#[Mod Grover]

[fictionkin-hell]

Moodboard for a Ruah/Leo kin!

I tried to stick with the theme; I hope you like it!!!

[lettersfromchb]

Two weeks left for the interest check! Check it out to let us know where this project should go!

Interest check here!

Art Mod apps also open from Feb 15 to Feb 28: App form!

[pjo-equinox-solstice-exchange]

PJO Equinox-Solstice Exchange: Rules and FAQ

TIMELINE:

Signups open: 24th April 2pm AEST

Signups close: 1st May 2pm AEST

Assignments sent out: 3rd May

Check in: 24th May

Posting period: 18th-22nd June

Extension period ends: 30th June

Emergency Pinch Hit Period Ends (DISCORD ONLY): 4th July

RULES FOR PARTICIPATING: 

Must tag your recipient in the eventual post

Must tag this blog in your post so we can keep track of gifts

DM a mod ASAP if you don’t think you’ll get your gift out on time or at all, or you want to withdraw

Must Check in during the check-in period to ensure gifts are on time

Must do your best to produce a gift that meets the minimum requirements within the time of the event.

Because of Tumblr, Ao3 and Discord TOS, you must be 13 or older to participate.

You do not have to join the discord, but if you want to then here is the link: https://discord.gg/kYdzSuGdK6

RULES FOR CREATING: 

Your gift doesn’t have to contain only requested characters, but it does have to be centered on at least one requested character. 

No NSFW content is permitted for either requesting or creating as most of the characters are canonically children

Any shipping must be kept to PG-13 levels or below

Respect your giftee's DNW. Any gift found to be in violation of a reasonable DNW is grounds for a ban from future iterations of the exchange.

Dark or Violent themes must be tagged appropriately

No AI-created content.

Prepare a gift in good faith, attempting to make something your recipient will like. Mods reserve the right to ban people for being an asshole.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: 

Art (1 drawing, created to a standard you would normally post as “finished”)

Writing (1k+ words)

Playlist (2 hour-long playlist)

MISC:

Tag this blog as well, so we can reblog you! 

You will not necessarily be matched with someone who matches your ‘willing to create about’ exactly. The goal is to have multiple matches, but in cases of more obscure requests you might be matched with someone who only has one commonality between your ‘willing to create’ and their wish list. In that case at least you know what to make your gift around pretty quickly.

Please send asks if you need information. If it is something you do not feel comfortable sending in an ask, you can message the head mod at @demitimelord42

Because we have gotten multiple asks about it, unless you are a moderator of the other PJO exchange happening around the same time, please refrain from messaging us about it. We are aware it exists, we are alright with people not paying as much attention to this exchange because of the other, and if one of the moderators of this blog is participating in the other exchange, that is perfectly fine! People can participate in multiple exchanges at the same time, that is their own choice

FAQ (This will continue being updated as we receive questions):

"Can we write for the Heroes of Olympus, Magnus Chase, or Kane Chronicles books?" - Yes! This exchange is for all Rick Riordan books with a link to the Percy Jackson series in some way.

"Will there be an AO3 collection to add our gifts to?" - There is now! At: https://archiveofourown.org/collections/PJO_Equinox_Solstice_Exchange

If you have any issues regarding posting your fics here, please let head mod @demitimelord42 know.

"Can we make multiple gifts for our recipient?" - Of course! Just make sure that at least one gift fulfills the requirements of its format. (Writing 1k words, Art to your finished standard, 2 hour Playlist)

“Do we need to make a gift in each medium?” -Nope! Please complete your exchange in whichever of the mediums you feel most comfortable with/want to have a go at.

[autisticheadcanons]

Grover from sesame street is autistic!

He takes things literally. Often doesn't understand social situations or social cues. He often has to be reminded of things he doesn't understand. He hyper fixates. He's a sensory seeker. Has dyspraxia. Being aware of rules and knowledge helps him feel in control. He's very extroverted but struggles in social situations often.

[dollarstore-kins]

Blue scene Grover icons requested by Anon!!

-Mod ET

[heyhoneyfox]

✨PJO/HOO characters playing Stardew Valley in no particular order✨

Leo: it's a miracle his game doesn't crash with how many mods he's put in. He has several completed saves, all on different farms with different spouses. If anyone needs tips on the game, they go to him because they just know he has it all memorized.

Nico: he has a shared save with Will. He avoids the mines and the desert casino at all costs. He's mainly here for the cutscenes, Krobus, and the junimos.

Will: he does all the mining for Nico. He enjoys the grind and he relates heavily to Harvey. Him and Nico argue about whether to get a dog or a cat on the farm.

Percy: I don't think even he knows what he's doing. He didn't know he needed to water his crops, he gifts people random things without meaning to, and he put sap in the luau pot because he forgot to bring an actual ingredient. BUT, he knows every way to piss off Lewis and he takes every opportunity he can to do so.

Annabeth: she plans her farm perfectly and beautifully. She stays in the mines until 1 a.m., she ignores every villager but Linus, and she gets to level 100 of the Skull Cavern within a week of unlocking it.

Piper: I bet she's absolutely in love with Emily. Her main goal is to save her from Clint, and she probably marries Emily on Clint's birthday to REALLY break his heart. Also she probably mastered combat before any other skill.

Frank and Hazel: doing them together because they're a perfect team. They have a shared save and they accidentally speed run the game. Within the first two years, they're married, they've completed the museum, they've finished the community centre and the movie theatre, they've unlocked ginger island, and they're best friends with all the townsfolk. They don't know how they did it, it just happened.

Jason: he does the joja route just for shits and giggles, then gets really sad about it and starts a new save where he does the community centre route and marries Penny.

Reyna: she plays surprisingly normally. Nice and slow moving, not doing anything terribly dramatic, just hanging out and growing her farm. She really likes the casual gameplay.

Grover: he just watches other people play. He feels like he wouldn't enjoy it, but he looks things up on the wiki for his friends while they're playing. He knows all the lore just from the wiki and watching others play.

Thalia: honestly she'd probably use the game to live out all the romance she didn't get to experience, just for fun. She'd date all the bachelorettes at once but end up rooming with Krobus because she couldn't bring herself to choose. She'd also loooove fucking with Lewis tbh

[quinntheapollodaughter]

Heyyy!!!!!

I'm Quinn!

I'm a daughter of Apollo and I like tea

asks are open!

//mod here! quinn will type like this and I will just use white text

😼😼😼😼😼😼😼

(no NSFW I'm a minor and Quinn is 17)

other people

@solace-of-the-sun brother!!!

@nico-ghostking brothers boyfriend I suppose

@bad-boy-supreme-official friendo!

@seaweed-brain-official Percy (not much to say)

@wise-girl-official the smartest one probably

@goat-boi-official how can we forget Grover?

@gems-and-jewels Hazel!!!! very sweet

@beauty-queen-official Piper!!

@reyna4ever Reyna (boy hater twin)

@lesterthesunboy he's just lester

the end!

//any questions? my disc is quinn.strawb

[girls-band-headcanons]

Now stating from the earlier question, can you make a tier list of what Bandori characters and Sesame Street characters do you compare to?

Mod Fusion: Never thought I'd see the day when Bandori and Sesame Street cross over, but here we are!

(Yes, the majority being Hanasakigawa students was intentional.)

Explanations under the cut:

Eve as Big Bird: Tall and energetic, plus I've always though that Eve was kind of bird-coded.

Misaki as Oscar the Grouch: A less-positive foil to the colorful cast surrounding them.

Arisa as Bert and Kasumi as Ernie: Explained here.

Rimi as Cookie Monster: Obsession with a certain dessert, need more be said?

Aya as Zoe: Pink and girly.

The Hikawa twins as Rosita: Light blue-colored guitar players.

Ako as Grover: Clumsy but well-meaning, and have powerful alter-egos.

Hagumi as Elmo: Cheerful and friendly creatures with high-pitched voices that speak in the third-person.

Kokoro as Abby Caddaby: Magical buddy to Hagumi/Elmo.

Rinko as Telly: Originally addicted to the screen, before getting close to Ako/Grover.

Tomori as Julia: Autistic newcomer to the franchise.

[haveyoureadthistransbook]

Tar Hollow Trans by Stacy Jane Grover

goodreads

Raised in southeast Ohio, Stacy Jane Grover would not describe her upbringing as "Appalachian." Appalachia existed farther afield—more rural, more country than the landscape of her hometown. Grover returned to the places of her childhood to reconcile her identity and experience with the culture and the people who had raised her. She began to reflect on her memories and discovered that group identities like Appalachian and transgender are linked by more than just the stinging brand of social otherness. In Tar Hollow Trans, Grover explores her transgender experience through common Appalachian cultural traditions. In "Dead Furrows," a death vigil and funeral leads to an investigation of Appalachian funerary rituals and their failure to help Grover cope with the grief of being denied her transness. "Homeplace" threads family interactions with farm animals and Grover's coming out journey, illuminating the disturbing parallels between the American Veterinary Association's guidelines for ethical euthanasia and the World Professional Association for Transgender Health's guidelines for transgender care. Together, her essays write transgender experience into broader cultural narratives beyond transition and interrogate the failures of concepts such as memory, metaphor, heritage, and tradition. Tar Hollow Trans investigates the ways the labels of transgender and Appalachian have been created and understood and reckons with the ways the ever-becoming transgender self, like a stigmatized region, can find new spaces of growth.

Mod opinion: I haven't read this memoir yet, but it sounds quite interesting and I'd like to check it out someday!

[fictionkin-hell]

Hiii hope y’all are well! I know this isn’t on anyone’s sources so feel free to decline but I’d like to request a moodboard for a Rua/Leo (Yu-Gi-Oh!) with tech, healing/recovery, toys, found family connections with the other Signers, and motorbikes? Thank you very much! ^^

It has been posted! I really hope you like it!!

[thekindisco]

REQUESTS: headed by mod Ryb and Stardust

the request info carrd is here!

it should have everything you need to know to request!

our anon list can be found here!

under the cut is our inbox and who has claimed it!

Inbox, last updated 8/1/24:

Sollux moodboard (G-Man)

Bachelor neopronouns (Ryb)

Scene Grover fashion kit (Ryb)

Clowncore jaguar fashion kit (Ryb)

ID pack for Tails (Ryb) (sorry for claiming it -Star)

[pjo-equinox-solstice-exchange]

Here is the Schedule for the Summer Exchange!

Signups open: May 5th Signups close: May 11th Assignments sent out: May 19th-21st Check in: June 1st-2nd Posting period:June 20th- June 24th Extension period ends: June 30th

Keep an eye out on the blog, as we will be giving more updates as the time approaches! (If you want to see updates a bit early, check out our discord server! https://discord.gg/eUd6ASAx2V)

[fandomopolisytb]

please use add block, within a chrome extension, or you will get malicious adds! check it, kick it barack! pagan stuff collection i found of CC for the sims 4.

upside down cross makeup and gothic looks

Magic Summoning Cirlce and Pagan Lamp [Sims recourse] by acnchio sims Greek God and Godeses Minmilist tatoos by Sunnny_Loui (the ssims recourse)

The Godess of Hope Statue [PAGAN STATUE]

Satyr LEGS [Grover percy jackson style] [nonhuman]

Paintings: Landscapes, Middle Age witches and The seven deadly sins. [wall art] sims file share by [Moriel] 

Adan snowflakes paganPERIOD list of mods he uses for the sims 4

Loevcraft books

i have an extreme pagan temple in my gamge so.

[simsofcourtyardlane]

Intro Post

Hi, I'm Tally, and this blog is dedicated to the three different Sim families I placed in Courtyard Lane.

Mod posts will be #courtyard chatter.

Character bios can be found here.

Family introductions under the cut.

The first family is a religious one; horrible people who have ultra conservative views. They believe in being "quiverful" and having as many kids as physically possible, because kids are "a blessing" and "if God didn't want me pregnant I wouldn't be pregnant" and "if everyone at church has 10+ kids we can outnumber those filthy nonbelievers and take back Simerica for the righteous".

Their tag is #Watcherian Legacy. The family is currently on generation one: the Talberts.

They were originally posted to @watcherianlegacy, and there's a few "bonus" filler posts there.

Current TWs for sexism, homophobia, transphobia, and child neglect, but more may be added later.

The second family is the edgy family. Whether they're goths, emos, punks, scene kids, or any other alt style, this family will always be decked out in black and have something to whine about.

Their tag is #Edgy Legacy. The family is currently on generation one: the Grovers.

The final family is the one who just lives in the middle of the road. Their gimmick will change, but they'll always find a way to get caught in whatever's going down in their neighborhood.

Their tag is #Middle Legacy. The family is currently on generation... well, it's just Yvette, but soon her grandkid will arrive and generation one will have its full cast.

[hazyaltcare]

Self care kit and/or positivity for my stressed out and overwhelmed Percy Jackson friend, please? Maybe with sharks, hawks, study items and sleep aids? A cool sword related item, possibly? Thank you!

I did positivity for this. If you would also like self-care, send in another ask. Even though our self-care is currently selective source only, I will make an exception considering this ask was sent before we switched to selective requests.

~🎭~

Hey Percy,

I've heard you are feeling stressed and overwhelmed. I'm sorry for this hardship you are enduring. It can feel intimidating when the world just piles task on top of task. Trust me, we get it.

You may find it useful to tap into your inner strength. Percys are tougher than they look. If you're anything like your sourceself, you have the ability to lead and protect like few others. Now is the time not to lead and protect others, but lead yourself through this minefield of tasks and protect your own peace.

Remember that others' burdens are not your own. It is okay if you need to take time for yourself and figure things out without any outside noise. It is not selfish to need to rest. You deserve it as much as anyone else.

Don't forget that you also aren't alone. Annabeth, Nico, Grover-- their cherished memories are all within you, and I'm sure that, in a way, they're still cheering you on. Your support system in this life is also vital, and don't be afraid to lean on it if you need to. That's what it's there for.

Still, don't doubt your ability to navigate whatever life is throwing at you right now. You've been to the pits of Tartarus and lived to tell the tale. You've fought monsters that defy logic and imagination! All of that is to say that you are a formidable foe to whatever stands in your way, and don't you forget it!

I pity whatever task or life event that dares stand against you. You have the power to navigate it all within you.

Here's to you and your future. Never lose sight of it!

~🎭~

Mod Haze

[sakhshimandal]

Customizing Your Gibson Electric Guitar: Mods and Upgrades to Enhance Sound and Playability

Owning a Gibson electric guitar is a dream come true for many musicians. Renowned for their craftsmanship, iconic tone, and rich history, Gibson guitars are loved by beginners and professional guitarists alike. Whether it’s the classic Les Paul or the rock-forward SG, a Gibson electric guitar can deliver impeccable sound right out of the box. However, like many guitarists, you might find that customizing your instrument can give you a more personalized sound and feel, tailored exactly to your playing style.

Customizing a Gibson electric guitar allows you to fine-tune your instrument for enhanced playability, unique tone, or aesthetic appeal. From upgrading pickups to changing hardware, there are numerous ways to modify your Gibson guitar. Here’s a closer look at some popular mods and upgrades that can take your Gibson electric guitar to the next level.

1. Upgrading the Pickups

One of the most impactful customizations you can make to your Gibson electric guitar is upgrading the pickups. Pickups are the heart of a guitar’s sound, and swapping them out can dramatically alter the tone and output.

Humbuckers vs. P-90s: Gibson guitars are often equipped with humbuckers, known for their rich, thick tones and noise-cancelling properties. However, if you're looking for a brighter, punchier sound, consider upgrading to P-90 pickups, which are single-coil pickups commonly used in early Gibson models. They offer a more aggressive sound with higher output, ideal for punk, blues, and vintage rock.

Aftermarket Pickups: Several aftermarket pickup brands like Seymour Duncan and DiMarzio offer humbuckers that provide different tonal characteristics, such as increased output for heavy rock or more articulation for jazz and blues. If you're aiming for a modern, high-gain sound or vintage warmth, upgrading your pickups is a great way to refine your tone.

2. Switching Out the Pots and Wiring

While pickups are a significant factor in shaping a guitar’s tone, the quality of the pots (potentiometers) and wiring also has an influence on sound clarity and control. Older Gibson guitars, or even some new models, may have stock pots that don't allow for precise volume or tone control.

Upgraded Pots: Replacing the stock potentiometers with high-quality ones (like CTS or Bourns) can improve the smoothness of volume and tone control. You can also experiment with different resistance values—500k pots are commonly used for humbuckers, while 250k pots work well with single-coils like P-90s.

Wiring Modifications: For those seeking more control over their sound, modifications like "coil splitting" allow you to turn your humbucker into a single-coil with the flick of a switch, offering more tonal versatility. Another popular wiring mod is the "treble bleed" circuit, which prevents high-end frequencies from being lost when you lower the volume knob, keeping your tone crisp at lower volumes.

3. Hardware Upgrades

The hardware on your Gibson guitar, such as the bridge, tuners, and tailpiece, plays a crucial role in both the instrument's tone and playability. Upgrading these components can lead to better sustain, tuning stability, and overall performance.

Bridge and Tailpiece: Many players swap out their stock Tune-o-Matic bridge for a high-quality replacement from brands like Gotoh or TonePros. These bridges often offer better sustain, intonation, and overall tuning stability. Some players also upgrade the tailpiece to a lightweight aluminum version, which can slightly brighten the tone and reduce the guitar's overall weight.

Tuning Machines: Upgrading your tuners can make a huge difference in maintaining tuning stability, especially during long gigs or studio sessions. Locking tuners are a popular choice, as they provide quick string changes and better hold. Brands like Grover and Schaller offer reliable, high-quality tuners that are favored by many guitarists.

4. Customizing the Aesthetics

While playability and sound are essential, many guitarists also like to customize the aesthetics of their Gibson guitar to reflect their personal style. There are several ways to give your guitar a unique visual flair without affecting its performance.

Pickguards and Knobs: Swapping out your pickguard or control knobs can instantly change the look of your guitar. Choose custom pickguards made of different materials like tortoiseshell, chrome, or brushed metal to give your guitar a distinctive appearance.

Finishes and Decals: Some guitarists opt to refinish their guitar, either with a glossy new coat of paint or a matte finish. If you want a custom look without the permanence of a paint job, decals and stickers are a popular, temporary way to add personality to your guitar.

5. Playability Mods: Frets and Neck Setup

Upgrading the playability of your Gibson guitar can make a huge difference in how comfortable and easy it is to play, especially if you’re performing regularly or playing for extended periods.

Refretting: Over time, frets wear down, affecting both intonation and ease of playing. Refretting your guitar with stainless steel or jumbo frets can enhance durability and make bending notes smoother.

Neck Setup: Adjusting the neck setup, such as action height or truss rod alignment, can make a huge difference in playability. If you're comfortable doing it yourself, setting up the neck for your specific playing style can make the guitar more responsive and comfortable. Otherwise, it’s worth taking it to a professional luthier.

Conclusion

Customizing your Gibson electric guitar allows you to fine-tune its performance and look to suit your personal preferences. Whether you're upgrading pickups for a specific tone, replacing hardware for better playability, or giving your guitar a visual makeover, mods and upgrades can elevate your playing experience. With careful consideration and the right modifications, your Gibson electric guitar can become a truly one-of-a-kind instrument that reflects your sound, style, and personality.