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@samikelsh

Traditional artist, writer, streamer, baker, youtube deep-dive video maker, respectful visitor to the enchanted forest. They or she. #art http://linktr.ee/samikelsh

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🀝 sailor moon fanfiction is clearly a very important formative creative experience

10.03.2026 20:26 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

the use cases for opt-out consent that aren't transparently diabolical are few. of course the company only wants to implement opt-out consent, because literally no author of anything ever would opt-in to this.

i'm not a legal expert, but this FEELS to me like it should be in actionable territory.

10.03.2026 20:24 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A digital painting depicting a slightly abstract piece of artwork. A slugcat from the game Rain World is balancing on a pole extending across the art. Its eyes are closed and it is dropping two spears to its sides. A glowing symbol floats in the air beneath it. To either side of it, long and winding vines, with an occassional patch of long unfurled leaves, wrap themselves around the pole the slugcat is perched on and continue upwards. Above the slugcat, the vines wrap around and drape themselves over two more horizontal poles that form an X. The scene takes place in a dark void, with a glow in the air behind the described goings on. A stark bright light illuminates the slugcat and the other focal elements of the scene, but the surroundings remain dark.

A digital painting depicting a slightly abstract piece of artwork. A slugcat from the game Rain World is balancing on a pole extending across the art. Its eyes are closed and it is dropping two spears to its sides. A glowing symbol floats in the air beneath it. To either side of it, long and winding vines, with an occassional patch of long unfurled leaves, wrap themselves around the pole the slugcat is perched on and continue upwards. Above the slugcat, the vines wrap around and drape themselves over two more horizontal poles that form an X. The scene takes place in a dark void, with a glow in the air behind the described goings on. A stark bright light illuminates the slugcat and the other focal elements of the scene, but the surroundings remain dark.

#RWArtMonth 2026 Day 10: Achievement: The Saint - I do enjoy paying homage to the wonderful in-game passage artworks that come with these achievements.

10.03.2026 18:39 πŸ‘ 46 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

this looks so good and i want to see it so bad!

10.03.2026 18:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

it’s such a flawed experiment. they’ve cherrypicked passages from who knows how much else was generated, and any of this kind of writing devoid of context (like, the rest of the book the real writing is from!) is going to make it harder to assess which one you β€œprefer”. insulting garbage :)

10.03.2026 18:39 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

briefly: nyt posted a quiz asking people to choose which passage of prose they prefer. of each set of 2 choices, one was from a well-known author and the other was ai. it very smacks of slop propaganda trying to β€œprove” that ai β€œwriting” is good actually and people like it better, but…

10.03.2026 18:39 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

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10.03.2026 18:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ«‚πŸ«‚πŸ«‚ you CAN do it, and i hope you're being kind to yourself in the process ❀️

10.03.2026 16:11 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Screenshot of a youtube channel dashboard. On the left hand side is a corporate memphis style graphic of a blobby person talking to a camera, with the text "Want to see metrics on your recent video? Upload and publish a video to get started." and a white link button with the words "Upload videos". On the right hand side is a corporate mephis style graphic of a doggy with an unplugged electric cable in its mouth, with the text "Oops, something went wrong." and a prompt to click to retry.

Screenshot of a youtube channel dashboard. On the left hand side is a corporate memphis style graphic of a blobby person talking to a camera, with the text "Want to see metrics on your recent video? Upload and publish a video to get started." and a white link button with the words "Upload videos". On the right hand side is a corporate mephis style graphic of a doggy with an unplugged electric cable in its mouth, with the text "Oops, something went wrong." and a prompt to click to retry.

when even youtube is telling you to stop thinking about the analytics on your channel, you know it's time to stop thinking about the analytics on your channel.

anyway, my new video is a week old, and it would be really cool if you checked it out:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQ7N...

10.03.2026 15:28 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

not linking that nyt quiz because frankly i don’t want to give them clicks.

the clichΓ©, derivative sailor moon fanfiction i wrote in grade 8 is better than anything spat out by a plagiarism robot hamfistedly paraphrasing the human spark. fuck that. read a fucking book. read sailor moon fanfiction.

10.03.2026 13:00 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

bringing some kind of single-serve sachets of coffee or hot chocolate that you know are delicious, just in case there’s nowhere nearby that’s open when you want an after-dinner coffee and whatever the hotel provides is grim

10.03.2026 06:51 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Pencil sketch of two little guys walking down a city street

Pencil sketch of two little guys walking down a city street

want to find out where our little guys are going? come watch me paint them!

twitch.tv/samikelsh
#artstream #cozyart

09.03.2026 16:42 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Two stickers - of a Sports Direct mug of builder’s tea, and a fine vintage teacup respectively - whom the artist has rendered cutely with little happy faces and hands and feet. They love each other very much.

Two stickers - of a Sports Direct mug of builder’s tea, and a fine vintage teacup respectively - whom the artist has rendered cutely with little happy faces and hands and feet. They love each other very much.

great news, they’re dating

ko-fi.com/samikelsh/shop

#tea #cuteart #artshop

07.03.2026 16:42 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Five orange bean shaped bees. Bumblebeans.

Five orange bean shaped bees. Bumblebeans.

Bumblebeans.
#art #beans

09.03.2026 11:18 πŸ‘ 346 πŸ” 101 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 1

i’m literally flying back to the UK ok the 22nd, but i’m there in spirit β€οΈπŸ΄β€β˜ οΈβ€οΈ

09.03.2026 06:56 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Green drooling ghost feels pretty

Green drooling ghost feels pretty

Warm up sketch of Slimer.
#ghostbusters

08.03.2026 19:02 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

they’re so friend-shaped πŸ₯°

08.03.2026 20:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Watercolour illustration of a milk carton. The packaging is predominantly blue and features an illustration of a little black and white spotted cow and the words "dairy product" in stylised script. The side of the carton has what looks to be nutritional info and some descriptive copy about the product, but we can't read it because the text is too small nd the artist was not about to write all that out for an illustration that appears in their video for about 3 seconds.

Watercolour illustration of a milk carton. The packaging is predominantly blue and features an illustration of a little black and white spotted cow and the words "dairy product" in stylised script. The side of the carton has what looks to be nutritional info and some descriptive copy about the product, but we can't read it because the text is too small nd the artist was not about to write all that out for an illustration that appears in their video for about 3 seconds.

This Dairy Product wants you to watch my new video

www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQ7N...

#cuteart

05.03.2026 20:51 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ₯Ή

08.03.2026 11:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Stede Bonnet and Edward Teach are cuddling under a yellow blanket in a colorful blanket fort. Sted is holding a cup of tea, Edd's head is on his shoulder. There is a black flag with two skulls and a heart above them.

Stede Bonnet and Edward Teach are cuddling under a yellow blanket in a colorful blanket fort. Sted is holding a cup of tea, Edd's head is on his shoulder. There is a black flag with two skulls and a heart above them.

Cosy pirate captains are cuddling in the blanket fort, and nothing else in the world matters β€οΈβ€πŸ©Ή
I missed drawing them so much! πŸ₯Ή
#OurFlagMeansDeath

05.03.2026 19:39 πŸ‘ 246 πŸ” 107 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 0

this is honestly absolutely making my day πŸ₯Ή

07.03.2026 21:51 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Two stickers - of a Sports Direct mug of builder’s tea, and a fine vintage teacup respectively - whom the artist has rendered cutely with little happy faces and hands and feet. They love each other very much.

Two stickers - of a Sports Direct mug of builder’s tea, and a fine vintage teacup respectively - whom the artist has rendered cutely with little happy faces and hands and feet. They love each other very much.

great news, they’re dating

ko-fi.com/samikelsh/shop

#tea #cuteart #artshop

07.03.2026 16:42 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Set of Handmade OFMD-Themed Soaps Auction item 'Set of Handmade OFMD-Themed Soaps' hosted online at 32auctions.

yay soap! buy my soap!
www.32auctions.com/organization...

06.03.2026 18:07 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

soap!!!

06.03.2026 20:25 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

i worry about this apparent rebranding of the term because using it to mean "marrying ur straight girl bestie bc the dating pool sucks" is concerning erasure of the history of the term and the reality that countless queer people worldwide still contend with.

please remember WORDS MEAN THINGS. (4/4)

06.03.2026 19:38 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

lavender marriage describes an outwardly "straight" marriage where one or both parties is queer, who marry because it's not safe to be out in your community, maybe for cultural/religious reasons, or it's literally illegal.

it's historically (and still is) a safety strategy for queer people. (3/4)

06.03.2026 19:38 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

if what you're saying is you'd be open to a committed, loving partnership where there's no romantic or sexual attraction between you, that's a queerplatonic partnership. we already have a word for it!

or maybe you just want to have a more legally binding agreement with your flatmate? sure (2/4)

06.03.2026 19:38 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

i keep seeing these short form videos from cis gay men being like "lavender marriage is such a great idea!" and i'm not sure these younger adults actually know what a lavender marriage is/was, which is honestly kind of worrying to me. its meaning is more specific than the way it's used here (1/4)

06.03.2026 19:38 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

😍 i love it!

06.03.2026 18:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Fandom Market: Craft for your Neighbors! Silent auction 'Fandom Market: Craft for your Neighbors!' hosted online at 32auctions.

AND WE ARE!!! LIVE!!!!

GO WILD GO BID GO BUY

#fandommarket

www.32auctions.com/fandommarket...

05.03.2026 23:00 πŸ‘ 120 πŸ” 88 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 48