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the secret cheat code for women is realizing you dont have to date men

this doesnt just go for lesbians it goes for bi women and straight women too. i cant even count how many times straight women have told me “i wish i was a lesbian so i didnt have to date men” but guess what … u Dont have to date men

to be clear this also isnt necessarily saying ‘go date women instead!!’ its just saying…. u dont have to date men. u dont have to be dating women in order to not date men! in fact if ur not attracted to women at all please dont date women just as a substitute for men. but if dating men isnt making u happy… u dont have to do that. u dont have to make a space in ur life for men

#this is the first real example I’ve seen of ppl genuinely believing in male loneliness epidemic lolll #like newsflash you don’t actually have to date anyone #you can live a fulfilling life even as an alloromantic without have a romantic partner

im singlehandedly destroying every mans mental health by telling women its ok to not date them

koiagain

DNI people who have better social physical or intellectual lives than me

currentlycryingaboutlancelot

realized i have started texting like mr darcy

plasmalogical

#bpd lol

angiepants

This is a man loving blog btw. I know this is the man hating site and increasingly the trans man hating site but that shit stops at my borders

ok so, I approached my local library with a proposal to donate a mural as a way to A: build portfolio/gain practical experience and B: give back to a beloved public institution. The director was very enthusiastic about it and i've been working on it since the beginning of March. Come with me as I endeavor to paint what is in all honesty an excessive amount of birds

I wanted the birds to look like they were actually in the space so first thing after doing the draft was to do a lighting study

after that I covered the walls in letters in lieu of a projector/vr headset bc i have neither of those :) Then i take a picture of the section of wall and superimpose the lineart over top of it so I can pencil in the lines

et voila

and that was a whole week on it's own so next comes the paintin' >:)

and now, the birds

Birds 1 and 2/14: Red Winged Blackbird, Male and female, Agelaius phoeniceus

Bird 3/14, American Robin, Turdus migratorius

hoo boy, ok *out of breath*

GIVE IT UP FOR BIRD NUMBUH 5, THE CANADIAN GOOSE, Branta canadensis!!!!

this guy took me about 4 days to completely finish, all of those freakingk coverts were a bear to render

speaking of obnoxious coverts:

bird 5/14, Bluejay, Cyanocitta cristata

the friggin stripes almost got me chat, i may not make it

Madam....

birds 6 and 7: American Goldfinch, Spinus tristis, male and female

pleasantly simple to paint! next is the flickerrrrr

*melts into goo*

BIRD NUMBER 8, (yellow shafted) NORTHERN FLICKERRRRR, Colaptes auratus

genuinely made me start questioning my sanity around day 3, it's half the size the of the goose, WHY did it take me 4 days to finish??

nothing but pain and suffering, i'm sure hope the next bird will be much easier and with FAR less barring :)

in other news, I am losing my mind hairline

SHE'S DONE!!

Bird number 9: Red-tailed hawk, Buteo jamaicensis

my chains are broken i am FREE. although i did have a great deal of fun with this, the barring on the wings itself took me like four days and i am READY to move on

this was a week and a half of continuous work so please excuse me for getting a little emotional in the bg 🙏

*does a little jig*

BIRD NUMBER 10!!! The Male Mallard Duck, Anas platyrhynchos

the male and female ones are gonna be posted separately bc they're taking a lot longer lol but yea! super happy i was able to capture the iridescent green of the head, i found metallic green and blue paint at a craft store that really made his head POP. it looks better in person i promise

ALSO!! As this is the 10th one, BIG announcement. The end is in sight!!!!! I plan to finish within the next 3 weeks and there will be a small dedication ceremony/ unveiling happening at the library to commemorate its completion on the 16th of May. If you live in the Western New York region and want to check it out for yourself shoot me a dm!

Also thank you everyone for your kind words and support throughout this whole process, it's been a genuine treat thinking there are potentially thousands of you out there cheering me on while I paint this 🥹

aaaand another one bites the duck,

we're movin right along with bird numero 11!! The lady Mallard!! Anas platyrhyncos

the 16th is looming in the distance so i'm trying to get thru these as quickly as i can so i can have as much time for the GBH as possible. i still need to do the names next to all of them so i've got about a week and a half to finish everything which is GREAT because i have adhd and nothing gets my ass in gear like a fuckin deadline, let me tell you

power couple that they are, here's bird number 12 and 13,

the Northern Cardinals, Cardinalis cardinalis

and NOW that they are complete, ITS GO TIME, in the next five days (library's closed for mother's day 😭😭) i need to have the GBH fully rendered, the names of the birds vectored, weeded, masked, applied to the wall, and then painted, plus additional cattails throughout. I may be able to get away with just getting the GBH done in time for the unveiling and then just have the names and cattails added later, but i'm gonna really try to get it all done in time. BUT, i have a plan. Part of why i take so long on these is because i really am just figuring it out as I do it lmao. there have been many a time where i am sitting on top of the ladder googling "how to paint birds" but I think if i take the time tomorro to do all that figuring out how to approach it beforehand, this will go a lot faster. I may also recruit some of my artist friends to help with the placing of the names... hrmm we'll see.

Anyways, shout out to the librarian who tracked down exactly the thing i needed so i could figure out where to place the highlights in my birds eyes, ur the real mvp

thanks for the reminder, kid

#this rules #trans rights btw #mural art #wall murals #paintings #long post #birds

at long last, we've reached the end...

Bird number 14 out of 14,

The Great blue heron, Ardea herodius

thank you to everyone who reached out or got excited about this project, it genuinely gave me the fuel i needed to keep going. In total, the 480+ total hrs it took me to cover this wall pales in comparison to how long its expected to spend on there, hopefully imparting a sense of beauty and love for the natural world to the next generation and here's hoping i'm only getting started with these.

i'll see y'all soon :')

ysalamir

artists on the internet will make the most half assed image that says "fuck ice" in a font that someone else made and then be like "stickers and prints on my etsy that will be five dollars please."

sailatina3

Amount of fuck ice stickers sold: many

Amount of money donated to victimized latinos: Nothing

#they also make me laugh when they put it in a pretty font or some hidden acronym #like what

filibusterfrog

bugs!

#character design #cw bugs

I have such a hard time with the idea that “you don’t have to inform everyone about (thing you experience that is commonly misunderstood or stigmatized)” because who else is going to do it. I’m the one who has to deal with the repercussions of these ideas. So if I don’t inform them I’m just gonna be worse off in the end.

#bpd #vent post #mini rant #activism #activist #mental health awareness #black lives matter #blm #politics #why do I have such strong emotions on this #oh wait it’s bc I have fkin bpd

This genuinely fucks up my mental health tho. I need to go offline lmfao.

I have such a hard time with the idea that “you don’t have to inform everyone about (thing you experience that is commonly misunderstood or stigmatized)” because who else is going to do it. I’m the one who has to deal with the repercussions of these ideas. So if I don’t inform them I’m just gonna be worse off in the end.

witchygredhead

do you think he can draw a circle

#kingdom hearts #witch hat atelier #kh fanart #wha #kh sora #sora

crab-milk

first day as a defense attorney! surely nothing bad will happen!

#barok van zieks #van zieks #ace attorney #tgaac #animatic #ace attorney fanart

Unfortunately I like Herlock Sholmes. Quirked up white boy. I especially like it when he starts throwing hands.