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[alchemivich]

Hello! Would you happen to have any images or animations for Ruggie's ears when they dip down? I've been looking everywhere to find a good, slowed down animation for when his ears are down but am turning up nothing. I loved how you did the head turn for Malleus' horns and was wondering if you could help out with the Ruggie Ears if possible <3

i can only move his ears one at a time, but if you're okay with that here you go! (sorry for a lil bit of stuttering, i was trying to be careful about getting them back into default position)

[the-real-numbers-deactivated202]

[themummersfolly]

This is the funniest thing I've seen all day.

[taioshiro]

Holy crap it’s been a while. I got lost in the draining energy vortex of babysitting my niece from February until June. I’m slowly crawling out of it to stream more often, and I’ve been working on art stuff. Live2D is fun as heck guys.

[taioshiro]

Update Time

So here comes the long-winded update about where I’ve been for people that may have wondered.  Long story short, we ended up homeless, and had to move in with family that tested positive for COVID-19 and we’re slowly putting our lives back together.  Feel free to scroll on by though, I won’t be offended.  Thank you for your time.

Still here?  Okay, here goes.

So last year we all know what happened, it affected everyone, and the lack of assistance meant we were all kinda screwed.  I was one of the lucky ones, had a good job, was able to work from home... up until the day they let me go in July because I was between projects and all the contracts were gone.  So, we lost our job and insurance, and immediately I filed for unemployment and assistance.  Assistance that took about a month to arrive... unemployment took about six.  I’ll get to that in a moment.

No money meant no rent which meant losing our home.  There was minimal housing protection in our area, and what there was only applied to families with kids.  This was a major slap in the face because my wife and I were trying to have a baby before this stuff happened, so losing my job meant that was out the window, among other things.  A friend was able to help us survive an extra month, but rent in our area is so high that commissions and help from friends was not an option.   We ended up having to move out, and we had the good fortune to be able to move in with my parents, who also had my sister and niece living with them.

The fucked-up thing is when we moved in with them, everyone in the family (sans my niece, by some miracle) ended up contracting COVID-19.  I am not joking, my parents ended up testing negative, but then my sister tested positive mere days after we moved in.  Fun times all around.

Finally got through to someone in unemployment, and apparently ending up (somewhat) homeless meant the case was expedited.  Finally got unemployment, paid some stuff off, bought necessities... hit the cap and now I’m stuck in the same loop with PEUC.  Still no job offers despite applying all over the place, and by day I’m babysitting my niece for school so her mom can work.

Since I’m not receiving any income or unemployment, I may be taking commissions soon while working on getting back into streaming to keep sane.  I’ll likely be creating a tumblr specifically for art if I can find the time and energy to draw more regularly.  So if I start taking commissions, I’ll get something set up and post a notification.

Anyways, that’s the situation as it is now.  I’m alive, we’re both alive, and we’re both doing okay.  Mostly.  Just wanted to let you guys know that.

Thank you for reading.

[taioshiro]

Slowly crawling out of my hole to tell people I’m still alive. I’ll make a more elaborate post later to explain but for now, I just wanted to say I’m alive and mostly ok.

[leonardcohenofficial]

[pocket-panda]

Sure, why not. 

Egg: Scrambled

Steak: Medium RARE

Milk: 2% or vanilla soy

Alcohol: Bailey’s and cream (has to be real cream, though, not milk)

Warm Drink: Chamomile tea with honey

Tagging: @liminal-storage @phantom-xiv @roses-and-grimoires @punches-and-cream-puffs @hiraethwyl @snarksonomy and anyone else who wants to do it!

[gogglemeister-rinni]

                                      RINNI’S PREFERENCES

                       ((rebloggin here since ooc; @punches-and-cream-puffs here! ))

Egg: Soft boiled

Steak: Medium to Medium-Rare

Milk: Whole Milk

Alcohol: I honestly haven’t drank much IRL; had some strawberry-ita things that tasted good thought!  

Warm Drink: Hot Chocolate or Hot Cider! Tagging: @mechamal @thorcat @leaquru @anyone who wants to do this! :D

[thorcat]

                                 Thor’s preferences 

Egg: Soft boiled

Steak: Rare

Milk: Whole Milk

Alcohol: Beer, Gin, Schnaps Warm Drink: Coffee, Tea Tagging: @unatobajhiri , @toxiccreed , @taioshiro and who else want to do this!

[taioshiro]

Wasn’t expecting something like this but sure! I’ll crawl out of my hole to answer.

Eggs: Over-easy (soft-boiled if I have it in ramen tho)

Steak: Nonexistent (jaw problems means no steak for me)

Milk: Lactose-free

Alcohol: Nonexistent (medication means no alcohol!)

Warm drink: Hot Chocolate with mint (either adding a peppermint candy or putting a mint tea bag into it because I’m strange like that)

Tagging: @princesszeldasfaithfulknight, @toxiccreed, @deathofapansexual

[charmedatlaw]

IF YOU ARE UNMARRIED, DON'T HAVE KIDS, AND HATE YOUR PARENTS PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD HAVE A FUCKING WILL

this has been a public service announcement from your friendly neighborhood probate lawyer

[charmedatlaw]

Again:

1. The law doesn't care how long your parents and family have been out of your life

2. The law doesn't care about your long term friends or "found family"

If you don't have legal documents that say otherwise, your biological family calls all the shots.

This goes especially for LGBTQ+. Please do not get deadnamed in your obituary.

[the-final-sif]

How to make a will.

How to make a living will (Advance Healthcare Directive) so you don’t get fucked over by biological family if you end up in a situation where you cannot make your own healthcare choices.

[pyroinfusedtiger]

If youre trans, this video is a good ref to start with and she provides links and organizations that can help

[byuls-world]

I know this one is from tumblr. But I don't know who is the original owner of this Jelly, cause I found it via Instagram.

Anyway. Posting it because I am in a desperate need of job. Preferably freelance with a good pay.

Thank you.

[sassenachsansa-deactivated20201]

The narrative of ‘this person was disabled but their disability was cured as part of their story’ is ableist

[kipplekipple]

The narrative of ‘this person is disabled but “overcame” disability in order for them to be a hero’ (e.g. a paralysed person finding a way to walk) is ableist

[explorerrowan]

And just for clarification for the non-disabled, using adaptive technologies, like prostheses or whatever, is not ableist as long as you never forget. Ask yourself questions about the benefits but also the limitations of whatever adaptive thing you’re giving the character.

They have to take a pill every day to treat a chronic illness or chronic pain? Okay, what happens when they forget, or are in a bad situation and run out of pills?

They lost a limb or are paralyzed and now they have a sci-fi cybernetic prosthesis/exoskeleton to replace the lost functionality? Cool. What does maintenance look like? Does it ever malfunction? What happens if they don’t or can’t take care of it? Do they still get phantom pains even with the adaptation?

They’re deaf or blind or anosmic, but they’re a wizard who uses magic to adapt to the lost sense? Fine. What does it take to maintain that magic? Do they have adaptive strategies for when the magic fails?

They’re autistic or have ADHD or schizophrenia or some other cognitive disorder, and they have a chip in their head to make it easier to communicate when non-verbal? Okay. What exactly does it do for them? Does it ever malfunction or give them headaches? What are other ways they’ve adapted to their disability apart from this chip?

Other questions to ask that go for all kinds of things:

Do they have a service animal? For what tasks or situations is it trained?

Do their family/friends know how to help if their adaptive technologies/strategies fail?

Is their disability (or the adaptation) visible or observable to others? How do others react?

Has their society adapted to accommodate disabilities, and if so, in what ways? (Ramps, closed captions, sign language, etc.)

Basically, think about what it adds to the story to have your character disabled. If you were just going to completely cure it with no ongoing repercussions or adaptations, why did you bother making them disabled in the first place? What story were you telling?

[angiethewitch]

really good addition

[taioshiro]

Consider this an update to let you guys know that we’ll be moved out hopefully by the end of the week.

As a bit of insult to injury, my laptop battery has decided to die. So. My first priority once I finally start getting unemployment is a new computer, maybe after that would be a new battery.

At least if I disappear mid-conversation or in the middle of a dungeon run because a cat pulled out my power cord, you’ll know why.

[taioshiro]

Getting Evicted!!!  :D

Hey guys!  Guess what!  We’re getting evicted!

:D

So yeah, the people who paid for comms a while ago know that I was put on a 2 week notice to find a new contract or a new job, and it turns out, because of the pandemic, I can’t freaking get one.  I have applied to so many jobs in the span of a month, and have been rejected over and over and over.  So, needless to say, loss of income.  Problem is, the leasing office said MONTHS AGO to provide proof of loss of income and they’d review things on a case by case basis... I went to ask what they needed and we were told to just pay what we can and expect evictions to start at the end of August.

So we got served our 30-day notice, and we’re waiting for the trial date notice in the mail.  Problem is, the notice we got from leasing SPECIFICALLY MENTIONS THE PROOF THING, so I’ve written an email straight to the property manager asking for clarification, but the expectation is we’re being evicted, and we’ve got 30 days to move back in with my parents and my sister into a single household because I have no income and unemployment in our state is so backed up that people haven’t been getting income for MONTHS.  We’re lucky enough that we got food stamps, otherwise we’d be screwed.  We’re trying to get some kind of help for medical tho, cuz wife is diabetic and could die from this shit.

All in all, not a good time.

To the people I have comms waiting for: I promise I will try to do them as soon as possible.  We’re stuck between extreme crippling dissociative periods, a mad rush for me to find a job, and an even bigger rush to get our stuff packed AGAIN so we can move AGAIN because we’re going to be homeless AGAIN.  Except this time it’s not because I’m getting underpaid for my job and we can’t afford cost of living, it’s because leasing literally won’t work with us DESPITE their claims that they will.

So, this is mostly an update to let you guys know where the hell I am.  If you see me on FFXIV, then for the love of everything, know that hugs will be greatly appreciated.  I’m barely on as it is because I just.  can’t function well enough to even try.  At least I caught up on MSQ though.  Yay.

[taioshiro]

Little something to try and brighten your day

[wanderlustedsageffxiv]

Long time no see! I’ve been much more active on twitter, but  because of dire situations Ive had to open up really cheap commissions. 

Its simple black and white but I need to not take hours on them sadly. If you are interested please dm me.

edit: For a little more clarification, my husband and I are currently burning through what savings we have to pay bills. He started a new job that isnt paying him and while he is looking for another job we are near the end of our savings. We cant move back to the state with his parents because no one is currently allowed in or out of it. And we cannot rightly rely on my parents because they are jerks. I have medical issues that keep me from being able to properly work a job (bad ibs/anxiety/possible immune disorder) so we are really stuck between a rock and a hard place. Our mortgage and bills are not much (2k a month) but making that right now is borderline impossible since no one wants to hire. My husband does not want to go to the job that fired him - the oil fields - because it wrecked his body the few years he was there. Please, if you cannot com thats fine its tough times, but please reblog this so that it can reach those who can.

[fuwaprince]

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Depression Hotline: [phone]

Suicide Hotline: [phone]

LifeLine: 1-800-273-8255

Trevor Project: 1-866-488-7386

Sexuality Support: 1-800-246-7743

Eating Disorders Hotline: [phone]

Rape and Sexual Assault: 1-800-656-4673

Grief Support: 1-650-321-5272

Runaway: 1-800-843-5200, 1-800-843-5678, 1-800-621-4000

Exhale: After Abortion Hotline/Pro-Voice: 1-866-4394253

Child Abuse: 1-800-422-4453

UK Helplines:

Samaritans (for any problem): 08457909090 e-mail [email protected]

Childline (for anyone under 18 with any problem): 08001111

Mind infoline (mental health information): 0300 123 3393 e-mail: [email protected]

Mind legal advice (for people who need mental-health related legal advice): 0300 466 6463 [email protected]

b-eat eating disorder support: 0845 634 14 14 (only open Mon-Fri 10.30am-8.30pm and Saturday 1pm-4.30pm) e-mail: [email protected]

b-eat youthline (for under 25’s with eating disorders): 08456347650 (open Mon-Fri 4.30pm - 8.30pm, Saturday 1pm-4.30pm)

Cruse Bereavement Care: 08444779400 e-mail: [email protected]

Frank (information and advice on drugs): 0800776600

Drinkline: 0800 9178282

Rape Crisis England & Wales: 0808 802 9999 1(open 2 - 2.30pm 7 - 9.30pm) e-mail [email protected]

Rape Crisis Scotland: 08088 01 03 02 every day, 6pm to midnight

India Self Harm Hotline: [phone]

India Suicide Helpline: 022-27546669

Kids Help Phone (Canada): 1-800-668-6868

FREE 24/7 suicide hotlines:

Argentina: 54-0223-493-0430

Australia: 13-11-14

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(Hong Kong: 2389-2222)

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[uie-deactivated20230402]

ALWAYS REBLOG WHEN YOU SEE SOMETHING LIKE THIS PLEASE; ITS SO MUCH MORE THAN IMPORTANT TO PEOPLE. IT MEANS EVERYTHING TO SOMEBODY AND EVEN THOUGH YOU MIGHT NOT SEE THIS IN THE SAME LIGHT, SOMEONE MIGHT. INFACT YOU REBLOGGING THIS COULD STOP SOMEONE TAKING THEIR LIFE TONIGHT.

[kitten--aesthetics-blog]

I noticed there isn’t one here for Ireland, so

Irish free suicide helpline: 01-116 123

[thescientificviolist]

last time i reblogged this, i got this ask:

so please, please reblog. this could actually save a life.

[taioshiro]

Yep, getting laid off tomorrow. Making plans to try and manage eviction since the moratorium ends before the month does. If I vanish, I’m still here, so y’all can message me if you need me.

Commissions will stay open because we absolutely need the help, but I have no idea when I’ll be able to get to them.

[taioshiro]

Figured it was time for an update. Things have been. Bad. Very bad.

I was basically given two weeks to find a new job, internal or external, due to reasons I can’t get into. Today is my last day to have a definite answer on a position, with Monday being the day I have to turn everything in. I had a position I was trying to get in on for months, but with the pandemic happening and there being a number of mix-ups about my level of experience, I haven’t gotten an answer in time. So unless I get an answer today... I’m stuck.

For the news people are more likely to be concerned about: Calypso’s health. Calypso is doing great after surgery. Despite the odds against her, they removed the tumor and her stitches healed up so well that the vet was amazed. They were worried it wouldn’t heal right and she would need long-term care that might result in amputation. She beat the odds there, so we’re now working to prepare ourselves for her next big hurdle: cancer.

Her biopsy came back positive for basosquamous carcinoma. The vet is hopeful that it hadn’t spread, and she’s looking very healthy despite the circumstances. The only health issue she has otherwise is obesity, so the vet is very hopeful right now. We’ll see how it goes, we’re giving her the best life we can and making sure she’s happy and comfortable for however long we have her.

Everyone that helped out to make sure she got her surgery, we owe you everything. I’ll be back to working on commissions again on Monday or so most likely, since by that point I won’t be jumping through hoops trying to keep my job anymore. I’m really sorry about the delay.

[kingofooo]

by storyboard supervisor Erik Fountain

A few years ago, Erik put together these updated AT storyboard guidelines for new board artists and revisionists.

[chgreenblatt]

These are excellent notes for tv boarding.

[beachblu3s]

This really makes me appreciate all the work that tv boarding artists put in to make these awesome shows for us. How amazing.