#end of year message

[cracklewink]

Harmony Syndrome Part 5/5

The last chapter of my mlp infection AU! Thank you to everyone who followed along. Some final thoughts on my twitter @cracklewink if anyone's interested : )

#mlp #my little pony #mlp infection au #mlp infection #twilight sparkle #Sorry for leaving the ending open ended but I genuinely couldnt decide on just one way for things to turn out and I liked the idea of #leaving it open the most #in my mind sunset's final message is like we found a recording from the later days of the infection and we dont know what happened in the #end because the recordings stopped/ended #In any case I think they were able to put twilight and the others to rest #but who knows who survived the “final battle” and who didnt #also yes Twilight created harmony syndrome but not on purpose lol #it was the result of her botched attempt to create a spell that makes ponies immortal #obviously it backfired lol #and the irony is that twilight ends up dying before any of her friends #if they didnt want me writing my little pony horse tragedy they shouldnt have left mlpfim off on the note that all of twilight's friends #were growing old without her #ending thats been haunting me for five years #if anyones seeing this this is an open au btw so feel free to adopt any of the ideas if you like! : ) #tw thanatophobia #thanatophobia

[crescentfool]

reunion 🌸

#persona 3 #persona 3 spoilers #minato arisato #makoto yuki #ryoji mochizuki #aigis #ryomina #lizzy does art #HELLO EVERYONE!!! march 5th is upon us again so i bring... my contribution for this year. my third year drawing for it! #i made the thumbnail for this a few weeks after last year's graduation day #i thought it would be fun to lean into the ryominaigis angle of graduation day (you could read this as minato/aigis if you like- #but i feel like most people would read it as ryoji/minato) #IN ANY CASE working on this made me very emotional over this game :') (specifically minato) #i really enjoy how p3 ends it's such a nice way of wrapping up the narrative's messages and themes #working on this. minato's kindness was at the forefront of my mind throughout the piece #and i really wanted to capture how. ultimately it was his decision to sacrifice himself- to do the great seal #while to an outsider's perspective it is. sad that minato passes. i think becoming the seal is something that minato- #actively welcomes. in the same way that death (ryoji) is a comfort to him because death was housed in him for Ten YearsTM #AND I ALSO GOT REALLY SAD OVER AIGIS TOO. i still get fucked up over how in fes's animated cutscene for 3/5 they portray- #her as human and not drawing the robot parts so i wanted to do something smilar here... #but also i am very sad on aigis's behalf because she discovers her humanity through minato and realizes what she- #wants to do and then. well. minato is like. he's ready to pass on (even if he's scared) and im like. OH MY GOD THIS TRIO GETS ME MESSED UP #this was more coherent in my head LOL BUT ough i like drawing p3 and working through my feelings about it... #anyway! happy (in quotations) march 5th. i love this game to bits. it's so fun to draw for this day every year and see how i've improved #if you've read all this thank you :) lizzy appreciates you all very much. mwah! <3

[democracyinternational]

An End-of-Year Message from DI President Eric Bjornlund

After several difficult years for democracy and public health in the U.S. and around the world, 2022 provided some reasons for hope. While the Covid pandemic continued to threaten public health and claim too many lives, it receded as a day-to-day threat for many, and DI, like many other organizations, was able to return to more normal operations. Meanwhile, there were signs of a possible democratic resurgence. In the U.S., a range of institutions—including the House January 6 Committee, Congressional leaders, federal and state prosecutors, and the courts—moved to ensure accountability for those responsible for the attack on democracy in our own country. Voters in the U.S. mid-term elections rejected election deniers in many battleground states and signaled a renewed willingness to reject extremism and stand up for democracy. Globally, many of the world’s democracies united to support Ukraine’s self-defense against Russia’s unprovoked, horrifying attack on Ukraine’s sovereignty and democracy, and citizen protests and demands for government accountability have grown in China, Iran, and elsewhere. Even the World Cup in Qatar, the world’s biggest sporting event, has been unable to avoid important protests about human rights.

Meanwhile, government leaders in the U.S. recommitted in the past year to American support for democracy abroad. The U.S. government, for example, has led a global Year of Action to build on its Democracy Summit in December 2021. As part of this effort, DI has participated in the Global Network for Securing Electoral Integrity convened by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Global Democracy Coalition led by the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance, among other efforts. And in a major speech in June, USAID Administrator Samantha Power urged the democracy promotion community to “reinvent our playbook” for democracy assistance, in response to new threats as well as traditional ones, a theme that has long animated DI’s work.  

Democracy International has worked effectively and grown substantially in the past year. We have consolidated our important work in support of both political inclusion and legal aid in Bangladesh, engaging at-risk youth in Jamaica, and reinforcing the civic education and the electoral process in Liberia. We launched an effort to improve local service delivery and strengthen the social contract between municipalities and citizens in Kosovo as well as a program to support the independence and effectiveness of the parliament in Malawi. Working through Pact, we adapted and continued our technical assistance for civic education in Ukraine; as a sub to WSP, we are providing monitoring and evaluation support for a local governance project in El Salvador; and working through DevTech Systems, we have begun providing technical support to USAID on “digital democracy.” USAID also recently awarded DI the important, high-profile Justice, Rights, and Security-Rapid Response Assistance (JURIS) activity to address threats to the rule of law, human rights, and security around the world.  

In addition, consistent with USAID’s focus on localization, DI has played an innovative, supporting role to local organizations in several countries. In Kenya we are working as a subawardee to the Electoral Law and Governance Institute for Africa (ELGIA) by providing technical assistance to improve elections. In Georgia we are supporting the United Nations Association of Georgia to better integrate ethnic and religious minorities into politics, government, and society. And in Pakistan we support the Trust for Democratic Education and Accountability (TDEA) on its project to improve domestic citizen election observation. By supporting local organizations to take the lead and be the prime recipient of assistance funds, DI and its local partners are flipping the traditional development program relationship, thereby reinforcing local ownership of development programs and priorities and increasing the sustainability of results.

DI has also been a leader in drawing on social and behavioral science (SBS)—including social psychology, behavioral economics, and other social sciences—in the design and implementation of international development programs, as part of our broader focus on learning for better development. Insights from SBS play a critical role, for example, in our interventions to build trust between local government and citizens in Kosovo, encourage at-risk youth to pursue more “positive pathways” in Jamaica, and build trust and socio-economic linkages between minority and majority communities in Georgia.

As before, we focused in our programs during the past year on engaging youth, empowering women, and supporting marginalized communities around the world to access politics, rights, and services. We are also proud to have continued our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion in the way we work. We joined the Coalition for Racial and Ethnic Equity in Development (CREED) of U.S.-based international development and humanitarian assistance organizations. And in the summer, we ran a successful internship program focused largely on providing opportunities for traditionally underrepresented minorities in international development careers, drawing in part on our established partnerships with One World Foundation and the internship collective of Johns Hopkins University.

We are proud that, despite enormous challenges to international development, genuine democracy, and public health, DI has made a meaningful contribution. This process wouldn’t be possible without the continued support of our partners, clients, and funders, as demonstrated through their ongoing and growing collaboration. We appreciate the funding and trust we have received from USAID, the U.S. State Department, the U.K. Foreign and Commonwealth Development Office, and others.

We also note the incredible dedication of our professional, committed, far-flung, and growing staff as well as the important work of our expert consultants and outside advisors. We are proud to work together with such talented and dedicated colleagues around the world in such a critically important common mission.

DI moves forward into 2023 with increasing confidence and a renewed commitment to supporting active citizens, responsive governments, and engaged civil society and political organizations to achieve a more peaceful, democratic world.

#latest #end of year message

[kotaki]

Cure Wonderful in FUN☆FUN☆Wonderful DAYS!

#this is a queued post 😇 #precure #wonderful precure #cure wonderful #inukai komugi #mygifs #*d #watching this reminded me of last year when hishikawa hana cried through her end message i was 😭😭😭 #komugi is so cute!!! she's a huge change coming after sora who is so calm and formal lol #(also i'd never heard of papillon dog before her and omg.... they're so cute.....)

[ruporas]

deserving to be held

#vashwood #vash the stampede #nicholas d wolfwood #i feel like i made many pieces with this similar message but its just bc the thought of vashwood coming from loved backgrounds and having #been taught how to love.. been taught how to care and knows what that feels like and then having it ripped violently from them for years #to the point they're both afraid to touch each other and feel undeserving of the love they receive even though they both know they love the #other and yearn for it deeply #it's a long healing process and i dont think they had enough time to fully process it together but at least #they can steadily learn the warmth of another again before the end #correct me if im wrong but the only time canonically that vashwood hugged was in vol 10 and it actually sends me into ruins #u know. the half hug when vash caught ww and gripped his side like that. #like hoooow whyyyy waughhauhguhgss #ruporas art

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

The Start of the Truth [End of season 1]

[First] Prev <–-> Next

#poorly drawn mdzs #mdzs #wei wuxian #lan jingyi #lan sizhui #a-qing #xiao xingchen #tulu xuanwu #And that's the end of season 1! 70 + (6 bonus) comics since I set out on this quest....and I would do it again B*) #I really wanted to push myself for this comic and make something pretty to really cap off this journey. #Art is actually very fun I love having a vision and making it into physical reality! Everyday I get a little better! Yippeee! #I never imagined I would have the kind of support I currently do as I've been making these comics #Hard to imagine I thought art was something I wouldn't have a shot at. Much less have the opportunity to have a community behind me #I want to keep growing and improving! I appreciate every single comment and tag and encouraging message! #I have a *fanart* folder. The me from a year ago could have never thought that could be a thing #Just...wow....thank you all so much for everything. I mean it more than I can put into words B'*)

[hyunpic]

HYUNJIN: stay, just do as you are doing now, you're doing well [lovestay piano credit]

#hyunjin #skz #video #my haven 🩷 #two years ago he was saying how he wants to give back all of his love to us when play with fire was released #and i just think i want to give that love he gives us 1839384 times more back #playing tug of war with i love yous with him in my mind.. #tbh to me your existence itself is more than love to me. it transcends beyond that #i write your name to the sand in front of the sea so the waves can wipe it away and carry the message me of caring about you to you… #i feel like without u i would be like the black screen of a movie ending without the credits #and like a song without lyrics.. hmm

[iwantoceans]

“I have found my home”

#gonna end this year with the show that changed me #it really got me through this year and I’m so happy about all the people I’ve met #and to my mutuals I haven’t messaged I love you all and I want to try harder to talk to you next year #hopefully 2024 is better #kinnporsche the series #kinnporsche #vegaspete #kimchay #vegas theerapanyakul #pete saengtham #kinn theerapanyakul #porsche kittisawasd #kim theerapanyakul #porchay kittisawasd #kinnporsche edit #kimchay edit #vegaspete edit

[popsicle-stick]

ÞÆS OFEREODE ÞISSES SWA MÆG

(that was overcome. so too may this.) from Deor, old english poem, c. 9th century.

new riso design! John Barleycorn is a folkloric figure considered the embodiment of the wheat harvest, and the subject of the English and Scottish folk song that describes the cyclical nature of his birth, death, and processing into bread and ale each year. this one was about the comfort in the constancy of things. the world could end. but the wheat field rises anew. the year turns around again.

#i know it looks like 'pisses' i KNOW! but it is not that. #i adjusted the translation slightly for clarity without context #i'm working my socks off to get work done for MCM London at the end of this month despite also travelling. some things were not Timed Well #sat in airbnbs and youth hostels and on trains tryna get work done man im struggling lol 50 thousand unanswered messages IM SORRY!!! #the actual words in the image are from john tams though because that song slaps i love you snow falls/the year turns around again #english folklore #british folklore #john barleycorn #lottieart

[canisalbus]

I'm sure you get loads of these but heck I said I'd give it a shot anyway!

Your artwork is so inspiring and beautiful. I recently graduated from art school with a degree in Animation Production but I've decided I'd love to be an illustrator some day. Your work really motivates me and gets my brain juice buzzin. Keep it up!!!

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#oh thank you! I'm glad you did! #first off as a general rule I think it's always okay to message any individual independent artist/creator #and tell them that you like their work #you may think they probably get lots of positive feedback and such and another one doesn't matter #but I would bet money that the actual amount is almost always smaller than you'd think #so every kind comment has the potential to cheer them up and inspire them #and motivate them to continue creating and posting their work online for people to see #messages like that can linger at the back of your mind for ages #I regularly think back to the nice things people have said about my art over the years #especially when I'm struggling with art block and feel like what I make isn't worth anything and that I'm bad and my stuff is bad #this got a little long winded and I'm probably preaching to the choir #but what I wanted to say is don't be afraid to let creatives know if you like their work it's always appreciated #I'm flattered to hear my dog doodles motivate and inspire you! #animation and illustration are both good choices imo #I wish you all the best on whatever you end up doing #answered #starfruitwyne

[awoogaslashers]

Bitch slap

#pinterest memes #slasher memes #meme #slashers #scream 1996 #scream #michael myers #idk what to tag this as #halloween 1978 #arsenal icon marc overmars slapped with one year ban after admitting to sending female colleagues inappropriate messages #slapstick #i found a ‘modern day treasure’ when i took out money from the bank #i found the viral ‘glitz &amp; glam’ 30 piece beauty tool set for just $30 and my shopping trick paid off #i found this in my drafts #Michael myers is so hot but also so scary and so I don’t know how to feel anymore but it’s okay because at the end of the day he’s a hottie

[thesensteawitch]

2023 Farewell Message For You!🍃🥀🍃🥀🍃

Pick A Pile Reading

(Left to Right- Pile 1, Pile 2, Pile 3)

Hello, Senstea Souls!

I am back with another collective reading for the year-end. Each pile is divided into two segments:

•What this last month is taking away from you?

•What this last month will give you as a parting gift?

Get your year-ahead (2024) reading from me aka The Sensteawitch and get to know what the next year has in store for you in terms of relationships, career, and finances. To avail yourself $5 off on your reading be quick to book your reading! Only the first 5 will get the discount. Below are the three spreads I created for the 2024 year check:

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Pile 1

What this last month is taking away from you?

Tarot Cards: The Fool, The Tower, Five of Wands, Sevan of Pentacles

This last month is going to take away your overconfidence and blind faith. Things will fall only to make you understand the importance of going slow when building strong foundations. In work or friendship, you may face a dispute. Everyone will be pointing fingers at each other. The project you have been working on will face problems. You will lose your calm. You may not see whose fault it would be but you'll see that the dispute was the price you needed to pay to finally turn towards self-confidence. You will know where to invest your energy and money. Soon you'll gain back your patience and share a tip from your book to resolve issues. You'll finally grow new opportunities with experience and knowledge. You'll be the one making adjustments to bring things back to their place.

What this last month will give you as a parting gift?

Tarot Cards: King of Wands, King of Cups, Three of Swords, The Temperance

A new vision will be gifted to you. An advice will stay with you for a lifetime. You'll find the courage to sail through the unsettling waters. You'll know your way to the land and then back again to the ocean. You won't sit and wait for the situation to magically turn better. You would rather find balance within than outside. Spend time near waterbodies to find your balance. This month will allow you to cherish the uncertainty of life and make the best use of it. This opportunity will help you find certainty within yourself. Rather than cursing the rain you would leave your work and go out to drench yourself. You'll be letting go of control and will be gaining some deep insights into life.

Pile 2

What this last month is taking away from you?

Tarot Cards: Eight of Pentacles, The Hanged Man, King of Wands, Three of Swords, King of Cups

The last month of this year is taking away your pain and your perfectionist attitude towards your work. It is taking your self-sacrificial nature. Take care of your health, pile 2. You may fall sick only to understand that health is wealth. Without health, you won't be able to perform the tasks you are passionate about. Nothing should be done at the cost of your well-being. Some of you may be teachers or counselors. Or you may be someone needing therapy. I hear, “I stay up all night. Tell my friends I am alright.” But you are not. You're doing things that aren't even your responsibility which can make you go through an identity crisis. The Universe will take away your attention from your work only to make you realize that you are more than your work. A human being is more about what they cannot do and in the race of proving ourselves, we forget that we can do anything but not everything. Either you stop or things will blast in the end because your emotions are being piled up and you are paying no heed to them.

What this last month will give you as a parting gift?

Tarot Cards: Queen of wands, four of swords, eight of cups, eight of swords

I see a lot of 8s in your reading. Maybe the number 8 is important to you or you have been seeing a lot of 8 recently. A new start is coming in your life. The Universe will be blessing you with the time to rest and rejuvenate. Walking away from relationships may not feel like actually walking away because you may find yourself back to them. You will be feeling stuck. Hence, the Universe will be gifting you with enough resources to fly away. It's on you to see the gift that you have been carrying all along. This month is going to be all about truly freeing yourself and not distracting yourself. The universe will try to connect with you through angel numbers and synchronicities. You would be amazed. You'll be gifted with faith in the impossible. You may think what kind of gift it is but you'll know how strong and divine ‘faith’ is. It will open new doors of possibility for you.

Pile 3

What this last month is taking away from you?

Tarot Cards: The High Priestess, Six of Cups, King of Cups, Three of Swords

The universe is going to separate you from your old friend or someone you have known for a very long time. It will cause immense pain. You'll be overwhelmed. I hear, “There wouldn't be a reason why we even had to say goodbye.” Yeah, there wouldn't be one of those great human reasons. But the reason will be divine. You will be imagining your reaction to what you have to say to your person. The universe will be doing this only to make you see the bigger picture or else you will always stay stuck between the polarity of the situation. The universe wants you to see that there is a midway. And you can only see it when you step back and look at the picture from afar. I hear, “Oh whatever tears you apart don't let it break your heart....when the highs are too high and the lows are too low. When you love someone and they let you go. Don't you let it kill you...Time takes time to heal it.” Your pessimistic approach will be taken away from you. Shed as many tears as you want because eventually as the full moon nears you are going to turn into a wolf. You can't dominate the situation you only have power over and within yourself.

What this last month will give you as a parting gift?

Tarot Cards: Three of Cups, Knight of Swords, Knight of Pentacles, Five of Pentacles

The Universe will bless you with a sudden rush of downloads with loads of wisdom. It will offer you exactly what you will seek during the last month. The universe will also bless you with a new connection but I am not sure if you'll be open to them. This new connection will give you exactly what you will be looking for. Expect a treasure coming your way. You'll be expressing your emotions with your friends but be sure to take things slow and not reveal every minute detail in the first conversation or meeting. You will be asked to release the negativity. Be forgiving and ask for forgiveness. You'll be blessed with people who will help you move on.

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[camojacketfag]

juan pls tell me you're not dead

and if I was? What then? lol.

No. Truth be told. The holidays are always incredibly fucking stressful for me. I choose to disappear and remove myself from existing before involving myself in some rudimentary portrayal of a special holiday that requires me to seem merry and fucking bright. I just want to be left alone while I read my books and play my little farming simulator games. My OCD is the only part of me that becomes lifelike during these months and god knows I shouldn’t actually pay it any mind which leaves me completely disconnected from everyone and everything and truth be told, that’s just how I like it. I think on another note I just also needed to assess what it is I still stand for, and who I stand for. Winter always reminds me just how lonesome I can become. More so than just seasonal depression, I start reflecting on the years past and wondering where it is I’d like to end up. I miss my friends who never text back. I miss my parents who I’ve long outgrown. I miss my naivety and stupidity and drive I’m afraid I’ll never get back. Yet change is lifes greatest gift, I believe. Before, I used to spiral and fall headfirst amongst my hardwood floors and chaotically declare I would go back to who I used to be no matter fucking what. Now, I realize, that part of me is lost, and admired, but not retrievable. Change demands its acceptance and to look back and acknowledge I’m no longer as scared, or as weak or as confused, and it’s such fucking blessing man. That’s what the end of a year brings. It’s up to us to accept it and understand that the future, no matter how strenuous and frightening it may seem, is gifting us with opportunities and perspective our younger selves only ever dreamed about. Here’s to a more found self and a poignant vision in the images I choose to share on here in the upcoming year. ❤️

#greatful to anyone who’s ever reached out with kind messages and stories about the photos I’ve taken since I started this blog #in the end all I hope is to shine a light on the queer perspective in such a repressive and conservative state #on my ability to mold myself into its stereotype and yet subvert its findings and understandings to expand the existence of my queerness #I hope everyone has a better year than 2023. #seriously. thank you. #revelations

[hwarizon]

HONGJOONG ; NOVEMBER 7 — “Thank you so much for leading ATEEZ in the right direction. I look forward to our future together.” - Wooyoung to Hongjoong

#ateez #hongjoong #krs.ateez #krsgifs #kreations #gifs'22 #bday'22 #let's pretend this looks nice #having such high hopes that wooyoung said smth rly sweet in his rolling paper message last year #then remembering he starts mentioning his own bday jdshdjf #this is fine #we know he loves hongjoong #also daylight savings is ending so #this is going up whenever it's going up idk

[velvetjune]

how am i supposed to take dr darling’s final videos in control and his ominous demise seriously when the first update we get on him in alan wake 2: the final draft is him holding hands with thomas zane

#to be fair it was already silly with the dynamite music video at the end #i just can’t believe for all these years I’ve been #‘oh no is he dead? will i ever see his character again? is he some strange changed higher being?’ #then he’s literally just hanging out in the oceanview making silly science gadgets and drinking with zane 😭 #alan wake 2 #control 2019 #control remedy #thomas zane #casper darling #just finished control (again) with platinum 🥳 managed to do the Marshall fight without assists this time #got very sad over Marshall’s message with how being director changed trench and damaged their relationship #also. lots of suspicious stuff with the board I didn’t fully notice before #final draft spoilers #alan wake 2 spoilers

[northern-passage]

one thing i find really difficult about navigating the IF space is the direct line of contact between readers and authors. we share the same space, and i think that plays a big part in this weird blurred line we have in this community and overall lack of boundaries.

for a lot of people this is a fun hobby and while i personally try to keep it... semi-professional most of the time, it's easy to get wrapped up in having fun on tumblr (or the forums, or reddit, wherever it is that you mainly post/interact) and have a lot of personal interactions with both readers and authors alike - which is fun! i like it more often than not, but i also think that's why a lot of comments in this space can end up being really entitled, over-familiar, and inappropriate.

it's no secret that most authors get really weird messages on here, and while this is also a problem on social media at large and not just specific to IF tumblr, it is still definitely a big problem in this community.

and to be clear i'm not saying that you can't be friendly with authors or readers (i've become friends with a handful of readers myself) and i definitely don't mean to imply that there needs to be a huge divide between us; that's silly - again, most authors are readers, most readers are authors, we’re just people on the internet sharing the same space. but all of us deserve to have our boundaries respected. this is my story, and we are strangers. as a general rule of thumb: if you wouldn't say it out loud to someone you just met, you probably shouldn't be saying it to a stranger online. especially anonymously.

#i also think this is why some criticisms get so messy in this space as well #authors should not always be in the same space as the readers/reviewers #and readers shouldnt be able to directly @ authors with their extremely negative reviews esp when it's subjective #(‘’i hate this’’ as opposed to pointing out genuinely harmful content or other criticism) #for everyone's sake #& on a kinda related note: speaking as someone who has been receiving targeted harassment for *checks watch* over two years now #some people really need to reevaluate the way they interact with certain media #i think IF feels very personal due to the interactivity and the customization of the mc #but not everything is written for you. and it's fine to just not like something #without sending weird harassing anonymous messages for 2 years straight to a stranger on the internet. lol #honestly criticism is another can of worms and that's not really what i'm talking about here #but i do think that's also part of the entitlement and overfamiliarity as well #so imo it's connected a little bit. something to think about #at the end of the day my advice to other authors about this is to know your limits and know when you need to extract yourself #and know that you don't have to respond to every ask #especially if it makes you uncomfortable #and im definitely not trying to sound like the authority here this is something i've struggled with as well #like i said it is hard to navigate #and authors can be guilty of this too. wanting to defend yourself or insert yourself into conversations where you shouldn't #i've done that myself #and i've also had other authors i dont know be way overly familiar with me in the past #all of this is just an unfortunate part of online community i think. but im trying to be more mindful about it #anyways. this post brought to you by the weird messages in my and my friends' inboxes lately #i just think you should not be telling authors about pesonal bodily functions in anonymous asks #as an example. lol #personal