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My two (two!) pieces for the “Magical Girl Heroines: Sailor Moon and Sailor Senshi”gallery show, happening THIS SATURDAY (that’s tomorrow!) at Q-Pop in lovely downtown Los Angeles! The art i’ve already seen for this show looks AMAZING and i’m super pumped to be part of it along with many talented pals and talented potential-future-pals.

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you can't just switch off years of unhealthy behaviors, negative thought patterns, and counterproductive emotions. but u can recognize them and be like 'i'm not engaging. this isn't the end of the world. i'm box breathing. i'm not giving those thoughts attention; i'm acknowledging them and letting them go. i'm going to take a break when i can.' don't be hard on yourself if it doesn't work or you do something that feels like you've set yourself back. that doesn't help, either, lol

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oh no! tribbles! get them outta here!!

huh? hold on a second.......

!!! SURPRISE FIZZGIGS !!! nice!!

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alright. tis the season and all that so it’s time for me to impart my knowledge on everyone as an ex retail worker. this is: How To Tie A Bow On A Present

you will need: something to tie a bow with (string ribbon etc), scissors, a gift of any size

step 1: decide what side of the gift is the top (where you want the bow to sit). put this side facing up and towards you. take your ribbon and put it horizontally across the top of the gift (does not have to be centered depending on where you want the bow to go), leave a tail overhanging the top of the gift by about 8 inches on the right side.

step 2: take the end that is still attached to the spool and wrap it around the underside of the gift, onto the top and, back over to the left side

step 3: holding one ribbon in each hand, take the ribbon going towards the right and pull it towards the top and the ribbon still attached to the spool going towards the left and pull it towards the bottom so that they cross in the middle

step 4: take the ribbon going towards the bottom that is still attached to the spool and wrap it around the backside of the gift and back to the front

step 5: cut the ribbon from the spool, leaving a long tail end and feed it under the crossed part of the two ribbons on the front (from the right bottom corner of the knot to the left top corner)

step 6: pull the two ends tight

step 7: make two bunny ears with the ends of the ribbon

step 8: tie the two bunny ears together, crossing one over and then under the other like you are tying a shoe or a knot. pull the bow tight and trim the ends on an angle

and there it is, your perfectly wrapped gift with a bow that will not fall off. happy honda days everyone.

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Yeah quiet quitting is great and all but have you tried chaotic working?

Like. I remember back in my grocery store cashier days I did so much crazy shit.

When WIC (Women, infants, and children voucher program to help low income mothers/families with children) people were in my line I would pretty much know who they were. Before the cards they had to tell us upfront they were WIC and show us their vouchers for what they were allowed to get (it was awful some times. Like. 2 gallons of milk. $4 worth of vegetables etc etc). They’d always have items hanging back, waiting to see what the total was and if they would have to take it off the belt.

I began to place the fruits/vegetables a certain way on the register scale so that like 1/2lbs of grapes read as like .28lbs or something. Then act shocked when I said that they still had X amount of lbs left. They got all their fruit and vegetables.

I think it started to kinda? Catch on to the women? Because I would have the same moms in my line month after month. And even after they switched to the cards (they worked like food stamp cards?) I’d still do the same thing. They were able to get more produce for whatever shitty max amount Indiana gave them.

Anyways. Be chaotic. It’s more fun that way.

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Day 27: Volcanic

Because I love dragons and use each opportunity to paint them XD Painted in Photoshop.

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The kickstarter for a documentary about my dad's life and artwork is now live! His name was Kent Melton and he was a sculptor for Disney, Dreamworks, Laika, Hanna-Barbera, and many other studios over the years. It's being put together by a friend of his, Maria, who worked with him at Laika!

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Voidness soul 🐱👅

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USA 1993

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Remember that even good changes can make us feel depressed, because, as creatures of habit, we're resistant to change. That doesn't mean that it wasn't the right choice.

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one last time

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i spend my weeknights very wisely

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This original painting is looking for a home! 🍹 This would make a fabulous Christmas present for a hardcore Pokemon fan 🎁

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wheres seasons greasons

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hang on to every single aborted half-finished flimsy unrefined story/narrative/oc idea u have ever gotten obsessed w for 36 hours and then set aside like "idk how i'm ever going to use this. oh well", and/or every story bit u ever test drove for a while but then got bored of/outgrew but always thought a little longingly about, etc, bc maybe one day u are goign to get nailed straight in the forehead w the cumulative story idea that instantly combines like literally every single one of them. i do not guarantee that story will be good but what can u do

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alright so my dad will stay dead silent throughout a meal, not really responding to anything I’m sharing about my life, only to chip in halfway through with “humanity is inherently selfish in nature.”

how do you even work with that???? I just said “no it’s not, dad,” and he looked at the wall instead of responding, and then went right back into uncomfortable silence. but like christ, man, I wouldn’t have had a multi-city (and multi-NATIONAL) team working to resurrect my tiny ugly kitten from a previously incurable condition if the nature of humanity was inherently selfish. nobody had to do all that. nobody has to do anything at all, and yet!