Why did “be critical of your media” turn into “find all its flaws and hate it” why did people become allergic to FUN
Because people confuse “critical as in critical thinking” with “critical as in criticizing something,” so they think that “look for something bad, no matter how far-fetched” is what “being critical” means.
Bottled Up: Alive Again - Cover & Page 1 (Open image in new tab for full size)
Comic Archive - Updated on Tuesdays
Here we are folks, Bottled Up has officially started publicly. And we already see a familiar face. At least to some who have followed my works for a long time. RGB was never used much before, but I am glad I was able to give him a home here. Tho I don’t think he’s glad that someone is stealing his wares.
Again, thank you everyone so much for all the support and making this possible. I can’t believe this comic has officially started. I know many people follow me for my fan works, but I am really proud of this world and have some really neat lore and stories planned for it and I hope you’ll give it a chance. Here’s some info about the series for new people:
What is Bottled Up?
Bottled Up (BUP for short) is a Fantasy Adventure,Slice of life, Romance comic. It’s about a fantasy world called Maalja, that is inhabited by spirits with magical powers. But in order to use those powers, magic in form of nectar is needed and all sources of nectar have ran out of their world. So, how does their society still run around magic? Maybe there is a way to obtain it and our main characters will get involved in it. Let’s find out!
What is the age rating of Bottled Up?
You can expect swearing, use of alcohol, tobacco, violence, mature themes and suggestive jokes sometimes.
Since the main cast of this comic is based on your splatoon series, will everything reset?
Yes, BUP is a hard reset and all characters start from 0. Relationships are build again. Rivals are made again… But in new ways. Don’t expect to see exact same stories again, hehe.
One more year experimenting with drawing! Learning small new things here and there. Trying to respect my own pace as always, and the fact that art is a hobby for me and should be, above all, fun!
I want to thank, once more, my friends for the support. It’s immensely appreciated and important for me! Also, I was able to participate in an art collab and an art trade for the first time in 2018, which was super interesting! Not something I handle doing often, but maybe I can try again sometime!
Happy New Year!
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January: Doris, from Wild Guns Reloaded. Because I watched the game being streamed and her design was so cool!February: A random swimmer because I watched @pyrofleurs ’s swimming competition via stream and it got me inspired.
March: My OC, Nana, in her inkling version, when I made some changes to her.
April: The avatar I used during most of the year. So, yeah, that’s me, haha!
May: My inkling sona for a collab with @kiwi-kamikaze and @jamuko .
June: Tetrox, @tamarinfrog ’s character, dressed as Wario.
July: Clementine, another of Tammy’s characters.
August: My OC, Veronica, in a quick pen doodle.
September: Wednesday, @whipple-effect ’s character, dressed as Morrigan, for an art trade with him.
October: My OC, Nana, now imagined as a character in Tammy’s new story, Bottled Up / BUP ( @bottledupcomic ), starting today! (yes, that’s fanart, haha)
November: Whinter, one more of Tammy’s characters, in a quick pencil doodle. Did it in half an hour, that’s FAST for my standards, so I was happy. Have been doing more of those with other BUP characters.
December: Last minute New Year drawing I did, but wasn’t able to post on time.
Happy New Year! May 2019 be awesome!
Here’s a simple drawing that I made mostly during the last hours of 2018, but wasn’t able to post before 2019 knocked on the door, so since I was late anyway, I did some more retouches, haha!
the whole mutual thing is really overhyped on this site. sometimes interests don’t match up and that’s the only reason why there isn’t a mutual following. if you’re a regular in my inbox or my notifications, i have visited your blog before. if i didn’t want you around for any reason, you would be blocked. so yeah. you can spam my notes and/or talk with me (and possibly become my friend) even if i’m not following you back. no worries.
Bottled Up Is About To Start!
Here in Finland it’s custom to give presents on the 24th day. So have a little Christmas present from me. I’ve been working really hard behind the curtains and I am happy to announce that Bottled Up comic is finally about to start!
For Patreons: 25th of December
Publicly: 1st of January
That’s right folks! In about a week this comic will start officially. While patreon supporters, who all made this possible, can get a sneak peek of first page tomorrow, week early (and any future pages week early). The comic will start with once a week update schedule every Tuesday, but I hope to upgrade that to twice a week when we get to chapter 2.
Again, thank you everyone for the support and making this possible.
Octopus and squid evolution is officially weirder than we could have ever imagined
Just when we thought octopuses couldn’t be any weirder, it turns out that they and their cephalopod brethren evolve differently from nearly every other organism on the planet.
In a surprising twist, scientists have discovered that octopuses, along with some squid and cuttlefish species, routinely edit their RNA (ribonucleic acid) sequences to adapt to their environment.
This is weird because that’s really not how adaptations usually happen in multicellular animals. When an organism changes in some fundamental way, it typically starts with a genetic mutation - a change to the DNA.
The findings have been published in Cell.
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Really interesting short read for those interested in evolution.
stupid non-cephalopodes: evolve through a relatively stable updating of genetic matrices
grand cephalopod savants: biohacking into the nature mainframe and leaving eldritch comments in the engine’s source. what the fuck is a “stable release”
disgruntledinametallicatshirt:
you know what actually pisses me off? when I finally start to feel a smidge of confidence in my writing ability and then some JERK POSTS A SINGLE LINE FROM A TERRY PRATCHETT NOVEL AND IT’S BETTER THAN ANYTHING I WILL EVER WRITE NO MATTER HOW MANY MILLENNIA I SPEND TRYING!
Terry was a professional writer from the age of 17. He worked as a journalist which meant that he had to learn to research, write and edit his own work very quickly or else he’d lose his job.
He was 23 when his first novel was published. After six years of writing professionally every single day. The Carpet People was a lovely novel, from a lovely writer, but almost all of Terry’s iconic truth bomb lines come from Discworld.
The Colour of Magic, the first ever Discworld novel was published in 1983. Terry was 35 years old. He had been writing professionally for 18 years. His career was old enough to vote, get married and drink. We now know that at 35 he was, tragically, over half way through his life. And do you know what us devoted, adoring Discworld fans say about The Colour of Magic? “Don’t start with Colour of Magic.”
It is the only reading order rule we ever give people. Because it’s not that great. Don’t get me wrong, very good book, although I’ll be honest I’ve never been able to finish it, but it’s nowhere near his later stuff. Compare it to Guards Guards, The Fifth Elephant, the utterly iconic Nightwatch and it pales in comparison because even after nearly 20 years of writing, half a lifetime of loving books and storytelling Terry was still learning.
He was a man with a wonderful natural talent, yes. But more importantly he worked and worked and worked to be a better writer. He was writing up until days before he died. He spent 49 years learning and growing as a writer, taking so much joy in storytelling that not even Alzheimer’s could steal it from him. He wouldn’t want that joy stolen from you too.
Terry was a wonderful, kind, compassionate, genius of a writer. And all of this was in spite of many many people telling him he wasn’t good enough. At the age of five his headmaster told him that he would never amount to anything. He died a knight of the realm and one of the most beloved writers ever to have lived in a country with a vast and rich literary tradition. He wouldn’t let anyone tell him that he wasn’t good enough. And he wouldn’t want you to think you aren’t good enough. He especially wouldn’t want to be the reason why you think you aren’t good enough.
You’re not Terry Pratchett.
You are you.
And Terry would love that.
I only ever had a chance to talk to Terry Pratchett once, and that was in an autograph line. I’d bought a copy of The Carpet People, which was his very first book, and he looked at it with a faint air of concern. “You realise that I wrote that when I was very young,” he said, in warning.
“Yes,” I said. “But I like seeing how authors grow.”
He brightened and reached for his pen. “That’s all right then,” he said, and signed.
