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“Old Hills”

“Is nature a conscious thing or a set of circumstances” (from the documentary “The End Of Time”)

Finally finished this one. Posted the WIP a few months ago. Also edited it down a lot to keep it simpler. Still got carried away with it though.

Trying to imagine a world that was starting to empty of spirits just as Jack arrived. How not all spirits have human shapes (note to self- never make it a whole environment AGAIN! Had to slap colors on the whole thing! Gah!). How hard it was, from the beginning, for Jack to have interactions even with others of his kind.

Looks like non-humanoid spirits have terrible communications skills. I’m looking at you, moon!

Might have to disappear for a few weeks-months (?), due to work. Possibly mostly just reblogs for a while.

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https://archiveofourown.org/works/66992527

Y'ALL THIS IS THE COOLEST FANFIC I'VE EVER SEEN.

It is a complete narrative about SecUnits on a Planetary Survey trying to communicate and keep their clients safe while dealing with the restrictions of their govmod.

IT IS ALSO A FULLY INTERACTIVE GAME OF MINESWEEPER.

The story is told BY PLAYING MINESWEEPER.

This fic is criminally underrated go look at it!!!

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This blog is nearly at 25,000 followers (holy cow) and I think it'd be fun to celebrate with a little community activity!

A tumblr-wide TCG redraw event!!!

Pick a card you want, any card you want, recreate it in whatever medium you see fit, and post it! Every entry will go into my queue as card posts (to start September 1st)!!

A few rules:

Absolutely NO AI IMAGES ALLOWED. Anything I suspect of being AI will not go into the queue.

Use the tag #poketcg25k so I can find everything in one place! Feel free to tag this blog as well

The last day for entry will be July 31st, 2025! After that I won't be checking the tag anymore!!

I would appreciate it if you somehow credited the original card you're referencing somewhere in your post! (EDIT: Posts with links still don't show up in tags! Yayyy!!!!)

You can make as any entries as you want! There's no limit!

There's no application for entry! Anyone who enters will go into the queue!

Please share this post so others can see it and participate too!! You don't have to be following me to participate! I'm just excited to see what might come of it! :)

This is my way of saying thank you to the people that follow and support this blog! I want to take some time to showcase YOU! 💚

If you have any questions, do not hesitate to ask me!

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💖 Get them here: Polly Pocket Locket Necklace

Use code “TUMBLR” for a discount!

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Free Manual Wheelchair Reference Models (Version 2)

ID: A 3D render of 5 brightly coloured manual wheelchairs in front of a disability pride flag. White text overlaid on the image reads "Manual Wheelchair Models" "Version 2". /End ID

I've updated the wheelchair models I released for last year's Disability pride month to include adjustable shaders/materials that carry over into programs like Clip Studio Paint for folks who just want to use them as reference, and (what I hope is) a clearer guide on how to use, import/export and make alterations to them!

Each chair is designed to suit different kinds of characters with different disabilities and lifestyles. The chairs available right now are:

2 Active urban-style chairs (one of which includes a rear-mounted power assist)

1 off-road active chair

1 children's wheelchair

and 1 standard "hospital" wheelchair.

and I'm planning to add 2 more by the end of disability pride month (2025)

You can download them for free On Ko-Fi!

Or you can download the pack directly from Google Drive

included in each download is:

the original .blend file for each wheelchair model

an .obj and .mtl file for each chair that can be imported into other 3D modelling software or into some art programs like Clip Studio Paint

A link to a user's manual that explains how to make alterations to the files for those less familiar with Blender, and how to import and save them to your Clip Studio Paint Asset/Material library on both desktop and ipad versions of CSP.

I would really like to keep updating these files and eventually include rigs for each (one of these was rigged previously, but I'm not sure what happened, it seems to have broken after one of the Blender updates)

Just like last time, they're completely free to use, with the caveat that they can't be resold or used in AI training. Credit isn't required but is greatly appreciated (as are tags so I can see art that used them!)

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Barricading streets at protests is a vital safety measure as we’re increasingly having to deal with fascists (uniformed and otherwise) ramming their cars through crowds of people with intent to kill and getting away with it

In addition to the typical tactical considerations of course. Cops rely on their fancy equipment to overcome their vast numbers disadvantage, cutting off car traffic drastically reduces their ability to bring that equipment in, blocking major roads makes protests impossible to ignore, etc

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coronyas

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TAKIPSILIM, my Philippine folklore supplement for The Gloaming Diaries, is now up! It has motifs for each Tale that are all inspired by the different creatures in Philippine folklore. Some highlights:

The Tikbalang, representing Mischief: a wily horse-headed trickster that can lead people astray.

The Batibat, representing Malediction: a portly crone that causes nightmares.

The Lampong, representing Innocence: a one-eyed deer protecting its brethren.

The Markupo, representing Sorrow: its serpent song comforts the mourning.

The Star Maiden, representing Glory: its shimmering wings light up the sky.

Please do check it out!

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My AF profile !! Updated it for the fossil theme last nite ^^ !! The names and the music player are all interactive- and there's some animation as well.

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I fucking hate it here

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Tenna Deltarune has Borderline Personality Disorder!

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HELLO. YOU APPEAR TO HAVE EXCELLENT TASTE. WOULD YOU PERCHANCE SHARE A FEW BOOKS OR STORIES OF THE FICTIONAL VARIETY THAT YOU HAVE ENJOYED? HAVE A SLAPPIN REST OF YOUR DAY

ah thank you sm - i would be very happy to!!! i don't know what your preferences are so here's a mix of books/stories/poems of various different genres that i have recently read (or reread):

"the swords" by robert aickman (short horror story)

"my sad dead" by mariana enriquez (another short horror story - link is paywalled, but you can bypass that by going to 12ft.io)

"wide sargasso sea" by jean rhys (novel. i reread this while waiting for a job interview because they had a copy in the staffroom and i was bored. glad i did because it made me remember how wonderful it is)

"bardskull" by martin shaw (this was marketed as a memoir but it's kind of unclassifiable. guy goes into the woods, experiences visions, and engages in dialogues with a variety of folkloric figures. definitely not for everyone but if you enjoy slightly oblique + experimental storytelling by an author who is Doing Stuff With Language you'll probably be into it)

"lizzie's tiger" by angela carter (short story - can't find a link to it online, sorry! but it's good i promise!)

"exhalation" by ted chiang (collection of short speculative fiction. kind of reads like an extended thought experiment. i loved nearly every story in this anthology which is really rare for me)

"ming" by patricia highsmith (short story from the perspective of a delightful cat)

"knots" by r d laing (poems. or dialogues. scenarios? logic puzzles? i don't really know how to describe these - you kind of just have to read them)

"the trees" by percival everett (crime novel… kind of. it's complicated.)

enjoy!!!

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Doing a thing for a Pride thing.

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Pool # 27 -  Ann Goldberg , 2016.

Canadian , b. 1970s

Oil on canvas , 30 x 48 in.

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6.1.25 - made a felt shrimp doll pattern and rough guide just in case anyone would be interested in making one, too

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finding out there's a frankenstein ballet and that it was in october of last year…DEVASTATING

look at this. look at these. im foaming at the mouth

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new types of flags i made