vent bc what the hell
speech n debate season technically just ended. i feel like this entire season for me was a big ass fail for me. i chose "informational" as my event so that i could make my speech about indie animation, something that i wanted to talk about, so that it would be fun for me. but that idea got funneled down to something else, because not a lot of people can relate to that topic. it soon became a speech about the past, present, and future about animation. and beyond that i would have to change big parts of my speech after every meet, to hopefully make people like my speech. the speech i currently have is nothing like what i originally had in mind, and what i had wanted. no matter how much i changed to speech, i would still fuck something up. i stumbled over my words, i spoke too fast, i didn't handle my visuals well, something or other i did fucked it all up. i took every piece of criticism to heart, paying attention to every little thing i was told about my speech. sure, i had good energy, but that was nothing in comparison to how much i did everything else badly. who cares if ive been told that im a good speaker my entire life, because when it comes to actual speech, what i had was nothing. no matter how many late nights i spent, how many hours of sleep i lost, i didnt qualify for anything. sure, maybe i got 3rd place twice, but in fucking NOVICE. and even then, there was only 5 or 6 people participating in novice, because what the hell. when i actually went into varsity/normal event, i didnt qualify for shit.
i dont know anymore. theres a lot of shit hitting the fan right now. i dont know whether im crying because of speech or something else all together. im turning older in about a month. ive cried on valentines day, and a few other days that were supposed to be a happy day. i dont want to fuck up my own birthday. i dont know how im supposed to feel anymore. i dont think i know how to express emotion correctly. thats a whole another topic that i dont think i can get into. i dont know, ill think ill end this here. as i say when i end my godforsaken speech, "now, lets roll the credits"
viktor cmere i need a very gentle cuddle sesh rn
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Apologies for my recent radio silence. I've had a lot on my mind lately.
This post isn't Earthspark-related at all, but please read it.
I need to take a second on this blog to acknowledge some things going on in the world. I should not have stayed silent on this blog before, but I'm trying to fix that now.
Genocide in Palestine + how you can help Palestinians
You can buy e-sims for people in Gaza here. Anything helps.
Click here daily to help generate funds for Palestine. It's free and takes less than a minute.
Here's a list of where you can donate to help Palestine.
(If there's anything I should add to this section, please let me know.)
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The KOSA bill, what it's going to do if passed, and how you can help prevent it from taking effect
KOSA will essentially erase anonymity from the internet by requiring people to upload their government ID or other form of identification to any social media site, as well as restricting resources and information on LGBT rights, history, racism, and more. This bill will censor the entire internet and destroy privacy while violating First Amendment rights and potentially putting minors in danger.
This also could very well mean the end of Tumblr, and I'm not exaggerating here.
Tomorrow KOSA could be passed in Senate, and from there it will need to pass in the House of Representatives before being signed into law by the president. It's not doomsday yet, but it is a dangerous situation-- and here's what you can do.
StopKOSA.org provides you with a template email to send to your representatives. You can leave it how it is or edit it to say what you want, and then send it from their website.
The website also allows you to call your representatives and gives you a template of what to say.
BadInternetBills.org, run by the same people, takes action against KOSA as well as other bills like EARN IT. At the time of posting this, over 356,000 people have signed this petition.
Additionally there are several petitions on change.org to help stop KOSA. Here are a few of them.
STOP KOSA
STOP THE KOSA
Stop Kosa
Save Humanity, Oppose KOSA
STOP THE KOSA ACT
(Again, please let me know if there's anything I should add.)
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One last thing-- The evolution of AI images and video.
I don't really have anything good to say. AI is evolving fast and changing the world as we know it. We are adapting, but nobody knows how this really is going to end up.
A few quick points:
AI images are not art. That's all. AI "artists" who genuinely claim to have made something of their own just by typing a prompt into a generator will be blocked. (Which has been in my rules for a while, but I still think it needs to be said.)
I recommend Glaze for artists who don't want their art being scraped and used for data training. Especially with the recent rumors of an upcoming deal between Tumblr and Midjourney. There's also a similar program called Nightshade (haha, earthspark reference? anyone?🦉) that I haven't tested myself but have heard good things about.
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That's all, I suppose. Reblogs are good, if you don't mind.
Spread the word about KOSA. Contact your representatives. Sign the petitions.
Support Palestine if possible. Donate if you can. If you are unable to donate, make sure to do your daily clicks.
Stay safe and take care of yourselves. ❤️
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