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10k/7k FOLLOWERS ART RAFFLE | ENDS APRIL 19 AT MIDNIGHT (EST)

I’m celebrating 10k followers on Instagram, and almost 7k followers on here!!! It’s been a wild couple months. I never expected the silly art account I made on here to grow the way it has but I’m so glad it did! I feel more excited to share my art and to try new things than ever before and that’s thanks to all of the lovely people on here. So if you’ve ever supported my art in any way, thank you from the bottom of my heart. 🩵

To celebrate, let’s do an art raffle!

THE PRIZE: One full color illustration of one character of your choosing (OC or canon). Can be a headshot, half body, or full body depending on the winner’s preference. The background will be simple (no full environments) or empty depending on winner’s preference.

HOW TO ENTER:

-Be following me (new followers welcome!)

-Like this post

-Leave a reply telling me one thing you’re looking forward to (or you can comment anything, really)

Want an extra entry? You can enter again on my Instagram account! (Link in bio)

RULES/INFO:

-I WILL NOT DRAW: NSFW, excessive gore/body horror, highly complicated designs, or anything I feel is hateful, inappropriate, or bigoted. I reserve the right to refuse to draw any design and to select a new winner if necessary.

-I WILL DRAW: Basically anything else! Your OC, your favorite character, your fursona, your pet, you, your favorite lamp, etc. If you’re unsure if what you want qualifies feel free to ask and I’ll do my best to clarify.

-The winner will be randomly chosen and reached out to via DMs. If the winner does not respond within 48 hours someone else will be selected.

-If selected, please allow for 2 weeks of completion time for your artwork. There will also be a maximum of 2 revision rounds (one after an initial sketch and one after coloring).

-Final artwork will be a high quality PNG (can be sent through email or WeTransfer)

-The winner may not use the artwork for commercial purposes, reselling, or for AI training. Winner may not alter the artwork or attempt to reproduce it using AI.

-By entering you agree to all above terms and conditions.

These are a few of my favorite things (in 2025 so far)

Between banger new releases, recommendations, and things I just happened to stumble upon, here are a few of my favorite things in 2025. (Not all **released** in 2025. Also I haven't heard the new Deftones yet give it to meeeeeeeeeeee)

We've been waiting five years for a proper release from Loathe (If you don't count "The things they believe." I don't.) But my GODS was it worth the wait. This song alone is the culmination of Loathe's evolution as a band. So if you've enjoyed their music more and more with each release, this song (and hopefully the upcoming LP) will blow you away. <3

The Dear Hunter tends to be a band I need to be in a "mood" for. Not with the North American EP and ESPECIALLY not with Burritokyo. This dreamy jam has stayed in heavy rotation since release back in June. I listen to a lot of heavy music, so having softer songs like this when I need to take the edge off is a godsend.

(PHOTO-SENSITIVITY warning for occasional glitching)

I only just discovered NakeyJakey's YouTube Channel last year. I discovered Jakey's music *this year.* And while Romcom is an insanely fun listen, I stay STUCK on the beat from South Dakota. Yes the lyrics aren't 10/10 but they're fun as hell and accompanied by some of the nastiest (affectionate) production.

Clipse releasing an album in 2025 was not on my bingo card and I do not care; this album finds a way to make you nod your head while instilling the fear of GOD in you. It's a flexathon of wit with the absolute coldest aura ever delivered. 15 years apart musically and the duo of Pusha T and Malice STILL haven't lost their chemistry; and with the production of Pharrell Williams, this was always going to be a 10.

Boundaries is my favorite discovery of 2025 and I wish I would've discovered them like 4 years ago. Your Receding Warmth, Burying Brightness, and Death Is Little More is a trifecta of PERFECT albums; cover to cover, no filler. From their song structure, to the gnarly beatdown elements, the clean vocals (WHICH ARE DONE BY THE FUCKING DRUMMER BTW), the visceral screaming vocals, everything about this bands music absolutely rips and I think if you even remotely like heavy music, you should give these guys a listen.

Why aren't we talking about the real reason male college enrollment is dropping? (Celeste Davis, Oct 6 2024)

"White flight is a term that describes how white people move out of neighborhoods when more people of color move in.

White flight is especially common when minority populations become the majority. That neighborhood then declines in value.

Male flight describes a similar phenomenon when large numbers of females enter a profession, group, hobby or industry—the men leave. That industry is then devalued.

Take veterinary school for example:

In 1969 almost all veterinary students were male at 89%.

By 1987, male enrollment was equal to female at 50%.

By 2009, male enrollment in veterinary schools had plummeted to 22.4%

A sociologist studying gender in veterinary schools, Dr. Anne Lincoln says that in an attempt to describe this drastic drop in male enrollment, many keep pointing to financial reasons like the debt-to-income ratio or the high cost of schooling.

But Lincoln’s research found that “men and women are equally affected by tuition and salaries.”

Her research shows that the reason fewer men are enrolling in veterinary school boils down to one factor: the number of women in the classroom.

For every 1% increase in the proportion of women in the student body, 1.7 fewer men applied.

One more woman applying was a greater deterrent than $1000 in extra tuition! (…)

Since males had dominated these professions for centuries, you would think they would leave slowly, hesitantly or maybe linger at 40%, 35%, 30%, but that’s not what happens.

Once the tipping point reaches majority female- the men flee. And boy do they flee!

It’s a slippery slope. When the number of women hits 60% the men who are there make a swift exit and other men stop joining.

Morty Schapiro, economist and former president of Northwestern University has noticed this trend when studying college enrollment numbers across universities:

“There’s a cliff you fall off once you become 60/40 female/male. It then becomes exponentially more difficult to recruit men.”

Now we’ve reached that 60% point of no return for colleges.

As we’ve seen with teachers, nurses and interior design, once an institution is majority female, the public perception of its value plummets.

Scanning through Reddit and Quora threads, many men seem to be in agreement - college is stupid and unnecessary.

A waste of time and money. You’re much better off going into the trades, a tech boot camp or becoming an entrepreneur. No need for college. (…)

When mostly men went to college? Prestigious. Aspirational. Important.

Now that mostly women go to college? Unnecessary. De-valued. A bad choice. (…)

School is now feminine. College is feminine. And rule #1 if you want to safely navigate this world as a man? Avoid the feminine.

Stargazing<3

Furality pictures are definitely helping.

via NYPost: Immigration and Customs Enforcement is preparing to launch a “big f–king operation” across sanctuary cities — including Chicago and New York — immediately after President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, multiple sources told The Post.