#it's satisfying to create a decent likeness. you get another way of looking at them. another medium. it's a beautiful thing

[britneyshakespeare]

I love drawing faces. Tell me what's better than making a few lines and then OOP there's a beautiful person

#tales from diana #it's so so challenging to draw a face but they are so so beautiful that they are all i want to draw #i look at faces all the time and think 'i wanna draw them' #it's satisfying to create a decent likeness. you get another way of looking at them. another medium. it's a beautiful thing #even a simple not-very-detailed smudgy drawing of someone makes me feel like :) aw :) #and i do think i've gotten much better at drawing faces #i'm not a very impressive artist but i can tell now when i've really captured a likeness and it makes me so happy #i love likenesses! people are beautiful!

[totally-not-here-for-the-smut]

Hi, it's me again! I hope I'm not being annoying, but can I have headcanon for M6 with a MC who accidentally took aphrodisiac? Thanks!

Not annoying at all! Happy to be your smut dealer lol

Before we start, a disclaimer: I imagined this scenarios in a situation of uncinditional trust and consent. I've often read of "funny" fantasy situations with potions & love magic involved where one character ends up being intimate with another just because they unknowingly took (or were given!!!) something to have them behaving in that way. To me, this is the fantasy equivalent of rape. Having someone consent to sex or being involved in a continuative relationship while under the effect of *anything* it is not ok. So, I really want to specify that this HCs are consensual, and happen in an established, explicit relationship in which consent is unconditional (of course, such a situation is possible only in a fantasy setting. No irl relationship has unconditional and total consent).

Aphrodisiac Headcanons

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Tw: light bdsm, embarassment, rough

There are a few things to keep in mind while working at a magic shop. First thing is, there are no such things like "substitutions". When cooking, you can switch eggs with seed jelly and flour, or butter with milk, and expect a decent result. With magic, you can't. You know this, but sometimes mistakes do happen. Switching sage with white sage it's so easy in a dark evening... and breathing in the vapors that rise from the cauldron can create unexpected events.

Portia is delighted by your attentions, today. She can't wrap her head around why you're so eager to see her, though. You knew she was working, but couldn't stay away from her... after all, the palace is so big that's easy to "get lost" in it, and the thunderstorm is dark and noisy... Who will be able to hear her moaning?

She's on her knees now, her head firmly pressed against your groin by your greedy hands. It wasn't hard to get her there: you brought her to the brim of an orgasm as she had her hands buisy doing laundry, and then threatened her to leave her that way if she didn't follow your indications. Luckily, she didn't see through your bluff, and literally fell at your feet... but in reality, you could have never truly resist to make her come.

Lucio doesn't seem to realize what happened. Of course you can't wait to be with him! You end up spending the day in bed, going so many rounds that eventually the bedsheets are soaked in sweat... and something more.

When Lucio is finally drained and exhausted -for the first time you bettered him!- he starts wandering how the hell your all up and ready for more. He tries to go one more round, but he's done, and almost passes out on top of you. You look at him sleeping, wondering if you could hack his magical gauntlet somehow to ho ahead, but eventually you decide to let him sleep. Who knows, maybe Nadia is still awake...

It takes a few seconds for Asra to understand what's happened. He stops you halfway, he takes a look at your mistake and he knows right away that him alone would end up destroyed before you'll be satisfied. The solution it's clear and simple. Orgy.

-work in progress! Tumbr app is giving me some problems lately ^^" I'll add the other m6 in a bit

One thing Asra doesn't lack is a wide list of friends who will gladly have a ride. The desert house is the perfect place, so isolated and silent... well, until it's filled up with moans. As you're engaged in various filling activities, you cast a glance at him, and see him sitting in the middle of the room, surrounded by men and women both, almost like an ancient dionysian demigod in a bacchanal.

At first, Muriel doesn't understand why you're like this, today. When you manage to stop blabbering and staring at his bare chest, you explain to him what happened. He's not exactly embarrassed, but he doesn't want to be with you if he has reasons to think you only want him because of some external factor. So, you ask him, you beg him and you pray him and cry, because you need him to fuck you, but there's no way to convince him.

Eventually, he agrees to lie down next to you, on his bed. You spend the night trebling close to his body, wishing to have more than his body heat that radiates from the tight hug he's holding you in. By the morning, you're exhausted and your tights are so, so wet. The effect is wearing out.

Only then, Muriel agrees to take you, slowly, as you struggle to stay awake just as your body struggles to stretch around his girth. He has a sweet smile, now that he knows you want him nonetheless... but is there a glimpse of fun in his eyes?

#the arcana #the arcana game #portia devorak #portia x reader smut #portia x reader #portia devorak smut #asra the magician #asra alnazar smut #asra alnazar #asra x reader smut #asra x reader #muriel arcana #muriel of the khokuri smut #muriel smut #muriel x reader smut

[domirine]

You probably do a lot of life drawing seeing as how perfectly fluid your art always is so this ask might be redundant lol but,, i was wondering what kind of references you usually use? Do you just google similar poses, does it come from your mind, or do you have a go-to app to look through like pinterest?👉👈 i ask bc I struggle a lot with poses and usually when i look them up i end up drawing nothing bc its not. Ever good enough for me/what im looking for lol😔 still not sure how to even draw characters smoochin, rip

thank you, nonny!! i do a lil bit of life drawing, but man i really do feel the same way you do. while i'm happy to show some art when i get it done, the process can be a real struggle.

sorry this is gonna be long and all over the place lol hope it helps tho:

life drawing good: i recommend ditching the idea of finding the 100% Perfect Ref right off the bat. studying anatomy and life drawing (this site has a range of body types and fun poses) somewhat regularly, therefore growing my mental library so that i can try and make whatever pose is in my head happen later, has been more viable to me than spending hours looking for the Perfect Ref.

drawing a bunch of generic people skating without pressure of creating proper character art is good practice, and it primes me to then come up with a skating pose of my own.

ref hunting: i save pictures i might use as refs regularly in a browser folder - good refs, bad refs, boring refs - losing a ref standard can be helpful because at the end of the day it’s what you make with it, so it doesn’t have to be particularly mind-blowing to begin with. you don’t wanna reinvent the wheel or create the most never-been-done-before pose, you just wanna get a thing right.

pinterest is very good for poses, yes, though you have to know how to look for them - i.e. i found that typing out "dynamic pose" will not yield organic results, as opposed to looking up people in motion like athletes, boxers, skaters and such. for fighting, i recommend using photos or clips from (ideally staged lol) fights, as opposed to stock images where the models are standing for a while posing - the former preserves a lot of the movement. i also recommend looking up group photos from events or shows for interesting natural poses and people interacting.

best hot tip of all tho: what helped me most is to not treat references very religiously. don't be tied down by what's in your ref, or not finding the perfect one, because then you're focusing on accuracy and not necessarily on what you wanna communicate with your drawing. if you can't find what you're looking for in full, just use a part that you find interesting, and then bullshit the rest and revise accordingly.

idea-generating can be very hard but you can practice it like any other skill, because having a decent idea of what you wanna draw is helpful - you don't have to have the whole pose visualised 100%. it's the mood, body language and expressions, that i think are more important. looking at refs can help reveal your ideas and intentions, but i will not create them for you i’m afraid.

for example, speaking on characters smooching, i've drawn these using refs in   pretty uptight way with no ideas beforehand - and i find them painfully boring because they're not rly communicating anything aside from a anatomical accuracy (more or less);

i was being too intent on staying faithful to the reference, and they're looking kinda stale to me. the only one that was done without any ref, was the bottom left - which i like! bc it's got spice and it’s portraying some emotion.

but i wouldn't have drawn it if i hadn't already started on the others, so maybe another good tip is to trust the process and not give up mid-work!! drawing stuff you’re not proud of is still drawing stuff, and not everything you create is gonna be satisfying. things are gonna click here and there, but you never know when, so don’t give up on your ugly artsy ducklings!!

#hope this makes sense. i need an editor #i hope you have an easier time and maybe some of these will be helpful anon!!

[slow-button-off]

What the fuck was that. I have so much to say after that race, I feel like I need a full debrief.

How did they get it so wrong. How do they keep taking the gamble/risky choice with the lead car, i thought we left that in the binotto era. They could've just done the safe choice, what was there to gain by trying the alternative strategy, it's not like he would've gained any positions even if it did work out. This scares me so much for next year, because clearly they haven't sorted out their problems. Last year it was very evident that their simulations and data was off based on all the weird strategy calls they made, but it appeared that they massively improved on that this year - or maybe that gremlin only shows up when charles is on pole and has decent pace and then they think, oh how can we take advantage of his good pace. Also how do you get it so wrong on a sprint weekend?? You had a 19 lap mini race where everyone could see that your car suffers from more deg than your rivals, why would you think a one stop would work and then why would you try it out on your lead car. I'm truly baffled by this decision. And then by the decision to not box again when the others did when you saw that it wasn't working, they could've still salvaged something. It's so annoying when you look at the pace compared to Lando, who looked like he used up his tyres quickly in all his stints (need to look at the data again, but I'm almost sure that a podium could've been on the cards) and so infuriating when you look at the gap charles created to sainz - to then end up 2 places behind just gives me flashbacks to last year.

And I'm also surprised by Charles reaction to this. I know he's not one of those drivers to go crazy on team radio or yell at the team via the media, but his words really surprised me. I don't know if he's completely checked out of this year already (I wouldn't blame him) but he sort of just accepted his fate. He said that this year is a learning year as they're not in the championship fight and it's all beneficial for next year. Unless his got some assurances that everything will change next year, I can't see how he's satisfied with this because there's clearly a fundamental problem that will come up next year even more often if the car is competitive - namely which driver gets priority and the race simulations that are weird. I hope that behind the scenes he has clarity because this has been a Ferrari problem for a long time and he shouldn't just expect it to fix itself if the car becomes fast.

Another thing that surprised with his reaction in interviews was when asked about being initially unhappy to let sainz past he said "it changed because I asked for an explanation and then they told that Perez was coming up and that he had great pace as well so it's understandable why we shouldn't fight with Carlos. The Red Bull was behind and we couldn't lose a position. So no I understand, but it's true that in that moment I thought Carlos was all alone so I wanted them to let us race but I completely understand the choice after getting to understand the situation and especially after they explained because I couldn't know in the car."

this is weird to me because it sounds like he was prepared to "race" carlos. We all know if it was the other way round, carlos would be asking for team orders to stay in front if he was the one that started ahead and was given a different strategy. Does charles just have no expectations from his teammate that he was preparing for a fight, even on old tyres. Does he for some reason not want to ask for team orders. Did he not realize how fucked over he was and thought that a fight would be fair. And then in the interviews when he was giving his rational and saying that Perez was right behind so that's why he was okay with the decision, why did he just accept that carlos needs to be protected instead of wanting carlos to play defender for him for the benefit of the team (like carlos has asked in the past and probably would've asked again) or even let him go past and give him the drs for protection. Like I just don't understand how he was okay with his teammate starting behind, getting the better strategy, allowing him by and then leaving him alone to get passed by one car and vulnerable to a second car. I don't know how to explain it, but just found charles answers very weird, it's almost like he doesn't want to ask anything of the team or his teammate. Maybe it's because he thinks he can't because they're not in a fight for anything, but we all know if the roles were reversed what the team radio would sounded like. It just makes me nervous about the state of things and the heirachy at Ferrari and that maybe things haven't really changed and that all we have to look forward to next year is a repeat of 2022.

Anyway, so sorry for the essay. Like I said, I really need a debrief 😅

I don't have an issue with them getting a little bit creative and talking small gambles but that only works if their tyre and strategy simulation is good and it is evidently not at all good.

It's been bad for a while and it's significantly worse when they don't have much data to work with.

Their data clearly said that a one stop could be a decent gamble because they also expected others to try which they didn't. The reason they did it with Charles is because he took great care of his tyres! and Carlos was cooking his. Charles was like 3 tenths a lap faster in that first stint.

So they had to pit Carlos because there was no way that he could do a one stop and Charles and his tyre saving fucked up their bad numbers even more and they thought it could work.

and by the time they realised it wouldn't it was way too late.

They are very bad ad pivoting their strategy once they've gone down one route and it's extra bad because their data is trash.

I don't think Charles expected them to fight as such I think he might've expected them to tell Carlos to hold position.

Charles just had an extra tough weekend with his tooth too. And it's a throwaway year for him I think that's why he "doesn't" care that much.

I just wish that they would finally fix their data simulation. their Simulator is good but their strategy sim is so bad but at least Fred called that out. I guess that is a start.

#asks asks asks

[shummashum]

Klaus Goldstein Ch9 [1~5]

Previously on Ch8! As the teacup theft case came to an end, Liz received some experienced advice on love from Luci. Well I don't think anything will happen! At least now.

but well… let's attach significance to the fact that a minor twig was cut off

ehe that too is definitely a crime

by the way, how should the case be resolved in a situation like this they can't wait for the criminal to make another move there must be a clue…

I have a question though isn't the Ministry supposed to cooperate with them? what are those bunch of incompetent idiots doing now they're not planning on leaving everything to the students and chilling behind, right? …right? oi Klaus there's no support or anything? for real?

At that time, Remb called Liz.

oh…… at least she had a shred of conscience

heh there really was a symbolic punishment yes! at least there has to be something like this I'm pretty satisfied with this

so Klaus suggested it, huh well I really don't think this is a matter of sympathy though… still he used his head a little more flexibly than usual

but please I don't know why they keep trying to glorify her actions~? okay, Fanda reflected. good empathize with emotions. good but just because her feelings are relatable doesn't mean her actions aren't wrong I'd like them to please separate these or maybe I'm just acting picky,,,

oh… right Liz has to give the lecture too eh… but she hadn't even decided on a class topic yet this is quite an emergency ! !

huh those words make me feel a little repulsed shouldn't she at least be better at conducting classes than him if she cannot do better than him, it's a huge shame

But she was unable to argue with him, finding herself not having any confidence.

but you should do this I guess you still aren't fully aware of the meaning of the clothes you're wearing, but you're not wearing them for nothing if you're not going to do this, take off your clothes and go back to being a normal student!

nod nod let's prepare thoroughly and create a decent class well it's true that she's not ready, but she can't use the newbie excuse forever we have to get out of the newbie zone someday!

look look look look this guy is relatively easy to please unlike that you-know-who blue-haired nocturnal idiot, his difficulty level is just fucking hard, but it doesn't require anything unusual or exhilarating

So Liz declared to Remb that she would give a try. But…

let's decide on the topic first is there a curriculum that can be used as a reference?

"I hope he gets fucked up for using his mouth wrong" blabla but well I'm serious the people around him are too kind and good for him…

why are you talking like that if you're going to say something like that, don't help her and just get some extra manpower from the Ministry tch!!

yeah he does,,, Mr. Stickuphisass

he was scratched he was scratched he was scratched

if that's what Al said, then that's it. period!

but you know seeing him smiling brightly like this makes me more and more afraid how depressed and pitiful will this guy appear a story where you feel like you're going to explode from the frustration…

Anyway, Cae and Al were happy to give her their hand.

you get out your very existence is a minus

And well, Hiro also jumped into this in the name of keeping an eye on Zeus.

S6 comrades became together again not trustworthy at all…… I hope the brake named Hiro work well,,,

well it's right to choose magical creatures carbuncle wing rabbit unicorn Eress let's go

Hiro!!!!! shut that guy's mouth

erm… maybe a secret meeting with the Headmaster? or did he really go to the Ministry to request additional manpower

there he was well share some information then

Then he pulled out a pen and drew a line through two of the entries, which were stolen.

#shumma plays wh

[duhragonball]

Dragon Ball Super 046

Potaufeu Trilogy III: Pacification

All right, so Vegeta got attacked by the Commeson, an alien weapon made of purple jello that absorbs people’s powers and produces exact copies of them.  The real Vegeta will fade away into nonexistence unless someone can destroy the copy in the next few minutes.  And by “someone”, we pretty much mean “Goku”, since he’s the only one powerful enough to get the job done. 

The fight’s pretty decent, but the real drama is in Vegeta’s conflicted emotions over watching it.  On the one hand, he obviously needs Goku to win this one, or he’ll literally die.  On the other hand, if Goku can actually beat Copy-Vegeta in under five minutes, then he would figuratively die... of embarrassment!  And yet, if Copy Vegeta managed to win this thing, that still wouldn’t satisfy Vegeta, because that should have been his victory, and he’s been reduced to a spectator. 

So with all that running through his mind, Vegeta loses it and attacks the copy during the fight, but ends up passing right through him, because he’s turning into some sort of ghost.  This seems like a plot hole, since Vegeta lost his powers, and yet he’s flying in this scene, but maybe that’s a side effect of the vanishing thing. 

Anyway, he scolds both Copy Vegeta and Goku for their shitty efforts.  Cripes, they just keep making Vegeta taller and taller in this arc.  He’s taller than friggin’ Goku now, and everyone knows that’s not right. 

So Goku and the copy transform into Super Saiyan Blues and continue.  You know, they really should have just started from here.  I mean, the Copy’s got no reason to hold back, and Goku has a pretty hard deadline here.  Or maybe he wants Vegeta to sweat it out a little.  A little payback for breaking his ribs that one time.  Or cutting out on him when they were about to fight Jeice and Ginyu.  Or when Vegeta let Cell become perfect.  Or the whole Majin Vegeta thing.  I should really move on.

To slow the progress of Vegeta’s condition, Potage gives Vegeta the thing he wears around his neck.  It’s like the key to the prison his people built to contain Commeson, and it’s made with the “antidote” they used to defeat it before, so maybe if Vegeta puts it in his mouth, it’ll help. 

But we all know what it looks like, and Jaco tries to take a photo, but his camera runs out of power before he can get a good shot.  I got you covered, Jaco.

SEO: dragon ball dragon ball z dragonball dragonballz vegeta pacifier binky vegeta’s pacifier stupid babies need the most care vegeta’s binky dragon ball super vegeta vegeta vegeta baby

Anyway, Potage suddenly remembers there’s another way to help Vegeta.  So the Commesson creates copies of its vicitms, which it supposedly controls.  But Copy Vegeta turned against the main Commesson when it tried to get him to fight dirty against Goku.  But there’s a yellow crystal inside the Commesson’s goop, and if they can smash it, that will weaken all the copies it’s made.  That will give Goku the edge against Copy Vegeta. 

Trunks asks why Potage didn’t mention this before, and he admits that it’s been a hundred years since he ever had to think about it.  Anyway, the plan doesn’t work, because they can’t find the Commeson, and then it starts chasing after them.

They retreat back to the mesa where Vegeta is watching the fight, and then the Commeson follows them, and tries to attack Trunks.  Vegeta attempts to defend the boy, but he can’t do anything.  And then, in all the confusion, Monaka steps on the part of the Commeson that has the yelllow crystal floating in it.  It shatters, and Copy Vegeta is immediately affected.

I know the main event of this episode is the pacifier bit, but let’s not overlook this awesome shot of Copy Vegeta melting into goop.

Goku finishes off Copy Vegeta with a Kamehameha, and Vegeta turns solid again.  Potage thanks everyone for their help, although his job hasn’t changed.  You’d think crushing that little crystal would kill the Commeson for good, but apparently Potage still has to seal it away and keep anyone else from releasing it.  Couldn’t Goku throw it into the sun or something?  Well, I guess the old guy knows what he’s doing.  

Then everyone goes home and Vegeta is mortified to learn what a pacifier is.  He insists that he would have died before putting it in his mouth if he had any idea what it was.  I don’t know.  Between the Bingo Dance, the GT mustache, the nude ghost sequence, and several Yukio Ebisawa episodes of Z, I’m not even sure this is the most embarrassing thing that’s ever happened to Vegeta.

Ope, but we’re not done yet.  In a grimdark edgy preview, we see a familiar figure lurking in the shadows.  But no matter how desperately he tries, he cannot hide for long from...

The bullshittiest saga of them all!   Hoo-boy.

#dragon ball #dragon ball super #2023dbapocryphaliveblog #vegeta #copy vegeta #goku #trunks #goten #monaka #potage #videl #pan #jaco teirimentenpibosshi

[vilkalizer]

So a slightly less sleep deprived take:

Three Hopes was fun.

Warriors gameplay isn't super complicated, but it is satisfying to chop up mooks by the hundreds and obliterate their bosses with giant flashy special moves. There's also some more elaborate options where you can order characters you aren't controlling to attack or defend specific areas or units. The weapon triangle encourages, but does not force, you to diversify your cast and try different characters.

Not only is Shez a cool and good character, but Byleth is also a lot better now that they're allowed to have the character the last game kept informing us they did but never showing off! Yeah their role is smaller here but they still get more personality in that smaller space than we're ever shown in Houses. Huge upgrade and may we never see another fucking mute player insert in a fe game ever again.

I like that the recruitments make some sense, basically everyone had a good reason to defect besides kissing Byleth's ass, and the ones who didn't… didn't. (Look, if Sylvain isn't willing to betray his county for tits this time around, that's on him, not me.)

Support conversations not existing for a decent chunk of the supports is a shame, but the ones we do get were pretty good so i'm more than willing to accept the tradeoff if it means we don't have to see the same shit repeated over and over.

All in all very solid button-mashy action, would recommend.

There are several annoyances, however. Why is the facility that sells upgrade materials separate from the one that uses them? Why can you switch classes from the camp menu, but not upgrade them? Both of these just create obnoxious busywork that didn't need to be there.

The camp, much like the monastery, wears out its welcome after a while. It is smaller, however, and takes less time to go through.

It sucks that they doubled down on gender locked classes, and it sucks even more now that they're all weapon locked too. Punchsithea has literally one option now, the shitty starting fighter one which for some reason is the only class that can use multiple weapon types - which isn't a huge deal since the stat changes are fairly minor, but it still sucks a lot!

Some characters who should really have been playable are not, and it annoys me mightily. Would it fucking kill you to give me Hanneman, game? Manuela is in, why is he not? If he and war clergy are held back to be dlc, i'm going to fucking scream.

Meanwhile, the "secret" characters you can unlock on a second+ run can only be used on replays of maps you've already beaten, not in the story mode, which makes them entirely pointless! Would if fucking kill them to let me just play the fucking game?

Also, from this one path, there are several things i wish they'd gone into more depth with, but they… don't. (Maybe on the other routes? But you'd think bird route would be the place for moleman info…) Way more seems to be left hanging than in Houses, and not in the way that og beagles did (where the campaign against the molemen postgame wasn't going to involve Fire Emblem style gameplay anyway).

But none of that makes it not a solid button-mashy action game, so.

#fire emblem #fe16 #three hopes

[aizenat]

So, like, there is a conversation I haven’t seen any Tokyo Revengers fans talk about here on tumblr with regards to the manga ending, and how bad it was. As much as anyone can like the idea of the clean and happy ending, the fatal flaw of Mikey and Takemichi going back in time to when they were kids, further back than the 12/10 year limit that was established with Takemichi, is that it undermines moments like in today’s episode where Takemichi is crying and lamenting on how he feels like he wasn’t able to help anyone.

Especially the line about him not being able to go back to help Baji, who just died in the story at this point, because he can only go back 12 years from the day hits because that limit exists. It also raises the stakes in the past: if someone dies in the past, there was no going back to try to save them. That was it. And it created the emotional stakes this very story is based in.

So the way the story turns around and is like “oh let’s go back to when Mikey and Takemichi were kids and have them, with the knowledge of what they all know will happen, make all the ‘right’ choices and have a perfect ending where no one died or went evil not even hanma’s weird ass” undercuts those stakes. The ending literally undermines this moment for fans. When Takemichi started going on about Baji’s death, I started to get sad then went “Wait, they go back in time and then he doesn’t die so this doesn’t matter.” It makes all this grief moot because we know it will all be reversed in the end.

Takemichi initially has no plans when he goes back in time the first time, but his actions end up saving Naoto’s life. Then from there, his goal is to save Hinata. It’s about saving her, and sure in order to save her he has to save Draken and Kazutora, and he connects with other people who he loses in the present and then he’s going back in time to save them, etc. The tragedy of the story should be that Takemichi can’t save everyone. He saved Draken but Kisaki got rid of Draken another way: putting him in death row. He saves Kazutora but at the expense of Baji dying. It’s almost final destination-esque in how the people he tries to save results in the death/harm of someone else. And it’s tragic, but makes it meaningful when he does manage to save someone.

The ending just undermines all of that. And it makes you wonder why are we even on this ride if nothing we see actually happens. All of this doesn’t matter. Everything we’re about to see doesn’t matter. This entire Christmas showdown was so intense and such an emotional high but none of it matters because apparently Mikey and Takemichi fix Taiju and his abusive relationship with his siblings before it escalates to the Christmas showdown. All the twists with how Kisaki fucked Takemichi over doesn’t matter because Kisaki becomes good after Takemichi befriends him or some shit. Hakkai having to grow a pair and stand up to Taiju doesn’t happen. Even Hakkai’s affection and admiration for Mitsuya doesn’t happen because if Taiju is a decent brother, Hakkai has no reason to look at Mitsuya as a stand in for a reliable older brother.

Everything just being good and resolved makes everything we’re about to witness pointless, and that’s what I can’t stand about the ending. I hope with the anime continuing that we get all the way to the ending and I hope the anime does a more filling and satisfying ending than what we got in the manga.

#tokyo revengers spoilers #my thoughts

[seaspiritwrites]

1, 4 & 12 for the fic writer asks :)

Thanks for the ask! 😊

1. What’s the fic you're most proud of? Overall, probably With All Your Faults. I still can't believe I spent that much time writing a story—and that I managed to write something so *long* in general—especially considering it was only the second fic I'd ever written when I started working on it. And, to be honest, I just loved writing it. I loved taking a movie that had always been special to me and a ship that was even more special to me and weaving them together to make something new. I also generally struggle with fic endings, but for that one, I always knew exactly what note I wanted to finish on.

4. What fic of your own do you read for comfort? When I'm sad about the show (which definitely still happens sometimes, even three years!!!! later), I read my fix-it, There Was No Other Way, or my short candiv, Don't Hesitate. It's trite, but it's also why I wrote them in the first place!

When nothing is working and I feel like I will never write another decent story and should therefore throw in the fic-writing towel for good, I'll scroll through the The Shooting Party. When I first got the prompts for that exchange, I was the embodiment of the "oh no, oh no, oh no no no no no" meme. But! I eventually managed to write something that I was (mostly) satisfied in a setting that still makes my heart happy when I look back on it. It's good to remember that, sometimes.

12. What’s your perfect environment to create/write? I have a little desk in the corner of my living room, and my favorite writing time is when I get to sit there in the morning with a hot cup of coffee and the sun streaming through the open window with the robins and red-winged blackbirds singing outside. I *can* write with music or the TV or other background noise happening, but quiet is the best way for me to get lost in the story in my head... so that it can eventually come out of my fingers, too. :)

Deep fic writer ask

#fanfic #deep fic writer ask

[nyxknocks]

My first thoughts after starting Yasujiro Ozu’s I Was Born, But… were of mild confusion, mostly because I completely forgot it was a silent film. I didn’t know much about it prior to watching (intentionally, because I don’t want the synopsis to give too much away) so I didn’t really know what to expect, but the aggressive (to me) piano was startling. Unfortunately I thought the accompaniment throughout the entire film didn’t really suit it personally so I kept the volume mostly down throughout. There were parts where it added to the story (a few instances of Mickey Mousing that are always satisfying) but mostly it was just background noise, which I guess was the whole point of it. The story itself was… interesting. I thought I knew where it was going, as Japan even in modern times has a lot of films/shows/media centered around bullying. I was also surprised it wasn’t as slapstick as I expected for a movie in this time period, though I do acknowledge that’s my own preconceived notions coming into play. Overall the movie was… fine. Some shots were pretty, specifically within the two boys’ home because the suburb outside was pretty barren, but besides that this movie wasn’t that interesting to me. It was okay. 

I figured, it being a commentary/comedy about bullying, that it would have some sort of resolution or message, and I guess in a sense it did? But it was a mixed one, personally. The boys’ temper tantrum because their dad “wasn’t important” was ridiculous, but I guess understandable because they are children reacting to their dad humiliating himself for his boss, which is a whole separate commentary on how we have to debase ourselves for higher ups or richer people, making ourselves (lower class/poor people) into spectacles for their enjoyment or face their wrath (termination). But also I thought the kids were just brats. They use the delivery kid to fight their battle for them, then take the spot as the main bully? You didn’t even fight your own battle! And then the end, where they still try to make it seem like they’re all friends now with the previous group of bullies/lead bully and still make the son of their dad’s boss get on the ground. Like you learned? Nothing? From your parents wanting you to be better? But also again they are children so how much can they learn in such a short amount of time. I don’t know. It felt like a backwards ending for whatever the intended message was supposed to be. I wish more time was spent with the dad and the boss, because that is a deeper message that I think is more important. Especially when he states that he doesn’t want them to grow up to be miserable like he is. I suppose you could say another underlying messaging is about how the “big picture” for kids is still incredibly small when you compare it to the knowledge that adults/parents have, because they solved one problem (I use the term “solved” loosely here, because man wth was that) but it’s just a step towards more things they’ll have to navigate as they get older. And I can’t be too mad at them for still putting the rich kid in the dirt, because my personal thoughts and feelings on rich people, but also he’s a kid so like… come on. Getting rid of one problem by creating another. 

I didn’t notice anything significant about how most of the frames were shot, because it didn’t seem that like… important to me? With this. There were a few instances where the dad was lurking around kind of hunched over looking like a vampire, and maybe that’s to show that he’s overworked? No idea. Though the scene with the dinner/lunch/whatever where they revealed the bigger egg was a nice touch/nod to the sparrows eggs they kept talking about. Which is also another point that they showed the sparrow egg making the dog sick, which I guess is a commentary or a way for them to point out that the way the boys were going about overcoming their bully issue was incorrect, but it also felt glossed over so quickly. It was a decent first watch, as I don’t really like silent films or black and white films (I have a bizarre issue where seeing black and white is kind of difficult for me, no I can’t explain it and yes it’s very weird) but it was still interesting to see how Japan does them. It still felt… American? Especially because why did that man’s office door say PRIVATE in English in Japan in ‘38. Weird. Anyway. Yeah, it was okay. I don’t have much critique to say or anything to really think about, I just wish it had done more. Also what was with the constant peeing in public. Little boys are gross. 

p.s i do love seeing all the precursors to so many physical mannerisms of kids in this movie vs how they move in more modern japanese dramas. i just kept thinking about gokusen the whole time while watching (love love love gokusen... but specifically the hands in the shorts slow shuffle walk is soooooo kumai coded. made my heart happy.)

[steinschair]

Yu-Gi-Oh 5Ds

Ships & Headcanons

Z-ONE

These are my Z-one ships as requested, some are standard or popular that I have a hard time really jumping on board with.

Aporia-

Entrusts his life to Z-one.

Was the last to die on Z-one.

Tried to save Z-one, getting him to see the error of his ways- very human trait.

Shows Z-one fierce loyalty.

Z-one admires Aporia's human strength.

I don't really ship them much but there's enough to go off of got a decent pairing.

Paradox-

They look cool together, physically (depending on their state of being).

Z-one looks good with most of his lords of destruction (I know they are all just friends but we're ignoring that today).

Decent fanart but incredibly rare.

Paradox respects Z-one's research and is loyal to him, Z-one acknowledges Paradox's devotion and tenacity.

Definitely a lot of study dates.

Mom and Dad of the team.

I think it's slightly cuter than Aporia x Z-One but that's about it.

Bruno/Antinomy-

They both ended up in the same black whole together, surviving and landing in another dimension where they are together~/hj

Best Z-one ship out if his underlings if you ask me.

They were all smart but Bruno was also a pro turbo duelist I am guessing Z-one thought it was cool.

Would have such calm understanding dates, Bruno would politely bring up topics so Z-one could eventually get into calm (and brain exhausting) conversations.. yes, that's a date.

Turbo racing is definitely something these to enjoy.

They both love Yusei and bond over their idolization because Aporia is still a "fan-in-denial"

Aki Izayaoi-

Her relationship with Yusei, Z-one probably would desire to emulate it.

Aki sees Z-one from his "good side" and thinks -"Yusei, has he always looked this manly" because of the mature and forlorn look in the eyes of this man who has lost it all.

Z-one is best substitute teacher for when Yusei is on a date with Bruno.

He's a Yusei fan, but he also thought about printing himself a poster of Akiza.

Aki updates her android and gets this hunk of problems.

This man has created robots, implanted past memories, and even time traveled but he can't handle a tsundere yelling Aki.

Akiza pouts, Z-one doesn't give in. She huffs and storms off while Z-one thinks of how hard that was.

Yusei Fudou-

Yes, they'd get a lot of strange looks but these two wouldn't care.

A one-sided relationship in Z-one's mind but a close friendship to Yusei.

You like Aki? That's great, how do you feel about trying an open relationship- I could join you- or even observe and give you tips for next time.

Z-one checks himself out "Lookin' good Yus". Yusei: Thanks?

Their dates are even worse then Z-one's and Bruno's together. Z-one leaves a serious discussion proud of what they discussed, satisfied about progress and internally screaming. Yusei is just like "Wow, he's a smart guy" and acknowledges how amazing Z-one is wholesomely.

Cosplayer dates their idol.

Yusei: You've got balls. Z-one: I know, they're the same size as yours now.

I don't know why I ended up liking this as I didn't ship them much before this list.

Sherry Leblanc-

Z-one thinks she's his girlfriend and doesn't care if she was never informed.

He wants to Ah ah ah~

Handle her no differently than you would a flower or a butterfly.

Sherry loses. Z-one: this is why we can't have nice things.

Feels left out when her and Bruno rendezvous together, makes it a mission of Bruno to supply him with the information.

Wow a beautiful foreigner- fan blush. Now he can be a cool protagonist like Yusei because he has a girl on his team.

Different time periods, but they still vibe.

He's given Sherry a futuristic phone and she uses it often, there's a tracker in it and she has no idea.

I think they are a cute pair, a pair that is definitely only existing in Z-one's fantasies.

Before he turns into a raisin, Sherry would be a lot flirtier. She'd still flirt on Z-one to tease and he would silently stand their having an existential crisis.

This was a joke

[gertlushgaming]

Humanity Review (PlayStation 5)

For our Humanity Review, where we play A unique blend of puzzle-solving and action-platforming. Play a lone Shiba Inu charged with commanding massive, marching crowds to the goal in Story Mode, or browse a wide array of user-made levels crafted via the in-game Stage Creator!

Humanity Review Pros:

- Decent graphics. - 5.20GB download size. - Platinum trophy. - You get the PlayStation 4 and the PlayStation 5 versions of the game. - PSVR2 (PS5) and PSVR (PS4) compatible. (optional way to play) - Controller settings - Invert axis and sensitivity sliders. - Puzzle platform gameplay. - Opening tutorial levels. - Gameplay settings - cutscenes on retry, time controls, and retry keep commands toggles. - User stages and creator BETA modes. - Haptic feedback. - It all plays out in a 3D game world. - Full camera control complete with zoom-in and zoom-out. - Solution videos - view how to complete the level whenever and how many times you like. It does keep a record of your stats, however. - Goldy is a big Gold guy that can be collected for unique rewards. - You play as a dog that can freely jump around. You lay down commands to direct the crowds of people to the light. - Has a Lemmings feel to it all. - The crowd will go in the direction you set until they hit another command or fall foul of a hole/environmental hazard. - Collecting Goldy is optional. - You can fast-forward time. - The impressive amount of people on the screen at one time. - You can skip the cutscenes and interactions. - Has a methodical approach to problem-solving. - The user creates levels that are available to play are all cross-platform. - I like how you can go and set up this domino rally-style solution and when you hit the first direction to set it off... Chefs kiss. - Such a satisfying feeling when you work it out or rework a route for the optimal path. - Auto saves regularly. - There is a central place where all the rescued people/souls and Goldys go and here is where you select levels to play. - Each level shows how many stages and how many Goldys are in them. - Watching levels play out is such a magnificent thing. - In-game cutscenes. - New powers unlock as you play such as jump, high jump, and switches. - Player and Creator Level rankings, play history, etc. – are tied to your PSN account, so will carry over from PS4 to PS5 as long as you are using the same PSN account.) Humanity Review Cons: - Cannot rebind controls. - A lot to take in initially. - Music is an acquired taste. - Had a few soft lockups when in the menus. - It's not always clear what you need to do. - Takes a bit of getting used to. - Stage creator is not available in VR. - The early game is a bit rough as you don't always get a lot of time to look around. - Frustrating when you can't see or work out where the Goldys are. - Playing as the dog is good but he moves so fast that it can get tricky. - The camera isn't as reactive as you would like. Related Post: Cyber Neon Bundle Review (Nintendo Switch OLED) Humanity: Official website. Developer: Enhance Publisher: Enhance  Store Links - PlayStation Read the full article

#Indie #PlayStation5

[ledenews]

ON THE NAIL! - All-Star Break Edition

Going into the All-Star break, you were hoping the team would be able to pull off at least two wins and gain four standings points.  Now, after losing all three games and only gaining two standings points and dropping to fourth place in the division, what do the Nailers have to do to turn it around coming out of the break? Obviously, with all three games being within the division, all of the points you could earn (while keeping the opponent from gaining any themselves) is extremely beneficial, no matter the time of year.  Needless to say, having such a flat weekend, especially coming off of having almost the exact opposite happen the weekend before against the exact same teams, really hurts this team.  Wheeling now sits in the fourth and final playoff spot in the division, only two points up on Ft. Wayne, but the Comets have three games in hand right now, so there’s a good chance that, if Ft. Wayne earns the points they’re supposed to, it could drop the Nailers to the outside looking in.  The good news is, there’s still plenty of time to pull it together, along with plenty of games against opponents that the Nailers should be able to take advantage of. The Nailers hit the road each of the next two weekends, with games this Saturday at Kalamazoo (a team currently behind Wheeling in the standings) and Sunday at Indy (the current first-place team in the division).  Getting wins there will do a lot to keep the Nailers relevant within the division.  Keeping those teams from gaining points is almost as important.  Overtime wins still are wins and are still worth two points to your team, but allowing divisional teams, especially ones currently chasing you in the standings, to earn the additional “loser point” doesn’t do enough for you to maintain the distance you need.  I don’t want to say the Nailers need to go 2-0 this weekend, but I really do think one regulation win with either another win or an overtime loss for at least three standings points from this weekend are going to be quite important.  You can’t be satisfied gaining only one standings point in games like these, so the players will really need to stay focused and play good, sound hockey to earn those points this weekend. The Nailers were able to finally choose the player from the Greenville Swamp Rabbits to complete the trade they made earlier in the season that sent Ryan Bednard south.  What are your thoughts on Chase Zieky, the player that is coming to play with the Nailers beginning this weekend? First off, I have to say that I bet the Nailers currently wish they had kept Bednard on the team, considering their top two goalies are currently still in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.  He’s managed to have a pretty decent year thus far for the Swamp Rabbits, going 5-3-1 in his nine games played for them, accumulating a 2.82 goals against average and a .909 save percentage during his time there.  Not exactly world beating but doing well enough to hold your own.  And considering their regular starting goaltender currently is 9-7-3 with worse statistical figures, it doesn’t really surprise you to learn that they’re sitting in fifth place in their division and struggling to get their footing. I haven’t had a chance to see much from Chase Zieky so far this season, considering Wheeling doesn’t play against Greenville this year, but I went and looked him up to see what the team is getting.  Through 20 games played this season, Zieky has managed to pot six goals to go with five assists for a total of 11 points, and has accumulated 32 points in his 64 games of experience in the ECHL with Idaho and Greenville. But what I saw that impressed me the most was a young man who wasn’t afraid to use his speed to create shots, both for himself as well as his teammates.  I feel like he’s someone that you can slot in on either of your top two lines and he can find a way to fit in with his teammates and help create scoring chances.  I’m quite excited to see what he’ll be able to do the rest of the way to help push this team to keep them in a playoff spot.  He’ll obviously need more than the one practice he’ll be able to get prior to this weekend’s games to get a good feel for the style the Nailers like to use, as well as some of the plays they like to set up, but I don’t see why he can’t jump into this lineup and become a strong contributor right off the bat. The team finally announced their permanent replacement at assistant coach and pulled from the list of previous players in the franchise again in the hiring of Kyle McKenzie.  What are your thoughts on the new guy behind the bench to help coach Derek Army? Well, this weekend didn’t exactly go the way you would hope to welcome a new coach into the fold, losing three in a row, with two of those in overtime.  I never got the chance to see McKenzie out on the ice as a player, but from everything I saw and read, he was a rather strong stay-at-home defenseman who wasn’t afraid to be tough in his own zone on opponents.  Coach Army had a chance to both play with and coach him during McKenzie’s playing days, so I think that should be a definite leg up for both guys, as they’re well aware of what each other brings to the table.  I feel like having the opportunity to coach alongside a guy you played for should definitely be an advantage that the players on the Nailers should see in practice and in-game situations. My assumption, based on what I saw, would be that McKenzie will be taking on coaching the defensemen (obviously) as well as the penalty kill, which should help that unit out quite a bit.  Their PK unit has only managed to kill off 78% of the penalties taken this season, which is a rather dreadful number.  I think this number needs to be at least above 80%, hopefully closer to 85% in order to maintain success in this league, and I think McKenzie has the knowledge to impart to help get them closer to where they need to be.  I feel like this hiring is a step in the right direction for the team, allow them to get comfortable with who their coaching staff is, and should really benefit them the rest of the way. Based on what they have coming up the rest of the way, what do you think is the most important thing the Nailers have going for them in the second half and what do they need to work on to make sure things go the way they need them to go? Although this team is in a dogfight right now to hold onto their playoff positioning as they start working on the second half of the season, I still believe the Nailers can and should make the playoffs when all is said and done.  They currently are looking at exactly half of their games this year (36 games) remaining on the schedule to try to improve their positioning and stay above that playoff bubble.  The good news is, a lot of the games they have coming down the stretch are against the worst teams in the league (Norfolk and Iowa), who currently have a combined 13 wins on the season, not even enough to match the Nailers 17 wins they have to their credit.  The other good news is, of their remaining games, only nine are against the teams currently ahead of them in the standings (three against Indy including the one this Sunday, two against Cincinnati, and four against Toledo), so you can make the argument that they should have a strong case in all of their other games this year.  If they can find a way to go .500 or better in those games, while having closer to a .750 win percentage in the rest, there could be a shot that Wheeling moves up in the standings and strengthens their playoff odds considerably. Of course, that’s why they play the game on the ice and not on paper, so the guys on the team better focus up and be ready to play every night to hopefully earn their spot in postseason play.  In addition to the rather paltry penalty kill I mentioned above, their power play is still finding it hard to hit the back of the net often enough, only seeing success 17% of the time they get a chance.  Those numbers really do need to improve if Wheeling wants to play deeper into April and May.  The team overall has a -8 goal differential for the season at the midway point (106 goals scored versus 114 goals given up), but I think finding a way to tighten things up on both specialty teams would go a long way in helping that.  Also, I’m still seeing issues with their passing, especially in collecting hard passes across zones.  Way too many times, a hard pass is thrown ahead from the defensive end and the forward has no choice but to chip at it into the zone and chase instead of maintaining possession into the zone.  I feel like the Nailers have seen their biggest success when carrying the puck in and having a chance to set up a bit for an offensive chance, so working harder at making crisp passes and keeping that possession is something these guys should focus on to help keep their chances moving forward. With the rousing success of Wizards and Wands night now in the rearview mirror, what other promotions would you like to see the Nailers try next year to help draw the fans into the stands? First off, I want to congratulate the team on getting that big of a crowd through the doors.  Having a sellout crowd of 5,069 people on hand isn’t always easy, so having such a great promotion (as well as promoting it to the public through the media) really helped draw the crowd in.  I wish they could’ve come away from that seeing a win, but it was still a very exciting game against Cincinnati, and I really think it could still encourage those who were in attendance to come back again. With that being said, hockey has always been a “what have you done for me lately” sport, and there always has to be a next time.  The team does still have some rather fun nights planned the rest of the way this year, with pups and pucks night on February 4th against Iowa (I might just have to get tickets for that one and bring along my troublemaker to see what he would do in that sort of environment), Penguins night on February 11th against Norfolk (as a fan of the Penguins myself, that should be a very exciting night), as well as teacher appreciation night on March 25th against Reading (being married to a teacher myself, I know how much things like this means to a group who are normally underappreciated everywhere else). Looking ahead to next season though, I don’t see why they wouldn’t want to plan a Wizards and Wands 2.0 next year with how enthusiastic everyone was with the response to it this year.  But maybe they don’t have to stop there.  Why not find another movie or production franchise (hopefully one that’s also somewhat family-friendly like Harry Potter) and find a tie in to hockey to bring the fans in again?  Seems like a good idea after what you just saw last weekend.  My suggestion?  Lego night, from the Lego Movie franchise.  I don’t have any children of my own, but even I enjoyed those movies, and I think the team could find a way to have fun with that.  Have Lego building competitions, Lego-themed costume contests, and you don’t even have to limit it to just things to do with the movies.  A lot of people enjoy playing with Lego, so maybe the giveaway could be a Lego set that’s something just as cool as those wands they gave away last weekend.  I know they’ll come up with some good ideas, as they always do, but don’t forget to enjoy the ones they still have yet to come this year as well! 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How UX Design Helps Boost Digital Marketing Performance?

Introduction

While UX design aims to understand and optimize user experiences, marketing focuses on creating brand awareness and boosting conversion. Therefore, many suppose that these two areas are totally disparable and there is no matching point among them. With that perspective in mind, the role of UX experts in Marketing campaigns is sadly still ignored. That’s why we hardly ever see the appearance of UX designers in Marketing teams. However, Forrester in 2016 reported that a good UX design could help increase 400% conversion rate in Marketing campaigns.

So, at which points do UX Design and Marketing match with each other? And how do UX experts contribute to the effectiveness of Marketing campaigns? Let’s figure it out in this article!

Where do UX Design and Digital Marketing Collide?

UX in digital marketing refers to the impressions, sentiments, and experiences customers have while dealing with digital marketing touchpoints including mobile applications, landing pages, and content.

Some aspects that UX Designers can improve during a Digital Marketing campaign include:

Buying process

Website information accessibility

Ease of access

Load speeds

Advertisement placements

Brand voice and tone

Jared Spool, in his interview with Martech, emphasized that UX is the most important driver of all Marketing metrics. The effort to optimize UX Design not only helps businesses improve the experience of their potential customers but also promotes Word-of-mouth marketing. Users having positive experiences tend to share with others about how satisfied or convenient they feel about your products or services and recommend them to try.

5 ways that UX design improves the effectiveness of digital marketing.

1. Optimize customer experience

A good UX design does well in building relationships with customers. It makes users feel like a marketing campaign isn’t wasting their time. McKinsey once emphasized that optimizing customer journeys can not only increase 20% customer satisfaction but also raises business revenue by 15%. In addition, as customers are satisfied with their experience, it’s likely that they become loyal to the business.

2. Improve SEO quality

Any marketer can use SEO tools to explore keywords and incorporate them into digital content. However, with a decent UX, your content on Google Search can be more exposed to visitors and encourages them to explore your website longer, which subsequently helps lower your bounce rate.

Along with bounce rate, pogo-sticking is another criterion that Google looks at to rank content and offer their users the best search results. Pogo sticking describes a situation when a user quickly navigates back and forth between pages in search results. This is a clear sign that users are unable to find what they’re looking for on the site. Websites with a high pogo sticking or bounce rate will be ranked low on Google Search. Therefore, the importance of UX design in SEO ranking is unparalleled.

3. Optimize mobile experience

Statista indicated that nearly 60% of website traffic comes from mobile devices in 2022. Additionally, over 60% of users prefer purchasing products or services from a mobile-friendly website. A research on Experience Dynamics also found that mobile users are 5 times more likely to abandon a task if a website isn’t optimized for mobile.

Given those figures, the importance of optimizing mobile experience is undeniable and UX Designers can help with this. By providing a great mobile experience, companies can retain conversion rates and boost SEO ranking.

4. Reduce cost

Digital marketers spend a significant amount of time and money on Pay-per-click (PPC) and Google AdWords in order to generate traffic and enhance conversion rates. However, if you get visitors to your site and they can’t find what they’re searching for, you’ve cost your investments.

According to McKinsey, improving customer journeys may save up to 20% on customer service expenditures. A poor user experience, on the other hand, affects your search engine visibility. If Google notices a high number of clicks back from your site, your pogo sticking will rise and you will stop ranking for specific keywords. If this occurs, your chances of appearing on the first search page are limited to none, which also means that your efforts and investments to increase organic traffic have been in vain.

5. Build conversions

It’s fantastic to attract attention from potential customers towards your marketing efforts, but convincing them to register, join up, or place an order is a different issue. A report of Design Management Institution revealed that design-led companies have outperformed 228% compared with the Standard and Poor in retaining their stock market advantage over the last 10 years.

A strong UX design may effectively lead potential customers through all phases of the purchasing process and increase conversion rates for organizations. Furthermore, UX may develop conversion funnels that clarify hurdles that visitors confront, allowing marketers to remove that path.

Conclusion

Given the value and benefits of UX, it’s necessary to place UX Design at the heart of your digital marketing initiatives. By doing this, you can optimize your campaign performance and drive more conversions.

Unfortunately, as Martech’s experts underlined, there are no clear analytics indicators or KPIs that would indicate that integrating UX into the process of developing your campaigns will increase performance. The only thing you can do is launch a marketing campaign that incorporates UX value, then assess the results in comparison to earlier campaigns that didn’t.

#ui ux design #ui ux agency #ui ux company

[fakeloveaskblog]

(Hi, me again. This ask can be anywhere in the timeline after Remy left Virgil’s apartment.)

*appears in Oswald’s house when he isn’t there*

*creates minor inconveniences such as the bread being slightly stale, or the chair being slightly wobbly, or the bedroom door warping slightly so that it doesn’t shut without it having to be pushed/pulled decently hard, or the tomatoes being extra juicy so they burst and get juice everywhere, or the shower either being too hot or too cold no matter how much the temperature is adjusted, or moving all the furniture one inch to the left, or moving all the shelves and pictures two degrees clockwise, or putting a lump in his mattress in a place it’s hard to avoid laying on*

*leaves feeling satisfied*

(I’m going to leave the actual confrontation to another Watcher as I couldn’t figure out what to say to him. So instead I settled for minor inconveniences because I’m petty.)

Glow Eyes

(to be honest i mostly threw in Oswald as being open to asks as a kind of reward for getting both Remy and Virgil to leave each other mostly willingly. so yknow people could agitate him and stuff dhfjkgh but im also open to confrontations yesh)

Oswald came home after a perfectly average day of work. He absentmindedly kicked off his shoes and let out a "Papas home"

Just as he did every day he grabbed a bottle of fish food off of the cabinet while walking past it without really thinking about it. He closed his eyes to try and rub the feeling of tiredness from them as he walked over to one of the two water tanks standing in the living room.

You had moved the couch ever so slightly so one of his feet caught on it and he fell head first right onto the ground.

There was a sneer on Oswald's face as he pushed himself up. He looked at his pet octopus staring at him from the tank.

"Oh don't give me that look"

hfjhdj digging the way my mind works is a great compliment. thanks. dont say sorry for not being quick with asks. dont worry about that. sometimes i just say the status of the inbox in case tumblr has eaten an ask or anything like that. expecting asks quickly would be a very dick move

#glow eyes #thanks for the ask! #you mad lad /pos #ask

[daisylikesmedia]

Series 2 Episodes 12 & 13: Army of Ghosts & Doomsday

Ok I'm just gonna cut to the chase I love this story.

First thing this episode does well: creates satisfying mysteries that lead into one another. Who are the ghosts? What's this big orb looking thing? (in the first ep) What's the genesis ark? Why does the Doctor keep wearing those retro 3d glasses? (in the second ep). It always feels like there's more to discover in this episode.

Secondly, I mean Daleks VS Cybermen it's the dream. Do the Cybermen ultimately get really cheapened in this story, being reduced to basically weaker Daleks? Yes. Am I fine with that because those corridor sass-off scenes get me every time? Also yes. I love the Cult of Skaro too, they're a fantastic way to explore the Daleks as the sort of experimentalists of the Dalek world.

Thirdly, we finally get the tragic end to The Doctor & Rose's story. Ngl there is a part of me that would've loved for Rose to have been sucked into the void and for The Doctor to have not got to say his final goodbyes, but he gets cut off and that's tragic enough ig. It's a decent ending to their arcs that does it's job.

And finally, I swear to God Jackie in this episode comes out with some bangers, funniest character in the episode by a mile and she really helps balance out the stakes. And obvs the scene with her meeting Pete is a banger, even tho they're standing way too far away from each other.

TL:DR/Overview: Yea it's p damn good. I think the biggest issue with this episode is the damage it does to the Cybermen in the show as a whole. I mentioned in my RoC/AoS review that you need to hone in on the specific horrors of the Cybermen in order to make them effective, and save a couple of lines that doesn't happen in this episode. I am willing to forgive it for this though, as I mostly enjoy everything else on offer. A tier.

Tomorrow I'm either going to do a series overview, or jump straight into The Runaway Bride. Haven't decided yet. Have a lovely day all :3

#daisy reviews media #doctor who #10th doctor