I was sitting at my desk just a few minutes ago, drawing, and a really loud crack of thunder went off–no power surges or anything, just thunder–and my roomba fled from its dock and started spinning in circles
I currently now have an active roomba sitting quietly on my lap
– that thing you did that was kind of embarrassing and weird, everyone else forgot about that already
– you look fine today, if you can’t notice something on your face standing 6 feet from a mirror then nobody else will either
– if something is out of your control, do not let yourself or anyone else expect you to deal with it alone
– social lives can go through cycles sometimes, if you feel like your friends are all ignoring you for no reason they’re probably just busy with other things
– if you can’t stop thinking about someone or something, find something mentally occupying to do like reading a book or watching a movie. it won’t solve any serious problems but you will feel better
– nothing will always be easy, if you’re trying then that should be good enough for anyone. if it’s not then you’re talking with the wrong people
– never underestimate the importance of going to bed, if it’s dark outside and you feel bad just go to bed and deal with your problems the next day
– nobody cares about acne
– even if somebody notices a small not-great detail about your appearance, they aren’t going to remember it in 20 minutes
GOTTA LOVE CRAMPED & POORLY COMPOSED CHARACTER REFS
ANYWAYS, here’s a quick summary of my beloved lantern head! he’s passionate about his work and really enjoys designing the (mood) lighting for entertainment businesses such as theaters, casinos, etc. !
if you have questions, ask away, because I can’t possibly cram everything into one ref :’^D (psst, another ref specifically related to his moods and how his light is influenced by them is IN THE WORKS)
It bothers the fuck out of me that adults try and take away creative outlets for kids, but would never think about doing that when it comes to sports.
All little kids are actors. All little kids are story tellers. All little kids are musicians. All little kids are creative, are artists.
And to see it just slowly be torn from them so they can “grow up” and settle for whatever life the adults want for them, is heartbreaking.
my mom trains teachers and one of her specialties is creativity, and when you give kids creative outlets their performance in everything else improves, including sports. when denied creativity, their grades go down, they act out more, they even have behavioral problems at home, mental illness flourishes- because creativity is a necessity for a developing brain. developing brains NEED that creative outlet.
being told exactly what to do every single day for 12 years genuinely results in different brain chemistry because it creates the same kind of fear that occurs in people like me with ptsd. over time, having others control every aspect of your life results in ptsd. we see it in prisoners and we’re seeing it in students now. our school system requires a lot of rigidity, so the only relief a child may have is music or art class and those two seemingly useless classes can make a world of difference.
in denying kids creativity, we’re literally destroying them. we’re giving them anxiety and depression at alarming rates, and setting them up to fail because we think sports are better than art and music.
It bothers the fuck out of me that adults try and take away creative outlets for kids, but would never think about doing that when it comes to sports.
All little kids are actors. All little kids are story tellers. All little kids are musicians. All little kids are creative, are artists.
And to see it just slowly be torn from them so they can “grow up” and settle for whatever life the adults want for them, is heartbreaking.
my mom trains teachers and one of her specialties is creativity, and when you give kids creative outlets their performance in everything else improves, including sports. when denied creativity, their grades go down, they act out more, they even have behavioral problems at home, mental illness flourishes- because creativity is a necessity for a developing brain. developing brains NEED that creative outlet.
being told exactly what to do every single day for 12 years genuinely results in different brain chemistry because it creates the same kind of fear that occurs in people like me with ptsd. over time, having others control every aspect of your life results in ptsd. we see it in prisoners and we’re seeing it in students now. our school system requires a lot of rigidity, so the only relief a child may have is music or art class and those two seemingly useless classes can make a world of difference.
in denying kids creativity, we’re literally destroying them. we’re giving them anxiety and depression at alarming rates, and setting them up to fail because we think sports are better than art and music.
i really hope they helped clean this up and didn’t leave the poor janitorial staff to do it all
I saw the original post on Reddit. That’s all 4 years worth of homework (they save it up for this tradition) and the underclass men clean it up (3 years of cleaning it up earns you the right to do it your senior year). The janitorial staff are there to hand out trash bags, but that’s it.
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