SUP?

I can't draw for shit so none of the fan art/ other art is mine.

[hamletthedane]

Want to learn something new in 2022??

Absolute beginner adult ballet series (fabulous beginning teacher)

40 piano lessons for beginners (some of the best explanations for piano I’ve ever seen)

Excellent basic crochet video series

Basic knitting (probably the best how to knit video out there)

Pre-Free Figure Skate Levels A-D guides and practice activities (each video builds up with exercises to the actual moves!)

How to draw character faces video (very funny, surprisingly instructive?)

Another drawing character faces video

Literally my favorite art pose hack

Tutorial of how to make a whole ass Stardew Valley esque farming game in Gamemaker Studios 2??

Introduction to flying small aircrafts

French/Dutch/Fishtail braiding

Playing the guitar for beginners (well paced and excellent instructor)

Playing the violin for beginners (really good practical tips mixed in)

Color theory in digital art (not of the children’s hospital variety)

Retake classes you hated but now there’s zero stakes:

Calculus 1 (full semester class)

Learn basic statistics (free textbook)

Introduction to college physics (free textbook)

Introduction to accounting (free textbook)

Learn a language:

Ancient Greek

Latin

Spanish

German

Japanese (grammar guide) (for dummies)

French

Russian (pretty good cyrillic guide!)

[hamletthedane]

Want to learn something new in 2023??

Cooking with flavor bootcamp (used what I learned in this a LOT this year)

Beekeeping 101

Learn Interior Design from the British Academy of Interior Design (free to audit course - just choose the free option when you register)

Video on learning to read music that actually helped me??

How to use and sew with a sewing machine

How to ride a bike (listen. some of us never learned, and that's okay.)

How to cornrow-braid hair (I have it on good authority that this video is a godsend for doing your baby niece's black hair)

Making mead at home (I actually did this last summer and it was SO good)

How to garden

Basics of snowboarding (proceed with caution)

How to draw for people who (think they) suck at art (I know this website looks like a 2003 monstrosity, but the tutorials are excellent)

Pixel art for beginners so you can make the next great indie game

Go (back) to school

Introduction to Astronomy (high school course - free textbook w/ practice problems)

Principals of Economics (high school course - free textbook w/ practice problems)

Introduction to philosophy (free college course)

Computer science basics (full-semester Harvard course free online)

Learn a language

Japanese for Dummies (link fix from 2022)

Ukrainian

Portuguese (Brazil)

American Sign Language (as somebody who works with Deaf people professionally, I also strongly advise you to read up on Deaf/HoH culture and history!)

Chinese (Mandarin, Simplified)

Quenya (LOTR fantasy elf language)

[hamletthedane]

Want to learn something new in 2024??

Beginner-oriented video on how to sail

This guy has so many videos on baking different types of bread. SO very many.

Coding in Python - one of the most flexible and adaptable high-level programming languages out there - explained through projects making video games

Learn to swim! (for adult learners. I don’t care if you live in Kansas or Mali or wherever. LEARN TO SWIM.)

Learn how quantum mechanics works. Then read some more about it

[Learn about quantum mechanics again, but in a more advanced engineering/mathematics class. Then read more about the math and physics of it]

Poetry Handbook, by Mary Oliver

Something I learned this year: how to sew a quilt (Here’s a very easy beginning pattern that looks amazing and can be done with pre-cut fabric!)

How to hit the ball in softball

Tutorial video on what is under the hood of most (gas) cars + weird engine sounds and what they mean

Full beginner mechanics technical training, if you want to go more in depth

Playlist on how car engine physics work if you want to go ultra in depth

Lecture series on architecture design through study of buildings

How (American income) taxes & tax law work (choose “audit course” at checkout for free class)

Pickleball for beginners (so you can finally join your neighbor/friend/distant cousin who is always insisting you join their team)

+ Para-Pickleball for beginners (for mobility aid users!)

School is so much more fun when there’s no tests:

American Law - Contracts

Shakespeare’s Life and Plays

Fairy Tales: Meanings, Messages, and Morals

Modern Poetry

World History [Part 1, Part 2]

Learn a language:

Arabic + Resource Guide compiled from Reddit (includes info on different dialects)

Chinese (Cantonese) (audio)

Urdu (frequently recommended course on Reddit) + Resource Guide

Yucatec Maya

[notbarbarically]

not to hrpf on main but i feel millennial (i’m not) seeing all of the will smith/macklin celebrini content because my thoughts go something like this:

and what about natejo? sidnatejo? have we as a society lost our ancient texts? you know what’s better than two younger guys having a history of touching each other’s bodies? two older guys having a long history of touching each other’s bodies. everyone talk about natejo immediately

[droumack]

i wrote literally over 10k of a droumack fic last weekend and now i’m sooooo nervous to post it already even though it’s not even done yet that it’s making it hard to even work on writing more because i get stressed opening the doc…. how did you get comfy posting/any tips for writing for fun and not worrying if people will hate it?

OOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHH MY GOD OOOOOOOOHHH MY GOD NEW DROUMACK/NATEJO AUTHOR NEW DROUMACK/NATEJO AUTHOR HELLO HELLO HELLO HELLO!!!!!!

BEFORE I BEGIN - ANY HRPF AUTHORS WHO FOLLOW, PLEASE LEAVE YOUR ADVICE FOR A SHY NEW AUTHOR BELOW! OR POST IT ON YOUR OWN TUMBLR!

first and foremost, if it's any comfort, i didn't have any friends in the fandom when i started writing fic. like, at all. i just read it a lot, i didn't even engage on tumblr, i didn't know anyone, i just loved the authors and the stories and the dynamics. SO, you don't need to have some crazy HRPF community to post! i did not have that!

as for the everything that follows posting.....go in with zero expectations. i didn't expect anyone to engage with my fic. the nate/jo tag was being kept alive by a few very brave soldiers delivering cpr every few months or so. i, at best, expected to have SOME kudos and maybe a comment or two. THAT SAID, their story and lore and dynamic beckoned to me - i wanted to write it. i didn't care if people engaged. i thought, more likely than not, people probably wouldn't! i got really lucky that it was a growing ship and people wanted to read them.

my tips for keeping writing fun - if i'm honest, i wrote for ~10 years before i ever posted anything on ao3. and that sounds insane, but i've been writing since my preteens. i made writing fun because i was writing for me. like, the definition of writing "the fic i wanted to see in the world." before i ever started posting fic, i would curl up in my bed and read my unpublished, poorly written fic because it was fun for me. i think that's the most important thing! once the fic is done, once it's finished, are you going to enjoy curling up with it a few weeks/months/years later? because frankly, i re-read my own fics more than i read other people's. because they're MINE! i wrote what i like! that's the point!

so, tl;dr: write shit that you're going to want to read for the next few years. that's it. write for you.

and then when it comes to building your comfort around posting - it's incredibly vulnerable. i won't sugarcoat that. no matter how much you temper your expectations, you know the way folks engage with other fic and you hope desperately they might engage with yours in the same way. that said, i also want to express how incredibly cathartic it is. bruinss, luckily, is a pseudo under which i get a lot of kudos and comments -- that said, i've written under other names in which i barely get any engagement. i promise, you can still take pride in a work and know it's great & worth reading & worth the time you put into it without people engaging. god knows some of my favorite fics of all time don't have the flowers they deserve, and some of the best-kudos'd fics ever are lowkey dogshit. (not in hrpf. just in general. hrpf writers stay on top.)

ANYWAY, i'm sorry to ramble, but i'm going to tap in @creamsiclemelt and @plethoriall and @squashed-ice who're my partners in crime when it comes to natejo

but ALSO, once again, open invite to all natejo (and hrpf) authors, all of whom have my whole heart, please leave your advice to a shy / new author below because i would LOVE to see more people writing our beautiful boys!!

[werewolfjism]

Probably an unpopular opinion but... I kinda wish Ox hated Joe a bit more.

I feel like Ox and Gordo's reactions should have been flipped a bit when it came to their mates leaving.

Joe made the choice, Mark didn't get the chance to.

I would've supported Ox wholeheartedly if he turned into a lil whore while Joe was gone and took Robbie up on the opportunity to be more.

[samuelturn]

GREEN CREEK UPDATE GREEN CREEK UPDATE

HEARTSONG BARNES & NOBLE EDITION CAME IN TODAY SPOILERS FOR EXCLUSIVE BONUS STORY BELOW THE CUT

ELIZABETH HAS GRANDKIDS (ADOPTED?!!!!???!?)

CALLIE IS PROBABLY OX AND JOE’S DAUGHTER, WILL BE NEXT ALPHA

CALEB ZANE AND LIAM ARE BROTHERS (CARTER AND GAVIN?????? BABIES?????!?!??!!!!)

GUNCLE GORDO

AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

ITS NOT A FLASHBACK ITS A FLASHFORWARD

[greencreekblorbos]

mixed kid ox matheson is so real to me i was genuinely shocked when i saw fanart of him white like who is that man

[denalisecho]

CANDY CANES AND PINECONES AND EPIC AND AWESOME IM GONNA SOB

[anxious-alyssia]

Reblog to unleash this cat on your mutuals

[omgpoetry]

this is funny

like really, really funny

[fakenails]

I have googled my life away. I have read bible verses. I have studied the ohilosophical meaning behind the numbers. I have become a modern Gallup trying to ask people to help me figure this out. What the FUCK does it mean.

[agentstarkrodgers]

Reblog when you get it…

[yongmalyang]

THIS IS DRIVING ME CRAZY WHAT DOES IT MEAN

[mothnem]

NOBODY SAY A WORD!

[cheshireinthemiddle]

Hint: Mike Tyson reading a certain book.

[ladylokilaufeyson5]

“this ship isn’t canon” to YOU. I, however, am delusional

[willgrahamscock]

love when fanfic writers are like “I love this character” & proceed to put them through shit even God has blacklisted, baby the middle ages called they want to hear your ideas

[otpsufferer]

This was rude @tumblr

[back2beesness]

I said what I said

[rogueddie]

Wayne grins when he opens the door Steve. He opens the door wide, waving him inside.

"Oh, no, I just came to drop off-" Steve tries.

"Nonsense, come on, come in!"

Steve reluctantly steps inside, holding the little tupperware box awkwardly. Wayne leads him further inside, with a hand on his back. He leads him to the kitchen, where Eddie is sat at the table, looking bored- but he perks up when Steve is led in.

"Steve! You spending eve with us?"

"Oh, uh-" Steve stutters, pausing when Wayne gently pulls the tupperware out his hands. He gives Steve a wink. "Yeah, I guess. I mean... if that's alright with you?"

"Of course it is! More the merrier, right Wayne?"

"Exactly. Come on, sit down," Wayne puts two plates down, one in front of Eddie and one in front of Steve. "You've got some good timing, son."

Wayne is soon back a third plate for himself.

Steve looks between him and Eddie. "Wha- you planned this. How the hell did you plan this?"

"Don't look at me," Eddie throws his hands up. "I thought he was just making enough for leftovers."

"Well... I'm sorry to say, son, you're predictable." Wayne pats his shoulder as he says it, trying to ease any sting. "Plus, I know you'd refuse any invitations to Christmas dinner so... we make do."

Steve looks to Eddie, who shrugs. "Uh... well, um, thanks?"

"Don't worry about it. Eat your food."

Dinner isn't quiet, but it's not as lively as he'd expect. Eddie is almost subdued, matching Waynes softer vibe. For most of it, Steve feels like an observer. It's oddly comforting.

"Help me with the dishes, will ya?" Wayne asks Steve. "Eddie still needs to clean the living room."

Eddie complains, but goes without any real trouble. He tries to use Steve as an excuse to delay, but Steve is eager to help out in any way that he can.

They're both quiet, for a moment. Wayne washes the dishes, Steve drying them.

"Have you asked him yet?" Wayne eventually asks in a hushed voice.

"What?"

"Eds. You asked him yet?"

"Asked him what?"

"Asked him out."

"Oh- that- no- I don't- uh- I mean- he's..." Steve stutters, flushing when Wayne raises a brow at him. "It's not like that."

"Look, I'm trying to be patient with you boys, but eventually you'll need to pull your heads out the sand. Soon. If I have to drag you both out by your ears, I will."

"But, I mean... if it goes wrong..."

"Then it goes wrong. At least you gave it a go."

Wayne hands him the next plate to dry. And, for the rest of the time they spend there, it's silent. Wayne can see the gears turning in Steves head, can see him slowly coming to a resolution.

"Thanks for dinner," Steve says. He sounds confident.

It makes Wayne smile. He pats him on the back, nudging him towards the living room. "You're welcome any time."

[vkelleyart]

Pleased to finally share my contribution to the @historyinthemakingzine, a lil’ comic called “Mementos.” (Be sure to head to H.I.T.M.Z.’s tumblr to download the whole glorious zine!)

Note: I may have gotten a little caught up in the idea of dueling stories. Henry’s is in words. Alex, however, is a more visual person. 😂

Special thanks to @omgcmere whose beta read really brought out Henry and Alex’s voices, and to @argylefetish, @carryonsimoncarryonbaz, and @fight-surrender for their final sweeps! EDIT: And @scone-lover for last minute Brit-picking! (Gosh, it’s been so long, I completely forgot what we all went through to make this thing! 😅)

Enjoy!

[lost-in-fictionn]

Me reading enemies to lovers fics in 2012

Me reading enemies to lovers fics in 2021

[atomicstarfishballoon]

"So, you can hate the heir to the throne all you want, write mean poems about him in your diary, but the minute you see a camera, you act like the sun shines out of his dick, and you make it convincing."

Well what can you say, Alex is an overachiever