Anna the Hank

Idk, I write and sometimes draw chibis. If you want to throw money at me I won't say no http://ko-fi.com/annathehank Become a Patron!

[emberfaye]

So this is really like. I almost didn't wanna put this out because I feel idk braggy and also like it's not even that well executed, but gonna put it out there anyways

My best friend a few years ago introduced me to the idea of, instead of new year goals or resolutions, a word to help guide the year. Maybe it was something you wanted or needed. Maybe it was a hope or aspiration.

So I had the idea of instead of just picking a word, I was gonna do an art project. I had 12 of of my friends choose a flower. Each flower would represent a month, and on each petal I would add, over the course of the year, something good that happened. A memory, a quote, an accomplishment, etc.

I started off sketching them by hand for practice, then I used canva to make a reference. I was gonna print that off and trace over and paint by hand, but decided to try and do digital art instead.

Well. I finished it last night. My second ever digital painting. It's not perfect, but it's done.

[our-corner-publishing]

Do books really need romance? Read the latest blog from indie author @lunarose99 who discusses the current climate of romance in non-romance books.

Why we need books without romance

We live in a very romance-oriented world. It’s built into the typical life plan. Go to school, date, get married, start a family. That’s the

[modogoblin]

[juelzsantanabandana2]

New tarot cards just dropped

[uniformincar]

[yeahiwasintheshit]

gay sex isnt this gay

[biglawbear]

The rituals have gotten so intricate

[mswyrr]

[vitariesocks]

Graph via this post by the Movement Advancement Project.

Strikes are clearly NOT the reason anything with queer and trans content is being destroyed and pulled from the public eye.

[stellerfly]

"ai is making it so everyone can make art" Everyone can make art dipshit it came free with your fucking humanity

[stellerfly]

this goes hand in hand w the "so if this (unconventional/modern art) is art then i guess i'm an artist bc i did stuff like this in 3rd grade lol!!!" yes. Yes you are. Go Forth.

[hashtagloveloses]

if you’re a new tumblr user from tiktok or IG or something and only like posts and dont reblog them yeah people will think you’re a bot and block you but you will also make this website actively worse. they want “algorithmic” users like you, served recommended posts through likes, not people who just follow each other and respond to the direct chronological feed. there is a reason this website is still better than the rest, even with all its problems, do not ruin this

[hashtagloveloses]

ok i need to make this clearer: if you do not reblog posts and only like them you are contributing to this site actively getting worse and becoming like all the apps you hate. keep likes to things you just wanna keep off your blog. reblog everything else. ESPECIALLY fanart, which always needs a reblog.

[hashtagloveloses]

and FYI: what i’m saying here is backed up by tumblr themselves. they admit this publicly.

if you want a good RECENT (as of the end of February 2022) overview of what is going on behind the scenes at tumblr, it is basically what i’ve been saying for years: the core staff is tiny, constantly not being listened to when they advocate for us, the community, and working there is a nightmare:

The inside story of how Tumblr lost its way

And how it can find itself again for a new generation.

[taikeero-lecoredier]

Reblogging to encourage people instead of only liking is really not that fucking hard if you dont want people to be discouraged cuz their stuff get zero interactions and 99% useless likes and be driven off the Platform.

[pixel-mess]

Thank yall for this! I thought reblogging wasnt good because that it just puts stuff out there that is already out there, but now i am going to reblog bc I learned and stuff ig. IDK what i was going to say

ig thanks bc now im not scared to reblog out of fear of hate

[forever-let-it-burn]

[elvencantation]

While the giant bill was fake, it represented a very real accomplishment. The group raised more than $17,000, which purchased more than $1.6 million in medical debt owed by Philadelphians, according to their nonprofit partner RIP Medical Debt.

keep reading

[silverolivia-upsidedown]

This is a great way to undermine the system that we are trapped in

[uniquecrash5]

The fact that this can be done at all shows how utterly bullshit the entire system is. There was literally no reason for that medical debt to exist in the first place.

[derinthescarletpescatarian]

Let's say you owe a private hospital ten thousand dollars, but you have very few assets, so they're pretty sure they're never getting any of that back. There's ninety nine other people who also each owe the hospital ten thousand dollars. (It doesn't have to be a hospital; any debt can be sold this way.) The hospital has shit to do and the low chances of you paying them mean it's an unnecessary drain on their time and resources to hound you all for it. But they can get *some* money, by selling your debt to a third party.

Let's say the sell each ten thousand dollar debt for ten dollars (I'm making all these numbers up for simplicity). So a third party gives the hospital one thousand dollars, and now all hundred of you owe that third party ten thousand instead! You're in the clear with the hospital, you owe it to these guys now! And their job is to hound and harrass you for the money you owe. If one of you pays up more than a thousand dollars, you've covered their initial investment. These guys are gambling on the likelihood that enough of you can pay your debts that you make it worth the time they spend tracking you and harrassing you.

Or, instead of trying to get the money out of you, they can just... decide you don't owe them. Why not? They own the debt. They can fork out a thousand bucks, buy a million in debt, and forgive it. That's what these guys did. (This is also a favourite move of John Oliver; if you ever see headlines about John Oliver forgiving debt, this is what he's doing). A small payment can take a massive weight off the shoulders of a lot of struggling people.

Again, I made up the numbers to simplify the math. But this is how the process works.

[anna-the-hank]

Lets get this done for student debt who’s in?

[bonerpill-deactivated20230602]

[costumersupportdept]

no no, I know what you're thinking but it's actually amazingly great, keep watching.

[samgirl98]

Oh wow did not see that coming

[massacre-girlypop]

The kind of public service announcements humans SHOULD be watching.

[artsekey]

Nothing funnier than Link getting the Tony Hawk treatment

[Please do not dub this comic! I’ll be releasing it for the VO community in a few weeks! <3]

[funnytwittertweets]

[drwcn]

cellars. obviously.

[ed-edward-blackbeard]

Can't. The cellar is full of Amontillado.

[ceekari]

Where? I don't see it

[cal-is-a-cuddlefish]

Just down here. Come this way and I'll show you.

[inkskinned]

fucking hate it when the stuff everybody says "actually works" does actually work.

hate exercising and realizing i've let go of a lot of anxiety and anger because i've overturned my fight-or-flight response.

hate eating right and eating enough and eating 3 times a day and realizing i'm less anxious and i have more energy

hate journaling in my stupid notebook with my stupid bic ballpoint and realizing that i've actually started healing about something once i'm able to externalize it

hate forgiving myself hate complimenting myself more often hate treating myself with kindness hate taking a gratitude inventory hate having patience hate talking to myself gently

hate turning my little face up to the sun and taking deep breaths and looking at nature and grounding myself and realizing that i feel less burdened and more hopeful, more actually-here, that i am able to see the good sides of myself more clearly, that i am able to see not only how far i have to grow - but also how much growth i have already done & how much of my life i truly fill with light and laughter and love

horrible horrible horrible. hate it but i'm gonna do it tho

[maculategiraffe]

[anna-the-hank]

Return from the Dead with a Request

I know I haven't been active on Tumblr in like...a million years. 🤣But I'm back baby and I'm here to yell to y'all about my books because ya girl is broke (student loans, amirite?) If you want to directly support my paying of bills this month, I have a bunch of copies of Devotion on hand ready to go, signed, with a free hand-made crochet book sleeve (limited in quantity of those tho, first come first served sorta deal)! I also appreciate any orders of both books and the novella.

Let's celebrate love, and the destruction of modern American capitalism! And shopping local!! (both books are available from most retailers outside Scamazon and can be ordered from your local bookshop!)

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If you're interested in getting the signed copy of Devotion with or without the booksleeve, just send me a DM or smthn. Free shipping if you're in the 48 continental united states! (media rate bff).

And if some of the plots sound familiar to you...well, you know why 🤣

'Preciate it y'all <3

[seanastinhopeunquenchable]

Sean Astin has been out on the picket lines daily outside Paramount, Netflix, Disney Studios, Amazon, etc, explaining the issues as he sees them.

[lowthebridge]

Jack would only leave positive entries when you kill someone though.

Handsome Jack, before known as John.

[thirstyforred]

my favorite thing from the curiosities room

[lyonelwhoretent]

Frogwares: *Makes a sherlock holmes game were sherlock looks like snappable twing and has an imaginary friend (Jon) in his head that calls him "Sherry"*

Me, suddenly shifting back into my sherlock holmes phase: