cdromchive

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Just a reminder for any bloggers that are unaware—

The following blogs are spam blogs, all pretending to be Palestinians needing help in Gaza. They are mass flooding tumblr inboxes with identical text + emojis in order to ask for $90k USD.

Even when you block these blogs, they will use a side blog to send you seemingly infinite anonymous asks, and THEN change the sending blog when you block that anon.

At least 2 of these blogs have been confirmed by @gazavetters to be spamming blogs.

Here is the list:

mosabsdr

abedmajeed, which is now both aboodfmly and derawi1994, and which is also known in tags and/or blogs as:

Abdelmajed (tag)

abedmajder (tag)

familygaza5 (blog)

derawigaza (blog)

derawifami (blog)

(All of the above under aboodfmly link to the exact same chuffed fundraiser.)

nasergz

sajagz

abd20001

nasr-daher

Note: mosabsdr has a note in gazavetters' official vetting Google Doc to warn others of the spam behavior, since they are violating rule 2 (do not spam supporters or non-supporters).

Most or all of these blogs have replies turned off, so it's virtually impossible to message them directly and ask them to stop sending asks.

Please block, delete asks, and do not engage with these blogs.

To block anonymous asks: you have to wait until you get one, unfortunately, but you can then hit the 3 dots on the top right and then block the specific anon that sent you that ask. It's not perfect, but it's better than nothing.

Stay safe out there, and please donate to help Palestinians at this World Food Programme link.

And finally, 7 of 7, Marina is the last of my Grand Fest amiibo collection!

Next week I’ll post all together and say a little bit about my next projects.

My army of Marinas will conquer the hearts of my army of Pearls.

I miss the world before AI image generation

Secondly, I also miss the world where AI image generation was just incoherent blobs and obvious fakes

Thirdly, I miss when I had a spark in my eye

How would this even work, it gets charged to your bank account lmfao

How to Write a Character

↠ Start with the basics, because obviously. Name. Age. Gender. Maybe even a birthday if you’re feeling fancy. This is step one because, well, your character needs to exist before they can be interesting. But nobody cares if they’re 27 or 37 unless it actually matters to the story.

↠ Looks aren’t everything… but also, describe them. Yes, we know their soul is more important than their hair color, but readers still need something to visualize. Do they have the kind of face that makes babies cry? Do they always look like they just rolled out of bed? Give us details, not just “tall with brown hair.

↠ Personality isn’t just “kind but tough.” For the love of storytelling, give them more than two adjectives. Are they kind, or do they just pretend to be because they hate confrontation? Are they actually tough, or are they just too emotionally repressed to cry in public? Dig deeper.

↠ Backstory = Trauma (usually). Something shaped them. Maybe it was a messy divorce, maybe they were the middle child and never got enough attention, or maybe they once got humiliated in a spelling bee and never recovered. Whatever it is, make it matter to who they are today.

↠ Give them a goal. Preferably a messy one. If your character’s only motivation is to “be happy” or “do their best,” they’re boring. They need a real goal, one that conflicts with who they are, what they believe in, or what they think they deserve. Bonus points if it wrecks them emotionally.

↠ Make them suffer. Yes, I said it. A smooth, easy journey is not a story. Give them obstacles. Rip things away from them. Make them work for what they want. Nobody wants to read about a character who just gets everything handed to them (unless it’s satire, then carry on).

↠ Relationships = Depth. Nobody exists in a vacuum. Who do they love? Who annoys the hell out of them? Who do they have that messy, can’t-live-with-you-can’t-live-without-you tension with? People shape us. So, shape your character through the people in their life.

↠ Give them a voice that actually sounds like them. If all your characters talk the same, you’ve got a problem. Some people ramble, some overthink, some are blunt to the point of being offensive. Let their voice show who they are. You should be able to tell who’s talking without dialogue tags.

↠ If they don’t grow, what’s the point? People change. They learn things, make mistakes, get their hearts broken, and (hopefully) become a little wiser. If your character starts and ends the story as the same exact person, you just wasted everyone’s time.

↠ Flaws. Give. Them. Flaws. Nobody likes a perfect character. Give them something to struggle with, maybe they’re selfish, maybe they push people away, maybe they’re addicted to the thrill of self-destruction (fun!). Make them real. Make them human.

↠ Relatability is key. Your character doesn’t have to be likable, but they do have to be understandable. Readers need to get them, even if they don’t agree with them. If your character never struggles, never doubts, and never screws up, I have bad news: they’re not a character, they’re a mannequin.

↠ You’re never actually done. Characters evolve, not just in the story, but as you write them. If something feels off, fix it. If they feel flat, dig deeper. Keep refining, rewriting, and letting them surprise you. That’s how you create someone who feels real.

Now go forth and write characters that actually make people feel something. And if you need a reminder, just ask yourself: Would I care if this person existed in real life? If the answer is meh, start over.

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Anyway if nothing else matters then I hope people remember that Pope Francis used his last public address to call for a ceasefire in Gaza and call Israel a terrorist state:

"I continue to receive very serious and painful news from Gaza. Unarmed civilians are subjected to bombings and shootings. It is terrorism."

nah thats what they WANT you to think

I used to hate it when my brothers cat was talkative because he was so loud that the neighbors tried to get us kicked out.

If they were annoying for them, imagine how loud it was when you were right next to him o__o istg I love cats soooooo much but when my bro was living with me I had developed tinnitus. like can u shut up or at least BE A CAT AND NOT A SIREN?????????????

you're telling me people DONT like when their cat is talkative?? you don't like meow meow?? mrrp? mmrp?

AFFIRMATIONS:

i am normal about doppelganger stories

i am normal about complementary color symbolism

i am normal about characters who get possessed

i am normal about characters with alter egos

Fuck that I am not normal about any of those things GIVE EM TO ME NOWWWWWWWW

AFFIRMATIONS:

i am normal about doppelganger stories

i am normal about complementary color symbolism

i am normal about characters who get possessed

i am normal about characters with alter egos

Fun fact tom nook is much nicer in the European version of wild world. In the US and (in my opinion) Japanese version he's like "Lol ur my slave now work for meeeee"

Surprised he wasn't a tumblr sexyman tbh. I predicted it and everything but

I hate all characters with those donut lips its just so ugly

You can play music on 3 of those things JUST PICK ONE!!!

keithwj on flickr ｡⋆ ˚ ｡☆

14:48

do me a solid and just reblog this saying what time it is where you are and what you’re thinking about in the tags.

Has anyone even bought anything at TumblrMart??? wtf is that even for

Is this the origin/reason of Tumblr Nose? (No shame to any artists who do this btw, I just think it’s cool that it could be the origin)

art by @ask-elsens (who seem to not exist anymore)

Besides the pokemon anime and the anime F-Zero: GP Legend and the Kirby cartoon, and the LOZ cartoon and the...

Well I was gonna ask how nintendo would even allow that. But they have before, so why not now??? WTF WE NEED A SPLATOON ANIME BRUH

I mean, the splatoon manga kind of counts. So maybe they'll be an anime on that but idk it's not very popular theres a lot of weird ass jokes in there

fyi things like insulin, hearing aids, wheelchairs, glasses costing money at all is a form of structural ableism

IDC if i'll become a vampire, I'll live in a mf catsle anyday

sunspot

"A mailbox of diamond stars"

Neat way to say that i'll write a book about my cool PSP game thats coming in soon

Bank of Sapphire Cold?

This is your sign to get off tik tok NOW.

First, it was the ban. But not only that, when they lifted the ban, it had a message.

(Source: https://www.standard.co.uk/news/us-politics/tiktok-ban-lifted-us-donald-trump-b1205689.html )

This is extremely concerning. This either means that someone who works in TikTok is a huge trumper, or that the United States Government had paid TikTok enough money to spread this message, and I think it's the latter. Why? Because, well, look at the message. Think about how short the ban was in retrospect.

Pair this extremely suspiciously short ban with the US & Canada (and possibly Mexico & etc.) censorship, and you get extremely concerning news that is basically screaming at you "TRUMP IS GREAT! WE ARE NOT A CULT! TRUMP IS GOD! HE WILLED THE APP BACK UP!! PRAISE TRUMPSUS!"

I know I got a little silly at the end, but that is the jist of it. If they are willing to censor anything about politics, what makes you think they won't do it for your own content?

Just... Think about it. And maybe log off. Forever.

oh my god...

so the first screenshot is trying to look this up on tiktok normally, "donald trump rigged election" and it says that search violates community guidelines.

the second screenshot is looking up the same exact thing, but with a (australian) vpn on. canadian vpn didn't fix it fyi.

THIS is exactly the type of censorship to be looking out for on tiktok. this actually is crazy.

What is your favorite PSP game?

I bought some cool PSP games and got a psp on my birthday. I know how to emulate stuff now so what should I put on there? I only know Doko Demo Issho.

I need Food assistance

(call me booboo cause I'm a fool and deleted the post.)

PayPal | Venmo | CashApp | Ko-fi

Same rodeo different day! I hope that in the coming week, I'll get government assistance for food properly. Since I've applied, I just need to mail stuff in. HOWEVER, I do not have money or food RIGHT NOW. There's no set amount outside of 50 USD probably?

Since you cannot use SNAP benefits on anything BUT food, I'll, of course, still make payments for rent and bills!

However, my focus is getting food into my home and to eat. I realized I hadn't eaten at all for a day or so, and when I went to go prepare some food my brothers had more or less eaten everything I bought for myself. Despite them agreeing to leave my food alone.

I have 2 adopts available to pre-purchase! You pay for them unfinished and whatnot and wait for me to finish the adopt. You pay for them below the finalized price.

As usual recent art, I've done!

Sometimes I want to be left alone and anyone who says a single word to me, I will spite

And sometimes the above happens

”Are you an introvert or an extrovert? Do people energize you or drain you? Would you rather be at a party or a library?” Stop subscribing me to binaries. Social interaction is invigorating and makes my life better and I’m exhausted the whole time.

Ive created a new website where you can view all the gay little animals in an organized fashion :D I will be adding more later

Not a part of this group. But the hate is so confusing to me… It sounds like to me they’re just jealous or something.

I mean, think about it… The people hating usually either have no one that loves them, or their relationship is falling apart outside of their control.

the hate of polyamorous people feels so arbitrary to me. like i know bigotry is irrational but like. you understand the appeal of threesomes and foursomes but you can't respect when people love multiple people. even though you have multiple friends. there's gunk in your brain