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[valyrra]

MK4 Liu Kang mod by DazzyAllen on Nexusmods

Winter theme by SHAARYT on Nexusmods

[viciousbite]

@gladiatorspxrked continued from xXx

His tails slapped against the door, testing the hold, before his golden optics shifted down to Steamtrack within the darkness of the confined space. His golden finials upon his finials twitched, lowering further down, while he kept his face plates neutral. Small spaces, weren't his favorite places to be, but her frame kept him calm, focusing on the warmth it radiated. The feeling upon his audial heightened the need for distraction. A deep rumble of a growl escaped his intake.

A little nibble higher to the golden parts, and he'd be more than happy to remain within the tight box. He leaned back against Steamtrack, glossa slithering out and began to curiously lap at the side of her helm in return.

[cantusecho-archive]

{ Was looking back at all my old Symphogear fics, same for videos, and felt a bit nostalgic in missing Miku and Hibiki. I still think about writing them, and I remember wanting to make Hibiki again for a fresh start, to start over elsewhere. Might end up doing that, we shall see. Miku’s blog MIGHT be fine since she’s a bit more lowkey already but maybe I’d write them both in the same place, who knows.

Anyway rambling out loud fff }

[wishfulsketching]

Silco and his terror of a daughter

[spockvarietyhour]

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine "Past Tense, Pt. 1"

[rielzero]

Ohh, so I was looking at my storage and found these! I originally shared them on twitter before yeeting the platform. Anyway, feel free to use! Art memes for your oc :D

[bebemoon]

ughhh fine *experiences emotional growth*

[defilerwyrm]

There’s this guy in town who owns this little house, and a while back he rescued a street dog that was going to get put down. Turned out she was pregnant.

Problem is, he has mental health & drug issues and couldn’t afford to get them all spayed & neutered, so now there are 6 grown bitches with 15 puppies total, and they’ve dug under his fence in multiple places but he can’t afford to fix it so they go roaming all around town. (When I say can’t afford it, I mean his house is currently running on a generator because he can’t afford his electric bill.) He’s also a day laborer so he cannot take multiple full days off work to take them to the vet an hour away. He’s in a really rough spot.

He’s not a bad person. He’s just overwhelmed.

And this little conservative town with 6 churches for 300 people, have they tried to help their neighbor? Have they adopted the puppies he’s been trying to give away? Have they offered resources?

NOPE! All they wanna do is talk shit about him and complain about the dogs but never lift a finger of their own. And they come to his house to yell at him and cuss him out about the dogs, which does not exactly engender in him a cooperative attitude, as you might imagine.

So after a while of this going on, my mom gets fed up with all the NIMBY bullshit and starts talking to the guy, because she’s done animal rescue for 20-odd years and has Connections. He’s resistant at first, but when he realizes she’s not being an asshole to him on account of his addiction or the dogs, he decides to let her help.

She gets to work organizing and networking. Finds a non-profit that will cover vaccinations, spay/neuter, and flea treatments for all the dogs. Talks the next-door neighbor into paying for materials to fix the fence, since this guy can do the work of it himself. Gets him in touch with another non-profit that will adopt out the adult dogs.

Less than 2 weeks after she decided to do something, all puppies have been to the vet, 10 puppies and 4 adult dogs have been adopted out, and the second non-profit is coming by next week to pick up the remaining 7 dogs to ship them out for adoption.

I’ve learned a lot of things from my mom—some good, some bad—but I think the most important positive message she lives as an example of is this: sometimes, when something needs done and no one else is willing, you gotta stand up and say “I’ll do it.”

[anipgarden]

Some of you may have heard about Monarch butterflies being added to the Threatened species list in the US and be planning to immediately rush out in spring and buy all the milkweed you can manage to do your part and help the species.

And that's fantastic!! Starting a pollinator garden and/or encouraging people and businesses around you to do the same is an excellent way to help not just Monarchs but many other threatened and at-risk pollinator species!

However.

Please please PLEASE do not obtain Tropical Milkweed for this purpose!

Tropical milkweed (Asclepias curassavica)--also commonly known as bloodflower, Mexican butterflyweed, and scarlet milkweed--will likely be the first species of milkweed you find for sale at most nurseries. It'll be fairly cheap, too, and it grows and propagates so easily you'll just want to grab it! But do not do that!

Tropical milkweed can cause a host of issues that can ultimately harm the butterflies you're trying to help, such as--

Harboring a protozoan parasite called OE (which has been linked to lower migration success, reductions in body mass, lifespan, mating success, and flight ability) for long periods of time

Remaining alive for longer periods, encouraging breeding during migration time/overwintering time as well as keeping monarchs in an area until a hard freeze wherein which they die

Actually becoming toxic to monarch caterpillars when exposed to warmer temperatures associated with climate change

However--do not be discouraged!! There are over 100 species of milkweed native to the United States, and plenty of resources on which are native to your state specifically! From there, you can find the nurseries dedicated to selling native milkweeds, or buy/trade for/collect seeds to grow them yourself!!

The world of native milkweeds is vast and enchanting, and I'm sure you'll soon find a favorite species native to your area that suits your growing space! There's tons of amazing options--whether you choose the beautiful pink vanilla-smelling swamp milkweed, the sophisticated redring milkweed, the elusive purple milkweed, the alluring green antelopehorn milkweed, or the charming heartleaf milkweed, or even something I didn't list!

And there's tons of resources and lots of people willing to help you on your native milkweed journey! Like me! Feel free to shoot me an ask if you have any questions!

Just. PLEASE. Leave the tropical milkweed alone. Stay away.

TLDR: Start a pollinator garden to help the monarchs! Just don't plant tropical milkweed. There's hundreds of other milkweeds to grow instead!

[starridge]

from the same six hour drawing session where i devolved into hyperfixation-based madness

[valyrra]

⭐ Johnny Cage ⭐

mods used: ermaccer • nvidia ansel

Tagging: @sinimake

[viciousbite]

@dragvnsovl continued from xXx

Mistakes, his life, were full of those. The Snake hissed in pain, slender frame ached from the rough handling. His neck cables strained beneath the Mech's servo. Pedes tangled, with claws reaching towards the floor, his tail the only support to loosen the pressure on his neck.

"I get it, you're not a fan of foreign objects within your seams." He growled, baring his fangs at the Mech. "You can choke me all you want, but touch my tail, and I will shove it so far up your aft, that you will be picking out scales for the rest of your life." The adrenaline coursing within his frame, started with a show of defensiveness. Of aggression, to have a mask of toughness, over his own foolish actions, that brought him here in the first place.

Tough act that continued with servos and pedes lifted to claw at the Mech's arm to try and make him release him.

[planetary]

[wishfulsketching]

I know you’re probably super busy but I HAVE to share this with someone. I found this absolutely insane shirt at my job (thrift store) and it’s been killing me to imagine Silco in it

You can't drop something like this to my askbox and not expect me to draw something

Moms usually drop the kids off to their playdate, time for the dads to meet.

[solarpunkani]

Just watched a librarian yell at a guy for sleeping in a chair

Apparently its against the rules to sleep in a library

Like sorry you have comfy cozy chairs out??? Also homeboy wasn’t snoring or anything like it wasn’t even disruptive sleeping what the fuck

[artsymeeshee]

It is complete…! :’D I wanted to get these done in December but life happened. Regardless, I’m glad I got to finish at a decent time. Enjoy some lovely Pines Winter bonding :D