splash of elegance

hi, i'm Liv! I'm a 21 year old digital designer. I do various arty things on this blog, yep! I'm learning a lot about art and I'm hoping to get better. I do a lot of work for various petsites, including aywas(id 714), which is the most common one you'll see. check out my sideblog to see more things i do! side blog (for the stranger things i do) ; flamboyantbutterfly

[pauliedraws]

This animation took so long to do, and all because my computer wanted to crash ninety times while I was animating.

Credit for the designs goes to Carey Pietsch, content and voices belong to the McElroys. Animation is all me.

[heaventhing]

this is not a flattering angle for her

[heaventhing]

ya’ll remember this fat cat

[dahlingmissliv]

Hi guys! I know my tumblr has been dead. I figured I’d throw these up here. Is anyone interested in purchasing these? The top two are smaller are 8.5 x 12 and are $25 + $5 shipping. The black/purple one is 16x20 and would be $40 with $10 shipping. I can get better photos if anyone is interested, just let me know! I can also do custom ones if anyone would like that.

[princesstigerbelle]

Reblog the Princess ™ for future happiness and mental stability. Let her cuteness cleanse you.

[doyougifwhat-igif]

ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha h

[cressdarnelthorne]

[all-good-usernames-are-taken]

WHAT A LITTLE SHIT

[svnklte]

i lOVE HOW HE JUST HESITATES FOR A SECOND

THEN HE JUST

“REBELLION”

[memewhore]

I’ve never yet been able to resist reblogging this

[whatwhiteswillneverknow]

Net Neutrality is in DEEP Trouble

Reposted from Facebook’s PBS Newshour.

Now that I got your attention with this video…

The FCC decided to go ahead with the vote to remove the Net Neutrality rules that the Obama administration set up. 

As you can see, this is what the major ISPs wants to do if they have their way. This can do a few things:

Stiff new innovations, making it harder for smaller companies to compete.

Silence independent voices. 

Potentially putting up a “walled garden” on a wide scale.

Make distribution of information harder for low-income people.

Imagine this website, if you will, only working on Verizon networks while AT&T customers are charged a little extra, or have slower access to the same information.

Remember, your ISP owns content providers and may give top-shelf, VIP treatment to their own things while stiffing everyone else. We need to address this.

Now, some of you may recall earlier this year that John Oliver and a lot of other people, companies (and yours truly) did a rallying cry to tell the FCC to back off the Net Neutrality rules, which resulted in millions of comments on their proposal. 

However, there’s been a few problems… in short, it seems that the FCC chose to not listen due to “inconsistancies”.

Sidenote: Tumblr isn’t the best place to talk “long-form” so if you’re interested in looking at these notes, here are some places to go to.

https://medium.com/@AGSchneiderman/an-open-letter-to-the-fcc-b867a763850a - “ Specifically, for six months my office has been investigating who perpetrated a massive scheme to corrupt the FCC’s notice and comment process through the misuse of enormous numbers of real New Yorkers’ and other Americans’ identities. Such conduct likely violates state law — yet the FCC has refused multiple requests for crucial evidence in its sole possession that is vital to permit that law enforcement investigation to proceed.”

https://twitter.com/BanditRandom/status/933066570741383169 - A twitter thread about how the Wall Street Journal collected someone’s information to sign in FAVOR of Net Neutrality. 

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/09/fake-net-neutrality-comments-at-heart-of-lawsuit-filed-against-fcc/ - “Fake” net neutrality comments at heart of lawsuit filed against FCC

So, what can we do about this?

There are a few things you can do to help slow down this nightmare situation.

You can’t just “like” this note, you have to reblog to spread, but more importantly, you have to TAKE action!

1) Make calls to your representatives - https://5calls.org/issue/defend-fcc-net-neutrality - this website will tell you who to call and an easy-to-follow script so that you know exactly what to say.

2) You can support groups like the Electronic Frontier Foundation and the ACLU and Free Press who are fighting to keep Net Neutrality:

https://www.eff.org/

https://www.aclu.org/

https://www.freepress.net/

https://www.fightforthefuture.org/

https://www.publicknowledge.org/

https://www.demandprogress.org/

3) You can add a comment to the proposal using John Oliver’s URL at http://www.gofccyourself.com

4) Write a letter to your representative. Not an email, an actual, snail mail letter. 

Let’s all band together and do something about this. Our future of sharing information, building innovation, nurturing voices and creativity depends on your actions now! 

I know it may sound hopeless. Look at when they announced this (you probably didn’t know they announced this on Monday when you’re busy getting ready to for the holiday!). But if we say it with one voice to BACK OFF THE NET, we maybe able to make a difference.

[whatwhiteswillneverknow]

Hi.

I’m the Original Poster and I did my best to keep this brief with sources you can see for yourself.

However, with misinformation being a thing, I decided to amend to this to give you some extra pointers as to why I was specific about these steps and not recommend things like strictly writing to the FCC. 

1) Calling your reps and writing them is more effective than doing it via email. It’s been stated over, and over, and over again. Sadly, letters and phone calls are more effective.

2) Signing a petition can help, but without a way to verify you, it can be just as useful as shouting on Twitter (and will they look at Twitter? Nope.) It’s not totally useless, but it will not totally do the job.

See, if the FCC can use “bots” as an excuse (look at the sources in the original post), what makes you think a senator and representatives won’t? This is why “calling your rep” is the first action step and “writing your reps” is the last. 

3) Regardless, the non-profit organizations’ job (the one I posted about) is to spread awareness BEYOND YOUR NETWORK. Think of them as a private army you’re recruiting for this one mission. You can only tell so many people and some of you don’t live in the United States, which makes it even harder! 

4) BTW, you’re not just talking about this on Tumblr, are you? You have to talk to people on your other social networks as well. They are affected by things as well. Don’t want to talk? Post a link to here and let me do the talking for you. 

5) While I have done the research for you, please do your own in conjunction with this. That way, you can be better informed, especially when talking about this to other people.

6) Oh and one more thing since I did neglect this in my last post. I forgot to post the “deadline” - the actual day they will vote. Well…

We have until December 14, 2017!

So, let’s mobilize! Organize! Transform and roll out!

Okay, maybe not the last one…

But make the calls to your reps! Scroll up and do your part, no matter which side you’re on!

P.S. - I also posted examples of how Net Neutrality is helping us in the United States.  

[tenaflyviper]

DO NOT SIT BACK AND EXPECT “EVERYONE ELSE” TO DO THIS.

IF EVERYONE THINKS “EVERYONE ELSE” IS DOING THE WORK, THEN NO ONE IS.

IF YOU WANT TO SAVE NET NEUTRALITY, YOU HAVE TO DO YOUR PART.

[lllorona-deactivated20190720]

PSA for Hurricane Irma Victims about their pets!!!!

[tser]

[An image of text which says:

If you are evacuating to a hotel/motel and they say they DON’T take pets, don’t get ugly, but simply tell them that it is against the law and FEMA established that after Hurricane Katrina!

The Pets Evacuation and Standards Act (PETS) was a bi-partisan initiative in the United States House of Representatives to require states seeking Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) assistance to accomodate pets and service animals in their plans for evacuating residents facing disasters. 

The more you know!!! Stay Safe everyone!!!]

[jellyfishdirigible]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pets_Evacuation_and_Transportation_Standards_Act

https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/house-bill/3858

https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/109/hr3858/text

[theartofanimation]

Mariposa Nocturna  -  https://www.facebook.com/MariposaNocturnaOfficiel  -  http://mariposa-nocturna.tumblr.com  -  http://mariposanocturna.storenvy.com  -  https://twitter.com/MariposaPic  -  https://www.facebook.com/ArtsNocturne  -  https://www.instagram.com/mariposa_nocturna

[dahlingmissliv]

hello everyone this is eggnog

[myrosecolouredgirl]

today on “pettiest shit i’ve ever seen:”

the new york times and the washington post both waited until air force one took off, then each published separate Really Big stories with not a ton of overlap, almost like they’d made a backroom deal to decide which paper got which story and that they should both wait until the president was out of the country to drop them

and then this happened

[hellotrickster]

and the president and his administration are trapped on a plane with reporters for FOURTEEN HOURS

[anarchapella]

Ok but what were the stories

[queerbucky]

NYT: Trump Told Russians That Firing “Nut Job” Comey Eased Pressure From Investigation

WaPo: Russia probe reaches current White House official, people familiar with the case say

[thedoormann]

bisexual sombra anyways

[frogopera]

artists either wear ugly ass comfort clothes or The Most Extra Shit i’ve never met an artist who just wears jeans and a nice shirt i’m convinced they don’t exist

[dat-soldier]

If you see an artist with jeans and a nice shirt (often flannel) it’s almost always an animator

[dahlingmissliv]

would anyone like to buy this weird dog painting? its watercolor, and i need some extra cash. I can get better pictures if you need them!! i will ship anywhere. :D

[dahlingmissliv]

Hey again guys!! I just wanted to say thank you so much!!! I received some donations that will REALLY help me out and let me eat and have things I need! I was almost crying earlier I was so relieved. Thank you all so so so much!

[dahlingmissliv]

Hey guys! I’ve been making lots of posts lately but I’ve not been getting many responses and I’m still desperately in need of help! I’m about 70 dollars short on bills right now, and I’ve been avoiding eating and everything to make sure I can pay them. I really need some help with a few bills right now, and I’m willing to sell already made physical pieces or do custom painting or ink pieces. I might be willing to do digital work but with how my time is tied up right now I don’t know if that’s a possibility. I really need some dollars for food, bills and a few basic needs(toiletries and such) and I am absolutely out of options. If you are interested in purchasing a piece, please feel free to contact me on here and we can work something out! If aren’t interested in purchasing and want to throw any money my way, it would be received with so much thank you. My paypal is [email protected]. Anything helps, really. If you can’t donate or buy, a signal boost is much appreciated.

Thank you!

[yooleebird]

Click here to support Help my partner get a new car

On Friday the 13th of January 2017, my partner Julia and I were involved in a pileup on an icy bridge. I was driving the car (Julia was passenger) when we hit a patch of ice and slid into another car that had already wrecked. Well, moments later we were slammed by another car from the back so hard...

Hey so I hate to ask, but we could use a little help. My partner set this up.

Yesterday our only car got wrecked in a four car pileup in an icestorm (mine’s the dark green one, we got wedged under that silver one after getting slammed into from behind), and because my insurance was liability-only AND we’re in a no-fault state, we’re not gonna see any money for help getting a new (old) vehicle. This town doesn’t have much in the way of public transport, else it wouldn’t be so urgent. My partner also doesn’t have health insurance since he’s in the bracket that falls through the cracks financially in our state (Medicaid was not expanded in Kansas), and while we seem to be okay so far, in the event that we’ve got any kind of medical costs, we could really use the help.

Sorry this is so disorganized, I’m still trying to get myself together.

A boost would be great if you can’t donate, and you can also donate directly to my paypal. Thank you. <3

[yooleebird]

Thanks so much to those who have donated so far, it means more than I can say.

[aywasanonymous]

Just wanted to let you know, your Paypal link goes to YouCaring, too. Whoopsies! Might want to fix that just in case (and toss me a PM with the PayPal link @13018, please? I can contribute a little bit but I don’t think YouCaring can accept PayPal).

[yooleebird]

Oh gosh, thanks for the heads up. That corrected link is HERE. I’ll pm you in a sec!

[yooleebird]

We’re almost halfway to the goal! Please keep reblogging, and thank you!!