Kill The Imposter Syndrome In Your Head Because Not Only Is There Someone Out There Doing It Worse Than

I was at a Palestinian solidarity gig last night & the one Palestinian artist who was going to perform had COVID so the organisers asked around to see if there were any Palestinians who'd like to say a few words instead.

A local guy who was born & raised in Gaza offered to speak. He started with "I'm an engineer. i'm not a poet or a politician. I don't... do public speaking… I had no idea what to say when I came up here. So i'm just going to tell you about the street I grew up on."

And then he did! He went down the street building by building. He told us about the ice cream shop on the corner, the grocery shop, the charity that supports people with intellectual disabilities. He told us about the people who he knew growing up, the families who still live in the different houses. He told us about the university buildings and about his friends who quit being accountants to start a band together. All on that street.

All of which is gone now, by the way. Bombed to dust.

Does this count as finding a walrus at your door?

Painted another of my favorite fruits: strawberries!

Avocados will be next.

Using my custom brushes this time around! One of my custom brushes is the one with the halftone/noise combo texture look.

Trying to stay sharp at drawing cute animals too!

"kids are detransitioning"

no. actually, children now feel comfortable and accepted enough to experiment with their gender, pronouns, name, and presentation. and while some of them end up realizing they were cis the entire time, they now have a new understanding and appreciation for one of the most marginalized and abused groups of people in the world.

there, I fixed your shitty headline.

"Even a wounded world is feeding us. Even a wounded world holds us, giving us moments of wonder and joy. I choose joy over despair. Not because I have my head in the sand, but because joy is what the earth gives me daily and I must return the gift." (Robin Wall Kimmerer, Braiding Sweetgrass)

Happy Earth Day, Tumblr! I really like this planet and think we should be nicer to Her and to each other

I lasted about two years switching to twitter (would not recommend)

so done with tumblr. see u all in two minutes

i wanted to show everyone my favorite tiktok

merry the fellowship leaves rivendell day to all who celebrate it