I tried my hand at making a standalone wallpaper for desktops. How'd I do?
https://noctivagant.net/
https://doomvega.art/
https://ko-fi.com/doomvega
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I tried my hand at making a standalone wallpaper for desktops. How'd I do?
https://noctivagant.net/
https://doomvega.art/
https://ko-fi.com/doomvega
This image has been Glazed and Shaded.
Comms
[ 13/04/2022 ]
Old comms for Teterumo @ Twitter/X ! Thanks again for the trust~
I wish the #media would focus less on the FAFO stories and more on the systemic disruption DOGE's federal rampage will wreak.
MARCH SALE
My GREEN SALE is live!
Discounts for green-themed characters and OCs if you order this month only! NSFW welcome! Shares appreciated!
#art #commissions #comms #commsopen
EMAIL: msbcommissions@gmail.com
CARRD: http://madmaddiecomms.carrd.co
#lawmakers told to move to pre-screened, invite-only heavily moderated #online events...
#RepublicanParty urges #Congressional members shift all #comms from in-person #TownHall mtgs with constituents to #virtual only appearances due to need to mute #PublicOutrage and block out protesters attending live in person #public events.
Over a decade ago, #GOP congressmen under Paul Ryan had paved way to charge constituents fees to pose questions, keeping unemployed and less prosperous community members away from dais...
https://www.axios.com/2025/03/04/house-republicans-town-halls-virtua
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2011/08/paul-ryan-congress-town-hall/
omg I got so many replies to this :3 I want to boost it again real quick so that anyone else who might be looking for something similar can browse comments
going through rn & there’s just so many talented artists here
#art #comms
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:lcytlkvzs3wslcgbk7i3ygak/post/3ljbic4p7nk2f
I only just started this book and I fucking love it. Please read. Thank.
but no srsly, thank you for considering it. It feels like talking to a friend who Knows how fucked up your family is.
You've been away for a while, so you're shielded from the worst of their damaging tantrums, but uncompromising bare facts of the situation still sober you up somehow.
This may be the highest concentration of #hamradio and #bicycling people in the country at the moment, LOL... Everyone wired up with ham radio and bicycles supporting the Ventura Marathon.
WIP
Chibi comms chibi comms!!! Lately I'll been doing more chibi art than normal and I love it
https://forms.gle/8yj3HcydWZsfmL288
Commissions are reopened! Five slots as per normal. Fill out the form in the link to grab em while you can!
#Whistleblowers See #MelonHusk Minions Methodology Requesting Millions Of Mass #Resignations As Violation Of #Federal Policies.
Litigants Question Legality Of Bypassing Congressionally Mandated #Privacy & #Procurement Processes In Rerouting Of Gov #Employee #Comms Through #ThirdParty Servers.
Employee Comms Being Provisioned Through Commericial #Email Server Service Likely Legal #Compliance Violation.
https://fedscoop.com/opm-email-federal-workforce-lawsuit-server-privacy-security/
This should be well interesting :)
[And for those of us for whom that's an appalling time - registering will get you access to the recording :P]
https://apolitical.co/events/1-lessons-from-climate-speechwriters-on-how-to-talk-about-climate
No, you're not a bad PERSON for having been rude to a disabled person or people before.
But the BEHAVIOURS can be bad.
Yes, the assumption of "knowing" someone else's intent (often negative, from experience) hurts people.
Disabled people get that a lot. Ask me how I know. Yes, disabled people do it to each other too. Almost like we're also human individuals or something.
(d/Deaf people, I'm not trying to overreach here, sorry. I'm more responding to things other hearing people have said to me when I mention how gd useful and interesting BSL is.)
No, not everyone else wants to "just learn English".
Should they have to anyway, just because it'd be easier for *you*?
Would you like to learn Portuguese, Swahili, or Hindi? Many people speak those languages too.
Except try learning when you can't hear other speakers very well, and it's tonal, and people assume you're being rude EVERY single time you make an honest mistake.
(d/Deaf people, I'm not trying to overreach here, sorry. I'm more responding to things other hearing people have said to me when I mention how gd useful and interesting BSL is.)
While I'm at it: learn BSL!
(Or the gestural / facial expression language, created by and for d/Deaf people in your region.
ASL can mean American Sign Language or Australian Sign Language.)
Even just enough to say "hello, my name is..., how are you?, goodbye" is a huge step, thank you!
British Sign Language is important for d/Deaf culture across the UK. It's useful in noisy or distance environments too.
Consider pubs, train stations, through windows in a car or building, or communicating near a housemate, child or pet who is sleeping.
(These are examples of 'situational disability'. Anyone can be affected by a situational disability, including otherwise abled people.)
https://rnid.org.uk/information-and-support/deaf-awareness/british-sign-language/
Learn about Active Listening. It's literally just listening, tbqh.
Pay attention with intent to understand, not to form your reply.
Yes, this is a skill for d/Deaf people, people who are Hard of Hearing (HoH), people with auditory impairments or Auditory Processing Disorder, too.
(APD is like when d/Dyslexic people or other ND people struggle to understand what you say in a café or restaurant.)
To listen can mean "to intake sensory input or search for information" as well as "to hear sound or speech".
https://www.mindtools.com/az4wxv7/active-listening
https://positivepsychology.com/active-listening-techniques/
https://www.bhf.org.uk/informationsupport/heart-matters-magazine/wellbeing/how-to-talk-about-health-problems/active-listening
https://www.coursera.org/articles/active-listening
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Active_listening
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK442015/
Mutual Aid? It means "to help other people".
Mutual means something is shared, 'held in common' or by 'multiple parties, toward each other'. To aid someone means to help, support, or assist them.
You do not need to enjoy or 'agree' with other people to want them to not feel pain or discomfort.
You do not need to solve everyone's problems. You do not need to solve anyone's problems.
You're not their therapist, social worker, parent or carer, supervisor, auditor, personal assistant, or authority figure.
You are not responsible for their actions after you offer / give help.
Free yourself from that responsibility.
Be kind; then return to your own life.
https://www.mutualaid.coop/what-is-mutual-aid/
https://www.mutual-aid.co.uk/
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutual_aid
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/769258/Mutual-aid-framework.pdf
https://www.fool.co.uk/personal-finance/your-life/guides/what-is-mutual-aid-and-how-is-it-different-from-charity/
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/669047/Mutual-aid-briefing.pdf
Got money?
(e.g. your income or livelihood is stable enough not to affect covering next month's needs, plus some fun for a life worth living)
Now may be good to invest in local organisations.
Time, energy, money, equipment, networking, social media, cleaning, babysitting, etc.
My opinion? Focus on: youth groups, public health education, adult retraining, intercommunity outreach, and mutual aid.
Plus any fallible online orgs you believe in, e.g.
Internet Archive, Wikipedia, Posteo.de, Ecosia, PillowFort, Signal, SonarPen, specific indie devs and artists, Nebula, MakerTube.net, LiberaPay, Artisans Coop, etc.
LINK YOUR FAVES too!
Repeated small support is more reliable than big irregular donations, but 'better is always better'.
(also hi If you like how I phrase things and try to help people,
throw me $2 USD, £2 GBP, etc. Very thank. Much many.
https://ko-fi.com/mxverda or https://patreon.com/MxVerdaArt or https://mxverda.itch.io/ or https://liberapay.com/MxVerda/ or https://subscribestar.adult/mxverde or https://artistree.io/mxverda or https://twitch.tv/mxverda or https://paypal.me/mxverda
)