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💌 Love Notes (Part 2)

Life can be so damn hard and sometimes it feels like you just aren't making any progress... or your impact isn't as big as you want it to be.
I wanted to remind you though that the earth spins at 1000 miles per hour (1,600 km/hr), that's 24,000 miles per day (38625 km/day) ... but sitting on it, it doesn't seem to be moving at all.
Now look at it from space, and you can see it rotating, you can see the light of the sun reflecting off of it. You can see all the lights on the dark side, and the clouds, and the winds, and vastness of the oceans.
That's what I see in you. That's what others see in you. We can see all the wonderful things you are, and how brightly you shine because we aren't living it second to second like you are. So please believe me when I say this-- you are capable of anything, and you are doing SO DAMN WELL despite this crazy life.

Our Pirate Queen shared the below image from HopeHealingArts (I couldn't remember if I'd shared it before, but here it is again if so!). Your softness, your creativity, all of that is your strength and I will die on that hill.

Lastly, I just wanted to say thank you for being a part of this little community called the OFMD fandom. This crew is phenomenal, and it has brought out so much love and healing in me (and so many of us) this past year.
You are beyond a doubt some of the kindest, most badass people on the planet, and I am so very happy I get to share what little bits of time I can with you.

I am slow to respond to things right now because of how crazy life is, but please know I'm here if you need me. I want so very much to see you succeed, and grow, and bloom in this crazy messed up world we live in. You are the change, and the softness this world needs, and I believe whole heartedly that each time you are kind to someone, you emit a wave of change that makes the world a better place. Rest up lovelies.

Happy New Year <3

Image sources:
1: https://www.instagram.com/p/DEMm4HCsWr1
2: https://www.instagram.com/p/DEP_rLDuko-
3: https://www.instagram.com/p/DEQB6iYOjYk

#OFMDRecaps #OFMDLoveNotes #OFMDFandom #Crew4Life

Hi all!

We're excited to announce that @aspirantabby's OFMD Recaps will now be available on the fediverse, with the help of @lowrah, who will be running this Mastodon account!
Depending on timing they may come out a little after they're released on other platforms, but they will be available here.

This account is focused on posting about Recaps for OFMD/fandom news. Recaps consist of anything from actor news to fan-led charity drives, news from fan-led groups, OFMD fan spotlights, voting opportunities for OFMD, and peripheral works of the actors. They can also contain gifs, Abby's love notes to the fandom, etc.
Recaps will generally stay SFW but may dip into NSFW, in which case we will tag and CW posts accordingly! If there's anything else you'd like us to tag/warn for, please let us know! 💜

If you're behind on OFMD news, you can check out previous recaps here: https://ofmd-renewal-repo.knowledgeowl.com/help/daily-recaps

Thanks so much for following along!

@ofmd #OFMDRecaps #OurFlagMeansDeath #OFMD #OFMDFandom

Mentally prepping for my first convention in my OFMD phase, where so many of us might ‘know’ each other already online. Have fen been using any particular format of “My online handle is” badge? My most recent pro con before this was probably in the 90’s for Sentinel and ST:TNG!
Am going to GalaxyCon San Jose in August. #OFMDcons #conventions #ofmdfandom

I'm once again thinking about Fediverse groups... Why aren't we using them more on #OFMDstodon? 🤔 They seem like a great way to find & reach more fans across instances, considering group posts can be seen by *everyone* who follows that group, regardless of federation (unlike hashtags).

So far I'm aware of @ofmd, @izzycanyon and @gentlebeard – are there any other #OFMD-specific groups?
Might make sense to have one for #OFMDFanfic and/or #OFMDFanArt too? Thoughts?

#OurFlagMeansDeath #OFMDFandom

🧵🔚 Your fellow OFMD crew members!

https://ofmdlove.kudoboard.com/boards/XGNUkSQT

#ThankYouOFMD #LongLiveOFMD #OFMDFanCrew #OFMDFandom

"The ship we sail had captains twain / They were sun and moon, they were love and pain" ☀️🌙 :blob_melt_sob_love:

Look at all these talented people!! I love this fandom so much 💜💜💜

@RenewAsACrew https://blorbo.social/@RenewAsACrew/111602576230796638

#OFMD #OurFlagMeansDeath #OFMDFandom #Fandom #FanMusic

@ofmd @IzzyCanyon
Sales for the Matelotage zine has opened! It's a lovely compilation of different works - the ships are listed on the tumblr! :blobcatheart: There's both a physical and a digital edition, with a nsfw add on. I wrote a piece for both :smugcat:
Tumblr:
https://www.tumblr.com/ofmdmatelotagezine/737063057040277504/preorders-open

Store link:
https://ofmdmatelotagezine.bigcartel.com/

#ofmd #OurFlagMeansDeath #ofmdfic #OFMDfanart #FandomZine #Fandom #OFMDfandom #Zine

I went back to the hype zone on twitter dot com, and I will be there for all the little secret and larger secretive fandom projects, but for actual episodes I rather stay here #ofmd2 #ofmdFandom @ofmd

Since I’m only one person, it’s easier if I have one place where I can answer everyone’s questions vs. a bunch of individual chats. So I made a Discord server.

https://discord.gg/Ytf27Hc974

Don’t hesitate to join, even if I have blocked you on Twitter or somewhere else. This is about sharing information.

It’s also meant to be a temporary server, so you can leave it when you feel like you’re all set—and return later if you need to 😉

@IzzyCanyon #OFMD #OFMDfandom

Since #Twitter DMs are getting rationed, I hope everyone has figured out an alternative way of chatting with their friends.

My recommendation is Discord, since many of the #OFMDfandom people already use it. You don’t have to join a server if that’s not your thing, you can just use it for 1-on-1 chats or small group chats (max. 10 people).

The “DMs” of Mastodon don’t really have the same functionality as DMs on Twitter. They are just posts with restricted visibility, not a CHAT.

Hello, all, so #introducion for OFMD expats from twitter and other merfolk 🧜‍♂️🏴‍☠️🦄 I'm Pola, and some of us already met in #ofmdfandom or rl. I'm 47, good vintage. Discovering how to be bi and demi and middle-aged. Slowly learning #digitalart because finding your passions again in your 40ies is a thing. Hyping a lot of #fanfiction and #FanArt . At least, this is how it started. I'm into #sociology #technology #art #film #miniaturepainting #sewing

If you see my layout change, I’m slowly returning to the #ofmdfandom after I left because the hate I saw on twitter

Happy New Year to everyone. And this is actually my very first artwork of the year, as I was finishing it, while the rockets were flying into the sky (and elsewhere) to greet the New Year. And I continue my private art Trend with what I ended in 2022. With pirate otters.
#OurFlagMeansDeath #OFMDfanart #ofmdfandom #ofmdotters #otterFlag #otters #ofmdizzy #ofmdizzyhands #ofmdblackbeard #ofmded #MastoArt #DigitalArt #digitaldrawing #illustration

Two #otters having a jolly good time bathing and playing with oranges. In the #ofmd #otterverse I like to spin, Stede is hydrophobic, but as You see, at some point he will overcome it. Also Ed likes to juggle things, gives his restless paws something to do. Also the bathing Capybaras in Japanese zoos were an inspiration. #OurFlagMeansDeath #ourflagmeansdeathart #gentlebeard #gentleotter #ofmdart #OFMDfanart #ofmdfandom #otterFlag #blackbonnet #edxstede

This started as an announcement where else to find me, when the Bird-app goes completely tits up. Of course #mastodon was mentioned too. But the tiny running pirate otters where just so cute themselves, so I share them her as well. #MastoArt #OurFlagMeansDeath #otterverse #gentlebeard #gentleotter #ofmdart #OFMDfanart #ofmdfandom #ofmdstede #ofmded #otters #DigitalArt #clipstudiopaint

I did some #OFMD fanart after obsessing over the 1st season this spring. Edward Teach, born on a beach. #OFMDfanart #ofmdfandom #edteach #blackbeard #taikawaititi

I am currently busy with illustration work. So there is only time for pirate otter scribbles. Like this one of Otter!Ed and Otter!Stede having a snuggle.
#OurFlagMeansDeath #ourflagmeansdeathfanart #ofmdart #OFMDfanart #ofmdfandom #gentlebeard #gentleotter #otters #otter #drawing #sketch #MastoArt #art #drawing #DigitalArt #digitaldrawing

Upon the suggestion of fellow #ofmd fans, I am sketching Otter AU drawings, whenever I get the time. They are fun, and I kind of have it written in my name, making an Otter-AU based on #OurFlagMeansDeath.
#ourflagmeansdeathart #ourflagmeansdeathfanart #ofmdart #OFMDfanart #ofmdfandom #MastoArt #drawing #digitaldrawing