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if you're so smart, then who is this

hmm that's five pebbles from the titular indie game: Rain World, the DLC of which I am currently playing and enjoying GREATLY. The Watcher campaign is as fantastic as it is confusing, as unfair as it is beautiful. Aimless wandering has never felt more aimless, and yet, the sheer disorientation leads to an experience so uniquely-cadenced that I can't think of another game that feels quite like it. Like a journey whose objective is unknown to you, you simply move to survive, bouncing between timelines in a vain effort for meaning - that meaning, however, is constructed through that very survival. The asynchrony of the world leads to the occasional moment of blissful serenity, a brief hiatus from predator and time, to stand and observe quietly the environments and art without interruption - as if the game knows this, the music slowly fades in to drench the scene in meaning. A sense of poignancy underpins those candid moments in a way very few games can muster. Some feel the sentiment of The Watcher betrays the OG game, but I think it's the only way to develop the same confused spectacle that the base game had, by pushing the boundaries of its own framework.

I think it's really important to de-gender body parts. A vagina can be a male body part when a man has one. A penis can be a female body part when a woman has one. This means we stop using the words "female" as a replacement for when we want to talk about something related to vaginas, breasts, uteri, clitoris etc. We stop using the term "male bodied" or "male body parts" as a stand in for talking about penis and testicles and prostates. It's a subtle kind of sex negativity and body negativity that surrounds this use of language. People are ashamed to say the words vagina and penis. Gendered language acts as the cloak for that shame, which is also why some people get really angry about this idea. But I think unpacking that shame and desensitizing it will be healthy for all people in the long run. No one needs to be scared of the bodies that we have! Thats unhinged!

FOR PARENTS OF YOUNG KIDS IN THE US!

Someone over on bluesky posted this and I figured I'd better repost it here. It's the pre-RFK 2025 vaccination schedule for babies and young children, ya know, just in case it mysteriously disappears. Save this and give it to your child's pediatrician; tell them this is the schedule you want your child on.

@thatonegeck1 Ask and you shall receive!

I got this big guy made by a company called Budsies! They turn art, illustrations, ref sheets, anything you can think of into a huggable plushie!

(By the way when I say big guy I do mean BIG. He's 2.5ft tall. Totally able to be worn as a backpack too!)

Here is the reference sheet I made to send in to them! Feel free to steal it, edit his expression, etc

If you want one yourself, you'll have to go to Specialty Commissions on the site (NOT a regular Budsie), enter the waitlist, then get it supersized when you order (or don't! the regular 16" size is still pretty big). I'll leave more details under the read-more.

All together including shipping and whatnot it costed me $300 (US shipping, if you are not in the US it will cost more). Obviously not cheap, for me I conveniently had my birthday around that time and was able to use gift money to get him!

For the color picker: Color 21: Light Blue (Eyes, WILL COME OUT A BIT BRIGHT) Color 30: Light Grey (Majority of body) Color 31: Grey (Waist, Secondary arm color) Color 32: Dark Grey (Face buttons, finger tips, minor details) Color 33: Black (Screen, wires, L trigger)

PUT THIS IN THE DESCRIPTION SECTION: -Waist, cranks, and parts of the arm are cylindrical shapes.

-The buttons on his head should have 3D form to them, not just flat pieces of fabric.

-Screen/face is completely flat and should not stick out too much (if at all). Face should not be visible at all in profile view.

-The bottom part of the base should have a circular piece of black fabric.

-Lines on chest (including where his name is written on him), waist, head, and cranks should be embroidered!

-The lines on the right side of his head extend to underneath his head. These should also be embroidered!

-Please give the neck some reinforcement/structure so it doesn't make the head hang loose and possibly tear. <<< THIS IS SOMETHING MY BUDSIE DOES NOT HAVE SO IF YOU GET ONE I'D LIKE TO SEE THE END RESULT

-I would like if the back 2 tubes were capable of making this plush able to be worn like a backpack!

being a self-taught artist with no formal training is having done art seriously since you were a young teenager and only finding out that you’re supposed to do warm up sketches every time you’re about to work on serious art when you’re fuckin twenty-five

Bepis

Dunno

Sumn i drew for a thing

My brethren have arrived

A perfect duet.