#Expo Plays Minecraft

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Well I'd best explain myself.

Hey. It's milk ✌️

If you know me from being moots elsewhere.. Hi! This is my special interest blog. A real rebloggy blog. For reblogging. And talking about my interests if I feel like it!

Current interests:

In no particular order

- Figures ✨

I collect figures. I have like well over 300 at this point. I don't keep track anymore and this one is slowly but surely subsiding. I will always adore figures and collecting them though. My figures make my room a safe place for my senses. They're all so pretty 💖

- Pokémon 🌈

Oh my god an autistic person who likes Pokémon it's a miracle. Yeah. I started playing Pokémon when I was 3, so 17 years going strong. I originally preferred the toys and cards, but heart gold and soul silver converted me and then I became a mega fan. Tracking releases, learning lore, creating fanart. Mind you I was like 7. There's a deviantart account out there from when I was 6? and yeah that shit Sure Is (you can try and find it I don't really care anymore jfjsjfjg). Anyway!!! Faves are cleffa, whimsicott, blaziken, galvantula, giratina, mimikyu and Registeel. Faves by proxy include lapras, torkoal, lilligant, gengar, rayquaza, mudkip and ledyba. Fave humans are Iono, Lillie (LillieMoon 💖💖💖), Ingo and Emmet, allister, N, Erika and Elesa. Gen 5 is currently my favourite but I have played gen 5 a LOT the past few years and a lot of my faves are gen 5. I attended both the Pokémon center pop up in London in 2018, and EUIC 2024 in London, also for the Pokémon center lmao.

- Bugs 🐛

Woo big surprise it/they user enjoys bugs. My favourites are moths, exact favourites being hummingbird hawk moths and Madagascan sunset moths. Also a huge fan of weevils, worms, snails, beetles, bees and butterflies! I hope to have a butterfly collection one day in frames :3

Hatsune Miku.

- One piece ☠️

Pretty new one but yeah, I'm caught up so I spend a LOT of time thinking about them damn pirates. Faves in no order are Zoro, Luffy, Usopp, Sanji, Robin, Perona, Mihawk, Law, Corazon, Ace, Yamato, Katakuri, Crocodile, Buggy, Doflamingo, Lucci, Okiku, and Big Mom.

- No but for reals Miku 🎧

Fun fact! I've been a Miku fan since 2010. That's 14 years baby!! My first vocaloid songs that I remember hearing are nyan cat (duh), world is mine, Romeo and Cinderella, butterfly on your right shoulder, gugurekasu, and my all time fave, corruption garden. Absolutely underrated banger. This should be a general vocaloid section really because my favourite cryptonloids are Kaito, Luka and Miku and then my favourite non cryptonloids are Meika Mikoto, Lily, Nekomura Iroha, PoUta, Teto and Luo Tianyi! My favourite producers are PinocchioP, Neru, Giga, Kira, Iroha(sasuki) and OwataP!

I went to Miku expo in London 2018, 2020 and I am going in 2024!!! A selection from my personal wishlist for London 2024 setlist :

Paradichlorobenzene - OwataP 💛

Kokoro - Toraboruta 🧡

Kunoichi Demo Koi ga Shitai - MikitoP 🩵🧡

Digital Girl - Kira 🩵

Break it, Break it! - E.L.V.N ❤️

Non Breath Oblige - PinnochioP 🩵

Erase or Zero - crystalP 💛💙

-Minecraft 🌲

Yeah yeah you can laugh all you want. I've been consuming Minecraft since it came out, and I've played it for 10 whole years. I got pc edition 5 years ago now (INSANE). I love Minecraft. I tend to play just random mods shoved in a folder, but I do play with friends sometimes!!! If anyone ever wants to play please tell me I will kiss you.

NON SPECIAL INTERESTS BUT VERY IMPORTANT TO MY IDENTITY

-Dinosaurs (since I was like 4)

-Sanrio (as long as I can remember)

-Animals

-Anime in general

-Art (lotta A's huh)

-Shitty adult cartoons (south park, family guy, American dad)

THE "SOMETIMES" SPECIAL INTEREST

- Five Nights at Freddys 🐻

I know, I'm so cool. This game has had its dirty grip on me since it came out. Basically I hate it but every time a new game comes out I can't help but go on a self destructive info absorb and I watch like 6 hour video essays on the new lore and implications. It's fun I like fnaf silly Creachure. My fave is the puppet because I'm non binary haha.

-UNDERTALE ❤️

I pretty much tick all the boxes for middle school anxiety huh. Yeah undertale is a beautiful masterpiece and every few years I'll have a mega "aaaaa undertale" phase where I'll just do nothing but play and consume undertale content. I've played the game through at least like 10 times? A few of each ending. I'm still really bad at sans fight.

-Animal Crossing 🐾

I think everyone should have this one. Occasionally I'll just be like "hm being an adult in the real world isn't really what I wanted right now" so I play animal crossing until oops 6 hours passed. I'll then play for about a week before putting it down again. I tend to stick with new horizons, just because it has the best gameplay. Also BUGS heheshhfksjgh. Fave villagers are Lily, Eugene, Beardo, Judy, Merengue, Lolly, Merry and Marina. I also love Flick and Celeste.

Kinning!!

Yeahhh I kin some bitches. Big deal.

- Yamada Ryo

The big one. She's just me for real for real. I love her for realsies. Also um hi bocchi kinnies.

- Rina Tennoji

She's so fucking autistic. I also struggle with expression (fluctuates between under and over!).

- Kokoro Tsurumaki

Genki. I have made it my personal goal to make people happy in recent years and it's really helped my own mental health

- Madoka Kaname

😳🩷🖤

- Kirby

Small, Round, Pink, Poyo

- Flandre Scarlet

Tiny Creachure clinging to childhood (with a dash of trauma).

- Kanna Kamui

I just, deep down. I experience friendship the exact way Kanna does. I have no concept of boundaries. I will crawl into your bed at night.

- Stocking

Sweets, hypersexual, kinky, goth, chubby. Me.

- Yamato

Oblivious, love friend so much, bad family relationships.

And yeah I think that's pretty much it. Obviously this post will get updated as regularly as it needs it. Hope u enjoy my silly content!!!

#figures #death #bugs #pokemon #hatsune miku #one piece #Minecraft #Dinosaurs #Sanrio #Milkytalk #updated 13/4/2024

[raidenfanclub]

Here's a list of things I've been obsessed with at one point or another/still am obsessed with

inspired by a post made by my bitc*-as*s-sister @deargodhelpmeaaaaaaaaa

this is like in order of when I was obsessed, going from elementary school to today (late high school)

There's so many lmao- the ones showed above are like the most impactful interests I've had- I've liked other things, they just didn't rewrite my goofy brain like all these did

ok explanation time

Pokemon- absolutely loved these games as a kid. I gaslit my older sister into thinking pokemon were real when we were really young. Almost my entire elementary school life was defined by this series and I adore all my pokemon plushies.

FNAF- ok so my sister liked it, so then I liked it. Our neighborhood friend and us had a whole club centered around the characters and we kinned assigned ourselves with all the animatronics. I was Mangle/Foxy btw.

Zelda- Probably one of the most influential games of my entire life. I played through so many of them in the later part of my elementary school years and cherished my toon Link plushie. I literally considered myself ThE gIrL lInK and pretended I was him. Breath of the Wild came out when I was deeply obsessed with the games and also when I was having an extremely awful time in my life. Botw may have unironically saved me. This series is a cornerstone to my identity.

Undertale- My sister liked it, so then I did too. Me, her, and her best friend, kin assigned ourselves characters without knowing what kinning was. I was temmie and muffet btw. I loved this game- then hated it because thats what was considered cool. But nowadays I just love it because its truly an amazing game and I dont care about its fandom reputation anymore.

(ima mention mincraft- even tho its not listed- minecraft was another cornerstone of my happiness and identity)

Hatsune Miku (and just vocaloid in general)- another "my sister liked it, so then I did" i liked the characters and the music. Me and my sister went to an event for the Miku expo one time, and it was so much fun. (it was an event where everybody drew miku and itd be scanned for the "Blue Star" music video, i remember it vividly) was an amazing time. I still like some vocaloid songs and love miku. Some of my school friends say I'm the real hatsune miku because I own a miku cosplay lol.

Splatoon- Everybody in middle school knew me as the girl with the squid bag and zelda jacket. I adored splatoon with the release of splatoon 2. I played it with my friends, I played it on my own, I made big deals out of splatfest (to the point where my parents were like "oh its splatfest? that's ur favorite!!) this game also really pushed me into becoming an artist. I would spend hours trying to recreate the artstyle and for like 2 years, all i ever drew was splatoon art. Another cornerstone series like Zelda.

Persona- oh no another cornerstone of my identity series... I look back at these games very critically and nowadays am not a huge fan of the writing choices. But in middle school, when I first played these games- omg they made me a better person because of how much I wanted to be like the protagonists. I wanted to be a reliable friend like them, so I worked really hard to try and become a better person. Despite the problems in the writing, these games really did help me- also they were my introduction to shin megami tensei) I should also note, THE ART! Playing persona encouraged me to shift my cartoony splatoon style into a more semi-realistic anime style like persona. My art improved monumentally from how much I studied Soejima's illustrations. It really inspired me.

Evangelion- I actually read the manga first. I reread it a bunch because covid started up and I had it checked out from the library. We couldnt return them with covid restrictions so I just reread them a bunch. Then I eventually watched the show and just loved it. I got my sister into it a year after I did, and we made a tradition of watching End of Evangelion once a month. Also a major influence on how I view writing and my artstyle.

Shin Megami Tensei- OK ANOTHER CORNERSTONE BUT these games made me realize the depth video games can have. Even though some of the games are really on the noise with their themes- games like Nocturne and Strange Journey blew me away with their creativity. I have so much to say about this series but I will keep it concise and say that this may be my all time favorite series (though its a close contender with Metal Gear)

JoJo- First off, I adore the art so much. But my friend encouraged me and my sister to watch it, we really enjoyed binging the series- and then I read the rest of the manga (SBR MY BELOVED). But i think why i especially love jojo is the friends I made from it, I joined the Fandom wiki community (and although it had its toxicity) I met one of my best friends there and had so much fun drawing things for my online buddies and chatting. Im not on the wiki anymore, but i still talk to some friends from it- and I still really enjoy the series itself PART 9 IS SO FUN SO FAR!!

Monster Hunter- really mh rise, I havent gotten to playing the other games (YET) but me and my sister play thsi game together, its awesome, I love the monsters, I got really good at drawing dragons because I would constantly draw the creatures from this series. I own the mh world artbook and that thing has got to be the best artbook ever- its my bible.

NieR/Drakengard- the same friend who recommended jojo to me recommended nier to me (he's such a real one, absolute bestie) We were gonna play replicant together but he got grounded so he let me experience it on my own. And I adored replicant, it was so fun to play with zero expectation of what it was. the Nier games may have my favorite sort of aesthetic but also I love its characters and its writing. Of course, when I got into Nier I went and played Drakengard also!!! Me and my sister played all these games together (tho she didnt play replicant with me, she just walked in on the most crucial plot points) But we played Drakengard 3 together, (ultimate sister bonding experience) and even though drakengard 3 IS SO FLAWED, we had a lot of fun. The Final Boss (which took me 3 weeks to beat btw) was so much fun for us (i still refight it sometimes) ... We of course played Drakengard 1, we spent $130 to get it actually, played it all (i suffered thru obtaining ending E) and we though it was awesome. Still havent played Drakengard 2 yet, but one day. I love this series for its writing, characters, aesthetics, and being able to discuss it with my evil sister.

Genshin- i dont wanna talk about it. I played it with friends, made me happy to become closer to ppl by playing it. I like some of the characters. ok bye...

Metal Gear Solid- My sister says I had the ultimate character arc by going from being obsessed with Genshin to being a die-hard Metal Gear Fan. I played all the games in late 2022, and it's probably the most brainrot I have ever experienced for a series- absolutely a cornerstone series. Everything about it is just awesome. I could go on for hours. I HAVE GONE ON FOR HOURS (to my poor friends) I literally made my tumblr just to look at metal gear fanart. The games inspired me to finally get better at drawing realism, and some of my most iconic art has come from my fanart for the games. I love my friends in the fanbase too, its awesome. I think about Metal Gear every single day. Never missed a dose of my metal gear fangirlling pills.

Silent Hill- My sister and I were playing sh2 together, then didnt play it for 6 months, and then I played the entire game without her (sorry maddy) Im still going through the 1st game and have the 3rd one in my backlog- but the atmosphere and psycological horror in these games is everything to me. The creature design and lighting choices have inspired my art, and I think about these games all the time. The latter half of sh2 actually terrified me a bit, and horror games dont really scare me.

Resident Evil- I have no idea how I got into the games but I played re4 over winter break this year, and realllly liked it- I adore Leon and I don't care what anybody else claims, HE IS MY MAN. But after re4 I played re2r and re7, and I just love the gameplay and the characters. Even if the games are really goofy and not really scary (I have balls of steel, re7 didnt scare me, but i loved the tension) But i love the goofiness and how campy they are. Me and my sister played re5 together and made a bunch of silly jokes- making resident evil multiplayer was the best decision ever. I can't wait to play the rest of the series.

Trigun- My most recent obsession (although it coincides with my silent hill and resident evil hyperfixations), I had first watched the show like 3 years ago- REALLLY LIKED IT- but didnt finish the anime. And then never touched it until I saw stampede's first episode. I went a watched the 1998 anime and read the manga. I can't describe how much this series has come to mean to me and it literally won't leave my head. I don't like stampede. I love the animation but I just can't. It's a-ok if your a fan, i genuinely see the appeal but you'll only catch me talking about it if its either about peak quality animation or a 3-hour rant about my problems with the writing. THE ORIGINAL SERIES HOWEVER! means the world to me. I reread volume 10 like 6 times and cried eachtime. My friend explains things to me in "trigun" terminology" as a joke when we have personal conversations. I love trigun so much.

Ok there's def more things I really enjoy, like Nijisanji, Ghost-n-pals, Chainsaw man, Death Stranding, Honkai Impact, Sailor Moon,,, the list goes on. But Everything I wrote essays about are my most physically obvious obsessions

Nijisanji actually deserves its own paragraph but im tired lol.

#really long essay sorry lol #mgs #re #undertale #i dont really know how to tag this so im just gonna not #im kinda cringe guys #raidenfanclub

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Entry 3: eSports Events

eSports is fast becoming one of the fasted growing media (Hamri & Sjoblom, 2017), with an estimated viewership above 70 million as of 2013 (Warr, 2014, as cited in Hamri & Sjoblom, 2017), which increased to 532.1 million in 2023 (Ruby, 2023). eSports can be described as competitive gaming involving high level of skills (Scholz, 2019; British eSports, 2016, as cited in Cunningham et al, 2018). It is a service that is comprised of tangible assists in training locations and intangible assets such as players (Bose, 2019) and the competitions those players participate in. Scholz (2019) considers eSports to be a “big business” (p 3), using the examples of the “human motivation to play and watch” (p 3) to highlight similarities with traditional sport. While the age demographic is mainly 18- to 34-year-olds (Scholz, 2019), eSports have an additional target market: people who are not active except for involvement in eSports (Cunningham et al., 2018).

The Australian eSports League (AEL) overseas two leagues in Australia; the High School League and University League (Australian eSports League, 2023). The High School League formed in 2019, and involves over 50 high schools and 1500 students total, with games ranging from SSBU, Overwatch, Rocket League and Minecraft (Australian eSports League, 2023). The University League formed in 2017, and has had 28 universities and over 3000 players compete in games such as Rocket League, CS:GO, Rainbow Six Siege, Dota 2, World of Tanks, Tekken 7 and SSBU (Australian eSports League, 2023).

DreamHack is an eSports event located in Melbourne, Australia. It is overseen by ESL Faceit Group, who “unite players, fans and creators around the eSports and games they love” (ESL Faceit Group, 2023) (See Figure 5). Their target audience is the gaming community, and they aim to deliver unique experiences at the event where people can “connect, explore, win, play a part and be yourself through a gaming lifestyle experience” (ESL Faceit Group, 2023).

Figure 5. Gaming at Dreamhack ESL Faceit Group. (2023).

The Game Expo is a new eSport event in Australia, with a focus on gaming culture and creativity (Wilson, 2022). It was help at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre in March, with the aim to put “gaming culture forward on Melbourne’s festive Moomba weekend” (Wilson, 2022). The target market for The Game Expo is anyone who enjoys games (Wilson, 2022), regardless of their level of skill, involvement, or professional abilities.

References Australian eSports League News. (2023, January 19). Upcoming events 2023. Australian eSports League. https://ael.org.au/upcoming-events-2023/

Bose, R. (2019). Whitepaper Series eSports [PDF]. Mercer Capital. https://mercercapital.com/content/uploads/Mercer-Capital_eSports-Whitepaper-Series.pdf

Cunningham, Fairley, S., Ferkins, L., Kerwin, S., Lock, D., Shaw, S., & Wicker, P. (2018). eSport: Construct specifications and implications for sport management. Sport Management Review, 21(1), 1–6. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.smr.2017.11.002

ESL Faceit Group. (2023). Gaming at Dreamhack [Photograph] https://eslfaceitgroup.com/brands/we-are-dreamhack/

ESL Faceit Group. (2023). Home Page. https://eslfaceitgroup.com/

ESL Faceit Group. (2023). We Are Dreamhack. https://eslfaceitgroup.com/brands/we-are-dreamhack/

Hamari, & Sjöblom, M. (2017). What is eSports and why do people watch it? Internet Research, 27(2), 211–232. https://doi.org/10.1108/IntR-04-2016-0085

Ruby, D. (2023, March 10). 44+ eSports statistics for 2023 (Trends, Facts & Insights). Demand Sage. https://www.demandsage.com/esports-statistics/

Scholz, T. M. (2019). Esports is business : Management in the world of competitive gaming. Springer International Publishing AG.

The Game Expo. (2023, February 14). Introducing The Game Expo! [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qw0AmOqzjDY

Wilson, R. (2022, November 29). New Australian gaming event coming in March 2023. Game On Aus. https://www.gameonaus.com/new-australian-gaming-event-coming-in-march-2023/

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Inhabitat's Week of Green: Solar Hourglass and Urban Tornadoes, and The World's Tallest Garden

Japan is the birthplace of high-speed rail, and continues to be a leader in train travel. Officials have revealed the nation's first magnetic-levitation train that was unveiled to the public. The new train, which uses "L-Zero" technology to achieve speeds of up 311 MPH, can zip passengers from Tokyo to Nagoya in just 40 minutes. Tesla is preparing to unveil something big this week. Elon Musk tweeted a mysterious picture of the project. However, we'll have to wait until Thursday to see the complete details. China's Foxconn is best known for making Apple products. However, the company is now ready to enter the electric car market with a $15,000 car. And Spanish company Opbrid is aiming to revolutionize public transportation with the development of a system that will recharge the entire electric bus in just five to eight minutes in a row.

Copenhagen is one of Europe's major design capitals and the Danish city is set to soon boast one of the most inventive renewable energy sources. Santiago Muros Cortes, an Argentine designer, was awarded the 2014 Land Art Generator Initiative design contest with his proposal for a huge solar energy-generating hourglass. It could generate enough energy to power 1,000 Danish homes. In other green energy news, Burlington, Vermont, is currently powered by 100% renewable energy. The city of 42,000 residents gets its electricity from a combination of hydro, wind and biomass facilities. Although solar farms are wonderful, they can consume a lot of space. Ciel et Terre has just installed the UK’s first floating solar farm in Berkshire. The array has 800 photovoltaic panels and has a capacity of 200kW. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio recently announced plans to install solar panels at 24 public schools by 2016. The solar schools are part of a larger initiative to install 100 megawatts of solar power on 300 public buildings over the next 10 years. Signal, a snowboard manufacturer, just launched a solar snowboard that charges electronic devices while you glide down the mountain.

Sydney is now the home of the world's highest vertical garden and it's a sight to behold. Jean Nouvel, an architect and Patrick Blanc, a French botanist, designed the 550-foot tall structure. It features 250 species native Australian flowers and plants. The largest North American green wall, the North American Green Wall is now in place in Vancouver. An amazing time-lapse video shows the construction of the 10,150-square-foot, double-sided green wall. Urbanization can cause a myriad of environmental changes, including water pollution and the urban heat island effect. igre But is it possible for urban development to trigger tornadoes? A new report published in a Turkish newspaper blames the city's rapid urbanization for a series of "freak mini-tornadoes" that have recently struck the city. Beehives have served as an inspiration for designers, and the UK Pavilion at the 2015 Milan Expo will bring awareness to the demise of bees with a virtual beehive made of a fine steel lattice and LEDs.

It's October in the early months of October and Halloween is quickly approaching. Are you sure of the costume you'll be wearing? There are plenty of great DIY costumes for you to pick from if you're not certain what to dress up as. You can play out the debate between Android and iPhone by dressing as your preferred phone or bring your favorite game to life by dressing as a Minecraft character, Tetris blocks or a Rubik's Cube. Robot costumes are also a tried and true popular choice, or go for a more elaborate DIY R2D2 getup. The best part is that the majority of costumes can be made with cardboard boxes and other materials that you already have in your home.

#Spletne igre #SPLETNE #IGRE

[eriellesudario]

How To Meet Your Fave Celebrities in Events

Today, this blog post will be a little tutorial on how to and some advice when you meet your favourite celebrities/youtubers/etc in real life during meet and greets and/or after their gigs/events. Reason being is because we can all agree that meeting them in real life may be scary or we end up messing up our meet and greet with them that by the time we leave, we will end up feeling bad on what just happened.

Note… this concept is different on from how to let them notice you on social media. This is more on seeing them IRL. Also, this will be different from meeting them accidentally on the street.

I don’t know about you but ever since I was young, meeting celebrities is a small thing my family does. Whenever the opportunity arrises, they try their best to meet them. I met Kamikazee (a Filipino rock band) when I was around 6-9 years old because my relatives had connections. I also met a few Filipino celebrities in the airport (by accident) and in a photo studio (once again… family connections).

But the first time I have ever met a celebrity without any family connections is when I met my favourite gaming YouTuber Slyfoxhound in his Minecraft server in 2013. He was having an online meet and greet and I was lucky that I was able to go see him!

I then get to see him again a year later… but this time, it was totally random. I was playing in this Minecraft server where there was a game in the server called ‘King of the Golden Monacle‘ which is a near-Hunger Games type of game. What happened was, I was at the top 10 in the current game then I was killed. But I saw the username and it’s slightly said ‘xXSlyfoxXx. Even the avatar was the same. Luckily, the game shows who killed who and such and I can confirm that it was Slyfoxhound himself who killed me, and took away my rank (I have no photos thou since it was intense gaming session at 2 in the morning).

I know it’s a meet and greet in a video game but this was one of my favourite moments in my gaming life and it kinda counts as a meet and greet since I had to travel around the server for hours just to find him (I used to have a video but it got deleted).

Fast forward to mid 2013 where meeting my heroes and fave celebrities IRL is my main goal in life. ‘I will not be satisfied until I meet them’ I told myself.

I’ve met:

Bajo, Hex and Goose – the host of ABC’s show Good Game/Good Game Spawn Point (EBGames Expo 2013),

Sheppard (2014 & 2015),

Far Away Stables (2013 & 2015),

Mychonny (Screening of Sucker – 2015),

Evan Edinger (Evan Edinger’s Sydney  MeetUp 2016),

Hachioji P (SMASH! 2016) and

Dan and Phil (TATINOF Aus 2016)

and I know there will be more in the future. And even if you are experienced in meeting celebrities or it’s your first time, all of that would not matter since in the end, we would still be nervous af and chances are we will end up messing up.

Due to this, I will give you some advice on how to meet your fave celebrities!

1. Don’t Prepare on what you want to say to them

Trust me from experience, preparing what you want to say to them… will just make things worse! I know because I basically created a script when I wanted to meet Dan and Phil in TATINOF but in the end, it just froze and lost all of my words. Thank goodness I wrote a letter to them.

The best advice is to just make it up as you go! When you see them, just improvise on what you want to say to them. When I was meeting Evan Edinger and my fave bands, I was spontaneous and I was able to pull it off, saying everything I wanted to say and I wasn’t nervous.

2. Know more about the event/meet and greet/signings/etc

You need to know if the event will have a meet and greet session just to save you time. Most of the time, the celebrity will tweet or tell their fans that they will be able to meet them after the show or during the event and etc. Some requires you to buy a VIP ticket and some will just spontaneously do it without warning.

TATINOF Australia was the worse thou when it came to knowing before hand about the meet and greet due to a clash of information and huge misunderstandings from the tour manager and venues.

This is what happened:

1. They said that the Meet and Greet is not happening

2. The meet and greet is an additional add on ticket (so if you are a bronze ticket, you have to pay an extra $100 just to meet them)

3. The venues sites and Ticketmaster got so confused that they were unhelpful and everyone was spamming Dan and Phil and the venue just for answers

4.  Everything  was soon fixed and that VIP is it’s own ticket.

 *Note: most of the tweets from official sources may have been deleted that I had to resort to other sources just to find tweets relating to what’s happening

3. Follow their social media… all of it

An obvious advice but it’s really useful, especially if they plan to have a spontaneous meet and greet or if they post news about upcoming tours and such. Also good if they retweet contests to be able to meet them in a ‘secret location’.

That happened to me when I won tickets to a secret Sheppard gig for Vevo Lift and you are able to see me in their video! All I did was follow their twitter and I saw a link to a contest.

(Let’s play Where’s Cutiejea as I can be found in this video 3 – 5 times! (Hint… I was at the front) And when George pointed during the video seen here, he was pointing to me… )

And even if we hardly use Facebook now, just follow them there since anything can happen. The Evan Edinger meet up was announced on Facebook first so I was able to figure out when it’s happening and plan my entire day (and get to meet Evan ofc!)

4. Arrive early… but not too early

During the 2013 EBGames Expo, I was 70th in line to meet the host of Good Game and supposedly, 200 were allowed to meet them but due to time constraints, only the first 100 can meet them. Also in TATINOF, if you arrived early, you had the chance to meet Martyn (which didn’t happen to me because I arrived too early).

The idea is that you need to be their early to get the best spot and have a really high chance on meeting them. But not too early thou since they may not be there yet.

Most of the time during signings and meet and greets, you need to be at least the first 50 depending on the event.

5. Walk in slowly… don’t rush

“Even if you are scared to be interviewing someone, it’s mostly the interviewee who is more nervous than you“ – Amanda Chloe Bailey (Channel 7 Journalist)

Before you enter, just close your eyes and take deep breaths. In your mind, just have clear thoughts and remove the clutter and the panic. Also, don’t be the first to enter since you’re more likely to be rushed by staff. If it’s behind a curtain or a signing table, you just need to breathe and remain calm. Reason being is due to the initial shock once you see them for the first time outside of the screen. Once that shock comes, it is up to you to fight it since it will determine if you are able to speak to them clearly or just freak out throughout the entire thing.

To be honest thou, I prefer the signing table or somewhere where we can clearly see them when lining up rather than behind a wall so that I get a clear view on them and in my mind, I can focus on what I plan to do (this does not contradict the first point). And at the same time, my sanity is still intact and I can still be calm throughout the entire signing.

And remember, it’s the celebrity who is more afraid than you since they need to remain calm throughout the entire event.

5. Volunteer in Events!

(For those who don’t know, Hachioji P is a music producer. He’s well known for using using the program Vocaloid to make songs with and is one of the most popular along with Super Cell in the Vocaloid fandom)

I met Hachioji P during SMASH! 2016 since I was a volunteer photographer for the event. And with my Staff badge, not only I get first priority (I’m not joking… but it does mean you need to go first), you will be allowed to follow them throughout the event them until they have to leave.

And if you are part of the staff, that means you’re part of the event and the celeb will more likely be more calmer with someone who is associated with the event (as long as you’re still doing your job as a volunteer staff… you’re there to work, not to fan girl).

And as an introvert who can’t speak advance Japanese, I was able to say thank you to him and take a few (actually… it’s a lot) of photos of him… especially a photo of him holding Vegemite… I’m not joking.

(Photo wont be posted until SMASH! post theirs first)

When I first saw him on Saturday, I came towards him and showed my staff badge and asked if I can get some model shots of him. And on Sunday, I was able to stick around after the signing (and get the remaining limited albums) to take more photos.

I basically just too a lot of photos of Hachioji P and got to follow him around.

6. DON’T F****** STALK THEM!!!

“Don’t stalk me at airports”

-Danisnotonfire in YouNow

There is a difference between meeting them randomly in the park because they are filming a video of them playing Pokemon GO and you just happened to be waiting for them in the airport for hours.

DON’T WAIT FOR THEM AT THE AIRPORT OR THEIR HOTEL OR ANYWHERE!!!!

This is not just for Dan and Phil but for all celebrities as well. Don’t even dare stalk them to their hotel, that’s even worse!!! Remember, these guys are also people too. You can’t just follow them wherever they go because they also need their privacy. I don’t care for the argument ‘They signed up for this‘ or ‘My chances are really… really low so I have to meet them there!‘ and all that jazz,

YOU DON’T HAVE THE RIGHT TO STALK THEM AND PINPOINT THEIR CURRENT LOCATION!!!

According to the Australian Stalking and Resource Centre, in NSW, this is what counts as ‘stalking’

(1)    In this Act, “stalking” includes the following of a person about or the watching or frequenting of the vicinity of, or an approach to, a person’s place of residence, business or work or any place that a person frequents for the purposes of any social or leisure activity.

And the penalty varies from 5 years in Jail or just a simple fine or warning (and this is NSW… I’m not sure for other states and countries).

7. Stay back in the location

Most of the time, celebrities will come out right after or hours after the event. This was proven in TATINOF when Martyn (Phil’s brother) went out hours after the Sydney TATINOF Tuesday show ended. (I wished I stayed back… I lost my chance to meet him!)

This is also confirmed by my journalism teacher as well as she told me how she stayed back in an event she went to in the past just to interview the guest speaker. This does not count as stalking but more on ‘determination patience’ since you’re were willing to wait till they leave just to thank them or say goodbye for one last time (remember… my journalism teacher did this so this is legal!).

However, you need to understand that they will freak out they see you waiting outside the location, especially if its late at night! But there are some people who do allow you to stick around after the event and are cool with you hanging out with them.

I went to a Far Away Stables concert last year in October and the fans were permitted to stick around after the show for selfies, signings and a chat or too. I managed to meet the entire band and got them to sign my Atlantis CD and have selfies with them.

8. Just have fun

It doesn’t matter who you’re meeting or where you’re going to meet them or how the event is ran or if you’re just an attendee or staff. As long as you are relaxed and having fun, you’ll be alright! During the Evan Edinger meet up, I was able to confront to him for calling me ‘Canadian’ for after responding to him with ‘Box of Milk’ in my tweet.

He still thinks it’s Canadian…

During the Far Away Stables concert, I was able to talk to the drummer since he was an ex student from my high school. We talked about our music teacher (who is still really cool… not gonna lie) and Brendon (the lead) calls me my my first name since I’ve been following the band since they had their gig in my high school.

When I went to the Sheppard Gig in Luna Park, I met George, Amy and Emma’s dad again. During the Keith Urban concert when they were the opening act, I was willing to wait till the end of the Sheppard signing for a proper photo (which didn’t happen due to time) but while I was waiting, I had a really fun conversation with George’s dad and just had fun bants about how long have I enjoyed them (which wasn’t that long).

I met him again and the bants continued…

In the end, these people who we idolise, they are all still normal people with just a label of ‘famous’ attached to them. The key is just being yourself and just enjoying the moment you have with them. If it’s just for 20 seconds to 30 minutes of being with your idols, it’s going to be ok.

So these are just some friendly advice on how to meet your favourites but this is from my perspective. I’m sure the other writers have their say on what it’s like to meet their idols so looking forward to that. And you may be wondering why I also reference their family members in this and reason being is because they know how the celebrity is like outside of the spotlight. If you can be cool with their family members, then there is a high chance that you can be friends with them or at least be associated with them in some way! Also, it also leaves a good impression to both the celebrity and the family (if you are doing it right!).

But tell me, have you met your heroes before? When and where was it and how was it like. I would love to know and I’m sure others will do too!

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Source:

Australian Stalking and Resource Centre (n.d.) Is Stalking a Crime, Retrieved From: http://www.stalkingresources.org.au/is-stalking-a-crime/

Armstrong Legal (n.d.) Intimidation or Stalking, Retrieved From: http://www.armstronglegal.com.au/criminal-law/offences/sexual/intimidation-and-stalking

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LD Shadow Lady

LD Shadow Lady is an English YouTube celebrity who came to prominence through playing computer games like Minecraft, Crazy Craft, and other Minecraft mods. She also uploaded gameplay videos that include amusing and informative comments. Her official channel currently has more than 4.8 million subscribers and has received over two billion views.

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LD is now a YouTube sensation with a large following which has boosted her fortunes - LD Shadow Lady's net worth is projected to be $6.5 million as of 2022, according to reports. my blog

LD Shadow Lady- Birth, Age, Ethnicity, Siblings, Education

Elizabeth Dwyer was born on October 7, 1992, in England, to parents working in medicine, her father being a doctor, and her mother a nurse.

LD developed with Maddie her sister who is an established YouTube star with her channel Microglitching. She was a fan of video games at a young age and would play Call of Duty and other games to escape reality since her family was experiencing difficulties. Her mother began to show signs of alcoholism which caused tension in the family. LD, however, moved forward in her life and was accepted into Liverpool's John Moores University after high school, where she studied computer animation and visualization. Her education helped her career immensely and she graduated in the year 2015.

LD Shadow Lady - Relationship Boyfriend, Relationship

Joel Smallishbeans met LD at a Gamefest Expo 2011 and the two have seemed to be getting closer as time passed. In 2012, their friendship blossomed into a relationship. Joel proposed to LD in November 2017. She is also very well-known on Instagram and has posted photos of her life in general and professional events such as BAFTA. Before she enrolled at Liverpool John Moores University, she was employed for six months in the Toys R Us store.

LD Shadow Lady - Professional Career

LD's career began in 2010, when she launched her YouTube channel, LD Shadow Lady - the same year, she uploaded her first video "Rofl :]," about the Call of the Duty video game. After an entire year, she came back to YouTube to post videos about video games. She began to become more focused on Minecraft. LD continued to play Minecraft with the support of Joel Smallishbeans, who became her partner, and the two established an organization and a series of plays called "Shadowcraft."

LD grew in popularity over time, and it quickly reached 1 million users.

Ascend to Stardom

LD continued to upload new videos, which drew more subscribers to her channel. She also created her own Minecraft mode, Crazy Craft 3.0 which boosted her popularity further. LD would upload videos of herself, from her roots to recent professional and personal experiences and gaming footage. With millions of views, she is one of the most popular Minecraft players. Some of the most popular videos on her channel include "More Weird Camera Apps" which has 17 million views, "Magical Cave Secrets! Ep. Minecraft Base Invaders Challenge," both of which have over 10 million views, along with a variety of other videos that are related to Minecraft and other popular video games All of which have contributed to her fame and fortune.

LD is well-known for his looks, which has helped her career. She is 5 feet 3 inches tall (1.6m) and weighs approximately 106lbs (48kg). LD has dark brown hair which she dyes in a variety of colors of shades ranging from blue to pink to purple. Blue eyes are hers.

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Brian Albert of IGN gave Resogun a score of 9.0/10, praising the fast-paced, lagless gameplay, the energetic music, and the co-op experience, but insisted that several boss fights were not challenging enough. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the game received an average score of 84 based on 66 reviews. GameRankings, an aggregator for video game reviews, assigned the game a score of 85% based on 38 reviews. Ben Kuchera, writing for The Penny Arcade Report, declared Resogun as 'the best PlayStation 4 launch game'. Resogun received a generally positive response from critics upon release.

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All the additional content is free for owners of the Season Pass. The official soundtrack was released on June 9, 2015. Several smaller DLC was also released, which includes additional skins for the ships and the humans. The expansion includes 2 new modes, namely Protector mode and Commando mode. The second DLC, Resogun: Defenders was released on February 17, 2015. On June 24, 2014, the first Resogun DLC, Resogun: Heroes, was released, featuring a new game world, two new game modes, a new and improved leaderboard, and new trophies. Prior to its release, a demo version of the game was playable at the Sony PlayStation booth at Gamescom 2013 and at the Eurogamer Expo in London. Resogun was completed mere days before its release in North America, due to last-minute tweaks and polishing by the developers.

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Resogun was released in North America on November 15, 2013, in Europe on November 29, 2013, and in Japan on Februexclusively for the PlayStation 4 as one of two free titles offered to PlayStation Plus members. Tommaso De Benetti, community manager at Housemarque, explained that many PlayStation 3 features were initially poorly documented, and that 'we have to spend an afternoon reverse engineering basic features' during the development of Resogun. Many Housemarque developers have remarked that the PlayStation 4 was easier to develop for than the PlayStation 3, which played a role in creating the GPU-intensive levels of Resogun. Certain render-heavy visual effects were cut, however, to avoid placing too many fast-moving objects on the screen and to prevent visual clutter. In the end, the developers struggled more with 'how 'retro' the game had to look', going through several stages (including a colorful style reminiscent of games like Minecraft and Parodius) until they settled with the neon aesthetic of the game. The game went through several stylistic changes through development, partly due to Housemarque's initial uncertainty of the graphical capabilities of the PlayStation 4. Housemarque CEO Ilari Kuittinen stated that 'we wanted to create a world which can break down into tiny pieces, so voxels were one of the options to use.' but there was this extra layer of gameplay there with micromanaging and saving the humans.' Despite being a launch title, Resogun makes extensive use of the PlayStation 4's hardware, with each level being built by nearly 200 million voxels. Harry Krueger, the lead programmer of Resogun, expanded on the inspiration for the game in an interview with S2P Magazine, explaining that 'on the one hand, you have the classic shoot-and-survive gameplay of shoot 'em ups. Resogun draws heavy inspiration from the games Defender and Datastorm, and acts as the spiritual successor to Housemarque's most recent Super Stardust games ( Super Stardust HD and Super Stardust Delta), from which it directly borrows certain gameplay mechanics like the boost power-up. Resogun was developed by Housemarque, an independent game development studio from Finland known for its previous shoot 'em up games, and published by Sony Computer Entertainment.

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LD Shadow Lady

LD Shadow Lady is an English YouTube celebrity who rose to fame through playing computer games such as Minecraft, Crazy Craft, and other Minecraft mods and uploading gameplay videos that include amusing and informative remarks. Her official channel has more than 4.8 million subscribers and has received more than two billion views.

What is the Net Worth of LD Shadow Lady? Salary, Earnings

LD is now a YouTube sensation with a huge fan base, which has increased her wealth - LD Shadow Lady's net worth is projected to be $6.5 Million as of 2022 according to reports.

LD Shadow Lady- Birth, Age, Ethnicity, Siblings, Education

Elizabeth Dwyer was born in England on the 7th of October 1992 to parents who worked in medicine. Her father was a physician, and her mother was an assistant nurse.

LD grew up with her sister Maddie and is now a well-known YouTube celebrity , with her own channel Microglitching. As a child, LD was fascinated by video games and would play Call of Duty and other games to escape the reality of her family's problems. Her mother began to exhibit signs of alcoholism that strained relationships with her family. LD however, decided to move into the next phase of her life. She enrolled at Liverpool's John Moores University after high school, where she studied computer animation and visualization. Her education helped her career greatly and she graduated in the year 2015.

LD Shadow Lady - Relationship, Boyfriend

Joel Smallishbeans met LD at the Gamefest Expo 2011 and the two have seemed to be getting closer as time passed. This friendship developed into a relationship in 2012 and the couple have subsequently taken their relationship to the next level, with Joel proposing to LD in November 2017. She is also quite famous on Instagram which is where she has posted photos from her life, as well as professional events such as BAFTA. She was employed at an Toys R Us retail store for six months prior to enrolment at Liverpool John Moores University.

LD Shadow Lady- Professional Career

LD's YouTube channel, LD Shadow Lady, was launched in the year 2010. In the same year her first video, "Rofl :],"" about Call of Duty was uploaded. After an entire year, she came back on YouTube to share videos on video games. Her attention shifted to more focused on Minecraft. LD continued to play Minecraft with the support of Joel Smallishbeans, who became her lover and they formed a team and a series of plays called "Shadowcraft."

LD grew in popularity as time went by, and it quickly surpassed 1 million users.

Ascend to Stardom

LD continued to upload new videos, which attracted more viewers to her channel. She also developed Crazy Craft 3.0, her own Minecraft mode that grew her popularity. LD would post videos of herself, including her background as well as recent personal and professional experiences and gaming footage. With millions of views, she's one of the most popular Minecraft players. Her most popular videos include "More Weird Camera Apps" with 17,000,000 views, and "Magical Cave Secrets!" All about minecraft servers and plugins Ep. Minecraft Base Invaders Challenge," both of which have a combined 10 million views, among numerous other videos related to Minecraft and other video games and have contributed to her fame and fortune.

LD is famous for his attractive appearance, which helped her career. She stands 5'3" (1.6m) tall and weighs 106lbs (48kg). LD has dark brown hair that she colors in a variety of shades ranging from blue to pink to purple. Blue eyes are hers.

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Cobalt Preview: Chaotic And Robotic

There's quite a bit happening in Cobalt. Like, loads.

Actually, as a lot as I detest "it's like this however this," I feel like that is the most effective place to start out. The best way I can describe Cobalt (the primary third-social gathering launch from Minecraft's Mojang) is as a curious mixture of John Woo, Super Meat Boy, Contra and (most prominently) Tremendous Smash Brothers.

Like I mentioned ... rather a lot happening. %Gallery-131035%You control a diminutive, adorable, blood-thirsty robot battling others of your kind in a 2D, neon-drenched battlefield. Aside from the weapons all robots have at their disposal (batteries, hatred of flesh-men), these bots have a quick arsenal of explosives, vitality weapons and good old fashioned robot punching.

While the modes I played at PAX were pretty conventional (capture the flag, loss of life match), their pace was far more accelerated than what you'd anticipate. Kills and captures occur quick, and one well-placed grenade can flip the tide.

It was clear that there was definite method to this robotic madness. i'm bonnie and you are

In truth, the only time the sport slows down is when an enemy projectile is nearing one of the bots. As time slows, the bulky beam or bullet is highlighted, and the target has only one chance to deflect the shot by rolling into it (cool) or punching it away (supremely cool).

The effect of this slowdown is that a bunch of gamers assembly in the course of a map shortly transitions right into a sluggish-mo gunfight that could possibly be accurately described as a bullet ballet if the robots weren't so stubby and if a large number of the "bullets" weren't rockets/grenades/energy beams. It may not be elegant, but it surely sure is a heck of plenty of enjoyable.

Although chaos defined my brief play time with the game, there gave the impression to be deeper methods that players may discover as time goes by. In fact, I was unable to finish the "advanced tutorial" which taught moves like getting more grenade distance by throwing mid-roll.

While the pace and frantic action was quite a bit to wrap my thoughts around in a crowded expo corridor, it was clear that there was definite methodology to this robotic madness. I for one am trying ahead to exploring it when the sport arrives on Laptop, Mac and Linux this fall.

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My Minecraft playstyle is 60% Foolish slowly losing his mind trying to build a mansion the size of a small country while his friends point and laugh and 40% Scar dying 16 times in a row to zombies

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Steve from Minecraft - Jill Valentine from Resident Evil - Rick from Rick and Morty @ Play Expo Manchester

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Just saw a post talking abt how “we won���t get AA” on my dash and I was like “well I believe in Fulham :(” because I’m watching. Fulham play AA as in All Advancements Minecraft speedrun and then I realized they were talking about the game expo thing or w/e and meant AA as in. Ace Attorney

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Gonna play minecraft as I wait for the stone ocean news from anime expo

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ALL THE SPACE THINGS

yeah boiYYYYYYYYY

cosmos: what’s one thing you wish you could say to someone you are no longer friends with?

OOF!!! but i don’t have anything to say. i said it all! we move forward!

galaxies: what are three things you want to do before you die?

i want to 1) play fo4 2) write a novel and have it be good 3) be in a healthy relationship

waxing: what is your proudest accomplishment?

once when i was working we were slammed it was before christmas and i was just so fucking fast and on my shit at expo and the sous chef was like... i saw the “what the fuck” in his eyes

waning: what is your biggest regret?

i regret forcing myself to stop writing in high school. that seriously hurt my creativity for a long time.

full moon: what type of person do you hope to be?

able to channel my inherent insanity in a healthy way

contemplation: if you could wake up one morning and everything in your life was perfect, what would that look like?

clean energy, no one’s starving, i can go to school without worrying about money or careers, my parents go to therapy

night light: who/what makes you feel safe?

honestly this house. myself.

ponder: what do you want to do with your life?

be myself, more shamelessly

sunset: who is someone you thought would be in your life forever, but you no longer talk to?

i don’t think anyone i know applies here. i had a gut feeling about the people i no longer talk to

midnight: are you a different person late at night than in the early morning?

sleeping vs. realizing things?

candle light: are you an indecisive person?

yeah

reflection: have you ever changed something you liked about yourself to satisfy someone else?

yes :( i used to do this a lot in some toxic friendships. yknow... the kind of conditional love where if you match up with their criteria they act more approving

sweet dreams: are you happy?

yes.

nightmare: what are you most afraid of?

im afraid that all my entire life, ill have this wonderful story idea and just procrastinate so damn much that i wont write it.

constellations: who is someone you could talk to for hours and never stop?

friends from high school!!!!! :) thats a good feeling.

reminder: who is someone you will never forget?

me!!!! me me me. the brave and hurting person i was before transitioning. i was showering after shaving my head and the shower looked a lot like the one at my parents house that i had mental breakdowns in. and i closed my eyes and tried to imagine myself there and tell myself “you’re going to be okay, be strong.” i only exist right now because that person chose to live, and i want to prove it was worth it.

11-11: what’s something you want, but feel like you will never have?

gay love

shooting star: who is someone you trust to help you make the right decisions?

@zee5tarbug fuck edgelords, you give the real brutal honesty

earth: where do you feel most at home?

in the woods babay. i used to wander around those trees as a kid. their silence... some stream sounds... thats where my soul is

soothe: what’s one thing that always makes you feel better when you’re upset?

minecraft, lately. i made a house and calmed right down. but yknow. anything creative. 

slumber: what’s one thing that helps you fall asleep when it feels impossible?

doing it when im not supposed to. turn the lights on, play some music, make the bed, say to myself “im staying up until dawn” and suddenly ill feel kinda tired like why dont i lie down for a bit? and pass the fuck out

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21 questions

got tagged by @toadhaver to do this

rules: if youre tagged, answer the 21 questions below and tag 21 people you wanna get to know better

1) nicknames: some people used to call me espoo and expo marker, nicknames for my actual name (sierra) are si and ra

2) zodiac: aquarius sun, leo moon, virgo rising, capricorn mercury, capricorn venus, saggitarius mars

3) height: 5'5", im in average height gang

4) last movie i saw: 9 to 5, i legit loved it

5) last thing i googled: "women's undercut" because my friend didnt know what one looked like for some reason

6) favorite musician: ajj at the moment, but it changes kind of often

7) song stuck in my head: who are you? by ajj

8) do i get asks: lol no

9) dream job: an animator or a storyboard artist

11) amount of sleep: 7-3 hours per night

12) lucky number: 7, its a good number

13) what im wearing: a blue jacket, a white shirt that has "be kind" on it, black jeans, and red hightop converse

14) favorite food: 🍣 sushi

15) play instruments: nope, unless a vague memory of playing the recorder in 4th grade counts

16) foreign languages: i only know english, but i'm taking latin next year, and i wanna learn korean, japanese, and spanish.

17) favorite song: i have loads of them but currently me and my husband by mitski

18) random fact: there was originally planned to be a heaven-like dimension in minecraft that you entered whenever you went to bed. it was possible that giants would naturally spawn here and there would be a red dragon boss fight.

19) other blogs: @validwofdesigns @wistfulespeons @grossmurdercats

20) following: 886

21) describe yourself with aesthetic things: that song in your favorite album that you always skip over for some reason. the feeling when youre in the kitchen at midnight, standing at the fridge, feeling as though someone is watching even though everyone else asleep. the sweet little stray cat that lives in your neighborhood that you can't bring home because it could carry diseases.

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Hey! I finally finished writing the second part to that story I wrote about my oc Izzie This part does some follow up and focuses on the aftermath of the Event

The first time it happened she tried to ignore it.    It happened during the first couple of days after what the media had named “ The Seattle Incident”. The magical explosion that had covered the entire Seattle convention center and turned everyone who was “ roleplaying” in any way shape or form into the things they were roleplaying as, this lead -of course- to extreme panic both in the changed population and in general. The police were fairly quick to respond to the emergency calls and after seeing the strange and inhuman mobs pouring from the center had tried to quarantine the area. Of course, that quarantine had been fairly faulty and hole filled given that there simply were no procedures in place for dealing with people that could fly, teleport, and or run at supersonic speeds. Even so, a large majority of Con Goers had stayed within the quarantine anyway, being too weirded out and unsure about their new forms to do much of anything. After about a day of general chaos, the National Guard had been called in as well as the Red Cross and a whole bunch of government scientists. In the following week, a sort of temporary camp had been set up on the premises and the attendees were still being kept at the con building, some of the nearby hotels had been commandeered by the National Guard and were being used to house the changed population. A large number of attendees to Pax, however, had made appropriate housing a huge problem and so the Con staff -working together with the Red Cross workers- had transformed part of the expo hall into makeshift beds for the trapped people. Izzie and her family had been some of the lucky few who had been able to snag a room at one of the commandeered hotels, it was a rather crowded hotel room seeing as it contained both hers and her uncle's family. The two queen sized beds had to be shared between Izzie, Her dad Karl, Her brother Adrian, her uncle Greg, her aunt Sarah, and her 12-year-old cousin Daisy.  Out of all these people the only ones who hadn't been changed where Izzie's father and uncle. They had both been to busy running the Pc Freeplay room to actually be playing anything at the time of the event but her aunt and cousin had both been affected. Sarah was a big fan of Rainbow Brite and had come to the con dressed ( luckily) as a grown-up version of the title character herself, Daisy meanwhile had come in a homemade Minecraft character outfit, this had been made mostly out of cardboard boxes and was meant to resemble her avatar. In the end, The 12-year-old had ended up looking mostly the same but with blue hair and red eyes. She also now possessed the ability to pull things out of and put things into an inventory as well as the ability to “ craft things”. And so it was that during the family's move into their new rooms that Izzie first felt it, a small rumble from her stomach. She immediately wrote it off as nerves. After all, she was still getting used to this body. She wasn't hungry yet. Right now she simply wanted to focus on the immediate problems. The fact that she was now a brain-eating monster did not register on her “immediate problems” list. The days in the quarantine were mostly pretty similar. Nothing to do except wait while the government tried to track down and identify who all of the con-goers had been before the change. This was an already slow going process, had been further hampered by the many people who attended the con with fake badges, the people whose transformation had had mental side effects as well as physical ones, and the many who had already simply escaped and made a run for it. The only thing that Izzie and her family had to look forward to this week was the mandatory physical that the government scientists were conducting on all individuals. While nothing was certain yet there had been rumors both online and in the air that as soon as it was determined that whatever had caused this was in no way viral or transferable than those lucky enough to have not changed form would be released to go back home. The politicians were still arguing vehemently about what to do with those who had been changed however and there was such a varying array of reactions and solutions that everyone at the con was worried about it. Heck one senator had even suggested that it was a sign of the end times! Luckily the vast majority ( and the president thank goodness) seemed to be of the opinion that what had happened should be studied and that the people caught up in this supernatural occurrence were still people. However, there was much disagreement on exactly what should be done with the Changed now. Izzie both detested looking at and couldn't tear her eyes away from her phones newsfeed sometimes. Right now she had decided to mainly focus on survival for her and her family and right now that meant figuring out her body and new powers. Her dad was the one who kept his eye on the news but Izzie still sometimes gleaned things from osmosis ( her telepathy seemed to pick up the worried and stressed surface thoughts of the people around her like a white shirt attract spaghetti stains). It was easy to assign that tired worn out feeling that followed her around each day to stress about the state of things. Right now Izzie was sitting in the hotel room shower letting the cool water wash over her. Everything about her body still felt strange and unusual to her even after the passage of two weeks. For example, The stream of water from the shower head felt way better than it ever had in her old body, refreshing her moist skin as it trickled down her tentacled face and onto her purple colored body. She suspected that an actual dip in the pool would be far more relaxing than the shower but seeing as the hotel pools had been immediately claimed and taken over by mermaids she was content to take full advantage of her amphibious nature.   Other weird and unusual changes had included the psionic powers she had gained which allowed her to sense the minds of those around her. If she had to describe it in words the best analogy she could come up with was that minds were like bubbles of light in a dark room. She could tell where they were- even if they were behind walls- unless she really really focused hard though she could only make out surface thoughts and emotions at first glance.  Her telepathic abilities had been a godsend for her brother this past couple of days. Her brother had been transformed into Link and as such had inherited the silent demeanor of the character finding himself unable to articulate more than a few words at a time. Izzie luckily had been able to act as a go-between,broadcasting what he needed to say to the rest of the family in a pinch without him having to resort to pen and paper and so far it had been working nicely. They still were working on learning sign language though so that her brother could operate independently of her. Due to the quarantine they had had ample free time to begin taking an online course on the language and had been practicing daily. She had also been spending quite a bit of her now copious free time documenting her experiences on her social media pages diary style. The spike in follower/ friends she had received once it was confirmed that she was actually one of the people affected was astounding. Izzie didn't do it for the followers though. She did it because she knew that this was a once in a lifetime event and it was important for people to have a record of it, hopefully, once this was all done she would be able to print it out and keep it as a physical book. So far her daily schedule was this, wake up, watch her family eat breakfast ( she was slightly jealous of the fact that they could eat breakfast, she had tried to eat breakfast with them on the first day only to find herself violently throwing up her cheerios ten minutes later), go out for some air with her brother or sometimes aunt and cousin, take some pictures or make some posts while  walking around convention hall grounds and  the couple of surrounding streets that had been included in the quarantine, at around lunchtime she would bid her family adieu  and go find Brian to hang out with for lunch. Lunch was served cafeteria style in the main courtyard with the Red Cross members handing out various food items and there was much bustling about. She usually just stood in line with Brian and chatted, it was nice. After that, she followed Brian back to the main medical tent where he volunteered. Brian often volunteered with amazing results due to his healing powers and medical background. Izzie mainly tried to stay out of the way but she did help with the unloading/ loading of equipment and moving patients around sometimes. She was much stronger now with her large build and towering physique. Around three she would usually head back to her families room where her, her brother Adrian, Sarah, and Daisy had “ lessons”. It had started out as Sarah trying to find a way to Keep Daisy up to date with her schooling while they were trapped here but had morphed into more an instructional session for them all. Adrian and Izzie would do their sign language while Sarah worked with Daisy on some Khan academy classes. Afterward, they would all head outside again to explore their newfound powers and abilities,  there was a sort of impromptu class in the square outside the hotel every day which as the quarantine went on had attracted more people both as spectators and participants. It had been started by a few of the transformed superheroes a few days after the event. They had been curious as to what their new powers actually entailed and as such had begun practicing with them in the fairly empty courtyard. After a day or two few more people had joined them and then more and more until a small but sizable crowd turned up for “powers practice”every day at 5.   Izzie was certain that everybody else was just as anxious and weirded out about the whole situation as she was and that the training was a good way for people to let off some of that steam. It was endearing to watch everybody there all learning and falling flat on their faces together.  Superheroes taking their first wobbly flights as well as dragons blowing smoke rings as they tried to unlock their fire. Still, in the shower Izzie smiled to herself,  training was where she planned to head after she jumped out. The weather had been so hot and dry these past few days that she had needed extra showers in order to keep her skin from peeling, the sun had also been uncomfortably bright the but that problem had been solved with a pair of cheap sunglasses borrowed from a broken down merch booth. Turning off the facet Izzie made her way into the small hotel bathroom. She didn't bother to towel off, that only made her skin feel dry, itchy, and gross so she simply put her clothes back on. She could feel the rest of her family outside the door, they were all waiting on her so that they could get going.Quickly she made her way out, as she did so she gave a quick apology < hey guys, sorry for the wait. Today's just been super hot you know?> Her Aunt who had been busy helping Her cousin tie back her hair flashed her a quick smile before saying “ That's all right. now that you're out let's get a move on! There are some rainbow powers that I've been dying to see if I have or not. They were only seen, like, once in a promotional comic but if it works I will be super jazzed!” All together their strange little group began to move. . As Izzy's family began making their way out into the hotel hallway with the intent to head towards the elevator, Izzie felt a weird sensation. It was like that momentary dizziness that happens when you stand up too fast but more sudden. Izzie slumped against an unfortunate decorative table as the dizziness spilled over her in waves. She could feel her family's concern radiating off them as she steadied herself and that somehow made the dizziness worse. After a moment it cleared and she could see her whole family crowding around. Her father was front and center as he asked “ Hey, are you okay? What wrong?” Not wanting to worry him further Izzie quickly said < It's okay, I'm alright. Just… felt a bit dizzy is all. Maybe this heat is getting to me more than I thought> She could see the trepidation on her family members faces but so she drew herself up to her now considerable height and started to walk. As she went she called over her shoulder < see? Perfectly fine now! Let's go! I'm sure everybody has already started without us!> The group followed but she could still feel a tinge of worry flitting through their mindscapes like a trapped butterfly. She didn't blame them, everything this new body threw at had her worried almost 24/7, she just hoped that it wasn't faulty as well as strange.   They boarded the elevator and made their way downstairs. As Izzie had predicted there was indeed people there already.  The wide-open square was filled with people and creatures already stretching, chatting, and just generally warming up. A couple of Jedi knights were sparing on one end of the square their lightsabers flashing while on the other end a bunch of pokemon trainers were also squaring off. A centaur was leading a running group of variously assorted beings around the square, Many of the beings had strange multi-limbed designs and it was obvious that they were still getting accustomed to them. The running group moved like a drunken snake. For a moment Izzie just stood there grinning at the sight of a wobbly giraffe attempting to keep up with the group and then  Izzie could literally feel  Adrian's attention turn to her.He was looking over at a slightly open section of the courtyard and gave her the hand sign for “go?” he then mentally said [I've been wanting to try out some sword fighting. if you want to try out the psionic blast we could practice together] Izzie grinned < Sure! I'm down, let me just tell dad> She turned to her dad who had just started sitting down on the curb to spectate on all the action. < Dad! Me and Adrian are gonna try sparing together we should be right over there> She pointed to a small clear space < I'm gonna try out some psionic attacks> Her dad gave a small nod of assent “ sounds good to me, just be careful, don't want to hit anybody.” The two siblings made their way over to space, Adrian had brought the sword and bow that being turned into Link had automatically granted him. He too had gained an invisible inventory and now utilized it to pull out His sword. Glancing over at Izzie he mentally projected and said [I'm ready when you are, if you want I'll just practice technique  while you work up your powers,] Izzie nodded and said < Sounds good, I mean, I've never done this before so I'm not even sure if I'll be able to make a mind blast today> She gave a small shrug < it's not exactly something that seems natural, that and my monster manual wasn't the most helpful for how it feels from an illithids perspective> And with that the two warmed up, Izzie tried to think mind blasty thoughts. Her face was scrunched up in concentration as she tried to will her psychic energy into something more concrete. Her tired state was not helping much and the hollow empty feeling in her gut was starting to get to her. Adrian was stretching next to her and Izzie recognized some of the poses he did as coming from his time on the high school track team, it was kinda disheartening actually to watch Adrain as her own " warm-ups" seemed to pale in comparison. Giving a small sigh  Izzie said < I must look like so stupid standing here face all scrunched up looking like I'm constipated> Adrian, who was in the middle of a lunge, broadcasted to her [ Maybe you just need some encouragement, Here one sec,>] He paused and drew out his sword coming round to face Izzie [ Here you can use me as a test dummy, I'll come towards you swinging my sword and maybe that'll jar some like, primal instinct or something] < Adrian No! What if I hurt you?> [ it'll be fine! It's just like when we used to practice in wrestling.  We both know we don't actually want to hurt each other and that any accidents are unintentional] Izzie gave him a very pointed look. < Accidents can still hurt Adrian  and I don't want to be scraping you off the pavement.> Continuing their silent conversation Adrian mentally said [ okay fair enough, I just thought you'd want to try something more productive than standing there looking silly] Izzie rolled her milky white eyeballs. < I'll train how I'll train Adri> He gave a small shrug and went back to practicing using his sword moving from warm-up stretches to actual blade technique. Izzie turned around and tried again, this time she tried grounding herself feeling the world around her. The warm air of the square pressed uncomfortably against her skin she was Already feeling sticky and gross. the minds of the many people around her felt like a bubbling stream of so many floating bubbles. So many thoughts and opinions flying around that it became a sort of white noise. She put out a hand in front of her to try and sort of maybe focus her mental energy. She only succeeded in making herself look more stupid. Frustrated Izzie gave an audible sigh.   With a little bit of a grimace, she said <Hey Adri?> He looked up from the experimental sword swings he'd been taking [ yea?] < you were right. I look stupid. Let's try hitting each other and see what that does.> Adrian's eyes lit up. A dumb grin spread across his face. It was an expression that all older siblings know well, the one that says “ Hah! Who's the smarter sibling now eh?”. Adrian at least was kind enough not to say those words aloud however and simply raised his sword ready for combat. Izzie could feel his eagerness pouring off him, it wasn't so much that he wanted to hurt her ( actually hurting her was far from his mind) but that he wanted to engage in the playful roughhousing that had been the sibling's main ways of showing affection since long before the Incident. Turning to face her he said [ I'm gonna start out slow okay?] Izzie grinned <so just a light maiming then?> Adrian advanced smile still on his face. He was swinging the blade wide and slow, making very obvious thrusts that while they came near Izzie didn't touch her. Izzie tried to feel her way around mentally, she could easily sense where the blows were going to land both because of the slow pace and because of her brothers surface thoughts. Again she tried concentrating some measure of telepathic force. For a moment she thought she felt something beginning to well within her, a small bubble of pressure.  But then it was gone. Angrily she gave a small snarl. Adrian noticed, [ what up sis?] < I thought I felt … something but now its gone again.> Adrian backed up a few paces pulling his sword back as he did [ here let's try again, I'll go a bit faster this time and we’ll see if you can't do it this time.]   This time Adrian came at her in a run sword jabbing more fiercely and expertly causing Izzie to flinch a couple times. Again the swell rose in her, it felt a bit like frustration, a gnawing feeling that clouded her mind. She tried pushing that outwards, sending it to her brother. The blades paused. Adrian looked at her and said [.... was that you?] Nodding her head Izzie said < yes? I think so?... what was it?> [ I kinda felt really hungry and grumpy for a bit…. ]  he smiled again [ that means it must be working right? I mean you've started projecting something, even if it isn't really a stunning blast that means we're getting somewhere!] Izie shrugged < I guess so… hey maybe we should stop, I'm not sure how I feel about this..> Truth be told she was beginning to feel a bit worn out, everything about her felt kinda hollow and empty. Adrian frowned, [ but we were just starting to really get somewhere!... okay how about this, one more attempt and then we can call it quits for the day okay?] Izzie sighed, what she really needed right now was a nap. That and to get out of the bright sun, even with the eye saving sunglasses the heat was starting to get to her, making her a bit lightheaded.but she acquiesced <allright... One more try.> Adrian grinned [ awesome. I've got a plan for this one! Here try standing like this] Adrian took her arm and turned his tall purple sister around, back facing where he was going to attack from, [ now close your eyes and try and I don't know.. Pull your telepathy in or something?? I want to see if a surprise attack will help] Izzie groaned < uggh, fine I just wanna get this done with.> She closed her eyes, trying to “pull in her telepathy” as Adrian put it was easier said than done. She could still feel the many minds all around her in the courtyard. She tried to sort of let her focus wander through the white noise of so many minds all at once rather than focus on her brother. After about three minutes of nothing happening, Izzie felt her frustration rising < come on Adrian Lets stop this I'm tired and dry an- “HIYYYYAAAA!!! Izzie whirled round. Inches from her face a metal edge gleaned. She screamed-a sound that was part metal scraping on metal and part hurricane- and from her, a powerful wave of force burst forth trying desperately to push away the weapon. Her brother Adrian landed a few feet away from the force of the blow. After a minute or two with a dazed look on his face, he grinned. Quickly he projected mentally saying [look! I was right! I think you go-” The look on his face fell. Izzie was still screaming. [Izzie are you o-” Izzie was advancing on him, moving faster than Adrian thought possible. The fact that she was now around eight feet tall was suddenly very very noticeable. “Izzie? What are you do-” But suddenly Izzie was on him a mad look in her eyes as her long facial tentacles wrapped around his metal bracer with inhuman strength. A hissing sound began issuing forth as the metal began to steam and disintegrate under the tentacles. Extremely vicious acid dripped from the appendages melting anything in their path. Adrian screamed. His vocal cords seemingly unstuck by the terror “IZZIE!!!!!” He could feel the heat of the chemical reaction about to melt through the metal and on to his flesh.   And then Izzie blinked and just like that it was over. <A-adrian? What? I-Oh God!> She pulled away. Adrian was still laying on the ground where she had knocked him over his eyes wide in shock and horror. That expression bored into her like a knife. Izzie pushed herself back putting space between her and her brother. Drawing her knees up under her she sat on the pavement shaking slightly. The people around her had stopped attention drawn by the screams, it seemed as if everyone was holding their breath. Distantly Izzie heard the sound of feet running up to her spot on the ground. But she wasn't paying attention to that now, …. She had almost eaten her brother. She had advanced upon her brother fully intent upon devouring his brains. She could feel still the painful emptiness that was in her stomach. Even now a part of her was screaming that she had let her meal get away, the emptiness in her belly demanding to be satisfied.     The footsteps drew near her and Izzie could feel strong hands resting on her shoulder. Her father was standing right next to her. Across from her she could see Adrian slowly sitting up, divesting himself of his now warped metal bracer. She could see the curling tracks of melted metal that had imprinted themselves on the bracer. She had done that. She had done that with intent to hurt and tear to rip too- she closed her milky white eyes scrunching in on herself as inky tears began to flow.  She could feel herself beginning to shake as her father knelt down beside her and wrapped his arms around her. The floodgates opened, <imsorryimsorryimsorryimsorrysimsorryimsorryimsorry-oh god, ime sorrysorysorrysorriy sorrysorrysorrysorrysorrysorrysorrysorrysorrysorrysorrysorrysorrysorrysorrysorrysorrysorrysorrysorrysorrysorrysorrysorrysorrysorrysorrysorrysorrysorrysorrysorrysorrysorrysorrysorrysorrysorrysorrysorrysorrysorrysorrysorrysorrysorrysorrysorrysorry- “Sssussh, its okay, shh, its okay. We are all here were all safe.shhhs.” That just made Izzie cry harder.it was sheer dumb luck that they all still were here! < I almost! I almost!- I amolst ate Adrian I! Og god oh god im sorry im sorry I couldn't think I didn't know I -” > And now Adrian was beside her as well. Giving her comforting backrubs. Sarah and Daisy had also run up during the commotion. The small family sat there on the ground for a while engulfed in the hug as Izzies sobs gradually grew smaller and smaller until they were little hiccuping things. Idly she noticed that her shirt was ruined, the black tears staining the blue fabric. During the calm down session, A couple of the onlookers had inquired if Izzie and Adrian were alright. Karl was able to assure them that yes they were okay and that they just needed some time to calm down.  After a while, Karl and Adrian helped Izzie back up on to her feet and began leading her back to the hotel room. Izzie followed, too emotionally and physically drained to do much resisting. Daisy and Sarah decided to stay in the square, feeling that it was probably best if they let Izzie have some alone time with her family. When they got back into the safety of the room,  Karl sat her down and the bed and they began to talk “ Izzie... I promise I'm not mad at you I just want to understand... Tell me what went on down at the courtyard.” Izzie looked at him with empty white eye and then quietly said   < i'm hungry dad.> There was a short pause and then < I was hungry and I I couldn't control my actions.> Her hands began shaking again <my hunger took me over, I can't be trusted... I almost! I almost...>   Karl cut her off “ But you didn't” He put the comforting arm back around her, “ you didn't and that's what matters.” <I'm going to have to eat some time dad.> Izzie gave him a piercing glare. < I'm going to need to eat or die. I don't want to eat anything sentient. I DON'T> The finality of the statement almost rang through the air. Then weakly she added < I don't want to kill someone..> Karl looked at Izzie. He looked at the child that he had reared for 23 years. True she looked a little different now than she had for the majority of those 2 decades but he could still see the little girl that he had loved and cared for so long. And now he couldn't do anything to help her. The whole room was quiet. Finally, Adrian Broke the silence his voice coming through for him for once “what about...the physical?” Both Karl and Izzie blinked. Izzie then said <what? What about the physical?> Adrian went on switching over to a pen and paper he'd grabbed so that Karl could be in on the conversation. He wrote, “ The doctors at the physical... I remember hearing that they were helping those with odd dietary needs, you know zombies and vampires and such?” Here he paused and gave Izzie a meaningful look and then wrote down “ I'm sure they could help you.” < but what if they cant!? What if there is no substitute for.. for…> She couldn't even bring herself to say the word brains at the moment, mainly because it was really driving in just how much of an actual living nightmare being she was. Karl made a small motion with his hand, something that he was prone to do when thinking, and said “ We won't know what is possible until we try.” Izzie voiced the concern that had been biting at the back of her mind ever since she first realized she was starting to feel a little peckish. <Dad, what if…. they decide it's simply too much effort to figure out some way to keep me alive and ……and …. and decide that it's best just to put me down?> The last bit of this sentence was said in the mental equivalent of a whisper. The room was silent for a full minute. Arian broke the silence “ Then they'll fucking  have to go through me first.” Izzie looked up into her brother's eyes and could see the fire burning there. His voice was quiet and whispery but there was a conviction there stronger than any she had ever seen. Her dad was gripping her hand tightly and said “ I know that the politics and news feed look grim but I swear to you that they will have to kill me before they lay a single hand on you or your brother.” He held her even tighter as the tears began to flow again, both from his eyes and Izzies. “ I was put on this world to protect you, I knew that from the moment that I first held your tiny little body in the hospital, your mom likes to tell the story of how I drove 20 miles under the speed limit on the day we first took you home because I was so scared of anything hurting you. Now you no longer may be small and you certainly don't need to be handled with kid gloves, but I will. be. there. for. You.” Karl sat up a little straighter, and the looked Izzie in her opaque milky eyes “ so let's do this. Let's go to the doctors and see what they can do. And if they can't do anything then we will leave. The quarantine still isn't super secure and I'm sure we can find some way out if things all go downhill, okay? Izzie wiped her eyes on the back of her hand and very slowly, nodded.

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