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razibpaul · 2 years

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Online Writers Community

online writers community and they're just kind of like, "What's up?" But I'm not telling you what to do! We need those guys. Because these are the people who pay for my shows that make me rich. That should be mine right now. But it hasn't been since after [the 2013 release] The Wire ended in 2009. People don (and will never) get a chance at seeing this movie or whatever unless we've shot all our scenes together with so many actors' faces onscreen over six weeks – which is absolutely impossible because everybody takes their facial hair off before every take; I'm also thrilled to have an opportunity with the Chicago Tribune (which is one of my favorite newspapers) to help them in their quest for "truth" and how we present it on our social media platforms. Both The Blaze's Steve Bannon & Brian Stelter are wonderful people who will be working very closely together this summer—particularly under a project called @cbschicago which aims at providing some journalistic integrity along these lines! Their latest article has yet another incredibly revealing story about two women that could lead me over the edge even further than just being upset by what they revealed there… One of our goals was to come up against some obstacles," she said. "And we found a path." In the process, they started building off their own blog and organizing events there – including one held this past weekend called Sex Work for Everyone: Feminist Challenges/Challenges that invited people to bring projects into feminist discussion about sex work as well whether or not it's available on Craigslist, porn sites like Ebony.com, prostitutes willing sellers who'd be interested receiving money from visitors during free webcam sessions at an event organized by Erika Jayne Tijaniemi. This is no ordinary blog, it's a platform for all things writing related that are not just "let me write about my kids and the rest of them". Some might call this kind from their childhood friends reading your latest posts to you online through twitter but we aren't going there - as soon As possible... so please don' t hesitate: click on our banner below! If we missed out an article or have any news regarding anything in particular let us know via comments area above! But this year, the group may turn its focus back toward writing and editing projects related to gaming at least in part because of their own personal reasons for wanting more readership. The two groups also come from very different backgrounds with a wide range up fronts—and even outside them as well. It is impossible not talk about games when someone who wants an idea they can see through has been working on something entirely unrelated lately but that just came out now (if it really does). Then you have people like those involved here; these guys are going to read your book anyway whether it be online or offline if given the chance.

#writers community #best online writers community #writers community websites #writers community los angeles #fantasy writers community

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agonybow · 3 years

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@tyraneyes replied: B)

i have been awake for all of like two hours and i already begin my day with TUMBLR RAGE

#'but erika people can do whatever they want its their blog--'#YEAH AND IT TAKES TWO TO TANGO SO #accessibility my dudes ACCESSIBILITY #like good GOD i know we want things pretty but not at the cost of me READING YOUR SHIT #it's not even writing at this point it's just a pissing contest of who can make things prettier!!#and i hate that!!#it makes me miss email rps where i was so conditioned to just Write(TM)#that when i came to tumblr i thought all of this gif/icon/aesthetic nonsense was bullshit and dumb #you should use your words first and foremost!! and graphics should only had Light Flavor!!#not ruin the whole damn meal!!#GOD

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ajokeformur-ray · 4 years

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How to start a self ship blog? Like should you introduce your f/o? Or how you both met?

Hello, darling!🥰💗

There is no right or wrong way to start a self-ship blog, angel. I don’t have a self-shipping blog myself, though sometimes (less so recently for several reasons) I’ll make such posts, but I’ll do my best to help you out. I hope that something here is what you need for it to be!💕

Self-shipping is self-love, self-care and self-acceptance at its very core, which means that your self-shipping blog is anything you want it to be. You can have whatever theme you want, whatever colour scheme you want, and it’s all about you. Make it as homely and as cosy and as yourself as you can, though you can also make it about your F/O(s) so that they are completely ingrained within the entire blog. Home isn’t always a place, sometimes it’s a person and that’s especially true of F/Os.😊💚

Aesthetics aside, however, I can recommend the following things to do to help you to create your self-ship blog:

Within your bio, have your status as a self-shipper listed, as well as whether or not you’re comfortable to share your F/Os (you can either list these in your bio or create a Carrd which you then put a link to in your bio or in a pinned post. Carrd is a platform I’ve noticed lots of self-shipping blogs use).

Your first post should definitely list your F/Os and if you have any ship names together (for example, my self-ship with Joker is ‘Erileck’; a combination of Erika and Fleck), and your general rules of interaction - the types of people you will and won’t interact with etc. This is called a DNI/BYF list and again, this can be put on your Carrd).

If you feel comfortable, your first post can also include information about yourself and your F/O; how you met, why you love them, why they love you, the things you do together, etc.

Follow other self-shipping blogs but please make sure to check their DNI/BYF list. It’s generally safe to follow them if you fit their criteria, though every single blog is different! If you feel brave enough, you can ask them to promote your blog or to give you a shout out; in return, offer them the same! Generally, following the blogs they follow (again, check the DNI/BYF list) is a safe bet! Like-minded people stick together.

These are only guidelines, my love, and they’re not set in stone. It really is whatever you most want it to be, and as long as you’re happy and comfortable with it, then that’s the main thing! I’m so sorry that it took me a few days to reply to this and I hope that something here is useful to you. I’m more than happy to discuss this with you further so please don’t be afraid to reach out to me again; I’ll do my best to be more timely with my responses to you!🥰💖

#self-shipping #thoughts #advice #creativityofmymind #requests closed

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leanfdelima · 4 years

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a love letter, an approach to a new decade

i am writing this as a landmark to what has happened these past few weeks. everything is such a sweetheart. there maybe some awkwardness to it, but it sure is good to look back at. its currently 6am and i am doing this small yet sentimental nostalgic hell of a trip letter to people whom i experienced love with, feel it? just a piece of my heart turned into a loveletter of sorts- if we can call it that hm?

from my perspective, everything went well. even if the family isn't complete due to my oldest brother not giving a total shit about our relatives going vacation. went to unheard places and saw new faces. everything was placed onto the table and everyone was a participant. my heart searches for more laughter and adventures and words many haven't heard of yet still. don't you just love it when everyone is just.. there. there for everyone and socializing even if its kinda awkward? (it felt kinda awkward talking to my cousins living in america and the ones that are living in the area). but eventually, everything went well. i have never been this much of a fucking socializing person ever in my life, i insult a lot of people but those were just small talks for me. especially when on the trip to quezon and back, those were fun to look back at.

the heart cannot explain whatever is going in the back of my mind. i try to think of words and make up sentences that will try to make sense, ok?

currently still daydreaming of events. i love my relatives so much. they will be going back to the US later and i (we) will miss them. so much. they made us feel alive, even for a bit. i know us teenagers go through rough stuff like anxiousness and loneliness- but every once in a while, some person (or a number of people) will try to make life seem worth every single peso there is. they wanted us to feel alive every once in a while, feel liked, feel loved, feel like its forever, like for a lifetime or something that i cannot explain. they want us to know more, experience more, feel safe in our own skin. i completely understand what they're trying to do with their temporary stay. thats why i love them so much. my grandparents were literal sweethearts. i will never forget about them. especially pops who is naturally at lost for words and always forgets about distant things and sentences said just a couple of seconds ago. a literal sweetheart. my grandmother is also a master chef. she cooks for the family, all in the house. makes the most delicious filipino food that my palate will never forget for a lifetime.

my cousins were cool too. they were chill as fuck and its kinda weird someone is much more weirder in the same room as me. watched films and talked for a long while. laughed at people and insulted some of them too. we never get in too deep and personal because its not our kinda thing, you know? i mean were cousins but we don't have the right to straight talk some of cousins.. its just weird and not in our nature to approach from a different spot. anyways, we watched parasite by bong joon ho, the wailing by na hong jin (making a review of it on my blog soon, kinda not in the mood right now), southpaw by antoine fuqua and hard eight by the great and always stunning paul thomas anderson (we were supposed to watch phantom thread too, but its kinda boring for some people because its mostly talk- which is the main point of the film. and also a reason to watch another daniel day-lewis). erika is a pretty chill filmgoer and film talk is a must with her. wish we'd see taxi driver like she talks about it almost halfway into finishing it. she loves korean films a bit too much- and i do too. i've been fanboying about parasite a bit too much in the past few days and thank god erika fulfilled my craving for new bong joon ho. thank you so much. my long haired cousin who is also a fiend like me, emman is a pretty cool guy. i find him pretty interesting and cool to listen to if given a time to talk about life. god, i love these people so much. as i'm writing this i am currently smiling with joy. kinda weird but really something powerful. my cousins who are the demons of arizona (jk) who i also adore so much are pretty matured now, also getting into my height which is kinda scary (in the next few years they will outgrow us when they come back and invade the philippines). and i wish that they come back as soon as possible! will miss them and i wish them all a safe flight back to the US.

me and mom are very close, like all close friends do, talk about people. told mom all about the happy things thats happened in the past few days. we both smile and probably at the same boat that we both cherish the moments that are drifting away, but the memories will forever take ahold of it. thats why i love the mind. the mind is a beautiful storage room of delightful and monstrous memories that will forever hunt us till death.

i wish everyone a happy new year and my relatives a safe one and my relatives flying to the US later a happy and safe flight. we never got to say goodbye to my cousins and to our tita who will be flying later because they were resting for the big leap back to their home. but if you ever see this letter, i hope you return back to the philippines soon. i love you all with all my heartstrings and the ENTIRETY of my heart.

probably my greatest story to be told in 2019. theres still so much stories to tell and speak of in the next few years. i wish everyone a fucking amazing life. let us all cherish this moment together.

p.s.

i totally forgot to name some people in here, but i promise you are in this. and sorry for swearing, i love every single one of you.

#2019

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whitewitchdani · 5 years

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Infinitely Different: Chapter 22

Read Chapter 21 Here

Word Count: 1,287

Pairing: Winchester!Sister x ???

Warnings: language

A/N: Chapter 22 is finally here! We’re nearing the end of the series. Let me know what you guys think and let me know if you’d like to be tagged!

Infinitely Different Masterlist

“Come on, don’t hold back.”

You looked at him incredulously, “Are you sure about this Damon?”

He smiled, “Most people here would pay for a chance to kick my ass and here I am actually offering for you.”

“I’ll give you $100 to take your place,” Stefan yelled from the driveway where he was tinkering with his car.

“$200,” Alaric said with a smile as he watched on from the back porch.

“Hey, hey! I wasn’t being literal. None of you are new vampires and need to learn how to fight so if you would be so kind as to shut the hell up, I’m going to teach her.”

“Damon you don’t really fight, just get really mad and rip peoples hearts out.” Caroline laughed as she exited the boarding house and sat next to Alaric to watch.

He shrugged as he knew Caroline was right, “Why are you here, Blondie?”

“Well I heard you were supposed to give Y/N the vampire fighting spiel so I wanted to see her kick your ass,” she said with a smile. “BUT the main reason I’m here is because someone’s birthday is this weekend and I wanna celebrate!”

All the color drained from your face, “Care, no.”

“Oh come on, Y/N! When have you ever thrown a big party for your birthday? Never? Exactly so let me throw you one. It’ll be so fun. Here at the boarding house Saturday night. I’ll get everything together. Ugh, this party is just what we all need and will be amazing!” She got up and headed back into the house.

“Care, wait!” But it was too late. She was already gone and knowing Caroline, would have at least half of the party planning done by the time she hit the end of the drive.

You turned back to Alaric and Damon, “A birthday party? Seriously? She does know I technically don’t age anymore right?”

Damon just shrugged, he was even more confused than you.

“I think Caroline is just trying to give all of us something to look forward to. Something where we can blow off steam and have some fun and forget what absolute hell the past week has been. And for Caroline, she loves planning so this is her way of decompressing.” Ric let out a breathy laugh at Caroline’s antics.

“That is not gonna blow off steam for me. If anything more steam will build up.” You sighed and ran a hand through your hair, contemplating your likelihood of missing that party. It was not high. You turned to Damon, “Alright, lets fight before I punch a civilian at this dumb party.”

“Whatever you say, Y/N/N. Don’t feel bad if you don’t do as well in this first round. Learning how to-”

Your right fist hitting his jaw interrupted his somewhat condescending spiel. The dark haired vampire stumbled backwards at your right hook, looking dumbfounded. He rubbed his jaw and let out a small laugh.

“You seem to forget this isn’t my first rodeo, Damon. Now I just get the added bonus of supernatural strength,” you said with a smile.

Damon countered with a punch of his own, which you blocked and delivered the same back to him, which he also blocked. You spun to kick him high and when he dodged it, took the spin low to knock his feet out from under him, something the new vampire strength made much easier.

As Damon’s back hit the ground, he let out an audible oof. When he made contact, you were on him in a flash pinning him to the ground.

You looked down at him with a smile, “What was that about me not doing well the first go-round?”

He looked at you sheepishly, “I may have miscalculated your abilities.”

With a smile, you bent down to kiss him on the cheek. When you sat back up, you patted where you had just kissed with your palm, “Remember that pretty boy. That’s an important life lesson: never underestimate a Winchester. Especially me.”

As you went to get off Damon and help him up, you heard three distinct sets of laughter. Turning you saw Stefan, Ric, and Dean all laughing fairly hard. Sam was there too trying his best not to join in.

“Y/N/N, that was awesome! The way you took him down, awe, I wish I would’ve had a camera. Proud brother moment for sure.”

You smiled, “Thanks Dean.”

“Yeah, yeah, you did great. But seeing Damon get taken down like that was priceless. Remind me to get you something nice for your birthday.” Stefan let out another laugh as he walked back into the house.

You turned to your brothers to see them both looking at each other with deer in headlights looks on their faces. Cocking your head, you looked at them funny, “What’s wrong with you tw-” You paused mid-sentence as you realized why they looked like they were in trouble, “You forgot my birthday didn’t you?”

“I-uh. Well...” Sam was floundering trying to come up with an excuse.

“It’s fine guys, you know I don’t really like celebrating my birthday normally. And even more so now that I, you know, don’t age.” You turned and walked into the house with your brothers close on your heels. “Besides, I think Caroline is going to give me enough birthday to last awhile.”

Dean looked at you confused, “What do you mean?”

You sat down on one of the couches and sighed, “She wants to throw me a party on Saturday. A big blowout where I’m assuming she’ll invite half the town.”

“Wow, for you? That’s really nice of her.” Sam commented as he and Dean sat down opposite you.

“Yeah I know which makes it ridiculously hard, if not impossible, to tell her I don’t want a birthday party. I’ve never been into partying, even in college.”

Dean scoffed, “What did you two even do at Stanford?” “Studied.” You and Sam said in unison. Dean rolled his eyes, “I don’t know how I’m related to either of you. Anyways, I think this will be good for you Y/N/N. Blow off some steam, be a kid for once you know?”

You sighed, “Maybe you’re right. Plus this party is just as much for everyone else as it is for me.”

“Is Elijah coming?” Sam asked almost in a whisper.

“I don’t know Sam, Caroline is doing all of the planning. Why?”

They both got quiet for a minute until Dean finally spoke, “We wanted to talk to you about Elijah.”

“Okay,” you said as you sat cross-legged on the couch, “What about Elijah?”

“We’ve been talking and were thinking maybe you should distance yourself from him. Especially romantically.”

You looked at Sam confused, “I don’t understand. When I told you about this originally it was fine, what’s changed?”

“His brother killed you Y/N, you do remember that right?”

You absentmindedly rubbed your neck at Dean’s remark, “You really think I forgot?”

“If Klaus finds out you’re alive, he’s gonna be pissed. And while Elijah may be all lovey with you now, Klaus is his family. I have no doubt in my mind that posh bloodsucker would choose Klaus over you, even if it meant putting you in danger. While I hate to admit it, the Original family is a bit like ours: we’d do anything for each other, anything.”

Dean’s words were churning around in your head as you sat there silent. While every part of you wanted to say he was wrong there was a part of you, the logical hunter part, that knew he was right. Klaus was Elijah’s blood, his brother. And while family doesn’t always end with blood, it sure as hell starts there.

Read Chapter 23 Here

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let-our-ships-sail · 5 years

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Hello Everyone, Mod Erika Here.

A while ago we were sent an ask, asking us if we could debunk anti shipper arguments. To be honest, I’ve always wanted to make one of these, but some things have happened that prevented it, or I just felt like other people know more about the subject than I and me putting my two cents in would just mess everything up.

However, some time has passed since those days, the blogs of people who knew more of the subject either stopped doing discourse, got deleted at one point and lost a huge number of followers, or probably got blocked by a huge number of antis and those antis are now just doing whatever the hell they feel like doing.

It was now that I decided if I ever was going to do one that now would be the time to make one.

So here it is, and please note that I am not an expert on this subject by any means, I am not a scholar, I am just a high school student who’s been doing shipping discourse for a year and a half now who is done with anti’s shit.

But with all of that out of the way, I hope you enjoy my ramblings.

So one of the main arguments given by anti shippers is something that you see everywhere: “fiction affects reality” I myself made a post making fun of this argument by saying “if I write a scene about a character walking around the room, and I do so myself, has fiction affected reality?”

This claim is incredibly broad, to the point of it actually being silly. It is technically true, but so could literally anything if you just replace fiction with some other random word you can think of. In fact, think of something incredibly stupid off the top of your head, and say “_______ affects reality” and that phrase could probably be just as valid, if not more valid than “fiction affects reality”.

Now why do people keep using this phrase, well while the phrase “fiction affects reality” has the big flaw of being so broad, it also might be its biggest strength. Because it is incredibly hard to argue with a phrase that is so incredibly broad, because literally anything can be used to prove that it’s true. I’ve seen a lot of incredibly stupid reasons during my year and a half of shipping discourse: My Little Pony Conventions exist because My Little Pony exists, therefore fiction affects reality. People get emotions when they read things, therefore fiction affects reality. There was a book called Lolita and people use the term “loli” on the internet, therefore fiction affects reality. While all of these are true, they’re all incredibly silly to the point where I just have to laugh at them.

There’s a major problem with how this phrase is being justified by antis, if you noticed the three things that I have just listed, those things aren’t exactly the same as “A huge number of people believe that it’s okay to do x because a story exists.” they’re more ... “People now use a term named after a book or movie” or “People like the thing so a convention was made to show appreciation to it.” These are two radically different things, but anti shippers seem to think that just because fiction does one thing, it can do another. That is not true in the slightest, and that is something they need to get into their heads. The idea “harming children is okay” is going to take a lot more to make it become a common thing people believe than a bunch of drawings of two cartoon characters kissing, and everyone knows children cannot consent to sexual acts, which would make a movement if it were to exist incredibly hard to gain traction. (and btw we are not trying to make people believe harming real children is okay. do not accuse us of such things, we are drawing pictures and writing stories and nothing more. that is all we’re doing)

Another main argument people have against ships is that it harms survivors. They say things like “stop fetishizing people’s abuse” “this is making people relieve their trauma” etc, and anti shippers who are survivors will generally say a lot of other things about their abuse and why people shouldn’t ship them.

Problems with this argument:

1. There are a number of pro shippers/anti antis who are survivors who have nothing wrong with these ships and actively ship these things themselves. This is because, shocker, people are individuals and actively think differently from each other. CSA and incest survivors aren’t a hive mind, and do not think alike from each other. This can also be said for literally every group of people on this bitch of an Earth.

2. These ships have actually done a lot of good for survivors, I’ve heard stories of drawing pictures of ships being used to keep someone from committing self harm, to people using ships to talk about their experiences, and a lot of other really cool things. These ships have the potential to do real good in people’s lives, but that doesn’t really make them an okay thing to do just because they have the potential to do good, they were okay things to do in the first place and they just so happened to do good things. I mean, if something wasn’t okay to do in the first place, It’s almost impossible for any good to come out of it.

3. A page from a psychology book I found on a discourse post once shows this:

And even then, we have tag filters for a reason people. It isn’t that hard to use them. Stop using survivors to justify your stupidity.

Minor arguments:

“Pedos can use these ships to harm children”

True, but that can also be said about anything. I myself almost got into a bad situation at a football game of all places, should we ban football because of this?

“It’s disgusting”

Subjective, I find pineapple on pizza disgusting, some say it is the best thing since underwear. We can debate if pineapple on pizza is disgusting, and mindsets will not change in the slightest. Please get a new argument, i’m losing my fucking mind with how many times I’ve seen this.

“It’s toxic”

Please learn the definition of that word

“If you write it then you support it irl.”

“It’s incest and pedofilia”

Half of the things y’all call incest and “pedofilia” actually aren’t, and for the ships that actually are: WE KNOW THIS ALREADY! YOU DO NOT NEED TO REMIND US OF THIS!

Why do antis exist:

Ship wars. It’s always ship wars. It’s always been about ship wars, it will always be about ship wars. Don’t believe me? Please read this out loud and tell me this is not about ship wars. I’ll wait.

(also btw a lot of us probably do ship some of things you’re telling us to because we all don’t just have one ship unlike some of y’all. the term MULTISHIPPER has a fucking meaning you know)

Why do they keep showing up and not changing their mind?

We’re strangers on the internet who do not know them and do not have control over them. They will continue to whine and complain until the end of time if that’s what everyone else is doing.

How do we combat them?

We’ve tried a lot of things over time haven’t we? Reporting abusive behavior, arguing with them over the internet, making block lists, etc. But antis sure do seem to keep coming don’t they? I don’t have any answers for how we could try and stop them besides keep doing the same things we are, but adding “don’t reblog their discourse posts, let them whine in their misery and only interact with them when they start shit with you.” and “delete anon hate whenever possible, and do not feed the trolls.”

Hard to say if any of this will work, but if anyone else has any other suggestions please feel free to send us an ask.

I hope you’ve enjoyed this little thing I made, this took forever to make, and feel free to add your thoughts below or other arguments you’ve come across as well as your debunkings to those arguments.

Also feel free to link antis to this post if you really don’t want to get into an argument with someone, we’re a discourse/positivity blog after all, it’s kind of our job to deal with shit.

#mod erika #pro shipping #anti anti #self harm mention #incest mention #tw pedophillia mention #abuse mention #I feel that this is unfinished #but i'm posting this anyway #don't expect much from this

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magicplanetanime · 5 years

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Let’s Watch HeartCatch Pretty Cure! Episode 6

I have had a VERY LONG and quite frustrating week, so as it rolls over into Saturday nothing gives me greater joy than being able to get back into the Precure groove. Let’s get started

Episode 6 Scoop! The Precures identities are revealed!?

Before we even get to the theme tune (what Nihon TV helpfully labels as the “Intro” segment of a Precure episode) we’re immediately reintroduced to an old character and introduced to a new one in a very short span of time. On the reintroduction front we have the androgynous school council president, who we learn here is also a martial artist.

Is there anything our boy can’t do?

More pertinently we’re introduced to Tada Kanae, a photographer and, as Erika puts it, “scoop-lover”, which is certainly....a turn of phrase.

After the OP, there’s a bit of in-class discussion about the Precures, the series’ first acknowledgement that yes, other people do remember that they exist. But mostly, we see what exactly Erika means by her oddly old-fashioned phrasing. Apparently the case is that this Tada girl likes to take pictures of people and....well, just kind of stick them up on a board for the world to see. I was sort of expecting the series to take a “school newspaper” angle here especially given the mention of Scoops (tm).

She also seems to enjoy taking pictures of people in embarrassing situations, which Erika (understandably) objects to.

This segues into Tada promising to get shots of the Precures, which Tsubomi hilariously responds to with a loud “EHHHHHHHHHHHHHH?”, proving that regardless of whether or not they’re fictional, middle schoolers cannot keep secrets. (If you’re wondering how she plays this off, it’s by claiming to be really excited about the pictures. Yeah.)

Our girls regroup, and soon spot Tada asking around about the Precures. To the photographer girl’s frustration, all she gets is people (more specifically: characters-of-the-week from some previous episodes) saying that they dreamed about them or that they’ve heard rumors, something that she can’t exactly snap photos of.

I must say, even in the episode’s first third it’s pretty obvious that the moral is going to be about Tada’s habit of taking pictures of people screwing up. Which, while certainly not a bad message in the social media era (and that was surely a consideration, this show isn’t that old mind you) just seems a little....thin? Compared to the near-universal themes of the past couple episodes.

Another thing I’m noticing is at least in this earlier part of the episode the animation is rather janky, there’s some oddly-composed shots and lots of popsicle stick walk cycles.

Neither of these things are dealbreakers by any means but one does get the impression that this is a bit of a lower-rung episode of this series.

Well, I say that, but Tada, following a lead, soon makes her way to the botanical gardens. The ones that Tsubomi’s grandma, the former Cure Flower and--shudder--Coupe are based in. She spots the fairies not long after entering and then....this happens.

Yeah, remember this guy? Cuz I kinda completely forgot about him myself. This is by my count his first appearance in four episodes, and he shows up here only to briefly distract Tada long enough for the fairies to escape. They dive in Coupe’s fur, and granny successfully feigns ignorance, which gets her to leave. Flower then openly speculates about the state of her heart flower, setting up the second half of the episode.

Cut back to the Desert Apostle lair and we have Sasorina vowing that she will succeed where her two comrades failed and yadda yadda you know the drill by now.

We then get a midcard, with this comment from Nihon.TV, which I think is a Final Fantasy reference if my memory (memery?) is serving me correctly this chilly spring morning.

Anyway, we cut back to Tsubomi, who notices Tada walking over to Erika’s place and briefly assumes that she’s found out that they’re Precures. The truth is both more mundane and a good deal more Kids Show, though not quite in a bad way.

You see, it turns out that Tada is actually going to Erika’s house to seek the advice of an expert photographer, a man internationally renowned for his work, a man with blue hair!

Also he’s Erika’s dad, and boy, over the course of this sequence do you REALLY get a sense of where Erika gets a lot of her own personality quirks from, because this guy is a lot.

No really like a lot a lot.

No Tendou Maya?

In any case he talks with Tada about photography and ends up kind of accidentally insulting her photographs while trying to impart what is at its core a reasonable lesson (that photos should make both the viewer and the subject happy), and she leaves rather unhappy. We get this weirdly deep observation from Tsubomi

Honestly who isn’t these days, kid?

Tsubomi and Erika resolve to go cheer her up, but, before they can....well, six episodes in you can probably take a reasonable guess as to what happens.

Well ok, then Sasorina turns her into a Desertrian. This one camera themed and honestly, for just basically being a bunch of square shapes, this thing looks pretty goddamn creepy. Also it petrifies people by taking pictures of them, which is also kinda creepy.

I have somehow not mentioned it yet, but I do wanna point out that the choice of font that Nihon.TV gave to the Desertrians is pretty cool. No idea what it is, but it conveys the rambly aggressive nature of the creatures quite well.

The fight scene here deserves a breakdown, since it’s easily the highest point of the episode. Pretty early on, Marine gets petrified.

Somewhat hilariously, the action then almost completely stops so the fairies can whip out a new toy. It’s not exactly graceful and it really could’ve been integrated into the flow here a bit better, but, on the other hand I do feel that complaining about product placement in Precure is like complaining about it in Transformers.

Yes, a heart seed, those things they’ve been collecting from the people they’ve helped. They use a red one here, which I am pointing out but I probably didn’t really need to.

I would have a bigger problem with this powerup were it not for the fact that Blossom just randomly gaining Flash levels of super-speed is pretty goddamn cool. Look! She even gets a new tint to her outfit! I think the only way to improve that would be if they’d actually fully redesigned her costume for the powerup, but at that point you’re probably in prohibitively time-consuming territory.

I also want to make a nod to Sasorina’s absolutely great facial expressions throughout this fight.

In any case this all leads up to what is maybe my favorite thing that’s happened in the show so far. Observe.

What could I possibly say about this to make it any funnier than it already is? Butt Punch. She used her butt, but it was a punch. Why did she do that? Who knows! Butt Punch. You use your butt, but it’s a punch. I can’t compete with that.

Anyway before long the whole flower crucifixion thing happens again and I am seriously never going to get over how weird this piece of imagery is.

And Sasorina buzzes off, and the fansubbers translate whatever she says upon leaving....liberally, we’ll say.

The episode more or less ends here. There’s a bit of an epilogue where Tada, after being awoken by Tsubomi on the hillside, concludes that her photos really *do* need “more love”. As a thank you to Tsubomi, Tada gives her some photos of the class president, who it is at this point evident that she’s crushing on.

The episode ends with her resolving to continue her hunt for precure pics, and Erika teasing Tsubomi about the pictures she got.

I have to be honest, I am a bit mixed on this one. Tada has the core of a good character but I don’t quite care about her yet as much as I do the rest of the main cast (since I have a hunch she’ll be returning, though I’m not 100% sure). There’s also this episode’s moral which is just kind of....weird, I guess I’d say?

It’s not like photo privacy and consent aren’t real issues in the modern age--they definitely are--but it’s sort of a strange thing for a kids’ show to try to tackle, as it’s a pretty complex issue. And the conclusion reached, that Tada’s photos just need to be taken “with love”, is sort of a strange one in that it does not really say anything concrete. Maybe there’s a cultural barrier here or maybe I’m just misinterpreting the whole thing, but it struck kind of an odd chord. Between that and the janky animation in places this is low on my rankings of episodes of this show so far.

That said, the episode does definitely have its strong points too. Building up some continuity by bringing in old characters--even if only for a little bit--is a really good call (and it’s honestly something that the currently-airing Star Twinkle Precure should perhaps be doing a little more of, much as I do love that show also). And despite its abruptness I did end up liking the powerup that Blossom got here, and I really cannot ovestate how absolutely hilarious Butt Punch is. Juvenile, sure, it’s a kids’ show, but it’s also very basic, elemental comedy. You use your butt, but it’s a punch. Amazing.

I’m also quite curious about the fellow with the black hair and glasses. My guess at this point is, some connection to the student council president maybe? Who knows. I’d also love to see Tada developed a bit more as a character, as I said earlier, she’s got the core of a fun character in her, it just needs a bit more work.

So overall, while I did not like this episode as much as some prior ones, I did still quite like it. I find it hard to ever walk away from a Precure episode with negative feelings.

I’m gonna make this a one-episode post. I hope to get back more into the swing of things this coming week since I’ll have more time than this past week (which was incredibly busy and awful and involved a failed job interview and bluerrrrghhh but that’s not why you’re reading this blog). Until next time!

#precure #HeartCatch PreCure #pretty cure

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Max-Q

This is the start. We just made a decision that we must keep. I cant remember exactly what it was but I thought out the whole idea and it was beautiful, sexy, spontaneous, and all that great stuff. But its gone. I cant remember it any more so this is my attempt to remebering it as it was in that moment of escapism. This blog is for you. This is the start of becoming the person you are today, a letter from your past self. I’m making changes to this shit life. I started writing this thing like 6 days ago or something and I cant remember wtf I wanted to say. We had a revelation of what the future can bring if you just put everything into it. I want to break the boundaries and go above the limits of this shit life.

user912968235, you are no longer bounded to your role. You are free to do anything. lets go to the fucking stars because we are literally ripping the mental shackles off. i can actually feel pain in my arms as im writing this. its probably from the way I’m sitting but I will not let the irony just slip by like so many other opportunities have. And right now what we need to focus on is the shit memory we have, or maybe by now, I have. I want this life to be writn by your hand and not the hand of an other. take control of this narrative, write a fucking campaign like some mad scientist on shrums. Lets fuck shit up. Lets find the love of our life. lets build a home where everyone wants to be, a place where people come and ask to stay. never turning down those you love. family, friends and just great people.

Lets stay humble and work hard every moment we get. but also take breaks and let loose when the time is right. dont be lazy. because you had loads of time and youve wasted so much of it. But we are at a critical point, Max-Q aint no joke, we can really fuck it up here. We must start to plan out our future. I’m talking self image, ladies and career. we are starting at rock bottem because thats where i am. but not for long. this starship is not going to stay grounded for long. (starshitp just crashed) I’m talking werried i know. i must think about what I say before saying, my instinctive verbal responses are never wha people want to hear, lets start thinking. I have some serioius mental issues and the mind is so powerful. It should be functioning at max capacity, or else whats the point. i need to send this bitch to the garage because its not working right. Im going insane. like you cant stay focused on one thing and because of that you cant remember shit. like wtf dude, just slow down and live in the moment. remember to acknowledge yourself and the little victories. You hear this all the time and its kinda true. buit the difference is no one has your life and no one will ever have your life so no one can tell you what is right. you must decide. i must decide. and i have. i have decided to be an artist, a scientist, a pornstar, and teacher, a great son, a great brother, a great friend to those who are great. Im tired of esisting, i want to live.

Lets do a recap: 2020 has been shit. I cannot remember shit because most of it you would rather forget. For instance, all the masterbation, the porn watching. you do it too much for not to be part of your income. Be a journalist for playboy or something. like please, get something out of looking at these computer ladies all the time. Diahann got away. that fucking sucked. We tought about contacting Erika, just get her to be a voice actress in you movie. that is your oplan on getting her back. uhm what else. look at how low dropping out of college is on this thing. why? like I really dont care, do I? so yeah we got to get back to that and finish. because we need to be done with it. just make sure to keep practicing and well finish. You did! Music still isnt a big part of our life. the world is at your fingertips and all you can seem to view is shit like google, and social media. this year youve gotten closest to drawing by searching things that influence you. We are going to sell advertisments. but we must build outr protfolio. you Just made the email adress today. that had to have been the easiest and hardest step you have taken. (the first little acievement acknowledged) What else... IDK whatever. time to focus on the future.

So the plan is to not put somuch pressure on yourself, time to give yourself less to think about. stay busy. dont let anytime go to waste and use it on fewer things. or more things, idk , you dont do much as of right now. But yes. the remainder of 2020 will be used to plan for the future, we want hot chicks lots of money and true happiness in our future. lets get organized and lets change it up. i want three comics done, wake up being the focus, then that adult comic you have in mind with the black market and buying a girl. idk some crazy shit. just do it. let your demons free. think of the craziest shit and hide it in plain sight. fix your car and make it worth driving. because its kinda shit. focus your story to being about reusing. education, and storage. Maximize your brain and push it to its limits. do let the time slip. Time slippage is damaging your tools to grow. Plan on remembering more information. read. write. film. photograph, invest. do it. you cant continue like this. Plan like you are the person you want to be and you will becomethat person. And most importantly, you must reflect, that is the most important part rightnow. Work on a play. Make it powerful. that can be a form of reflection. but make sure you are planning a future that you want. you cannot be successful if you do not.

The girl: this is probably the biggest part to you rightnow. she is going to be everything you want. and you must be everything she wants. so think along those lines and do what you need to do make that happen. she going to be beautiful and you are going to keep being reminded everytime you look at her, and she will know by the way you look at her, wha you say and what you do. fuck her till she cant form sentences. Be that guy, thats who i want to be. i wnat small tits. please. you know!

And take it one step at a time. just try to be productive with your time. Keep learning. today Diana thanked me for opening up to her because when she asked how i was feeling i replied with” stressed horny tired and depressed” instead of the usual “ok” and she really liked that. i need to be better at talking to her but also choose your words wisely, she loves to talk. I dont trust her to keep a secret. that might be a friendship thats worth keeping though, i think her and Nani will get along.

i am broken in so many ways. and a lot of is is simply neglect. pay attention to it all and fix it. start exposing yourself the be best and become the best. Train the brain everymoment you get. because right now its starting to feel like a burden. like your thoughts are holding you back, but instead they are whats propelling you forward. i am proud of who i am regardless of my past mistakes. Keep yout back straight and head up.

Ihate doing something and it not being perfect. that is what is keeping me from doing anything, and now i have done nothing. i need to react to not doing something perfect differnetly then i have because i cant keep doing the same things, its whats keeping me back. you are gemini. what ever the fuck that means. if you need someone to hold you accountable, then stream your shit and act like someone is always watching you. Do porn. (<jesus fuck im funy) .

that brings me to the topic of astrology. i am going to study this shit like its some kind of science and im going to use this knowledge to fuck hot women. i swear its going to be a mind fuck of total satisfaction. yes.

This is going nowhere at this point. back to future me. Adopt a kid and mold that mother fucker into a fucking jem. and be the kind of guy he will always look up to and he will become someone you look up to. acknowledge his ideas as an equal. and get strong. we gotta be able to protect them from anything.

gotta look good too, start buying like you know who you are. you are everyone and everything is going this way for a reason. i wnat to be responsable and i need to look the part.

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i dont know why im bothering to make this post other than hoping two things will come from it. 1) that ill start to feel better about the situation and 2) that the people it’s about will creep my blog and eventually see it. under the read more for feelings

so, for one, im not going to lie about my actions. yes, i messaged erika and told her i know shes her. i absolutely did. should i have? probably not. did i anyway? you’re damn right. and you know why? i did it because i cared about the game i was in. i cared. had i not cared, i would have just been like “lol fuck this” and left when i realized and nothing was done. let me just repeat for the hundredth time that she shut uproar down and did so through her role as a gossip mod. i was trying to protect the game and my friends, i wasn’t doing it to be a bully or harass her. i just wanted her to know that i know. after i sent the message i logged back out because i wasnt trying to fight or harass her. i just needed her to know someone knew and was watching her. let me reiterate that, while im not saying it was completely her fault bc im the one in control of my own feelings and i understand that, she played a huge role in me almost killing myself and had it not been for a call from my grandmother, i would have. i would be dead right now. i would have died in 2013 if my grandma hadn’t called me that morning. i dont feel bad for sending her the message. i will never allow myself to feel bad for doing what i thought was right and i still think i was right in trying to protect that game and my friends who modded it. i know they dont agree and that’s fine but what i did was a gesture of love, no matter how ugly it was. sometimes to protect the people you love you have to be ugly to the ones you don’t.

on the flip side of that, its been said i was a bully and making people uncomfortable. with the exception of erika (bc as i said, i will never ever feel bad for exposing her), i do want to sincerely apologize to anyone who i made feel that way. it’s never been said of me before in my life so im not sure who felt that way or why but if it was anyone besides her, then from the bottom of my heart; i am so sorry. i wish something had been said to me so that i could have known and stopped doing whatever it was i was doing. the last thing i want is to make someone feel those things. im not making excuses here, nor am i justifying myself to make myself look better but the god’s honest truth is that im not always the best with understanding how someone else feels unless im directly told. so again, im sorry. and i want anyone reading this to know that had i been told that i was making people feel that way, i would have done everything in my power to correct it. but if im not told an issue exists and i think everything is fine, how am i ever supposed to fix it let alone know about it?

now that ive covered how others felt and done my fair share of apologizing for my actions, i want to cover my own feelings.

i dont know how either of you can say what you did to me wasn’t bullying me out. i dont understand how you can think me going from zero warnings, and neither of you telling me the accusations against me to being kicked out because i stepped down as a mod is not bullying me out. maybe bullying isn’t really the right word but that’s how it felt. it felt like i was targeted and it was purely retaliation for me saying i wouldn’t mod anymore because no action was ever taken. i know it was because b literally came back with “you said we never take action so we took action” so you literally kicked me out because i stepped down. that’s what it boils down to. you kicked me out because i sent that message to mod teo and i stepped down but i dont think that the time you even knew the message had been sent. maybe you did. that’s still bullshit when other writers should have been gone a long long time ago and are still there, forcing plots on people and making them feel uncomfortable purely because they want a certain plot, purely because you’re afraid of backlash from roleplayers everyone hates and wants gone anyway. even if i had been put on like a final warning i would have accepted it and not caused a fuss bc for the erika thing, i probably deserved it. no matter what you say or do to justify yourselves, you both know you did me wrong. you don’t ever have to admit it and its fine if you don’t but between the three of us, we all know what you really did to me and how shitty it was after how close we had all become. i truly thought our friendship would be good, i thought we would all continue to be best pals and without the stress of the game, we wouldn’t be torn apart. but, i was wrong. that stupid game tore us apart. and it was just a game. its not even real. our friendship was real. it still hurts and i miss you both. it will pass. it always does. but i miss you.

and now i want to move on to your feelings. like i said before i dont know who i made uncomfortable or what i did to make them feel that way, but if it was ever either of you, im sorry. ive looked back and realized how much i hate erika and how insistent i was she is there and gossip modding and going to ruin blush may have made you guys feel negative things. im sorry for that. i didn’t want to upset either of you. i really didn’t. i could have gone about things in a better way even though tact isn’t always my strong suit. i still realize the situation could have been handled better and i shouldn’t have let my own feelings cloud my regard for yours. i know this is past repairing, and im not trying to make amends and us be friends again but i do want you to know that im sorry it ended this way and im sorry for any negative things you experienced that were my fault. i loved you both dearly and considering i dont want to make anyone feel bad ever, i especially didn’t want that for two of who i considered to be my closest friends. i hope for your sake you’re able to let go of whatever resentment you have for me and not carry that anger with you.

thats it. thats all i have to say and i really hope that writing this down and putting it out there for you to see helps me let go of the situation and move on. regardless of how things ended, i wish you both the best with your game and everything else you do in your future.

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90s Bay Area “sex hipster” culture

I saw someone’s reference to the comic “Oh Joy Sex Toy” and the funny thing is... I feel like I had to totally relearn sex, because of my years in close proximity to San Francisco’s “sex culture.” It has to do with what the Bay Area and Portland hipsters were like before we called them hipsters - specifically, Gen X and older Millennial hipsters in the 90s and early 2000s. The era of “Wordfuck” at Cafe du Nord. The era in which every other article in SFWeekly seemed to be about sex. An era in which anyone you dated, got subjected to a Kinsey-like interview about their favorite fetishes. The hip job to have was to be a sex educator of some kind. It was kind of “hip” to be a sex worker, so long as you were white and from a wealthy background and were willing to “tell all” to SFWeekly or later, a blog. It was a niche subculture that lasted a surprisingly long time, and it eventually moved up to Portland, and Erika Moen reminds me of all of that. I called this general subculture “sex hipsters” for a long time. A lot of the “straight people labeling themselves as queer” came out of this general zeitgeist. (Either this has been fading away because SF is rapidly losing its counterculture to gentrification, and the sex hipsters have all moved up to Portland, and/or I just have been in a hole in the ground and haven’t paid attention in years. But it does seem weirdly generational, and like it may have been a Gen X thing. The Millennials I see into it are the ones bordering on Gen X. But a lot of the Gen Xrs who were sex hipsters, seem to have moved on. Nobody wants to see us in leather shorts anymore, let’s get real, we’re middle aged now.) I had come to see sex in terms of this performative thing in which you show off how much shit you can buy, how “cool” and “hip” and “modern” you are, and to some degree how “woke” you are. You’re supposed to be cool with everything and as a woman, that is a particularly scary place in which to put oneself. It messed up a lot of my ability to figure out whether I was gay or bi, too, because of the "hipness” of bi/queer identities (and this postmodern idea that you could be anything you wanted) which resulted in erasure-by-dilution of bisexuality in women (via too many heterosexual women labeling themselves bi or queer), and which made bisexuality look like a joke, it came to feel like, if you actually wanted a serious relationship with a woman or were even open to it, you had to identify as gay/lesbian to get it. Which is to a degree where I feel the identity “lesbians who sleep with men” came from (nowadays I think we say homoromantic bisexual?). When I was dating women, and living anywhere near SF - I had to exclude bi women from OKCupid searches not because I had anything against dating bi women, but because apparently, back then, saying you’re bi is something a lot of “hip” straight women did. I have a friend who said she felt like it was almost compulsory to identify as bi because if you were female and didn’t identify as bi, people took you for some kind of prudish, un-woke scold who probably also was anti-abortion. The funny thing is, this pressure didn’t exist for men. Only women had to prove how “with it” they were in terms of sex. But worst of all was the effect of this general weird commodification and hipsterism of sex - an intimate, personal act - on my actual sexuality. It’s all so painfully weird and meta, like, in a strange sort of way, it’s more important to watch yourself having sex than to have sex? You’re not intimately connecting with people, you’re checking down a list of sex acts. There’s a point at which I realized I had to totally re-learn sex, and it made me wonder if at any point in my sex life, if I’d *ever* genuinely, authentically, and intimately connected with anyone. I probably spent more time thinking about how I looked having sex and if this or that particular act checked off my list, than how anything felt, and how much I liked a particular partner. When I first started questioning if I was bi, it wasn’t from an authentic place - though, turns out I am. But the initial thing that got me questioning wasn’t even a crush, because in my teens, I had zero feelings for *anyone.* (Being demisexual/gray-A seems to have been a strong intersection in my difficulty figuring out what or who I liked. Because sexual orientation is hard to figure out in a vacuum.) There is definitely a “sex hipster” look. If you have black bangs and wear chunky glasses or retro style, for whatever reason, people assumed you’re a sex hipster. It’s funny, because I remember when Gen Xrs were, as a generation, weird and awkward about sex - but then sex hipster culture took hold. Or I moved to the Bay Area. Or both. A friend of mine who uses a wheelchair felt she *had* to align herself with sex hipster culture, because of the difficulties of dating as a disabled woman, but once there, felt like she was one more of the “exotic sexual experiences” on the checklist that people were checking off. “Slept with a disabled woman - can cross that off my bucket list.”

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Erika Robinson Divine Sports Expert Tips And Tricks For Lead Generation

Erika Robinson Divine Sports Expert tips provider. Is lead generation leaving you frustrated? Do you have the sense that you are not succeeding? You may benefit from this article. Check out the great advice here and take some notes on it all.

Don't fall victim to the belief that generating leads requires a big budget, because it doesn't. Talking to people over the Internet is very economical and you can be very effective if you know how to do it. Target your audience precisely, perfect the call to action and make it as easy as possible for people to plug in to your offer.

Always think about buying circles for consumers while you gather leads, as it will impact the results you see. Most consumers consider offers, research it and then make a buying decision. If the offers and content you provide cater to this cycle, it is possible for you to influence them to purchase from you!

Create engaging content. Lead generation relies a lot on building trust with your product or service. Smart targeted content does a lot to help get you there. Your target audience will be more likely to do business with you if they feel you are providing great service and that you legitimately care.

Utilize consumer feedback and case studies to produce a larger number of leads. If you can offer data to support your claims, consumers will be more confident about sharing their information or buying. Use studies that show the positives of your product and get testimonials from current customers.

Door knocking is always an option, so don't rule it out. This can even be true if your business is B2B. Visit businesses and ask them about who they're currently using for whatever it is you're selling, then let them know why you're the better option. Leave some materials behind and move on to the next location.

Don't forget phone sales. Call to see if there is anyone who needs what you have. You might be pleasantly surprised. Whether you're trying to sell toothpaste or supplements, there will be someone trying to find your type of items so you should get out there and make pitches.

Erika Robinson Divine Sports Most excellent service provider. One thing you must do is to start and grow your "opt in" process for generating leads. You need a marketing newsletter or email marketing or mobile marketing plan for this. You can ask them to opt in on your website, through forums you've joined, blogs and in other places.

Know your target market. When you understand the specific group that most needs the products or services you offer, you will be able to reach them more efficiently. For example, if you are trying to reach elderly customers, you have a better chance of generating leads if you avoid a skateboard shop.

Make time for lead generation every single day. Even half an hour daily can be very effective. Like most things, it's building the habits that's the most important aspect of successful lead generation. If you do it daily, you'll find you become more effective at creating potential qualified customers.

If you're not wanting to pay for a generated lead list, paying in the form of cost per click advertising is not a bad idea. This can really jump start your leads while other strategies are going to take time. In this way, you're balancing your efforts and driving new customers to your site immediately.

Only focus on bringing in leads who will buy from you. Generic leads are okay when painting the big picture. However, you're more likely to be successful if you target a specific niche.

Create a schedule surrounding lead generation. You do not want to isolate people through over-marketing. Try setting a schedule that makes you appear professional. It also helps you stop yourself from spending time and effort on those who are not interested.

Erika Robinson Divine Sports Top service provider. Never overlook or underestimate a lead source. You will have many avenues for gathering leads such as buying or self-gathering or even word-of-mouth. Always look at each avenue for validity. Buying leads can be a great way to jump start your efforts, but they may not be the same quality leads you gain from a targeted effort.

Provide understandable instruction to visitors on the steps to take when they go to your site. Review all of your site's pages. You should make sure each step is clearly identified. If they aren't, change it.

Focus on your calls to action to generate leads. This is true of your website, social media posts, email newsletters, or even direct mail. A compelling call to action is what gets people to move from potential to concrete leads. What can you say that they just can't refuse?

If you plan to use pay-per-click ads to promote your website or social media, create ads which actually bring in targeted leads. Make sure it is clear what you're selling and that the call to action is solid. Don't make them blink or include fluorescent colors unless you want to drive away potential leads.

Erika Robinson Divine Sports Best service provider. Make sure your offers are appropriate. They must be relevant to the prospective buyer. Great content is important, but the timing of its delivery is also important. Many customers will see information at different parts of their decision process. Try picking a particular time you think is best to better your chances of getting on their short list.

In order for you to know what your customers are seeing, and if this information is useful to them, look at your website pages and any landing pages to see if what needs to be done next is clear. You want to make this as easy as possible for all prospective clients.

Use each of the things you learned above to figure out which lead generation tip works best for you. When you find the pieces of puzzle that lead to in increase in interest and revenue, don't stop learning. You will always discover new tweaks and techniques to expand the empire you are now building. Be prepared, and the leads will be there when you need them!

#Erika Robinson Divine Sports

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ongames · 7 years

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This Is How Women And Men Really Feel About Period Sex

Period sex can get a bit messy ― and The Flex Company knows that fact very well.

The menstrual product company was founded in August 2015 and prides itself on creating the first disposable menstrual disc, which women can wear while having penetrative sex on their periods.

“FLEX allows couples who wouldn’t have previously had period sex a new opportunity to talk about it and try it,” head of acquisition and growth at The Flex Company, Erika Jensen, told The Huffington Post in 2016. “And for those of us who were already comfortable having period sex, FLEX saves our white sheets and allows us to enjoy the moment more, instead of running to the shower.”

Jensen, along with The Flex Company founder Lauren Schulte, conducted a survey to find out how people really feel about period sex ― and some of the results are somewhat surprising.

The questionnaire, published in August 2016, surveyed 502 people from around the world, though the majority of participants hailed from the U.S. Eighty percent of the pool identified as female, 17 percent as male and the rest as trans, intersex or gender queer. Around 85 percent of participants identified their sexual orientation as straight.

The Flex Company collected the data in a series of charts.

Out of the 500-plus people surveyed, 83.7 percent reported they’ve had period sex and 16.3 percent said they have not. A whopping 55 percent thought of period sex as “natural” or “awesome” with around 39 percent saying it’s “kinda gross.”

Since it’s no secret that period sex can include some post-coital cleanup, 70 percent of respondents said they have a conversation with their partner prior to having period sex about whether or not to have sex while one partner is on their period.

When asked what their biggest issue with period sex is, 86 percent of those surveyed said “the mess and clean up.” The clean up plan does need to be addressed pre-coitus: Towel? No towel? Shower sex? Whatever you do, communication is key.

Some people think there’s absolutely nothing bad about period sex, with 6.4 percent of respondents saying they have no issue and “love period sex.”

According the survey, women are two times more likely than men to be unwilling to have sex with a new partner due to her period. Forty-five percent of straight women, however, reported they’ve had a guy turn down sex because they were on their period. One good piece of news: 30 percent of those polled want to have more period sex.

Scroll below to see more graphs from The Flex Company’s period sex survey.

Jensen explained some of her thoughts on the survey’s findings in a blog on Medium.

“Period sex isn’t the problem. The problem is our perception of things unknown,” she wrote. “... If there is something you’ve never done because you’re scared or embarrassed or (worst of all) set in your ways just because, I urge you to do it. Or talk to someone who has done it. Explore a new perspective.”

Head over to Medium to read more of Jensen’s blog or stop by The Flex Company’s website to learn more about the company.

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This Is How Women And Men Really Feel About Period Sex

Period sex can get a bit messy ― and The Flex Company knows that fact very well.

The menstrual product company was founded in August 2015 and prides itself on creating the first disposable menstrual disc, which women can wear while having penetrative sex on their periods.

Jensen, along with The Flex Company founder Lauren Schulte, conducted a survey to find out how people really feel about period sex ― and some of the results are somewhat surprising.

The Flex Company collected the data in a series of charts.

Some people think there’s absolutely nothing bad about period sex, with 6.4 percent of respondents saying they have no issue and “love period sex.”

Scroll below to see more graphs from The Flex Company’s period sex survey.

Jensen explained some of her thoughts on the survey’s findings in a blog on Medium.

Head over to Medium to read more of Jensen’s blog or stop by The Flex Company’s website to learn more about the company.

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This Is How Women And Men Really Feel About Period Sex

Period sex can get a bit messy ― and The Flex Company knows that fact very well.

The menstrual product company was founded in August 2015 and prides itself on creating the first disposable menstrual disc, which women can wear while having penetrative sex on their periods.

Jensen, along with The Flex Company founder Lauren Schulte, conducted a survey to find out how people really feel about period sex ― and some of the results are somewhat surprising.

The Flex Company collected the data in a series of charts.

Some people think there’s absolutely nothing bad about period sex, with 6.4 percent of respondents saying they have no issue and “love period sex.”

Scroll below to see more graphs from The Flex Company’s period sex survey.

Jensen explained some of her thoughts on the survey’s findings in a blog on Medium.

Head over to Medium to read more of Jensen’s blog or stop by The Flex Company’s website to learn more about the company.

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