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It’s interesting how diseases rip through schools at incredible speeds despite being in an arguably modern, clean(ish) environment. I wonder if it has something to do with the whole “you need a doctor’s note to excuse your absence of even one day” combined with the average price of going to a doctor, the lack of education on things like “you’re still contagious even after the fever goes away”, and the overwhelming message of “if you don’t struggle through it, you’re a failure!”

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happy (late, again) Solarpunk Aesthetic Week! i... made a game! yeah, really!

Jojo the Raccoon is on a mission! When the humans abandoned the city, they left something special behind... and Jojo simply must find it! What treasure could he be looking for? Help him navigate through the world that humans left behind to find out!

play Racc On now on itch.io!

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hi gang. soooo it's been like half a year since i've been active here? and that's because earlier this year i enrolled myself in a super intensive game design course! so yeah i've been in the programming-for-babies trenches all this time ;; it's great to be back though, even if just for a while!

Racc On is my most recent project, where we were tasked to make a 3D platformer within 6 WEEKS to learn about game physics. (and a LOT of math. i am not a math person.) it's my second attempt at making a video game ever, and the first time I learned how to 3D model (I made Jojo from scratch)!

note to modelling newbies: please don't start with a quadruped. PLEASE.

thematically, i do wish i could've made it more solarpunky, but with the bulk of classes focused on programming, i didn't have much time for aesthetics ;; still, i did try to inject a little bit of that into the final puzzle. when i have more time, i'll flesh out the lore more to make the game really come to life. for now, let me know what you think the story is about!

the game is still in it's baby prototype stage, and i'm sure there still are lots of bugs that escaped my radar (please let me know if you find any!). but considering everything, i'm actually quite proud of what i've made! feels really good to let it out into the world 🥰

to senior solarpunk devs, i hope its alright for me to take up a little space in the community! and for aspiring game designers (i know there are many of yall with super cool solarpunk game ideas), i hope Racc On can offer some inspiration. as long as you have the passion, you can definitely turn your ideas into reality!

if you do try out the game, i'd really love to hear what you think! please drop a comment, tags, ask, dm, anything! i'd really appreciate it <3

ok now i gotta get back to my next game project (no promises, but it miiight be tidalpunk themed hehe). stay hydrated everyone! 💕

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Made a cute little pattern while dodging responsibilities.

Feel free to use for wallpaper, might add to redbubble when I’m a bit more organised.

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Tink Flower dress 🌸🌷🍃

I just want to design a bunch of pretty dresses for her 🤭

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If you see someone with a really bad fandom take, I’m begging you to open your emails and write a strongly worded missive to your local government official about something bad happening in your community or country.

If you’re in Canada you could email a rep about concerns about Elon musk interfering in our next federal election.

If you’re in the US the list is endless.

If you’re in the UK you could email about trans health care.

If you’re in Australia, what about dental care in Medicare?

If you’re in Europe, look into some EU initiatives of particular concern. Perhaps something to do with nature and biodiversity? Idk

Just today I emailed my local mla about coal mining in the Rocky Mountains and tomorrow I’m going to pick something else and do it again

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i don’t know how to explain to you people that no matter what a country’s government is like i do not and will not support the US indiscriminately bombing that country’s civilians and i don’t know why that’s a controversial take tbh

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So far in LA an Australian news reporter has been shot in the leg by a rubber bullet, a British reporter has been shot by a sponge bullet and sent to the hospital for emergency surgery. A NY Post reporter has been shot in the head with a rubber bullet and went to the hospital for a large bruise on his forehead, whiplash and neck pain, and CNN reporters were handcuffed and escorted away being told to not come back or they will be arrested BECAUSE they are reporters.

It seems like all reporters there to give the real story are being targeted by police/ICE/military in LA.

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Republicans not wanting to fund libraries is part of their plan to make the next generation illiterate. That is why they are banning books too.

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Over The Waves by Setsuko Matsushima

art quilt

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urgent help!

as you guys know my grandparents got scammed almost a month ago, some man told them he was going to send them medical equipment they needed for $500 dollars, we were desperate, not only they lost all the money they had, my grandpa has gotten significantly worse, he's starting to lose vision in his good eye and my grandma is losing mobility as well (evidence), I know I sound annoying always coming here and begging for money for my grandparents and for my college, I don't know how to anticipate the grief, losing my grandpa everyday to his illness, losing my college education cause I can't afford it, in México the situation it's just getting worse and even though I feel lonely I have found a community here and I'm forever grateful for that, even a dollar goes a long way and all the money will go to their medical needs since I'm very sure I won't be able to cover college expenses, please share and donate if you can, you can help via p*ypal or any way you want through ko-fi, here's the link! 💕 thank you sm

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I've noticed a lot of people advise writers to read their stories aloud. And I absolutely agree. But I've also mostly seen people mention it in like a 'you'll better notice where there are little mistakes, and where the phrasing is awkward' way. Which, again, is absolutely true.

But that's a 'read the story aloud to see what's wrong with it' advice.

And I think there's maybe an even more important reason to read your fic aloud.

It will show you all the the things that are RIGHT about your story.

Because there inevitably comes a point where you've read your own story in your head so many times that all the words are a bland mush that will leave you convinced that there's absolutely nothing interesting or good in your writing.

And if you go back to it many months later, you might realize... oh, this is a pretty interesting fic. And that's because the brain has had time to forget every tiny detail of phrasing you came up with, and you can actually read it like a reader, not the author.

But that road takes months, and until then, you might be inherently convinced that the story is literally the absolute worst thing you've ever written.

But... WHEN YOU READ ALOUD, you automatically start giving the words inflection, inflection that, when you're reading something that you haven't written yourself, you kind of hear even when reading quietly. But for your own story, all that inflection and weight has been sucked out by way too many rereads while you were looking for grammatical errors. The fastest way to be able to see it again? To hear it.

Anyway, read aloud to defeat the monster on your shoulder telling you your writing sucks.

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Elena Gualtierotti (Italian,b.1961)

Sunset Colors, 2021

Oil on canvas

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i know we're all sick of self-care being a marketing tactic now, but i don't think a lot of us have any other concept of self-care beyond what companies have tried to sell us, so i thought i'd share my favorite self-care hand out

brought to you by how mad i just got at a Target ad

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Kansas stoop

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why bother caring about the environment when 1. It’s so obviously a lost cause and 2. There’s definitely going to be a nuclear war?

And what are you doing about it Anon? Learn about ecological restoration or get out of my way.

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As protests start ramping up and violence escalates please remember:

DO NOT PUT MILK IN YOUR EYES FOR PEPPER SPRAY OR TEAR GAS.

It can and will cause infection due to bacteria. Flush with water, distilled if possible, and never EVER wear contact lenses to protests where there may be police retaliation.

Please reblog. It may save someone's sight.