#memorization challenge

[momoguido]

Fifty states in 6:31, first try. The map makes it easier because if I miss a state I can think in chunks: "which gulf/rocky/new England/great lakes state haven't I typed yet?" I also have a strong association between states and their outlines.

I love maps, they're so interesting. I love looking at places and remembering where they are.

inspired by the quiz i saw for the countries!

take this quiz to see how many USA states you can name in 10 minutes, because i was curious to see if i still remembered. i got all but blanked on wyoming, maryland, and oklahoma. (and i only got nebraska, missouri, and mississippi in the last 10 seconds. when i blank out i BLANK out.)

[funfairsundaes]

🪻💜👒💜🪻 Cassia Gayle O’Callahan 🪻💜👒💜🪻

[aroaessidhe]

okay I'm joining the cool kids and making a list challenge of some of my favourite books!

off the top of my head and skews recent

sff only (i've read many great YA contemporaries etc but i feel like. i rate/compare them on a different scale)

making a separate comics list

[idontmindifuforgetme]

I've decided I'm gonna memorize a poem by heart this month. And possibly memorize one poem a month for the rest of the year

[betty-burnout]

will anything ever compare to the feeling of watching Challengers in theaters for the first time when the camera suddenly becomes the ball

[l00ny-m00n]

scored hbo max so now i’m rewatching all yj episodes with Klarion just to feel something 😔

[somniuslucis]

Halloween means prompts like:

Patrick & Art getting stoned as a reward for winning their last match. This leads to Patrick talking Art into a handjob “just between bros”… leading to Art getting bent over the side of his bed, Patrick eating him out and Art hanging on for dear life. Art feels like he’s losing his mind as Patrick fucks him into the mattress for what seems like forever with the effects of the drugs heightening every sensation.

AFAB! Art & Patrick go to a Halloween party (Art in a skirt!), get wasted, joining in on taking body shots, truth or dare, and eventually suck-and-blow. Patrick drops the card and subsequently kisses Art, which leads to Art sobering up between then and when Pat & Art decides to join in on a round of 7 minutes in heaven. Art tries questioning Patrick once they get locked in the bedroom together, but Patrick has other things in mind. Cue confessions of feelings, make-outs, and one of Art’s legs draped over Patrick’s shoulders as Patrick goes to town eating Art out, totally ignoring the knocks from the other side of the door telling them the 7 minutes are up.

Patrick and Tashi get together and Art yearns for both of them, realizing he’s more jealous of Tashi than he is of Patrick. Patrick & Art are hanging out one weekend, Tashi is gone for a match and on a silent streak after she and Patrick’s latest fight about Patrick not pushing himself enough in his tennis career. The pair of best friends are having a heart-to-heart, leading to Art confessing having a crush on a guy (leaving out that said guy is Patrick). One thing leads to another and Patrick suggests Art practice his bj skills on Patrick, himself, “as a favor… no big deal! Just like old times.” This leads to Patrick teaching Art how to deep throat, Art with tears in his eyes, choking back his gag reflex, peering up at Patrick with shiny, half-lidded eyes as Patrick encourages Art to take him just a little deeper every few bobs of his head. “Yes, just like that. So good. You’re taking it like such a good boy.”

Stripper!Patrick giving Customer!Art his first lap dance for his 21st after his tennis teammates take him to the strip club. Patrick takes Art back to the VIP rooms for an “extra special gift” paid for by his coach, Tashi, and leaves Art a writhing, blushing, begging mess as Pat goes to town giving him the best gift of all.

Rockstar!Patrick giving Superfan!Art a night to remember after taking a liking to the cute, blushing, stuttering blond while signing autographs outside his dressing room.

Werewolf!Patrick going into a rut and Vampire!Art being the only trustworthy and strong enough being to help his best friend get through the cycle. BONUS for succubus Tashi working her way into the pants of a witch ;)

Frat!President Patrick fucking New Pledge, Twinky!Art up against a wall and over a table after catching Art making out with a boy from a rival college at a house party. Patrick takes his time reminding Art just what school AND frat president his allegiance is to, and ensuring Art knows he can come to Patrick any time he needs to let loose a little.

[sodaneko]

was wondering the whole day what irritated me about the Kuroo panel i used for my fic yesterday... it's because it's basically my icon lmao

[mephist0phallus]

I think something important to remember is that just because somebody on here has appointed themselves king of … early medieval lit … or cold weather composting … or Joan Didion think pieces … or whatever, that doesn’t mean they’re nice - or even correct. It takes a while to figure out who actually knows more than you, versus who just likes to act like they do.

The follow up to this being that occasionally someone is quite knowledgeable - which does nothing to sweeten how sour they are at heart. I promise you can find the same pearls of wisdom on the lips of a nicer person, and spare yourself an ulcer.

[dandysworldings]

if you could remove any map from the game wihich one would you remove.

[hetheymerrill]

What? but turn-based is like... so hand-holding. you can just sit there and think. and consider. bg3 in particular has a very forgiving combat

I have a lot of thoughts about this but unfortunately as I'm typing them out I'm realizing I sound kind of like an ipad baby lol

[idontmindifuforgetme]

genuinely so excited for when i have at least 5 poems memorized. like an actual childlike giddiness????? the last time i felt this i was like 5

[thatlittledandere]

...Is it just me or did the monster add one whole extra word between Remedios and de la Santísima? I checked Wikipedia and the name listed there matches the subtitiles but I'm pretty sure I'm hearing something akin to "Crispin Cristiano". ONE of these is wrong. Ironic.

[duskofastraeus]

The 2024 dostoyevsky-official challenge:

January: ‘I Loved You – And Maybe Love…’ by Alexander Pushkin

[tothepointofinsanity]

Scribble dump...Wanted to give the golfer a more gender neutral appearance even though that has always been my intention (I also toyed with the idea of more skin tone variety because I'm South Asian)...

Greener Grass girl employee. I think she's very silly (more aggressive and adapts to dodge your soulball).

[the-pinetree-poet]

2024 NOVEMBER POEM-A-DAY CHAPBOOK CHALLENGE: DAY 18 ~ DANCING THE SAME OLD DANCES

DANCING THE SAME OLD DANCES © 2024 G. Smith (BMI) =================== Hard to believe it’s been so long, Since you gave my life its song. I have no clue where I would be, Without you beside me, beside me.

But sometimes, you know, we disagree, Seeing things so differently. We pause and take a step apart, To sooth and calm our burning hearts.

But soon we’re back out on the floor, Like we’ve done before and before; The music starts, the lights go down, And it’s you and me, no one around.

And here we go again, Dancing the same old dances; Moving through our lives, Taking the same old chances; Sometimes going slow, Sometimes moving fast (so fast), Always with the fear, That this time is the last.

So how many chances will we get, To dance like we did when we first met? How long will we be able, To gather ‘round the table?

The sun has set on so many things, The blue hour comes with the pain it brings; Dawn is still a night away, Praying to see the light of day.

And here we go again, Dancing the same old dances; Moving through our lives, Making brand new chances; Loving going slow, Laughing moving fast (so fast), Knowing when it’s said and done, These times are gonna last, gonna last, These times were meant to last.