#thanks for tagging me sar 💙

[silver-colour]

I was tagged by the amazing @saretton to list 10 of my niche interests, which was actually harder than I thought it would be... tumblr makes me forgot some things are niche bc there's always other people here who like the same niche things 💙 here we go!

1) the japanese all-female musical producing company called Takarazuka Revue! Which you just have noticed if you follow me for any amount of time XD I am deep deeep in that niche and I know most people who are there with me so its v cosy^^

2) going to put this on one point instead of multiple to avoid me listing a book series for every single point on this list: children's fantasy books, especially when they involve extensive worldbuilding, like the Bartimaeus series, the Chrestomanci series and- seriously I could go on for a very long time any Dutch people who remember de Griezelklas?

3) yosakoi! In a case on not quite niche but just very unknown: the japanese yosakoi dancing ♡ I was with the yosakoi team at my uni, and yosakoi is a pretty big deal in Japan but is barely known outside japan, so I wanted to list it here anyway (curious? Look up Yosakoi Soran Matsuri on yt, it's a yearly festival and competition and the teams are so cool)

4) Anything written by Brandon Sanderson , or perhaps I should say: everything written by him. Not niche per se, but being Dutch I have never met anyone who's read any books of his unless they borrowed my copies, so I thought it needed mentioning^^

5) embroidery, freehanded, this is a bit of an on again off again thing, bc I tend to do this more often in winter but, yeah, sometimes embroidery happens! Usually when I see a cool quote or a shitpost here on tunglr XD

6) ancient egypt/Egyptology, I mention this bc I studied it in uni and LET ME TELL YOU it's a tiny tiny field full of people who tend to be weird in the same (fun) ways, it's great

7) related to the egyptology thing, yu-gi-oh! Specifically, playing the card game more than watching the series, though I like the og series more than the newer series. It's also possibly the reason why I got interested in Egypt- or maybe I like ygo because of the egypt thing... chicken and egg, yknow

8) once again a case of: do I just follow everyone who's into this or is it not that niche: The Mechanisms, a band (of immortal space pirates roaming the galaxy etc. etc.) who make DAMN good music and tell EVEN BETTER stories (psa please listen to the Mechs they're the best thing ever I swear)

9) cosplay, although not recently^^" that is, not recently even before All That Stuff happened. I love the not-looking-like-yourself aspect of it, for the same reasons I love reading fantasy: it's like you're in a different world! A world where everyone looks different, and amazing, even if you don't know what they're cosplaying

10) feels worth mentioning: I've recently gotten into horror stories, after thinking it was Not My Thing for forever- turns out I just don't like seeing horror in movies or games. Worth mentioning? Yes, because I'm finding out that there is like... no? Horror? Being written in my country? Or most of it is for kids, for some reason. And I've NO idea why that happened, but seriously everything I find is translated from english or other languages- which means I'd rather read the original language if I can.

Woo that was harder than I thought actually? But a lot of fun to think about! I'm tagging @molten-rainbows @lost-in-the-land-of-stories @onestepatatime32 @yozoragumi and @veertjed if they feel like it 💙

[lake-lady]

Thank you, @metsienkuiske for tagging me in this! Took a few days to get to it but I love reading other people's and filling them out 💚

1) Nickname: Sar or Slaw ❤

2) Zodiac: Libra (I'm not a water sign!!!)

3) Height: 170 cm, about 5'5 and 1/2

4) Hogwarts House: I'm not a fan of JK Rowling anymore but I was always Slytherin

5) Last thing I googled: what is special about Shrike beaks?

6) Song stuck in my head: Motion Sickness by Phoebe Bridgers from her album Stanger in the Alps

7) Number of followers: 784!! Not as many as on my old blog but so it goes

8) Amount of sleep: consistently running on 4 hours a night and running out of fuel. I just love staying up late but I also have a day job 🙄

9) Lucky Number: 12 💙

10) Dream job: either an aquatic ecologist who gets to do a lot of field work out on the lakes or a science writer who focuses on Great Lakes science! My current fellowship has a little of both but I also have to do some extra work I'm not a fan of. Someday soon I'll probably go back to school to specialize more!

11) What am I wearing: my soft Mothman hoodie and a black skirt

12) Favorite song: I'm gonna do the same thing as @metsienkuiske and list my top 5 atm!

Motion Sickness - Phoebe Bridgers

Subsweet - Fern Mayo

Body to Flame - Lucy Dacus

Punisher - Phoebe Bridgers

Serious Things Are Stupid - Cayetana

13) My aesthetic: Maybe a sort of forest goth that also has a bit of an ethereal, medieval vibe to her like those romantic era paintings of Ophelia. Pepper in a little of a foggy cemetery and some cryptidcore (mainly Mothman) and that's me

14) My favorite author: Rachel Carson is my all time favorite. Not only was she a scientist and environmentalist, but her writing was instrumental in bringing attention to pollution and other environmental issues and forming the EPA. Harcore, smart, artistic, soft lady.

15) My favorite instrument: I love clarinet and practiced classical clarinet a ton growing up. I also love love love bluegrass instruments like the banjo. I want to re-learn the guitar as well.

16) My favorite animal sound: Probably the sound of cicadas in the late summer. Their sound means things are changing, I am changing, and fall is coming.

17) Something random: I've been through a rough breakup this summer. I lost someone I imagined spending my life with. Every day has been hard but if you're fighting like I am, please hang in there with me.

I'm gonna tag @seagllass, @pearl-of-the-pacific, @father-moss, @mosspunk, @livvyllove, @mayqueencore, @alesbianastronaut @fairy-humor, @thetreesareancient. No pressure at all,, I just like to get to know folks! Also any of my followers are welcome to participate, tag me and I'll take a look 😘

[lavellenchanted]

I was tagged a million years ago by @thevoicelessromantic​, thank you 💙 

rules: answer these 85 questions about yourself, then tag 20 some people

I’m tagging @theawkwardterrier​, @youareiron-andyouarestrong​, @thesokovianaccords​, @daisyjohxson​, @whiskasgirl​ and @denerim​

putting the rest under a cut, because it’s loooooooooong

Last

  Drink? Diet Coke    Phone call? My dad   Text message? Also my dad   Song you listened to? Flight from the Man of Steel soundtrack   Time you cried? Monday

Ever

   Dated someone twice? Well that would involve having dated someone once, sooo nope     Kissed someone and regretted it? The only kisses I’ve had have been stage kisses, so nope    Been cheated on? Nah    Lost someone special? Yes    Been depressed? In the general sense, but not clinically (or at least, I don’t think so)    Got drunk and thrown up? Nope, I don’t like alcohol enough to get drunk

Fave colours: Green, every shade thereof, blue, purple

In the last year have you

  Made new friends? Yes   Fallen out of love? Nope   Laughed until you cried? Yep   Found out someone was talking about you? No, I don’t think so   Kissed someone on your Facebook friends list? No, I remain tragically unkissed

General

   How many of your Facebook friends do you know IRL? All but like ... 3?    Do you have any pets? No    Do you want to change your name? No, I really like my name    What did you do for your last birthday? Took the day off work, played video games and went out for dinner in the evening    What time did you wake up today? 6 a.m., yay long work commutes    What were you doing at midnight last night? Trying to sleep    What is something you can’t wait for? To meet my cousin’s new baby 💙    What are you listening to right now? The Good Place    Have you ever talked to a person called Tom? Lots of them    Something that’s getting on your nerves? Work    Most visited website? This blue hellsite    Hair colour? A kind of chocolate brown    Long or short hair? Long    Do you have a crush on someone? Henry Cavill    What do you like about yourself? Ummm I like that I’m intelligent, and creative    Want any piercings? Not really    Blood type? B+    Nickname? Sazzles, Sar and my mum sometimes calls me Rosie    Relationship status: Even more single than Drew Barrymore in Never Been Kissed    Zodiac sign? Gemini    Pronouns? She/Her    Fave tv shows? Orphan Black, The Almighty Johnsons, iZombie, Veronica Mars, The West Wing, The Newsroom    Tattoos? None and I don’t want any    Piercings? One in each ear    Right or left handed? Righty    Ever had surgery? Not unless a root canal counts    Sport? Why    Vacation? I’d love to have one    Trainers? The North Face giant hiking trainers, thank you to my terrible feet

More general

   Eating? Currently? Nada    Drinking? Did I not already answer this?    I’m about to watch? IZOMBIE SEASON 4    Waiting for? People to reply to me on RPs    Want? More time to read    Get married? Some day, I hope so    Career? Marketing in publishing 

Which is better

   Hug or kisses? Hugs    Lips or eyes? Eyes    Shorter or taller? I’m 5′2″ so almost everyone is taller than me    Older or younger? Older    Nice arms or stomach? Mmmm both ... but arms ... rolled up shirtsleeves ....    Hook up or relationship? Relationship    Troublemaker or hesitant? Hesitant, I am Good Girl with a Catholic Guilt Complex

Have you ever

   Kissed a stranger? Nope! A stranger tried to kiss me and I ducked out and onto a bus    Drunk hard liquor? Tried it, thought it was vile, immediately spat it out again    Lost glasses? I lost two pairs in one weekend (it was a school trip away) and was FREAKING because I couldn’t see but turned out I’d put them both in the same safe place lol    Turned someone down? Yeah    Had sex on the first date? Nope    Broken someone’s heart? Not that I’m aware of    Had your heart broken? Not in a romantic context    Been arrested? Nope    Cried when someone died? Yes    Fallen for a friend? Little crushes, nothing big

Do you believe in

  Yourself? Mostly ... I think?   Miracles? Yes   Love at first sight? No. I believe love is built on a foundation of trust, affection and a deep understanding of who the other person is. You don’t get that at first sight.   Santa Clause? As a kind of cultural figure .... not at like a real actual person    Kissing on the first date? Sure, if it feels right    Angels? Yes

Other

  Best friend’s name? Best friend is a tier, not a person   Eye colour? Brown (why is this not in general?)   Fave movie? The Little Mermaid   Fave actor? Henry Cavill