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writing + misc references

[thecollectibles]

Jeanne d'arc by Anato Finnstark

[poemsforcowboys]

the signs as the x files

fox mulder: libra, cancer, leo, scorpio

dana scully: virgo, capricorn, aries, taurus 

the aliens: aquarius, pisces, gemini, sagittarius 

[stars-open-among-the-lilies]

Friendly reminder that:

with this site you can type a singer/band name, a music genre or general keywords and it’ll show you a web of similar artists plus, you can also listen to some songs and find other ones similar to the one you chose to listen to

this one creates a web too, and works also with books and movies

this one has lists instead of webs, but works with music, movies, tv shows, books, authors and games!

[qpluto]

yeah prove me wrong

[starlit-astrology]

unusual truths about the signs

aries: can actually be super fearful. mask emotions by being rash and reckless because they fear, more than anything, messing something they care about up. they feel that their emotions get in the way of making good decisions. 

taurus: not lazy; picky where they spend their energy. taurus’ can be very passionate, being ruled by venus, and when it’s something they care about taurus will go to the ends of the earth to achieve what they want. 

gemini: feels extremely deeply. always trying to dissect why they feel the way they do instead of embracing it. mask pain with wittiness and sarcasm. never honest with themselves though they can be so brutally blunt with others. 

cancer: probably has anger issues or anxiety. because cancer’s feel so deeply, they look for an outlet to release these emotions. anger is the one i’ve seen the most - cancer’s are volatile and find a way to hurt the person they take their anger out on - they go for the kill shot. 

leo: way more insecure than they front. many leo’s are physically confident, as we all know, but, like gemini’s, leo’s couldn’t be more emotionally insecure. they love the idea of love, but they’re terrified of emotional intimacy. 

virgo: their controlling organization comes from a lack of control over their heart. virgo’s can have flitting attraction because of their ruling planet, mercury. their interest is temporary, as they enjoy a mystery, but only for so long. it’s a very fine line to keep the affections of a virgo, as they’re extremely picky with who they settle. 

libra: can be completely cold-hearted. scorpio’s and cancer’s get angry, but usually out of emotion, and it’s evident that no matter what they say they still care. libra’s however, have a switch that completely detaches them from all feelings when they’re pissed. will make you question if they ever even cared. 

scorpio: common perception of scorpio’s is that they’re kinky and sexual bastards, when really they are one of the few signs who views sex as an act of love rather than of physical feelings. scorpio’s only have sex with people they love - it’s more their heart than body. 

sagittarius: that wanderlust spirit is rooted deeply in fear. sagittarius fear attachment to one place or person for too long; it’s why they tend to travel. either physically or emotionally, locking down a sagittarius is very difficult, but not because they just want to see the world, but because they are very distrustful in nature. 

capricorn: like gemini, capricorn are very emotional. however, capricorn tend to ignore feelings instead of trying to understand them. known as driven, they tend to focus all their energy on a single thing, and think that emotion is a distraction from their goals.  

aquarius: super loyal. even though aquarius are very opportunistic and tend to take the route they think is the best for themselves, they also have a very compassionate side to those they sympathize with. aquarius’ hearts are difficult to capture, but once you do they’re also difficult to lose.

pisces: much more manipulative than perceived. pisces may feel deeply - as a water sign - but they use this to their advantage. pisces have a wicked accurate gut feeling due to how deeply in tune their are with their own emotions. if a pisces thinks that you can benefit them, they will use you.

[nirvanasoul785]

by Hieu

[tenderpoints-deactivated2021120]

some of my favorite video essays

lady bird, fences, and why you don't need to forgive your parents

racebaiting, queerbaiting, colorism, featurism, and performative diversity

girlhood disrupted : the pseudo-maturtiy of traumatized girls in film

let's talk about the japanese school girl

the coraline bug theory

breaking down true womanhood & black girlhood in media

bill cipher : one fatal mistake

the philosophy of mob psycho 1000

why only goblins matter

soul eater : beneath the surface

perfect blue : the fear of yourself

the villain of edith finch

art vs the artist

how regular show saved cartoon network

big plotholes in reality

detroit : become human retrospective

[userbru-archive]

NEW VIDEO TUTORIAL: a complete tutorial of how i gif and make colorings. (divided by parts for better understanding)

What you’ll need for this:

1080p or higher quality video.

Potplayer.

Photoshop CC. (windows / mac)

*important: my system is windows, so the first part of this tutorial is according to the windows system.

as some of you may know, all of my resources and content are made for free, and i work with commissions but if you feel like supporting a content creator, this is my ko-fi. all of my income comes from supporters so this is always extremely helpful. <3 let me know if this tutorial helped you, and as always, you can DM me either here or on @lizzies​ if you have any questions. 

[userbru-archive]

NEW VIDEO TUTORIAL: a tutorial on how to make multiple gifs in one canvas (as requested)

this is what I’ll be teaching you this time:

What you’ll need for this:

Basic understanding on how to make gifs. (Check out my other giffing + coloring tutorial for reference.)

Photoshop CC.

Patience <3

If you have any remaining questions about anything, my DM is always open! Either here or on @lizzies​, just let me know what I can help you with and I’ll try my best!

~

as some of you may know, all of my resources and content are made for free, and i work with commissions. but if you feel like supporting a content creator, this is my ko-fi. all of my income comes from supporters so this is always extremely helpful. <3 let me know if this tutorial helped you, and if there’s any specific video tutorial you’d like to get from me, just let me know and i’ll try my best to deliver!

[anya-chalotra]

uh hi. it's me again. I'm really sorry to bother you but how are able to make your gifs so clean and clear? ive been a gif creator for years and now recently ive been having a lot of trouble with pixels.

Never a bother! I’m always happy to help when and where I can.

I briefly touched on all of this in my FAQ but I really, truly do live by these steps when I gif, so I feel it bears repeating here as well, and with a little more detail.

Always, always work with HD footage. 4K (2160p) isn’t necessary, but I would say that 1080p definitely is. I think you can get away with giffing 720p if you absolutely need to, but the bigger your gif, the more necessary it becomes to work with footage that’s both high quality and high definition. Screen recording is fine—it’s something I used to do myself, though I’ve since stepped away from it—but you get the very most out of any given footage by clipping videos directly from a download or through screencapping.

Be sure to size your gifs correctly. It’s not as noticeable on mobile/the app, maybe, but on desktop under-sizing or over-sizing will take away from the quality of the gif. Your gifs might look blurry, pixelated, extra grainy, or even a combination of those things. For reference, here are the official sizes for photosets:

Sharpening is key. I’d even go a step farther and call it more important than sizing; sizing alone doesn’t get you very far in the “crisp and clear” department, though I’d caution that there is such a thing as oversharpening. Personally, I prefer to add Gaussian Blur to soften things up, but below are all the different methods of sharpening.

(You can find my sharpening settings and process here.)

Use the best possible Save for Web settings. I mean “best” in the most general sense of settings that are optimal, but also best suited for you and your gifs specifically. Like most other things, some of it comes down to personal preference: selective vs adaptive, pattern vs diffusion, which to pair together.

Where Pattern places pixels in a grid, Diffusion results in an effect that’s more randomized. And as per the Adobe site:

[Selective] creates a color table that favors broad areas of color and the preservation of web colors. This color table usually produces images with the greatest color integrity.

[Adaptive] creates a custom color table by sampling colors from the spectrum appearing most commonly in the image. For example, an image with only shades of green and blue produces a color table made primarily of greens and blues. Most images concentrate colors in particular areas of the spectrum.

Examples of each different setting under the cut.

The differences between Selective and Adaptive can range from minor to major, so while the differences here are, admittedly, pretty tame, that won’t always be the case. Because of how colors are processed, it’s something you’ll find to be dependent on a particular scene/gif. How light or dark it is, how many colors there are, how many shades of those colors exist within the gif, et cetera.

I myself favor Adaptive + Pattern, but will go back to Selective + Pattern if a gif calls for it—sticking with Pattern because I feel it produces the “cleanest” results. But I know loads of gifmakers whose preference is Diffusion, and others yet who will regularly switch between the two, so there’s no real “right” or “wrong” here, so long as the rest of your settings match up with these ones, I think:

[laguerradelasgalaxias]

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Bastille perform a special cover of Billie Eilish - Bad Guy for Radio 1 at BBC Madia Vale Studios incorporating.

[brokenheartedcubscout]

here’s some more playlists you didn’t ask for but are filled with music you need in your life

traveling hipster: indie essentials for any road trip

sad words soft music: i may be sad, but do you see my outfit 

vibes: a 90′s anime soundtrack 

roadie: late night drives and pop music

she really did that: bad ass songs by bad ass women

in this house, we respect bops: it was 3 am, i was sleep deprived and i was feeling nostalgic

pt. I of this post

pt. III of this post

[virgomoon-deactivated20240514]

the locals told you not to come here. apparently people have died here but you go anywhere. there’s blood on the walls and the girls have fangs. their eyes are black and their nails are sharp. you hear voices whispering to you before the hear the music play. you don’t know if the girls are dead or alive or merely in between but you spend your money on them anyway. a playlist to make you feel like you’re in a haunted strip club somewhere in the middle of america. ft. music from: beyonce, the weeknd, travis scott, lana del rey, and more.  [listen]

[heartru]

a few playlists that im pretty proud of since playlist making has become my favourite pastime!

oh, baby: its late and you keep endlessly wishing could have someone to love

maybe i dreamt you: when you know you would start wars and burn cities just to see their smile just one more time (subtle ronan lynch + adam parrish vibes)

wannabe skater boy: god to skate endlessly into the sunset, stuck inside a picture of what could be if that was my life

only my thoughts for company: slow dancing in the dark but you’re alone and the illusion of company is shattered - nobody’s there to hold you other than yourself. 

between my head and heart: thats where the memories of us stay, entangled and never able to escape

rewind back to those times: fun and lighthearted laughter with your friends as the summer sun shines without fear, reminiscing about the old days - throwbacks that everyone knows the words to so you all scream the lyrics to transport you back in time.

kpop but we keep it hush hush: introduction to basic kpop in a playlist

emo’s only event: a 2012 middle school emo phase kinda nostalgia, bring that feeling back and keep it alive.

songs that slap harder than my desi parents: old bollywood or just desi in general bangers

all of these are pretty long so i hope they can help you find some new music or just vibe for a little while!

[diabeticlesbian]

I was forwarding these to a friend and figured it’d be worth sharing them all here too so enjoy some free books and essays and things in no particular order:

Jeanette Winterson - Art Objects

Does Your Daughter Know It’s Okay To Be Angry? - Soraya Chemaly

Braiding Sweetgrass - Robin Wall Kimmerer

Zami, Sister Outsider, Undersong - Audre Lorde

Garments Against Women - Anne Boyer

Laziness Does Not Exist - Devon Price

Learn Socialism Resources

Do Economists Actually Know What Wealth Is? - Nathan J. Robinson

Love Dialogue: CÉLINE SCIAMMA on Portrait of a Lady on Fire - Carlos Augilar

Teaching To Transgress - Bell Hooks

Sexing the Cherry - Jeanette Winterson

Sinister Wisdom Archives

Why Pop Culture Links Women and Killer Plants - Amandas Ong

How To Suppress Women’s Writing - Joanna Russ

Women’s Voices Now

The Life of Tove Jansson

Unbearable Weight; Feminism, Western Culture and the Body - Susan Bordo

‘A Simple Favour’ and That Whole Lesbian Psycho Thing - Ciara Wardlow

OUTWEEK Archives

AirPods Are a Tragedy - Caroline Haskins

Devotions - Mary Oliver

Go Tell It On The Mountain - James Baldwin

Nevertheless, She Feasted: Why Girls Get Hungry in Horror Movies - Francesca Fau

Written on the Body - Jeanette Winterson

Sula - Toni Morrison

Not Vanishing - Chrystos

The Fever - Wallace Shawn

Portrait of a Lady on Fire director Céline Sciamma: ‘Ninety per cent of what we look at is the male gaze’ - Alexandra Pollard

Minimalism Is Just Another Boring Product Wealthy People Can Buy - Chelsea Fagan

AIDS, Art and Activism: Remembering Gran Fury - John d’Addario

In the Day of the Postman - Rebecca Solnit

Blood and Guts in Highschool - Kathy Acker

Mark My Words: The Subversive History of Women Using Thread as Ink - Rosalind Jana

Exploring Frida Kahlo’s Relationship With Her Body - Rebecca Fulleylove

Ravens have paranoid, abstract thoughts about other minds - Emily Reynolds

The Lady in the Looking Glass - Virginia Woolf

Angela Carter talks beauties and beasts with Terry Jones

A Girl is a Half-Formed Thing - Eimear McBride

Why Female Cannibals Frighten and Fascinate - Kate Robertson

Lesbian Herstory Archives

Bartleby

Guggenheim Books

We Are Lisa Simpson: 30 Years with the Smartest and Saddest Kid in Grade Two - Sara David

On Beauty - Zadie Smith

Her Body and Other Parties - Carmen Maria Machado

How Millennials Became The Burnout Generation - Anne Helen Petersen

[diabeticlesbian]

Why the Popular Phrase ‘Women and Femmes’ Makes No Sense - Kesiena Boom

Ask No Man Pardon: The Philosophical Significance of Being Lesbian - Elsa Gidlow

Taking Care - Callista Buchen

Word Is Out: Stories of Some of Our Lives (1977) - Mariposa Films

Why you should give money directly and unconditionally to homeless people - Matt Broomfield

Yo Soy Así (2010) - Jodi Savitz

Liuzhou “Luosifen”: Slurpy, Spicy, and Absolutely Satisfying | Liziqi Channel

Root intelligence: Plants can think, feel and learn - Anil Ananthaswamy

East Bloc Love (2011) - Logan Mucha

Why Do Rich Kids Do Better Than Poor Kids in School? It’s Not the “Word Gap.”  - Molly McManus

They Shut Me Up In Prose - Emily Dickinson

The Importance of Friends with Similar Disabilities -  Elizabeth Mazur, Ph.D.

The Lesbian Archives at the Glasgow Women’s Library

A Poetry Handbook - Mary Oliver

Teaching Community. A pedagogy of Hope - Bell Hooks

Working Class History

Why don’t doctors trust women? Because they don’t know much about us - Gabrielle Jackson

In Our Brutal Modern World, Science Shows Our Brains Need Craft More Than Ever - Susan Luckman

Why were the lives of ordinary 16th and 17th century women largely undocumented? | Suzannah Lipscomb

Caliban And The Witch: Women, the Body and Primitive Accumulation  - Silvia Federici

Mother’s Touch (엄마의 손길) -  Jane Yeon and Audris Park

Gene Wilder Was Right: Gilda Radner Didn’t Have To Die, And We Need To Talk About Why She Did - Abby Norman

Why 1984 Was a Vital Year for British Gay Culture: An interview with Paul Flynn - Hanna Hanra

R&B Legend Jackie Shane On Growing Up Trans in the South - Zackery Drucker

The Journey - Mary Oliver

The Fictional Spinster Classification Index - Daniel Mallory Ortberg

What kind of country have we become? Try asking a disabled person - Frances Ryan

The poetry and brief life of a Foxconn worker: Xu Lizhi (1990-2014)

[mattxpike-deactivated20170223]

High-functioning anxiety sounds like…

You’re not good enough. You’re a bad friend. You’re not good at your job. You’re wasting time. You’re a waste of time. Your boyfriend doesn’t love you. You’re so needy. What are you doing with yourself? Why would you say that? What if they hate it? Why can’t you have your shit together? You’re going to get anxious and because you’re going to get anxious, you’re going to mess everything up. You’re a fraud. Just good at faking it. You’re letting everybody down. No one here likes you.

All the while, it appears perfectly calm.

It’s always looking for the next outlet, something to channel the never-ending energy. Writing. Running. List-making. Mindless tasks (whatever keeps you busy). Doing jumping jacks in the kitchen. Dancing in the living room, pretending it’s for fun, when really it’s a choreographed routine of desperation, trying to tire out the thoughts stuck in your head.

[grapehyasynth]

I don’t think I’ve ever seen it written out as if it were describing me exactly.

[drunkharry]

this book website gives you the first page of a random book without the title or author so that you can read it with no preconceptions!!! great for discovering new recs