#I’m only one person ofc

[telekitnetic-art]

I hope this is okay to ask...but do you think it's okay for non-native and non-indigenous people to do formline art? I've seen some stuff online say that making it is a great way to connect to various native cultures as well as helps you learn and notice the patterns and symbols within formline art, as well as help you appreciate it more, but I'm not sure. It's something I'm super interested in and love how it looks, but I don't want to be hurtful.

This is just my opinion but if you want to and you’re non-indigenous, I think it’s ok to give it a try!! As long as you don’t sell it/promote or claim it as actual Indigenous art, I think you’re good! It’s always good to have a teacher of course (my dad won’t ever not bring up how mad his mother was when he first started his journey making formline art without a formline teacher and she lectured him about how he was making it thoughtlessly before bringing out a bunch of his dad’s templates/sketchbooks). Like you said, formline art has patterns and rules and symbols that you don’t pick up on just from looking at or referencing someone’s else’s art.

Of course keep in mind that formline art and knowledge can be passed through family teaching their own family, so some families and teachers might prefer or prioritize their time to their family members, and some formline artists may prioritize young Indigenous artists over non-Indigenous artists as it’s their culture and birthright. But I think as long as you’re respectful and try and consult with Indigenous elders/formline artists and don’t do a whole “Spiritual Insight Online Etsy shop with mass produced dream catchers and random “”Native American”” art prints” shtick, I think you’ll be fine!

#I’m only one person ofc #the rules and how tradition/styles/teachings get passed down varies from nation to nation #so of course it can vary depending on the nation of the artist you’re learning from #if any other PNW indigenous artists wanna chime in then go ahead!! #formline art #indigenous art #ask box

[shima-draws]

I love looking at my tags and noticing I’m the only one on the entire site that uses them lmao

#MOSTLY for ships #Bc some of the stuff I ship are the RAREST of rare pairs in the entire world #Or just very very specific to me #(i.e. Hikochama) #But yeah apparently I’m the only one who’s used the Lawlusan tag so far. DEADASS????? #I CAN’T be the only one who’s thought of Law/Luffy/Sanji before #Maybe they’re called smth else idk. #Anyway there’s also the ship names that I’ve coined that nobody else cares about but me :) #At least Trustedpartner caught on and people like it enough to use the tag once in a blue moon #But Timegearshipping?? Am I the ONLY person who adores Hero/Partner/Grovyle??? #And there’s Sunnylemon ofc but that was entirely me. Rarepair AND kind of a crack ship let’s GO. #Shima speaks #I’m sure there’s more but those were the first that came to mind lol

[janiedean]

two episodes of nervous crying your brains out for longer than one hour in the span of three days were not in my bingo card for 2024 when I graduated ten years ago and I would like to frankly get the fuck over myself

#personal for ts #one day i’ll be able to put into words #the absolutely hateful feeling of thinking you got over your shit #and then finding out that NOT ONLY you aren’t #but KNOWING you’re falling back into shitty coping mechanisms you STILL let it happen #honestly my self loathing is off the roof because fifteen years ago i didn’t know i was shitty coping #now i KNOW i am and guess what here i am doing the whole isolating myself and forgetting to reply to ppl song and dance #christ i thought i was okay with handling that kinda shit guess not #and yeah ofc i need to fix it for myself but this time is so much worse i’m just #my kingdom for waking up one morning and feeling some level of mental clarity #and for some goddamned financial stability #and for the force of will to keep the house tidy enough that i dont feel sad just looking at the state of the living room #guys also honestly sorry if i forgot to reply to your ask or pm or anything i’ll get to it at some point #i swear i’m not ignoring people on purpose i’m just completely overwhelmed sigh

[chamerionwrites]

In terms of pure euphony I think Rogue One/Andor originated two of the best space names in the GFFA. “Cassian Andor” and “Luthen Rael” both just roll off the tongue so SO nicely

#the only other contender is ofc leia organa #tho i’m also quite fond of jyn erso chirrut imwe padmé naberrie and cinta kaz #and i think han lando saw bodhi and wedge’s names all pack a lot of vibes/personality #(skeen for that matter is such a rat bastard name lmao. and i really want to know what sorta greek mythology they were smoking #with space iphigenia i mean leida.) #i *was* actually lowkey surprised luthen’s name went with that character. it’s so idk. soft and lissome and musical. #which. love the character but it’s not exactly his vibe lmao #anyway to be a writer (word enjoyer?) is to have strong opinions on the literal and metaphorical harmoniousness of made up names ig #star wars #andor #rogue one #my posts #oh god i forgot the cartoons. ahsoka tano hera syndulla and garazeb orrelios are all bangers too.

[sweenstar-reblogs]

It went over people’s heads yesterday b/c there’s so much happening but the UK’s anti-boycott bill was not stopped at its Third Reading on the 10th. So now, it need only pass through the House of Lords for the government to hold public bodies ‘accountable’ to it.

Here is a petition to put your name down showing you disagree - evidence of how large protest will be when the Lords accept it. With large enough numbers, it might deter them, but I’m not hopeful. I have more specific action in mind going forward.

(This is a bit more north Irish centric but worth mentioning)

Unless they ever get their shit together, I have abandoned support of Sinn Féin. I strongly encourage other nationalists to do the same. I don’t know how good their work is in the south, but in the north, they’re equal to the DUP to me now. Might as well be the same party, different colours at this point.

Of the recent bills passed through UK parliament regarding occupied Palestine (and now, possibly, the right to abstain from business with human rights abusers of any flag as peaceful protest), Sinn Féin has continued to stick to its symbolic protest, its abstentionism, in spite of increasingly dire circumstances.

Why continue to give them seats at Westminster if they won’t be used even in times of crisis, in times where the politics of UK will determine that of the world?

Idealised inaction does not work in a non-ideal world. Remaining quite literally neutral on genocide over an Irish-centric hypothetical, while tangible harm comes to our fellow victims of occupation, makes you complicit in their murder. Sinn Féin are complicit in their murder.

Our Palestinian cousins deserve better. Our friends all across SWANA, as they now face a repeat of 2000s racism campaigns by western media outlets and politicians, need better.

Besides protesting directly (though kinda pointless because Stormont is still unoccupied and not all of us have ways to Westminister), I think it’s clear SDLP should be voted in where possible as MPs at the next election.

They have been present, and voted against, every recent bill regarding the lack of restraints on Israel. And while they are too neutral on nationalism for me personally, Alliance has consistently seen its deputy leader vote in Westminster against most of its worst bills. I’m grateful for his work.

We have to do more. Boycotting Starbucks and McDonalds and HP and all that isn’t enough. All those occupied and unfree shall never be at peace. There is no point in a united Ireland built by those complicit in violent imperialism. Should that happen, we will have become that of which some lost their lives protesting. It’s only right we take power off of people who won’t prioritise the victims of imperialism when the situation demands it.

#wow this got long #I’m a cartoonist and an animator and all that other stuff I am on here . but I’m a person first #politics r not the only way forward ofc . but I imagine listing ways to do that might put a target on my back #and given where I live specifically . let’s not #irish politics #northern ireland #uk politics #Irish nationalism #free Palestine #Yemen #Irish #Ireland #no one is free until we are all free

[emotinalsupportturtle]

the main reason I will always be obsessed with David Tennant is that fundamentally, we share the same mental illness

#I’m constantly in awe of him #and obv he's immensely talented and attractive and a great person #but that man is clearly insane #i mean he sits and writes 10k essays on the homoerotic subtext of shakespeare #he can't sit still for like 2 seconds #or sit normally on a chair #he thinks using real skulls for hamlet is cool (it is) #he says things like “i'd rather hide under a table than go out” and “i wear hoodies so people don't talk to me (they assume I'm a murderer) #he faked an assistant to get out of attending events #is obsessive about his geeky shows #is somewhat an adrenaline junkie. said about doing theatre; #“it was horrible and it was actually killing me. but once it was over i ofc thought to myself 'oh i think i might have to do that again” #in interviews he keeps going off in tangents and looses the complete point of the question #i mean i just watched one where he was asked about his first day on set on doctor who #and he somehow ended up on passionately speaking how we are all fucked if donald trump is elected (this was before he was president) #and nearly started an anti-trump campaign (king) #has the chronic inability to make sartorial choices that would result in anything but the gayest outfits #has imposter syndrome #ofc i can only aspire to be fractionally as cool as him #but all this actually deeply relatable #this is probably why tumblr likes him so much #david tenannt

[lucysweatslove]

I don’t know what I expected today, but I most definitely did not expect to be told, in Russian, that I deserve to die by strangulation bc I’m not “fulfilling my destiny” by choosing not to have kids.

#context this was on a YouTube comment directed at me out of idk how many similar comments #apparently being born with a uterus means your entire life’s purpose is to have children #was also called selfish for being child-free #the irony here is how much I love kids #I love my role as auntie and supporting those kids #I literally LOVED working with kids the most in all my time in health care #though I haven’t chosen a speciality I know I want to go into a specialty that allows me to work with kids at least some of the time #I may very well do rural FM and end up delivering a fair few babies #but nah since I’m not birthing them out of my own vagina I’m literally useless #was likely just an internet troll but they may also really believe what they’re saying #oh they also told me that my marriage / any partnership is pointless without kids #seems like they think the only differences bw married and just friends is money and sex #and ofc sex without reproduction is let fulfilling your destiny omfg #fun fact y’all a marriage type relationship can just be about support and connection that you want with only that one person! #ugh people suck

[schwhoopsie]

pet peeve: people who are like “shows like six and beetlejuice are ruining broadway!!” like just say you can’t handle change

#you can ofc dislike shows that are more modern #but people who say modern musicals are ruining broadway give me the ick #industries and what their audiences want are constantly changing over time #and it just so happens that rn what those people want isn’t the same as what the general audience wants #personally most the shows i like lean more modern #but i’m not out here saying ‘modern shows are better simply bc they’re modern’ you know?? #also i only mentioned six and beetlejuice bc those are the ones i see getting the most hate from classic broadway fans #i have seen both and they’re the most fun shows i have ever been to imo #musicals #broadway #broadway musicals #six broadway #six the musical #beetlejuice #beetlejuice the musical

[jorvikzelda]

me to one of my friends: yeah i told my two main professors atm about my migraines because it felt important that they knew, and they were both really understanding and apparently both had migraines in the past!

her: wow yea thats so nice!

me: yea :)

her: so nice to know it can get better!

me, before processing: yea it really is nice that theyre so understanding and willing to accommodate me!

me, now having processed: wait what

#i am So in the moment that i dont even really consider things like. long term #which i think is a fair outlook right now. but my friend does also have a really good point #however. it is also So painfully obviously the perspective of someone whos never faced chronic illness #very kind and I like her very much. But also #Person who goes 😟😟😟😟😟😟 when youre casually like yeah ive been tired for five years and have a headache 24/7 #She was like. I have a headache when I’m doing REALLY BADLY and even then it’s just like a little bit #And I was like. ??????? That’s the normal?? #And then ofc i remember my life before i got migraines and its like. Yeah #I’m a weird one I got those late onset migraines #didnt have them before high school really #Which checks out because theyre REALLY energy related and thats when i started sleeping too little and doing too much #and then theyve only gotten progressively worse! #anyway. i shoud Eep #z talks

[neixins]

the sword and shield part of the prophecy is soooo vague that i’ll rotate every possible theory inside my silly little head and then go “or it could be smth else”. absolute net zero conclusions reached but i had fun.

#like. i think hak being the sword is one of if not the most popular theories and i can see it bc well. look at the guy #but it’s the specifics of the wording that give me pause #‘WHEN the four dragons are gathered the sword and shield which will protect the king SHALL AWAKEN’ #when hak’s been there from the beginning + there’s also ik-su’s warning that hak will die if yona doesn’t find the dragons #which. there’s definitely ways to interpret him still being the sword (or shield!! that’d also be a neat twist) even with that in mind #but ngl i’m also a sucker for the idea that he’s just. there bc he loves yona. no connection to the prophecy whatsoever. #like both options make sense to me and i can see either one happening #anyway my personal favorite theory rn is that riri is the either the sword or the shield #not saying it’s the most probable option. just the most fun to meeee <3 #and ngl it only occurred to me during the latest chapter bc she’s clearly gonna play some kind of role #so it’s not like i have like a mountain of compelling evidence but i do have more than just. a feeling #like she has the sociopolitical standing and the ability (or at least pluckiness) to fill either role right? #and she was introduced and grew as a character only after all four dragons were gathered #which fits with some of the only things we know about the sword and the shield #do u see what i’m getting at?? am i making any sense at all?? #it could also ofc be a literal sword and shield which. tbh i think is the most likely but also less fun to speculate about #anyway i also think tae-jun will have a bigger role to play. either as a part of the prophecy or not #but also how might zeno’s recent actions impact the prophecy……. much to think about as always #but that’s enough theorizing for one day! time to grab my iced coffee from the fridge and work on my silly little fic <3 #akayona

[fenixburned]

sometimes I just think about how Nico grew from a scared 10 year old who ran away from the corpses they accidentally summoned in their anger to arguably one of the most powerful demigods who controls the shadows & raises the dead in battle if necessary & I’m just- 🥹🥹

#tbd #I just love him so so much you don’t understand 😭😭 #listening to the playlist & having feels but at least it’s distracting dudndjdjdksk #OK BUT ALSO: so much of his strength comes from necessity? #like they ran away & they literally didn’t have anyone else so ofc they had to learn to defend themself & use every advantage #also we don’t talk about the mental drain that comes with talking to the dead that much that’s an entirely different post :))) #just seeing how comfortable they’ve become in who they are has me in tears tbh 🥹 #also I swear I don’t want to ignore anyone who messaged me #but I only really have the energy to talk to one person (my partner) rn I’m so sorry 😭

[swordmaid]

in my hc the noble houses of menzoberranzan operate similarly to the houses in ice and fire where they’re constantly feuding with each other but instead of trying to take the throne/control of the whole realm they’re all fighting for lolth’s favour instead. and because they can’t outright declare war on each other (forgot the reason for why they can’t exactly do that but iirc lolth doesn’t like it?? she loves the drama I guess) and if they rise too quickly lolth casts them down so they have to be cunning about it. not to mention if they stay too long in power and do nothing about it that also displeases the spider queen so the nobility’s game of intrigue is constantly moving and working both for self gain and for self preservation.

shri’iia also plays the game but more of a pawn than a player. she’s not born from any noble house (she’s actually a commoner). the only reason why she has any foot in the game is that she’s taken in by the matriarch of faen tlabbar - one of the houses who fervently worships lolth to the point of zealotry - when they’ve heard word that she—a commoner—have managed to succeed lolth’s trials and gained her blessing. lolth blessings are rare to come and making someone a paladin is even more rare so for a zealot house, that’s a a sign they can’t pass up. so, the house matriarch takes her in and keeps in a tower where she’s supposed to pray and train to lolth day and night. the paladin oath that shri’iia swears is both for lolth and her matriarch; she swears to punish the enemies of her mistresses and forever keep her loyalty to them. her matriarch’s word is an extension to lolth’s will, so to disobey her will be disobeying lolth herself.

and ofc shri’iia being born poor with everything to give and nothing to lose, who thought that there is more to her life than a merchant’s daughter, to be known by the goddess she worship and noticed by one of the most influential houses in the city, swears herself to that oath. she never regretted that choice not even when she’s kept in that tower in complete isolation with her matriarch being the only person she could interact with.

#shri’iia’s backstory to me is like og fairy tale of rapunzel but instead of the witch raising her to be a daughter #the witch raised her to be a very well trained guard dog instead #see I’m just thinking; in a setting where subterfuge is key and the truth is what people is made to believe instead of the actual #factual truth .. the fact that you have a person that no one knows about and is unquestioningly loyal to you that is like your biggest #asset. since she can do everything for you and leave without a trace and no one can link it back to you nor accuse you of being the one #responsible. like in ice and fire she’d be the equivalent of varys’ little birds but she’s only one person lol #anyway does shri’iia develop a toxic codependent relationship with her matriarch? ofc she does #shes trapped in that tower for 100+ years and that’s the only person #not to mention constant isolation can fuck up your mind so ofc she gets obsessed with her. and her matriarch KEEPS her obsessed esp in a #city where you’re not supposed to trust anyone .. her matriarch says that shri’iia is the only person she trusts so ofc she’ll feel special #and this is also why she feels so out of place and paranoid in act 1 events where she gets kidnapped and dropped off on the surface #bc not only that’s her first time being in the surface she also hasn’t gone outside nor interacted with anyone in a long time #and her choice of being compliant and following instead of asserting her own dominance and being a general menace as expected for lolth’s #followers is a survival tactic since she literally doesn’t know what to do or how to go home #and that’s the first choice she had made for herself in so fucking long and that’s what also leads her to her oath breaking #= which is being free from lolth’s dogma and her mistress essentially #anyway I have more thoughts abt this but I’m like … it makes sense.. TO ME ..!

[tunaricebowl]

i’m gonna say something possibly controversial but i don’t like spiderdads as a romantic ship. it’s cute platonically, i love seeing art of them being grumpy + sunshine besties. but them being a romantic ship just feels. forced. i personally really dislike ships that are just there because they’re the same sex and breathing next to each other. like maybe if peter didn’t have a whole ass family, maybe i wouldn’t mind spiderdads so much. but i really don’t like the homewrecking aspect of it

and don’t come at me with the mj+peter+miguel polycule. i rarely if ever see you guys include mj.

idk. maybe it’s a me problem, but it’s just kinda something that bothers me. i ship a lot of gay shit but i don’t like ships that are there just because they’re gay (also applies to franmaya a bit but it doesn’t bother me that much,,,, sorry franmaya shippers)

#unlike the minor shipping post i made a while ago i’m fine w people shipping this by i just dont like it personally #like live and let live ofc like ship what you want #this is just my opinion and i kinda wanted to voice it because i really feel like i’m the only one who feels like this #i just. want ships to have a solid foundation yk. like franmaya is cute but they barely interact #tuna stuff #not gonna tag fandoms bc i dont wanna get hate over this lmao

[sherbetyy]

to that one kid/person we knew who always sexualized everything and everyone, please shut up forever

#THIS DUDE IK.. i don’t see him a lot but he sometimes comes to youth group . i try to avoid him at all costs bc he’s annoying as hell #”ERM☝️THAT LOOKS SUSPICIOUS!!🤣” NO IT FUCKING DOES NOT TWIT!!!!! #you just crazy ok? #please get help immediately #i’m very socially awkward and have autism but i’m somehow better at interacting with people then him #i known him since i was like 10 AND HE HASN’T CHANGED ONE BIT. HE’S INSANE. #anyway ofc his name is aiden every aiden causes some kinda trouble 😭 /hj #ok byby thanks for being probably the only person to read tags #☎️

[dykeredhood]

The absolute stranglehold that scifi pilots have on me

#Jaina Solo… Wedge Antilles… Poe Dameron… ofc the OG Luke Skywalker #Kara Starbuck Thrace & Lee Apollo Adama #Cliff Secord the Rocketeer #also Ace Rimmer once I get to that part in RD I’m sure #I’m sure I’ll remember more #it’s darkly amusing bc everyone I’ve been involved with whose been part of the USAF has been godawful to me #godawful insofar as he legit said to me #‘it was only that one time when you were drunk that I tried to take advantage of you’ #anyway. when can i run away to space and be a pilot there #personal #rant in tags

[musclesandhammering]

Spn season 4 au where most stuff is the same, but Cas is in her 1901 female vessel the whole time, and she realises from the beginning that Sam and Dean think she’s a demon so she just rolls with that and pretends to be one for like the whole season. Also, she hates Dean right off the bat and is only associating with him begrudgingly (he prob makes some gross sexual comment to her on first meeting and that’s what did it idk).

#so basically she just tells them she’s a boss demon as strong as Lilith and if they do what she says to help her kill Lil #then she’ll rip up Dean’s soul contract #and that’s the premise they’re all going on #but ofc cas is secretly testing him and trying to get them to stop seals from breaking and everything they just don’t know about any of that #and then in the last 3 or 4 eps of the season it’s revealed that angels exist and that she is one and that she’s been playing them or whatev #and then things progress from there #I want her to be a girl to emphasise the nonbinary angel thing but also bc I love Misha as a person #but he gets annoying sometimes and I’m tired of his face #I just want the hot actress from the 1901 thing PLS #and she still ends up with Meg in later seasons and it’s a hot sapphic relationship GOD #also I should point out the misogyny isn’t the ONLY reasons she hates dean #she just sees how he treats people and how he hates anything that isn’t human and how he’s selfish as hell and probably a republican #and so she already doesn’t like him before she meets him #she begged her superiors to put someone else on the righteous man job but they said no so what ya gonna do #I need a fic #castiel deserved better #Cas meta #castiel #spn meta #spn 4x01 #supernatural #lazarus rising #fem castiel #anti dean winchester #anti destiel