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How to behave in a celeb/fan interactive world
Let's say you are a fan wanting to get attention from someone famous, via twitter or something else, some amount of responsibility is necessary. I have been known by all my friends to be someone who gets a lot of follows and responses from celebs even when I'm not trying to, here are some tips or "rules":
Raine fielderPublished 3 years ago in HumansEcstasy is a Step into an Alternative Reality
If you do not know by now who Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi is, let me enlighten you. The book “Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience” is based on the authors ‘interviews of people who appeared to obtain a lot out of life, either in their work or their extracurricular activities – not only the artists and musicians, but also people from all walks of life, including surgeons and business leaders, and those who found satisfaction in sports and games. Csikszentmihalyi found that all of them described a similar sensation when they were totally engaged in an activity they enjoyed and could do well. They all reported achieving a state of mind with no sense of self, in which things came to them automatically – a feeling of “flow”.
Annaelle ArtsyPublished 3 years ago in HumansWhat It's Really Like Dating a Man 20+ Years Older Than You
I suppose there are a number of reasons Greg and I may attract attention; he's 6'5, and covered in tattoos. We're loud and obnoxious and like to make out in public (sorry mom). And, of course, he's 22 years older than me.
Christina KingPublished 3 years ago in HumansCorey's cake
Corey arrived home from work at around 2 am, he is the closing manager at a local restaurant, he had not had time at work to really eat anything, so he had brought home a sandwich and a slice of chocolate cake. Yes, he knew he didn’t need the cake, but they made their deserts from scratch at the restaurant and the chocolate cake was by far the best they had, or at least in Corey’s opinion. He got himself set up in front of the tv in the living room, turned on the tv set, made sure it wasn’t too loud and prepared to eat his sandwich. After a bit he thought he would like a drink and went into the kitchen to get a glass of juice, upon making it to the fridge he saw the note held to the fridge door by a magnet “can you start a load of laundry, love you”. After doing so he sat back down to continue eating, “Damnit” he thought to himself as he remembered the drink he never poured.
Clay WilkinsonPublished 3 years ago in HumansJune 5th 2016
June 5th So I start off today at McDonald's. They have any size iced coffee for $1.49 so I get myself the largest one they got. I then check around for outlets, no luck, so I head outside and start playing some music.
Robert FrostPublished 3 years ago in HumansHealing from Voice Rejection
I’ll never forget the time when this man laughed in my face when I was just about to sing. It was an audition. Or looked down at his desk in disappointment after I had just started to sing. (Another audition.)
Allison MondelPublished 3 years ago in HumansHello, my name is M(A)E(L)
Our names are a massive part of how we communicate with the world. In one sense, they’re just sounds we make to get each other’s attention –it would get pretty confusing if we all called each other, “Hey, you!” Yet, on the other hand, our names provide a sense of identity and belonging –they set us apart from everyone else. Even when we meet someone with the same first name as us, our middle and last names will differ, and even the reason that name was chosen for us.
Maeple FourestPublished 3 years ago in Humans- Top Story - July 2021
Escape To The Imagination Island
Disconnection has always meant connecting with an intangible space, another realm that exists not in but above my head. It’s not heaven, its more like a life that could have been, or once was. I can’t touch it but I can see it, distinctly For me, disconnection is inner peace, it is the quiet that I crave during the insanity of the day. I get there by writing my sentences and scavenging for old photographs and piecing them together in a book that probably won't translate much meaning to anyone else.
Alyssia BalbiPublished 3 years ago in Humans Left/Right Sanctuary
Another red light, but I can use it to rest on this uphill climb. My legs are tired and it’s humid. “Damn, Mike and Georgia are getting divorced after 22 years?” I say to myself. “Clara and I are at 17 years. I thought Mike and Georgia would be together forever.”
L Dean OliverPublished 3 years ago in HumansFive Signs That Tell You If It's True Love
These days to say "I love you" seems so glib and insincere it's often difficult to know if somebody is telling you the truth. Politicians and actors are the worst culprits in devaluing those three little words. In Hollywood they say success is all about sincerity, once you can fake that you've got it made.
Adam EvansonPublished 3 years ago in HumansThe ‘Toxic’ and 'Outrageous' Way Britney Spears Has Been Treated
Britney Spears has been a household name for me since I was 12 years old. I will even go as far as saying I idolized her. I wanted to be everything she was, from her clothes to her hair, to the way she danced I embraced it all. She had a magic about her that resonated with not only me but a wide majority of girls and boys. She was known as the Princess of Pop before her 18th birthday. Britney embodied confidence on and off stage, and even though she worked hard for what she had, the media still managed to drag her name through the mud at a young age. For the first 4 years of her career she was unstoppable, and it seemed like the only way she could go was up, until she hit the top. The saying goes, what goes up must eventually come down, and when Britney least expected it, she was pushed off the top. She didn’t face a graceful fall; she took a violent tumble for the entire world to see.
Mandy RaquelPublished 3 years ago in HumansNo Man's Land
“Conjunctions.” “That’s why some wanker shot Ferdinand.” “Well not directly, obviously. But it’s the little things, y’see. Everything’s so big now, we forget ’em.”
J.B. TonerPublished 3 years ago in Humans