AFFIRMATIONS:

⋆୨✧୧˚ 𝑾𝒆𝒍𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒎𝒚 𝒃𝒍𝒐𝒈! ˚୨✧୧⋆

My main blog is https://www.tumblr.com/lifedairy & My Insta is https://www.instagram.com/cdromchive/

Now, since that's out of the way, here are some important things to know:

I am a 22 year old man. I know, looks can be deceiving... I just like cute things.

If I don't message you back, or reply to something you mentioned to me quickly, then please don't take it personally! I'm either shy or busy with something else.

Да, мой русский ужасен. Don't believe me? I had to use yandex to translate that last word. I also had to look up if "мой" was male... If you can't read this, don't worry abt it

There is nothing important here. All I do is just post the random junk I've accumulated over the years i've been alive. There's no art or writing shenanigans over here!!

⋆˚｡⋆୨✧୧˚ 𝑻𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒌𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈. 𝑲 𝑩𝒚𝒆𝒆~ ˚୨✧୧⋆｡˚⋆

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The "No AI " hack on the searchbar almost got me KILLLLLLLLLLLEDDD ToT

If u don't know, there is a hack where if you curse in your search you will get no ai images.

I was reading the bonus story of a manga called NANA (book 9). Naoki dyed his hair platinum blonde. I had no idea what this looked like so I googled it, but all I got was ai slop of random blonde ppl, so I decided to search "platinum blonde fuck" to get rid of the ai and............................. Yeah, the results were just porn.

If I were alone, I wouldn't care. I'm 22. I can handle it. but what I COULD NOT HANDLE, WAS THE FACT THAT MY COMPUTER SCREEN WAS FACING MY MOTHERS DIRECTION

Anyway if nothing else matters then I hope people remember that Pope Francis used his last public address to call for a ceasefire in Gaza and call Israel a terrorist state:

"I continue to receive very serious and painful news from Gaza. Unarmed civilians are subjected to bombings and shootings. It is terrorism."

"A mailbox of diamond stars"

Neat way to say that i'll write a book about my cool PSP game thats coming in soon

Bank of Sapphire Cold?

I used to hate it when my brothers cat was talkative because he was so loud that the neighbors tried to get us kicked out.

If they were annoying for them, imagine how loud it was when you were right next to him o__o istg I love cats soooooo much but when my bro was living with me I had developed tinnitus. like can u shut up or at least BE A CAT AND NOT A SIREN?????????????

you're telling me people DONT like when their cat is talkative?? you don't like meow meow?? mrrp? mmrp?

And finally, 7 of 7, Marina is the last of my Grand Fest amiibo collection!

Next week I’ll post all together and say a little bit about my next projects.

My army of Marinas will conquer the hearts of my army of Pearls.

How to Write a Character

↠ Start with the basics, because obviously. Name. Age. Gender. Maybe even a birthday if you’re feeling fancy. This is step one because, well, your character needs to exist before they can be interesting. But nobody cares if they’re 27 or 37 unless it actually matters to the story.

↠ Looks aren’t everything… but also, describe them. Yes, we know their soul is more important than their hair color, but readers still need something to visualize. Do they have the kind of face that makes babies cry? Do they always look like they just rolled out of bed? Give us details, not just “tall with brown hair.

↠ Personality isn’t just “kind but tough.” For the love of storytelling, give them more than two adjectives. Are they kind, or do they just pretend to be because they hate confrontation? Are they actually tough, or are they just too emotionally repressed to cry in public? Dig deeper.

↠ Backstory = Trauma (usually). Something shaped them. Maybe it was a messy divorce, maybe they were the middle child and never got enough attention, or maybe they once got humiliated in a spelling bee and never recovered. Whatever it is, make it matter to who they are today.

↠ Give them a goal. Preferably a messy one. If your character’s only motivation is to “be happy” or “do their best,” they’re boring. They need a real goal, one that conflicts with who they are, what they believe in, or what they think they deserve. Bonus points if it wrecks them emotionally.

↠ Make them suffer. Yes, I said it. A smooth, easy journey is not a story. Give them obstacles. Rip things away from them. Make them work for what they want. Nobody wants to read about a character who just gets everything handed to them (unless it’s satire, then carry on).

↠ Relationships = Depth. Nobody exists in a vacuum. Who do they love? Who annoys the hell out of them? Who do they have that messy, can’t-live-with-you-can’t-live-without-you tension with? People shape us. So, shape your character through the people in their life.

↠ Give them a voice that actually sounds like them. If all your characters talk the same, you’ve got a problem. Some people ramble, some overthink, some are blunt to the point of being offensive. Let their voice show who they are. You should be able to tell who’s talking without dialogue tags.

↠ If they don’t grow, what’s the point? People change. They learn things, make mistakes, get their hearts broken, and (hopefully) become a little wiser. If your character starts and ends the story as the same exact person, you just wasted everyone’s time.

↠ Flaws. Give. Them. Flaws. Nobody likes a perfect character. Give them something to struggle with, maybe they’re selfish, maybe they push people away, maybe they’re addicted to the thrill of self-destruction (fun!). Make them real. Make them human.

↠ Relatability is key. Your character doesn’t have to be likable, but they do have to be understandable. Readers need to get them, even if they don’t agree with them. If your character never struggles, never doubts, and never screws up, I have bad news: they’re not a character, they’re a mannequin.

↠ You’re never actually done. Characters evolve, not just in the story, but as you write them. If something feels off, fix it. If they feel flat, dig deeper. Keep refining, rewriting, and letting them surprise you. That’s how you create someone who feels real.

Now go forth and write characters that actually make people feel something. And if you need a reminder, just ask yourself: Would I care if this person existed in real life? If the answer is meh, start over.

This is your sign to get off tik tok NOW.

First, it was the ban. But not only that, when they lifted the ban, it had a message.

(Source: https://www.standard.co.uk/news/us-politics/tiktok-ban-lifted-us-donald-trump-b1205689.html )

This is extremely concerning. This either means that someone who works in TikTok is a huge trumper, or that the United States Government had paid TikTok enough money to spread this message, and I think it's the latter. Why? Because, well, look at the message. Think about how short the ban was in retrospect.

Pair this extremely suspiciously short ban with the US & Canada (and possibly Mexico & etc.) censorship, and you get extremely concerning news that is basically screaming at you "TRUMP IS GREAT! WE ARE NOT A CULT! TRUMP IS GOD! HE WILLED THE APP BACK UP!! PRAISE TRUMPSUS!"

I know I got a little silly at the end, but that is the jist of it. If they are willing to censor anything about politics, what makes you think they won't do it for your own content?

Just... Think about it. And maybe log off. Forever.

oh my god...

so the first screenshot is trying to look this up on tiktok normally, "donald trump rigged election" and it says that search violates community guidelines.

the second screenshot is looking up the same exact thing, but with a (australian) vpn on. canadian vpn didn't fix it fyi.

THIS is exactly the type of censorship to be looking out for on tiktok. this actually is crazy.