#hellothisischess

[sjweminem]

hellothisischess replied to your post “im gonna start wearing shimmery blue eyeshadow to be like my idols”

Howard in makeup is like, the best thing

Also, it's most likely Vince's eyeshadow that he's gone and stolen

I KNOW i bet vince does howard’s makeup for fun sometimes when it’s just the two of them (“when we’re on our own, at night times!!”) and howard’s picked up some knowledge of it and raids vince’s stash regularly

[thesem]

@hellothisischess replied to your post “Here’s an off-the-cuff thing I’ve been thinking about for a few days...”

Yeah, a lot of people view 'art' as a label that is an attainable and high ranking title to achieve but don't always understand the amount of objective criticism and the sheer amount of analytical perspectives for it to be considered as such. I'm on a Game Art course and we have to critically engage with and analyse Games in order to understand their place in society. It took a while for people to get out of the 'calm down, it's just games' attitude'

First– that course sounds hella cool. Second– yeah, I could see that. I don’t know how to fix that view, especially since I’ve only limited experience with higher-level art theory. I’m in favor of making things more relatable and accessible to the public, sort of tearing down the ivory walls I suppose, and that’s part of the reasons I want to go into museums, but my background is the sciences and not art.

Thanks for the insight, I appreciate it!

@thetevintersoldier replied to your post “Here’s an off-the-cuff thing I’ve been thinking about for a few days...”

i do think one thing worth noting about regular fanfic - hamilton notwithstanding, that's a whole other beast - but stuff written by non-pro fans, that's ... v explicitly Not Professional, not-for-profit stuff. so i think for MOST fanfic it's kind of. a little more ok to go "yeah this is intended for a REALLY specific audience, made by a fairly specific subset of people who are NOT pursuing greater things w/ their work" or whatever.

.. that said people who try to defend ie historical fiction on the basis of WELL ITS FICTION or ITS BASICALLY FANFIC are def missing a whole huge point wrt target audience + creator intent

I think that’s fair, but I also think that like... there’s something worth examining about fanfic, even the non-professional stuff. I mean like... people examine the past via diaries, I think it’s worth examining non-professional writing so long as it’s done in a like... civil manner and not in the “haha aren’t these people fucking weirdos” way? If that makes sense. I dunno, like I think examining it in an academic fashion is interesting, and people who want fanfic to be “legitimate writing” (whatever the hell that means) but then shy away from any sort of non-fandom people viewing it, like... I think they just don’t know what they want haha

Yeah haha I do think with historical fiction if they are using the “it’s basically fanfic” to deflect criticism are sort of doing a disservice to things. Then again I also don’t write a lot of fanfic and sort of hate fandom on a certain level, so I miiiiiight not be the best judge of this haha

[kittykat8311]

hellothisischess replied to your photoset “I really don’t understand guys.”

:c sorry you have to put up with that. You handled it well though

thanks x

[kittykat8311]

Hey Dear! Chess here :) for the RPG class thing, I like to imagine you as a Priest/Healer. I like to think that you'd support the group and keep them alive but as soon as someone kills a member of you group or guild you'd go all Shadow Priest on them and kick ass!

Either that or a Hunter/Archer with just tonnes and tonnes of cats-so many cats.

Oooo I like this one! My favourite two characters in swtor are my healer and my assassin so that kinda fits! I did used to LOVE playing ranger/archer combo’s in older rpgs though, and I was definitely the crazy cat lady archer.

[dustandoldguitars]

It’s been ages since I did one of these...

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Name: Christopher Paul Alexander Steenson Nickname: Evil Chris Star Sign:  Taurus Gender: Male Height:  Tall enough for all the best rides at Alton Towers... Sexual Orientation: Straight Favorite Color: Purple Time and Date at the moment: 00:03 04/05/16 Average Hours of Sleep:  Yes. Yes is the answer Lucky Number: I don’t believe in such a thing Last Thing I Googled: “Flere-Imsaho” First Word That Comes to Mind: Games Place That Makes Me Happy: Somewhere with a healthy number of guitars How Many Blankets I Sleep Under:  One proper duvet. Most of the time Favourite Fictional Character: Dr Alan Statham or Garak Favourite Famous Person: Ian Hislop or Iain M Banks. Depends on which Ia(i)n is in ascendency Favourite Anime:  I don’t really have one. Apart from the hilarity of Yu-Gi-Oh maybe Last Movie I Saw in the Cinema: Star Wars: The Force Awakens Favourite Food: Probably a chicken risotto. Or a well-prepared steak and some form of potatoes Favourite Drink: Sazerac Favourite T.V Shows:  Green Wing, Babylon 5 Last Holiday: Last one abroad was to Copenhagen and jolly nice it was too, thank you very much Dream Wedding:  I’d quite like whoever my fiance may be when/if to be there. And for the whole thing and everything Dream Profession: Guitarist and band frontman. What ever lets me play lots of guitar Dream Holiday: Somewhere in the southern Mediterranean, looking out over the sea at the setting sun, with no important responsibilities waiting for me away from there Wearing Now: Paisley shirt and burgundy trousers Relationship Status: Taken, and happily so :)

[kittykat8311]

hellothisischess replied to your photoset “Time for an Adventure ����”

:D nice one! Your hair is looking so long and pretty :3

aww thank you! its getting pretty long isnt it?? I hadn’t really noticed tbh but now you mention it xD

[ikaricrossinglines]

I'm so sorry to hear about you and Laura's housing situation. I've been following you for a long time and whenever I speak to you (I don't know if you remember me at all, it's been a while), you have been nothing but kind, funny and a loving person. I really wish you the best. Do you have a Paypal that I could donate to? I'm hoping to pull extra shifts over Easter and so would love to help you out if I can.

aww shucks chess, and yeah I know who you are :)I don’t really have a proper paypal, just an old one that I use to buy things with my card through (its in my old name and everything and pp are awful about changing it over).Honestly, right now I think I will be okay. I have some savings and my parents are helping where they can with things.When I move again there is every likelihood that its gonna cost even more money so maybe I shall think about sorting something at that time, where I need it most. But regardless, thank you so much for your offer of support and trust me when I say that it means the world to me. Enjoy your money for working hard for this easter :)

[as-an-offering]

My deepest sympathies and warmest virtual hugs go out to @maddiesaur, @gettinziggywithit, @hellothisischess, and @tragicyouthwasgoingdownonme, the only four people left from the Bowie fandom that I still follow after all these years. I hope you’re all doing alright. In my distant and weird internet way, I love you guys.