#I need to do serious gk art

[calocera]

golden kamuy stuff

[pearlsofthec]

Do you have advice for dealing with sexual shame as a girl/woman?

I wasn't brought up religious, but I've always been very spiritual and therefore romantic, at the same time I would like to experiment but whenever I have been around people I am attracted to, I have ignored my feelings and I just always run away from these situations, because I feel like it's so obvious and I have no privacy - as if everyone will know.

It's like, I know that I would like to be more free with my sexuality, i.e. have relationships with people that I like, without defining them too much or wanting to be serious from the start (so, have things happen naturally...); at the same time, I have this idea that it has to be true love from the beginning, maybe due to my vulnerability as I am not experienced. (I'm 24 and my life got turned upside down 2 years ago(once every year just for fun).).

I feel like if I have been led to be a virgin for so long, maybe it's for a reason, maybe I should wait for love, but I also think my view of things is immature - because of my lack of experience - which leads to shame, because how can I be spontaneous with someone if I am a virgin, especially at 24? I think this is the root of my issues because of the sexual frustration. And I keep hiding it and I act more mature than I feel, because I feel I have to, plus I have enough social experience I think to be able to do that(I am a flirt - up until a certain point). I have always been very private so I guess my family just think I do my own thing. So I feel like a liar also. (I guess I am literally confessing due to my very strong moral compass)

Sorry if this is weird, obvs feel free not to answer - I am asking you because you seem at ease with your sexuality but you have mentioned being religious so I feel like you would understand.

Thank you!

and thank you for your lovely blog and style!

Hey don't apologize about it! I'm glad you felt free to open up. You mentioned I seem at ease with my sexuality, and it's true, but I'm a virgin too! I feel like instead of battling with the To be or Not to Be of it all,you should welcome a comfortable duality in your life. I adore eroticism and I embrace it because I think it's inherent to human nature, and I think people need to welcome it in their lives, though not necessarily through intercourse. Before anything, I'd advice you to get in touch with yourself, with your body. Dancing is amazing for that, it really makes you feel and connect with each particle of your being. Massaging yourself will do that trick as well (and since I have super dry skin, I've become a pro at that, applying cream 24/7). Ressignifying eroticism is a big one too. I guess the things I find more intimate are sometimes really far from what could lead to the canonical lovemaking, but my conception of things ressignifies consumption, and maybe you should try to do the same and understand what, according to your philosophies and your approach of life, constitutes the ultimate communion between beings. What does sex represent to you? The only way to understand that, is allowing yourself to be aroused by the touch of life. And I know you said you feel guilt regarding themes of sexuality, but you should approach this with the same innocence of a child coming in contact with the world and its sensations for the first time, free yourself from innuendos and maliciousness... Easier said than done I know, but if you really are finding it difficult to separate sexuality from promiscuousness or any negative feelings, I'd advice you to dive into the world of art. Go on a Georgia O'Keefe deep dive and see how much of sex is nature, and vice versa (I'm speaking as a huge fan of GK... her work was lterally what changed my perspective on those things when I was around thirteen years old ahaha).

After all of that work is done, you will surely be closer to knowing what sex really is meant to represent on your journey. If you give so much significance to it, my intuition would tell me to advise you to wait for a strong emotion to move you before doing it out of convenience or peer pressure. Don't let your inexperience frustrate you, let it inspire you instead! I feel like I wasn't complete enough in my answer, but I'd love to talk about the topic some more. If you want to chat, feel free to reach out. XX

[gluteus-canis-familiaris]

art post . 07

IT’S THE HBOWAR ART POST : RAGGEDY ASS MARINES EDITION BAYBEH

was too lazy to put my sig on the scans but...... it's the HBOwar fandom...... there are only 10 of us active at a time anyway adfjfjhshagahahaha jk jk

no, no, no, this is not the product of my anxiety when I thought school was starting, only for classes to get postponed for a whole 2 weeks because of a bad wave of omicron, thereby extending the period of anxiety, and then me actually catching it, and subsequently going more nuts than usual while in self-isolation…. nooo…… why would you think that

my notes for this are a real mess, no joke, pls continue reading at your own risk looool

Around this time last year, I started a new sketchbook!!! It felt really nice because it takes so long for me to finish one :( My first sketch in the new one happened to be of Frank Castle and Billy Russo (the Punisher and Jigsaw). I wasn’t that happy with it, had no intention of posting it, and it’s not even HBOWar (??? she doesn’t even go here HAHAHA), but it ended up in this post anyway because I feel like I’ve come full circle by starting 2022 with more USMC goodness! (I mean it’s Jon Bernthal and Recon Marines sooooo not that far of a leap??? also this will be the closest I’ll ever get to making GK/The Punisher crossover content for myself akhkdhkjfha)

The ooooonly reason any of the other sketches came to be is because I sat down for 3 nights in a row, AB SO LUTE LY DETERMINED to draw BradNate before I was thrown back into the torture of a new semester, and I would put a colored pencil down on the page– and my hand would go NOPENOPENOPEABORTABORTABORT

.... so here we are with a whole page of Doc Badass Bandana Bryan and another whole fuqin page of AndyEddie instead akdjfhf  

If I’m being honest though, I’m most happy with the AndyEddie ones 💖💖💖 the bottom left is from the scene in Episode 6 where Ack Ack comes back and tells Hillbilly ‘don’t blame yourself, you did the right thing’ (which is like….bAbE NOOOooOOOooooo) but I mistakenly put them both in ponchos!! Only Hillbilly was smol under a poncho in the actual scene!!! Very minor, but I feel the need to say it!!!! 

If you’re thinking the paper of the Doc Bryan page looks like someone took an angry damp q-tip to their watercolor pencils thinking it was cool, then you’d be damn right. 

And THEN as if my dumbass didn’t think that spending 3 days waffling about before even attempting BradNate was already a red flag, my brain said bUt i nEeD tO seE tHeM iN tHeIr dReSs bLuEs !!! and the rest of me thought, LeT’s dO iT !!!! UGGGGGHHHHHNNNNGGGHHHH SO THAT WAS THAT

Ended up spending a lot of my sick days just looking up the particulars of the Marines dress uniform, which was really fun!! And then I laid down my sketch and made the mistake of deciding on serious coloring instead of my lazy 1-3 tone shading because i wAntEd tHe rEd pIpiNG tO rEalLy sTaNd oUT which was….. a lot less fun…. If it wasn’t already obvious, I nearly abandoned this one several times, I was sooooo damn lazy to color everything in, only to return to it 'cause I was crawling up the walls from isolation lol

Disclaimer that in spite of the joy of reading up on the uniform standards, I really couldn’t 👏 be 👏 arsed 👏 to make the ribbons and medals accurate, I sincerely apologize 🥲Nate magically has a Purple Heart now pffffft

In the end…. it doesn’t really look like either Brad or Nate to me 😂😂😂 but I’m very happy to have attempted it at least! and getting over the fear of the first try makes subsequent doodles a lot easier and less stressful, so here’s to future Fancy BradNate yaaaaay 

I had a looot of years in between my first watch of BoB and my first watches of The Pacific and GK, which came closely after each other, and weirdly enough I never got around to doing fanart in all that time no matter how much I wanted to :(((( So this feels like such a great personal turning point in my HBOwar fanhood!!! (ok there is exactly 1 unfinished Winnix sketch that is so unfinished they don’t even got gaddamn eyes and eyebrows and it won’t see the light of day nope nope) 

[hoplesslydevotedtomusic]

Hello,I was wondering if I could get a ship with one the beatles(I feel like that’s all you get, I’m sorry!) but anyways hehe, I’m 5,6 with blonde hair and blue eyes. I have freckles and pale skin cos I’m Scottish(🙄)and I seem outgoing on the outside but on the inside I am pretty introverted. I’m often seen as serious but I am know to make a cheeky dad joke here and there lol. I play netball but I truly love business(strange, I know)probably because I’m a Capricorn hehe. Thank you so much❤️❤️🥰

You play netball?! What position do you play, I’m GK!

I ship you with Paulie!!!

You and Paul might meet in Scotland.

You might meet in Liverpool.

Or London.

Who knows?

Finally someone taller than me so I can talk about your height without offending you!

You would still be a lil shorter than Paul.

But not that much shorter, just the right size.

You sound so beautiful! Also, I also have pale girl struggles because I’m a ginja ninja.

Paul would love how you take things seriously and how good you are with business.

You would be helping him a lot with his business things.

But he also knows that you can let loose and be funny when you don’t have to be serious.

I honestly wish I could have that sort of balance because I can not take anything seriously!

You’ll teach him the art of netball!

And I’ll help you because I feel like you would need the help when it comes to teaching him anything.

Also, when you have kids they’ll be your own personal netball team.

I’m not saying you’ll have 5 kids but it’s a possibility...

You’ll probably live in London.

But

There’s always

Mull of Kintyre.

I hope you liked it! I’m sorry it’s a little short, but you can request more if you like!

[dcgdefenceacademy99]

10 Tactics to crack NDA Exam in first attempt

The NDA exam is held by UPSC twice a year. The NDA exam is so different from other competitive exams. The NDA exam is one of the toughest exams in India as well as the most popular. Aspirants need to make some extra efforts to clear the NDA exam in their first attempt. There are 10 ways that you can use to crack the NDA Exam on your first attempt. They are given below: 

1.English and GK

Fluency in English is the most important part of the NDA examination. If you have fluency in English, you may have a great impact on selectors. After that, GK is also a main aspect of the NDA exam. Therefore, you have to prepare GK questions, which you can learn from watching the news, reading newspapers, and current affairs books.

2.Mathematical Practice

Math is all about practicing questions, so you have to practice math questions as much as you can. Most of the mathematics questions come from the 11th and 12th NCERT books, so prepare them well.

3.Time Management:

The most important thing you must do in the mathematics paper is manage your time. You have to concentrate on the mathematics paper while attempting math questions. A candidate needs more practice and maintains their speed while attempting math papers.

4.Important Stream Subject:

The stream you chose in your 11th can help you score high marks. Like, if you were an arts student, you can strengthen your history and political science subjects. If you chose a non-medical stream, you can strengthen your physics and chemistry. Most of the questions in the NDA exam came from your 11th and 12th class books, so you should strengthen your 11th and 12th subjects.

5. Negative Marking:

The NDA exam has negative marking if you are by ⅓ marks, so don’t attempt the question which is out of your knowledge. 

6.Solve previous year's papers:

By solving previous year's papers, new aspirants get an idea of which types of questions come in the NDA exam. It is very important to solve previous year's question papers if you want a great result in your NDA exam. If you solve previous year's question papers, your speed will improve as well as your understanding of the NDA examination pattern.

7.Discuss simple topics:

There are some parts of the examination which are easy to cover. Like passages in English and GK questions so focus on those part of paper.

8.Importance of current affairs:

The current affair is very simple to cover, but you have to give serious attention to it. Aspirants should give 4 to 5 months of proper attention and dedication to preparing for current affairs questions.

9.Importance of Guidance: 

Right guidance plays a major role in the preparation of the NDA exam because the toughness of the NDA exam is increasing day by day. That is why you need proper guidance for clearing the NDA exam. Therefore, I recommend you to choose DCG Defence Academy. DCG Defence Academy is one of the leading institute which provides the best NDA coaching in Pune. The success rate of this academy is very high. So, if you want to make your NDA dream come true, then you must join DCG Defence Academy because it helps you a lot in achieving your dream.

10.General Ability:

Prior to selecting any option on the general ability paper, Make sure you have proper knowledge of that particular question. So, be calm and practice whatever you mark.

I hope these tactics will help you to crack the NDA examination. Just remember one thing: "Believe in yourself." Best wishes, aspirants.