I decided to take drawing more seriously and try to make an actual complete piece. So here it is ^u^
More info under the cut!
While scrolling, I found some concept art of playable Cyber elf X, and fell in love xD
So I decided to draw this piece; it was mostly practice for me to test out the brushes and my digital limits. (I usually draw in black and white on paper, so this was tough, but rewarding -w-)
Originally, the idea for the background would be a void-like cyberspace bg, but a friend suggested a sunset.
The idea here is that Cyber elf x is falling from… robot heaven? Armed and ready. So ye.
Sketch and inspiration:
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i completely solved a cryptic crossword for the first time the other day! this is huge for me because i've always been so annoyed by them lol. but i kinda get it now, it is very satisfying to figure them out.
that said, there are several answers where i still do not totally understand the clues. if anyone who is familiar with cryptics (sometimes just called "crosswords" outside of the US) wants to help me out, i'd be very interested to hear your take!
this cryptic was in the 2022 puzzle mania edition of the nyt (released at the very end of the year), so if you are planning to solve it and haven't yet, i guess don't read this? lol. since i waited five months to do it i feel like that will apply to no one, but just in case.
i realized after drafting this post that the answer key is available online (here), but it did not actually answer my questions in every case, so i've kept my original text but added the answer key answer after each one in case it makes more sense to you than it does to me.
13A. Has misgivings about deception to an auditor (4): RUES. so "has misgivings about" is the definition of "rues". but i don't know what "deception to an auditor" is doing. could it have something to do with the fact that "rues" is a homonym and anagram of "ruse", a kind of deception? but i still can't figure out what "to an auditor" is for.
the answer key gives "homophone ruse" for this, so i guess i was right about the deception part, but i still don't get the auditor thing.
14A. A con almost grabs actor's awards left unbalanced (10): ASYMMETRIC. so EMMYS is hidden backwards in "asymmetric", which takes care of "actor's awards" and "left", and "asymmetric" means "unbalanced", i guess. so that leaves "A con almost grabs", along with the A and TRIC of the answer. i can't figure out how to make those relate to each other.
answer key says "a(symmE)trick – k (rev. Emmys)". fuck does that mean?? why are we subtracting the k? and i'm still not really sure what the con is there for?
26A. Concentrate for spare and strike (5): THINK. "concentrate" is the definition of "think". what is the "for spare and strike" doing??
answer key: "thin + K". okay i see how thin = spare but wherefore this K? does K stand for strike in baseball? that sounds vaguely familiar...
28A. African country returned Los Angeles family inheritance (7): SENEGAL. senegal is an african country, and it's also an anagram of angeles. i'm guessing the "returned" is a clue for the anagram? but what is "family inheritance" for? oh wait, senegal backwards is LA genes!! but then is it just a coincidence that "angeles" anagrams to "senegal", or is that indicated in the clue somewhere???
answer key: "rev. L.A. + genes". okay so it does sound like angeles being an anagram of senegal is a coincidence, or at least not covered in the clue?? seems like a missed opportunity but what do i know.
5D. Largely moderate Arizona city (5): TEMPE. tempe is a city in arizona. what's "largely moderate" doing here?
answer key: "temper – r". am i to understand that this is saying moderate = temper and the "largely" part of the clue is telling me to keep most but not all of "temper"?
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So idk if this will help anyone else
BUT
I have one (1) medication I have to take twice a day
And my memory is so shit that I'll either forget if I took my afternoon pill, or forget to take my afternoon pill
(The pills are to help with my memory too lol)
So I finally decided to look into pill organizers a while back, and because I had in-person work up until recently, I wanted to find something mobile/less conspicuous than the pill bottle
Well I only managed to buy this after I started working remote, but I got an am/pm daily pill organizer and it's been SO HELPFUL!!
Each day is a different color, they come out of the organizer bin to travel with me if I need, and now I can visually see if I've remembered to take my meds! We'll see if I can remember to refill it once a week, but this has been HUGE for me
I got this at CVS I think they carry them at Walgreens too and I've def seen this exact organizer on Amazon (but I don't shop on amazon)
So if you needed a push to get an organizer for your meds or a different accessibility aid, here it is!
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