#and I've been in a bit of a funk

[virtues-end]

I was looking at the art you posted and wow you're such a talented artist ! do you have more art of the ros or like a blog where you post your art ? I'd love to follow you 💛

Thank you. :-) I don't have an art blog or anything, just a personal one I sometimes post sketches to, and I upload all of my VE-related art stuff to the patreon as well, of course.

I kinda have a love/hate relationship with my art though, and unfortunately I haven't been able to ditch the bad habit of deleting my art from my blog whenever I feel crappy about it. I'll try and see if I can post more art in the future, but I've mostly been writing lately so I haven't had the time/energy to focus much on drawing.

[melchinafan]

SKILL UNLOCKED, KNITTING ABILITY LEVELED UP

So I've been knitting a fair bit as of late, all sorts of shenanigans and funky little things and a thousand fancy plans. Only some stuff finished thus far, but a fair bit of learning new building blocks going on.

And in a fit of pique while trying to get some ridiculously tiny dense pointy picots out of a purlwise cable cast on base, being mad that my normal purling (wrapping the yarn counter-clockwise) made the yarn have to cross SO FAR to get back up to the needle, I just...crossed the yarn up clockwise instead, and it was so much better. Distracted from the picot situation by how well it worked, I wondered why it's not the norm, did a quick search, and...

Found I had accidentally stumbled upon combination knitting? Which (for flat stockinette and the like) involves purling clockwise, and then knitting through the back loop to untwist those stitches. And it has FIXED my purl tension! The left side of my flat stockinette no longer gains a giant, sad loop! (Hell, I think that selvedge might even be neater than the right side now.) And I still don't necessarily like knitting ribbing, or how it looks vs. other, funkier options. But a quick test of normal vs. combination ribs side-by-side? Hot damn, that combo rib looks GOOD.

...Now, to get back to seeing if I can wrangle those picots to do what I want, without resorting to smaller needles...

[pine-niidles]

been sick all week so I spent some time rewatching the first couple of seasons of miraculous ladybug, they're such cuties 💗

[swinging-through-the-stars]

Valentine's Day is for everyone you love -- including your little green son!

[byanyan]

when will my motivation & energy for writing return....

[megaawkwardhuman]

*walks into tumblr like I haven't been practically dead for most of the year* soooooooo that season 6 trailer

WE'RE SO FUCKING BACK AND I'M GOING TO BE INSUFFERABLE ABOUT IT (ramble about random shit I see in it)

IDFUBEODWIPEHFOFBEWIHPDJO OMFG GUILLERMO'S NEW HOME IS THE POTTING SHED LMFAOOOOO (you can tell by the like glass wall thing behind laszlo)

jerry the vampire shows up a lot here so you know he's only going to be in 1 episode lol

ok but like what tf are they hiding that the feel the need to hide it behind jerry???

NADJA AND GUILLERMO ARE GOING TO BE COWORKERS NADJA AND GUILLERMO ARE GOING TO BE COWORKERS NADJA AND GUILLERMO ARE GOING TO BE COWORKERS NADJA AND GUILLERMO ARE GOING TO BE COWORKERS NADJA AND GUILLERMO ARE GOING TO BE COWORKERS NADJA AND GUILLERMO ARE GOING TO BE COWORKERS- (ok I know we already knew that BUT STILL AAAAAAASDFGREERFBFFEBVBFE)

nadja in her work outfit SLAYSSSSS

this still hurts to see

hELLO THIS SET?????? STUNNINGGGG

also the body in the tank is giving rocky horror

YAY we'll see a bit more colin and laszlo pairing up!!!

thank you wwdits god for giving us not only more shirtless nandor but also NANDOR LETTING OUT MORE OF HIS WARRIOR SIDE LET'S GOOOOOOOOOOOOO

"you have turned this home into jack the rippers recycle bin" MY BROTH IN CRUST HE IS JACK THE RIPPER

wtf is happening here????

janitor nandor???? (why is he still hot that outfit is practically a potato sack)

also that- that's his- that's his- that's his bo- *gets shot*

nixon nandor was NOT on my season 6 bingo card

ok I went from being excited for the new hypnosis then a bit disappointed that it wasn't much and only really touched upon for an episode BUT NOW THAT I KNOW IT'S GONNA BE USED FOR SHIT LIKE THIS I'M HYPED AGAIN THIS IS FUCKING FUNNY

why was my 1st thought after seeing this is that scene in season 3 where guillermo is trying to talk into nandor's ear? like it's kinda giving who has the real power here energy (save me gaslight gatekeep girlboss guillermo save me)

WAIT DID NANDOR GET FIRED??? LMFAOOOOO DID GUILLERMO CAUSED THAT?

overall as I said WE'RE SO FUCKING BACK

can't wait to find out how this season wrecks me :]

[changbunnies]

recently got an idea for a binnie fic that's been absolutely rotting my brain and i wanna write it so bad 😵‍💫😵‍💫 but i already have so many other wips going on i need to STOP

[higherhell]

Sorry for suddenly being pretty quiet on here, I had some stuff come up irl and my social battery fell off a cliff a little bit as well BUT! I will try to reply to things and return to Ultimate Blogging soon...I've got a long post drafted up showing more art stuff from my secret project and I've been trying to dress up and take outfit pics more lately because it's easy and fun and enriching so I will probably post some of those too...I need to catch up with what everyone's been up to soon as well...so much to do so little time. And I am always so damn sleepy. Every day I'm like "I need to do this and this and this but...I'm so Sleepy. Well. Tomorrow For Sure." [He was just as sleepy the next day]

[apricotthevixen-arts]

Happy Spring~

[windup-dragoon]

Hey moots/gamers who are active in xiv at the moment, I'm trying to decide whether to renew my subscription or wait a bit. Is there anything insanely popular going on at the moment that's worth the renew or y'all think I'm okay to wait a bit for more content? I'm behind on msq so there's stuff I can do but lmao idk if I wanna go through it atm. ya feel?

[keeps-ache]

i needa draw oTL for my health

[cappycodeart]

GOT A NEW OC!! Did a trade with belnades-n-belmont for this cutie!! Don't got a name for em yet, but I've grown very attached, <3

[daveslutstaine]

It's been a while since I've made a proper blog post (and this is a music blog after all), so here is a band I've been wanting to talk about for a while. I never thought I would enjoy ambiance music, but this band made their way into my heart. Ladies and gents, I present to you all, Love Spirals Downwards

Beginning with their first album, and the first one I listened to by them, Idylls.

Shades of blue, the images of crashing waves, the rippling of water, immense cliffs overlooking the vast oceans, these are the images I get when I listen to Idylls. The first thing I noticed during my first listen of the album is the simple riff that starts off the first track and the calming effect it had on me. LSDs' founding member, Ryan Lum, has a talent for writing music that makes me feel like I'm floating through the air over open fields on a downcast day. The music is greatly complimented by their beautiful singer Suzanne Perry, with her ethereal voice further placing me under the music's spell. Even when she sings complete nonsense, I find myself feeling the music deep within my heart. Speaking of the lyrics, a lot of the songs have nonsensical lyrics or they are poems that, to my knowledge, Suzanne wanted to use as lyrics for LSDs' songs. In terms of my favorite songs they are: "Illusory Me", "Scatter January", "Stir About The Stars", "Drops, Rain, and Sea", and "And The Wood Comes Into Leaf".

The next album is one that I have been playing a lot lately, so much so that I can safely say that it is my favorite album by Love Spirals Downwards.

Ador by Love Spirals Downwards has been playing both in my head and on my phone for over a month now. This album is like lying in the middle of room with sunbeams and swirls of pink and white dancing all around me. Lums' guitar does its magic in transporting me to a different place, while Perry's angelic voice continues to enchant me. The opening song "Will You Fade" truly made me feel as though I were fading away into a different world. The next song titled "Sidhe" is one of my favorites! Though the lyrics are the lyrics of another song on this album played backwards, I still adore it. It almost feels like an ancient chant that's been lost to time. I remember at one point trying to search up the lyrics because I actually thought that that was the case. It just feels like something that's been forgotten, only to be rediscovered and brought to life by Lums' music and Perry's voice. And on the topic of songs that make me go AAAAAAA, the song "Avincenna" is my favorite on this album. Listening to it makes me feel as though I caught a glimpse of Heaven itself. The lyrics are Psalm 119, which is incredibly fitting considering that this song almost sounds like "Hymn of The Cherubim" by Tchaikovsky. It is much shorter than Psalm 119 since they had to condense it in order for it to fit the song, but the message and emotions it invokes is the still the same. Other songs I love are "Depression Glass" and "Write In Water". Overall it's a really good album if you want something calm but full of emotion to listen to! I cannot recommend it enough!!!

Next up is an album that I don't reach for a lot, but it's enjoyable nonetheless! This is Ever

This album seems to get pushed to the background a lot, and after giving it another, more focused listen, I think I found the reason why. It's not a bad album, but from my perspective, it's just doomed to live in the shadows of their more popular works like Flux. Maybe people see it as Flux Lite, especially since the opening track titled El Pedregal does sound like it would be better suited for Flux. Same can be said for Madras. That song almost sounds like Nova. The rest of the album sounds so toned down in comparison to the two previous albums. There's more acoustic songs on Ever than on Idylls or Ador, and Flux doesn't have many acoustic songs on it either. I will say, the inclusion of the acoustic songs on this album doesn't automatically make it a bad album. I do enjoy "Sideways Forest" and "Cay at Dawn", along with other songs on this album, but it's definitely a more chill and less energetic album. Though it lacks that feeling of an ancient and forgotten era that the first two albums have, I would still recommend giving it a shot.

And now on to their final album, the ever popular Flux

This is the album in which the industrial vibes hit you full force. Beginning with the opening track titled "City Moon", the album gives off the sensation of blurred city lights on a rainy evening. It almost feels like walking in a big city, with the whole world disappearing around you as the music envelops your senses. At least that's how it comes across to me. It's a simple track, with Perry's voice seemingly fading into the background, like a siren's call that's just barely audible. The instrumentals paint most of the picture, with a clean yet pleasant guitar sound to tie everything together. The next track, "Alicia", to me feels like a continuation of "City Moon". The feelings in the song are nearly identical, with the only difference being Perry's more prominent vocals in this song than the previous one. From there we find ourselves listening to "Sound of Waves", a song with made with all the hallmarks of a LSD song with a hint of a futuristic tone to it. This trend continues with the next song "Psyche", which interestingly enough is sung by Suzanne's sister, Kristen Perry. Little fun fact, Kristen was originally going to be the vocalist for LSD, but she never did end up being the voice of LSD. It's so fascinating to hear her sing in this band. Her voice is lower than that of Suzanne's, but for "Psyche", it's oddly fitting. And now I can finally talk about my favorite song on the album, and that is "Nova". This song truly captures the industrial feeling of the whole album, with the classic LSD dreampop sound, accompanied by an incessant, monotone beeping sound that to some people may be unpleasant, but I like personally enjoy it. It gives off the impression of concrete, machinery, and green light. Even Perry's distorted vocals work fantastically here. She sounds as though she were a beacon of hope out of the oppressive grey by being the green light guiding me out of there. It's a strange song for Love Spirals Downwards, but it's my favorite for that reason. "By Your Side" and "Ring" break that setting and go back to the city type feeling, with Kristen Perry back on vocals for "Ring". "Ring" is interesting to me in that there's this underlying anger to that song. Now I fully understand that that's probably just me misplacing an emotion onto that song, but I don't know. I guess it's just the way Kristen sings on this song, but something, something on this song gives off that impression. Maybe it's just me, but I don't know. "I'll Always Love You" is definitely the most calming track on this album. It sounds like something that would play in the background of those diner paintings, if that makes any sense? It's also kind of a grey looking song, but the hints of blue make up for that. I actually enjoy listening to it on rainy days since that's what it looks like to me. And lastly, we have "Sunset Bell", ending with a song that's a mixture of classic LSD and the futuristic vibes of Flux. More distorted vocals, but with the background more focused on the sounds from Ardor. It's a beautiful song that balances the ancient with the modern in a lovely way, and I love it immensely for that!

Anyway I hope you guys enjoyed my unintelligible ramblings and hope you guys give LSD a shot some time! See ya!

[whimsical-westbrook]

//whoever sent the BIG ask in my askbox, I have seen it, and I WILL get to it, but today is not the best health day for me and I am taking a bit of a brain break. Partly physical health, partly wanting to conserve energy for holidays. I will attempt to get to it as soon as I feel able!

[evergreen-cc]

The character page for the story I've been slowly but steadily working on for a while is finally finished! I promise I'll get around to posting the actual story some point soon haha. In the mean time, check out my babies HERE !!!

[once-and-future-loser]

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