#helpful stuff

— Hi! I'm Insanity (or Sage). I'm queer (woah big surprise) and I use he/him. I'm an artist, writer, and certified yapper. I mainly draw fanart and occasionally OC (original character) art.

this blog is only for funnies and not anything business related. I am thinking about taking commissions, but if I were to I would not do it on tumblr (subject to change).

RULES: (PLEASE READ)

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Name ~ Age ~ Birthdate

Namiashi Raido ~ part 1 31-32 ~ August 28th

Shiranui Genma ~ part 1 29-30 ~ July 17th

Uchiha Obito ~ part 2 31 (part 1 28ish) ~ February 10th

Ebisu ~ part 1 28 ~ March 8th

Shizune ~ part 1 28 ~ November 18th

Morino Ibiki ~ part 1 27 ~ March 20th

Yuhi Kurenai ~ part 1 27-28 ~ June 11th

Sarutobi Asuma ~ part 1 27-28 ~ October 18th

Nohara Rin ~ age not given ~ November 15th

Maito Gai ~ part 1 26-27 ~ January 1st

Hatake Kakashi ~part 1 26-27 ~ September 15th

Mitarashi Anko ~part 1 24 ~ October 24th

Gekko Hayate ~ part 1 23 ~ November 2nd

Uzuki Yugao ~ part 1 22 ~ November 3rd

Uchiha Shisui ~ age not given ~ October 19th

Yamato Tenzou ~ part 2 26-27 (part 1 23-24) ~ August 10th

Umino Iruka ~ part 1 22-23 ~ May 26th

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(all data is pulled from Narutopedia, If I forgot anyone please let me know in the comments and I'll try to add them. This is just for the jounin sensei gen and a few characters in that age range, I've made other charts for both the age order for the Konoha Eleven and the ages/birthdates of the elevens parents and the suspected ages of the parent gen during the 2nd/3rd war - so if yall need those charts they're available)

Glad you asked this when I was in the mood to organize my stuff! Here are some suggestions I have after careful listening as I used them!

Good fidget/stim toys for school:

1. Sugar balls

There are big, small, and average types of sugar balls. Basically, they're balls filled with clear glue/thick gel and when squished they rise slowly. Also, they're usually soft when squished slowly, and resistant when squished hard. (Definitely the case with nee doh nice cubes and gumdrops. Regular sugar balls are easier to squish in general, in my opinion.)

There can be sounds when your fingers stick to them slightly and are pulled away (honestly not noticable with the slightest background noise so not a big deal probably), but if you put one in your pocket, not only is it hidden, but it's still the same level of satisfying from squishing it!

2: small foam squishies

A classic! Squishies come in all kinds of sizes, including small enough to go on keychains and fit into a pocket with no issue! Super quiet, and if you see them in store, more than likely you can test their firmness and pick which one suits your taste the best!

3: worry stones and the like

A worry stone is basically any object with a smooth surface for sliding your thumb against. For me, a piece of jewelry I found on my grandmas floor has legit no resistance and is super calming to slide my thumb around on. Fidget cubes also have a worry stone side, and sometimes even erasers give the same effect! (To me anyway. Any surface that's calming and small and easy to feel fits, as they show)

OH and fidget cubes have two silent buttons to press, if you enjoy that!

4: silly putty/thinking putty

Depending on how its played with, putty can be super quiet and also not a big distraction as long as there isnt tons of it. (maybe more dull colors are better for class?) But, if you play with it with enough energy to cause bubbles, those bubbles will pop when its pinched or squished in a certain way. A good alternative though: KNEADED ERASERS. They're like putty but a slightly different texture and should be more fine for class.

5: hedge balls

Hedge balls (this one very firm with a good thick, solid center) when squeezed, apply pressure to your skin with their little prickles. This pressure can help people, and I do believe people can also pick at the prickles! They arent for everyone, but who knows? If someone didnt know what they were, maybe they now think they need one!

If you want me to try suggesting more, lemme know! Also, anyone can reblog this with more suggestions as well! Helping people with class stims seems IMPORTANT!!

EDIT: I LEFT OUT MARBLE MESH FIDGETS:

"Anything?"

I'll see myself out

when i was a child i lived in a neighborhood with jacaranda trees. the soft, purple flowers would fall and decorate the floor like snow. when the sun would set, the orange glow upon me and the flowers would feel like something in a daydream. i fell in love with the colors of the sunset. i would intentionally take my time walking home, just to walk through the neighborhood a little slower. when the sun would begin to set, it felt like time itself was paused for me and only me.

but even as time passed, i would pick up the jacarandas and put them in my room, in my hair, in my pockets and clothes. it complemented and reminded myself of who i was, even when i did not know the answer to that question at the time. the colors of the sunset became the colors of my childhood. my synesthesia made it taste like something out of a dream. i needed more. i wanted more. my room was painted with lavender walls. colors of purple with warmth became my paradise.

but then, tragedy struck.

my indulgence for the colors became more evident, i began to express myself, visually, vocally, loudly, with the colors of the flame. bright. bold. fire. i became what i endeared the most - i became warm. and warmer. bright. and brighter. dangerously alive. i was a flame that could not be extinguished. until - my mother would tell me, 'you are like a flame. it is bright now, but it will die out.'

'you will grow up to be alone.'

'miserable.'

little did she know. fire that has been extinguished, can be ignited once again. the tragedy is not what my mother had told me, but the tragedy of her failing to realize who i was. who i am.

so, who am i, my dear reader? i am the fire. the ash. and the breath of the flame. i am everything. i am anything.

anything? you ask.

👏use references👏 (pictures, but also your own hands too!)

simplify them, I almost always start with one of these shapes :00

Before I did some hand studies I thought that the palm always stayed flat, but that is very much not the case KSDFJKLSD (touch your thumb to your pinky, see how scrunched up it gets??)

SO, a big brain moment for me was imaging the palm of the hand as like,,, this fleshy slab with a couple of rods (the bones of the palm) running through it.

don't forget about these two globs

and look for these sort of lines

1. https://b-ok.lat/ - a site to download a myriad of books, popular and unpopular, classic and modern, poetry and prose, etc. it’s free, all you have to do is sign up with your email and download. the only “problem” is you can only download 10 files every 24 hours.

2. https://donjon.bin.sh/ - great site to get fictional names for characters, worlds, towns, deities, and more.

3. https://www.fantasynamegen.com/ - fantasy name generator. there are 10+ options including human/generic names, “evil” names, “Asian-like” names, elf names, reptilian-like names, town names, and surnames. there’s also the option to pick whatever length you want your fictional name to be.

4. https://www.babynamesdirect.com/ - another site for fictional names but only for characters. it gives you the name and some meanings behind the name. there are options like Indian names, Greek names, English names, German names, French names, Iranian names, an more. You can also choose whether you want names with the meaning of a word [example, names that mean ‘rose’ or ‘blue’ or ‘bird’], names that contains something [like a letter or a part of another name], and names that ends with something [a specific letter].

5. https://www.everydayknow.com/500-fantasy-surnames/ - a list of 500 fantasy surnames