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I think I really need a sketch day.
It’s been far too long. I’ve been doing so much organizing in various forms. I wanna doodle some lil blorbos (Aka all the oc ships)

Attempting sleep with a growing tiny human tap dancing on your insides is definitely not for the weak 😮‍💨

WAIT SHUT THE FUCK UP I CAN GET A PHYSICAL COPY OF THIS NOW???

Why did thousands of adult titles just disappear from the biggest PC gaming marketplaces? Digital distribution platforms Steam and itch.io have tightened their rules about adult content – under pressure from payment processors. Why has this happened and where will it lead?

Steam and itch.io have removed thousands of video games in recent weeks deemed to be "adult content" in order to comply with strict rules from payment processors like Mastercard.

These policies censor artists engaged in lawful speech. Mastercard shouldn't be the gatekeepers of our digital freedom.

2 ads from major brands fixating on genes/genetics & I can’t help but wonder - were these scripts written by AI? 😂
Like I would NOT be shocked to find that these companies cut the cost of hiring people to actually consider the implications of their words, and just used the dumb copy/paste machine.

I’ve got an awl and a bone folder left over from college, faaaar to much glue I bought at blick for a different binding project, and the audacity to attempt a fix lol

Do I know any folks who are skilled in #bookbinding and/or #bookrepair that can give advice on how to reinforce/ repair my copy of 7th Sea? Only had this book for like 2-3 years and she’s falling off the spine. End pages with world maps are doing so much of the work 😭

More importantly I’m gonna be sooooo fucking comfy (but thank you ily 🧡)

lol I just realized I’m basically making a take on a chemise à la reine

Give. Grace. Your monies.

Do it 🧡

Oh index tabs I can color coordinate with my ttrpg books?

Pardon me while I become insufferable

Matcha the corgi cuddling next to his very confused and sweaty mom on the couch

Suffering thru a literal heat wave with barely functioning AC and this brat STILL wants to cuddle 😭💖

Making my own adjustable/ post bump friendly baby shower dress for my ren faire themed baby shower - genius, or a terrible idea? 🤔
(I’ve got 2ish months if I start now)

Dice Pool Designers' Roundtable. June 23, 2025 1:30pm Pacific. Image includes headshots of Michael Sands, Luke Green, and Marek Golonka as well as mockups of the Hunter's Journal and Slayer's Survival Kit. Across the bottom, the logo for Monster of the Week.

TODAY at 1:30pm PDT, join us for a special Monster of the Week stream! Creator @genericgamesnz.bsky.social along with designers @thrythlind.bsky.social and Marek Golonka share design insights, tips on running the game, and info about the new expansions!
Catch it here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=icro...

Since I’m still on the job hunt, lemme be gauche & share out support links. Especially since the ACA health plan won’t cover the most expensive medication I’m now on. 🫠

Current med costs w/o coverage: $1800 a month out of pocket.

Please, PLEASE stop using Substack.

Stuff Keeps Happening (and many other popular newsletters) use other systems such as Ghost, which gives you more control and more direct connection to your audience while not further entrenching a Nazi haven

my favorite RPG! and all its friends!! i am on my hands and knees begging everyone i love to play this game and talk about it with me

The strong overwhelming desire to have a chill decompression picnic in the park this weekend vs ⛈️ the weather 😭

Keep California Rolling: Reel Jobs Need Real Action NOW We are in the most critical moment of our fight to expand and modernize our California film and television jobs program. Simply put, we will need the voices of every single member, small business, f...

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i am begging if you work-in or care about the artists working in animation in california
please follow this link and send a letter. it takes 10 seconds. my peers and i need help

I got the special edition too so it’s TORTURE 🤣

Even though the Golden Ratio is mathematical beauty, doesn't mean your back needs to be shaped as such. Straighten up!

I so do not have the time to learn and run #Daggerheart

…or do I?

(I just wanna play man 😭)

My spouse and I figured out eating a bit of fruit first thing in the AM keeps some of my less pretty pregnancy symptoms at bay while travelling, and now he’s bringing me fruit in the morning like some offering to satisfy the Beast™️ 😂💖

In case I do need to take it in or replace at least the case + cost for someone else to do the work:

ko-fi.com/tanya_hbic

A promotional graphic which reads: "Seams Right: A Costuming & Storytelling Show. EstelofImladris. This Week's Subject: Color, Texture & Pattern. Monday, May 26 at 3PM PT/6PM ET. twitch.tv/estelofimladris." The background is a simple grey with faint white geometric circles. At the top above the text is a white logo featuring a winged dagger and along the side is an image of multiple ties in bright colors with polka-dot and plaid patterns.

🧵 SEAMS RIGHT 🧷

Join me TONIGHT for Seams Right, my series on costuming and storytelling. Today's topic: Color, Texture & Pattern, feat. our character Awlee! We'll be painting Awlee, talking color theory & how pattern and texture change a design!

See you there at 3PM PT/6PM ET!

buff.ly/GDd8GM4

We're on day 4 of the casting call for an All Black* Juneteenth TTRPG stream series I'm organizing.

There are a bunch of great games and amazing GMs to run them involved. And an unspecified number of spots left to be filled. Be there or be square.

*I do 100% mean all Black GMs & Player

[CLICK here if you would like your name added to this letter] النسخة العربية من هذه الرسالة متاحة أدناه. Open Letter to the Bluesky Team About Their Treatment of Palestinians in Gaza The signatories of this letter are all members of the Bluesky community, many of us have actively participated on the platform since its inception. We came to Bluesky because it was a breath of fresh air, a place that felt different from many of the other social media platforms. The lack of a central algorithm, the ability to build and use custom feeds, and the lack of penalty for link promotion contributed to an environment that allowed diverse and interesting voices to find their footing and community on Bluesky. While some of the signatories of this letter have had no issues with speaking their mind publicly on Bluesky, unfortunately that is not true for all the signatories because many are Palestinians currently living in Gaza. These Palestinians are journalists, artists, engineers, teachers, grandmas, entrepreneurs, a man who owned an ice cream shop, a pediatrician who has been featured on CBS Morning News, aid workers, architects, waiters, pharmacists, students–and perhaps most essential to the backbone of Bluesky, posters. All of these people provide unique and interesting voices to the Bluesky community. However, unlike the other signatories of this letter, these Bluesky community members have struggled to keep their accounts on the platform. Most of them have lost multiple accounts and/or have had their accounts labeled as spam. Some cannot even make an account without it immediately being removed from the platform. Gazans undertake immense efforts to simply be on Bluesky. Sometimes, they walk for miles just to have access to the internet. They scale rooftops where they are exposed to potential military attacks just for the opportunity to get better cell signals–one signatory of this letter tragically lost her brother this way. They use what little money they have to pay …

Gazans have also been aggressively targeted and unfairly reported by bad actors. Many accounts openly encourage the reporting and targeting of any Palestinian. Several groups exist for the express purpose of looking for Palestinian accounts to report. We believe Bluesky owes Gazans, and the entire community who benefits from their voices, a greater duty of care especially in the context of the horrors they are enduring. We ask Bluesky to implement the following changes: Provide information on all Bluesky-affiliated websites in Arabic that explains the rules and expectations of the site in clear language. Investigate the accounts that are mass-reporting Palestinians on Bluesky. The mass reporting of Palestinians on Bluesky is a group effort to render the platform a hostile place for a community based on their ethnicity. As such, it is racism, and should be understood as such. Reports against Palestinians who have broken no community guidelines must be understood as racism, and the accounts that submit those reports should be disregarded in the future. Many Bluesky users encourage Gazans to tag or reply to them, and this is not always understood as unwelcome behavior. If an account is reported as Spam for tagging or replying to others, treat only reports from the tagged/mentioned account as legitimate, seeing as they were the only ones who received a notification. Send emails regarding disciplinary action every time it is taken. Gazans do not always get an email explaining what they did wrong, and those that do are required to parse a language they do not speak in order to understand their violation. Have these emails contain an easily visible link to information about their violations in Arabic. Respond to appeals in a timely fashion, many Gazans simply never hear back from Bluesky after they appeal a decision. In addition to removing Gazans for alleged spam behavior, Bluesky has also sometimes indicated that they are deleting an account for being a scam or …

End IP bans on any account from Gaza and allow them to make new accounts where they can comply with Bluesky rules and continue to be valued members of the community. We understand that even if all these changes are made, many Gazans may still violate Bluesky rules in the future, but we hope that Bluesky will abandon their punitive approach to these violations and instead embrace an attitude of education, cooperation and community care– one that works to ensure people in Gaza can participate in a way that keeps their voices heard. We also call on the Bluesky community to help and support these accounts however they can. We want to continue to build a healthy community with better community members and this cannot be done if Gazans continue to be shunned. We can use this as an opportunity to show how to protect all vulnerable groups in the future. We hope that Bluesky does not follow the path of other social media platforms and instead forges ahead with a different philosophy. After all, that is the reason so many of its users are there. Bluesky's ethos of "No Caesars” should apply to all members of its community. [To add your name to the list of signatories, click here.]

We were hoping that this letter to @bsky.app could first be shared by a Gazan, but we were too worried that doing so would get their account deleted so we are sharing first.

You can sign on to the letter about the unfair treatment of Gazans on Bluesky here:

docs.google.com/document/d/1...

One of these days I will stop catching bits and pieces on tik tok and ACTUALLY watch this man sparkle. I hear nothing but good things about his performance

Comic series WHEN?!

Possum Creek Games Gen Con 2025 Game Facilitator Application Hello friends!! We're looking for folks to come to Gen Con with us this year and help run Wanderhome and Yazeba's Bed & Breakfast for attendees. The facilitators that we choose will get free 4-day bad...

We are looking for 1-2 more GMs to join us at Gen Con for Wanderhome and Yazeba's Bed & Breakfast. If you like teaching games and are into pastoral fantasy and/or found family hijinks, please check out our application form to learn more about expectations and compensation. forms.gle/n2B2F9gTRuYr...