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create whats waiting for you

i have posted before that i think you are an artist before you ever make a painting or song or book. i understand it is a unique perspective and that is okay, but i am thinking on it again. specifically on how it relates to my perspective on grief and death

when i answer 'what makes you a creator?' with 'you are a creator before you ever start' it makes some folks upset or make fun of chuck. that is okay it is a big philosophical swing, but i think best way to explain would be to actually look at TIME ITSELF. specifically question: what is the present?

our perception is always a memory, a split second one from the 'now', so i am just as much present here as i am myself at 4, or 14, or 24 or 94. the dr manhattan meme is actually true, and we are all just bound by a focus on the 'present.' and guess what, the creative act STARTS when existence does

anyway, i started believing this about ART when i had a realization about DEATH. when someone we love trots to the next timeline, we become obsessed with their final moments as if they have more weight. if someone dies in a tragic way, we kind of let that start to define them. this bothers me

because once they are gone they are in EVERY moment. there is no reason that THE END, this tiny sliver of existence that is barely visible within the whole pie, should be worth more than all the love and joy on the way. when we are gone we are every moment, and when we are here we are every moment

tonight i just trotted back from seeing a family member who is about to leave this timeline. probably last time i will see them, and as i was in their room i was thankful i did not need to look around and tell myself 'this is the last time, i better appreciate this place', because i already DID

this final visit was also the first visit, and the second, and the twenty fourth. the are all the same, and when you live with gratitude for the small moments you ALREADY APPRECIATE THEM. you do not need to prove anything at the end. there is not catchup. i believe deeply that this is true

and this is another reason why i think ARTISTS are valid whether they have started or not. their piece is already out there in the unknown. we are all here right now reading these words, and we are also all on the next timeline looking back. hope this inspires you to create whats waiting for you

#chuck tingle #edit tags later

""You're amazing." SAM felt himself grow slightly bigger at the compliment. He always found it useful to use his visual interface as a way to express himself. It was difficult; he didn't necessarily feel, but the journey with the Pathfinder — and now Legion and Shepard — had given him petabytes of new information, which allowed him to gain a better understanding of humanity and their emotions. "It was how I was created," he answered. He felt Scott's negation of that idea before he verbalized it. "No, SAM. You are so much more than what my dad originally designed.""

-- REST and Relaxation, by CrimsonShield75

My contribution to the Fall 2025 Mass Effect Big Bang! I was really intrigued by the story concept designed around exploring a 4-way connection between Shepard, Ryder, Legion, and SAM. I tried to represent that relationship in the piece; I hope the idea came across properly.

Created digitally by me using Photoshop. October 2025.

@mebigbang

Note: Will update post with author's links as soon as I have them! Updated!

#mass effect #mass effect big bang #MEBB #Pathfinder Ryder #Commander Shepard #Author: CrimsonShield75 #Calypso's Art!#fandom big bang stuff #fan art #Fanfiction #I'm Commander Shepard and forget that last post THIS is my favorite post on Tumblr #MRyder #MShep #Legion #SAM Node

deepspacestarling

Welcome to the Artist sign up of the MEBB 2025. For those who have not done this before: Below the cut are 11 stories, you must select 2 sto

There are 5 stories left. =) just waiting for you

deepspacestarling

Signal boosting!!

#mass effect #mass effect big bang #fandom big bang stuff

dragonageannual

Contributor Applications Are Open!

We are looking for a team of artists, writers, beta readers, and graphic designers to help produce Dragon Age Annual 2026! This year's theme is Dragon Age Tarot.

🚨Applications will close on Saturday, May 10th🚨

Before You Apply:

All contributors are expected to adhere to our Code of Conduct DAA is a not-for-profit project and all contributions are done on a voluntary basis. There is no monetary or product compensation for contributors. Contributors will need to complete works in 2 - 4 months to meet production deadlines. We ask that you only apply if you are confident in your ability to deliver your assigned piece(s) on that timeline. We do not accept any applications of AI-generated works or where others' creations have been traced or used as "bases". All works should be your own.

👉Apply Now On Our Website!👈

Contact: ask | email: [email protected] Follow Us: bluesky | twitter | instagram | website/newsletter

dragonageannual

‼️ONE WEEK REMAINING‼️

Artists, writers, betas, and graphic designers - we want YOU 🫵 on our 2026 creative team! Get your applications in before the forms close next Saturday, May 10th!

#Dragon Age #Dragon Age Annual

junkfoodcinemas

Enemy (2013) dir. Denis Villeneuve

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captaincrusher

You are dropped in a Star Trek location. Spin this wheel to find out which location and this wheel to find out who you are with.

How are you faring?

This is great!

I am confused yet intrigued

Uh... I am not so sure about this

I am definitely fucked

Voting ended onFeb 14, 2025

#On Betazed with Garak #We are going to have the BEST. TIME. OMG.#Star Trek #Tumblr Polls #Gordon Ramsay Voice: Finally some good fucking food

thenightgaunt

Fuck this one hits home.

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fuckyeahchinesefashion

Love and Deepsapce releases new event Nightly Rendezvous (December 31, 2024 to January 20, 2025)

This one is CN dub, for EN dub HERE

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"In the months since Kaidan had warned them of the Reapers, Emily and Andriy had spent many an evening talking and planning for the future. Something about this morning’s discussion with her son drove her now, the urgency to fulfill one of those plans before he left. She couldn’t explain why---he was supposed to be with them again later in the week, but she knew all too well that military life didn’t always conform to the wishes of its soldiers. With that in mind, she headed into the front room and grabbed a box off the shelf. It was time."

-- No Place Like Home, by Ladyamesindy (aka @theoriginalladya)

My contribution to the Fall 2024 Mass Effect Big Bang! I was so excited to get this story---I got so many ideas just from reading her short snippet---and I loved every bit of the finished piece! A post-Destroy ME3 story told from the perspective of Kaidan's mom, Ladyamesindy does an amazing job drawing you into the world and getting you invested in Mama Alenko's feelings and concerns. I love how organically the sweet friendship with MShep develops and I hope you enjoy it just as much! ^_^

Created digitally by me using Photoshop. December 2024. It's also been a long time since I've done an entire piece digitally and I am clearly out of practice there too haha... I do hope you like the art in any case; I really wanted to showcase the treasures that tied the Alenko family together through the years. <3

@mebigbang

#Mass Effect #Mass Effect Big Bang #MEBB #Mass Effect 3 #MShep #Kaidan Alenko #Commander Shepard #Author: Ladyamesindy #Calypso's Art!#Fandom Big Bang Stuff #Fan Art #Fanfiction #I'm Commander Shepard and forget that last post THIS is my favorite post on Tumblr

uhuramonth

OFFICIAL UHURAMONTH 2025 PROMPTS ARE HERE!

Check below the read more for the text versions of the prompts

For the prompts please keep in mind you can do fanfics, fanart, links to promo your own stuff or your fave fics/art recs that match that days prompts.

Please tag us at UHURAMONTH2025 or UHURAMONTH for reblogging purposes.

#uhuramonth #nyota uhura #nichelle nichols #star trek #edit tags later

shellsweet

Stone by day, warriors by night, we were betrayed by the humans we had sworn to protect, frozen in stone by a magic spell for a 1000 years. Now, here in Manhattan, the spell is broken & we live again! We are defenders of the night, we are #Gargoyles!

Happy 30th Anniversary🌙

✨️ 10/24/94 - 10/24/24 ✨️

#Disney’s Gargoyles #Gargoyles #Gargoyles 1994

jeremywhitley

Hey Tumblrinos!

Lifeline Comics, who you may know from hit Kickstarter anthologies like Bi-Visibility and Transphoria is striking out on a new endeavor! They're making an anthology full of Ace stories and ace creators and, here's a cool thing, they asked me to co-edit the book with them! So, if you work on this book, you get to work with me too!

The submissions are open right now! We're looking for writers, artists, colorists, and letterers! Click the link and let's make some comics!

#EDIT TAGS LATER

mebigbang

Artist Sign-Ups are LIVE!!

Snippets are posted! Go take a gander, and then when you're done stealing a goose, take a look at the list and submit your picks!

This is the page where the story snippets are uploaded. All story snippets are tagged with a number, once you read the available options thr

To sign up, click this link.

calypsotea

Les GOOOOOOOO

#mass effect big bang #mass effect #mebb2024 #mebb

mebigbang

Hear Ye, Hear Ye! Artist Sign-Ups Go LIVE on Oct 21st!

DETAILS:

All story snippets are tagged with a number. Once you read the available options through, click this link to sign up.

It is mandatory that you select two, but you will only be assigned one of them. This is because it’s a huge puzzle, and we will always attempt to give people their first choice, but if that cannot be done, you will be assigned your second choice.

If you can’t find one or two stories you want to do artwork for, you can write ‘none’ by both choice options, and click ‘yes’ to sign up as a pinch hitter. You can read more about pinch hitting in the FAQ, but the quick version is that pinch hitters are collected on a mailing list, and if there are stories that either didn’t get picked, or the author is abandoned – we will call upon you to help them out. There is no demand that you have to do it even if you sign up as a pinch hitter, it just means you will get notified if we need your help.

The moment sign up is over, and everyone is assigned to a partner, you will get an email from us which includes the email of the author of the story you picked. The author is obligated to send you the story as fast as possible, so you can read it and start thinking about what you want to create.

We're mentioning this because you might get a story that is not edited to its final version. The authors have all of the month where the artists work to edit and smooth out their story. They may not, however, change plotpoints or major scenes, and should not edit larger chunks without communicating with you, so the draft you are sent, however messy, is a version you can be sure will not change much.

You are obligated to create 1 piece of artwork, be it a drawing, a moodboard, photomanip, music or a photo – anything really, as long as you created it with the story in mind. You may create as many artworks for a singular story as you wish.

You are also obligated to make a banner (you can read more about that in the FAQ) but we will also send you an email when you are halfway through the month of creating, going into depth about final posting and the banner.

When the snippets are claimed, they are removed from the list. Since we do this manually, there might be discrepancies which is why you have to select 2 stories, so we can make sure you get one of the stories you want.

#mass effect #mass effect big bang #mebigbang #mebb2024