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but heres my bob portrait now uwu

since its not in color i felt like i maybe need to do something to make it more interesting so i made a layer with silver eyes to kinda be like what he has in the one vid for someones looking at you. in the vid its not actually solid metallic (and its also only in one eye) but i had no clue now to make it look like that lol so solid metallic was much easier. the one in the vid is like mostly clear but really shiny/has a metallic sheen???? anyway probably not gonna keep it in the final thing but wanted to try it out

my first time ever doing a legit portrait digitally! somehow finding it harder than graphite. maybe there is too much freedom in digital painting for the way i do it lol

also the reference pic is in color but id sooner gnaw off my own arm than do a full color portrait <333

ok soooo. this could very easily be 10 boomtown rats songs because since may 13 (the day of reckoning aka when i went insane abt bob geldof) i think ive spent the majority of my waking life listening to them. but i will limit it to just 4. ill get them out of the way

Like Clockwork - The Boomtown Rats

fav boomtown rats song may be one of my favorite songs of all time now. the chorus scratches an itch in my soul idk!!!!!

2. He Watches It All - The Boomtown Rats

one of the most unusual rats songs not because its unlike anything anyones ever made but its very unlike the rest of their catalog, and a strange choice to start the album with since it gives you no indication of whats to come. dramatic and moody and slow. very similar vibe to song 5 on this list, actually. luv it

3. Keep It Up - The Boomtown Rats

erectile dysfunction win

4. Windchill Factor (Minus Zero) - The Boomtown Rats

the one that started it all. prior to this song i literally only knew i dont like mondays. i was listening to my spotify day list i think and this came up and i loved it immediately, its very oingo boingo. then i was like ok let me try the rest of the album its gotta have more songs like this one - listened to it - was disappointed - moved on with my life. a couple weeks pass. im like cmon i love this song so much there HAS to be more like it! played their discography this time. still not impressed BUT i found another i really liked (like clockwork). a few days after finding that song, the day of reckoning occurred. at which point i was like ok if im going to be completely fucking feral about this guy i need to get into his music i cannot obsess over a guy and only like TWO of his songs. listened through the discography again. for some reason, this was the listen that did it. i now have an hour and a half long playlist of boomtown rats songs i listen to in full at least twice a day at work

5. The Chauffeur - Duran Duran

no. 1 song to sway back and forth gently to with a pensive look on your face

6. Right on the Money - Tim Curry

yes tim curry made music!!!!! this album has a couple decent songs on it but this is the only one i'd call Good, but it really is Good

7. Apollo 9 - Adam Ant

banger to end all bangers, cannot recommend enough

8. I Don't Remember - Peter Gabriel

gloopiest bassline ever everyone say thank you tony levin

9. Play Don't Worry - Mick Ronson

i wrote off ronno's solo work for like 13 years because when i first listened to this song i guess i was some kind of idiot because i found it pretty boring at the time. listened to it again after discovering growing up and im fine (which is also amazing) bc i was like Hey i need to give him another chance! and while the aforementioned song and this one are probably the highlights of his solo work, they are tremendous highlights.

10. We're Off You Know - The Beatles Klaatu

song that oozes happiness and joy. like i dont typically envision music vids when i listen to songs, but for this one i do: ur boarding a hot air balloon with your closest friends. ur all wearing cool sunglasses. ur laughing and smiling and having a good time. its a beautiful sunny day with big billowing clouds. as the chorus starts, they cut the hot air balloon free, and you take off into the sky