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wait you have a ski lodge? can i ask which one it is so I can read it?
for the music I mentioned on random thoughts/things: honestly i’m too scared you wouldn’t like the music to let you listen to it… but yeah the whole thing is really gross. It’s not necessarily stated as why, but… it’s very clear honestly. The person who writes it is also a mentally ill queer kid/adult, so that doesn’t help. But i just – frankly i think it’s better-written than the vast majority of modern music out there. And sometimes it’s just that the people don’t like bedroom pop i think??? But it’s just – there is a social media-y page about the musician on a website with a lot of different musicians, and it’s basically all insults. Many of which are just transphobia packaged to look less overt (or sometimes just overt). Frankly i’d highly recommend the music but i just… can’t take the possibility you wouldn’t like it XD it's just so strange because people legitimately look down on his music and i just don't know why?? like it's well written? like i guess it must be because it's often focused on some aspect relating to being a queer mentally ill kid, which makes people look down on it, and i've also seen some people call it childish (like guys he literally was a child/teen when he wrote a lot of it? and why can't kids have music that's relatable? like?) and yeah it's just strange
how have things been going with your parents? Have you tried to at least explain how you feel to them? I totally understand if it’d make things worse or it’d be too hard, but i really hope they could at least lighten up a bit. Is there anyone who both you and they trust who might be able to help in the conversation? If you need me to write anything to them i could totally do that, even though i don’t have much credibility. I bet that you could find some resources on introversion perhaps? Or maybe you could ask them why they want you to be so extroverted. They might have a legitimate concern, but you could address it in a different way. maybe they think you’re isolating yourself, and are concerned, for instance. Since you said it’s because they don’t want you to be friendless, maybe explain that you do have your best friend and other friends, and that you’re happy with them, and you’ll still try to make friends if you find anyone you want to make friends with, but having to be social is really draining. Maybe explain if it’s like having to act, or if you feel isolated from people more than feeling close to them and that makes you feel lonelier than you would otherwise. If you have any people that both you and they trust, maybe you could see if they could help?
I really think that, if they do legitimately care about you and want you to be happy, if you explain that being so social is draining you, they should at least be concerned. I’d use specific details here if possible, since they’re more evocative. Maybe explain how being social makes you tired and how that effects things. Maybe they could agree to look into therapy or something, if that’s possible. A therapist could also help get those resources. That’s not always possible though, unfortunately.
also this part sucks but it's probably best to try to stay calm when you're talking to them, or at least not blame them or get really mad at them. it is totally their fault and you totally can blame them and get mad at them, it's just not exactly conductive to the best conversation.
Also it’s okay for you to be unhappy with your parents. Even if they’re doing their best or legitimately think they’re doing the right thing, it can still hurt you and that doesn’t really make it less bad. And even if they’re good 99% of the time it can still hurt and that’s okay. I think you also said that your mental health might not be as good as you thought, and i’m sorry about that. I hope things get better soon, and i hope any of this helps.
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If I'm not mistaken Celine's ski lodge is by Luxury and Contentment on the 2nd page of PP! It's super creative and fun you should def check it out :))
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I'll post more later but yes, I do have a ski lodge, here's the link: http://www.cricketmagkids.com/chatterbox/puddingsplace/node/554754 like Silver said, it's on the 2nd page of PP rn, which is probably my signal to go post something and bring it back up… also it's not really that great haha 'cuz like I started out with a plot but then as I write I keep impulsively throwing things into the story that are definitely not a part of the plot and then to try to make some semblance of a plot again I try to do all these things that just complicate stuff further and I really have no idea what I'm doing especially 'cuz most of my writing sessions are at like 11:27 at night when I can barely keep my eyes open and am just typing whatever and… yeah. Also I think I had a rant about how my family didn't seem to really appreciate my sense of humor; please disregard that. I talked to them about it, and it was really just my brother who can get sort of selfish sometimes… I stick to my theory that video games ruined him. >:( I think I still have a terrible sense of humor, but I own that now 🙂
*gasppp* no way Feiya says PIGXD lol I totally agree I love pigs they're so adorable and hilarious (idk why they make me laugh they just do :DDDD)!!!!
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Ok, I understand 🙂 it does sound really horrible though… :/ honestly, sometimes I just don't get people ://
hmm yeah thank you… I have talked to them about some other things, and they seem pretty open to that (I mean it took time but yeah), so I'll try to talk to them about this… idk, I think they're just worried about how I'm gonna survive in the world if I don't even want to talk to anyone lol… but yeah, thank you for the advice, and I'll bring it up next time it comes up (it almost definitely will with the approaching school year…) 🙂 I think it might go better this time because someone from my old school is transferring to my new school and we're not really friends, but he's nice, and I'm good with talking to him so probably my socialization of the year will be him, An, and some other people (probably AKA one person who I'm not really friends with but is super nice and we're friendly)… plus I'm planning to start a "book club", so that's at least way more socializing than last year…? 😀 just sometimes I wonder why you have to be so extroverted to survive in this world/society :/
I'm not… uh… the best at staying calm when I'm talking to them… especially because sometimes I get so introverted to the point where I just want my peace and quiet and mental/physical space and if someone even says "hi" to me I'll get super frustrated because I am trying to be alone here, but I mean that's a good point… so um I'll try to breathe when I have to and speak calmly and sing songs in my head (idk that helps me)… the other thing is when I'm talking to people I'm bad at having conversations (I love the CB partly because I have time to think of a good thing to say, versus irl, where I'm just there floundering in the conversation haha 'cuz idk my brain is weird), so when I'm talking to them, it's hard to express myself fully, but idk I've been researching so I think it'll be okay…? Anyways, thank you again BB, hope things getting are better on your end </3
also, I do not take back calling you sweet >:) you are definitely sweet (at least on here). Sweet in my mind means caring (okay when you look it up it says delightful but same thing) and you are literally one of the most caring people I know and you are amazing :DD
Yesss star boba ahhh!!! I will be waiting :DD
and I did do some drawings with value… but I forgot where I put them…. bc I'm just disorganized like that… uhh. But thank you for the tip! And yeah I really think I'm forgetting some other responses in here… uhh… but on another note, there are currently guinea pigs in our house, and they're sooo cuteee!!!! 😀
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Oh my goodness I missed this during my hiatus!! I know this is superrr late but HAPPY CBVERSARY CELINE!!! I cannot believe it's been only one year, I swear you've been here wayyy longer than that. It feels like you've always been an integral part of the CB, if that makes sense. I second whoever recced Gravity Falls, I think you'll LOVE it, it's one of the best tv shows ever. I love mxmtoon and the lightning thief musical- I'd reccomend Chappell Roan (although I'm sure someone has already) and brat by Charliexcx (which is a very aquired taste but I'm currently obsessed w it so). I'm always in awe of how often you post your writing, esp on the poetry contest thread and your ski lodge. I love reading thru your tangents, it kind of feels like I'm following your thought process which is so fun and unique. I can always count on you to be a warm and comforting presence and I'm sooo glad that you found your way here!! Anyway happy happy CBvesary and I hope there's many more to come!!!! <3333
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I KNOW how has it only been 1 year??
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This is another long post so I have to cut it in half again XD
haha it's fine I just got back from hiatus too 🙂 but thank you!!! And Ikrrr, I can't believe it either!! ~time~: it's weird. Ahhh, thank you!! Yess, I have to find time later on to watch Gravity Falls!! I think I watched it during covid and remember really liking it?? But also, I don't really remember a lot about what happened during covid. Dipper and… Maybell?? And… uhh… a crazy scientist Grandpa?? Wait… Uncle?? And a burger place. I think. But caves and portals, definitely caves and portals! …yeah I really have to watch/rewatch it… yesss, mxmtoon and TLT!!! And WAIT no way I just got back from summer camp and everyone was talking about BRAT by Charlixcx like we were playing Heads Up! on someone's phone and in one of the categories it was Charlixcx and then everyone (including the counselor) started shouting BRAT!!!! and singing and stuff, and then later we were having a water balloon fight and my counselor just took a water balloon and wrote "brat" on it and some of the counselors were so confused they were like "why does your balloon have 'brat' written on it???" XD
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but anyways. I listened to 360, and it was pretty good!! I didn't get a lot of the song though honestly, but like the whole scene before and after were pretty funny! And ohhh my summer camp loves Chapell Roan too!!! Peri had recommended Good Luck, Babe! right before I left and then when I got there we had a dance party (my summer camp has a lot of dance parties :D) and they were literally playing Good Luck, Babe! and so we were all belting out the lyrics and dancing along it was awesome!!!
my ski lodge… yeahh. Um so what happens with that is I forget um that it exists every month and then I'm like, "oh no it's been three weeks and I haven't even written a word for my ski lodge yet!" and I panic and then it's always like 11:27pm or something when I remember so I have a frantic midnight sprint where I can barely keep my eyes open and am just huddled in my bed bending over my phone and then I'm like "I'm too tired rn to even try to make this part tie into the plot" so then I just post and go to sleep and when I wake up I'm like "ahh yess I typed a part for my ski lodge now time to forget it exists for another three weeks!!" You know, I just realized I really should write a part now instead of waiting for midnight as I do each time, but… nah. I mean, if it feels like I'm posting consistently when I do that, then… yay? 😀 it works Ig, so. Also I'm too lazy to go do that rn. Also this is my excuse for why the plot is… actually, I don't even know if it can be called a plot anymore. I just keep on adding new random things to it to make it way more complicated that it has to be and at some point I feel like it's got to all totally fall apart but somehow it hasn't yet it's still like just barely holding on…
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and haha yeah I think without the poetry contest I wouldn't really be able to keep up a regular basis of writing poems so I'm really grateful for that… and please excuse me while I go try to find a cup to take out the fly that's been buzzing around my room (FLIES ARE ADORABLE AND IF YOU SAY OTHERWISE– well, you're entitled to your own opinion I guess. But also you're WRONG 😀 🙂 )
…so, I just crumpled up my drawing of Tracy and Sam (idk if you read the terminal) in that process… bad thinking ahead, Celine! But then I'm bad at thinking ahead in general… I really have to work on that… but anyways, I'm back! Uhh where were we?
oh haha look at that I did it again no seriously I didn't know you said that before I wrote the whole paragraph above (or… maybe I knew it in my subconscious?? o_O)!!! Like I mean I really don't know why I get so excited about doing this I just do. 'Cuz you were talking about my tangents and I just… wait actually does that count as a tangent? It's not really tangentially related to the subject matter, but it was tangentially related… by time?? Eh. Anyways, thanks! And I'm really glad I found my way here too (and I'm really grateful for my mom for researching literary magazines and getting Cricket magazine for me and Posted for making me want to roleplay and Cricket magazine for advertising Kyngdom because that was the whole way I discovered the CB (no, it wasn't the literal Chatterbox advertisements in the Letterbox page that alerted me to the presence of CB. It was the Kyngdom advertisements. I don't even know. I thought the chirps from the CB were just like… I have no idea actually what I thought they were. I don't think I thought about them at all. They were just… there. Like they magically appeared there they didn't come from anywhere. They just came. :/) and also to my dad who started my brother and me reading really early on idk if I would've loved books and Cricket mag as much without him and this is sounding weirdly way too much like an Oscar acceptance speech uhh I'll stop now?????) — everyone here is so amazing!!
And Silverrr like what you are AMAZING!!! I've said it before and I'll say it again, I loveeeeeeeeeed (and still love!) all your pieces on the Regular Writing Thread!!!! And a few months(?) ago, I stumbled across your your ski lodge by Storm and that is seriously amazing :0 and I love how you made little avatars for everyone who died!! Also, I don't think I commented but I think you made earrings for Pride and just wanted to say that's so cool that you make jewlery :00 but, point: you are seriously so nice like I just get this sense of comfort whenever I see your name or see that you've replied to something and also you write mindblowing deep just gorgeous poetry and prose and seriously like… I mean, yeah. I mean it when I say you're amazing 😀 and I should really end this now…
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Aww thank you so much Celine!! <33
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Happy CBversary Celine!!! I can't believe it's been so long already! So happy our little community has had such a positive impact on you, and I hope you stick around because you make it all the brighter!
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Jaybells!! Thank you so much!!! I don't think I have to say this because duh but your poetry is seriously amazing :00 and you're seriously amazing in general (I feel like I'm going around saying everyone is "seriously amazing" but it's so true!!!!!), like idk I just feel like you're just so genuinely here for all of us, and you're so supportive — btw, I think you were the first CBer to comment on my poetry? So thanks for that 😀
Also your (many :D) AEs are all so well-developed… :000 And your worldbuilding is really amazing — speaking of, I think it was you who said this, sorry if it was someone else and I forgot, but what you (might have) said about like when you're worldbuilding and sprinkling in bits of your own conlang to add culture and worldbuilding and immerse the reader further into your world and story, the way you do that is you don't use words from your language unnecessarily and randomly, but you only use them if they're necessary to your worldbuilding; for ex. if you say the character sat on a chair — say the word for chair in your conlang is "kata" — for the most part, you wouldn't say "Mara flung herself onto the kata, sighing," because it isn't necessary to use your own word there when chair could've worked just as well (maybe (probably) even better!). You only use "kata" if it's a specific type of chair Mara is flinging herself onto, say, Mara lives in the underwater city of Tust, where turtles are sacred. A "kata" in this world is a specific type of chair meaning a chair that was put together by members of Mara's family/ancestors made up of the turtle shells of turtles who have died, say, to honor them when they die (basically so like I can't think of the right words but so their deaths weren't in vain). So in that case, you should use the word "kata", because it adds something to the story!! Sorry, that was long, and also I'm entirely too fond of run-on sentences… I just find that super interesting!! Like in your story where you used your own word for the undersea chamber/entrance because it was a specific type of undersea chamber/entrance, specific to your world?? So cool 😀
aNyWaYs, I have a talent of taking the shortest things and turning them into essays… thank you! So much! 😀
wait wait also terrible pun: "brighter" as in CelineBurning Bright!!, right? :DD (wait also "Bright" and "right" rhyme :00)
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