HELLO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ^_^
a better BETTER introduction since i've actually decided to commit to using dreamwidth :3
welcome to the turbine dunes!!! i am elijah and i love being absolutely silly and goofy. mostly here to document my monthly visits from the autism fairy.
basic stats
18. he/him. latino+white. majoring in animation. my neocities
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imposter syndrome sandwich
Feb. 11th, 2025 12:53 amhihihihi do u guys wanna see some homework ive been up to
( WHAT ARE YOU. an imposter syndrome sandwich <\3 )
( WHAT ARE YOU. an imposter syndrome sandwich <\3 )
step 1. be in nyc. step 2. ???
Dec. 21st, 2024 01:40 amhey so.. have u guys heard of ube....
so i was in chinatown with my friend yesterday and was on the lookout for ube because i randomly got it in my head that i wanted to make ube crinkles after being seduced by the ube baking tiktoks and youtube shorts ive been seeing for a little over a year now.
also this guy

( i only remembered purple yam cookie existed like last week and that was enough to rewire my brain into ube baking mode )
so i was in chinatown with my friend yesterday and was on the lookout for ube because i randomly got it in my head that i wanted to make ube crinkles after being seduced by the ube baking tiktoks and youtube shorts ive been seeing for a little over a year now.
also this guy

( i only remembered purple yam cookie existed like last week and that was enough to rewire my brain into ube baking mode )
QUICK UPDATE??? o_O
Sep. 25th, 2024 05:58 amSORRY I DISAPPEARED, I JUST GOT SUPER BUSY
QUICK UPDATE, IM IN COLLEGE!!!!!!!!!!! crazy discovery, art school literally tumblr university
I AM OFFICIALLY 2 MONTHS ON T TODAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! im super sad i didnt document all the steps to getting on T here D: thats my bad </3 going to hold myself at gunpoint to start posting here again, THANK YOU FOR READING!!!!!!!!
QUICK UPDATE, IM IN COLLEGE!!!!!!!!!!! crazy discovery, art school literally tumblr university
I AM OFFICIALLY 2 MONTHS ON T TODAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! im super sad i didnt document all the steps to getting on T here D: thats my bad </3 going to hold myself at gunpoint to start posting here again, THANK YOU FOR READING!!!!!!!!
well that was fun, goodbye!
Jun. 29th, 2024 07:20 amSO
finally moved in with my dad after graduating. yippee!!!!! ive only been living here like a week or so but ive made a lot of changes and adjustment ^_^
for one i started dieting and active exercise for the first time in my life ever. when i was younger and didnt know i was trans i clung to any way to separate myself from girls (honestly im pretty sure every not like other girls poster was queer in some way) and ended up fixated on the notion that caring about weight or health in any way is feminine which! is bad! its still really hard to escape that mindset because its been seared into my brain since i was 11, but baby steps. before this week, i wasnt even sure how much i weighed because id never checked (and i was never really taken for well visits but thats a whole other story)
i cut out excessive snacking which i sorta came to realize i really only did as a stim so thats huge progress there. im also trying to take into account the kinds of things i eat. like acknowledging that maybe excessively sweet or buttery or salty or fried foods arent the best for me because theres a certain amount of those things i should consume in a day. for most people this is probably super surface level and already part of daily routines, but im still proud of myself ^_^
the main reason im doing all this though is because i plan to start T soon!!!! hopefully!!! the thing is, i still need to have that conversation with my dad. hes come a long way with accepting me, but the last time we talked about anything regarding medical transitioning it was when i came out to him last year when he was threatening to cut me off of his health insurance. so! stress inducing!!!! im horrible at confrontation and dont know how to start conversations with my dad. i usually wait til the last possible second when im essentially forced into talking to him about something i need because the idea of just talking to him (even though he genuinely cares and loves me and is way better than my mom) makes me physically nauseous. so with something like getting T where the only deadline is my own mental turmoil and dysphoria and impatience that ive come so far and im finally 18 so why am i not on T yet, im petrified ill keep putting it off like i did with coming out. i dont even get the relief of 'well that wasnt so hard, its over now' because the nausea usually just. lingers. for a few hours or days. im just a shakey little chihuahua of a creature. driving down to nj with just my dad today to get my glasses (bc my old ones broke and the new ones shipped after i moved), really hoping its brought up while we talk so i can finally bite the bullet and have the conversation.
but anyways, onto more celebratory news, the name change is like! finally for real happening! for real for real!!!!!! and also getting my sex marker changed too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i went to court on thursday and got all my papers checked out and i just need to come back with my ss card and proof of residency, then wait for it to process, then i am legal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! its small compared to T or even top surgery, but just having one solid step forward in my transition makes me feel like. idk less of a failure? i had all these goals i wanted done as soon as possible and the only thing standing between me and them were my age, so now that im finally 18 and they arent done i feel so impatient and depressed. with the name change and stuff finally happening, it feels like the train is chugging along again.
honestly just. thinking about the idea of having to talk to my dad about T is making me nauseous rn. whatever it is i have that makes me so anxious its physically debilitating i need to be medicated for because i really dont think i can keep living like this :( so many regular tasks become huge sources of stress because i cant just talk to people and if i can get away with it, i put them off for way too long.
finally moved in with my dad after graduating. yippee!!!!! ive only been living here like a week or so but ive made a lot of changes and adjustment ^_^
for one i started dieting and active exercise for the first time in my life ever. when i was younger and didnt know i was trans i clung to any way to separate myself from girls (honestly im pretty sure every not like other girls poster was queer in some way) and ended up fixated on the notion that caring about weight or health in any way is feminine which! is bad! its still really hard to escape that mindset because its been seared into my brain since i was 11, but baby steps. before this week, i wasnt even sure how much i weighed because id never checked (and i was never really taken for well visits but thats a whole other story)
i cut out excessive snacking which i sorta came to realize i really only did as a stim so thats huge progress there. im also trying to take into account the kinds of things i eat. like acknowledging that maybe excessively sweet or buttery or salty or fried foods arent the best for me because theres a certain amount of those things i should consume in a day. for most people this is probably super surface level and already part of daily routines, but im still proud of myself ^_^
the main reason im doing all this though is because i plan to start T soon!!!! hopefully!!! the thing is, i still need to have that conversation with my dad. hes come a long way with accepting me, but the last time we talked about anything regarding medical transitioning it was when i came out to him last year when he was threatening to cut me off of his health insurance. so! stress inducing!!!! im horrible at confrontation and dont know how to start conversations with my dad. i usually wait til the last possible second when im essentially forced into talking to him about something i need because the idea of just talking to him (even though he genuinely cares and loves me and is way better than my mom) makes me physically nauseous. so with something like getting T where the only deadline is my own mental turmoil and dysphoria and impatience that ive come so far and im finally 18 so why am i not on T yet, im petrified ill keep putting it off like i did with coming out. i dont even get the relief of 'well that wasnt so hard, its over now' because the nausea usually just. lingers. for a few hours or days. im just a shakey little chihuahua of a creature. driving down to nj with just my dad today to get my glasses (bc my old ones broke and the new ones shipped after i moved), really hoping its brought up while we talk so i can finally bite the bullet and have the conversation.
but anyways, onto more celebratory news, the name change is like! finally for real happening! for real for real!!!!!! and also getting my sex marker changed too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i went to court on thursday and got all my papers checked out and i just need to come back with my ss card and proof of residency, then wait for it to process, then i am legal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! its small compared to T or even top surgery, but just having one solid step forward in my transition makes me feel like. idk less of a failure? i had all these goals i wanted done as soon as possible and the only thing standing between me and them were my age, so now that im finally 18 and they arent done i feel so impatient and depressed. with the name change and stuff finally happening, it feels like the train is chugging along again.
honestly just. thinking about the idea of having to talk to my dad about T is making me nauseous rn. whatever it is i have that makes me so anxious its physically debilitating i need to be medicated for because i really dont think i can keep living like this :( so many regular tasks become huge sources of stress because i cant just talk to people and if i can get away with it, i put them off for way too long.
man i have some huge life updates to drop but THAT DOESNT MATTER
THIS HAS BEEN A LONG TIME COMING
( THE END OF THE BG3 SCREENCAP ADVENTURE )
THIS HAS BEEN A LONG TIME COMING
( THE END OF THE BG3 SCREENCAP ADVENTURE )
"im back" top 10 lies
May. 13th, 2024 09:18 amWOW. ITS BEEN SO LONG. MANY MOONS. I SHOULD GIVE A LIFE UPDATE.
( i feel obligated to make a cut whenever i include images )
( i feel obligated to make a cut whenever i include images )
the corpse regards you, lifelessly
Mar. 18th, 2024 07:33 amHI IM BACK
IDK WHAT HAPPENED I JUST BLINKED AND ITS BEEN LIKE A FULL MONTH AND I HAVENT POSTED ON HERE IN FOREVER AND A HALF
ANYWAYS ITS MY BIRTHDAY TOMORROW :3
really upset bc i fully intended to do the baldur's gate march art/writing prompts, march 1st rolled in and i just sat there. and was like "i could not even dream of doing a whole comic page for a whole month" esp because historically. my artistic speed is atrocious.
i sorta just decided that at a certain point I'd revisit the prompts and do the ones I'm most interested in on my own time, which is prolly a lot healthier for me
i am working on a fun angst comic about matthias's auntie ethel interaction tho !!! :3
when i get home i'll prolly make a big baldurs gate post bc I AM ALMOST AT THE END OF THE GAME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
IDK WHAT HAPPENED I JUST BLINKED AND ITS BEEN LIKE A FULL MONTH AND I HAVENT POSTED ON HERE IN FOREVER AND A HALF
ANYWAYS ITS MY BIRTHDAY TOMORROW :3
really upset bc i fully intended to do the baldur's gate march art/writing prompts, march 1st rolled in and i just sat there. and was like "i could not even dream of doing a whole comic page for a whole month" esp because historically. my artistic speed is atrocious.
i sorta just decided that at a certain point I'd revisit the prompts and do the ones I'm most interested in on my own time, which is prolly a lot healthier for me
i am working on a fun angst comic about matthias's auntie ethel interaction tho !!! :3
when i get home i'll prolly make a big baldurs gate post bc I AM ALMOST AT THE END OF THE GAME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
A PIXIE! AN HONEST-TO-GOODNESS PIXIE! :D
Feb. 16th, 2024 07:08 pmsorta on a mission rn to get all my friends into bg3. i should be trying to save all my money for transition funds but. what if i want to buy all of my friends bg3 :(
also
I HAVE FINISHED MATTHIAS'S CHARACTER SHEET!!!!!!!!!!!
i actually hated how it turned out and took and angry nap and tweaked it slightly and now im just a bit less angry, but i will probably never be satisfied :( BUT ITS OKAY IVE ACCEPTED IT
( hey gin hey gin you should make a dreamwidth :3 AND YOULL PROBABLY NEVER SEE THIS BECAUSE I JUST SEND YOU THE DW POSTS DIRECTLY )
also
I HAVE FINISHED MATTHIAS'S CHARACTER SHEET!!!!!!!!!!!
i actually hated how it turned out and took and angry nap and tweaked it slightly and now im just a bit less angry, but i will probably never be satisfied :( BUT ITS OKAY IVE ACCEPTED IT
( hey gin hey gin you should make a dreamwidth :3 AND YOULL PROBABLY NEVER SEE THIS BECAUSE I JUST SEND YOU THE DW POSTS DIRECTLY )
girl we've been knowing how to draw
Feb. 12th, 2024 05:19 pma better introduction since i've actually decided to commit to using dreamwidth :3
HAIIIII i am elijah and i love being absolutely silly and goofy. mostly here to document my monthly visits from the autism fairy.
what to expect: art, sketchbook pages, the transgenda agenda, life updates, & media analysis (UNFORTUNATELY IVE YET TO ACTUALLY CONSTRUCT A COMPREHENSIVE ESSAY ON ANY OF MY HYPERFIXATIONS, ITS JUST A LOT OF RAMBLING THAT MAY OR MAY NOT ALWAYS BE COHERENT)
things that bring me joy that youll probably see me post about: a monster in paris, baldur's gate 3, mother 3, earthbound, ocs, etc
HAIIIII i am elijah and i love being absolutely silly and goofy. mostly here to document my monthly visits from the autism fairy.
what to expect: art, sketchbook pages, the transgenda agenda, life updates, & media analysis (UNFORTUNATELY IVE YET TO ACTUALLY CONSTRUCT A COMPREHENSIVE ESSAY ON ANY OF MY HYPERFIXATIONS, ITS JUST A LOT OF RAMBLING THAT MAY OR MAY NOT ALWAYS BE COHERENT)
things that bring me joy that youll probably see me post about: a monster in paris, baldur's gate 3, mother 3, earthbound, ocs, etc
i realize, im hypnotized
Feb. 11th, 2024 03:10 pmJUST SOME BG3 MUSINGS AND ART STUFF :3
I FEAR THAT MY BG3 HYPERFIXATION MAY DROWN OUT MY PROGRESS ON HUMAN FRANCOEUR SO I MIGHT AS WELL POST THE WIP BEFORE I TAKE 3 MONTHS TO FINISH THIS DRAWING D:
( SHOULD I START PUTTING SPOILER WARNINGS FOR BG3? D: )
wow i type in all caps a lot
I FEAR THAT MY BG3 HYPERFIXATION MAY DROWN OUT MY PROGRESS ON HUMAN FRANCOEUR SO I MIGHT AS WELL POST THE WIP BEFORE I TAKE 3 MONTHS TO FINISH THIS DRAWING D:
( SHOULD I START PUTTING SPOILER WARNINGS FOR BG3? D: )
wow i type in all caps a lot
I AM JUMPING FOR JOY RIGHT NOW I FINALLY GOT BALDUR'S GATE 3!!!!!!!! shoutout to my brother for making that happen, he didnt feel like walking to the bank so he asked me to deposit money for him and bought me bg3 in return :>
( itty bitty cut, just dont wanna clog reading pages with images )
( itty bitty cut, just dont wanna clog reading pages with images )
theres a guy in paris
Jan. 30th, 2024 10:21 amcurrently doin an art challenge/character design exercise with chara to design a human francoeur and IM SO EXCITED TO SEE WHAT IT COMES UP WITH. i dont wanna reveal any character design concepts ive been working on so chara doesnt get spoiled, but i came up with some fun little ideas for what an au would look like with francoeur being just A Guy.
first concept is 'theres a human in paris' where everything is basically just a big misunderstanding. francoeur really only goes out at night because of sensory issues/social anxiety, but when people see him in poor lighting, they assume hes a literal actual monster (mostly in due part to his gigantism and being nonverbal) maybe there's a specific visual detail about him that they see that leads to lucille having to disguise him, or maybe they just think hes a shapeshifter/werewolf and 'oooo he could be anyone, but be on the look out for people who specifically match this description'
second concept is 'friendly neighborhood cryptid' where hes humanoid but not actually totally human so i dont really have to change much of the story? kind of ish? idk. im not married to him being any specific kind of creature. i toyed with a vampire concept but i really dont like it :(
ive done a couple of concept sketches and plan to post those and a finished fullbody for him when im done because i am so excited to be doing this :3
first concept is 'theres a human in paris' where everything is basically just a big misunderstanding. francoeur really only goes out at night because of sensory issues/social anxiety, but when people see him in poor lighting, they assume hes a literal actual monster (mostly in due part to his gigantism and being nonverbal) maybe there's a specific visual detail about him that they see that leads to lucille having to disguise him, or maybe they just think hes a shapeshifter/werewolf and 'oooo he could be anyone, but be on the look out for people who specifically match this description'
second concept is 'friendly neighborhood cryptid' where hes humanoid but not actually totally human so i dont really have to change much of the story? kind of ish? idk. im not married to him being any specific kind of creature. i toyed with a vampire concept but i really dont like it :(
ive done a couple of concept sketches and plan to post those and a finished fullbody for him when im done because i am so excited to be doing this :3
DID SOMEONE SAY A MONSTER IN PARIS RANT?
(this was actually originally just gonna be a copy and paste of my rant on tumblr, but i got so into it that i ended up going on a whole other tangent, oops!!)
I DIDNT EVEN REALIZE HOW LONG THIS WAS GETTING AND HAD TO MAKE A CUT FOR IT OOPS X2
( oh to be a nonverbal autistic silly little flea, dehumanized by everyone i encounter and called a literal monster. )
(this was actually originally just gonna be a copy and paste of my rant on tumblr, but i got so into it that i ended up going on a whole other tangent, oops!!)
I DIDNT EVEN REALIZE HOW LONG THIS WAS GETTING AND HAD TO MAKE A CUT FOR IT OOPS X2
( oh to be a nonverbal autistic silly little flea, dehumanized by everyone i encounter and called a literal monster. )
oh man i wish every pea had a sock
Jan. 26th, 2024 11:47 pmi just realized i havent posted any of my art on here (outside of that silly shitpost comic) so im gonna yoink some sketchbook pages to post.
we got mother characters, francoeur and lucille from a monster in paris, and also canon ben drowned!!! what a lineup!!!!! (also enjoy me ranting about my love for a monster in paris)
( what is this? a crossover episode? )
we got mother characters, francoeur and lucille from a monster in paris, and also canon ben drowned!!! what a lineup!!!!! (also enjoy me ranting about my love for a monster in paris)
( what is this? a crossover episode? )
the attention is deficit
Jan. 25th, 2024 09:47 pmi got so much done today and all because i got home and realized i was super depressed and my room was a mess. like bro i just put on music went into immediate hyperfocus mode to fix everything so i wouldnt be sad anymore AND IT WORKED!!! IM SO RELAXED ITS GREAT!!!! ALL MY CLOTHES ARE PUT AWAY AND MY SILLY TASKS ARE DONE!!!
anyways one of my relaxing reward activities for myself since i was so productive today was making a bunch of silly dreamwidth icons :3333 LOOK AT THEM ALL!!!! SO SILLY!!!!!!!!!!!
anyways one of my relaxing reward activities for myself since i was so productive today was making a bunch of silly dreamwidth icons :3333 LOOK AT THEM ALL!!!! SO SILLY!!!!!!!!!!!