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ok, despite my best efforts i can feel the negative effect social media in the wake of the us election is having on my mental health, so i'm gonna be taking a hiatus for awhile. probably at least a month. i don't post super often anyway, but if you mainly interact with me via tumblr, i'm ok, i promise. i just need some time away from the internet so i can stay ok.

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Maria Chepeleva "Cat on a Radiator" (2017)

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Boy howdy, looks like these cowpokes are in a bit of a scrape 🤠

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One of the most important things to unpack and unlearn when you’re part of a white supremacy saturated society (i.e. the global north) and especially if you were raised in an intensified form of it (evangelicism, right wing politics, explicit racism) is the urge to punish and take revenge.

It manifests in our lives all the time and it is inherently destructive. It makes relationships and interactions adversarial for no good reason. It undermines cooperation and good civic order. It worsens some types of crime. It creates trauma, especially in children.

Imagine approaching unexpected or unacceptable behavior from a perspective of "how can this be stopped, and prevented" instead of "you’re going to regret this!”

Imagine dealing with a problem or conflict from the perspective of “how can this be solved in a way that is just and restorative” instead of “the people who caused this are going to pay.”

How much would that change you? How much would that have changed for you?

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I forgot to post it but back around summer I drew Baba Jaga's hut. Try to find the cat!

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queck (in progress)

Inspired by this delightful illustration from the the Gorleston Psalter (1310-1324)

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Did You Know?: Ears

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we need another show that has the nerve to make X-Files level of unhinged promo photos. like what the fuck were these two even doing in 90% of the ads for this show? wild shit. unnecessary. weird as hell. give me more, the world needs it

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what is your heart's desire

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Bohumír Jaroněk  (1866 - 1933)  

série dřevorytů: Valašsko a Štramberské úly

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The mitochondria being the powerhouse of the cell is a fact which is often discussed on the internet. The Golgi apparatus, however, being the post office of the cell, has not gotten nearly as much recognition. This is in line with the years-long underfunding of the postal service, which provides a deeply important service to society yet does not get the recognition it deserves. In this essay I will

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clients across the world in all trades have access to smaller jpegs than you can even imagine

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"It is worth trying to dissect how certain root causes and social dynamics lead some groups of people to become radicalised" and "We are not obligated to centre or coddle the feelings of extremists" are two statements that can and should co-exist, actually.

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Me, doing my silly little crafts, trying not to fall into a hopeless abyss:

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I’m being judged by the council

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sooner or later, the dungeon lord always goes mad