#thanks again for this

[fairuzfan]

hi! I know you like getting messages of support from other nations so I hope you will find some worth in this one, however meandering. it's a bit related to your talk about food appropiation,

In the Sierra Madre, seeing a prickly pear is nothing less than a relief. The land is full of life, but it is of a kind that can be thoroughly indifferent to human life, so seeing the bright red of a tuna can feel like gift from the land. It is the friendliest plant around, in its context. A lone dot of color and edible flesh in a sea of thornscrub. There's spines, sure, but those are a non-issue if you know how to handle the plant. It's not hard to peel the fruit one-handed, using just a sharp knife and a flat rock. My grandpa used to do that, and still does when we visit the ranges in San Luis Potosí where he used to shepherd sheep and goats as a child. The flesh is refreshing on a hot day and the sweetness warms you on cold one.

Which makes it all very shocking that Israelis adopted it as a national symbol, calling it "sabra", and also giving that name to the "native"-born Israeli populace. They say it is because they have a sweet interior surrounded by tough spines to pierce their enemies, but that does not sound right. The only way you could possibly see it as unfriendly or standoffish or as a symbol of self-defense, is if you are unfamiliar with land and context and go shoving youself places you shouldn't be. I can't help but think of their "making the desert bloom" mindset, and their misunderstanding of natural characteristics as hostility.

When Madagascans introduced the plant into their lifestyle, they used the fruit to feed cattle, and stave off hunger. And when French colonizers tried to get past the walls of cactus they wove with it, they were stung. It was only the engineered sabotage of the cactus with pests that ended that era of self-sufficience. I think the people of Madagascar were infinitely more worthy of taking it as their symbol!

I guess what I am trying to say is that Israel does not just merely appropiate things that are geographically close to it, and similarly, it is not just its neighbors that take stock of its, wrongness, to put it mildly. As much as Israel would like to believe that support for Palestine is a fad, we simply are not as incapable of drawing parallels as they would like us to be.

I think of Palestine every time I have to try and master my anxiety around U.S. Border Patrol. I tell myself I'm not allowed to back down give up when other people haven't given up, with walls in their own land. I hope that thought helps!

this is such an amazing message filled with so much thought, thank you SO much for sending this in. We also eat sabr in Palestine, I remember my mom and grandma talking about eating it back in the 80's when it was more available.

I did not know that about Madagascar, thank you for telling me. I'm going to write this down in my sketchbook for illustration ideas.

I hope that one day soon, the borders that are so violent to our peoples fall and are replaced with a kindness and community that we dream of. I'm sorry that you have to encounter such division in your life with the border wall, but I hope that we both work together to tear them down :)

[of-the-eventide]

List 5 things that make you happy, then put this in the askbox for the last 10 people who reblogged something from you. learn to know your mutuals and followers. 😊

Lol this actually is such a cute and sweet little ask chain holy moley. I mean 5 things that make me happy? Get out of here I'm gonna cry.

Getting little ask like this actually is something that makes me giggle not gonna lie. Any ask really is always fun to get in my ask box but I always find these ones just cute.

This one is cheesy for real but the smell of fresh baked cookies and bread? Oof isn't that just the most homey of smells, instant nostalgia factor for me right there.

I live right next to a dog park so I get to met puppies all the time and that is an amazing part of my day

Honestly all you guys on here have made me love tumblr again cause wow the ffxiv community on here is just so kind and good I always love coming on here and logging on in game just to interact with yall so kisses to every one of you.

This one is also cheesey but my roommate and sister are both the light of my lives so there is that.

But lol thanks so much for dropping this one in my box I can't wait to spread this one around cause it's so cute.

[imma-lil-teapot]

Hope you're well!

Omgosh, thank you so much for checking in! Really appreciate it!🤗🤗 Yeah, doing a'ight, thanks. And you?? Still just going through some mental... stuff... A 'block', I suppose one could refer to it as. Just been needing a bit of a break from most of the social media platforms. Will work my way back, though. I see you've been posting quite a lot of new stuff! 🤩 Looking forward to seeing it all!

[sarah-lance]

List five things that make you happy, then put this in the ask box of the last ten people who reblogged something from you. Spread the positivity!! 🌼❤

Thank you for this 🤗 and sorry it took me so long to answer.

(also since I did it before it was fun to find new things to list ❤️)

Seeing my mutuals on my dashboard. You always bring a smile on my face 😊

Exploring historical cities. Cobbled streets, small shops, old castles.

Talent and creativity. I love talented people.

Philosophical conversations. I love these!

Kindness.

[fireolin]

ao3 wrapped [writers edition]: 3, 15, 18

Hey Munen, thanks very much for your ask! (Relating to this.)

3. What work are you most proud of (regardless of kudos/hits)?

I've just answered this for the previous anon here.

15. What WIP are you taking into next year with you?

This is a nice, easy question, ahaha. I'll be taking 'The Wishing Hunt' into next year, because despite starting almost two years ago, I'm still not done. It was meant to be a short break before I edited a novel I drafted. But, perhaps because of the format, where I'm responding to the votes I'm putting up at the end of chapters, it's taking longer than I thought.

Luckily I don't mind, because while being unable to predict the outcome of the vote means I can't write ahead, it also keeps things fresh. I've ended up writing the alternatives I wouldn't always have chosen first myself sometimes. Also, setting the votes up means I brainstorm more ideas for future chapters than I usually would, so it's forced me to be more creative. And I'm relaxed about writing it, because the vote stops me pressuring myself to write in an unbroken marathon to the finish.

18. The character that gave you the most trouble writing this year?

Oooh…the Phantom Troupe characters in my fic are the hardest to write, for me: Shizuku, Franklin, Uvogin, and Feitan. One reason they're difficult is because they don't appear much, so there's less chance to get a feel for them as I write. Also I haven't written them before in a published fic. (Although I have written Uvo in an unpublished draft, which was fun.) I've wanted to write Shizuku for ages, even though this probably isn't the context I would ideally write her in. I'd like her to be more central and I'd enjoy showing both her forgetfulness and her sensible decision making.

I'm anticipating them being even harder to write now that the new manga chapters are out (which I'm loving), because this new backstory has bearing on their characters, and I'd like to depict them recognisably, even if I don't succeed in showing them as perfectly as a writer who writes on them regularly might. The new window into their minds might contradict how I've shown them already, and I'll have to be true to the characters as they are so far in my fic. So we'll see. I think it will keep being a challenge when they appear. This is a really interesting question to answer!

Thanks for sending these in! I hope you have a good holiday season however you're spending it this year.

[varilien]

am i blanchin?

girl we blanchin!!

HI HIII happy birthday to everyone's favorite mystery twins!! how did they grow up so fast!!!!

Palestine: Funds | Action | eSims | Info Sudan Resources | Congo Resources

[to00fu]

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[radiation]

[canisalbus]

✦ Freshly ordained ✦

[ginnyw-potter]

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[et-in-arkadia]

this is such incredible advice for creating any kind of art i have to put it over here to remind myself

[chiptrillino-art]

something stranger and more wonderful

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my art for @faux-fires (ao3 Link) fic "something stranger and more wonderful"

beta red by @ranilla-bean (ao3 Link) for this years @zukkabigbang2024 event. its truly a beautiful fic. Keeping you on your toes while reading. making you worry about sokka exposed to the whims of nature and zuko, all alone.

big thank you to reikah and rana for all the handholding during this project! And stoping me form overthinking details.

[bigskycastle]

lady maria

[derpycatsu]

based on this tweet by @fairy527 :3 thought they were all similar in the way things went with their partners so i drew them together

[applestruda]

Getting back in the swing of drawing

[ppeanutz]

this has probably happened in the marvel canon hasn't it.