#a month though? very much possible

[ghost-proofbaby]

hey babes i saw your post about facing homelessness and everything and i just want to express how sorry i am. i completely get it and with the housing market and inflation these days it makes it almost impossible to find a decent place

praying and hoping y'all can find a place, i wish you the best of luck <3

thank you so much love <3

the housing market definitely is insane. studio apartments costing $1.2k+ in my area now is just... :\ i am hoping to get a new job soon (my current one is cutting hours AND pay, so even though i enjoy it, it's just not livable at this point) and that might help quite a bit, but it's still very rough waters out there.

but i'll persist. unfortunately, i'm kind of like a cockroach.

[camellcat]

I find it so fun how much drusilla revels in being a demon compared to spike who just sorta... is. he likes being a vampire, let's not get that twisted! but one of my favourite lines in the entire show is drusilla going "oh well I'm not a person see" in lie to me and I don't know if spike has like any lines like that? I mean maybe little jokes and snips here and there but drusilla knows she's not human and won't even entertain the idea of being treated as such

[maria-ruta]

I'm having a bad mood today

Would you draw my blorbo for me please?

[chirpsythismorning]

When the interviewer asked when we should expect s5 to be coming out, that’s when Shawn mentioned that a little bit of an answer to that might be out there soon.

He actually mentions that this answer could be out by the time the video for this interview comes out, and since this interview was filmed mid-May and it’s now mid-June, I’m assuming we could be getting something soon or within the next couple months, potentially about a release date aka possibly a small teaser with 2025 stamped at the end…

[icewindandboringhorror]

boy in silly sitting positions compilation

[puppppppppy]

gregnant

anton belongs to @poicyss

[sysig]

Moving out of concept art and into what’s Actually Done! Showcased here are a couple expressions for both pets so far with their dialogue balloons - mostly pulled from NPC references, but I did get a screenshot of my pet in-game using it in reply, not just in Kinzchat! So cute <3

They’re both introducing themselves here with the names I’ve given them, but I really wanted the process to be as Webkinz-like as possible, with a few extras :)

Which started with being able to pick pet pronouns! Thinking about it now, Webkinz doesn’t ask for player pronouns, does it? :0 But I wanted that to be an option too! It was...something of a process to go from one set of adjustable pronouns to three, especially as I haven’t played with any Ghosts that give you the option to assign both the character(s)’ and player’s pronouns! I had to give it a fair bit of thought of what to check against and how to not have them interfere with or overwrite each other (which did happen early on lol), but I got it! Only took a couple hours of frustrated-sleepily hammering away haha

These screenshots were taken pretty much back-to-back - the only thing changed here is what shell is being used, and shell-checking has come in soooo clutch here ahh, thank goodness ♥ Many and big thank-yous again to @cherryistired​​ for helping me troubleshoot menu shell-switching! Exactly what I needed, am very grateful :D

My original concept sketch of this process was perhaps a little overconfident in what I could accomplish for my first time playing in code lol; I have seen custom pronoun-setting though! And I think I probably could do that, but multiple pronouns... Again, I think I could, but... The name of the game was limiting my scope (lol) to see how many Different things I could implement in short order, so I’ll gladly take my three sets of pronouns and pet names vs. player name and go haha

It’s also a bit funny to look back on this little Diamond - I really haven’t drawn her much! Kind of loosely following Webkinz’ style, her face looks especially silly I think haha

I’ve also got my main menu balloon looking rather fabulous imo ✨ Technically there’s two - More and Back - and most of the features are Very Much in the Coming Soon To A Ghost Near You phase lol, but they’re all {bracketed} up to be filled in as I get their assets made :D There’s still a few placeholder pieces here and there - especially since I haven’t gotten to inter-Ghost communication just yet. Everything in its own time!

I ended up having a lot-a lot of fun with naming and renaming, I went a little silly with Just How Many reactions the pets could have to their names haha

They’ll refuse to be named after any of the Hosts directly, and they’ll give you a side-eye if the name is Close To but not Quite a match haha

The mischievous expression has gotten an awful lot of use already! Although I’ll probably change the “Nu-uh!” expression to something else once I have an alternative that fits better - I need that gradient-to-mad expression set so bad!

And although they won’t accept NPC names, you can name yourself after a Host, and they’ll react! :D There really is so much flexibility for Easter Eggs like this ahh, it’s fun!

All told, I ended up playing the most in Bootend, Menu, Nameteach (hgh), and String, although I’m realizing now that maybe a lot of the stuff I put in String belongs in Word...? It’s all been OnFunctions anyhow, and it’s organized in a way that makes sense to me but is perhaps not as intended lol - nothing says I can’t go back in and move some stuff around, as long as it continues to function properly haha. I’ve kept my error log neat and tidy!! As many times as I’ve broken something, I’ve fixed it thereafter! :D It’s a very satisfying process ♪

[spotaus]

Late Night quick thing (New Age Sillies)

Bad news: That joke post about including Reset + Orchid is definitely not canon. (I legit got sad thinking about Reset being in a universe where Orchid isn't- because their stories are so so intertwined- but Nightmare 100% would NOT risk the whole twins exploding Error's soul thing.)

Good news: This means I COULD include Kane (Reset's older brother who usually dies in timelines where Reset is born) and use it to develope his character a bit more! Also! Perhaps a Blue × Dream kiddo is finally in the stars for me to design?

[sydney-carton-of-sour-milk]

Happy New Year! — and what better way to celebrate than a festive and topical beverage?

Just under six years ago (wow), I posted this recipe for punch that I'd found in an old Dickens recipe book. I was incredibly excited to one day experience a taste of what Carton and Stryver might have been drinking on one of their many long nights — and now, finally, I've made it - twice!

I'll start off with a copy of the recipe:

——————————————————————— peel and juice of 3 unwaxed lemons 5½ oz/150g brown sugar cubes 1⅔ cups/400ml good-quality Jamaican rum 1 cup plus 1 tablespoon/250ml Cognac 4½ cups/1 litre boiling water You will need a large enamel pan with a lid SERVES 10-12

Carefully peel the lemons, not including the bitter white pith. Place in the pan and add the sugar, rum, and brandy. Warm gently. Take a metal ladleful of the warm spirit, set it alight using a long match and holding it over the pan, then carefully pour the flaming liquid back into the pan to inflame the rest of the liquid. Let the spirits in the pan burn for 3–4 minutes, then extinguish the flame by putting the lid on. If you don't like the idea of flaming spirits in your kitchen, warm the punch to just below boiling and let it simmer for a few minutes to evaporate some of the alcohol. Add the lemon juice and the boiling water. Let it cool for 5 minutes; taste for sugar and add more if desired. Leave to stand for 15 minutes in a warm place or a low oven. Discard the pieces of lemon peel before ladling the punch into heatproof glasses. ———————————————————————

And yes, it turned out as marvelously as you'd hope from a recipe like that.

I did not actually light either one on fire (sadly), but it got its chance to steam beautifully nonetheless. Here's the first batch as I was making it vs. what it looked like after it was given the chance to cool and settle a bit:

And here's a glass of the second batch in a little punch cup!

Both batches turned out beautifully (though each was slightly different because I used slightly different ingredients!) and made for delicious party drinks. The sweetness of the brown sugar really worked with the sharpness of the lemon and all the flavors (and strength😳) of the rum and brandy. It was like something between tea and a hot toddy, heavy on the lemon — I'd highly recommend it!

(Now, for the fuller experience, I'll just have to make it again in the middle of the night while I'm trying to do intense and knotty paperwork🤪)

Cheers to the new year!

[always-a-slut-4-ghouls]

love how hua cheng is just like "I support xie lian rights and xie lian wrongs, except he can never do anything wrong ever even when he kills a bunch of people. Go off king" and Xie Lian is like “This is my beautiful husband, he has committed war crimes, but haven’t we all?”

And their relationship is somehow healthier than anything I've ever been in.

[xxplastic-cubexx]

Thank you as always for your wonderful art. Good luck with midterms and your classes!

of course, thank you for the good wishes !!! i can't wait until i can find more time to draw though: its painful having so much i want to draw but needing to be """"responsible"""" or whatever and waiting...

honestly i always thought i was a part of . Sizable fandoms and that i just had niche favorites, but the actual. AMOUNT of wonderful art and fics and discussions when it comes to cherik is amlost overwhelming i wanna throw up <- this is a good thing

[found--family]

am i the only one who sensed some jilted lover vibes from jensen? 

[mothusband]

found someone on craigslist rehoming a chinchilla and i am currently heartbroken that i cant take him :(

[steviescrystals]

i seriously need to get a new job and start making money again asap bc i cannot keep living at home much longer it’s driving me insane

(wrote an entire essay in the tags without meaning to oops)

[icewindandboringhorror]

Lineup of all of the characters that appear long enough to need a visual representation of them in the game lol

[deaddriv-talks]

Konoha's name in braille

Japanese braille (tenji): このは あきのり

English braille: Konoha Akinori

Korean braille (jeomja): 코노하 아키노리

This is so random. I really need to increase my skill range. By the way, fun fact, Japanese braille has spaces unlike Japanese. And this is kana braille because kanji braille is way too complicated for me.

Unicode versions in case anyone's interested (warning, it looks a little misleading: dots on the right look like they're on the left):

このは あきのり ⠪⠎⠥ ⠁⠣⠎⠓

Konoha Akinori ⠠⠅⠕⠝⠕⠓⠁⠀⠠⠁⠅⠔⠕⠗⠊

코노하 아키노리 ⠋⠥⠉⠥⠚ ⠣⠋⠕⠉⠥⠂⠕