My mom’s says this was how it was when I came out. I love her.
i love this
(Source: http://jessicastam.tumblr.com/)
How to help an artist:
Ditch the like button
No, seriously. If you don’t have money to help out an artist financially, the second best thing is to reblog all the things you like. While liking it does tell the artist that “hey I really like this!” It does jack shit because the only ones who will see that are me and you.
Why do you think there are so SO many posts made by people that are literally summed down to “please reblog my artwork I need the notes!”? Because no one reblogs artwork. Unless you’re a ridiculously popular blog with thousands of followers, you’ll only end up getting 1 or no reblogs.
SO HELP OUT ARTISTS AND PLEASE REBLOG OUR ART, BECAUSE WE REALLY NEED THE VIEWS ;V;)/
THIS IS ALSO VITAL FOR AUTHORS/WRITERS!!
As my buddy devilishkurumi has said many many times, author visibility is unfortunately LEAGUES below visual artist visibility because fic takes MUCH more time and effort to consume.
If you read a fic and you decide you really love it or even liked it a little, please reblog it! Visibility for all artists!!
And just adding my 2 cents here. REBLOG FROM THE ARTIST/WRITERS, NOT FROM REPOSTERS. It’s not doing the artists any good if their art gets reposted, especially when sometimes they dont even get sourced or credited properly. Their artwork is just floating in the internet, without the proper recognition on who drew it. Not cool. Check and see the original post first, if you are wary of reposters. Sometimes artist have their link or their url watermarked on the art itself. If the watermark doesn’t match the OP, then most likely it’s a repost of the art. Just keep that in mind if you see some fanart in your dashboard.
Also, another thing to add. As much as it is good to reblog and support the artist, just be extra careful if you see fanart posts are taken from pixiv. Some of our Japanese artists do get in trouble if their art circulates online without their knowing, and they DO put in their pixiv account not to repost any of their artwork in other social medias. Please respect their wishes and not post it anywhere else! It is good to support artist by reblogging their artwork on the respective social media site they posted their art on, but it’s not good at all to show your support to some artist by reblogging their artwork without their consent, which can cause them serious trouble.
I reblogged this post not long ago but the above comment is super important. Adding a credit to a repost doesn’t really do jack because the original poster can’t see the notes/comments/tags. Wanting to share something you enjoy with people is great but if you can’t be bothered to go to the source then it shows you don’t care about the person who made it and the effort that went in to it. And yeah, if you want to share something but there doesn’t seem to be a version of it posted by the original creator on the site that you use then I’m sorry but you’ll just have to deal with not posting it.
Remember pinterest, weheartit, and any site that is built on taking images from other sites are NOT sources.
Also re: writers, I do track my author name tag and I can’t tell you how happy I am when I stumble across someones fic rec of me.
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4) do you like your name? is there another name you think would fit you better?
I like my name. It’s unique, even if frequentlly said wrong.
5)do you think of yourself as a human being or a human doing? do you identify yourself by the things you do?
I’ve..never thought about it that way? But yeah I’d say I identify myself more by what I do
24) have you ever felt like you had a “mind-meld” with someone?
Occasionally with RP partners 😉
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2) Have you ever found a writer who thinks just like you? if so, who?
Not really. I have writers that have influenced me or that I felt like they might understand me, but no one just like me.
3)List your fandoms and one character from each that you identify with.
- Doctor Who- Donna Noble
- Torchwood – Jack Harkness
- Supernatural – Dean Winchester
- Sherlock – John Watson
- Firefly – Malcolm Reynolds
- Star Trek – Hikaru Sulu
- Muppets – Kermit
- LOTR – Samwise Gamgee
There’s probably more fandoms, but that’s all I can think of right now.
17 Would you say your tumblr is a fair representation of the “real you”?
Pretty much. Slightly more cursing in real life.
22 List the top five things you spend the most time doing, in order.
Oh geeze, um:
- Messing around on the Internet
- Skyping with friends
- Rping
- Writing my own stuff
- MTurk (at least lately)
30 Pick one of your favorite quotes.
This is my all time favorite quote and pretty much my life philosophy:
“Yeah, well, I’ve got a dream too. But it’s about singing and dancing and making people happy. That’s the kind of dream that gets better the more people you share it with. And, well, I’ve found a whole bunch of friends who have the same dream. And, well, it kind of makes us like a family.” – (Kermit the Frog – The muppet movie. On my dreams more about writing, but the sentiment still stands)
identity ask
- if someone wanted to really understand you, what would they read, watch, and listen to?
- have you ever found a writer who thinks just like you? if so, who?
- list your fandoms and one character from each that you identify with.
- do you like your name? is there another name you think would fit you better?
- do you think of yourself as a human being or a human doing? do you identify yourself by the things you do?
- are you religious/spiritual?
- do you care about your ethnicity?
- what musical artists have you most felt connected to over your lifetime?
- are you an artist?
- do you have a creed?
- describe your ideal day.
- dog person or cat person?
- inside or outdoors?
- are you a musician?
- five most influential books over your lifetime.
- if you’d grown up in a different environment, do you think you’d have turned out the same?
- would you say your tumblr is a fair representation of the “real you”?
- what’s your patronus?
- which Harry Potter house would you be in? or are you a muggle?
- would you rather be in Middle Earth, Narnia, Hogwarts, or somewhere else?
- do you love easily?
- list the top five things you spend the most time doing, in order.
- how often would you want to see your family every year?
- have you ever felt like you had a “mind-meld” with someone?
- could you live as a hermit?
- how would you describe your gender/sexuality?
- do you feel like your outside appearance is a fair representation of the “real you”?
- on a scale from 1 to 10, how hard is it for someone to get under your skin?
- three songs that you connect with right now.
- pick one of your favorite quotes.
