Ivy’s sweater slipped off her left shoulder when she leaned forward, baring skin of golden cream to the morning sunlight. “Okay, I get that.” She didn’t notice when he nudged the sweater back in place with [telekinesis], the temperature too cold for her to be so exposed. [...] “How did they know your subdesignation so fast?” Her sweater slipped again and he nudged it back. “It usually takes time to be certain, even with genetic markers.” [...] Vasic glanced at her shoulder, nudged the sweater back up. This time, she noticed, color on her cheeks as her hand went up to the spot. “How many times?” “Five.” He got to his feet before he could make it six. “I need to rest.”

SHIELD OF WINTER by Nalini Singh

Hi

I'm not up to date with all the drama in this fandom bc i tend to scroll past it. But being a reader of the books before I landed in these fandoms, I'm utterly shocked about how people treat eachother.

I'm very neutral on this stupid ship war going on. I tend to fall more for Elriel. But I understand everyone's opinion. I used to read all the book analysis, but now it just seems so exhausting. I get that people love books and ship different people. That's normal, everyone has different taste etc i'm just here trying to understand why we need to bring other human beings down in order to push our own narrative.

Since when is it okay to do that???? Can't we have a normal conversation without sending death treats?

I normally don't really respond to anything that involves drama. But these last couples of months have gotten me to dislike the books more and more solely because of these, may I call them blandly, horrible people.

And i'm very sad to have to admit that i'm also getting sick of the art of the multiple ships. Which that's horrible because I love what all these amazing artists create. But the hate they receive and the comments just make me hate it all more,this whole fandom with all these toxic people ruining it for me personally.

Can't we all just agree that we like these books, and respect eachother as human beings, no matter what everyone else thinks? And maybe wait and see what the author writes? In the end it are still her books and she will have the final say in everything.

I wish SJM would release the next book sooner so all this hate would stop, then again i don't know if it will stop. They will likely continue and probably bother SJM too...

Thank you for listening to me ranting, you always seem very nice to people with different opinions, so I thought i might as well rant a bit too.

Have a lovely day!!

Hello! Thank you for this message! I think it's really helpful for people to see because they can see the impact of the things they are doing and saying in the fandom. There are a lot of people who feel comfortable being vocal in the fandom, but I gotta say, if I were just joining now, I'm not sure that would be me. I wonder how many people walk in, take a look around, and walk the fuck back out. I probably would.

I got on my soap box a little bit because I was thinking about some of the things you've said!

I was just talking with some friends, some of whom I've been in the fandom with since 2017, some who are newer. And we all 1000% agree with you. It's so, so frustrating that the fandom has gotten so nasty to the point where we've become so separated from each other that we can't have a single civil conversation. Where people of color don't feel safe, and where a lot of the fandom doesn't even seem to care about that.

When I first joined the fandom, there were definitely people who shipped one way and people who shipped another, but we were still able to have conversations with each other. There would be these really, really long posts that were chains of people commenting on posts and reblogging, then someone adding on their thoughts, then op would respond, etc. Yeah, the posts were super long to scroll through, but there was so much engagement, ya know? And it was genuine, too. We could disagree or say "hey OP I like this point, but have you thought of X?" And it was great! (I even have a tag for it, #long post tag, because I once got an anon who was annoyed at how long my conversations with people would be 💀so I made that tag for people who wanted to block those posts.)

I'm not going to pretend it was perfect - there were definitely people I didn't get along with. But that wasn't a fandom thing, that was just a personality thing. And I never in a million years expected those people to fly off the handle and start attacking me anon, or to ss my posts to make fun of elsewhere. Now, that's a constant fear hanging over everyone's heads.

It has created an extreme echo chamber. I would genuinely like having those old fandom discussions where people would comment - in the open, on reblogs - and then we could all engage in that discussion in public. Now, all of that discussion happens in private, in groupchats and Discord. And don't get me wrong, Discord is super fun. But it also means that 1) people who aren't in those groups have no idea wtf is going on when we vague, although I try not to do that anyway, and 2) when people are in those groups they egg each other on to be worse and worse. Worse than they would have been if they were on their own and didn't feel like they had a group of people there to support their asshole behavior. tbh, I have to check myself sometimes and think, "would I do this if I hadn't just gotten into a rant conversation with friends on Discord?"

And what you said about fan art, it's so frustrating!!! Since when did fan art become a battle ground??? Since when did the appearance of fan art = a win for one ship or the other?? Why can't the comments of those arts ever just be nice and appreciative of the work someone has put into it? Honestly, it makes me paranoid to write fanfic, too! I mean, is that next???

I totally agree with you that we should be able to respect each other as people. We used to be able to do that. I hate to admit it, but I have so many people blocked now because I just don't trust them. I don't trust them to be civil, I don't trust them to be able to see my posts, I don't trust them to even read what I've written without misconstruing everything I've said.

I'm not sure if people realize that there is a big difference between this:

I don't like X ship

And this:

People who like X ship are delusional

The first one is okay! It's normal! Like you said, we all have feelings and interpretations and stuff we would prefer to see or not see!

The second one, not okay! Stop insulting people, people!!!!

The idea of engaging in a normal, healthy debate with a huge portion of the fandom is such a foreign concept to me at this point, and it never used to be. There could be a lot of reasons for this. And I always try to avoid pointing fingers because I know that not everyone is like that, though I'm sure I have slipped into that from time to time.

I think it would help if we stop seeing each other as a gwynriel or an elucien or an elriel, and start seeing each other as individuals. When acosf first came out, I started noticing a trend where people would send me asks and write them as if they were writing to every single person who ships elucien, or as if they were writing to every single person who holds a certain opinion about Azriel. It was really confusing at first, and I'm gonna request that the fandom stop doing that altogether, to everyone. If you want to engage with someone, engage with that person, not your idea of who they are and what they think.

I'm down for conversations where we talk about the series and what might come next as possibilities, because that's all this is, so far. Anyone who says that "X thing will never happen" is making some bold claims, and it's really off-putting to people who know that that's not why we are here. It's not a contest where we "win" canon. It's fandom, where we talk about what we like and what we don't like and what we want and cross our fingers and hope.

EDIT I wanted to add on one thing - a lot of this behavior is incredibly shocking and disgusting and I think that we, as a fandom, need to be better at 1) calling it out, and 2) not assuming that whoever did X horrible thing represents all people from that corner of the fandom.

I hope that you have a lovely day as well! And that the fandom doesn't get you too down. @heleencollier

lociet brain go brrrr (part one)

Okay, I finally sat myself down and forced myself to transfer this little fic onto tumblr! In case you don’t know, I usually hand-write everything before editing it online. I’m actually not sure why, it definitely makes the process longer.

Anyway, this is @coconut-cluster ‘s uni au again! Not exactly adhering to any canonical timeline she’s set up, just kind me picking up a mishmash of my favourite things she’s said happened from the asks people send her. I split this up into two different parts, mostly because the first bit is in Janus’ POV and then it picks up in Logan’s for the second part. It’s just under 1000 words, I think. I hope you enjoy!

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Janus firmly believed that the best place to ever exist was the university library at night. There was just something so aesthetically pleasing about it, the moon filtering in at a perfect angle to light Oliviera’s bowed head and his furious scratching across notecards. Janus eyed his slanting (yet somehow elegant) writing, the soft way he grips his ink pen. Being here, at night, with his rival across from him, made Janus feel like he and Oliviera were the only people around for miles. Janus’ eyes fell onto Oliviera’s lips. He seemed to be chewing on them so hard that Janus assumed it would hurt by now. 

“You’ve been staring at me for the last five minutes, Peters,” Oliviera said, looking up at Janus. The moon illuminated the rich, dark brown of his eyes in a very breathtaking way. “What do you want?”

For a split second, Janus seriously considered telling him. Tell him how invigorating he found their witty back-and-forth, their debates, their arguments. How Janus found the mere sight of him so damn attractive. Inform him of exactly how much he wanted to card his hands through that curly, perfect hair. Tell him how tired Janus was of always looking, staring, watching.

“Just appreciating the view, Oliviera,” was what he said instead. Damn the view, Janus wanted to touch. Spending time around Oliviera had increasingly begun to feel like being an antsy child in an art museum. Keep your hands off the art, little one. Look, but don’t touch. It’s the rules.

Damn the rules. Janus wanted to touch. Janus wanted to touch so much. Janus wanted to put his hands all over the art.

There was a pause. “Well, the ‘view’ has to go find a book for his report, so he’ll be back shortly.”

Strong fingers brushed across Janus’ shoulders as he left, leaving him wishing for more. Again.

Vaguely, Janus was aware how Oliviera must think he was acting strange, his retorts not having enough bite to them- possibly being misconstrued as a compliment. He just didn’t care. Actually, no, he did. Janus cared so much it scared him. He wanted so bad to get everything he desired from Oliviera, yet so afraid to mess up the dynamic they already had. Janus would do anything to keep what he already had, even if it meant feeling a hopeless longing for the rest of his life.

Janus stood up, almost toppling his chair with the sudden force of it. Looking out the window at the moon and the stars, he was again overwhelmed by the feeling that he was alone. Janus didn’t want to be alone.

He meandered down the long shelves, fingers trailing against ancient book spines and new ones alike. Breathing in, Janus allowed a sense of peace to overtake him. Faintly, a clock was ticking. He loved libraries. He loved getting into quiet arguments with Oliviera, staring into his eyes, which always glimmered with something Janus didn’t quite understand when he looked at him.

Unbidden, thoughts of their escapade against these very shelves forced itself to the forefront of Janus’ mind. God, to feel Oliviera’s strong hands firmly gripping his hips once again. They had been so close- it would have been so easy to just kiss him.

He could picture the heat of his rival, the ghosting feel of his breath. Janus closed his eyes at the thought of the movement of Log- Oliviera’s lips, sounding out his name. His first name. How sweet it had sounded, falling from lips as pretty as those-

“What are you doing?”

Janus lept, an embarrassing sound leaving his mouth in a yelp. He brought down one of his best glares upon Oliveira. He moved back into the middle of the two bookshelves, getting as far from Oliviera as possible.

“What does it look like I’m doing, Oliviera? Browsing. It’s a tactic one uses when reading for fun. To expand one’s mind, you see. I don’t think you would be familiar with the practice,” Janus said, picking at the wood of the shelf, desperately trying to save face as he looked up at Oliviera.

“I’m plenty familiar,” he replied quietly. “With lots of things you do.”

That sent Janus reeling. What was that supposed to mean? Logan stepped past Janus, or at least tried to, but Janus moved in front of him. Oliviera, ever the pretentious asshole, simply rolled his eyes and attempted to go the other way. Janus stopped him again, not quite sure of why.

Oliviera huffed, looking like he was trying to hide his amusement at Janus’ antics, before gripping Janus by the waist and lifting him off the ground. Janus’ mind combusted, and his hands flew to Oliviera’s shoulders in an attempt to remain balanced. Janus’ eyes felt like they were about to pop out of their head, he was so surprised. His feet were dangling off of the ground by a couple of inches.

Oliviera was openly grinning at him now, looking up at him as he held Janus a couple inches above his head. The bastard could at least pretend to be a little out of breath.

“C’mon, Freckles, don’t play this game tonight.” Logan murmured, turning at setting Janus down off to the side of him. “You don’t need to resort to middle-school tactics in order for me to touch you.” And with that, he left Janus, walking back to the direction of their table, disappearing out of Janus’ sight.

Janus didn’t even know how to begin to unpack all that. All he knew was that Oliviera, damn him, must be purposely messing with him now. Janus didn’t know how he felt about it. Maybe he would have to experiment, gather more data. See what worked on his- his enemy, what didn’t. If this was to be a game the two of them play with each other, Janus certainly wasn’t planning to lose.

BnHA Chapter 246: Plot Whiplash

Previously on BnHA: Hawks handed Endeavor a copy of Re-Destro’s NYT bestseller and was all “ಠ_ಠ READ THIS!!” He then flew off back to the PLF and was all “hey guys just got back from handing out free copies of Destro’s book to everyone in a 1000-mile radius, which absolutely nobody asked me to do, well anyways you can thank me later” and they were all “SWEET.” Back at the Endeavor HQ, Bakugou got all fired up to BUST SOME HEADS but Endeavor’s sidekicks were all “WAIT FOR THE PLOT YOUNG MAN.” Meanwhile in his office, Endeavor discovered a secret code in the book Hawks gave him, which basically read “HEY WHAT’S UP THE LEAGUE HAS TAKEN OVER THE MLA AND HAS AN ARMY OF 100,000 PEOPLE” and Endeavor was like “!!!!” And then we cut to the League and Toga was all “IN FOUR MONTHS TOMURA IS BLOWING THIS SHIT TO KINGDOM COME” and then the chapter just ended. Sometimes it be like that.

Today on BnHA: Tomura sits down with Ujiko who monologues a bit about Quirk Singularity and then starts some sort of quirk-upgrading process which will apparently take four months to fully set in. And also he’s like “oh btw let me tell you about One for All” so THAT’S A THING NOW, GREAT. We then cut back and forth between Endeavor and Hawks, who both somehow come to the weird conclusion that THE INTERNS ARE OUR ONLY HOPE NOW using logic that is hard to explain on account of THERE ACTUALLY ISN’T ANY LOGIC BEHIND IT, SHHH. But anyway, so Endeavor figures out the rest of Hawks’s message and he knows that Hawks is trying to figure out what the League is up to, and something something that’s why the internships are so important. Like, I get that the Terrible Trio are future legends in the making, but these guys are seriously like “well okay let’s just go ahead and rest all our hopes on them” out of the blue, and Hawks has this big monologue about how “THINGS WON’T GO ACCORDING TO YOUR PLAN, VILLAINS” and okay then!! And then the last two pages are basically just DID SOMEBODY ORDER SOME HYPE with more shit going on than I can possibly sum up so I won’t even try lol. But damn.

(All comments are my unspoiled reactions from my initial readthrough of the chapter. I did a quick edit for grammar and clarity afterward, and added a few ETAs in the process, but aside from that there are no changes.) 

okay guys, I’m feeling kinda under the weather today, but I know this chapter’s gonna be good so lesssssss gooooooo. bring me back to life Horikoshi

(ETA: lol well there sure was a lot happening in this chapter, that’s for sure. my head hurts.)

oooooh it’s a sexy Jump cover celebrating season 4!

I really need the anime team to step up and give Ochako and Tsuyu some more screentime in the Basement Arc since the manga did not do them justice. there’s only like a 20% chance of that happening, which is depressing, but it’s 2019 and the winds are slowly changing, albeit at a geriatric pace. so I’ll allow myself to have some hope. you never know

YEAH SON LOOK AT THIS COLOR SPREAD Y’ALL THIS IS RAD

hello I love everything about this. the colors, the focus on our best girls, Deku’s bizarre-yet-awesome assorted sci-fi accessories (Deku do those headphones let you communicate with space or what), and of course, the five million TVs in the background which for some reason all appear to be from the 70s. all of this to remind us to TUNE IN TOMORROW FOR THE LONG-AWAITED SEASON 4 DEBUT. I will definitely tune in! the first episode is just gonna be the usual half filler/half clip show, but honestly season 3 was so good that I could sit through a whole hour of nothing but highlights and still be thoroughly entertained

anyway let’s move on because there are GAMES AFOOT, and we’re hopefully about to learn which direction this arc will be headed in!

OH SHIT OH FUCK

yep, that’s him. Shigaraki “destruction incarnate” Tomura. I see we’re getting our weekly dose of “just a reminder that WE ARE SCREWED” even earlier than usual this chapter, huh

so does anyone else get a chill up their spine every time Ujiko makes an appearance, or is that just me? like, god. he may honestly be even creepier than AFO. he’s just completely soulless, this guy. he’s got like this Mengele vibe to him (though that may be kinda dicey to compare horrific real-life atrocities to fictional ones in a shounen manga, but I’m just trying to explain why I find him so disturbing) and it really freaks me the hell out, ngl. anyways so him wearing a surgical mask and standing in front of this weird examination chair is pretty much the last thing I need right now. go away Ujiko

so Tomura is all “I want it cuz you promised, so pay up jackass”, and like. fair, though

I really like this new art style Horikoshi’s been using for him since his Awakening. kinda curious how it’s going to translate to the anime, or even to a color spread. but at the very least in black and white it looks siiiiick

smh look at this little punk trying to downplay how insanely freaking overpowered his quirk currently is

okay first of all, “President Baldy” is only alive because you left him alive. and he also had to chop off his own legs to stay that way. like, what kind of argument is this, Tomura? “this power is far from invincible, all my enemies have to do is amputate their own limbs and then they’ll have me right where they want me.” you know what, just go on and destroy the world right now kid. you’re getting greedy now and it could be your undoing

that is a nice parallel between him and Deku there, though. now I’m craving some Symbolic Artwork of them standing back to back each holding out their scarred right arms. maybe with their respective mentors in the background. here at BnHA we prefer our parallels nice and dramatic

sdskfjlaskdj

son of a bitch. I really wish he wouldn’t say that with such utter certainty. “the next conflict will be our last.” cue me flipping through the BnHA table of contents and trying to determine just how far along we actually are here, because this is veering dangerously close to Final Battle signaling, and like, ALREADY?? TOMURA ARE YOU JUST BEING THEATRICAL OR ARE YOU FOR REAL OMG. motherfucking DARK LORD’S LIPS curling into the WICKEDEST FUCKING CRESCENT I’VE EVER SEEN, fuck me

(ETA: it occurs to me on readthrough #2 that “the next conflict will be our last” could be interpreted to mean him and All Might specifically. like, the last conflict between the two of them. and that might very well be true, and would not surprise me at all. shit.)

fjsgk now Ujiko’s talking about research. and quirks!! glkjlkl

fully expecting the camera to cut to some NOUMUS any second now oh my god. also trying not to think about how crazy ominous that fucking chair looks. and how many people this maniac has probably strapped down to it and done god knows what to them. hey Horikoshi you know what, I’ve had just about enough of this dark shit, can we please cut back to my kids now I’m feeling too unsettled. goddammit

anyhow of course we are NOT cutting away, and Ujiko is continuing to talk about quirk evolution, and now segueing into a speech about that quirk singularity thing. -- which he apparently named?? wow

is he actually going to do something to Tomura? holy shit?? this whole time that they’ve been talking about this “power” I’ve just been assuming it was something external, like some other handy dandy villain resource that AFO’s just been sitting on or something. this is not where I expected things to go. didn’t he just get an upgrade??

anyway so here’s a brief summary I just wrote up of The Past Six Months of BnHA:

Deku: [gets a new quirk]

everyone: bruh. Horikoshi really out here giving Deku AFO Powers while Tomura just sits around starving to death on a couch. what the heck

Horikoshi: [powers up Tomura to the point where he can destroy anything just by it being in contact with something that Tomura happens to be touching] [has Tomura use this power to level an entire city]

everyone: -- oh. okay, you know what, never mind --

Horikoshi: [gives Tomura an army of 100,000 people] [also gives him command of 11 extremely lethal and nigh-unstoppable killing machines, just one of which was almost enough to take out the number one hero, LITERALLY THE STRONGEST GUY THE GOOD GUYS CURRENTLY HAVE IN RESERVE]

everyone: okay we’re sorry we get it you can sto --

Horikoshi: APOCALYPSE IN FOUR MONTHS!!!

everyone: WE GET IT WE’RE SORRY PLEASE

Horikoshi: [GIVES TOMURA ANOTHER POWER-UP]

everyone: [curled up in fetal position sobbing]

starting to think the mangaka might be the actual final villain here. hmm

anyway. so I guess we have four months until Tomura ascends to Actual Godhood and proceeds to rain hellfire down upon the world. what are you all gonna do with your four months. I personally have a lot of stuff to binge, but knowing me I’ll probably just waste all my time reading fanfic while youtube videos play in the background which I’m not paying any attention to. what am I doing with my life

oh were we not done hyping him up? there’s more??

(ETA: I got so caught up in the OFA comment I didn’t pay attention to Tomura becoming a beautiful decayed butterfly in this exquisitely creepy panel here. but damn.)

-- HOLD THE FUCK UP. does Tomura know about One for All??? because I was under the impression that AFO hadn’t told him? this would change a lot if he knew this entire time, holy shit?!

aaaaaaaaand exactly one panel later Horikoshi is all “no he didn’t know calm the fuck down” lol

okay then. so he didn’t know, and he’s only just finding out now. well tbh that’s still worthy of a smiling crying emoji face though :’) this is fineeee

shit here we go oh shit

-- WAIT, SO WE’RE JUST CUTTING AWAY FROM THEM? NOW YOU CUT AWAY? YOU GET WITHIN INCHES OF CONFIRMING THE FUCKING ALL FOR ONE FOR ALL THEORY AND THEN IT’S JUST “ANYWAYS HERE’S ENDEAVOR” YOU KNOW WHAT, HORIKOSHI, I --

just. come on dude. AFOFA 2019! let’s make it happen! dammit

sigh, so looks like it’s back to the admittedly-still-epic “Hawks passes down secret information about the villains to Endeavor” plot. I guess we’re not exactly hurting for good plots all around. I may complain but honestly we are spoiled

so Hawks is saying that he actually doesn’t know the specifics of the villains’ plans yet. well shit

apparently his feathers can only pick up sounds from short range, and the villains keep escorting him away whenever they get to talking about the good stuff. well at least that explains that potential plot hole from last week. Hawks’s feathers may have a short range, but Horikoshi’s plot hole caulking gun can fill in leaky plot holes from fucking miles away. amazing

ffffffff

don’t mind me I’m just sitting here fretting about Hawks continuing to be in mortal danger and risking his life to gather information in a race against time against the end of the world. Horikoshi out here piling up stakes like a freaking vampire hunter

but in the meantime, everyone please stop what you’re doing for a moment to look at this absolute unit of a bellhop slash security guard

apologies Lord Vader he was just trying to get to the dining hall. my bad. as you were

and holy shit I hope you enjoyed that light comedic break because two seconds later Re-Destro has dropped in to fixate Hawks with one of those Lightly Menacing Smiles he’s so infamous for. so that’s just fucking great!

HAWKS WATCH OUT FOR YOUR FINGERS

omg. imagine, a showdown between the two stealth murder MVPs of the series, Yotsubashi “Sleeper Hold” Rikiya (yes I did have to look up his real name just now) and Takami “Tag Em And Bag Em” Keigo. true, RD may no longer have legs, but he didn’t need them to choke out our little mouse buddy now did he? anyways speaking of which I just remembered that I fucking hate Re-Destro and I honestly hope Hawks does kill him. it’d be pretty easy to fit him into a bag too. he’s basically just a torso and arms now

oh sure Horikoshi go ahead and spring this on me after all of that ranting why don’t you

by the way does Re-Destro have Robot Legs now, or

looool he does

I will say this for Horikoshi, he knows my weaknesses. more robot limbs please. either badass or memeable ones, either is fine

meanwhile I skipped over this panel of Hawks and Twice being buddies in order to get to the legs, and shame on me for that. let’s go back

Twice is a genuinely good guy and I hope Hawks can tell. I wonder how fake this smile is. I feel like it’d be easy to relax around Twice regardless of how tense you are about your secret spy mission which could go south at any time. anyways this is wholesome

and now we’re cutting back to Endeavor who is taking his sweet time reacting to this whole thing. Endeavor can you fucking chill with the poker face already geez

okay wait, what

are you serious?! I fucking can’t with this lady. “now make sure to throw these children directly into the line of fire! it’s good for them and builds character!” I’m sorry, I thought this was the Hero Public Safety Commission, not the Putting Juveniles Directly Into Harm’s Way Commission?? at least change the acronym to something more appropriate then. Heinous Pathetic Soulless Cowards. just a suggestion. jesus

anyway so for a moment I got confused as to whether this was implying that she’d told Endeavor about Hawks’s undercover mission. but it seems like he’s still unaware. shouldn’t be too long before he puts the pieces together though at this rate

lol in the very next panel, even

meanwhile you’re just sitting on your ass reading a book! FUCKING DO SOMETHING ALREADY, ENDEAVOR

so he’s thinking that the “preparation” part of Hawks’s message is referring to the interns. let me back up a sec and write down the entire message as he’s read it thus far

“four months from now / rising to action / until then / will send / signals / in case / of failure / preparation / numbers”

...read like that, it really does sound like Hawks is advocating to get as many soldiers ready as possible. even if that includes actual children. including Endeavor’s own son. shit. I mean, I get that they don’t have much of a choice, but that’s still so fucked up. sure, we as omniscient readers know that Deku is their one and only hope, but they don’t know that. as far as they know these are just a bunch of teenagers with less than a year’s worth of experience that they’re propping up on the front lines. and the plan is then... what? hope they don’t die too quickly?? fuck

Hawks is out here having an argument with me in his thoughts. you wanna play it like that, Hawks? fine

I don’t know what kind of “but” you can tag on to the end of that paragraph that could possibly win me over, dude, but go for it I guess

and we’re finally cutting back to the kids in question now! with Burnin’ casually trying to crush Kacchan’s hopes and dreams

okay but I love how both Deku and Shouto are like “easy there buddy, we got you” and trying to keep Kacchan from having a fucking aneurysm sob. JUST TRY AND HOIST HIM ONTO SOME DUMB SIDEKICKS, LADY. YOU’VE MADE A POWERFUL ENEMY HERE TODAY

oh shit

oh my god. are we going to get our first actual interaction between the three of them that doesn’t consist of them grumbling annoyed introductions at each other and then running off to fight an old fortune teller omggggg

I love how Deku and Bakugou look weirdly intimidated by him lol. Bakugou where did all that “YOU’RE KIND OF A JERK” confidence go all of a sudden

YESSSSSSS

GODDAMMIT, I’M STILL SO MAD AT YOU GUYS FOR BEING ALL “LET’S JUST MAKE THE CHILDREN DO IT,” BUT DAMMIT THEY KICK ASS THOUGH SO I CAN KINDA SEE YOUR POINT

NOW HAWKS IS METAING ABOUT THEM AHHHHHHH

DAMN STRAIGHT THEY WOULD HAVE. BRING ON TOMURA AND ALL OF HIS STUPID POWER-UPS. WOW I’M WEIRDLY HYPED UP ALL OF A SUDDEN WHAT’S WRONG WITH ME

AND FUCKING LOOK AT THIS TWO-PAGE SPREAD AHHHHHHHHHHH

MOTHERFUCKER [WHIPS OUT PEN AND NOTEBOOK] TIME TO ANALYZE THIS BITCH

so Ochako and Tsuyu did indeed go back to intern with Ryuukyuu again! makes sense, she is a top ten hero after all. who’s that with them, though? almost looks like Yanagi from the hair and the mask, but the costume looks different? hmm

I CAN’T BELIEVE IIDA WENT BACK TO INTERN WITH FUCKING MANUAL AGAIN. THIS GUY IS THE BRAN CEREAL OF HEROES. though I fucking love him though so yeah it’s fine

JIROU AND SHOUJI TEAMING UP WITH GANG FUCKING ORCA AW YISS BOYS THIS IS THE GOOD SHIT LET’S GOOOO

KOUDA AND MANGA TEAMING UP WITH WASH OMG. MANGA IS THE ONLY ONE ON THAT TEAM WHO ACTUALLY FUCKING SPEAKS. IS WASH’S SIDEKICK SOME SORT OF BROOM PERSON OMG

A WHOLE FUCKING ACRE OF KIDS HAVE ALL GANGED UP ON THIS CAVEMAN-LOOKING FELLA I DON’T EVEN RECOGNIZE. WHO ARE YOU. DID YOU CROSS OVER FROM THE FANTASY AU

KIRI BACK WITH FG AND BROUGHT TETSUTETSU ALONG FOR THE RIDE HELLS YEAHHHH

KAMINARI AND SERO WITH KAMUI WOODS AND EDGESHOT I’M HYPERVENTILATING AHHH. AND SHIOZAKI TOO!! I’LL JUST PRETEND I DON’T SEE MINETA THERE IN THE CORNER. MIGHT BE TIME TO DUST OFF THE OLD “CANCELLED” STAMP AGAIN BUT WE’LL SEE HOW THINGS GO

WHO ARE MOMO AND TOKAGE AND MINA AND AOYAMA (WHICH BTW IS THE GREATEST HERO TEAMUP OF ALL TIME HOLY SHIT) TEAMING UP WITH!? TELL US. AND PONY AND MONOMA. GODDAMMIT HORIKOSHI

whew! anyway. they’re all still screwed, but by golly that was nice to have that little invigorating breather of life and hope

LOL OH SHIT THERE’S ANOTHER ONE

okay, SOMEONE TELL ME RIGHT THE FUCK NOW WHAT ALL MIGHT IS LOOKING AT OR I’M GONNA LOSE IT. holy shit. he was researching the past users of OFA, wasn’t he? WHAT DID YOU FIND OH GOD. he’s not just upset, he looks one step shy of fucking crying?? did he learn about what happened to Nana’s son and his family, maybe? shit shit shit

so Yanagi is interning with Kendou then? so who was that with Hadou and Ryuukyuu and the rest. one of Ryuukyuu’s sidekicks?

IS THAT FUYUMI (SPOILERS FUCKING YEAH IT IS) AND WHY DOES IT LOOK LIKE SHE’S FUCKING PRAYING OMG. it looks like she’s kneeling at a family altar?? like saying a prayer for someone who is PRESUMED DEAD, maybe?? LIKE MAYBE A LONG LOST TWIN BROTHER OH SHIT OUT OF NOWHERE THE HYPE DON’T STOP!!

AND WHY DOES NAO HAVE HIS HAT OFF AND CLUTCHED TO HIS CHEST LIKE HE’S TELLING SOMEONE BAD NEWS. GOD WHAT THE HELL EVEN ARE ALL OF THESE PLOT THINGS HAPPENING ALL OF A SUDDEN. LIKE I DON’T KNOW WHERE TO LOOK NEXT

KUROGIRI AHHHHHHHH

WHAT THE FUCK IS HAPPENING TO ERI’S HORN!? DOES ANYONE ELSE SEE THIS?? AIZAWA??? HELLO!?!?

AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, TEAM OT3. TIME TO FUCKING SUIT UP. APPARENTLY. WELL ALL RIGHT THEN. [JACKET ZIP] [GUN COCKING SOUND EFFECT] LET’S GO PUNCH ‘EM IN THE MOUTH

y’all. this chapter was like plot whiplash. this went in so many different directions and hinted at so many different things that I’m at a complete fucking loss as to what to process first. but I guess the interns are gonna save us all, somehow. lol okay then

Odds and Ends

Well, I didn't do nano, but I wrote 37,500 words in November, which means I probably should have pushed a little harder and finished nano after all. Live and learn, I guess. I wrote that much by making my usual goal of 1000 words a day and going over most days.

I have decided to release the first book in the series in February, which will give me time to get it into shape and commission a good cover. Also have it line edited. I'm pretty happy with how it turned out, and I've gotten good feedback from readers. I'll be self-publishing it, which I've never done before, which means probably no one will buy it, but we'll see. The sequel should be done soon. I'm aiming for around the first of the year so I can say I finished three books in 2020, but I don't want to rush it.

Personally, it's been a challenging time lately. My grandmother is getting ready to pass. She's had dementia for the past 13 years or so, so we've already lost her in stages so I thought I was ready for it. Turns out I'm not. The family has been up, saying their final goodbyes. It's been nice to see my cousins and share these days together. My kids have been around more too. I wish they could have known my grandmother before her decline. She was a remarkable woman, and loved all of us kids a whole lot. She was the person I told most of my secrets to. I was holding back a big one, of course, but I'd like to think that if she was still herself when I came out that she would have understood and accepted me. I'll never know, and that's a regret I have.

Anyway, so we're back in quarantine and I keep writing. I don't know what else to do with myself. Hopefully, this is all leading somewhere, but you never know.

Writing Update 03

It’s been a hot minute hasn’t it?

So, when we last left off, I had written chapter 10. Now we’re on chapter 13/14 but only technically. I'm adding a chapter between chapter 10 and 9 because some stuff happened between events and it felt like too much of a jump to ignore. I haven’t written it yet but I'm getting to it either before I write chapter 14 or before I edit chapter 13, so we’ll get there.

Also I changed the name of chapter nine to Lily Rust and the chapter names (so far) for 12 and 13 are: Victoria Sponge and Broken Gods but I want to change 12 but low key might change the book’s name to 13 because that hits different. 

Word count so far: 40,224 (this was supposed to be a novella,,, humans we’re officially over)

Predicted Word Count: minimum 54k maximum: 60k I really don’t want it to go past 50k but I’ll give myself a 2-chapter leeway

What else…oh! I shared the first six chapters with one of my friends and another friend has had the first chapter read to him (because he can’t concentrate that well on books so we agreed to meet in the middle).

Some iconic jokes made during the readings:

He is just Legolas with glasses

My family died in gucci! I can never wear gucci again

My sleep paralysis demon is a tart

I like none of these characters. My favourite is the crystal ashtray.

(honestly though mood)

Additionally, there were a lot of memes made so here are my top…five

There is also a vine compilation out there now because I had too much free time today and I needed to take a break from writing because I had a huge headache, I'm not linking it but just know that it exists.

Onto the excerpts!

He couldn’t tell if the reply had been dragged from his mind, spoken by the corner-of-the-eye-reflection or if it had come from his brain’s need for a reply. He couldn’t see the lips move and he couldn’t tell if the reply was out loud or echoing aloud in his head.

From chapter nine. Albert my darling is suffering, and we wish we could hug him

If you peeled away the baby skin white of the lily, would it leave the black crust and welcoming embrace of rust? Would the pollen stay? Or would it be cried away by the tears of the skinned lily. Its tarnished sinning too much of a pain to allow them to keep their pure orange. To be allowed to spread more.

I have no comment to this one other than have you ever touched a lily petal? Because wow I really want someone to make blankets out of that stuff.

All the while the sun rose onto its crown, the hands that still tried to keep their hold were warmed and thawed, the clouds and their kingdom stayed in the backdrop until dew lined lashes stopped being saddened by the rain.

I like the rain because it’s like a huge shower for the frogs and plants y’know

William so desperately wanted to yell, shout at him that he was worth more than just his art and his paint. That he was made of flesh and blood and that those things alone made him something more precious than diamond. That the paint that stained his hands didn’t diminish his value in the same way it increased the value of his art. that when his blood had evaporated into the air and been rained back down to create rivers and oceans that he would still be worth more as a person because he’s valued. That the life he held was so precious and rare and beautiful

That one goes out to anyone who’s having a hard time rn, you’re super awesome and nobody can tell you otherwise! Will loves you no matter what because you didn’t blow up his family.

Slowly but surely always being dragged back to the red on his lips and almonds on his tongue. Coughing, choking, crying, begging, praying, screaming, pleading to let himself live.

Valentine was nearly killed! we love that for him…we really do.

Anyway, beautiful humans, I hope you liked this! Its nearly 1000 words so if you sat through this thank you!

Have a nice evening/morning!

Until next time!!!

F**k Fifty - a work in progress November 1

Fuck Fifty

To say I’ve been in a spiral since my birthday is both over and understating the point. Over, since I’ve managed to show up for my various life commitments in the ten months since, but under in that I started anticipating the spiral some 18 months before the actual date. I felt exactly the same when I woke up on my birthday as I had the day before; both blessing and curse, as I’m a recovering drug addict and have been living with depression as far back as I can remember.

And I’m not one of those “lost the desire to use” addicts. Left alone with myself, I would use almost any substance on almost any day. In the 23+ years I’ve gone without pot and alcohol (my drugs of choice), I’ve used food, sleeping, shopping, food, witchcraft, psychiatry, and the actual 12 Steps to keep from putting a preferred drug in me. (Did I mention food?) Not men, as that would require putting myself in situations where I might meet someone I’d find attractive. And not sex, as that always backfires spectacularly and leaves me feeling worse. And certainly not gambling, as I have no illusions that any gender of luck would be ever on my side.

As for depression, where do I start? I *wish* psych meds were happy pills – I have to be medicated to actually feel depressed. It’s all very well and good to have tools like exercise and therapy and meditation and social activity to avoid getting stuck in my self; none of these tools are worth a damn if I can’t reach them. Medication is supposed to lift me up enough to reach the toolbox.

I say “supposed to” because lately it hasn’t. I’ve been on the same cocktail of drugs for over a decade (Wellbutrin and Cymbalta, generics obvs) and, since my birthday, my moods have been consistently worse. I talked about it with my doctor and we switched the Cymbalta to Prozac (generic, obvs), but after a week of “OMG I feel actually capable of doing things again”, I’ve been In It.

“It” being the hole, the funk, the cloud, the whatever it is you want to call the place where I believe all of the horrible things my head tells me about myself. That I’m not worthy of love, that no one wants to be around someone who has to work so hard just to show up for life, that there’s nothing anyone could do anyway. That the past 23 years have been a waste since I have nothing to show for them. That past behavior is the best prediction of future behavior, so I have at best less than another 50 years to continue to be worthless.

So I’m writing. I was a writer in school – both creative and journalism. I got a creative writing (partial) scholarship to college - $1000 a year, which meant something back when I went to a state school for in-state tuition. (My first semester of full-time was $800. It was a different world then.) I never had characters in my head demanding to be heard – unless you count myself. I’ve been journaling, Live Journaling, Word Press blogging, and Tumblring my whole life. I’ve kept everything I’ve written – the journals and the notebooks I kept for my creative writing classes. One drunk evening I swore to a City Paper editor (a friend of mine was their book reviewer) that I wasn’t just another one of those drunken people who swore they were going to submit something for publication. I doubt he’d still be waiting, even if the City Paper was still a thing (Google break: It lasted until 2017? Where they hell have I been?)

I suspect the only reason I’m writing now is a combination of NaNoWriMo, an amazing collection of nerdy Facebook friends, and the fact that I’m supposed to be looking for a new psychiatrist. (The practice I go to has moved ten minutes [one way] further away, my psychiatrist has stopped taking insurance, my good government insurance won’t reimburse me even at the out-of-network rate because his status with them is in some kind of limbo and they say I’m “not responsible” for the charges.) The only way I’ve been able to get anything accomplished is by avoiding something I want to do even less. (I only cleaned my car when I was supposed to be studying for exams.) Well, and shame. I also cleaned my car when I told people they could ride in the backseat. I always clean the bathroom when Mom is coming to take care of my cats. Heaven forfend you people should know how I live.

Yet here I am, again, insistent that someone out there needs to know how I live. Maybe you’re a single, child-free formerly gifted student looking around at your life and wondering where you messed up. Maybe you’re a recovering addict living with a mental illness that makes it impossible to know whether you aren’t working the program hard enough or you’re just not eligible for “happy, joyous, and free.” Maybe Eeyore and Oscar the Grouch were the representation that assured you that you do exist in the world.

I’m certainly not the first to carry this message and nowhere near the best – my most recent moment of clarity came thanks to Bojack Horseman. (Netflix, animated series, it’s not for everyone but if it’s for you, you’re welcome.) Which is also what gave me permission to write something down. It turns out that maybe the past 23 years weren’t all for nothing – what’s more, they weren’t even all about me. Which is a burning bush revelation to this person, who couldn’t be more self-absorbed.

Okay, I’ve been doing this long enough – I’ve started editing, which is no way to inflate one’s word count. But I’m still a few hundred words short of my daily goal (50,000/30 = 1,666.6667 crap, I’m even shorter than I thought, but hey, a thousand’s not bad for one’s first day of forced writing, right?) I know it takes a certain number of words just to write out all the crap that’s sitting on top of the good stuff and the only way out is through.

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It took time before I figured out a simple formula to success, and that formula changed everything. I became a bestselling author with four books in nearly 20 languages, toured my books in 15 cities, developed a few product collections, started a podcast, lectured at international fairs and moderated panels, won awards for my work, I even ran my own magazine. I also started teaching online in 2009 when I launched Blogging Your Way and here I am, teaching again under decor8 courses, after a two-year pause (I was working on my magazine in Hamburg and I'm a mom so, you know the drill - limited time).

Anyway, I'm back to teaching because I felt like it was time. I have so much more insight into what works and what doesn’t, and this experience is worth gold - and I want to share it. When you run a business and need to market it, you need a solid system in place and when you have it, you really don't need to stress because things organically fall into place, and working for yourself can actually be a lot of fun.

In my course, I want to share my 15 years of experience with you because once you learn what to use, and how, then heartfelt, organic marketing can be so much easier than if you don’t have a clue where to start, and no reliable systems in place. 

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We've all heard that a trillion times, right?

Well, if you’ve ever wondered how I run my business as a self-made one-woman show and mother, minus the fluff and filters, I’ll tell you during this course, I'll be totally transparent for you. In fact, I welcome my students to ask tons of questions (don’t hold back!) because I want this learning experience to be as real and honest as possible. 

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Garance Doré, Founder of Doré - Garance is a beloved French photographer, illustrator, and the best-selling author of LOVE STYLE LIFE who lives and works in Los Angeles, France, and New Zealand with her partner, Graham, and her dog Lulu. She recently launched a membership community for women about love, life, and style called L’île. Garance has built a loyal following with over 700k followers on her Instagram @garancedore through some of the most beautiful storytelling I’ve ever seen. In our 60 minute video inside the course, Garance will share how you can find your voice online and share it to attract a dedicated following.

Paige Brunton, Founder of Square Secrets™  - Paige is a newly married Canadian entrepreneur based in northern Germany, best known for her online courses where she teaches how to set up websites using Squarespace and how to run a profitable web design business. Paige has had over 2,000 students go through her online courses, they’re the most popular in the Squarespace industry. Paige also built her business through blogging, and as a Squarespace web design expert, she’ll be sharing how to incorporate SEO best practices into your blogging to start appearing in the Google Rankings, and tons more. Find Paige on Insta at @paigebrunton

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Already answered 15, 16 and 20 on a different ask, but here's the rest for ya!1. Describe yourself how you would describe a character you’re introducingCeslaToil wished she could be as glamorous and intriguing as her most favorite writers and artists, but as it stood, she was not. She lay slug like on the leather couch in her home after working a grueling eight hour shift, and there was no sign of her moving from this spot. She would not move to wash her face, which was greasy, or to make her bed, which was cluttered with books, or even to finish writing her fics, which were well past their intended deadlines. She did, however, have plenty of time to play Pocket Mortys on her phone apparently, and this is probably why her life is in the state of entropic disorder that it was now. 2. Is there any specific ritual you go through while/before/after your writing?Not particularly-- I think the only ritual o went through for Midsummer was jogging while listening to intense musical numbers when I needed to write action scenes.(I had made the terrible mistake of listening to the It Follows soundtrack when writing the flashlight tag scene in Midsummer-- in the middle of the night when I was in the house by myself! Not my brightest moment.3. What is your absolute favorite kind of fic to write?I like writing fics where characters who we've never seen interact too much in canon getting to play off each other-- for instance, I've written a lot of stories about Ford interacting with some of the more supporting characters in GF because during his brief time on the show, his main interactions were very insular to just being around Stan, Dipper, Fidds and Bill. The scene in Midsummer where Ford reads to Mabel was my contribution to the fandom's need for more bonding moments between the two, and the coatroom scene where he plays off of Blubbs and Soos was a joy to write. Another example is the dynamic between Gideon and Pacifica in Midsummer; writing two of my favorite former antagonists butting heads is so much fun, I could honestly do a whole series where it's just them snipping at each other. 4. Are there any other fic writers you admire? If so, who and why?Guys, I can't stress this enough, send me recs for fics! I honestly have only read very few of them since I started writing for the fandom. I will of course praise my beloved @danvssomethingorother til the end of time, for being in the fanfic game so long and having almost forty fics under their belt! I'm so proud of them, and they offer such magnanimous amounts of support to all I do.5. How many words can you write if you sit down and concentrate intensely for an hour?Some days it's around 1000 words, other days it might only be ten.6. First fic/pairing you wrote for? (If no pairing, describe the plot)Midsummer Nightmare was, originally, just a vehicle for my OTP fiddauthor, but it spiraled out of control into a multi-POV re-imagining of A Midsummer Night's Dream with more plot lines than a soap opera, so Fidds and Ford's budding relationship just becomes a drip in the larger pail of the plot. They get a further chance to shine in PrePos!, but that will always be the first moment.7. Inspiration, time, or motivation. Choose two.Inspiration and motivation-- I usually write on a short amount of personal time anyway; I often find if I don't have one of the other two and plenty of time then I won't get anything done.8. Why do you choose to write?Me, performing a terrible Mad Eye Moody impression: CONSTANT VALIDATION9. Do you ever have plans to write anything other than fic?I have a couple of ideas for some original works-- I think I'm planning on participating in NaNoWriMonth this year, and I'll definitely post the first draft on Ao3 if y'all want.10. What inspires you the most?My favorite movies, books and musicals; entertainment has been a huge comfort to me in my life, and I strive to one day be an entertainer that could comfort somebody else through my art. 11. Weirdest thing you’ve ever written/thought about writing/etc.?Okay guys. Did I ever tell you how much I love The Room? I love it a lot. A whole lot. It's a disastrous delight of a movie, and I came up with a crazy idea for a sequel.Johnny leaves instructions in his will that he will leave his fortune and his condo to whichever one of his friends and loved ones can reach a secret location in Los Angeles first. So it's a race between Mark, Lisa, Denny, Claudette, Chris-R, Peter/Steven, the Flowershop Lady, Bigfoot, Dracula, aliens, robots, space bounty hunters and the ghost of Johnny himself to get the money, and wacky shenanigans ensue.It's just crazy enough not to work at all, but I swear I'm gonna do it someday.12. A fic you wish you had written better, and why?Not written better necessarily, but damn I need to go back over Midsummer sometime and edit some of the grammatical errors. I was still getting my sea legs when I started that fic, so I didn't quite master the art of proofreading just yet. 13. Favorite fic from another author?@amydiddle wrote this beautiful piece for Fiddlefest and it's probably the best story of the month. 14. Your favorite side pairings to put in?99% of the time I write fiddauthor into my fics; but Blubbsland is truly the universal OTP of the fandom. I love writing those two goofs.17. Would yo describe yourself as a fast writer?Depends on the story-- I still haven't updated My Neighbor Baba Yaga since October! I need to get on top of that.18. How old were you when you started writing?I've been writing since I was a kid, but I didn't start writing fic until last year when I was 24! Late bloomer, I know.19. Why did you start writing?I've always enjoyed reading fic since I was 12 and read Harry Potter fics between book releases; I've always wanted to contribute, but didn't feel confident enough to post my stuff on the Internet for randos to gawk at. But if I don't do the things I'd like to do now, when will I ever get them done?

hello! I'm new to the fandom ( my blog is multi-fandom, however, so it has tfc & a lot of other stuff - I've been wondering if I should just mke a sideblog for tfc / trc / tsoa / etc? ) I also was wondering if you could reccomend any blogs that also post tfc as well as other book series in general? i hope you have a good day!

okay this is way too old to actually be helpful to the original anon (jfc i am so sorry this totally got lost in my inbox…)

but umm im gonna just answer the bit abt side blogs because like yo. i have like 11? 

i think in generally it comes down to how much you want to have a go to place for specific things… like I made mine to stop me from spamming my main (which is undeniably multi-fandom but also like.. everything else not so fandom too) that said i do also use my side blogs a lot less now (well i use this whole site less now than i used to) but at the time i had A LOT of content on my dash that i wanted to reblog and even with my queue it was too much to put all in one place.. thats the other plus with my sideblogs- they are generally untagged content. it gives me a break from my pretty extensive (if not best organised) tagging system on my main 

they also provide a place for all the things you aren’t sure your general followers/old followers would like to see a lot of, TFC is a good example here due to the nature of the content. unless you have a good tagging system for it that people can blacklist (and even then thats not always gonna work) it might be best to keep that separate from your main blog/general content. (one of my older and now unused sideblogs was for The Dream Pack content in the TRC fandom as i knew it wasn’t many of my followers cup of tea at the time) 

but end of the day it comes down to you and your blogging needs/style. you dont have to cater to the presumed wishes of your followers, but i know a lot of people have nsfw side blogs and keep their mains sfw…. and yeh. that makes total sense.. same with say a blog solely dedicated to one thing.. I run @always-yes-with-you which I reblog any and all TFC art/edits/playlist/ect. (not textposts) to. this is untagged and unfiltered by my own tastes/ships/etc. and came from my role back at the start as one of the admin figures in the fandom. up to a point i could conceivably reblog everything tfc to my main but as the fandom grew there was more and more to keep up with and more things that weren’t my cup of tea so i wanted to keep a archive but not on my main. and the tfc things i do still reblog there have a clear tagging system with them. 

this sideblog was 1000% just for my own peace of mind but it also allows me to keep sharing content in a fandom i love while also keeping my main blog relatively even spread and not so swamped that everything else/anything new gets lost in all the tfc. 

all this said the only sideblog that i actually maintain to any real active degree other than AYWY is my non-fandom one @loverslivingpoetry​ . its the oldest one i have and is also a space for me to scroll though/vent on without being bombarded by all the fandom content or with worry of annoying my followers (yeh i know i shouldn’t worry abt that but heyo i do anyway :l )

this is probably a whole lot of no help at all but i figured i might as well answer this at last so it doesn’t keep gathering dust in my inbox. and hey maybe it’ll be helpful or interesting or idk what to someone else.. 

sorry for the ridiculous wait. 

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Have you ever been to Las Vegas? No. Doesn’t seem all that appealing to me anyway. What did you have for breakfast this morning? I didn’t eat breakfast which is a stupid idea considering I drank quite a bit last night...I did have a small piece of chocolate Pop-Tarts from at Gabie’s place this morning to mask my breath when I came home. Do you have any loose change in your pocket? I don’t have pockets on me right now. Do you like Taylor Swift? Her past singles were catchy, but that’s all I’ll give her. Everything I’ve heard about her attitude has just yelled petty to me. What’s your favorite Disney Channel movie? Strictly Disney Channel? High School Musical or Tw*tches.

If you met your favorite celebrity, would you be calm or starstruck? LOL I would probably cry if faced with Kristen Stewart. I’ll be starstruck in a calm way (so to answer your question, I’ll be both) and just maybe pull her in for a huge hug because I love her so much. Are there any lights on in the room you’re in? Yeah we have lights in the dining room but it’s daytime so the natural lighting from the sun is enough for now. What’s your favorite subject in school? I was always the teacher’s pet in history. I’m in college now though and have different classes per semester; my favorite class in the last sem would have to be art studies.  What’s your favorite holiday? Halloween, even though I hate referring to it as a holiday because it’s not. I just pick that because I hate every other holiday. Do you ever have to do yard work? No. Sounds like something I’ll always put off haha. Do you think Bad Romance is a catchy song or an annoying one? Catchy. Whether played in 2009 or 2018, best believe I’ll sing along and even slightly dance to it. Do you use perfect grammar online? If perfect = formal then no. Are you currently using a laptop? Yep. Do you have any live versions of songs in your music software? Music software? Damn. Anyway, no I don’t really like live editions of songs, no matter how much I love the artist or no matter how good it is. Did you or do you listen to Britney Spears songs? I never did voluntarily, even as a kid in the 2000′s. I remember her songs were everywhere though - in kid’s parties, at the mall, on TV, everywhere. Is it a windy day? It has been today, actually! The nicest surprise I’ve had all day so far. In the past week, have you ridden in a taxi? No, I never ride taxis because the drivers here are creepy and even be kidnappers. I’d much rather book an Uber or Grab, which is an alternative to Uber but in Southeast Asia. Do you ever wish on stars at night? Not really. I would if I chance upon a shooting star, but those never happen in my area. What color are your eyes? Dark brown. What album is the current song you’re listening to off of? I’m not listening to music at the moment. What’re you doing after you finish this? Move upstairs and either take a nap or another survey. What song’s the most overplayed right now? There is another song by The fucking Vamps called Personal and as usual they are bugging the living shit out of me. It literally plays in three different radio stations within five minutes and it drives me nuts when I’m driving. They are the actual worst. Please break up. Are you in a band? No. How clean is your bedroom? Super tidy. Is there a pen within reaching distance of you? No, there isn’t. Are you sitting at a desk? No. I’m at the dining table but moving to my bed after. Does your favorite band have a male or female lead singer? [continued after taking a nap three hours ago] Female singer from an awesome band that rhymes with ‘paramour’! Do you normally shut your bedroom door before you go to sleep? Yes, absolutely yes. Rest assured I will not fall asleep if it’s ajar even the slightest bit; it has to be shut all the way through. I can’t sleep with any light around, so. Have you seen the movie Moulin Rouge? No. I know Gab has a physical DVD but I’ve never seen the movie. Would you ever dye your hair a different color? Of course. It’s just a matter of when I’ll do it, because right now I’m still pretty indecisive about which color I’ll be getting, bitching about how expensive and high-maintenance it’s going to be, and worrying about everything having to do with bleach. Are there any framed pictures in the room you’re in? Yeah. My kindergarten grad photo is framed, and my high school clique’s photo is also in a frame on my bedside drawer. Have you ever been to a Broadway show? Nope. Not really my thing, but it’s the sort of thing I’d surprise my girlfriend with since she’s all about Broadway. What’s your favorite movie soundtrack? I don’t have one. I’ll just stick with my default answer Carol. Do you prefer group or individual work? Really depends on what kind of work we’re talking. Anything with creatives or logistics, I would much rather be in a group since I cannot for the life of me be creative, or even be forced to be creative. I can be helpful in other ways when it comes to that; but every other work outside of that–say a research paper, or a chapter report, or an investigatory project, I’m okay with doing on my own. Do you have a key to anything besides your house? Just my car. Are you wearing anything with stripes? Oooh I am. My top is black and white striped. It was actually the top I wore to the high school batch reunion last night, but it’s a little comfy so I haven’t changed out of it yet. What time did you go to sleep last night? Er around 1 or 2 AM, not really sure. I just instantly passed out on Gab’s bed and don’t remember anything since I was waaaay too tired. Did anyone tell you that you were beautiful today? Yep. What show did you last watch? RuPaul’s Drag Race, which I watched with Katreen and Gabie when we were at the former’s house last Thursday. I initially groaned when Katreen suggested it cos I thought the show was going to be too loud and fast-paced for my taste, but thEN OH MY GOD EVERYTHING IS PINK AND BRIGHT AND FABULOUS. We ended up watching a second episode. Do you think you’ll do anymore surveys today? I hope so. I’m kinda disappointed with myself for taking very few surveys during my break, when I said I was excited to finally spam my own blog with them after the last sem practically ate me up and never gave me time. I go back to school Tuesday and I probably took like 10-15 surveys total in four weeks, yuck @ self. What’s your favorite ice cream flavor? Cookies and cream. I also really liked queso real in my early teens. When was the last time you stayed home from school sick? 6th grade. Eight years ago. Insane. Could you ever complete a 500-piece puzzle? I could try! My girlfriend actually has a 1000- or 1500-piece puzzle of a painting that we tried to finish with her little sister during a sleepover, but I was boring and fell asleep by 2 AM. It’d be nice to try it again. If you could run a red light and not get caught, would you? No. Thing is, so many Filipino drivers do that already; hence why we are one of the most terrible on the road. I’ve seen enough videos to not want to even try it. Do any bands flat-out annoy you? I would say yes but it’s an insult to the word ‘band’ if I referred to The Vamps as one, because they’re my sole annoyance. Do you have a mirror in your bedroom? I had before my mom got it removed ugh. Was today a birthday for any of your friends? It’s Reggy’s birthday, who’s a girl I went to grade school and high school with. I wouldn’t consider her a friend. When was the last time you rode in a limo? I’ve never done it. Do you take naps daily? Hahaha yeah almost everyday. That’s gonna stop when I go back to school. Do you still make Christmas lists? No. I think I made it for one or two years before I finally called bullshit on Santa. Do you watch the show Dexter? Yes, mainly because they said it was like Breaking Bad and because CM Punk watched it. Didn’t like the first episode, haven’t tried rewatching it since. Have you ever been to any sort of convention? No. Which song did you last listen to on repeat? Probably Tessellate by Alt-J. < Good choice. I’m now super garbage compared to that, because mine is Bruno Mars’s Finesse collab with Cardi B hahaha. Where do you want to live when you grow up? Just in the city where all the hurly-burly is. It gets boring living in a suburban ish environment. Are you currently using a blanket? Nope. Are there any songs that make you cry? Yeah sometimes, there are instances I’ll sing along to a certain song and feel them more than usual. I’ve cried to When It Rains by Paramore on my bad days. How many siblings do you have? Two, both younger. What’re you doing this weekend? Binge-watching Black Mirror and enjoying the final days of my Christmas break. Do you prefer swimming at the beach or in a pool? Beach. The chlorine in the pool turns me away from it, plus with so many kids swimming in pools you never know if you’re already swimming in wee. When was the last time you had a haircut? Some time in November. Which musical instrument do you think sounds the prettiest? PIANO. Without a shadow of a doubt. Do you know what you want for Christmas? I didn’t want anything for Christmas for the first time in my life. That’s a little sad, innit? I got the 2018 Starbucks planner, which I was more than happy about. Gabie got me all sorts of jewelry, a blanket, and a sparkly pink tumbler and I loved each gift; and my sister got me a doggy pencil case and made personalized stickers for me. I loved all of them. Do you watch fireworks on New Year’s Eve? Yes, that’s a family tradition. Not going out to watch them just feels foreign and empty to me, since we’ve done it all my life. Is your birthday within the next three months? Yup. *silent panicking* How long is the song you’re listening to? Three and a half minutes. Are you anticipating anything this week? Yeah I am pretty excited to attend my new set of classes. It’s my first sem to have four majors too, so that’s another thing I’m waiting to experience. Will I be okay? Will it kill me? Will I have nervous breakdowns? Who knows. Is your mom or dad the older parent? They were born in the same year, but my dad is older by eight months. Do you watch anything on E!? Just Keeping Up. Are you going to get off the computer now that you’ve finished this? No, I might take another one.

Hello every One, and thank King You for being here.  What a dramatic conclusion I have to share with all of You today!  Honestly, it’s almost hard to believe it’s real life because it was such a nail biter – especially for Your main character!

So, as I was Writing My last Post, tall King about ‘survival mode’, the crazy landlady had already called the police to charge Me with trespass.  I am very sensitive to mental health issues and I know there are plenty of People who probably think I am crazy, so I don’t use the Word ‘crazy’ lightly – this woman is a genuine lunatic and was stark raving mad.  I only discovered she had called the police because I heard her screaming at them on the phone from My room – she was still in the downstairs hallway, guarding the door.

I had hoped that the encounter would be much the same as it had been on the previous Thursday when she had tried to do the same.  Unfortunately, these police officers were not so honourable.  However, everyone is receiving Graces today, as I always pay attention to the name and badge number (if it’s visible) of every officer I ever talk to.  You Will notice I am not Giving You their name.  Kind of like a ‘last notice’ to the Ottawa police because I would genuinely like to report that the local police services are acting to defend and protect the Common law rights of Canada’s People, not trespassing on them for the sake of commercial ‘acts’ (like the ‘Trespass to property Act’).  The law of agency and the law of contract is superior and I was on the property under contract.  It’s that simple, really.  But the police are not so bright, they said that I didn’t have any rights because it’s not covered by the landlord tenant act.  Notice to Ottawa police:  rights cannot be revoked without consent and are not provided by the landlord tenant board, the landlord tenant board and associated acts were designed to protect the inherent rights Man already has, and it is high time the police began defending the constitutional rights of Canada’s People.

I digress…  So the police were going to remove Me by force if I had not volunteered to leave by My own Will – I was as King of them for one hour to prepare for a cab and be gone – My request was granted.  The moment I sat in the back seat of the cab, I felt amazing!  I can’t even describe it properly because it was like something I didn’t even know was there had been completely and suddenly removed.  The John Howard Society did real Good on the hotel they booked for Me!  My own kitchenette, bathroom, it was not like a typical hostel, though it is rated as both a hostel and an inn.  My room was completely private and very comfortable.  But the best part of the experience were the owners of the inn, Sultan and Hasheeda who instantly made Me feel welcome.  Sultan even insisted on helping Me to My room with My bags which I felt was completely unnecessary and over the top.  Just exceptionally friendly People.

Anyway, the triumphant evening was short lived because I still didn’t have any permanent solution to My problem and as great as the JHS did in booking Me a room in a great little inn, the budget would only allow for five days.  I was desperately hoping I would hear some Good News about the apartment I had filled out an application for the previous Thursday and was expecting to hear something Monday at the latest.  Monday comes and goes, no Word.

I called Monday morning to see how things were going and the vibe felt every bit as Good as it had the previous Thursday.  I really felt like I hit it off with the property manager, Lori, and she seemed just as pleasant and happy to hear from Me on the Monday, so I was still optimistic.  The issue was that they hadn’t heard back from one of My landlord references, which is very strange because he usually gets back to Me right away.  I told her I’d contact him and find out what was going on.

Well, My old landlord who was Giving the reference is named Joe, and he sent Me a message on Facebook late Monday evening to congratulate Me on the apartment.  I told him I didn’t have it yet, and he told Me he was pretty sure I did.  So that really kept Me optimistic, but Tuesday came and went and still no Word.  I have to confess, I was beginning to panic.

I could not bare the thought of being ‘homeless’ again and the thought of a shelter was even worse.  I’d already decided I would camp outside city hall in protest before I would spend another night in any of Ottawa’s shelters.  Worse still, as great as the John Howard Society have been, they didn’t have any solutions either – last I heard from them on Tuesday afternoon, they were tall King to Me about how they had found a place that would board My cat!  Translation – “You’re going to a shelter tomorrow.”

I would not even let My Mind entertain the possibility, and I am very thankful the conversation was over the phone so they could not see My expression.  However, it is worth telling You that without even as King, the owners of the inn were as King to Me if I am looking for an apartment and told Me they have something for Me if I don’t hear Word!  Like seriously…  A friend said to Me once, “You must _____ horseshoes, You are the luckiest guy I know.”  (Sorry, trying to Keep this family Friendly, so You Will have to use Your Imagination.)

Well, I rarely Quest-Ion the Universe’s intent-Ion for Me, but this time I was beginning to lose faith.  It was after 5:00, Tuesday afternoon, and I actually yelled at God (in My Mind, but that’s enough), ‘No, I Will not be homeless again, I need this apartment!’.

Phone rings.

‘Please Universe, don’t mess with Me’.

Universe is not messing with Me, it’s Lori, cheerful and chipper as ever.  One last terrifying moment, as the first Words out of Lori’s mouth are, ‘Hi Sean, I am so sorry…’ My heart on a hinge…  ‘it took Me so long to get back to You, but I am happy to tell You the apartment is Yours, You’re application has been approved.”

I definitely teared a little but I think the reality of what I was hearing took a few hours to really settle in.  In all My Life, I can say I have honestly never felt so anxious about anything ever.  It’s generally just not My Style, I like to ‘go with the flow’.  But I Wanted this, I Wished for this, and I Prayed for this – more times than I can count.

Although it may have come in the very final hour of the final day, the ‘date’ to Sign My lease was perfectly synchronized with My time to check out of the hotel.  The apartment is not just Good, it is Perfect!  I am literally in the heart of downtown Ottawa.  It has two floors!  I’m including lots of pictures because this is exactly the kind of place I was picturing to take My Art campaign to the next level.  Believe My, the ‘Kingdom of Heaven Found A Sean’ is a real thing and I Will now have the opportunity to bring My exhibition to Life!  I can even paint the place however I Wish!  Bridgehead coffee a block and a half in one direction, Starbucks in the other.  Grocery store around the corner.  Liquor store around the corner (I don’t really drink but still a cool thing to have in the neighbourhood in the event I have a guest and Wish to buy a bottle of wine).  Even the photocopy shop I use is less than a one minute walk!  It is absolutely everything I could ever dream to have in an apartment.  I did want a balcony, but only because I didn’t imagine the alternative.  I have My own little deck area in the back that I can grow plants and decorate My Self – it might be a shared walkway from time to time but it’s basically My private ‘yard’ (concrete yard, it Will be potted plants).

Meh, a picture says 1000 Words, so enough of My rambling.  My previous landlady Will not get any attention from Me whatsoever.  Her name Will never be mentioned on this Blog again, once was more than she deserved.  I Will also not file charges against her for breach of contract, as everything ‘Miraculously’ worked to My benefit.

I Wish to remind all of You to never lose Faith in Your Dream.  I know how tough it can be, especially when it seems like every element of Your life is hanging in the balance.  I know how hard it is because I almost lost Faith My Self, and that virtually never happens, mostly because I’m usually completely ‘indifferent’ to the outcome of the situation, believing ‘God’ (the Universe) knows best.  I was not okay with the alternative this time, and My fear of the alternative almost caused Me to lose Faith.  Don’t.  Because God was just laughing, he likes to Play as much as We do.

Love and Blessings,

Post Script:  My Friend who joined Me for My Magical bonfire so many moons ago was here visiting Me in Ottawa last Saturday and I told her that when I get the new apartment, I am going to have a bookshelf and fill it with cool books.  This one ‘happens’ to have a perfect little bookshelf built right into the wall behind My bedroom door!  And as You can see, Gigi isn’t sure what to make of the place yet.  Currently, she is living inside an old RCA television box but she seems very happy there!  I Will Keep You all posted.

Blessings, the Universe is Great, God is Good!

  Volume CI: The Lucky Wednesday Edition; The King Finally Castles Hello every One, and thank King You for being here.  What a dramatic conclusion I have to share with all of You today! 

Civil Engineers

The final place I labored at was previously a thriving design / build firm. On the couple of occasions the mind trust in the Architecture department and the Construction department would gather their donuts and coffee and meet within the conference room to go over the caliber of our construction sketches and how you can improve them. To read more about slip critical connection, visit our website.

Our sketches had the standard problems because of the usual pressures of the busy architectural work atmosphere missing information, conflicts, coordination issues, CAD anomalies, etc.

Recall the days when firms had drawing checkers? It appears that no-one checks sketches any longer there's just virtually no time within the schedule or budget. Now we call that process putting in a bid. It sure helps make the construction guys angry. We obtain sensitive about our design work, however they get sensitive when cash is involved. Many people are simply so materialistic.

Because the CAD manager, I'd sit and take notes during these conferences, while attempting to balance an espresso, diet coke and two donuts within my lap. After around an hour and one half, everyone had their say. Although I'd a lot of notes, these were just details pointing to the point. The issue was surprisingly simple, the sketches weren't coordinated.

ARCHITECTURAL DESKTOP

Because the CAD manager, I had been greatly grieved with this. I was using Architectural Desktop for our work. I was utilizing it like a BIM tool, building a 3D model and removing all of the 2D sketches. Very awesome however it was difficult to do, needed many years of training on my small part, many years of setup and the enter your car and training of recent people. A few of the new everyone was very resistant against employed in 3D and with tools they weren't acquainted with. Some were really subversive. I known as these folks flat-landers simply because they desired to experience architecture in 2D. I guess it had been much better than giving them a call things i wanted to. More information on sfd and bmd for simply supported beamcan be found by visiting our website.

As difficult because it was, i was receiving targeted results. We're able to create live renderings quickly, we understood exactly what the building really was likely to seem like and we understood in which the design problems were developing. We even made cash on our architectural charges from time to time. Just how did this issue occur?

Because the project got nearer to finishing and the resolution from the detail grew to become finer, Architectural Desktop grew to become harder and finicky. When crunch time came, the subversive flat-landers would explode the work. Once exploded into lines, the less experienced would deconstruct the coordination in order to produce the illusion the project was really finished. Once the inevitable changes arrived, the work CAD data degenerated even more.

REVIT ARCHITECTURE

Then along came Revit. The program satisfied the commitment of what Architectural Desktop was said to be. Don't misunderstand me, it had been a large pain to apply however i understood when I possibly could make Architectural Desktop work for us, i then could implement Revit. Management was definitely not always supportive, supplying no training and no setup time to really make it work, however they did provide doubt and critique. A minimum of they compensated for the needed hardware and software.

In Architectural Desktop you needed to invent complex systems to handle a task. In Revit it was already taken proper care of. In Architectural Desktop you needed to invent complex CAD standards and program them directly into your system, and then train users and enforce the factors. With Revit, the factors from the box labored for us. It was absolutely amazing. I'm able to enter any office with Revit on the computer and just begin working. Suppose? I can not even start to tell you just how much CAD personalization I've done within the last two decades. I do not do anything whatsoever to Revit except to produce families, (their term for parametric block styles) shared parameters and project templates.

Architectural desktop is rough, Revit is smooth. Architectural Desktop is fragile and breaks, Revit is powerful and solid. Upgrading Architectural Desktop is really a multi-week process involving breaking all of the a lot of current personalization and rebuilding it after you buy a couple of books, email some gurus, and discover the hidden cache of secret inside info on what's really happening within the stupid program. It requires not just one but a minimum of three programming languages to create this factor work right. Then obviously you need to re-train you.

Upgrading Revit can be achieved over lunch, without any training. I do not even consider the readme file.

BUILDING INFORMATION MODELING (BIM)

BIM? I truly did not like this acronym. I loved SBM (Single Building Model). It did not appear to match Autodesk's marketing strategy though. Nobody requested me anyway. Really I have faith that the mounds of knowledge in each and every magazine today and on every site about BIM are mainly crap. Each one of these pros who avoid using Revit say you can perform this, that and another factor. I do not inflict of individuals. I am not really sure what they're. Possibly we'll see sometime later on.

But here's where BIM and Revit Architecture rocks. You cannot explode the Revit model. Which means that the geometry will be coordinated. The reference tags and sheet figures can't be edited individually from the model. These tags aren't fragile they're reliable, from the model and the schedules. I am unsure that you can place a Revit project from coordination despite great effort. So much like that, nearly all our drawing problems have left. This is evidence of how intelligent software could make you a much better architect. Yes I stated it Revit can make you a much better architect.

At our firm, Revit stopped is the office joke as our efficiency improved. Whenever we needed to bring in help for our architecture department, Revit experience was our main concern. It had been beginning to become focus in our marketing at that time I left. The very first factor that won people's hearts about our Revit results was that people were solving design problems that people might not have seen previously. Our solutions were valid right right from the start. Inside a design / build office where construction guys are searching over your shoulder, this really is critical.

RENDERING

Through the design process, you are able to place a video camera and snap a nearly perfect rendering. The rendering abilities are perfect and also material and link suitable for 3DS Max if you opt for it. The simple Mental Ray rendering dialog box produced amazing results fast with no work. Any Revit user are now able to make excellent renderings having a couple of minutes of training. Not just could you have top quality renderings fast, however you may also have plenty of made images inside a project to obviously articulate your design for your client. Revit can make you a much better architect.

After I printed the assistance system for Viz Render, the rendering tool in Architectural Desktop, it filled two volumes and was on the 1000 pages, in addition to taking plenty of time for you to master. For more information on risa 3d tutorial, visit our website today.

DESIGN PARADIGM SHIFT

Between your smooth 3D interface and rendering stacks of views, architects are in possession of a brand new first. They be capable of easily see every uncovered surface inside a building design - walls, floors, ceilings and roofs - Inside and out. For the very first time we are able to see everything of all time built. Wow, can you begin to see the implications?

There's now no excuse for bad design or design mistakes. Many people have no idea this but nearly all architects and designers really do not know just what the built design may be like. Sure they know and many are way much better than others, but this can be a fundamental problem especially in which the design charges are low and things are in black and white-colored and 2D. Once while designing some ductwork, I produced an MC Escher like sculpture. My boss was amused while he caught it, however that might have been a large problem.

Revit can make you a much better architect due to the fact you are becoming immediate feedback in your design. If you begin to see the object as it will likely be, then you will correct and optimize it. It might be absurd to not. You will not have the ability to sleep understanding that flaw is within your design. I believe what flat-landers like is that they look in their 2D black and white-colored drawing and can think perfect and congratulations since it matches their imagination. 3D and color is just too many details for them.

Architectural drawing without 3D is much like typing instructions on the computer with no monitor. You most likely got the majority of it right. You are most likely not really able change it out. You may redo it a couple of occasions. Wouldn't the feedback from the monitor be great?

I've found it interesting what size contractors are among individuals leading the proceed to BIM due to collision recognition tools and the cash they save in stopping construction errors and identifying design errors. Some contractors are getting their in-house Revit guys model the 2D construction documents the architects issue to trap their design errors. Stick to the money.

Should not the architects be leading this? I wish to think that the architects not using Revit just have no idea better. They do not know about its coordination features, rendering abilities, and its detailing tools. They do not know it may completely replace AutoCAD. They might believe that attracting 3D wastes time, instead of saves time. I did not know all of this after i began with Revit and I needed to decipher it by myself.

Architects keep listening to how BIM will benefit everyone except them. They may not realize it may benefit them, and contemplate it an encumbrance.

Regrettably everyone knows architects which use AutoCAD 14 and will say "whether it was adequate for An Artist to make use of as he designed the pyramids, then it is adequate for me. " This option are often really fast and perform a very specific kind of work. They're also very gradually losing share of the market, developing carpal tunnel and eventually they'll find society will no longer have a necessity for their professional services. Seen worthwhile ink on vellum hands drafting recently? What about press-on letters, pin registration mylar, leroy lettering sets, or ruling pens?

CAD really required off when Bob Rental property demonstrated a designer utilizing a system on "This Old House". The hardware would be a Plastic Graphics workstation costing nearly $80Thousand and wasn't a practical option at that time, however it produced a notion that resonated using the public. Not embracing CAD was the finish of a lot design firms.

An Artist labored in 3D and colored.

SKETCHUP

Sketchup is becoming very popular lately among architects. These architects are smart enough to understand the need for color and 3D. It's the work they do flow which i can't stand. Most firms using Sketchup will also be using AutoCAD. So basically one group utilizes a design with Sketchup, another group utilizes a construction documents with AutoCAD. (More about AutoCAD later. ) Very little if any data reuse between your two groups. Additionally, it appears like it might be tough to model the inside and outside of a building in Sketchup. To obtain photo-realistic renderings in Sketchup, you require an add-on renderer. Still with Sketchup you are giving your customers sketches they are able to connect with, and that is a superb part of the best direction. Can Sketchup do layouts now?

REVIT WORKFLOW

In Revit you can begin modeling with walls, doorways and home windows or you may use their awesome mass modeling tools, extract volume and area data, and then parametrically attach the walls, floors, roofs, etc. Everything Sketchup can perform, Revit can perform better.

In Revit, you get one database and all sketches and schedules emerge from it. You don't have to draw a random line within the sand and say that's a design drawing and that's construction document. Both of them is one, progressing along together in perfect Zen. The truth is, does not the architect keep designing with the construction document phase? Most carry on doing it in to the construction phase. Revit makes it simple to achieve that. This can be a huge chance for profit in line with the efficiency from the Revit workflow versus the Sketchup / AutoCAD workflow.

Versatility

Among the best options that come with Revit isn't readily apparent. It's data versatility. For example In AutoCAD someone can create a door schedule. Presuming he's a workplace standard, and some door understanding, he blasts this out, done! That schedule doesn't have link with the work. Later if you erase a door in the plan, it's still within the schedule. It's also still around the wall elevation. With sufficient edits with time, the whole door schedule must be rechecked for coordination issues.