ehh~ ✨

"The light was not hot, but it was terribly penetrating. I fell into it and became it. It seemed to come from inside my eyes themselves. There was no avoiding it. It was light that seared but did not illuminate. I could see nothing. It was unbearably bright, and then suddenly, the brilliance increased. I screamed, my whole body screamed with the force of the light surging through me. I was a broken limb jerked straight, a dammed river released, snarled hair roughly combed. Rightness tore through me. The cure was worse than the malady. My heart stopped. Voices cried out in dismay. Then my heart slammed into motion again. Air scorched into my lungs.

I passed through an instant of wild wakefulness in which I saw all, knew all, felt all. […] And the Fool, the Fool was gold gleaming and joy and a flight of jeweled dragons across a pure blue sky". 

Um… hi. I haven’t been productive this year, as you might or might not have noticed. It was pretty much one big art block from beginning to end. I was still able to draw lots of sketches and studies but every attempt at something more creative made me feel miserable. Thing is, I don't like what I see so I make myself redraw the same stuff over and over and over and over until all joy and creativity are sucked out of my existence (and the result still looks off). Perfect recipe for burnout.

So this is the first thing I’ve finished this year 🤡 Not really finished, more like finally gave up on it. At least now I get to start something new, so there’s that.

it’s a multi-vortex tornado. i dont remember the tribe it originates from (i think it was cherokee), but there’s a native american legend…? saying? that goes “if you see a man in a tornado, you are about to die.”

the most infamous shot of a dead man walking tornado hit jarrell, texas in 1997

it did so much damage to the town it caused the scale that tornados are measured by, the fijita scale, undergo revisions, and it made anchoring buildings in the tornado alley region pretty much mandatory. (it took the entire town off the map. only those who had taken shelter outside of the town or in underground bunkers survived.)

two more examples of dead man walking tornadoes looking like a person are a tornado from 2011 that hit cullman, alabama

and a tornado from 1975 that hit xenia, ohio

Lord Golden: what?! another person! ridiculous

[Akatsuki no Yona 4koma fancomic]

Daily Life in the Hiryuu Castle - Part 3: Overthinking (read from the left)

It continues the story from Part 2