#it was like a chill vibe space type beat

[sirpiglin]

HEYYYYY GUESS WHOS BACK LMAO

so I just learned several things:

1. Links work on desktop (including password reset links LMAOOOO)

2. Desktop is formatted significantly better than mobile

3. You can make side blogs. Like they’re not just alt accounts that you make, they’re a real thing, apparently????

[lelengerine]

pairing. jeno x reader

synopsis. based on this req <3

genre. friends to lovers au, very much situationship vibes at first, a LOT of overthinking being done >:D, honestly they're a little dumb for not realizing eo's feelings... lmk if anything was missed!

wc. 1.0k words

notes. ahhh i absolutely loved writing this TAT i really feel like jeno would be the type of person you'd be in this kind of situation with,, u are so right for this anon!! likes and feedback are highly appreciated!

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it was one of those things you never gave much thought to in the beginning—a brush of fingers as you passed jeno a drink, the occasional accidental graze of hands when you walked side by side. but lately, it was happening more often, and the frequency was something you noticed more often than not. your pinkies would always linger in each other’s proximity just a beat too long, like they were waiting for permission to stay, yet despite this, neither of you ever said anything to address it. what was there to say? you told yourself not to overthink it. jeno was your best friend, and best friends were allowed to be close. right?

but now, the subtle touches had turned into something else. you’d been holding hands, and not just in fleeting, momentary grasps, but in quiet moments where neither of you dared to pull away. it started with using little things as an excuse—safety while crossing the street, blaming the chill of the weather, sitting close enough that his hand would somehow find yours, and it felt like the most natural thing in the world. 

that also meant it had become impossible to ignore. 

today, you sat across from jeno at the café you both loved, the one with the worn, wooden tables and the smell of fresh pastries that made the place feel like home. the late afternoon sun filtered through the large windows, casting a soft golden glow over everything. it should’ve been relaxing, like usual, but today there was an undercurrent of something different in the air. the conversation flowed like usual—random topics, the comfortable back and forth you both were so good at, but you kept getting distracted.

your hand rested next to jeno’s on the table, the space between them feeling charged with unspoken words. you hadn’t noticed it at first, but now every shift, every little movement, felt like a dance—as if you were both painfully aware of how close you were but too afraid to do anything about it. 

your gaze eventually flickered to the sight of your hand, coming to realize that your hands were unknowingly inching closer to each other again. jeno had large hands, littered with callouses from countless hours of playing video games at midnight. yours were much smaller and had that delicate look to it, but somehow the contrast seemed just right when they were together.

you shook yourself out of your thoughts, forcing your attention back to what jeno was saying; something about the latest hobby he picked up from his friend, photography, and how he was trying to capture the little details that people often overlooked for the past week. you tried to focus—you really did—but the weight of your own thoughts kept pulling you back.

“hey,” the sound of his voice cut through your reverie, and you blinked, startled to find him watching you. his eyes, which were usually playful, held something deeper, like he was trying to figure something out. “you okay?”

“yeah,” you replied too quickly for your liking, feeling your pulse quicken. “just... spaced out for a second.”

but jeno didn’t seem convinced. his gaze lingered on you a moment longer, then drifted down to where your hands still rested—close, but not quite touching. his lips quirked up into a small, almost nervous smile. “can i ask you something?”

“sure.” if his goal was to rub off his nervousness onto you, then he surely succeeded because you were beginning to sweat buckets on the inside, a painful anticipation bubbling within you.

he rubbed the back of his neck in that way he always did when he was about to say something serious. you’d seen that look before—before exams, before difficult conversations about the future, but this felt different. “what are we?”

“what do you mean?” you asked, your voice betraying the calm you were trying to project. you knew exactly what he meant, but hearing it out loud was something else entirely. it was the question you had been avoiding, the one you thought maybe, just maybe, would never need to be asked.

jeno's eyes searched yours, as if he were looking for the answer that neither of you had dared to say. he hesitated, his hand finally shifting closer, fingers brushing against yours so lightly it sent a shiver down your spine. “i don’t know,” he admitted softly, “but we’ve been—” he stopped, glancing down at your hands again. “we’ve been coming to cafes together, sharing bites of our meals, even holding hands in public and... it doesn’t feel like something best friends normally do anymore.”

“i noticed,” you admitted quietly, your breath catching as your thumb brushed over his without thinking.

he nodded, his gaze never leaving yours. “so… what are we doing? are we just—” he paused, searching for the right words, “—pretending this doesn’t mean anything?”

you couldn’t help but laugh softly, though it was tinged with nervousness. “i don’t know,” you whispered. “i don’t know what we are.”

your mind was racing, trying to piece together all the feelings you’d been pushing down. you’d convinced yourself that it was nothing, that you were just overthinking things. but now, looking at him, feeling the way his fingers curled around yours like he was afraid to let go, you couldn’t lie to yourself anymore.

you closed your eyes for a brief second, willing the courage to surface. “but i do know that i like you,” you confessed, your voice barely above a whisper. “probably more than i should if you only see me as a friend.”

the weight of your words hung between you, and for a terrifying moment, you thought you’d made a mistake—that maybe you’d just ruined everything. but when you looked up, jeno wasn’t pulling away. if anything, he was leaning closer, his expression softening in a way you hadn’t expected.

“more than a friend?” he asked, his voice tinged with something between disbelief and hope.

you nodded slowly, your heart in your throat. “yeah. more than a friend.”

jeno was quiet for a long moment, his eyes never leaving yours, and when he finally spoke, his voice was gentle. “good,” he whispered, a small smile tugging at the corner of his lips. “because i feel the same.”

[kuroppiii]

  apple bottom jeans ᵕ̈       timeskip!hq men ( atsumu , shōyō ,       oikawa , ushijima ) that i think can       actually dance at the club ˎˊ˗

⋮⋮ ˒ ₍ᐢ..ᐢ₎ 𖥻 ⿻ : and i DON ' T mean just ⋮⋮  two-stepping to the music blasting, ⋮⋮  jesus christ no!!!

📋 content     ♡ # 𝘧𝘭𝘶𝘧𝘧 🐮 ( ? )     ♡ # 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘯𝘴 🥛     ♡ # 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵 - 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘱     ♡ # ~500 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘴     ♡ # 𝙘𝙬 𝙨𝙪𝙜𝙜𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 ! ( 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘣 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨     𝘢𝘴𝘴 𝘭𝘮𝘢𝘰 ) + 𝘢𝘭𝘤𝘰𝘩𝘰𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘮𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯

🎶 on shuffle " dare " - gorillaz

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💬 kuroppiii ─ “ thought of this while listening to gorillaz 💪 someone take me out partying pleaseee i need to dance and sweat and get buzzed again !! ”

︴miya atsumu ․﹒∗*○․﹒✧∘°  

big frat guy energy but unfortunately he gets away with it because they way he looks at you, drink in hand, as he's bumpin to the beat is HOTTTT

like guys... c'mon now

with the top buttons of his shirt undone and like a chain on yes pls

the type to look straight into your eyes as you two sing along to songs line for line, BAR! for BAR!!!

lots of action with the arms and elbows from him (yeah frat energy i fear)

hand on your ass as you two vibe to the music, definitely, no question

he'd be hyping you up too with like one of those stupid cartoonish-ass whistles AHHHH THE DEMONS ARE MAKING ME TYPE THIS

also he can get into it without even drinking like just let this man dance!!! (but ofc he has a few shots it's a fucking party lmao)

beige flag: he will jump up and down to some carti or kanye or some shit and he will look a bit corny if you really squint

︴hinata shōyō ․﹒∗*○․﹒✧∘°  

A LITTLE MUCH AT TIMES like babes this is not magic mike chill with the body rolling bud

but also the redheads got some good moves, good for him!

it's all in the shoulders 🫡

like think that timothee chalemet edit that went viral during quarantine (💀💀💀)

likes to spin you around and really dance with you y'know

holding ur hands the whole time aw

just wants to make sure yall are having a good time

watch out for when those latin songs come on tho because this boy will go HAMMM

shoyo my brazillian king x bad bunny? YUPPPP

p.s. he would def end up crowd surfing somehow

︴oikawa tōru ․﹒∗*○․﹒✧∘°  

one that sways along with you from behind so that randos can't sneak up on you (romance is so back!!)

hands always on your waist, holding you close

talks to you by bending down and mumbling into your ear barkbarkwoofbarkwoofwoof

like a chiller 'tsumu bc i don't think he's really the type to be belting lyrics with you like that but he's definitely feeling himself LORD

don't be scared, shake some ass on him, he don't mind 🤷‍♀️

if he ends up in front of you, gets really close to you, like all up in your personal space, still dancing ofc

but he can't help his eyes RAKING you up and down when you two are like that heart eyes

if a nikki minaj song comes own he definitely knows all the lyrics OOPS WHO SAID THAT NOT ME

︴ushijima wakatoshi ․﹒∗*○․﹒✧∘°  

HEAR ME OUT

he needs a few drinks to get there BUT!!! he can get a little loose you feel me?

it's starts out gradual, bc completely sober he's definitely a two-stepper booooo

but as the alcohol kicks in, and they especially play the more fun and carefree songs not so much the tiktok thirst trap type tracks lol–he starts opening up more!

and its kinda cute like his skillset is kinda limited to dance moves straight out of a coming of age film dance montage

lowkey the toby maguire dance from spiderman 3 is gonna make an appearance (ushi secret geek agenda but that's my ted talk for another day)

i can see him getting turnt to some chappell roan (him doing the hot to go! dance 😭)

but but but the BEST part's when he's fighting back a smile as he's dancing, you two feeling like you're the only ones on the dance floor together

or your arms up and around his neck and his hands on your hips, him not being able to keep his eyes off you, feeling the bass hitting in your chests... yeahhhh

       ⇩  ⇩  ⇩ 𝘽𝙊𝙉𝙐𝙎 ::

︴nishinoya yū + tanaka ryūnosuke ․﹒∗*○․﹒✧∘° 

i HAVE to put them together in an honorable mention because you bet if one of them is dancing, the other is holding their phone flashlight up, shining it all on the other

they both pull up in shades even if the club is inside 💀💀💀

dance circle? THEY'RE GETTING STURDY IN THERE

THEY'RE DOING THE WORM

GETTIN DOWN LOWWWW

maybe even hitting the gritty? who knows? ironically ofc (not)

like yeah they obviously can dance well with someone each on their own

but the amount of money i'd pay to go clubbing with the both of them? embarrassingly large amount i'm willing to give up

trulyyy life of the party when they're both on the dancefloor together

[linddzz]

My brain is on human Dreamling again where everything is pretty much the same as the Red Flags AU but instead they meet when Johanna forces Morpheus to go to a pub with her because she's sick of being the more emotionally stable one since his divorce and then the crashed and burned rebound with Thessaly. He needs to get social and get his shit together so it can be her turn to have a breakdown damnit.

So she takes him to The New Inn, where she actually likes the bartender and knows the dude would make friends with anything. Hob Gadling is an unstoppable force of chill friendly vibes and charm. Either he is going to get her bitchy friend out of his shell a bit OR it's going to be a fun night watching Morpheus play the confused and alarmed cat being confronted with an unstoppably friendly golden retriever. Win-win.

And she knows...she knows that it's a risk introducing Morpheus to an intelligent person who has a charming smile and big dark eyes. There is a huge risk that Morpheus will find out the bartender is also a history professor who likes Medieval literature, and he's going to get that keen hungry look to him.

But hey, Morpheus only really gets interested in people if they go after him first. And he's pretty but his fucking attitude is great at sending the red flags hot mess signals to every other adult around. Hob's a smart one. He's friendly but generally flirty and charming with everyone, and he's seen enough hot mess types at the bar to know what the signs are. So this should be safe.

Right????

And at first it does go fine! Morpheus has shoved himself into the far edge seat at the bar and been a huge bitch the entire time because he's been forced out by Johanna. He's sneering at every attempt by Hob to engage in friendly chit chat, already stole Johanna's drink, threw a fit and outright said "I am not above making a scene" when she took his phone so he couldn't read one of his e-books (he pulled an actual book out of his bag right after), and is overall being fucking awful. This is a man in his 30s and acting like this. He is a father. All is well. He had surely scared off any initial interest his pretty face got him. Johanna can rest easy that no one is going to make any moves that Morpheus can then fixate himself on and start working himself into spiralling fantasies of soul mates and wistful sighs.

Cue the comedy beat where she turns around for ONE SECOND and when she looks back she sees;

Hob, elbows on the bar and chin in his hands entirely up in Morpheus' space: hey ;)))

Johanna: ......fuck

Morpheus: ...................................*closes his book*

Johanna: FUCK!!!!!!!!!

[ddymarie]

My personal view of BNHA

MEN✨

° Katsuki bakugo

Bakugo gives me that mafia husband vibe.

Idk he's seems so dominate.

Harsh lover.

This doesn't make him soft... Tho

Especially during sex. I can never write it down but loves to slap you, your face, your cunt, your ass.

This man will definitely make you suck his fingers.

Very much enemies to lovers

Hate sex, slow sex

° izuku midoryia

Awww deku,

He's soft, but definitely not a beat around the bush kinda guy.you want something tell em

All about teasing and pleasing.

Hes affectionate always has his hands on you. Your in public. Arms around your waist. Chilling in the kitchen. Chopping vegetables next to ya. On the couch your on his lap. Having sex your on his face.

Reads you like a magazineeee.

Friends to lovers

He knows everyone

° Keigo takami

Yalll this mannnn.

I see him to be a spitter. A fuckboy.

Definitely would be your summer fling

But then there's innocent keigo

He's all about giving you your personal space. " I don't wanna invade " .

Always taking you on dates.

Sex every night is a NEED.

I feel like he would be into videoing it. Private collection in his phone of you and you👀 . Yk that vibe. Private relationship

Always been around you but never interacted with you so

Definitely strangers to lovers

° shinsou hitoshi

Always brings you gifts.

FREAKYYY ASFFF

Tie you up. Cuff you.

Degrading you.

Always whispers in your ear. EVEN DURING A NORMAL CONVO

He's an ass guy. Hands always on your body

Hair puller

Fuck buddies to lovers

° Eijiro Kirishima

Never wears a shirt

Very "whatever you want, princess" and just spoils you cause it's a manly thing to do

Friends to lovers trope.

Always touching on his muscles.

He's always had you messaging him.

He LOVESSS HEAD

Loves to finger you.

Not the freakkyyy type. But definitely surprised when you say "blindfold me ".and does it

i feel like he would role play to set the mood then having you scream his name and dropping the act.

He never locks the door. Anyone just walks in. Morning sex addict.

" great way to start the day you know " he says

Always holding your hand, or has you holding his elbow. Sitting you on his lap

This man would hang off the door frame

Shirt sliding up a little. While he's all sweaty from being in the gym.

Always uses you as a extra weight to lift 🏋

The end ✨

[hermitw]

I want to make a list of my JJK theories and opinions so we got (part 1 bc I know I'll have / remember more later).

-let gege cook, everyone will be fine, chill tf out (I have rambled about this in other posts so I'll just leave it at that here)

-Toji and Geto's worm is like banana fish (the drug from banana fish that makes someone delusional, easily suggestible, and violent until they self destruct. Geto lasted a lot longer than Toji under its influence bc he had his rituals of meditations, affirmations, and strong ethics. His cursed energy would have also fed the worm, though it had been trained to feed off of the soul when it was with toji). It eats away at their souls/BRAIN so Kenjaku can get into a new skull will little resistance. Remember when Geto was unconscious and Toji said the thing about monkeys? Then Geto kept repeating that kind of thing (but he never rly acted like he believed that. He was just trying to keep his daughters and innocent youth safe from becoming skapegoats like Rika was. He saw that the cult and the village would repeat their cycles and more would be hurt in the future. He couldn't redeem those adults so he killed them.) I go into this theory a good bit in my longest/first jjk fanfic, and I AM DYING for gege to confirm this. I also ofc think that Kenjaku set up the worm and Toji to find each other. Maybe by throwing it into the zenin curse pit.

-kenjaku hit Rika with his car, or at least manipulated someone else into doing it (which seems to be the theme here, the way he made geto and yuta fight, for example. It's suspicious that Yuta and Yuuji were both from Sendai. I'm sure that he was keeping an eye on them both. We see nanako and mimiko at yuuji's school in that one manga panel in the beginning.

-the prison realm can be used for time travel (since Gojo first got sealed I was expecting him to break out. And then I was expecting him to be so understimulated in there that he'd figure out how to warp time. Dude can already warp space, what's the difference?) and Hakari even suggested using the prison realm for time travel so EVERYTHING'S GOING TO BE FINE they just have to go as far as they can without using it first so they can learn what to do the next time, yeah? I also had a dream about this and Gojo told me that Sukuna didn't feel the time loop, but the rest of us knew it was our second time (at least) going back and trying to defeat him. Which doesn't mean that I'm right but it was nice ok 😭

Theories that have been proven right or wrong by now

-I've been saying from the beginning that Yuuji and Sukuna share a common ancestor and that's why he can be a vessel. I was right!! But I didn't know he was also born with a fingie

-sukuna has six eyes (this has since been disproven but I used to think so)

-the way that RCT works between two people

CHAPTER 261 SPOILERS ON THIS NEXT ONE but I hope ur caught up by now.

-yuta should use as many techniques as possible in Gojo's body bc when Gojo returns to it, then he will be able to learn them as well. Kenjaku was able to retain techniques from his previous bodies, so even if all he transfers is the copy technique, that's fkn useful too.

-there is no chemistry between Yuki and Choso. That concept feels fucking forced and gives me the ick so hard.

-yuki is a terrible influence. She has good intentions, but she isn't present enough to be helpful - showing up in shibuya after Mahito was absorbed, for example. Not keeping in touch with the sorcerers who were involved in that. Not to mention the shit with Geto. She started the whole "what kind of woman is your type" thing and it's her fault that todo beats people nearly to death for giving an answer that doesn't match his own stupid taste (it took several watches for me to forgive todo for beating up megumi tbh)

-todo is also Kenjaku's son, and possibly Yuki - tho yuki is more vibes than evidence. All of Kenjaku's confirmed kids have a strong resolve, and false memories with Yuuji. But I think that kenjaku, in a male body, would be a total slut. His motivation for anything is that maybe it'll be interesting, or funny, he's just here for a good time. I think that he wouldn't even know how many kids he has, and that by having an unknown number possibly out there, it would bring up unexpected sorcerers. The frame where kenjaku asks why don't you heal yourself and yuki says I don't want to... That feels confirmed for me but I know it isn't solid evidence.

-I think kenjaku set up yuki to meet todo bc that feels too sus as well but I forget my logic on that one lmaoooo everything is their fault tho

[the-fandom-abyss]

Hey hey! May I please have a male vampire diaries or originals matchup?

Personality: I’m super chill until you mess with someone I care about or I feel overwhelmed. I’m a nerd when it comes to history (I’m a former history teacher), cultures and music. Although I’m not shy or have that much trouble making friends, I’m kind of a loner. To the point that I’ve moved to other countries by myself and often travel alone. I’m pretty adventurous and I’m an ENTP. I also try to stand up for what’s right and try to be understanding of those different from me. I’m pretty chill on the outside despite me having anxiety and I’m generally friendly to everyone which can get me in trouble sometimes when it’s looked at as flirting. I can be really impatient and easily bored when it comes to romance. I’m pretty independent too. I can talk to anyone but I have to recharge and sometimes that can take hours or sometimes days of me being alone. Im also sort of a tomboy. I’ve been told by men before that I have BDE and some have even called me daddy hahah.

Appearance: I’m a 28 year old black woman with locs where half are dyed purple. I sort of have a rockstar style but I also can look like a whimsigoth. I’ve been compared to a fairy as far as my features go since I have high cheekbones, look young for my age, feminine with sharpish features and expressive eyes. I have a really smirky smile as well. I’m also genderfluid and can dress pretty androgynous at times. I also have tattoos and a nose ring.

Interests: I love listening to music, I play bass guitar, love traveling and experiencing other cultures. I also like being in nature, roller skating and crocheting. Depending on the vibe and who I’m with I can be both a partier and a homebody.

Quirks: I’m clumsy, sometimes stutters when my thoughts are too fast and my mouth can’t keep up, I can’t hear all that well either cos of the concerts I’ve been to and loud music I listen to

Thank you!

I ship you with Lorenzo St. John!

So let’s start with the obvious, shall we? He loves music, you love music, it’s a match made in heaven. He would play the guitar while you created silly lyrics to match the tune. He would tell you how beautiful you sound, even when you’re off pitch. You would compliment his taste in music and melt at his dance moves that you couldn’t help but film.

Enzo has been around the block a few times, he has become well adjusted and self aware to his own feelings as well as others. He knows when to give space and when you need him the most. When you need time to recharge, he’ll make sure the space is well equipped for your needs throughout the time you need. When you’re ready, he’ll be back in a heartbeat.

You say that you’re a homebody and I feel that Enzo would match your vibe. Enzo will make the most out of any situation and always up for an adventure if you ever change your mind.

You love nature? Enzo will find the best lookout in the area, create a beautiful picnic and teach you what he has learnt over the years.

“Breathe, love” he’ll say when you become overwhelmed and trip over your words. He’ll take his hands in yours and rub calming circles until you calm. He’ll allow the time and space for you to fumble and be in the moment, listening intently no matter what.

Now we all know that vampires have super hearing so what you lack, he makes up for in double. If you require sign language, visuals or beats, he’ll make sure he knows it all to make you feel welcomed and comfortable

You know who would love BDE and support it? Enzo. He would be on your side cheering you on, encouraging this side of you and building you up. He would proudly say “they’re mine!” and enjoy every minute of it.

Clumsy, no worries! Enzo has that speed, he’ll catch you before you even know you’re falling. He’ll give you a cheesy pick up line like “Are you falling for me, love?” or “Do I make you weak at the knees, pet?”. If you are the type of clumsy that knocks things over, he’ll either replace the item that broke or save it all before it touched the ground.

[good-chimes]

Double Life Episode 1 Primer

Hi tumblr, I wrote this to drag in my friends but you get it as well. Intended for newcomers and people who need some quick initial grounding for DL-set fic. I make no pretensions to total accuracy, we're running on 100% Vibes.

It is a BEAUTIFUL DAY in a small area of Minecraft and fourteen people are FINDING LOVE.

We start with BDUBS, who is Just A Little Guy with a powerful voice and a nose for drama. Bdubs is fresh out of a series of entanglements with friends ETHO, IMPULSE and other hermitcrafters in a previous series where they had a variety of tumultuous relationships and all got murdered. Bdubs is excited to quickly realise his soulmate is IMPULSE, a large, quiet, agreeable type also in the hermitcraft polycule, who given enough time and thinking space is able to break minecraft apart like a rubik's cube. In this quickly functional and loving relationship, Impulse inspires Bdubs to build for beauty over defence, and they settle into a MID-CENTURY MODERN HOUSE and keep being hit up for food by all their less competent friends.

'Less competent' does not include ETHO, a murder machine with a keen fighting edge and no sense of direction, who has tragically been ejected from the hermitcraft polycule because they've all married each other and/or Scott. Etho is initially wary about being soulbonded to JOEL [Smallishbeans], largely known for stealing other people's wheat and being Grian's best murder friend in Last Life, something that doesn't often endear you to anyone. Joel switches all his energies to being a Huge Etho Fanboy and Etho is reluctantly charmed. They build the RELATIONSHIP--a two-masted schooner on top of a hill--commit some minor crimes, and look forward to the PvP endgame when SmallEtho will be the most terrifying team on the server.

Meanwhile having no luck with mining is TANGO, a positive ball of energy who tells everyone he is not a builder despite being one of Minecraft's most impressive redstone architects. Tango is hopefully prodding everyone, excited to find a soulmate (as long as it's not Scar, because he doesn't want to die). Tango's long history of redstone projects do not stop him from ping-ponging haphazardly around the server failing to equip himself until he is blown up by a creeper, leading to a very awkward chat at spawn with JIMMY [SolidarityGaming], who has just blown up as well, because it turns out they're soulmates.

JIMMY, a wet cat relentlessly bullied by everyone who knows him, is initially gleeful to have the high ground for once in his life, but quickly realizes Tango is both good at bullying people and also distraught at having killed them both. They fall into a sweet and incompetent flurry of supportive activity and mutual hype during which Jimmy takes twenty minutes to make a water bucket and Tango is delighted for him. Against all odds, they collect several animals and start to build THE RANCH.

BIGB is still looking for love, and can optimistically find joy in being bonded to any one of his friends (except Scar please not Scar). After a series of disappointments where everyone else is also devastated not to be bonded to the sweetest person on the server, BigB eventually finds REN, a character who could make a convincing three-act drama out of mildly spoiled milk, who immediately evicts everyone from his cave so he can choose carpets with BigB. Ren has prepared multiple plans for his soulmate and is excited to tell BigB about them in a monologue that lasts through the entire construction of BOX, a cobblestone box meant to repel invaders through its sheer retro ugliness. Ren proceeds to invite everyone for tea. They do not show up.

GRIAN, a prank-motivated chaos nexus, is horrified to find he is soulbonded to SCAR, a previous ally of Grian's whom he beat to death with his bare hands on a desert mountain and then divorced so hard it nearly set the server on fire. Scar, a happy-go-lucky type prone to fatal accidents and surprisingly chill about their mutual history, is nonetheless easily distracted by animals and ignores the soulmate race in favor of obsessing over a herd of pandas modded to look like his cat. Grian decides not to tell Scar they're soulbound, instead following him around in affection and exasperation until he finally drops several stalactites on Scar's head to drive the point home, hooks him with a fishing rod, and drags him back to his base. Grian has started to build the spiked wooden RED VELVET KEEP; Scar, after his pandas are cruelly evicted from the keep, builds the PANDA RESERVE.

SCOTT, a man rapidly running out of patience with everyone else's shenanigans, and CLEO, who never had any patience in the first place, efficiently round the whole server in hope of finding their soulmates. This act of emotional vulnerability goes unrewarded when their respective soulmates fail to show up, and Cleo and Scott decide to defy destiny and settle down as a pair on their own terms, where they begin to plot crimes of their own, an opportunity which honestly they deserve. They build TWO PERFECTLY OKAY HOUSES separated by a nice BRIDGE and are FINE WITHOUT THEIR SOULMATES.

MARTYN, a man who when two or more people are gathered magically turns it into an event of which he is the emcee, has spent the first episode accomplishing a series of daring deeds together with PEARL. They raid the Nether and sell what they can find. This does them no good when they finally trail back to Scott and Cleo, by process of elimination their soulmates, who immediately divorce them for abandonment. Presumably to keep the streak going, Martyn breaks up with Pearl as well and RUNS OFF.

PEARL, rejected in turn by Scott, Cleo and Martyn, is Absolutely Fine. No, Really. She hasn't just experienced repeated trauma at all, and is definitely feeling on good terms with humankind. Pearl settles down with a WOLF, which is definitely not going to come back to bite anyone, and the EPISODE ENDS with the PIECES ALL ON THE CHESSBOARD.

[otterfool]

Random Thoughts on Marxists

This is gonna be me just rambling about things I saw on marxist spaces. I'll be focusing on experiences I had with council communists (CC) and Left communists (LC)

Dogmatism

Ok, I wanna be honest, this is just a vibe I got. If u had to ask me for tangible evidence, I'd be 🤷‍♂️

Is just a feelin I got of "this is the way to go cause Dude in 1924 said so". It feels very restricting, takin away the potential that human imagination has in socialist movements

It felt like "this is the way! Oh ure more keen on this idea? Let me see what Dude said in '32...mmm sorry! Can't do it!"

But maybe is just me! I'm the type of kid to ask why a 100 times! Did I ask why a 100 times? Not really I was a shy kid, but in my mind I did it so it counts

On Anarchy

Idk the hate coming from Marxists towards anarchists! And I'm not even talking about MLs, I'm talking about marxists/communists that have more in common with bakunin that with lenin!

Like, I remember a CC (council communist) talking about an anarchist revolt (in a hypothetical communist revolution) on the same terms of a counter revolution by reactionaries!!

Or how a CC insta page made fun of an anarchist comparing Lenin to Lasalle (socialist that though that socialism could be achieved by takin control of the state. Marx didn't like him) and being something like "anarchist critique of lenin is bad!"

And I was like "Bro, half the memes u posted are just you sayin that lenin and lasalle are the same!!"

Another thing that I notice is this mentality off "if a marxist said X, that's good, if an anarchist said the same thing, then bad!"

I heard ppl talk about Marxists sayin that the "dictator of the proletariat" is the revolution itself and I was like "ok, that feels like anarchism but with some marx sprinkles in it!"

The end goal is the same, the way of achieving it is the same, the anti-authoritarian sentiment is the same BUT we ain't anarchists! No no no, we're total opposite actually!!

On Ukraine

Since the beginning of the invasion, I heard so many shit takes from the left. When I heard em from MLs I was like "shit take? Yes, but I wasn't expecting something else from yall" But from the left communists?

They can only chant "no war but class war" wich is nice, don't get me wrong, but is...just bs

They always go against the MLs cause they're not good enough on examining the world, that MLs are just too blinded by propaganda, how MLs don't have a grip on the world, and then the only solution they give is "the Russians and ukranians soldiers should go against their generals and politicians (to achieve socialism)"

In what world will this happen? Defenetly not in this one!! How distant can you be from the real world to say that ukranian soldiers just have to go and fight their politicians!

I'd be like telling someone's who's house is burning down to go and beat the cops that arrived at the scene cause they're class traitors! They are, but saving the house from the flames maybe takes the priority!!

I'm not a patriotic person. I never was. So my thinking doesn't come from "we must save our country!" type of sentiment. It comes from a "This is my house, the street where I used to walk my dog, the bar where I used to go and chill with friends"

Idk how to end this ramble...if u read it all, damn, ure one cool person. If u have something to say, be nice about it. Have a good day!!

[talenlee]

Decemberween 2022: Nice Boys On The Internet

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I don’t watch a lot of streams. I have a very hard time engaging with a space like that, where there’s a lot of tangible avenues for human interaction that are all explicitly one way. It’s a byproduct of mostly only seeing and engaging with stream chat when it’s something that’s a big deal, like Desert Bus or Games Done Quick (oh yeah one of those is coming up and one of those just ended). It means that for all that the actual video content is pretty entertaining, when the volume of human engagement is high enough, I just feel like I’m being invited to engage with thousands of people all of whom will ignore me, so I’d much rather watch the whole thing on vod later, possibly at double speed to make up for the lack of crisp editing.

This year, Fox has managed to shift me off this thanks to our getting our TV fixed and now we’ve had, in the evenings, a streamer running. Being as we’re in Australia, that means our streamer content tends to be either real late night Americans, local Australians, or the occasional person in the United Kingdom. That’s not the kind of programming that holds my attention usually, especially if I don’t know the game.

Bless ya Argick, you’re a champ, I like hearing from you, but I’m just not into Sonic games that much.

Anyway, there’s been a streamer Fox has been watching in the evenings who has managed to hit my perfect strike zone for enjoyable, engageable content, and it’s someone who goes by TGH.

Teej’s streams have been, for the past few months, an attempt to beat a Pokemon Ruby/Sapphire hack designed to make the game as hard as possible; you can only take one single Pokemon, if it ever faints you lose, and all the moves and evolution patterns are random. This game is stressful and unfair and it’s based on lots of interactions that are niche and unimportant in most of the times people play the game. Teej is really good about handling this game’s failure state though –

and it does fail.

It’s funny because normally I bollock games for being failure-prone. This is like watching someone playing Betrayal at the House on the Hill over and over, and then watching the absolute collapse over and over again in the first encounter. But that kind of makes these runs engaging – there are these little’ hey, do you think this will kill us’ polls, there’s diversions into goofy jokes, there’s interruptions where Teej’s partner will provide commentary…

… and that’s Amber Cyprian, who’s a really cool speedrunner streamer, and part of how this whole community opens up into the speedrunning/queer support charity streaming space. That’s cool! I really appreciate knowing that the streamer’s not likely to drop a slur or apologise for someone else doing it.

The overall effect is that these streams are really good, low key chill kinds of content to half-pay attention to that nonetheless can still carry the vague gamer vibe of ‘oh wow, fuck this game.’

But what if your favourite type of boy on the internet isn’t someone you can watch playing videogames, but one who you can watch doing science?

There’s a thing where people who move from Tiktok often have a particular aesthetic and vibe that marks them forever as being ‘of Tiktok’ like how they’ll spell sex ‘seggs’ or something. That’s where Valkai started, but his content, largely, is split into three groupings:

Reacting to anti-science content and providing explanatory debunks

Explainers on complex science topics

Looking at awful kids’ science kits.

He’s gentle voiced, he’s nice, he’s funny, and he’s also willing to just call things that are dumb dumb. I really enjoy his stuff and he also doesn’t seem to have the same powerful vibe of ‘probably going to say something TERFy’ that a lot of science atheists tended towards a few generations of creators back.

Whales and Viruses | The Light of Evolution - Episode 1

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Finally, if you want someone who does long form videos with a very chill attitude and an unwillingness to be needlessly or performatively cruel, I have really enjoyed watching Sajam this year.

Sajam talks about fighting games, and his stuff tends towards being – well, like, fight games are already going to be full of tension and potential salt, right? It’s easy to get into a mental space of being angry and frustrated when you’re trying to learn how to play a game.

Sajam seeks to be an antidote to that. Sure, he knows what he’s doing, and he’s very, very thoughtful, but he’s also mindful and a lot kinder to people learning, and focusing on playing fighting games because they’re fun. It’s a really good channel and also a way to build some fundamentals.

6th Graders Made a More Interesting Tier List Than Any Content Creator

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Oh, and the 6th Graders’ Meta is a great story.

Check it out on PRESS.exe to see it with images and links!

#Decemberween2022

[yogabilitymind]

Top 5 Yoga Studios in Melbourne City

Whether you're into sweaty Vinyasa Flow or calming Yin, there is a studio in

Melbourne city for every yoga type. So, check out our list of the best yoga studio Melbourne City town and prepare to sweat, stretch and relax.

Exposed brick walls, repurposed timber benches and blonde timber dowel detailing set the scene at this cosy studio. Its calming vibes and classes that combine yoga with dynamic fitness are the drawcards.

Clifton Hill Yoga Studio

Like the Lentil As Anything of the Melbourne yoga scene, this pay-what-you-feel studio has stayed in business for a while and offers a wide range of classes from beginner to advanced. Their unique ballet-style approach combines barre conditioning with yoga and pilates to create longer, leaner muscles.

Mother and daughter duo Susan and Clare have three light-filled studios, in Balwyn, Mitcham and Ivanhoe. Each space enchants with white bamboo floors and wallpaper mural features, and the class options are a mix of brisk flow and slower yin and restorative poses.

John is a certified Iyengar yoga teacher who has taught a broad range of students, including Richmond and St Kilda footballers, professional rugby players and ballet dancers. His Carlton South studio comfortably seats 15 and is well heated, cooled and naturally lit.

Kaya Health Clubs

KAYA, Melbourne’s first Mind and Body Health Clubs, specialises in Reformer Pilates,

Authentic Yoga and Fitness classes. With two locations in Prahran and within Emporium Melbourne, members have unlimited access to studios, a dedicated cardio and weight zone and personal trainers.

It’s less like a gym, and more like a day spa, with the scent of fresh flowers and calming essential oils filling the space. The clientele is mostly female, so dudes who want to grunt loudly as they pump iron should probably head elsewhere. A single membership gets you unlimited classes at both studios plus a swish haircut from the team at Lady Marmalade Hairdressing.

Kula Yoga

Traditionally yoga has been a group practice. It was a way for practitioners to get their alignment and postures corrected by peers. This tradition continues at Kula Yoga. The studio is a gathering place for community members and offers classes for all levels and bodies.

Humming Puppy’s mellow, coffee-blushed studio is like a home away from home. The Prahran-based studio offers a variety of classes, from yin to hot yoga to barre conditioning. The yin is gentle and restorative while the hot yoga is more dynamic. Students of all levels are welcome, though a familiarity with basic moves is recommended. Beginners should start with basics classes before progressing to Kula flow.

Gertrude Street Yoga

Both a yoga studio north Melbourne and holistic centre, this Gertrude Street mainstay has the goods to get your body in tip-top shape. Set inside one of the strip’s heritage buildings, this place screams out classy with a pair of lofty, light-bathed warehouse studios. A hefty team of instructors means there’s a class for everyone, from brisk vinyasa flow to chill-out yin sessions.

Take your practice to fun new territory at Melbourne’s home of hip hop yoga. Here, reggae and folk music replaces the usual silence for energising beats and uplifting sessions. The space is also home to two awe-inspiring murals of Biggie Smalls. This is definitely a must-visit.

The Light Practice

At this South Yarra hot yoga studio, you can choose from power or slow flow classes that are heated to two balmy temperatures. The classes are designed to stretch and strengthen muscles while reducing stress and detoxifying the body.

Harrison Interiors designed this cavernous space to awaken the senses and cultivate a sense of grounded-ness. Interlaced steel arcs and black and clear reeded glass accentuate the existing factory trusses, and light-filled nooks activate the senses.

This Melbourne yoga studio offers a unique twist on traditional meditation practices. In addition to traditional vinyasa-style yoga, The Light Practice runs sound journey classes that use the vibration of gongs to re-align the nervous system and promote healing.

One Hot Yoga

The brainchild of yogi Lucinda Mills and architect Rob Mills, One Hot Yoga is bringing meaning to movement with their contemporary studio spaces in Melbourne and Sydney. The slick spaces feature recycled materials, an advanced heating system and signature scents to help you feel your best during class.

The studio uses hydronics to heat their practice space, which reduces energy use and helps keep the rooms cleaner a lot longer than traditional steam-powered systems. This is great news for people with sensitive lungs and eyes!

Their classes range from 27 degrees to 37 degrees and include everything from sculpting the body, to yin and meditation-focused sessions. After class, enjoy a healthy snack in their integrated cafe.

[icysab]

Hello ! I was wondering if I could get a enha match up please !

I think I’m auite pale, dark brown eyes and dyed hair, I think i look like jelly ( im the duff of my friend group 🙏 ) and I’m 168cm. I also wear glasses bc your girl is blind.

I’m a Libra , my mbti is isfj. I’m shy around new people but literally insnae around my friends. I also get very awkward easily HAHA I also stone and space out a lot

I LOVE LOVE LOVEEE music , photography and books. I’m a hopeless romantic HEHE. I’m not a gamer at all and the only games I play are like candy crush etc 💀. I love the grandma lifestyle ( like sleeping early). I LOVE TEA !! ( like both gossip and actual tea ). I also loveeee makeup hehehehe

I also like to think that my music taste is top tier because I listent to a range of music , I love chill pop or like just vibey songs like if and/or when by Ruel, or last call by will linely ( IVE BEEN VERY INTO THEM LIKE RN ). I’m not sure if you realise but it’s all about the vibes for me 🙏

For my dress style i don’t really have a fixed one ?! Because I like a spectrum of Aestethics that I like and my wardrobe reflects that a lot, some days I just don’t care how I dress, other days I dress really nicely. It really depends on my mood 🤷🏻‍♀️🧌. I also like neutrals a lot tho and IM A PROUD SILVER GIRLY !!! I think ?!🙏😨

For my ideal type I told my friends about my ideal type and they all said I’m crazy bc I have crazy high standards ( honestly I don’t think my standards are high, the bar is just in hell💀🧌). My type is basically bare minimum, tall, someone who I can have banters with and just have good vibes with me in general. ( I also like the get teased?! Like as a joke ygwim)

For my ideal date there’s nothing that come to mind but more of having good vibes, getting to know each other more in depth or just bonding a lot and both parties just enjoying the date.

I think for my green flags I don’t really hold grudges?? Like if it’s nothing big then I’ll just forgive and forget you know, I’m also a very un-dry texter ( I’m that someone who just replies very fast , unless I’m studying ) , I think im very patient towards my friends, I also think I’m unintentionally funny? I’m also very aware of my mistakes ( but in the event that I don’t realise, when someone tells me I’m not afraid to own up to them ) I also am someone who always seeks improvement for myself and I usually adapt to situations fast

My beige flags are that I’m a very out of pocket person ( I would say the randomest things ever, obviously not inappropriately but some people may find me annoying), I can get unintentionally too loud at times when I get excited, I just get very loud and I don’t realise it , I’m also crazy delusional like genuinely I’m super delusional ( could be a green , beige or red flag 🤷🏻‍♀️ it really depends )

My red flags are probably my anger issues , I get irritated very easily( depends but sometimes it’s at people and at situations), when I get angry I usually calm down fast , I don’t think I actually felt so angry in my life that I needed to go beat someone up ( i also get violent thoughts like how I wanna slap someone when I’m irritated or angry , but I usually just calm down after that and I’m over it ), I’m a perfectionist ( I think this trait really depends ) but like I hate it when things don’t go perfectly or how I want it to and i just get frustrated. I also switch off very fast when my energy isn’t being reciprocated. I’m actually very insercure and I just don’t show it , I also have a low self esteem. Lastly I think I just do things without thinking ( I’m more of an act first then think later person).

My love languages are physical touch and quality time( that’s like a lot but HAHAHA). I’m not afraid to hug someone after I’m comfortable with them. I also really like the idea of just spending time in someone’s presence. ( but I’m a sucker for words of affirmation like 🤭🤭🧎‍♀️🧎‍♀️🧎‍♀️)

Also I’ve never dated , never been confessed to, never had a crush and have been the designated single friend 😨

OKAY I THINK THATS ALL !! I’m so sorry for making it so long but I hope it wasn’t too long for you to read 💀 TYSM FOR READING THIS 🤍🤍🤍 I hope things go smoothly for you in boarding school !!!

SUNGHOOON !!!! 💗💗 you guys match each other sooo well and i think he’s def your type. i also think your red, beige, and green flags match very well and i could see a super stable relationship. he’s definitely delusional as hell also (he’s so the type to kick his feet over a girl) so the chase before you guys start dating would be SOOO fun since you’re both crazy (i say this affectionately).

also thank you! it definitely wasn’t too long to read :) i didn’t know i put on this blog that i do boarding school?? but i guess so lol

[avtechnologysworld]

Creating Customized Music Playlists for Each Room

As part of my automation proposal template, I wanted to explore creating customized music playlists for each room in the home to enhance the listening experience based on the activity and vibe in that space. Having the right music play depending on where you are can really elevate your mood and immerse you in whatever you're doing. Let's break down how to curate playlists tailored for different rooms.

Introduction

We all listen to music differently depending on our surroundings. The type of music you enjoy while cooking in the kitchen probably wouldn't be your first pick for relaxing in the living room. Customizing playlists by room allows you to set the right sonic atmosphere for each area of your home. With the right tunes, you can optimize your experiences and get more out of your favorite activities in every space.

Living Room Playlist

The living room is where many of us spend our downtime relaxing, entertaining guests, or gathered with family and friends. Its playlist should feature:

Easy listening/chill music: Acoustic tracks, melodic indie, jazz, classical and lo-fi beats provide a mellow vibe perfect for hanging out and conversation. Artists like Norah Jones, Jack Johnson, Radiohead and Tycho set the tone.

Pop/rock favorites: Include your go-to pump up songs, popular hits from the last few decades, and classics everyone knows. This keeps the energy upbeat without being too intense for background music. Think The Beatles, Ed Sheeran, Foo Fighters.

Movie/TV soundtracks: Sweeping scores help set a cinematic mood when watching shows or films together. Composers like Hans Zimmer, John Williams and Michael Giacchino know how to elicit emotions through music.

Reminder of recent favorites: Scrobble the last month's most played tracks on your phone or streaming service to keep the living room playlist fresh yet familiar.

Kitchen Playlist

Getting in the zone while prepping meals requires a bit more lively music versus the living room. The kitchen playlist should:

Feature upbeat pop/rock: High-energy, danceable songs you can bop and jam to keep you engaged yet not too loud to overcome dialogue. Artists like Bruno Mars, Lady Gaga, and Panic! At The Disco work well.

Include throwback hits: Nostalgic favorites spark joy and take you back to carefree times. Think The Beach Boys, Michael Jackson, Britney Spears.

Incorporate world music: Latin, Afrobeat, k-pop bring global flavors to complement your culinary creations. Artists like Carlos Vives, Fugees, BTS add extra flavor.

Consider podcast favorites: For solo cooking sessions, download your most enjoyed podcast episodes for entertainment.

Home Office Playlist

Getting focused work done at home requires neutral, non-distracting tunes. The home office playlist aims to:

Feature instrumental music: Soothing piano, guitar, strings aren't competing for your attention like lyrics might. Try classical composers, acoustic jazz standards.

Include lo-fi/chillhop mixes: Laidback, mellow electronic beats provide a calm backdrop without noticeably absent lyrics. Artists like ChilledCow, Darius, Saib deliver.

Add white noise/ambient sounds: Natural elements like rain, ocean waves, or coffee shop ambiance mask distracting noises. Channel ASMR vibes.

Save calming spoken word: Ephemeral poems, lectures on intriguing topics engage your mind without thrills or intensity getting in the way of productivity.

Bedroom Playlist

Winding down before sleep necessitates music that calm and relaxing your body and mind. Aim for:

Acoustic guitar/piano instrumentals: Simple, reflective melodies ease tension and slow your breathing. Try artists like José González, Mason Bates, Yiruma.

Bedtime story podcasts: Soothing voiced narrators read calming fiction, poetry or fables. Calm and Headspace have great options.

Brainwave entrainment tracks: Binaural beats or isochronic tones facilitate relaxation and easier falling asleep. Apps like Brainwave Generator and Neural Harmonizer provide these.

Sleep sound effects: Gentle crackling fireplaces, rainfall, or nature ambiance covers distracting noises. Sounds True makes wonderful compilations.

Automating Playlists by Location

To make these room-specific playlists automatically play based on where you are, you can set it up through smart speakers, smart displays or home theater receivers connected to your home WiFi network. Use IFTTT applets or Stringify flows to trigger playlists switching between Google Home, Amazon Alexa or Apple HomeKit enabled devices based on which is detected closest to you via Bluetooth or location services. This way, the right music is always playing to match the vibe and enhance your experience wherever you are in the home.

With some thoughtful curation of genre, mood, tempo and individual track selections tailored to each space's intended use, automated, location-aware playlists can truly optimize the soundtrack of your smart home. Playing the right music depending on your room lets you get more out of activities while seamlessly setting just the right ambiance. With a little initial effort, you'll be serenaded by the perfect tunes no matter where you wander in your abode.

[anosci]

(286-301 albums etc that I’ve listened to this year, copied from twitter) (now with art. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21])

names and thoughts below cut

286/ VA - Summer Chip VI (2016) mixed bag etc etc "The Sawblade Factory" prolly obvious hilight but. yeah. "Pacific Hiccup" fun!!!! "Adlibture" godlike sound design "Voyage: Andromeda" kind of insane. a very specific thought but: sounds like trackermusic without trackerlimits.

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287/ VA - Genome 3 (2023) mixed bag comp etc etc "Space Funk" is fascinating. feels like one of those "rubber beats". "Deepen Thought" too, but moreso. fav. "K-punk" stands out to me as well, in an entirely different way. a just barely unstable type beat.

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288/ VA - Artist Showcase 2020/21 grab bag etc. there were two specific songs that stood out to me: "Degausser" now! thats what i call a crunchy beat! "Metlflux" i love the clean sound in here. it's not exactly "chill" but it has some surface features of chill.

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289/ VA - Artist Showcase - 2nd Edition (2021) mixed bag etc etc some highlights: "Forward Delay" i love this digital grit "Albedo" with the atmosphere i miss from the late 00s "Estuary Animals" soft and clicky. a specific type of ambient. not stillness but "of stillness".

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290/ VA - Artist Showcase - 3rd Edition (2022) grab bag etc. assorted thoughts: !!!!"OBBLOONG FORRM" i am extremely into this texture of perc. similarly, i adore the textures in "Cienne" and "acicular". also: "Deimatic Display" is a VERY SPECIFIC type of dirty beat that i dig.

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291/ VA - Artist Showcase - 4th Edition (2023) perhaps the strongest of the 4 showcases, or at least my favorite :) some favs: "Pulsar" love the weird tone stuff here "Exspitatrum" got this squelchy vibes in a metal can. (this is cool) "Grasshopper" mangled chemical breaks? neat!

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292/ The Fellow Passenger - Book Of Needlecraft (2023) too many little hilites… the bass like a rinse in "Interlacing". .. "Honeycomb Stitch" 's intimate prickly sound. "Tapes On Pillowcases"… basically, just listen with headphones. its filled with top headphone tunes.

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293/ qaax - q0 (2022) ok last grab from my latest "ae-esque" quest, for now. to yell abt half the tracklist: "J cycel" god yes give me htat slow tempo weird beat. so good "vmFlec" i adore this otherworldly atmosphere + lasery synths also, all of these r amazing at high volume.

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294/ Mr. Bill - CSS 24​-​27 (2016) a surprisingly low key jam vibe. very clean. "Metrosexual" is the obvious hilight here imo.

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295/ Whylie - Sky Echo (2023) kinda like. the chillout you might call "liquid". but that closing track, "And Everything Else", is otherwordly with that massive bass and perc type thing interwoven throughout the track. it's overall too tense to be "chill" i think? highlight tbh.

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296/ Rena Jones & KiloWatts - Force Multiplier (2023) this is a very specific flavor of soft-beat-driven chillout that i breathed in 2006. check out the piz (plucks?) in "Affinity", comfortably nesting on top of a soft soundscape. the beat that comes in is gentle, but important.

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297/ Andy Stott - Too Many Voices (2016) the sound design here is crisp. ace. i adore it all. "New Romantic" and "Selfish" pack some choice dist. then there's some amazing texture soundscapes in "Waiting For You" and…actually just all of the songs. & what an enrapturing intro!

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298/ Ametsub - Sky Droppin' (2016) some perfect nighttime headphone music: super wide with long tails.

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299/ easyFun - ELECTRIC EP (2023) god that's some Sound Design. "HARDPAIN" true to name. god damn. i saw some love for "Be Your USA" which is really good but i think the "chipper" track that stands out to me is "Audio"

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300/ Francium - Melancholie (2023) microtones for a comfortably curved feeling. "Elise Ain't Right" is a funny track. doesn't fit at all but its fun lol. "Chill Bells" probably hits the best for me. followed by the title track.

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301/ POBBLES - Another Pobbles Christmas (2023) huh ig i have to expand my list of 1 christmas song that i like now. i really really like the objectless language structure in "We Wish You". absolutely fascinating percussive textures in "Plasticshop" and "Scenes of Winter's End"

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[straycatboogie]

2023/07/18 English

BGM: INXS - New Sensation

Recently I can't get enough time to enjoy reading, therefore I couldn't have read Shuntaro Tanikawa's another collection of poetry. Today I worked early, and after that I wrote a poem at the lunchtime. I can see that my poetry archive has been enriched. How many poems will I be able to collect? Indeed, my mood is not stable so it will become "I will stop it because it is really troublesome", but now I am thinking "I want to keep on writing as long as possible" and "I hope I could make only one collection of poetry". A female friend draws her pictures, so I think how about using one of her work as its front cover... I even try to think about the title of my poetry collection (of course, I have to write the content!). I am the type of thinking its "outside", its "package" of my work, not thinking its "content". Like thinking the name of my rock band, not making its songs. In addition to, I just copied other people's work as "sampling", but all I just have done was just doing the imitation. Now, I am saying my name as "throbbing disco cat". This is from Takkyu Ishino's album's title. Not my original (Takkyu might think that he wants to beat me by his fist).

Once I was just an easy-going person who thought "All I want to do is just copying, not making my original". But that might be the creation, creative activity. At least, I am never a genius so I can't make any original works from nothing. I just do copy from other artists' masterpieces. I try to fit myself to the outer things. I train myself belong with outer rule like making myself by doing pushups or squats, or like young writers did their efforts of copying older writers' works or reading. During those copying, you find that your originality will appear from those imitation. Remember Haruki Murakami. He once tried to do the imitation of American literature, but his originality start sprouting from his writing (but you would say that he is "still" copying the great American literature. I can see what you would say). It is interesting that thinking about originality like that. We can see that it would be an unique expression if you try to do copying only, not relying on your originality. Andy Warhol's art, Pizzicato Five's music.

Now a lot of art can be seen within our archive. You can refer to easily. If you do googling, you can find its "sampling source". We are carrying a huge library within our pocket of the clothes or bags. Along with the currency of the era, poetry and literature must change. Although I am not a critic so I can't see how the change will go, but now we can find that "sampling" has become an usual of expression, not the way of expressing "Only professional audiences can understand what he/she tries to say" and "Great audience only". How can we think of "completely unknown/unseen things" and "enigmatic things"? Oh no, my "sleepy head" starts working if I think about this kind of creation actually. Theodor Adorno said that "Writing poetry after Auschwitz is barbaric". I believe that people like us need poetry and literature as our "soul foods". Indeed, Adorno criticizes that those poetry and literature must become any "commercial items", therefore they must become "mild" things and lose their "thorns" to criticize our reality. But I need the time and space to discuss about this issue. I run away from this topic. Sorry!

After today's work, I wrote my poems on the notebook again. I went to the English conversation class to learn the "expressions and slang" (today's lesson was different from ones we usually have). We learn how slang the English people have. For example, "chill/chilling" and "vibe/vibing", etc. We also learn some idioms, as "the tip of the iceberg" and "Strike while the iron is hot". After that the students started showing how slang and idioms they have known. In Japanese, we use "Kami (this means 'God')" often as "Kamitteru", "Kami taiou". I remembered that "a bookworm" and "Time is money", and also the writing words of "Lmfao" and "Lol". I thought I could write a poem based on the knowledge of slang I got from today's lesson. I also want to go to the library and borrow a collection of sonnets... Cynical people would say that "Writing your poor poetry after Shakespeare is foolish". But I move actively, maybe because of autism. I just try to think it's OK because I can't control anyone else.

My Way, My Style

They must hate me that's I decide Some are still standing by my side I don't care the boss who would ride I try to live like the Bonnie and Clyde

Yes it would bring me a certain hate They probably say that it's too late It must be a mistake just like Eve who ate But I try to do by my own, open the gate

This is the style of mine I just choose I want to live like Oasis I sing good blues That attitude might bring me very sweet fruits

Autistic people might be... no, must be mad Understand this decision, or I would feel sad But I have a good spirit made by my hot blood

[bulingyang]

Assessment3

My final assessment chose the topic of option 4, and I used two tracks to complete this selection.

Initial idea

My idea was to create a chill rnb type of beat and the track should fit a rainy vibe and the scene that came out of my mind was a girl sitting alone in a café reading a novel while this song was playing in the background. In terms of creative techniques With this aim, I have used jazz guitar to play extended chords and their arpeggio with a very soft tone with ambience reverb (3.84s decay time). In order to approach the sound that I wanted, I use an eq low pass filter around 4500 Hz to make it sounds even warmer. For the drums section, I wanted the hihat pattern to sound like sea wave (fade in and out) and for the kick and snare I used a classic groove rhythm. And probably layered some keys and pad together to give unique vibe.

structure

Intro-verse-chorus-verse-chorus-outro

Arrangement

This is to make the jazz guitar sound warmer, and I use the eq low pass filter around 4500 Hz

This is 3.84s reverb

The sound sources.

I have used jazz guitar, texture soundscape preset in omnisphere, Rhodes and Celeste in keyscape, rainy texture sample, drums oneshot samples that are suitable for rnb, some percussion loops and transition samples from splice.

artistic vision

Inspired by the song “Pretty” by Col3trane ft. Mahalia, I used similar drum patterns and arrangement but with my own settle changes. The drums and instrumental in this song are just so fascinating and instantly make the audience fall into the vibe.

This is what I want my hihat to sound like ocean waves. Imitate hihat from pretty

Technical or other problems are I worried about

While I was layering different keys and pads together, I worried about this might cause phase issues and what I did to address this was using eq to cut some frequency to leave spaces for the main jazz guitar and Rhodes.

The second songs

Initial idea and artistic vision

My inspiration came from the painting "Ophelia" by the nineteenth-century English painter John Everett Millais. This is a painting depicting a character in the play Hamlet, who cannot accept Hamlet's betrayal and chooses to die after the death of her father. In the painting, her death is beautiful. Ophelia is lying in the water, surrounded by lush vegetation, and the picture shows an "abnormal" beauty. When I first saw this painting, I was attracted by the contrast presented in the picture, so the inspiration for this piece comes from this 19th-century painting.

When I first wrote this piece, I wanted to have a sad vibe. The piece can be divided into four main parts, and I tried to use a third-person perspective to describe the first part of the piece. It is quiet, lonely and desperate, just like Ophelia lying in a pool of water, and it was also my intuitive feeling when I first saw this painting. The second part is still a third perspective, but I tried to make the song a little lighter to reflect the youthful life that flows through the flowers and vegetation with the water. In addition, there is another layer of implication. I want to describe what I feel when watching the painting. "abnormal" beauty.

As the song progressed, in the third part, I began to try to bring myself into the role of Ophelia. Here I tried the first-person perspective. I want to use this paragraph to describe my short life in Ophelia’s memories. Also, I tried very light drumming to try to describe what it was like to face the world when Ophelia's life was coming to an end. At the end of the story, that is, the fourth part, calm was restored, and the third-person perspective was returned. Ophelia was still lying quietly and gracefully in the water.

In terms of creative techniques

My idea was to create an emotional track accomplished by piano, strings and drums. With this aim, I have used piano to play 6543 chord progression because in my opinion, I believe this is one of the saddest progressions that I know. The string part was very simple laid out because I want them to be relatively settle and leave space for the main piano and vocals. After the first chorus, I introduced the cello to give more the sense of sadness and loneliness. I made the snare and rim to be quite space out by using reverb to fit into the vibe more.

structure

Intro-chorus-verse-chorus-outro

The arrangement

main piano midi writing

The sound sources.

I have used Cinematic LA C7 in keyscape for the main piano and Frozen Piano Dreams in Omnisphere to play the chords with low velocity (just to add more texture and width). I also used Stone Mill Tuned Noise in Omnisphere as the arp in the second chorus. All strings were from the free version of BBC Symphony Orchestra.

This one I used the frozen piano dreams preset and then played chords with low velocity for adding some warmth and width

To reflect

Music art is a special aesthetic culture. In the creation of these two pieces and the study of music digital software this semester, I found that music art can directly reach people's hearts through a special charm. In the process of music art aesthetic experience and self-creation, my association and imagination have been greatly improved. The art of music is not only to simulate the sounds in nature, but also to arouse the audience's complex emotions in their own life experience by ordering the sounds in regular order, forming a rhythmic and aesthetically pleasing infinite free space. The process of creation is also a process of observing life. It also makes me learn to observe more carefully what is happening around me to abstract things and use different instruments to assist me in expressing this deliberate expression. mood.