#introduction: Hi, I'm TQ. I love to create things, like #TraditionalArt and #ElectronicMusic / #IndieMusic. I enjoy #writing in different formats, and I love #makeup.I love to learn new things.
I'm almost cis. I'm white, ablebodied, neurodiverse, married, parent. I like to post about my daily life here and some activist stuff, and also some pictures.
I've been here since 2017, and I left 2019. I did a #noBuy year in 2019, and I do my best to consume little and consciously. 1/2
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But if you want to follow, please fill out your bio, write a little bit about yourself, introduce yourself maybe. Talk to people here. I will have a look at your profile and the way you interact. I don't need "followers" here, I am looking for people to talk to, listen to, share thoughts with.
H is for...Haunted House. For @KarinWanderer 's prompt series #ArtABCs where you draw anything you want that starts with the current letter. It doesn't get any easier to participate than this. What 'H' thing will you make?
A sudden creative bout today. I spent maybe 3 hours on this painting that emerged pretty much from nowhere. It's not even autumn yet!
#mixedMedia (the unholy alliance of watercolours and oil pastels) in A3-sized aquarelle pad
Planetary Nebula NGC 1514 from Webb
Image Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, M. E. Ressler (JPL) et al.; Processing: Judy Schmidt
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250415.html #APOD
Somehow I didn't expect I'd be the fittest version of me in my mid-fourties. Not remotely.
Well. I'll be happy for how long it lasts.
Workout aftermath, fun climbing
Muscle tomcat was very much present today, but at least not in my biceps. That helped.
I succeeded in climbing up funny walls! It was really not a very technical climbing spot, more fun obstacles for big kids and their caretakers.
But wow do I notice I am much stronger than I ever was! I was pulling myself up multiple times with just my arms.
Only my grip strength is as poor as always.
Workout report, feelings
Short workout done despite some lingering muscle tomcat (soreness). Purposefully left out the muscle groups I will likely need most for climbing tomorrow. I hope it works out and I won't be fighting the tomcat tomorrow!
But for now, I just feel nice and warm and heavy. It's such a good feeling.
Plant pests
I've been pruning and cleaning and fighting off scale insects from this small laurel for hours now. It is such a chore, which I knew it would be, that's why I didn't start for months.
I can now say with some confidence that I hate scale insects very much.
Psychologist. Creator of things, wearer of makeup. Artist, musician, writer. Queer feminist. Parent of monsters, lover of Star Trek, the sciences & TTRPGs. Recovering from trauma and consumerism.
White, able-bodied, nonbinary, ADHDisco. Occasional oversharer.
Profile pic shows a white person in weird colors (purple, yellow) holding a mug.