#LOOK AT THIS FANCY ASS SHIT

[officially-other]

My first attempt at writing that's vaguely like poetry: from a dragon

I am not what you think.

I walk around, awkward limbs and flighty mannerisms, and you think I’m strange. You have no idea how strange you would think I am if you only saw what was underneath.

Underneath, I am a creature of the ocean. Something that could never pass as human, and no longer wants to. Saltwater rushes through my veins in secret, silent to everyone but me. To me, it’s a roaring sound of the waves that I have never seen except for within my soul. It yearns to dissolve into the ocean like it could long ago, but for now those days are over and I am hidden underneath skin and muscle.

Underneath, there are wings; fins; antlers. They ache to tear from my back, through my skull. Nonetheless, they stay hidden for me, safe in the silence. Protected like I protected my kin in a lifetime so close to the surface and yet unreachable. Wrapped in a form that no longer coils around them like a serpent, but keeps them hidden from predators well enough I suppose.

I suppose.

I accept my form reluctantly and do what I can to make it mine. I shape it to feel better when I discover my gender, and when I can’t shape it to fit my true self I cover it in things that feel a little more like home. A little more draconic. A little more like the ocean that I never have seen, but feel homesick for anyway.

I do find joy in being in this body, at least. Out there, there are others. Angels working minimum wage, dragons sitting on a park bench, wolves buying groceries. We hide, but we do so to be free. We walk through crowds, and no one notices our scales and fur and feathers. But we do. We see each other, even if from miles away, and we see what’s underneath.

And underneath, none of us are what you think.

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[latinfeline]

vyxaria

[basuralindo]

Seasonal reminder that macy's has an extreme discount section year round where you can get new, good quality fancy clothes for literally $2-$10. Including effective cold weather gear and job interview attire.

It's called the last act section and it's usually in the farthest corner of the highest floor. They have one for shoes too.

It's literally the same shit they sell in the rest of the store, but they start marking it down after a couple months. So, go get all the rich people clothes you want/need. They have the biggest stock at the beginning of each season.

[mbat]

red flag: someone says that copper in minecraft is useless

[tariah23]

I hope that girl gets out safe somehow… My god.

[gregoftom]

scenes that make you go hmmm

[mantisgodsart]

(via @cordycepsbian)

We can answer this actually we love talking about Cool Art Stuff.

Despite what one may assume, sharp edges in watercolor is actually quite easy! Come, sit, allow us to share our secrets. It's like 50% "materials" and 50% "we spent a long-ass time figuring out how to do sharp edges in watercolor and now we're really good at figuring out the exact combos of consistency and brush stroke required to make those really hard edges"

The first trick is, of course, to not try and do it at the beginning of the painting. When you're just starting to block shapes in to your watercolor, pursuing sharp edges is a fool's ordeal, and you can only really get those sharp edges in as finishing touches near the end of the work.

The second trick is to work wet-on-dry - this limits the spread of the watercolor and allows you to prevent bleeding, but you have to make sure your painting is COMPLETELY dry before painting, or you'll risk having some ill-defined lines and bleeding.

The third trick is to work with... cake watercolors? There's a tern for it, we just can't remember it - dry pan watercolors, where you have to wet the paint to "activate" it, offer you a LOT more control over the consistency of your paint, and using a relatively thick paint will allow you some REALLY sharp lines! Fair warning, your mileage may vary based on the specific paints you use just because pigment is Expensive and cheaper brands of watercolor will almost definitely be, like, cutting out as much pigment as they can manage in order to cut corners, and the sharp edges will be less obvious the more transparent they are.

As a general rule of thumb when you pay for Fancy watercolor you're paying for the insane amount of pigment that they put in their Fancy Stuff and that lends itself a lot more to Sharp Lines (plus one thing of it will last Fucking Forever). The black we use Specifically is an Artisanal Fancy Brand that we don't remember the name of and we've been using the same ~$10 thing for more than a year without even using up half of it, but honestly the actual paints you use are the Least important part of doing watercolor, you can do like the exact same thing with dollar store paints it'll just be a bit less pigmented.

The fourth trick is to just, like, practice a TON. You WILL have to spend time getting it right. It will take a Long-Ass Time. You will have So Much Trouble. Unfortunately this step cannot be avoided but we can still warn you that you'll be trying to make really sharp lines for like an hour and it still won't quite work.

The last trick is to uhh

[ryanthedemiboy]

Fuck monopolies, fuck artificial scarcity, fuck kroger.

[sparklev0id]

imagine finishing an art project

[arolesbianism]

So I may or may not have spent a good chunk of my day trying to learn how to look into onis code and while I may not have yet succeeded I will likely keep fucking around with shit tomorrow and if I manage to succeed it'll spell great doom for my sanity as oni becomes the interest I've officially poured the most effort into analyzing

[usedtobemygirl]

when he tells me he wishes I could come over and im like ‘yeah I’m not looking for anything like that and I’m looking after myself and I don’t want to rehash shit with you and I want something real and not a situationship’ and he’s like ‘I understand and I’m proud of you’ LMFAOO

[dragonanon]

I’m making the Oreo cheesecake again, because I impulsively promised to bake and bring one in for a potluck my work is having this week and apparently I like torturing myself. 🙃 It’s currently in the oven, and so far so good. I REALLY hope it doesn’t crack this time, even if it’s just a small one like last time. I’m gonna change up how I let it cool this time though, I’ll still let it sit in the oven once I turn it off for an hour with the door closed. But after that, I’m just going to open the oven door and let it sit in there for an additional 30 minutes or so. I THINK part of why it cracked last time was the temperature changed too drastically even after sitting in the closed oven for an hour, so I’m thinking that additional time in there but with the door open will help it cool more gradually and HOPEFULLY, avoid any cracking. 🤔 I am making this damn cheesecake for my coworkers because I love them, and I am DETERMINED to make it the best goddamn cheesecake possible! 😤

[sokumei]

If you want nice yet flashy designs look into Western wear. They’re not too pricey and can be styled many different ways. They also look very good on nearly any body shape.

The butch lesbian/trans man "funky printed button down" stereotype is true but you must understand that the men's section of so many clothing stores is a bleak and miserable place. Clothing manufacturers are simply convinced that no one who wears men's clothes wants anything besides the most boring outfits possible. Often stripes are the most exciting it gets. If you want to wear clothing designed for men but happen to like "color" and "joy" in your life then often the funky printed button down or the hawaiian shirt are simply your only options, especially off the clearance rack.

[tossball-stick]

sorry. its always really cute and sweet when people draw bill like taking care of his hair and grooming it based off that item request for pomade. but that is nottt what they were getting at guys im sorry you had to find out this way

[toytulini]

jalapeño eggggggggggg

[hrhprincerichard]

I guess it's British Mexican food

You said we didn't have Tex-Mex here so I thought I'd look to see. I turned up one Mexican restaurant. Whiz and I thought we'd give it a try, your food looked good. So I ordered a tamale and we got tacos too, because you'd talked about them. Lobster tacos and a house special taco. It does appear to be an entire baked potato.

[Attached: Sheepish looking Richard with the sad food behind him. And then a close up of the baked potato taco thing]

Oh my God.

Where did you even get those abominations that someone is trying to call Mexican food?

I'm horrified.

Like, I'm legit horrified.

I know I said I'm usually joking but I'm dead serious right now.

That is NOT Mexican food.

That's not even, like, Tex-Mex, or any kind of Americanized Mexican food.

What the fuck is that???

And honestly I'm not shocked they fucked up tamales (that thing is NOT a tamale) but how in the hell did they manage to screw up tacos??

They're literally meat and cheese and veggies in a tortilla?

What you have there is a lobster tail next to three tortillas and something that looks like a baked potato on a tortilla.

Which, please tell me that's not a baked potato?

Also, please tell me you didn't eat any of that???

How did you even find whatever this place is??

And WHY???

[Attached: Grant making a horrified face]