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There is also an intricately carved grasshopper on the cabbage. That deserves a mention.

sometimes you just want to look at the qing dynasty jadeite cabbage again

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I give things I don't need or want – that works, is complete, etc. – to my local charity shops. Charity shops stop items going to landfill. They give people on a tight budget a way to get something they need but can't afford.

Right now, I'm sick and I have a compromised immune system, so I can't volunteer my time (post-viral fatigue means I can get sick and/or injured easily) but I have volunteered in the past and enjoyed it.

When I had money, I donated regularly. I still give to the local food bank when I can, even though I can't really afford it.

I just don't give money online.

Don't ask.

I know this may sound harsh and cruel given... You know, the world we live in. But I do not endorse or proliferate gofundme or other fundraising campaigns for other people. I've been bamboozled in the past. So if I don't know you I am not comfortable with that.

I do, however, think everyone should be charitable. I will instead ask that people that follow me take 10 minutes to find a charitable cause they believe in and put 1-10 dollars towards it every month (maybe more than 10 minutes if you're serious about it, because, again, there are people and groups that are not in need that are acting as if they were). But it's good for your brain to do something when you feel like the world is on fire and everywhere you go the fire extinguishers are sold out. It's not for bragging rights, it's not to clear your conscience, it's not an excuse to not help other people, but it does do some good somewhere.

And, if not money, give some time. It's a bit more valuable than money anyway. And I don't mean a couple minutes here and there sharing posts. I mean try to find something local and see if you can spend an hour helping out each month or maybe every week.

That's it. That's my spiel.

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I love this one. It's one of my favourite carols.

DCU Holiday Special - “Good King Wenceslas” (2008)

written by Paul Dini art by Dustin Nguyen

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I have this problem too.

The way most autism literature describes "literal interpretation" is often not at all similar to how I experience it. Teenage me even thought I couldn't be autistic because I've always been able to learn metaphors easily.

In fact, I love wordplay of all kinds. Teenage me was fascinated to learn all the types of figurative language there are in poetry and literature.

But paperwork and questionnaires are hard, because there's so much they don't state clearly. Or they don't leave room for enough nuance.

"List all the jobs you've had, with start and end dates." What if I don't remember the exact day or month? Is the year enough?

"Have you been suffering from blurred vision?" Well, if I take off my glasses the whole world is blurred, but I'm fairly sure that's not what the intake form at the optometrist is asking.

Or the infamous (and infuriatingly stereotypical) "Would you rather go to a library or a party?" What sort of party? Where? Who's there? I work at a library. Am I currently at the library for work or pleasure? Does it have a good collection?

It's not common figures of speech that confound me. It's ambiguity, in situations that aren't supposed to be ambiguous.

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I've seen lightning in a snowstorm, but there was no thunder. I was in Bristol, UK.

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I have some bad news.

If you find a craft pattern of any kind that has no illustrations, it was likely generated by AI.

If there is a picture of the finished result but nothing to show you what you're making step by step, it was probably AI generated.

I think you have followed an AI's designs beautifully and created something weird but wonderful.

The result was definitely not your fault and it's better than anything my dyspraxic self could have stitched together, AI pattern or no.

I'm sharing this information not to make you feel bad (I know there's a lot of hate being tossed at AI but you didn't know – and I'm not judging because I've been caught out by AI users too).

I'm passing this on to make sure you know what to look out for, so that in future you can decide if you want to try an AI pattern that will probably turn out weird. Some people test them for fun and that's fine.

It just isn't fair when new crafters try a pattern and are left wondering if they've done something wrong – or even if they're no good at the craft they're learning.

i followed a sewing pattern that didn't have any irl finished pics of it, and the whole time i was like 'yknow this doesn't seem like it'll work very well, but i'm the novice so i guess i should follow the pattern' and well.

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Gaol: original spelling

Jail: American spelling

That particular disappointment of the more literate-than-average child upon discovering that “gaol” is just pronounced “jail”

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Turkish delight in WWII England was probably Fry's (later taken over by Cadbury).

In which case, it tasted of rose, was very sweet and jelly-like and was probably covered in chocolate. I grew up with Fry's/Cadbury's turkish delight as a very special, fairly expensive treat in 1980s England and, yes, I'm sure it seems weird to some people now. I had digestive issues as a child and turkish delight was one of the few things I could actually enjoy without hours of pain and nausea, so I was conditioned to appreciate it.

Which brings me back to Edmund. In WWII, chocolate and sugar were hard to get hold of. He requested hot chocolate and turkish delight, which is delicious if you want something fancy and sweet. Edmund might only have had turkish delight at Christmas when there wasn't a war on, because even wealthy parents don't usually buy the more expensive sweets every day. I don't know how expensive it was back then or what Edmund's parents were supposed to have been like. But, if it was a rare, expensive treat, that might explain why he picked it – that and, maybe, the snow making him think of Christmas treats.

Anyway, all that aside, it was all trickery and fakery. It didn't matter what Edmund asked for – it could have been a cheeseburger with a thick shake – the point was that she got him to eat and drink her magic and that got her inside his head. He would have believed, said and done anything.

what does turkish delight taste like and is it worth the events that occurred in chronicle of narnia: the lion the witch and the wardrobe

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Being TA, as they say on Reddit, is cool and funny when you're 12 and your peers are also 12.

When you're an adult, it just makes you look like a fool. Nobody will want you in their neighbourhood. Nobody will want you in their team or workplace. You're the one everyone talks about behind your back – and the one everyone is secretly glad they don't have to interact with when you're on holiday or off sick. Let that sink in.

If you still think like a 12 year old when you're 16, I pity you. If you're over 21... how do you even expect to get on in life?

sorry but in my opinion this is so rude

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I have been in all kinds of jobs before I became an office administrator.

Office administration was gruelling, because my department was the most underfunded in the organisation – and I was the only administrator not "looking busy". I worked while I ate lunch. I went on lunch late. I worked when I was supposed to be avoiding stress while I waited for an operation. My boss? Couldn't help me with my workload because she was training new people – only, she told the new people she couldn't train them because I was using my illness as an excuse to not do my job.

She also complained that I wasn't forced to risk getting covid (or just a common cold) and forfeit the scheduled op – constantly. I was too sick to travel or walk far anyway, but she wanted me in the office because she had to go in one morning a week. She made me so stressed and anxious that my GP wanted to sign me off, but where would that have left my team? I hated that boss, but I worked for the people who cared – not her. I hope life catches up with her.

Anyway, yes. I agree. Those of us who have been customer facing can do a bloody good job anywhere.

Also, the ones who go into a job because they expect it to be "cushy" make sure it is, by making work impossible for those who give a damn. Those of us who are not work shy. And those people hate us and make life utterly miserable.

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Bonus! Please put in the tags where you are from and if your situation was common where you are from!

Thanks, Anon!

-submit your poll!-

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New design!

Strawberry Cupcake: First of a New Range?

I've created a new set of items that is very pink and looks good enough to eat!

Treat yourself to some Strawberry Cupcake office goods and much more besides.

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I think you're forgetting, though, that nobody cared in the way they do now. You wouldn't have the police going through your recorded VHS tapes. "Sir, you need a healthy recorded/store bought ratio."

My family preferred purchasing real Disney VHS tapes. The quality was better, you couldn't accidentally tape over part of it when you sat on the remote control or whatever. The thing was, those tapes were a luxury you seldom found in bargain bins. I got a Disney tape a year with Christmas money. Most Disney films I had were recorded off the TV and so were any films or series that didn't make it to VHS release.

It was normal and it was not considered the same as piracy. At all.

“To protect their copyright, streaming sites do not allow for screenshotting of any kind.”

Hey remember VHS where you bought a box to plug into your tv and you could legally record whatever was playing and then own it for free forever

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Cute little candle behind glass.

My laptop is working again!

To celebrate, I've created a new image. Just something quick and easy, to get me used to the programmes I use again. It has been a while.

Available on RedBubble!

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I feel like if there’s one bill that shouldn’t be fast-tracked through parliament, it should be the one about assisted dying.

Source.