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So before I go on with the serious stuff, thought I'd start my return with some fun! Zivylla tagged me. And I can never resist a tag
1. You must post these rules.
1. Do you have a favorite song you'd like to recommend to me?
I have about forty xD It's difficult to decide! I'm going to go with 'Life on Mars' by David Bowie. Partly because everyone should listen to it, partly because it's one of my all time favorites and partly because you might like the lyrics
Also 'Sticks and Stones' by the Pierces is one I really love at the moment, and feel like sharing. I listen to it to write the Guild all the time!
2. What would you do, if you nearly lost your life, and how would it change you? (Or would it change you?) (Morbid question, I know XD )
Holy heck, this escalated quickly! XD
Ok in all seriousness I'm terrified of death and aging. I'd probably be even worse than I am now for emotional instability and all that. I don't think it warrants thinking about >.< I'd basically go obsessively insane.
3. As a child, were you very quiet, or were you really, really talkative? Are you the same way now?
I was rather quiet and bookish as a kid, but I had good reason. At about fourteen I stopped caring what anyone thought of me and I've been a lot more talkative and mental ever since! But still bookish, very very bookish.
4. Do you create for others, or do you create for yourself? Why is that?
Almost always myself first and foremost. I don't know, it's like therapy to me, especially where writing is concerned. I've always had a world in my head and I want to know what it looks like, what happens there and who lives in it ^.^ however I do enjoy creating for other people sometimes, especially sewing. It makes me quite proud to see someone else wearing one of my creations!
5. Do you ever put your songs on repeat, or do you simply enjoy listening to playlists and then switch out the music? (Or both!)
Playlists! I have specific playlists for all of my stories, and very eclectic music taste so they're a bit weird. My Dead Night playlist includes musicians such as: Slipknot, Melanie Martinez, The Pierces, Shinedown, Biffy Clyro, Nightwish, Theatres Des Vampires, The Civil Wars, Emilie Autumn, Hidden Citizens, and so on and so forth.
6. Is there anything in your life that you've considered trying, but are too afraid? Either hobby wise, or life wise?
Ohh um, parkour. I'd love to but I'm
1, Afraid of heights
2, Really unfit
3, Kind of clumsy.
4, Would probably die.
There's little I'm interested in that I wouldn't try otherwise though. Hence why I have a bazillion hobbies.
7. How do you think you will bypass your fear and take action?
Baby steps! I want to try something like rock climbing first and put myself in positions where I have to conquer my fear of heights. Whether I ever decided to try parkour or not, it's really inconvenient to be clumsy and afraid of heights. I believe that some fears aren't meant to be conquered, but I definately want to get rid of this one!
8. if you had to choose between pleasing the public, and denying your morals - which would you pick? Why?
Ok, not sure if I'm interpreting this question right. Pleasing the public for the sake of it kind of does go against my morals, so I'm not sure I can answer this. I am very stubbornly myself, so wouldn't be able to handle just conforming for the sake of other people's opinion, and I would only ever go against my morals on my own terms. I guess I'd do what I always do in difficult situations. Cry. Then find a way around it.
9. Do you enjoy reading? If so, what are 3 books you've read?
I adore reading! How do I choose just three books!? My taste is a bit mad too, I'll read almost anything.
Well if I HAD to make a decision, I would always say that my favourite book in the world is Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll and everyone should read it.
I've read Chrystal Heart by Meg Kingston twice and adore it.
I've read many times and love Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen.
But I could go on forever.
10. Do you think I'm weird? XD Why or why not? (lol just for funsies)
You're mad, bonkers, completely off your head! But I'll tell you a secret, all the best people are
11. Do you read comics? If so, list me your absolute favorite comics both from people on dA, but also off-site as well
I love comics! I used to read tonnes of webcomics in school but now I buy books as I struggle to read on screen
One of my favourites is Madam Butterscotch by BaGgY666 I usually buy the books when I'm at comic con but you can read it as a webcomic here: madambutterscotch.smackjeeves.…
Also as a bit of a history dork I really like the mini comic 'Hark, A Vagrant': www.harkavagrant.com
I haven't been on it in ages but my best friend and I used to love Romantically Apocalyptic, and we used to read it during IT lessons at school: romanticallyapocalyptic.com
Sleyf has some really funny comics in her gallery here on dA!
Finally, another title I picked up at comic con. Vampire Free Style. It's a really sweet story but I think it might only be one book: www.neptunefactory.com/pages/h…
12. Do you like falling in love, or do you have a love/hate relationship with it?
I don't know how qualified I am to answer, as I have only fallen in love once, but I am STILL in love! And it's the best thing that ever happened to me. I don't know what I'd do without him. So call me a hopeless romantic, I'm all for falling in love
13. Are you a big procrastinator? Or are you one of the best students in your class?
Huge procrastinator. Although if there's something I really want or I'm really passionate about and want to see finished, I can be surprisingly focussed. This is why I spend months locked in my room sewing to finish a costume, yet I've only just applied for a driving licence at the age of twenty.
I can't think of anyone else to bother x.x
1. You must post these rules.
2. Each person must share 13 things about them.
3. Answer the 13 questions the tagger gave you and then invent 13 of your own.
4. You must legitimately tag 13 people.
5. Tagbacks are allowed!
6. You must make a journal entry.
Vivyi's questions!
1. Do you have a favorite song you'd like to recommend to me?
I have about forty xD It's difficult to decide! I'm going to go with 'Life on Mars' by David Bowie. Partly because everyone should listen to it, partly because it's one of my all time favorites and partly because you might like the lyrics
Also 'Sticks and Stones' by the Pierces is one I really love at the moment, and feel like sharing. I listen to it to write the Guild all the time!
2. What would you do, if you nearly lost your life, and how would it change you? (Or would it change you?) (Morbid question, I know XD )
Holy heck, this escalated quickly! XD
Ok in all seriousness I'm terrified of death and aging. I'd probably be even worse than I am now for emotional instability and all that. I don't think it warrants thinking about >.< I'd basically go obsessively insane.
3. As a child, were you very quiet, or were you really, really talkative? Are you the same way now?
I was rather quiet and bookish as a kid, but I had good reason. At about fourteen I stopped caring what anyone thought of me and I've been a lot more talkative and mental ever since! But still bookish, very very bookish.
4. Do you create for others, or do you create for yourself? Why is that?
Almost always myself first and foremost. I don't know, it's like therapy to me, especially where writing is concerned. I've always had a world in my head and I want to know what it looks like, what happens there and who lives in it ^.^ however I do enjoy creating for other people sometimes, especially sewing. It makes me quite proud to see someone else wearing one of my creations!
5. Do you ever put your songs on repeat, or do you simply enjoy listening to playlists and then switch out the music? (Or both!)
Playlists! I have specific playlists for all of my stories, and very eclectic music taste so they're a bit weird. My Dead Night playlist includes musicians such as: Slipknot, Melanie Martinez, The Pierces, Shinedown, Biffy Clyro, Nightwish, Theatres Des Vampires, The Civil Wars, Emilie Autumn, Hidden Citizens, and so on and so forth.
6. Is there anything in your life that you've considered trying, but are too afraid? Either hobby wise, or life wise?
Ohh um, parkour. I'd love to but I'm
1, Afraid of heights
2, Really unfit
3, Kind of clumsy.
4, Would probably die.
There's little I'm interested in that I wouldn't try otherwise though. Hence why I have a bazillion hobbies.
7. How do you think you will bypass your fear and take action?
Baby steps! I want to try something like rock climbing first and put myself in positions where I have to conquer my fear of heights. Whether I ever decided to try parkour or not, it's really inconvenient to be clumsy and afraid of heights. I believe that some fears aren't meant to be conquered, but I definately want to get rid of this one!
8. if you had to choose between pleasing the public, and denying your morals - which would you pick? Why?
Ok, not sure if I'm interpreting this question right. Pleasing the public for the sake of it kind of does go against my morals, so I'm not sure I can answer this. I am very stubbornly myself, so wouldn't be able to handle just conforming for the sake of other people's opinion, and I would only ever go against my morals on my own terms. I guess I'd do what I always do in difficult situations. Cry. Then find a way around it.
9. Do you enjoy reading? If so, what are 3 books you've read?
I adore reading! How do I choose just three books!? My taste is a bit mad too, I'll read almost anything.
Well if I HAD to make a decision, I would always say that my favourite book in the world is Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll and everyone should read it.
I've read Chrystal Heart by Meg Kingston twice and adore it.
I've read many times and love Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen.
But I could go on forever.
10. Do you think I'm weird? XD Why or why not? (lol just for funsies)
You're mad, bonkers, completely off your head! But I'll tell you a secret, all the best people are
11. Do you read comics? If so, list me your absolute favorite comics both from people on dA, but also off-site as well
I love comics! I used to read tonnes of webcomics in school but now I buy books as I struggle to read on screen
One of my favourites is Madam Butterscotch by BaGgY666 I usually buy the books when I'm at comic con but you can read it as a webcomic here: madambutterscotch.smackjeeves.…
Also as a bit of a history dork I really like the mini comic 'Hark, A Vagrant': www.harkavagrant.com
I haven't been on it in ages but my best friend and I used to love Romantically Apocalyptic, and we used to read it during IT lessons at school: romanticallyapocalyptic.com
Sleyf has some really funny comics in her gallery here on dA!
Finally, another title I picked up at comic con. Vampire Free Style. It's a really sweet story but I think it might only be one book: www.neptunefactory.com/pages/h…
12. Do you like falling in love, or do you have a love/hate relationship with it?
I don't know how qualified I am to answer, as I have only fallen in love once, but I am STILL in love! And it's the best thing that ever happened to me. I don't know what I'd do without him. So call me a hopeless romantic, I'm all for falling in love
13. Are you a big procrastinator? Or are you one of the best students in your class?
Huge procrastinator. Although if there's something I really want or I'm really passionate about and want to see finished, I can be surprisingly focussed. This is why I spend months locked in my room sewing to finish a costume, yet I've only just applied for a driving licence at the age of twenty.
My questions!
1. If you could time travel, where would you go and why?
2. What was the last book you read and what did you think of it?
3. Which Hogwarts house are you in? (If you don't know: www.gotoquiz.com/pottermore_so…)
4. Vampire, Witch or Werewolf/Lyca?
5. If you have OCs, tell me a little about one of them (if not, tell me about one of your favourite fictional characters).
6. THUD, you chased a rabbit, and you're in wonderland. Anything is possible....Where do you go?
7. If you could enter any existing fictional world (including your own) which one would you go to? Hogwarts, Middle Earth, etc etc
8. If you became an animal in your next life, which one do you think you would be and why?
9. First three lines of your favourite Disney song (come on, we all have one!) I bet I can guess it!
10. What music are you listening to recently? (Link a track or two if you want!)
11. How long have you been on dA, and do you think it's changed over that time?
12. Which literary character are you most like?
13. Who are your favourite authors?
I tag:
(I'm not sure I have thirteen active friends but hey)I can't think of anyone else to bother x.x
Nostalgia in the Apocalypse
Hello there, dA! Long time an no see, huh? I'm not sure why I'm writing this exactly, because I can't say with any certainty that I'm coming back, but every so often, I do log back in to lurk. I was talking about this site a while ago with a friend, and got a bit of a nostalgia hit because I used to have a lot of great and encouraging friends here, and it's been a long time, so I figured a brief trip down memory lane, at least, wouldn't hurt. I know I left kind of without warning. Essentially, I found dA a little hard to keep on top of for a while (entirely my own fault, though I did enjoy all of the long conversations I had with some of you :heart: ) and when I came back, everything had changed and a lot of people had gone, so I kind of drifted away too. To be honest, I joined the rest of humanity and got normal social media. I know some of you follow my insta where I'm most active and I appreciate that a lot :heart: I also did the Facebook thing for a while, but nowadays I'm
Where has everyone gone?!
So I know I'm nowhere near as active as I used to be. That's largely the fault of University and theatre and basically all of the extra stuff I'm trying to do to kickstart my career and build my portfolio, I hope you understand. I've been involved with like four shows this year, it's mad stuff.
I've been on this site for like 8 years. I was here when I wrote terrible fanfiction and drew loads of art for a webcomic that never made it past chapter one. I'm never going to properly leave.
See the other reason I don't come back that much is that it's gone really dead here. You noticed too right? I'm dropping back in mostly for about five people
A brief break and things to come!
Hello old friends and followers!
I'm able to check in again and see how everything is going here on dA! As you may have seen in my status post, I handed in my first module of my degree on Monday. I'm proud of the final product, I did my best and I got some good feedback, so even though I'm a little conflicted about certain elements of it, I remain hopeful that it'll get me a decent grade. I've certainly learned a lot, and I suppose that is what matters!
Now, with this over with and me on a break before the next module brief (well, mainly, I still have a report and an illustration portfolio to get on with but it's a bit more chill than tirel
Not the TakaraYuuki you once knew...
So, I think I have worn out the 'sorry for my absence' excuses.
However, I'm going to give this another shot, for a lot of reasons. I'm going to try to come back to dA.
I think it's changed since the last time I was here, it doesn't seem so big. People are gradually moving to Instagram, Patreon etc...and I must admit I'm guilty of it myself.
But I missed our little community, my friends, long talks in the comment section about life and art and fiction, and mostly, I missed your art!
So many new stories and styles and directions since I've been gone! You've all been very busy!
However, I'll explain why I had to go, and what's changed.
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1. If you could time travel, where would you go and why?
I think the Great Exhibition, to see all the inventions and discoveries - with the ability to leave when I want
2. What was the last book you read and what did you think of it?
'The Plague Charmer' - it was alright, but I kind of felt disappointed as it wasn't as good as her other books.
3. Which Hogwarts house are you in? (If you don't know: www.gotoquiz.com/pottermore_so…)
Ugh, I got Gryffindor - how utterly boring and displeasing
4. Vampire, Witch or Werewolf/Lyca?
Werewolf
5. If you have OCs, tell me a little about one of them (if not, tell me about one of your favourite fictional characters).
I think you already know them lol
6. THUD, you chased a rabbit, and you're in wonderland. Anything is possible....Where do you go?
I would wander and see where I end up but hope I can get home at some point
7. If you could enter any existing fictional world (including your own) which one would you go to? Hogwarts, Middle Earth, etc etc
Hmm I think Narnia, Middle Earth seems a little war-torn and dangerous lol
8. If you became an animal in your next life, which one do you think you would be and why?
i have no idea, I'd hope I would not be a prey animal though - or like, a hippo or pig or something!
9. First three lines of your favourite Disney song (come on, we all have one!) I bet I can guess it!
Er...um...'Let's get down to business, to defeat the Huns. Did they send me daughters, when I asked for sons? You're the saddest bunch I ever met, and you can bet before we're through, mister I'll, make a man outta you!" - I hope that's right lol because that's how I always sing it in my head! Mulan had the catchiest songs
10. What music are you listening to recently? (Link a track or two if you want!)
Nothing, I'm at work, the music of the office flows through me.
11. How long have you been on dA, and do you think it's changed over that time?
I've been on for 11 years now and it's changed an awful lot, both in good ways and in bad. When I first joined, we didn't have stacks, everything was a link like how the faves appear - you had to click on it to read the comment and reply.
People were nicer and more willing to interact back then. dA also gave everyone a week's free trial of a subscription when they joined - back then owning a subscription offered you way more perks, the links turned into pictures like how they appear now - nowadays there's very little perks for owning a core - people are just mass collecting things and not interacting. There were no stupid llamas.
12. Which literary character are you most like?
i have no idea, I never think about these things lol
13. Who are your favourite authors?
Neil Gaimen, Karen Maitland, (the late) Terry Pratchett - that's basically the majority of my very cramped bookshelf but I'm pretty sure there are more somewhere
I think the Great Exhibition, to see all the inventions and discoveries - with the ability to leave when I want
2. What was the last book you read and what did you think of it?
'The Plague Charmer' - it was alright, but I kind of felt disappointed as it wasn't as good as her other books.
3. Which Hogwarts house are you in? (If you don't know: www.gotoquiz.com/pottermore_so…)
Ugh, I got Gryffindor - how utterly boring and displeasing
4. Vampire, Witch or Werewolf/Lyca?
Werewolf
5. If you have OCs, tell me a little about one of them (if not, tell me about one of your favourite fictional characters).
I think you already know them lol
6. THUD, you chased a rabbit, and you're in wonderland. Anything is possible....Where do you go?
I would wander and see where I end up but hope I can get home at some point
7. If you could enter any existing fictional world (including your own) which one would you go to? Hogwarts, Middle Earth, etc etc
Hmm I think Narnia, Middle Earth seems a little war-torn and dangerous lol
8. If you became an animal in your next life, which one do you think you would be and why?
i have no idea, I'd hope I would not be a prey animal though - or like, a hippo or pig or something!
9. First three lines of your favourite Disney song (come on, we all have one!) I bet I can guess it!
Er...um...'Let's get down to business, to defeat the Huns. Did they send me daughters, when I asked for sons? You're the saddest bunch I ever met, and you can bet before we're through, mister I'll, make a man outta you!" - I hope that's right lol because that's how I always sing it in my head! Mulan had the catchiest songs
10. What music are you listening to recently? (Link a track or two if you want!)
Nothing, I'm at work, the music of the office flows through me.
11. How long have you been on dA, and do you think it's changed over that time?
I've been on for 11 years now and it's changed an awful lot, both in good ways and in bad. When I first joined, we didn't have stacks, everything was a link like how the faves appear - you had to click on it to read the comment and reply.
People were nicer and more willing to interact back then. dA also gave everyone a week's free trial of a subscription when they joined - back then owning a subscription offered you way more perks, the links turned into pictures like how they appear now - nowadays there's very little perks for owning a core - people are just mass collecting things and not interacting. There were no stupid llamas.
12. Which literary character are you most like?
i have no idea, I never think about these things lol
13. Who are your favourite authors?
Neil Gaimen, Karen Maitland, (the late) Terry Pratchett - that's basically the majority of my very cramped bookshelf but I'm pretty sure there are more somewhere