#basically what I said above

[koddlet]

hey uh do you have any advice for getting into zine making? especially like the kind of multimedia/collage ones? idk i think they're cool and i maybe want to start making some but i dont know how to start

start with scraps! receipts, tickets, offcuts, etc. takes the pressure off a bit. my first collage zine was put together with receipts and packaging cutouts! it was just about my groceries

you could do something like that. orrr collect some bits and bobs to cut/tear some shapes and stick them onto the pages. very simple but it could be a way to try out different ways of securing them, like using stitch, staples, tape. most of the time its to get a fun effect, but also glue isn't always enough. like i had to sew the netting in the 2nd image ^

tbh i find it kinda hard to give advice with multimedia/collage because for me, it's very much just jumping straight into it. if i think about it too much i get Extremely caught up in details and it's not fun, but you might work better with more planning! also don't be scared to rip or cover something if it's not working. done that many times 👍

[bloobydabloob]

Idk if this is ur type of music but i love listening to Talkshow Boy while drawing striders&dirkjake i think its a fun vibe. Especially Testosterone & Chop Us Out though i have a hard time picking favorites especially with the testosterone(album)

Just got back from a degree show. Check out this awesome art before I answer, sorry for lack of credit. I went near the end of the exhibition and most of the artists had no business cards left sadly. Sigh. I’ll have a look & update the alt text if I can find credit.

I’m mostly a death grips / Fiona Apple guy when it comes to music nowadays, if you are asking about taste. (My favorite song right now is coco mango diced by MF DOOM though) but I did used to listen to talk show boy when I was maybe 13 or 14.

From memory my favorite on testosterone was called something like “four breakbeats” or something. My bad, it has been a hot minute. I’ll relisten after this. I definitely understand where the Strider connotations come from with that artist though. I don’t think you’re alone either considering I’m also pretty sure there is a Dave Strider animatic to his biggest song. Ignore if I’m just lying here.

For songs / artists I associate with Dirk, I’m lacking. I have one song in my Dirk playlist and it is “declare independence” by Björk. (Don’t think he would listen to it, just associate with him). I do associate a few death grips songs with him but I think it’s purely by virtue of being a fan. (Specifically hot head, spread eagle across the block & I break mirrors with my face in the United States for Dirk / Spikes + culture shock + you might think he loves you yadda yadda for UltDirk. I recommend all songs. All good songs)

Here is a selection of songs on my DirkJake Spotify playlist though. Ignore if this is actually a sucky selection, don’t tell me if it is. I’m willing to explain any if you are curious.

Thanks for sharing this with me though. I’ll relisten to the album next time I draw Dirk… so probably soon. I draw that guy too much

[ghostlyheart]

as we approach the start of a new semester i'm sending all the compassion and empathy in the world to students who struggle with procrastination and what I affectionately like to call the Shame Monster that goes along with it. it sucks to always be treading water and feeling like a fraud to yourself and others, especially when it's something you truly care about. if you're always thinking "why can everyone else be responsible and organized but not me," your brain is overgeneralizing. you're not the only person to experience being overwhelmed and stuck. and even IF everyone else balanced their life perfectly, that wouldn't make you a bad person for struggling. if you care about something but keep avoiding it and don't understand why, there is probably more going than you realize. if your physical and mental health are being neglected, then you're never going to be able to accomplish what you want to do because you don't have any gas in the tank. it took me crashing and failing last semester for me to finally admit to myself that i was suffering from some SERIOUS burnout. i had this whole plan for research i was going to do over the summer and all these opportunities i wanted to take advantage of that i couldn't do because i was neglecting to take care of myself. the worst thing my anxious brain told me could ever happen did happen and i'm still alive. i hope that doesn't happen to you, but know you can recover and come back better. also: it's okay to stop wanting what you thought you wanted, or to take a different path than the one you were "supposed" to. don't do things because you think other people expect you to, or because you think it's too late to change your mind. that isn't sustainable. your college experience is for YOU, not for other people. you can do this!

[faaun]

pls i need to provide updates

[drc00l4tt4]

Yeah so

Corpse bride AU

[kelvingemstone]

a starstruck odyssey is for lovers

[no27-autonation-honda]

the problem with me is in general i recognize the importance of not feeding the fucking trolls and protecting my peace online. Unfortunately, i was raised by a social studies teacher who made me and my sister take citizenship and civics quizzes regularly as children bc she would be DAMNED if she raised a kid who couldnt immediately list the three branches of the united states federal government and their general Job.

[dazzlerazz]

sighhh stupid shippers but also WOMEN SHOULD BE FAT!!!!

YEAH! WOMEN SHOULD BE FAT AND FEEL COMFORTABLE BEING FAT!

[matoitech]

thinking abt opening commissions finally. naturally, bcuz im starting a new job soon and who doesnt love 2 jobs. but it reminded me, its september and i havent opened commissions on flight rising this whole year lol last i took coms over there was dec of last yr.. but its less bcuz 'i dont want to do commissions' (i like doing commissions) and more 'im in one of my im not very interested in flight rising atm eras and taking coms for fr money when i didnt rly care that much abt using that currency was silly'

[skull-untethered]

i really just said “billie eyelash if she was a lesbian” to my host and he just slow turned over to me LMAOOOOO

[lesbiancolumbo]

my workplace: hey can you make director level decisions for your department

me: well. i’m a coordinator, so no. can you promote me to a manager level and increase my pay so i can take on more responsibility in the interim? and make more big picture decisions?

my workplace: great question! no!

me: okay then i’m not going to do any of that shit you tried to put on my plate. hope that helps.

my workplace: why are you being so lazy and incompetent?

[chaosgenasi]

love how the luxon and beacons can be seen as a metaphor for collaborative storytelling and d&d/the cr table. a lonely light of creation bringing a world to life. the observer who tethers souls in their quest for companionship and understanding and stories. how beacons keep these souls safe and return them to exandria. who am i? let's see what we can learn, what memories we can bring home together. who can we become by being someone else. who can we influence each other to be. one more trip around the world. let's do it again.

[coldflasher]

currently experiencing The Horrors (thinking abt the fact that i have to start going into the office again from tomorrow)

this will either fix me entirely or cause me to descend so deeply into my burnout sinkhole that i will never be seen or heard from again

[just-bendy]

bendy in the new game is so 💝💝💝💖💖💖❣️💘💘💘💘

(( yes!! i just wish we coulda seen more of him ))

[xjumbled-up-brainx]

HAPPY PRIDE MONTH DAY 1!!!

🥳🥳🥳🎉🎉🎉

Hehehehehe I like this cause I’m a gender-funky phantom who gets 0 bitches (by choice) >:3 /lh JSJSJS

I wanna post a ton of neat stuff but my jumbled up brain is mush rn so it shall be spread out throughout the month :D

But uhhh off top of my head go watch Operation Cooperation, the Crab and the Urchin, and Alligator Shark Showdown 🏳️‍🌈🫵