it is all chaos and entropy. the thing is that the chaos and entropy make it beautiful and lovely.
yes, it's true that nature and the universe are uncaring and unspecific, and that is terrifying. i have lived through some of the unfairness - i got born like this, with my body caving into itself, with this ironic love of dance when i sometimes can't stand up for longer than 15 minutes. i am a poet with hands that are slowly shutting down - i can't hold a pen some days. recently i found a dead bird on our front porch. she had no visible injuries. she had just died, the way things die sometimes.
it is also true that nature and the universe are uncaring and unspecific, and that is wonderful. the sheer happenstance that makes rain turn into a rainbow. the impossible coincidence of finding your best friend. i have made so many mistakes and i have let myself down and i have harmed other people by accident. nature moves anyway. on the worst day of my life she delivers me an orange juice sunset, as if she is saying try again tomorrow.
how vast and unknowing the universe! how small we are! isn't that lovely. the universe has given us flowers and harp strings and the shape of clouds. how massive our lives are in comparison to a grasshopper. the world so bright, still undiscovered. even after 30 years of being on this earth, i learned about a new type of animal today: the dhole.
chance echoing in my life like a harmony between two people talking. do you think you and i, living in different worlds but connected through the internet - do you think we've ever seen the same butterfly? they migrate thousands of miles. it's possible, right?
how beautiful the ways we fill the vastness of space. i love that when large amounts of people are applauding in a room, they all start clapping at the same time. i love that the ocean reminds us of our mother's heartbeat. i love that out of all the colors, chlorophyll chose green. i love the coincidences. i love the places where science says i don't know, but it just happens.
"the universe doesn't care about you!" oh, i know. that's okay. i care about the universe. i will put my big stupid heart out into it and watch the universe feast on it. it is not painful. it is strange - the more love you pour into the unfeeling world, the more it feels the world loves you in return. i know it's confirmation bias. i think i'm okay if my proof of kindness is just my own body and my own spirit.
i buried the bird from our porch deep in the woods. that same day, an old friend reaches out to me and says i miss you. wherever you go, no matter how bad it gets - you try to do good.
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Meet the Artist
It’s been a while since I’ve posted a meet the artist
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[image ID: Meet the artist meme of tumblr user floq. At the center of the image there's a drawing of myself in real life, this is a tall and slender femme presenting person with pale skin and shoulder length brown hair styled as a messy bob, they wear a pair of round glasses and their head is slightly tilted to the left. They wear a long black skirt paired with an oversized striped gray and black sweatshirt; they are wearing a pair of fingerless gloves, fishnets tights and combat boots. Behind this drawing of myself there's a drawing of my sona, which is a femme looking shadow creature with multiple eyes, shaggy shoulder length hair and white colored arms, they are waving at the viewer with their left hand.
There are multiple items in the scene that have different facts about myself. On the left side, from top to bottom we have:
a "Hello, my name is" sticker with the name "Florencia Quiroz" and the pronouns "They/she" written on it along side with three doodles of ghosts.
a yellow sticky note that lists my instagram @floq_art and my tumblr @floq.
a green and black birthday cake with candles that say "20" and my birthday (october 21st, 2003) written on it.
a burgundy heart that reads "I like... gothic music and subculture, horror media, coffee" as bullet points.
a drawing of my cat Romeo.
a drawing of character Danny Phantom from the show of the same name surrounded by green ghosts. next to the drawing says "Fav show: Danny Phantom".
On the right side, from top to bottom we have:
a drawing of the non-binary flag, a drawing of the asexual flag and a drawing of the autism infinity symbol.
doodles of eyes.
a drawing of my Sony WH-1000XM4 which I wear everywhere.
drawings of three different album covers from the artists Siousxie and the Banshees, The Cure and Gorillaz (the albums are: The Best Of... Siouxsie and the Banshees, Disintegration and Demon Days). below the albums it's written "my music taste".
doodles of two black bats.
drawing of the chilean flag with the words "I'm from:" written above.
Everything on scene is up against a plain olive green background. End of ID]
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4town Boys & Their Ace Pokemon
Vs the pokemon everyone thinks their Ace is!
Happy Pokemon Day :]
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Robaire: Cinccino
- Robaire’s ace is of course a lovely and well kept Cinccino! He’s had her for a long while now & evolved her himself
- The two get along great and enjoy doing self care together!
- Robaire got her as a present from family in his teenage years as a birthday gift. He’s a big fan of Minccino & has probably done multiple fashion looks based off Minccino/Cinccino!
- However, until Robaire iconized his love for the pokemon, many expected a much different Ace from him 👀 and while answers varied, Robaire’s most common expectation was: Furfrou!
- Maybe its because he’s a diva, maybe it’s because its a fashion pokemon & he’s a fashionable guy, maybe its cause every other city kid had one- but not Robaire! He never much had an interest in getting one either, he’s not the fondest of the common Furfrou rudeness
- He’s probably also modeled with a lot of Furfrou in the past for shoots, which definitely doesn’t help with the misunderstanding of his Ace Pokemon- but nowadays he tries to be an openly proud & notable Cinccino trainer ✨
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Jesse: Claydol
- Jesse’s ace of choice is his best friend: Claydol! He befriended this pokemon at a young age & grew with her :]!
- The two are eerily in sync and sometimes scare folks, but are undeniably a perfect duo
- Jesse found Claydol back when she was a Baltoy! He discovered her in a ditch while looking for “buried treasure” as a kid & ended up making a lifelong friend who loves & helps protect/watch his kids
- However, being an artist, Jesse faces every artist’s struggle of what ppl assume. Everyone thinks his ace is the ever iconic Smeargle 💀
- And dont get it twisted! Jesse has a Smeargle! He got one when he was very little as a birthday gift, unfortunately, he & Jesse butt heads A LOT and can hardly agree on anything! They are as perfect out of sync as Jesse & Claydol are in sync!
- Regardless Jesse loves his Smeargle, he loves his Claydol, he’s just tired of everyone assuming who’s his “most important” pokemon
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Tae Young: Tranquill or Pidove!
- Tae Young’s ace is Tranquill & Pidove! And its no surprise, not after he’s iconized his love for the birds!
- He and all of his pigeony pals are well coordinated & loving! He has extremely high friendship/love with his pokenon
- Tae was absolutely awestruck with Pidove after moving away from Johto, he fell in love with the pokemon and would quickly grow to adopt and evolve his own! His love for the birds would grow so large that it’d become a part of his gimmick as a trainer!
- And while many newer fans know who Tae’s ace is, older fans of Tae before he joined 4*Town are always a bit confused to see he doesn’t have a Natu!
- Growing up a Johto kid, Natu was one of the plentiful pokemon in his area! And it took his favorite spot for a very long time, similarly to Pidove now- Natu used to be Tae’s most iconic pokemon!
- And while he has a Xatu back home with his grandma that he loves dearly, its really honestly more of her Pokémon now! And he’s happy for the connection the two share <:3
Bonus: Tae still has a Natu on his team & its shiny, but its very self conscious of that so Tae helps it “dress up” as a normal Natu
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Aaron T: Gliscor
- Aaron T’s ace is the one and only Gliscor! And he’s just as bold as his trainer is, they’re not shy to doing stupid tricks together
- The two share a single braincell, its really impressive how they manage to pull anything off
- T of course found his friend as a Gligar when he was younger, undoubtedly finding the little bat while exploring somewhere he wasn’t supposed to. I dont imagine he properly caught Gligar for awhile either… rather he just.. kept grabbing it & dragging it back home??
- Either way they’re besties now, you couldn’t separate the two for anything! And while many fans think the duo is iconic, few folk’s ever guess T’s ace correctly! Rather, many suspect T to have: Pikachu!
- T loves Pikachu (though he loves Raichu more), but he’s never had one or thought to have one. He was forbidden from having any electric types as a kid (for obvious reasons) & thats still engrained in his brain. But he does love the electric mouse :]!
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Aaron Z: Swoobat
- Aaron Z’s ever illusive Ace is Swoobat! Who is undeniably the most sweet of any of the pokemon listed <:]!
- Z & Swoobat share an awkward aura together, and while they seem to understand each other perfectly- others seem to have a hard time connecting
- Swoobat was a gift for Z from an older sibling, he received Swoobat as is and has been attached to him since he was a teen. Swoobat was the main of his older sister before she left for college :,]! She passed Swoobat on since Z actually wanted to be a trainer when he was an adult
- But while Swoobat & Z are fan favorites to Z’s portion of the fanbase- more uneducated fans often dont know Z has a pokemon! In the beginning of the group, Z’s ace was teased and was a mystery! The most popular speculation still haunts Z, many still assume is ace is: Meinshao
- He has a meinfoo from managers, one who dances with him and is training to evolve, but he finds that Meinfoo gets along much better with T & Gliscor then himself. So he often lets the 3 play around & hopes to trade Meinfoo over one day
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