#sharing this again bc actually some things changed in the last month π
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I posted 2,868 times in 2022
That's 1,899 more posts than 2021!
164 posts created (6%)
2,704 posts reblogged (94%)
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I tagged 2,687 of my posts in 2022
Only 6% of my posts had no tags
#i think i made queue up inside my head - 2,021 posts
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#yoi - 261 posts
#fma - 100 posts
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My Top Posts in 2022:
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Please consider:
A character who always wears their hair tied back leaving it down. soft. vulnerable.
Also consider:
A character who always wears their hair down tying it back. shit's about to go down.
108 notes - Posted September 13, 2022
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Common Fanfic Mistakes pt. I: Idioms
Since there was a decent response I decided to make good on my promise to write up some of the most common mistakes I've been seeing in fanfic recently, focusing in particular on homophones (words that sound the same but have a different spelling and meaning) and idioms and idiomatic phrases (phrases that are often used and recognised in combination).
Now, this isn't meant to attack anyone; these mistakes can happen very easily and for me they don't really take away from my enjoyment of a story, even if they do make me pause sometimes. But as someone who has picked up many phrases just by reading, both books and fanfic, I know how quickly it happens that you first read it somewhere used wrongly and you absorb it into your vocabulary without even knowing it's not right.
So! For those interested, I want to list up a few of the most common things I've seen, along with explanations and example sentences. This got pretty long so I'm dividing it up into two posts: this first focusing on idioms and the second on homophones.
Disclaimer: I am not a native English speaker myself, so I'm not claiming to be 100% accurate here, but I did do some research and I have a MA in English/International Literature, so I do know a little bit what I'm talking about.
Idioms
There's certain idiomatic phrases that are very popular in fanfic, I seem them over and over again--but I also see them used incorrectly a lot. Let's get right into it with what might be the most common.
To make a beeline for something
Unlocking the door, he made a beeline for the bed and dropped face-down into it.
This one confused me when I first encountered it in fanfic. I hadn't heard it before, but having seen the kind of bumbling, roundabout way bees fly from flower to flower, I thought that's what it meant: to make a slow, meandering path. Only it didn't fit into the context, bc it turns out, it means the opposite: To take the quickest, most direct way possible. It does actually relate to the bee, the insect, though: it's meant to reference the way a bee takes the quickest route back to its hive. So it is actually a beeline, not a b-line, as I have often seen it spelled. Who knew!
wreaking havoc
He didn't know how the raccoon got in, but it was now wreaking havoc in his kitchen.
a phrase that means to cause mayhem or bring about distruction, I often see it spelled wreck havoc, which doesn't seem farfetched, given the meaning. But to wreak means to bring about or cause, and that's what you do with chaos and destruction: you bring it about, you don't destroy the destruction. Havoc, by the way, used to refer to plundering and pillaging. Also interesting: The past tense of wreak it wreaked--not wrought.
at someone's beck and call
I cannot be at your beck and call 24/7! I have a life of my own, you know?
I often see this as beckon call, another understandable mistake, since the word beckon does exist, means the same as simply beck, namely to wave someone towards you or give a hand signal, and is more commonly used today. If someone is at your beck and call, though, they will cater to your every whim when you beck them AND when you call them.
one and the same
She realised that Lucky and The Hallowed were just titles for one and the same person.
two things so identical it's not enough to say the are one, or to say the are the same. they are one AND the same. That's how identical they are. One in the same, as I sometimes see it spelled, makes me more think of two peas in a pod.
case in point
You need sleep. Case in point: You just watered the plants with cat food.
If you try to give an example for an argument you're making, you bring up a case in your point, as in a case in support of your point, rather than a case and point.
getting off scot-free
We all knew they were guilty, but they got off scot-free.
TBH, neither the correct phrase nor the version that I often see in fics, getting off scotch free, made much sense to me before I looked up the origin. It has nothing to do with the people of Scotland or their finest whiskey--apparently the scot was a tax that people living in a town or village had to pay. If you lived outside the bounds and were able to avoid the tax, well--you were scot-free.
a shoo-in
With her charisma and eloquence, she was a shoo-in for chairwoman.
not a shoe-in, as you might think. This phrase, refering specifically to someone sure to win a competition or election, does not relate to having a foot in the door. It's a term originating from horse racing, referencing the action of driving the horse in a certain direction with gestures and noises. Shoo! Originally it was used to refer to rigged races, but it has lost most of that negative connotation today.
getting down to brass tacks
We don't have any more time to waste, let's get down to brass tacks!
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145 notes - Posted October 6, 2022
#3
I just saw this on my dash for another fandom and I couldn't help myself. (i went with one character per alignment, obviously there are many other obvious choices.)
224 notes - Posted December 20, 2022
#2
Here is what the sea smells like.
It is more texture than scent, because the sea is primarily made of two substances that have no smell of their own: water and salt. Salt has no smell, but makes the air sting, and so all of the other smells of the sea are layered upon the pang of salt. Water has no smell but instead a comfort. We feel moisture as life and so the smells of the ocean are layered upon the contentment of the water. Salt is treble and water is bass. I don't know how I know this is true, but I know it is true.
The sea smells like old wood and wet leaves. Like cold mud and warm stone. Like every creature who has ever lived in it, a churning graveyard and nursery. Like winds from the inland carrying the hot circulation of life and winds from the ocean carrying the distant froth of waves against ships and islands. Like gray, only more so. Like blue, only less so.
The Faceless Old Woman Who Secretly Lives In Your Home, Joseph Fink & Jeffrey Cranor
5,578 notes - Posted March 17, 2022
My #1 post of 2022
rotating my blorbo in my mind like the cough drop in my mouth, slowly stripping away layer after layer as I let it soothe me, until I reach its very core where it is soft, and I can crush it.
10,642 notes - Posted October 17, 2022
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#tumblr2022#year in review#my 2022 tumblr year in review#your tumblr year in review#long post#sharing this again bc actually some things changed in the last month π
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One K Concert in Manila
Date: March 2, 2017 | Venue: Mall of Asia Arena
I'm logging this 7 years after the actual show and I think there's no better way to archive this show than copy pasting my facebook post about it, so...
Posted on April 2, 2017:
One month ago, I had the best night of my life.
It wasn't as perfect as it seems, for there were two downsides:
One, B.A.P OT6 didn't happen.
Two, I lost my first lightstick (though unofficial). It was the LS I used during my first concert last September, so I felt bad when I wasn't able to get it back.
But regardless of these two things, it was a night worth remembering. A night worth sharing. And a night worth more than P1,590 ππ
π B.A.P π
It's been a month since the night I saw Himchan's red hair ππ And Jongup's No Mercy dancebreak! (Di ko siya napanood nung Show Champion bcs I lost my focus, fanchant lang ako ng fanchant non e ππ«). I promised myself that I will stay calm, but the moment the letters "B.A.P" flashed on the screen, I lost it. γ
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Who knows how to calm down, anyway? π It was my second time seeing B.A.P, but my blood rushed through my veins like it was the first. π
I think I was the only stan of B.A.P in rows B, C, and D. I heard things like, "B1A4 ba yan?" and "Sila talaga yung group na may kwenta yung mga music video" when the mv of Skydive was playing πππ
I tried so hard not to sing Skydive. Tfw you're chanting "SKYDIVE!" and then you want to continue Zelo's part but you're like, "nope, don't ruin the chant please" π AHHHH I REALLY WANTED TO SING THE WHOLE SONG!!! ππ Kaya lang naawa na ko sa mga katabi ko hehe π
π B1A4 π
Baby goodnighttt, jaljayo goodnighttt, dancing dancing dancing in the moonlightttt πΆπ
Thank you, B1A4, for singing one of my favorite songs π It was one of the songs I loved when I was still new in kpop. And hearing it LIVE made me go back to year 2013. π
CNU was my bias, but Baro!!!!! And Gongchan ππ LOL WHAT IS A BIAS LIST AGAIN??? π
Hello guys, Baro biased here. Hahahahaha.
β¨ AOA β¨
Honestly, I'm not into girl groups and I don't know much of AOA's songs. But the thing I enjoyed the most? THEIR AEGYOS. πππ Huhuhu they're too cute γ
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Though I don't know them as much as I know other girl groups, I still enjoyed their performances (definitely more than I did during Show Champion). π
π CNBLUE π
One month ago, Kang Minhyuk got his throne back. I barely got a glimpse of him, but seeing him playing drums was one of the highlights π It was when I realized that buying seats on the right or left sides of the venue aren't much of a disadvantage when you're a fan of CNBLUE, let alone a Minhyuk stan. If I ever watch CNBLUE's solo concert, I'd definitely get a seat on the right. πππ
Also, I thought I'm going to swerve lanes because of Yonghwa... π Lol. I had too much of his flying kisses, please give him a chill pill ππ
π SHINEE π
As expected from these legends!!! The whole arena went crazy when they were introduced. They opened their stage with View, and I was sure as hell I know that song but I couldn't think of the title, I was like, "HALA OMG IPE-PERFORM NILA 'TO? π TEKA ANO NGANG TITLE NITO ππ ALAM KO TALAGA 'TO E NASA CP KO 'TO πππ" and then the lyrics said "view" so that's when I remembered the title γ
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Again, my bias list was wrecked π Bes, I saw Taeman!!! Este, TAEMIN pala. Hahahahahaha! Grabe, SHINee left me in awe, but Taemin's dancing blew me away. ππ
π PSY π
People know him too well. It doesn't matter if you're into Kpop or not, the moment you hear the name "Psy", you immediately think of his hit songs Gangnam Style, Gentleman, and etc. Because of this, some Kpop fans became less appreciative of him. There are kpop fans who think, "he's too mainstream", "pag kpop psy agad sus", "siya lang naman kilala ng mga jeje fans", blahblah.
One month ago, Psy changed my impression of him. I thought I wouldn't dance to Gangnam Style because I'm already sick of it, but... lol. π HIS PERFORMANCES WERE π―π―π₯π₯ Super enjoooooy! π I didn't want it to end huhu.
Also, he's such a nice person. π I just feel like I need to emphasize HOW HUMBLE HE IS. He introduced Gangnam Style with the words, "the reason why I'm here and why all of you know me" (something like that ππ). He was tired and sweaty but he smiled at everyone γ
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Basta, he's a great artist. He's not just someone who sings catchy songs. I realized na mabait pala talaga siya ;;;A;;; huhu much love.
π BTOB π
Last, but definitely not the least! My 7 dorks, BTOB ππ― They are soooooo amazing!!! Still can't believe I had the chance to watch them live γ
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They really deserve to be loved by fans. Sobra sobra sobrang galing nila π Not only their outstanding vocals, but also how they managed to make the fans sing with them. Let's admit, BTOB is underrated. But that night, everyone loved them. Everyone was screaming (especially for Sungjae haha) and everyone was having fun π₯
I really enjoyed their stage. As in all of their songs! I hoped for Thriller and Insane, but at least I got Beep Beep and Wow π I can't explain how much I enjoyed jamming to BTOB. Sobrang lit! I literally thought to myself "grabe ang saya" while I was screaming for them ππ And their performance of I'll Be Your Man? Oh man, don't get me started. π DEM VOCALS DEM RAP DEM EMOTIONS AHHHHHHHH MY EARS ARE BLESSED MY SOUL IS BLESSED EARTH IS SAVED. πππ
Surprisingly though, my bias didn't change π Ilhoon has been my bias for 3 years and no one's replacing him lol. But Changsub!!! He stole Minhyuk's throne γ
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Sabi ko, ayokong mag VIP kasi hindi naman solo concert ng B.A.P yun. But if I had known that those groups would make me THIS happy, I would have bought the whole concert for myself π cheret hahahahaha.
Ranking:
B.A.P
BTOB
CNBLUE
PSY
SHINEE
B1A4
AOA
It was one of a kind. I would kill just to experience that night again ππ Pero please naman, I want to attend CNBLUE and BTOB solo concert when I grow older ππ I need 2 hours for each of them. Bitin yung tatlong kanta lang e γ
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Disclaimer from 2024 Steph: We do not claim Himchan and Jonghyun anymore!
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