Name's Kamikaze Kumquat. This is my Fallout sideblog that'll mostly be about our favorite Mayor Smartass, but if you can't guess that from the name, there's no helping you. I also post fiber arts here because I want to. Bi/Pan, She/Her. For adult audiences/NSFW. And, let's put it like this, if I could get away with it, I'd stab white supremacists for fun. You Have Been Warned.
I just found out my sister-in-law is a terf and has been treating her trans son like shit.
My levels of furious and devastation is disgusting.
If you are a terf, you best do yourself a favor and go the fuck away from my blog. I never EVER subscribed to your stupidity, even before my nephew came out. You are vile creatures who deserve to be beaten senseless because you are dividing up our community for your own gains. YOU HAVE BECOME THE VILLAINS YOU USED TO FIGHT AGAINST.
Fuck you. I hope you have the worst life possible, and I will not even reconsider or pity you. My 70 year old mother was able to learn, so can you. You just choose not to, and I absolutely don't suffer willful ignorance.
P.S. Also, if y'all didn't catch on, I don't suffer nazi (no matter how they are re-branded) fucks either. With terfs, you have enough warning to get the fuck away from me, with nazis, I respond with absolute, unmitigated, and unrepentent violence. Nazis are a fucking blight who are a threat to me, my own, and everyone else. I will not tolerate them in my sphere. I will wear going to jail for beating the shit out of a nazi like a fucking medal of honor.
No, I will not fucking debate any of this. If you want to debate, you out yourself as a sympathizer and that is exactly the reason you want to debate. Fuck. You.
The imposter syndrom is baaaaad this week. On top of that, I have a creative Thing. A Thing that could conceivably make money, which we need. BUT, the Thing involves creations that I give out to people who really need them and if their concept or design were stolen I would become a serial killer.
So, I will keep them not for money.
But, maybe my other things could. Never really considered it.
"𝐏𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐲: '𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐥, 𝐲𝐨𝐮'𝐫𝐞 𝐠𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐚 𝐛𝐞 𝟖𝟎 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐥𝐝.' 𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐥, 𝐬𝐨 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭? 𝐋𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐈'𝐯𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝟖𝟎 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬! 𝐈 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐈'𝐦 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧' 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝! 𝐈'𝐦 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐈 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐨 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧. 𝐈'𝐦 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐲 𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐬𝐨 𝐟𝐚𝐫, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈 𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞. 𝐈'𝐯𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐦𝐲 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐰, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈 𝐜𝐫𝐲 𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐈 𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨. 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐭'𝐬 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐧' 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮, 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐲𝐨𝐮, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮. 𝐈 𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐦𝐲 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭." -𝐃𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐨𝐧
🦋Wishing a very happy 80th birthday to beloved music legend, song-writer, actress, author, literacy advocate, lgbtq+ ally and international treasure Dolly Parton, born on January 19th, 1946 in a tiny one-room log cabin built on the banks of the Little Pigeon River in Pittman Center, Tennessee. Dolly's Imagination Library, founded in 1995, has given over 300,000,000 free books to children in America, Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, and the Republic of Ireland, with Dolly stating: "When I was growing up in the hills of East Tennessee, I knew my dreams would come true. I know there are children in your community with their own dreams. The seeds of these dreams are often found in books and the seeds you help plant in your community can grow across the world."🦋
Gifs of Dolly from the premiere episode of the Dolly variety series, originally broadcast by ABC on September 27th, 1987, and also from various red carpet appearances Dolly's made in recent years.
Pardon me, her funding of music programs in underfunded schools was ignored here. I feel I need to make known.
Dolly does so much and never, ever toots her own horn, and THAT is what real communify support means. Your community could be any community, and you do it for love, not recognition.
AGAIN, you put some respect on Dolly's name or you go home and sulk
"𝐏𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐲: '𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐥, 𝐲𝐨𝐮'𝐫𝐞 𝐠𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐚 𝐛𝐞 𝟖𝟎 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐥𝐝.' 𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐥, 𝐬𝐨 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭? 𝐋𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐈'𝐯𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝟖𝟎 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬! 𝐈 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐈'𝐦 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧' 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝! 𝐈'𝐦 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐈 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐨 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧. 𝐈'𝐦 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐲 𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐬𝐨 𝐟𝐚𝐫, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈 𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞. 𝐈'𝐯𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐦𝐲 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐰, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈 𝐜𝐫𝐲 𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐈 𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨. 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐭'𝐬 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐧' 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮, 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐲𝐨𝐮, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮. 𝐈 𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐦𝐲 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭." -𝐃𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐨𝐧
🦋Wishing a very happy 80th birthday to beloved music legend, song-writer, actress, author, literacy advocate, lgbtq+ ally and international treasure Dolly Parton, born on January 19th, 1946 in a tiny one-room log cabin built on the banks of the Little Pigeon River in Pittman Center, Tennessee. Dolly's Imagination Library, founded in 1995, has given over 300,000,000 free books to children in America, Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, and the Republic of Ireland, with Dolly stating: "When I was growing up in the hills of East Tennessee, I knew my dreams would come true. I know there are children in your community with their own dreams. The seeds of these dreams are often found in books and the seeds you help plant in your community can grow across the world."🦋
Gifs of Dolly from the premiere episode of the Dolly variety series, originally broadcast by ABC on September 27th, 1987, and also from various red carpet appearances Dolly's made in recent years.
Goddamned Mezolithic Megafauna’s what that is. Goddamned warranty expired on those things centuries ago, but do they care? Do they go decently extinct, like the ground sloth, gigantopethicus, or wooly rhino? Fuck that, they’re doing downhill runs on your favorite skiing course is what. Because Fuck it, is why.
How do you 'tint' other colors with the color you want to tint with? I usually use Clip Studio Pro but I could probably work backwards from any given program
My husband’s job primarily employs adult men but there is one (1) teenage girl and my husband said originally he worried she might be a bit of an outcast but instead every man on the crew was like “huh guess I am a dad/older brother now.”
She was in a car crash on the way to work one morning and called my husband to let him know she’d be late and he was like wtf guess I’m gonna be late too because I’m coming to pick you up and then he told his team and they were like I think you mean WE are coming.
Imagine you are a teenage girl probably rushing to get to work and you crash your probably new car and feel absolutely miserable and now you’ll be late to work but then suddenly in the distance a car full of all the adult men you work with just pulls up and is like “we came all the way here to pick you up” the mental image right now is fr.
Apparently she tried to call her dad but it was 3am and he was obviously sleeping so she called my husband and he not only came to find her but fished her glasses out of the hood of the car (she’d dropped them while looking inside), drove her to the hospital, and told her to take the day off. She insisted on coming back to work so he used his lunch break to watch TV with her to make sure she didn’t doze off (concussion risk).
You’ve heard of the Mom friend but my husband is very much the Dad friend. He said when he answered the phone she said “hey please don’t be mad” and he’s never felt such powerful Fatherhood energy in his life.
So you can avoid them stealing things from you, the artist/writer, etc.
Pro GenAI websites/Programs:
Facebook
Instagram
X/Twitter (Remember, Grok gives people cancer)
Threads
Pro Writing Aid
Grammarly
Duolingo
Google Docs
Microsoft Word/all Microsoft products Takes from and will feed their machine.
Youtube (taking advantage of people who are hearing impaired. ==;;)
Adobe Products. All of them. If you HAVE to use them (Some businesses require it), save offline because there is a film of at least some privacy protections there, so if you have to sue, you can say it violates US privacy law. Remember, contracts do not circumvent US law.
Corel won't feed the machines, but still uses AI stolen from other artists. Which sucks since Corel Draw is the second best overall for vector programs. (Plus I love Painter, but I bought the offline version to avoid AI). (Canadian company)
Canva Takes and feeds their machine.
Deviant Art Not only supports AI, but put a tool in and said they are going to steal your work if you like it or not for their machine.
Sketchup went Pro-GenAI. The thing is that you can do the same thing in Blender these days with precise measurements.
Autodesk has stated they are Pro-Gen AI here. It is not clear if they will use your models to feed their machine. But be on guard. They make Maya and 3Dmax. You can replace it with Blender.
Neutral ground:
Tumblr (there is a way to opt out [Link] and they don't have an active AI machine.) https://www.tumblr.com/dookins/743519550598987776/heres-how-to-disable-third-parties-like-ai
Etsy allows GenAI, but still has some (minor) restrictions. I'd still be cautious. (Also be cautious of drop shippers). Complaints about too much AI and AI images+patterns made by Ai still exist on the website. They lean slightly more pro-AI, but still won't let it run completely amok, say like Facebook. They won't feed your work into a machine, but also don't ban it through robots.txt.
Bluesky They don't use an AI algorithm except for in the "Discover" section of their website, but while they are anti-GenAI strongly, they don't seem to block the Gen AI bots from entry, so you'd still have to use Nightshade or Glaze (links below). There is no opt-out because they don't need an opt out. (Leaning towards strong position on AI, but I wish they would block GenAI bots).
Searxng- If you super want to screw over Google, in general, and have some tech savvy, you can set up your own search engine through searxng. It's easier on Windows and Linux than it is on a Mac. (Mac you need Docker), but if you're determined on privacy, Searxng adds a layer of privacy. Some of it sometimes uses bits of AI, but most of it doesn't and you can fuss with the settings so it doesn't spit out AI results. At sheer minimum Google will stop spitting out weird videos on Youtube at you because in your private browsing, you searched for the origin of ball bearings while not logged in for a book and Google likes to break privacy laws.
Strong positions against AI:
Scrivener (Creator vowed against AI) Writing program. There is an active forum, and versions for Mac, Linux and PC. It is paid, but at ~60 USD, it's cheaper than most programs. There is usually a holiday sale around Christmas. It has a learning curve, but with an active forum with the programmer of it there to ask obscure questions it's not a dead zone. They often take suggestions and implement them over time. (Especially if you rank the importance, applications, etc) US company.
LibreOffice Open source and free Spreadsheet and Word processor program that can replace Microsoft Word. Some people might have seen older versions where it was called Neo Office (now extinct) and Open Office. LibreOffice is still populated, plus the forums are super helpful if you get stuck. The UX is pretty intuitive if you've used Microsoft Word. Scrivener, BTW, supports exporting to odt (the native file) as well as .doc, and this can open both. The slight thing is that sometimes it doesn't export to .doc smoothly. And I DO wish more magazines, and agent (big clue here) supported .odt files since it is free. Part of the reason .odt isn't as supported is because Microsoft and Adobe have a deal with the devil with each other, so Adobe's Book formatting program InDesign doesn't support ODT. (BTW, if you have a good open source replacement for InDesign that supports ODT, let me know.)
Dabble (as suggested by SF stories, see reblog) is a writing program. Similar to Scrivener. Has vowed against AI and to resist it. 108 dollars a year for Basic. It is almost twice the price of Scrivener who lets you update for fairly cheap. 29 dollars a month, v. 59 dollars for the whole program (Scrivener) for the same features of Premium. You choose.
yWriter is a free Writing program and like Scrivener, and has vowed against AI Last I looked it had some UX issues, but some people swear by it. The learning curve is higher than Scrivener which is saying something.
Ellipsus is an online writing program and vowed against AI. The main feature I like (which Scrivener doesn't have) is the ability to change spellcheck based on region/language. It is a requested feature of Scrivener, but lower priority. So if you have a Brit, you can get the spelling for the character. They are a British-based company.
Cara.app (The creator of the website sued GenAI there is no chance they'll convert) is an artist website. Cara is trying to institute an auto Glaze/Nightshade into the website if given enough funds. People see it as a soft replacement for deviant art. (which went fully AI) If you believe in human art, please donate if you can. Zhang Jingna, the Creator,is Chinese-Singporean. She lives in Singapore.
Clip Studio Paint added AI, but saw the light and decided to protect artists instead because of protest and removed it. There are tutorials and a good forum if you get super stuck. Based in Japan, so the UI and UX is really clean.
Davinci Resolve Pro is a film editing software that's super good. There is a free version and a paid version. The forums are responsive. The programmers aren't always present. There is a healthy group of tutorials. US company. Clean UX. It does take a little bit of time to remember the shortcuts.
Tahoma2D is anti-AI and open source animation program. Takes a little getting used to, but is good for animations and doesn't crash as often as Animate. Programmers are in the forums and some bugs are fixed within hours. The forums are super responsive and helpful.
Krita open source and free, no AI. I'd rank it secondary to Clip Studio Paint (which is paid) I haven't tried the forums, but it's pretty intuitive and can stand for a lower level replacement for Painter, and do a lot of the basics of Photoshop. It's usually ranked higher than the equally open source Gimp.
Writer P AKA Writer+ (app for when you're on the go) is a simple word processor app for your phone that doesn't use AI. The original programmer stopped updating, so Writer+ person took over and isn't out to make a profit since it's free in the spirit of the original app. It has subfolders you can use. Since it was programmed before GenAI it doesn't have AI. Intuitive, easy to use. Fairly easy to upload the files through three dots->share. The files can save to your card or phone with some settings fussing. Simple word processor.
Inkscape is a free vector program and no AI. It is harder to use than illustrator and has less features. But if you're doing smaller vectors for one-offs with less complexity, it'll do you after some learning curve. Best of the lot. I hate Affinity Designer which is the same thing, only paid. (Neither Affinity program was worth the money paid)
Affinity (Designer, etc) swore to be AI-free and does Vector and Photos. The UX is messy, I dislike the program and regret paying for it. Inkscape and Krita are better UX and do the same thing. The forums aren't as friendly since there has been an onslaught of people seeing it's supposed to be a replacement for Photoshop and Illustrator, but the programmers aren't present. The people on the forums are often on edge about this assertion. And the capabilities of the program don't outshine basically Krita or Inkscape capabilities (both free). What is usually intuitive is not. UK company. If you're going to pay for a program, go for Clip Studio Paint which rivals Corel Painter.
Blender is a 3D art program and does not use GenAI. It can do 2D animation, but Tahoma is easier to use in this regard. It's open source and free. Plus there are plenty of tutorials. The forums can be touch and go sometimes, but there are plenty of sub Blender communities that might be responsive. It can also do animation.
Handmade vowed against AI and promised to never sell itself for stock prices to prevent AI (as a replacement for Etsy.)
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Proton (to replace Google Suite) as suggested by SF Stories (see reblog) Vowed against AI. They are missing a spreadsheet, but have online and offline capabilities, plus a built-in VPN.
But you need a pro website...
Look up robots.txt and AI bots: https://www.cyberciti.biz/web-developer/block-openai-bard-bing-ai-crawler-bots-using-robots-txt-file/
Use cloudflare:
Use Nightshade:
https://nightshade.cs.uchicago.edu/whatis.html
which will poison the algorithm
Use Glaze:
Take Away:
The thing is you think you doing it alone will do nothing, but the more AI feeds on itself, AI images, the worse they become, and the less detailed so, denying it the images, adding poison or not being able to read the human text is eventually going to lead to an AI collapse.
Analysis shows that indiscriminately training generative artificial intelligence on real and generated content, usually done by scrapi
And why not help that along?
I don't want to give cancer to poor people [Link] or make the planet burn faster [Link]. So GenAI collapse is everything I dream of. GenAI apocalypse is not.
I use Scrivener and will fucking sing its praises forever! I have it on Windows and will be adding it again for my Linux dual boot. I haven't yet as I am still figuring out what programs need a Linux alternative (I will eventually go full Linux if I can.) I think I have to buy the Linux version of Scrivener even though I already own the Windows version, but frankly, I am haooy as hell to give the creator more money because of his extreme anti-A.I. stance. I may never publish, but I do not ever want any of my creations to be training A.I. slop. Ever.
Auntie Kami here to wish you an amazing holiday where ever yours falls!
And, hey, guess what?
It is okay if you didn't finish the Thing(s) I finished several fhings but not all the things. On top of that I came up with a very quick (just a couple of hours) new Thing I will be finishing today and trying to figure out how to hide it for discovery. My holidays go until January, but another Thing won't be finished but new Thing will also carry an I.O.U. You can be cute with this stuff!
It is okay to put down the unfinished and just take the rest of the time to enjoy the slow moments of Winter. (Not sure if this time of year is slow or peaceful in the Down Under since it is Summer there, but y'all should be enjoying that fun, too!)
Slow crafts are called "slow" for a reason and this is all part of what makes "slow" living so good. Enjoying making the thing is just as important as enjoying the holidays and enjoying the longest nights.
Most people use their fiber craft to slow down because they just can't any other time. Y'all are allowed to put it down and take that time to be peaceful and remember to breathe. It is okay to do that.
If you didn't make anything this year, then that is also fabulous because you have set a boundary with your art and you should absolutely stick with it. But, I still hope you are taking time to feel happiness and love.
You are amazing no matter what, and I love you.
Off to bed so I can make big, crocheted googly eyes in the morning. And, worry not, I am not stressed. I am absolutely giddyabout it...which is making it hard to sleep. Ah well.
This is your Auntie Kami talking to those who are in the home stretch of the Christmas holiday (or anyone else who have a holiday falling nearby):
Okay, my darlings, I want you to put your work down and take a day to breath and look at the decorations and lights and listen to music and watch the cheesy movies...I want you to realize that what you do might be to make others happy, which is so noble, but also, you are allowed to revel in the joy of the moment of knowing you are helping to create that happiness and you get to sit down and just enjoy this moment of "I am creating joy" while at the same time enjoying the moment to say "I am happy I am doing this."
You are allowed to enjoy what you do. Yoh are also allowed to stop and revel in the time that is encouraging to to make these things.
It shouldn't be once a year, but if it'd gonna be, FUCKING ROLL IN IT.
You are days away, and y'all now have to stop and take a breath.
This is IMPORTANT.
You Must Stop and Breathe.
Otherwise, you won't see the good things around you, and how can you spread more good things in the things you make if all you do is instill in them the anxiety and strsss you are feeling?
At least, do this: when you finish your project, hug it. Seriously, hug it. Give it allthe love you intended it to have.
It is better than fancy wrapping paper and ribbons.
I an gently, gently saying "It is okay."
Auntie Kami loves you very much and the things you make are full of love and empathy.
This is your Auntie Kami talking to those who are in the home stretch of the Christmas holiday (or anyone else who have a holiday falling nearby):
Okay, my darlings, I want you to put your work down and take a day to breathe and look at the decorations and lights and listen to music and watch the cheesy movies...I want you to realize that what you do might be to make others happy, which is so noble, but also, you are allowed to revel in the joy of the moment of knowing you are helping to create that happiness and you get to sit down and just enjoy this moment of "I am creating joy" while at the same time enjoying the moment to say "I am happy I am doing this."
You are allowed to enjoy what you do. You are also allowed to stop and revel in the time that is encouraging to make these things.
It shouldn't be once a year, but if it's gonna be, FUCKING ROLL IN IT.
