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satirates · 10 months
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New QSMP rules and why they needed to exist
1. The areas protected by the Administration/Federation cannot be broken, do not take advantage of bugs.
Or the admins "very bad, not good event". For people who weren't there, there was an event on Thursday for the liberation of Cellbit and Felps from the federation. The players tried to break in and discovered that you can destroy protected blocks with the symmetry wand. They spent hours doing it, only for the admins to erase the structure from the map so they would stop. On top of that, fit managed to find a way to vandalize the protected church using a watermelon gun yesterday.
This rule is obviously for story purpose. You can't really hide any structure in minecraft, so they don't have any other choice than putting the building in plain sight. If the players keep breaking the protected blocks, it can affect the story by revealing things that are only supposed to come up later. I can imagine the admins weren't happy to see all their hard work destroy by something they didn't know was possible, hence the ban.
2. XP farms are allowed as long as the spawner was generated naturally.
I don't know anything about XP farm in minecraft, but it's nice that they clarify this. There was always a doubt on the server about XP farms, which one was legal and which one was not. At least now, players know.
3. The video options are allowed as long as the range isn't excessively big.
Fun fact, yesterday I had a thought about how long before the video/audio became illegal due to things getting out of hands. So many things happen to justify this rule: Forever putting way too many blocks in Cellbit castle, The very loud Pac e Mike song, the bird block that cover the whole main area.
It's only a question of time before things get dirty with these. It can be very inconvenient for players (and viewers) that have sensitivity issues. Or really annoying at least. By restricting it, you ensure that players don't interfere in the enjoyment of others. (I'm pretty sure there were complaints about the bird noises. It was pretty harmless, but imagine if Forever had put something worse, like a loud music. It would have made La France, Favela and Phil's house unplayable areas.)
4. Do not modify too much the spawn area.
No ideas why this rules had been added now specifically. My only guess is that there is a significant amount of players going there now because of the Sharestone. But yes, it's a logical rule to ensure the spawn isn't the target of a Prank. If any of you know if something happen at spawn, I will edit this section.
5. It is prohibited to import or move structures with the Create mod or any other type of mechanisms.
Ah, This was quick. Yesterday, Bad and Dapper move a big tower on top of foolish dragon using the create mod for a prank. The problem was, the tower gives mining fatigue, making it almost indestructible. This discovery basically allows players to move anything, even constructions that are not their own.
You can imagine why this one exist. I was on Foolish stream yesterday, and he genuinely looked distraught at the alteration of is structure. Allowing players to move buildings at will? Terrible ideas. Not only could they do that to prank each other, but also they could break up lore building. Also, yesterday show that it's not that simple. Dapper destroyed part of the tower by moving it. The superglue is destruction and drama waiting to happen.
6.The deadline to complete the missions are 12am PST, after that, the missions will reset.
Not the twitter admins won't have to wait for BadBoyHalo to go to sleep so they could post the egg statistic update lol.
7. The eggs cannot have more than 2 immortality totems
This one is probably the most controversial, but logical for me. To paraphrase what Étoiles told Pomme yesterday: "with everything you have, it's impossible for you to dies. At least if the code isn't cheating". And I believe he is right. With the stasis chamber, the gears and the totem, it's almost impossible to kill an egg if the players are being careful. And we know they are trying really hard to take Pomme last life so the story could progress. The attack will not be like the last one, it will not be as unforgiving. So, with Bad doing totem traffic on the server, they needed a way to give a chance to the code and restricted them. If not, all eggs would have 30 totems by next week. X)
I really hope it increases the chances to have epic battle for the eggs while not dooming them.
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uraichievents · 7 months
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Welcome to this year's UraIchi Prompt Challenge! For our 8th PC, we will be focusing on crossovers!
Like we did for a previous mini-event, this year will also have a spin-the-wheel component. For PC8, you will be spinning for at least one random fandom and creating a crossover fanwork with it. A total of 300 different fandoms were nominated in the space of a week, so you'll have plenty to choose from. For most of them, I tried to copy the fandom names straight from the AO3 tags. The only exceptions are if they're not on AO3, or if I thought a catch-all name suited it better (ie. Marvel Comics (Any) because there are just too many of them, and this way you can pick whichever Marvel comic/movie/etc. you want). But overall, all fandoms that were nominated have been included in one of the wheels.
Before we get into that though, here are the rules for PC8:
1) Fanworks must be UraIchi-centric and complete. Obviously, this year, they must also be crossovers in some shape or form. UraIchi can be romantic or platonic (lovers, friends, family, enemies, etc.), so long as you can stick a / or an & between them, and they and their interactions are the main focus. 2) Any kind of fanwork is allowed if you can pull it off (fic, art, vid, gifset, etc.). There is no word limit for fics. 3) Poly ships are fine so long as UraIchi is in there somewhere. 4) The general definition of a crossover is a fanwork where two or more fandoms are combined in some way. For the purpose of this event, dimension travel, fusions, isekai, reincarnation, and resurrection would all count so long as your work includes at least one other fandom outside of Bleach. Likewise, Bleach must obviously be one of the fandoms. Basically, so long as Bleach and 1+ Other Fandom(s) are combined in some way, starring UraIchi as the main characters, then you should be good. If you are unsure whether your idea of a crossover counts, you can always send in an ask to check.
Post Date:
The due date for this event is December 31st, 2023, and the AO3 Collection will open at 12am (PST). I’ll reblog this post with a link to the collection closer to the date.
Tags:
If you’re posting your work (or a link to your work) as a post on Tumblr, you can tag it #uraichi prompt challenge 8 in the first five tags so I can reblog it here.
And finally, what you've all been waiting for:
As I mentioned before, I used Wheel Decide to make the wheels, but each wheel has a limit of 100 items, so since we ended up with 300 fandoms, I've had to split it into 3 wheels.
There's no specific theme or category for each wheel. I threw everything into a random choice generator, and then threw the results onto each wheel in batches of 100, so it's all random, and you can play this in a number of ways. You could just pick one wheel, spin, and get your fandom that way. You could also spin two or three wheels, and then pick your favourite out of the fandoms you get. Or you could spin all three wheels and write a four-fandom crossover like a crazy person. The point is, there's pretty much no wrong way to go about cobbling together your crossover.
If you want to submit more than one fanwork, feel free to spin for as many as you want to write/draw/etc. (of course, they should all be complete). And yes, you can spin more than once if you're really stuck on the fandom you get, or you just don't know the fandom at all.
I think that's about it, if anybody has any questions, please don't hesitate to send in an ask. Then, without further ado, here are the wheels:
WHEEL 1
WHEEL 2
WHEEL 3
Have fun!
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samstwilightzone · 5 months
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Alright, to all my American fellas, the Birthday Aggie is set for tomorrow, at 12am UK- so that's 7 pm EST and 4 pm PST!! Let's go!!
I'll be putting up the link a bit before that, drink coffee to stay up and pray that people see my post. I'll try to stay up for at the very least an hour and a half.
I'm eager to chat with everyone! I'm a bit shy when it comes to voice calls but I can always text out my answers-
While I don't do digital art I will be sketching in my sketchbook and I'll watch as others doodle on the canvas.
I will give the Aggie some time to wait for people to show up. If nobody shows up after some time I'll be cancelling and leaving the Aggie. I'd like for at least one person to show up. But I could also extend it to Saturday.
The Aggie will be +18- so no minors.
Hope to see you there!
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knightofameris · 4 years
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⇽ 𝚋𝚊𝚌𝚔 𝚝𝚘 ◜𝚊𝚖𝚎𝚛𝚒𝚜' 𝚌𝚎𝚕𝚎𝚋𝚛𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗◞
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𝑎𝑚𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑠' 𝑛𝑜𝑡𝑒: blacklist “ameris 500 celebration!” if you don’t want to see any of my posts about this celebration! 
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Status: 𝐂𝐋𝐎𝐒𝐄𝐃!!
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Hii!! If you’re here, that means you’re interested in the social media self ship that i will make for ya! If that’s the case, here are the rules again just in case!
below the cut cus it’s long!
𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐫𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐬 
this will only be open from 12am september 23 - 11:59pm september 25 PST 
any requests received before or after will be deleted (i may extend if i feel as if I can do more!)
do keep in mind that i’m starting classes soon so it will take me some time to get through this.
send it in through asks or submissions! 
send in as many asks as you’d like
if you use an emoji to show who you are, include it on all asks :3c
nothing nsfw for this, thanks!
since this is a follower celebration,,, i do have to ask that you be following me! honestly, i won’t check if you are, thats too much work on my part but it would mean a lot if you’re following me to participate in this celebration! ); 
𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐝𝐨 
i will be creating two instagram posts with one of them having a comment section (3-4 screenshots)
i might also include a screenshot of your profile and/or your s/o if I can put in more pictures!
chats with your s/o ( heheh (; ) (1-2 screenshots)
chats with your s/o’s team! (1-2 screenshots) (this will possibly be with the entire team or just a select few)
take a look at the example below as that’s what i’ve done for a friend of mine and for myself!!
𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐝𝐨
send in 1-2 headcanons about you and your s/o + ship name? Or take a chance and let me make one for u lol
send in a little bit about your personality!!
your pronouns! and a name you’d like to go by!
give me your instagram handle! (not your real one, but what it would be within haikyuu) otherwise, i’ll make a random one based off your name
what are your ~aesthetics~ 
what phone nickname would u have for your s/o (or any other people on the team) so it can be more personalized! or if ur like me where everyone is just their name besides a select few
do u have particular texting habits?
what’s your favorite animal? this is what I will be putting as your profile picture! alternatively if you submit all of this through my submissions and give me a piccrew, I will use that!
u don’t have to do all of this, I’ll definitely make do if you give me something bare bones! it’s really up to you how much you want to send in for how much you’d like this to be personalized!
(also this one’s not necessary, it’ll just be more ~fun~ but lmk if u wanna be a manager of the team! or if u have ur own little AU so u might have other certain details u want to throw in. otherwise i’m gonna make it a sorta free for all lol)
𝑒𝑥𝑎𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑒: hi! my name’s ameris and i ship myself with suga! my pronouns are she/her/hers and i like to think that suga and i have a sort of childhood friends to lovers trope. i also like to think that we go stargazing at least once a month no matter what! my aesthetic is definitely space heh. i’m a little bit like suga where i’m chaos and baby! i curse a lot and i have way too many interests to count but i always like trying new things! my instagram handle would be ameris_stars (dude idk lMAO) and suga’s name in my phone would be Koushi <3 i make a lot of typos and i like using a mix of emojis and emoticons/occasional kaomojis. my favorite animal is a fox or dog!
this,,, is a lot but i’m okay with that! heheh
to protect you, I won’t publish your ask! I will make separate posts titled w/ your name + s/o + emoji (if you use your emoji). If you do it off anon, I will tag you!
Request List!! If you don’t see your name on here, just submit it again :3c I will not be tagging for the sake of not spamming you guys lol.
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—𝐄𝐗𝐀𝐌𝐏𝐋𝐄—
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nightmonstersrpg · 3 years
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EPISODE ONE : THE HUNT BEGINS
As night settles over Ilbern, the streets fall silent and revellers flock to Million’s Square. It was an evening like any other, until a boom shook the earth. The city plunged into darkness and confusion, and then the warning klaxons rang. Their din hasn’t been heard since the Delulu disaster all those years ago, but everyone knows what they mean. Danger is lurking. Furious electric scarlet sparks announce the burgeoning cloud of fire and smoke as it reaches up towards the dark sky with its lithe ash tendrils. Even the busiest bar falls silent, its inhabitants waiting with bated breath for word of what’s going on. The wind carries the sound of sirens speeding through the streets while screams ring out in the distance. 
“Citizens of Ibern, please remain in your homes. Businesses, close your doors and give shelter only to your customers,” comes the cold recorded voice from the street speakers, strategically placed so nobody in the city could miss the announcement. The programmed sound blared throughout the vicinity. “A Monster is on the loose,” a veiled warning, an expected threat. Obey, or The Monster will be the least of your problems. “Enforcement is on the move. For your safety, lock your doors, the Empire will protect you and thanks you for your cooperation." 
Five blocks from the explosion a shadow darts through an alley. It moves unnaturally fast, pausing near a downspout as it watches a siren’s lights flash by. Its six fingers grip onto the pipe momentarily, and then they’re gone, leaving only an acrid imprint on the metal pipe as it begins to peel back. It is almost as though they vanished in a blink, leaving nothing but the stench of burning in its wake. The trail The Monster has left is clear - it’s heading to Million’s Square, where an untold number now seek refuge.
Sentinels hover in the sky, scanning for beasts as their menacing presence make the threat feel that much more real to those huddled behind the safety of their walls. Whispers cursing Night Monsters shudder into the ears of others with fear. Some choose to arm themselves, whipping out concealed weapons or smashing chairs to use the broken wood for protection. It will pass, the innocent whisper to each other as comfort. The chaos unfolds with relentless indifference, the city electrifies in a mass of colors. 
Despite the warning, the people close their eyes in fear. They know the empire won’t protect them. 
Welcome to our first event! With an out of control Night Monster on the loose and sentinels scanning the area, please note your characters will need to be careful where they go and where they choose to hide. For the initial part of this episode, each faction has been given direct orders by their leaders. 
The Emperor’s People: Your character has been ordered to track down the Monster and return it to the palace, Dead or Alive. Stay undercover, don’t draw attention to yourself, and keep civilians as far away as possible. 
The Madhouse Renegades: Your character has been tasked with limiting the damage done by The Night Monster. Only look to kill as a last resort. 
Rogues: You have only one goal - stay safe, and remain out of the way of the sentinels. How your character reacts is up to the player, and the orders given merely serve as guidance for how they have been tasked with reacting - the choice is yours. However, beware the consequence of disobeying a direct command. Feel free to plot with members to use this conflict as a starting point for character opportunities! 
The outcome of the event will be shaped by your choices. All factions, The Madhouse Renegades, the Emperor’s people, and the rogues have three options before them: 
Try to capture the Night Monster 
Try to rescue the Night Monster 
Try to kill the Night Monster 
Please send in your character’s choice through the submit by November 20th at 12AM PST/8AM GMT. The choice with the most votes will determine the next stage of the event. 
Thank you! 
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clubmudkip · 4 years
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The final moments of Mixer - What happens at the end of all things?
There weren’t a lot of people online for Mixer’s final moments, and I feel like this should be documented somewhere. So here it is: what it was like to watch interactive livestreaming platform Mixer exhale its very last breath.
It was announced that Mixer would be shut down on July 22nd, 2020. So hundreds of users gathered to watch the few final streams. In the minutes leading up to 12:00 midnight PST, users watched a purple and orange confetti graphic fall from the banner at the top of the site, covering streams and chats in small circles. A celebration of the end, we waited for the clock to roll over. What does the End look like? What happens when a website ceases to exist? We all wanted to find out. 
For the final hours I watched Mixer user Magiccake62 (now on Twitch under the same name!) stream her usual creative art stream; on this night she chose to make clay figures to celebrate the release of indie game Ooblets. From her hands sprang small birds, mushrooms, and frogs; all collectible creatures from the game. Finally she said, “What are they gonna do, BAN me?” and streamed a movie from her childhood. Fortunately for Maggiccake62, no copyright strikes were received, and she was able to continue until the movie’s end. 
Midnight came, and then went. And it was uneventful. We were all still here. Streams were still running. I was confused, so I did what every person born into the Age of the Internet would do. I googled it. I found one single source. (https://dotesports.com/streaming/news/mixer-shutdown-reportedly-set-for-july-23-after-marketing-error) Gaming news website DotEsports was the only reporter of... a marketing error? Despite all official sources listing the 22nd as the true shutdown time, DotEsports insists the true shutdown to be 11am PST on the 23rd. Honestly, this is so on brand for Mixer, you wonderful garbage website. 
So we laughed and shrugged, some of us kept streaming, but most of us went to bed. 
I needed to see the End. What does it feel like when our provider provides no more? Where do you go when you are kicked out of your home?  How often does a community simply cease to exist? 
I set my alarm early. I woke up at 8:45 PST. Only a few streamers were active. Most were bots running pre-recorded content; facecams saying “Thank you and remember to follow me on Twitch.tv!”. Of the few active users, I saw gamers playing Miinecraft, Fortnite, and various first person shooters that I’m not familiar with. I saw one dude streaming porn (because what are they gonna do, BAN him?). Someone was doing a radio show entitled “Mixer’s Funeral” which featured a looping gif of Gibby from iCarly playing a trumpet in front of a coffin, accompanied by various ‘80’s popular music titles. At 9:00am PST Halo Infinite was announced; many users livestreamed their reaction to the title. 
Around 10:00am PST I stumbled upon a co-stream hosted by users DigiDuncan, Gambiy23, and DB05 (all can be found on Twitch under those same names). Each streamer did their own thing; Gambiy23 streamed sitcom King of Queens right from Netflix (because what are they gonna... you know the rest), DigiDuncan scrolled through Mixer watching bits and pieces of others’ final streams, and DB05 watched Youtube poops. On a Discord call together, they wanted to stream until the very end. So this is where I stayed, tuning in and out of chat, laughing along at the long-forgotten sitcom. I got cozy, and waited. 
At around 10:40am PST, Gambiy23 received a copyright strike from Mixer and was banned, ceasing the King of Queens stream. I guess even at the End of all things, there are still rules. 
[First Screenshot] Knowing that the end was near, DB05 began playing a cutscene of the moon falling to the earth from Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask. The building music made my heart pound. At 10:54am PST, Mixer pushed notifications reading “So long, and thanks for all the fish :)”, a quote mentioned before the planet Earth is demolished in order to make way for the hyperspace bypass, featured in the book series Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy written by Douglas Adams. When I hear this quote, I think of it as a goodbye to the universe itself; an acknowledgement of the many wonders one has experienced in their life; one last expression of gratuity for the world they inhabited and the gifts they received from it. It was fitting. Mixer, unafraid, gazed into the void and shouted a final “thank you”. At the same time as the push notifications, MixerBots spammed chats with emojis of goldfish, prompting users to do the same. We sent to chats our final “i love you’s”, “thank you’s”, sent emojis and encouragements, “goodbye’s” and “goodnight’s”. DigiDuncan scrolled through the front page of Mixer, and we watched the streams start to blink out, leaving a blue Mixer “X” logo in their place. The confetti showers returned. The site began to lag. Finally, the clock struck 11:00am PST. 
And the moon fell. 
For a few seconds, the streamers laughed. “Is that it?”, “Is it over?” DB05’s moon had fallen, and the cutscene continued to play. A brilliant flash of white, and Link awakens in the past. The streamers look on, “We’re still he-” Silence cut them off. 
The voices of 10 million users, silenced in an instant. 
I think we expect the End to be deafening, chaotic, and frightening. Like an Action/disaster movie, filled with explosions and screams and panic. But instead the End was peaceful. Quiet. Almost comforting. It was like sitting atop a hill in the morning before the birds start to sing, watching the sun rise over the horizon. Alone, yet serene. 
[Second Screenshot/Third Screenshot] Almost immediately, I realized I could still click around the site. The confetti continued to fall. At 11:12am PST, I returned to the userpage of my friend. All the streams had ended, but the content was still there. User’s “About Me” pages were still active, along with all of their clips, previously recorded streams, and other things like “Stream rules”. I was able to watch the tail end of Magiccake62’s stream from the previous night. I scrolled through Mixer’s homepage, clicking on names to read their bios and watch the stored video clips. It felt like wandering through a neighborhood evacuated before a storm; no time to bring your possessions with you. Houses left unlocked, devoid of life and frozen in time. 
[Fourth Screenshot] by 11:13am PST Chats still remained active as long as you did not navigate away from the page. I continued to talk with some of the users that had been watching the stream. Just a few remaining voices, alone in this huge, empty city. 
[Fifth screenshot/Sixth Screenshot] As I continued to look through the abandoned homes, I caught the tail end of DMacAttack12’s pre-recorded finale stream from the previous night. He was playing indie game Celeste: Farewell. The main character, upon reaching the top of the mountain, experiences a dream where she sees a long dead friend. She apologizes to the friend for not attending the funeral, and the friend laughs. “The Funeral wasn’t for me. It was for all of you, stuck living on without me,” she chortled. The main character awakens from her dream, and takes the time to reconnect with her friends in the present. Perhaps Mixer’s last day was always meant to be that; not a goodbye, but a way to reconnect with each other. 
[Seventh Screenshot] At 11:30am PST, the majority of the streams’ “offline” screencaps had vanished. Chats continued to function, but you could not join new ones. Trying to visit a new stream would result in the chat section loading forever. The voices were dwindling. As far as I could tell, it was just myself and DigiDuncan. We talked about the future and exchanged Twitch handles, and thanked each other for being here - at least we could watch this noiseless sunrise together. We wondered if we were truly alone, if anyone could hear us. We wondered how long this would last. How long did the two of us have, in the End? 
[Eighth Screenshot] At 11:38am PST, chat function disconnected. I could no longer send messages to my new friend. Error messages began popping up in place of streams. DigiDuncan told me they were using chat via OBS, a client that helps you set up and organize your stream (I was just using in browser), so their world was completely different from the one that I was experiencing. I worried about DigiDuncan. I was forced out, and I don’t know if they were left to experience the End alone. 
[Ninth Screenshot] At 12:10pm PST, All mixer URLs began returning this error message. The End was no longer a void, but a brilliant blinding white light. But as quickly as it came, it vanished. 
[Tenth Screenshot] I returned to the Mixer homepage at 12:11pm PST to find it completely empty, but still stylized with the Mixer logo and signature blue backgrounds. The booming voice of the error message notifies me that something has gone wrong as the homes filled with memories I had been visiting vanish around me, leaving endless winding pavement streets and empty grass lots in their wake. What was once a bustling community was now nothing at all. Any presence of the people who once lived here, their culture, their love and their stories, had simply evaporated into the sunrise. With no other words or pictures to advertise streams, everything is quiet. It is peaceful. It is the End.
[Eleventh Screenshot] By 12:16pm PST, all Mixer URLs displayed a graphic of a blue robot with hearts for eyes. This continues to be the case at the time of posting. With no users and no staff, Mixer itself is Alone, yet serene. In this graphic, at the End of all things, Mixer sighs a final “thank you” to the diaspora.
Goodnight Mixer. So long and thanks for all the fun :)
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tangledadventures · 5 years
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Peril on the High Seas
🎶🎵 ITS THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR 🎵🎶 Hey guys, it's finally time to bring back a fandom tradition and one of our most favorite events EVER... NEW EPISODE VIEWING PARTIES. Joy and I will be streaming the new episode at 12:15am PST Sunday morning via Rabbit (so make an account if you don't have one!) We will announce the link here at 12am and then give everyone 15 minutes to gather before we start. All of the TTS Discord server rules apply to your behavior in the Rabbit chat, and in addition, there will be no usage of Rabbit's "pop up emojis" and no role playing allowed. This means chat must remain PG13, must remain respectful of crew if any show up, and keep chatter limited to what is going on in the current episode. ALSO! Also, here's a reminder to PLEASE tag all your art, screenshots, and chatter of the episode as spoilers for at least one week on Tumblr. Please be courteous of your fellow fans and don't ruin the new episode for them, we're all good folks here. Thanks for your attention and we'll see you tonight!! -Mod Friday (Joy's blog is @ajoyfultrashcollection and Friday's is @glowamber)
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almostdiplomatic · 6 years
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The first time we went to Hamburg, it was for work. My husband was there with a team of chefs from the Philippines to promote our cuisine and I was tagging along so I could write about it and help promote the work the embassy is doing. There was so much to see but we only made it up to the old town on the way home as there was a lot of work to be done. Alvin made sure that we’d come back though because he had a must-visit place in this city – Miniatur Wunderland.
If you’re a fan of trains and planes (like my husband) and have been wanting your own miniature city at home complete with train tracks and an airport but your wife keeps saying no, then this is the place for you. Alvin was lucky enough to find a friend with the same interests in my friend Sarah’s boyfriend – Sergio.
So, on the last weekend of 2017, we drove to Hamburg. We did a pitstop in Schwerin too which you can read about in another article by clicking here. It was a win-win situation. Sarah and I get to talk all day while the boys get their geek on.
Planning your visit
Miniatur Wunderland is one popular spot in Hamburg. It is best that you buy or at least reserve your tickets online. Waiting can take up to hours as they get so many visitors.
To reserve, click here.
To buy your tickets, click here.
Adults usually pay EUR15 (USD18.05) and children up to 15 years old pay EUR7.50 (USD9.03). If your child is less than a metre tall, he/she gets to go in for free.
Here’s a tip: If you reserve or buy tickets like from 7 pm onwards, you can get 10-20% discounts on your tickets! They also offer group discounts which you can check here. Just make sure you have Google Chrome and allow your browser to translate it for you since it’s in German.
Arrive around 15 minutes before as there may be a line to get your reserved tickets.
Miniatur Wunderland: What to Expect
For starters, a lot of people and a whole lot of fun. I didn’t expect to enjoy myself as much as I did since I’m no plane or train geek.
Watch someone at work on the miniatures upon entering Miniatur Wunderland.
But I do love travelling and visiting Miniatur Wunderland lets you do a bit of miniature sightseeing in some popular areas of Europe, the US, and even a make-believe place called Knuffingen. That city of ‘cute’ or ‘cuddly’ may exist only in miniature but it has its own website.
One of the first things you’ll see after a preview of their artists at work, are miniature depictions of important events in Germany’s history.
Which is immediately followed by a miniature version (but it’s actually a massive display) of the Olympiastadion Berlin. Complete with lights and a sound system, it actually feels like you’re there singing “Atemlos durch die Nacht” with Helene Fischer. Ah, I love her!
What? You don’t like Schlager? How dare you?! Leave Germany at once! 😜 Just kidding. You’re obviously lying so I’d let that slide.
Travelling in Miniature
Mountains, rivers with actual water, and trains that are actually moving. I thought Sarah and I would just sit somewhere and chat while our boys ran amok in this place. It turns out we would be having so much fun too. I was just snapping photos and going ‘oooh’ and ‘aahh’ all through our visit.
Oh, and another thing – it gets dark every 15 minutes. So, you get to see the miniatures light up. Miniature Vegas was such an electric dream. With all its blinking lights, it can even look trippy if you stare at it long enough. If you’re epileptic, I wouldn’t advise looking at it for too long though.
Another thing you should do while visiting is to check out the tiny people. Some of them are doing weird/funny things. Like this:
If you have kids with you, you may wish to direct their attention somewhere else.
Look at how happy our boys the men in our life are!
One of my favourites were the Scandinavian areas. The snowy areas show the Northern Lights when it gets dark. The water in the photo below is real and that big ship moves through it seamlessly.
We found Santa but he was being naughty!
If you’d like to see the Northern Lights without the long journey, wait for it to get dark in the snowy areas of Scandinavia.
Keeping the trains running on schedule, these guys are. 😉
Sarah and Sergio looking over Switzerland
Knuffingen Airport
While the enormous Switzerland display was truly something, it was the airport that really took my breath away.
No, it wasn’t because Air Berlin is still flying through Knuffingen. It was because of this:
Yes, the Millennium Falcon was there for a visit. We saw it getting serviced. That alone was enough to make my Star Wars loving heart go into overdrive. But what really got to me was that it was scheduled to fly.
Yes, there’s a runway where planes were taking off and landing. And they’re actually strict in following that flight information display board up there. I made my way through the crowd and cemented myself on a spot facing the runway just so I can film this:
The #MillenniumFalcon spotted at Miniatur Wunderland. 😉 I just love how it’s on the Flight Information Display with ‘Death Star’ as its destination. 😂 . . #AlmostDiplomatic #Hamburg #Twitter #StarWars
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On to the rest
It won’t be a showcase of Europe’s best without the Neuschwanstein Castle and Oktoberfest. 
But seeing Southern Italy in miniature made me even more excited to go! The Amalfi Coast is really part of my bucket list!
Rome too, of course.
I just love how the people behind this place add some humour every chance they get.
And for the train geeks like my husband, try to get a meal in their restaurant. They’ve got train seats and tables.
I was rather reluctant to go to Miniatur Wunderland when Alvin first broached the idea. But he was right – I ended up enjoying it too. So did Sarah. Do alot at least three hours here though. There is so much to see and if it’s a little crowded, you may have to wait for a better view.
Miniatur Wunderland
Kehrwieder 2-4/Block D, 20457 Hamburg Website: www.miniatur-wunderland.de/
Parking: Just outside the building. Free and Paid options available.
Hours: 
Friday 8AM–12AM Saturday 8AM–11PM Sunday 8:30AM–8PM Monday 9AM–6PM Tuesday 9AM–9PM Wednesday 9AM–6PM Thursday 9AM–6PM
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More later.
Love,
Carol
Miniatur Wunderland: Not Just for Geeks & Kids The first time we went to Hamburg, it was for work. My husband was there with a team of chefs from the Philippines to promote our cuisine and I was tagging along so…
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Fabolous Dragged For Filth By His Own Sister
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Fabolous is going about his business despite taking a plea deal in his domestic violence case involving his baby mother Emily Bustamente. One person who is calling out the Brooklyn rapper is his own sister, Vonja Jackson.
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Let’s see where the traffic . #family where my viewers @instagram you got to have celebs in order to get your shit unblocked.
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I WILL BE POSTING UP ON THE DAILY UNTIL MY VIEWERS ARE RELEASED AND MY PROFILE IS RELEASED FROM BEING HOSTAGE TO INSTAGRAM FUCKERY!
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It seems like the two siblings are at odds, to say the least, and she let it be fully known on Instagram.
“Your asinine ways reflect our relationship, we don’t have one. Your subliminal shots don’t mean sh-t if you can’t @ me,” reads the start of her message, a caption of a photo of her brother side by side with an emoji with the message “I’m a Scorpio.”
That was just the very first sip of the team. You know it was really because she used Fab’s (born John David Jackson) first name.
She continued, “We are done in reality and I won’t front for the gram or any other app. Fuck you! John. Go ban all the rest of the people that post up about you, you won’t be able to stop the blogs IDIOT.”
Well damn. Although it isn’t clear what cause this epic fallout, she wrote they are “beyond reconciliation.” Reportedly, Fab attended his niece’s graduation despite not speaking to her mother (his sister). She also warned family to mind their biz before she starts telling tales directly to the media.
Read the full spiel below.
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I promise I won’t post you , I will go via “blog”. Your asinine ways reflect our relationship, we don’t have one. Your subliminal shots don’t mean shit if you can’t @ me. We are done in reality and I won’t front for the gram or any other app. Fuck you! John. Go ban all the rest of the people that post up about you, you won’t be able to stop the blogs IDIOT . Keep fucking with me I will sting you like a mf stranger. We are beyond reconciliation motherfucker. Stop watching me, I give zero fucks about you and Emily and your kiss ass policies! People stop dm to show me shit! All you fake family members kiss my ass , where was you at when his ass needed you? . Foh . Have a good day on purpose you dickriding bitches. As far as my kids mind your fucking business when it comes to me and my brother beefing! LEAVE MY PROFILES ON TWITTER FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM ALONE BEFORE I GET BLOG RICH ON YOUR ASS!
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Matchups Open!
Opening this again! You have until 12am PST (about 3.5 hours from now) to submit your form! c: I’ll extend this if I only have 1-2 requests!
Details:
Regardless of whether you’re going for a matchup or self-ship kind of thing, they’ll all have the same format where I’ll give you a few HCs and a very, very small scenario (probably just a few short paragraphs). The difference is that for matchups, I’ll be the one to determine who you’re paired up with, but for self-ship, you’ll be able to tell me who you want!
Your scenarios will be written in 2nd person POV regardless of type (no name will be included)
Forms are to be submitted to me, not sent over ask!
Please delete all details in the parenthesis before sending the form to me!
The forms you submit to me will not be published, so no worries there!
Form:
Anon?: (If no, do you want me to @mention you? If yes, please give me a name to refer to you by in your post--i.e. flower anon, cake anon, etcetc)
Gender/pronouns: (What it says on the tin!)
Sexuality: (Just to ensure that I match you with someone you would be most comfortable with)
Matchup?: (If yes, I’ll select a character based off the below info. If not, just let me know who you would like!)
NO THANKS: (If you said yes to the above, please let me know if there’s someone you absolutely would not want to be matched up with! Note that I obviously won’t match you with like…Morgana or, god forbid, Igor)
Personality: (This is probably one of the most important things! A small paragraph would be lovely, and it’d be great if you could outline at least 3-4 points for me to work off of!)
Hobbies/Interests: (A minimum of 3 points here would be ideal. You can keep this brief!)
Extra: (Is there anything in particular you’d like me to touch upon/pay attention to? i.e. body type, clothing type, etc! Please note that these fills will probably be relatively short and I won’t have a ton of room for details, so less is more!)
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CFStudios March 2017 Commission Application
Thank you for contacting CFStudios! Please fill out the following form and then paste it into an email. Forms will only be accepted from March 1st 12AM PST to March 7th 11:59PM PST, and must include at least one reference image as an attachment (unless artistic liberty.) Before sending a form, please read through our TOS, commission information, and price guide on our website to make sure you agree to our terms and are familiar with what we offer. Our email is [email protected] and is the only way for us to accept applications at this time. 
For customer reference: (this section does not need to be pasted)
We will be accepting applications from March 1st 12AM PST to March 7th 11:59PM PST. Applications are not first come first served and will be chosen based on our interest in the project and how well we think we can pull it off. Because of this we’d like to give everyone a chance to get their applications submitted before committing to a slot, so after we respond to your application with a quote, you will probably not hear back from us until after the 7th when everyone’s applications have been submitted. We will then take a few days to review everyone’s applications and contact applicants we are interested in. You can expect to hear back with a firm decision by March 10th. 
Applicants who need payment plans are not necessarily disqualified, but we do prioritize orders that can be paid in full. We will require a 15% downpayment to hold your slot if it is accepted, which is non-refundable and MUST be submitted within 24 hours of us accepting your slot. Please be prepared to pay!
Please remember that we will only do a licensed character once (for example, we cannot make another Blackfrost Anivia, although we could make a different Anivia skin). In terms of special requests, we do not offer realistic commissions, airbrushed fur, or pieces with strobing lights. 
Please check your email regularly! We pride ourselves on our excellent communication and fast email response. While we don’t expect commissioners to respond immediately, we do need you to regularly check for emails as commissions and slots may be time sensitive. We have no way to proceed if we have no approval or confirmation and can’t hold others up while waiting for a response! We recommend checking your email at least once a day, and those with faster communication will be given priority. 
Applicant name: Please tell us your full legal name. This information is for contract purposes and will not be distributed. 
Commission type: Please refer to our price guide to see what kinds of commissions we offer!
Add-ons: Please refer to our price guide to see what kinds of add-ons we offer, and type them here if any are desired. 
Due date: Is there a date you need your project finished by? We will do our best to accommodate due dates but cannot work with anything before August of this year. 
Payment availability: Are you able to pay in full, in three or less large deposits, or do you need a payment plan? 
TOS: Have you read and agreed to our Terms of Service, and can you prove that you are over eighteen with photo ID if necessary?
Any other comments or questions: Do you have a special request that we don’t cover, or is there something you’d like us to clarify? 
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Daily Diary - 25th February 2018
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Daily Diary - 25th February 2018
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Sundays are not really a day of rest, least when you become a parent 😀
— TheAutismDada (@TheAutismDada) February 25, 2018
Morning, surely it’s the middle of the night
It wasn’t that early really, though 6am on a Sunday is really middle of the night. You don’t really get a sleep in when you become a parent – well, hoping for them when they are both teenagers.
So, go up, went downstairs, did breakfast, then sat in the armchair with a blanket on me snoozing a little while little Mr watched some TV.
Advanced karate day
Not so little Miss had an advanced karate session day today, so they went off just after 10am to that. Me and little Mr went out to the Air Museum, did a little chilling and then I cooked a nice big Sunday roast for when my wife and daughter got back.
Little Mr has been in one of those on and off miserable moods this weekend. Yesterday he had a mini meltdown, today too. Think its more about not getting his dinner the exact moment he wants it. Still, there were some good bits too.
After lunch, we went to walk it off
After we had had lunch, and a nice apple pie, we decided to walk a bit of it off. So, we went out to an area for short walk, lots of dog walkers go there. There’s also a park where we spent 10 mins.
Was quite a nice day really all things considered, even if a little chilly.
Out for a walk to work off that Sunday lunch. Looks lovely out, though a little chilly with the wind #nature_seekers #naturediversity #naturegram #natureonly #landscapes #view #landscape_lover #landscape #naturephoto #landscapelovers #naturelove #naturelovers #nature_shooters #naturelover #amazing #trees #treestagram #nature_prefection #prilaga #trip #sky #mountains #landscapestyles #tree #naturewalk #landscapehunter #nature #naturephotography #landscape_lovers #treescape
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After our walk we came home, did a light dinner and it was time for the kids to have baths before bed. Once they were done it was time to relax before bed.
Bedtime again
Little Mr seemed to be tired, at least he was yawning. We put him to bed at 7pm, however, he wasn’t happy with that. He seems to fight it when he’s tired, trying to stay up later by having meltdowns, banging and keep coming out of his bedroom.
We spend quite a lot of time returning him to his bedroom until he finally gives in and nods off. This is the reason we have had a sleep clinic visit, he reluctance to go to sleep. It’s even, at times, taken till 11pm or 12am.
Some of you may go through this too. The funny thing is, that, when we had our meeting and we ran through what we had done to try and resolve the issue – they told us that everything we had done is what they would have told us. So, now it’s onto the stage to see if he needs help nodding off – though that is something they have to have meetings on before prescribe.
Tonight it took until
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knightofameris · 4 years
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—𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬—
◦ 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑟𝑜𝑑𝑢𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 ◦ 𝑠𝑜𝑐𝑖𝑎𝑙 𝑚𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑎 𝑠𝑒𝑙𝑓 𝑠ℎ𝑖𝑝𝑠! ◦ 𝑔𝑒𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑘𝑛𝑜𝑤 𝑚𝑦 𝑓𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑟𝑠! ◦ 𝑔𝑒𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑘𝑛𝑜𝑤 𝑚𝑒! ◦ 𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑐𝑖𝑎𝑙 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑘𝑠!! (𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑚𝑜𝑜𝑡𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑠!)
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𝑎𝑚𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑠' 𝑛𝑜𝑡𝑒: blacklist “ameris 500 celebration!” if you don’t want to see any of my posts about this celebration! also if this flops i will cry. jk i won’t but it’ll definitely take a hit on my heart u__u (and if it does flop, you didn’t see this post)
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—𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐑𝐎𝐃𝐔𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍—
Ahhhh! I’m so amazed that I got to 500 followers despite the fact that I barely?? Post?? And sometimes I just talk about random shit but even then, I still appreciate all of you guys so much? I have a few options on what I have to celebrate and I am so excited heheh. But before I get started I just,,, Have a few more things I’d like to talk about (cus I like to talk LOL). Feel free to skip though!! 
content continued below the cut!! (warning; introduction is long because I just have a lot of thoughts I want to share LOL. seriously, feel free to just skip) 
I know that I only really started posting Haikyuu!! around my 300 mark, and I feel like the people after my 300 mark are the one’s who are active because of how much I come onto tumblr and then disappear. 
If you don’t know this, I’ve actually been writing on Tumblr since 2015/2016. I’ve just changed blogs so many times that it’s like, hey, this is my new blog. Or like, I would write for a few months, disappear, come back but then everyone who followed me was dead so I was like eh I’ll just start again or whatever. And I think this makes me very very soft because out of all the communities I’ve been in, I’ve truly felt more welcome/at home even?? With everyone in Haikyuu? Like yeah there’s shit that goes down every few days or whatever but it’s always so fun to see people interact with each other and though I was hesitant at first (because before this the only writer I’ve ever interacted with was Scout for marvel oop) I’m really glad I reached out to a few of y’all and vice versa. 
But despite that, Marvel will always hold a place in my heart and to everyone who followed me from my Marvel days, thank you for supporting me way back when. And even to my Narnia days (AHAHAHA). I don’t think I would’ve continued writing on tumblr without your guys’ support. I know that younger me appreciated you all for reading those old works (even if I hate my old writing now). 
And to everyone now, thank you for sending in asks or commenting on my works. I actually think I would’ve disappeared by this time from this blog if you guys didn’t interact. I’m not saying I’m writing for the follows or the notes, if that makes sense. But it’s more like, I feel less of a robot that people expect to churn out works. Idk, it makes me feel like a person? And it just gives me a lot more serotnin than you might think!! 
One last thing though, it’s not me saying I expect you guys to always read my work and always comment. It’s more so, I’d actually rather have you guys comment or whatever because you want to and you want to read it. Like on one hand yes it does make me feel appreciated but I also don’t want you to feel obligated or feel guilty of you don’t read my things. No matter what, I will always be writing. It definitely does feel nice tho LOL 
I promise in the future, if I ever do intros they won’t be this long lol. 
Phew. Anyway. 
For this celebration, this is only for Haikyuu!!
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—𝐒𝐎𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐋 𝐌𝐄𝐃𝐈𝐀 𝐒𝐄𝐋𝐅 𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐏𝐒—
I love love love self ships SO much. So I want to hear about your guys’ self ships! 
𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐫𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐬
this will only be open from 12am september 23 — 11:59pm september 25 PST 
any requests received before or after will be deleted (may be extended depending on how many requests I get!)
do keep in mind that i’m starting classes soon so it will take me some time to get through this.
send it in through asks or submissions! 
send in as many asks as you’d like
if you use an emoji to show who you are, include it on all asks :3c
nothing nsfw for this, thanks!
since this is a follower celebration,,, i do have to ask that you be following me! honestly, i won’t check if you are, thats too much work on my part but it would mean a lot if you’re following me to participate in this celebration! ); 
𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐝𝐨 [example]
i will be creating two instagram posts with one of them having a comment section (3-4 screenshots)
i might also include a screenshot of your profile and/or your s/o if I can put in more pictures!
chats with your s/o ( heheh (; ) (1-2 screenshots)
chats with your s/o’s team! (1-2 screenshots) (this will possibly be with the entire team or just a select few)
take a look at the example as that’s what i’ve done for a friend of mine!!
𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐝𝐨
send in 1-2 headcanons about you and your s/o
send in a little bit about your personality!!
your pronouns! and a name you’d like to go by!
give me your instagram handle! (not your real one, but what it would be within haikyuu) otherwise, i’ll make a random one based off your name!
what are your ~aesthetics~ 
what phone nickname would u have for your s/o (or any other people on the team) so it can be more personalized! or if ur like me where everyone is just their name besides a select few
do u have particular texting habits?
what’s your favorite animal? this is what I will be putting as your profile picture! alternatively if you submit all of this through my submissions and give me a piccrew, I will use that!
you could give me the most BASIC description, you don’t need to do all of these points, and i’d be fine with that. It’s up to you how much you want this to be personalized <3
(also this one’s not necessary, it’ll just be more ~fun~ but lmk if u wanna be a manager of the team! or if u have ur own little AU so u might have other certain details u want to throw in. otherwise i’m gonna make it a sorta free for all lol)
𝑒𝑥𝑎𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑒: hi! my name’s ameris and i ship myself with suga! my pronouns are she/her/hers and i like to think that suga and i have a sort of childhood friends to lovers trope. i also like to think that we go stargazing at least once a month no matter what! my aesthetic is definitely space heh. i’m a little bit like suga where i’m chaos and baby! i curse a lot and i have way too many interests to count but i always like trying new things! my instagram handle would be ameris_stars (dude idk lMAO) and suga’s name in my phone would be Koushi <3 i make a lot of typos and i like using a mix of emojis and emoticons/occasional kaomojis. my favorite animal is a fox or dog!
this,,, is a lot but i’m okay with that! heheh
to protect you, I won’t publish your ask! I will make separate posts titled w/ your name + s/o + emoji (if you use your emoji). If you do it off anon, I will tag you! 
Request List!! If you don’t see your name on here, just submit it again :3c I will not be tagging for the sake of not spamming you guys lol. 
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—𝐆𝐄𝐓 𝐓𝐎 𝐊𝐍𝐎𝐖 𝐘𝐎𝐔—
I would love love love to get to know you! So tell me about yourself! 
what’s your favorite color?
who’re your favorite haikyuu characters?
favorite haikyuu teams?
you got any writers you want to give a shout out to?
maybe a little self promo too?
adsfasdfasdflj i will keep bringing this up but like any,,, spice asks,,, about the haikyuu characters cus like,,, lol
horn knee asks will be tagged with: “ameris needs a drink” which honestly sounds like i need an alcoholic drink and at this point, yeah 
please be 18+ if you do send in any spicey asks!!
This can go on for as long as y’all want really, ¯\_(ツ)_/¯  I’ll just answer these like normal and spread them out too lol
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—𝐆𝐄𝐓 𝐓𝐎 𝐊𝐍𝐎𝐖 𝐌𝐄—
I have a few ask games I’ve reblogged before, so I have a few linked for you LOL 
intrusive asks 👁👄👁
~space~ asks! (this has a lot more!)
zodiac asks (just about my writing!)
writer’s asks
a little game I got from my friend which I think is absolutely so much fun
this is a version of fuck-marry-kill, but send in THREE characters (this one can be from any mix of my interests!) and I’ll choose which one I’d rather have a fanfic trope with: 
“enemies-to-lovers” 
“childhood friends-to-lovers” 
and “fake dating”
would definitely prefer haikyuu characters
but doing a mix and match from all my interests is a lotta fun
things i used to or am currently into: haikyuu, marvel, bnha, demon slayer, rwby, sailor moon, voltron, dc, overwatch, tales of vesperia, legend of zelda, bungo stray dogs, narnia (lmao), one piece, uhm, i’ll add more if i can think of more, tbh u can even just say random characters and i’ll just google them 
As always though, feel free to ask me any other questions!!
this will also go on for as long as whenever, i’ll probably spread out this one! 
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—𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐋 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐊𝐒—
AH. It was lookin a little long so here’s the link to the post :3c (will edit post later!!! when I come back from my exam!!!)
to those who got to the end, omg i’m sorry. i talk so much. but thank you for your support and just getting through this block of words hakdfhkasf
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oneofthemillionarmy · 7 years
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Blog Announcement | 2017 Secret Santa
Calling all BTS writers, whether you follow me or not!
I know this is early in the year, but what I want to do might require a lot of planning and time to execute because it might take a long time to get the word out. So if I want this to be a success, I think half a year of registration would do better.
I want to host a Secret Santa for us BTS writers on tumblr. And because I’m poor, and probably we’re all poor, we I can’t do gifts. But what we can do is write. I want us to write a scenario to each other as a present. And because it’s secret santa, you don’t know who is writing your scenario. You might not even know the person you’re writing for.
I want to give us all a chance to get to know each other, maybe find a new friend/someone to follow, as well as give a gift. And if it’s someone you follow, then congrats, your work might be that much easier.
Here’s how it’ll go down:
Fill out this application to participate in 2017 Secret Santa. Deadline to apply is Jun. 12, 2017 - 12AM PST.
After everyone has applied, I will help you randomly choose your secret santa and message you who you are secret santa for.
The fun part is learning about the person you’re writing for. So go ahead, dig through their blog, send them asks on anon to ask questions about them, whatever. Learning about the person you are writing for will make the scenario even more special and personal for that person.
Everything you learn about them may not be necessarily fit for your scenario; it’s okay. You don’t have to incorporate everything you learn if it feels irrelevant.
Basic requirements in your scenario are these:
Christmas-themed scenario. Lol, it’s that simple.
Instead of “Y/N” or however you typically name your OC, use the name of the person you’re writing this for to personalize this.
Find out their BTS bias to be their pairing.
Please refrain from triggers you learn about that person that they are sensitive to.
Refrain from negative endings. Just in general. It’s like sending someone a nicely wrapped gift with an ipad box and then end up with old gym socks as a present. No. Just don’t do that please.
There is no minimum/maximum length to your scenario, do what is comfortable for you.
When you are done with your scenario, submit it to me, so I can post it anonymously on the blog, to keep the secret santa thing a secret. Submissions deadline is two weeks before Christmas – Dec. 10, 2017 – Dec. 16, 2017. You’re completely free to send it in way long before deadline.
I will probably send you an ask on the first week of Dec, to remind you to submit it (hopefully I’ll remember).
The scenarios will be queued to post on Dec. 24, 2017 12AM PST – Dec. 25, 2017 11:59PM PST
If you want to know who your secret santa is, let me know, and I’ll let them know to see if they want to reveal themselves to you
If and when you want to post your own scenario back onto your blog to reveal that you are the writer and claim that credit back, please tag me so I keep track of who revealed themselves and also to keep an eye out for plagiarism
This might be a hard part of this secret santa, but I should make this clear, because apparently common sense is not common. I don’t know what the chances of this, but I don’t want to leave it to chance.
On the off side that the person you are writing for is someone you don’t particularly like on tumblr, put that aside; I really ask you to not back out of this.
First of all, that’s super rude. Second of all, it will cause a whole mess (rechoosing secret santa’s because one person fell out).
Think of these as a couple reasons to be respectful. We all have three things in common.
We’re all writers. With that in mind, respect and appreciate fellow writers and their style. From writer to writer, let’s do something for one another that really appreciates one another.
We all love BTS/we’re all ARMY. With that in mind, respect that we choose to like and support BTS in our own way.
We’re all human. With that in mind, show some humanity.
If you know there is someone on tumblr you don’t particularly like and you know you can’t put that away for at least half a year, then don’t play at all, whether or not you find out that they are participating, whether or not there’s that little chance that you might be chosen to be that person’s secret santa.
I really hope there’s none of that here, or on Tumblr for that matter. Luckily, I’ve never been in the crossfires, never seen them first hand, etc., but I do know they happen on Tumblr, so I felt the need to make sure that doesn’t happen here. I want to protect us from that.
If you are not a writer, but you know writers you really like and you think can abide by these rules, please help spread the word and see if they will want to join. The more the merrier. ☺
Whether or not you plan to join, can you please help reblog this to get the word out to see if anyone else would like to join? Please and thank you!
I hope everyone will enjoy this, whether you’re a writer or a reader, or both!
Applications are open now!
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Faux Glow: Pro Tips for Nailing Your Next At-Home Self-Tanner Session
Self-tanners sure have come a long way. Today, there are lots of innovative formats to dabble in—from mousses to sprays to overnight facial masks to mixable drops—and the best formulas are spiked with ingredients like hyaluronic acid, hydrating oils and encapsulated retinol. Many brands have also successfully masked that funky sunless-tanner smell—a natural after-effect of dihydroxyacetone (a.k.a. DHA) reacting with skin. Derived from sugars, DHA is a skin-darkening agent that acts on proteins in the topmost layer of skin, which is composed of dead cells.
In addition to being a much safer option than exposing yourself to harmful ultraviolet rays, bottled bronze has become more inclusive of richer skin tones.
Just take it from Los Angeles-based faux-tanning pro to the stars and Pradas Glow founder Kristyn Pradas. Pradas was the resident skin-finishing expert for the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show for a steady six years and has tanned down many a supermodel, from Gigi Hadid to Joan Smalls. “Self-tanner can help colour-correct your undertone,” says Pradas of the sunless pick-me-up. “Certain self-tanners will cancel out yellow, pink or red in your skin. Other shades can give you a golden glow if your skin is looking too blue or grey.”
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If you’ve got a darker complexion and you’re looking to achieve more even and deeper colouring, Pradas recommends reaching for a self-tanner formula with either a red undertone for maximum bronzing payoff, a neutral brown undertone for a lighter tan adjustment or a golden hue for your-skin-but-better radiance. Unsure how to decipher undertones? “You can test self-tanners on a piece of paper towel prior to using to see what colour appears most: You may see gold, brown, red, violet or green,” she notes.
When selecting a self-tanner that will complement your natural colouring, pay attention to the product description. Medium to dark or “express” self-tanners will deliver a more desirable shade on darker skin, says Pradas.
These specific mixtures carry a higher concentration of DHA, which accounts for the big difference in the colour achieved, adds faux-glow doyen James Read. For paler skin tones, the U.K.-based expert, who is also the founder of his own namesake self-tanning brand, suggests giving gradual self-tanners a whirl for the most believable result. (They contain the least amount of DHA.) Read’s rule of thumb is to reapply self-tanner once a week to help maintain your glow, but if you didn’t reach your desired level of colour the first time and are looking to go darker, you can carefully apply a second layer the next day.
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Regardless of skin tone, many people experience de-pigmentation issues, like vitiligo, a long-term condition which causes white patches to appear. Some people with this condition can really struggle with self-esteem, and although self-tanners may not be able to camouflage problem areas completely, Read has witnessed the mood-boosting powers bottled bronze can hold. “My friend has really noticeable vitiligo on her hands and she uses a spray. It’s changed her life. It’s helped even out her skin and she feels more confident,” he shares.
When it comes to application, you can get one of two results: gorgeous cohesive colour or a streaky mess. So, first things first: Exfoliate from head to toe to remove any dead skin buildup. Follow up with your favourite moisturizer (pay special attention to dry elbows and knees), and give it some time to absorb. If skin-sloughing ingredients, like retinol and vitamin C, are already a part of your regular face regimen, you can skip exfoliation, says Read. (Over-exfoliating can lead to irritation and accelerated aging.)
For a full-body bronze, “begin at the feet and work your way up the body to avoid creasing,” advises Pradas. For the most even tan, foam and gel-based formulas should be applied with a water-resistant self-tanning mitt in a circular motion, and don’t forget to blend often-missed zones (your feet, toes, hands, fingers, knuckles and ears as well as your hairline). “You can use a makeup sponge, a synthetic makeup brush or a foam paintbrush to blend these areas,” says Pradas, adding that you can clean up nails and palms with a makeup wipe to help avoid any staining.
If you’re dealing with any bumpy or scaly patches (hello, psoriasis and eczema), where self-tanner is known to cling and cause splotchiness, dab these areas post-self-tanner with a cream-dipped cotton swab or cotton ball. “This dilutes the tanning solution so it won’t get too dark,” explains Read. To avoid further highlighting age spots, apply a concentrated amount of moisturizer with a cotton swab or cotton ball before you tan.
Finally, always remember to wear sunscreen, since the majority of self-tanners don’t contain any SPF. And even if you use one of the few that do, you’re likely not applying— or reapplying—an adequate amount for proper protection.
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8 week weight loss transformation - Healthista
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8 week weight loss transformation - Healthista
Healthista’s Vanessa Chalmers did an eight week weight loss transformation with Ben Camara at No1 Fitness to boost her confidence. She lost over stone and a staggering five inches around her waist and shares her results in the first of an eight-week diary
People always say to me, ‘you are so healthy’. But they never finish the sentence with ‘and fit, too!’ I enjoy exercise, but not nearly as much as food. Bored, fed up and disappointed with my lack of progress in the past three years of my fitness career (if you can call it that), I decided it was definitely time for a challenge. A much bigger one than the long list of them before.
Nothing was giving me ‘wow’ results. I needed help
It was the feeling of hitting a brick wall that first spurred me on to do something extreme. Or better defined, more advanced. I’ve rinsed home HIIT workouts, racking up miles of running or following the mind numbing ‘bikini body’ plans in the gym – all alone. Nothing was giving me ‘wow’ results. I needed help.
I set my eyes upon one of London’s top personal trainers, Ben Camara. Interviewing him for Healthista’s Celebrity Trainer Secrets feature, I was gobsmacked at a transformation (below), which landed him with a Men’s Health Champion Trainer Award.
Ben Camara’s Men’s Health Transformation with Sam Pridham
Turns out his gym, No1 Fitness, specialises in body transformations and getting you to ‘look good naked’, which certainly sounds appealing. Not only is Ben a PT, but a health coach – kinda like an upgrade. His job is to oversee a whole lifestyle and put strategies in place to improve things like sleep and stress, an approach that makes No1 Fitness unique. It also meant replying to my moany ‘I want mince pies and a large glass of wine, now’ texts with words of encouragement, a daily occurence.
Myself and Ben Camara, health coach and the founder of No1 Fitness
This made all the difference and, eight extremely tough weeks later, the results were worth all the sacrifices. Over the next few weeks, I will be sharing my diary every Tuesday with you including exactly what I ate, got told off for eating and my workouts (not to mention my tantrums and low points).
Skip to read day one of my weight loss transformation here. For now, here are my results in numbers:
Before After Loss Weight 65.7kg/10.3stone 58.8kg/9.2stone 6.9kg/15lbs Body fat percentage 25.1% 19.7% 5.4% Body fat mass 16.5kg 11.6kg 4.9kg Hip 102.5cm/40.3inch 96.2cm/37.8inch 6.3cm/2.5inch Waist below belly button 91cm/35.8inch 77.3cm/30.4inch 13.7cm/5.3inch Umbilicus (belly fat) 33mm* 16.2mm* 16.8mm* Tricep (back of the arm fat) 32.2mm* 19.8mm* 12.4mm*
*mm = millimetres. Umbilical and tricep readings are taken using a caliper to pinch the skin folds.
Body weight graph using Boditrax scanning
After: My body fat was towards thin/muscular
It wasn’t a completely smooth ride – in week 5 I was still self-doubting my abilities, having treats and prodding my chub in front of the mirror. Normally, at this point, I would give up. Persistence paid off. My clothes started to hang loose, and I was digging out old skirts I had hoped to fit in again. People began complimenting a slimmer face and asking, ‘what workouts are you doing?’ With fresh motivation, I smashed the last three weeks with sheer determination – if I say so myself. To my surprise, I lost over a stone and reached under 20 per cent body fat, and I gained self belief.
Why I did the weight loss transformation
Admittedly, the sexy-hot-bod wasn’t the top of my agenda. After losing 12lbs on the Healthista Lean Energy Programme at the beginning of the year (something that actually worked in which I lost 12 pounds), it had been a summer of pure chill. Beer gardens, boozy BBQs and holidays. It wasn’t just my gym attendance that plummeted, but my mental health, too.
I wallowed in self-pity. It was a vicious cycle
Although my jeans became snugger, my weight was the last thing I cared about. Clearly – because I continued to make misguided choices, like bingeing on thousands of calories at 3am after a ‘de-stress’ drinking sesh. This also made my eczema the worst it had been since I was a child. I scratched, ate and wallowed in self-pity. It was a vicious cycle.
In a rut, my lowest point came one morning when I had forced myself to get up and go the gym. I was trying helplessly to fight back tears through the burpees (enough to make you cry anyway, if you ask me). After ten minutes on the gym floor I ran to the changing rooms and cried for an hour. Desperate for change, to boost my confidence and outlook on life, I soon got in contact with No1 Fitness.
What is involved in a weight loss transformation?
Blood, sweat and tears. Just kidding, sort of. But what became apparent in my first chat with Ben, was that compared to normal weight loss journeys, there was no room for ‘treats’ or days off in the eight weeks. (But typical me, I did sneak in a few here and there, sometimes, with big consequences). Instead, it was consistency, sacrifices and sheer determination from day one. And that was just the mental test.
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For the diet, I was on a calorie deficit  – just that word makes my toes curl – (see below for details). I was also intermittent fasting, a popular weight loss method which means not eating for 15-16 hours a day (8 of which I was sleeping). The weekend before my transformation I had a binge on (most) of the things I wouldn’t be allowed – alcohol, sugar, white processed carbs like pasta and bread, ‘anything out of a packet’, did I mention all things yummy?
From there on, every meal focused on protein first. This helps with muscle recovery, but most of all it helps with the feeling of being full. I had Healthista Lean Vegan protein powder in my breakfast smoothie (raspberries, kefir milk and spinach) every day, which has ingredients scientifically proven to keep appetite at bay and encourage fat loss – inulin, glutamine, konjac root and matcha green tea. It also tastes delicious – I can’t decide between vanilla and chocolate so I alternated the two.  It really worked to keep me full between meals more than any other breakfasts I have had – even, when I experimented with having other alternative breakfasts, I always felt hungrier than I would after I’d had our protein )I know I am bias, but it’s true).  An example of lunch would be a green leafy salad with spicy chicken and quinoa, and dinner a fillet of salmon with sweet potato and, you guessed it, more veg!
I really felt part of the #fitfam club hitting the gym 5-6 days a week getting up at 5.45am each day, with a mix of one hour PT sessions with Ben and half hour No1 Fitness Slots (these were circuit classes at either studio). I was doing high intensity sessions – lifting weights in circuits, heavier and heavier as the weeks went on, with short cardio intervals. Always full body, because apparently, split training (doing arms one day, and legs the next) is for a body-builder look. There wasn’t a burpee in sight, hallelujah. Instead, top-notch equipment such as the prowler sled, a cage-like apparatus that you push across the floor, ViPR, a weighted tube, TRX bands, ropes with handles that hang from the ceiling and only use bodyweight exercises, and the Skillmill, a more advanced version of a running machine. I look forward to telling you much more about these in my detailed diary entries in the next few weeks.
How to lose weight in the new year
Hands up if you are on the ‘new year, new me’ wagon. There is no shame in wanting to lose weight in the new year with fresh motivation. For optimum results, Ben shares his do’s and don’ts of weight loss.
Have a goal: People stay on track much more when they have an end date such as a wedding or a holiday, knowing they must sacrifice until that time at least. Don’t just do a ‘detox’ in the first week of January. Set a proper plan in place till the end of March at least.
Give it time: Substantial change can take anything from 8-12 weeks. If you aren’t seeing any difference after three weeks, it means your calories aren’t right or you aren’t recovering enough. You will also slip up at times, but don’t let it stop you. Don’t think that having a chocolate bar has ruined your whole day – you can still make good choices moving forward.
Train at least three times a week: Put sessions in your diary at the beginning of the week and commit to it like an appointment.
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Create a calorie deficit: Work out what your baseline calories (what you need to survive) are by using the Harris Benedict equation. This is called your BMR (basic metabolic rate). Then create a deficit of 10 per cent to start which will work alongside calories burnt during exercise. If you are seeing no results (and definitely not lying to yourself), lower the deficit more. It’s a rough guide. I started my transformation on 1650 calories a day, but this was lowered to 1500 in week two when results were slow, and then 1350 when my BMR would have decreased.
If you’re serious, get a personal trainer: The benefit of a PT is someone to push you in your sessions and hold you accountable. They will make sure you are exercising correctly with the best form and rest time, which will make a big difference. When you’re trying to find a good PT, interview them. Tell them exactly what you want – whether that be to be fitter, healthier or stronger – and ask them if they are able to do that and show you results from work with previous clients. With some PTs, you’re just paying someone to make you sweaty for an hour. You have to tell them you want more guidance.
Learn the correct form: Even if you have a one of session with a PT, correcting your form will achieve maximum muscle activation and prevent injury or worthless workouts. Throughout the next eight weeks, we shall show you how to correctly perform several exercises. You can also find Healthista’s Move of the Day playlist on YouTube. 
Rest, rest, rest: Some people are shocked to hear ‘don’t train’. But it’s a huge part of getting results. The body transforms whilst you are sleeping, and so not getting enough will not only hinder your weight loss, but make you knackered and underperforming in your gym sessions. To get the best results, you need to have eight hours sleep a night and making sure they have at least one full day off training a week.
Keep a food diary: For the first two weeks, at least. This will educate you on your eating habits, portion size and how calorific, or not, your foods are if you use an app like MyFitnessPal. After two weeks, if you are still needing help, seek a coach. They will be able to show you how you can tweak things to suit your needs.
I kept track of my food with MyFitnessPal
Weigh yourself: Some say ‘screw the scales’. But you need to weigh yourself once a week for a time period, to see your progress. It’s easy to say ‘weighing yourself will mess with your head’. But so will looking in the mirror and not seeing any change. If your goal is to lose body fat, it may be better to take photo or measurements. Understand your weight will fluctuate naturally, especially if you are a female. Do it the same time every day, in the same clothes.
Work on time under tension: On linear movements, things like lunges, squats, deadlifts, push ups, or anything in a straight line that pushes or pulls, focus on the eccentric phase, that means the ‘going down’ phase. If you are squatting, make sure you are going down for four seconds, and up for one. This is called time under tension, and recruits all the muscles. Incorporate multidirectional moves, such as curtsy squat into lateral lunge, tranverse lunge or lunge matrix, for your tissue health and to help with toning.
DON’T
Have alcohol: It’s worth bearing in mind alcohol isn’t great not only because of the calories, but the after-effect on the body. The body wants to remove it straight away as it is poison, so it comes out in our pores, hence why breathalysers are possible. The day after drinking, the person is no doubt inactive and overeat foods that are really calorific. Look at the type of alcohol you are having – mojitos are full of sugar. Try neat vodka!
Go mad on treats: A given. But, if you do want to have a treat such as a few drinks on a Saturday night, just make sure you are super strict on yourself for the week leading up to it. This will make room for a little time off track.
Have ‘cheat days’: People go mad thinking they only have 24 hours to eat as much as they can. You can mess up a whole weeks work. If you decide you can’t sacrifice traditions or adjust your way of living, such as a takeaway on a Friday night, you can still lose weight, but you won’t get an extreme transformation with an aesthetic look. I wasn’t even allowed a cheat meal (though I did have them, stay tuned).
Remove a macronutrient: Don’t go low carb or low fat for weight loss because you always need a balanced diet to perform mentally. Don’t forget this needs to be consistent, so you don’t want to fall into a trap of crashing and binging. If you must, only lower the quantity of a macronutrient.
Try a fad diet: Just eat natural, healthy and unprocessed foods. There are a lot of fad diets in the media, including the alkaline diet, Hollywood, juice diets or low carb.
Don’t do HIIT every day: HIIT exercise is great for weight loss and everybody’s workout plan will be different depending on their goals. But factor HIIT into your whole programme, as opposed to just doing that every day. Strength training should be the corner stone of a programme, with other protocols fitting in accordingly. HIIT can stress the body if done too much and it’s important to rest and recover properly during and after sessions. What people don’t understand is it should be interval training, meaning if you work to your max for 20 seconds doing jump squats, you are supposed to wait until your heart rate comes back down.
An outline of a basic programme by week would look a bit like this: 3 X strength training, 2 X HIIT, 2 X cardio as a possible extra with strength training.
READ WEEK ONE OF VANESSA’S 8-WEEK TRANSFORMATION HERE… And come back every week to read her week by week diary with Ben Camara at No1 Fitness, with tips and advice from the experts.
Ben Camara has worked with some of the most famous faces in the world with training and health coaching clients including Madonna, Kate Moss and Vogue photographers Mert & Marcus. Having carved out a career in professional football, Ben Camara wanted his next career step to allow him to continue working in the field that he was passionate about, that of health, fitness and nutrition. He and Harry Thomas  co-founded No1 Fitness seven years ago, offering bespoke personal training in two locations in London.
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