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Happy Madatobi Week 2024! Uplift your favorite artists and writers in the fandom by recommending their work! Here are some suggested prompts to get you started, but feel free to use any criteria! You may recommend a single work or multiple, but we encourage you to put them all in one post for ease of browsing. 

Favorite: recommend your personal favorite fic/art/piece of media(s)

List: curate a list of recommendations

Hello! I’m Claudja, and I’m entering my second semester in the BIA program at BAC. I was born in the U.S. but raised in Cabo Verde, my parents’ home. Growing up surrounded by the warmth and vibrancy of Cape Verdean homes shaped the way I see spaces and communities. There’s something about the resilience and creativity in our neighborhoods that inspires me and I carry that perspective with pride into my work. Something about me that isn’t always visible is that I push myself hard, but I’ve learned that growth comes from embracing both challenges and curiosity.

I want to create a workplace with a culture where people feel comfortable, safe, included, surrounded by beauty and at peace.

Sama had a lot of experience with hitting the ground running after a long flight. She’d tried innumerable tricks over the years, gleaned from coworkers and articles and even the occasional blog post, and she’d found what worked for her. An eye mask to sleep on the flight was crucial, as was putting her hair up in a clip so it didn’t get flat and splashing cold water on her face in the airport bathroom. Of course the most important step was coffee, but only after she’d reached her ultimate destination. If Sama tried to drink coffee before a flight it just made her antsy while she was on the plane, and these days people tended to get nervous if there was an antsy brown person on a plane.

The venti iced coffee Sama got from the Starbucks at JFK gave her the buzz to drive from the city to Woodrow House, in a rental car because she refused to ask one of the drivers to pick at 3:00am, but by the time she pulled up the drive, it was long gone. Sama chose to ignore the mess of feelings bubbling up at the sight of the place where she’d done most of her growing up in favor of focusing on her current objective: more coffee. She carried her suitcase into the kitchen with her, hoping to avoid the sound of the wheels rolling across the entry hall carrying up the stairs. It would be great if Alison’s room wasn’t on the second floor, but she doubted anything in this house had changed that much.

The coffee maker was one thing that had changed, however, and Sama noticed that immediately. Gone was the familiar coffee pot that had been state of the art when Sama left but, she had to remind herself, that had been 14 years ago. State of the art in 1991 was not state of the art in 2005, and Richard had always loved having the latest and greatest. This coffee maker was very fancy, and not a model Sama was used to, but she wasn’t going to let that stop her. She found the light roast coffee, she needed the extra acidity in the morning, a travel mug, so she could bring her coffee into the shower with her, and made sure the reservoir had enough water in it. 

With her hands planted on the counter to either side of the coffee maker, Sama stared it down. “You will not be the coffee pot to defeat me,” she muttered, as much to herself as to the appliance.

Esha: You have to be joking, WHERE AM I?

you are participating in testing my 100 day island challenge, enjoy.

Esha: I hate fishing, What am I supposed to do? Last time I checked I was in Lucky Palms....

uhhhh..... about that, that save is gone now i got bored

Esha: I hate this watcher, At least these flowers are cute

Esha: I hate fish, this stinks. Can I go home now?

no. we start the challenge officially tomorrow. get ready for rolls.

Despite being way too busy to actually be doing this I will still attempt to be doing this.

And despite it being a challenge, the vibes will absolutely be a little more chill.

Even if I do not finish it on time or half a month later I ain't gonna scoff at myself for completing 31 lil paintings, hell nah, that's cool as fuck.

This is for me, I want to learn digital painting more. All paintings will be done in procreate. For those who can't read my handwriting, I get that a lot, list below:

1. Lantern 2. Honey 3. Antler 4. Cornfield 5. Fairy Ring 6. Eyes 7. Worked to the bone 8. Crown 9. Teeth 10. Rot and Decay 11. Summoning Circle 12. Rattling Bones 13. Toad 14. New God 15. Fall from Grace 16. Demon 17. Statue (I spelled it wrong on the card I know don't care) 18. Lovers 19. Cards 20. Moonlight 21. The Crones 22. Tragedy 23. Feral 24. Books 25. Mimic 26. Death 27. Hands 28. Possession 29. Wraith 30. Spelbound 31. Bloodbath

READY TO GO!