think of the children

You're a dumbass who the fuck says something like that

a few months ago my friend called me and told me she was moving back up near me from 7 hours south in the middle of nowhere and asked if i would help her because she couldn’t move the furniture by herself and the town was so small there was no moving company (there were actually only 5 or six businesses in the whole town including both restaurants) and she had no one else down there to ask. 

And even though money is pretty tight for her, she told me I could name my price if I would help her, because it was so far away.

I told her she was a dummy for thinking i would take her money but that i would accept the traditional helping-a-friend-move price: a meal (i know she would feel wrong about herself if she didn’t do something for me in return, that’s just how she is) Tradition suggests pizza and beer, we opted for enchiladas and a margarita.

we crashed on the floor of the empty place and left back north in the morning - when we got back to the city three more friends met us at her storage place (the place she was moving into wouldn’t be vacant for a couple months) and we started to move all her stuff up to a storage room on the THIRD FLOOR (because large city storage places be like that)

we had just taken the first box out of the truck when the (only) lady working there walked by and told us they closed in an hour and twenty minutes, and she couldn’t stay even a little late because she had to get to her other job.

One hour twenty minutes. To completely un-jenga a large uhaul and re-tetris it back into a similar sized room on the third floor.

We all just, shared a look, took off hoodies, and got the fuck down to business. 

It was actually.. I still cherish look we passed around. The tiny eyebrow quirks and chin nods. The eye glints. The bigger breath we each took as we prepared to kick it up several gears. That moment of wordless connection, when we all just silently agreed that we were damn well going to do the impossible and didn’t even waste the time it would take to say anything, just got to it.

And we did it too. Finished with exactly two full minutes to spare. And then we all went for dinner and drinks to celebrate. And my friend’s friends that came to help? Two of them were acquaintances/friends of mine already. Like I lived with one for a year a decade ago sort of thing. But this experience? Brought us all closer. Made myself a new friend too.

And the friend i helped move? She and I are closer than ever because of it.

When i left our storage success diner to go home, she asked me again if I was sure i wouldn’t take any money.

I said “I ever tell you when I was 22 I went down to Hollywood to try that scene out? Anyway ten months later, when I just couldn’t do it anymore, and needed to come back, I called one of my best friends and said i can’t do this anymore i need to come back. You know what he said? He said: I’ll be there tomorrow. Not how much will you pay me, not what do i get out of it, not will you be able to cover my gas, just: I’ll be there tomorrow. Okay? You’re my friend. If you need help, I’m going to be there”

If helping someone move ruins your friendship, you’re doing at least one of those two things very wrong.

Reblogging for the last line

Mama koala bear cuddling her son

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Mother opossum with her babies

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I’ve been working on this for a little over a month now. After seeing the Sonic Twitter send a congratulations message from Amy to Peach, I had the idea of drawing Amy with forms to match Peach if she was in Princess Peach Showtime too! I tried to make them be unique and fit with Peach’s at the same time.

Swordfighter Amy: Leaning even more towards the Princess Knight/Utena aesthetic with the vibrant spring green to match her red rose.

Detective Amy: Similar colors but a younger feel compared to Peach’s mature look.

Patisserie Amy: With a whisk rather than a piping bag, she’s got a strawberry shortcake colored outfit drawing inspiration from the Kirapati uniforms.

Kung Fu Amy: Draco from Puyo Puyo inspired a different take on a martial arts outfit.

Ninja Amy: Might be easier to spot in the shadows but the maroon colors look great on her.

Cowgirl Amy: She stole some of Knuckles hat for this one.

Figure Skater Amy: Using mauve rather than blue, she’s got her old Fleetway hairstyle and a more Pretty Rhythm feel to her.

Dashing Thief Amy: Based on Phantomirage and Saint Tail, it gives her a bit of a magician look.

Mermaid Amy: Can you guess what Mermaid anime’s soundtrack I listened to as I drew this one?

Mighty Amy: Going back to her classic quills was inspired by the ‘Princess Amy’ from an old Sonic Super Special issue, and if Peach’s armor is red like Baymax then Amy gets purple like Hiro.

Radiant Amy: She takes on a shining gold hue like her dear Sonic’s super form. The color of a shining star.

Super Radiant Amy: Using the modern take on her super design seen in the Sonic World DX fangame (full props to them), she brings out her most brilliant spark.

caught my lil panther mid yawn

Some traditional art!

Gentle Giant Plays Along With Some Kitties

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Love me some pink hedgehog and blue robo hedgehog

😳 <- this emoji but without the blush or romantic connotation. im not blushing im staring you directly in your fucking eyes

if you excuse the bad editing it would look like this

can we hit 150k before this piece of shits one year anniversary

u know before yellow emojis took over as automatic, the one we used for this exactly was O_O . which has unfortunately become the shortcut for the stupid blushy one. but we also used to emphasize the emotion by making the mouth bigger, O_________O . there was also o_O , for when you're weirded out, and o_o for small weirds or intrigue. you could use a period instead of an underscore for the mouth, o.o, O.O, which was a little more like shock.

there was also -_- for when you're annoyed. -_-* for pissed. the asterisk is a forehead vein. a very bad day or very bad joke could result in -___________-********** .

anyway that's your history lesson for the day, dont forget your roots.

let us also not forget the meekest of them all: ._.

Zero self awareness

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I love how this shot of Jax sulking away got people theorizing and making miles long posts about his Sad Backstory™ and Trauma™

ONLY FOR IT TO TURN OUT THAT HE IS MAD THAT HE DIDN'T GET TO CAUSE CHAOS AND DESTRUCTION.

Man, I love you Gooseworx, you don't disappoint, you absolute madwoman.