Me @ France Right Now

Well, it hurts nobody to reblog. And if it works? Good. Good dog.

what a miserable day.

reminding myself the world is not fundamentally changed. we have elected our own downfall, but there are birds outside, and my little niece is learning to walk, and I need to go grocery shopping.

(people had fulfilling lives during the fall of the roman empire. I'm reading books from the 1930's, the last time fascism almost consumed us. I am reminding myself of the people of the world right now living under unjust regimes. I am looking to minorities in america, past and present, for tips on thriving with a boot on your neck. I am reaching out to the half of the country who is mourning with me today, reminding myself there is good, there are helpers, we are still here.)

in the future there will be protests, bad news, fights (jesus christ, thanksgiving is still ahead). for now I am just trying to remember how to live. in 2016 I completely shut down and retreated from everyone. I allowed myself to be tricked into thinking I was alone. I don't want to do that again. (I don't want to do any of this again.)

this is how you live through tragedies - any way you can.

Yes yes we all love lynxes and wolves are important.

BUT!!

I don't see any attention for my boy Huso Huso

He is in CRITICAL DANGER!!

LOOK AT HIM!!

HE HAS SEEN HORRORS!!

October 17. My attempt at drawing a tree.

So...today I procrastinated a little, and so decided to draw something I though would be simpler. So I drew a tree. It is....what you would expect from an amateur like me. Still, it was a good exercise.

October 8. One of my last wolf drawings this month

So. I drew another wolf this day. I did one thing differently through. I tried to draw it at a large size.

Overall, I think it is a significant improvement. But even so, it still has some issues with the paws.

October 18. My attempt at drawing a bat.

Today I tried attempt to draw a bat. The result was...not the best. I guess it is good for a beginner, but the arm fingers, and the nose and ears are parts I am not happy. On a lesser level, I am also not happy about the feet. But on the other hand....I am happy i drew something today.

dear USAmericans,

VOTING WORKS!!!

French people showed up, French people voted, turnout was higher today than it has been since 1997, and we kicked the far right to 3rd place

a week ago, the far right was the biggest party in France, we were slated for a far right parliament, prime minister, and government

this week, we voted against them en masse and we won!

VOTING WORKS!

you're up next in November! it's very rare we get to say this, but this one time, take example on the French! show up and vote!

because VOTING WORKS!

October 22. Another attempt at a vampire bat.

Today I work a little bit more, and I entered into a hurry when I started drawing the vampire bat.

Not the best. There is stil a lot of room for me to improve.

you know that phenomenon where vaccines are so effective that people forget how scary the original disease was? I think Americans are like this about government

"You can't condense all of Chainsaw Man into one pane-"