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cute!

blep

(watercolor)

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Language adapts. US oligarchs have too much political power.

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Unlike my first attempt at baking, years ago, these are NOTHING like chocolate bricks.

These are fudgy, chocolaty brown-butter brownies loaded with juicy strawberries.

It’s berry good.

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Unlike my first attempt at baking, years ago, these are NOTHING like chocolate bricks.

These are fudgy, chocolaty brown-butter brownies loaded with juicy strawberries.

It’s berry good.

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This cake (has a higher rise than any of my hopes and dreams) and is TALLER THAN MY HAND.

It’s three layers of brown-buttery vanilla cake with fluffy cream cheese frosting and fresh peach filling.

I now know why three-layer cakes are for special occasions only.

Reason one:

This beaut took four whole hours to bake, fill, and frost.

After four hours of running from oven to sink to stove, I now have overboiled lasagna noodles instead of feet.

Reason two:

After dinner: “Just a slice for dessert.”

In the morning: “Mmm, breakfast.” (With coffee. Or with tea.)

When I’m Just Hungry: “A THIN slice is practically a healthy snack. It’s got fruit in it.”

Reason three:

I now have four more flavor ideas, which means going through all of this again.

I think I’ll have another slice first - you know, for brain fuel - and then reconsider.

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This cake (has a higher rise than any of my hopes and dreams) and is TALLER THAN MY HAND.

It’s three layers of brown-buttery vanilla cake with fluffy cream cheese frosting and fresh peach filling.

I now know why three-layer cakes are for special occasions only.

Reason one:

This beaut took four whole hours to bake, fill, and frost.

After four hours of running from oven to sink to stove, I now have overboiled lasagna noodles instead of feet.

Reason two:

After dinner: “Just a slice for dessert.”

In the morning: “Mmm, breakfast.” (With coffee. Or with tea.)

When I’m Just Hungry: “A THIN slice is practically a healthy snack. It’s got fruit in it.”

Reason three:

I now have four more flavor ideas, which means going through all of this again.

I think I’ll have another slice first - you know, for brain fuel - and then reconsider.

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sometimes i really love my fics. i wrote that because i wanted to read it. i love it. nobody visits my fics more than me. they remind me that i’m a hard worker, that i created something. it’s mine and i cherish it and love it because it’s exactly what i wanted so i made it.

and other days i’m crippled by self criticism and hate everything and can’t bear to look at my own work because i know it’ll never compare to the greats

but i live for the days i love my work. because it’s mine, and i made it. i didn’t wait for somebody else to make what i dream about. i went and did it myself.

so don’t feel like your work is awful

it’s the stuff you dreamed about. it’s the stuff you decided to make a reality. it’s not about quality, or poetry, or how perfectly your sculpt your words or keep it so deeply in character; because it’s what you dreamed and it’s what you wanted to see, so you made it.

keep writing; it’s yours, and you made it. and if you want to continue to sharpen and improve yourself? then do it. it’s all yours and you can make it whatever you want.

keep writing.

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Pssst

Hey, are you an artist or writer with WIPs?

Come here… I got a secret for you pssst come ‘ere

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me leaving bake off

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I was 106% not bready to see this

read my tags for more commentary

Bread Instagram is INSANE

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when u dont like ur art take a deep breath and remember u created it from nothing, like a god

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^^^^

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT

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I think we should talk more about how adhd affects artistic hobbies. Some adhd artists, writers, and musicians might be able to hyperfocus on their art, but I also bet there are many adhd people who can't engage with their hobbies at all, even when they want to. Who tell themselves over and over "just create something, god damn it" but can't.

Those who feel like imposters, who think "I should want this, I need to want this, I need to do this, or else maybe I don't actually want to be an artist like I thought." Even without imposter syndrome, it's soul-crushing to be unable to start, sustain, or enjoy the hobbies that once fulfilled you.

You are seen.

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You know what the second I stopped saying “I wish I had a friend who-“ and started being “the friend who-“ my life has gotten 100% more fulfilling

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I love this.

The Need to Stay

(Thought I’d upload my recent comics to Tumblr! I totally forgot it only lets you upload 10 pics at a time, and this is 11, but fingers crossed it works!)

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rolling in the dough, indeed

king arthur was supposed to rise when the worlds need was greatest so. wakey wakey! someone knock on his tomb or something