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The Freedom of Expression Ep 20 - Shopping in Shimokitazawa

(Long post - Kaoru showing his fashion preferences, and buying a new item)

K: Hi, this is The Freedom of Expression, I'm Kaoru from Dir en grey.

J: And I'm Joe Yokomizo.

K: Its so hot!!

J: Agh, yes! Its almost pointless saying it at this stage, but we still can't help it.

K: Why has it been so hot recently??

J: I don't know, but its the first thing you wanna say, right?

K: Isn't it always super hot whenever we film on location?

J: Haha, yes, but at least its not raining.

K: Well, yeah.

J: A lot of typoons come in this season, so we are lucky to get a sunny day in that sense. But actually, I was gonna say, there is something slightly different about today...someone is missing. Isn't it strange?

K: Huh? Whats going on?

J: Well, we are here in Shimokitazawa this morning...

K: Yeah, its kinda early, right?

J: Yeah...well, its early for us.

K: Haha

J: But Tasai didn't turn up at the meeting time. He is usually always on time, right?

K: He is usually early.

J: Yeah, he is always the first to arrive, isn't he? So I thought it was a bit strange for him not to be here, so I called him, but he didn't answer. If he was on his way, he'd answer, right? So I thought, Huh??, and tried calling him again. Eventually he answered, and he was like, 'Joe, whats wrong, why are you calling me at this time in the morning?'

K: Haha

J: 'Nevermind "whats wrong"! We are filming on location today!!', and he was like, 'Oh my god , oh my god!! I'll come now!'

K: Haha

J: He was really panicking.

K: So, he's still coming even though we started filming already?

J: Yep, hopefully. I don't want to give away too much personal info, but he doesn't live far from Shimokitazawa, haha.

K: Oh, so he'll probably be here.

J: Yes, everyone look out for his reaction when he arrives! Anyway, so we are in Shimokitazawa today, in front of this sign for Azuma dōri. Leader, do you know this area?

K: Well, I've been here a few times, but not tonnes.

J: Oh really?! You are not that familiar with it?

K: Not really, no.

J: Shimokitazawa is the place for bandmen to hang out thought, isn't it?

K: Yeah, so I've come here to drink and stuff, but I haven't really had a look around the streets much. Having said that, I do feel like around here has changed a lot since before. The train tracks have disappeared!

J: Yeah, the tracks have moved underground, and there was some talk about having tall buildings here. But the locals fought against this, saying that Shimokitazawa is not that kind of neighborhood, so now its just as we can see here. There is also a lot of redevelopment going on, there used be so many filthy, old shops here, but now there are a lot of really nice places. Ok, so why have we come to Shimokitazawa? Well, on the last live broadcast, we talked about going to record stores, didn't we? Do you remember, Leader?

K: Yeah, we did say that.

J: So today we are gonna visit the famous store Disc Union! Do you know this store?

K: Yes. I've never been to the branch in Shimokitazawa, but I've been to others.

J: Yeah, i buy a lot of records, so Disc Union has been very useful. From where I live, I tend to use the Shinjuku branch, but there are loads of musician types who live in Shimokitazawa, right? So, who knows, we might get some rare finds. We will have a walk through Shimokitazawa and then check out Disc Union, but we won't do any editing to the footage.

K: Will it be ok?

J: I don't know, anything could happen. Like just then with cars and motobikes driving right in front of the camera.

K: Well, we can't do anything about that.

J: Right. Anyway, yeah, so no editing. I'll just do the notifications before we get started. Uh, we are still taking comments, thoughts, and messages, and questions, anything is ok. Twitter users can use the tag TFOE. The first part of this show is free for anyone to watch, but the second part is for members only. If you become a channel member, you can watch this live broadcast in the archives for a year, and there will be member only videos. So please do join using the link at the top of the screen, and enjoy the show to the end. Ok, Tasai still isn't here, but should we get started?

K: Yep

J: So, there is a second hand clothes store right before our eyes that I think you probably like the look of, Leader. You like second hand clothes, don't you? Is this shirt you are wearing now a second hand shirt?

K: No, this isn't second hand.

J: Oh, it isn't? Well, anyway, Shimokitazawa is known as THE place for second hand clothes, so we will have a look at this store SPiCe, which is right by the station. Lets go!

*They walk towards the store, and enter a flight of stairs up to the 2nd floor*

J: Aghh, I'm so relieved to be going indoors.

K: Haha, yeh, this is what its like on location.

J: My vision is suffering coming into the dark all of a sudden!

K: Haha

J: *entering the store* Ah, this is nice, Tshirts of course. Hello, thanks for having us.

K: Hello

J: The staff member is wearing a Ramones shirt, of course.

K: Oh yeah.

J: It really feels like Shimokitazawa. *To staff member* Whats your name?!

Staff: My real name?

J: Either, anything is ok!

Staff: Uh, I'm Ōhori, I just started working here 1 month ago.

J: Thank you Ōhori san! What are your biggest sellers here?

Staff: All sorts of genres and styles, ringer tshirts, band shirts, hip hop shirts. Its an amazing store where you can be made over into any fashion style you choose.

J: Oh great! Well, Leader, lets start looking around. Tell us if you see anything you like...Oh, my eyes are drawn straight to the tshirts!

K: Right

J: Cause you can never have enough tshirts in Summer.

K: Haha, yeah, I end up changing a few times a day.

J: Yeah, especially when filming on location...Ah, here are the hip hop tshirts.

K: Yeah, and band shirts.

J: You like this kind of thing, don't you, Leader? Agh, I wanna look at them all. I wonder how much they cost?

K: Well, probably not that much. The ones hanging up above here will be expensive.

J: Ah, yeh of course. That Beatles one will be expensive. I wanna find something for a good price. Ahhh

K: *mocking Joe* Ahhh, haha.

J: Yeah, forgive me, its early, its hot, my head may still not working as well as it should, but Im ok, don't worry. Anyway, lets find some good items. *To staff* Do you have any items to recommend?

Staff: What genre do you like?

J: Leader, what genre?

K: Uh, like movie tshirts.

Staff: Well, if you like movie shirts, we have this 'The Fire In The Sky' shirt. Also, hmm, we recently got another one over here...

J: Are tshirts usually sold for about ¥10,000?

Staff: The cheap ones go for about ¥4000, and the expensive ones are like this one. This is ¥44,000.

J: Which one??

Staff: The Eminem one.

J: ¥44,000?! Leader! Leader! Leader!

K: Nah, I'm not that into Eminem, hahaha.

J: ¥44,000! What about this one?

Staff: Thats a Van Gogh print shirt.

J: How much is it?

Staff: Thats ¥33,000.

J: Ahhh. What about the Pink Floyd one?

Staff: Yep, that a 'The Wall' shirt, thats ¥14,390.

J: Ahh, ok. I thought the ones hanging up would have a more extravagant price tag, but around ¥10,000 is not that bad.

K: Yeah, its affordable, right?

J: Yeah. Look, there are more over here. That looks like tie-dye...Oh!! The Grateful Dead!!

K: Thats for you, no doubt. It looks good.

J: It does!

K: Its ¥9900.

J: Yeah, I could get this.

K: Show the camera.

J: I'm a huge fan of The Grateful Dead. I was at Fuji Rock up until yesterday, and I wore Grateful Dead tshirts the whole time. It's ¥9900, ¥9900..

K: Haha

J: If I say it five times, it might get cheaper, haha. Im trying to think of how to get discounts, but I doubt the staff will give me any, haha. Oh look, this one is good too, The Stones (Voodoo Lounge)!

K: Yeah, and it looks the right size for you.

J: The price is...omg!...¥25,900.

K: No problem, surely.

J: Leader, you should get this!

K: I'm not that into The Stones though.

J: Oh, but it suits you! Leader! Leader! It looks cool on you!

K: It does, doesn't it? haha

J: Right?? Whether or not you actually like The Stones is a seperate issue.

K: Well, yeah.

J: ¥25,900...

K: The pattern is cute. Joe, you should get this.

J: No, it suits you more.

K: It suits you too.

J: Ahh, maybe if it was cheaper..

K: If it was any cheaper it would be too cheap! haha.

J: I have no money left, haha. But these types of shirts are great, they have such an impact...Ah, Leader, you found something! What is it?

K: Its a KMFDM shirt.

J: Ah, hold it up to you...That won't be very expensive. It looks good. How much is it?

K: ¥14,000.

J: Ohhh...But that Stones shirt!

K: Haha

J: *picking up another shirt* I can never have enough of this kind of shirt.

K: Yeah, that is nice.

J: Ok, the price, how much is it?! It says 'WE ARE SO FUCKED'..

K: The price is ¥6500

J: I could get this. It has a print on the back too. This is nice. But...ahhh..

K: You like the Stones shirt?

J: Yeah

K: What about this one?

J: Oh, its a simple design.

K: Its a Greenday Crew shirt.

J: Oh yeah, it says 'Local Crew' on it.

K: This is good.

J: Plus is doesn't really look second hand.

K: Right?

J: It looks like its probably only been worn about once.

K: Its ¥14,000. Size XL.

J: What size do you like for tshirts? Still oversized?

K: Yeah, I like a bigger size.

J: This shirt works well if you wear jewelry or stuff.

K: Yeah.

J:...Don't you want a Slipknot shirt? You probably already have one, right?

K: No, I don't have one.

J: You don't??

K: No, but it's difficult to wear a Slipknot shirt out anywhere, haha.

J: Yeah, haha. I get you, I understand that. Thats not a slight on Slipknot though, right? Its just difficult to wear it anywhere.

K: Yeah, haha.

J: Ah, that Pink Floyd shirt is good too.

K: Yeah, that well-known cover.

J: I bet thats expensive.

Staff: Not really, its ¥14,000.

J: Ahh, not that bad. This is an odd thing to say, but aren't second hand shirts going through a bit of a gradual price boom at the moment?

Staff: Yeah, the prices are seasonal..

J: So we should buy in this season?

Staff: Yeah, now is the cheapest time to get them.

J: They will only get more expensive from now on?

Staff: Yep.

J: So if we see something we like, we should get it. Plus we might not get the same luck again if we find something good.

K: Ahh! *points to the Stones (Voodoo) shirt*

J: Haha, but its over ¥20,000. I could get the Grateful Dead one instead. ¥10,000 is managable, but ¥20,000 is a bit steep for me. Anyway, lets have a look at the other end of the store...they have button up shirts, pants/trousers. Leader, you like these kinda summer shirts, don't you?

K: Yeah *finds a leopard print hawaiian style summer shirt* This is nice.

J: You could even end up showing your nipples with that.

K: I could wear this.

J: Yeah, that is very you.

K: I like shirts like this.

J: Yeah, especially in the summer.

K: *finds a shirt with beach scene print* This is pretty ordinary, but I could wear this too.

J: Its very summery. Leader, do you wear shorts?

K: Yeah, I do. Look, there are shorts here.

J: Ahh, I think you should get these! haha *hands Kaoru some orange and blue striped shorts* You wouldn't wear those, would you??

K: No, not this kind of thing.

J: They look like they would suit Europeans.

K: Like a fashionable older guy, or something?

J: Yeah, yeah.

K: *finds some camouflage print shorts* I like these.

J: Yeah, thats more like it.

K: They are ¥2900.

J: That's cheap!

K: Yeah. I might buy these, haha.

J: Oh! A purchase??

K: I could easily wear these.

J: Ohh, Leader is thinking about it. ¥2900, so cheap.

K: Yeah

J: The Tshirts are a bit expensive, but I suppose it can't be helped if there is a price boom.

K: Its because everyone here is wearing them...Oh, those Dragonball shirts are good.

J: I wonder how much they cost...Excuse me, how much are the Dragonball shirts?

Staff: These were made in America, so I think they are about ¥22,000. *checks price* Yes, ¥22,000.

J: You know all the prices well!

K: Thats expensive!

Staff: They are both around ¥22,000.

K: Probably because they are American made.

J: Imported second hand. I bet these are popular.

Staff: Yeah, this, and Akira and stuff are popular.

K: Ahh, Akira, yeah, that will be expensive. That can't be helped.

J: Yeah.

K: You don't often see second hand Akira shirts though, right?

J: Yeah, if you buy it, you wanna keep it.

K: Oh, look! This is good *finds an In-and-out burger shirt* I wanna eat there.

J: Yeah, me too. Let's go on location overseas one day!

K: Hahaha

J: It would be tough with this exchange rate.

K: Yeah, that would be one expensive hamburger.

J: It'd be over ¥1000 right? Like $8/9 or $12 for a meal set. Thats close to ¥2000 from our perspective....Are these hip hop tshirts? Oh, movies!

K: Yeah, Halloween.

J: And its cheap, ¥5400. But you like a bigger size, right?

K: Yeah.

J: Is this just about right, size wise?

K: Yeah...Halloween.

J: You found a good one, ¥5400, ¥5400..

K: You keep doing that even when its cheap, haha.

J: The price is the first thing I say, I just do, the design comes after that, haha.

K: You look at the design last? haha

J: Yeah, well I usually just go for white or black anyway. Oh, there are sweaters too, and all these tshirts folded in piles....Def Lepard, Nirvana..

K: Nirvana shirts are still really expensive.

J: Yeah, the originals are. You often see replicas though.

K: Look, this one says 'DIR'.

J: Oh yeah!

K: Its DIRTBO??

J: Oh, I see, I didn't even realise!

K: Hahaha

J: Have you ever found a Dir tshirt in a second hand store?

K: No, I haven't.

J: I guess people don't want to sell them.

K: No, there is no demand for them.

J: I think there would be! Ah, I see more Nirvana shirts here.

K: I've always thought this, but you buy band tshirts and stuff new, right? And you wear them and wash them loads of times, but they never stay as in good condition as all these.

J: I suppose if these are bought from America...

K: But over there they still shove them in huge washing machines all the time. They will still wear out.

J: But over there, they use dryers, they don't really dry clothes outdoors. So there is that, and they probably use different detergent than Japan.

K: Ah, they use more heavy duty stuff?

J: Yeah, and when they are imported to Japan, they wash them again before putting them in stores. Thats why they look so nice.

K: They all smell the same, don't they?

J: They do! Second hand clothes stores have a very particular smell. I really like it.

K: So do I.

J: This is unrelated, but when I was born..

K: No, we don't wanna hear!

J: Really? haha, listen to me!

K: Oh, ok. Haha.

J: When I was born, my mum apparently really loved the smell of dirty drains, (She) was always trying to smell the drain. (*Japanese often omits pronouns, so here Kaoru thinks Joe is referring to himself smelling drains, but he is actually talking about his mother for both the liking and the smelling of drains*)

K: You? Haha, gross.

J: And I became the type of man I am now, haha. Its usually a bad smell right? But I think its like when women are pregnant, their tastes can change, they can start to hate things they used to love etc. Well, she suddenly started to love the smell of dirty drains! She was always searching for the drain to smell it.

K: Oh, your mother?!

J: Yes, and this is the child that formed.

K: You are made of the smell of dirty drains? haha. I don't think so.

J: I'm drainman, haha. Anyway, we'd better start heading on to the next store, say in about 5 minutes. So, Leader, if you want to buy anything here, now is the time. There are still areas we haven't looked at.

K: I like this.

J: Oh thats cute, thats a real second hand shirt. An American comic strip print.

K: Its ¥20,000.

J: Now see, since we are on location here, its gonna be hard to leave here if we don't buy something!

*Staff laughing*

K: *clapping* Jo~e! Jo~e!

J: This would be the perfect time for Tasai to arrive!

K: Hahaha

J: You could buy those shorts, and we could leave, but its not very Japanese to just leave without buying anything, especially when we are coming and filming in here! Should we do Rock Paper Scissors?

K: Thats even less polite! Hahaha

J: No, I mean, I really do want to buy that tshirt...but hey, its August from tomorow right?

K: Huh?

J: I mean, I'm on a budget each month. I'll be a different person tomorow, haha. This month I went to Fuji Rock, I spent a lot...I'm on a commoner's budget.

K: Ahh, ok.

J: I really want those two shirts, I just feel like we shouldn't leave without buying something. But I don't have the courage to buy them. You are the one who has to buy something. You could buy those shorts?

K: Yeah, I can buy those.

J: Oh, good!

K: I like this tshirt, I just wish the size was a bit bigger.

J: XXL is best, right?

K: Yeah...hmm, how much is that Rob Zombie tshirt?

J: The staff just said 'Ah!'. Does that mean its gonna be really expensive? haha.

Staff: Its ¥22,900.

K: Ah, yeh, of course.

J: 'Cause its a big sized Rob Zombie shirt. Its cool though...Its times like this I wish I was the type of man who could buy that Voodoo shirt.

K: You could buy it.

J: It IS cute.

K: It is really good. That The Grateful Dead shirt is more common. The Voodoo one is rarer.

J: Its the perfect size.

K: It really suits you. You could wear it on your late night shows.

J: Would I look cool?

K: Yes

J: Ahh, for now Leader you just buy those shorts.

K: Hahaha

J: In the meantime...

K: Really? But I like this Greenday shirt too.

J: Ok, buy that! How much was it again?

K: ¥14,000.

J: Ah, thats ok. Oh, the cameraman is behind you.

K: Hmm, ok I'll buy the shorts.

J: Are you gonna try them on?

K: No, I'll just hold them up against me.

J: They'll probably fit you...I wish Niconama would let us have ¥30,000 each for shopping. Then I could buy the voodoo shirt.

K: ¥30,000 each? Haha, thats quite a lot.

J: Yeah, like ¥100,000 between us. Does it say the size on the shorts?

K: Well, I can tell they will fit by looking at them.

Staff: I think they are about M size.

J: What about the size in inches?

Staff: Ah, Im not sure. If they are American military...

J: I think they are. Kaoru, don't you need to try them on?

K: No

J: Ok, well, we pondered over a lot of things, but ended up with shorts in the end.

K: Huh?

J: We looked at so many tshirts, but then just decided on shorts.

K: Is that how it is?

J: No no, its not a bad thing, haha. I just don't have it in me to let us leave without buying something. Where is Tasai?!

K: *finding a NIN shirt* Oh! I have this shirt!

J: Really? That makes me want to buy it.

K: Its a bit small.

J: Yeah, if only it was a bit bigger. But I do remember you wearing this somewhere.

K: Yeah

J: If only it was bigger...I do like that double sided print tshirt though.

K: Which one?

J: This one. I'm not sure about the size though.

K: The size looks ok on you.

J: Does it?

K: What brand is it?

J: Im not sure....Oh, my phone's going, that must be Tasai. That sucker is on his way! Hold on, let me answer.

K: During the show!? Hahaha

J: Helloo? Where are you? Do you know the east exit? If you come out of the east exit, and then look immediately to your right, you'll see a sign for the store 'SPiCe' on the second floor. Can you see it? Ok, come up here...Tasai is coming, I can't believe he will be here. *Joe continues to talk on the phone to Tasai*

K: Ok, I'll buy these now then.

Staff: Thank you.

K: Where is Toru? I don't have any cash on me....*shouts down the stairs* Toru! I need your wallet.

J: Lets make Tasai buy something as a forfeit.

K: Do you take card?

Staff: Yes, we do.

J: Well, I'm glad we were able to do some shopping, and glad that Tasai is coming.

Staff: Thats ¥2900, with tax it comes to ¥3190.

K: Ok, I'll pay by card please.

J: Here he is! At last!

T: I'm so sorry!!

J: What on earth are you doing??!

T: I'm so sorry! I hope you are all ok.

J: We are not ok! You'll have to buy something for us to make up for it!

T: Anything!

J: Tasai, this Voodoo Lounge shirt would be good. Is it too small for you??

T: Joe, you have good taste.

J: It won't fit you though.

T: Its ok, I'll buy it.

J: Have you checked the price? Its so cheap.

T: I'll put it on now.

J: Check the price though.

T: How much is it?...Omg, its expensive! Its ok, I'll still buy it.

J: Haha, ahhh. Hey but, Leader liked the look of this Greenday shirt too.

T: Oh, this is for Kaoru? Thats ok.

J: Really??

T: Yeah

K: Hahaha

J: You are so sweaty!

T: Haha, Hi everyone.

J: You look like Cunning Takayama!

K: Hahaha

T: Eh?

J: What happened, did you just forget about the plan today?

K: Put that tshirt back first, you'll get sweat on it.

J: Ah, right, yeah.

T: I think I forgot what day it was.

J: Didn't you get the group mail?! *laughs at Tasai trying to mop sweat off his face*

T: I didn't realise it was this week, I was just in the gym. Then my phone rang, and I wondered why you were calling. Then you told me you were already getting started, and I thought OMG!, and rushed here.

K: Are you actually free for the rest of the day? Apart from the gym?

T: Yeah, I was wondering what I should do with the day after the gym, haha. I'm sorry.

J: No, its good, we are glad you are here.

T: Don't be late, people!

J: You were panicking, right?

T:· Yeah, it was terrible.

J: I've done that once before on this show.

K: Oh, you have! Thats right.

J: It happens sometimes. Anyway, now that we've bought something, should we go to the next place?

T: Really? Ok, I'll come back and buy this tshirt later! Ok, off we go!!

J: Haha, why so sudden??!

T: Oh, sorry, haha.

J: A big thank you to the staff for having us! Everyone, come and check out the stuff at SPiCe.

T: Right next to the station in Shimokitazawa.

J: Yep, zero seconds from the station. Its the closest second hand clothes store to Shimokitazawa station. It has a lot of great stuff, and a lot of things which Kaoru liked, so please check it out. Ok, lets go to Disc Union. Thank you! *walking out* Ahh, that was good. You came at just the right time, Tasai.

T: Oh really? Good.

K: You got here quite quickly.

T: Well, I wasn't far.

J: Its a right turn from the entrance.

T: Right, ok. Shimokitazawa is my hometown. The camera is behind us? Ok.

J: But its hot!

T: Yeah, it is.

J: Today is certainly a hot day.

K: You wanna get rid your clothes, not buy more. Its too hot.

J: Yeah. Leader, how are you managing in this heat? But I guess you are just working at home at lot, are you?

K: Well, I do like going out for walks.

J: Oh, you do go out??

K: Yeah, I do feel the need to get some sun. Not always though.

J: Ahh, I thought you would be shut up inside the whole summer.

K: Well, I am shut up inside a lot..

J: But you get out for walks a bit too.

K: Yeah

T: Kaoru, I saw on your Insta that you'd been to Asakusa.

K: Yep, I was there. There is this crepe shop there, they did actually once make an offer to this show for us to come and eat there.

J: Oh, lets go next time.

K: But anyway, Im doing my art exhibition, and at the same time I'm gonna be doing a collaboration with that crepe shop. So I just went to check out the store, we made a video for my blog TheThe Day.

J: Wow, collaboration crepes?

K: Yeah, they've done Dir collaborations there before.

T: ...Collaboration crepes?

K: Yeah.

J: What, you make crepes with your product theme or something?

K: I have these characters Krim&Zon, I'm using those as the theme.

J: Ahh, I'm sure the fans will love that! But it seems a shame to eat it, haha.

K: You have to eat it. So, yeh, they invited this show to go there too, but we couldn't due to timing.

T: Do you draw Krim&Zon pictures on thr crepes?

K: Its not drawing, but kind of foods resembling the characters, or something with a small print on. But I haven't actually finalized them yet.

J: Well, thats something to look forward to.

T: Thats from September, right?

K: Yeah. By the way, its actually July when we are filming this.

J: Yes, so you still have time to get it done. Ok, lets cross the road here.

T: There is a lot of performance halls here.

K: Yeah, Shimokitazawa has that image.

J: Yep, its a theatre town, a live house town. Its brilliant at night, it has a very different atmosphere from Shibuya or Shinjuku.

K: Yeah.

J: Its exciting to drink here.

T: And there are a lot more second hand clothes stores here now.

K: Yeah, we've just been to one.

T: Oh, did you?

K: Hahaha

J: Yeah, you weren't there, were you?! Too busy at the gym.

K: You got there right when we finished.

J: How can you even go to the gym this early in the morning?? You are like a celebrity!

T: No, I'm not like a celebrity.

K: Wasn't SHELTER (*venue name*)around here somewhere? Oh, there it is. I've been there before.

T: Have you played live there before?

K: No

J: Has Dir ever played in Shimokitazawa?

K: I don't think so, no....Ah, there it is!

J: Yep, thats Disc Union. A bit further up is The Suzunari theatre.

T: There is also a famous soup curry restaurant up there too.

K: Ahh. Should we cross the road here?

J: Yes....Ahh, but its hot! I'm sure a lot of the viewers have been here.

K: We could get a beer somewhere around here, haha.

J: Thats a nice idea! Its quite compact here, so it feels like there is more stuff here than Shibuya, and its not as busy as Shinjuku. Its the best place to go out for a walk and go shopping.

T: Kaoru, you said you don't come here much?

K: Not much, no.

J: For me, I always feel like this is the place where bandmen or theatre people like to drink. Either here or Koenji.

K: Ah, I've been to Koenji a lot of times. I tend to go there.

J: You are a Koenji guy?

K: Yeah.

J: Ok, so we have arrived at Disc Union. Lets stand over here. So Disc Union in Shimokitazawa sells records and Cds of all genres, Rock, JPop, Jazz, Soul, anything. We are gonna search for some records here today! But actually, Dir en grey released a record too, right?

K: Yes

J: Oh, congratulations *claps* Is it sold out?

K: I'm not sure, there might be some left in stores.

J: Ah, here it is.*Staff passes Phalaris LP to Joe, who passes it to Kaoru* It looks cool! I wanna see the inside too.

K: There is a lot to see.

J: Yeah, you can do that with records. Ok, so for the rest of the show we will be searching through loads of records, so please keep watching. But unfortunately, the free part ends here, so our Disc Union searching will make up the paid half, and you can look forward to whatever discoveries Kaoru makes. Can we also do a present for the viewers? Yep, ok. Tasai will see to that.

T: I'll pay for it myself.

K: Hahaha

J: So please become a channel member to enjoy all this. Ok, I'll just explain how it works. The second part is for members only, so you have to join if you wanr to watch it. If you join, you can watch this broadcast in the archives for one year, and you will get a members only video in the coming days. Here's how to join, click the blue link at the top of thr screen. Thanks for pointing, Leader. You will then get a page asking you to choose your payment method. Choose your method, and click proceed, enter your details, and you're done. If you haven't joined yet, please do so to enjoy the rest of the show. Leader, before we move on, do you have any announcements?

K: Uh, we have a tour starting from November. And my art exhibition Nouteikarano2 will start in September, so please check it out. You two should come too.

J, T: Of course!

J: Yes, I'll go to both.

T: I'm looking forward to the exhibition.

J: Yeah. How are your preparations going?

K: Well, I've finished most of the art.

J: Ok, well everyone can look forward to that. Lets have a quick break here, and the members only section will start very soon, so just wait there. See you there!

T: Don't be late!

J: Exactly!

#dir en grey #薫 #the freedom of expression #translation #kaoru

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allegro-mcvivace · 28 days

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Greetings from the Other Side

Well... Hello. (This isn't meant to be super ominous.)

Long post, and if you're someone I owe and explanation to (if you know, you know) then this post includes it. However, the main point of the post is something different from that. Big sorry about it being this long, but I had a ton to say.

If you find this in the wild, this is equivalent to a vent/personal post so please have respect. Everything's below the cut.

This post is mostly to just say that, hey I kinda wiped this blog of its posts in order to hopefully be more active. The main reason I wasn't posting very much at all is mostly because of, what I can describe as "major cringe" because I want to talk about my OCs again but I've completely redone the lore like 5 times since the last time I've done that and there'd be a lot of misleading info from 3 years ago sitting around. To be fair, it's not just because of that, it's more that I knew for a fact I was in a bad part of my life for some of that and there's oddly personal stuff or just me throwing a tantrum in a post, which I didn't want anyone looking through my old posts to stumble upon (or have that somehow be their first impression).

This is not a full rebrand or anything, all I ever did was make OC posts and reblog stuff anyways. That fact is not changing.

Back in the day, I would just delete my whole blog when I wanted to start fresh, and disappear off the face of the earth in an instant. But here I felt like, I dunno... Lots of the people who follow me come off like they arrived from my various exploits, like my band/orchestra stuff that I don't actually post about, and that those people are still lingering here because they've no reason to unfollow? Especially with how inactive I've been lately. I bet I'm that guy who people forget they were even following in the first place... It feels like nobody would have a good reason to follow my new blog if I were to make one. Plus, with the dashboard change (I personally have a script that changes it back) and stuff with like, transphobes, it feels like this is a really bad time to try and "start fresh on Tumblr" but I have no clue what else to do. I've been in this absolute slump when it comes to just, my life in general, like I'm some kind of corpse. Big sorry if it's a little much to bring that up like that, but y'know... I wanted to talk about my lore and stories, and I was mostly doing that through running roleplays for people as some kind of GM, but it's gotten to this point where I feel like nothing's going anywhere for me and I really need to actually talk to people. That's not a negative feeling about roleplaying itself, mind you. I still love TTRPGs as well as wacky text ones, and I'm still open if anyone wants to roleplay. I've just put myself in this situation where it's blatant I just want to talk about my OCs but it always has to be this big thing up to standard, and maybe I just want to infodump...

The ways I usually talk about my stories/lore and the actual pieces of writing is either in big ol' documents or through talking one-on-one in someone's DMs, and I have a really hard time going through with the big documents because my miserable perfectionist mentality. It took me 'til this point to realize that maybe it was right under my nose this whole time, that on this hellsite right here I could just infodump and doodle my OCs and stuff in a place where multiple people can see it, I can tag it so people don't see the stuff they don't want to, and maybe I could finally make new/more friends if the stars give me a chance. This is exactly what I was using Tumblr for back when I was active in the first place. Well, the real reason I made my first account was for fandom stuff instead of OC stuff, but my point still stands for why I keep coming back. It's a site where all the posts are basically opt-in, which I definitely took for granted before seeing just how much crap Facebook for instance shoves down your throat and you have to opt-out of every individual bigot page/group/whatever that randomly pops up and there's no way to get them all. Even without that, there's this weird vibe thing where most other sites are places where you talk about real life stuff and I feel like an absolute outcast when all I want to talk about is my fictional people in order to distract myself from, you guessed it, the horrors (in general, nonspecific).

Now, for the entire fucking elephant in the room right now. The fact that on Discord (for those of you who just know me from Tumblr or only saw this post, I am not open to rando friend requests, not that my username is the same there) I absolutely disappeared without much of any warning. It's because I was at my breaking point and I absolutely needed some distance right away. Nobody did anything, it's entirely personal. I'm not "quitting Discord" or anything, at least that wasn't my intent, because I have way too much stuff on there just to ditch it like that in good conscience (I own a server). The main worry of mine is the way that I straight up had an ongoing campaign and stuff in that vein, and as I said there was basically no warning. I've been gone for, what, two months? It proves a good point that enough time has passed that I lost track of how much it was. I'm afraid to go back because I'm scared that people will be mad at me for leaving, or that everyone just left and I had worked myself up to going back just for there to be nothing. Even if people don't do that, because it's unlikely, there's this fear that people will just act weird about me, which is a thing I worry about a lot when I'm burnt out like this at my breaking point.

My plan was to come back on a Wednesday specifically because our sessions were on Tuesdays and it would give us a week to "get back on track" but if I'm being honest... By this point, I feel like nobody would want to just continue anything if I were to show up out of nowhere again, but even moreso I don't even think that I'd want to continue it myself, either. I've been procrastinating all this because I didn't want to deal with any confrontation, and I've just accepted that if I wait long enough it will "go without saying" that I'm not going to continue any of that, as opposed to me having to manually tell all my players that it was cancelled indefinitely. Being cowardly again, I know.

I know for a fact some of those people I disappeared for happen to follow me on Tumblr. Hence, I was really afraid to try and start posting and reblogging without any sort of explanation for my rash behavior because I at least owe them that. So, instead of hoping that they don't see this for whatever reason, I'm banking on my friends absolutely seeing this, like a cry for help and an apology all in one. Big sorry for making anyone panic, and big sorry for some other things as well. Mentally, I believe it'll still take me a while to go back, but I came back here so I would still have somewhere to talk.

Despite the date, this is not an April Fools' Day thing. It would be cruel if it was, but I also fear that nobody will take me seriously if I make any kind of post on this day regardless of what's in it. I really wanted this to be my first post from the blank slate, so I felt like I couldn't really post or reblog anything until I made this one, and I would've had to wait 2 more days because I have work and stuff tomorrow.

Plus, I feel like April Fools' Day is an oddly perfect time to choose a fresh start, being a memorable day and all. Obviously not because of the "this might be a prank" mentality, but because I can look back on it being that day where Flight Rising made all the flights stuff like "crunch" and "explode" and Tumblr had a boop counter. Once again, I will promise you that nothing about my panic attack or disappearing was a prank, and hopefully you can see why the post was today.

On a previous point, this isn't a "fresh start" to imply I'm removing my Discord servers when I get back or anything. Everything's gonna stay, I just wanted to elaborate on why this blog's posts disappeared.

Kind regards to everyone reading, ~Allen

#allegro-mcvivace #text only post #text wall #long post #personal post #please dont reblog

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shilo-sumac · 2 years

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heyooooo imma Shilooooo!!!!

((This blog is in character in the Pokemon universe. This may trigger unreality in some people. Ask me to tag any extra triggers. Some topics may be emotionally heavy, but not extremely graphic, and will be tagged. if you just want art, block the tag "in character"

Everything open! I'm new so could always use interactions:D))

last change 4/20/24, added a tiny bit to OOC section

im a pokemon rescuer, shelter, rehabilitator, trainer, uh. other things too! liiiiike ive made it into the Sinnoh Hall of Fame :3c ... uhhhhhh i try not to make too huge a deal about it aha........ me n my Pokémon partners are pretty strong and awesome and cool and adorable babies and neat tho. Born in unova, currently in wonderful Sinnoh.

heres my og team!

due to my passion and job i have a decent amount of 'mons that i can shift around as battlers as well as ones that are just pets. if i had to choose a team of six right now I'd probably go with these, but theyre subject to change, i love swappin around my partners so they all get turns.

im on a pretty huge (but small for an island technically) plot of land with a handful of facilities to help me out. it's on an island off the coast of Sinnoh, and its all dedicated to helping pokemon!!! while theres a good amount of land, i mostly do my work alone, so i have a limited amount i can reasonably care for. ... good thing sleep is for the weak

Rin the Zoroark also has access to the blog, she was the first friend i ever really had and ive known her for a real long time. she likes using human disguises to casually hang out in places that dont allow Pokemon. shes learned a lot of habits from humans, shes not the biggest fan of typing or texting though. she has personally assigned herself as my bodyguard and always is within hearing distance of me. shes the strongest Pokemon ive ever known!!!

now for Alistair... oh Ali, youre such a... guy. lets just say he has the personality of a spoiled rich kid and the knowledge of the world of a quarantined homeschooled agoraphobe. he might talk here sometimes or i might mention him, he owes me one so he helps me out around here. i know hes secretly enjoying it tho. or maybe not. such a sourpuss

[she has a normal amount of fingers I just suck at drawing all five, i also kinda imagine her dress thing looks structurally more like the hex maniac dress but I couldn't get it right]

Random Muse/Her world Info

Ooc stuff here! Hiya! I'm Ri! whenever I talk ooc I'll usually do it ((like this)) or otherwise mark it as ooc!

Main blog and follows shall come from Ridragon, you are welcome to follow me there, but it is not strictly a Pokemon blog, it's an all my interests and a diary all squashed together. I "spam" likes and don't mind if someone "spams" mine. I'm touched when people care enough to read and like. :3

All asks and any interactions open, I'm totally new to this so throw them at me. don't be afraid to send stuff! worst i can do is say ehhh not feeling it

For my own reference and anyone else here's a list of her current Pokemon, separated by who she battles with and who are just pets/retired. the list may be subject to change, depending on if she adopts out or loses a Pokemon to circumstance or adopts/befriends another.

eventually i hope to make these links if i get around to profiles... we'll see! all pokemon are going to be tagged as [Their Name] the [Pokemon Species] without the brackets. Tumblrs search system sucks though so, hopefully they'll be somewhat organized.

Battlers:

Non-Battlers:

Previous Pokemon:

Monarch - Vespiquen ♀️ [Returned to wild amicably]

#pokemon #pokemon art #Pokemon oc #Pokemon trainer #shilo #world building #in character

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cheolbooluvr · 3 years

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im glad you're having fun with these!!!!! 😭 i do admit to having a mild crisis every time i reread my messages (EDIT: AS I AM DOING NOW WHEN I SCROLLED ALL THE WAY TO THE TOP...) to check if i have worded correctly and see just how much i have in fact written, so that's reassuring to hear, haha. i mean i definitely wouldn't have minded cutting down on my messages!

omg... so you're saying we could be height twins... or like. height twins within a few cms like that still counts in my onion. as someone who has stopped growing i am living vicariously through your possible height growth! i do that a lot with my taller friends even, like i know someone that's 2m/6'56" tall and idk i specifically like to picture him standing next to mingyu lmao

and i honestly think you are a perfect amount of descriptive! I've read more of your fics since we last spoke (pretty much went on a mini angst marathon because that's what i was in the mood for) and you give the audience more than enough that anything you haven't described they can fill in their own while reading, which i think is a difficult skill to balance! both in setting up fics with descriptions and also just scenery and emotional descriptions! i had a lot of fun (well, as much as you can reading angst) reading through your fics, and the way you detail things is definitely a large part of it! because it is easy to not do enough and have the reader think the characters are interacting in a dark void, or too much and have the descriptions slow down the pacing and action completely, but you don't have either issue! and hehe your thanks is all that's needed! or well just hearing me out is all you have to do, really. ^^ ao3 is worth posting on i think! it can definitely be a little intimidating to navigate at first (i know it was for me... what do you mean i have to write a summary) but for whatever reason there's something about how it's set up that makes it feel like you're less yelling into the void the way it can feel on tumblr? like you're not submitted to the whims of whether people will see your story in the tags or on their dash, so it feels less like ah, my fic is buried if it hasn't gained traction within like... a week. plus it's weirdly interesting even just watching your hit counter go up for stories, because it means that someone has willingly clicked on it after however you've briefed them. I mean I feel like nowadays with how digital everything is you can probably avoid developing film unless that type of photography is something you're interested in! also that's so cool that you are a photographer though! are you a freelancer? what so you like taking photos of?

ahhh okay so I built two computers so I might be able to help with this! as much as i can in text haha! (hopefully I don't sound patronising, I am super conscious of that 😔) I feel like the only thing you need to worry about with ram sticks is im assuming you have two of them because that's a common amount? and where you slot them in on the motherboard will be four slots, and I've been told you gotta fill in the slots alternatively! so like either the first and third, or second and forth! there's also a singular notch where the pins are to plug it in which lines up in the slot so you can't put it in the wrong way. you'll know when it feels right to push in because you shouldn't have to apply more than slight pressure to slot it in place! again sorry in advanced if I've just like... well I'm not a man but mansplained it to you haha. I just am invested in your journey to have photoshop run better. okay so I was hoping to go home to where my computer is but sadly I have yet to do so so sorry for not being able to document my process yet 😭 i could probably just send u the tutorial that I basically used which would have the same info but like? is that condescending ????

i do very much enjoy it! like whether or not I do it a public extent i need to write or I just get restless with creative energy. my latest wip has actually been consuming me... its looking to be my longest ever so far and since I've started I have not stopped writing since... and I think its been a month or so now? I'm curious, when you started writing, I'm presuming it was for another fandom other than seventeen? Or maybe original work? either way what did you start with? But yeah for sure, especially on a social network like tumblr where you can specifically see how much engagement each post gets, which also unfortunately has a lot of influence on how many people see it

RIGHT 😭 it has similar vibes to the healing mv and snapshoot special video of seventeen just having fun in a music video

hehe you're very welcome! like I said, I'm pretty familiar with being a writer on here, so it's really the least I can do! plus I get to read good fic, so it's a win win? and I definitely liked it enough to go through pretty much all your angst fics aside from Josh's multichaptered fic, although ill get to it at some point! also for the ceo wonwoo angst fic... is it wild that while the resolution was very cute and you ended it super satisfactorily, the minor particular angst craver in me went well, what if he only found out about mcs resignation through a letter? 👀 I am glad that he didn't and it ended in a cute confession though! it would be but don't feel pressured to go outside of what you're inspired to! like you can definitely write romance and romcoms and falling in love and having your heart broken, and there's nothing wrong with sticking to that! I will admit I'm very curious to see how you would tackle other genres (me personally as a writer: I am a sucker for some higher stakes), but that's not a pressuring thing (I hope!!!!) and honestly so long as you're writing you're growing, or at least i think so hehe.

chris number one boo stan and we're here for it 🥺 right? I think for me like I can sometimes have issues processing the stuff I hear so voice calls/video calls can be kind of a nightmare... and that's when they're not with an international kpop star haha. Imagine if it was a minute of me talking to jun and its just me going pardon? sorry, what did you say? I would remember that for the rest of my life. although I have made a joke that since I've had dreams where five out if the thirteen members of seventeen have tried to kill me in some way, if that ever reaches thirteen out of thirteen, id sign up for a fansign just to be like hey why tf did u try to murder me that's a little impolite except I wouldn't actually do it haha. oh absolutely! It definitely makes sense because I feel the same way! I think as a person I'm conscious of power dynamics and while it's not seventeens fault at all (or well it is but its because they're so loveable) it does mean i don't particularly want to approach them as a fan. one thing that does freak me out tho is how I have a couple like.. friend of a friend of a friend scenario's that do have connections to seventeen though haha, although id never make anything of it. Like someone I kno knows someone else that went to high school with joshua, for example, and a different someone I know knows someone who's been a backup dancer for seventeen.

oooh being a day-1 fan is so cool though! I don't think I could say that of any group that I've been into! who was your bias in bts? id ask that of sf9 too but I sadly don't know them all that well haha. it is wild when you put it like that though. but very sweet if you think about how seventeen inspire us creatively

hehehe it's a very cute type to have! the duality of intimidating looking guys being soft huge teddy bears is very appealing, and I have a similar type except instead of cute puppy dog types I tend to go for cat types instead, who are intimidating but are sweethearts, actually. also yes seungcheol is a giant teddy bear UNLESS its something where he can get competitive in. then he will go absolutely all in

I need to!!!!!! hopefully during this weekend I'll have time to watch at least one of them hehe. which one should I watch first, in your onion? omg yes that was my favourite part of mouse busters too he's so cute and rascally FHJDJSJDD and love seungkwan for tickling him

that sounds like some minghao magic because boy oh boy does he talk about like... being in carats dreams when he's like I'll see you in your dreams to them! I even saw a weibo post where he said to another carat like, 'in your dreams, I'm yours' and I was like minghao. we need to fight. and yes we love the circle of stanning life!!!!!

its so funny when seventeen bicker they really don't let each other get away with anything but they're so in tune with each other that the second it seems like a member is faltering they switch right back to being encouraging. oh yes absolutely haha. I would like to see u punch mingyu and seungcheol for that

ooooh i mean impossible to have bad taste when talking about your favourite seventeen albums but yes these were all super iconic albums! I love the songs you listed, especially with teen, age (plus high key teen,age had the best concept diversity imo... I straight up bought like 3 out of 4 versions because of that). I will say I haven't seen a lot of people say home run is their favourite title track but tbh that just makes you leader of the pack haha.

as for mine, I'm still a huge fan of going seventeen (honestly mostly a no skip, aside from beautiful, which, while its not a song I dislike, I do have to be in a particular mood to listen to it) and al1 (which... love the word play in the album name... also my I? my favourite seventeen song, although I am definitely biased)

I hope you've been well btw!!!!!

- 😺 carat anon

ok finally here we go :)) i cleaned my room kind of (ended up giving up halfway thru and just yeeting all my clothes into my closet bc i was tired LOL)

re: height twins...YES!! tho i am not sure i’m still growing but who knows, i haven’t been to the doctor in years LOL but you know what’s so funny? i literally have a friend who is also 6’5” too!!! a whole foot taller than me and honestly i forget how tall he is until i stand next to him. but also i’m just used to it hahaha but everyone always stares at us (him) whenever we go anywhere. also, his gf is 5’0” LOL but they’re cute i love them, but anyways I DIGRESS

AHHH thank you for reading :(((( i try to give the reader some freedom in that sense, so i’m glad it sounds like it’s working T^T i get very self-conscious abt my writing so reading your comments made me <33333 i’ve been trying to add a little more descriptions to slow down the pace at times bc sometimes i feel like i get too impatient writing and i skip the buildup and just jump into the main event/issue too fast but idk ahhh

i will try looking at ao3 some more! i think w the potential of p*st+, ao3 is becoming more appealing, esp after hearing your thoughts on it :3 i enjoy tumblr’s current format and it’s nice to be able to read on the app, but yeah, it’s probably time for me to branch out a little hahah

re: developing/shooting film — i actually think that bc everything is digital, the beautiful thing abt film is that you have to be exact and precise about what you’re capturing, and even then, you can’t check it and you only know after the film is developed. i’ve only taken film photos a couple times, but it’s super fun! and kinda weird bc i want to check the screen out of habit…until i realize there is no screen!! that being said, i’m a photographer-ish? i do it as a hobby, but sometimes i do freelance gigs for friends, but that’s abt it! nothing too serious :o i usually do portraits and landscape photography, but i kinda just take pictures of everything that i think looks cool :)

i figured out my ram sitch!! i just didn’t push it in all the way SMH but i rly thought i broke my computer or smth it was beeping sm ailkfjdla. so funny story, i was messing w the ram right? i had 2 in my motherboard originally, and i didn’t realize only one of them was plugged in correctly, so my computer was slow af and i was like I BROKE MY COMPUTER and i would be listening to spotify and my poor pc just couldn’t handle that and having lightroom open at the same time. so anyways, i fixed it, and added the new ram sticks so we are GOOD TO GO! your explanation def was helpful, dw!! you are not being condescending at all, i rly am a noob about computers. like definitely more knowledgeable than most probably, but also not enough to say i know what i’m doing. i also watched youtube vid to make sure i knew what i was doing hahaha

ah that’s good, i’m glad you enjoy it!! and i feel you on the creative energy—if i have writer’s block then i’ll draw or do design stuff, or just learn songs on my uke to fidget w something and kinda distract myself. whatever it is, i just have to do something. ooh i’m very interested in your latest wip! is it a fanfiction or original story?? honestly i used to be like, i need to write one story a week, but then i quickly realized that i just can’t rush the process, especially being the perfectionist that i am T^T

so i started writing a couple years ago after i took a creative writing class in uni! it was for sci-fi but all my stories were romances LOL (not that you can’t have both, but like *shrugs*). then when pandemic/quarantine happened, that’s when i got back into kpop after a brief hiatus, and actually i started stanning sf9 first (did i mention this already?) but then seventeen came later, but they’re the first and only group i write for! idk why, but the inspo comes more for them than sf9 :[ but TECHNICALLY, i started writing a self-indulgent fic last summer, but it wasn’t until february of this year that i was like, hmm maybe i could post these somewhere? now here i am!! navigating the world of fanfic which honestly, i never expected. i used to be like, ugh ew who would read reader insert fics wtf??? but the tables have turned and now it’s all i write LOL (for fanfic at least, i stick to third person for original stuff).

no rush w the joshua fic!! wahhh i’m glad you liked the ceo wonwoo! it started as an imagine thing i was doing w my friend lol and then i was like ooh maybe i can post this so i cleaned it up a little and voila :D but yeah, i’m like what if mc didn’t tell him, would he have chased after mc? WHO KNOWS (actually, he probably would have). speaking of angst tho, this jun angst i’m writing………oh BOY. part of me is like…should i even post it bc….it hurts me so bad……..can i put other ppl thru that??? IDK

yeah idk the idea of a fan sign…i’m just so shy!! what if i just like don’t say anything at all for my whole time and they’re just there like….um….are you gonna say smth??? but yeah no i totally feel you. also WHAT???? they’ve tried to kill you??? the worst they have done to me in my dreams is ignore me jkldfjkljfdsla but wow the degrees of separation between you and joshua!!! that’s so strange but also so cool! that’s another case where’d be like ahhh idk what to do *runs away*

my bias in bts was jin at first!! then it switched to hobi, then namjoon was my last/current bias tho i don’t stan them the same way i used to :[

it’s funny bc that type also translates to dogs for me HELP like i rly want a pitbull bc they look so intimidating, but they’re so cute and just misunderstood :( like a ginormous lapdog that can crush me w its weight plz!! basically gyucheol LMFAO but i love that seungcheol is competitive bc honestly? me too.

honestly, re: gose, i would do either. maybe mystery mystery just bc that was the first ep of gose 2020?? lmk when you watch it bc it’s so funny how the ep plays out hahahaha also side note, you say onion which is so funny bc i say onion too!! i’m always like, hey, plz tell me your thots and onions and ppl are like ?????? and i’m like yeah :] i said what i said :]

minghao magic!!! that’s so freaking true omg like i think that’s the only way i can explain how i woke up and decided i just loved him so much. that comment AHHHHH he needs to be stopped! but also not rly plz i love you hao T^T

going seventeen had to grow on me a bit!! not a huge boom boom fan (sry boomboomluvrs) but that’s also a song that has grown on me!!! but i feel you, as much as i love svt and their discog, some songs i def need to be in the mood for, and some songs are just straight up better than the others LOL speaking of al1 tho, i was pronouncing it as ‘all one’ for the longest time until i saw a tweet that was like “it’s pronounced alone” or smth and i was like :O R U FOR REAL — i felt dumb lol but the wordplay is so creative!!!

MY I — let’s talk abt this bc this song was one of the first b-sides i listened to and rly solidified my stanning stance on svt. not to mention, i watched mingyu and seungkwan’s perf before junhao’s and then realized holy shit, i LOVE this song. i will never not blast it!!!

incredible taste, anon, truly :]]

#cheolbooluvr asks #😺 carat anon #carat anon event 💎

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sally-annesstories · 5 years

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Day 110 - San Gil, Colombia

An adventurous day and then a night bus!

I'm finally going rafting!

1. I woke up to a minor sleep in given again rafting starts at 10am. Given yesterday's cancellation before getting everything ready I also popped up to confirm it was going ahead which it was. So in my suit I hopped, packing my bags (for check out) and then eating some yogurt for breakfast. From 5am till 5pm there is no power in this town or the ones nearby so the morning activities were interesting. The bathrooms had candles burning where there wasn't enough light to actually see anything. It wasn't bad or anything as we were told there wouldn't be any power over the day. Probably one of my most authentic Colombian mornings, while I've had a few power cuts at home I dont remember a planned poweroutage before!

2. A taxi picked us up at 10am to take us to the rafting office. Despite there being not enough people to run the tour yesterday, today we were in full force with 19 people signed up (3 boats!). Normal activity malarcy of signing your life away and all that then we were in the squishiest of van's and on our way to Rio Suarez! The van was tight and the roads were windy so it was a bit of an event. I'm sure I've said here before, but oddly enough on this trip I think I've started to get motion sickness from carrides so I spent most of it concentrating on where we were going. On arrival at the river anyone that needed to switched into rafting gear, we were given lifejackets and helmets, and finally a safety demonstration. It was at this point I did question for a second what I'd signed up for. Lots of info in a small amount of time I saw a few concerned faces - mine probably wasn't all that different.

3. They allocated us into rafts, I was with 3 guys from Israel, 1 from the UK and 1 from Australia. I knew the most work was in the front so I figured that wasn't the spot I wanted to be so I went for the middle of the raft. Once on board I completely forgot any concerns I might've had. The first section of the river was flat so we did a few practices of what we'd been taught, in particular getting people back on board. I was going to be useless in the rapids for this as everyone is heavier than me and I have minimal upper body strength (though I can hike forever these days). The next few hours were so fun! I love rafting. We did Rapids of 2-5! There was one 5+ though that they got us to hop out of the raft for and then we walked 60m before hopping in again mid rapid. It was too dangerous and shallow they said so if we fell out you could get really injured. Apart from the first rapid where the front two guys fell out though, noone did on my raft. One of the other rafts did not have the same feat and had someone in the river nearly every set of rapids. No idea how they managed it, one girl who fell out multiple times said it happened no matter where she sat and she had done rafting before. I'm not sure! Was a blast either way. On a couple of chill spots on the river we intentionally jumped in as well just for a nice swim down the river too! Eventually though we made it to the end. Honestly I could have gone another few hours, it was so fun. At the end they had a lunch prepared although the bees and wasps were having a good go at it first! I managed to snag a few bits of cheese and quince, plus some bread and a few lollies before these were covered like the watermelon. Then we were back in the van for the journey back to town and the offices.

4. The town was still without power when we arrived back so I walked back to the hostel and then GringoMikes for more chimichangas. Suddenly at 4.55pm the lights at GringoMikes went on and music started playing, a sign the town had power again! Once finished I then walked to the rafting office where they gave me all the photos from the day (very cool that this is included!) As the guides all wear go pros on their helmets. Then it was back across the river for more feijoas to take with me to Bogata. They aren't all ripe but should get there in the next few days. Then back to the hostel to shower and chill/ kill time for my night bus.

5. I have a night bus for two reasons, firstly because I didnt get to go rafting my first two days here this was needed so I could go today, secondly because travelling at night should cut 3 hours off the journey. Traffic in Bogata is meant to be insane and talking to guys that did this trip in reverse, during the day the first 2 hours of the trip were spent getting out of the city. Leaving at 11.30pm will ideally see me with a morning arrival before peakhour traffic so hopefully getting to accommodation around 6.30/7am (where maybe they will let me check in, otherwise I will explore in the morning and maybe have a cheeky nap in the afternoon). At 10.40pm i got a taxi to the bus terminal and then at 11.40pm my bus arrived (only 20 minutes late which is a success in Colombia). I was given a bag tag and hopped on (everyone already on board is asleep but I'd scored a front seat). Once in place I zoned out and tried to get any sleep possible.

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thraaaaaaaanduuuuuuuuiiiiiiiiil · 7 years

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I used to role play in the LotR community but had to stop due to negativity. I want to come back now but I'm afraid that no one would want to thread with me? Do you have any tips and tricks that could help me? Thanks!

Maybe :p I’ll say my bit and hopefully it will be helpful.

As far as avoiding negativity, remember that unfortunately you can’t control other people. But fortunately Tumblr (and the good folks who build us extensions and such for it) have given us a few tools to help us control what comes into our lives. For example:

The block feature is your friend. Don’t like someone for any reason at all? Block them. You’re not even obligated to tell them that you did, or why.

Have you gotten mean anons in the past, or are you worried about getting them in the future (whether you did in the past or not)? Turn off anon in your inbox. Let people know that if they don’t want their identities known to the wide world, you’ll answer them privately, if that’s a thing you’re willing to do.

Get a blocker like Tumblr Savior AND BLACKLIST THE SHIT OUT OF THINGS. This will ONLY work if people are using tags or are posting text posts, where the blocker will be able to find tags or words in the text post and block them, so it won’t get rid of everything. But it will get rid of a lot of things. And so far the block list has no limit that I can see -- it goes on forever.

As for getting people to thread with you: A lot of these things are going to come down to personal preference.

Theme: Some people care a lot of you have a super-pretty, original blog theme. Personally I don’t care as much because 99% of the time I’m looking at things on my dash anyway. For me it’s more important that I can navigate your theme to find things like your rules. Also, it’s nice if your text is actually big enough for me to read without having to zoom in a bunch of times.

Rules: You should have rules. They should be pretty clear about what you will and won’t do, whether or not you and your muse are of age*, and the like. (*Keep in mind that in a lot of places, this means being 18+. You don’t have to give a specific age, but noting if you’re of age or not is very important. If you’re of age in your country but not elsewhere, this might also be good to note. DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES LIE ABOUT BEING OF AGE. If you do and you write smut with someone, and they get caught writing smut with a minor, their lives could be ruined.)

Muse info/bio: Very important, especially if your muse is an OC or diverges from canon in some way. Some people make this very short, others write novels. How long to make it is up to you, but make sure you get the important details in there. I think this is especially important if your muse is an OC. With a canon character we all have some idea in our heads of what that character is like, but with an OC all we have is your description to go on.

Speaking of muses, if you don’t already have a muse in mind, maybe take a look around the community to see if any particular characters are in demand, and if you would want any of them to be your muse. Of course there’s no rule that says you can’t RP a popular character or an OC, but if you’re looking to increase potential partners and you find out that tons of people are clamoring to RP with, I dunno, Alfrid, maybe it’s a good idea to consider an Alfrid muse.

Every so often, posts come around asking for people to like/reblog if they’re active RP-ers or post certain content or want to be added to some RP database master list. Like and reblog the ones that are relevant to you, check out the other people who have done the same, and when you see the databases, pop over to look at the lists and see if anyone else listed is interesting to you. You might also want to make a post like this yourself.

Attract potential partners with meme posts, so they can send you some of those little one-liner starters. You can also do “like for a starter” posts or open starters that anyone can answer.

Approach people yourself. This one is super important. You can’t expect everyone else to do the work for you. When you find someone you want to RP with, send them a starter meme (if they have any on their blog), answer their open starters (again if they have any), or message them directly about RP-ing with you. Now, for me personally, if someone messages me about RP-ing with me, I like for them to do it off of anon and to have some kind of idea of what they want to do with their character and Thranduil rather than expecting me to do all the work of coming up with something. This is especially true if their character is an OC or not someone Thran would normally interact with (e.g. a Valar or a Silmarillion character).

Follow through in a timely manner. If you said you would post a starter, do it within a couple of days. If it’s your turn to answer a thread, do it as soon as you can. We all have things happen that delay us, we all need to take breaks from time to time, we all forget things, we all have to take a little extra time to think about what to say in our replies, etc. But I think most muns and muses appreciate it when their partners are generally prompt in doing things.

Try not to bite off more than you can chew. This one is a tough one and sometimes you don’t realize you have too much on your plate until it’s all on your plate already. But try to consider your own real-world life, the time and energy you have to devote to RP, and the like, and take it slowly. You’re not failing as an RP-er if you don’t have 100 active threads or whatever.

If for whatever reason people still don’t RP with you, for the love of all that is holy do NOT fill up your blog with complaints about how nobody wants to RP with you. I know it’s hurtful and annoying when nobody RPs with you, but a blog full of complaining about how nobody wants to RP with you could be a huge turn-off for many potential partners.

Remember that all RP-ers, including you, have the right to be as exclusive/selective as they want, for any reason. Remember too that in most cases a refusal to RP with you isn’t some personal thing against you. There are lots of reasons why someone might say no. There are lots of reasons why YOU might say no. Do your best to shrug it off and move on, because there are plenty of active RP-ers out there looking for new partners.

#advice #asks #Anonymous #sfw

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