#reference it draw it improve on it idc go wild

[powdermelonkeg]

As Told by the Zonai: Skyward Sword Zelda

Tried my hand at drawing something, have some rough/messy concepts of Skyward Sword Zelda in her ceremonial outfit from the start of the game, but in Zonai style, plus a bonus version where she has Queen Sonia's palette.

[rowingviolahere]

a wrap-up (ha!) of my new hockey experience

i’ve played (field) hockey for more than 10 years but i just started playing ice hockey and thought i’d write some of the stuff down. basically a group at my uni were looking for people interested and i joined up knowing NOTHING about ice hockey except Knife Shoes. but in summary: im now four different hockey players in a hoodie (indoor, field-field, field-goalie, ice ice baby)

(before anyone asks, yes, this was highly motivated by a recent reread of check please, but turns out ice hockey is heaps fun). rest under a cut to save your dashboards because i know that most people on my dash don’t care about (penumbra voice) spORTS! SPORTS! SPORTS!

the good:

you’re allowed to use backstick? WILD

also you’re allowed to stick check!! what the hell!!! one of the guys at off-ice grabbed the puck off me w what in field would be an ILLEGAL stick check and i was like “ok stop. hang on. i need some clarification. are you allowed to do [stick checks/obstruction/tackling from behind/swing tackles]” “yes” “there are no rules and i am UNSTOPPABLE” *immediately steals the puck back from him*

like two months of Actual Ice Hockey Training Weekly and starting from “can go forwards turn-ish and do hockey stops on one side sometimes” my skating skills are while not top noch, Muchly Improved. i can now do crossovers forwards and backwards in both directions, hockey stop both ways, and i know OF mohawks though they still elude me

having your own skates means edges actually..... exist. wild. i’d used hire skates all my life and got on the ice w my new ones and i was like. Oh. This Is It. Can Never Go Back Now.

wax for stick wrapping smells Good Actually. kind of want to. chomp it. (Forbidden.)

women are just. heaps allowed to play in the men’s league in my city w no issues so! if i end up medically transitioning i wouldn’t have to jump through hoops about it unlike field where i guess i’d have to start playing for the men’s club (which is a Separate Club to my current one and is from what i’ve seen super disorganised.)

was able to answer not one but TWO ice hockey-related questions at field trivia night. (admittedly one was a wild guess and resulted in me just going through all the NHL team names i knew until i went “i think that one sounds right”)

swapping which hand goes on top of the stick means that i can just do backstick stuff without my brain going “NO!!! THAT’S WRONG!!!!” which is a real good brainhack

i now exist in a weird position in the omgcp fandom where i have PLAYED and therefore have at least some experience to draw on wrt THAT but still very little idea of anything involving like actual NHL-related stuff (oh god does this make me bitty?)

the bad

oof ouch ow my LEGS

god that’s so much money. so fucking much money. i have a full kit of ice hockey stuff but god at what costs

(i know the costs. at least 900 plus travel expenses. cost of playing a comparatively niche sport that requires a lot of gear i guess)

so. much. cardio. why offside. there’s no offside in field. (don’t @ me i know why there’s offside in ice. i just hate it.)

im still not sure about whether “shoots right-handed” means you have a “right-handed stick” or if it’s like. the opposite. idk idc my left hand is on top bc otherwise i’ll start importing nonsense into my field game

[pokes bruises] how did THAT get there

no one told me how long shifts were meant to be in my first game so i was on the ice for like. a full five minutes. d e a d. (although my only point of reference was field hockey and again. that’s like. five-ten maybe fifteen before you get a sub.)

still don’t have a jersey because shipping to australia costs like. $50 extra? why this (still need to get one tho)

we’re probs not going to get any more games until next semester and tryouts for actual teams aren’t until like. october. h h h. gotta make do w pickup training till then

having a different hand on top of the stick means i have to relearn how to shoot. i want to be able to do these wrist shots people keep talking about. i can barely flick in outdoor anyway but. c’mon. wanna be able to pass strong.

the probably unnecessary but worth mentioning

i’ve been using my goalie smock as a jersey and look. it works. (bonus: it now smells kind of like the ice rather than just. goalie stank.)

have started wrapping bits of my field stick with hockey tape (and i hear you all booing but look. it’s an old stick i’ve had for about 7 years and it cost $40 bc i got it in the middle of the season and also it’s wood which i did not realise when i bought it but yeah the edges have started to shed a bit more than usual and while im not worried about it shattering like i was w my indoor stick because it’s wood it IS chipping at an increased rate and i literally just spent $30 on a new grip so i don’t want to get a new stick until next season at LEAST so. tape.)

most wild of the wild: my old indoor coach was at pickup training and i recognised her name bc it was kind of distinctive and she was like ‘how do you know that’ and i was like ‘i think you coached my indoor team when i was 12′

im trying to start fitness training for my field team and it is Not Working so far but i’m going to try.

[chinigan]

WHOO BOY HERE WE GO

I was tagged by @game-of-grump What a cool dude y’all should go follow them

Rules: answer these 85 statements and tag 20 people (THAT’S A LOT OF STATEMENTS)

The last: (1) drink: lemon lime water (drink that agua kids) (2) phone call: my mum like last week cause i lost her in town (3) text message: LMAO I don’t actually text much I’m p/ sure the last text I sent was in like july or something i do not remember (4) song you listened to: Imaginary Parties by Superfruit (Y’ALL IT’S SUCH A JAM LISTEN TO IT) (5) time you cried: sometime last week? or this week... whenever I posted about crying at the past 3 things I watched and that I bet I would cry at despicable me 3 (i didn’t) (6) dated somebody twice: I think once when I was like 16 so young and stupid and thought he deserved a second chance (LMAO NAH) (7)kissed someone and regretted it: Again, I was young and stupid (probably around 16-17 too) (8)have been cheated on: not that I’m aware of, never happened (9)lost someone special: Several.  (10)been depressed: since I was born till right this second lmao (11)gotten drunk and thrown up: uuuuuh sometime last year at uni (I remember nothing from that night to this day) (12) favourite colours to wear: Grey (13) Black (14) White (I’ll die for my minimalist aesthetic In The Last Year Have You: (15)made new friends: YES I’m such a slut for making new friends (16)fallen out of love: in terms of fake friends then yes (17)laughed until you cried: u ain’t laughing right if u ain’t crying while doing it (18)found out somebody was talking about you: probably (I’m oblivious to drama that involves me I only live for other peoples drama) (19)met somebody who changed you: probably I can’t think of any one specifically (20)found out who your friends are: my dragon age inquisition crew are the only squad I need now (21)kissed somebody on your Facebook list: yes (22)how many of your Facebook friends do you know in real life: I have 125 facebook friends and I know every single one of them (23)do you have any pets: I HAVE A PERSIAN-TABBY CAT CALLED JASPER AND I WOULD DIE FOR HIM (24)do you want to change your name: every day. I do not like my name and am tired of a life time of people saying and spelling it wrong. (25)what did you do for your last birthday: threw a sick party with my house mates at uni (I GOT A PIÑATA AND EVERYTHING) (26)what time did you wake up: 9:30AM (27)what were you doing at midnight: playing dragon age inquisition (28)name something you can’t wait for: HALLOWEEN (29)when was the last time you saw your mom: 10 minutes ago (30)what are you listening to rn: this (on repeat because reasons) (31)have you ever talked to somebody named Tom: Buddy, have you ever talked to 4 Tom’s at once? Cause I have and it’s a wild ride (32)something that gets on your nerves: Fuckin.... shitty loud kids on planes/trains/any transport that is typically quiet (33)most visited website:  probably a tie between tumblr and youtube (34)hair color: black/grey fade (35)long or short hair: short af (36)do you have a crush on somebody: more like do I want to crush somebody (37)what do you like about yourself: my art cause FUCK if I haven’t improved so much from the shitty invader zim drawings I used to do in science class (38)piercings: I used to have my ears pierced but neeldlephobia got the better of me so they healed up (39)blood type: O something (I forgot if it’s neg or pos) (40)nickname: sket, foghorn (lovingly given by my uni housemates) (42)relationship status: taken (43)zodiac: taurus bby (44)pronouns: man idgaf u can refer to me as a potato for all I care lmao (45)favorite tv shows: literally anything with richard horvitz, rick and morty, Endeavor, it’s to late to think of any other but cartoons. (46)tattoos: 3!  (47)right or left handed: right handed (48)surgery: nope! (I’ve had a lumbar puncture tho (not surgery)) (49)piercing: none (50)sport: when I was younger... I used to be on a badminton team, netball team, hockey team, lacross team, I used to be so active (then video games happened) (51)vacation: in terms of where I’ve been? Italy, France, Egypt, Bahrain (I think thats it??? ? ? ?) (52)pair of trainers: do I own any??? no. I have skate shoes so close enough (53)eating: dark mint kit kat  (54)fav drink: Irn Bru (it’s in my blood) (55)what you’re up to: watching youtube shit posts cause fuck sleep (56)waiting for: the sweet embrace of death (57)want: more PS4 games but I’m poor (58)get married: LMAO NO (59) career: catch me in 2020 on the lead animator credits for minions 2 (I’m joking, but I do want to work for illumination) (60)hugs or kisses: hug me bitch (61)lips or eyes: eyes (62)shorter or taller: idgaf  (63)older or younger: eeeeehhhhh probably older if I really had to pick one (64)nice arms or stomach: arms (65)hook up or relationship: idc (66)troublemaker or hesitant: hesitant (67)kissed a stranger: absolutely not (68)drank hard liquor: of course (69)lost glases/contact lenses: lost/broken/damaged glasses (70)turned someone down: yea (71)sex in the first date: NAH MAN U CAN’T BREAK THE ACE SPACE (72)broke someone’s heart: I have (I still feel bad about it) (73)had your heart broken: more than once (74)been arrested: nope (75)cried when someone died: like a bitch (76)fallen for a friend: yes Do You Believe In: (77)yourself: not really (78)miracles: sometimes (79)love at first sight: no (80) Santa Claus: of course (81) kiss on the first date: eeeehhh idk I’d judge that individually (82) angels: yes Other: (83)current best friends names: Sarah, Josh, Dan, Jak (84)eye color: hazel/green (85) favorite movie: animated: who framed roger rabbit (partially animated?) or the book of life non-animated: the pitch perfect seires (GIVE ME THE 3RD ONE ALREADY)

whooo boy that took a while

I don’t think I can tag 20 people so I’ll tag 10 and if you want to do it but haven’t been tagged this is me telling u to do it (but u don’t have to if you don’t want to! it’s a lot to work through: @i-love-my-corner @rottenplantt @markimoot @birdurer @insaincat @grumpykramer @avidaddy @avibang-bang @gigglygrumps @amirrorcalledthemoon