#better made chips

[clown-skid]

I wanted to do the “miku from my culture” prompt that people are doing right now, so here have Detroit Juggalo miku : Juggaliku.

This was super fun to draw, I feel like her favorite song would be spin the bottle just for the goofs of it all.

My commissions are open as well just dm or check out my kofi if interested.

[please don’t repost or use without permission]

[rebirthofartemis]

Crying over a Redpop Faygo, absolutely homesick

[egophiliac]

Final manifestations for Book 7?

I'm trying REALLY hard not to build up any solid expectations, because I wanna go in ~fresh~! they're already so far away from anything I thought would happen (not in a bad way, I'm just accepting that I'm on Miss Yana's Wild Ride at this point and we're seeing this thing through 'til the end, by gum). so it's nothing too major, but:

they've been handing new crying expressions out like candy lately, I want to see some delicious Malleus tears.

honestly I want everyone to cry buckets. their tears sustain me. the more Silver angst specifically I get the happier I am.

SILVER!!!! 👏 VANROUGE!!!! 👏

just let him have this. the poor boy's been through so much. let him have his big "I'm proud of you, son" moment with Lilia.

I'm 100% expecting Grim's arc (and probably whatever's going on with Crowley) to be its own episode, but a nice hook to leave us hanging on would be good!

a nice hook though, please, I don't think I can take another "Grim is attacking us! now wait eight months to find out what happens :)" cliffhanger...

some Meleanor? as a treat? just a little bit, a tiny quick flashback or something, please Twst I just, I just want to see her again. let her have a little ghost cameo like Dawnathan Knight got. Lilia and his kids are all having their big group hug or whatever and she can gently fade in to be all like

(turning asks off until I'm done playing, SEE YOU ON THE OTHER SIDE Y'ALL)

[graye]

Rumors say this is what tipped Anakin to the Dark side.

[tippenfunkaport]

You know, it would be amazing if Hollywood learned the right lesson from the success of Nimona. Something like "Hey, maybe don't throw out a nearly done movie as a tax write off" or "people want queer stories" or even "don't be afraid to take some storytelling risks and be original" but you just know they're going to come away with some absolutely batshit takeaway like, "next time delete all the evidence and burn it to the ground so the gays can't make us look bad!"

[personinthepalace]

High kick!

Christian Borle and Laura Bell Bundy in Legally Blonde the Musical

[firebound-press]

Todays bind! Fools Gold, by @tigers1o1 !!

Personally, I absolutely adore the paper and bookcloth combination on this bind. I got the cloth a while back for free and I’ve been waiting for a chance to use it, and then my friend Cam got me this paper as a gift! It seemed way too perfect to not use!

This was a very exciting bind, because it gave me the opportunity to try something completely new, gilded edges!!

Although it didn’t turn out perfect, I’m still super proud of how clean it ended up. Plus, I personally think the flaws make it better :D

The typesetting here was very exciting for me. A few months ago Ty held a tattoo contest for the fic, and I couldn’t not use them when I saw the two finalist designs. So I went ahead and contacted the artists, and they both said I could use them!!

Title page design: @eldrigeonsss

Chapter header design: @sheeeeeeeepherd

Thank you both again for letting me use your beautiful work!

You can read the fic here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/42798252/chapters/107512251

[forestmossling]

this is… this is everything to me. this is one of the best things i’ve ever read in my entire life.

i know i usually talk about characterization and plot and shit like that in my posts but fuck that. not because any of those factors are in any way lacking in this fic, but because it honestly doesn’t matter half as much as pure emotional devastation of a very personal kind this brought me.

because i saw myself in this. i saw my every fear, every struggle, all the ugliest emotions i’ve ever felt about myself, all the times i thought about little me and absolutely fucking hated them for everything they were and all their parts that survived and made up who i am today. but this fic also healed this part of me, at least a little bit. reminded me of all the reasons i felt this way and how much i sometimes want to stop feeling that way. how much, however rarely, i sometimes want to hold my younger self and feed them our comfort food instead of shooting them in a dark alley. it reminded me that i was, in fact, just a child, and it was fucking unfair but i dealt with shit the best i could and if i feel like such a better person right now than i was then, it’s only because that kid, that teenager, that fledgling young adult really wanted to become what i am today and took the first horrifying steps to make it happen.

and well there was definitely sobbing and ugly crying and shaky breathing and blank staring at my ceiling contemplating my entire perception of my identity going on after i read this. and not only in the immediate aftermath but also like a couple of hours afterwards my mind just randomly wandered back to what i read and made me tear up a little bit. like. whatever. “for all you bitches asking why i kin jason todd” indeed. this felt like a gentle beautiful hug and also like a punch to the gut and i will be forever grateful for finding this fic. i want to print the entire thing and put in on my wall, for the times when i forget all the important things it reminds me about.

and this fic is also everything i love about fanfiction. the entire essence of what it means to me. the raw intimacy of seeing someone’s pain reflected in the story and finally feeling seen, because it’s your pain too. because you’re not alone in this and this person you know absolutely nothing about is holding your hand as you walk the same path they once did and showing you the way, or at least figuring it out alongside you.

i mean sure, whump and angst are cool, but have you ever sobbed like a little pathetic bitch because a character you see the most of yourself in is finally learning to be kind to themselves?

@doingthewritethings thank you so so much for writing this. this means more than any words can ever express. i don’t even want to rate this, because no number will ever be enough to reflect just how important this is to me. absolutely recommend, because whoever you are and whatever you went through, you might need to read this as much as i did.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/55157617

(if the link isn’t linking it’s i’d tell them (put me back in it) by doingthewritethings on ao3)

[tradingjack]

roadside tongari snack break

[fleshwizard]

wish me luck for my presentation /exam

[annyankers]

I firmly believe that in a universe where it wasn’t a tv show/ the writer’s room wasn’t Like That it would be just Fact spike was a better fighter than buffy and could, without all the inference, take her out in a one on one. It might take a while or a few gos but he could take her and it wouldn’t be as close as people think.

[dykedvonte]

A Defense of Benny Gecko

Benny is more of a capable leader and person than people give him credit for.

Seeing as no one challenged his position as head Chairmen for 7 years and even then he only loses the position if he’s caught, killed or forced to leave. Yes, it’s also likely House wouldn’t have allowed him to be killed but he sure as hell would of found a way to remove him if he was causing too much unrest within The Tops power structure. Even Swank and Tommy don’t outright dislike him and more so are concerned with his recent secretive and shady behavior, emphasis on recent.

Taking all we know into consideration, Benny likely knew the future direction that he wanted to take Vegas but was so caught up in the plans to acquire Vegas that he didn’t think of how to make his dream a reality. Something he admits to in canon. I see this being used as the main argument that Benny doesn’t know what he’s doing at all but I see it more in the same vein as you can’t really plan something from nothing. The transformation of Vegas is a sensitive thing that he can’t really work on until he has it. The only reason he ran to the Fort prematurely is the Courier who was causing so much of a stir he would’ve likely been found out much faster, making all that planning for nothing if he didn’t take that chance.

Benny is careful (well a lot more careful than he is regularly depicted in fanon), the Courier being able to trace him was dumb luck on their part and his hair being noticed at the Fort is a realistically small oversight that even Caesar is disappointed in because he admits Benny got farther than he should’ve been allowed by his legionaries. The fact he can plan an ambush on the Courier or tries to quickly and concisely clean up lose ends that don’t lead back to him shows he’s not just acting on impulses or in the moment decisions. Or rather he’s quite good at thinking them out, whether they work depends on how you play really. This is all to say it’s 100% believable that Benny could lead an independent Vegas (house was basically setting him up to do that). If he had known explicitly that House was setting him up to replace him, he likely would’ve bought more time by getting in closer, learning more of the system to then flip House’s edge to his favor. Again something he was doing already but likely without the knowledge of House’s feelings on him personally.

No matter what, Vegas’ future was tied to Benny; House’s plans for him, having to get the chip and if he had somehow succeeded. It’s also interesting that of all the people vying for control of the dam/Vegas, Benny’s plans are the only ones actually oriented towards a new future, not a recreation of something long past.

[motionjames]

let me shill you japanese columbo

Do you like Columbo? Do you like police procedurals starring grumbly, slightly eccentric ossans? Do you believe in the power of shoujo manga?! Well, do I have the show for you!

Introducing....Furuhata Ninzaburō!

Written by genius playwright Koki Mitani and starring the extremely charismatic jidaigeki star Masakazu Tamura, Furuhata Ninzaburo is a detective drama directly inspired by Columbo (not to be confused with...Shinano no Columbo, which yes, exists). Its got the murders, its got the mystery, its got an unreasonably good theme song, and there's middle aged man with the mannerisms you love to see. The formula usually goes as follows:

Furuhata-san stands in the dark void, talking about riding bicycles or something or another to setup the theme of the story.

You see the baddie do the murder and try to cover it up. Yesiree, you see the murder-- because the fun comes from watching it all unravel!

Furuhata-san appears (possibly struggling with a vending machine, or bicycling with some half-price daikon) and catches a whiff of something funny ahead of time.

Cue the game of psychological cat-n-mouse as Furuhata-san slowly deconstructs the whole thing.

Furuhata-san looks directly into the camera like it's the office to ask the audience what the final piece of the mystery is (this is briefly addressed)

The killer spirals ace attorney style as the audience screams GOT THE BITCH! and Furuhata-san escorts them off screen to purgatory... or, you know, prison.

Yup, it's pretty standard fair detective drama stuff, but the writer Mitani is able to construct some seriously compelling, twisty mysteries that keep you on the edge of your seat. By the end of first season, the direction finds its style and you'll get plenty of jaw-dropping musical cues and camera cuts that make you feel like you're full immersed in some deluxe, spicy juicy awesome mystery fiction action!

Okay... but who is the man of the hour? A good mystery needs a good detective, and there is hardly anyone as wonderful to watch as the black-clad oyajisan.

Tamura aces the role of Furuhata. It's just too good. As he's based off of Columbo he's of course a disarmingly scrungly genius with terrible posture and a grumbling-mumbling way or speaking, but he was plenty of other traits to set him apart. He's a fan of shoujo manga; he's an excellent chef but only knows how to prepare three mismatched dishes; he loves konbinis but is cursed by vending machines; he's terrible at baseball and is totally unsportmanlike; he is often seen on his beloved bike CELINE (since he was in the area anyhow)... I could go on, but the character is well realized and so fun to watch. His head tilts, forehead taps, and drawn out ええと。。。are perfectly captured, and all do a great job at annoying his victims. A stand out trait of Columbo is his unique relationship to the culprits; he's described as being very buddy-buddy or even respectful, using his friendly ho-hum manner to weedle his way to the truth. Furuhata-san is similar, but more... salty? Bitchy? The man frequently makes underhanded remarks towards the culprit or acts offensively relaxed until he find a contradiction in their words, in which he will then pursue to the ends of the earth. It gives a kind of "c'mon, can't you do better?" attitude reminiscent of a disappointed teacher.

But even with all his sass (which he has in spades), Furuhata-san will always sit down with the killer and offer a smile and a bit of light conversation before the credits roll. The killers are usually afforded a bit of dignity. Most famously a radio show host tells the detective "the funniest joke there ever was"-- but as a small revenge, she refuses to tell him the punchline. Credits roll, theme plays, it's just another day on the job.

Oh, there's also Imaizumi. Imaizumi is a big dummy and always falls for the red herrings the killers leave behind. Because of this, Furuhata-san is relentlessly mean to him and slaps him on the forehead as punishment. He forces the guy to do menial tasks and be victim to his many tests. Imaizumi, however, is just happy to be here. His special skills include knitting, flower arrangement, not reading the room, and having hemorrhoids.

Okay, now have some Furuhata-san crying and reading shoujo manga.

Truly the guy of all time.

You're probably totally in love with this show because I've described it so beautifully, right? Right? So you wanna watch it, riiiiight? Well lucky for you it's all totally subbed on internet archive!

Watch this awesome show ENGLISH SUBBED and FOR FREE you won't regret it! This link is so full of oyajisans! Please! Join me in Japanese crime fiction hell!

(Personally speaking, the first episode pilot thingy is a bit slow and does not represent the rest of the show very well, I would suggest skipping to the second episode "The Kabuki Murder" to get a real taste and then maybe return to the previous one later. Just my thoughts!)

Also, there was a really awesome remix of the main theme made for DDR. Here's that, but with Haruka Amami from the idolm@ster dancing over it.

Ah yes.... I have spilled my love... I suppose I should go now. Please enjoy this wonderful show, and remember: Don't you ever fuck up ever or else Furuhata-san WILL get you and you WILL go to super hell! Bye!

[a2zillustration]

January Baking 2025

I made these graham cracker cookies again in an effort to use up some of the obscene amount of Hershey's kisses that are now in the house after Christmas.

It barely made a dent.

[jjinpang]

Hii! Art question! Any tips on drawing the other eye, especially when the face is at an angle?

My biggest tip is UNDERSTAND THE SHAPE OF EYES. I think the most important thing is to understand what you are drawing. If you are having trouble with "the other eye" chances are your understanding of eyes, not just the other one, might not be strong.

Here are some notes about the shape of eyes that I hope you'll find helpful.

Remember that the human face has shape! Eyes aren't sitting on a flat surface they are beholden to the landscape they are planted in.

Not pictured above, but please remember that the skull is round you will not be looking at both eyes at the same angle unless you are looking from straight on.

ALSO! how much eye is visible will vary by situation. Sometimes eyes will be visible, and sometimes they will be hidden behind a nose, some hair etc etc.

When thinking about eyes remember that they have physical presence and take up space in 3 dimensions.

Also this is one I have a ton of fun with over exaggerating, but remember that eyes are a lovely subject to draw with varying materials, and a pretty complicated structure, so have fun with it.

How much reality you want to put into your art depends on your style/preference, and the fun part of drawing is you can ignore physics if they don't work for you, but I'm a strong believer of understanding and making informed decisions when developing your style. I've said a lot, but please remember to just stay curious about shapes. Don't get too bogged down by detail and have fun with it.

HOPE THIS HELPS, and thanks for the ask! this was fun, anon.

[lordofthesillystraws]

godddd i wanna like. interact with moots but im so fucking bad at it. hello people who consistently like my posts and generally seem to enjoy my stuff you make my day every time i see you in my notifs. thank you!! /gen

have this gif i made from my fave episode :3