Salazar Says

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A Mother's Love

A mother's love is like a blanket it's there when you need it It's there when you are cold It's there when you are scared It wraps around you it gives you warmth It gives you comfort It gives you assurance

But like a blanket, it can be Forgotten It can be taken for granted It can be misused

Take care of that love

A Mother's Love is Better than An ordinary blanket A Mother's Love comes from Heaven above

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All the times we talk

All the times we talk Never do you think to mock Never do you refuse to listen At times I get a feeling of frisson Right when I'm ready for bed Albeit, I rather talk to you instead Underneath the great big sky Behold, You show up to say Hi.

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Vacay Day 1

Taking a few days off , I'm visiting family and brought along a sketch book and some games.

My first day being here ( The day before I write this) we went to a duck park, but all birds are welcomed. A lady stopped me and asked if it was ok to home a turtle in the lake.

I've been to parks like this in my area and know that turtles love to swim around there. Using my past knowledge of fun having, I said yes. My family and I let a good size turtle free in the lake,and in a few minutes it was making friends.

Later that day we went to McDonald's, had a quick lunch. Then we played Apples to Apples. It was a fine first day of vacation.

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I drew this on Easter Sunday for the daughter of a friend, nothing to do with Easter haha I hadn't drawn Naruto before, not bad if I do say so myself.

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Warmed up today by drawing a MegaMan StarForce character

I drew Laplace to warm up, it was suggested by @lastmurianwarrior

It was pretty fun drawing this character, I used some reference photos to get everything right.

Next time, I'll try a different pose or angle. I did turn one of the sketches into a sketch card!

Thank you #Lastmurianwarrior for the suggestion!

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Page 1 of the story I had planned for an anthology, I'll still be using it for a stand alone story.

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Anthology Blues

2 Weeks before March , a friend and I decided to start our own comic anthology. The Anthology Blues set in pretty quick after that.

Initially I planned on blogging about my process for a comic story I had in mind. Many things changed since then. I decided to document the experience I had.

From day 1 there were problems and misunderstandings. Problems and challenges are a part of life, This wouldn't be my first anthology. It would be the first one I would be leading, even if it was as a Co-Leader. Heck , That still isn't too bad! With leadership comes responsibilities, I was given the position as E.I.C aka

Editor In Chief.

My fellow anthology partner and I had different ideas, I realized quickly that We rushed into a huge project without discussing it for longer than 20 minutes. That was the first mistake.

LESSON 1. Even if you think it's the best idea you have, let it simmer for awhile before you jump into something you're not ready to handle.

In those few minutes, we made anouncements, promises, and spur of the moment decisions.

Lesson 2. Have a plan A. ,plan B. And plan C, if possible, a Plan D too.

We spent too much time on insignificant things, that I ended up losing momentum and even desire to make a comic. We had no plans, we had barely a guideline.

Those were just 2 lessons I learned from this experience.

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We Built This City Warm Up Sketch

I was listening to music on YouTube and We Built This City was one of the songs that auto-played. I of course, decided to sketch out a city made up of giant speakers. I am going to assume that the occupants of this city are either deaf or wearing headphones and eat plugs 24/7 !

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The inability to rely on others without feeling like a burden

you're spending way too much time trying to find an explanation for everything you do and think, aren't you? you feel like all of the answers have to come from inside of you, since that's the role you've grown into. from the outside, people think you have it together. they see your open arms as invitation, and therefore keep leaning on you. at first, it was okay, since you wanted to help. but slowly, you're being dragged further and further down. you need help, too. but you're supposed to be there for everyone else. you're the one they go to when they're struggling. you've put everyone else first, and now you feel like you can't allow others to know that you need help. please, stop telling yourself you're fine. deep down, you know you aren't. things don't have to be this way. you can let those people in. if anything, they will be grateful that you reached out. can you imagine how nice it'd feel to take a break from dealing with this all on your own?

Eerily spot on for him

https://uquiz.com/quiz/tkIBzs/what-is-holding-you-back?p=1148268

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i apologize in advance for the amount of reading you'll have to do. to compensate, i promise there are no lyric questions. just as a warning, some of the topics are heavy. please don't take it Too Seriously and try to have fun!!

Eerily spot on#sorya wearing pjs

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Deathaversaries

I belong to a support group, I volunteer there every week on Tuesdays. One of the things I learned, a few years ago, Is that everyone has a "Trauma Anniversary" , certain months that are triggers for emotional distress aka Depression.

I'm not a fan of wallowing in depression, but it is important to acknowledge these anniversaries. Not to make your self depressed or use it as an excuse to be miserable, but to combat depression head on.

February is the Deathversary of my mother, she passed away in February 2020. Her birthday was in January, and then there's May coming up. 3 "Trauma Anniversaries" all connected to one person.

I try to keep these things private, but I don't like to bottle everything up. I know my mother is in a better place with no pain, but man do I miss her.

February also has other events connected to it, I'm not talking about Valentine's Day. But close, since it connects to people I love and care for but can't be with them right now or as much as I'd like to be.

Mostly birthdays of people that mean something to me, but they live farther away than I'd like.

At least for them, I can still send them stuff for their birthday. Am I depressed? Sometimes, but I try not to let it control me or dictate what I do. It's not always easy, but I'm not looking for easy. I'm looking for possible!

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I've been compiling a Character Sheet of Mask Woman for references, It's been an interesting evolution. #CharacterSheet #CharacterDesign #MaskWoman (at Pharr, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/CoXZhjhLSX5/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Mask Woman in the forest

Mask Woman is chilling out. Waiting for Captain Goggles to keep up? Lol 😂

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Another MegaMan Geo card!

Looking up MegaMan StarForce to find references for sketch cards is getting me to like MegaMan StarForce,Geo, Burai/Rouge. I have @lastmurianwarrior to thank!

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Anyone got a screenshot of that fossilized penguin in Star Force 2?

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What to do with this?

What will I be using this account for? I've been mulling it over and decided that I will post my random thoughts in form of a blog, from time to time I will upload art that I have been working on. It could be Wips or finished artwork.

I'm open to RP and doing some SFW art requests.

Let's see where this takes me!

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Professor La-Garto Sketch

Doodled and came up with this lizard man sketch.

#lagarto

#lizard

#sketch

#doodle