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wavesoutbeingtossed · 5 days

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The thing about her musings on her youth in this album is not just about the spending her “prime” years with someone who ultimately couldn’t give her what she thought they both wanted (family, but also in general sense the happiness you get when you’re young and your whole lives are ahead of you).

There’s SO much about her youth in general here, and how the demons of the past have raised and broken her. How each of these experiences have chipped away at her youth. This whole album is give me back my girlhood, it was mine first.

It’s all the things she’s talking about had are part of the same big trauma of the loss of that youth and innocence. It’s snakegate and how Kim K and her lackeys deliberately set out to destroy Taylor’s reputation for sport, which ripped out Taylor’s last few grasps of that young adulthood freedom without her consent. It’s mulling the price she’s paid for spending her entire youth in the spotlight and becoming a commodity instead of a person. It’s looking at a friend’s child and wishing she could protect them from the world the way she wishes she could have been had she known. It’s putting your trust in your first love who ripped the rug out from under you and your faith along with it. It’s spending your time pining for your younger days in the haze of unspeakable loss. It’s carving off parts of yourself as you grow up to make yourself palatable to your peers and your partners and as a result not knowing what parts of you are left. It’s revisiting a love from your past when you still had it all, and after the initial frenzy realizing its hollow. And yes, it’s pouring your heart and soul into a relationship you think is forever and with each passing year the light in the window flickering dimmer and dimmer, only to realize the light wasn’t coming from your home after all, and you may lose your chance to find it again before it’s too late and the dreams you so desperately cling to vanish for good.

And that’s what the end message I think ends up being in So High School: she’s reclaiming the land as it were. All these things that were taken from her and that she gave up are up for a redo. And it’s not rewriting the past, it’s coming to the realization that all those parts are still within her but so is the good. That the freedom she gave up when she released her first album is still found in the backseat of a boy’s car all these years later. That she’s older and wiser and battleworn but that doesn’t mean she can’t find that joy and lightness. “I feel so high school when I look at you” is kind of a loaded statement from someone who didn’t really get to go to high school (both actually and metaphorically). “Bittersweet sixteen suddenly” (love that wordplay btw) because again— she’s been through so much that the feelings of new love that make her giddy like a girl are tinged because she’s been here before and also never been here before because she was never that kid.

(There’s also a whole tangent there comparing Miss Americana and the Heartbreak Prince to So High School and how fraught the first is vs the lightness of this one.)

That’s why this isn’t just a breakup album. It’s why she dredges up 2016 and Jake and Aaron’s son and childhood and high school and any other number of things. Because she has spent her entire youth and adulthood grappling with the issues that came to roost in TTPD, and while this whole experience underscores that you can never know what’s going on with someone (least of all Taylor, a stranger to us all), I also don’t think it’s a coincidence that she has stressed how much healthier and whole she is now. That is why this whole album is a bloodletting, but it’s not just about a broken relationship. It’s about a whole belief system that has stolen girlhood from her and she’s determined to piece back together in the aftermath of the autopsy.

#this was supposed to be one paragraph lol oops #the tortured poets department #writing letters addressed to the fire #as usual wcs comes in as one of the cornerstones of her discography

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brandogenius · 23 days

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sorry i’m still stuck on katie but ya trying to do her makeup before the show but for whatever reason is shaking and struggling, eyeliners a mess so katie helps her out, very much so big sister moment

‼️RPF‼️

ONE SHOT - katie & younger artist - practice makes perfect

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“hey” you glanced in the mirror seeing katie walk in. she set her makeup pouch beside yours, taking out brushes and an eyeshadow pallet.

“hi” you mumbled, focused on yourself in the mirror. one hand in your eye and the other with your eyeliner. it wasn’t working and it was making you stressed. your eyes were red from rubbing the eyeliner off and redoing it.

katie took her place beside you, easily taking out her eyeliner pen and flawlessly creating a wing. you watched katie through the mirror with a small frown on your face. why wasn’t it as easy for you?

“you having some trouble?” katie looks at you through the mirror. she closed the cap of the eyeliner, turning to face you.

“eyeliner doesn’t work for me- i don’t think i’m suited for it. probably something with my eyes” you shrugged, grabbing another makeup wipe and removing the messed up eyeliner. katie shook her head, taking her own eyeliner pen.

“can i do it for you? i’ll show you how, so you can do it yourself next time.” katie smiled down at you. she quickly took off, walking out of the bathroom door. she came back a minute later with a chair. “sit yourself down. what vibe were you going for?

“something to match my outfit. usually the makeup artists help, but she’s not here today. i have some makeup..stuff in my bag. you can check them out” you grabbed the small pouch, handing it to katie.

“we can use a supply of mine and yours? i have a nice eyeshadow palette that’ll work well with your top. did you prime your face already? so i can work on the eyeshadow next” katie grabbed her brushes, seeming to know what to do already.

“huh?” this had the woman looking back at you. did you say the wrong thing? “primer?” katie repeated. this had you both confused for two different reason.

“don’t tell me you were doing your eyeliner on a bare face. no foundation? concealer?” katie’s eyes were widened a bit in shock. you stared back at her with an equal look of shock.

“i don’t know much about makeup.. i just- i thought that’s what you do” you felt embarrassed. shame and anxiety filling your stomach and chest. you were waiting katie’s time- she just tried to help.

“honey, no. there’s like, different stages you have to do before you’re able to do eyeliner. i can help. we will have an hour before your set.”

“what about you? i don’t want to rush you”

“we’re on after you, sweetie. all i need is eyeliner, that’ll take ten minutes im pretty sure. don’t you worry. now stay still, close your eyes for me, honey” katie grabbed her makeup supplies. you closed your eyes, trusting the older woman to do her magic.

“did your mom never teach you about makeup?” katie’s voice broke the small silence. you felt her fingers poke at your face as she smoothed in the primer. you furrowed your eyebrows as you tried to think back.

“no. we didn’t have much of a close relationship. i tried teaching myself from tutorials on youtube. they never really worked out. i would go to school barefaced while everyone else was all decked out in full faces of makeup” you relaxed your shoulders, leaning into the chair more as katie dabbed a sponge on your face.

“that sucks. missing out on a crucial part of your childhood, getting into your moms makeup kit. you didn’t have any of those kids makeup kits? you know, the ones with the princesses on them?”

“i did” you replied with a smile. the small memory faint behind your eyes as it replays. “the small makeup kits with the princess dresses and those heels with their faces on the toes of them”

“yeah! exactly” katie laughed. you could hear her heels on the tiled floor. she was moving about, seeming to be grabbing other stuff from her makeup pouch. you jumped as something came in contact with your face.

“this is concealer” katie’s voice was soft. “it’s used to mainly hide blemishes. you’re lucky you don’t have any for your age. you need to take care of your skin while you can.”

you nodded and sat patiently while katie worked her magic. you listened as she walked around the bathroom, opening and closing stuff, dropping brushes on the vanity.

“i’m halfways done. eyeshadow, eyeliner, lipstick and then we’re done” you could hear the smile in katie’s voice as she gently brushed over your eyelids with the eyeshadow. you forgot what colour she was putting on but you couldn’t care less. katie willing to help you do your makeup tonight was something you’ll hold dearly to your heart.

growing up with no siblings, you often considered your close friends as them. being on the road 24/7 with muna and the boys had you seeing them as older siblings. you all shared moments together that would be core memories to share when you’re older. this was one of them.

you didn’t know anything about makeup. your mother never taught you how. opted for researching tutorials late at night but never was able to achieve anything. having someone who is willing to help you achieve what you’ve been wanting was nice.

“you can open your eyes now.” katie’s voice shook you out of your thoughts.

“are we finished already?” you opened your eyes, blinking while you adjust your eyes to the brightness of the bathroom. you spin yourself around to face the mirror.

“holy shit-“ you looked good. you looked just like how the makeup artists would make you look. maybe even better considering it was one of your friends who did it.

“do you like it?” katie placed a hand on your shoulder, smiling at you in the mirror.

“this is amazing.. thank you” you stood up, helping katie pack away her makeup. “if you ever need any help with makeup, you come to me yeah? maybe tonight we could learn how to do eyeliner?” the idea she proposed had you nodding your head quickly.

“perfect! we’ll have a girls night then. do each others nails and makeup. like a sleepover. if you’re up for it?”

“i’d like that”

#pom writes #young artist au #katie gavin angst #katie gavin fluff #katie gavin one shot #katie gavin blurb #katie gavin au #katie gavin headcanons #katie gavin fanfic #katie gavin x reader #muna one shot #muna au #muna blurb #muna angst #muna fluff #muna x reader #muna fanfic

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darloe · 4 months

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People don’t talk or theorize enough about Midge’s Carnegie set, especially since she canonically gets pulled off the stage for something that I didn’t quite catch in season 5 which was the worst season imaginable.

I like to imagine she just constantly and subtly references Lenny Bruce, like she’s all ‘oh, and I have this special friend, a dear friend of mine, blah blah..’ and the friend is Lenny Bruce but no one except Susie knows this.

Also, I love when authors redo Midge’s apology to Shy. The whole episode was just a disaster.

Before it’s her turn, Midge finds out she apparently took Moms Mabley’s spot and then she’s all anxious already because it’s the Apollo and Susie isn’t here so she gets this vague pep talk from Reggie and he’s like ‘talk about Shy, these are his people’ and because she’s desperate for laughs, it’s exactly what she does.

Her words are her own fault and her apology sucked, this is one of the instances that we see how she hates admitting when she’s wrong but I also sympathize with her because of what happens before she goes on the stage.

Let’s quickly talk about season 5. I knew Midge was going to be an absent and neglectful mom, she knew this as well. Because you can’t have everything, there’s always a sacrifice. But it still hurt to see, especially since in every season before, she references her kids a lot.

And Lenny? Don’t get me started. How old was Kitty when Lenny died? Fictionally, since Lenny’s Carnegie set in Midge Maisel is in a different timeline than the actual time Lenny went to Carnegie, I assume Kitty is a bit older? Maybe.

Anyways, if any writers could possibly make a fic where Midge acquires Kitty after his death and now has to take care of his kid while also balancing her rising career and then it ends up with her becoming closer to her actual kids (the ones that she distanced from due to her career) i would be eternally grateful.

I’ve read that one fic, and if you’re in the Marvelous Mrs. Maisel fandom on ao3, you would know what fic I’m talking about because it’s the largest fic there is in the fandom. That one, done by both of those authors? Absolutely gorgeous.

I especially loved how they explored Midge and Joel’s relationship and how it constantly affects Midge’s life.

(And if you just lived under a rock and don’t know what I’m talking about: https://archiveofourown.org/works/46657975)

- Darloe.

#midge x lenny #midge maisel #midgelenny #ao3 #personal rant #the marvelous mrs. maisel

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java-dragon · 6 months

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Bookbinding Tips for Beginners by a Beginner.

Trouble Shooting edition.

As I am redoing- and reprinting a text block from scratch. I learned some stuff that may help along the way. This will be brief. I am still compiling all of the photos I need for the potential last post of this little series of mine.

But some trouble shooting.

Printing

Printers are by nature a horrendous beast. Once you think you have them figured out they will either throw a temper tantrum to end all temper tantrums, fuck up the print, or make you grovel by their perch pleading for them to read the file.

"I have single handedly gotten my grandmother, and my mother to realize that there isn't a Nigerian Prince that needs their help. I have recovered corrupt files, and gotten that 90s VCR to work for some inexplicable reason but hell it made ma happy... I am the biped in this equation.... Now print you son of a bitch!"

I can't trouble shoot those moments but I can help make misprints a little less "Void your spine and your soul" at the same time.

This is me advocating for JS Binder- and getting your pdf broken up for the pure simple reason you can track the pages easier. I have had my printer pull two pages at a time and print on one side of one page, and print on the other side of the other page. The easiest thing to do is to pull the pages that have printed, and pull the pages that have misprinted. Stand them up so they're noticeable and allow the rest of the printing to conclude.

Now with adobe you can select what pages you need to reprint from the document in question, and there is a small section around the middle/bottom that has the page count. To reprint only the pages you need track the document number down for the ease of use:

The page count for Adobe looks similar to this.

For the ease of this example I'm just going to say that my printer fucked up the first and second page of the print.

Hit print:

The layout for Adobe PDF reader will look as such.

In the "Pages to be Printed" Section near the top hit "Pages" and manually type in the page numbers. For this example One (1) and Two (2).

Also remember to flip everything on the short edge or else you will be having right-side-up and up-side-down pages alternating. We don't want that. Always ALWAYS make sure to flip on the short edge.

What if the printer misses a few pages? Similar concept but a few more steps before we get back to the print stage.

Best I can say- is if there are a massive amount of missing pages or they just don't look gook.

Check your ink levels. If it's not the ink, do a head cleaning usually there's a setting for that built into the software or on the printer itself. I can only speak to inkjet printers, if you have a toner printer.... damn lucky. Toner printers print damn fast and are quieter and more reliable than inkjet.

Anyway, once the cleaning has been accomplished and it looks like everything is as it should- see above or grin and bear the whole reprint for that section of your bind.

Usually I've gotten away with just going through the software for ink head cleanings. In extreme cases you might have to manually clean the heads. I know certain older printers are like that. Best I can say is find the manual and see how it goes.

IF that doesn't work still....

Invest in a toner printer if you can and borrow your friend's inkjet if you're printing colour covers for your books.

#bookbinding #fan binding #Troubleshooting #DIY #bookbinding for beginners by a beginner #This is short #May be expanded upon later #but unlikely

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ganondoodle · 1 year

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Hey, I adore your artstyle mate, I loveeee all the vivid colors and the fact that most of it lacks lines?? You doing the hard stuff, but it paying off 💜

can I ask, as I’d like to get into comic making, how long does it take you to finish a a single panel?

Hi!! thank you very much!! drawing lineart is incredibly frustrating to me so im very glad i was able to make the jump to mostly lineless artwork, tho im very much still at the beginning to learn how to do it xD

to answer your question, i .. cant say really, it depends on what is on the panel, and i always jump around when working on a page, i draw half of the very last panel, then jump to another, maybe i see something i want to change right away and work on the third besides i ... dont know anything about panel composition, i think in movies so i play it and try to pause it on a frame that could work as a panel, whichs is probably why it goes alot slower than normal comics, idk how much to skip gndfjknvgfdjk

im by no means an expert in making comics, you kinda have to find your own way of what works for you, i have done many in the past but all failed, i gave up before getting even one chapter done many times

general advice i can give you is, most importantly, dont wait, i know its daunting to start, but you have to start, even if you dont think you are good enough, you will always change and improve anyway, better start now or you might do it never, and remember, when a page is done its done, i know how tempting it is to go back and redo it, but if you start with that it will only lead to an endless cycle of remaking it over and over

a cause that made me abandon my old projects, was partly lack of support/recognition, but mostly that i was forcing myself to things that werent fun, like one i made in black and white bc i thought you had to do it bc color takes too long, but i live for colors, so it drained the fun out of it immediately

the only "rules" i have set for myself is that its understandable, the flow of the action doesnt flip around too much, speech bubbles are aligned in a way that guides you (of course im not perfect at that either and always learn); i dont jump between pages, i jump between working on panels, but i dont start another page before the previous is at least acceptable, otherwise id get ahead of myself and get impatient, just wanting to skip ahead and neglect older pages; and that i only work on a panel/page as long as it has acceptable quality and is fun to draw, when i notice im getting bored or frustrated i finish it quickly as best as i can and move on, otherwise it might drag the entire project down, which is why each panel or page in 'Destiny' varies alot in quality

i can barely look at the first pages .. or even at the last one i made for that matter, but its also fascinating, how much my art changes within even one update which takes me about a month for 4 pages, since i have set my 'fun' rules at least, it used to take much longer (i wish i was faster, and i could be, but i have a job, and have to look out for my health, both physically and mentally, so i take whatever time i need and draw however much i feel like drawing, no rushing)

my progress so far is that i write a rough script, what happens, what dialog, where it ends, and so on, it doesnt have to sound good, god knows mine are shitty xD but its a good guideline, even if rough! then i make a rough draft, basic panel layout, dialog (it always changes fro mthe script, again its more liek a guideline than a rule ;) ) then i start with actually drawing the first page, my art and way of .. art and writing changes incredibly fast (idk if its for the better lol) so .. by that point i redraw the rough draft version of the page if i see how it works better, rewrite dialog too, and even cut stuff from the rough draft

im not done with the first chapter (im slow af lol), but wrote the script for the second one when my hand was injured and i couldnt draw for a month, once im done with this chapter i will draw the rough draft for ch2, then write the script for ch3 then go and draw ch2 fully, at least thats the plan the more time passes the more i know what the next chapters are gonna be, tho i know the important points long before; right now i have the entirety of the first arc sepeareted into chapters, and the end of it all too, but between there its still a lil blurry and im adjusting everytime i think of soemthing better

anyway, sorry for that long ass ramble, its late and i thoguht about this ask bc im trying to get my want to draw back (not feeling well rn nkfdnkd) so i randomly decided to answer it .. probably in the most unhelpful way possible, alot of stuff noone aksed for lol

anyway, sorry, and goodnight uwu

#ganondoodles answers #i hope i didnt sound too preachy #or soemthing #idk im not good at giving advice #..and my way of drawing changes so fast #whenever i explain sth it usualyl changes right afterwards #and man that feels shitty #like im lying to people #:(

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cindylouwho-2 · 9 months

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Etsy Moving to Square Photos on Shop Home Pages

Screenshot of my shop home page in July; these photos will change to squares in "early August".

Although Etsy hasn't sent out warning emails or posted notifications on shop manager dashboards yet, the forum Announcements section let us know that Etsy would be changing the ratio of images on shop home pages in early August. (Yes, they are only giving us a few weeks notice. Perfectly reasonable, right? 🙄) The decision was based on the much-maligned tests run in June and July, where many shops saw their product photographs bizarrely zoomed and cropped, with no explanation from Etsy.

Turns out that those tests showed a higher conversion rate for squares, so that is where Etsy is headed. Problem is, we don't know if they are going to properly adjust the crops or not, which they did not do when testing. During that experiment, many of my square photos were zoomed then cropped off on one side, in part because Etsy hadn't removed my previous use of the cropping tool for rectangular shapes. The issues were just as bad or even worse for sellers who mostly used rectangular photos to match the shape of Etsy's gallery displays.

Many sellers are panicking, worrying that they will have to redo thousands of photos in just a few weeks time. Etsy states that "No immediate action is required, however, you may want to start taking and uploading images with this format in mind." Since search pages will still have rectangular product images, squares will not always work (unless set up to look decent in both shapes).

What should sellers do?

I suggest waiting to see what your items look like in this new format before making changes to older images. We don't know whether or not Etsy is going to fix the problems displayed during the experiments. Shooting new listings with both shapes in mind is definitely a good idea, but it is possible your older photographs will look good enough to avoid getting out your camera again.

My best guess is that they will not make the same weird cropping errors with already square photos like mine, as they are not currently doing that on Market pages, where square photos are the norm. See an example below, and compare to the screenshot of my shop home page rectangles above:

Note that my earrings show up fine as a square on the Market page. This listing photo was shown cropped off on each side during the shop home page square test. However, my original photo was taken to look okay as both a square and an Etsy gallery rectangle: a square shape with extra space above and below the earrings. The listing photo in the top right corner above was apparently taken to fill the rectangle shape on each side, so the earrings on the right and left are cut off in square view. This is a problem that many shops may face, depending on how Etsy formats the new home pages.

If you want to check how your current photos look as squares, use this trick to see them on a Market page. (You may need to narrow results by price to find your listing easily.) However, remember that we cannot be certain this is how Etsy will display pics on home pages come August. If we learn more about it, I will update this post.

UPDATE (August 2, 2023): Unfortunately, Etsy went live with the changes today and didn't fix any of the shop home coding, so my photos are weirdly cropped again, and I cannot fix them with Etsy's cropping tool. This shouldn't happen, as my photos are already square!

This is what Etsy has chosen to do with my square photos. Why not just, you know, display the squares I uploaded? Sigh...

If you are taking new photos and want them to work in both formats, you will need to leave space around the outer rim of the image, so you don't lose vital parts of your product when Etsy changes the photo shape. I've been using squares with empty space on the top and bottom of each shot, which is so far working fine on the Market page squares. This may not work for all types of products, however.

If you learn anything from Etsy about this, please post below, or send me an email, so we can share this info with other sellers.

#EtsySellerNews #etsy #ecommerce #etsynews #cindylouwho2 #microbusiness

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theplanetprince · 2 years

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Welcome to the Thanatology Anthology, Danny Phantom AU/Rewrite FAQ THREAD--

With me, your host, theplanetprince.

SO, I suppose the first question should be--

Q: What is the Thanatology Anthology?

A: The Thanatology Anthology is a series of fics/art made by me, theplanetprince, based around the 2004 nickelodeon superhero Paranormal SciFi cartoon Danny Phantom.

Simply put it's the name for how I would reboot the show. Including designs of certain characters, characterization, aspects of world-building, redos of moments in the show, etc. Truthfully, told I'm unsure what label to put my series of fixes and nitpicks under-- I've heard some people call it an outright rewrite/reboot of the continuity which I'm more willing to agree with.

Although I am borrowing a lot of aspects from certain aus, ecto-hunger, the core stuff, though they don't really bare a lot of resemblance to the original material or I simply can't find sources to double check if I'm getting all the details right. There are a lot of differences from the canon that I'm incorporating that some people might want to borrow and use for their own writing like for example Danielle (AKA Ellie) being Danny's future daughter rather than a clone. I guess I use the au label as well, in case people like my ideas enough to use.

I'm probably making it sound a bit more complicated than it actually is, but the idea is that I'm rewriting the show from the perspective of an older fan influenced by horror movies who wants to give the characters a bit more nuance and life.

Q: Okay, but what does 'Thanatology Anthology' mean though?

A: Ah, Thanatology is a word that comes from Thanatos IE the greek spirit of Death. Thanatology means the Study of Death. I thought I was clever. A few other work-shopped titles were "In the midst of our lives we die." "Pine box parables" "Six Feet Shallow" and "Death via Misadventure"

Q: When does this rewrite take place?

A: It can really be whenever you want it to be, but I've always shot for the late 90s, or early 2000s.

Q: Do I have to read these in order?

A: I mean, I'm not writing it in order! I'm writing the story as it comes to me. One piece might take place in the character's Freshman year and the very next I release might be their Junior year. I've done my best so far to cobble together some kind of order as well as catagerize stories via the series function on AO3 by the character arcs. Like for example Wes's arc is under the series label "That Messed up Thing That Happened To Wes When He Was A Kid." Each story in that series is ordered by every appearance of Wes that pertains to his character arc. You don't have to read these stories in order if you don't want to! I'll try to put enough context in each piece to make it approachable.

First Year (Freshman):

Amity Park Anomalies

Cherry Flavored

Second Year (Sophmore):

Pick Your Poison

Schrodinger’s Adolescent

Q: You said you were making changes to the canon, what kind of changes are there going to be? What are you keeping? What are you mixing around?

A: For the most part the concept is still the same, Half-Dead teen antics. ✨Now gayer✨

I'm mostly removing world-building concepts that no longer mesh with how I think the story will flow. I'm mostly trying to rework the appearances of the Medieval Ghosts Eudora and Aragorn. That is strictly a personal preference of mine, I just don't find high fantasy concepts that interesting-- and they're kind of confusing when you open them up in a more SciFi setting like Amity Park. It feels more realistic for aliens to mesh into the setting than medieval ghosts/dragons. I probably won't be including the likes of Pariah Dark either. However, I do have plans for the Fright Knight that I hope people will find interesting. The furthest back in time in setting I'll go is probably to the witch trial days because I find that setting is not only easier to write for, for my skill set, I just find folksy/witch horror oodles more fascinating. Also with the villain set, I wanted to incorporate more Guys in White lore and more original ghost hunters. Making the humans in Amity Park just as threatening as the ghost threats. I'm putting more of an emphasis on technology, ghost weapons, and characters versus high fantasy elements.

Q: With characterization, how do you plan to change that?

A: Truthfully, I don't plan on changing much except fulfilling character arcs to iron out the main character's flaws from the original run of the show. It never felt like they grew or evolved much beyond simplistic stereotypes. I plan on getting into the heads of our teenage protagonists to really bring out their best and worst aspects so they can grow. Not to mention conclude Valerie Gray's arc from the original run-- as well, as giving the fan-created character Wes Weston a villain arc in tandem.

Q: What Ships are endgame?

A: TeddyGhost. I wish I could be more blunt about it (LMAO)

but Teddyghost or some poly quartet of the Main Trio + Dash. This started with Schrodinger's adolescent a Danny/Dash fic, and I would like to keep it that way. But I promise not every fic in this series will be centered around a romantic pairing. Some of them will just be good, clean, bad one liners and fights. Other ships that will probably get some spotlight are VeggieBurger (Sam/Tucker) and PunkPoet (Ember/Ghostwriter). I'm not too sure what the official name decided on Val/Wes is but DeceasedDesist is my personal label for it haha.

Q: I want to help/I want chapters and releases to come out faster-- Where can I find more stuff?

A: I'll be real with you, I am just one person and I am just making it up as I go along! But if you would like to help contribute, maybe consider checking out the stories I do have on my AO3, Under the Thanatology Anthology Series. What really helps motivate any author is comments and asks. Share my work! I don't mind. But as long as there's still work to be done I'll be here doing it.

#Danny Phantom #dp #dp au #dp rewrite #Thanatology Anthology #important #long post #long post//

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teenwolfmarvel-obsessor · 2 years

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Requested made by @greatangelrebel : Lucas Sinclair x Harrington reader

A/N: I don't usually write for Lucas, but I'm hoping to write more for him since season four is out and I've got a ton of motivation. I also realized that this is a similar plot to the other imagine I've written for Lucas, but I didn't feel like redoing it, so...... thank you so much for requesting! Hope you like it, enjoy!

Summary: Your older brother - Steve Harrington - was pretty set on you not having a boyfriend. If you did, they'd have to go through him in order to see if they were the right fit for you. Of course, now that you were a freshmen in high school there was a high chance that Steve would have to drop his attitude. Unbeknownst to Steve, you were secretly dating Lucas Sinclair the star basketball player.

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Y/N/N: Your Nick Name

Your older brother -> Steve Harrington

Set during season four, but no spoilers!

Warnings: language

Lucas Sinclair x-reader

(At Hawkins High School)

Students walked down the hallway as I made my way to my locker. All of my fellow classmates were excited for the basketball game this coming Saturday. Lucas was eager, but a bit nervous for the game. For the past few months, the two of us had been seeing one another behind my brother's back. Every now and then, Lucas would sneak through the window in my room when my family was asleep.

Thankfully, Steve - or my parents, not that they card - hadn't noticed or known that my boyfriend would arrive in secret. If Lucas stayed the night by accident, he slips through the window and knocks on the front door to act as if he wasn't in my bed for the whole night. I already know that Steve would freak the fuck out if he found out his little sister was sneaking a boy in.

I dialed in the combination of my locker then grabbed my English textbook including the notebook that had all of my notes. I jumped at the sudden feeling of a hand on my shoulder. "Relax, it's just me," Lucas reassured, chuckling. I glanced at him and sighed.

"Sorry, was just in my head," I said.

My boyfriend smiled, shooting me wink before following me down the hallway. "Excited for the game tonight?" I asked as we walked towards our English class. Lucas sighed and shrugged his shoulders. He waved to a fellow teammates of his. "Eager. Jason's having a field day, asking everyone if they're ready for the big game," he replied. I chuckled and smiled as I felt his hand intertwine with mine.

We stepped into our class and found our spot towards the back. Lucas slipped his hand away from mine to pull a chair out for me. I shook my head in amusement and sat down with him beside me. Mr. Finley walked into the classroom with a leather satchel hanging from his shoulder. He set his bag before turning around and writing some terms on the green chalkboard.

"Everyone turn to page 186 in your textbooks," our teacher turned around, "I don't want to hear any complaining."

Lucas glanced at me which caused me to snicker. I sighed and took out of my textbook and pushed it into the middle of Lucas and I, already knowing that he left his book in his locker. He turned to the correct page and we brought our attention to the chalk board. Lucas stole glimpses at me every once awhile, occasionally making our teacher tell him to quit.

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(Later)

The cafeteria was filled with students when I walked in to grab my lunch. I grabbed a trey and got my food before walking over to where Lucas and his basketball buddies were eating. Lucas looked over his shoulder, waving me over. I smiled and sat down beside him, putting my tray in front of me. "So, Y/N you comin' to the game tonight?" Chrissy asked as she looked up from her salad.

"Of course. Wouldn't miss it for the world."

My boyfriend winked at me and took a bite of his food. Jason threw an arm around his girlfriend's shoulders, kissing her on the cheek. If only Lucas and I could display that level of affection. The only 'level of affection' we could display was hand holding or arms over the shoulder type thing. If anyone saw something more than just 'friendly affection', Steve would definitely catch wind of it and rant; my parents didn't really care enough, keeping more attention on their work then their two kids.

Rachel - another one of the girlfriends - took a sip of her juice. She turned to the rest of us. "So, who are ya'll bringing to the school dance next weekend?" she questioned. Lucas and I hadn't really talked about the dance, not really knowing if we should go as friends even though it wouldn't feel like 'just friends'. Jason turned to Chrissy and smirked.

"Thinkin' about taking this one," Jason glanced at Chrissy who leaned into him with a joyous grin on her blushed face. I felt Lucas' eyes land on the side of my face. The group began conversing with me and Lucas silent, just listening from what felt like a distance.

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(Later)

Music filled the air around me as I wrote in my notebook from today's English class. The rest of the day was pretty laidback, just a few quizzes or new assignments that we needed to get ahead of. A few minutes passed and the music faded once the record was out of music. I stood up from my desk and strolled over to my dresser, switching the music to another one of my favorites.

Steve was out driving Robin to her band practice, probably telling her advice on how to deal with the girl she likes or some other advice that seems useless. I smiled to myself and sat back down at my desk, returning to my studies. My daily homework was cut short by the light tapping on my bedroom window.

I looked up from my paper to find Lucas sitting infront of the window with a smile on his face. I closed my book and unlocked the window, sliding it open. "Steve isn't here, you could've just used the front door," I said. Lucas slipped through the opening and shrugged, standing in front of me with a smile on his face.

"Going through the window's more fun," he responded.

My boyfriend leaned in for a kiss, setting a hand on my waist while the other sat on the side of my face. I smiled when his lips met mine. The back of my legs hit the side of my bed, causing Lucas to fall on top of me. The sound of footsteps caught my attention. "Shit," I muttered. Steve opened the door to my bedroom without knocking, typical brotherly action.

Lucas jumped off of me and swiftly sat on the trunk in front of my bed. I fixed the collar of my shirt, sitting at the edge of my bed. "Steve, hey," I said as I cleared my throat. My brother looked at Lucas then to me who continued to sit there with my hands resting on my knees. "What's Lucas doing here?" Steve asked. The two of us glanced at one another then looked back at my overprotective brother.

"We're going to see a movie," Lucas claimed.

"We're studying," I stated.

The two of us spoke in unison, but two completely different answers. Steve's brows furrowed at our responses. "Studying. We're studying for our English test," I said, smiling awkwardly. My brother opened his mouth to speak, but nodded his head instead. Lucas and I shared a quick glance prior to looking back at Steve who leaned against the frame of my bedroom door. "Okay," he sighed, "Well, I'm going to head to work. Mom said she'd be home late, again."

I nodded in response. Steve waved goodbye to the two of us before walking back down stairs. My boyfriend and I waited till the front door opened then closed. We burst into a round of laughter, trying to forget what the hell just happened.

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valkyriex68k · 1 year

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I guess I should talk about myself a bit. Where to begin? Retro gaming is my passion, but I play modern stuff too. My focus tends to hover around the 16-bit and 32-bit era. I've done my share of console and handheld mods and I could probably be convinced to do commissions. I absolutely love talking games and collections of games, and anything gaming related. Show me something new and amazing! Info dump on me about it! I love gaming and people who are passionate about it.

I'm not much of a competitive gamer, but I will probably wreck you at Street Fighter! Otherwise, my head is probably in an RPG of some sort.

I also have a decent collection of retro toys and stuff. Usually from various pop culture from the 90s and 80s. Power Rangers, Sailor Moon, Magic Knight Rayearth, Bucky O'Hare, stuff like that. I'll probably post some "hey look at this thing" pictures.

I'm a trans woman, and I am always looking for others in the community who I vibe with. I'd like to consider myself a "safe" person, and I'm pretty open minded and whatnot, so feel free to talk to me about that. I'm pretty open about sexuality, I consider myself pretty sapphic, but otherwise pansexual.

It's not something I talk about much, but I am a practicing witch. Maybe I'll talk about that more? I have a lot of thoughts and ideas about religion and the way the world and universe works. It's not something I ever bridge into my fandoms or other activities but the world is always in flux it seems so who knows.

I have cPTSD, I'm a sexual assault survivor, a childhood abuse survivor, and I fall into depressive and dissociative episodes from time to time. Sometimes I can come across as extreme guarded or apathetic but I'm trying my best. I have a very difficult time opening up to people, but I'm working on it.

Anyway, new blog new adventure, I guess? I'm not going to shut down my Twitter but I'm probably going to gravitate towards other stuff unless a fire breaks out on the sinking ship.

Here, enjoy some pictures of some of my awesome shit! I adore my modded Gameboy Pocket. It was mine as a kid and I never got to use it before it got broken. I kept it for years and dropped an IPS screen in it! I love the screen size and play it over my Gameboy Color which also has a backlit screen, albeit an older and smaller than stock option. I might sell it or redo it later with a new screen later. Plus, that shell is kind of low quality, but it glows in the dark.

I used to do Joycon mods, but I got frustrated with constantly repairing them so I stopped. These are my current set. I have an Atomic Purple set that needs help...but...someday.

Aaaand that's my shelf of stuff!

#trans #retro gaming #gameboy #figure collecting #introducing myself

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robinruns · 1 year

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Growing up, my parents house was small. Well, it still is, since it's the same house, but like, whatever. Anyway. I always sorta felt like I had two bedrooms, my actual room, and the basement. I think most people would just call the basement a play room or something, but as I grew older, it definitely became an extension of my room. When we finally got a computer, that's where the computer was, it's where I put up posters that didn't fit in my room. It's where my dartboard went because the walls were cement and wouldn't get damaged. It's where I had space to spread my craft stuff out and work, it's where I had space to work out.

Also I feel like it's worth noting that the basement is still not finished. It's still a cement floor with a scrap of old ugly ass blue carpet on it. But that was my space. My parents definitely recognized that as I got older. I would share with my dad when he wanted to watch something my mom wasn't interested in, but it was typically my zone. I spent more time there than in my bedroom for sure. I'm not even sure why I didn't just move down there.

But anyway. We're talking now about buying a house. Yikes on bikes, but also I'm excited at the prospect of having a basement again. A room that's mine to put up my posters and and workout and whatever. Yea maybe wherever we get will have spare rooms so we can have offices or whatever, but that's not the same as A Basement.

All that to ask, is it dumb for me to take the time to rearrange the Emo Corner of my room at this point? Like, I've had it pretty much exactly the same way since I put it up, but I really wanna put up my signed LS Dunes print, but then I think I'd have to take down the TBS portion, or rearrange it? I dunno. I've got plenty that could go up if I did wanna redo it.

Also I really need go go through my craft supplies and get rid of stuff. I wanna use that corner as a witchy shit corner, but I have too much there to even begin setting up.

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generalsnivy · 5 months

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A Pokemon Trainer and their Quilava are taking a break from their hard training regimen to prepare themselves for the road ahead. So, Quilava's trainer decided to take out and inflate Quilava's favorite ball to play with as the two of them relax and enjoy the sunshine while taking a well-deserved rest. Needless to say, the Quilava's really enjoying themselves and having a lot of fun while their trainer is watching them happily from a short distance.

I decided to remake an older drawing of mine, which I've been meaning to do for a while! For this remake, I wanted to show off how much I've learned and improved since drawing the original back in March of 2022! This was a lot of fun to revisit and redo with my current skill set!

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sarahsmi13s · 10 months

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Sarah’s Couples (Taylor’s Version)

so i was tagged by the darling @startrekfangirl2233 and @desert-fern to participate in the Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) tag game created by @laracrofted

i did this here in this post but i want to redo it to add a description to each one and to add one more

Back to December - Duckie Bradshaw and Kendall Adams from the ‘Duckie Universe’ (i see this coming from Kendall’s pov, him watching Duckie through the veil and him watching their memories in his version of heaven. he apologizes for leaving her, despite it not being his fault. “Because the last time you saw me is still burned in the back of your mind” is the prominent lyric that screams Duckie and Kendall)

Mine - Trevor Tillerson and Y/N Abbott from a WIP I have call “Pushing Daisies” (it’s the classic romeo and juliet trope, trevor and lil’ abbott shouldn’t be together but they’re in love. most likely their first dance song. “made a rebel of a careless man’s careful daughter” is the lyric i think screams this couple)

Sparks Fly - Jake Seresin and Sarah Grant from the ‘J and S Universe’ (i think this really speaks for it’s self. but jake and sarah met and it was like lighting the fuse on a firework, a really long fuse, but once sarah goes on that bad date and jake is there to build her up and then they get to that confession, OH it still makes me giddy when i read that fic and i wrote it. “oh hit me with those green eyes, baby, as the lights go down, give me something that’ll haunt me when you’re not around” is for sure the lyric that grips the heart for this couple)

Enchanted - Jake Seresin and Duckie Bradshaw from the ‘Duckie Universe’ (i can see duckie singing this to jake at some point, like at karoke or something. kendall may have sang this to her but we won’t talk about that. but this is very much how both jake and duckie felt when they met. “'cross the room your silhouette, starts to make its way to me, the playful conversation starts, counter all your quick remarks” is literally what happen when they met)

Never Grow Up - Duckie and Nicky Bradshaw from the ‘Duckie Universe’ (pretty self explanatory, duckie doesn’t want nicky to see how bad the world can be, doesn’t want him to feel what she went through at his age. she lost her dad before she was 5 years old, and Nick’s father died before he was born. she is so cautious about her dating life now because she never wants Nick to feel unloved or like the weight of the world will ever rest on his shoulders. i can also see them doing like a duet when nick is older and him taking over when the song switches to taylor’s pov. “I won't let nobody hurt you, won't let no one break your heart, and no one will desert you, just try to never grow up” is the main set of lyrics that inspire this thought)

okay Star, i need you, @mayhemmanaged and @cassiemitchell to tell me what you guys think about the choices for duckie and the j and s universe, please please please

my no pressure tags are: @bradleybeachbabe @bobby-r2d2-floyd @lovinglyeternal and anyone that wishes to participate!!

#sarah's couples (taylor's version)#vinny's couples (taylor's version)#speak now (taylor’s version)#taylor's version #back to december tv #mine tv #sparks fly tv #enchanted tv #never grow up tv #tag game

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ancient-mystical-features · 2 years

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good-ish stuff e-journal series

February 15, 2022

SHE'S BACK ON TRACK BAYBEY

got a little distracted from cleaning but I MADE SOMETHING REALLY COOL A few months ago, I made a care stash for my friend with things that could fit in a tiny envelope (stickers, washi tape samples, tiny buttons, you name it). Today, while cleaning, I wanted to redo the envelope so I started by decorating the back and thought about entertaining the idea of experimentation with my wax melts. They're not made for sealing envelopes but it was for the lamp that heats scented wax that my parents bought one time (that they handed to me because my dad couldn't stand the smell). It broke a few years ago but I still had the dish so I put it on top of my tin candle and melted the wax and poured it in with a tiny segment of the dried flowers that my sister was about to throw away the other day. At first I thought it was gonna be a mistake because it flowed like water so a small portion of the envelope got wet which got me worried that it was gonna leak inside. And then it started drying and it looked really pretty. I want one of those wax sets but I'd never buy one because I don't do these enough for me to fully utilize one. Besides, I found a way to do it while utilizing stuff I haven't used in a while.

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March 2, 2022

I made an abomination.

I don't trust myself to cook for others. For myself though? I'll make that exception. At least I don't have to watch people force themselves to eat it, or not eat it at all. I rarely waste food, so as long as it's edible and bearable, whatever abomination I create, I eat.

This is my first time cooking for a meal. I usually cook for snacks with instant pasta and noodles. I don't cook, my Mom and sister usually does that, while I do the dishes or other chores that doesn't risk salmonella.

I saw the fried fish on our table at almost 2PM. I hadn't eaten lunch at this point yet for no reason. I wanted something more so I decided to prepare the fish for the culinary session of its lifetime. Butter. Rice. Bagoong. Vinegar. Knorr Seasoning. Combine together and pretend you know what you're doing. No recipe, no experience beyond instant noodles and cooking rice with the rice cooker. Just the comfort that nobody is watching.

I'll be 18 soon (not that it matters since we all age everyday anyways, and these birthdays are just an indication that you're exactly x years old, you don't actually magically become older, you always do grow older anYWAYS) and something that I don't wanna lose is the way I do spontaneous, random, and unconventional things that people like to question. It may not be of huge significance, but it adds a little something to my day.

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March 17, 2022

last night

Context: For our culminating activity video, we wanted to interview an expert on the field of theatre to get more details on things I will share as a speaker.

I'm full of emotions more than thoughts and ideas. That was one amazing conversation and just like what Kuya Bruce said, I could do this all day. What I expected to be a 20-minute interview with Aiden, Cheska, with Kuya Bruce (a friend of mine) turned into a more than 2-hour conversation just about our love for teatro and how alive it is but we just gotta try harder to show it to the world. We need to find our audience.

I feel a little pressured to give justice to everything he has said but unlike most things that spiral me into being miserable, I feel comfortable and I'm actually glad that we have this shot. It's not our only shot so no pressure for me messing up and not being perfect. This is what I love anyways, and I'll take his advice (and Tick Tick Boom's) to share something *I know*. The goal is to make them want to see the beauty of theatre and want to love it as much as I do.

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March 30, 2022

BAWI!

I am somewhat returning to a state of normalcy. I still get thoughts that bring me back to the situation I was in but keeping my support systems close has helped me overcome these thoughts little by little.

Our recent webinar had also been a good distraction with everything that had gone on with the past few days. I remember a few months ago when I rushed to my room in the middle of a dish-washing session to share my idea on creating a women's month event for all women. It almost brought me to tears seeing Ate Hez's post about our event and realizing that this time, I wasn't just watching from my seat, hoping for them to do something like this. This time, I am part of the people who get to organize these kinds of events to hopefully cater more inclusive themes. Seeing the queer visibility in our webinar and the comments (especially from the person who said that they were a genderfluid pan who was glad to see themselves in this event omg you'll never see this but hi) woke me up to realize what we were doing this for even though a lot of the times, I forget, with the amount of workload that goes on to implement these projects. I was reminded that what we do can potentially make a difference, hopefully for the better.

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April 2, 2022

Pandok Pirak

Walking into the theater house already got me hyped but nothing could have ever prepared me from what I had felt watching real people perform something live while we're in the same room. When we were able to settle in our seats, Cheska approached a friend she knew on the seats in front of us. She then turned to me with an unexpected gesture of "Ang ganda mo po, nagstastand out ka sa outfit mo." and everything that had gone on before that didn't matter anymore, since I had been anxiously walking by myself half an hour before that moment, looking at my shoes to avoid glances.

The lights flicker, like how I would usually edit projects I have in video format, but it was live this time. I was no longer looking at the tiny screen on my device, the lights were all around me and my eyes were glued to the stage and I didn't even dare to blink. Their light design was beyond amazing and there was a specific song number that I loved and was surprised by with the three-part harmony and an amazing ensemble with live orchestra. I could feel my eyes getting watery during a joyful musical number. It was surreal, getting to see live theatre, and I hope I'll get to see more in the near future, and maybe even be a part of it sooner or later.

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April 18, 2022

running on *eleven* hours of sleep

I slept at a decent time last night, but my body seems to be getting used to waking up late. I woke up at 7:30, then 7:40, then 7:50, then 8, then slept when I saw Sir Kiko's announcement that there won't be a synchronous class today. I woke up at 11 (at least my sixth time of waking up today, just in time for my next class. Lately, I've been feeling sleepy at times I usually won't be... is this what getting older feels like? Take me back!

Today was more productive than I could have expected. I wasn't working to the max, I just had low expectations for today.

I'm all set for tomorrow. I'll be leaving for some errands and an invitation as a guest for a podcast from my previous school. I'll also be picking up the Barong I bought from an alumni and all the other errands that come from it. I'll be spending time with some friends as well.

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April 19, 2022

cat stockings

I like going ✨extra✨ and ✨magis✨ with what I wear most of the times when I go out to the world. My reasoning used to mainly be to cover up the insecurities I feel with my body and make me feel confident and good about myself and an assurance that strangers will see something I chose to bring to the world, and not the physical qualities I didn't like about myself. I soon became distant from that idea, though it's still very much there, but my priorities started leaning towards self-expression and creativity. Today's outfit: a fun white top I've had since early-jhs, fun black shorts (they're not denim, curse that fabric) from an ukay trip a few years ago, cat stockings that look like knee-high cat-stencil socks if you look far enough since the upper half of the stockings (almost) match my skin tone as it should from shopee, a black fedora hat I found from one of my sibling's old stuff (which sibling, I do not know) that was about to be thrown away, and Doc-Martens-boots-na-hindi-Doc-Martens. Going around places in public transpo has been difficult since it's been two years since I have been a regular commuter. And even then, I have rarely explored the depths of Naga City without someone, usually a friend or some, to guide me where the tricycles are and where the jeepneys go. I was completely blind this time, and I looked stupid when I found out that you couldn't ride from SM to LCC without having to "rent" the tricy for 60 pesos. I was not willing to spend that much so I had to explore other options and even considered the idea of walking but I realized that the driver who had the package for my graduation attire I bought from an alumni had already been there for a couple minutes and I was running late. I may have been overreacting but I've had a couple tricyle and padyak drivers look at me weird with a grin and vague comments as they look at me when I was by myself which bothered me a lot.

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April 25, 2022

appl117

Ma'am RF is amjdshhdhs amazing. You can truly feel her words and you can feel that she means it when she says you're doing a great job. We had our last synchronous session followed by a meeting with just the three of us: Ma'am RF and the Culminating Activity Project Heads. The implementation and seeing everyone embodying magis was rewarding in itself but getting validation from your very own teacher adds up to all of it.

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April 27, 2022

bliss

this feels good. I was living in bliss while listening to AHEB songs after our successful afternoon webinar. It started with it because of my experience inviting Mr. Reb Atadero and him guesting in our webinar. I've only seen a bit of his content before but his ideas struck me so much with those few TikToks from him I've watched. He was also the OG Hector in the AHEB Musical and he and the AHEB cast performed in one of Leni Robredo's rally for their TheatreForLeni. It was amazing getting to watch someone talk who not only share the same ideas (and more I learned from) to someone with an amazing and open mind but also has made it in teatro and was a part of one of my favorite musicals. This might have been the second time I fell in bliss while listening to AHEB songs. After his talk, I rested my entire body in my long pillow and put my phone on my chest while Spotify was blasting the blissful moments of the Act I of AHEB. Is this what being high feels like? I'M NOT USING SUBSTANCES THOUGH I SWEAR I was just in so much bliss which intensified so much that it was so much more about the afternoon talk by that time. I couldn't tell what it was I just knew I loved the feeling and living in that moment alone was enough for me.

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lgwebcabinet · 2 years

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Evaluation

A good few things in the project were 2D and made and animated in Procreate on an iPad, an app I am familiar with which helped me improve my skills at animating. Most movement is very minimal in the animation loops but repeatedly using this program will help me get more skilled and confident at making more ambitious animations. I personally like the look of everything together, and I think the mix of 2D and 3D objects work well. The brushes I used make the drawings look messier and more rough which I think fits at least somewhat well with the shaders used. I could have potentially found a better way of making the widgets I had made more pixelated other than squashing and stretching the image until it worsened in quality enough to be on par with the shaders in terms of resolution, alternatively there could have been a way to get the shaders to affect the widgets that I couldn’t find, either way a more messy approach thankfully works decently with older-style pixelated games so it isn’t an issue. I didn’t use MAYA as much as I had expected to, all the rooms were constructed with the shapes already in Unreal with the only things MAYA was used for being the arcade machine, a cube because I did not have the default one, and a table that went unused. There was also a cardboard box, however that was pulled from a previous project to fill space. I probably could have found ways to make more excuses to make models to make the number of 2D objects and 3D objects more even, but I think the sheer amount of arcade cabinets makes up for that. Furthermore I had later decided to keep the 3D models in the arcade games to a minimum to make them seem less real, as before the game takes place they were once supposed to be 2D games, hence the 2D characters.

At this stage it is difficult to see the theme of elements in the final project, although rest assured that was one of the starting points. The biggest influence was a song, and even before the project started I was determined to make a game heavily inspired by it. I could have been a bit more open minded with my creative choices, as I went through the project with mild tunnel vision focussed on that song. Despite that the small details within the idea changed frequently with the influence of different media or purely because of time concerns. For example the first game (the maze) changed entirely due to issues with space, I had wanted it to feel more claustrophobic, and the original idea was too open when it was being enacted. The general layout was decided quickly when seeing how much I could make in two days, and after that it was fine-tuning and adding in another game. I’m frustrated that there’s a few things that I didn’t have the time for, one idea helping to reveal the story much more clearer and making the antagonist more known, I fear the game as it is is more foggy on what is going on, although I hope the visual of being inside of the arcade machine helps clear things up. Throughout the project I thankfully had a friend willing to repeatedly playtest the game and try their best to break the game at certain points to find flaws, I’d compile a list of what they found and then spend between 1-3 hours trying to fix them.

I believe that the final outcome meets what was set in the project proposal, the brief and the project also line up for the most part. In terms of expectations the project falls short of mine, although that is because I went into the project far too ambitious with an idea that would have exceeded the time frame I had. At the very beginning of the project I had various ideas visualised in my mind that were beyond my skill level, which led me to be a bit disappointed in what I had achieved. Despite this I do want to try and redo this game idea in the future, when I have more time to do so and a better plan of action.

To improve I need to try and bring my expectations of projects down to a more realistic level and make a more thorough plan of what I want to accomplish, I tend to think of a vague idea and then dive in head first because I am eager to do the practical part of the projects rather than taking my time to map things out. The same goes for research, I think it would be better if I compiled a list of things to look into and then begin to work through those throughout the project, I have found that checklists help me keep track of things to write about. I also think I should take more time to consider the choices I make, while I wouldn’t say any of them were bad, making quick decisions make it difficult to write about when there was minimal thought process. Furthermore I should try to be more optimistic during projects, in all of the projects I have done thus far, around the halfway mark I begin to see my work more negatively and begin to like them less which affects my enthusiasm when working.

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