Fifteen Minutes of Scrawl

Sam was tired of being tired. Life was just too much. There was the stuff with their dad, the neverending dating nightmare, and the everyday challenges of just adulting. Sam wanted something that was just theirs. Something that they could actually do. Something they could actually make. It could be something small, they thought. Just something they could manage that didn't require a ton of investment. They looked around their dingy and untidied apartment and tried to figure out what they could do with what they had. They had some basic art supplies and a stack of recycling. Then Sam remembered something they used to do as a kid: collage. It would be easy enough to start, Sam thought. They had scissors, notebooks, markets, glue, and a stack of junk mail that had pictures and text. The first collage Sam made was cluttered with too many words--perhaps reflecting the too many thoughts running through their head. One was enough for the first night of collaging, thought Sam. And so they ...

Please vote, my fellow Chicagoans. Also, I got a lot of this information from the "Girl, I Guess" voter guide . These are in no particular order. Johnson has CTU on his side whereas Vallas has failed public schools everywhere he's gone Vallas has said he was more of a republican whereas Johnson is a progressive Johnson has been endorsed by progressives like Sanders and Warren Johnson actually has a plan for disability justice Unlike Vallas, Johnson has not spoken at events with FOP President John Catanzara, who is a Q-Anon conspiracy theorist and a bigot. Vallas later “welcomed” the endorsement of Catanzara and the FOP "Vallas regularly hangs out with right-wing bigots" . Johnson does not Along that line, Vallas claims to be "A Champion for the LGBTQ Community" but this is clearly false:  "Vallas was a featured speaker at an Awake Illinois fundraiser. This group leads the mostly suburban, homophobic and transphobic movement to censor books in sc...

Not sure what it's time for as they only gave us a "later on this season" in the last episode. I love it when reality shows rewind in time Mahmoud, I think that was a genuine question This glamping looks awesome. Well done, Kris This is all admittedly very cute, but I'm still not behind Jeymi and Kris as a couple Omg Daniele is leaving in two days and she is not packed! Oh I really want Gabe and Isabel to work out Yes, Debbie, wave that peacock fan Yes, Oussama, this will take more than a painting I also have trouble buying this Another thing to look into, Jen and Rishi, is traveling somewhere together YES! DANIELE! YOUR LIFE WON'T BE LIKE VACATION ALL THE TIME That's a big old plate of meat, Kris Oop Jeymi isn't out Omg Jeymi's dog is so cute "I claim this beach for Debbie" Debbie...you might get looks cause you have a camera crew and you were literally screaming on a camel My god, I'm not over Yohan and Daniele's height difference O...

Original prompt: Do you ever tell yourself you can't do something? What is it and why?  Lose weight Change my relationship with food Move through depression Dance Sing Act Find a loving romantic relationship Be pretty Work somewhere I love Love my body Do makeup flatteringly Figure out how to take better care of my hair Maintain my apartment better Publish a book Have the life I want (Prompt provided by Amelia Sacco) "Sadness - Tristesse" by Yannick - L'oeil du nord

Time for the makeovers! Oop Salina was a bit salty Oop Mistress admits her answer was a pageant answer Norvina looks fabulous Norvina needs to work on her delivery of these lines Aw I like Mistress and her teacher bonding Of course there is an extra component The dancing is the part I would hate of this Oh yay Luxx did get to bond with her teacher I love, love, love Ru's look Yay for teacher appreciation Wow Sasha and Ferocity look great Loosey and Lala look good Mistress and Madam are fabulous So Asia looks great, but I don't see the family resemblance to Luxx Anetra's daughter Electra is itty bitty! But they are gorgeous Oop disagreeing with Michelle These educators are doing so much better than I would I enjoyed the Gay As joke I thought Sasha was going to win Yeah I thought Loosey and Luxx would be in the bottom Lol to Luxx stretching I think Luxx is doing better in the lip sync, but I think Loosey did better in the challenge Luxx stays! Oop Loosey's wave to Luxx se...

Original prompt: What 3 people in your life do you eny professionally? Why and do you notice any patterns?  They've known what they wanted to do for a while They make a difference in their community Their jobs fulfill them They make more money They're more educated They have made true friends at work They share knowledge They learn They publish They help people They are proud of their work They have cool work events They are full remote They have great perks They are creatively fulfilled (Prompt provided by Amelia Sacco) "Lego Doctors" by Mike Godwin

Eric could do this. He could. His mom believed in him. His friends believed in him. His work mentor even believed in him. Or so he said. Maybe he was lying.  But no, Eric could do this. He was assigned his monster role a few months ago: under the bed. He had smiled and then growled, as was the custom. But there was a small--teeny really--problem that Eric had not disclosed on his monster application form: he was scared of the dark. Under the bed was such a coveted role that Eric didn't think he'd even have a chance of getting it. Who would pick him? Other monsters surely had pointier fangs, more clashing scale and fur combinations, and so many more eyes. But under the bed he had been selected as so under the bed he would be. Eric was glad that work didn't start right away. There was training of course. Eric was terrified that his terror would come up, but all of the trainings were in lit fake rooms. Sure, under the bed was a little dim, but there was light everywhere so Eri...