Of Writing, Reading, and other Arts

Constructive criticism is always welcome, but not always taken. Adult; They/Them; Unofficial Member of Sanders Sides Sect

[limedropp-deactivated20210713]

funny fellas

[sunstained]

When your own fandom is your mortal enemy?? for some reason???? 

[cawareyoudoin]

Okay. But what is our actual Phase Two?

[sunstained]

Our

PHASE TWO

is enjoying our fun and harmless fan content and not letting a guy in his mid 40s feel good about mocking who are just having a good time. Like, how embarrassing lmao.

Especially if there’s a new wave of younger ZiM fans coming in from the comics and the movie. Don’t let grown ass men bully kids just because they’re popular content creators.

Phase Two is realizing that fan creations, interpretations, and headcanons are super cool and the fact that we just MAKE stuff because we enjoy these idiot characters so much is AWESOME and phase two is also calling me if anyone makes fun of your INVADER oc with the sparkly eyes and wings because that is FANTASTIC, YOU MADE THAT, and I will DIE defending your creativity and good clean fun.

[project-doomsday]

FUCK YEAHHH! FUCK YEAHHHH!! DO WHAT YOU LOVE!

You know how long it took me to get back into this fandom? 7 years! I used to be obsessed with Invader Zim, it was all a cared about. Then as I got older I grew out of it and the very thought of IZ would have me shrivel up like a raisin. I avoided anything Zim related, every Zim memories I had like the plague, thinking I was better than that. And it seemed my family thought that too. “Oh, Erin honey, I’m so glad you got out of that weird Zim phase. It was so embarrassing.” I always tried to be a people pleaser, always doing what other people wanted but I never stopped to consider what I wanted. Took me a long time to realize that. Now, fast forward to 2023, here I am, 22 years old working at a damn lil Debbie factory bored as hell when BOOM, I suddenly have the creative urge to make an Invader Zim AU. Was I appalled by it? Yes. Did it stop me? Nope. When I got back into IZ, I had thought that everyone grew out of it too. I mean, I figured there would be a small amount left after the movie released but no big thriving fandoms like SU or Undertale.

BOY WAS I WRONG.

To this DAY, there is a huge amount of people who love Invader Zim, talking about it, speculating it, even making AU’s about it!! When I first showed my AU to the public I was scared because I thought people were gonna make fun of me. You know what I got instead? Praise. Pure, genuine praise. I, in my 22 years of living in this rotten rock of a celestial body have never felt so much love and praise about anything that I make, at least, not enough. From complete strangers no less!

So, yes. Keep making. Keep writing. Keep drawing. Don’t let anyone stop you from expressing your true creativity. There will be someone out there who will love what you create, no matter how big or small it may seem. It make take a long time for it to be the way you want it to be but when it’s all said and done you’ll look back at this moment and be proud that you at least did it. Trust me.

[spadesred]

Great words, thank you.

[resilienceuponincidents]

Fury Proto be upon ye, cuz I remembered how much Fury Bowser's themes slapped and cuz this seemed like a cool idea for a drawing

[spadesred]

Understandable, get out of my brain.

[askfriskandcompany]

If you like the concept of acting, please consider supporting our Patreon. The link is on  the blog’s main page.  

[spadesred]

Finally! This shit hasn’t updated in forever! Eeeee!

[spadesred]

The only political truth, although I'm too afraid to actually expose it, is that Dirk Strider is Donald Trump.

[spadesred]

Update: Dirk Strider is Donald Trump is Florida Man.

[spadesred]

The only political truth, although I'm too afraid to actually expose it, is that Dirk Strider is Donald Trump.

[paradoxspace2]

Paradox Space ^2 - Now Recruiting!

Hello, everyone! It’s @classpectanon here, the Semi-New Person Behind Paradox Space ^2 since rads passed ownership over.

We’re always looking for new artists and writers to join our team - if you’re interested, you can apply here - just post examples of your work in #work-examples!

Hopefully, with enough good ideas on board we’ll be able to produce more than one comic a season. Can’t wait to have your assistance onboard!

[spadesred]

It keeps happening.

[spadesred]

There is no need to credit me. The simple act of propagating disaster will be enough.

[asktoxie]

A Guide to Healthy Kismesissitude

Hello, everybody! Toxie here! Today, we will be looking at examples of Kismesissitude from the Homestuck story (And even pop-culture!) and examining them to point out the qualities of healthy and unhealthy pitch relationships! As Kismesissitude is outside the human spectrum of romance, it is often done incorrectly when intended to be a healthy relationship built on hate. Keep reading to learn more about about healthy hate!

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[sundayswiththeilluminati]

scientists in media: we have engineered a brand-new sentient lifeform in our lab but we treat it like an object with cold detachment and refer to as Specimen 1-A and subject it to horrible tests without remorse

scientists in reality: we built two robots that will leave Earth and never return and their names are Percy and Ginny and we gave Percy a family portrait of all our other Mars robots to take along with it and when the anniversary of its landing comes around we’re working on teaching it to sing itself “happy birthday” like we did for the other robot and–

[fangirlinginleatherboots]

things i did that forced me to be a better artist:

used a reference for everything

thinner line art (you think thats thin? go thinner….)

sketch, then do a cleaner sketch, THEN start finalizing

THUMBNAILS

color research, picking a set palette or light/dark for each work

you like that pose? redo it one more time

USE A DAMN REFERENCE

do not rely on stylization as an excuse for anatomy

draw the goddamn background you coward

just draw the hand- a bad hand is better than a hidden hand

the rule of thirds WORKS

take a considerable break between sketch and lines/paint

know that art takes longer as you get better at it

draw the seams on clothes

stop aiming for accuracy and focus on fluidity and motion, accuracy will come with practice of those two concepts

just…do the chiaroscuro. just DO IT. no excuses it always works

stop making excuses, make yourself an art schedule/set weekly(or daily) art goals and just DO IT.

[live4love137-deactivated2019082]

I feel so attacked but damn these are good advices

[spadesred]

[booksquoteslife]

[ratbastarddotfuck]

Reblog if you’re part of a hostile nation that’s declared war on Australia

[mycroftrh]

Oh my god though guys you don’t know the best thing!  The best thing is: he’s right.

The Gay and Lesbian Kingdom of the Coral Sea Islands is a micronation near Australia.  This is their flag:

The Gay Kingdom (as it is colloquially known) was founded in 2004 in protest against Australia’s legal stance against same-sex marriage.

Here are some of their stamps:

They are currently ruled by Emperor Dale I, and their currency is the Pink Dollar.

And, indeed - they declared war on Australia for not recognizing same-sex marriages performed outside the country.  (Second link.)

[sailurmars]

You’re telling me there has been a Gay Island this ENTIRE TIME and I’m only just finding out about it????

[feitanswife]

WHAT

[gondorsfinest]

okay, but not enough people know the details on this. people at pride were upset about gay rights in australia. so they decided to sail 200 miles into the coral sea just ‘cause and put a rainbow flag on a fucking empty island out of spite. and i’m talking empty. no inhabitants. zero. it was a flat piece of land with a bit of dry grass. now it has a camp site and a post office. 

they have a declaration of independence that talks a bit about gay rights and then just flat out copies the “life liberty and the pursuit of happiness” part from the american declaration of independence. and here’s the best part: the founding group actually elected their emperor. he was originally going to be called the “administrator” of a republic. their website, however, says that “upon legal advice, his title was changed to that of Sovereign on the grounds that under Australian law a defacto prince trying to claim his crown cannot be charged with treason”. so they made it a kingdom and he now claims to be a descendent of edward ii.

everything about this is glorious and everyone should know about it.

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[ileolai]

Not one of you mentioned that the anthem for this nation is I Am What I Am by Gloria Gaynor. Not. One. Of. You.

[frostychica]

[ratbastarddotfuck]

Heyo, OP here. Yeah I made this post in 2017 and it has been a blight on my notifications every day since thank you for asking

[rice-crispr-treat]

Examples of "creative problem solving" in AI

Some highlights:

- Game-playing agent accrues points by falsely inserting its name as the author of high-value items

- Creatures bred for speed grow really tall and generate high velocities by falling over

- In an artificial life simulation where survival required energy but giving birth had no energy cost, one species evolved a sedentary lifestyle that consisted mostly of mating in order to produce new children which could be eaten (or used as mates to produce more edible children).

- Agent kills itself at the end of level 1 to avoid losing in level 2

[spadesred]

The children are learning.

[aliform]

I get sick of tumblr’s version of self care, which 90% of the time threads into this beautifully: go pet a fuzzy cute animal! pile up your favorite blankets from childhood and watch disney movies! take a nap! play a game from this list of cute soothings games! 

More realistically: go take a shower because it’s been three days. Wash the dishes that have been in the sink since last Friday that you can smell as soon as you open your door because rotting food stinks. Pick all your clothes off the floor because that’s where your entire wardrobe is and you’ve already cried today because you tripped over a sweater and realized the cat puked on it. Call someone who can give you enough courage to pay that bill you’ve been ignoring. Put away the crackers because that’s all you’ve eaten for two days straight. Apologize to the friends who are worried sick about you, and if you can’t at least let them know you are ok and need space. 

One of the most empowering types of self-care is responsibility, but tumblr just wants to sit in a closet strung with fairy lights and read their favorite fic.  

“Cute” self-care for “cute” mental issues. That’s not reality. 

[aaronify-deactivated20170311]

Finally someone said this

[eudaemxn]

cute self care also implies that all the things that need doing are done

You can’t have hot cocoa if all the mugs are filthy. You can’t make a blanket fort in your living room if the floor is cluttered and you can hardly walk through it.