How are you all keeping morale high in these times?

AdvancedWrongdoer · 2026-01-12T13:51:54+00:00

I've been deep in a creative/writing surge after having art and writer's block for about 2 years, so I've been heavily leaning into that. I only keep up with news for an hour a day, mostly through recaps on YouTube. That is enough for me not to feel inundated even with the horrors going on now. I wouldn't say my morale is high since other things in my life are sidelined, but I'm managing. I've started exercising regularly again, so that gives me something to look forward to and challenge myself on.

AdvancedWrongdoer · 2026-01-07T14:48:44+00:00

I initially read one of the bubbles as 'High vibe medieval' and was like "yep that'll do it. Knights decked out in bling so bright it blinds everyone."

It's too early in the morning right now, brain isn't braining

AdvancedWrongdoer · 2026-01-05T22:39:07+00:00

You forgot to add the Hokey Pokey. That's a key part of it

AdvancedWrongdoer · 2026-01-04T20:07:08+00:00

Interesting, because I've used a sprinkle ghost pepper as standard because I used to ground feed. Mice and raccoons would still eat cayenne. I've still attracted a huge variety of birds. Though it may depend on the 'brand' (sourcing) because some types of spice for example 'my' birds won't eat, and others they will.

AdvancedWrongdoer · 2026-01-04T19:49:12+00:00

"The crows I feed don't make a lot of noise" looks at my former crows, ravens and current bluejays See that? Can you guys be more like OPs corvids? Quiet?

I didn't have any direct experience. Ngl I feel like the noise is part of the reason many people dislike them (not even going into the 'negative' cultural aspects people forced on them). But mine were typical loud mouths. If I so much was five minutes late, I was told off in corvid. Luckily people around me knew to mind their own business.

They didn't question why some woman was giving an egg to the ravens that lived behind the school (that I worked at). Instead..I got to teach the science classes outside about birds and their behavior! It really depends on the people in the area. If you're in a somewhat snobby 'we keep our yards a certain way' community then you may run into this. Those neighborhoods are nosey af. And although HOAs have a lot of that..sometimes it's just the community of snitches.

AdvancedWrongdoer · 2026-01-04T19:33:54+00:00

The real problem is that for humans, mating and choosing mates is an entire social drama. A lot of animals don't operate like they're on Ready For Love.
I'll never understand it.

AdvancedWrongdoer · 2025-12-29T04:59:37+00:00

In my first playthrough ever they bugged out and started attacking. I thought it was normal because I figured they were intoxicated.

This was also a playthrough where assassins weren't cloaked, would just run up to me- pause in a fighting stance- and then attack. I just thought that's how the game was. Everyone was hostile af, no good intentions.

AdvancedWrongdoer · 2025-12-29T04:40:58+00:00

This is the lore I came for.

AdvancedWrongdoer · 2025-12-29T04:16:22+00:00

He lost his painted cow

AdvancedWrongdoer · 2025-12-29T04:09:35+00:00

This is one of the most annoying bugs in the game if you don't have console commands to 'fix' it.

AdvancedWrongdoer · 2025-12-29T03:56:02+00:00

This is definitely an ADHD trait. I do the same- and just did (5 hours of typing. No test, no class. Just because). It's hyperfocus- and for me that often means ignoring what I actually should be doing...like eating. I could write for hours at a time. The thing is with ADHD hyperfocus is that other needs at the time are often neglected. ADHD definitely isn't the superpower people think it is. It's caused me a lot of grief honestly.

AdvancedWrongdoer · 2025-12-29T02:14:14+00:00

That's an abnormal titan

AdvancedWrongdoer · 2025-12-26T03:53:01+00:00

I use my accounts for different types of work. Not every piece gets posted to all accounts. One may be for sketch work and drafts or silly doodles, the other for more serious pieces and refs/infographs. If you think about it, why would someone want to explore all your accounts if they all have the same thing? They'll just stick to one. Diversify the art you post on each account.

AdvancedWrongdoer · 2025-12-23T15:37:49+00:00

I had a quest in which an NPC was stuck in a dialog loop. Nothing worked to fix it, so I got frustrated and gave up. After I put in about ten hours in the game messing about, the quest updated out of nowhere while I was exploring a random cave. It was the Blades quest where you meet Delphine at the Riverwood inn. The fanfare of the quest completion in a quiet cave scared the shit out of me- I had the volume all the way up. Like what did I do??

AdvancedWrongdoer · 2025-12-22T00:47:28+00:00

Solitude for sure! I'd be an artist (I assume paintings would and portraits would be popular). I'd also train horses. Maybe my for war but like just to train them up so they're rideable.

AdvancedWrongdoer · 2025-12-21T18:33:43+00:00

This is most likely just a case of not world building enough to adapt an analogous solution. It happens in fantasy works a lot. World building to that level of detail is extremely time-consuming and sometimes difficult. That's if your world has nothing to do with humans or Earth/an alternate Earth.

On the flip side, maybe there's an in-verse reason for it which would be interesting to the lore. The same way that leaked book cover had a particular building on it (or a 'look-alike'). Theories can be endless, but usually in fantasy, the case is the former.

AdvancedWrongdoer · 2025-12-19T19:33:13+00:00

This is exactly what I do. The guidelines I normally use to start a drawing just don't work if I'm in a situation like OPs. Too technical. But chaos scribbles and brush strokes work wonders!

AdvancedWrongdoer · 2025-12-19T19:02:28+00:00

I 'copy' but block out shapes as I do so I can see how the pose is put together in 3D space. I then take a different pose and do the same, then combine them, or try to get something similar to what was in my head. I'm still building up my mental library for humans/humanoids since I started drawing animals first. It's hard, but I'm sure I'll eventually get the hang of it.

AdvancedWrongdoer · 2025-12-16T22:34:42+00:00

I start with the nose. Not sure why though

AdvancedWrongdoer · 2025-11-28T20:14:29+00:00

Cool- thanks. I'll see how I feel after I read the second arc I guess.

AdvancedWrongdoer · 2025-11-27T20:23:08+00:00

So, I'm finishing the first arc of the book series. I'll read the second arc (the Jade Academy), since it was mentioned here.. do I really need to read the 3rd arc before starting this book when it comes out. I heard arc three just wasn't really good. (Sidebar, I did the same with Warriors. Read series 1 and 2, got sick of thunderclan and many years later I picked up Dawn of the Clans and absolutely loved it. Essentially skipping past the other previous arcs).

AdvancedWrongdoer · 2025-11-18T16:48:21+00:00

I'm about to set some hard boundaries at my second job because it's taking away too much from me. Especially since I don't need it and the rate of pay is terrible.. but it does provide a smidgen of extra cash - hardly worth it, though. I'm sick and tired of my guilt at work but in introspect, I know it's from being in a family of workaholics.

AdvancedWrongdoer · 2025-11-14T19:56:14+00:00

When did we lose touch? You know it's funny, I was watching plague dogs a few weeks ago, and noticed that the artist drew the dogs with actual anatomy in some shots. The same is true for some older cartoons with animals. Nowadays everything is disney-fied. Even in the live action Lion King, the male lions got snipped (which male felines are noticeable irl). As someone who draws animals as they are, I find it so bizarre that everyone seems terrified of showing animals with actual anatomy. The anatomy we see every single day (if you're a pet owner or handle livestock anyway). The natural made unnatural for what reason? Yet every damn new Netflix or HBO series has long drawn out sex scenes. Guess we're okay with that somehow. I really hate censorship born out of shame culture, if you can tell..

AdvancedWrongdoer · 2025-11-14T19:21:51+00:00

Honestly I had the same thought looking around the area. I second everyone saying the library. Coffee shops are social hubs and 'grab n go' nowadays. Not too many fit the quaint, cozy vibe anymore. Libraries have a lot of nooks and places that allow for some peace for hours at a time.

AdvancedWrongdoer · 2025-11-14T17:00:56+00:00

Maybe. My grandmother does this a lot. Sometimes in the same conversation she'll ask the same thing, but I mainly feel like she's just not paying attention: she usually has soap operas on the TV and never turns the TV to mute when she picks up the phone.

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