#Melanie Perkins | Explore Tumblr Posts and Blogs

theaussieway · 2 years

Text

From A Design Teacher To An Entrepreneur: A Billon Dollar Story Of “Canva”

The term “entrepreneur” is widely understood in the year 2022, and universities all around the world offer courses in it to help students hone their entrepreneurial talents. Some people even like the word. But, when young “Melanie Perkins” decided to start selling handmade scarves at markets around Perth two decades ago, it was not a popular practice.

However, Perkins has always been enthusiastic about business and got enough support to build a business. As she says, “I never forgot the freedom and excitement of being able to build a business.” That was one of the driving forces that led me to launch what would evolve to be Canva. ”

Melanie Perkins was born in 1988 in Perth, Western Australia, Australia. She was born to multicultural parents: her father is a Malaysian of Filipino and Sri Lankan origin, and her mother was born in Australia. Her father works as an engineer, while her mother is a teacher.

Family and early life

Perkins had already shown an entrepreneurial spirit at a young age. She started her first business when she was 14 years old. She aspired to be a professional skater, even getting up at 4:30 a.m. daily for training sessions. She spent the majority of her childhood at Sacred Heart College before enrolling in college at the University of Western Australia.

Perkins studied communications, psychology, and commerce at the University of Western Australia. As part of her major, she also taught pupils the fundamentals of computer design. After seeing her pupils struggle with Adobe Photoshop and other sophisticated design platforms, she was inspired to create an easier and more efficient graphic design platform. Perkins dropped out of college at the age of 19 to pursue a career in business.

Career

Perkins and her future husband Cliff Obrecht co-founded Fusion Books in 2007. Fusion Books is a platform that enables students to create their own school yearbooks using a drag-and-drop interface and a collection of design templates that includes images, artwork, and fonts. Despite the fact that she had meant to work on her original project, insufficient resources forced her to convert to another, yet Fusion Books nevertheless achieved substantial success.

Perkins began designing Fusion Books at her mother’s house, with her parents assisting with yearbook production. Meanwhile, Obrecht would contact colleges and universities in an attempt to attract new clients for the company. Fusion Books would develop to become Australia’s largest yearbook company in a matter of years, later expanding to France and New Zealand.

The idea of “Canva”

She developed an idea while teaching fellow students basic computer design as part of her communications and business courses. In the age of the internet, the process of designing and publishing a poster or a flyer—composing it in Adobe Photoshop or Microsoft Word, converting it to the correct size and storing it as a PDF, and taking it to a business like Staples to print—seemed time-consuming. Isn’t it much easier to do everything in one spot with one online tool?

“The first concept was to make design incredibly simple,” she explains.

Perkins was afraid that if she waited too long, someone else would solve the problem first. So she hired freelancers to create a Flash website to target one area she identified as consistent and underserved: school yearbooks, which are traditionally handled by student volunteers. Fusion Books, Obrecht and Perkins’ venture, found a market almost immediately. Perkins paused her studies with one semester left in college. Perkins’ mother fed the printers ink overnight during high season. Obrecht cold-called potential customers. Obrecht merely lowered his voice when schools wanted to speak with a manager. The company soon expanded to 400 schools, with licensees as far away as France. It was a beginning. But Perkins couldn’t go much further without venture capital, which was difficult to come by in Perth, a city focused on mining and petrochemicals.

A taste of disappointment

Perkins and Cliff Obrecht wanted to expand on what they’d done with Fusion Books in 2011. Canva’s concept was simple: empower users to make any design they wanted. Wedding invitations, business cards, social media posts, eBooks, and other materials were included (without needing a degree in graphic design).

The online digital design platform was template-based and simple to use, which solved a significant problem for anyone who needed to design something but had the necessary skills. Canva altered the standards for producing high-quality designs by making this service available for free.

However, investors were not convinced. Perkins and Obrecht were dismissed more than 100 times. “Rejection is painful, but failure was never an option… For better or worse, I don’t give up easy when I set my mind to something. “Being rejected a lot in our early stages only meant I had to work harder and tweak my strategy,” Perkins said in a speech about failure and how to grow from it hosted by Blackbird Ventures.

Melanie Perkins refuses to give up despite the frequent rejection. There was nothing she wouldn’t do to help her company succeed, even learning to kitesurf. Read Full Article: From A Design Teacher To An Entrepreneur: A Billon Dollar Story Of “Canva”

#Canva #melanie perkins #entrepreneur #Business Women

6 notes · View notes

younes-ben-amara · 1 month

Text

نفس الرغوة ونفس الرائحة العَطِرة ونفس الجودة دون إحساس بالذنب للمساهمة في نفايات البلاستيك🧼

ما هذه المجموعة من المختارات تسألني؟ إنّها عددٌ من أعداد نشرة “صيد الشابكة” اِعرف أكثر عن النشرة هنا: ما هي نشرة “صيد الشابكة” ما مصادرها، وما غرضها؛ وما معنى الشابكة أصلًا؟! 🎣🌐 🎣🌐 صيد الشابكة العدد #31 رمضانكم كريم؛ 💡💸 للتذكير: بهذه الأداة ستجد أعمالًا مدفوعة تناسب مهاراتك كمستقل وتكون أول من يُقدّم عليها…[مدونة يونس بن عمارة] ومما يشبه الأداة المذكورة في المقال وأُطلقت حديثًا أداة…

View On WordPress

0 notes

90smovies · 10 months

Text

#The Flintstones 1994 #The Flintstones #John Goodman #Rick Moranis #Rosie O'Donnell #Elizabeth Perkins #Hlynur Sigurðsson #Marinó Sigurðsson #Elaine Silver #Melanie Silver #Brian Levant #Tom S. Parker #Jim Jennewein #Steven E. de Souza #90s

41 notes · View notes

xumoonhao · 10 months

Text

what i read in june 2023 💖

(entries marked with an * indicate favourites; entries marked with a ! indicate things i didnt like)

ONLINE ARTICLES

A Dude and a Desk: Why Women Really Don’t Get to Host Late-night TV by Melanie McFarland | Salon

Canada’s Big Flex in Space by Omar Mouallem | The Walrus

* The First Self-Proclaimed Drag Queen Was a Formerly Enslaved Man by Cari Shane | Smithsonian Magazine

12 Things People Get Wrong About Being Nonbinary by Suzannah Weiss | Teen Vogue

* How One Quiet Illinois College Town Became the Symbol of Abortion Rights in America by Chris Kenning | USA Today

New Trees Are No Substitute for Old Trees by Norm Christenson and Jerry Franklin | Politico

The Untold Story of the Zoot Suit Riots: How Black L.A. Defended Mexican Americans by Gustavo Arellano | LA Times

BOOKS

* Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo (2021)

* The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris (2021)

! Him by Elle Kennedy and Sarina Bowen (2015)

MISCELLANEOUS

* The Yellow Wall-Paper by Charlotte Perkins Stetson (1892)

#i didnt read much last much so this is shorter than my last ones 😔 however!!! i was more productive in june creatively so <<<333 #i hope to read more this month!!! more books especially bc i havent been reading much of those lately #reading list #🎆.txt

10 notes · View notes

hannahhook7744 · 8 months

Text

Ophelia Hagan, Daughter of Tommy Hagan and Carol Perkins;

Trigger warnings: violence, anger issues, law breaking, and secret relationships.

-------------------------------------------------------

Her full name is Ophelia Artemis Hagan.

She is the daughter of Tommy Hagan and Carol Perkins.

She is fifteen years old.

She is dating Adrien Byers-Wheeler—not that their parents are aware of that.

She has asthma. Despite this, she likes sitting with Adrien and Nova when they smoke—because it makes her feel less lonely.

Ophelia practices witchcraft with Adrien and Nova for fun and because she's curious to see if it will work.

She has a protective streak like both her parents.

Oh and she has her dad's temper.

She owns tarot cards and is a big fan of gothic and punk culture.

Ophelia loves embroidery, card games, sewing, Halloween, and urban exploring.

She takes part in her boyfriend's YouTube channel.

She is surprisingly good at breaking and entering but will not elaborate on HOW she knows how to do so and when she learned to do so.

She also takes part in quite a bit of vandalism not that she will admit this in front of her parents.

Ophelia is good at climbing and sneaking around.

She is very protective of her younger brother (despite the fact they don't always get along) and is not afraid to hit a bitch—especially since she knows she will not get in trouble with her parents if she does so to protect herself or her loved ones.

Ophelia is amazing at Archery and uses this as a weapon when she needs one.

Her favorite color is black BUT she also loves patchwork clothes and includes that into her outfit when she can.

She's note a big fan of makeup but still knows how to do it and will do it for others as well as herself on special occasions.

She has six of Adrien's shirts/hoodies in her closet but since their styles are so similar her parents haven't noticed.

Ophelia finds killing Demogorgons and the like VERY therapeutic.

She uses her 'creepiness' to her advantage to scare off people she doesn't like. It works surprisingly often.

Oh and at this point, she gives absolutely no fucks as to how people view her due to all the times grown ass adults have bullied her due to who her parents.

Ophelia loves death rock and Halloween music as well as heavy metal but will listen to other music types as well if she likes the lyrics.

One of her favorite non heavy metal or death rock artists is Melanie Martinez.

She loves cookies and cream ice cream.

She wears an evil eye necklace that Adrien gave her for their one year anniversary.

She doesn’t have a lot in common with her parents but they get along just fine regardless.

She writes fanfiction.

Ophelia skips class often. Which has resulted in a lot of detentions that she also skipped.

She loves horror movies.

She has a black and white pet rabbit named 'Oreo'.

She has a patchwork of random knowledge that she can let loose on a whim.

Stefan Harrington is, surprisingly, her best friend. But she is close to the other Harrington kids as well.

She is surprisingly good with kids and loves doing face paint for them.

Her most used curse word is 'bullshit'.

She hates drama and just wants to be left alone.

She works at the pumpkin patch.

She has a record. No, she won't tell you what for because it isn't your business.

Ophelia HATES entitled people and will not mince words when dealing with them.

She gets headaches often.

She makes fanart and fan edits.

When she finds interest in something, she can become a bit obsessed with it.

Her favorite horror movie is Final Destination ( because she looks like one of the actresses, not that she'll admit to it).

Her favorite video game is the Sims.

Her favorite book is 'The Old Willis Place' by Mary Downing.

One time in middle school someone hit Adrien and Ophelia went absolutely ballistic on them…. Which is exactly why most people don't mess with Adrien. Probably doesn't help that the one time someone a little older tried to start something, Zane lost his shit on them too.

Note:

These headcanons take place in my Stranger Things au 'Cats in the Cradle'. In that au, Tommy and Carol are left to raise Steve's four infant children with the help of the Upside Down Crew, Steve's half brother, Steve's younger cousin, and their collective families. In that au, Jason and Eddie live. Max is less seriously injured. Phil Callahan is Steve's older half brother and Chrissy, her brother, and Fred Benson were Steve's cousins. Oh and Steve hooked up with one of his pre-nancy girlfriends and after his death she found herself pregnant with quads that Steve never got to meet. Hope that clears up any confusion regarding these ocs and headcanons.

#st #stranger things #st next generation #st next gen #stranger things next generation #tommy hagan #carol perkins #tommy hagan x carol perkins #st oc #stranger things next gen #stranger things oc #stranger things original character #etc

5 notes · View notes

duggardata · 1 year

Text

A Much–Awaited ESOQ Update!

As of today (November 7, 2022), here are the Predictor's Estimated Sizes of Quiver (ESOQs) for the following Predictor Couples—

The Bateses—

Zach + Whitney (Perkins) Bates 9 Children

Michaela (Bates) + Brandon Keilen 0 Children (Infertility)

Erin (Bates) + Chad Paine 5 Children (Quiver Closed)

Lawson + Tiffany (Espensen) Bates 10 Children

Nathan + Esther (Keyes) Bates 10 Children

Alyssa (Bates) + John Webster 14 Children (We'll See...)

Tori (Bates) + Bobby Smith 16 Children

Trace + Lydia (Romeike) Bates 10 Children

Carlin (Bates) + Evan Stewart 10 Children (We'll See...)

Josie (Bates) + Kelton Balka 13 Children

Katie (Bates) + Travis Clark Unknown; <1 So Far (Birth Control)

Jackson Bates + Emerson Wells 13 Children

The Bontragers—

Chelsy (Bontrager) + John Maxwell 8 Children (We'll See...)

Mitchell + Brynn (Leppert) Bontrager 9 Children

Allison (Bontrager) + Jeremiah Helferich 9 Children

Carson + Carolina (Bowers) Bontrager 8 Children

Joshua + Cassidy (Bowers) Bontrager 9 Children

Denver + Praise (Helferich) Bontrager 4 Children

The Duggars—

Josh + Anna (Keller) Duggar 7 Children (Quiver Closed)

John + Abbie (Burnett) Duggar 5 Children

Jill (Duggar) + Derick Dillard Unknown; 3 So Far (Birth Control)

Jessa (Duggar) + Ben Seewald 10 Children

Jinger (Duggar) + Jeremy Vuolo 8 Children (We'll See...)

Joe + Kendra (Caldwell) Duggar 15 Children

Josiah + Lauren (Swanson) Duggar 10 Children

Joy (Duggar) + Austin Forsyth 10 Children

Jed + Katey (Nakatsu) Duggar 8 Children

Jer + Hannah (Wissmann) Duggar 11 Children (His Data)

Justin + Claire (Spivey) Duggar 5 Children

The [Quiverfull] Kellers—

Esther (Keller) + John Shrader 14 Children

Priscilla (Keller) + David Waller 9 Children

Anna (Keller) + Josh Duggar 7 Children (Quiver Closed)

Nathan + Nurie (Rodrigues) Keller 14 Children

David + Hannah (Reber) Keller 11 Children

The Maxwells—

Nathan + Melanie Maxwell 7 Children (Quiver Closed)

Chris + Anna Marie Maxwell 6 Children (Quiver Closed)

Sarah (Maxwell) + Kory Bollinger 0 Children (Due to Age)

Joseph + Elissa Maxwell 7 Children

John + Chelsy (Bontrager) Maxwell 8 Children (We'll See...)

Jesse + Anna Patrice Maxwell 6 Children

The Rodriguii—

Jill (Noyes) + David Rodrigues 13 Children (Quiver Closed)

Nurie (Rodrigues) + Nathan Keller 14 Children

Kaylee (Rodrigues) + Jonathan Hill 11 Children

The Wissmanns—

Rachel (Wissmann) + Alan Busenitz 7 Children

Ruth (Wissmann) + Ryan Bourlier 10 Children

Josiah + Abi (Rehm) Wissmann 6 Children

Bethany (Wissmann) + Daniel Beasley 10 Children

Andrew + Kori (Knuth) Wissmann 5 Children

Matthias + Michelle (Kingery) Wissmann 6 Children

Hannah (Wissmann) + Jer Duggar 15 Children (Her Data)

Nathanael + Katrina (Sahlstrom) Wissmann 10 Children

Miscellaneous—

Olivia (Collingsworth) + Dawson Aichholz 7 Children

Meagan (Forsyth) + Bobby Ballinger 8 Children

Bethany (Baird) + David Beal 7 Children

Karissa + Mandrae Collins 11 Children

Kord + Grace (Wikstrom) Etbauer 16 Children

Rebekah (Baird) + Daniel Gill 10 Children

Courtney + Christopher Rogers 14 Children

Kristin + Justin Young 9 Children

For those keeping score at home, the Largest Quivers are expected to be born to—

16 Children Grace + Kord Etbauer, Tori + Bobby Smith

15 Children Joe + Kendra Duggar, Jeremiah + Hannah Duggar (Based on Wissmann Family Data)

14 Children Esther + John Shrader, Nurie + Nathan Keller, Courtney + Christopher Rogers

#esoq

45 notes · View notes

a-lile-angel · 7 months

Text

ANGEL'S TOP 50 SIMILAR CHARACTERS

fgeyhsjdkmxa i love this

------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Andrea Sachs (The Devil Wears Prada): 93%

Anastasia Steele (Fifty Shades of Grey): 93%

Penny (Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog): 91%

Rosalind Walker (Chilling Adventures of Sabrina): 90%

Georgiana Darcy (Pride and Prejudice): 89%

Valentine Wiggin (Ender's Game): 89%

Pam Beesly (The Office): 88%

Rita Bennett (Dexter): 88%

Hilda Spellman (Chilling Adventures of Sabrina): 88%

Kevin Keller (Riverdale): 88%

Eliza Hamilton (Hamilton): 88%

Tracy Mills (Se7en): 88%

Gabriella Montez (High School Musical): 88%

Ducky (The Land Before Time): 88%

Ann Perkins (Parks and Recreation): 87%

Beth March (Little Women): 87%

Cosette (Les Misérables): 87%

Belle French (Once Upon a Time): 87%

Nina Locke (Locke & Key): 87%

Triss (The Witcher): 87%

Emily Fields (Pretty Little Liars): 87%

Mayuri Shiina (Steins;Gate): 87%

Jane Bennet (Pride and Prejudice): 86%

Anna Bates (Downton Abbey): 86%

Charles Boyle (Brooklyn Nine-Nine): 86%

Julie Mayer (Desperate Housewives): 86%

Cameron James (10 Things I Hate About You): 86%

Dana Polk (The Cabin in the Woods): 86%

Monica Gaztambide (Money Heist): 86%

Mary Margaret Blanchard (Once Upon a Time): 86%

Waverly Earp (Wynonna Earp): 86%

Aimee Gibbs (Sex Education): 86%

Alphonse Elric (Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood): 86%

Donna Moss (The West Wing): 85%

Willow Rosenberg (Buffy the Vampire Slayer): 85%

Molly Hooper (Sherlock): 85%

Esme Cullen (Twilight): 85%

Deanna Troi (Star Trek: The Next Generation): 85%

Sara Tancredi (Prison Break): 85%

Dorothy Gale (The Wizard of Oz): 85%

Melanie Hamilton (Gone With the Wind): 85%

Jess Day (New Girl): 85%

Snow White (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs): 85%

Armin Arlert (Attack on Titan): 85%

Kelly Erin Hannon (The Office): 84%

George O'Malley (Grey's Anatomy): 84%

Nick Carraway (The Great Gatsby): 84%

Walter 'Radar' O'Reilly (M*A*S*H): 84%

Oliver Hampton (How To Get Away With Murder): 84%

Grace Florrick (The Good Wife): 84%

#washing the blood... (o.o.c)

2 notes · View notes

misty-caligula · 1 year

Text

An incomplete actually 90s casting of Yellowjackets(teens)

My silly fantasy casting of an actual 90s version of Yellowjackets, teen edition.

Nat: Clea Du Vall

Van: Natasha Lyonne (Literally all Natasha ever wants to do is have amazing hair and kiss girls)

Shauna: Emily Perkins

Jackie: Katharine Isabelle

(If you don’t know why I paired shauna and jackie do yourself a HUGE favour and watch ginger snaps, you’ll thank me)

Lottie: Neve Campbell

Laura Lee: Alicia Silverstone

Misty: Brittany Murphy (can you imagine... Misty’s my fav role so of course I have multiple ideal casts, Winona Ryder, Fairuza Balk, weirdly enough Melanie Lynskey could’ve probably killed in this role... but I think Brittany Murphy is the most.)

Travis: Heath Ledger (I genuinely feel like he’d have the kind of range to play Travis’ whole vibe. If not Heath then maybe Keanu Reeves? IDK it’s a really specific role...while I struggle to enjoy Travis’ time on screen I get the point of his character and I genuinely think that Kevin Alves is doing a really solid job as an actor)

Tai: Gabrielle Union (Never got enough chances at the time, the 90s had practically no good black parts, so it was all like “best friend” roles and shit, I’d have loved to see more of what she could do, she really stole the scenes she was in, but thankfully she’s gotten more solid work as she’s aged)

Coach Ben: (Very hard to cast... I don’t know why I’m having such struggles. Chris Cooper? I’m not sure...)

Minor roles: (Honestly I haven’t cast these at all, just because we’ve seen so little of them that I don’t feel like I know anything about them beyond vibes and I want to see more of them before I do.)

Akilah:

Crystal:

Gen:

Melissa:

Javi:

(Pretty sure if I remember correctly there are 3 other as of yet unnamed girls left to see, obvs can’t cast)

#yellowjackets #just for fun

3 notes · View notes

reduxpictures · 2 years

Photo

Redux photographer Ben Baker photographed Melanie Perkins, co-founder and CEO of Canva, along with Cameron Adams and Cliff Obrecht, for Fortune magazine’s 25 Most Power Women’s issue - November 2022.

#benbaker #reduxpictures #fortune #melanieperkins

3 notes · View notes

apacbusinesstimes · 20 days

Text

From Startup to Sensation: How Melanie Perkins Transformed Design with Canva

Have you ever used multiple apps or software for editing just a single video or photo and felt it was difficult? Yes, before Canva designing, and editing photos and videos was a difficult task. In today’s world designing is an effective and powerful tool for communication, storytelling, social media platforms, and many more.

In this article, we discuss one such effective online designing tool that is been widely used by people called Canva and followed by the entrepreneurial journey of Melanie Perkins, the founder and CEO of Canva.

Melanie Perkins: Co-founder and CEO

Melanie Perkins is a successful women entrepreneur from Australia who founded Canva along with co-founders Cliff Obrecht and colleague Cameron Adams in the year 2013. Perkins is a graduate with a BA in communication, psychology, marketing, and management from The University of Western Australia. She has done her public relations internship at Weber Shandwick and was a Multimedia Centre Technical Assistant and Tutor at The University of Western Australia. Later she founded and directed Fusion Books which is an online publishing system enabling people to create stylish and professional yearbooks easily and quickly. After this Perkins founded the online platform Canva for designing.

Perkins, being frustrated with the difficulty of learning and using design tools like Photoshop, and InDesign along with her partner Cliff Obrecht and colleague Cameron Adams, came up with an idea to make designing simple and easy. They noticed the demand for design along with the growing need for good visual content day by day. Though initially, it was not an easy journey with Canva they made an effective strategy to make it a Unicorn in Australia.

Canva was able to grow rapidly as it was solving a problem that was faced by many people all over the world, Canva provides access to designing for everyone without any prior training or experience with simple and easy-to-use software. They focused on building software with better user experience rather than replacing the existing tools and aimed to help everyone create professional and beautiful designs on their own.

Melanie Perkins has been horned for her determination and inspiring other women, she was listed in the Forbes Under 30 Hall of Fame by Forbes and selected as a member of Forbes Asia’s 30 Under 30, in the tech category. In 2015 Perkins was awarded the top Prize at the NSW Technology Entrepreneur of the Year and has also gained many more.

Canva: Design anything. Publish anywhere.

Canva is a simple-to-use online design and publishing platform that allows everyone to create professional quality designs. Canva was co-founded by Melanie Perkins and was established in the year 2013. It has its headquarters located in Sydney, Australia. Canva is an online visual communications platform with a mission to empower and elevate design. The mission includes a two-step plan- to build one of the world’s most valuable companies and to do the best we possibly can.

Canva values are- to be a force for good, be a good human, empower others, make complex things simple, pursue excellence, and set crazy big goals. Canva provides ready-to-use templates to design spotlights including virtual documents, docs, presentations, PDF editor, etc. It also provides access to photo and video editing with options like photo collage, photo editor, YouTube video editor, and many more. One can also enhance their business marketing by creating attractive logos, flyers, QR code generators brochures, websites, posters, and social media. Apart from all these, one can also print business cards, T-shirts, hoodies, mugs, invitations, and a lot more. Canva also provides business services such as Canva Enterprise, Business solutions, Use Cases, Business Resources, and many more features under them.

Canva has three service models the first is Canva Free where anyone can design anything with free of cost. Second is Canva Pro which is for individuals, solopreneurs, and freelance designers with unlimited premium content to scale their business. Next is Canva for Teams which includes all the premium features of Canvas Pro and allows teams of size to collaborate easily.

From the day of launch, Canva has around 130M+ MAUs, and 15B+ designs, and is available in 100+ languages. Along with 190 other countries it has attracted users from all over the world. Canva is recognized with several awards, it is a winner of the Accessibility Award in 2022, the Apple App Award winner in the year 2021, Disruptor 50 list in 2022 at CNBC Disruptor 50, and many more. By this Canva has proved itself as an effective and useful online tool for design and editing.

Visit More : https://apacbusinesstimes.com/from-startup-to-sensation-how-melanie-perkins-transformed-design-with-canva/

0 notes

90smovies · 1 year

Photo

#The Flintstones #John Goodman #Rick Moranis #Rosie O'Donnell #Halle Berry #Elizabeth Perkins #Kyle MacLachlan #Elaine Silver #Melanie Silver #Hlynur Sigurðsson #Marinó Sigurðsson #Literature #90s

35 notes · View notes

frankymca · 3 months

Text

A year ago

When I think back about who I was a year ago all I remember is being a mess. I remember the girl that cried in the crowd of a concert because she missed her ex. I remember the girl that skipped meals and hid in her car for lunch breaks at work. I remember the girl that was sick of trying and failing, so she only did what was easy. I wanted to be liked by people whose opinion I did not care about prior, I wanted to fit in with my friends, to have natural hair and wear skinny jeans. I wanted to not be me.

I realized how self-centered I was for months and years before that. How I put myself on a pedestal and “how dare you talk shit about me, you’re just jealous because you peaked in High School and I’m peaking now“.

Good for me I did not peak at 19. I was a bitch at 19.

When my ex broke up with me I thought it’s her loss, I’m great and she’s missing out on that. Now I know that I was far from great. I was toxic and terrible and everything I thought I wasn’t. What I am trying to say is; If I would have been my ex, I would have ended things way sooner, gosh, if I would have been her, I would have never started thing off with me in the first place.

This is not about her, though. Although lately, everything is about her again. So, hey Augs, if you’re seeing this (and I know you will or at least that’s what I’m telling myself), how’s things going? Everything sitting tight? February is kicking butts again, as usual, you know how it is with me and that time of year. But besides that I’m a lot better now. Have you seen what I’m up too lately? Lots of cool shit… totally… 100%… definitely not just saying this to appear cool. Well, I guess I still can only dream to be half the person you are. I really don’t know if you’re happy and it is not my place to ask but I’m glad the fighting with your friends seemed to have found an end, I’m glad you and your sister get along better now, I’m glad you finally dropped out of school. Not because I want you to have a miserable life, just because I know how much school took a toll on you. I hope you find something that’s more your cup of tea.

I’m losing my focus again, something I try to allow myself to do lately. Not everything always has to be straight forward and thought through till perfection.

What I was trying to say, I only remember the bad parts of me from a year ago. I always only remember the bad parts of my life. Isn’t your brain psychologically supposed to forget the bad stuff and hold onto the good things? I wouldn’t know, I stopped reading about psychology about the same time I stopped buying clothes at least twice my size and call half a cucumber a “healthy lunch“. I cannot be my own therapist, and I cannot be anyone else’s either.

I only remember the bits of my past that make me roll my eyes in cringe so far back that I can see parts of my brain that I can name since Junior High but never admitted because being good in biology is not the emo-punk-alt-mix image that I wanted people to have about me. Turns out just because you listen to Fall Out Boy religiously, wear black jeans and keep a skateboard in the trunk of your car at all times does not make people think you’re cool and edgy and alternative. Bummer.

What I’m trying to say is, not all of me sucked a year ago.

I just went through an old Pinterest board to find ~the perfect playlist cover~, (as one does), and I have gotten flashbacks of the person I was a year ago. And damn, was I a sick little bitch. And not the kind of bitch I referred myself as earlier in this text, but the female empowering kind of bitch. The way Hayley Williams, Melanie Perkins and Michelle Obama are sick little bitches!

Not that I could compare myself with any of those women, not that I would even stand a chance to be in the same room as any of these women.

But I was badass. A little at least. While I was in the worst period of self-consciousness ever, since I was 12, or 14, or 16, I was also the most confident I ever was. I might have treated myself like absolute garbage but I sure as hell did not let anyone else just look at me with wrong intentions. While I always had thick skin for peoples comments (quite literally, because the most people were talking shit about me was my weight), I never stood up for myself. I simply did not care about any of that enough. And now finally I did? That’s a change I did not expect in my last months of being a teen girl.

All I’m trying to phrase with this one is that sometimes I guess I do need to cut myself some slack. I did outrageously stupid things like going to a concert 200 miles away from home while continuously telling my mom that I went with my ex – who she didn’t know I stopped talking to approximate a year prior (some day I will tell her the truth, maybe) – but I did some epic shit like going to a concert 200 miles away from home while continuously telling my mom that I went with my ex. To keep this short and simple, my vision board around that time is something I can only dream about now, but then again, isn’t that the whole purpose of a vision board? Whilst my hair was chocolate brown, a color I haven’t seen on my head since I stared 7th grade, I was living my best life as a natural red. You can take the hair dye away from me, but you cannot take the color red out of my soul. I was courageous, I was bold, and I was fucking red. So although I was being an insecure pain in the ass for everyone that had to hold a conversation with me, I was the absolute definition of rockstar girlfriend in my dreams and behind the curtains. And now that I do not have a 9-to-5 that requires me to keep my hair, well, not crazily colored, and I have no tears left for peoples that I want in my life but who do not want me to be in theirs, I think it is time to let the curtain fall and let the world get a glimpse of who they have been missing out on. It is time to let Fran be the center of my consciousness again. After all, it is hard to be the fun aunt if you have no fun stories to share. Oh wait, did I say too much now? Hm, no time for explanations, I think I’m reaching the word limi-

#fran writes #im not interested enough to end it like this #but I wanted to post on different social but its too long for that

0 notes

tactyqal · 4 months

Link

Chances are, you’ve designed a social media graphic, invitation, or presentation using Canva. The intuitive…

#startup #startups #entrepreneurship #business

0 notes

screenwritinggym · 4 months

Text

Chill Sentenza - Mon petit frère Ahmed-Mandela et sa femme Ubah sont corrompu alors méfiez vous de lui et sa femme et la liste des gens corrompus ci-dessous.

Cher petits frères, Koshin et Amida Taouil, il est temps de mettre un terme au cirque de mon petit frère Ahmed-Mandela et sa femme Ubah. Ils se sont avérés corrompus, mettant en danger notre confiance et la stabilité que nous cherchons à maintenir.

À partir de maintenant, mon ami Rocca sera le messager pour vous transmettre cette information, et il vous suffira de lui faire confiance pour vous mettre en contact avec moi. Soyez vigilants en traitant avec Ahmed-Mandela et sa femme Ubah, et agissons ensemble pour préserver l'intégrité de notre groupe. Restons unis dans cette démarche.

Mon père en Somalie est aussi corrompu, je ne lui fais pas confiance, c'est pour ça que je l'ai mis en contact avec Booba car ils sont corrompu donc ils vont s'entendre à merveille en Somalie.

Chill Sentenza, tu dois éviter mon père en Somalie car il est corrompu, tu dois laisser Booba et Abd'al Malik bosser avec mon père le corrompu, as-tu compris?

Qui se ressemble s'assemble, mon père le corrompu avec ces potes corrompu Booba et Abd'al Malik. Dream Team of Corruption.

Tu dois avertir notre ami Shurik'n, il doit éviter mon père en Somalie car il est corrompu.

En Somalie, sachez que mon père est un homme Somalien corrompu comme Booba et Abd'al Malik donc c'est l'équipe parfaite, ils vont s'entendre à merveille.

Voici la liste complète des corrompus dans ma ville Strasbourg:

1- Ahmed-Mandela et sa femme Ubah - Corrupt people.

2- Mon père en Somalie et son pote Omar El-Bechir - Corrupt people.

3- Booba Élie Yaffa et Abd'al Malik du Neuhof - Corrupt people.

4- L'Mouss du Zoel et Farid du Neufhof - Corrupt people.

5- Les Meufia du Zoel et Yan Gilg et Mahooni - Corrupt people.

6- Sugulle et son fils Ahmed Sugulle - Corrupt people.

7- Mouloud Achour et Leila Bekhti - Corrupt people.

8- Marion Cotillard et Guillaume Canet - Corrupt people.

9- Mélissa Theuriau et Jamel debbouze - Corrupt people.

10- François Hollande et Marie-Ségolène Royal - Corrupt people

11- Nicolas Sarkozy et Carla Bruni-Sarközy de Nagy-Bocsa - Corrupt people

12- Barack Hussein Obama II & Michelle Obama - Corrupt people

13- Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan & Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum - Corrupt people

14- MBS Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud & Jared Corey Kushner - Corrupt people.

15- Vivica Anjanetta Fox & Halle Maria Berry - Corrupt people.

16- Jack Ma Yun Chinese business magnate - Corrupt people.

17- Ma Huateng Chinese business magnate - Corrupt people.

18- Sir Li Ka-shing is a Hong Kong billionaire business magnate - Corrupt people

19- Zhang Yiming is a Chinese internet entrepreneur. - Corrupt people.

20- Markus Alexej Persson also known as "Notch" Swedish billionaire - Corrupt people

21- Melanie Perkins (born 13 May 1987) is an Australian billionaire technology entrepreneur, who is the CEO and co-founder of Canva - Corrupt people

22- Larry Lawrence Joseph Ellison (born August 17, 1944) is an American businessman and entrepreneur - Corrupt people

23- Bill Gates of Microsoft - Corrupt people

24- Sir Mohammed Fathi Ahmed Ibrahim (born 3 May 1946) is a Sudanese-British billionaire businessman. - Corrupt people

25- Naguib Onsi Sawiris (born 15 June 1954) is an Egyptian businessman. - Corrupt people

26- Mohammed "Mo" Gulamabbas Dewji (born 8 May 1975) is a Tanzanian billionaire businessman and former politician. - Corrupt people.

27- Strive Masiyiwa (born 29 January 1961) is a London-based Zimbabwean billionaire businessman and philanthropist. - Corrupt people.

28- Isabel dos Santos (born 20 April 1973) is an Angolan businesswoman - Corrupt people.

29- Frank Rafael Rainieri Marranzini is a Dominican businessman billionaire in tourism industry in the Dominican Republic. - Corrupt people.

30- Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson (born 18 July 1950) is a British business magnate - Corrupt people.

31- Lakshmi Niwas Mittal (born 15 June 1950) is an Indian steel magnate, based in the U.K.. - Corrupt people.

32- Mukesh Dhirubhai Ambani (born 19 April 1957) is an Indian billionaire businessman. - Corrupt people

33- Gautam Shantilal Adani (born 24 June 1962) is an Indian billionaire businessman. - Corrupt people.

Voilà mon ami Chill Sentenza, tu dois avertir Rocca et Amida Taouil.

P.S.:

Chill Sentenza, voici une info utile pour toi, tu dois savoir que mon père en Somalie et Omar El-Bechir sont des potes de la corruption Somalienne. Si tu ne savais pas, maintenant tu sais.

Omar El-Bechir et mon père sont des amis anciens depuis les années 1970s, c'est des anciens de la politique africaine et ils sont très dangereux, ils me font flippé ses deux mecs car ils sont corrompu, c'est pour ça que j'habite à l'Elsau car mon père et Omar veulent me capturer et me forcer à quitter le pouvoir en Somalie, as-tu compris?

Omar El-Bechir et mon père veulent le pouvoir pour eux-mêmes et ils veulent me forcer à abdiquer, ils aiment pas la France et l'Italie.

Sache que mon père en Somalie est un homme dangereux et corrompu comme son pote l'ancien président du Soudan "Omar El-Bechir", voici la page wiki:

0 notes

readtilyoudie · 5 months

Text

#

1Q84 by Haruki Murakami

A

B

The Band by Nicholas Eames | Bitter by Akwaeke Emezi | The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner

C

Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White | Choke by Chuck Palahniuk | The Chosen and The Beautiful by Nghi Vo | Circe by Madeline Miller

D

The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King | Deerskin by Robin McKinley | The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams | Dietland by Sarai Walker | Dreadnought by April Daniels

E

Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine | Enders by Lissa Price | The Enlightenment of Bees by Rachel Linden

F

Fable: the Balverine Order by Peter David | Fable: Reaver by Peter David | Fairy Tales of Remnant by E.C. Myers | Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk

G

Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman | The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

H

I

The Illuminae Files by Amie Kaufman, Jay Kristoff | The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde | Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu | Invisible Monsters by Chuck Palahniuk | Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao

J

K

Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn | A Knight of the Word by Terry Brooks

L

M

The Memoirs of Lady Trent by Marie Brennan | Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides | Misty of Chincoteague by Marguerite Henry

N

A New Dawn by John Jackson Miller | Night of the Living Rez by Morgan Talty | A Noodle Shop Mystery by Vivien Chien | Not Your Sidekick Series by C.B. Lee

O

Oryx & Crake by Margaret Atwood

P

Q

R

The Reckoners Series by Brandon Sanderson | Red Riding Hood by Sarah Blakley-Cartwright | The Robber Bride by Margaret Atwood | Ruination by Anthony Reynolds

S

T

The Tale of the Nutcracker by E.T.A. Hoffman | These Ruthless Deeds by Kelly Zekas & Tarun Shanker | These Vicious Masks by Kelly Zekas & Tarun Shanker | To Be Taught If Fortunate by Becky Chambers | Toil & Trouble: 15 Tales of Women & Witchcraft by Elizabeth May | Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson | The Two Princesses of Bamarre by Gail Carson Levine

U

Uglies Series by Scott Westerfeld | Until I Find You by John Irving

V

W

The Wayfarers Series by Becky Chambers | Wayward Children Series by Seanan McGuire | When Christmas Comes Again: The World War One Diary of Simone Spencer by Beth Seidel Levine | The Wicker King by K. Ancrum | William Shakespeare's Star Wars: Verily, A New Hope | A Wind In The Door by Madeleine L'Engle | The Witcher Series by Andrzej Sapkowski | The Wizards of Once by Cressida Cowell | The World According to Garp by John Irving | A Wrinkle In Time by Madeleine L'Engle

X

Y

The Yellow Wallpaper and Other Stories by Charlotte Perkins Gilman | The Young Elites Series by Marie Lu

Z

Zeus Grants Stupid Wishes by Cory O'Brien

#blog maintenance #archive #book archive

0 notes

joinchris · 6 months

Text

The Game-Changers: Top Startups Transforming the Blogging Industry

Introduction:

In the ever-evolving landscape of the digital era, blogging remains a powerful medium for sharing ideas, stories, and expertise. As the demand for quality content continues to rise, innovative startups are emerging to reshape the blogging industry. These companies are not only addressing existing challenges but also introducing groundbreaking solutions that promise to revolutionize how we create and consume content. In this article, we will explore some of the best startups that are poised to change the blogging industry for the better.

Check our Forums for more!

Medium: Redefining Blogging Platforms

Medium, founded by Evan Williams in 2012, has become synonymous with high-quality, long-form content. The platform has disrupted traditional blogging by creating a space where writers can focus on their craft without the distractions of ads or complex formatting. With its user-friendly interface, Medium is making it easier for both seasoned writers and newcomers to share their thoughts with a global audience. The startup's commitment to quality and simplicity is reshaping the expectations of what a blogging platform can offer.

Check our Forums for more!

Grammarly: Elevating Content Quality

While not a traditional blogging platform, Grammarly has become an indispensable tool for bloggers and writers alike. This AI-driven platform goes beyond basic spell-check, offering in-depth grammar and style suggestions. By providing real-time feedback, Grammarly empowers writers to enhance the quality of their content, ensuring that blog posts are not only informative but also well-crafted. In an era where content is king, Grammarly is a game-changer for bloggers striving for excellence.

ConvertKit: Empowering Bloggers Through Email Marketing

Email marketing is a crucial aspect of successful blogging, and ConvertKit is leading the charge in making it accessible for bloggers of all levels. Founded by Nathan Barry in 2013, ConvertKit simplifies the process of building and maintaining an email list. With features tailored specifically for bloggers, this startup enables content creators to engage with their audience more effectively. By recognizing the importance of cultivating a direct connection with readers, ConvertKit is playing a vital role in the evolution of blogging strategies.

Canva: Revolutionizing Visual Content Creation

Canva has transformed the way bloggers create visual content. With its user-friendly design tools, even those without graphic design expertise can produce stunning visuals for their blogs. Founded by Melanie Perkins in 2012, Canva's drag-and-drop interface and extensive library of templates empower bloggers to add a professional touch to their posts. In a world where visual appeal is crucial, Canva is leveling the playing field and enabling bloggers to stand out with eye-catching graphics.

Substack: The Rise of Newsletter Blogging

Substack has pioneered a resurgence of newsletter-based blogging. Founded in 2017, this startup provides a platform for writers to build their own subscription-based newsletters. By allowing writers to monetize their content directly through subscriptions, Substack is changing the way bloggers think about revenue streams. This model gives bloggers greater control over their work and fosters a closer connection with their audience.

Conclusion:

The blogging industry is undergoing a transformative period, thanks to these innovative startups. From redefining the blogging platform to enhancing content quality and revolutionizing visual design, each of these companies plays a crucial role in shaping the future of digital content creation. As bloggers continue to seek ways to improve their craft and reach wider audiences, these startups are providing the tools and platforms needed to thrive in the competitive world of online content creation. By embracing these technologies, bloggers can not only stay relevant but also lead the way in shaping the future landscape of the blogging industry.

Check our Forums for more!

#game changer #college humor #website design #website #marketingstrategy #ict academy #nftcommunity #investment

0 notes