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ALIVE Billy ezine

is a Billy Hargrove -centric, free e-zine that revolves around the theme of Billy being ALIVE.

The zine welcomes contributions from all fans in the forms of

original fics

art

comics

cosplay

As long as our boy is alive, you’re good.

Collaborations for the zine are very welcome and encouraged but not required.

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cds-art

Another illustration from Lost in Cults upcoming book "Perfect Organism" a celebration of Alien Isolation written by Andy Kelly! Illustrated by me!

Go check it out now! (Link in bio)

🎵 "Hanging on" - Alien OST (Jerry Goldsmith)

tetrameryxx

A request from my brother, who was in the states for a bit again

#thats adorable

mongeite

Alien Miku

holespoles

Carrie Liao - Alien visitor

sonpat-rides-again

ihavenocluewhatiwanttobecalled

Can someone who understands psychology explain why this makes someone "rude"?

alex51324

Phatic discourse, a subset of affiliative signaling.

When Co-workers do things like ask about weekend plans, chat about non-work topics, eat lunch in the same room, they are--subconsciously--reaffirming that they are part of a cooperative (or, minimally, non-antagonistic) social group.

The other primates cement social bonds by grooming each other; we do it by making small talk.

If they solicit your participation in these rituals, and you repeatedly refuse those bids, you are marking yourself out as, at best, an outsider to the group, and thus potentially antagonistic.

This is all happening on the monkey-brain level; they have no idea what they're doing or how they are interpreting your response, so there's no way to clear up the misunderstanding.

To the ape sleeping in your co-worker's DNA, either you are part of the grooming circle, or you are an outsider who, for all it knows, may be coming to steal all the bananas.

Even if you would prefer not to socialize with your co-workers, it's generally worth it to set aside 5 minutes a couple times a week for phatic communication. You don't have to answer your co-workers' affiliative signals every time, but it's less trouble in the long run if you respond to a few of them.

punkrorschach

if you are the type of person who really just wants to be left alone to do their work in quiet: it is actually easier to achieve this as part of the in-group. when you enter a new space, in this case, a job, make it your GOAL to make everyone Know Who You Are. introduce yourself to everyone you meet. literally everyone. "hi I'm Jack I'm New." this helps burst the awkward bubble. you are now one of the monkeys.

at some point, either in response to an invitation, or just in the natural course of conversation, you can add in that you are a "quiet type" who "needs their silence" or what have you. customize to your personal needs. i find it helpful to imagine a well dressed elderly woman describing the sort of peace she needs to manifest.

roughly once a week if you see a group of people chatting, engage with them. keep it pleasant. it can be superficial. word will travel that you are Nice and Quiet and Not The Chatty Type protecting you from group lunches etc. if you have an office with a door that you keep closed a lot, putting up any kind of decor will also send positive signals.

humans are monkeys! for better or worse!

tlbodine

Pro tip: try to make a note (write it down if you have to) about some inconsequential thing that your coworker mentions so you can ask about it later. Kids and pets are great for This. As are hobbies. One guy in my office zoom called in from his house and I saw he had an arcade game in his office so I asked him about it later and he lit up like a Christmas tree. Another coworker has a pet pig and I ask every couple months how the pig is doing. This is a great strategy for pivoting conversation away from you and will make them think you are the friendliest monkey in the pod.

onbearfeet

Bonus points if you can say something nice to or about the animal or child. My go-to is to address all dogs as "good dog" and all cats as "your majesty" when they pop up on Zoom. Like this:

Cat: *pokes head into frame*

Me: Oh, hello, Your Majesty!

Cat's Human: Ha! Yeah, she's the queen of the house! Fluffy, you're not supposed to be in here during meetings!

Me, now aware of the cat's pronouns: She's beautiful, and she clearly knows it.

In a similar vein, all children below school age are adorable; all children of school age are beautiful or handsome (as gender demands) if no other information is available about their interests; if any other information can be gathered (for example, if the child in the photo is wearing a sports uniform or a tutu or whatever), then they are some adjective appropriate to their preferred interest or activity (smart, studious, lively, hardworking, etc.). If all else fails, most parents' favorite photos of children show them smiling, so you can always say they have a lovely smile.

For hobbies, an easy thing to say is, "That looks/sounds cool! Can you tell me about it?" And then you get a 30-second infodump about marathon running or model trains or millinery or whatever they're into.

The purpose of this is not to express interest in the animal, child, or hobby. The purpose is to reaffirm to your fellow apes that you agree that their nice thing is indeed very nice. You're putting yourself on Team The Cat Is Cute, and you want to be on that team because the other humans are on it. It's the grown-up version of a kid showing other kids a cool rock they found. Even if you, personally, do not care about the rock, you'll get along with the kid better if you agree that the rock is cool, and a socially aware child will in turn agree that the leaf you found is also cool. Then you can swap your cookies at lunch.

thelittlegirlinwonderland

do you ever think about how dabi and izuku are opposites in how they react to their abuse/neglect?

how izuku doesn't acknowledge anything was wrong, how his abuser isn't an abuser actually. he doesn't need an apology because he'd already forgiven bk. he's kind to the point of self-destruction because if he doesn't forgive bk and ignore his past, he's a bad person. he can't be anything other than kind. anger, resentment, those are bad emotions. it even shows with other people, like endeavor. he has to see enji as a good person, encourages shouto to forgive because shouto is kind and kind people don't hold grudges.

but dabi? he hates everyone involved in his abuse. he puts blame on people who didn't contribute at all. he lashes out at his siblings, wants them all dead. he's loud and violent and destructive. he became the villain

in the end, both of them are ignored in favour of their abusers.

ladyaldhelm

HOW TO TURN OFF GOOGLE AI in GMAIL:

Open Gmail in your browser

Click on the Gear Icon ⚙️ in the upper right

In the General Tab, scroll down to "Smart Features" and UNCHECK THE BOX. It is about halfway down.

Then, right below that is Google Workspace smart features. Click on the "Manage Workspace Smart Features" and make sure both toggles are OFF

skribblegurl

some people think writers are so eloquent and good with words, but the reality is that we can sit there with our fingers on the keyboard going, “what’s the word for non-sunlight lighting? Like, fake lighting?” and for ten minutes, all our brain will supply is “unofficial”, and we know that’s not the right word, but it’s the only word we can come up with…until finally it’s like our face got smashed into a brick wall and we remember the word we want is “artificial”.

heywriters

I couldn't remember the word "doorknob" ten minutes ago.

bumblewyn

ok but the onelook thesaurus will save your life, i literally could not live without this website

breelandwalker

REBLOG TO SAVE A WRITER'S LIFE

myfairkatiecat

LIFE SAVED

REBLOGGING TO SAVE ANOTHER WRITERS LIFE

sirowsky

I use this every time I sit down to write. It's the best tool in the world and I would be lost without it!

slightlyoddbutcharming

This is probably the best ukulele playing I’ve ever seen.

nerdfaceangst

It’s always wild when people are amazed by proper Ukulele playing because what they consider “good” is whatever mainlanders are attempting to play while asserting some “quirky” vibe. Ukulele has become trendy on the mainland and people are amazed by what we consider BASIC skills and boring same chord repetition over and over. PLUS malihini don’t even pronounce the name right (what the fuck is a yuu-kuu-lay-lee hahaha).

Here in Hawaiʻi we are busting it out (like these killer wahines) every day in ways you can’t even imagine. Half my nā hoahānau play like this!

We stay laughing. These wahines choke deadly.

this-ones-optimistic

This must be what surf rock guitarists were trying to emulate in the 60’s. It’s so fucking good.

worldheritagepostorganization

World Heritage Post

dredsina

mormon kids under the age of 18 being told their church is a cult

mormons 18-24 after they go through their endowment ceremony and receive their new name and secret clothing and learn the secret handshakes and passwords and realize everyone around them has been secretly doing this the whole time and now theyre going to be sent away from their family for 2 years where they will literally not be allowed to be alone for 1 second of the day except to go to the bathroom and they have no idea how to get out of what they just got into

dredsina

one of the only perks of being a mormon woman is that i didn’t get my endowment at age 19 and i had a little extra time to mature and be out on my own. that’s all i needed to make a clean break and i got out at 21 before i wouldve gotten my endowment.

kittleimp

wait what? can anyone elaborate on this? because I had no idea this was a thing

dredsina

basically when youre a mormon kid growing up you realize your church is a little strict but you’re like whatever. i have friends at church because i go to church 6 days a week and everyone around me is affirming that this is the right thing to do and we have special knowledge no one else has otherwise everyone would be like this. so youve gotta go teach them & it’s the greatest thing in the world to be a missionary. also the temple is beautiful and amazing and spiritual and holy and everyone wants to go there. but it’s a secret! :) because it’s holy and sacred

then if youre a boy and u turn 18 they’re like wow amazing!!! you get to go on a mission and be like all the great men around you!! and now you get to go through the temple! so #blessed!

and then you go through the temple and all the above mentioned SECRET CULTY SHIT happens (EXPLANATION HERE http://mormoncurtain.infymus.com/topic_templeceremonies.html) and youre shipped off to a strange place where everything you eat, wear, go, listen to and do is controlled, and you’re not allowed to talk to your family or friends (except through a once-a-week email) and you literally are being watched by your companion at all. times.

some might say “you can leave at any time” but consider that i never went on a mission and i never went through the temple and i still consider leaving the mormon church the hardest thing i ever did. you have no social network outside the church. you are lacking major knowledge and skills. you have to grapple with the fact that you may never see your family again.

chortletortoise

I’m reblogging this again bc I have Thoughts.

Leaving is such an isolating experience. No one inside wants anything to do with you anymore and no one outside understands the scale of messed up that Mormonism is. Like it’s easy to point and laugh at the ridiculousness, but it’s literally a cult. There’s so much trauma involved and there’s trauma in leaving.

People on the outside don’t understand how hard it is to leave. I grew up where all my friends were catholic and are no longer religious and they’re like “well everyone hates church, you just stop going” but Mormonism isn’t like that at all. For starters I had to get a lawyer involved to leave and then the ostracization from the entire community that nurtured me growing up was just the cherry on top. It’s effectively being shunned. Everyone you were forced to call sister and brother growing up no longer wants anything to do with you. And you deserve it, because you shouldn’t have fallen for the anti-Mormon lies.

Leaving The Church was the hardest thing I ever did and my family accepts me so I’m a lucky one. But they still ardently adhere to the institution that hurt me and has resulted in the deaths of people I love. I will never understand.

antique-scarecrow

“There’s so much trauma involved and there’s trauma in leaving.”

It’s easy for people looking in from the outside to forget this. Thank you for the reminder. Can anyone recommend resources for young Mormons looking to explore their options?

periwinklepromise

Please note: this post will be directly addressed to those hypothetical young Mormons

If you know you’re ready to leave, use quitmormon.com. It’s run by the guy from reddit who is now famous in exmormon circles for offering absolutely free legal services to anybody who needs help leaving. You can give your church id number if you know it, but it’s not required (I never memorized mine, and I sure wasn’t going to ask for it). He takes care of everything. This keeps TSCC (the so-called church) from getting all your latest info and keeps them from hassling you or harassing you. They have to talk to your lawyer instead. Pre 2015, it felt almost impossible to try to leave, but it’s a lot easier now! The years of picketing General Conference to force an excommunication trial are over!

Find a support system. Lean on your friends that have never been mormon, any family members who left, anyone you know who left. I’m an exmormon happy to answer any questions, and I’m sure there are plenty others in the notes who would be super willing to be supportive too. Exmormon groups are many and varied now, and it’s best to find the one that vibes for you. There’s a subreddit that’s popular, but I personally used - and I know this sounds weird, since I don’t have kids - a forum called Mormonism & More on the site babycenter.com. It was started several years ago by some mormons who had questions they weren’t allowed to ask on the normal mormon board (because that board required uplifting, mormon-approved answers at all times). It’s since shifted to ex-mormons or people who want to leave but can’t right now because of family situations. Even though the threads were years old, I spent weeks on that forum, reading about what other people had gone through and how they got through it, and to me, that was super helpful.

Research the culty stuff at your own peril. I liked learning about that stuff for a really long time, because I felt learning about all those secrets (I especially liked learning about the truth of the Book of Abraham) … it helped me feel valid in my choice. It helped me keep in mind that this was something that I had escaped, something that had wanted to hurt me. Missing your abuser doesn’t mean you should go back, it means you should keep moving forward. Missing your cult has the same solution. Lots of people fell for the “we’re totally not a cult!” line by TSCC. Some of them will not offer sympathy. If you want to watch the hidden camera videos of endowments and other temple stuff, I would super super recommend you have a trusted friend watch them with you. And bring comfort food. You’ll probably need it.

TSCC put out a series of essays on controversial (read: faith-killing, eye-opening, omg how could I have ever supported the people who did this) issues in mormon history. They are the Orthodox LDS pre-approved responses to a lot of the more incriminating accusations that have been leveled at TSCC over the years. They should be hosted on TSCC website somewhere, and would have been posted around or after 2015. They may reaffirm your faith now that you know TSCC’s defense, but they may push you right out the door. (Or break the shelf? Do Mormons still use the shelf analogy, or is that retired now?)

Lots of mormons become atheists after leaving. Many join mainstream xian churches. Some become witches, some study every religion they can get their hands on, some try to go back and realize all the magic (or holy spirit, if you prefer) is gone. Don’t think you have to know right away. Some people throw away or burn all their mormon stuff, some people keep it to show their kids, but again, you don’t have to make that decision right away. Some people call TSCC a cult after they leave, myself included, but you don’t have to if it makes you uncomfortable or it it doesn’t feel true to your experience.

Look up religious trauma syndrome. It’s real. The pain you will probably feel is real, the grief you will probably feel is real, and in many ways, you may have to mourn the death of what you were always told Life Will Be For You.

And learn that the world is not half as evil as TSCC told you. Your coworkers who drink a beer at the end of the day are not evil or abusive. Your friends who wear sleeveless shirts are not evil or promiscuous. You’re allowed to wear short shorts! You’re allowed to drink coffee! You’re allowed to ask questions in a faith community without being silenced or condemned! You’re allowed to not want kids! There’s a lot of unlearning here.

TLDR? You have options. You have freedom. Find nonmormon friends who will support you. Be kind to yourself.

justslowdown

People joke about Mormons but this is the first time I’ve seen anything at all directed towards people who need to get out.

I had a high school friend turned college roommate who left, moved 4 hrs away, and I had to lie to people who showed up repeatedly that he wasn’t home. That’s just the smallest outside perspective of this. They kept coming.

It is a cult. It operates by manipulating people. My aunt, who also left, converted from Catholicism when she was a single mother in her 20s who needed help. The church gave her a network of tangible support and got her through a vulnerable, scary time in her life–and used that

skyberia

was reminded of that youtube channel that records footage of that bridge that scalps trucks today. one of the fascinating developments that's happened since i last heard about it is that, in one of their many attempts to stop the trucks from being can-opened, they installed a traffic light that detects when a vehicle that's over the allowed height is coming and turns red so the driver can stop and hopefully notice the signage all around that's screaming "YOUR VEHICLE IS OVERHEIGHT TURN AROUND" and avoid an accident. However as a result sometimes drivers see the light turning yellow and IMMEDIATELY start flooring it to avoid having to stop, ensuring that the roof of their truck just gets fucking annihilated instantly. Really beautiful stuff you should check it out

nieyao

the comments have me in tears

abowlofjellyfish

twiggies-draws

@rogue-bard

It DOES have a sign. It turns on when it detects something too tall for the bridge. It even flashes. And the traffic lights will go red to get people to stop when it detects an over height vehicle so they read the signs. (note this lovely example where the lights are red, because the truck thought it was better than the lights)

library-seraph

every time I see this post I've forgotten how clearly signposted the canopener bridge is, and every time it hits me like a truck (hitting the canopener bridge and getting the top of its trailer ripped asunder)

amikoroyaiart

How’d you get good with anatomy?

Use references! Trace stock photos for practice, take photos of yourself if you are struggling with a pose.

It takes a lot of time but at some point you will get hang of it;)

But for realxnever be ashamed of using references. They exist for a reason!

andromedaspark

Also,

Those wooden pose dolls are bullshit. Buy posable real dolls off etsy for more realistic proportions + more body type options. (They're expensive, but worth it.)

Study old Renaissance paintings. Those bastards were floppy and twisty as hell. It'll help beat your brain with a stick when your poses get rigid. (Trust me. They will.)

If you have any sort of white spare clothing and a camera. Draw grids on the clothes in sharpie and wear them. Take photos of yourself in the pose you want. Self-reference + line/spacing guide. (You can use rubber surgical gloves + sharpie for hand reference, and if you have washable markers you can draw on your feet to get those gridded. Just wash after.)

Parchment/bakers paper on magazines, book covers, TV screens, anything. Cheap tracing paper.

There are tons of stock photo sites + anatomy sites.

A few good resources

Bluevertigo.com

A free site that lists websites by their use and specialties. A "Website Library" basically. They have royalty free stock photos, mockups, fonts, web design, UI development, an entire section for Free recourses, and 3D models.

It is under a bit of construction it looks like. So the other sister-site is Bluevertigo.com.ar but it's an Argentina based site so some text won't be English.

Free

Dimensions.com

Basic size guide for just about anything. From a sheet of paper to Rocket Raccoon. They have everything. Celebrities, generic humans, animals, plants, objects, furniture, fixtures, buildings, layouts, transport equipment, sports equipment, digital scale shit like avatars and banners, and fictional characters.

Free

AdorkaStock on Deviant Art

Good pose image gallery + divided into pose type categories But there isn't too much size/color diversity. There's skinny, lanky, average, chubby and bulky. Which is good but there aren't many extremes if that's what you're looking for. It represents men and women alike, of almost all body types.

Free

Zygotebody.com

A 3D medical approach to anatomy. Hard to navigate + pay wall, but overall good for body horror drawings or skeletal study.

Free to an extent. Tools are under paywall, only basic abilities, but still good range with Free.

Basic image collection site. If you don't know Pinterest, go check it out.

Free

Line-of-action.com

Timed drawing practice for any age/gender/clothed/nude human, any animal type + animal skeletal structures, any gender face + facial expression, any 'gender' hands/feet, Scenes + Environments (scenes and environments Under Paywall)

+ 360 view of gallery (3 models, 2 women (Rose: Ethnic woman slim body type - 7 photos) (Olga: White woman chubby body type - 6 photos) 1 man (Javani: Black man moderately muscular body type - 7 photos) all in underwear (not nude) all standing

+ blog posts and resources on anatomy learning

Paywall. Limited free use.

Reference.sketchdaily.net

Timed drawing practice- full body, body parts, animals, structures, vegetation.

Free as far as I can tell.

Fineart.sk

Other site links for resources, image gallery (441 photos overall on site)

Free as far as I can tell.

Getbodysmart.com

Visual Medical Body System Learning.

Mildly interactive, simple button photo scrolls. Condensed text for easy reading. Simple graphics, no fancy colors or textures.

Free as far as I can tell

Anatomyzone.com

200+ video anatomy guides (including NeuroAnatomy)

Very medical, very visual, video based + occasional 3D models

Free as far as I can tell

Innerbody.com

Blog on health+body including Telehealth, At-Home Health products and At-Home testing. Mostly vitamins, hearing aids, STD tests and DNA tests

Anatomy resources both visual and text

Very medical. Free as far as I can tell.

Teachmeanatomy.info

Anatomy lessons (medical based)

377 lessons divided by category (25 of which are 3D models)

App - "textbooks, 3D models, over 1700 quiz questions" Compatible with both IOS and Android (IPhone + Android: Google play and App store)

Free as far as I can tell

Figureanatomy.com

3D model app

Poses, lighting features, lock feature, AR feature

Paywall + only IOS (IPhone/IPad) compatible

kaelio

freedomtospeakyourmind-deactiva

‼️‼️PLEASE DO NOT IGNORE THIS!! THIS IS VERY SERIOUS!! ‼️‼️

There has been a website created called charliesmurderers.com that doxxes/lists personal information about individuals who apparently “mocked/made fun of” Charlie Kirk.

And here’s an even more outrageous fact; there’s already 20,000 submissions. Soon it’ll become a searchable database, so someone could easily find your information if they wanted to.

We NEED to stop this. And luckily, there’s a way to help!

The email for submissions is: [email protected].

The email to report is: [email protected].

Here's a template of a message that you can send (copied and pasted from TikTok):

⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️

"I am reporting the domain charliesmurderers.com, which appears to be hosted on Squarespace. The site is soliciting user submissions naming alleged “murderers” of Charlie Kirk. This is not an official law enforcement tipline but a public platform inviting unverified accusations.

This creates serious risks:

Doxxing and harassment of innocent people

False and defamatory claims

Possible incitement of vigilante violence

This use clearly violates acceptable-use policies. Please review the domain and take appropriate action to suspend or remove it to prevent further harm."

⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️

I absolutely encourage you to inform people around you about this. This is an infringement on free speech and a really dangerous possibility of being doxxed.

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