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clearslime:

❥ | monvoirco on ig

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riffatmatinpoetry: “I’m making a commitment to invest into my health every day. I am worth it. I...

Mon, 25 Jun 2018 23:10:23 -0400

riffatmatinpoetry:

“I’m making a commitment to invest into my health every day. I am worth it. I deserve the benefits of being healthy.”

— Affirmation of the day.

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fiti-vation:

Mon, 25 Jun 2018 22:32:11 -0400

fiti-vation:

gallusrostromegalus: simonalkenmayer: gallusrostromegalus: the...

Sun, 24 Jun 2018 23:49:24 -0400

gallusrostromegalus:

simonalkenmayer:

gallusrostromegalus:

thetravelingfryingpan:

gallusrostromegalus:

Tonight’s dinner is a cheese and apple sampler with ice water because it’s hotter than Satan’s own asshole out here and the $4 and under cheese basket had good stuff. From the top- Irish cheddar and Pacific rose apple, aged goat cheese and ambrosia apple, young manchego and a granny Smith apple. Paired with ice water for me and Chardonnay for parents.

when I eat a block of cheese for dinner it’s a depression meal

I mean my depression is pretty awful right now too, which is the other reason I didn’t feel like cooking.

But! An Apple is something you don’t have to cook either, and if it’s safe for you to handle knives, you can cut it up and go full Ratatouille on this bitch for not much more effort. Heck, if you’ve got the budget for it, go nuts and dry some balsalmic vinegar or chutney or Hot Sauce (really, fance cheese and hot sauce is a good combo. Fance cheese, An Fruit and Hot Suace id GREAT). If you’re a meat-eating person, cured meats also don’t need to be cooked and go great with this.

Humans have been doing this “I Don’t Feel Like Cooking” kind of meal forever, and if you wanna be real fancy, you can call it a charcuterie board* and serve it at parties and impress your friends and neighbors and maybe even your mother-in-law!

Also, you will have eaten An Fruit, for which you innards will be grateful.

For me, making “Basic Chore Of Shoving Calories Into An Unwilling Vessel” into “An Art Project I Can Show To Friends” helps motivate me to actually fucking eat something really well. If that feels like too many expectations, you can also turn food into “Flavor Science Expiriment” or “Using Up Comdiments Game” or “I Actually Have A Nice Thing, So I’m Going To Eat It While Watching Netflix In My Jammies Becuase Sometimes Ya Gotta Make It A Special Occasion” or whatever the fuck else weird justification/game/context helps you put calories in your foodhole.

Or just eat your block of cheese and fuck the haters because societal expectations are dumb and you’re a good person who is worth keeping alive and you go eat that cheese.

*Some of the europeans might have standards about what actually goes on a charcuterie board, like actual charcuteries/certain types of cured meats, but this blog already subscribes to Radical Sandwich Anarchy so but whatever you damn want on your Summer Depression Food Board becuase the real important thing here is that you take care of yourself and if you can find a way to make eating fun again, that’s fucking awesome.

Add some cured meat, nuts, bread, butter, and preserves and you have a true plowman’s board. It’s essentially what man ate for thousands of years.

Trust me. That’s not a depression meal. It’s a return to instinctual comfort.

Take the advice of your local cryptid and satisfy your inner omnivore primate and eat a bunch of uncooked goodies and go have an agricultural revolution or sit around admiring the scenery like we were meant to.

katatles-the-fish: the-last-of-the-frosty-boys: pete-wetzel: I’...

Sun, 24 Jun 2018 01:50:02 -0400

katatles-the-fish:

the-last-of-the-frosty-boys:

pete-wetzel:

I’ve been laughing at this stupid fucking video for 30 minutes

Yall sont understand this is the funniest thing ive experienced in weeks

holy fucking shit

How to put “wrote fan-fiction” on your résumé:

Sat, 23 Jun 2018 22:34:46 -0400

fivewrites:

fivewrites:

xeno-lalia:

resumespeak:

Leveraged an inventory of established fictional character and setting elements to generate a disruptive custom-curated narrative entertainment asset.

I worked in HR, handling applications and interviews, and if someone turned in that string of techno babble nonsense, I would have rejected them out of hand.

A resume doesn’t need to sound fancy or overly technical, it needs to tell us why we should hire you.

“Independent novelist/writer” is more than sufficient here. If you want to express the skills that fan fiction taught you, something like, “creative writing, editing, and publication,” will get you a lot further than… Whatever that just was.

A resume should be tailored to the position, if you can afford the time and energy for that. But if not, then just think about what writing got fandom taught you. How to respond to criticism, how to present a professional pubic face, how to correct punished mistakes, creative thinking, project planning, persuasion via emotional leverage, html formatting, office suite fluency.

There are a lot of actual, marketable skills that go into fan fiction.

How to put “I was in a zine” on your resume

Writer:

Published short fiction stories for anthology collection

Able to write short fiction within a designated word count for layout purposes (900-1500 words, 1500-2000, 3000-5000)
Wrote short articles for independent publication

Assisted with editing short stories for publication

Able to reduce or expand written content based on layout needs

Able to check for basic spelling, grammar and syntax

Familiar with Microsoft Office and Google docs

Artist:

Produced full-colour digital illustration for independent magazine

Able to produce digital illustrations optimized for both online and print display
Produced full-colour 2-page spread for art anthology

Published 4-page short comic in anthology collection for charity

Able to transfer traditional art to digital illustration
Illustrated the cover (always brag if you’re on the cover) of an independent art publication

Familiar with professional illustration tools such as Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Clip Studio Paint and stylus tablet

Merch artist / graphic designer:

Designed 2″ clear decorative double-sided keychain charm as bonus sale item

Designed 5″ x 6″ sheet of graphic stickers included in art anthology

Able to design bold graphics that are measured for laser cutting production
Designed layouts for 65-page art and writing magazine, focusing on (art placement, text layout, etc)

Able to keep layout design simple and in accordance with the project director’s chosen theme
Created promotional art, icons and banners tailored for social media sites like Twitter, Tumblr, Facebook, etc

Familiar with professional layout and design software such as Adobe Illustrator and InDesign

Running a zine

Produced an independent art and writing collection for sale / for charity

Managed (10, 20, 30) independent artists and writers out of over 500 applicants to create a short-run independent magazine

Worked in online sales and social media promotion selling an independent comics anthology

If it’s really spectacular you can brag about specific numbers

Our book raised over $4,000 for charity in under six months of production

We sold over 750 copies in two weeks of online sales

Produced a digital PDF and printed version of anthology, mailing to recipients all over the world

Communicated with printers and manufacturers of plastic accessories and paper goods, assembling professional packages of our merchandise for mailing.

Built a custom digital storefront and navigated professional market and payment systems including Paypal and Tictail / Bigcartel / Wix etc

Created promotional events to boost sales, including raffles and giveaways over social media

Organized participants through mass emails and use of social media posts on tumblr and twitter

Familiar with organizational software such as Microsoft Excel, Google spreadsheets and Trello

Added some more

rorygilmorestudy:once you stop fantasizing about that ideal version of yourself and start working...

Sat, 23 Jun 2018 22:13:28 -0400

rorygilmorestudy:

once you stop fantasizing about that ideal version of yourself and start working towards becoming that person by setting your alarm clock earlier and actually going to the gym and actually volunteering at places and actually eating healthier and not procrastinating and working just a little bit harder you’ll realize that it was so easy all along. becoming your ideal self will only ever exist in your mind until you make the decision to work towards becoming that person. get up!! get going!! it’s now or never!! there is no light at the end of the tunnel!! get that flashlight and pave your own path bitch bc no one else is going to do it for u!!

8 Things You Need to Chill Out About

Sat, 23 Jun 2018 22:04:46 -0400

onlinecounsellingcollege:

1. The few things that aren’t going right. – When things go wrong, take a moment to be thankful for all the other things that are still going right. And if you’re struggling to be thankful for what you have, be thankful for what you have escaped. Sometimes the best gifts in life are the troubles you don’t have.
2. Trying to label everyone and everything. – Sometimes you’ve just got to take people and situations for what they are, appreciate them, and not try to label them or change them.
3. Worrying about what everyone else thinks. – The minute you stop overwhelming your mind with caring about what everyone else thinks, and start doing what you feel in your heart is right, is the minute you will finally feel freedom.
4. Wasting time on the wrong people. – You cannot make someone respect you; all you can do is be someone who can be respected. No matter how much you care some people just won’t care back. At some point you have to realize the truth – that they no longer care or never did, and that maybe you’re wasting your time and missing out on someone else who does.
5. Old wounds and grudges. – You will never find peace until you learn to finally let go of the hatred and hurt that lives in your heart. In order to move on, you must know why you felt the way you did, and why you no longer need to feel that way. It’s about accepting the past, letting it be, and pushing your spirit forward with good intentions.
6. Superficial judgments. –Every human being is beautiful; it just takes the right set of eyes to see it.
7. Letting small disagreements snowball out of control. – Don’t let a single poisonous moment of misunderstanding make you forget about the countless lovable moments you’ve spent together.
8. Showing a lack of self-respect. – Decide this minute to never again beg anyone for the love, respect, and attention that you should be showing yourself. Choose to be your own best friend.
Source: http://www.marcandangel.com/2012/12/14/9-things-you-need-to-chill-out-about/ (Abridged)

bibliophilicwitch: fuckyeahlesbianliterature: shiraglassman: floramei: maderr: maderr: affablye...

Sat, 23 Jun 2018 13:38:45 -0400

bibliophilicwitch:

fuckyeahlesbianliterature:

shiraglassman:

floramei:

maderr:

maderr:

affablyevil:

maderr:

amvi1323:

amvi1323:

Less Than Three Press

Ninestar Press

Harmony Ink

Dreamspinner Press

DSP Publications

Loose ID

Pride Publishing

Riptide Publishing

MLR Press

JMS Books

Blind Eye Books

Interlude Press

And there are many many more

I will be eternally grateful to anyone who can produce a list of scifi/fantasy/fiction books with queer female main characters.

Please…?

I’ll do this as soon as I’m at my computer, since doing it on my phone is impossible

Alright, I may be too little, too late, but here is my contribution at any rate. I hope some of them suit ^^

Keeper of the Dawn by Dianna Gunn

As I Descended by Robin Talley

Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Cordova

A Darkly Beating Heart by Lindsay Smith

Of Fire & Stars by Audrey Coulthurst

Romancing the Inventor by Gail Carriger

Bryony and Roses by T. Kingfisher

The Best of Both Worlds by Victoria Zagar

All Things Rise by Missouri Vahn

Beauty & Cruelty by Meredith Katz

A Question of Counsel by Archer Kay Leah

Breakfire’s Glass by A.M. Valenza

The Broken Forest by Megan Derr

Clariel by Garth Nix

Ash by Malinda Lo

Waiting for You by Megan Derr

Crystal Cage by Victoria Zagar

Glove of Satin, Glove of Bone by Rachel White

Hair to the Throne by Meredith Katz

Skyborn by Helena Maeve

The Galloway Road by Catherine Adams

The Scars of Jocasta Lacroix by Jack Harvey

Treason by Althea Claire Duffy

Walking on Knives by Maya Chhabra

Winterbourne’s Daughter by Stephanie Rabig

Addict by Matt Doyle

Shaper by Christine Danse

Nightshade by Brooke Radley

The Caphenon by Fletcher DeLancey

Daughter of Mystery by Heather Rose Jones

The Cybernetic Tea Shop by Meredith Katz

Ice Massacre by Tiana Warner

Okay, hopefully that’s a good start <3

the OP of the screenshotted tweet is on tumblr, and an author too, having put out Chameleon Moon and related stories.

I’m really relieved that both RoAnna and Heather’s books are linked on this post because if their tweets were going to be circulating around Tumblr with no way to indicate that Heather’s written a three-book (so far) fantasy series about magical lesbians and bi women in early 19th century Central Europe and RoAnna writes hopeful superhero dystopians that feature the only f/f/f triad MC’s I can think of in any book, that would have been hecking unfair.

@affablyevil, I hope that helps, but if you want more books, here’s a list I made a while ago of ten SFF f/f’s where they don’t die, and I am continually reading more and recommending more. (Have you heard of Flowers of Luna? College f/f set at fashion design college on the moon.)

[image description: a tweet from RoAnna Sylver (@RoAnna Syvler) reading “This June, please rememeber that there are more LGBT books than the ones you see everywhere put out by the Big 5, ad indies are amazing/worthy.” The next reblog is a tweet from Heather Rose Jones (@heatherrosejones) reading: “Making a list of queer SFF for Pride Month? Remember to look outside the mainstream presses. Don’t shut queer publishers out of queer lit.”]

Here’s a bunch of Goodreads lists that might help!

Speculative Fiction (SFF and Horror):

Fantasy & Sci-Fi Featuring Lesbian Characters

Bi WOC SFF

Lesbian and Bisexual Women (etc) Sci Fi / Lesbian Sci-Fi

Lesbian Fantasy

Lesbian & Bi Women Medieval Fantasy

Lesbian and Bi Women Dystopians

F/F Paranormal and Urban Fantasy

Lesbian & Bi Women Fairy Books (Stories about fairies)

Lesbian Steampunk Books

Lesbian Horror

Lesbian Zombie Books

Lesbian Ghost Stories

Lesbian Werewolf Books

Lesbian Vampire Books

Queer Mermaid Books

Lesbian & Bi Women YA SFF 2016 f/f SFF (sci-fi & fantasy) with HEA/HFN

And some more lists, including a whole history of LGBT SFF!

Lesbians In Space: A Reader’s Guide to Lesbian Science Fiction

LGBT Science Fiction and Fantasy 2000-2010 (Part 1)

LGBT Science Fiction and Fantasy 2000-2010 (Part 2)

LGBT Science Fiction and Fantasy Before 1970

LGBT Science Fiction and Fantasy in the 1970s

LGBT Science Fiction and Fantasy in the 1980s

LGBTQ Protagonists in Fantasy and Science Fiction

Also worth checking out is Queership!

this is an excellent post

oa0ob0: Mystic Messenger Opening chiptune...

Fri, 22 Jun 2018 22:52:35 -0400

oa0ob0:

Mystic Messenger Opening chiptune arrange (2017/10/26)
Link : https://youtu.be/JCytHKrfZ8M

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Thu, 21 Jun 2018 01:14:00 -0400

gallusrostromegalus: simonalkenmayer: gallusrostromegalus: the...

Thu, 21 Jun 2018 01:05:14 -0400

gallusrostromegalus:

simonalkenmayer:

gallusrostromegalus:

thetravelingfryingpan:

gallusrostromegalus:

Tonight’s dinner is a cheese and apple sampler with ice water because it’s hotter than Satan’s own asshole out here and the $4 and under cheese basket had good stuff. From the top- Irish cheddar and Pacific rose apple, aged goat cheese and ambrosia apple, young manchego and a granny Smith apple. Paired with ice water for me and Chardonnay for parents.

when I eat a block of cheese for dinner it’s a depression meal

I mean my depression is pretty awful right now too, which is the other reason I didn’t feel like cooking.

But! An Apple is something you don’t have to cook either, and if it’s safe for you to handle knives, you can cut it up and go full Ratatouille on this bitch for not much more effort. Heck, if you’ve got the budget for it, go nuts and dry some balsalmic vinegar or chutney or Hot Sauce (really, fance cheese and hot sauce is a good combo. Fance cheese, An Fruit and Hot Suace id GREAT). If you’re a meat-eating person, cured meats also don’t need to be cooked and go great with this.

Humans have been doing this “I Don’t Feel Like Cooking” kind of meal forever, and if you wanna be real fancy, you can call it a charcuterie board* and serve it at parties and impress your friends and neighbors and maybe even your mother-in-law!

Also, you will have eaten An Fruit, for which you innards will be grateful.

For me, making “Basic Chore Of Shoving Calories Into An Unwilling Vessel” into “An Art Project I Can Show To Friends” helps motivate me to actually fucking eat something really well. If that feels like too many expectations, you can also turn food into “Flavor Science Expiriment” or “Using Up Comdiments Game” or “I Actually Have A Nice Thing, So I’m Going To Eat It While Watching Netflix In My Jammies Becuase Sometimes Ya Gotta Make It A Special Occasion” or whatever the fuck else weird justification/game/context helps you put calories in your foodhole.

Or just eat your block of cheese and fuck the haters because societal expectations are dumb and you’re a good person who is worth keeping alive and you go eat that cheese.

*Some of the europeans might have standards about what actually goes on a charcuterie board, like actual charcuteries/certain types of cured meats, but this blog already subscribes to Radical Sandwich Anarchy so but whatever you damn want on your Summer Depression Food Board becuase the real important thing here is that you take care of yourself and if you can find a way to make eating fun again, that’s fucking awesome.

Add some cured meat, nuts, bread, butter, and preserves and you have a true plowman’s board. It’s essentially what man ate for thousands of years.

Trust me. That’s not a depression meal. It’s a return to instinctual comfort.

Take the advice of your local cryptid and satisfy your inner omnivore primate and eat a bunch of uncooked goodies and go have an agricultural revolution or sit around admiring the scenery like we were meant to.

note-a-bear: My mom sent this to me and i’m howling

Thu, 21 Jun 2018 00:43:56 -0400

note-a-bear:

My mom sent this to me and i’m howling

lunxsole: This is farewell, One For All.

Sun, 17 Jun 2018 00:34:50 -0400

lunxsole:

This is farewell, One For All.

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Shield and Sagefire: A Ship Manifesto

Wed, 13 Jun 2018 23:30:55 -0400

sauronix:

insomniawhereabouts:

sauronix:

Written for Day Seven of @gladnisweek.
Free Prompt
Pairing: Gladiolus Amicitia/Ignis Scientia
Type: Essay
Also posted on AO3.

An Introduction to Our Leading Men

Gladiolus Amicitia
Gladio is the Shield of the King—in layman’s terms, he’s the royal bodyguard—and one of Noctis’s oldest friends. Since his birth, Gladio has been destined to defend Noct until his last breath. Because of his impressive physique, some might assume Gladio is all brawn and no brains. This, however, could not be further from the truth. Throughout the game, Gladio is shown to be well-read, interested in others on an intellectual level, a loyal and reliable friend, and committed to his duty as Shield. In fact, he takes his role as protector so seriously that he voluntarily—and without complaint or fanfare—stays by Ignis’s side, always ready to offer a guiding hand, after he is blinded.

Ignis Scientia
Ignis is Noctis’s chamberlain and advisor, and enjoys a close personal relationship with his charge. Like Gladio, Ignis has been groomed from a young age to support and and stand beside Noctis on his journey to becoming king—and like Gladio, Ignis is intelligent, loyal, and committed to his duty as Noctis’s Hand. Throughout the game, Ignis looks after Noctis to the point of fussiness, and he is also the group’s driver and cook. Above all, he is a thoughtful, compassionate, and sometimes self-sacrificing individual who has dedicated his entire life to serving his king to the best of his ability.

Ignis and Gladio: An Understated Friendship

The individual friendships between Noctis and his retainers is at the heart of Final Fantasy XV. Although Noctis complains about Ignis’s overbearing ways, and frequently butts heads with Gladio over his capacity to do his kingly duty, the powerful bond of brotherly love he shares with each of them is obvious.

What is less obvious, but no less present, is the steadfast relationship between Ignis and Gladio. Although it is not explicitly stated, one can infer that Ignis and Gladio have known each other almost as long as they have known Noctis, largely because they have both been in his service from a young age. As a result, they share a unique perspective on what it means to serve the crown, and are arguably the only ones who can truly understand each other and what is at stake.

Using supporting evidence, this manifesto puts forth the argument that a close emotional relationship must exist between these two characters. While some would say the evidence indicates a platonic closeness rather than a romantic intimacy, this manifesto will take the latter tack.

Keep reading

Y E S.

I’d also like to add a further point to this essay, a point that has been buzzing in my mind for a while now.

We all know that duty is perhaps the most important thing to Gladio. He undertook the trial of Gilgamesh even though he knew the chances of him not making it out alive were high just for the sake of his duty, he expects Noctis to act like a King despite it being not only dangerous, but also psychologically challenging and exhausting, he expected his father to act accordingly to his duty and he accepted it when the news about his death came in, saying his old man had done what he was supposed to, but when Ignis got injured and his life was put in danger, Gladio stepped in and told him to stop, despite it being Ignis’s duty to remain at the King’s side, no matter the risks. Putting someone before their duty is something that Gladio hasn’t done without anyone else. He didn’t do it with Noctis, with his father and with himself, but did so with Ignis. Ignis matters to Gladio more than Ignis’s duty does, which again is something he doesn’t feel towards anyone else. Let’s remember it’s Gladio we are talking about, the one who puts duty before everyone and everything. Except in this case. If this isn’t shouting “I love him” at the players while hitting them with a spiked mace, then I don’t know what is. I hope I made my point clear!

Nice point! I think this also applies to the Iggy dash, where Gladio protects Ignis more than Noctis during battles in Chapter 14.