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[galacticjonah]

Some of the lovely Tavs I got to draw for folks! I love how intense everyone is - this game really lets you go wild with your choices.

Interested in getting your own Tav painted like that?? I'm offering 5 more slots during November, at £200 per piece~

Order here ~

[rocketpunchhh]

I'm currently jobless so I'm opening commissions while I search for more work. If you'd like to support me, please consider commissioning me or buying me a coffee!

Offering greyscale character sketches and single page comics

[dennydraws]

Opening for quick coms this month =u= if interested, please message me!

[ceilingcow]

Hey, folks! Pride month is here, so I thought I'd take this opportunity to promote the custom name and pronoun buttons I make. =]

I opened my little shop in late 2015 because I was having trouble getting misgendered myself, so I started making these buttons and I've made thousands of name and pronoun buttons for folks since. It's so cool to have been even just a tiny part of so many people's journeys like that. I've even got over 100(!) different pride flags made in the Painted style, too, so whatever your flag I've got you covered.

Consider supporting a small queer and trans owned shop this Pride! I've got many pronoun and pride flag styles as well. Check them all out: tigerseyeadventureco.etsy.com

[coolxatu]

hey got some important news. the affordable connectivity program that helps poor and disabled people afford internet is going to run out of funding by april 2024 if we can't convince congress to renew it

i know emailing and calling politicians often seems like a waste of time, but this is gonna hurt alot of people (myself included) if this program is allowed to disappear. we really need to raise some awareness and get this program the funding that it needs. ACP is a game changer for literally millions of people. this is the only way many homes can even get internet, and in this day and age internet access is pretty much a necessity for almost everything. its gonna be a huge blow to have this vital program taken away from those who depend on it.

[lengthofropes]

come on people! i'm currently fundraising for animal shelters <3

make some good karma eh?

[lostmercuryyt]

My 3rd wobbledogs video is out!! Check it out :D I love the funney dogs.

[getvalentined]

[source]

So, in spite of suing multiple other companies with the assertion that scraping user content for generative AI training is illegal, Long Rodent has decided that the dead bird is going to do the same thing! Natively! On-platform! To train his own new generative AI engine!

With this in mind, I cannot impress this vehemently enough:

If you are on Twitter as a creator of any kind, it's time to pack up your work and GET THE HELL OUT.

[galacticjonah]

I'm opening my commissions for the last time this year. With the holidays in mind, I'm trying to stay ahead of the game and finish everything in time so if you want to gift someone some art, now is your chance! As always I will try to get to everyone but depending on the demand I will have to limit the number of commissions I can work on.

Shaded Gradient Sketches, Stylised Portraits and Painted Portraits are the offered types of commission. If you have a special wish please reach out to me via email, so we can talk!

ORDER HERE

[eunnieboo]

hello! my fundraising shop is now live! ✨ some listings include:

pink in the night

work song zine

signed copies of IYHM (international friends, this is your chance!)

⭐️ http://eunnieboo.bigcartel.com ⭐️

100% of the proceeds will be going to Anera (humanitarian aid for Palestine) and Masjid al-Rabia (a BIPOC-led, LGBTQ+ affirming organization for marginalized Muslims) 💖 my shop closes november 30th, and the donation will be made once i receive store revenue - more info can be found on the about page! thank you!

[butchfairyzine]

Butch Fairy Zine: interest check!

This is an interest check! For a Butch fairy themed art zine to be held in 2024. Find the link here

This will be an art book that celebrates butch folk, and fairies, but through the lense of a field guide, with sketches and concepts alongside full colour illustrations. This project is currently being planned by 5 people, and a frog 🐸

This is not an Artist App form, but if you want to apply as an artist, you can still fill this in. We will make An Artist form later in January.

[galacticjonah]

My friend makes an amazing comic and you can now own it as a physical book!! Also I got to draw cute guest art.

(Also also it is extra important to support trans creatora atm...)

HORIZON WALKERS BOOK 1 IN NOW LIVE ON KICKSTARTER!✨

I am so excited to share it all with you, check it out here

[lispunk]

NEW USERNAME:

tombdean ————⟩ lucispunk

i love tombdean (a friend invented it for me so i have a lot of cariño for it) but i share many fandoms here and tbh spn is the one I post the least of. unfortunately for me I still love those characters and im sure i will be posting about them just not frequently. so if you're here for that content you can unfollow it's alright, love y'all <3

[noirandchocolate]

RICE Alzheimer's Research Institute

Terry died on 12 March 2015, having given his PCA a run for its money.  Open about his diagnosis, he has helped to unlock the secrecy and stigma that often surrounds dementia.  His legion of fans is undoubtedly grateful that despite the inevitable progression of the PCA he was able to fight his ‘embuggerance’ and continue to produce a number of both well-received and well-reviewed books.  Terry was also a great example to me in emphasizing how important it is that, in caring for people with any type of dementia, we always look for what people with a condition like PCA can still do, rather than what they can’t: by maximizing what is possible, a person can still live well with dementia for a significant time.

–Professor Roy Jones, Director of RICE (taken from “Terry Pratchett: His World”)

I wanted to post something for the Glorious 25th about the Research Institute for the Care of Older People (RICE) in Bath, where Sir Terry Pratchett received treatment for Post-Cortical Atrophy, the type of Alzheimer’s disease that eventually took his life. From the organization’s website:

RICE established one of the first memory clinic services in the UK in 1987 – a service which has since been widely replicated and is now considered standard and best practice by the NHS. In fact, RICE now runs the NHS Memory Clinic in Bath and North East Somerset on behalf of the local clinical commissioning group and local authority through a sub-contract with HCRG Care Group. To date, we’ve assessed, diagnosed, treated and advised 12,000 people with memory problems and their families in our memory clinic. 

Most of RICE’s clinical services and research activities take place in our own purpose built, specialist centre located on the Royal United Hospital site. The building of the RICE Centre was possible as a result of generous donations from major donors, trusts and foundations, and members of the public. RICE moved into the ground and first floor of the centre in 2008. Following the success of the DementiaPlus Appeal and further generous donations from major donors, trusts and foundations and members of the public, RICE converted the attic floor in 2019 to create more office space. This has given us access to much needed additional rooms and offices which will enable us to grow and run more services and activities. We’ve worked hard to ensure that the areas of the centre visited by our patients meets their needs and we regularly receive feedback on how much our patients enjoy their visit to our centre.

RICE not only provides clinical services to patients, but also conducts research into aging and dementia, including performing clinical trials for new drug treatments for memory-related diseases and developing other “techniques for diagnosing, managing, treating and understanding dementia and memory changes in older adults.”

Lady Lyn Pratchett is the patron of the organization, and the website includes a page about how people can donate funds or volunteer at the clinic and participate in fundraising events.

SO, if you’d like to help fund Alzheimer’s research on this Glorious 25th of May–or at any time–in honor of the Man in the Hat, take a look!

[skyhavens]

i'm just about to skedaddle and go play more veilguard, but i was actually kind of hoping to start following more people who are actively posting about and writing about and enjoying the game. i really want to follow more folks / make more mutuals who walk on the more positive side regarding veilguard.

hi hi, i'm imogen! i've been a huge dragon age fan for years. i'm a gif-maker and a writer and i'm deeply unwell about illario dellamorte and varric tethras. i'm currently working on a veilguard longfic where rook recruits illario rather than lucanis & i've been buzzing with excitement over it.

so, yeah, if you are continuing to have a good time with datv, let's be moots. bonus points if you aren't weird about villains. 🖤

[why-animals-do-the-thing]

Want to help me bring animals into (more) focus?

The last couple weeks I've had the time of my life photographing snow leopard cubs and wolverines and beavers, all using rental camera lenses that way outshine my starter set. I'm so, so happy with the photos I've gotten. I'd like to level up my gear by buying my favorite of the rental lenses, but ... camera lenses are ... not cheap.

I'd welcome a donation on Ko-Fi or Paypal, if folk would be interested in helping fund an upgrade. I won't stop taking photos with the glass I have, and I won't ever charge money for blogging and posting photos, but I'm open to asking for help.

...plus, think of how many more cute photos I'd be able to take, and share...

Here's my recent favorite shots, using the lenses I'm hoping to purchase.

Thanks for helping out, if you can.

More cute photos are coming - as quickly as I can edit them - and stay tuned for an announcement soon(ish) about a new repository of animal reference photos for artists!