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I’m watching Splash (1984) which is a romcom about a guy who falls in love with a mermaid, and when she chooses a human name she chooses Madison and guy says “that’s not a real name, but alright” which seems to imply that Madison was not a name until at least the 80’s and all girls named Madison are actually named after the mermaid. thought you should know

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mushroom chat just dropped

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Orgasm denial. Orgasm anger. Orgasm bargaining. Orgasm depression and orgasm acceptance.

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fries. envelopes. ive been awake for 18 hours can i go to bed now.

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Why can’t real life cities be 10 mile tall gothic metropolises with red and black and skulls and statues of weeping saints everywhere

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Guard 1: Y'know. I've been meaning to tell you. The time we spend standing at our post and answering travelers' questions is always the highlight of my day. And it's because I get to do it with you. I want you to know that I love you. And I really mean I love you. I want to stay by your side forever.

Guard 2: Yeah. I feel the same way.

Gaurd 1: *Runs off crying*

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"it's all in your head" correct! unfortunately I am also in there

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Some freak and his horse I felt like designing for no reason 🐎

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Welcome to My Descent Into

I've finally come to terms with the fact that I am a very silly person, it's a terminal diagnosis. Unfortunately, for the most part, I look like a normal human being so classmates, aquantainces, and unassuming strangers are often confused by my interests and syntax. Rather than repressing my personality to become more tolerable, I choose to embrace visually what I really am deep down: a clown.

I have a background in amateur acting (not the sexy kind, just community theater), singing, and design, but I got famous on tumblr one time so that means I'm definitely qualified to take on this new role for myself. That said, I am getting some help on the research department. I found a copy of Be A Clown! The Complete Guide to Instant Clowning by Turk Pipkin in a thrift store (sadly, without the nose that's supposed to be attached to the cover) that I will mostly be referencing. In addition, I will be consulting my ❤️ beloved bozos 🩵 in acting school, who performed a circus show last spring.

Read more for my first entry. Or don't. You're not my English Professor.

Establishing bullshit out of the way, I started tearing into

as I shall refer to it. Obviously for a book about clowns and how to be one, the author tried to make each page visually interesting (even though they were black and white, it was printed in the ancient year of 👴1989⌛afterall). Lots of photos of real clowns of yore and clipart, fun chapter titles, and all the text is formatted in columns like in newspapers or children's magazines.

I found it amusing my goal was addressed right in the introduction.

"Undercover clowns, hide no more! Armed with a free-flowing lesson plan, you can sail over the edge of accepted behavior." - Turk Pipkin, pg.6

I shall recoil no longer, I am vindicated by this guide to become a menace upon the population! He goes on to explain that being a clown is really about showing off what you're already like on the inside and finding humor in it. The intro also advises not to run away to the circus, though, and I have to wonder if that was to stop lawsuits from parents if a kid really did try.

Next time, I'll get into the next section with gags, tricks, and skills of the clowns, and maybe turning to my acting brethren or one of the improv clubs for some pointers.

The next section, "Ring One: Get Ready", is all about how your clown looks, speaks, walks, and more. I found it peculiar that the author put the guide to crafting a voice before the makeup or costume, but maybe at the time of writing, most famous clowns were TV actors over the facepaint circus clowns. I haven't quite decided what kind of voice I would go for. I loathe the sound of my own voice (for...🩵🩷🤍🩷🩵 Reasons), but I've done choir for years, and I've been told I have unique verbiage when I speak casually, so maybe a pantomine or a clown that only speaks in old english or only sings but doesn't speak might be right for me.

Luckily, on the costume front, I already have a variety of silly clothes and hats from thrift stores I can modify (retail therapy works out sometimes!). Just need to go through my deep recesses of my closet to see if I have enough things to make a complete clown of myself.

Puddles from Puddles Pity Party! He's a whiteface clown, but very visually similar to Pierrot from Comedia del Arte. I like his cover of Helena by MCR (I'm about to put on black and white face paint, yes I was an emo kid).

Next <- here's to hoping I keep with it!