#I have and hr 30 min left

[tariah23]

On FaceTime with my sister and the babies akajaj

[lesbianstarlightglimmer]

Well today was even shittier than I already knew it’d be

[sillyfudgemonkeys]

Sounds like you've got a right bitch of a co-worker based on those post tags lol

ajfksdljf TT0TT Oh that was like my 3rd version of a post I made. I had to talk myself down and censor myself akljsdflkfa orz

But yes he really is. I cannot stress it enough that everyone hates his guts and he's created such a hostile work environment.

[danielnelsen]

well i guess i can play bg3 now, assuming it finishes downloading sometime in the next 2 months

[lanshappycorner]

I bought myself a little treat.....

[onepiexe]

well i left 10 min early. lol.

[fuck-customers]

that guy who’s TL leaves without telling anyone here. it happened again. tonight was the worst. i got back from lunch to find that someone left earlier and our one dispenser has a full parking lot and has three return orders. he’d been there for an HOUR. BY HIMSELF. AND OUR FUCKING TL LEFT. i guess our other coworker came back like 30 mins later bc i was stuck running the phone and getting yelled by customers for an hour and a half. then some bitch dragged me up to the service desk bc SHE ORDERED THE WRONG ITEM (can’t do that w online orders but ok) wanted an exchange and i guess some dumb fuck lost a couple shirts and she just had to berate me when i wasn’t even there when it was picked so whatever i guess. idk anymore. im going to hr abt our tl tomorrow. i understand things come up and sometimes u gonna leave early but this guy leaves early everyday he’s scheduled. i shouldn’t be getting screamed at by karens when i should have a manager to fucking help.

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[yb-cringe]

HEEELP Hold on i knew qcellbit is apparently a former fucking serial killer or something (#girlboss) but he's also an Ex Cannibal???? Have i missed any other horrible crimes from him 😭😭 wow he really is so babygirl huh

on his second vod maybe abt. like 20-30 mins in(?) the rest of the Greater Brazillian Polycule show him they made like. a little recreation of his prison cell (cause thats. canonically where they met ig. its based off a video they did 11(?) years ago where they escape prison i think. the vid is like 2 hrs long LMAO)

and he explained to richas that he wasnt that man anymore, he went to rehab, but he was in jail with bad people for doing bad things. richas asked if he ate people and he Avoided the Question (bad) and then like mikew i think was laughing saying ‘yeah dad ate people’

good news he said he left that person in the past and it wasnt him anymore. bad news is he recognizes human meat now ig

i dont THINK theres any more crimes. but tbf richas seemed pretty chill despite the fact his dad ate people so i dont think much phases him anymore

[sheltoner]

uso photos :)) (i also added comments if you would like my thoughts, i also didn’t want to make a ton of separate posts for everyone i saw)

jannik and muso:

i got here at the very end of this practice session, but it was so awesome for the 30 mins it was there it was so cool, literally don’t have words to describe how great it was

especially just being in arthur ashe stadium was just crazy it’s been a life long dream of mine to be in there and it was so great

iga and karo:

i also only saw this one for abt half an hr, and i feel like i should’ve stayed longer, but what i did see was absolutely amazing. they’re both so cool and it was just great to be in the same place as them i honestly couldn’t believe i was there

taylor:

this was great bc when i got there there weren’t a ton of people in armstrong so i was able to be like only four rows back from the court so i was really right there. and yall. taylor is so tall holy shit it’s insane. i feel like when i watch him i don’t comprehend how tall he is but he is so tall it’s crazy. he was doing rly well (he was practicing with dan evans) when i got there but then progressively got a little worse and it hurt to see him slip into his mind in person, but i suppose i got the whole taylor experience 🙃

ben!!!!!!!:

definitely my favorite part of the whole day lol :) it was actually insane to see him in person and no i don’t think i will ever shut up about seeing him im fundamentally changed as a human being. i will never forget this. best day of my life, best hour and 15 mins of my life.

i wanted to get a ball signed maybe but there was no way i was going to push through the crowd that was there and he didn’t even sign that much stuff so i don’t think i would’ve gotten one

frances and jiri:

(left armstrong to go eat lunch so my seat changed) this was probably the most fun practice i saw, literally every other point was some crazy rally or lob or something it was one of the most fun hour and 30 mins of my life

aryna:

i got to see aryna practice for like 15 mins right before i needed to go home, and it was just so awesome to see her in person. i fr spent most of the day in awe that i was in the same space as all these people

[wedielikemen]

UNHINGED The Sunshine Court Thoughts CHAP 5

WTF went on between Jean, Zane and Grayson in January?? I almost don’t wanna know.

THE FOXES WIIIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNN

“then the Ravens made the critical mistake of fouling Andrew Minyard himself, and Nathaniel crossed the court in record time to throw Brayden off his feet.”

Okay that’s ^ cute but I raise you (see below)

“The Foxes were all the way at the Ravens’ goal, and no Raven would dare stay Riko’s hand. The only one who had any chance was Andrew, who threw himself out of his goal like all of hell was at his heels.”

Jean may by panicking but I am about to cross someone off my TSC kill list. 😘

Kindle says I have 2 hrs 30 mins left

Chapter 6

[tariah23]

The afternoon shifts go by so fast tbh…

[focusnicole]

oct. 5, 2024

slow and lazy day considering everything. i worked a six hour shift today that fell right in the middle of the day, so i didn’t have much time in the morning or in the afternoon to get much done. my job hosts a robotics competition in december and i got to build all of the lego bits that go on the tournament mat, so i was very happy at work today (o^ ^o) after work i sort of just… flopped at home. i’ve been so go-go-go these past few days that just sitting and doing nothing felt like heaven. i indulged in snacks and took a nap in my boyfriend’s bed until he got home

i got my grade back for my sociology paper: an 88. its a fine grade, but not what i was hoping for. i’ll have to really really try my best with this next paper, especially since its on everything covered while i was sick and out of class. 

✦ got done ;

worked a shift

✦ the best parts ;

getting paid to build legos

sour gummy worms

liquid death, severed lime

cuddling with my cat

taking a nap in my work uniform and getting to change into comfy clothes and lay back down

doodling on the back of left receipts

✦ trackers ;

sleep: 8 hrs

water: 53.2 / 68

protein: 67.3 / 75 g

study hours: n/a

screen time: 5 hrs 30 mins

[pastryinvasion]

Art Commissions Open!

Hello everyone! While not entirely new to Tumblr, it is my first time posting! And thus I want to introduce myself, why I’m here, and why you should commission me.

My name is Ryker, aka Ryk, and I am beginner digital artist! I only jumped back into to doing art around 2021, and as I see it, I have a lot room to grow: which is exactly what I plan to do!

So, if I haven’t been on Tumblr, where have I been? I started off posting my work in discord servers. Mostly small open/closed species server that I was comfortable sharing my stuff in, until I was confident enough to share it elsewhere as well. From there I joined Instagram (no longer in use because of Meta & it’s AI…) and TikTok, and then Cara and now I’m here. I actually joined Tumblr on the recommendation of a comment on a TikTok video I made; saying I should branch out to a platform with a broader audience! 

That same user, in response to me lowering my prices again, pointed out that people might be even less persuaded to commission me if they thought my art would be cheaply made or rushed. Definitely should’ve realized that in hindsight ngl, so shout out to them for helping me understand that! To show that I do in fact value the work I do, here’s a general estimate of how long pieces typically take me:

Sketch: 30 min ~ hour

Bust: 2hr ~ 8hr

Full body: 4hr ~ 10hr

Piece w/ detailed background: 10+ hours

Reference sheets: 3hr for single headshot + single full body ref; 50hr for headshot + multiple full body refs

So, after that long winded- probably unneeded spiel, let’s be honest here- why should you commission me? Well, everything I earn from commissions go straight into savings for a place to live. I plan on living full time in a skoolie, a school bus converted into an apartment, as a much cheaper alternative to renting or buying a house. They cost around a min 20k! For those who are always the first to ask “well why don’t you have a job,” I do! I’m just doing this on the side to hopefully make it go a bit faster. 

Side note: For anything over $5 I’m more then willing to do multiple characters in the same shot, as long as your aware of the time it’ll take me LOL (last time I did a piece with 9 characters and it took me 300+ hrs. yikes)

So, without anything left to say, here are my prices!

[thechillsquid]

Axolotl

So when looking at it initially, one would expect the real life axolotl (left) and the minecraft axolotl (right) to be biologically and ecologically similar, however, this couldn’t be further from the truth, for you see, they live extremely differing lifestyles and thus have varying adaptions and ecological niches.

Let’s start off with the most notable differences on initial viewing. Firstly, the axolotl wild morph is actually a commonly brownish-ran colored animal with an effective camouflage for blending into its environment. The thought of pink or white axolotls one may think of being domesticated variations that were able to be established through captive breeding. The mc axolotl however shares these abnormal, more domesticated color morphs as well as a few color morphs more similar to that of the real life axolotl wild morph. However, this is likely due to one being a preyed upon species while the other is more so an active predator with few competing organisms. We will however build upon the idea of the minecraft axolotl’s niche and lifestyle later.

Let’s go back to the appearance of the two axolotls. For while sharing a generally similar aquatic based body plan, the minecraft axolotl showcases a much shorter tail with a bulkier body than its real life counterpart which has a much more elongated tail and milder form.

Furthermore, while the real life axolotl has very scrawny limbs that are ineffective for even attempting out of water locomotion (they can not survive long out of water anyways due the moist slime coating along their skin drying out and because they can not breath effectively out of water for long periods of time; at the most extreme they could survive up to an hour without air but within minutes they start getting highly uncomfortable and distressed), the minecraft axolotl is a fucking beast.

Not only can the minecraft axolotl survive up to a maximum of 6 hours out of water (20 min irl = 24 hr mc; 10 min irl = 12 hr mc; 5 min irl = 6 hr mc) but it is notable in the fact it will purposefully leave the water sometimes to find new water sources. It can actively move about on land at about 0.682 mph to .723 mph, depending on whether or not you round the length of a block to about 3ft precisely or to the claimed 3 ft, 3 inches. I will however be going with blocks being more so about 3ft in length to make the math easier.

So the minecraft axolotl can move across the land at about 0.682 mph, about the same speed as a koala climbing a tree which has been noted at about 0.7 mph.

This, while notable compared to its real life counterpart, is nothing compared to truly terrestrial salamanders which while they may move slowly about land, can run at quick speeds for escape if needed. The minecraft counterpart can not do this and infact won’t run even if endangered, lending to the fact that it can’t run. So while it is muscular enough to support its own body weight and move notably, it can not run and thus moves onto land primarily when necessary.

The real life axolotl can not do this and often finds threats such as water pollution to be quite endangering to their species’ survival. However, the mc axolotl is also much more adaptable than its counterpart.

Though, this could be because of the size difference between the two. For while it wouldn’t be all that notable at first, one is significantly larger than the other. The irl axolotl can fit in the palm of a human hand and has been known to grow to lengths of about 12 inches from head to tail. The mc axolotl on the other hand? Can reach about 3 feet in length from head to tail. This is about equivalent to that of the North American hellbender, the largest salamander species in the United States which are capable of growing up to about 30 inches long (2 1/2 feet).

(While the mc axolotl would be a bit larger, imagine this for the approx of the mc axolotl length)

Now this has probably been the result of the mc axolotl lacking major predators, but it also may be a factor of the mc environment having an increased amount of available oxygen, allowing for organisms to grow bigger (this being a plausible reason behind large arthropods such as the notorious mc silverfish and the abnormally large mc bee).

The mc axolotl not only can maintain greater size since it can manage increased metabolic rates due to this available oxygen, but it has been able to take a more active predator ecological niche. The mc axolotl is, afterall, known not only for its regenerative capabilities (able to play dead when injured to allow its body a brief moment to focus attention to regeneration of injured parts of the body) but its aggressive hunting nature.

They will actively hunt and seek animals such as fish, squid, etc., whereas the irl axolotl is more so of an ambush predator. It uses its sense of smell to find food to make up for its poor eyesight, and then it will simply suck food into its mouth. Irl axolotl often eating things such as invertebrates, small fish, etc.

The mc axolotl as well, possibly as a benefit of its specialized metabolic rate management, can deal with temperatures that would kill its irl counterpart. You see irl axolotls, and many other of its kin, need lower water temperatures to help them regulate their metabolic rate. If temperatures rise above their normal range, the axolotl metabolic rate will increase too quickly for the animal’s body to maintain causing death.

The mc axolotl doesn’t seem as affected, and this possible is why it is such an active and vigorous hunter. For while it is more adaptable and thus has a greater survivability, it needs to keep up with its much greater metabolic rate by eating much more. This would be impossible for a more slow and steady hunting approach so the mc axolotl developed to be a better hunter.

While its tail is smaller, the paddle like fin is a lot broader and the tail itself is much stronger than the irl axolotl. Limbs gained increased rigor either due to needing to possibly move to new water sources to find prey when prey populations dipped, or possibly to help it maneuver tighter areas more effectively. It certainly is less frail than its irl cousin.

This also helps with the look into how the mc axolotl’s relative the phantom managed to gain its strength and prowess. For while the irl axolotl can not live long out of water and the mc axolotl can, there may be one definite distinction between the two that causes this.

Their skin. You see an irl axolotl’s skin is covered in a slime coating that helps not only keep an axolotl’s skin protected from possible infections, etc., it also helps to keep the axolotl moist out of water. However, when this protective coating dries out, that’s when issues arise.

The mc axolotl, while staying out of water for long periods of time can cause the animal’s death, does not seem to have as great of an issue with skin protection. At least while sensitive, it seems the skin is defintely able to keep moisture in while allowing for respiration.

This feature is most likely what allowed for the capability of the puesdo-reptiod phantom to survive and adapt despite its amphibious origins.

Not only has this allowed for insight on the differing ecological pressures and available niches one can find in the minecraft biological setting, but it allows insight towards why such odd organisms may have been able to take root/why some showcase much greater growth/odd adaptions then what one would see on Earth.

I will be delving into all this later, but for now thank you for reading, this certainly was interesting to expand upon!

[onepiexe]

day seems ok. long though.

[reincarnatedonthefirst]

Client Recap

I started the day off chill. I was fasting so I pushed my 18-hr fast to 19 hours and ate breakfast at 12:30PM.

Around 2:45PM, I finally got a serious inquiry from someone looking for a nuru massage. I struggled to reel him in but he finally bit. But he didn’t give me much time to get ready. The hotel I needed to book was 55 min away with traffic which hardly gave me enough time to shower, drive, put on makeup, and prepare the hotel room.

I drove fast and shaved 10 minutes off my trip. I could have shaved off 15 had I not missed my exit twice.

I drew on my eyebrows in the car and put on mascara at the hotel but that’s all I could do. I threw the protective sheets over the bed, mixed the gel (I made it too watery), and the client showed up and we showered together.

I’m getting the hang of my nuru massage routine. I love how I’m communicating with clients and vibing with them before the actual massage starts.

Anyway, the first client was cool. (Another) Indian guy in his 30s. We had great conversation during the session. We spoke about religion, our cultures, and work.

I wasn’t expecting to see anyone else for the day but around 7PM, I got another inquiry. Someone also hesitant to screen but, just as I did with the first client, I wooed this one with with my charm and he completed the booking form.

I thought he wanted a nuru massage also so I had to run to Target and buy more shower curtain liners to protect the bed. But he arrived and we showered together and kissed some and he really loved that. He tipped $50 over the price of the massage so he was essentially paying for my full service rate. He asked if we could switch to full service because he didn’t give a sht about the massage. I was totally fine with that. He spent about 40 minutes with me and left.

He was also cool as hell. Filipino with a rad tattoo. Today ended up being a great day. Tomorrow will be another big day with the two back-to-back clients in the evening.