writing meme

April 25, 2018

Tagged by @seeingteacupsindragons – thanks! 😀

Rules: Post the last sentence you wrote in your story/piece of writing and then tag as many people as there are words in the sentence.

There was something about the dark, and having someone so close; an almost sort of anonymous intimacy that let you confess what you couldn’t any other time.

27 people? omg… uhhh

@mamodewberry @anyahatesbunnies @ociannecrinaeae …. idk many of you are writers, please do the thing, I’m falling asleep ;__; everyone do the thing

somethin’ about Gab

April 12, 2018

Rules/Guidelines~ tag ten followers you’d like to get to know better! Tagged by @littorella – thanks! 😀

Gender: f

Star sign: Virgo

Height: 5′6

Sexuality: extremely demi

What image do you have as a wallpaper?: Official art of a young Viktor Nikiforov contemplating chocolates during a press conference while his coach, Yakov Feltsman, fields questions with great gusto!

Ever had a crush on a teacher? *cough* yeh maybe

Where do you see yourself in ten years: gosh I hope I am a published author/illustrator living somewhere other than Utah in 10 years plz for the love of

Coolest Halloween costume: I was a ninja turtle one year, that was the best

Favorite 90s show: Gotta be Unsolved Mysteries

Last kiss: This morning. Aaron gives me a kiss when he drops me off at the train station.

Ever been stood up?: Yes… by friends and clients and ugh

Ever been to Vegas? Yeah! Several times. Though I’ve never been to any Vegas shows. Or stayed in any swanky hotels. Or pretty much done anything classically Vegas except for eaten at a couple buffets and walking the strip once (which was miserable). I’m always driving through or going to anime conventions.

Favorite pair of shoes?: I only have two pairs of shoes… my nike sneakers and my dress shoes for work. Between those, I guess it’s the sneaks? :/ I really like flip flops, but they’re terrible for my dry skin, so I don’t own any anymore.

Favorite fruit?: hmmm… bananas

Favorite books: Ender’s Game – Orson Scott Card, also the 4th TMNT graphic novel

Stupidest thing I’ve ever done: uhhh… put all of our savings into buying a house when I knew that my boss at the time was acting kind of sketchy, probably? We still have not recovered from that, even all these years later. T__T

Tagging: anyone I’m in a discord server with :V

SURVEY of DOOM

August 18, 2016

Tagged by @popcornfrommars ! Hey thanks!

Rules: answer twenty questions about yourself and tag twenty people. If you don’t want to do it, feel free not to. Skip any questions that you don’t want to answer/feel uncomfortable with.

1) Favorite color: I don’t even know. I am so bad at answering this question. Mediterranean blue? Crimson red? Sage green? Emerald? IDK MAYBE I JUST REALLY LIKE NINJA TuRTLES

2) Favorite songs: Kiss From a Rose (Seal), Kiss Me (Sixpence), Tigerlily (La Roux), Dream a Little Dream (The Mamas & the Papas), The Lion’s Roar (First Aid Kit), etc etc etc

3) Favorite bands: The Beatles, Muse, Linkin Park, Fallout Boy, Depeche Mode, My Chemical Romance, Mamo, Sheppard

4) Country where I live: USA

5) Gender: Female (though I tend to write in gender neutral unless I’m going for a specific character/voice by default, whatever that means)

6) Hogwarts house: Ravenclaw. Hey, I took the official test and that’s where they put me.

7) Zodiac sign: Virgo.

8) Birthday: August 28th.

9) Cities I want to visit: Anaheim (because Disneyland), plus all of the other cities with Disney parks, uhh… San Diego, Big Sur.. national… park… city, Tokyo, LONDON (again), Paris (wait I think there’s a Disneyland there!), (oh wait there’s one in Tokyo, too), I’d love to go back to Texas and all ‘round those parts again, and out in Raleigh, plus New York City… and somewhere in Canada… and I need to go back to Seattle soon… IDK I love traveling but there are so few places that it’s kind of like “THE WHOLE WORLD” is where I want to visit!

10) Favorite place I’ve been to: This is hard. On the one hand, Disneyland. On the other hand: FFFFFFRIGGIN ENGLAND. AAAAAAAAAAAAAHH. It was so amazing!

11) Currently studying/working in: Commercial Real Estate, of all things! Doing graphic design. It’s so much fun!

12) Current lockscreen/wallpaper: I have Gengar on my phone and some naturey wallpaper that changes on my laptop.

13) What made you choose your url: ‘Gab’ is taken everywhere, but ‘gabapple’ isn’t. It comes from “Gab app/web/wiz” from my days as a mod on a Pokemon roleplaying MUSH.

14) Are there people from this site you would like to meet: Yeah!!! That would be awesome, and one of the best parts about going to conventions. I love meeting fans and making new friends!!!

15) Will you talk to classmate in public? When I see my coworkers out in the wild, I always kind of panic, but they’re all so great. I love talking to them!

16) Last book you read: Hmmm… Stephen King’s The Bazaar of Bad Dreams, which is a collection of short stories. I’m currently reading Hook’s Revenge by Heidi Schulz, which is awesome!

17) Favorite tv show: That’s hard. I never watch TV live, just binge watch on netflix/dvd/whatever. Right now, we’re rewatching Pokemon, so I’m digging that a lot. I loved Stranger Things, and watched Lady Dynamite recently, which was also great… Scream Queens was fantastic, as was American Horror Story, and I love The Worst Cooks in America… IDK… Super 4?

18) What do you want to be when you grow up: A published author/illustrator who does book tours! And also works as a graphic designer at a commercial real estate firm, because I don’t expect to become the next JK Rowling…

19) Favorite online shopping site: Amazon. PRIME SHIPPING YAH

20) Books or movies: JurASSIC PARK. TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES. Black Beauty. Ender’s Game. 101 Dalmatians. You don’t even know if I’m talking about books or movies! !! It could be both!!!

Oh wait are they asking me to choose between them? Because I don’t think that’s a fair question. I like it best when they’re companions. Movies are my favorite, but a book does a lot of things that a movie cannot, and movies do a lot of things that a book cannot… as evidenced by my above answer there.

When you have a successful book and movie, you get the best of both worlds. It doesn’t matter if the movie is an exact replica of the book so long as it captures the spirit of the story; so long as it’s faithful to the heart of what really matters. If a story is really timeless, it can endure in different languages and retellings, adapting and morphing, bending, folding, changing here and there and still be in tact in essence. So it’s okay if the movie is different, as long as the director/script writer/etc understand said essence.

Then you can get that same feeling while getting multiple interpretations of the story, and better understand it, taking it in even more deeply…!

Anyway what was I saying? Oh right.

I TAG: @trypchangeling @anyahatesbunnies and anyone else who wants to do this because I’m pretty sure that most of my friends have already been tagged maybe???

stoled a meme

March 31, 2016

thanks to @amixedreality for encouraging anyone to steal

RULES: ~~Tag 10 followers that you would like to get to know better.~~ NO RULES! Do this if you want!!!

NAME: Melissa or Gab
NICKNAME[S!]: Gabapple, Gabs, Gabbergabber, etc
STAR SIGN/ZODIAC: Virgo
GENDER: Female. She/her. They/them.
HEIGHT: 5′6″ ~*~ so average ~*~
FAVORITE COLORS: red (crimson), blue (mediterranean), green (sage, emerald), grey (cool range), brown (chocolatey), pink (very pale strawberry), orange (bright fruity)…
TIME RIGHT NOW: 10:39 PM MST
AVERAGE HOURS OF SLEEP: 3-6. 7 on a really good day.
LUCKY NUMBERS: 2, 4, 6, 12, 16, 24, 144 (I really like even numbers)
LAST THING YOU GOOGLED: “how to fix arm fat” (I found nothing useful)
NUMBERS OF BLANKETS I SLEEP WITH: 2-4
FAVORITE FICTIONAL CHARACTERS: Ender (Ender’s Game), Conan/Shinichi (Detective Conan), Haru (Free!), Indiana Jones, Kaneda (Akira), Shinji (Neon Genesis Evangelion), Ashitaka (Princess Mononoke), Raphael & Leonardo (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), Ash (Pokemon), Marinette & Adrienne (Ladybug), Simba (The Lion King), Aladdin, Judy & Nick (Zootopia), Lupin (the 3rd), Hakuba (Magic Kaito), Kotetsu (Tiger & Bunny), Light (Death Note), etc… I definitely have a type or two…

FAVORITE BOOKS: Ender’s Game/Ender’s Shadow, Black Beauty, The One Hundred and One Dalmatians, Ella Enchanted

FAVORITE BANDS/ARTISTS: Muse… also the Beatles… I like way too much. Panic! At the Disco. Fallout Boy. Nickelcreek. Sixpence None the Richer. Taylor Swift (1989 was so good guys). Depeche Mode. Linkin Park.

DREAM JOB: Current job (graphic designer) + occasionally going on book tours and teaching at workshops/cons!
WHAT AM I WEARING RIGHT NOW: Baggy jeans, teal blouse thing, white tank top, fitbit
WHAT DO YOU POST ABOUT? “wah wah I’m tired” “wah I hate writing” “here is a drawing of a cat”
DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER BLOGS? Yeah, but I don’t really post much… I reblog stuff to @icklegab mostly.
WHEN DID YOUR BLOG REACH ITS “PEAK”? IDK. It hasn’t happened yet! I hope.
WHO IS YOU MOST ACTIVE FOLLOWER? Maybe @lemurcat ?? Or @mamodewberry

WHAT MADE YOU DECIDE TO GET A TUMBLR? idk I think people on a MUSH were talking about it.

DO YOU GET ASKS ON A DAILY BASIS? LOL no way. I got asks when I was doing my Hakuba or Conan blog, but this account gets basically no asks.
WHY DID YOU CHOOSE YOUR URL? ‘Gab’ is taken everywhere and ‘Gabpple’ is usually not.
RELATIONSHIP STATUS: Married!
PETS: 3 fat cats
WAKE UP: w-what? Why??
CATS OR DOGS: Bothhh. Kitties are easier, though.
COKE OR PEPSI: That depends on what it’s for/with. Pepsi is sweeter than Coke, so I like it with really salty stuff (popcorn, potatoes)… BUT the biggest determination is if it’s cold or not. Cold = Pepsi. Room temperature = Coke.
DAY OR NIGHT: Evening. I’m crepuscular. Like a hamster.
TEXT OR CALL: TEXT PLEASE. Unless you’re my mom. Then you can call.
CHAPSTICK OR LIPSTICK: Chapstick. I don’t even own any lipstick.
CITY OR COUNTRY? Suburbia. City has restaurants and stores. Country has quiet and critters. I will be in the middle kthanks.
LAST SONG I LISTENED TO: An 8-bit remix of the Legend of Zelda theme.

Also, please tell me your type of protagonist.

January 6, 2016

My favorite type of protagonist is usually… someone who has a really strong drive, but can’t always express themselves efficiently. Like, they have a pure heart, but their feelings don’t make any sense, so they can’t tell anyone, and that complicates things immensely as they are thrust into a situation where they have a ton of responsibility to handle and stumble all over it while they try to figure out who they are.

Though, it kind of gets divided into two… I’m always going to end up falling for the angsty/broody one who is burdened by duty and really trying to win for the greater good… or the pure-hearted cinnamon roll who is in so much pain but hiding it behind a smile so they can help others. Bonus points if they fight each other. 😀

These usually come in combos, though, which makes my life super easy.

…I don’t even know if this helped at all but yeah.

[x]

IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO ME THAT YOU ANSWER FOR TMNT

January 5, 2016

!!!!!!! OKAY OMG <3

The first character I first fell in love with: Raphael. Definitely.

The character I never expected to love as much as I do now: April. I was totally biased against her for the longest time because of the whole “you’re a girl, YOU have to be April” thing, which always ticked me off… but in recent years, esp while analyzing movie #1, I have come to really, REALLY love her. And during our recent 80′s cartoon series rewatch, I only love her MORE. April is amazing.

The character everyone else loves that I don’t: Hmm… that’s a tough one, since TMNT encompasses so many different universes etc. I used to dislike Mikey (because of the whole ENFP thing), but I’m really fond of him now, too. Maybe Karai? Though, even then, I liked her in the Imagi movie but not in the 2012 series, and only because of her hair… which is a stupid reason to not like someone. And I’m pretty sure that NO ONE likes Venus.

The character I love that everyone else hates: IDK. Can anyone hate Krang? Rocksteady? Bebop? I know Cori hates Casey Jones’ sweatpants, but that’s different. I love them all. Let’s go with Zach.

I love that little guy.

The character I used to love but don’t any longer: *helpless shrug* Even the annoying characters are pretty charming.

The character I would totally smooch: ALL OF THE TURTLES would get a HUGE HUG and a kiss on the nose and just omg let me love you all my babies <3

The character I’d want to be like: Leonardo has been a hero of mine for many years, now, and even more as I get older. He tries so hard to do the right thing and has to put up with so much crap for it. ;-;

The character I’d slap: Vernon, even though I think he’s an amazing character. He’s SUCH A JERK.

A pairing that I love: Raph and Mona Lisa, despite the age difference. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve watched Raphael Meets His Match.

Also, props for Donatello and April in the 2014 show. I am undecided if it would work at all, but it’s so cute and Donnie cares SO MUCH that it hurts. Oh and, Casey/April forever even though April doesn’t need a man… Casey sure needs someone to keep a tight hold on that leash, though…

A pairing that I despise: I am so incredibly NOT okay with shipping any of the brothers with each other that I will never, ever seek out fan art or fanfics on my own in hopes of avoiding any semblance of it. Which is sad because I know there’s GOOD fanart out there, too, but I just… no. No incest kthanksbye.

POSITIVE ASK MEME (fandom)

January 5, 2016

gottischan:

Send me an ask and I’ll tell you:

1. Favorite Movie

2. Favorite TV-Series

3. Favorite Cartoon and/or Anime

4. Favorite Book genre

5. What do I look for in male characters?

6. What do I look for in female characters?

7. Do I want more non-binary characters in my shows/books?

8. Favorite type of protagonist?

9. Favorite type of villain?

10. My Forever fandom

Fandom meme: Magic Kaito~~

January 5, 2016

GASP. Magic Kaito, not DC? Interesting! Okay, here we go:

The first character I first fell in love with: Hmm… to be honest, I didn’t read any of Magic Kaito until I’d learned that Hakuba was in it, so… Hakuba. But if we’re talking characters that are Not Hakuba, then Akako!

The character I never expected to love as much as I do now: Aoko. It took me a very, very long time to warm up to her, but I do like her now, quite a bit. It took writing her to really understand!

The character everyone else loves that I don’t: Kaito… straight up Kaito. I have come to enjoy some interpretations of him, and I liked him well enough in the Magic Kaito 1412 show, but there are some freaking annoying things that he does and I HATE HIM IN DC.

The character I love that everyone else hates: Hakuba, though I think there are more Hakuba supporters out there than I know.

The character I used to love but don’t any longer: Hmmm… idk I went into the series not liking Kaito, and most everyone else is pretty harmless in the series.

The character I would totally smooch: Geez. Hakuba or Akako, probably. Though I’d be more likely to hug them. And then I’d hug Aoko. And Keiko. And push Kaito out of a window.

The character I’d want to be like: Akako is a total bamf, though she does have that whole ‘evil’ streak…

The character I’d slap: Kaito. Big surprise.

A pairing that I love: Ugh… I guess I ship Hakuba and Kaito… at least when the Kaito is portrayed correctly… and there is character development… I also like Hakuba and Akako, but only in some settings.

A pairing that I despise: Despise is pretty strong, but I’m not a fan of Kaito/Aoko… I don’t think he’s good enough for her, and I really think that the attraction is super one-sided. Despite being a perv, Kaito seems very demi at best, and treats Aoko more like a sister. Siblings and super close friends I can 100% get behind, though.

SCREAM QUEENS.

January 4, 2016

😀 😀 😀

The first character I first fell in love with: CHANEL

The character I never expected to love as much as I do now: Chanel #3. I thought she was so weird at first.. and I still think she’s weird but I adore her. Also, Denise Hephill from Secure Enforcement Solutions. OMG.

The character everyone else loves that I don’t: Good question. I only know a couple of other people who watched the show, so I’m not sure how to answer this. I’d say Chad, because he’s such a jerk, but he was so well played that even though he’s a horrible human being, he was such a GOOD character…

The character I love that everyone else hates: Grace, probably. Though ‘love’ is such a strong word.

The character I used to love but don’t any longer: Grace’s dad ended up being so, so strange…

The character I would totally smooch: None of them. 😉

The character I’d want to be like: Zaday Williams! She accomplished so much and maintained her amazingness throughout the whole thing.

The character I’d slap: Chad. Definitely Chad.

A pairing that I love: Zaday and Earl Grey. T~T

A pairing that I despise: CHANEL AND CHAD. Chanel, you can do better than that!!!

…it was such a good show.

Terminator

January 4, 2016

It has been a while. UHM. Uh.

Gabapple

Backups from Tumblr

Tag: meme

writing meme

somethin’ about Gab

SURVEY of DOOM

8) Birthday: August 28th.

stoled a meme

Also, please tell me your type of protagonist.

IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO ME THAT YOU ANSWER FOR TMNT

POSITIVE ASK MEME (fandom)

Fandom meme: Magic Kaito~~

SCREAM QUEENS.

Terminator