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Caraid @caraid.bsky.social · 9d

Yeah, pretty much. Also, nobody is expecting anything of you. Literally nobody is watching your timeline to make sure you're posting every day or holding you accountable to whatever standards you've set for yourself. You're free to do as much or as little as you like really 😅

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Caraid @caraid.bsky.social · 9d

Hi, I have sent some money to your gofundme. I'm terribly sorry for the conditions you have to live in currently, I hope you will get some relief soon.

Caraid @caraid.bsky.social · 9d

Ahh thank you! I'm glad people like her!

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Caraid @caraid.bsky.social · 9d

Look you can't just have sleep come in and reset the pissy mood you were in the night before. What are you here for if not to ensure your brain doesn't get too comfortable?

/s

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Metal Weave Games @metalweavegames.com · 10d

"Tales from Myriad is exquisitely done. It could easily stand alone as an art book. Even the rats in the margins have their own personalities. Well done to the creator!"

The reviews for Tales From Myriad speak for themselves, have you checked it out yet?

#TalesFromMyriad #TabletopGaming #TTRPG

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Caraid @caraid.bsky.social · 9d

Going to echo the comments saying to continue to take it easy for a while (at least a week probably)! Made the mistake of trying to go back to normal once the symptoms were gone twice and it knocked me back into active recovery mode both times.

Glad you're feeling better though!

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Caraid @caraid.bsky.social · 9d

Obviously it's entirely possible that it'll be fine and there are definitely things you can do to increase the chances of success! But ultimately you can't really know for sure until you try, and I guess I just want to caution that it's possible it won't work out very well & to be prepared for that.

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Caraid @caraid.bsky.social · 9d

My parents insisted on keeping the dog even though it was clearly prey driven to chase my cat and caused him a lot of stress. Eventually he escaped and never came home.

It would be different with a puppy I'm sure, but I would keep in mind the possibility that your cat won't like it & won't adjust.

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Caraid @caraid.bsky.social · 9d

I'm going to guess you will mostly get stories from people where this worked out, as it's more difficult to share ones where it didn't because it's basically admitting you caused animal suffering.

But I've unfortunately seen it not work, twice. I lost one of my cats to a rescue dog.

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Caraid @caraid.bsky.social · 9d

I donated a bit instead!

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G. Willow Wilson @gwillow.me · 10d

I mean yes this is funny, but the fact that these unconstitutional stormtroopers are so directionless that they literally stand around waiting for random nonwhite delivery guys to bike past them is just pathetic. No mandate, no mission, no clue. Just racism.

Steve Marmel @marmel.bsky.social · 10d

ICE attempted
and failed to disappear a food delivery guy.
It needed to be scored.

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Vanessa Gillings @vanessagillings.bsky.social · 10d

Inside the magical wood a fox appears! 🦊

My second piece for my solo show at Gallery Nucleus. Both the original painting and sketch for this piece have sold — thank you!! 💕❤️💕 But many originals are still left as well as prints

#kidlitart
#illustration
#gouache
#watercolor

watercolor and gouache painting of a fox holding a stick in its mouth standing on a rock in an overgrown forest

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Caraid @caraid.bsky.social · 9d

This is so cool. Really well done!

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Caraid @caraid.bsky.social · 9d

Ah sorry for the delete - I decided Monday before coffee was not the time to weigh in on Discourse and my post needed more nuance but yeah, I'm there with you.

CA was a treasure trove of information and feedback but also a kingdom for toxic concept art dudes who were absolutely full of themselves.

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Kate Pfeilschiefter @dragonlady.bsky.social · 10d

Finished this one finally. Arro emerges from the brush to step into the late afternoon light, something ahead has caught his attention. Did some 3D to help with this, will post the wips next.
#art #dragon #fantasy

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Caraid @caraid.bsky.social · 9d

Yep, that's a good way to approach it.

I definitely overworked myself on it in the earlier years and found ways to make it fun by lowering expectations and not beating myself up for not keeping up with others. It should be fun and useful, not a punishment.

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Caraid @caraid.bsky.social · 9d

I did yes! I was around for ConceptArt's "golden age" I suppose, and it had a lot of really good stuff going on but also a lot of very toxic and destructive attitudes.

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Caraid @caraid.bsky.social · 9d

I remember because I fell for it. There was absolutely a climate of "and if you can't do this you're weak/you won't make it" which, funnily enough didn't really carry over into socmed. Socmed made it into a fun thing initially, until what you describe here happened.

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Caraid @caraid.bsky.social · 9d

Oh I fully agree with you that the expectations (certainly later on) are self-induced!

But I remember the climate that Inktober was created in. Daily challenges like this were very common and there was absolutely pressure to keep up because the "rockstars" sold it as a necessity for success.

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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 12d

Artemis update:

It's been a tough time. He is still in the hospital, not eating.

A few folks have asked how they can help, so I've set up a GoFundMe to help with costs.

If you've ever loved Artemis, his gravity experiments and feel moved to help him, here's the link.

gofund.me/252b7473c