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wait you HATED sweet pool omg. its my least fave out of the n+c releases ive read so far mainly for how flat the characters felt to me and how clumsy a lot of the plot felt but i rlly loved the aesthetic/general vibe it had so thats rlly interesting to me,if ur up for it id love to know what didnt click for u ^_^
when i judge how bad a VN is with my brother (avid VN reader as well) we use Sweet Pool as a basically "zero" on the scale of professional, large VNs.
Sweet Pool's writing was WEIRD. I can do some weird, thats fine. Weird ass-birth stillborn meatslugs? ... okay, ill... look past that. ok i wont lie, the constant ass-birth was hard for me. i really did try to not judge it on that but like, there was almost constant buttbirth going on. ive made peace with this by now, kinda making a link to myself about the connections of it to being an unintentional trans narrative in many ways and all but like. it was WEIRD. and kinda hard to read. it didnt strike me as horror, it struck me as "weird fetish i have to sit through. oh my god is he licking tha- PUT IT DOWN Z-DAWG. Ok christ."
The characters were also weird. I laughed out loud in surprise at how stupid the "i saved you from being raped <3 SO I CAN RAPE YOU, PSYCH!" scene was. like wtf was that??????
(I hope you werent planning on USING that butthole, mister!)
i did not enjoy the art style, i think its the ugliest N+C art style yet and since. not my thing. many angles and proportions look weird. the CGs looked stiff and uninspired. it NEVER grew on me. no shade to people who liked it or the artist it just.. wasnt my thing. not unbearable but just. not. as good as it could have been and def took away from the experience.
i didnt like any of the endings. it wasnt scary it was weird. the pacing was weird. for being a BL, it had very little love just... wtf. and im so sad abt what they did to mikoto bc i liked him before uuuUuUuUu yandere plot twwwwist. bleh.... dollar store keisuke! they would FORCE the true end so you maybe go, "maybe the true end is satisfying and good an-" no. its not. fuck yoU!
sweet pool was painful. i dont know how else to put my experience. i 100%d it because i 100% everything when i can, and i was literally pushing through like a hiker in a snow storm to finish it. every 3 seconds was secondhand embarrassment. the "jerking off in the classroom" scene comes to mind. i got up and took a break for that one because it was just unbearable. idk how anyone could slap one out to this vn. im not sure if anyone ever has. which makes the sex weird. actually, i dont think there was a single consensual ero scene unless u count the true end fusion scene.
(proof god does not love us)
the aesthetic/vibe was... ehhh... not super unique IMO. school setting immediately put me off, a more gritty and cool toned, dark palate made things interesting but, its still a "weird thing happens in high school" story. kinda bored to death of HS settings in VNs.
i did like the protag tho! he was interesting and it was nice having a chronically ill protag even if it was just a plot device to make him be able to miss school while going on a... dark apartment birth marathon.
sweet pool felt like a bizarre, amateur fanfiction for a fetish i dont have.
the soundtrack is very memorable as well as the opening pre-game sequence, i liked the concept of the choice button meanings, but they were very rough in actual use.
this is my favorite CG i appreciate the aquarium set up instead of a fish bowl (though he could do better...)
(shame about them turning into meat popcorn tho...)
i liked the iguana lol
i didnt care about these guys so much i dont even remember their names most of the time. except zenya. i liked him cus hes so cute and batshit crazy and has intersex swag.
(does this shade match my festering flesheye?)
all in all?
i give sweet pool a 2/10 butt babies.
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CONS:
no shortage of buttbirth stuff
seems to have lost the "love" in "BL".
some characters arent even original... FROM THEIR OWN STUDIO.
boring, hard to follow story
character focus on a character who has no personality. this guy is the gijinka of the hair that gathers at the drain of your shower.
designs that just are not very memorable or unique, without the personality to work with
story has routes but none of them were thought much of, should have just been a kinetic
confusing choice buttons
WAY too many choices for a VN with 3 candidates. makes 100%ing a drag.
predictable story
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PROS:
no shortage of buttbirth stuff, i mean, if youre into that
a soundtrack that makes up for the lack of good ero because this OST FUCKS
still a better love story than twilight
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note: i read it in offical ENG, so i was no doubt getting a lower quality version. i dont think the original text would have helped getting it more than a single grade higher.
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Rae! In honor of your birthday today (Well, you're free to talk about it any time obviously lmao), but please tell us about some of the songs you perform with your self ship pop punk band!
OKAY :))
for anyone who's not caught up, i have a self ship pop punk band with ushijima, meian, beel from OM, and sukuna. OM lucifer and nanami are also our managers.
im vocals! ushijima is bass! meian is rhythm guitar and also vocals! sukuna is lead guitar! beel is drums! lucifer and nanami make sure we dont get chaotic bc god help us if we're on our own! 🤭
i answered one similar to this earlier with what I think our own music would be like so i tried to do what we would do as covers for this ask hehe. OKAY ON TO THE SONGS!
FAT LIP - SUM 41
It's on regular rotation in the van. Lucifer and Nanami fucking think it's trash and hate it (derogatory), but we think it's trash and hate it (affectionate). It's a song that Sukuna, Beel, and I grew up with. Meian and Ushijima had never even heard it before until we showed it to them.
Every time it comes on shuffle in the van, we all lose our minds and start singing along with it. Lucifer and Nanami are in 2 minutes and 58 seconds of their own personal hell. They know we'll act up if they skip it.
One time I was sick for a show. I was standing off to the side of the stage for the outside venue with Nanami and Lucifer, and I was wearing one of Beel's big ass zip up hoodies to stay warm. After they had finished up one of our songs, Sukuna looked directly at me off to the side and started playing the beginning. I was looking at him like "biTCH DONT YOU DARE!"
but then Beel kicking in on the drums and the rest of them kicking in too and it had already been decided. When I asked them why they did it, they were like "Made you smile, didn't it? Just wanted to make you feel a little better!"
IRIS - DIAMANTE & BREAKING BENJAMIN (orig. Goo Goo Dolls)
Sukuna and I don't pull this cover out a whole lot, but when we do, the crowd loves it. I'm no contact with my mom and the original is one of her favorite songs in the world, so it took a really long time for me to separate the song from the person. Sukuna was the one that suggested we cover it together so it could be a happier and new memory for me. Like I said, we don't pull it out too often, but when we do, everybody loses it.
LUNATIC - UPSAHL
Crowd loses their shit to this one too every time we do it because Toshi finally comes out of his little comfortable circle playing the bass and gets up front with me since it's a very bass-heavy song. Everybody also loses their shit because Toshi is watching me the whole time I'm singing, even when I'm not looking at him or I'm off near Beel or Sukuna or Meian just vibing with them for a few moments. Everybody is watching Toshi watch me and going "ME WHEN?? ME BEING ADORED WHEN????"
When the rest of them came back, Meian told me he punched him "just because".
When I first heard the song, i threw down bass tabs the next day in front of ushijima and went "LEARN THIS! NOW!" he was like "babygirl, i gotta hear it first 😮💨" fhejjfjejdje
anyways the song is too close to home. an ex had shown up to a show to talk to me and it was a disaster - they all made a line in front of me to keep my ex from getting to me. I was going feral though and Toshi had to pick me up kicking and screaming and take me back to the van to calm down.
LOVE BITES (SO DO I) - HALESTORM
Beel!!! Loves!!! Doing!!! This one!!! Man goes absolutely fucking insane on the drums and it's usually me back there by his drum kit singing!!! Actually, everybody loves doing this one because we kinda wanna move out of doing pop punk to doing this genre. The few new songs we've had that are similar to this, everybody has been very receptive so we're excited to maybe take our music in this direction. Sukuna and Meian actually had to help me with the middle bits of the yelling because they were like "Oh, precious baby, no, you gotta be stronger than that" but with practice i got there heheheheheh
MONTAUK MONSTER - LAURA STEVENSON & THE CANS
HRJWJCJWK OKAY SO THIS ONE!!!! you wouldn't know it looking at him, but meian actually knows how to play the banjo!!! he learned bc i was just casually saying how i like songs with banjo in them a lot and so he bought a banjo the next day and sukuna and beel were like "what are you doing 💀" and meian was like "miND YOUR BUSINESS 😤"
anyways i play this song a lot in the van and they all hate folk music but they endure it for me bc they all love me 🥰 meian was the one that was like "we should.... uhh.. cover this" bc he learned the banjo for it and sukuna was like "dUDE NO" BUT I WAS FOAMING AT THE MOUTH LIKE "YEAH??????" and sukuna gave in bc im their pretty lil princess and they do whatever i tell them to do at the end of the day bc they cant ever say no to me, they love me too much 😈
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just to clear some things up
firstly, i'm in fucking SHOCK that my video on tiktok blew up, and im reaaaaaaally happy and excited about it, and it's kinda funny how most of the people who liked it didn't paid attention that its not just original emo sans :D yes orig sans probably a stoner tho i agree
so, just a little bit information:
actually sans is not using weed here. he's using another substance, that he got delivered from human from the outside. And no, he, and people who loves him, are not having a good time. and he's not the only one like this in the underground. What we're trying to show here, is how badly drugs affects people and their family/friends, affecting their mindset and thinking, making them do and say stuff that they definetly wouldn't while being sober.
everything does not revolves around sans and his addiction problems( even tho he's my favourite one ngl). After Frisk rescued monsters from underground, humans did not accepted this. Frisk, as a human ambassador, together with Asgor tried to diplomatically resolve this conflict. Frisk explained how they saw the monsterkind, how they greeted them, and that just because of their kindness - they're still alive and standing here. Didn't worked.
Humans understood, that keeping monsters behind barrier didn’t worked, and if they would do this for the second time - monsters probably will break out again, and who knows what they'll do. The only choice they saw - is to destroy a whole generation. This is a war au.
this au is still absolutely not finished, so this probably sounds boring, and im sure im writing like a loser but im too lazy to use google translate so fuck it
thank you all for support!!!
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Nothing Like You
Fangs Fogarty
Chapter 2
Word Count: 1533
Warnings: Cussing
Lyra stared at the back of the boy’s head as he took his seat in their booth smirking over at her. Lyra quickly turned back to Kevin and looked at him with a questioning glance. “Who?” Was all that she was able to say. She was surely flustered by the boy she made eye contact with. Kevin laughed looking at the boy in leather and said “ That’s Jughead Jones and his friends. They are serpents.” Kevin said as he glanced at Jug and his friends across the diner. With a confused face, Lyra looked at Kevin “Serpent? What do you mean?”She asked still confused over all of it. “ The serpent's run the southside of Riverdale, whereas the Bulldogs run the northside”. Kevin said as he sighed dreamily. “There is this Bulldog named Moose and oh my lord! He is a big hunk of man!” He said with dreamy eyes as he leaned forward on the table. Lyra leaned closer and said, “ But what I want to know is who is the shorter brown eyed hunk with him, Kevin?” Kevin turned to look at the group only to turn seconds later and shrug “Don’t know them only Jughead because he is dating Betty Cooper” Kevin said with a shrug. “Oh okay, that makes sense seeing as there aren’t any southside kids at Riverdale High.” Nodding Kevin said, “ Why don’t we go look around Riverdale a little more?” He suggested, “Sure why not,” Lyra says getting only to turn and bump into what felt like a solid wall. Lyra’s face was a bright red as she saw the thumb tattoo of the wall she slammed into. Feeling a cold sensation down her shirt she realized that the person she bumped into was holding a drink. Looking up to meet the intense angry expression of one of jughead’s friend, “What the hell?!?! Can you northsiders watch where the hell you are going?” He exclaimed as his face glowed a bright red “Oh my god! I’m so sorry, I didn’t see you walking behind.” Turning around quickly Lyra grabbed some napkins to help clean off his shirt. Frustrated the big skyscraper of a boy said: “Stop you will just make it worse”. Looking around to see what she should do she locked eyes with the same guy from earlier, Kevin walked over gently grabbing her and saying “I think we need to leave before this gets worse” Kevin and Lyra leave pops to look around Riverdale some more. They spent the next hour driving around and talking about Riverdale and all the gossip Kevin could scavenge up to tell her.
The next day was her first day and her mind wouldn’t stop racing. She was happy that she at least had one friend there. She hopped in her truck and drove to school passing over the train tracks on her way. Lyra parked her truck and sighed as she stared at the huge building in front of her. She grabbed her book bag swinging it over her shoulder as she gets out slamming and locking her car in the process. She started walking to the front door, stopping suddenly as she hears her name being called out from behind her. She turned around seeing Kevin with three other people. A gorgeous girl with a blond ponytail in a pink sweater, and a guy with surprisingly bright red hair in a letterman jacket holding hand with a girl in what Lyra was guessing a cape. Kevin jogged up to her with his books in his hand. “Hey guys, this is the new girl I was talking about yesterday. Lyra, this is Betty, Archie, and his girlfriend Veronica.” He says pointing at each one of them when he calls out their names. Lyra smiled at all of them “So you’re the one dating Jughead. I see when he likes you.” She says looking over at Betty. Betty gave her a questioning look. “How do you know about Jug?” she asked as she looked over at Kevin. Lyra sighed as she turned around towards the school with them. “Kevin and I went to Pop’s and I kind of ran into him and some of his friends.” She said before Kevin spoke up “Yeah sure if that's what you call spilling his drink on him.” Lyra looked down embarrassed “No way that’s too funny.” Betty said while laughing. The group of five walking into Riverdale high talking about what happened yesterday.
Later on that same week Archie walked up to Lyra “Hey Lyra I have a question?” Looking at Archie, Lyra said, “Sure what up?” “I wanted to know if you could help me on a project of mine?” asked Archie “ Yeah sure what is the project?” She asked with a hint of curiosity in her voice “Its a secret I'll fill you in later” He said before turning around walking away“Okay?” She said before heading to her truck and going home. She got home and was working on some class work before she goes to help Archie with his project. She got a text as she hopped on her motorcycle, she looked down and it was Archie giving her an address to meet him at. It was right down the street from her place at the corner of Fox and 3rd st. She parked her bike at the convenience store right there as she saw Archie standing there in all black with a backpack on. “We can go back to my place to work on this project of yours. I live right down the street Arch.�� She said as Archie shook his head and started walking to a building. “This is a different type of project Ly.” Lyra shrugged and followed him as he stopped at a spot on the wall that didn’t have graffiti on it. He opened his bag and handed her a can of red spray. “Im putting out a warning to those jackass serpents down here. Help me make a big red circle Ly.” He says as he grabs a can for himself and starts at the top of the circle. “Archie, what the hell? Why are you doing this?” She asks very confused and frustrated. Archie stopped and glared at her. “Betty thinks the Black Hood is a southsider. I’m leaving him a warning.” He says as he gets back to drawing the circle.
Lyra stands there looking around as a couple boys come out of the store at the corner laughing. Lyra tensed up not knowing what to do as the same guys from Pop’s came over to Archie pushing him away from the wall. “Hey! What the hell do you think you are doing man?” The tall one asked firious as Archie stood his ground against him. The guy still towering over him. “Back off. I’m not here for you.” He said as he tried to go back to tagging the building the main guy pushed him away again. “Oh yeah! Then who’s this message for? Aw, hell, don’t tell me it’s for the black hood.” He says as he turns back to his goons “And people say we’re the troublemakers.” Lyra steps closer to Archie trying to hide her face from the guys as she grabs Archie’s arm. “I think we should go Arch.” She says quietly before Archie brushes her hand off. He slings his bag over his shoulder as he tries to walk in between the two guys as Lyra walks beside him. The gorgeous boy smirking as grabbing onto her waist before they got anywhere.The tall guy stoppe Archie with a push, “Whoa, Southside’s Serpent country. You can’t come here and tag our turf.” He says as he looks down at the girl next to hist friend. He laughs harshly looking back at Archie. “And you seriously brought this clumsy northie with you too? Wow that’s presious.” He said as he steps closer to Archie. Lyra looked at the boy holding onto her waist and then back at Archie with a pleading look. “Archie, we should just go…” She says trying not to freak out. The guy nods and glares at Archie “Yeah, listen to the girl and get your asses back to the northside before someone gets hurt.” He says with a devilish grin on his face. Archie just glares right back at him before pulling Lyra away from the snake and pushes her behind him. “Get out of my way, or someone will get hurt.” He says without hesitation. The tall one pulls out a switchblade as he clenched his jaw. “You just made a big mistake.” Lyra starts to panic as she tugs at Archie’s sleeve and tries to push him away from the guy with the blade. “I’m so sorry we did that. I doubt he really mean it so out of the goodness of your hearts, just let us pass by.” She says but no one expect the cute guy hear her. She glares at him as he tries not to laugh at her. Archie steps forward and pulls out a gun yelling “Who made a mistake?” as the boys run off and Lyra glares at him.
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do u ever make a new oc and realize u’ve immediately cursed ur own dick ANYWAY
hi im a huge weenie and made a dragon ball oc! theyre a shinjin, they/them pronouns, and..just. JUST obnoxiously gay
their name ‘urumisu’ is my very bad attempt at literally taking the name ‘hermes’ and kinda romanizing it i guess??! imagine their jpn dub name is urumisu and their eng dub name is hermes lmao
fun facts below the cut!
SO u may be wondering ‘ex-universe 4 apprentice but universe 7 mail person wtf does this mean’ it means i was at work and thought of these ideas at random but i felt like they weirdly worked super well so just bear w me
urumisu is orig from universe 4 yeah! trained as an apprentice kai to maybe eventually become a supreme kai, BUT theyre fucking heinously irresponsible. so much so that kuru, the universe 4 kai, gets absolutely fed up and ‘suspends’ them indefinitely until they wise up enough and show theyre ready to take their job seriously
he does so by sending them to universe 7! why? bc its the universe dragon ball takes place in obviously! thats literally it ok i didnt say this was expert craftsmanship
in their time before their suspension, they DID pick up on the ‘kai kai’ technique, meaning they pretty much spend all their time hopping place to place throughout the universe...and have taken to being QUITE the gossip, almost a tabloid journalist, constantly blogging about the things they learn and hear!
they just so happen by on earth at a time when lord beerus and whis happened by, and are ab. so. lute. ly. smitten. because im that bitch.
and for a short while, uru’s main goal diverts from gossip to woo’ing universe 7′s god of destruction because for some idiot ass reason beerus looked them square in the face and told them he’d hakai them in an instant and all they did was sigh dreamily and melt onto the ground. he didn’t. he didn’t know what to. do or say to that. so.
throughout all of this, kuru ofc calls in and checks periodically on uru for progress updates, gauging if they’ve become any more ‘responsible,’ and of course they lie through their teeth--they’ve mastered quick changing from their ‘jobless’ attire to untucking their trousers, putting on their robe, and tying their sash in five seconds flat. its astonishing really.
when it comes time for the jig to be up, kuru all but drops uru’s ass, out of second chances to give. completely haphazardly lost, uru weighs theyre options--maybe they could be an attendant to shin? or even the elder supreme kai? or maybe? beerus? (of course not, but they can dream)
as it ends up, the grand kai opens his arms and takes uru under his wing, utilizing uru’s mastery of the ‘kai kai’ teleportation and assigning them the role of ‘mailperson’ of the gods, or mostly just otherworld in general. sure, the kais can mostly telekenetically communicate, but they can’t communicate physical things! and, sometimes, on special occasions, uru functions basically as a walking talking ouija board, except far less cursed, and brings things between the mortal world and otherworld.
uru is immensely okay with this, because it means they get to stay in universe 7 and schmooze on lord beerus and occassionally whis and kibito and shin and. even vegeta and goku and SO many people god and enjoy the new life theyve grown accustomed to while still fulfilling divine duties they still feel inclined to carry out (maybe this suspension/expulsion business really has made them more responsible after all)
it lends to also zipping up their blabber mouth bc the kais definitely hold them to that ‘ur not suppose to read others mail’ business and uru could v easily do so esp w the telekinesis shinjin seem to have (or maybe just kais but i digress work w me here) but theyre not ALLOWED TO bc its part of the JOB THEYVE BEEN SO GRACIOUSLY GIVEN BY THE UNIVERSE 7 DIVINITY SO PLS DONT FUCK THIS ONE UP BUD
fun facts! uru, for my own self indulgent reasons because fucking of course, fucking...just... weirdly loves feeding people. they dont have a super big desire to eat food themselves, though they will, sure, but they absolutely love the bonding experience and trust that comes with spoonfee,ding other this sounds a lot worse when i type it out. anyway thats why theyre just absoluetly FLOORED by not only beerus and whis but just, goku and vegeta and they find saiyans in general adorable bc they just eat a fucking shit ton. urumisu’s just. a fucking weirdo like that thats all there really is to it
also fun fact! they have a TERRIBLY too lax way of speaking--i know jpn has ways of speaking informally, but in english it rly translates into that valley-girl ass “like, totally, dude” being in EVERY sentence.
they also, in english at least, would refer to EVERYONE as ‘sweetie’, or even, more rarely tho, ‘baby’ or ‘darling’ bc, like i said, 0 formality MCKASDJF the only thing i could find in jpn tho is that they literally call everyone ‘-bo’ or ‘-tan’ in like a cutesy way
theyve also added their own little flare to ‘kai kai’ without really meaning to--theres the faintest glittery shimmer signalling where they’ll appear just seconds before they do, and, somehow, they seem to always find themselves appearing on tabletops (coupled with the permanent wedges, it seems they just really like to be tall, though they wouldnt admit it)
both when they arrive and when they leave, they strike a cute pose! entering with a long “hi!~” and leaving with a “bye bye, kai kai!” because im a hammy bitch
the kanji on their delivery person uniform is suppose to say ‘mail’ i promise but forgive me if its. wrong mkLCAS orz
AND THATS...PRETTY MUCH IT I MEAN LIKE FUCK IF IM EVER GOING TO DO ANYTHING WITH THIS CHARACTER BUT CAKSCDK I HAD FUN DESIGNING THEM AND HAVING THEIR LITTLE ARC COME TOGETHER!
#thai draws#ocs#dragon ball#fancharacter#urumisu#GOD WRITING DOWN ALL THE STUFF ABT THEM TOOK UP A LOT OF SPACE IM SO SORRY I DIDNT REALIZE ITD BE SO MUCH CMAKSDVA
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Oh my god no?? But exactly? If they found kids or something like. Would he be the grandma??? The cooking and the crafts and “the apocalypse isn’t happening, have a carrot and let’s tell stories from our childhoods” and would he collect all the books he finds and start a little library? I’m just picturing the world falling apart and him just chilling (in the absolute most “gonna fall apart in a split second but hold on the GARDEN NEEDS MEEE” kind of way. Only existing to do good? To make up?)
not to be clark sibling trash but i think that at least half the reason nick is such a brother figure to smols is because he kinda dropped the ball with alicia in their teenage years? i mean he isn’t a grandma. with charlie he was half comforting, half snark, and half “mhm sure uh huh” half listening to her talk about jazz while he fussed about his turnips and if that isnt big brother on baby sitting duty i dont know what is?
i mean. i honestly think that soft book nerd nicholas is the orig nick? before depression and anxiety led to addiction? “everybody loved nick” from alicia, and “nick was here when i was a freshman.. he was nice” from tobias in season one.
i mean, maddie basically laid it all out? “he just needs to be somewhere he feels safe” or whatever it was she said. and nick has always kinda, had that fussy nature? of wanting to care for the people he thinks need to be cared for? did it with ofelia when she got shot in season two? told daniel what kinda meds to look for in the plane wreck? found her a rosary? told her it’d hurt less if she put antibiotics on the gauze rather than on the bullet wound itself? he did it with chris? he’s done it with luci? and, hell, for better or worse, he kinda even did it with troy.
and now he’s found a way to do it for the community at large by basically feeding all of them?
and, since he’s cooped up inside all day. what other better task for him to take on than keeping an eye on whatever kiddos that happen to be there? and i mean, i dont think there are any?? but we haven’t seen much of the diamond community yet, anyways. but he might also just be the person they stick new smols with to make sure they dont get into too much mischief and dont feel too alone and despairig. because he’s both comforting “come on charlie, you don’t need to worry about things like that anymore” when she asks about the food. but also like. snarky and distracting? his lil “whatreya dooooin’” when she’s messing with the walkie talkie
i mean they have fourty seven people there. so theyve got other people doing other tasks. but im sure he might be one of those people that other people at least like to spend some amount of time with, even if he is a sad traumatized little soul.
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HEY HEY it’s fine, your health always comes first! my friday was really interesting and today i finally went grocery shopping so there’s that. how’s your weekend so far? LMAO UR LITERALLY ME. i often feel detached from people or even myself but it takes .0000081 seconds for a tear to slip out when im reading or watching anime. omg i cried sm the second season of haikyuu bc like.. my baby oiks deserved to go to nationals man, seijoh deserved to go ;-; dont get me wrong i was sooo proud of (1/?)
our crows but like.. oikawa!!! i watched a couple episodes of avatar yesterday and i already love how flawed zuko is, you can see it right from the start. i already know what happens tho okay HAHAH. AND GIRL IM SO HYPED FOR INFINITY WAR!! LIKE aSDJD I CANT EVEN EXPRESS HOW I FEEL, SHIT’S BOUT TO GO DOWN. WHICH REMINDS ME, BOKU NO HERO ACADEMIA IS SET IN A UNIVERSE WITH SUPERHEROES AND IT’S HONESTLY V CUTE. which ALSO reminds me i had a fic draft about how an ex-superhero mc who’s next door (2/?)
who’s next door neighbors with a notorious anti-hero (superrrr orig ik, i was like in 9th grade ok i’m cringing) and she finds out about him through some funny circumstances bc for one, she’s not dumb. she can piece it together. she lost her powers in some way and is trynna adjust to reg human life and she doesn’t want anything to do with playing hero anymore bc of uh “PLOT.” shit happens. never got past the 3rd chapter lol which made me realize that long fics weren’t for me, i lose (3/?)
motivation too fast but it just sucks bc idk how to condense it enough for it to be a oneshot. when i randomly write, they still hit up to 20k so I DONT KNOW?? maybe i just write too much. i’m just as disorganized as i was 4-5 years ago ;; AH FF(.)net AND QUOTEV. GOOD OL’ TIMES. the first fic i read was about infinite’s woohyun bc he was my bby at the time lmaooo. and wow i’d love to read your revamped fics and whatever else you have in mind!! the thing about fantasy is that it’s so broad (4/?)
u can literally do anything with it!! LMAO WELL I MEAN TBRH IT’S JUST BTS but HM WHO DO YOU THINK MAtCHES THE JOB DESCRIPTIONS?? wink wink. ALSO sorry that i talk so much omg u must hate reading my messages lmao i feel like i always have a lot to say (5/5!!!) -sjsu
lemme just say that i don’t hate getting your messages at all ok!!!!!!!!!!!! i feel like i have a lot to say especially when the topics are within my interests and girl talking to me abt cringey fanfics, ugly crying over sports anime, & black panther are perfect enough reasons to babble over! i promise!!!!!!!! i look forward to talking to you girl (’:
thank you! i honestly just went out to my friend’s bday dinner yesterday night and chilled at home all day today. i’m supposed to hang with my dad and probably go out driving tomorrow so we’ll see. as of rn, i’m fooling myself into thinking that i’m gonna work on my english paper rn but i’m compromising and telling myself to just find quotes and write my thesis then saving the actually writing for tomorrow. but LMAO I’M GLAD YOU CAN RELATE. I WORRY THAT I’M ALONE ON THIS SOMETIMES. yeah, i detach easily and i don’t mean to but sometimes i prefer to let my mind drift and daydream because it’s so much more interesting than day to day life. buT I GET SO EMOTIONALLY INVESTED IN ANIME OK. I CRIED FOR SEASON TWO ALSO. LIKE OIKAWA WAS SO HARDWORKING AND FUCK WHEN THEY LOST TO THE CROWS I WAS SO SAD BC I HONESTLY WISHED THEY COULD BOTH WIN SOMEHOW. like fuck that anime is good, making us sympathize and love like literally everyone you meet because the biggest antagonist in that damn show is time and how one minor point just fucks everyone over and kjsdhfsjkdhf i love haikyuu!! sooooo much. god
LMAO IT’S OK. i spoil myself a lot with shows and movies bc i’m a big like movie person especially in the MCU and horror cuz i like knowing that what i’m watching is worth all the fuss (this goes for most movies in general) although for black panther i didn’t spoil myself because i could feel it in my gut that it would end my entire existence and guess what it did? ended my entire existence. AND OMG INFINITY WAR SDFSDKJHF I’M SOLELY WATCHING IT FOR T’CHALLA TBH. I NEEDA KNOW WHAT ELSE IS GONNA HAPPEN WITH HIM AND THE REST OF WAKANDA OK. AND OMG IT IS? I LOVE THAT. OK FOR SURE I’M WATCHING IT OK.
i only played an interactive story app abt superheroes and it was so freakin’ cool. now this makes me want to replay it ‘cuz it’s just a trip man. the story line is great and i love the idea of superpowers. and omg that story of yours sounds so cool! like imo a trope / plot can seem “cliche” but how you execute it is what really makes the biggest different! like make me feel!!! make me love and hate your characters!!!!!!!! but yeah, honestly, i’m really starting to disbelieve in my skills at writing multi-part fics bc it’s a STRUGGLE. i write to finish i think. but i’m challenging myself to write series bc i have a few that i reallyyyyyyyyyyy want to write. and holy shit 20k????????? that’s amazing! i’ve only done that like once and i haven’t read it in hella long.
whenever i get around to it (man, i’m starting to get annoyed with myself for using this phrase kjsdhkjfsh), i will most def hit you up!!!!!!!! my first fic was like......... uh.... fuck i can’t even remember but i will admit i did try writing twilight fanfic too. in terms of kpop, my first was this jungkook drabble that i never saved and actually deleted after a few days but another one was this yoongi drabble that i currently have up rn that isn’t too bad. but ok girl telling me, a girl who thrives off structure and a basis, that something is broad is HELL for me. like i really need to think things over and make sure it makes sense and it’s just hard. i struggle but i’m trying.
rjgnkjsgkjsdhfkjshf alright, alright mundane jobs for earth-bound bts:
jin: cafeteria lady (sorry bb), everyone loves him, his station’s the cleanest, and no one hates him like............. at all. not even Boss, who everyone FEARS
yoongi: janitor but not really he doesn’t clean and his boss loves him too much to make him do work
hobi: retail worker bc he will not let any atrocity walk out of the store no matter what, doesn’t need his powers to get anyone to buy anything, makes pouches A Thing
joon: librarian, likes to observe ppl, somehow likes humanity even tho we’re messes (”aren’t we all messes, after all?”)
jimin & tae: delivery boys aka the bats bc they move like they’re coming straight out of hell
jungkook: mcd cashier, hates his job, sometimes gives people melted ice cream bc they looked at him funny
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résumésAvoid dense text by using a second page
As a law student, I went on a few job interviews. At one, the interviewer’s first comment was “It’s so unusual that I see a résumé without any typos.”
“Are you serious?” I said.
She said, “Yes, probably 90% of the résumés I get have typos. And that includes the ones we get from the top schools.”
I got the job. Probably there were better-qualified candidates, but they damaged their chances with sloppy résumés. The irony is that those people, who most needed to hear the interviewer’s feedback, weren’t in the room. Because they never got an interview.
Consider yourself warned.
Also review the First & Second Laws of Typography in Why does typography matter.
This is a book on typography, not typos. But the point is the same—faced with a stack of nearly identical résumés and limited time, readers will make judgments that aren’t based on substance. Whether you think that’s fair is irrelevant. It happens all the time.
The biggest problem I see with résumés is that they’re uncomfortably dense with text. I take this to be the influence of the myth that a résumé can only be one page long. Unless a potential employer demands one page, feel free to make your résumé two pages. Or longer, if necessary. This will ease your typographic problems. Three caveats, however:
Print a two-page résumé with two sheets of paper, even if you have a duplex printer. You don’t want a potential employer to overlook the second page because it’s printed on the back of the first.
Never assume a reader will get past the first page. Always put the most important information on page one.
When I say “longer, if necessary,” remember you’re writing for a potential employer, not your mom. My résumé fits on two pages. I’ll bet yours can too.
Students, this advice doesn’t apply to you. You’ve only got one page of material. Really.
Page margins too small; line length too big.
Body text set in a system font (Calibri).
Headings and gray boxes are too large relative to body text.
Key information—the where and when—is buried.
Ugly bulleted lists.
Page margins bigger; line length smaller.
Calibri replaced with Equity and Concourse.
Headings no longer dominate the page.
Names of schools and employers are easily noticed.
Gentler list bullets.
Nonessential information moved to second page.
Keep in mind that one way a résumé illustrates your virtues is by drawing connections between you—whom the reader knows nothing about—and various schools and employers, which the reader may have heard of. The implied syllogism goes like this: Boxer Bedley & Ball is an elite employer. This person worked at Boxer Bedley & Ball. Therefore, this person is an elite-quality candidate. Don’t make your reader struggle to dig out the names of those schools and employers—make sure they’re immediately visible.
In this revision, the visual emphasis has shifted from the headings—who cares about résumé headings?—to the substance. This also makes the résumé more skimmable, which is never a bad thing.
I consider a résumé a special kind of letterhead. Review those production tips.
Past that, resist the urge to buy paper specially marketed for résumés—the kinds that come in odd colors (e.g., green, pink, gray) or textures (e.g., parchment, marble, linen). High-quality business-letterhead paper from the stationery store is just fine. Anything more elaborate comes across as trying too hard.
For that reason, make sure you know how to make a PDF.
Increasingly, employers and recruiters are asking for résumés in PDF format. In PDF, good typography survives; good paper is irrelevant.
by the way
Résumé is the original spelling and still preferred. Resumé is acceptable. Resume is common but wrong. How do you type the é character? See common accented characters.
Nothing beats having another person—or even better, more than one—edit your résumé. But insist that each reviewer propose at least three edits, so they don’t return with the chipper-but-useless “Looks great to me!”
If you’re applying for a design job, it’s entirely fair that you be judged in part by the typography of your résumé. While this seems self-evident, I still see an astonishing number of design résumés set in system fonts. Confidential to all of you: enough already.
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so i have 5 pages of freewriting for the artist statement, and i’ve now managed to kinda...condense that into a page of rough bullet points? idk. like im trying to find what are the central/important/core/major points in all of that freewriting and my thoughts about the project, and thats what this is basically?
under the readmore bc long.
Trio of paintings set into wood frame become a 3D object in space that you move around, engage with as an installation piece.
Concept, orig: nature reclaiming man-made spaces, juxtaposition of the two subjects - now more a view of an alternate world where nature and humans live together, pieces feel like person could walk in at any moment, as opposed to humans being gone.
Concept changed through process, realized i didn’t want them to be about nature reclaiming spaces per se as that assumes a) humans are no longer around these spaces, and/or b) that humans are bad, our structures are incompatible with nature, as are we - i dont feel like that necessarily has to be true for these scenes to exist as paintings.
(I clearly like escapist fantasy, but am also clearly a homebody… (look, my dream is still a humble cozy tiny home in a clearing in a forest with a studio in a shed nearby. I also really love fantasy stories. So!) )
Definitely did not want spaces to look/feel abandoned. Empty of people at the moment, but not devoid of humans.
Combo of interest in painting the two subjects, sharing my view of banal spaces/things.
idea? Juxtaposing nature and human-made things doesn’t feel like juxtaposition if the two feel like they’re meant to be together. Idk which my pieces feel like, though? I think like with anything, there’s plenty of room for viewer interpretation here.
Trio has slice of life feeling? freeze-frame? also look sort of like illustrations, somewhat flat looking, with bright vibrant colors. Not negative, i like the look.
Concept - Also explored the idea of painting just these rooms/spaces, and how the motivation/interest there interacts with or differs from this project, where/if there’s overlap, which direction i truly wanted to go in for this project, and circled around to, yup, plants growing in bathtubs and sinks and showers and washing machines is my jam atm. Maybe in the future i will do a series of my second idea. But that investigation is visible in the works, too, my questioning motivations and concepts, why the plants, why not the plants, etc. is a part of the process now.
Process involved a lot of sketching plants, compositions. Practice pieces before final trio, trying out subjects, scenes, angles/compositions, which plants to incorporate, colors to use, lighting, etc.
Also, practice pieces and general practice/process show my attempts at working around/with my anxiety/adhd complications to FINISH something. :p and working on creating a… not exactly work ethic, but schedule, i guess, like actually making sure i go in and spend time working...
Size - small = intimate. But also, easier to finish.. And idk, i tend towards working small. But i love larger works and the effects they can show, the idea to do one larger piece seemed like a good challenge. idk.
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The Shearer Method Books 1-4
The Shearer Method Series Books 1-4
by Aaron Shearer, Thomas Kikta, and Alan Hirsh
Alfred Publishing, Released 2012-2019
Buy the Books via Amazon, Shearer Foundation, Sheet Music Plus
I recently reviewed Book 4 from this series and was very pleased to receive the complete set from the Aaron Shearer Foundation. I have used the old series for a long time, in particular the Classic Guitar Technique and Scale Pattern Studies but this new updated and revised series by Thomas Kikta and Alan Hirsh are at a whole new level. Book 1 dates back to 2012 but with the release of the new harmony book this year the set is even more complete.
This is the most comprehensive method series currently available for beginner to intermediate classical guitar. The books give you a combined 830 pages of advice, theory, exercises, repertoire, and more. Along with the new multimedia supplements, the Shearer method has reached the 21st Century!
What I like about the new series (particularly Book 1):
Quicker integration of pieces and exercises embedded within the large amount of text. Text can bog down the learning experience so getting to actual playing faster is a big improvement here.
Fully comprehensive, they skip nothing. This is good for some students and bad for others but teachers can easily decide/filter for the student.
Use of the 4th finger on D and G on the top strings. This is essential for students because repertoire requires it and there’s always been a disconnect between method books and repertoire. The transition to repertoire will now be seamless.
More duets – This is essential for a natural learning of rhythm and musicality. Also more fun to play with the teacher.
More diagrams – Jazz books have long used diagrams to teach fingerboard knowledge but now we have them combined with reading notation all in one book. Best of both worlds.
More music theory. Much more comprehensive and integrated into the series.
Overall this is a great series with a modern approach but still includes all the wealth and content that we expect from the traditional Shearer materials. Each book provides vast amounts of content to work through a different aspect of classical guitar pedagogy. Any student who completes all four books is going to feel confident and secure in their skills (especially reading skills).
Criticism? It’s difficult to find fault in such a comprehensive and well structured series. That said, I’m not a huge fan of teaching through books with tons of text and explanation, it can be rigid and confining. But, for ages 13 and up I think it’s fine as long as there is a good teacher to simplify, filter, and add context to the information. It’s important to look at these books as an educational supplement rather than a full curriculum. These are great to use during the first half of lessons and/or practice session while leaving the second half for special concert repertoire and fun projects that inspire the student. I’m not sure why there is no repertoire from the classical guitar canon, maybe the composed works here just fit the educational goals more concisely. The student gets a ton of great pieces in various textures and styles (some are quite fun), but they do not get the historical awareness and excitement that playing traditional repertoire provides. But as I said, you have to place the series in the context of actual learning. Use the books for half the session and the student will enjoy the wealth of knowledge, educational content, and fun pieces as well.
An Overview (From the Publisher)
Book 1 – Classic Guitar Foundations – The Shearer Method Classic Guitar Foundations is the first in a series of works that define Aaron Shearer’s approach to playing the classic guitar. The work by this legendary figure, with videos by Thomas Kikta and compositions by Dr. Alan Hirsh, stands out in starting the student to read and play while following a graduated step-by-step curriculum that supports positive habits for efficient study. This innovative method is rooted in a common-sense approach and includes musical offerings in a rich variety of styles, sensitively composed to support technical development. Areas of focus include: optimal hand position, visualization, sympathetic motion, arpeggios, finger alternation, left-hand coordination, and chords. With 63 videos shot in high definition, 74 new solo and duet compositions and arrangements as well as works by Sor, Carcassi, Giuliani and more, 35 recorded tracks with TNT Technology plus the Shearer Online Supplement, Classic Guitar Foundations is not just a book but a media experience.
Book 2 – Classic Guitar Developments – The Shearer Method Classic Guitar Developments is the second in a series of works that define Aaron Shearer’s approach to playing the classic guitar. The work by this legendary figure, with videos by Thomas Kikta and compositions by Dr. Alan Hirsh, stands out in continuing the student’s journey to read and play while following a graduated step-by-step curriculum that supports positive habits for efficient study. This innovated method is rooted in a common-sense approach and includes musical offerings in a rich variety of styles, sensitively composed to support technical development. Areas of focus include: rest stroke, key signature reading, rhythm studies, arpeggios, barring, slurs, ornaments, warm-ups and chord studies. With 49 videos shot in high definition, 85 new solo and duet compositions and arrangements, as well as 16 additional works by Cutting, Sanz, Bach, Mertz and more, 47 recorded tracks with TNT2 technology plus the Shearer Online Supplement, Classic Guitar Developments is not just a book but a media experience.
Book 3 – Learning the Fingerboard – The Shearer Method Book 3-Learning the Fingerboard is the third in a series of works that define Aaron Shearer’s approach to playing the classic guitar. The work by this legendary figure, with videos and audio performances by Thomas Kikta and compositions by Dr. Alan Hirsh, stands out in continuing the student’s journey to now ascend the neck and develop instant recognition of the notes along the fingerboard, while following a graduated step-by-step curriculum that supports positive habits for efficient study. This innovative method is rooted in a common-sense approach and includes musical offerings in a rich variety of styles, sensitively composed to enable technical development. The student will ascend the fingerboard and learn to play in keys and positions through scale forms, harmony and graded musical applications. With videos shot in high definition, 87 new duet compositions, as well as repertoire of the masters including works by Telemann, C.P.E.Bach, Handel and more, all recorded to make 94 tracks with TNT2 technology plus the Shearer Online Supplement, Learning the Fingerboard is not just a book but a media experience.
Book 4 – Guitar Harmony – Guitar Harmony, by Alan Hirsh, is a unique guitar-centric approach, perfect for use in private lessons or the classroom. Students can begin any time, but foundations in technique and music reading are recommended. All concepts are applied directly on the guitar with musical examples taken from Sor, Caracssi, Carulli, and others. Progressively organized in 10 units, this easy-to-use method includes Building Blocks, Triads, Minor, Chord Progressions, Chord Voicings, Seventh Chords, Cadence and Phrases, Secondary Chords, Non-Chord Tones, and Harmonizing Melody.The book includes 9 Aural Training Modules as well as fingerboard interval and triad trainers found in the online supplement (password required). A practical approach to supplement any guitar study!
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Huawei P20 Review: The device is a dazzling flagship but didn’t come with a trio camera as expected, rather it came with duet rear camera and a solo camera at the front side. As a matter of fact, the newer rear cameras includes 12 MP main-rear camera and a 20 MP camera.
Tripod-free long shutter pictures can be taken with the cameras as the phone comes with a MasterAI. There is telephoto feature and monochrome features. The device failed to come with water resistivity features despite the absence of an earphone jack. It also failed to come with an OLED display.
See also: HUAWEI P20 SPECIFICATIONS
The front and back section is made of glass unlike the P20 Lite that has only its front made of glass and the back made of plastic. To be more disappointed, the device has no provision for internal memory expansion as it does not come with a microSD card slot and no FM radio. But the device comes with an OTG cable that is used on a reversible connector.
Huawei P20 features a capacitive 5.8 inches’ touchscreen display. This device runs on an operating system of Android 8.1 (Oreo). The Huawei P20 Price is $500. The device comes with dual 12 MP and 20 MP rear cameras. The front side also has 24 MP selfie camera at the front. It comes in 4 GB RAM. A non-removable Li-Po 3400 mAh battery powers the device.
The P20 has a processing speed that is enhanced due to the octa-core processing technology. The internal memory version of the device includes 128 GB internal memory which comes with a 4 GB RAM.
Operating system Android 8.1 (Oreo) Display 5.8 inches Dimension 149.1 x 70.8 x 7.7 mm Screen Resolution 1080 x 2240 pixels Network GSM / HSPA / LTE SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) CPU Octa-core (4×2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4×1.8 GHz Cortex-A53) Rear Camera Dual: 12 MP + 2 MP Internal Memory 128 GB RAM 4 GB Battery Capacity 3400 mAh battery
The operating system of Huawei P20 is the Android 8.1 (Oreo) which seems to be upgradable to a higher version of android 9.0 (Pie). It has a HiSilicon Kirin 970 made with 10 nm manufacturing process. The CPU is an Octa-core that runs at 4×2.4 GHz for Cortex-A73 and 4×1.8 GHz for Cortex-A53. The graphic processor is a Mali-G72 MP12.
The rear cameras are duet 12 megapixels with 20-megapixel rear cameras. The rear camera comes with LED flash, HDR and panorama. You can capture videos of about 4k resolution with the rear camera of the Huawei P20. The front side has a single 24 MP camera that can record 1080p resolution.
There is an LTPS IPS LCD screen of 5.8 inches at its front that has a resolution of 1080 pixels by 2240 pixels. The device comes with single SIM and dual nano SIM models.
The front mounted fingerprint sensor is there for maximum security of the phone. There is an earphone jack and a single speaker. A battery of 3400 mAh powers the device.
Unboxing
Unwrapping the black cartoon of the device will reveal many white accessories like a two-pinned white charger adapter, a white headphone, a white USB chord and a 3.5mm-to-USB-C adapter.
Always make sure that the cartoon is properly sealed so as to get the full content in box. If not, you might be getting half or fewer contents when you unbox a supposed new device. The Huawei P20 price is not much because you will get some phone covers and manual books in the box.
Design
The Huawei P20 comes with a physical dimension of 149.1 millimeters via length which 10.7 shorter than the P20 Lite. it is 70.8 millimeters in width which is 6.8 millimeter less wide than the P20 Lite. The phone is 7.7 millimeters thick. The P20 weighs 165 grams. It’s strange that the Lite version of a device is more longer, wider and thicker than that device.
At the front side of the device, you will see a 5.8 inches’ IPS LCD display. The 5.8 inches’ display screen on P20 comes with a screen-to-body ratio of 18.7:9.
The display almost covered every part of the front view excluding the part were the home key was supposed to be. This means that there is a home key on the Huawei P20. But the display screen didn’t cover the region meant for the earpiece and selfie camera with its sensors.
With the earpiece at the top front-side of the phone, the front side also sees a 24 MP camera depending on the version. The face recognition sensor is there at the front side of the phone.
At the back you will see two cameras including 12 megapixels and 20 megapixel cameras vertically place at the left-top of the rear part of the phone. The camera has its flash and sensor placed beneath it.
The left side of the phone is for volume keys and power key. The right side of the phone has the SIM card and microSD tray.
The device does not come with an audio jack but comes with a wired paired headphone that is connected to the phone via a 3.5mm-to-USB-C adapter. The device is not waterproof and dustproof. It can’t resist water and dust up to certain distance for a time.
At the bottom of the phone, there is an earphone jack at the bottom-left with a USB port separating the earphone jack from the loudspeaker that comes after the primary microphone at the bottom right. The primary mic is located at the right side of the USB port. And after the loudspeaker. This device has variant colors like Twilight, Black, Midnight Blue and Pink Gold colors.
Display
The device has a 5.84 inches’ display which comes with a 1080 pixels by 2280 pixels’ resolution that has a pixel density of 477 ppi. The display type is a super LTPS IPS LCD screen has a brightness of 480 nits.
Performance and Memory
The Huawei P20 is driven by an operating system of Android 8.1 (0reo) which is upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie). The device comes with HiSilicon Kirin 970 that has 10 nm manufacturing process. This chipset has a processor of eight cores running at 4 x 2.4 GHz. The graphics processor for it is a Mali-G72 MP12.
This device comes with one single RAM version which include 4 GB RAM. The device has 128 GB internal memory. But the internal memory cannot be expanded using a microSD card because there is no card slot.
Camera
The rear cameras are a duet 12 megapixels and 20-megapixel rear cameras. The camera comes with LED flash, HDR and panorama. You can capture videos of 4k resolution with the rear camera of the P20.
The 12-megapixel rear camera has an aperture of f/1.8, 27mm wide angle, a sensor size of 1/2.3 inches, a pixel of 1.55µm, an OIS, a PDAF and a laser AF. The 20 MP camera has an aperture of f/1.6, 27mm wide angle, 2x lossless zoom and a PDAF.
This 20MP camera is a monochrome camera that is the same as before with 1.00µm pixels and f/1.6 aperture lens. This Monochrome mode features its modes on the viewfinder which includes the Normal, Aperture, Portrait, and Pro.
There is a dual-tone LED flash to brighten the object in the dark. The rear camera can shoot 2160p video for 10 seconds that results to a 27MB media file, 1080p video at 60fps for 10 seconds that results to 17MB and 1080p video at 30fps for 10s resulting to 8MB file.
The Master AI from Huawei is enabled from Settings which helps the camera to identify the scene properly and goes on the right mode thus.
The 24 MP front camera is there to give you great selfie photos as you will get your colors and every other thing accurate if you seem to position well.
Connectivity and Sensors
The Huawei P20 has a Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct and a hotspot. A 4.2 version of Bluetooth is on the device, as it comes with an A-GPS and also an NFC. The USB port is version 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector that supports USB On-The-Go.
The device comes with fingerprint sensor mounted at the front side of the phone. It also has an accelerometer, a gyro, a proximity and a compass. There is also face recognition technology on the phone.
The network bands include 2G bands: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 – SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only), 3G bands: HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 and LTE 4G band.
Software and Applications
It is pre-installed with messaging features like SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM. The browser is HTML5. Huawei placed an MP4/DivX/XviD/H.265 player, MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FLAC player, Photo/video editor and a Document editor.
You have many themes to choose as they have different skin, wallpaper and icons. There is a memory clean up on the phone manager app. The phone manager app also has an Avast virus scan feature, battery settings, blocked numbers and mobile data usage.
When you pull down the notification panel, you will see quick switches for Wi-Fi connection, Bluetooth, mobile data, sound, airplane mode, torch and a screen brightness adjuster.
There is a Huawei Music App for playing music. And it is the default music player for P20 Lite. There is also a Huawei Health app for step counting and Fit syncing by google.
Battery and Huawei P20 Price
A non-removable Li-Po battery of 3400 mAh powers the device. Huawei P20 talk time is up to 16 hours on 3G mode, video playback of 12 hours’ duration and web browsing for 13 hours. The Huawei P20 price is about $500.
Conclusion
The front and back glass body makes the phone a dual-glass section with metal frame round about it. The screen is a 5.8 inches LTPS IPS LCD which is shorter than the P20 Lite screen with very few inches.
The chipset features Kirin 970 chipset with an octa-core processor of Cortex-A73 running at 2.4GHz + A53 1.8GHz. There is the Mali-G72 MP12 graphic processor. All these are operated by an operating system of Android 8.1 Oreo. The device has no space for memory card slot having an internal memory of 128 GB and a 4 GB RAM.
A 12MP camera with an aperture of f/1.8 OIS is there with a 20MP with an aperture of f/1.6 monochrome. These cameras records 4K videos, and a records a slow motion video at 720p. other camera features includes 2x optical zoom, OIS + EIS which can change focus and lighting after taking a photo. There is also a variable aperture and a portrait mode.
The powering factor is mainly a 3,400mAh battery that charges fast. There is a fingerprint reader at the front.
The dual-camera got an in the background redesign with another sensor, better lens, 960fps moderate mo catching, and some propelled machine figuring out how to enable you to take the best snaps. The last has some all the more figuring out how to do, without a doubt, yet it has officially awed us with that sans tripod long-shutter night shots.
The Huawei P20 originates from an entrenched lead breed, which has never frustrated us. The focus on the camera this year didn’t tip the scales against different highlights, for example, structure and show. The P20 is as incredibly lovely as it is ground-breaking. And keeping in mind that the scored screen isn’t the special one, it is the best pick of the season, and we can’t contend with individuals’ decision.
The Huawei P20 turned out a balanced device, giving an amazing option in contrast to the costlier P20 Pro. It’s as lovely and as incredible, while its camera isn’t that second rate compared to the Pro’s. At last, the Huawei P20 value bodes well, and in a couple of months from now when it settles down considerably further, the cell phone can possibly turn into the organization’s top of the line hit.
Other Huawei phones like Huawei P20 Lite in one way or the other
Huawei Honor 10 comes with 5.84 inches’ IPS LCD screen display, Hisilicon Kirin 970 processing chip, Dual: 16 MP (f/1.8) + 24 MP rear camera, 24 MP front camera, 3400 mAh battery, 128 GB internal memory and 8 GB RAM, Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified version)
Huawei Y6 Prime (2018) comes with 5.7 inches’ S-IPS LCD screen display, Snapdragon 425 processing chip, 3000 mAh battery, 32 GB internal memory and 3 GB RAM.
Huawei Y6 (2018) comes with 5.7 inches’ S-IPS LCD screen display, Snapdragon 425 processing chip, 13 MP rear camera, 5 MP front camera, 3000 mAh battery, 16 GB internal memory and 2 GB RAM.
Huawei Mate RS Porsche Design comes with 6.0 inches’ AMOLED screen display, Hisilicon Kirin 970 processing chip, Triple: 40 MP (f/1.8, 1/1.7 inches’, OIS) + 20 MP B/W (f/1.6) + 8 MP rear camera, 24 MP front camera, 4000 mAh battery, 512 GB internal memory and 6 GB RAM.
Huawei P20 Pro comes with 6.1 inches’ AMOLED screen display, Hisilicon Kirin 970 processing chip, 4000 mAh battery, 256 GB internal memory and 8 GB RAM.
Huawei P20 lite comes with 5.84 inches’ LTPS IPS LCD screen display, HiSilicon Kirin 659 processing chip, 3000 mAh battery, 128 GB internal memory and 4 GB RAM.
Huawei Honor 7A comes with 5.7 inches’ IPS LCD screen display, Snapdragon 430 processing chip, Dual: 13 MP (f/2.2, PDAF) + 2 MP rear camera, 8 MP front camera, 3000 mAh battery, 32 GB internal memory and 3 GB RAM.
Huawei Y7 Pro (2018) comes with 5.99 inches’ IPS LCD screen display, Snapdragon 430 processing chip, Dual: 13 MP (PDAF) + 2 MP rear camera, 8 MP front camera, 3000 mAh battery, 32 GB internal memory and 3 GB RAM.
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Huawei P20 Review Huawei P20 Review: The device is a dazzling flagship but didn’t come with a trio camera as expected, rather it came with duet rear camera and a solo camera at the front side.
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For more than 40 years, Barney Bentall has been making music and hitting the road to play. It’s been so much a part of his life that when we asked what it is that keeps him going, he told us that it’s the calm that he feels when he plays. He said that he’s been doing it for so long that he can find this comfort and calm on stage. And while he knows that it might sound off to someone who’s just starting out and feels anxious or their nerves kick in before they play, that’s how it feels for him.
As we spoke about the music industry and his career, and the careers of younger artists, Barney Bentall was open about the fact that he’s a willing mentor. He told us that he’s not going out looking to push his ideas or thoughts on people, but artists like JJ Shiplett, Leeroy Stagger, and his son Dustin Bentall are all welcome to as much advice or wisdom as they’ll let him share. With the longevity and success that he’s experienced in his own career, we have a feeling he’s sharing some pretty good information.
He also said that one of the big reasons he’s more than willing to give those thoughts is that he didn’t have anyone to do that for him when he was early in his career. He and his bandmates were mostly left to their own devices, made to make decisions they didn’t have any experience with and left with the consequences.
We’ve had two chances to see Barney Bentall live in the last few years. Most recently, Trish caught his show in October 2017 at The Dakota Tavern where the room was packed, the vibe was perfect, and just us mentioning the show put a smile on Barney’s face. That night Bentall was playing songs from his most recent album, The Drifter & The Preacher. And if the feeling in the room that night was special, it was more than partly because that album is so good.
Related: The Drifter and The Preacher, Barney Bentall at The Dakota Tavern
The second time was almost exactly five years ago, back in January 2013 at The Rivoli in Toronto. Dustin Bentall & The Smokes opened for Lindi Ortega that night, and in the middle of the younger Bentall’s set, Barney was called up to join the band for a rendition of Three Thousand Miles.
Aside from music, we found ourselves talking to Barney Bentall about horses and roping and rodeo. He told us that for a time he was involved in team roping, and while he had a lot of fun, he realized the dangers of being hurt, losing fingers, and not being able to go back to music were too much. It was also interesting when he told us that at his first rodeo, the nerves and excitement were flowing through him so much that he’s sure the horse could feel it. It was a stark contrast to the feeling of calm he talked about the stage giving him earlier in our chat.
Note: He also beamed with pride when talking about his son Dustin’s career in music and in the custom boot-making business that he’s got in Toronto.
Sitting down with Barney Bentall was everything we expected and then some. He’s a veteran of the music business who has seen massive changes in how everything works. He continues to tour and play his music, acknowledging that he’s thankful for having the energy to do it. And he’s still drawing inspiration from other artists, which keeps him moving forward with his own music.
On Thursday night in Toronto, Barney Bentall will take the stage alongside artists including Kevin Fox, The Good Brothers, Lori Cullen, The Young Novelists and more at Hugh’s Room for the 15th and final edition of The Way We Feel, A concert celebrating the songs of Gordon Lightfoot. The four-night event runs January 10-13, and as of now, there are limited tickets still available.
While we had Barney Bentall with us, we got him to play a round of 5 Quick Questions with us, where we learned what his go-to road trip album is, where he’d love to play, and which artists he recommends right now.
Check it out!
5 Quick Questions with Barney Bentall
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Barney Bentall Sit Down Interview and 5 Quick Questions For more than 40 years, Barney Bentall has been making music and hitting the road to play.
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Turn Up the Music in Studio – Dec’18 Mix
As 2018 comes to a close, we normally find ourselves in a bit of a lull as our clients start shuttering projects for the holiday season … that behavior isn’t too crazy as there are parties and trips to take and between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Eve, and everyone seems to have a lot going on. This is fairly normal for a residential architecture firm, except this year we are busier this November and December then we have ever been and as a result, I have been digging deeper and deeper into my studio playlist to keep myself energized as I put in some longer than normal hours.
One thing that brings me great happiness is when I play something that few people have ever heard of before … and they like it. With the current mix of people in my office, playing something that nobody has heard before is depressingly easy (they irreverently claim “youth” as the main reason they have never heard of the music I play for them) but I still think finding something that they like is a worthy goal.
So combine longer hours at the office with my goal of finding and playing music that exposes my office to something they enjoy and you get my current playlist …which I’d guess achieved a ±90% “I’ve never heard this before” rating.
Maybe you’ll fare better and have heard some of these songs before… or not. Okay, let’s get to it.
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All Them Witches – Charles William
While they are musically categorized as a “Metal” band, don’t let that fool you or put you off. Sure, they play loud at times but I have never wanted to whip my hair around or hold a lighter up during one of their songs. My typical response is that I do whatever it is I’m doing a little bit faster than I was previously.
I have two things about this video that might provide additional entertainment value to the song … First: Watch the right leg of the drummer, it’ll help show you how the bass drum is driving the beat. If you were me, you will also get a kick at the pattern of the hi-hat. Second: Stick around to the 2:30-minute mark and you’ll see what a rock-n-roll band looks like.
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Bonus Track – When God Comes Back
I don’t know many metal bands that play with a Rhodes keyboard, this seems more like stoner rock to me. Either way, if this song is playing while you’re working out, go ahead and slide an extra 40lbs onto the bench press, you’ll be able to lift it.
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Matt Simons – I’m Already Over You
Matt received his college degree in Jazz Saxophone Performance and you can definitely hear the jazz influence in his music. While this is probably not his most popular song, I like the keyboard … a trend I noticed that makes an appearance on a few of the songs on today’s list.
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Leon Bridges – Coming Home
Hailing from my backyard in Fort Worth, Texas, Leon Bridges has a great throwback sound and a wonderfully smooth voice that is reminiscent of 1950’s crooners Otis Redding and Sam Cooke.
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Bonus Track – Smooth Sailing
From the genius that is the NPR “Tiny Desk” series, in this song you can get a better feeling for just how good a voice Leon Bridges actually has –
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Passafire – Submersible
I only recently discovered Passafire and for the last several months, they’ve figured heavily into my playlist rotation. Formed in 2003, they are a reggae band made up from students that were attending the Savanah College of Art and Design … that’s right, it’s a reggae band from Georgia … that makes total sense.
If you want to get your groove on, this is a good group to put on your radar.
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Agnes Obel – Familiar
Another new artist for me – I originally discovered her from tracking down the music from a “Peloton” fitness ad (which was September Song if you are interested, as you should be).
Pay attention at the 1:35-minute mark. That is still Agnes singing, it just has this interesting male timbre to it that made me go searching to discover who had contributed additional vocals to the track. I learned that Agnes sang that portion herself and had it slowed down to give it the sound that it has. Pretty cool I think.
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The Temptations – Papa was a Rolling Stone
This is definitely a throwback song for me – but you know how I like a solid bass line. A psychedelic soul song that was originally written for the Motown group The Undisputed Truth. It was re-written as a 12-minute song for the Temptations that went on to hit #1 on the Billboard chart and take home 3 Grammy’s … Most of the time all I can think about is how pissed I’d be if I was in The Undisputed Truth and didn’t get the new version.
But the Temptations are amazing AND this video has them singing the song on Soul Train. If you are like the people in my office and don’t know what Soul Train is, you need to go here … you can thank me later.
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Marvin Gaye – Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)
Probably my most favorite Marvin Gaye song – which is saying something because all of Marvin Gaye’s songs are amazing … and it also has one of the best bass line hooks ever. This is one of those songs that I think everyone will know until I ask the folks in my office and learn that nobody has ever heard this song before.
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Nappy Roots – AwNaw
I don’t know what to tell you other than I like this song. Whenever it comes up in my musical rotation, you had better watch out because I just might start bustin’ a move … also, this track is best listened to with the volume turned up. Recorded in 2002, there are a handful of songs from this period that is similar in sound to this one … maybe it’s the unexpected addition of the organ that pushed this one onto the list. Do yourself a favor and try to make it at least to the 45-second mark of the song before you punt out. Besides, it was either this song or Trick Daddy and In Da Wind
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The Mighty Mighty Bosstones – The Rascal King
This is one of my favorite bands from my college days. Affectionately referred to as “The Bosstones” they are a hybrid ska-rock band and have been around since the early ’80s. They have never experienced huge commercial success but their fans are fairly passionate about the group. My favorite album from them was the 1993 studio album “Don’t Know How to Party” but I couldn’t find any videos from that album so I went with the Rascal King.
Fun fact – there have been 15 members of this band through the years with only 4 being there the whole time; the lead singer, the bass guitarist, the tenor saxophonist, AND THE DANCER! If you watch the video, the conductor is the dancer – Ben Carr. I can’t tell you how many times I practiced perfecting his moves. (FYI – The dancer in this video towards the end is not the dancer)
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The Green – Love I
I haven’t met anyone in my life who has heard of The Green – which probably wouldn’t be the case if I lived in Hawaii. The song I have included here is off their debut album, which was named iTunes Best Reggae Album of 2010. I first heard them in an ice cream parlor when my wife and I first brought my daughter there on vacation back in 2011 and I’ve been a fan ever since.
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Talking Heads – Once in a Lifetime
I wasn’t going to include this song in today’s post but it fell into the “Everybody needs to know this song” category. In fact, I’m not sure that we can be friends if you choose to dislike this song. Another great bass line, the genius of David Byrne both musically and from a performance standpoint, what’s not to like? I typically try to avoid providing commentary on the video because they are only here as a medium to allow people to hear the song I am talking about, however, I specifically chose this version BECAUSE of this video.
So there you go – hopefully, there are some new songs and bands in today’s post that are worth adding to your office playlist. This is the 5th entry into my “What Am I listening to” series. Just in case you make it through today’s list and you’re hungry for more., here are the links to the previous four:
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What am I listening to anyways?
Architects and their Deserted Island Music
Turns those speakers up to 11 and have a great week!
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State of Utah Grandparents Rights
When it comes to child custody, if a child is born to an unmarried woman, the parents of the woman and any relative of the mother of the child may file a complaint requesting the reasonable visitation with the child. Relatives of the father cannot petition the court for visitation with the child unless paternity of the child has been established. When grandparent or relative visitation has been requested, the court may grant the visitation if it determines the visitation is in the best interest of the child.
The marriage or remarriage of the mother or father of a child does not affect the authority of the court to grant reasonable visitation with grandparents or relatives of either the father or the mother of the child. Note this does not apply to adoption. This means that if a mother or father is not supporting his or her child, or if the mother or father is not visiting his or her child (either/or, does not have to be both), then he or she and their entire family could lose access to the child.
Comparison of Utah Grandparent Visitation Rights With Children Who Were Born During Wedlock and Children Who Were Born Out of Wedlock
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It is important to note the difference between non-parent visitation in situations where the child was born during marriage, and when the child was born out of wedlock. When the child was born during marriage, relatives and any other person (whether they are a relative or not) may file for visitation, but only if one of the parents have first filed an action for divorce, legal separation, dissolution, annulment, or child support. In contrast, when the child was born out of wedlock, relatives of the child’s mother have an automatic right to request grandparent visitation any time, and, if paternity has been established, relatives of the father have the same right. So, the law is more liberal about WHO may file for visitation when the parents of the child were married when the child was born, and the law is more liberal about WHEN a relative may file for visitation when the parents of the child were not married.
Grandparent Visitation in the State of Utah
When One of the Parents of the Child has died.
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If either the father or mother of an unmarried minor child is deceased (child must be unmarried, has nothing to do with the parents), the court may grant visitation to grandparents or other relatives of the deceased father or mother. It is VERY IMPORTANT to note that the remarriage of the surviving parent of the child or the adoption of the child by the spouse of the surviving parent of the child does not affect the authority of the court under this section to grant reasonable companionship or visitation rights with respect to the child to a parent or other relative of the child’s deceased father or mother.” This is contrary to what many people believe the law to be – but it is right there in the statute. If you are a grandparent, and your adult child is deceased, your right to request or receive grandparent visitation is NOT terminated by adoption or remarriage of the surviving parent.
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Offer Presentation “Do’s” & “Don’ts”
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Ten years and two-thousand blog posts, and I don’t think I’ve ever covered this topic before.
After being part of a very strange offer presentation last night, I thought long and hard about how the process “should” play out, and how it almost never does.
There should be a basic set of principles every listing agent adheres to during an in-person offer presentation, and believe it or not, it would almost always help the seller…
I had an interesting experience the other night.
I was presenting an offer on a freehold property in the east end, in competition with four other offers, and offers were being reviewed with the sellers and the listing agent, at the house.
Having registered my offer first, I was first to present.
Often when you’re 9th of nine offers, the listing agent might say, “We’ve already seen eight offers, so excuse us if we go through this a bit faster,” and then proceed to look at the negotiable points, smile, thank you, apologize again for the expediency, and thank you once more.
When you’re the first offer to present, it’s often the opposite.
Sometimes the listing agent will take this as an opportunity to read every single word on the page, or at the very least, read every single clause and pertinent detail.
Quite often, a listing agent will run through the boiler-plate offer in advance of presentations, so that the seller understands what to expect. And the agent will read through the listing brokerage’s “Schedule B,” which every buyer agent will present, so that they don’t have to read through it once offers are being presented.
My experience the other night was nothing of the sort.
It was bizarre.
I was asked to sit down in the living room, and the agent said, “We’re doing this really informally, have a seat.”
I took two copies of my offer out of a folder, and said, “Well, this is your show, so let me give you these, and please proceed as you wish.”
The agent then took one copy of the offer, and started to flip through it. He buried his head down, and said nothing to me, or my clients.
I found it odds, and borderline awkward, so to kill the silence I began talking about my clients, and how much they liked the house.
The agent said nothing.
He just kept reading.
I conversed with the sellers, as the agent kept reading, maybe once or twice he muddled something like, “…..this is good,” and the whole “presentation” itself took no more than sixty seconds.
Amazingly, the agent looked up and said, “Alright, great, yeah, thanks so much for the offer.”
Then he stood up.
I was so confused, but I didn’t want to draw attention to what had just happened, so I stood up as well, shook his hand, took back one of my two copies (as is the custom), and shook the sellers hands as well.
So by, “What had just happened,” do you follow? Do you see what went wrong here?
He never read ANY of the offer to his clients!
As I walked out the door, I realized they were in the dark! They had no clue what the offer was!
This guy just sat there, reading to himself, and never once read a single term of the offer to his clients, who were sitting right next to him.
I’ve probably been in 500 offer presentations, and I’ve never experienced this before.
You would think that the agent would say, “We have an offer here for $1,750,000, with a $100,000 deposit, closing on February 21st, etc., etc., etc.”
Maybe he doesn’t want to start with, “We have today’s date – yes, this is the 21st of November, correct, and this is Dick Smith & Jane Smith, yes, this is the correct spelling of your names, and this is 123 Smith Street, legal description PT LT 204, PL 209, City of Toronto, etc.,” but for the love of God, at least tell your clients what price the buyers are offering!
I thought long and hard about the process as I drove back to my office, and as much as I wanted to give the agent the benefit of the doubt, and discover a way in which this was his “process,” I realized, that he simply had no clue what he was doing.
Then I looked him up in IMS, and saw that he’s done 6 deals in the last 12 months, but he’s never had a listing in Toronto.
Go figure.
The process got me thinking: what should an offer presentation look like?
There are many different ways that the process can play out.
For starters, the listing agent might elect to review offers via email, or there might be in-person presentations. Those in-person presentations could be at the property, at the brokerage, with or without the sellers and/or family, lawyers, etc., and the time could be day or night.
Anything goes.
But when offers are in person, and are in front of the sellers, I do believe there’s a way to go about the process.
As I’ve said, every listing agent is free to proceed as he or she chooses.
But I’ve compiled a list below of actions the agent should take, or questions the agent should ask, as well as why.
1) Ask about the buyers.
Have some common decency.
Yes, the be-all, and end-all, is money.
Unless you’re reading some one-in-a-million personal interest story in the Toronto Star where a home-seller picked a bidder representing a much lower offer, simply because they had a “connection” with that buyer. But the other 999,999 times out of one million, the winner is going to have the best price.
But how do you get to the best price?
It’s not so cut and dry.
Emotions run high in any property purchase, and offer presentation. Both the buyers, and the buyer agent, can change their minds or act a certain way based on the emotion involved, or what they’re reading into the situation.
The buyer agent’s job is to “read the tea leaves.” His or her job is also to remain calm, and take emotion out of the situation. I’ve personally witnessed buyer agents pop off for various reasons, give too much information, refuse to give information when asked that has no downside, and make a host of different mistakes.
I believe that the very first order of business (after pleasantly thanking the buyer agent for being there) should be to simply ask, “Can you tell me a little bit about your buyers?”
Just as the buyer agent doesn’t want to offend the sellers or the listing agent, the listing agent should avoid insulting the buyer agent by demonstrating that he or she couldn’t possibly care less about the buyers.
There are people out there that care who buys their home. And whether the sellers are, or aren’t, those people, you want to at least give the impression that they are. You want the buyer agent to feel at ease, feel like he or she is being respected and valued, and that you want to hear a few quips about the buyers.
“Their names are Mike and Jane, they’re first-time-buyers, they really want to know where you got that sofa….”
It’s simple, it takes maybe 60-seconds, and it’s harmless.
I think it’s a huge mistake to just take the offer in your hands, and start reading it.
“Kill them with kindness.”
“You catch more flies with honey.”
However you want to describe it, you need to start the process out on the right foot.
2) Tell the agent if you plan on going through the offer quickly.
As I alluded to above, there’s nothing wrong with this.
In fact, in the interest of time, a listing agent should go through the “Schedule B” with the seller before looking at any of the offers.
But once the buyer agent sits down, if you want to blow through the offer, just tell them!
“Thanks Jake, your buyer-clients sound like really nice people. So we’ll take a look at the offer now, and, as you know, we’ve already seen seven of these, so forgive us if we whip through this, but my sellers basically have this memorized by now…”
That took, what, eleven seconds to say?
The theme here is respect, on both sides. Just as the buyer agent doesn’t want to piss of the listing agent, the listing agent should make sure the buyer agent is kept informed with everything that’s going on, feels good about the process, and feels like the process is professional. If buyer agents think the process is fair, they’re more likely to advise their clients to be aggressive.
3) Don’t just look at the price, and move on.
The theme continues.
It’s rude. It’s that simple.
And while some of you cynics might suggest that you should call a spade a spade, I’m telling you from experience, buyer agents are emotional, and every agent has an ego. I’ve seen buyer agents feel disrespected, and tell their clients, “Screw this.”
4) Ask about the buyers’ financing.
Now we’re past the whole “respect” angle, and into doing your job.
You would be shocked how few listing agents ask about buyers’ ability to actually obtain financing, and/or close the transaction.
Whenever I have buyers from the United States, they all ask the same question: “What type of proof of income or financing do you need to accompany the offer?”
And boy oh boy are they ever confused when I answer, “None.”
They’ll ask, “So…how does the seller know that I’m qualified financially to be making this offer, or to be closing this deal in four months? All I’ve done so far is bring a cheque for five percent of the purchase price.”
And I reply, “What can I say? This is the way real estate is bought and sold in Toronto.”
I always ask buyer agents an open-ended question, “Tell me about your buyers’ financing situation.”
From there, you’ll get any number of answers.
Some buyer agents tell you everything right down to the clients’ SIN number.
Others think there’s something awry, and won’t provide any information.
The right response would likely be, “What do you want to know?”
As a listing agent, I’d like to know if the buyers have a current pre-approval, and for what purchase price (then I know if they’re likely to increase their offer, if need be), as well as what percentage they have for a down payment.
I want to know if they need CMHC insurance.
I want to know if the “partner” in this deal is somebody that can close, or not.
In the spring, nobody asked these sorts of questions.
Today, on the buy-side, I’m getting asked maybe 40% of the time.
5) Ask if the buyers have something to sell.
This goes hand-in-hand with the above.
If the buyers are looking to purchase a $1,000,000 property, and they have a $50,000 deposit cheque in hand, where are they getting the other $150,000? Do they need to sell a condo?
If they do, I want to know where it is.
What’s it worth? What building is it in? How easy or tough will it be to sell?
In order to get a bridge loan for a purchase, a buyer, using equity from the sale of an existing property, needs to have that property sold firm.
So if the proposed closing date on the house purchase is 30 days, do I think they can get their condo sold firm in 25-26 days to avoid a scramble before closing?
6) Ask if this is the buyers’ best offer.
Does this sound greedy?
Am I being hypocritical, because I call out greed when I see it, and yet I’m suggesting a listing agent should ask this question before all offers are being presented?
No, this is about something different.
This is about understanding how the buyers and the buyer agent arrived at the price they have on the offer in hand, and whether or not they’re being “strategic.”
I always tell my buyers, “Don’t hold anything back for a ‘second round’ as you don’t know one is coming. Not only that, you’d rather ‘win’ outright on the first shot, then get into a second round of bidding with multiple buyers, who might throw the boat and beat you.”
But what do other agents do?
Every agent provides different advice.
And as a listing agent, I ask, “Is this the buyer’s best offer?” because I want to know if they’re holding anything back, or trying to play a game they shouldn’t be playing at the onset.
The house is listed at $899,900, and this agent is offering $950,000, up against six other offers.
“Is this the buyer’s best offer?”
“No, it’s not, we assumed there would be a second round.”
Well then what is this offer on the table in front of me? Is it an appetizer? A minor flirtation?
Why don’t you call your clients, and put your “real” offer on the table.
That buyer agent is free to do as he, and the clients, please. But more often than not, they’re shooting themselves in the foot by playing games. Properties are not won in this market by offering less than you’re actually willing to pay, in competition.
So sometimes, it’s the listing agent’s job to ask a simple question: is this your buyer’s best offer?
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Having read this through now, you might be asking, “What then should the buyer be doing, asking, or saying?”
The buyer agent’s job is simple: don’t piss off the listing agent.
Hand over the offer, and let the listing agent present as he or she sees fit.
Watch the eyes, hands, lips, and the table is made of glass – those tapping toes, of the sellers, and try to get a read.
But the worst mistake a buyer agent can make: try to take control of the table.
There’s nothing worse than a buyer agent who holds the offer in his hands, talks as he sees fit, and then reads the offer to the seller like a bedtime story. The listing agent should feel as though he’s in the driver’s seat.
Call it ego. Call it arrogance. Call it control.
I call it common sense.
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