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I posted 300 times in 2022
That's 189 more posts than 2021!
113 posts created (38%)
187 posts reblogged (62%)
Blogs I reblogged the most:
@fabianvalencia561
@projectanimations
@elovesrandomfandom
@ttte-tugscrowskullausmainblog
@jayde-jots
I tagged 265 of my posts in 2022
Only 12% of my posts had no tags
#ttte - 173 posts
#thomas the tank engine - 101 posts
#ttte sir topham hatt - 77 posts
#sir topham hatt - 64 posts
#ttte corrupted au - 59 posts
#my art - 53 posts
#ttte gordon - 41 posts
#ongoing roleplay - 38 posts
#corrupted au - 35 posts
#ttte edward - 33 posts
Longest Tag: 78 characters
#whether it’s tugs or ttte i don’t care just give me something and i’ll draw it
My Top Posts in 2022:
#5
Okie Y’all; I finally decided to draw something to get over my Art block until then and while my IPad was charging; This is also a bit of a Gift for @projectanimations because they make amazing designs for the Ttte engines and many other designs for many other characters!
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I decided to draw their Ttte boys from their recent Ttte post BUT in my Style!! (Doing Thomas and Timothy’s noses isn’t easy but I suffice) I have drawn their Crovan before and I had fun drawing him again; I also had fun Drawing their Alfred. Their Alfred having Long hair was the best thing to see and draw.
Then they did their Half bodies of the Culdee fell boys; Godred and Culdee. I will admit; Seeing their designs were amazing!
I felt like it was best to make them this for a gift; I might draw them again but with them meeting my version of them from my world. This means that my version of Godred gets to be drawn again Yay!!!!
Enjoy your gift!!!
47 notes - Posted February 28, 2022
#4
ITS FINALLY DONE!!
After 1-2 days of working on it; It is finally done! I finished it off while in a VC with a Friend so I am happy to have finished it!
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I am tagging @ttte-tugscrowskullausmainblog and @ghostbellies because I have drawn their Gordon’s.
My opinion on GhostBellies’ Gordon: I love this chubby pile of anger. His love for Henry is too cute but his anger is the funny thing; Plus his obsession with food. I wonder how he would feel about having Brownies lol.
My Opinion on Crows’ Gordon: He is a chubby man who acts like he doesn’t care but secretly he cares. Again; The relationship he has with his Henry is too adorable and the fact Gordon is Chubby in their world too makes me happy.
I like both Gordon’s so much and I’m happy that I was able to draw both of them with my Gordon. (My Gordon is Short in comparison to them lol)
47 notes - Posted September 24, 2022
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OKIE! 👏🏻
So I ended up drawing something for @funky-boat-zone as a little gift.
So they did an AU where if Ten Cents didn’t survive in Munitions. They did an Animatic with this world where Sunshine interacted with Ghost Ten Cents after finding Ten Cents’ body.
Well I took a Scene from that Animatic and decided to draw it in my own style
The Original scene:
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My drawing of the Scene:
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47 notes - Posted April 24, 2022
#2
I believe a Welcome back gift for an Idol of mine should be in order!
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@ferlost Have a Belated Welcome back gift!
I haven’t drawn your Edward boy before so I had fun and Difficulty with him but I’m glad I did a really great job; But I will let you be the judge of that. Oh and one more time.
🎉WELCOME BACK!!!🎉
54 notes - Posted March 10, 2022
My #1 post of 2022
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(Part Two to the long RP @fabianvalencia561 and I did months ago; Reply to this when you can, No rush!! But I’m sorry for not continuing; I had a hard time trying to figure out how to u til I thought of this.)
*It had been 2 hours and Topham still hasn’t woken up; His Demon decided to come out and Observe him to come a decision on something and he’s been doing that for 45 minutes*
Demon: Hmmmmm….
113 notes - Posted June 27, 2022
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tharnkirigun · 4 years
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carry me, please.
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Baby Spits Up During Nightly Feedings
(Thank you for suggesting the #10 one shot idea from my I Need Help post with potential one shot ideas. Sorry for any mistakes that may be in this. Because I'm not home like I usually am for the week, I wasn't as focused as I'd like to have been when reviewing and editing this.)
Honestly, barely sicfic & mostly fluff
Context to help you read this easier:
(Baby is 4 weeks old/Dunkirk Harry era/You're married)
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It's currently 3 am and me and Harry are in-n-out of broken sleep due to our newborn baby. She's 4 weeks old and wakes up every 3 to 4 hours for feedings. The last time she woke up to be feed was around 12. We heard her whimper and start crying through the baby monitor, so I got up to go in her nursery and feed her, sitting on the rocker in the corner of her room. After I burped her, she fell right back to sleep and I placed her back in her crib and sleepily made my way back into bed with my husband.
Now about 5 minutes after 3, we hear the baby monitor go off again, which is to be expected at this point. Four weeks of having our beautiful baby girl, we know how long she sleeps before she's hungry again. That also creates exhaustion in both Harry and I. More exhaustion for me though because I'm still healing from giving birth and I'm the one that has to feed her from my body when she's hungry. That's why this time when the monitor goes off Harry tiredly mumbles, "I'll go get her and bring her to you, alright."
When Harry slips out of the bed with hooded eyes, messy curls, and low riding gray joggers that show his v line, I blindly slip my shirt off to make it easier to feed her when he returns with our tiny baby. A minute later, Harry returns with a fussy baby in his tattooed arms, ready to be fed. He walks over to the lamp on my bedside table and turns it on, leaving a warm glow in the room. Then he pulls back the blankets that's covering my naked chest and gently lays her small body between my boobs. Once our baby is on my bare chest, Harry carefully grabs one of my boobs in his hand and positions my nipple to her small mouth. "Is she latched on correctly?" he asks, not being able to see fully see due to her facing away from him.
I look down at my nipple she has in her mouth and can see her mouth doing subtle sucking motions along with feeling and the sounds the sucking she's doing with that strong mouth of hers. "Mhm I believe so. Come back in bed please." I respond. Harry leaves the lamp on and walks around the bed to crawl under the warm covers again. He scoots his pillow higher up and closer to mine, in the middle of the bed. Then he turns on his side and places a ring-less hand over our baby's back, gently rubbing it in soothing patterns and watches her while she eats.
Harry loves watching our baby feed from me. Not in a sexual way because its from my boobs that he adores so much during sex or foreplay. Its more of a fascination for him. Being fascinated with how my breast can produce milk to help our baby grow and become strong. Often when I'm breast feeding, no matter the time of day or place of feeding, he'll sit and watch. I never mind honestly. Harry is my husband after all, so I'm very comfortable around him.
As he's half consciously watching the baby feed from my boob, I'm laying flat on my back with my eyes closed, just about to doze off to sleep from the sleep deprivation my body is in. I'm not afraid to fall asleep because I know Harry is awake and watching her. So I do feel comfortable enough to doze off with her on my chest though I'm trying to keep awake to burp her when she's finished. I can feel Harry glancing at me and he's picking up on my battle with sleep. "It's okay to fall asleep. I've got her. When she's finished, I'll burp her and put her back to bed alright." he whispers quietly to me.
Knowing I have full permission to fall asleep, my mind falls blank as I doze into a much needed slumber. A few minutes later our baby girl detaches from my right nipple. Harry sits up and lifts her from my chest, pulling the covers back over my exposed upper body, and places her on his naked and tattooed chest carefully. He reaches over to his nightstand where a burping cloth lays and grabs it to place over his shoulder. Then he properly situates her upright over his shoulder to begin burping.
Usually it takes no longer than two minutes to burp her after a feeding, but for some reason tonight she isn't burping. "Come on my darling. Burp for daddy please so we can go to sleep." Harry coos in her ear softly while patting her back. She just makes a grunting noise like she's got a bit of a tummy ache due to not burping yet. Harry repositions her to where she's cradled in his arms and looks down at her. Our baby's face is scrunched up in discomfort. "Why won't you burp huh? Is your tummy hurting?" he questions his daughter in a playful yet worriedly manner. Obviously she can't respond to her daddy's question, so Harry just places a hand on her belly and starts rubbing gentle circles over it, thinking it'll help her tummy ache. It soothes her for a minute but Harry knows she must burp. So he places her back over his shoulder and attempts to burp her again.
After about ten light taps to her small back, she lets out a burping sound but its much more than a burp. It's a sickly burp that came along with vomit. Our poor baby girl projectile vomits a stream of white milk down her daddy's back and on the pillow underneath him. "Shit." Harry whisper yells, while jumping up from the bed out of quick reflexes. His sudden movements startle me awake.
"What Harry? What's happening?" I question my husband with a confused brain due to the sleep I was just in.
"She just spit up all down my back and on my pillow while I was burping her." Harry replies back while shushing the now crying baby in his arms.
I look over with blurry vision and see the spit up puddle on his pillow. "Why'd she throw up? Does she have a tummy ache?" I ask him worriedly. The one thing that stresses me out most with having a newborn is they can't communicate to let people know when somethings wrong.
"I'm not sure. She wouldn't burp for me, so I gave her a belly rub and tried to burp her again. Well she burped alright but it wasn't just air that came with it. It was her meal as well." he responds.
I make my way out of the bed and go to our master bathroom to fetch a damp cloth. I notice I'm still topless at the moment but I don't really care. Once I have the warm damp clothes, I make my way over to Harry who's calming our baby down. I walk behind him and began cleaning up the spit up that's running down his back. "I think her burp just got stuck and when it was finally ready to come out, she accidently brought up the milk too." I tell Harry. "She seems alright now so I don't think she's actually sick or anything."
Once I have cleaned Harry's back off, I carefully wipe our babies mouth off to make sure she doesn't have any dried spit up on her face. Then I go to our hall closet and find a clean pillow case for his dirtied pillow. While changing his pillow case, Harry asks, "Do you mind if she sleeps in her bassinet in our room for the rest of the early morning? You know, to keep an eye on her and to have easy access to her when she needs to feed again."
"Yeah of course babe. Hand her to me and go grab the bassinet." Harry hands the sleeping baby to me after I've changed his pillow case and goes to the nursery to fetch her light pink bassinet bed. I sit on the edge of the bed waiting on him to return. When he returns, he has a diaper, wipes, and the bassinet in his arms and hands.
"I'll place it on my side of the bed so you don't have to get up to get her when she's hungry. I can just hand her to you." Harry speaks lowly in his deep accent. Once the bassinet is sat on the floor by his side of the bed, I hand him our baby again and he lays her down on our bed to change her wet diaper. When he was holding her moments ago, he felt her heavy diaper, so that's how he knew to grab one when in the nursery. He unbuttons her onesie and takes off her soiled diaper. Then he takes a wet wipe and gently wipes her off so she doesn't get a rash from dried pee left on her. After she's all clean, he puts the fresh diaper on her and rebuttons her onesie.
Lastly, he slowly picks her up and places her in her bassinet and pulls her blanket up on her to keep her body warm. Once our baby is back to peacefully sleeping, Harry hands me the pee filled diaper and I toss it into the bin located in our bathroom. Then I turn the lamp off and we both crawl back under the warm blankets. Harry pulls me to his body and I curl up into his side. My breast still naked under the blankets but I know the baby will need to be feed again in a short amount of time, so there is no use in putting a shirt back on. Not long after me and Harry cuddle each other, we are both back asleep due to how tired we both are as new parents, but we are happily tired because we wouldn't trade our baby girl for the world.
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wizkiddx · 3 years
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work with me
this is for @worldoftom 'lolbrosgetsicktoo' challenge event thing - go check it out bcos lots of much better writers have got involved too✨! I'm v new to these things but I tried :) the prompt was: 'would you quit whining and just get in the bath' . (also look at me acc posting sort of regularly, who'd of thought?!?!)
warnings: sickness / fever (more dramatic than it needs to be) / LOTS of medical inaccuracies
summary: when tom doesn't take advice and ends up very ill, very far from home, there's one person whose stuck dealing with it
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“Please Tom… I need you to work with me!”
It wasn’t his fault he was being a complete nightmare, though your patience was wearing off somewhat.
For context, you were in Morocco, where he had been filming part of his next film, which only made trying to take care of him that bit harder.
Everyone got ill sometimes. It wasn’t his fault.
That was the mantra ringing through your head, even if you had a more challenging time believing it. Tom wasn’t stupid, as much as he liked to joke about it. HOWEVER, what he was less good at was heeding warnings. He was a white boy in Morrocco; the health and safety briefing had literally been aimed at him. Had he taken the advice not to eat any dodgy looking meats at the market?
Of course not; that’d be boring.
Everyone else was fine. You’d all sampled Morroccos culture without giving yourselves the worst case of food poisoning you’d ever witnessed. But not Tom - possibly one of the only ‘indispensable’ people on the set. If you, or one of the minor characters, or even the director, had got ill - the show could continue.
When you’d been rudely awoken by your phone going off, you’d known instantly. It was as if you’d told him not to take a bite out of the weird burger once you were away from the eager view of the street vendor. Sure enough, with bleary eyes, you hissed at the brightness of the phone screen before seeing ‘Tom H’ on the screen.
“Y/n?” His voice was croaky, but just from the single call of your name, it was clear he was feeling sorry for himself.
“Are you okay? It’s late T.”
“Um I… can you come over? You…you might need the key I’m - um- in the bathroom.”
As his stylist, it technically wasn’t part of your job description to also be mother when he was sick, but (unfortunately for you) after the 3 years working side by side with him - you were also friends.
Which you were almost regretting by the second time rinsing the toilet bowl clean after he’d evacuated what seemed to be the majority of his vital organs into it. Honestly, it was impressive how he managed to keep going.
That had been at around 4 in the morning- the doctor had been called at 8, coinciding beautifully with his 5th toilet extravaganza. Once the doctor had confirmed your original, if completely unqualified, diagnosis of food poisoning - you hadn’t been able to bite your tongue. Perhaps an ‘i told you so’ might’ve slipped past your lips, but Tom was a bit too out of it to argue back.
You’d been given firm advice from the doctor - he said little sips of water, rest and control his temperature. It all had seen pretty simple - though the action? Not so much.
It wasn’t his fault, yet Tom was not super compliant. You and Harry had both been taking turns in practically forcing him to take sips of water, having to turn off ‘modern family’ till he did. The blackmail had put you both in his bad book.
Honestly, thank the lord Harry was here too. You’d woken him up at seven, begging for help and since then, you’d tagged teamed. While one was looking after Tom, the other was phoning the director, the doctor, and the crew to inform them of the current situation.
Again, of all people. Why’d it have to be Tom?
Mainly because you knew how mortifying he found this. He didn’t like people fussing over him, never had. He liked to work hard, liked to make people happy - definitely didn’t like to feel a burden. Perhaps what made him feel ten times worse was that he knew he was inconveniencing the whole production team massively.
And yes, as you’d unhelpfully reminded him, it was ‘his fault’.
The lavish hotel room, big bathroom and pretty efficient AC still didn’t manage to mask the pungent in-the-back-of-your-throat smell from the bathroom. At the doctor’s advice, who had been a little concerned at Toms fever, Harry had cranked the AC on high. It had forced you to steal one of Tom’s big hoodies and a pair of joggers- you hadn’t left his room since he first called you, still wearing your tiny pyjama shorts and an old tee.
“Please turn the air con off.” His little voice whined from where he was lying, huddled up under the covers. Perched on the other side of the double bed, but over the covers with your laptop on his lap, you could actually feel him shivering with the chills. It felt like you were torturing the poor boy.
“T you know I can’t. It’ll make your fever worse.” The way he looked up at you, like a little Labrador that you were refusing to pet, actually pained your heart.
Okay, so yes it was his fault, but you weren’t mad, you just felt so awful for him.
“Please I’ll- I’ll pay you more.” His voice was hoarse; though he denied a sore throat, it sounded like the constant sickness was burning his windpipe.
“Tommm” you pouted, sticking your bottom lip out “I don’t want your money, want you to get better.”
Apparently giving up, brown eyes shot you the filthiest look in disappointment, rolling to face away from you. You thought he was giving you the silent treatment in a huff, but instead, he was praying on the weaker one.
“Harry, I’ll buy you that set of golf clubs-“
“NO!” You had to interrupt before Harry would say yes - because from the way his younger brother shot up from the arm chair, he was about to. Scowling eyes slowly focused back on you in annoyance, making you huff - shutting the laptop and kneeling on the bed to face him. After pressing the back of your palm to his forehead, which was scorching hot, you sighed. “I know you feel shitty and I’m so so sorry but I’m trying to make you better. So shut up, drink this and go to sleep!”
Like a child scorned, you received another death glare however, then he complied, taking a sip of the water you offered before lying back - huddling even tighter.
And it had been relatively peaceful for a few hours; Tom seemed to be getting some sleep - even if he was tossing and turning. Eventually, a prescription that the doctor had requested worked its way through the system, Harry getting a text to say he could go pick it up. The nearest pharmacy was probably a 30 minute drive from the hotel, so he left as soon as.
This left you alone with Tom, where the situation only descended into more chaos.
Almost as soon as Harry had left, Tom had stirred with a grunt. All it took was one look at his face for you to know. Both of you leapt up and flew into the toilet, Tom once again getting very familiar with the Moroccan toilet bowl.
This time though, when he had leant backwards, he’d sort of lost control and flopped most the way - you catching him before he could hit his head on the tiled floor.
“Woah, easy there!” It wasn’t like he’d passed out, but the look in his eye as he slumped into your lap… he wasn’t all there either. “Hey Tom… you with me? Tom?”
Lazily he blinked up at you, not really replying except for groans of half-formed words.
Deciding this had all got a bit direr, you almost sprinted back into the room, grabbing your phone and returning. He was still on the floor, his thumb and first finger pressing into each eye - groaning again.
“Hey Tom? I’m gonna call the doctor you need anything?” He whined in response, stopping only when you stroked his sweaty hair back, most of your attention on dialling the correct number.
The solution he’d given wasn’t pretty: Tom’s fever was too high hence why he was all woozy and groany. Until the doctor could get over with the stronger medications, you needed to lower his temperature in other ways or take him to hospital. He’d absolutely hate hospital, but the other choice? Boy, was he not going to like it either.
Ignoring Tom’s croaked question of what you were doing, you busied yourself switching on the bath taps. You let the water run until it was the right (very mild) temperate, then turned back to Tom, who’d managed to work himself up to sit against the sink unit.
“The doctor says you need it.” His brain was foggy, his mind was slow but your tone told him enough to know something was wrong with the bath. “Just take your clothes off and then I’ll help you-“
“Absolutely fucking not.” Good. He was still with it enough to argue.
“I am just as uncomfortable as you are Tom, but we both know you can’t stand up without fainting, so you are going to need my help.”
“Y/n!”
“Keep your boxers on and it’s just like a fitting! I’ve seen you have those before!”
It was clear as day just how emasculated he felt, especially because he knew you were right. Sitting up at this current moment was a push; there was no way he was getting in the bath without some help. Defeatedly he nodded, but gave you a piercing look to turn around before he started wiggling himself out of the flannel pyjama trousers and light cotton t-shirt. Most confusingly, he still felt freezing cold, yet he had long since learned not to argue with you - especially when your justification came from the advice of a doctor.
Your cue to turn around came in the form of an extra angry-sounding grunt- the look you got when you did wasn’t much better either. It was a weird contrast, though, having someone who physically appeared so indestructible (a superhero for crying out loud); to have been absolutely beaten to a pulp by a few mouth fulls of weird meat. You had seen his bare torso before, although it still wasn’t something easy to get used to - making you clench your teeth together just slightly. A very welcome view.
Perhaps you looked just a little too long at the man who was technically your boss, hunched angrily on the floor in nothing but his calvins - another grunt shaking you out of it. By now, the bath was almost full and you hurried to shut off the water, feeling your cheeks heat up as you cursed silently to yourself.
“Okay come on, gimme your arm.” Begrudgingly Tom followed your request, slinging his arm heavily over your shoulder as you crouched beside him. As strong as he looked, you knew right now he felt powerlessly weak - all that muscle was just going to be almost dead weight.
Now it was your turn to grunt and groan as you pulled Tom up to stand, him focusing on blinking away the headrush he got.
“Come on T work with me here.” Getting him to the side of the bath wasn’t too difficult, the issue came when he stepped with one foot into the bath and yelped, instantly withdrawing as if it was a literal ice bath.
The sudden movement had you both losing balance, ending with Tom sitting on the edge of the bath and you leaning over him, in between his legs, and slapping your hand on the wall opposite purely so you both didn’t end up in the bath.
“Tom!”
“It’s like ice water!”
“Its lukewarm like the doctor said!”
“It is not its from the fucking arctic!”
“Oh for god sake!” Exasperated, you paced up and down the bathroom shaking your head at his ridiculousness. This was ALL. HIS. FAULT.
You came back to him with an ultimatum.
“It’s this or the doctor said I had to drag your ass to hospital.”
“Nooooooo.” The 25 year old seemed to convert into a whiny three year old again.
“Those are the two options. So will you PLEASE quit complaining and get in the bath.”
Keeping up the toddler persona, Tom huffed but reluctantly nodded in agreement - you had come up trumps. It didn’t stop him yelping when you helped to lower him in. His breath was shaky, as a response to the ‘cold’, but he was firming it. At least when you felt his forehead after a couple of minutes, it certainly seemed as though the fever was starting to ease off .
“You can go if you want.” His voice was murmured and as you looked up at him, he did his very best to avoid your gaze.
“Not a chance, if you drown on my watch, Nikki will never forgive me.” At the very least he seemed to appreciate your joke, scoffing a little with a small nod. “If you don’t want me here I get it. As soon as Harry’s back, I’ll swap with him.”
“No! It’s not that its… I’m just an ass when I’m ill.”
“A self aware ass, though.” Again he chuckled a little, as you folded your arms on the edge of the porcelain tub, resting your head lying to one side. “You had me pretty scared there for a moment, you know?”
He nodded a little, creating a wave of ripples in the water which you watched to avoid his gaze - which you knew was tracing all your features inquisitively.
“Hey it’s in the job description, always a bit dramatic... I’m sorry though I should never of called you- don’t know why I didn’t just get Harry.” In response you tutted, taking a moment to lean up and push his sweaty curls back a bit.
Just because you could, it was allowed in this moment.
“’m glad you did.”
“Yeh me too” He sighed, eyes fluttering shut in the easy silence of the bathroom. You kept a vigilant eye on him for the next 20 minutes, checking the temperature of his forehead using the back of your hand, whilst he seemed to finally get a bit of proper restbite, appearing like the worst had passed. You had no idea what was taking Harry so long; in fact it was the doctor that arrived first- who you ran to let in (not wanting to leave Tom asleep in the bath one bit).
Whilst the doctor did all his checks, taking his temperature properly this time, satisfied that it was much more manageable. He still wanted to set him up with some oral rehydration rescue packs to get his hydration status a bit better and give some anti-sickness tablets and antipyretics.
Having actually been getting some rest before all the prodding and poking, Tom was back to being a grumbling dick - now not wanting to leave the bath (the irony was real - making you roll your eyes). Once again, he appeared embarrassed to have you see him like this, so you left the doctor to help him get out and changed- instead going down to reception to get a fresh set of sheets, as he’d done a pretty impressive job of sweating through the old ones.
Even if tired and grumpy, when Tom exited the bathroom, he looked much better - he was walking himself without the doctor’s help. Which honestly was such a relief because when he had passed out on you, you genuinely were terrified. Thankfully the doctor stayed for the next 20 or so minutes, which was just when Harry returned with a bag of medications - which were now wholly redundant, given the doctor had already supplied everything.
“What happened?” Harry asked you in a hushed voice, whilst Tom was distracted with getting his medications. Recounting the story of Tom pretty much passing out, Harry grimaced for you, then launching over to give you a tight hug.
“Are you okay?” That was a novel idea, you hadn’t really thought about yourself at all - but honestly, you were a bit shaken, having been running on adrenalin for most of the night.
“I-uhm… yeh I think so… just-just was a bit scared, I guess? Felt bad too because he didn’t want me there but-“
“I can promise you Y/n, he did want you there. Just probably embarrassed he wasn’t all manly and that…” With a nod, you smiled softly at the frizzy-haired boy.
Whilst working with Tom, it also meant getting pretty close to his younger brother. The two Hollands were almost attached at the hip, which you were very much okay with.
It was weird though... your relationships were completely different. Harry was just your brother, through and through. He wound you up like a sibling but also knew you as if he had your whole life. With Tom… it wasn’t that. Arguably, you were closer to Tom, but on a different level. It was more exciting, more nerve-wracking and heartwarming all at the same time. Honestly, you couldn’t get your head around it properly.
“Hey, you’re probably shattered. Why don’t you go back to your room and get some sleep? I got it in here.” You knew Hary was trying to offer something nice, and now all the excitement had worn off, you were unbelievably shattered. But you didn’t like the idea of not being there, as a just in case.
“Uhm, I think I might just stay, you know?” And he did, with a deliberate, knowing smile, he nodded.
He knew you were worried. He knew Tom had really really scared you. He also knew how much you cared about his brother.
Just like how Harry knew Tom wanted you there, even if he felt embarrassed. Well, anyone would- when you are passing out half-naked in front of the one person that really matters.
It was just at this point that the doctor was done, giving Harry instructions about the rest of the day, when you made a beeline for the bed. Tom was propped up against the headboard, still with a pale sullen look and tired eyes, but a bit less clammy and more human. He cracked a smile as you crawled up onto the other side of the bed, kneeling next to him.
“How’re you doin’?”
“All drugged up, just feel fucking exhausted.” Instinctively you reached up to feel his forehead, really appreciating the fact it felt almost normal.
“Join the club mate, I had a 5am wake up call too.” You almost whispered, intending to make Tom laugh, but instead only getting a pout.
“I am sorry, a-are you going to go back to your room?”
“Nah” Tom’s eyes didn’t light up, except the fact that they very much did. “Can’t trust you not to get into trouble while I’m gone Holland.”
“Thanks.” He laughed weakly before shimmying down on the bed, so he was much more comfortable. “And thankyou, I-I’m sorry I’m a dickhead and made your life-“
“Shut up Tom!” Laughing, you lightly slapped his arm, also leaning down on the bed, so you were lying facing him. “You’re all feverish; go to sleep before you say something stupid.”
There was a long pause, Tom just gazing deep into your eyes, because he was pretty sure what he was thinking was nothing to do with the dodgy unidentified meat he’d had the evening before.
“What... like asking you out?”
…..
“Maybe that wouldn’t be so stupid.”
~~~~im really not sure how I feel about this one, let me know what you thought ;) ~~~~
tagging: @lovehollandy12 @hallecarey1 @crossyourpeter@hollandfanficlove
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gubler-me-up · 3 years
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Let it Rain (MGG Request)
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Request: mgg smut request! you and matthew are having sex and he makes you squirt for the first time. at first you are embarrassed and go to apologize. matthew stops you and says you are going to keep do squirting until he says to stop. yall have rough sex and you end up squirting like 4 times. afterwards he is AMAZED by you even more than before. he tells you that his mission in life is to fuck you so good you squirt everytime.
A/N: Thanks for the request, anon! Here I am once again posting requests in the A.M. hours omg i cannot with myself. If I hadn’t taken a nap this would have been published waaaaay earlier, so pls forgive my tardiness. Hope this is everything you’ve ever wanted and more from a smut ❤️ Happy reading!
Couple: MGG/Fem!reader
Category: Smut
Content warning: Swearing, rough sex, penetrative sex, overstimulation, squirting, fingering, unprotected sex, creampie, slapping
Word count: 1.7k
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A Saturday night inside spent with Matthew was your favourite way to spend the night. What made it even better was being in bed with him, cuddled up and making out. The best part was his hands caressing your leg up and down with a sense of need in his touch. You had your hand desperately clung around his neck to keep his head in place, so he wouldn’t dare part his lips from yours.
He turned you on your back. He continued to kiss you feverishly as his hands were up to no good. He slid his hand up your thigh and slipped his hands up the back of your shorts. He squeezed your ass which made you arch your back and free yourself from his lips as you let out a soft gasp. He went in to kiss your neck and you could feel his smile forming.
“Someone’s already excited,” he said.
“How could I not be?” You said.
He chuckled and removed his hand from your shorts. He leaned up from your neck, so he could look at your keen face. He licked his lips as you felt his hands slip under your shorts and pulled them off along with your drenched underwear. He tossed them aside and didn’t hesitate to feel just how wet you were. He glided his fingers up and down your folds as he watched your breathing become more urgent.
“You like when I do that?” He asked.
“I love it,” you said.
You then felt him stick his finger in you. You bit your lip as he slowly fingered you. He kissed you on the cheek before his lips found their way to your ear.
“How about that?” He asked
“Yes,” you moaned.
“Do you want another finger in you?” He asked.
“Yes, I do,” you said.
He stuck another finger in you. When he did his pace also increased. Your laboured breathing turned into deep moans. He grabbed your neck to pull you closer to your face. You looked at him and saw how wide his eyes were with a strong sense of yearning.
“Tell me you want a third finger in you,” he demanded.
“I want a third finger in me,” you said.
He gripped your neck tighter. “Beg for it.”
“Please, put a third finger in me,” you begged.
He stuck a third finger in you. You let out a yelp as he started to move his fingers in a ‘come here’ motion inside of you. He didn’t stop there though. He switched between doing that and taking a few seconds to pump in and out of you. You closed your eyes as you continued to moan at his fingers doing the most for you.
“You like that?” He asked.
“I fucking love it,” you squeaked.
As he started curling his fingers on your g-spot again, you felt yourself squirt. Your eyes shot open to see Matthew looking at your squirt come out of you. You stayed wide-eyed and silent as you had never squirted before. He took his fingers out of you and you could feel the overbearing feeling of embarrassment. He looked back at you with shock on his face which only worsened your embarrassment.
“I’m so sorry. I-”
He pulled your head closer to his face. He planted a rough, tongue heavy kiss on you before pulling your head back. He no longer looked shocked at you. He looked intrigued, almost crazy looking.
“You’re going to keep squirting until I say stop. Okay?” He said.
You nodded your head. “Okay.”
He let go of your neck, so he could take off your shirt. You weren’t wearing any form of bra because Matthew loved to play with your breasts in bed. As expected he grabbed them and touched them roughly to get a reaction from you. You tilted your head back and let out soft yelps.
He then changed his position by sliding his arm under you, so you were close against his body he went back to roughing up your breast as he leaned in to make out with you. He kissed you with such a hunger and need which drove you crazy. What drove you even more crazy was the touch of his fingers from his other hand vigorously circling your clit.
At a certain point you had to stop kissing him because you couldn’t contain your loud moans any longer. He took the opportunity to leave little bites along the side of your neck. You grabbed his upper arm and squeezed it tight trying your best not to squirt so soon again. Too bad for you your body had a mind of its own. You let out a huge gasp as you once again squirted all over Matthew’s hand.
He moved his hand from your clit and grabbed your jaw. He roughly jerked it to look at him. His eyes were dark with lust now. He leaned into your face enough for his lips to brush against yours but not touch.
“I felt you holding back. Don’t you dare fucking hold back again. Understand?” He asked.
He shook your head for you as you let out a small, weak ‘yes.’ He removed his hands from underneath your body and let go of your face. He took a pillow and lifted your legs, so he could stuff it right under your ass. He went in front of you. You looked up at him and watched anxiously as he stared down at you.
“Can you squirt a third time for me?” He asked.
“Yes,” you said.
He slapped your right breast before grabbing it roughly. You arched your back as you let out a shriek. You looked back up at him to see him smirking but quickly bit his lip to mask his excitement. He removed his hand from your breast to take off his boxers. When you saw his dick spring out, you felt your body temperature rise.
His hands grabbed the sides of your hips to inch you closer to his dick. You watched as he slowly slid it in you. You gasped and tilted your head back once it was all inside you. You don’t ever think you’d get over how much he filled you. As if the feeling of his dick wasn’t enough, he started to use his thumb to circle your clit.
“Fuck,” you moaned.
You peeping a word was motivation enough for him to go faster, harder and rougher on you. You could feel your legs shaking from the overstimulation he was enforcing on you. You reached your hand towards him as a weak attempt to slow him down. He immediately used his free hand to pin your arm down. He leaned into you, so he could be closer to your face as he continued to fuck you at his own pace.
“What did I say about holding back?” He asked.
“Not to do it,” you squeaked.
He slapped you on your cheek. “That’s fucking right. What aren’t you going to do again?”
“Hold back,” you squeaked.
He slapped you on your cheek again. “That’s fucking right.”
He then grabbed your neck to hold you still, so he could fuck you in peace. You couldn’t help keep your mouth agape as he toyed with your clit and fucked you relentlessly. He wasn’t looking at you anymore but was focused on watching to see when you were going to squirt. You didn’t have him waiting long because you squirted on him again. He looked back up at you amazed by the sight he just witnessed.
“You’re fucking amazing,” he said.
“I want to squirt for you a fourth time,” you said.
His eyes instantly lit up when you said that. He pulled you up by your neck to give you another mouthful of a kiss. He grabbed the back of your hair as he yanked you away from him. He panted heavily as he looked at you with those same crazy eyes.
“Tell me you want to squirt for me again,” he said.
“I want to squirt for you again,” you said.
He yanked your hair. “Again.”
“I want to fucking squirt for you again.”
He yanked  your hair. “Again.”
“I want to fucking squirt for you again.”
He yanked you down on the bed by your hair before turning you over onto your stomach. He grabbed onto your hips and jerked you back towards him. His dick instantly slipped into you as you let out a shriek from the feeling of him slamming into your overstimulated pussy. No surprise though, he used his hand to circle your pussy. He had found a nice, sure-fire way to get you to squirt fast.
You couldn’t even catch a proper breath as he did everything in his power to make you squirt. The way your legs were quivering with a tingling feeling running through your body made you believe he was going to get more than squirting from you.
He used his free hand to grab a bundle of your hair as he continued to pound into you. You could hear his cool, collected tone wear off as he was now breathing inconsistently. You could tell he was about to cum himself. You beat him to the chase as you let out a shriek as you squirted and came at the same time.
You heard Matthew gasp as you orgasmed, but you didn’t know whether it was from amazement at you or if he came himself. The way he was still fucking you though was answer enough. You weakly kept yourself balanced as you let him fuck you until he came.
You moaned as you felt him cum in you before he pulled out. As soon as he pulled out, you collapsed on the bed. You laid there with no ounce of strength left in your body. All the excitement and overstimulation had worn you completely out. It was worth it though to know Matthew was happy with the newfound talent you had.
He crawled onto of you, gently kissing your shoulder. You turned your head to the side to look at him. He had a huge smile on his face which made you smile back. He kissed you on your lips and tucked your hair behind your ear.
“I think my new mission in life is to fuck you so good you squirt every time,” he whispered.
“I’d love that,” you said.
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slade-neko · 3 years
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Saw this video game tag thing pop up on my dash a few days ago. Wanted to do it.
1. First game you played obsessively? Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, I believe I was 5yo. Still waiting on that FF7 Remake treatment.
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2. A game that has influenced you creatively? Writing, drawing, etc. Well if I play a game and like it, then I'll create sims of it. Does that count?
3. Who did you play with as a kid? My brother from the day I was born.
4. Who do you play with now? My brother FROM THE DAY I WAS BORN.
5. Ever use cheat codes? I wasn't lying when I made this post. {link}
6. Ever buy strategy guides? Yes! Mainly to look at the artwork though. (Don't need no guide!)
7. Any games you have multiple copies of? Lots of games, most being Left 4 Dead with 6 copies (3 Xbox 360, 1 PC case, 2 PC digitally.) What can I say, its a GOOD GAME!
8. Rarest/Most expensive game in your collection? Gold cartridge Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time (maybe that's rare?)
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9. Most regrettable purchase? I don't regret my purchases, but I have received games I have never played like Cubix (PS2) no clue where that game came from, but I have it somehow. Madagascar (Xbox 360) came with my Xbox 360, never opened it from its case. And Monsters Inc. Scream Arena (Gamecube) or something... it was a gift.
10. Ever go to a midnight game release or stand in line for hours? No, because then I'd have to interact with people.
11. Have you ever made new friends from playing video games? I'm only friends with people BECAUSE of video games, so yes.
12. Ever get picked on for liking games? No, that'd be ridiculous.
13. A game you’ve never played that everyone else has? Probably a lot, I'd say Call of Duty, but I technically played CoD 1, 2, and 4. The campaign mode was alright, but I don't really care for CoD games at ALL.
14. Favorite game music? Koji Kondo and Grant Kirkhope are two BIG ones.
15. If it was a requirement to get a game related tattoo, what would you pick? Triforce is the most basic option, but I'd rather not get a tattoo.
16. Favorite game to play with your friends IRL? Super Smash Bros. Brawl with hacks, but that was over a decade ago.
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17. Ever lose a friend over a game? No, that'd be ridiculous.
18. Would you date someone that hates gaming? No, that'd be RIDICULOUS.
19. Favorite handheld console? PSP. 3DS is great, but PSP Monster Hunter has ALL of my portable gaming memories. Like playing in school after End of Grade tests with my friend.
20. Game that you know like the back of your hand? Sims 4 I like to think I know everything about Left 4 Dead. Quite a bit about Monster Hunter, more so of a series though than a specific game.
21. Game that you didn’t like or understand as a kid but love now? I'd say Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic. I loved it as a kid, but had a lot of complex pen & paper RPG mechanics that I never understood. I understand a lot more of it now, but its still complex as all heck. I just know you hit things, they die.
22. Do you wear game related clothing/accessories? That's the only thing I wear.
23. The game that you’ve logged the most hours into? Not sure so I'll list a few. Sims 4, Smash Bros. Brawl, Monster Hunter (its a series though), or Left 4 Dead
24. First Pokemon game? Leaf Green
25. Were you ever an arcade game player? No, don't like paying to play.
26. Ever form any gaming rivalries? No.
27. Game that makes you rage? I don't get mad at games, but I had a custom modded Hard Eight mutation in Left 4 Dead that is absolute bullsh*t!
28. Ever play in a tournament? No, because then I'd have to interact with people.
29. What is your gaming set up? A giant wall of video game consoles spanning from NES to Switch, 4 TVs, but I sit at a desk with a PC.
30. How many consoles do you own? "I own every console that's ever existed." - I Don't Play Games When I Play Games (My STRENTH) original song by Smooth McGroove BUT no seriously I own 32 consoles including handhelds.
31. Does the 3DS and/or Virtual Boy hurt your eyes or give you headaches? Yes. 3DS gave me headaches though I only really played with the 3D feature in Ocarina of Time 3D. I think my eyes broke because I couldn't get my 3D to work very well after.
32. Did you ever play a game based on your favorite show/cartoon/movie/comic? Sure I play games based on a lot of things. Literally any anime game. If I had to pick Dragon Ball Xenoverse is kinda like a dream Dragon Ball game. Oh, Attack on Titan 2 is pretty neat too!
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33. Did you ever have any bootleg games or plug-n-play games? Some SEGA plug-n-play thing once. Played it like once and now its lost to time (or my closet.)
34. Do either of your parents play video games? Yes. Mom and Dad played NES Super Mario Bros. My Dad went HARD at that game until he saved the Princess. Then he quit forever.
35. Ever work in a game store? Or do you have a favorite game shop? "Hi. Welcome to Gamestop!"I never want to hear that again, but it was my main store until I went full digital/ online orders.
36. Have you ever shed actual blood, sweat or tears over a game? No, I don't tend to get upset or emotional, but Bill dying in Left 4 Dead made me pretty pissed.
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37. Have you played E.T. for the Atari 2600? Do you think that’s the worst game ever, or do you have another nomination? Never played it. I don't really play "bad" games, but maybe Sims 4.
38. A game you’re ashamed to admit that you like? The Sims 4
39. A sequel that you would die for them to make? Dragon's Dogma 2 WHICH I think is actually in development, so I'd have to say Fallout New Vegas 2. C'mon Bethesda you cowards, hand the keys back over to Obsidian so they can make another good Fallout game!
40. What to you think of virtual reality headsets or motion controls? Two part question, two answers. VR Headset to immerse in world, yes. Motion Controls, no.
41. A genre that you just can’t get into? MOBAs and MMOs. I don't like paying to keep playing.
42. Maybe it wasn’t your first game, but what was the game that started you on your path to nerdiness? Nintendo 64 opened me up to what video games could be as a kid. Sad to say my parents' NES didn't really do that for me. And years later Fallout 3 was a big game changer for me too.
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43. Ever play games when you really should have been concentrating on something else? Every day of my LIFE.
44. Arcade machine that has consumed the most of your quarters? None. I'd rather emulate.
45. How are you at Mario Kart? Pretty dang good. 3-STARS MARIO KART WII, BABY!
46. Do you like relaxing games like Animal Crossing or Harvest Moon? Yes, both of those. I preferred when Animal Crossing had more character to it. New Horizons looks so pretty, but feels so bland compared to classic AC.
47. Do you like competitive games? No. Not really. Usually amongst friends or if I can get competitive against AI Bots. I love my machine bot friends cause they don't cry like 10 year olds when they lose.
48. How long does it take your to customize your player character? Too long. I've seriously restarted games because I wasn't happy with my character's appearance.
49. In games where you can pick your class, do you always tend to go for the same type of character? Yes, I am always the magic man, my brother is always brute warrior, and my friend is the ranger.
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50. If you were a game designer, what masterpiece would you create? I don't really know. Honestly, I'd rather mod already good games to make them better than create something completely new.
51. Have you ever played a game for so long that you forgot to eat or sleep? No, that'd be ridiculous. But I've had a friend fall asleep playing games at my house 3 different times and currently dozes off during our Minecraft sessions. So, maybe that's not a completely ridiculous thing after all.
52. A game that you begged your parents for as a kid? Kirby 64 apparently. My brother tells me we had to count out pennies to buy it. I must've been too young with no recollection, but I believe it.
53. What’s your opinion on DLC these days? It's good if its not in the game's files from the beginning and is actually developed AFTER launch... and pre-order bonuses should be standard DLC a month or two later. Some games have content lost to time because of that pre-order bullsh*t.
54. Do you give in to Steam sales? Of course. If you want a game and its on sale then why not? I typically wait just for Steam sales to get games.
55. Did you ever make someone you hated in the Sims and did mean stuff to them? No? I typically make people and characters I like in Sims. I've made villains like Dio, but he's an anime villain and I don't really HATE him despite the horrible things he's done.
56. Did you ever play Roller Coaster Tycoon and kill off your guests? No. Never played that game.
57. Did you ever play a game to 100% or get all of the achievements? I try to for all the games I really like.
58. If you can only play 3 games for the rest of your life, which ones do you pick? The Sims 4, Skyrim, & Fallout: New Vegas. Mods make them live forever. Left 4 Dead and Monster Hunter are good choices too.
59. Do you play any cell phone games? Those aren't games.
60. Do you know the Konami Code? No? But I'll take a guess. Is it make an IP and forget it exists?
61. Do you trade in your games or keep them forever? Keep forever... even the bad ones.
62. Ever buy a console specifically to play one game? PS4 Pro for Monster Hunter World. It was basically for early access since the PC version was being developed and releasing after PS4, but I don't like waiting.
63. Ever go to a gaming convention or tournament? Sort of. Been to anime cons and walked into the gaming tournament rooms only to walk out less than 10 minutes later.
64. Ever make a TV or monitor purchase based on what would be best for gaming? No, but I'm going to be doing that soon, hopefully.
65. Ever have a Game Genie, Game Shark or Action Replay? Did it ever mess up your game’s save file? GameShark for N64, PS2, Gameboy, and Action Replay for Gamecube, DS, 3DS. And no not really, I would cheat responsibly... but there was this one time at school my friend and I borrowed another friend's Gameboy game, loaded it up with my Gameshark, tried playing, it crashed, loaded it back up, save file corrupted... we just stared at each other jaws dropped, "Here's your game back, dude. Make sure you don't play it til you get back home!"
66. Did you ever have have an old Nokia with Snake on it? No, but I remember seeing them on billboards in the game DRIV3R on PS2.
67. Do you have a happy gaming-related childhood memory you want to share? Every game I play is filled with happy memories (mostly.)
68. Ever save up a ton of tickets in an arcade to get something cool? These tiger plushes. My brother got white and I got orange. They were the coolest. Got a butt load of tickets from some jackpot spinning light game thing as I was good at the timing with repeated jackpot hits.
69. In your opinion, best game ever made? I've played quite a few masterpiece games, but to pick one, I'd say Fallout: New Vegas
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70. Very first game you ever beat? Super Mario 64. I was a mere child on a Sunday morning and ate celebratory pancakes made by my Dad.
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Wow, that was long... I get the feeling this was supposed to be a "send me ask with numbers" thing, but answering all at once is more fun.
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theficplug · 4 years
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Girls Trip {Erik fic}
Warnings: 18+, smut.
{reader goes on a cruise with her girls during winter break post-breakup & meets Erik when she needs him most. The intro to a series. I hope that y'all enjoy this long ass intro x}
“Told you you'd like it! We know what you need.” your friend Lynelle says as you and your other 2 best friends step into the lobby of the ship.
Your original plan was to stay home and catch up on much needed sleep and netflix binge watching during Winter Break but Khadijah, Tasha , and Lynelle (Lennie)  had other plans.
They could never get on the same page to go on a proper vacation but the one time you wanted to be left alone they've decided to get it together. 
2 plane rides and now you're here on a cruise on the way to 'paradise'.
The last few weeks went by in a blur while you were buying bikinis, trying to contain your emotions, and leaving behind your frozen over city for Bali.
You'd be lying if you said that you weren't a little excited to be leaving behind a terrible end to a 4 year relationship.
“Girl I just paid 12 dollars for Netflix this month. I planned on staying home and re-watching The Get Down. I need to at them and ask them when they're gonna add Crooklyn." You say as your phone begins to go off. 
"Uh-uh, just cause your man had community dick don't mean you gotta feel like you did something wrong. You are the sweetest and most caring person I know and gave everything you had for that man. You are a strong beautiful talented black woman. You run your own business and don't need his ass for nothing. And if I were into girls I would've been shot my shot back in the 7th grade. Now, we gon' get tipsy, dance the night away in 23$ dollar heels, and find a fine ass beard to rid-"
You quickly cut off your best friend by answering your mother's call. You held onto Khadi's hand to let her know that her support means everything to you.
"Hey Mama. Yes I made it safe and sound." You say into the phone as you shake your head and laugh at your girls. 
"HEY MA " Khadi says waving as she smiles at the woman on the other side of the phone she's known for over half her life. 
"Hello Khadijah, are you behaving yourself ?" She asks as Khadi shakes her head with her tongue sticking out.
"MY GIRL." Your mother says as they both laugh and point at each other through the screen. 
"I'll talk to you later, enjoy yourself baby. Sometimes a little fun and laughter is the cure for heartache. Love you, be safe." She says before ending the video call.
"Alright , we all meeting up for the foam pool party after the tour right? Cause I need to shower and stuff first." You say as everybody agrees
An hour or two later you were standing in front of the hotel mirror giving yourself a pep talk in your new bikini. You eyed your reflection as you tell yourself that somebody son is gonna love on your fupa, and the 3 years wasted with Derrick isn't going to matter anymore. 
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"Knees. Knees. Come on knees." Khadijah yells as Lennie and Tasha  drop it low and make it clap as a chorus of 'ayyeeee' erupts in the elevator. 
You make your way down to the lobby with the girls after throwing back a few shots in Lennie's room. You past by a group of other girls in the elevator and they were blasting Cash Shit from their phone. 
"Link up with us later." Paris says from the other group before moving over to the party already happening. 
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The drinks are flowing through your system and Tasha is filming you for the gram as you sing along to the music. You accidentally trip backwards onto a man behind you before immediately apologizing and giggling.
"You good mama." He says as he catches you with one hand and the other still holding his drink. Without missing a beat he twirls you to the beat so that you can play it off. 
"What's the nigga name?" He asks as he takes another sip of his drink and tries to act like he ain't see you watching the suds slide down his scarred and chiseled chest to his happy trail.  
"Excuse me?" You ask confused as he flashes his gold fanged grill and cock his head towards the phone in Tasha's hand as she gives you a quiet  'oooh shit okay'. 
"The one you tryna prove a point to. Only name that matters now though is Erik." He says as he grinds against you and move your braids to your other shoulder. 
"Alright Erik, lemme see if you can keep up then." You tease him as you begin to whine on him and ride the beat as he keeps up behind you. You realize you have an audience now with his boys glancing over at you and your girls watching him. 
His hand holds you in place before he asks if it's alright if he kissed you. You nod before you know it his soft ass lips are on yours. He pulls at your bottom lip slightly while you continue to whine on him. 
"Thank you for the dance." You say before you place one final kiss to his lips as the song ends.
You walk over to Tasha before grabbing her hand and leaving to find Lennie and Khadijah 
You knew he was still standing there watching you walk away you turned to give him a look over your shoulder with a raised brow.
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"Stop watching my booty" you mouth at him jokingly 
"YOU CAN'T EVEN BLAME ME. ITS FAT AS FUCK." He yells back to you over the music.
After an hour of dancing and having a good time with friends you only checked your phone once to find 3 messages from Derrick begging you to call him then two talking about how disappointed he was with you.
You stepped out onto the upper deck to tell him to stop calling you and ruining your good time. 
"I can do what I want. I'm fucking grown. All you ever did was sit at home on your ass and criticize me for every damn thing I did. I made sure you were happy when I wasn't even okay… And fucking my cousin was your way of showing me you loved me huh? Don't call me no more and stop calling my mama asking her about me too. " You yell into the phone before hanging up.
You stand there staring out at the ocean for a moment. Trying to breathe deeply and ground yourself so that you don't cry.
"You good?" You hear a voice call from behind you.
"What, you following me now?" You ask Erik as he pulls up one of the lounge chairs to sit next to you and light his blunt. 
"Nah, not at all. I came out here to smoke and chill. All that going on in there really ain't my scene. My boys got me to come here. They got white boys in there doing backflips off the balcony and shit. I probably would've still been at work right now." He say as he exhales and leans back against the lounge chair. 
You laugh softly before shaking your head. 
"That's how I ended up here. I was planning on spending Christmas and The New Year at home with my family. But my friends had this surprise for me to ring in the new year in Bali. And now here I am. I'd still rather be watching Godfather of Harlem. I gotta catch up." You say sitting next to him in the lounge chair. He instinctively wraps his arm around you letting you lay your head on his shoulder.
Granted, it probably seemed weird as hell to be cuddling with somebody you just met and barely knew but to both of you it just felt right in the moment.
"Godfather of Harlem ? That show is my shit. It's slept on forreal… If you ever in Oakland you should stop by sometime. I run a museum based on preserving black art and culture." He scrolls on his phone until he finds some of the pieces and shows it to you. But the main thing that stood out was Stevens Black Art & History: for the culture. 
"Erik Stevens?" You gasp and sit up to get a good look at him
"Yeah , why you looking like that? What's up?" He questions
"Oh my fucking God. We was best friends back in the day. It's me, look, minus the bifocals, braces, and that James Brown bob my mama gave me damn near every day." You say and he stares at you in awe for a second. 
"Damn it's really you." You says quietly as he runs his thumb over your cheek imagining you the way you looked in 5th grade.
You loved Erik growing up and spent almost all of your time together but after his father died you didn't get to say goodbye. He was taken into the system and after that you heard that he was in the military doing who knows what. You tried to find him but after a while it was no use. You couldn't believe how different he looked now. He looked tired down by the woes of life but still as beautiful as the day you met him.
" 'Member this?" You ask as you fish your out of the pocket of your cover-up and start playing Best Friend by 50 Cent. 
You watched as he looked up at you standing up to dance. You pull him up too as he puts out the blunt while laughing and stepping with you. 
"If I was your best friend, I want you 'round all the time. Can I be your best friend, if you promise you'll be mine?" You sing to him as he twirls you around 
"First we get the talkin, then we get the touchin. If we get pass the phone games we'll be fuckin. I kiss like the french therefore my tongue in your ear. Do it like the dogs do it girl and pull on your hair. For me a different scenery just mean a different position. In the tub or on the sink I improvise now listen. In the chopper or on the jet join the mile high club. I'm no fool I know money can't buy me love. But I'm a different type of nigga that make sure that you know. Instead of a rose, there's a hundred dozen of those. See I see somethin special when I look in your eyes. With your legs way back I see this pussy is mine. If you ain't sure when I'm talkin I don't tell you no lies. But there's things that you say that have me wonderin why. When I don't say what I'm thinkin it don't mean that I'm shy. Got on that shit you picked out for me that's why I'm so fly." He raps effortlessly while kissing softly on your neck and all those memories start flashing back to you as you sway with him.
"Damn you still remember all the lyrics to our song." You say to him as you look over to see your girls and some of his friends.
"You out here ?  Bitch! I thought I was gonna have to do an interview on First 48 for yo ass. I was gon' drop a raft over to come find you. You know I can't swim and I don't got my floaties with me." Khadi says as she walks in with Tasha and Lennie . 
"I'm sorry I came out here for fresh air and then ended up literally finding my fuckin childhood best friend. Before the baddest bitches on the planet came to be. There was THEE duo. Everybody meet Erik."
After everyone got to know each other. Y'all brought the party to the secluded little upper deck with the perfect view of the ocean. You had drinks , music, and good company almost enough to forget about the whole situation back home. 
"Girl you know I love you but my feet hurt and Sebastian said he gon' rub em" referring to the man she currently had her arms around. 
"Alright , we'll meet up in the morning for breakfast" you tell them before giving them kisses goodbye and heading out with everybody. 
Tasha and Lynelle were currently singing to each other and sharing cute kisses off to the side. You couldn't help but to smile and think of how true love must feel. To love and be fully loved back like that.
You were standing in front of your opened room door when you realized that his room is across from yours but he had no plans of sleeping in it.
"Uh-uh. Who said you were invited in?" You ask Erik with your index finger on his chest. 
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"I thought you said you wanted to watch Netflix? We can order room service and everything. Whatever you want" he says to you licking his lips and closing the gap between the two of you. 
"I want to forget. I want to have fun. I want to feel loved and appreciated for once. That would be nice." You say quietly as he takes his hand in yours. Pressing small kisses to each of your knuckles.
He hesitates for a moment before leaning in to kiss you slowly. He held your face in his hands as he continued to back you into the room kicking it closed with his foot. 
 "I'm glad that we found each other. After all of this time. " You say to him in between kisses
"Believe it or not I kept that picture of us. The one your mama took of us at the zoo next to the monkeys. I took it with me on tour everywhere. Right next to my mama's picture in my wallet. I never lost a battle. I made it home in one piece. Shits wild." He said zoning out for a moment like he was going somewhere else. 
"Heyyy." You call softly. You move his hands from your waist 
" I've got you." You whisper to him before leading him to your bed and laying him back. 
You wrap your arms around him almost cuddling him as you lay your head on his chest while listening to his heartbeat and sitting on his lap. 
You place a soft kiss to his lips before moving away from the bed to change, settling on a large shirt and nothing else. 
Erik followed suit and just stripped to his boxer briefs before you come back to the bed carrying soda , your laptop, and snacks. 
"And before you ask. Yes, I packed my laptop because work never stops, and yes I packed snacks because I can't find Takis out here." You say chuckling softly while he shakes his head laughing softly. 
You both settle into a comfortable position before loading up the movie. You settled on Nappily Ever After but it wasn't long before he was softly kissing on your neck with his hand under your shirt.
"Gonna eat it from the back. That's cool with you" he mumble into your ear.
If that's cool with me? BIH, I'm trying to let you give me twins. Triplets even. Play it cool. Play it cool . You thought to yourself before saying a silent apology to your girl Sanaa Lathan as you quickly moved the laptop to the bedside table.
"Damn she pretty." He says before kissing each cheek and gripping the back of your thighs. You knew what was coming next as your hands found the headboard and arched your back.
You can feel his tongue begin to explore the back of your thighs to your folds as he bends you forward. 
You hiss softly as his hand began to roam. You looked back at him as his fingers enter you. He begins to slowly and deeply work you open for him. You knew that you were dripping at this point and couldn't contain how loud you're being.
You can hear him let out a groan as he gets his first taste. Before you know it he's devouring you like you're his favourite meal and is completely in his element. His hands are massaging over your cheeks while he suckles your clit and then slides his tongue in. You begin to work your hips down onto it as he's on his knees behind you. His fingers massaging skillfully over your clit. 
"That's how you want it? It's all for you." You egg him on shakily as you reach back to grab at his dreads knowing that you're nearing your orgasm. You thought you were seeing stars but the audacity of this man bringing his hand down hard across your left then right cheek and then the pom-pom itself, did it.
Your toes curled and your head was tilted back as you continued to ride his face and the orgasmic wave crashed over you so hard it took your breath with it. 
You called out his name speaking in all types of broken Xhosa as he begin to lap you up and savour your taste. 
When you stopped shaking he sat back on the bed, proud of himself as he licked his lips. 
You turned to face him and he wasted no time continuing to massage you.
But what you hadn't realized during changing you accidentally dialed Derrick. Who's now on the other end, yelling into the phone 
{to be continued! I hope that it was alright!}
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Hiveswap Theory/Speculation about the “Cultists” 🛸
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I am running on around 4 hours of sleep, but I came up with a quick little theory about the “cultists” in Hiveswap! I based this mostly on looks/outfits we’ve seen main cast of Homestuck in and the way the characters moved in the gif.
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I don’t have much justification for my guess as to who Carnie is, but my first point sort of ties Carnie and Baby together!
For starters, obviously a toddler or small child could manage to walk along side (presumably) adults. Though the placeholder name “baby” can suggest that this member is the youngest and/or newest of the cultists, look at the animation (not sure if you can see this on tumblr mobile, I got this gif off The Cutting Room Floor site) in how Baby seems to move with Carnie. This suggests that they’re holding hands or that Carnie is carrying them around like a doll.
For the sake of shortening this post, please look up “Juju” on MSPA wikia. Read up on characters and anything else if needed!
I know I’m getting a little side tracked and my writing isn’t the most organized, but Carnie could also be a shortened term referencing the word “Carnival” perhaps.
Edit: I googled the term and I’m definitely second guessing my ideas as to who Carnie is though we also know Dirk and Gamzee kind of have a connection through Lil Cal; so, be it Dirk or someone else (new or old characters), this seems to be involved with the “Dark Carnival.”
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TLDR Baby is likely Lil Cal or a similar looking Juju. Head shape when a hood is being worn should be taken with a grain of salt, but between the animation of Baby and Carnie imo Baby seems to move like a doll or mannequin of some sort. I based my original character guesses (in the first image) about Carnie off of who was around Lil Cal the most, though this character could also be just some juggalo or troll who’s horns broke due to some sort of incident. We know troll horns can break as is Equius’ right horn is broken.
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The Dark Carnival isn’t a new concept in Homestuck and it would be interesting to see that bit of lore make its way into Hiveswap/Hauntswitch. Perhaps we will get some more explanation for that part of the Homestuck universe! 🎡
As for King, I hope I’m not the only one seeing troll horn shapes in the hood? Unless someone’s hair is somehow that stiff and solid, I’m going to assume those are troll horns!
My initial guess was that this is Karkat due to the horn size, but other trolls have been seen with small horns before such as Nepeta; so, this could really be any troll! My other more solid reasoning as to why this could be Karkat is a King is a kind of leader figure, someone who leads the rest of the team and we know from the various Homestuck media that Karkat becomes a leader (Commander/Comrade Karkat FTW). Going off my initial guess of Carnie being an instance of Dave Strider also lead me to believe that this small-horned leader troll is Karkat.
The Dark Carnival idea does seem a bit more likely now after looking up “Carnie” on google and remembering Homestuck lore about how the purple blood trolls seem very interested in Juju; so, again this could be any troll, but I took some time out of my day to think this theory up! Obviously I’m going to see it through!
I’ve got nothing for Sci, though the lights flickering around them are interesting (not sure if that’s intentional or not) and I wanted to jokingly say Sci is Sans Undertale, but I’ll hold off on the memes! 💀
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Perhaps Sci is an information dealer of some sort or is very good at gathering intel? Google wasn’t much of a help here either! 😤 If anyone finds anything about any of the placeholder names and how they could relate to Homestuck please put it in the notes or even a reblog and I’ll add it to this theory post!
I wanted to say “Sci” when you say it out loud sounds similar to “Psiioniic,” but I may be pronouncing these words incorrectly and trying to make something of nothing (even though that’s how theories like these usually work). If there’s a connection here though, the lights floating around this Sci individual would make some sense! 🐝⚡️
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Could also be a scientist or chemist working among the cultists! 🧪
As for “Fashionista,” my original guess was based on the theory I had about these people being instances of the original Homestuck crew due to Hiveswap Friendsim connecting to the main story through Pesterquest and by proxy connecting to the Epilogues and just all of Homestuck!
Jade Harley was my first guess because she’s the only one I could think of with no horns and long hair! She didn’t always have dog ears and clearly we don’t know everything about the Hiveswap instance of the Homestuck universe! Pa (Jake English) got together with someone outside the main cast and had children (who he took very poor care of seemingly). Roxy is a babysitter for some reason? Also we have yet to see Jane or Dirk have some sort of instance in the Hiveswap timeline aside from Ultimate Dirk being nosy as Hell.
The Dark Carnival idea seems most likely to come true at this point even though that leaves the identities of our cultists as a mystery. 🎡
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Purple Blood trolls have been known to brainwash other trolls before though; so, my theory isn’t completely out of the realm of possibility! 🧠 Kurloz mind controlling Meulin and (not sure if I’m remembering correctly) Gamzee was a subplot that never got explored and is still a loose plot thread in the Homestuck universe! Perhaps purple blood trolls can also brainwash humans?
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Anyway, that’s what I’ve got for now! 💜 Feel free to leave feedback and even preferably add onto these ideas! 🤡
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Day 4: Relationships
Sorato Drabbles
So this post by @cassandrasorato came up in my recommended post and I could not resist. It a few years late but hey better late than never right?
https://cassandrasorato.tumblr.com/post/112860214739/some-scenes-i-would-love-to-see-in-tri
(5) Prompt : Sora was targeted by an evil Digimon and he was worried he was gonna lose her. Set during Tri Loss
Sparing a glance at the exhausted boy behind him, Yamato slow his step
“ Shall we take a break ?”
Koushiro gave a tired smile in reply “ might be a good idea ... “
“ If we can’t find the others soon, we have to find somewhere to camp for tonight ...”
A shimmer distracted him mid-sentence and what he saw paralyze him. He prides himself as someone who quite brave, after all, not many things can faze him (except ghost story ) but the sight of Sora running toward Gennai and Mugendramon frighten him more than he likes to admit
His leg moves before he even finishes processing and he found himself in front of the distortion
“ Don’t be stupid !” He shouted, pounding on the distortion, wanting to get through. The distortion remains shut, only infuriating him
“ Run away ! “ he added when Sora throws a rock at Gennai. What was she thinking? He doesn't see Piyomon with her, even if Piyomon is with her, the Bird Digimon can’t even evolve now! Don’t she know she is defenseless?
His ponding get more desperate when Sora was tackle to the ground “ Sora! get your hand off her !”. He barely registered a hand gently stopping his ponding and a voice timidly call out “ I don’t think pounding gonna work, Yamato. I will try to find a way to get through the distortion “
He hit the distortion one more time in frustration. Damn it! is there nothing he can do? Can he only watch her being in danger? Will he lose her?
He stumbles when for some strange reason, the distortion let him through and he almost landed face-first on the ground. When he got his bearing, he saw the rest of his friend going through the distortion as well but this wasn’t his main concern for the moment
Mugendramon was aiming it cannon straight at Sora, it was still charging up at the moment but once it ready ...
“ Gabumon petite fire !”
It was a risk sending a Child Digimon against an ultimate, he knows it but it a risk he had to take. Across from him, Gabumon look bewildered by his request and he gives his partner a reassuring nod
More confident, the Reptile Digimon charge, leaping into the air just as Mugendramon fire it Mugen Cannon. A hot stream of blue fire merge with Agumon's red hot fire and clash with the ultimate attack midway.
An explosion occurs and Yamato shielded his eye. When he opened his eye again after the dust clear, he was relieved to see Sora unscattered
Moving on instinct, he stood protectively in front of the girl
“ Taichi ... Yamato “
Meeting her ruby eye, many things threaten to escape from his lip. Ranging from “You idiot “to "Don’t scare me like that ever again “but only one sentences mange to get past his lip
“ Don’t push yourself “
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(4) Prompt : the band, school, different assignments on saving Digital World that he can’t get to see Sora much. Set during Tri Determination, a little different from the prompt
Yamato lost count of how many nights he spent practicing with his new bandmates for the school festival tomorrow
“ Shall we call it a night guy ?” Tomoki call out after their latest run through “ we need some rest for tomorrow “
The rest of his members mumble their agreement and begin to pack the equipment. Keeping his guitar back in its case, he was secretly relieved, the long night every day was starting to get to him
“See ya tomorrow “ his bandmates call as they leave one by one till he was the only one left in the practice room. He took a look at his phone, 930 PM .... slinging his guitar over his shoulder he heads out, locking the door behind him
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“ Soraaa “
“ Yes, Piyomon? “ Sora reply trying her best not to snap. It wasn’t the poor bird fault she was in a foul mood but the endless assignment is starting to get on her nerve, add in the pressure of the new infected Digimon issues, it no wonder she didn’t crack yet
“ Do you need a drink ?” Piyomon ask cautiously but the subtle worry in her partner voice didn’t escape her
Giving a strained smile, she shut the book she currently revising, maybe she should take a little break “ that sound good “
Her eye following as her partner hop to the kitchen. Her mind, not consume by assignment for once, drifted into someone ... Yamato ... she misses him.
They been so busy with school lately that they hardly get to see each other besides class and the occasional Digimon fight which doesn’t really count ... they are not drifting apart, are they?
She sighs... she really misses him ... she missed how he will usually keep her accompany during a stressful time like this, she missed how he never fails to make her laugh between the long hour of study
A doorbell pulls her out of her thought and she peeks at her phone. 950 PM...Who could it be so late at night?
She stood up and make her way to the door. What greeted her when she unlocks the door was the sight of Yamato with his guitar and she freezes, hardly believing the scene
“ Yamato ?“
It came out more of a question than a greeting. The boy flick his eye toward her, a soft and sheepish smile begin to spread on his lip
“ Sora ... sorry I drop by so late “
“Doesn’t matter ... I miss you “
“I miss you too .. that why I came after practice “ the gentle confession send her head racing like it always did. It beat harder when the blond embraces her. Being in his embrace after so long felt comforting ... familiar like it where she belongs and she relishes in it
A gasp makes them break away from the embrace sooner than she would have liked. Whirling around, she saw Piyomon fail attempt of trying to be casual, peeking from the kitchen doorway
“ Piyomon “
“ Don’t mind me “ the Bird Digimon chirp, covering her eye with her wing” you can kiss if you want to “
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*Extra: some Piyomon and Yamato cause this scene in tri is just :) set after they started dating in 02
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A soft tap at the door breaks his concentration and he misses the last note. He looks up, miffed, he was so close to nailing the song this time
When he comes face to face with an unexpected guest, his annoyance turn into bewilderment
“ Piyomon?” He utter, quickly putting his guitar aside and let the pink bird in. Piyomon strolls in and he glances behind the Digimon, expecting Sora to be behind her. When no one follows Piyomon in, he asks “ where Sora? Did something happen during tennis practice ?”
Piyomon must have caught on to this slight distress and assure him “ she fine, she still at tennis practice. I just need to talk to you alone “
Knowing the girl is safe, he was relieved. Instead, his curiosity piqued. What was Piyomon doing out here alone without Sora? What did they even have to talk about?
“What are you doing out here alone? Sora will be worried if she finds out “
“ It fine, I will go straight home after we talk “ the Child Digimon waves him off. Pointing toward the guitar at the side, she added teasingly “ writing a cheesy love song for Sora?”
“ No ! I wouldn’t do that “ he snapped, hoping his face doesn’t betray him, Piyomon only smile knowingly
“ Sit “
He raised his eyebrow as Piyomon instructed him to sit, motioning toward the couch in the practice room. Who was she to command him? She does know that this was his practice room right? but the serious look make him decide not to question the Digimon and complied with the request
There was silence as Piyomon study him as if pondering over something and he didn’t dare to interrupt her. With each second that pass, the tension, and awkwardness only grew ... where was Gabumon when you need him?
“ You and Sora are dating now “ Piyomon finally break the silence “ which mean you have the power to hurt her “
Suddenly, the purpose of this visit was becoming clear to him “ I wouldn’t hurt her! She... “
“ I’m not done “
A wing was thrust to his lip and he fell silent. Seriously since when was the affectionate Digimon so intimidating?
“ As Sora number one partner, it is my duty to protect her “
“ That debatable “ he can’t help cutting in almost childishly, he was Sora number one partner now. Piyomon seem to pick up on his thought and flap her wing challengingly
“ I am! and that not up for debate !”
He grumbles but let the subject drop for now. After all, He at a disadvantage since she could split out flames
“ Anyway, Gabumon talks highly of you and I think you are a good guy too Yamato. I don’t think you will do anything to upset her but we need to get somethings straight “
He could only nod dumbly, not knowing what else to response
“We both know she likes to bottle up her feeling and keep her problem to herself. She worries more about other than herself and doest take care of herself as much as I want her to ... that why you need to be there for her, assure her it ok to lean on someone too “
“ Always”
“ Just one more thing, treat her with the honesty and respect she deserves and DONT HURT HER”
The Bird Digimon emphasizes the last three words, leaning in the whole time till she was right in his face, her beak barely touching his nose. He back away only to hit the back of the couch
“ She is my favorite person in the world Yamato and I will protect her. You know how powerful I can be ... I might not achieve my ultimate yet but trust me, if I ever find out you hurt her, I will fight MetalGarurumon to get to you “
Just like that, the typical cheerful and friendly expression had returned to the Child Digimon as if the talk didn’t happen. Hopping down, Piyomon head for the exit, calling out brightly “ I will be heading home now and oh Sora doesn’t need to know about this talk”
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1/2022: Lake Havasu City, AZ!
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I am back, back from where you say? Back home in Cali after a short get away to Lake Havasu City, AZ! What did we do? Most of the same thing, with some new things! 
Saturday: 
We drove up on a Saturday afternoon, with traffic mostly not there! We drove over to Javelina Cantina for dinner. I may sound controversial when I say this, but its a nice breath of fresh air to not have to wear masks everywhere. Javelina is great mexican food, and the second best Margarita in town. We stopped for some restocking of wine, cheese, and coffee. We watched a couple of movies on Netflix and went to bad waaay too late. 
Sunday: 
What better way to start off the day than with Shrugrues for brunch? Complimented with a Chocolate Martini. Man, I am not typically a Martini person but this place makes a killer drink. The brunch menu itself is really good, has some different things on it and even its basic items are done well. We rested after that and got ready for dinner at Angelina’s Italian Kitchen. This right here is the best Italian in town. You need to try the Cannoli. 
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Monday: 
The other great breakfast place is Makai Cafe. Its got the greatest people, classic home made food, and awful coffee. Its great. We walked along the london bridge to walk off food, its such a cool bridge! It is actually from London! The shops on the other side of the water ways are so cute. There is a casino on the “california” side that you can pay $2 to take a boat to/from. The boat is great, do not sit on the bottom (the top is better...Thats What She Said). It was closed, but it looked like it wasn’t bad. Problem is, the only thing that is there is the casino. Dinner was Azul Agave, this is the best place in town for anything but especially Margaritas. There is like no ice, I think they freeze the fruit? So good. We also watched a couple of things on Amazon Prime, did you know there are now four Hotel Transylvanias? I did not. 
Tuesday: 
Our last full day in town! I got my partner’s hair done at Secrets of Beauty Salon, Brandi, the world’s best hair dresser, runs and operates that establishment. After that we all headed to Oatman! I was told it was a ghost town, but its the most lively ghost town I have ever been to. The wild donkey are so adorable! The buildings are old, and yes I did put a dollar bill on the wall of dollar bills. Its that kind of place. The road getting up there and back is windy as hell. Everything was donkey themed, like really all that ass bro! We ended up going back to Azul Agave for dinner when we were back in town. Everything there is good that is the place to try something you have never had before. We came back to the condo and played Farkle, for real money. No risk, no reward right? 
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Wednesday: 
We left about 6 am (AZ time) and made it home in about 4 hours or less. We stopped by Wendys for a frosty, and ended up trying their breakfast. This will probably be a future post but their breakfast is not nearly as good as other places. It was about 10 AM when we got back to SoCal, given we lost an hour coming back. It made for a whole “feeling off” ness for the rest of the day. Did you know gas out in AZ was like 3.25? 
Had a great time. Nice to get out, see people, and just get away from it all. Came back and just got right back into being responsible and getting shit done. Can you believe we are almost done with January of 2022? 
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#5
please can we appreciate i was feeling like absolute shit then my best friend dmed me and was like
'HEY WE'RE GONNA TRAIN OUR DOGGIES AND BE SO RICH AND FAMOUS WE'LL END WORLD HUNGER, THE PAY GAP, THE FINANCIAL ASPECT OF SYSTEMIC RACISM, THE CLIMATE CRISIS AND EVERYTHING ELSE WRONG WITH THE WORLD, WE COULD EQUAL BUT NEVER BETTER ZENDAYA IN ALL HER GLORY AND WERE GONNA TRAVEL TO BANGLEDESH'
and frankly now i feel a lot better
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#4
im having the worst week ive had since about march and ill be honest but i dont honestly know how i survived this last year. it used to be like this all the time if not worse. im getting so many flashbacks and nightmares and shitty memories and im messaging my fp after a year and i am so attatched and he keeps leaving me on read and i keep falling apart every time he does that but i love talking to me and i am so angry with the pastoral twats at my school because i nearly killed myself because they lied to me and i believed it and i dont know what to do its so acedemically focused im cracking under the pressure but i cant do that i have to be strong and get good grades im not having a good day jesus
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love island but make it guess island - instead of fucking each other they have to try and figure out whether theyre gonna kill each other or shag each other.
could go either way or could be both
they could shag then slit each others throats
who knows
you gotta guess
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can hand sanitiser kill you? like i drank a shot of it last night and it did get me drunk lol and im not dead yet so idk.
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EXECUTIVE DYSFUNCTION CAN GO FUCK ITSELF I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET UP AND GO SHOWER FOR THE PAST
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MP3 Overhyped and Over Priced!
The most overhyped feature of the Clie is its mp3 player functionality. Compared to standalone mp3 players, the clie costs significantly more due to the excessive price of its memory sticks. Sony must make most of its profits off of selling these sticks and sell its pda at a loss, similar to the razor/razor blade analogy. The maximum capacity of these sticks is only 128 mb at $299 with unwanted copyright protection built in whether you like it or not! I read an article about new Creative Labs mp3 players coming out this September which will offer 6-10GB of storage for, you guessed it, $299 and compact at 3' x 6'. Doing simple math, you get 46 times the amount of memory for the same price! Check the link below to read the full article.
http://www.zdnet.com/products/stories/reviews/0,4161,2706731,00.html
RE: MP3 Overhyped and Over Priced!
Agreed. Not that I have anything against the N710C; I think it's a great step forward in PDA technology. The Memory Stick media is way too overpriced. I can't see myself dropping $500 on a PDA where I have to invest another $200 on data expansion just to listen to 4 hours of music. And if I want to use the PDA while listening, the battery won't last that long anyway.
I use a Sony Minidisc player when I travel myself. Although the transfer of .mp3s is a little more time consuming and the discs take up slightly more space, I'd much rather pay $12 for four hours of music media than $200.
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Yup. I wouldn't assume that Sony is making a huge profit on these things though - often cost of chip production is a question of scale, and since the demand for Sony's memory stick is much smaller than the other formats, their production costs are probably much higher. This is just one more argument for standard memory expansion.
As you said, I'm not really excited about the new Clie because of the music capability (I use a Sharp MD myself) but I am excited about the audio capability in general. In the japanese version the Clie is rumored to come with software that lets you download video from your PC (i.e. TV programs) that you can view on the Clie. This would be impressive, though it sounds like it would drain the battery pretty fast. I like the idea of having that capability - it would be sort of fun. Though at $300 for 128 megs, it would be very expensive.
BTW the new Minidisc players/recorders can get 320 minutes of music on a standard disc using the new MDLP format - pretty damn cool! I just saw an MDLP recorder that only costs $250 from Minidisco.com, and I might have to buy it.. _________ Syncplicity. Redefining Simple. www.cognitiveroot.com
RE: MP3 Overhyped and Over Priced!
I heard a rumor that the audio capabilities of the new CLIE will NOT be accessible in programs other than the built in Audio Player application. If this is true that means that no games or other multimedia apps could take advantage of its improved sound. If this is true, it would really be poor and carelass implementation on Sony's part. Imagine playing a nice new game on a 320X320 color screen with the same bleeps and bloops for sound effects you could get on a Palm III..
Can anyone confirm or deny thir rumor?
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That is true. Playing audio is trhrough headphones only. The speaker is more or less the standard PalmOS one (though louder).
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>I heard a rumor that the audio capabilities of the new CLIE will NOT be accessible in programs >other than the built in Audio Player application.
STOP SPREADING FALSE RUMORS!!! Go read the review by the well-established PalmOS game developers Red Mercury, and you will see that there is an API to access the audio capabilities, and that they think this plus the high-res APIs will take gaming on the PalmOS to new levels.
Atrac vs Mp3
Sony has been pushing the ATRAC format since the introduction of the MiniDisc, (which is the format which they use). Without getting into details of which is better, I would almost think that now would be the time Sony would push this format bigtime with all the controlversal stuff going on with Mp3s and with Microsoft announcing that they want to try and rid the world of Mp3s with in the next several years. I would think that Sony could had a big push with these if they lowered the price on their memory stick which is used to store the ATRAC compressed files. To fork out another $300 bucks is alot of money after tossing in the $500 bucks for the PDA already. I'm sure they'll probably have smaller memory stick for less price, but I'm guess if 128 megs cost $299.00 than the 64 meg one probably will about half of that, which still is alot of money and anything smaller than 64 megs to store music just really isn't cutting it in less you are willing to take a loss of the quality of the file you are listening too.
RE: Atrac vs Mp3
CLIE Users Group Moderator @ 5/2/2001 12:59:22 PM #
While ATRAC is a well-developed algorithm for sound compression (Sony has spent a lot of time researching the psycho-acoustic properties of various compression schemes), MP3 is widespread and has now become the defacto standard for compression. Thanks primarily to the popularity of Napster and other avenues for music 'trading', the MP3 format is here to stay. It's too late to get MP3 back into Pandora's box, and even Sony now realizes this. To not offer MP3-playing while competitors have it would result in a marketing catastrophe for Sony, no matter ho good their PDA design is.
They will also soon realize that selling overpriced Memory Stick media will hurt them in the long run, now that much cheaper alternatives are available. Remove cold turkey.
It's always difficult for companies to accept that their formats are not accepted as 'standards', but Sony will have to adapt to the current market realities whether they like it or not. CLIE Users Group website:
Memory Stick is overprice when comparing with CF, MMC
Not only the memory stick is overprice when comparing with MP3 player on the market using MMC, harddisk or so.
CF card and MMC card costs less than half the price for the same capacity, up to 128MB.
Sony is making huge profit margin.
Looks like the MP3 feature of N710C is not attractive any more due to this.
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RE: Memory Stick is overprice when comparing with CF, MMC
My source says SONY knows their prices are high compared to the market and are planning on reducing the price in the near future. Maybe the Clie sales will bring down the price given that MP3 is a selling feature.
There will be 128MB MS
Sony's own site for the new CLIE actuallys shows a 128MB purple Memory Stick. 'Available soon.' techtv states such a beast will cost a whopping $230. Ouch.
RE: There will be 128MB MS
ecost.com sells it for $151. Go check it out if you don't believe me.
Memory stick use..
Am i right in saying that one can defintely run programs off the memory stick. You don't need to first copy the program to the ram as in the case of the m505..
And you can store mp3's and whatever else you want on the stick?
Also, does anybody know whether it will be able to read data from other memory sticks such as a sony digital camera???
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CLIE Users Group Moderator @ 5/2/2001 1:15:32 PM #
In order to run programs directly from the Memory Stick, you would need PalmOS 4 and a program that was designed to take advantage of its new API.
To automatically 'read' programs without having to copy the entire program into RAM, you would need to install a program called MSMount, currently being beta tested by thousands of CLIE users around the world. This program works very well and will likely be formally released soon. Sony should purchase MSMount and include it as part of the standard software.
You can download the latest version of MSMount here: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CLIE_Users_Group/files/MSMount%200.6.5.zip CLIE Users Group website:
RE: Memory stick use..
MSMount works with Sony's VFS which is compatible with the OS 4 VFS. Theoretically, if this is the way it accesses MS, then MSMount should also work on any device with VFS. As a matter of fact, TRGPro users who have the latest OS 3.5.2 with VFS, and who have tried out MSMount find that it works although with some problems as would be expected of a beta software. Therefore, the author of MSMount should probably rename his/her software to CardMount as it should also work for M50x which has VFS. The only problem with M50x is the speed of accessing the slower SD/MMC compared with CF or MS.
MSMount loads in parts of the program/database into RAM. It loads only the records that are required and hence needs less RAM than the actual file size. What this means in practical sense is the ability to store a dictionary/encyclopaedia that is greater than 8MB and stil be able to access it on the Clie/Handera etc.
BTW does anyone know how MS compares with CF in terms of speed of transfer of information?
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Clie's audio player
anybody know where the Clie's audio player can be downloaded for trial?
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The audio player cannot be downloaded. It ships with the device itself.
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damn. if that's the case, maybe i can try beaming the program from the clie to my prism..now, i have to find a demo unit that's working..
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Hmmm .. I thought the audio player needs the headphone jack that the Clie has? Prism has no such sound hardware I believe.
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that's true, but it would be interesting to just see how the program works in another Palm Powered unit, yes? =)
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I have another Sony Clie with the audio device but no application. If you guys can send me the audio player, I really appreciate it. Please send me to: [email protected]
Thanks, Raj
Memory stick
The Audio playback is not a big thing for me. Since I own Sony DSC-P1. It's a big thing for me to be able to use the picture taken from my digicam and display it on clie. And it's better to buy 2 64's than 1 128 Memory stick.
RE: Memory stick
Same thing here.. I have a dsc-s50 and use a 64mb memory stick along with a 32mb. The biggest thing that could have stopped me from getting one was the MG memory stick and no mp3. I can do both along with let the models see the pics on one memory stick while I shoot more pics with the other memory stick with a different model..
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Attention, I live in Vancouver and couple days ago I Found that 64MB MS cost $200 and 128MB MS cost 380, So it's cheaper to buy 128MB.
New Clie
This unit has awful battery life. I'm not sure that it would last me a full day of use and music playback. Peace Out Alan
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Try putting the CLIE in the 'Hold' mode when you are listening to the music! THat way, it will increase your battery life; take it out of the 'hold' mode when you have to lookup something.
MP3 Playback & Screen
I had several thoughts about the new color Clie: First of all, according to Sony's web site, a 64MB memory stick costs $140. For about $10 more (last time I checked on palmgear) you can get a 64MB MP3 springboadr module! The Sounds Good - I paid more for mine but I like it because it uses very little power from my Prism battery - I can listen for about 2 hours without draining the batteries more than 5% or so (as long as I leave the prism off..) plus - MULTITASKING
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I can listen to music and read avantgo, play games .. on the sony you have to stay in the stupid MP3 app all the time you're listening :p Also, who cares about a 320*320 screen with only 8 bit color?? For text it would be very nice - but it could just as well be b&w The real advantage of a color screen is graphics - and don't let anyone tell you that 8 bit looks almost as good as 16 or 32. no way. Sony would need to either focus on a cool graphics/multimedia machine - maybe built in sound & MP3 hardware, and a 16 bit color screen - or make a good basic unit..
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What I am more interested is whether you can play a song (i.e. mp3) as an alarm ?
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Could not agree more! Have the soundsgood in my Visor Deluxe (Which is awsome, btw) and the total package costs 350, for 64mb of pure MP3 sound. Granted, not color, but I can multitask, and can spend my money on other stuff. Sony is playing a 'gotcha' game with this new device - Advertising it's MP3 capabilities, but charnging a massive price for memory - which the less-research concience people out there would not realize until too late! I wonder how much you could store on the included 8mb stick..if 64MB = 1 hour, then 1/8th of that would be..12 minutes..maybe 2.5 songs..bummer..
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RE: MP3 Playback & Screen
Regarding the multitasking comment, that is incorrect. I currently am using a 'localized' N700C. I am able to listen to music and perform other tasks - Avantgo (which I love), check schedule and addresses, etc.
As far as the 320X320 screen, fonts (particularly the medium size font) are finer, and in my opinion, easier on the eyes. I had a chance to live with both the Prism and N700C for a week before deciding to hand off the Prism to my father. Gfx file download.
I agree that the colors on the Prism are much more vibrant than on the N700C - I do miss that. However, I prefer the appearance of photos on the N700C over the Prism despite the color difference because of the finer pixels - my opinion. I can't knock the Prism screen - I still think it's the best Palm OS screen when viewed indoors. But, I'll take that compromise for the ability to view the N700C screen outdoors - came in handy today on the golf course to jot down a note.
At this point, not having seen an m505 in person, I think the Prism and N700C are the best color Palm OS devices today. Of course, the old IIIc is not so bad considering the now low-$200 price point.
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I forgot to mention battery life - under most office lighting conditions I am able to easily view the N700C screen with the backlight off. I've been able to go 5 days of heavy use (music, note taking, games, reading) by selectively switching off the backlight - can't do that with the Prism!
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RE: MP3 Playback & Screen
Regarding 8bit color on the Clie.. From what I've been reading the device uses an 'adaptive palate' for displaying images. Even though the device is limited to 256 colors, it can display any 256 colors at a time. This means that the display will optimize itself for images/applications and, in most cases, will appear to have a higher color depth than 256.
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Sounds like I was wrong about multitasking: does anyone have experience with this? Is MP3 playback run by dedicated hardware vs the main processor?
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CLIE N700/N710 has a DSP for music playback, therefore multitasking is possible. Infact, I don't think one could play MP3s with old DragonBall VZ, even overclock it to 42MHz.
RE: MP3 Playback & Screen
What's the point of the Sony Clie being able to play MP3 as alarms? You can hardly hear anything from that tiny speaker. Maybe they should have thought of a real speaker that you can hear like on the TRGPro and HandEra 330.
Voice Recorder (MP3/Atrac) would help nullify naysayers
If Sony had included a built-in microphone and software that encoded to MP3 or Atrac, then there would be significantly fewer complaints.
It would be cool to be able to record a meeting in MP3 format. I'm sure other PDAs can do voice recording, but this functionality would legitimize the audio capabilities of the CLIE.
RE: Voice Recorder (MP3/Atrac) would help nullify naysayers
YEAH RIGHT. a 33 mhz processor can encode mp3's. how long would that take? 5 hours?
RE: Voice Recorder (MP3/Atrac) would help nullify naysayers
The CLIE already has an additional chip to allow it to DEcode MP3/ATRAC3 audio. Couldn't this handle the ENcoding?
RE: Voice Recorder (MP3/Atrac) would help nullify naysayers
The encoding process takes longer and is more complex than the decoding process -- so it is not as simple as use the same chip.
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Reality Check 3: The Democrats Legislative Fix Will Never Happenand Doesnt Even Touch The Real Threats
Republicans or Democrats: Who is better for the economy?
Its understandable why Democrats have ascribed a life-or-death quality to S. 1, the For the People bill that would impose a wide range of requirements on state voting procedures. The dozensor hundredsof provisions enacted by Republican state legislatures and governors represent a determination to ensure that the GOP thumb will be on the scale at every step of the voting process. The proposed law would roll that back on a national level by imposing a raft of requirements on statesno excuse absentee voting, more days and hours to votebut would also include public financing of campaigns, independent redistricting commissions and compulsory release of presidential candidates’ tax returns.
There are all sorts of Constitutional questions posed by these ideas. But theres a more fundamental issue here: The Constitutional clause on which the Democrats are relyingArticle I, Section 4, Clause 1gives Congress significant power over Congressional elections, but none over elections for state offices or the choosing of Presidential electors.
Trump Supporters The Exception
Despite political rhetoric that places them at opposite ends of the spectrum, Republican and Democratic voters appear to be similarly compassionate.
Democrats view compassion as a political value while Republicans will integrate compassion into their politics when their leaders make it part of an explicit message.
There is a caveat to this: I asked these survey questions about personal feelings of compassion in a 2016 online survey that also asked about choice of president.
The survey was conducted a few days after Republican presidential primary candidates Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas and Gov. John Kasich of Ohio had dropped out of the race, making Donald Trump the only viable Republican candidate for the nomination.
In their responses to the survey, a large percentage of Republican voters said they would rather vote for someone other than Trump, even though he was the unofficial nominee at that point.
The Republican voters who didnt support Trump were similar to Democrats on the survey with respect to their answers about compassion. Their average scores on the compassion items were the same. This is in line with the other survey data showing that liberals and conservatives, and Republicans and Democrats, are largely similar in these personality measures of compassion.
But Trump supporters answers were not in line with these findings.
The research indicates that appeals to compassion if made by trusted leaders should work for voters of both parties.
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Their differences pervade all aspects of life includingideological, social, economical, and even national security. The two just cantseem to get along.
In this article, weve rounded up the seven key areas ofdissent that should give you a crash course on US politics.
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Republicans generally believe in harsher penalties when someone has committed a crime, including for selling illegal drugs. They also generally favor capital punishment and back a system with many layers to ensure the proper punishment has been meted out. Democrats are more progressive in their views, believing that crimes do not involve violence, such as selling drugs, should have lighter penalties and rehabilitation. They are also against capital punishment in any form.
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The divide in the United States is wide, and one indication of that is how difficult our question proved for many thoughtful citizens. A 77-year-old Republican woman from Pennsylvania was typical of the voters who struggled with this question, telling us, This is really hard for me to even try to think like a devilcrat!, I am sorry but I in all honesty cannot answer this question. I cannot even wrap my mind around any reason they would be good for this country.
Similarly, a 53-year-old Republican from Virginia said, I honestly cannot even pretend to be a Democrat and try to come up with anything positive at all, but, I guess they would vote Democrat because they are illegal immigrants and they are promised many benefits to voting for that party. Also, just to follow what others are doing. And third would be just because they hate Trump so much. The picture she paints of the typical Democratic voter being an immigrant, who goes along with their party or simply hates Trump will seem like a strange caricature to most Democratic voters. But her answer seems to lack the animus of many.;;
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Republicans Vs Democrats: Where Do The Two Main Us Political Parties Stand On Key Issues
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On November 3, Americans will decide which candidate will win the 2020 presidential election, sparking either the beginning, or end, for each nominee.
But how does it all work?
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The Republican Party and the Democratic Party are both seen as too extreme by a majority of Americans. About six-in-ten say the phrase too extreme in its positions describes the Republican Party at least somewhat well, including 30% who say this describes the GOP very well. The share of Americans who say the same phrase applies to the Democratic Party is nearly identical: 61% say this applies at least somewhat, and 29% say it describes the party very well.
The public also is critical of the parties ability to govern honestly and ethically: Just 38% say the phrase governs in an honest and ethical way describes the Republican Party at least somewhat well, while 61% say it does not. Roughly half say this describes the Democratic Party at least somewhat well, while about as many say it doesnt.
The public views the Democratic Party more positively than the Republican Party on three other traits and characteristics. Four-in-ten say that the phrase represents the interests of people like me applies at least somewhat well to the Republican Party, while half say this phrase describes the Democratic Party at least somewhat well.
A majority says the description cares about the middle class describes the Democratic Party at least somewhat well. By comparison, 39% say that it applies to the Republican Party.
Large majorities of Republicans and Democrats assign positive characteristics to their own party, while taking a much more negative view of the opposing party.
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The threats to a free and fair election that have emerged since last November are realand require nothing more than the willingness of state legislators to use and abuse the existing tools of government. Arizona, whose two new voting rules were just validated by the Supreme Court, also took the power to litigate election laws away from the Secretary of State and gave the power to the Attorney General. In at least 8 states, Republicans are advancing legislation that would take power away from local or county boards. Many more states are moving to make voting harder. It might be anti-democratic, but it falls well within the rules.
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Famous Republican Presidents include Abraham Lincoln, who abolished slavery; Teddy Roosevelt, known for the Panama Canal; Ronald Reagan, credited for ending the Cold War with Gorbachev; and the two Bush family Presidents of recent times. Republican President Richard Nixon was forced to resign over the Watergate scandal.
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Democrats gear their economic policies to benefit low-income and middle-income families. They argue that reducing income inequality is the best way to foster economic growth. Low-income families are more likely to spend any extra money on necessities instead of saving or investing it. That directly increases demand and spurs economic growth. Democrats also support a Keynesian economic theory, which says that the government should spend its way out of a recession.
One dollar spent on increased food stamp benefits generates $1.73 in economic output.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt first outlined the Economic Bill of Rights in his 1944 State of the Union address. It included taxes on war profiteering and price controls on food costs. President Harry Trumans 1949 Fair Deal proposed an increase in the minimum wage, civil rights legislation, and national health care. President Barack Obama expanded Medicaid with the 2010 Affordable Care Act.
Past Jumps In Party Affiliations
Who are better for the economy, Democrats or Republicans?
The bump in Democratic affiliation following Biden’s inauguration mirrors that of former President Barack Obama’s first term, Jones said.
“That was really the high point that we’ve seen; kind of the 2006-2009 period, when really the majority of Americans either identified as Democrats outright or were independents but they leaned toward the party,” he said.;”Our data on this only goes back to the ’90s, but it’s pretty much the only time we consistently had one party with the majority of Americans on their side.”
Republican advantages, though rarer and more short-lived, followed the Gulf War in 1991 when George H.W. Bush was in office and the 9/11 terrorist attacks during President George W. Bush’s term, according to Gallup. More people also reported GOP affiliation after the 1994, 2010 and 2014 midterm elections.
Whether the Republican Party can regain advantage during the 2022 midterm elections may rely on the successes of the Biden administration, according to Jones.
“A lot of it is going to depend on how things go over the course of the year. If things get better with the coronavirus and the economy bounces back and a lot of people expect Biden can keep relatively strong approval ratings, then that will be better for the Democrats,” Jones said.;”But if things start to get worse unemployment goes up or coronavirus gets worse; then his approval is going to go down. It’s going to make things a lot better for the Republican Party for the midterm next year.”
Recommended Reading: What Other Republicans Are Running For President
Democrats Return The Favor: Republicans Uninformed Or Self
The 429 Democratic voters in our sample returned the favor and raised many of the same themes. Democrats inferred that Republicans must be VERY ill-informed, or that Fox news told me to vote for Republicans.;;Or that Republicans are uneducated and misguided people guided by what the media is feeding them.
Many also attributed votes to individual self-interest whereas GOP voters feel Democrats want free stuff, many Democrats believe Republicans think that I got mine and dont want the libs to take it away, or that some day I will be rich and then I can get the benefits that rich people get now.
Many used the question to express their anger and outrage at the other side.;;Rather than really try to take the position of their opponents, they said things like, I like a dictatorial system of Government, Im a racist, I hate non-whites.;
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Hey Folks! ( ALSO : Thanks @martsonmars and @bazzybelle You two continue to be pinnacles of excellence and good work ethic- thank you for the tag today
Sooooo... I got tagged a couple times this past week (2 weeks?)
but alas. a bad brain week did arrive and soooooo .... I got nothing really done.
well thats not true. I just posted Chapter 7 of Magically Required ( that would be my Grope Fest fic in case I didn't really mention that already... ) Go Check it out here and if you are new to it start here ( Warning: it is smut. Kinky smut)
( ALSO : Thanks @martsonmars and @bazzybelle You two continue to be pinnacles of excellence and good work ethic- thank you for the tag today! ( and also Sunday @martsonmars so Double Thanks!)
And thanks to @fatalfangirl for the tag Sunday as well! I'm sorry I didn't send this to you to be beta'd. I already regret it. But its been so long since I posted and I need the sweet sweet validation of posting to make me feel useful again. ( also I was really hoping that I could finish the whole damn thing but alas. c'est la vie.- i will not lie writing kink is very anxiety producing for me. )
But I Did start figuring out more about my COBB fic that I am writing. And let me tell you I am excited ..... but also have no idea how it ends yet. Trying to will myself to wait until I figure that out before I jump into writing immediately so my poor artist ( who is amazing :) btw! ) doesn't have to scream at me later when I inevitably make some egregious continuity error that ruins every thing. ( hah! like I did with Ch 6 of Magically Required... wait. crap. I fixed it twice now its definitely wrong. Ok. Welp. I guess I should fix that. )
but yes... here are some words from the new post to entice you to read it,
He pulls me tightly to him, and suddenly his sweet breath- minty at fucking 3 pm, the giant wanker- is floating across the side of my face and tickling my ear.
“ Oh Snow, when I am finished with you, you will very much regret ever saying that.”  He hisses gently in my ear. A whimper tumbles out of my mouth, but I don’t have time to process this because suddenly he pushes me to the ground. My arse is held up high in the air. I can hear his feet pad across the room. Ugh, I can’t believe how sexy he is. I can’t believe I never saw it before. Well. I mean I did. Just… not like this.
(and not this rubbish. except too late you already have. ... Did i mention that its 3 am... I have to get up in ... 4 hours to go to work. shite. this is how bad brain days start.) A
ANYWAYS my lovelies- Time for me to sleep. If there are continuity errors and absolute trash within this here fic and post i blame fucking time. It will be the death of us all.
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10 best Magformers Magnetic Toys Review
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I bet parents will agree when I say that one of the problems of having too much toddler toys is cleaning up after playtime. Sometimes, it makes me wonder why a kid can never have too many toys. Yes, toys play a major part in an individual’s childhood but I realized that most toys that my kids own are the same – toy cars, dolls, and other toys that are just good to look at and play with. That is when I decided to invest in educational toys that will help develop my kids’ skills such as Magformers. Here are my top 10 recommendations:
1.  Magformers Standard 14-piece Set.
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  Magformers Standard Set 14-pieces
It was love at first sight. When my children saw the bright-colored shapes of triangles and squares, their reaction was comparable to how their faces light up whenever we are in a candy store. Later on, I realized that it is a good start with Magformers because my children can use it with other sets and accessories. It features sophisticated technology so magnets are very reliable. At first, I was worried since it’s mostly made of plastic but one look at the actual pieces made me realize that high-grade and safe plastic was used as stated in the box, as evaluated by authorities. It comes with an idea booklet which is great for first-time users. Children can start building cubes, magic balls, and even small houses with this Magformers set. From the ideas, my children were able to use their imagination to create more. What I also like about it is that it is very compact so we can bring it with us wherever we go for endless learning-playtime. Playtime is always great because I can multitask. I can do some chores while my children play knowing well that their toys are safe to play with. It does not have small parts as well as sharp edges. It is recommended even by professionals. Children love building things and doing so keeps them interested and busy. Children’s toys such as this encourage imaginative play anytime, anywhere. That is exactly what the Magformers Standard 14-piece Set do.
2. Magformers Standard 30-piece Set.
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Magformers Standard Set 30-pieces
This set contains more pieces so children can create more things from it. With 12 triangles and 18 squares, it is a great learning toy for kids who are at least three years old. Its rainbow colors catch the attention of children and tickle their imagination. With more pieces, children can build not just balls, houses, and cubes but also towers, civilizations, and full sculptures. Some of the popular building ideas among kids are the rainbow camera, rainbow tower, and rainbow house. What I like most about Magformers is that it is one of the things that my children can share. It is not exclusively one of the boy’s toys. Even my daughter can have non-stop fun with this Magformers set. Magformers is one of the most trusted creators of toys that develop creativity and imagination. This is why I decided that Magformers are worthwhile investments. I consider it an investment because of education, in any form or manner, is always a good investment. I have never experienced having to deal with frustrated kids because the magnets always work. In a friend’s daycare, it is the busiest toy and experts approve because aside from building skills, it develops the children’s science and math skills. This is a great learning foundation for kids who are preparing to go to school and those who are in the early stages of learning. It combines intellectual and physical development. The best thing about it is that children do not grow tired of it because of the endless building possibilities.
3. Magformers Magnets in Motion 37-piece Set.
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Magformers Magnets in Motion Set 37-pieces
This is one of the children’s toys that kids can’t get enough of. With more pieces and additional shapes and colors, it provides more creating, building, and learning opportunities. In addition to the usual rainbow triangles and rectangles, it also comes with gears, super rectangles, and other accessories. Kids can play it with other Magformers set and this will add interesting motions to any creation with the gears and cranks in eye-catching colors. It develops the children’s science, math, visual, and logical skills. Many parents are amazed at the simple genius of Magformers and the number of believers continues to rise. Aside from the Magformers set, children also love to play with the magnets to just about anything in the house that it would stick to. In such instances, they also develop their improvisation and their innovative skills. Parents will love how easy cleaning up can be because it has no small parts and since the pieces have magnets, they automatically stick to each other so it is less messy and it takes up less space. Aside from buying Magformers for my kids, I also love giving these sets out as gifts. It is touching and satisfying whenever I see kids playing with my gift, years after I gave it to them. For those who are not familiar with Magformers yet, a single experience is a turning point. Once their kids experienced playing with these magical sets, they will surely want one (or more) for themselves.
4. Magformers Creator Carnival 46-piece Set.
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Magformers Creator Carnival Set 46-pieces
Who does not love carnivals? Children cannot get enough of the rides, the games, and the lively atmosphere in such fun-filled places. Now, you can take the carnival experience home and even let your children build and design their own. This is not just one of the girl’s toys. Boys can join in the fun too. With 24 squares, 2 hexagons, 12 triangles, plus 8 accessories, children can build many different carnival rides. This set is a perfect addition to other Magformers sets. It will let your children explore the possibilities of being a circus ringmaster or an amusement park designer. It can start physics interest for your children and it is perfect for STEM education foundation. It is also a great opportunity for the kids to relive their fun carnival experiences with the family. Who knows, it may even develop their storytelling skills as they share such precious memories. My children love the accessories and the step-by-step instruction booklet that they use for ride ideas although they modify some parts. Included in the accessories are a couple of toy persons – a boy and a girl so more than one person can play with it at the same time. Children of any gender, any age, and with any interest will surely love to play with this Magformers set for hours. Even adults have fun playing with it. It also comes with wheels so aside from the carnival rides, kids can also build different kinds of vehicles.
5. Magformers Vehicle Transform 54-piece Set.
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Magformers Vehicle Transform Set 54-pieces
It comes with 8 triangles, 2 rectangles, 14 squares, and 2 isosceles triangles. In addition to the basic shapes, it also includes 2 diamonds, 4 mini rectangles, 2 arches, 2 trapezoids, 4 sectors, plus 14 accessories for a total of 54 pieces. Just like other Magformers kid’s toys, it also comes with a step-by-step idea booklet for your children. This is a fine addition to your existing Magformers sets. My children just cannot get enough of it creating various things like tanks, choppers, airplanes, and other toy figures and structures. They met especially love using the geometric shapes to create space rockets. It also comes with wheels just like the Magformers Carnival Set so children can build different kinds of vehicles as well. These wheels actually work so playtime is even more realistic for the children. Those who are already familiar with how the basic Magformers work will totally love the new challenges with this set. It is highly recommended for those with a bit of Magformers building experience. It is a great bonding moment with groups even of different genders and ages. Just imagine spending quality time with the children while developing their creativity and their building skills. I love how almost everyone who sees my children playing with it joins in, sometimes, even unconsciously while having a conversation. Some kids like taking things apart and they can definitely do that with Magformers vehicle Transform Set as well as other Magformers sets.
6. Magformers Magnetic Building Construction 62-piece Designer Set.
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Magformers Magnetic Building Construction Set – 62 Piece Designer Set
This designer set contains 20 triangles, 14 isosceles triangles, 2 trapezoids, 22 squares, and 2 diamonds. Trapezoids and diamonds made this set more interesting because these pieces will allow children to build more structures. The size and the magnets inside each piece will prevent loss of its pieces. These pieces are also durable so you can rest assured that it will stay in its best condition for many years. You may even be able to pass it to the next generation so it is definitely worth its price. I am usually worried that my kids would choke on their toys but not this toy set. With this set, my kids were able to create various structures including a dragon, a Ferris wheel, and a boat. It will help develop the way your kids work. I noticed how my kids concentrate on the design that they are working on. They would try and try until they achieve what they want. For the younger ones, this is one of the educational toys that make learning about shapes, colors, and fine motor skills development fun. This is also a perfect expansion for existing Magformers set to make playtime more exciting. It is a popular item among my kids for show-and-tell and even demonstration or presentation in school and it never fails to amaze their classmates. I also got the teacher’s DVD so I can maximize my children’s learning potential using this set.
7. Magformers My First 100-piece Play Set.
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  MAGFORMERS My First Play Set 100 Piece
With eleven different geometric shapes and six different colors, your children will never notice how much time has passed. It comes with not just one but two step-by-step layout guide to guide your kids and also to spark their innovation inspiration. Some of the things that they can do using the play set and the guide are trains and even stations, animals, and vehicles. The instructions come in board book form so there is no need to worry about tears and loss. It is compatible with other Magformers play sets as well such as the Challenger Set, the Super Magformers Set, the Neon Set, and the XL Cruiser Set. Its versatility will provide endless possibilities for your children’s minds. One of its strengths is its durability. No matter how many times the kids played with it, I have never heard them complain about breaking a piece. Small children can even use the directions for references as the pictures are the same size as the actual pieces. It is a great set for beginners as the name of the play set says but it is also great for those who would like to create more with their existing Magformers set and perhaps other similar learning toys. The only thing that you might worry about is that your kids might ask for more sets once they got the hang of it. You will be amazed at how focused the kids are whenever they work on their Magformers structures.
8. Magformers 110-piece Village Set.
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MAGFORMERS Village Set 110 Piece
This set is perfect for your future architect or engineer. It comes in eleven different geometric shapes so your children can explore and experiment with different kinds of structures. If you are unsure if your kids are ready for building, you can always rely on the instructional booklet to save the day. Your kids can use it for directions and they will be amazed at their final output. This is where the Magformers sets players to get their natural high. They are able to come up with results that look complicated but are actually simple and easy to make especially with the use of the instructional booklet. It also works well with other Magformers sets so your children can create a big village with the use of the pieces from the other sets. My kids can create a complete village with an item such as clock towers, cabins, and hotels included. They can even play with small details such as balconies, stairs, and windows. Each Magformers Village Set comes with a total of eleven accessories including doors, bricks, stairs, balconies, windows, and LED lights. My kids especially enjoy the wall LED lights that actually light up. Aside from the bright colors, lights really attract them which is just a couple of reasons why they really love Magformers STEM toys. With all these pieces, children can create different structures for a village like villas, schools, mansions, hospitals, churches, and many others. It also comes with piece count illustration so the kids can make sure that they did not lose any piece.
9. Magformers 112-Piece Challenger Set.
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Magformers Challenger Set 112-pieces
This set contains many interesting pieces that will definitely excite your kids. What my children love most about it is the car set aside from the four different geometric shapes that the set features. It contains 48 triangles, 4 hexagons, 2 wheels, 46 squares, and 12 pentagons making up a total of 112 pieces. It ensures maximum playtime satisfaction for your kids and a worry-free time for us parents. It is a perfect addition to those kids who want to create more structures than what their basic Magformers set can build. It is one of the best creative toys because it can amaze both toddlers and even older children with the things that they can do with it. You will also be amazed at what your kids can do with it. They will show you nice surprises showcasing their creativity and without any bias, you will see how great your kids are with this Megaformers set. The additional pieces – hexagons and wheels allow your kids to create a wide variety of structures that they can play with alone, or even with their siblings or friends. If you want, you can also play it with them because they will remember such bonding and learning moments as they grow up. Eventually, they will do that with their kids in the future. Many people start to collect these sets because of the endless fun that it brings. It is a nice option other than the gadgets that most kids play nowadays.
10. Magnetic Educational Toys Organizer.
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Magnetic Educational Toys Storage Organizer
What makes cleaning up after playtime fun for the kids is when they have an easy and fun to use organizer where they can keep their toys in. This Magnetic Educational Toy Organizer also attracts children’s attention because of its bright color just like the Magformers pieces. It is a great travel buddy so your kids can have fun with their magnetic toys everywhere they go, anytime they want to. They can also easily carry this organizer because of its handle that is designed and built with little kids in mind so it is perfect for their tiny hands. Its huge size allows children to fit in all of their magnetic toys inside it. It can hold up to almost fifty magnetic toy pieces. It does not have dividers for maximum space and that is no problem at all because dividers are not really necessary for magnetic toys. It also comes with a lifetime replacement guarantee so you can just imagine how sturdy it is. It serves two purposes – toy storage and safe keeping. You and your kids can rest assured that the magnetic toys are safe from breaking because of poor storage quality. It is made of high-quality plastic which makes it safe for kids. It’s environment-friendly as well. It is compatible with almost all kinds of magnetic toddler toys. There is no question that it is the ultimate organizer for magnetic toys because of its appearance, its quality, and its functionality.
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Positive Peer Pressure: How to Leverage Your Squad to Get In Shape
“Just beat Level 8!”
“UGH, NOOOOOOOOOOO!”
A few months back, a group of my friends and I engaged in a digital arms race. You see, I made the horribly amazing mistake of downloading the brutally difficult and perfectly balanced mobile game, “Geometry Dash.”
Your goal is to get your automatically moving square to hop over increasingly challenging triangles and boxes by touching the screen. I know, squares hopping over triangles sounds like thrilling game mechanics.
No joke, I’m warning you to NOT download this game:
You’ll swear words you’ve never said before, you’ll pull your hair out, and then you’ll say “one more try.” And you will do this thousands of times When you finally beat a level, the sheer joy you’ll experience is unparalleled, only to repeat the process on the next level.
Although the game took over my life for a few weeks, it taught me a valuable lesson about the positive benefits of peer pressure. Today, you’re going to learn how to enter your own arms race with your friends and use peer pressure to positively level up your life.
With us opening the doors for a few days to our monthly team-based, story-driven, habit creating fitness adventure Rising Heroes today, I want to talk about the power of teamwork and peer pressure!
Geometry Dash Teaches me a Life Lesson
So, about that aforementioned Geometry Dash…
Within 5 minutes of playing for the first time, I was hooked. I quickly fired off a text to my text chain with my close friends from high school and college (Joe, Cash, Saint, Eric, and Helder), told them to drop what they were doing, and download this game.
Reluctantly they did, and then I ruined all of their lives:
“This game is stupid….but I can’t stop playing.”
“I’m almost done with level 1, but that damn last jump!”
“Just made it to level 2, BOOM. Ugh that was tough.”
“Wait I’m still stuck on Level 1, give me an hour.”
“Just cleared level 3! If you’re stuck on level 2 you’re a loser!”
Day after day, for weeks, the above scenario would play itself out. Some nights I’d go to bed relieved that I finally beat a level and I could move on with my life, only to wake up to a text from Cash who had beat the next level. You could hear my groan from outer space as my competitive brain said: “Steve! You can’t get left behind! If he beat that level, so can you. Go go go!”
I’ve uninstalled and reinstalled the game at least two dozen times, each time believing I’m free of its grasp…only to get sucked back in with a single text or screenshot from Cash or Joe or Saint who advanced farther than I did.
And thus I would re-download the game, spend hours trying to beat a stupid level, get past everybody else, and then share with the group that I’ve succeeded and thus no longer deserving of torment or good natured ridicule.
I was in the gym the other day, in between deadlift sets, trying to beat the 11th level in Geometry Dash, an idea popped in my head: Why don’t I take the Geometry Dash mechanic and apply positive peer pressure to my life in a HEALTHY way?
Positive Peer Pressure Proves Powerful
“You are the average of the five people you associate most with.” -somebody way smarter and more successful and probably with better hair than me.
We all have people in our lives that we want to see succeed (at least I hope!), and they want us to succeed too: be it with weight loss goals or building gym habits or advancing in our careers.
If you don’t have that at home IRL, maybe you have made friends with members of the Nerd Fitness community through the free message board community or one of our courses.
I’ve come to learn something pretty powerful about the differences between people who struggle for years and years to get in shape, and those that find a way to crack the code and find permanent success!
With few exceptions for either group:
Those who struggle are often alone in their journey. They have nobody cheering them on, nobody keeping them accountable, nobody to support them. They do something AMAZING (getting their first pull-up, doing a handstand for the first time, or running a mile non-stop), and they don’t have anybody to share this with! This is a lonely road that is littered with optimistic people who started off strong but ran out of steam when the going got tough. It happens to the best of us
Those who succeed are part of a group. And not just any group – but a ground that inadvertently challenges them to be better. It’s the videogame equivalent of grouping up with people a few levels above you: they make the game more enjoyable and you get better! The people who succeed have squadmates that keep them accountable: regular check-ins, support, and somebody to call them on their bullshit when they make up an excuse why they missed their workouts!
Now, I would imagine that many in the first category actually have plenty of important folks in their lives, who care about them and want to hang out – but because this group isn’t interested in getting in shape, the ‘peer pressure’ is of the “hey let’s go out drinking! Skip your workout!” or “skip your run tomorrow am, we’re firing up another game of Overwatch!” variety.
Peer pressure can be negative, especially when you’re not getting support as you try to better yourself! My friends and I used peer pressure in a harmless way to encourage each other to beat levels in a video game – though it ended up taking up hours of our lives.
Not ideal!
However, what if we turned the tables? What if the peer pressure was used in a good natured and positive way to get your group of friends to do fun challenges throughout the day to better their lives?
You probably see where I’m going with this…
Create Your Squad, Start Daily Challenges Today
You’re going to create a squad, and you’re going to challenge each other in an arms race to see who can live healthier or happier.
Here’s what you need to do to use peer pressure:
1) FORM YOUR SQUAD: You need a few good men/women (or self-aware robots) that are interested in taking up this cause with you. If they don’t know what you’re talking about, have them read this article: Start a Facebook group, text chain, Slack group, whatever you like with 4-5 of your friends or coworkers that you know are interested in living healthier lives. Your group should be at least 3 people, but I find that 5-6 is the sweet spot for participation.
2) Determine the ground rules. Your goal here will be to come up with a series of challenges that can be done anywhere, at any point in the day, in less than 5 minutes. This might depend on the healthiness and level of fitness of your group members.
Here are 5 examples:
“Went for a mile walk this morning before work.” with a picture of your feet on the pavement. Everybody else in the group then needs to share a photo of themselves completing their mile walk before noon.
“Just did 20 air squats in my cubicle, last one to do 20 has to do a lap around the office. “Oh yea? Just did 25, cute that you could only get 20 done though!”
“Took the stairs up to the 16th floor, you can’t use the elevator for the rest of the day or you owe everybody 5 bucks.”
“Did 10 push ups waiting for the bus to show up, second person to report in has to do 11, third has to do 12, fourth has to do 13, last has to do 20!”
Think of things that are challenging for your group, but done in a fun way. I would recommend something like: you can only declare one rule per person per day, 3 rules per day for the group at the most, and you can’t have more than one rule in an hour.
The point isn’t necessarily to exhaust each other or make the challenge brutally difficult, but rather to get you to increase your “Actions Per Day,” (aka increase the number of healthy choices you make in a day) as we’ve seen the higher the number of APD people take, the more likely they are to be fit!
4) One-up, make fun, repeat. If you can’t make fun of your friends, what’s the point? Feel free to groan loudly at the person who did the task, and make fun of them as well – whoever makes the declaration gets to pick it. If they do it, you can one-up them by completing an extra rep or climbing a floor higher…someway to outdo them.
Feel free to use the following terms in your insults as you text back and forth throughout the day when you outgun your friends:
Scruffy-looking nerfherder
Scalawag
Cotton-headed ninny muggins
Ragamuffin
Amoeba
Hooligan
Asshat
After all, what other name is there when you you wake up at 6:30, only to have text already in the group:
“Already walked a mile today. Walk a mile before work or you owe $ 5 to [stupid cause].
“Walked a mile, did 5 push-ups. Ain’t no thang. Hey Mike you’re up next.”
“I hate you asshats. Just did the mile, and 10 push-ups. Ugh.”
Squad Up, Tips and Tricks
Here’s another list of tasks and ideas you can use in your squad:
1) Add points, keep track of them month to month. Keep it simple. Everybody gets a column on a spreadsheet, complete your mission, you get a point. Most points at the end of the month wins the pot.
2) Add accountability. The quality of your squad race here will be largely dependant on the participation of the group. You need to have people that are invested, and the best way I’ve found to do that is to make people pony up cold-hard cash. Have everybody in the group contribute $ 50. Any time somebody misses a challenge, $ 5 of that money gets split amongst the others.
Diabolical? Donate that $ 5 to the charity that person hates the most!
3) Pick fun, healthy missions that your friends will loathe (but still do!), and then return the favor on the next day. Quick fitness challenges are fun, but you can expand it to include nutrition or even fear-based challenges too if you want to double down on the healthiness.
“Eating an apple you can’t use the vending machine at work or you owe 5 bucks! (nobody will like you for this one, muahahahaha) Just asked my boss for a raise, you have to do something that scares you within the next 48 hours! Report back with your results.”
“Push-up challenge: as many in a row, right now, wherever you are. Get whoever to record you. You have 30 minutes.”
“Climb all the stairs in the building you’re currently in, no matter how many floors. Take a photo next to sign in stairwell. Better hope you’re not in the Empire State Building!”
“Actually made my own damn dinner tonight. You have 48 hours to actually make yourself a meal – microwave pizza doesn’t count…needs to have at least one vegetable!”
Create your squad today
My friends and I have done this with a simple text chain and some good natured ribbing. You do NOT need to overcomplicate this! To recap:
Recruit a group of 5 of your friends, either in real life or from the Nerd Fitness Community
Come up with a list of some fun basic missions you can complete that make you live better, but can be done anytime, anywhere.
Add accountability, and come up with the first challenge you’ll complete
Whenever anybody proposes and completes a task, find a way to one-up them and yell at them.
Repeat
Profit. I mean, get in shape 🙂
Now, I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention the fact that we actually have a whole squad system built out in our monthly, story-driven, team-based fitness adventure, Rising Heroes. You can simply click a button and be assigned to a squad of five where you can start supporting each other today! Here’s one such group looking for one more…
I’ve seen some pretty epic friendships come out of this experience, so if you don’t have a group in your life that is pushing you to be better and keep you accountable, this could be the thing you’re looking for!
I’d love to expand upon the examples I share above, leave a comment below with a fun, quick challenging mission you can challenge your friends to complete no matter where they are in their day.
Anytime you can get people climbing stairs or doing push-ups in their cubicle or air squats in their bathroom stall is a good day, in my book!
Leave a comment below, we’ll pick a winner at random and hook em up with a free month of Rising Heroes!
-Steve
PS: Because everybody goes through the story together so they can work together, Rising Heroes enrollment is open until Thursday at 11:59pm EST.
photo credit: Reiterlied Master Yoda’s New Gang, mag3737 Week 32 – N36 – Study of geometric shapes, Mary Anne Morgan MAM_0600, 1upLego Belle Reve Breakout, Lego Suicide Squad Teaser, clement127 I’m back!
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