#UGH WHY

[mistressdragonflame]

HOURS of my life...

The whole margin issue I was having was driving me a bit batty, so I resolved to try and figure it out. After all, it's a full inch difference out of a mere 8.5inch space to get the margin to .5inch from standard.

Guys

HOURS

Of my LIFE

Spent adjusting, printing, adjusting again, and printing some more. I went through dozens of booklet samples, and cross referencing different print methods, size of PDFs, reformatting the export doc, marking down size and differences between each version--

SO MUCH

And finally, finally... I didn't figure it out, but got a work around.

I (apparently wastefully) bought BookletCreator, and thus had been using that product. For some reason, they will not export to 8.5x11 without adding to the top/bottom border. If they produce to (their default) 11x17, when you print, it'll add top/bottom margin. Fuck if I can figure out why.

So I used the old version of bookbinder.js, as the new version prints out of order for me for some reason. I uploaded my tester file, and voila! Margins that match what you have in the original PDF. Bookbinder.js is a free service, so fuck me for buying the other one, I guess.

Now I just have one final boss to fight for the typeset. Printing via Adobe, or via Brother's iPrint&Scan App.

With Adobe, it's clear, crisp lines. However, it's fainer than I'd like, and makes reading a bit of a pain.

With Brother's, it's more bold so easier to read, buuuut the font is visibly grainy.

Ugh, why.

Anyway, I made a image for my draft book, The Perfect Match. I sent it to the company I plan to use for the other HTV print, to see if the image came out as I intended. If not, well, I have a friend who has a HTV machine thing, but has never used it and said she'd lend it to me. Sweet, in case the order drops off.

The book is a gold/green, so the black should look nice on it.

I also went back and updated the Lionheart drafts, both for the clarified Vol. II and Vol. III thing with the yellow/blue cover, and for the images. If I had the images without a background, than I'd both save money for printing and ensure the company doesn't do anything weird as I'm certain its some sketchy company pretending to be a US based one.

I changed out the cup from what @greenerteacups had on her original, as it was a grey colored item and not a sketch that could have its "background" removed. As I might HTV these myself, I may change the color additions on the Yellow volume back to black. Depends on the tester.

Next on the chopping block is getting the balls to actually hit print. I'm still waiting on the leather to arrive to wrap the books, but that delay doesn't prevent me from starting on the booklet. I also want to figure out any spacing I want with blank pages using some free online program, as I don't have a PDF editor so can just add pages before making the booklets. But that's a weak excuse, really; I just am concerned I'll miss something during printing and I'll notice it when its too late.

Welp, oneward.

[in-restless-walks]

Simon & Garfunkel - Think Too Much

[depressed-orchids]

A mitsukou art im working on:)

[thecovenhouseco]

Slowly realizing that you may not be able to work anymore if you actually want to treat some of your disabilities feels like you’re being crushed like a hydraulic press. I’ve worked so hard, and I’m afraid that it was for nothing. So if you’re struggling with the same thing, I’m proud of you for all that you’ve done.

[after-perfect]

For the last three weeks or so, YouTube has been very insistent that I should watch the 2022 Elisabeth Schönbrunn, and I keep clicking the "not interested" thing, and then a day or two later it'll be recommended to me again, because taking no for an answer is not YouTube's forte.

Anyway, I finally decided to watch it, because maybe I've just been holding a grudge. It's not really as bad as I remembered it, right?

And honestly no, it's not as bad as I remembered. It's worse.

[seongwars]

almost thought i was shadow banned or had my account terminated because the tumblr app on my phone wasn't working wtf

[vermillionbears]

I hate capitalism

Why do I have to be at work today when I could be at home ~enthusiastically~ showing my girlfriend how much I love her

[incoherentscreaming101]

do you all ever get anxious for absolutely no reason

[uncreative-bxstard]

MORE CAT PUFF🤑🤑

The purring thing is based off them ask blogs by the way.

[kokushibosbestie]

!!tw!! for disturbing topics under the cut. otherwise this is just a rant

yall i just found out about the game The Coffin of Andy and Leyley and i'm so disturbed like what the actual fuck did i just look into.

probably because i hate proships and incest with a burning passion and every molecule in my damn body but still

what person is so fucking fucked up in the head that they make a game like that AND publish it to the public

and what people are so fucked up in the head that they actually like the game and want to play/support it in anyway

the game looks like it had so much potential like Sally Face or Omori but they just haddd to add in some incest and make it fucking weird for the people who genuinely just like games that are disturbing

it also sucks because the artstyle is cute too

i thought i found a good game with a little murder and disturbing themes which mind you, i'm literally a Helluva Boss/Hazbin Hotel AND Sally Face fan, so gore and cults and cannibalism don't really bother me as long as it isn't irl

mannn ugh why are ppl like this

sigh

[sensitivehandsomeactionman]

Oh no, I'm just noticing that on desktop the blog archive display is limiting to 34 posts. (I usually reblog hundreds of posts a month!) I also can't seem to scroll through multiple months. It's going to be so much harder for me to find older posts to revisit 😔.

I really wish they'd given us some notice about the change! I might have done some retrospective work to help me find older posts. I have over 10 years of stuff on here.

[so1dialled9]

And again, the persistent, overwhelming urge to just know. To read, to learn; languages, culture, history. It will never be enough, will it ?

[heisen-heimer]

Remember, you can do everything right in your life and still wake up with a sore throat

[starsirrah]

GOD DAMN IT I KNEW I MISSED SOME

[emilyjunk]

There will come a night when I can't sleep bc I'm consumed with thoughts about my story and instead of just laying there for 5 hours thinking about it unsleepingly, I will get up and just start writing it in the middle of the night until I have to fall asleep from pure tiredness. That night is sadly not tonight though

[thecovenhouseco]

Waiting for a diagnosis is awful because you know you’re suffering, and you know if this thing you’ve just been tested for comes back negative? It’s one less question answered.