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Heathski (173 KP) rated Sketch a day in Apps
Feb 16, 2019 (Updated Feb 16, 2019)
Prompts for subjects to draw (4 more)
Feedback from other users
Tips and links for ideas
Good community of beginner and professional artists
Links to Instagram profile
Good app for motivation and inspiration
As an artist I sometimes need a push to get motivated. I found this app recently. It gives you a word prompt for the day. Once you have created your image, you can upload it to the days feed. You can view other people's drawings and give them a like or a comment.
It's also nice that you are given rewards. You get to pick a box which reveals a picture from a famous artist, which is added to your reward gallery. A nice useful, motivational app.
It's also nice that you are given rewards. You get to pick a box which reveals a picture from a famous artist, which is added to your reward gallery. A nice useful, motivational app.
Milleen (47 KP) rated My Not So Perfect Life: A Novel in Books
Nov 14, 2018
This is a lovely light read. Katie has moved from Somerset and reinvented herself in London. Now her Instagram account shows a perfect existence in modern London but the reality is far less fun. Her indomitable boss Demeter has made her work life miserable and she shares a cheap flat with strange flatmates and a hellish commute to work. Life takes a turn and Katie seizes fresh opportunities to discover what she really wants, and needs, in her life. Kinsella is skilful at telling stories of our strange contemporary lives with humour, several situations make you laugh out loud. Not a heavy read but one that has great characters and a decent storyline.
Ivana A. | Diary of Difference (1171 KP) rated Facebook in Apps
May 2, 2020
It is OK, but there are better apps that will probably be more useful to you!
I have been using Facebook for a very long time now. It all started when MySpace and Hi5 were not popular anymore, and it was the only way to connect with friends and family.
I loved playing the games as well (FarmVille Master over here!!!). Then the games started dying too.
Now, Facebook seems to be only good for promoting your business and selling your political agendas. Other more popular apps/platforms have now replaced what Facebook used to be, such as Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter, LinkedIn.
I loved playing the games as well (FarmVille Master over here!!!). Then the games started dying too.
Now, Facebook seems to be only good for promoting your business and selling your political agendas. Other more popular apps/platforms have now replaced what Facebook used to be, such as Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter, LinkedIn.
Great app for sharing pics
I've been using Instagram for quite some time now, and the app itself is very easy to use and share pictures.
The search facility works well, the picture writing tools like filters and layouts are plenty and more than suitable. It's easy to view your own profile and pictures, and to view likes and followers. The only thing I don't like is the news feed. It used to show posts in time order by most recent, however now it doesn't and instead it uses some algorithm that means you end up seeing things like multiple posts from the same person from the past week, and end up missing more of the posts you want to see.
The search facility works well, the picture writing tools like filters and layouts are plenty and more than suitable. It's easy to view your own profile and pictures, and to view likes and followers. The only thing I don't like is the news feed. It used to show posts in time order by most recent, however now it doesn't and instead it uses some algorithm that means you end up seeing things like multiple posts from the same person from the past week, and end up missing more of the posts you want to see.
Kirk Bage (1775 KP) rated Jean De Florette (1986) in Movies
Feb 4, 2021
The second in the series of films you would recommend to a visiting alien species in order to explain humanity. This is an effort to try and engage followers of The Wasteland a little more, both via WordPress on the actual page and through the instagram account thewasteland.art.blog
If you have an idea which film or films you would choose to explain the complex emotions and motivations of humanity then just leave a comment below. If I like your suggestion enough I will include it in the series. We are thinking big, complex storytelling with tons of heart, passion and soul. No need to explain it, let the film stand for itself!
No. 2 Jean de Florette – Claude Berri, (1986) – Switzerland, France, Italy
If you have an idea which film or films you would choose to explain the complex emotions and motivations of humanity then just leave a comment below. If I like your suggestion enough I will include it in the series. We are thinking big, complex storytelling with tons of heart, passion and soul. No need to explain it, let the film stand for itself!
No. 2 Jean de Florette – Claude Berri, (1986) – Switzerland, France, Italy
Ivana A. | Diary of Difference (1171 KP) rated Mooncakes in Books
Feb 3, 2020
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Graphic novels are not usually my first choice of books. But after seeing the book cover, I couldn't resist the urge. I just had to read Mooncakes.
Mooncakes is a cute paranormal story, filled with magic, love, family... In a paranormal city, Nova, a teen witch goes to the woods and follows a white wolf. It turns out that the wolf is her high-school crush, Tam. It would all be lovely, but Tam is in life danger and needs help. The two girls help each other and their connection grows throughout the book.
The scenery of the cosy home of Nova's grandmothers and the lovely bookshelves gave me a wonderful feeling of comfort. I loved their warm house, the lovely relationship they had and the love you could feel through the pages.
I enjoyed Mooncakes - it was adorable. If you like graphic novels, cute art and a little sparkle of magic - this book will not disappoint you.
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher, Lion Forge, for sending me an E-Arc copy of this book, in exchange for an honest review.
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Graphic novels are not usually my first choice of books. But after seeing the book cover, I couldn't resist the urge. I just had to read Mooncakes.
Mooncakes is a cute paranormal story, filled with magic, love, family... In a paranormal city, Nova, a teen witch goes to the woods and follows a white wolf. It turns out that the wolf is her high-school crush, Tam. It would all be lovely, but Tam is in life danger and needs help. The two girls help each other and their connection grows throughout the book.
The scenery of the cosy home of Nova's grandmothers and the lovely bookshelves gave me a wonderful feeling of comfort. I loved their warm house, the lovely relationship they had and the love you could feel through the pages.
I enjoyed Mooncakes - it was adorable. If you like graphic novels, cute art and a little sparkle of magic - this book will not disappoint you.
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher, Lion Forge, for sending me an E-Arc copy of this book, in exchange for an honest review.
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I’ll be going back to read more of Dawn’s books after this!
So Lucky by Dawn O’Porter starts off with the main characters, Beth and Ruby, feeling anything BUT lucky. In fact, Ruby in particular starts off as a pretty insular, unapproachable character. She has shut other people out, including her daughter and ex-husband, because of a medical condition that affects her appearance (and only bothers her).
Beth has a husband who is struggling with Beth’s roles as a mother and a wife and consequently won’t have sex with her. The final main character, Lauren, is a model and seems to have it all. At least that’s what her Instagram posts tell us (and by the way, some of the comments on her Instagram posts are so funny. Not very nice, but very funny!).
These are all very relatable women, we may not have ‘been there’ but we can understand and relate to where they’re coming from. Beth’s employee, Risky (and what an appropriate name that is!) was such a good character - she seemed to be there to remind the reader that everything is normal, and we should support and empower one another as women. And she was hilarious. Because I both laughed out loud and I cried at this book. Parts were just heartbreaking, saved by a healthy dose of black humour.
This is the first Dawn O’Porter book I’ve read, and it’s thanks to The Pigeonhole that I got the opportunity to do so. She’s not an author that I’d immediately think of reading, but I’m so glad that I did. This is an excellent book, and I’d highly recommend it.
Beth has a husband who is struggling with Beth’s roles as a mother and a wife and consequently won’t have sex with her. The final main character, Lauren, is a model and seems to have it all. At least that’s what her Instagram posts tell us (and by the way, some of the comments on her Instagram posts are so funny. Not very nice, but very funny!).
These are all very relatable women, we may not have ‘been there’ but we can understand and relate to where they’re coming from. Beth’s employee, Risky (and what an appropriate name that is!) was such a good character - she seemed to be there to remind the reader that everything is normal, and we should support and empower one another as women. And she was hilarious. Because I both laughed out loud and I cried at this book. Parts were just heartbreaking, saved by a healthy dose of black humour.
This is the first Dawn O’Porter book I’ve read, and it’s thanks to The Pigeonhole that I got the opportunity to do so. She’s not an author that I’d immediately think of reading, but I’m so glad that I did. This is an excellent book, and I’d highly recommend it.
Provides you recommendations on who to follow based on previous follows (3 more)
easy to upload a picture
Can directly message people
Can have live interactions with your followers
Posting the same thing on your story and pictures has to be done separately (2 more)
Connects with facebook, so knows when you add a contact there.
Ignores folders on the phone, so displays all your photos when you looking to add something
Easy to use Photobased social media platform
I like instagram as it is an easy way to see the exciting things people around me are up to. Its algorithm isn't too bad, at least for me it shows me everything posted by people I follow in time order. I find it a good platform to have Q and A sessions on, and it is easy to use.
Lee (2222 KP) Feb 15, 2019