#Profitable Return

[hadaldemon]

I kinda want a Shadow tako plushie now that I have never got a Shadow Milk plushie and have yet to find one that interests me so i'm thinking about making my own.

I have some ideas for the face but I can't decide which one would be better: in-game puppet face, my version of chibi smilk's face, beady eyes, tako luka face -

or the official plushie face versi- ermmm....

his smug aura mocks me and I don't like it...

What the heck, why not make the body too and make it a head-detachable plushie?

problem is... how you keep the head and body attached? even if u shake it hard? I have seen around some head-detachable plushies and they usually use hook-and-loop fastener but, from my experience, I don't trust it to keep it all together. It feels weak to me but ngl it would make a really satisfying sound when u rip his head off, bonus points if you twist it before hehe

I'm just in the mood of thinking about plushies, I'm not promising that I would make any of them and definitely not selling em (too much work and not worth it) if by some miracle i actually make one the most i would do is sharing the pattern for free.

I have always wanted to dip my toes in the world of plushie-making but... I have 0 experience in sewing 😔 i have not even mend a sock...

-- a lil rant incoming --

Now that we are talking about plushies why the heck devsis would stop making shadow milk plushies? they are gonna miss a ton of money. Now I kinda regret not even trying to order one when it was available because, to be honest, I thought the plushie looked uhhh... kinda fugly but after seeing the bootleg ones... damn...

Also, why didn't they make the shadow milk puppet that shows up in-game? like, c'mon, the design was already there you just had to make it! I would buy a ton of em!

TL;DR:

[leupagus]

TFW you and @themardia create the perfect Pitt AU in an afternoon because there needs to be more age of sail/regency-era pining in this fandom.

[not-poignant]

I was thinking back to the post I made about ebooks being so much more accessible for so many people compared to paperbacks/hardbacks and the other thing I wanted to add is the vast, vast majority of the time, the author gets so much more profit comparatively for an ebook than a paperback/hardback.

That's not a problem for huge huge huge authors either way, but for small-time authors, or authors with small publishing houses, the difference in profits can sometimes be $2.00 or $3.00 per ebook sold vs. $0.50c or $1.00 per paperback. Really. You pay more, but the author gets a lot less.

In the case of indie authors like myself, ebooks give the highest returns always.

This isn't necessarily something most readers think about, but I have had readers assume that because the book format cost them more, that automatically means more goes to the author. In fact it's often the opposite. There are very few exceptions (university texts come to mind). But in the case of your run-of-the-mill indie fiction, if you genuinely want the most profit to go to the author, get the ebook.

[puppetsoftomorrow]

i wish i knew what was more expensive: what they paid to have thong song on legends or the $15k dropout paid to have kiss from a rose

[hikarry]

There was this time I worked at a supermarket and this gal started coming over every day at 5pm to buy the most meaningless shite like one single bar of chocolate or a small water bottle and she would always come to my cashier (which was the 'priority' one aka the busiest one mainly cause of old people and me having to use the speaker a lot to call on people and whatnot, mind you) and I only caught up why when she happened to come with 2 of her friends and the women were giggling and asked for my instagram. Said gal did find me and we spoke for a while. Didn't go anywhere cause she wasn't really that nice one on one but

That was the most cliché fanfic moment of my existance

And I may write a Good Omens AU oneshot based on that silly experience

*throws idea into the pile*

[reisspieces]

y’all should come to me for your car needs

[lnmei]

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[devnaut]

I get it, TF2 is a really important game to a lot of people, myself included even if I havent really played in years. but the game is almost 17 years old. the fact that its even still around is kind of incredible on its own. and yeah it would be cool if it was still getting updated, but I get the sense that valve hasn't really given a shit about it for years and is/has been putting in the bare minimum. I think expecting any kind of capitulation from valve for a game that's that old and more importantly, far less profitable than in it's heyday is wishful thinking atp...

[the-barn-rat]

MRH is offering 0.0013% shares of a full brother to Mage & Dornoch and half-brother to Baeza for 98 bucks apiece. me n @sheis-theslayer each own 0.0013% of a racehorse now. join us hehe

[nana-glass-chillhop-radio-hour]

"Invest in the millennium. Plant sequoias.

Say that your main crop is the forest

that you did not plant,

that you will not live to harvest.

Say that the leaves are harvested

when they have rotted into the mold.

Call that profit. Prophesy such returns.

Put your faith in the two inches of humus

that will build under the trees

every thousand years.

Listen to carrion — put your ear

close, and hear the faint chattering

of the songs that are to come.

Expect the end of the world. Laugh.

Laughter is immeasurable. Be joyful

though you have considered all the facts."

Wendell Berry, Manifesto: the Mad Farmer's Liberation Front

[jon-sedai]

The similarities between Julius Caesar’s assassination and the Ides of Marsh are well documented in fandom. It’s also generally agreed that the fall of the Night’s Watch will mirror the fall of the Roman Republic, which was quite ironically brought on by Caesar’s death. But I never see it acknowledged that Julius Caesar, some time after the establishment of Octavian’s Augustus’ rule, became deified (meaning that he was worshipped as a god or to put it bluntly, Julius Caesar ascended to godhood).

What does this have to do with Jon Snow? Well, apotheosis (1, 2) is one of the most important stages that comes towards the end of a hero’s journey. Here, the hero reaches some higher level of understanding or personhood, and this allows them to complete the hardest trials still to come in their journey. We see mental changes, but these could also be accompanied by physical changes. A good example of this in high fantasy is Gandalf’s death and return as Gandalf the White. In other myths and stories, we can point to the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. In ASOIAF, we have mini versions of this with Bran Stark and Jojen Reed, two children who experience life or death situations but came back with heightened magical power (Bran especially).

Jon Snow is currently at his “journey to the underworld”/“belly of the whale” moment, where he is to (presumably) face his greatest trials. Apotheosis usually comes after this stage (and is often preceded by other stages such as the “meeting of the goddess” and “atonement with the father”, both of which could very well appear in Jon’s journey as he learns of his true identity and purpose).

But what would apotheosis mean for Jon? That’s the key question. He is sure to experience profound mental changes and trauma, but these are sure to be accompanied by great magical changes that manifest physically. In the same way that Bran came out of his coma and started his journey as the last greenseer (well, once Bloodraven kicks the bucket), Jon is sure to come out of his death experience a far more powerful being. The thing is that Jon needs to change into the hero Westeros needs and the magical act of dying and coming back to life should play a role in that.

However, it won’t all be fine and dandy for him. GRRM has criticized Gandalf’s return where he seemingly came back to life better than ever with no great effects. In the same way that Jon is literally experiencing a descent into the underworld (a step that is sometimes figurative for many modern heroes), we can also ascertain that he will experience a very literal ascension into godhood (or the closest thing we have to that in ASOIAF). But magic always comes with a price. And whatever sort of “god” Jon turns into post-resurrection, he won’t be a very pretty one.

[fridgevespidae]

me n my sister spent some time messing around in pokemon channel for the first time in like over probably 10 years and its making me realize a small handful of things. for one, i am a massive fan of virtual pet games and sites and this is probably why. two is that that none of them ever did what pokemon channel did might be why i can never seem to find anything quite similar enough that it fulfills the imagined concept for a virtual pet that im constantly seeking

[what-thisiscrazzzy]

Here’s an explanation of why the marvel shows have been less than great

The Hollywood Reporter:

The article goes into further detail about what is happening with Daredevil, the issues faced on the past shows and other things. I’d suggest looking into this if you’re interested but the basics are:

Marvel is returning to a more traditional way of making tv after facing numerous issues and is reworking Daredevil: Born Again

I think if you’ve been disappointed with marvel recently then this may be your answer

[dixmor]

the amount of people who buy a bunch of stuff with the sole intent of returning it scare me

[thxgrxmrexpxr]

[Some not-so fun HC's for you today:

HUNK see's incredibly well in the dark but adjusts poorly to daylight/artificial light when he's out of gear. Part of why he's unapproachable - even outside of work - is because he has a squint that makes him look like he's scowling all the time.

He's had some pretty painful surgical procedures over the years - many of which resulted in very extreme intervention to stop him from dying. He's broken pretty much every limb by the point that RE:2 rolls around and has a lot of extensive nerve damage from the wear and tear of his job.

After a point, he simply stopped counting the colleagues that died around him. He no longer bothers to remember anyone's name unless they last beyond the two month marker. He has a cold, detached sense of duty towards his squad but avoids being sentimental towards most of them (the exceptions being verse-dependent).

There was absolutely a "resituate by any means" order snuck somewhere into his contract when he was working with Umbrella. ]

[fvckw4d]

"other countries have poor people but worse, don't speak usamerican" fuck you actually. Shiver in my freezing ass cockroach infested poisoned water mold ladened lead paint flaking ass apartment with me. "At least you're not the REAL poor or getting bombed or whatever" repeat what you said back slowly and then jump into the poisioned river down my street. Starve with me. Bitch.