#Worm Garden Studios

[fatratbabyy]

Made a short film

[saltedsnailstudio]

In The Garden

Jasper Alexander

linocut relief print on lokta paper

[theragamuffininitiative]

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[soraviie]

━ type: jungkook x gn! reader   ━ navigation

━ about: a healthy splash of angst; reader is slightly older than Jungkook (also in denial) and he is a whole forest because there's just so much pine

━ requested by @manavi-meera (?) tumblr deleted your ask when I tried to write in it, all I saw was the gif :/

"Just think about it."

"It's Jungkook!"

"Yeah, it's Jungkook. So think about it."

"Hmm."

It's around when your foot is halfway across the threshold that Yoongi speaks again — just as somber as he'd begun the conversation. If, of course, one's ex-boyfriend turned best friend hurtling a bunch of mistruths and delusions at a completely oblivious and confused party of the other could be construed as a "conversation".

"Oh and ______________?"

You turn around, feeling some form of clammy fear sink its grimy talons around your gut the longer this stifled, awkward bout of silence drags on.

"Yeah?"

"Just...be kind. No matter what you do."

And because for some unknown reason a sudden knot appears at the base of your throat, you can't speak — without rhyme or reason it seems nigh impossible to utter a single word so you nod. Nod and leave Yoongi to sit in his studio alone and with that disconcerting glimmer in his eye. 

Jungkook liking you — one has to laugh! 

“Old man has to be checked for dementia,” you grouse to yourself, the only thing hearing your discontent being the darkness of the emptied hallway. 

The thought! The absolute gall! 

Jungkook liking you…

It’s — it's ridiculous!

But because of one nosey little fucker, the idea has been planted in your head now and like an invasive species of flora, it refuses to leave your gardens alone. 

You try to imagine, you give it an honest, good effort but even now, after all these years what you see before your eyes when thinking of Jungkook are those big, wet eyes. It doesn’t matter how many tattoos and piercings he adorns himself with, how many bikes he drives through the night in the name of the thrill, none of it matters — to you he’s just a gangly kid, always turning his face away so you don’t see the nearly constant state of panic reflected in his features. 

What Yoongi has been smoking you have no idea, frankly you certainly don’t want to try it if it causes this sort of brain damage. 

Jungkook yearning for you. 

Yearning. Just hearing that word bounce back in your skull makes you scoff. Yearning was for torrid love affairs and sentimental romance books; no one in real life yearned. Who could possibly have the time?

Grab your jacket —> go home —> forget this ever happened —> maybe share a demure chuckle or two with Yoongi five years laters, because obviously he’d be embarrassed about being this wrong about something but the plan is fucked. 

It’s fucked because big, brown eyes are staring right back at you, as you round the corner into the wardrobe and more importantly they’re holding your jacket. Well, his hands, not the eyes. Eyes couldn’t hold things. 

“Welcome back,” Jungkook outstretches the jacket towards you, his voice rumbling low in the chest. It’s usually a pleasant hum but because of Yoongi you cannot help but wonder whether it’s a pleased hum as well. “Why didn’t you tell me you're stopping by?”

Had it been just yesterday you would have punched his arm, rolled your eyes and annoyed the ever loving shit out of him, saying he’s not your boyfriend — you don’t owe him to know when and where you’re coming and going but it’s today and suddenly merely touching him feels excruciatingly awkward. 

“Must have slipped my mind,” you mutter, struggling to put the jacket on. A faint wrinkle of discontent worms its way in the space between his eyebrows. Frustration rises and he outstretches himself to help you — out of instinct, out of annoyance? — you're not quite sure, before it never crossed your mind to ponder about it. However, now that you do your legs take an automated step back and Jungkook's hands after a second of lingering contemplatively into the air, half reached out towards you drop back to his thighs — unassuming and still.

"Something wrong?" he asks, inclining his head to the side and why....

...why is it sort of cute?

Cute in a very Jungkook way but not in a usual Jungkook way because usually he was like a little brother you never wanted and...

"__________________?"

...and you're spiralling.

"Yeah?" you blink down on him and the frown on his face deepens.

"You're a bit," jerkily, he waves his fingers around. "Out of it."

"You're like a brother to me, right?"

You didn't mean for it to come out as a question but it is now and it's terrifying. It's terrifying because Yoongi was right. Jungkook's not laughing or scoffing or even acting annoyed or offended by this familiarity. Rather there's this ashen film covering his face and the longer his gaze flits anxiously from one spot to another — anywhere but your own persona — the more you understand.

He'd thrust his heart into your awkward hands and now you're simply horrified to even hold it with more pressure — what if it breaks, what if you hurt it in anyway? It feels more like an injured bird than a heart — any wrong move and you would do something that would weigh down on you for the rest of the remaining days.

It's your turn to call out his name and echoing the same confused, absent-minded state you're in, he hums at the mention of his name, eyes hazy and teeth gnawing on his lip.

"I mean I always thought we're...friends, you know?"

"You're still—"

"I'm not little anymore."

For a second he gains a new sort of resolution - the hazy veil in his eyes is traded for something more steel like and his spine straightens just for a second befoer he collapses into himself, muttering with no small amount of bitterness:

"I'm not a kid, ___________, and you're not that much older than me."

"I know it's just," there is an ill-willing sense of a migraine coming on - you could feel it into the tepid albeit painful tension sitting at the base of your neck. "I guess it's just hard to shake off first impressions, Koo."

He gives an ugly sort of snort — a bit bitter, a bit self-depreciating — and you swear there is a "don't I know it" under his breath, grumbled in a tone that implies it's something of an inside joke with himself.

You wonder what it means.

"I'll walk you home," he suddenly utters, jumping up from the seat. Was he always such a beefcake? Your stare lingers just a touch too long and now that the proverbial scales had been ripped off your eyes you fully grasp how he preens underneath this crumb of attention.

It brings back the awkward feel in your hands — like holding something too small and too precious while walking across a tightrope.

"I didn't ask—"

"Tough shit," he throws over his shoulder, already walking away, pretending to be all cool.

"When did you get so commanding?" you grouse, rushing to keep up with him. It's a bit easier to breathe for now, here in the desolate hallway of HYBE's lower wardrobess, things have for now returned to normal and you revel in that fact though in the back of your mind you know things are soon to change. Conversations will be had and secrets will be spiilled, be it for better or worse. You know it and Jungkook knows it but for now you both pretend it's the same it used to be and bicker to your heart's delight.

"Spank me then."

"Fucking perv."

"Who do you think I learned it from?"

"From Namjoon's truly godless porn sites."

"I'm a good boy, I would never."

"Wipe that sly grin off your face and maybe I'll believe you."

send in a picture of the boys and I’ll write a scenario

[did-someone-say-aliens]

(new!) pinned post bbgs!!

i am unable to donate to any Gaza/genocide campaigns because i’m a minor, but i’m more than willing to reblog and platform campaigns!!

CURRENTLY WORKING ON A VISUAL NOVEL CALLED COIN SLOT PASSION!! :D

Dni List: Homophobes, Racists, 18+ content or blogs, Sexists, Fujoshis, MAPs, ableists, proshippers, nsfw agere, Transphobes, TERFS AND RADFEMS >:/

Accounts: @kinnie-central (i only post on there once in a blue moon) I post kinnie bingos on there. And @gir-parodyaccount where it’s basically just a Gir from invader zim parody account

Fandoms I rp: I love roleplaying and my dms are always always always open! Absolutely NO nsfw. NONE. The fandoms I rp are right here! ^^

FANDOMS: (oh boy here we go. I have no life can you tell?)

Splatoon, Vocaloid/Project Sekai, Dayshift at Freddy's, FNAF, Danganronpa, Ghost and Pals, Tangled the Series/Varian and The Sevent Kingdoms, Undertaele/Deltarune, Undertale AUs/Underverse, The sun and moon show, MLP, Yuppie Psycho, Fundamental Paper Education, Cookie Run, Hello Charlotte, Pressure, Doors, Regretevator, It's Not Me It's My Basement, Crowscare, Cemetary Mary, Bungo Stray Dogs, Bigtop Burger, Omori, DDLC, The Future Diary, Twelve Forever, Parappa the Rapper, Inside Job, Gorillaz, Kirby, Over The Garden Wall, OK KO, The Thief and the Cobbler, Night in the Woods, Secret Alliance, LPS, Animal Jam, Star Trek, John Doe, Max and Ruby, Aggretsuko, Ensemble Stars. Bandori, Inanimate Insanity, BURNER, BFDI, hfjone, Powerpuff Girls, Dungeons & Dragons, The Walten Files, The Mandela Catalogue, The Magnus Archives, Welcome to The Night Vale, Camp Here and There, The Lego Movie, Ninjago, Lego Monkie Kid, Lego Batman, Nimona, Watamote, Bendy and the Ink Machine, Tattletail, Critterspace, Pepper's Playhouse, The Muppets, Sesame Street, Toilet Bound Hanako Kun, Unikitty, Happy Tree Friends, Popee The Performer, Yandere Simulator, Dogman, Captain Underpants, Trolls, Animal Crossing, Wander over Yonder, Your Turn to Die, Ena, Good Omens, Stardew Valley, The Stanley Parable, Strawberry Shortcake, Bluey, Case Study of Vanitas, Genshin Impact, Raggedy Ann, Minecraft, The Legend of Zelda, Sailor Moon, Death Note, Pretty Cure, Hooky, Marionetta, Ghost Eyes, Ace Attorney, Octonauts, Homestuck, Twisted Wonderland, LOTR/The Hobbit, The Owl House, She-Ra (remake and original!), Pokemon, MHA, Avatar the Last Airbender, Spooky Month, Ouran High School Host Club, Dialtown, Blue's Clues, Angel Hare, TMNT/ROTTMNT, Portal (1 & 2), Alice in Wonderland (original, tim burton, and return to madness), Invader Zim, Sanrio, The Amazing World of Gumball, Lalaloopsy, Spiderverse, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Welcome Home, Studio Ghibli, Demon Slayer, Saiki K, Monster High, Sonic, Amphibia, Yo Gabba Gabba, Skullgirls, Gravity Falls, DHMIS, Steve Universe, Ever After High, Wordgirl, Sally Face, Adventure Time, Smile for Me, Shopkins, Lucky Star, K-On!, Angel Beats, Needy Streamer Overload, Lain, Nana, Rumbling Hearts, Resident Evil, Transformers, Moon Phase, Hello Puppets

KIND OF fandoms that I'm in kind of/have been in/am no longer in/know of: TADC, Hazbin/Helluva Boss, Musicals, Arcane league of legends, Encanto, Barbie, SCP, Naruto, Scooby Doo, Animaniacs, Cuphead, Care Bears, Mario, Jujutsu Kaisen, Dragon Ball Z, Dead by daylight, Red dead redemption, Peach Girl

Other info: Nene Kusanagi and Michael Shelley fictionkin. cat otherkin and dollkin :]

my MAIN pronouns are they/it/he/xyr

extended pronoun list: Bug/clown/alien/cat/paw/kit/aer/elau/delau/cupcake/glitter/snail/rain/plant/dino/worm/dragon/draer/draerself/rocks/xe/xyr/scene/:3/gloo/kandi/honk

emoji pronouns: 👽/👾/🐝/🪱/🐛/🐌/🦕/🪼/🐟/🐳/🍄/🥀/🍮/🎲/♟️/🎥/📼/🎞️/📺/📻🕰️/🗝️/♠️/🍓

[foresight-studio]

Hi, I'm Ben! And I'm happy to be here.

I'm a neuroscientist by training and also by trade (though these days I care mostly about stem-cell epigenetics). When I'm not doing science, I'm probably thinking about stories, the ways we tell them, and how the act of storytelling structures our lives in ways both obvious and imperceptible.

You're probably here because I make games. I've been writing/designing/illustrating/laying out games and supplements for a little over a year now! Here's a few of them, in no particular order:

DO/OMED. Explore the disintegrating landscape outside of a utopian domed city, and discover the nature of the secretive Namesake Project. Inspired by Annihilation plus a pinch of Jewish tradition, written and designed by me, based on RP Deshaies Breathless system.

The Cross Stitch. In this self-contained folk horror adventure, you'll explore a missing town, meet its unusual denizens, and uncover the dark mystery at its heart. Written, illustrated, and designed by me, for MÖRK BORG (but adaptable to the system of your choice). It's also my only project currently available in print.

Hillbrook Glen: Manifest your Dreams. Attend an exclusive, luxurious wellness workshop in the Adirondack Mountains, and bring your dreams to life. No, literally, your dreams are alive. And they're hungry. Written and designed by me, as the first of a 4-part series currently in progress.

Public Access. In this game of nostalgia and analog horror from Jason Cordova & The Gauntlet, you'll investigate strange mysteries surrounding TV Odyssey, a notorious TV station from the '80s and '90s that disappeared without a trace. I contributed a very tiny bit of writing to this, but mostly I did the layout and graphic design.

Decomposer. Take on the role of a worm, a fungal spore, a seed, or some other tiny creature, and decompose the remains of a dead god into a new world. Written and designed by me. (And it's free!)

I also have a few upcoming projects to look forward to:

Hillbrook Glen: Follow your Bliss. Explore a shifting meditation garden and face the branching paths your life could have taken in this post-it crawl adventure. Just be careful not to lose yourself. Coming September 2023 (I hope).

The Silt Verses RPG. In this TTRPG adaptation of the popular horror/weird-fiction podcast The Silt Verses, you'll traverse the Peninsula, hunting down stray deities while exploring your own complicated relationship with unsanctioned faiths. It's written by Gabriel Robinson & Jason Cordova, and I'm doing graphic design & layout. Coming soon.

Triangle Agency. As an employee of the Triangle Agency, it's your job to make sure the world doesn't collapse into chaos. You'll go on missions to apprehend dangerous anomalies while wielding anomalous powers of your own, battling bureaucratic nightmares along the way. TA was a runaway success on Kickstarter earlier this year, and I'm writing a mission for The Vault collection and laying out the book(s)!

Ex Nihilo Ad Nihilum. People vanish every day in the City of Y. But this one - this one is different. Or so your contact claims. Search for a missing scientist and uncover a potentially world-ending conspiracy in this surreal noir horror adventure for CY_BORG. Coming in the fall.

While you wait for those projects, you can keep up with what I'm working on via my newsletter or the Foresight Studio discord server.

So, hello tumblr! I hope something I make resonates with you.

[laxi0v0]

Edward's mama. Huyam nashton

A young woman that loves creativity and art, from a traditional Turkish family She ended up in a loveless marriage when her parents betrothed her off to the first man that took her.

Moving to America with him she had nowhere to go and nobody to turn to,

Her sweet baby boy was the only reason keeping her there, and despite all the challenges she faced she still stayed high spirited and cheerful.

And most importantly she loved her child unconditionally and did her best to protect him from his father's abuse.

Eddie's sweetest memories of her was when she spend her mornings tending to her garden, and he would sit by her and play with mud, or catch worms and frogs in the backyard.

Or sit in her lap while she knitted and watched cartoons all day with him.

But his most favourite memory is sitting by her at the table and drawing together all their favourite cartoon characters going on silly adventures, and having to hang all his art on the wall in her studio beside her paintings.

[ms-scarletwings]

I just finished a Hell of an audiobook lately

Its name is The Troop, written by Nick Cutter, narrated by Corey Brill,

And it has proved one of the most intensive experiences with literary media in my entire life.

Listen… listen here as I try to contextualize that. I’m a person who enjoys doing chores while Wayne June’s voice serenades me with the writings of Lovecraft, Poe, and Red Hook Studios. I grew up on a Little Shop to John Carpenter’s The Thing horror pipeline. I’ve played I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream at least three times to myself by now.

There were points where I laughed my ass off. Points where I yelled either in cheer or anger. A point or two where I almost cried. Many points where I gagged, physically gagged several times while driving down the road because of Cutter’s linguistic assault. I took needed breaks off and on and yet I still kept coming back for more. It’s… where do I actually start? With that Stephen King review where he mentions that The Troop scared the hell out of him?? With this?

TL/DR: This shit makes “Lord of the Flies” look like an episode of Rugrats.

I picked up this story working on no more knowledge than what I suggest anyone else interested in the roller coaster experience also start from: This is a story about a handful of Boy Scouts encountering a very hungry, very sick guy in the woods while on a camping trip.

I was hoping for something like World War Z, which is a phenomenally written work by Max Brooks. This was not much like WWZ in content, but in terms of the quality, pacing, and amount of thought put into the writing itself, I can’t think of a better comparison. Every scene is tapestried with descriptions and immersive detail to make sure you understand the full pov of its characters. You will know exactly what they hear, what they smell, what they taste, in ways elating and in ways that will make you lose your appetite.

The themes themselves share more spiritually with… Kitty Horrorshow, if anything. I can’t elaborate much on that without spoilers, and I honestly don’t encourage a jump into this text any less blind than this.

All that said, this is a true disturbing work in the sense that it is sure as hell not going to be for everyone. I don’t think it’s really even for most people in its entirety. There are several scenes dedicated to the quite graphic portrayal of childhood bullying, body horror, parasites, violent harm done to animals domestic and not (extreme emphasis on this one), and the general etc. that comes with the territory of this being a horror novel with primarily 14 year olds as main characters. Be merry and be discretionary with this knowledge. I’m going to hope the nightmares about eating wallpaper and worms settle down as the days pass, as I still thank this book for adding them to my garden.

[juggalogojackerbox]

A dump of various characters I obtained/made over the past month or two, snippets of info under the cut for funsies

Remington - Character given to me by a friend via this - Was once an Entomologist studying a newly discovered type of cordyceps in insects, only to contract some of it themself

Nebulae - Character also given to me by a friend via this - A famous intergalactic popstar with a passion for performing and has a silly dog

Kingsley - My own design - I don't have much for info on him aside from he probably makes lo-fi guitar music in a tiny studio apartment

Blackburn - Did art as payment on toyhouse - An excitable lil dude who works as a part time journalist and a self proclaimed detective, hard to explain more without making this super long so I'll cut it here

Rito - One of those times where I was falling asleep but had a design beamed into my brain that I had to draw - Not much info on this guy yet either hes just kinda chillin

Vermicompost - Won a Toyhouse raffle - An ambiguous specied furry with a giant intestinal parasite whos worms best friend and worm also likes gardening

Quilton - My own design again - Not much on paw either but I love pup's design so much and would be drawing zzz so much if I wasnt having such bad artblock

[adventures-on-foster-island]

A wave of sweet smelling humidity washes over you as you step into the green house. The loud hum of large fans fills the building, though they seem to do little to lower the temperature. Ellisa and her Sceptile stand between a large table and a tall, narrow rack. The table is covered in plants, ranging from tiny seedling, to leafy bush, to draping vine. Terracotta pots, square plastic containers, and fabric grow bags line the shelves of the rack. Ellisa is already elbow deep in a wheelbarrow full of dirt as students begin to gather around.

Gardening in Small Spaces

Whether you live in a tiny studio apartment or on acres of land, everyone can grow something. With a little planning and patience, you can turn a windowsill, shelf, corner, or closet into a functional green space. Lets break it down into a few simple parts:

Location and Lighting

You should choose your location based mostly on the kind of light it will receive. Although most fruiting plants prefer bright, direct light, even a less than optimally placed window can provide enough light for some herbs and leafy greens. If you want to grow more than that, or have no good natural light source, you can find reasonably priced grow lights at your local berry shop or growers outlet. Install the lights to where it will reach the maximum space possible. If you are converting a closet, the ceiling light may not be enough, and you may need to use strip lights along the inside of the door. If you have a patio or balcony, make sure your plants are positioned to receive the most light in the morning rather than the hot afternoon sun if possible.

Containers and soil

Plants take up space, both above and below the soil. In fact, most traditional crops take up about as much space underground as they do on the surface. The container you choose should be roughly two inches bigger than the adult plant will eventually get. Additionally, plants in larger containers are more susceptible to water logging and root rot. Because of this, gardeners in small spaces often need to get creative with their potting choices. High quality potting soil can help combat these issues by providing enough nutrients to feed the plant even in a smaller container and enough drainage to direct water away from the roots until they fill the container. Soil for crop plants in containers should mostly consist of organic matter such as compost, manuer, and worm castings, as well as lots of small gravel or perlite for drainage. Another excellent option for some plants is to grow them upside down. I'm sure you are all familiar with the "Topsy-turvy" tamato berry planters, however any vining plant can be grown in this fashion, and you can make the containers yourself with materials you may already have lying around. These containers make use of vertical space and help plants thrive in a less than optimal amount of soil. Stacking pots or vertical grow towers are also efficient ways to grow several crops at once in a small space, though they can be more expensive and harder to maintain.

Water

Of course plants need water to live, however over watering can cause major problems in container grown crops. Rather than watering on a schedule, your can stick your finger down to the second knuckle in the soil, being careful not to break any roots. If it feels moist, check again tomorrow and leave your plant alone. For most plants, wait until the soil completely dries up before watering deeply. How do you know you have watered deeply? Sometimes when soil is very dry, it may become hydrophobic. Water will pool on the surface, never absorbing, or drain straight through the bottom without reaching the roots. Any container you can lift that has drainage holes at the bottom can be bottom watered, which allows the soil to slowly absorb water. Fill a bowl or other solid container about halfway with water, and place your pot right-side up in the water. Wait twenty minutes and come check on your plant. You will know that it worked if the top of the soil is damp and there is less water in the bowl. For larger pots or upside down planters that can't be lifted, try poking holes in the soil with a small stick or chopsticks and spraying the surface to wet it slowly and provide pathways for the water to enter.

What to grow

So you have everything you need to get started, what should you plant? Well, start with things you know you will eat. Tomatoes, beans, and lettuces are some of the fastest growing crops, but not everyone likes them. Start small, and consider variables such as how much time and energy you have to spare. If all you can manage to begin with are a few herbs then it's still a great place to start. Rosemary, mint, basil, and thyme are great beginner herbs. They are relatively hard to kill and smell wonderful, plus they add that extra touch to anything you cook.

Succession sowing and other helpful hints

Growing indoors means you can grow year 'round with a little timing. When you purchase seed or nursery plants, there will always be a tag that tells you how many weeks until sprouting and then until harvest. Subtract the weeks 'till sprouting from the weeks 'till harvest to get how far out you should begin the next round of seed to ensure you always have fresh produce.

Quality potting soil can be expensive, or you can compost your kitchen scraps to add to cheap potting soil. Food waste makes up a huge percentage of landfills, but you can easily combat this with a few simple items. You'll need three buckets at five gallons each, holes drilled in the bottom of two of them. Stack the buckets with the solid one on the bottom. Fill the middle bucket with kitchen scraps and paper waste, then add worms. Over the next few weeks, put all of your kitchen scraps in the top bucket. When the worms have processed everything in the middle bucket, you will see them move up to the top. The middle bucket is now organic compost that you can add to your soil! Empty the middle bucket, replace it on top of the full bucket, and repeat forever! The bottom bucket will fill with a concentrated liquid fertilizer that is also great for your fruit bearing plants. Mix your compost with cheap potting soil and perlite or small gravel, and now you have premium potting soil for a fraction of the price.

By the end of the class, Ellisa has filled the rack with various herbs and lettuces, with cucumbers, beans, and tomatoes hanging from the sides . Sceptile helps her roll it towards a closet within the greenhouse, which has been lined with grow lights, and push it inside. Campers can see how even in a very small space, they can grow enough to at least lower their grocery bill.

[lavenderandpear]

29/12/2022

One of my dearest friends used AI of some sort to create this picture of my dearest Matilda. He used prompts like studio ghibli, cottage core and lavender meadows to pull out this art style; it evokes the feeling of Matilda’s energy so well that everyone who see’s it and who knew her immediately recognises it. My friend had this image printed by a small batch printing company, and he’s shipping it to me. She’s so loved, even across the world.

I included some photos of the past few days, also. Currently I’m doing my best to push through Christmas leftovers and it’s less fun than it seems. I would like to be done with this, and able to eat the normal food again. Tonight we made pizzas and they had roasted pumpkin and carrot on the base with the sauce. Pumpkin was nice, carrot was a bit weird however.

I’ve been watering the garden a lot due to a couple 40c+ days we had, and I don’t want everything to die. Today I cleaned up the worm bin and bottled most of the wee that was in the reservoir. Today was a much cooler day so it was comfortable to work outside, however after a 40c+ day this 9c night is feeling lovely. The gentle breeze coming through the window is so gorgeous and soft, I have stayed up late just to enjoy it.

I should get to sleep now, though.

[agencyagencyagency]

We own the St Vincent's Hospital in Melbourne it is Beatnik HQ. It is the most gate-kept subculture and workplace on Earth. Magicians Only. We have Magician scouts like model scouts (Zane is our first one). I go to work in my vintage brown porshe like a cockroach with a citylink tag and drive onto the grass of Carlton Gardens outside the hospital and park on the grass. Inside I do pilates (reformer) and then we have meetings all day just doing stupid shit and laughing and reading poetry we wrote or found, and playing songs on the speaker. If anyone needs to go home to sleep they do, or to their studio - every magician has one floor of the hospital for their own studio. We try to encourage no caffeine, respect the bodies boundaries, no raping of ourselves here. We walk to a construction site in the CBD and stand, send our perception towards it. Next month we are going to the land between Russia and China to send our perception towards some buildings there. Then its paid holidays for 12 weeks. I sail to Tasmania to my treehouse. I sleep with glow-worms and my hunter husband who builds us shelter on the fly as we hike, hitch, tramp the roads, train-hop. We sail back to The Otway's. We fly to Hawai'i to the Four Seasons, to Kathleen McKenna's old property, to the Royal Hawai'ian Resort (Waikiki) (the Pink Hotel), to the Electric Beach Combers Cafe Narcotics Anonymous meeting, to the restaurant from 50 First Dates, to the island at the bottom thats owned by a family, to the Source Families old haunt, to a place where the dirt is so charged you eat it, lick it off the ground with your tongue. Then back to work. At the old St Vincent's Hospital we talk about cultivation and then we cultivate. Next is to visit Max in Japan at the Magic University where we are doing work for the Japanese Military. In Dune (2021) before he fights his trainer he says "old man" to weaken him, before the sand-person fights him he says a bunch of similar shit like "the desert will kill you" this is what happens in Melbourne Abject Fine Art, they say "I'm Not Ok, You're Not Ok, They're Not Ok", a strong person charges the other person up, wants a PROPER fight, wants to test their REAL strength, wants to go up AGAINST the strongest fighter, wants to G Up the opponent and know what they are REALLY worth. In fighting you should bless your opponent, say something empowering as it begins. You are Strong... You are Charged… You are Powerful… You are Power. Together We Heal Fitzroy. Like Tom McCarthy I write a pdf on American Indian silver brooches.

[thepercy6andtheradicalsabbatical]

Appendix

Top 10 Museums

Louvre

Vatican Museum

Harry Potter Studio tour

London/Malmo Transport Museum

Prado

Academia

Lego House

Uffizi Gallery

Picasso museum

Glasgow Science Museum 

Top castles/Palaces

Percy Castle in Alnwick (obviously)

El Alhambra

Madrid Palace

Alcazarin Seville

Neuschwanstein Castle

Roman Forum/Colosseum

Old Town Dubrovnic

Mont St. Michel

Buckingham Palace

Edinburgh Castle

Top 10 tourist errors

Not knowing we needed our passports to use our credit card in Swedish grocery stores (Matt and Becca)

Failing to reserve all our slots for venetian mask making (Becca)

Not realizing the hotel rooms in cadiz were 3 people max so getting a talking to and an upcharge from the front desk lady when trying to add nali man to the room (Matt)

Not knowing how to exit turnstiles in the London Underground (Becca)

Not keeping hands inside the vaporetto (children), not watching children to ensure their hands were kept inside (Becca only per vaporetto helmsman) 

Walking in bike lanes everywhere (all)

Panicking and rushing on the train going on the train headed the wrong direction, and thus missing focaccia (Matt and Becca)

Not knowing how to cross streets everywhere (all)

Oli on shoulders in the Louvre (matt)

Getting on bus in split , trying to pay, getting told by bus driver it was the wrong bust, then getting off without paying and seeing it driving away with the rest of the family still on it (Matt)

Top Ten AirBnB/Hostels

Split, Croatia- Butt pool

Billund, Denmark – trampoline + Lego House

Huisnes-sur-mer, France

Plitvice Lakes, Croatia

Wilderswill (near Interlaken), Switzerland

Dubrovnik, Croatia

Rome

Naples (Airbnb much more so than the city)

London

Madrid

Top 10 Gummy Candies 

Sour Rings

Fizzy Straws

Percy Pigs

Percy piglets (yes it’s different)

Coke Bottles

Sour Gummy glow worms (particularly the ones labelled in German)

Sour Gummy bears

Vegan Dinosaurs

Giant sour rainbow candy with nougat filling

Virtually anything else from Captain Candy

Top 10 Playgrounds

Gulliver’s Park, Valencia, Spain

Neighborhood playground with slide built into a hill, Wilderswill

Playground in Madrid near Marco’s restaurant (I think maybe it was in the Plaza de Espana 

Theater themed playground, Malmo, Sweden

Dragon Playground near St. Beatus caves, Interlaken, Switzerland

Dragon-slide Playground, Paris

Buoy playground, Olso

Neighborhood pirate ship playground, London

Princess Diana memorial playground (peter pan), London

Dubrovnic basketball/soccer court

Honorable mention for anywhere henry played soccer, especially munich beer garden, elephant themed playground while waiting for bus in Lindau

Top 10 religious places 

Sagrada Familia

St. peter’s basilica

Alhambra/Alcazar

Roman Synagogue 

Sistine chapel

Pantheon

Cathedral of Seville

Cathedral of toledo (interchangeable)

Duomo

St. Marks, venice

Places we want to come back and visit

Ischia

Slovenia (lake bled)

Ronda + Seville, Spain

Northern Italian lakes/dolomites (including a longer return to Stresa Italy)

Grenoble France

French countryside (houseboat on canals?)

Ireland

Wales

Lofoten Island Norway

San Remo, Italy

More of Germany in general

Austria

Best Part/Favorite food England

Becca- Tower of London, Harry Potter Studio tour, Hamilton/Crumpets, Indian food, chips

Emily- Tower of London, Harry Potter Studios, Globe Theater/ Mango Boba

Buggy- Harry Potter Studio/fish and chips

Matt- Harry Potter Studio/sticky toffee pudding

Henry- Tottenham Hot spur Game/fish and chips

Oli-  Our Airbnb and harry potter studio/Pizza

British Slang index

Right then = allright

Cheers = thanks/gretting

Buggy= baby stroller

Crisps= Chips

Chips = froes

Very nice = really good

Cherio, pip = “how you doing?”

Digestive = another type of cookie (dunk in tea)

Bin = trash can

Loo = bathroom

Football/footie= soccer

Fly tipping = unauthorized trash dumping/littering 

Hiya = hi

Champion = sweet/great

Nappies = diapers

Fizzy candy = sour candy

No bother = no worries

Best Parts of France

Henry – PSG/Croissant

Emily- Dragon Slide/Croissant

Oli- the PSG game/chocolat croissant

Becca- Mt St Michel/croque Mossier

Buggy- climbing the Eiffel tower/ Baguete

Matt- Huisnes sur mer/train station croque mossieur 

Best Parts of Spain

Becca- Seville, Valencia, the churches. Food: tapas

Oli- Gibraltar Monkeys/Paella Noodles

Henry Las Ramblas, Valencia/ Patatas Bravas

Emily- Gaudi + Bike riding in Valencia/ no favorite foods

Buggy- illegible (she interprets it as seeing the Flamenco Dancers)

Matt- Seville, Valencia, Sagrada Familia /Paella, Patatas Bravas, Horchata with fartones

Best Parts of Italy

Italian words- Ciao, uscita (exit), prego (you’re welcome)

Becca- Florence, Cinque Terre, Rome (loved David, St. Peter’s, hiking, Rafaels fresco in Vatican museum, Pieta. Food: Mozzarella, focaccia in Cinque Terre

Emily- Cinque Terre, Florence, Rome – Food: Foccacia, Pizza, Pasta

Oli- Pizza

Matt- cinque terre, Florence, Vatican museum, venice canals, Amalfi bus ride adventures. Food: mozzarella, pizza, focaccia in cinque terre

Buggy- cinque terre

Henry – Florence, cinque terre + Pizza

Best parts of Croatia

Emily- Pula, Plitvice Lakes, Boat

Henry- Pula, Butt Pool in Split, inflatable water park (pula)

Matt- renting boat in Dubrovnik, Slunj

Buggy- Slunj, bouncy house pula

Becca- Dubrovnik, Plitvice lakes

Oli- water bouncy house, pula

*Food* didn’t really experience much typical food but Matt + Henry say Burek, Emily/Buggy?matt also became Olive Oil snobs after learning to taste it in Pula

Best Parts of Switzerland

Becca- All of it! All the hiking

Buggy- the hut trip (+ice palace)

Emily- All of it

Henry- the huts

Matt- Ice Palace, huts, mountain view trail hikes

Best Parts of Germany

Henry - Going to the beer garden

Becca- Park in Munich, Fussen

Buggy- The night train

Emily- hot springs, castle, munich

Matt- Fussen, English Gardens Munich, Lindau hot springs

Best Parts of Denmark

Becca- Bilund!

Emily- Billund!, Copenhagen, Skiing, Tivoli, the lego home

Matt- Skiing on Copenhill + the Lego House

Oli- Tivoli + Lego House

Henry- The Lego House

Buggy- the Lego house and Tivoli

Best Parts of Sweden

Becca- hanging out with the Gordons

Emily- Malmo

Matt- 9 PM dip in the Baltic in Malmo

Oli- Playing with Henry Gordon’s cars

Henry- Malmo

Buggy- My new friend Isabela 

Favorite Places overall

Edinburgh

Valencia 

Sevilla

Huisnes-sur-mer

Madrid

Barcelona

Florence

Cinque Terre

Rome 

Dubrovnik

Stressa, Italy

Billund, Denmark

Fussen, Germany

Munich

Becca’s book list

The dictionary of lost words

Choosing to Run

I’m Glad my Mom Died

The Great Believers

Solito

Romantic Comedy

All my rage

Hello, Beautiful

We Should Not be Friends

If I Never Met You

Page Boy

What Looks Like Bravery

Breath From Salt

Birnam wood

The True Love Experiment

[vergietania]

Week 12 Compulsory Question 2

I wrote down my artistic vision based on my experience and my strength. My design strength is illustration because I enjoy drawing out and generating ideas for school assignments or personal projects. It's a fun task because I can express my feelings through the artwork. It's also an excellent way to improve my illustration work, as the more I do, the better I get.

For example, in studio class, we are supposed to make merchandise based on our festivals. I have chosen the Singapore Food Festival, and since I wanted it to be comic-style, I decided to add Ricecon because our festival will feature rice as the main course, and I wanted to add superheroes. I also added the details that could elevate the merchandise even more.

In 5 years, I wanted to become a Graphic designer or Illustrator. I've dreamed of becoming an illustrator since I was younger because I enjoyed observing other artists' work growing up. There are several artists that I still look up to today, like Miyazaki Hayao and Li Hongbo.

Li Hongbo's artworks inspire me to be able to challenge myself even further by pushing all my potential in design. His famous work is creating sculptures from paper, which encourages me to utilize other materials to create a better design.

During my image and materiality, one of the assignments was to make use of different types of materials for the two combined words. My combined words were a delicious garden, so I used gummy worms to create the words. I enjoy the work process as it's less hectic and stressful than my other projects.

Given the time I have for now, I would like to explore, expand, and experiment with my artwork by using different design mediums. I will also ask my lecturers more about design and art, in general, to gather more knowledge and use that to improve my work. Receiving opinions and feedback is the most important thing, especially from art professionals or your lecturers, because they are more experienced in design.

I researched social engagement for the class activity and wanted to discuss this campaign. What really caught my eye was called the social swipe. The social swipe is a great example of introducing a new creative way for people to donate to end world hunger. In my opinion, I believe that contributing to even something small like this could help the community to grow and be even better.

Looking back at my artistic vision, CTS B has taught me about becoming more empathetic and understanding designs more. I have done much CTS design research and enjoy learning more about them. CTS has made me realize that collaborating and communicating in a group isn't easy; however, it's important and helps you be more self-aware.

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References:

“Li Hongbo.” Eli Klein Gallery, www.galleryek.com/artists/li-hongbo. Accessed 14 Nov. 2023. 

Dio. “The Social Swipe - Experiential Marketing Campaign.” Dio USA Experiential Marketing Agency, 5 Sept. 2018, diousa.com/blog/experience-of-the-week-donation-billboard/#:~:text=Misereor%2C%20a%20nonprofit%20dedicated%20to,simultaneously%20made%20a%20small%20donation. 

“The Social Swipe.” The Social Swipe | Kolle Rebbe | Bischoefliches Hilfswerk MISEREOR e.V. | D&AD Awards 2015 Pencil Winner | Innovative Use of Technology | D&AD, www.dandad.org/awards/professional/2015/digital-marketing/24290/the-social-swipe/. Accessed 15 Nov. 2023. 

[paulawiegmink]

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[blush-and-books]

here’s a lighthearted collab born of riffs with the one and only @lydias--stiles. warning: fluff. lots of it. 

enjoy!!!

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"It's decade day!" Julie hollers as she storms into the studio, Alex gasping in delight. 

 "Oh! Do a twirl!" She twirls with a giggle. Reggie joins in, excited. 

 "Do the worm!" 

 Just as she's about to go on the floor, she falters. One, because she can't do the worm. Two, cause she's wearing a dress and no shorts underneath. Sending him an exasperated look, her gaze falls on the third boy who's remained silent all throughout. 

 This week is spirit week for the LF Arts seniors, today being Decade Day. Obviously, Julie chose to go for the nineties. Not only does she have a lot of clothes from that era in her closet, but it's a nice homage to her beloved band members. It's a simple look. A flowy, floral dress, fishnets, Dr. Martens, layered necklaces and a bit more eyeliner than usual. Her hair, for once, is allowed to be as messy as possible. 

 And Luke? He is speechless. 

 "Uh," he stammers, a smile twitching between a grimace and a full on beam. It's as if he has no clue how to act anymore. In the end, he sticks his thumb up, eyes dopey and wide. 

 Awkward, Julie focuses back on Alex and Reg. "Okay then... so? Approved? It's 90s?" 

 "Hella nineties," Reg confirms, Alex smiling at her in that knowing way. She locks eyes with him, peering. He shakes his head and hums in agreement with the bassist. 

 "You look great, Julie." She lets it go. "Thanks. Then I'm off!" Casting one more look at Luke and hiding her disappointment - why didn't he compliment her? - she leaves for school. 

 Right as she's at the garden gate, Luke poofs right in front of her. Had she not been used to it, she would've screamed. Instead, a brow quirks up. "

You look rad," he blurts. "Like, really fucking dope. Like, girls I would-" He freezes, red tinging his cheekbones and then saluting at her, disappearing once more.

--

"Girls you would what?" she asks at the end of the day, during a songwriting lull. She doesn't need to explain, a soft smile playing on his lips as he tracks her outfit again. "

Girls I'd like in high school." 

 "Oh." 

 "Yeah." His eyes avert, scribbling an annotation in his songbook. "Don't sweat it. Kinda digging the 2020 aesthetic too." 

 Her smile widens, giddy, cause Luke has a million ways to say he likes her and she loves each one of them. Instead of calling him out for it, she nods and hums and places her head on his shoulder. 

 "Let's try that bridge again."

--

A week later, they're digging through some of his clothes. Julie promised that she would slip some of it in the laundry for them even if they don't sweat -- just for the gesture of it all. 

 But as they go through garbage bags, she comes across a starchy white shirt with neon orange letters across the front: NIRVANA. 

 "Luke, did you know you had this? This one is so cool!" 

 She's too busy turning the shirt over to glance at the dark purple SUBPOP RECORDS logo on the back to notice how quiet Luke is. He's just staring at the shirt - for what reason, she doesn't know. 

 "That one was from Bobby," he explains, voice suddenly quiet. Instantly, Julie drops the shirt to her lap and tries to gauge how upsetting the reveal is to him. It strikes her with guilt. "That's probably why it's here. I wore it around here all the time and left it here when I spent the nights just as much." 

 What does she say to that? 

"I'm sorry," is all she can offer. But he still shoots her a smile. 

"Don't be. It's sick. You should keep it." 

 "But it's-" 

 "Anything that's mine is yours, Jules." He nods his head towards the bathroom in the back. "Go try it on. I wanna see it."

Swapping her crop top for the vintage tee, she admires the cool way it drapes across her body in the grimy bathroom mirror. 

The fact that Luke wore it a lot causes a thrill in her chest. Is this... him giving her his clothes? Like a boyfriend would? Or is she reading into things? 

She probably is. Don't overthink, she emphasises. 

A smile blooms on her cheeks and marches back into the studio. She stretches her arms. "What do you think? It's cute, right?!" 

 His smile softens, warmth glimmering behind the green. Slowly, he nods and walks towards her. "We don't tuck it in though," he mumbles, pulling at the fabric by her waist and letting it hang loose. "We all had to pretend we didn't care."

 Laughing, she stays in place and hopes the red on her cheekbones isn't visible.

 "Right. Looking sloppy." 

 "Looking cool," he bounces back. When he finishes the tugging, he doesn't move away either.

Even though she had done her best not to short-circuit when Luke's fingers lightly grasped the fabric at her waist and started tugging on it -- the current situation was not helping. Because now, he was just standing close, clutching onto the t-shirt like it's anchoring him to her orbit, and she's desperate to press his hands into the curve of her waist. 

 "Fine," she relents, a little breathless. "Looking cool." 

Glancing down, it's apparent how far the material hangs from her body. 

"But do I even need pants for this? Shorts, maybe, but it's more of a dress on me." 

 His eyes quickly flicker down to her jean-clad legs, but then back to her. "It's yours now. Whatever you want." 

 It doesn't take her long to dart back to the bathroom to try out the new style.

Yeah, Luke's kinda losing his shit, but he also kinda doesn't mind. 

 The shirt was nostalgic, but didn't hold any sentimental value. So sure, Julie could have it. Oranges and purples and whites looked good on her anyway.

 Every colour looked good on her. 

She's been saying she wanted some more grunge in her wardrobe too. He was doing her a favour. 

 A minor detail he forgot about was that Julie was, well, drop fucking dead gorgeous. If it looked nice on him back in 1995, it looked amazing on her now.

 The fabric was well-worn (by him - he let her wear his t-shirt. God, he really didn't think this through) and hung on her body in that effortlessly cool way. His stupid feet had to bring him closer though. Had to thumb the fabric by her waist and feel the heat of her skin as he readjusted the tee. He could almost imagine her parading down the corridor; boots pounding on the linoleum tiles, music blaring from her headphones, fingerless gloves on her hands. 

That t-shirt, loose or knotted up or bleached. She'd probably be the hottest girl in school. And then he stayed, cause of course he stayed, and let himself smile in ways that should be dangerous, and let her smile in ways that should get her in trouble. She said something about the length of the top and he replied something non-committal in return. 

 He realised his mistake a minute later when she appeared again - - - without her jeans. 

Oh. 

It was long enough as a dress. 

Oh. Fucking oh. 

 His smile stuck, though it held a nervous edge. "Looking good, Jules." 

 "Thanks," she grinned. "I think I'll wear it to school tomorrow." 

 Head rolling back to the ceiling, he withheld a sigh. Yup. Hottest girl at school.

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