annathecrow @annathecrow@fandom.ink

Apparently TikTok made sea shanties a thing now. Awesome! Because I'm a sea shanty nerd, I decided to make an "explainer". If you're new to sea shanties, or just want some recs, follow the thread!

#seashanty #seashanties #wellerman

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My cat: screams
Me: "Screams of the damned! Are you damned? Damn you! Well, now you are."

Now I've seen it all: Vienna museums have an OnlyFans account. https://hyperallergic.com/685697/vienna-museums-pivot-to-onlyfans/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=W102321&utm_content=W102321+CID_a5de24859a5b49696c736073a0af02d8&utm_source=hn&utm_term=Austrian%20museums%20pivot%20to%20OnlyFans

(it's a PR gimmick, but some of the concerns mentioned, like trying to promote art on social media that increasingly bans nudity - has a point)

Problems I was afraid of before I bought the art tablet: the pen won't work properly, bad palm rejection

Problem I actually HAVE: million apps and none of them has the brush dynamics I know from desktop! How the FUCK am I supposed to paint???

No seriously, what the hell? All I need is a basic pressure-controlled opacity brush, but every app I've tried has weird stroke layering issues when I try to make one.

...you know what I miss? deviantArt emoticons. They were super cute, and I got so much mileage of some of them. The one with the with the flappy hands that went "AAAAAAAH"? PERFECT.

Have you ever fallen love with a character from an unknown series just by watching a fanvid? ...I might have right now. *hearteyes* #babylon5

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7-0AEfYPrI

Weird question, but I need perspective:

A situation: you want to buy a toy, i.e. a thing that you don't need, but desire for some reason.

How do you decide to buy or not? What factors into your decision - price, utility, category of toy (e.g. electronics, hobby-adjacent, etc), something else?

For price, what's your logic? Comparison to your income, some cut-off that's okay to spend (instinctive or predefined), dedicated "for fun" money?

This gendered plotline makes me uncomfortable, and I can't tell whether it's because it is actually sexist, or just because it's something I personally have issues with.

It's by a female writer, too, so that's an additional layer of "is it me or is it you".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCfxHe5Tfx0

A half-dressed man in a full-face mask and black clothing performs a modernized belly dance piece.

Don't mind me, I'm having a Moment over here.

Hey fedi, by chance, do we have any fencers here, #SCA or modern?

If so: what are your thoughts when you fight? What do you focus on, what goes through your head?

Alternatively, does anyone here know good 1st person accounts of fencing? Both fiction and non-fiction is good.

This poor sod has #writerproblems and nobody to ask. 🤡 My own fencing experience is sadly limited to larping and a semester of foil in college and (I was terrible at both 🤣)

I wrote a few hundred words both yesterday and today, which is also the last day of my #LittleWritingHabitsChallenge. Final count: 20 points. Nice!

I wish I'd done more actual writing instead of so much other work, but I'm pretty happy with the outcome. The story is in much better shape now, I have a working weekly schedule, and I settled back into morning writing again.

Thanks @vicorva for the challenge!

A few months ago I tried a pomodoro alternative where instead of manually setting a timer, one is supposed to work from :05 to :30 and :35 to :00 instead. I didn't keep it up for long, but I have set an app on my phone to chime those times, and I discovered it helps my general time awareness. When I notice what time it is, I'm more likely to do things on time (unless it's bedtime, that's a complete crapshoot most days, but it does help even then).