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he/they πŸ’œπŸŒ± Artist-poet, UU pantheist, neighbor to Fred Rogers (and you!) https://linktr.ee/ashrowan #art β€’ #poems β€’ 🚫AI Icon alt text: stylized drawing of Ash, white bespectacled guy in maroon sweater.

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The PokΓ©mon Company Is Actively Recruiting PhD Holders With Backgrounds in Ecology to Work in Tokyo - IGN The PokΓ©mon Company is actively recruiting PhD holders with backgrounds in ecology to work in Tokyo. This is perhaps the closest chance PokΓ©mon fans have to channel their inner Professor Oak in real l...

This could be your dream job!
PhD in ecology, and English and Japanese language skills required... working for POKEMON!!!

www.ign.com/articles/the...

10.03.2026 05:50 πŸ‘ 143 πŸ” 97 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 18

oh man, it’s always so spooky when specific tarot cards keep popping out for me across *multiple* decks

10.03.2026 05:16 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

hmmm yeah, my apple card has been so buggy for online purchases…

10.03.2026 04:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

A few years ago I started replacing every "we should" with "I should" and this really helps me to stay grounded.

09.03.2026 02:35 πŸ‘ 692 πŸ” 85 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 0

listen, this isn’t a lie, but it’s really close.

when you google it, the top source is Siskind’s own Facebook page.

the actual audio is just a meaningless blanket statement from which no one should draw any conclusions.

no actual news source has covered the quote, including Fox.

08.03.2026 23:01 πŸ‘ 1114 πŸ” 213 πŸ’¬ 17 πŸ“Œ 21

On International Women’s Day it’s great to remember that Grunya Sukhareva identified Autism before Kenner (100 years ago), identified that Autism presented regardless of sex, and that it is a spectrum.

Examples from Wikipedia:

08.03.2026 19:02 πŸ‘ 303 πŸ” 158 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 4
Fanart of T'Lyn from Star Trek: Lower Decks. 

Left: T'Lyn on a Vulcan ship, with her Vulcan grey and white crew uniform. She is standing with her left arm behind her back and doing a Vulcan salute with her right hand.

Top Right:  T'Lyn rearranging the pieces on a 3D chess board and looking sideways conspiratorially. She is in the Cerritos' nar and in her Starfleet uniform.

Bottom Right: T'Lyn wielding a Larpa while on Orion, wearing her yellow Orion outfit, looking hella angry.

Fanart of T'Lyn from Star Trek: Lower Decks. Left: T'Lyn on a Vulcan ship, with her Vulcan grey and white crew uniform. She is standing with her left arm behind her back and doing a Vulcan salute with her right hand. Top Right: T'Lyn rearranging the pieces on a 3D chess board and looking sideways conspiratorially. She is in the Cerritos' nar and in her Starfleet uniform. Bottom Right: T'Lyn wielding a Larpa while on Orion, wearing her yellow Orion outfit, looking hella angry.

Happy International Women's Day from my fav out of control Vulcan. πŸ––
#StarTrek #StarTrekLowerDecks #lowerdecks #T'lyn

08.03.2026 23:10 πŸ‘ 642 πŸ” 165 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 5

This reminds me of something Toni Morrison wrote.

07.03.2026 01:43 πŸ‘ 3068 πŸ” 927 πŸ’¬ 31 πŸ“Œ 13
a screenshot of the music video Planet of the Bass, it has a man in a white outfit and angel wings, a woman in a robe and a crown, the caption reads "Women are my favorite guy"

a screenshot of the music video Planet of the Bass, it has a man in a white outfit and angel wings, a woman in a robe and a crown, the caption reads "Women are my favorite guy"

happy international women's day to all my international women

08.03.2026 17:03 πŸ‘ 7313 πŸ” 2966 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 9

πŸ˜… he’s just my favorite cause he’s pretty hahah. I am no better than a bird (but thank you!! it’s so fun to watch them :>)

08.03.2026 19:34 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

aw noooo but at least it’s fun to spot them!

08.03.2026 19:28 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It is still an hour ago in my heart and soul

08.03.2026 18:39 πŸ‘ 41 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

RIP Darwin you would have loved the finches at my feeder. The most vividly red one is the one who was there first and is there most often now!

08.03.2026 18:47 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

I thought he was saying that they aren’t making the movies *as* therapy. which is also silly, because yes they can be for entertainment, but they are art, and art makes you feel things…

08.03.2026 02:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

oh. also missed *another* evening med dose last night 😭😭

08.03.2026 01:41 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
β€œBe kind, be involved, believe in your art,” he said. β€œAt a time when people tell you art is not important, that is always the prelude to fascism. When they tell you it doesn’t matter, when they tell you a fucking app can do art you say, if it’s that important, why the fuck do they want it so bad? The answer is because they think they can debase everything that makes us a little better, a little more human. And that, in my book, and in my life, includes monsters.”

β€œBe kind, be involved, believe in your art,” he said. β€œAt a time when people tell you art is not important, that is always the prelude to fascism. When they tell you it doesn’t matter, when they tell you a fucking app can do art you say, if it’s that important, why the fuck do they want it so bad? The answer is because they think they can debase everything that makes us a little better, a little more human. And that, in my book, and in my life, includes monsters.”

Love this from Guillermo del Toro

05.01.2026 02:16 πŸ‘ 19134 πŸ” 7522 πŸ’¬ 35 πŸ“Œ 76

me reading this, having just ordered an art print of a stag in the woods: πŸ‘€

07.03.2026 18:32 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It was really fun! I don’t think it’s their strongest artistically or emotionally, but I went into it not sold on it at all and it ended up delighting

07.03.2026 18:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

well well, if it isn’t the consequences (PEM) of my actions (pushing past my energy envelope all week)

07.03.2026 18:30 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
β€œi need a pair of otters please”
& drawing of two otters

β€œi need a pair of otters please” & drawing of two otters

youraislopbores.me

07.03.2026 13:18 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

PLEASE THERE ARE NO PROMPTS TO FILL I WANT TO PLAY

07.03.2026 05:37 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œBit by bit, the world is saved!” β€”my kid playing Pokopia 😭

06.03.2026 22:31 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A portrait sketch of Santos Reyes-Banegas, 1983-2025

A portrait sketch of Santos Reyes-Banegas, 1983-2025

A portrait sketch of Ismael Ayala-Uribe, 1985-2025

A portrait sketch of Ismael Ayala-Uribe, 1985-2025

A portrait sketch of Norlan GuzmΓ‘n-Fuentes, ~1988-2025

A portrait sketch of Norlan GuzmΓ‘n-Fuentes, ~1988-2025

Three new memorial portraits for those killed by ICE, all in September last year.
πŸ”— grafera.zone/archive/blog...

06.03.2026 20:04 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

If you're doomscrolling, guess what? So far there are 51 kākāpō chicks hatched and thriving this season, the same number of birds as we had in TOTAL in the 90s! Only one chick has died and there are still fertile eggs waiting to hatch!

06.03.2026 04:31 πŸ‘ 6393 πŸ” 1743 πŸ’¬ 67 πŸ“Œ 64
a few nights ago, I dreamt I was introducing myselfβ€”getting registered at some kind of event where l'd be needing a nametag.
the coordinator (warm, assuring) asked for my pronouns, and I waffled a bit before admitting thatβ€”while I'm generally known as a her, out of practicality mostlyβ€”that I'd *like* being referred to as a them sometimes. the volunteer smiled, nodded, and handed me a completed badge declaring me they/them.
and in that deep subconscious instant, and even now just remembering it, I've got this indescribable sense of relief and calm and elation and bliss.
I kinda think I was visited by some kind of dream-angel.

a few nights ago, I dreamt I was introducing myselfβ€”getting registered at some kind of event where l'd be needing a nametag. the coordinator (warm, assuring) asked for my pronouns, and I waffled a bit before admitting thatβ€”while I'm generally known as a her, out of practicality mostlyβ€”that I'd *like* being referred to as a them sometimes. the volunteer smiled, nodded, and handed me a completed badge declaring me they/them. and in that deep subconscious instant, and even now just remembering it, I've got this indescribable sense of relief and calm and elation and bliss. I kinda think I was visited by some kind of dream-angel.

guess I really just needed permission from some combination of myself + the ether

(also the person in the dream did resemble a certain fictional angel from the fandom du jour πŸ˜…)

06.03.2026 06:37 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

not sure it was *the* moment, but definitely one of the main ones: I got new pronouns handed to me in a dream. and the euphoria didn’t go away when I woke up ☺️

06.03.2026 06:37 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
A brown penguin chick of some kind. It looks very much like a man in a suit. It is bedraggled and miserable

A brown penguin chick of some kind. It looks very much like a man in a suit. It is bedraggled and miserable

Made it to Friday but at what cost

06.03.2026 03:24 πŸ‘ 6690 πŸ” 1308 πŸ’¬ 58 πŸ“Œ 93

I think the biggest damage to the art community was the obsolescence of gallery sites (y!, deviantart, etc) and the rise of scroll-by social media, like twitter and even tumblr. Art is not ''content'', you shouldnt need to post art every day (or every month!) to be relevant. This mindset sucks.

04.03.2026 17:56 πŸ‘ 10287 πŸ” 4433 πŸ’¬ 156 πŸ“Œ 166

Just had a person change their mind. So I now have 5 spots open for my April queue.

Please share far and wide to help me pay my bills. Thank you so much!
🌱

05.03.2026 20:01 πŸ‘ 51 πŸ” 33 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Get a flag staked if you live in Utah, or order a flag online if you're elsewhere! Either way, your contribution supports affirming events for queer folks in a red state.

projectrainbowutah.org/sign-up

05.03.2026 20:50 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0