fleeetwood:

it’s going to be okay. the sun will set and the moon will rise and the day will pass. everything happens for some reason. it’ll all be okay. right?

roseys:

learning how to speak your mind is so terrifying but its 100 million times better than stewing in silence and hoping someone picks up on your vibes

lillaology:

egberts:

raylaxy:

egberts:

i went into a gamestop from another reality today

What happened?

so, i only went in to get the shiny silvally code. should’ve taken like a minute or two at most but i was in there for upwards of ten. it was deeply unsettling right off the bat when i walked in because it was quiet. like really quiet. the tv that plays the gaming news and the speaker that plays the ads weren’t running. the cashier says hello and i get in line to wait. it is dead silent. nobody in the store is making any noise except for the cashier, who is typing. she’s helping a little boy sell 12 PS4 games. the boys mom is walking back and forth behind him sipping her gas station brand cup of coffee. literally just walking back and forth from one end of the store to the other. all the while the entire store is silent, the kid is silent, the mom is silent… all 5 of the other full grown adults in this store are silent. and i’m the only one in line behind this kid, these other adults throughout the store are like standing in one space just staring and being quiet. they weren’t browsing, they weren’t talking. nobody was making any noise. i wasn’t making any noise. i was standing there thinking about how eerily silent it was in this gamestop and wondering what the hell was going on – hyper aware of every move i made because i didn’t want to make a noise and break the silence. this carried on for literally 10 minutes before another cashier came in through the front door and loudly exclaimed “i can’t leave you alone for five minutes.” he called me to the counter and asked me what i needed help with. it was like immediately the ambient noises of gamestop all returned at once and i stepped forward to get my code.

my favorite part of this is the implication that not only was the first cashier somehow responsible for the eerie silence to begin with but also that this has certainly happened before

annalightwood:

tearlessrain:

2018 has lasted four years yet october lasted a week and november has disengaged from linear time entirely

#january-march was 4 years ago // april was normal i think // may was a week ago // june 1st was a year ago#summer in general was the vague concept of exsistence that lasted anywhere between 13-18 weeks#october was at least a week and a half // November?? tried her best but sister only lasted two days this year#today is already yesterday#2018#edit: i completely forgot september existed which honestly says a lot (via @steebucks)

madxstitcher:

fivewrites:

fivewrites:

xeno-lalia:

resumespeak:

Leveraged an inventory of established fictional character and setting elements to generate a disruptive custom-curated narrative entertainment asset.

I worked in HR, handling applications and interviews, and if someone turned in that string of techno babble nonsense, I would have rejected them out of hand.

A resume doesn’t need to sound fancy or overly technical, it needs to tell us why we should hire you.

“Independent novelist/writer” is more than sufficient here. If you want to express the skills that fan fiction taught you, something like, “creative writing, editing, and publication,” will get you a lot further than… Whatever that just was.

A resume should be tailored to the position, if you can afford the time and energy for that. But if not, then just think about what writing got fandom taught you. How to respond to criticism, how to present a professional pubic face, how to correct punished mistakes, creative thinking, project planning, persuasion via emotional leverage, html formatting, office suite fluency.

There are a lot of actual, marketable skills that go into fan fiction.

How to put “I was in a zine” on your resume

Writer:

• Published short fiction stories for anthology collection
• Able to write short fiction within a designated word count for layout purposes (900-1500 words, 1500-2000, 3000-5000)
• Wrote short articles for independent publication
• Assisted with editing short stories for publication
• Able to reduce or expand written content based on layout needs
• Able to check for basic spelling, grammar and syntax
• Familiar with Microsoft Office and Google docs

Artist:

• Produced full-colour digital illustration for independent magazine
• Able to produce digital illustrations optimized for both online and print display
• Produced full-colour 2-page spread for art anthology
• Published 4-page short comic in anthology collection for charity
• Able to transfer traditional art to digital illustration
• Illustrated the cover (always brag if you’re on the cover) of an independent art publication
• Familiar with professional illustration tools such as Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Clip Studio Paint and stylus tablet

Merch artist / graphic designer:

• Designed 2″ clear decorative double-sided keychain charm as bonus sale item
• Designed 5″ x 6″ sheet of graphic stickers included in art anthology
• Able to design bold graphics that are measured for laser cutting production
• Designed layouts for 65-page art and writing magazine, focusing on (art placement, text layout, etc)
• Able to keep layout design simple and in accordance with the project director’s chosen theme
• Created promotional art, icons and banners tailored for social media sites like Twitter, Tumblr, Facebook, etc
• Familiar with professional layout and design software such as Adobe Illustrator and InDesign

Running a zine

• Produced an independent art and writing collection for sale / for charity
• Managed (10, 20, 30) independent artists and writers out of over 500 applicants to create a short-run independent magazine
• Worked in online sales and social media promotion selling an independent comics anthology
• If it’s really spectacular you can brag about specific numbers
• Our book raised over $4,000 for charity in under six months of production
• We sold over 750 copies in two weeks of online sales
• Produced a digital PDF and printed version of anthology, mailing to recipients all over the world
• Communicated with printers and manufacturers of plastic accessories and paper goods, assembling professional packages of our merchandise for mailing.
• Built a custom digital storefront and navigated professional market and payment systems including Paypal and Tictail / Bigcartel / Wix etc
• Created promotional events to boost sales, including raffles and giveaways over social media
• Organized participants through mass emails and use of social media posts on tumblr and twitter
• Familiar with organizational software such as Microsoft Excel, Google spreadsheets and Trello

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While we’re putting obscure hobbies on résumés, here’s how to use your YouTube channel, for any type of content:

General YouTubing:

• Familiar with web analytical tools, including traffic metrics, growth metrics, and revenue
• Skilled with audio/visual mixing, engineering, and editing
• Skilled with Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premiere, Adobe After Effects / Final Cut Pro / Sony Vegas (whichever editors you use)
• Experience with production set design
• Maintained a catalogue of digital files for quick access when needed
• Managed promotional social media accounts with X followers
• Experience with technical and studio lighting
• Experience with digital video production

Let’s Players/Livestreamers:

• Experience with live audio/video engineering
• Frequently troubleshot and overcame obstacles with software and hardware incompatibility