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the-elegant-espeon · 5 years

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I was tagged by @vanilla107

1. What takes up too much of your time?

social media (mostly here/twitter with discord and amino sprinkled in) reading and pokemon as well

2. What makes your day better?

talking to my friends, both on and offline ones!

3. What’s the best thing to happen to you today?

today was pretty lazy but I caught a Detective Hat Pikachu in PoGo! (it appears when you take pictures of your caught Pokémon instead of Smeargle to promote the movie)

4. What fictional place would you like to go to?

any show that I love tbh, so Duckburg/other places in the Duckverse Hogwarts/ harry potter’s world

also the pokemon world OBVIOUSLY

5. Are you good at giving advice?

I try my best!

6. Do you have any mental illness?

I have ADHD

7. Have you ever experienced sleep paralysis?

no that sounds terrifying

8. What musician inspired you the most?

Lindana, Love Handel, and the Hex Girls

9. Have you ever fallen in love?

no! I think I crush on ppl easily, but I need to get to know them better before I “fall in love” that also would entail knowing some of them irl

10. What’s your dream date?

see a movie, go for a walk, and then hang out and talk

11. What do others notice about you?

My smile!

12. What is an annoying habit you have?

I pick at my lips and my fingernails a lot. mostly because I get fidgety and need to do something

13. Do you still talk to your first love?

never really had one so no? technically?

14. How many exes do you have?

zero

15. How many songs are in your playlist?

oof about 249 in my regular playlist, because some of the versions were taken off amazon music and I haven't replaced them yet

on my disney/kids music playlist I have 291 but only because I just dumped the Detective Pikachu soundtrack in there so I didn't forget. once I listen through it ill remove some that I don't like as much/instrumentals

16. What instruments can you play?

I can kinda play piano. took lessons for a few years and can still remember the basics

17. What do you have the most pictures of?

pets and screenshots of stuff

18. Where would you like to go before you die?

Japan and England are the two that come to mind right now

19. What is your zodiac?

Cancer

20. Do you relate to it?

Yep!

21. What is happiness to you?

curled up on the couch reading a good book

22. Are you going through anything right now?

im in a group project with two ppl that are kinda difficult to work with. they just need a lot of direction, and I can't always be that person to direct them.

23. What’s the worst decision you ever made?

leaving this one blank for now

24. What’s your favourite store?

the book loft is such a great place! its a local bookstore that just has rooms and rooms and rooms of books. like you think you've finally gone through all of the rooms and then more just appear. its one of those places that looks tiny on the outside but in reality is huge

25. What’s your opinion on abortion?

Her body her choice.

26. Do you keep a bucket list?

nope

27. Do you have a favourite album?

been listening to Jack Johnson’s Curious George album lately. a few of the songs were already in my playlist but hearing all of them really brought back memories. honorable mentions to Daft Punk’s album Discovery, used in the movie Interstella5555 (such a great movie btw) and Michael Buble’s Caught in the Act (live) album, another one that brings back lots of memories.

28. What do you want for your birthday?

not much, probably some books and Pokemon stuff

29. What is most people’s first impression of you?

anywhere from lots of energy to a little shy

30. What age do you seem according to most people?

people have thought I was like 20 (this was a few years ago and granted I was dressed up)

31. Where do you keep your phone while you’re sleeping?

next to me on my bed so I can hear my alarm

32. What word do you say the most?

Fork! (or around people my age Fuck!)

33. What’s the oldest age you would date?

19/20

34. What’s the youngest age you would date?

because im about to turn 18, the youngest i’d date is 17 1/2

35. What job/career do most people say would suit you?

gonna think about this one too

36. What’s your favourite music genre?

a few pop songs here and there, and a bunch of other random stuff. also musicals

37. If you could live in any country in the world, where would it be?

id love to live somewhere with ancient buildings tbh

38. What is your current favorite song?

All Will be Well by the Gabe Dixon band. its an older song but it’s in one of my favorite episodes of Parks and Rec, End of the World. my favorite song released in the last few years is Simple as This by Jake Bugg

39. How long have you had this blog for?

two years!

40. What are you excited for?

hanging out with some of my best friends next week!

41. Are you a better talker or listener?

I can talk a lot about some things, but I love to listen too

42. What is the last productive thing you did?

I started making a map round to look like the earth, tomorrow im going to make it spin in Premiere

43. What do you want for christmas?

I celebrate Hanukkah, but I’ll probably want something for my Switch

44. What class do you get the best grades in?

right now im only in one class, but I have a good grade in it! I generally enjoy Language Arts/English classes and Arts classes!

45. On a scale of 1-10, how are you feeling right now?

7, im a little tired from doing nothing all day lol

46. What can you see yourself doing in ten years?

have a job that I love and a wife/gf as nerdy as I am!

47. When did you get your first heartbreak?

when my ex-best friend’s family started getting all weird when my parents split up. to make matters worse I occasionally run into her at the theater sometimes. then there was that one time, years later, when we went to the same pool, hing out there for a while, and then she was like, “sorry im have my bday party here and im only allowed to invite 6 ppl and you're not one of them”

(shoutout to her dad for being pretty cool tho)

48. What age do you want to get married?

mid-late 20′s but if it happens later that’s ok. this is just the earliest I'd like to be

49. What career did you want to have as a child?

an astronaut

50. What do you crave right now?

im always craving ChipotIe tbh

tagging @pit0hui @metachiral and @thefangirlmonarchy

(don't feel like you have to do this)

#facts about me #ask game #thanks for tagging me btw #espeon talks

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angeltriestoblog · 6 years

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Welcome to my first blog post as an 18 year-old! And yes, I am well aware that I can legally drink and could be sent to jail, thank you very much. (Not that I have any plans to, though.)

I reached this milestone in my life last July 5th. As I mentioned in an earlier entry, I decided to not go the traditional route and instead, opted for a trip to Korea last April and a week’s worth of festivities with family and friends.

I kicked off the celebration with lunch at a Korean barbecue place with my parents, then had a feast with my extended family (mother’s side) in Italianni’s.

I even got my cousin, Miguel, to go on with me on the ferris wheel nearby where I tried my best to admire the beautiful view of Manila Bay before us while screaming my head off.

For my actual birthday, I treated my closest friends from high school at yet another K-BBQ place for lunch, and then went to my favorite buffet place with my family for dinner. My friends Junelle, Danna and I also finally pushed through with our months-old plan of dropping by the karaoke bar relatively near to us, which served as a great release for pent-up emotions and a showcase of our non-existent vocal abilities.

This year, I also decided to go out on a limb and hold a project of my own. I was originally planning on giving away some of the old books I had piled up in my room to nearby orphanages, but with the time constraints I had, I couldn’t really afford to execute something so grand. So, with the help of my mom, I decided that it would be best to start small. We bought these tumblers from the nearby grocery and filled them to the brim with candies and chocolate bars, then gave them to the kids selling sampaguita at our church. I was really iffy about writing this part, because I know it’s easy to misconstrue my intentions for doing so: some people will probably just dismiss this as some put-on act of charity posted for clout. But, the experience was just so rewarding for me I had to. The children were all so appreciative, beaming at me, expressing their gratitude through belated birthday greetings and musings of how they could use my little gift for school – it kind of made me feel like my heart was on fire, but in the best way possible.

Anyway, now on to the standard realizations I make sure to include in nine out of ten posts.

This birthday in particular was a big deal for me, for obvious reasons. I had always regarded 18 as the age of independence and freedom: I equated it to having the liberty to do whatever I wanted, go anywhere I pleased with anyone at all, make the big decisions and know the answers to all the questions I’ve been asking my elders since I was a kid. I guess I forgot that I’m not the protagonist of the coming-of-age films I grew up indulging in, but a sheltered kid who has had most things done for her and thus has yet to acquire the basic life skills needed to survive The Real World. My parents said that I’m this way because they wanted to give me a life of convenience, and thus did anything that required me going out of my comfort zone, for me. All these years, I never found myself complaining about it or demanding that something be changed but for some reason, this stage of supposed adulthood has pressured me into thinking that there’s something terribly wrong with this because now, I have so much growing up to do.

Obviously, the biggest life change that I’ll have to deal with would be college: having to balance academics, extracurricular activities and different people in an entirely foreign environment sounded so terrifying for me. People would always tell me that grades have and could never be an issue for me: I was born the Smart Kid™ with a lot of potential, remember? I was generally a star student in all the schools I had attended, and everyone knew about it: I didn’t have to exert any effort to prove myself to those around me, because my grades did the talking. But, suddenly I’m about to enter this prestigious university with a rigorous screening process that takes in the Smart Kids™ from institutions all around the country. How am I expected to stand out in a place like that and get the Latin honors I can’t help but aim for?

Extracurriculars also have a huge bearing and apparently are an essential part of the whole college experience, which is weird to me since I’ve never really committed to a specific club all throughout my grade school and high school life. It seemed like more of a requirement to me than anything else, so deciding which one to join was like playing pin the tail on the donkey with my friends.

And, while I’m on that note: what about making new friends? I do appear to be outgoing and loud—especially if you’ve heard my piercing shrieks in my old Grade 12 classroom—but I’m only like that around those I’m truly comfortable with, and even that number has dwindled over the years. It’s hard to find people with the same interests as I do, and I’m growing more and more unsure of the fact that there are Ateneans who like K-Pop boy groups and laugh at the jeje memes I have in my camera roll. (I will cry if I don’t find anyone who can watch Japer Sniper videos with me.) I haven’t had to introduce myself to a new person in two years both IRL and online and I let them lead the conversation for a long while before I can think of warming up to them.

I also have to learn how to drive, which can come off as a surprise to anyone who’s known me for a while. I’ve always been the type to let go of the steering wheel and cover my eyes when the situation got out of control at the bumper cars. But, once I found out that ADMU isn’t actually the most commuter-friendly of schools, I didn’t really have a choice. On my first day of lessons, I was scared to my very core: my mind couldn’t stop bombarding me with stories of vehicular accidents and picture slideshows of cats that got run over. Although I did pass all four days and am now eligible to have my own license, I still have much work to do before I can take our Civic for a spin along Katipunan: please pray I learn how to parallel park without crashing into anything. I guess it would also be a bonus if I learned how to commute to and from places. I love going out, and I wish I always knew how to get to where I wanted to go and what mode of transportation to take instead of always relying on trikes and taxis all the time.

Since I’m of legal age, I’m also qualified to register to vote. I’ve started immersing myself in current events and politics a few years back, and I witnessed several people my age get shot down by adults when they did so much as express their opinions. “Masyado kang bata,” they’d argue. “Di nga kayo botante eh, wag na kayong makialam!” (But, the indifference of the youth would still be met with biting remarks like, “Wala na ba kayong ibang gagawin kundi mag-Internet? Magkaroon naman kayo ng pakialam sa nangyayari sa paligid!”) So now, I feel a certain kind of satisfaction in finally getting a say in who runs my country. But, at the same time, there’s also an intense kind of pressure since I am expected to discern which candidate serves the people’s best interests and hopefully lead us out of the downward spiral we’re currently making our way through.

It was only very recently—towards the start of the final month of my vacation—that I realized how stagnant I still was a person. Must be surprising for some of you. I feel like I somewhat project this image of being constantly put together. Very rarely do I let myself be vulnerable around other people. This is probably why every time I turn to someone to talk about my problems, I’m always met with reassurance: I, of all people, would have it under control, they say. I have absolutely nothing to worry about.

But, that’s the thing: when we’re on social media, we have this tendency to present only our best selves, turning our accounts into heavily filtered highlight reels. This is not only pretentious but toxic behavior, because of its failure to put things into perspective and show that everyone has their own fair share of both good and bad days. My Instagram feed may be its busy and color-coordinated self at the moment, but it doesn’t show the many nights I’ve spent crying because of how overwhelmed I was by this sudden surge in responsibilities and my inability to handle all of them. I mean, things can seem way beyond your control when your brain refuses to shut up and calm down.

I guess my failure to prepare for everything could be traced back to the beginning of this summer. In hindsight, the goals I had set for my four-month break were all very short-term and not exactly centered on self-improvement. I looked through the bullet journal I was keeping at the time, and found items like “clean my room”, “delete Facebook friends and Twitter followers I don’t interact with” and “buy a new study table” – one word for April 2018 Angel: why? I easily could have used the time to learn a new language or pledge to write 10 posts, maybe even pick up an instrument so I could have started a career as a Soundcloud artist and gotten myself a record deal instead of going to college (Mom, Dad, I’m kidding.) But for some reason, I didn’t even think of setting my standards that high. I spent a lot of time lying on my back, scrolling through the same old timelines several times a day as if the constant refreshing would bring anything of substance in my life.

It's much easier to let the regret paralyze me, to beat myself up for all the mistakes I’ve made and wonder why I didn’t do better. But, we all know that won’t help me get anywhere. As of now, I’m trying my best to be more vocal about my problems with other people so they don’t build up inside of me until I spontaneously combust. I admit I’m also quite the emotional person, so I really want to work on having a rational approach to whatever I’m going through.

I found this thread of healthy coping mechanisms and emergency plans to use during times of distress floating around. In case you guys are too lazy to click on the link, it basically says that you should first identify the trigger thought or whatever is sparking the negative emotions, identify the unhelpful thinking style that you are subscribing to and counter them through coping thoughts and actions to bring your mood back to the center. Twitter user thecolor_teal also says that one important thing to note is that you should never believe in your thoughts without critiquing them.

I’ve been doubling down on the worrying and channeling all that energy on pursuing other interests and planning my life out. I’m on my fifth book in the span of two weeks (I have a post coming up on this, so watch out!) and I just hit the 2k word mark on this post, so I can pretty much say I’m on a roll. I also came up with three main goals that I want to prioritize as I venture into this new chapter of my life. I read somewhere that publicizing whatever you want to work on, jinxes them in a way but since there’s no scientific evidence to back it up, I’m taking the risk. It could serve as a constant reminder of what I have to do, or pressure me into following through because I’ve put it up here to everyone to see: either way, I win, I guess.

1. Be more involved – maintain a firm stance of my own in issues concerning the country, give back to my community, continue to take genuine interest in the lives of those around me and do whatever I can to help them

2. Be more sociable – judge people less; get to know and interact with people from as many different social circles as possible; learn how to make the first move, engage in small talk (!!!) and not end the conversation with an awkward laugh

3. Be more street smart – be confident when on my own in public places, distinguish when I’m being fooled by people, learn how to get out of sticky situations without having to ask for help

I don’t exactly have everything down pat yet but at this point, it’s become somewhat comforting for me to think that I’m not expected to, and that no one my age knows exactly what they’re doing. We’re all clueless kids with no idea what the future holds and if we’re truly capable of handling it – we’re all hanging on to our empty attempts at reassuring ourselves. Anyone who denies this is probably just trying to make themselves feel better and I’d like you lot to know that we see through you! Despite the sheer hopelessness of our situations, I hope you all make amends with your right to not know whatever the heck you’re doing with your life right now and learn to trust the process. You’ve probably been through worse in the past, but here you are: beaten and bruised and still dusting yourself off from the last time life let you down but still alive and valid and fighting and that’s all that matters. We got this, fellow adult-er. And that is not to be mistaken for adulterer, by the way. That’s not something we should strive to be.

#personal #very very VERY personal #adulting #angeltriestoblog #eighteenth birthday #it's 1am i have no idea what these tags are sorr

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dreaminsomnia · 7 years

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RULES: you must answer these 92 statements and tag 20 people

I was tagged by @violetnpurple

THE LAST:

1. Drink: Milk?

2. Phone call: Uhh i can’t remember the last call i made w my phone but i called my friend on discord some day this week

3. Text Message: mattie, they sent me an actual text message with their “new” phone :D

4. Song you listened to: bts mic drop

5. Time you cried: Uhh on tuesday?

6. Dated someone twice: No

7. Kissed someone and regretted it: No?

8. Been cheated on: No

9. Lost someone special: In a way, idk if this is asked like if someone close to you died or like if you have cut ties w someone important but uh in both ways yeah

10. Been depressed: Yeah, still ongoing

11. Gotten drunk and thrown up: Atleast not yet

LIST 3 FAVORITE COLORS:

12. Lavender

13. Purple in overall

14. blue

IN THE LAST YEAR HAVE YOU:

15. Made new friends: Definately! :3

16. Fallen out of love: Nope

17. Laughed until you cried: im p sure i have at some point in my short life have done that even tho i cant rmr the specific time

18. Found out someone was talking about you: uh no, im quite bland person so nobody has no reason to do that irl

19. Met someone who changed you: yeah, every bond changes a person, every new contact can change the way you see the world

20. Found out who your friends are: Yeah? I guess yeah?

21. Kissed someone on your facebook list: Uhhh yeah

GENERAL:

22. How many of your facebook friends do you know in real life: idk, i havent used fb in ages so i have no idea who is my friend there anymore

23. Do you have any pets: I dont. But my family has. A russia bobtail, a very cute boy cat

24. Do you want to change your name: Yeah

25. What did you do for your last birthday: nothing? i didnt rly celebrate it myself so uh the basics? maybe some of my relatives came to visit? idk

26. What time did you wake up: 6:40

27. What were you doing at midnight last night: worm, i was chatting w friends

28. Name something you can not wait for: I cant wait to wait to talk to my friends? I cant wait to maybe see my friend this weekend? Something like that, i love all my friends so yeah, thats probably it atm

29. When was the last time you saw your mom: yesterday

30. What is one thing you wish you could change in your life: only one? hh i have so many things i would want to change but uhh maybe my lack of motivation? or something along those lines

31. What are you listening to right now: day6 i loved you

32. Have you ever talked to a person named tom: Nope

33. Something that is getting on your nerves: a lot of things, but the one i rmr rn is that ppl prefer to say he/she irl when they could just say they, so useless gendering? everything doesent have to be either feminine or masculine, some things can just be. beside gender is just a social construct, so fools, objects dont have genders

34. Most visited website: tumblr and twitter atm

35. Mole/s: uhh i have few on my shoulder/arms

36. Mark/s: dunno

37. Childhood dream: hmm one of the first ones must be a rally driver, i was rly fascinated w race cars back then

38. Hair color: brown

39. Long or short hair: long

40. Do you have a crush on someone: yeah

41. What do you like about yourself: uhh nothing? uhh i like my ability to help ppl? i can comfort? something like that

42. Piercings: 2 ear piercings

43. Blood type: idk

44. Nickname: huh? number one hoe? guest? dunno, i havent thought about that

45. Relationship status: Single

46. Zodiac: Gemini >:3c

47. Pronouns:they/the,

48. Favorite tv show: idk, cant rmr anything

49. Tattoos: no but i think they are rly cool and it would be awesome to get one

50. Right or left handed: Right

51. Surgery: No

52. Piercing: nothing else expect the ones i said previously

53. Sport: nope

54. Vacation: all around the world?

55. Pair of trainers: cryptic, im not sure whats the question is

MORE GENERAL:

56. Eating: a subway

57. Drinking: uhh i dont rmr, maybe coca cola?

58. I’m about to go: nope, im not about to do anythind, im just tryinf to waste time before next lesson

59. Waiting for: hixtape. please. i want it already, like i love you hoseok and take your time but uhh i need it to come out at some time

60. Want: mental stability dbifysdgib no uh i want a lot of stuff at times? but rn i cant come up w anything

61. Get married: wow wow calm down, at first it would just be nice to date someone and do cute stuff like go to museum dates and go to picnics and all that fluff

62. Career: student

WHICH IS BETTER:

63. Hugs or kisses: hugs? they are soft and warm

64. Lips or eyes: eyes, they are the mirror to persons soul and all that jazz

65. Shorter or taller: no preference, like tall

66. Older or younger: uhh i dont rly care? i mean its okay as long as the age difference is not too much

67. Nice arms or nice stomach: no preference

68. Hookup or relationship: relationship

69. Troublemaker or hesitant: hesitant? but sometimes troublemaker is better bc u have to make mistakes to grow

HAVE YOU EVER:

70. Kissed a stranger: nope

71. Drank hard liquor: i guess

72. Lost glasses/contact lenses: yeah but not like that i lost them and never have found them again but like one time i lost my glasses at home and couldnt find them the whole day

73. Turned someone down: in order to do that first someone would have to be interested in me so no

74: Sex on the first date: no

75. Broken someone’s heart: i dont think so

76. Had your heart broken: yeah! but it was mostly my own fault

77. Been arrested: nope

78: Cried when someone died: yeah

79. Fallen for a friend: yeah, i think your crush should also be your dear friend? or that may just be my romantic opinion

DO YOU BELIEVE IN:

80. Yourself: nope, its rare if i believe in myself

81: Miracles: at times?

82. Love at first sight: in some cases?

83. Santa Claus: not rly

84. Kiss on the first date: if it fits the mood

85. Angels: yes

OTHER:

90. Current best friend’s name: uh i feel odd saying real names in tumblr so i wont say it but you pest, you know im talking about you

91: Eye color: brown

92: Favorite movie: ghibli movies?

Tagging:

@hobi-as-my-wings @taehyungmutual @pinkchimins @dnafullver @soufez @yoonn-gi @mysticxalchemist @kuhlista @bowlcutprotag @brendachanblr @aittla @crookedmoonsaultpunk @rockmomsassemble uhh there is prob not 20 tagged in but if someone wants to do it feel free to say i tagged ya!

#oh and i just tried to tag enough ppl so dont feel forced to do this!#tagged in #ask meme

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jeonjiah · 7 years

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A Little Sentiment

Before you continue: this is just me being a soft bitch and loving all my mutuals very much, its STUPID but it had to be done because i feel I’ve worn out the phrase ‘I love you’ terribly.

So hello, I am officially 18 today (an adult now, a whole grandmother I know, my youth is behind me) and I just wanted to share this little post because I feel like going to each person mentioned here individually won’t convey all that I need to.

In short I’m one hell of a birthday enthusiast; mine, yours, for anyone’s birthday you’ll catch me baking a cake for them the day before and still adding decorations at 11 in the night (or in the case of online friendships, editing a very long, very reminiscent, string of paragraphs written in a rush of adrenaline with the end result involving horrifying grammar and spelling you can only understand after the third look over and your best guess.) It’s your day and you should be celebrated, appreciated and showered in love, plus the tradition in itself is fun! But the week leading up to my 18th was less than joyful, to say the least. From a ridiculous fight with a friend, to just a general war of hormones (get it) and emotions, to doubting a lot of my irl friendships, I was basically just a cocoon of blankets and misery all week. So to say I was not expecting anything good to come out of my birthday this year was an understatement.

Except, I’ve met a lot of people on here, made a lot of friends- old and new, close and mutual- that I’ve come to really adore and appreciate, and they managed to turn my entire day around simply by the enthusiasm in which they all wished me a happy birthday- some even going to the extent of making me small somethings that I will cherish like my own child till death do us part. So, really, this is just a big, sappy thank you to all of them because I’ve been glued to my phone with a grin splitting my face all day and I’m just very happy and feeling very loved so I want yall to know that you are just as loved, and immensely so, by me.

THIS WAS UNNECESSARY BUT IM AN EMO CRAB THAT LOVES TO LOVE YALL, THANK U SM, EVEN FOR JUST SAYING HAPPY BIRTHDAY, IT TRULY MADE MY DAY.

Monologue: end

last but not least, the reasons behind this emotional throw up: @makao6x10 @yoonngi @mylovejhs @sinnamochi @taepott @itskimtaehyung @springtoday @btsmutimagines @boyscoutstyle @my-hope-j-hope @yoonelle @jung-shookie @alway5 @haecherry @agustdia @hoe4jimin @cinnamonsugas @velvethoseok @busanbfs @bbangsthetic @kseokjiin @hobikookie @mark-myass @chiquitae @jungkookpd @hadifer @taenity @sonshinejimin @chenbox @mochikissme @lovesicksuccubi @mochimim @rosymyg @ssconce @gukchims @jeonphoria AND SO MANY MORE

I couldn't tag a bunch of people because tumblr sucks nasty ass, but i have not forgotten them and their birthday wishes even if tumblr apparently has

#BULLSHIT #SAPPY CRAP #COMPLETELY USELESS #EXTRA #EXT #M;#THERE WERE ALOT OF POL IT WOULDNT LET ME TAG IM SORRY

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skiasurveys · 7 years

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Have you stayed up past 3 in the morning this week? Yeah i usually do. What was on the last sandwich you had? Chicken salad

What does the soap you use smell like? Honey Do you prefer to wrap gifts or use gift bags? wrap gifts but i really dont care. The last person you spoke to, do you know their eye color? My mom and her eyes are blue. Does anyone you know have their hair bleached? yeah. When you’re on the phone, do you doodle? Not really. I do bunch of other stuff though. Is there anyone you know by the name of Frank? No. Have you ever written with a pen that had pink ink? Yep. Do you remember the last thing you took a picture of? My drink I had at dinner. From where you’re sitting, can you turn the lights off? Nooo. When was the last time you accidentally slept in? The other day Im sure.

Tell me the last thing you searched on the internet? Technically i searched up tumblr The last argument you had, who started it? I don’t know. Do you wear a ring on your left hand middle finger? Nope. Can you remember the title of the song you last sang aloud? Nope,. If a stranger smiles at you, do you smile back? Usually. Tell me the current time? 10:54 PM Are you currently listening to music through earphones? no What color shirt are you wearing? Is it your favorite color? Black with a cat picture on it. Nope. Have you ever owned a tire swing? Nope. I wish though. Does anyone you know own a bird that can talk? No. What make-up are you wearing currently, if any? MAC.

Name one thing you are glad you accomplished today? Getting up. Name one thing you wished you accomplished today but didn’t? I dont know. Have you ever been afraid to call someone, even if you knew them well? Yeah my boyfriend once when we started dating hahaha Do you ever not speak to someone because you’re afraid you’ll annoy them? sometimes. Is there any drama going on in your circle of friends? not really. I havent had friend drama since i was 10 Have you ever known a guy who caused a lot of drama? yes. Is there anyone you know who wears their hair in pigtails regularly? I know a girl but idk if she still does. Personally, do you think you have a nice smile? Its not bad. Do you have a nervous twitch? Nope. Does the idea of snowpeaked mountains and a large lake sound appealing? yeah. Pick any number that has personal significance to you? 7 idk What’s your opinion on people who go hunting for sport? I think its pointless. I think you should only ever hunt if youre starving and you cant get food. Have you ever been on a rollercoaster that actually scared you? Rollercoasters always scare me lol Do you know anyone who can fluently speak more than two languages? Yes. My old co worker Olena can speak like 3 languages i believe The last person who texted you, have you ever fought with them? Yeah. Its a long ass story but I’ll shorten it up. After graduation year we fell out of friendship had a huge problem going on. Basically didn’t talk for a year and now were talking again and its going good. There was a lot of stuff happening in both of our lives at the time. Im glad were friends again.

How many windows are open on your computer right now? 2. Have you ever gone in a sauna? not rly. Out of these colors, which appeals most to you: orange, blue, or green? Green. Have you celebrated your birthday yet this year? nope. Is there anything you’re saving up for? school i guess, an apartment...\

Has anyone ever been prejudiced towards you? kinda. Are you taller than most of your friends? NO. Im pretty short. Know anyone with a really annoying laugh? Yes. What is the longest time you have gone without sleep? about 2 full days If given the opportunity, would you act in a commercial? depends... You see an ant on the ground, do you squish it? sometimes. i try not too. What is your favorite social networking site? Tumblr and Facebook I guess. I like Facebook for connecting with people i know IRL. Who was the last person to call you? Kyra.

Does anyone in your family tell funny stories? yeah. Is there a war memorial where you live? no Has anyone in your family fought in any of the wars? Yeah my Great Grandpa Has a stray dog ever tried to bite you? Nope. When riding a bus, do you prefer to sit up front, down back or the middle? middle usually. Unless i cant find a spot then i choose where ever. But i dont ride the bus often. Have you ever been on a cross-country train ride? Nope. Are you normally a person to tell people off? No, I hate confrontation. Name an object that most would consider odd that’s special to you? I dont know. I cant think of anything. Im sure there is something lol What animal have you always wanted as a pet but couldn’t have? German shep. Do you currently have any bugbites? yeah Is there currently any caffeine in your system? yes i think Is there any TV show that ended that you wish hadn’t? uhhhh Know what you’re planning to do after this? either listen to music, game or sleep.

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Art F City: This Week’s Must-See Art Events: Winter is Coming

The Whitney Biennial Installation view. Photo: Paddy Johnson

The week is of course dominated by two news items: The Whitney Biennial and The Wintery Downfall.

After the blizzard, Wednesday is a great opportunity to get yourself in the snowy mood, art-wise. Enjoy doses of culture from freezing, windswept regions, including Marsden Hartley’s Maine at The Met Breuer (if you’re missing the Whitney’s old digs) and Berlin-based Danish/Norwegian duo Elmgreen & Dragset in conversation with Dan Cameron at The Flag Art Foundation. Later, catch the Icelandic thriller Hevn at Scandinavia House’s New Nordic Cinema screening series.

Other highlights include Fort Gansevoort’s female-perspective sports show March Madness Thursday night and TRANSFER’s four year birthday party, which will feature affordable editions from some of our favorite digital artists.

Oh yeah, and make time to check out the Biennial. I’m told it’s good, but “traumatic”. An appropriately bleak show to match our physical and political climate?

Mon

SVA Theater

333 West 23rd Street New York, NY 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.Website

Laura Larson and Mark Alice Durant Reading and Book Signing

Art writers Laura Larson and Mark Alice Durant will be reading from their respective books Hidden Mother and 27 Contexts: An Anecdotal History in Photography. Both deal with photography as a form of personal and cultural memory.

I know Mark Durant (who runs the fantastic art blog Saint Lucy) personally, and listening to him talk about art is such a pleasure. This is definitely the one thing worth braving the weather to attend.

Wed

The Met Breuer

945 Madison Ave New York, NY 10:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Website

Marsden Hartley's Maine

This exhibition traces the influence of Marsden Hartley’s native state of Maine on the artist’s practice. This should be good—Hartley is one of America’s most beloved painters—but also unique. No exhibition has ever focused on his hometown roots. Maine both offered the artist a space to experiment and a source of inspiration—from finding his voice as a landscape painter to being the source of personally-informed portraiture.

FLAG Art Foundation

545 West 25th Street New York, NY 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Website

Elmgreen & Dragset in Conversation with Dan Cameron

Elmgreen & Dragset remain two of my personal favorite contemporary artists because they always inspire good conversation. By that I mean their art world antics are both polarising and thought-provoking. Many a time, I’ve wished to be a fly on the wall of their studio.

Thankfully, the Berlin-based Scandinavian duo is headed to New York to talk shop with Istandbul Biennial curator Dan Cameron. They’ll discuss their work there, as well as a recent exhibition at the FLAG Art Foundation.

Definitely a can’t-miss.

Note: this event had previously been scheduled for Tuesday, but has been rescheduled thanks to the impending Winter snowstorm.

Scandinavia House: The Nordic Center in America

58 Park Avenue New York, NY 7:00 p.m.Website

New Nordic Cinema: Revenge /Hevn

Icelandic director Kjersti Steinsbø’s psychological revenge thriller Hevn sounds so good. The protagonist sets out to ruin the life of a man who wronged her sister. Along the way, she sews chaos in a small town.

How does Scandinavia, a region with basically no crime, always produce the best thrillers? Even the trailer gives me chills.

Thu

Berry Campbell Gallery

530 W 24th Street New York, NY 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.Website

Perle Fine: Prescience Series (1950s)

Perle Fine’s five-decade-long career was characterized by an impressive commitment to abstraction, which evolved following the arc of art history. Here, curators Martha Campbell and Christine Berry are focusing on Fine’s 1950s “Prescience Series” from the height of Ab-Ex. This is the era of some of her strongest paintings, in which Fine’s understanding of color is the most salient detail—where paint feels at its most liberated from her usual geometric or line-based compositional frameworks. Midcentury art history nerds take note.

Fort Gansevoort

5 Ninth Avenue New York, NY 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.Website

March Madness

Curators Hank Willis Thomas and Adam Shopkorn have cooked up one of the most singular exhibition concepts of the month: competition and athleticism from the perspective of all-star female artists.

What exactly will a show look like that features Nazi filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl alongside Miranda July? Madness indeed!

Artists: Gina Adams, Emma Amos, Kathryn Andrews, Kristin Baker, Sadie Barnette, Holly Bass, Zoe Buckman, Jordan Casteel, Elizbeth Catlett, Pamela Council, Renee Cox, Rineke Dijkstra, Rosalyn Drexler, Sylvie Fleury, Rin Johnson, Miranda July, Catherine Opie, Howardena Pindell, Cheryl Pope, Leni Riefenstahl, Faith Ringgold, Deborah Roberts, Martha Rosler, Alison Saar, Betye Saar, Collier Schorr, Laurel Shear, Cindy Sherman, Jean Shin, and Ashley Teamer.

Fri

Whitney Museum of American Art

99 Gansevoort Street New York, NY 10:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Website

2017 Whitney Biennial

The 78th Whitney Biennial is here. It’s the most important survey of American artists (see: people who live in New York or L.A., or Americans who live in a handful of European cities) and is pretty much mandatory viewing for the art world. This is the Biennial’s first edition in the Whitney’s new downtown digs, so I can’t wait to see what they’ve done with the place.

Paddy already checked out the press preview, an experience she says “can only be described as traumatic.” For example, the first piece she encountered was a VR experience of beating a man to death, courtesy of Jordan Wolfson. Given the current state of the country, it seems like an appropriate mirror of the times.

Artists: Zarouhie Abdalian, Basma Alsharif, Jo Baer, Eric Baudelaire, Robert Beavers, Larry Bell, Matt Browning, Susan Cianciolo, Mary Helena Clark, John Divola, Celeste Dupuy-Spencer, Rafa Esparza, Kevin Jerome Everson, GCC, Oto Gillen, Samara Golden, Casey Gollan, Victoria Sobel, Irena Haiduk, Lyle Ashton Harris, Tommy Hartung, Porpentine Charity Heartscape, Sky Hopinka, Shara Hughes, Aaron Flint Jamison, KAYA, Jon Kessler, James N. Kienitz Wilkins, Ajay Kurian, Deana Lawson, An-My Lê, Leigh Ledare, Dani Leventhal, Tala Madani, Park McArthur, Harold Mendez, Carrie Moyer, Ulrike Müller, Julien Nguyen, Tuan Andrew Nguyen, Raúl de Nieves, Aliza Nisenbaum, Occupy Museums, Pope.L, Postcommodity, Puppies Puppies, Asad Raza, Jessi Reaves, John Riepenhoff, Chemi Rosado-Seijo, Cameron Rowland, Beatriz Santiago Muñoz, Dana Schutz, Cauleen Smith, Frances Stark, Maya Stovall, Henry Taylor, Torey Thornton, Leslie Thornton, James Richards, Kaari Upson, Kamasi Washington, Leilah Weinraub, Jordan Wolfson, Anicka Yi

Sat

TRANSFER

1030 Metropolitan Ave Brooklyn, NY 4:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. Website

TRANSFER turns 4 // ARTIST TALK + GIFT SHOP

TRANSFER Gallery is one of our favorite spots in the city to see digital art IRL. It’s a niche that’s not known for its ease of salability, which makes the fact that TRANSFER has survived these four years (longer than many galleries who offer more market-friendly wares) even more impressive.

They’re celebrating with an accessible shop chock full of artist-made wares. This includes works ranging from $5-$1000, and multiples from some of our favorite artists such as Lorna Mills and Anthony Antonellis.

At 6 p.m., artists Alma Alloro and Claudia Hart will discuss their project to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Bauhaus by applying the school’s philosophy to digital art making. Sounds promising!

106 Green

104 Green Street Brooklyn, NY 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Website

Lydia McCarthy: Ego Death

At least once a week, we come across an art opening that sounds so weird we have to recommend it out of pure curiosity. Here’s one such project. Lydia McCarthy’s new body of work references “Game Reality”, The Tibetan Book of the Dead, psychedelia and other New-Age-y topics. We’re not sure what the work will actually look like (they’re described as color film photographs that function as “talismans”) but the image above is certainly intriguing.

Here’s a kōan to ponder based on the exhibition statement: what’s the definition of “self care” if you’ve transcended “beyond self”?

THE JAVA PROJECT

252 Java Street Brooklyn, NY 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Website

Gina Dawson: Bad Tattoos

I don’t think I have ever personally related to an exhibition statement quite as much as this one:

“Bad tattoos should not be a mark of shame but a badge that a person was impulsive, had questionable judgment or, in place of a better word, was young. Sadly, the contemporary art world is overpopulated with work made by artists who were never young enough to have had a bad tattoo, resulting in a glut of safe, bland art that neither offends nor thrills.”

Gina Dawson’s sculptures mash-up nearly-readymade, easily identifiable materials into often absurd compositions. They’re a bit like inside jokes made manifest. As opposed to the cool irony associated with this genre (The Jogging, et al) Dawson’s work can feel endearingly awkward—much like a bad tattoo—an impulsive idea carried through to fruition.

Curated by Carl Gunhouse

Sun

Brooklyn Brush

203 Harrison Pl. Brooklyn, NY 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Website

Art Packing and Preparation for Artists Workshop

Are you an artist? Have you ever dropped off work for a show wrapped in newspaper in a plastic shopping bag? If you’ve answered yes to the above, this is the class for you.

Artist/art handler James Isherwood and dealer Jonathan Belli are offering tips about preparing/packing artwork for shipping. Please go to this. Every curator you work with will thank you.

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