The randomness of me, myself, and I

Floating wizard tower 🍃✨

Bad Girls Club by Yingzong X

Cooking up something spooky~

I had a lovely time designing this classic jester character for the lovely Yev!

scavenger hunting

60 years ago today, “AmazingFantasy” #15 was released featuring Marvel’s greatest character ever: Spider-Man! What better way to celebrate by drawing him, happy 60th, Spidey!

What a great lad!!

not to oversimplify an extremely complex discipline but if i had to pick one tip to give people on how to have more productive interactions with children, especially in an instructive sense, its that teaching a kid well is a lot more like improv than it is like error correction and you should always work on minimizing the amount of ‘no, wrong’ and maximizing the amount of ‘yes, and?’ for example: we have a species of fish at the aquarium that looks a lot like a tiny pufferfish. children are constantly either asking us if that’s what they are, or confidently telling us that’s what they are. if you rush to correct them, you risk completely severing their interest in the situation, because 1. kids don’t like to engage with adults who make them feel bad and 2. they were excited because pufferfish are interesting, and you have not given them any reason to be invested in non-pufferfish. Instead, if you say something like “It looks a LOT like a tiny pufferfish, you’re right. But these guys are even funnier. Wanna know what they’re called?” you have primed them perfectly for the delightful truth of the Pacific Spiny Lumpsucker

me: i wish i could turn off certain mobs. i’d love to play more survival mode but the spiders really upset me :(

my dad, the most stoic person in existence, LEAPING out of his chair with great concern: I AM NOW OBSESSED WITH THIS PROBLEM. I WILL PROCEED TO SPEND THE NEXT MONTH SCOURING THE INTERNET FOR NICHE MODS OR CONSOLE COMMANDS IN HOPES I CAN BRING YOU AND THE ENTIRE MINECRAFT PLAYERBASE PEACE.

my dad, a week later, more distraught than i’ve ever seen: brittany it’s awful. i’ve been googling around for solutions to your spider problem and lots of little kids have asked for help on the same issue and people online were Mean to them. i cannot type fast enough to stop all of them. this is a crisis right now

mossy sheep :)

the mining town grows (ft my friend’s dogs)

also 300 followers woo!

i saw a very important tiktok recently and knew i immediately needed it as a gif so here it is in case y’all want it as well

I turn 30 next month so here’s what I learned in my 20s:

—don’t work for startups, they’re always one ‘innovative idea’ away adding ‘sell your kidneys on the black market’ to your job description.

—keeping a collection of basic OTC medicine on you will save your life one day. I recommend Advil, Imodium, and TUMS.

—those little single-use glasses cleaning wipes are 1000% worth the money

—overly self-depreciating jokes just make people uncomfortable, wean yourself off of them

—you can buy dehydrated mini marshmallows in bulk online and they’re a godsend for hot cocoa

—people don’t care if you have fidget toys on your desk they just want to play with them

—try to go to bed BEFORE the existential ennui kicks in

– know your boundaries and use them when you’re uncomfortable. pay attention to who tries to push them or invalidate your feelings. these people don’t have your best interest at heart

– sometimes you just grow apart from friends and that is ok. it isn’t a failure.  – if you dread someone, cut them out. that’s your instincts talking. yes even family. especially family. (speaking to abusive situations)

– if you’re an introvert, don’t be afraid to take yourself to movies, dinner, walks, spa days, trips, etc. alone. the only people judging you insecure and/or assholes. live your life.

– try to not beat the shit out of yourself for not being able to care about everything wrong in the world all at once. life is not a competition for who should be the most concerned, the most informed. focus on growing and changing what you can change, but do it genuinely, and surrender to the fact that you can’t fix everything and everyone and no one can. its a marathon. not a sprint

– surviving and taking care of yourself to do whatever it is that keeps you sane is a form of rebellion all its own. they want us to despair and to lose hope. don’t, even if its out of pure fucking spite.