Just Smile

A hodge podge of fandoms, cute animals, and maybe a splash of music and art.

[uncle-knobheads]

Fic authors deserve more credit.

Story time: I started a book about 23 hours ago and just finished it. Also in that time I slept for 10 hours, spent time with family, was at work, etc. Anyway, I enjoyed the book (Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda). But it felt like it flew by, so after I finished I looked up the word count because what are pages? Pages are meaningless. I only function in word counts anymore.

The estimate I found was 58,580. My immediate reaction was “oh, that’s why. That’s nothing!” But what a shitty response. Because no. That’s not nothing. That’s a whole. Damn. Book. An entire novel! And Fic authors regularly bust out 30k, 50k, 100k, 150k words. AND THEY DO IT FOR FREE. WHILE WORKING AND LIVING THEIR LIVES.

So anyway, thank your favorite fic author today because they deserve it. Because they’re amazing. They’re the MVPs.

[galadrieljones]

Some rough word count equivalencies for you, via famous novels, just to give you an idea of what OP is saying:

30k fic = Animal Farm by George Orwell

50k fic = The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

75k fic = Catcher in the Rye by JD Salinger

100k fic = To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

150k fic = The Two Towers by JRR Tolkien

200k fic = Moby Dick by Herman Melville

250k fic = Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by JK Rowling

300k fic = A Feast for Crows by George RR Martin

350k fic = Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry

400k fic = Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell

[a-shakespearean-in-paris]

I WROTE SOMETHING AS LONG AS MOBY DICK AND I DIDN’T EVEN KNOW

[princesweetpea]

I can’t believe I’ve surpassed Animal Farm.

Holy shit.

[iffeelscouldkill]

This is awesome. With that said, huge appreciation also to fic writers who write shorter fics - 10k, 5k, 1k, 500 words. Because yeah, huge long fics get a lot of love, and a lot of labour goes into them, but the same is true for tiny fics as well. Not everyone is banging out huge great novels, but little ficlets are fantastic and still bring readers a ton of joy.

So if you’re feeling a bit downcast because you can’t write that 50 chapter epic or your latest WIP is “only” 2k and it still took you ages - that’s amazing. Seriously. Not everyone is naturally wordy or prolific. And you can say a ton with just a few hundred or thousand words.

Props to short fic creators - you guys are awesome.

[tia-kudo]

#Moko_san appreciation post ⭐

•Just from the look on Kyoko's face she knew , she also gazed towards Ren to make Kyoko stop talking and actually realize that Ren himself might hear her .

THAT ASIDE for her to physically stop Ren from chasing Kyoko is a big deal but also I don't want for Kyoko to keep misunderstanding this situation in her head , and without Ren being honest and cleaning the situation it'll be harder for them to be on good terms again.

IT'S GETTING TANGLED 😭😭😭

[wiseangel60]

This post, yes <3 I definitely feel like Moko has been progressively putting together all the pieces. I feel like she’s starting to gain suspicions on Ren. Would really love for her to just be like “dude, what are your intentions here”. Ok, so not quite like that because I can’t really see her saying ‘dude’, but you know, something to that straight forward effect.

[skip-beat-manga]

Chapter 272 is now available from Impatient Scans!

Impatient Scans

Skip Beat 272!! Mangastream: https://readms.net/r/skipbeat/272/6060/1 DDL: <https://mega.nz/#!5nxl2QxS!RosUH5cjf5iC1347LhqpztyI-oaNzY9Vo9D1

[wiseangel60]

Hello there!

It’s clearly been awhile since I’ve been able to log onto this tumblr, but I’m pretty excited about it. hahah My inner fangirl is so happy to be back here. haha. Time to check the tags? I think so...and I guess figure out any new changes since I’ve been on. My last post was about Skip Beat 248! That was so long ago. Speaking of Skip Beat! - it’s almost time for a new chapter? (if it isn’t already out) Yay! And gosh, it’s NejiTen month, right? Ahh! Time to check the tags indeed :)

[skip-beat-manga]

Skip Beat Chapter 248 - A Summary in 6 Gifs (cleaned raws by @mustardtan)

It’s okay to share the link but do not repost any of our edits without permission. Thank you.

[wiseangel60]

Such a Distraction...

That moment when you overcook one side of a batch of tofu because you’re too distracted by your tumblr feed...

just me?

Okay, never mind. Guess the fried tofu is extra-fried on one side.

[skip-beat-manga]

Impatient Scans/MangaStreams version of Chapter 247 is up for your reading pleasure. Happy Saturday!

[reblogif-naruto]

REBLOG IF:

You ship NejiTen

[lifemoreabundantly-blog1]

Your worth does not change when you are treated as if you were unworthy. You are still worthy, regardless.

(via lifemoreabundantly)

[lifemoreabundantly-blog1]

God is always on time. He doesn’t miss a thing.

note to self (via lifemoreabundantly)

[postitforward]

Hey, Tumblr.

Today is May 1. The first day of Mental Health Month. This entire month we want to nudge all of you to celebrate triumphs, acknowledge struggles, and just come together. Let other people know they’re not alone. Feel less alone yourself. It’s what Post it Forward is all about.

One of the incredible ways you—all of you—have helped shape Tumblr is with your ability to be open and honest.  It was you that turned this platform into a community, one based on genuine expression, creativity, and acceptance.

Neat. How can I participate?

Glad you asked! Each week, for all four weeks, we’ll be giving you ideas for ways to Post it Forward.

Week 1—Post it for you: How you practice self-care and personal well-being.

Week 2—Post it for each other: Ways you can be there for each other.

Week 3—Post it for reflection: Sharing stories of personal growth and development.

Week 4—Post it for the future: Committing to continuous reflection and improvement.

This week is all about posting for you. Acts of self-care. Here are some places to start:

Post an emoji spell for self-care and positivity. 🌈 🔮 💕 🌱

Share a photo or GIF of something that calms you down. Don’t have one? Here’s one.

What’s the one thing that always cheers you up? Post a photo of it, take a GIF, or illustrate it. Toss a sticker on it, if you’d like.

Never forget that you are valid! Post a selfie with “valid” sticker (see below).

Make a list of things you like about yourself.

Make a checklist of 5 acts of self-care you promise to do for yourself this week.

Make an audio post with a song that helps you zone out and re-energize.

Don’t forget to tag all your posts with #postitforward this month! It makes it easier for everyone to find each other’s contributions.

What else?

We’ve asked our pal Tumblrbot (@tumblrbot) to help out with any extra encouragement you might need. Try sending them messages like “tell me about Mental Health Month” or “what’s this week’s prompt?” Tumblrbot will let you know what’s up, because Tumblrbot is a friend to all of us.

We got Answer Times, all of them taking place right here on Post it Forward unless indicated otherwise:

5/4—Utkarsh Ambudkar, NAMI (@namiorg) ambassador, Pitch Perfect actor, and member of hip-hop improv group, Freestyle Love Supreme.

5/8—AJ Mendez Brooks, NAMI (@namiorg) ambassador, former pro wrestler, and author of Crazy Is My Superpower, a memoir about her experiences with bipolar disorder.

5/9—Brittany Snow and Courtney Knowles, co-founders of Love is Louder, from their official blog (@loveislouderofficial).

5/10—Kelly Williams Brown, New York Times best-selling author, from her official blog (@adulting).

5/15—Cynthia Germanotta, Lady Gaga’s mother and co-founder of the Born This Way Foundation.

5/16—Shannon Beveridge (@now-this-is-living), 25-year-old YouTube star. She’ll be partnering with It Gets Better (@itgetsbetterproject).

5/23—The creators of #TheBlackout movement, from their official blog (@theblackoutofficial).

5/25—Anna Akana, YouTuber, writer, director, and activist, from her official blog (@annaakana).

5/26—Mental health advocates Patrick and Amy Kennedy.

We even have some limited edition stickers ready for you in the Tumblr app right now:

<3 Tumblr

[wiseangel60]

Because mental health is important. <3

[shibainu-komugi]

今日の柴犬の小麦さん #shiba #dog #komugi #柴犬 #shibainu

[okcupidescapades]

i feel like the most important piece of wisdom i can impart on teenagers is that no one–no one–knows what the fuck they’re doing

my brother is 26 years old, makes $200k a year, and just bought a house with his fiance. he’s the success story you hear about but never actually meet in person, but it all happened by accident. he wanted to go to college for clarinet performance, but he got rejected from all the top schools. so he decided to major in physics instead, and then went on to get a doctorate to put off being an adult for a few more years. but then he ended up dropping out halfway through the program and accepting a job with google as a software engineer. so to reiterate: my brother majored in something he was not interested in, and then he got a job that had nothing to do with his degree. 

he isn’t successful because he had some master plan he followed, he just stumbled around blindly until something worked out. and that’s what we’re all doing–i majored in political science and now i do customer service for a company that makes industrial-sized gas detection monitors. the marketing director at my company has a degree in biology, and my mom has an MBA and works at a middle school.  no one knows what they’re doing, we’re all just trying different things until something works out.

so if you don’t have a plan, that’s fine. most of us don’t. and even those of us who do, don’t usually end up doing the thing they thought they would. it’s okay to relax and let life carry you wherever it’s gonna carry you. because even though a lot of us don’t end up doing the thing we wanted, most of us end up happy anyway.

[okcupidescapades]

I’ve been thinking about this post since I made it a few hours ago, and I realized that I literally don’t know anyone who’s doing what they thought they’d be doing at this point in their life. I know a girl that has a degree in neuroscience and works in a restaurant (and makes quite a bit more money than I do, might I add), and a guy who wanted to be a parole officer but is now a security guard. I know people who wanted to be lawyers but ended up not having the grades for law school. I have a friend who’s 24 and just finished her bachelor’s, and two friends who decided to go to grad school because the idea of joining the adult world terrified them.

When I was seventeen, I was 100% sure that I was going to get a job as a bureaucrat and save the world. When I was a 21-year-old recent college grad, I found out that it’s impossible to get a government job unless you know someone. So I gave up and found something else. I know my teenage self would be disappointed if she could see where I’m at, but you know what? I don’t care. Because teenage me was an idiot. She didn’t know anything about the world or how it worked, and she couldn’t have possibly predicted the curveballs that life would throw at her. And because I don’t know a single person who’s doing the thing they wanted to do when they were teenagers.

I know a thousand people who aren’t where they thought they’d be, and zero people who are following the path they set out for themselves. All of us are confused and all of us are scared, and it’s okay if you are too.

[aphotov]

Honestly thank u, i needed to hear this again

[wrennberries-deactivated2020012]

Important read.

[swimmingtofrance]

At no point did I ever decide I wanted to bake donuts at a convenience store, but here I am. It just happened that way, and it’s not bad but I am working towards getting my Paramedic. Which is something I wanted to do as a kid but life happened first.

[huppupbup]

To be frank, I didn’t even know the job I’m working now was a job, and it only tangentially has something to do with what I was in college for–and I changed my major in college twice. Some of us have plans, and they work great! Most often because we have, gain, or are given the resources to pursue those plans! And some of us make plans and…well, those plans don’t pan out. And that’s actually completely okay, because strangely enough…a fair amount of the time stumbling around in the dark leads you to stuff that works out more or less as well.

[naruconfessions]

[wiseangel60]

Admittedly, I have read and written SasuTen fanfiction in the past, so this kind of speaks to my inner fangirl. haha.

[skipbeatwiki]

KYOKOREN Week Day.7 - “Truth”

[gabzilla-z]

oh my gosh naruhina P&P AU where hinata is jane and naruto is bingley TuT

bonus

[ranawaytotelltheworld]

[elodieunderglass]

oh. ohhhhhhhhh. oh nooooooooooooooo

[dr-dendritic-trees]

[A mom and baby otter are floating together. The baby otter is sleeping on his mom’s tummy so he’s still all dry and fluffy.  She keeps giving him little otter kisses.]

[fruitysmellz]

@cyberwolften omgomgomgomg!!! Overprotective Mommy and Fluffy Baby!!! XD