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Hello Tracy, I've been a fan of Lackadaisy since the webcomic days and want to ask a quick question regarding Patreon. I'm also an indie creative myself and currently trying to raise funds for a show I'm working on. What are the best ways to market myself online, and what are some ways to obtain money for the production of merchandise that doesn't involve crowdfunding?
Any specific advice I could give about marketing oneself online at this point would be pretty outdated. I started making Lackadaisy years back, when the internet had a rather different geography and culture. DeviantArt was where all the art kids were. That is, of course, no longer the case.
My generalized advice, though, would be to start working on your project, start sharing it in some form, even if it's just concept art or experiments at this phase, and start building an audience. Nothing speaks to the quality and appeal of whatever it is you're making like the thing itself does. Pick your poisons, as far as social media goes, but probably don't focus solely on one. Platforms don't remain useful or pleasant places to be forever. Set up an avenue for viewers to support you (Patreon, Ko-fi, or something like it), but don't expect supporters to come flooding in all at once. The internet is awash with so many creators and shows and influencers and distractions, it's hard to make waves. Tenacity will be your ally, though. You are likely going to be pursuing your project on the side and possibly working at a loss for a while as you build. Keep things small scale, especially if you're working solo, or with a small team of people. Audience growth and support may eventually start allowing you to expand your ambitions. It's important to do the thing you're doing out of love for the art, for the project itself, for the experience of doing it, and not because you're expecting rounds of applause, accolades, and money to come rushing at you. There's no guarantee that last part will happen...so at least make sure you're having fun doing whatever you're doing.
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About merchandise --
You can incur the upfront cost of producing, say, a small run of enamel pins. Sell them on your own shop storefront or offer them to supporters at certain tier levels and see how long it takes to earn back the production cost such that you start earning a little bit of profit. Get a feel for how well you can handle packaging and shipping things yourself. Test the waters before making any large merch orders, and don't order vast amounts of something that you don't have room to 'warehouse' in your own home.
You can go the print on demand route. It's got its drawbacks - like slim returns - but it allows you to offer an assortment of merch items without the huge risk of paying big manufacturing fees upfront. It can also do the fulfillment/shipping part for you. I did pretty okay selling prints this way for a time. (Research and be selective about what services you use here, though. Some have gotten markedly worse over the years.)
I know Patreon offers a subscription level for creators that includes some merch production and fulfillment. I haven't personally used it, though, so I'd ask around to see what other creators' experiences have been like with it.
One thing I would suggest relying more heavily on, especially at first, is digital/downloadable rewards, like PDF ebooks or digital sketchbooks - things like that. Shipping supplies and postage costs are ever-increasing and can easily end up putting you in the red. Also, if you have an international audience, it may be difficult to reach them with tangible merch items.
You might also check out some nearby conventions to see if they'd be a good fit for you and your project. Apply for artist alley space at one of them if that's appropriate, or investigate whether or not it'd be worth it to get a dealer table. You might even find someone willing to share dealer space with you for a trial-run.
At some point, when you have enough of an audience to warrant it, seek out a merch partner. Or, they might come scouting for you if they think you have something going that'd be soundly marketable.
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✩ MONTHLY FIC ROUND-UP ✩
The fics I’ve read and enjoyed for the month of February. Reminder: This list features any and all ratings and themes. Please look at tags and warnings on ao3 before reading.
DC (Batman)
Light A Match, Pull The Pin (You Are Not Who You've Been) by WakingNightmares
Part 2 of I've Given Every Piece Of Me (And I'm Breathing)
“Games,” Dick says softly. “He… he likes to play games. With your… with your head. He won’t…” He shakes his head a bit, some of the distance in his eyes fading. “He won’t come at you head on. That’s not… That’s not what he does. He wants you scared, first. Helpless. Knowing there’s nothing you can do. He… He calls it… softening up the target. So when he… when he actually shows up… they’re so afraid they… they panic.”
“And if he does…” Jason swallows. “If he does, you… there’s no way out. He won’t… If you fail, he doesn’t care. What you do. It doesn’t matter. He won’t stop no matter how much you…” Jason blinks a few times, and Roy’s fairly positive he’s trying to blink back memories. “He’s going to do what he’s going to do. You can’t stop him. He doesn’t care.”
Roy takes a deep breath. Let’s it out slowly, so it’s only an exhale, and not a sigh, because Jason looks haunted, and Dick looks blank.
Set immediately after Screaming In The Dark.
Captive Prince
Blood, Bones, Voice, Ghost by sunsmasher
Damen’s grip on his arm is painful. His face in Laurent’s is ashy and sheened with sweat.
He says, “There was something in my drink.”
(Damen is poisoned, Jokaste is framed, Laurent must find them an heir. He's put it off for so long already.)
Miraculous Ladybug
the art of living lies and a fine mingling of letting go by blueh
“Ms. Bustier,” Marinette says a little desperately. “I have been fighting akumas nonstop for the past twenty four hours, I’m running on seven expresso shots right now and I can barely read the words on the board. Can we please reschedule the test?”
Adrien doesn’t look up from where his head is buried in his arms but he waves a hand and says, “Agreed.”
Or: the world knows their identities, but life goes on.
Sewing Needles and Cat Paws by SailorChibi
Later, they agree that Hawkmoth did it on purpose.
But in the moment, Chat Noir can’t think that far. His head is pounding, possibly from a concussion, and he has just enough time to look into Ladybug’s scared blue eyes before the flash of light overtakes them both. Then, suddenly, he’s looking at Marinette Dupain-Cheng and the journalists around them are screaming. Their names, including Adrien’s real one, are so loud that it’s disorienting.
The Growing Pains Of Child Soldiers by BloodWolf13 (+ podfic)
What do the citizens of Paris do, when they realize that their heroes are literally growing up before their eyes? They freak the fuck out.
Or everybody realizes that the heroes of Paris are young teenagers and are a little (extremely) worried about children fighting a terrorist.
Yesterday was plain awful by zipadeea
"WHERE IS LADYBUG? The headlines scream Sunday morning, and Caline Bustier feels her stomach just drop."
After a terrifying akuma attack, Paris and its heroes are left reeling. All most people want is to know what has happened to their beloved Ladybug and Chat Noir.
Marinette and Adrien just want to be okay.
Alternatively: Plagg has a whole lot of feelings, Marinette lies and says she's fine every other paragraph, and Adrien cries more in two days than he has in two years.
Miraculous Ladybug x DC
Bad news, Paris by BlueTee
Part 1 of Paris vs Gotham
Tim: @notTHATtim Are you parisians all right??? #onlyinParis Nathaniel Kurtzberg: @nathanielkart Replying to @notTHATtim hahaha no.
In which Nathaniel only wanted to pass some information but shenanigans issues and he ends up starting a twitter war.
Severance
Lay Me Back Down by EightMinutesToSunrise
Mark S. escapes Lumon and finds himself alone in an unfamiliar house. Or, not quite alone--his outie's with him.
Click. Click. by EightMinutesToSunrise
A few days after the destruction of Lumon and the innies' escape, Mark S. requests that his outie take their consciousness, and not swap back for anything. Not even (especially not) for their rebellion's firecracker leader, Helly Riggs.
From Lightswitch AU--a separate but related continuation of my fic "Lay Me Back Down."
As the Elevator Dings by Sdove
Breaking company rules is a form of self care. OR a story about the revolutionary act that is choosing to love yourself. OR the aftermath of the party and Mark S.'s role in it-- part character study, part plot, all angst, baby!
A Light In The Storm by Alooxis
Ever since the court order requiring that Lumon employees be provided with co-neural switches - a modified version of the overtime contingency device - Mark's world had become so much larger than he’d ever imagined.
Unfortunately, with a world of new experiences comes a world of new fears.
I.e.: Mark S. experiences his first thunderstorm. It does not go well. Thankfully, Devon is there to help.
#i know i technically only posted my janurary round up a few weeks ago but that was me just forgetting to hit post ksjdsj#but this one is on time !!#my posts#monthly fic round up#fic recs#ml recs#dc recs#cp recs#severance recs
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Padawan braid
Anakin Skywalker x f!reader summary: Anakin really likes the way a padawan braid looks on you. includes: fluff
Ever since you were teens, Anakin absolutely adored the way the padawan braid looked on you. It got to the point where he was actually upset when you were knighted and took it off.
So what did he do? He learned how to braid hair, practicing on himself or you while you're sleeping so he can surprise you.
And he sure did.
After practicing for what he felt was enough he decided to test himself one evening.
"Baby can you come here for a sec?"
"What is it?" You emerge from the kitchen.
"Come here" He smiled, gesturing to the floor.
Confused, you sat down with your back facing him.
"There, just don't move mkay?" He mumbled as he picked up a strand of your hair to braid it.
For the next 10 minutes or so, you lost yourself in the TV show that was on, not paying much attention to Anakin. You figured he just wanted to play with your hair or something. You've noticed he's been doing that lately.
"Ta-da!" He exclaims "All done!" He says excitedly, snapping you out of your thoughts.
"Hm? What?" You ask, eyebrows furrowed as you look back at him.
"Go take a look" He grins.
Curious, you walk over to the mirror only to be met with pieces of your hair braided. You examine your head with a huge smile on your face.
There was around 6 thin braids spread out through your hair, tied with a see-through elastic band.
"I love it Ani, I look so beautiful." You lean against his chest as he appears behind you.
"You're always beautiful." He states matter-of-factly, kissing the top of your head.
#star wars#anakin skywalker x reader#anakin skywalker x you#anakin skywalker fluff#hayden christensen#haydenchristensen#star wars prequels#james kelly#sam monroe#scott barringer#clayton beresford#stephen glass
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Mindcrank's top 10 Mikus of the first five years
This list runs from the last monday of feb 2019 to to feb '24. Theres a few more done after that date in 24 that are not eligible.
#10 - 7/29/19: 'Aeiou Aeiou'
This was the first Miku we ever made that we were and remain truly proud of. We were still using SAI 1.0 back then, and I don't think we ever figured out how to do any rendering outside of adjusting opacity on the default brush. That we managed to make such a blend of colors and light with such a limitation in knowledge and tools just months after picking up a tablet, really makes this piece impressive to us even now. Even so, this barely cinches a spot almost by power of nostalgia alone.
#9 - 5/30/2022: 'One day I'll get to actually attend a concert'
Funnily enough, this one is based on a concert we did go to. Not a Hatsune Miku concert (though we still have our Miku expo 2020 ticket) but an Aurora one our youngest sister took us to. The singer came on, backlit as seen, and it kinda stuck with me. Really love this one though, the minimalist backlighting just looks great.
#8 - 6/27/2022: I really liked that one AI Greentext @liquidstar posted
While there are parts of this we're a bit questionable on now, namely the face in the final panel and being inspired by an AI greentext in the first place, this Miku holds a v special place in our heart. it's easily our most popular too, notes wise!
#7 - 4/3/2023 'A Trip To The Moon by Hatsune Miku'
This was part inspired by the desire to make a fake album cover, and part by the urban legend that the first manmade object in space was a sewer cover that was launched by a nuclear test. While untrue as the lid would have disintegrated at the speed it was moving well before leaving the atmosphere, it made for some potent imagery. This is one we wish we had even more time with, but as is, just looks fantastic. Every concept we wanted is there and so so good. Should really make a song list for this album.
#6 3/6/2023 'This is how Hatslimey Migoo arrives onstage'
This was part of Migoo March of '23, and we had to fight ourselves from including another piece from from the same month. It's no secret that Hatslimey Migoo is our favorite Miku design we made (sorry Radical Miku) and the whimsy and charm she brings with her is in spades here.
#5 - 7/11/2022 'Miku but it's me my 2009 senior year'
Okay so obviously at this point they're all near and dear to my heart, but this one has something even more special to it. I was such a depressed piece of shit in highschool and it was nice to give our past selves some love. That so many also loved her was genuinely healing in a way.
#4 - 8/1/2022 'Sli-Miku? Slimeku? Hatslimey Miku? Yeah'
Listen we said Hastlimey Migoo was our favorite child, and well, we just couldn't not put her origin image on this list. I mean just look at her! She's adorable! Not to mention how well we did making her look goopy as hell.
Honorable mentions!
(okay look we had to cut this down from 26 images and there still like a dozen more that could have made the shortlist so let us have this)
From 2021! Still perhaps our favorite Radical Miku! Posing and shadows look great still tbh.
Perhaps the Miku with the least amount of love noteswise. From 2023, it just really captures the miserable summer days in my shitty old room. there was no AC and it was triple digits or close to it many, many days. Just looking at it is something bittersweet.
From 2022, we have this vampire miku! Sure some parts are a little off, but the colors and bg just feel so right! So very perfectly part of the mood. Back to the countdown!
#3 9/25/2023 'Patron Saint of Song'
This is the Miku we're perhaps the second most unreasonably proud of on a technical level. Working within the limitations of imitating another style just pulled something out of us ig. We're not even sure what else to say, just look at it! The smooth lines, the way the flatly colored pieces create depth with the curves, the bordering. Easily one of the best pieces we've ever made.
#2 - 2/8/21 'Miku Devours Her Progeny'
This is it. Perhaps the one you expected at No. 1? It has been our favorite for a very long time, and the one we pointed to as such for a while after all. Even after making the piece that now resides at the top slot.
There's just something so absurd about Miku as Saturn, yet something that works to it. She is, after all, the first Vocaloid, and remains the most outwardly popular. A position that naturally calls for the cannibalization of her progeny. Perhaps it's the way it captures the madness and zero sum nature of making art?
No matter how long we look at it, no matter the new flaws we spot in it's construction, it's a piece that as we gaze upon it we only love more.
#1 - 5/22/23 'Trail Cam Footage'
This is a piece that's truly difficult to speak on. Iirc, we had found ourselves short on time, so elected to try a rougher, more impressionist style. Something we could make quickly, as to not miss a Monday and get to bed at a reasonable hour. Taking further inspiration from trail cams and horror, we decided a greyscale would help further eliminate work. No pesky color picking to complicate rendering.
This as made in a single post-work sitting as a result. It has since become our favorite.
It so perfectly captures the feeling of seeing something spooky on a low res camera feed. Just enough details to let your mind fill in the blanks. The short field of view making it all the more intimate. The oppressive darkness all around. This is the only piece we've loved enough to share to other sites we don't post to. Its both our blog background, and our PC wallpaper!
We've often considered revisiting this style, but are afraid we'd never be able to live up to this. Honestly, it feels like it would be redundant. This one piece is already the peak. Not to mention, there's no way to live up to the fact that just days later, actual trail cam footage of two naked witches eating a deer emerged.
Which Miku is your favorite? Did we miss one you love? Let us know!
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*grovels on hands and knees*
Either Edgar or Casey hcs I need it I beg I beg I beg pls pls pls I love ur writing so good chefs kiss
allo allo o7 since i answered edgar already, time for casey.

Casey Harris ⚾
CW: mentions of/implied grooming. nothing explicit, but subject will be colored red if you wish to skip it.
The Basics:
puppies dog
look at him this man is practically a golden retriever in Frat form.
fun loving, and just as dumb; he's a simple guy with simple pleasures; mainly playing ball and hitting on girls.
generally speaking he was one of the nicer guys on the team, provided you weren't a Dick like jimmy and co.
a "stupid fucking ray of sunshine" depending on who you ask.
he just wanted to be liked, really.
above all else, praise is what kept him going; something he seldom got from his drunk father at home.
if only that didnt leave him... open.
(putting the rest under a cut because it does touch on a sensitive matter)
Extended Lores:
casey isn't the brightest, no.
he Did try for a long time to be, but it never really sunk in.
sure as hell wasnt easy with both ADHD and dyslexia kicking his ass.
eventually he did give up because he'd never be good enough for his miserable black hole of an old man academically, instead joining the sports team.
and there he found a 'better' father figure; one that actually seemed Interested in working with him towards his goals.
granted, burton's idea of helping involved steroids and calling him a sissy until he got swole.
and, well. let's just say i have my reasons for thinking burton isn't just interested in harassing the girls at the academy.
something about health class, i'm not getting into it because frankly its abhorrent, but something happened.
there will always be horrors but he always kept up a positive attitude; choking back whatever in favor of having a good time with his friends.
his friends, for the most part, being Dan and Bo, though he fraternized with all of the Jocks- Mandy included.
funny thing about dan, him and casey were actually very close in middle school.
upon entering the academy they briefly went separate ways due to the nature of their cliques, but casey missed him and didn't want his number one buddy to be 'lame,' so he ended up vouching for dan to join the football team.
also, dan was still pretty damn smart, especially with math and chemistry. who else was he gonna get homework help from?
(yes he did get math test answers from justin once, but only because hattrick usually puts a lot of Word Problems in his exams.)
speaking of that mission, since hattrick got fired before he could put out his last test casey Probably went and shook justin down for a refund.
he didnt get it, though, so he started beefing with the preps for a minute; usually via vandalism in the vale.
much to justin's displeasure, as you can imagine.
some flattery and perhaps a new pair of shoes gifted to the jock smoothed over that conflict, however.
this boy has potential for sure, but i dont think ive fleshed out the jocks enough to truly see his dynamics in full yet 💔 hums. i'll revisit him someday.
[hc masterpost]
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@shiningxfates
There was one fear that stuck with her since the battle ended. It wasn't over the recent rebuild of the Hazbin Hotel, or the new occupants staying with them. However, none of them were actual guests looking for redemption. With all they lost during the final battle with the exorcists, she couldn't blame anyone for losing interest in pursuing that right now. It would take time to prove their hotel was a safe haven for sinners, including from potential future angel attacks.
No, the only thing recently on her mind was Alastor.
Only a couple of days passed since the fight and despite the radio demon trying to stay hidden from everyone, something was off about him. His skin seemed a little more pale than usual, and his movements slower. It was such a subtle change that no one else seemed to pick up on the signs of it, but she did.
Okay, so maybe it was more of an obsession, really. Not with him specifically, but with everyone who fought by her side that day. She tended to watch each one of them closer, observing them for any hints that their health might be in jeopardy. She was thankful that none of them seemed to express any symptoms -- Angel, Husk, Vaggie, Niffty, her father or Cherri. All of them were fine.
Except, that was, for Alastor.
Her obsession grew. She tried to spend as much time as she could with him, using any excuse available to her at the time, no matter how miniscule they were. If they were enough to keep him in her sight a little bit longer, they were good enough. But, unfortunately, because it was Alastor, he tended to disappear at a moment's notice in the shadows, easily able to escape her pursuit.
Instead, she tried to think back to the battle. She remembered the moment Adam invaded the hotel, which was the first sign that something was wrong with him, and how that during the rest of the battle, no one saw Alastor again. It wasn't until the very end during the reconstruction that he materialized, acting completely normal. But that was impossible!
He had to of been hurt by Adam! It was the only explanation for how it went down. The moment played back over and over in her head, until it was all she could think about.
Why wouldn't Alastor simply come forward if he was hurt?! They were supposed to be friends! More than that, partners throughout the entire endeavor of the hotel. He supported her dreams since day one, even if they hadn't always been with the best intentions, but still, that meant they supported each other!
The thought of him suffering alone was enough to slowly drive her mad, to the point where she thought she'd genuinely start losing blond hair, whether by stress or ripping it out herself in frustration. It was what finally compelled her to march straight to his room and knock loudly on it. "Alastor? Are you in there?"
She paused briefly, wearing her bottom lip beneath her teeth as she made a decision. She had to be confident if she was going to find out the truth once and for all, force him to be honest with her, finally. So, without further preamble, she tried the doorknob to let herself inside. "I'm coming in!" was the only warning she offered.
#shiningxfates#❛ Demon Belle [ Charlie ] ❜#❛ You are wicked like a torturous dream ; Like a sweet calamity [ Radiobelle ] ❜#I think we were still deciding on tags but...#I wanted to include something to test it out#And test this whole thing out as well
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in lieu of having posted any writing/headcanons/asks in the past few days because i have been *so* busy and unable to do anything fandom-related which is terrible and evil, i have a poll out of morbid curiosity and self-indulgence. i've been meaning to ramble here about how i feel about DC's lack fo Deaf representation and which Batfam members i would personally make Deaf, but i am mildly curious about the larger opinion and now i will subject you all to the question, i would love to hear thoughts/opinions/headcanons on any specific choices. (would love d/Deaf/HoH opinions esp but i'm mostly expecting this to reach the hearing crowd, so opinions from hearing ppl are ones i'm very curious about. if you've never given it thought before you are going to now or else /lh)
#necrotic nuisance#<- new tag for nonserious shit like this#batfamily#batclan#deafculture#i think not including bruce in this poll bc i ran out of options is *so* fucking funny so i'm keeping it#bc realistically i could bump off more tertiary characters like harper or jpv to include him#but i won't.#hearing people are seriously invited to reblog and share opinions or headcanons i'm so genuine#just like. behave about it.#i have personal headcanons but i will save sharing them until the poll is finished#as not to skew results#i also have a hunch on who will lead. based on popular headcanons i see#but i will also not share that as to not skew it#i'm using the Deaf identity as an umbrella term that can include Hard of Hearing as well btw#so if your headcanon is more HoH leaning it is counted#i do believe this is something most fans haven't rlly thought about#but i *really* want to write fics with Deaf rep and i have been waffling on who to make Deaf#so. this poll is also a field test of who you would like to see me (a Deaf bitch) write as Deaf.#and i totally pinky promise not to project super duper hard on them. (i'm so lying)#i will get back to writing and the ask games i promse!#tomorrow i have the day off after 4 bc someone else is watching the baby so ic can just chill#also *please please* if you have disabled headcanons for any batfam (or DC in general) character#send them to me. i want to see them. i would love to talk about them with you.#as an anon ask as a message as a reblog idc#gimme.#this isn't my usual content but shhh lemme be self indulgent.#both bc i'm curious and bc i wanna write Deaf shit so. we take a break from my usual nonsense for this.#i'll post writing tomorrow to make up for it#also i have to remind myself this is my blog i can do what i want with and not just be a content machine. yk
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i think about the whole "love that" exchange a lot.
#i think i already have a post about this somewhere im just. rotating it#they realize they just kinda revealed a bit too much in front of Trent Crimm (Formerly) The Independent#and he does the whole biting wind-up to a question you know is going to be sharp as hell. bringing in that heat#and rebecca just. doesn't even try to get out of it#is she taking a leap of faith? is she just tired of spinning a whole yarn? testing him? giving him a chance?#and his response is just. simple. a real smile--almost conspiratorial and they're both in on the joke--and 'love that.'#sincere and almost warm. love that. bc that's what he actually thinks. not asking what he thinks he should#what he thinks the crowd wants to hear. but just. god her ex husband is a dickhead. absolutely you should try to fuck him over. love that#and rebecca all but beaming at him in response#i wish we'd gotten more of their dynamic tbh. i think that interaction probably helped soothe any anxieties she had about the whole thing#i think the next time we really see them interact is just the girl talk thing#where she's gleefully including him on the gossip and he's SO fucking pleased to get a good grade in girl talk something both normal to w#but like them developing an almost easy banter Fast. please. and like. him letting himself be. himself. in front of other people#not just ted. and rebecca GETS that if anyone gets getting flayed by the lasso effect it's her#so like. IDK MAN I JUST THINK THEY SHOULD BOND#also keeley. DEFINITELY keeley. all three of them. FUCK#trent crimm#rebecca welton#gertspeak#god. him being so pleased about the girl talk comment too. lives in my brain rent free#rebecca or keeley pays him a genuine but offhand compliment and he (and clearly completely unconsciously) just#fully does a pleased little wiggle in his seat. and they're like hmmmm
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so if you romance and ascend astarion you can kick him in the balls when he tries to turn you and it’s just very funny, he’s so pissy about it. so much for the most powerful vampire of all time or whatever, he stamps around like a toddler and then leaves forever
#i’m glad i saved before that choice so i can go through all the scenes i wouldn’t have got otherwise#(‘that choice’ meaning ascension)#im Fascinated by a whole bunch of stuff if you ascend him#like if you succeed on the detect thoughts (or maybe insight i forget) before he turns you to see what he think of you#it says something like ‘he will always see you as degrading yourself while you choose to be with him’ which is just BONKERS INSANE#like not confusing or anything. just wild to include. in a good way; like yeah of course that’s how he feels#and then the narrator follows it up with something like ‘but isn’t that what you want?’#like i’m glad they do actually try to impress upon you how fucked this dynamic is. they’re not trying to make you think it’s a good outcome#(i know there’s discourse about this and it’s very annoying)#(people who are like ‘actually it’s romantic and kinky’ uhh 😬)#(but then people who are like ‘how can anyone think this is ok’ and direct that towards anyone who enjoys playing it)#(like no it’s fun and genuinely interesting and i can see the appeal. just not when it comes to analysing the relationship)#(most people are aware that this is a bad dynamic they’re just playing a game chill out)#(like when i said 😬 about it being romantic/kinky i mean that from the perspective of analysing the story not personal enjoyment)#(anyway. moving on)#like i did that specific bit of dialogue probably a month or more ago and only once (because the test was really hard)#and it’s been creeping around in my head ever since. i love it lmao#i saw a video of that kiss where he makes you kneel a while ago and didn’t quite believe it was a real thing#but no it’s one of his actual default kisses. amazing#like i’m definitely gonna do a playthrough where i get everyone to make the power-hungry soul-destroying choices#and i might have to romance astarion again for that one because he definitely seems to have the most bad-decision relationship content#although he has the most relationship content full stop so it’s not surprising#but i think that’s the only one that notably changes your character during the playthrough rather than just the epilogue#personal#ash plays bg3
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tired of having a gender at work; I don't want my colleagues to perceive me anymore
#my students are (for the most part) fine#one of my very sweet colleagues brought up the fact that I was consistently misgendered in a meeting that she was in#and I had to explain to her that everyone in my department misgenders me all the time even though they should know better#our DEI guy misgendered me 5 minutes after meeting me#like. on one hand. great litmus test for finding out how people perceive me.#on the other hand. I would like to not be perceived by my colleagues anymore#(I also. don't want to make a big deal of it for multiple reasons including that I Don't Trust Any Of These Jokers)#(but also if I make a big deal of it and then they continue to get it wrong that's worse for me in all dimensions)#anyway a different colleague (not in my department) volunteered to write a letter for my big upcoming review#even though she wasn't required to at all#and she sent me a draft of it (even though she wasn't required to at all) and she did they/them me the whole time#and this is making me unreasonably emotional#anyway. tired of this. please let me opt out of gender.#it's almost like deciding to study gender professionally for more than a decade made all my problems with it worse instead of better#who could have possibly predicted this outcome -_-v#what is my academic life#gender#Queenie actually says something on this blog
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with having had looked through some of my older posts I have unfortunately remembered that I have in the past unintentionally made false claims about myself
someone please kill me
#This is about how I would say I was autistic btw#Everyone irl thought I was including friends and family#But I got genuinely tested and received the medical equivalent of 'you're not autistic; your adhd is just so severe that it seems like it'#Which is funny as hell#But yk#I feel bad about it now because I was just genuinely having such a wild (bad) time and was just trying to make sense of all of it#once again I will blame the fact I was 14#andy rambles#This is also me clarifying that I'm not autistic so y'all don't believe something that's been disproven#I've got a lot of things going on but ASD is not one of them#despite what my mother may still say lmao#'they just need to talk to you longer' type take#Also if anyone wants updates on any of the things I was talking g about before my ban id happily comply#mostly to clear things up if need be#i doubt it but still#best to put it out there at the very least
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More YT content when /lh
I’m working on like 4 things for YouTube right now and I have a spoof and short stress relief if you want that
#answered#I think the one coming out soonest#if you don’t want the spoof#would be something me and my friend are doing for trans day of visibility#after that it’s between 1 stress relief that’s ready to post#1 that exists in my mind but will be done#sf having a panic attack#loading having a mental breakdown#and a very aesthetic animatic thing with sf#more to come soon I just have them waiting. In my head#I recently got DaVinci resolve so I’ll be testing that out with multiple different animation ideas#including a d-d-d-disco meme with Sylvester and soldier#rambling lol
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A very interesting cloud formation!
#I don't think I had ever really seen clouds like this before? it looks like a cool painting or something :0#Pulling just a few images from my cloud and sky photos folder which has like 650 pictures in it becvause I'm obsessed with the sky lol#I will usually spare everyone the cloudposting but... in some exceptions when it's really cool I must Share#(upcoming covid mention in tags for those avoiding the topic)#I WANT TO BE ON AN AIRPLANE SO SO BAD I am going to start casting evil spells to explode all these 'back to normal' bastards who are out#spreading virus and shit HHHHHH... Covid is NOT over actually contrary to popular beielf especially for people with health conditions#that make them more vulnerable or would have worse consequences if they were to catch it etc. etc. wearing a mask in public is#in MOSt cases not THAt much of a horrific terrible evil inconvenience and it helps keep everyone around you safer including these#vulnerable populations!!!! Even if I didn't have any problems myself I would STILL be masking because it's a small gesture that can make a#big difference in people around me being comfortable. It's not like people with health issues just never have to go out or go to the stor#or whatever. There are still people out there who could be helped by extra precautions that are being overlooked. grrrrr...#Like at this point since I'm vaccinated and everything I would MAYBE consider flying on an airplane IF everyone else around me#was masking and being just as careful as me. But at this point it's just the wild west and I would literally be the only one who gives#a shit or who gets tested freqeuntly before after and during traveling and wears the proper type of mask well fitting and not half off my f#ce and blah blah blah. And precautions work best when EVEYRONE is participating. There's only so much you can protext yourself if everyone#around you is doing nothing. So.. alas.. I still do not feel safe traveling. And probably won't for years until more progress is made in#terms of like understanding and treating certain long covid issues and etc. Since I think it's inevitable that if I start going out again#I would get covid. Me and my household bubble are some of the only people I know who haven't had it yet (or at least not knowingly so - if#so it was one of the asymptomatic cases etc.). So if I was GOING to get it anyway I'd at least like the assurance that whatever long term#issues I inevtabley suffer because of it will be more easily treatable at that point instead of entirely disabling even further than I'm#already disabled. etc. AAANYWAY!! all that to say. I JSUT REALLY WANT TO be on an airplane!!! I dont even like traveling and going places I#hate vacations and would rather be at home working on my projects I'm fixated on lol HOWEVER I love the view from airplane windows#like the very few times in my life Ive actually been on a plane and the window is so COLD when you lay your forehead on it and sometimes yo#even see little ice crystals and it's like you're just in a landscape of clouds with a sea of clouds above and below and aaaAAAAAA#Literally I want to get on a plane just to go up in the air and then land and fly back. I don't even want to go on a real trip. I just NEED#to see the sky I need to be IN the sky I need to have that VIEW and the cold and everything!!!! gRGGHGgg... And I will do that the entire#time. I think my longest plane ride was 7 hours and I do not watch movies. I dont text or play games. I literally do nothing to entertain#myself except stare straight out the window for 7 hours (with a few eating and bathroom breaks). not even joking lmao. It's like a trance#I LOVE the sky and clouds so much and the view you get from an airplane is like incomparable!! also I love airports with the big windows an#people watching. but mostly I just long for the sky view again. GRRR.. sobbing and yearning >:T
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Posts that make me remember my similar teacher issues and get irrationally upset (and write an entire essay in the tags apparently)
when i was a kid i got a 90% on my kindergarten "what are your favorite things?" test because for the question "what is your favorite animal?" i wrote down "puma" and it got marked wrong because my teacher said a puma isnt even an animal its a kind of shoe
#And she accidentally read it out as “I go to school in Monday- oh haha oops! Well I guess you know that one now teehee~”#And I of course#stubborn as I am#Answered something different (Namely “on” which was the actual correct answer)#And then she made us trade tests and grade eachother and when we got to that question she said “well ok that one we all got right teehee”#And then my smartass friend raised his hand and said “Miss! Cheace actually answered B here do I mark that as wrong?”#(well ok friend is an overstatement I was a geek and noone else wanted to hang out with me. The guy is kind of a dick now but I digress)#And then the teacher said (and I will never forget this nor forgive her)#“Cheace I know you're usually pretty smart but right now you're really stupid” (LIKE WHO SAYS THAT TO A LITTLE KID??? AS A TEACHER????)#But I knew I was right and I had proof too#Because two questions later there was a reading segment which included the scentence “We went to the beach on Wednesday” or something#So I'm furious as a small child can be and raise my hand#Initially get ignored because bad teacher#So I show my friend what I'm gonna say to her and he gets her attention by#idk#being annoying#So she's like “Now what did Cheace do? Did you make another mistake?”#So I tell her to read the exact sentence from that question. “We went to the beach on Wednesday.”#And she doesn't notice at first#but some of the kids in my class do#and start whispering a bit like omg she got it wrong#So I ask her to read it again very slowly#And she's still going on like#Okay so one time during an English test in#God that was back in elementary school#our teacher (horrible at English) (reminder that my native language is not English and neither was hers) was reading out all the questions#- of a test. One of which was a fill in the blank type question like “I go to school ____ monday” A: at B: on C: from D: inokay Cheace if yo#We went to the beach on..."#And her stupid shit-eating malicious ass grin completely faded to what I can only assume was a face of realisation and then regret#“Ah. Okay Cheace you're smart again.”
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I've been disabled for almost 29 years. Here's what I've learned.
Tablets sink and capsules float. Separate out your tablets and capsules when you go to take them. Tip your head down when taking capsules and up when taking tablets. Liquigels don't matter, they kinda stay in the middle of whatever liquid is in your mouth.
If your pill tastes bad, coat it with a bit of butter or margarine. I learned this from my mom, who learned it from a pharmacist.
Being in pain every day isn't normal. Average people experience pain during exceptional moments, like when they stub their toe or jam their finger in a door, not when they sit cross-legged.
Make a medical binder. Make multiple medical binders. I have a small one that comes with me to appointments and two big ones that stay at home, one with old stuff and one with more recent stuff.
Find your icons. Some of mine include Daya Betty (drag queen with diabetes), Stef Sanjati (influencer with Waardenburg syndrome and ADHD), and Hank Green (guy with ulcerative colitis who... does a bunch of stuff). They don't have to be disabled in the same way as you. They don't even have to be real people. Put their pictures up somewhere if you want; I've been meaning to decorate my medical binders with pictures of my icons.
Take a bin, box, bag, basket, whatever and fill it with items to cope with. This can be stuff for mentally coping like colouring books or play clay or stuff for physically coping like pain medicine or physio tape.
Decorate your shit! My cane for at home has a plushie backpack clip hanging from the end of the handle and my cane for going places is covered in stickers. All of my medical binders have fun scrapbooking paper on the outside. Sometimes, I put stickers and washi tape on my inhalers and pill bottles. I used my Cricut to decorate my coping bin with quotes from my icons, like "I've seen enough of Ba Sing Se" and "I need you to be angrier with that bell".
If a flare-up is making you unable to eat or keep food down, consider going to the ER. A pharmacist once told me that since my eye flares can make me so nauseous that I cannot eat, then I need to go to the hospital when that happens.
Cola works wonders for nausea. I have mini cans of Diet Pepsi in my coping bin.
Shortbread is one of the only things I can eat when nauseous. Giant Tiger sells individually-wrapped servings of shortbread around Christmas or the British import store sells them year-round. I also keep these in my coping bin.
Unless it violates a pain contract or something, don't be afraid to go behind your doctor's back to get something they are refusing you. I got my cardiologist referral by getting in with a different NP at my primary care clinic than who I usually saw. I switched from Seroquel to Abilify by visiting a walk-in.
If you have a condition affecting your abdomen in some way (GI issues, reproductive problems, y'know) then invest in track pants that are too big. I bought some for my laparoscopy over a year ago and they've been handy for pelvic pain days, too. I've also heard loose pants are good for after colonoscopies.
Do whatever works, even if it's weird. I've sat on the floor of the Eaton Centre to take my pills. I've shoved heating pads down my front waistband to reach my uterus.
High-top Converse are good for weak ankles. I almost exclusively wear them.
You can reuse your pill bottles for stuff. I use my jumbo ones to store makeup sponges and my long skinny ones to hold a travel-size amount of Q-Tips.
Just because your diagnostics come back with nothing, it doesn't mean nothing is wrong. Maybe you were checking the wrong thing, or the diagnostic tool wasn't sensitive enough. I have bradycardia episodes even though multiple cardiac tests caught nothing. I probably have endometriosis even though my gynecologist didn't see anything.
You can bring your comfort item to appointments, and it's generally a green flag when someone talks to you about it. I brought a Squishmallow turkey (named Ulana) to my laparoscopy and they had her wearing my mask when I woke up. I brought a Build-A-Bear cat (named Blinx) to another procedure and a nurse told me that everyone in the hall on the way to the procedure room saw him and were talking about how cute he was. Both of those ended up being positive experiences and every person who talked to me about my plushies was nice to me. If you don't feel comfortable having it visible to your provider during the appointment, you can hide it in your bag and just know it's there, or if you're in a video appointment, you can hold it below frame in your lap.
Get a small bucket, fill it with stuff, and stick it in your bed (if you have room for it). I filled a bucket with Ensure, juice boxes, oatmeal bars, lotion, my rescue inhaler, etc. in October 2023 in anticipation of my laparoscopy and I still have it in my bed as of January 2025.
If your disability impacts your impulse control (e.g. ADHD, bipolar disorder), you should consider setting limits around your spending -- no more than X dollars at a time, nothing online unless it's absolutely necessary, and so on. Or, run these purchases by someone you trust before committing to them; I use my BFF groupchat to help talk sense into myself when I buy stuff.
Feel free to add on what you've learned about disability!
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You're more amazing than three drafts
Rebalanced my auto-battle cards, because it turns out my decks are way too weak to compete with them, and they don't really need to be strong anyway. Also made a MAJOR nerf to how lands work for the deck. Also reposting the other conspiracies (rules) because it's been a while and they're helpful as context



















#asks#custom cards#turns out that being able to draw a spell every turn while still having lands is really really good#so now the bot has to deal with lands clogging its deck just like in a real game#having half its draws be land is a little too much but it's close enough to a realistic ratio especially in the early game#and having guaranteed access to both lands and spells is strong enough anyway even if the ratio isn't ideal#any magic player would sell their soul to be immune to mana screw AND mana flood AND color screw#anyway i rebalanced the cards to be slightly strong#like just a little bit above the average uncommon#notable changes include the 3-drop defender becoming a vigilance creature instead#and both the 4-drop creatures got changed from trample and vigilance to menace and card draw#and the enchantment was changed from an aura to an anthem that sometimes draws cards#i actually JUST changed the 4-drop trample to menace because i took menace off of the 2-drop lifelink earlier#and i just made a few last-minute name changes: 4-drop draw was Watchful Automaton and is now Walking Archive#and 5-drop was Colossal Masterpiece and is now Chrome Crusher#watchful automaton was a quick replacement name for its old name warrior automaton and i wanted something more fitting for card draw#and the 5-drop used to be a huge 7/7 and by far the biggest thing in the deck by far so i gave it an epic name#now it's a reasonable 5/5 so i wanted a name that reflects its hexproof and trample#chrome just kinda felt like. protective? resistant? idk#but i just looked it up and it IS resistant to corrosion so it's perfect#weird that i thought that because none of the mtg cards with chrome in the name have any protective effects#must've gotten the association from somewhere else. or it was just a lucky guess#anyway yeah the idea was for a nice well-rounded deck that throws a little bit of everything at you#attackers to apply pressure. blockers to test your offense. removal to test your resilience#an artifact and an enchantment to make your removal for those useful. a pump spell to push through a clogged board state#and almost every evergreen creature keyword! just missing deathtouch and double strike#also made sure that every creature has different stats#overall pretty satisfied. a nice little tool that's a step above just goldfishing#now i just need to physically make the rest of the cards and edit the ones i already made
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