#types of open access

[foulfeast]

Ohhhh i now remember why i got shy about talking abt ocs

24/7 fear that someone will tell me my ideas are cliche/stupid/bad in some other and it will hurt more bc these are my own creations and not just fun and play

[theuncannybookdragon]

The Wheel of Time be like-

Also from now on I am only referring to saidin as cock and balls sorcery

[sluckythewizard]

The Altered Beast[FULL SUITE] COULD be arthur bennett or adjacent to whatever hes got going on in tha finale. if ur brave enough. IF UR BRAVE ENOUGH [tldr its just about Things eating Things and becoming New Terrible Things. it also fucking jams]

[musical-chick-13]

.............Well.

[returnofahsoka]

i am *this* close to my limit dude

[bogunicorn]

I'm in a mood right now and I'm going to load my queues back up soon so my blogs are more than just bland salt, but truly fandom was a mistake, I don't think I'm having fun with it at this point, and I want to just go back into my hole where I reblog or RT fanart and shitposts and just avoid anything with a whiff of discourse.

And, yes, that means avoiding the legitimate conversations, too, bc a lot of people don't know how to act in the mentions of those. I want to be ignorant of fandom shit, the real world already sucks so much ass.

[plumadesatada]

All hail ask culture, may she come back from near-death!! How has your day been so far? Gimme one bitching point and one nice thing!

babe!!! yes YES help me with my crusade!

gonna answer this about yesterday (bc today I'm freshly woken up)

bitching point: so. I work in IT. my actual job description is testing and being a help desk for NEW systems being implemented. pay attention to that "new".... because one else at my company does! they think I'm google! "hey so X program closed on me without saving how can I recover what I was working on?" "I need new lines on this excel table can you come over and insert some" (I wish I was joking) "ummmm outlook isn't showing me my calendar" (this one happens once a week. to the same person). I feel like goddamned sisyphus.

one nice thing: I TOOK MOM TO THE THEATER LAST NIGHT FOR HER BIRTHDAY. There was a production of Cyrano and it. was. bloody FANTASTIC. mom fell asleep in the intermission and I bullied her for it ("claims to love theater" etc) after I woke her up and the second bit resumed. afterwards we went out for beer and ummmm what do you call them in English? calamari rings, fried. it was a GOOD night

[mpc-unofficial]

Oh, pelipper mail’s been turned off. Thank god. I— urgh…

I guess I’m back now? I… I don’t really know. I’m just…

I’m… I’m fine? I think? Just aching a little. It… could have been a lot worse I suppose, I thought I was going to die.

…or maybe I’m already dead and this is all a dream or something.

Wait, you’re awake?

Shit.

Kalani, you’re alive, I promise. I’ve checked your vitals and you’re currently stable. Hold on for a bit, I’ll be coming over there right now ok? Meetings can be so annoying at times.

Kalani?

Wait, shit, did they pass out again?

[ashdoesfandomarchieved]

Scrivener?? You write on what now

SCRIVENER!!! Oh my god so it's writing software that tragically Costs Money (a LOT of money) but two of my friends chipped in and bought it for me for my birthday last year!! <3

It basically organizes everything for you in the most OCD pleasing way possible.

So you got your actual doc^ and then in the left corner you have your sidebar which has your other relevant docs sorted into folders. No this does not help me write better, I just spend more time organizing than writing now.

IT JUST MAKES MY BRAIN GO BRRR IN THE BEST WAY.

Anyway Scrivener has a free trial prescription for anyone who wants to try it. And no this post was not sponsored I'm just addicted to this software LMAO.

[crowcryptid]

90% of hacking is scanning to see if someone misconfigured their security settings or if they’re using out of date software

9% is social engineering

And the last 1% is actually trying to find an exploit and write your own code (idk how to do this part yet)

[trickstersaint]

I won't lie, I have little to no interest in poetry most of the time, but stumbling across your work via a friends blog has perhaps changed that. Especially your poems about being trans/nonbinary, there's something almost earthshattering about feeling recognized when I've been struggling time and again to answer questions of what being trans feels like to friends and family. I feel like I've only properly begun my journey of self-discovery, but already I find immense comfort in your work 💜

as someone who loves poetry very dearly i think it's SO important to acknowledge that it's not an art form that speaks to everybody, OR, for that matter, an art form that is very accessible when you aren't actively interested in or haven't been taught to work with it. However. the thing about poetry is that it's an incredibly broad term for a lot of art in a lot of different forms, and i'm a huge believer in finding the right poetry for someone, rather than forcing "classic" or popular poetry onto people and trying to get it to stick. i'm so honored to be your little gateway into possibly liking poetry and i hope you can find more that hit for you like mine do :)

the thing about writing poetry to me is that it's SO deeply cathartic. learning to express these things and putting them onto (metaphorical) paper is so healing and revealing and it's so fantastic to be able to share it with people. the reason i love it so much is because it's such an important form of expression to me, and then it can go out into the world and help to express some things for other people too. i'm really happy that you're finding yourself in little ways as you go along your journey: you're doing great, and you'll only discover more about yourself as you go. sending my heart and soul with you <3

to maybe get you a little interested in poetry! throw some poems at the wall and see if they stick! i am going to toss some poem recommendations over to you for your (possible) reading pleasure.

gravity by maura o'connor (sorry for the mommy blog link. it's the only place it's really available online) kind of ripped out my heart the first time i read it. it was a great moment of self-recognition for me: not in being trans, but in being a person with a current of gentleness under my skin that i worry other people can't see, a person clinging to love as if it were an answer, someone talking to god in the coffin my room has become... it's an incredibly personal poem, for me, which is always a funny thing to say when someone else wrote it, but that's the beauty of it, right? that moment of resonance. love it when poems do that.

keaton st. james (@boykeats) is a poet that i always recommend: if you're looking for trans poets, he's one of my favorites. really stylistically cool poems with a great rhythm to them. luminescence is a good one by him and rural boys watch the apocalypse will always be a favorite of mine.

i also love dante émile (@orpheuslament) forever and ever their work is so great. the second coming... oh gosh. y'know

i will ALWAYS recommend finding trans poets for a little bit of that visceral feeling of being Seen. it hits every time. sending love best of luck to you and i hope you have a great day :)

[mincedpeaches]

I've started my supernatural rewatch (I know) and I'm not planning on doing any real live blogging or anything (I thought about it briefly) but I just HAVE to mention in episode four when the guy that contacted them (some type of airline man? unclear) just WALKS Sam and Dean (just Some Guys) across what looks like a plane depot? A jet engine shop floor? Also unclear but either way. lmao.

[midwinterhunt]

hot artists don't gatekeep

I've been resource gathering for YEARS so now I am going to share my dragons hoard

Floorplanner. Design and furnish a house for you to use for having a consistent background in your comic or anything! Free, you need an account, easy to use, and you can save multiple houses.

Comparing Heights. Input the heights of characters to see what the different is between them. Great for keeping consistency. Free.

Magma. Draw online with friends in real time. Great for practice or hanging out. Free, paid plan available, account preferred.

Smithsonian Open Access. Loads of free images. Free.

SketchDaily. Lots of pose references, massive library, is set on a timer so you can practice quick figure drawing. Free.

SculptGL. A sculpting tool which I am yet to master, but you should be able to make whatever 3d object you like with it. free.

Pexels. Free stock images. And the search engine is actually pretty good at pulling up what you want.

Figurosity. Great pose references, diverse body types, lots of "how to draw" videos directly on the site, the models are 3d and you can rotate the angle, but you can't make custom poses or edit body proportions. Free, account option, paid plans available.

Line of Action. More drawing references, this one also has a focus on expressions, hands/feet, animals, landscapes. Free.

Animal Photo. You pose a 3d skull model and select an animal species, and they give you a bunch of photo references for that animal at that angle. Super handy. Free.

Height Weight Chart. You ever see an OC listed as having a certain weight but then they look Wildly different than the number suggests? Well here's a site to avoid that! It shows real people at different weights and heights to give you a better idea of what these abstract numbers all look like. Free to use.

[ace-with--a-mace]

I HATE DISCUSSION POST ASSIGNMENTS

[i-am-a-fish]

Sex Ed Time

ok I'm gonna tell you about some things that might happen if you are transitioning m->f. this is not a comprehensive list just my own experience, be sure to do your own research I just really wanted to voice how this affects me because I think open discussion about this type of stuff is just more helpful for everyone rather than keeping it private

BOOBS HURT WHEN THEY GROW

your sex drive (libido) will probably go down a lot

facial hair is very hard to get rid of

my go-to gender affirming clothing is high-waisted jeans. I suggest going to a goodwill or some sort of cheap store that lets you try on clothes to figure out what you like

muscle mass will go down, fat will be redistributed

boobs do all sorts of crazy stuff when you run / exercise

overtime your skin will get softer, you also might smell nicer, and I've been told it can thin body hair but I don't really see it all that much 🤷

your brain chemistry can change when you reduce testosterone and increase estrogen, there are lots of factors that contribute toward any changes to your personality, but hormones can have an impact as well. for me this is a good thing because I struggle with allowing myself to feel emotions sometimes, no matter how hard I tried I was never really able to get myself to cry. I've gotten closer to being able to cry since I started transitioning though and that makes me very happy

this is a slow process that can take several years, ultimately you're going to be in your body for several years regardless, so if this is something you want it's definitely something you should try to pursue if possible. the time will pass anyways, and it does feel nice to work towards something that can make you happier.

also this is very important, you don't need to do any sort of hormone replacement therapy in order to be trans. not everybody can access HRT, and for those who can access it, not everybody wants to take on all the changes that come with treatments. you don't have to chemically or physically change your body in any way in order to deserve respect

all right that's all I have for right now feel free to add anything in the comments, I would especially like to hear from trans men what your experiences have been, I think openly talking about these types of things can really help some people

[melancholic-fig]

they did WHAT NOW WHAT THE FFFF

We need to lay more blame for "Kids don't know how computers work" at the feet of the people responsible: Google.

Google set out about a decade ago to push their (relatively unpopular) chromebooks by supplying them below-cost to schools for students, explicitly marketing them as being easy to restrict to certain activities, and in the offing, kids have now grown up in walled gardens, on glorified tablets that are designed to monetize and restrict every movement to maximize profit for one of the biggest companies in the world.

Tech literacy didn't mysteriously vanish, it was fucking murdered for profit.