#how far in advance was this planned

[oriharakaoru]

i'm...realising slowly that these are DIFFERENT cat ears/collar than either the recent catboys calendar ones OR the ones from phil's cat maid outfit from a few years ago

#how many do they have #how far in advance was this planned #catboys #dan and phil #detective ori

[chlothequeen]

Arryn Zech didn’t know they were live yet when she asked if she could talk about Blake and Yang being in love, lmao

#rwby #rwby spoilers #rwby9 #bumbleby #makes sense but it’s nice to have it on record how far in advance it was planned

[heccfriccart]

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#epel felmier #floyd leech #azul ashengrotto #cater diamond #idia shroud #leona kingscholar #disney twisted wonderland #disney twst #twisted wonderland #twst #sorry i know its been a minute #ya know how the holidays are #my family plans super far in advance so we've been doin thanksgiving stuff for like a month now #and xmas for even longer cause it apparently a huge deal #idk not to be an asshole but i am so ready to not have to bother with this shit anymore #but anyways i guess it all just caught up to me so i kinda forgot to post

[katnissgirlsmakedo]

did i ever tell y’all about my little cousin who i’m very patiently waiting for her to turn 12 or 13 so i can get her to read city of bones as a long term comedic revenge plot against her father

#she’s only like 8 i think there’s still a ways to go #and thank god for that because i hardly ever see her rn so i still need time to build it up #idek how much of a reader she is at this stage but her parents read so i imagine she’s gonna be a reader too #she’s not an ipad baby like her cousins i have high hopes for her #basically the backstory is that her dad (guy who married my older first cousin when i was 10. he’s basically been around forever tho) #he used to make fun of me for my ya fantasy books (jokingly he was never actually Mean) and when they had a daughter i realized there was a #perfect way to enact some hilarious revenge… #his kids love me i could maybe even pull it off twice with their son #but that’s maybe bordering on evil so i won’t plan that far in advance #he’s five he might not remember he loves me by the next time i see him anyway #the daughter though is at an age where she does remember me and we’re buddies. but she’s too young to read ya fantasy still #anyway. that’s something i’ve got going on. in the works #oh if i ever mentioned the two 5 year old cousins who’s nails i painted at my family reunion last summer. that kid was one of them #just to tie the narrative together for you <3

[alfhildr-the-word-weaver]

I must say, it's pretty poetic that I've gotten to season 6 of Vampire Diaries right before another solar eclipse happens in America. I certainly didn't plan it, but it does feel like my timing is very appropriate with this one. I do have questions about the accuracy of the eclipse portrayal in the show, though. I mean, a solar eclipse did in fact happen on May 10, 1994, and it was visible across much of the country, so that much is accurate. But I don't think Mystic Falls would've had quite as good of a view as they show it having. For reference, here's a map of the May 1994 eclipse path (credit: timeanddate.com):

And, if you'll remember, Mystic Falls is like two hours from my old hometown just a stone's throw north of Lynchburg, Virginia, as seen on the locator spell map (this one's all over tumblr, forgive me for not remembering what blog I grabbed it from):

So if you zoom in on the timeanddate map and pick somewhere closeish to there:

It looks like Mystic Falls would be getting a little over 77% coverage or so. It's also worth noting that the '94 eclipse was an annular eclipse, not a total eclipse like tomorrow's eclipse. That still means that the moon went directly in front of the sun, but it does mean that it was small enough/far enough from earth that you didn't quite get full coverage of the sun (thanks to weather.gov for the nifty graphic):

So, I'm not positive whether it would've looked quite as dark as was shown in the show:

Although, I must admit, in this video I found on youtube of the '94 eclipse, (part of me is shocked to find footage from then but I know I shouldn't be like yes they had cameras in the 90s) it actually looks more similar than I expected it to look, but I imagine it was most likely filmed within the path of totality:

But also, when Kai takes Bonnie to Portland, don't they see the eclipse again there? I couldn't find that clip on youtube just now, but Portland barely had any eclipse--only 42-43% coverage, so it would've been way milder of a visual effect, barely any dimming in the sky noticeable without eclipse glasses.

The funny thing is, the area where I live is going to be sitting right around 80% coverage tomorrow. I was lucky enough to get to travel to Missouri for the 2017 eclipse to get into the path of totality, but I'm afraid that it hasn't worked out for me to do so this year, which is immensely disappointing to me as an astronomy enjoyer, but I do still plan to go to an eclipse party and I'm going to start saving to try and get to Spain for the next total eclipse in 2026, which is going to be right around my 30th birthday (screaming). Anyways, it isn't great, but here's my best picture from the '17 eclipse:

I didn't even have a smartphone yet then, because despite it being 2017, I was somewhat of a luddite, so I had the purple flip phone I so stubbornly clung to and a point-and-click Nikon, but I still think this picture is pretty cool for what it is. Here's the zoom in so you can really see that ring of fire (and my shaking hands doubling the image):

Obviously you can find thousands of better eclipse pictures online, but that one's still special to me because it's mine. Anyways, I'll report back with smart phone pictures from whatever I see of the 80% total eclipse tomorrow to compare and contrast with Mystic Falls's 70% annular eclipse of the 90s, because from what I've heard it's going to be much less impressive than full totality was, but I've yet to watch a partial solar eclipse, so I'll just have to find out. Also, if you happen to have any vampiric loved ones trapped in a magical prison dimension who you need help freeing during the eclipse tomorrow, let me know and I'll see what I can do! ;) Hahaha. Anyways, happy eclipse everyone, and may we all possess sufficient self restraint to avoid eye damage (says the woman who has looked at the sun unprotected so many times and is probably going to go blind because of it some day. I know what I've done lol. Don't be me.)

#posts where I actually feel like I'm using my blog as a blog #Solar Eclipse #Solar Eclipse 2024 #Solar Eclipse 1994 #The Vampire Diaries #TVD 6x02 #is where the screenshot's from specifically #Damon Salvatore #Bonnie Bennett #Eclipse History #nerding out over the eclipse in the vampire show #it's also funny to me how two eclipses in my lifetime are so close to my birthday. I think it probably means I have magical powers ;) #May 10 1994 #that's two years and change before I was born #April 8 2024 #I'm so tempted to ditch all my responsibilities and drive south to totality but it's an 8 hour drive and I'd have to leave at like 4am #if it was a 4-5 hour drive to totality I'd do it. but I think a 16 hour round trip would kill me and I didn't have the good sense to plan #or book a hotel in advance or anything and everything in totality will be booked up for sure. and tonight is the night I would need to be #in a hotel anyways so. missed that boat. I mean I could go now and just drive through the night. but ugh. I just. ugh. I can but I can't yk #anyways everybody says that the Vampire Diaries writing quality drops off around here but I'm still loving it so far #it's incredibly frustrating sometimes but like. it knows how to give me The Feels(tm) and so I'll let it jerk me around all it wants #I would personally prolly want to stay in the prison world for at least a little bit to get to enjoy that eclipse from a bunch of angles th #like that's a rad as heck day to get trapped on imho. Love me a good eclipse #i ramble #even in the tags I ramble #Youtube

[anonyanonymouse]

Once again going to participate in NaNoWriMo and once again going to fail spectacularly ✌️

#I did it last year btw #it did not get far and was also very bad but I'm still surprised at how much I wrote #a whole 5k words!! I don't ever write that much!!!! #this year I will try to do a lot more planning #I know I can knock out one scene in 500 words so.. 100 scene ideas prepared in advance? #maybe that's not how this works LOL #I will have to abuse my bad things happen bingo wheel for this one I believe #... I just think it would be very funny if I suddenly drop a 50k word count fic after never posting over 2k before 😌 I can dream

[ljf613]

Been rereading the Pendragon series. (Oh look, it's my childhood!)

Third Earth freaks me out. Bobby describes it like some kind of perfect utopia, but all I see is a disturbing dystopia.

#pendragon dj machale #thoughts #third earth #this is 100% serious #'there are no countries and the whole world acts like one unified body' #so there are no differing viewpoints or cultures? #'better family planning led to zero population growth' #no way this happened without LOTS of eugenics and/or governmental mandates and we all saw how well that stuff worked in china #'most people live underground' #you mean like rats? #and you're telling me that THREE THOUSAND YEARS FROM NOW people still basically dress eat and live the same? #and technology isn't THAT far advanced from modern day #which all suggests suppression of innovation and creativity #and who DOES pay for the food at the library? #paul lives in a nightmarish hellscape and bobby's too distracted by the cheerful faces and green grass to smell the rot beneath the surface #all queued up

[dallonwrites]

lately my only goal w my writing sessions is just to do whatever i need to feel good and set myself up for success w the next writing session and it feels kind of like basic advice but i seriously never gave specific focus to that and it's kinda life changing lol

#like i'll have specific goals like finish this story draft or write this many words finish this scene/chapter etc #but if i dont feel like i can make that happen i try not to see it as a failure and just reroute it into #okay what do i need to do to make sure i get closer to that tomorrow #or will make it easiest for me to get back into it tomorrow/what will set me up for success tomorrow #actually v clearly focusing on THAT instead of focusing on what i DIDNT do right now makes the whole #thing feel easier overall AND makes me feel like i can actually continue to get closer to Finishing The Thing #and i make it very tangible like how much do i need to write that also accommodates my abilities today. or do i just need to write a quick #outline or just the first line etc #i dont think im gonna finish this micro first draft tonight so i thought what can i do that will help ensure i (hopefully) can tomorrow #and it was just write all the lines that are in my brain out on the page. like no matter what i can do that n i probably can do more #like i have specific goals and self imposed deadlines so im trying to get things done by certain times but giving myself grace with it so i #dont burn myself out in the process #also trying to plan in advance so i never Have to do something By The Next Day that i dont think i can do #this is what helped me finish my dissertation LOL #i realised it was far more beneficial to not force myself over my limits for that day but set myself up for success the next day #i would be like “i need to do this but i know it will be easier to do it with a refreshed mind tomorrow” #and i kept thinking “getting a good nights sleep will help me more tomorrow than forcing myself to write/edit more” #“so i have less to do tomorrow”. like okay maybe id have less to do but id also have less brain power bc i overexerted myself! #which then turned into okay what else can i do to ensure success tomorrow etc #like im tired tonight! my brain isnt working! but i know i can do things that will make me more motivated to write tomorrow #and that in itself is a success. no failure in writing as long as you are taking care of and helping yourself #instead of isolating every writing session into a single Okay How Much Can I Do Today #but acknowledging how a string of writing sessions work together. some have more production some dont #and working with that

[nostalgia-tblr]

I had a post in my head about how "sibling-coded" is almost certainly not a thing - ever - given what coding actually is and the fact that being siblings isn't something you'd need to merely imply, but I can't currently be bothered so you'll just have to pretend that I did that. It was a fantastic post, obviously. Top-tier content for sure.

#look sometimes when you interpret a thing you're just wrong and adding 'coded' just makes you even more wrong #because now you're insisting your own weird take is the deliberate intent of the creator(s) and objectively there #fair enough if you see the people you don't ship as siblings but if other people don't that's not a failing on their part #esp if those characters have kissed on the mouth. #if they have kissed on the mouth it's probably a safe bet they won't then turn out to be siblings #(exception for if George Lucas is lying about how far in advance he planned the events of the original Star Wars trilogy) #(and for that dragons-and-incest show but it's an outlier) #(as shown by the fact that I referred to it as “that dragons-and-incest show” and you knew what show i meant)

[jonbinary]

realized tht . my top surgery goal date is now This Year instead of the nebulous Sometime Next Year that it was in 2022 .... woag ....

#im planning 2 get smtn scheduled for after my brother's wedding this summer :] #ive had a doc picked out for years lol hopefully hes still taking patients rn #i plan to reach out pretty soon just to see how long their waitlist is/if i have to schedule far in advance #but hes a smaller practice so i dnt think it will be much of an issue #whoooo !!!!!!!! #orion.txt

[sassmill]

My mom has historically not given me birthday gifts (growing up this was because she would let me do whatever I wanted for a birthday party, and since then it’s because she helped me pay for college or would take me to see a show etc) but my birthday is tomorrow and she just asked me “so… would you like a dress form for your birthday??”

Yes yes I would!!!

#she has finally actually started to take more than a surface level interest in my hobbies and what kind of gifts I appreciate #and that’s such a turning point in our relationship #because I used to say like ‘I don’t really want anything for Christmas besides money for a loan payment’ #and she would still get me a bunch of random stuff where I’m like ‘thank you but I do not want or need these things #and it was so frustrating to communicate what I would appreciate and then get like #something expensive that I have no use for #it made me feel like she didn’t actually know me at all #but like for Christmas she brought me back this wooden pen and bookmark that were handmade by locals from their trip to Aruba #and she included all of this information on the centuries old resin decoration process #and she said ‘I know you care about ethically made things so I thought you would like this’ #and that thought alone meant SO SO much to me #so for her to realize how far my sewing has advanced in the past year with my new job #and how seriously I have been working on upgrading my tools bit by bit #and to offer something that I was just planning to save up for is like!!! #yes!! #I feel like you know who I am as a person finally!

[bootyful-seventeen]

I’m so ready to own Halloween at work later today

#ya girl is dressing up as Rangiku from bleach and I am ready to let my weeb sings fly for 2 halloweens in a row #just this time I’ve got an actual costume and not just a last minute cosplay shirt/jersey #and you can already bet that I’m planning next year’s costume rn #I’ll probably ask to work again so I’ll have to keep it work appropriate aka not something revealing #so I might just do inuyasha or human inuyasha if I hate the wig. sango also from inuyasha #choso or geto from jjk. or round it back to bleach and go as captain shunsui or urahara #so far these are my work costume options so lemme know what y’all would think #I’ve even got some plans for non work day Halloween costumes incase if we actually go to a party or club #and they’re much more revealing so I ain’t risking it at work but I’ll definitely hit up a costume party as mew ichigo from mew mew power #or even suma from demon slayer cuz ngl I love how I wouldn’t have to change my hair much for it lmaooo #either way I be planning it up way in advance cuz I do also wanna try and go to a con next year #if I don’t forget that is lol #but what were y’all dressing up as for Halloween?!

[tj-crochets]

Crafting forecast! Or update? not sure which lol - The quilt sandwich is assembled* for the rainbow stripes/polka dots quilt, so I should get that finished tomorrow or Monday - all my fabric scraps are neatly put away into either the “needs to be cut to usable size” bin, the “too small for scrap quilt, just right for crumb quilting” boxes (sorted by color), or the “cut to size for scrap quilt” drawer so I’m setting aside the scrap quilt for now - next up I think I might make some fleece beanies to donate? I prefer to donate the knit or crochet beanies, because I think the wool content makes them warmer, but the fleece beanies are way faster to make and it’s still pretty cold where I live so I want to give the shelter a bunch of beanies to give out asap - after that my break from working on my to-do list is over, so my goal for this year is to get at least one item from my to-do list crafted every week until I get them all done. It’s a lot of Bucky Bears, mostly, but there’s also a crocodile Loki, some pride creatures, and a teddy bear prototype to figure out so I can make the Bearvengers (Avengers but teddy bears). If anyone wants to see it I can dig out the actual list? *the quilt sandwich is backing fabric, batting (the innards of the quilt that help make it warmer), and the quilt top, stacked on top of each other and pinned (or glued) in place so they can quilted

#the person behind the yarn #I have the first two things for the MTH auction done #and a commission that I'll be getting in the mail this week #so I'm already ahead of schedule! #but I'd like to stay that way lol #I figure one a week will keep me on track while still giving me time to work on other things #I also want to make at least one donation quilt a month #and have all my MTH auction fills done before November #ideally I'll have some extra plushies done before the auction as well #but we'll see how that goes #I am not good at planning crafts that far in advance #I can never predict when I'll be seized by inspiration for a new subset of a craft and spend like four months quilting or whatever

[ghostickle]

My favorite game am I an asshole or do my friends just suck

#party was planned two months in advance so people would be able to call off work and plan around it #Yknow it’s my friends 20th birthday and we only get to see each other maybe once or twice a month #planned it so far ahead so any issues could be dealt with in advance #I’ve spent hundreds on food games and decorations #and now I’ve got one person who ditched last minute cause she doesn’t want to drive #so we offered a ride and she just complained about how shitty her life is and left #and I got another bitch who has just barely talked to me being really stand offish #like I did something wrong throwing my friend a birthday party #and they’re his partner but they never opposed before and they never do anything and I actually care about this friend #he’s actually been there for me I want to do something nice and fun for him #so stop being a bitch just buy him a present show the fuck up and enjoy what I’ve spent two months and all my money into #ghost rambles #I’m just pissed that they’re acting like this while I’m not working so I’m not making any money this week so I can bake them cake and snacks #and I spent all the money I did have making this perfect #AFTER I SPENT THE OTHER HALF OF MY MONEY GIVING THEM A FREE RIDE TO SEE MCR LIVE #just for the bitch to complain they don’t care about mcr #like fine then give me back the money for that $300 ticket and the $40 I gave you to buy merch #and I could’ve went to mcr alone I could’ve not done all this for them #use all the money I wasted on them to buy myself a birthday present in January cause god knows they won’t remember my birthday #they never have in the last 5 years I’ve known them #i just. i put in so much to give the people I care about these really cool experiences #and no one’s grateful no one cares #and I’m tired of people complaining or dropping out #i should just quit doing stuff like this from them put the money and work into myself #I’ve wanted to redo my room for ages and I always wanted to do a big shopping trip for clothes #I’d kill to go back to new york #i wanted to get a septum too but put the money into this instead #like maybe it’s not worth trying to include them when they’re always rude #and they leave me out of shit #fucking hell when I was in the psych ward they just abandoned me didn’t talk to me I had no contact to the outside

[malledhrim]

can't believe i'm moving at the end of next month 💀

#i'm about to be all stress all the time #i'm v much a person who wants everything planned out far in advance so apartment hunting is so stressful #with how quickly it moves #also applying for jobs and writing cover letters is like #The Worst Experience On Earth

[virtchandmoir]

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#anon #i'm going to give into the crazy #for a moment #and say #if morgan #proposes #it would be kind of a last minute choice? #like yeah they're in italy #but this coincided with playoffs #unless he just assumed the leafs wouldn't like #advance lol #how far in advance could he really have planned joining her in italy #feels more last minute to me? #but maybe i'm missing something #still i think #if morgan really gets tessa #he'd propose in france not italy #cause that's her #love country