Oh… no no no
Cosmic Funnies
Lint Roller? I Barely Know Her
sheepfilms
Stranger Things
d e v o n
$LAYYYTER
TVSTRANGERTHINGS
NASA
Three Goblin Art
i don't do bad sauce passes

pixel skylines

Kiana Khansmith

shark vs the universe
Peter Solarz
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Misplaced Lens Cap
2025 on Tumblr: Trends That Defined the Year

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oozey mess
seen from Germany

seen from Türkiye

seen from United States

seen from T1

seen from Ireland
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seen from Malaysia

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seen from United Kingdom
seen from Venezuela

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Resources For Writing Deaf, Mute, or Blind Characters
Despite the fact that I am not deaf, mute, or blind myself, one of the most common questions I receive is how to portray characters with these disabilities in fiction.
As such, I’ve compiled the resources I’ve accumulated (from real life deaf, mute, or blind people) into a handy masterlist.
Deaf Characters:
Deaf characters masterpost
Deaf dialogue thread
Dialogue with signing characters (also applies to mute characters.)
A deaf author’s advice on deaf characters
Dialogue between deaf characters
Mute
Life as a Mute
My Silent Summer: Life as a Mute
What It’s Like Being Mute
21 People Reveal What It’s Really Like To Be Mute
I am a 20 year old Mute, ask me anything at all!
Blind Characters:
The 33 Worst Mistakes Writers Make About Blind Characters.
@referenceforwriters masterpost of resources for writing/playing blind characters.
The youtube channel of the wonderful Tommy Edison, a man blind from birth with great insight into the depiction of blind people and their lives.
An Absolute Write thread on the depiction of blind characters, with lots of different viewpoints and some great tips.
And finally, this short, handy masterpost of resources for writing blind characters.
If you have any more resources to add, let me know! I’ll be adding to this post as I find more resources.
I hope this helps, and happy writing! <3
Writing x Characters When You Aren’t x, A Masterlist
x: a variable used to represent something unknown.
We’ve seen an influx of questions about how to write stories based around characters of color, disability, non-binary, etc. when the author does not fall into these categories. Rather than have these posts take over the site, we’ve decided to compile a list of resources to help our fellow writers become more educated about writing what they do not immediately know. However, this list is not the end-all-be-all of knowledge; one should always try to learn from someone with first hand experience in any topic. The world is constantly growing and changing, and because of that, there will always be more to learn. The admins at Plotline Hotline want to help writers form respectful, informed, and realistic characters that broaden the narrow range we see in literature today.
*Be wary that some of the topics listed below contain sensitive material. Reader discretion is advised.*
As always, the links I found to be especially apt will be in bold. Topics are listed alphabetically, excepting the “other” section.
Culture
Appropriate Cultural Appropriation
What is Cultural Appropriation? [1,2,3]
Cultural Appropriation Is, In Fact, Indefensible
Voice Appropriation & Writing About Other Cultures
Diversity, Appropriation, and Writing the Other [List]
Disability
Writing Disibilities [1,2,3,4,5]
Guides to Writing Deaf or Hard of Hearding People
National Association of the Deaf - Resources [List]
World Federation of the Deaf
Using a Prosthetic Device
Prostehtic Limbs (Character Guide)
How NOT to Write Disabled Characters
A Guide to Disibility Rights Law (United States)
Timeline of Disibility Rights in the United States
Social Security Disability: List of Impairments, Medical Conditions, and Problems [List] (United States)
How to Write Disabled Characters: An Opinion Piece
Artificial Eye Resources [List][Various]
Adapting to the Loss of an Eye
Misconceptions and Myths About Blindness
Blind Characters: A Process of Awareness
Writing Blind Characters [List]
Types of Learning Disabilities [List]
Diversity
A Guide to Spotting and Growing Past Stereotypes
How to Prepare to Write a Diverse Book
The Diversity of Writing
Why Diversity Matters for Everyone
Writing a Driverse Book [1,2,3,4,5]
Diversity, Political Correctness and The Power of Language
Diversity Book List [List][Books]
Basic Tips To Write Subcultures & Minority Religions Better
Basic Tips to Avoid Tokenism
Gender
GLAAD Media Reference Guide - Transgender
Creating Well-Written Trans Characters
A Few Things Writers Need To Know About Sexuality & Gender Expression
Trans (Character Guide & Bio Building)
A Non-Binary Person’s Guide to Invented Pronouns
Gender Neutral Writing [List]
Keeping a Trans* Person a Person
Suggestions for Reducing Gendered Terms in Language [Photo]
How to Review a Trans Book as a Cis Person
Writing Characters of Different Genders [List]
Understanding Gender
Gender Spectrum Resources [List]
Gender History
Illness
Writing Chronic Illness [1,2]
The Spoon Theory - Also pertains to disibility
About HIV/AIDS
Sexually Transmitted Diseases [List]
Sexually Transmitted Infections
Sex and Gender Differences in Health [Study]
All Chronic Illness Topics [List]
Coping with Chronic Illness
All Cancer Types
A Day in the Life of a Home Health Aide/Health Coach
Fiction Books With Chronically Ill Main Characters- Not Cancer [List][Books]
Neurotype (Including Mental Health)
Writing an Autistic Character When You Don’t Have Autism
Depression Resources [List]
What to Consider When Writing Mental Illness
Stanford Psychiatric Patient Care
Inpatient Psychiatric Questions and Tips
Don’t Call Me Crazy [Documentary]
(Avoid) Romanticizing Mental Illness [1,2]
A Day in the Life of a Mental Hospital Patient
State-run vs. Private Mental Hospitals
Mental Disorders
Mental Hospital Non-Fiction [List][Books]
National Institute of Mental Health - Mental Health Information [List]
Writing Autistic
What Causes PTSD?
Remember, Remember: The Basics of Writing Amnesia
ADHD Basic Information
What is a Learning Disability?
What is Neurotypical?
Race
Writing Race: A Checklist for Authors
Transracial Writing for the Sincere
Is my character “black enough”
White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack
Challenge, Counter, Controvert: Subverting Expectations
Writing With Color: Blogs - Recs - Resources [List]
Writing People of Color (If you happen to be a person of another color)
7 Offensive Mistakes Well-Intentioned Writers Make
Description Guide - Words for Skin Tone
Religion
Religion in Novels: Terrific or Taboo?
How to Write a Fantasy Novel that Sells: The Religion
Writing About Faith And Religion
From Aladdin to Homeland: How Hollywood Can Reinforce Racial and Religious Stereotypes
Sexuality
Understanding Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity [List]
Writing Gay Characters [1,2,3]
American Civil Liberties Union - LGBT+ Rights
LGBT+ Rights by Country or Territory
History of Gay Rights
Gay Rights Movement
LGBT+ Culture
Gay Myths and Stereotypes
LGBT+ Studies Web Sites [List]
LGBTQ Youth Issues
LGBTData.com
Overview of Gay and Lesbian Parenting, Adoption and Foster Care (United States)
Other
How Doctors’ Offices—and Queer Culture—Are Failing Autistic LGBTQ People
Five Traps and Tips for Character Development
Developing Realistic Characters
I hope that this list will provide topics a writer may not initially think to research when writing. If there are any resources that you think would be fitting for this list, please let us know! We want to have as many helpful sources as possible to maximize learning opportunities.
Stay educated,
xx Sarah
Tricks and tips!
Collected in the past 18 months. Hope someone will find this useful :)
9 Advanced Baking Skills You Need to Know
10 Secrets for Baking Professional-Quality Cookies at Home
THE ULTIMATE KITCHEN CHEAT SHEET
How to Convert a Cake Recipe into a Recipe for Cupcakes
Your Go-To Field Guide to Cake Serving Sizes
How To Convert A Recipe Into A Pressure Cooker Recipe
12 TIPS AND TRICKS TO MAKE YOU A BETTER HOME COOK
Baking Basics: Weighing Ingredients
How to Turn Any Alcohol You Like Into Tasty Frozen Popsicles
150+ Life Hacks That Will Make Your Life Instantly Amazing!
Baking Basics: 5 Mistakes to Avoid When Preparing a Recipe
This Illustrated Guide Will Come in Handy When Making Candy
How to Master 5 Basic Cooking Skills That Everyone Should Know
5 Small Tips That Will Change the Way You Bake
Help! 🚒
Baking Basics: How to Cut Butter Into Flour
Cake Making Timeline: How Long It Takes to Bake Cakes & Cupcakes
Beginner Basics: How to Use a Piping Bag
Your Most Common Bread-Baking Problems — Solved!
How to Soften Butter Quickly: 5 Popular Methods Put to the Test
Common Buttercream Problems (And How To Fix Them)
6 Common Cupcake Problems (+ How to Avoid Them!)
Common Cookie Decorating Problems + How to Avoid Them
What to Do With Stale Bread: 12 Creative Ideas
How To Properly Salt Your Pasta Water | Gimme Some Oven
Tips for Baking with Yeast
10 Ingenious Tricks for Cheesecake Success
10 Ways to Finish Up a Jar of Peanut Butter
The Secret to Reheating Pasta at Work
The Secret to Getting the Right Royal Icing Consistency
Secret to the perfect pancake described mathematically
Pizza dough sticking to the wooden pizza peel
How to prevent your cheesecake water bath from leaking - Life Love and Sugar
Clean Up Sticky Dough Easier by Using Cold Water
Know your food 🤓
How to Cook Quinoa in the Instant Pot
HOW TO COOK AND EAT AN ARTICHOKE
How To Cut A Melon (The Different But Smart Way)
HOW TO COOK DRIED BEANS – THE OFFICIAL GUIDE
How to Measure Flour - Bake or Break
What Is an Egg Wash + Why Do I Need One?
How to Chop and Slice an Onion (video) » Fearless Fresh
The Many Purposes of Eggs in Baking
Keeping Avocado Fresh: A Complete Guide
Types of Gluten-Free Flour for Baking - The Craftsy Blog
BEST COOKING OILS: HOW TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT OIL
Baking Basics: Vanilla Beans 101
Easily Identify Edible Flowers With The Help of This Graphic | Lucky Peach
Baking Basics: Common Baking Substitutions
Let’s Get Frying: Everything You Need to Know About Frying Food
Baking Basics: Baking Soda vs. Baking Powder
Your Guide to the Strange World of Alternative Flour
The Best Way to Cook Different Cuts of Beef, in One Chart
Baking Basics: Cocoa Powder 101
Baking Basics: Flour 101
5 TIPS FOR BAKING WITH YEAST + 5 MUST TRY YEAST RECIPES
Let’s Talk: Egg Size & Why It Matters
How to Cut a Mango in 3 Simple Steps [Infographic]
How To Make Shredded Chicken
Small But Mighty: How to Cook Shrimp
This Is Why Your Recipe Uses Cocoa Powder Instead of Chocolate — Tips from The Kitchn
How to Cook Rice Properly: 5 Easy Methods
A New Baker’s Guide to Choosing the Right Kind of Flour
The Best 5 Oils For Your Kitchen - Read more at katheats.com
What’s the Difference Between Short-, Medium-, and Long-Grain Rice? — Ingredient Intelligence
A Complete Primer on How to Cook Artichokes With Ease
Technicals 🤷
How To Render Lard (and why you should use it)
How to Make Brown Butter Perfectly Every Time
Yes, You Can Zest a Lemon Without a Zester (Here’s How)
How to Bake Bacon Perfectly Every Time
How to Make a Strawberry Rose Step by Step
How to Cook Shredded Chicken
How To Make Candied Orange and Lemon Peel
How to Infuse Olive Oil With Your Favorite Flavors
HOW TO MAKE HOMEMADE VANILLA EXTRACT
How to Use the Floral Piping Tips Everyone’s Talking About
Baking Hacks: 5 Simple Specialty Flours Substitute to Make at Home - The Craftsy Blog
Let This Video Teach You How to Flip Crepes and Pancakes With Ease
How to Fold a Tin Foil Dinner
How to Make Evaporated Milk at Home
Learn How to Weave Bacon With This Video
Convert a Dutch Oven Recipe Into a Slow Cooker Recipe With This Rule
Sweets That Sparkle: How to Make Edible Glitter
HOW TO TEMPER CHOCOLATE
Magical Morsels: How to Make Homemade Chocolate Chips
How to blanch almonds
Kitchen and storing 🍴
Why the Person Who Cooks Should Also Do the Dishes
15+ Home Organization Ideas
The Best Way to Keep Cookies Fresh Longer
Baking Basics: Stocking Your Freezer with Make-Ahead Meals | Brown Eyed Baker
Baking Basics: Converting Pan Sizes
How to Organize Your Kitchen for Better, Faster Cooking!
How to Organize Your Spices…the Minimalist Way
How to Wrap Your Sandwiches for Better Eating on the Go
6 surprising foods you should keep in the freezer
How to Grow Herbs (in Pots)
SMALL BATCH BAKING TIPS: 3 PANS YOU NEED
20+ Cleaning Tips
The Best Oils to Care for Your Wooden Cutting Board
How to Store Muffins and Quick Breads
If you live in a rented apartment
What to Look for When Buying a Saucepan or Saucier
Designate a “Hurry Up and Eat” Shelf in Your Kitchen to Avoid Food Waste
Reading material 📖
Why We Use Room Temperature Ingredients for Baking
Why Are You Always Tired?
Why Do We Punch Bread Dough?
Here’s How Alcohol Gets You Drunk
The Ultimate Guide For Spiced Hot Chocolate
All About Baking With Sugar
Modeling Chocolate vs. Fondant vs. Gum Paste: What’s the Difference?
Smelly Cheese 101: Why Does Cheese Smell Bad? » Fearless Fresh
The Psychological Factors That Cause Food Cravings
Do you know where chocolate comes from?
Why Cocktails Are Served In Different Sizes and Shapes of Glasses
Food Science 101: What Is Sous Vide?
Why You Should Always Preheat Your Oven When Baking
Learn to code
What is the Difference Between Marzipan and Almond Paste?
How I Conquered My Fear of Cooking and Got Comfortable in the Kitchen
Follow for recipes
Get your FoodFfs stuff here
YouTube Channels For Learning Languages-You Can’t Miss Them
Trying to learn a second language? This list of amazing YouTube channels for learning languages and understanding their cultures will provide you with quality learning experiences and entertainment. Check out these channels to get started:
Spanish: Senor Jordan https://www.youtube.com/user/tontitofrito/featured ButterflySpanish https://www.youtube.com/user/ButterflySpanishola/featured SpanishSessions https://www.youtube.com/user/SpanishSessions/featured Agustin Iruela https://www.youtube.com/user/papitus/featured
French: Learn French with Pascal https://www.youtube.com/user/lsfrench/featured Alexa Polidoro https://www.youtube.com/user/learnfrenchwithalexa/featured CornerFrenchBistro- https://www.youtube.com/user/CornerFrenchBistro/featured Comme une Française https://www.youtube.com/user/CommeUneFrancaiseTV/featured FRENCH FROM BEGINNERS TO ADVANCED https://www.youtube.com/user/imagiers/featured Francais avec Pierre https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVgW9ZQaGBk6fsiPgE2mYDg/featured
Portuguese Street Smart Brazil https://www.youtube.com/user/StreetSmartBrazil/featured Learn Portuguese with PortuguesePod101.com https://www.youtube.com/user/portuguesepod101/featured TheFunnyBrazilian Mau Scatolini https://www.youtube.com/user/TheFunnyBrazilian/featured
Italian TomTxxytu https://www.youtube.com/user/Txxytu Tia Taylor https://www.youtube.com/user/tiataylormakeup Learn Italian with Lucrezia https://www.youtube.com/user/lucreziaoddone Dolce Vita https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSQ8QsPEIc4c6vHrWyc-5iQ/featured Alberto ITALIANOAUTOMATICO https://www.youtube.com/user/ITALIANOAUTOMATICO
Japanese Rachel & Jun https://www.youtube.com/user/MyHusbandisJapanese Abroadin Japan https://www.youtube.com/user/cmbroad44 Learn Japanese From Zero! https://www.youtube.com/user/yesjapan/featured That Japanese Man Yuta https://www.youtube.com/user/YPlusShow/videos Tae Kim https://www.youtube.com/user/taekimjapanese/featured Micaela ミカエラ https://www.youtube.com/user/Ciaela/featured
Chinese Yangyang Cheng https://www.youtube.com/user/sloppycheng Fiona Tian https://www.youtube.com/user/aCUPofTEAwithFI/featured learnchinesewithemma https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb_VywVZDG2TWhVh-2mwqeQ Off the Great Wall https://www.youtube.com/user/NTDOffTheGreatWall Learn Chinese Now https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtjhXzMNWJxcytxa7kkAH5Q
Korean Conversational Korean https://www.youtube.com/user/ConversationalKorean/featured Learn Korean with GO! Billy Korean https://www.youtube.com/user/GoBillyKorean sweetandtastyTV https://www.youtube.com/user/sweetandtasty TalkToMeInKorean https://www.youtube.com/user/talktomeinkorean Simon and Martina https://www.youtube.com/user/simonandmartina
bullet journal pages you could start in 2015
(or at any time, really, but lots of people have new journals now and it’s nice to get something happening in them)
books to read this year
books read this year (as a record)
films to watch
a self-care and self-rewards masterlist so you have something to refer to when you need a break or something nice
things to learn
things learnt
music to listen to
music discovered
wishlist of things to find while thrift-shopping
list of life reminders, to accumulate all the advice and good things you find this year
a list of dream aesthetics because why not, who said a bullet journal has to be practical and work-focused always
a list of resolutions, if that’s your kind of thing
a list of road-trips to make
a list of charities or causes to donate to (to return to and work through whenever you have extra money)
a list of friends’ birthdays and important dates to remember
a list of the names of new people you meet
a list of the things that comprise the person you would like to be
a list of things you want to do that are not about school or work, just about what you would like
a list of ideas you find difficult but important
a list of simple things you have every right to be proud about, be that getting out of bed one more time a week, or surviving all the small things.
a list of small and large things that have happened to you this year, so at the end you look back and see, condensed, some of the things that changed you.
whatever you want
Stumbled across your art recently, and I totally admire your work! As a complete noob to the digital art scene, I'd just like to ask whether you have any tips on colour picking (like for skin tones, under varied/dramatic lighting and such!). I have a ton of other things I want to ask, but I'll limit myself to one question and then try to google the rest, haha/ Thanks for sharing your art with us! ^^
ahh thank you so much! ♥ welcome to the digial art scene friend, i hope you enjoy your stay and ctrl + z
now onto your question! (if you don’t know what layer and layer modes are and how they generally work you should probably google that before you continue reading)
we all perceive colour differently (thx science) and i trust my intuition a lot when it comes to colour picking because of that, and also because i feel like you can make pretty much every colour combination work within the right context. context is key! but still, remember that all of this is about how i perceive colour, so you might not agree with everything i say.
here’s a quick rundown of terms you’ll see around a lot in reference to colours and shading: the hue, which is the ‘colour’ itself, the saturation aka the intensity, and the brightness [or value] which describes how dark or bright we perceive a colour to be.
rule of thumb: when you shade don’t just add black (or white) to your base colours, that will make your drawings boring and lifeless. use different hues and saturation!
now first things first: which skin colour does the character have?
you’ll mostly be navigating in the red to yellow spectrum for the skin tone. so when i pick the base colours i usually start with the skin and adjust the rest of the colours accordingly. if you’re not sure where to begin it might help if you first determine the values (brightness) of the base colours in grayscale.
and here are a few colour variations—i stuck to the approximate values but played around with a lot of different hues and levels of saturation.
now compare 3 and 5: you’ll notice that 3 is very bright and leans towards orange hues, whereas 5 has a pinkish tint.
on the left i gave 5 the hair colour of 3 and in my opinion the pink hue of the skin doesn’t go well with the orange undertone of the hair. you’ll have to experiment a lot to find out which combinations work for you.
ctrl + u is your biggest friend (or image >> adjustments >> hue/saturation in photoshop, the shortcut works in sai and clip studio paint too). play with the sliders and see what happens. i do that a lot myself, because it’s easier to coordinate the colours like that afterwards instead of trying to manually pick perfectly matching ones right away.
for further adjustments i like to use an extra semi-transparent layer on top of everything with just a single colour to add atmospheric light. this unifies the colours and makes them more harmonious, if that’s what you’re looking for. this is about as far as i’d go if i didn’t want to shade the drawing.
if i do want to shade, especially with high contrasts and dramatic light, i darken the base by just adding an additional black layer, here set to 40% opacity. of course you could add a colour layer like the ones i mentioned previously too.
to create an impression of dramatic light you need a high contrast between light and dark areas (1). if i want additional visual intrest i often add secondary light which falls onto the main shadow areas. here i picked a faint greenish blue to balance out the yellow (2). and since light is at least partially reflected when it hits a surface you should add a faint glow that goes across the shadow/light border (3).
for this shading style i like to use the layer mode colour dodge with lowered opacity + fill settings. for some layer modes opacity and fill do the exact same thing (e.g. for multiply or screen). however for colour dodge there’s a big difference:
a lowered opacity merely alters the transparency of the entire layer. that looks pretty awful sometimes, because the bright orange affects the dark of the hair much more intensely than the already brighter skin. but when you lower the fill percentage you primarily lower the amount of light that falls onto darker colours. so the layer’s opacity setting treats every colour equally whereas the fill setting takes their values into consideration. it might be hard to understand if you don’t try it out yourself, so just play around to get a feel for how it works!
and to summarise, here’s a process gif:
colour is an extremely big topic and i’ve only barely scratched the surface but i hope that still helped you out a little! the fastest way to learn is always to try things yourself, so grab a sketch and experiment. 👍
sorry for any grammar mistakes
long time without a tutorial… I tried to explain my general process of working here, hope someone will find it useful :)
So You Want To Make a Character..
I’ve got a few generators you can use.
Need some clothes?
Try Here
Here or Here Definitely here Steam punk clothing Char Style preference Dress
Need an Appearance idea?
Humanoid generator? check
Non-Humanoid? Got that too and this and maybe this Need Monsterpeople? I’ve got you. Maybe you need Cats?
Need some details and shit like that?
Bam
Backgrounds and stuff? yep Personality. you need that shit Need something fandom related? World-building? location? got ya City generator hell yeah make your own god damn laws Oh shit someone died Landscape. CHAR DEVELOP QUESTION GEN Profile Thingy Have some dates Quirks
You thought I was done? Nope. Motha. Fuckin. Names.
So many fuckin names
MOTHERLOAD OF NAMES
Plant Names
Magic Book title
Just search ur ass up some names man
Items. Yeah. You heard me.
Medicine? got it
Items out the ass more items wow
Other shit.
Wow
Yep Plots More writing stuff This site has everything so fucking go for it Need AUs? How the shit did these two meet? Fanfic plots. you bet your ass. (tag me in the shit u write i wanna see what you get) What does it do thing (you come up with a better name for this one. fuckin fight me.
You bet your ass I will continue to update this. If you’ve got something I should add to this hmu. Now, go forth! Make characters and live yo life. UPDATE: Added more shit everywhere.
reblog to save a life
Hello! A lot of you have been asking me where and how I’ve learn multiple languages and well, after a few hours of digging through my browser history and bookmarks, I was able to collect all of these resources. I have personally used all of these, so I can assure you they are useful! If there is something wrong with a website or a link, please let me know. Also, if you have any questions or if you want a learning buddy, my ask box is open. (I speak English and Spanish. I’m learning Korean, German, Japanese, Chinese, Portuguese, Italian, and Esperanto)
Note: Learning a new language requires a lot of dedication, more than you actually think! Especially if you’re learning multiple languages at the same time. It isn’t impossible, but it will take time. And by time I mean months and/or years! So please, be patient. Take your time. Don’t rush. Keep in mind that you will mess up and that’s okay. Practice as much as you can. Practice out loud. Talk to yourself if you can. It doesn’t matter if people think you’re crazy. They won’t be thinking the same when you become a polyglot, so don’t mind them. This is for you and your future.
Get started:
Everything listed below is FREE! Some sites do require you to sign up, but that’s for you to keep track of your own process.
Tips to get you started
Language Hacking tips (blog)
More language hacking tips (blog)
The Polyglot Project (Library with foreign books that lets you translate while reading)
How to Learn Any Language
Effective Language Learning
Ankidroid (flashcard maker)
Multiple languages, one website
Duolingo (Latin American Spanish, French, German, Brazilian Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Irish, Danish, Swedish, Turkish, Norwegian (Bokmål), Ukrainian, and Esperanto)
BBC Languages (40 languages)
Learn A Language (18 languages)
Conjuguemos (French, German, Italian, Latin, Portuguese, Spanish)
L-lingo (21 languages)
101languages (167 languages)
Languagepod101 (31 languages)
Foreign Services Institute (44 languages)
My Languages (95 languages)
Surface Languages (43 languages)
Lingualia (Spanish)
Linguanaut (16 languages)
OmniGlot (All languages [basic info for some of them])
Memrise (Various languages) (flashcard system)
Livemocha (Various languages)
Polyglotclub
Sharedtalk
Interpals (specify in your profile you only look for language exchange because there can be some creeps in this one)
Couchsurfing
Babbel
Specific Languages
Korean:
Learn to read Korean in 15 minutes! - Really helpful as well
Learnkoreanlp - Focuses on grammar
k-is4korean
Talktomeinkorean
Learn-korean
korean-flashcards - Focuses on vocabulary
Easytolearnkorean
Korean.go.kr/ - Focuses on pronunciation
Lang-8 - Community to correct your entries
Dongsa - Conjugations for verbs
Howtostudykorean- EXTREMELY helpful when it comes to learning hangul and writing structure!
hangulpractice - This blog has some useful posts.
letstteok-korean
Talktomeinkorea (YouTube channel)
fluentkorean
sweetandtasty
seoulistic - For culture lessons
GenkiKorean
Korean Word Game
English-Korean Vocabulary Quizzes
Hangul Keyboard - This is also EXTREMELY helpful with Hangul/romanization. It also converts any romanized syllables into hangul
Korean - Reddit threat
Chinese/Mandarin:
Hackingchinese
Chinese-tools - Pretty helpful with pronunciation.
Chinese Open courseware
Chinese Language - Reddit threat
Chinese Textbook
Chineasy
Learn Mandarin
Chinese Hacks
yoyochinese
How can I learn Chinese
Why is Chinese so damn hard?
Japanese:
Learn Japanese I / II - YouTube
Guidetojapanese
Free Japanese lesson
Japaneseclass.jp
thejapanesepage
Japanesepod101
Tofugu
Erin’s Challenge!
Jplang
Yesjapan
Marugoto - Includes culture lessons
Kana Invaders - Fun game for learning Kana
Another great masterpost for Japanese - So many resources!!!
Esperanto:
Note: I did a research and supposedly Esperanto is an easy-to-learn language that helps you with other languages.
Esperantofre
Esperanto “library”
Esperanto Grammar
Esperanto (Duolingo)
German:
Learn German Online
German Language Guide
Mission Berlin - Mystery adventure game
Basic German
Deutsch Lernen
Slow German
Kids’ Games - For vocabulary
Italian:
MIT Open Courseware
Italian Language Guide
Italian Grammar
Italian For Beginners - YouTube
Latin:
Some Latin grammar
Latin Course - YouTube
Portuguese:
Oneness
Ta Falado
Portuguese (Duolingo)
French:
Learn French Guide
Coffee Break French
University of Texas: Francais interactif
Podcastfrancaisfacile
French Language Guide
Lingopolo/french
Le Journal en français facile
News in Slow French
Francolab
Cliffs Notes
Native French Speech
French Podcast
Spanish:
Spanish - About.com
@spanishskulduggery
Study Spanish
Cliffs Notes
Destinos
One Minute Spanish
One Minute Spanish (Latin America focused)
Thai:
Learn Thai Podcast
Woman Learn Thai
Let’s Talk Thai
Thai 101
Lingopolo/thai
Arabic:
Books to Learn Arabic
Mandinah Arabic
Arabic Verbs (PDF)
al3arabiya
Arabic Pronouns (PDF)
Arabic Alphabet / Also Here / And Here!
Arabic For Language Exchange
Peace Corps
Hindi:
A Door Into Hindi
Learning Hindi
NYU Hindi Course
Quillpad - Great for typing
Namaste Dosti
SU Hindi Course
ispeakhindi
Hindi Script
Vietnamese:
VietnamesePod101
Survival Phrases
seasite.niu.edu
Learn Vietnamese Online
Greek:
Some Greek Grammar (New Testament)
Romanian:
Rolang
One Minute Romanian
Welsh:
Say Something in Welsh
Welsh Vocab
Dutch:
Lingopolo/dutch
Learn Dutch
Russian:
Speak Russian
Russian Alphabet
Taste of Russian
Master Russian
Russian Open Courseware
Russian Handwriting
Swedish:
Klartext
SwedishLingQ
Survival Phrases
That’s it. That’s all I have right now. I’ll try to search for more and will keep updating this list! If you have a request for a specific language, just send me an ask. Have fun and good luck!
My sister just got me started on Memrise for Japanese a few days ago and wow, it’s amazing. It’s not just flashcards but a combination of audio+visual+writing and uses user-submitted, ranked-by-vote mnemonic devices whenever possible. Plus, the way it keeps track of your progress is like a game, giving you points for doing well and letting you compete with other people. :)
And you get a bunch of extra points for reviewing old material at set intervals to make sure it sticks in your long term memory! Not to mention it has a very cute design, having each character/word/phrase be a ‘plant’ you have to keep ‘watered.’
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handy links for fashionistas
for those who like myself are always looking for great clothes at great prices or just a general deal (or teen wolf wardrobe pieces) here’s a good list of alternative sites (other than eBay and Amazon) to find good clothing pieces or just great deals.
also all these sites are great if you want to sell some of your wardrobe and make a little spending cash
only new items
zulily - this site is a godsend. they have so many sales and deals and new items (but be careful and get the item before the sale ends)
bluefly - lots of great designer deals
belle & chive - it’s a subset of bluefly and has random sale events where you can find items even cheaper [join through this link and you’ll get a $10 credit when you place your first order]
revolveclothing - higher end clothing for decent discounts
pre-owned (though a lot will be new with tag items)
poshmark - easily the most popular site for selling and buying clothes; easy for mobile or web use. [download the app and join with code BEADP for a $5 dollar site credit]
threadflip - a great and classic clothes selling site easy for shopping and selling your own items [also joining through that link gets you a $5 dollar site credit]
thredup - this site is a little more ‘classy’ because they vet every time that they sell and they have a more strict way if you want to sell on their site but they generally have great prices [also singing up through this link gets you a $10 dollar site credit]
tradesy - this is another site you can sell and buy on, and the brands tend to be a little more high end but deals are to be found [also by signing up through this link, you get a $25 first purchase credit]
twice - a newer site for selling and buying. [earn a $10 store credit when you buy something and another $10 if you sell something.
vinted - this site has a lot of options for other countries, which is great but they only ship to the country of the seller
vocaloid songs masterlist!
new to vocaloid? don’t know which songs to listen to first? wanting to try different genres? i made this post to help beginners or people struggling to find new songs!
EDIT: added some more songs to peoples requests, and also songs i thought would fit!
well-known songs (songs for beginners, i suppose.)
World is Mine
Romeo and Cinderella
Just Be Friends
Matryoshka
Triple Baka
The Disappearance of Hatsune Miku
Dark Woods Circus
Go Google It
Senbonzakura
Meltdown
magnet
Melt
Rolling Girl
Mozaik Role
Ten-Faced
happy songs:
FREELY TOMORROW
AiDee
Do Re Mi Fa Rondo
Toluthin Antenna
Viva Happy
Your Love Will Surely Skyrocket☆
Miracle Paint
sad songs:
Kokoro
Falldown
Flutter, Flutter
Falling Falling Snow
sigh
eight hundred
Servant of Evil (would listen to Daughter of Evil first)
from Y to Y
Campanella
horror songs:
Rotten Girl, Grotesque Romance
Pink Rabbit (volume warning, pv has mild shock images)
Reincarnation Ascension
Sunset Love Suicide
Bacterial Contamination
Hold, Release; Rakshasha and Corpses
Circle You, Circle You
pop songs:
Happy Synthesizer
Yellow
Eazy Dance
I Like You I Love You
@ Cinnamon Roll
RIP=RELEASE
paranoia
Colorful x Melody
Leave in Summer, Yet You’re in My Fluffoughts
Tell Your World
I’m Sorry For Liking You
rock songs:
I’m Only Just Getting Started
Talent Shredder
Crayon
Re-Education
Leia
A Born Coward
Sweet Sweet Cendrillon Drug
Hitorinbo Envy
Time-Warped After Chopping My Stag Beetle
Indulging: Idol Syndrome
Magical Girl Eudaemonics
Cosmos
electronic/dubstep/etc:
Wave
A Happy Death
Cyber Thunder Cider
Kusaregedou to Chocolate
Hatsune Miku’s Head Exercises
DYE 2
Strobe Last
Crime and Punishment
unique sounding songs:
In Reverse
Chiri Chri Juusou
Donut Hole
Brain Fluid Explosion Girl
This is the Happiness and Peace of Mind Committee
series of songs (not my playlists):
Series of Evil by AkunoP
Seven Deadly Sins by AkunoP
Kagerou Days by Jin (two songs are missing)
Do Vocaloids Dream of Doomsday Birds? by sasakure.uk
Bad End Night by Hitoshizuku-P & Yama
Synchronicity by Hitoshizuku-P
Benzene Series by OwataP
please tell me if theres any problems or you have a song to add!
you are worth it /// for anyone that’s doubting their obvious perfection or are bring told they’re not good enough
THE UP SERIES: It follows the lives of 14 children through their lives interviewing them every seven years. It’s amazing to see how they change and where they go. It shows that personality traits do not tend to be very static. Being introverted at 18 doesn’t determine how you’ll be at 32. A girl on there around 20 was totally against having a family and was very cynical about relationships and marriage. Next interview, she was happily wed with children. I link you to 7 UP, which is the first documentary in the series.
QUEEN OF VERSAILLES:If you have any interest in the SUPER RICH of America and how absolutely delusional they can be, then this documentary will blow your mind. It’s a great window into the lives of people who literally have everything a person could need. Even when they loose everything, they’re entirely incapable of believing that they’re a normal citizen.
THE ACT OF KILLING: One review describes it as: “This is the most gut-wrenching film I’ve ever seen. It actually makes you understand the nature and true face of evil, and it’s terrifying because it’s so, so normal. After watching it you know that in some other life, you could be him.”
BABIES: It shows the different ways, different cultures raise their children. It shows how different but similar we all are at the end. They documentary follows 4 different babies, from Mongalia, to Tokyo, to Namibia and then the U.S
INSIDE NORTH KOREA: An eye-opening film that shows you the truth about a hidden country
TOUCHING THE VOID: A documentary about two mountain climbers who have an accident on their way back. As one review described it: “Better than any fictional suspense film. Just unreal. You know throughout that the two climbers lived because you’re sitting there watching them narrate, but at times you just can’t believe it.”
THE COVE: A 2009 documentary film that analyzes and questions dolphin hunting practices in Japan. One review described it as “an impeccably crafted, suspenseful expose of the covert slaughter of dolphins in Japan.”
THIS IS WHAT WINNING LOOKS LIKE: The documentary follows U.S. Marines as they train Afghan security forces, showing their ineptitude, drug abuse, sexual misconduct, and corruption as well as the reduced role of US Marines due to the troop withdrawal.
BBC PLANET EARTH (All 11 Episodes): An HD exploration of our world. You’ll just love everything about this, trust me.
JESUS CAMP: About a Christian summer camp, where children spend their summers being taught that they have “prophetic gifts” and can “take back America for Christ”. This documentary led to the shut down of this summer camp.
You may also like 10 Disturbing Documentaries
Feel free to add to this list!
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