The Oublitte

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[thecollectibles]

Fairy and the peasant girl (for Mythbook 3) by Yuliya Litvinova

[fangirlunderground-blog]

Americans, VOTE tomorrow

Can’t vote because you have to work? Check the laws in your state. Many states DO have laws that require employers to let you vote.

Can’t vote because you don’t have transportation? Lyft is currently offering rides free or at 50% off to anyone who needs to get to the polls. Uber is offering $10 off. Even many bike- and scooter-share companies are offering deals right now, and some cities (including Los Angeles, Houston, Dallas, and Tampa) are making public transit free on voting day. And, chances are, you have friends who also need to vote, so see if you can carpool.

Not sure what kind of ID, if any, you need to bring? Check the laws in your state.

Not sure where to vote? Vote.org has an easy tool to help you find your nearest polling location.

Not sure if you’re even registered? Vote.org has a tool for that, too.

Worried you don’t know enough to vote? Vote.org will show you everything on your local ballot. Several organizations also have voting guides which will give you more in-depth information. Make sure you choose an organization you trust. I recommend starting with the website for your state’s ACLU or Planned Parenthood.

Don’t think there’s any point of voting in your Red State? Check out this horrifying map of how many people didn’t vote in the 2016 election. There are more registered Democrats than Republicans, but Republicans vote more. Yes, there’s a lot stacked against Democrats, but that doesn’t mean it’s impossible. Here are some examples of lifelong Republicans saying they voted Democrat.

Don’t like any of the candidates? My recommendation to you is to pick the least objectionable person you think can win. I would never tell you to vote against your conscience, but I do still think it’s important to make your choice with the understanding that it has consequences. Trump’s victory margin was smaller than total Stein votes in key swing states. As for write-ins, know that your write-in could be equivalent to a vote for the candidate you like least and be sure you’re comfortable with that before doing it.  

Reminders

Voting day is Tuesday, November 6, 2018. Hours vary by location, but the day does not.

Do not take pictures of your ballot.

Do not campaign at the polling place.

Make sure you have proper ID, if needed.

If you’re voting electronically, double, even triple-check every vote before submitting, even if you have an option to vote straight ticket. There have been cases where this doesn’t work as expected. If you can’t find your party candidate, make sure to check the next page as there have also been glitches (at least in my state) that push the Democratic candidate after the massive list of independent candidates.

If you’re voting on paper, check every side of every page to avoid missing any votes.

And most importantly, offer to take your friends, family, or co-workers with you to vote if they weren’t already planning to go.  

[iq-biased-deactivated20200831]

Give me someone I write for + a prompt.

I want to write a series of very quick, short drabbles today. 

“Here, let me see.”

“Don’t look down.”

“I’m sorry I yelled at you…”

“Will you just hold still?”

“This isn’t just about you…”

“What’s that behind your back?”

“When you’re happy, I’m happy.”

“I wish this moment could last forever…”

“There’s a leaf in your hair.”

“I think I twisted my ankle…”

“Why are you giving me such a hard time about this?”

“Look into my eyes, what do you see?”

“Of course you’d believe that…”

“Your hands are so much larger than mine.”

“Shhh, they’ll hear us.”

“It doesn’t look like you’ll need stitches…”

“Remember when you used to care?”

“Why didn’t you text me back?”

“Will you just tell me the truth?”

“You’re too damn cute.”

“Why are you laughing?”

“That stuff can’t be good for you!”

“This will only take a second…”

“Don’t look at me like that!”

“This tastes bitter…”

“You think you could do better?”

“Isn’t this a gorgeous view?”

“You’ve been so selfish lately!”

“Anything but that!”

“Why did you think that was a good idea?”

“Stop it, you’re embarrassing me.”

“Your eyes are red… Were you crying?”

“We’re running low on time here.”

“You’ve got something on your cheek.”

“If I could just get you to understand…”

“Don’t move, it’ll be okay.”

“Hey, don’t raise your voice at me!”

“Let’s take a deep breath…”

“Come on, it wasn’t that bad.”

“You call that music?”

“Damn auto-correct…”

“You can’t have it both ways.”

“I’ve made a huge mistake…”

“Don’t worry about it. Everyone screws up.”

“You can’t do that!”

“If you love it so much, then why don’t you marry it?”

“We go on three…”

“I’m not bothering you, am I?”

“I didn’t know you could do that.”

“I forgot you used to like this stuff!”

Borrowed prompt list from @faithfulwhispers 

[hyzzzan]

Good prompt list ^^

[robotloveskitten]

This looks fun!

[atelier-of-a-male-witch]

Victorian House [France]

[robotloveskitten]

Hey I am new to your blog and I loved your elevator series!! Honestly its soo sweet and nice and I cant wait to read more!! U portrayed jumin perfectly of how he would have been if not paranoid during his route . Its soo perfect. I love it!! Cant wait for part 4!❤️

Thanks for this! It really made my day! I have had a rough couple of months which have robbed me of my motivation to do anything creative. Seeing comments like this make me want to get up and try again. 💜

[bitterballin]

My body is my temple. Ancient and crumbling. Probably cursed and haunted.

[nobodysflower]

here is your gentle reminder that there are dandelions growing through cracks in the sidewalk. there is a fence lizard on the porch who is growing a new tail. there are trees growing through an abandoned house, branches tearing through the ceiling, ferns carpeting the floor. there is life pushing forward, pushing through. 

[debrides]

I worked with toddlers and pre schoolers for three years. Sometimes I accidentally slip and tell a friend to say bye to an inanimate object (“say bye bus!”) & occasionally they unthinkingly just do it.

[lesbirdan]

I’m glad there’s a teacher version of “accidentally called teacher ‘mom’”

[hermionegranger]

when I worked at Medieval Times occasionally I would slip in real life and call people “my lord”

[mugsandpugs1-deactivated2019010]

One time during family prayer, dad began: “our father who art in heaven, American Airlines, how can I help you?”

[thomrainierskies]

One time my dad went to the White Castle drive-thru and the lady (who was supposed to say ‘Welcome to White Castle, what’s your crave?’) asked, “Welcome to White Castle, what’s your problem?”

She apologized profusely while my dad proceeded to lose his shit laughing.

[mirab3lle]

Yesterday I went to Wendy’s and the girl said “Welcome to McDonalds” and then just sighed

[icouldwritebooks]

Somebody in the elevator asked me what floor I lived on, and I answered “please open your books to page eight”, and we just kind of stared at each other, blinking.

[crimeronan]

i work retail full time and my script gets frequently messy - ill ask the same question twice, or say “$2.60 is your total” while handing back their change, or say “how are you doing today?” instead of “have a good day!” like name it ive bungled it

but anyway, this lady came thru my line buying a book and the review on the front said: “few books are well written, fewer still are important, and this book manages to be both”

as i handed her the bag i was trying to say “thanks, youre all set” and instead my brain mashed up the review and i said “thanks, youre important”

there was this short pause in which i tried to figure out what the fuck id just said. she blinked and then said “oh thank you! youre important too!”

the real kicker was one of my coworkers. when i was relating this story later his response was “at least you said something NICE. last week i accidentally combined ‘youre welcome’ and ‘no problem’ into ‘youre a problem’”

[agrestenoir]

one time, since I used to work as a daycare teacher with preschoolers, i was on my college campus in my gym, and someone was running in the weight room and tripped over a machine and fell, and instead of offering to help, I just stared and said, “This is why we use our walking feet.” we both sat there for a while until the guy nodded and said, “yeah, okay, i should’ve done that.”

[gin-and-eschatonic]

I’ve spent a good chunk of time working in kitchens, so I still will reflexively say shit like “behind” and “coming around” as I maneuver through spaces and around people.

Which, actually, not such a bad thing; I’m a big guy and can come across as imposing pretty easily. The position calls can help defuse that, and also help avoid collisions.

Less good is the time my brain was half functional and I let slip a “coming with a knife” while grocery shopping. THAT took some explaining.

[harold-theyre-thespians]

I work in an office and send tens of emails to customers every day. Once my mum asked me to send her a train ticket I had bought for her. I emailed her “Hello mum, as agreed, please find attached the ticked you requested. Thanks, Alex”

[narwhalsarefalling]

i worked as a camp counselor, and i would have the kids tap somewhere on my legs if they needed something because im a pretty tall dude. today asked my cat if he needed something.

[wren-likethe-bird]

I have woken up in a cold sweat saying “is that for here or to go?”

[la-mancha-screwjob]

Every time a friend thanks me, and I respond with “gladly” or “my pleasure”, I die completely 1000% inside

[fair-itself]

I work at a plasma donation center. When processing donors, we call them by name, they walk up to the counter, and then we ask for their name and donor number. One time, instead of saying “Robert” I hollered “Name and donor number!?” into a full waiting room. Three people started announcing their names and donor numbers before we all realized that I fucked up.

[maplefiasco]

In college, I was a barista at Borders (remember Borders, you guys?!) I once drove through Taco Bell on my way home after a shift. When the cashier said, “okay, that’ll be $5.46!” I cheerfully responded, “Do you have a Borders rewards card?”

[iamthatbeast]

I have dealt with so many difficult customers over the years that I used to angrily call my dog “Sir” when I was mad at him.

[widonotts]

My first job was at my nearest Panera, and after coming home from a ten-hour Sunday morning shift, I was exhausted; but when my mom called me to come downstairs, instead of replying in the grumpy teenagerish tone I usually would, I said in my cheeriest, fakest voice, “Not a problem at all, let me just check with my manager!” before realizing my mistake.

[artwlw]

my coworker went to back up the cash registers one time and she had been at customer service right before. when we finish with a customer we have to sometimes get the attention of the next person and will shout “i can get the next person in line!” but instead of saying that she yelled “HI WHAT CAN I HELP YOU WITH” to everyone in the general area

[youlovelucie]

I have told my dog “no thank you” so many times after working at a preschool

[spacecores]

a couple of times i’ve gotten stuck in a hello how are you good how are you good how are you loop with an equally tired Fred Meyer’s cashier after a long shift but the best time was after a 10 to 10 post-holidays after they told me my total, I asked if they would like a bag today and after a confused few seconds they were like, “no… I have the bags”

[thebritishteapot]

Worked in a gallery where we asked people to take off their backpacks in order not to accidentally damage paintings. So when I went to the shop later and saw a guy in the line in front of me, I told him he had to remove his backpack. He probably thought I was politely trying to rob him.

[emilyelizabethfowl]

i live for stories like these

[rockpaperscissorsgun]

i work with kids, one time i came back from a long shift and ended up (successfully) telling my dad to “Stop it.” in the most commanding tone i have ever heard when he was being loud at dinner. i have never felt so mortified yet so powerful.

[letsboldlygomotherfuckers]

I’m a cinematographer and I was sharing a room with a friend while we were shooting my last film and I woke him up yelling “I just don’t understand what you want from this shot”

[north-peach]

This is hilarious and I laughed so hard.

@wolfsrainrules

[wolfsrainrules]

This is the greatest thing I have ever seen I’m dying I live for stories like these

[thefringeperson]

I make a point to tell babies, when they’ve babbled, “That’s fascinating, really.”  or “If you say so.”

Also, yesterday when visiting a friend, their cat meowed in such a way that I didn’t even think about saying “and hello to you too,” like they were a normal person.

Because I am a rational human being and I don’t believe in “baby-talk” - either at babies, or at animals.

Also, how will your computer know you’re frustrated with it, if you don’t cuss it out?  I often order object “Work damn you!”

[robotloveskitten]

Hahha I love this this is a universal human thing to do.

I work in theatre and it is customary to parrot back the stage manager's announcement to confirm you have heard them. Example: "Ok, All. Take 10." "Thank you, 10."

And that's fine, but it has become reflexive to do that and I frequently find myself saying "Thank you, ____!" in relation to time related events of all kinds.

Most recently:

Barista: "Ok! Your order will be up in 5."

Me: "Thank you, five!"

Barista:. . .

I can tell that person also works in theatre when they start giggling afterward.

[patientno7]

the suffering never ends

[sinksanksockie2]

This is the real process

[thewritingbeast-blog]

Resources for you!

Character Ideas:

Character creation masterpost

Character Alignment Chart

More character alignment descriptions

Muslim Character questions

Characters with magical powers

Building a new character advice

How to create a character for an online or tabletop RPG (also a good guide on creating characters in general)

Royalty/nobility TV Tropes page

Basic character profile

OC masterpost

Random character generators - (1), (2), (3), (4)

D&D Character Building Tool

Character Design Ideas:

How clothing affects a character’s personality

Character Design Inspiration blog

Concept art, fan art, cool art to be inspired by

Character design references and inspiration

Sources for POC character design ideas and models

Create your own character model using HeroForge

For horned characters

Body and hair types guide

Random outfit generator

Naming Help:

Amazing site with an endless amount of naming resources

General advice on avoiding naming appropriation

Hispanic Surnames

Gothic Victorian names

Huge master list for character things in general

Masterlist of names of all types - including but not limited to ancient/old world names, Celtic, African, Northern European, Southern and Central American Native names, Japanese, Chinese, Mongolian, Polynesian, and more

Another name masterlist

How to pick a character name guide

Yet another names masterlist

Creating Background/backstory:

Character Sheet/Development Sheet

Another character development list

In-depth character personality, motivations and traits sheet

320 talents and passions for characters

On writing likes and dislikes that aren’t frivolous

Why you should write non-human characters non-conforming to the gender binary

Stereotypes, tropes, and archetypes

Random backstory generator

Assassin and thief character tropes to avoid

Character Interactions and putting your character into your world/story:

Comparing character height/height references

Characters who are scientists and writing about them doing science

Describing what different voices sound like

Describing skin tones

Writing friendship interactions that are platonic

Why having one character knock their friend unconscious to prevent them from doing something is a bad idea

Advice on shipping OCs with canon characters and what to avoid doing

Sweet Polly Oliver and Sweet on Polly Oliver situations (think of Disney’s Mulan for an example)

How to write multiple viewpoints/juggling a main cast of more than 4 to 6 characters

How to make readers care about your morally gray hero/anti-hero

On platonic OC and canon character relationships

How to avoid Godmodding in RPs

When it’s cheap to kill off a character

Writing dialogue

Things you shouldn’t do to canon characters

Avoiding purple prose in writing and RPs

Slang resources

Dialogue tips

Websites to chart your story/plot/character relationships

Bonus art masterlist!

[brucewayneright]

BLESS EVERYONE IN THIS POST.

[pervyking]

I will always reblog this!

[unoutan]

YESSSSSS. GOOD SHIT. GOOD SHIT FOR CREATIVES <3

[robotloveskitten]

A helpful thing!

[vaizerka]

The best boy of my heart ♥

[vacuumchan]

morning coffee & brunch

[robotloveskitten]

I just discovered the tag #kitchenghosts and my life is a lot richer now.

[soyyues]

“Sha-la-la-la-la-la, don’t be scared~ You’ve got the mood prepared~ Go on, and kiss the girl~”

[hasukouu]

That awkward moment when you don’t realize you’re the third wheel

[robotloveskitten]

HAAA.

[r-e-i-i]

be the assistant？

[luleiya-deactivated20200526]

Support system

[robotloveskitten]

#reallife

[sikuzxxx]

My not-very-helpful drawing process… for @saeranuu !

[robotloveskitten]

I love seeing the progress gif. So cool to watch!

[eggdemon]

star in my sky ⭐

[robotloveskitten]

Adorbs.💕