#maybe I'll post some of those concept arts I've been doing for the rest of Part 1 and Part 2?

[what-does-it-mean-to-be]

Drew some fan art of @danshive 's El Goonish Shive. I recently reread it and just had to make this meme panel, because it just made sense to me.

Trying to get back into the swing of things, since I have a little more free time, now that my daughter is 6 months old. Consider thisna warm up.

[moonspirit]

I saw your hc about Paradis potentially celebrating Yuletide, and I’m actually really interested in that. The religion in the walls appears to be monotheistic, with the exception of the wallists. There is also some Christian-like imagery, and a lot of aesthetics within the walls that are comparable to irl old churches and early Christian art. The one painting of Fritz in ED 3 reminds me of Byzantine art, in particular. It makes me wonder if there is a Christian-esque religion in their world, similar to how they have fictional country equivalents to our real world countries. Or maybe the religion in the walls is the Christian-equivalent. Anyway, I’d just like to hear more of your cultural or religious headcanons for the world of AOT, if you have more!

Hello anon T___T So very sorry I'm getting around to this so late!

First off, I have to warn you by saying that I'm probably the worst person you could ask about this because... T^T I'm no good at this kind of topic. If you liked the post about Paradis celebrating Yuletide then I consider it a fluke, happily xD Still, I'll do my best to share my thoughts on it!

To be very factual, and if I'm not wrong, the Wall Church is the only serious "religion" on Paradis. Because the people inside had their memories entirely wiped clean, and because of the fact that concept of God was very alien to them (ie, Onyankopon's explanation of God during the timeskip was surprising to the 104th), I don't think there was a practice among the general populace of worshiping a superior being, really. In terms of bowing down to a "god-like" figure, it is only the Wall Church that propagates such a belief.

But even then, not everybody believes in the Wall Church - in fact, most do not. This then raises a question as to how, maybe, atheism seems to be so acceptable to the people, especially given such a European setting and some very clear religious imagery throughout the show. My very rough and abstract answer to this is that - the people of Paradis do believe in gods. Pagan gods. But those gods are not the same as the god Onyankopon talks about, hence their surprise.

(For me this is the easy way out to plug in my Yuletide fantasies hahaha xD)

Tbh if we take a long, deep look, the situations are quite vague and just enough to concoct an explanation any which way that wouldn't be too wrong to go with. Precisely because the people's memories were wiped out, they wouldn't have remembered the practice of more Christian-esque religions that seem to exist outside the island (because they exist outside the island lol). At the same time, 100 years is a long period of time, more than sufficient for religious ideas to evolve and change. We can say that even if people didn't question concepts such as the existence of a "creator", they could've come to believe (unrelated to the Wall Church), that they owe thanks to other forces unseen to the eyes. No doubt questions like "what are those pinpricks of lights in the sky?" and "where does the sun go every evening?" and "what happens after we die?" would've been subjects of intense conversation and discussion every now and then because human curiosity has always been an unstoppable and inevitable force. The answers over time could've ranged from : ghosts, ancestral spirits, the forces that make water flow and snow to fall, demons that protect, watchful spirits that maintain balance, etc etc.

But then ALSO: We don't really know to what extent the people's memories were erased. Or altered. Did Karl Fritz perhaps make the people believe in a religion pre-dating Christianity as we know it, just to keep harmony and tradition among the people so new ideas would face some resistance? OR did he erase just Christian-esque ideas and keep all the rest? I don't have any answers to that.

I've gone nowhere with this post (and I'm so sorry lol T_T), but I thought I'd also share a random idea I like - which is that Paradis reaaaaaally loved their harvest festivals and celebrated loudly with food, night-markets, and a whole lot of dancing <3

[femslashfeb]

HELLO ALL

TLDR

No reblogging from the blog this year - posting prompts tomorrow the 31st

For the past few years I've very much struggled with reblogging everyone's activity in the tag. So this year I will not be doing so.

(OR maybe I will? I just don't want to commit)

Even if I knew how to make a bot that reblogs - a lot of people still use the unique tag to tag outside challenges. So I've always had to hand submit. However it became too stressful for me and for the past few years I ended up avoiding it until later weeks or even months.

If you noticed I didn't finish reblogging last year so- I've just given up on that.

Honestly I've struggled a lot with depression for the last 7 years or so. It's been harder and harder to find my way back to tumblr. It doesn't help that my phone can barely handle the amount of apps it already has.

My main account @puff-pink hardly ever updates because of my big sad. And I don't know if I'll ever get back on the horse in the same way I did before.

Some of you know me as an artist, and tho I still churn out subpar art for my day-job I've struggled a lot to make art for myself during my depression. Partially because one year I overworked my hand - and still deal in continual wrist aches. Even the weeks I don't pick up a drawing tool.

I intended this challenge for myself and maybe the small fandoms I was in at the time. But it took off among writers and creators of all types across all fandoms.

One year I even tried to tally the most popular fandoms but there were honestly too many to keep track of- and I stopped after the first three pages of submissions.

I don't claim to have invented the concept of FemSlash February. Before I started the prompts I swear I had heard the phrase somewhere. Tho not sure where. Perhaps it had been amongst my friends on Skype. Back when I had online friends and Skype(I'm still not sold on Discord🤷‍♀️).

However that January I thought it would be fun to partake in a challenge of some kind. But scouring tumblr and the general internet. I could only find half hearted efforts on fanfiction sites from years past.

I'm so proud of all my Sapphic creators on here that have partaken every year. Even if I've never shown favoritism or awarded anyone. I do notice those that actually complete the challenge AND those that keep coming back each year(looking at you H20 writer(I don't remember your username but there's a mermaid writer that's a writing machine)). I truly am proud of you especially in my shriveled state of creativity. Thank you for your efforts. For your hype. And for your love of women of all kinds across all the universes.

Each year I'm surprised to find even more categories I never thought to include. From mood boards, to doll photography, to ofc the classic art and writing. May your pencils forever be in union with your sister mediums.

On that note. There is a strict NO AI GENERATED ART or writing this year.

Not that I could physically stop anyone who does use AI. But I do not want that sort of thing associated with this challenge. It's become scarily good in 2023 to the point it can't always be identified. So I simply ask for the honor system when it comes to AI generated creations.

That being said. If you've made it to the end of this post:

Prompts will be posted tomorrow.

I usually prefer to give yall more of a buffer, but I've been busy. Both with Big Sad, rescuing some feral cats, my own life, errands, chores and work.

If you're still here- here is a preview of the first three days.

FEB 1 - black

FEB 2 - spring

FEB 3 - cake

The 14th as usual will be some sort of Valentine romance type theme(haven't decided specifically yet) and as always there will be a Rest Day.

Expect some repeat prompts. In the past I tried to avoid them but idc anymore.

It's also a Leap Year this year so expect one extra prompt to throw off the symmetry of what's normally 28 days.

Thanks for coming back this year. And thank you to those that still check on this blog.

❤️🧡🤍💜🩷

Keep loving girls

-PuffPink

[midnight1nk]

So, this week's remaster...

[Spoilers below cut]

Aha! I've expected as much, they usually release a regular episode or a Remaster. It's been a while since they've done one of these, I honestly thought we were going to get one during the Puzzle Park arc, which of course didn't happen.

Let's see, the OG "Return to Freddy's Spaghettria" episode was...

9 YEARS AGO?!?!?

...time isn't real, guys. I feel old old. Makes sense though, the OG has 44 million views, being one of the most popular videos on the channel. It's a no-brainer. also it was spooky month *does the dance* a few days ago.

Anyway, since it's a remaster, this post is going to be a lot shorter than usual.

(the following is my reaction:)

ah, of course, the updated graphics

and Mario going from his polygonal 64 model to his current one

but also peach's castle.... ahem, let's keep going

"no more saying cuss words guys" oh right, susan is watching over us

[*sigh*] i miss my wife, tails. i miss her a lot, I'll be back

gotta make the reference I'm sorry

go off Mario, show those dance moves

also can I just say, I love how expressive Mario is now. It's one of the things I love about the show

WIZARD ROCK IS BACK!!!! it's been so long

man, i'm old

omg the barney song (listen, I was a PBS Kid and I've indeed watched barney when I was a child soooo I still find it wild to hear that song again.)

"do you like popsicles?" oh hey a spongebob... oh...

....i'm overthinking this i'm overthinking this i'm overthinking this

uh, moving on!

and mario using mr. yeast to barricade the door... [*IGBP flashbacks*]

Welcome, everyone, to "Let's Remind Ink of the Show's Past Arcs and Current Mysteries" :)

"remember the locket :)" "YEAH I KNOW I KNOW"

that camera work tho

cocomelon... WHY AM I GETTING FLASHBACKS

pizza :D

[*claps in terror*]

well, that's new from the OG.... okay, look, I know this purple thing is from something else and not related to anything at all i get that BUT I just got reminded of meme rehab

happy halloween to me specifically ig, thanks Team

DAMN his coin count lowered from 24 coins in the OG to just 14 coins in the remaster

WII SPORTS, I love all the references to it in this episode

"who wants a muffin?" "no" "but I wanna die :D" /ref

the mickey mouse audio.... LEAVE ME ALONE *flachback* AAAH *flashback* AAAAAAHHHHH

SMG4 HIIII :D good to see blue Mario every now and then

and some voice acting wow

RAVE PARTY

hold up, i gonna pull out the crafting table for this one

mario can and will teleport behind you when he wants to

pizza :D

also congrats to ArrowDustt for your art being featured in the credits 🎉

.・-: ✧ :--: ✧ :-・.

Another pleasant episode. It's really fun to see how much the Team has improved over the years while still being the show. It is a remaster so it's pretty much the same storyline, but the animation and editing and voice acting and so much more. Go show some appreciation for the Team!!

As much as I'm here for the loreeeeeeeee, I wouldn't mind if the rest of the year is just filled with silly episodes. it's the silly meme show after all... but Team, was it really necessary to remind me that these characters had trauma from previous episodes? well, guess what? it's day of the dead for me so your plan failed aha!!! /silly

Yeah, I do look too much into stuff sprinkled in the background or the episode in general, it's kinda my thing. Don't mind me overanalyzing the bingo numbers from the last episode. Anyway, it was nice of Ben (the thumbnail artist) to show some of the behind-the-scenes.

Stretchy boi :) Love when the Team does these kinds of things. By the way, if anyone was curious, the WOTFI website is still up. Interesting....

Well, my dear fellows, that's all for now. Curious to know what the next remaster will be, and as always, looking forward to what shenanigans the SMG4 Crew will be up to next week. Hmm, maybe I'll post another episode concept (angst or fluff, no in-between >:] hehehe). Take care, and I'll see you all next time!!! pizza :D

...

BUT ALSO GOOP!FOUR— *green screen explosion*

[witla]

Weirdo's Underworld Character Inspiration Post

I was doing that one template of 6 characters that inspired your ocs for the WU ones, but its very difficult to me because I realized most of my characters aren´t really inspired by previous ones. They are more of a mix of ideas, tropes, things and just like one or two characters and some real people.

So instead of having a headache to think 6 exact characters, I'll just list here some characters, people, things and more that inspired the characters; in appearance, personalities or both.

Why am I doing this? Because I'm bored lol. Also forgive my English, it's not my main language, so maybe there will be grammar errors, sorry!

Weirdo

Why is he called Weirdo to begin with? Well, it's kind of a stress relief. I've been called a weirdo, even though I didn't really do anything that weird or strange (the weird thing about me in that time, I guess, is just that I was shy and I was a teacher's pet/goody two shoes/nerd). Some ex-classmates were just meanies, but don't worry; that's just a past thing, and it doesn't affect me, actually.

The first idea about Weirdo was pretty much that, the life of an awkward, odd individual during life, highlighting his struggles, howeverI thought an underworldly theme could be more interesting, to explore his personality and struggles but in the afterlife.

So the irony here is that Weirdo is named Weirdo, even though the rest of the residents are weirder and crazier than him in some ways.

Some characters/people/things that inspired Weirdo were:

Elsens from OFF (both appearance and personality)

The way people draw "insert here" characters in art, like gray/blank people

Chadam, a character by Alex Pardee, mostly associated with The Used (appearance)

The concept of anxiety/awkwardness/feeling weird itself

Hoops

At first Hoops was going to be freakishly tall and thin like most basketball players are, however I thought it would be a good subversion if he was the opposite: short, chubby, longer hair and with notable acne.

Of course the idea of Hoops came from basketball, most of my family including my dad and uncles used to play basketball, I loved to go to see them play.

However in terms of more inspo, Hoops doesn't really have from other characters, the only think I could point is the red varsity jacket he uses, reminds me of jock characters like Flash Thompson from Spider Man or Dash Baxter from Danny Phantom; except Hoops is not a big jerkass like them.

Enigma

Like their name, Enigma is a big enigma to me lol; I like most animals, and cats are among them; they are adorable! , so I just drew a literal cat person, but I'm sure I have some inspo behind them, because the idea of a cat with big eyes and no visible mouth at first is not a new concept.

I would like to talk more about Enigma but honestly that would reveal a lot of what I'm planning to show, aka no spoilers lol.

Some characters/people/things that inspired Enigma were:

Hello Kitty (Just in appearance, a cat with no mouth lol)

Mao Mao from Mao Mao: Heroes of Pure Heart (appearance)

Me-Mow from Adventure Time (appearance)

Potion

Potion is one of those characters who got a lot of changes; in terms of appearance, her first design was so different, having a black dress, a droopy face, thinner eyebrows, and no visible lipstick, and she was first named Darling; this is because she tends to call others "darlings." After some fixes and tinkering, she is now what she is, but in personality she hasn't changed really.

The idea of her was, of course, a bartender, an alcoholic one, because alcohol is, for me, an interesting topic that can talk about addiction and coping. Well, I also love myself an alcoholic beverage, but I do control my limit.

Some characters/people/things that inspired Potion were:

Angelina Jolie (appearance)

Jerafina Tabouli from Smile For Me (appearance and personality)

Moira from Piss (appareance and personality)

Flappers

Doctor

Doctor is an interesting case; my idea of Doctor is more of a fear I have, the fear of hospitals. Let's just say that there was a time in my life when I went to the hospital so often due to health issues, it was a bad time, this was between 2020 and 2021 before WU characters were made.

So Doctor was born from the idea of a crazy surgeon doctor that could freak me out and just wanted to pull out organs; however, I toned down his insanity to make him someone who genuinely cares and wants to do good for others even if he is a bit extreme on that care.

Some characters/people/things that inspired Doctor were:

At least 3 doctors I knew IRL (appearance and personality)

Like I said, the concept of fear around hospitals/surgery

Black Jack from Black Jack (manga) (appearance? and personality)

Doctor Dandy from Chulip (personality)

Climate

Like Hoops, Climate wasn't really designed in the base of characters but rather a concept; his goat appearance comes from goats as religious symbols. Goats are usually seen as offerings, sacrifices, pretty much in a bad way, due to their curious appearance and behavior.

However, goats actually are pretty sociable and friendly; maybe Climate's personality as a cranky, malhumorous guy comes from people perceiving him in a bad way? Well, I'm not saying much on that as I want to develop more. But yeah, Climate's faun appearance is mostly thanks to goats in the religion/general symbolism. The only character I could think of who is based on his personality is Squidward from Spongebob Squarepants lol.

Lucky

Like Potion, Lucky had a bit of change, not in appearance much, but in terms of character, initially she was only a bassist of a band, her name simply was Bass.

Eventually I made her character of a ludopat who is obsessed with winning and thinks she is mature and hot shit, when in reality she still a teenager who doesn't exactly know what she is doing. Still she remains playing the bass, but it's not really her main gimmick now, and for that change in gambling, her name became Lucky instead.

Some characters/people/things that inspired Lucky were:

Little Miss Scary from Mr Men (appearance)

Celestia Ludenberg from Danganronpa (personality)

Juan Carlos Bodoque from 31 Minutos (personality)

Punks, specially in the 80s (appearance)

Ocean

Ocean had quite a change, originally he was going to be the typical surfer dude with a radical attitude, coming from a beach it's usually portrayed that way; But, like Hoops, I instead made a subversion, what if he looked like a surfer dude, but instead he was quite calm, laid back and not really interested in water activities rather interested in inventing/innovating and the irony on his name is that he has thalassophobia.

And in terms of appearance, he didn't looked so human like his final design, he look more abstract. Initially his appearance was based of the SquisherZ Oozurf from Hypnospace Outlaw, but then I imagined him more human, since he is the calmer and nicest of the cast.

Some characters/people/things that inspired Ocean were:

The Ocean itself (appearance)

Palm trees (appearance)

Kamina from Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann (appearance)

Mezzosoprano

Originally Mezzo was from a previous idea/universe I had, an artistic universe; she wasn't even of the main cast but rather a one-chapter character. to say the least, she was in a opera trio. But since I liked her design so much so I decided to snatch it and become part of the cast of WU.

In terms of inspo, the main idea, of course, is about opera singing; I just love the gracefulness and aesthetic of opera.

Some characters/people/things that inspired Mezzosoprano were:

Franca Mattiucci (appearance)

Head of a Woman (Olga Picasso), painting by Pablo Picasso (appearance)

An old OC I don't have a photo of (appearance and personality).

White with yellow roses and oyster mushrooms (appearance)

Trim

Just like others too, Trim went through a lot of changes. I wasn't really sure which name was better, Cutter or Cut or Fade or Scissor, eventually I remember the word Trim which sounds better and fits well.

In terms of appearance, originally Trim's head was round, and so her eye and overall body were drawn more curved than sharp. I wasn't sure why I gave her only one eye, maybe to represent her precision and eye on detail; then I decided that it would look better to have more shapes to make the cast look different from each other, so I shaped her like a diamond, since she is flashy, fashion and pretty!

Some characters/people/things that inspired Trim were:

Blue Diamonds (appearance)

80's/90's aesthetic (appearance)

Hairdresser Octopus from Parappa the Rapper 2 (appearance and personality?)

Skid

Skid is also someone who had tons of changes in appearance and personality. Initially he was a waiter hence the rollers. I had consider the names Skate, Speedy, Roller for him, then like Trim I remembered the word Skid, and well it was perfect and more natural.

Mainly, Skid is based around snakes; that's why his skin is green, and his arms, both in his old and new design, try to simulate striped snakes. Usually, snakes are also seen as evil (example the literal devil), they can be aggressive but there's also ones that are calm and docile and represent healing, so Skid has that in him, he can be abrasive, cold but deep down he can be a sweetheart.

Some characters/people/things that inspired Skid were:

Snakes, especially green pythons and striped ones (appearance and personality)

Jet Set Radio/Future (appearance)

Street/urban aesthetic (appearance)

Rampage

Like Mezzo, Rampage came from a previous idea/universe, a crime focused one, and like Mezzo, I loved Rampage's design so much I snatched her our of there and became a character in WU.

From her initial design and personality, well, she actually didn't change at all; her weird-shaped head and hair and dress style have stayed the same since I first drew her, and her personality also stayed the same: an athlete who is not really interested in athleticism but rather anarchy and causing mayhem.

So as for inspos, she doesn't really have any; I'm even shocked myself where exactly the idea of Rampage came from. I just drew her; she appeared in thin air on my head.

Virtue

Recently I've got a pickle with Virtue, I was having the idea of discarding her entirely because I was not really a fan of her design and personality. But now I roll with this new design I made for her.

Intially named Justice; Virtue's entire gimmick revolves around the trope of Blue and Orange Morality; she wants to serve justice and make sure everything is balanced out, but the ways she does it are questionable, hence why her appearance also has those colors on her.

In terms of more inspo, at first the idea of her was based on superheroes and supervillains alike, especially how they look in comics; some of them had ridiculous attires, lol. Now she is more the down-to-earth court reporter she was back then; still, she wants to be a superheroine in her way.

Quantum

Quantum is the resident that came after anyone else. While I was looking at the characters, I thought that something or someone else was missing, so I just got the idea of another resident, an old smart lady who is also as enigmatic, cryptic, and mysterious as Weirdo and Enigma.

She is mostly based personality-wise on some teachers I had. In my experience, most of the science-based subjects were taught by old/middle-aged women. So, like Doctor, the idea of Quantum is thanks to those IRL teachers; the majority of them were pretty nice! I only have a bone to pick with one of them.

Some characters/people/things that inspired Quantum were:

IRL teachers I had (personality)

Harvey Dent/Two-Face from Batman (appearance)

Woman with a Book, painting by Pablo Picasso (appearance)

Doc Brown from Back to the Future (personality)

The Judger

For the leader of this strange underworld, my principal idea was to make something not human; I didn't want more anthropomorphism to play here. I wanted a TV thing connected with meat tubes; I just thought of something cool yet creepy, because if I saw this thing IRL in my face, I'd be terrified.

So that's what The Judger is essentially, an otherworldly creature that is hypnotizing, eerie, and something you wouldn't want to mess with. I got the idea of the body/head to be a TV pretty much as a symbol of the influence of TV on viewers, when it comes to news, entertainment, and how some people think it is a brainwashing machine. As for the meat/muscle tubes, it's just to add the mystery and oddness; you expect a TV to hang with electrical cables; instead, this mechanical thing is hanging by something organic/fleshy (gross!!).

So to summarize, I didn't want the Judger to resemble a human; I wanted the ruler to be a thing that you know means business.

Some characters/people/things that inspired The Judger were:

Analog TVs/Analog horror (appearance)

The Antisleep Volumes album covers of Blue Stahli (appearance)

GLaDOS from Portal (personality)

Also, I remember I saw some enemies? monsters? I don't know if it's from a movie or videogame, but they were floating TVs with their cables hanging. Does anyone know what I'm talking about? Because those also influenced The Judger.

EXTRA fun facts:

Weirdo was going to be more of a jerk, he still has a bit of that but it was changed to have a more relatable factor as a nervous and anxious person.

Ocean’s necklace was based on one I received in a trip to Mazatlán, Sinaloa, sadly I can’t find the necklace, but I have the memory of it.

Enigma does have a mouth but it rarely shows up, it appears mostly when they are eating, their mouth is hollow, at difference of cats, Enigma doesnt seem to have fangs/teeth.

There used to be other residents before: Camera, Domino, Frog, Wrestle, Empress and others; I didn’t really know how to write them, so I decided that killing them off from a beginning was a better idea lmao.

I hope you liked this reading, I could have made a powerpoint but I don't have time really, I thought this would been published 5 days ago but busy is my middle name lol.

Anyways that's it for now, any questions or commentary can be at my inbox I guess.

Thanks -An Witlacosh

[usagifuyusummer]

Same lmao 🤝

I also, I guess, lack confidence in myself to create coherent fiction or Picasso level art.

I always doubt myself a lot when undergoing creative processes that it makes me abandon a lot of projects that I thought I could publish. It is also due to me still studying that I couldn't exactly fulfil my creative needs and projects to my full heart's content.

BUT, you gotta start from somewhere right? So, for now, just write something, anything, that you feel like sharing. And eventually, you'll learn from your mistakes and get better at posting these kinds of stuff.

I'm also kinda new at creating these AU stuff. I usually just do fanart, but sometimes not all of your ideas can go through visually. (That takes a lot of time. That's what I learned.)

So, now, I just post fanart/any kind of art whenever I can, even when I know it won't get much reception or views. Just think about these activities as practice rounds and maybe someday, one day, you'll be able to reach the heights that you dreamt of. So, start somewhere!

I'm also like you lol, just with less time to spend on my creative projects. I know practice is boring, but that's where most people who are as talentless as me get a start on.

Most importantly, for me at least, I've learned to never chase for online popularity/shares/likes when creating any form of art. If you only create art for that singular purpose, it gets exhausting and steadily you will lose the interest in the art of creation. (these are one of the reasons why i'm really inactive in the past, also uni stuff lol)

Don't get me wrong, it's still really gratifying to see that people appreciate your hard earned work, but not all of us get the lucky ticket that is to be recognized and loved by many. So, some of us just gotta live alone with obscurity for the rest of our short lives. (that's just my cynicism talking lol)

What I'm trying to say is I guess, you should do this because you love it. You care about it, and you want to share your love for this concept with others. I'm doing that currently, and so far, I can at least produce and share some artworks. Even if its not perfect.

It's okay. There's still time to learn. Success/Popularity doesn't come immediately for most people. I hope you get my points here regarding fanwork creations lol.

Besides that, on your horror FOP AU, it's essentially a video game AU? Am I understanding it wrong? Like those old creepypastas? Where maybe..., I'll give you an example;

One day, Timmy found an old game cartridge when visiting the game store for the new Crash Nebula game. He thought the cover looked plain and boring, it's just a cellophone tape plasted and on top of it where scribbled phrases made with marker written, "FAIRY FRENZY", scribbled below that, is a very unimpressive ominous description, "do not play this game it will haunt you". Timmy, suspecting that this is just someone's stupid attempt at a prank for some poor fellow in the past decided to just buy the old game cartridge. It's cheap and his parents don't really check up on what he buys anyway.

Skipping through...

After a while of playing the Fairy Frenzy game, Timmy found out that it was just a regular platforming game, kind of similar to the Mario Bros. ones. He actually finds the game to be fun, so he continued on indulging himself on playing the game to his heart's content.

Skipping through...

Timmy finds it weird that Cosmo, Wanda and Poof haven't returned from Fairy World though. Maybe this is one of their "a week leave" trips there. Still, he has been playing the game for quite awhile and found it peculiar why everything was so... quiet. He decided to go downstairs for a quick snack from the kitchen. When he stepped into the hallway outside of his room, suddenly all of the lights in the house went off. Then he hears..., a voice..., "Cosmo, Wanda... why did you leave me?...". Hearing that, Timmy called out to that voice, "Who's there?! Uh, if you guys are pranking me again, I will talk to the April Fools fairy for double payback!!!". The voice did not respond. Timmy then just decides to shake it off as some sort of hunger induced hallucination. He has been spending too much time in his room lately...

Like that? Tell me if I'm massively wrong lmao. I wrote all of those examples on a whim lol. Maybe it will be a future stupid ass fic hahaha.

Hm, I do think you need more work on your elaboration of the AU. Maybe make a separate post with the appropriate horror AU title? Take your time though. There's no need to rush these creative processes lol.

I'm more neutral on FOP's popularity standing on other social medias though. I have no desire for it to be as popular as maybe Danny Phantom? Still, I won't mind if it gets popular though.

(It's because I hate Twitter/X lmao, so sorry. I don't like how the fanarts or posts there are so difficult to find. There's no appropriate tagging system, even if its there, most people won't use it because yeah, I understand they want their privacy... Still, I would appreciate your art more if you tagged it properly on where I can find it.)

Hm, those are my thoughts on what we're discussing so far.

A scandalous episode for many, which in my opinion changes the general image of fairies (clearly not for the better)

Many people were shocked, to put it mildly, after watching this episode. And many were unhappy and even more frightened by the behavior of Cosmo and Wanda, which I can't help but agree with. However, I liked this episode on the contrary. It shows the darker evil nature of fairies and how crazy they can sometimes become if someone simply offends their child. And it doesn't matter that this is their godson. Because of this, it now really seems to me that fairies are not who they pretend to be and the creators sometimes directly show this. For example, this phase of fairies at 2 years old(terrible twosome) when they start to go crazy and rebel against everything. You will say that "it's just a phase." Really? And the fact that Poof almost destroyed the entire Earth in this episode is considered "just a phase"? The fact that fairies can destroy all life just because of this phase begins to worry. Like, what makes them do all these terrible things? A sudden change in behavior or ….. an inner voice inside that is their secret dark essence??And if you remember the anti-fairies who are the complete opposite of fairies, then I'm starting to seriously think that they are less dangerous than them. And this is not the only scandalous episode…

(Poor Timmy… What the heck??)

And going back to that scandalous episode, I had a thought: "what if all this was true?" Because Cosmo and Wanda were enjoying this suspiciously so much and it all looked extremely realistic.. And the fact that they really left Timmy with injuries and bruises made me think that this is true and they really turn into monsters after 8 hours. And you know what? This would be a great idea for more lore between fairies and anti fairies (they, as opposites in THIS way, would look incredibly cool). And it would also be a great idea for creating some kind of horror game (well, just a note)

*Redacted

+comments to this episode

This is really.. something….

[legendary-cookies]

Happy New Year everybody!

January 1st is also funnily enough this blog's anniversary!

Legendary-Cookies is now 3 years old which means of course your obligatory cheesy post lmao

I'm putting it under a cut because the post ended up longer than I meant

Sorry gzjrhrzjziyt

I feel like I've only been posting less and less lately, but I really appreciate every one of you for following this blog anyway!

Thank you all so much!

I still very much like Cookie Run but I've been much more busy with less motivation, so I haven't been posting nearly as much as I want to

I can't promise anything unfortunately, but this year I hope to be able to get through my art ideas list for this blog and work on some other projects I have planned

For one, I do plan on adding Black Pearl to the profile picture and banner

I haven't forgotten

I just haven't gotten around to it lmfao

I also want to work more with animation this year, so things like animation memes or test animations or stuff like that might happen in the future

I'll still post in-game content about the Legends as well of course

I've made two other anniversary posts but I feel like I've never talked about how this blog started

Honestly though, I'm not sure how I started this blog lmao

I remember I wanted to make an ask blog with Cookie Run characters, but I couldn't tell you why I chose the Legends specifically

It could've been that I liked their concept because I've always been a sucker for elemental characters

I feel like it also could've been that of all the groups in Cookie Run, the Legends appealed to me the most

For those who didn't know by the way, this blog used to be just the Elemental Four

I added the rest of the Legends later, but Sea Fairy, Moonlight, Fire Spirit, and Wind Archer were the very first

Funnily enough, the first Cookie Run character I ever remember seeing was Sea Fairy

It all came full circle lmfao

I love all of the Legendary Cookies, but those four specifically will always be close to my heart

It's about to get extra cheesy, but ever since I started this blog, those four specifically have become so special to me and are definitely comfort characters

Maybe one day if I'm brave enough, I'll go through my old posts and redraw some stuff

But I digress

To finish this long post off (sorry about that hgszhdjihfz), I want to thank you all again so much for following me and my content!

I guess we'll see what 2023 has in store for us

And hopefully it's better

- Mod Velvet

[samtheflamingomain]

25.21%

I've been sober for 3 months today. 92 days. 25.21% of 2021.

I could've posted more updates, more milestones (it took a LOT not to post on Day 69) but I wanted to kind of save it up for a Big Day. It was also a decent way to continue to incentivize my continued sobriety: a full pass to do a shameless, hardcore bragging sesh.

Anyway, this post comes in 2 parts: the TL;DR for those who only want the gist, then more in depth on my ability to stay sober, the lasting effects of rehab, etc.

I tried my damnedest to pare this absolute novel down, but it's long, so feel free to dip out if you just get bored. Onward!

TL;DR: I went to rehab the beginning of July for 3 weeks and haven't had a drop of alcohol since. I've lost weight, I'm more healthy, my daily anxiety level went from 8 to 2, I haven't had an anxiety attack in 3 months, and everything generally just seems... easier. My memory and concentration have improved. I've been productive and I've been meditating every day. I'm saving money, and while I sometimes fantasize about getting drunk, that's usually all it is.

Honestly, it's been much easier than I expected, but I think a lot of that is because for the first 3 weeks, the time in which I would usually break down and start drinking again when trying to get sober myself, was spent behind a locked door. So far I haven't had any days where I was close to giving in. I haven't had many days where I've been depressed about it, missing it or really tempted. Maybe 3-4. I've basically just gotten on with my life as if alcohol doesn't exist.

To wrap up the short version for those ready to peace out, I'll leave it with a bit of advice.

I don't feel qualified to give any specific advice, because my story feels very unique to me, and I honestly don't think what worked for me will work for MOST people. Sometimes people spend a year in rehab and still drive straight to the liquor store on their way home.

That said, there's one thing that I've found pretty universally true: you have to really want it. For a while, I floated about without much of a "reason" to stay sober. I don't have a spouse, kids or a job I've been fired from, so I didn't see the point.

It's taken me a while, but after not being "convinced" by a few superficial "reasons" like weight loss and saving money, I thought I needed something more... permanent? Consequential? I now realize that my "reason" for getting sober at a young age after only a few years of alcoholism is that I don't want it to get to a point where I'm hurting other people, drinking myself into multiple lasting health problems... I don't want it to become permanent or consequential.

Anyway, that's my two cents. If you do have something like kids or trouble keeping a job, definitely use that as your reason. But for anyone who's a pretty "functional" alcoholic like I was, "not letting it go on long enough to become disfunctional" is a good enough reason.

This is going to get stupid long, so feel free to walk away now, just glad you read this much and it really does mean the world when people listen to what I have to say.

Now some more things in depth. I'll go in chronological order: what made me get sober, what I took from rehab (and what I left), and how it's been the past few months.

I started drinking when I got kicked out, manic out of my mind and homeless unable to sleep. It took a while until I was able to sleep without alcohol, but by then the addict brain had taken over. I'd tried a few times to get sober myself, but I never made it more than a week without, and always got back to daily drinking after a few months maximum.

Some people need a "wake up call", a "last straw" or a "rock bottom". Something external to make them realize they can't go on as they are. For me, the catalyst was my health, which is more of an internal reason I suppose. I didn't have a heart attack or liver failure, but my anxiety was getting uncontrollable and I knew it was directly tied to my drinking.

My life had been starting to feel tolerable, and I was more financially secure than ever before. Things were looking up... except for the alcoholism. This is a weird analogy but the only one that makes sense to express why, if I was doing so well on paper, I decided to go to rehab: you have to sweep before you mop. If I hadn't been in the place I was, I don't think I would've been successful at rehab. I had to sweep up the cat turds from the floor of my life before I was able to mop up the shit stains with sobriety. I know, I'm a true wordsmith.

When I finally called the hotline that hooked me up with a bunch of different rehabs, I knew I was in for a wait. It was about 5 months from that call to checking in, which isn't too bad considering I've been on the waitlist for a neuropsychiatrist in ALL OF CANADA for 4 years.

That brings us to July 12th, Rehab Day One. I've gone in depth in multiple other posts but to touch on it briefly, if I had to describe my experience in a sentence I'd say "the place I went to got very lucky with me".

What this means is that, of the 5 people in my group, I think this exact program was only ever going to help me. At the same time, I didn't even know what I would need, but this exact program was 90% of it. I didn't think 3 weeks would be long enough, but for me it was. The hours-long, repetitive, basic-ass CBT groups held 5 times a day 7 days a week was absolute torture for everyone but myself. While it was a drag to spend an hour on defining what a cognitive distortion is, the routine and repetition, something I've never gotten out of any outpatient program, helped me to really absorb the information and let it rewire my brain.

I've always said that I'm someone who should be spending an hour a day with a therapist for the rest of my life, and while that's not even remotely feasible, this was as close as it's ever gotten, and it proved me right, because it worked. I've done biweekly therapy for a short time but even that didn't come close to the way my brain changed in those 3 short weeks.

This program required absolute commitment and open-mindedness. This isn't because it was hard work or difficult concepts, but quite the opposite. While I hate the entire concept of art therapy being used as a cure-all for mental illness, I willingly got out of my bed, went downstairs and tried doing a dot mandala for an hour because I'm willing to try anything to get better. A lot of people might think they are, but really aren't. To use the mandala as an example, one guy was really into it, I wasn't, but we both finished. The other 3 tried, messed up a few times, and then scrolled through their phones. When I say this program necessitates complete engagement, that's not a compliment. It shouldn't be a chore to engage with the program. It shouldn't take me actively saying "I know I've known this basic concept since 4th grade, but maybe hearing it again will help" to get something out of a rehab program. So again, in every way, I got lucky, and so did they.

Before I finish with the rehab section, having had a few months to reflect on the whole thing, I now have an endless list of things wrong with it. I arrived, greeted by the most jaded and disillusioned of staff, and quickly became disturbed and at points concerned with just how negligent the staff are.

Maybe it's because I've been on the psych ward where they won't even let you have shoelaces and shine a flashlight on your face every half hour through the night, but it could've been so incredibly easy to sneak in alcohol. I brought 2 full water bottles, fully expecting to have to dump them out upon arrival, but they said "nah it's fine". Is it though?

Then there were actual counsellors there who were... okay. I recall one, the one I thought was the smartest, reading a handout aloud and coming across the word "delve" as in "let's delve into..." and stumbled, then said she doesn't know that word. The room was silent. As she pulled up Google on the screen I said, "it means to dive into it". She Googled it anyway. Synonyms include "dive in". If that was the only example I wouldn't mention it, but this was the first of at least 10 words she had do Google, none past a 10th grade level, from HER OWN MATERIAL. From that point on it became clear that they had no fucking idea what they were doing.

We had one last one-on-one counselling session before we left and the counsellor just filled in boxes to questions on her computer, rephrasing everything I said to fit into the buzzwords and "lessons" we'd "learned". Example. Me: I do think I'm better able to catch myself thinking 'oh I can just have one drink' and say 'no I can't'." Her: "Okay, so would you say that you can recognize negative cognitive distortions like permission-giving thoughts and counter them with a more rational and less emotional mind?" Like girl, blink twice if your boss is holding your family hostage. She gave me some papers, detailing all the online courses they were signing me up for and options for more treatment they'd be sending me, a phone number to call and a phone appointment for the next Monday. I never got that call, the phone number is a hotline, I never got a single email from them, and given how shitty they really are at their jobs, I didn't feel the inclination to try and get those resources. If they even exist in the first place.

In summation, it was a place where it was physically impossible to get alcohol. That's really all I can say in its favor. Oh, and they let you have your cell phone.

Now on our timeline I'm back home. I want to kind of analyze why it's been easy for me.

I often said that my main goal of going to rehab was to lock me away from alcohol long enough for it to reset my brain. Most people thought that was naïve, but that's exactly what happened. But I'm well aware that my experience of "instantly became sober and literally hasn't had a single hard day in 3 months" is absurdly unusual.

I put this down to a few things. Firstly, I'm on seven different meds for my mental health. Almost all of them have their effects dulled or even eliminated when you drink. So when I noticed my mood, fatigue, memory, concentration etc all getting better at once - right about as I left rehab, I don't think it would be a stretch to say that all those meds started working properly.

Secondly, I've been keeping myself busy, but that's something I've always been good at. Now I specifically choose to undertake projects that will eat up a lot my time and put me in a state of flow. I recently made an entire card game from scratch, and let me tell you, I didn't think of alcohol for a week.

Thirdly, my other goals now get in the way of alcohol. I'm getting old and my body is deteriorating. But I've always wanted to do just one last season of gymnastics. Well, I need to lose weight for that to happen. I've already lost 35 pounds, and after another 20 I'll be ready to go. Also, I used to spend more on alcohol per month than rent. Even though I've done a few shopping sprees lately, I haven't come remotely close to how much I was spending before.

I want it more than anything. I want to be sober more than I want one night of "fun" that will more likely than not lead me back to where I was a year ago. I never want to need anything as much as I needed alcohol.

Lastly, just a few more random thoughts.

A lot of people, myself included, worried about the fact that I work at a bar as a cook, but honestly the entire time I'm there I'm thinking about food, not alcohol. If I'm hanging out with some regulars before/after, I can watch them drink and be perfectly fine with my coffee, because the coffee is $2, and I used to spend $20 after every work shift.

I also decided in rehab to start taking better care of myself as best I could. This started with getting my second vax which I'd been putting off, then an eye appointment, then new glasses, then a dentist appointment where I was informed I need to do $3000 worth of work on my implant that's erroding my bone matter, so that sucks, but I caught it early. I've also been meditating every day. In just 3 months, I've made pretty big improvements to my self-care and my daily routine.

One of my fears about sobriety was "missing out" on "having fun". A few days ago, all my housemates got together to play Mario Party, and it was kind of my first night doing something social while sober. It was a breath of fresh air - I wasn't constantly running to piss, I didn't worry about running out of alcohol, I didn't get sloppy and obnoxious as I can sometimes do. I even came very very close to winning my first game of MP. When I reflected on the night, I realized that, if I'd been getting drunk the whole time, I would've sucked at the minigames, been a hindrance to anyone unfortunate enough to be teamed with me, and likely would've stopped caring about the game itself after the first few turns.

Yesterday I was making my 4th pot of coffee of the day when I realized there was a full glass of wine just sitting on the counter. I had absolutely no idea where the hell it came from - nobody in my house drinks wine. I shrugged and poured that sweet sweet bean juice. It was only when I sat down and took a sip of coffee did I find myself thinking automatically, "this tastes so much better than wine". I only realized then that it had been rose wine, the only kind I've ever been able to tolerate. It was the ultimate moment of possible temptation, and the thought of just chugging that glass - as I may've done in the past - didn't even cross my mind.

I'm so glad to be where I am. I'm about to undergo some serious financial changes - i.e. going absolutely broke - but drinking isn't gonna help that, so I'm cautiously optimistic.

Stay Greater, Flamingos.

[taesthetes]

(1/?) Travel-anon-hi! Sorry for the late reply, I've been feeling a bit under the weather D: But wow! That's so sweet of you for what you did for your mom! My family's not big on celebrating parent days, but we do go out for dinners - my mom's bday is a couple days before, so we merge the two ;u;~ Thank you! I'll probably come back with a pile of photos, and be super picky which to instagram, haha. Oh! Good idea with the perfume! I normally don't carry any, but this sounds like a good reason to.

(2/?) Aw, you had to give up your internship? I’m sorry D: but on the bright side, vacation? Would you be able to do the internship another time? In terms of expensiveness, I think HK topped it for me. The livelihood there is super high end and overpriced to me :/ And ikr! I wish it were like that here too, but North America’s just too big and spread out for that unless you lived downtown, but that’s expensive D: In December, one Japan night was 24 degrees celsius ouo;; that’s pretty much summer

(3/?) But it does depend where you’re at in Japan! That night I was in Tokyo! It’ll be colder if you’re farther north~ I don’t know if the magikarp promo is still going D: but if it is, you definitely have to try it! I actually like the “crispy sandwich caramel” haagen dazs! I can’t get it where I’m from ;u; so depriveeeed. Your convenience stores sound so much better than mine! All mine have are dollar store things and candy OTL? Usually super grungy looking too. Aw, that’s cute! Do you visit?

(4/?) For the cat, not your sister (well, I guess her too), haha. I don’t remember, did you say you’d try to get a pet in the future for yourself, maybe? Yep! Certain holidays or popular events cause tickets to be more expensive to those countries during those times~ It’s still modern art?! Why isn’t there any traditional ones D:?! I actually prefer modern art, haha; mostly the interactive type ones! I don’t particularly have a favourite artist; I appreciate based on how interesting their-

(5/?) concepts are and how well they executed it. I mean, we did drop a lot of cash on the machines (and won nothing a lot of times), so I’m pretty sure that’s why they took pity on us, haha! I hope you’re lucky enough to either win it yourself, or find someone to help you! I also wish for you to be good at those games ;D! Have you had any more ramen since I last spoke to you? You’re still making me crave for it, and I can’t have any right now ;u; Oo, barely any jet lag can be a good thing!

(6/?) I don’t jet lag much when I travel, but the bits that I do, I accounted for, and used it for long-term traveling within the country! Oo, I hope I get to try a vietnamese hot pot some time then :D! If we ever manage to meet up in another country, let’s hit up vietnamese hot pot, haha. Omg, both of those movies were so good!! Infinity war, I really hope you do get to see it soon D: There’s so many spoilers out already, and it would suck if you got completely ruined to it beforehand!

(7/?) I preordered all 4 albums when they first opened it :D;; If I was only getting 1 of them though, I’d have gotten O! What about you? Did you preorder, or are you going to hit up a store when it’s released where you are? Which is your favourite concept? And, omg, yes. Jimin’s pretty hardcore when it comes to going 0 to 100, so I tend to die fairly often, haha. How do you manage to keep up with Tae?! He’s just as bad, if not worse, than Jimin’s 0-100?! He’s too pretty and amazing as a person!

(8/8) I was going to end this at 7, but well, here’s 8, haha. I follow on yt, and when a notice pops up, I listen and fav the song if it matches my tastes :D NCT is going haaard right now, like wow, almost every other week or two OTL I’ve been into kpop for so long that I like a lot of groups, so it’s hard to recount all of them, haha. What about you? Who else do you listen to? How long have you been into kpop? How was the Tswift concert?! Did you have an amazing time?? How early did you lineup?

hello, m’love!! oh noo, i’m so sorry to hear that ): are you feeling better now? make sure to drink lots of fluids and rest up! and thank you :’) i hope you had a good dinner with your family!! and happy belated birthday to your mom 💕 oh gosh, my instagram is a mess, i just post sporadically and nothing matches. but i think i’ll start trying to make a nicer instagram page though haha. yeah, it’s pretty helpful with the perfume because you can’t bring pepper spray onto planes or anything for travel, so i just pack a small perfume bottle instead!

yeah, i’m excited for the vacation!! i won’t be able to do an internship until next summer then unfortunately. oooh, i heard kong kong is really nice! but i’ll make sure not to go there until i have money lmao. yeah, the only way walking is fine in north america is if i live in one of the big cities, like nyc. oh my god, in december??? it’s going to be even worse since i’m going in the summer D: i think overall it’s going to be very hot in japan because it’s summer when i’ll be there. 

ahhh, even if there’s no magikarp, i’m still excited to eat taiyaki!! omg ok, i’ll make sure to get that ice cream flavor when i’m there :o and that really sucks ): hopefully, you’ll get to come back to japan soon and then you can get the ice cream :D ah yeah, there’s a lot of dollar store items and travel items too and candy. i think most convenience stores are pretty grungy tbh. i visited her last year! but that was before she got a cat sadly ):

and yes!! i want to get a dog and a cat in the future! i suppose there are a few traditional art pieces on display? but i think most people here enjoy modernized art more, like even the buildings and such in the usa are much more modern compared to europe. i guess it’s because the usa hasn’t been a country for as long as european countries, so everything is newer looking. oooh nice!! interactive art is always fun! :D modern art is really beautiful too, but sometimes, i see something like the entire canvas is painted one color with only one stripe down it and i’m like ??? how is this worth 91283472319 dollars???

asdfjkads that’s going to be me. i’m going to spend all my money on the crane machines and win nothing, so let’s hope someone will help me ahah and thank you!! fingers crossed! :’)  and i haven’t had any ramen since ): ramen isn’t the healthiest, so i try not to eat it often. ajsdhfalks but you can’t have any right now? D: did you run out? oooh, and that’s smart! i really hope the jet lag won’t hit so hard because i want to explore everything, but there’s never enough time. and yes!! we’ll definitely get vietnamese hot pot, and then you’ll have to show me all your favorite food places too :D ahhh, i want to see both of them soon! i took my last midterm yesterday, but i still have papers and several projects to do ): and my weekends are packed since i have some things to go to for my friends’ birthdays and i think we might do a road trip for the upcoming memorial weekend since we get monday off.

and omg so lucky!! all four wow :o well, i didn’t preorder it, but i don’t know which album i want either. maybe R or O? because they all look good in denim, but tae had that lip ring.. and unfortunately, they don’t sell kpop merch in stores anywhere near me /: so i’ll have to order it from amazon if i do buy it! honestly all the concepts are pretty though. jimin’s stage presence vs real life is mind blowing with how he can switch so fast. askdlhfjaj i barely keep up with tae, he’s too perfect and he’s such a sweetheart pluS HIS DOGS AND CAT ARE SO CUTE I LOVE THEM SO MUCH

asdf,nasd oh my god i love nct so so so much, like nct dream is my ult boy group favorite, and i’m so sad mark is graduating from the dreamies after this year ): did you see their chain mv? who’s your bias? oh my gosh i’m so excited to hear you like nct alskdjfhalew i really, really, really love taeyeon, like she’s my ult bias, but i also love shinee and blackpink (when will they release a new song)!!! i follow up with those three and nct the most. but i also listen to red velvet, gfriend, twice, kard, day6, wanna one, monsta x, infinite, vixx, astro, and f(x) like when are they coming back ): oh and (g)i-dle!!! i pretty much listen to whatever group that currently makes a comeback, so i know the title songs of most of the kpop groups, but i don’t know each of the members’ names. and i’ve been into kpop since early 2014 :’)

ooooh my god, the taylor swift concert marks the best night of my life, likE I LOVE HER SO MUCH I’VE BEEN A FAN SINCE 2006 AND I CAN’T BELIEVE I FINALLY GOT TO GO TO HER CONCERT!!!! but i got there two hours early for the lineup, and when it started, i sang along for every single song, and when she sang a mashup with long live included, i was over the moon, plus before the concert, i was like oh hey what if she sings the best day because it’s mother’s day tomorrow anD SHE ACTUALLY DID AND I CRIED OMG I GOT SO EMO i was shaking like i tried to get good videos on my phone, but my phone also died and the video will show you how shaky i actually was and wow i just– best experience, i will definitely go to her concerts over and over again and i just loved it so much. so yeah i was pretty excited and super happy overall :’) and how is your week going? 💗