#also like. a youtube income could be nice once i get a card

[artkiddies]

There are some influencers out there who specializes in giving useful advice on “adult stuff”, like careers and finance that I really needed but the thing is I can’t stand them. Since they are probably all graduated from the school of influencer, they has to portray themselves in a certain way in order to something, whether it’s their personal brand or the paid courses etc. it’s that certain portrayal in itself, they all have this “grifter gloss” to them in my very own cynical perspective. First of all they are young and pretty, cause that’s important to be a influencer. Secondly they are usually seemingly successful, like subtly shows off their beautiful apartment, expensive goods, or less subtly, they would talk about their impressive yearly income in a off handed way. No this isn’t just me jealous of their wealth, this is actually a tactic. I once get to talk to a quite successful real estate agent, she said that those luxury bags and nice car she uses is necessary because you need to send a signal to your clients that you are doing well for yourself, a good business woman and therefore trustworthy( it’s a flawed logic in itself certainly but that’s largely how the C world society usually think so yea). So when I as an audience was suppose to see their success as a a proof of their credential or aspirational, I am unable to, I just saw all of that as tactical bragging. Thirdly, their cards are so on the table it’s kinda gross to see. I really dislike that they will explicitly brand themselves “I’m your internet big sister/best friend uwu” who said that???? I don’t know you???? I don’t know if it’s only my pet peeve you do not say that about yourself unless your followers collectively branded you as that! But still you aren’t suppose to say that seriously! saying this about yourself are such a a blunt attempt on capitalizing on parasocial relationships, and so instantly make you not one. Fourthly, it’s all too easy. To fit in the YouTube shorts and TikTok format, the video has to be short and sweet and so does the advice. A lot of sounds too easy but it stands out. We all should’ve been doubtful of easy answers and unfortunately that’s the extend of my intelligence ends here, I really can’t discern if the advice are actually good or it’s just contents™️. And we all know how TikTok advices could get out of hand. Lastly, I have to admit that jealousy perhaps plays a huge part of why I don’t wanna see these content. it’s sometimes painful to see successful(regardless if it’s real or not) flaunting all of that in your little screen you cling to everyday while you make nothing of your life. Their friendly faces tell you to follow their advice and you could somehow change things around, you knew it couldn’t, but they never stops smiling. It hurts a bit less to believe that all of that is not real, also you could just look away.

#rt #I don’t know why I wake up at 9am on a weekend and feel to manically type this out

[dirt-grub]

i cant believe ive decided to be funny. i think its gonna work out for me tbh

#ive always had the kinda brain for making youtube skits n shit but never the balls to do it #maybe i'll do youtube along with the tiktok lmao bc i have a feeling tiktok isnt good for the long run #but i feel like im funny so im going to share it with the world #like i mean i did have a youtube when i was 7 #just never the environment to do it right #itll probably better when i move out too bc my parents arent the types to understand if i were to say hey dont bother me im filming #GOD forbid i ever stream anything even to friends theyd walk in like HEY CAN YOU DO THE LAUNDRY. #and ill be like i am live right now there are X number of people watching me theyd be like OH ARE THEY HUH. OKAY TOMORROW CAN YOU DO THIS #just so tone deaf lmao #if my dad didnt have an entire redwood tree up his ass it would be hysterical to show him like what zoomers find funny #and just watch his brain bluescreen #but he would not be able to handle any sort of internet exposure lol #nobody im related to could i think #like i said the other day he turned on kpop and was like what the fuck is this bts shit? surely no one has ever heard of kpop ASKJDJL #if i showed him like a 2016 sans meme he'd just cease to understand #he doesnt even know the word meme #which is great potential to torment him but hed like get actually made we're making fun of him HDASKAKSLJKLJ #but like yeah if i can manage to make shit while people arent around i think it would be cool #i mean making a presence from nothing might be hard but like hey it would be fun thats the biggest reason i want to #also like. a youtube income could be nice once i get a card #even if its miniscule anything would be great #but wait didnt they change it since last time like you need a certain sub count to monetize #you used to be able to just do it idk anymore #idk tho i feel like my brain is made for that! like it would be a cool opportunity #often times with my tone issues i make people laugh even when im not trying to lol #i go deadpan sometimes and it makes people laugh and then it makes me laugh and its funny #but like yeah. i got a lot of funny stories i could go old youtube style and just tell stories #i could make jokes and do tiktok type stuff like im planning #i could just make le epic memes #i could put art stuff

[amanda-glassen]

The Wonder Years: Part 8

While getting ready for her first school dance, twelve-year-old Olivia starts a path toward discovering who she is truly meant to be. Parts 1-7 can be found under the the tag #alex and liv: the wonder years

Thank you @ghostwritingcabenson​ @imaginaryoperagloves​ @cabensons​ @oliviaswifey​ and my lovely anon for all of your really sweet comments and tags.

Cover courtesy of my tumblr wifey @ghostwritingcabenson​

Seeing the brightly colored frozen yogurt shop put Olivia at ease because it was the setting of some of her best childhood memories and now she was going to experience it with her girlfriend.

Olivia did as Jamie had done for her mom and opened the car door for Alex. That small act of chivalry earned a big smile and a ‘thank you’ from Alex, which made Olivia feel as if she had butterflies in her stomach. 

“Babe, why don’t you take Alex inside?” Jamie suggested. “I want to stay out here and talk to Ollie.” Uh oh.

“Come on, sweetheart,” Serena gestured for Alex to follow her. “We can get first pick of the toppings.”

“Yeah!” Alex said excitedly. “I want chocolate chips and chocolate brownie bites.”

“Is everything okay?” Olivia asked, worried that Jamie had a suspicion that she and Alex were hiding something.

“Everything is fine,” Jamie responded. “This is a good talk, I promise.” She pulled a twenty dollar bill out of her wallet and handed it to Olivia.

“Cool! Twenty bucks!” Olivia folded the money and put it in her pocket. “Thanks, Jamie. I was saving up to buy a－”

“It’s not for you, kid,” Jamie interrupted. “It’s for you to treat Alex.”

Olivia tried to hide her disappointment. “But my mom always pays for frozen yogurt.”

Jamie made a failed attempt at stifling her laughter. “Think about it, kid. What’ll score you more points, you paying for her frozen yogurt or your mom paying?”

“Me, I guess,” Olivia groaned. “There goes my new bat.”

Jamie shook her head and wrapped her arm around Olivia to guide her toward the entrance. “I have so much to teach you, Ollie.”

Alex and Serena were already choosing their toppings when Olivia and Jamie entered the frozen yogurt shop. Olivia noticed that her mom had gotten their usual and she was eager to get the same－chocolate flavored frozen yogurt with Oreo crumbles, gummy worms and Fruity Pebbles－a tradition in the Benson household that they had named Dirt and Worms. 

“Mom, I’ll pay for me and Alex,” Olivia told her once all four cups of frozen yogurt were on the counter and ready to be weighed.

Serena took her debit card out of a pink and white polka dot Kate Spade wallet. “It’s okay, baby, I’ll get it. Save your money for that bat you’ve been wanting.” Olivia noticed her mom and Jamie exchange glances and she hoped Jamie could read her mind because she no longer had the slightest idea what to do. “On second thought, it’s probably not cool for your mom to pay for you on your first date.”

“I got this,” Olivia tried to say as smoothly as she could while she pulled out her twenty dollar bill and placed it on the counter.

“And I’m getting yours,” Jamie told Serena. “You already paid for dinner. We’re supposed to be in an equal partnership here.” After Alex and Olivia’s cups of frozen yogurt were paid for, Jamie inserted her card to pay for hers and Serena’s. 

“I paid for us to eat at Hot Dog On A Stick, not some expensive restaurant,” Serena reminded her. “That’s all we had time for after Barnes & Noble and GameStop.”

Jamie picked up their frozen yogurt cups and carried them over to the table. Olivia figured she should do the same for Alex until she saw Alex already eating brownie bites from her frozen yogurt. Better not take that away from her. “I learned an important lesson today, Ser. If I value my life, I will never attempt to take one of your fries. Is it the same with frozen yogurt?”

Serena scrunched her nose. “Yours is vanilla with strawberries, blueberries, and bananas. No wonder you want to steal some of mine.”

Within seconds of sitting down at the table, Olivia’s phone started to vibrate. It was a text from Elliot confirming he'd be at their secret meeting, but Olivia didn't want to risk her mom seeing a message from her dad come through so she decided to put her phone in her pocket. 

"What's this big science project about?" Serena asked them. "I've never seen an assignment have that effect on Olivia."

Olivia was in the middle of chewing a gummy worm, so she was grateful when her quick thinking girlfriend decided to answer. "It's the end of the year project which is worth 25% of our grade. Mrs. Rodriguez is supposed to give us more details on Monday, but my brother had her class three years ago and he said she lets her students pick the topic. Sometimes that's harder because the possibilities are endless. She also doesn't like us to pick partners because someone could get their feelings hurt if they aren't picked, so she puts us in alphabetical order. If she does that, it's fine because I'll get to work with Olivia. Alphabetically there's no one in between us. We should start brainstorming, Olivia."

The last thing Olivia wanted was to think about a science project that wasn't due for another month, but her girlfriend’s enthusiasm was contagious and the project was the only thing keeping her mom from asking questions about what was actually on her mind.

Olivia felt her phone vibrate again, except this time it wasn’t a text from Elliot or any of her other friends. It was another message from her dad that read, “Hey Sport. Wanna get some pizza tomorrow?”

“Who’s that, baby?” her mom asked her. 

“Just Elliot,” Olivia said nonchalantly. “He’s asking if I’m still coming over tomorrow to watch the game. I have to go to the bathroom. I’ll be right back.”

Olivia was grateful that the bathroom was a single stall so nobody could follow her in there. She pulled out her phone from her back pocket immediately after locking the door behind her and started to respond to her dad. “Yeah can we go to Another One Bites the Crust? That’s my favorite. I can meet you there at 1.”

She waited two minutes before another response came through. “Daddy/daughter day tomorrow at 1. They have those rotating basketball hoops outside. Bring your A-game.”

When she returned to their table, a feeling of guilt hit her hard and suddenly. She occasionally hid things from her mom like when she didn’t tell her she had a girlfriend, but this was the first time she had actually lied to her. It was the worst she had ever felt in her entire life and she knew that lie was only the first of many that she’d tell her mom that weekend.

Serena asked Alex about her siblings and Olivia heard Alex talk about her older brother who was fifteen and nice to her and her younger brother who was almost nine and kind of annoying. Olivia loved to hear Alex talk about her home life and her friends and her favorite movies and TV shows, but that night her mind was on her dad and how much fun the two of them were going to have the next day eating pizza and playing basketball.

“Do you have any brothers and sisters?” Alex asked Serena.

With Serena distracted by Alex’s question, Jamie took it upon herself to attempt to steal a gummy worm, but her attempt was soon thwarted by Serena gently smacking her hand. “Hey! Nope. Hands off my worms. If you wanted gummy worms, you should have added some to your frozen yogurt.”

Olivia handed Jamie a couple of her own gummy worms. “Here, Jamie. You can have some of mine. I have a whole bunch.”

Jamie took the worms and held them up to show Serena. “Unlike you, your kid actually shares.”

“What can I say?” Serena smirked. “My kid is better than me. That means I’ve succeeded as a mom.” She held Jamie’s hand on top of the table before turning to Alex. “Sorry, Alex, before we were so rudely interrupted by my gummy worm thief, I was going to tell you that my brother Kyle is two years younger than me and my sister Lexie is one year younger than me. The three of us are really close, like best friends. Kyle and I live in the same building, but Lexie moved back to California after college. She lives in Santa Monica now.”

“Lexie Benson is your sister?” Alex asked, wide eyed and completely in disbelief. “Lexie Benson, the YouTuber? I’ve seen every single one of the videos on her YouTube channel! She does these really funny videos where viewers can request what era or theme they want and she does these in-character spoofs about－” Alex started to blush. “I’m sorry. I don’t know why I’m telling you all of this. She’s your sister so you know all about her channel and her videos. Wait, I think I’ve even seen you in some of them!”

“Yeah, she’ll force me every time I go out to Santa Monica,” Serena smiled at her. “And don’t apologize for getting excited over something. I’ll tell Lexie about you next time I talk to her.”

“Babe, your phone,” Jamie told her as she looked down at Serena’s phone and noticed an incoming video call. 

“It’s my mom,” Serena groaned. “If I don’t answer, she’s going to keep calling.” She swiped across the screen to answer. “Hi, Mom. I’m out right now with Olivia, do you mind if I－”

“Where’s my grandbaby?” Mrs. Benson interrupted her. “I want to talk to her.”

Serena handed the phone to Olivia. “Hi, Grandma!” Olivia said excitedly. “Wanna see my girlfriend Alex? She’s having frozen yogurt with me. Me and her went on our first date tonight.”

“Hi, Mrs. Benson,” Alex said after scooting closer to Olivia. “Pleased to meet you.”

“You’re adorable!” Mrs. Benson responded. “And so well mannered. It’s a pleasure to meet you, Alex. So, tell me, how is my grandbaby on a date? Does she hold open the door and pull out your chair?”

“She’s a perfect gentleman and she’s so cute and sweet and she got me a rose and frozen yogurt tonight,” Alex beamed. “I like Olivia so much.”

Olivia felt butterflies in her stomach and she wanted nothing more than to kiss Alex if they were alone. “Doesn’t Alex look like a princess?” Olivia asked.

“She looks like Princess Grace,” Mrs. Benson told her granddaughter. “She could be a classic Hollywood starlet. And you look so handsome and grown up, my darling grandbaby.”

“Jamie cut my hair,” Olivia said excitedly.

“Jamie,” Mrs. Benson said in a teasing tone of voice, hoping Serena would hear. “Tall, dark, and handsome, herself, the one woman I would consider switching teams for.”

“Mom,” Serena groaned and Olivia couldn’t help but laugh when her mom put her head down on the table in embarrassment.

Olivia handed the phone over to Jamie. “Hi, Melanie. You’re looking beautiful as always. Where are you? I can see the sunset behind you. Are you on vacation?”

“Oh, no, I’m just on our rooftop,” Mrs. Benson said nonchalantly. “Didn’t my daughter tell you about the beach house in Malibu?”

Serena took the phone from Jamie. “I have to go now, Mom. Alex has to get home soon.”

“Not so fast,” Mrs. Benson told her. “Since you neglected to tell me when your spring break was, I looked it up on Columbia’s website and saw that it’s the week after next. I’m booking your flight to LAX. You can bring Jamie so I can finally meet her in person and my grandbaby can bring her little girlfriend and before you object and say you had something planned for my grandbaby, I will save you the effort and say nothing you can plan in that gloomy state you insist on living in is as much fun as the kids will have at the beach and at Disneyland.”

“Disneyland!” Alex said excitedly. “I’ll ask my mom if I can go as soon as I get home.”

Olivia’s dream of riding the teacups together and buying Alex a pair of sparkly Minnie Mouse ears could finally come true. “Please, Mom. Please can we go? I’ll do anything.”

“Don’t be the bad guy, Serena,” Mrs. Benson told her daughter. “I can hear how happy the kids are.”

“It’s 9:45 over here, Mom,” Serena said in a frustrated tone of voice. “I have to hang up now so we can take Alex home. Bye, Mom. I love you. I’ll call you tomorrow.” Serena set her phone on the table and then turned to face Jamie. “One thing I hate about smartphones is that you can’t angrily close them when you wanna hang up on someone. Nothing gave me more satisfaction as a teenager than hanging up on my mom with my pink bedazzled Motorola Razr phone whenever she nagged me about something like she is right now. She completely undermines my parenting every chance she gets. What if I had something planned for Ollie?”

“At least you knew how to use that phone because, apparently, you can’t use this one,” they heard Mrs. Benson say. “I’m still on the line, Serena. I’m booking your flight and I’m not taking no for an answer.”

Olivia looked across the table at her flustered mom and at Jamie who was trying to contain her laughter. The short interaction with her grandma had made all of her negative feelings go away. Tomorrow, she’d spend the afternoon with her dad and, as long as they could convince Mr. and Mrs. Cabot, she’d soon be at Disneyland with the love of her twelve-year-old life.

#cabenson #baby cabenson #alex and liv: the wonder years #serena benson #law and order svu

[surveys-at-your-service]

Survey #287

“keep him tied - it makes him well / he’s getting better, can’t you tell?”

What are you favorite things to watch on YouTube? I like a pretty big variety now. I’d say I’ve been mostly into pet YouTubers lately, especially reptile ones. Oh, and WoW stuff. Can you pick out any constellations in the sky without looking them up online? Besides the Little or Big Dipper (idk which is which), nope. Are you religious? If so, what influenced you to start believing God? If you’re not religious, what convinces you there is no God? I wouldn’t call myself religious, no. I do believe there’s some kind of ultimate power, but hell if I know what it is, and I don’t actually worship it. I don’t believe any “good” god would demand kissing its feet in order for you to end at peace, among a billion other reasons. I believe there is something though because the odds of life and everything is just… too perfect. Plus I believe in the paranormal, so to me, there is obviously something beyond the mortal form. Is there any animal out there that genuinely terrifies you? Is this an animal you’re worried about coming across in daily life? I am terrified of ticks and parasites in general. They’re fucking disgusting. Maggots will also make me scream. Oh, and then there’s whale sharks. In my daily life, I wouldn’t say there’s any that I actively worry about crossing paths with. When was the last time you wore make-up? Around Halloween when Summer, me, and another of her friends did a witch-themed photoshoot. It really fucking sucks that it was so dark by the time we were done that the pictures came out absolutely awful. You can’t see shit, and of course on camera, I look absolutely awful. Have you ever worn colored contacts? No, but I’m totally not opposed for a cool photoshoot. Have you seen any of the Disney re-makes (eg. Aladdin or The Lion King)? What do you think of them? I’ve seen a good number, and I really like them. I think The Jungle Book remake was the best of them. How long did it take you to pass your driving test once you started learning how to drive? Ha, I still haven’t tried. When was the last time you went out for a formal occasion or event? Do you remember what you wore? Uhhhh… I have zero clue. Well, does my last job interview count? I just wore black sweatpants and some kind of formal top. How often do you have the TV on? is it more background noise or are you actually watching things? Y’all know by now that I don’t watch TV. Do you like any songs by Elvis Presley? Well of course. “Devil In Disguise” is my favorite. Do you ever answer the phone to unknown numbers? Nope. Do you eat anything special for breakfast on Christmas Day? Nah. When you go to theme parks, what’s your favorite type of ride? I haven’t been to a theme park in beyond forever, so idk. Are you afraid of falling in love? Ohhhhh yes. Expecting something to change in the next month? No. e_e What is your biggest worry in life right now? That Mom’s cancer will come back. Well, it IS going to eventually flare somewhere else, but no one can estimate when. Could be tomorrow. Could be years. Do you give up easily? It depends. With a lot of things, honestly, yes, because I get upset with my incompetence. What are you listening to? "Going To Hell" by The Pretty Reckless just came on. Is anything bothering you right now? Always. Were you ever made fun of? Yes. Are you currently jealous? I’ve been having episodes of it. Do you find piercings attractive on the opposite sex? I find them attractive on almost all people. Who was the last person you yelled at? I don’t know. Probably Mom. What do you say a lot? “Mood,” “lmao,” “can’t relate,” “same,” “oof,” “yikes,” shit like that, haha. What is your favorite place you have traveled? Chicago. Do you like ice cream? Yeah, that’s my comfort food. Do you like bananas? Yeah, but I don’t dare to eat one if I haven’t had my heartburn medication, because otherwise I get it BADLY. Do you like Paramore? A handful of their songs, yeah. I don’t know a lot though, honestly. Do you plan on getting married? It’d be nice. Ever been given a promise ring? No. Sexual orientation? Bi. Who do you text the most? Definitely Sara. Do you still talk to the person who hurt you most in life? Why or why not? No, because he wants nothing to do with me. I don’t blame him. Have you ever given your number to a complete stranger? Um, no. Well, besides in like, job applications. What color is your keyboard? Black. Your mouse? Mostly black, but it does have this crackled pattern that can glow blue or red. Desktop or laptop? I prefer laptops for mobility’s sake. Do you like sweet tea? I hate tea. How much sugar do you put in your tea? ^ Have you ever called someone useless? Wow, no. Do you have a wood or glass dining room table? Wood. Do you tend to get attached easily? HOLY GOD OF FUCK, YES. Is Joe Jonas really hotter than Nick? I haven’t seen either in god knows how long, but I remember I thought Nick was very cute. Favorite flavor pudding? Chocolate is the only kind I’ve enjoyed. Not that I’ve tried a lot. What are three words used in your area/dialect that many other areas/dialects wouldn't be familiar with? Oh, there are most certainly some, but I can’t think of any right now. How do you feel when your partner is talking to an ex? This would depend on a lot of things. What is the most expensive gift you have ever given? Received? Given, I’m really unsure. I answer enough questions sharing that I don’t have my own source of income, so a lot of times, my mom lets me use her money, but there is obviously a ceiling to how much I can use. Received, definitely my Sager laptop Jason got me one year. Do children like you? I’m always surprised that kids seem to… I don’t know how the hell to interact with kids, but parents tend to tell me that they do like me. If you found your child's diary would you read it? What if you found the diary of one of your parents? Hell no would I read that shit. Both deserve privacy. Have you ever stalked or killed a wild animal? Fuck no. Name something you are now prepared to reveal about yourself that you weren't ready to talk about in the past? The state of my virginity. Name a talent someone has of which you are jealous: I am soooo envious of talented and actually successful photographers. What would you most likely complain about in a hotel? Probably if the bed sheets seemed dirty. Is it possible to be in love with more than one person at the same time? Probably. I’m monogamous though, so I really can’t say because I haven’t experienced this. Do you often feel pressured by others? Society, yes. Should couples live together before marriage? I feel that it’s the better decision, yes. You may not blend well actually sharing the same house. You learn things about your partner. How would you feel attending the wedding of an ex? It would depend on the person. Girt or Sara? I would love to. As a matter of fact, I better be invited lmao. Jason? I couldn’t in ten trillion years. Fiction or nonfiction. I strongly prefer fiction. Can you can lie with a straight face? Yes, if it’s something little. Name three things you have experienced that would shock your parents: Probably just sexual stuff. Do you believe in using the silent treatment? No. I’ve sure done it before, but I’d like to think I’ve grown out of this. Communication is where it’s at. Your most embarrassing thought: *shrug* Your most prejudiced thought: I don’t know. I don’t think I’m very prejudiced. A shameful moment for you: The situation w/ Joel. The biggest gamble of your life: Deciding to drop out of college the last time. Who knows if that was a good choice or not… It’s too early to tell. What is your greatest weakness as a friend? Idk off the top of my head, but I’m sure there’s something. Do you feel better when you have a tan? Nah, I like being pale. I did go through a period in HS of using tanning lotion on my legs though because I was self-conscious of JUST how pale they were. Do you sometimes enjoy being mean? ”I don’t think so. Maybe like... in certain contexts. Like being mean in video games can be really fun sometimes, haha. And being a little mean in a kink setting can be fun too.” <<<< This. Are you high maintenance? Definitely not. Has anybody ever told you that you’re too young to be in love? I think my dad has, just indirectly. Did you learn anything from the last BIG mistake you made? Yes. Do you have a favorite brand of shoes? Yeah, Converse. Do you like rollercoasters with big drops? I’m afraid of rollercoasters so have never been on one. Do you have any inside jokes with your parents? Not really. Have you ever thrown a surprise party for somebody? I don’t think so? Do you know who your mom’s favorite singer is? Oh, she’s totally obsessed with James Hetfield/Metallica. What year were you born in? 1996. What is your favorite card game? Magic: The Gathering, even though I was never great at it or totally understood all the rules. I just adore the artwork, and I like the detailed tactics behind it. Have you ever tried to surf? Nah. Do you want to learn? Nah. Have you ever had a song dedicated to you? What was it? Let’s not with this. What color eyes does your best friend have? Brown. Have you ever been on a blind date? Nah. Which one of your family members do you wish you could see more often? My brother and his son. I got really close to my nephew the last time they visited for a few days. What room in your house is the messiest? Right now, the extra bedroom that I want to make my dayroom. A lot of our “extra” stuff is just shoved into there. Have you ever requested a song on the radio? No. Are you proud of your parents? Yes. Have you ever (accidentally or not) set off a car alarm? I think I accidentally have before. Do you have dimples when you smile? Yes, way more prominently on my left cheek though. Do you find graveyards scary? No. They’re peaceful to me. Have you ever carved anything into a tree? I don’t think so. Do you read those celebrity gossip magazines? Ew, no. Celebs deserve privacy. Do you give or get advice more often? Well considering I’m in therapy, probably get. Did the last type of shoes you wore have laces? No. Do you like the picture on your license/I.D. card? FUCK no. When was the last time somebody hit on you? Idr. Which one of your friends do you feel most comfortable around? Sara. What’s your favorite Thanksgiving food? Just pass me the rolls lmao. Who did you last spoon with? My cat lmao. What was the last video game you played? I don’t recall the last console game I played, so does World of Warcraft count, even tho it’s a computer game? When you’re in trouble, do your parents ever “middle name” you? Ha, my mom will sometimes. Does getting sweaty or dirty bother you at all? If so, has it ever put you off doing exercise? Very much so. I suffer (and I DO mean “suffer”) from insane hyperhidrosis, so I sweat my ass off if I so much as twitch, if even that. I just hate feeling gross. Have you ever thought about how you want to spend your retirement? No, honestly. It’s hard for me to imagine even *getting* to retirement. Would you describe yourself as healthy? Why or why not? No. I’m physically and even more mentally not okay. Do you miss anything about being a teenager? If you are a teenager, what’s your favorite thing about it? Yeah, some things. Though I really don’t even want to think about it. I look back on me being a teen with both wistfulness as well as bitterness. I don’t know which is stronger.

#survey #surveys #quiz #questions #questionnaire #lyrics: ''welcome home (sanitarium)'' by metallica

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On Camera

Or that one time Lance decided to live-stream when he really should’ve been resting. The (established) klance YouTuber AU that no one asked for, but you’re all getting. Domestic klance sharing an apartment is my jam, and throwing a little angst in there is a bonus.

I’m actually really happy with this, and if people like it I might do an actual long AU thing with this setting, so feedback is appreciated! For now though, just a one-shot. This is also proof that the best writing for me happens at 3 AM… oops. I hope you enjoy!!

Psst @taylor-tut this is that thing I not-so-discreetly mentioned in my tags, have a wonderful day.

Lance McClain was a rulebreaker in every way, except for one thing. He believed it was always necessary to have a routine, and never stray from it. If asked, he’d inform you that a steady routine was the foundation for a steady life.

Showering every morning, brushing his teeth every night, thinking of a cheesy one-liner for Keith each day without fail, the list went on. Little things.

One of his many routines was to live-stream, always on Sundays. Because who did anything besides sit at home, definitely not with a hangover, on Sunday?

New videos went up on Wednesdays, but the carefully edited ones on YouTube and his live-streams were very different. Many fans even preferred seeing him live, mainly because he couldn’t stop himself from making bad jokes, and was usually too lazy to straighten his bedhead.

And they would always ask him to go bother Keith in the next room, which Lance more often than not was obliged to do.

So when he woke up late one Sunday with a killer headache and a stuffy nose, Lance wasn’t about to let it get in the way of his routine.

He discovered a note from Keith on the kitchen table that said he’d be out running errands, and Lance lamented that he hadn’t been awake to tell Keith to get soup. After shooting him a quick text, the only response Lance got was “You don’t even like soup.”

Lance chuckled softly, which quickly led to a series of wet coughs. Clearing his throat, he began to set up his camera, wrapped himself up in blankets, and started the stream.

“Hey guys,” he said with a small wave, and winced at how raspy his voice sounded. He sniffled, and edged the off-screen box of tissues closer to him.

The chat was quickly flooded with “HELLO”’s and “LANCE!”’s. By now, all the fans knew when he went live. Lance was, however, surprised to see several inquiries about his health.

There were quite a few “Are you okay”’s, and even some “You seem sick”’s, with one of Lance’s personal favorites being “You look like shit.”

He read off the last comment with a short laugh. “Thanks, KeiththeKutie05.” Then, as an afterthought, he added, “Nice name.”

After a short pause of him continuing to scan the chat, he spoke again. “I’m fine though, just got a cold or something. Nothing could stop me from live-streaming!”

As the viewers seemed satisfied with this response, Lance wasn’t surprised to see the usual repetition of “Where’s Keith?” in the chat. He sighed.

“Mullet Boy is running errands,” Lance told them, rolling his eyes for effect. “Probably going out to buy a new pair of fingerless gloves.”

Keith and Lance had been sharing an apartment for some time now, and the Internet was very invested in their relationship, or so it seemed. Keith was annoyed by the whole thing at first, but Lance found it entertaining that his fans seemed to like Keith better than him. Lance could, admittedly, relate.

Eventually, the accidental publicity that came with dating a YouTuber inspired Lance to make a collab channel for them, though Keith never got his own. He insisted that he was too awkward to film anything by himself, which Lance secretly found adorable.

Numerous people began telling Lance to prank Keith when he came back, to which Lance grinned. Playing tricks on Keith during live-streams had become somewhat of a tradition in and of itself. “Maybe I will,” Lance tapped his chin thoughtfully. “You guys got any ideas?”

Lance read through some of the responses but saw nothing particularly appealing, then perked up at someone asking when he’d do a video with Hunk again.

“Actually, I got some good news for you guys,” Lance declared, sneezing into his elbow before continuing. “Hunk and I are going to be playing videogames on Pidge’s channel sometime next week, and Hunk has both of us coming over to his and Shay’s for a baking video. I haven’t decided what we should do for my part yet. Maybe a Q & A?”

Once again, Lance’s eyes scanned through the suggestions until his eyes snagged on one he liked. “Cards Against Humanity, huh? With YouTube’s shitty new rules it could get demonetized, but I do love that game, so why not? I’m positive Pidge owns it, and I can tell them to bring it over. Maybe I can even convince Keith to play with us.”

Lance couldn’t help but smile at the enthusiastic response that got.

“I think I’m going to get myself some more coffee,” Lance decided, looking down at the empty mug resting on a coaster. “Last night Keith made me watch this really scary movie, so I naturally had trouble falling asleep. Gotta have coffee to keep myself functioning. Do you guys prefer coffee or tea? Keith and I are both coffee people, but he likes his black. No sugar or anything, disgusting if you ask me.”

Lance almost regretted this comment as a war of opinions on black coffee slowly took over his computer screen.

“Well, anyway, I’m gonna go to the kitchen real quick. I’d bring my laptop but… I’d probably spill coffee on it, and we can’t have that.”

Lance stood, and was about to start towards the next room when his vision abruptly blurred and refocused. He knew immediately something was wrong.

His legs felt like jelly, and the room seemed to spin as he took a single step forward. Had he only been fine when he was sitting? Lance had half the mind to sit right back down, but his brain was growing muddled, and direction simply didn’t make sense.

Lance’s migraine flared abruptly in intensity, and then suddenly the wood floor was rushing up to meet him. Everything went dark.

Keith glanced at his phone as he moved around to the back of the car, where he’d stored the groceries, and had to repress a fond smile at the Twitter notification on the screen. Lance was, apparently, live-streaming. Keith thought he might actually miss his time-slot for once, but he figured by now he should be used to the Cuban boy’s dedication to routine.

Lance’s channel got some negative feedback from more ‘sophisticated’ YouTubers for being… all over the place. A dedicated beauty guru, or PrinceLotor as his channel was called, had dragged Lance on Twitter on more than one occasion.

Lance was anything but consistent when it came to videos. He did whatever he felt like doing that week, and the fans loved it. Sometimes he played songs on his guitar, sometimes he did prank-calls. He would film Q&A’s, or tell stories about all the interesting stuff that happened in his life— Lance’s bad luck was rather famous. He recommended TV shows, did hauls of what he got for holidays, vlogged on occasion when he went to stores, you name it.

But Lance’s favorite thing to do were collabs.

Hunk, an incredibly smart engineer, had a baking channel as a hobby, and Lance was his favorite assistant.

Pidge was a newer gaming channel, but their obsession with theorizing about the game’s lore while playing and busting other fan theories made them grow in popularity quickly. For two player games, Lance was ideal.

Allura was an extremely popular beauty channel, and Lance let her give him makeovers whenever she wanted to. Shiro could use extra actors in his short films.

And Keith… well, the two of them had a channel together that had no pattern whatsoever, much to Lance’s dislike. Absolutely spontaneous and random, usually doing things by popular fan request, like dancing or karaoke. And uploads were by no means regular.

Keith was surprised at how much he had started to enjoy it. Lance had been telling him he should start an art channel, with animations and speedpaints and the like, and Keith wasn’t… that opposed to the idea. It could be a useful source of income, to help with all the debt he would come into after graduating college. But he’d never tell Lance.

Without thinking too much of it, Keith swiped right across his screen, taking him to Lance’s tweet about the live-stream in order to like it. He was about to close his phone again and begin taking groceries up to their apartment when his eyes snagged on something odd.

Lots of the replies to Lance’s tweet mentioned him, particularly the recent ones, even tagging him in it. Keith couldn’t fathom why they would be talking about him if he wasn’t on the stream, unless Lance was complaining about him live again.

Keith bristled. Lance better not be still annoyed at him for the movie the last night. Signs wasn’t scary at all, and not even a real horror movie! Lance simply stated that 'he didn’t mess with aliens.’

But when he looked at all the mentions, Keith felt his irritation give way to confusion, and then panic.

“KEITH GET TO UR APARTMENT”, “YOU BETTER GO CHECK ON LANCE”, “HOLY SHIT HES COLLAPSED KEITH HURRY YA ASS UP”, and the one that really sent Keith reeling “UH GUYS IS IT JUST ME OR DID WE WITNESS LANCE’S DEATH ON CAMERA?”

Keith slammed the trunk, all groceries forgotten as he sprinted into the apartment building and ran for the stairs. They only lived on the third floor, and he was not about to wait for the slow, crowded elevator.

He fumbled to fit his key in the lock and opened the door to the living room, only to spot the live-streaming set up, with no Lance. Keith rushed forward, but drew up short when he realized that Lance was in fact passed out on the floor in front of the couch.

“Oh my god— Lance!” Keith sank down beside him, turning his boyfriend over. “Lance, are you okay? Can you hear me?”

Lance’s eyes opened slowly, and Keith felt relief flood his system, despite the uncharacteristically pale skin. “K-Keith? Wha… I thought you were shopping?”

“I’m back,” Keith answered shortly, wincing as he pressed a hand onto Lance’s forehead. “Jeez, you’re on fire. Why didn’t you tell me you were this sick?!”

“Are you a fire?” Lance mumbled under his breath, and Keith furrowed his brows in confusion.

“What? No, Lance, I was saying you have a fever.”

“Because you’re hot and I want s'more,” Lance continued, as if he hadn’t heard him at all. Keith was suddenly painfully aware that the live-stream was still going, and that his face was even more flushed than Lance’s, and not because of a fever.

Keith glanced at the computer sitting on the coffee table briefly, noting that most of the chat was full of random keyboard smashing. He smiled apologetically. “At least he’s conscious,” he shrugged, hoisting Lance up off the floor and propping one of his arm’s around Keith’s shoulder. “I’m going to take this idiot to the hospital, he’s way too hot.”

“So you finally admitted it,” Lance’s voice was barely audible, and Keith glanced back down to see him grinning up at Keith tiredly.

“I meant your temperature, dumbass. Next time, tell me when you’re not feeling well.”

And with that, he shut off the stream.

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Little ones On YouTube Keep Making Videos About Scamming Fortnite V

Fortnite refers to a videogame series, set in a post-apocalyptic, zombie-infested world. Though Fortnite might be extra recognized for its PvP Battle Royale mode , it really is basically just a single mode of a single game alongside the original PvE mode recognized as 'Save the Globe.' As such, the two modes share a game client, as nicely an in-game currency referred to as V-Bucks. Though V-Bucks can be bought for revenue, it can also be earned in PvE, top some PvP players to use this shared economy to their benefit, farming PvE games to earn V-Bucks to commit once again in PvP. And it really is causing some complications.

The newspaper carried out an investigation along with the cyber safety firm Sixgill to locate out how these scams are becoming produced. Criminals commit cash from a stolen credit card illegaly to obtain V-Bucks to the buyer's account, and then are paid with a buyer's legal income by means of cryptocurrencies. This turns Fortnite into a funds laundering machine, considering that the illegal cash dies in the hands of Epic, and the criminals get paid with a buyer's legal funds.

This is where the social aspect of Fortnite intersects with its finances. In a study of 1,000 Fortnite players by LendEDU, nearly 69 % produced in-game purchases, averaging $84.67 every single. All of that commerce translates into some of the highest prices of revenue-per-user in the business and operating margins north of 50 percent, according to analysts.

For months, Sony didn't allow full Fortnite cross-platform play with the other main consoles, angering players isolated from buddies although nevertheless playing on the world's most well known console. Sony repeatedly claimed players' experiences may be diminished, but it later announced a cross-platform beta would let PS4 players to connect with each Xbox and Switch players. The program at present covers PlayStation 4, Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows and Mac platforms.

There is another way to earn free of charge V-Bucks in Battle Royale, while it needs you to have at least level 70 due to the difficulty of the mission in query. These are the defense missions of Twine Peaks, in which you have to survive a lot of waves of enemies alongside other players although attempting to guard an location.

the "Absolutely free V-Bucks" Scams. There are several sophisticated online systems that attempt to make players think it is probable to get absolutely free v-bucks. A single of the newest examples is a internet site claiming you can earn V-Bucks by sharing a link with your mates via social media. The web page is properly developed and linked to the official web site. On the other hand, this site is fake and ought to be avoided.

Aside from all the V-bucks you can score and the improvement you'll see in your aim, the PvE campaign is bloody enjoyable in every single way. Do you like funny robot assistants? Hoverboards? Crafting guns? This mode has it all. An unexpected bonus lies in meeting other players within Save the World who, like you, are now professionals in the finer points of the game when it comes to weapons and creating. What much better way to celebrate the effective defense against an army of husks than to party up afterwards and head on into Battle Royal mode. It is a far greater encounter than a four-man randomly paired squad, where a single particular person is AFK, a further demands you all drop into Tilted Towers, and and the third is yelling at you to give him that golden Scar you not too long ago looted.

Even if there has been a decrease there are still hundreds of millions of registered accounts and tens of millions of actives players. Games as massive as Fortnite never disappear over evening. Fortnite Season 10 will be exciting as well as it really is added some of the most significant adjustments to the game yet with new Fortnite Missions replacing the extended standing Battle Pass challenges. Will these adjustments draw in player's or push them away? Only time will tell, so for now study up on all the things we know about how many people today play Fortnite.

How to get Totally free V-Bucks in Fortnite? Unfortunately, there is at present very restricted approaches to make V-Bucks at no price by playing with the Battle Royale. Playing Save the Globe awards a good deal of V-Bucks that you are capable to use in either game mode. But, there is totally no need to wait for also extended considering that Save the Globe is going to be accessible for free of charge in 2019. So bookmark the website! Each and just about every way to get free V-Bucks is listed on this internet site.

Clearly Fortnite is in early access, and Epic has just about every ideal to tweak the nuts and bolts as they see fit, but this FORTNITE V BUCKS GENERATOR change was surreptitiously launched onto the servers with no warning or disclosure, which is always a terrific way to brew up an entirely avoidable disaster. In one of the funniest and most poignant posts on the subreddit , a Battle Royale lifer authored an olive branch in solidarity, stating, "I know y'all hate us at FortniteBR, but for this one particular, everyone is with you." There's practically nothing like the brotherhood of gamer outrage.

Fortnite began as a zombie-killing, cooperative third-particular person shooter where you constructed fortifications, held off hordes, and moved on to the subsequent attack. What's now known as Save the World mode has tons of RPG elements as properly with ability trees, character classes and additional. It was first revealed by developer Epic Games in 2011 , generating infrequent appearances for years before lastly entering early access in 2017. That $40 cooperative title created with the Unreal Engine stood by itself for months, but it wasn't until Epic decided to add a no cost battle royale game mode to drum up awareness for the core game that Fortnite went from a mildly prosperous game to a worldwide phenomenon.

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Answers 9.11.17

If we are living in the plaza what furniture maker should we bring

It’s unfurnished, so you’ll need to bring a bed for sure. All the other stuff is up to you. You can bring a desk, a TV, a couch, a chair, a kitchen table, things like that. 

when does ucr usually drop concert line ups? I'm so excited for block party!

It usually comes out the week before! 

how do i get ahold of financial aid? everytime i call it says all the employees are occupied and then hangs up on me. ive sent emails too and nothing

I’m so sorry about that. They’ve been so busy, the best way to get ahold of them is probably by coming on campus. 

How do you link your class schedule on R'Web to Google Calendar? I think it was mentioned in one of the previous posts, but I couldn't figure it out.

If you log into your R’Web and go to your term schedule, there is a little icon in the top right corner that looks like a calendar. From there you email your schedule to your email, and you can drag and drop the .ics file to your google calendar. 

Hi! I was wondering what to do about clickers. I googled my chemistry professor and people say we use them a lot in class. Should I buy a clicker during 0 week before classes start, or would it be better to buy one beforehand? Also, does it matter what brand of lab coat I buy?

I would wait to buy or rent a clicker until after the first day of class. There’s also groups on Facebook where people sell used clickers for a cheaper price. And not that I know of, I know people usually order them from the bookstore or from amazon.. 

Is there any way to know if a triple in Pentland is a bunk style or loft style before move-in day? (3 other people asked the same question, but the answer is here!)

Not that I know of, I’m sorry! :(

Do you know if the lockers outside the dining halls tend to be all full often/at all? and do we need to bring an actual lock or are they unlocked with our ID card?

They’re so/so. During busy times, it might be hard to find a locker but for the most part, you can always find a free locker. The lockers come with a key so you don’t have to worry about a lock! 

When would I get my financial aid award money? Does it go directly to my tuition for the quarter? Does it come in check or would I have to enter a credit card so it can be deposited?

If you’re getting a refund, it should cover what ever is needed for tuition and then the remainder will be sent to you. If you haven’t signed up for direct deposit yet (which I highly recommend), then it’ll be mailed to you in the form of a check! 

How do I use the deferred payment plan? After I signed up, my account still says to pay 10k. I'm really confused so how much do I have to pay for tuition by September 15th?

You have to wait a couple days to hear if you got approved for the deferred payment plan. When signing up, it should have also had a breakdown of the costs and the dates. Please contact financial aid at [phone] for any more questions regarding financial aid!

If I'm still on the waitlist for a class (only discussion, not lecture), should I still show up in case the professor calls my name while taking roll?

While most Professor’s don’t take roll in college, you should still go to class if you’re on a waitlist just in case a student doesn’t show up and you can take their spot! Speak with the professor after class and let them know you’re on the waitlist. Good luck! 

Hello, it's been a tough week for undocumented students... and I was wondering if after the DACA removal will we be able to still have financial aid? I've called the financial aid office but they don't answer or just cut the call.

Please click here to see UC President Napolitano’s statement on DACA. “The University of California will continue to stand with Dreamers and their supporters as we fight to keep the program alive,” and the same goes for UCR. Financial Aid shouldn’t be affected by this in the meantime! Please let us know if you have any other questions or just need to talk <3 

Do dorms at Aberdeen have dressers under the beds like Lothian?

Yes! Please check out our tour of Aberdeen on our Youtube channel, like, and subscribe! 

Are we allowed to bring someone who doesn't go to ucr to block party?

Block Party is exclusively for UCR students, but all of the other concerts sell tickets for people that aren’t UCR students. 

I know we get like a parking permit for move in day (residence halls) but are we supposed to pre print it or something or do we get it on the move in day itself at campus?

Your personalized assignment brochure that you received in the mail has a one time parking pass for move in. Good luck and we’re glad to have you! 

Where did you find housing in salt lake?

I’m not quite sure I get your question, sorry! :(

What are the dimensions for the bedrooms in the UCR campus apartments, specifically the ones for the Falkirk one bedroom, one bathroom apartments? Do you think a queen sized bed would fit (I don't know the size of my roommate's bed)

I don’t have the exact dimensions, but I think a queen should fit. Your half of the room might not have as much space for anything else though :/ Make sure you don’t take any of your roommates space!

When is the last day to register/change classes? I will be taking the MAE on the 15th, would it be too late then? How long until I get my results back, in order to know which math I need to be placed in?

That won’t be too late! You can adjust your class schedule up until the second week of class. The only problem is there might not be a lot of seats left! 

when do classes start?

Classes start September 28. Are you excited? I am!!!

What exactly is a R course? And what are the pros/cons of taking a R course?

R’Courses are classes taught by fellow students. Pros are that they only meet once a week, there is normally less homework, and the opportunity to be in a student led class allows for insightful conversation. A con would be that they’re only 1 unit, which could also be a con if you want to test out the waters in another field of study! 

I don't want to sound like a downer but I'm an incoming freshman I'm scared I'm really not gonna like it here. There's a huge transfer rate and I hear a lot of people say that there's not a lot of motivation and there is nothing to do without a car. I also tried reaching out to a lot of people and people are nice at first but then won't respond at all after. Being honest what is the worst part of the school in your opinion?

I came in to UCR with the idea of transferring when it was convenient for me (once I learned how to drive and got my gen eds out of the way). By the end of my first year, I was completely in love with UCR, and at the beginning of my third year, I am still just in love and still can’t drive lol. Riverside, without a doubt, is the perfect community for me for what I am studying, and the resources have been so amazing. I’ve had amazing internships, job opportunities, and classes here - I even met my fiance here! And there’s things to do within walking distance, but if not, one of your friends is sure to have a car. Give it a chance, I came into UCR as my back up school after having to decline my dream school for financial reasons, and honestly, there’s no where else I’d rather be. 

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This Week in Powers Squared: Report From the Front: SDCC 2019

Editors Note: This is taken directly from http://1000wordsadayeasily.blogspot.com/2019/07/a-week-in-writing-256-report-from-front.html which is David’s personal blog about writing.

A day late, but better late than never, right?

Every year, for 13 of the past 14, I've attended San Diego Comic-Con and every year, since I've been blogging, I've written about my experience, first on Trophy Unlocked and then here for the past few years now. I write about my experience at the Con and the panels I've attended, sharing what I've learned in hopes that it will help me make more sense of what I've learned and to pass that on to you, dear reader, in case something I've learned would be helpful to you. I will write about about some aspects of the convention but if you're looking for photos of Cosplayers or a rundown of the MCU Phase 4, I'm going to have to tell you to look elsewhere, as there are much better sources for that sort of information. In all the years I've attended, I've never made it into Hall H, nor have I attended the Masquerade ball they have on Saturday nights. This is the first year that I've attended the event as a Professional, thanks to Powers Squared. Obviously, sales numbers are not taken into consideration when it comes to handing out that sort of badge. Being a Professional means that you don't have to go through the registration process, you get all four days and preview night, and you don't have to pay for admission. While that is all pretty sweet, that is all that you really get. After that, you are simply an attendee with no other real perks, or at least ones worth noting here. For those who couldn't attend, I put up some photos as a sort of travelogue on the Powers Squared Instagram page, which means they showed up double on the comic's Facebook page, Twitter feed, and Tumblr. If you want to see lines and crowds and see where we ate while there, please check that out. Paul and I also did short videos which will be edited together for next week's A Week in Powers Squared vlog that we put up on our YouTube channel. Let's get over the basics, Comic-Con is tiring and expensive. For the most part, you're one in a sea of people all trying to do something different, which means there is general organized chaos going on at all times. Lines are long, even for pre-ordered items, and having a magic ticket, so to speak, means you're at the end of a line that never seems to move more often than not. Some booths, like Hasbro, seem to know how to handle a giveaway while others, like Viz, still do not. Last year, they nearly shut down the Con based on the near-riots that they caused. While I want to have fun at Comic-Con and did attend some panels in that vein, over the past few years I've trying to attend more learning and professional sessions and that's what I write about here. There was one panel, The Art of the Pitch, that I could not get into. Not sure why, but I suspect that it had something to do with Yvette Nicole Brown, of Community fame, being the moderator. Don't know for sure because I never got into the room and I wasn't paying attention to what the next panel was supposed to be in that room. For some panels, especially the popular ones, you have to sometimes sit through one or more prior to get to the one you want to see. I didn't expect one about Pitching to "sell out," so I missed that. There is no substitution for actually attending these sorts of panels. I know not everyone can, so I try to present what I learned to help those who can't. I did make it into Finance Your Indie Comic Now, moderated by Barbara Randall Kesel, and while it featured four male black creators and one woman, as Kesel pointed out, this wasn't about diversity in comics. The nice thing about the panelists is that they, like many in the room, were creatives; Andre Owens had recently become a full-time creative, which is, of course, everyone's goal. Like most panels, there really isn't that much that you haven't already learned and you will sometimes hear advice that is impractical for your situation. However, here is what I was taught in the panel: 1) If you spend more than $162 a page, in a comic book, and your sales are not 5000 and up, there is no way to make money on your book. 2) You should try to price your book at about half of what Marvel and DC charge for the same amount of pages $4 to $5, which means you should price at $2 to $2.50, or make up for it by offering more than what they provide for the same price. 3) The sources for funding are the usual: Crowdfunding (Kickstarter and the like), Print-on-Demand and Digital-only distribution. They did agree that there is a little Kickstarter fatigue that has set in, which, if true, is not a good thing. 4) They did mention a website that I have not had a chance to explore, http://www.creatorresource.com, which is meant to provide comic book freelancing tools and resources. Nerdy Finance was actually a replacement panel, but when I heard about it, I wanted to be sure to attend. Presented by Neil Narvaez, the panel discussed the tax implications of a hobby and trying to run a business, or as he put it, trying to make money. His first bit of advice was to have an accountant do your taxes, as they know, or should know, the ins and outs of the tax codes and will allow you to take full advantage of all deductions. The IRS considers you a business if you are: 1) Acting like a business (i.e., trying to make money) 2) What is the time and effort you're putting into it (can't be an hour a week or a month)? 3) Do you depend on the income generated by your business? 4) Are losses beyond your control? 5) Do you change strategies to be more profitable? 6) Do you have knowledge/skill? 7) Did you make a profit in the past? 8) If you made a profit, how much? The top five deductions for a creative: 1) Home Office. If there is a part of your home that is only used for your business, you can claim that percentage against everything from mortgage/rent to property taxes to utilities as a deduction on your taxes. 2) Travel - to conventions, etc. This is no longer allowed for W-2 work, but if you're your own business, then it is still allowed up to 50%. 3) Meals while traveling. Again, it's up to 50% 4) Materials and supplies. 5) Hiring your children to work in your business. He also talked about the perceived tax advantage of being an LLC. While a Limited Liability Company does provide you with some sort of protection, it does not have an impact on your Federal or State Taxes. He made it sound like it is more trouble than it is worth. In states like California, it costs $800 a year to register. There might be cheaper ways to protect yourself, like an Umbrella insurance policy. He also did not recommend forming an S Corp unless your income is $60,000 or more. Again, costs and bookkeeping, etc. He also talked about Estimated Tax payments. While these are voluntary, if you owe Uncle Sam more than $1000 at the end of the year, they will fine you, so if your accountant recommends you make them, you should. See an accountant! Proper Pitching and Promoting Yourself was moderated by Bryan Kaiser Tillman, a very charismatic behind-the-scenes creative who has been doing some form of this panel for the past 10 years. He opened by saying that you wouldn't necessarily hear something you had never heard before, but he would make it so that you would remember. He went over the top five rules for proper pitching: 1) Know your product. There will be questions asked that you need to be prepared to answer. The better you know your product, the more confidence you'll have when presenting. Rehearse. Everyone is in the same boat you are, but the more you practice what you'll say, the better you'll present. And most importantly, you need to believe in it. 2) BS your way to the Truth. If in your presentation you're asked something you haven't considered before, you'll need to come up with an answer on the fly and then make it part of the story. DON'T LIE!! (as an example: Don't say you can pencil 24 pages in a week because when you can't, no one will hire you.) If you didn't think about it but can fix it in your presentation, do it. But remember to be consistent. If you give an explanation one time, you need to give the same one each time, as you don't want to lose the confidence of those you are presenting to. 3) Don't Cross the Thin Line between Confident and Cocky. No one will want to hire or work with you if you're a jerk. Something that was mentioned more than once in several of these panels is the old adage that you need to be two of three things; Fast, Good, Friendly. If you're a jerk, then you have to be good and fast, which is difficult if not impossible. Be nice to people. Don't be a jerk. 4) Network. Okay, we're all introverts in this room, but it can start with nothing more than saying "Hi" to someone and talking to them. Ask questions. Go to conventions in your area of interest. He made a point that if you're a creative, you don't or shouldn't go to Comic-Con to go to Funko, you should go for the opportunities to meet like-minded people and learn. And don't be creepy. 5) It's not about you. It's about the product. Learn to detach yourself from your work. The final panel I attended, Full Time Creative Work on a Part-Time Schedule, spoke to me when I saw it in the list of panels. Oddly enough, this panel was one of the last ones offered at the Convention. You'd think if you have a full-time job, then you might be leaving earlier than most to get back home. This one was held at 4 to 5 when the convention closes down at 5, so there's no revisiting the floor after this one. This panel was actually pretty good and included an opportunity to network with the panelists as well as others in the room. Of course, it was important to have a business card which one of the panelists, Sean Glumace, emphasized. He talked about the ability to use software like Evernote to ingest business cards and set up networks. To demonstrate, he used his phone to scan and send emails to Trevor, Paul and I during the panel itself. Unlike most people, we actually had cards to hand out. Very effective demo. One of the things I need to do a better job of is following up with people. In addition to having business cards, it is recommended to have a page on Linkedin and Facebook, which people who hire still use and will look there to see who you are and to look at your work. Apparently, Linkedin now has a place for portfolios. They took Q & A, which for the most part was specific to the person asking the question. However, advice to writers: Always Keep Writing, Keep Sharing and Surround Yourself with other writers, including writing groups. They also provided the basics part-timers need to be aware of: Communication - Everyone needs to be on the same page. Focus and Time Management - Rearrange as much of your life as possible so that it points to your goals. Never Too Early to Start - So many people get their start in college. Organization - Make lists and use them. Networking - This comes up in every panel. Support - You need as many people helping you as possible, but it is a two-way street. So much for the panels I attended. Again, if you have the chance to go to Comic-Con or a like convention, then I recommend trying to attend professional panels if they are offered. One of the important things about conventions is to make contacts and to keep up with the ones you've already made. Was able to touch base again with Doug and Corey at the Comic Creator Connection. Their book, Epic Win!, was very important for me when we started Powers Squared. Also able to run into our contacts at comiXology and at IDW. The former is our digital publisher and the latter is someone we've known through various conventions for the past ten years it seems. I had been carrying around printed versions of Powers Squared for a couple of days, which for 9+ hours a day can get quite heavy. I wanted to be prepared, if the opportunity arose, to show them to someone. I managed to get up the courage to show them to our friend at IDW. He was very complimentary, saying they're getting better as they go along, which they should. He also liked the artwork. I had to point out to him that we had changed artists; he had thought the artist had simply gotten better with time. I know it's not much of a win, but hearing that from him made me feel like we're at least on the right track. Did make an effort to support other creatives when I could, reaching out to Don Nguyen and Andy Nordvall, who were doing a signing at the Geekscape booth on Sunday. Nice to put a face to people you've only met through social media. Wanted to support them as well. Bought some of their books and will discuss as I read them. Right now I'm still working my way, slowly, through Spider-Man Noir. Next year, I'd like to try to do some portfolio review with the book. Maybe we could interest someone in picking it up or maybe we could find additional work because of it. In our absence, work continued on Powers Squared, with Rachel sending up four more penciled pages that Paul and I, as of this writing, have yet to have a chance to review.

#powers squared #SDCC2019 #panels #comic book

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Mad Gab and Mafia

I DON’T OWN ANYTHING

Title: Mad Gab & Mafia (Prompt: Expectation) Fandom: BTS Pairing(s): Jimin/Jungkook, J-Hope/V Genre; AU: Fluff, teensy bit of Comedy; University AU Rating: PG Warnings: Cursing Word Count: ~11000 Summary: Friday nights are for party games. Jungkook meets Jimin, self-proclaimed reigning champion of 'Egg Roulette', and ends up winning more than just game points. A/N: Part of the '30 Day Fanfic Challenge'. Heavily inspired by the Just Kidding crew playing games on their YouTube channel. Also inspired by a prompt on this page. (If the formatting makes it difficult to read, please view this on AFF, AO3, or choose 'Reader View Available' on your mobile browser!) Cross-posted to AFF & AO3.

Every Friday night, Hoseok has a gathering with his friends in the apartment he shares with Jungkook. Every Friday night, without fail, Jungkook finds an excuse not to attend – I have a night class; I have to volunteer at the library; I really have to finish this essay before midnight – and thus, he has never met any of Hoseok’s friends or participated in the social group. Jungkook wouldn’t call himself a loner – he’s just selectively social, and believes that Hoseok can only be friends with those who enjoy drinking and late night parties – two things in which Jungkook has never found any interest. One, Jungkook’s alcohol tolerance was incredibly low, so he couldn’t last past a couple of short hours at any one party. Two, he much preferred the quiet company of another single soul and their thoughts. He doesn’t like loud noises, and he doesn’t like crowded rooms.

Tonight is another Friday night, and Jungkook didn’t even need to make an excuse to avoid coming home during another soirée. He was stuck at his campus library, busting out the last few words of that week’s essay before handing it off electronically to his professor. He was a good two or three hours behind schedule, and wouldn’t make it home before midnight. “All the better,” Jungkook mutters under his breath, unsticking a pen from between his teeth as he jots down the last few due dates in his diary. He closes his laptop once his e-mail pings with the sound of a sent message, and packs up, readying himself to go home. He bids the librarian a good night – the woman is incredibly relieved to see him go, as she was just itching to get home herself – and Jungkook finds it’s raining outside. Jungkook knows that he’s lucky. Hoseok was already out of college, paying his own bills and working five days out of the week at a bar nearby. That’s where Jungkook assumes Hoseok finds his friends, and why he never hangs out with the other. But despite how anti-social Hoseok always likes to think Jungkook is, he still lets the younger boy stay in his apartment until he can find a job to support himself on his own. His parents were out of the picture, have been for a long time now, and his aunt could no longer provide for him on her low income. Jungkook was left to board with someone until graduation (or, if he was even luckier, until he could find a job). Hoseok had left an opening in the local newspaper – he had just purchased his apartment, and though he could easily pay it off by himself, he was willing to let someone else board for their own benefit. Jungkook would be lying if he said he didn’t find the offer very creepy at first. A single man, perfectly capable of living by himself and responsible for the bills of an entire apartment, was just looking for someone to fill his apartment? For free? Very suspicious. But Jungkook still went out on a limb and applied for an interview, taking a good look at the apartment and trying to find spots where strange things could be concealed if his own life was in any danger. The truth of it was that Hoseok wanted to board a college student because he had received the same treatment when he was still a student himself. He had looked for a place to live after his parents thought he should start living his own life, and an elderly woman had kindly taken him into her home despite the high chances of Hoseok being able to take advantage of her. He had lived comfortably throughout college because of her (though he had to pay for his rent, of course) and wanted to repay the deed. Jungkook doesn’t think he’s met any person better than Hoseok. “Then why won’t you come hang out with me and my friends? Don’t you trust in my choice of friends?” Hoseok had whined once, when Jungkook was drunk enough to admit that he really looked up to the latter. But Jungkook hadn’t given him an answer – he’d fallen asleep, having not heard the question at all. Despite how lucky Jungkook is, and how much money he could have to himself, he still didn’t know how to spend for himself. He liked to buy luxurious foods on the off occasion, but he also had a gym membership to continuously pay for every month. So his appearance was often questionable (despite Hoseok’s charity and open wardrobe). Jungkook’s only means of rain protection wasn’t a sturdy umbrella-and-raincoat set. No. His idea of rain protection was a pair of flowery rubber boots hanging from his bag, and an oversized yellow raincoat, with its own drawing of a duck face on the hood. Jungkook stays undercover as he slips the raincoat on, not bothering to check his phone to see what time it was – Hoseok wouldn’t contact him unless there was an emergency, and the older boy knew better than to interrupt Jungkook’s studying time, no matter how late it got. Jungkook exchanges his sneakers for his flowery rubber boots, and he starts stomping off into the rain and wind. With no face protection, and nothing to keep his bag dry, Jungkook all but runs through the rain until he finds the path back to his home, where it was luckily covered up by retractable awnings left out by some businesses. A bad idea for a day like this, the awning poles rattling and creaking in the wind. Jungkook dodges them – he didn’t want a pole swinging free and smacking him in the face after all. Forgoing the elevators and hurrying up the apartment complex staircase – he’s heard too many horror stories of people being murdered in elevators late at night – Jungkook’s too busy with his keys to realise that there was the sound of laughter and loud voices on the other side of his apartment door. But it’s too late to turn around when he realises this, as Hoseok’s swinging the door open for him, having heard his keys. The older boy looks over at Jungkook with large eyes, before looking over his shoulder. “Oh shit, you’re really here. Wow, we must have lost track of time here…” Jungkook stares at the table in the middle of the apartment, filled to the brim with the bodies of five laughing boys (or were they men?). Beer bottles were zero, and cans of soda were many, sprawled across the table alongside some cards. They're still laughing as they eventually turn to check on the newcomer, and a couple of them look upon Jungkook with recognition. “Hey, is this your roommate?” One of the more burly boys (no, men, definitely men) asks, and waves a hand. “Hey! Come join us! This is the first time we’ve seen you, right? Nice to meet you! I’m Namjoon!” Jungkook’s still half-in, half-out of the apartment and Hoseok finally drags him inside, helping him out of his drenched raincoat. It might be cute, but it was useless against the rain, and Jungkook was ultimately wetter than his exposed bag was. His rain boots were abandoned by the shoe rack, and one of the boys by the table laughs joyfully. “That’s a really cute rain set you have going on there,” he grins. Hoseok snarls playfully, snapping his teeth. “Don’t make fun of him, Jimin. He’s just a kid – you can’t expect him to have a designer raincoat like you do, can you?” The older boy turns back to Jungkook, who was hesitating between sitting by the table and running into his room. “Do you want to join us? We were about to start playing ‘Mafia’, but I’m not in it anyway so you can stand and watch with me.” “‘Mafia’?” Jungkook echoes, and the one named Namjoon laughs. “Never heard of it? Man, it’s a lot of fun. Come, come! We don’t mind if you’re wet; just don’t drip all over us and it’ll be fine!” He laughs again, and turns back to the table. Jungkook notices a few cards have been tossed beneath everyone’s chairs, a few eyes still watching him and waiting for him to stand by them. The young boy sighs softly, and leaves his bag gently down amongst the mess of other bags by the door, shoes strewn everywhere. He wasn’t the only one with wet shoes evidently, but everyone else looked dry otherwise. He follows Hoseok over to the table and sticks to his side, the two standing in a gap between Namjoon and someone whose name Jungkook hadn’t learned yet. “So! The point of this game is that everyone has assigned roles, right? Usually you have two or three people who are part of the mafia, one person who’s a medic, and one person who’s a detective. But, since there are only five people here, we only have one mafia dude. The other two are civilians.” Hoseok waves vaguely at the group, all of whom were looking at Jungkook, then at each other. Probably wondering why Jungkook was looking everywhere but at them. “The aim of the game is to try to eliminate the mafia before he kills everyone, but of course, the mafia have a chance to defend themselves and convince everyone to convict someone else. It’s a bit hard to explain; just watch for now! Actually, if you want, you can join in…? Six people would make it a longer game.” Jungkook shakes his head a little too quickly, and the one named Jimin laughs. “Are you shy? Don’t be shy. It’s really not hard to play! Come, sit next to me, I’ll help you! Provided you’re not the mafia or anything, of course.” He pushes Namjoon into the empty seat and pats the now vacated chair beside him. Jungkook looks from Jimin to Hoseok, and back again, before reluctantly agreeing to sit down beside the former. Hoseok ends up sweeping the cards up from the ground and shuffling them in his hands. “Man, if only there was at least one more person, then I could actually play with you guys and it’d be an even harder game,” Hoseok grumbles, not noticing Jungkook’s visible discomfort with being sandwiched between two strangers. He starts handing out the cards face down into everyone's palms, grinning at Jungkook in particular. “Each card has the role written on it, so don’t show it to anyone and put on your best poker face. When you’re ready and understand your role, place it face down on the ground beneath your chair. Got it?” “I think so,” Jungkook mumbles, though he still didn’t feel ready to jump straight into a game like this. He also wasn’t very good at poker faces, so he just takes a quick peak at his card and sighs inaudibly to himself. Civilian. Good. That made things easy – all he had to do was sit there and accuse people. Hoseok clears his throat as soon as the last card is dropped to the ground, and rubs his hands together. “Everybody! Go to sleep,” he instructs, and Jungkook watches as everyone closes their eyes and drops their heads. He quickly does the same, now blind to the next few moments of the game. Hoseok paces around the circle – undoubtedly to deter and confuse everyone – and keeps on rubbing his hands. “It’s now night time. Mafia, please raise your head.” A momentary pause. “Okay, I have acknowledged you. Mafia, please choose the person you wish to kill in this round.” Another pause, and Jungkook squeezes his eyes shut, the heat rising in his cheeks. “Okay, thank you mafia, please go back to your… mafia headquarters.” Someone snorts, and Hoseok shushes him. “Medic, please raise your head. Now, please choose the person you would like to save.” Hoseok sucks in his breath when he’s standing right behind Jungkook, and Jungkook can feel his heart beating a little quicker now. “Thank you, medic, please return to the hospital. Now, detective, raise your head. Okay, I have acknowledged you. Please choose the person you would like to check, to see if they are the mafia.” Hoseok’s pacing again, and there’s a smile in his voice as he continues. “Okay, please return to the police station, detective. Alright! Everybody, wake up! Eyes open, heads up, wake up!” He claps his hands once as everyone does he says, and Jungkook finds the light’s unnatural to his eyes. He squints, rubs his eyes and remembers that his face was still a little wet from the rain. Jimin reaches across the table for the tissue box and drops it into the younger boy’s lap, Jungkook flushing under the attention as he mumbles his thanks. He presses a single tissue to his face, and Hoseok clears his throat. He only does so when he wants to start speaking – which means, he does it almost every time he’s in a conversation. Jungkook’s learned to tune it out. “It’s now daytime. Jungkook decides to take a walk down the street. Fresh air, good for his health, a bit of exercise never hurt anyone! However, while he was walking… there's the sound of tyres squealing, and suddenly a car comes out of nowhere and closer to Jungkook!” Jungkook widens his eyes at the story, looking around the table to see everyone mirroring his expression. He wonders who the mafia is, and why they chose to kill him so soon. “But luckily, he lives! There's a medic nearby who manages to push him out of the way!” Hoseok grins as everyone claps for fictional Jungkook, then drops his voice. “…but then, Namjoon is hit by that same car, and dies.” There’s a brief moment of shock, before all the boys fall into a loud laugh that almost shakes the entire apartment building. Namjoon’s sputtering and stuttering and outraged that he had died so early on, pointing fingers at almost everyone and accusing a particular boy of being the mafia. “You had a vengeance against me since our last game, I know it! You lied then too, and you were pissed when I killed you off, I’m sure of it! You’re totally the mafia, don’t deny it, Taehyung!” The boy named Taehyung is laughing too hard to respond, and Hoseok’s voice rises to end the unrest, before he instructs Namjoon to reveal his card. Namjoon’s hasty, and throws his card onto the table. “You’re all fucked because I died!” he shouts, as his card reveals that he was indeed the medic. Jungkook blinks, looking over at Namjoon – does that mean he chose to save Jungkook in the game? Hoseok clears his throat. “So! You all have three minutes to discuss it amongst yourselves who you think the mafia will be, then the accused will have sixty seconds of defence. Whoever is the detective may choose to reveal himself, or he may remain in hiding. Starting… now!” The rise of voices from around the table startles Jungkook, and everyone’s speaking at once, all over each other and trying to get their point across first. Hoseok watches on with amusement, eyes occasionally flickering to his young friend to see if Jungkook was understanding anything, and Jimin even yells at one point to finally get out what he was trying to say. It’s utter chaos and Jungkook can’t help but grin as he watches the mess of hands in front of him, spit flying from everyone’s mouths with how animated they were about the game. In the end, Taehyung’s placed on the chopping block and is left to defend himself. But he ends up laughing too hard to say anything that’s credible – Namjoon jumping down his throat every two seconds doesn’t help either – and in the end, he forfeits his card to reveal that he was, indeed, the mafia. Everyone laughs and screams and shouts and even Jungkook finds a place to join in eventually, though he doesn’t do anything when the others wrestle Taehyung out of his chair and onto the floor. “That was our quickest game yet,” Hoseok notes in amusement, cleaning up the cards as the others finally calm down, though he was speaking to Jungkook only. “They usually last a lot longer than that, but whenever Taehyung’s mafia – or any of the important roles – the games finish quickly because he can’t argue logically at all.” Hoseok nods his head at one of the other boys who was helping clear all the soda cans. “Yoongi’s really good at 'Mafia'. He has the perfect poker face for these games, but he’s still been caught out a few times. Jimin’s really good at reading people, so he makes a perfect detective. Even Yoongi’s not a match for Jimin the Detective.” “What did you think, kid?” Someone approaches Jungkook, face flushed with laughter, his lips etched into a permanent grin. “Oh, I’m Seokjin by the way. I was actually the detective, but hey, guess I didn’t really need to do much this time round, huh? I actually asked to check Yoongi, but that did me no good. Fun game, right? You should come play with us more often. You getting the civilian card was lucky for your first time. I can’t imagine you trying to be the mafia in the first round.” Seokjin’s still grinning, yet Jungkook doesn't really know how to respond. “Oh. Yeah! It was fun. I’ve never seen anyone play that before, or heard of it before today… do you guys do this every week?” “Yep, without missing even a single Friday. We love ‘Mafia’ a lot, but we also play a lot of ‘Mad Gab’ too. Or ‘Egg Roulette’! You should play ‘Egg Roulette’ with us – that game is seriously pure luck, it’s too good to miss. Well, Hoseok,” Seokjin turns to the accompanying male now, “gotta get going. Guess we stayed a bit late tonight, sorry about that. Usually we disappear before you get home, Jungkook.” The younger boy blinks. “Why?” Hoseok shifts in response. “Well, I know you don’t like crowded places, so I kick them out before you get home. They got lucky today. But… I mean, if it wasn’t horrible, then they can stay later from now on, right?” Jungkook blinks again, catching Jimin’s gaze from somewhere behind Seokjin. “Uh,” he starts, and then nods instead of saying anything else. Seokjin smiles more. “Great! We’ll be back next week! I’ll bring the eggs. My parents have a farm, so I have a fresh supply of eggs on most days. See you kids next Friday!” He pats both Jungkook and Hoseok on the shoulders before heading out the door, followed by a long trail of four other guys hot on his heels. They left the place clean and tidy, as if the apartment was never occupied by seven people all at once. Jungkook catches his bag before it topples over as Jimin wiggles his own bag out from underneath, and the older boy grins. “It was nice to meet you, Jungkook.” Jimin waves goodbye and the door’s soon shut. Jungkook looks around for a moment before rushing to the window, pulling the curtains back to look down beneath the tall complex. It takes a long while, but the five of them reappear again on the street, looking deep in a conversation as they head along one of the sidewalks, and disappear behind a few trees. Jungkook sinks into an armchair, and Hoseok joins him a moment later with a bottle of water in his hand. He smiles impishly. “They’re not that bad, are they?” he asks. Jungkook looks out the window again. “No. No, not bad at all.” It’s raining again the next Friday. This time, Jungkook doesn’t make an excuse to stay back on campus, and packs everything neatly into his bag after his last class finishes. A friend inquires if he was going to the library again, and if so, requests that Jungkook borrow a book for him. Jungkook hesitates. “Sorry, not tonight. I’m actually going home early. Got something to do, so… I can do it for you tomorrow?” “No worries, I can go do it myself! But wow, you have plans…? That’s new.” His friend chuckles, but Jungkook escapes him before any more questions could be asked. He pulls out his tatty umbrella and dons his raincoat again. A process of animorphism – Jungkook’s now half-human, half-yellow rubber duck. He steps out into the rain rather hesitantly – it wasn’t a very strong downpour, far from torrential, but he didn’t want to lower his umbrella just in case the skies decided to open up on him the very moment he did so. He dodges everyone on the sidewalk, ignoring the people who look at him strangely for his childish raincoat, and leaves campus grounds before he spots Hoseok. Five others, all laughing and talking loudly as they travel through the park opposite Hoseok’s apartment, surround the boy. Jungkook almost calls out for Hoseok, until he realises that he didn’t really want to catch their attention while wearing this get-up again. However, no effort was needed on his part as Jimin turns, for some strange reason, and manages to catch a glimpse of Jungkook. “Hey! Jungkook! Hey, guys, wait for Jungkook, he’s right behind us.” Jimin waves the younger boy over, heading away from the group himself as he waits beneath a tree. Jungkook joins him a moment later with his head slightly ducked, and Jimin grins at him. “Just finished classes, huh? Man, I almost miss college. I only just graduated last year. Wouldn’t want to relive it, but sometimes I do miss the college life. Being an unemployed adult isn’t all that fun, trust me. What are you studying?” Jungkook thinks that they should join the group again, but no one’s watching them, and Jimin isn’t moving. In fact, the older boy was leaning very comfortably against the tree trunk now, so Jungkook’s left with no choice but to talk to him. Not that he was outright complaining – Jimin was nice to look at, and had nice eyes. Nice lips too. Nice face, actually, and Jungkook takes a short moment to stare at him. “Computer engineering.” “Wow. You’re smart? Makes one of us.” Jimin chuckles. He pauses to say something again, but then the tree branch above Jungkook suddenly shakes and releases unrelenting raindrops onto him, the young boy flinching and crying out in surprise the moment they drench him once more. Jimin’s eyes are wide as he looks at a figure behind Jungkook, and he frowns. Though, Jungkook thinks, probably only playfully. “Don’t worry, Jungkook! I’ll avenge you!” Off he dashes into the rain as Namjoon runs away screaming, Jimin right on his tail and trying to throw dead leaves at his back. Hoseok sweeps Jungkook away a moment later with a chuckle, an arm over his shoulders and a hand taking his book bag from him. “Well, sorry about that. Namjoon’s a real prankster. Just be grateful it wasn’t Taehyung – that boy would have broken the whole branch and hit you in the face with it. You know like those giant hands on ‘Jackass’? Yeah, just like that. Pranksters, the lot of them. Come on, guys, let’s all get to my place before it rains even harder!” Seokjin lays two cartons of eggs down onto the table, and everyone groans. Sans Jungkook, because he still doesn’t know what ‘Egg Roulette’ was. That is, until Hoseok goes away to gather together old newspapers to lay on the floor, and that’s where Jungkook panics. “Is… are we going to be smashing eggs or something…?” he asks hesitantly, before Seokjin grins wickedly at him. “Yup. On our foreheads. On each other’s foreheads. Basically, there are twenty-four eggs, right? There are ten hard-boiled eggs, and fourteen raw eggs. We’ll split up into two teams, and whichever team ends up with four raw eggs smashed on them will lose. We’ll take it in turns so everybody gets to crack some sort of egg onto themselves. I get that raw eggs are messy and all, but if you mush a hard-boiled egg hard enough, that’ll be even messier.” He sticks his tongue out in distaste, and turns away toward the table. “Oh wait, guys!” Taehyung raises a hand, and everyone turns to look at him. “There are an odd number of us now! One team will have four people then! Dibs being on that team! The more people, the less chances I’m getting raw egg cracked on my head!” Someone grumbles something about it being unfair, and someone else actually volunteers to sit out. Jimin sidles up next to Jungkook and grins at the younger – Jungkook notices then that Jimin’s actually a bit shorter than him. “Wanna be on my team? I’m pretty lucky with these games – my teams have won five out of six games. The odds look good, don’t they? You might even avoid getting a raw egg if you play on my side.” “Tempting,” Jungkook answers honestly, seeing as he doesn’t think he needed raw eggs to make him any more awkward than he already was. He slides his raincoat off instead and looks down at himself. He’d been stuck in these clothes all day, and since he was already wet, he figured it wouldn’t hurt to get egg onto them. “Yeah, okay. I’ll play on your team.” Jimin smiles triumphantly. He’s wearing a sweater that looks rather expensive, and Jungkook narrows his eyes. “Is it okay if you get that dirty?” “What? This?” Jimin tugs at the sweater, the section covering his chest, and pulls at it until his collarbones are revealed. “Not a problem! I’ve got tons of these cheap sweaters in my closet. This is my ‘Egg Roulette’ sweater, actually. Looks like it’s made of money, right? I actually got it for like five bucks – best deal of my life, I swear.” Jungkook had looked away a few moments beforehand, and nods a little absently, taking a seat at the table and watching Seokjin help set up the newspapers. Before too much time was wasted, the two teams were divided – Taehyung, Jungkook and Jimin on one team, the others on the opposing team. Taehyung had lost his dibs for the bigger group, but was too close to Jimin to not be on his team anyway. The other team, as Namjoon puts it, was “lumped together unwillingly.” First up is Jungkook and Namjoon, sitting opposite each other on two chairs set up in the middle of the newspaper pile. Both teams help their players choose an egg – Jungkook chooses number four, and Namjoon chooses number eighteen – and lean back to watch in anticipation. Jungkook breathes in and out quietly as he eyes the egg in Namjoon’s hand. He starts to feel the egg in his own hand, and quickly looks at Jimin from behind him. Jimin smiles at him knowingly. Jungkook blanches. This is a raw egg in his hand. “One…” Hoseok starts, raising a hand, “two… three!” Namjoon immediately shoves an egg against Jungkook’s forehead, which catches the younger boy off-guard – luckily, it’s boiled, and it only cracks open. Namjoon’s grin fades away as Jungkook retaliates by cracking his raw egg right into Namjoon’s hair, and egg starts to drip down his face. The other boys grow absolutely wild, whooping and cheering in disbelief that Jungkook had already found the very first raw egg. Jimin jumps up onto his seat, pointing a finger at Namjoon. “Boom! Revenge! How do you like the taste of your own medicine, huh?” Jungkook flinches, worried that Jimin was taking it a little too far. Until he hears Namjoon laughing, shaking his head in disbelief as well as he slowly gets up from his own chair and changing with Yoongi. “Good one, kid. Guess you have a lucky hand in these games too, huh? Very first egg and it’s a raw one, damn… gotta watch out for you in the future!” It’s Yoongi and Taehyung next, and both find boiled eggs. Jimin and Hoseok yield the same results. Jungkook’s placed against Seokjin, and Seokjin finds a raw egg while Jungkook finds a boiled one. There’s a cry of disappointment from Jungkook’s side as the boy’s face is covered with egg white, the yolk still sitting haphazardly on top of his head until Jimin nudges him forward, the yolk splashing down and breaking on the newspaper. Both teams have met with one raw egg each. A few more minutes into the game has Jimin smashing a raw egg onto Yoongi’s forehead – the first time a raw egg has actually been cracked on the correct body part, and laughs manically as he shows off his team’s current winning number of points. However, this is negated when Hoseok apologetically smashes a raw egg onto Jungkook’s forehead right after, ending the two teams in a tie once more. Four raw eggs have already been uncovered, and the next comes from Taehyung, who unintentionally smashes it into Hoseok’s hair and spends a couple of minutes laughing over his apologies afterwards. Jungkook starts to think that there’s something going on between the two of them – not really because of any particular words, but because there was an indescribable electricity between them that Jungkook was too embarrassed to ask about. Later on, Hoseok gets his revenge by finding a raw egg for Taehyung. Following suit, Jungkook and Seokjin meet raw eggs again about five turns later, both smashing yolk all over each other in a fit of laughter (and partly revenge on Jungkook’s part). However, as Jimin’s team had acquired four smashed raw eggs already, their team are declared the losers while the four boys celebrate by smashing raw eggs over the losing team. Jungkook laughs and shouts his way from the chaos as Jimin’s left to take the brunt of the abuse, covered from head to toe in raw egg as he holds a hand out desperately for Jungkook to take, laughing too hard to actually stand up straight and push the others away. Jungkook takes his slippery hand and help him up, though the boys had run out of eggs by then. “Boom! Revenge!” Namjoon yells mockingly, jumping onto a chair and pointing a finger at Jimin. “You’re losing your winning streak, hey, champion? Better luck next time, yeah?” The boy jumps off, making more loud noises, before complaining to Hoseok that he needed to use Hoseok’s shower to clean himself up. Not surprising at all to Jungkook, the others had brought fresh clothes to change into after the game. Everyone showers and changes one by one, no matter the degree of raw egg they had gotten onto them, and Jungkook volunteers to be the last since he was in no hurry to clean himself up. After all, they were the guests, and he was more than willing to be a good host. Jimin stays back with him to clean up the main dining area, scrunching up the newspapers and tossing them into the rubbish bin before rearranging the tables and chairs. They were careful not to touch anything with their egg-covered selves, and Jungkook laughs to himself spontaneously. He catches himself though when Jimin laughs too, the older boy looking at him curiously. “Why did you suddenly laugh?” “Um. I don’t really know… really…” Jungkook hesitates, scratching at his cheek. The egg white had dried on his face, and it made him feel slightly uncomfortable. “I guess I haven’t had this much fun in a long time. I don’t really do this with any of my friends – we’re all disinterested in this sort of stuff, I guess…” “‘This sort of stuff’? What? Having fun?” Jimin responds sarcastically, but laughs it off. “No, I get it. Party games can get pretty wild. Wait until we play ‘Mad Gab’ next week – so far, no one’s been able to beat Namjoon, so everybody wants him on their team. He’s actually been on the winning team of every ‘Mad Gab’ game we’ve ever played, and yet I’m still irresponsible enough to play on the opposing team. I just… wanna beat him one day. God. The look on his face would be priceless.” Jimin stares off into some unknown future sight, and Jungkook smiles. “Maybe you will beat him next week, who knows. I’m looking forward to it. You guys come up with really fun games.” “Oh, they’re not our ideas. They’re all over the web. It’s just that we play these ones often because we never get tired of them. We tried a thing called ‘The Fifty-Fifty Challenge’; you can find it on the web. But sometimes it gets really, really not-safe-for-work, and some of it’s just really dumb. We stopped and picked up ‘Egg Roulette’, which seems like a waste of egg products. But we don’t really care about that. We should. But we don’t.” “Hey, Jimin, your turn!” Hoseok calls out, stepping out from the bathroom, shirtless and with dripping wet hair. Jungkook’s very used to seeing Hoseok without clothes on – being roommates had its customs, and so Jungkook doesn’t notice the look of amusement on Jimin’s face. Hoseok pauses at the same look however, narrowing his eyes. “What…?” “Isn’t this the first time I’ve seen you shirtless? You don’t even go shirtless on our beach trips; that’s pretty amazing. Jungkook, do you get to see this sight often? Does he have any weird birthmarks I can use to my advantage? Maybe something he wouldn’t want Taehyung to know about?” That about confirmed Jungkook’s suspicions, and Hoseok just rolls his eyes. “You think the guy I’ve been dating for two months won’t have seen any birthmarks I have?” “Okay. Too much information.” Jimin marches off to the bathroom with an exaggerated shudder, and Jungkook stares at Hoseok with wide eyes. Hoseok pauses again, then laughs. “Oh. Shit, yeah, I never told you, hah. Yeah, I’m dating Taehyung. That doesn’t weird you out or anything, does it…? We’re not very PDA-ish so I mean, you won’t see none of that around us or anything.” Jungkook shakes his head. “No weirdness. You two are really cute together.” Hoseok heads over to the younger, loosening the hold on his towel as he stops drying his hair momentarily. “Hey, you know… we actually don’t get to talk much. Not until recently, at least. Anyone you got your eye on? I guess I don’t see you playing with friends or anything, so I dunno if you’re dating anyone. Got a girlfriend?” “No. No girlfriend.” Hoseok nods thoughtfully. “No girls have caught your eye, huh? That’s cool, that’s cool. These things totally take time. You’re probably really busy with your studies anyway, so it’s probably a better idea to just take it easy with yourself.” “That’s not quite what I me—” “Let me dry your hair for you!” Taehyung shouts from the living room, climbing over one of the couches he had been sinking into and heading right over to Hoseok’s side, whipping his towel away and gently massaging it into Hoseok’s head. Jungkook watches them for a quick moment, before excusing himself to get some clothes from his room. Taehyung looks over his shoulder then, and leans in to whisper into Hoseok’s ear. “Hey. Does your Jungkook like our Jimin?” “Huh?” Hoseok exclaims in surprise, turning to the side and stopping Taehyung’s hands. He raises his eyebrows. “What makes you say that…? I think he likes girls. I was just talking to him about all that.” “Are you sure…? It looks like Jimin and him are really into each other. Not like… in a dirty way. But, in a really cute way.” “I wasn’t exactly thinking of the dirty way, but thanks for planting that in my mind now. Perfect mental image,” Hoseok mutters, rolling his eyes. Jungkook doesn’t hear any of this. He’s too busy plucking clothes out of his closet, and clean underwear out of his drawer, and trying his best not to dirty anything more with raw egg. He’s pretty sure one of the boys managed to mash up a boiled egg into his hair, but hopefully little bits and pieces weren’t just falling off his head and onto the floor. He makes his way to the bathroom only when he can hear the door opening, but still runs into Jimin despite his attempt to time his entrance. Jimin’s shirtless too, with sweatpants on and a towel flat on his head. He backs off just in time to avoid colliding right into Jungkook, and his eyes dart down to the items in the younger boy’s hands. Jungkook quickly hides his hands behind his back, a flush covering his cheeks. Great. Jimin had just been witness to some of his dorkiest underwear ever. He literally feels five. And Jimin really doesn’t help by laughing in amusement, sidestepping him and letting him rush into the bathroom without any more words. Jungkook genuinely thinks about hiding in the bathroom until the others leave, but decides it wasn’t worth becoming half-human half-prune in order to do so. He hesitantly vacates the bathroom after a few minutes of stalling, and was surprised to find only Hoseok and Taehyung left on the couch. Truthfully, he’s a little disappointed that Jimin had left without being able to say anything – but he had stalled, so what was he expecting? He tries to act casual as he moves to sit on a free armchair, Taehyung and Hoseok sitting side-by-side but not touching each other. In fact, there’s enough of a gap for Jungkook to squeeze himself in-between them. Is this what Hoseok meant by them two not being very PDA-ish? “Nice shower?” Taehyung asks with a grin, a little too casually to be entirely innocent. Jungkook blinks, nodding once or twice before turning to look at the television. “Jimin’s actually passed out on Hoseok’s bed. He was too tired to drive home, and none of the boys can drive stick shift. They all went home, but Jimin and I are gonna be staying over. You don’t have a problem with that, right…?” Jungkook pauses. “Huh?” Hoseok smiles – he seems oblivious. “We’ll be taking your bed. Sorry, but I don’t want to move Jimin or anything – dude works hard during the day, so he needs his rest. Today was particularly difficult. You can go join him; he doesn’t mind sleeping with people. Probably would give him something to cuddle. Or you can sleep here, your choice!” Jungkook still hasn't fully grasped the situation yet, but is distracted by something else Hoseok had said. “Wait… Jimin told me he’s unemployed.” “He is,” Taehyung chimes in, smiling fondly now. “He volunteers at the shelter, and also at the counsellors next to it. So he’s either doing administrative work, or he’s feeding the homeless. He’s mostly cleaning. He’s trying to rack up some experience before he goes out to find a job. He lives with his parents, and they’re rich, so there’s really no rush. He does it six days out of the week though. Sundays are his only day off, and he usually just sleeps them away. We actually don’t get to see him as much as we get to see each other, so it’s a sacrifice on his part to come to our Friday night gatherings.” “Huh,” Jungkook comments simply, staring at the television again. That wasn’t fair. Not at all. Jimin couldn’t be good-looking and good-hearted. There had to be a flaw. Maybe he only cared about work and didn’t know how to maintain friendships? No, that couldn’t be it – it had been proven that he was selfless enough to maintain his friendships. Maybe he had crippling emotional issues? Well, that would make the two of them after all, and maybe it would be a good trait they shared in common in the end. Jungkook sighs to himself, but it goes unnoticed. Taehyung and Hoseok get up eventually, bidding their goodnights and leaving Jungkook to his own devices on the couch. All by himself. All alone. Jungkook buries his face against his knees for a while and turns the television off, deciding that he shouldn’t be disturbing anyone even if he was still awake. It wouldn’t hurt, right? To go and sleep in the same bed? Not like he was going to make any advances on Jimin anyway. It was just innocent sleep. Just sleep. Jungkook pads across the living room and toward Hoseok’s bedroom door, almost opening it until it’s opened from the other side. The boy pauses in surprise, staring at Jimin with wide eyes. Oh god. Now he seemed creepy, seemed like he was gonna sneak up on Jimin in the bedroom. “Um, you’re awake?” Jimin smiles easily. “Oh, yeah. Was just napping, really. I wanted to come out and ask where Hoseok was gonna sleep, but I guess him and Taehyung have taken your room? Sorry, didn’t mean to get you kicked out or anything. Here, I’ll go and sleep on the couch and you can take Hoseok’s bed. I knock out real easily whenever I’m sleepy, so it doesn’t matter where that is.” Jungkook starts. “Oh, no. It’s okay. I’ll get in trouble if they find you sleeping on the couch—” “I’ll be gone before they wake up.” Jimin grins, grabbing Jungkook’s hand and pulling him into the bedroom, before sliding to the side and slipping out the door. “Get some sleep! I only have a couple more hours of sleep before I gotta get home anyway. Oh hey. Do me a favour though? I left my number on the bedside table, so… give me a call sometime this week. Let’s go do something. I need a day away from my hectic lifestyle anyway.” Jimin speaks so easily, and doesn’t seem to be embarrassed at all about what he had just said. Didn’t he technically just ask Jungkook out on a date? Gave him his number? Jungkook swallows thickly and nods, Jimin grinning back at him in response and closing the door as he heads into the living room. Jungkook stares at the door for a little while longer. Maybe he should have said something instead of being silent. But well, it was too late now to go back. And so he sinks into Hoseok’s bed, reading over the tiny sliver of paper that was now crumpled in his hand.

It’s Thursday when Jungkook finally plucks up the courage to call Jimin. Good-looking, good-hearted Jimin. It really wasn’t fair at all – if he takes all the good traits, what was the rest of them left with? Not that Jungkook thought himself ugly – he liked his eyes, at least. They were bright. In fact, he had always been told that his face was a bright face, an all-knowing face. But he wasn’t nearly as observant as his face suggested, so he was often stuck with a face that exceeded expectations, and a bland personality that failed them. And this is precisely why it took him so long to call Jimin. He was mildly concerned that Jimin would find himself talking to a brick wall if he was left alone with Jungkook, but the latter was more than pleased that Jungkook had finally contacted him. They agreed to a time (“how about at five?”) and a place (“I think you’ll really like the juice bar near here”) and Jungkook hung up first. Jimin looked exhausted. That’s the first thing that Jungkook had noticed when he found the juice bar. It was an outdoors juice bar – literally just a huge umbrella covering the main staff in their little circle, and some stools set on the outside. Jimin was sitting in one, but his shoulders were a little sagged, and his eyes seemed unfocused. Though that all went away when Jungkook tapped him on the shoulder, and it was like his face shifted entirely. “Hey! Wow, you’re pretty prompt, huh?” “And you’re early,” Jungkook retaliated, slipping into the stool next to the boy, swivelling until his knees were tucked beneath the countertop. “Are you usually early?” “Nah. I’m actually the person that’s late for everything. But I volunteer near here so it wasn’t going to take me that long to get here. Did anybody tell you about what it is I do with my time?” Jungkook nods. “Taehyung filled me in. It’s really admirable of you… to be doing all that volunteer work. I mean, I’m sure you’d much rather be earning money or something.” Jimin shrugs. “Money isn’t very important to me. Obviously it’s important – I gotta live. But it’s not some sort of dire need. My ideal life is a comfortable one, where I make just enough to survive and pay my rent, and if I’m lucky enough, then I’ll have some leftover for a few indulgences.” “Easy for you to say.” Jungkook stares down at the counter, and Jimin turns to look at him in surprise. “I mean… Taehyung said your family’s pretty well off. It’s easy for someone who’s lived life like that to say something like that… they don't know what it’s like to be without money.” Jungkook stops talking almost immediately, and turns to look at Jimin with wide eyes. “I’m sorry. That… that was rude of me to say… I mean, I don’t know you, I don’t know what you’ve been through, I’m sure you’ve struggled too… sorry, that was dumb of me to talk like that…” “It’s cool.” Jimin laughs, leaning his cheek into a hand. “I guess you’re right. It’s kind of a privileged thing to say, huh…? People who don’t have it want it, so I should be grateful I have it.” He falls quiet for a quick moment, and the staff members bring over complementary glasses of water. “What’s your family like, Jungkook?” Jungkook purses his lips. “I used to live with my aunt. My parents passed away, ages ago. Years ago, really long ago. I don’t remember them at all. Some sort of accident. And my aunt raised me, but she’s living on a single income and minimal wages. So I couldn’t continue living with her. I guess that’s the extent of my family.” In the back of his mind, Jungkook almost expects Jimin to wince after his story. It’s the reaction he draws from a lot of people. Surprise, then sympathy. He didn’t mind it – if people wanted to pity him, then who was he to deny them that? It wasn’t demeaning, at least it didn’t feel it for him. It was rather nice that they cared enough to react like that. Except Jimin isn’t reacting like this. He’s just staring at him. Staring at his face, more specifically. As if he was waiting for the mental breakdown to come, but it wouldn’t. Jungkook’s long accepted the way his life has coursed so far, and it was fine. His aunt had done her best, and he had actually lived a very comfortable life thus far. The only issue was that he hadn’t managed to snag any scholarships, so he was paying off his college fees completely with no help. That was when things really needed to change. “Your aunt’s done a good job. You’re a good kid, so I’m sure she’s grateful her nephew didn’t give her any troubles. You grew up well, huh?” Jimin runs a hand through Jungkook’s hair – oddly intimate, for Jungkook at least – and pulls away to finally order something. Jungkook hesitates, wondering if he had made things awkward, and responds in a panic. “So! Um… can you please explain to me how ‘Mad Gab’ works…? I want to be prepared as possible for tomorrow so I can help you beat Namjoon.” Jimin’s lips quirks up at a corner. “Sure! Wait, hold on, I need a piece of paper. No, wait, my phone will do.” The boy pulls his phone out and opens a writing application, placing it on the counter. “It’s a puzzle game, but it’s just a brain test in my opinion. Which is why Namjoon’s so good at it – he’s really smart, and he’s great at languages and linguistics. So basically, there are these cards with a nonsensical phrase on them which, when spoken aloud, sound like a more common, more sensible phrase. For example…” Jimin reaches for his phone and types something, before giving it to Jungkook. “Read it aloud, and see if you can turn it into a sensible phrase.” Jungkook squints at the screen. “…‘eye mull of mush sheen’…? That makes no sense at all!” Jimin grins. “Read it aloud a few times. It’ll come to you. Here, I’ll give you a tip – try and blend together the words and don’t emphasise them separately.” Jungkook frowns and tries again. “…eyemullofmushsheen. Eye mull of mush sheen? Wait… machine? Is there a machine?” “You bet.” “Eye mull of machine…? What is eye mull?!” Jimin laughs then and takes his phone back, putting it back onto the counter. “It’s ‘I’m a love machine’. Try it again and you’ll realise how similar they sound.” Jungkook does as he’s told, and flushes as he realises that they really do sound similar. He looks at Jimin’s phone, trying to read the words again, and just shakes his head. “Oh man… that’s not easy.” “Some of them are really hard. I’ve had one that goes… ‘ace hick sound spot hull luck oak’. Any guesses?” Jimin emphases every word separately, and Jungkook draws a blank. “…not a one.” “‘A six ounce bottle of coke’. Yeah. Unbelievable, right? How is anyone supposed to get that?” Jimin laughs to himself, a sad shake of his head. “Prepare yourself as best as you can for tomorrow… and by that, I mean, good luck to your brain. Unless you’re a better linguist than Namjoon, I don’t think we’ll be beating his winning streak anytime soon.” But Jungkook’s not one to be deterred. And though he wished they would play ‘Mafia’ again sometime soon, he was looking forward to seeing how the group dynamic would shift for ‘Mad Gab’. As Jimin had explained to him just yesterday, they were all split into two groups – though with an odd number, one person had to sit out for the round. They decided that Yoongi would be the sacrifice. He wasn’t the best with words, and often took too long to actually make any guesses. He was more than just grateful, and happily held up the cards for each group to guess. Jungkook was teamed up with Jimin and Seokjin, while Taehyung, Hoseok and Namjoon were on the opposing team. Seokjin grumbled to himself, something about failing right then and there, and Jungkook grimaces. While the younger boy didn’t actually find anything to practice with, neither did he find a way to improve his linguistics skills or exercise his brain, he was still determined to give Jimin at least one win for ‘Mad Gab’. Yoongi sat at the head of the table, while the group split apart onto either sides and faced each other. Namjoon and Jimin spent a short while poking and prodding each other under the table, until Yoongi called to a silence and started to explain the rules. Jungkook listened carefully – their teams had two minutes to sound out as many phrases as they could, and make a sensible phrase. By the end of the two minutes, any unsolved or passed puzzles meant a point for the opposing team. They could only play three rounds, and then if there was a tie, there would be a sudden death round. Being under the tight constraints of time would undoubtedly put more pressure on the two teams. Namjoon’s team was first, and Jungkook swallowed nervously. He was going to see, first and foremost, how smart Namjoon truly was. Yoongi held up a single card that read: ‘Pea cub who icy hue’. There were sounds of agitation from almost every single contestant, as the opposing team could not say a single thing even if they knew the answers. But Namjoon nabbed it in less than three seconds – “peek-a-boo, I see you!” he shouted from across the table, and they were awarded a point. Jungkook withered. ‘You knee copper two needy’ was the next phrase, and Jungkook stared at it in frustration. What was a ‘two needy’? He had heard of ‘too needy’, but not a ‘two needy’. Only then did he realise that he was thinking the wrong way – this wasn’t a sensible game anyway, and it didn’t require the parts of his brain where it made sense of words. This was aphrase, a sound. He needed to use the phrase as a whole, and hear a sound that actually made sense. But still. ‘Copper two needy’? ‘You knee’? None of this was making sense in his brain, but Jimin had tensed beside him. The boy knew the answer, and the other team was not yet answering. Jungkook flickered his eyes across the table and saw Namjoon was deep in thought, before he startled everyone by shouting once more. “Unique opportunity!” Jimin tightened his jaw, and Jungkook was surprised by how intensely everyone was taking these games. And this was probably why so many of his peers avoided party games – you never knew what kind of tensions would rise. Namjoon’s team nabbed a total of nine points in the very first round. Nine. In just one round. Jungkook held his head in his hands and Jimin patted him on the back. Seokjin was already sulking by the time it was their team’s turn, and Yoongi turned the timer on again. ‘Hit stoop add’. “It’s stupid?” Seokjin blurted out in confusion, which caused a ripple of laughter through the group. For a moment, the tension had dispersed, and reminded Jungkook that this really was just a game. By the end, everyone would still be friends despite how competitive they were acting toward each other at the present moment. “It’s too bad!” Jungkook cries out next when the gears start shifting in his brain, and Jimin turns to look at him in surprise when Yoongi says he was correct. Though the staring doesn’t last long as the next card is handed out, and Jimin leans forward, feeling more fired up than he was before. ‘Us candles of hair’. “A scandalous affair!” Jimin shouts next after a few seconds of thinking, and Namjoon’s the only one on the other team clapping. He’s probably the only one encouraging Jimin’s competitiveness, but it was more than that. Jungkook understands that Namjoon’s fostering a healthy competition between Jimin and himself, and it was all in the name of fun. Though, it still didn’t stop Jungkook from worrying about Jimin’s rising blood pressure anyway. ‘Lair fink gout lout’. Seokjin gets a phrase this time. “Laughing out loud!” he screams, almost tearing his throat apart with the intensity of his screaming, and the other team laugh so hard that Hoseok almost falls off his seat. “If we had a camera to film your face just then, I would have died happy!” he chortles when he regains his balance, but any and all conversation is abruptly cut off as the round progressed. It ends rather quickly. They’re slower than Namjoon’s team, and only snag a total of five points by the end. The last puzzle really trumps them and they spend too long thinking about it before Jungkook finally sneaks the answer in within the final few seconds, saving them from sending a free point to their opposing team. ‘Aisle me chew have weigh’ is the phrase that starts off the next round for Namjoon’s team, and how in the world he managed to guess ‘I’ll meet you halfway’ from that phrase was nothing short of a miracle. Jungkook stares at Namjoon for most of the game, slack-jawed and amazed at how quickly Namjoon’s brain was able to process these strange sounds. By the end of round two, Namjoon’s team were on nineteen points. There seemed to be no hope, and Seokjin was plunging back into despair again. Jungkook grits his teeth together. Yoongi shares a brief look with him, wishing him luck before he pulled out the first card. ‘Census solved hey stands mail’. Jungkook’s team falls quiet. He almost starts panicking as no one says anything, everyone silently freaking out by the difficulty (and sheer absurdity) of the sentence. Finally, Jungkook blurts out what had first come to his mind. “Senses of taste and smell?” Yoongi almost misses it because Jungkook speaks so softly, and his eyebrows shoot up his forehead when he announces that Jungkook had got it right. This time, almost everyone was staring at Jungkook in surprise before the next card was pulled up. Their team had pulled through to get fifteen points, and accidentally rewarded the opposing team one point with their final card, leaving Namjoon’s team five whole points ahead. “Okay, not hard… not as wide a gap as it usually is. Wow, you’re really good at this,” Jimin mutters, turning to look at Jungkook in never-ending surprise. Yoongi puts the cards down for a quick moment. “Final round. If Namjoon’s team get too many correct, it might be too much of an overwhelming win for Jimin’s team to win, so, both teams need to work hard, alright? Good luck to you all.” The way he says it is so serious, as if this were a ‘Mad Gab’ tournament in front of a huge audience. In actuality, they were all just sitting together in Hoseok’s and Jungkook’s dining room, cramped around the table and playing along with the competitiveness thriving between them all. Even Taehyung was starting to take it seriously, and he rarely took any of the games seriously. ‘Sly such hair reach ease cake’ turned into ‘slice of cherry cheesecake’ for Namjoon’s team, but ‘ease hut jake hood answer’ gave Jungkook’s team a free point. Jungkook had actually managed to guess that it was ‘he’s such a good dancer’ at the end of Namjoon’s round. ‘Mad Gab’ was coming to a final close as Jungkook’s team was the last to do the guessing. Yoongi held up each and every card carefully, almost willing for them to win over Namjoon’s team, while the opposing team watched on carefully with every thought of sabotage. Taehyung thought about throwing a small wad of tissue directly into Jungkook’s mouth, because the boy was too good and was about to throw Namjoon off his winning streak. Jimin guesses ‘hits ache rates low gun’ as ‘it’s a great slogan’, while Seokjin snags a point for the team with ‘letter noah lover’. It was fairly easy – ‘let her know I love her’ – but it was still a fair point, as Namjoon struggled to come to terms with his eventual loss. Jungkook manages to decipher ‘dewy half aid eel’ and ‘sick sighed czar onus know full ache’, and while one was easy – ‘do we have a deal?’ – the latter was incredibly absurd. Yoongi almost gave Seokjin the point for ‘six-sided snowflake’, but Jungkook had completed the full puzzle with ‘six sides are on a snowflake’. By the end of the game, the two teams were tied on twenty-six points each. They were plunged into a sudden death round, and it was up to each individual mind to save their team from loss. They all stood up, too engrossed to stay seated for any longer, and Yoongi drew the last card. ‘Heath rue hassock harp hunch adam’. Both teams were immediately rowdy, all shouting suggestions. “Sock punch?” “He threw a sock at him!” And only then did Jungkook pipe up, eyes blowing wide with realisation. “He threw a sucker punch at him!” The opposing team went silent with disbelief as Jimin and Seokjin celebrated their first ever win over Namjoon, arms wrapping around Jungkook and the three of them jumping up and down in excitement. Taehyung cried out in frustration, but it was Namjoon who looked on with amusement. While he was still in shock, and couldn’t quite process how the newbie had managed to beat him at a game he had perfected his winning streak on for weeks on end… he was still ready to concede defeat. It seemed that Jimin’s determination and Jungkook’s dedication snagged them a fair win in the end. There was nothing to contest. “The king of ‘Egg Roulette’ and the newly-appointed king of ‘Mad Gab’. They’re definitely the power couple of party games now. God, it’s gonna be so much more exciting with an extra brain on hand.” Hoseok grins, arm wrapped around Taehyung’s shoulder and a proud grin on his face. Jungkook couldn’t help but flush with pride. Not only has he found himself amongst some of the greatest people he ever had the pleasure of knowing, but he had been able to show his potential. It wasn’t as if these games were part of a professional tournament, but there was something really satisfying in helping Jimin snag his first ever win over Namjoon in ‘Mad Gab’. Nobody was in a real hurry to rush off after such an exciting game, and Hoseok put on a movie for everyone to enjoy wherever they wished. Seokjin stole an entire plate of watermelon and laid on the floor in front of the television, so ultimately, the kids who wanted watermelon had to follow him. Jungkook hung back on the table, bathed only in the light of the kitchen, and Jimin opted to stay with him. He sat down in the opposite chair, leaving a mug of tea in front of Jungkook and donning a small grin. “You know what, I think you’re the new lucky charm. Well, besides that last game of ‘Egg Roulette’, you’ve really done this group a huge service. Just… how though? I only told you about ‘Mad Gab’ yesterday. How are you so good at that game for a first-timer…?” Jungkook shrugs shyly, tapping a hand against his mug. “I wanted to help you win,” he responded honestly, though said no more. Jimin paused, looking at the younger boy in mild surprise. “I sort of already knew that, but it feels good hearing it from you. You think that was it? Just you wanting to help me win?” “Yeah.” Jungkook shrugs again, looking into his tea. “I know that it’s just a game, but… I could tell it was something you wanted. And I wanted to help you because you wanted it really badly. I guess you can say that was what helped us win the game, or something like that…” Jimin smiles to himself, and folds his arms on the table, leaning in. “In that case, I have something else I want. Can you help me get that too?” Jungkook looks up suddenly, raising his eyebrows. “Another game?” “No, not a game. No. The thing that I want is… a date with you. Can you help me with that?” “What?” The latter blinks, leaning back against his seat with a sense of reservation. “Why? Why would you want that?” “Because I’m really starting to like you, and I want to get to know you more. Not too hard to say that out loud, it turns out. I thought I’d be more embarrassed, but actually, I don’t get embarrassed too easily. If I want something, I definitely work hard to get it. But this time, I really do need your help. More than I needed it for ‘Mad Gab’. Jungkook flushes at the top of his cheeks, and his ears start warming up. The blood slowly creeps across the entire expanse of his face, and makes his neck feel hot. “I… yeah. Sure. That’s okay. We can… go on a date.” “Great! I’ll call you Sunday? That’s my only day off, and I wanna give you a whole day instead of just a couple of hours at a dingy restaurant. We can do something really fun… I’ll think of a few ideas, and we’ll see what you feel like doing that day, hey?” “Don’t you want to sleep?” Jungkook asks worriedly, biting on the inside of his bottom lip. “You must be tired after a whole week of work like that… don't you want a full day of just sleep? Jimin shakes his head. “How does that one song go… ‘I’m always tired but never of you’? Something like that. I’malways tired, but if I just sleep whenever I’m tired, I’d have no friends. I wouldn’t have met you, for instance. Besides, I sleep enough every night. It’s just that I work hard during the day so all I want to do afterwards is sleep, not that I need it. So, it’s settled. We’ll go out on Sunday and do something fun, and hopefully after that… I can use your help for a second date, hey?” Jungkook smiles, his cheeks bunching up. “Not to intentionally change the subject or anything, but have you guys ever played the game ‘Drunk, Stoned or Stupid’?” “Oh fuck. That game.” Jimin leans back with a slow, loud sigh, and nods his head. “We tried it once. I actually paid for the cards and everything. But you know what ended up happening? Seokjin thought it would be funny to spill one of Namjoon’s secrets just to win the game and they didn’t talk for a week. It would normally be okay because we’re pretty close so we know eighty-five per cent of everything about each other. But that fifteen per cent is actually really important, and is that one part of us we need to keep secret. Seokjin kind of forgot… talked about it, and they almost broke off their friendship. It’s kind of why they’re still sort of awkward now. It’s not the same between them anymore, which is a shame, because I know they could have been more than friends if it hadn’t been messed up between them. Not that any of us really blame Seokjin. We all do some pretty stupid stuff after all, especially when we're competitive.” Jungkook pauses. He wasn’t at all expecting that answer. “Oh… I can see why you guys would stick to non-intrusive games then.” “Namjoon also always kills Seokjin first in ‘Mafia’ if he can, but since it’s been a while since the incident, it’s kind of just an inside joke now. It’s not too bad. They can still spend time alone together – and they do. A lot, in fact. But they just can’t… get back to where they were before. It’s like losing your lover before they even become your lover. Sad, huh?” “Very,” Jungkook agrees. The others were too preoccupied in the living room to hear his conversation with Jimin. “That really is a shame.” “Yeah. So, we don’t play that game anymore. But you know what’s fun? The ‘Not My Arms’ and ‘Not My Legs’ challenges. Now, they’re so much fun. You get a good chance to pretty much abuse each other so it ends up being a really freeing game. No need to be the nice guy. None of us are nice in any of these games, it’s wild.” Jungkook nods blankly, taking a sip of his tea without saying anything else. It was getting darker and darker outside, and he was wondering when and how the others were getting home. “Are you going home soon?” “I should. We all parked our cars at Hoseok’s bar, so we’re all going back there afterwards. I think the others are going for a drink though, which makes no sense because they all drove today. I’ll make sure to drag them away.” Good-looking, good-hearted and responsible. This was getting worse by the minute, and Jungkook was running out of escape routes. He just swallows down more tea without saying anything, then leaves the empty mug on the other side of the table. “I’m looking forward to Sunday.” Jimin smiles slowly, leaning his chin into one hand now. “Yeah. Me too. King of ‘Egg Roulette’ and king of ‘Mad Gab’ going out with each other. A pretty powerful force, right? Though, you’re king of one more thing now too.” Jungkook blanches. “What else am I king of?” “My heart.” “…wow.” Jungkook presses his hands against his face to stop himself from laughing, but he can’t and he ends up snorting up a chuckle. It catches the attention of the other boys, who immediately crowd around them, curious as to what they were saying beforehand that has Jimin blushing, but still grinning unabashedly. “Hey,” Yoongi started, sliding into a seat with a grin. “Now that we’re all here… a game of ‘Mafia’, anyone?”

#thank you for this #sarangahae!

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14 CREATIVE WAYS TO MAKE $100 A DAY

1. Take part in research (up to $150/hour)

If you want to make $100 or more in a day, this is the perfect place to start without much experience or skills!

You can share your opinion in focus groups. Companies are looking for qualified people to join their research studies, and you don’t necessarily need to be a professional to participate.

Last week I received an invite to participate in a beauty study: $150 for an hour of my time! Not bad for answering some questions about my hair care routine!

User Interviews is a legit company that provides qualified research respondents to whoever needs it. And they now recruit people internationally!

The pay goes from $75 for 30 minutes of your time to $450 for very specific one-hour studies.

User Interviews has diverse studies, covering many topics: technology, food, consumer goods, family, software, hobbies, pets, sports, transportation, beauty, social media, music, you name it!

They have some incredible clients, including Pinterest, Spotify, Vistaprint, Wayfair, Thumbtack, and more.

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This is how it works:

1. You apply to participate in studies that you think are a good fit for you.

2. The researcher/sponsor of the study reviews responses and sends invitations to the best-fit respondents.

3. If you receive an invitation to participate, you choose a time that suits you from those made available by the researcher.

4.After you have completed the study, you are paid via PayPal, cash, or Amazon gift cards.

If you are interested in earning money with focus groups, another top-rated legit company is Respondent.io.

Respondent.io is always looking for industry professionals, parents, and students. They have projects that are available to US residents as well as international. This means you don’t have to be in the US to join and earn from $50 to 250$ per research.

All you need to join is a PayPal account and either Facebook or LinkedIn to connect your profile.

2. Become a shopper

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If you love shopping around, how about doing it for others? With Instacart, you will work as an independent contractor delivering groceries for other people.

There’s great potential to make good money, especially right now.

You could make up to $25 per hour during busy times, although the average is between $10 to $20 per hour.

It couldn’t be easier: you get offered the order, you shop the order, you get paid!

You make your own schedule and pick your orders, and the flexibility is what makes it so great, especially if you have limited time or are a stay at home mum or a student.

Instacart is the best website for shopper

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3. Get paid to watch videos online

InboxDollars is a cool website to make some cash with surveys. Plus, you can also make money by watching movie previews, TV shows, celebrity videos, the latest news, and many other videos. And you’ll get a $5 bonus just for signing up.

But how does it work?

That’s easy! Simply head to InboxDollars.com and login to see the list of videos available for you to watch. You’ll watch videos on your phone or laptop.

InboxDollars then rewards you for watching them with your choice of free cash or gift cards for popular brands.

You need to watch all of the shows in a specific playlist, so be prepared and get the popcorn ready! You can check out how long the playlist runs before you start watching, and playlists range from a few minutes to about a half-hour.

4. Wrap your car

Do you own a car? How about placing advertising on it and get paid? With Wrapify you can get paid up to $452 for having your car wrapped with an ad.

You need to download the Wrapify app, and then they will track your journeys until you reach 50 miles. Once you reach 50 miles, you are eligible to take part in a campaign. Each campaign will place ads on your car for 1 to 12 months.

During that time you will be earning free money every month!

To be eligible to take part in a campaign, you need to:

• Be 21 or older

• Have a clean driving (and criminal) record

• Have a car that is from 2008 or newer

I think this is a cool way to make money, but it’s also a great idea to generate passive income. If you are already driving around town, why not get paid for it?

5. Sell your crafts

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If you are a creative person, did you ever think about selling your crafts on websites like Etsy?

When Dan and I were 17, we came up with the idea of selling salt dolls for Christmas. Well, believe it or not, in a couple of months, we managed to make over $1,000!

By making and selling your crafts, you can set your own hours, spend your days producing items that you enjoy making, and earn some money in the process.

The trick here is to make sure you actually make items that will sell.

6. Download these 2 apps and make $125 by going online

Get the Nielsen App and make $50 a year

In the old days, Nielsen used to collect data by tracking TV ratings. But now, they have moved on, and they would like to get people like you to help them study the future of the online world.

By simply installing their app on your smartphone, they will pay you $50 a year if you are in the US.

The app will collect statistics on what websites you go to and how long you stay there. All the data collected is ANONYMOUS, and it’s not linked to you at all!

Install UpVoice Edge extension and earn $75 or more

UpVoice is a new passive user panel that pays users $75 in Amazon gift cards for regularly browsing specific sites (like YouTube, Twitter, Linked In, and Amazon!). While you browse, UpVoice passively collects data about the ads you see and match it with their demographics data to create marketing insights for brands.

It’s currently available in two new forms – a Windows 10 app or an extension for the Edge browser.

And you don’t have to worry about the security of your data! Any data UpVoice shares with their clients is always anonymized and aggregated, and they never share any personal information nor target or monitor individual users.

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7. Make an extra $100 pet sitting

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If you love animals, pet sitting is a great way to make extra money.

Pet sitting is extremely flexible because you decide when to do it, and you can fit it around your own schedule. It’s easy to do even if you work full time, as you can spend time during the weekend looking after our little friends.

Rover is the perfect place to start!

It offers different services to pet owners and, once you have registered with them, you will be able to decide which one you want to offer to your potential clients:

• Dog walking

• Doggy daycare

• House-sitting

• Dog boarding

8. Teach anything online to kids

And I really mean anything! From cooking to coding!

Did you know that you could make over $10,000 a month teaching online, as Jade does?

Online teaching is forever changing the way kids learn at school and from home.

And if you are passionate about sharing your knowledge, you can benefit from this revolution. All you need is an internet connection and a laptop, and you can start to make money today.

And you don’t need to be a traditionally qualified teacher. You just have to love teaching kids under 18.

Places like Outschool let you teach any sort of subject from the comfort of your own home.

You can teach classical subjects like English and math, or fun classes like acting, singing or sketching.

Listing classed is free, and Outschool will provide you with the perfect platform to host classes online.

Teachers on Outschool earn an average of $35 per teaching hour.

But you have full control over the listed price for a class and the number of participants. Outschool will take 30% of your earnings for their support services. Once your class starts, you will receive payment via PayPal.

Teaching online is an incredible way to make extra money, especially during this time

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9. Get paid to walk

We all know we need to stay active to keep fit! And you are probably trying to get to your 10,000 steps a day every day!

How about getting paid for that? You can!

Apps like Sweatcoin will reward you for every step you take.

This app helps me be even more motivated to stay fit, take the stairs an extra time a day, and walk more! Will you make $100 a day just by using Sweatcoin? No way, not even close. But it’s a free cool app that can get you some nice rewards for something you already do.

10. Become a virtual assistant (and earn up to $4,000/month)

You can earn some great money working from home for a few hours a day by becoming a virtual assistant (up to $35-$50 per hour!).

Virtual assistants need to have strong administrative skills, be highly organized, and be familiar with blogging/social media.

There are different types of tasks a virtual assistant can help a business with. Some businesses use a VA to keep up with emails, customer service online, blogging updates, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or Pinterest.

If you want to find out more about becoming a virtual assistant and all the tasks you can offer to potential clients, I strongly advise you to read Abbey’s story.

11. Answer questions for money

If you are in the US, you could earn up to $100k a year (yep, that’s not a typo) by answering questions online.

JustAnswer connects doctors, software engineers, plumbers, lawyers, and other experts to people that need answers to questions.

You just need a computer or smartphone and an internet connection. You can set your own hours, pick which questions to answers, and earn cash by helping people online.

Just make sure you have the right skills, and you can simply sign up for free, and you’ll be paid monthly via PayPal

12. Freelancing

If you have some skills, you could put them to good use and do extra freelance work from home!

But how can you find a freelance opportunity?

There are plenty of websites that will help you to find a side job to work part-time from home. You can work for a few hours a day as a proofreader, virtual assistant, bookkeeper, writer, social media manager, tutor, transcriptionist…

The options are infinite, and you could be making up to $100 an hour!

The best way to find freelancing gigs is to register to these great websites:

• Flexjobs

• Weworkremotly.com

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13. Drive people around

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Want to make $100 a day? You could drive for Uber!

If you need to get $100 fast and own a car, driving people around in your spare time can be a great way of earning the extra cash you need in no time.

The best companies to sign up with are:

•Uber

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You need to consider car depreciation and the money you are spending on gas, but if you are clever about the trips you accept to do and don’t drive too far for a pickup, you’ll be able to make an extra 100 dollars in a day.

14. Get paid by searching online

We all spend hours every day searching online.

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Swagbucks will pay you to use its search engine.

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Not Every Dollar Is Worth Chasing.

I’m not even in my thirties yet but I feel like I have wasted an incredible amount of time. I feel like I should have figured things out a long time ago and been further in my career than where I stand. I’m grateful for where I am, but this is really a reflecting moment and also to help the reader who may be discouraged as I write these entries to help others. There have been plenty of times that I took on a ton of opportunities and still got no where. Receiving little support, no recognition for my work. Just one shout-out and a quick dollar IF that. Granted, if you are a producer with a paying client. They are PAYING for that record/product. So they are not obligated to constantly shout you out or “put you on” for their record. They paid you for a job and that was that. However, when you’ve developed working relationships where there wasn’t any money involved, then there should be a goal and plan in place that lines up with getting your career off the ground as well as theirs. Those benefits you are looking for need to be discussed from the beginning and not when you’re 3 months in doing this. Another mistake I’ve made several times. You can’t also assume someone will recognize you for your work, although they should, I’ve learned some honestly don’t think about it because they are super focused on their product in the heat of the moment. You know how I know? Because after the product, flyer, website, or song has been released I’ve asked the parties to mention or tag me and they did it in a heartbeat with no hesitation. You REALLY want to make sure terms like this are established from the beginning because those first 24 hours that YOUR hard work is released are crucial. In those first 24 hours your work is getting exposed by thousands in reach as opposed to how many people are actually viewing it the 4th and 14th day later. Sometimes by then it’s too late for that recognition you originally wanted.

I share my experiences with the reader because there have been plenty of authors who have told their stories to help prevent the next generation of aspiring entrepreneurs from making the same mistakes as they did. I’m passing it forward. I woke up with a heavy heart before writing this blog entry. Trying to figure out why there had been a constant pattern in the the opportunities that I took on that led me into a brick wall. When you DJ a wedding, you should pass out 50 business cards, network in person with 12 people, and expect a call from 5 people, but have secured 2 people with a down payment for your next job over the span of the next 4 weeks; and most importantly, FOLLOWED UP. That’s the game. In the musician circuit all of that happens in double-time. Producers as well. You put a FIRE quality record, you should anticipate 20 people inboxing you to work on their record next but out of those 20 people, 17 of them are just chatting (meaning they really want you to produce their record for free and don’t have the proper funding to afford you) and the remaining 3 people are ready to make a deposit same day.

So how do you decipher which opportunities to take on and which ones not to? I’m going to share with you 2-Steps:

1. Much prayer.

You want to know what prayer and success have in common? They both take TIME. What should you be praying for? Discernment. I’m no preacher, but this is biblical. Having discernment will save you a LOT of time. Pray to make sure this opportunity is for you, making sure there is no malicious intent behind it because people can be sneaky; especially when it comes to the music business. Pray to make sure this will be beneficial for you in the long run. You are not getting any younger, the harsh reality is you are getting older and you will expire some day. So the time you spend here on Earth is valuable and whichever opportunity you accept MUST be worth your time.

2. Never say yes right away if you are not sure.

IT IS OKAY TO SAY NO! Never jump into an opportunity without thinking it through. I don’t care how little it may appear to be. In fact, the smallest opportunities I wound up taking on and I mean as small as setting up someone’s Youtube account, has secured me some of the most powerful relationships I wouldn’t have ever imagined I could have. No matter how small it is, think it through. Always think everything through, and the amount of time you spend thinking things through will come with experience because you won’t always have to take days to get back to someone. It is OK to tell someone, “I will get back to you” or “I cannot take this on at this time”. Why is this smart? Because you are not setting yourself up for failure. If you have a lot on your plate then you have a lot on your plate. You don’t want to take on hundreds of opportunities at once and deliver the products at 60% when you could have took on just one job delivering 100% quality. Your reputation is everything. All it takes is for one job with the right reputable person high in power that you deliver poorly to, putting a damper in your reputation. Which sounds better? Getting paid $500 for 4 jobs over the span of 2 weeks or getting paid $1,000 for 2 jobs in 1 week? I’ll take the 1k!

Let me also say that not every opportunity has a dollar attached to it right away either. Depending on the right situation that does not involve money up front, can very well help set your future up due to that relationship established. We spoke about this at the beginning, making sure both parties are on the same page and that terms are established from the beginning. If you’re going to help genuinely help build someone else’s brand, go for it! Give it all you got, but do it with the intent that your hard work will generate income in a year. Make sure the opportunity makes sense. Sure you want to intern for a celebrity, who wouldn’t! It sounds nice. But how long do you plan to do it before you get paid? If money isn’t an issue for you cool. But why can’t it be? If you’re going to be a work for free hire or produce music for free, why can’t you generate an income in the long run for doing it? I too have done it, interning for celebrities. However I did it with the intentions on building my career from it so I definetly encourage the reader to take on free opportunities so long as it makes sense.

We covered a lot of ground. Knowing which opportunities to take and how to take them, and also how to navigate in opportunities working with people you want to build with. Looking back at the opportunites that I’ve accepted in the past and regretted, if I could have changed anything differently with all of them would have been the time when I accepted them. I can admit, there were a lot of opportunities that I dove into without praying FIRST. So remember the 2-Steps; 1. Much prayer & 2. Never say yes to anything right away if you are not sure!

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One Month In Lockdown: Update from Portugal

We’ve now officially been in a State of Emergency for a month here in Portugal (although, we self-isolated a couple of weeks before that).

And, while the world has been completely flipped on its head, we’ve somehow found our footing and a sense of calm during the chaos. 

Currently, most of the world is at a standstill. 

Wild animals are taking over cities. 

Pets have their humans home with them fulltime. 

Kids aren’t in school.

Couples and families are spending 100% of the day together.

Jobs have been lost.

Lives have been lost.

Wow.

When has this ever happened all at once?! Certainly not during my lifetime. So naturally, it’s a mixed bag of emotions. 

It’s been really interesting to witness the stages that Nick and I have been going through. When I read back on the last update that I wrote, it’s amazing how much has changed in just one month.

Maybe you can relate? 

Nick enjoying a coffee on our balcony – empty streets below

Fear and Panic

In the beginning, for us, there was a lot of fear, panic, and uncertainty — most of which was put on us by third parties.

The Canadian Government called back all citizens. You must return home. 

Flights were cancelled. 

Borders were closed.

Insurance companies stopped coverage. 

Freedoms were being taken away right before our eyes. 

A lot of words were thrown around — pandemic, lockdown, isolation, quarantine, stranded, cancelled, virus… 

Our 90-day allowance in the Schengen Zone would expire in 1 month, and we weren’t sure what would happen when that date rolled around (overstaying can result in fines, and problems returning to the Schengen zone again in the future). 

Travelling anywhere during this time would be hectic, stressful and potentially dangerous to our health and the health of others. 

What should we do?!

We decided to stay put in Portugal and hoped that the rest would figure itself out.

Stress and Frustration

As the days went by, and the coronavirus started to rear its ugly head in Canada and Grenada, we were both getting more concerned about the health and well being of our loved ones in both of our homes.

I had heard nothing back from the immigration office here in Portugal regarding extending our Schengen stay. 

Our travel insurance company was insisting that since it’s a Global Pandemic and because we decided not to return to Canada, that we were no longer covered under our current policy.

Even though we have “expat” insurance that was purchased well before any of this happened, and were on the road months before anyone was even talking about Coronavirus. 

Nick walking to an empty church

Businesswise, our website traffic was abysmal.

No one was searching for travel-related things — but rather, panicking and looking up ways to make hand sanitizer and face masks at home, or how to make meals out of nothing. 

People were worried about what would happen to their jobs and livelihood, so it’s no surprise that they weren’t spending money on our online courses and products during a time of financial uncertainty.

Advertising spends were almost zero, we lost a couple of clients who paid us a set monthly fee, affiliate sales were way down (again, no one was booking tours or hotels), and sadly, we too had to (temporarily) let some of our team go.

Receiving a 65% drop in website traffic, which ultimately translated to an income drop, was definitely stressful. 

But, this is the norm right now for many people around the world, and we’re confident that things will pick up again!

Calm and Clarity

Finally, we came through the fear, panic, stress and frustration stages.

…all within just a couple of weeks!

Currently, for the past week or so, we’ve found ourselves in a place of calm and gratitude. 

Everything worked itself out, as it always does. 

Date nights now look like this!

Our Airbnb host let us know that, due to the pandemic, he had cancellations and we could extend our stay — months if needed. Staying in the same apartment that we had been in for the past 4 weeks is comforting during a period of turbulence.

After much back and forth with our travel insurance provider, they sent us amended terms to the expat policies to include: 

“…if you are already at that destination on the date a warning is issued, coverage will remain in effect until your policy expiry date.”

So, we’re still covered!

All of the uncertainty surrounding overstaying our legal allowance in the Schengen Zone was answered as well.

The immigration offices here announced that all documents relating to the stay of foreigners in Portugal will be automatically extended until June 30, and we received confirmation from the Canadian embassy in Lisbon as well. 

Yes!

Businesswise, while we’re still earning less than pre-pandemic days, things have already started to pick up, mostly in the remote and online work section of our website. 

I think (similar to us), people have gone through the roller coaster of emotions and have found a place of clarity. It seems many are now ready to turn lemons into lemonade.

We’re now seeing many people utilizing this downtime to earn a side income, and start projects they didn’t have time for in the past. 

Which is actually what we’re doing as well!

We have a couple of new websites on the go and feel really good about them. Nick is also adding weekly videos to our youtube channel and we have another idea in the works as well. 

We’re feeling focused and more productive than ever. 

Health and fitness-wise, we’re so grateful that here in Portugal we’re able to go outside to exercise. There’s a nice walk to a leafy green park that we do twice a day, and friends of ours invited us to workout online with them. 

Being able to get fresh air and move our bodies each day is so important.

It’s nice to get fresh air, and we’re loving the warm spring weather!

There’s a large selection of healthy (and not so healthy) food at the grocery stores, and shopping is a very relaxed, civil affair.

And actually, due to the cost of living being much lower here, we’re spending 75% less than we were on groceries in Grenada. 

High-quality Portuguese wine is available for €2.50/bottle! If you’ve been following us for a while, you’ll know that we are red wine lovers, so this is a nice bonus during isolation.

I believe we definitely made the right choice in staying in Portugal. 

Digital Nomads and Full-Time Travellers Abroad

When the governments were calling back their citizens, many travellers were unsure of what to do. 

We hold Canadian passports, but we aren’t residents of that country — we don’t have a home there, no healthcare coverage anymore, etc. 

Grenada has been our home, but during all of this, they closed their borders.

We know so many people who are in similar positions as us — they don’t have a set “home” and temporarily live in different countries around the world, or they continuously travel. 

We know a few couples who hold a different passport than their significant other, so they’d have to split up if they were to return to their country of citizenship right now. Which isn’t an option.  

It’s been interesting to hear from our friends, followers, and fellow digital nomads about their current situations. Here are some of their stories from around the globe. 

A Filipina and British National in Mexico 

Good friends and digital nomads, Tom and Anna, are in Mexico. Here’s what they’ve said:

“We are currently located in Playa del Carmen, Mexico and they have only started implementing quarantine laws. You’re no longer allowed to go to the beaches and wearing face masks is now mandatory.

Some grocery stores only allow one family member inside and have staff disinfecting the carts as you go in.

The beach Tom and Anna used to walk along. Now, they’re not allowed

We decided to stay in Mexico as both Tom and I hold different passports.

My visa for the UK had expired and he couldn’t fly to the Philippines either. Mexico gives 6-month tourist visas so it isn’t a huge problem for a lot of people. We haven’t heard if they are doing extensions just yet.”

A Canadian and An American in Hungary

Fellow bloggers, digital nomads and friends Sarah and Nathan say:

“We landed in Budapest after fleeing Sicily when the country went into lockdown thinking we’d just be here a week. Then the whole world shut down and we had to decide where to go.

“Home” wasn’t an option as we’re nomadic, plus we’re from different countries (Canada and USA) and the borders were closed. The best plan seemed to be to stay put so we found a nice apartment to ride it out.

We’re allowed out for essentials and for exercise but as we’re in the city center the nearest green space is a 30-minute walk away.

Basically, we stay home other than to grocery shop on Tuesdays and to go for a 2-hour walk on Thursday. Luckily wine is cheap and there’s Wolt food delivery for the occasional pizza!

Sarah and Nathan out for their weekly walk in Budapest

We’ll be making an appointment at the immigration office to extend our stay in Hungary, but for now, we have more than a month left on our Schengen stay.”

An American in The Philippines 

Our good friend Justin lives in the Philippines, and this is what’s going on there right now. 

“I’m currently on the island of Negros Oriental in the Philippines and have been since before lockdown. Supposedly our city, Dumaguete, had the first Coronavirus death outside of China, so officials acted much faster than the west and locked us down.

All travel to and from the island was stopped, both flights and ferries, and eventually, we were ordered into mandatory home curfew on April 3rd.

The navy did come around to take out tourists that were stuck and wanted to go home, but I decided to stay, for various reasons.

The first reason is that I’m married to a Filipina, and although we can travel most of the world together, she hasn’t yet received a green card or tourist visa for the States.

The other reasons are that no place is really safe, and at the time, my home country of the USA was not taking it seriously and I figured it would get much worse there. I was right.

Now we are in home lockdown, and we get a color-coded day pass that says when we can go outside, for food only.

The pass Justin and Judia need to leave their apartment in the Philippines

Each pass allows for 2 specific days per week, during the hours of 8am to 1pm. It’s a pretty small window but as there are no cases here now, it’s working.

There have been no rushes on grocery stores (the only businesses open), and they have plenty of food and toilet paper available.

When the lockdown was about to happen I went to immigration to extend my visa, and they said that people that overstay their visas because of the travel ban won’t receive penalties or charges.

They said to just stay home and visas would be sorted later. Which is great.”

Americans in Colombia

Fellow digital nomads and blogging colleagues Sasha and Rachel are currently in Medellin, Colombia. Here’s what’s going on there:

“We had planned to leave Medellin on March 30th to take the boat trip to Panama through the San Blas Islands. Everything happened so fast – the islands closed, the borders closed, my Spanish school closed, and then suddenly everything shut down in Colombia.

We decided to stay instead of adding to the panic as we had already paid rent and we like it here.

The lockdown has been extended and gotten more intense, though. We can only leave the house one at a time (based on the last # of your ID) for essentials. 

Sasha and Rachel on their deck during lockdown in Medellin – can’t leave the apartment unless it’s a shopping day

They are rotating the days people can go out to give people fair access to banks. This week we can each go out twice but next week only once.

Pretty much everything is closed here except grocery stores, banks, and pharmacies. Many restaurants are open but strictly for delivery.

We are not even allowed outside for exercise. A fellow nomad was recently fined 900,000 COP ($225) for being out in the park across from their apartment! 

Apparently, they’re not going to make a big deal about overstaying visas — after all, there is nowhere to go! But we are very much in a “wait and see” situation at the moment.”

UK Citizens in India

One of our readers has reported this from India:

“We are stranded in Goa, India. At first, the lockdown was terrible. It was implemented with four hours’ notice, given at 8:00 pm in the evening to come into effect at midnight.

All shops were already closed and so it wasn’t even possible for people to buy food to get them through the lockdown.

For the first few days, people were out looking for food and water, they had no choice. If the police caught anyone out, they were beating them with sticks.

After five days of that, the lockdown was relaxed enough to allow small shops to open, however, it was only the small shops, most of which carry only basic items such as rice and lentils, and they very quickly ran out of stock.

It’s better now. The stock supply line has been restored, shops are open again and the police have stopped beating people.

It’s still not easy though. Only one person per household is allowed out, there is no provision for exercise — essential shopping only.

The UK has started evacuation flights, finally, but they have approximately 30,000 people to evacuate from all over India, and the flights are prohibitively expensive.

Plus, there are not going to be enough seats for everyone so it looks like we could be stuck here for a while.

We were able to extend our tourist visas until April 30th. Hopefully, they will extend tourist visas again and we can wait it out until commercial flights resume.”

A Canadian in Thailand

One of our readers, and full-time traveller, made the decision to hunker-down in Thailand where he was when things broke out.

On Koh Samui island, the beaches, essential shops, and grocery stores are open. Bars and restaurants are closed, but takeaway is allowed. He can cycle and walk around. And, Thailand automatically extended foreign visas.

Americans in Costa Rica

Diane and David, house and pet sitters and readers of ours, found themselves in Costa Rica during the pandemic, here’s what they say:

“We were only supposed to be pet sitting/housesitting for 5 weeks, but now we’ll be here for 90 days — maximum of our visa.

Costa Rica has been a really good place to be during this time. They took Covid-19 seriously early on. We feel quite “safe” here and are not necessarily looking forward to returning to Arizona.

We’ve been able to go out and take walks. If we go to pass someone, each stays at least 6 feet from others as a courtesy. Everyone seems to be following the dictates.

Everything is closed except for food stores and pharmacies. Even the weekly farmers’ market was closed for 1-2 weeks, but now is open for two days instead of just one, with every other stall occupied. Admittance is monitored and foot traffic within is one-way.

Every store employee is continually cleaning things off. Hand sanitizer in spray bottles with paper towel on rolls everywhere. Most store employees wear masks and hospital-style gloves

Between now and the end of April they have cut driving by 20%; cars with license plates ending in “1 or 2” can’t drive on Monday, ending with “3 or 4” can’t drive on Tuesday, and so on.”

Australians in Grenada

Our close friends, bloggers and travellers, Vivien and Aaron, are currently in Grenada. Here’s their story:

“We’d just spent three days travelling from Australia to Grenada, arriving only two weeks before Coronavirus started affecting flights. Our plan was to be based around the Caribbean for the year anyway, so in our minds we were where we wanted to be.

At present, the island is in full lockdown mode.

No one is allowed to walk outside of their homes except for designated shopping days (2-3 days per week).

Last week, shopping times were separated into surnames. People from A-M could shop between 8am to 12pm and surnames N-Z from 12pm to 5pm.

Shopping rules have now changed to everyone going at once.

Petrol is limited to one day per week.

Except for one parish (state) you have to remain within your area as there are police barricades between them.

Everyone must be inside at home between 7pm and 7am.

There’s no socializing allowed of any kind, so we’ve been pretty restricted. Last week there was no sale of alcohol allowed on the island, but this week you’re allowed to purchase on shopping days and consume at home (without others).

Vivien and Aaron might not be able to go out for walks, but when you have a view like this, it’s not so bad! 

It has been pretty intense, but at least we have a great little apartment with a view of the sea (even though we can’t go down to swim in it). We’ve been focusing on our blog, doing some gardening and staying connected via online chat platforms.

There has been talking of “easing” the restrictions next week. But we’re not sure what that will mean just yet.

In terms of extending visas, we are not sure that’s on the government’s radar just yet. At this point, there are no flights in or out of the country for the foreseeable future. So, no one is going anywhere, even if their visas have expired.”

Canadians in Portugal

Finally, what’s it like here for us Goats?!

The State of Emergency has been extended a further 2 weeks in Portugal (they can only extend in 2-week increments), to bring us to May 2, 2020.

The President is saying they will hopefully start opening up businesses slowly after this 2 week period is up.

Currently, we are allowed out for daily exercise, can go grocery shopping (any day of the week), and the weekly farmer’s market is open again.

We can visit the pharmacy, take public transportation, go to some bakeries and butchers, and order takeaway food directly from restaurants, or on apps such as Uber Eats.

We don’t need any passes to go outside, and we’re allowed out together.

No social gatherings allowed.

Fingers crossed things open up soon! But for now, we’re thankful for the freedoms that we have. 

We’re grateful for green spaces in the city that we can walk to

Going Forward

So, there you have it. One month down, who knows how many more to go!

Thankfully, Nick and I have found our groove during isolation.

We’re comfortable working online from home. We’ve been doing it for years, so it’s normal for us. We’re completely used to being with each other 24/7, as that’s what we’ve always done since we quit our jobs and started travelling back in 2008. 

But, I know that’s not the case for many people during these strange times. My best bit of advice is to just do what feels right for you, and what you need in each moment.

If you feel like sleeping in and watching Netflix some days, do it.

If you need some time away from your spouse and kids, go have a bath, or close the bedroom door and read a book.

If you feel like Spring cleaning your entire house, great.

If you want to research and plan for your next trip, go for it!

If you’d rather start a new side business, project, or creation, then that’s perfect too.

Mental, physical and emotional health is so important during this time. Check-in on others, help out where (and if) you can, and be kind to yourself.

As always, thank you for being a part of our Tribe!

Stay happy and healthy!

We really enjoy sharing our story with you, and love hearing from you as well. So, please feel free to email or comment on this post.

Stay safe and well. 

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