pretend i have a cool intro here. haven't had the energy to make one, whoops!
my name is talisman, or hong, if that's a mouthful. people also call me trout.
they/them dyke, he/him is also okay.
hobby artist (i do commissions occasionally). i specialise in all things body horror, and have a great love for freakish monster characters.
amateur entomologist, slowly self-studying the fundamentals. happy to attempt an ID at any bug pics you have, so long as the bug in question isn't 5 pixels big!
sideblogs:
@homestead-akatsuka (ososan)
@bug-reviews (i review bugs)
my tag masterlist is too long now, so it's under the cut now!
tag masterlist/other notes
i like eccentric tags but i have the memory of a goldfish so this is the digital equivalent of a sticky note on my fridge telling me what im supposed to buy at the grocery store
often succeeded by a🪲 emote
rb: great catch 🪲
general reblog
note-taking 🪲
art resources. i also place lovely art here that i wish to study under a microscope.
the tomes 🪲
world-building resources, guides, and inspiration.
the inkwell 🪲
character-related resources, guides, and inspiration.
the catalogue 🪲
photographs of wildlife—flora, fauna, etc. generally excludes silly videos and memes, but i can get a bit loosey-goosey with my categorisations.
loveliness 🪲
i particularly enjoy looking at these :-)
the gallery 🪲
artworks and other such creations made by other people.
the insectarium 🪲
special tag for my favourite little invertebrates. this also includes other non-insects, i'm not going to get semantic about tag-centered word use haha.
the archives 🪲
posts i reblog specifically to read or source in the future. usually includes book recommendations, science journals, and other materials.
others:
signal boost 🪲
fundraisers, charity, disaster-relief, and other such posts. often for larger, community-based emergencies/disasters, but will also include individual fundraisers
oh, i'll just go to the library for one book, and that's IT. just one. like this book here! that looks very interesting. i will take out this b- oh, but this book, now this looks very good too. ... it's unfair of me to choose :( i will just take them both, i can always renew them. now time for me to go and study- oh! what's this? oooh what an enticing blurb! i like this book too. my darling you shall go on the pile. everyone belongs. i can always renew them. and while i'm here.. ... i was looking for a book about- yes! this book! this is perfect! ohh i am so glad im not dead. now i have so many wonderful books. this is plenty :) i don't need anym- oh! look! another book... ... ........ .. . i can always renew them......
If staff reformed the ban system to stop banning trans women and used the resulting good will to re-introduce pornography, this site would become a juggernaut. It would swallow Twitter whole.
If staff reformed the ban system to stop banning trans women and used the resulting good will to re-introduce pornography, this site would become a juggernaut. It would swallow Twitter whole.
ID: a reddit post in the subreddit "mtf" by user @.apotatomassacre. "My 84 year old Navajo grandmother gave me one of her bracelets (that my silversmith grandfather made for her in the 50s) after seeing me as myself for the first time. It was one of the pinnacle moments of my transition and definitely made me cry.
i came out to my grandma at the beginning of the year over the phone. She really didn't (and I knew) know what transgender was or anything but this past weekend, we were able to see each other in person for the first time since i started my transition. For being 84 years old, the chat went as great as it could have gone! She caught me as I was leaving and she gave me a silver bracelet with turquoise and coral stones. She told me that this style is what Navajo women wear.
I was speechless as she barely learned what transgender was just minutes earlier. I cried for the entire drive home." End ID
The current pre-Pyrkon grind makes me forget I draw stuff besides merch, but I still absolutely do and love it <3 I miss it already, but July's gonna be entirely dedicated to completing all of my current commissions + ArtFight so #soon :)
Huge thanks to all the commissioners here, I loved working on these!
hai.... heres my transformers oc .... flutter-by. i wanted 2 create a miata transformer because the headlights r funny.
theyre of the entertainment class, a singer/host, turned decepticon in the great war. they've become a decepticon captain because of their ability to rally troops.
they'll eventually defect from the decepticon side and become neutral after realizing that they didn't align with what the decepticons have become.
(image 1: first concepts of flutter-by that focused on nailing their colours. flutter-by is of a light turquoise, reddish-pink and black with yellow optics. very hatsune miku inspired. this was where i first nailed down the bug half of their face.)
(image 2: expression page for flutter-by, containing neutral, cheeky, horrified, irritated and sad expressions. below it is a chibi flutter-by being picked up by their eyebrow feelers. don't do that !! it will cause processor damage)
(image 3: six design explorations of flutter-by's helm design. a photo of transformers prime' bumblebee design is at the top left of these as a reference image. each one contains a front view and a side view. i wanted to see how better i could integrate flutter's bug-esque half of their face into their entire helm because it originally felt disjointed.)
mutuals can always dm me but be warned i talk like your coworker who is trying too hard to get to know you and my response times are akin to the response times you might get if we were communicating by letter
[looking at people younger than me] you have your whole life ahead of you [looking at people older than me] you have your whole life ahead of you [looking at myself] its over
hey guys i fucking hate to ask yet again but I need help with transportation to my doctors fees. I am a trans jew disabled guy still fighting for disability and have been having a mysterious and persistent issue regarding my GERD that is causing me to reach and gag daily, including spitting up what I believe was a tiny spot of ulcerated tissue. I have like four upcoming appointments to try to settle this and potentially two surgeries but I dont have the money to get to the clinics im supposed to see due to a massive fuck up by the people who pay me regarding my end date.
so it means I won't be paid in time to cover all this. can anyone afford to help? if you can, even five dollars is a huge help toward my transportation fees; one of my doctors costs literally 60 to go to and from, and the neurologist and ENT and GI are all also about thr same so im just kinda fucked.
anything helps. can show proof of my upcoming appts and distance and even my employers' fuck up if need be.
tysm 😊 please be a darling and rb if you cant afford to help
paypal - [email protected] or paypal.me/knifeofdunwall (my name starts with a D to know u have the right person)
I've been to two of my doctors and was told I lost 33 lbs in a month so now they are concerned and taking me seriously. I see a GI in two weeks that will cost 60 to get back and forth from plus i need an endoscopy separately. anything at all is a major help as I was told I dont qualify for medical rides.
ntm we just got hit by a 230 dollar bill we weren't supposed to pay. my dad has tried to dispute but no one is helping us and we are royally fucked lol.
my biggest concern is my health though. h Pylori is a cancer causing bacteria and reinfection that I have to sit with will cause issues.
