No problem!

My 20-mile commute on the 405 at 8:00am in the morning is shorter than the amount of time it takes me to spell out my url. You did this on purpose. 

T - ¿Tu crees que seamos geis? E - Es que déjate querer, por favor Juliana ya! N - No se, pero me encantas E - Estamos destinadas M - Me tienes a mí O - Oye traumada, relajate S - Si tu le entras, yo le entro Q - ¿Que? ¿Que de Que? U - ¡Ubicate Jacobo! E - Estoy enamorada de ti H - Hamurguesa A - A mi nadie te va a mantener alejado de tí, ¿ok? Nadie. B - Barbara Lopez' voice L - Loteria, loteria, loteria A - Ayye no llores, era una broma R - (any time Barbara rolls her R's)

hi chassie

8. What’s a goal you hope to achieve while being quarantined?

uhhhhh i’ve mostly been letting myself feel accomplished for not Completely Losing It but it’d be cool if i can manage to read a book at some point before things go back to normal! also i hope to not contract coronavirus

27. What do you like most about the quarantine?

i appreciate that i am literally required to stay in my home now, as opposed to wanting to stay home when people want me to go out and do other things. also in a weird way time feels like it’s kind of stopped, and a lot of deadlines i used to be super worried about aren’t v pressing anymore (but at the same time i’m feeling more overwhelmed than before bc of all the change and the few deadlines that still remain so maybe not)

35. Who was the last person you texted, called, facetimed?

i texted YOU last, idiot!! and i’m facetiming my roommates rn so we can peer pressure each other into doing schoolwork

37. If you had to live in one item of clothing for the rest of this quarantine what would it be?

i have a super soft crew neck sweater from dry goods that i’ve been wearing to sleep but i will gladly wear it during the day too. and a random pair of underarmor sweatpants i found in my dresser at home, they’re also v soft

39. What’s your favorite restaurant? Is it closed?

a cruel question!!!! if i HAD to pick one i’d say bibimbab, a local korean restaurant in michigan. they are closed right now ://

48. What’s your favorite quote?

uhhhhhh whyyyyyyyyy goddammit uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh fuck ummmmmmmmmmmm CAN I GIVE YOU A FEW OPTIONS

“see, god may have / invented blood, but we two girls in love / invented invincibility” - keaton st. james (the Power and the Weight and Truth of love between wlw that allows it to be compared to god’s invention of blood, which is conventionally smth that represents unbreakable bonds and the fundamental nature of being alive. the “but” implies that perhaps two girls in love can equal or even exceed the act of inventing blood by inventing invincibility instead, which to me is a higher-level word that acknowledges the complexities and gray areas of living that blood doesn’t necessarily acknowledge, while also asserting a strength that comes from wlw themselves to fight through that)

“if it’s a crime to bend the line, then we should tear it up” - MADE IN HEIGHTS (this song has always just been one of my favs and this line stood out to me the first time i listened to it. i like the carelessness of “tear[ing] it up” within this simple construct of a straight line of convention/normality. rip it up until it’s virtually unrecognizable, out of individuality and rebellion and the right to unique self-expression)

“i dream of a language whose words, like fists, would fracture jaws” - emil cioran (this quote has been w me for a long time, i think it articulates some of the reasons i love language and writing. the way words can come off the page to have an effect that’s not only emotional but also physical. and i like that the metaphor is violent, it resists the idea that writing is passive and purely descriptive. it is ofc a form of record-keeping but it also has the power to incite violence, and just to get away from the quote a bit it has an underestimated power to change the course of history in general. also i like the idea of dreaming of a language)

“when i met ana i knew: i loved her to the point of invention” - sarah ruhl (i don’t even know what to say about this i think the entire monologue is fantastic and the entire play is fantastic. “to the point of invention” is such a short and simple phrase but it’s this huge and almost divine concept, doing things that have never been done by anyone in history, to make one person happier. and the monologue starts w a real-life example, someone who v truly did something historic and monumental for the person they love!! the whole thing just blows me away, and it inspires me to be that open and determined and to Feel. to love so much that i can change the world)

I’m a terrible mutual Cassie, here’s my much later reply 😫

12. What is the most embarrassing thing you’ve ever giffed

Anything where i relied on preset filters instead of color grading on my own. i used to be really self conscious about how i color my gifs compared to other gif makers, but now i’m just like fuck it...i know i’m not the greatest but i’ll figure this out as i go. Also i’ve realized aam didn’t do a very good job of color grading themselves so i don’t feel as bad lol

19. What is your giffing process like

- Come up with brilliant idea that will make me tumblr famous

- Find scene(s) on youtube or univision on my phone, hit screen record

- Import in IMGplay

- Figure out brightness/contrast/saturation/warmth/sharpness, cropping, which frames to use, how many frames to use, what dialogue to include etc. all while keeping it under 3MB for each gif

- Upload to tumblr 10 hours later

- Let it sit in my drafts for 2-3 weeks while I question my life choices

- Finally convince myself to share it

- Inhale deeply. Press “Post”.

- Refresh the tag to make sure it shows up.

- Refresh tag again

- Refresh it again

- Refresh one more time

- Realize no matter how many times I refresh the tag, my gif won’t be showing up

- Panic.

- Cry.

- Complain to myself how much i hate tumblr and decide i never want to gif again

- Get ready to deactivate my account

- But just before i do...

- Suddenly realize there is ONE solution to this mess

- Message Cassie from the Jo and Cassie shameless reblogging company

- Have her tell me how much she hates the fucking tags too and not feel so alone in this cruel cruel content creating world

- Kindly ask her to reblog it for me so that maybe one more person might appreciate it

- Finally get the one like and one reblog that made all those painstaking hours worth it

- Wake up next day. Go back to step #1.

I’m sure there are a lot more efficient/enjoyable/healthier ways to go about it, but this will do for now :)

Happy Thanksgiving @macasfootstool! I am grateful for YOU!

oh wow i wasn’t expecting this ask at all

1: song of the year

was explicitly given permission to answer one song per month so here goes

january: sway - tove styrke

february: break up with your girlfriend, i’m bored - ariana grande

march: listen before i go - billie eilish

april: sin pijama - becky g & natti natasha

may: tv in the morning - dnce

june: all my friends - madeon

july: no plan - hozier

august (this was Horribly Difficult): la luna - jósean log

september: palmera del desierto - rawayana

october: hometown girl - zhu

november: everything i wanted - billie eilish

december: into the unknown - idina menzel, aurora

4: movie of the year

thelma!! but also...frozen 2

5: tv show of the year

amar a muerte to no one’s surprise

12: talk about a new friend you made this year

met a footstool on the internet, 10/10 would recommend