#and I appreciate every single one of you

[bass-alien]

also I’ve said this before and I’ll happily say it again.. I so very much so appreciate those of you who are always just showing me love, kindness and support 💕

#it doesn’t go unnoticed #and I appreciate every single one of you

[unforth]

Gentle reminder that very little fandom labor is automated, because I think people forget that a lot.

That blog with a tagging system you love? A person curates those tags by hand.

That rec blog with a great organization scheme and pretty graphics? Someone designed and implemented that organization scheme and made those graphics.

That network that posts a cool variety of stuff? People track down all that variety and queue it by hand, and other people made all the individual pieces.

That post with umpteen links to helpful resources, and information about them? Someone gathered those links, researched the sources, wrote up the information about them.

That graphic about fandom statistics? Someone compiled those statistics, analyzed them, organized them, figured out a useful way to convey the information to others, and made the post.

That event that you think looks neat? Someone wrote the rules, created the blogs and Discords, designed the graphics, did their best to promo the event so it'd succeed.

None of this was done automatically. None of it just appears whole out of the internet ether.

I think everyone realizes that fic writing and fanart creation are work, and at least some folks have got it through their heads that gif creation and graphics and moodboards take effort, and meta is usually respected for the effort that goes into it, at least as far as I've seen, but I feel like a lot of people don't really get how much labor goes into curation, too.

If people are creating resources, curating content, organizing the creations of others, gathering information, and doing other fandom activities that aren't necessarily the direct action of creation, they're doing a lot of fandom labor, and it's often largely unrecognized.

Celebrate fan work!

To folks doing this kind of labor: I see you, and I thank you. You are the backbones of our fandoms and I love you.

#unforth rambles #this wasn't really prompted by anything #I'm just sick and tired and distractable #or i should say it wasn't prompted by anything recent or that happened now #like no one has disrespected me #but as i hit the point that it's regularly taking me an hour plus every single day to queue things for the danmei art blogs #i just think of all the times people go WAIT YOU RUN ALL OF THOSE??? BY YOURSELF??? #like i just don't think a lot of people realize how much work it is to really do background fandom labor long term #and i appreciate places like rec blogs and networks and events and just everyone #y'all are awesome #thank you so much

[spookberry]

girl of all time

#Tiara Desrosiers #i probably wont post many actual clips from VD til im done #but!! I'll share this one :) #vampire debutante #please appreciate my efforts toward the footwork during that twirl #you cant tell but i animated every single step and secondary action with the pant ruffles during the rough stage #just cuz #my art #my ocs

[songfell-ut]

Anniversary

Tumblr says I started this thing four years and a day or two ago. I did it purely to bug @lostmypotatoes after I saw a dub of one of her comics, and she was kind enough to tell me about AO3, and then a lot of stuff happened.

I don't know why I'm making this post. I have nothing new to say. I just scrolled through some of my favorite arts and I landed on this one. The next video has been nearly done for over a year now, but I was busy and every attempt to get Sans' poses drawn has failed. Anyone with some time on their hands who's willing to brave a possible curse in exchange for commission $$, hmu

#thank you to everyone some more #I can't name names because I'll forget people and feel horrible #I am already back to work on chapter 32 bc screw the humans they smell #okay this all came off far more negatively than I intended #I love and appreciate every single one of you #especially you

[nebuladreamz]

Birthday time :D

I doodled this on the 18th, figured it’d be nice to save for today.

This past year has been the most wildest year of my life. To everyone I’ve come to known, old and new.

You mean the fucking world to me. Here’s for an even better rest of our year, together.

@f0rtunesfuture @amberluvsbugs @garbagechocolate @darkxsoulzyx @kandidandi @just-a-drawing-bean @cacaocheri @bunmuffin @sleepykas @xitsensunmoon @justaduckarts @skizabaa @starsketchez @fernzwing @smoljeanius @ilsole @tuzesdays @magicclownjuice @ohno-the-sun

(If I haven’t tagged you there is a Very(tm) high chance I am either unsure if you’d want to be tagged or too much of a coward to do it anyways but that does not mean you’d mean less <3)

#nebula art and doodles #i was gonna digitalize this but i thought it’d be funny if it wasnt #thank you to everyone who has come with me on this wild journey #only about 7-8 months since i first joined the dca fandom #since i joined ao3 and tumblr #and ever since then i have made some fucking incredible friends #i am so goddamn thankful to every single one of you fuckers /aff #for every goofy bit #every silly question i get #every ounce of serotonin ive gotten for people enjoying my things #you’ve all made my day just a little bit better for everytime i see someone like the things i create #to all my followers #to all my mutuals #to all my friends #thank you for making my life better #thank you for everything #i know for a lot of my moots i dont interact or talk to you #but do know i see you #and i appreciate you for sticking around #feeling sentimental as fuck thumbs up #anyways the fact that i share a birthday with sonic the fucking hedgehog sure is something #gotta go fast i guess

[diagonal-queen]

it's the last day of the year and, for me, two hours until midnight. i don't have any fun fancy posts for it, or any prepared fics, which is my bad but still. i just wanted to thank everybody who has followed me, liked or reblogged my posts, interacted with me, all of that stuff. i have made lifelong friends this year on tumblr (maybe not, but thats how it feels in my little cracked heart ok T-T). i love all of you. you guys mean the world to me and you've made me happier than ever.

@gettinshiggywithit @pinkiipeachiikeen @jesterph0bic @small-chaos @well-dressed-sewer-rat @kxmikomrade @kokoenjiandco @darling--angst @jackofanon @cloudyyoimiya @qupiikaaa @geo-metric @autistic-ranpo @aroacesigma @socialbatterycharging @jounosparticles @pyro-for-president @rxyyyyy @bsdlvvr @lettuce-on-toast @smol-sorrows @fyodorkitkat @celestial-cupidity @skyflower2405 @railleriee @fyodor-summer-nights @nightv4mps @maskeddivine @runboybeneaththemoon @schoolofdecadence @flower-of-darkness @breadsoup00 @arsonistclown @tachiehara @chuyasthighs0 @detachedlimb @2383-lines-of-code @katsuragimyprince @dandybabbler @otakufimi @lupvium @dazais-crab-addiction @nakaharaswife @gardenlilgnome @queerrocket

i love all of you. from those of you that i talk to every day to those i have never talked to. if you do not feel the same i hope this post has reminded you to unfollow me sshkjhfhsdg but yeah. for those who dont talk but would like to, just shoot me a dm and let's become besties!! (please)

i love all of the rest of you as well. thank you for everything. let's hope 2024 is...at the very least just alright. yknow?

#dia's daydreams #bye 2023 #hello 2024 #obligatory new year post #also love that i developed an astarion addiction RIGHT before the new year #starting off with good taste at least #but yeah #sorry for fucking bothering every single one of you T-T #i just want yall to know i love you ok #i appreciate you so much #THERE'S SO MUCH LOVE IN MY HEART!!! ARGGGHHHHHHH

[mushyooms]

day 7: drip

#my art #fanart #illustration #inktober #inktober2023 #inktober 2023 day 7 #inktober 2023 drip #zelda #the legend of zelda #loz #totk #tears of the kingdom #artists on tumblr #link #we're a week in!!! #thanks a lot for the support so far #i read all the little tags and appreciate every single one of them <3 #im with you my spirit tracks homies

[fancycolours]

3K followers!!! ✨

WOW!!! My blog just hit 3K followers!!! Thank you very much for following me!!! Love y'all!!! You rock!!! 💜💜💜

Here's some friends & mutuals that I adore & am very grateful for:

@baycitystygian @conshirtoe @beatleswings @crpingdeath @imcompletelylost @pumpkaboospice-latte @gingermoonrising @waitingforasong @burn-on-the-flame @wanderinstar @glennsdick @rogersgarden @violet-crowned-nereid @modernmanblues @dreamcastgirl99 @transcendental-woman @loiteringdiligently @bilbao-song @chrysochromulina @nocturnefactory @itbe1964 @axshadows @meadow-dusk @turnleftaticela @david-watts @heybulldogs @rustedskyprisms @miss-lonely-hearts @balljointedfairy @my-mind-candy @verydazedveryconfused @jonnolovesfob @bobisusu @007waffles007 @yesterdaysanswers @southcarolinagoddess @thespiritofvexation @andypartridges @vibesfromepicforest @recuerdosdeunanoche @sapphirepolexia @clockworkfairy @juliebarnes @sidetable-drawer @joanbaezed @princessmo @songbirds-sweet @therockywhorerpictureshow

#sorry if i forgot anybody. doesn't mean i don't love you. #i appreciate every single one of my followers! #follow forever

[beyondourstars]

it occurred to me that I've never drawn KH4 Sora

#took majority of last year off art to do some healing (both physically and mentally) #hence *gestures vaguely* all the older art you've been seeing these days #so technically this is one of my first drawings this year #kinda proud of myself haha #thank you for all the support you've given me here <3 #i know my art's not really super detailed and they're mostly just tiny lil stuff here and there #but i really appreciate every single interaction i've gotten from everyone #♡♡♡ #beyondourstars

[ilonacho]

Did you... did you draw one of Rippen and Larry too? 👉👈

I was going to eventually but thanks to you I did yes ❤

#pzpth #penn zero part time hero #rippen #larry #pzpth rippen #pzpth larry #iloart #anon #THIS WAS SO HARD LOL but i think it went well. i like it <:3 again again finding that balance is hard #especially trying to get the heights right next to each other but also individually lookin ok #also dam rippen ur bobbies #ALSO IM SORRY TO EVERY OTHER ASK I STILL HAVENT ANSWERED I JUST WANTED TO DRAW RIPPEN N LARRY💔💔💔 #i love and appreciate every single one of you and it makes my day im just so tired all the time cries #and then i forgor cries harder

[astraystayyh]

it’s officially been a year since ive posted on this account 🥹🥹🥹🥹 thank you for showing me so much love and kindness in these past months, i am so immensely happy to be able to share my little fics with you here :,))) wahhh it seriously feels like ive been here all my life im feeling emotional ;;;;

&&& to celebrate!!!! im opening drabbles requests for a short time hehe any member ofc and no smut as always!! it can also be a bonus scene of a fic you liked, head cannons too (just not long fics because i wanna answer as much as i can)

i cant guarantee ill do alll requests but ill try my best! ill tell u when requests are closed again and which ones ill be answering!!! lets have funnnn 💕💕💕 thank you for your support my angels <333

#ill get a bit sappy in the tags sorry #but im seriously so happy i have this space where i can share my works #i cant thank you guys enough for reading and leaving feedback and just being so sweet to me #it seriously means the world to me #i appreciate you #every single one of you #a lot happened this year and i am very happy u were all with me through it #to more and more and more skz fics #AND MORE #eeeeeeeee #i love you #please be happy forever #and healthy #and content

[olliebjorkstrand]

hii friends of krakenblr 🩵! i'm sorry i wasn't able to watch our squids' last game, but i do want to thank all of you for a chaotic but really beautiful season 😙

i know this wasn't the outcome we expected, especially after last season. but it still gave us some really cool moments and even more important, fantastic players.

thank you all for being here! to new fans who learned along the way, to those who write, who draw or paint, to those who lb every game and those who silently follow the team 🩵 i hope you all felt the love here and come back next season!

i will be seeing most of you during the playoffs (idk if i will use the correct tags bc they kind of scare me but i'll try to lb as much as possible :D) and to see what the guys are up to + the firebirds in the yoffs, the draft and maybe even some cv guys coming up!!

things might be different in the fall but i am still really grateful for this team and everyone i've met through them. i love you all so so much 🩵💙

#kraken lb #see you next season my loves #it means so much to me the community we've built here and i hope you know i appreciate every single one of you #seattle kraken #love is stored in the deep

[esteemed-excellency]

you can tell when I get home after work because I suddenly reblog ten art posts commening with various degrees of !!! and omg!! and hell yeah!!! in the tags

I'm hoarding all your blorbos

#you guys have no idea how much fun I had on this hellsite this year #it's been years since I had this much fun with fandom interactions this is an appreciation post for every single one of you out there #anyway! time to respond to my asks

[dawnthefluffyduck]

Happy 1st anniversary to Looking Glasses by @ferronickel :) (edit; whoops forgot to remove the space in the tag, sorry i know you've already seen it haha)

#super exciting day :D #every single page in looking glasses is a work of art #if i'm remembering the order of events right #i found about looking glasses bc you visited my blog around the time i first started posting #and i freaked out and was super happy so i checked yours out too #and lo and behold there was a gem of a comic to be found there #thanks for the support you've given me with my art since then :) best wishes for the rest of looking glasses! #also #christ on a stick how the hell do you handle all of those dark fountain swirlies #i always thought they were cool as hell but i have a newfound appreciation for them now that i've tried it myself #this is a bit messy but i didn't wanna overwork it #i'm still learning digital painting so i was guessing my whole way through this haha #was very fun to draw ^-^ #couldnt decide what exactly i wanted to draw for this so i drew ralsei in one of my favorite scenes #ralsei #deltarune #looking glasses #first time I've used the queue feature #got it set for 10:30 when I normally wake up so it better work or I'll gut tumblr and sell its entrails in a flea market #update; it did not in fact work #rip tumblr

[second-second]

Yesterday i read the last (updated) chapter of the guild member next door. And had a terrible time finding out that i couldnt find the novel anywhere - not even to buy!!! - and then i decided to move on. You know like a big adult. Then today i read netkama punch in one sitting and was like "damn... is there a novel?" Only to find myself in the same predicament. Is this a joke from god? For how much longer do i have to read nice cool and interesting things only to find out i will have to wait for more idk 10 years for it to finish???

#i mean i understand and appreciate the time and effort that goes into writing editing translating drawing the manga and the novels #but man my reading list keeps growing #and having to wait every week to read a single chapter of something i love is kind of strainibg my patience #rant #still #i love both of these stories they are funny and netkama punch especially is so unhinged its acctually twice as funny #like man you really cant reason that the guy who doxxed you and went into your house bc you ghosted him is actually the wrong one here??? #netkama punch #the guild member next door

[boinday]

In case you missed the most recent episode of Rose Tide Rising, here’s a little reminder to go check it out!

And if you’re new to the comic, RTR follows the adventures of a princess and a pirate who have each been handed lots by Fate that they wish were different... One is an immovable object and one is an unstoppable force. But maybe their lives colliding will divert them from their prophecies? ;)

It’s got romance, adventure, horror, laughs and gasps and some very sexy monsters :3c and it’s entirely free to read! Just click the bolded caption above ^_^

#its also made entirely by one person: me! #and I appreciate every single read and like and comment #as it lets me know people are enjoying the story! #so thank you so much to everyone who gives it a shot #rtr comic #rose tide rising #webtoon #webtoon canvas #webcomic #my art