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It looks even better than I could have dreamed  T_T

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Part ½ of Knitting on the Other Side

Winter is coming in both our world and the world of Siúil A Rún. Shiva makes a plan to warm herself and teacher’s heart. 

Dedicated to justme-elia for sending my first DM

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Part 2/2 of The Tea Party on the Other Side

Time to Nap. Rest well this weekend everyone. <3 -Admin

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And I guess I'll just miss her

Even though she isn't even really gone

But things are just different

Ever since she cut her blue hair off

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I could only see a better me in your eyes

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This is actually a baby reindeer

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wish I can wipe my memory after season finale

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As much as I like Spotify Wrapped, I have to say this year was awful and the nail in the coffin for me.

Firstly, it was later than usual and was all AI. That isn't 100% a bad thing, but it was missing a ton of stats in favor for what AI generated genre description we were listening to through out the year. I wanted to know what my top genres were this year! What my tarot or energy was! But there was none of that, instead an AI podcast that reguritated the wrapped story and got it wrong for me. (Last time I checked by biggest listneing day couldn't have been 12k minutes as there's not even that many minutes in a week).

Spotify isn't even the best music streaming platform by far. It sucks with music quality where it is very noticible even if you aren't an audiophile. Let's compare individual plans. For 11.99 USD the highest streaming is 320kbps and doesn't have high-res. Amazon, Tidal, and Apple Music all have the ability to stream CD quality (for example Tidal is 1,411kbps) for their 10.99 USD each. And they have the same if not bigger catelogs. Oh and Tidal actually pays their artists and is clear about it (Spotify pays $0.00348 per stream, Amazon does $0.00426, Apple $0.00675, and Tidal $0.00876).

The biggest draw to Spotify for me was the statistics. I really enjoyed being able to see what I'm listening to and compare but now every other streaming service has that. I liked that. Except, each service is doing that now. And Every Noise At Once, a website I use to find great new music, is no longer updating cause Spotify laid off a ton of their staff. While it wasn't a Spotify "offical" thing, the person that ran it worked at Spotify and was a part of the daylist creation along with other things.

Another thing is the music recommendations. They suck. Spotify used to introduce me to a lot of new music but I feel like it just gives me the same five same songs. Shuffle is also rigged and anything generated has gone downhill since the layoff. There's no new layout or UI changes that have been asked for years. Like covers for playlist folders or album collections.

Spotify might have podcast integration but it SUCKS. There's so many better free options. I'm a big podcast listener and their podcatcher is the worst I've used. By far.

The only good thing about Spotify right now is the audiobooks for premium users. I liked that. Except the selection is limited you get 15 hours a month. There's other free options like Libby which is integrated with local libraries.

If you were disapointed with Spotify Wrapped this year, maybe look into some other options. Spotify has some nice features but I'm finding it less and less worth it.

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🍙 redraw for some practice, I’m feeling so rusty

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i dropped by my favourite secondhand bookstore and found what is possibly the most incredible knitting book iver ever seen. that teaches you how to knit little gardens and sew them into a massive quilt 3d. the photos i took are atrocious and do NOT do this book justice

thats a PRIORY GARDEN WITH MONKS

IT EVEN TEACHES YOU HOW TO MAKE ALL THE TOOLS ABD BASKETS AND POTS AND PLANTS

LOOK AT THE SOME OF THE FOLIAGE

i have never been more upset to not have $30 ready to buy this. its incredible. i have to find it online somewhere. i knew the moment i saw this i had to share it with EVERYONE

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My puppy is rather malleable when she’s napping. Decided to make a quick stop motion animation with her!

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i dont know who needs to hear this, but grind culture is not sustainable in the long run. you will end up depleted and worried that you are always lacking in effort or productivity. you deserve to find ways to live a balanced life without the pressure and the burnout that comes with unrealistic ideals. no one should have to enjoy being overworked to the point it sacrifices their wellbeing.

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𝐿𝒾𝓀𝑒 𝒶 𝒽𝑒𝒶𝓋𝑒𝓃🌿🌺💫

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Happy belated birthday, @moonkissedart ❤️ I hope you took the time needed to celebrate it spectacularly!