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PLEASE use Libby. It’s literally the only way I can get through books. I’m an avid audiobook reader because my brain sucks at processing words with my eyes. Libby has been the best resource for me EVER

"Don't use Libby because it costs libraries too much, pirate instead" is such a weird, anti-patron, anti-author take that somehow manages to also be anti-library, in my professional librarian-ass opinion.

It's well documented that pirating books negatively affects authors directly* in a way that pirating movies or TV shows doesn't affect actors or writers, so I will likely always be anti-book piracy unless there's absolutely, positively no other option (i.e. the book simply doesn't exist outside of online archives at all, or in a particular language).

Also, yeah, Libby and Hoopla licenses are really expensive, but libraries buy them SO THAT PATRONS CAN USE THEM. If you're gonna be pissed at anybody about this shitty state of affairs, be pissed at publishing companies and continue to use Libby or Hoopla at your library so we can continue to justify having it to our funding bodies.

One of the best ways to support your library having services you like is to USE THOSE SERVICES. Yes, even if they are expensive.

*Yes, this is a blog post, but it's a blog post filled with links to news articles. If you can click one link, you can click another.

#sadly a lot of libraries don't have the specific textbooks i need for my classes #but on literally every other front hell yeah use libby use hoopla #they're awesome #support your damn libraries #support the people that make a living off of writing the books that you read #libby is hands down one of my most-used apps and i am very proud of this fact #bc libraries are awesome and there's literally no good reason not to support them #books & libraries #bookblr #booklr

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I was eating trail mix and one of the m&ms fell into the trash. Travesty, deviation, I fear I will never recover

#shitpost #trail mix #m and m #pls help #lol

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Thanks so much! these are great tips :))

hi! saw you were prepping for an art show. im a bit new in terms of showcasing my art, so do you have any tips on getting into art shows, creating exhibit themes, and things like that? if not, no worries. love your art!! :)

Hey there!

I would love to give myself a pat on the back for getting into a show, but it's a faculty show for the school I work at so I can't take too much credit! XD

I'm an freelance illustrator primarily, so I don't have a ton of experience in gallery work (perhaps some of my more gallery-oriented followers can drop some hot tips in the comments here) -- but I'll try to give you a couple general tips.

As far as themes go - the old adage of "do what you like" is very true - I wouldn't create a bunch of work I wasn't interested in just to get into some prestigious gallery, just like I wouldn't make fan art of something I didn't like. Try to find something you enjoy the tactile process of, a subject that interests you, or meaning that pulls at your heart. That will make the work truthful and honest. I feel like folks tend to catch on when you're just making things you're not jazzed about.

As tends to be the norm today, make sure you have some sort of website/social media dedicated to only your art. You're going to have to show a portfolio to any prospective gallery, so having something simple and clear makes this super easy. Doesn't need to be paid or fancy! A tumblr/insta/wordpress works just fine.

Reaching galleries is always a difficult thing, but I find if you start small then you create a rolling momentum. Hit up your local library or coffee shop and see if they'd be willing to host your work for a couple weeks, and even have a little opening. It gets people in the location to potentially get the place money/exposure, and more people will see your work. Check out your area league of artists or arts association and get on a mailing list for gallery open calls. Join them too! Making connections will open up more opportunities for you as an artist. If you can land a couple of smaller shows they can go on your resume as experience.

And dont give up! These things can take time, and you're likely to get plenty of rejections as well as acceptances. If you check out the kind of work that a gallery shows already, you can get an idea of what kind of artwork they accept. You wouldn't want to pitch photography to a painting gallery, y'know? Sometimes your work is wonderful, but it's not suitable for the gallery you're trying to get into.

I hope that helps, and good luck! <3

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Đoko Mazalić - Sheep (1919)

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breakfastless behavior

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Frank Paton - Witness my Act and Deed (1882)

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Y'all, the world is sleeping on what NASA just pulled off with Voyager 1

The probe has been sending gibberish science data back to Earth, and scientists feared it was just the probe finally dying. You know, after working for 50 GODDAMN YEARS and LEAVING THE GODDAMN SOLAR SYSTEM and STILL CHURNING OUT GODDAMN DATA.

So they analyzed the gibberish and realized that in it was a total readout of EVERYTHING ON THE PROBE. Data, the programming, hardware specs and status, everything. They realized that one of the chips was malfunctioning.

So what do you do when your probe is 22 Billion km away and needs a fix? Why, you just REPROGRAM THAT ENTIRE GODDAMN THING. Told it to avoid the bad chip, store the data elsewhere.

Sent the new code on April 18th. Got a response on April 20th - yeah, it's so far away that it took that long just to transmit.

And the probe is working again.

From a programmer's perspective, that may be the most fucking impressive thing I have ever heard.

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shout out to masc folks who want to wear cool necklaces but work with dogs who will definitely accidentally choke them out if they get their weird lil feet up in there so they can't

#its me #im masc folks #like I would #but Bodie the Bernese mountain dog would kill me #not on purpose #he's just big #and likes to say hello rather rudely

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Update: It went well and I only sweated a lil bit through my shirt!

prepping for academic conferences is just making a bunch of slides and praying people don't ask too many questions about the Russian you put on there that you certainly cannot read

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EVERYONE WISH ME LUCK I GOTTA BE UP AT 3 AM TO TALK TO IRISH PEOPLE

#about Irish history #this is a confrence #I promise im not like a 17th century English man #or Ernest Hemingway #I like Irish people #and Irish history #education #chaotic academia #humor

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kind of shit at backgrounds, so i tried to practice.😭😭😭 anyways, dune video game concept

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Pets love to show up like Hello i am Mystery Wet :)

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capybara

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GUYS I GET TO TAKE CARE OF TWO GUINEA PIGS NAMED HONEYBUNCH AND COCOA PUFF THIS IS NOT A DRILL

#im usually a dog walker #but I love the rodents #guinea pig #honey bunch I would die for you

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[from Hawkeye Vol. 4 #9 (April 10, 2013) by Matt Fraction (script), David Aja (pencils & inks), Matt Hollingsworth (colors) and Chris Eliopoulos (letters)]

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nooo buddy :'(