I realized that after finding this thing that allowed me to express myself - acting - and being encouraged by a few people that I could do it, I had kind of grabbed onto it and dug in my claws in a way that was maybe a bit unhealthy. I allowed myself to get into a headspace where I lived or died by what I achieved in this particular field.
Unfortunately, as Iโve mentioned, Iโve had little to no time to write between school & work & everything, and recently Iโve been getting sick (likely because of stress) and!! Iโm worried Iโm going to burn out if I keep this up :<
So! Iโm going to be taking a break until at least January, and maybe even a tad longer after that. I might stick around to answer some asks here & there, but I donโt think Iโm going to be as active as usual
As for the commission queue, the order of the wait list is going to stay the same, and if, throughout my break, you become interested in a commission, you can still message me and Iโll add you to the wait list ^^
I think thatโs all I wanted to say for nowโthank you all so so much for always being so supportive & interactive โค๏ธโค๏ธ I appreciate all of the asks, tags, reblogs & messages so much, it always keeps me going ^^
I hope everyone has a fun, safe & happy Halloween & holiday seasonโand Iโll see you in the new year!! โจโค๏ธโค๏ธโจ
sorry for the random selfie/video drop! I just reallyyy loved how wavy my hair was in this pic! (Had just gotten out of the beach lol I was in Honduras at a bar/restaurant! On my cruise!)
Allow me, if you will, a moment to go absolutely rabid over your blog and everything that goes on here. Iโve always loved history but the USA hardly likes teaching anything that isnโt American History. Iโve forgotten how much I love WORLD history, specifically the rise and fall of empires.
Iโve been smothering myself in your posts and I love it ALL. JC, Pompey, Crassus, Sulla, Octavian, Antony, Cassius, and Brutus. Wow what a mood. You donโt miss on your references or your modern AUโs and Iโm over here like- Iโm trying to buy whatever web comic you put out, book you write, etc.
Also, if youโd be so kind to list some material with like themes to start breaking into these topics. Preferably materials in English or translated materials.
HELL YEAH LET'S GO
if you really want to start on the ground floor for breaking into something, I'd recommend my personal favorite approach which is picking the figure that's most interesting to you, reading through plutarch's biography on them (free! online! in english!) and then putting their name through a jstor search and reading whatever sounds fun.
other than that, the primary theme I've been wandering around in lately, so these are the materials I've been really enjoyed related to that:
The Deaths of the Republic: Imagery of the Body Politic in Ciceronian Rome, Brian Walters
The Game of Death in Ancient Rome: Arena Sport and Political Suicide, Paul Plass
Ideology in Cold Blood: A Reading of Lucan's Civil War, Shadi Bartsch
Statius and Virgil: The Thebaid and the Reinterpretation of the Aeneid, Randall T. Ganiban
Rome, Blood & Power, Gareth C Sampson
I also have a comparatives tag where I play connect the dots with texts that made my brain go brrr
hi itโs me, the anon who asked if fanart was allowed (i was nervous to use my actual account ๐ฟ๐ฟ) but uh after a bunch of artblock I drew Matt with the watercolor brush pens i got for my birthday!!
"Wow!! Did you choose to make art about me? Oh, that's certainly flattering. This masterpiece has really captured my charisma, I must say!"
"This will surely be shown on the fridge where the others will see it! It deserves to be there!!!"
"There! Fantastic! >:)"
((i just wanted to say OUGH i love it!!! its very picasso, very cute! :D sorry if its like rlly blurry oof. but it deserves to go to the fridge >:OOOO
hotter than hell finale is coming people !!!!!!!!! ๐ฅณ๐ฅณ๐ฅณ
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YES TF IT IS!!!! I was just gonna make an announcement hehe I just have to add finishing touches to the post and itโs going up Sunday night (est) ๐ฅบ๐
so obviously iโve been quarantining in my room bc the rest of my family tested negative but iโve also been trying to keep the cat out too bc iโm pretty sure they can carry germs and i donโt want everyone else getting sick? but heโs been sooo stressed out and constantly waiting at my door and always acts so relieved once he sees okay, iโm okay, and i went outside to sit in the sun a little bit and he followed me to sit on my chest and act menacing toward anything else that came near us... my baby....