i contain multitudes and you can't have any

gwen, 26, she/her, bi • hopeless romantic my art: lovelylynart.tumblr.com my fics: https://archiveofourown.org/users/jollllly/

[tedwoodward]

vindication.MOV

[cenneidi]

do it grieving

[cenneidi]

do it while the ground falls out from under you; do it while everything you loved goes up in smoke; do it while the dream of your future is still burning embers around you; build anew on the hot ashes of everything you worked for; keep going, keep loving, keep living, even as all you want is to turn back (there is no turning back; it is gone already); do it through grief, which feels like fear in the body

do it grieving

[cenneidi]

The tag I have seen most often on this post is "I needed to hear this," and I am so, so grateful to have said something that was needed. These words came out of the depths of my own grief, and I am so grateful to have made this small connection with others in the midst of it. Grief is isolating and indescribable, but none of us are alone.

That said, these tags were what I needed to hear:

we're all gonna make it

it's okay if you can't see how yet. you don't have to believe in better. for now it is enough to just keep going, and eventually the path will emerge. you are not alone. you are not lost in the woods forever. keep going. I love you.

[effemimaniac]

add me to your discord server so I can do the online equivalent of arriving at a party saying hi to the people I know then standing awkwardly in the corner for the rest of the night

[soft-lovely]

some things are always the same

[iblogaboutmesorry]

Aluminium wire sculptures by Seung Mo Park

[wearethesparkk]

over the past few years, every time I get back into art, I have a tradition where I must draw Drawtectives. mainly because I find my boy eugene the most fun character to draw on this planet and drawing him always makes me go "oh yeah, drawing IS fun."

adore his S3 look. adore him. my coping mechanism while waiting for more content of him will simply be me drawing him constantly.

[karvevapen]

Breaking news: resident jerk actually cares about someone

[skunkes]

[teaweltzer]

Bell's Hells my beloveds!!

First time joining the @artists-guild-of-exandria for this showcase day! With the Raven Queen's Test!

[aeide]

test weaving of penelope's tapestry on the chiusi skyphos:

reference:

there are some adjustments I need to make for tension, but I'd like to make the next version into a header band for a warp-weighted loom so I can try weaving the whole pot, including telemachus and penelope.

[aeide]

progress?

the proportions on the header band have improved, but I think I maybe should have doubled the weft threads for the warp.

also if anyone wants to knit the heddles for me, please be my guest. the last time I tied on heddles, I put the bar in the wrong place and had to redo the whole thing.

[aeide]

in true penelope fashion, I may need to unweave and start over, but at least now I've got the loom weights and heddles in place.

I started weaving the spear, penelope, and the right border via double-weave with the intent to leave the remaining warp threads unwoven (as they would be on penelope's loom on the pot), but predictably this is giving me tension problems. I either need to increase the loom weights or just weave the black layer and leave the orange warp threads unwoven, and then switch colors once I get to the heddle bars in the drawing, with the black warp threads floating on top. (I guess weft-faced tapestry would be a third option, if I add a ton more tension.)

either way, this is going to take me the full three years of penelope's stratagem, or perhaps the entire twenty years of odysseus's absence, primarily because clearing the sheds takes a monumental effort each time with this double-weave setup (which I'm not even sure is how it's supposed to be done, I kind of set it up based on vibes and what I thought made sense from floor loom setups).

[moonshinemagpie]

Are there any history books about ancient civilizations that are neither Rome nor Greece that people really loved and recommend

[lionofchaeronea]

I've found this list helpful: The Wider Ancient World - Five Books Expert Recommendations Owen Rees, an ancient historian, assembled a list of books that deal with less well-known ancient civilizations, such as Kush (Nubia) and the Scythians.

There's also a recent book by Eve MacDonald, Carthage: A New History. It offers a reading of the history of the western Mediterranean from a Punic, rather than Roman, perspective.

[behaviornerdwithahat]

In case anyone finds it helpful because mobility aids are horrifically expensive and inaccessible…

And for those people who have access to mobility devices but might benefit from a second chair they can abuse without risking expensive damage…

Erik Kondo has made a website, Open Source Innovations, that details plans for DIY wheelchairs. These wheelchairs can be made from common materials like wood, plastic, and pvc. They are lightweight and can be custom fit to the user allowing from the same degree of movement you would get from a custom chair. And they are durable and easily repairable. (he has been stress testing his latest design by dropping it down stairs, dropping it out of a car, launching it across a driveway, and throwing it off a deck). Its 12lbs and I think he said its was in the $200 ish range for parts.

He also is working on cheap, open source, accessible designs for beach chairs, off road chairs, motorized attachments (think smart drive), and so on. Plus he skateboards in his wheelchair. Cool dude, helpful info, pass it on.

[sumi-sprite]

It's incredibly sad people have to resort to this, but it's a damn good resource. Use it. Spread awareness. Maybe one day people with physical disabilities won't need DIYs like this. But until then, reblog and share.

[this-is-accessibility]

This is Accessibility!

That's so amazing! It is unfortunate that so many people will need this, but very very cool that it exists

[organizationstationone4all]

OSI HOME- | Open Source Wheelchairs

That other link seems to be broken.

[this-is-accessibility]

Thank you so much for putting the working one!

I will add it to my original reblog as well.

[sikalyxx]

Tyranny fanart cause shes the best and I love her so much!!!!! My little pink demon

[dipskiff]

Thanks, Karina!

Genuinely, I don’t know how many times this advice has helped me. Whenever I feel stuck, I just remember delete your art! You can always try again.

[tedwoodward]

first session back after months. second round of combat, took one step and went down lmao - why do I keep doing this to myself

[tedwoodward]

i wonder if you’re ever curious. if you ever let yourself look. if you ever care about what you see

[tedwoodward]

reading log 2026

1. Dune Messiah, Frank Herbert

2. The Amalfi Curse, Sarah Penner

3. Evocation, S.T. Gibson

4. A Drop of Corruption, Robert Jackson Bennett

5. The Maiden and Her Monster, Maddie Martinez

6. Olivetti, Allie Millington

7. Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone, Benjamin Stevenson

8. Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine, Gail Honeyman

9. These Vicious Masks, Tarum Shanker and Kelly Zekas

10. These Ruthless Deeds, Tarum Shanker and Kelly Zekas

11. Everyone on This Train is a Suspect, Benjamin Stevenson

12. Automatic Noodle, Annalee Newitz

13. Everyone This Christmas Has a Secret, Benjamin Stevenson

14. Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers, Jesse Q. Sutanto

15. Fourth Wing, Rebecca Yarros

16. Nine Goblins, T. Kingfisher

17. The Sun and Her Flowers, Rupi Kaur

18. The Goblin Emperor, Katherine Addison

19. The Hearth Witch’s Guide to Magic & Murder, Kiri Callaghan

20. Colin Gets Promoted and Dooms the World, Mark Waddell

21. Someone You Can Build a Nest In, John Wiswell

22. The Witchstone, Henry H. Neff

23. Mexican Gothic, Silvia Moreno-Garcia

24. The Thursday Murder Club, Richard Osman

25. Cinder House, Freya Marske

26. The Summer War, Naomi Novik

27. The Book Eaters, Sunyi Dean

28. Wickedly Ever After, R. Lee Fryar

29. Spinning Silver, Naomi Novik

30. Under the Whispering Door, TJ Klune

31. Apparently, Sir Cameron Needs to Die, Greer Stothers

32. The Everlasting, Alix Harrow

33. All Systems Red, Martha Wells

34. Artificial Condition, Martha Wells

35. This Will Be Fun, E. B. Asher

36. In the Lives of Puppets, TJ Klune

37. The Keeper of Magical Things, Julie Leong

38. The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Monsters, Grady Hendrix

39. Ninth House, Leigh Bardugo

40. Hell Bent, Leigh Bardugo

41. Everyone in This Bank is a Thief, Benjamin Stevenson

42. The Night Circus, Erin Morgenstern

43. The House in the Cerulean Sea, TJ Klune