#lucidowl

[12u3ie]

TWELVE. THIS WASN'T EVEN A CHAT REGULAR OR SOMETHING. SOMEONE JUST DROPPED BY BECAUSW THEY HEARD HE COULD USE IT. GENEVIEVE WHO ARE YOU

WOW WOAH YEAH THATS NUTS. Genevieve… a true legend. Not all heroes wear capes, some just have $750 to give to a small creator in need. Damn.

[ink-ghoul]

Hey, Hoffen? Could I ask you to show off a little with a clear view of Xisuma's bone sword? (AFAIK you haven't posted about it distinctly and Xisuma's segment about it in video was brief.) If not, that's totally fine. Thanks either way! :]

Oh yeah no worries, here, have a look

I should do model showcases more often hjdkjhsdjs

[giddlygoat]

I have no idea who you tagged this for, I tagged this for a fictional character. ^^;

oh my god. i’m so sorry XD i happen to have a friend named ethan who heavily associates with wolves, and that meme could have been handcrafted specifically for him. my bad, i just assumed!

[briseise]

Frying up the horrors with nice seasonings and gaining the strength to go on from the endeavor?

you know it ;3c

[kikunai]

Kiku! Bonks my head against yours friendly-like. Who do you think would cause the most upheaval if they were given the reins on deciding what Minecraft adds to (or removes from) the game: Cub, Scar, or Doc?

(Yes I know Cub very clearly has proven his capacity for Havoc but consider that Scar is a menace and Doc actively commits crimes against the game, you know this as well as I do)

its definitely cub. scar would add aesthetic blocks and perhaps some mobs while doc would most certainly add features that benefits technical minecraft. but no hermit UNDERSTANDS AND UTILISE minecraft features to the fullest like cub. that man has the wildest imagination and with his chaotic personality i think he'd add the most unpredictable feature in game.

regarding deletion of a feature: scar. his insistence which could be seen from his armadillo hate(/lh?) might cause a lot of chaos if he were to have the power to remove stuff from the game

doc is actually pretty tame. he simply enjoys game-breaking projects but i imagine he darent changing anything substantial

[made-nondescript]

Chel. Holding your lovely face between my palms so gently. I don't hear from you often enough but the love is never lost. Anyway YEAH TCG AND THANK YOU <3

HI MAX :D love to hear from you too!!! I hope you are just so well. This is huge!!! I am so happy for you!!!!!

[helsex]

Can... can I see your fursona? 👀 That sounds cool as heck.

(Also you made my night with that! Thank you! :] )

For sure! Unfortunately my only ref is actually a full year old now..I need to draw this guy more - I do like the concept though very fun design :)

[I.D. in alt text]

(also glad I could brighten someone's night ^-^)

[frankenfawn]

Mutual bingo? :]

omg hi!!!

u are so nice and i think ur really cool !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i get very happy when message me/interact with my posts ty :)

[bat-connoisseur]

You'd be more likely to if it's from someone you like as opposed to someone you don't? What's the reasoning there?

Not to sound like a Very Online tumblr freak but drinking someone else's blood feels kind of intimate? Like if you kiss a guy on the lips and exchange bodily fluids that way (gross way to put it I know) then you're only going to do that if you're really close, so a similar principle applies in my mind to drinking blood, for whatever reason. It just feels kind of wrong to me to drink the blood of someone I don't like unless it's as some kind of flex or threat, but I'm not planning to kill or attack anyone so that's largely irrelevant.

[gubbymcyt]

Here's the real question. Is Xisuma the type of bug to put in a mesh toy(ish) carrier or a front-opening glass terrarium to you

I see him crawling on my wall, but I don't feel inclined to squish it or anything. It seems to scitter gently across the surface and I stay still, watching it. Analysing and curious : "what exactly are you?" "How did you make your way in here?" "Would you cause any trouble?"

I hold onto the hope that it won't eat my clothes or my carpet or,,,me.

It's reaching the ceiling now, not necessarily my main focus but it hasn't left my mind or view. "What do you eat?" "Are you looking for a way out?" It looks confused- it'll crawl in one direction then switch to another. "I feel like I'd see you again. Don't land in my food please."

It keeps me curious, I'm always wondering what that bug is up to in it's strange bug habits. Must be doing something pretty important, I see it move around room-to-room.

I wonder if I should leave something out for it, since it basically lives with me now, but that's silly; that bugs doing what bugs do and doing it bugily.

I'll watch it crawl, I don't know it well but its so familiar to me. What was the question.?

[parapsychoiogy]

I was digging through the tags on the "enough about Taylor Swift" post and 1) it feels so good seeing the name Domini Forster out in the wild holy smokes. And 2) SHE IS???? NEW ALBUM???????? HYYYYPE

YEEEEAHHHHHHH !! shes so underrated so its SOOOO exciting when people know about her fr

ALSO YEAH !! she was fundraising to finish it a few months ago and they passed the goal they set so its gonna be so good !! :D

[12u3ie]

2024 is going to give you bottom surgery. I guess.

Congratulations?

aw man, wrong one! i want the tits off, not the cock on! cmon bro!

[ink-ghoul]

Ourple? 👀 I assume because of the character inspiration?

Are there any other colors you and Scar tried before settling on the current combo? (And was blue and orange his idea or yours?)

lol yeah because hawkeye™, it really didn't fit him :b

I later changed to cyan/orange inspired by his twitch logo

[giddlygoat]

HEY.

I'M FINALLY GETTING AN ACCORDION.

Do you have any advice on starting? Specific easy songs, techniques to pick up, mistakes to avoid? Maintenance I should be ready for? (I figure this would vary by type, but still.) It's a Hohner Student II, 12 bass piano.

I'm sorry to bring this news knowing you've had to put it to the side for a while, but I hope you can take heart knowing somebody else has seen your passion and that it was reason to take steps forward.

first off, i’m SO excited for you!! the accordion has been such a treat for me and i am bursting with joy knowing you’re picking it up soon! seriously, the thought of me in any way inspiring someone else to learn the instrument is so monumentally amazing that i can’t even process all my excitement!!

secondly, i wanna clarify again that i’m very much a beginner and my overall knowledge about accordions is unfortunately still very baseline. i’m not sure how much our accordions differ because i actually cannot remember the specifics of the accordion i’ve been renting, but i think mine is on the much larger side, older, and definitely not a student accordion. 

it’s a Lira and that’s all i know. i feel really silly for not retaining any of this information even after all this time, but details slide off my brain way too easily. when i see my teacher tomorrow i will try to ask her again and write it all down.

some general rules of thumb would include:

always keep your accordion in a comfortable temperature. basically, if you’re uncomfy, your accordion is also unhappy. accordions have wax, leather and reed elements that can easily stress in extremes and they will live longest in controlled temps. [direct sunlight is also bad]

keep your accordion covered or in a case while you’re not using it. dust is really bad for the instrument and can clog elements. i’ve left mine not only in the open uncovered, but right under my AC for several weeks on end before [which was extremely careless of me], and it hasn’t been an issue yet but it keeps me up at night. just a blanket over it should be fine. 

never extend or press the bellows without pressing a key or the air button. this can cause compression leaks in areas of the accordion. 

the booklet my teacher prepared for me recommends the instrument be polished once a month with a soft cloth using either accordion polish or a good substitute, like Liquid Gold. this helps fight discoloration and build up the surface to protect against small scratches. i have never once polished my accordion in the many months i’ve rented it so i’m not a good example, but it will help the longevity of the instrument. 

as for common mistakes, all my mistakes are in my technique. for weeks and weeks my teacher had to constantly get on me about the position of my hands. on the left side where your basses are, the accordion is held close to the body, elbow back and pulled nearly flush against your side, heel of palm firm against the edge of the accordion, and fingers curled in an extreme “claw” position. i would ALWAYS fall out of position, flattening my fingers and waving my elbow about, and long term that is awful for your hand. the claw position is very hard to explain so i would recommend watching a demonstration of it, but it will save you a lot of pain in the future. 

on the right side of the accordion, it’s good to hold your elbow out. the hand is supposed to float above the keyboard, fingers curled on the end though not as extreme. if you curl your finger, the playing of the notes is a lot stronger and more precise as opposed to flat fingers slapping around. try it, the difference is striking. 

my teacher has thrown many songs my way, most of which i love. she claims all her students hate them lol but they’re old and sweet sounding and some of them have gotten permanently stuck in my head. my two favorites right now are Drink To Me Only With Thine Eyes and In The Good Old Summertime. the former is veeeery good for beginners. it felt like a doozy to me as someone with zero previous music experience, and it was to learn, but once you get it down it’ll be so deeply ingrained in your psyche that you’ll never be able to pry it out. i can play it with my eyes closed [which isn’t saying a lot considering you don’t typically see much of the accordion while playing, but it sounds cool to be able to say]. the latter is a lot more complicated and i’m still kind of grappling with it but i just ADORE the tune. it’s so incredibly satisfying when you get it right. oh, and don’t forget Daisy Bell. simply cannot go wrong with that one. way more difficult, lots of bass changing and skipping around on the keyboard, but it’s so worth it. 

also, i have to wonder; are you getting yours used or new? i’m guessing new but i am obligated to ask because used accordions can be so difficult to find in beginner friendly condition. either way, i am SO EXCITED FOR YOU!!!! this is a great thing! with your passionate and whimsical soul, i have no doubt you’ll be blasting past me in no time. keep in mind i haven’t been practicing regularly or at all in the last couple months because of the job i just quit so i’ve kind of stagnated for now but tomorrow i’m actually going back to class for the first time in ages so things are looking up! 

the accordion is a really difficult instrument to learn but if my unfocused and impatient adhd self can learn, so can you. i know you got this! and please keep me updated on your journey!! 

[roversrovers]

You helpfully wrote up those sources and you seem to run an interesting blog; I think I'll hang around for a while if it's all the same to you. I could do with a daily dose of fascination with space in my life. :]

How did you get into all this, Rover?

Thank you so much, that is incredibly kind! Initially I got into space as a kid reading about other planets and icy moons in books and I've always been very curious and tried to learn fun facts about everything. But I only really deeply got into it all again a couple of years ago. I rediscovered my love for science and space while trying to get out of a depressive slump. I started keeping up to date with science news, reading academic papers and taking online courses and started posting on tiktok (and then on tumblr) about this passion. It makes me very happy that you describe it as a daily dose of fascination with space, that is a wonderful way of putting how I feel about it and what I want to share with people :)

[kikunai]

Drawing prompt: dado SCP?

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