Being Friends With Other Metalheads Is Weird Af. Couple Weeks Ago I Told A Friend From Uni That I Found

god I wish I could just skip the holidays this year... everything's chaotic and aaaaaaaah

stayed up to listen to the new sleep token song and holy fuck it's worth every single moment of its four minutes and fifty seconds of runtime

so I opened my phone this morning and found out via some random insta video that there's a new song from Linkin Park and they're gonna release a new album? With a new singer?????

does anyone have that picture of the mlm couple kissing with a wlw couple kissing on their shoulders I can’t find it

birthday blues really need to be studied more cause why the fuck am i being sad on my birthday again??? and it's not even my birthday yet, but i can feel the sadness rising up? what the fuck???

putting trumpets in a metal song feels like cheating. I have never heard a metal song with trumpets that wasn't an absolute banger

So my problem with most ‘get to know your character’ questioneers is that they’re full of questions that just aren’t that important (what color eyes do they have) too hard to answer right away (what is their greatest fear) or are just impossible to answer (what is their favorite movie.)  Like no one has one single favorite movie. And even if they do the answer changes.

If I’m doing this exercise, I want 7-10 questions to get the character feeling real in my head. So I thought I’d share the ones that get me (and my students) good results: 

What is the character’s go-to drink order? (this one gets into how do they like to be publicly perceived, because there is always some level of theatricality to ordering drinks at a bar/resturant)

What is their grooming routine? (how do they treat themselves in private)

What was their most expensive purchase/where does their disposable income go? (Gets you thinking about socio-economic class, values, and how they spend their leisure time)

Do they have any scars or tattoos? (good way to get into literal backstory) 

What was the last time they cried, and under what circumstances? (Good way to get some *emotional* backstory in.) 

Are they an oldest, middle, youngest or only child? (This one might be a me thing, because I LOVE writing/reading about family dynamics, but knowing what kinds of things were ‘normal’ for them growing up is important.)

Describe the shoes they’re wearing. (This is a big catch all, gets into money, taste, practicality, level of wear, level of repair, literally what kind of shoes they require to live their life.)

Describe the place where they sleep. (ie what does their safe space look like. How much (or how little) care / decoration / personal touch goes into it.)

What is their favorite holiday? (How do they relate to their culture/outside world. Also fun is least favorite holiday.) 

What objects do they always carry around with them? (What do they need for their normal, day-to-day routine? What does ‘normal’ even look like for them.) 

i took a photo of the moon while she was watching over me as i wrote a lab report tonight

Maria Gray, from “Bad Nostalgia”

i really really wouldn't say i like my voice, but today i recorded some lines for a song idea i had and i kept the file instead of deleting it instantly. so that's a win i guess