#plus the art doesnt get much traction

[craske]

making and posting art has been getting more and more difficult

[greenninjagal-blog]

Ok my friend. You keep posting an anime(?) character, and all I know about him is his name. So. I either need you to tell me about Percy, or tell me what show he's from. Or both :)

Skskksks Percy De Rolo, aka No Mercy Percy. Hes a character from the first campaign of Critical Role which is a Dungeons and Dragons Podcast that gained a lot of traction and eventually got its own tv show due to a huge kickstarter and now airs on Amazon Prime, which only has one season so far, with the second confirmed but no release date yet.

The story itself covers the "Legend of Vox Machina," (which is the name of the show) which is a group of six mercenaries who are down on their luck and agree to take on a (basically sucidical) quest for the kingdom in order to get money-- through which they get forcibly tossed into a whirlwind of adventures and chaos and earning its "mature adult" rating.

Percy is my favorite because he grew up a sophisticated noble's son, only to have all of his family murdered in front of him except for his little sister, gets betrayed by basically all the staff he trusted, gets tortured for information he doesnt have, and then in his frantic escape his last remaining sister dies and he gets swept out to sea barely alive.

As you can imagine this makes him slightly un-fucking-hinged and its GREAT. This man invents guns in order to kill the people who wronged his family.

((In the actual podcast, the actor who plays him has a knack for rolling natural 20s which is the best roll you can get at at critical moments and for delievering the coolest one liners ever and i just love him ok hes so cool and morally grey.))

There's more going on with him too, but thats a lot of spoilers so I'll cap it there (though the art I've reblocked recently is kinda filled with spoilers about that particular uh...deal). But i totally suggest that if you find the art interesting, give it a reblog and check out the show. It's so good filled with laughs and tender moments too. All the characters blend well together and everyone involved in making it really wanted to make it and you can feel that in the presentation of the show.

((Plus other voice actors like David Tenant, Stephine Beatriz, Grey DeLisle, and Dominic Monaghan are in it too which is so much fun to listen to))

[maxellminidisc]

I honestly think my work doesnt get much traction anywhere cause I work in 100% traditional art whereas the more popular and honestly more convenient thing is digital (convenient as in efficient, less hassle in terms of commissions, less hassle in making prints, etc.) But its like christ I REALLY do not have the money to go digital and all the money I have goes towards more personal things that are necessary. Like I'm not giving up but sometimes it's so fucking tiring trying and trying and just getting absolutely nothing from it. Plus it feels AWFUL to have had a comission and the person that commissioned me basically ghosted me and never paid me like LOL My work is a fucking flop

[auspicixus]

I hate to do this

but im suddenly going to be facing a lot of financial difficulty

I know. you dont want to hear it, i dont want to say it, but I’m seriously going to struggle this week and the next.

I need help.

The situation:

I’m a mentally & chronically ill disabled trans/nb 18 year old person, who has no job, no benefits, and no external help.

I was hoping to get a summer job but ive had a lot of epileptic fits and dissociative periods recently which i think is due to my BC pills (theyve been having a lot of negative effects on my body which also happened last time i was on this specific pill, but i ignored them since i was also going through a horrible patch in my life).

those two problems alone mean I’m unsuitable for a job - lest we ignore the fact that: I cant drive/ride a bike, I wouldnt get a job in time to help with my current financial issues, the rest of my mental & physical health is suffering as of late and its a mess, and there are no jobs which i am qualified or suitable for in my area anyway. if only i wanted to be a beauty therapist. since i cant drive, i cant even do a ‘choose-your-hours’ job like Uber/Ubereats/Deliveroo/Yodel/etc.

I dont qualify for disability since my regular doctor refuses to listen to me since im “just a hysterical girl*”. More than half of my health concerns have been “noticed but not diagnosed”. I am not medicated for most of my issues. my only prescription is for inhalers for asthma. thats it.

(*I’m not a girl.)

The problem:

During the next 7 days, I have the following coming out of my bank:

£15 for my packer* - 22-23th june

£5 for a monthly donation i make - 25th june

£5 for travel to a medical centre to have my BC pills assessed and changed. i might even have to pay for new medication if i have to go to a pharmacy to get them and they cant verify my NHS exemption, id need to pay +£8.80 or whatever NHS prescription is currently. additionally, if this medicine doesnt work, or something else arises, i may need to go back on thursday (so an extra £5 plus the chance of even more med costs). - 25th june

£5 for travel to college - 27th june

plus £??? for food the days i’ll be out (about £5 a day)

why is this a problem? because i get £30 weekly on mondays from my parents (and I cannot ask for more as they are hardpressed for cash anyway), i currently only have £5.45 in my account, and my account is an U19 account, meaning I cant have credit. i have no overdraft. i have no parachute. this is non-negotiable.

these costs (*my partner offered to give me £15 to cover the packer - but it might not make it to my account in time) will take me to no money in my account, and i havent even factored in the cost of getting food to generally eat while at home (upwards of £5), or any other bus rides i might need (£3 locally, £5 elsewhere).

This is how you can help me:

Promote me & my shops: If you can’t buy or donate, please reblog and share this post!

Help me clear out my Etsy: I’m officially going to be closing my Etsy shop as soon as my handmade items & unused stock are sold. Their fees are just too much, and my handmade items are not getting the traction they need.

Visit my RedBubble store: This is where I aim to make money from now. I would like some suggestions on what I could design for it, if you can help with that.

Donate to, or share, my GoFundMe: Donations given here will act as a temporary cushion for if I struggle to make ends meet. I would rather have other donation methods for the time being, but if you wish to fund my transition directly, please do not hesitate to donate here or bookmark it for later.

Request custom art from me: I’m currently open for custom sigil designs. I’m also working on my general art, which will allow me to open some other customs.. Examples can be found on RedBubble.

If you are LGBT+ and are interested in unique sigils, please fill out this survey! It’s a little long, but its really all I need to know to plan my next batch of sigils!

I also accept donations through Paypal (please ignore the fact that it has my deadname on there).

It might be very short notice, but any money raised now will help me through this week and the next.

Any help is greatly appreciated.

Thank you.