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brownsugarsmatter:

 I cut a lot of toxic people out of my life last year, including family and friends that I’ve known forever and now I’m at a point where I don’t really have any friends. I’m not gonna lie, it was very hard to do. But once I learned how to spend time with myself and actually have fun, I appreciated the process, this took me a couple of days to make, so I hope you guys really enjoy this!

Heres 100 ways to have fun without having any friends:

1. Treat yourself to a full body massage every month
   
2. Go ice skating or learn to ice skate at your local ice skating ring
3. Regularly get your nails done or do them yourself 
4. Go to a concert to one of your favorite artists or as many as you can
5.  Get dressed up and visit a museum or art gala that you’ve never been to
6. Treat yourself to a facial or do one yourself at home 
   
7. Binge on Netlfix while snacking on some delicious sushi and wine
   
8. Go to a bookstore, find yourself a comfortable spot, and read a book, or journal your thoughts
   
9. Take your bike for a ride around the area while blasting some of your favorite music
10. Pack a basket with some drinks and sandwiches and have a picnic at the park  
    
11. Learn a new language, you can teach yourself or attend clubs for people that are also trying to learn
12. Style your hair, do your makeup, and take a bunch of selfies for the gram
13. Go to a lantern festival 
14. Take a trip somewhere you’ve always wanted to visit
15. Learn to play a new instrument
16. Enroll in a gym class that interests you
17. Follow local food guides on Instagram and try out different foods at the places they recommend
18. Get a new piercing
19. Get your dream tattoo
20. Go to the gun range 
21. Purchase a DNA ancestry kit and learn more about what makes you who you are
22. Attend as many plays as you can
23. Volunteer in something that you’re passionate about
24. Go swimming or learn how to swim
25. Take yourself out to the movies
26. Write and publish a book
27. Buy yourself a new summer dress or bikini and wear it to the beach
28. Tackle your fear of heights and go sky diving
29. Visit a cat cafe or animal shelter
30. Go shopping 
31. Learn how to make a new recipe
32. Take aerial silk classes
33. Take ballet lessons
34. Redecorate your bedroom or apartment 
35. Set the mood, light up candles in your room, dim the lights, and try out new sex toys
36. Get your hair done or buy a cute wig that you’ve always wanted
37. Cosplay
38. Attend a convention
39. Attend a Paint and Sip class, you get to paint art and drink at the same time
40. Explore local spots in your city as if you were a tourist
41. Take up martial art classes
42. Go to the arcade
43. Play video games
44. Visit an aquarium
45. Watch the sunset or sunrise
46. Binge watch Korean dramas
47. Buy yourself some chocolate and flowers because why not
48. Create your own makeup 
49. Go on a hike
50. Go glamping/camping
51. Go to a music festival
52. Train and run a marathon
53. Go on a local yacht cruise
54. Visit pop up shops and bazaars
55. Go horseback riding or learn how to ride a horse
56. Go to the zoo
57. Go surfing or learn how to surf
58. Ride a plane around your city
59. Adopt a pet
60. Buy new toys for your pet and play with them some more
61. Take a pole dancing class
62. Attend a TED talk
63. Stargaze
64. Purchase lingerie and pose for yourself in the mirror
65. Go roller skating or learn how to roller skate
66. Have a photoshoot by yourself or hire someone to do a photoshoot for you
67. Attend a fashion show
68. Attend a circus
69. If you’re into spooky stuff, go to a paranormal tour and dinner adventure 
70. Go to a sports game
71. Attend a comedy show
72. Take part in murder mystery dinners
73. Crash a wedding
74. Go the farmers market
75. Tackle a puzzle
76. Go the drive in theatre
77. Create new clothes out of your old ones or transform ones from the thrift store
78. Go sledding or learn how to sled
79. Play mini golf
80. Make pottery
81. Go indoor skydiving
82. Try karaoke
83. Go snorkeling or learn how to snorkle
84. Try karaoke
85. Try Go Kart Racing
86. Create YouTube videos
87. Go to a rodeo
88. Place a bet at a horse racing event
89. Start your own blog and make extra cash from it 
90. DIY crafts
91. Go on a drive through wild safari
92. Play an extra in a film
93. Go skiing or learn how to skii
94. Attend a book signing event of one of your favorite authors
95. Go to an estate sale in a wealthy neighborhood
96. Learn a new skill online
97. Go to karaoke night at a bar
98. Enter a contest
99. Listen to a podcast
100. Join a support group

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minty-pepps:

For my friends on tumblr, in case you guys want something to watch, here’s a quick list of anime series/movies with unusual/unique art styles that you may or may not know.

Kaiba

With an artstyle reminiscent of the original Astro Boy, Kaiba has a very simplistic (yet stylized) and fluid style of animation and art. The story revolves around the titular character, who wakes up with a hole in his chest with no idea of who he is. I enjoyed this a lot for the art, music and characters, who all have realistic motivations and ideals, as well as the themes handled in it; such as what defines “being human” when bodies and memories are as disposable as plastic.
Genre: Sci-Fi, Psychological Drama

Redline

In terms of sheer action and excitement I got from watching a movie, I’ve got to say that Redline is one of the best ever in those departments. With a highly stylized comic-book-esque art style with a high influence from Western comics like Dick Tracy (with the emphasis on black shadows on solid colours and thick black outlines), this show is extremely fluidly animated, the movie is said to consist of 120 000 hand-drawn frames, taking seven years to complete. The movie follows the story of racer JP (aka “Sweet” JP, because of his refusal to use weaponry while racing) trying to win (and survive) the titular Redline, a race consisting of multiple racers from multiple different galaxies and planets.
Genre: Racing, Sci-Fi, Action

Mononoke

Every frame of this anime could be screencapped and slapped onto someone’s dashboard for their aesthetic. That is how distinct the art style and character design of this show is. The show uses a form of “plaid animation”, where something will be animated over a still color or object as it moves, creating most of the time a jarring effect that is usually the sign of a lazy animator, however in Mononoke, the show utilizes the art to create a sense of a surreal, dream-like environment, intentionally focusing on the jarring effect. The art and design of the environment is also extremely ornate and beautiful.
The show focuses on the story of the unknown Medicine Seller and his travels through Japan (in an unknown time period), killing spirits and creatures known as Mononoke. However, he cannot do so until he learns their Form, Truth and Reasoning/Regret, which leads to some very interesting lessons at the end of each story.
Genre: Mystery, Horror

Dead Leaves

Another comic-influenced movie, and just barely under an hour too; Dead Leaves is an extremely fun, hyper-action-packed movie with amazing character design (almost EVERY good character in this movie has a unique design, barring the civilains and generic bad guy cannon fodder), driven by slapstick, humor (usually of the sexual kind) and more pop culture references than you can digest within the time span they’re thrown at you. The story focuses on criminals Retro and Pandy; Retro having a TV instead of a head, and Pandy having a panda-like marking on her eye, who, shortly after waking up on the moon and causing havoc on a nearby planet, are imprisoned in a super-jail.
Genre: Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi

Kuuchuu Buranko / Welcome to Irabu’s Office

Combining rotoscoped 3D, 2D animation and live action elements, Kuuchuu Buranko is an extremely surreal look into the world of psychiatry. The art and designs were created by the lead artist of Mononoke, Kenji Nakamura. But whereas Mononoke had some subtlety to its art, this show is bright, colourful and neon as all hell. The show focuses on Dr. Ichiro Irabu and how he helps his patients with their problems, who are all connected in some way or the other.
Genre: Comedy, Psychological Drama

The Tatami Galaxy

With a bright visual style that also manages to be subtle at the same time, The Tatami Galaxy also utilizes not just its art as a device for story telling, but the form of the show itself to convey its messages. I can’t spoil too much about the show, but I can give you this: if you enjoy the first episode, please watch it to completion, as this show basically requires the viewer to watch the show in its entirety. The story focuses on an unnamed protagonist, commonly referred to as Watashi by the show’s fans, who tries to attain the “rose-tinted” college life style he has desired for his whole life, as well as all the challenges he faces on the way. With fast-paced dialogue, a lot of humor, interesting character and background designs, as well as the various forms of “characterization”, and also the themes tackled by this show, I’d say it’s one of my favorite shows of all time.
Genre: Slice of Life, Comedy, Drama, Psychological, Sci-Fi

Mind Game

Mind Game. Directed by Masaaki Yuasa (also the director behind The Tatami Galaxy, Kaiba and Ping-Pong). I don’t think words can do this movie justice, but I’ll try. Imagine a combination of 3D-morphing-into-2D, sketches, animated photo images of (presumably) the voice actor’s for talking, extremely smooth and fluid movement, plus an insane amount of exaggeration,all coupled with a huge range of bright and dark colours and you’ve got Mind Game’s animation style down somewhat. Go look up more GIFs, they’ll help you understand the range of styles this surreal (and extremely fun) movie goes through. The plot follows Nishi, a down-on-his-luck, 20-years-old manga writer, running into his childhood crush Myon. He discovers she’s getting married soon while they’re talking inside her father’s restaurant. After that (plus another key event), the craziness in the movie begins; Nishi having a new-found desire to live life.
Genre: Comedy, Surrealism, 

Tekkonkinkreet

Tekkonkinkreet, although similar in appearance to some Masaaki Yuasa works, was not made by the man himself (although, it was made by the company, Studio 4°C, that helped produce Mind Game). This movie has incredibly detailed backgrounds, similar to a Studio Ghibli film, with amazing usage of lighting, camera shots and motion blur as well as a wide variety of colours and shades. The story follows Black and White, two street orphans who call themselves “The Cats”, trying to keep control of their town from dangerous enemies. Although vastly different in personalities, they support each other emotionally, mentally and physically very well.
Genre: Action, Drama, Adventure

The Diary of Tortov Riddle

The Diary of Tortov Roddle, although very short (6 episodes all leading up to 14 minutes! Watch it here! It has three special episodes that are part of the DVD though), is an interesting adventure of a surreal world that seems almost like a moving/animated picture rather than a movie or series. It follows the journey of Tortov Roddle and his pig-steed throughout this world, with just his calm thoughts and experiences. There’s no dialogue in this series but it doesn’t really require any dialogue at all, the only dialogue being Tortov’s journal entries at the beginning and end of each episode. The music, lack of dialogue and artall contribute to a very interesting, mysterious atmosphere.
Genre: Fantasy, Surrealism, Adventure

The Tale of Princess Kaguya

Straight outta Compton Studio Ghibli, The Tale of Princess Kaguya is an adaption of one of the staples of traditional Japanese folklore, The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter. This film adapts the ancient story of the young princess who grew out of a bamboo shoot and breathes fresh new life into it while still staying 100% true to the source material. The art can only be described as absolutely gorgeous, using a pale colour palette in a constantly shifting style that recalls the ancient Japanese watercolour paintings that the original story was recorded on.

Genre:  Fantasy, Drama

Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei

Oh man this show.
Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei follows the story of Nozomu Itoshiki, an overdramatic teacher so pessismistic about everything that he would try committing suicide over pretty much the smallest inconvenience (his name, when its Japanese characters are read horizontally, also translates into “Despair”) and his bizarre homeroom students’ antics. The series parodies almost everything there is to satrize in Japanese culture (the show even parodies itself from time to time with casual 4th wall-breaking from every show), as well as the general media and politics of the world, as well as having an insane amount of references to various things regardless of fame; from Gundam, Evangelion and Gurren Lagann, to Franz Kafka, Edward Gorey and South Park. The art’s very minimal (which itself gets parodied later on in the series), but it, uh, changes a lot, to put it simply.

Genre: Comedy, Parody

Ping-Pong

(gotta lot of requests to list this one)

Sports anime tends to always get a bad rep amongst anime fans for various reasons, whether it be that the viewer gets tired of seeing another Dempsey Roll, or the amount of reused frames in the series, they’re all understandable.
And so comes Ping-Pong to shatter those preconceptions of what a sports anime can be. Focusing rather on the characters, their emotions and development rather than the titular game that the anime’s based on (unlike most sports anime), this coming-of-age show following two boys as they (one actually) strive to become the best table tennis players in the world, is directed by none other than Masaaki Yuasa, who has directed a lot of the shows and movies on this list actually, with his trademark style of not having a trademark artstyle (other than wobbly simple lines and psychedelic colours).

Genre: Psychological, Drama, Coming-Of-Age, Sports

Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo

(im still in the process of watching Gankutusou and Ping-Pong (thanks school) hence why they weren’t in the original post)

Gankutsuou is what most people would call “art porn”, as it uses various still textures, colours and patterns within the character’s lineart, similar to Mononoke and Kuuchuu Buranko though to a much greater extent, while using 3D and 2D animation on the characters and backgrounds. The story is broadly based on the titular story of The Count of Monte Cristo, but with many differences, such as being set in the year 5053, plotlines and character endings being altered/removed, the pacing being changed from the original story, as well as the incorporation of many sci-fi themes. The general aesthetic of the show is that of 19th century France in a highly futuristic setting.

Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Supernatural

Kaiji

Based off a popular gambling manga by Nobuyuki Fukumoto, Kaiji follows the story of the titular character, Kaiji Itou, an unemployed slacker who spends his days gambling (and always losing), stealing, drinking and being obsessed with money. He suddenly finds himself 3 million in debt, and is offered the chance to erase all of his debt, and maybe even earn some cash, in one night.

Via gambling.

With thick bold lines, exaggerated expressions and hugely caricaturized faces that woul make more sense in a comedy that all serve as a plus to the show, Kaiji is an intense psychological thriller that always leaves you on the edge of your seat, with some of the most insane and dramatic gambles in any piece of fiction.

Genre: Psychological, Thriller, Gambling

Panty and Stocking With Garterbelt

Two angels, kicked out of Heaven, have been tasked with cleaning up the filthy sin-riddled Daten City, and can only return once they’ve gotten enough Heaven coins!

Not like that matters to Panty and Stocking anyways, whose only cares in the world are what tastes good, much to the chagrin of local priest Garterbelt.

With a ton of American pop culture references, humor that would make South Park seem like a kid’s show, action that is so bizarre it can’t even be explained, and an animation style that’s more akin to a cartoon on a huge drug trip than anything else, Panty and Stocking with Garterbelt shows that sometimes too much of a good thing is still a good thing.

Genre: Comedy, Action, Parody, Not something to play around Grandma

Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure

There really is no other gif that explains and summarizes Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure better than this one.

Based off the hugely popular manga by Araki Hirohiko, the show follows the story of the Joestar bloodline. Jojo is unique in that it doesn’t follow one group of characters or main character throughout the entire franchise, but rather a different cast in a different location throughout the world, ranging from 1930s New York, to 1980s Japan, to Egypt and much more.

If I’m being rather vague about describing this rather popular show, I apologize, but there really is no way to properly explain this bizarre series.

With proportions that look like it was ripped straight out of a bodybuilder’s magazine, poses that could probably break your spine if even just attempted, and fights that end up being some of the most hype as well as some of the most ridiculous you’ll have ever seen, as well as a bright, dramatic colour pallete, this is a show that truly lives up to its “Bizarre” title.

(also protip: start with the 2012 adaption first rather than the 90s OVA, and read the manga.)

Genre: Action, Comedy, Supernatural, Mystery

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dramioneasks:

Here is a list of our favourite themes/tropes, some of us unfortunately couldn’t make it to ten (lol) and some us us even left some fic recommendations!

Elle: 

1. Marriage law (Lost images by Evil Gu, 
   
2. Veela Draco (Mine by curiositykils, 
   
3. Post-war timeline
4. Healer Hermione (Mine by curiositykils
5. Dark, evil Draco (50 Silver Sickles by Refictionista, the Little Bird series by the wanderers’ wandering daughter, Sold by Gryffindorclutz)
6. Pureblood Hermione (Presque Toujours Pur by Shaya Lonnie, Savior by Ares.Granger, It’s Not Over by AwfulWaffel)
7. Lucius and Narcissa approve (The Alkahest by Shadu-Kiam)

Wynken:

1. Dark
2. 19 years later 
3. Pro- 
   
4.  Anti- 
   
5.  Creature 
   
6.  Redeemed 
   
7. Historical 
   
8.  Muggle 
   
9.  Secret Friendship 
   
10.  Re-Telling
    

AgnMag: In short, I like angsty fics with a happy ending.

1. Werewolf Draco (Cold Side of the Moon, Finding Peace)
   
2. Draco Has Secret Feelings For Hermione (To Be Himself, Everything Changes)
   
3. Kidnapping/Imprisonment (Subsistence, Crumple)
   
4. Hurt/Comfort (Apple Pies and Other Amends, How the Light Gets In)
   
5. Partners/Co-Workers (Drinking Buddies, Diary of an Illicit Affair)
   
6. Voldemort Wins (Uncoffined, Crimson with a Silver Lining)
7. Dark Draco (Every Way You Look At This, Save You, Save Me)
8. Protective Draco (The Mountain and The Sea, The Fool, the Emperor, and the Hanged Man)
9. Fake Relationship (Heavy Lies the Crown, A Wonderful Caricature of Intimacy)
10. Pro-Ron 

Jamie:

1. Post-war (Gravity, Apple Pies and Other Amends)
   
2. Parenting Class (Playing House with Malfoy)
3. Fake Relationship ( A Little Misunderstanding,  A Wonderful Caricature of Intimacy)
4. Co-workers (All Mine)
5. Muggle (Doppelgangland,Connecting Flight)
6. Childhood friends (Under the Lights, Repressed)
7. Hermione is Friends with Slytherins (Take My Hand)
8. Single Parent Hermione/Draco (The War is Over, Single Mother)  
9. Best Friends (The Rest of Their Lives)
10. Already Married (A Fruitless Year)

Lisa:

1. Marriage Law/Forced Marriage (Pansy’s Revenge)
   
2. Fake Relationship (A Wonderful Caricature of Intimacy)
3. SingleParent!Draco (A Wonderful Caricature of Intimacy)
4. Memory Modification (Amissus/Redemption)
5. Harry/Pansy Side-pairing  (Bring Me To Life)
6. Anti-Ron (Simply Irresistible)
7. Hogwarts Professors (Christmas Incentives)
8. Future Childrenl (Aurelian)
   
9. Co-workers/Office Partners (Best Served Silly/ Missed Connections )

Ladybear:

1. Memory modification (Thirteenth Night / Dark Water and Dying Eyebrights)
   
2. Time travel (Do it with some style? / Future Adventures)
   
3. Letters ( Footnotes / Letters To No One )
   
4. Trapped together ( What the Room Requires / A Kingdom Beside the Sea )
   
5. Reunion ( Family Lies / Reunions )
   
6. Post Hogwarts and Post War (  The Brigade / The Nietzsche Classes )
   
7. Future children! (Through the eyes of a child / Aurelian)
   
8. Co-workers/Office Partners (  Hunted / The Revenant )
   
9. Muggle life (  A Pound of Flesh / Bus Stop)
   
10. Head boy and Head girl ( Randy Man’s Playbook / Mirror, mirror, on the wall )

gumwouldbperfection:

1. Forced Partnership (Isolation, Clean)
2. Meet again after a previous relationship (Quill, Redemption)
3. Draco has always loved her secretly (To Be Himself, The Advocate’s Handwriting)
4. Fake relationship (How to Win Friends and Influence People)
5. Co-workers/ Office Partners (How to Lose Her, Competitive Games, Smart Mouth)
6. Other POV (Observations of a Pure Blood Debutant, Blaise Zabini and the Difficulty of Existing)
7. On opposite sides during the war (Impossible, The Eyes of the Forest)
8. Muggle AU (Bite Marks, Ride or Die)
9. Bets and Wagers (Kiss, With Tongue, The Demise of Severus Snape)
10. Correspondence (Missed Connections, Footnotes)

shirlynmerlin:

1. Coworkers/Office Partners
   
2. SingleParent!Draco
   
3. Bets and Wagers

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worldsworstfather:

character: *falls asleep in a chair or at a desk from sheer exhaustion*

their love interest: *places a blanket over their shoulders, gently to avoid disturbing them*

me:

their love interest: *picks them up and bridal carries them to a more comfortable surface while their head nods against their shoulder/chest*

me:

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aliasanonyme:

Inside Full Bloom - Kuki Wakame

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dramioneasks:

New Year’s First Kiss By: Reverie Wilde - M, 25 chapters - It’s New Year’s Eve and there’s a big celebration at Hogwarts. Hermione finds herself without a date, so decides to put in an appearance, then leave. Will she end up on the receiving end of a midnight kiss after all? After DM/HG lemon

New Years Resolution By: helpmethinkofausername - M, one-shot - Hermione hates hormones - especially when, as result, she makes inappropriate New Years Resolutions. Draco reads her resolution and is offended to find his name not on a rather explicit list. Rated M for sexual scenes and an excessive use of the F word.

A New Year’s Dramione By: mistress meo - M, one-shot - One Shot. A week after ‘A Christmas Dramione Drabble’. Malfoy and Hermione can’t forget about what happened on Christmas Eve. I wanted to do another fic that revolved around a countdown. What better countdown than the one to midnight on New Year’s Eve?

A New Years Celebration By: Gabriella Somerfield - K, one-shot - It’s new year at the Burrow after the longest year of their life. There’s laughter and life and music and magic. But who’s Hermione going to kiss at midnight.

Happy New Year, Hermione Granger by DracoFerret11 - G, one-shot -  At Luna’s fifth annual New Year’s party, Hermione encounters a face from her past and after a quiet conversation, a piano sonata, and a few awkward silences, Hermione begins the New Year in a way that she never expected.

At the Turning of the New Year by RZZMG - E, one-shot - 2010 has come, and Draco Malfoy finds that sometimes unexpected miracles happen at the turn of a decade.

Don’t Let Malfoy Drive the Bus by Rumaan - G, one-shot - It’s New Years Eve and Hermione is stuck trying to get a drunk Ron and Harry home. Just as she is nearly home and dry, a complication comes in the form of Blaise Zabini and a toddler with Malfoy’s hair. She should have just stayed in this year.

Paris at Midnight by floorcoaster - K, one-shot -  Draco asks Hermione to meet him atop the Eiffel Tower at midnight on New Year’s Eve.

New Year’s Eve By: MagpieCircus - K+, one-shot - Just a silly little Dramione fluff one-shot. Hermione and Draco make a decision at their best friend’s New Year’s Eve party.

New Year Resolution by Patienceisavirtual - T, one-shot - Draco’s New Year Resolution? To get Hermione Granger to fall in love with him.

New Year’s Kiss by MoonstoneFelicis6762 - T, one-shot - A very short one-shot of Hermione and Draco’s first New Year’s Kiss with a splash of Marriage Law thrown in.

New Year, New Love by Little Miss English Nerd - K+, one-shot - Hermione and Draco are stuck together in the Room of Requirement on January 31st. What will they do?

Twelve Grapes and New Year’s Eve Party by Moon Dahee - K, one-shot - It’s New Year’s Eve. After having a feast at The Burrow, they all go to the Ministry’s New Year’s Eve Party. Ron is acting weird and Hermione is upset, but she will find someone that is going to cheer her up at the party. Who will he be?

It’s Cold Outside by Twilts - T, one-shot - Draco tries to get Hermione to spend New Years with him. Short, but sweet. Oneshot.

New Year’s Resolutions by laced-scrawl - T, 4 chapters - Draco calls off his engagement because of his feelings for a newly divorced Hermione Granger. Proud of himself, he turns up at her house on New Year’s Eve, a free man intent on making her his again. But life isn’t supposed to be so easy… Please R&R!

Luna’s Conversation with Eros among other things by lynnec114 - T, one-shot - Cupid is given a mission for New Year’s Eve. Nominated Round 6 at the Dramione Awards for Most Creative : Big thank you to darkrivertempest for the beta and ideas… the platypus was all hers! :D DM/HG

- Lisa

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