#23.7

[adjoint-law]

Oh my gods I was not expecting progress on the Sylvia situation. Progress isn't even the right word. Movement. Avery poked a fucking nerve.

[so-litudinal]

i still hate how ✨trauma✨ messed up my memory so bad that i can never even remember the good things. like i remember that as a kid/teen i used to spend hours watching random amvs on yt and dailymotion (yes i am ancient) that brought me to discover some anime or music artist or whatever i ended up liking a lot, or that i somehow sense had a deep impact on the way my personality grew and changed. as far as i know, it's a pretty common experience with people from my generation and yet i couldn't tell you even one example. i guess what i'm trying to say, and what saddens me so much, is that this is yet another way in which i've always, and to this day, failed to connect with people my age, even in spaces that would've otherwise fostered these kinds of bonding experiences.

[asterjaxx]

so I made it look a little better I think

but look.

19 (almost 20) fucking hours of work FOR THAT.

god fucking damn, thea

[kathril]

it aint easy being creasy

[wait-for-an-end]

can you hit the griddy

[spideypoolsupremacy]

Why do dogs need to spin 37 times before lying down? Like bro just sit your ass down

[drawing-every-day-2023]

The Tower's gonna fall, and you'll silently rebuild it all, knowing someone else would be appalled.

This is what happens when you don't know what to draw, but you've also been listening to the latest GHOST song on repeat.

[moonlightequin1]

✨ TWISTED WONDERLAND YUME/OC/SELF-SHIP FAN SURVEY 2024 RESULTS ✨

HAPPY 4TH ANNIVERSARY, TWST JP! 🎉

In January, I made a survey to find out who is the most popular character to yume/oc/self-ship with! And there was 1,244 responses!

So I will share the results as promised! Who are the most popular characters to yume with?! Let's find out!

⚠️ THIS POLL CONTAINS CHARACTERS THAT ARE CURRENTLY LIMITED TO TWST JP!!! If you are a TWST EN player, be aware of spoilers ⚠️

RANKING:

🥇 Malleus Draconia 🐉

Malleus won 1st place with 50.6% of votes!

🥈 Idia Shroud 💀

Idia won 2nd place with 32.5% of votes!

🥉 Azul Ashengrotto 🐙

Azul won 3rd place with 32.3% of votes!

4. Leona Kingscholar 🦁

Leona got 4th place with 30.5% of votes!

5. Ace Trappola ♥️

Ace got 5th place with 27.9% of votes!

6. Vil Schoenheit 👑

Vil won 6th place with 24.8% of votes!

7. Floyd Leech 🦈

Floyd got 7th place with 24.7% of votes!

8. Jade Leech 🐬

Jade got 8th place with 24.6% of votes!

9. Deuce Spade ♠️

Deuce got 9th place with 24.1% of votes!

10. Lilia Vanrouge 🦇

Lilia got 10th place with 23.7% of votes!

11. Silver ⚔️

Silver got 11th place with 23.4% of votes!

12. Rook Hunt 🏹

Rook got 12th place with 22.3% of votes!

13. Riddle Rosehearts 🌹

Riddle got 13th place with 22.2% of votes!

14. Jamil Viper 🐍

Jamil got 14th place with 19.9% of votes!

15. Rollo Flamme 🔔

Rollo got 15th place with 19.5% of votes!

16. Sebek Zigvolt ⚡

Sebek got 16th place with 18.6% of votes!

17. Ruggie Bucchi 🍩

Ruggie got 17th place with 14.4% of votes!

18. Jack Howl 🐺

Jack got 18th place with 14.3% of votes!

19. Cater Diamond & Fellow Honest ♦️&🦊

Cater and Fellow are TIED for 19th place w/13.7% of votes!

20. Kalim Al-Asim ☀️

Kalim got 20th place w/13.6% of votes!

21. Divus Crewel ⚗️

Crewel got 21th place w/13.3% of votes!

22. Trey Clover ♣️

Trey got 22nd place w/12.8% of votes!

23. Epel Felmier 🍎

Epel got 23rd place w/12.5% of votes!

24. Chen'ya 🐈

Chen'ya got 24th place w/11% of votes!

25. Dire Crowley 🐦‍⬛🎭

Crowley got 25th place w/10.6% of votes!

26. Meleanor Draconia 🖤🐉👑

Meleanor got 26th place w/8.8% of votes!

27. Grim 🐱

Grim got 27th place w/7.7% of votes!

28. Ortho Shroud & Hirasaka Yuuka 🤖&🦐

Ortho and Yuuka are TIED w/7.2% of votes!

29. Neige LeBlanche ❄️

Neige got 29th place w/7.1% of votes!

30. Sam ☠️

Sam got 30th place w/6.4% of votes!

31. Baul Zigvolt 🐊

Baul got 31st place w/5.4% of votes!

32. Dilah Spade 💙

Dilah got 32nd place w/5.1% of votes!

33. Enma Yuuken 🦞

Yuuken got 33rd place w/4.8% of votes!

34. Mozus Trein & Najma Viper 📚&🐍

Trein and Najma TIED for this spot w/4% of votes!

35. Mito Yuuta 🦐

Yuuta got 35th place w/3.4% of votes!

36. Kuroki Yuuya 🦐

Yuuya got 36th place w/3.2% of votes!

37. Knight of Dawn 🌄🗡️

Knight of Dawn got 37th place w/2.5% of votes!

38. Gidel 🐱🔨

Gidel got 38th place w/2.1% of votes!

39. Mrs. Shroud 🩷

Mama Shroud got 39th place w/1.8% of votes!

40. Ashton Vargas & Cheka 💪🫎&🧶

Vargas and Cheka tied w/1.6% of votes!

41. Mr. Shroud 💙

Papa Shroud got 41st place w/1% of votes!

42. Marja Felmier 🍏

Meemaw got 42nd place w/0.9% of votes!

43. Ambrose the 63rd 🧙‍♂️

Ambrose got 43rd place w/0.6% of votes!

44. Kifaji 🪶

Kifaji got 44th place w/0.5% of votes!

45. The Seven Dwarfs 🪄

Dominic and Gran had 3 votes, but statistics state that they got 0.2% of votes along w/Hop, Shelpy, Toby, Timmy, and Snick!

And lastly...

46. King Henric/Henry 👑

Henric got last place w/0.1% of vote(s)

*he only got one vote but I wonder who the voter was...? 👀✨*

I was planning to share all the responses to the last question but....I got over 1,244 responses! I read many of your wonderful responses about your OC/Yume/Self-ships and how you ended up doing it for your OSHIS!

This was a fun project! Thank you all so much for joining this survey!

In less than THREE months, this got over 1,244 responses and it was great! I can see that TWST EN's fanbase is HUGE on Malleus and I'm honestly amazed by how different it is to the JP side!

I'll say this once again: Happy Anniversary everyone!! And I hope you all have a fantastic day/afternoon/evening/night!! 🎉🎊

I hope we all continue twisting and having great experiences with Twisted Wonderland! If you want to see the rest of the statistics, you can see it on my Twitter!

https://twitter.com/MoonlightEquin1/status/1769566912680431788?t=Q3BvhDRYLkR3kcL8yeShug&s=19

[thunderstruck9]

Wassily Kandinsky (Russian, 1866-1944), Park von St Cloud- mit Reiter [Parc de Saint-Cloud - with Horseman], 1906. Oil on board, 33 x 23.7 cm.

[huariqueje]

Toweling Off  -  Wayne Thiebaud , 1968.

American ,  1920 -2021

Oil on canvas ,   75.9 x 60.3 cm.    29.9 x 23.7 in.

[probablyasocialecologist]

America isn’t suffering from a housing shortage. Housing production has lagged behind household growth since 2010, but this doesn’t account for the massive overhang of housing produced in the previous decade. Fueled by the housing bubble of 2000-07, 160 homes were added to the stock for every 100 households formed during the aughts, our analysis of Census Bureau data shows. This level of production created a huge surplus of housing, which has yet to be fully absorbed. Put differently, from 2000-21, the nation grew by 18.5 million households. To maintain an adequate inventory of vacant housing, which historically would be 9.3% of the total, the housing stock needed to expand by 20.2 million units. Instead, it grew by 23.7 million housing units, producing a surplus of 3.5 million units.

[...]

It’s conceivable that a huge increase in supply would eventually lead to lower prices. But that would require a major intervention in the market, and the case for it is weak. U.S. housing policy should focus less on adding to the already ample stock of housing and more on raising the incomes of low-income households and giving them access to good-quality housing in safe neighborhoods. We know how to do this. Raising minimum wages to the living-wage level will help the working poor afford housing. Zoning reform can encourage the production of multifamily housing, accessory apartments, and other less-expensive housing formats. Subsidized construction should be targeted for supportive housing and for affordable rental housing in places with actual housing shortages. The most effective housing assistance for low-income households is not found in building more units but in helping low-income households afford the units that already exist through housing vouchers for renter households and down-payment assistance for home buyers. The U.S. cannot build itself out of its housing crisis.

[coldarena]

23.7 acres of loblolly pine is perfect for a dog to run in

[so-litudinal]

i think as long as—in the middle—there's a heart that's simple

[wallacepolsom]

Wallace Polsom, Whence Comest Thou? (10 Mar 2024), paper collage, 23.7 x 32.7 cm.

[sturgeonposting]

Beluga Sturgeon

Big mama is here! Huso huso, known colloquially as the beluga sturgeon or great sturgeon, is the largest living member of the Acipenser family. In fact, this fish is the second largest bony fish in the world, outclassed only by the giant oarfish. These days, due to overfishing and strain on their habitat, typical beluga length is around 4-10 feet long, but the largest beluga ever caught and officially recorded was 23.7 feet long! This was in 1827, in the Volga estuary in Russia. How do these sturgeon get so big? They never stop growing! While humans like you and me will only grow until we reach our early 20s, this lady will continue to grow for the duration of her entire lifespan. Beluga have an interesting adaptation that allow them to sustain this growth: juveniles look very similar to their cousins in other genera of sturgeon, but as they mature the ventral mouth begins to shift upwards. By the time they are mature, the mouth is almost fully front-facing. This means that the beluga is not limited to bottom-feeding but can instead take on a more active hunting role and eat enough food to grow to gigantic sizes -- what a smart lady!

[uncharismatic-fauna]

Fork-marked Lemur (Genus Phaner)

Habitat & Distribution

Fork-marked lemurs can be found in both deciduous forests and tropical rainforests

Different species are distributed throughout the island of Madagascar, though they are most common on the western half of the island

Physical Description

Weight: Ranges from 350 to 500 g (0.77 and 1.10 lb)

Length: 23.7 to 27.2 cm (9.3 and 10.7 in)

The fur is generally brown or gray, while the belly can be yellow, white, or tan; a black stripe extends from the tail to the head, where it forks into a Y shape

Behaviour

Fork-marked lemurs generally forage in the canopy, and rarely descend to the ground; their main diet consists of tree sap and gum, supplemented by insects and fruit

They generally stay in small family groups; territories may overlap, but are more often defended by dominant males

The primary predators are owls, birds of prey, and fossa

Key Advantages

Fork-marked lemurs are agile climbers

Although not aggressive, they can use their teeth and claw-like nails in fights against rivals

See where they stand in the May Mammal Madness Tournament here!

Photo by Russell A. Mittermeier