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Reblog if you go to fictional characters for comfort.

Whether it be when you feel you don’t belong, when you feel upset, when you’re angry, when you’re going through a hard time or when you’re feeling empty. (Social Experiment: I want to see how many people do this)

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There is a trend here…. of things I ship. Three of these are canon though and two of them are not.

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THIS MAKES ME SO FUCKIN ANGRYYYY

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YO

HOW COME EVERYTHING I LOVED WATCHING AS A KID HAS BECOME A MEME

SHREK

LAZYTOWN

BEE MOVIE

THAT’S IT

I’M MAKING A CHILDHOOD SHOW OF MINE INTO A MEME

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Home ♡

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ok so let’s talk a bit about jobs vs passion. my last fulltime job was at a big game development studio; the kind of job you’re (supposedly) passionate about. most of my colleagues adored the games we made, and so they didn’t care that the company had a major diversity problem, that our salaries were below average, that we didn’t get overtime compensation yet stayed ‘til 11PM more often than what’s healthy, and that the company promoted an unhealthy alcohol culture. because we were passionate. this was the kind of job you grow up dreaming about; don’t go throwing it away because some colleagues are harrassing you or because you get no recognition for your efforts!

for more than a year I was tired. stressed. in constant pain. my anxiety was through the roof. I worked on these “dream projects” and I felt dead inside.

when I quit that job I started freelancing as a writer. I got some really good jobs. I also got a bunch of small-time, low-paid, “hey at least your name is on it so isn’t it enough to pay 10$ for this text?” kind of jobs.

with the typical millenial housing situation of an apartment that I could barely afford on a fulltime pay and a constant stream of job offers that were underpaid I spent four months doing what I love, while constantly overwhelmed by stress. my insomnia got really bad, and when I managed to fall asleep I would dream about my bank balance. I would dream of losing whatever stability I had left in my life, simply because I couldn’t afford a “normal adult life”.

and so, today I got a job. it’s a fairly standard QA job at a medium sized game development studio. unlike any other game companies I’ve been at they offer humane working conditions. they don’t expect me to show up too early and stay too late because I’m passionate. the hours are nine to five, and they disapprove of overtime. the pay is slightly above average, and I get health benefits. I’ve been through several interviews, and at no point has someone tried to belittle my career or tried to convince me to work for less than I’m worth.

for the first time in many years of my career, I’m happy. I’m at ease. I applied for this job because I wanted to get away from the passionate part of the industry. I wanted a job where I could go home at five and dedicate my freetime to my own writing projects. I wanted to work at a place that didn’t eat my heart and soul and energy as I contributed to projects that wouldn’t even bear my name in the end credits.

so what I’m trying to say is that there’s nothing wrong with having a “normal” job. you’re not giving up on your dreams if you take a job outside your main interests. if it offers stability in your life, it’s enough.

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Alien: So you’re saying that human brains sometimes just… malfunction? And see threats that aren’t really there?

Human: Yeah basically?

Alien: And then the human keeps living and doing things anyways???

Human: Yup

Alien: Woahhhhhh. Woahhhhh. Humans are badass.

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This was Coran as the sleep chamber opened, right before he awoke and leapt out. We know Allura was already asleep because her father did that, and we know that King Alfor is…wherever he is. That means that Coran was the one who maneuvered the castle into its position on Arras, likely after a long and danger-fraught journey to escape the Galra. Coran was the one who made sure that the castle was ready to be shut down for at that point an unknown amount of time. He did that all alone in the castle, knowing that his entire planet was gone and the only other person who would be there when he awoke - if he ever did - was Princess Allura. Who knows how long the whole shutting down process took. Probably several hours, if not days. All that time, Coran was alone, knowing that if he failed to secure the castle correctly, he and Allura would die and the last hope to defeating Zarkon would be gone. Maybe he prepared himself what was for all he knew a final meal. We know how much Coran loves to cook. And then with the castle powered down for its long sleep, Coran stepped up into the sleep chamber in the darkened room and stood there as the chamber froze him, not knowing if he would ever wake up.

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A Shipper’s Life Cycle

Btw I’m sorry beforehand if this could be considered crosstagging but I’m just curious to know about other shippers’ opinion about this. (If you’re a non-shipper I think this post is irrelevant for you)

Y’know after doing a bit of thinking after being in fandoms for years, I observed that usually a shipper could multiship pairings that centered on their most fave chara (even when maybe just actually shipping 1 pairing and ironically shipping others as one sided pairing / side dysfunctional pairing / friends with benefits thing only). 

America’s fans typically multiship USUK, RusAme, Ameripan, FrUS, AmeCan, PruAme, GerAme, etc. 

For Russia’s fans: RusAme, RoChu, RusEng, RusPru, FRussia, etc.  

England’s fans : USUK, FrUK, Asakiku, RusEng, etc. 

France’s fans: FrUK, FrUssia, FrUS, FraNada, etc. 

Japan’s fans: AmeriPan, AsaKiku, RusPan, NiChu, etc. 

China’s fans: RoChu, AmeChu, IggyChu, etc.

After discovering that pattern, I realize that this is the most typical route a shipper could go through:

1. Having the most fave chara in a fandom

2. Begin to observe that their fave chara’s interaction with this particular chara is / would be interesting.

3. Realizing they want to see MORE of that pairing from step 2 and begin to explore fandom for more fanworks of the said pairing. Maybe even contributing fanfics/arts/hcs for the said pairing.

4. After some times, they begin to get bored of the pairing, and may ship their most fave chara with other charas. Or maybe they will move on to other fandom. 

But as for me, I usually don’t have any most fave chara at first and skip to step 2. Like for RusAme, I actually fell in love with their interaction / dynamics first (thanks to amazing RA fanfics), and then begin to love the characters of the ship (in my case it’s Ivan since I could relate to him more).

But still, even when I later discover fondness of the chara, I still love the interaction of both charas more than I love the chara themselves.

Like for me, RusAme > My Fondness for Ivan > My Fondness for Alfred, other charas, and pairings that doesn’t conflict with RusAme. And this is why I find it hard to multiship pairing (unless it’s ironically shipping) that conflicts with RusAme since I’ve still yet to find ship that’s more versatile than RusAme (I’m really a helpless RusAme shipper at this point).

So I’m just curious, What about you guys? Are you guys in the 1st category (love the chara more than the pairing) or like me(love the pairing more than the chara)? Or maybe you guys went through different shipper’s lifecycle?

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IF YOU NEED TO CALL 911 BUT ARE SCARED TO BECAUSE OF SOMEONE IN THE ROOM, dial and ask for a pepperoni pizza. They will ask if you know you’re calling 911. Say yes, and continue pretending you’re making an order. They’ll ask if there’s someone in the room.

You can ask how long it will take for the pizza to get to you, and they will tell you how far away a dispatcher is.

Here is an example video

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Reblog if you are a Multi-Shipper

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Gentle reminder: GERMANY AND ITALY CANONICALLY CUDDLE IN BED.

look at that hard af nipple tho

HE DID NOT RESPOND WITH:

Yelling at Italy

Hitting Italy

Pushing Italy off of him

Scaring Italy away

Freaking out at Italy

Being mean to Italy in any way shape or form

HE’S PRETTY MUCH JUST LIKE:

“Yea sure you can cuddle my man tiddies, but move your pasta lovin’ ass over.”

So don’t feel bad about being OOC when Germany reciprocates or accepts Italy’s affection, he ain’t a monster.

ALSO:

HE IS ALSO SCARED OF GHOSTS????? WHY DOES NOBODY MENTION THIS??? LOOK AT HIM !!!!

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If you are ever down about yourself, just remember that you have the same amount of superpowers as Batman.

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Me in school 90% of the time:

Me in History:

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HE LOOKS SO CYNICAL

here’s a doodle of arthur that isn’t actually good for anything

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