I Said A While Back That Ghostie's Species, While Called Ghosts, Aren't Actually Ghosts, At Least In

I said a while back that Ghostie's species, while called ghosts, aren't actually ghosts, at least in the spectral sense. Well, how's about I share a little picture to explain?

Here's a picture of Ghostie as he was hatching! Yep, ghosts in his world are actually closer to highly-evolved snakes than anything, and they're born in roughly the same way—the biggest difference is that ghost eggs, while still softer than most, are more rigid. In-universe, the word "Ghost" comes from an old language's word for snake, Ghos. Those of the incorporeal kind tend to be called spirits or specters. And you see those nubs on his shoulders there? Over time, those nubs will pop off and grow into the floating mitts all ghosts have! Ghosts in this world have mild telekinetic abilities, though this tends to be limited to manipulating the neurons of their detached hands—or prosthetics, should it come to that. At birth, they're little more than cute bumps that flap about as they slither around. One final nugget of knowledge for you: This picture, of Ghostie taking his first breath in the world, is one that his father Pete treasures dearly—he will never miss a chance to embarrass his son by showing it to any houseguests.

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First you procrastinate on the task because it is not a big enough deal to get done urgently. Then you procrastinate on the task because it has become such a big deal that doing it is overwhelming. You would think that this implies a middle point where it is just big enough of a deal to get done easily, however the inherent perversity of the universe's causal geometry prevents this

"Sometimes it all just feels…pointless. But it's not. Not if you have people who care about you. Good memories can do a lot. Hold onto them. And cherish the people around you. You never know when they'll be gone. In this world, the worst thing you can do is…make someone think they're not wanted or loved."

My friends and I watched Episode 3 of The Amazing Digital Circus yesterday, and while most of the episode wasn't the best we'd seen (not to say it was bad, obviously!), we all had to agree... That conversation between Kinger and Pomni? Absolute highlight. Props to both Sean Chiplock and Lizzie Freeman for their performances, they really knocked it out of the park.

If you want to see a timelapse of me drawing Kinger and Queenie's final moment together, it's below the cut.

Stealing potatoes? I know a guy who can do that! ...Whatcha mean the metaphor got the better of me...?

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Thinking tomorrow, I'm going to start sprinkling in art reblogs with my art, not just the occasional text post. Something I probably should've started doing ages ago, but nothing wrong with elevating the art of the people I follow here on Tumblr. (It'll also help keep this blog going with how slow I am at making art, but shhhhhhhhh)