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vampish-glamour · 3 years

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Ok firstly, I stg this isn't a shitpost.

I'm a cis woman, butch as fuck, but still very much cis. I mean I've had issues with internalized misogyny and body dysmorphia, but never dysphoria (I think)

I really want to yodel. (This isn't a shitpost) But online, people have told me (mostly via a sideways, the music youtuber, video) that only people with high testosterone (aka men) can yodel. This is upsetting to me, as I've wanted to learn how for a while. (Again I know this is stupid as fuck but it isn't a joke or a shitpost)

Would it be a stupid decision for me to (either temporarily or what have you) try HRT or something similar in order to increase the testosterone in my body so that I can yodel? Or would I be potentially hurting myself?

I have no qualms with looking/sounding like a man, btw.

I know this sounds weird and extreme but it's something that's really bothered me for about a year now and I need some advice from people who understand what transgenderism actually is. If I were to ask the mogai crowd, they'd tell me to do it anyway bc they don't believe in gender. I figured you could help me with some advice or point me in the direction of someone who could give me some. (Please no terfs, radfems, or transphobes)

Sorry again, this is so weird to talk about, and I don't know who to go to lol

Hi! First of all, please don’t put down your interests!!! Yodelling is hella cool. And I’m pretty sure I’ve heard women do it.

I just searched it up, here’s a video of a little girl yodelling, and killing it!

Here’s Jewel,

a 12 year old girl,

A mom annoying her kid (the ending’s adorable omg),

Three women,

And I’m sure there’s much more out there! I just searched up “women yodelling” and these were fun to listen to!

Point is, clearly women are able to yodel. I wouldn’t be surprised if there were different techniques for men and women, since men and women have different voices. Maybe try specifically looking for female yodelling techniques, and if you’re looking for coaches—people who are either women themselves or know how to teach women. Right now you might be looking at sources made for/by males, which would make the techniques not applicable to females. In the same way techniques for females wouldn’t be applicable to males.

As for going on testosterone, I would say it’s not a good idea. Because it wouldn’t just be making you sound like a man, and being butch and looking like a man vs being on testosterone which makes you look like a man are very different things. One is being gnc and is about presentation, the other is taking hormones that physically change your body.

You have to keep in mind that testosterone is going to cause bottom growth, male pattern baldness, and facial hair (probably more, these are off the top of my head). I’ve heard trans men say that they experienced acne and increased sweating when they went on T, as well as oilier and rougher skin. I’m not sure of the effects on breasts, I think they may decrease in size? Either way, these side effects aren’t going to be taken well by a cis woman. It’s why detransitioners describe actually giving themselves gender dysphoria, because they experience physical changes that their brain knows shouldn’t be happening. And many of the changes aren’t temporary, which leaves long lasting effects on their mental health.

I would strongly recommend against going on T for something like this. Especially because from what it looks like, women can absolutely yodel without going on testosterone.

I’ll tag @kiss-the-cis and @myragewillendworlds because they have good sources on dysphoria and such, and might be able to give better information than I can if they wish. And you can also look through the sources on their blogs if you want to learn more!

And good luck with yodelling! it seems like a really cool thing to learn! 😄💕

#asks #anon #no need to apologize for sending this!

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embrythecall · 4 years

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a twilight tag game, you say?

pick 5-10 characters and write your take on the canon version of them vs. fanon version of them. fanon doesn’t have to be what is generally accepted in the fandom, it can be your own idea of what you think a character is like. then tag the same number of people as characters you pick, if you can.

I was tagged by @teamjacobthot -- thank you so much! I’m excited to get into this :)

EMBRY

(obviously because i adore him with my whole soul)

Canon:

chill aka probably just shy let’s be real here

likes to bet on things?

seems to have the most common sense

Fanon:

HERE WE GO, EVERYBODY *cracks knuckles*

def the smartest one out of him, jake and quil.

an observer. definitely a people watcher. he reads the VIBEZ

very, super, ultra, mega sarcastic. almost cynical. I feel like he’s probably a realist in a lot of situations rather than either an optimist or a pessimist. probably leans a little more towards pessimism though

refuses to learn about his dad (though, I personally believe it’s Joshua Uley, but that’s a long headcanon for another day unless someone specifically wants to know my thoughts on it more haha)

a super romantic without knowing he’s a romantic?

real tight with his mom-- they’ve only ever had each other since old daddio has been out of the picture the entire time and she’s probably never really dated (once again, i have more thoughts on that too but you know, i digress)

also i SUPER headcanon that he almost ALWAYS only refers to her as, “Ma,” unless it is a serious situation in which he uses ‘mother’ but i do NOT feel like he is a ‘mom’ person. at least for his own mother.

honestly these are just all my own headcanon i have no idea what people think about him :S

for me, i think him and Jacob are closer than Quil is to either of them. In my mind, when embry’s mom Tiffany first got to town, she became really good friends with Sarah Black and thus, Jacob and Embry have kind of been friends since birth, quil only coming in a little later maybe and just not having the same kind of friendship that embry and jake have

I think him and Leah secretly get each other. Like they don’t talk much or anything, but Embry never makes comments to or about her and doesn’t participate in the guys being absolute jerks to her.

also, he just guzzles that respect women juice. like, he was raised solely by his mother so like... he was taught to respect women and also i think this makes him more empathetic to other people which is why he wouldn’t be mean to leah or say mean things about her because he’d understand to a level and might even see pieces of his own mother in her because they both were screwed over by men and he never EVER wants to be that to anybody ever

probably plays guitar but NEVER shows anybody

usually the but of a joke between jake and quil.

also the decider in arguments between jake and quil

i have a zillion more but i’ll quit while i’m ahead

also

is a slut for muffins

QUIL ATEARA V

Canon:

he thinks he’s a ladies man (thinks)

more outgoing?

likes hanging out with friends

took his cousin to prom

Fanon:

so, so, so funny as in a total dork with a lot of unearned confidence

book smart but NOT street smart

prefers name brand foods over generic because it just ‘has that extra something something’ and also, class

loves to debate with jacob. he always ends up taking it somehow more seriously than jacob does.

i actually do not know why nobody talks about quil i feel like he’s super underrated and actually hilarious.

@teamjacobthot‘s one of this tag game mentioned he was a soundcloud rapper and i think i DIED so imma also go with that and second you there

very particular about how things are done

a lover of the puns

toy story is his favorite childhood film, and he announces it as so.

LEAH CLEARWATER

Canon:

angry and bitter

thinks nothing more than of sam

hates vampires

sassy

Fanon:

i absolutely LOVE practically every fanon i’ve ever seen of leah in the fandom like...ever. they are all so amazing and i actually just want tons and tons of fanfictions about all of them

Ngl, i really am a big AngelaxLeah fan

BUT

I PERSONALLY hc that leah gets fed up with being in the pack and she feels like there’s really nothing there for her. She ends up leaving la puzb to go off and explore the world-- she wants to see it and experience more than just the memories and the life that surrounds her in la push. she travels all over and often does so in wolf form when she can. I HC she imprints there-- on a real nice super cool lady from some other country. (this is another thing i could go on for days about, i will write a fanfic about it one day. ONE DAY i shall PREVAIL!)

Honestly, i really do like Leah as she was canon. I think that it was the way everybody acted around her that i would change and i feel like the fandom as a whole agrees on that

like yeah, Leah is a badass bitch with a great sense of humor. she’s witty and sarcastic and smart and wise and i just love her to pieces. everyone else just needs to wise up and be nicer

JACOB

Canon:

super supportive and kind and loving and understanding and THEN smeyer swooped in and DESTROYED MY BOY.

like, don’t even get me STARTED on my feelings about what she did to her OWN CHARACTER

i mean really

smeyer straight up didn’t know what to do with him so she did... all of THAT. it makes me want to wheep.

Fanon:

the fanons out there on Jacob are just... they are SO WONDERFUL and give me SO MUCH JOY

i’ve heard him being a mechanic obviously, i’ve heard about the HILARIOUS details of his friendship with like, alice and rosalie and emmett like... that shit is so funny i live for it

i could read jacob fanons all day

i guess personally, i just love to bits. he’s super patient. very funny but also is really understanding and can (and loves) to get into deep discussions about stuff and listen to other people’s passions and share his own.

purposefully pushes quil’s buttons so he can get a rise out of him because he LOVES their dumb bickering and enjoys a good debate

is also almost always right in those debates

quil probably won like... twice in all of history and it was based on some kind of weird trivia fact he learned in a biology class or something lol

i bet that when the time came he had kids (not with you-know-who obviously cause just...no), he’d be SUCH a great dad and he’d be SUPER hands-on with them, like always taking them places and teaching them how to do various stuff

and if one of his kids was really into something he didn’t know how to do, you KNOW his ass is up on youtube all night long learning how to do it so he can spend THAT MUCH MORE TIME with his kids

oh he’s just so sweet love him to pieces

RENESMESS

...I had to do this but i have a good reason:

Canon:

exists

Fanon:

absolutely does NOT exist

who?

the only ONLY acknowledgement i will give her is i read a fanon somewhere about how she HATES her name. like she is downright royally not okay with it and when she gets older and has to go to school for eternity with her family (weird. seriously so weird but i’m pushing through this) she decides to announce that she is only going by this other name (personally i feel like it’s Carlie because it’s still her middle name and jfd;akfsd but also because it’s A NORMAL NAME) and so she is never called renesmee again because that is straight up a monster name and even her nickname is a monster so like, ugh.

also, i REFUSE to believe that Jacob imprinted on her, okay? if she has to exist, he did NOT imprint on her and they can be buds or something but just... no. (i have so many issues with imprinting guys, i should just sit down and write a long post about it but the ENERGY and it isn’t like it’s not all things that have been said before. it’s more what I’d fix about it so it could still exist but not be a legit code word for grooming and an excuse for blatant p*d* grossness because that’s all it is and i HATE THAT)

so I don’t talk to anyone in the fandom really because i don’t really know how to start conversations like... at all. I really WANT to talk to people but I’m a chicken and i have a hard time, BUT, i really admire so many of the blogs on here and i LOVE so much of their content. Off the top of my head, i shall tag:

@chiefjacob @911esme @jacobblackredemptionblog @embrycallsmuffin @leahclearwaterdefensesquad AND anyone else who wishes to do this! it was so much fun! I say do it! and if you’ve already done it, i just tip my hat to you for being an awesome blog :)

seriously! tag me when you do it, i want to see your answers!!

#twilight #twilight saga #the twilight saga #tag game #twilight series #jacob black #team jacob #wolf pack #quil ateara #embry call #leah clearwater

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parrishh · 4 years

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Dig a little deeper

tagged by @gcralts thank u libby ily

i’m putting this under the cut because it’s long!

1. do you prefer writing with a black pen or a blue pen? blue!

2. would you prefer to live in the country or in the city? oh i’m definitely a city gal (to be totally honest, i’m actually a suburban homebody, but i couldn’t live in the country)

3. if you could learn a new skill, what would it be? i have owned a guitar for...five years? and have never learned how to play it so that would be good

4. do you drink your tea/coffee with sugar? tea sometimes, coffee always

5. what was your favorite book as a child? oh gosh i had so many...ella enchanted by gail carson levine (still my favorite book), the children of noisy village by astrid lindgren (but in polish, the english version is missing too much of the story), & stargirl by jerry spinelli come to mind first

6. do you prefer baths or showers? showers, definitely

7. if you could be a mythical creature, which one would you be? i just want to be a witch/wizard, that’s all

8. paper or electronic books? oh, god, paper, no question

9. what is your favorite item of clothing? i have this oversized forest green sweatshirt from the park my family goes camping in every year and it’s my favorite thing ever

10. do you like your name? would you like to change it? i...really don’t love it, but i don’t think i would change it at this point in my life

11. who is a mentor to you? i mean, to take this question very literally, since i was a new teacher this past year i was assigned a mentor teacher at the school i work at and she’s so wonderful! i text her with so many questions all of the time and she never loses patience with me

12. would you like to be famous? if so, what for? it’s my dream to publish a book one day and of course i’d want it to do well, so, yes, i’d like to be famous for that

13. are you a restless sleeper? i mean, kind of? i’m a light sleeper but i don’t think i move around that much in my sleep

14. do you consider yourself to be a romantic person? very much so, yes

15. which element best represents you? earth earth earth

16. who do you want to be closer to? this is probably not what this question is asking for but i wish my good friends on here lived closer to me (or at least on the same continent) so i could see them irl

17. do you miss someone at the moment? of course! covid has kept me away from so many of my loved ones

18. tell us about an early childhood memory. i remember standing in my grandparents’ living room back in poland when i was probably around two. my grandma gave me a bag of clothespins and i was throwing them out the window for my grandpa to catch and i thought it was so fun! they’ve both passed since then so it’s a memory i cherish

19. what is the strangest thing you have eaten? i ate an entire post-it note once? just because someone told me i wouldn’t

20. what are you most thankful for? i was in a dark place in my life for...a long time, so i’m incredibly grateful for the wonderful people i have in my life now who help keep me away from that place

21. do you like spicy food? yes but my tolerance isn’t as high as i’d like to think it is

22. have you ever met someone famous? literally the most random people. wesley stromberg from emblem3, kaylin white from kaylin and miles, & alli simpson (???) come to mind. also, one time, at a concert in, like, 2013, i met a bunch of youtube beauty gurus i used to watch back then. i don’t even remember who they all were, but one of them was claudia sulewski and i still adore her. i’ve met the members of my favorite band (the maine) multiple times, as well as cameron leahy from the downtown fiction (that was many, many years ago) and the members of the griswolds. ooh, and i met the 1975 at an album signing!

23. do you keep a diary or journal? i used to! i had one of those “one line a day” journals and i wrote in it every day for five years, but i finished it last year and since then i haven’t journaled at all

24. do you prefer to use pen or pencil? pen

25. what is your star sign? taurus

26. do you like your cereal crunchy or soggy? um, soggy cereal can stay far away from me

27. what would you want your legacy to be? i just want to inspire my students and my future children, if i have any, to make the world a more equitable place

28. do you like reading? what was the last book you read? do i ever! i just finished crooked kingdom by leigh bardugo

29. how do you show someone you love them? if i love someone, i want to share pieces of my life with them, so i’ll reach out about things i’ve read or watched or thought about with them on a regular basis! also, when it comes to being in person, i’m very touchy-feely with people i love

30. do you like ice in your drinks? sure, but it’s not a must for me

31. what are you afraid of? something happening to my younger brother (i have nightmares about it all the time, for no good reason), never finding someone i want to spend my life with, finding out that people i care about are only pretending to like me

32. what is your favorite scent? everyone always comes for me for this but warm milk

33. do you address older people by their name or surname? surname, i guess, but i just try to avoid addressing them by name if i’m unsure lol

34. if money was not a factor, how would you live your life? jeez, i don’t know...i’d travel! a lot!

35. do you prefer swimming in pools or the ocean? pools! now if you asked me pools vs. lakes, that would be a different story

36. what would you do if you found $50 in the ground? i’d probably just keep it but it depends on the likelihood of determining where it came from

37. have you ever seen a shooting star? did you make a wish? yes and probably

38. what is one thing you would want to teach your children? how not to be an asshole

39. if you had to have a tattoo, what would it be and where would you get it? i already have two! i do want more, though! the next one i have planned is something related to my favorite band (the maine), and i want it on my ribs

40. what can you hear now? air conditioning, and someone rummaging through a bag in the kitchen

41. where do you feel the safest? i’m not sure, but the first thought that came into my head was in the backseat of the car, at night, while my dad is driving

42. what is one thing you want to overcome/conquer? i’ve been telling myself that i should go see a therapist for the past, i don’t know, ten years, so i want to actually overcome my fear of taking that leap and just go

43. if you could travel back to any era, what would it be? i’m as content as i can be in this era, things used to be even more messed up than they are now. if i had to time travel, i suppose i’d like to experience being a young adult in the 70′s or 80′s (the music scene UGH)

44. what is your most used emoji? 😊 or 🙃 or 🥺

45. describe yourself using one word. persevering

46. what do you regret the most? something i’m not ready to share

47. last movie you saw? the hate u give!

48. last tv show you watched? love, victor!!!!! it was so good!!!!!!

49. invent a word and its meaning i’m lame but i literally can’t think of anything

tagging: @hathawaywrites @gcndalf @remusjlvpins @phantomness @louvegoods @kazbrekkerrs (only if you want to, no pressure!)

#this one got pretty deep #it was fun #tag games #w says things

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lesbianlovelanguage · 4 years

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tagged by @happy-rascal thank you lovely! <3

1. do you prefer writing with a black pen or a blue pen? Neither actually, I hate both, I write in purple usually.

2. would you prefer to live in the country or in the city? The city for sure.

3. if you could learn a new skill, what would it be? I’ve always wanted to be able to play piano or guitar.

4. do you drink your tea/coffee with sugar? Nope. I don’t drink coffee, and I like honey in my tea sometimes, but not usually.

5. what was your favorite book as a child? I loved the Magic Treehouse Series!! They were the best.

6. do you prefer baths or showers? Depends on my mood, but usually showers. Unless the bath had just been cleaned and I have a bathbomb or something, I feel like I’m sitting in Tay Soup and mmm no thanks

7. if you could be a mythical creature, which one would you be? Dragon. Boom.

8. paper or electronic books? Paper, all the way. But I usually end up electronic bc fanfiction lol

9. what is your favorite item of clothing? My hats. I love them sm.

10. do you like your name? would you like to change it? Meh. It’s okay. I wouldn’t change it just because I’m terrible at names.

11. who is a mentor to you? My high school theatre teachers. They all taught me so much and a lot of different things. Like one showed me that I want to be a teacher, one of them taught me how to say no, and another taught me how I want to live my life lol

12. would you like to be famous? if so, what for? Not really. I’m a pretty private person. Maybe for my writing? People tend to leave authors alone unless they say some shit so...

13. are you a restless sleeper? Yes. No one wants to share a bed with me, and they shouldn’t lol

14. do you consider yourself to be a romantic person? Sometimes? Mostly I just want someone to cuddle/watch movies with/go do fun things with, but not necessarily in a romantic way.

15. which element best represents you? Water. I am a water baby.

16. who do you want to be closer to? I can’t think of anyone?

17. do you miss someone at the moment? Yes. A lot of people.

18. tell us about an early childhood memory. Hmmm, I don’t have a lot of concrete memories, more sensory triggers. Like no-bake cookies, mermaid cakes, Clifford, etc.

19. what is the strangest thing you have eaten? Oooo,

20. what are you most thankful for? The people in my life.

21. do you like spicy food? YeS

22. have you ever met someone famous? Yep! I go to conventions a lot, so I’ve met a few. Adam Savage and Robert Sheehan are my favorites to talk about.

23. do you keep a diary or journal? Nope. I’ve tried, but I’m not that organized lol

24. do you prefer to use pen or pencil? Pen. I HATE pencils with a passion. I’m one of those monsters who will even do math in pen.

25. what is your star sign? Scorpioooo

26. do you like your cereal crunchy or soggy? Who tf likes soggy cereal? Not me.

27. what would you want your legacy to be? Being kind and helping to pass on the freedom of the arts ig

28. do you like reading? What was the last book you read? I love reading, but I think the last book I read was Moby Dick for class.

29. how do you show someone you love them? I’m a very tactile person, so hugs or just casual touching is the best way. I also never hesitate to say I love someone bc I think it’s important

30. do you like ice in your drinks? Ew. No.

31. what are you afraid of? Ohhh boy. Clowns, Spiders, Everyone leaving me...

32. what is your favorite scent? Lavender, Vanilla, Baked Bread

33. do you address older people by their name or surname? Depends. If I know them or if they introduced themself by their first name, then yeah, but I still refer to my high school teachers by their last name lol

34. if money was not a factor, how would you live your life? I would hide away in a beach bungalow that was like a thirty minute drive away from the city. Cottagecore with easy access to theatres, museums, and good food.

35. do you prefer swimming in pools or the ocean? The pool, but only bc it’s the easiest for me to access.

36. what would you do if you found $50 in the ground? Keep it, bc I’m a terrible, broke person.

37. have you ever seen a shooting star? did you make a wish? Yes, and yes!

38. what is one thing you would want to teach your children? To always be kind and patient, but know when to stand up for yourself

39. if you had to have a tattoo, what would it be and where would you get it? I actually have three! I have a marvel one, a monogram with every letter in the alphabet, and Tod the Fox. I have plans for a bunch more though

40. what can you hear now? My dog snoring, the youtube video I’m watching, the garage door opening.

41. where do you feel the safest? In my bed, curled up in a big sweatshirt.

42. what is one thing you want to overcome/conquer? Uhhh, systematic racism, sexism, homophobia? idk what to say here

43. if you could travel back to any era, what would it be? None, bc for all of the problems we have rn, it’s better than in the past.

44. what is your most used emoji? The owo one, with the big shiny eyes? I’m on desktop so I can’t add it but yeah.

45. describe yourself using one word. Dramatic

46. what do you regret the most? Not keeping my workout schedule post-quarentine

47. last movie you saw? I rewatched Scott Pilgrim Vs The World yesterday.

Tagging: @gideongrace @catharrington @lostnoise

#tag game

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woodworkingpastor · 3 years

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Who’s coming to dinner? -- Galatians 1:13-17, 2:11-21 -- May 9, 2021 -- Sixth Sunday of Easter

On TV shows and dinner guests

I want to begin this morning with two illustrations that will help us place this challenging Scripture text within the larger Biblical story.

The first illustration involves how television storytelling has changed over the years. To name one example, Star Trek: The Original Series was very much a product of its time; each episode was a stand-alone story, the so-called, “planet of the week.” Every week, Captain Kirk and the crew of the Enterprise would show up at a different planet and deal with whatever crisis they encountered. A big reason why the episodes were written in this way is because once an episode aired, there was no expectation that you would ever see it again. Long story arcs were impossible because if fans missed an episode because they went out for dinner, or there was a power outage, or their local network preempted the show, they would miss crucial details that would be necessary to understand later stories.

On-demand streaming services have completely changed this. Recent Star Trek series (and others, of course) now have intricately based story arcs that invite people to watch and re-watch and binge watch episodes to unpack the tight conceived story lines. On top of that, most episodes are analyzed and dissected on YouTube, allowing for further reflection on the clues and hints and “easter eggs.”

My reason for inviting you to think about this is because the Biblical story is a long, complex story arc, not a series of episodes. Today’s text from Galatians 1 and 2 is the backstory to the events we looked at last Sunday in the Acts 15/Jerusalem Conference text. In Acts 15:2, Luke says that “Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and debate” with the church leaders from Jerusalem; I said that what Luke really meant was they had a knock-down, drag out, fight. Well, Galatians 2 tells us about the fight!

But more than that, the issues that are relevant here tie all the way back to Genesis 12 and God’s call to Abram to be a blessing to all nations. God’s vision has always been to welcome all persons back into God’s family; it is a vision that will always push us beyond our comfort zones.

The second illustration that will help us understand this story concerns how complicated it can be to have guests for dinner. Never mind people’s schedules; just planning the meal itself can be a real challenge; some people are vegetarian, some are vegan, some have food allergies, others are gluten-free or lactose intolerant. “Who’s coming to dinner” is a complicated question!

Again thinking back to last Sunday’s sermon, I noted that book of Acts describes a simmering conflict over the nature of what it means to be a Christian. It turns out that what causes this conflict to boil over was a question about who’s coming to dinner! This is partly because in the early church, meals were a huge part of congregational life. Inviting someone to sit around your table—or accepting an invitation to sit around someone else’s table—meant that you had completely accepted them as part of your group. “Separate but equal” has always been a myth that the Gospel will not validate.

Acts 15 and Galatians 2 ultimately boil down to one question: “Am I willing to accept everyone who the Holy Spirit says is Christian?”

Our “stream on demand” story

Within the long Biblical “story arc” that teaches us that God’s ultimate purpose is to reconcile all things lies the fact that there will always be persons and powers who do not want that to happen. Every bit of God’s mission and ministry—the work we are called to share in—happens on contested real estate; ironically, moving toward God’s intended reconciliation will create conflict, which is exactly what happens in Acts 15 and Galatians 2. As much as we wish it weren’t the case, the conflict between Paul and Peter is exactly the kind of thing we should expect to happen.

But in this long story arc of reconciliation, Galatians 2 is the next episode in the story. To help understand this episode, we need to look back at previous episodes. We can look in any number of places throughout the Bible to see this, but consider these examples: In Genesis 12:1-3, we read:

The Lord says to Abram: “Go from your country and your kindred and your father's house to the land that I will show you. I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you, and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and the one who curses you I will curse; and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.”

In John 3:16-17, Jesus says,

For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life. Indeed, God did not send the Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.

Paul would later write to the Ephesians and say,

[Jesus] has abolished the law with its commandments and ordinances, that he might create in himself one new humanity in place of the two, thus making peace, and might reconcile both groups to God in one body through the cross, thus putting to death that hostility through it.

One affirmation of this story arc comes from outside the New Testament. Gregory of Nyssa, a fourth century bishop, put it this way:

Taking up the enmity that had come between us and God on account of sins, slaying it in himself…and becoming what we are, [Jesus] joined the human to God again through himself.

This is the message that Paul has become convinced of, and the purpose of his life is to proclaim this gospel, something that came neither from “human origin” nor from a “human source.” Paul is on a mission from God to proclaim the gospel to all persons and to welcome them into one church under the grace of God.

Who’s coming to dinner?

But precisely because this message is contested from all directions, “who’s coming for dinner” is a complicated issue. Galatians 2 depicts an internal debate about this question. It was Peter’s missionary work that first took the Gospel to the Gentiles. Peter saw what the Holy Spirit was doing in these persons lives—that God’s work of reconciliation included them—and he apparently began eating meals with them, something that his Jewish upbringing would have forbidden.

This was a radical change, comparable to Black persons sitting down at the lunch counter at Woolworth’s in Greensboro, NC in 1960. It was a change in behavior that would cause massive social disruptions; prior to this, these things just weren’t done. But Peter made the change—until some of his colleagues came down from Jerusalem. Then Peter’s decision became costly, and he risked being criticized or even rejected by his peers. So he changed and stopped eating with Gentile Christians.

It’s the same issue that the Brethren had with extending the holy kiss to Black members in the 1800’s, isn’t it? Am I willing to accept that people who are a different class or different race from me are fully Christian, and are equally my sister or brother? For Peter, his answer was not found in his words, it was found in his unwillingness to share a meal with the Gentile Christians. He would not accept them as brother and sisters. Peter’s behavior even led Barnabas astray—Paul’s ministry partner who had shared in the first missionary journey and had seen many Gentiles come to faith in Jesus. Barnabas stopped eating with these brothers and sisters, too.

Reframing our perspective

Paul recognizes that the power of the Gospel story is in its ability to reframe our perspective. Paul is a man from his time; his prior understanding was that there were two categories of people: Jews and Gentile sinners, the classic “us vs. them” dichotomy of the world. Whenever we divide people into us vs. them, the persons in the other group—the “them”—are always in the wrong; they are always the problem.

But Paul has come to realize that this is the wrong way to view things. He understands that because of our sin, there is no “us.” From God’s perspective, we are all outsiders who need to be brought back into the family. One of the calls of the gospel is to welcome outsiders to our table and share a meal with them. But what is most astounding is that Jesus would welcome us to his table. We never want to get so concerned with the rules and guidelines for our own Love Feasts about who sits where and whether we should talk or sit in silence that we end up missing the fact that the table around which we gather is not our table, it is the Lord’s table. We are guests at God’s table!

One of the basic lessons that we learn in this world is that we are basically ok. We’re not perfect, we know we lots of room for improvement, but really all we need to do is add a few things or fix a few things, and then we’ll be fine. So we look for self-help books or maybe even a therapist—all of which can be fine and necessary and perfectly appropriate. But we so often spend our time tweaking things around the edges instead of addressing the fundamental problem in our lives: that we are alienated from God and need to be reconciled to God.

But even here, our efforts are flawed, because we so often want to reduce our relationship with Jesus to a prayer we pray “with every head bowed and every eye closed.” The Gospel invites us to so much more than that. We are invited to take our place alongside Abram

“who went, as the Lord told him” (Genesis 12:4).

We are invited to take our place alongside Paul, who left everything behind because he had encountered the consuming fire that is Jesus Christ. We’re called to be part of a community that is, quite frankly, a collection of mis-fits. But the reason they are mis-fits is because we don’t fit in this world, but we fit perfectly in the next.

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Applying FMA’s Philosophy to Real Life

Here’s something a little different from what I usually post! For some reason I found myself thinking about this in the shower for almost an hour today, so I thought I’d write a post on it. (Also, keep in mind I wrote all of this spontaneously in one go.)

Now, here’s a little disclaimer: This is very subjective. There are a thousand different ways to personally interpret the philosophy of FMA, and even different ways to interpret what “the philosophy of FMA” even is- Is it the overall themes of the story? The actual real life alchemical/philosophical concepts mentioned in the series? The politics of the FMA world? Arakawa’s outlook on life and writing manga? Some sort of weird deep subtext about the Philosopher’s Stone or something?

It all depends on how you want to look at things, and everyone and their mom has a different interpretation. Every anime analysis blogger or YouTuber has done something on the philosophy of FMA. But I wanted to do something a little different: Take the philosophical concepts within the FMA universe, and find positive ways to interpret them that you can apply to your own life to better yourself.

Like I said, there’s a thousand different ways of interpreting these concepts. But I’m an optimist, or at least I try to be, so I tried to choose interpretations that are positive and motivating. I think Dante’s already got the whole “pessimistic existential despair” thing covered.

So, without further ado, here we go! This is an extremely long post, so it’s under a cut. Feel free to skim it and only look at the parts that interest you.

Concept: A lesson without pain is meaningless. Interpretation: What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. Sometimes the most difficult challenges are the most rewarding.

“Teachings that do not speak of pain have no meaning, because humankind cannot gain anything without first giving something in return.” -Chapter 1: The Two Alchemists “A lesson without pain is meaningless, because gaining anything worthwhile requires sacrifice. But if you can overcome that pain and achieve your goal, you can achieve a fullmetal heart, and that’s irreplaceable.” -Chapter 108: Journey’s End

It’s very easy to have a negative interpretation of this phrase, to take it to mean that suffering is necessary. As another favorite anime character of mine once said, “People never learn from their mistakes until they are hurt from them.” But like I said, I want this to be an uplifting list, so we’re going with a happier intepretation.

Everything is a learning experience. You can’t get a diamond without subjecting carbon to immense pressure and high temperatures, right? Even when things seem dark, if you can power through, you’ll come out with experience and strength that others might not have. And even if you can’t win, as any scientist knows, failure can show you where you went wrong and what you need to do to improve. There’s an old proverb in the go (east Asian strategy board game) community: “Lose your first 100 games as quickly as possible.”

This is what really got me started on this tangent, thinking about... believe it or not... Alchemical encoding methods. (Oh, on a side note, does anyone know the proper usage of “alchemical” vs. “alchemic”? Please let me know. It’s been driving me up the wall for years.) Think about it: Alchemists encode their work so they can’t be read by those who aren’t worthy, right? It’s fairly likely that there’s a standard system of alchemical encoding in the FMA world; We’ve heard Ed and Al mention real alchemy concepts like the green lion, or the sun and the moon as masculinity and femininity- things that wouldn’t make sense to a non-alchemist, but are probably standard knowledge for most alchemists. There’s also that mural from Xerxes, which Ed was easily able to understand, because certain symbols and phrases are known to have certain meanings in alchemy.

Encoding systems like this would really only be useful for keeping out non-alchemists and novices, but any skilled alchemist would probably be able to understand them. Because of this, it would probably only be used for fairly benign things. But if you look at things like Marcoh’s notes on the Philosopher’s Stone, or Scar’s brother’s research, those are the really big ones. There’s layers upon layers of coding there that require a ton of skill, time, teamwork, and in Scarbro’s case, knowledge of alchemy across multiple cultures and languages. That’s some intense stuff, but incredibly important. Of course the most rewarding alchemical secrets are the most well guarded.

Challenge yourself. Challenges can often be scary, difficult, and stressful, but sometimes the harder it is, the bigger the reward.

Concept: All is One, One is All. Interpretation: Everything is connected. You are part of a greater flow, and you are not alone.

“Remember when we talked about what would happen if we died here?” “Uh-huh, and I said everyone would be sad.” -Ed and Al, chapter 22: The Masked Man “Maybe it’s ‘the world’, maybe it’s ‘the universe’... Life is a complex cycle, so vast that we can’t see it with our own eyes. But whatever it’s called, you and I are only a tiny part of the great flow. One part of the whole. But all those individual parts come together so that the whole can exist. And the cycle keeps flowing because all of nature follows this fundamental law. Understanding that flow, deconstructing and then reconstrucing... That’s the meaning of alchemy.” -Ed, chapter 22: The Masked Man

Nothing exists in a vacuum. Everything has impact on something, no matter how small. A huge number of factors came together to create the you that is here now, and in turn, your existence affects the lives of others. Even if it seems like you’re alone, like nobody loves you or pays attention to you, you’re not invisible and you’re not alone.

Maybe you’re someone’s favorite blogger, or maybe someone passed you on the street and thought your hair was beautiful. Maybe you own a shelter pet that would have been otherwise put down, or maybe you helped introduce someone to something that changed their life for the better. Maybe you buy a coffee from Starbucks every week, and your purchase contributes a little to the overall income of that particular Starbucks, which allows it to stay open, thus keeping a single mom employed and able to feed her kids. It’s impossible to exist without having an impact on others. The way each little person operates as part of the great web of humanity to make the world what it is today is part of what makes humanity so beautiful.

You’re never truly alone, no matter how much it feels like it, and there’s always someone who would suffer in some way without you. Try to make meaningful connections. If you ever feel like you’re alone in this world, take some time to think about what things you do that affect others, and how you are connected to the world as a whole.

Concept: The energy of the world is cyclical, and only flows in one direction. Interpretation: What you do comes back to you. Be mindful of the attitude you choose to put into the world.

“The foundation of alchemy is the power of the circle. The circle dictates the flow of power, and when the proper runes are written within it, it is possible for the power to be released. Even when you’re not using alchemy, the flow of power has many practical applications! For example... If you can read your opponent’s movements, you can turn them back against him. That’s one way of manipulating energy. Accepting the flow, understanding it, and using it to create... That’s what makes an alchemist an alchemist.” -Izumi, chapter 23: Knocking on Heaven’s Door

Due to some spiritual experiences I’ve had in the past, I very much believe that likes attract likes, and that the energy you put out into the world will come back to you. But you don’t have to be even the least bit spiritual or religious to see how this can sometimes be true.

If you snap at someone for no reason, even if that person was in a good mood, that’s going to discourage them from being nice to you. If you’re a generally mean, angry, nasty person, people just aren’t going to like you. But if you gain a reputation for being nice and treating others with respect, that’s going to earn you respect as well.

I’m not saying you have to be cheerful all the time- everyone has their bad days, and plenty of people (myself included) might naturally be a bit more Raven than Starfire. I’m not even saying you always have to be nice to everybody, because there will always be people who aren’t worthy of your respect. What I am saying is that you have control over how you generally interact with others, and it pays to be nice rather than mean. Things like keeping a generally polite attitude, saying nice things to others, and helping people when they need it are things that people will remember, and make them more likely to want to be nice to you as well.

If you find yourself in a situation where you can choose whether or not to be mean, take a minute to think to yourself: Does this person really deserve this treatment? What will this accomplish? How will this affect how others see me? If you can choose whether or not to be unnecessarily mean, I encourage you to not be mean.

Concept: You cannot gain without sacrifice. To obtain, something of equal value must be lost. Intepretation: Change doesn’t happen on its own. If you want something to happen, you must first take steps to make it happen yourself.

“Humankind cannot gain anything without first giving something in return. To obtain, something of equal value must be lost. That is alchemy’s first law of equivalent exchange.” -Al, Fullmetal Alchemist opening monologue “It is impossible to create something out of nothing. If one wishes to obtain something, something of equal value must be given. This is the law of equivalent exchange.” -Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood opening monologue

Again, it’s easy to interpret this as a negative, “We all must suffer” thing, or as a (50-year-old conservative voice) “If you’re poor it’s just because you’re a lazy bum and blah blah blah” thing, but this is the positive interpretation I’ve come up with.

Nothing ever happens without some sort of catalyst. You have to take the initiative. Like Ed once taught Rose, no matter how religious you are, you can’t just sit around praying and expect all your problems to magically be solved; You have to at least make some effort yourself. Does this mean hard work will always be rewarded the way you want? No. Sadly, this is an unfortunate reality of the world. But it does mean that nothing will happen if you don’t try.

For example, I see a lot of people say, “I wish I could draw.” ...And then that’s it. They just say that, over and over. Guess what? Literally nobody is stopping you from drawing! You have to be the one to pick up the pencil/pen/tablet/paintbrush/mouse etc. and start drawing. No, your first drawing will not be perfect, and it may take a very long time before you’re able to draw something that you can really be proud of. But you’ll definitely never be able to make a great drawing if you never start drawing in the first place.

If you have a goal, and you’re already doing what you can to work towards that goal, even if “what you can do” is next to nothing: That’s great! I’m proud of you for trying, and I hope you can achieve your goal. But if you’re constantly sitting around lamenting how you wish for such-and-such without actually doing anything to try to make it happen... Well, you’re not really going to get anywhere.

Concept: There’s no such thing as “no such thing”. Interpretation: Don’t underestimate yourself. Never give up on something just because others don’t believe in you.

“Nothing is impossible.” -Greed, chapter 27: The Beasts of Dublith

People can accomplish amazing things. I’m sure you’ve all heard the stories of how Harry Potter was written on napkins in a bar and rejected by like 2872193 different publishers or whatever, or how much Vincent van Gogh struggled both in life and art, or how Dav Pilkey wrote Captain Underpants while sitting out in the hall in grade school as a punishment from teachers who told him being a cartoonist isn’t a real career. Even against impossible odds, sometimes with enough determination, you can come out on top.

It’s easy to get bogged down by negativity. If your goal is somewhat out there, you may get a lot of people telling you that you can’t do it, but that’s not necessarily true. In a similar vein to the previous topic, you may never be able to accomplish your goal- life just happens that way sometimes- but there’s always a change that you might. If you let others discourage you to the point of giving up, you’ll definitely never be able to achieve your goal.

Believe in yourself, BELIEVE IN THE ME THAT BELIEVES IN YOU!!!, and keep trying. Don’t give up just because things are looking grim, or because other people say you’ll never be able to do it. They don’t know what you’re capable of.

Concept: A king without his people is no king at all. Interpretation: Life is collaborative. Don’t neglect those who support you.

“A ruler’s duty is to his people. Without them, he is no king at all!” -Ling, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood episode 22 (because I sadly still don’t own volume 12)

You can’t do everything on your own. People move through life by interacting and helping one another. It’s ok to ask for help sometimes. But at the same time, you have to be ready to give help when the time comes- If someone does things for you, and you turn your back on them when they need you, what kind of person does that make you? Not a very nice one.

Of course, that’s not to say that you have to be giving and giving and giving all the time. If you don’t have the money, time, skills, knowledge, physical ability, or emotional/mental availability to help someone, that’s ok. It happens. But if you can help someone, and choose not to just because you don’t want to make the effort, that’s selfish. Why would you do that to someone who helped you? Who, in turn, will help them? And when people see that you weren’t there for them when you could have been, again, that’s going to come back to you. Nobody wants to help someone who takes without giving.

Also, if you’re in a leadership position, your job is to lead. It is your responsibility to keep an eye on the needs of those below you, and to make sure the system runs smoothly. If you treat your subordinates like garbage, they’re not going to want to respect you.

If you do treat your subordinates well, and help others when they need it, people will look up to you and be more likely to return the favor when you need it.

Be a Colonel Mustang, not a Brigadier General Fessler.

Concept: Take 10, give 11. Interpretation: It doesn’t always take much to be kind. You can do nice things sometimes without expecting something in return.

“My brother and I met so many wonderful people on our journey, people like Mr. Hughes. I’ve come to realize how much happiness they brought us, even if we didn’t see it at the time. That’s why I feel that now it’s our turn to try and give back some of that happiness. If we receive ten and only give back ten, then it’s a zero-sum gain. Instead, if we receive ten we will add our one to it, and give eleven in return.” -Al, chapter 108: Journey’s End

You don’t always need a specific motivation to be nice. Being kind for kindness’ sake is always a good thing to do, and doesn’t necessarily have any negative payoff. A lot of the time, doing something nice for someone can take as little effort as just saying, “You look nice today”, or even- as Arakawa herself has said she believes to be important- just saying thank you when someone does something for you, no matter how small.

If you’re grateful to have someone in your life, show it! Be nice to them. You don’t even have to give a heartfelt speech; sending people posts you think might interest them, for example, can really make them happy. Also, if you see someone who’s feeling down- or even someone who’s perfectly fine- it never hurts to show them a little kindness. Your small compliment may wind up meaning far more to them than you think.

One way I personally try to spread a little kindness: When I see art on my dash, unless I have some particular reason not to want it on my blog (bad pairing, too sexual, etc.), I reblog it. Even if it’s really terrible art, I reblog it anyway, because I know how much it can mean to beginner artists to have just a little bit of encouragement. I also usually try to gush in the tags about how much I love it, or add specific compliments, like “This is a really cool art style” or “I like how you draw his hair”.

Most of the time, I don’t get anything out of this, and I don’t expect or need to. But every once in a while, someone will message me saying how much my comment meant to them, and that’s a really wonderful thing. Also, whenever I leave a comment on a fanfiction, I always end it with a simple, “Thank you for writing this”. The other day, someone said the same thing on one of my fics, and I was shocked. People so rarely show such simple, straightforward appreciation for the amount of work writing takes, and it really made me happy to read.

Anyway, that’s all! I hope you guys enjoyed this spur-of-the-moment little pep talk, I hope it gave you something to think about, and I hope it might be of some help to some of you. And remember: It’s not hard to be nice!

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A Translator's Life: The Edge of Reason

A Translator’s Life: The Edge of Reason

Motivation vs. Procrastination in the Life of a Translator

In recent months, many things that I have done and seen have made me think on productivity. What motivates and what hinders our work routine, and how all this reflects in our image and our professional success as translators. Today, I will gather some thoughts and information on this. From translating an inspirational book Recently, I completed the translation of a booklet about self-help for a customer, which had a great impact on me (Cannot give you its title at this stage as it is waiting for publication). I loved doing this translation, with which I also learned a lot. Small, with tiny chapters, written in simple and direct language, permeated with illustrations, it is intended for businessmen or people who wish to start a business, or maybe not even that. Yet, this one is very different from any other kind of self-help business books out there. It demystifies many notions about business we hear. yet, always with a lot of common sense and almost excessive frankness. Virtually all the topics covered in the book can be applied to freelancers as well, especially to translators who have a business. I’ve found myself reflected in many chapters – or saw my past, my background, past jobs, colleagues. Even in typical day-to-day situations in an office, which have nothing to do with me, I saw relatives and friends there. To Gaining Valuable Insights Into My Translation Business There are valuable insights on preparing and launching new ventures, outreach, business concepts, use of technology, distance co-operation, competition, and much about productivity and motivation. I do not want to give away too much here, but a lot of things stuck with me. Not everything is new, but said in such an eloquent way, with great real examples. The text ends up reinforcing what people in the background already know, besides giving us some well-deserved slaps in the face. For example: — Everything you do, say, write, every phone call, every invoice, every email – everything – is marketing. — Being a workaholic, turning nights and weekends, sleeping little and eating badly, and still being proud of it, ultimately is being incompetent, disorganised, clumsy. Working a lot has nothing to do with working well. — Having brilliant ideas or making big plans is no merit; What really makes the difference is in actually realising a succession of little good ideas every day. — Current interaction tools have revalued writing – emails, text messages, websites, blogs. Communication should be efficient, clear, informative. Writing well is the fruit of the clarity and organisation of thoughts; therefore, when recruiting partners, give preference to those who write well. — Want to be immune to competition? Make your product your own, something that only you can do, your way of being, something inimitable. Not just the result of your work, but the whole experience of working with you. (Another that applies even more to translators, as opposed to entrepreneurs from other areas.) — To excel and have a differential, share and teach. The more people want to do what you do, the way you do, the more you establish yourself as a leader. — Our great enemy is interruption. We only surrender when we can work for a while without any kind of interruption, so you have to schedule work periods like this. — What drive productivity is motivation, and this is the result of many factors, including a favourable environment, attainable goals and small daily successes – more on this issue next. — And much, much more.

More motivation to be a better translator Also recently, I attended a convention for small entrepreneurs. I confess that at first I did not give it much credit – such a public thing, for free… What do I know, right? But it was exceptional. Great lectures, beginning with one of Google’s directors in Australia, and with many panels on digital media, marketing and business tools, etc. In a hall filled with computers, volunteers helped those who wanted to learn and open accounts on Twitter, LinkedIn and other networking sites. At the end of the day, I left full energy to improve my productivity, choose better customers, and make more productive partnerships. And I cannot say why, but I have the impression that only this motivation, this desire to be effective, to reinforce the things that I clearly have been doing right and to correct what is not, already generates positive results. I think that just setting certain priorities or having clearer headings already translates into productivity – and effectiveness. And productivity translates into praise, better services, more money, more time to do what we like, and all this produces more motivation, of course. Speaking of motivation, I discovered today, through a Twitter link, this beautifully illustrated lecture on the results of a research on motivation – what kind of reward yields good results, makes us win challenges. In a TED Talk, Dan Ariely does not say anything that we do not already know, but watching and reading him filled me with enthusiasm. Professional Satisfaction as a Translator I have seen dilemmas, debates and experiences about unattractive professional choices with huge monetary compensation versus choices that give more personal and professional satisfaction with little financial return. And increasingly I am an unconditional partisan of the second option. Because in the long run, a job that generates a good dose of motivation, which is a priority, that makes sense, inevitably generates financial return as well – and from a certain point, a higher financial return alone does not increase the motivation, quite the opposite. There is also a crucial difference in the different positions I see in aspiring translators – for example, in the numerous emails I receive from beginners in translation asking for all kinds of opinions, advice or help. Benefits of being a translator There are people who, before even trying to translate something, soon show that they are anxious to know how much they will earn. It has to be a lot. It has to be now. In general, these same people want to know which areas are easy to get into, requires a small amount of customer service and guaranteed high salary. It is not uncommon to hear some well-publicised myths out there, such as those sworn translators who earn abysmal sums of money each month translating some nonsense driver’s licence. Yes, of course! Gee, that must be why so many of my colleagues and my fellow sworn translators live on yachts, and only I have not realised that yet. The Real Winners of the Translation Industry The fact of the matter is that – almost always – those who have this type of concern when planning their career are not the ones who will spend half an hour immersed in dictionaries trying to get the perfect translation for an expression. Nor would they usually “waste time” studying in depth, or begin their translation career willing to translate for very little money in the beginning. It is not by chance that these “translators” are not the ones who tend to achieve the kind of professional success they were hoping to get. Others want to perfect themselves. They want to study more, read more, do more exercises, want you to recommend other courses. There is a passion behind what they do, as well as the relentless pursuit of technical improvement – which is a lot duller and less exciting than the “passion for languages.” I often keep in touch with these people, and I am happy to see how successful they are in the profession. They are great colleagues. And the interesting thing is that they are often surprised, think they were lucky or do not think they work too much. After 25 years of experience as a translator, now that I have a different perspective, the difference is very clear. People like that are a minority, yes, and they succeed because they have the motivation driven by the right priorities, which lead them to make no effort to improve. They embark on the profession aiming to be excellent professionals throughout their lives, not aiming for a cash-filled savings and early retirement. The difference between these values is huge. The Worst Enemy of the Translator To conclude, let me talk about our worst enemy: procrastination. Who does not suffer from that throws me the first stone. We have to be connected all day, easy to be found by clients and colleagues, attentive. Emails need to be answered quickly. We need to be aware of the latest news and debates. Help someone to solve a problem on Facebook. Watching a photo album of our latest trip or someone laughing at a bad translation in a video on YouTube … 1h45 later, you wonder why you are still watching this new episode of the Game of thrones. Not to mention that Monday morning, when you take a deep breath and open the directory of the next 35-page review of a text on IT, and suddenly that’s the ideal time to mow the lawn (Or update the blog…) Sometimes, procrastination is more blatant. Sometimes, it is camouflaged as research or confused with coffee time. Anyway, if we’re honest, we all know that we don’t roll up our sleeves more than we should, that we often lose control over the time of rest. Then the blame hits and we work until 3 o’clock in the morning, we skip meals. And when we see it, we fall into the vicious cycle of inefficient workaholism, which can end up compromising quality. Applying These Reflections to the World of Translation It was just when I was thinking about these subjects that I came across this article, about the evolutionary, neurological and behavioural reasons behind procrastination, and why it seems to sabotage us in such effective ways. It brings some clues to cheating our own brains, or at least not letting ourselves be fooled. Another read is worth very much. This text quotes Dan Ariely, a scholar of human behaviours associated with economics who has given excellent lectures in TED. On his site there are links to podcasts he has done on the various chapters. I still do not know how to relate all this to the universe of translation, but all this discussion has attracted me immensely and I feel it will still bring me something useful – even if it is good reflections and reading recommendations. Now, to work! Read the full article

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Officially created in collaboration with the Google Flutter team.

What you’ll learn

Build beautiful, fast and native-quality apps with Flutter

Become a fully-fledged Flutter developer

Build iOS and Android apps with just one codebase

Build iOS and Android apps using just one programming language (Dart)

Build a portfolio of beautiful Flutter apps to impress any recruiter

Understand all the fundamental concepts of Flutter development

Become proficient in one of the fastest growing technologies

Requirements

A Computer that has admin privileges

Have 10GB of free space on your hard drive.

All software we’ll be using is free to download and install.

Although you can build iOS apps on a Windows computer with Flutter, if you want to test it, you will need a Mac.

Description

Welcome to the Complete Flutter App Development Bootcamp with Dart – created in collaboration with the Google Flutter team.

Now includes a brand new module on Flutter State Management!

Covering all the fundamental concepts for Flutter development, this is the most comprehensive Flutter course available online.

We built this course over months, perfecting the curriculum together with the Flutter team to teach you Flutter from scratch and make you into a skilled Flutter developer with a strong portfolio of beautiful Flutter apps.

Our complete Flutter development bootcamp teaches you how to code using Dart and build beautiful, fast, native-quality iOS and Android apps. Even if you have ZERO programming experience.

I’ll take you step-by-step through engaging and fun video tutorials and teach you everything you need to know to succeed as a Flutter developer.

The course includes 23+ hours of HD video tutorials and builds your programming knowledge while making real world apps. e.g. Whatsapp, QuizUp and Yahoo Weather.

By the end of this course, you will be fluently programming in Dart and be ready to build your own Flutter apps and become a fully fledged Flutter developer.

You’ll also have a portfolio of over 15 apps that you can show off to any potential employer.

Over 23 hours of HD 1080p video content, everything you’ll ever need to succeed as a Flutter developer.

Building over 15 fully-fledged apps including ones that use Firebase Cloud Firestore, StreamBuilder, ListView, networking, external APIs and much much more.

All the knowledge you need to start building any app you want

$8000+ Flutter development bootcamp course materials and curriculum

From Beginner to Flutter Developer with Just One Course

We know that you’re here because you value your time. If you wanted to watch someone program for hours and hours without explaining what they’re doing, you’d be on YouTube.

By getting this course, you can be rest assured that the course is carefully thought out and edited. There are beautiful animations that explain all the difficult concepts and we’re always on hand to answer student questions.

So by the end of the course, you’ll completely understand:

Fundamental Flutter concepts e.g. Stateful vs. Stateless Widgets, Widget tree, state management, animations, themes and much more.

Fundamental Dart concepts e.g. lists, maps, enums, loops, futures, streams, mixins, classes, and much more.

Concepts of Object Oriented Programming (OOP): The type system, variables, functions and methods, inheritance, classes and protocols.

Control Structures: Using If/Else clauses, Switch statements and logic to control the flow of execution.

Data Structures: How to work with collections, such as Lists and Maps.

Software Design: How to organise and format code for readability and how to implement the Model View Controller (MVC) design pattern.

Networking: How to make asynchronous API calls, store and retrieve data from the cloud, and use the JSON format for server communication.

Data Storage: How to use Firebase Cloud Firestore to act as a backend for your Flutter apps.

Authentication: How to use log in and register users for your Flutter apps.

State Management: How to use setState, prop drilling, lifting state up, callbacks and the Provider package to manage app state.

Don’t waste your time

Don’t waste another minute of your precious life on poor quality videos on YouTube. Or instructors who you can’t understand. Or teachers who have no real world in-person teaching experience. Your time is precious. Take this course and find out why everybody is raving about it and why over 35,000 students rated my courses 5 stars!

Don’t waste your money

Inside this course, you’re getting exactly the same course materials and curriculum as our 12 week in-person programming bootcamp. Instead of spending $8000+ dollars and taking time off work, save loads of money by getting this course and do it at your own pace!

Don’t just take my word for it, see what my past students had to say about my courses:

“You will not find a better teacher than Angela. She does a wonderful job of encouraging you to learn swift the right way. I want to encourage everyone thinking about taking this class to get it, as it is the BEST programming class I’ve seen on anywhere and I’ve tried more than a few of them. If you are looking for an excellent swift programming course, stop there here because you have found it. You will learn Swift from the very beginning of programming all the way through making your own apps that you can upload to the App store.” – Ian Hopjins

“SO GOOD!!! Retention rate is incredible because Angela does a great job in explaining and teaching every aspect of what we are doing. Most of the other instructors on Udemy put code on the screen and pretend nothing happened. This course is amazing! 5/5″ – Muhammad Ibrahim

“Angela is a spectacular teacher!” – Marco Zanirato

“This course was terrific. Only after taking a few more courses from others that I realized how good this course was. This course taught me more than I was expecting, it provided great instructions and a lot of hands-on tasks to drill-in the concept.” – Marc

“Best use of your money! I was a complete beginner but Angela made me a pro in weeks.” – Burak Tunçbilek

“IT IS #1!!!!!!!!! Absolutely Amazing. The best iOS course i have ever taken. Angela explains everything the way it needs to be explained, so everything is easily understood. The concept of this course is built to make you learn, not just watch and repeat. Angela is highly educated and it is very much noticeable during the entire course. Again, it is fantastic. Thank you. Please create more courses!!!!!” – Eduard Khachian

Are you trying to choose between all the different Flutter courses on Udemy? Take a look at what students on my course had to say about this:

I have revamped my expectation for what a 5 star course should be for Udemy. Angela, you’re awesome! I already rated the course as 5 stars early on (at about 20% completion), but after completing roughly 70% of the course, I can say this is my favourite Udemy course as of today. Brilliant course Angela! – Alberto L

“I took a lot of courses on Udemy and elsewhere and non of them were as clear and perfectly paced as this one! Angelas approach is really awesome, deep and clear.” – Žan Fras

“I have taken several iOS courses, so far this course had the best explanation on swift and xcode documentation. The lecturer is kinda humorous sometimes which make this course even more enjoyable.” – Bryan Pukanda

“I have taken lots of courses on udemy and elsewhere for self learning and i can tell you with all the honesty this is one course which i did not want it to end. It is like one of those movies that you wish keeps going. Whatever concepts are covered were covered very beautifully and made learning quite simple. I got so many answers to Why? in this course like how closures work and why they work that way… why delegates work that way. Thank you so much for this course.” – Arun Lakhera

“I compare this to another top iOS class on Udemy, but I think that this one beats it. The reason? Angela doesn’t show you a plethora of material and then say that we will discuss this later, or say “just do this. You will see why later.” She goes into the reason for doing something before doing it.” – Clyde Addison

REMEMBER… I’m so confident that you’ll love this course that we’re offering a FULL money back guarantee for 30 days! So it’s a complete no-brainer, sign up today with ZERO risk and EVERYTHING to gain.

So what are you waiting for? Click the buy now button and join the world’s best Flutter development course.

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If you have never programmed before, then take this course to learn Dart and build iOS and Android apps.

If you know how to code, but are new to mobile development, then take this course to build apps with just one codebase.

If you are a native app developer, then take this course to see how much time you can save building native-quality iOS and Android apps with Flutter.

If you’ve tried Flutter before, then take this course to get a comprehensive curriculum that covers all the important aspects of Flutter development

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The Complete 2020 Flutter Development Bootcamp with Dart

Officially created in collaboration with the Google Flutter team.

What you'll learn The Complete 2020 Flutter Development Bootcamp with Dart

Build beautiful, fast and native-quality apps with Flutter

Become a fully-fledged Flutter developer

Build iOS and Android apps with just one codebase

Build iOS and Android apps using just one programming language (Dart)

Build a portfolio of beautiful Flutter apps to impress any recruiter

Understand all the fundamental concepts of Flutter development

Become proficient in one of the fastest-growing technologies

Requirements

A computer that has admin privileges

Have 10GB of free space on your hard drive.

All the software we'll be using is free to download and install.

Although you can build iOS apps on a Windows computer with Flutter, if you want to test it, you will need a Mac.

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Description

Welcome to the Complete Flutter App Development Bootcamp with Dart - created in collaboration with the Google Flutter team.

Now includes a brand new module on Flutter State Management!

Covering all the fundamental concepts for Flutter development, this is the most comprehensive Flutter course available online.

Our complete Flutter development Bootcamp teaches you how to code using Dart and build beautiful, fast, native-quality iOS and Android apps. Even if you have ZERO programming experience.

I'll take you step-by-step through engaging and fun video tutorials and teach you everything you need to know to succeed as a Flutter developer.

The course includes 28+ hours of HD video tutorials and builds your programming knowledge while making real-world apps. e.g. Whatsapp, QuizUp and Yahoo Weather.

By the end of this course, you will be fluently programming in Dart and be ready to build your own Flutter apps and become a fully-fledged Flutter developer.

You'll also have a portfolio of over 15 apps that you can show off to any potential employer.

Over 28 hours of HD 1080p video content, everything you'll ever need to succeed as a Flutter developer.

Building over 15 fully-fledged apps including ones that use Firebase Cloud Firestore, StreamBuilder, ListView, networking, external APIs and much much more.

All the knowledge you need to start building any app you want

$8000+ Flutter development Bootcamp course materials and curriculum

From Beginner to Flutter Developer with Just One Course

We know that you're here because you value your time. If you wanted to watch someone program for hours and hours without explaining what they're doing, you'd be on YouTube.

By getting this course, you can rest assured that the course is carefully thought out and edited. There are beautiful animations that explain all the difficult concepts and we're always on hand to answer student questions.

So by the end of the course, you'll completely understand:

Fundamental Flutter concepts e.g. Stateful vs. Stateless Widgets, Widget tree, state management, animations, themes and much more.

Fundamental Dart concepts e.g. lists, maps, enums, loops, futures, streams, mixins, classes, and much more.

Concepts of Object-Oriented Programming (OOP): The type system, variables, functions and methods, inheritance, classes, and protocols.

Control Structures: Using If/Else clauses, Switch statements and logic to control the flow of execution.

Data Structures: How to work with collections, such as Lists and Maps.

Software Design: How to organize and format code for readability and how to implement the Model View Controller (MVC) design pattern.

Networking: How to make asynchronous API calls, store and retrieve data from the cloud, and use the JSON format for server communication.

Data Storage: How to use Firebase Cloud Firestore to act as a backend for your Flutter apps.

Authentication: How to use login and register users for your Flutter apps.

State Management: How to use setState, prop drilling, lifting state up, callbacks and the Provider package to manage app state.

Don’t waste your time

Don't waste another minute of your precious life on poor quality videos on YouTube. Or instructors who you can't understand. Or teachers who have no real-world in-person teaching experience. Your time is precious. Take this course and find out why everybody is raving about it and why over 35,000 students rated my courses 5 stars!

Don't waste your money

Inside this course, you're getting exactly the same course materials and curriculum as our 12-week in-person programming Bootcamp. Instead of spending $8000+ dollars and taking time off work, save loads of money by getting this course and do it at your own pace!

Don't just take my word for it, see what my past students had to say about my courses:

"Angela is literally my favorite teacher. Ever. In the entire universe. She is hilarious and teaches in a lighthearted and fun way that is also very clear to understand. I instantly purchased this course as soon as I saw it was released because I know Angela delivers the highest quality educational content possible. 100% recommend this course (as well as every other course she's created). Thank you, Angela, for helping me as I make a career pivot into becoming a hybrid UX designer/mobile developer!" - Jacob Pernell

"Angela is my favorite Udemy professor for coding courses. Her methods for building onto the material so that you're never progressing too fast or too slow make for a really engaging learning experience. She's thorough in her explanations and uses fun projects to discuss the material. I had started a couple other Flutter courses before finding this one, and I've progressed more in 24hrs than I did in a week with the other courses. I would love an advanced Flutter course from Angela to tackle once I'm done with this one!" - Jerome Llouche

"You will not find a better teacher than Angela. She does a wonderful job of encouraging you to learn swiftly the right way. I want to encourage everyone thinking about taking this class to get it, as it is the BEST programming class I've seen on anywhere and I've tried more than a few of them. If you are looking for an excellent swift programming course, stop there here because you have found it. You will learn Swift from the very beginning of programming all the way through making your own apps that you can upload to the App store." - Ian Hopjins

"SO GOOD!!! The retention rate is incredible because Angela does a great job of explaining and teaching every aspect of what we are doing. Most of the other instructors on Udemy put code on the screen and pretend nothing happened. This course is amazing! 5/5" - Muhammad Ibrahim

"Angela is a spectacular teacher!" - Marco Zanirato

"This course was terrific. Only after taking a few more courses from others that I realized how good this course was. This course taught me more than I was expecting, it provided great instructions and a lot of hands-on tasks to drill-in the concept." - Marc

"Best use of your money! I was a complete beginner but Angela made me a pro in weeks." - Burak Tunçbilek

"IT IS #1!!!!!!!!! Absolutely Amazing. The best iOS course I have ever taken. Angela explains everything the way it needs to be explained, so everything is easily understood. The concept of this course is built to make you learn, not just watch and repeat. Angela is highly educated and it is very much noticeable during the entire course. Again, it is fantastic. Thank you. Please create more courses!!!!!" - Eduard Khachian

Are you trying to choose between all the different Flutter courses on Udemy? Take a look at what students on my course had to say about this:

I have revamped my expectations for what a 5-star course should be for Udemy. Angela, you're awesome! I already rated the course as 5 stars early on (at about 20% completion), but after completing roughly 70% of the course, I can say this is my favorite Udemy course as of today. Brilliant course Angela! - Alberto L

"I took a lot of courses on Udemy and elsewhere and none of them were as clear and perfectly paced as this one! Angela's approach is really awesome, deep and clear." - Žan Fras

"I have taken several iOS courses, so far this course had the best explanation on swift and Xcode documentation. The lecturer is kinda humorous sometimes which makes this course even more enjoyable." - Bryan Pukanda

"I have taken lots of courses on udemy and elsewhere for self-learning and I can tell you with all the honesty this is one course which I did not want it to end. It is like one of those movies that you wish keeps going. Whatever concepts are covered were covered very beautifully and made learning quite simple. I got so many answers to Why? in this course like how closures work and why they work that way... why delegates work that way. Thank you so much for this course." - Arun Lakhera

"I compare this to another top iOS class on Udemy, but I think that this one beats it. The reason? Angela doesn't show you a plethora of material and then say that we will discuss this later, or say "just do this. You will see why later." She goes into the reason for doing something before doing it." - Clyde Addison

REMEMBER… I'm so confident that you'll love this course that we're offering a FULL money-back guarantee for 30 days! So it's a complete no-brainer, sign up today with ZERO risks and EVERYTHING to gain.

So what are you waiting for? Click the buy now button and join the world's best Flutter development course.

Who this course is for:

If you have never programmed before, then take this course to learn Dart and build iOS and Android apps.

If you know how to code, but are new to mobile development, then take this course to build apps with just one codebase.

If you are a native app developer, then take this course to see how much time you can save building native-quality iOS and Android apps with Flutter.

If you've tried Flutter before, then take this course to get a comprehensive curriculum that covers all the important aspects of Flutter development

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okay here we go

1. coffee mugs, teacups, wine glasses, water bottles, or soda cans?

Tea cups and coffee mugs! Not that I’m a firm collector. I just happen to have them is all.

2. chocolate bars or lollipops?

Chocolate bars.

3. bubblegum or cotton candy?

Cotton Candy!!

4. how did your elementary school teachers describe you?

Hyper, not very cooperative, loud

5. do you prefer to drink soda from soda cans, soda bottles, plastic cups or glass cups?

Soda bottles, though I wouldn’t mind glass cups.

6. pastel, boho, tomboy, preppy, goth, grunge, formal or sportswear?

Huh? I...tend to go casual, and the colour scheme doesn’t matter to me much. I’d say tomboy if I have to pick from this list though.

7. earbuds or headphones?

Headphones--if I could find a nice pair.

8. movies or tv shows?

Movies. I don’t know any TV shows.

9. favorite smell in the summer?

Freshly cut grass after mowing the lawn.

10. game you were best at in p.e.?

Don’t even talk to me about P.E. The only thing I remember from it was the stress that dodgeball brought around.

11. what you have for breakfast on an average day?

Eggs, bread, oatmeal. Nothing too fancy. Sometimes I actually make a breakfast sandwich with avocados and cheese, but if said items weren’t in the fridge...

12. name of your favorite playlist?

Windows Down 2k18. Has tracks from many different artists and eras that I actually like to listen to. No classical though, that’s another playlist.

13. lanyard or key ring?

Lanyard. Can’t get enough of them back in university.

14. favorite non-chocolate candy?

Fuzzy Peaches.

15. favorite book you read as a school assignment?

The Magician’s Nephew by C. S. Lewis.

16. most comfortable position to sit in?

Mermaid pose? On the floor, at least.

17. most frequently worn pair of shoes?

A pair of black Adidas shoes my mom recently bought this year for me and my sister. Turns out that my sister wears the white pair more while I wear the black. Not that I mind.

18. ideal weather?

Sunny with no chance of rain.

19. sleeping position?

Mostly on my right side all curled up.

20. preferred place to write (i.e., in a note book, on your laptop, sketchpad, post-it notes, etc.)?

Depends on my mood. Sometimes my computer for fanfic novels. Sometimes my notebook if I have secrets to spill.

21. obsession from childhood?

Does Disney count?

22. role model?

Idina Menzel.

23. strange habits?

Talking to myself (a lot), singing at my desk (or humming), twirling my pencil too much.

24. favorite crystal?

White Calcite.

25. first song you remember hearing?

Ummm...the wheels on the bus? I can’t remember.

26. favorite activity to do in warm weather?

Walk around the park and catch Pokemon (in Pokemon GO).

27. favorite activity to do in cold weather?

Go ice skating!

28. five songs to describe you?

“Speechless” - Naomi Scott

“Blown Away” - Carrie Underwood

“I Dare You” - Bea Miller

“Bless Myself” - Lucy Hale

“Can’t Be Tamed” - Miley Cyrus

29. best way to bond with you?

Walk through the park with me. Or talk about stuff with me. Anything, really, so long as it doesn’t bore either of us.

30. places that you find sacred?

Any place that holds a tall temple.

31. what outfit do you wear to kick ass and take names?

a pair of denim shorts and a black t-shirt. or if it’s in the winter, a pair of jeans and a comfy hoodie.

32. top five favorite vines?

I don’t watch vines. Welp.

33. most used phrase in your phone?

Welp.

34. advertisements you have stuck in your head?

For a while it was this Liberty ad I remember watching while I was in the States, but that’s pretty much it...

35. average time you fall asleep?

On school nights, 12 am or so, maybe 2 am at latest. Right now, about 10 pm or so.

36. what is the first meme you remember ever seeing?

anything involving grumpy cat.

37. suitcase or duffel bag?

Suitcase! Makes things feel more official.

38. lemonade or tea?

Lemonade.

39. lemon cake or lemon meringue pie?

Lemon meringue pie!

40. weirdest thing to ever happen at your school?

At least once a term it’s turned into the biggest Humans vs Zombies war zone ever.

41. last person you texted?

my mom

42. jacket pockets or pants pockets?

jacket pockets!

43. hoodie, leather jacket, cardigan, jean jacket or bomber jacket?

Hoodies!

44. favorite scent for soap?

Anything floral works.

45. which genre: sci-fi, fantasy or superhero?

Fantasy.

46. most comfortable outfit to sleep in?

my pyjamas!

47. favorite type of cheese?

Havarti. But that’s because I eat it so often.

48. if you were a fruit, what kind would you be?

Probably a grape. Or a bunch of grapes.

49. what saying or quote do you live by?

“When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on.” ~Thomas Jefferson

50. what made you laugh the hardest you ever have?

Any GIF from Hamilton the Musical.

51. current stresses?

Job searching and updating stories on Wattpad.

52. favorite font?

Comic Sans--NOPE. Tahoma or Verdana, I guess.

53. what is the current state of your hands?

Fairy smooth, I guess? Though the nails are misshapen due to my horrendous attempts at cutting them, and my pinkies are curved due to genetics passed down from generations past. Whee.

54. what did you learn from your first job?

I learned that not everyone will treat you with the same respect, and that you have to look past that flaw to give them a chance.

55. favorite fairy tale?

The Goose Girl.

56. favorite tradition?

Anything Chinese New Year related.

57. the three biggest struggles you’ve overcome?

Depression in the wake of my grandfather’s death; lack of confidence after my parents’ condemning; lack of concentration following a head injury

58. four talents you’re proud of having?

Playing the piano, playing the violin, singing on pitch, and opening bottles with lids screwed on too tightly.

59. if you were a video game character, what would your catchphrase be?

“Don’t even try to mess with me.”

60. if you were a character in an anime, what kind of anime would you want it to be?

I don’t even know the first thing about Anime, so I don’t even know how to answer this.

61. favorite line you heard from a book/movie/tv show/etc.?

“That’s my girlfriend, you numpties!” ~Ron Weasley

62. seven characters you relate to?

Anna - Frozen

Rapunzel - Tangled

Katniss - The Hunger Games

Tris - Divergent

Rowan - HPHM

[insert 2 other characters here]

63. five songs that would play in your club?

“Turn Down for What” - DJ Snake ft Lil John

“High Hopes” - Panic! At the Disco

“Dance, Dance” - Fall Out Boy

“Victorious” - P!ATD

“Kill This Love” - BLACKPINK

64. favorite website from your childhood?

Webkinz.com or Poptropica.com

65. any permanent scars?

One on my right knee from an unfortunate slip on ice in the winter four years ago.

66. favorite flower(s)?

Daisies, lilies, or tulips.

67. good luck charms?

depends on whatever holds more sentimental value. For now, it’s a little Niffler that I crocheted off a YouTube tutorial (and its name is Nuggets.)

68. worst flavor of any food or drink you’ve ever tried?

I typically don’t like anything too spicy, but I really hate the taste of mushrooms. Not the Asian ones--Baby Bellas, specifically. Just...no.

69. a fun fact that you don’t know how you learned?

Currently not applicable.

70. left or right handed?

Right handed.

71. least favorite pattern?

Huh?

72. worst subject?

Gym.

73. favorite weird flavor combo?

I’ll get back to you on that.

74. at what pain level out of ten (1 through 10) do you have to be at before you take an advil or ibuprofen?

7 or 8.

75. when did you lose your first tooth?

I was...five or six? Still fairly young.

76. what’s your favorite potato food (i.e. tater tots, baked potatoes, fries, chips, etc.)?

Anything that’s a mix of fries or tater tots! Those are just--mm.

77. best plant to grow on a windowsill?

I’m not much of a plant-grower but any small plant works fine.

78. coffee from a gas station or sushi from a grocery store?

Sushi from a grocery store, please.

79. which looks better, your school id photo or your driver’s license photo?

School ID photo.

80. earth tones or jewel tones?

Jewel tones.

81. fireflies or lightning bugs?

Fireflies. What are lightning bugs??

82. pc or console?

Console--and here I wish I still had one!

83. writing or drawing?

Writing.

84. podcasts or talk radio?

Talk radio.

84. barbie or polly pocket?

Barbie--mostly because I didn’t know Polly Pocket existed until I was like 10 or 11.

85. fairy tales or mythology?

Fairy tales.

86. cookies or cupcakes?

Cupcakes! Cookies! Can I say both???

87. your greatest fear?

People stabbing me to death with nothing but words of betrayal on their lips.

88. your greatest wish?

Hey, if I told you that, it wouldn’t come true.

89. who would you put before everyone else?

My little sister.

90. luckiest mistake?

Haven’t had any recently.

91. boxes or bags?

Boxes.

92. lamps, overhead lights, sunlight or fairy lights?

Sunlight!

93. nicknames?

Never had any, though someone in an old English class I used to teach thought it’d be funny to call me Crayola.

94. favorite season?

Spring!

95. favorite app on your phone?

Pokemon GO for now.

96. desktop background?

A picture I took last summer of a monarch butterfly landing on a pink flower.

97. how many phone numbers do you have memorized?

None? Okay, like, 3, but mostly because they’re really important numbers.

98. favorite historical era?

Music speaking, the Classical era. Otherwise, I don’t know, I haven’t studied that extensively into history.

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Digital Media and the Internet

With the ever evolving memes on 9GAG and the gifs on Tumblr, the Internet thrives daily on our ability to express ourselves from the comfort of ours screens.

After a quick Google search, the internet is defined as (lemme just drop the definition here);

a global computer network providing a variety of information and communication facilities, consisting of interconnected networks using standardized communication protocols.

It has crawled into our very homes paired with the ever evolving and advancing technological improvements that we’ve seen on the Jetsons (yes, I’m old enough to remember, sheesh).

The Internet is the platform; Digital Media the content and how it is presented.

However, as Digital Media and the Internet steadily increases in demand within Schools and Businesses, where there is a treasure, there is always an ancient spirit ready to prevent anyone from getting it. I mean, look at Indiana Jones. But seriously, just as there are pros, the cons are surely there as well.

In Schools

From my own experience, Digital Media has been a heaven-sent to the prison reminiscent classrooms of schools

Though I haven’t been much of a tech person growing up - I found pleasure in thumbing through a hard cover book for 3-4 hours straight - Digital Media in schools is a breath of fresh air.

I believe it would instill a sense of creativity and productivity, which has grown increasingly scarce among students, as they are taught information they barely need to actually function in the real world. With Digital Media, it is your work, your ideas and fortunately - fortunately - there are laws to prevent/dissuade others from stealing it.

Despite this blog being homework and I would’ve never conjured the thought to write a blog (...yet), I know I certainly would have done my own research. information is now readily available at our fingertips and now in as many forms as we wish for all learning styles. This encourages us to be proactive with our individual work. And let’s be honest, class seems boring compared to the things we learn on a daily from the internet on our own.

Au contraire (I’m ashamed to say I Googled that lol), there are evidently more distractions with the introduction of the internet and digital media to traditional classrooms. Though a perk to being born in the digital age is the ability to multitask, the short attention span Digi Nates have makes this more counterproductive than productive at all!

I know this will sound contradictory, but hear me out first. As creatives or anyone producing content for the internet, we must remember to stamps our rights onto our work. If not, no matter how good our content is or how much work we put in, it can and most-likely will be stolen. Unless, there is an agenda to help out other students, attaching the appropriate copyright is imperative.

In Businesses

“The benefits of social media for businesses are extensive.”

We all know it’s possibly to build an entire business on Instagram alone and monetize your YouTube account to be paid – among many other options. The driving factors for these to come about are followers…, which I don’t have much of.

Enough of my poor attempts at being social media savvy, a loyal base of followers means that you’ve been doing something right and should continue to do and improve that thing. Keeping them engaged really is the only hard part (after getting them of course!) as they’ll be easily accessible when you want to introduce your new products and/or services. Without the internet and Digital Media, it would not be possible to have an online store without a physical building and keep them coming back with engaging content. The best part is, you don’t need capital (fancy business term for dat moolah)! The most effort should be placed in creating and sharing great content relevant to your target market/audience and your business.

“The ability to access information quickly and easily is a major benefit for businesses.”

The internet makes it easy for access to information to be granted. With automation and resource sharing, the internet and digital media makes it easier and more inviting for patrons to want to make transactions. The smoother, professional and user-friendly your store’s interface and systems run, it will secure your legitimacy as a non-sketchy platform that steals credit card numbers and whatever money that’s left on the card. It also makes it easier for you to organize sales and do market analysis.

Have you ever really wanted a product or service online and amidst the sea of good reviews, there’s a droplet of bad reviews and you go whoopdeedoo there goes my buyer’s confidence? Not quite like that? Okay.

I’m sure if we saw a product online that we wanted and a predominant amount of accounts send complaints like ‘didn’t even get my product’, or ‘horrible customer service, long waiting, product not properly packaged’, we would swiftly find a similar product by someone else with better reviews. Negative reviews can swiftly cause a booming business to sink to rock bottom so it is in every online stores’ interests to ensure that their customers are satisfied or at least duly compensated if some mishap occurs. In this case, whether or not the customer is right, the customer’s word holds far more power than your $2M television advertisements. Nothing personal.

Making accounts online have been made so much easier in this day and age with persons no longer choosing to use their real names. I mean, look at Tumblr – fortunatelygrandcheesecake? Though tis quite the hilarious option, that means others can also impersonate you and your brand. We’ve seen plenty of fan pages on Instagram that closely resemble the celebrity’s personal page and some have even caused controversy. It is evident that though the biggest threat to anyone’s online information are hackers, if they have bad intentions, there are many ways to sink a ship.

Then Vs Now

We can view the evolution of media in terms of ancestors and descendants.

The internet and digital media - modern forms of media - descended from the ancestry of printeries and vocal announcements, actual town criers to vehicular ones with a looped recording.

Fortunately, some of us have been able to witness the world change rapidly before our eyes. Media has now evolved tremendously and advertising and learning has become a cross-media and multi-platform enterprise.

Once upon a time we had to budget in radio announcements, television advertising, printing distribution and billboard displays. Now, we no longer focus heavily on that where our businesses are concerned. In advertising our businesses, we usually first turn to graphic designs and displays to intrigue our customers and catch their eyes as the new generation has very short attention spans. Society has so evolved into such a fast paced world that most strategies are used to capitalize on this.

In our schools, internet and digital media has also helped to slightly prod the evolution of the standard classroom. Many governments have allowed devices as ways to aid in the learning process from kindergarten up to the tertiary level. Even “third world” countries such as my own have stepped up to the plate to innovate how teaching is done. Whilst our grandparents may have known slate and chalk, then our parents knowing notebooks and pencil, we know of laptops and Wi-Fi and those below us, tablets and AI. This helps everyone to tap into their own learning styles, expressing their individuality and producing their optimum level of learning and growth at their own expense.

Honestly though, I still would love to sit in a bean bag chair with a novel written from 1973 by a wide window with the sun shining through the leaves of a tree outside and a steaming cup of cinnamon apple tea beside me. That’s just me I guess.

sources:

https://bomamarketing.com/2018/06/24/traditional-vs-digital-media-which-should-i-use-in-my-business/

- Article written by Danielle McPherson

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