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Hi. It’s me

Friendly reminder that this blog is now defunct, but you can still follow me over at @dearyenalia

I’ve come to the decision to purge this blog and recreate it on another account. It’ll be the same user name, I assure you all, but I want to start fresh with 0 likes to influence my “favorite” blogs, and tags to be wiped clean. I’ll let everyone know when it’s ready.

It’s ready. If you get a follow from another “dearyenalia” account, it’s me. Non mutuals are free to follow as well.

I’ve come to the decision to purge this blog and recreate it on another account. It’ll be the same user name, I assure you all, but I want to start fresh with 0 likes to influence my “favorite” blogs, and tags to be wiped clean. I’ll let everyone know when it’s ready.

It’s ready. If you get a follow from another “dearyenalia” account, it’s me. Non mutuals are free to follow as well.

Outgrowing your favorite bed sounds fake.

8. Rules

(( @fly-for-a-lifetime sent me several one-word prompts so I am getting to them bit by bit.))

Do take every opportunity to upgrade your arms and armor; it could mean the difference between life and death.

Don’t short the local merchants, aetheryte minders, or healers; they keep you stocked, moving, and healthy.

Do watch your party members’ backs, because they ought to be watching yours, and it’s the best way for everyone to make it out alive.

Don’t shift blame. Accept your screw ups, learn from them, and move on.

Do accept compliments; sometimes the memory of a kind word is the best defense one has against the doubts that run rampant, especially after dark.

Don’t ignore the young, the old, the infirm, the servants; they see and hear more than most realize, and can be your best resources and dearest friends.

Do show proper respect to the regional gods and traditions, even if you don’t believe in or understand them. The locals will appreciate your respect and besides–you never know.

Don’t cross Rowena. It just isn’t worth it.

Do stick it to the Monetarists at every opportunity, even if you have to work with Lolorito from time to time. Begrudgingly. If Her Impetuousness can learn to play along, so can you.

Don’t forget the little jobs and side projects. Those people are counting on you too. Gods only knows what trouble the Ironworks would get into without you, for instance.

Do remember to take time for yourself and your friends, though. Outside of work, missions, worry, stress. Everyone needs a break, time to relax, to just be.

Don’t fall in love. With found family, with dear friends, with partners. They worship you, or are jealous of you, and it isn’t healthy. They think they aren’t worthy of you, as if you’re on some godsdamned pedestal. Too often they sacrifice themselves for you, because you’re supposedly so bloody important. As if they aren’t; as if they aren’t your light, as if they aren’t your reason for doing all these things, as if it doesn’t rip your heart out every time you lose someone else, the names an increasing list of pain and failure and you can almost understand a thousand years of grief and rage.

Do break the last rule–as often as possible.

— Dorothy Livesay, from The Selected Poems; “Bartok and the Geranium,” (via violentwavesofemotion)

Bless whoever made this.

Youtube Channel: Cellos All The Way Down

Very detailed medical questions for character development--

1.  Does your character trust doctors/healers? Are they more inclined to believe alternative medicine or deal with it on their own? Do they visit medical facilities?

2.  Do they have clean and healthy skin? Acne problems? Scars? Old sun-burns leaving marks? Do they take care of their skin or couldn’t they care less?

3.  How is the state of their teeth? Worn down and yellow? Tooth aches? Or are their teeth white and spotless?

4. Do they have good eye-sight? Do they need glasses? Any eye sickness?

5. How is their mental state? Have they at some point struggled with depression, anxiety or phobias? Have they experienced trauma and still dealing with it?

6.  Do they use protection when engaging in sexual activities, in case of pregnancy and stds? Have they experienced sexual assault, and if so, did they get any help for it?

7. Any wounds from fighting or other experiences, still affecting their day-to day routine? Have they been forced to amputate? Do they still have all their fingers intact? 

8. Have they at some point been incapacitated by physical ailments in such a degree that they have needed help? Did they recieve that help? Did they get better?

9. Do they take care of their body, in terms of physical exercise and healthy food? 

10: How do they view sick and injured people? Do they avoid them or try to help them? How do they view the prospect of themselves possibly becoming sick or injured in the future?

🌷Get to know the blogger asks: cute nicknames edition🌷

Darling 🌸:If you could change your name to something else what would it be ?

Honey 🌸:What are three words you would use to describe yourself?

Angel 🌸:What are three words your friends would use to describe you?

Peach 🌸:What song is your go-to comfort song?

Sweetie 🌸:What show/movie do you turn to for comfort?

Baby 🌸:What are the traits you look for in a friend?

Love 🌸:Would you automatically start a conversation with someone new or wait until they start a conversation with you?

Doll 🌸:If you could change something about your life what would it be and why?

Babe 🌸:What have you been thinking about a lot recently?

Buttercup 🌸:What’s a snack you can’t live without?

Beautiful 🌸:What’s your favourite thing about each of the seasons?

Cherry 🌸:What is your favourite type of weather?

Sunshine 🌸:What do you do when you’re trying to relax and destress?

Hun 🌸:What words do you want to hear most when you’re upset?

Dove 🌸:What trashy tv show do you secretly(or openly) enjoy?

Pumpkin 🌸:What is a scent you want people to associate you with?

Treasure 🌸:What is your favourite feature about yourself?