I have wanted clarity in light of my lack of light.

[halfcactus]

1.
Boosting some initiatives that my oomfs are involved in:

For the rest of the year, Niq (guoldu) is donating 100% of his commission funds to the Portland Immigration Rights Coalition. He does great danmei/baihe-adjacent art (and has incredible range), you can commission him here.

ICE OUT Fundraiser: Heated Rivalry fandom fundraiser

WangXian Against ICE: MDZS fundraiser (the donation period is over, though)

2.
Misc. Links

The Sameer Project (Palestinian-led fundraiser): they recently announced that there's been a huge drop in donations in January, causing mutual aid groups to scale back their operations. They're specifically asking for donations toward the food and water campaign.

Queer Without Borders | Panorama Film Festival: international short films, free to watch on Youtube!

Reports from Unknown Places: short daily fictional reports. Don't you miss blogs? Also on Instagram (where the reports come with pictures/paintings)

The Slowdown: a podcast where they feature one poem a day. (I personally just read the transcripts and treat it like a blog.)

Yonezawa Yoshihiro On “Yaoi”: Why Did Girls Give Up Ordinary Love for Boys’ Love? (1991) - a translated article that has been rotting in my to-read list.


3.
Journaling:
I have been keeping up with my daily planner but can't be bothered to cross-post pics here... In lieu of 3 weeks' worth of journal spreads, here are some food-y ones instead:

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Because it's a daily journal and I'm too lazy to print photos (since most of my pictures are of food and the neighborhood egret), I've accidentally gotten a little better at drawing basic shapes, which is... good? It's kind of like getting regular drawing practice but without the pressure of a dedicated sketchbook since the main goal is personal note-taking.