#micron!sans

[starstruck-des]

XI: Justice

Ink: meybi/ comyet

Micron/Temperanceverse: starstruck-fanatic

[shogun-paints]

“Palenqueras I” 🇨🇴

Markers, watercolors, micron pen. No AI.

[helshades]

NACRON | Bande-annonce officielle VF | Metflix France" sur YouTube

[thefoxwhodraws]

Title/name: Tougou: Wedding Day

Card number: #013

Started and finished: 1/21 (around 11:38 pm) to 1/22 (around 1:58 am)

Drawn with: micron pens, copics markers, prismacolor markers, Faber Castell brush markers, and Posca markers.

[sketchiefoxie]

Gen & Scrap: Drawn on 12/18/2023

Medium: Markers, micron liner, and gel pen

Characters: Gen (Geno!Sans variant owned by me) and Scrap (Ink and Error fusion owned by @boxed-soup).

Inspired by the song Dandelions

[council-of-beetroot]

So at @angie-massei and @trzmielik have informed me of the fictional country created by polish foreign minister Witold Waszczykowski called San Escobar and if Hima is fixated on non-existent countries and micronations to add to Hetalia canon my question is when hima?

[noncompliantcyborg]

Let's Talk Sea Slugs: Rostanga pulchara

Rostanga pulchara is a small species of dorid nudibranch commonly found grazing on the red sponges that give it its color.

The adult below was 16mm long and 8mm wide, but they can grow to as large as 33mm long (Jensen et al 2018).

Above - Adult Rostanga pulchara collected from Cattle Point Intertidal, San Juan Island by Babonis Lab, Summer 2022.

Above - Closeups of Rostanga pulchara. Left - mantle showing the texture and shape of the tubercles. Center - gills. Right - rhinophore.

Along with size and color, a defining characteristic of the nudibranch is its uniquely shaped rhinophores (Jensen et al 2018). One is pictured above on the right.

A good way to find them in the wild is to look for the sponges that they eat. Two of these species are the velvety Clathria pennata and the "volcano-shaped" Acarnus erithacus (Jensen et al 2018). Both sponges are encrusting and highly pigmented.

The pigments from the sponge not only color the adult nudibranchs, but also their eggs (Jensen et al 2018). This can be seen in the early embryos below.

Above - Rostanga pulchara embryos, 2-cell and 4-cell stages. Viewed on 6/21/2022 under 40x magnification. The center 2-cell embryo was 111 microns across.

A week and a half later, these embryos had developed close to the point of hatching.

Unhatched veliger larvae, with visible shell anViewed on 7/1/2022 under 40X magnification. The center embryo measured at 125 microns across.

These nudibranchs, like many others, have a larval form called veligers. These veligers have shells and big ciliated lobes.

Hatched veliger larvae. Viewed on 7/7/2022 under 40X magnification.

Hatched veliger larvae from the same clutch of original eggs. Viewed on 7/13/2022 under 20X magnification. The larvae on the right was measured as 194 microns across the veler lobes and 178 micros from the top of the shell down to where the veler lobes exit the shell.

Sources:

Personal lab notes and obervations.

Jensen et al. Beneath Pacific Tides. MolaMarine, 2018.

All photographs by JA Fields, do not repost without express written permission.

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[lilycrylique]

Jour 29 : Navigateur

Day 29 : Navigator

Dessin traditionnel tracé au crayon à papier puis encré avec les stylos Pigma Micron, de la taille 005 (0,25 mm) à la taille 8 (0,50 mm) avec trois pinceaux de lettrage créatif United Office (vert, gris, anthracite).

"No charge!"

Au cours de son enquête, Sherlock (Sherlock BBC) enquête sur le mystérieux Moriarty, plongeant tête première dans une vaste toile d'araignée criminelle. Sans savoir que pendant sa pause récréative de lecture de vidéo de conte, le principal concerné est son chauffeur de taxi.

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Traditional drawing traced with pencil then inked with Pigma Micron pens, from size 005 (0.25 mm) to size 8 (0.50 mm) with three United Office creative lettering brushes (green, gray, anthracite) .

“No charge!”

During his investigation, Sherlock (Sherlock BBC) investigates the mysterious Moriarty, diving headfirst into a vast criminal spider's web. Without knowing that during his recreational break from reading a story video, the main person concerned is his taxi driver.

[bunsakashitaamericapaintings]

Yesterday, Meetup had a group organizing Paint-Out at Historic Park around 5 PM. I took the metrolink downtown and then hopped to china town to find nobody there. I waited at the Cafe at the end of the park and did a sketch. Then I dropped by a Vietnamese restaurant in China town, had dinner then caught LYFT back to Union Station riding the San Bernadino line home. I was surprised at how pleasant the entire trip was. No driving, no stress despite the heat. I gotta do these kinds of late outing more often. The train surely takes the stress away. Cargo Snack Shack Micron Pen and Gouache 6.1x8.3x Etude Butterfly sketchbook Sketched live on location from 5:24 PM to 6:05 PM Tuesday July 2 2024

[doesthismapincludemicrostates]

What is your opinion on unrecognized micronations, such as Talossa, Sealand, Wy, Seborga, or Kugelmugel?

I love when they're a little silly and unserious (especially bc if you think about it, nationhood as a whole is a little silly. We'll all pinky promise to draw lines in the dirt and stay on our side or get stabbed about it*). I'd heard of Sealand, but not the others, so thanks for the research rabbit hole :).

I think its great when microstates commit to the bit and have to figure out how nations function, like Seborga's currency. It makes sense that they're not recognized, they're not anywhere close to self-sustaining or having resources that lets them stand mostly on their own. And the divine right of kings not being a big deal anymore kind of puts a damper on declaring yourself head of some principality and everyone accepting that or turning you into an arrow pincushion)

There's a lot that goes into nation building, (sometimes that's making Italy pinky promise to leave you alone bc you have no enticing resources, like San Marino; oftentimes it's a lot more complicated than that) and the average person doesn't think about what goes into nation building, especially in this modern age when those lines in the sand feel more concrete than they did in previous centuries.

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*this is a major understatement and trivialization of the grim reality of land conflicts. History is much more complex than that. As a whole, it's a little grim that people and countries are so possessive over land that they won't let new ones crop up or recognize others' sovereignty (Kosovo and Hong Kong are what comes to mind for me, this is not about Israel)

[mcnjushcge]

other hetalia opinions of mine I haven’t yet mentioned. if you disagree ok:

1) Good god I hate nyotalia. at the risk of sounding like a misogynist all of these women are MID. except for miss prussia she’s sooooooo. amelia looks like she would say slurs and pretend being a bimbo is feminist

2) I don’t care for 2p!talia at all. it reminds me of one of those 38472636373 aus of sans undertale

3) FUCK the micronations except seborga, kugelmugel, and slowjamastan

4) Feli with his eyes open is prettier than francis argue with your mama. ofc no one will top yao as ultimate pretty boy in hetalia but feli is up there! 😙

5) Between portraying ivan as the two extremes of either bloodthirsty freak or a silly uwu soft blushy boy (^し^) the first option is infinitely less annoying.

[maximummuses]

[THE WORLD] - How would they define a utopia? What would it consist of, and do they see it as something achievable? (for scott, and for logan)

THE MAJOR ARCANA

Utopia is/was a micronation/fuck-off fort on the coast of San-Francisco, created by the X-Men -- okay okay I'll stop being facetious.

Scott and Logan actually share very similar ideas of what a Utopia would be: a just world freed from fear, hatred, conflict, and undue suffering. They're both believers in Xavier's Dream of that utopia for man and Mutant, and both fight to see it as something that could exist maybe not in their lifetimes, but in the lifetimes of their children and grandchildren.

To the both of them, Utopia is safety. It is the promise of being a Mutant in a world which no longer fears or hates you, only treating you as a part of the world, no different than other people.

[ame-sea]

what would you want a character song for sealand to be about?

JOKE'S ON YOU HE ALREADY HAS SOME!!!!

Make a Wish to Santa-San - best song ever (im lying /affectionate) (i performed this live in sealand cosplay for a lipsync battle this summer and it was the most miserable 2 and a half minutes of my life LOL)

Marukaite Chikyuu - certified classic

Micronations Jet

BUT if he were to have another one in the future (please) (he deserves it for carrying the show) i think he should have a little sea shanty about how he works so hard and fights for his recognition as a country. one of those real "im determined and everything tries to keep me down but im sooo strong and cool and will persevere despite it all!" types. u know.

or it would be funny if he had one of those "say random cultural words" songs that plague the hetalia character song scene and they just start throwing out random shit like "pirate radio" "international waters" "jus gentium" and BONUS POINTS if there is an emotional interlude about the 1978 coup and the efforts to retake the platform from the like 2 dutch guys that showed up (actually this in the first song could go crazy) (actually both of these ideas are the exact same song?) (consider it.)

[magicmetalblog]

What’s inside my pencil case?

No sponsorships. No affiliate links. 

Some sustainable options, some really freaking not. Most of these have been legitimate game changers. 

From left to right:

Pentel pocket brush pen I've had this for years. It's practical but not water resistant unless you refill it with pigment-based fountain pen ink.

Sakura Gelly Roll Not my favourite pen but good in a pinch/on the run. If I'm home and need white ink, I would rather use a dip pen in Daler Rowney FW acrylic ink because it's MUCH more opaque and water resistant and not a single use plastic pen. I do not recommend this pen. 

Isograph .20 technical pen. Imagine microns but sans felt tip and infinitely refillable. A bit of an investment but worth it in the long run. mircon prices are out of this world and also single-use plastic.

Not Tuff Stuff?? Used to be called the Tuff Stuff eraser but then got discontinued. Now called the Factis BM2 Mechanical Eraser but I still call it Tuff Stuff because I can't seem to remember the new name until I'm staring at refills in the store. It's the best. It's so much thinner and stronger than a normal mechanical eraser. Changed my life.

Sailor Pro Gear Slim Shikiori 14K The galaxy pen. My daughter. Available in a bunch of colours. The Pro Gear Slim is an """entry level""" gold nib fountain pen. Got it for the price of two switch games and haven't needed to buy a pen since. Also, it always writes. You can fill it with any colour of fountain pen ink you can imagine (clean between colours). Sensory HEAVEN. Mine's inked with Sailor Manyo ink in Sumire.

MUJI wooden mechanical pencil 0.5mm I like this mechanical pencil that's not too long. I'm normally a 0.7 person because I press too hard but I dig it. The wood feels sooooo nice in my hand.

Staedtler 0.5mm pencil lead. 'nuff said.

Pentel Ain eraser.  Works a bit better than Staedtler Mars for me and is smaller so it runs out before it can get hard and crusty.

Whiper Mr correction tape. I like it because it doesn't take up as much space as other correction tape. I don't use it much but I like knowing that if I need to replace the correction tape, I can at least only buy a refill instead of replacing the whole thing. I wouldn't argue that it's sustainable since it still uses plastic tape but hey, it's the lesser of evils in a rare pinch.

I also have a beat up 15cm/ 5" plastic ruler I've had since getting it in my middle school geometry kit. not pictured because I forgot it at home: generic water brush pen.

Everything but the Gelly Roll can be refilled, which I prefer for both the planet and my wallet. I used to be averse to investing in supplies that cost a bit more upfront but very slowly saving up for a splurge has proven to be pretty economical in the long-run.

| my main art blog is @magicmetalbird​ |

[ravenkings]

The air in New York City on Wednesday wasn’t just bad by the city’s standards. It was historically bad, even compared with places around the world that generally experience much more air pollution.

The chart above shows the concentration of a particularly dangerous kind of air pollution, as measured by the state’s Department of Environmental Conservation from a network of sensors around the city.

Those sensors measured levels of particles 2.5 microns in diameter or smaller, brought by wind from wildfires in Canada. Wednesday’s daily average was the highest since recording in New York began in 1999. (The second-highest level was on Tuesday.) Wednesday’s level of pollution was also higher than the worst daily average record in San Francisco — on Nov. 16, 2018, when wildfires were blazing in Northern California — and it approached average pollution levels recorded in Portland, Ore., on Sept. 13, 2020, during the worst of its pollution from nearby wildfires.

[arytha]

In order for me to go back, I'd have to convince Haruhi that I had to return. "Well, the thing is," I instantly recited the words I had memorized. "I just remembered that Taniguchi had lent me a sleazy magazine. I left it inside my desk and forgot all about it." "Huh?!" said Haruhi as her eyebrows rapidly rose. "Well, if someone found it I would be in serious trouble. That's why I've got to head back. It's alright for you guys to go on without me. You see, this is a very rare book. It's already prohibited to be sold and out of print as well. If it's seized, then I'd have to do five full body bows in front of Taniguchi in one day for losing it. That's why if I don't go get it, I'd be on bad terms with the guy." Haruhi had a dumbfounded look on her face. Koizumi had a smirk and Asahina-san looked at me as if I were a puzzle. Finally Nagato just looked at me in the eyes and slightly nodded one micron as if she were giving permission. I feel guilty now. If only I had come up with some other excuse.

kyon... that's your excuse?? amazing