kath-topia

I, like, don’t even know anymore, maaaaaan.

[kath-topia]

IT'S THE WEEKEND, TIME TO SET THE OFFICE ON FIRE AND GO HOME **powers off laptop and leaves the spare bedrooom**

[spaceshiprocket]

RIP John Romita Sr. 1930 - 2023

[nesskain]

Spidey

[thediktatortot]

Not people saying “Fandom has always been like this” in that vent post I made. No. It hasn’t always been like this. Fandom has NEVER been like this until recently and if you were in fandom pre-tumblr purge, pre-twitter, pre-netflix boom, pre-tiktok….then you would fucking know it was nothing like this.

We still had the drive to create. We still sold prints and charms and made zines…but it was never like this.

The introduction of streaming, binge shows that drop all at once, tiktok and vine RIP i still love u vine but you were the beginning of a particularly ugly era) creating this bite sized, quick paced ‘content’ era of creation and it bled out into fucking everything else.

Fandoms didn’t die down when the show ended or the season was over. You didn’t mass unfollow artist, writers or moots just because they changed fandoms. There wasn’t this need to please the algorithm in order for your posts to get seen by people and enjoyed.

Fandoms used to last YEARS. Star Trek is literally the oldest running fandom out there and you got people in there that could care less about the new stuff and still have been happily prancing through their fucking fifty year old fandom today. Hell, even SPN after all it’s fuckups and shitshows has a dedicated fanbase STILL creating tons of art and fic.

There is no patience anymore. No calm feeling of taking in fandom and friends at a pace that which doesn’t make you stressed and is still fun.

Do I blame fandom for this? Of course not, but people are complacent with it and start changing their vocab to accommodate and end up making the situation so deep it cant be fixed.

We call Art & Fic Content now, completely stripping the value of what it is to a level of consumerism instead of personal entertainment & community bonding.

[violettenouvel]

Let OP talk, they’re absolutely right.

[lokihiddleston]

[invisiblelad]

the History of Black History Month

Black History Month may be the shortest month of the year, but its one that gets jam packed with quality info for inquiring minds.

One of the first questions I wonder when it comes to the observance of events like this is, what was behind their origins? 

As it happens, Black History Month was inspired by historian/author Dr. Carter G Woodson who founded the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History in 1915. 

Interestingly enough, some of the reasoning behind them selecting February as the target month makes far more sense with the info provided by the Library of Congress guide on Black History Month: 

Through this organization, Dr. Woodson initiated the first Negro History Week in February 1926. Dr. Woodson selected the week in February that included the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass, two key figures in the history of Black Americans.

Lincoln and Douglass’ birthdays were in part, motivating factors. Later, President Ford endorsed the observance of Black History Month in 1975. Congress passed Public Law 99-244 which formally stipulated that February be what would later be best known as Black History Month. Both Congress and the Presidency has annually passed a resolution honoring Black History Month from 1996 on.

[animalcrossingmemes]

my last game is actually overwatch haha… wbu?

[invisiblelad]

I think being an NPC in Overwatch could be…fine? The world seems to be on the verge of robo-war/invasion but pretty science-futuristic and pretty…so I could do worse.

[kath-topia]

Legend of Zelda: Breath of the I didn’t ask for this Isekai

[kath-topia]

The evolution of language is remarkable, no?

[cy-lindric]

trinkets & heraldries

[coeurlbriefs]

my ala mhigos.....

[nipuni]

Happy Holidays!! 😊🎼🎹🎻

A step by step process of this will be available on my Patreon on december 1st!

[porterdavis]

A doctor's duty is to the patient, not the state.

[anotherpapercut]

the quote referenced in that tweet from the article they linked:

"At the AMA’s 2022 interim meeting this month, the agency amended their ethical guidance to doctors on abortion. From AMA President Jack Resneck Jr., MD:

“Under extraordinary circumstances, the ethical guidelines of the profession support physician conduct that sides with their patient’s safety and health, acknowledging that this may conflict with legal constraints that limit access to abortion or reproductive care.”

To put it plainly: They’re telling doctors that to provide ethical care, they might have to break the law. The AMA also says they will offer support to doctors, including legal support and pathways for doctors-in-training to learn abortion services if they live in a state where abortion is illegal."

[hannakdraws]

some pages from my comics reading journal. reviews and studies and thoughts

books by Mathilde Kitteh (Wrecked Hearts -Dark Energy, Brush Paradise), Jane Mai (P.E.O.W.), Patrick Crotty (Devil Maybe Cry), Kris Mukai (TESWB,WLiMSG) and Choo (Tender)

follow them if you don't already, and buy their books if you can! everything they make is gold ♡

[thesorceresstemple]

[coeur-verrou-deactivated2026012]

🎨 Alice Blake

[mooglemeet]

Founded in August of 2017, MOOGLEMEET has striven to be a connectivity and positivity project for roleplayers of the popular MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV. Its mission is to showcase characters, free companies and players to connect like-minded people across the game who may not know of each other; as well as promote goodwill and positive thinking across the platform!

The blog went on a hiatus at the start of 2021 due to irl obligations, but we’re back and better than ever, kupo!

If you all would be so kind as to reblog this post to get the word out, I’d appreciate it! This project would not run without the communities’ continued support and I’d like to thank each and every person who chooses to utilise it. ♥

[kath-topia]

Reille, my FFXIV elezen, as a Mucha girl.

I am declaring this one done now for at least the time being. After the Solas getting a touch of gouache at the end I realized I should have painted MORE of it with that beautiful opacity.

After neglecting this as a watercolor on my desk for months (there’s a procreate version over the original pencil line art) I decided to switch my new acrylic CMYK gouaches and be done with it!

So relieved I can move on in the sketchbook now.

I added Reille’s name and the game name to the art so I don’t forget it in ten years 🤣

[kath-topia]

We’re all(?) using Tumblr again so I am sharing some art from the last few years that haven’t given myself enough praise for. My new dream is to have dense sketch books of STUFF to flip through.

[kath-topia]

i was cleaning up my DAI fanfiction folder and found this

correspondence between solas and ellana post-crestwood

The artifact was where you said it would be. It’s been activated.

-Ellana

Thank you.

-Solas

Your reply wasn’t necessary.

-Ellana

Regardless. Thank you.

-Solas

Please stop responding. It’s INAPPROPRIATE.

-Ellana

I stated furthering our relationship would be inappropriate. Treating you with common courtesy is appropriate.

-Solas

STOP IT.

-Ellana

Please see the attached map for the location of another artifact. Please let me know if you need any assistance finding it.

-Solas