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by far the coolest project ive worked on in a while. tis the setting for a story im writing and a study in scaling (still shotty. but we ball!)

8 pc of black multimedia and prismas :)

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FAV bird watercolor I've done so far. done sometime in September '23

Cedar Waxwing at Dusk

art by Fable

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Had a go at hourly comic day. I got very lazy at the end but I had fun :)

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been working on profile images for my toyhouse character profiles lately and I really like how some of them have turned out so far

Tadhg | Volk | Jin

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ok since this is getting a bit of attention obligatory buy me a ko-fi juice to help me exit homelessness.

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Every time I see an obviously-queer middle schooler wearing a walmart Nirvana shirt try and discreetly stare at me, i remember why I dress like this. Every time I see some 7th grader with a pixie cut and a 'how to pass pre-t trans men' outfit trying to glance at me without seeming too obvious, or every time some 9th grader sees me in goodwill looking through the men's black T shirts for band tees, with a leather jacket or a pair of ripped jeans over my arm, and they come up and say they like my outfit. Every time I see a kid I could have easily been, who will easily grow up to be me.

It's not just for me. It's showing people who I used to be so similar to, that they can be themselves too. The same way 17 year olds showed me when I was 14, acting the same way they act, trying to be slick about watching what the cool goth girl in the thrift store was getting, so I could dress just like her when I grew up.

I got there. Now it's my turn to turn around and help others get here.

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Remembering the last of Dad's Army's 'Magnificent Seven', Ian Lavender (Private Pike), who passed away February 2nd, 2024, aged 77.

Leading UK television historian, publisher, author and podcaster, Oliver Crocker, joins us to share his thoughts on this very talented gentleman, and to recall his own memorable experience working with Ian Lavender on a segment for ITV’s This Morning.

In Ring Dem Bells (1975), the platoon are engaged as extras for a military training film, and to Captain Mainwaring’s disgust they are cast as enemy soldiers. Ian Lavender’s standout, joyously comic performance as a Nazi officer was singled out for particular acclaim in BBC audience research.

Although Private Pike remains his most enduring and universally beloved creation, we also take a wider look at Ian Lavender’s remarkable career beyond Dad’s Army, encompassing television, radio, feature films and theatre.

Onstage at the London Palladium as Monsignor Howard in Sister Act. (Image credit: The Independent)

In this sample short, Oliver reveals something Ian Lavender told him about an unsettling encounter with Britain's tabloid paparazzi following his first battle with cancer in the 1990s;

Our episode webpage has some additional background, images, links, and suggested further media;

Very special thanks to Oliver Crocker for sharing his memories of Ian Lavender with us. If you’ve enjoyed this episode, you might also like our tribute to Frank Williams, also on our website and wherever you get your podcasts.

Thank you for reading, and listening.

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When you're a kid/teenager everyone expects you to base your career around your passions and interests and that works for a lot of people but it's not the full story. I wish they would also teach students to consider the lifestyle that career would require.

Like... if I had to choose a passion and work a career around it, I would probably work at a zoo or aquarium. But those jobs require a lot of schooling with STEM classes (which I hate) and a lot of early mornings (which make me feel ill) and an obligation to work in person with no flexibility to move (which makes me depressed). So even if I'd enjoy caring for animals all day, it's not a good career path for me.

My current job is travel writing, which is not my passion. I like it, but it's not my passion. But I work a flexible schedule, I can live anywhere, I get a travel stipend, and my team is really chill. So it works for me.

Rather than solely focusing on "What topics do you like?" I think we should ask students "Of the careers that suit your preferred lifestyle, which are the most interesting?"

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I shall die, but that is all that I shall do for Death;

I am not on his payroll.

I will not tell him the whereabouts of my friends

nor of my enemies either.

Though he promise me much,

I will not map him the route to any man’s door.

Am I a spy in the land of the living,

that I should deliver men to Death?

Brother, the password and the plans of our city

are safe with me; never through me

Shall you be overcome.

—Edna St. Vincent Millay

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One of my favorite genres of post

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i liked this movie a lot

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baby capybara named Tupi via san antonio zoo

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just because elphaba is gay doesn't mean she's a friend of dorothy. in fact,

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some people’s new years resolution needs to be to stop going out in public while horribly sick with infectious diseases

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