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oatbugs · 1 year

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as someone who is also trying to overhaul their entire wardrobe after throwing out fast fashion pieces,, do you have any specific brands you like, advice on places to get clothes for long-term wear, etc? ty!!

thank you for asking! this is a long post but it's been my life for a bit now so i would suggest reading through it to skip the learning stages that i went through the hard way! there is some important and useful info here :) brand recs at the end

i would suggest looking for vintage or secondhand clothes first and foremost bc that's how you can find quality pieces for a reasonable price :)

if you want pure longevity, synthetics like polyester, nylon, elastane, etc will last not only your lifetime but your grandchildrens' too. they can be quite comfortable sometimes BUT:

they will likely break down in hundreds of years

they are NOT biodegradable and so will break down into microplastics and toxic microfibers

for me and a lot of others, you will notice the difference in quality in synthetics vs fabrics like cotton and virgin wool. i refuse to buy synthetics for the above reasons but also bc they just Feel Worse idk how to explain iykyk (tip especially valuable for autistic ppl)

brands: all depend on style so look for the styles you like/want to dress in on pinterest, then track down the original designer of the dress! from there you can search irl places or plug the designers into apps like:

vinted: cheaper vintage or second hand clothes from all sorts of brands

vestiare collective: more high-end, pieces are authenticated and usually in great condition

GEM: a gem of a site truly, accumulates all the finds from your search from different websites like ebay, etc

depop: honestly not the biggest fan but can be good sometimes! make sure to buy vintage/secondhand and ask sellers for the brand to not get sold an aliexpress dupe for 100 bucks

vintage shops: especially good for accessories like belts and ties. vintage shops usually have much better stuff than charity shops

kilo sales: THE BEST PLACES IRL in my opinion i got a 2k+ virgin wool coat for £20 . honestly in my experience kilo sales are great. check out Worth the Weight if you're in the UK!

remember that brand history matters! for example vivienne westwood has a great reputation as luxury punk but the pieces produced in recent years are actually very low in quality, defintely not worth the money for a lot of people! pay for quality, not just the name :) same goes for jean paul gaultier's recent pieces imo.

additional VERY USEFUL tips:

the standard zipper used by most of the companies making your garments is YKK. if you look at any zipper you're wearing rn and inspect it closely chances are you'll see YKK engraved on it. before buying a piece check that it has opti or riri zippers - this is some indication of a higher quality

one of the first things to do before buying a piece is to immediately check the materials it's made of!! the tag detailing materials is usually towards the bottom of the garment . i immediately dismiss things that have higher than 5% synthetics but i'm just rly picky w materials

EACH MATERIAL HAS DIFFERENT USES !!! BUT GENERALLY: virign wool is the best kind of wool, full-grain leather is better than most other kinds of leather, mulberry silk is better than other kinds of silk

brand recs:

yohji yamamoto, yehufan (i own a skirt by him!!), marina eerrie, ann demeulemeester, jw anderson, solovair for shoes (much better than docs), maison (martin) margiela (esp artisanal line 0), miu miu (i wear their beret i thrifted for £15 almost every day), valentino esp pre 2021 , lemaine , undercover older pieces , early raf simons , ...honestly there's a lot, if you need more send another ask or DM :)

p.s. if u can go runway shows etc go to the sample sales afterwards sometimes the pieces there are gorgeous !! but sometimes v pricey :')

all recommendations and advice, don't take my word as gospel and defintely do your own research + formulate ur own opinions ! hope this helps ♡

#alternatively take a flight to sweden and a train to malmö and go to the cute vintage stores there #asks #anon #fashion

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maxverstepponme · 2 years

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Because of so many things we hear or see from him, I hate Lewis' activism. He's there for women and women's rights but uses sooo many women as if they are random stuff, or things or sexual objects (doesn't matter if those women agree, if you use or think or act that way to even one women, it doesn't matter if you act completely different to other women, if you suit that usage for a women, you are problematic). He's there for the environment but using private jets all the time and travelling too much also when it's not necessary, 63827828382672 pieces of fast fashion, personal collaborations with extremely toxic companies and brands, never wears one thing again, using boats etc. least but not last, he's an F1 driver. He causes more damage to the world more than all of us combined here. Political activism, but a sir of england. (racial justice activism is different, I won't say anything about that, thanks goodness we have him in f1, rare people who bring actual diversity in motorsports). I don't know, I loove Lewis as a driver. But nothing else but a driver. Only care about him when he's in the car, otherwise I'm as disgusted from him as I am from some other men and maybe even more and his opinions on general stuff don't interest me. I think not same but a little bit similar about Seb. I don't like him because of character or activism like many other people do. I like these two drivers because they made me and still make me love f1. Nothing else but that. They are extremely biased people that we only know through very much controlled media//

What a shallow knowledge

But let’s go

1. The sexual life of any person is not any of yours of our business. You actually don’t know how he feels or actually acts. To make those remarks based on what’s on the media… mmmh

He has done more for women in the sport than the 90% of all drivers I’ve ever seen. To discard that just based on what people say or think about his intimacy is not okay. He is doing something for women and that’s facts, about his personal life is just speculating.

Angela, the person who is more close to Lewis than anyone said in the past that all this womanizer persona is just made by the media. He is not like that. According to Angela. And Lewis has said multiple times that everything he is, is because of Angela’s work. Making Angela the most relevant woman on the paddock.

2. His private jet is ecological. And he also changed most of his cars to electric ones. Like I said you have shallow information. So many other people have private jets and cars that that are not sustainable.

3. About causing a damage as a F1 driver? All the cars on the grid combined don’t pollute as much as a commercial flight.

4. A Sir, someone who received that awards for his achievements, representing people of colors that were snubbed in the past for being POC.

5. About his clothes. He works with a fashion stylist. Law. So he doesn’t actually keep it own most of his wardrobe. That’s why he doesn’t repeat. He also uses his passion for fashion as a platform for small designers and black designers. Literally shouting them on his social media and buying a whole table on the MET gala for them.

Lewis finds a way to make activism on everything he is passionate about, im grateful to have a driver who uses his platform to make more than just drive a car.

I just wanted to clarify some of the points that you make. You can still disagree with him, and don’t like him. But the man has done a lot for the world more than most people.

If I compare him with someone as Nico, Lewis doesn’t seem forced. Is more natural in his character.

I understand your points, but I think that a insight from someone who has been following him for years can clarify some.

Lewis can be a dick sometimes, but after Nicole breakup and Nico conflict he has improve for the better.

I do recognize his activism.

Nonnie thank you so much for this

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radkindoffeminist · 1 year

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One of the reasons why I can never fully get behind the sustainable fashion/anti-fast fashion movement is because the movement, on the whole, has a massive classism and fatphobia issue which result in it missing the big problems in unsustainable fashion and blaming the wrong people.

And you’re free to take what I’m saying as being a slightly biased perspective since I’ve brought a lot of clothes from primark and Shien and other places which are known for being unsustainable, but hear me out.

For me, the biggest problems in unsustainable clothing (aside from being unsustainable and the abuse of workers to make them) are the following: constant style changes and the social pressure to keep up with the new trends leading to people having full wardrobe changes on a yearly basis if not more often; inability or unwillingness to fix the clothes that we currently have; and generalised overconsumption from multiple other reasons (needing something for every occasion, needing something new for special occasions, having monthly subscriptions for workout leggings, etc).

But the way in which many of these people talk about sustainable clothing makes it seem like every single person who buys clothing from these unsustainable shops is a a big part of the problem and that they just all need to stop. But that ignores why so many people are buying these clothes in the first place: they’re the only places people with limited disposable incomes can afford and very few places offer plus size clothing. I buy from Shein because very few other places offer clothing up to a size 22-24UK which is what I need and most don’t have anything close to the range Shein has and it can’t be beat on price which is important for a recent graduate with a limited income. I’m also very limited on where I can buy bras because so few places go up to a G-cup (there’s even one shop which only does like DD+ bras and I can’t buy from there because they don’t go up to my band size.)

And then their response is ‘well, just thrift everything’. Even when I was a size 12-14, I struggled to find clothes in charity/thrift/second hand stores which where in my size and style. (And bare in mind that my style was like plain blue/black jeans with plain or patterned t-shirts so it’s not anything weird or wacky.) Like, my sister and I would often go to the 4-5 charity shops in my local high street and I only ever bought a couple of bits of clothing because there was nothing in my size and style. How much harder is it going to be now that I am significantly larger? I remember a few years back, before I gained my pandemic weight, struggling to find anything that was in a size 18-20 in charity shops, but you think everyone is going to easily be able to fill their wardrobe with good quality items from charity shops? Even though it’s now more expensive due to thrifting becoming so much more popular and these shops are filled with people Shein haul dumps? Like, I even saw one woman who did these ‘outfits you can buy from a thrift store’ videos where she put together these awesome outfits for people just on what was around this one store she was in and she was challenged to do one for plus sized people and they were so boring and almost disgusting in comparison. One outfit was a random printed t-shirt and a pair of shorts. That was literally the best plus size outfit she could put together.

Moreover, their biggest argument against people buying from these fast fashion brands is that these clothes aren’t made to last. And I do agree on some level: they aren’t the best quality clothing in the world and aren’t really made to last for years on end and there are many items which are really designed for only a use or two (shoes tend to be the worst in my opinion). But with all that being said, I’ve bought primark shirts which have lasted me for years. They may last a little longer because I do try to sew up my stuff when it breaks, but it’s certainly not the wear it once and then it disintegrates in the wash type of quality that many of these activists make it out to be. Just because they’re not designed to last for years on end doesn’t mean that people don’t make them last. And also, people tend to figure out quite quickly on what’s worth the money and what’s not. I don’t buy bras or jeans from Primark because the couple of times I did they fell apart within weeks, so I used to get New Look jeans which lasted a good couple of years. But I’ll happily buy their shirts because, aside from the odd 1 or 2 shirts, most of them have lasted for at least a couple of years before they’re beyond saving or no longer fit.

It reminds me of that story about shoes and poverty costing interest. A poor man will buy $10 shoes because that’s all he can afford and, if he’s lucky, they will last a year before they’re too broken to wear. A rich man will buy $50 shoes which will last a decade because he can easily afford to do so and spends less in the long run than the poor man. But the poor man can’t buy the $50 ones because he never has the $50 to spare, only ever $10. Why can’t people realise that this applies to clothes too?

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papirouge · 1 year

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Is it unethical to buy from shein when that is all you can afford at the moment? I would love to spend money on good items but I can’t 😭 stores like Zara are too expensive for me right now

I won't judge someone buying from fast fashion if they don't have the mean to buy more ethical higher end brands, but what truly matters is why you're buying it.

Is it to buy cheap items for a fad? or because of a true necessity? Are you going to be able to keep them for a long time (so not fashionable)? do they have enough versatility for you to be able to wear them in 5 years?

Last time I bought from China, it was to buy long dresses because it was IMPOSSIBLE to find any in my regular local shops. And let's be honest, those regular shops (ZARA, H&M, Asos, etc.) are manufacturing in China, that's why I think the criticism of SHEIN -specifically- quite hypocrite.

I haven't bought any clothes ever since - it was 2+ years ago lol

#answered #fashion industry

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rafeny · 1 year

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Can I Tell You... Rocio Tambunting.

I met Rocio last year through her mother Claudia, who I’ve known since my Manila days. She’s a senior at Barnard College majoring in Film Studies and pursuing a minor in political science. She lives in New York (with the most adorable dog ever) with her brother, actor and performer Nacho Tambunting. Alongside her studies, she works as a marketing intern at jewelry designer Joomi Lim.

I was immediately drawn to Rocio’s effervescent personality and her sense of style; playful, colorful and exuberant. She’s loves vintage shopping and isn’t afraid to do her twist on a classic. When I was designing the next collection I thought of the kind of bag that she might love.

The ROCIO flap clutch is constructed from dyed Lupiz straw with a shell inlay ornament on the flap. It also features an adjustable chain shoulder strap with a grosgrain running through the links. You can wear it short and long across your body depending on your mood and look.

Read our Q & A :

1. What is your idea of happiness?

My idea of happiness is being tan in a cute bikini, basking in the sun with my dog, swaying to good house music, and the enjoying the fantastic company of my closest friends and family. 2. What is your greatest extravagance? My greatest extravagance is probably my dog, Mowgli. Rescued from Malibay in Pasay, he was adopted by my family malnourished and suffering from life threatening kidney and liver diseases. Since then, with lots of TLC, Mowgli has doubled in weight and has been certified as a service animal. Hence, he has been able to accompany me to college in New York. Though I take care of him every day, he too takes care of me! Mowgli grounds me: he shows me everyday that if I can take care of him, I can also take care of myself. 3. What is your current state of mind?

Presently, I am focused on not finding myself, but rather listening to myself. Recently, I have decided to stop repressing and bottling up my emotions. Instead, I challenge myself to feel every feeling, identify it, and discuss it with close confidants: by doing so, I find it easier to let things pass and accept them for what they are. Since, I have found a renewed understanding of the world as I experience it. 4. Whose style do you most admire? Today, trends are accelerated by the temper and tempo of Tiktok: fast fashion and overconsumption have become the norm. However, some Tiktokers like Clara of @TinyJewishGirl and Mandy Lee of @OldLoserinBrooklyn (on Tiktok). Like me, they champion personal style and take risks that are aligned with their taste: they dress for themselves.

Aesthetically, I find myself inspired by characters rather than people. My fictional style icons include: Fran Drescher (from the Nanny), Holly Golightly (of Breakfast at Tiffany's), Fancy Nancy, Phoebe (from Friends), and Lola (from Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen). 5. What do you consider your greatest achievement?

Life during the pandemic was mundane: for a while, I was uninspired and discouraged. Looking for a new creative outlet, I took to repairing old pieces of jewelry then began beading my own pieces. Suddenly, my life was saturated and charged again: I wanted to make something of my own. Slowly, I carved an online presence and developed a bidding system for one of a kind pieces. Eventually, I launched a website and designed a ready to wear collection. Rare by Rocio is one of my life's greatest achievements and I can't wait to see how this part of me blossoms. 6. What is your most treasured possession?

My most treasured possession is my "charm necklace." Over my entire life, I have been gifted a variety of pendants for various life experiences: for graduations, birthdays, awards, etc. Rather than wearing them separately on different necklaces, my maximalist instinct told me to put them all together on one chain. Today, when I wear the necklace, the amalgamation of the charms makes me smile: it's a reminder of who I was, who I am, and who I will be. 7. Who is your favorite writer?

My favorite writer is Laura Mulvey- though she isn't a fictional writer with a large body of novella- she is one of the most, if not the most, important feminist film theorist. Her seminal work, "Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema," made me (and the entire film world) cognizant of the ways in which female bodies facilitate spectacle on screen. She was the first to coin the term, "the male gaze." 8. Which living person do you most admire?

I most admire my Lulubel, Isabel Caro Wilson. Since I was young, I always had a special connection to her: she taught me how to wear red lipstick, would always read Eloise to me, and molded me into an empowered woman, one who isn't afraid to take up space. From her, I have inherited more than just a few adorable shoes (we have the same size); I have inherited a spirit of independence. 9. Where is your dream destination?

I wouldn't really say I have a dream destination; I can't really imagine myself fixating on one place. However, a dream of mine has always been to travel through the entire Philippines: to see all the provinces, experience all of the rich sub-cultures and dialects, and taste the native flavors of each faction of my culture. I've always felt a responsibility to educate myself on Filipino culture, especially because I am of mixed background and am not fluent in Tagalog. The colonial mentality seems to have infiltrated and eroded my connection to my Filipino heritage: I'd like to undo that. 10. What is your motto?

My Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Professor Paula Franzese once said: "The next time someone tells you that you wear your heart on your sleeve- take it as a compliment." This new digital age has bred a culture of detachment- a generation focused on being cool. In reality, vulnerability is your superpower; it fosters connections; it breeds empathy and it could create a world where we feel empowered to be present and kind- rather than out-of-touch and indifferent.

If you love the clutch as much as Rocio does, be sure to check the other colors by tapping on the link below.

#Rocio Tambunting #Rafe New York #Rafe clutch #Flap clutch #clutch bag #Lilac bag

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artfully-charming · 3 years

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Five More Interesting and Useful Podcasts

Because I promised that I’m going to talk more about other podcasts I listen to, it’s now time I present you with them.

1. The Business of Fashion Podcast

Fashion is one of my biggest passions and anyone who’s into fashion, which on this side of Tumblr I think it’s most of us, should give this podcast a listen. It’s incredibly current, and all of the interviews are with industry professionals. Personally, I find the podcast to be entertaining but also it teaches you so much about the inner workings in the fashion industry. I hope that one day I can work in said industry and in a behind-the-scene role, so it’s right up my alley. But even if you just like fashion, it will make you sound so much more knowledgeable and people will be impressed if you can throw a fun fact here and there.

2. Even The Rich

This podcast holds the title for being the funniest podcast I’ve listened to so far. Each season is a saga of a particular well-known rich person or family’s documented story. They’ve so far covered Paul Getty’s kidnapping, Jay and Bey’s relationship, Paris Hilton’s story, and some others. The stories are wild, crazy, kooky, and always focuses on money somehow. But, it has personally taught me some new things about the uber rich that I didn’t know before, so it’s still tangentially educational and guaranteed to make you laugh, so what’s not to like?!

3. The Goop Podcast

Before y'all say Gwyneth Paltrow’s crazy (which she might kinda be), I recommend you to listen to a few of her podcasts and find out for yourself how some of them are actually not that crazy. The range of topics the podcast covers as well as the different guests it features make me love this podcast. I obviously don’t listen to all of them, but some of them are really helpful and informative. Also, a lot of rich people are kind of crazy, so it can be a little enlightening to listen to this podcast to be fair to know what the latest trends are when it comes to wellness etc.

4. The Ezra Klein Show/ Vox Conversations

I first found out about this podcast from a Tumblr post by @middleeasterndime, specifically the Whole Foods podcast episode. The episodes are LONG (like 1.5 hours long), but they’re incredibly informative and high-brow. The guests are highly respected industry professionals, and the topics are relevant. Sometimes I can lose focus when listening to the podcast because of how deeply it goes into the topic as well as the “big words” it uses, but it is so worth listening to. This podcast will make you a better conversationalist too because it can help show how worldly and knowledgeable you are on various topics.

5. Dressed: The History of Fashion

This podcast is my baby, and I treasure it so, so much. This is the first podcast I started to regularly listen when COVID and quarantine hit last year. The hosts are fashion historians and the breadth and depth of knowledge they possess is incomparable. You’ll find out so many more things about the history of what you wear and how it relates to the bigger society and era these items exist in and how it affects the clothing of today. On the other hand, it also makes you aware of the impact fashion has on our planet because the podcast also delves deep into the topics of fast fashion, waste generated by the fashion industry, gender inequality, workers rights, and so much more. I think when someone presents themselves as high value or of a high class, that person has so much more responsibility to stay informed and to help try educate others on issues plaguing our world today. Awareness is a privilege, and we should treat it as such.

#my post #personal #podcast #level up #knowledge #hypergamy #high value #high class #upper class #education

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lovemesomesurveys · 2 years

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10,000 Questions part 3 created by tater-tots

Do you use bar soap or liquid soap more often? Liquid.

Do you know of anyone who celebrates Holi? I don't think so.

Can you recommend any graphic novels to read? I don't read graphic novels.

What's the last character you dressed up as? (for Halloween, a play, cosplay, etc.) Young Eddie from It a few years ago. It was a very simple, last minute thrown together thing with stuff I had and I wore it at home just because.

Do you enjoy watching anime? If so, what's your favorite show? No.

Who is your favorite Poke'mon? I liked Jigglypuff when I was a kid.

Do you suffer from motion sickness? Yes.

Are you capable of seeing different situations from multiple perspectives? I believe so. I think I'm pretty understanding and openminded.

Have you ever gotten your tongue stuck to anything before? No, ow. Well, closest thing is it feeling kinda stuck to the roof of my mouth whn I wake up due to dry mouth. Ugh, I hate that.

Where's the weirdest place you've ever found something that you lost? Just in a random spot not anywhere near I would expect to find it.

When you play tic-tac-toe, are you normally the X's or the O's? X's.

What's the weirdest flavor soda that you've ever tried? Those weird, fun ones you find in some touristy shops like ranch flavored and whatnot.

If you were a crayon, what color would you be? A gray or black one.

Do you find it easier to talk to people in person or online, and why? Online or through text. It's easier for me to express myself that way than verbally and in person.

What is an example of a dealbreaker in a relationship for you personally? Someone treating me like shit.

If were able to save one item from a house fire, what would you choose? That would be so hard.

Do you own more winter scarves or fashion scarves? I don't own any scarves.

Where is the last scab you picked located? My right knee.

Where's the strangest place you've had sex? Virgin here.

Do you have any cavities? Yes.

On a scale of 1-5, how comfortable are you in your own body? (most days) Zero. I'm very self-conscious, insecure, and uncomfortable with my body and how I feel.

How often do you give others the middle finger? That's not something I do, to be honest.

When's the last time you had an ear infection? I don't recall.

Would you rather spend time at the beach or in a pool? Beach of course.

Have you lost any permanent teeth? Yes.

Do you know anyone who is missing a finger? No.

Have you ever gotten a speeding ticket? How fast were you going? No.

When's the last time you blew bubbles? Uhhh. I have no idea.

Were you a prankster as a child? Nah.

Have you ever ran a red light? No. I don't even drive.

If you could have a gift card to anywhere, where would you want it to be for? Boxlunch, perhaps.

If your car horn could make any kind of noise, what would you want it to do? I'd just leave it alone. I don't see myself even using the horn. It would be quite rare.

What is something that you would never post on social media? Nudes.

Do you prefer coffee, tea, or hot chocolate? Coffee. I was hooked on hot chocolate this past winter, though.

Do you tend to wear one-piece swimsuits, or two-piece swimsuits? I don't wear swimsuits, period.

What's the speed limit on your street? I think for neighborhoods it's 25mph.

What did you last stub your toe on? I don't have that issue.

When's the last time you slammed your finger in a door? It's been a very long time, fortunately. That is excruciatingly painful.

What flavor of lemonade do you think is the best? I'm not a lemonade person.

What happens to "that other sock" in the laundry? It's a mystery.

Do you use more paper towels or napkins? Paper towels.

Do you use your dinnerware set more often, or paper plates & plastic utensils? I prefer paper plates and plastic utensils.

Have you gotten anything good in the mail recently? Yeah.

How close is the nearest beach to you? About 3 hours.

Does your home have a basement? Nope.

When's the last time you built a fort inside or outside of your home? Not since I was a kid. My cousins and I did that a lot.

Have you ever forgotten to apply sunscreen? Yep, and definitely paid the price.

When you had substitute teachers in school, were you troublesome or did you behave yourself? I was always the good kid, regardless.

Are you the type of person who will help elderly folks? If I can.

What does your favorite beach towel look like? I don't have one, actually. As a beach lover, I don't have a beach towel. I don't have a need for one, though.

Have you ever gotten your fingers stuck in one of those Chinese finger trap toys? It always felt like they would get stuck.

What's the neatest pool floatie you've ever seen? They have a lot of cool ones now.

Out of your family members, who has the next birthday coming up? I'm up next in my immediate family.

Do you tan naturally or do you fake-bake? I get a tan if I'm at the beach, but that's really the only time cause that's the only time I spend a significant amount of time outdoors. I don't "fake bake."

Are you double-jointed anywhere? My thumbs are.

Do you wish you could sometimes clone yourself? Ew, no. One of me is more than enough.

When's the last time you saw a stray dog or cat roaming through your neighborhood? I see a couple cats roaming around all the time.

How often do you vacuum and dust your house? I personally don't do the vacuuming or dusting, my mom does.

Do you have a television in your bedroom? Yep.

When's the last time you drank something from a straw? I drink all my drinks from a straw.

Would you be interested in learning how to surf, if you don't already know how? Nooo.

When's the last time you got caught up in a spider web? I've never been caught up in one.

Would you want Oompa-Loompas or Minions as a part of your workforce? No.

When's the last time you jumped on the bed? When I was a kid.

Do you know anyone who celebrate Purim? I don't even know what that is.

Where is your birthmark located? My right elbow.

Have you ever had to use a pair of crutches? Well, no, as a wheelchair user.

Does anyone in your life use a cane or a walker? No.

Do you sneak snacks and drinks into your bag/purse when you go to the movies? Yes, ha.

What type of dance would you be most interested in learning? I don't dance.

Do you know anyone who is legally blind? Yes.

What's the last thing you were discussing via a group chat? Planning a trip with my mom and brother.

What's the best way to remove yourself from an uncomfortable conversation or situation? Pfft, I'm so awkward don't ask me.

Is English your first language? If not, what other language(s) do you speak? Yes. It's the only one I'm fluent in.

When's the last time you got a haircut? It's been like 3 years since I've had it professionally cut.

How many piercings do you have? Where are they located? Just my earlobes.

Who are some of your favorite singers? I have a few.

What's something that goes great with peanut butter? Chocolate.

What color is your hair? Dark brown.

What's your favorite dog breed? Labs and German Shepherds.

How many tattoos do you have? What are they of? Zero.

What's the last thing you got for free? Food.

How much do you weigh? I'm not exactly sure, but I'm underweight.

Chicken wings - flats, drums, or boneless? Boneless all the way. And no, they're not just nuggets. Don't argue with me on this. There's most definitely a difference.

Who last gave you advice? What was it regarding? I've been receiving unsolicited advice lately from some who don't know a thing about what they're talking about and it's pissing me off.

What's the last unnatural cold you've dyed your hair? I was dyeing my hair like fire engine red for a few years until the pandemic happened and then I fell off track. Last summer I chopped my long hair to a choppy pixie cut kinda style and now my hair is completely my natural dark brown color. I miss my long, red hair, but I just couldn't keep up the management of it anymore. I didn't have the energy or motivation and it just got so knotted up so easily. I do want to dye it red again someday, though.

Do you play any sort of instruments? No.

Has your family ever had a family reunion before? Yeah, we used to have big family get togethers all the time on my mom's side but they started dwindling over the years and now it's been awhile since the last one.

What color are your eyes? Brown.

What's the last thing you got hit in the face with? I accidentally hit my own eye.

Who is the last person you secretly felt like punching in the face, and why? Myself, probably.

Are you someone who constantly makes lists? Yes.

What are some of your family's traditions? We have our holiday traditions like dinners and whatnot.

How tall are you? Like 5'4.

Do you know any good line dances? No.

What's your favorite sport that involves a ball? I don't like any sports.

Do you believe that gingers have no souls? Why was that ever a thing people said? I never understood that. So mean.

What's your favorite color? Pastels, rose gold, sea foam green, coral, yellow.

When's the last time you visited a cemetary? Several years ago.

Have you ever been thrown into a pool with all your clothes on? Nooo. I can't swim and I'm in a wheelchair, so that would be a really cruel thing to do...

#personal #text #survey #surveys #10000 questions part 3

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farmerlan · 4 years

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Farmer Lan’s Rewatch Guide to The Untamed - Episode 1

HERE WE GO I am strapped in with my Topo Chico and ready to take on Episode 1 of The Untamed. It’s going to be wild. I have no idea what I’m doing. If you’re reading this and have a better suggestion on how I should format everything, feel free to tell me because right now this is just the diary of a madwoman.

CAUTION: Due to the chronological differences between the novel and the drama, there will be instances where I bring in references further along in the novel and/or drama to explain what is going on, so there will be spoilers if you haven’t finished the series.

[Starting scene – there’s a voiceover of people rejoicing over WWX’s death, we see a chaotic battlefield and people fighting over the Stygian Tiger Amulet (here forth abbreviated as the STA because abbreviations are my jam). WWX commits suicide by falling off a cliff, LWJ tries to stop him and then JC sends him to the depths of hell. Flash to the present when some storyteller is narrating this story, and we’re told 16 years has passed since the Nightless City incident and WWX is seemingly gone forever – although his body has never been recovered despite extensive search efforts.]

Differences from the novel:

In the novel, there is no mention of clans trying to fight over the STA during the bloodbath at Nightless City. It’s definitely true that the existence of the STA and WWX’s unchecked power led to the actions of the Nightless City, but it was a combination of multiple events that led up to the battle, and not an explicit cause and effect.

It is also explicitly stated during Chapter 1 as people recount the tale of WWX that he destroyed the STA prior to his death.

In the novel, it is stated in Chapter 1 and confirmed by WWX himself (in Chapter 43) that WWX’s death was caused by his own power rebounding upon him and he ended up being torn apart by his own undead creations. So unfortunately the epic cliff scene was entirely scripted for the drama.

13 years has passed in the novel vs. 16 years in the drama. I can’t remember if there was an exact reason why they switched up the timeline, but just know that the timeline of the novel series of events itself is also very confusing and I will probably do a post with my take on it sometime later.

[Cut to present – WWX is summoned by MXY’s sacrifice, there’s some weird mask action going on, WWX creates a ruckus at the arrival of the Gusu disciples, they set up shop with the Demon Summoning flags, tell WWX to go wait inside and then they wait for the spirits to come their way.]

Differences from the novel:

The mask does not exist in the novel. In the novel, the body that WWX is summoned into is that of MXY’s, and MXY is a different person in every way from WWX in terms of face, height, etc. So everyone who sees WWX thinks he is MXY up until he finally reveals himself. It’s obviously a stylistic choice made to reflect why no one can recognize WWX in the drama series even though they are played by the same actor, because otherwise I can see how it can get confusing for viewers.

WWX is shown to be playing the WangXian melody in the room but this does not happen in the novel, although it does lead to a pretty epic snark from my favorite boy LJY about how awful WWX’s playing is (which IS in the novel, but happens later in the story instead). WWX does NOT use a flute at all until the Da Fan Shan arc in the novel. Also Jingyi, never stop being you.

It is not explicitly mentioned that MXY went to Lan Ling Jin sect in the novel at this current point, only that he was accepted as a disciple by a sect before being kicked out. We find this out later.

Other than that, the scenes with MXY closely follows the novel up until the Demonic Left Arm (DLA) to show up.

[WWX is hauled in to confess his crimes by Matriarch Mo, things go to shit in about 3 seconds and the disciples realize they need to call for backup STAT, the flare for LWJ is sent. WWX realizes this needs to end fast in order to avoid meeting LWJ and exposing himself. A-Tong becomes possessed by the DLA, dies, and then the DLA possesses Matriarch Mo. Attempts to restrain her fail and WWX revives the other now-undead Mos to fight her.]

Differences from the novel:

The sassy verbal takedown of Matriarch Mo by WWX is indeed in the novel and just as great.

The drama identifies the black marks on the victims’ necks as being caused by the STA. There is no such scene in the novel. Basically, there is no mention of the STA being the cause of ANY of this, because in the novel, it’s not.

In the novel, the disciples send flares for back up but are uncertain how quickly back up will arrive, and they definitely did not specifically call for LWJ. However, WWX realizes he needs to intervene to end this quickly because the spirit is too powerful for the disciples to deal with, and he can’t leave the Mo household until the revenge curse put upon him by MXY is lifted (i.e. until everyone MXY wants dead is dead).

A funny scene that gets left out of the drama is: Matriarch Mo leaps to attack LSZ, who can’t dodge in time. Instead, WWX literally KICKS LJY into her path because he knows that the Gusu robes are imbued with magical protective spells, so he basically used LJY as a human talisman as a last resort. LJY did not find this funny, and WWX plays the “I didn’t do anything, I have no idea what I just did and I can’t be held culpable because I’m batshit crazy” card. Ah, my boys.

[LWJ appears just as Matriarch Mo appears to have gotten the upper hand, and subdues her with the POWER OF MUSIC dundun (also sensually massaging the guqin strings helloooo). WWX is hiding but HE IS HERE for all of his boo’s actions. LWJ clarifies that the DLA is a spiritual sword ghost with traces of the STA, everyone gasps because didn’t WWX die? OR DID HE NOT? Time will tell, my friends. Anyway, with the DLA subdued for now, LWJ hears the footsteps of WWX running away and chases after him but sees nobody. He thinks….”WEIYING IS IT REALLY YOU??” WWX A MYSERIOUS PERSON (to be revealed...but OK it’s NHS I told you there would be spoilers) gives money to the storyteller, and then we see WWX with Little Apple and he has one more wound left on his arm, indicating there’s someone else he needs to kill on behalf of MXY.]

Differences from the novel:

In the novel, WWX leaves the moment he hears LWJ’s guqin and does not stay to spectate.

See above re: no mention of what caused this, and certainly no discussion of the STA.

There’s no mention of LWJ suspecting that it is WWX in MXY’s body, or even suspecting that he has returned at all.

In the novel, the four wounds left as a physical reminder of the body count for the revenge curse is for the three members of the Mo family and for A-Tong. Therefore, WWX leaves the Mo family effectively free of his debt to MXY, but in the drama, he is shown to still have one remaining person left to kill…dun dun dun.

Storyteller man is not around in the novel – consider him a convenient voiceover tool for the drama ha. Thanks to the @redisthecolouroffate for the catch, I missed this but this is also the episode where NHS first shows up to reward the man for his storytelling, which is a nice bit of foreshadowing done by the show which is not in the novel at all.

Overall Thoughts

The drama does a really good job of setting the tone from the beginning. There’s not too much deviation here compared to the first five chapters of the novel (which covers this whole Ep 1 arc) since the majority of it was to set up the premise for the show and introduce our main characters.

The main difference here is we can see the drama is already setting itself up for the STA to play a much bigger role than in the novel. In the novel, our protagonists really have no idea what is behind the DLA at this point, and they certainly don’t immediately assert that it is a ‘sword ghost’ that has been tainted by the STA. In the novel, the only explanation for the DLA at present is in Chapter 5, when WWX notes that the spirit is more powerful than most, given that this spirit has already claimed three lives in the span of a few hours. WWX also deduced that this was the arm of a person who died by dismemberment, and to summarize the novel, the ghost arm is effectively trying to find the rest of its body. Until then, it moves between ‘live hosts’ like a parasite.

Also – WWX is also noted to be wearing badly applied make up in the novel but not in the drama. It is clarified in Chapter 1 that MXY was homosexual and was kicked out of his cultivation sect as he harassed a fellow male disciple and is now basically a gay lunatic, which is unfortunately not a great look in ye olden days.

Lastly, cute tidbit in the novel in Chapter 3 that didn’t make its way into the drama – WWX secretly marveled at LSZ’s knowledge and manners, and wondered “Who in that godforsaken, old-fashioned place (referring to the Cloud Recesses) could have brought him up/taught him so well?” OH YOU’LL FIND OUT WHO HA.

#mdzs #mo dao zu shi #lan wangji #wei wuxian #the untamed #魔道祖师 #episode 1 #it's about to get crazier #cql #recap

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srbachchan · 5 years

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DAY 4247

Jalsa, Mumbai Oct 23/24, 2019 Wed/Thu 12:50 AM

AND AN AFTER THOUGHT :

Birthday - for Ef Amrita Singh ABEF .. wishing you affection and greetings and all the fine impersonations you do with my film dialogues and songs 🌹

Birthday - EF Kankana Chakraborty .. Deepak Jain .. Atul Kumar Shrivastava .. Thursday, October 24 .. greetings on this special day for all this Ef and wishing them happy Diwali and the goodness of life ..❤️

Please do not miss the ‘YEEZY’s’ .. they tell me its the latest fad, design, fashion sneaker shoe etc., .. whatever .. it is the most comfortable and a delight to possess .. thank you to the one that bought it for me ..

.. and then in a short burst of excited cheer a rather rapid run onto the set of KBC .. the imagery being smudged, because .. ahem .. I was just too fast for the lens .. 🤣

When you love the contestant .. when the studio audience is in sync with you .. the intensity of the performance as a host increases three fold .. vice versa .. it folds up into a routine mundane day cum night .. the show itself is never in doubt, its just that the added fillip give momentum to an extent that defies all fatigue and disinterest ..

So all that reflects in the mirrors of special lenses comes through , despite the technicolored socks , a wearing, strongly opposed by some of the Ef ..

.. they tell me there is a loss of weight since the last few days .. true .. its almost 5 kg .. which is just so fantastic for me .. a lightness in the step, a controlled and sparse diet and the hours of rest developed to the optimum .. many among the Ef would be delighted with the news, that is if they genuine in their concern and care .. but it is well known that that is a given and my regard and affection for them that advise, I do take them seriously ..

So ..

But really .. meeting each probable contestant and learning of the circumstances they had to suffer to be in contention is so numbing that one lives with it, long after they have left the arena ..

It is perhaps impossible to reconcile with the facts they have lived life with and suffered the tormented existence to finally come up to the final seat of judgement to perhaps get an opportunity to change the course of events .. some succeed some do not some do not want to for, they make too many deliberate mistakes ..

In my 77 years of birth and moving on to the 78 th I have never ever witnessed a Diwali that threatens to be wet .. at least in our part of the World .. it becomes most frustrating for the arrangers .. impressively the domestic better half maiden and their hard work to make the day special .. but all things considered the preventions shall hopefully stand guard and safeguard whatever little has been left to the elements during the day of the night .. !!!

No matter what the state of affairs may be .. lethargic, disinterest, a no work mode .. that scream from the studio audience is what wakes us up, shakes away all the tiredness, and leaves one gasping with the excessive energy that has burst into the body system in a blink of an eye .. people and its mass be the reason and shall ever be the reason .. they are irreplaceable .. thank the Lord for them ..

Another day tomorrow of contemplation of addressing issues that have been plaguing us for long .. and a prayer that the rain Gods have mercy on all living breathing beings ..

Amitabh Bachchan

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ghostofasecretary · 3 years

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Asks for 4:02 a.m.:

38. Is your life what you expected it would be five years ago?

60. What do you think the next era of fashion will be like?

50. What do you expect from a friend or partner?

38. well, i'm not dead and college has not yet driven me insane, so in that sense i am significantly outperforming my expectations five years ago! i suppose i also expected to be more okay after moving away from my state and the intense conservative culture i grew up with, and that definitely happened.

60. so i don't actually follow modern fashion at all anymore and haven't since i was 12, and all of this is speculation with the massive caveat that i am one person with really specific tastes and a limited visual feed.

but given i've seen *H&M* ads about sustainable design i think that buying from thrift stores (already mainstream), having expensive basics made to last, and virtue-signalling about how your clothes were Ethically Made will all be very common and increase somewhat in the next decade. this'll probably sustain the vintage community and other fashion subcultures, maybe breed new ones, and i wouldn't be surprised if Vogue spreads included lots more vintage or hard-to-source items in the next decade alongside the latest Sustainable Garments from big brands. haute couture labels mostly seem to be continuing seasons and resort collections and so on, but i've read a lot of larger brands are mostly sustained by perfumes/purses/etc and their collections are more or less marketing for that, rather than garments made to be sold or emulated. i think some brands will scale down the number of seasons they run each year in the interest of appearing more sustainable, but i'm not sure how much this'll affect trends/the general fashion cycle. it wouldn't surprise me if we focused more on linen, silk, wool, and maybe cotton and rayon, over polyesters, but viscose and synthetic crepes seem big right now and people love spandex so *shrug*

K-fashion is something i've seen a lot of lately on, uh, American Pinterest, more than the Japanese influence that was popular five years ago; lots of stylish sportswear and very stylish mini-skirts and layered cutesy clothes and extremely cropped hoodies, but not so much bright colors or unusual fabrics or, like, weird designs? a bit more classic, maybe, in gestalt. i'm really curious if the Hanfu subculture will become notable in the US or in other countries with a sizeable Chinese population.

in the last few years women's wear has seemed pretty blocky, lots of loose crop tops and baggy-yet-tailored jackets and so on. right now women's wear seems to be broadly getting a bit rufflier and vaguely more 80s than 90s, but fast fashion trends move very quickly so i'm not too confident in that. also next season's colors seem very light, judging by the last time i helped my mom shop for clothes. the early 00s were visually distinct enough (imo) that this could be more 20s does 80s or we could see new, unique awful fashion. i think most people currently have longer hair due to professional haircuts being hazardous, including mullets and very scraggly looks; i expect this to last be a visual trend for a while after, maybe 5 years? maybe makeup and hair color will get more out there to compensate.

50. oh, hmm, depends a lot on the relationship? random strangers-who-are-cool-seeming-let's-hang-out get treated pretty differently than life partners, in terms of energy i invest or am comfortable having invested in me. i expect that for anyone i count as a friend we will like each other and find pleasant and relatively low-friction ways to continue interaction. in general i appreciate honesty and clear communication in relationships and try to be clear about my own boundaries and respectful of others'. i like talking feelings with people i know somewhat? and history/Discourse/[current infodumpable interest is joint hypermobility but i also love to hear other people's special interests] with most people. if you have a dog or cat or pet rats i can't go to your house comfortably. people being excited about things/infodumping is delightful and adorable. arguing can be very fun. i like cuddling when i trust the people involved

#ask memes #ghost speaks #thanks for the questions!#i did not make a *lot* of concrete predictions but i should check back at some point #so #sometimes this is a clothing blog

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evies20dollars · 4 years

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I was tagged by @kristnbell to answer some questions I’ve never been asked before-- thank you Bea! <3

questions under the cut ]

what is the color of your hairbrush? Blue and purple, but frankly, I need a new one

name a food you never eat Is soda a food? A drink is not food, i don’t think, but i never drink soda

are you typically too warm or too cold? Too cold

what were you doing 45 minutes ago? Making breakfast

what’s your favourite candy bar? I like the chocolove dark chocolate + raspberry bar a lot

have you ever been to a professional sports game? Against my will, yes

what’s the last thing you said out loud? “Hm, what was i doing 45 minutes ago?”

what’s your favourite ice cream? Passion fruit, if i can find it-- passion fruit anything is amazing

what was the last thing you had to drink? Water

do you like your wallet? Well I can’t find my licence at the moment so I’m sort of blaming my wallet for that (though whether it is actually at fault or not, idk)

what’s the last thing you ate? Some questionable pancakes

did you buy any new clothes last weekend? I ordered a t-shirt with a rainbow across it for both pride and 90s vibes

what’s the last sporting event you watched? Lmao no idea. unless you count marble racing on the latest episode of Last Week Tonight, i did watch that

what is your favourite flavour of popcorn? There are flavors of popcorn? I typically just make it with olive oil and salt.

who’s the last person you sent a text message to? My mom

ever go camping? No

do you take vitamins? I used to take a multivitamin, but my doctor had me come off it after it was making some of my levels too high-- i do still occasionally and sporadically take B12 though

do you go to church every sunday? No, i’m not religious

do you have a tan? Yeah a bit

do you prefer chinese or pizza? That definitely depends on where it’s coming from as well as my mood; I enjoy both

do you drink soda through a straw? Well as we got to establish, i don’t drink soda at all, but if i did i would not use a straw nonetheless

what colour socks do you usually wear? Usually white when going out, around the house it’s god only knows, the first thing i find, matching is irrelevant

do you ever drive above the speed limit? Yeah, but not exorbitantly so-- going 5-10 mph over is pretty standard i think? All i know is if i drive at the actual speed limit people get annoyed.

what terrifies you? People who take pleasure in harming others, especially animals.

look to your left, what do you see? A poster i have of Marilyn Monroe and James Dean that has been part of my room’s decorum since my freshman or sophomore year of high school.

what chore do you hate most? Anything that is gross

what do you think of when you hear an australian accent? That Mary Kate and Ashley movie where they go into witness protection program.

what’s your favourite soda? Wow, we are keeping going with this. i don’t drink soda, but i do occasionally drink kombucha which I think is not totally off? I like tropical flavors like pineapple, mango, etc.

do you go in fast food places or just hit the drive through? I don’t really go to fast food places much if at all.

what’s your favourite number? 7 i suppose, but honestly i don’t really know.

who’s the last person you talked to? My dad

favourite cut of beef? I don’t eat beef-- I’m a vegan.

last song you listened to? Mujer Bruja by Lola Indigo

last book you read? In full, The Autobiography of Red by Anne Carson

favourite day of the week? Probably Saturday

can you say the alphabet backwards? Lmao i’ll give it a try, but i doubt it -- okay, i can actually, but very slowly.

how do you like your coffee? I don’t drink coffee, i’m more of a tea or hot chocolate kind of gal.

favourite pair of shoes? I don’t have a ton of pairs so probably these thrifted doc martens with hearts i have that look like oxfords-- prior to getting them i was unaware doc martens were like a fashion statement (i’m not actually sure what i’m saying by wearing them), but people kept commenting on them-- I just had an old pair of oxfords and they got so beat up to the point that they were falling apart and i needed new ones and the doc martens were the closest i could find

time you normally get up? Between 7-9 am typically

sunrise or sunsets? I don’t know if i really have a preference, but i definitely see more sunsets than sunrises because i am not a morning person

how many blankets on your bed? one at the moment

describe your kitchen plates? I’m reluctant to call them mine as they’re more my dad’s who you know chose them, but idk they’re tannish in the middle, a dark brown color on the surrounding part, and also a bit chipped.

describe your kitchen at the moment? Definitely a mess

do you have a favourite alcoholic drink? I don’t drink

do you play cards? Not on the reg, but if somebody wanted to play with me i’d be down

what colour is your car? It’s a silver color

can you change a tire? I think i was shown how to once? But do i remember? Hahahaha no.

your favourite state/province/county etc? The amount of states i’ve visited in my country isn’t like a ton, but i guess either Massachusetts or my home state. i’d like to travel more within the U.S. once all of this hopefully blows over.

favourite job you’ve had? I guess my tutoring job? i like my current one as well, but the tutoring one paid me for travel time and when people didn’t come in which was mostly the case, i got to be paid to do homework

how did you get your biggest scar? I don’t really have any big scars, but the two i’m aware of are one on one of my feet which is shaped like a v and one on my elbow that’s basically unnoticeable unless i stretch my arm all the way out. For the elbow one, when i was like four or so i got home from school (or pre school, not sure) and ran to go see my parent in the yard (don’t remember which one it was). I tripped on a hose and fell on the hard pavement and scratched up my elbow pretty bad. I’m not sure the scar would be nearly so bad though if not a year or two later in gym class they had us army crawling using our elbows on the gym floor (which in our current times sounds so incredibly unsanitary when i think about it), Anyway, i guess the friction from the floor opened the cut back up because next thing i knew people were wondering why there was blood on the floor, and much to my surprise, i discovered i was bleeding. The second, v-shaped scar on my foot is from when i was still a kid, but a bit older, and riding a bike down i think a neighbor’s steep driveway, not positive, and i must have been wearing flip flops or something, and my foot slipped and i crashed, the pedal scraping up my foot as it slipped.

I’m tagging @blafard @vfd-inked-kid @tidemakar @youboughtmeawall and @mydearldydisdain if you guys would like to :)

#thank you for tagging me!#tag game #mutuals #about me #lola indigo #anne carson

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prouvaire · 4 years

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lmao i’m so old i dont know how to answer replies anymore @ourbastardofsorrows

anyways after a day of memorizing stuff and a week of prolonged suffering through the wonderful world of possession (sadly not the fun kind we briefly studied in canon law) i’m both extremely tired and angry so here’s a condensed list of fashion opinions i might elaborate on later when my one (1) braincell returns from the war

Fashion is an art form that conjugates all aspects of humanity. It’s art, history, sociology, psychology, chemistry, biology, maths, etc. It’s not an oppressive imperative, au contraire, in it’s purest and best form it’s both an expression and a reflection.

The big houses are overrated, boring, generic, incapable of innovation, and bound by societal expectations, LVMH, and their own former glory. Oh, and might I add, their bland, tasteless, and very white patrons. And, yes, I’m calling out Chanel, a brand whose admittedly few groundbreaking contributions are greatly overshadowed by long periods of stagnation and repetition. I’m also calling out Dior because if I see another belted tulle dress I’m gonna scream (oh and lmao at their completely OrgANic and UnARTifiCiaL way to make the saddle bag relevant again)

Louis Vuitton is boring af. That’s literally it.

The word haute couture gets thrown in a lot when there’s a pretty garment but it rarely is ACTUAL haute couture, which is honestly a disservice to haute couture bc if u see actual (and good) haute couture you quickly realize that it’s an art of the garment. It’s no longer a dress, or a shirt, or a skirt, or what have you, it’s something much more akin to a sculpture. It’s pushing the boundaries of our notions of textiles and construction. I mean look at Iris Van Herpen, Guo Pei, old Mcqueen, Cristobal Balenciaga, etc.

on that note, CRISTOBAL FUCKING BALENCIAGA! Even Christian Dior bowed to Cristobal Balenciaga.

Kinda circling back to point 2, but there are so many better couturiers than Coco Chanel that had even bigger impacts on fashion (imo the only thing gabrielle had going for her was marketing). E.g. Charles Frederick Worth, Mme. Grez, Elsa Schiaparelli. Madeline Vionnet, Paul Poiret, YSL, Boue soeurs, etc

Dapper Dan is the unsung hero of contemporary fashion and it’s only in the last 5 years that he’s been getting his dues. Logomania started with Dapper Dan, streetwear as we know it is greatly based on Dapper Dan’s Aesthetic, every ig baddie and run of the mill influencer owes 98% of their aesthetic to Dapper Dan. Fendi should’ve made Dapper Dan their creative director, don’t change my mind.

fashion owes a great fucking deal to POC around the globe and black american culture. Most trends can be traced directly to POC and black americans. I’m no expert, but Shelby Ivey Christie has some bomb threads about this on ig and twitter.

The fashion industry as we know it was born in the 80s and it’s the fucking worst. Here’s my controversial opinion: it corrupted the art of fashion and the notion of luxury to the point of meaningless monstrosity. Thanks capitalism, racism, and nepotism. This point in particular gives way to a multifaceted analysis that’s worth further investigation. I mean it’s the reason why things pretty much always look kinda the same, why there are only like 4 creative directors, why there are only like 4 models (and we all know who they are), why Anna Wintour is still relevant, why Vogue and Conde Nast by extension is still relevant, why for some god forsaken reason there are like 50 shows a year (haute couture, ready to wear, resort, cruise, etc.) Though to be fair, the absurd amount of shows is also kinda Lagerfeld’s fault (thanks Karl we hate it)

Mass production is a plague upon this land. I’m not saying fast fashion, I’m saying mass production.

Paris and Milan fashion weeks are the superior fashion weeks. No, this is not only based on the fact that those are the only fashion weeks I’ve been to, and, no, this wasn’t just a weird flex. Or was it? 🤫

And as a last and possibly the only really controversial opinion on this list: Zuhair Murad and Elie Saab are overrated. Don’t get me wrong tho’ their embroidery is exquisite (I’ve had the delight to see an Elie Saab dress up close) but they pretty much repeat the same silhouettes every season. Also my monkey brain’s pet peeve is tumblr’s obsession with these two (and with Dolce and Gabbana but this one is not at all irrational considering that Stefano Gabbana is a racist asshole who harasses people online and Domenico Dolce is not that much better, also their collections are underwhelming and repetitive)

#fashion opinions are the only opinions i have #i think i have more but they're probably more specific #or i'll only remember them if they're prompted by a specific question #oh boy do i have opinions about bags which is weird bc i own like 3 bags tops and only really use a tote bag i bought from a bookstore #OH AND BOY DO I HAVE OPINIONS ABOUT FASHION ARCHETYPES #SPECIALLY ABOUT THE PARISIENNE AND THE IT GIRL #but yea this is probably long enough as it is and probably more than you bargained for #also i got the anger out of my system and i'm just a soulless husk now longing for morpheus' embrace

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down-in-dixie · 4 years

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Simple life questions: 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10 Love Life: 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20 Childhood: 24, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30 Education: 34, 36, 38, 39, 40 More fun questions: 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 49, 50 TV, Books, Movies, and Music: 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60 ETC.: 61, 64, 65, 68, 69, 70 This or That: 71, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80 Getting Deep: 82, 84, 87, 88, 90 ETC. Part 2: 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 100

2. How many pets do you have? None. I had a cat but she died of old age a few months ago.

4. Diet or regular sodas? Regular.

5. Biggest fear(s) Can't think of one right now.

6. Favorite food(s) Anything that tastes good.

8. Favorite color(s) Black, purple, blue, turquoise, red

9. Number of siblings I have one younger brother.

10. Favorite animal Cats (big & domestic), dogs, wolves and horses.

12. Hugs or kisses? Both are nice.

13. Would you have sex on the first date? No. I'm not giving it up that easily. You want it, you have to show me that you deserve it. Which means we'd have to be dating for awhile before I'd even consider it.

14. Do you kiss & tell? No, whatever happens behind closed doors stays behind closed doors.

18. Tall & blonde or brunette & a little nerdy? It depends on what kind of person they are.

19. 5 turn ons Good personality A good sense of humor Intelligent A deep / husky voice Good with their hands

20. 5 turn offs Bad personality Smoking Excessive drinking / getting drunk all the time. I don't mind if people drink or get drunk every once in awhile but if it happens all the time..Growing up my dad was an alcoholic and I'm not putting up with that shit again. Bad / poor hygiene

24. Favorite childhood TV show Xena: Warrior Princess, The X-Files, JAG, Living Single, Golden Girls, The Nanny, Charmed, Star Trek, Sliders, all the shows that used to come on TGIF, and a lot of cartoons.

25. Favorite childhood movie Aside from all the Disney movies, The NeverEnding Story, A League of Their Own, A Walk in the Clouds, Willow, among many many others that I can't think of right now...

26. Favorite childhood book The Goosebump books.

28. When you were a kid what did you want to be when you grew up? First I wanted to be a veterinarian, then a cop / detective and finally a photographer. And I ended up becoming none of those things.

29. Favorite childhood activity Sports, rollerblading, horseback riding, climbing trees, swimming, pool, bowling

30. Favorite elementary school subject Art and music.

34. High school graduation year 2004. Thanks for making me feel old now.

36. College of choice The local Community College because I wanted to stay home and save money.

38. Did you have to wear a uniform in school? I went to a public school and we didn't have uniforms. Thank God.

39. Was / is your high school big or small? It was fairly small.

40. What do you want your career to be? Successful.

41. Describe your fashion taste Alex Danvers.

42. Have you ever had a secret crush on a friend? Yes.

43. Ideal date. I don't really care what we do as long as I get to eat at some point.

44. Favorite nickname I'm not really a nickname kind of person..

45. London or Paris? Both.

46. Favorite store. I don't really have one.

47. If you could go anywhere for a week, all expensenses paid, where would you go? Probably Scotland or Ireland.

49. If you could meet anyone, dead or alive, who would it be? The very first woman.

50. Are you a light sleeper? Nope. Once I’m asleep I'm dead to the world.

51. Comedy movies or musicals? I like some comedies but I'd say I'm more of a musical person.

52. Favorite book(s) Too many to name. And from now on I'm just going to put this for all the 'favorite' questions because there’s too much thinking involved.

53. Favorite movie(s) Too many to name

54. Favorite TV show(s) Too many to name

55. If you could bring back any cancelled TV show, what would it be? I can't think of one right now.

56. Favorite Actor I don't really have one.

57. Favorite actress Too many to name.

58. Favorite singer Too many to name.

59. Favorite band Too many to name.

60. Favorite song Too many to name.

61. If you were stranded on an island, what 5 things would you want with you? A large crate filled with non-perishable food and water, a box of matches, a gun with bullets or a knife, a bag of clothes, and bug spray.

64. Favorite fruit Too many to name.

65. Favorite vegetable Too many to name.

68. 3 Words to describe yourself Sarcastic, stubborn, competitive

69. Ice cream or frozen yogurt? Both.

70. Do you play any sports? If so, what are they? Basketball, although it's mostly just me going outside and shooting hoops for an hour or so. I haven't played on a team in years. I also used to play softball during the summer but I had to quit because the weather got too hot.

71. Pizza or chicken nuggets? Both.

74. Math or reading? READING!!! I despise math.

75. Flowers or chocolates? Either one.

76. Christmas or your birthday? Neither.

77. Hot or cold? It depends on what it is.

78. Pool or beach? Either one.

79. Cake or pie? Both.

80. Picnic in the park or romantic dinner? It depends on the season. If it's fall or spring then a picnic would be nice. But if it's summer or winter then I want a romantic dinner inside.

82. Would you say your friends are truly there for you? I suppose so. At least when it really matters.

84. Have you ever had a friend turn on you? I don't think so.

87. What are you looking forward to the most right now? Cold weather. It can't get here fast enough.

88. Have you ever cried yourself to sleep? Quite a few times.

90. Are you happy with your life right now? Considering that I'm practically wasting away at home during a pandemic right now, I'd say that life could be better..

91. Do you cry easily? Kinda..

92. What was the last movie you cried at? A Dog's Purpose. I usually cry when animals are involved.

93. Do you save souvenirs from vacations? I do. I have to have something to help me remember the trip.

94. How many kids do you want? I'll pass, thanks.

95. What are you listening to right now? The frogs that are outside my window.

96. One thing you love about yourself. My eyes.

97. One thing you dislike about yourself. My sleep schedule. It's pretty much fucked up.

98. Biggest insecurity. I have no idea.

100. Any question you want. I just want to go to bed now.

#answered ask

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courtneyyharper · 4 years

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Depopin’

Hello folks, another day in the life of lockdown and another article to fill up “five” minutes of your time. One way I’ve been spending my time is spending some more time on my Depop account and just thought I’d share my knowledge (what little I have) with you all.

I’ve personally been using Depop for close to two years now and genuinely when I first started I thought nothing would come of it. Then one day I randomly sold my denim jacket for nearly as much as I had bought it for originally. From then it’s been a steady process of learning the ropes and although I am by no means a professional at this or making an income I do enjoy it. There are ways to make a brand out of this with wholesale goods and making your own goods etc. but these are just tips for anyone like me just trying to make a little extra money, save some money and be more sustainable even with fast-fashion.

So, I’m going to talk you through what to do before you start selling, how to sell and ship and even how to pick up a bargain for yourself…

Before you start…

Okays, I’m not going to go through the actual making of the account. I’m pretty sure you guys have got that covered. Make your password secure and stuff.

On to finding stuff to sell. My most popular items have always been going out dresses as they’re usually my higher branded clothing, such as Oh Polly etc. You can post almost any type of clothing but the more interesting the more likely it is to sell. Anything you do choose however should be in good condition and something you’d be happy with purchasing yourself. The best-selling items are usually brand new or in close to perfect condition. Every once in a while I like to do a clear out of things in my wardrobe I haven’t worn in a while and although it is up to you what you sell and of course there is an audience for everything I personally try and be realistic about what I can sell and what needs donated/binned.

Next you must be willing to ship the things that are purchased (this is something I struggled a lot with at the start as I learned the best process). I’ll talk more about shipping later but first you need the supplies. There’s nothing worse than receiving a Depop parcel in a taped together plastic carrier bag with your address scribbled on it. My top tip out of this whole article is to purchase some packaging.

Packaging bags can be surprisingly pricey at the post office or in office supply stores so what I first did was buy packs of them for £1 in stores such as Poundworld and Home Bargains which works out at only a few pence per parcel. Even better still if this becomes something you really get into a groove off you can buy wholesale packs of 100 on Amazon and eBay etc in colours. Little things like this can mean a lot to your customer and will actually end up saving you money in the long run.

Now you have the items you’re going to sell and your packaging to do so!

Taking your photos…

Honestly, this is kind of the entire key to selling. If your product looks good, then people will want it. There are three types of photos I like to use:

Website photos:

These ones are usually best if you have no photos in this clothing or would prefer to not be in the photos. They’re the easiest to put up on short notice. You just screenshot the photos from the website where you purchased them. The only problem with this is that some people prefer to see what the clothes look like in real life (I know I do if I’m on the fence) and will most likely ask you to provide a photo which is just effort later. Usually if I’m using these photos, I provide them in addition with some of my own photos or disclose I’m using this because the clothing does not fit so I can’t try it on, hence why I’m selling.

My own photos:

Sometimes I get lucky and I have a nice Instagram picture in the dress or top or whatever it may be but sometimes I have to set aside time to try on and photograph the clothes. When I do this, I like to do it as though it were going to be uploaded for Instagram. If you have someone to take photos of you in them than great but mirror selfies are also grand if you can do them right. That means having good lighting, so that the clothes are highly visible. I try and take them in bright day light, in a clean mirror and with a clean background. No one wants to see your laundry in the background or those water bottles that haven’t moved from your room in two months that we’re all guilty of.

Flatlay:

If you’re not overly comfortable or confident with being in the photo, then you can still take good photos of the product without wearing it. Always make sure your clothing or shoes or jewellery or whatever it is you’re selling is laid out freshly. It really goes without saying but all clothing should be clean and without wrinkles if possible. You can hang them up on a wall or lay them on a clean background on the floor. For this I like using a white wall or a clean block colour blanket, but everyone has their own style when it comes to this. Maybe even add some plant props or other things to spice up your photo but remember to make the product the focus of the photo.

Videos are also an option on Depop but it must be over 5 seconds long and I only like using this for sparkly or metallic items etc to show the real affect in person.

Although this isn’t always the case but when I really organise my page I like my account to look like an Instagram feed itself. It’s not necessary but it can really draw people to your page if they’re just clicking on for a browse.

When taking your photos always get a photo of the front, the back, any close-up details and of course if there is any marks etc on the item you should always show in a photo. You can only post four photos total so try and give people a good idea of what the item really looks like.

Description:

Next you need to describe what you’re selling. All the words you include will make it easier for people to search and find your items.

You should mention what exactly you’re selling along with brand, size, colour and anything else people need to know.

Always mention what condition the product is such as: 10/10, perfect condition, BNWT (Brand new with tags)

Even mention why you’re selling it: no longer fits, doesn’t suit me, ordered 2 sizes, didn’t return in time etc. Especially mention if it is not in perfect condition: small mark on right sleeve but barely noticeable (see photo 4)

#tags: You also have the options to add hashtags to your description to make is easier to find but you don’t need the hashtag to make it searchable. If I mention the brand it will come up in search when people search for the brand name, even without the hashtag.

Although against Depop regulations (so I’m not recommending) if there were to be other keywords (popular and similar brand names to what you’re posting for example) then your post may reach a wider audience…

Everyone has different layouts for their description but here is an example of one I would do:

Oh Polly LOVE ME KNOT dress

Ruched long sleeve bodycon dress in Oyster White

Size 10 (small fitting would fit an 8 also)

Thick good quality material

Bought on Depop and worn once by me

Great condition just won’t wear again

RRP 38 SOLD OUT ONLINE

#nightout #party #ruched

Then simply fill out the information it asks you for again, brand, size, price and shipping price too! (This is separate from price).

Pricing:

People don’t want to be buying things close to full price unless it’s brand new and you have the last available one to buy anywhere. If demand for your product isn’t high, then you’re going to have to be reasonable with pricing. You must remember (unless you’re handmaking your own clothes etc) that you’re not a retailer and people are looking for a bargain. However, every item is different so I can’t really give you a baseline price for items. The best way to learn where to ballpark your pricing is search for other items similar to yours and see what everyone else is pricing them for and if they’re selling well. I usually try and price things around 60-70% of what I paid and over time drop the price if there’s no movement.

You must remember websites are usually running offers on their own items. For example, I had one dress up recently and was getting a lot of messages as I was selling it for half the original price. Recently I had no questions about it at all and while writing this I realised the retailer had it on sale for lower than even that. Pricing can fluctuate daily and sometimes you must wait it out and/or concede to lowering the price.

Reposting:

If your item has been up for a few weeks and still hasn’t been purchased I usually go in and edit my item. Maybe switch the photos around, update the price and description a bit and post it again. This way people see something different and it gets put back to the top of people’s search.

Shipping:

This is the bit my friends ask me about most when Depop is mentioned. It’s also the most effort.

I’ve tried to get into a routine so as soon as someone purchases an item, I like to package it up straight away. Fold the item neatly and put it in its packaging. Make sure the address is correct. It’s always best to direct message the buyer and thank them for the purchase and assure them when you will get it shipped. Communication is key for good feedback later and although not necessary, I usually include a little thank you note in some funky way (at Christmas I sent Christmas cards and lately I’ve been using felt unicorn shapes I picked up in the arts and craft bit of the pound shop).

Now as soon as possible, you usually have about 5-7 days after purchase, take it to the post office. All you have to do is take it to the window where they will most likely ask you to set it on the scales for weighing and do the work for you. Once you’ve done all this once it’s a breeze.

Packaging costs me £3 a parcel (this is for second class, under 2kg, less than £20 value, unsigned and untracked which is pretty standard). However, for safety and for the first few sales I’d spend the extra and send it tracked. This way no one can claim they didn’t receive a parcel.

Top tip: if you’re sending a small package like a single t-shirt, then package it flatly. Sometimes they can fit it through the letter stencil, and you can ship for large letter prices which is cheaper than parcel prices, but this is also up to the cashier’s discretion so don’t count on it.

All current pricing can be found online too! You can print labels here and pay online to save going to the window, but I find it easier in person.

Make sure to get your proof of postage receipt and keep it! I always like to post a photo of this to let them know their item has been shipped and remember to update the shipping status too. Plus, you’ll need it if there’s any problems later.

Feedback:

Remember to leave your buyers honest feedback and hope they leave you one in return. The more positive reviews you have them more people will see you as a trusted seller later.

DMs:

Always try and click on to the app a few times a day and respond to any mails as soon as possible. Usually if you wait a day to respond they’ve already found something else instead.

Likewise, if people like your item feel free to shoot them a message: Hey, are you interested in [insert item]? If you have any questions just let me know! [insert friendly emoji]

Remember it’s all about interaction! Followers and following on Depop mean next to nothing. People use the search bar much more frequently than their timeline.

The Realities of Making Money!

Some weeks I’ll sell nothing on Depop and usually there’s more of these weeks than not but other times I’ll sell a formal dress, a few going out dresses, a jumper and make about £100. Although these weeks are far and few between you have got to persevere.

You should always remember when pricing items that Depop take a 10% fee and Paypal 2.9% after you’ve sold something (it costs nothing to list an item!) and account for this when pricing your items but also remember that people probably won’t want to pay £5 + shipping for a plain black t-shirt from New Look. Honestly, I rarely notice the fee being taken out especially if it is for clothes that I would otherwise just pack away under my bed for years.

Another thing to remember is that even when the money is deposited into your Paypal account you’re more than likely still going to have shipping to pay and packaging costs, so you need to set this aside also.

Buying:

So, when I’m looking for something specific online or find a nice dress that I’m thinking of purchasing then I like to do a quick search for it on Depop. I search the website name for the item (Oh Polly Love Me Knot Dress) and the size I’m interested in. If I find what I’m looking for I like to message the seller with any questions and if it is available. It’s always worth asking (politely!!) if they would consider selling it at a negotiated price or even with free shipping but always be reasonable. I can’t count the times people have asked if I’d sell them dresses that I had listed for £20 for a fiver with free shipping. There’s nothing more irritating. The nicer you are the more responsive they’ll be and want to reply.

I also like to save or like items and come back to them later, as a sort of wish list if I’m browsing. If nothing else the app is always good for getting ideas for future outfits much like a mood board.

In the case anything goes wrong…

Always buy through the Depop app and Paypal! Every once and a while sellers will ask you to pay them through friends and family on Paypal to avoid Depop fees but if you do this you have no way to claim back your money if the item doesn’t arrive. If an item does not arrive to you or someone claims they do not receive yours then this must go through the Paypal dispute system. If your claim is legit then you can easily get your money back so no need to worry and if someone makes the claim against you all you need is your proof of postage (but preferably a tracking number for 100% safety) and you can refute the claim.

With Paypal you’re always protected which is what makes Depop so great to use!

This was a long-winded way of explaining my personal process of Depop and has made it look even more complicated than it really is. Everyone has their own vibe how to Depop so don’t think you have to stick to this.

I love using the app to save money and even when purchasing items like formal dresses that I know I’ll only wear once I can usually find the one I want for a bargain or if I can’t I don’t feel too bad about paying full price because I know I can get some money back for it when I resell it. At least that’s what I tell myself…

Okays, that’s all I have for you today… Happy Depoping!

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letswritefuriously · 5 years

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Idun; Official WIP Post

Storyline

The Great Goddess, Idun, marks her chosen few with a birthmark that gives them the ability to see her children; the magical creatures of the world. Alicia Jae, currently taking a gap year with her brother, Ethan, has the Mark of Idun - in fact, she has one of the most powerful marks in existence - but has inexplicably suppressed the ability from a young age. At least; up until now. After being attacked by masked soldiers from a powerful organisation, she begins to regain the ability.

But the attack has lead Alicia and Ethan to believe that their little sister is in danger, and rush to protect her, against the advice of the mysterious Ari, who saved them from the soldiers. But they now must undertake a dangerous cross country journey through forests infested with the Children of Idun. What is waiting for them at the end of the journey? Can Ari be trusted? Can Alicia trust anyone?

Can she even trust her own brother?

Details

-Screenplay (at least, an attempt at screenplay)

-3/5 main characters are POC

-3/5 are LGBT (1 lesbian, 1 pansexual and a biromantic enby)

-Involves various mythologies such as Scottish, Irish, Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Australian, North American and South American as well as folk tales

-Ships: wlw (canon in one season), nblm (canon in three seasons), wlm (straightbaiting heheh)

Links

Episodes: Wattpad link, 1x1 part one, 1x1 part two, 1x1 part three, try not to be confused challenge

Character info: Jack, Ari, Ethan, Alicia

Excerpts: Alicia wishes she knew ASL, battling the troll, Ethan has a sad,

Other: Powerpoint meme, Ari’s favourite past time, first line last line, AliciaxMairi, JackxAri, EthanxElvera, blind date info (even though that’s over)

Characters after the cut.

Characters

Name: Tahlia Jae

Gender: Female

Sexuality: Lesbian

Species: Human with mark of Idun

Description: Short, African American, curvy/chubby, long braids in braid ponytail, light brown eyes, pretty

Personality: Sassy, intelligent, compassionate, extremely organised, wants to be a psychologist, (knows psychology), too hard on herself but never complains so you never notice, bakes deserts when stressed, has a hidden wild side,

Clothes: Fashionable, but I don’t know fashion, charm bracelet with ‘best sister’ charm, vans/converses, stuff w/ rainbows

Powers: Can see the children of Idun, can weave threads of raw magic in the air (heckin’ powerful witchcraft)

Weaknesses: Mental instability causes powers to be sporadic

Weapons: Knife

Alignment:Neutral good

Name: Ethan Jae

Gender: Male

Sexuality: Aggressively straight but not homophobic

Species: Human

Description: Tall, African American, short brown hair, strong but a little on the chubby side, dark brown eyes (like nearly black)

Personality: Loyal, Brave, creative/inventive, quiet and reserved, very disorganised, loses stuff, thinks of the perfect response a day later, Trying Really Hard™, ‘what am I doing with my life’,

Clothes: T-shirt, jeans and jackets/hoodies

Powers: None

Weaknesses: None

Weapons: Gun

Alignment: Lawful good

Name: Ari Lachlan

Gender: Non binary

Sexuality: Biromantic

Species: Hybrid (Human/shifter)

Description: Short, androgyne (looks like could be either gender), blue eyes, (when shifted one blue, one green), short brown hair (short for a girl, long for a boy), freckles, tan

Personality: Sarcastic asshole, atheist, doesn’t give two sh*ts about anything, loves memes, probably hasn’t slept in three days, literally the only character here other than Rivera who can convincingly lie/conceal emotions, wants to save everyone’s lives (even the people they hate), Australian

Clothes: Completely trashed, too big clothes that look like homeless clothes, mood ring, wood carving necklace, leather fingerless gloves OR the shifter suit, that looks like a black wetsuit and allows them to shift without destroying clothes

Powers: Can shape-shift into any form, HOWEVER, must know everything about the anatomy of that form to be able to shift (hence they are found in the library asleep over a book on anatomy most nights)

Weaknesses: Powers don’t work in the presence of silver, silver burns

Weapons: Two boomerangs, a knife

Alignment: Chaotic neutral

Name: (Filler) Jack

Gender: Male

Sexuality: Probably doesn’t know what sexuality is but pansexual

Species: Fae

Description: Medium height, dark green and brown eyes, short dark brown hair, a little on the scrawny side

Personality: World’s greatest cinnamon roll, doesn’t understand social cues or human culture, calls sultanas elderly grapes, etc, what is self control, trash for pastels, loves plants, herbivorous and can’t have sugar/alcohol, kind of a mess, but also pure, so soft, doesn’t want to hurt anyone’s feelings,

Clothes: Sort of looks like a green suit (like something a king/prince would wear) made out of dandelions

Powers: Heckin’ powerful warrior, abnormally strong and fast, can grow flowers on command, can glow

Weaknesses: Powers don’t work in the presence of iron, iron burns

Weapons: Glowing gold sword

Alignment: Lawful good

Name: Elvera

Gender: Female

Sexuality: Straight but flirts with everyone

Species: Daemon (Mexican spirit that guides souls to the afterlife)

Description: Mexican, tan, green eyes that look really weird with her face, pretty tall, OR trueform, like one of those complex angel drawings, with butterfly wings, glowing eyes, 100 heads and four sets of arms and legs as well as demon horns and facial tattoos

Personality: Devious, Manipulative, emotionally cold, clever, sneaky, off the charts sarcasm, sort of a know-it-all/b****, must have final zinger in argument, asshole but in the loveable way, cheer up with food.

Clothes: Some sort of dress, help me I can’t costume design (but when Alicia buys her modern clothes she gets a slytherin jacket and it’s awesome!!!)

Powers: Can take people to the afterlife, +more that I’m not sure about yet

Weaknesses: Powers don’t work in the presence of silver, silver burns

Weapons: Two small daggers

Alignment: Chaotic evil

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