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Writing... Drawing... Singing... Writing... Drawing... My other account is a ninja. @thesoftninja

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Goblin Wisdom

Let me impart to you all some Goblin Life Advice 

-appreciate simple physical pleasures, like a warm home, soft bed, and a full stomach. life isn’t always easy for goblins, so be mindful of the comforts you have now.

-savor the taste of food, especially meat or fresh bread

-make comfy pillow and blanket nests when it’s cold out

-if possible, sleep or snuggle in piles of your loved ones. Goblins are all about community. plus its basically a form of hoarding

-save things that you could reuse or recycle later

-save and wash plastic food containers (ex coolwhip) -use as tupperware 

-thrift shop. cheap clothes!! usually the smell comes out in the wash. 

-make your room your own space. mark it as your territory. fill it with your hoard. turn your bed into a nest fit for a gobling creche. 

-arrange your life to be comfortable and utilitarian without worrying about what others think of it. if ur depressed and need food, you can grocery shop in ur pjs without showering if that’s all u have the energy for. necessities first! go to ur 8 am without makeup. 

-adorn yourself in all the tacky, fun things you want without worrying about “fashion”

-free yourself from the idea that you need to be attractive to deserve respect and love in this world. 

-free yourself from the idea that you always need to seem to be put together in public. your life is not a performance and you owe nothing to no one

-let yourself ugly laugh in public

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This is my final week (and a half) of Inktober. Goblins, goblins, and Reuben - the guy in black and white.

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Week 3 of Inktober. My favorite from this group is Moe. Moe is wearing the big grey wig. Moe is a very old goblin. She is also a brilliant musician. Many of her pieces were discovered in the 1700s by some charlatan named Wolfgang and he called the music Moe’s art. After the music became popular he changed his name and took all the credit.

The goblin with the cat on his head is Cat. The cat’s name is Mopi, which is Korean for furry.

The goblin with the yellow jacket is Skipper. He is a standard Klabautermann, a German kobold.

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This is Mush (left) and Pudding (right). As is obviously, Mush wears a mushroom as a hat and Pudding a fancy dessert. Pudding wants to be a pastry chef. Mush wants to be an Air Force Pilot.

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These are some of my week 2 offerings for Inktober.

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My first week of Inktober. I mostly post to my Instagram alotapeople.

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This is a goblin standard bearer. I colored it with a combo of ink and water color. It was my first foray into water colors.

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Twig is a goblin who wanders the New England coastal towns looking for a lighthouse to live near.

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This goblin is named Daisy.

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Goblins have such an advanced society that they really have esoteric jobs. Tracey here works out the physics on @thesoftninja

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Work in progress Goblin Warrior and Shield Bearer.

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A couple of goblins. I love how the one with a tree growing out of his head turned out. I liked him enough to name him. He’s Twig. Twig travels around the northern coastal areas looking for a cold town with a lighthouse.

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Here’s the finished drawing in full color.

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Another process video.

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A little process video.

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Here’s a pic from the last video.

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Growing up (and yesterday) I loved Mario. Mario was the coolest game that I was awful at. It was the end bosses that got me. And the water levels. But I was pretty good at all of the levels that just ended with a flag. None of this is pertinent except: Mario. Or, more specifically, Super Mario. Over the weekend I found the above cereal sitting in the Kroger grocery. Of course, I had to buy it. It is SUPER MARIO CEREAL! How could I not buy it? But, for the rest of you: Don't buy it. Is was Super Not Great! I'd give it a 2 out of 5. It tasted kinda like Frankenberry Crunch, but with less overt strawberry flavor, so it wasn't as awesome. It also had a hint of Smurf Berry Crunch, which was THE best cereals from the 80s that turned to mush in 3 minutes. But if you ate it fast it was delicious. Super Mario Cereal was something of a blend of those. My guess is this cereal could not stand up to Frankenberry or Smurf Berry because they were trying to make it pseudo healthy. That'll ruin a good sugar indulgent cereal every time. If you take a look at the fine print under the name you'll see something that struck me as odd (see second picture). “Naturally Flavored with OTHER Natural Flavors." WTF does that mean? What are the "other" flavors? And what are the flavors other than the "others?" I'm confused. Also, and this is just a guess, but I think Kellogg's might be ashamed of this cereal. They didn't put their name on it. Usually the company name is plastered across the front of the box, but look for yourself. It isn't there. They must have known this was a poor effort. I was halfway through my third bowl when I realized I had no idea who made this cereal. For all I knew it was made by Inspector Arsenic. I suddenly felt an urgent need to know whence came the foodstuffs I was stuffing into my food hole. Finally I found it, clearly printed on the bottom of the box and in the fine print on the side. I don't know. It wasn't great. I probably won't buy it again.