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livefromphilly · 9 months ago

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Sony A7CII Thoughts After Two Months

PROS:

The A7C was already one of my favorite cameras of all time and this improves on it a lot more than I thought when just seeing the specs. The added front dial alone makes it many times easier to control than the older model, and lets me use my typical Sony setup that I’ve grown accustomed to (aperture on front dial, shutter speed on rear dial, and ISO on the scroll wheel).

This is the quickest operating Sony camera I’ve owned. I think they kind of lulled me into forgetting how fast cameras can be going from off to on and taking photos. The A7RII was slow as heck with each subsequent model I’ve owned getting faster and faster (A7III to A7C to A7RIV). This new Sony is at a level of speed that makes it hard to go back to using the A7RIV which I still own (for now).

The autofocus is superb. I still haven’t really put it through its paces since I got the camera in the winter and the lack of light plus uncooperative weather has made it tricky to go out and shoot, but from what I have shot it’s nearly flawless. It’s way better than any camera I’ve owned before. It also has some really neat autofocusing modes, like the ability to focus on the eyes of birds. I’m not really around birds close up all that often but it worked really well at an exotic bird place in Jersey I went to recently.

The camera is 33 megapixels, which is a nice compromise between feeling like it’s sometimes too much (61) or too little (24).

The in-body image stabilization is really good. It’s certainly the best I’ve used in any camera so far…although to be fair I’ve never used a Nikon/Canon/Fuji/Olympus body with IBIS, only Ricoh (GRIII), Panasonic (GX7 and GX85), and Sony.

It can lower the shutter when switching lenses so dust doesn’t get in there. Not gonna lie it seems kind of dangerous and something that could potentially damage the shutter, but so far it’s kept the dust out.

CONS:

The viewfinder isn’t great. I’ve never really been an EVF snob since I’ve been shooting on mirrorless EVFs for over a decade now (I had a V1 back in 2013), but going from the A7RIV to this makes it kind of stick out. I also recently handled an A7RV, which really blows it out the water. With autofocus lenses it’s no problem, but using manual focus lenses is more difficult. On the plus side, it automatically goes into peaking mode when you manually focus, even when using adapted lenses or lenses without electrical contacts.

The camera only has one card slot. Not a huge dealbreaker considering every other camera I own aside from my A7RIV is the same in that regard. A second slot even if it was a micro would have been great though. A nice thing about the A7RIV is that I’ve never left home without a memory card because even if I forget one there’s always another in there.

No joystick. Again, not completely necessary but it’s nice to have. Most of my subjects aren’t humans (or animals, or other things that the camera can instinctively detect) so there are plenty of times I want to position the focus point myself.

Slow flash sync and shutter speed. This camera is like the A7C before it in that it only flash syncs up to 1/160. It also only shoots up to 1/4000.

Still don't love the flip screen because it makes quick waist-level shooting a pain in the ass. I wish they went with the A7RV style screen.

Speaking of, all the new perks on this camera make me want to use it a ton more than my A7RIV, but it also makes me want to get an A7RV. Maybe I'll sell my X100V since the prices are nuts right now...

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Sony 85mm f/1.8 | ISO: 250, f/2.8, 1/125 sec

Sony Zeiss 55mm f/1.8 | ISO 100, f/1.8, 1/160 sec

Sony 85mm f/1.8 | ISO 5000, f/1.8, 1/50 sec

Tamron 20-40mm f/2.8 @ 20mm | ISO 3200, f/2.8, 1/125 sec

Sony Zeiss 55mm f/1.8 | ISO 100, f/2, 1/160 sec

Sony Zeiss 55mm f/1.8 | ISO 12800, f/2, 1/50 sec

Sony Zeiss 55mm f/1.8 | ISO 100, f/2.2, 1/640 sec

Tamron 20-40mm f/2.8 @ 32mm | ISO 320, f/2.8, 1/20 sec

Sony Zeiss 55mm f/1.8 | ISO 100, f/1.8, 1/500 sec

Tamron 20-40mm f/2.8 @ 37mm | ISO 800, f/2.8, 1/40 sec

Sony 24mm f/1.4 GM w/ K&F Concept Black Diffusion 1/4 Filter | ISO 8000, f/1.4, 1/50 sec

Sony Zeiss 55mm f/1.8 | ISO 250, f/1.8, 1/125 sec

Sony Zeiss 55mm f/1.8 | ISO 250, f/2, 1/125 sec

Tamron 20-40mm f/2.8 @ 20mm | ISO 400, f/2.8, 1/40 sec

Sony 24mm f/1.4 GM | ISO 8000, f/1.6, 1/50 sec

Tamron 20-40mm f/2.8 @ 20mm | ISO 100, f/2.8, 1/320 sec

#Informal Reviews of Cameras #Cameras #Sony #Sony A7CII

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bittersweetsimss · 2 years ago

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A list of all the CC I used creating my simself! Be nice to her please!

Defaults: NESURII Aeonium V2 Skin LUUMIA TIT-E Body Replacement - Medium grimcookies SOFTE Collection Default Bra/Underwear Nyloa Pucker Up Lips MB Default Teeth Replacement Paradise Eyes Default

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Hair: Cypress Hair by Okuree Eyebrows: Eyebrows 01 by inSIMnia

Accessories: Rylie Layered Necklace by DeeSims Hollywood Lashes by LeahLilith Paranormal Necklace Simplified by Solistair Narualia BG French Nails by Frenchie Sim BYUL Septum Piercing by Simgguk

Makeup: Maggie Facepaint by Alhajero Cacao Lip Liner by UrbanSims Generation G Lipstick by Ridgeport Eyeshadow N82 by PralineSims Grace Blush by PeachyFaerie Honey Gloss by UrbanSims Eyeliner N11 by PralineSims

Everyday: Unify Shirt V2 by Nucrest Werewolves High Waisted Jeans #1 by Oakiyo Jius Leather Ankle Boots 03

Formal: Corduroy Suit by Savvy x Grimm Textured Leather Ankle Boots by Jius

Athletic: Illusion Oversized TShirt by Trillyke Bike Shorts by CaioCC Thunder Sneakers by MMSIMS

Sleep: Graphic Top by ImVikai High Waisted Bike Shorts by GrimCookies/akaLukery

Party: Faith Shirt V2 by AdrienPastel Amani Jeans V1 by AxA

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Hot Weather: Vintage Tees by Solistair Bike Shorts by CaioCC Thunder Sneakers by MMSIMS

Cold Weather: Zoe Hoodie by AdrienPastel Werewolves High Waited Jeans #1 by Oakiyo Jius Leather Ankle Boots 03

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carriagelamp · 11 months ago

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My internet died for about half a week this month, so I had a really peaceful few days where I had an enforced excuse to do nothing but relax and read when I got home from work. It was incredibly zen and I really sank into my books that week.

The Call of the Wild

A classic novel that I’ve always meant to read. I was sick and headachy this month and decided that this was the perfect sort of relaxing, narratively rich book to listen to. I really enjoyed it, would recommend. It follows a dog named Buck who’s snatched from his home in southern California and is shipped off to work as a sled dog in the Yukon, where a need for strong dogs to help transport goods over the snow and ice makes them very valuable. Buck has to learn how to survive in this harsh environment as everything from the weather, his fellows dogs, and his human masters seem to fight against him.

A Complicated Love Story Set In Space // How To Bite Your Neighbour and Win A Wager

Putting these two together because my experience with them was pretty similar. For both I was intrigued by the title, got them from the library on a whim, and didn’t really mesh with either. I didn’t really get far enough in either to give much of a review, they just didn’t vibe. A Complicated Love Story Set In Space set up a scenario that didn’t really interest me — not surprising, I’m picky about my scifi — and How To Bite Your Neighbour and Win A Wager just had an… odd writing style to it. It very much feels like it’s main goal is to be a kinda horny about vampires which, if that’s what you want, all the power to you, but it’s wasn't doing it for me. I had to suspend way too much disbelief for the scenario to function.

Indiana Jones and the Cup of the Vampire // Indiana Jones and the Curse of Horror Island

A pair of choose your own adventure books I found at a used book sale. I picked them up out of sheer amusement, and they were basically what I expected and paid for: cheesy 1980s adventure stories with Indiana Jones as a nominal protagonist. They were both varying degrees of improbable, ridiculous, and racist so YMMV but they were fun to play with while I was down and out on the internet front.

The Kootenay Kidnapper

Eric Wilson is a classic Canadian author who writes children’s mystery/thriller novels. I’ve never read him before and decided to remedy that. At this point I choose to withhold judgement until I read another… I’m not sure how I felt about The Kootenay Kidnapper. It had some nice descriptive language, successfully raised the tension from time to time and made me really try to piece together who the villain was, but then also had some strange dead zones as well. The whole thing read a bit like a 1990s stranger danger PSA which was also… weirdly nostalgic? But also just weird. Would try another.

Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation comic v3

I continue to be a MDZS simp, this is not news.

The Radium Girls

I don’t read much nonfiction, but this book was so narrative in its writing that I seriously couldn’t put it down. Kate Moore took a historical event (the girls that were paid to paint watch dials with radium paint in the early 1900s) that had been written about in scientific and legal styles, and instead retells it with a primary focus on the girls themselves. You follow a variety of real life women over the decades and learn about the all the machinations that went into them being horrifically poisoned by radium, and how that changed the very foundation of American workplace safety. Super engaging, unspeakably appalling.

Scott Pilgrim v1/2

My brother and I started watching Scott Pilgrim Takes Off on Netflix and… wow, it is not what either of us was expecting but we are loving it. We’ve both been big Scott Pilgrim fans since the naughts. Since I haven’t reread the series in years I decided I should pick it up to help notice the differences between the original series and this new show — I have the big, coloured omnibus version, so I reread the first collection of stories which amounts to volume 1 and 2 of the original.

Scott Pilgrim is one of those comics that if you’ve somehow never read then you really need to, it’s one of my all-time favourites. It’s a story about Scott Pilgrim, a young adult who’s awkwardly trying to figure himself out, combining a coming-of-age slice-of-life with magical realism. The mysterious girl he meets, Ramona Flowers, can travel a subspace highway through Scott’s dreams — of course, don’t they teach Canadians how to do that? Huh, maybe it’s an American thing. Scott is known to be the best fighter in the province and when he defeats an enemy they explode into a pile of coins. One of the Evil Exes has Vegan Powers, and another can summon demonic back up dancers. This story just does whatever the fuck it likes and I adore it for that.

Heaven Official's Blessing v3/4

I continue to be TGCF simp, this is not— seriously, the series continues to be excellent and I only get more and more invested in not just Xie Lian and Hua Cheng, but also in the side characters that are introduced. I was thrilled to have Shi Qingxuan become a bigger player in book 4, and really liked the whole plot with the Venerable of Empty Words and Black Water. Please, someone, help this guy…

The Wind in the Willows

Another classic I had never read that I decided to pick up. It was excellent, I can see why it’s stayed so beloved over the years. Though I love a good cute-animals-in-lil-clothes-living-cute-lil-lives story, so I was an easy sell. It was much more tame than the likes of Redwall, but had a bit more going on than the likes of Brambly Hedge — it keeps you very engaged, but never raises the stakes so high that it stops feeling light and comforting. It is essentially a collection of stories that follow Mole and Rat, a pair of friends that live together on the river, through the seasons and the various misadventures they and their friends go on.

The Woman They Could Not Silence

Since I liked The Radium Girls I decided to pick up another one of Kate Moore’s books. This one follows a woman who was intentionally committed to an insane asylum by her husband, purely because she was intelligent and outspoken, refusing to be cowed to his opinions or beliefs. This story details her time in the insane asylum, the abuses that the patients suffered, and how she came to fight the laws that allowed for such abuses to be perpetuated in the first place. A fascinating read about a historical figure I had never heard about before.

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gorogues · 2 years ago

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Have the upper limits of the Weather Wizard's powers ever been properly defined (beyond the obvious fact that for most of the Pre-52 timeline his powers were tech-based)? What's the most impressive feat he's pulled off (in terms of sheer power)? Does the geography of Central City (e.g. the Midwest) affect what he can do? Could that be why he doesn't create hurricanes even though he loves to spam tornadoes?

I don't think his upper limits have ever truly been defined, though both his Who's Who entries note that the duration of his wand's effects are "limited" and it seems unlikely he could set off a massive storm and then sit back and let it run amok through a country. He probably has to be constantly manipulating and feeding a large storm system, and that would likely grow exhausting after a while. The Who's Who entries were before Blacksmith and Johns gave him a boost, however, so it's possible he later overcame that. And his `90s Who's Who entry states the wand "appears powerful enough to create serious problems for local weather patterns and ecology", which is nothing to sneer at. But I'd imagine there's a reason he's never set loose a huge storm to devastate North America (or wherever), so that limitation is probably still there, at least to some extent.

And we've seen him affect local ecology, but in a positive sense: he brought a desert back into bloom in Flash v2 #139, and IMO that's one of his most impressive feats. It'd be nice to know if the effects lasted once he lost interest in the project, though! And that massive tornado he created in v2 #175-176 is probably one of the biggest in terms of raw destructive power, as was the tornado-within-a-building which destroyed it in #186. He also extended winter within a particular county in Flash v1 #130, though it's interesting that he did so in early spring rather than in the heat of summer, which suggests he needed local weather conditions to help him do it. Still, it covered a large area.

I'm not sure if he's truly limited by local geography, but it'd make sense because he'd need a lot of water to create a hurricane and the Midwest is generally lacking in large bodies of water. As we saw with Hurricane Hazel in 1954, even the Great Lakes can fuel a hurricane/tropical storm, but Central City wouldn't be close enough to Lake Michigan for that. Mark did create a typhoon in Metropolis once (Superman v2 #222), but it's a coastal city and that's probably our answer right there: he did it on the coast, but can't do it inland. Tornadoes would be easy for him at home because local conditions are already so prone to them. He'd likely have to put in a lot more work to create tornadoes in, say, Europe, and I'd be curious if he could even generate them in a place like the Arctic.

So I guess there aren't a ton of clearly-defined limitations on him, but a lot which can be inferred based on a few hints and what we've seen him do. He can bend some real-world physics like creating precipitation indoors or riding around on a cloud, but those are small scale events which wouldn't affect his surroundings too much. I think the truly major weather is at least partly reliant on physics, and he needs conditions to be right to help him work.

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importanttragedyflower · 2 years ago

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my3dartblog · 10 months ago

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A2Z Scifi Skiffs Add-Ons II WOW v1----------------------------For those scalding deserts and freezing tundras and their inclement weather there is nothing better than piloting an AtoZ Skiff or riding as a passenger in a sealed climate controlled Cab! Yes, in a Skiff Cab is where you'd like to be!And, it's awfully nice if you can open and close windows and doors! Plus, it's awfully nice in the twilight or dark of night to know if you're overtaking a slower moving Skiff or if that's actually on closing on you so you can avoid collisions! So please take advantage of this set's Running Lights for all three Skiffs!Remember Port Side (left) is Red and Starboard (Right) is green. Read up on your local planetary regulations as to who has the right of way! This Add-On includes lighting for all three skiffs! The Passenger Cab comes with nice windows (front ones go all the way up and down... Side windows all four have limited movement) and doors all these use ERCs for adjusting open and closed. 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paiganzero · 11 months ago

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Sierpinski 4D | "Love Me (Like You Do)" fractals and Synthesizer V vocals from Stephen Sink on Vimeo.

Sierpinski 4D fractals made with Mandelbulber (Sierpinski 4D + T>DIFS Gears V1).

I took my recently-remastered rock instrumental "Frying MonKeys," and turned it in into a full vocal song. Featuring the emulated programmed voices of Synthesizer V's Hayden, Ritchie, and Solaria. I wrote all the harmonies and lyrics and then programmed the three singers to sing a total of 5 parts of main and backing vocals.

The song is now "Love Me (Like You Do)" (purely coincidental title with Guilding's "Love Me Like You Do" which I first heard when Googling this song title after I wrote it! Nice tune but nothing whatsoever to do with this song. Cheers!)

Love Me (Like You Do) by Stephen Sink

We all want our freedom Even if that’s love You still need respect

When a man comes back to the home which he left When the fam attacks to the bone witch is dead

When the lands come back And the fish swim again When the bands attack And we wish win again

(Whoa Ohs)

I don’t know if you want me to stay Oh I won’t go if you want me to play Oh I don’t think you should do anything But love me now and forever

oh oh And I want you To love me Love me like you do Love me like you do Love me like you do Love Me Like You Do

oh oh And I want you To love me Love Love Love

Man comes back to his home which he left And mends the tear in the hole that he reft If time heals all, crime steals fall, winter comes Who says love can’t last through the winter? Who says love can’t last through the winter? But our love will last through forever

Whoa Oh Oh Breakdown

When a man comes back to his home which he left And mends the tear in the hole that he reft If time heals all, crime steals fall, winter comes Who says love can’t last through the winter? Who says we can’t fight through the weather? But our love will last through forever Oh our love will keep us together Our love will keep making us better

But I will love you Love me like you do Love me Like you Do Love

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sweetdreamz31 · 2 years ago

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Misc:

Remove EA lashes: https://kijiko-sims.tumblr.com/post/663751056760635392/ea-eyelashes-remover-mod-updated

Eyelashes: https://kijiko-catfood.com/3d-lashes-uncurled-eyelashes-edition/

Default skin: https://nesurii.tumblr.com/post/689772404113801216/agave-a-default-non-default-skinblend-default

Eyes: https://plumbheadsims.tumblr.com/post/645150787502292992/delicate-eyes-sometimes-when-i-look-into-your

Lip slider: https://miikocc.tumblr.com/post/621735662536851456/pouty-lip-slider-%C2%B3-a-lip-slider-for-the

Brows: https://twisted-cat.tumblr.com/post/646724335584804864/brushed-and-natural-eyebrow-pack

Freckles: https://maxismatchccworld.tumblr.com/post/187393045355/bluemoonsim-aint-it-fun-freckle-set-because

Tattoo: https://taylortheferret.tumblr.com/post/159757407992/random-tattoos-v2-400-followers-gift-tysm-for

Party 1:

Hair: https://www.thesimsresource.com/downloads/details/category/sims4-hair-hairstyles-female/title/anara-hairstyle/id/1595371/

Top: (Avril top v2 )https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dWEiHnXiBhtF6pVFFCG3lNYTIFqeXVXQ/view

Pants: https://simcelebrity00.tumblr.com/post/663423245132939264/city-style-mini-set-style-your-sims-in-an-urban

Sneakers: https://www.thesimsresource.com/members/Darte77/downloads/details/category/sims4-sets/title/converse-all-star-sneakers/id/1475519/

Eyeshadow: https://arethabee.tumblr.com/post/651732740137533440/prettysavage

Blush and lipstick: https://crypticsim.com/post/655356905993240576/the-channel-surfing-collection-this-collection

Party 2:

Hair: (Jennifer hair V1) https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dWEiHnXiBhtF6pVFFCG3lNYTIFqeXVXQ/view

Top: (Courtney top) https://aharris00britney.tumblr.com/post/683156200833056768/axa-girlboss

Pants: (Talia pants v1) https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ffiIYR-RVwuaNR8K6JtNK9ZhxgJpjLvE/view

Heels: https://jius-sims.tumblr.com/post/673269490450038784/party-collection-part-2-jius-suede-pumps-01

Eyeshadow: https://crypticsim.com/post/168877301460/the-naughty-nice-palette-this-eyeshadow-palette

Blush and lipstick: same as party 1

Eyeliner: same as formal 2

Party 3:

Hair: https://dogsill.tumblr.com/post/682163967319310336/daphne-hair-had-a-daphne-hair-in-mind-when-making

Dress: https://ghostbouquet-moved.tumblr.com/post/614888283517992960/dead-weight-dress-recolors-recolored-in-18-colors

Heels: (Platform leather sandal 3) https://jius-sims.tumblr.com/post/673269490450038784/party-collection-part-2-jius-suede-pumps-01

Bracelet: (Marija bracelet) https://www.patreon.com/posts/sunbeam-set-56362351

Eyeshadow: same as formal 2

Lipstick and blush: same as party 1

Eyeliner: same as formal 2

Swimwear 1:

Swimsuit: (Cassie pink swimsuit) https://www.patreon.com/posts/euphoria-33-64185964

Blush: same as party 1

Lipstick: https://xurbansimsx.tumblr.com/post/645789848276549632/honey-gloss-urban-this-lip-gloss-is-opaque-and

Swimwear 2:

Swimsuit: https://cubersims.tumblr.com/post/615923898638385152/167-download-born-this-way-underwear-set-my-sims

Hair: I just recently changed her hair so I’m not quite sure which hair that is so sorry.

Blush: same as party 1

Lipstick: https://www.patreon.com/posts/39891353

Hot weather:

Hair: https://sims4hairs.com/vega-hair-v2-by-arethabee-the-sims-resource/

Dress: https://pixelette-cc.tumblr.com/post/616669703207862272/poppy-outfit-new-mesh-ea-mesh-edit-bgc-all-lods

Sandals: https://www.patreon.com/posts/66536007

Eyeshadow: https://www.patreon.com/posts/channel-surfing-52712937

Liner: https://vanilasimscc.tumblr.com/post/623166718635802624/pony-tail-lift-liner-set

Blush: same as party 1

Lipstick: same as party 1

Cold weather:

Hair: same as everyday 5

Top: (Camile blazer V2) https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xiwNgZkS-YMQon5bQ_KL719RoZ91aPY2/view

Jeans: I know they are by AHarris00Britney but I could not find them.

Boots: https://www.patreon.com/posts/coven-collection-31200415

Blush: same as athletic

Lipstick: same as swimwear two

#the sims 4 #sims 4 cas #sims 4 cc

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simflowerx · 4 years ago

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The Belmontes | Simflower Save

A Hectic Household

Julian Belmontes grew up in a one bedroom house in Oasis Springs with his working parents. He and his longtime girlfriend Rose had dreams of a nice house and large family. After years of hard work they moved into the nicest neighborhood in Oasis Springs to start their family. Designed by Rose herself, their beautiful Spanish home is something they care deeply about. Despite the Landgraabs pleas, they're not selling out to the new wave of modern gentrification.

I hope you guys like this new family! In my game they’re rivals with the Landgraabs, but you can play with them however you want! You can find them on the gallery under my ID: taylorvwherry and you can find their CC Links under the cut!

CC Links!

Rose Belmontes

The Basics

Skin - Kumikya Marina Skinblend, Heihu Overlay

Eye Bags - Lamington Sims Skin Details

Nosemask - Pyxiidis Miscellany Nosemask

Eyes - Whisper Eyes

Brows - Stretch Skeleton Brows #02

Hairline - Setsuki Edges

Lashes - Kijiko 3D Lashes

Eyeliner - Twinksintress Liner

Lipstick - Kabunasims Lipstick

Earrings - Alexaarr Glimmerbrook Earrings

Everyday

Hair - Cleo Hair

Shirt - Jungle Adventure

Pants - Dauntless Pants

Shoes - Bratz Collection

Necklace - Double Necklace

Bracelet - Claire Bracelet

Wedding Ring - Rustys Heart Shaped Ring

Nails - Mac Nails

Formal

Hair - Vikai Slyvie Hair

Dress - Get Famous

Shoes - Bratz Collection

Earrings - Pearl Earrings

Necklace - Vintage Glamour

Athletic

Top - Base Game

Biker Shorts - AxA Ava Shorts

Shoes - tunayegit Chonk Sneakers

Sleepwear

Shirt - Base Game

Pants - Parenthood

Slippers - Base Game

Party

Top - Luxury Party

Bottoms - Luxury Party

Shoes - Madlen Makhari Shoes (not sure what happened to the recolor I have but message me if you want the exact ones!)

Earrings - Feyona Earrings

Swimwear

Swimsuit - Perfect Patio

Hat - Seasons

Hot Weather

Shirt - Wrap Top

Shorts - Patricia Shorts

Cold Weather

Jacket - Seasons Recolor

Pants - City Living Recolor

Shoes - Base Game

Julian Belmontes

The Basics

Skin - Kumikya Marina Skinblend, Heihu Overlay

Eye Bags - Lamington Sims Skin Details

Nosemask - Pyxiidis Miscellany Nosemask

Eyes - Whisper Eyes

Brows - Stretch Skeleton Brows #16

Lashes - Kijiko 3D Lashes

Facial Hair - MystericSims Facial Hair

Body Hair - Luumia Body Hair V5

Everyday

Hair - Felix Hair

Shirt - Get To Work

Pants - AxA Kent Jeans

Shoes - Get To Work

Watch - Vintage Glamour

Wedding Ring - Base Game

Formal

Set - City Living

Shoes - Base Game

Athletic

Shirt - Fitness Stuff

Pants - Spa Day

Shoes - Get Together

Sleepwear

Shirt - Island Living

Pants - Parenthood

Slippers - Base Game

Party

Shirt - Solicitor Top

Pants - Onyx Gavin Jeans

Shoes - WyattSims Shoes

Swimwear

Shorts - Base Game

Hot Weather

Shirt - AxA Adrian Top

Pants - AxA Kent Jeans

Shoes - Get To Work

Cold Weather

Jacket - Seasons

Pants - AxA Kent Jeans

Shoes - Base Game

Lu Belmontes - A Strong Leader

The Basics

Skin - Kumikya Marina Skinblend, Heihu Overlay

Nosemask - Pyxiidis Miscellany Nosemask

Eyes - Whisper Eyes

Brows - Stretch Skeleton Brows #02

Lashes - Kijiko 3D Lashes

Moles - Ms Blue Moles V1

Eyeliner - Crypticsim Saffron liner

Blush - Crypticsim Cloud Blush

Earrings - Orphic Earrings

Everyday

Hair - Axon Hair

Top - Veronica Top

Skirt - Ah00b Eco Lifestyle Add Ons

Shoes - tunayegit Chonk Sneakers

Necklace - maushasi necklace

Bracelet - Claire Bracelet

Nails - Mac Nails

Formal

Hair - Kayleigh Hair V2

Dress - Juliana Dress

Shoes - Bratz Collection

Earrings - Feyona Earrings

Athletic

Hair - Going Dutch Braids

Top - Discover University

Shorts - Base Game

Shoes - Base Game

Sleepwear

Shirt - Base Game

Pants - Spa Day

Party

Hair - Grimcookies Aubrey Bun

Dress - Caliente Dress

Shoes - Bratz Collection

Earrings - Gold Rush Earrings

Necklace - Dina Necklace

Swimwear

Top - Island Living

Bottom - Spa Day

Hot Weather

Shirt - Regina Top

Shorts - Naomi Shorts V2

Shoes - tunayegit Chonk Sneakers

Necklace - Double Necklace

Cold Weather

Jacket - Grimcookies Snowy Escape Add Ons

Jeans - Clarke Jeans

Shoes - Discover U Platforms

Madena Belmontes

The Basics

Skin - Kumikya Marina Skinblend, Heihu Overlay

Nosemask - Pyxiidis Miscellany Nosemask

Eyes - Whisper Eyes

Brows - Stretch Skeleton Brows #02

Lashes - Kijiko 3D Lashes

Moles - Ms Blue Moles V1

Eyeliner - Twinksintress Liner

Blush - Crypticsim Cloud Blush

Earrings - Orphic Earrings

Everyday

Hair - Eco Lifestyle

Shirt - (K)Neat Sweater

Shorts - Summer Basics

Shoes - Super Star Sneakers

Necklace - Double Necklace

Rings - Simpliciaty Simple Rings

Nails - Mac Nails

Formal

Hair - Angel Hair

Top - Glitter Butterfly Top

Pants - Dauntless Pants

Shoes - Sentate Monaco Platform Sandals

Earrings - Alexaarr Glimmerbrook Earrings

Necklace - Claire Necklace

Athletic

Top - Discover University

Shorts - Parenthood

Shoes - Base Game

Socks - simkoos Peach Socks

Sleepwear

Hair - Autumn Hair

Shirt - Joliebean Jersey

Joggers - Discover University

Slippers - Snowy Escape

Party

Dress - Glitter Daphne Dress (ribbed)

Shoes - Bratz Collection

Swimwear

Swimsuit - Island Living

Hot Weather

Shirt - Joliebean Jersey

Shorts - Naomi Shorts

Shoes - Island Living Sandals

Cold Weather

Jacket - Snowy Escape

Jeans - Clarke Jeans

Shoes - Base Game

Santi Belmontes

The Basics

Skin - Kumikya Marina Skinblend, Heihu Overlay

Nosemask - Pyxiidis Miscellany Nosemask

Eyes - Whisper Eyes

Brows - Dazzled Simblr Hey Eyebrows

Lashes - Kijiko 3D Lashes

Earrings - Tempo Plugs

Everyday

Hair - Leo Hair

Shirt - Joliebean Jersey

Shorts - Daniel Shorts

Shoes - Base Game

Formal

Shirt - Dine Out

Pants - Get To Work

Shoes - Vintage Glamour

Athletic

Shirt - City Living

Shorts - Fitness Stuff

Shoes - Get Together

Socks - simkoos Peach Socks

Sleepwear

Bottoms - Spa Day

Party

Jacket - Pocket Bomber

Jeans - Onyx Gavin Jeans

Shoes - WyattSims Shoes

Swimwear

Shorts - Island Living

Hot Weather

Shirt - Base Game

Shorts - Daniel Shorts

Shoes - Pleyita Basic Sneakers

Cold Weather

Jacket - Wyattsims Jacket

Jeans - Onyx Gavin Jeans

Shoes - Discover University

Mateo Belmontes

The Basics

Skin - Heihu Overlay

Nosemask - Pyxiidis Miscellany Nosemask

Eyes - Whisper Eyes

Lashes - Kijiko 3D Lashes

Freckles - Naomi Freckles

Everyday

Hair - Kiara Zurk Med Relaxed

Shirt - Kids Room

Jeans - Get To Work

Shoes - Get Together

Formal

Shirt - College Boy Conversion

Pants - Get To Work

Shoes - Get To Work

Athletic

Shirt - Backyard Stuff

Joggers - Base Game

Shoes - Base Game

Sleepwear

Set - Parenthood

Party

Set - Cats and Dogs

Shoes - Base Game

Swimwear

Shorts - Base Game

Hot Weather

Shirt - Backyard Stuff

Shorts - Outdoor Retreat

Shoes - Base Game

Cold Weather

Set - Snowy Escape

Shoes - Cats and Dogs

#simflowersave #simflowersavetownies #sims 4

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city0f-dreams · 3 years ago

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Muse Profile: Ena

“Ah, auction day…the utmost grand of days! This is going to be so, so-awful! I think this is going to be the worst day of my life!”

Fandom: ENA (specifically the four shorts posted by Joel G: Auction Day, Extinction Party, Temptation Stairway, and Power of Potluck)

Bio: Like all other Enas before her, this Ena began life as a blank, grey mannequin of unknown origin. Eventually, also through unknown origin, she was molded into the person she is now. Not much else is known of her history, besides the fact that she is dubiously friends with a grey, half-moon shaped being named Moony.

Despite her mysterious origins, this Ena is quite unpredictable. Indicative of her appearance, she frequently shifts between being jovial-her yellow side-and incredibly sad-her blue side. She reverts to grey when exceptionally depressed and turns into a demon of sorts when drunk, but those are her two main modes.

However, she also seems to be constantly involved in adventures, whether she wants to or not. So make sure to keep an eye on her…otherwise, she’ll cause way more trouble than bargained for.

Verses:

V1: nice weather!-Normal Ena, no matter the world or verse! Well, as normal as she can get.

V2: i hate this stupid job!-Dream BBQ Ena! Or at least what we know of her right now. This version will be heavily headcanon based until the game releases.

Anything Else?: I color code Ena’s sides, so you’ll know which one is active at any given moment. Yellow side, blue side, grey side, drunk side. I chose orange for yellow because yellow can be hard to read. Dream BBQ Ena is green for her Salesman side and red for her Frustrated side.

#(getting to know you): muse profile #ena: geometric troublemaker

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kob131 · 5 years ago

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https://kaedeichinose.tumblr.com/post/613795649532624896/hey-about-that-rwby-rewrite-of-yours-i-remember

hey about that r/wby rewrite of yours, I remember you saying you didn’t kill Jaune off but just nuked his plot lines. What did you replace Jaunedice with?

So you destroyed the one well written part of Volume 1.

Congrats. you literally could not fuck up any worse.

that mightve been an older concept i was working with but i dont talk about my ideas all that frequently so im not surprised. i know i did used to think this but ultimately [cocks gun] its for the best. i did overhaul his plotline a bit so hes not shitty though

Place your bets.

first of all during his first meeting with pyrrha hes not fucking rude and physically aggressive for no reason. he does butt in on the conversation but only continues bc pyrrha engages with him. instead of being put off by her fame (YOU KNO, THE THING HE DOES THAT PYRRHA EXPICITLY SAID HE DIDNT DO. THAT THING.) he gets boastful and goes “well im sure i could totally keep up with her” which is misplaced confidence but she appreciates the spirit

*CRACK!*

... Wow, how did you break things THAT bad?

‘he’s rude and physically aggressive’ he wasn't physically aggressive in the original, he was just rude. Which makes sense as he’s SUPPOSE to be macho and suppose to be wrong. That’s uh, kind of why it’s funny when he gets pushed around. And why the fuck would Jaune think he would be able to catch up to Pyrrha, his whole shtick is that he’s not confident and he feels a need to stand out and stand on his own. Yeah he could be lying to himself but you don’t say that here and considering your best, you probably wouldn’t think of that.

pyrrha doesnt actively seek him out to partner with she just hears hi mscreaming and helps bc shes just nice and doesnt realy mind teaming up with whoever anyway.

... SO the exact same thing in canon just more telling and less showing. Because Pyrrha by using her spear to save Jaune locked herself into being his partner but she still helped him because she’s nice.

he actually tries VERY hard in school to catch up but still falls flat so instead of some prick who doesnt try and doesnt want help but still wants to be good hes actually trying VERY hard and only doesnt ask for help bc hes a cheater.

...

So canon again. Except that you removed one of his similarities to Ruby and robbed the show of a connection between characters, which interests so many people...just to get to the same point which would still be bitched at because you guys don’t care about what actually happens in the show.

at the end of the arc he comes clean to nora and ren also bc he realizes hes putting them in danger so ultimately weather or not he continues to attend is up to the rest of the team to decide. so he can be friends with them before he fucking dies and have screen time and interactions with them. ultimately theyre fine with hi mstaying and offer to help train him bc ren appreciates that he genuinely does want to help people (which aligns with his own interests) and nora has Abandonment Issues so shes definately not throwing a friend out the window.

... How the fuck did he put them in danger? They’re the strong ones and Jaune never acts in a way that endangers anyone but himself.

All you did was add in bullshit in an already bare bones Volume.

the dance arc doesnt fucking happen bc weiss told him to fuck off after the ice angel thing in v1 and he respected that bc hes not psychotic

And yet you don’t say anything about Neptune being demanded he be beaten up by Weiss.

This shit is why I say you fuckers are sexist: you only give a shit in very narrow circumstances.

overall just more interaction with everyone in general so it feels like it fucking matters when i nuke him so pyrrha can be a real character

... So you’re going to give a character you screech at if he exists for more than a second more screentime?

Yeah sure.

Also let me go ahead and address this bullshit ‘it’s better for Jaune to die than Pyrrha!’-

A. Jaune would get creamed in the first second of arrival or you’d have to make him a Mary Sue.

B. He’d still wouldn’t have the build up with Cinder that Pyrrha did as she was chosen to be a maiden.

C. It still wouldn't mean anything because instead of the strongest student dying, either the weakest student or a Mary Sue wearing his skin is dying so who cares?

D. Instead of having a character who has a moderately strong but necessary drawback semblance without extensive power to overbalance the team, we now have someone far stronger than any of the heroes who would either kill the tension or repeatedly need to be removed from the picture.

And E. What would this actually accomplish? No one besides people with murderboners towards Jaune suggests this change and they are so fringe they wouldn’t be a viable target to get emotional about. This isn’t a fix to the show, this is a demand for pandering to yourself. This would satisfy no one but yourselves....if even that because Pyrrha would still focus on Jaune and you’d throw a bitch fit there or remove him entirely for your own bigoted reasons, which would break the show for a vast majority of the audience.

This is why rewrites of RWBY do not work. You people do not consider the intricates of the show and instead of fixing small problems with small solutions, you take a sledgehammer to the whole thing and declare yourself a master writer just as the rumble crushes you.

Stop pretending that you have the experience, the talent, or the drive let alone the discipline to even attempt a fanfiction of this, let alone an actual show.

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hellzyeahwebwielingessays · 5 years ago

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The Not-So-Amazing Mary Jane Part 28: AMJ #3.2

Previous Part

Next Part

Master Post

As with issue #2 (and all future posts) I advise you to read the prior instalment as I’m not going to recap the first half of the issue again here.

Moving on, we finally get to meet these new crewmembers. They consist of:

H.E.R.B.I.E. 1.05, a version of the F4’s robot buddy

Screwball, a “… self-styled as a performance artist and the world's first live-blogging super-villain. She was an Internet personality and social-media attention monger to such an extent that she committed crimes on camera.”

And Master Matrix. He's a whole mess. Basically he is the world’s most powerful LMD, and a highly dangerous weapon. He views Spider-Man and Deadpool as his ‘fathers’ in a weird way.

Beck starts to justify the hires, but MJ says that if they believe in the project as she does and have earnest intentions then she’ll reserve judgement.

Screwball tells McKnight that she’s leaked some fake photos to mislead the Savage Six and buy them some time. With that McKnight is eager to get to work.

Let me be upfront about this, I know little about HERBIE or Master Matrix. I’m not an F4 expert and I never bothered with the Spidey/Deadpool ongoing. So I will admit that maybe I’m missing some important context here. My research on the Marvel.wiki didn’t yield any results on who HERBIE 1.05 is beyond him maybe being the regular version of HERBIE. And last I checked the regular HERBIE wasn’t a bad guy. Master Matrix in contrast seems to have been a morally ambiguous character initially but grew to be a good guy. He has a kill switch he willingly handed over to SHIELD just in case he ever went rogue.

So 2/3 of them are perfectly fine. I don’t even know how much MJ would know about HERBIE or Master Matrix. However, Screwball?

Screwball is a straight up criminal. Not an especially dangerous one granted, perhaps not even a D-lister. But a criminal nonetheless. MJ has seen her before, as she witnessed Superior Spider-Man assaulting her on TV in Superior Spider-Man v1 #6.

Realistically, given how horrified MJ was by the incident you’d imagine it’d stick in her mind. Additionally, given how Screwball is an attention monger and very into social media I’d imagine MJ would have some awareness of who she is. MJ herself is very up-to-date with the latest trends and would be plugged into modern pop culture and social media.

However, for the sake of argument let’s say MJ doesn’t remember Screwball at all. Let’s say she’s never heard of HERBIE or Master Matrix. Given how in the first issue she was taking note of the criminal and super powered crewmembers, wouldn’t she at least suspect these people might be shady? Wouldn’t she double-check somehow that they are legit? It all leads back to the same complaints I made between my coverage of issues #1-2. She’s not even checked that Beck is out and about legally for God’s sake!

What’s so much worse is that the story acknowledges that these hires might be shady. Beck is concerned MJ will have reservations. MJ decides to reserve judgement.

This means she doesn’t fully trust them, that she acknowledges they might be sketchy.

And her conditions for reserving judgment depend upon even shakier criteria.

How the Hell can she tell in this singular moment, when she’s barely spoken to any of them, that any of these people:

a) ‘Believe’ in the movie like she does?

b) Have earnest intentions?

She’s not verified any of them are reformed or on probation. She’s got no idea what they are fully capable of or if they are on the run.

Once more she is engaging in blind faith. She is trusting the word of a super villain who’s entire skillset revolves around lying.

The final thing to take note of is the fact that the crew are actively avoiding the Savage Six; hence the new shithole location.

Um…why aren’t they just contacting the authorities or organizing protection for themselves?

SIX super villains just attacked them and want to do so again. That’s surely grounds to bring in the police or the West Coast Avengers or somebody.

Surely, MJ herself could arrange that.

Alright, maybe you could argue they want to avoid arousing suspicion because of their criminal crewmembers. But this leads back to the fact that MJ wouldn’t stand for criminals working on the movie and Beck wanted press attention for the movie anyway. In fact if a civilian like Diperna knows about the movie how do the press not? How could no one have noticed that there are super powered people and criminals working on the set?

Everyone should know that about the movie anyway, so why not bring in help from superheroes or the authorities for protection?

The answer lies in the fact that this story is incredibly half-baked and inconsistent.

I will also add that on a purely personal note I dislike 616 Screwball so just seeing her annoys me.

The next day filming has been delayed again because of bad weather. Mysterio decides they should shoot in the caves.

Filming inside some caves nearby an abandoned zoo whilst it’s raining. Seems like a health and safety nightmare doesn’t it?

If so then it’s yet more evidence of how vain and selfish Mysterio is.

Days later, we see some crewmembers intimidated by Screwball. Their conversation with her reveals she hacked someone’s private information and threatened them to deliver food to them.

MJ overhears this conversation and learns that, in order to evade the Savage Six, Screwball arranged an unmarked truck. MJ decides to solve the problem by contacting Peter and asking if he knows any teleporters in L.A.

Later, Cloak and Dagger show up and deliver food to the cast and crew.

*pinches bridge of nose again*

God, where to start with this?

So, Screwball has definitely committed a crime in the course of her role as production manager. Hacking someone’s cloud server is very much illegal and an invasion of their privacy.* Depending upon whether you believe her or the truck driver she might also have threatened the driver’s life.

Screwball admits to having done this and MJ over hears it. And yet MJ is still ‘reserving her judgment’?

I guess earnest intentions+believing in a movie>>>>>>>>>>>harming people in Mj’s book right?...

...what the fuck Williams seriously…

But the stupidity goes another level when MJ contacts Peter so she can get super powered assistance.

Let me get this straight, MJ and Beck are on board with using superheroes to deliver food to them, but not as protection for actual super villains who want to hurt them?

And MJ in particular doesn’t feel she should let Peter or other heroes know about Mysterio or his criminal crewmembers. BUT she will still contact them for a far less serious reason?

Anyone still arguing that for MJ to ask for help would be reductive to her/female characters no longer has a leg to stand on. MJ just used super heroes to solve a problem for herself. Scratch that, she asked her super hero boyfriend to solve a problem for her. And by bringing in characters like Cloak, Dagger, HERBIE and Master Matrix AMJ has arguably invited the wider Marvel universe into the story too. At which point MJ has no end of options available to her to ensure Mysterio isn’t a danger. She just isn’t using them because Leah Williams Mary Jane is not the Mary Jane we’ve known and loved. She’s this weird facsimile with all her social skills and charm but none of her deeper moral convictions.

Finally, if Beck and MJ (hypothetically) aren’t getting protection because they have crooks on staff then why bring in super heroes at all? I admit we never see what crewmembers are in Cloak and Dagger’s line of sight, so arguably MJ asked the criminal crewmembers to scram. But a hint of that would’ve been nice.

As filming inside the cave proceeds we see the Spidey actor struggling with his lines. The scene depicts ‘Spidey’ saying ‘You’ve gone too far this time, Mysterio. Now it’s personal.’ Amidst a street full of injured/dead people.

Mallorie is playing one of the injured people.

First of all, Mallorie wasn’t an actor or extra earlier in the story. But I suppose it’s not uncommon for crewmembers to have small roles in movies and with a reduced cast it’s likely she was just filling in.

More problematically, the scene is clearly depicting the fact that Mysterio has hurt (even murdered) people in his past. He’s done stuff so bad that Spider-Man, a hero, has been personally enraged by his evil acts.

This is in the movie. It’s in the script. MJ read this. MJ is seeing this recreated.

This eviscerates even the slightest remnant of deniability on MJ’s part. As I’ve argued in prior instalments, MJ SHOULD know Beck is a killer and a violent person. There was no denying that. But even if you were being wilfully ignorant or belligerently insisting only the events of this mini-series ‘counted’, the mini-series just spelled out for you that beck has seriously hurt people and that MJ knows that.

But she is still allowing him to make his vanity project. She’s still letting him walk free. She’s still chummy with him. She’s still showing no sign at all that she’s going to make Beck face justice.

On the last pages the actor playing Spider-Man quits after a light falls nearby. This leaves Beck and MJ sad, wondering how they can finish the film without Spider-Man.

I have nothing to say about this beyond a heavy light falling inside a wet cave should’ve been an obvious health and safety concern.

So, that was Amazing Mary Jane #3, quite possibly the single worst issue of the entire series thus far.

Honestly, I’m going to soldier on through this series, but I’ve made my points.

There is no hope of fixing this series now.

Not because there couldn’t be a justifiable explanation (or several) that could address all the problems. But because it’s become plain to me that Williams will not provide them to us.

Williams frankly seems like someone who understands aspects of MJ as a character. She knows how to make those aspects shine.

But there are other aspects she so fundamentally doesn’t get that it debilitates any good she might’ve done.

And more poignantly, even within the context of the story she is telling she has been incredibly inconsistent and at times downright baffling.

She either needs a better editor or she might be someone who ultimately wasn’t a good fit for this character/story.

*It’s extra bad considering several years ago in real life there was a major news story about the private photos of celebrities being hacked, perhaps the most notorious example being Jennifer Lawrence. I’m like 99% sure Leah Williams heard about that because I heard about that just from tumblr and I’m not someone who used to work in Hollywood nor do I work in the entertainment industry in any capacity.

P.S. How does Peter not know about the Savage Six?

Super villain attacks aren’t that common outside of New York city and the villains in question are predominantly associated with operating in NYC.

Three of them are very recurring enemies of his, one of which committed some very violent crimes during a traumatic recent event; the ‘Hunted’ storyline.

They attacked the set of another of his very recurrent enemies that his lover is working on.

None of this happened in a secluded location, it was all perfectly public.

So how on Earth does he not know about this? Why hasn’t he contacted MJ to ensure she’s okay? Why isn’t he riding down there to see if he can help her or trying to arrange his Avengers buddies to provide some protection?

The only answers are that MJ has lied about that again, Williams is mischaracterizing Peter indirectly or this story is badly written.

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zen-garden-gnome · 5 years ago

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Vertical pallet garden, v1

This vertical garden has been in progress since Summer 2019, and in my opinion is finally “done” now in mid-December. Why did it take me so long???

Expanding from my (sad) attempt to grow tomatoes necessitated increased growing space, without pissing off the HOA or property manager. Researching vertical gardening options yielded some interesting results (Self Sufficient Me was a particularly helpful resource), but accessibility is often the deciding element, so I took this as an opportunity to try to actually, like, build something.

Got my hands on a used pallet courtesy of my sweet sweet mom, some excess shade cloth from a landscaper friend, and finally purchased some basic tools. Sawed the pallet in half so each half would be easier to move when bad weather rolls through improve support along the back of the pallet-halves, and then transplanted some of the boards from the front to the back for improved enclosure. Several of them split, but a staple gun took care of that.

Then I cut huge pieces of shade cloth and folded in half lengthwise (double thickness) to be used as an interior sack. Laying the pallet face-down, I slid the shade cloth down the interior, stapled it thoroughly down the interior sides and across each interior board, scooped it out of the bottom, and drew it up along the exterior-back for a bunch more staples. Most importantly, the shade cloth bottoms-out at the floor of the upright pallet, where I nailed an extra piece of wood to support the cloth and its heavy soil contents.

For the record, figuring out how to do this without accidentally sealing myself away from my end goal partway through was legitimately challenging. My partner helped me to visualize it. <3

Remember that old episode of Dirty Jobs when Mike Rowe (click it) visited a farm that used its own cow manure to make planters that self-fertilize and can be planted right into the soil? Those are Cowpots, and they’re great. Got some sage, cilantro, broccoli, bok choy, carrot, and sweet pepper seeds from Johnny’s Seeds, used some of the hot pepper seeds I got from Rob Greenfield, and buried some garlic gloves. It’s not really a proper nursery, and that wound up mattering a lot. That shelving unit didn’t get enough sunlight, the pot material was prone to water loss, and the shelf level left the delicate seedlings prone to damage. I wound up replacing several seedlings over the course of those 7 or so weeks and lost most of my carrots and cilantro. To make up for it, more tomatoes.

Between damages and slow-growing seedlings, I decided to bury the cowpots in some larger pots on ground level for improved sunlight and wind protection (with soil level several inches below the top of the pots). Within a month, I was ready to dig up those (wet, disintegrating) Cowpots and move them into a pallet.

Cutting X-shaped openings in the shade cloth turned out to be harder than I expected, and I wound up with a bunch of gaping holes that were still too small for these Cowpots. This was around the time I recognized my biggest mistakes:

the unnecessary quadruple shade cloth layering

shoulda used scissors on the shade cloth, not a box cutter

shoulda planted the seeds in clusters, not one per pot. Stand-alone seedlings are so vulnerable...

switching from solutions-based thinking to failure-based thinking when transplanting started to become destructive

But still, success! Despite how ragged and weak the carrots (top), herbs (2nd), choy & broccoli (3rd) and tomatoes (bottom) all looked for the first week, everything’s bounced back pretty well. The pallet stands on a cinder block to reduce pest and disease access, is strapped the the column behind it for stability, and is framed by a wire stand to support the tomato plants. The damage to the shade cloth was more severe at the bottom level, too, and considering the weight of the tomatoes, I decided to wrap some yarn around the pallet to hold back the cloth and reduce soil spillage. (The pepper plants and one surviving garlic plant are doing nicely in the large pot to the left.)

But now, the choys have started splitting. No bugs, no bites, just splits. A little research revealed that excessive wetness (24 hours of rain after weeks of dry weather) can lead to leaf oedema. They’re still green and seem to be growing, but now they lack structure and remain limp and vulnerable. Maybe I should eat them now?

Still have one unused pallet. Next time, so much cilantro.

#whollyhuman #reference #garden #diy #zgg

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