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My name is Ivan, and this fundraiser is for me, and my partner Michael. This is the second time we've had to come to the internet for help, and I hate that; my pride makes it so difficult to ask for assistance, even when we need it. But this is something I have to do. A couple of years ago,...
Hey folks. I hate to do this, but we could really use some help. The whole story’s up at that fundraiser link up there, so I won’t bore you with it here. Click through if you want to read it, and feel free to toss me questions if you want more details. In short, though, me and my partner Michael are both trans guys stuck in an abusive and unsupportive household that we managed to escape once, and wound up being forced to come back to. Things are getting more and more stressful the longer we stay, and we’re making no progress on getting out because we’re ‘volunteering’ ( read: being forced to work ) full time for no pay in order to keep the peace and ‘earn our keep’. We can’t find a second job that fits our weird schedules, and we aren’t earning money at the job we have. If we have any hope of getting out, we need your help.
You can donate to us directly to my paypal; my email is [email protected].
Aside from donations, you can also help us out by checking out both the Etsy shops below; one is mine and Michael’s, and one is Miri’s.
My Etsy Shop
Miri’s Etsy Shop
If you guys could pass the word around and signal boost this, we’d really appreciate it, alright? We really need all the help we can get.
Thanks for any and all support. x
Alright, folks. Some of you have probably seen this post of mine going around, and sad to say it, I’m still in need of help, and in worse shape than before. The shop I’m being forced to volunteer at looks close to closing down, which is all fine and dandy except it means that they’re probably going to be looking to cut costs pretty soon. Cutting costs might mean cutting me out of their household, and I just don’t have the money or connections to up and leave if that happens. I really need the help.
So here’s what I’ve got to offer. There’s what you see above, and what you see below. I’ll break it all down for you.
Simple One Character Doodle: $1 [Flat colors +$1]
Simple Two Character Doodle: $2 [Flat colors +$2]
Small One Character Pixel Image: $2 [Flat colors +$1]
Small One Character Pixel Gif: $4 [Flat colors +$1]
Animated Pixel Gif Example:
I WILL NOT DRAW:
NSFW
Detailed Gore
Fetish Art
Anthro
I WILL DRAW:
OCs
Fanart
Ships
Pretty much anything else
I am also offering limited slots for custom RPGMaker style games. I will build a custom game for you, complete with interactable characters and environments, with a simple goal of your choosing. Examples can be seen below, though Tumblr ate the gifs:
The pricing for a custom game will look something like this:
Base:
$20; This includes 4 rooms, max of 1 interactable character per room, items to interact with in each room, 1 custom sprite for the playable character, very simple exploration/conversation-based ‘story’.
Add-ons:
$5/Custom Character/Sprite (Walk-Cycle+Speaking Image)
$5/Additional Room.
More complicated stories requiring more writing will cost extra, depending on complexity and length.
I will take on only ONE of these at a time to make sure I don’t get bogged down, and you get your game in a reasonable length of time. It’s on a first-come, first-serve basis, though I will set up a waiting list, if there’s enough demand.
Other ways you can support me involve buying from my ETSY SHOP, or my GIRLFRIEND’S ETSY SHOP. Likewise, you can donate to me directly via THE DONATE BUTTON ON MY BLOG. (Click the title for the drop-down window!)
And, of course, you can help by SIGNAL BOOSTING THE SHIT OUT OF THIS.
[ To commission me, contact me at ivanattempts @ gmail. Don’t want Tumblr eating messages. ]
How do you think the temporary government came about in the wake of Business's downfall?
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Master Builders are ( largely ) the ones who overthrow Business. They are the ones to deliver the Kragle antidote to the people. And this puts them in an immediate position of authority, as they not only control and distribute a valuable commodity ( the antidote ) but have also ingratiated themselves to the public by stopping Doomsday. Because of this, they find themselves in as close to a position of power as anyone is. A small group of them become unofficial leaders. Unikitty is among them, having had a position of authority before as well as being a member of Emmet and Wyldstyle’s party, as are two other MBs and three non-MBs who either led a resistance group or who had authority before Business took power. They try to set up some kind of force to keep the peace, distribute whatever supplies people need, hear grievances, and generally keep control over the city.
Not much control is to be had over Bricksburg, however. Imagine almost nine years of oppressive, rigid leadership. Imagine creativity becoming a crime, then a sin, then a taboo, and imagine a thousand punishments for it that are worse than death.
Then imagine you strip that away. You leave the public with no leader, no instructions, nothing -- just a rift between those who cling to their old loyalties and Business’ way of life and those who side with the Master Builders. Chaos is inevitable.
Raids. Riots. Violence. Attacks on supporters of both sides. This, some claim, is when the Duplo form: in the hurricane of fists and confusion and changing loyalties that directly follows Business’ fall. A group of the leaders from the resistance efforts over the years assemble in the main square, turning it into their makeshift capital, and struggle to keep the peace -- which is difficult, considering they have no police and no military forces. Master Builders and supporters who volunteer are all they have, and they are just as likely to swing a fist out of anger at the injustices and those who helped perpetrate them as Business’ loyalists are to start a fight out of the genuine belief that MBs are lesser. No one can be trusted.
A leader -- one that will appeal to everyone -- has to be found, and some kind of infrastructure must be established. Quickly.
They go first to Emmet and Wyldstyle, of course. She is the voice that called Bricksburg to action; he is their martyr. The ( supposed ) loss of him, they were inspired to believe in themselves. The public followed them once, and surely they will do it again.
But can you honestly imagine Emmet leading a temporary government? Or Wyldstyle?
It falls through. No one who knows them is surprised.
Wyldstyle is hard, and hurt, and angry, and she has dreamed for so many years of the sudden, easy peace that would follow Business’ fall that seeing what really happens breaks another part of her heart. She has fought and been beaten too many times to lead Bricksburg; that one victory -- the Victory, as the MBs call it -- alone is not enough. And Emmet is still Emmet. He wants to go home to his apartment and to Planty now that his adventure is done. He wants waffles, and a life, and while he would and will give so much to help heal his home, there are some things he will not do.
The best they get out of either of them is an appearance on a universal broadcast. They stand on screen, say a few words, and give the new temporary government -- literally four of the six MBs and non-MBs who were trying to keep the peace before -- their blessing.
And that’s it. That’s the best they can do at the time. Wyldstyle and Emmet give Unikitty and the three others chosen the semblance of being an official authority, and while it’s still tough going, things slowly start to settle down.
Eventually, Bricksburg can hold its own elections. They follow the format of their temporary government, selecting two MBs and two non-MBs. This keeps complete power out of any one person’s hands as well as balancing interests between the two parts of the population.
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Saturn’s sponge-like moon Hyperion on May 31, 2015, observed by the Cassini space probe.
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Japan’s New Satellite Captures an Image of Earth Every 10 Minutes
Saturn, by Cassini (rotated for tall orientation) (Original image)
Still my top favourite image of a planet ever taken. Cassini took so many beautiful photos that they should be in art museums, but this photo is the most beautiful one IMO.
“Oooh, he didn’t murder you. Why, he might just be marriage material. Make sure to send me an invite.”
Careful with that sarcasm, Raphael. Don’t want to make a puddle in the bar with how much of it is dripping off your words.
It’s not that he entirely blames Benny. There is something alluring about the mystery surrounding that particular enforcer, but it’s remained a mystery because he’s damn well near untouchable. He’s the right-hand man to the big bad in charge — which, despite wearing Business’s face, isn’t who they’re looking for. He’s not the real Business, and so there’s not much point in wasting time getting all up in his…well, business. They need to find out where the real deal is, and if there’s any way to get in there for themselves.
Okay, so maybe Benny’s not the only one a little excited about the prospect of seeing this digital place in person. He’s not exactly looking to be playing bartender simulator while all his buddies come check it out for real!
Raphael grins at the reminder, and tsks quietly. (The sound is muffled through the mic, but he imagines it carries across. So, maybe Benny’s not the only one who forgets they’re not really there, too.)
“You’re too young to drink, little Program.”
There’s a slight pause.
“Wait, is there a drinking age on the Grid? What is this stuff they’re all downing, anyway?”
It’s a glowing blue liquid, and he scrutinizes it for a moment, before shrugging and pouring Benny a glass, and then snagging a second one down.
“Why don’t you go ask your friend? He certainly seems like he could use a drink.”
There’s a sly grin there, and he tosses a glance back towards the enforcer.
"You're just sour," Blue says breezily, "'cause he would've derezzed you in a heartbeat. Clearly, he has good taste." He raises his left hand and looks meaningfully at his fourth finger, bare of any ring even in the Grid. Some people play God with their programs, and build for themselves a body with the beauty and all the trappings of a dream life they lack once the plug’s been pulled and their headsets removed. Benny believes in realism. His programs are as handsome, as popular, and as charming as he is --- which is to say, remarkably so. Vanity is one of his greater vices.
His attention drifts back to the Enforcer. “Man,” he says, softer, “you know who he is, right? C’mon --- listen. Imagine if he came to our side. A double agent, kinda.” A sudden urge to hum the James Bond Diamonds Are Forever theme comes over him. “He could help us hold our own against you-know-who. So why don’t you pour me that drink, and I’ll go flirt our way into an audience with Mr. Big Bad himself, and maybe win my cyber-self a little fun in the process, ‘kay?” He winks.
At Raphael’s protests, Benny gives him a broad, sweet smile. “Red.” Drumming his hands on the table, he continues, “I will get up and march up to Canada and steal your pizza, man. Drink. Thank you.” Once it’s in his hands, Benny lifts the glass in a mocking toast. “Cross your computer-generated fingers, because this is Red 5, and I’m going in.”
Returning to the Enforcer’s side of the bar is no easy task. For one, it has to look natural -- not that any of the programs here are sober enough, if sober is a word that can be used for computers, to notice otherwise, but it’s the spirit of the thing. Flirting is an art. Flirting with death or, in his case, derezzing, is even more so. Benny spends a good few minutes admiring the decor. It’s largely blue tonight; he approves. From his seat in his dark apartment, he steers his program towards the dance floor, sinking into the heart of the crowd, and for a while, he imagines all he can hear is the beat of the bass like a pulse, and all that matters is the shift and flow of bodies and the fire left behind each time they brush his skin.
By the time he emerges from the crowd, lingering hands grasping at him as he retreats, he has spilled perhaps a quarter of the shining blue liquid across the floor, but when he leans against the bar by the Enforcer, he offers it all the same, his blinding smile making up for what was lost. “Want a drink?”
NGC 7000 North America Nebula, NGC 7000 North America Nebula - Cygnus Wall Sunday’s Featured Photographer: (Steve Furlong)
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If you’re ready to up your astronomy nail art game, you need to check out The Planets series from Nichole at prettygirlscience!
I think she mixed up Uranus with Neptune (because this image is labeled wrong), but all is forgiven with such exquisite details like the marbling for Jupiter, iridescence for Venus, and texture & glitter for Mercury! Nichole includes nicely scientific descriptions of each planets and links to further resources - a blogger after our own hearts!
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via Elizabeth’s post to our facebook page about Maia’s pinterest board!
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Man has it been a while since I drew this ass.
Commission for alifeinplastic ❤
Mhmhmhm Benny will not give up till he gets his kisses~
Something I’ve been putting on hold for a very long time. I miss these two and the fun antics the lego fandom has made <3 The pose is based on the classic Spiderman cover. Velma is always the one rescuing President Business from failed assassination attempt.
we need more of this :)
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