Dysania

Hey, I'm Megean. I am me. The girl who makes many mistakes. The Doctor's companion. The Pokemon trainer. The girl who still believes in peace. The girl who doesn't know what to believe in anymore. The girl who loves to be by herself. The girl who hates being alone. The graduate. The sister. The daughter. The girl who thought she was in love that one time. The girl who doesn't come from a well off family. The girl who is looking for 'the one'. The girl who used to cry herself to sleep over that guy. The girl whose life is changing bit by bit. The girl making tough decisions. The girl who couldn't be happier.

[depsidase]

[nattousan]

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' >:)

[nattousan]

and now, the birds

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

[nattousan]

Bird 3/14, American Robin, Turdus migratorius

[nattousan]

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

[nattousan]

speaking of obnoxious coverts:

bird 5/14, Bluejay, Cyanocitta cristata

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

[nattousan]

Madam....

[nattousan]

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

pleasantly simple to paint! next is the flickerrrrr

[nattousan]

*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 :)

[nattousan]

in other news, I am losing my mind hairline

[nattousan]

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 🙏

[nattousan]

*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 🥹

[nattousan]

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

[nattousan]

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

[nattousan]

thanks for the reminder, kid

[nattousan]

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 :')

[gr8a]

Oh my god, until watching this video, in all this time I've been following your progress, I forgot that you mentioned in the very first post that you were DONATING this work!!! My mind boggles! I kept thinking "gosh, I wonder how much the library is paying..." because you put such incredible care and thought and time and effort and detail into this. Of course the director was very enthusiastic, they just got a masterpiece for free, that will bring tons of new visitors to the library just to check out your work, for years to come. I hope you are so proud of your beautiful work and your generosity to your community. (And I hope you are able to leverage this into plenty of well-paying work, if that is your goal, because dang, the library got an enormous, lucky deal on this one.)

[moniquill]

[fairy-magick]

[depsidase]

[normalmammal]

to all the warriors who will feel pressured to shave their legs now that it’s warm enough to wear shorts… HOLD THE LINE!!!

[catmask]

i dont consider myself a 'fashion guru' by any means but one thing i will say is guys you dont need to know the specific brand an item you like is - you need to know what the item is called. very rarely does a brand matter, but knowing that pair of pants is called 'cargo' vs 'boot cut' or the names of dress styles is going to help you find clothes you like WAAAYYYY faster than brand shopping

[catmask]

this also goes for aesthetic or -core titles. 'y2k tank top' is going to get you resellers and fast fashion brands advertising to people looking to meet a current trend. 'thin strap crop tank top' is going to get you a diverse group of results and not upcharge you to hell and back

additionally, shop second hand when you can, second hand and thrift sites typically organize clothes by the cut and color. theyll be more affordable than a depop seller curating you a style to sell you

[daftpatience]

useful terminology for different kinds of clothing shapes :)

[thatwritergirlsblog]

Useful writing reference

[pagewoman]

“Skeleton Flowers” become transparent when it rains, when the leaves dry out they turn back to white.

by John Evans

[chillyfeetsteak]

all i wanna do is eat nectarines and think about aurora borealis st. elmo’s fire gigantic jets ball lightning green flash earthquake lights and will-o-the-wisps

[chillyfeetsteak]

[biblically-accurate-lesbian]

SPECIAL INTEREST MENTIONED YALL!!!

Look at my jellyfish sprites boy

Sundogs

Asperitas clouds

[biblically-accurate-lesbian]

Glories

Russian Light Pillars

Nacreous Clouds

[biblically-accurate-lesbian]

Mammatus Clouds (tiddy clouds lol)

Morning glory clouds

St. Elmo's Fire

I could go on for HOURS!! Remember that the would around you is much weirder than you know and the only difference between magic and science is we put names to the latter!

[chillyfeetsteak]

see she gets it

[pyroclastic727]

All other TLEs in case sprites aren't enough for you

If you'd like to see them in action, I recommend this video by storm chaser Pecos Hank.

[the-real-seebs]

every year i'm on this site the color of the sky gets weirder

[traegorn]

[crazy-brazilian]

[fckmypssywtharakemom]

[tiny-crecher]

Unus Annus Secrets

Here I’m going to try and explain all of the Unus Annus codes + possible lore. If I have forgotten some information or if one of these links doesnt work/is incorrect please let me know. This post will be updated when needed. 

This is LONG, so be prepared. 

Keep reading

[theunmarkedjournal]

Start reblogging the money blessings post…

If you haven’t already done it…. Go hit that reblog button. Do what you have to, just do that too.

Like seriously. Just find one and reblog it real quick. I post a couple yesterday and put into the universe that I actually wanted it

Only been at work for a couple and I get this at as a tip! (tips ain’t normal at ALL in here)

Come on now!!

Let it work for y’all too

[theunmarkedjournal]

YALL!! THERE HAS BEEN AN INCREASE!! (I don’t know how your bank account is set up, but $55 dollars in tips counts as a blessing over here!)

*sending out money blessing vibes to y’all*

[theunmarkedjournal]

Counting my blessing and they total up to $60 today. (Got another $5 tip not too long ago)

Today was good. Im trying to maintain this same energy all this week to see what will come of it

[majaminxx22]

I don’t care, I ain’t playin. Imma need one of these damn thangs to work, now.

[glitterboywednesday]

I might as well not reblogging aint gone put money in my pocket

[theunmarkedjournal]

Let the universe know what you want

[poisonedblacklotus]

Cash app $drinabee if you tryna bless me

[theunmarkedjournal]

That works too I guess 😂😂 #BeTheBlessing

[liferuining-soulsnatcher]

I mean if someone would like to bless a struggling college student, mine $neshao and I have Venmo 👀

[partyandrepeat]

Same if somebody wanna help me out $camjam21 😌

[56blogsstillcrazy]

cash app me my birthday next year january $EzekielCrawford

gone be thirty and im scared help every dollar helps

[poisonedblacklotus]

Somebody sent $20 for my graduation 🎓 Saturday, cash app $drinabee if you want to donate too

[go-h0e-or-go-h0me-deactivated20]

Yo I reblogged that goat one and I ended up getting 27 dollars in my back account cause I got a refund on a sex toy that didnt work the day after i reblogged that shit

[theunmarkedjournal]

😂💀 blessings come in every shape and form

[go-h0e-or-go-h0me-deactivated20]

Exactly mine was just unconventional 😂

[thattinycookiemonster]

always taking donations $ChanteEunan

[theboudoirbunny2k7]

Tryna start burlesque dancing and i need cute shit $noeyyyy

[kashhippie]

$Katiana93 ❤️

[13ofstars]

$ashleykatina thanks in advance loves ❤️

[totheonedegree]

PayPal: https://paypal.me/luciag9. ❤️❤️

[alternativeblkgal]

why not lol 🙏🏾

[myakahla]

I am constantly attracting abundance and opportunity

[myakahla]

Hey, it worked! 😁 $56 tip on a $44 bill

[theunmarkedjournal]

Y’all seeing this and y’all still not believing yet. Maaaane just hit button and watch it work

[melaninprincess520-deactivated2]

$Tyciana Amen 🙏

[totheonedegree]

https://paypal.me/luciag9.

[linda-sosa-deactivated20180905]

$lindacouther

[trilligan-island-deactivated202]

need this like nobody business rn

[dequince]

ima keep rebooting until its my turn!!!!!! lol 🙏🏾

[damostnotdalessa]

I take change too 🙋🏾‍♀️

[memoirs-of-detrail]

I ain’t going to lie i just seen this and skipped it and it popped right back up so I’m going to take my warning and jump on board. 

[lovequenterius-deactivated20221]

Well shit i need money 🤷🏽‍♂️ $theylovequen 😇

[alternativeblkgal]

please money blessing post bless ya girl 🙏🏾

[golden-browncrown]

I give offerings and libation…bless me all mighty money blessings post.

[afrosnchopsticks-deactivated201]

$nikkixciii

[rareblackroses]

$DShmoneyyy the Lord saith bless and u shall be blessed 😇

[iseeuwatchnme]

$officialmisterr

[bighardncreamy]

Money money

[thecolorsfucked]

$unfriendlyblackwitch

[lapdanseuse]

you have been blessed by the money shoe. she’s broken but not broke. reblog if you too are crumbling corporeally but wish to access endless riches. 💎💰

[biggest-gaudiest-poltergeist]

vampire headcanons?

[deanu]

I’ve made a post about this before on my blog AGES ago BUT I’ll just copy/paste it here. If vampires were gonna drink anything /besides/ blood AND survive it would be whole milk. I’m a science major. Hear me out.  Unless your vampires have to drink blood because of a supernatural curse or something, they’re more than likely biological vampires (viral, genetic, etc), right? So, Milk has the same basic components as blood does: proteins, immunofactors, fats, sugars, vitamins, minerals, etc. so a vampire could potentially live off of milk, or at least be able to supplement/curb human blood feedings with milk. 

Blood transports these nutrients PLUS gases (O2 and CO2), and I’m assuming your vampire doesn’t NEED the Gas Transport function of blood. Milk more or less does the same thing (sans Gas Transport) I.E. transporting nutrients from mother to offspring because the offspring still can’t eat solid foods and drink from a cup, now can they. I’ll include Blood Nutrients and Milk Nutrient Facts below. The only way I could see having a biological vampire and them needing blood (and blood only) is if it’s the kind of vampire that needs their old blood replaced by fresh blood to keep their organs working, but then the whole “drinking” blood doesn’t make sense, and they’d need a blood transfusion method of some kind. Number stuff: 

blood components: -water ~92% -other solutes (ions, gases, nutrients, etc) ~2% -proteins ~7% -fats (blood can contain 200-240 mg/dl blood cholesterol. This depends on age, diet, and how recently the human has eaten) Milk components: -water ~85% -proteins ~3.3% -fat ~4.1% -0.7% minerals so as a vampire you may be missing out on some proteins and a bit of water, but you could make it up with a larger consumption of milk and/or supplementation of blood drinking. Cow milk is Diet Blood™

[kelpls]

IT’S OCTOBER 

[virgilisaneternalmood]

IT’S OCTOBER

[thewizardconnoisseurbutnot]

It’s not October but it’s close enough

[sand-in-the-timepiece]

AW

[silkirose]

:/

[silkirose]

:0

[silkirose]

:)

[silkirose]

A little update <3

I still read all of your lovely replies! I have not given up on art my friends! I have even started my own webcomic on webtoon! It’s called Seth In Space and it would mean a lot to me if you would support me there! Love you all and happy halloween!!

[officialwaterfairy]

This is the purest shit I have ever seen and quite honestly I needed this