my blog is a safe space for me. the rest of you are in danger i think

Who's tuning in to Jonathan Harker's no good very bad business trip? How are you following?

I’m so sorry but in the nicest way possible do yall actually read books or just read words??? Cause I’ve been seeing that trend of people not understanding how “snarled” and “eyes darkened” and “eyes softened” etc. was used in a book and like…

Genuinely, do yall just not have imagination?? Or not understand figurative language??? Also eyes do literally darken and soften have you not lived a life??? How do you read with no imagination? Is this how you get through so many books in one month - you simply don’t take the time the understand the words as they are read?

I have been so confused by this discourse. I gobbled up the 90s fantasy doorstoppers and these sorts of expressions were such mainstays that they've never tripped me up.

I remember a reader was annoyed by my use of the phrase "the column of her throat" once and I suddenly realised not everyone reads copious amounts of fanfic or historical romance growing up, either. I always loved that phrase: "column of [her/his/their] throat." It makes you imagine marble smoothness. Annoying if overused, sure, but a well-placed one is evocative.

They're simply shorthand for various creative expressions or nice images. Darkened: dangerous or horny. Softened: fondness, vulnerability. Snarled: animalistic anger (v. useful if you're writing a dragon character in human form). Writers need to have physical reactions and emotional beats for rhythm, pace, and flow, no? If you say the emotions too straightforwardly, the writer gets dinged for "telling, not showing."

Maybe a higher percentage of the population than I thought has aphantasia? Or have reading tastes really changed that much in the last few years?

This. Not everything needs to be analyzed to death. You can just be in the moment with the media you're consuming and enjoy it. That is entirely possible. If you aren't enjoying it, stop and choose something else. No one is making you be there. If you're being willfully ignorant for clicks or views, you might want to rethink how you consume media and why. In a world increasingly full of content creators, it's more than okay just to be a reader/viewer/listener.

And if you don't like creative language to convey certain feelings or moods, good grief, stay away from anything I've ever written.

Every protein bar is called something like "double chocolate indulgence caramel cookie dough delight crunch" and tastes like clay and sawdust

This reminds me of when I used to work in the office and we were having snack week. Everyone on our team brought a different snack every day, and one of my coworkers brought vegan cookies for her day.

I motherfuckin' know that's what eating a dirt clod is like.

But he's OUR dork.

Remember when Terry played the Joker like a fiddle cause I sure do

Joker status: [ ] Told [ ] Told like a bitch [X] Batman: The Brave And The Told

Terry is literally what bruce would’ve been if his parents didn’t die. Well either that or terry got his sense of humor from his mom.

I love Batman Beyond because it’s basically Spider-Man as Batman with a healthy dosage of cyberpunk.

The best part is this isn’t just Terry fucking with Joker, Terry realized after bats told him “Joker likes to talk” that he likes to talk too. So he decided to answer joker back with something Joker was never expecting. Joker could easily deal with the typical hero “you won’t get away with this” talk or someone being absolutely quiet. But mockery? taking the piss? Telling joker straight up “you ain’t shit?”

He can’t take a joke

I had to wait a whole year to post this 😂

mine would probs be: one direction, taylor swift, ed sheeran, the script and coldplay 

Pendulum, Marina and the Diamonds, Mt Eden, Gorillaz, and The Kills.

Jonas Brothers, Switchfoot, Queen, Andrew Peterson, Jason Mraz

Aqua, Savage Garden, Bare Naked Ladies, Chumbawumba, Eiffel 65

Powerman 5000, Mindless Self Indulgence, Chumbawumba, Green Day, Dashboard Confessional

R.E.M., INXS, U2, and I’m not sure what else,

Nine Inch Nails, Violent Femmes, Nirvana, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Pearl Jam

Listening to the Fallout 4 soundtrack and.... LYNDA FUCKING CARTER?!?!?

That is NOT my middle name.

HAPPY MAY THE FOURTH

A reminder to all Dracula Daily enjoyers!

There is a podcast!!

The team over at Bloody FM graced us all with their amazing audio drama last year, and for this year they have removed all plot episodes and are releasing them in time with Dracula Daily again.

With incredible soundscaping and voice acting (some of which you might recognize from other podcasts;) It is a must listen!

Here is the spotify link, or check them out here at @re-dracula <3

Happy reading and listening! Surely everything will go well with our good friend Jonathan this year, right?

Happy Star Wars Day!

#Happy May the 4th to Steve Harrington <3

some carrie fisher tweets to brighten your day