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dino-boyo-agere · 1 year

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AgeRe YouTube Channel list

Haii!!

I decided to write down my favorite age-regression YouTube channels, as well as some I just really like to watch when I'm tiny!

Some of those channels are sparse in their uploading schedule, diverted their theme away from regression or have stopped uploading all together. Nonetheless, even in those cases, their old videos on/ about AgeRe are still a great watch and I highly recommend checking them out!

!! of course it's all SFW content aswell !!

So, without further ado, here is my list..

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Age regression channels:

• ri's space (formerly known as Rileys littlespace)

• Smolbinkie

• AspenSprout

• Babie dani

• Little Moo Moo (i love them so much + their a POC) ╰→ ! they are DDLG aligned, but still make SFW content !

• Vexedbabie

• Princess smol bean

• Natalie's age regression

• milkwebs

• Little kitty space

• Xlittle.plantx

• Small safe space

• cottagebabydol

• Little Disreactions (AgeRe themed/ coded ASMR)

• Blond boy (i think this one's actually ABDL tho?)

• LittleBabysLittleSpace (this one's also ABDL)

Crafting channels:

• NerdEcrafter (always fun when smol)

• North of the Border (great for spookie tiny ones)

• Bobby Duke Arts

• Studson Studio

• Nick Zametti

• Ten Hundred

• I did a thing

• Jazza (also especially kiddo friendly)

• Evan and Katelyn

• Kasey Golden

• Moriah Elizabeth

• Super Rae dizzle

• Maquaroon

• Dollightfull

• HeXtian

• Tyler Tube

Toy and slime review channels:

• ashens (idk why lil me luvs to watch this, u might too)

• Great Big Toy Box

• Next Jen (Main of GBTB)

• Sandaisy

• It's kristiii

Learning channels:

• Mrs. Rachel (recommended by @zack-agere)

• William Osman

• TheBackyardScientist

• Be Smart (recommended by @zack-agere)

• Crash Course Kids

• Free School

• Peekaboo Kidz

• It's AumSum Time

• Clever Kids

• BRIGHT SIDE Series

• Toy Time Town

• SciShow Kids

• BE AMAZED

• KLT (learning with songs, for smol & big kids)

• Danny Go! (rlly like dis one, even has a vid on ASL!!)

• Kids TV123 (learning with songs, for extra tiny ones)

Dino channels:

• The Dinosaur Channel

• Dinosaurs

• Ben G Thomas

Space Channels:

• Future Space

• PBS Space Time

• History of the Universe

• melodysheep (has some really great vids on space!)

Arcade channels:

• Push Time Wins

• Kawaii arcade master

TV/ Movie talk Channels:

Pugly

Dylan Is In Trouble

Alex Hefner's TV and Movie Vault

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That's all the channels I can think of thus far, I'm more than happy to add your suggestions aswell though! I would actually really appreciate some more recommendations on channels, especially if u have any SFW agere boy channels, aswell as channels that are highly focused on dinosaurs or space!

Thank you for reading!

I hope this helps some of y'all to find some more people to connect to in our amazing community!!

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projectforawesome · 1 year

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Project for Awesome 2023 Perk Fulfillment

Welcome to the 2023 Perk Fulfillment post!

This post will continuously be updated as perks are fulfilled, so you can keep track of whether or not you should have received yours. You can bookmark this page and refer back to it to check on the status of your perks.

Digital perks will be emailed as they come in throughout the year, so please make sure [email protected] is marked as a safe sender on your email.

Even if you bought a digital download bundle perk individually (i.e. you didn’t buy the whole bundle) you should still receive it at the date listed. If it’s not listed, it hasn’t been sent out yet!

Please keep in mind that there are still supply chain issues and shipping disruptions that are impacting shipping times. Note that you will receive an email from DFTBA when your physical perk ships.

If you have any questions you can email us at [email protected]

Please note: If a perk is not on this list, it has not been sent out yet. Thank you!

Digital Download Bundle Perks

Bonus Perks - 3/1/23

Pneumatology of Hogwarts Pneumatology podcast - 3/1/23

Orchestral version of Tessa Violet's "Yes Mom" - 3/1/23

Nerdfighter Knit Socks Patterns - 3/1/23

Digital Nerdfighter Art Bundle - 3/13/23

2 Chapters of A Thing John's Working On ("The Trauma Plot") - 3/15/23

E.T. Movie Commentary w/Joe & Craig - 5/25/23

Hank's TikTok Drafts - 6/2/23

Dadcast - 6/9/23

John's TikTok Drafts - 6/14/23

The Clowncast - 6/15/23

Dear Katherine and Sarah - 7/5/23

Nerdfighter Knitted Book Cover Pattern - 7/17/23

John & Rosianna podcast - 8/23/23

"16 Weeks to Glory" song and lyric sheet by the Gregory Brothers - 9/1/23

Like Letters podcast - 9/19/23

Exclusive Dear Hank & John - 12/11/23

SciShow Tangents Butt Fact Zine (Digital) - 1/16/24

Exclusive Digital Perks

Crabulo.us (monthly subscription) - first email sent 2/27/23

Digital Media Workshop with Danielle Bainbridge - 3/25/23

Mentalist Private Zoom Show - 3/10/23

IG follow from Vitus Spehar - 3/27/23

TikTok follow from Vitus Spehar - 3/27/23

Dear Hank and John Personal Message - 3/21/23

Trivia Night with Hank #1 - 4/6/23

Personalized Video from Grace Helbig & Mamrie Hart - 4/12/23

Club Crochet Memberships - 4/18/23

Get Animated into Crash Course - 4/16/23 - 1/16/24

Zoom AMA with Vitus Spehar - 4/24/23

Suggest a topic for Under The Desk news - 4/24/23 (episodes will be rolling out through July)

Name in the P4A Recap Video - 4/25/23

Zoom call with Aaron Caroll - 5/9/23

Trivia with John & Stan #1 - 5/24/23

Animated Into Crash Course - 3/21/23

P4A Recap Video - 4/25/23

Trivia with John & Stan #2 - 6/5/23

Personalized Soundscape from Flula Borg - 6/9/23

Trivia with John & Stan #3 - 6/13/23

Personalized D&D Character Sheets (first half) - 7/5/23

Personalized Book Recommendations with John - July 10-21, 2023

Hank's TikTok Thanks - 10/10/23

John's TikTok Thanks - 10/16/23

Trivia Night with Hank #2 - 11/2/23

Personalized D&D Character Sheets (second half) - 11/14/23

Crabulo.us - 1/25/24

Physical Perks

P4A 2023 Calendars - sent 3/17/23

Eons 2023 Calendar - sent 3/16/23

Journey to the Microcosmos 2023 calendar - sent 3/16/23

SciShow 2023 Calendar - sent 3/16/23

SciShow Space 2023 Calendar - sent 3/16/23

Awesome Socks Club Bundle (s/m & m/l) - sent 4/4/23

Mystery P4A Perks - sent 4/5/23

Signed Drawfee Poster - sent 4/10/23

Penny Passports - sent 4/10/23

Taylor Behnke's Bat Art - sent 4/10/23

Hanklerfish Temporary Tattoos - sent 4/11/23

Color Canvas Board Hanklerfish - sent 4/11/23

Black Paper Hanklerfish - sent 4/12/23

Hank's Confetti - sent 4/12/23

Katherine's Little Art - sent 4/12/23

Character We Mail to You (Destin's Stream) - sent 4/27/23

Hank Green Books (foreign editions) - sent 5/2/23

A Book from John's Library - sent 5/2/23

P4A Quilt - sent 5/2/23

GMM Floor is Lava Tumbler - sent 5/2/23

GMM Nightlight - sent 5/2/23

GMM Poetry Magnets - sent 5/2/23

GMM Mythical Backpack - sent 5/2/23

GMM We're Still Good Game - sent 5/2/23

Club Crochet Beginner's Dinosaur Kit - sent 5/2/23

Bad Astronomer Bundle -sent 5/2/23

Tyler Thrasher pinned insects - sent 5/2/23

Vintage NASA Sticker - sent 5/2/23

Vintage NASA pin - sent 5/2/23

Vintage NASA Postcard - sent 5/2/23

Sydney Green's Acrylic Artwork - sent 5/2/23

Club Crochet Tiny T-Rex - sent 5/2/23

Club Crochet Hankceratops - sent 5/2/23

Club Crochet Set of 2 Meeps - sent 5/2/23

Club Crochet Red Goblin - sent 5/2/23

Club Crochet Green Goblin - sent 5/2/23

2023 T-shirt - sent 5/5/23

Picture Books from John's Library (w/bookplate) - sent 5/5/23

Orin's Country Population Poster - sent 5/9/23

Mini Hanklerfish - sent 5/16/23

2023 P4A Iron-on patch - sent 5/18/23

Dino going to the moon - sent 5/24/23

Dino going to Mars - sent 5/24/23

Character or Dino going to the moon - sent 5/24/23

Dino going to JWST - sent 5/24/23

2023 Enamel Pin - sent 5/25/23

John's Agloe, NY Maps - sent 5/26/23

Tyler Thrasher Glowing Bouquet - sent 5/26/23

P4A 2023 Blanket - sent 5/26/2023

2023 Commemorative Coin - sent 5/31/2023

202 P4A Logo Beanie - sent 6/1/2023

Sarah's "Doubles" Prints - sent 6/7/2023

Sydney Green's Watercolor Art - sent 6/19/2023

Hanklerfish Framed Art - sent 6/27/2023

Lemon Man - sent 7/10/2023

Signed John Green Foreign Edition Book - sent 8/10/2023

Alice's Cat Drawings - sent 8/10/2023

P4A Keychain - sent 08/31/2023

DFTBA Wall Hanging - sent 08/31/2023

We're Hummus Because We're Hummus Coaster - sent 09/21/2023

2023 Pressed Pennies - sent 9/27/2023

Signed Random John Green Book - sent 10/23/2023

Eons Painted Wooden Dinos - sent 10/23/2023

Eons Sculptures - sent 10/23/2023

Bananagrams from John's collection - sent 10/23/2023

Annotated The Anthropocene Reviewed in German - sent 10/30/2023

Eons Signed Scale Bar - sent 10/30/2023

Inky the Possum Paintings - sent 11/17/2023

John's Vision Board - sent 12/28/2023

Original Butt Facts Zine - sent 1/04/2024

P4A Logo Sticker Set - sent 1/30/2024

Self Care Bunny Prints - sent 1/30/2024

Drawfee Print- Lemon Lips - sent 1/30/2024

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Little Monster Postcards - sent 2/8/2024

Animal Wonders Paper Plate Painting - sent 2/8/2024

2023 Quarter Zip - sent 2/21/2024

Self Care Bunny Stickers - sent 2/28/2024

2023 Sticky Notes - sent 3/15/2024

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Please note: If a perk is not on this list, it has not been sent out yet. Thank you!

#p4a2023

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useoftoysforchildsdevelop · 5 months

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Empowering Home-Based Learning: A Comprehensive Guide to Educational Resources for Kids

Empowering home-based learning can be an enriching experience for both parents and children. With the abundance of educational resources available online, you can create a comprehensive and engaging learning environment for your kids.

Here's a guide to help you navigate the vast sea of educational tools and materials:

1. Online Learning Platforms:

a. Khan Academy: Offers free online courses, lessons, and practice in various subjects.

b. Coursera for Kids: Provides courses from top universities on a wide range of topics suitable for children.

c. edX for Kids: Offers high-quality courses from universities and institutions around the world.

2. Interactive Learning Websites:

a. ABCmouse: A comprehensive early learning academy for children aged 2-8.

b. PBS Kids: Provides educational games and videos based on popular PBS shows.

c. Starfall: Focuses on reading, mathematics, and phonics for young learners.

3. Educational Apps:

a. Duolingo: A fun language learning app suitable for various age groups.

b. ScratchJr: Introduces young children (ages 5-7) to programming concepts through coding.

c. Epic!: A digital library with a vast collection of e-books for children.

4. STEM Resources:

a. NASA Kids' Club: Offers games, activities, and information about space exploration.

b. Mystery Science: Provides open-and-go lessons for elementary school children.

c. National Geographic Kids: Educational resources on science, geography, and more.

5. Virtual Museums and Tours:

a. Google Arts & Culture: Allows virtual exploration of museums and cultural landmarks.

b. Smithsonian Learning Lab: Offers access to millions of digital resources from the Smithsonian's collections.

6. Educational YouTube Channels:

a. SciShow Kids: Makes science accessible and fun for young learners.

b. National Geographic Kids: Features videos about animals, science, and geography.

c. TED-Ed: Provides lessons worth sharing on a variety of subjects.

7. Educational Games:

a. Prodigy Math Game: Makes learning math engaging through a game-based platform.

b. BrainPOP: Offers educational games on various subjects.

c. Funbrain: Provides interactive games focused on math and reading skills.

8. Coding Resources:

a. Code.org: Features free coding lessons and activities for kids.

b. Tynker: Introduces coding through interactive games and projects.

c. Scratch: A visual programming language that makes coding accessible to children.

9. Printable Worksheets and Activities:

a. Education.com: Offers a wide range of printable worksheets for different subjects and grade levels.

b. Super Teacher Worksheets: Provides resources for math, reading, writing, and more.

c. Teachers Pay Teachers: A platform where educators share and sell their educational resources.

10. Library Resources:

a. Libby/OverDrive: Allows access to a wide range of e-books and audiobooks from local libraries.

b. Storyline Online: Features videos of actors reading children's books aloud.

11. Parent-Teacher Collaboration:

a. Seesaw: Enables communication and collaboration between parents and teachers.

b. ClassDojo: Connects teachers, students, and families to share updates and communicate.

12. Adaptive Learning Platforms:

a. IXL: Offers personalized learning in math, language arts, science, and social studies.

b. DreamBox: Focuses on math education with adaptive learning technology.

13. Mindfulness and Well-being:

a. Headspace for Kids: Introduces mindfulness and meditation practices for children.

b. GoNoodle: Provides movement and mindfulness videos to promote physical activity and well-being.

14. Educational Podcasts:

a. Brains On!: A science podcast for kids and curious adults.

b. But Why: A Podcast for Curious Kids: Addresses questions submitted by young listeners.

15. Parental Controls and Safety:

a. Common Sense Media: Offers reviews and recommendations for age-appropriate content.

b. Kid-friendly Browsers: Consider using kid-safe browsers like KidzSearch or Kidoz.

Tips for Effective Home-Based Learning:

1. Create a Schedule: Establish a daily routine to provide structure.

2. Encourage Exploration: Let your child explore topics of interest.

3. Balanced Screen Time: Monitor and balance screen time with offline activities.

4. Engage in Activities Together: Participate in learning activities to make it more enjoyable.

5. Foster a Love for Learning: Celebrate achievements and foster a positive attitude toward learning.

Remember, the key is to adapt these resources to your child's learning style and interests. Each child is unique, so feel free to experiment and tailor your approach to what works best for your family.

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tinyhousepanther · 8 months

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Todays I-am-very-high-and-have-recently-rejoined-tumblr-because-I’ve-realized-I-need-more-social-interaction-but-tumblr-is-all-I’ve-got-the-energy-for thought is

… drum roll….

the most personal, soul exposing thing I think I could ever do, would be to let some one go through my ao3 bookmarks, even the private ones…. Like the amount of #asexual ♠️ 🐉🌌who kinda likes monsterfucking vibes but is also a depressed millennial who was into Harry Potter and anime and tumblr of yore. Yeesh, how cringe and vulnerable that would be.

Because I like to write when very high and used to write poetry as a moody teen. A good old internet rant into the void. This will get long and old school text formatting like the book House of Leaves is a thing I really love so weird punctuation and spacing ahead.

Also the recursive footnotes in the bartimaeus series

Also, also recently returned to tumblr… lured like a siren into this hell scape of super niche fandoms…. I blame @strange-aeons for making me nostalgic for this place.

On that note. I am actually editing this but mostly because my brain wanted to add things as I read this over for typos because cringe.

Nostalgia leads to reminiscing. I think it was @blackkatmagic who said in a note, that like some niche pairing of fandom like a ship no one asked for but one person dreamed of and a handful of other people liked, is like being in a little boat with them.

(And I had to go find that post so here it is)

And I really like that idea and I like writing stream of consciousness rants when high and also graphs, like data visualization, because I’m an engineer. So a nerd for Venn diagrams that are cool. Like can I make a web diagram bubble graph combo with bubble size for intensity of interest and lines to show how one community spawned an interest in another community? Maybe throw in a color scale for vibes? Like who are the landmarks I use to remember my internet past. Is this what mark zuckerburg is aiming to make for all of us? Can someone build this digital map of my psyche?

Let’s start listing citations to make this glorious journal paper of a post. Giving @strange-aeons or @danielhowell vibes but also @somemorenews and also @scishow and @fishingboatprocceeds energy.

This is like just feeling the need to give a good old trying to describe a very specific mood rant that live journal used to be for.….

Those vibes somehow. Also of course I listen to a lot of podcasts. Like @tanispodcast or @welcometonightvaletranscripts

Who is in this very niche intersection? How narrow of an audience am I?

Or ,

am I yearning for early days Facebook where you just liked a bunch of shitty pages that were just topics. Like quizilla was a window of my internet childhood/preteen (that’s a lie Neopets was first…….)

Which reminds me to also include @dilfosaur and @drawfee. Why do I love the sonic butthole saga so? Is Todd from Mario made manifest into the universe like a tulpa? Am I getting to last podcast on the left now? Do we need to get a net for me??? 🗑️ trap me under a wastebasket like a cat?

God I feel like I’m trying to write a phd thesis on my personality as described via citations of tumblr blogs and other early internet social media. Can I put footnotes in a tumblr post? No. Does my probably autistic ass want them so I can make a hyper detailed thing fully describes a hyper focus moment? Yes. Can I make a whole power point of just internet citations? Yes. Do I have the energy? No.

Should

Be narrating this? I wish, would be interesting if someone I’m citing replies or interacts with this.

Not to brag, but hey I actually did write a phd thesis and some one said it was good enough to give me a fancy piece of paper. I am doctor. Why am I still sad then? Oh, that’s mental illness right. Another citation for a mood elyse meyers

Is this stream of consciousness prose that I am writing while very high and curled in a blanket on my couch while having been overcome by emotion from a fanfic I was reading about a super random cross over of two media from my childhood? Then yes this is me. I am a garbage gremlin of a person who is shockingly successful in life despite my very fun depression and health issues who has way too many parasocial relationships in proportion to real world actual humans I see and interact with on a daily basis.

Is it not the human experience to try and communicate who we are to the world? The innate desire to be seen and known?

Or is that way to high brow for me just wanting to list a bunch of things I like so when I’m having a bad day I can come to this post and just be like…. Oh yeah I did like that one thing.

Like that one video by Drew/Danny/Kurtis that somehow always makes me laugh. Like that friend I had who I could also make laugh by playing the look at this graph vine? 📊. Yes like that. So this my reminder that hey stuff is good and joyful and cringe sometimes, so on the bad days go look at this stuff. I feel @danielhowell has thoughts on this.

That’s it. I should go to sleep. It’s midnight and I have work tomorrow and my cat is glaring at me because we are not snuggling yet.

P.S.

Tumblr really is just MySpace but somehow worse? Yet it’s what we have.

And really the porn had never left. What were they thinking they could do/are doing about it? Like hello tumblrlive makes this app so nsfw to scroll at work when I’ve got time to kill. But also sometimes I want to look at art someone has posted and I’ve got a notification.

#cat #rant #ramble #stream of consciousness #feeling parasocial #elder millennial #or eldritch?#it is spooky season #I saw a tree with red leaves today #spoopy #has arrived #space ace #dead on main

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the-wandering-mage · 1 year

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I just came across a post that reminded me of the existence of a type of fish with a see through head and tube shaped eyes that point up and can rotate in it's head. I googled the name is Macropinna. I think scishow did a video about them a while back anyways, this weird fish gave me a humans are weird idea.

What if there were aliens whose eyes were in a clear dome inside their heads like those fish? Like what do you mean you have to open your visual sensory organs to the outside to use them!? Why would you open such a delicate and important organ to the outside? It be horrifying that all we have to protect our eyes is thin layer of skin and muscle that we have to move out of the way to even use and tears.

It be like seeing some one with their heart out of their ribcage. They'd be so horrified and constantly worried about us being blinded. All the time. Probably set up charities for poor visually impaired humans, for just two units a day you can help provide protective eye gear for underprivileged humans. They'd constantly be annoyed and worried about their human shipmates who won't consistently ware protective eye gear even in dangerous environments.

Not to mention the drama of eyeglasses and contact lenses and how they aren't protective enough. Then finding out the reason Dave doesn't ware something to protect his sensory organs all the time like Jane, his some what more sensible shipmate, is because he has perfect vision and Jane can't actually see five feet Infront of her without lenses. Cue Jane being treated like some victim of a tragic accident rather than just poor genetics. Just some potential there if anyone wants to take this concept and run. Although that last bit might mean talking to space HR about ableism. Humans just be out here working with what they got no matter if it's a missing limb, missing a vital sense, or something nobody can see we just keep swimming.

#humans are weird #humans are crazy

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road2nf · 11 months

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thanks to you that I realized that being a nerd was not only okay - it’s pretty much the greatest thing ever.

For me, Nerdfighteria has been a place that has provided a space for fun, learning, and intelligent discussions, often simultaneously.

Even though I don’t often contribute with ideas, I’ve found that the questioning nature of Nerdfighter groups has lead me to question what I believe in, or to at least examine the other point of view. John and Hank have taught me to be passionate about the things that I do, and if you have a lot of passions, don’t be afraid to do a lot of things. Live a madness life of things you love.

- Lauren

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It was my teacher who introduced me to Nerdfighteria. She showed a Crash Course video in class, the one on Egypt. I thought the guy spoke a bit fast, but hey, that was a lot higher quality than most educational videos out there.

So two weeks later when I needed some biology help, it just so happened that there was a Biology course, in fact, it happened to be the only other one on there at the time.

Then I discovered SciShow, then Vlogbrothers, and I enjoyed it so much that I decided to go and watch all the Vlogbrothers videos. Then after I finished that, I found out you guys had a tumblr, and I decided to make one as well.

It is thanks to you, John and Hank, that I got into fandom, which has allowed me to meet and get close to some of my greatest and closest friends, as well as experience things that I never knew existed, like conventions and meet-ups.

It’s also thanks to you that I realized that being a nerd was not only okay - it’s pretty much the greatest thing ever. I have learned so much from you both, both educational learning and learning how to be a better person.

I honestly can’t imagine where my life would be now without your influences.

Thank you, Hank and John.

- Jordyn (accio-jellybabies.tumblr)

#nfstories #nerdfighters #vlogbrothers #dftba #awesome #belief #questioning #ideas #teachers #Crash Course #friends #friendship #learning

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the-forbidden-fruit-project · 11 months

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Open Access Resources

To kick off the project, here is a master list of open source archives, organizations, and other educational projects. I will frequently add to this over time and will gladly accept suggestions for more. These aren't in any organized order, they're just added as I think of them or are informed of more.

Disclaimer: I can't guarantee that everything in this master list will be totally accessible to everybody due to a disability, and I apologize if there is anything that isn't. If you notice an accessibility issue, or any other issues with what's on this list, tell me and I will add a disclaimer under it or fix it if it's an issue from me.

Everything on here is free, though.

Project Gutenberg (www.gutenberg.com)

Project Gutenberg is a completely volunteer-run online library founded by Michael Stern Hart in 1971. He was the inventor of e Books and believed in making books as easily accessible and distributable as possible. The website has over 70,000 public domain digital books and they add more very often. There are options to read their books on the website browser, through multiple downloadable file types, in plain text, without pictures, and some even have human or machine narrated reading options. There are many books on the website that are not in English or have non-English translations. You never need an account or are required to share any of your personal information with them to access anything on the website.

Open Library (www.openlibrary.org)

Open Library is another digital archive of online eBooks available for free. It is part of the broader Internet Archive. They share a similar goal of uploading every book published for easy and free access. Some of their books are public domain and others aren't. The ones that aren't you need to borrow from the site, either for one day or 14 hours depending on if the book is fully borrow-able or not. All the books they have also have audio versions, and their open access books are downloadable in either PDF or e Pub form. You need an account to borrow books from them, but not to read their open access books.

Crash Course (www.thecrashcourse.com)

Crash Course is a YouTube channel founded by Hank Green and John Green in 2012, initially created through the YouTube Original Channel Initiative and has since branched out into it's own company funded by community donations on Patreon. As stated on their website, "[The people at Crash Course] believe that high-quality educational videos should be available to everyone for free." They make fast-paced, easily understandable and processable educational videos on a broad range of topics ranging from science to humanities. They have over 45 published courses to date which include topics above a high school or primary school level. As far as I'm aware, all of their videos have closed captions and you don't need to have the ability to see the videos to understand any of their courses. They also have videos in Spanish and some directed towards children.

SciShow (www.scishow.com)

SciShow [pronounced Sigh Show], like Crash Course, was also founded by Hank Green in 2012 as part of the YouTube Original Channel Initiative. It's very similar to Crash Course, but they cover scientific topics exclusively. They have three separate YouTube channels currently alongside the original Sci Show channel: Sci Show Space, Sci Show Psych, and Sci Show Kids. Each respectively focuses on astronomy, psychology, and kid's content. The first two aren't currently making videos anymore, but they still have all their videos up on those channels. Most of their content is centered around more obscure topics that many people don't understand, have misconceptions about, or haven't heard of. Like Crash Course, I believe their videos all have captions and don't require the video footage to be seen in order to understand, but I would need somebody to verify that for me to say for sure. Unlike Crash Course I believe their videos are often shorter and more condensed because they don't normally cover broader topics.

Unfuck Your Habitat (www.unfuckyourhabitat.com)

Unfuck Your Habitat is an open source website full of information about cleaning and tips for doing so. The website has a strong focus on making cleaning easier for people that are mentally ill, physically or mentally disabled, or have a lot of trouble cleaning for personal or environmental reasons.

Their way of approaching things is very blunt and simple, and they use language that isn't complicated or confusing. It could potentially come off as not being serious, which some may like and some may not. They curse a lot so if you don't like cursing you might have a problem with it.

It's full of text based articles and as far as I'm aware there isn't any option for audio. Unfortunately I'm not very familiar with how screen readers work yet so I can't say for sure if it's possible to use one on their website. They also have two books written by Rachel Hoffman with similar names:

Unfuck Your Habitat: You're Better Than Your Mess

Cleaning Sucks: An Unfuck Your Habitat Guided Journal for Less Mess, Less Stress, and a Home You Don’t Hate

You need to pay for those, though, and I don't know if they have audio book versions or if you can read them with a screen reader.

#education #science #history #books #ebooks #audio books #stem #cleaning #project gutenberg #open library #crash course #sci show #unfuck your habitat

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100 Things That Made My Year 2022

Austin Kleon’s 100 Things That Made My Year lists, which inspired this one.

That it finally felt like an actual year and not like I’ve been sitting, unmoving, in the same chair like it had for the past two years. Starting to feel more like myself again.

Starting a new job, this time in small publishing at Hub City Press, on a small but mighty team. Can’t believe I applied for the job about 15 minutes before the application window closed…a good reminder to not procrastinate and just do the thing.

Learning more about small presses and independent publishers. (If you so happen to need a decentralize publishing t-shirt…)

Bookshop cat, Zora, and illustrating postcards and even a tote with her on it

Keeping in touch with my bookseller friends from Avid Bookshop…

Including a visit from my bookseller friend Elizabeth in October and having what felt like a sixth grade sleepover weekend (eating snacks in a cemetery, wandering around on foot, hanging out in the kitchen, watching cartoons, talking good nonsense) and hunting the giant skeletons of Spartanburg.

And taking the Amtrak to Atlanta (the stations in Spartanburg and Atlanta reminded me a lot of the one in Poughkeepsie with the wooden benches; I love a fall train ride)

to go to another bookseller friend’s wedding! It was exclusively fun and games with a magical forest ceremony. I also got to eat the best rectangular potatoes I’ve maybe ever eaten.

My new apartment. Very grateful for my parents’ help with the entire terrible moving process and the delirious roadtrip to get here. Also for the lamps they bought me for Christmas. (Also my entire life and livelihood, just basic things.) Getting out of Florida!! Filling up my space with art and books and snacks. Sitting with the backdoor open and reading when the weather is nice. Having a dishwasher, a laundry room in the basement, and windows that actually face the sun.

Space & calmness

Living next to the library and being able to walk to work. Libraries and living across the street from one.

Biking around town, especially down the rail trail.

The y’all giraffe. The yellow ginkgo leaves. The clouds reflected in the distorted mirrors on top of the fire station. Corporate Denny’s park. The creepy little art park and its riddles. The best-stocked little free library that tells you how far the actual library is. The trains in every direction.

My surprise, last-minute New York trip earlier this year, where I got to see old friends in person again. Visiting familiar places; new and old bookshops (Yu & Me Books! Terrace Books! Codex! McNally Jackson!); bagels; Mitsuwa in Fort Lee; snow in late March; walking and wandering.

Tofu Takes Time coming out in April and the incredible virtual launch party at Avid Bookshop!

WOODEN OVERCOATS!!!!!!!!! Becoming completely obsessed (making fanart, joining a discord server levels…) with this charmingly dark British comedy about rival funeral homes. Listening to the last season as it came out and streaming the liveshows.

Subsequently diving into the wacky, imaginative world of audio drama. Some highlights: Wolf 359. The Axe & Crown. Life with Leo(h). (Please send more recommendations.)

Other podcasts: Books Unbound. Dear Hank and John. SciShow Tangents. The annual episode of Home Cooking. Houseguest interviews.

North Carolina Thanksgiving with family and dogs in pajamas

Going wedding dress shopping with my sister :-O

Dori dog, always

Launching a new online art shop (and finally being free of Etsy!) Paper JAM Studios with friends

Tabling at the local art pop-up at Pharmacy Coffee and meeting creative people

TV: Better Things. Ted Lasso. Dickinson, season 3. Only Murders in the Building, season 2. Never Have I Ever, season 3. The Owl House. Abbott Elementary. Anything Goes on PBS. Rewatching Bee and Puppycat. A little bit of Doctor Who because of this interview with David K. Barnes, head writer of Wooden Overcoats.

Going to the movies with my parents to see Everything Everywhere All at Once, The Bob’s Burgers Movie, and Downton Abbey: A New Era.

Keeping up my Duolingo streak (day 962 as I type this)...still gamifying French, but also starting Mandarin again because I always disappoint desperate Chinese tourists in transportation hubs.

Cooking. Notably pan-fried scallion steamed buns, accordion potatoes, and shrimp toast

Soup! Finally finding this recipe and figuring out how to make this zucchini soup that my host family made a bunch in France. Trader Joe’s corn poblano chowder. Various potato soups.

Receiving potato gifts this year: a potato cookbooklet, potato-shaped soap (a gift from a previous year, but I’m finally using it), and a straight up bag of red potatoes

Giving my dad and sister personalized book subscriptions for Christmas where I send them each a book based on their tastes every other month. My dad is a voracious, eclectic, and picky reader and my sister’s tastes are pretty different than mine, so it’s going to be an interesting challenge!

Speaking of books…I got more into poetry this year: The Hurting Kind by Ada Limón, When I Grow Up I Want to be a List of Further Possibilities by Chen Chen, and Cleave by Tiana Nobile became instant favorites. Watched the livestream of Ada Limón’s U.S. Poet Laureate inauguration and enjoyed hearing her read her work aloud.

Enjoyed a lot of graphic novels/memoirs: Landings by Arwen Donahue. Ducks by Kate Beaton. Scout is Not a Band Kid by Jade Armstrong. Mamo by Sas Milledge. Cyclopedia Exotica by Aminder Dhaliwal.

Stayed true to my kid lit sensibilities. Favorite picture books: Mina by Matthew Forsythe. If You Were a City by Kyo Maclear and illustrated by Francesca Sanna. Mac Barnett’s and Jon Klassen’s hilarious, genius retelling of The Three Billy Goats Gruff.

Favorite Middle Grade: Hither & Nigh by Ellen Potter.

Favorite YA: The Lesbiana’s Guide to Catholic School by Sonora Reyes. The Astonishing Color of After by Emily X.R. Pan.

And fairytales. Happily by Sabrina Orah Mark contains the most creative fairytale analysis mixed with memoir writing about these stories deep in our bones. Another upcoming release that I read early: Kelly Link’s latest collection of short stories, White Cat, Black Dog. My favorite stories in the collection are “The White Cat’s Divorce”, “The Lady and the Fox”, and “Skinder’s Veil.” Did you also know she runs a bookshop with her husband, Gavin J. Grant, Book Moon, where you can join the Moonlight Club? She also occasionally co-edits the zine Lady Churchill’s Rosebud Wristlet at Small Beer Press. If there’s a magic potion for it, I’d like to be Kelly Link when I grow up.

Reading the Moomin comics during the summer and learning more about Tove Jansson’s life

Rereading the Olivia Kidney books

Enchanted Lion Books and their latest imprint-in-progress, Unruly

My epic pre-move flip flop tan and my closet consisting of 3 gray shirts (a button down, a sweater, and a sweatshirt–good for all occasions when I had to change out of my daily uniform of gym shorts and tie dyed t-shirts)

Going through old stuff in my room while packing to move out. My neon orange PayDay wallet with the following inside: my Des Plaines Public Library card, a pool pass, a ticket to visit the Colosseum, 3 Disney World key cards, a National Jr. Honor Society membership card, a name meaning prayer card, a Blockbuster receipt, a Borders gift card, a Books-A-Million discount card, two $2 bills, and my old Food Bazaar card from Queens. Drawings from elementary school, mostly of girls, princesses, horses, and Golden Retrievers. A friendship checkbook. My tiny retainer from fifth grade. Non-roll crayons.

Flipping through journal entries from the same date, years ago

Listening to more music this year

Lady Lamb!! Her lyrics are like poetry--visceral and crammed full of haunting imagery. Her song structures are also unconventional, going from melancholic to upbeat and back again. Favorites: Crane Your Neck, Regarding Ascending the Staircase, Hair to the Ferris Wheel, Vena Cava, Billions of Eyes, Even in the Tremor, The Nothing Part II, Milkduds, We’ve Got a Good Thing Going On, Rooftop, Dear Arkansas Daughter.

Ezra Furman, particularly: Restless Year (for first half of the year) and Watch You Go By (second half)

Also these songs

Looking at the sky

My New York plant Alex is miraculously still alive!

Slow mornings with no technology. Breakfast with coffee and crossword puzzles.

Karlotta Freir’s illustrations were SO. GOOD. this year, and she was also so generous in providing art resources, advice, and community.

Making collages

Of art that I made this year, these are my favorites: Skunk. Bat. Daydreamer

Animal Adventures Week

Making more comics, like this journal comic, this script-based one, and this lyric-based one.

Banana Pocky sticks

Eating strawberries all summer long after having been a lifelong strawberry hater

Strawberry banana smoothies

Practicing ukulele again

Zoom Ballet

This ABT and Nationale Opera & Ballet gargouillade showdown cracked me up.

Getting an Edible Arrangement with chocolate dipped pineapple flowers for my birthday

Kelli Anderson’s kinetic paper sculptures

Substacks, blogs, and newsletters: Robin Sloan. Rebecca Green (Her Patreon is an incredible illustration resource, especially if you’re working on picture books). Magali Franov. Slow Motion Multitasking by Julia Pott. Slowpoke by Carson Ellis (especially the Butter & Egg Parade post and the Egg Sisters series). Comfort Soup by Dasha Tolstikova.

Playing phone puzzle games: Tile Snap. Boo! Water Sort.

Revisiting The Enchanted Bookshop comic for Inktober/Spooptober and making a Goodnight Moon parody

Doing JaNoWriMo (NaNoWriMo, but in January, when it’s less hectic) with my writing group at the beginning of the year and writing the beginnings to a lot of fun, weird short stories (2022 was about starting things or muddling through the middle, and I hope 2023 will be about finishing them).

Also writing a few abecedarian microstories

Reading picture books over video calls to writing group

Creative projects, especially ones in collaboration with friends

Starting new art and writing projects

Thinking about bookshop astrology (more on this later)

Remembering more of my dreams

YouTube: TwoSetViolin, This Savannah Brown video, Jessica Richburg yoga. Leena Norms, Honeybunch of Onion Tops, Simone Giertz, Furry Little Peach, Rosianna Halse Rojas, Marion Honey, Megan Wang, AnswerinProgress, ItsRadishTime, Leigh Ellexson, Frannerd, Ariel Bissett’s DIY home renovation

This short film

Walking around Falls Park with Sarah and Kevin in Greenville

Cutting my own hair a bunch of times and then letting it grow really long again

Art Patreon: Frannerd, Rebecca Green, Jamie Green

Daily 11am coffee break walk

Finishing a sketchbook and starting a new one. Getting new art supplies like caran d’ache crayons and colorful inks.

Painting with an underlayer of ink, and then using gouache and colored pencil

Lost my aunt this year (she was an ex-nun and still really sharp even at 90 years old), but she got to see my finished picture book, and I’m grateful that I had a nice phone call with her in the spring.

Making jiaozi with my parents for Lunar New Year and with Dad and Sarah on Christmas Eve

Tumblr continuing to be tumblr and Daily Dracula (in theory, not in practice cause I can’t read my emails that consistently, but what a great concept) and the endless stream of art, animation, poems, and weird bits of information

Continuing to avoid covid *knock on wood*

Keeping in touch with faraway friendships thanks to phone calls, letters, texts, and FaceTime

Voice notes with Kandace and Natalie

Hearing updates from friends and seeing them make big moves (Getting book deals! Getting promotions! Getting engaged! Getting married! Having kids! Buying houses! Quitting their jobs! Moving! Reevaluating what they want! Realizing there’s no one right way to live your life!)

Monthly video calls with my publishing mentor/friend who doesn’t work in publishing anymore

Spicy hot chocolate and peppermint Christmas lattes.

My dad texting videos and pictures from around Edward Gorey’s house/museum to me while he was on a business trip to Cape Cod

Running around the office as a sheet ghost

Being around people who say funny things and writing down quotes again

Going on a quest to find the kudzu-eating goats

Crispy tofu from Monsoon

Jalapeño Cheetos popcorn

Being out of high school for 10 years now and thinking about what I’ve done and made and where I lived and how I’ve changed and grown in that decade

Getting a surprise care package from Avid with intriguing ARCs and a bookmarked essay in an issue of the New Yorker about Margaret Wise Brown

Enjoying (mild) seasons again

Feeling a lot better now than when I started the year

#2022 #year in review #100 things that made my year #100 things #recommendations

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