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Commissions are open!
I had such a good time working on this and I hope you like my lil' Madoka girlie.
You can read the chapter this is featured in here:
https://archiveofourown.org/works/40128879/chapters/154355200#workskin
Thanks again to @meditatemoremedicateless for working with me. <3
divert all power to the funk engine
a single, solitary, earth-shattering note thunders across the battlefield like a tsunami.
Jun’ichiro Sekino, 1914-1988 "Lovesick Cat"
関野準一郎「恋猫 love sick cat」木版画
literally though if you feel like your life is slipping through your fingers and every day goes too fast… try doing hard things, not just taking the easy route, like reading and making art and exercising and cooking a meal from scratch and journaling, doing these things without distraction, without being absorbed on a screen… the time will stretch and you’ll be reminded that life is long and beautiful if you make it so.
Reblogging this with these tags because oh my goodness
To the person I reblogged this from THANK YOU i am now going to stick this on my pinboard where I’m gonna see it every single day
“Life is long and beautiful if you make it so”
actual criticisms of academia:
cost of education acting as class barrier
exploitation of graduate workers
colonialist past and present
ties to military industrial complex
danger of power structure entrenching and justifying orthodox views on social issues
criticisms of academia that get made:
those damn ivory tower academics are wasting money learning about things
Having a "stupider people have done this" attitude about the things you want to do can open so many doors
CAT groove !^><^!
I just want you all to know, that if and when this site does experience a real exodus and/or get sunsetted for good, even if we don't keep in touch I'll remember you so fondly. You're the online equivalent of the other kid on the beach where we built sandcastles together; the girl at the campsite where we explored the trees. You're the man next to me on the train who chatted cheerfully to pass the time when we got delayed. You're the drunk person who shared kind words in the bathroom at the club, you're the talented artists at the life drawing class or the poetry night in a city where I don't live anymore. It makes me sad that maybe in the future our paths won't cross so easily, but even when we leave this little shared piece of cyberspace, carried away on our briefly intersecting trajectories, just know I still love you
1927 c. Two girls kissing in the grass. From [email protected].
Kitties dont relly have Breeds like doggies do but they have special types like Weird Baby, Angry Head, Sleeper Fatty, Yappy Meower, Orange, Sweetie Playful, and The Creep. If you collect them all, well. You will probably have too many kitties.
you can collect them like pokeymans
Wow this is actually a perfect drawing of some of the types of kitties. Thank you
the fact that the vast majority of japanese language learning resources for adults are obviously targeted at weeaboos makes me feel sick
ONE reason i despise weeaboos is that they have so overwhelmingly displaced the diaspora as the primary demographic of people trying to learn about japanese language/history/culture. which of course makes it impossible to develop a grounded and multidimensional understanding of these topics for people like me who are trying to grapple with them rather than consume them. english language information about japan is not written by or for people who are critical of japans role in world politics for the last 200 years and want to understand enough to build an informed and nuanced relationship with where they come from. it is not written by people who want to understand what shinto and buddhism meant to their ancestors and how to adapt and continue those practices. it's packaging! it's basically orientalist art at this point! it's for people who consider it princess mononoke bonus content! doesnt that just make you want to kill and kill and kill
The last week has been busy for me. Beyond busy.
I may have mentioned it a few times, but I'm in the process of applying for Permanent Residency. The amount of time I've had to spend in government offices and hunched over my computer is definitely taking a toll on my brain.
I've also started a bunch of new assignments for work, and I've felt the stress. I don't handle change well. I get anxious and if things are going to go wrong, they tend to go wrong during the first week or two of an assignment.
But as a result of this stress, I have been leaning harder into my Traveller's book.
What I've been reading/playing:
I haven't made any progress in any of my games. I've been struggling to find the time and energy to play games.
But I did read a bit more in Carl's Doomsday Scenario. My friend from back home and I are reading it together as an informal book club, and I'm still having a great time with it.
A happy moment:
Another great thing that happened this week is that a bowl that my partner ordered for me arrived! These vintage Pyrex bowls were given to my parents as wedding presents. My sweet and chaotic cat, Mama, knocked one off the counter and shattered it, and the resulting breakdown on my end was monumental. My partner ended up finding a replacement bowl online and ordered it for me, and it finally arrived!
This week is going to be crazy busy. I plan to turn in my PR application on Wednesday, and I still need to print and fill out some of the forms. More new work assignments are happening this week as well, and I've got a meeting with my managers scheduled for Friday to discuss the new contract year. Not to mention a friend's birthday on Saturday and needing to work on Drag costuming for the end of the month.
One day at a time, one step at a time, one breath at a time I suppose!
It’s been a while, but I’m happy to be posting again.
Hi again everyone.
It’s nice to see you all again, and I hope you’re all doing okay.
I haven’t been doing well in the health department for a while now. Which is why uploads have been so slow. But I’m so happy that I can post this now. Thank you for sticking by me.
As you can see from the date, this footage is from December 7th. Which was quite a while ago now. But I found this journalling exercise really helpful and wanted to share it with you all.
If you end up following along, let me know what you think. If any of my priorities resonated with you as well, comment them! It’s always encouraging to me to know that I’m not the only one working on a goal.
I want to be clear up front that I did not invent this exercise, but found it on the Get Rich Slowly website. I’ll have it linked in the description. The article, and that whole website honestly, is really refreshing and practical advice for navigating not only personal finances but general life wanderings.
The method is essentially this: by using three prompts, you can narrow down all the chaos in your head to find out what actually matters to you and then, hopefully, use that clarity to fuel your own actions.
First, we want to explore the question: What are my lifetime goals? If I didn’t have to worry about money, what would I do?
You should list everything that comes to mind for five minutes. This is a long time. I struggled with this. The prompt requests that you not filter yourself. Everything is on the table. When you finish the list, you can review the list for an additional five minutes to make the things you listed out more specific or more clear.
This is the list I ended up with:
travel. Especially to Europe, Canada, and around the U.S.
Do drag shows multiple times a month
garden, I want to grow my own food.
take art classes and create every day.
spend more time with my partner and my friends
build a book of recipes and treats
play every video game that I’ve put on the back burner
read every book that catches my eye
design a home top to bottom
and
help my friends and others find their own creativity.
The prompt then asks you to choose the top three items that seem the most important.
Mine were:
travel, especially to Europe, Canada, and around the US
take art classes and create every day
spend more time with my partner and my friends
The next prompt is a new list with the prompt of: How would I like to spend the next five years? This is another five minute list making time where the prompt asks to suspend judgement and write not what we think we should do but what we would actually like to do.
I ended up writing about wanting to spend time with my partner and friends. I want to go out to more artistic events, places, and museums. I’d like to grow my youtube channel. I’d especially like to work for myself or close to it, something truly remote based or flexible. I’d like to learn more about art and improve my artistic skills. And I’d like to be more regularly booked for drag shows.
Just like before, the prompt asks us to highlight the three things that seem appealing. Mine were:
spending more time with my partner and loved ones, working for myself or even more flexibly, and learning more about art and improving my skills.
The next prompt, I actually skipped. It was too painfull for me to explore at this time. But if you’re following along and you’re interested, the prompt is to explore what you would do should you know that you were to pass away in the next six months.
For me, the point of this entire exercise was to give me hope and help me realize what I wanted to focus on. I understand why the author penned the question this way, but given my life circunstances, the framing wasn’t appropriate for me at this time. So I’m glad I was able to protect my heart a little and skip that without feeling too badly.
The next prompt is to label the next page ‘My Most Important Goals’ and to list out the things that were highlighted in the previous lists. If any of them were similar, now is the time to combine them into one sentence. This is also the point where, if you’re like me and forgot to highlight the three most appealing points in each prompt, you can do it now.
So my list of my most important goals is
Spend more time with my partner and friends
work for myself/ work in a fully flexible environment
create daily
travel
learn and improve upon artistic skills
The last prompt is more of an open journalling assignment to draft out a mission statement. The statement should be relatively short, from a few words to a few sentences. I decided to write my mission statement as a series of ‘I am’ sentences. I’ll read it to you.
I am someone who prioritizes quality time with my partner and my friends. I value my realationships. I am filled with creative energy and deserve to put that energy into motion on a daily basis. I thrive when I am learning. I value other cultures and expanding my own perspective.
The author of this promt list then encourages leaving the mission statement for a few days and returning to it later to reflect on it. They stress that this mission statement is not set in stone and that it can be altered and adjusted for practicality or for changes in your own perspective and feelings.
I decided to expand on it with active action steps that I can take to support my mission statement.
My actions are:
schedle social gatherings with loved ones regularly
save and track finances in order to fund travel and quality time
prioritize art and creation, posting regularly and trying new things.
It’s been over a month and I can say that I have been doing some of these things.
I had a very busy few weeks with my partner and one of my close friends visiting. But we did a lot of artistic focused activities and it was really inspiring.
I haven’t been great about tracking my expenses in the last month or so, but I feel as though at this time I haven’t needed it as much. I think I do want to track everything again next month, just so that I can prioritize my savings goals a little more. Since I tracked everything I spent during the months of November and December, i feel more confident that I could make a realistic budget and stick to it.
I also have been trying to get out and be more social. I’ve had some lovely outings with friends and hosted some friends in the last month as well. During the last week or so I haven’t gone out much, but work has also gotten more busy and my health hasn’t been great, so I think prioritizing rest has been a better move for me.
I’m also happy to report that I should have more regular drag shows coming up again. This is great news for my own heart. I’ve also been successful in carrying around a sketchbook and drawing little bits and pieces. They’re obviously not full works of art, but I’m thankful for them regardless as they’ve gotten me inspired to create more regulalry. I haven’t developed a daily habit yet, but I think I’m on the right track.
I hope this was helpful for you. It definitely has influenced me in the last month or so to be more mindful about the things I value and to make choices that are better for me long term.
I think that’s all for me today. Thank you for listening.
I hope you’re doing as well as you can be.
I’ll talk to you again soon.
Bye for now.
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I turned on closed captions for the Swedish Chef and I just started weeping with laughter.
These captions are peak Muppet and Jim Henson would be delighted.
how can you post this and not link to the original on the official Muppets youtube
certified muppets post
He’s got his own language setting lol
how it feels to be in your 20s with the same interests you had when you were 10
there’s no way someone else in the dandadan fandom hasn’t already drawn this but i had to roll with the vision when it struck me.
[ID: A Dandadan meme redraw featuring a heart locket that has art of Okarun yelling on one side and the words "my bals" (spelled with only one "L") on the other. End ID]
