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just thinking about sugarfly cookie and how she was a silver tree knight. and i also wanted to try my hand at coloring metal/armor..i hate it but i just need 2 practice. anyways

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THERE

I drew her in the FREAKING OUTFIT!! Ya'll can stop dming and asking me if I have seen it, despite me stating in a previous post me thoughts on her hades fit okay? it's pretty on he-h-h-hhhhhhh hhaaaaaa....

HAAAAAA

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-CHOO!!

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ignore that one-

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my vision

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Black Pearl CRK CN so pretty

Also I made some color variations for funnnn

Painting her was quite difficult ngl, so much detail

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Hey, man, c'mere. Listen. Get in real close, this is important.

You're gonna make stuff again. You're gonna make stuff you're proud of. You're gonna make stuff you're excited to share. You're going to feel that overwhelming drive to create, not just the frantic I want to want to you're stuck in now. You're going to have awesome ideas, and you're going to make them into reality. You're going to create again. You're still an artist. You're still a writer. You're still home to the same passion you had before. You'll find it again. It's not gone. It's just resting. Let it rest. You're going to make stuff again. I promise.

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Oh

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gemmys

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I'm back after hoarding text posts like a little goblin while gathering screenshots from my Origins playthrough

Unhinged Text Posts: Alistair Theirin Edition

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the funniest thing haurchefant has ever done is just gift you a bird in the courthouse after you saved a 16 year old from life imprisonment by the catholic church. and then immediately getting told hey man you can't have that bird in here. this is a courthouse.

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gilana! since you're kinda on the topic already, do you have any advice for socializing kittens? i'm planning to foster some soon (looks like a bonded pair and possibly a third from the same blended litter) and i want to set them up for success. i don't currently have any other pets but i do have friends with other cats and dogs of a couple different breeds who would be willing to bring those animals over for supervised visits if that helps with specifics

oh i love this topic!! i am NOT an expert on this subject by any means (i was a dog trainer and have only socialized one kitten as an adult), so i'm speaking as an enthusiastic amateur here)

interestingly i recently picked up a copy of Kitty Kindergarten by Sophia Yin on this topic. i'm still waiting for an external DVD drive to get here so i can't speak to its value yet, but it's only $12.49 and might be relevant to your interests?

Dr. Yin's company also offers an online course by the same name here

my big socialization focuses if i ever have kittens (🥺) would probably be:

body handling/grooming

carrier time, confinement, and travel

positive interactions with strange humans

vet interactions

introduction to novel sights/objects

desensitization to loud noises

in approximately that order of importance?

in my case, because i'm interested in therapy cats and possibly show cats, i'd also like to get them used to going into novel public spaces in general

even little things can really add up imo, like feeding them their meals in a carrier (let the kitten enter on their own terms, possibly start with the bowl right inside the lip of the crate and progressively inch it backwards until the kitten is fully entering and staying in of their own accord)

when you're holding/playing with the babies, maybe take a second to practice handling their feeties, or their ears, or looking at their little teethies before going back to normal affection – make these familiar, not just a scary thing that happens when they go to the vet or need medication

maybe also practice gently restraining them the way you might if you were clipping their claws?

vets will often allow you to make time for "happy visits" where you bring your animal to the vet and they have purely good experiences, so they don't associate going to the vet with always being uncomfortable or scared

you can also find playlists of sounds for puppy socialization like these two in addition to maybe working on some typical household sounds (like running a vacuum cleaner at a fair distance so it's not overwhelming)

with socializing any animal, the goal will always be to go slowly and never overwhelm the animal. you want the experiences to be as positive as possible, not just neutral

i definitely think meeting a lot of human friends who will be appropriate with the kittens and help them get used to being handled by different people is a great idea. an introduction to cat-friendly dogs could be useful, too!

i personally might avoid interactions with strange cats – they will have some socialization from mom/littermates and it minimizes the chance of transmissible illness (plus many adult cats might be distressed by the transport process). just my first thought though

@followthebluebell is my go-to experienced cat mutual so he may be willing to share thoughts as well?

this is pulled directly out of my ass so i hope it's at least a little helpful!

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he really is so pretty

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a whole bunch of gazan mutual aid projects and nonprofits. if the decision of which individual fundraiser to give to feels too daunting, or if you just want to help as many people as possible in one go, these are great initiatives to support.

care for gaza - focuses on providing food and essential supplies. donate here or here.

connecting humanity - securing internet access via donations of virtual sim cards (esims). if you can't afford a whole plan yourself, crips for esims is a communal pool that will use your donation to purchase and maintain esims

gaza soup kitchen - provides food, medical care, and classes for children. also has a gofundme

glia gaza medical support initiative - provides medical care through field clinics and tents at hospitals. donations can also be sent through their website.

ele elna elak - provides clean water, food, clothing, and shelter. they also have a gofundme

life for gaza - raising money for the gaza municipality to repair water and waste management infrastructure

taawon - partners with local civil organizations to provide food, water, medical care, shelter, and basic supplies

the sameer project - running various initiatives providing tents, medical care, and necessities. they have their own encampment project focused on sheltering families with children, sick and disabled members, or members in need of perinatal care

islamic relief worldwide's gaza emergency appeal - provides food, water, hygiene kits, medical supplies, and psychological support

baitulmaal - provides a variety of necessities, including food, water, shelter, and medical supplies

gaza mutual aid fund - distributes food, hygiene products, water, and other essential supplies, including financial support. run by @/el-shab-hussein's amazing friend Mona. updates can be found on her instagram.

hygiene kits for gaza - provides hygiene supplies including menstrual products, wipes, and toothbrushes/toothpaste

anera - provides a variety of necessities, including food, water, hygiene supplies, medicine, blankets and mattresses, and psychological care

palestine children's relief fund - provides supplies and support with a focus on children. also has an initiative for lebanon

dahnoun mutual aid - provides water, food, tents, baby supplies, financial support, and other necessities. updates can be found through their instagram

certainly this is not an exhaustive list, so please feel free to add on other projects or organizations that i didn't include. and as always, please take the time to donate if you can and share. it truly makes all the difference.

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A guy in China built a fully working subway system and station for his cats

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An idiot robin has built a nest on top of our garage door motor. The nest was constructed so the chain that drives the door is actually a part of the nest, and if we open or close the garage door, the whole thing is going to get torn apart. So I guess the garage door is staying open for as long as it takes for these eggs to hatch and these birds to leave the nest.

My wife has set up a camera to continuously monitor the situation.

Wife: Maybe we should set up some padding beneath where they'll fall out of the nest? Normally they fall onto grass, not concrete. Me: Seems like we're really coddling these birds. Wife: Well, yeah. Me: I just don't want you to get invested. Wife: Way, way too late for that. I'm all in.

So we're keeping the garage door open for a few weeks, I guess. Whenever I go to use the car, the robin flies away from the nest and watches me cautiously to see whether I'm going to kill her babies, and I can't help but find that a little bit rude of her.

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Black Pearl Cookie I painted in magma ✨