#Before you buy

[saberamane]

So, I just want to give people a bit of a warning if they buy anything handmade for Christmas gifts that include 'alcohol ink' or any alcohol based pigments.

A lot of people on etsy are saying their alcohol ink stuff, including resin based crafts, do not fade or change color.

This is a lie!

ALL crafts that use alcohol based inks or pigments or dyes will eventually lose or change their color UNLESS that item stays permanently in a dark room with no natural sunlight and very little lamp light. Depending on brands and crafts, it may take a while to fade, but alcohol inks will never keep their original color. The item you buy will look completely different within weeks.

Thats not to say they will look bad, they can still look good or cool or unique, but if you have something with bright red and yellow and orange alcohol inks, they will become muted from light exposure.

When buying hand crafted stuff from strangers online, please research their materials so you know what they're buying. If they don't have them listed, ask. If they won't tell you...

Better to look for something else.

Some examples of what people use alcohol inks in, regarding resin:

Jewelry, including necklaces, earrings, rings, etc.

Drink coasters

Cups and mugs

Wall art

Trays and small tables

Deep pour projects

Paperweights

Statues

[eleiyaumei]

When game developers cast a popular attractive VA as your sibling, it’s because they’re a love interest.

And what’s worse than a Yandere sibling groomer?

A hundreds-of-years-old Yandere groomer whom you believe to be your brother because he’s been pretending to be that since you’re 8 years old and who’s able to magically alter your (and others’) perception and memories of him however he wants to.

(After Sakamaki Ayato, another of Midorikawa’s characters has disappointed me. Thanks, I hate it.)

(FUN FACT: As similar as that ‘love interest’ seems to be to Vampire Knight’s Kuran Kaname, the latter’s seiyuu (Kishio Daisuke) actually voices the character of the good-for-nothing policeman Yasu in this game.)

To anyone who wants/intends to play 7′scarlet:

This game contains romanticization/normalization of abusive relationships as well as grooming and adoptive sibling incest.

The specific routes that contain this are below the cut.

SPOILERS

Amari Isora: Romanticization/normalization of abusive relationships (e.g. control, isolation, deceit and deprivation of liberty).

Hanate/Secret Character: Romanticization of abusive relationships (e.g. control and isolation), grooming and adoptive sibling incest.

[badolmen]

People against piracy fail to realize that no, I can’t just ‘buy it.’ They stopped making DVDs and Blu-Rays. They’re barely offering digital copies for download. I am not spending money I could use for food or bills to pay for a subscription service just so I can always have access to a beloved piece of media. Especially not when the service will remove media on a whim without concern for how the loss of access to that piece will make its artistic conservation nigh impossible.

For example, I recently learned that Disney+ had an original film called Crater. It’s scifi, family friendly, and seems cool - I would love to buy it as a holiday gift for my little brother! But: it’s exclusive to D+ and THEY REMOVED IT LITERALLY MONTHS AFTER ITS RELEASE.

The ONLY way I can directly access this film is through piracy. The ONLY available ‘copies’ of this film are hosted on piracy websites. Disney will NEVER release it in theaters, or as something to buy, and it may NEVER return to the streaming service. It will be LOST because we aren’t allowed to purchase it for personal viewing. If I can’t pay to own it, I won’t pay for the privilege of losing it when corporate decides to put it in a vault.

So yes, I’m going to pirate and support piracy.

Edit: if you are able, use $5 you would otherwise use for a streaming subscription to donate to a GazaFunds campaign.

[silentwisher-feed]

Its Gaming Time - SilentWisher Entertainment Live! 🔴LIVE

Its Gaming Time – SilentWisher Entertainment Live! 🔴LIVE Welcome to my SilentWisher Entertainment Live stream 🙂 In this episode, we played some Helldivers 2 and some Abiotic Factor.

[bioethicists]

it's very important to understand how a personality disorder diagnosis functions in the psychiatric system, even if you identify with the diagnosis or find it useful.

personality disorders on your medical record will be used to discredit anything you say or do. they indicate "don't bother listening to this person; apply treatment regardless of their wishes but also they're probably manipulating/attention-seeking so maybe don't bother treating them". needing support becomes attention-seeking. behaviors that would be treated + supported in someone without this diagnosis are ignored or treated as manipulative. providers are instructed to "withdraw warmth" (a real thing in the DBT provider's manual, btw) in response to self-injury or suicidal ideation.

if you have been dx'd with a personality disorder professionally, you likely understand this.

now, here's the important part: this is not an issue of 'stigma' against a politically neutral, pre-discursive True Disease which is being Unfairly Maligned. these diagnoses were formulated based on the idea that some patients cannot be trusted, that some patients seek care too much. they are applied to patient charts as a justification for withdrawing care or as a dismissal of someone "not getting better" fast enough. in the uk, they are often employed by the nhs to shame or problematize people who use large amounts of nhs resources, arguing that receiving a lot of care through the nhs is a negative behavior stemming from a disordered personality.

there are elements of personality disorders which resonate strongly with many people, including myself, but you need to be clear-eyed about the origins + functions of this diagnosis. as a whole, they were created + function as ways to discredit + mistreat noncompliant or "difficult" patients. 'reclaiming' them is not going to change how they function systematically- it is going to make it easier to engage in this systematic neglect by evoking 'ableism' or 'stigma!' when people question the utility or application of the diagnosis.

[demigods-posts]

currently obsessed with the idea of everyone viewing percy as a forced to never be messed with. for the sea is unpredictable and does not like to be restrained and all that jazz. except, frank and hazel. who only see him as just a little guy. a soldier left to his own devices out on the streets with nothing to comfort him but a panda pillow pet and a lingering memory of a girl he loves. he's just a little guy you guys.

[floccinaucinihilipilificationa]

[dkettchen]

cursed construction core hi vis bra that came to me in a dream

In the dream I saw it in the window display of a hardware/DIY/trade shop, implying it was meant to be a practical garment designed for actual female constructions workers in a Female Armour level missed-the-brief attempt at gender inclusion

The practical support from the visible underwire combined with the hi vis implying it’s not meant to be worn as an undergarment, I just-

I blame my binge-reading ND Stevenson’s gender comics talking abt masculinity and femininity incl the one abt Victoria’s Secret lingerie yesterday for this monstrosity x’D

[eggsdrawings]

afternoon🍦

[kitteecassee]

🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹

[detentiontrack]

A lot of people think my autism is “getting better” but I think a lot of it has to do with being an adult and being able to make my own decisions. I used to have frequent meltdowns and shutdowns and on the outside seemed more “obviously” autistic. But I’m 19 now, so I have a lot more say in my life. I only buy one brand of socks. I only own 2 types of shoes. All of my clothes are the exact same. I only eat what *I* want to eat and think feels safe. I can drive and can choose when to leave for appointments and obligations. If I were still a child and forced to wear socks with seams in the toes or clothes that fit me wrong or foods that trigger my sensory issues or have my routine thrown off by other people, I would have A LOT more issues. But since I’m an adult, I have control over most aspects of my life. I’m not “less autistic” now, I just have more free will and know myself well enough to avoid triggers.

[flufflecat]

[fascinationstreetmp3]

I have what you're looking for. High quality. Befitting a man of my tastes. I have a room over on Divisadero, not too far a walk.

[rad-roche]

Art Progress Timeline

It's hard to see this stuff as it's happening, and it's easy to think you're not making progress, so it's good to do these every once in a while. 'finished dww' is both a personal milestone and an excuse to draw them so small, so tiny, but also the point where i didn't have to split focus between two creative disciplines so could focus on the art. been boning up on the fundamentals this year. i've no formal art education (though i did always want it, life had other plans), so i'm thrilled to see i'm getting to where i want to go. hoping 2025 is a good art year for me too

[ink-the-artist]

hi! hope you’re having a good day/night. wondering if you had any tip for achieving phosphorescence/fluorescence with colored pencils? i’ve been getting back into drawing after a long art block and wanted to draw some glow in the dark toys but i’ve been struggling to give a good actual green glow on a dark background. thought i’d ask since you’re incredible with colored pencil!

oh prismacolor neon colored pencils are perfect for this, they only have 3 colors (orange, yellow, and pink) but i think this is the closest thing to what ur describing that ive used in my own art

some of these are more subdued than others, i blend the neon color and a regular color (the neon pencils also have harder lead so are good for blending with) it creates this really nice underglow that i cant achieve with the regular colors. the more subtle ones have less of the neon color blended in and the brighter ones have more. the neon colors are really bright and vibrant it surprised me the first time i used one. my scanner does not pick up neon colors tho (idk if all scanners are like that) so I have to photograph the art instead whenever i use neon colors

im sure other brands have neon colors u can do this with (and other mediums too) this is just what i do

[stealingyourbones]

Going to make @arrowheadedbitch ‘s tea creation tomorrow stay tuned. If ya wanna help @ me in like 8 hours so I can remember to make this and go to the dollar store

I found out I indeed have chai, time for that to infuse for an ungodly amount of time and them also get a single shot of almond milk from some coffee shop.

(if you ask for a food abomination on my Ko-Fi with a donation it’ll greatly help my poor college kid self cover the cost of the food creation and I’ll make the cursed food of your choice!)