reading distress by greg egan. interesting reading very uh… outdated (by current standards, i think they’re fairly Of Its Time for a 90s book) and offensive takes about autism from an author who has moderate levels of Tism Vibes. actually now that i think about it the particular thing talked about makes a lot of sense with the POV character having a lot of the “partial autism” traits described. halfway through the book and i don’t think it will come up again though as the plot has moved on. would be interested to hear other peoples thoughts if anyone on this site has read it. Also the gender stuff
main character, shortly before having a very normal reaction to his wife leaving him due to him completely failing to pretend to be socially normal with or actually care about her: Yeah i think autism is a horrible disease that should be cured because my really smart nephew with it is so alien and creepy and people with “partial autism” are such sad weirdos. I’m not like that though i know how people work i have a checklist of how to engage emotionally with my wife and everything
reading distress by greg egan. interesting reading very uh… outdated (by current standards, i think they’re fairly Of Its Time for a 90s book) and offensive takes about autism from an author who has moderate levels of Tism Vibes. actually now that i think about it the particular thing talked about makes a lot of sense with the POV character having a lot of the “partial autism” traits described. halfway through the book and i don’t think it will come up again though as the plot has moved on. would be interested to hear other peoples thoughts if anyone on this site has read it. Also the gender stuff
brundlepilled flycel. forgot to post this guy uh, 4 months ago when i made them. Sorry. mid-transformation art under the cut along with some fun facts :)
of course everyone and their mother is always complaining about the art fight guidelines and it’s like, whatever, but it IS still funny that this one character, which i designed on purpose to be a weird body horror guy and has big wet clusters of eyeballs bulging out of the sockets, is in the same warning category as… a blue dog with extra cartoon eyes on their neck…
gonna show u guys a little opalescent highlight hack i threw together today
rainbow gradient above your main figure (i usually have all my main figure folders/layers in one big folder, so i can clip gradient maps + adjustments to it!). liquify tool to push the colors around a bit. STAY WITH ME I KNOW IT LOOKS STUPID RN I’M GOING SOMEWHERE WITH THIS
THEN: set it to add/glow (or the equivalent in ur drawing program), lower the opacity a bit, and apply a layer mask. then u can edit the mask with whatever tools you like to create rainbow highlights!!
in this case i’m mostly using the lasso fill tool to chip out little facets, but i’ve also done some soft airbrushing to bring in larger rainbow swirls in some areas. it’s pretty subtle here, but you can see it better when i remove the gradient map that’s above everything, since below i’m working in greyscale:
Check in regularly on the original post when you see it being reblogged. In all likelihood once its reached you it’s already outdated. This post is part of this masterpost series compiling fundraisers for Ghazzah and Sudan. I focus on Ghazzah as I am Palestinian and am more equipped to do verifications as I’m more familiar with my own country and its politics and dialect, but if I know a fundraiser for a Sudanese family is legit I will include it here. Here’s a link to the first post of this kind.
Wisam Daoud (106). 7 family members. 15.1k out of 75k USD.
Nadaa’s family (107). 3 family members. 0 out if 15k USD. NO FUNDS AT ALL.
Samah Fares (121). 5 family members (1 CRITICALLY INJURED, NEEDS TREATMENT IMMEDIATELY). 19.6k out of 30k CAD.
Mohammad’s family (122). 5+ family members (part of expenses will be used to fund a tuition). 3.2k out of 14k USD.
Mahmoud Nedal (123). 6 family members. 2.1k out of 15k USD. LOW ON FUNDS.
Mahmoud Balousha (124). 25 family members. 1.7k out of 50k €. EXTREMELY LOW ON FUNDS.
Ahmed Al Ostaz (125). 28 family members (3 NEWBORN INFANTS + 2 RECOVERING MOTHERS). 70 out of 70k €.
Amjad Sido (126). 5+ family members. 80 out of 30k €. EXTREMELY LOW ON FUNDS.
Omar’s family (127). 1+ individuals. 45 out of 50k €. EXTREMELY LOW ON FUNDS.
Renad Majed Salim (128). 7 family members (3 SICK). 595 out of 25k BP. EXTREMELY LOW ON FUNDS.
Ahmed Al-Zaeem (129). 6+ family members (1 SEVERELY INJURED). 272 out of 50k CAD. EXTREMELY LOW ON FUNDS.
Hamza Hilles (130). 6 family members. 161 out of 30k €. EXTREMELY LOW ON FUNDS.
Taher Abu Aqlain (131). 8 family members. 4.8k out of 36k €. LOW ON FUNDS.
Salah Bilaal (132). 28 family members (3 INFANTS IN CRITICAL CONDITION). 4.8k out of 70k €.
Mohammed Mansour (133). 17 family members. 4.1k out of 150k USD. EXTREMELY LOW ON FUNDS.
Abdallah Ameen (134). 3+ family members (1 NEWBORN). 1k out of 5k €. LOW ON FUNDS.
Mohammed Thalatheeni (135). 4 family members (1 SERIOUS HEAD INJURY, NEEDS IMMEDIATE EVACUATION). 3.7k out of 20k €.
Marah Salim (136). 5 family members (ALL CHRONICALLY ILL WITH FLAREUPS). 735 out of 55k €. EXTREMELY LOW ON FUNDS.
Fatin Abu Hamda (137). 5 family members (1 DISABLED, AMPUTEE). 95 out of 18k USD. EXTREMELY LOW ON FUNDS.
Husam Thaher (138). 5+ family members. 15 out of 27.5k USD. EXTREMELY LOW ON FUNDS.
Anonymous individual (139). 4+ family members (2 CHRONICALLY ILL CHILDREN). 25 out of 50k USD.
Sharif family (140). 23 family members. 4k out of 150k USD. EXTREMELY LOW ON FUNDS.
Shymaa’s family (141). 5 family members (1 INFANT WITH BIRTH DEFECT, NEEDS TREATMENT). 1.6k out of 50k USD. EXTREMELY LOW ON FUNDS.
Mahmoud Mousa (142). 6 family members. 121 out of 10k €. EXTRMELY LOW ON FUNDS.
Nedal’s family (143). 9 family members. 10 out of 33k €. EXTREMELY LOW ON FUNDS.
Fadi Ayyad (144). 8 family members. 360 out of 35k USD. EXTREMELY LOW ON FUNDS.
Mohamed Hamad (145). 9 family members (1 CHRONICALLY ILL, NEEDS IMMEDIATE TREATMENT AND EVACUATION, 1 INJURED CHILD NEEDS TREATMENT). 1.9k out of 50k BP. EXTREMELY LOW ON FUNDS.
Tahseen Tawfiq (146). 6 family members. 3k out of 60k BP. EXTREMELY LOW ON FUNDS.
Ahmed Shaaban (147). 1 survivor (entire family has been martyred). 2.1k out of 20k €.
Basel Abu Ghaben (148). 5 family members. 0 out of 105k $. NO FUNDS AT ALL.
Mahmoud Abu Hamam (149). 1 individual. 2.7k out of 10k CAD. LOW ON FUNDS.
Iman Eyad (150). 7 family members. 386 out of 60k BP. EXTREMELY LOW ON FUNDS.
Mahmoud Khalaf (151). 8 family members. 260 out of 30k €. EXTREMELY LOW ON FUNDS.
Bassam Shaqoura (152). 6 family members (5 ORPHANS, 1 WIDOWER). 80 out of 35k €. EXTREMELY LOW ON FUNDS.
Nasser Shoshaa (153). 6 family members. 0 out of 120k € (30k needed to evacuate). NO FUNDS AT ALL.
Rania ‘Ibra’ (154). 7 family members (1 CRITICAL CHRONIC ILLNESS). 0 out of 35K BP. NO FUNDS AT ALL.
Sujoud’s children (155). 8 family members (3 ORPHANS SEPARATED FROM THEIR MOTHER). 0 out of 45k $. NO FUNDS AT ALL.
Asmaa Bahloul (CW: PHOTO OF THE BODY OF A SHAHEED (KILLED BY OCCUPATION) IN THE LINK) (156). 4 family members (3 ORPHANS, 1 WIDOW). 0 out of 20k €. NO FUNDS AT ALL.
Abeer Ibrahim (CW: PHOTO OF THE BODY OF A SHAHEED IN THE LINK) (157). 8 family members (7 ORPHANS, 1 OF THEM SEVERE CHRONIC ILLNESS). 350 out of 70k CAD.
Mohamed Rafiq Abdo (158). 7 family members. 4k out of 100k CAD (22.5k CAD needed for evacuation). LOW ON FUNDS.
Ahmed Abu Ghali (159). 10+ family members (1 CANCER PATIENT, NEEDS TREATMENT) 1.5k out of 40k €. EXTREMELY LOW ON FUNDS.
Dina Maliha (160). 7 family members. 6.2k out of 32k €. LOW ON FUNDS.
Ahmed Abu Shammala (161). 8 family members. 0 out of 100k € (40k needed for evacuation). NO FUNDS AT ALL!!
Islam Dahleez (162). 5 family members. 3.2k out of 20k USD. LOW ON FUNDS.
Maha Ibrahim (163). 4 family members (1 CHRONICALLY ILL CHILD, NEEDS IMMEDIATE EVACUATION). 78 out of 100.7k USD. EXTREMELY LOW ON FUNDS.
Tawfik Waleef (164). 5 family members. 11.8k out of 40k USD. (25k needed for evacuation).
Elaf Babiker (165). 6 family members. 15.1k out of 17k USD. NEARLY COMPLETE.
Mohammed Alhabeel (166). 7 family members (3 CHILDREN SUFFERING FROM MALNUTRITION, 2 ELDERLY WITH CHRONIC ILLNESSES) 772 out of 50k €. EXTREMELY LOW ON FUNDS.
Ahmad Waleed (167). 4+ family members (1 SICK, NEEDS IMMEDIATE TREATMENT). 865 out of 10k USD. EXTREMELY LOW ON FUNDS.
Alaa Shamaly (168). 3+ family members. 21k out of 70k €. LOW ON FUNDS.
Amani Hasan (169). 5 family members. 4k out of 17.3k CAD. LOW ON FUNDS.
Mahmoud Hilles (170). 5 family members. 1 SICK, NEEDS IMMEDIATE TREATMENT. 11.5k out of 15k €. NEARLY COMPLETE.
Wafaa Alnhal (171). 15 family members. 1 NEWBORN. 10k out of 35k €. LOW ON FUNDS.
Karam Rafiq Al-Nabih (172). 2 family members. 1 SICK, NEEDS IMMEDIATE TREATMENT. 5.2k € out of 20k €. LOW ON FUNDS.
Iyad Sobhe (173). 10 family members. 2 ELDERLY AND SICK, NEED IMMEDIATE EVACUATION. 7.9k out of 60k BP. LOW ON FUNDS.
Abdallah Alanqar (174). 6 family members. 1 NEWBORN, 1 RECOVERING POST-PARTUM. 10.5k out of 38k €. LOW ON FUNDS.
Amal Ashour (175). 3 family members. 28 out of 30k €. EXTREMELY LOW ON FUNDS.
Mohammed Hilles (176). 6 family members. 11.4k out of 20k €.
Baha Elhosary (177). 4 family members. 15.6k out of 30k €.
Haifa Aziz / Issam Aziz (179). 1 individual. ELDERLY, SICK, AND DIABETIC, NEEDS IMMEDIATE EVACUATION AND TREATMENT. 8.1k out of 9k €. NEARLY COMPLETE.
Yazan Ashraf Abu Safiya (180). 7 family members. 1 ELDERLY AND SICK, NEEDS TREATMENT. 1.6k out of 50k €. EXTREMELY LOW ON FUNDS.
Abd al Aziz Aziz (181). 6 family members. 2 FAMILY MEMBERS MARTYRED, THE REST SURVIVED AIR STRIKE. 1 CHILD WITH BRAIN TUMOUR, NEEDS IMMEDIATE TREATMENT.350 out of 15k €. EXTREMELY LOW ON FUNDS.
Nada Saftawi (182). 4 family members. 4k out of 16k €. LOW ON FUNDS.
Ihab Al-Masaraei (184). 15+ family members. 1 ELDERLY, CHRONICALLY ILL AND DIABETIC. NEEDS IMMEDIATE TREATMENT WITH INSULIN. 724 out of 35k USD. EXTREMELY LOW ON FUNDS.
Mohammed & Israa Habib (185). 6+ family members. ALL STRUGGLING WITH MALNUTRITION. 2k out of 25k €. EXTREMELY LOW ON FUNDS.
Hussam Hijazi (186). 15+ family members. 0 out of 75k €. NO FUNDS AT ALL!!
