#sept 3

[apolladay]

How big was the biggest vehicle you've ever personally driven/controlled?

Personal (skates, skateboard, hoverboard)

Small (bicycle, motorcycle)

Medium (car, SUV, van)

Large (cargo truck, tractor, bus, construction machines)

Huge (airliner, crane)

Bigger (train or such)

Bald/I've never driven anything in my whole entire life

Voting ended onOct 5, 2025

[newyorkthegoldenage]

On September 3, 1939, Britain declared war on Germany, marking the start of World War II.

Photo: Bettmann Archive/Getty Images/Financial Times

[heldinhishands]

it never fails, i find my way back here.

my inner child cowering and stealing glances

to check if the coast is clear. i want to tell her,

it's just my shadow, don't be afraid,

it's just my shadow, the monsters are gone,

they're just my shadows, you're safe now,

it's just our shadows, no need to hide,

please, don't make this a habit you can't break,

just one foot and then another, a brave face

for the mirror, trust me, this is not a

lesson to save for later, if you could try,

take up some space, free me of the facade

that swears i'm more capable, deviate

the timeline, paradox us until i'm swallowed

whole, never here, never having to master

the darkness that still makes me tremble.

[louisrarepairfest]

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[studiojournalbydavis]

Batik experimentation

Yesterday (9/2), I spent some time doing some small-scale batik tests with lino blocks.

I spent a couple minutes carving two quick and crude linos to test with.

A classmate and friend kept me company while i tested (her arms are the ones stamping in this photo). The process was heating some wax up in a pot, diping the stamp in, and quickly pressing it against the fabric.

After this, i soaked the fabric in a cold dye bath just so i could see what it may turn out like.

Overall the results are pretty okay. the next step is exploring materials and ways of applying the wax to the fabric and seeing if this is scalable.

Here are the results of attempt 1. the darkness of the blue color was just dependant on how long i let it sit in the blue dye bath.

[picklepie888]

[jimbyrondean]

Most of us have more than one choice and I chose to be what I am, rather than remain a farm boy back in Indiana…Despite endless odds and issues along the way, I’ve never regretted it. - James Dean

[sora-kinomoto]