#pandemilovato

[meltheninja13]

Y’all it’s been a HOT minute since I’ve been back on this baby so I figure I’ll update you on my life

First, I’m a little more than 2 months from my 28th birthday 🥳 Being in your 20s is weird, especially with the pandemilovato. It feels like I’m 22 and 27 at the same time. Plus I’ve been struggling with the idea that I haven’t “accomplished” anything (thanks to my ex convincing me I’m old and doing nothing with my life) when I know that I have so much more of my life ahead of me, and I’m not defined by what I’ve accomplished. I’ve also been working on my own mental health by focusing on my physical well-being and happiness. Right now I’m lucky to have the extra time to focus on myself.

Dos, I am in a strange transition period in life. A lot of things ended for me this year, both good and bad. Some were harder to deal with than others but overall I’m doing pretty well. It also means I’m in a really good spot to do whatever the fuck I want. I went through a whirlwind of job interviews these past few months and received the offer that I wanted. Ideally, this will turn into a great opportunity to move to somewhere like NYC or Seattle, and begin a career I’ve dreamt of as a kid. That being said I’m still waiting on the training dates for my new job, so once that happens I’ll let you know what it is🤞

Third and most important, tumblr hasn’t met Pippin

He’s a border collie mix, and this little boy is my absolute everything. They aren’t kidding when they talk about meeting your soulmate dog because he’s literally the reason why I started working out. I wanted him to have an active and happy life so I started taking him for runs and getting out more. I have never felt so attached to anything on my life. I love him so much. Also Pippini weeni turns 2 on December 13th so mark your calendars.

That’s about it for now. I’ve definitely missed tumblr lol so you may be seeing more of me 😉

Happy 11-11 🥳

[justjstuff]

I just wanted to let you know that I am a ginormous fan of DOF and looked forward to Fire Friday every week! Your writing skills are astounding and I’m so thankful for your incredible depiction of Sakura’s bad-ass personality and story in this fic. Not only that, I am amazed at all the consistently LARGE contribution you used to upload weekly because the quality is literally off the charts. I’m so thankful that you’re taking a break because I know that accomplishing all of this as well as you do cannot be easy! Nonetheless, I would like for you to know that you have a huge fan in me and I will continue to look forward to new chapters (whenever they may come-excellence takes time 😉). Really though, I can’t stop gushing about this fic and I guess just thank you for all of the hard work you put in it so people like me can get some free serotonin each time we read it lol. You’re amazing!!

Anon-san, your sweet words give me life, thank you so so much. I've had a lot of people tell me how much the weekly updates were grounding and a breath of fresh air in this pandemilovato but your comment has to be one of the best I've got so far because.... oh man, I desperately need not only others but also myself to realise just how taxing it was.

So yeah, thank you for loving my story but also thank you for reminding myself that it was a HUGE accomplishment and that it's okay if I maybe can't meet it anymore. I've recently begun digging deep into myself and started going to more intensive (and intrusive) therapy and had some diagnosis that are pretty mindblowing in a way and now I'm trying to be mindful not to push myself to my limits. It's hard af, let me tell you, I know the potential I have and it feels normal to always want to achieve it but I gotta remind myself that maybe my "full potential" isn't as healthy as I thought it was.

I'm extremely glad that I got the opportunity to give y'all that experience of nice 8-12k long chapters a week, with lots of character and plot work, at roughly the same time, every Fire Friday. *aggressively throws serotonin everywhere I can •̀.̫•́✧*

(pagebreak bc y'all didn't sign up for hugeass posts in your dash lol)

For a bit of an update on how my process is coming along: I got sick. Covid got me y'all and I still only had the first dose and suffer from asthma so daaamn this motherfucker's got hands. No need to worry about me tho!! My tests are coming back okay and at least my fever is gone BUT that means my brain is a bit like mush rn and while I'm still working, I'm doing so veeery much slower. Anyways, covid was just the cherry on top this month but I don't want to get too deep into it.

I genuinely think Fire Fridays were good not only for you guys (esp during that time back in 2020 where literally everyone was at home and routines were thrown out the window faster than you can say defenestration) but also for me, it gave me a nice sense of "normal" when everything was shit. Uuhh as you've seen in my last AN, I dropped out of college and am currently pursuing other dreams/way of living so I think having that set date will help me A LOT while juggling real life and fandom life. That being said, some things had to change.

First of all is the way of seeing Fire Fridays as if it's a deadline set by my boss. Nah, I don't get paid for writing fanfiction and I'm done treating it as a job. I know not a lot of people have the same care that you did while commenting and there is a lot of nagging and grumbling about Fire Fridays (even if sometimes those comments are even sweet while they do it) but I'm incredibly proud to say that comments from people in the internet I don't know hardly have an affect on me. Lol y'all haters can hate but I'm my worse critic and I fkn know it, nothing you say will change the way I see myself and my work. That being said, a lot of that nagging was being unconsciously done by me *gasp* I know. I'm an overachiever. Shocking.

NO MORE OF THAT.

Next order of business is how I was going about Fire Fridays. My first break came because I literally didn't have any "spare chapters" meaning, I wrote, edited, sent for my Beta to edit, and then edited myself again a whole ass 9k monster every week and that shit was like a kick to the ass right into the general direction of Burnout City. Not fun. So I took a "break" which wasn't really a break because I still wrote 71k words in that month and when I started back up with Fire Fridays, I had a lot of chapters to post, right? WRONG. If each chapter had 10k words (which is roughly what was happening on an average), that meant I only had 7 new chapters to post with severe burnout making it practically impossible for me to write anything else to the point that I couldn't even bring myself to edit the first drafts of those chapters. Again. Not fun.

So now, my idea has been: try to aim for Fire Fridays in a healthy way but also let my readers know they might not get another batch of those lovely what? six months of new chapters every friday. What does that mean? Well, it means I'm trying to write some chapters ahead! So while y'all aren't really getting anything since the last chapter, that has been a conscious decision on my part not to leave y'all with horrible cliffhangers when I can't be sure I'll make quick enough updates (and that definition has changed to maybe twice a month? We'll see). I'm writing. It's going fairly slowly by my standards but since I've come really close to giving up on DoF in favour of RL original content, I'm proud of it.

YOU're amazing, Anon-san. Thank you so much for reaching out, I hope you have a lovely end of the week and that you and your loved ones are safe and happy as can be in late stage capitalism <3

#ask #answered #anonymous #me #personal #daughter of fire #DoF #kakasaku #pandemilovato #keeping up with J #I will never get tired of sweet people #sweet people are sweet #see I even have a tag for it #<3

[barefootbella]

During this pandemic, I’ve watched & rewatched Grey’s Anatomy (twice), Friends, then Kim’s Convenience, Broad City and Man With a Plan (at least 3 times), Shameless and Modern Family.

What have you watched?

#unemployed #pandemilovato #covid-19 #tv shows #bored af #life

[torontoseoulcialite]

Watermelon Sugar - oh hiiiiiii, is it ever nice to be out on a sunny patio again! 🎶 • Are you still doing virtual dates/ socially-distanced walks or have you given up entirely? I know I complain about bad first dates, but I’d looooove to take some of these #pandemilovato outfit purchases out on a series of first dates - if they choose to dance on a table once we’re all vaccinated, then who am I to stop them?💋 • Until I can find my very own #watermelonsugarhigh, my tiny bubble is gunna get real sick of me while I enjoy plenty of @rubysohobar Watermelon Treats (@1800tequila, watermelon simple syrup, and lemon juice, garnished with an aromatic mint sprig).🍉 • Wear your mask, wash your hands, and tip your servers well, ‘cause the 3rd wave narrative was written long before restrictions were lessened. 🎉 // #tequilacocktail #1800tequila #watermelonsugar #patioweather #torontopatio #kingwest #toronto (at Ruby soho) https://www.instagram.com/p/CNBM-assc6c/?igshid=1e3l0k21jzqw9

#pandemilovato #watermelonsugarhigh #tequilacocktail #1800tequila #watermelonsugar #patioweather #torontopatio #kingwest #toronto

[nyebevans]

i've been at my current job for a year and a day

#thanks to fixed term contracts & the pandemilovato it's the longest time i've ever been at one job! #and it makes me want to scream most days but also i actually. enjoy it. sometimes? #rhiannon has an actual job

[moongazingbeing]

dating apps when you’re demi are weird

#just gotta stop that shit lol #but I’m not goin out to bars to meet y’all not while we’re in a pandemilovato #also have bACK StREEts bACK alRIGHT stuck in my head #not that you asked

[nosekiss-archive]

how did you get covid?

went clubbing on nye 😭

#i rlly shouldve stayed home lol #dont think i’ll ever go clubbing again it was such a mess #so many strangers sharing bottles n kissing during a pandemilovato.. 🤢

[porcelain-heartstrings]

Concept Playlists Pt. 2

Methinks it's part 2. Part 1 is here!

Ruminate: Should I be concerned that I have a murder playlist? Anyway, this is my ideal contemplate/commit unspeakable acts playlist.

Gaslight, Gatekeep, Girlboss: The title says it all! Work that eyeliner, queen.

Another Morning Routine: My gorgeous, joyous compilation that gives me a slight skip in my step when I get ready for the day.

Highway: A commute playlist! This was technically supposed to be for when I had to take the metro to university, but, um. The panDemiLovato ruined my plans, so I play this and feel slightly sad about it.

Candy Shop at Closing Time: Music to rip your heart out to slightly, sit in a corner under a desk, and let the sunset swallow you.

Doors Will Open On The Left: I miss the metro, and you can really tell. Another happy commute playlist.

My Most Expensive Shoes: Retail therapy, but also two and a half hours of no thoughts, just vibes.

Big Houses: Awkward fears of being alone in big spaces, but also simultaneously becoming too big for the space you want to occupy.

Half Dust, Half Dusk: A mellow realisation that all I've done is get old, but I'm coming to terms with this age.

First Light of February: As we enter the new month, all I want is a vacation in the mountains, and perhaps never returning.

Miserable Buzz, Bitten Tongue: The playlist, to me, that feels like staring at your laundry go round and round in the washing machine.

#concept playlist #dark academia #killing eve #music #playlist #lofi and chill #indiemusic #study music #phoebe bridgers #taylor swift #february #depression music #kpop #fleabag #trains #music recommendation #new music #songs #the secret history

[mousethatreads]

19/07/21

“Does such a thing as 'the fatal flaw,' that showy dark crack running down the middle of a life, exist outside literature? I used to think it didn't. Now I think it does. And I think that mine is this: a morbid longing for the picturesque at all costs” - The Secret History, Donna Tartt

So my Dark Academia phase is back and suddenly I am gripped with this longing to be back at University, absorbing knowledge, reading poetry and debating with my fellow intellectuals. Obviously I can’t do that right now, pandemilovato and all, so I’ll be filling that void by reading some dark academia books.

Here are some books I’m interested in reading soon:

• If We Were Villains by M. L. Rio (currently reading)

• Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

• Vengeful by V. E. Schwab

• A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness

• The Devil Makes Three by Tori Bovalino (10/08/2021)

• A Leason in Vengeance by Victoria Lee (03/08/2021)

• How We Fall Apart by Katie Zhao (03/08/2021)

#booklr #mousethatreads #bookworm #books #bookstagram #bookish #literature #book aesthetic #book review #dark academia vibe #dark academic aesthetic #dark academia #light academia #dark aesthetic #studyblr #classic literature #classic academia #the secret history #ace of spades #a lesson in vengeance #if we were villains #the devil makes three #book recommendations #book recs #bookish love #booklr inspo #book inspo #book inspiration

[flirtyintroduction]

hello lovelies~

last year i started this blog after i moved from my old one (@simmingnoobmag) but due to erm ... global pandemilovato ... i lost my motivation to keep this blog up 😒 but now i am back and i am looking for some active blogs to follow bc my dash is empty :-) i mainly post my not so berry legacy and will sometimes post lookbooks ... im so excited to pick up back from where i left off <3

#new simblr #ts4 #simblr #ts4 legacy #the sims 4 #ts4 gameplay #new simblr alert #sims #sims 4

[rimalupin]

It's been a while, LOL.

Just wanted to pop in and say "Hi" and give a few life updates since I've been so MIA here for the year LOL. Thanks in advance if you end up reading this ILY hehe! c: <3

In terms of my inactivity here, I haven't been posting/engaging/lurking on Tumblr for a while now bc of adulting (worked for a little bit, ended up quitting to re-evaluate my career goals, prepping for my new job, learning how to pay taxes, lots of "fun" stuff), being fkn sad about the state of the world (as we all know, a ton of sh*t went down over the past year or so, but I'm mostly referring to the pandemilovato we've been stuck in for so long T_T), and working on a sort-of animated musical w/ my friends & uni organization (our episodes come out on YouTube this week - you can DM me if you're interested in watching them lol ((also @ my Fiipino friends: the show is about Jose Rizal, hehe~))).

So I haven't had enough time to create content or even enjoy content here for a while. Honesty, I'm not even sure if I'm motivated enough to continue creating content for the IkeSeries/otome fandoms. And it's nothing against the communities or the games! I just haven't opened those games in a while (mostly bc I've been busy with Genshin Impact asdfghjkl lmk if y'all play so we can co-op HAHA), so I haven't been inspired to create anything based on them. I've also spent a LOT of creative energy on the musical I mentioned above (this project went on for about 2 years), so I haven't had time to write or even draft headcanons/stories/song parodies.

As of now, I'm not deleting/deactivating my account: I'm actually really proud of the content I've created, and I'd like to keep it up here and look back on it whenever I've in a creative rut/if I just want to revisit those works for funsies. I might even post works that I haven't shared yet (some pieces have been sitting in my Google Drive for who knows how long LOL). I don't think I'll be as active here as I used to be though, but if we've known each other for a while, my DMs are open if we ever want to catch up/check in with each other.

TL;DR: I didn't disappear LOL I'm still here, just not as active in terms of posting. BUT I am still down to chat if y'all ever wanna catch up.

Anyway, I hope y'all are doing alright. Take care! :) <3

#personal #life update #sheesh it's been a while #it's weird posting again #but i've been wanting to update y'all for a while now #sigh #this past year has been difficult af #and it doesn't help that i've been busy #but i'm doing alright #and i hope y'all are doing alright too #:) #<3 #(also i'm very serious about genshin lol pls do lmk if y'all wanna co-op HAHA) #(that game is taking over my life lol)

[writermuses]

Quarter 1 - Pinned Post

After a delayed return to work, it’s back to the grind. That means my replies will be left for my weekend unless I have no papers to grade and my mental and physical health isn’t on the ultimate struggle bus. I’m fully anticipating immediate contraction of the fulrona as my job is already a cesspool pre-pandemilovato, so who knows, maybe I’ll get to be back before my next day off 🤣 😭 Anyways, my opens are open forever and if you’re new here please check out the rules- it’s pretty chill: don’t be a dick, don’t use me for my boys (even though I prefer writing them over my girls), and don’t yoink my musings (see my last OOC post)... On that note, I did update my muses page a little but it still needs some work and the thread tracker definitely needs work but ain’t nobody got time for that so here y’all go! 😂 

Be well + Be kind 💙  Natty

Thread Tracker . Rules . Muses . Starters

#ooc

[justwosothings]

I am planning on going to London next month and watch a game or two. Any tips on tickets and other useful things to know?

Tickets are pretty easy to get, they should be on sale soon for next month. Just know you’ll be at the goals on either side. One side is seating one is standing. Sometimes they open the side behind the dug outs which is standing to.

The seating is free seating (as in not assigned) so I recommend getting to the game early if you want to get to pick where you sit.

You also need to show that you are fully vaccinated OR have a negative covid test 48 hours before the game in order to get in.

Players most likely won’t be able to meet fans afterwards cause, you know, global pandemilovato and all that.

I think that’s it, if you’ve got any other questions let me know!

[torturedpoetsdpmt]

I’m fully vaccinated but I was just at my apartment pool and I got the closest I have to an unmasked stranger (without a mask myself) that I have in a year and when I tell you my heart rate ACCELERATED... and that’s today’s tea on trauma from this pandemilovato

[leslieexplainsitall]

I keep forgetting this is my only truly private space on the internet, so I should use it more.

I’ve been swiping on dating apps for the almost a year just for shits and giggles (because you know, the PanDemiLovato). I’ve had good conversations and made an actual friend, but now that I’m vaccinated I’ve been inching for an in person date.  

I’ve not had the best luck this past month, but I finally have a potential coffee date. However, I didn’t realized how fucking messed up I am about this, because I keep checking the app to make sure he doesn’t unmatch me before we even meet. (it’s happened before and it fucking sucks).

But he’s still there for now. 

Hopefully all will go well, and I can finally makeout with someone.  

[dramaphan]

Part of what’s so bad about is his top half is completely smooth, but then he’s wearing those super wrinkly pants and it doesn’t mesh well

I’m going to let it slide because he hasn’t had to dress for an event in a good hot minute due to the worldwide pandemilovato and the transition from pajamas to formal wear is a leap. However I hate it and he will not be pardoned a second time

#ask