Please Look At The Dress I Made My Cat (first Thing I Ever Made And I’m V Proud)

Lots of CBT therapists claim that reducing the patient to an incoherent sobbing mess every session is how therapy is supposed to work. Lots of them sit there smiling proudly when they torment a patient past coherent thought, and they make no effort to support or stabilize that patient. Same energy as a child burning ants with a magnifying glass. Except that in this case, the child is claiming that the ants are responsible for the fire actually, and that they can stop being on fire if they ~*~*~*jUsT bE MiNdFuL*~*~*~ while doing a bunch of pointless fucking worksheets.

If CBT feels abusive to you, then it IS. It can be very invalidating to people with PTSD/c-PTSD, chronic pain, and other conditions because it refuses to acknowledge the real world, instead framing everything as the patient's silly little delusions. If this feels like your situation, then the bravest thing you can do is end therapy and remove yourself. You deserve compassionate help, not another predator enjoying your pain.

a new acrylic painting of mine :) called "Sparrow"

So I’m obsessed with the idea of a Mia game. I know it’s very unlikely to ever happen but one can dream. I adore the concept, but something I’ve always wondered is what would actually be the point ? Because we know Mia’s story and the story surrounding her. There isn’t much left to explore, right ? We know what her life story is, we know the Fey lore, etc.

But then I thought, that’s on the assumption that this hypothetical game is… only played when she’s alive.

This is just a ramble post not a serious analysis so this is gonna be messy, but bear with me. I think it could be very interesting for a Mia game to have sections from when she was alive and sections after her death. It could explore her character in more depth, seeing how she was as a living person in more detail and how she dealt with her own death, and also the grief her death caused to other characters. Something I’ve seen a lot of people talk about is how they wish Phoenix and Maya’s grief was explored more thoroughly, and this could be an opportunity for that. There could be scenes of Phoenix talking with us while Maya is channeling us outside of court, seeing through Mia’s eyes their reactions to her corpse, scenes of Mia and Maya communicating with their “writing on a notepad” technique, etc.

Now how would the death sections play ? Honestly I have no idea. As I said I’m just putting ideas down instead of thinking through the millions of factors involved in game design. Maybe it could be like investigation sections, where you listen in on conversations of relevant characters as a ghost and investigate the crime scene without being hindered by the police, since they obviously don’t know you’re there, then throw hints at the defence during trials ? There could be a mechanic of having to signal which evidence to look for, like subtly moving evidence on the desk so the relevant ones are most visible for the lawyer to notice. With ghost powers. Idk how ghosts would function in the ace attorney universe but hey this could be an occasion to explore that too.

I’m saying “lawyer” instead of just Phoenix because honestly idk how you could have Mia help Phoenix in new cases without messing with the trilogy story, so maybe it could be a new lawyer. Again i’m just spitballing here

In short, Mia game pls capcom

Bookshelf quilt is done. It's a good scrap buster, but really good to use with a layer cake. Lots of Felicity, Kaffe, and more in there. The tchotchkes are applique.

The top row right int he center are my Ina Garten cookbooks, same color values as the books themselves. The taller white book with gold, red and gray is America's Test Kitchen.

This tiny Tawny Frogmouth chick arrived at the Wildlife Hospital at only a few days old and needed some expert care to prepare for adulthood without his parents.

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AI For Good, AI For Bad, AI for All

We talked about how to view AI as a writing tool, but I also want to acknowledge the worry about AI replacing creative jobs is completely valid, and we need to treat it with the caution it deserves. In an uncertain future, there are steps we can take to protect ourselves and our fellow creatives:

Support creative unions, back union strikes. The WGA strike is a critical example of how fair pay needs to be a factor, ever-changing technology is affecting creative jobs across the board, from novel editing to art direction. Support creative unions, back union strikes, and boosting efforts to form unions is one way to support the future of creative art remaining in the hands of those who make it. Support animation unions, support voice acting unions, support the formation of new unions to protect the future of workers.

Push for regulation. Even those working in AI are sounding the alarm that we need to have government regulations in place to ensure these systems are used in a way that benefits society, not tears it apart. Paying attention and participating by supporting candidates and policy will matter. Some promising motions have been made by the US Supreme Court rejecting copyright cases involving AI, but more needs to be done. We can get to a better future if we try.

Fight back against sketchy AI practices. Tor has once again been caught using an AI cover instead of paying an artist, something I promise you they absolutely can afford to do. Some companies are quietly switching out real narrators for AI. We do not need to accept a world where those critical to the writing process, be they editors, artists, or narrators, have their jobs stripped away by companies that make more than enough money to pay them. Call it out, don't buy content affected by it, and call it out on social media.

Be open and honest about how you use AI. As I've said before, I don't think AI is something you should boycott completely. What I do think is important, though, is to talk about how you use it. Trying to work out a plot snare, for example, or generating an AI image to help you figure out how to describe a room are decent examples of how it can be used as a tool, and it should be encouraged if it can genuinely helpful. Calling out AI-use passed off as original work is going to get harder, and one thing we can do is be honest with ourselves and others about how we use it.

Pay for your shit. Listen, I work in education. I'm double-dutying it when it comes to being a broke writer and a broke educator. But if you're an indie author and you need a decent cover and an editor that'll act more as a grammar-checker, you need to work with real people, which means you need to pay them what they're worth. As a creative you are part of a community of people who will need your support, as well as support you in turn. You'll only be doing yourself a disfavor by turning your back to it.

A better future is worth fighting for - and we can fight for it, no matter how bleak it looks.

I actually said to my bestie last night, "if Capcom was smart they'd port Ghost Trick to the Switch", AND THEN TODAY HAPPENED WOOOOOO WELCOME BACK GHOST TRICK!!!