I've had this tumblr profile picture, username, AND theme for over a decade and I ain't changing it now. Call me Dana though.
Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
i have nothing else to contribute to hourly comics day ahaha. this is going to be me for this entire month
“how small?”
this smallWhat is a balance staff?
in a mechanical watch, you have the Balance Assembly:
and the Balance Staff is what all the other parts of it are stacked on
Line weight. Perspective. The tilting of the head. Expression. Volume.
This early Modern human knew exactly what we learn to this day in order to create the illusion of life in 2d art.
Whoever they were, I admire them as much as every other great master.
Adding the lions (which are but one section of the larger mural) because they take my breath away
Oh, my poor unsuspecting blogger, there are more than just lions!
We got
rhinos
Dem
Bison and mammoth
And
Horsies too!
Visiting (the reproduction of) Chauvet is a fucking experience, let me tell you. And there’s a package of pictured available on their site: https://en.grottechauvet2ardeche.com/discover-the-site/la-grotte/
Here are some handprints:
And an owl:
Morning Sermon
it really is crazyyyyy how much January they managed to fit into this January
Unpopular opinion but literally not one person in the world should have their human rights violated
If one person’s rights can be waved away, so can yours
yes, even those people.
Fuck it, adding on: This is why it’s frustrating to see criminal defense lawyers getting a bad rep.
The right to a fair trial is a human right. In practice, a fair trial necessitates a lawyer. This means that even if somebody committed the worst crimes you could possibly imagine, they still deserve a lawyer.
Somebody has to defend them as a matter of human rights. As one of my professors said, way back in my first semester at uni: “Everybody deserves to have somebody in their corner.”
nb the source of criminal defense attorneys getting a bad rep is always, always copaganda. same with the incredibly bullshit narrative of “if you didn’t do anything wrong then why do you need a lawyer?” the purpose of both these terrible stupid pro-cop arguments are to deny you your legal rights.
Someone else said it very well here on this website:
A government whose people lose their rights once they become criminals has a very vested interest in making their critics criminals.
in retrospect it’s pretty funny that the most used computer port for many years just completely sucked shit to the point of there being normie memes about it
we as a society lived like this for years and years
I mean when your biggest tech issue is “takes an extra 10 seconds (at most) to plug in if you’re not paying attention” that’s pretty good! Imagine if you had a printer and the printer’s biggest problem was that the paper took a few tries to insert into the tray. You’d want to fuck that printer.
I’d want to fuck that printer.
Trump would be such a good drag queen like just such an unbelievably incredible and talented drag queen it’s such a bummer that he’s decided to be a fascist and a threat to democracy because that cunt would devour at the House of Yes
such a loss
his cadence, his tiny bitchy hand gestures, his cunty little nicknames for people that are insane but also somehow stick to your brain?
“the problem with ron desanctimonious is that he needs a personality transplant, and those are…… noT yet available.”
if he’d laid the garbage fire of his entire soul aside for a wig and heels back in the 80s, we’d live in a better world.
(via @dragonprincessmew )
what are you even supposed to do when your friends who are dating kiss in front of you Like do i just stand there or
brainstorming solutions to this
- stare directly at them without blinking
- (very serious intense voice) “Stop that.”
- pretend to pass out so they have to pay attention to meeeee :3
- (loud and high pitched, full of fear) “WHAT THE FUCK!!!!!!!”
- start juggling (be sure to carry several balls on your person at all times in case of this)
Want to learn something new in 2022??
Absolute beginner adult ballet series (fabulous beginning teacher)
40 piano lessons for beginners (some of the best explanations for piano I’ve ever seen)
Excellent basic crochet video series
Basic knitting (probably the best how to knit video out there)
Pre-Free Figure Skate Levels A-D guides and practice activities (each video builds up with exercises to the actual moves!)
How to draw character faces video (very funny, surprisingly instructive?)
Another drawing character faces video
Literally my favorite art pose hack
Tutorial of how to make a whole ass Stardew Valley esque farming game in Gamemaker Studios 2??
Introduction to flying small aircrafts
French/Dutch/Fishtail braiding
Playing the guitar for beginners (well paced and excellent instructor)
Playing the violin for beginners (really good practical tips mixed in)
Color theory in digital art (not of the children’s hospital variety)
Retake classes you hated but now there’s zero stakes:
Calculus 1 (full semester class)
Learn basic statistics (free textbook)
Introduction to college physics (free textbook)
Introduction to accounting (free textbook)
Learn a language:
Japanese (grammar guide)
(for dummies)Russian (pretty good cyrillic guide!)
Want to learn something new in 2023??
Cooking with flavor bootcamp (used what I learned in this a LOT this year)
Learn Interior Design from the British Academy of Interior Design (free to audit course - just choose the free option when you register)
Video on learning to read music that actually helped me??
How to use and sew with a sewing machine
How to ride a bike (listen. some of us never learned, and that’s okay.)
How to cornrow-braid hair (I have it on good authority that this video is a godsend for doing your baby niece’s black hair)
Making mead at home (I actually did this last summer and it was SO good)
Basics of snowboarding (proceed with caution)
How to draw for people who (think they) suck at art (I know this website looks like a 2003 monstrosity, but the tutorials are excellent)
Pixel art for beginners so you can make the next great indie game
Go (back) to school
Introduction to Astronomy (high school course - free textbook w/ practice problems)
Principals of Economics (high school course - free textbook w/ practice problems)
Introduction to philosophy (free college course)
Computer science basics (full-semester Harvard course free online)
Learn a language
Japanese for Dummies (link fix from 2022)
Portuguese (Brazil)
American Sign Language (as somebody who works with Deaf people professionally, I also strongly advise you to read up on Deaf/HoH culture and history!)
Chinese (Mandarin, Simplified)
Quenya (LOTR fantasy elf language)
Want to learn something new in 2024??
Beginner-oriented video on how to sail
This guy has so many videos on baking different types of bread. SO very many.
Coding in Python - one of the most flexible and adaptable high-level programming languages out there - explained through projects making video games
Learn to swim! (for adult learners. I don’t care if you live in Kansas or Mali or wherever. LEARN TO SWIM.)
Learn how quantum mechanics works. Then read some more about it
[Learn about quantum mechanics again, but in a more advanced engineering/mathematics class. Then read more about the math and physics of it]
Poetry Handbook, by Mary Oliver
Something I learned this year: how to sew a quilt (Here’s a very easy beginning pattern that looks amazing and can be done with pre-cut fabric!)
How to hit the ball in softball
Tutorial video on what is under the hood of most (gas) cars + weird engine sounds and what they mean
- Full beginner mechanics technical training, if you want to go more in depth
- Playlist on how car engine physics work if you want to go ultra in depth
Lecture series on architecture design through study of buildings
How (American income) taxes & tax law work (choose “audit course” at checkout for free class)
Pickleball for beginners (so you can finally join your neighbor/friend/distant cousin who is always insisting you join their team)
+ Para-Pickleball for beginners (for mobility aid users!)
School is so much more fun when there’s no tests:
Fairy Tales: Meanings, Messages, and Morals
World History [Part 1, Part 2]
Learn a language:
Arabic + Resource Guide compiled from Reddit (includes info on different dialects)
Urdu (frequently recommended course on Reddit) + Resource Guide