#will be made into a print wahoo

[jasminebythebay]

follow the travelers 🎵

Progress Shots below cut:

I started this piece shortly after I got home from LBX where one of the pieces of feedback I got was to take more time planning my piece and to not get attached to one composition before you've had the chance to try a few iterations of the idea.

So I really, really took my time working out a few drafts before I settled on the one that eventually became this piece and dear god that took so long. I spent nearly 2 weeks on JUST drafts. I normally only spend 2 days max planning a piece and that usually just involves moving things around and resizing things to try and get a good composition. This time I completely nuked my sketches (not actually, just hid them so I had a blank canvas) and tried completely different compositions. I also (for once) did some color tests before starting my final piece (my color composition can still use some work fkdslkfs). But also, this concept was just very difficult to execute because I really, really wanted to include music in the piece because it was my favorite part of the game, but it's also really, really difficult to work it into the piece in a way that looks good.

All in all, a good exercise and I'm pretty happy with how the piece came out! With time I will eventually make a habit of spending more time on the planning stage of my illustrations rather than just plowing through the first idea I have hehe

[orcelito]

I just can't get over how pretty some of these page compositions are

[margridarnauds]

If. If I was considering. Getting a Streamily Raphael print. To go with my Streamily Heisenberg.

...what. What would be good. To request?

[rainyatrium]

MOTH AND LOPER!! YEAH!!! ft. @heavenhearst under the goggles... The mindspike articulates and is motorized... it gave up the goat literally as soon as the cosplay contest ended, lol Did not get to finish the lenticular film glasses in time, but such is life!!!! We got 4th place honorable mention in the group costume contest so i am pretty happy :) further thoughts and WAY more images below!

loper thoughts we know from the game that Loper is in some kind of hazard gear, so i gave them the jumpsuit (in the tradition of ellen ripley, real astronauts, and ghostbusters) as opposed to a labcoat or anything like that. we took in the waist to make it fit better. i think with the mindspike on, it made the resemblance even stronger.... these ghostbusters did not quite get why i was so amused at taking a photo with them, but i think this is a pretty good image nonetheless.

observin' makes me feel good! and speaking of the mindspike: this is my first time working on anything to this level-- I am not a robotics person! hell of a learning experience & i already have plans for version 2. mindsci i am not but i think i did pretty ok... the spike has two controllers: a modified slotcar controller & a separate knob that sits in one of the pockets (controls left/right axis). the other knob is pretty discreet and allows for puppeting the spike without a bright yellow Device in my hands. the RCA jacks on the back hooked up to Moth's laptop, so for photos it looks like they are hooked up to the spike and taking readings.

the claw was made nearly 1:1 to the game model to save on time and weight. con crunch wahoo! some extras: i put together fake 'e-paper' displays for our ids. if you have seen my prior posts, these will look familiar! i had a blast designing a seal for the FBX and a layout for these ids. i wanted to give them a better finish (hide the obvious 3d printing), but.. time crunch.. oops... the Moth id also has a little incandescent bulb in it, though I have no photos of it active. for my gloves, i intended to use gloves for high-voltage electrical work, but i was allergic to the latex, so i grabbed some dishwashing gloves off amazon and glued the label to them, hehe.

shoutout to the tf2 medic who was wearing the same pair of gloves! moth thoughts for moth, we had the benefit of the wonderful official cosplay by Shaman-- which you can see all over corru.store! (thank you shaman for the pointers!!!) Heaven thought it would be fun to take him in a more "I'M IN!" direction, so our Moth has painted nails and fingerless gloves and a great big coat over his button-down and slacks. complimented with some pins from hot topic and i think he assembled a pretty comprehensive vibe! i made the goggles out of some blue LEDs, rice paper, and a pair of costume goggles off Amazon. they are entirely opaque. moth is just such a gamer he knows exactly where everything is anyway.

you can also see the FBX patch that is present on both our Loper and Moth!

everything else wtf you read this far? cool! i don't really have anything else to add... but maybe you will see Loper at Supercon Miami in 2025.... only time will tell.....

[bryce-bucher]

I've been feeling p sick this last week, which for some reason means that my brain really really wanted me to do nothing but focus on creating this render. I created as a means to get better at using Alias Poweranimator 9.0 because I eventually hope to use this program to make environments for games. I am really happy with the process of making this render, and I feel like I learned a whole lot! It's definitely the most detailed thing I've made in any of these old 3d programs so far, and it's given me a lot of confidence that I can pull some cool stuff off. I'm considering making some kinda video documenting some nurbs modeling techniques I learned since this kinda modeling is super dead and there is very little documentation on how they were doin it in the 90s. Lmk if that is something anyone would be interested in. (UPDATE: I did it: https://youtu.be/G8NmDeGIXZE) The only thing blocking me rn is annoying bugs that come up when running this on modern hardware, and the fact that I'm currently having issues getting it cracked on my windows xp machine. Anyway, here are some behind the scenes photos and variants of the wallpaper:

Here is what the wireframe looks like in tha program

Here is my initial sketch alongside some theory crafting sketching on how to model certain shapes. Making stuff with nurbs is super fun because everything feels like some kinda open-ended puzzle lol.

Here are a couple wallpaper variants I made with some color adjustments meant to test how they would look in printing. Modus Interactive and I figured this kinda thing is what gives a lot of 90s renders those distinct colors.

Here are some 4:3 crops for all of you out there who know what is good and true in this world.

Here are a couple high contrast ones as a treat.

Last but not least, here is just a buncha random behind the scenes screenshots:

Thank u for checkin this out I spent a lotta time on it and had a good time yippe wahoo

[illusioncanthurtme--art]

WAHOO!!! I’M SO HAPPY TO SHARE THESE WITH YOU GUYS EEEEE!!!! Big Jack in print form babey!! I just made a new store, and this is the only thing on it right now BUT!! I’m planning on adding a lot more and I’m so excited!! Right now they’re $25 with no shipping cost added. Here’s the link if you wanna snatch one or just check it out! I am SUPER new to this and I’m figuring out things as I go. That being said, I don’t have shipping available outside the United States because I don’t know exactly how that would work. However! If you are from outside the US and are interested in buying one, PLEASE let me know either in the comments or through a dm! Let me know what places I should extend shipping to! Sorry for all the exclamation points but ya girl is excited for this!!! I hope your week has been treating you kindly! Love you!!! 💕💓💖💞

[comphetkoncass]

truly wasted my entire weekend doing titans towers builds. but it was my time to waste and i wasnt rly able to leave the house much anyways so. its chill. and ngl the build looks fucking stellar. i was finally able to use the hidden object and move objects cheats as a console user again (it refused to work for MONTHS) and i finally can do the shit ive been wanting to do for forever. once it's done ill upload it and no one will download it bc it uses like. every pack. and thats ok <3

and yes i made TWO titans towers. one for all the housing. and one for all the stuff they gotta do. housing tower has a room for donna, kory, raven, and a guest room on a girl's floor, and then a floor for dick, wally, vic, and gar, and two rooms on another floor for roy and garth. wahoo! donna's is a little bit 70s groovy, lots of wood paneling and photagraphy. she shares a bathroom with raven, who has, predictably, a dark gothic sorceror vibe. across the hall from them is kory, who's room is as brightly colored as possible with a ton of plants and bright pictures. most of the guys are downstairs. dick's needs a little something, but i made sure to add lots of unmarked boxes because this guy never unpacks, but what he does have is a lot of sleek red and black and white equipment. and a picture of an elephant. few momentos, mostly corkboards and tech and maps. he shares a bathroom with wally, who's room looks like a pretty normal college jock. he has a treadmill and posters and is the only one with a mini fridge and microwave in his room. across the hall are vic and gar. they both have a mini gamer setup. vic has a lot of tech but a few sports momentos as well. gar... lots of animal print, and some gamer setup stuff. it's also a mess. upstairs above the girls, we have garth, who's space is very beach themed. under the sea lookin room. every picture of the sea i could find. and a bathtub. he has a bed too but i think he sleeps in the bath mostly. and he shares a bathroom with roy who has a very sleek playboy looking room, mostly brick and black accents and a dart board. and on the other half of their floor we have a community meeting space to talk shop, and then on the top floor we have as faithful a recreation of the 03 show's main tower floor :)

im 90% done with the rooms (vic's needs a bit more love and gar's needs....... something........... to make it look less ugly) and i'm maybe 70% done with the other tower.

the other tower, the top (fourth) floor will be a massive gym, on the third floor there's a pool and locker rooms (done) second floor there's storage (done) and a big meeting space (done), and on the first floor there's a medical space (done and it looks awesome) and across the hall is a big science area. haven't started on the gym yet but the medical space and science area are mostly done (science area is pretty simple since it's just a matter of giving them space to build skills).

anyways these are going to probably cost at least a million simoleons maybe more plus will have an insane electricity cost, but thats ok, dick and roy can afford it

[amygdalagustd]

hi! this is a way random message haha but a friend of mine just re-opened their shop and they sell kpop art, and they have loooooooads of yoongi prints and stickers that made me think of you! (there's a yoongi grinning in particular that i was like OH i have to see if jella knows about this!) Their instagram is honeytum (their shop is honeytum . bigcartel without the spaces) in case you wanna check it out heehee! :P Sending you good vibes on this wahoo yippee wednesday! <3

Omg I just checked them out and the yoongi grinning one is so cute 🥺

Ever since I started using a hobonichi I have been on a hunt for more bts stickers for ✨️decoration✨️ so thanks!!

Sending you the best vibes back 😊💜

[lesbiangiratina]

HELP OK SO THE REASON I ASKED ABOUT WAHOO WORLD.... its going to sound bizarre but the first time i saw the meme i was absolutely enamored with it so i told a friend irl who i was hanging out with at the moment that i had smth very important to show them, turned my phone around, and showed them wahoo world. they rolled their eyes in that joking manner and this became a running bit throughout the rest of the night where at the most unexpected of moments i would tell them i had something important to show them and it was wahoo world. they fell for it every time. it was great

but it didnt end that night. the bit only Extended. i have found increasingly creative ways to show them the wahoo world meme when they least expect it, going so far as to send it to other friends so they can send it to this friend for me. the wider friend group refers to it as "getting wahoo worlded". the friend i initially showed it to shares a quad dorm with three other of my friends and they printed out wahoo world and taped him to the wall. today was this friend's birthday and we did a murder mystery dinner- included in the decor was a 1920s family portrait photoshopped so all of our faces replaced the originals. there were a couple extra people that we didnt know what to do with so one of them became Wahoo World.

and recently i was asked the question. where did i even find this meme? a question which i genuinely couldnt answer. but it bothered me so i did some thinking and realized. wait. i think my dear mutual kat lesbiangiratinace posted it. i should ask

anyways this is totally bizarre and its still so funny to me that it caught on but i hope you will be pleased to know that wahoo world has made waves among one very specific group of college students in the time since you posted it LOL

LIL JUDD IS A FUCKING CELEBRITY⁉️

[alexracheltravel]

Day Four: All About That Expat Life!

It was a fun weekend, but like everyone else, we had to go back to work! Fortunately, we're working American hours, so we get to take advantage of having our mornings free. So, we decided for some reason to go to the one museum that stays open late: the Fotografiska!

This was a great museum. Neither of us have been to the New York one, but here we saw a handful of innovative exhibitions that expanded what either of us thought photography could do. The first major exhibition was from an American artist who did the Obama "Hope" poster. We watched a brief film that showed the way he created etchings on top of existing photographs, combined it with collage techniques to create something really unique. It was more than just portraits, a lot of his art was filled with activist statements against fascism and climate change.

We've all seen this print before but seeing the art up close was really fascinating to see all of the work that goes into what seems like a simple print.

Other exhibits at the Fotografiska conveyed experimental photography, using negatives and exposure techniques that we didn't quite understand, but the works themselves were quite cool to look at.

Others experimented with technology, using AI tools combined with an artist's own work to craft something unique. This wall was a slow animation filled with pleasant, ambient music.

Climate activism is big on Sweden. Everyone here seems to be aware about waste and eco-friendly products. Most vehicles are hybrids, and hydro-power generates electricity. Even the art on display tackled the climate. We loved this photograph of a fjord in Iceland.

After all was said and done, we popped around the area and got a traditional Swedish lunch: fried Herring! We thought of it as the Swedish equivalent of a burger: fried fish on a piece of toast, topped with pickles and red onion. There's a variation that also had mashed potatoes.

The fried fish was very tasty! It definitely had a very fishy taste, but the pickles and onion were excellent!

But before work we needed a quick caffeine boost, and got a coffee and cinnamon bun before heading to work.

So, it was a simple day, but we had to manage both sides of our lives!

Alex made some pasta and chicken for dinner and Rachel had her usual 4+ hours of meetings! Wahoo!

Alex: so, Rach, how was the transition back into work?

Rachel: it was not the easiest but had a very productive full day and was very manageable! How was your day? I worked for 8 hours and how did it feel for you to also do work in a foreign country?

Alex: it didn't feel that different because I have been doing asynchronous work anyway. The museum creatively charged me but I felt like I couldn't do any creative work until I got this grading out of the way, which I did.

Rachel: and you cooked me tasty dinner! Another thing we don't typically do outside of cooking classes when we travel. This whole trip is feeling very different in a good way! Not better but good! Speaking of the museum, I loved it so much! What beautiful exhibits with interesting utilization of photography! What did you think?

Alex: it made me want to go to the one in New York. Overall I found a new appreciation for the medium although I did find the whole place to be smaller then I thought it would be.

Rachel: me too, but I do appreciate that all of the museums we have gone to feel really manageable in a few hours. This feels really different than New York or other countries where it feels like there is no way you could finish the full museum in even 8 hours. It feels like Stockholm has more museums than are smaller than less than are huge.

Alex: at this point I feel like I've hit all the museums I wanted to and now we have the whole week to have fun.

Rachel: so maybe the ABBA Museum is in store!

Alex: mamma mia!

[seabreeze2022]

2023 Bahama Cruise, Part 21, April. 24. Cat Island Road trip.

Above on the left is the abandoned church built by Father Jerome, in 1944. It was mostly paid for by the Franciscans of Western Australia. Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic Church. Named after the patron saint of nature and animals on an island named “Cat Island”, go figure. Unfortunately we could not go in to see it. Look up the out of print book about his life, “The Hermit of Cat Island”.

This is a basic drawing by Father Jerome, of what he intended the church to look like.

The day starts with George picking up Nancy and I in his dinghy at 0800 on Sunday. After he drops us off at the beach we walk 30 minutes to Gilberts Grocery Store. We had arranged on Saturday that we could rent a car this morning. No cars today they say. Well maybe a car, they say. Ok you can rent that car, it is not clean.

Sure no problem. The car rental is $80 with $8 VAT tax. They copy down Drivers License. Give us the key. No questions about insurance, who the driver is. No mention of dents and damage. Those are a given!

We swing by the beach while George and Lisa anchor their dinghy and join us. With no agenda we head south.

Passing through Old Bight, we see a produce stand beside the road. Mary came out of her house and sold us tomatoes. Eight tomatoes cost $3.

Above photos are taken from the internet of the St. Frances of Assisi church. Father Jerome was ahead of his time and made the Jesus statue dark like the locals, instead of Lilly white like most did in his day.

Next stop was Hawks Nest Marina at the most southern and western part of the island. When the sport fishing boats return and clean their catch. Schools of Bull sharks go crazy. We only saw 3 Bull sharks waiting for dinner. To get to the marina you have to cross the runway. Thought of Rev. Burke Rolle who was hit by a plane doing that in Staniel Cay.

The quick drop off so near shore is the reason the fish and fishermen are at Hawks Nest Marina.

An ex-pats house name at Hawks Nest, which also the name of our sailboat.

We walked the north shore and the south shore of the area around Hawks Nest. While walking through the cemetery at Port Howe, the goats came walking by. Naturally Nancy had to go see them.

This is our visit to the Deveaux Plantations Great house, in Port Howe. A gentleman came over from next door to talk with us. His name is Prince Hunter. The slaves commonly took the names of their owners. Just up the eastern shore of Cat Island. Is the old 400 acre Joseph Hunter “Golden Grove” plantation.

This plantation made the news when there was an uprising of the slaves in 1840. Like most plantations of the day. Once slavery was abolished, the plantations fell apart. The rich white land owner left. The slaves were still on the land. Over the years and generations of squatting, the descendants of the slaves now consider it their land. Prince was no exception, when I heard his last name I said, “ Oh your are from the “Golden Grove” plantation. He said, “Yes that is my peoples land”.

Prince took us in to the back room of the cook house and showed us the scratches on the wall of ships. Very faint but they are there.

It was getting close to lunch time, so we back tracked to “da Pink Chicken”. Dean an American ex-pat and his wife Patti, who is a local run the place. They have a house on Duck Key in the Florida Keys. This is the place that movie stars, and Billionaires go to blend in. You never know who you are rubbing elbows with at the bar. Dean works a grueling 12 hours a week. Actually he tends bar and drinks 12 hours a week and his wife Patti slaves over the hot kitchen stove cooking fantastic meals. Conch are delivered fresh when needed. See the truck load above. They are then hung over the sea wall in nets. Fresh Wahoo and Cracked Conch were our request.

With full bellies we drove to the “Healing Hole” salt pond. Taking an overgrown dirt road a mile, we got to the end and found another car load of people partaking. Swimming in the “Healing Hole” is like swimming in the Red Sea. You float very high in the super saline water. Nancy was the only one brave enough in our group to try it. She had problems turning over on to her stomach.

We took a long and torturous road back to civilization. Along the way we did see someone doing “Slash and Burn Farming”. This is very common on the island. Besides burning the land they cut off all the trees 5-6 ft. tall. Then the peas can climb the trees trunks and get sun.

I needed to return the car the next morning, but the gas station was out of fuel. The rental agency told me drive down to Old Bight and fill the tank. It is about 4 miles south. So I got to talk to Albert at the gas station, laundry mat .

So ends the road trip on Monday morning. Rake and scrape next!

Sea Breeze, New Bight, Cat Island, Bahamas.

[daddy-socrates]

Things I Accomplished Yesterday:

grad cap

made hair more choppy

painted nails

ate yummy lunch

Things I Accomplished Today:

printed tickets for family

sat on porch with favorite coffee in the beautiful sunshine :)

picked and donned outfit (very difficult)

frantically called mom to say happy mothers day before the rest of the day is all about 💖me🥰💖

WAHOO

decorated my cap!! the detail is blue, like my MA hood 💙💙

[rata-novus]

not that anyone gives a shit or remembers but i bit the bullet and bought the bag i’ve been pining after for weeks 🙈

[teaplease1717]

Tell me you are Alright

Fandom: 86 Eighty-Six

Relationship: Vladilena "Lena" Milizé x Shinei "Shin" Nouzen

Rating: G

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/30638999

Wahoo! My first piece that isn't BNHA related. Haha. Anyways, I recently got into the light novel series 86 by Asato Asato and binged all 7 translated volumes in the last month. They are incredible and inspired me to write this short little angst/comfort piece to celebrate the new anime that just aired.

Thank you Mei for the art commission at the end of this chapter and Kuyashii (aka Lanne) for betaing and introducing me to this series!

Note: This story takes place after volume 6 but before volume 7. I started writing this before volume 7 was released so just pretend there was another battle in between.

XXXXX

Lena’s white military boots click softly against the tiled floors. The hallway fluorescent lights are dimmed, and the world feels unusually silent after three days of nonstop artillery fire.

She stops in front of a metal automatic door. Outside, the sky is an inky black painted with bright stars, but the spring air is stagnant and there is still the taste of gunpowder that makes her stomach twist.

Lena lifts her hand to knock, hesitates, then drops it quickly before her skin can touch the cool metal of the door.

She knows she shouldn’t be here. This is inappropriate. Her worries and fears over a single combatant — even the treasured headless reaper — weren’t appropriate sentiments to express as the Eighty-Six Strike Package’s commanding officer. And yet, she can’t force herself to walk away from Shin’s bedroom door.

The bottom of her chest seems to be twisting and cracking. Her fingers tremble. Lena brings her hand up to clench in front of her chest, hoping it will stop the shaking.

They lost so many noble men and women of the Eighty-Six Strike Package over the last three day surprise invasion by the Legion, isn’t it enough for her to know that Shin is alive and uninjured? Her heart should be satisfied with that fact, Lena thinks. So why is she still here, standing selfishly in front of his door just because she can’t rest?

Her shoulders slump and she squeezes her eyes shut. It feels like she can barely breathe. Why does she want to see Shin so badly?

The reason rattles through her chest, but she isn’t ready to admit it.

She is about to leave when there is the whooshing sound of an automated door opening, and Lena’s gaze darts up. It's like time stops as she meets a pair of ruby red eyes.

“Shin -” Lena begins, but her voice catches.

Shin is dressed in a plain red t-shirt with the number 86 printed in block letters across the front. Black pajama shorts hug his waist. Unconsciously, her eyes trace over him, noting the fresh cuts and bruises and heavy bags underneath Shin’s gaze.

A new wave of guilt assaults her. Lena drops her eyes. Something sticks in her throat; she can barely swallow. Against her will, Lena’s eyes and nose begin to sting.

“Lena?” Shin’s deep voice whispers in the quiet hallway, like a soft caress that makes her chest ache more. “What’s wrong? Is everything okay?”

Lena shakes her head. She opens her mouth to respond that it's nothing and that she is sorry to bother him but her throat tightens.

“Lena?” He says her name again so gently that Lena can barely stop the tears from leaking down her face.

She’s pathetic. Shin has been up for the last three days straight, barely sleeping so that he could monitor the Legion’s movements, and yet, here she is crying like a princess needing comfort instead of letting him rest.

Lena wants to turn around and run away, but before she can move, Shin steps forward and unintentionally Lena’s eyes rise to catch him in her gaze. He tilts his head slightly so he can look at her face. His red eyes are piercing. “What’s wrong? Won’t you tell me?”

Lena quivers and draws in a shaky breath. Shin’s red eyes are piercing as they look at her. They seem to gaze through Lena’s soul, holding her in place and commanding her to answer.

“I-I wanted to see you.”

Her voice is soft and barely above a whisper, but Shin’s eyes widen and his cheeks redden slightly. Then he looks away and steps back. “Do you want to come in?” he asks, avoiding her gaze. He scratches his cheek. The red deepens. “It’s better than talking out in the hallway.”

Lena hesitates and then nods, sweeping inside.

His room is small and bare. A twin sized bed is pushed up against the right wall and a small desk sits adjacent to it. The only personalization to the room is a row of books setup on a small shelf. No pictures or other personal artifacts line the walls. The only hint that someone occupies the room is the military uniform draped on the back of the desk chair and a row of books.

She walks to the middle of the room and turns to face Shin. He closes the door, never taking his eyes off of her.

Lena swallows and licks her lips. She has rehearsed what she wants to say to him on her way over, but now that she is standing in front of him the words won’t form. She clutches her hand over her heart as her body begins to tremble again.

As if sensing her distress, Shin steps closer until he is in front of her. She can’t meet his red eyes so drops her head to stare at the gray flooring. She swallows again trying to get the words she wants to say - needs to say - out.

“I’m home…”

“Dummy.”

“What?”

She curls her hand into a fist and hits it against his chest. Shin doesn't even flinch, it probably didn't even hurt him. Trying to fight back the tears, she leans forward and rests her head against Shin’s chest. He stills at the contact.

This is very unlike her and honestly Lena does not know where this sudden anger came from, but she can’t stop herself as the dam holding back her emotions abruptly breaks and all her pain and fear overwhelm her.

“You dummy. You promised. You promised you wouldn’t leave me.” Her eyes sting, and she can feel moisture accumulating on her eyelashes. “You promised never again. I-I was so afraid...When you were surrounded and I lost contact. I thought — I thought it was the Merciless Queen all over again.” She chokes on a strangled sob.

Slowly, as if he is unsure of the proper way to comfort her, Shin lifts his hands to circle her waist and draws her closer. Lena’s hands curl against his chest. Her body trembles.

“I’m sorry.” He rubs gentle circles over her back, taking her weight as she leans further into him and maneuvering them to sit on the edge of his bed.

“Don’t apologize. It’s not your fault. The Legion purposefully cut you off from support and surrounded you. I know. I know. But...” Tears are falling freely down Lena’s face now and wetting Shin’s shirt underneath her. Her body is trembling. “Thank you for coming back.”

Shin rests his chin against the crown of her head. “Of course.” His voice is gruffer as he pulls her closer.

Lena swallows back a sob and buries her face into his chest. She needs to apologize and let Shin sleep, but instead her hands seem to clench him closer. She’ll leave in a minute she tells herself as her body continues to shake within his arms.

They stay like that for a while, when suddenly Lena slumps against Shin. He reaches out to catch her. “Le-” His voice trails off as he realizes she’s fallen asleep.

His chest tightens. She must have been exhausted from crying.

Shin looks towards his door. The thought that he should bring her back to her room floats to the forefront of his mind. It’s inappropriate for Lena to sleep in his room. But...

Shin's gaze strays back down to stare at her tear stained face that is finally relaxed in sleep. She must have been exhausted. Shin wraps his arm tighter around her waist and repositions them on the bed so that she is laying against his chest.

He’s made her cry again.

His chest tightens. He should feel immeasurable guilt and self-loathing at the fact that she cried again because of him. And yet —

Why is it that he can’t stop smiling?

Shin drapes his free arm over his eyes as his hand tightens around Lena’s waist. A wide smile pulls at his lips.

The offensive had lasted three drawn out days, but at that moment, it feels like he can take on the entire Legion.

XXXXX

Frederica huffs. “What a boy,” she says, staring down tiredly into her cup of coffee.

Ernst raises an eyebrow but doesn’t say anything as he sips his coffee.

[tanghanwa]

Asian Clothing Figurines Review

Asian Clothing: Japanese Kimono

Kimono Type: Furisode: Ofurisode

Accuracy Rating: 5/5

Explanation: Stunning! Flawless! No Notes! There’s even an actual life-sized version of this kimono!!!

[brownornaterugs]

dont remember if i ever talked ab them last year but here were 2019's goals for 2020. we can all dream we can all sympathize with ourselves pre-pandemic can we not?

more art immersion - consume more art, read more about art and my fav artists and learn ab fav contemporaries of color - visit museums more often - more focus on artists of color

research art majors, schools -have a degree plan by end of summer

trauma work - learn to manage anger, stress and communication better - start therapy

so these were some overall goals i had and honestly

i couldn't bring myself to do anything other than draw flowers and sell prints FOR THE FIRST TIME so that was a pretty stellar achievement for 2020! i went to the MCA for the first time on the first day of the year and it was cool and weird!

i've made peace with knowing that i won't be going back to finish college. it is what it is, i've never felt attached to learning or like i thrived in an academic institutional setting. it's been 7 years since i dropped out and it is what it is.

i DID get therapy! wahoo! those three things are still in progress..

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i also had some "tangible goals"

reduce social media (1 hour daily)

create more, read more

have a day alone to myself.. every week or month

no new clothes till july

"save better $$"

these really weren't too bad, and looking at the year i had not totally unrealistic to pandemic standards

impossible for me. honestly i immediately went into survival mode once the pandemic hit and all my trauma responses activated and so i attuned myself to everything pop culture and pandemic related despite wanting to just wither away.

again i got to make more art! i learned how to draw with oil pastels for funsies and sold art prints! reading was difficult. rest in pieces to The Blind Assassin sitting on my bookshelf now while its owner is in New Orleans :)!!!!!!

trauma responses lead to lots of reclusiveness so this was inevitable, despite my initial intentions being going out more and exploring the city. i did go on more walks towards the fall and it was nice to get out the house and breathe a bit

lol

man...

so yeah it is what it is. anyway it's almost time for my therapy session