Welcome back to our weekly Drop in the Ocean post where we feature the amazing content that was created for the show.

The word for the week was FUN something we can only hope every living person has experienced. It is a natural thing of beauty which when it is not present we miss without having to think about it.

It drives people to do silly things and it pushes others to do risky things but all of it is in the name of fun. What was, this weeks take on something so universal yet unique in the individual experience?

Find out as we dive right into this weeks Drop in the Ocean.

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_{Photo by Jakob Owens on Unsplash}

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The votes have been rolling in from the attendees of the show and we have the posts ready to share with you all.

The top two voted writers will 'level up'. When a member has levelled up, they will receive a daily upvote from the BuddyUP account at 50%. The member keeps their level for 2 weeks unless they level up again on DITO within those 2 weeks. Every time you level up, you will receive an additional 10% on your daily vote, maxing out at level 5.

The writer with the most votes will be resteemed straight after this post. This is so we can all look back at the BuddyUP blog and see the winning posts from each week.

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And the winners are...

Voting on the Drop in the Ocean posts have been opened to now allow every @BuddyUP member to cast their vote, instead of only those who attended prior. With all the votes in for this weeks Drop in the Ocean posts, we are happy to present the two who will level up this week.

If you are wondering how you can join the Drop in the Ocean show, you will find all the required information at the bottom of this post.

Now, let's find out who gains a level this week...

@Bluefinstudios

We all know good friends and beer make for a good time unless that good friend is not so good and the beer is not even yours.

@Bluefinstudios shares his wonderful photos from the Carnivale 2018: Mardi Gras by the sea, and I am sure we can all agree that an excited crowd, awesome costumes and alcoholic beverages make for a fun time.

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_{Photo Taken by @Bluefinstudios}

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@bluefinstudios found the perfect spot to capture the moments before the heat and exhaustion got to the colourful and drunk? crowd. Carnivale is his favourite event to shoot photos and it's easy to see why.

Being in the middle of the flamboyant, tipsy and ready to party people you can only imagine what kind of shenanigans you will find yourself in.

Take a look at his fun and colourful pictures with a few fortunate employees also getting to enjoy some downtime from work here

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@ShadowsPub

Sharing a bit of history with us on the origin of the word fun, @Shadowspub covers many aspects of the word as we now know it, this single word with an uncertain origin that encompasses a lot of happiness in the world.

The word ‘fun’ first emerged into the English language around 1727 and was used to refer to a hoax.

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_{Cover from @Shadowspub's Random Ramblings Series}

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The word fun and the idea of fun is so ingrained in us that we search for it even on a subconscious level, @Shadowspub does a great job of highlighting all the ways in which people have fun from big to small.

She also shares what happens when it feels like the fun has gone away. Be sure to read her postHere

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Current DITO standings

NAME	LEVEL	TIME
@monchhichi23	1 (50%)	2 weeks
@shadowspub	2 (60%)	2 week
@Lymepoet	1(50%)	1 weeks
@BluefinStudios	3(70%)	2 weeks

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Our runners up for this week

The funny thing is, meaning it is not really funny, that a few members in BuddyUp have been having not so fun times. When the fun seems to not be around a person might have to look a bit harder, appreciate things a bit smaller and look around because chances are someone might be having fun.

As much as laughter can be infectious being open to the fun the world has to offer can save you from the glum you find yourself in.

Fun does not mean the same at any point in time, it will depend on you and how you feel just never be closed to it since laughter will soon follow and that is the best medicine.

So where are the rest of the posts?

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Recreating old photos can be fun and this is evident in @Maquemalis post. It is even more fun when you have a couple of unwilling participants. A great memory recreation photoshoot and fun story.


@Maquemali - FUN AT THE PARK

Another @Dreemsteem contest, so you know it will be fun, a contest that was won twice but you can still have fun figuring out the titles to the songs so head right on over.


@Dreemsteem - Fun! easy to win! 3 steem! Drop in the Ocean

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How do you get involved?

Have you been reading through and wondering how you can get involved with our community/show? Below I've listed the steps to take, so you can jump into the action and share your perspective and views, with all of us here at BuddyUP.

• Head over to our BuddyUP server. You can do this by following the SafeLink post here.

• Think about the topic for next week, which is...

Success

• Write a post about that topic and come by to the Drop in the Ocean show on Monday (20:00 UTC) to present it and join the conversation.

• You are welcome to bring with a post on the topic from any other sources which you feel will contribute to the discussion. Bring a friend, bring a post and bring yourself.

If you are new and you don't have a membership to BuddyUP, you will receive free access if you present in Drop in the Ocean.

The final and the most important piece of information is... do not publish your post until Sunday or Monday. This is so we can give you all the best amount of exposure possible on your posts and also so you get paid out on the day of the show; so you can come back with an even bigger smile on your face!

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_{Photo by Myung-Won Seo on Unsplash}

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You can come and speak to any of us in #the-lagoon (general chat channel in our server) or if you have any further questions, you can direct message @calumam or @penderis, and we will get in touch with you.

We're looking forward to seeing you all next week for Drop in the Ocean!

We all grow together

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This has been @penderis and @monchhichi23, thanks for reading.

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All headers are credited in this post here & images are credited individually or are from the authors post.
_{Photo by Duy Pham on Unsplash}