FREAKING ANAL (an OOC blog)

You should blow me. Everyone wants to blow me.

[fuckerooni-the-duck]

HEY OVER HERE! PAY ATTENTION!

I'm prolly gonna be moving this blog within the next few hours because, as much as I'd love to cherish and keep it, I've been feeling like there's a shit loa d of stuff on it and I wanna like, reset so I can have the opportunity to organize shit.

So, if it's cool with you, please remain aware that you might have to hunt this fucker down so you won't have be confused as to what the fuck happened to this blog I kinda barely use.

Anyhow--thanks for your attention nonetheless.

-fuckerooni

[japanese-revision]

japanese-revision:

Textbooks:

A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammar

A Dictionary of Intermediate Japanese Grammar

A Dictionary of Advanced Japanese Grammar

Read Real Japanese Fiction

GENKI: Integrated Elementary Japanese I and II [beginners]

An Integrated Approach to Intermediate Japanese

Basic Connections: Making Your Japanese Flow

Tobira (Gateway to advanced Japanese)

TextFugu [an online textbook]

Heisig’s Remembering Kanji

Basic Kanji Book Vol.1

Kanji in Context

Shadowing: Let’s Speak Japanese! (Beginner to Intermediate Level)

Japanese The Manga Way

Making Out in Japanese [for informal/vulgar language]

Minimum Essential Politeness: Japanese Honorific

Online and Phone Dictionaries:

ALC (I use this everyday) →Expression encyclopaedia

Goo dictionary

Weblio

WWWJDIC (with audio clips) + for Android phones (incl. handwriting)

JWPce (downloadable dictionary for Windows)

JEDict (downloadable for Mac users)

Idiomatic Expressions

Idioms dictionary [Japanese only]

Counters dictionary

Hovering dictionaries:  →Rikaikun for Chrome →Rikaichan for Firefox →Floating Dictionary for Mac

Current Affairs dictionary

Tangorin

Imiwa? (a dictionary for the iPhone)

Tagaini Jisho (downloadable for Windows, Mac and Linux)

Nihongodict (also an app. for iPhone and Android phones)

For kanji.

Jisho (I use this for spelling kanji for if I can’t read it)

Yamasa (I use this for learning to write)

A Guide to Remembering Japanese Characters

Associative Kanji Learning (stroke orders)

Handwritten kanji search

WaniKani (reviewed and explained here)

Online reading:

Hukumusume Fairytales

竹取（Bamboo-Cutting） (vertical writing)

吉田秀幸の日記（Hideyuki Yoshida’s Diary） (recipes)

Chokochoko’s reading texts to help with JLPT

TED Talks (with Japanese subtitles and transcripts)

Learning through Films [Japanese subtitles/scripts]

Blue Sky Library (public domain books, explained here)

Manga.

Free online manga

Vomic (free online manga with voice actors)

Sound Effects (in manga, etc)

Improving your speaking:

Japanese pronunciation guide

Interactive Hiragana Pronounciation table

Topics for Language Exchanges.

Bubbly (a Twitter-like app where you can record yourself)

Audioboo (similar to Bubbly, but also a website)

My Language Exchange [to find a language partner]

Japanese Kana (Chrome app)

Listening:

“Real World” Japanese

My Kikitori

Reading & Writing practice:

Lang-8

Japan-Guide [for getting Japanese penpals]

Read, Write, Learn: Macaronics

原稿用紙の使い方 (How to write an essay with Japanese writing paper)

Shiritori (Japanese word-chain game)

iTalki [similar to Lang-8]

手書きブログ (Blogging by hand)

ChatPad (Japanese chatroom site)

Real Kana practice

News:

NewsWeb Easy

NHK News (audio news with speed controls)

Mainichi Primary School student Newspaper

Podcasts and radio:

JOQR (Cultural Broadcasting)

TBS Radio’s Junk

TOKYO FM

CSRA fm(+ App for Android)

JIN Radio (bilingual)

Radio dramas

Medicine in Times of Tears

My Home, My Life

The Infirmary for 17-year-olds

YouTube:

Afternoon Hirusagari

Jet Daisuke

バイリンガール英会話

Analog TV Forever (collections of adverts)

Real Japanese Studio

Japancast

Tofugu

Japanese Let’s Play gamers

サイエンスチャネル

TheWannabeBC

Gaijin Goombah

Genki Lessons

Japanese sign language.

Heartful Power Hideo

Shuwa Island

TV:

Japanese subtitles for anime

KeyHole TV (to stream Japanese TV and radio)

風雲LIVE日本語（Feng Yun LIVE Japanese） (to stream TV)

映画で学ぶ実践英会話

Tumblr:

Kanji-a-Day

Holy crap Japanese

Nihongo ga Suki

Jumpstart Japanese

Nihongolog

Japanese Idioms

Nadine Nihongo

That Japan Addict

ChilliMuffin

Japanese through Fandom

F-Yeah Native Japanese

J-Vocab of the Day

ぶらりめし [Japanese only]

Peaceful Chef [Japanese only]

Kumako365jp

Japanese Revision (my blog for intermediates)

Those who are studying in Japan

My Japan Travels (Yokohama National University)

Mechakuchajan (Osaka University)

Hola-Itza (Meiji Gakuin)

The Disaster Chronicles (Toyo University) [wordpress]

Welcome to Moonside (University of Kitakyushu)

2012 - 2013 exchange students

Japanicking in Yamanashi (at Yamanashi University)

Samxuel (at Kyushu Sangyo)

Katy in Japan Town (at NUFS)

Chocotastie (at Seinan Gakuin)

Kim in Sapporo (at Hokkaido University)

Yeonhwa Japan (Chuo University)

Mago Mago (Ritsumeikan University)

Marta in Japan (Waseda University)

Working as part of the JET Programme

A Girl in Japan

Ramandab in Sapporo-shi

Ikemasu

Boukendan desu

Blogging:

Yaplog

Ameba

Learning websites:

JapaneseClass.jp

The Japanese Page

JapanesePod101

Tae Kim’s Guide to Learning Japanese

Erin’s Challenge (with listening and reading practice)

Maggie Sensei

Tofugu

All Japanese All The Time

Japanese Level Up

Learning Japanese with Lingualift

JPLang

Yes Japan!

Marugoto: Japanese Language & Culture

Other resources:

Lots of threads with a variety of resources for Japanese learning

JLPT Resources

Top 100 learning resources via Lingualift

Anki (flashcards for your computer, phone and online) →Yomichan (plug-in for Anki)

Common things said by cashiers

Quizlet (flashcards)

DJT and Okra’s pastebins (lots of resources and textbooks for download, etc)

Japanese.Livejournal (including tips on using IME)

Human Japanese (for PC and phones, excl. Linux)

Study Groups

Help with Japanese via StackExchange

I’ve added even more to the list since I first posted this and am continuing to add new things to it. So, I thought I’d re-post it. As always, if anyone has anything they would like to add, let me know!

[hauntedtreeeagle-deactivated202]

Resources on drawing/coloring POC

Skin:

SKIN: a chart - SUPPLEMENT IMG by navate:

ebbywaffle’s dark skin under different lighting examples and palettes

mulattafury’s skintone coloring tutorial

coloring skin tutorial

rorpie’s skin palettes

Features:

Guide to Human Types part 1

Guide to Human Types part 2

Guide to Human Types part 3

Hair:

Black hair, comics and you

How to draw ethnic hair

every type of hair tutorial

Names:

Here’s a place where you can find names from anywhere in the world from Korea to West Africa to Irania to Mongolia

Real life skintone references:

Mindy Kaling

Lucy Lui

Jessica Alba

Lupita Nyong’O

Crystal Kay

Kourtney Kardashian

Gabrielle Union

IU

Shay Mitchell

Raymond Ablack

humanae

 Anatomy:

How to draw clothing over boobs

Body Type Tutorial

Guide to Movement1:Flexibility

Big Guide to Drawing the Bodyby Majnouna

[justfujoshi]

Visit Original Link

can we talk about the fact that we finally heard the jellyfish song

[goddessofsax]

Here’s a handy dandy color reference chart for you artists, writers, or any one else who needs it! Inspired by this post x

[aaastrology]

[samswritingtips-deactivated2016]

The basics of eye shapes for writers.

My sources are probably better than I am (more photos, longer descriptions), so here they are: [x] [x]

[its-astrological]

A useful video on how to read your own natal chart!

[gaandamu]

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You can not write the word “ignorance”. The future is on sale.

Push aside and laugh at the karmic tale saying it’s superstition.

[goddamnitriot-deactivated201503]

the “glitchy” part in the beginning is why i’m alive

[kelsiline]

[apolonisaphrodisia]

Octopus Hairpiece by deeed

[theremina]

Ohhhh! Oh. This is everything.

[countesskitsch]

This is actually made from some Arda wigs! They’re lovely!

[clevergirlhelps]

Biology

Biology

Creating a Race (2)

Creating Animals (2)

Disease (2)

Ecosystems (2)

Evolution (and Space)

Flora and Fauna

Genetics

Inventing Species

List of Legendary Creatures

Night Vision/Color Vision

People

Constructed Language (Conlang)

Basics/Phonology (2) (3)

Conlang

Conlang Guide

Conlang vs. English

Creating a Language (Revised)

Culture + Language

Curse Words

How to Create Your Own Language

How to Create a Language

IPA Pronunciation

Making Up Words

Culture Guides

7 Deadly Sins

Alien Cultures (2)

Alternative Medieval

Avoiding Cultural Appropriation

Avoiding Medieval Fantasy (2)

Avoiding One-Note Worlds

Avoiding Utopia

Change (2)

Class/Caste System (2)

Culture

Designing Intellectual Movements

Everything (2) (3)

Fantasy

Gender-Equal Societies

Historical Background for Ideas (2)

History

Matriarchy (2)

Nationalism

Nations

Slavery

Static World

Structure

Wandering Peoples

Economy

Basic Economics

Capitalism

Currency (2) (3)

Current Global Economies

Economic Systems

Economics (1500-1800 AD)

Economics and Government

Economics for Dummies

Economy

Inflation

International Trade (2)

Marxist Communism

Medieval Economics

Schools of Economic Thought

Socialism (2)

Types of Economic Systems

World Economy (2)

Everyday Life

Art

Ceremonies

Clothing

Clothing Terminology (2) (3) (4)

Clothing Reference

Demographics

Disease

Drugs

Education (2)

Fame and Infamy

Family

Food (2)

Food Timeline

Immigration/Emigration

Literature

Marriage

Months

Music

Sex

Slang

Stories

Travel

Government

Collective/Traditionalist Societies

Creating a Government

Diplomacy

Empire (2)

Fancy Latin Names for Government

History and Politics

International Relations (2)

Justice System

Lawlessness

Non-monarchical (2) (3)

Oppressive Government

Political Ideologies

Propaganda

Republic

Rise and Fall of Civilizations

Secret Societies

Shapeshifter Society

Totalitarianism, Atmosphere Necessary For

Tribal Society

Types of Government

Utopia

Writing Politics

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[benedicthelps]

can you help me roleplay a fortuneteller? one who specializes in tarot cards?

Sure! I just want to warn you from conforming to stereotypes.

First of all, I think you really need to be specific about where your fortuneteller comes from. Different strands and types of fortune telling comes from different places and cultures. Tarot cards specifically originated in Italy in 1391. It’s actually related to Catholicsm. They were associated with the Romani because people thought that Tarot cards came from Egypt and the Romani were thought to have come from Egypt. These are all false myths. Tarot cards existed in Italy and France way before the Romani settled in these respective countries. Tarot cards are a type of playing cards and playing cards inherently are related to divination. Actually, fortune telling with cards were sort of interpreted by these three writers who thought it was fun to insert symbolic meanings into the cards disregarding the history of where the cards even came from. They also wrote extensively about occultation and the relation with the Romani. But really, it’s just false. The idea that Romani are tarot card readers and fortune tellers is a horrible stereotype that should really be dispelled. So, it depends whether your character wants to portray the eccentric vagabond in order to get money or someone who really believes in what they’re doing. 

Read more about it here:

History of Tarot Cards

The History of Tarot Cards

Tarot History

The Real History of Tarot

Romani Society and Culture

Tarot Cards

Which brings me to a second point, if I see another Romani character calling themselves Gypsy, I will throw something at you. Gypsy is a slur. That’s it. That’s all you need to know. Don’t use it. Also, please please please research Romani spiritual believes before throwing any sort of magical act for them. Playing a fortune-teller is great, seriously, so much fun! But please be respective of someone else’s culture and beliefs. Make sure that whatever you’re doing, whether it be tarot card readings or reading tea cups, you’re grounding it into something factual. 

Read more about beliefs here:

Romani Culture and Beliefs

Beliefs and Practices of the Roma

Roma Culture: An Introduction

Third, as seen from above, I don’t think that a fortune-teller would ever call themselves Roma, unless they’re trying to con you out of your money. Which is totally fine, playing a con-artist is fun on its own. 

Research on these types of characters:

Get to know your con artist

How modern fortune tellers pull of their scams

Fourth, if you’re playing a modern-day fortune teller, it is way easier to make her a real human being with no association to romani stereotypes, and simply make her someone who realizes the art form and is proud of it. There are academics based on the art of tarot cards, and you can make this person a scholar. 

Examples:

Modern Day Fortune Teller

Madam Lenormand Fortune Teller

More on Tarot Cards:

Symbolism and Synchronity: The Art of Tarot

Things you should know about Tarot

Do Tarot card readings actually work?

Confessions of a tarot card skeptic

Becoming a Professional Tarot Card reader

What every newbie tarot reader should know

How to become a tarot expert

Finally, I would suggest talking to your RP partners about their future plots. For example, if a character asks your character a question you don’t know the answer of, don’t make it up, just ask! Fortune tellers are there to guide you when you need them and really offer the counselling that someone is searching for. Therefore, it’s important that you build the relationships between the characters and understand what you need to say. By doing so, you can help others further their plots and build the reputation for your character in the fictional community. Also don’t be afraid to offer your services to other people. Let them know that you have a character here who can be a non-biased ear to someone’s character and a guiding light. A fortune teller should always be someone who is open and ready to help discuss problems with their clients. Unless, they are a con-artist, then plotting with other people would be really useful there.

Hope that helps!

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building an HP worldbuilding tumblr list...

So far, in terms of my HP fandom links collection, I have:

- 36 views of Hogwarts: an ongoing collaborative project offering different views of Hogwarts from the perspectives of different characters. I’ll let the authors themselves describe it more fully here. Some real gems here. It goes into full-on AU territory at times and whether that’s your cup of tea or not, it never detracts from the writing, which is excellent throughout.

- Amortentiafashion: wizarding fashion with a touch of history. I’ve yanked from this tumblr before on more than one occasion, because it remains one of my favorite blogs on this site. The captions are often very clever and the images are always gorgeous; the mod pulls from all sorts of places, but clearly has a coherent vision of how the wizarding world dresses, and it’s a delight to peek in on it.

- Shafiq28: I wish I’d learned about this earlier than this week. I haven’t had a time to give it the attention it deserves, but it’s part worldbuilding genius, part RP, and completely engrossing all in all. The author is pulling from traditions I am not familiar with, and I find myself sitting back and wanting to be schooled, wanting to know more. They play wonderfully with the Muggle/Magical dichotomy (among others), blurring the lines between these worlds in ways that feel very real.

- The Monster Blog of Monsters: be. Still. My. Heart. Exploring the boundaries of magical zoology in all its glory. The world this author presents is what awaits Rubeus Hagrid at the end of his Kings Cross journey, I think: a heaven of beasts both dangerous and fantastic. Wonderfully imaginative and sometimes spooky, this rings true to canon while still expanding it a little bit with each post.

- Underwater Witchery; another worldbuilding site that’s part RP, and while I’ve had some pushback on advertising RPs at all, I’m bending the rules here for this because of its worldbuilding aspect. So don’t let the RP tag deter you. There isn’t much up here yet, but I’m excited to see how it builds because so far the author has shown a willingness to explore new corners of the wizarding world that we often forget about. 

- harrypottermeta: not a story site at all, obviously, but meta has formed the basis for a lot of my worldbuilding so I think it’s a worthy inclusion. For the writers here that work the same way I do, have a hub for the fannish arguments you might want to build on or possibly even demolish in your own stories. Remember: it’s not wank if you can figure out which character might canonically argue for it, and which Ministry department would really want to suppress the idea.

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And now to add to the collection! This has been a great month for new Harry Potter fic tumblrs. I’ve had lots of readers chiming in with blog recs. Thank you to all who wrote in. Even if some of those blogs were weren’t really focused on canon worldbuilding and therefore don’t fit the list, you’ve still enriched my fandom experience by introducing me to them. I owe you one. I also owe thanks to tinyfletcher for pointing me to this metafilter post, and to notyourexrotic, who recently put out a buzzfeed post that outlines some of these these sites in greater depth. Both are really worthwhile resources for looking at building the Harry Potter universe.

But, for the purposes of this fortnight’s fic fix, take a look at:

- Field Notes From the Department of Mysteries: bizarre, compelling, and sometimes downright terrifying, this site presents stories as they might be jotted down in an Unspeakable’s journal. Every entry gives new insight into the often dangerous and almost always unsettling Department of Mysteries. The site is more multimedia-focused than this one; at times, the author’s tales will complement not an image but an eerie sound clip or a song, and always with that same chilling cleverness that characterizes so many of the entries. 

- A Muslim In Hogwarts: oh, this site is dear to my heart. A few months ago, two extremely talented tumblr users asked us to take a few minutes and imagine a Muslim witch. And by doing so they immeasurably improved our ability to think beyond the limits of a canon, and besides this they served up a wonderful story. A Muslim In Hogwarts continues that; it looks in-depth at the experiences of two Muslim cousins at Hogwarts. Here, little by little, the authors continue to build on the story they dangled before us this past fall, and it’s a joy.

- PotterverseUSA: tremendously fun. As it says on the tin, this site looks at what might be happening stateside in the Potterverse. Some entries are appalling, some simply charming, others extremely thought-provoking, and as a result the author, with every brief snippet, manages to surprise and delight. Every now and then they also reblog from other HP tumblrs, adding in their own tags; the result is a kind of Potter fic dialogue that could only happen on tumblr, really. 

- American Wizarding: similar in theme to Potterverse USA, but very different in execution. No less wonderful, mind. American Wizarding is impressive. Very, very impressive. The writers have put meticulous thought into each of their posts, and it shows; they have a clear vision of how culture, law, society, and history shake down in the magical equivalent of the states. While at first the sidebar, with its perplexing and intriguing categories, seems daunting, poke around a bit. Those links take you to great writing and a whole new fast-expanding magical world.

- Department of Magical Education: I like the thought of throwing in one resource for the writers among us with every one of these posts. You couldn’t find a better resource than the Department of Magical Education, which collects images and posts that might be relevant to herbology, potions, astronomy, history of magic, or any one of the other magical disciplines. As a writer who is often inspired by images, I had to click away after a while. Or else I would have spent my whole day, well. Writing.

The buzzfeed post also lists the Postmodern Potter Compendium. Readers here have linked me to it as well, and to the Logbook of the US Department of Spell Regulation. I haven’t had time to look through these yet so it feels disingenuous to rec them, but know that they come highly recommended from other people. As I explore them, I may come back and update the list with my thoughts. Until then, I link to them briefly here because in a very short amount of time they’ve become places that fellow fans love to visit. That, I think, tells you all you need to know.

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Above is the “Know Anon” code that allows you to expose any hateful anons you wish at your own whim. If you know anyone who’s struggling with anonymous hate, reblog this for them.

How to install

Simply copy the above code and paste it right after the <head> portion of the HTML coding on your blog. This is with the jQuery script included, so everything should be covered. Once you’ve done this, update and save, then exit your customize page.

Re-enter your customize page, and under “appearance” should be a button called “Enable Know Anon”, which may be on or off automatically, depending. Flip the switch to enable or disable it, then save.

How to use

When you get anonymous hate or anon messages you find offensive, simply exit your Inbox, enter your Customize page, flip the switch to “on”, then save and exist. Re-enter your inbox, and any and all anonymous messages will be exposed with a URL, if they have one. Note that this includes everything, not just the hate. Another thing to note is that, once you expose anons in the inbox, you can’t un-expose them. Flipping the switch back to “off” does nothing.

Answer a message people thought was on anon, and gee, they’ll get a nasty little surprise, hmm? It’s better than a fake anonymous button because while you still can’t control who it exposes, you can control when to do so.

Remember though, that this isn’t the only way to stop anonymous hate. As always, there’s simply the “turn anonymous asks off” button. And thanks to the update from a few months ago, anons CAN be blocked.

That little hand right there? That’s the ignore button. It’s present on all asks sent, whether anon or otherwise. When you block an anon, you have the option to report them for spam or harassment, and it will permanently block them. It also blocks the IP address and computer, so that person can’t take advantage of extra accounts to continue sending you hate. It effectively wipes that person right out of your Tumblr life. They cannot contact your blog again, ever.

For the website that gives you the Know Anon code, with or without jQuery script, in case that causes trouble (most themes come with it pre-installed, but not all), go here.

[jonathanpitcairn]

[ Goodness, wow thank you very much for letting me know this existed! That was very considerate of you! ]

[fuckerooni-the-duck]

Send me a Symbol

✉: For a regular text message from my muse.

♣: Here, have a not so regular (maybe even a dirty one) text message.

✍: For what my muse has written about yours in their diary.

✎: For an unsent letter from my muse (May be AU if you want, just let me know what kind of AU you want).

☎: For a drunk phone call.

☏: How about a voice message from my muse?

♥: The favorites of my muse- can be anything from music to sex positions, you're allowed to specify what you want.

∞: A random headcanon about my muse and yours.

☯: Here, have a hug from my muse.

☮: An argument I think my muse would have with yours.

♪: I've put all of my songs on shuffle- now I have to write a drabble involving our muses with the next song that comes on.

♬: Would you care to dance? My muse has to dance with yours.

♛: My muse is royalty for a day and you are their loyal subject- wait, what? What would my muse's reaction be to this idea?

♚: You are my master- hold on. What if my muse was the loyal subject, how would this go?

✖: Your muse is drowning in the bathtub when mine walks into the bathroom.

☠: Your muse has died, this is how mine reacts.

❂: My muse is clumsy and crashes into yours.

✈: Our muses are on a plane together, by accident or choice. This is what happens.

☢: It's too hot outside, how does my muse suggest our muses cool down?

ϟ: There's a storm going on and our muses are stuck together in a house- how will this go?

☂: It's pouring down and your muse forgot their umbrella, will my muse offer up theirs?

✧: Our muses went to eat out- where?

★: The stars are shining beautifully and my muse wants you to see them.

☾: It's in the middle of the night and my muse had a nightmare about yours- what does my muse do?

☼: The sun is shining bright and your muse got the bright idea of going out, does my muse agree with this?

☄: My muse is lost, luckily there is cellphone reception- does my muse dare to call yours for help?

♤: Our muses are playing a game, which kind and who is winning?

☻: Your muse got sunburnt, my muse didn't- how'd it happen and how'll mine help?

♒: Our muses are at the beach together, by accident or not, and yours was a bit too close to the waves- will my muse laugh or perhaps be helpful?

♦: Your muse asked mine to marry them, what's my muse's reaction?

◊: Your muse comes to mine, crying, how does my muse react?

✘: Scars aren't very pretty- my muse has to show you theirs.

✦: My muse was attacked but yours saved them- how'll my muse ever thank them?

[deviantart]

Here’s a nifty chart for the next time your faceless character needs a nose!

Nose Chart Reference by macawnivore