God, let me SLEEP

When you're talking about the design of the boat, you say "it".

When the boat is still being built, your say "it".

When the boat is nearing completion, you can say "it" or "she".

When the boat is floating in the water you probably say "she", unless there is still a lot of work to be done (e.g. no engine yet) then you say "it".

When the boat is officially launched and operating, you say "she". If you continue to say "it" at this point you are not incorrect but suspiciously untraditional. You are not playing the game.

If you are referring to a boat you don't really know anything about you may say "it" ("there's a big boat, it's coming this way"). But if you know its name, it's probably "she" ("there's the Waverley, she's on her way to Greenock").

If you are talking about boats in general, you say "it" ("when a boat is hit by a wave it heels over")

If you speak about a boat in complimentary terms, it's "she" ("she's a grand boat"). If you are being disparaging it may be it, but not necessarily ("it's as ugly as sin", "she's a grotty old tub").

If she has a boy's name, she's still she. "Boy James", "King Edward", "Sir David Attenborough"? The pronoun is she.

If it's a dumb barge (no engine), you say it. But if it's a rowing boat (no engine), you say she.

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Thank you for all of your support, friends! I don’t think I ever would have made it here without the kind words and encouragement from you all.

There’s still so much more ahead, but for now I just want to say thank you. 💛

A few notes…

International shipping is unfortunately pretty pricy for some locations these days (I’m shipping from MI, USA), I am looking for more affordable options but I am already using a number of the biggest carriers so this is the best I can get right now.

If you’re in the SE Michigan area, you may see me and the voids at some markets and shows in the area this fall! If you’d like me to attend a specific event - let me know! I’m still filling out the schedule 😉

Sapphic art I found while looking at classical paintings to copy.

"Sappho and Erinna in a Garden at Mytilene" by Simeon Solomon

It's a crime that I can't find classical art where Sappho gets to share a kiss with a woman.

An illustration by Georges Rochegrosse

"The Kiss" by Peter Behrens

"Two Fairies Embracing in a Landscape with a Swan" by Hans Zatzka

Can't get over one of them trailing a flower over the other's body.

"Two Women in a Bed Disturbed by a Cat" by Jean-Alphonse Roehn

Cats have such inconvenient timing.

Stretching what's allowed, "Boarding School Friends" by Paul Gavarni

"Falbalas And Fanfreluches" by George Barbier

The kiss, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

It's ambiguous but it's in the Wikipedia category for women kissing women in art. And by the same artist: the girlfriends, and abandonment.

Hellow hellow Ashy ! Feel free to directly dm if you wanna ask things I have no issues with that !

For anyone wanting to start renpy I heavily recommend you to first watch tutorials about renpy basic work to first get familiar with how it work + see what you can do with the engine and how you'll be able to use it for your story. Here a link to the tutorials I personally watched when I started and who I go back to every time I feel unsure about something.

Once that done and you have a base knowledge, I invite you to search into itch.io / reddit / online forums for more advanced codes or very specific content you want to make but don't know how to begin with. You can check Feniks itchio or stella's itchio who both published really useful assets pack (Stella is also the host of make an asset jam which is a game jam I recommend you all to check)

Twin stars always fall to earth together! ⭐⭐

Feel free to reblog with more games recommendation !