Me And My Friend Rewatched First Five Episodes Of Resident Alien Yesterday So I Drew Asta And Harry.

edit: i’ve no plans to continue this atm, read this for more info!

Clan Generator’s back!! (for now!)

The first version I put out here got much more popularity than i thought and i’m very happy to hear people have been enjoying it and waiting for an update! :D it’s been more than half a year since so I don’t think this update will reach anywhere near that popularity, but that’s fine honestly.

(here’s old post!)

What’s new:

* Timeskip - the cats can grow older now (edit: there is no way to replace the leader yet, so once the leader dies, the clan will have to go without one)

* Pairing the cats, so that they can have litters of kittens together (a cat can have kittens even without a partner, in which case it will show the other parent as ‘unknown’) it will not notify you of new kittens, you’ll have to find them yourself on the CLAN page.

(also; it gives a small note if the pair can’t have kittens together. However while from the settings you can toggle what kind of pairs can have kittens together, it will still give that note even when it doesn’t apply anymore)

* Starclan to archive old dead cats (edit: there is a cat there already waiting, but sometimes that cat will crash your game when you click on it. Usually only happens once, but be careful)

* Cats can die, but only of old age as of yet (be careful so your clan doesn’t get overpopulated with the timeskips! so far the only way to manage should be by pairing a lot of the cats in same-sex pairs and choosing from the settings to not let them have kittens)

* Settings & info page (just a few options yet)

* and other minor improvements and additions

Why it took so long:

A lot of these improvements I already made ages ago. But there was an issue with the first version that I shared (the same issue that I’ve had with all Python projects i’ve shared) and that is the occasional triggered false virus warnings from my program that some people have gotten. I know this is an issue with many Python-program-turned-executables and it doesn’t seem to have a reliable fix for it, but it really stressed me out when i first heard people were receiving these warnings because I didn’t want to look like I was scamming people or something. So once I figured what the problem was, I thought it’s just best I try to convert this project (and future ones) into the C++ language instead.

Problem is… that would take much longer than I first thought it would. Not just because I’m still a total newbie for C++ but also because of how busy I’ve been. So I’m giving up on that for now (I’ll still learn it eventually for the future projects and maybe for a faraway update on this). So enjoy this update. Or don’t, if you decide you don’t trust my word on those warnings being false, that’s perfectly understandable too ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

**** Download links: ****

(just download the .zip file and extract into the folder where you want the program to be in! You don’t need the older version for this)

Windows: x

Mac/Linux (might not work; read note below!!): x

note: The ‘mac/linux’ link is actually just a python version that should be able to work on anything that has Python in it. If you know nothing about Python and Pygame and want to use this version, here’s a short google docs guide I made: x

note 2: if you had a previous clan that you want to use in this updated version, you can: firstly, find the folder called “saves” in the old clanGen folder. There should be two files there (’cats.txt and clan.txt’). Simply replace the new files with the same names and same location in the new clanGen.2/saves folder with those two old files. Leave the “settings.txt” file as it is.

*** Questions/answers ***

Multiple save files/saving old clans?

Future plans for clangen?

How did I make clangen?

If you have any questions or issues, feel free to ask me!! Thank you if you decide to try this update out! :DD

(also i’d love it you shared your generated clans with me!!)

“A variety of wild animals visiting a water fountain”

(via)

a sprited dragon design i submitted to a virtual pet site for their annual halloween contest (rejected unfortunately)

Hercule Poirot + “little grey cells”

AGATHA CHRISTIE’S POIROT (1989 - 2013)

Sir David Suchet on his upcoming knighthood investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle → This Morning show, January 5 2022

The 75-year-old actor was due to be knighted in recognition of his services to drama and charity but sadly had to miss the event after receiving a positive Covid-19 test result.

David tweeted on December 14 2021 that his knighthood investiture was happening the following day. However, the same evening he updated his followers with a since-deleted tweet, “I have sad news. I have tested positive for Covid via a lateral flow test this evening. So no investiture for me at Windsor Castle tomorrow. I am getting a PCR test in the morning.”

Thankfully, David and his wife Sheila are doing well. On December 24 2021 David thanked his followers again and wished everyone a Happy Christmas, adding, “I am now out of isolation! Feeling 100%.”

The investiture ceremony has been postponed to a later date.

The Terror x His Dark Materials AU 🧭

This AU has been on my mind ever since I first watched The Terror and I finally turned it into drawings. The two worlds just fit so well together, both being set in the far North and the concept of souls playing such an important part (with the dæmons being the physical manifestation of a human soul and Tuunbaq devouring them). I also really love the decade-ambiguous setting and style of His Dark Materials and it was so much fun reimagining the Terror characters in this universe. And of course matching everyone with a dæmon was the best part.

Crozier's is a pallas cat because it looks gruff and is a solitary animal and used to harsh living conditions.

Fitzjames needed something long and sleek and elegant so I chose a serval cat.

I thought that Silna could be similar to the witches in HDM who have bird dæmons that can physically separate from their humans. I also think that the calm grace of an arctic owl really fits her vibe.

Tozer's is an animal of prey that can hunt and bite, so I chose a prairie wolf (I feel like the Marines would all have similar dæmons that are pack animals).

Edward's had to be something non-threatening and anxious, so I went with a flying squirrel that can hide in his pocket.

Giving Hickey a rat would've been too on the nose (lol) so I went with a sly weasel instead.

Jeremy Brett's Sherlock Holmes photo study

from The Empty House