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audaciousanonj · 2 years

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Deltarune Weblinks - Egg

Clicking on the “furthentic cardboard box” led to discovery of a link: [frosted cereal box]

This link takes us to “holidaygirl1225′s blog”, a cheery pink website with a rainbow title, christmas ornaments, and music.

uh. the music is a liitttle disturbing. The text says it’s called “ Cat Petterz 2 OST (Corrupted) - No Cats “. A look into the inspect elements calls it “/assets/audio/midi-holiday_country.mp3″ with an underscore. Not to be confused with “/assets/audio/midi-holiday-country.mp3“ with two hyphens, which is what plays on the *other* holidaygirl1225 blog page that I’ve seen (the one you can get to by clicking the “game glitches and secrets webring” banner at the bottom of the sweepstakes page).

Anyway. It’s your classic “story about a glitch” blog post, which i will transcribe here.

As you may know, Cat Petterz 2 is one of this admin's favorite games. To those that don't know, it's a game where you take care of a cat and raise it. Sounds simple, right? XD

Actually, the game has a REALLY deep animation and breeding system... So players have been able to hex edit the game data to create brand-new pets.

If you download the right mods, you can raise birds, hamsters, cars, cartoon characters, and even more. Mewmewqueen's Sympton family pack is a great example of how far things can go.

However, you have to be careful, because, not all mods are very compatible. When pets fall in love, an egg appears and it hatches into a new pet that combines the animation and visual data of the two parents. Meaning, if you try to breed a hamster and a car, you'll either get a complete freak of nature XD Or, worse, you'll get this message.

"Incompatible pet"

Then the game will freeze and the music will glitch out.

I was so scared of seeing this message as a kid, I would punish my pets so that they would NEVER fall in love. If an egg did appear, I would throw in the trash right away.

Until one day...

You may notice that the url for the link is “egg.” So, obviously, i clicked on it, and-

completely black background, grey textbox, white text. I will copy the text below:

If you have no pets, it's known that there's a rare chance for an egg to appear giving you a random pet. This is the only way to get some of the secret cats in the game, which are still super rare on top of THAT.

So it's a lot of waiting for eggs, hatching them, and throwing away tons of cats trying to get the perfect character (This caused other problems but I'll explain that another time XP)

But, one day when I was trying to get the ultimate cat, something weird happened.

An egg showed up on my screen, but there was a message with it. "SPECIAL"

I was really excited. I've never gotten a special egg before. In fact I'd never even heard of it at all. I sat there for an hour waiting to see what it would turn out to be. Maybe I would be the first one to discover a brand-new cat?

But what was weird is, the egg never hatched. I started to worry that it was some kind of glitch, so I decided to try and get rid of it before it hurt my computer... and that's where things got REALLY strange.

No matter what I did, I couldn't move or throw away the egg.

I tried clicking it over and over, and in the end, all that happened is it made some sort of weird sound.

This freaked me out so much I deleted the game and reinstalled it. ... but the egg was still there. (Obviously XP)

Now that I'm older I think what happened is, I had so many mods installed that the egg didn't know what to hatch into? But at the time I thought my computer was haunted or something, or the egg was going to kill me XD

After a few hours of freaking out, I eventually faced my fears and loaded up the game again. The egg was there, but it didn't seem to be doing anything. So I started raising it like it was a normal pet, brushing it and playing with it and stuff.

By the end of the day, I actually started thinking it was a cool pet and maybe I could try to figure out how to upload it online as a mod.

I wasn't able to do that though.

The next day when I opened the game, the egg was gone, with a message that said it "left home due to happiness."

Usually the message is "(pet) left home due to sadness" and only happens because you neglected your pet. It's not supposed to happen because you were nice XD

One last thing!

The egg actually had a name but I don't remember what it was. It's been driving me crazy ever since. If anyone else has ever seen an egg in their game like this PLEASE email me. PLEASE. First one gets 100 cheasy points from me XP

What does this mean? heck if i know, I’ll leave the theorizing to others.

Here’s an interesting thing though. You know how I said the website was just a black background? welll...

You can’t see my mouse, but I was clicking and dragging and i saw the rainbow title asset. A quick inspect element showed the truth: the title and christmas ornament are still there, just hidden.

#deltarune

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nwbeerguide · 2 years

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Lifestyle brand Reebok and New England brewery Harpoon collaborate to release Rec. League - The Reebok Edition beer.

Press Release

Boston, MA ... Only one thing beats crushing a 5K or winning the local rec. league championships: having that perfect can in hand to celebrate. That’s why today, Boston neighbors Harpoon Brewery and Reebok announce that they are coming together for a new collaboration: Harpoon Rec. League – The Reebok Edition, a co-branded release of the brewery’s low-cal, low-alcohol hoppy and hazy pale ale. The collaboration features the same recipe Harpoon fans know and love encased in a new fresh Reebok-inspired container, including cans sporting the Reebok logo and 12-pack packaging evoking the Reebok sneaker box design.

Sharing a common desire to celebrate human movement, the brands are uniting to raise funds for BOKS, a program dedicated to promoting life-long health and fitness. While supplies last a portion of sales for each purchase of the Harpoon Rec. League Reebok Edition 12-Pack, will go directly to BOKS to encourage movement in local youth communities.

“Rec. League was the first beer we created that both complements an active lifestyle and embodies our ‘love beer, love life’ moto,” said Dan Kenary, CEO and co-founder of Harpoon Brewery. “Partnering with Reebok, a brand dedicated to sports and fitness and the impact they have on peoples’ lives, made sense with them not only being our neighbor, but also their passion for giving back to our shared local community. We’re excited to be working with them and giving back to BOKS.”

“We are thrilled to support BOKS through this unique collaboration,” said Caroline Machen, VP of Global Marketing at Reebok Design Group. “We are excited to see the positive impact that this partnership will have on our community as Harpoon shares Reebok’s commitment of enhancing the lives of others.”

In addition to raising funds for a good cause through beer sales, Harpoon and Reebok are inviting fans to celebrate the partnership by entering the Reebok x Harpoon Rec. League Floatride Energy 4 Adventure Running Shoe Sweepstakes. Featuring the traditional Rec. League colors, beer lovers and fitness enthusiasts can enter for the chance to win one of 10 pairs of the limited-edition Floatride Energy 4 Adventure Running Shoes. The Reebok Floatride Energy 4 Adventure is an outdoor-inspired, high-performance running shoe launching this August 2022. To enter, please visit harpoonbrewery.com/recleaguexreebok.

Harpoon Rec. League is brewed with unique ingredients like buckwheat kasha, which contains important minerals and B vitamins; chia seeds that are high in fiber, Omega-3 fatty acids and antioxidants; and Mediterranean sea salt that can act as a powerful source of electrolytes. Coming in at 4.0% ABV and only 120 calories per 12 oz. serving, it provides flavor and drinkability that won’t slow you down.

The Reebok Edition of Harpoon Rec. League will be available in 4-packs ($8.99) and 12-packs ($14.99) starting in July. It will be available on tap at both the Boston and Windsor, VT Tap Rooms and wherever Harpoon beers are distributed. For more information, check out the Harpoon beer finder: harpoonbrewery.com/beer-finder/. To shop Reebok’s collection of Floatride running shoes, visit: www.reebok.com/us/floatride-shoes.

About the Harpoon Brewery:

The Harpoon Brewery was founded in 1986 by beer lovers who wanted more and better beer options. When the Brewery was founded, Harpoon was issued Brewing Permit #001 by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, since it was the first to brew commercially in Boston after a dormant period of about 25 years. Since then, it has expanded to a second brewery in Windsor, VT. Harpoon’s line of craft beer features its award-winning IPA and seasonal beers, along with special limited releases. In 2014, Harpoon became an employee-owned company.

About Reebok:

Reebok is an iconic pioneering lifestyle brand with a rich and storied fitness heritage dating back to 1895. Founded on athletic footwear that changed the direction of sport, Reebok continues to introduce innovations that propel the industry forward. Today, Reebok sits at the intersection of active, lifestyle and sport, offering high quality and modern styles that are adaptable for every occasion. The brand strives to deliver every athlete, from professionals to enthusiasts, with the opportunity, products and inspiration to reach their full potential. Reebok currently operates in 80 countries with approximately 400 freestanding stores around the world.

For more information, visit Reebok.com or, for the latest news at News.Reebok.com. Discover Reebok on Instagram, Twitter and Youtube.

#Press Release #Reebok #Harpoon Brewery #Boston #Massachusetts #MA #Vermont #VT #Windsor #Beer #Craft Beer

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starlightshqs · 2 years

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LIVE FROM THE SUNNY SIDE OF LOS ANGELES CALIFORNIA, IT’S 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐋𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓𝐒 𝐃𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐏𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 !

after DOUBLE THE ACTION AND FUN it was time to relax into the MAGIC OF DISNEY as this week celebrates all things DISNEY !! HOWEVER, WHEN YOU WISH ON A STAR. DOES IT SAVE YOU FROM ELIMINATION AS WE GET CLOSER TO THE SEMI FINALS?...

BUT BEFORE WE GET INTO THAT its a blast from starlights past as we step into the world of COCO with an upbeat tune of ‘UN POCO LOCO’ bringing the audiences back into the wonder. with sweepstakes being announced once more and the tension of the few weeks now dissolved, its up to the remaining six pairs to show what they’re really made of.

UP FIRST, A PAIR THAT MANAGED TO IMPRESS EVEN THE MOST CRITICAL LAST WEEK as KENDRA & TRACI brought in the practically perfect energy of MARY POPPINS with their MUSICAL THEATRE style dance to ‘SPOONFUL OF SUGAR’. whilst given a mix reaction from the judges it only felt right for them to be scored TWENTY OUT OF THIRTY for their efforts.

FROM ONE PAIR TO THE NEXT it seemed like we entered into a winter wonderland as the pair of MADELINE & LOGAN gave a rather outstanding rendition of a FANTASIA classic performing a CONTEMPORARY number to ‘THE NUTCRACKER SUITE’. receiving overwhelming support from the judging panel to lead them to a well deserved score of TWENTY FIVE OUT OF THIRTY.

HOPING TO MAKE THIS LOVE STORY END is the unlikely pair of HARPER & JESSE performing a rather tense filled TANGO to ‘LOVE’ from ROBIN HOOD.with a unsure stance their scores reflected their actions as they received a standard TWENTY ONE OUT OF THIRTY just right in our halfway point.

FROM STANDARD TO HIGH STANDARD, it seems like the pair of MELODY & BASHER tried their hardest to prove themselves as top competitors with their WALTZ to RATATOUILLE’S own ‘LE FESTIN’ only to fall under pressure...

however receiving the current lowest score of the week of a EIGHTEEN OUT OF THIRTY.

MAKING A STAND TO RISE THEIR RANKS its the pair of FRANKIE & BENTLEY with their MOANA inspired JAZZ number to ‘YOUR WELCOME’ giving them a well deserved TWENTY FIVE OUT OF THIRTY tying with MADELINE & LOGAN.

HOPING THAT BEING LAST WON’T CAUSE THEM ANY HARM is the pair of #SMALEB taking us to the future to MEET THE ROBINSONS with their QUICKSTEP to ‘THE FUTURE HAS ARRIVED’ giving us not only an outstanding number but also our first ever TEN OF THE SEASON as they score a total of TWENTY SEVEN OUT OF THIRTY.

WITH SWEEP STAKE WINNERS BEING ANNOUNCED AND THE DANCES DRAWN TO A CLOSE, IT’S TIME TO SAY GOODBYE TO ANOTHER PAIR...

as KENDRA & TRACI and first time bottom pair MELODY & BASHER meet for elimination it was finally time for the KENDRA & TRACI show to close as they stepped off the dance floor for the last time.

BUT WITH DECADES COMING AHEAD AND SEMI FINALS APPROACHING, WILL YOUR FAVOURITE BE THE ONE NEAR THE FINISH LINE? FIND OUT NEXT WEEK!!

#week 05.

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shepard-ram · 3 years

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Anonymous asked

To celebrate this month's pride and to be mild vengeance he's one of my favourite au's from the discord the yandere mcc au hope you enjoy the friend trio oc's.

You had no idea how your dear avian friend Alfie had won the sweepstake and gain those tickets to the mcc charity masquerade but hey standing here now with your friends in very fancy looking clothing and masks (thanks to Xanders want to show up all the rich attendants with the clothes he had made,you had never seen such determination in his eight eyes) having the time of your lives. You were only going to see these people once after all you could have some fun at their expense right, at least that was your thought as The Badboyhalo who was taller than even Erma (which was impressive considering she was an enderian) stammered out an excuse as he left blush covering the entirety of his face, you could hear your friends chuckle as they watched you lay the charm down thick sending each and everyone who was coming your way running back to their little rich people group stammering and blushing, ok only stammering in the case of Dream since he had a mask that covering entirety of his face like on all his public appearances.

Wilbur was having the time of his life at this party, he had thought it would be yet another boring charity event where he, his friends and family showed up looked nice for the cameras and donated a little to the cause of the day like every other even he's gone to these last few years but no some unknown human was providing no end of entertainment,how had he not met you sooner surely he must have met the charming socialite at some other event but he couldn't have after all he would have remembered a group consisting of a human, arachnid, avian and a enderian a group like that is not something you see every day was this the first event your group had gone to? You guys were certainly bold using the noxcrews masquerade as your debutante but a glance at Noxites amused grin showed that your boldness was paying off.

As Dream rejoined them his mind was drawn back to the game they had started against you, after Bad had returned face red and lovesick expression on his face they had decided to see if anyone would be immune to the humans charm or if anyone can make the human flustered but no one had succeeded and now even Dream had lost like everyone else, the stammer in his voice and constant glances back in their direction showing that he had fallen as well. The last chance they had against the human with the silver tongue was Techno surely the seven foot tall piglin hybrid wearing a literal boar skull as his mask would be their limit or he would remain as unflappable as always and resist the humans charm it took some convincing on his part but soon his brother was making his way towards them, unfortunately it had all been for naught as the human just cranes their neck to look techno in the eyes before long his brother came back face crimson and with a smile that threatened to split his face into. Rather than feel disappointed that they had lost he just felt even more amused when it was made rather apparent that the human would have more than a few admirers visiting them once they figured out who they were himself and his brother included, the masquerade was almost over all that was left was the raffle.

You had completed forgotten about the raffle so caught up in your little game, you didn't need to enter since entry was automatic for guests such as your group these prizes though were absolutely exorbitant even the "disappointing" prizes were worth more than your shared apartment and the price of rent for at least a decade. None of your group won any of the prizes which was ok Alfie probably used all of your groups luck just winning the tickets. You just waiting for the winner of the mcc team prize to be announced then you would all go home to your shared apartment and sleep in the nest that Alfie and Xander made for you all, you were brought out of your sleepy train of thought when you heard Noxites voice declaring that a the winner was the human next to the arachnid, avian and enderian...WHAT!? How had you gotten the only prize that couldn't be sold, oh prime you were going to see these people again, you didn't even need to look you could just feel their eyes drilling into you. This was very very bad, you made sure that your group left as soon as possible running as soon as you guys were out of sight of any potential masquerade goers. Once you guys were back in your shared tiny one bedroom apartment, you later it out flat that you guys were going to have to keep up the rich person act otherwise things could go south rather than the expected reaction of dread like you were feeling, Xander simply went over to his little crafts closet and declared that he vowed to bring the noxcrews costume designers to shame, Erma rushed off saying she was going to find the perfect codenames for you all since this would be a covert operation leaving only Alfie to wrap a wing around you and try and comfort you saying that at least you had left a good impression with them all right? It was official you were the only person in his apartment with even a little bit of common sense. Deciding to calm yourself down by reading your news feed didn't help as you saw news articles with quotes from the other mcc participants stating that the "golden geese" would come dead last and to not expect anything from the rag-tag group besides a bunch of unprepared socialites that would likely forfeit because it would be to hard for them. You could just feel the dread give way to pure rage at the idea of people laughing at your friends, oh you would make sure your all prepared, more than prepared you would be more than willing to knock them down a ladder or two as they say "pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall".

We haven't even gotten into the yandere yet this is just the prologue. Not going to lie got the names for the of friends from a random name generator they have existed for a while but I never gave them names but the names they have now fit them I think. Lastly as light said yes you were absolutely correct but you didn't have to out our little trio.

Ender-anon

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WOOO One of the most iconic sagas from the discord has arrived for all to see! I love the origins trio so much and I hope y'all enjoy this because trust me- Ender has alot more to share

#ask #ender anon #tw. yandere mention #c: bbh #c: dream #c: wilbur #c: techno

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duskydestra · 3 years

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We Gon Keep it Lowkey

Fandom: Jujutsu Kaisen

Pairing: Ieiri Shoko/Iori Utahime

Characters: Iori Utahime, Ieiri Shoko, Gojo Satoru, Zenin Mai, Nishimiya Momo, Nanami Kento, Nitta Akari

Rating: Teen and Up

Tags: Secret Relationship, ShokoHime Week 2021, 5+1 Things, Canon-Typical Hijinks, [Riley Freeman voice] Gays recognize gays, Granddad.

Summary: Five times Shoko and Utahime tried to keep other sorcerers out of their business, and one time they couldn't.

If you'd rather read on AO3 (with slightly better formatting), click here.

Utahime cursed herself for not leaving earlier. It wasn’t her fault a surprise curse attack had eaten up her time, but still.

Now most of the nearby stores were closed. From a few blocks away, the glowing sign of a 24-hour convenience store blinked invitingly. Stepping inside—accompanied by the tinkling door chime—felt like being greeted by an old friend.

There was only one other customer milling around. Perfect.

Utahime’s tote, a red canvas bag with white straps, swung from her elbow as she swept various items into it: a pack of gummy bears, some sports magazines, and ibuprofen. With enough things to cover the bottom, Utahime strolled over to the nicotine section.

This is what she’d come for in the first place.

She peered at several boxes of nicotine patches, trying to decipher their effectiveness. There were so many types she hadn’t heard of.

Does Shoko smoke too much for medium strength patches? I hope not. Maybe I should get the highest level, just in case?

While she tried to decide, the door chime sounded. Brown eyes flicked up toward the entrance.

Uh-oh.

Mai wandered through the snack aisle. It seemed she hadn’t noticed Utahime yet.

Utahime stuffed the patches into the bottom of the bag and headed to the register. She didn’t want to rush the clerk, but she wanted to get out of here before-

“Oh. Good evening.” Mai took her place in line behind Utahime.

She turned to face her student. “Ah, Mai. What are you doing out so late without a mission?”

Mai raised an eyebrow. “Same as you? Realized I wanted something and now I’m here.” She held two bottles of tea, one peach and one strawberry. “Unless there’s a curfew you didn’t tell us about.”

“No, there isn’t.” Utahime sighed in resignation.

Mai's curious eyes turned toward the counter, and roamed over the items yet to be bagged.

Utahime cleared her throat, then mustered up a little smile. “If you like, I can walk you back. We should both turn in soon.”

Mai nodded. “I’d appreciate it.”

The return trip was blessedly silent for a while. Maybe Mai hadn’t noticed the patches, or would be kind enough to pretend she didn’t.

“Never took you for a smoker.” Mai said.

So much for that.

“Because I’m not.” The base of Utahime's shoulders tightened.

“Oh, really? Interesting.” Mai put no inflection on the words, but the side of her mouth quirked up.

Thankfully, Mai seemed content to leave it at that.

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Shoko doesn't make a habit of letting people sit in on her autopsies. She enjoyed the task most when paired with the peace and quiet it offered. After performing so many, she could practically do them with her eyes closed and let her mind wander.

That is, unless Gojo decided to visit.

So she put a few rules in place specifically for him. Mainly, he's not allowed to ask about her tools or be within twenty feet of the bodies anymore. Not since that time he accidentally dropped someone's lungs on the floor when she returned from a smoke break.

Gojo flipped through a magazine he'd brought with him. Given the speed, Shoko doubted he was actually reading it—maybe just looking at the pictures.

From across the room, she heard a gasp, followed by paper crinkling under his grip.

"Shoko! You wanna go on this cruise to Fiji?" He waved the pages to get her attention.

No doubt another one of those sweepstakes he always went on about.

She snapped on her gloves and pulled her mask up. "Sure, if you win first."

"This one'll be easy. It's just a buncha Mah-kun trivia. Like this one: What's his batting average? Zero."

"It's easy 'cause it's a trick question. He has two batting averages." Shoko gripped the pristine scalpel, then dragged a single Y-shaped incision from the subject's shoulder joints down past their navel. "If they mean the one from his debut, that would be .111. If they mean his overall average, it becomes .037. Got dragged down by not batting for a few years. Y'know, since he's a pitcher."

She gently placed the scalpel on a separate tray. "I bet all the questions are like that."

Gojo hummed with a grin Shoko could hear. "Since when'd you know so much about baseball?"

Shoko's eyes clouded over as she fell into a memory.

Utahime, sat atop this same aluminum table, squirmed her ankle just out of her girlfriend's reach. She cast a worried look up at Shoko.

"Is it gonna hurt?"

"Well, yeah."

Utahime grimaced.

Shoko sighed. "But it'll hurt less than if you let it heal how it is now."

Utahime nodded, then squared her shoulders. "Okay. I'm ready."

From the way she jolted as soon as Shoko reached for her, Shoko could tell that she was most definitely not ready.

An idea popped into Shoko's head—and it wasn't half bad. "Hey. If you need a distraction, tell me about one of those sports you like."

Utahime cracked an eye open. "Just one?"

"It won't take me long to work on you. You're only gonna have time for one, if that, so pick your favorite."

From there, Utahime raved about how exciting she found Mah-kun's career, even when he was at bat. It was so detailed, Shoko wondered if she'd been workshopping some kind of speech.

A grin of her own played at Shoko's mouth. "Eh, been keeping up with it for a while now. I need something else to focus on when y'all aren't half-dead."

She looked down at the heart cradled in her hands. "Or fully dead."

"Hmmmm." Gojo held the note for an uncomfortably long time, and Shoko refused to look his way. "If you say so."

She dropped the heart into a jar of formalin, decisively ending the conversation.

~~~

The times Shoko and Utahime could see each other during the school year were few and far between. So once the Goodwill Event finally came around, they wasted no time.

Utahime wished her students luck in the group battles, then booked it right to Shoko’s office. Shoko barely had enough time to open the door before Utahime leapt into her arms.

“I missed you.” Utahime whispered between kisses.

“Same here, princess.” Shoko stumbled backwards into a chair, pulling Utahime into her lap.

Utahime looped her arms around Shoko’s neck. She couldn’t get much closer, but that was no reason not to try. Shoko’s lips were a little chapped, which Utahime took as a personal challenge to see how much of her gloss she could rub onto them.

Her breath hitched when Shoko moved to suck at her neck. Both of her hands slipped inside the lab coat to wind around the doctor's back.

Meanwhile, Shoko's hands wandered in opposite directions—one gripped the curve of Utahime's ass, the other grabbed the back of her head, pulling her in for more, ever-hungry kisses.

The sharp tone of the alarm cut through the air. It took every bit of Utahime's strength to not ignore it and shift her hips instead. Oh, how she wanted nothing more. However, she'd rather not have to explain her absence to everyone.

Shoko pulled back first. "That time already, huh?"

Utahime groaned as she peeled herself off her girlfriend.

Despite being so wound up, Utahime tried to collect herself before heading out. Shoko’s all-too-pleased hum really tested her resolve, though.

“I’ll see you after the battles, then?”

“If I don’t see you first.” Shoko winked.

Utahime heard Shoko’s chuckle through the other side of the door. She pressed two fingers to her lips, already missing the heat from moments ago. But the sound of approaching footsteps made her snatch her hand down.

Nanami rounded the corner. His eyes were trained on the files in his hands. Once he noticed Utahime’s presence, he offered a polite nod.

“Utahime.”

“Nanami.”

His gaze flicked to her hair, then back to the files as he passed her. “Your bow is crooked.”

There was nothing she could do about the blush spread across her face. “…Thank you for telling me.”

“Of course.”

Maybe he knew, and this was his way of being nice about it. Or he figured she'd rather have him point it out than Gojo. Either way, Utahime found this exchange highly embarrassing.

At least it was brief.

She reached back to straighten the bow, eternally grateful that the rest of the halls were empty.

~~~

After a bit of elbow grease, Nitta's bullet wounds were wiped from existence. Shoko clapped her hand against a shoulder once riddled with injuries. Nitta gave her a shocked smile in response.

"You're the best patient I've had in a while, you know that?" Shoko asked.

"Me? How so?"

"You didn't scream."

"Oh." Whatever Nitta had expected, it wasn't that.

"I promise that's a good thing. So, as thanks for sparing my ears, you can get something from the fridge." Shoko jabbed her finger toward the mini fridge shoved under her desk.

"Really? Thanks, Shoko." Nitta climbed off the operating table.

"Sure." She gathered the disinfectant and began clearing the remaining blood.

"Wow. I didn't know you liked these." Nitta held up a six pack of fancy beer.

Shoko didn't. Those were Utahime's.

"They're pretty good." Shoko fought the urge to gag at the memory of their taste. "You want one?"

"Nah, not my thing. I'll get one of these instead, if you don't mind." The bottles clinked together as she exchanged them for a tall can. "Thanks again!"

"Yeah, yeah." Shoko waved Nitta out of her office. Her shoulders lowered an inch once the door closed.

~~~

The day's lessons finally came to an end. As Utahime's students filtered out of the room, she settled down at her desk to get a head start on grading their essays.

"Hm. Do you smell something?" Momo asked.

Mai paused in the doorway. "What do you mean?"

"Smells like…ah, what is it?" Momo snapped her fingers. "Smoke."

Utahime's eyes snapped up. "What? Where?!"

She gave the room a sniff, but didn't smell anything out of the ordinary. She jumped out of her seat and threw the windows open. Nothing seemed to be on fire. So where was it coming from?

"I think it's coming from you." Momo said.

Oh. Not for much longer, she hoped, visibly relaxing. But her brow furrowed again, confused, when she didn't smell it on her clothes, either.

Mai snickered behind her hand.

…Wait.

"You two! Get out!" Utahime pointed to the door.

Momo grabbed Mai's other hand and pulled her out of the room. "See you Monday!"

Utahime slumped back into her seat, disbelief and irritation fighting for the top spot in her mind.

~~~

It had been an especially trying week, so Shoko and Utahime made an effort to try out a new bar. As part of its grand opening, drinks were sold at a discount for the weekend.

The lighting was comfortably dim, accompanied by soft music and the laughter of different friend groups. Even with the cozy atmosphere and the haze of drunkenness, something nagged at the back of Shoko's mind.

"Is it just me, or does everyone seem way more up our asses lately?" Shoko ran her fingertip along the rim of the glass.

"So you noticed it too!" Utahime's eyes went wide. "Do you think they know? Oh God, they know." She leaned dramatically into Shoko's shoulder.

Shoko put an arm on the bar to keep them both propped up. "How could they? We never said anything, right?"

"Right." Utahime nodded.

"So they don't know. Just suspect." Shoko gently poked Utahime's forehead.

Utahime grumbled for a moment before remembering to use her words. "I guess."

Shoko hoped that was the case.

The doctor let out a long sigh. "You ready to get outta here?"

"Mm-hm. Wait, no. My legs." Utahime groaned. "I don't think they'll ever wake up. You might have to carry me."

"I'm ordering what you got next time. Come on." Shoko giggled as she hoisted Utahime into her arms; one arm scooped under her shoulders, the other under her knees. "Now, where does my princess wanna go next?"

"I don't know about you," Utahime slurred, "but I've been craving sushi all week."

Shoko backed out of the bar and headed down the street. "Then I know just the place. It's not even far."

"Ugh, lovely."

Utahime pointed out the stores they passed, rolling the syllables around until they no longer sounded how they were supposed to. Laughter bubbled up past her lips as she swung her legs.

Shoko watched her, helpless against the flush of affection that welled up. She planted a kiss on Utahime’s cheek.

“Aw, you can do better than that.” Utahime pouted, a certain glint in her eye.

“Yeah, you’re right.” Against her remaining wisps of better judgment, Shoko leaned in once more. After all, who was she to deny Utahime a proper kiss?

Shoko accidentally caught Utahime's top lip, but grinned lazily as she readjusted. They had all the time in the world. All the time to enjoy the warmth, the closeness, the scent of citrus on their breath.

The sound of someone clearing their throat stopped Shoko in her tracks. She looked up, annoyed, and nearly dropped Utahime.

Gojo stared at them with the world's biggest shit-eating grin.

The annoyance ramped up exponentially.

"H-"

"No. Shut up." Shoko said firmly.

Utahime blinked, no doubt wondering why Shoko wasn't still kissing her. "Wait, what's…"

She followed Shoko's line of sight, then immediately buried her face in the doctor's neck. "Noooo, why?"

Gojo cackled. "Whaddya mean why? You're in public."

"You are the last person we wanted to know about this!" Utahime pulled back only to glare at him.

"Well, I can't imagine why."

"You don't have to imagine when I can tell you. It's 'cause you're gonna be an even bigger pain in my ass than usual."

Shoko tried so hard to keep her grip on Utahime even though she's laughing.

Gojo turned to Shoko. "When have I ever been a pain?"

Shoko hummed. "You're assuming there's a number high enough for that."

"Sounds like I've set a record." He gasped, digging his phone out of his pocket. "I have to tell Nanami."

"No, you don't." Utahime growled.

"What kind of friend would I be if I didn't share the good news?"

Shoko questioned whether Nanami would classify Gojo as anything above a coworker—an acquaintance, perhaps—when the call picked up.

"Nanami, guess what? Our very own Shoko and Utahime are together. Together together." His eager grin faded into shock. "…What do you mean you know?!"

Utahime groaned again, mortified.

Well, this just keeps getting better and better, doesn't it?

Shoko took the opportunity to sidestep him, determined to get to this sushi place no matter what. "Well, this was fun and all but I'll see you at work. On Monday."

She turned the corner before she had to hear his response.

Utahime lifted her second plate of sushi from the conveyor belt.

"We didn't do a good job of hiding it, did we?" Utahime looked glumly at her food.

Shoko pat her full belly, let another lazy smile pop up. "I dunno about that. I'd call eleven years a good run."

Utahime snorted, resting her head in the crook of Shoko's neck once more. "Heh. Can't argue with that."

#Shokohime Week 2021 #Shokohime #Jujutsu Kaisen #JJK #Iori Utahime #Ieiri Shoko #Gojo Satoru #Zenin Mai #Nishimiya Momo #Nanami Kento #Nitta Akari #The Things I Write

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Oh Gods, They ARE Roommates! (Fair Game Week Day 1 Submission)

Summary: When a leak springs in Qrow’s bedroom, Clover offers to share his room in the Ace Ops’ suite while the repairs are being done. Follow the shenanigans they and their friends get into as they navigate a scenario that just about everybody but Qrow and Clover themselves swear is straight out of a romcom and see if Qrow and Clover have such an ending in store for them.

AO3

A/N: Here it is! My Day 1 Submission for @fairgameweek2021!!!! I figure a roommates story gels pretty well with the dual themes of sun and moon so here we go!

Shoutout to @drbtinglecannon who I’ve been screaming about this fic with for months now and who requested it as her gift for her 400 HC sweepstake prize!!!! I know it took nearly 100 days, but here you go!!!!

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CHAPTER 1

A leak.

A gods damned leak.

And a leak that he’d later learn only hit his room on top of it all.

Bad luck semblance or no bad luck semblance, that just wasn’t fair.

But regardless of whether or not it was fair, what it was was real and Qrow needed to do something about it.

From what Qrow gathered as he simultaneously observed the situation, got dressed, and tried to salvage anything previously left on the floor, the leak likely started last night while he was sleeping. Qrow slept right through its start and only realized it the next morning upon rising from his bed and feeling the very odd sensation of cold water greeting the heels and balls of his feet on the now wet ground.

Qrow was fortunate that most of his personal belongings had been spared the unwanted water’s wrath and those that were hit could be salvaged easily enough with some towels and just good old-fashioned sunlight. It still didn’t make the matter of his room flooding good though, just a bit more tolerable.

He couldn’t live like this.

Well, he probably could, but he sure as hell didn’t want to.

Qrow had slept in damp or even flat-out wet beds before under worse circumstances, and the smells of mold and mildew were not ones he ever wanted to make repeat appearances in his nostrils again.

Besides, it took forever to get the grime out of his hair.

No, Qrow needed a new living arrangement, and he needed it fast.

There was only one man he could go to to get that particular job done -- or at least get it done quickly -- and Qrow had no reservations whatsoever about paying that man a visit.

What a day this was shaping up to be...

It was a shame -- Qrow was actually getting used to his personal little corner of Atlas Academy. It was a comfortable enough space, not to mention private. He actually had a bit of space from the kids and while he enjoyed their company to some extent -- or at least, that was all he was willing to admit to anyone apart from himself -- after traveling side-by-side with them for weeks on end, the privacy that he gained from having a room to himself a little ways away from them was more appreciated than it wasn’t.

Well, maybe he’d get lucky and get a similar living situation again.

Of course, he often knew better than to hope for such things, but hey, he was trying to embrace optimism.

His nieces must have been rubbing off on him.

Perhaps someone else was, too.

Qrow found a custodian down the hall from his room and informed him of the leak on his way up to one of the academy’s elevators. An almost imperceptible movement jostled below Qrow’s feet as the elevator made its way up to Atlas Academy’s top floor.

Faces of varying degrees of familiarity met Qrow as he left the elevator and approached the likely location of his intended target. Qrow did what he could to starve off his own grouchiness, but by the time he had just one corner left to pass, the desire to do so had eroded away like footprints in a sandstorm.

And just in time to meet that grouchiness, James Ironwood was exactly where Qrow figured he would be.

James stood in the hallway right by his offices’ door, presently speaking to a couple of his soldiers. Whatever they were talking about, based on his slightly less rigid than usual posture and tone, it didn't seem like it was very important and probably wouldn’t keep him busy for too long.

That was good for the both of them, because Qrow intended to fill that void of business as soon as he could.

Qrow stayed by a nearby corner of the hallway while they continued talking, but the moment that the soldiers left James’ company, he struck. James gave him a small smile upon taking notice of Qrow, though it didn’t last long once he saw what was likely to Qrow a still very annoyed look on his face.

“Qrow,” James said, hesitantly, yet not without that professional tone he wore like a suit. “Always a pleasure.”

“Speak for yourself,” Qrow grunted. “A leak sprung in my room.”

A beat passed. James’ right brow raised.

“Bad?”

“I wouldn’t be here if it was good.”

“Fair enough,” James said right before releasing a sigh. “Come inside. I’ll see what I can do for you.”

Qrow nodded, and followed James as he led him into his office.

Once inside, James brought up on his projector a cubic holograph-like projection of Atlas Academy. From the other side of the hologram, Qrow could see that each and every room was outlined in a minimalistic way, with letters and numbers along the tops of them and the cube’s top and bottom squares greyed out. Qrow watched as James’ eyes surveyed each visible room on the square of the cube closest to him, muttering things to himself that were too low for Qrow to hear. Once done with the first visible section, James swished his hand so that the hologram would go to the next square of the cube, and then the third not long after it, and then the fourth not long after that. However, James' expressions and the tone of his muttering didn’t change at all across the four sections from what they were during the first one.

Honestly, Qrow couldn’t help but find that just a bit concerning.

When he was at last done, James moved his finger so that the second square on the cube he visited was brought up. While there was a look of unease on his face, Ironwood gave the screen a decisive nod.

Finally, frowning and seemingly just a tiny bit nervous, he turned to Qrow, took a deep breath, and spoke.

“There are no other single rooms right now, unfortunately,” James said.

Looks like Qrow’s instincts were right again.

He frowned. Qrow had expected as much, but the news was still annoying to hear all the same.

“So what are my options?” he then asked, coming out more as a sigh than a question.

“What I can do is place you in one of the dorms, like where the kids are staying. You won’t be alone though. You’ll be with some of my other Huntsmen, but it’ll only be for a couple of weeks, at most.”

Great.

Two weeks rooming with up to -- and, knowing his luck, likely -- three of Ironwood’s men, hearing them go on and on about Gods knew what, dealing with the small dorm room’s litany of smells, and never getting so much as a moment to himself.

And there was, of course, always the chance that they could figure out the truth of his semblance.

Qrow hadn’t told that particular truth to a lot of people in Atlas, and though those he did hadn’t given him a hard time about it, he frankly was hoping the number of those who knew wouldn’t increase. However, Qrow knew it inevitably would come up sooner than later -- it always did, especially with Huntsmen -- and he was decidedly not looking forward to the reactions from his roommates over it, nor their treatment of him afterwards.

Wasn’t that just the perfect cherry to put on this pain of a sundae?

Still, Qrow reminded himself, it was something, and something was better than nothing.

Qrow was about to begrudgingly accept the offer, but was interrupted before he could do more than open his mouth by the sudden sound of a man’s clearing cough from behind him.

There was no need to wonder who it was -- the voice had become to Qrow as distinct as the feeling of the sun in the sky, and honestly, about as welcoming of a sensation.

Qrow turned around and lo and behold, just as he expected, there stood Clover Ebi -- bravado, charm, cheery disposition, and all.

Why did Qrow always seem to find his soul suddenly starting to feel just that smallest bit lighter these days whenever he showed up?

Eh, that was a question for another day.

For now, Qrow just wanted to know what it was he had to say.

If nothing else, it would at least make his day a bit more interesting rather than just the irritating mess it was turning out to be.

“Ah. Good morning, Clover,” James greeted.

“Good morning James, Qrow,” Clover said, walking up to them and shooting Qrow a tiny, yet kind glance as he did. “Sir, if you’ll allow me to interject, I don’t think that a dorm’s the best option for Qrow. Those beds are fine enough for the kids and some of our younger soldiers to be sure, but they’re none too kind on the back after a certain age, and I don’t think I need to tell you that like it or not, that’s an age we��ve all hit as well as surpassed by now.”

James sighed, giving Clover a slight nod. “You’re not wrong. So, what do you suggest we do? I’ve no other rooms to put him in.”

“That’s true, but thankfully, I do.”

James’ brow furrowed for a second, clearly puzzled, before settling to something of a reserved curiosity.

Clover gestured towards the holographic model that James visited a few moments ago, as if silently asking permission to use it. James nodded, and Clover took to the model, zooming in on one of the upper floors of the cube’s second square. Finally, he pointed his finger at one of the larger rooms.

“The Ace Ops’ suite has two beds per room,” Clover went on to explain, “and the bed across from mine is empty. They’re better built than those in the dorms, a bit larger in size, and I think Qrow will appreciate the privacy of only having one roommate as opposed to three. So, Qrow can stay there, if he wants, that is.” Clover then turned to Qrow. “What do you think?”

Qrow paused for a second. As Clover posed to Qrow his offer, Qrow heard a small, but unmistakably present twinge of hesitance in Clover’s voice. However, Qrow couldn’t figure out for the life of him why it was there. Whatever was the reason, it definitely wasn’t regret on his part about offering the room to Qrow -- James had clearly either forgotten or never heard of Clover’s extra bed, and Clover was more than smart enough to know that if he didn’t want to share his room, he wouldn’t have had to breathe a word about it, let alone offer it to Qrow, but he did.

So then what was the deal with the hesitance?

Well, there was one way to find out, and that opportunity was presently standing right there in front of him.

Besides, it didn’t take a genius to see that compared to three strangers, rooming with one Clover Ebi was a far better option.

It didn’t hurt that he was a pretty decent guy either.

“Yeah,” Qrow finally said. “That sounds good.”

Clover smiled. That bit of unease was still there, now in his eyes, but Qrow could tell that the smile itself was as genuine as it ever was and hard not to look at because of that.

“Great!” Clover said. “Why don’t I help move your things from your room to mine and we let James get back to some slightly more pressing matters?”

“That would be preferable,” James chimed in, answering for Qrow and smirking back at Clover.

“Always a pleasure,” Qrow snorted, calling back to James’ initial greeting as he followed Clover’s lead out of James’ office.

As they headed towards Qrow’s room, Qrow noticed that as it often happened, by this time of the day, much of the hustle of the morning had settled down, now just a student or a soldier here or there making their ways to their respective classes and drills.

Qrow liked the Academy at this part of the day for that, but always felt the least bit unsettled by the quiet of it. There was this weird echo the hallways had as they carried the sound of just his footsteps for just a second longer than he felt they should have.

Clover’s presence alleviated things somewhat, as if a bit of noise somehow subconsciously radiated off of him like heat off of a fireplace. He turned to Clover who gently met his eyes with his own while sporting an easy smile.

“Thanks, by the way,” Qrow said, “for the offer.”

“Happy to help,” Clover said.

“How’d you hear about it anyway?”

“I was walking by your room to see why you didn’t come down to grab your morning coffee, and saw a custodian working there,” Clover answered. “He told me what had happened and from there, I figured that you’d probably gone to speak with James.”

“And so you came to save your boss from a cranky old Qrow?”

Qrow smirked, both at his comment as well as its underlying meaning. Maybe one day, he’d tell Clover the truth about his other form, but that would be on a day when he had so much as a single clue as to how to even start that conversation.

Then again, given the very nature of that confession, that might be a long time’s wait, though it was time that Qrow couldn’t help but feel like they had.

“And to save that Qrow himself,” Clover responded.

Qrow’s smirk melted into a snarky smile as they entered the elevator.

“Should I be swooning and calling you ‘my hero?’” Qrow nudged his head in Clover’s direction, clasped his hands together, and batted his eyelashes a couple of times just for good measure.

“If you’d like,” Clover said, punching in Qrow’s floor number just before letting loose another one of his winks, winks Qrow was simultaneously well-used to by now but still caught off guard by. “I certainly wouldn’t object.”

The elevator door closed and the two of them started laughing.

Clover’s laugh was infectious -- deep, attractive, casual, yet spirited -- and it made Qrow’s last a little bit longer than it otherwise would have for a joke like this.

It also reminded Qrow, as their barks of laughter settled down into rumbling chuckles, of how much Clover’s laughter contrasted that bit of hesitance in his voice he had at James’ office.

Well, Qrow figured that before they started the process of moving him into Clover’s room, it wouldn’t be a bad idea to clear that up.

“Everything okay, Clover?” Qrow asked. “Couldn’t help but notice that you seemed a little strange back up in James’ office.”

Clover's smile receded, not completely, but all the same into something more neutral. “By offering you the bed?”

“No, that was normal for you. I just noticed you just had this weird look in your voice as you were offering it.”

“I see.” Clover snorted. “You’re far too observant for your own good. You know that, right?”

A wicked smirk took over Qrow’s features. “Absolutely.”

Clover sighed. “I just didn’t want you to feel pressured into taking the room because it was me offering it or because James was there. I could only take a guess at what you wanted, but if I was wrong…” Clover seemed unable to continue, but able to tell that Qrow could understand his logic from there.

Qrow smiled at that bit of vulnerability Clover let him have. He’d received fragments of those bits here and there, and they had a way of sticking themselves onto Qrow’s heart like syrup on pancakes and feeling just as pleasant.

“You made a good guess,” Qrow assured, “and I appreciate it -- really, I do. Thanks, again.”

Clover’s smile brightened. “You know, you’re a lot better at giving compliments than you are at receiving them.”

“What can I say?” Qrow shrugged. “That’s just how I work.”

“Then I’ll just have to work that much harder to change that,” Clover challenged.

Qrow was starting to suspect that if anyone could accomplish such a feat, it would be Clover, and as they exited the elevator and continued towards Qrow’s room, Qrow realized that he wouldn’t have it any other way.

#fair game #qrow branwen #clover ebi #rwby #lucky charms #luckbirds #luck birds #fairgame #qrow x clover #qrover #fairgameweek2021

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mytastessuck · 3 years

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Gorillaz: Plastic Beach

mAh, nostalgia. This album was my high school years. I got a digital copy for my birthday from my mom and became obsessed with this album well into college. The dominance of electronica, the use of people with great voices, the expansion of the lore, Lou Reed...this album was all of music when I got it. It's my favorite Gorillaz album and it looks like it's gonna stay that way for a while. But how is it on a not even approaching semi-objective level? Let's find out.

1. Orchestral Intro

You can probably guess it by my awful taste but I'm not really into orchestra. This opening though, with the sound of waves and the mourning instruments, really tipped me off that I was in for something different. This album wasn't going to start off with something chill or even a zombie movie clip. No, at this point, Gorillaz were officially done fucking around.

10/10

2. Welcome to the World of the Plastic Beach

Then we get the brass leading us into a good beat and then HOLY SHIT, SNOOP DOGG?! He leads us in like a bandleader while a chorus of women back him up Just Like That while he goes with his usual flow. He adds the needed touch of instant cool to an album that's practically frozen with the artists already on it and with this song, it feels like you're walking past the gate into Disneyland.

9/10

3. White Flag

Some nice Arabian sounding instruments on this one. Pretty cool for Gorillaz to keep engaging in world music. Anyway, this was a really cool instrumental but it's time to move on to the other son---

Huh?

Suddenly, we get beeps and mixes backing up Bashy and Kano as they kick so much ass talking about pacifism for the sake of survival. This song kicks an undisputed amount of ass and it barely even tries.

9/10

4. Rhinestone Eyes

What I like about this song is that I keep finding new things to like about it as the years go back. First, I liked the weirdly-threatening nature of the song along with the woman moaning in time with the verses. Then I liked the video (even though it was insanely shady of EMI to release that without Damon's and Jamie's permission and it ended up being the thing that led to Phase 3's premature ending and Gorillaz going on hiatus). Then I liked the continuation of the moaning that I first noticed in live performances then finally heard in the song itself. This song is like Rolexes falling from the sky.

10/10

5. Stylo

Ah, the first single from the album. I remember telling my dad about this when I first saw the video for it. I was about to write off Gorillaz as a relic of my past before I saw Murdoc and 2D get run off the road by Bruce Willis. This song has an awesome bridge by Yasiin Bey, nice crooning by Damon Albarn and incredible back-up by Bobby Womack, who manages to lift the entire song over his head using just his voice. Damn, wish he had another song that put his voice on full display. Maybe later in the album...

10/10

6. Superfast Jellyfish

Yeah, De La Soul is back! And they're singing about TV dinners! Seriously, these guys can make guessing crossword actually fun instead of a dredging experience and have Shiny Toy Guns frontman Chad Petree singing about radioactive seas brings the whole thing home. It makes you want to really go out and eat a random jellyfish but don't do that. It'll hurt.

11/10

7. Empire Ants

Okay, before I give this song its totally fair score, it should be noted this is my third favorite song of all time. I love Damon's reassuring lyrics in the beginning but the switch in the middle to a more upbeat electronic pop tune pushes this song past perfect.

Then there's Little Dragon...

This song introduced to me to Yukimi Nagano's voice and wow...I didn't think humans could sound like that, let alone an Asian woman singing soul. If you think the instruments are carrying her here, obviously there are clearly no other songs on the album that showcase her talents so I have to recommend After The Rain, Twice and Constant Surprises by Little Dragon. Seriously, this woman's voice will water your fucking crops.

500/10

8. Glitter Freeze

Where is north from here? Don't ask me, I'm not a compass. Anyway, this song has Mark E. Smith from The Fall and they use him to his fullest extent...by which I mean letting him make an absolutely evil fucking laugh somewhere near the end. The instrumentation makes it feel like you're in a storm on a shaky ship and you're definitely going to feel like you need some pills after you're finished. This stuff will put hair on your chest.

11/10

9. Some Kind of Nature

This song introduced me to Lou Reed and I'm grateful to it for that. Lou was a shitty dude but damn his voice really made things better than they should have been. Fuck, I was one of the eight defenders of Lulu for this reason. But Damon doesn't sit with his thumbs up his ass on this song. He holds his own and makes the chorus sound legitimately dreamlike. All we are is stars, indeed.

100/10

10. On Melancholy Hill

This song is awesome to chill to...unless you're escaping a cruise ship while being gunned down by fighter jets. But other than that particular example, I recommend this song for anyone trying to relax while thinking of someone special. But be careful with the last note of this song. That gong can be a real eye opener.

9/10

11. Broken

Bummer of a song but if there's one song you absolutely NEED to learn on melodica, it's this one. Aren't we all broken? Well I am. And this song speaks to me.

10/10

12. Sweepstakes

Yasiin's back and there's gonna be trouble. He plays a carny in this track and you know that no matter how many times you listen to this song, you'll always gonna fall for his schemes. He's gone on to say that this is one of his finest achievements as a MC and I can see why.

10/10

13. Plastic Beach

Holy shit, they got the 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover guy on this track. Makes since because this, outside of Empire Ants, is my favorite song on the album. The harmony, the little imp they got for the bridge, the triangle...everything makes this song better than it has any right to be on an already awesome album. Damn, plastico indeed.

200/10

14. To Binge

Shock of all shocks, Yukimi's back! And it's a duet with Damon! And it's a song about a relationship torn apart by addiction! It's not my birthday so it must be Christmas. These two manage to drown the listen in waves of audio goodness that leaves them feeling like they spent 3 minutes and 56 seconds standing under a waterfall.

20/10

15. Cloud of Unknowing

Okay, I cried to this song. And now, with Bobby Womack's passing, I cry even harder. This song should be an anime ending with how solemn it is but you need to listen to the end to hear, "It may bring sunshine on its wings." Also, Damon covered this song live after Womack's passing. I suggest you look it up because it is tear-ripping.

50/10

16. Pirate Jet

Eh. Pretty average song compared to the others on the album but I appreciate the message. Sweet Lord, people. Turn off your shit when you're not using it. We only got one planet and I don't trust Elon Musk.

8/10

Album Score: 60.1/10

Whoo! No biases! Anyway, next week is The Fall, otherwise known as the album Albarn did on his Ipad. Otherotherwise known as the album a significant portion of the fandom has a hate-on for. Does it deserve the hate? We'll find out!

#gorillaz #plastic beach #music #review

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askagamedev · 4 years

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War Stories: Fixing The Most Valuable Level Part 2 (Guest Post)

Today we conclude the guest tale that we began yesterday. You can read the first part by [clicking here], but here’s a quick summary - we’re at a mobile game studio whose flagship puzzle game has a legendary Level X that historically earned the most revenue of all of their levels... but was also so frustratingly difficult that 15% of all players who played it were so frustrated they quit and never returned. What to do?

The answer was “we try everything”. We didn't know how broad our changes had to be. Could we replace just the level itself? The levels around it? The entire early content path? How much time could we devote to this, while we still have a live game to run and update? Every designer on the project created multiple variations for Level X. We ran a sweepstakes for who could make the best-testing level. A splinter team started updating the rest of the first hundred levels. We ran dozens of A/B tests, where representative groups of players receive different content than a control group. Some were negative, some were inconclusive, some pointed us in a positive direction. We went through a full year of testing, and we'd finally come to a best-of test. It was our riskiest yet because we were changing the entire tutorial and difficulty pacing for the first 50 levels of the game - the entire new user experience.

For a month, the entire team was tense. The worst part about pushing test changes live is the waiting. Changing content requires getting new players to install and run your game, getting put into a cohort, and actively playing for weeks. Acting on early data could lead to huge repercussions. It influences revenue, retention, player count, player happiness - the health of your game as a whole.

After that first month, we all breathed a collective sigh of relief. Our test cohort was leading in every one of the metrics. Level X was entirely different and, while it was still difficult and generated a third less spend, its churn rate was cut to 3%. The effect this had on levels after Level X was phenomenal. The block of the next 50 levels were seeing much larger amounts of players, increased spend, increased revenue. Our day 3 and 7 retention numbers were up by the highest we had ever seen in a single test. We pulled the metaphorical lever to release the content to every player.

Two years after I joined the team, Level X was replaced and the game was in a much healthier place. Our team's mindset changed to "If you build a game people keep playing, people will pay for it." Our design philosophy changed and we no longer made "pinch point" levels like the old Level X. However, no test is perfect, no content without flaws. In replacing levels, we made some better, some worse. We celebrate our wins, learn from our mistakes, and move on to our next test.

I want to thank my guest poster for sharing their war story with us. Our ability to gather feedback and refine our game design has evolved alongside the technology and online connectivity. Most dev studios now have analytics teams that track this kind of data and use it for both business and game design purposes. It’s valuable to see how players interact with the things we’ve designed because it can (eventually) lead to better player experiences overall.

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#war stories #Mobile Development #puzzle games #level design #telemetry data #key performance indicators

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tilbageidanmark · 3 years

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Movies I watched (and books I read) this week - 29

The Lighthouse, an ominous story about two lighthouse keepers who descend into madness as they are stranded on a remote island. New England horror gothic of the 1890s. Stunning acting and black & white cinematography. Dark and crusty as the soul.

Willem Dafoe’s crazed Hark Triton, Hark monologue.

✴️ 2 animated shorts:

✳️✳️✳️ One Small Step, from Taiko Studios: My most favorite not-Pixar animated short about a little girl and her old dad. I watched it 20 times, and I’ll watch it 20 more.

10/10 - Perfect eight minutes of heartbreak and love.

✳️✳️✳️ Nothing happens, a Danish short: on a snowy field on the outskirts of town, a mysterious group of people gather to watch a flock of ravens.

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Nuri Bilge Ceylan's Winter Sleep, an epic 2014 Turkish adaptation of Chekhov’s short story "The Wife".

3+ hours long, dialogue-rich and slow exploration of an ambiguous hotel owner in Cappadocia, who is challenged by all the people around him, including his unhappy young wife and frustrated sister. Lyrical, refined, and cerebral - I’ll check out Ceylan’s other films.

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I didn’t remember that Chekhov wrote many hundreds of stories before dying young at 44. In order to better understand the narrative in ‘Winter Sleep’, I read his story ‘The Wife’ (full text here).

And indeed, the opaque, meandering film left much to interpretation. This short story made much clearer that this was an unhappy marriage, a misunderstood couple who couldn’t communicate any more without both feeling slighted and hurt. I couldn’t see why was the husband so disagreeable to everybody around them. But it helped bringing this broken life into focus.

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The Lure, a weird Polish horror-musical, very loosely adapted from Hans Christian Andersen's ‘Little Mermaid’. Combining siren sisters, cannibalism, kitschy vampires, MTV and trashy nightclubs in 1980′s Warsaw. The opening scene was the most promising - and it went down from there.

2/10

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Charly, adapted from the sci-fi story ‘Flowers for Algernon’. A “retarded” Cliff Robertson is selected for a miraculous surgery that triples his IQ & makes him a genius. It starts innocently enough trying to address the plight of the mentally challenged, but once he falls in love with his teacher, it gets dated ridiculously fast.

The only lasting part of the movie is Ravi Shankar’s beautiful score.

Charly was the only movie my ‘teenager me’ saw together with my mother: I don’t remember how come we went to the theater and why she picked this one, but I was 15 then.

✴️ 2 by Bob Nelson:

✳️✳️✳️ The confirmation: ‘The Bicycle Thieves’ in small town Washington. Clive Owen is a divorced, down-on-his-luck, loser father, who gets to spend a weekend from hell with his 8 year old son. The first half is gloomy and very hard to watch as all the daily things that can go wrong, do. But he gets to bond with his church-going son, and they both find redemption at the end.

This was directed by 60 year old first-time director Bob Nelson.

Best film of the week!

✳️✳️✳️ Before Confirmation, Bob Nelson wrote the script for Alexander Payne’s Nebraska: another soft story about an estranged parent. This one has old, senile Bruce Dern and his son on a black and white road trip to claim an illusory million-dollar sweepstakes prize. Simple, austere, heart-breaking. 8/10.

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Ingmar Bergman’s 1975 stage production of Mozart’s masonic The Magic Flute.

First re-watch in 40+ years - what joy!

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Hilda af Klimt, The Life of an Artist, a short bio of the spiritualist and world’s first abstract painter. By educator Paul Priestley on his ‘Art History School’ YouTube channel.

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The Little World of Don Camillo, 1952, based on a book I loved as a kid. With toothy Fernandel as an activist priest in a power struggle with his frenemy the Bolshevik mayor. “In a small village in the Po valley”. Nostalgic throw-back to late 40′s Italy.

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The Insult, a 2017 Oscar-nominated Lebanese story about a cuss word that escalates until it engulfs the whole country. A Palestinian construction worker calls a hot-head Christian mechanic ‘A fucking prick (ARS)’ when he behaves like one, and - like the good middle-easterners they are - neither one can let it go until it nearly destroys both of them.

It would have been even better if it didn’t turn into a traditional courtroom drama in the second half, but still... 5/10

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David Fincher’s masterful The Social Network, about young hateful asshole Mark Zuckerberg stealing the concept of facebook from the Vinklevoss brothers. Terrific drama, crackling dialogue by Aaron Sorkin, and moody, tense score by Trent Reznor.

Not exactly sure how truthful the story is, but it helped establish the notion that he was always a despicable person, as confirmed in all his actions in the last 20 years,

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I can’t believe I just watched Long Shot AGAIN, a month or two after my last re-watch! Despite its cliched tropes, I can’t get enough of the romantic chemistry between drop-dead beautiful Charlize Theron & the schlubby guy she once babysat. (Photo Above).

And, O'Shea Jackson Jr. is a carbon copy of his dad, O'Shea Jackson Sr.

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Flesh Gordon, a cheesy “sex comedy” from 1974, cheap spoof of the 1930′s Flash Gordon serials. Gratuitous, unfunny soft-core stupidity.

The concept of ‘No Consent’ was central to many of the early sexploitation movies. Not camp!

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Sons of Denmark, a misfired political thriller, about a growing anti-emigrant, white power movement in Denmark and its effects on the local Muslim population. 3/10

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The HBO documentary Catch And Kill, Ronan Farrow’s new series, based on his podcast, which was based on his book which was based on his reportage (Talking about milking a story).

Farrow was a hero, Weinstein was a super-creep, and I must stop watching HBO-type documentaries.

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(My complete movie list is here)

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i think i honestly needed to lay down after the ivan reveal as a drag queen. BECAUSE its such a good use of the ivan is a good dancer hc.

also its been said 500 times but bares repeating — fedyor really won. Ivan is that alpha male and has that chiseled tall, dark and handsome look that makes fedyor weak in the knees and sometimes (not always but sometimes) he wants to embrace his feminine side, be a drag queen and give fedyor a lap dance

I MEAN YEAH. It's pretty much canon that Ivan is a good dancer, we all accept it, and this just adds an especially excellent element. Plus there are character reasons that work well for it, especially in Phantomverse, and the people have gone slightly ape over it, lmao, so yes. I have already had a request for a fic about the whole thing and how he first got into it and how it went, which will duly happen at some point.

And yes. Fedyor won SO hard. We can only dream that we will win the spousal sweepstakes as much as he did. If one of his colleagues ever asks him again what he sees in Ivan, he should probably just stare at them and laugh, because really. What doesn't he get. It's basically perfect.

#anonymous #ask #pel asks

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50 Best Ways To Make Money Online

Making extra money doesn’t have to be hard. You don't always have to spend money to make money. There are lots of money-making opportunities out there.

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1. Sell Stock Photographs If you have a knack for capturing the perfect shot, you could turn those pictures into extra money. Sites like Shutterstock, Fotolia and Adobe Stock enable users to upload images and get paid when people purchase them. You’ll receive a fraction of the sales price — and a good picture can earn you thousands of dollars if it’s downloaded a lot. You must have the exclusive rights to the photos, and you must include signed releases for any recognizable people or private property in the images. 2. Use the Right Account for Your Money You shouldn’t settle for any old checking account when you’re looking for somewhere to keep your money. Instead, you should find one that pays you back. PenFed’s Access America Checking account does just that thanks to its annual percentage yield of 0.20% or 0.40%1 — depending on the daily balance — with a monthly direct deposit of $500 or more. By using an account that pays a higher APY, your money will grow more quickly while it sits until you need it. And if you’re able to avoid monthly fees, there’s no reason not to take advantage of a perk like this. 1APY (annual percentage yield) is accurate as of Sept. 18, 2020, and is subject to change at any time. Federally insured by NCUA. 3. Pet Sit If you love animals, getting paid to watch other people’s pets is a dream job. Sites like Rover connect pet sitters with pet owners. You’ll need to set up a profile explaining why you’d be a great pet sitter, but once you’re approved, you can set your own rates and hours. You could earn up to $1,000 per month, according to Rover. 4. Transcribe Audio Clips If you can type quickly and accurately, you can earn money by transcribing audio clips in your free time and turn it into a sweet side hustle. Companies like TranscribeMe! pay about $20 per hour, and top earners can earn $2,200 a month from these work-from-home jobs. If you have a specialized background like medical or legal training, you can earn higher rates. 5. Sell Unused Stuff If you’re looking for quick cash, consider selling items around your house, including your CDs, DVDs, games or books on the site Decluttr. Just enter the barcode, and Decluttr will tell you how much it’ll pay you for it. 6. Take Paid Surveys Online Various online websites will pay you for sharing your opinions on a range of topics. For example, e-Rewards is open to anyone older than 13. You’ll earn e-Rewards currency for each survey you complete, which you can redeem for gift cards. Other options include GlobalTestMarket and Harris Poll Online. The amount you make depends on how many paid surveys you’re eligible for and how quickly you complete them. 7. Become a Remote Sales Agent If you have a smooth voice and like talking to customers, sign up as a sales agent. You’ll take calls like you would in a physical call center, but some sales agent positions are remote jobs. For example, you can sign up with the company LiveOps to take calls for 30-minute blocks. First, you must apply, be accepted and complete a company training course, which takes about two weeks. Depending on the job, you could be paid an average of 25 cents per minute and/or commission and receive incentives for selling certain products. 8. Make an Online Business Out of Creating Online Courses If you have specialized knowledge, use it to create an online course. If you partner with a site like Udemy, you can set your price — between $20 and $200 per course — and keep a portion of the earnings based on whether you drive the traffic to the site or Udemy’s advertising attracts the students. 9. Surf the Internet There are dozens of ways to win money online. For example, companies want to know what you’re doing online, so they pay data aggregators like Nielsen to collect that information. To do this, Nielsen incentivizes people to share details about their computer and mobile phone usage by installing an app. You can earn rewards for each mobile device, plus sweepstakes entries. Nielsen gives away $10,000 each month to its Computer and Mobile Panel participants. 10. Serve as

an E-Juror You can make extra cash by serving as a mock juror so attorneys can practice their arguments and judge the value of their cases. Sites like eJury recruit U.S. citizens over 18 who haven’t been convicted of a felony. You can’t be an attorney, paralegal or legal assistant — or closely related to an attorney or employed by a law firm. Expect to make between $5 and $10 for each verdict. 11. Rent Out Your Car Renting out your car is one of the many ways you can make money off of tourists in your city. When you’re sitting at home, you’re not using your car, so consider making money from home by renting it to someone else. Companies like Getaround enable you to offer your car to someone who wants to rent it when you’re not using it. Getaround offers car owners top-rated insurance and 24/7 roadside assistance — so you’re fully protected. Active car owners can earn about $10,000 per year, according to Getaround. Smart Money Moves: 35 Useless Expenses You Need To Slash From Your Budget Now 12. Get Cash Back When You Shop Sign up with Ebates to get cash back when you shop online. Ebates has negotiated deals with more than 2,500 companies. Each time you click through the Ebates site to partner sites, the company pays a referral fee to Ebates, and Ebates shares it with you. You can also earn $25 for each friend you refer to Ebates. 13. Become an English Proficiency Test Grader To test for English proficiency, foreign students take tests that include writing paragraphs, which need to be scored. Companies like EditFast need people to grade the tests, and you can earn between $18 and $25 per hour. You must be a native or native-like English speaker, have a four-year college degree, pass proficiency exams and complete the training. Then, after making this extra money, you can grow it even more by putting it in a checking account like the one from PenFed. With an APY that can pay up to 10 times1 more than the average checking account, it can do more for your money. If you’re looking for an easy way to improve your financial situation, don’t overlook something as simple as your checking account. 1Sourced directly from: www.fdic.gov/regulations/resources/rates as of Sept. 18, 2020. 14. Host Dinner for Guests If you like to cook — and others like to eat your food — you could make money by hosting dinners at your home. Companies like Eatwith coordinate guests for your dinner parties. You must apply and host a demo event so the company can verify your culinary and hosting abilities. If you’re accepted, you’ll be on your way to making up to $1,100 per dinner. 15. Recycle for Cash Recycling helps the Earth by reducing pollution, but it can also put some cash in your pocket. Some states implement a bottle deposit you can get back when you turn in the used bottles at a collection center. For example, in California, you can earn 5 cents for most glass and aluminum cans and 10 cents for 24-ounce or larger bottles. 16. Watch Promotional Videos Some companies put together videos they want consumers to watch — and sites like InboxDollars find and reward consumers willing to do it. You’ll earn a little cash for each video you watch. If there aren’t any videos available to watch, InboxDollars also pays members to take surveys and online shop. 17. Turn Your Home Into a Bed and Breakfast If you don’t mind sharing your home with people, you can sign up to rent it to vacationers. On sites like Airbnb, you can list your space, set your rate and wait for guests to sign up. You have the flexibility to rent when you want and close up shop when you want your house to yourself. 18. Share Your Spending History Companies want to know what you’re spending money on. Snap pictures of your receipts, and upload them to the ReceiptPal app to earn entries into sweepstakes and points you can redeem for gift cards. 19. Test Websites If you like surfing the internet, consider becoming a website tester for UserTesting. Companies that are launching new sites will pay you to provide feedback about them and perform tasks to make sure they’re

functioning properly. You can expect to make $10 for each website you review. 20. Sell Coupons Online If you have any coupons around you know you won’t use, someone else might be willing to pay for them. For example, if someone is planning to buy a new laptop, a 10-percent-off coupon could save them a substantial amount, which might motivate them to pay you a portion of what they’d save to get the coupon. EBay does have some restrictions on coupon sales, however. You can never sell coupons for free items, and you can sell only 25 coupons — or up to $100 worth — each month. 21. Trade Cryptocurrencies Cryptocurrencies are currencies electronically created and controlled in a decentralized manner instead of by a government. Types of cryptocurrencies include Bitcoin and Litecoin. Trading cryptocurrencies can be lucrative — Bitcoin went up considerably between January 2017 and December 2017. Trading cryptocurrencies has its risks. If the price plummets — as Bitcoin’s price has in the past — you could lose your investment. 22. Create Slogans for Companies Companies love catchy slogans because they help sell products. If you have a knack for coming up with creative sayings, enter slogan contests. At Slogan Slingers, companies offer a reward of between $200 and $999 for slogans. If a company selects your slogan as the winner, you keep the prize, minus a small administration fee. 23. Lend Money to People If you have extra money, you can earn an average of 4% to 6% per year in profit by investing in peer-to-peer lending. Sites like LendingClub allow you to invest in small portions of loans — as little as $25 per loan — to other people. If the borrower defaults, however, you lose your investment. You must make a minimum opening deposit of $1,000 and meet the suitability requirements set by your state. For many states, that means you must have an annual income of at least $70,000 or a net worth of at least $250,000. 24. Tutor Students Online If you have a knack for explaining difficult subjects and helping students get better grades, consider tutoring online. You can find your own students and set your own rates to create an online business, or you can sign up to tutor with an existing company like Tutor.com. Tutor.com requires you to be at least a college sophomore, and you must be a subject matter expert in the areas you want to tutor. You must work at least five hours per week at Tutor.com. The site does not list the pay for tutors on its website, but with Chegg you can make $20 or more per hour of tutoring. 25. Host Direct-Sales Parties Direct sales companies like Mary Kay pay representatives to host parties and sell their products. You host events and invite friends, family and neighbors over to see and buy a company’s products — and you keep a portion of the sales. If you work for a single-level, direct-sales company, you can expect to earn an average commission of 20% to 25% of what you sell. 26. Rent Out Office Space in Your Home If you have home office space you don’t need to use, it could be worth money to someone who wants an office outside of their home but doesn’t want the associated cost or inflexibility of a traditional office space lease. You can set your own prices and decide when and for how long you want to rent your space. 27. Provide Tech Support Online If you get excited about fixing computer problems, sign up to get rewarded for being tech-savvy. Through companies like Upwork, you can complete lucrative freelance gigs online to earn cash and rewards by helping people fix their technology products. 28. Search the Web With Bing Switching your search engine is an easy way to make money from home. Microsoft, for example, will reward you for using Bing to search the internet. You earn points for activities like searches, which you can redeem for movies, games and gift cards. 29. Become a Virtual Fitness Instructor If you like helping people get in shape but don’t like traveling to the gym or other people’s homes, consider marketing yourself as a virtual fitness instructor. You might need to get

certifications to gain credibility with clients so you can oversee their workouts via webcam or other technology. Alternatively, you can have short, online meetings with clients and provide them with workouts to do on their own. Either way, you can work from home. 30. Sell Your Hair If your friends tell you they wish they had your hair, you might have a source of income growing right on your head. Sites like HairSellon provide an easy way to make money from home: You can list your hair for sale, and the site even has a calculator to help you set a reasonable price depending on its length, thickness and color. 31. Be a Virtual Assistant People will pay you to assist them with a range of tasks from canceling cable to scheduling appointments. “Virtual business assistance is an opportunity with so much variety and need that many people are able to find a place here,” said Angie Nelson of The Work At Home Wife. “In-demand skills can run the gamut from customer service and email management to optimizing eBay listings and setting up email funnels.” At Fancy Hands, the pay ranges from $3 to $7 per task — the faster you complete tasks, the higher your earning potential. 32. Sign Up for Credit Cards Credit card companies want to get their cards in your hands, and they often offer substantial bonuses to sign up. Many sign-up bonuses for credit cards are in excess of $1,000 — but you might have to spend a certain amount in a short period of time to qualify. Check that the card’s annual fee doesn’t offset the sign-up bonus. 33. Perform Tasks on Amazon’s Mechanical Turk Website Amazon has created a huge marketplace for tasks that require human intelligence for completion: Amazon Mechanical Turk. Businesses post tasks and how much the pay is for completing them. Tasks include identifying pictures or videos, transcribing audio recordings and conducting research. Depending on the task, you might have to prove your qualifications before you can claim it. The faster you complete tasks, the more you can make. 34. Adjust Your Home’s Temperature You can increase your bottom line by reducing your heating and cooling costs. Even if you’re always home, you can save up to 14% on your electricity bill if you set your thermostat 2 degrees higher and use a ceiling fan, according to Energy Star. You can also save money by dialing back the heat or air conditioning while you’re asleep. 35. Make and Sell Crafts If you’re a crafty person, selling some of your online handiwork might top your list of ways to make money at home. Sites like Etsy make it easy: You pay no monthly fee, just a 20-cent listing fee. Once your item sells, Etsy takes a 5% transaction fee, making selling you handmade creations and vintage goods in your Etsy shop, mostly painless. 36. Sell Video Footage to News Shows If you often find yourself in the right place at the right time to capture big events, let your video camera roll. News shows will pay you to use the footage for their broadcasts. You can use a site like ScoopBroker to sell your footage to a media outlet for exclusive or nonexclusive rights to it. 37. Write a Book Thanks to the advent of online publishing, you don’t need to have a connection with a big publishing house to deliver your story to the public. In fact, you can publish an e-book digitally through Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing. You can set your own price and earn up to 70% of it in royalty payments. 38. Pay Your Car Insurance in Full Instead of relying on monthly payments, save up to $120 a year by paying your annual car insurance premium in full, according to Lifehacker. As long as your insurance company has a website, you can boost your bottom line from the comfort of your favorite chair. More Opportunities: These Side Jobs Will Be the Most Popular in the US 39. Empty Your Closet If you have a closet full of clothes that you rarely wear, resell those clothes and put some cash in your pocket. Sites like Tradesy allow you to list items that are in great condition as well as authentic. You won’t pay a listing fee, but you will pay a 19.8%

commission on sold items totaling $50 or more and a flat fee of $7.50 on sold items totaling less than $50. 40. Assist With Political Action Campaigns If you’re a good communicator, consider putting your skills to work as a writer or organizer for political change as a way to make money from home. Sites like NextWave Advocacy recruit qualified applicants — often those with a background in writing who are interested in politics — and train them to work for clients on a range of political issues. 41. Negotiate Your Interest Rates If you have credit card balances, calling your credit card company to try to lower your interest rate works 80% of the time, according to CNBC. Even a small decrease in your rate can save you money. For example, say you carry a $10,000 balance: A 3% rate reduction would save you $300. Leverage how long you’ve been a customer and how you pay on time to increase your chances of success. 42. Use an App To Find Price Rebates Many stores have price guarantees, but it’s a hassle to track them all down and potentially even more of a hassle to file the paperwork. Now, you can get price rebates from the comfort of your own home. For example, sign up for Paribus via email, and the service will track the rebates you’re owed by scanning the receipts sent to your email address. It will seek out the lower price and request a rebate on your behalf if you qualify. 43. Review Computer Software Nobody wants to buy software only to find out it doesn’t work well. To help people avoid that disaster, you can write software reviews and get paid for them. SoftwareJudge will pay you up to $50 per review. 44. Watch TV You can make money from home watching TV: Download the Viggle app and earn one point for every minute you watch shows on subscription services like Netflix, Amazon and Hulu, plus bonuses for certain shows. You can redeem points for cash or gift cards. Although it might not be the most profitable activity, if you’re going to watch TV anyway, you might as well get rewarded with this easy way to make money from home. 45. Answer Questions via Text If you’re good at finding answers quickly, consider becoming a member at 1Q, a site that enables customers to ask questions and get answers quickly. After you’ve signed up, you’ll receive 50 cents per answer. The number of questions you receive depends on your demographics and location, so keep your profile updated so you don’t miss out on questions. 46. Create an Online Business Translating Foreign Documents If you speak more than one language, you can make money working from home translating documents. ProZ.com acts as a marketplace for translators to connect with people and companies who need translation services. On ProZ.com, clients request applications for translations and select the translator they want to conduct at-home jobs. 47. Take Stock of Your Memberships Cutting unnecessary memberships is as valuable to your budget as generating extra income. Go through all of your current memberships and subscriptions to make sure they’re worth what you’re paying. To help find lurking expenses, consider an app like Trim, which shows your recurring costs and can even cancel subscriptions for you. 48. Share Your Knowledge If you have specialized knowledge, you can monetize it by signing up as an expert to help others online. For example, JustAnswer will pay you to share your expertise. You must apply for each category you feel you’re qualified to provide answers for, and you need to have a degree or certification in that area. The amount you earn depends on how in-demand your area of expertise is. 49. Bet On Your Ability To Get In Shape Did you know you can get paid to sweat? Getting healthy can help you win money by competing in health challenges. Sites like DietBet allow you to compete with others in weight loss challenges. You must upload pictures to verify your starting and finishing weight. You’ll pay an entry fee, but the fees go into a pot that everyone who meets the goal splits. You’ll never lose money as long as you meet your goal. 50. Accept

Packages for Neighbors If you’ve ever missed a package, you know how difficult it can be to reschedule your delivery. That’s why people use eNeighbr to get packages accepted for them. If you’re going to be home anyway, consider signing up to receive packages for your neighbors. Packages will be sent directly to you, and the customer will pick them up. You can expect to make $3.50 per package.

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