#just a drop sir

[inkskinned]

the thing about art is that it was always supposed to be about us, about the human-ness of us, the impossible and beautiful reality that we (for centuries) have stood still, transfixed by music. that we can close our eyes and cry about the same book passage; the events of which aren't real and never happened. theatre in shakespeare's time was as real as it is now; we all laugh at the same cue (pursued by bear), separated hundreds of years apart.

three years ago my housemates were jamming outdoors, just messing around with their instruments, mostly just making noise. our neighbors - shy, cautious, a little sheepish - sat down and started playing. i don't really know how it happened; i was somehow in charge of dancing, barefoot and laughing - but i looked up, and our yard was full of people. kids stacked on the shoulders of parents. old couples holding hands. someone had brought sidewalk chalk; our front walk became a riot of color. someone ran in with a flute and played the most astounding solo i've ever heard in my life, upright and wiggling, skipping as she did so. she only paused because the violin player was kicking his heels up and she was laughing too hard to continue.

two weeks ago my friend and i met in the basement of her apartment complex so she could work out a piece of choreography. we have a language barrier - i'm not as good at ASL as i'd like to be (i'm still learning!) so we communicate mostly through the notes app and this strange secret language of dancers - we have the same movement vocabulary. the two of us cracking jokes at each other, giggling. there were kids in the basement too, who had been playing soccer until we took up the far corner of the room. one by one they made their slow way over like feral cats - they laid down, belly-flat against the floor, just watching. my friend and i were not in tutus - we were in slouchy shirts and leggings and socks. nothing fancy. but when i asked the kids would you like to dance too? they were immediately on their feet and spinning. i love when people dance with abandon, the wild and leggy fervor of childhood. i think it is gorgeous.

their adults showed up eventually, and a few of them said hey, let's not bother the nice ladies. but they weren't bothering us, they were just having fun - so. a few of the adults started dancing awkwardly along, and then most of the adults. someone brought down a better sound system. someone opened a watermelon and started handing out slices. it was 8 PM on a tuesday and nothing about that day was particularly special; we might as well party.

one time i hosted a free "paint along party" and about 20 adults worked quietly while i taught them how to paint nessie. one time i taught community dance classes and so many people showed up we had to move the whole thing outside. we used chairs and coatracks to balance. one time i showed up to a random band playing in a random location, and the whole thing got packed so quickly we had to open every door and window in the place.

i don't think i can tell you how much people want to be making art and engaging with art. they want to, desperately. so many people would be stunning artists, but they are lied to and told from a very young age that art only matters if it is planned, purposeful, beautiful. that if you have an idea, you need to be able to express it perfectly. this is not true. you don't get only 1 chance to communicate. you can spend a lifetime trying to display exactly 1 thing you can never quite language. you can just express the "!!??!!!"-ing-ness of being alive; that is something none of us really have a full grasp on creating. and even when we can't make what we want - god, it feels fucking good to try. and even just enjoying other artists - art inherently rewards the act of participating.

i wasn't raised wealthy. whenever i make a post about art, someone inevitably says something along the lines of well some of us aren't that lucky. i am not lucky; i am dedicated. i have a chronic condition, my hands are constantly in pain. i am not neurotypical, nor was i raised safe. i worked 5-7 jobs while some of these memories happened. i chose art because it mattered to me more than anything on this fucking planet - i would work 80 hours a week just so i could afford to write in 3 of them.

and i am still telling you - if you are called to make art, you are called to the part of you that is human. you do not have to be good at it. you do not have to have enormous amounts of privilege. you can just... give yourself permission. you can just say i'm going to make something now and then - go out and make it. raquel it won't be good though that is okay, i don't make good things every time either. besides. who decides what good even is?

you weren't called to make something because you wanted it to be good, you were called to make something because it is a basic instinct. you were taught to judge its worth and over-value perfection. you are doing something impossible. a god's ability: from nothing springs creation.

a few months ago i found a piece of sidewalk chalk and started drawing. within an hour i had somehow collected a small classroom of young children. their adults often brought their own chalk. i looked up and about fifteen families had joined me from around the block. we drew scrangly unicorns and messed up flowers and one girl asked me to draw charizard. i am not good at drawing. i basically drew an orb with wings. you would have thought i drew her the mona lisa. she dragged her mother over and pointed and said look! look what she drew for me and, in the moment, i admit i flinched (sorry, i don't -). but the mother just grinned at me. he's beautiful. and then she sat down and started drawing.

someone took a picture of it. it was in the local newspaper. the summary underneath said joyful and spontaneous artwork from local artists springs up in public gallery. in the picture, a little girl covered in chalk dust has her head thrown back, delighted. laughing.

#writeblr #warm up #this is longer than i wanted i really considered removing that part about myself and what i went thru #but i think it really fucking bothers me that EVERY time i talk about being an artist #ppl assume i just like. had the skill and ability to drop everything and pay for grad school. #like sir i grew up poor. my house wasn't a safe space. i gave up a FREE RIDE TO LAW SCHOOL. for THIS. bc i chose it. #was it fucking hard? was i choosing the hard thing?? yes. #but we need to stop seeing artists as lazy layabouts that can ''afford'' to just ''sit around and create'' #when MANY - if not MOST - of us are NOT like that. we have to work our fucking ASSES off. hard work. long and hard work #part of valuing artists is recognizing the amount we sacrifice to make our art. bc it doesn't just #like HAPPEN to us. also btw it rarely has anything to do with true talent. #speaking as someone with a chronic condition i hate when ppl are like u have it easy. like actively as i'm writing this my hands r #ACTIVELY hurting me. i haven't been posting bc my left hand was curled in a claw for the last week #this isn't fucking luck. after a certain point it's not even TALENT. it's dedication & sacrifice. #''u get to flounce around and do nothing with ur life'' is a narrative that is a direct result of capitalism #imagine if we said that about literally any other profession. #''oh so u give up 10 yrs of ur life to be a doctor? u sacrifice having a social life and u get SUPER in debt? #u need to work countless hours and it will often be thankless? well i wish i was that lucky'' #we should be applying that logic to landlords ONLY #''oh ur mom and dad gave u the money to buy a house? and all u did was paint it white and rent it? huh.''

[sysig]

Two skeletons in a trench lab coat (Patreon)

Bonus:

He’s very careful! Everything was fine before you interrupted!

#Doodles #Handplates #UT #FJdlsafjdsf Handplates fuzzes my brain #I cannot tell you how weird it feels to draw Gaster with the Lost Soul head after all this time away haha #It drops me back into the person I was when I first read Handplates - for better or for worse. It's a very strange feeling #Even drawing Sans and Papyrus again sends me back! Not as strongly but certain little details stand out #Sans' eyes especially... Very strange feeling #Anyhow! Since Fellplates sent me back down the rabbit hole and I've gotten back into rereading lightly - still not a full commitment! #Maybe soon tho 👀 I feel like I always say that haha #But in the meantime thinking of the pre-Plates Handplates time period <3 Since that's the one I'm still most familiar with haha #I love when they're still growing and learning ♪ Scaffolded baby talk! Twin language! Love 'em ♥ #And fearless* mischievous little troublemakers hehe #They're so cute <3 I love the little ways they interact as young'uns - like when Papyrus will just lift Sans by his arms lol #I'd been thinking about and then had to go read the one of Sans as a the blanket/coat tickle monster and then - this ✨ #''Excuse me sir I'd like One Ticket to the R Rated movie I am an adult Monster'' lol #Probably another one of those moments where Gaster is just *nervously sweats in Dad* lol - stop being so cute! #Also there's no particular meaning to when I use WingDings for his text :P Just convenience and if I remember to lol #Comics where he talks a lot are not convenient XP I have enough trouble editing on this paper ugh I will Not miss it when it's done #Even attempted this comic in as few pencil strokes/erasing as possible and it was still a pain to work with! >:0 Rude #Doubly so that I've had a Handplates comic idea for past like - year lol - and /this/ was the first one I finished pfftbl #To be fair to the other I do want to at least attempt making it a look-alike hehe ♪ You know how it is with Ideas™ #I can't be too mad about it haha ♫ It did turn out quite cute after all :3

[sir-dahlia]

sorry this one took a bit haha, trying to figure out a cool design for Alice (i liked her with weird hooves and legs)

@the-iron-general

#murder drones #murder drones alice #alice murder drones #md alice #sir dahlia's art #edit: it kind of looks like she's just dropping him on the ground LMAOOO

[sunbudc]

WRONG SECRET WRONG SECRET

[ID: A monochrome black-and-white three-panel comic depicting Sir Crocodile and Emporio Ivankov from Shōnen Jump series One Piece by Eiichirō Oda.

Sir Crocodile holds a cigar and looks offscreen to the left, presumably at Emporio Ivankov, with an annoyed expression. Then, he says, "What, is it not enough you know not only I had a kid with Dragon, but that brat happens to be Luffy?"

A close-up of Emporio Ivankov. They are nervous with wide saucer-like eyes, pursed lips, and visibly sweating. They say, "...".

A similar close-up of Ivankov, now with an additional text on the bottom right saying "didn't know" while an arrow is drawn to them. Their mouth is open as if to speak, but they only say, ".....". End ID.]

#this is very stupid i am aware #just a little treat before i retreat into exam hell for another two or three weeks wish me luck #love it when someone says they know THE secret but it turns out it was relatively trival compared to the bombshell said secret holder drops #wip whatevers #one piece #one piece fanart #sir crocodile #emporio ivankov #revolutionary army #my art #doodle

[chaoticace2005]

Nobody:

Absolutely nobody:

Me:

#new meme format just dropped #hazbin hotel #hazbin hotel memes #angel dust #angel dust hazbin hotel #sir pentious #memes

[siracethegreat]

grrrrr Know the enemy and know yourself sketch page grrrrr these are my sillies

#angel Grian on scar's shoulder is scolding him for wanting to kiss a villain... demon mumbo is being adorable and that's it #also Doc and Tango rough designs RAGHHHH #hermitcraft #hermitblr #hermitshipping #grumbo #mumscarian #grian #mumbo jumbo #goodtimeswithscar #tangotek #docm77 #Our Just Deserts AU #<< new tag just dropped for this stuff btw!!!!! gonna go back and tag other stuff laterrr #sir ace drawing shit

[buddiesmutslut]

Buddie feels SO inevitable to me sometimes like, I genuinely can’t see them not going canon after everything that’s been presented to us, but then I see other posts and interviews and I remember that I actually DON’T know what’s going to happen & I feel a little insane??? Like, am I gaslighting myself rn?? Am I certifiable??? wtf is happening??? Is this all in my brain??? Have I lost my actual mind???? Like, reality boops me on the nose sometimes and I am always confused by it 😂

#buddie #evan buckley #eddie diaz #911 abc #oliver stark #ryan guzman #being a fan is fucking exhausting this is why I don’t want live television #I started this show bc Buddie was cute and I thought the series was over & now there’s SO much happening and my anxiety is through the roof #I am TIRED #Tim if you really love us just drop the rest of the szn. I can’t keep going through this #& then we have to get through the break to season 8???? do you want me to cry sir?

[columboscreens]

#columbo #season 3 #mind over mayhem #love how he just drops the shit here #columbo getting so bored and frustrated witb this case he's forced to gently humiliate you to save time #geez wow sir youre uh...very bad at this. maybe the Worst. dya think i should i use yer bathroom .

[alltheshadesofamber]

STOP writing the Titans in fic as if they’re afraid of Batman!!!!!!! Every single Titan has told Batman to go fuck himself before and will do so again with only the slightest of prompting

#dc #bruce wayne #batman #batfam #batfamily #titans #dc titans #teen titans #dick grayson #donna troy #roy harper #wally west #garth of shayeris #the titans are all permanently ready to fight bruce #none of this ‘oh mr batman sir you’re so intimidating and scary’ fanon nonsense #the yj gang aren’t as ready to physically and verbally fight batman at the drop of a hat #but they are just completely unimpressed with him #yes i made the text bigger so what

[formula-swift]

I’m embracing my new special interest with a new layout and blog name

I'm having fun ✌️

#new special interest just dropped #sir this is a wendys #taz skylar #sanji #everything got a little brighter after episode 5 of the OPLA #i have a lot of feelings

[hyacinthsdiamonds]

"The beautiful thing is Charles is also someone who will never give up..."

"Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same..."

#f1 #formula 1 #formula one #max verstappen #charles leclerc #lestappen #max casually dropping the most batshit lines like most writers wouldn't kill to have those kind of lines pop into their heads #God may be with him but he is not God for example is such a powerful epic line #and it's just max casually talking about lewis like sir please #give the writers a chance lmao

[liyazaki]

Once Upon A Tome: The Misadventures of a Rare Bookseller by Oliver Darkshire

#babe wake up- new favorite book dedication just dropped #additionally dear sir you have THE most badass last name to ever last name #lgbtq+ #lgbtq #lgbtq authors #oliver darkshire #once upon a tome

[panlight]

IS there a cringier piece of writing in Twilight than:

Aro started to laugh. “Ha ha ha,” he chuckled. Or is that like, the pinnacle? I'm not talking ~problematic stuff just like, clunky writing generally, dialogue that was so awkward it pulled you out of the story, etc. Please share!

#the good and the cringe #fwiw i would include the 'midnight sun' near-title drop #like in the draft it was whatever #could see what she was going for #but to not revise it and make it better for the final version? #ehhhh #it repeats the word midnight at least one too many times #and what does 'it must always by necessity be midnight for me' even me? #sir it's not like you sleep during the day or are harmed by daylight #like a Classic Vampire saying this would make sense but idk #like I Get It #but it's just super clunky to my ears

[nicoscheer]

London Night 1 x She's ready x Love MK

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Have mercy

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#09/02/2024 #miles kane #London #I literally can’t breathe #he’s never looked more turtle than he does with like the hairdresser gown thingy #she’s too pretty for words #I’m worshipping Ewan for all the eye pics he’s gifting us #adore Mi so much for always putting on the fan bracelets for the gigs #he has my entire heart #actually no words for how pretty he is #ethereal beauty #I can’t deal with the way he just casually drops those pics like sir we’re already dead on the floor (please continue I’m begging) #I love his lil paisley duffle bag and their lil disco ball that gets dragged all over the world (his mirrorball to go; a reminder of home) #night one #Instagram

[sacredglitch]

Prime's Fallout Spoilers below

If I had a coin for everytime Michael Emerson played a disabled character with a Belgian Malinois being hunted by some governmental figure in America, I'd have two coins, which isn't a lot but it's very wild it happened twice.

Can we make it a triple, sir?

#rambles to the void #fallout #fallout spoilers #ish #it was shown in the trailer but still being cautious cause it did just drop #michael emerson #you sir have a trend going on in your career #it's somewhat funny how different yet exactly the same they are

[infriga]

Hot take but I think a good gender neutral version of sir/ma'am would be siram.

It feels like it has a similar vibe when saying it, it integrates something from both other versions to maintain the familiarity, is associated with water since it means to sprinkle/water/pour/bathe in Bikol/Indonesian/Malay, and it means fear in Maranao. You could connect it to the idea of gender being potentially fluid in nature, or having gender be washed away or something, or nonbinary people striking fear into the hearts of their enemies, idk, tbh I mainly just think it sounds neat lol

#Random #Nonbinary #Gender #I just think saying stuff like friend or mate or buddy feels more awkward for some reason when used the same way as sir or ma'am #And siram just sounds cooler imo #'excuse me siram you dropped your wallet' like it just rolls off the tongue #Idk maybe it's just me lol