Denise Cruz

Studio brick* 🙂‍↕️

I need IG reels to chill because why does the algorithm think I can afford a screen printing and embroidery machine???

THAT’S LIKE A SOUND BRICK STUDIO—Oh shit but then I can also start my cute art business. 👁️👄👁️

substack feels like the new livejournal based on how many people use it.

(Btw I haven’t used it at all (aka create an account), I’ve only visited two substacks on accident)

Idk it’s genuinely sad and lonely as time progresses during this administration that I witness people normalizing their antics, normalizing the use of aye eye, normalizing gun violence.

All the while I witness them traveling to other countries and wishing the US was like it.

I post two political things for the first time in a week or two and I get messages asking why do I think people who criticize those using SNAP are privileged and out of touch with reality.

🙂 It’s only Monday.

Like wym I need to design my dream art fair booth???? It’s just gonna look like I’m a traveling merchant

Me: “Man, I wish I can do a local art fair before I’m 40 but I don’t have enough art to warrant that.”

2 nights of “drawing and doodling for fun”: “how did I draw 10 pieces???”

*spoiler, I was up until 3:30AM and drawing for 5 hrs straight*

Some days I just need a nap and when I say some days I mean everyday since the start of this year.

I did it and I’m very sad 🥲 It felt like closing a chapter and also contemplated on closing the book but alas we shall continue onward

Idk what’s more asinine these days? Exhibit A <insert politic news> or Exhibit B <insert confirmation of gut feeling that struck a chord 3 yrs ago>

Saying “Google is free” or “looking it up doesn’t hurt” is no longer relevant since it forces you to look at google’s AI.

Everything I search now is “<topic> reddit” because someone from years ago actually put thought into a response and y’know human interaction is great.

I have to be up in 4 hours lmao

When your kid wakes you up at midnight because of congestion and teething so you switch shifts with dad and they (including our dog) fall asleep with ease while you doomscroll?

Productive morning if I do say so myself 🙂‍↕️

48 count colored Faber-Castell pencils with an image of a tiger on the box

O heck yeah I’m gonna use my 40% coupon and like buy colored pencils because I suddenly have an itch to temporarily move away from digital. 🙂‍↕️

I’m at the “if I have severe back pain (and at my age) where everything isn’t helping, I’m passing on auditions” mindset

Like I love doing them but if I can’t stand for 3 mins and efforts are literally causing my back to flare up, it’s a no for me. 🥲

Congrats!!!!

1 transgender shooter
GOP: "We must institutionalize all transgenders!"

47,209 white male shooters
GOP: "This is the cost of freedom."

Moving my booth from one room to the other is giving me so much anxiety that I decided to DIY another booth instead 😭

I thought today was Friday 🙂

Oh ok 🙂‍↕️🫰🏽

Me surfing a wave in the Rockaways.

Sitting on a surfboard in the ocean with an instructor.

I have been taking surfing lessons. Still in the beginner kook trenches, but celebrating my last time on a foam board 😎

Graduating to a hard top next session.

It’s fun to learn new things! Even if you look like a goober at the beginning. 🏄🏽‍♀️

I can’t believe my side hustle could’ve been a wedding singer 😭 Like you mean I get so sing a lot of fun karaoke songs????????

To the friend I’ve met here and there, who was so kind, thoughtful, observant. I hope you found peace and solitude. 🤍

Disney/ABC have a responsibility to refuse to participate in corruption.

Kimmel must be reinstated. If Disney/ABC agree to this extortion then perhaps creatives + workers should consider collective action to push back. Same w/buying park + cruise tickets if they bow.

People have power. Ask Target

Rosters, Databases, and Where to Find Work!

VOICE ACTORS OF BLUESKY!

I had another maintenance day on the roster spreadsheet. If there is a roster/studio you feel should be added, send us an email (linked on the sheet). Reminder, we don't add personal rosters for those casting unpaid work. GO FORTH AND SUBMIT! docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

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Anyway spent $90 on groceries. $16 being eggs 🥰 I love this economy!!!

Also I went to Sunday school as a kid and did bible study and I thought it was still uncomfortable for me?

Then that threw me more into learning about witches LMAO

Women’s Studies and Critical Thinking classes were my jam though, but I really went into the Religion class under the impression of touching up on different religions, not two weeks of reading the Bible 😭

LMAO I DROPPED THE CLASS AFTER TWO WEEKS.

I wish I kept the trimester curriculum lol and this was like back in ‘08/‘09.