giovanni

The text reads “You are so much more than the mistakes you have made. It’s okay to forgive yourself and move on”.

shooting star

[ID: a colorful drawing of a sphinx, a winged cat creature with a human face. its mane is shaped like a sun or starburst. it is leaping through the air, surrounded by stars, which are trailing off of its wings and fur. its colorful pink, purple, orange and yellow markings are in places bleeding off of it and into the deep blue background. it is surrounded by stars and busy patterns]

weevil 677

by @wild.cotswolds on instagram

[Image Description: a photograph of a black weevil perched on the edge of a purple flower petal. End image description.]

rb for sample size

*ahem* rb for sample size

Coopuccino

*gritting my teeth* the only way out is through and by god im taking all of you with me

[Image ID: Destiel Supernatural meme where Dean says,

"QUIT FUCKING DOOMSCROLLING. We're probably gonna hear the results of this stupid election until like Thursday, and when we do, this meme isn't gonna tell you whether or not the world is ending. If it's Harris, don't become complacent. If it's Trump, DO NOT let defeatism comsume you. Just vote, and if you already have, don't glue yourself to media outlets until they tell you whether or not it's okay to stop panicking. They will NEVER tell you that - panic is how they get their ad revenue. Panicking isn't your civic duty. Panicking does not give you the ability to see the future. My dad had a stroke from binge-watching MSNBC and freaking out. Panicking will kill you more effectively than any politician ever will.

If you've already voted, your job today is to survive. Not to survive hypothetical apocalypses in the future, but to survive the literal fucking stroke that the media is trying to give you to turn a profit. Whatever happens, keep fighting, keep living, keep loving. Have some tea. Watch a movie. Pet a dog and/or cat. We fucking got this.

Also, love ya too, hotcakes." /End ID]

i promise you, the two minutes of personal turmoil you will feel whilst voting for kamala harris will still be infinitely preferable to the four years of hell donald trump will inflict on everyone if he wins

Prints are available Here

Image description: art showing 3 cats floating in a circle. One is black with a white skeleton pattern on its fur, one is semi transparent white and and one is is orange and is partly covered in bandages. end Image description

Older sketch from my sketchbook that I attempted to color digitally later on.

Paint night pieces for work. This year I simplified it for the attendees by changing the trees from birch to beech, so folks didn't have to worry about the markings on the trees.

Friendly reminder that almost half of the states in the U.S. have same day registration! This means you can go to the polling center for your location, register there, and cast your vote same day. So if you are over 18, are a U.S. citizen, and live in one of the states listed below, it is not too late to register and vote! I’m going to put notes for some of the states where voting is extra important due to the political climate of the state.

You can go here for more info on voter registration

I also have a huge list of voting resources here

CLARIFICATION FOR NORTH CAROLINA

Voter registration ended on October 11th, 2024. YOU CAN REGISTER SAME DAY FOR EARLY VOTING--however early voting ended yesterday (November 2nd, 2024).

YOU CANNOT REGISTER SAME DAY ON ELECTION DAY IN NORTH CAROLINA

If you are registering at the polls, you typically need proof of two things: who you are (picture ID) and where you live (lease, utility bill, bank statement, etc.). Check the exact requirements for your state.

The secret to a peaceful tumblr experience is that every once in a while you gotta be deeply fucking cringe on main so only the strong will keep following you.

saw this absolute king at the Paris Miku Expo

[ID: a person in a cosplay of Miku Binder Thomas Jefferson, complete with the aforementioned binder, the "I met god she's black" shirt, and the purple curly hair. They are standing in a crown of people and holding up a peace sign. End ID]

[ID: A grainy image of a red emoji angrily shaking a fist. Text over the image reads, “do not advertise to me ever”. The words “not” and “ever” are in all caps. / End ID]

On Image Descriptions

We all know that feeling, we think our image descriptions are not good enough. We think they’re too short and insignificant. We wonder if it’s worth it posting one at all, but it’s always worth it. And here is why:

Even if an image description doesn’t mention everything in the image, it tells you a million things which aren’t in the image.

If your description is [ID: Reaction image of a nodding woman. /end ID] it tells you one million things. Such as: The image is not a tweet adding further information or context, it’s not a screenshot of a Snopes article debunking the post, it’s not someone disagreeing.

Those six little words, that nodding woman, it might not seem like a lot. It might seem like you can skip right over it, like it’s not worth mentioning - but it is.

An image could always be a wall of text explaining why OP is wrong, and simply knowing that’s not the case is super useful. Knowing that it’s just a reaction image, just a meme, just a photograph, is super useful.

Even a bad ID tells a lot.

Adding a bit of context for people who don’t know what image descriptions are for: Blind and visually impaired people (among others) use software called screen readers when using a computer/smart phone. It reads the text on the screen aloud and makes digital content accessible to them. Images can’t be read aloud, so they need an image description (often abbreviated as ID) to know what’s in the image.

By adding an ID, you’re helping me and many other disabled people.

Putting this here, since it’s my pinned post:

Some general info on screen readers and accessibility:

Posts aimed at screen reader users:

Posts about writing:

I occasionally update this list, but I have a bunch more posts on my blog, so feel free to browse or use the search function.

My asks are always open (including anon), so feel free to ask, but I am very slow at responding so it might be easier and faster to look up accessibility related questions online.

There’s widely recognized accessibility standards and guidelines (like WCAG) which cover most situations, unless it’s very niche or tumblr specific.