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Posted a year agoThe first thing I posted to FurAffinity was...
...a porn thing (but of course).
The next one was this.
Many of us were clinging on to FA as a queer-and-adult-artwork-safe life raft, after being unceremoniously thrown out of both SheezyArt and Y!Gallery, one of which have since turned to dust (sadly along with all the history they once had).
It's too recent an invented term, but... as Anchor Beings go, he was one of those who kept the timeline going.
R.I.P. Dragoneer/Preyfar.
also,
one would think that if the US healthcare system is so borked it took out (more than) One Of Us there'd be tooth and claw and hell to pay
...a porn thing (but of course).
The next one was this.
Many of us were clinging on to FA as a queer-and-adult-artwork-safe life raft, after being unceremoniously thrown out of both SheezyArt and Y!Gallery, one of which have since turned to dust (sadly along with all the history they once had).
It's too recent an invented term, but... as Anchor Beings go, he was one of those who kept the timeline going.
R.I.P. Dragoneer/Preyfar.
also,
one would think that if the US healthcare system is so borked it took out (more than) One Of Us there'd be tooth and claw and hell to pay
36 years around the star, today. Hm.
Posted 4 years agoAll of that, for what? Seems like a mound of woefully squandered opportunities, now.
Every time it feels safe to come back, something sharply reminds me why I left.
The past year and more has taken nearly everything out of me, and even if life "returns to normal" for the major lot of you, it will never be fine again for me.
Ramadan mubarak.
وَعَلَيْكُمُ ٱلسَّلَامُ وَرَحْمَةُ ٱللَّٰهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ
Every time it feels safe to come back, something sharply reminds me why I left.
The past year and more has taken nearly everything out of me, and even if life "returns to normal" for the major lot of you, it will never be fine again for me.
Ramadan mubarak.
وَعَلَيْكُمُ ٱلسَّلَامُ وَرَحْمَةُ ٱللَّٰهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ
Tulpa Coven Witching Hours
Posted 8 years agoInterviewed by media outlet:
"Prim, what is the furry fandom?"
A bunch of witches and sorcerers, wearing the flayed skins of their tulpas.
"Um, you mean fursuits?"
Who's the furry one here again?
Anyway:
I started "work" work last year, a few months after completing my doctorate degree, and have had to make sure I succeeded in confirming the post before I'm a full-fledged college mathematics lecturer. Thing are still a little rickety, but the money and situation has gotten better, and I may be able to attend a few conventions of an animal-anthropomorphic nature.
In close temporal range would be Furry Migration, where I intend to have a few pieces up for the Art Show, and a spend week in the Twin States. After MWFF, a non-snowy-food-desert (just a personal opinion) visit to the US would be a welcome change. I do wonder about any... emergent issues with regards to someone like me entering and departing the borders of a seemingly-altered America. I definitely go for a clean face shave before I do this thing.
A bit later on, I'm doing the FURUM thing again, and staying at the convention's own hotel following the shift in venue. (The previous one had... history. And connections. To a lost ursine.) FURUM 2017 being the third round for this lovely Malaysian/regional furry convention. Come around, we're tastier and cheaper than Little Australia next door. (I live at this area's equivalent of Tijuana, myself.)
Not sure about merch, probably have a handful of my portable books and definitely a lot of art cards (some new).
Also:
Hi stranger
I love you
"Prim, what is the furry fandom?"
A bunch of witches and sorcerers, wearing the flayed skins of their tulpas.
"Um, you mean fursuits?"
Who's the furry one here again?
Anyway:
I started "work" work last year, a few months after completing my doctorate degree, and have had to make sure I succeeded in confirming the post before I'm a full-fledged college mathematics lecturer. Thing are still a little rickety, but the money and situation has gotten better, and I may be able to attend a few conventions of an animal-anthropomorphic nature.
In close temporal range would be Furry Migration, where I intend to have a few pieces up for the Art Show, and a spend week in the Twin States. After MWFF, a non-snowy-food-desert (just a personal opinion) visit to the US would be a welcome change. I do wonder about any... emergent issues with regards to someone like me entering and departing the borders of a seemingly-altered America. I definitely go for a clean face shave before I do this thing.
A bit later on, I'm doing the FURUM thing again, and staying at the convention's own hotel following the shift in venue. (The previous one had... history. And connections. To a lost ursine.) FURUM 2017 being the third round for this lovely Malaysian/regional furry convention. Come around, we're tastier and cheaper than Little Australia next door. (I live at this area's equivalent of Tijuana, myself.)
Not sure about merch, probably have a handful of my portable books and definitely a lot of art cards (some new).
Also:
Hi stranger
I love you
Aftermath of Midwest FurFest 2016
Posted 9 years agoRight now, I am in Amsterdam, waiting for my connecting 19-hour flight back to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Halfway through halfway around the world. My time in Rosemont, IL was short, and chilly, basically my first winter, but all small regrets will fall away and only the tree of life, possibility and art remain.
Biggest surprise of this endeavour was the check for $158 from auction sales at the Art Show. (Y'all *really* wanted that hazard sign.)
As an artist who craves a break into some recognition, I thought this exact first time doing any furry convention art show was a success. This slightly outweighs my social goals, which didn't quite meet my expectations, but what can one do with this very strange modern issue, that having so many people means you can't find anyone (or rather, the transforming granules of social islands).
Thanks to those I've talked to and had a good time with. Special mentions to Daddo Furbucks, Artdecade, Fabercastel, Rhumba...ram, and Rrowdybeast for a big sloppy world-ending lick.
Onward to a weekend in Kuala Lumpur for Furum, an excellently-run SEAsian Furry Con.
MidWest FurFest 2016
Posted 9 years agoStaying at
> Aloft O’Hare.
How are you travelling?
> Flying in from Malaysia via KLM, through Amsterdam, O’Hare.
Who are you rooming with?
> Nobody, at the moment.
Who will you be with?
> Dudes I haven’t seen in four years. Artists, homos, neatos.
Where will you be? How is the best way to find you?
> Convention space in daytime. I have a few pieces in the Art Show, and trawling the Den/Alley. Night-time, depends on things. I can be reached via usual channels, or immediately via Telegram.
https://67.media.tumblr.com/e2b6ec5.....f0c4d_1280.png
What do you look like?
> 5′10″ tanned Arabic / Pacific Islander type person.
What is your gender?
> Male.
How old are you?
> 31.
Are you mated/in a relationship?
> Nope.
Can I talk to you?
> Sure, but do introduce yourself.
Can I hug and/or snuggle you?
> Usually, yes.
Are you nice?
> Hmm… polite and funny, but terse and direct.
Are you fursuiting?
> Nah.
If I see you, how should I get your attention?
> I’ll try to pick up on my various aliases, or Prim, Nick.
Can I ask you to dance with me during the dances?
> Keep up with my sweaty wiggling.
Can I buy you drinks?
> Non-alcoholic.
Do you attend parties?
> If I get invited / know about, well yeah.
Can I take your picture?
> Yeah, sure. Try to be polite and let me know, though.
What’s your goal(s) for the con this year?
> Try having stuff up in the Art Show, see a bit of Chicago, catch up with friends old and new.
> Aloft O’Hare.
How are you travelling?
> Flying in from Malaysia via KLM, through Amsterdam, O’Hare.
Who are you rooming with?
> Nobody, at the moment.
Who will you be with?
> Dudes I haven’t seen in four years. Artists, homos, neatos.
Where will you be? How is the best way to find you?
> Convention space in daytime. I have a few pieces in the Art Show, and trawling the Den/Alley. Night-time, depends on things. I can be reached via usual channels, or immediately via Telegram.
https://67.media.tumblr.com/e2b6ec5.....f0c4d_1280.png
What do you look like?
> 5′10″ tanned Arabic / Pacific Islander type person.
What is your gender?
> Male.
How old are you?
> 31.
Are you mated/in a relationship?
> Nope.
Can I talk to you?
> Sure, but do introduce yourself.
Can I hug and/or snuggle you?
> Usually, yes.
Are you nice?
> Hmm… polite and funny, but terse and direct.
Are you fursuiting?
> Nah.
If I see you, how should I get your attention?
> I’ll try to pick up on my various aliases, or Prim, Nick.
Can I ask you to dance with me during the dances?
> Keep up with my sweaty wiggling.
Can I buy you drinks?
> Non-alcoholic.
Do you attend parties?
> If I get invited / know about, well yeah.
Can I take your picture?
> Yeah, sure. Try to be polite and let me know, though.
What’s your goal(s) for the con this year?
> Try having stuff up in the Art Show, see a bit of Chicago, catch up with friends old and new.
Other places of intersection
Posted 9 years agothird world furries be like
"principles are for people with good forex rates"
I'm not going anywhere, but if you are:
FurryNetwork
https://beta.furrynetwork.com/primaeros/
Weasyl
https://www.weasyl.com/profile/nightphaser
SoFurry
http://nightphaser.sofurry.com/
DeviantART
http://nightphaser.deviantart.com/
Inkbunny
https://inkbunny.net/nightphaser
Tumblr
Artwork: http://nightphaser.tumblr.com/
General: http://primaeros.tumblr.com/
Livejournal
http://primaeros.livejournal.com/
Twitter
https://twitter.com/primaeros
YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/user/nightphaser/videos
I only post commissioned artwork on Tumblr and FA. (Maybe Weasyl.)
.
"principles are for people with good forex rates"
I'm not going anywhere, but if you are:
FurryNetwork
https://beta.furrynetwork.com/primaeros/
Weasyl
https://www.weasyl.com/profile/nightphaser
SoFurry
http://nightphaser.sofurry.com/
DeviantART
http://nightphaser.deviantart.com/
Inkbunny
https://inkbunny.net/nightphaser
Tumblr
Artwork: http://nightphaser.tumblr.com/
General: http://primaeros.tumblr.com/
Livejournal
http://primaeros.livejournal.com/
https://twitter.com/primaeros
YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/user/nightphaser/videos
I only post commissioned artwork on Tumblr and FA. (Maybe Weasyl.)
.
Imagining Zootopia (full documentary)
Posted 9 years agohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3pF9owYlRI (47mins)
> Byron's gay and married
Now the Bucky Oryx-Antlerson 'ship is valid
> Byron's gay and married
Now the Bucky Oryx-Antlerson 'ship is valid
So, ZOOTOPIA
Posted 9 years agoFrom my Twitter, the day after a bunch of Malaysian furries got together, privately rented out a posh theater, and saw the movie* on opening weekend in Malaysia:
"What's Zootopia?
A buddy cop funny animal movie, sure,
but indirectly it's a tale of any utopian pluralism as a constant work-in-progress. (8.5/10)
-and of openness for some really whacked-out Sci-Fi backstory, dear lord.
I do NOT want sequels to explain anything, the fanfics're just going to be better."
That score was mostly for it being constrained by having to be a Disney family film. I knew there was a lot more going on and that could go on (especially after reading stuff about early concepts), but I thought: hey, that's gonna be our job, with really good fanfics. XD;;; The Zootopian world can take it, and leaves enough questions open where the answers which aren't hand-waving are usually far more interesting. If I wanted to I can write my own story in that world, with it's defined properties and themes, except e.g. with a touch of my favourite Blacksad-esque noir.**
I saw it again on my own, in my home roost, and I'm upgrading it to a 9/10.
(Stingy because no birds, scalies. Deal with it, nyah.)
I have a lot (A LOT JFC my Twitter is #furrytrash) of musings and future work to do thanks to this piece of moving art for the whole family (kids movie? it's an everyone movie) and I am so glad it exists and makes so many people happy and thoughtful.
* Okay, I don't have a suit, but I wore something like stripes and did a half-assed version of the tigers' little "biceps, sideways glance" heart-melter. I look more like a Clawhauser, though. I'm even a civil servant, hahaha.
** Totally hot for Red Soul, obviously. (OWL SINS) Intense headcanon: Gazelle's Glitter Tigers are Siberian, with hot Central Asian accents (and features), and one of them is a Pred Scare refugee nuclear/particle physicist and that's really fucking hot to me okay alright
"What's Zootopia?
A buddy cop funny animal movie, sure,
but indirectly it's a tale of any utopian pluralism as a constant work-in-progress. (8.5/10)
-and of openness for some really whacked-out Sci-Fi backstory, dear lord.
I do NOT want sequels to explain anything, the fanfics're just going to be better."
That score was mostly for it being constrained by having to be a Disney family film. I knew there was a lot more going on and that could go on (especially after reading stuff about early concepts), but I thought: hey, that's gonna be our job, with really good fanfics. XD;;; The Zootopian world can take it, and leaves enough questions open where the answers which aren't hand-waving are usually far more interesting. If I wanted to I can write my own story in that world, with it's defined properties and themes, except e.g. with a touch of my favourite Blacksad-esque noir.**
I saw it again on my own, in my home roost, and I'm upgrading it to a 9/10.
(Stingy because no birds, scalies. Deal with it, nyah.)
I have a lot (A LOT JFC my Twitter is #furrytrash) of musings and future work to do thanks to this piece of moving art for the whole family (kids movie? it's an everyone movie) and I am so glad it exists and makes so many people happy and thoughtful.
* Okay, I don't have a suit, but I wore something like stripes and did a half-assed version of the tigers' little "biceps, sideways glance" heart-melter. I look more like a Clawhauser, though. I'm even a civil servant, hahaha.
** Totally hot for Red Soul, obviously. (OWL SINS) Intense headcanon: Gazelle's Glitter Tigers are Siberian, with hot Central Asian accents (and features), and one of them is a Pred Scare refugee nuclear/particle physicist and that's really fucking hot to me okay alright
zootopia confessions of a furry trash
Posted 9 years ago*parade of pictures of jolly and undressed cervine hunks*
Posted 9 years agoHAPPY NUDE DEER 2016
Moon Star Desert Cthulhu
Posted 10 years agoReading the feeds with the tag.
(Especially from the European set nervy about refugees.)
So, Islam is the new terror of memetic miscegenation come from the fringes of the civilized world to corrupt upstanding, decent society?
“How dare you? They are doing actual real-world harm!”
Yes, the proof has been in the violent pudding, hasn’t it?
I feel like I wear the squid-monster form because the world seems all too ready to consider me the monster I will become by extension of my horrific cult.
Let’s welcome the revival of a magnificent horror theme for the 2010s.
(Actually it's the crude oil money. Look at Brunei's ghastly royals.)
(Especially from the European set nervy about refugees.)
So, Islam is the new terror of memetic miscegenation come from the fringes of the civilized world to corrupt upstanding, decent society?
“How dare you? They are doing actual real-world harm!”
Yes, the proof has been in the violent pudding, hasn’t it?
I feel like I wear the squid-monster form because the world seems all too ready to consider me the monster I will become by extension of my horrific cult.
Let’s welcome the revival of a magnificent horror theme for the 2010s.
(Actually it's the crude oil money. Look at Brunei's ghastly royals.)
Eurofurence update!
Posted 10 years agoI'm in Dublin right now, and will be flying into Berlin on Wednesday the 19th.
You can find me working the Dealer's Den with
ben-ben during the opening hours! Say hi! Get his merch! (Maybe some of mine too heh)
You can also see me over at the Fusselschwarm table on Friday, 21st August, between 1pm - 4pm (Just before the fursuit parade!) and get your copy of The Vimana Incident (I designed the covers!) signed and doodled in. You'll also get your choice of one of these 4-inch cards.
You can ping me via Twitter!
See y'all at the Estrel!
You can find me working the Dealer's Den with
ben-ben during the opening hours! Say hi! Get his merch! (Maybe some of mine too heh)You can also see me over at the Fusselschwarm table on Friday, 21st August, between 1pm - 4pm (Just before the fursuit parade!) and get your copy of The Vimana Incident (I designed the covers!) signed and doodled in. You'll also get your choice of one of these 4-inch cards.
You can ping me via Twitter!
See y'all at the Estrel!
EuroFurence mehmeh
Posted 10 years agoWhere are you staying?
Hotel Estrel.
Means of transportation?
Aeroplane, anime flash-stepping.
Sharing a room with:
I’ll get back to you on that one. 
goldenboiblaze 
digitslayer
What is your gender?
So male, I pee standing.
Relationship Status:
Desper- Single.
How old are you?
Dirty Thirty.
How tall are you?
5’10”
Which languages do you speak?
English, Malay, Indonesian, one dumb teaspoon of French.
Where will you be most of the time during the day?
Out seeing Berlin with fellow foreigner friends?
Who will you be with?
goldenboiblaze digitslayer
Do you do free art/trades?
Nothing too big/complicated? My shit’s really weird, okay? X3
Do you do commissions?
Probably no.
Do you have Merchandise?
I’ll probably have a few copies of my 2004-2011 art book(x) and 2012-2013 zine (in color!) with me.
What suit(s) will you have?
Boring human ones.
Can I dance with you?
If you can keep up with my Indian Java Balinese nonsense.
Can I touch/hug you?
Okayyy, but no sudden moves. Talons.
Can I talk to you?
Yeah?
Can I take photos of you/with you?
Sure, as long as I have clothes on.
Can I buy you lots of drinks?
That’s HARAAAM. (Maybe a little, if I feel rebellious.)
Do you drink Alcohol/Smoke?
Just barely. / No.
Can we hang out?
I’ll tell you when I have a “nuthin on the itinerary” day.
Other cons you may go to?
Midwest FurFest? Something in US West Coast for a change?
Attending any events?
THA DAHNCE. (As far as I know.)
How can I find you at the con?
Ping me. (See below.)
Can we go out for a dinner?
See also: ‘Can we hang out?’
Are you buying art?
As long as I can lug it in my bag, okay, maybe.
What do I have to watch out for, when I am meeting you?
I am not an actual owl. Also I am a big, brown and scruffy. I am not Mexican / Filipino.
What is the best way to contact you?
Tweet me! https://twitter.com/primaeros
May I kidnap you to my room?
Only consensually. ;3 (See also: ‘Can we hang out?’)
You look pretty tired, are you ok?
The wandering ghost of the East India Company has drained my primitive asian-pacific soul… must retrieve... horcrux…
Last time/last con/last meet/last chat we talked so much and now you forgot my name?
Only your name, not the essence of our distended vivacious conjugation.
I have a personal question for the convention. May I ask you that?
Yes, you may. Up to me to answer, though, haha got you there!
Hotel Estrel.
Means of transportation?
Aeroplane, anime flash-stepping.
Sharing a room with:
goldenboiblaze 
digitslayerWhat is your gender?
So male, I pee standing.
Relationship Status:
Desper- Single.
How old are you?
Dirty Thirty.
How tall are you?
5’10”
Which languages do you speak?
English, Malay, Indonesian, one dumb teaspoon of French.
Where will you be most of the time during the day?
Out seeing Berlin with fellow foreigner friends?
Who will you be with?
goldenboiblaze digitslayerDo you do free art/trades?
Nothing too big/complicated? My shit’s really weird, okay? X3
Do you do commissions?
Probably no.
Do you have Merchandise?
I’ll probably have a few copies of my 2004-2011 art book(x) and 2012-2013 zine (in color!) with me.
What suit(s) will you have?
Boring human ones.
Can I dance with you?
If you can keep up with my Indian Java Balinese nonsense.
Can I touch/hug you?
Okayyy, but no sudden moves. Talons.
Can I talk to you?
Yeah?
Can I take photos of you/with you?
Sure, as long as I have clothes on.
Can I buy you lots of drinks?
That’s HARAAAM. (Maybe a little, if I feel rebellious.)
Do you drink Alcohol/Smoke?
Just barely. / No.
Can we hang out?
I’ll tell you when I have a “nuthin on the itinerary” day.
Other cons you may go to?
Midwest FurFest? Something in US West Coast for a change?
Attending any events?
THA DAHNCE. (As far as I know.)
How can I find you at the con?
Ping me. (See below.)
Can we go out for a dinner?
See also: ‘Can we hang out?’
Are you buying art?
As long as I can lug it in my bag, okay, maybe.
What do I have to watch out for, when I am meeting you?
I am not an actual owl. Also I am a big, brown and scruffy. I am not Mexican / Filipino.
What is the best way to contact you?
Tweet me! https://twitter.com/primaeros
May I kidnap you to my room?
Only consensually. ;3 (See also: ‘Can we hang out?’)
You look pretty tired, are you ok?
The wandering ghost of the East India Company has drained my primitive asian-pacific soul… must retrieve... horcrux…
Last time/last con/last meet/last chat we talked so much and now you forgot my name?
Only your name, not the essence of our distended vivacious conjugation.
I have a personal question for the convention. May I ask you that?
Yes, you may. Up to me to answer, though, haha got you there!
Yay, Ant-Man on Thursdayyy
Posted 10 years agoAnother reason I’m giddy for Ant-Man (outside the legacy elements from Edgar Wright) is, like Guardians Of The Galaxy, it’s a movie doing weird things after Marvel’s got all the “big” movies out of the way.
Like, Peyton Reed even let slip that they’d go sub-atomic. XD
From day one, I was already like, hey, Kinetic Energy = ½ ∙ mass ∙ velocity² so a shift in mass does make you gain velocity bla bla bla. Like, I’d be disappoint an Ant-Man video game doesn’t make this thing into a Portal-style game gimmick.
Anyway…
http://static.comicvine.com/uploads.....-vs_bullet.jpg
Like, Peyton Reed even let slip that they’d go sub-atomic. XD
From day one, I was already like, hey, Kinetic Energy = ½ ∙ mass ∙ velocity² so a shift in mass does make you gain velocity bla bla bla. Like, I’d be disappoint an Ant-Man video game doesn’t make this thing into a Portal-style game gimmick.
Anyway…
http://static.comicvine.com/uploads.....-vs_bullet.jpg
Terminator? More like TerminDADor.
Posted 10 years agoJust got back from seeing Terminator: Genisys.
It’s… actually sorta fun, like a dumb winking goodbye letter to the series which reads suspiciously like a fix-fanfic. (Except apparently it’s not a goodbye at all, yikes.)
I honestly can’t imagine people who don’t have Terminator nostalgia getting quite as much out of it.
It’s… actually sorta fun, like a dumb winking goodbye letter to the series which reads suspiciously like a fix-fanfic. (Except apparently it’s not a goodbye at all, yikes.)
I honestly can’t imagine people who don’t have Terminator nostalgia getting quite as much out of it.
USA's full 50 states legalize same-sex marriage.
Posted 10 years agoCopy-pasta of my timeline business:
Credit for a cartoon making the rounds: Nate Beeler for Columbus Dispatch
http://www.dispatch.com/content/car.....eeler0627.html
"Haha, Lou, there's a comic here where Lady Justice is making out with the Statue of Liberty."
"Love is blind too, Shane."
"Ooh, threesome."
Most are thinking it's just about love.
It's also about hospital visitation rights, immigration, asset sharing/inheritance, etc.
15 (US) Federal Benefits Same-Sex Couples Can Now Look Forward To
http://elizabethshell.com/portfolio.....ok-forward-to/
It's just bloody incredible how many rights are encoded into the social contract of marriage.
"Great, now you can move out to-"
No, I'm still here in Malaysia, because ultimately I think I gotta change things where change needs to happen.
Talking Pink Card Marriages on ArrWulf's timeline
http://i.imgur.com/2ZXxlhY.png
Meanwhile, at Fox News HQ:
https://youtu.be/E1jf2hOkec4
http://i.imgur.com/IGKzxnB.gif
Gandalf of Many Colours
https://vine.co/v/eJuAqVHgXKd
Whoa, some of y'all think sitting down to catch your breath is a lot like stopping the battle effort entirely, weeeird.
"still lots of bad garbage in our society to take care of but it's ok to take a day to celebrate and think about what everyone's gained
also say thanks to every older gay and trans POC you know bc they kinda started and did most of this"
-- https://twitter.com/artdecaderoo
"Oh my gawd people. Absolutely nobody is saying "Welp! Thats over, let's go have a sandwich". Let people be happy. Jesus fuck.
Dont mistake giddiness for complacency. Jesus.
You people yelling about how "lets focus on more important things" clearly dont understand WHY this is important. Stop being short sighted.
If you dont understand how this sets a precedent for the empowerment and equality of LGBT people, then I dont know what to tell you.
This establishes the equal protection of LGBT folks under the 14th amendment.
And eliminates the idea of such discrimination as a "states rights" issue. THAT'S why this is important.
And that protection will be applicable to other cases in the future. THAT is what a precedent is.
So maybe take a moment and think before you decide there's nothing important about this decision today."
-- https://twitter.com/Temporary_Yote
YES. In still-many countries LGBTs don't even exist as people in the code of law beyond criminalized sex.
Credit for a cartoon making the rounds: Nate Beeler for Columbus Dispatch
http://www.dispatch.com/content/car.....eeler0627.html
"Haha, Lou, there's a comic here where Lady Justice is making out with the Statue of Liberty."
"Love is blind too, Shane."
"Ooh, threesome."
Most are thinking it's just about love.
It's also about hospital visitation rights, immigration, asset sharing/inheritance, etc.
15 (US) Federal Benefits Same-Sex Couples Can Now Look Forward To
http://elizabethshell.com/portfolio.....ok-forward-to/
It's just bloody incredible how many rights are encoded into the social contract of marriage.
"Great, now you can move out to-"
No, I'm still here in Malaysia, because ultimately I think I gotta change things where change needs to happen.
Talking Pink Card Marriages on ArrWulf's timeline
http://i.imgur.com/2ZXxlhY.png
Meanwhile, at Fox News HQ:
https://youtu.be/E1jf2hOkec4
http://i.imgur.com/IGKzxnB.gif
Gandalf of Many Colours
https://vine.co/v/eJuAqVHgXKd
Whoa, some of y'all think sitting down to catch your breath is a lot like stopping the battle effort entirely, weeeird.
"still lots of bad garbage in our society to take care of but it's ok to take a day to celebrate and think about what everyone's gained
also say thanks to every older gay and trans POC you know bc they kinda started and did most of this"
-- https://twitter.com/artdecaderoo
"Oh my gawd people. Absolutely nobody is saying "Welp! Thats over, let's go have a sandwich". Let people be happy. Jesus fuck.
Dont mistake giddiness for complacency. Jesus.
You people yelling about how "lets focus on more important things" clearly dont understand WHY this is important. Stop being short sighted.
If you dont understand how this sets a precedent for the empowerment and equality of LGBT people, then I dont know what to tell you.
This establishes the equal protection of LGBT folks under the 14th amendment.
And eliminates the idea of such discrimination as a "states rights" issue. THAT'S why this is important.
And that protection will be applicable to other cases in the future. THAT is what a precedent is.
So maybe take a moment and think before you decide there's nothing important about this decision today."
-- https://twitter.com/Temporary_Yote
YES. In still-many countries LGBTs don't even exist as people in the code of law beyond criminalized sex.
Re: Doug Winger's passing.
Posted 10 years agohttps://www.flayrah.com/6130/doug-w.....es-battle-copd
Sometimes it's not the triumph of technique and elegance, but the triumph of the outrageous and memorable.
Even being a punchline to thousands of jokes may be better than being completely obscure / forgotten.
I don't know if my input's worth that much. Even if I'd been in this thing since 1998, I'm still halfway around the planet away from where the actual furry stuff happened.
"I knew about that!"
"Well I was actually there."
"Oh, okay."
Sometimes it's not the triumph of technique and elegance, but the triumph of the outrageous and memorable.
Even being a punchline to thousands of jokes may be better than being completely obscure / forgotten.
I don't know if my input's worth that much. Even if I'd been in this thing since 1998, I'm still halfway around the planet away from where the actual furry stuff happened.
"I knew about that!"
"Well I was actually there."
"Oh, okay."
Singapore’s Pink Dot became a Pink Patch of Love!
Posted 10 years agoFinally back home from a weekend in Singapore, where I was invited by friends to Pink Dot 2015. Possibly the first time I’m involved in a mass LGBTQ rights event.
Had my mexican-pink shirt on, snagged a pink-light torch for myself, overwhelmed by the emotions of a large turnout (and eye candy I’m sorry gomen), destroyed my chub boy legs on a giant trampoline. Stuff like that. All in all, a pretty smooth running as a carnival day. I was noted the lack of evangelist crashers this time.
Best moment?
Overheard in elevator lobby about
furious/Snares’ suit: “Tina Turner lion?”
♪ we don’t need another foxy
we don’t need any more wolf bums
all we want is lion beyond
the furrydrome ♫
(Also: post-event dance kombat ended with Tutu Lion vs Indian Bear)
A few cross-posts from my Twitter/Facebook:
http://41.media.tumblr.com/5cfd62e8.....qf0c4d_500.jpg
With the jellyfish, tentacle balloons, I was wondering if they were going for a “sotong” thing (older Malay slang, for a soft effeminate “squid”).
http://40.media.tumblr.com/e085d39f.....qf0c4d_500.jpg
ALL GENDER RESTROOM
http://41.media.tumblr.com/5c94966c.....qf0c4d_500.jpg
A light-up dick in one of the Park Royal hotel windows.
(Party don’t end just ‘cause the pink torches are off!)
Also went with / spotted for Snares while he had the suit on and graced everyone with a moment of just-go-with-it surreality, since His Pinkness Steven’s Lion couldn’t come. (Man that should be a thing next year.)
http://41.media.tumblr.com/16819ffe.....qf0c4d_500.jpg
Technically a legalized demonstration gathering, so as a Malaysian I’m not actually allowed to be part of the patch of pink light on the Singaporean map. (I see Tweets reporting a few people pulled for questioning by the authorities afterwards.)
http://36.media.tumblr.com/80a2142b.....qf0c4d_500.jpg
“A record 28,000 made a stand for a more inclusive Singapore! Thank you!”
– http://pinkdot.sg/alovenotefrom28000/
Had my mexican-pink shirt on, snagged a pink-light torch for myself, overwhelmed by the emotions of a large turnout (and eye candy I’m sorry gomen), destroyed my chub boy legs on a giant trampoline. Stuff like that. All in all, a pretty smooth running as a carnival day. I was noted the lack of evangelist crashers this time.
Best moment?
Overheard in elevator lobby about
furious/Snares’ suit: “Tina Turner lion?”♪ we don’t need another foxy
we don’t need any more wolf bums
all we want is lion beyond
the furrydrome ♫
(Also: post-event dance kombat ended with Tutu Lion vs Indian Bear)
A few cross-posts from my Twitter/Facebook:
http://41.media.tumblr.com/5cfd62e8.....qf0c4d_500.jpg
With the jellyfish, tentacle balloons, I was wondering if they were going for a “sotong” thing (older Malay slang, for a soft effeminate “squid”).
http://40.media.tumblr.com/e085d39f.....qf0c4d_500.jpg
ALL GENDER RESTROOM
http://41.media.tumblr.com/5c94966c.....qf0c4d_500.jpg
A light-up dick in one of the Park Royal hotel windows.
(Party don’t end just ‘cause the pink torches are off!)
Also went with / spotted for Snares while he had the suit on and graced everyone with a moment of just-go-with-it surreality, since His Pinkness Steven’s Lion couldn’t come. (Man that should be a thing next year.)
http://41.media.tumblr.com/16819ffe.....qf0c4d_500.jpg
Technically a legalized demonstration gathering, so as a Malaysian I’m not actually allowed to be part of the patch of pink light on the Singaporean map. (I see Tweets reporting a few people pulled for questioning by the authorities afterwards.)
http://36.media.tumblr.com/80a2142b.....qf0c4d_500.jpg
“A record 28,000 made a stand for a more inclusive Singapore! Thank you!”
– http://pinkdot.sg/alovenotefrom28000/
Heads up: I'mma doing EuroFurence 2015
Posted 10 years agoWhat the title said. Very likely doing Malaysia -> Amsterdam -> Dublin -> Berlin thing with goldenboiblaze.
I haven't locked down on lodging, though, so I'm looking for spots in the Estrel hotel to room with, or otherwise roomies who want to stay with me. Holler at me here and we'll talk?
Also, in particular, should I print up a few full-color nice-glossy 2013-2014 'Zines if anyone's interested? (Somewhere like 10 Euros each.)
http://nightphaser.tumblr.com/post/108147694844/
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goldenboiblaze.I haven't locked down on lodging, though, so I'm looking for spots in the Estrel hotel to room with, or otherwise roomies who want to stay with me. Holler at me here and we'll talk?
Also, in particular, should I print up a few full-color nice-glossy 2013-2014 'Zines if anyone's interested? (Somewhere like 10 Euros each.)
http://nightphaser.tumblr.com/post/108147694844/
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A more personal talk about The Vimana Incident and "I"
Posted 10 years agoRight, up to now, I've gone with putting up the author's thoughts and others' reviews, but I've never quite sat down and talked about how The Vimana Incident's story relates to me, especially after reading a draft and beginning to draw for it.
*puts on Angelo Badalamenti soundtrack for Mulholland Drive*
Here's a drawing I made back in 2011: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/6174309/
I'll give you some time to look at it for a bit. The accompanying commentary, too.
When I finished The Vimana Incident, this is the picture I thought about for a long time.
The drawing's title, Fanaa fil Haqq, is a Sufi Islamic term meaning "Truth through Annihilation". In layman's terms, one of the ways you can totally embrace God (in a decidedly different flavour from Western Gnosticism) is to destroy all trace of ego so that the natural truth, all-is-already-God-and-that-means-you-too, can be experienced.
The poor bird in the center, with his eyes pulled out to see through other owls' eyes, is very likely me. I say this cognizant that, perhaps, just because I thought about the lives of these owl-men I put through the motions of enlightenment, doesn't mean I'm not another one being put through similar motions.
Turtles all the way down. Turtles all the way up, too.
I started with Adam Primaeros, himself an alchemical life made from lessons learned from four other lives. Through him I access other lives of his pattern: Kadamon Theofonias, Terosa Bayutama, Not Palmer Eldritch and even the recently-born (-discovered?) Beithanne.
They are all recovering from a great loss of a significant other, driving them to various paths of gnosis, assuming they survive the fearful knife of Kadamon.
So you see how I approach the furry fandom. Not quite an obsession with cartoons, not the wonderful dress-up, but something closer to a modern shamanism.
I am a rational creature, but I have been touched by the uncanny, half by accident of company and half by tragedy. I am amongst those people who may spend the rest of their lives trying to make sense of the little shown outside the sadness and difficulty of life as it is, but what a magnificently bewildering little it is. Other spirits are suffering, and if we know something that redeems every ugly aspect of this world, there is a responsibility to bring it out, to fashion it in a way that can help others into the same state, well gosh darn, we'll keep at it.
Well, I hope you enjoy the book, and perhaps gain some nugget of new wisdom after it's given a chance to percolate in your head for a while.
*puts on Angelo Badalamenti soundtrack for Mulholland Drive*
Here's a drawing I made back in 2011: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/6174309/
I'll give you some time to look at it for a bit. The accompanying commentary, too.
When I finished The Vimana Incident, this is the picture I thought about for a long time.
The drawing's title, Fanaa fil Haqq, is a Sufi Islamic term meaning "Truth through Annihilation". In layman's terms, one of the ways you can totally embrace God (in a decidedly different flavour from Western Gnosticism) is to destroy all trace of ego so that the natural truth, all-is-already-God-and-that-means-you-too, can be experienced.
The poor bird in the center, with his eyes pulled out to see through other owls' eyes, is very likely me. I say this cognizant that, perhaps, just because I thought about the lives of these owl-men I put through the motions of enlightenment, doesn't mean I'm not another one being put through similar motions.
Turtles all the way down. Turtles all the way up, too.
I started with Adam Primaeros, himself an alchemical life made from lessons learned from four other lives. Through him I access other lives of his pattern: Kadamon Theofonias, Terosa Bayutama, Not Palmer Eldritch and even the recently-born (-discovered?) Beithanne.
They are all recovering from a great loss of a significant other, driving them to various paths of gnosis, assuming they survive the fearful knife of Kadamon.
So you see how I approach the furry fandom. Not quite an obsession with cartoons, not the wonderful dress-up, but something closer to a modern shamanism.
I am a rational creature, but I have been touched by the uncanny, half by accident of company and half by tragedy. I am amongst those people who may spend the rest of their lives trying to make sense of the little shown outside the sadness and difficulty of life as it is, but what a magnificently bewildering little it is. Other spirits are suffering, and if we know something that redeems every ugly aspect of this world, there is a responsibility to bring it out, to fashion it in a way that can help others into the same state, well gosh darn, we'll keep at it.
Well, I hope you enjoy the book, and perhaps gain some nugget of new wisdom after it's given a chance to percolate in your head for a while.
The Vimana Incident now available as an e-book!
Posted 10 years agoIf shipping takes too long / too much money (sure feels like that to me here in Malaysia!) The Vimana Incident is also available as an e-book from Bad Dog Books!
http://baddogbooks.com/?product=the.....imana-incident
Also some horn-tootin' time.
Alice Dryden, review of The Vimana Incident for Claw & Quill (2015) http://clawandquill.net/2015/03/the.....mana-incident/
The cover by NightPhaser is rich in tiny details and psychedelic in design, recalling the more out-there covers of science fiction from the 1960s. But where those fanciful images often bore no resemblance to the contents of the book, everything pictured on the front of The Vimana Incident is imbued with significance.
Other than those: don't people sort of chat on journal entries? Todex was on about it recently and I thought: isn't there something you wanted to ask me about my work on Vimana, or just anything?
http://baddogbooks.com/?product=the.....imana-incident
Also some horn-tootin' time.
Alice Dryden, review of The Vimana Incident for Claw & Quill (2015) http://clawandquill.net/2015/03/the.....mana-incident/
The cover by NightPhaser is rich in tiny details and psychedelic in design, recalling the more out-there covers of science fiction from the 1960s. But where those fanciful images often bore no resemblance to the contents of the book, everything pictured on the front of The Vimana Incident is imbued with significance.
Other than those: don't people sort of chat on journal entries? Todex was on about it recently and I thought: isn't there something you wanted to ask me about my work on Vimana, or just anything?
The Vimana Incident by Rose LaCroix is now available!
Posted 10 years agoCome and geeeeeeddit~
http://furplanet.com/shop/item.aspx?itemid=775
Synopsis: The year is 1939. The nations of the world have given up on war, and now compete in a race to build the first permanent lunar colony.
Edward "Red Ned" Arrowsmith, a British aerospace engineer, finds himself caught up in a cosmic level of intrigue when a secret lunar mission sends him on an unwilling journey six and a half centuries into a bizarre future. But what does this frightening future have to do with Godric of Hereford, a canon who died of ergot poisoning in 1153?
Rose LaCroix is proud to present her most anticipated novel, where psychedelic science fiction, historical fiction, and alternate timelines come together in a suspenseful, mind-bending masterpiece.
I did the front and back cover art, of course, but it wouldn't have been what it is if I hadn't loved the story.
Some insight from the author:
For those who are just stumbling on this for the first time, I should explain why this particular book is so special.
For this one, I decided to throw caution to the wind and do an honest-to-God Philip K. Dick tribute. I had previously spoken to Phil's last wife, Tessa Dick, and to Johnathan Lethem (one of the editors of the Exegesis) on another matter but their insights proved valuable when I set out to write this novel last spring. "The Vimana Incident" draws heavily on "Ubik," "The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch," and "A Maze of Death" thematically, but stylistically it is entirely my own.
The story begins in England in an alternate 1939 in which the Second World War has been averted by a space race. It transports the reader to an off-world colony around the year 2606, Laon France in 1153, Post-WW2 England in 1946, and finally to Humboldt County, CA in 2039, with the US coping with the effects of climate change and civil war. A strong theme of reincarnation runs through the story, but this is ain't Cloud Atlas! Psychedelics, neurochemistry, the Bardo Thodol, the Egyptian Book of the Dead, and a dominant thread of Gnosticism make this book the sort of thing very few writers are doing any more. The addition of anthropomorphic animal characters also turns the book into something of a postmodern Reynard story.
This is more adventurous than anything I've ever done by leaps and bounds. I sincerely hope it wins the hearts of readers.
http://furplanet.com/shop/item.aspx?itemid=775
Synopsis: The year is 1939. The nations of the world have given up on war, and now compete in a race to build the first permanent lunar colony.
Edward "Red Ned" Arrowsmith, a British aerospace engineer, finds himself caught up in a cosmic level of intrigue when a secret lunar mission sends him on an unwilling journey six and a half centuries into a bizarre future. But what does this frightening future have to do with Godric of Hereford, a canon who died of ergot poisoning in 1153?
Rose LaCroix is proud to present her most anticipated novel, where psychedelic science fiction, historical fiction, and alternate timelines come together in a suspenseful, mind-bending masterpiece.
I did the front and back cover art, of course, but it wouldn't have been what it is if I hadn't loved the story.
Some insight from the author:
For those who are just stumbling on this for the first time, I should explain why this particular book is so special.
For this one, I decided to throw caution to the wind and do an honest-to-God Philip K. Dick tribute. I had previously spoken to Phil's last wife, Tessa Dick, and to Johnathan Lethem (one of the editors of the Exegesis) on another matter but their insights proved valuable when I set out to write this novel last spring. "The Vimana Incident" draws heavily on "Ubik," "The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch," and "A Maze of Death" thematically, but stylistically it is entirely my own.
The story begins in England in an alternate 1939 in which the Second World War has been averted by a space race. It transports the reader to an off-world colony around the year 2606, Laon France in 1153, Post-WW2 England in 1946, and finally to Humboldt County, CA in 2039, with the US coping with the effects of climate change and civil war. A strong theme of reincarnation runs through the story, but this is ain't Cloud Atlas! Psychedelics, neurochemistry, the Bardo Thodol, the Egyptian Book of the Dead, and a dominant thread of Gnosticism make this book the sort of thing very few writers are doing any more. The addition of anthropomorphic animal characters also turns the book into something of a postmodern Reynard story.
This is more adventurous than anything I've ever done by leaps and bounds. I sincerely hope it wins the hearts of readers.
Guardians Of The Galaxy
Posted 11 years agoSo that's why they were talking about Howard the Duck. -w-
(Furries taking over, man.)
Ticket stub
Altogether entertaining summer mini-Avengers ensemble flick.
Doesn't stop to explain the Cosmic Marvel lore too much, which I love.
Had a nod to fursecution, of all things.
I also embarrassed myself a few times today.
"LAIKAAAA" "COSMOOOOO"
"INFINITY STOOOONE"
"THANOOOOS"
"HOWAAAARD"
(Furries taking over, man.)
Ticket stub
Altogether entertaining summer mini-Avengers ensemble flick.
Doesn't stop to explain the Cosmic Marvel lore too much, which I love.
Had a nod to fursecution, of all things.
I also embarrassed myself a few times today.
"INFINITY STOOOONE"
"THANOOOOS"
"HOWAAAARD"
NightPhaser ARTWORKS 2004-2011 on Amazon!
Posted 11 years agoDon’t wanna buy on Blurb? Get my 100-plus-page art book from Amazon!
Hardcover: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1320027199/
Portable: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1320027180/
Full-book preview PDF: https://app.box.com/s/3ps16ssxwr76p84pubwf
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Hardcover: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1320027199/
Portable: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1320027180/
Full-book preview PDF: https://app.box.com/s/3ps16ssxwr76p84pubwf
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[megaten] Shin Megami Tensei IV Official Soundtrack download
Posted 11 years agoFour Discs + Scans
Alt (on Mega):
320Kbps MP3
Lossles AFLAC
So beautiful. So scary. So synth. So industrial. So '80s.
Alt (on Mega):
320Kbps MP3
Lossles AFLAC
So beautiful. So scary. So synth. So industrial. So '80s.
