#post election

Yeah this is one big ramble. I needed to post something, I didn’t try to be totally cohesive and of course I want to be considerate of everyone suffering right now. Let me know if there’s something I can edit.

I’m happy for the calming tactics, I’m happy for those tv shows, buzzfeed lists, songs, etc that are a slight distraction. And they did work. But I also felt better signing up for email lists and staying tuned.

Here is great article about allowing yourself to grieve, though. I don’t want to downplay the need for that.  

If you cant donate, please sign up for emails from organizations protecting your rights. Here are places to start.  Many of them have petitions you can sign that will go directly to the White house.

Artists using the hashtag #drawdrive are offering art for a donation to those places. Search the hashtag on twitter.

Upworthy’s new list of things you can do

Some messages from activists to help you.

Just found this Extensive Doc about what you can do to protect yourself/help others

Here is my list of things that I use for Anxiety though, if you’d like it:

1) Mozart In the Jungle on Amazon Prime (a drama but nothing jarring or upsetting about it) also curb your enthusiasm
2) Vulfpeck’s “Smile Meditation”
3) The Good Place, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Broad City on Hulu
4) Again, the Lizzie McGuire movie on Netflix
5) FRASIER on Netlfix, also the Nightman Cometh episode of always sunny specifically
6) Getting into a webcomic, check out some on Tapastic or may I suggest starting Strong Female Protagonist (there’s a lot to read, it will take up some time)or  Witchy 
7) Those Buzzfeed lists that say “Betcha cant get through this post without spending 50 bucks” yadda yadda yeah they work
8) Every Frame a Painting, Nerdwriter and Vox informational videos on Youtube (focus on art-based ones). Also Nostalgia Critic/Chick for some v doofy movie reviews
9) If you have an e-reader, download books from the library.
10) Animal webcams
12) getting the add-on for facebook that removes trending topics from your feed
13) Target’s children’s home section has REALLY CUTE STUFF BELIEVE ME
14) this endless tumblr post http://shelbys-advice-blog.tumblr.com/…/…/calming-masterpost
15) Perusing Groupon. Seriously it’s very fun.

Change will be made. Much love to you all, and only that.

#postelection | #fear: Nell’aftermath delle elezioni americane, il New York Times ha chiesto a nove artisti di disegnare e descrivere le proprie paure. Tra i lavori, c’è anche quello dell’artista nigeriana-americana Toyin Ojih Odutola:

“I fear the regression of rights and policies that protect us. But I still exist and I am still working – and that is so affirming.”

— Toyin Ojih Odutola

#drawmetyler portraits of marginalized people [7/?]

[I’m continuing to do these portraits as long as I have the time, so you can still tag your instagram selfies if you like!]