Big cleaning / decluttering list

If you get tired that’s okay!

The thing I'm most afraid of is me. Of not knowing what I'm going to do. Of not knowing what I'm doing right now.

-Haruki Murakami

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1. Pacing

A fight scene should be fast-paced and intense. Unless it's a final battle with numerous parties, a fight scene that's too long tends to take away suspense. To speed up your pacing, use active voice to describe movement and don't overdescribe your characters' thoughts. Excessive inner monologue will be unrealistic, as people usually have no room to think during intense combats.

2. Character mannerisms

Here's a point that people often overlook, but is actually super important. Through fight scenes, you should be able to reveal your characters' contrasting mannerisms and personality. A cunning character would play dirty - fighting less and making use of their opponent's weakness more. A violent character would aim to kill. A softer one would only target to disarm their enemies, using weakened attacks. A short-minded character would only rely on force and attack without thinking. This will help readers understand your characters more and decide who to root for.

3. Making use of surroundings

Not only the characters, you also need to consider the setting of your fight scene and use it to your advantage. Is it suitable for fighting, or are there dangerous slopes that make it risky? Are there scattered items that can help your characters fight (e.g. nails, shards of glass, ropes, wooden boards, or cutlery)? Is it a public place where people can easily spot the fight and call the authorities, or is it a private spot where they can fight to the death?

4. Description

The main things that you need to describe in a fight scene are :

Be careful to not drag out the description for too long, because it slows down the pace.

5. Raise the stakes

By raising the stakes of the fight, your readers will be more invested in it. Just when they think it's over, introduce another worse conflict that will keep the scene going. Think of your characters' goals and motivations as well. Maybe if the MC didn't win, the world would end! Or maybe, one person in the fight is going all-out, while the other is going easy because they used to be close :"D

6. Injuries

Fights are bound to be dirty and resulting in injuries, so don't let your character walk away unscathed - show the effect of their injuries. For example, someone who had been punched in the jaw has a good chance of passing out, and someone who had been stabbed won't just remove the knife and walk away without any problem. To portray realistic injuries, research well.

7. Drive the plot forward

You don't write fight scenes only to make your characters look cool - every fight needs to have a purpose and drive the plot forward. Maybe they have to fight to improve their fighting skills or escape from somewhere alive. Maybe they need to defeat the enemy in order to obtain an object or retrieve someone who had been kidnapped. The point is, every single fight scene should bring the characters one step closer (or further :D) to the climax.

8. Words to use

• Hand to hand combat :

• With weapon :

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An Overview of Note-Taking Styles

Note-taking is one of the most essential skills a student should master. It allows you to record and review information to be used in the future. But what’s the best way to do so? Here’s an overview of note-taking styles that can help you maximize your learning!

‘eat the frog' method

Hi all, it’s werelivingarts. I just stumbled across this method called ‘eat the frog’, which means you get the most difficult or important task out of your way first. I actually have been using this method for a long time, hope this post gives you a new way of managing your time and productivity! 😜

The Garden: A Legacy Challenge 

By: @cowplant-pizza

Rules:

Information:

Your entire 10 generations will be named after various plants you could find or have in your garden. This is inspired by the fact that your Sims will have a love for nature throughout all 10 generations, living their life on the family farm. Each generation also has a berry colour in case berry simmers would like to enjoy the challenge too!

Generation 1: ROSE

Traits: Ambitious, Loves the Outdoors, Vegetarian

Aspiration: Freelance Botanist

Berry Colour: Red

Information: This is the founder of your legacy! From living their entire childhood in the smelly and loud city, they have decided to begin a new lifestyle in the countryside. They dream of running a farm to support the generations to come.

Rules:

Generation 2: DAISY

Traits: Outgoing, Good, Self Assured

Aspiration: Friend of the World

Berry Colour: White with Yellow accents

Information: You grew up in a loving household, making you a friendly and nurturing Sim who wants nothing else than to help others.

Rules:

Generation 3: BLUEBELL

Traits: Family Oriented, Romantic, Neat

Aspiration: Big Happy Family

Berry Colour: Blue

Information: You grew up surrounded by siblings. It was the best childhood you could have imagined. You want to bless your children with that same childhood! 

Rules:

Generation 4: SUNFLOWER

Traits: Self Assured, Goofball, Childish

Aspiration: Joke Star

Berry Colour: Yellow

Information: You were always the class clown, getting in trouble all the time. You pulled endless amounts of pranks on your siblings and parents. You never want to grow up.

Rules:

Generation 5: Magnolia

Traits: Music Lover, Loner, Clumsy

Aspiration: Musical Genius

Berry Colour: White with Baby Pink accents 

Information: Your parents were born entertainers, they lived to be on the stage. you share their talents but you are very shy and reserved. However, you still dream of being a well known and respected musician.

Rules: 

Generation 6: PINE

Traits: Jealous, Non Committal, Gloomy

Aspiration: Renaissance Sim

Berry Colour: Green

Information: You always felt like your were second best to your twin (whether this is true or not is up to you). You often spent time burring your head in books, learning lots of different things, but never mastering them.

Rules:

Generation 7: TULIP

Traits: Lazy, Squeamish, Slob

Aspiration: Computer Whiz

Berry Colour: Grape Purple

Information: You grew up confused and conflicted about your parent’s relationship. This made you a troubled child who had to visit many therapists and doctors. You found comfort in video games and rely on the throughout your life.

Rules: 

Generation 8: PICCOLONI

Traits: Genius, Neat, Snob

Aspiration: Successful Lineage 

Berry Colour: Hot Pink OR Orange

Information: After watching your parent struggle with health problems due to being overweight, you vowed to keep yourself and your own children healthy.

Rules:

Generation 9: SNAPDRAGON

Traits: Foodie, Athletic, Insider

Aspiration: Bodybuilder

Berry Colour: Light Pink OR Peach

Information: You grew up being pushed to your limits and you loved every second of it. You love exercise and cooking and want to make your two hobbies work well together. You enjoy using fresh food found on your families farm.

Rules:

Generation 10: HYDRANGER

Traits: Materialistic, Hot Headed, Perfectionist

Aspiration: Fabulously Wealthy

Berry Colour: Light Blue

Information: You finally decide that your family is worth more than living on a farm forever. It’s time for your legacy to move on. You want to move out into a penthouse in the city and create an exciting future for generations to come.

Rules: 

spring cleaning!!! unfollow me if youre a terf, homophobic, biphobic, islamophobic, dont agree w the black lives matter movement 

also unfollow if your’e an antisemite, and just racist in general

Also unfollow me if you call asexual people “cishets,” bisexual people dating someone of a different gender “bihets,” or nonbinary people or trans people who don’t have dysphoria “transtrenders.” Bye

terfs, swerfs, truscums and transmeds are absolutely not welcomed here as well thanks.

“GENDER CRITICAL” PEOPLE ALSO. YALL ARE JUST TERFS.

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Black people do not have to be exceptional for their right to life!!!!

Repeat after me:

Black people do not have to be exceptional for their right to life!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This hardly has any notes but can I just say that non black people and white people you can in fact reblog this, thanks x

I’d encourage non black people and white people to reblog this so we at least know ya’ll understand and that we’re on the same page.Thanks.

“george floyd wasn’t a saint!” perhaps he wasn’t, bitch!!! he still did not deserve to die!!!! 

I present to you a drama, comedy, horror. This story killed me three times.

Please go watch Sex Explained on Netflix. Not only is it a great resource for the basic sex education that is sorely lacking in the U.S., but some of ya’ll need to take a deep breath and remember the difference between fantasy vs reality. This purity culture thing that we’re going through right now is directly harmful to responsible, healthy sexual expression. BTW this woman, Lisa Diamond, is a noted psychologist and has been pushing for greater understanding of womens sexuality as a whole.

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something doesn’t sit right with me with the way the world has been quiet towards the genocide currently taking place in china. there are over millions of muslims that are being raped, tortured, and forced to eat pork simply because they are muslims. i’ve talked about this so many times in the past year yet it is continuously brushed down. their ultimate goal is to denounce islam from every single muslim there. you know what i do see on my social media feed right now? i see constant praise towards the street fashion in china. there’s nothing wrong with that but how can you support and praise the good aspects of a country and ignore the bad that is taking place there, that they are tacticfully hiding from the rest of the world? should we wait to care when it’s written in a history book? this breaks my heart as a muslim. they don’t get to practice their religion peacefully because of the geographical location they are in. it’s not fair. this isn’t a ‘muslim’ issue this is a HUMAN issue. the entire world mourned the loss of a burning cathedral in france. but while a genocide is occurring, with intentions to wipe an entire group of people, the world has turned a blind eye. simply because muslims are not worthy enough to fight for? if you care here’s a link to a petition. please spread the message and don’t turn a blind eye to this. i’ve attached some important resource links below for those interested in learning the entirety of what’s happening.

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snape deciding to teach children at a school:

Map of European rulers in January, 1930.