#IAMP Cities

[nakamopapina]

Here it is @battle-of-alberta Beard! Ed with his # 1 support bro, for the game

I accidentally made his skin too dark, sorry!

[acetechne]

"Family" - Opus Daily Practice 19

Happy Family Day from our @battle-of-alberta family to yours :)

Family Day is an Alberta invention, proclaimed by then Lieutenant Governor Helen Hunley on suggestion from then Premier Don Getty to promote family values and spending time with each other. It has since spread to many other provinces, but is not a federal holiday. And yes, it's the same day as President's Day on purpose!

[sams-scribbles]

Drawn 2/24

@randomoranges has been really jazzed about PWHL hockey lately and of course we have to involve the twins in anything Montreal related

Yes I know it should be frère I was too lazy to fix it

Étienne and Élysée belong to the hockey nut @randomoranges

[battle-of-alberta]

"why is ralph like that" well because he was raised by calvin and lilith

[tunnels-by-the-river]

Haven't drawn Fort Qu'Appelle in a while, so I made a comic.

Important note: It's more than likely not allowed to toboggan downhill on slopes.

[nakamopapina]

She's so cute!!!

I feels so honoured to see/experience!!

Thank you!!!

Here's my fan art of @nakamopapina 's oc Regina, it was fun drawing her, and she's so kawaii 💖 💕 💓 💗 😆 ♥️

[allbeendonebefore]

some more ramblings about queer stuff and alberta and why i draw things the way i do

admittedly i did a bad thing and went to go read comments on a yt vid i did for iamp 12+ years ago (yell) and there were a lot of comments that were like (x province/city) should be (gender) that I laughed at (like "edmonton should be a chick because of the largest mall") and while some of these made me cringe a little it also makes me reflect on the decisions i make in characterization

meanwhile I'm reading some quotes on Fringe fest for work and

(quotes from Darrin Hagen in 1997, about a year after the debut of his 12-year running Fringe Play The Edmonton Queen which is autobiographical about his move from growing up in Rocky Mountain House to doing drag in Edmonton)

yeah i guess i've always been - consciously or unconsciously - reacting to these similar forces, growing up in small town [REDACTED] Alberta in a very hypermasc culture that simultaneously punished me for being A Girl and for being Too Masculine but in the Worst Ways... and it always strikes me as odd when people are like looking at these superficial things from a distance like the mall or the princess province or whatever... and then being like no, actually, its both, its all of it. I feel like in a bizarre twisted way that I'm living a much smaller quieter version of Darrin's own life, hell I even do drag in some respects although it came out of a different subculture.

i know i write about this all the time but its like seeing someone in the wild and going "wait same hat" and feeling more sure about myself for my weird deranged hobbies, lol

[surfingthesealand]

I decided to try @acetechne's Draw This In Your Style challenge and drew Calvin McCall (Calgary) and Edward Murphy (Edmonton) with their civic flowers! 🌷🌻

@battle-of-alberta

[ultimate-quartz]

-peeks head in- hello I’m just gonna leave these here there might be more real soon I missed my children omg okay bye

[randomoranges]

The city and country you live, the fandoms you are in and your sexuality (if you're feeling comfortable)

Bonjour! A) Canada, on the island once named for Jesus B) Actively and passively (as in consuming media and not creating), in no specific order: Ouran High School Host Club, Sailor Moon, Our Flag Means Death, Good Omens, Check Please, IAMP and its derivatives, Yuri on Ice, Howl's Moving Castle, I'm sure there are more and yet this is all that comes to mind lol - oh Miraculous Lady Bug euuuummm... me semble c'est tout. C) The greatest mystery this side of the planet ;)

[nakamopapina]

Rainbow Cinemas in the Golden Mile will be closing this Sunday... Marking the end of an era in this city.

Rip Rainbow Cinemas in the Golden Mile mall: 1998-2022

To make myself feel better, I made a parody of the Dramatic Dmitry meme, but with Regina, and she’s at the mall. 

Pile of Bones got a redesign, but that’s unrelated.

[acetechne]

Greetings, I'm obsessed with your blog, especially your IAmMathewian content. You have a really good artstyle and you capture the characters very well. Would you be open to making headcanons for various characters? No pressure, of course.

howdy! and thank you, I'm flattered :)

i have been part of iamp for fiiiiiiiifteeeeeeeen yeeeeeears (screech), I did art and voice acting for IAMP Back In The Day and I've at least gotten better at one of those; I also run @project-canada which was an attempted reboot I helped out with but now it's just kind of a general repository for fanworks so I try to check the tags once in a while so people can see others who still make stuff in the fandom.

There are a lot of headcanon type posts on my main blog @allbeendonebefore since I've been around for a long time. If I remember to tag them its usually under iamp headcanon on there. Again, grain of salt, etc. that not everything about IAMP aged well, there are things I've changed my mind about as I've grown as a person and travelled and listened, and there are things that I like to focus on that aren't everyone's cup of tea and that's fine.

going to ramble a little bit, so headcanons fall into one of the following:

1. based on lived experience (i have lived in 3 provinces and 1 territory and have family who have spent time in those places at different times; I have travelled to/through four more provinces on top of that). I am happy to contribute info to those places and explain my perspectives and biases with those because I'm One of the Idiots Who Lives There.

2. based on history (I am not a capital H Historian but my degrees come out of the history and classics department and I am currently doing local history as my Job, I was the person who made the rough timelines of characters' histories when the Project Canada reboot was active because I felt like the only person who had the stamina to do that for every character.

3. based on things that make me angry (or things that are funny!) on the news (some people find it hard to distinguish what is and isn't stereotypes/satire if they're not keeping up with me so the usual disclaimer that I Don't Make Characters Reflect My Actual Views All The Time and there's a difference between "this is how the character is in my mind" and "this is me using blorbo as shorthand for taking out my frustration at the State of Things because i live in a province where the governing party thinks starting Literal Actual Tire Fires is good policy." It's one of those things of "if you are unsure just ask" and I will explain, but I think its usually obvious when I am doing salty political comics vs "this is how I legitimately think the characters would interact", its just striking that balance gets hard sometimes.

4. stuff I hear from other people based on their own experiences or just like. reading and listening a lot.

oh and stuff that other people tell me and i go sure that tracks why not.

Yeah, I'm down to talk about whatever/more specific things whenever, I'm just also very particular about some things and I like it when headcanons are based on something a little bit tangible before I fold them into whatever the hell I'm doing at the time. I also tend to disappoint people because I tend not to approach things from the lens of shipping so... even if it appears its usually in a weird and Stupid way that is for max comedy and not max romance so there's that.

I do also do a lot of side stuff with my own city ocs on @battle-of-alberta because i like the granularity and nuance of municipal stuff to sort of poke holes in the whole flattening national/provincial stereotypes thing. yeah.

again i can talk about this stuff all day but uh i realize I tend to ramble incoherently so I'll cut myself off there. Thanks again, enjoy your exploration, drop me a line if you like etc etc. peace.

[indoamericansushantlok]

Why Is A Playschool Important For Your Child?

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Psychology of the child

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Working parents typically have a heavy burden, and many of them are preoccupied with interpersonal and intrapersonal connections. As a result, they are unable to devote sufficient time to their child's physical, mental, and emotional growth. This is where an excellent play school comes into play in our child's development. Let's take a look at what an excellent nursery school in Gurgaon Sec 43 can accomplish for a child.

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Play school is a small gathering with children as guests in which a small group of children spend a few hours each day together under the supervision of experts. One should not limit one's life to the confines of academia; there is much more to do in life.

Preschools are designed to help children develop their creative skills while also focusing on their social development. They do not drag the children into the academic pool. They learn better when we explain topics in imaginative and fun ways rather than relying on dry textbooks.

What benefits might a child suffer as a result of attending a play school?

·        A reputable play school ensures your child's complete growth. This allows you to spend more quality time with your child.

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The most effective play schools Ensure that your child is well-cared-for, comfortable, and secure, while also developing the knowledge and confidence necessary to succeed in formal school. Gurgaon is an impending millennium city where a slew of high-quality preschools is springing up.

 When choosing the ideal play school for your child, don't forget to consider IAMPS , one of the best play schools in Gurgaon. The play school provides a safe and caring atmosphere, as well as well-trained staff, to guarantee that your child has the finest preschool experience possible.

[battle-of-alberta]

do you ever just [exists in alberta]

i remembered my new years promise to draw less angsty ed so here is zero fucks ed instead <3

[project-canada]

I want to make fanart for dominion day but I don't know what to draw because i don't know much about canadian history, I'm very willing to draw anything in the spirit of project canada because i was a really big fan of iamp

There is no requirement for it to be about history, don’t worry! The theme is more celebration than about a specific time period, so have fun with it :) 

If you need some inspiration, try googling about Canada 150 celebrations for some visuals or events to give you ideas. For example, I just discovered that each major city is making a mosaic of 150 pieces to represent themselves, and together all the mosaics will form a train from coast to coast! (And of course if there’s anything you’d like to know about Canadian history I’m always delighted to help)

Thanks!

Admin Hapo

[allbeendonebefore]

So embarrassed about posting this I decided to do a new version. I tried to keep the same clothes and poses but it was hard since they were so Awful.

I guess in some ways I was sort of on the mark.

Kids I drew this when I was 17 years old and now I’m 25 so follow your art dreams and someday you too can look back and cringe but also smile.