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I've spent most of the past couple days having some sort of existential breakdown. This is because I've been wanting to post my art online not because I'm proud of my work (though I am -- itself very weird) or because I want to be able to live off of it (a man can always dream), but because I think it is good enough that other poeple would enjoy seeing it. I keep coming up with reasons to send pictures of my sketchbook to friends. I'm having positive feelings about myself/my skills/my place in the world and it is freaking me the fuck out. Where is this coming from? When's the other shoe gonna drop?! I don't even know where people post art on the internet in these AI-riddled times!

As I've been telling my friends: I'm clearly in my delulu era.

Anyway. I broke open my birthday present to myself, because it is finally relevant: my friend Jonathan is on his way to castle Dracula again. You can see it in the picture below:

Kitty sniffing fake lily-of-the-valley

French tradition/folklore holds that giving out lily-of-the-valley for May 1 brings good luck to both gifter and giftee.

No, I don't know how Miss Creant managed to hold up the plastic sprig like this without any thumbs.

My friend Jonathan is once again on his work trip. I sure hope nothing terrible happens to him!

On a completely unrelated note, I watched The Last Voyage of the Demeter earlier today and at one point went "OMG THEY GOT HIM :D". Like I haven't read Dracula multiple times lol. Lmao, even.

In further unrelated notes, I continue to be unsuccessful in sourcing a copy of the Dracula Daily book in a Paris bookshop.

I was , shall we say, extremely poorly on May 1 and the following days. I am somewhat better now.

On May 3, Miss Creant took it into her little kitty paws to bring me a (plastic) sprig of muguet, because on May 1 I forgot to gift any, including on here. (It's a French tradition to gift muguet porte-bonheur / "happiness-bringer lily of the valley" on may 1.)

A pale brown cat is dragging a plastic sprig of lily of the valley by one of its leaves towards the viewer.

A pale brown cat is dragging a plastic sprig of lily of the valley by one of its leaves towards the viewer.

Look at her, the little darling

I know it's just a coincidence -- the sprig lives on my desk -- but it made me SO HAPPY. I love this cat so much. /goes off to kissy kissy the kitty kitty

A French tradition is give muguet/lily of the valley to others on May 1 for luck/happiness (muguet porte-bonheur), so have some from me and Miss Creant!

It's plastic, not the real thing, so she's fine.

A French tradition holds that offering Lily of the Valley on May 1 brings good luck and happiness. (Miss Creant is fine, this is a plastic muguet she only chewed on briefly.)

A cat chewing on some fake lily of the valley

A cat chewing on some fake lily of the valley

French tradition holds that giving people lily of the valley on May 1 brings luck/happiness. (Which is why the text in the picture says "Je porte bonheur".)

Some lily-of-the-valley in a jam pot filled with water

I had the spectacular luck to be given this lily of the valley today (and about an hour later I learned last relative in the hospital had left healthy), so here I am, passing along the lucky charm / happiness-giving ("porte-bonheur") powers French folklore lends it. May it give you luck and happiness!

Happy happy!

Here you go, folks!

I know I said I was taking a break from the internet, but I'm not going to break tradition, so have some muguet as a porte-bonheur/happiness-charm. *disappears again*

Here's your muguet/lily-of-the-valley for apotropaic purposes*!

(There must be a less convoluted way to convey "porte-bonheur" in English.)

Crossposts: http://dhampyresa.livejournal.com/139373.html

As is traditional, have some lily of the valley, flist! It's a French tradition to buy muguet/lily of the valley on May 1 and give it to someone else for luck/happiness (muguet porte-bonheur), so here you go!

I've been using stock photos for this the past couple years, but I've decided to stop that. Instead, I will (if possible) take a picture of the muguet and the view outside my window.

It's not as pretty, maybe, but's more real.

Crossposts: http://dhampyresa.livejournal.com/78803.html

It's still (barely) May 1 where I am, so have some muguet to celebrate.

(I have actually really missed this today. I guess it's a French only tradition to sell/buy lily of the valley on May 1.)

I went to a quizz night and my team came in second (out of seven), but before that I cooked my first meal completely unaided. (...I am a very bad cook. I once burned pasta.) I made chicked korma with pasta and it turned out both edible and good. Progress!

Crossposts: http://dhampyresa.livejournal.com/36782.html

It's May 1, so I have some mugget around the house and I saw iron Man 3, as you do.

First, the mugget/lily of the valley, because it's a French tradtion.

( Next, Iron Man 3 )

Tl;dr: I loved it, and now I feel like editing/rewriting that Good Omens/MCU crossover fic, because damn, Pepper, you be awesome and your hair is redder and more fabulous than ever before.

This is for you, friendslist. (It's a French tradition to offer Lily of the Valley for good luck and happiness on May 1.)

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May Day mayday

Early May

Happy May Day!

Happy Intercational Workers' Day!

Happy May 1!

Lily of the lockdown

Happy May 1!

MAY FIRST

MAY THE FIRST!

First of May!

MAY 1!

Iron May

1er Mai = Muguet

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