Oki! My online name is Nala/Nalanix, my nation is amskapi Piikani (southern blackfeet) raised around Sto:lo people in the PMW, I post art occasionally, and I reblog A LOT.
Idc about pronouns used on me, any and all, mix it around, cuz I'm not all that connected to gendered pronouns n' it's fun to see people mess around with em.
My art account is @ayinnimaakii
More info below, including some art of mine:
I'm pretty new here!
I speak a little bit of blackfoot/niitsi'powahsin, basic convo, couple'a questions, and I can identify a lot of birds .
I'm tryin to meet more indigenous ppl online, so if any of yall wanna reach out feel free! (I don't check messages often but I'd still love to talk, n I'm sure that'd get me checkin it more).
If you're blackfoot, especially Amskapi Piikuni specifically, I encourage you to reach out! Haven't met any fellow blackfeet ppl on here yet!.
I didn't grow up on the blackfeet rez, I got moved around a lot, but spent the most time on Sto:lo land in BC Canada, nowadays I live in the states, though (you may see me very occasionally use Twulushootseed and rarely halq'emeylem, I'm not blood related to these nations, but I have been welcomed to speak the language, even if my current focus is my people's language)
Host in a DID system (yes, bodily mixed indigenous. Im not some token native alter that shit pisses me off). I can't control what my brain did to manage trauma. The disorder has a lot of stigma, but I'm happy to answer questions, and I acknowledge my privilege in being able to label it..
Here's some examples of my work: (these are old now)
Anyways thanks for readin all dis! You're free to ask about my interests but I'm big on archosaurs, mostly aves/avian evolution (I love birding!) But I love all kinds of fauna
(Just be warned that includes bugs, don't come onto my blog hatin on bug, I get it if they make you weary but I don't wanna hear you sayin crazy shit about spiders, wasps, centipedes, mosquitoes, or anything else.)
But yeah feel free to reach out or send asks! But as always, dont be foken racist! I believe any genuine question is okay (at least ppl asking me personally, that doesnt mean its ok for every person or culture), but do not be upset if you haven't unlearned your internalized racism and end up not liking my answer as a result.
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Honestly, at this point, if you're still bitching about AI but not moving to open-source and nonprofit software/tech/services, you deserve it. Shut up or stop using it. Those of us who've put in the effort to switch to non-evil tech are sick of the purposeless whining.
I've been nicely letting everyone suggest open source on this post because it might genuinely be useful to someone but because you've decided to be a condescending little bastard- this might be a hard concept to grasp, but some of us actually have jobs. Some of those jobs also provide us with computers equipped with an OS we have zero say over, to use software we also have zero say over. Kindly get off your high horse and suck my dick.
As someone who has worked in IT for the past 17 years, I'd also like to say that there is often a higher barrier of entry for open-source software / operating systems when it comes to technical knowledge and ability, and those who can't jump that barrier still deserve to not have AI programs installed on their devices without their knowledge or consent. Someone who struggles with Windows is not going to be able to just hop into Linux, especially when they probably have other things going on in their lives and don't have the time to sit down and learn a brand new operating system. Someone who doesn't even recognize that there are different browsers, much less open-source ones that aren't Chromium forks, isn't going to be able to seek out one they can both a.) safely download, b.) install, and c.) use instead of the shortcut they know as The Internet.
And sure, you can dismiss these people as lazy, as stupid, as being elderly and so who cares. But from my 17 years of experience, I can tell you that technical instinct and ability varies widely across the entire adult spectrum. And I can also tell you that people have different strengths, and that just because someone isn't good with computers doesn't mean they aren't smart as hell.
And I can also say, again, that it really doesn't matter.
Companies like Microsoft and Google sneaking AI software into devices and software without the consent of those using the software or devices is wrong. It's invasive and raises major security concerns. People should not have to learn entirely new operating systems to escape this nonsense. It's an unreasonable expectation, and it fails to hold companies like Microsoft and Google accountable for their malicious behavior.
How to print your own graphic T-shirts like this at home for less than 5$
You are going to need:
- acrylic paint in your desires colours (if you want to put light colours on dark fabric pick up white paint too to use as an underpainting so your colours show up)
- paper sheet
- masking tape
- exacto knife
- makeup sponge you don't mind ruining
- printer (optional)
This is made using my trusty method of stenciling. First you need to pick up a pattern - for biggest chance of success pick something high-contrast and with as many details as you think you'll be able to cut out by hand - if in doubt go simpler so that there's higher chance you finish the project.
I picked the danse macabre skeletons (imagine the background is black)
If you have a printer put your image in an editing progam (if you don't have one downloaded use canva, its online and free) and invert the colours to use less ink.
If you don't have a printer I suggest taping a piece of paper to your monitor and tracing by hand, or you could even do it by putting the picture on your phone zoomed in and tracing it part by part moving the paper as you move the picture underneath. Of course you can also just design your own print, add stuff, change em, anything.
Then what you do is you cover your paper in a layer of masking tape from each side - this is to give it structure and pervent marrying of the paper to the fabric.
Then you get an exacto knife and slowly cut out everything you want to print. Don't rush this step or you'll risk ruining your stencil. Make sure to leave structural supports for your stencil, you can either incorporate them into the design or just leave out stripes that you can fill in later. You can check how your stencil will look like by bringing it twoards a light source, to track if you like the direction the project is heading.
This particular stencil took me 2 hours I believe (i did it last year I don't remember)
Then you masking tape the stencil to your shirt, pant, bag, whatever honestly, this will work on any flat fabric and make sure to put a barrier inside so the paint doesn't bleed to the other side - it shouldn't do that but it can so why not pervent it.
And now using acrylic paint you dab on the paint thin layer by thin layer - the goal is to have not a lot of paint on your sponge so it doesn't bleed but to work it into the fabric really hard so your graphic is durable and doesn't crack. You don't need fabric paint or to mix in any medium since you're working the plastic so deep into the fibers. For white paint i usually do 4-5 coats, for dark paints on light fabric usually two is enough, but it's up to you entirely.
And now just let it dry for a while and it's ready! It's safe to wear probably within 10 minutes, just check if it's not sticky. Best thing is that the stencil is reusable so you can make more, you can do it in different colours, different garments, you can do just about anything. Have fun!
Washing care is how you would take care of any graphic tee - wash inside out on the "hand washing" setting in a washing machine and let air dry and also use minimal detergent - If this is too much to ask just turn it inside out when putting it in the wash, that's where most protection comes from.
This whole thing took me maybe 3 hours total. The shirt I used I thrifted for maybe 2$ and the materials I bought once and have been using for years, so the total cost of putting this print on this shirt to me was nearly 0$.
”how do i get people interested in my ocs” TAG THEM. BY NAME. HAVE AN ORIGINAL CHARACTER TAG I CAN LOOK THROUGH. PLEADE. SOURCE TAG AND THEN INDIVIDUAL CHARACTER TAG. DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY TIMES I HAVE CLICKED THROUGH THREE DIFFERENT VARIATIONS OF “#OC” ON SOMEONES BLOG TO GET THE FULL EXTENT OF THEIR ORIGINAL CHARACTER ART I REALLY WANT TO SEE. TOO MANY. THREE HUNDRED POSTS HIDDEN BECAUSE I WAS GOING THROUGH THE “ORIGINAL CHARACTER” TAG AND NOT THE “OCS” TAG ON THEIR BLOG. YOU MUST DO THIS FOR ME.
often you will see things online where you just have to be like "what a strange thing to say" or "i don't think that's true :)" to yourself and try to move on or you will lose your mind
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i think a lot of the people who say that warning posts are useless drama-starters that only exist to further harass marginalized/vulnerable people would have more plausible deniability if those type of posts didnt spring up literally every single time a black user pointed out that a white user is racist
Black tumblr user: this user is racist, here is proof, and i would prefer it if those who willingly interact with this person after knowing this to keep their distance from me
dashboard for the next 4 days: when you make a callout post for someone you have murdered them. it is the same thing. it is the exact same thing as taking a life. you have killed them forever and you have blood on your hands.
I hope some of y'all take this as a sign to rest intentionally too.
if you're "resting" but thinking of all the things you have to do, that's not resting, that's rotting. Even if you haven't done anything all day, give yourself some time to rest and truly relax. When you let yourself relax guilt free, you actually regain energy for your responsibilities.
this post has helped me a number of times since I first saw it. I have realized I was rotting instead of resting, and depending on the circumstance, got up to do something, or settled more comfortably to actually rest.
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