl (british sign language) as i knew some as a kid when communicating with my Deaf great aunt, but never pursued it further till now. so that's a thing I've been finding helpful n really enjoying
I’ve finally finished my year and a half long EMDR intensive therapy to help tackle and manage my dissociative problems and childhood trauma resulting in CPTSD
I’m hoping to study an Arts and Languages access module at Open University to see what further education I wanna achieve - I’m just waiting on funding as I’m eligible to do the course for free bc of being disabled lol
im double jointed and weirdly flexible? probably bc of my hypermobility and why my bones hurt so fucking much lmao - i can do this absolute banger of a party trick where i can spin my hand over 360* lol
i love love love reading, studying eytmology, history and philosophy in my own time - this and marvel (winter soldier, deadpool) and Spawn are my special interests
My other special interests include family history, genealogy, and Far Eastern Prisoners of War in WW2 (the specific interest is most likely because of my family member being a POW in the Death Railway camps from 1942 to 1945)
i love painting and paint a lot of marvel wall art and renovate furniture in my free time
i’m obsessed with cross stitching
i play way too many videogames
i fucking love journalling, i live for that shit, gimme a bullet journal and some stickers and washi tape and u will not hear from me for 2 business days
social links;
Instagram - sunlightpink
Facebook - dm if mutuals
Art Instagram - sunlightpink.art
WhatsApp - dm if we are close mutuals only.
spotify
snapchat - i probably will never give this out even if you ask, as I haven’t used it in like 4 or 5 years and only keep it for the memories on their.
gaming stuff;
playstation - kimmywinchester
xbox - atombaby111
nintendo switch -
beatstar - crowley#21
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Okay here we go: my answers to ALL of the asks I reblogged 🙄
Thank you SO MUCH @ginny-lily 🙄
This was so fun 🙄
Describe your favourite shirt
Don't care about clothes enough to have one
If you could, would you change your eye colour?
No
Name of an artist you think is underappreciated
Emy Taliana
Favourite flower?
Dandelion
Preferred type of weather?
Storms
A poem you think describes your closest friend?
Hmm let me write one: PURE EVIL. BUT I LOVE HER. THE END.
Do you keep your fingernails long or short?
Short (for climbing)
Favourite sea animal?
Don't have one (it's not sharks. I don't have favourite animals)
Favourite land animal?
Again, I don't have favourites. I have absolutely no preference for birds, moths and shieldbugs. I love all animals equally.
Are you religious? Spiritual?
Religious? No. Spiritual? Not really
Can you fold a fitted sheet?
Umm? I can fold sheets?
Are you part of the lgbt+ community?
You know what? I think I might be xD
What's saved as your phone's lockscreen?
Do you thrift?
That's an American word. I'm skipping this question
What's your natural hair colour?
Brown
Have any pets?
No
Would you ever try going vegetarian or vegan?
Already vegetarian; would consider going vegan one day (but would probably fail)
An animal you wish hadn't gone extinct?
Uhh, all of them?
How many languages do you speak?
English and un-fluent Spanish
Do you care for clothing brands?
Not at all
Favourite scent on a person?
Coconut? Or nothing?
Have you ever been camping?
Yes, many times
Do you play an instrument?
Used to play the piano
Gold or silver jewellery?
Gold
Any piercings or tattoos?
No but I wanna get tattoos! And maybe get my nose pierced as well
How many pairs of sunglasses do you own?
One
Would you ever want to play a game on television?
I'd be too scared of getting things wrong on a quiz game, but things like Total Wipeout (do people know what that is??) look so fun!!
Have you ever lived on a farm?
No
If you had the option, would you choose to move to another country?
Of course! I'd go and live in Rome with my sister!
Relationship status?
Single
What is your best school subject?
Spanish or English
Any unpopular opinions?
As you know, my opinions on food xD
Another name you think would suit you?
I've been told my name suits me very well?? But imagine if I was called Moon or Rain or Ocean...
A subject you enjoy learning about?
Ancient Siberian tribal rituals involving fly agarics 😏
A -core you enjoy?
Is it just me who doesn't understand all this aesthetic stuff?? I don't know 😂 I really don't know
An TV show you used to love? (AN TV SHOW???? WHAT IS THAT???? ARE THERE PEOPLE IN THIS WORLD WHO DON'T REALISE THE LETTER 'T' IS A CONSONANT???? IT'S *A* TV SHOW)
My parents never let us watch normal kids' TV when we were little, so all we used to watch were cartoons like Tom and Jerry and Bugs Bunny 😌
Any interesting family stories?
This is the best I can come up with:
You know those blocks with letters of the alphabet on that you have when you're little to help you learn how to write? Well apparently my dad used to spell rude words out with them 😂😂 and of course I had no idea what they meant so he could get away with it (he is just generally the most immature person ever. 😝 For example, EVERY time we eat melon he makes jokes. Every time anyone mentions buttering toast he makes jokes. Every time anyone says or does anything remotely innuendo-sounding, he makes jokes. And honestly I love him for it 😂)
Do you wear your socks mismatched?
I prefer to walk barefoot everywhere, but yes, when I have to wear socks they're ALWAYS odd
Your thoughts on magic - does it exist?
Maybe... ✨
Form of art you enjoy doing?
I can't art 😝
Any sideblogs?
Nope
YouTubers you enjoy watching?
Jonna Jinton, Keara Graves (IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHO THEY ARE, YOU MUST WATCH THEIR VIDEOS!!!! THEY'RE AMAZING AND I LOVE THEM SO MUCH), Dan and Phil, Frank James, and my group of cringey American YouTuber friends (the AMP squad)
Do you have a type?
I can have more than one type right? I love people with red hair, goths, weird people...
Twin beds, queen, or king?
Queen? I think?
Do you have strong feelings against the colour pink?
No
A food you've never tried?
I don't think I've ever had steak? And I probably never will
Dogs, cats or fish?
Dogs
Do you collect anything?
Let's just say I went through a phase that I'm not proud of, and I may or may not own about 30-50 lip balms 🙈
Earbuds or headphones?
Headphones
Jean jackets?
I... have nothing against them? But I've never owned one?
Have a job?
Nope, too lazy 😇
Kill the spider or take it outside?
Make cute eyes at them and tell them how adorable they are, then either leave them to it or take them to my room
Do you think you can sing well?
Amazingly 😉
Favourite flavour of gum?
Mint?
Shuffle your playlist, what's the first song that comes up? (that should be a semicolon 😜)
Enter Sandman - Metallica
Icecream or cake? (ice-cream!!! Hyphens exist!!!)
Cake
Can you do your own makeup?
Nope
Ever written fanfiction?
Surprisingly, yes
How many blogs do you follow?
341
Do you brush your teeth before you eat?
You mean before every meal???? I don't do that! But I normally brush my teeth before breakfast
Type of phone you have?
Samsung Galaxy S20 5G apparently
What's your first choice at the vending machine?
BBQ Mini Cheddars (or crisps, to be less specific)
Beach or pool?
BEACH
Least favourite condiment?
I don't know? I think I love them all?
How much sugar in your tea/coffee?
None because I only drink chamomile tea
Ever broken a bone?
No
Rings or necklaces?
Necklaces (but I very rarely wear jewellery because I forget it exists)
Do you still play Minecraft?
I love Minecraft!!!! But I usually only play it at Christmas
Ever ridden a motorcycle? (MOTORBIKE 😡)
No
Favourite holiday?
Christmas ^^
Opinion on 3-in-1 body wash?
What is this question?? 😂
Practical, but I don't trust it
Do you follow politics?
Not really. I like taking online quizzes though so I've done this a few times, and that's as far into the world of politics as I'll go xD (WHY AM I NOT FURTHER LEFT??? I SHOULD BE FURTHER LEFT?? THIS CONCERNS ME??)
Your instagram handle?
I'm not sharing it on here! I've been thinking about giving you my normal insta though, Fransiska (if you want it)
#I'm too good to you sometimes#and you already know half of these answers!! 🙄#franzi ilysm you make me so happy and idk what i'd do without you you're amazing
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(1st anon here, 1/n ) uh no, thank YOU for making such beautiful content & sharing it and being generally lovely. I've been into feedism-adjacent things for as long as i can remember, and used to always feel very bad and guilty for it. Happily, I think I'm getting over that!
[[(1st anon, 2/n) But coming across your blog feels like... I didn't realise that feedism could be so gay, or so kind? It didn't occur to me that it might include Arts and Crafts cottages, and not just, idk, loud bars with sticky floors and terrible music and uncomfortable seats and strong heteronormative vibes but there's nowhere else to go so everyone crowds in there and it's usually a bad time and you leave as soon possible.]]
[[(1st anon, 3/3) Probably the fact that this is a huge revelation to me is as much a sign that i haven't been paying attention as anything else. But really, you have helped out my repressed kinky dumbass bitch brain and it means a lot, thank you ]]
I’m legitimately a little speechless because this is such a fulfilling and gorgeous three-part comment and I’m extremely gratified by it ❤️❤️❤️
This blog has been really good for me in exercising my sexuality and figuring out how to express my kink as a healthy, holistic part of that. I’ve absolutely done my time in gross-feeling heteronormative spaces for the sake of the fetish and never felt at home there, and being able to carve out a space that really represents me and my kink (and then to find a pretty substantial community who also want sweet gay domestic feedism) has been so, so rewarding.
So thank you! And thanks for shouting out that Arts & Crafts cottage because out of anything on this blog I think it’s the most quintessential horny-for-cosiness Wickerfemme wife-vibes thing and everyone’s sleeping on it. ❤️
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@its-whitetomorrow
I appreciate that you take the time out of your day to read my witterings, and respond to them in detail, but I'm somewhat intellectually limited and it takes a while to write an answer.
The final one is a bit of a problem. The original post is long, your bit is long, and my addition is probably twice both put together.
Did you know Tumblr has a limit: no more than two hundred and fifty text blocks per post? I discovered this from experience, unsurprisingly.
I think the only solution is to split it across several posts.
I wasn't going to say anything, but I suppose I should.
I started this blog last May, to relieve the boredom of my main embarrassment, whose only likes (all three of them) were from porn bots.
It wasn't even meant to be about Pokémon. I'd left the fandom years previously. It was odds and ends, but I happened to find a few silly screen shots so wrote a couple of joke remarks, not expecting a ripple of interest.
Within a couple of hours I got more notes than t'other's managed even to this day. I had the idea this was where I was more at home, so I started taking it seriously.
My pseudonym was just daft thing I'd made up previously, to reflect that, whilst still in love with old days, I'm not exactly pleased with how it's gone.
I thought it might stand out as memorable, plus I like acronyms, so it affords me the opportunity to call myself 'T.A.P.'
In the early days the focus was on the 'maniac' aspect. Anger as a description didn't fit at all. The farther back you go, the more stupid and clownish it gets. It's not been like this all the way through!
Seriously, it used to be an entertainment blog, designed to make people laugh. It's all ages: no swearing, no porn, nothing to put anyone off.
(This post under discussion contains the only profanity I've ever deployed. I thought saving it up might add some oomph.)
I mean it, it's was all light-hearted ridicule. Every so often, there would be a slightly cutting remark, but mild compared to now.
Then, last September, someone I spoke to regularly, who assured me we were friends, suddenly cut off all contact.
At first I wasn't aware of it, but by October it became too glaring a silence to ignore.
I thought rifts started because of massive disagreements, but as far as I remembered our last exchange ended normally.
I found out by accident that the reason for it was because I am repugnant and morally inferior and so swollen with my own ego that the existence of others doesn't register. Instead they are but soulless droids built to worship the great T.A.P. mollusc.
Well that was news to me. I had no idea I came across like that. As far as I knew, I was on my best behaviour when we interacted.
I was polite. I tried to be ingratiate myself. I kept talk to the fandom. I didn't pry. I attempted humour when the opportunity arose.
I thought I'd done all I could to be liked, but apparently I hadn't. It was a revolting experience for them, for all of saying they loved me and I was 'honey'.
It really, really, really got to me, and the feeling hasn't abated, if anything it's worse.
As I said, I don't know what I did wrong, and because I don't, I can't mend my ways. If I am this repellant waste of flesh I'd like to change, but if I'm not told my offence, what am I meant to do?
If what I thought was the best I could be wasn't good enough, and instead was so sickening I don't deserve their presence, then I have no idea how to interact with people.
Maybe every time I respond to someone, thinking I'm at worst, civil, is really grotesque conceit, because my arrogance is so extreme I'm not even aware it's there. In my head it sounds normal.
It'd be too easy to scoff that they were the one with the problem, but, given all the arguments that happen in life, it can't always be someone else's fault. It's got to be you at least once.
They obviously think they were justified, so who's to say they weren't?
You may say not to let it worry me, that I should just get over it, and you'd be totally right. Being bothered makes me feel pathetic and petty on top of the rest, but this is me you're talking to, not a sane person. Self-hatred is more instinctive to me than breathing.
I always dwell on the negative. If one hundred people were assembled, ninety-nine of whom declared me the most wonderful being ever to live, and one remarked I wasn't all that special, it's him I'd remember.
It's called ghosting because that's what happens. There comes a moment when you accept that, no, it's over, rejected again, and it's like realising I'd died, and had been gone for a while.
Except I hadn't noticed the process, so I was always dead in a way, and they spoke to the silvery silhouette left behind, until that too dispersed into untraceable nothingness. Again, the silence is my fault for dying, not theirs.
I feel there's no point in messaging anyone, because I'll only disgust them too. Some blogs encourage contact, and when I see it I always think:
Yeah, but they don't mean YOU.
If it's another person I already spoke to, I can't shut up. I bombard them with text in the hope they know I don't think they're a menial droid. Every one I immediately regret, and wish I could take back, because that will irritate them until I'm just a sad, nagging past.
The Ghost-Maker used to reblog 99% of my work. This dropped to nothing overnight, so not only am I worthless, but so is everything I do.
Posts G.M. didn't like got 0-5 notes. Ones they did had 20+. Many a time, it took their reblog for anyone else to notice.
It was like others used that blog as a filter to pull the fool's gold from the murk of this one. Once their favour evaporated, so did a lot of the goodwill from elsewhere, so it's was as if Tumblr agreed I was scum.
Saying that above just shows they were right, because it takes one smug bastard to believe their existence registers with anyone else.
Please don't think I'm demanding likes, that my stuff deserves them, although as I'm arrogant I am. It's just that 99% to 0% is a bit of a fall.
Up til then, I held back much of what I thought about the current state of the anime, as they liked it, but now I have no reason to stop.
If I'm to be accused of all these vices I might as well have them. I'm dead, so who cares what I say? No one listens to a ghost.
It's not that I'm unconcerned if I upset anyone, it's just the truth that I don't matter enough for what I write to be valued enough to offend.
As a ghost, I think of this blog as invisible. It's there, but not really, so how can anyone mind?
Incidentally, the first week I was here I got blocked by someone who hates all fans from the Nineties. I don't care about that, as they sound like a cretin, and I'd have to be defective to gain their approval.
I just want to say I find that moronic. I don't hate new fans at all. I wouldn't block someone because we disagreed.
Blocking denies people access to your blog, stating they don't deserve your ART. That's arrogant to me.
Blocker likes Ghost-Maker, but...
Ever since around October, I've progressively become angrier and angrier. Whenever I'm here or Pokémon enters my head, it just reminds that I'm pond slime, about the most crude, malformed half-life freak you can envision.
I don't like being here anymore. I keep intending to leave, the site and the fandom, and set fire to it all before I go, wipe away the slug trail to spare people's stomachs.
I kept quiet until now, but holding it in just made it more intense. If I may describe myself in ridiculously flattering terms, I feel like a shaken champagne bottle, but the cork is welded in, so the only option is for the glass to shatter.
If anyone's reading this, wondering where the fun went, well this is why I flipped. The red mist won't clear. I can't see beyond it.
I won't name Ghost-Maker, because I don't want to start anything, plus most will take their side. They may see this as they still rifle round these parts occasionally for posts that aren't mine.
Well done, Ghostie. You're the lucky one. We'll never meet and you haven't seen me. Pity the poor sods I've encountered. There must be vomit trails across the land provoked by my vile condition. I wasn't aware of this until you let me in on the secret.
There's an English television presenter called Caroline Flack. She killed herself yesterday and everyone loved her. I feel guilty that I'm alive and she's not.
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Tagging Game
tagged by @sdewan6 (thank youuuuuuu:))
Rules: answer 21 questions and then tag 21 people who you want to get to know better. (bold of you to assume i know 21 people)
Nicknames: Luce, Loops, Loopy, Lucifer, Satan (i’m not evil, my name just means the same as Lucifer sooooo ye)
Zodiac: Capricorn
Height: 5′ 10″
Last movie I saw: I can’t tell you the last film i actually put on and sat down to watch cos i can’t remember lmao, but there was a film that came on after something i was watching the other day called the maiden heist(?) i think??? it had william h macy, morgan freeman and christopher walken and they were all like horny for art it was weird but yeah that happened
Last thing I googled: okay no this is too funny so i just googled the exact definition of bigot cos i needed it and this is what came up
I died
(apparently it only comes up if you accidentally type ‘bigoty’ definition which i may or may not have done lmao but nonetheless, trump is the definition according to google and i, personally, 110% agree)
Favorite Musician: Tonight Alive is my all time fav band but classical wise it’s my main man Shosty
Song stuck in my head: heaven by bryan adams cos i've used it in the fic i’m writing and you can bet your arse it’s for a sad reason (i love my harringrove boys, i do, but this fic is currently 20k words of heartbreak and i’m not sorry, pls love me)
Other blogs: i have one but i barely ever use it and it’s just filled with sad shit tbh, i only ever use it when i’m mentally in a v bad place and tbh it probably doesn’t help but LOL oh well, queen of self destruction me
Do I get asks: occasionally and i treasure each and every single one like a dog does its human
Following: 1958 lmao
Amount of sleep: 6 hours on a weekday probably but like maybe 8 on the weekend providing my mental health is okay™, if not then like 4 maybe
Lucky Number: 10
What I’m wearing: grey ripped jeans, a black t shirt and my school leavers hoodie
Dream job: can i get paid to write fanfic for a living? I do that whilst i’m at work now lmao. But seriously, classical flautist in a classical orchestra would be my ultimate dream yet i currently work in tv go figure (i did previously want to be an editor but since having this job and being able to do some of the edit, i have realised that mentally i cannot cope with 12 hour days stuck looking at a screen in the same bleak office with strict deadlines and arsehole supervisors so yeah, tv is fun and all, i like the fact that you’re not bound to the same people forever and there are some lovely people in the industry, the hours make you go mad granted but i get to drive the actors around and stuff in my current job and they are lovely, but i need something more creative and freeing and yeah, i like my job, i really do, but i think mentally it is having a negative impact on me and that isn’t great™) music has always been the one thing i fall back to and never really leave though so if i can’t get paid to write fanfic for a living then i guess i’ll have to go with that lmao (jks, music is my life i can’t live without it, i need to work in music to stay somewhat sane)
Dream trip: travelling round Scandinavia because it’s all so pretty and also maybe a visit to Ōkunoshima island becuase so. many. BUNNIES.
Favorite Food: any and all fruit, mainly strawberries, kiwis and pears though like omG they are a blessing but yes give me fruit all day every day
Do you play any instruments?: i play the flute mainly and i love it with my whole heart, but i can also play piano, sing and dabble on violin and guitar
Languages: I speak English fluently, but i know a bit of Italian, very basic Norwegian and i studied Spanish for like 4 years so i think i’d probably know a bit if i tried lmao (my teacher was s h i t)
Favourite songs: Power of One by Tonight Alive is like an all time fav of mine and 'Non Mi Avete Fatto Niente' by Ermal Meta&Fabrizio Moro has a very firm forever place in my heart but i’m currently obsessed with ‘Dance Like Nobody’s Watching’ - Saara Aalto, ‘Go Beyond’ - Rasmussen, ‘Чудова Мить’ - Mélovin, Candlelight - Jack Savoretti, La Venda - Miki Nuñez and Freaks - Jordan Clarke because i’m still in denial about our entry (i am severe eurovision trash if that wasn’t obvious lmao) but there are so many i love and like it depends what mood i’m in, they can all be my fav in that moment but you’ve caught me on a good day so you get the happy ones, not the really sad and depressing ones that would make everyone severely worry about my mental health lmao
Random Fact: i have metal plates in both of my knees cos i used to be a wonky bitch
Describe yourself as aesthetic things: a long drive through the night, warm enough to have the windows down but not too warm it’s uncomfortable, you’re favourite album is on repeat, the sky so clear you can see each and every star lighting your way, feeling so relaxed, there isn’t a single thing bothering you or making the moment seem less than what it is, it’s just seconds, minutes, hours of unwavering, blissful, happiness, it doesn’t solve your problems, but it makes you feel the best you’ve felt in a while. (whelp that got out of hand, but my god do that if you never have, it is so f r e e i n g)
Tagging: @billyscamar0 @harringtons-bf @billnsteve @absolutedad @call-me-haley @uncle-keery @bananase221 @pretty-pendragon @spacegaiys and literally anyone else out there who wants to do it, i tag you all
feel free to ignore, i won’t take it personally lmao
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Omg reading that long-ass list of voltron moments yoy rebloged gave me a cringe-worthy throwback of the beginings of the fandom. But the most awkward one was the 'dirty laundry' phase, like idk why but everybody spoke of that fic; and even tho i've read a lot of popular ones i've never read that one in particular. Did you read it? why was there so much discourse about it? Some loved it and some hated it with passion, idk it was confusing
OH GOD.
Do I dare…. after all these years do I dare… express…. my Dirty Laundry feelings?
Do I touch this long forgotten cornerstone of the Klance fandom?
The answer of course is YES.
So to answer your first question: YES I ABSOLUTELY READ IT AND ABSOLUTELY WAITED IN EXCITEMENT FOR UPDATES.
The thing about Dirty Laundry is…. it’s really a basic fic. Not bad! Not fantastic. There’s nothing new about it at all. It’s your classic fake dating fic where someone has to bring a date home to their family but UH OH, some of the family is homophobic! It has all the plot beats you would expect. It’s fine. It’s fun! It’s nice. Like most multi-chaptered fics, I think it goes for too long and could cut out some unnecessary stuff, but it’s perfectly nice.
HOWEVER, the reason it got so HUGE was just… well timing really.
THE RISE
We were a brand new fandom. A brand new ship. We needed content, but these characters were still so new to us. We had no idea where the show was going or even much of how the characters were characterised (go back to season 1. Keith does and says fuck all). So when people were looking for some content to enjoy: lo and behold a fake dating fic! Oh thank god that’s pretty safe! We know what to expect from that, right? Everyone loves fake dating fics!
The author writes well enough! It updates pretty regularly! It was really just a perfect storm of “This will do.”
So people read it. And because there was very little to recommend, people suggested it to others. People talked about it, blogged about it, held it up as the BE ALL END ALL klance fic, which of course drew others in. There were memes, fan art like crazy! People would just post on here “IT UPDATED!” and you knew what they were talking about. Some of the first BIG FANDOM blogs also talked about it a lot, so in turn all of their followers wanted to know what this THING was! I’ll be really up front about this, I followed klanced REALLY EARLY and she talked about it a decent amount. I ended up reading it because I just wanted to know what this crazy 16 year old was yelling about all the time.
However after everyone was raving about it, new readers inevitably picked it up and ended up being a bit disappointed. Then some of the later chapters were posted.
THE FALL
As I said, Dirty Laundry is very basic. I don’t mean that in a degrading way, I just mean that in an “It is what it is” way. It’s a fake dating fic. You know the plot now. The author’s writing style is fine. Nothing fancy. Good grammar. Direct and to the point. Perfectly apt to tell the story. So with so many people raving about it, I think there was a surge of negativity from people going “It’s not even that good. Why does this have the highest rating?” and that’s not really fair. Like could you say it’s overrated? Yeah. But it never claimed to be anything grander than what it is. The fandom put these expectations on the fic, it’s not the writer’s fault. She’s just a kid writing a fake dating fic. She’s not trying to write Schindler’s list or anything.
Though what probably started the wave of discourse was the introduction of an Autistic character and some of the stereotypical portrayals of Lance’s family.
I’m gonna start with the character with ASD because that’s the thing I can actually talk about with some knowledge and experience. Bear with me… I haven’t touched this fic in a VERY long time, but I vividly recall the OUTRAGE when this character was introduced. People called her an offensive stereotype and incorrect portrayal. A token character tossed in without any care for the sake of extra kudos. I heard all this BEFORE I read the chapter, so I expected the worst… when I went to read it… it was really not any of those things. It wasn’t great! Hardly nuanced or anything, but the character seemed very textbook. Like the author had opened a journal on “What is Autism?” and was reciting it through this character. ASD is really difficult I think to write for because it actually presents itself in different ways. So when there were people claiming “I’m autistic and I don’t do that!” that’s not really fair, because your experience is not the same as others. It felt like people had a problem with how the character spoke? And I think that’s actually more from a young author not knowing how to write kid dialogue than not knowing how to write an autistic character. Writing kids is… fucking hard.
It was especially saddening to hear that the author introduced this character in honour of a very good friend of hers, who’s sibling(?) has ASD and she wanted to represent them. This representation was not the most poetic, but it came from good intentions and I felt was not hurtful. I don’t have ASD, so I don’t want to speak for others, and I realise this was not the case for everyone.
But the other big issue was the portrayal of Lance’s Mexican family. People felt that his Mexican family being homophobic was a stereotype. There’s a reference to throwing a chancla, Lance knows how to salsa, he and his siblings blast Gasolina in the car. A lot of people felt that these were stereotypes bordering on racist, though you also had hispanic people coming forward and saying “This feels like my family”. It was a very aggressive conversation, with people labelling the author as racist and problematic. Do I think the author was problematic? Yeah, but I don’t think that makes her a terrible person. I think that just means she was ignorant and still learning about these things. Probably a few comments and a bit of guidance would have been all that was necessary in educating her about these issues.
But that’s not how things went.
FINAL RESULT AND WORDS
I want to make it clear, that out of all the horrible, bat-shit crazy things this fandom has done, NOTHING has disgusted me more than how Gibslythe (the author) was treated. I have never witnessed this fandom so voraciously and aggressively turn on a single individual. The whiplash from PRAISE to ABHORENT CONDEMNATION of Dirty Laundry was reeling. The introduction of the autistic character and singing Gasolina were very close (same chapter?) And that was the breaking point for a lot of people. The author was threatened, yelled at, called terrible names, and this thing that she had created, which had been so beloved and praised, was now being spat on by the very people who had lifted it up just days prior. I can’t imagine what she went through. I don’t want to.
While I agree worst things have happened (oh god the Josh Keaton nonsense guys, that was a low point), this has always really stuck out to me as the most disgusting, because Gibslythe was just some kid who started writing a klance fic. She was just some kid. And I’ve never quite gotten over what she must have felt when the tides suddenly shifted. Some 17 year old should not be held to such high standards. Dirty Laundry should not be held to such high expectations.
So the fic actually went on a hiatus. And the author was pretty candid with her feelings and how she wanted to either delete the whole thing, or never update again. But… amazingly…she finished it. To my absolute shock. And I believe it’s still largely unedited, because as previously stated, people did come out and say “No, I’m hispanic and I fucking love Gasolina and sing it with my family all the time.”. And I feel like it takes some serious balls to finish something that has probably become so tainted for you.
Do I Recommend It?
Dirty Laundry’s history is vastly more interesting than the fic itself. It’s completion is almost a miracle and everyone has an opinion on it. So what do I think??
¯\_(ツ)_/¯ It’s alright.
#dirty laundry#retro Voltron fandom feelings#I've been ruminating on this for 2 years dudes#discourse
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People hate original content
I really feel like quiting art. Seriously.
People just seem to hate and not care for original content and art so much that it makes me wonder if it's actually worth it.
Yeah it's nice when I make a good enough drawing to be proud of it, but that "good enough" turns into "terrible" so fast because others don't seem to care. It makes me extremely anxious and stressed to post my drawings anywhere.
It makes me really sad that a drawing I spent hours on, days even, gets like 3-5 notes, while a text post saying "I want a clown to ram my ass" gets 20+ notes. And while it's fun to see the replies and tags (assuming there are any), it's not fulfilling. The text post wasn't something I poured my heart into. It wasn't anything special or unique.
And I know, I seem like a whiny drama queen right now, but it just drains any ounce of motivation to continue making art and being a content creator.
I come up with really cool ideas for drawings sometimes, be it for a friend or just for myself, but these drawings rarely get made or finished because I realise halfway that no one will care.
My only source of notes is by tagging a friend in it, hoping they'll reblog it, or it just being the latest "trend" or "craze".
I've had this post as a draft for a while, because I wasn't sure if I should post it or not, thinking I was just being stupid and selfish. But now I realised that I was at least a little bit right.
I post my art on two sites; Tumblr and DeviantART. On both sites original content is shunned so much that it forces people into "selling out". While I do enjoy drawing Pennywise or some other character that's being idolised and worshipped atm, the fun just doesn't last. I need to draw my own characters or just something else! But people don't care! They don't give two shits about original content.
And here's the thing;
Atm I have about 167 followers on Tumblr. From those 167 people, I see about 4 or 5 of them liking/reblogging the stuff on my blog, most being stuff I've reblogging from others. Now, I don't know why these peopled followed my blog. Maybe because of something I once posted or said? Point being that idk. But what I do know is that my blog is not big nor famous (nor good), but 167 people is still a lot. And 4-5 out of 167 is a big difference. Imagine if even 20 out of those 167 people reblogged a drawing I made. 20 reblogs are a fantasy come true to an artist. Those 20 reblogs could easily turn into 40, maybe more!
Why is this important? Because it shares the artist's work for more people to see. This way the artist could gain more followers, more likes and reblogs on drawings, more people interacting with the artist, which could lead into the artist making friends, getting commissions or prompts, whatever, which would get a bunch of likes and reblogs and the circle continues!
Yes, we appreciate the absolute fuck out of likes and comments, etc, but it doesn't get us far if the original artwork only has 5 notes, two being the artist reblogging it themself, hoping others would too.
So, what was the point of this post? I don't fucking know, mostly to vent my feelings about this. I'm just tired, depressed and annoyed about things right now and I don't know how to get them out other than venting on tumblr.
I guess you could just ignore this post, it was dumb to begin with. I most likely will never quit art cuz it's the only thing I'm good at and it's probably too late to start anything else.
Goodnight.
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