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Hi! I am sending my friend a pen pal package and gifts in the mail. I am new to mailing things and was wondering if you had any kind of suggestions? I also am not sure what to include in the letter I want to write him since we talk almost every day. He likes reading and anything trippy. Thanks in advance!
Hi babe, first off you are a incredible and your friend is going to love whatever you send. I am still learning how to send packages so I can’t give too many tips in that regard BUT I have a few suggestions about presentation.
Packaging makes even the smallest gift feel expensive: I love saving tissue paper from Christmas and online shopping packages as well as the bells and whistles such as the little bags, cardboard backing, washi tape, etc. I love padding the bottom with some decorated tissue paper and wrapping 1-2 of the total gifts with some wrapping and twine. It looks beautiful and makes that 1$ magnet feel 20$.
Its all in the Note: The best touch to a package is the note. It can be placed at the top of the package to be read first or tucked in a book (if thats a gift, more on that below). It can be the size of a index card, written in fountain pen with a small envelope tucked with a sticker because who doesn’t love a sticker. While yes you talk every time, but why these gifts? Why are you sending it to them? You wanted to send them something that made you think of them (my favorite reason) or a special occasion or you wanted to celebrate them and their mind.
A La Gifts: Every time someone has sent me a book I cry. There is nothing more euphoric than ripping off the brown craft paper off a book and seeing that scuffed well loved cover and reading a inscription on the first page. It is the most underrated love language in the entire world. I would send everyone a book this way if I could. If you can I suggest buying a thrifted copy especially if its a older book. There are some fantastic resources online to buy thrifted books. Now regarding specialized book for your pen pal I would recommend some of the following:
The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test by Tom Wolfe
Naked Lunch by William S Burroughs
The Crying of Lot 49 by Thomas Pynchon
Slaughterhouse - Five by Kurt Vonnegut
Rosemary’s Baby by Ira Levin
I hope this wee guide has helped you and when sending the package reach out to you local USPS or whatever postal service you use and ask how to compile the package and/or letter.
Good luck!
xx Savannah
So you want to get your friend obsessed with the Dream SMP?
I have made The Dream SMP Powerpoint, a collection of clips, VODS, animatics, and helpfully organized information to concisely explain the story of the first season of the ream SMP. I’m going to continue editing it, but it currently covers the L’manburg revolution to the final battle.
If you have suggestions for how to improve it, send me an ask!
Update: just got a friend to go through this with me, and she is now in love with Wilbur Soot. It works!
brown eyes
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okay so maybe i was ambitious 🎃🎃🎃 (original au by @alittlesliceofcucumber!! go check out their HCs for spooky!lads content)
Happy Halloween! 🎃
As promised, here’s a song inspired by the Spooky Lads! There are references to 10 very different songs, see if you can pick up on them all!
Background art by @wolfziedraws
(Use headphones, turn it up, and listen in the dark for the best experience!)
I was struggling with my self-confidence quite a lot over the past few months, and I can’t stress just how much the support for the AU has helped me. Consider this my thank you to you guys! ❤️️
I’d really appreciate it if you helped to share this and left a comment!
some spooky!lads pfps! based off this post by @alittlesliceofcucumber! they’re free to use, just credit me cause u know,, basic courtesy
okay so maybe i was ambitious 🎃🎃🎃 (original au by @alittlesliceofcucumber!! go check out their HCs for spooky!lads content)
Floral Buzzfeed Unsolved lock screens!
Thank you @anythingbutspecial, @stardewspirit, @captainamericold for the quote ideas and thank you for everyone who asked me to make more of these! I recently hit 600 followers so this is my thank you gift for all of you!
okay hear me out. the game Among Us, but theres a 5% chance that there is no imposters for that round and there's a random chance that you just die and the rest of the crew mates are just accusing eachother but there's no imposter.
Its impossible for crew mates to lose bc theyre all crew mates but friendships likely won't survive.
VESTA An open world video game concept that takes place within an abandoned Venice, a personal concept project that I’m delighted to finally bring to fruition
updated elf hair!!
Concept: a D&D-style fantasy setting where humanity’s weird thing is that we’re the only sapient species that reproduces organically.
Dwarves carve each other out of rock. In theory this can be managed alone, but in practice, few dwarves have mastered all of the necessary skills. Most commonly, it’s a collaborative effort by three to eight individuals. The new dwarf’s body is covered with runes that are in part a recounting of the crafters’ respective lineages, and in part an elaboration of the rights and duties of a member of dwarven society; each dwarf is thus a living legal argument establishing their own existence.
Elves aren’t made, but educated. An elf who wishes to produce offspring selects an ordinary animal and begins teaching it, starting with house-breaking, and progressing through years of increasingly sophisticated lessons. By gradual degrees the animal in question develops reasoning, speech, tool use, and finally the ability to assume a humanoid form at will. Most elves are derived from terrestrial mammals, but there’s at least one community that favours octopuses and squid as its root stock.
Goblins were created by alchemy as servants for an evil wizard, but immediately stole their own formula and rebelled. New goblins are brewed in big brass cauldrons full of exotic reagents; each village keeps a single cauldron in a central location, and emerging goblings are raised by the whole community, with no concept of parentage or lineage. Sometimes they like to add stuff to the goblin soup just to see what happens – there are a lot of weird goblins.
Halflings reproduce via tall tales. Making up fanciful stories about the adventures of fictitious cousins is halfling culture’s main amusement; if a given individual’s story is passed around and elaborated upon by enough people, a halfling answering to that individual’s description just shows up one day. They won’t necessarily possess any truly outlandish abilities that have been attributed to them – mostly you get the sort of person of whom the stories could be plausible exaggerations.
To address the obvious question, yes, this means that dwarves have no cultural notion of childhood, at least not one that humans would recognise as such. Elves and goblins do, though it’s kind of a weird childhood in the case of elves, while with halflings it’s a toss-up; mostly they instantiate as the equivalent of a human 12–14-year-old, and are promptly adopted by a loose affiliation of self-appointed aunts and uncles, though there are outliers in either direction.
how to make a story file
As I am preparing for Camp NaNo*, I have been working on my story file. It occurred to me this might not be common or popular practice. “Story File” is a name I gave it and maybe some of y’all have a different name with the same contents.
*There’s still time to apply to join my Camp NaNo cabin!
My Story File contains everything about my story that doesn’t go in the outline.
It’s broken up into major categories and specific templates. So without further ado, here is how I structure my Story File.
Intro
Title
Logline
Synopsis
Genre
Estimated Total Length (word count)
Draft Length Goal (word count)
Character Bank
Main characters and brief, one-sentence descriptions with ages
Themes and Character Development
Central Question
The Yes/No question that is being asked through the whole story
Should have objective qualities, rather than subjective
i.e. “Will they fall in love?” (subjective) vs. “Will they leave their partners and become a couple?” (objective)
Thematic Questions
These are the internal conflict questions that reside in your character(s) and your story
ex. “Can there really be a successful government?”
ex. “Does grief excuse bad actions?”
Themes at a Glance
Words or phrases that relate to the themes of the story
ex. person vs. nature
ex. isolation
ex. grief
ex. first love
Motivation / Stasis State / Final State
for each main character, you should write a sentence or two pertaining to these three things
Motivation: What is the drive behind this character and their past, present, and future actions? What part of their background makes them the way that they are? What are they looking for? What do they want out of this/a situation?
Stasis State: What are they like before the inciting incident? What problems and questions do they have?
Final State: What has changed about them and their outlook? What questions have they resolved? What has happened to their internal conflict?
Relationships
I usually make a little web of the MCs and their relationship to one another. One for the stasis and one for final.
Stasis: How do these characters see each other? How do they act toward the other? (All before the inciting incident)
Final: How do these characters see each other now? How has their idea of one another shifted?
Even if a character dies before the end, include the most recent relationship status in the Final web.
ex. this is how I organize it, using the Draw feature of Google Docs
Character Bank
This is just a very preliminary character bank. If you prefer a more in-depth one, check out my 6 Box Method.
Per (relevant/important) character:
Name
Nickname/preferred name
Age
Field/Occupation
Physical Description
Personality
Personal History
Education/Occupation History
Extra Notes:
Worldbuilding Bank
(Check out my worldbuilding posts on Categories Pt. 1 and 2 for better context)
Seasons and Climate
Languages
Other Cultural Pockets
Folklore and Legends
Fine Arts
Dress and Modesty
Classes
Jobs
Currency and Economics
Shopping
Agriculture and Livestock
Imports and Exports
Literature, Pop Culture, and Entertainment
Food and Water
Holidays and Festivals
Family and Parenting
Relationships
Housing
Religion and Beliefs
Government
Health and Medicine
Technology and Communication
Death
Transportation
Plants, Animals, and Human-environment Interaction
Education
Beauty Standards
Gender and Sexuality
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I hope this helps y’all and supplements what you’re probably already doing. I know it’s helped me tons to have everything in a central place.
Best of luck!
sweet and pure asks
🐰- do you believe in soul mates?
💌- diary or journal?
✨- which fictional character (book, show, or movie) do you relate to most?
💕- are you crushing on someone?
💋- kissing in the dark or kissing in the rain?
🐝- describe your aesthetic in emojis
🍼- what is your favorite memory?
🌸- what is your favorite flower?
💖- have you ever been in love?
🍰- strawberry or vanilla?
🍯- describe your favorite smell
🎂- if you had 3 wishes, what would they be?
🍪- cookie dough or cookies?
☕- coffee or tea?
🍃- would you rather live in a sea with mermaids or a forest with fairies?
🍂- what’s your middle name?
💫- what is your sun, moon, and rising sign?
🌧️- favorite thing to do on rainy days?
🍭- how tall are you?
💒- which show would you want to live in?
🎄- what is your favorite holiday?
🍦- what scented candle is your favorite?
🎶- favorite song right now?
💘- 3 ways to win your heart?
🍩- current mood?
❄️- what is your favorite season?
💍- your current relationship status?
📷- a photo of yourself
💅🏻- do you like being spoiled?
🕊️- 3 habits you have?
🦄- how do you perceive yourself?
🦋- how do you think others perceive you?
🌈- things I find attractive in girls/guys
🍓- one secret about yourself
🍒- how do you act when you have a crush?
💔- the reason behind your last breakup?
💬- what your last text message says?
🎥- what show are you currently binging on?
⛅- what is your morning routine?
💗- who do you miss?
🥀- last time you cried?
🎁- when is your birthday?
🔪- scariest/creepiest experience?
💤- date someone younger, older, or same age as you?
🎀- any question you want
~~Not mine
it’s almost spooky month which means i can legally draw the muffinteers as witches
soft asks to get to know people
what song makes you feel better?
what’s your feel-good movie?
what’s your favorite candle scent?
what flower would you like to be given?
who do you feel most you around?
say three nice things about yourself (three physical and three non-physical).
what color brings you peace?
tag someone (or multiple people) who make you feel good.
what calms you down?
what’s something you’re excited for?
what’s your ideal date?
how are you?
what’s your comfort food?
favorite feel-good show?
for every emoji you get, tag someone and describe them in one word.
compliment the person who sent you this number.
fairy lights or LED lights?
do you still love stuffed animals?
most important thing in your life?
what do you want most in the world right now?
if you could tell your past self one thing, what would it be?
what would you say to your future self?
favorite piece of clothing?
what’s something you do to de-stress?
what’s the best personal gift someone could give you (playlist, homemade card, etc.)
what movie would you want to live in?
which character would you want to be?
hugs or hand-holding?
morning, afternoon or night?
what reminds you of home (doesn’t have to mean house… just things that remind you of the feeling of home)?
hi friends! 💜
so because i’m a freak and can’t seem to stop recreating my favorite tv show houses on my channel i bring y’all... Sabrina the Teenage Witch’s house form the popular and vastly superior 90s TV show!! 🔮✨
this big victorian manor has 5 bedrooms, 3 baths, and an attic full of magical items for your witchy sims to enjoy! what do y’all think of her?
please watch me build this and more on YouTube if you’d like: https://youtu.be/5mB5bMtZFXA
origin id: beresims20 !! enjoy lovies 💖
OKAY SIT DOWN SHUT UP, WE’RE GONNA TALK COLORS
THIS IS SAPPHIRE
THIS IS TEAL
THIS IS PERIWINKLE
THIS IS AZURE
AND THIS IS TURQUOISE
WONDER WHY THOSE ALL DON’T LOOK LIKE THE SAME COLOR? BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT
OTHER THAN BEING PART OF THE SAME FAMILY OF BLUES, THEY ARE NOT ALL THE SAME FUCKING COLOR! WHY WOULD THEY ALL BE THE SAME FUCKING COLOR! DO YOU THINK WE JUST NAME NEW COLORS FOR KICKS!?!?!?
WHEN DESCRIBING A CHARACTER’S GOD FORSAKEN EYE COLOR, PICK ONE YA GODDAMN HIPPIE
The killer. I am not surprised.
extremely cursed quiz.
in a murder investigation, who are you? the killer? the witness? the detective? with a heavy dose of vibes assigned. i’ll reblog with a link in case it doesn’t work.
EVERYONE LOOK AT THAT AMAZING AND TALKENTED BABEY AND GO GIVE HER SOME LOVE. SHE IS AMAZING.
-mom
“You know this is all bullshit, right?”
“Shut up, Shane.”
It’s a few days late but I really wanted to draw a little something with the Ghoul Boys in honor of Unsolved’s 100th episode. And well, here it is.
Congrats, boys. And thanks for keeping all us ghouligans entertained. ♥️
hey there everyone ! do your past vs current self !
I was tagged by @emilyenchanted4 so there you go
Nick name: Yza, mom.
Real name: Yzalie
Zodiac: Leo
Favourite musician/ band: Theory of a Deadman
Favourite sport team: not a sport person but I like the maple leafs of Toronto.
Other blogs: too much and some private one. But one is Depressionismyway if you want sad shit.
Do I get ask: I don’t even know how to have some.
How many blog do you follow: not much I don’t know
Tumblr crushes: no one
Lucky number?: I don’t think I have one but 13/7
What am I wearing right now: my school uniform
Dream vacation: trip around the world and road trip trough Canada and one trough the USA
Dream car: a Tesla model 3
Favourite food: well I like a lot of food but sugar pie and meat pasta are one of my favourite.
Drink of choice: Water or chocolate milk (warm or cold)
Instruments: Viola (not violin), learning guitar, piano and drums
Language: French, english, learning Spanish
Celebrity crush: Don’t really have one but Dacre montgomery is hot.
Random facts: Viagra was created by accident.
Tags: I don’t know anyone so... that’s it.
rules: answer 21 questions and tag 21 people you would like to get to know better.
i was tagged by @forever-rogue, thanks for thinking of me dear!!
nickname/s?
tal, tals, queen girl, bubblegum, grandpa lover
real name?
talia
zodiac?
i’m a capricorn ✌️ idk the rest of that rising, moon, sun stuff
favourite musician/group?
queen, elton john, harry styles, taylor swift, melanie martinez, wham!, mxmtoon, lizzo, panic! at the disco, fleetwood mac
favourite sports team?
i immensely dislike sports so none
other blogs?
i have no other ones surprisingly
do i get asks?
yes, and i love getting them it makes me 🥰
how many blogs do i follow?
797 :)
tumblr crushes?
basically all my mutuals lol ily all <3
lucky number?
6 babey!!
what am i wearing right now?
a queen shirt and jeans
dream vacation?
i would love to go to london, new york, paris and tokyo 🥺
dream car?
probably one of those volkswagen “hippie” vans because i just love the style a lot
favourite food?
literally anything, i love food, but if i had to choose probably nando’s
drink of choice?
pepsi or peach juice
instruments?
none lol i have no talent
languages?
english and a bit of french and italian
celebrity crushes?
dude i have so many but atm i’m pretty heavy on ben hardy, roger taylor and lucy boynton (i must have a thing for blondes hdkshdks)
random fact?
um…………… i am indecisive as fuck
i’m tagging @meddowsmoon, @imsusx, @drowsyrrog, @babey–blog, @benders-diamond-earring and whoever else wants to do it!! feel free to ignore me though, no pressure at all ♡
🔭
My gender is my fifth most recently used emoji.
Getting out of a anxiety episode start by taking little step. One at a time.
So I’ll start by working on my productivity efficiency. Just one chapter per night. One, step by step.
It’s new year and I didn’t take resolution, I’ll do it now.
Don’t be too hard on yourself
Start working on little task one at a time
Be more positive
Work in school and do your work
Take breaks
Breathe
Everything will come in place the way it should. Live the moments.
Happy new year everyone!!!
So yeah
OK new game. Use this website to see how common your first name is, and then put that number in the tags.
scabby aesthetic gay
from now on your tumblr nickname is whatever you get from this sexual identity generator ☆
I got 30 what does that mean?
Test your colour vision