#i'm queueing this for next year

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looks like october is…. octover

[starving-mimi]

copies

and now as a sidenote, it's time for mimi rambling/ PSA ! (which might sounds dickish here and there)

I've seen an absolute sudden increase in "daily [characters] blog"[which consist, for those who don't know, of drawing a certain character or thing everyday (or trying to)] and as somebody who's been posting daily for over 2 years (if you ignore small breaks i took on rarer occasion here and there) I feel like I'm in a position where I can say things about these kinds of blogs.

if you're the owner of one of these kind blogs or think about making one, this message's for you

to current owners of such blogs:

do not FORCE yourself to draw/post everyday, much less MULTIPLE TIMES a day

even though it's the goal of these kinds of blogs, do not tell yourself that just because it has DAILY in the name, you NEED to post everyday. Use queue if needed, don't post if you don't feel like it.

You're going to burnout sooo quickly if you just draw slop because you don't want to skip a day, no one LIKES slop posts made just to fill in the day, trust me, i have many! No one is going to hunt you down for forgetting a day or even mention it to you or anything! (or at worse if you know you'll have a period of innactivity, make a post about it to your followers that you can later delete if you really want)

Don't try answering requests as soon as possible just because you don't want to "disappoint" people or whatever! you owe people nothing, and especially not a "quick reply", again, you'll burn out if you force yourself into doing people's request

also this might be more of a personal opinion, but, please keep it to posting once a day (or like twice if absolutely needed), if you're just going to post a ton a day, might as well just post to a main where you just so happen to also post daily (also lazier posts made only because you want to rush multiple drawings every day are just bruh.)

to people considering making one of these blogs:

honestly, don't. You want to challenge yourself into drawing everyday? Do that on your main blog! You have too many doodles/art and want to post it all? Post it on your main! Don't put yourself under the limitations of having a blog specifically for DAILY posting, especially for a SINGLE character. Even if you love a character, you WILL get bored/burned out/just out of ideas for what to even draw with only ONE character

Sure it's cool and everyone else is doing it, but you're also putting yourself under unnecessary stress and limits. Not only your art, but yourself will suffer of these limits eventually

You trust and know yourself enough to know you WILL post daily on that blog? AND won't let it take so much over your life and schedule that you feel terrible when you don't post/decide to abandon it? Then make one, who am i to stop you ig

You wanna make one on a whim because everyone else is doing it and it looks fun? But you don't know if you're going to actually hold up to posting everyday? Yet again, don't. Don't make one. Just post on your account, let people know you by your username, not because of some gimmick (like I mean, ppl know me as (starving-)mimi, not as "daily dst funny" or whatever, do you really want to be only known as "that person who draws [character] everyday" and not as yourself? If you do then ig go make one, but I think it's much nicer to be recognised for who you are than to be just known as "that person who draws a character daily")

tl;dr: don't put yourself under the curse of silly daily posting on a whim just because everyone else is doing it and it's the current trend, and don't post slop art just because you don't want to skip a day POST SLOP BECAUSE YOU WANNA TORTURE PEOPLE WITH IT BHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA cough, i mean. cough.

this might all seems very obvious, but i think people don't realise that daily posting isn't always as fun as it seems :')

TL;DR FOR THE TL;DR post daily cuz you got too much stuff to post that is just too good to all dump in a single post, not just because everyone else is doing it and you find the people daily posting cool and want to get in on the trend

[revenantghost]

Hey, I’m just here to say you’re extremely missed and that, even though there’s probably not much I could say to make any of the bad things less awful, I’m hoping for an easier and gentler future for you soon. Take care, ok?

Oh man, thank you so much for sending this, and I'm sorry it's taken so long to respond (and to the other person who sent me an ask, too—I'm not sure when I'll get to it but please know it was seen and means so much). It has just been. So awful. I won't dump on the public at large everything that's happened, you don't need that novel, but it feels like every day life's falling apart more and more.

Just, seriously, thank you for sending this, and to the couple of people who checked in with chats (again, I'm sorry if I haven't responded yet, spoons are just very limited). There have been a lot of times throughout this where I get overwhelmed by everything going on and some truly horrific people I've met in the fandom and I've considered deleting everything permanently! Very often!!! Tbh I'm still struggling with that VERY intense urge while writing this. I feel so unsafe, and scared, and run down.

And tbh, it's really hard to believe anyone could care about me when I feel so awful and worthless, I feel like it must be an obligation, or I somehow accidentally manipulated people, but I'm trying to cling to that being the brain demons talking. Because I really appreciate the time and effort anyone's taken with me. And I really miss fandom and fun, even if it's weighed down with some significant trauma—I still love the stories and the characters and, most importantly, the amazing people I've met here. Outside of any fandom I've poked around in, the wonderful people I've met matter the most, and I'm trying to cling to that.

I really enjoy talking with everyone, running little projects/events, and for the first time in years actually writing again. (I've been slowly plucking away at that AU I mentioned a few times and I want to start posting for an event this month but! Ahhh!!!) I would like to try and be active again, and I'm so sorry for just being such an absolute goddamn mess. I feel like this is all too much to even say, but I do want to just be honest about all of it. Still, again, thank you so much for reaching out <3 And I'm sorry this is so ridiculously long even though I don't feel like I'm saying much and nothing important, I didn't intend for this answer to be a word-vomit update, just. Things suck, but you guys are good, and I hope things are as okay as you can be on your side of the screen <3

[butterrdream]

Happy Lunar New Year!! 🧧🐍

Base Source: damso_2018

[dangaer]

good morning. please look at them 💖

[moonintheabyss]

I saw Phantom Siita on Wednesday for their tour finale, and it was incredible!!! I met so many nice people, I waved my light stick, I screamed my head off, I clapped so hard while waving my lightstick that I bruised my arm, Miu waved at me, it was everything I dreamed of.

I also made photocards because

1) picking out the pictures, laying them out for printing, then organising them in a binder scratches a very specific autistic need in me

2) I thought handing them out would be a good way of talking to fellow Haine, since I really wanted to make friends but do not know how to make conversation with strangers due to the aforementioned autism

and plan "Make Friends Through Bribery" worked so well!!!! I talked to so many lovely people, I managed to give away all of my cards, and I got some gifts back in return!! We even managed to make a couple of queue friends, who were able to talk staff into finding us seats. I'd been so worried about how I was going to manage standing in a crowd for that long, as well as knowing I probably wasn't going to be able to see much over people's heads because I'm so short. But with the seats we were able to see the whole show really well, and because we were this small, distinct group seperate from the crowd, the members could see how passionate we were about them. Hisui pointed us out when she was doing her last MC!

I've made a scrapbook of everything I bought and was given at the show, so I thought I'd share it for the zero (0) people who are interested.

First page! This is the postcard that came with the special edition of the album, which I actually bought when it came out. Which was good, because they sold out of the CDs at the venue really fast!

Plus the Miu bracelet someone gave me! Working out how to store it was what gave me the idea of making this scrapbook in the first place. I didn't want to shove it in a drawer and never see it again, but if I leave it out, my cat will absolutely eat it.

Second page! Trading cards I bought/traded for at the gig -- I like that I got a few of this set with the red dresses and bubbles. Plus the Hisui sticker I was given! The person giving them out actually sells larger vinyl versions here, and I've ordered a full set which I'm very excited to decorate my laptop with. I also got a Miu, but she's in my phone case.

More trading cards! I'm so happy how many group shots I got, plus these two of Hisui being super cute. Plus this Miu! I traded for a double of her, so I could keep one in my phone case.

The last of the tour trading cards, plus the Hisui card I got from the CD.

My other Miu duplicate. I love her smile in this one. And a person in the queue gave me a card sleeve with these five photos in! I love the picture choices, and I like the range of members in the pack!

Final pages! The keyrings and badges I got -- I was really lucky with them! I only traded one -- I got a Mona originally and traded for a Moka. I can't believe I have Hisui and Miu as drawn by Junji Ito, aka my and Hisui's favourite mangaka. Plus the bag of sweets from someone in the queue, and the little note they came with.

Final bonus -- This crochet Miu keyring I was given in the queue! I love it so much. I've put it on my other Phantom Siita binder. Please don't ask how I have a second full binder for a group less than a year old.

Not featured -- my lightstick, or the merch

Another bonus exciting thing -- we were up on the balcony and we ended up sat next to this older Japanese lady who turned out to be friends with Rinka's grandfather??? She took a bunch of pictures and videos of us screaming and cheering so there is a tiny tiny tiiiiiny possibilty that RINKA PHANTOM SIITA will see a video of me and my friends saying we love her???

Geniunely, I think this was one of the best days of my life. Everyone was so friendly, people loved the cards I made, the group were INCREDIBLE live, MIU WAVED AT ME, HISUI POINTED AT US, I am only just now coming down off the high three days later. I keep remembering different bits and getting excited again. I felt drenched in dopamine. I hope they come back soon.

[hl-obsessed]

leave it to @savebylou to randomly reblog random ass post from months ago, that you totally forgot about, and jumpscare you

[swan2swan]

I am actually so thankful for Oshamir because it's reminded me that...yes, I actually DO love me my Corruption Ships. My Nice Girl and Evil Guy ships. It's been years since I've been able to enjoy them, though, because there was one giant piece of garbage writing taking prominence.

[clockworktea]

Tigh-na-Sleubhaich - ruin in Lairigmor pass, 06/06

[royalarchivist]

Jaiden: Do you want to paint? Do you want to paint one last time?

[Osito Bimbo bounces around the room, then nods at a painting hanging on the wall]

Jaiden: Wait did you- did you paint this? You did, didn't you? It's beautiful! It's great! [She looks at the other painting next to Cucurucho] Aw, and you painted this one didn't you? Awww. You're so talented.

[Osito Bimbo throws her a rose]

Jaiden: Thank you! You know I love these roses. [She smells it] Mm! Incredible.

[letsgoricciardo]

2011 Toyota Racing Series: Nick Cassidy, Nick Foster and Mitch Evans during pre-season testing – from Toyota Gazoo Racing New Zealand

[strawberry-cowmilk]

nobody talk to me I lost the ticketmaster fight I'm heartbroken 💔💔

[gwinver-art]

New chara sheet for Bisig!! The last one was from early 2023 and most of the notes still applies but it wasn't up-to-date for her current art style, so here it is :D

[green-algae]

I grew up in coastal Virginia, and your photos from Corolla are near perfect visions of my childhood spent running around in marshes and wildlife refuges. I live in the Georgia piedmont now and work in parks&rec, so all your hiking shots from NoVA feel similarly familiar. Very sublime, thoughtful, and touching nature photography. I feel very specifically like Your Audience 🩶 Your work is phenomenal! If you get a chance to visit First Landing in Virginia Beach in the wintertime, you should, and make sure to talk with their interpreters about the way that ecosystem is so special. In the cold months, the water shines rainbow like an oil spill. The cypresses look like they could go on forever and ever…

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[kirisclangen]

Ashenpaw

He/him, 9 moons, cis tom

[dirtyoldmanhole]

so uh. the gunter fanshrine may or may not be in a state of a shitpost rather than an actual fanshrine but. it happennin'