Never forget that the reason they are so convinced you’re all getting paid is that they are all getting paid.

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Not feeling the best today. So I may just stick to streaming the current round of DA:O Lore stuff in The Void Family discord. That way, I won't feel pressured to keep up a discussion the full time, and can just answer questions anyone may have. 🫠 Orzammar and Mage Tower are the goals for today.

Face reveal! Wrong answers only

*sighs* I wish I knew when my creativity was going to be at its highs or lows. Cuz then I wouldn't be so scared to open my Vgen. But I feel like, I'll do so, just as another spike of 'nope, not in the mood to art' will kick in again.🥲 It's frustrating cuz when I can, I can kick out a ton of things.🫠

I'm so happy about how this lil' Buf'gin is looking atm as part of a new emote I'm working on. I needed to share him :3 Hims so angy.🐧

Weevil's infested the extra flour bag I had, and I can't afford bread or flour for another week at least.🫠 I thankfully have some rice and pasta. But frick... I'm definitely feeling the lack of bread or flour to make bread.😑

once again putting a reminder out there to MARK YOUR DAMN NSFW and to please be cautious when reposting NSFW

If you often stream on Twitch, this tool will automatically enable the "LIVE" badge on your Bluesky profile when you go live (and disable it at the end). purplesky.dremixam.com/dashboard/

Clock rolled over an hour ago, but.. I'm 41 now. Made it past the year that most in my family are told we most likely won't.👍 And I get to start it off with a headache. Wonderful. Off to bed with me.🫠

Apropos of this, here's a few of my more subscribed blocklists, should folks wish to use them. No nazi vtubers on bsky. As with all blocklists, user discretion is advised. Additions to the list are at my discretion, do not @ or DM me for inclusions. 🔸Egregious Offenders 🔸Harassers and Clowns

Slept in later than intended, so strim will be a bit late. Also gonna be a semi-short one, as I focus on the Redcliffe arc in DAO for my friend's lore run. They struggled to get into DAO, but are enjoying DAI and wanted to know more about some events referenced in DAI so, I am doing lore run for em

Don't ragebait, don't hate reply, don't shit post. Just go block them and move on

I think the worst feeling you can give to a neurodivergent person is that you just "tolerate" them. Not worthy of any love or criticism. It's worse when you can feel the shift towards this "fake friendship" and now you can no longer concentrate on the friendship at all

The cord on my headphones broke last night. So I grabbed a cheap pair to use while I wait for a replacement cord and good frickin' lord, I forgot how bad non-audiophile headphones sound.😭 This type of headphone should be illegal! 🤬 But definitely reminding me I should get a replacement set.🫠

Self doubt is something every artist deals with. Instead of trying to erase the doubt, invite it in. Let it sit with you while you create. When you show up WITH doubt, you build confidence.

Istg they're so desperate for us to use that slop. How about no.

I had planned to stream today, but for some reason my brain just refused to think it was Saturday until a moment ago. There's just... so much brain fog, and so many things happening the past few days that I think my brain overloaded.🙃 Next Sat I will. For now, gonna go look for the broken pieces.🫠

Because I need to be told 4 times to remind my own self. Live as you.

avoid self loathing ✅ your art is special because YOU made it ✅ literally anything you create is better than AI✅

friend: I like your ocs, can you tell me more about them? me:

"bsky doesn't have the numbers" ok but did you know bsky has some of the best click through rates for links to other sites like twitch? at least in my experience, it's significantly higher

And a quick nebula painting, free to use 💜

While I love seeing all the new Art*, there is a sour note to it... I DO NOT HAVE THE MONIES TO COMMISSION! 😭😭😭 Seriously, love the arts. Keep it up. I'll just, sit here, sad that I cannot have some for myself. 🥲 *I see you musicians, photographers, editors, writers AND artists! It's all Art ❤️

Was telling a friend about my recent learning exploits Friend: Hey wanna see a funny meme? Me: ? F: VI - VII Me: Me: Me: MOTHERFU-

I am a chronic post liker. I will like your post. It will mean many things. 'This is good', 'I hear you', 'It gets better', 'This was funny', 'Yahoo', 'Throwing eggs'. You will deal with it. This is our social contract

A lot to say, but not enough characters. Just don't forget that it's okay to do less. It's okay to be less. What matters is that you're healthy and healing and piecing yourself back together. If you are with people who don't respect your spoons, the only one who can protect your spoons is you.

TODAY IS THE DAY! Once I stream today, I will have streamed every single *fucking* day in 2025. We're having a Drawpile party. 7pm EST. If you're my friend, you're welcome to come join and doodle. Come see me get this goal I've been working on all year. twitch.tv/lotusenta

2026 Bluesky Resolutions should be "I will add alt text to images" for a lot of folks here.

If you see this in your Twitch chat from me, it's legitimate. Thanks!

Artists/animators looking for work:

why- NEVER in my NINE lives have i- #ffxiv #ffxivonline #finalfantasyxiv #ffxivmeme #FFXIVvideos #twitch #streamer

I'll bite. If you see this, post a random fact about yourself! I can see UV colours, and have not had surgery on my eyes. I lost sight in one eye for a number of years after an accident (it's back now, somehow), and my remaining eye went overboard on making up for it. 🤔 This is why I love colour!

Hey! You! Yes, you with the face. You're awesome. ❤️

If ai bros start flooding bsky the best thing to do is not respond to their posts. Just block. I've learned it's pointless to debate them. The best thing to do is suffocate them by ignoring. They are lazy and want instant gratification that's why they use ai..don't give the satisfaction.

Took a bit to find it, and I've lost the post chain (🥲), but this is for the "Post an older piece you still like" This is from '09, just before my brain 'broke' and I couldn't do any art for about 11+yrs. I wanna redraw it at some point, as I've gotten significantly better at faces and anatomy. 🥰

(Final Fantasy XIV) Everything Burns: I had A BUNCH of request to make a full version sooo... Full Version is officially up on my channel! ✨Include 7.4 raid spoilers! I hope you guys enjoy it! 🙇💞

When I heard that Twitter was slapping on the ability to edit any image with their AI bullshit, no opt-out option for artists.

No one chooses to be disabled or chronically ill. It’s not a moral failing. People blame the disabled because it makes them feel morally superior. They can tell themselves it’ll never happen to them. It can happen to anyone. It’s a minority group you can join at any time.

Goals for 2026: Try to hang with more people, on or off stream Push my commissions more (imagine self-promoting tho) Maybe actually try to push for that 1k followers on Twitch thing? I guess TL;DR: put myself out there more

To elaborate: Make friends, not followers. Chasing numbers pales in comparison to the value of finding mutuals/collaborators that you can talk shop with and boost what they do. Treat others how you want to be treated, stay interested in art other than your own

Genuinely, if you want to grow on here: Repost things you like. Comment on things sincerely. Add alt text to your posts. Properly tag your NSFW posts. Don't engage in petty arguments, just block. Spread positivity. Block people trying to farm hate.

Just a little PSA: If you have your NSFW flags marked as "show" in your settings, you *will not* see if the posts are labelled. Which means you could be reposting unflagged NSFW. Put everything to "warn" instead, so you don't flashbang your own followers with unflagged NSFW.

Anyone got some good #Trans Peeps Starter Packs??? Lookin' to expand my circle a bit.