anybody here who farms insects for human consumption and would be willing to participate in a interview for a (positive) article around insect farming? please dm me with your email and i’ll reach out!

For how much Machete is described by others as off-putting, he really is a beautiful dog. Does Vasco ever tell him so? That his eyes make him look earnest, his fur the most comforting shade of white like cream, the way his ears catch light like stained glass? If someone doesn't tell him so, he'd forever think he was ugliest duckling

I think Vasco definitely tries, sincerely and often, but Machete is very reluctant to accept compliments and positive feedback. Especially if it's about something as personal and innate as his looks.

i'm not even gonna lie to you guys i have never been so happy that i didn't successfully kill myself any of the times i attempted. i don't think younger me could have ever even dreamed of a life this good

when i rotate characters in my mind i am doing this

dermestid beetle + cuban tree snail

maybe im wrong and too soft or something but I just feel like if we can extend a bit of kindness to insects, one of the most widely hated groupings of living things, then I think we should. so many species of insects go extinct and people CHEER when they hear that. that was a whole species of a living thing that had entire lives that they lived, and you are cheering ???? you are celebrating that a living thing is now never going to exist ever again??? just because it has a certain appearance???

it just feels so grossly cruel to me and it makes me feel very ill when I think about how thoughtlessly cruel people so often are towards things that live and breathe and have life cycles and heartbeats.

do ue verrr think about.. . .. bugs

i lov bug s so mughch

"why do you care so much about bugs?"

Because I like living a world with natural habitats that are diverse and varied, because I like to see fireflies, cause I want future generations to see butterfly's, because without bees and wasps we'd have so much less food, because I enjoy existing on this planet and bugs are a part of that!

And you can't get rid of the "bad" bugs without also destroying the "good" ones

FINALLY had the time to watch a bit of Nimona before work. The first 30 minutes felt so familiar, and I didn't know why. The dialog, the animation, the humor, the wackness of the characters, yet serious storyline, mixed in with this cuteness vibe. The way the eyes and expressions were animated looked so familiar that I couldn't put my finger on it. Heck, the way they designed the animals looked so familiar, and their soundtrack too.

It bothered me all day at work. And then I see this on Tumblr........

IT'S MY CHILDHOOD!!!

No wonder it felt familiar! I kid you not, I had to hold in so many tears during work when I found out. Ice Age was my entire childhood. The reason I started my passion in writing. Along where my value for love and morals about family came from. Same for Rio! Finding your roots and falling in love with your culture. That film was too cute. Robots with their message on classism. Hortan hears a Who! I have found memories of watching that and valuing life. Seriously, look up Hortan Hears a Who, We Are Here. And listen to that part of the soundtrack. It's beautiful. I am who I am because of Blue Sky Studios. I wasn't allowed to watch Disney as a kid, so Blue Sky Studio's were one the only films I did watch. But I am so thankful for that. The studio always made films about love, the value of life, and peace. I believe in love, peace, and justice because of this studio.

The fact that Nimona is a piece of my childhood studio that survived. It makes me tear up! I'll always be disappointed in Disney for getting rid of them. There are so many emotions. And the fact that so much heart was put into this film. And it kept that Blue Sky charm the studio always had. The love, the need for peace and justice. The film is so beautiful and I only saw 30 minutes of it so far! I'm gonna finish it tonight with my siblings. Oh man, I'm gonna ugly cry knowing this fact about the film. I'll give my thoughts on the film soon. Let me just get emotions under control.

Do you think praying mantises have more goth or more prep energy? How about jock/nerd? Where do they place on those axes

I haven't watched Dungeon Meshi yet and I'm already so invested because of you fucks. And it's ongoing so I can't even look up the ending. If the lesbians don't get a happy ending I'll cry.

So, my dear partner told me that yesterday was Protect the Bees Day, so of course I wanted to draw something for the occasion!

Did you know that "Bee" in english is pronounced the same as "Bi" in french? Did you know that I'm very tired and very small? I heard "Protect the Bi Day" and I Did Not Question it.

So here, have a very confused korok, and don't forget to protect the bees !

Person: we need to support our ✨pollinators!✨

Same person: wasps are literally evil

Me:

[Image description: A digital painting of Nancy Downs from The Craft. She's both grimacing and has her mouth open like she's screaming, making her look murderous. She's holding a knife up in one of her hands, and a snake slithers between them. There's also a snake slithering out of her jacket, and creeping up her chin. On top of this, there's spiders scurrying across her body, especially her eye, which resembles a gaping black hole. A moon frames her head like a halo, and the rest of the background is black. Over the piece, there's a scratchy film filter.]

Inktober Day 2: Scurry

Film: The Craft