#harder than it looks

[frownyalfred]

ASOH Gala Outfit Moodboard

Clark:

Lex:

Bruce:

#thinking out loud as I write #moodboard #a sky of honey #myfic #theresurrectionist #a/b/o mention #a/b/o tw #writing the gala scene! #mpreg tw #mpreg mention #i'm gonna play around with male omega suit ideas for someone carrying #harder than it looks

[my-craft]

Once you leave, you may not be able to return.

#just roll with it riptide #just roll with it #jrwi #jrwi riptide #riptide pirates #the beyond section #jrwi fanart #just roll with it fanart #mimicking the twilight zone lettering was surprisingly #harder than it looks #my art #griff art

[pooksbedamned]

kidz craft website instructions: bend pipe cleaners to look like a crab

My brain: *zzztkt* instructions unclear

Hands: orange spider? On it boss!

#crab #time for crab #pipe cleaners #if you need me I’ll be entertaining myself #arts and crafts #hmmm #harder than it looks

[journey4art]

9 hours total

#oil pastles #harder than it looks #mixed feelings #practice #learning #art #artists on tumblr #artlife #artwork #mine #my art #sketchbook #oil pastel #finished

[frog707]

harder than it looks

I launched into this coding project---not because it's easy, but because I *thought* it would be easy.

#work in progress #software development #harder than it looks #coding #software engineering #sigh #programmer humor #hindsight

[poprocklyrics]

Sorry, I don't mean to disappoint you You didn't ruin my life

Ruin My Life, Simple Plan ft. Deryck Whibley

#simple plan #pierre bouvier #deryck whibley #ruin my life #harder than it looks #lyrics #music #alternative #rock #pop #indie #punk pop

[that-left-turn]

Oh my, I really enjoyed tumblr more than other sm because usually people are only occupying themselves with things they love and interact with mutuals. It's sad that discourses of Twitter/X are now here too.

It's nice that you're taking your time to answer every anon especially because it's always very thorough but if we're starting to go to other fandoms and asking why people are doing this and that even when they never interacted with them is annoying at some point.

Yes, out of 1000 people in a fandom are 10 asshats. That goes for EVERY fandom.

I'm sorry I've annoyed you. The asks were unexpected, but I've only responded to what's in my inbox... (I guess that makes me an agony aunt(ie)? 🤪) Regardless, I'll happily talk about less depressing Caryl-y things if some anon wants that.

Due to an ask (a while back) about Stick Figures, I opened the outline and realized that it's very weird to start a chapter with smut. Plot focused smut, even. Do people reread a fic when it gets an unexpected update? A sudden sex scene with no buildup (unless you're coming off reading the previous chapters) seems like a belly flop from the high dive and I can't move it to later in the chapter because I have to keep pace with the season.

There's something else (which I wish I had addressed earlier) that also bothers me about this story. It's not big enough to warrant a rewrite, especially since I want to finish the fic in hopefully three chapters, but the lack of this minor arc also makes it less than. I guess it's normal to wish you were better, but coupled with the awkward(ly positioned) sex scene, it feels like my shortcomings are having a laugh at my expense. 🎪🤹‍♀️🎟️ 🙄

Anyway, the Stick Figures sex scene has me pondering what a canon scene mid-S11 would've, could've... should've(?) looked like. It has to deliver emotional payoff for fans but still leave room for further character development and engagement, and the spinoff. (More to think about than the straight-up gratification at the end of a fic.) Caryl sex would have to be a scene aimed at adults—emotional maturity, not ratings-wise—because there are some heavy topics to lift and these two characters are middle-aged, so their concerns are different from reasonably well-adjusted 30-somethings who haven't had false starts and do-overs.

I'm not sure what it would've looked like in the hands of someone who wanted McReedus to put their chemistry on the back burner. I guess there might also be an overwhelming fear with slow burn and delaying viewer gratification this long, that no matter what TPTB do, it won't be enough. Fans have had time to build up expectations and various head canons for how it should go. A mixed audience reception this late in the game is not good. Caryl needs a big statement.

#anon complaint #agony auntie response #stick figures #caryl canon #harder than it looks

[gryffindorcompaniononpigfarts]

Looking trough my tags is a dangerous game being behind on Neverafter and having to wait for Nerdy Prudes Must Die hits youtube. It’s a game of avoid spoilers

#dimension 20 #d20 #neverafter #brennan lee mulligan #ally beardsley #brian murphy #zac oyama #emily axford #lou wilson #nerdy prudes must die #team Starkid #Starkid #avoid the spoilers #harder than it looks

[aid-xenostar]

Tabletop Roll20 Confusion

Alright, I'm only slightly interested in this, but I'm willing to try something new, especially as my break starts to come to an end.

I'm new to tabletop (never played but watched a little) and I'm so lost. I've been browsing through for so long and I'm so picky if not overwhelmed. The games are tagged beginner friendly and then I look at the summary or details and am so lost by the unfamiliar terms being used, or I don't understand the goal, or wonder where is the end point.

And are some of these games continuations? Like continuing from the last game and how long do these games last (in one session/overall)??

Some are pick up to play (easy join), others aren't and you have to do a whole application (which I'm not against) but this is a lot for my brain.

I have other things to focus on soon, but I'd like to give this a try before that. My attention span is being drained, but I've only been here for like 2 days so... 🤗

#rant post #tabletop #dnd #ttrpg #tabletop games #confused #rant #what is tabletop #harder than it looks #i have no clue what im doing

[forfuckssakejim]

Yeah I lift.

Lift my weighted blanket off the floor

#I used muscles I didn’t know I had #harder than it looks #shut up jim

[thats-the-teen-spirit]

My favorite albums of 2022

My favorite albums of 2022:

Ghost - Impera

Rammstein - Zeit

Electric Callboy - Tekkno

Lorna Shore - Pain Remains

Simple Plan - Harder Than It Looks

Avril Lavigne - Love Sux

Palaye Royale - Fever Dream

Bad Omens - The Death Of Piece Of Mind

As It Is - I Went To Hell And Back

Motionless In White - Scoring the End Of The World

#since spotify wrapped just released #best albums #best albums 2022 #music #ghost #impera #rammstein #zeit #electric callboy #tekkno #lorna shore #pain remains #simple plan #harder than it looks #avril lavigne #love sux #palaye royale #fever dream #bad omens #death of peace of mind #as it is #i went to hell and back #motionless in white #scoring the end of the world

[mod2amaryllis]

when i try to be a cute anime girl who goes "hom"

#harder than it looks #m2a

[quixiedust]

A confession of a housewife attempting to cosplay that ho-life.

"Just tried to spice things up with a chair dance routine to impress my husband. Let's just say it went from sultry to silly real quick—ended up in a heap on the floor. 😂 Who knew furniture could be so tricky?"

#dance #sexy tease #keeping it real #harder than it looks #confession #gif #humor

[journey4art]

Doodlewash June challenge # 2 pebbles

Magic potion we would make as kids out of anything we found in the yard #nostalgia

~2 hours

#nostalgia #art #artists on tumblr #artlife #artwork #mine #my art #learning #sketchbook #nature #practice #art challenge #original art #traditional art #im tryin my best #traditional drawing #hand drawn #drawing #mixed feelings #harder than it looks #justdraw #my artwork #pencil #quick art #queer artist #rough art #really trying #z

[somethingsgottasaveyou]

Simple Plan// Harder Than It Looks

#let's not talk about how longit took me to get this one #didn't exactly feel like paying $32 shipping and duty fees for a $15 cassette #anyways #simple plan #harder than it looks

[tomsmusictaste]

Tom’s Top Ten | ALBUMS 2022

Ok, 2022 has been a wild ride for music, there have been some absolutely incredible releases across the board, probably the hardest time I've had getting the definitive top ten since 2016 in terms of there just being so much good stuff! Also been something of a wild ride for this blog, I broke a thousand followers (and thank you all so much 🥰) and started getting a lot more asks from you guys than I used to have, which has been very cool — but anyway, let’s get into what you’re really here for: the music! Without further ado, here are my personal Top Ten Albums of 2022!

10. Harder Than It Looks by Simple Plan

This is one of my favourite start-to finish releases from Simple Plan in a long time; their past few albums I was meh on, but this one worked for me - the singles The Antidote and Ruin My Life were absolute bangers that both made my Wrapped, super cool for them to be working and touring with Sum 41 after all this time, an absolute solid record from SP here.

Favourite song: Ruin My Life (feat. Deryck Whibley)

9. Crisis Of Faith by Billy Talent

This one was a long-time coming; with a fairly sparse distribution of singles over the lockdown years it feels like the wind got knocked out of the sails in the build-up to this album, the album itself didn't disappoint. While I don't think it's as good as Afraid Of Heights was, it was certainly a very solid output with some incredible catchy songs.

Favourite song: Hanging Out With All The Wrong People

8. That Ain’t It by Gold Steps

Contrary to the album's name, this one very much was "it." Now various sources went back and forth over whether this was an album or EP, but y'know what, it's got enough songs and they're all fucking BANGERS! I vaguely knew of these guys before this year because they'd toured with Settle Your Scores, but I'm so glad I started paying more attention to them this year because this record was great.

Favourite song: Love Song

7. Distance Or Decay by In Her Own Words

Had never heard of these guys until I saw the video for their song with Derek from State Champs, and from there I was hooked. I'm definitely glad I found these guys during the run-up to this album, because the album itself is stellar. It earned itself several repeat listens from me this year.

Favourite song: Raining In Toronto (feat. Jonathan Vigil)

6. I Went To Hell And Back by As It Is

Rarely do As It Is release an album that does't end up on this list and with IWTHAB they'd done it again! A bit more experimental than their previous work, but stacked to the rafters with banger after banger, definitely a great one to listen to during a frustrating time early on in the year.

Favourite songs: I Miss 2003

5. Luv Sux by Avril Lavigne

I am honestly quite surprised by how much I liked Avril's new album, but from the moment Bite Me was released I had a strong incling it was gonna end up on this list - a return to early 00s' guitar driven sound is present throughout and her voice is still as great as it ever was.

Favourite song: Bite Me

4. Planet Zero by Shinedown

Shinedown!!! This was definitely the year of my Shinedown awakening, after previously only really knowing 'Enemies' and 'Unity' by them, I saw them at Download Festival and realised I had been sleeping on them before now. Since then I have been listening hard to their entire discography, all the way up to this year's release, Planet Zero, which was phenomenal! And it got released on my birthday, so that's an added bonus!

Favourite song: The Saints Of Violence And Innuendo

3. f.e.a.r. (fuck everything and run) by Stand Atlantic

The vibes of this album are IMMACULATE. While I've liked StAts previous albums a lot, it feels like in this one they have really hit their stride and found their sound. Bonnie's voice is great, the features are great, it's got such a fun atmosphere throughout the whole thing. Definitely Stand Atlantic's best work yet.

Favourite song: molotov (ok)

2. Upright Animals by Dragged Under

Last time I had Dragged Under on a top ten albums list they just snuck in at the ninth or tenth spot. With the last album I liked it well enough but I wasn't blown away by it. This album? I was BLOWN AWAY by it. Similar to StAt, it feels like they really found their sound in this one, I had this on a damn-near constant repeat after it came out, there's not a single skip on the album, every single song is just top notch. There's still a good variety keeping the balance between the more pop-punk stuff and the heavier stuff, but this time they don't feel like they 'kinda sound like ADTR' - this time they feel like they are definitively Dragged Under. This whole album was banger.

Favourite song: Long Live The King

Ok so now I’m gonna pull a WatchMojo and throw out some Honourable Mentions; those go to: Suckerpunch by Maggie Lindemann, Baku’s Revenge by Magnolia Park, Imposter Syndrome by Action/Adventure and Run by Future Palace

So now, to reveal which album made the number one spot 🥁🥁🥁

My ALBUM OF THE YEAR for 2022 is…

1. Kings Of The New Age by State Champs 👑👑👑

I honesty had a really tough time figuring out what order these final four were gonna go in, but as I was putting them into this list it became clear there really couldn't be any other choice for AOTY this year. After a, not bad, but not stand-out release in Living Proof, KOTNA brought the Champs back with a Bang! You know what I wanted to do the first time I finished listening to this record? Listen to it again! I will say the one thing that I thought could've been better on this was more integration with the featured guests in the songs, but the guest spots themselves are all really good! Especially Ben Barlow's and Four Year Strong's. As the guys themselves say, they are 'here to stay' and I for one am glad. This era of State Champs is glorious and I cannot wait for what's next, because it really does seem like it's all uphill from here.

And there you have it! Those are my Top Ten Albums of the 2022!

#long post #top ten albums #tom's top ten #album of the year #aoty #top ten albums 2022 #simple plan #harder than it looks #billy talent #crisis of faith #gold steps #that ain't it #in her own words #distance or decay #as it is #i went to hell and back #avril lavigne #luv sux #shinedown #planet zero #stand atlantic #f.e.a.r. (fuck everything and run) #dragged under #upright animals #state champs #kings of the new age #pop-punk #punk #punk rock #metal