#incapable of focusing

[isilrina]

Happy #ArtMonday, everyone!

Today, I'm thrilled to share the story behind a logo I completed two weeks ago. It all began during a creative session while I was working on my "workspace" piece, listening to "Making of a Legend" by The Phantoms. The music sparked a surge of inspiration, prompting me to pause and sketch out the initial concept for this logo. You can even catch a glimpse of this moment in the time-lapse of my "workspace" piece on Instagram.

But later that same day, fate dealt a cruel blow. In the midst of my hyperfocus, I accidentally closed the project without saving, losing hours of work. Yet, I managed to salvage fragments of the design—just enough to piece together the essence of the final logo.

Despite the setback, I chose to persevere. Typically, I would shelve such projects indefinitely, but this time, I embraced resilience and dove back into the creative process with renewed determination. And you know what? I couldn't be happier with the outcome.

Of course, every journey has its setbacks, and losing the original time-lapse was a bitter pill to swallow. It captured the logo's evolution, each idea unfolding in real-time. Nonetheless, I find solace in the fact that the end result surpasses the previous version in every aspect.

This project also marked my venture into working with vectors—a new frontier promising smoother results for future designs. It's a learning curve, to be sure, but one I'm eager to tackle head-on.

So what is this logo about? It's the symbol of one of my OCs from an original story called "Nexus Connection." Meet Alex, also known as Ikaros in the streaming world. He's not the protagonist, but a vital character nonetheless. Alex is a renowned streamer, celebrated for his gaming prowess and commitment to gender equity in gaming—a central theme in our story.

His pseudonym and logo, inspired by the Greek myth of Icarus, symbolize the dangers of unchecked passion. Just as Icarus flew too close to the sun and fell, Alex's journey serves as a cautionary tale about the perils of obsession. It's a reminder that even our deepest passions can consume us if we're not careful.

Reflecting on my recent setback, losing hours of work to hyperfocus, I'm reminded of the importance of balance in all things. Funny how life imitates art, isn't it?

In essence, this logo embodies resilience, creativity, and the power of embracing imperfection, ultimately leading to growth and improvement.

Speaking about all those things, I also wanted to give you a heads-up. I've been off my focus meds for a few days now due to some health issues, and it's been very challenging. Until I'm in the clear, I can't take them anymore (and there's a possibility I might not be cleared, ever). So because of that, my whole creative process is going to be much slower than usual.

My husband and I are going to stay at my parents' house in the south of France for a week, and I'm going to take this time to get better and try to refocus myself, but it might not be enough.

We'll see how this goes. Take care and see you next Monday.

[needydslur]

okay but,,, santos giving ellis a gift for father’s day that’s a baseball cap with ‘daddy’ on it and parker is simultaneously so exasperated but also kinda touched because trinity loves to use little gifts to show her affection so parker cherishes and wears the hat regardless. cut to a night shift where whitaker and ellis are working together while she’s wearing the hat and he’s like:

‘oh i didn’t realize you had kids!’

and ellis is like,,, he can’t be serious right?? so she’s like,,, ‘i don’t’

‘then why does your hat say daddy?’

‘it was a gift from trinity’ *extremely pointed and exhausted look*

the expression of pure horror on whittaker’s face when he realizes is priceless and ellis wishes she had taken a picture to show santos… anyways santellis are the cutiest of pies and i love them 🥹

[foldingfittedsheets]

The greatest insult I’ve ever been dealt was my father-in-law dismissively telling me, a born and bred Pacific Northwester, that there was nothing interesting to photograph in forests.

“It’s all just green,” he complained.

Every patient my betrothed has relayed this to has audibly gasped in outrage.

[youburntmysausages]

Grian post fist fight. I think he threw too many hands

2nd one without perspective blur⬇️

[sallymew4]

ok edgelord

no games au or something

[skullfragments]

why is frank leathermouth posting. dude this is mcr time lock tf in

[be-jargogled]

Okay so it has come to my attention that I need to watch BDW

So when would be the best time to watch it?

Dom

[makotonaegiunderstander]

something I’ve been thinking abt is how many people think Makoto is immune to despair. I don’t think he is. I think becoming the ultimate Hope was BECAUSE he felt despair. He wouldn’t have fully reached that point without Junko. Makoto becoming such a beacon was his last attempt to avoid completely falling and it wasn’t because he didn’t feel despair, it was because he was too damn stubborn to allow everything to go to waste and he refused to sacrifice his beliefs for someone else’s. His inner monologue tells me he DID experience the same new low the other suvivors did in the final trial, but at the point where he had the choice to give up and die, he looked at the others and he looked at Junko and he couldn’t allow it to happen, not out of self preservation, but because the idea that Junko would have control over their lives made him FURIOUS. and that utter refusal to die kicked in, wether luck or otherwise, and he made the concious effort for one last push while something in him was breaking. He had to be broken in order for the Ultimate Hope to come through so aggressively, bc it could only exist in the face of the Ultimate Despair. He snapped the same way she did, but in the other direction. In what could have been his final moments he chose to embody everything Junko wasn’t, and every single optimistic and luck fueled ideal in him suddenly charged forward and pushed him. It was a combination of the final straw and a choice. Makoto isn’t immune to feeling despair, he’s just too stubborn to fall into it of his own volition. I think that’s why I like that scene in DR3 so much. People were SO SHOCKED Makoto actually fell for the tape, that he actually became despair for a moment. I saw people getting mad or disappointed, saying it was pathetic and Makoto seemed to fall from some sort of pedestal for them. Honestly part of me wonders if that sort of mentality, which clearly people had in universe, affected Makoto a bit. Like he started to see himself as less of a person, subconsciously. Prompting him to take more risks, less self preservation, act way more bold. It seems he has to be reminded a lot not to put himself in danger by his friends, to not do something too reckless. All over the place I would see in regards to that scene either this frivolous ‘oh this was just angst drama with no meaning behind it’ or ‘he can do better than that. he’s so weak’ or ‘come on, there’s no way he’d fall into despair, he’s the Ultimate Hope!’ This kind of mentality, which was kind of ironic considering Ryota was there the entire time saying the same thing and treating Makoto the same way. Like Makoto was superhuman. Like Makoto didn’t feel despair the same way ‘normal people’ did. In a way that was also how Munakata saw Makoto. Makoto stopped being a PERSON to the world when he became Ultimate Hope, he became a concept, a belief system, much the same way Junko ascended beyond herself. But the difference is that treating Makoto that way is the opposite of the reason Makoto became such a representative for hope. He wasn’t doing something no one else could. He was doing something everyone had the chance to, he just… was a little more optimistic, a little more stubborn, a little more ‘gung-ho’ about things. He just took the lead where no one else did, where no one else knew they even COULD in the face of Junko’s unstoppable force. She had overcome the biggest threats and obstacles in the world, what could one person do? And the answer Makoto found was, anything. Everything. It doesn’t all rest on Makoto, he’s just the one that was inspired to try to do what seemed like the impossible. But as evidenced by the change in his friends after that trial, it’s clearly not something only Makoto is capable of. The others pulled out of despair thanks to Makoto, but it was their choice to do so.

“But… this world is so huge, and we’re so small. What can we do…? No, we can probably do anything. Yeah! We can do anything!”

[21angryfrogs]

WE MODDED MORE STOATS INTO INSCRYPTION

[moe-broey]

The beautiful thing about the early Moefonse dynamic is that if you catch Alfonse in a good mood and On A Mission, sometimes he and Moe will just fully swap roles on the Too Close! front.

Exhibit A: Some notes (little to no context, sorry! But the vibe here, is. This is a huge relief. A victory. Moe has been Doing Things and it has been worrying all three of the Askr trio to the point where Anna directly orders Alfonse or Sharena, whichever of you can get through to it, to gain Moe's trust and figure out what the HELL is its PROBLEM!!!)

Fully just. Doing This to it

Of course, this has to happen under highly specific circumstances. As soon as Alfonse is feeling a bit moody and broody he's back to biting and swatting again. And Moe's gonna poke him with a stick about it. They just. Kind of take turns doing that. For. A While.

[eldritch-bf]

It was actually extremely fucked up of Herbert to immediately call Dan “Danny” after hearing Megan use it in an attempt to emotionally sway him. Such a transparent imitation of intimacy. And yet Dan still sides with him. So who’s to say.

[maruyaaya]

guys i’ve barely written anything bc school has me so insane (last essay due wednesday im almost free) but anyways here’s a little snippet of something i did manage to write. not nearly done yet but i’m churning through it

it’s a gribeans band au based on this art that lisa made and basically the concept is that joel and grian keep running into each other at diff gigs and joel’s there bc he plays in a band and grian’s there bc it’s an escape from his boring office job that he hates. grian is an amateur songwriter and joel is trying to convince him to quit his job and theyre so messy and toxic and gay and theyre in a situationship and grian starts writing songs for joels band and theyre fighting and joel is having to sing songs that are clearly about him onstage and its the worst thing ever

essentially the concept is:

joel: quit ur job

grian: why

joel: join my emo band

and it’s so funny to me i love this concept sm. the whole thing is very toxic and messy and they’re fighting in parking lots and screaming at each other but they want each other too bad to stay away

also there’s a gemtho subplot in the bg where gem and etho are pining for each other but they’re both convinced that the other is in love with joel LMFAO

[sugarandice3]

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[sparklepoint]

for @loveotomization and the art trade prompt silence/kiss/betrayal :3c

[suckishima]

The trailer for the Garbage Dump movie and Furudate's new mini stories from the movie announcement event got me super hyped and I couldn't stop thinking about this, so here's a little one-shot centered on the moments between and after both the Nekoma and Kamomedai matches :)

Summary: While waiting for the quarter finals of Nationals to start, Kuroo tries to mess with Tsukishima, Yamaguchi's brain short circuits, and Tsukishima continues to play it cool.

Words: 5,935 Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Tsukishima Kei/Yamaguchi Tadashi Characters: Yamaguchi Tadashi, Tsukishima Kei, Kuroo Tetsurou, Hinata Shouyou Additional Tags: Friends to Lovers, Fluff, Canon Compliant, POV Multiple, POV Alternating, Mutual Pining, Volleyball, Haikyuu!! Manga Spoilers, Haikyuu!! Chapter 298 Spoilers, Haikyuu!! Chapter 369 Spoilers, Getting Together, One Shot, Some Swearing

Excerpt:

“Have you noticed how Tsukki seems to only compliment people behind their backs?”

Tadashi chuckled. “Oh, definitely. But I hope you weren’t looking for more compliments from him out of me, Kuroo-san, because to be honest he mostly just talks shit about you,” Tadashi said with a not-so-guilty quirk to his lips.

Kuroo barked out a laugh. “No, no that’s fine, I deserve that—what I was wondering was if you knew what he said about you during the match?”

AO3

[catenary-chad]

a piece of me likes the idea of a realistic/modern AU or broadly non-steam talking trains discord but most of the AU ones I see are RP stuff or one person’s specific thing while this is more just a broader direction/mindset. That and I am a broadly terrible mod because I tend to be too yeehaw. And you wouldn’t be subjected to as many public random stream of consciousness posts like “here’s how caboose can exist well into the 2010s and be able to control other trains”