#it will be a long journey

[joyful-enchantress]

For those that care, more progress was made this weekend and today.

Firstly, Saturday June 22nd was the memorial / celebration of life for my dad. It was a beautiful gathering that honored him in a perfect way and I think he would have been so happy with it. It was held in the showroom of an antique car dealership, instead of a funeral home. And his Ford Galaxy was front and center of the showroom. We put the memorial flowers that people sent in the trunk, and we literally put my dad in the driver’s seat.

SO many people came by during the course of the gathering. Some that I wasn’t expecting at all, and some that travelled quite far to make an appearance. My mom and I felt so loved and supported ❤️

And I do think it has helped me close a chapter of sorts in my grief journey.

The next chapter is healing. And I started that one today. I found a therapist that specializes in trauma and grief and I had my first appointment with her today.

There is still sadness. There is still pain, both emotional and physical. But there is also progress and healing and joyful memories.

Onwards and upwards ❤️‍🩹

[elodieunderglass]

changes and trends in horror-genre films are linked to the anxieties of the culture in its time and place. Vampires are the manifestation of grappling with sexuality; aliens, of foreign influence. Horror from the Cold War is about apathy and annihilation; classic Japanese horror is characterised by “nature’s revenge”; psychological horror plays with anxieties that absorbed its audience, like pregnancy/abortion, mental illness, femininity. Some horror presses on the bruise of being trapped in a situation with upsetting tasks to complete, especially ones that compromise you as a person - reflecting the horrors and anxieties of capitalism etc etc etc. Cosmic horror is slightly out of fashion because our culture is more comfortable with, even wistful for, “the unknown.” Monster horror now has to be aware of itself, as a contingent of people now live in the freedom and comfort of saying “I would willingly, gladly, even preferentially fuck that monster.” But I don’t know much about films or genres: that ground has been covered by cleverer people.

I don’t actually like horror or movies. What interests me at the moment is how horror of the 2020s has an element of perception and paying attention.

Multiple movies in one year discussed monsters that killed you if you perceived them. There are monsters you can’t look at; monsters that kill you instantly if you get their attention. Monsters where you have to be silent, look down, hold still: pray that they pass over you. M Zombies have changed from a hand-waved virus that covers extras in splashy gore, to insidious spores. A disaster film is called Don’t Look Up, a horror film is called Nope. Even trashy nun horror sets up strange premises of keeping your eyes fixed on something as the devil GETS you.

No idea if this is anything. (I haven’t seen any of these things because, unfortunately, I hate them.) Someone who understands better than me could say something clever here, and I hope they do.

But the thing I’m thinking about is what this will look like to the future, as the Victorian sex vampires and Cold War anxieties look to us. I think they’ll have a little sympathy, but they probably won’t. You poor little prey animals, the kids will say, you were awfully afraid of facing up to things, weren’t you?

[halfsixwakeup]

[gerrykeay]

im not putting this post into words. beams into your mind The Parallels

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[technically-human]

Oh, Archivist, we're really in it now

[beesinmymoth]

Forgive me, lord, for I have sinned

[starberry-cupcake]

as previously established, everyone was having The Worst Day in journey to babel, but bones surely did reap his favorite rewards

however much they're paying chapel, it's not enough

[fiery-cook]

CHOMP 🐯

(Click for better quality)

[crookedtines]

I dropped all my other projects to finish this in time for pride and it's finally done!! I wanted some cool aro merch (since I have absolutely nothing so far), and what's cooler than dragons?

The heart shaped flag was embroidered on afterward, and if you look closely, there are a bunch of tiny flags woven into the border.

My original intention was to use this as a long patch for the back of my denim jacket. But it makes a pretty cool necklace?? If only I didn't have to chop off half the design to realize my vision... (I have yet to commit, this is just tied on with a big ol bulky knot in the back)

[altariartx]

[bacchuschucklefuck]

they licensed his ass

my finished piece of the FWMS (official name definitely 100%) thing we started a few days ago! I had fun I hope folks had and/or continue to have fun with the sketch as well.

[extrajigs]

THE LONG PROMISED STYRA-LAND BUGS! Tried to keep them all to one of three body plans; hoppers, creepers, and flutter bys! Also decided they have tiny lil skeletons in em and where the styraphants and other megafauna have blue blood, these are red blooded like us humans. And are more energized for it!

[favouritewindow]

redraw of my favourite haikyuu panel :3 i think of younger me seeing this and get emotional, hed freak out lol

[ninjahaku21art]

True form~ 🐉✨ A quick little comic of the gang (minus tripitaka) meeting Bai Long Ma officially!

I have been wanting to draw out a form for him, and finally got around to it! Enjoy! xD

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[touchstiel]

EVERY TOUCH EVER ☞ 198/198

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[lightningstrikes-art]