#this started because i got a bowser tattoo

[untoldsoup]

My male coworker just showed me nsfw Bowuigi art and I had to pretend to be shocked like I've never seen it before.

[rockyteriyaki]

TEAM BUILDING ACTIVITIES 👯

s/o to @powerful-owl for starting this meme and @disarmd for the insanely funny contribution, it’s such a delightful thought exercise! here’s my attempt:

MASCOTS!

american sports have hella mascots, so every team is tasked to create a marketable mascot that could represent them for u.s fans. they also have to build a little model to pitch the concept. there’s the williams whale sharks. the aston martin martinis. lando and oscar devise a walking papaya named penny who looks so much like a vulva oscar backs out almost instantly.

GUESS THE GRID based on clothing choices: drivers assemble an outfit they’d wear and then everyone else tries to guess who picked what. the catch is that the f1a girls did the same challenge and their answers are mixed in as well. everybody thinks doriane’s mercedes-themed picks are george’s and maya gets confused for charles even though there’s no ferrari branding to be seen. chloe’s picked a haas cap with a black skirt and we watch nico hulkenberg go through every emotion known to man trying to figure out why kevin would—???

(meanwhile the academy grid is absolutely ripping everybody’s style choices to shreds, accusing hamda of being the most basic bitch on the planet bc max chose to wear basketball shorts, etc)

PADDOCK SCAVENGER HUNT

5 teams are in on it and the other 5 can’t know what’s going on, otherwise they lose points. charles pretends that he’s too tired to walk when pierre catches him searching the top of a cabinet on carlos’ shoulders. oscar distracts williams while lando tries to get a picture of logan with red, white and blue objects in the background. yuki gets stranded on top of the rbr motorhome because daniel won’t stop using him for reconnaissance and the whole thing gets called off because max sees them squabbling on the roof and thinks the rapture has arrived.

GEORGE AND ALEX MAKE GRAPHICS

ib george’s natural talent for graphic design. the audience gets to see what a communications team actually does in motorsport (educational!) and george and alex get free reign of the entire library of press photos of eachother. george is hunting for a terrible picture of alex to edit onto a podium but ends up having a very verbal crisis about how none of the pap shots are appropriately bad and then spends the next half an hour digging himself into theeee deepest hole talking about how it’s just not as FUNNY if alex looks TOO GOOD on the podium! it would be UNFAIR! alex is squirming and trying to remember where tf he was planning on going with this zoomed-in great-gatsby-esque picture of george’s eyelids on his screen right now. george silently edits alex’s teeth out of his mouth and tries to erase the fact that he just called alex handsome like 47 times.

MARIO KART SIM RACING

im talking full immersion. sherbet land is ice fucking cold. every time they drive over some kind of giant clock or railroad or something the sim porpoises like a jackhammer. someone is standing behind them with a full tank of water for the splash sections. there’s a legitimate epilepsy warning at the start of the video. bowser puts the fear of god into lando norris.

MAX AND DANIEL DO TEMPORARY TATTOOS

i’m hesitant to allow them access to a bowl of water but i have an extremely clear vision of daniel slapping tats all over the blank spaces on his skin to the point where they overlap and he’s just got shiny plasticky tattoo skin everywhere. max would find this unappealing and also stupid until he realizes all the fake tattoos on his side of the table are replicas of daniel’s actual ones. cut to: daniel with a snake tattoo stuck in his eyebrow hairs hiking his shorts up so max can mirror the placement on his own inner thigh. daniel resembling a concussed post malone, watching max’s careful application of the ‘3’ tattoo. max does a horrible aussie accent and daniel looks like a chimpanzee seeing its own reflection for the first time. cinema.

[echoeternally]

Echo’s Newer Bowsario Fanfics!

Lol, I was gonna use "latest" for the title, but "newer" got a giggle out of me, so, there we go.

Anyway! Hello to my selective few Bowsario (aka Bowser/Mario) shipping fans. I know there aren't very many of us out there, lol, but hey, we exist! And we have what fun we can.

It's been a few years since I made this kind of post, but I collected the fanfics that I've written in the past (found on this link and then also on this one too) for the pairing.

The content is easy enough to organize elsewhere, but I thought it'd be nice to put it in a convenient spot here too. And maybe some new readers will be delighted by the finds?

So, I figured I'd add a new one, since I've added a bit of new stories since the last post. And I'll share the old stories like I did before as well, because why not?

Presenting the list of the lesser-viewed Enemies-to-Lovers greats!

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Amid the Roses - Set in an alternate universe where Mario and Bowser are removed from the Mushroom Kingdom conflicts, this stars the pair as a flower shop owner and tattoo parlor artist respectively. They end up meeting and bonding in a new way here!

Constellation Quelling - A much more traditional fare for the couple, this story has Bowser interrupt Mario while he's alone and relaxing. They bicker at first, but soon open up to one another in a way neither really expected, and the stars above certainly set a mood...

Distant Dawn - Based on a fanfic prompt from years ago on Tumblr, this is a short story to show some early morning musings from Bowser, who considers how his new relationship with Mario can develop, while a secretly not-slumbering Mario listens.

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Along with those latest stories listed above, there were a couple of updates to my ongoing Bowsario fanfic, which started a decade ago.

That feels weird to post! But, with some new updates from earlier in the year and more since the last posts, I'll add that below here.

Eternally Never Yours - An ongoing fanfic that details a full affair between Bowser and Mario, as they try to make their seemingly impossible relationship a reality, while struggling to deal with the Mushroom Kingdom at large.

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As for the rest, I'll be copying and pasting those below here, so that they can be included too. Makes it a little easier to find it all in one place, I think, right?

Mario’s Defender - A fanfic for Mar10 Day, it tells the story of Mario overhearing some unkind comments about himself, and then a certain someone (Bowser) going back against them. 

Time for Tea - Peach has a small tea party gathering between herself and her friends, the Mario Bros. She wanted the brothers to invite their partners, but didn’t realize who Mario would bring until it was too late. Daisy, however, wants to hear the story of how they got together! 

Red and Blue - In a slight change to the usual storytelling, this is a story that doesn’t use any dialogue to describe tender moments between Bowser and Mario while they explore a relationship together, going over their thoughts. 

Bowser’s Beard - For Bowser Day, a story where Mario and friends go to find out where Peach has been taken, but then find Bowser’s Castle mostly empty when they get there…save for one hairy Koopa King.

Quiet Life - In a “what if…?“ styled story, Bowser is essentially exiled in exchange for the Koopas finally being at peace with the Mushroom Kingdom. Mario is the one that brings comfort to him. 

Inn’s Covers - While going to an inn before a golf tournament, Mario ends up paired in a room with Bowser. They slowly learn to get along, and then some. 

Upon A Dream - After taking a mystical pendant, Bowser ends up in a dream where he’s married to Mario, and grows to not hate it. 

Heart of the Ancient Kingdom - Mario and Bowser are sent on a quest back to the oldest parts of the Mushroom Kingdom to retrieve a rare jewel. They go back to World 1-1 of their earliest adventures, and grow closer too. 

A Spirited Story - Based on Super Smash Bros., the spirits of Wolf and Fox get into a chase sequence of sorts. Mario and Bowser are among the couples they visit. Not quite from this year, but I’ve included it too. 

Wild Cards - A tennis story that focuses on Wario and Waluigi, but has a good deal of shipping support for Mario and Bowser. Also, Bowser wears his tennis outfit and Mario approves. 

Jolly Season - A Christmas special that features not only Bowser and Mario as a couple, but some fluff for Peach and Pauline as one too!

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Actually, you know what? Speaking of Peach/Pauline, I may as well include those fanfics here too. What the heck, you know?

This group is a series of stories that I started, um...also a decade ago! But, I've only stirred up the latest fanfic recently, so, gotta get to work on that one again.

Nevertheless, if you're a fan of Mario and Bowser being gay, then I hope you might enjoy Peach and Pauline doing so too!

Toying With Her - The first in the series, where Pauline finds a new object of her affections in the famous princess of the Mushroom Kingdom. Set prior to Pauline's return as mayor in Mario Odyssey! (This story was from years before that even existed.)

Toying With Them - Sequel to the first, Pauline finds herself invited back to Peach's Castle, and finds several more lovely ladies to inspire her toys. Though she's only musing her crushes, that might not be the case forever...if one happens to read between the lines...

Toying With Peril - Finally set after Pauline's return in Odyssey, Miss Mayor comes back to the Mushroom Kingdom...only to find Peach kidnapped and Mario totally unavailable for the rescuing! Guess who gets to step up to the plate this time? Ongoing for now, but do you think Peach will finally learn of and return Pauline's feelings...?

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Ha, I haven't done this for a few years. It's nice to see them all together again. Last time was in 2021, and now we've got this in 2024; I didn't think I'd have enough for another round.

Anyway, I know there are fewer fans of them, but for anyone that might be curious to try fanfics featuring Mario and Bowser as a couple, here's my current listing for them.

Meanwhile, if you want stories from other lovely authors, be sure to explore the tag link which I’ll be adding in right here for Bowser/Mario on AO3! It's grown a lot more since I last posted. There are even new regular posters for the pairing besides me!

Though I'm less practiced on Peach/Pauline (they're called Peachline, if I'm not mistaken), they've grown a bit more from my one-off notion of the ladies in love. (Started that back in 2014!) Find some authors that explore the pairing in better detail here. Hope you enjoy!

Part of me likes the idea of writing some more one-shots for Bowsario fanfics at least, and of course finishing that Peachline story in the future. ENY still has some ways to go, but it's moving towards its later stages finally. I wonder what this will look like next time...

Ah, neither here nor there.

For new readers, welcome, and if you've made it this far, thank you for reading and stroking your curiosity! Hope you enjoy.

For older readers, welcome back! If you find something new or want to revisit an older story, I hope you do so and enjoy too.

To everyone, thank you for reading this, and spending a little while with me! If you read any of the stories, please enjoy! Hope you all take care and have a wonderful day.

[tuhbanbuv]

Mario’s Lil Sis has 120+ hits and 20+ kudos, so I’d like to give you a bit more lore behind the series or AU it belongs to. These are more random ramblings so I’ll put a READ MORE here.

Yes, Lucia is part of the new and refurbished Mario Magus AU. It’s a series more magic-oriented, kinda like the Owl House in a sense. It has a real world/“Mario” world separation like the movie and old tv shows but it’s easier to go back and forth.

In the AU, Mario and Lucia are real people and have a licensing deal with Nintendo to have “mascots” retelling their stories for younger audiences. It helps me have an excuse to cherry pick what is and isn’t canon when talking about the media; it’s like the “Mario is a stage play” theory but more comfortable for me.

Things like Lucia being brainwashed by Natasha and Dimentio are canon, Mr. L, a lot of M&L and Paper Mario content up to Sticker Star are canon. Things like the Blorbs and baby characters are vastly censored incidents and story beats by Nintendo to make it more “child friendly” or more entertaining.

Lucia has Chaos Heart scars along her chest that basically looks like if you told a drunk guy to give you a heart tattoo. She doesn’t like to talk about it at all, but she’ll be forced to confront it mentally and physically later on…

Bowser Jr is real, but at least 95% of Sunshine isn’t canon because he was just a newborn when it came out. IRL Junior is vastly different than game Junior, and the Koopalings are adopted IRL while they’re just sidekicks in the game.

Bowser is not only ftm, but not as big of a villain as the games make him out to be. It was just like the inciting incident when Mario and Lucia first came to the Mushroom Kingdom, some battles here and there until the events that led to the Superstar Saga game came to be. (Which in universe is right before Bowser has Junior)

Bowser, not only with a new baby but after teaming up with his enemy, brainwashed, amnesia’d and possessed by “Cackletta”, he has a change of heart and actually reaches out to Mario during a breakdown after many sleepless nights dealing with a newborn Junior. I might make a fic out of this but in universe this was where the animosity between Mario and Bowser ended, leading to a peace treaty and later ally-ship between him and Peach’s kingdoms. The whole rivalry initially broke out because their parents basically killed each other in a war during their babyhood and they carried it with them cuz it’s not easy to forget that kind of thing, but they at least know that it was their parents rather than each others faults.

Lucia, Peasley and Daisy are in a poly relationship. What started out as jealous feelings of each other quickly became “oh they’re actually hot tho”. Lucia developed feelings first, because she and pretty much her entire family are to type to fall for people VERY FAST. (And her type is strong men and women) Peasley second because the moment he got knocked out outta his Dragohoho form and woke up in Lucia’s arms? Yeah no he fell for her and later Daisy in a similar fashion. Daisy? What started out as a silent rivalry turned into her actually finding him attractive and then collective panic until the idea of polyamory came up. I call them the Flower Throuple.

Polterpup is named Pesto and he’s the ghost of Lucia’s childhood puppy who died after being hit by a car. Because his death was so sudden he harbors no I’ll will and only just wants to continue the game of fetch that the car so rudely interrupted. Lucia only finds this out much later after she meets him and the obvious happens. She cries and holds him because he waited so long to find her again. Because he’s happiest with her, the idea of “passing on” isn’t a thing because all he wants is to be with her, essentially making him immortal until Lucia’s luck runs out.

There are certain creatures called Mimicks, basically imperfect copies of people made out of pure magic, like the fake Bowsers or Bowser Jr’s Mario disguise. They either have to possess other beings or steal their original’s soul, but rare moments they can be their own thing, but it doesn’t last for long before they need to find a host or another body, lest they want to die.

Okay that’s all I have rn. I’m glad you like my Lucia fic so much, I had no idea it would blow up like it did and it means a lot to me. Expect more fics in the near future; now with AO3 I more motivation and more flexibility. Make sure to check out my other works if you liked my Lucia fic, too!

[surveys-at-your-service]

Survey #421

“hunted by hundreds and never to be caught  /  descent to wander, bring terror and take 'em all beyond”

Which do you prefer, donut holes, jelly filled donuts or normal donuts? Normal donuts. When you get old, are you going to make a will? I mean probably. Ever made your own definition for something on Urban Dictionary? No. What do you call your grandparents? "Grammy" and "Grampa." Do you like weddings? Not especially because I'm a bitter fuck. Do you want to live in a dorm in college? I never wanted to, so I never did. Have you ever had your tonsils taken out? No. Are you single/taken/crushing/confused? Single/confused. Is your best friend single? Yes. Is your first real best friend still there for you? I mean we have one another on Facebook, but that's the extent of it. Do you still care for your first love? Very much. I hope he's doing okay since his mother passed. What color is your blanket? Navy with black swirls. Are you listening to music right now? Yes. I am obseeeeeessed with Alissa White-Gluz's cover of Powerwolf's "Demons Are a Girl's Best Friend." Have you ever felt as if you lost your one true love? I feel like that all the time. But I should add that I don't believe there is JUST ONE person designed for you. There are way, way too many people on this earth to have just a single, perfect match. Which do you like better: Bowser, Mario, Luigi, or Princess Peach? Well I mean I always picked Luigi in Mario Kart, so I got a bias, ha ha. How many tattoos do you have? Six. Plenty, PLENTY more to come, though. Would you ever consider getting a mohawk? No. What do you like to do most in your free time? Do random shit on the computer. What’s your work title? Unemployed. Do you pay rent? I don't. What was the reason behind the last time you wore a bandage? I cut my finger opening up a cup of yogurt. Yes, I'm serious. What music artist have you listened to a lot lately? Powerwolf, lately. And Motionless In White. Who is taller, you or your best friend? Me. When was the first time you ever listened to your favorite music artist? Well, as a little kid, Mom would play some Ozzy in the car occasionally, and I actually loved "Perry Mason" so much that I would ask for her to play it. Growing up I'd obviously heard "Crazy Train" through random things, but I never truly listened to him until I got into middle school and went through my mother's CD case, discovering new music as I got into rock and metal. Do/did your siblings cause trouble? Nah, not really. If your siblings are old enough, what do they do for work? I honestly don't remember my half-siblings' positions, but my immediate younger sister is a children's social worker, and my older sis is a mammographer. Have you ever been jealous of your siblings? Jealous, no. Envious, extremely. They know what the hell they're doing with their lives and making shit happen. Do you still live with your parent/s or do you live alone/with a partner? I live with my mother. What feeling do you have the most difficulty in expressing? Jealousy. How do you think you would handle yourself in a crisis situation? Freeze up and probably die lol. Does any particular season make you happier than others? Why/why not? Yes, autumn. It's not hot as fuck, the air always feels so fresh to me, and I love the many colors of fall. It's just... chill. Can you adapt to change easily? Any examples? FUCK. NO. Do you see yourself as worthy of love? Why/why not? This answer can change from "yes, because I'm a good human" to "fuck no because I'm worthless" in 0.5 seconds. Do you think you are competitive? Do you really dislike losing? Not in general, but I can be in some areas. What would you be famous for? Fuck if I know. If you had to, would you rather dye your hair red or black? Red. I loved my hair when it actually took red dye well. What do you typically do on Easter Day? Go to my older sister's house. Have you ever viewed the moon through a telescope? No. Do you normally finish one book before starting another? Always. If you were given the chance to be immortal, would you take it? Heeeeeell no. Would you pierce your nipples for $100? Almost certainly yes; I mean that's $100 for something I can just take out if I don't like it. Have you ever dated someone who had a child? No. Would you ever consider adoption? Even if I wanted a child, no. I know I would need either the blood connection or for the child to be my partner's that I truly love. Do you tend to go for guys/girls with certain eye/hair colors? No, I really don't care how you look on the outside. Do you know anyone who plays guitar? Yes. Do you live within an hour of the ocean? More like two hours. What are you currently sitting/laying on? My bed. Have you ever dated a friend of one of your siblings? No. Did you have an imaginary friend as a child? An imaginary wolf, yeah. Which parent do you look most like? My mom, I think. Ever failed a test? Yes. That's all I did in algebra during my last college attempt. Do you have any friends who are famous? No. Your most recent ex breaks down and tells you they love you, what do you do? Well I know she loves me as a friend, but idk if she still does romantically, but either way, I'd tell her I love her too and ask if I can do anything for her. You and your last ex: who should hate who? Neither of us. We have a perfectly fine relationship. Do you believe you pick who you fall in love with? Definitely not. Last thing you ate? I had a peanut butter sandwich for breakfast. Are you obsessed with someone? *discreetly eyes Markiplier* If you had to write a brief message on a dollar bill that many people would eventually see as the currency circulates, what message would you write? I'd have to think longer on this, but definitely something about not putting so much worth into the money and not allowing greed to rule the individual. What serves as the greatest motivation for you in your daily life? The hope for a happy, prosperous future. If you were a multimillionaire, what do you believe you would be doing at this very moment? Well, it's morning and this is my prime time to really just chill and do my first scope of the Internet, so I'd probably be in a beautiful house in the woods of the mountains by a beautiful waterfall. I'd have the windows down to listen to nature, make sure via AC if necessary that it's cool... Damn, that sounds nice. If you could have a cookie jar full of anything you wanted, except money or cookies, what would it be full of? Hm. Perhaps a very motivational quote that I'd draw each day, kind of like fortune cookies, but actually good and applicable, ha ha. If someone were looking for you in a bookstore, in what section would they be most likely to find you? YA or fiction. If your ex came up to you and asked you to take them back, what would you say? Anyone but Jason or Sara would be an automatic "no." Jason would have to really prove himself. Sara, I'd be willing, but would ask her if that's what she really wants given our positions right now. Do you think Ke$ha is annoying? I don't know anything about her personally. I actually liked her music back in the day, even when I was all about metal. Last time you were hit on? No idea. Do you ever write in pencil any more? I always do if I have that option. I don't like that you can't erase with a pen. If you HAD to get a piercing (not ears) what would you get? At this current time, my right nostril again. What do you wish you had more knowledge about? Politics. Would you ever get someone's name tattooed on you? Noooo. Do you have a lot of scars? Yes. I scar very easily. Have you ever had stitches? Twice. Have you ever dealt with a divorce or parents fighting or any kind of abuse at home? Before my parents divorced, there was a lot of fighting. Do you remember the person you first kissed? Of course I do. Have you ever kissed someone you weren’t dating? No. Who was the last person you fell asleep with? Sara. Have you ever listened to music you hated just to fit in? "Hated," no. I just tried to get into bands that I just couldn't, but didn't hate. Ever been called babe? Yeah. What is your favorite Pop-Tart flavor? Chocolate sundae. Have you ever made your parents cry? Yeah, sadly. Do you wear glasses? Yeah. And yet I'm still blind with 'em. Have you ever made out with somebody on a bed? Yeah. Are you tan? Most definitely not. How did you meet the last person you texted? She kinda like, gave birth to me. Next big event? My nephew's fifth birthday. Ugh, how is he getting that old. Do you think you have to be skinny in order to be beautiful? Fuck off, no. There are some gorgeous/attractive plus-sized people. Have you ever made out on a couch? Yes. Has the last person you kissed ever seen you cry? Oh god, she witnessed me sob once. Would you ever get gauged ears? I want very small gauges in my bottom earlobe piercings. What is your favorite sushi? Ew. Have you ever been in a school talent show? What for? Noooo sir. What were you like at 17? Oh god... so sad and yet so happily, madly in love at the same time. I both love and hate that era. Tell us about your worst date. Haven't really had a bad one. I had one with Tyler that was an adventure that most would consider awful (flat tire, had to walk in the whipping wind), but I had fun, ha ha. What should be illegal that isn’t already? I dunno. What’s the song you most wish you had written? Probably John Lennon's "Imagine." What is the worst break up you have experienced? Y'ALL KNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW. Do your parents wish you were more successful? Oh, I am CERTAIN they do. They'd never admit it, I'm sure, but I know I'm disappointing. I had so much promise in school. Has a significant other called you unattractive before? WOW, no. Has a significant other ever called you by the wrong name? omg no Have you ever caught someone doing something bad? Cheating on their bf, yes. Has a dentist ever screwed up on anything when working on you? No, I don't think so. What is the worst birthday you have ever had? My 16th. I felt very, very unloved. I don't even like going into it. Have you ever been spit on by a llama? No. Have you ever locked yourself out of your car/house? The house, yes. With my elderly dog with arthritis, in the middle of winter after a good snow. I was freezing, sitting on the front porch and eventually crying. My phone was inside so I couldn't reach my mom, who was at work. As night came, I finally broke and went down the street knocking on my neighbors' doors, and probably the worst fucking one opened. With a gun in his hand. He was apparently an ex-sheriff, and he clearly didn't trust me. He was kind enough to let Teddy, who was incontinent and marked territory, inside (thank fuck he didn't pee in the guy's house), and he gave me a jacket, but Christ, we played 20 goddamn questions to see if I was legit, I'm assuming. I was beyond thankful when Mom finally got there when I used his phone to call her. And as it turned out? The door wasn't even fucking locked, our old dog just jammed the hell outta it by jumping. I was so, so pissed.

[thornescratch]

The Tale Of A Fan Wanting A Tattoo Of A Stanley Cup Champion Getting A Tattoo 

It was the evening of June 9, 2018, two days after the Capitals captured the franchise’s first championship, and Connolly and his teammates were in mid-celebration, having already been to a Nationals game when, as the way these things tend to go, someone suggested getting tattoos.

Looking a little ragged from the non-stop party, a bearded Connolly sat down, grabbed a slice of pizza and got a tattoo of the Mario Kart character Bowser on his left arm.

Someone – again, the details are fuzzy, but Connolly believes it was teammate Jakub Vrana – snapped a photo of the moment at Tattoo Paradise in Washington, D.C., that perhaps more than any other image captured the essence of the celebration.

T.J. Oshie Explained His Wario Tattoo And Where He Learned To Chug Beer Through His Shirt 

I don’t have any time at home to play video games with two little ladies running around the house. But it was something that started, gosh I don’t know, it’s been around for a while now. We even did it in St. Louis, but it wasn’t Mario Kart we played other games.

In the playoffs you get a team suite when you’re on the road because you’re playing in the same city a couple times in a row, which you don’t do during the regular season. So they kind of make a suite for us, and I got kind of addicted, I guess, to playing Mario Kart with some of the fellas.

It was kind of our routine in between games on the road to get a couple games in. Well, I guess more than a couple for some of us. But it was just kind of a bonding thing that we had, but yeah, it was fun and now I got Wario tattooed on my leg.

...If I find out any more of the Caps got Mario Kart themed tattoos I’m gonnna fucking lose it laughing.

[hobi-wan-kenobii]

Tagged by @herdustisverypretty~~

rules: answer these 85 things then tag 20 people

THE LAST:

1. drink: milk

2. phone call: to my mom asking her where the band-aids where

3. text message: an old friend of mine telling them to leave me alone.

4. song you listened to: i’m currently listening to the come back home remake by bts (jin’s lines at the start mmmmm)

5. time you cried: not sure, it’s been a while.

6. dated someone twice: nop.

7. kissed someone and regretted it: one time a friend of mine played my trumpet, so that was an indirect kiss i guess??? we both agreed to never speak of it.

8. been cheated on: nop.

9. lost someone special: my great grandparents.

10. been depressed: since 2013 yo

11. gotten drunk and thrown up: noooo.

THREE FAVORITE COLORS:

12. blue (would be black, white or grey but those aren’t colorsss)

13. purple i guess

14. like rlly rlly soft yellow. not the neon yellow or whatever. soft pastel yellow.

IN THE LAST YEAR HAVE YOU:

15. made new friends: like two.

16. fallen out of love: yaaa

17. laughed until you cried: i can’t laugh without crying ;-;

18. found out someone was talking about you: yup, yup

19. met someone who changed you: no

20. found out who your friends are: if you mean by who my “real friends” are, then yes.

21. kissed someone on your Facebook list: no, thank god.

GENERAL:

22. how many of your Facebook friends do you know in real life: all of them

23. do you have any pets: i have a cat named Bowser, and a dog named Bella. i have a bunch of cats at my grandma’s too, but there are too many to name.

24. do you want to change your name: yeah, it’s why i go by mari or max online.

25. what did you do for your last birthday: i can’t remember.

26. what time do you wake up: around 1-3 pm bc my sleeping schedule is officially deceased.

27. what were you doing at midnight last night: contemplating the possibility of a zombie apocalypse.

28. name something you can’t wait for: the day when i don’t want to strangle myself haha

29. when was the last time you saw your mom: right now

31. what are you listening to right now: the music has changed, so right now it’s a recording of bts performing at the MMAs

32. have you ever talked to a person named tom: i have an uncle named tom and he’s really weird.

33. something that is getting on your nerves: it’d probably be my weight as well.

34. most visited website: youtube and ao3

35. hair color: currently, brown, but i want to dye it a weird color soon.

36. long or short hair: short

37. do you have a crush on someone: no, thank god.

38. what do you like about yourself: being able to look in the mirror and  think “oh wow, i actually don’t look dead” maybe once a week.

39. piercings: my ears, but i never wear earrings.

40. blood type: either A or B

41. nickname: mari, max, cat lord

42. relationship status: in a relationship bc one of my friends asked me out and i didn’t want it to be awkward. i don’t really like it though.

43. zodiac: Virgo (yo tae that means we’re compatible hello)

45. favourite tv show: i’m not big on tv but probably any anime.

46. tattoos: none

47. right or left handed: right

48. surgery: depends on what it would be for.

50. sport: sometimes i play basketball but i’m no good at it.

51. vacation: wichita for a band camp

52. pair of trainers: what??? shoes??? socks??? pokemon trainers??? i’ll guess and say a ratty pair of black shoes and my socks never match.

MORE GENERAL:

53. eating: i’d rather not have to but i do sometimes

54. drinking: i can never remember until i’m dehydrated.

55. I’m about to: pet my cat.

56. waiting for: dat hixtape.

57. want: french toast.

58. get married: only if i found like my soulmate or smth, otherwise not

59. career: i’m in high school so

WHICH IS BETTER:

60. hugs or kisses: give me all the cuddles >>:)))))

61. lips or eyes: eyes

62. shorter or taller: doesn’t matter.

63. older or younger: doesn’t matter.

64. nice arms or nice stomach: it doesn’t matter as long as they got a nice personality

65. hook up or relationship: neither, but YO SOULMATE WHERE U AT i might be willing for a relationship depending on the person.

66. troublemaker or hesitant: depends on how well i know someone

HAVE YOU EVER:

67. kissed a stranger: no.

68. drank hard liquor: no.

69. lost glasses/contact lenses: probably

70. turned someone down: a lot.

71. sex on the first date: ewwwwwwww

72. broken someone’s heart: maybe???

73. had your heart broken: not romantically, no

74. been arrested: no

75. cried when someone died: only because my grandma started crying.

76. fallen for a friend: no

DO YOU BELIEVE IN:

77. yourself: not since 2013

78. miracles: i might joke about it but no

79. love at first sight: if you’re lucky i guess.

80. santa claus: no

81. kiss on the first date: not for myself, no.

82. angels: no but i used to talk to dead family members of mine and call them my guardian angels.

OTHER:

83. current best friend’s name: Dion

84. eye color: blue/grey/green they apparently change sometimes

85. favorite movie: any horror movie

I”M NOT TAGGING ANYONE AHHAHAHAHAHAH

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There is nothing better than a good combo pick in the NFL draft. Like the Colts taking Andrew Luck then two Tight Ends in the next two rounds or the Jaguars taking Blake Bortles then Marquis Lee and Allen Robinson in the second round. Sometimes picks just kinda go well together.

These picks, man…these picks go kinda fuggin’ well together.

1.White Christ McCaffery (Rd 1) and Curtis Samuel (Rd 2), Carolina Panthers.

I really wish Curtis Samuel’s parents were thinking of how electric he would be on the field when they named him because they clearly were not. Carolina’s top Wide Receivers are big and slow like Tight Ends and their best receiver is actually their Tight End. Their Running Back looks like Mike Tolbert and their Fullback is (was) actually Mike Tolbert. Not really complaining about that last part but I’m making a point here. Carolina’s offense needed to catch up to their defense and this is how you do it. Cam is a sun and until this draft he had a bunch of large, dense planets circling him. These two picks change the pace of the entire team.

2.Jamal Adams (Rd 1) and Marcus Maye (Rd 2), New York Jets.

Todd Bowels did magic things with his deep stable of safeties in Arizona. He had a good combo in Marcus Gilchrist and Calvin Pryor when he got to New York however they were not actually a good combo but more like…just like two safeties that both played for the same team. Adams and Maye are both dynamic, versatile, and aggressive football players. I assume Maye will mostly play center field while Adams is used as a Swiss Army knife closer to the line of scrimmage but they are the type of guys who will be swapped in and out allowing Bowles to find mismatches. The only real reason I didn’t rank these two as my favorite combo pick is because, let’s be real, how much fucking good are two safeties going to do the Jets?

3.Tyus Bowser (Rd 2) and Tim Williams (Rd 3), Baltimore Ravens.

Ty Bowser may have been my favorite player in the draft by the time draft day actually got here. Raw, athletic, aggressive, versatile. He will probably play inside for this team and scoop 100 tackles but he could also end up on the edge scoopin’ 10 sacks. Not sure if it will happen this year but if it clicks for him early he will be a serious contender for Defensive Rookie of the Year. Tim Williams could be the steal of the draft. He was a top five selection in most of the pre-season mock drafts and other than some off-field stuff maybe and some try-hard stuff maybe he just kinda cooled off and fell to the third round. He’s got loads of potential though. He may not ever be more than a situational player for the Ravens but like Elvis Dumervil, he could still be a very productive pass rusher. If John Harbaugh gets the most out of these guys he has two guys that can play inside or outside, rush the passer, stop the run, cover Tight Ends, etc. As a Steelers fan, I would have loved for these two to end up on Pittsburgh’s roster. Even if they had taken these two in rounds 1 and 2 I would’ve been completely satisfied.

4.Jonathan Allen (Rd 1) and Ryan Anderson (Rd 2), Washington Redskins.

The Redskins just got SOOOOO lunch pale bro. Jonathan Allen was hands down the best pick of the entire draft. He was the best player in this draft and 16 of these dudes went before him. SIXTEEN. I watched Alabama play my alma mater from the sidelines and I’ve never seen my Arkansas Razorbacks look more helpless than trying to block Jonathan Allen. He is Justin Smith without a Budweiser tattoo. In fact, if Jonathan Allen comes into the pre-season with a Budweiser tattoo I will come back and edit this post and move this pick up to #1. Then if taking the best player on one of the best college defenses of a generation wasn’t enough they went and got one of his college teammates. The fact that they now have 2/11 of that starting defense is a good way to re-start that defense. Unless they end up playing the Texans in a Super Bowl because we all saw what Deshaun Watson did to 11/11 of the players on that D.

5.Leo Fournette (Rd 1) and Cam Robinson (Rd 2), Jaxonville Jaguars.

I’d like to say this is a commitment to getting tougher on Offense but I think it’s safe to say that this is a commitment to hiding Black Bortles. However, if both these guys stay healthy the Jaguars will definitely be tougher on Offense. I think we will all miss watching their offense consist of Bortles closing his eyes and launching atom bombs to Allen RobinHurns but you probably won’t have to wait long because I have a feeling Fournette is hurt by game uuuhhhh four? six? Let’s call it game five. And then there’s Cam Robinson. He has allllll the potential in the world. Just like Cyrus Kouandjio and DJ Fluker did. I feel like I’m not making a good argument for these two. How about this..I love these picks. If the Steelers or the Patriots or the Ravens or whatever had picked these two we are talking rookie Pro Bowl alternates be we over here talking about the Jags. Somehow they it won’t work out. Good look though, Jags.

6.Larry Ogunjobi (Rd 2) and Caleb Brantley (Rd 6), Cleveland Browns.

Like Tyus Bowser earlier, Ogunjobi is a second round pick who checks every box but is just a bit raw. He should benefit from playing between Myles Garrett and Danny Shelton. He should never see a double team and he should be allowed to just get up field. Generally, I would never say landing in Cleveland is a good situation for a rookie but I get a feeling Hue Jackson saw a younger Geno Atkins and should know how to deploy him. Caleb Brantley is going to push him from day one for the starting three-tech position. I would say the Browns got a great bargain with Brantley but that would be unfair because if you weren’t aware he broke a girl’s face right before the draft but I get a feeling Hue Jackson coached under Marv Lewis and is super into second chances when a difference making Defensive Tackle is sitting there in the sixth round.

7.Derek Rivers (Rd 3) and Antonio Garcia (Rd 3), New England Patriots.

These guys aren't really a combo pick because they play on opposite sides of the ball but how..how..the..shit do the Patriots not have a pick until the third round and yet come away with a potential future Left Tackle and star pass rusher. Especially Derek Rivers. Belichick trades away his best player on Defense (Jamie Collins) then goes out and gets a younger, more athletic version of him a round later than he did for Collins a few years ago. Antonio Garcia’s only real knock was he needed to beef up a little. My guess is he spends the next couple years as a Tight End/Offensive Tackle hybrid then eventually takes over for Nate Solder when the Patriots decide they don’t want to pay him.

8.Rayshawn Jenkins (Rd 4) and Desmond King (Rd 5), San Diego Chargers.

This is probably the biggest projection because Jenkins is super raw and Dez King could end up playing Nickel Back. But this could be Gus Bradley’s new Earl Thomas/Kam Chancellor. Like Diet Earl Thomas/Kam Chancellor. Not sure how King fell to the fifth round but I think he’ll be a player.

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Video Game Survey!

So! I’m bored... Like... Hella bored. So I found this survey (questions created from 8bitrevolver) and I’m going to answer these questions like it’s 2005 and I’m doing a MySpace survey! Ready? Let’s-a Go! 1. First game you played obsessively? Obsessively... Hmm... When I was very little I played a lot of Wario’s Woods and Super Mario Bros. 2. But! I think I was a little more obsessive towards Super Mario Bros. 2! 2. A game that has influenced you creatively? Writing, drawing, etc. Either the Legend of Zelda or Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. I have written fanfics based off of those games!

3. Who did you play with as a kid? My sister and my step-sister

4. Who do you play with now? My boyfriend and my college friend.

5. Ever use cheat codes? My dad used to have a Game Genie for the NES, and I loved messing around with that thing. Sometimes it would totally fuck up the game cause I would just put in totally random codes! 6. Ever buy strategy guides? The only strategy guide I remember buying was for Super Smash Bros. Melee. If I remember correctly it came out before the game actually did, and I bought it and looked through it to help build up my hype! 7. Any games you have multiple copies of? No. 8. Rarest/Most expensive game in your collection? Uh... N/A 9. Most regrettable purchase? Yooka-Laylee for the Switch (at least that’s my most recent I can think of.) 10. Ever go to a midnight game release or stand in line for hours? No. 11. Have you ever made new friends from playing video games? No. 12. Ever get picked on for liking games? No. 13. A game you’ve never played that everyone else has? Ooo. Probably. I haven’t played any of the Metroid games. I’m sure there’s a big title that I can’t think of. Uhhh. Fortnite and PubG? Uh.... Halo. Or any famous first person shooter games. 14. Favorite game music? Legend of Zelda music is high on my list. I love the Stone Tower Temple music. I love Fi’s theme from Skyward Sword. I love Dragon Roost Island. I love the music from Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars as well. Like the Forest Maze, Midas Falls, and Rose Town.

15. If it was a requirement to get a game related tattoo, what would you pick? Maybe the Super Mario mushroom or the Triforce?  16. Favorite game to play with your friends IRL? Mario Kart, cause I’m a beast. 17. Ever lose a friend over a game? No 18. Would you date someone that hates gaming? I have before... it kinda sucked. Like he got mad at me because I just bought Mario and Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story and I was playing that instead of like... following him outside so he could smoke. He wasn’t a very nice person.... 19. Favorite handheld console? The 3DS I suppose. 20. Game that you know like the back of your hand? Either Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars or Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. 21. Game that you didn’t like or understand as a kid but love now? Hmmm.... I can’t think of anything. 22. Do you wear game related clothing/accessories? Yes. 23. The game that you’ve logged the most hours into?  Either Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars or Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. Lol. 24. First Pokemon game? Pokemon Blue! Bulbasaur was my first Pokemon ever! 25. Were you ever an arcade game player? No. 26. Ever form any gaming rivalries? No. 27. Game that makes you rage? I get ragey when games give me really LONG challenges. Like where the difficulty lies in how long the challenge is and if you fail you have to start all over. That is what makes me rage. Most recent example is Super Smash Bros. for Wii U trying to complete All-Star mode on Hard difficulty with several characters.... Getting so close only to have to start all over again makes me ragey. Lol 28. Ever play in a tournament? No. 29. What is your gaming set up? We have 3 Nintendo Switches in this house. My dock is hooked up to my TV. Warren’s dock is underneath mine not hooked up to anything but plugged in to act as a charging station. Reece’s Switch is hooked up to the living room TV. If Warren wants to play his switch he just places it into my dock. 30. How many consoles do you own? 2. Nintendo 3DS and a Nintendo Switch. I had a Wii U but I gave it to my sister. 31. Does the 3DS and/or Virtual Boy hurt your eyes or give you headaches? Yes!! Never played the Virtual Boy, but I can’t really use the 3D of the 3DS, it messed with my eyes. 32. Did you ever play a game based on your favorite show/cartoon/movie/comic? Yes. I remember owning the Shrek 2 video game. And I am sure I have a few more, until I came to realize those kind of video games sucked! 33. Did you ever have any bootleg games or plug-n-play games? No.

34. Do either of your parents play video games? My dad does quite a bit. He owns as Wii, but plays a lot of mobile games. My mom will play games like Mario Kart, and she really likes Wii Party U and the Pictionary portion of Game & Wario. 35. Ever work in a game store? Or do you have a favorite game shop? No. And I supposed GameStop is my go-to, but Jesus Balls they’re expensive. 36. Have you ever shed actual blood, sweat or tears over a game? .... Uhhh? No? I don’t think so? I remember getting very mad and upset at Paper Mario when I was little because I JUST COULD NOT BEAT HUFF-N-PUFF! But it’s because I was going about it totally wrong. And I got yelled at from my Mom because I was getting mad, and she told me to calm down. 37. Have you played E.T. for the Atari 2600? Do you think that’s the worst game ever, or do you have another nomination? I have not. But I do probably think it is the worst game ever... because it like... single-handledly brought upon the American Video game crash... 38. A game you’re ashamed to admit that you like? Super Princess Peach. It’s one of the only DS games I still own... 39. A sequel that you would die for them to make? A Sequel to Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars.  40. What to you think of virtual reality headsets or motion controls? Never used Virtual reality headsets. I am afraid it may make me motion sick like 1st person games do. And I am kind of over motion controls now. 41. A genre that you just can’t get into? First Person Shooters. 42. Maybe it wasn’t your first game, but what was the game that started you on your path to nerdiness? ??? Probably my first game Super Mario Bros. 2. Lol.

43. Ever play games when you really should have been concentrating on something else? Yes. I think everyone does that. 44. Arcade machine that has consumed the most of your quarters? Uhh.... N/A

45. How are you at Mario Kart? GURL! I am a beast! You better watch out? Oh is that a Blue Shell coming for me? No Biggie I am so far ahead it doesn’t matter? Another one? Oh looks like you caught up but still can’t pass me. And I don’t even use the heavy characters with high speed, and you’re still eating my dust. :-P 46. Do you like relaxing games like Animal Crossing or Harvest Moon? Never really played them, but I kinda want to get into Animal Crossing because I want to have an easy relaxing game that I can play before bed or something. 47. Do you like competitive games? Mario Kart and Smash, I suppose. 48. How long does it take your to customize your player character? Not too long. 49. In games where you can pick your class, do you always tend to go for the same type of character? Yes. 50. If you were a game designer, what masterpiece would you create? Uhh... A game where you are the damsel in distress, but you escape and your journey is getting back home. 51. Have you ever played a game for so long that you forgot to eat or sleep? I never forget to sleep, but I have gone for a long time without eating and then I’m like “Damn, I’m hungry... Oh I haven’t had food for 12 hours.” Lol 52. A game that you begged your parents for as a kid? Super Smash Bros. Melee, Luigi’s Mansion, Paper Mario, and probably the first few Mario Parties. 53. What’s your opinion on DLC these days? If they are good, it’s fine. If it feels like an actual addition to the game instead of just “Oh the game wasn’t done, here’s some more you gotta pay for.” Like.... The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild did a good job with the Champion’s DLC. Like the game would be fine without it, but it just added some extra flavor (and totally made me fall in love with Urbosa.) 54. Do you give in to Steam sales? I do not have Steam account. 55. Did you ever make someone you hated in the Sims and did mean stuff to them? I do not play Sims. 56. Did you ever play Roller Coaster Tycoon and kill off your guests? No. Never played it. 57. Did you ever play a game to 100% or get all of the achievements? YES! I am very much a completionist.

58. If you can only play 3 games for the rest of your life, which ones do you pick? Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. Mario Kart 8. Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. 59. Do you play any cell phone games? Pokemon Go is the only one I really play. 60. Do you know the Konami Code? Yes. My dad and I were just talking about it. 61. Do you trade in your games or keep them forever? I trade them, that’s why I like the physical copies.

62. Ever buy a console specifically to play one game? Not really. I buy the Nintendo consoles because I know there will be games I’ll want to play. 63. Ever go to a gaming convention or tournament? No. 64. Ever make a TV or monitor purchase based on what would be best for gaming? No. 65. Ever have a Game Genie, Game Shark or Action Replay? Did it ever mess up your game’s save file? My dad had a Game Genie (see previous question) and I don’t think it ever messed up the save files, but it did mess up the way the game looked. I remember using it on Super Mario Bros. 2 and it totally messed up the pause screen. Like enemies were flying around on there, it was silly! 66. Did you ever have have an old Nokia with Snake on it? Yes.

67. Do you have a happy gaming-related childhood memory you want to share? I always look back fondly on playing games with my sister and step-sister. We played a lot of Mario Party 1 and 2, Mario Party 4, 5, and 6. Super Smash Bros. Melee, and Mario Kart 64, Double Dash, and Wii.

68. Ever save up a ton of tickets in an arcade to get something cool? No. 69. In your opinion, best game ever made? Either Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars or Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. Lol. 70. Very first game you ever beat? The first game I ever beat on my own without my Dad’s help was Yoshi’s Island for the Super Nintendo! **BONUS QUESTION** A Question I just made up. 71. Who is your most wanted character in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate? I have wanted Toad as a playable fighter since the Melee days, and now I really want to see Captain Toad make it into Super Smash Bro! 

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34.

1:Talk about the first time you watched your favorite movie. Not too sure what my favorite movie is 2:Talk about your first kiss. To be honest, I was kind of forced since I told him I wasn’t ready ... 3:Talk about the person you’ve had the most intense romantic feelings for. Well, I’m 99.9% sure that he’s dating a girl with the same first name as me ... 4:Talk about the thing you regret most so far. Letting people walk all over me 5:Talk about the best birthday you’ve had. My 19th because I was finally able to buy alcohol haha 6:Talk about the worst birthday you’ve had. My 9th, I had the stomach flu 7:Talk about your biggest insecurity. My weight, it happens when that’s all you’re picked on about for 2 years 8:Talk about the thing you are most proud of. Graduating high school 9:Talk about little things on your body that you like the most. My tattoos 10:Talk about the biggest fight you’ve ever had. I would have to say the biggest fight I’ve ever had was with my depression, which is still a continuing battle to date 11:Talk about the best dream you’ve ever had. I don’t really remember my dreams, but the ones I do are never good aha 12:Talk about the worst dream you’ve ever had. When I was a kid I dreamed about being chased by a giant Bowser 13:Talk about the first time you had sex/how you imagine your first time. Still a virgin and I have no idea 14:Talk about a vacation. Never really been on one 15:Talk about the time you were most content in life. Honestly can’t really remember a time like that 16:Talk about the best party you’ve ever been to. I don’t party lol 17:Talk about someone you want to be friends with. No one really comes to mind 18:Talk about something that happened in elementary school. It was really the only time that I didn’t care about my looks 19:Talk about something that happened in middle school. It was when I started to care too much about how I looked 20:Talk about something that happened in high school. When I just stopped giving a fuck haha 21:Talk about a time you had to turn someone down. He was creepy as hell and stalked me around the high school 22:Talk about your worst fear. Being abandoned by your birth father gives you abandonment issues 23:Talk about a time someone turned you down. Not much to say, I finally got the nerve to tell him and he told me he didn’t like me like that 24:Talk about something someone told you that meant a lot. A wise man told me once, that when you get hit and knocked down, get back up and knock them down harder 25:Talk about an ex-best friend. Her boyfriend is more important than anyone else lol 26:Talk about things you do when you’re sick. Lay in bed and die lol 27:Talk about your favorite part of someone else’s body. His brown eyes 28:Talk about your fetishes. Don’t have any that I know of lol 29:Talk about what turns you on. Tattoos 30:Talk about what turns you off. Bad hygiene 31:Talk about what you think death is like. Depends really, it could be peaceful or painful. Can’t honestly say that I know for sure 32:Talk about a place you remember from your childhood. The baseball field were my parents used to go play softball, I loved going there and playing with the other kids 33:Talk about what you do when you are sad. Shut everyone and the world out, and barricade myself in my room 34:Talk about the worst physical pain you’ve endured. Having a full pot of dark roast coffee split on my thighs, #timsworkersprobs 35:Talk about things you wish you could stop doing. Thinking about the past, thinking about the future, thinking about him ... pretty much just overthinking things 36:Talk about your guilty pleasures. I love listening to the old Justin Bieber songs lol I love his older music, I won’t deny it haha 37:Talk about someone you thought you were in love with. I don’t think I was, I still am unfortunately. But he’s an asshole. 38:Talk about songs that remind you of certain people. Love the Way You Lie - Eminem 39:Talk about things you wish you’d known earlier. That the things that you worried about in middle school, isn’t going to matter in the real world. Do whatever makes you happy. 40:Talk about the end of something in your life. High school graduation was a bitter-sweet moment. Growing up isn’t something that I thought was going to happen so quick as it did, it was a scary thought (still is as I’m only 19, just a year out of school) but I knew that it was going to be another chapter in my life. Hopefully it’ll be a better one than my school years.