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[smajorqna]

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Hello!

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Welcome to the blog i made because i thought of it in class and i need some sort of way to feed my hyperfixation.

Here is a carrd with more info about this mess. (coming soon)

All art belongs to me!! I made it!! Please dont steal or use for ai (sense thats been getting popular recently..). And please ask before reposting and if your too nervous please at least credit me :)

(Press "Read More" below for tldr for the carrd and an ID for each image)

(Last updated: 12/10/22 11:19am CDT)

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And now if you look just below youll see all the tags i use and what they mean :) (more will be added in the future)

#smajorqna - all posts posted on this blog

#4th wall breakthrough - ooc posts

#smajor of rivendell - all answers from c!scott

#hearts the creator tm - all answers/cameos from my persona, hearts

#hello deer anon - all questions from fellow anons! Hello anons :)

#(tw/cw here) - obviously wont say that exactly but if a post talks about anything triggering or anything that needs warning i will put it there and i will put it at the beginning of the post :)

#posts about beloved husband - posts mentioning or even including the one and only codfather (will be also used as flower husbands tag so if you don't wanna see that block it!!!)

#cameos - other character cameos featured

#id below read more - will be put for every post with images in it (besides dividers)

#the 17th letter of the alphabet - this post was queued

Heres the tldr of the carrd: (aka a list of things i need to add to it)

This is C!/CHARACTER!!! In no way am i impersonating scott the content creator. I am simply answering questions the way i think his esmp1 character would answer.

Admittedly, i have never watched scotts esmp1 series- i mostly know about his character through clips, fanfics, fanarts, and other fans. I know im such a fake fan /sarc so if i get any lore or canon wrong please tell me and ill do my best to fix it. If i cannot, then oh well to bad so sad.

This will include my personal headcanons so if you haven't heard of whatever even or something from canon, its most likely a headcanon

This will also include flower husbands (c!scott x c!jimmy) so uh yeah dont imply any other ships other than them only because i dont personally ship it (its fine if you do, i have nothing wrong with that :) just keep it out of this blog)

Everything you see on this blog was done on my phone using my finger. So obviously there will be mistakes. So yk use common sense and dont point them out :) its rude.

And lastly, this is literally my first time doing this ever so please be nice, im sensitive

ID for each image/panel:

[Panel 1 (one): (start id) outlined and colorless drawing of empires season 1 (one) character scott looking confused or worried, there's a question mark symbol next to him showing he's confused. He's looking at another character to the right with the same drawing style. Scott's outline/lineart is a dark cyan. To the right of scott there's a character with shortish hair, pointy ears like scotts, with a plain t-shirt. They look feminine-ish and their expression looks happy. Near them is text saying "Me, the creator tm" pointing to them. The character's outline/lineart is a dark magenta-ish, or a really red pink. On the bottom of the screen is a grey box with a smaller box on the top left corner saying "Scott" in a dark cyan. Below is text in the same color saying "So.. Remind me of what to do here..?". (End id)]

[Panel 2 (two): (start id) Same character's and poses as panel 1 (one) with different expressions. Scott's expression is still similar, except this time his mouth is closed. The character's (who's name is Hearts) expression changed to them talking with their eyes closed. They look happy. Below them is the same dialogue box except with a different name and obviously different text. The name now reads "Hearts" and the dialogue says "You're going to answer some questions from people because I'm bored and I need something better to do with my life. :)" in the same color used for Hearts' outline. (End id)]

[Panel 3 (three): (start id) Scott is now center with Hearts gone, leaving a "Bye!" where they were last. Scott then looks to the left with an exhausted look. In the dialogue box it says in the dark cyan outline scott has with scotts name above, "This will be easier said than done..." (End id)]

Also yes ik the original third panel i misspelled "easier" but its too late now im tired

[secondbeatsongs]

as a bi person, the bisexual flag brings me infinite joy and always puts a smile on my face, however as a person who has a Passion for Graphic Design, that undersaturated shade of purple infuriates me when it's used digitally

like, on an actual flag - which was its original purpose - it looks great!

those look fine! lovely, even! with the semi-transparent fabric, the way it catches the sunlight, it looks beautiful!

but now look at how it looks digitally

the pink and blue are so vibrant compared to the sad, lonely lavender!

and let's look at this statement from Michael Page, the creator of the bi flag:

(sidenote: he created this flag in 1998, so if his takes on bisexuality is different from yours, it's okay to notice that! a lot has changed since the 90s when it comes to lived experiences and the way we describe them. but, it's also important to respect his thoughts about this and the way he presented them, even if today, we'd probably not say that bi people "blend unnoticeably into both the gay/lesbian and straight communities.")

so in pantone colors, the pink is 226 C, the blue is 286 C, and the purple of the flag is 258 C.

but...here's the deal

Michael talks here about how the key to understanding the symbolism is to know that the purple blends into both the pink and blue. and on a physical flag, I think you can see that!

but digitally, it absolutely does not blend. it clashes badly, and looks oddly separate from the other two colors.

which got me wondering...what purple do you get if you actually blend 226 C and 286 C?

oh! oh, my god.

look at that! look at how nicely it fits between those colors!

look at it next to the original color scheme! look at how much more vibrant the purple is!

and friends. this is just blending through rgb! you get even more purple variations when you use other color spaces!

let's compare all of them:

(top: original, lab. middle: lrgb, lch. bottom: rgb, hsl)

look at all of the different purple options you can get just by combining these two colors!

if you want almost too-vibrant saturation, you can go hsl, if you want something more relaxed that's closer to the original, you can go lab or lrgb. and if you want to split the difference, lch is bright and violet, while rgb is there with its saturated but darker purple.

anyway, I guess I don't really have a point here? this isn't so much an informational post as it is Me Getting Weird About Colors, but I think it is a useful lesson about how colors look very different on screens compared to how they look on objects in real life.

and sometimes, I think it's okay to compensate for that.

out of all of these, this is my favorite bi flag:

it's the one where the colors were blended in lab color space. for me, the lighter, softer purple is close enough to the original bi flag purple, while also feeling like a smoother blend of the blue and pink

but that's just me! and it might not even look the same to you, since every screen is different, because technology is a nightmare!

anyway, thank you for coming with me on this colorful journey! I will now retreat back to inkscape and make pained sounds about inkstitch gradients until something tangible pulls me back into reality

[ahaura]

Bones and All (2022) dir. Luca Guadagnino

Hélène Cixous, The Love of the Wolf

Haruki Murakami, Norwegian Wood

Maud Ellmann, The Hunger Artists

Catherynne M. Valente, The Bread We Eat in Dreams, “The Red Girl”

Marty McConnell, The Best American Poetry (2014) ed. David Lehman & Terrance Hayes, “vivisection (you’re going to break my heart)”

Start Web Weaving Text & Image IDs:

[Image ID (1 out of 6): Maren is eating Lee; the shot is focused on Maren. The shot is in black and white. End ID]

Hélène Cixous, The Love of the Wolf

[Text ID: I beg you, eat me up. Want me down to the marrow. End ID]

[Image ID (2 out of 6): Maren is clutching her father's father's coat to her chest on her bed as she cries, shortly after he abandons her. End ID]

Haruki Murakami, Norwegian Wood

[Text ID: I was always hungry for love. Just once, I wanted to know what it was like to get my fill of it—to be fed so much love I couldn’t take any more. Just once. End ID]

[Image ID (3 out of 6): Maren and Lee sit across from each other in a diner; Maren is not looking at Lee and Lee is looking at her as he drinks coffee. End ID]

Maud Ellmann, The Hunger Artists

[Text ID: Since sexuality originates in seating, it is always haunted by the imagery of ingestion, having neither an object nor a territory proper to itself. Yet eating, in its turn, exceeds the biological demand for nourishment, for it expresses the desire to possess the object unconditionally. The infant sees his stomach as a safe in which he hoards his loot, thus learning his first lessons in private property. The genesis of secrecy may also be attributed to eating, for it is well known that the best way to keep a secret is to eat the evidence. {Highlighted} The stomach is a place almost as private as the grave. {End Highlight} End ID]

[Image ID (4 out of 6): In the dark of night outside of their blue pickup truck, Lee holds Maren's face in his hand. His face is bloody; he is shirtless. Maren's face is not visible to the camera. End ID]

Catherynne M. Valente, The Bread We Eat in Dreams, “The Red Girl”

[Text ID: I love you but there are things older and murkier than love. Things that live not in the heart but the entrails. I don’t want you to see me with the wolf. I don’t want you to see what he does to me. I don’t want you to see what I do to him. End ID]

[Image ID (5 out of 6): In daylight, Maren holds Lee; the viewer cannot see Lee's face. End ID]

Marty McConnell, The Best American Poetry (2014) ed. David Lehman & Terrance Hayes, “vivisection (you’re going to break my heart)”

[Text ID:When I say eat me I mean suck the bones clean, leave nothing

for the waiting, nothing for the vultures or the travelers to come. End ID]

[Image ID (6 out of 6): Maren is eating Lee; Maren's face is out of the shot but the viewer can see her hand on Lee's face as he screams. He is holding her hand to her face. The shot is in black and white. End ID]

End Web Weaving post Text & Image IDS.

[animaginaryartblog]

[Image ID:

A digital drawing of a redesigned Chip from Sonic Unleashed and Pretzel, an OC based on Dark Gaia. A semi-transparent image of a redesigned Sonic is set to the side for scale, showing both Chip and Pretzel as barely reaching his hip.

Chip is a short, chubby creature, somewhat resembling an anthropomorphic dog. He is primarily red, with creamy white on his muzzle, inside his ears, on his underbelly, and on his paws and tail. He is very fluffy, especially on his ears and tail. He has a fluffy white crest on top of his head. His eyes are small (for a Sonic character), with perfectly round pupils, like a bird's. He has a ruff of white fur around his neck, with a round green bauble hanging from it like a necklace. He has slender, insect-like wings that are the same color of green.

Pretzel has a similar build to Chip, though she is slightly taller and ganglier, with especially long arms. She looks more like a cat, with a shorter muzzle and small pointed ears. She has a long, thin tail, curled into an almost pretzel-like shape. She is primarily dark purple, with pale blue inside her ears, on her muzzle, on her underbelly, and on her paws. She has bat wings, the same dark purple as the rest of her. She also has fluffy pink tufts on top of her head, on her wrists, and on her ankle. On her forehead is a crescent shaped broken piece of the same orb Chip has on his chest, though Pretzel's piece is a much darker green, matching her eyes.

Sketches on the top of the page show what Chip and Pretzel's heads look like from the side. An additional drawing shows a round green orb with cracks, then the same orb split into two uneven pieces. One side, seen from above, matches Chip's orb. The other, a slim crescent piece, matches the one on Pretzel's forehead, albeit a lighter color.

The second image is the same drawing as before, but now there are additional details on Chip and Pretzel's designs.

Chip has gained an additional pair of ears, and his tail is longer, with a fluffy gold-and-white tip. The tuft on his head is bigger, golden and flame-shaped. has a golden sun emblem floating above his forehead. Similar golden shapes float around his eyes, wrists, and ankles. His pupils now have light green at their center where previously they were pure gold. His green wings are now edged in gold.

Pretzel now has a third eye on her forehead, pure black with a glowing blue pupil and glowing blue crescent shapes framing it. The fragment on her forehead has shifted down to her neck, matching Whip's orb. Her head tuft, like Whip's has become bigger and more flame-like. Her wings have more clearly defined arms, as well as dragon-like claws at their tips. Glowing blue markings surround her eyes and dot her cheeks, lower limbs, and paws, as well as streaking the undersides of her wings.

/end ID]

[Image ID: A digital drawing of a redesigned Sonic the Hedgehog and Pretzel, the OC from the previous two images.

The redesigned Sonic has a pointier muzzle, larger ears, and long, slender quills clearly defined from his fur. Said fur is light blue, while his quills are a darker shade. He has dark brown fur inside his ears, as a "mask" on his face, on his underbelly, and on the outsides of his legs and arms. He wears white gloves with red cuffs in addition to his classic shoes, which have had the cuffs unrolled to look more like boots.

In the colored drawing on the left, Sonic stands with one hand on his hip, looking at Pretzel with a cheeky grin. Pretzel flies beside him at eye level, arms folded and expression unimpressed.

Two additional black-and-white sketches are on the right side of the page. In the top one Sonic grins proudly, while Pretzel, slung across his shoulders, glares at him with annoyance. In the bottom one Pretzel is lying on top of Sonic's head. They are both looking the same direction with equally tired, unimpressed expressions. /end ID]

[Image ID:

A digital drawing of Pretzel, the OC described previously, and Sonic the Hedgecat, a new form of Sonic similar to the Werehog.

As the Hedgecat, Sonic's already light blue fur has become paler, almost white. His green eyes have become more yellow-tinted, and his quills have turned orange. His body as a whole is slimmer and lankier, and his ears are taller and pointier. His shoes have become heeled boots. He has green wings on his back, like Chip's, and a long, lion-like tail with an orange tuft on its tip.

The hedgecat walks with his hands folded behind his back and wings hanging like a cape. He looks down at Pretzel with a grin that shows his fangs, his eyes bright and devoid of pupils. Pretzel is hunched over, barely reaching to his knees, with her wings raised around her protectively. She looks up at him with anger and fear, ears back and fangs showing. /end ID]

of course I gotta redesign my girl Pretzel too. I've been mentally rotating a Sonic Leashed rewrite in comic form for a while now, but I keep telling myself to wait till the series is finished, then start rewriting.

that said, I have been thinking about doing a comic mock-up of some kind as a sort of test run for these redesigns... we'll see. regular Sonic and Pretzel I'm pretty solid on, but the scene I've got in mind involves the hedgecat, which still needs some work for the new design. we're getting there.

bonus sketches and additional Pretzel and Whip color palettes I was considering below

[Image ID: The same drawing as the very first two images, with Pretzel and Whip, but with different palettes for them both. The first gives Pretzel a darker grey muzzle and underbelly. The second makes her a lighter purple, with darker purple on her muzzle and underbelly. The third leaves Pretzel unchanged from the original version, but gives Whip a dark brown muzzle and underbelly, as well as making the tuft of fur on his head and his tail yellow. The fourth is the same as the third, but with a lighter shade of brown for Whip's markings. /end ID]

[Image ID: several black-and-white sketches of Pretzel in different poses. There is one sketch of Whip in the top left with his wings and arms spread, one leg bent, and a bright smile on his face. To the right of this drawing is one of Pretzel standing awkwardly, looking to the side with a disturbed expression. To the right of this is a larger drawing of Pretzel, flying with one leg curled beneath her and one hand raised as she looks up with an annoyed expression. To the left of this is a sketch of Pretzel on all fours, wings raised as she hisses like a cat. Finally, in the bottom left corner is a sketch of Pretzel sitting like a cat, head tilted to the side and a mistrustful expression on her face. /end ID]

[Image ID: several black-and-white digital sketches of Pretzel in various poses and expressions. In the top left she sits like a cat, glaring upwards. Below that she stands on two legs, arms folded, one leg kicked back, glaring at something behind her. To the right of this is a drawing of her flying, arms folded as she rolls her eyes.

Near the middle is a sketch of just Pretzel's head and shoulders as she looks upwards with an expression of shock. Top center is a drawing of her head and shoulders in profile, a snarl twisting her muzzle. Next to it is a drawing of her resting her chin on her arm, smiling mischievously as she sticks out a snake-like tongue. In the top right is another drawing of Pretzel in profile, glaring. Below that is a drawing of her looking concerned; next to that, one of her looking to the side; below that, another profile shot, and next to that, her glancing to the side. /end ID]

[Image ID: a digital black-and-white sketch of Pretzel and Whip, both flying in the air. Pretzel is on the left, arms folded and legs bent under her as she looks up with a skeptical frown. On the right, Whip has his arms extended, one leg bent under him as he beams up at the sky. Pretzel's irises are large and pure black, while Whip's are small and have no pupils. /end ID]

[Image ID: a digital drawing of Sonic in his werehog form on the left and his hedgecat form on the right. The werehog has large, pure black irises, like Pretzel. He looks perturbed. The hedgecat's quills bush out like a lion's mane, and wings like Whip's hang from his back like a cape. His irises are pupil-less, like Whip's, and he grins broadly. /end ID]

[Image ID: several rough black-and-white sketches of a monstrous form of Light Gaia. The first, in the top left, gives it a bird-like head with a multitude of pointed ears, pointed wings, and bird-like legs. In the top left it retains the bird-like head, but now has a more quadrapedal body, with three pairs of legs and three corresponding pairs of wings. Its fanged mouth runs further up its beak than should be natural, stretching even past its eyes. In the bottom left is a drawing of Light Gaia with its beak parted and additional openings on its cheeks. Finally, the bottom right shows two images of Light Gaia's head in profile. The first shows a smooth, almost statuesque bird head with elegant pointed ears. In the second image, its head has been split by its fanged mouth, with additional mouths on its forehead and neck. /end ID]

[Image ID: a black-and-white digital sketch of Sonic in his hedgecat form. He holds Pretzel up by her throat, looking up at her with a fanged grin as she scowls down at him. His eyes have no pupils. /end ID]

hmmm... might revisit that last one...

[spntoxicfemslashevent]

annamary

ANNAMARY

[id: a screenshot of a tweet. the text reads "malewife this, malewife that, enough! i want girlhusband']

[mejomonster]

Being way too introspective of my writing I need to get in the Zone I need to Focus so I'm just typing 5-10k words a day and not thinking about what I'm even typing. I keep over noticing my own word choices and what I might type next and it's the devil tempting me to be perfectionist and constantly question choices -.- don't worry. I am working on getting into my Focus zone. But fuck the getting there is a Time :/

On the upside because I am being entirely Too slow to the point I'm questioning what I wrote, I'm happening to notice some higher level stuff I don't usually pick up on my own writing until like whole chapters or arcs are done. I happen to like That Level stuff and it's coming out perfect so that's a plus.

[describe-things]

[ID: A photo of a bottle of Kraft Classic Caesar salad dressing on a table, with a kitchen knife stabbed straight through the back, leaking dressing down the blade. End ID.]

[ahaura]

Elizabeth Magill (Irish, b. 1959), Sleep, 2022, mixed medium on canvas, 58.25 × 50.5 in

Tony Barnstone, "Nightmare Kiss"

[Image ID: A painting depicting a scene of barren, dark trees against a backdrop of dark-red sky. End ID]

[Text ID: The middle of a kiss, and though he opened his jaw up wide and wider, her own small jawbones gave a little crack and stuck, and look what happened: as if she’d fallen in an open grave, he swallowed her at last, and then she wandered in a dark saturated country where the red land throbbed with capillaries under electric stars. A kiss had brought her there, a simple kiss that rained and filled her head with blood, a nightmare kiss, a wrong man kiss; why had she kissed a man with such a mouth, with such thick teeth and jaws, such tongue, instead of kissing someone who would let her out, kissing someone nicer, who ate less. End ID]

[ahaura]

Emily Brontë, Wuthering Heights

Theodore Roethke, “Straw for the fire”

Excerpt #1

[Text ID: You said I killed you—haunt me, then! [...] Be with me always—take any form—drive me mad! only do not leave me in this abyss, where I cannot find you! End ID]

Excerpt #2

[Text ID: It's your privilege to find me incomprehensible. I gave you my minutes; let them remain ours. I hope I haunt you. End ID]

[gothhabiba]

eSims for Gaza is facing constant eSim shortages.

They get over a thousand requests for connection a day, but their email inbox is regularly sitting at 300-500 eSims. With the bombardment of Rafah and continual internet blackouts, the need for more eSims is particularly urgent.

Even if you have already sent an eSim or donated to an eSim donation drive, there is more you can do. The team is calling for people to campaign in their communities to help spread the word about eSims and encourage donations.

You can help by printing out posters and putting them up in local businesses, on telephone poles and notice boards, or wherever people are likely to see them.

[ID: Poster headed “eSIMs for Gaza” with an illustration of a red poppy, a QR code, and a link to tinyurl.com/gaza-esims; copy reads “Sending eSIMs is an immediate, concrete way to help Gazans on the ground. Scan below to learn how you can get involved.” End ID]

Download color poster (18 x 24")

Download color flyer (8.5 x 11")

Download black and white poster

(For a black and white flyer on A4 / 8.5 x 11" printer paper, just print out the black and white poster: the extra white margin space won't matter.)

Or make your own poster, pamphlet, or protest sign with one of these QR codes:

[rjalker]

[ID: Digital art showing two arms tenderly clasping pinkies. One arm is in the colors of the trans pride flag: blue, pink, white, pink, and blue. The other is in the colors of a lesbian pride flag: Dark red, red, pale pink, white, purple, dark purple, and dark red-purple. End ID.]

lesbians love and support our trans sisters 💖💖

*edit 12/20/19: this post is made by a trans-inclusive nonbinary dyke to show that trans women are an important and well loved part of the lesbian community. this is not about “afab solidarity” or solidarity between trans men and lesbians or any other transphobic bs, as many terfs have tried to claim on this post. this is just a cute positive post for trans lesbians. this is also not a truscum/transmed friendly post. there is no transphobic gatekeeping welcome here.

**edit 5/22/22: this was literally made before the orange and pink lesbian flag was even created. check the timestamp it was posted before saying anything about the flag choice. it wasn’t me “choosing” to use the pink flag, it was that the pink flag was the mainstream lesbian flag in use at the time this art was created

[ahaura]

Dieric Bout (Dutch, 1415–1475), detail from The Fall of the Damned, 1450, oil on panel, 115 × 69.5 cm

Chelsea Wolfe, "Sick"

[Image ID: A detail from a Biblical oil painting of a scene from Hell, depicting a man with his head between the jaws of a serpent. End ID]

[Text ID: You washed me clean like no one ever could / Come closer now and step right into / The wide mouth, the sharp teeth of the one you love End ID]

[earhartsease]

this is so on the nose

just adding (since it seems to have stirred some people up) that obviously this is not an absolute - it just points to how some oppressive systems (for example) rely on bad faith to cover for their systems doing what they're really intended to do by claiming that they're still in progress - but there are plenty of other less bad faith examples too that are more to do with poorly thought out or poorly implemented plans

[ID: post by The Garantine quoting the start of a wikipedia article

Very tired of hearing about what the intentions are. If a system constantly produces a different outcome than the one it is "intended" for then it's perfectly reasonable to assume the actual intention is the outcome it continues to produce.

beginning of quoted article below reads as follows:

The purpose of a system is what it does

The purpose of a system is what it does (POSIWID) is a systems thinking heuristic coined by Stafford Beer, who observed that there is "no point in claiming that the purpose of a system is to do what it constantly fails to do." The term is widely used by systems theorists, and is generally invoked to counter the notion that the purpose of a system can be read from the intentions of those who design, operate, or promote it. When a system's side effects or unintended consequences reveal that its behavior is poorly understood, then the POSIWID perspective can balance political understandings of system behavior with a more straightforwardly descriptive view.

ID ends]

[cy-cyborg]

Free Manual Wheelchair Reference Models

ID: A banner with grey 3D models of 5 kinds of manual wheelchairs in a line in front of the disability pride flag and text that reads "Manual Wheelchair References" /End ID

For disability pride month, I decided to release a pack of 3D manual wheelchair models.

The pack includes 5 wheelchairs:

2 Active urban-style chairs (one of which includes a smart drive)

1 off-road active chair

1 children's wheelchair

and 1 standard "hospital" wheelchair).

All the wheelchairs are based off either wheelchairs I or friends of mine have used

Downloadable here!

or on the Clip Studio Paint Asset Store (ID 2097442) (there's been an issue with the CSP version, but the models in the download folder can be imported into clip studio paint until I can fix it)

More info about the download contents below:

The first download link includes the original .Blend file with all 5 chairs, as well as individual .obj or .fbx files the chairs (All but 1 have an .obj file, as they're only meshes. The chair with the smart drive is rigged, which is why it has an .Fbx file instead so it will retain that information) as well as a "read me" file that explains in more depth what kind of disability/character/lifestyle each chair is made for (These are just what I had in mind when I designed them, they are usable by other characters who don't fit the suggestions for the most part!) I wanted to include the Read Me contents in the CSP Asset Store listing, but CS said it was too long lol.

Also, as the title says, these files are free to use! While it's not mandatory, I would appreciate credit if you use them (or even just a tag so I can see the cool art you make with them!!)

I actually made these ages ago, the original plan was to use them in a series of posts then release the pack, but I never got around to making the series and so they've just been sitting here. I took a day off from art fight attacks to clean them all up and get them ready to post. If you experience any issues, let me know and I'll try to fix it up.

I had a couple more that were supposed to be in the pack including a sports (basketball/Tennis) wheelchair and some different styles of wheelchair, but I think the files corrupted so once I fix (or remake) them, I'll probably make a second pack.

If you have any issues, please let me know!

[rjalker]

[ID: Two images, both showing a long checklist with multiple sections.

The top reads:

Self-Care Assessment.

The following worksheet for assessing self-care is not exhaustive, merely suggestive. Feel free to add areas of self-care that are relevant for you and rate yourself on how often and how well you are taking care of yourself these days. When you are finished, look for patterns in your responses. Are you more active in some areas of self-care? Do you tend to ignore others? Are there items on this list that hadn't even occurred to you? Listen to your internal responses and dialogue about self-care, and take note of anything you would like to prioritize moving forward."

This is followed by a key of ratings to give yourself for each checkbox:

"Rate the following areas according to how well you think you are doing…

3= I do this well (e.g., frequently) 2= I do this OK (e.g., occasionally) 1= I barely or rarely do this 0= I never do this ?[question mark]=This never occured to me"

The checklist follows.

Physical Self-Care: Eat regularly (Breakfast, lunch, and dinner) Get regular medical care for prevention Get medical care when needed Take time off when sick Wear clothes I like Do some fun physical activity Think positive thoughts about my body Exercise Eat healthily Get massages Take vacations Get enough sleep Do some fun artistic activity Other

Psychological Self-Sare: Take day trips or mini-vacations Have my own personal psychotherapy Make time away from technology/internet Read something unrelated to work Notice my thoughts, beliefs, attitudes, feelings Engage my intelligence in a new way or area Do something at which I am not an expert Make time for self-reflection Write in a journal Attend to minimizing life stress Be curious Say no to extra responsibilities Be okay leaving work at work Other

Emotional Self-Care Spend time with people whose company I enjoy Stay in contact with important people in my life Re-read favorite books, re-view favorite movies Identify and seek out comforting activities/places Express my outage in social action or discussion Love myself Allow myself to cry Give myself affirmation/praise Find things that make me laugh Other

Spiritual Self-Care Make time for reflection Find a spiritual connection or community Be aware of non-material aspects of life Try at times not to be in charge or the expert Identify what is meaningful to me Seek out reenergizing or nourishing experiences Contribute to causes in which I believe Read or listen to something inspirational Spend time in nature Be open to inspiration Cherish my optimism and hope Be open to knowing Meditate Find time for prayer or praise Have experiences of awe Other

Relationship Self-Care Shedule regular dates with my partner Call, check on, or see my relatives Share a fear, hope, or secret with someone I trust Stay in contact with faraway friends Make time for personal correspondance Allow others to do things for me Make time to be with friends Ask for help when I need it Communicate with my family Enlarge my social circle Spend time with animals Other

Workplace or Professional Self-Care Take time to chat with coworkers Identify projects/tasks that are exciting Balance my load so that nothing is "way too much" Arrange work space to be comfortable Get regular supervision or consultation Negotiate/advocate for my needs Make quiet time to work Take a break during the day Set limits with my boss/peers Have a peer support group Identify rewarding tasks Other

Overall Balance Strive for balance within my work-life and work day Strive for balance among my family, friends, and relationships Strive for balance between play and rest Strive for balance between work/service and personal time Strive for balance in looking forward and aknowledging the moment

Areas of Self-Care that are Relevant to You Other Other Other".

Smaller print at the bottom of the page reads:

"Adapted from Saakvitne, Pearlman, & Staff of TSI/CAAP (1996). Transforming the Pain: A Workbook on Vicarious Traumatization. Norton. Adapted by Lisa D. Butler, PhD."

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i know we're all sick of self-care being a marketing tactic now, but i don't think a lot of us have any other concept of self-care beyond what companies have tried to sell us, so i thought i'd share my favorite self-care hand out

brought to you by how mad i just got at a Target ad

[aropride]

i nerfed this post bc of the stupid addition but you can reblog the new version here

going to start saying people "obviously aren't in a romantic relationship, they have something deeper and more intimate going on" to confuse and upset alloromantics

(ID: a banner with an aro pride flag in the background, with small text above and below large text dripping in green goo reading, "this post is about hating the hierarchical system of relationships". the top text reads "idc abt blorbotags go wild but" and the bottom text reads "& if you're mad about it you've probably been poisoned by ace discourse brainworms. and are also proving my point." end ID)