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Derek Ex Machina

@derek-ex-machina / derek-ex-machina.tumblr.com

26. JRPG Enthusiast. Japanese-to-English Localization Editor.
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I regularly used tumblr when I was in high school and early college, which now feels like a genuine lifetime ago. In retrospect, I think my use of tumblr resulted in a lot of depression, anxiety, and just poor mental health all around.

I've grown a lot since then. I feel like an entirely different person from the one that regularly reblogged posts for hours on end in the mid 2010s.

I may post here once in a blue moon, but I primarily have used Twitter for social media use, and even then, I don't use it nearly as extensively as I used to use Tumblr.

#me#update
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Dang it's been...at least two years, now? Tumblr is so different now.

Not sure if I'll be active here again. I've just moved on from feeling the need to be active on social media. I hope everyone is doing okay!

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Also, if any of you are interested...

You can follow me on Twitter at twitter.com/DerekExMachina. I'm a bit more active there.

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Also, expect me to be at least a little more active here. I'm considering using the "Derek Ex Machina" name for more professional writing outings (such as doing video essays, having a WordPress blog where I write essays, analyses, etc.), so there's a possibility that I may rename my url here yet again. We'll see.

#me#personal#the great life transition of 2018
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So, I've graduated from college. I've honestly been a bit...idk, restless? Anxious? ...about what to do next. Currently living at my mom's again, not that I particularly want to.

That's not to say that I don't appreciate my mom's support. However, I feel the burning need for a change in my life. I need a new setting. A new life situation.

I've been applying at places in Seattle, since that's the place I'd like to be. Part of me wants so bad to just drive to Seattle with everything I own and do my best to make things happen. But at the same time, my consciousness is telling me to secure a job before doing that.

And thus, the waiting game begins. How long until I'm out of Minnesota? I don't currently know, but I'm honestly hoping that it'll be soon.

I guess, part of me is also kind of getting nostalgic for Minnesota. Just that I've lived my whole life here, and soon, everyone I've met and known here will barely be in my life, if at all, once I move.

I'm sure a lot of this dilemma is fairly typical for grads. The classic "life transition existential crisis". Well, perhaps "existential cridis" is a bit heavy-handed, but I certainly feel stressed from all this potential life transition stuff.

I just wanted to document this, since I usually have a clearer mind once I write stuff down. Hopefully, things will work out in the long run. On the bright side, I'm applying at places I think I'd enjoy working at (including Nintendo of America!), and I actually have a somewhat decent chance of getting those positions. So yeah, fingers crossed that things work out.

#me#personal#the great life transition of 2018
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chromelxd

The Silent Princess

I haven’t drawn our precious Princess in a while…  A charm/sticker design I will make in the future! 

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livixdunne-blog

70 horrible questions ... Fuck it

01: Do you have a good relationship with your parents? 02: Who did you last say “I love you” to? 03: Do you regret anything? 04: Are you insecure? 05: What is your relationship status? 06: How do you want to die? 07: What did you last eat? 08: Played any sports? 09: Do you bite your nails? 10: When was your last physical fight? 11: Do you like someone? 12: Have you ever stayed up 48 hours? 13: Do you hate anyone at the moment? 14: Do you miss someone? 15: Have any pets? 16: How exactly are you feeling at the moment? 17: Ever made out in the bathroom? 18: Are you scared of spiders? 19: Would you go back in time if you were given the chance? 20: Where was the last place you snogged someone? 21: What are your plans for this weekend? 22: Do you want to have kids? How many? 23: Do you have piercings? How many? 24: What is/are/were your best subject(s)? 25: Do you miss anyone from your past? 26: What are you craving right now? 27: Have you ever broken someone’s heart? 28: Have you ever been cheated on? 29: Have you made a boyfriend/girlfriend cry? 30: What’s irritating you right now? 31: Does somebody love you? 32: What is your favourite color? 33: Do you have trust issues? 34: Who/what was your last dream about? 35: Who was the last person you cried in front of? 36: Do you give out second chances too easily? 37: Is it easier to forgive or forget? 38: Is this year the best year of your life? 39: How old were you when you had your first kiss? 40: Have you ever walked outside completely naked? 51: Favourite food? 52: Do you believe everything happens for a reason? 53: What is the last thing you did before you went to bed last night? 54: Is cheating ever okay? 55: Are you mean? 56: How many people have you fist fought? 57: Do you believe in true love? 58: Favourite weather? 59: Do you like the snow? 60: Do you wanna get married? 61: Is it cute when a boy/girl calls you baby? 62: What makes you happy? 63: Would you change your name? 64: Would it be hard to kiss the last person you kissed? 65: Your best friend of the opposite sex likes you, what do you do? 66: Do you have a friend of the opposite sex who you can act your complete self around? 67: Who was the last person of the opposite sex you talked to? 68: Who’s the last person you had a deep conversation with? 69: Do you believe in soulmates? 70: Is there anyone you would die for?

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smoked-away

Do these pls

I’ve never done one of these before so let’s give it a try?! 😬

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