Silly Game Time: What are 3 things that can reliably make you smile?
(CHALLENGE EDITION, IF YOU WANT IT: Use a random letter generator, and then list 3 things that make you smile which begin with the letter it gives you.)
Theme parks at sunset, people asking about my interests, circus acts
Yk its a fucking crime that some of the peak director content isn't even canon to hhn orlando.
Like. That One Time HHN Hollywood Actually Did An Icon Right should be the canon basis for the character. Every time I read Paulo's backstory im like "where's the fleeing the police? The living on the backlot and plotting revenge?"
Also. Pranevski's rants as a part of the HHN06 campaign are some of my favorite director content ever. Theres a reason that is a lot of my basis for the director inspired character in my ocs based on icons line.
You know, an interesting tumblr transformation that's happened gradually, and which I've seen no one talk about: ask-culture has essentially dropped off to nothing.
By which I mean, asks used to be WAY more of the tumblr economy. They used to be more common to send, and receive, and see. They were integral to the collaborative, forum-like behavior of old tumblr communities, not even to speak on the HUGE number of ask-blogs that used to exist to only be interacted with in ask-form.
I'm not saying this in a vying-for-attention way but instead in an observational way: I used to get way way more asks in like 2015, even with a fraction of my follower count. I wonder if it's due to the homogenization of social media sites? There's a lot more of this divide between "content creator" and "consumer" instead of just a bunch of peer blogs who would talk to each other. "Asks" aren't really a thing on twitter, are they? And as I understand it, the closest thing to an "ask" on instagram or tiktok would be a creator screenshotting some comment and responding to it in a new reel or video or whatever those content mediums are. Are asks just too tumblr-specific? Is that aspect of the site culture dying out as more and more people converge to using all their social media sites in the same way?
it's probably from assholes making asks a minefield of trolling/harassment for years with no real blocking ability, which turned people off from allowing asks on their blogs so as a whole the site moved away from it
but now that we do have better blocking, we should try to revive it.
Silly Game Time: WEIRD RACES! An average person with stilts that double their height (though this is only their second time trying to use stilts).
VS
An average person with 25 pounds (11.3 kg) of chains wrapped around each leg (their legs aren't tied together or restricted in movement at all, just heavier).
Which will be the first to cross the finish line 250 yards (basically 250 meters) away? You have $5 to wager on the winner (no split wagers). Place your bet!
stilts person wins by falling over the finish line
Yk, there is an issue I've noticed in theme park fandoms specifically. And there's something that I'd really like to remind some of you guys
Today someone complimented my hhn shirt. I asked if they saw the Killer Klowns announcement. They said yes, I mentioned that I think it'll be our central park zone... and they proceeded to say "nah that's Fortnitemares" in the most matter of fact tone.
This is not the only time that me expressing my opinions in a theme park fandom has got me grief.
I hate talking to hardcore thoosies bc the moment I start talking about my favorites they no longer see me as credible. I told someone Sirens Curse is one of my favorites, alongside Stardust Racers, and his words, word for word, were "you need to ride some better roller coasters".
And unfortunately, this is a regular occurrence for me
theme park enthusiasts of all kinds, hear my pleas:
stop putting people down for having opinions
stop dissing people for their favorites
crack theories are not a reason to start arguing with someone
the response to an opinion different to yours is "i personally think it is (x)" or "i understand you like that, but i like (x)", not wording your opinions like fact
Yk if the no FFP express announcement has taught me anything it's that everyone should work at an amusement park at least once in their life. Bc then they'd understand why this shit happens.
"But now I have to wait in the regular line"
"This is such a cash grab"
Guys. This is likely being done to put less stress on the workers working the merge positions of these lines.
While the announcement was poorly done/late, you people need to understand that merging lines late into the night with too many skip the line passes is like standing at the gates of hell.
This was probably done for a good reason. Grow some patience
Bc what do you mean I have a character who exists solely to host the events in a large rp group, and they're a tv head with a personality based on Robin Williams!?
Silly Game Time: TWIST THAT TROPE! "The protagonist is a legendary sword fighter, but the twist is ___."
(Every story is made of tropes, just like how every sentence is made of words. Still, some tropes can feel a bit overused if a storyteller doesn't do something different with them. What do you think could be an interesting variation to this trope? It doesn't need to be elaborate or surprising or original, just something that might appeal to you personally.)
so a recent story I started involves a fancy party. I had such a clear idea for what Rebel wears to this party.
So I present to you, the disaster, complete with a feather boa that sheds everywhere and a silk blouse that may or may not be made from an item her brother stole in an earlier story