mixed media sculptural selfie consisting of a tailor's ham with a pair of black glasses pinned to it and a pink hat with a brim perched on top Yet anoth...
Another Simon prototype, another miss. This time need to figure out armscye ease. The sleeve is too tight at the shoulder. Again, learning my body is out of range for a lot of things. Or give up on the Simon and try a different sleeve design. I've been investigating the more traditional square sleeve with gusset designs as a possible alternative. Bernadette Banner's "fancy renaissance underwear"…
Sort of spinning off Real AI changed the way I see fictional AI and i also hate fictional AIs now . I still love fictional AI. The primary gap here is that I see no path from the stochastic parrots we have now to the general AIs proposed by science fiction. I sometimes get pedantic about this distinction. We have statistical Large Language Models marketed as AI. We have different machine learning…
I see a number of self-proclaimed allies saying "we stand with trans people," which is rather like saying "thoughts and prayers" after a mass shooting. If you stand with trans people, here's what I think you need to do: Reject every single ballot measure that would increase discrimination for trans and gender-nonconforming students and teachers in K-12 education. Call for bills to amend Title IX…
Continuing my earlier post of character examples : Entrapta and Mermista Entrapta Basics: Name: Entrapta Archetype: Artihacker Bioform: Mutant (Human) Aspects: High Concept: Obsessive investigator of First Ones tech Motivation: Unlock all the secrets, no matter how dangerous Background: A princess without elemental powers Relationship: My best friends are robots Focus: My hair acts like tentacles…
It's been a rough couple of weeks on the sewing front. While working on what was supposed to be an easy side project, my sewing machine stopped completing zig-zag stitches. We pulled out this old J. C. Penny from my mom-in-law from the closet. It does zig-zag but drops straight stitches using some thread types. This is mixed with what might be the most frustrating challenge of my sewing journey,…
I skimmed Umdaar: Planet of Swords, Super-Science, and Sorcery which is loaded acknowledged influences from She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, so I tried my hand at creating the characters: Adora Basics: Name: Adora Archetype: Warrior Bioform: Human Aspects: High Concept: Human soldier trying to do right / Chosen warrior of the First Ones Motivation: Liberate people from Hordak Background:…
(Image attribution: Matt Brown via wikimedia ) I Am Not Sorry Lindsey Graham is Dead by Magdalene Visaggio landed pretty hard for me. Visaggio talks about her experiences training for Catholic priesthood, her loss of faith, and how anti-trans abuse taught her how to hate. Visaggio contrasts her younger, idealized faith with how she responds to Lindsey Graham's death today. People like Graham…
This is a response to a prompt by the City of Espers devs. City of Espers is a (hopefully) forthcoming urban fantasy game about people with psychic powers and ballroom houses. The House of Thimble and Thread Vibe Questions What two colours does every member of your House wear? The Turf (spirit of the place claimed by the House) provides a yearly boon of cloth that's used to design and make…
Although Etheridge wouldn't officially come out to the world until a few years later, many people caught the subtext of Brave and Crazy . It's an entire album of ambiguous pronouns, longing for Ms. Right (or sometimes Ms. Right Now), post-Reagan protest songs, and being left by lovers who wanted safety and respectability over authenticity and passion. The last song on the album is my favorite, a…
The Southern Fried Queer Pride Art Market was the second event I've been able to get to after landing here in Atlanta. It had a very nice vibe compared to the massive October festival in Piedmont Park. Fewer corporations, more makers. Nothing wrong with the big events — that's how I found my doctor — but I like a chance to talk to the artists. Just a few pics, not a photo essay. It was the first…