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It is laundry. If you fail the others you will be able to function but barring being a millionaire to buy clean clothes any time, there is no livin without clothing, and not being able to do laundry effects EVERYTHING.

Like. No clean clothes? Professionalism out the window and job suffers. Can't go to things with friends if there's not tthe right clothes. Can't see family. Dirty or smelly clothes makes ppl hate u a lot. Your home space will smell.

These other chores u can ignore. Its not gonna make a fun life but u can miss them without your life falling completely apart. But laundry? No. It gets done or u get into difficulties.

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I'm begging other trans people to read an ounce of Black Feminist or Decolonialist Feminist writing. I'm on my hands and knees and begging you. I promise you, I promise you, there is so much more to Feminist theory than anything you have picked up from White/Radical/Pop/Liberal Feminism I promise you. Read There Is No Hierarchy Of Oppressions By Audre Lorde. I have a link to the PDF right here you can read it for free. Take my hand I can't do this alone (thanks glass beach). Peace And Love On Planet Earth.

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[ID: a very detailed digital illustration of a saddled bull leaping, two men on its back bent to kiss, one astride one stood behind. The man in front is bent back, reaching, the other bent forward, holding his face. There are a lot do patterns, dark rich colours and bright flashes, a decorated bored with figures. End ID.]

dance of the bull leaper

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I feel like I don’t say this enough, but

FUCK!! FUUUUCK FUCK FUCK!!! WHAT THE FUCK!! WHAT IS GOING ON!!

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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.

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have discovered pintered (whatever) it is v confusion and difficult however i am now gonnna make pinterest boards for all the fic I'm never gonna write <3 each fic will have a board to help me imagine the good good stories stored in my brain.

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My work has shit WiFi and this is terrible for me, a innocent worker sitting here wanting to fuck about on my phone, but nothing loading. Rude. Maybe it's devious underhand way to stop me fucking around on my phone. Could be there are work tasks I could be completing. Naaaaah

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One for sorrow Two for joy Three for a girl Four for a boy Five for silver Six for gold Seven for a secret never to be told Eight for a wish Nine for a kiss Ten for a chance you must not miss Eleven for a wasp Twelve for a bee Thirteen for coffee Fourteen for tea Fifteen for a pencil Sixteen for a pen Seventeen to hear these options again Eighteen for pepper Nineteen for salt Twenty for an accident at which you weren’t at fault Twenty one for Jerry Twenty two for Tom Twenty three for ‘Where are all these magpies coming from?’

Twenty five, no seriously! Thirty, this is weird! Forty eight, more magpies just spontaneously appeared! Sixty two, stop counting them! Seventy, just run! Ninety nine, the revolution of the magpies has begun!

Two hundred, no more sorrows. Five hundred, no more fears. One thousand, for how long the magpie age will last in years.

-John Finnemore’s Souvenir Programme, Series 9

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letstalkpalestine has set up a LinkTree that prioritizes different fundraisers for people in Gaza and rotates out fundraisers once campaigns are complete. There are so many worthy causes worth donating to and it can be difficult to keep track of them all, so this is a great resource.

Operation Olive Branch has created a Google Drive of different GoFundMe campaigns to support. All campaigns have been vetted. They're also encouraging people to go to the social media pages of family members responsible for the different campaigns and amplify their voices, which is an extremely important step that I've found tends to be left out. Donating is great, but doing everything we can to boost Gazans' stories and spread awareness is crucial.

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Illustration from Cat Tales from Many Lands by Daty Healy, 1932.

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On a search quest for a new fandom again. Shall i try the witcher? The alienist? Sandman? Hm. I think I have seen these but you never know. A second time around I might become obsessed.

Does anyone have a nice fandom full of nice ppl for a really shite show that has no brain needed?

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[ID: the alt text has text from the second of two images. The first is of a tweet as follows, in Arabic,

tweet by أبو مَلَك, @Abuhawash10

أحد الصحفيين الأمريكييين اعترض على وصف قطاع غزة بأنه أكبر سجن مفتوح بالعالم، وقال ان الوصف الأصح هو قفص القتل Killing Cage وهذا برأيي الوصف الأدق، خصوصا بعد ظهور فيديوهات المسيّرات، قفص لا يمكن الخروج منه بأي شكل، بينما يتمتع جنود الاحتلال الساديين بقتل من فيه

There is a google translation in the same image as follows,

"One of the American journalists objected to the description of the Gaza Strip as the largest open prison in the world, and said that the more correct description is a killing cage, and this, in my opinion, is the most accurate description, especially after the appearance of the drone videos, a cage from which one cannot escape in any way, while the sadistic occupation soldiers enjoy killing those in it."

The second image is a response to the tweet, copied from the alt-text, as follows,

"Gaza has absolutely moved from an open-air prison to an outright killing cage, an extermination camp https://t.co/mJwUV6mcSL

— Rawan‏𓂆☭ روان (@RiverToSea48) March 22, 2024". End ID]

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sometimes i think i misremember not much enjoying Night Watch seeing as ppl love that one (the terry pratchett discworld book) but I am rereading it and, no, I am not enjoying it much. I think it's a mix of, I mostly read TP books for a lighthearted break as an adult, and NW is not that. it is grim. And I never enjoy a episode or book or whatever in a series, with familiar characters and setting, that has not got the usual characters. if they're not all there, I care about 80% less. even if it is mr sam who is my favourite.

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I love when fiction makes the audience feel guilty about their role as the audience. When something fucked up is treated as a joke but later it's recognised how fucked up it was and the audience feels guilty for finding it funny. When a character breaks the fourth wall to plead for help, and you can't do anything so you just watch. And you know that the characters pain isn't real, but they're begging for help and you're not helping because their suffering is entertainment for you