#and thats why we have printers.

[whimsicmimic]

cant wait to receive my very expensive piece of paper so that i can photocopy it and then Eat It

[bacchuschucklefuck]

this is fully a shot in the dark but I gotta do it anyway. any babythey in the crowd have a good-feelin G-pen SAI2 brush they're in the position to send me specifics on. my kingdom my degree for a good-feelin G-pen SAI2 brush anyone

[two-calicos-in-a-trenchcoat]

Hdjsnshzjsjka

My grammy just called me and was like

"Are you SURE there isn't anything you want for Christmas besides a PRINTER???"

Shes so done with me and my mom lol

[apocalypticdemon]

If my brain could focus on learning one new hobby at a time that'd be great!

[krisp-xyz]

Was experimenting with halftone effects after watching this video and it almost has spiderverse vibes honestly. I actually learned some neat things about why printers use CMYK instead of just CMY so I thought I'd share !!

So in our optimal little computer space, Cyan (0,255,255), Magenta (255,0,255) and Yellow (255,255,0) all multiplied together gives us a perfect black (0,0,0) Awesome! The issue is that ink colors irl arent exactly perfect like this, and color is a bit more complicated irl compared to how computers represent it, so they aren't the greatest at combining into black if they aren't those perfect CMY values:

Left: CMY

Right: CMYK

(thats not even black, its a dark blue in the original image but dark colors just look so much richer)

An important step to make sure you arent doubling up on the black values though is to divide the image by it's own "value" (the max of all 3 color channels) that way the value is equal to 1 everywhere, and you're letting the black ink take care of the value on its own.

Left: CMY (normalized value)

Middle: K (black)

Right: Combined

Now obviously the grids of dots cant be aligned perfectly with each other because you'd just get a bunch of black dots in unwanted areas, but if the grids are misaligned, then some dots become more prominent than others which tints the whole image. This was an issue because older printing methods didn't have great accuracy and these grids were often misaligned.

The solution was to rotate these grids such that they can move around freely while getting rid of that tint effect if they aren't perfectly aligned :D

(I have no idea how they came up with these angles but that might be something to look into in the future who knows)

SPEAKING OF MISALIGNMENT

I wanted to implement that in my own filter to get some cool effects, and I discovered another reason CMYK is better than CMY for lots of stuff !!

With CMY, you're relying on the combination of 3 color channels to make the color black. This means if you have thin lines or just details in general, misalignment can make those details very fuzzy. Since CMYK uses a single color of ink to handle value, it reduces color fringing and improves clarity a lot even if you have the exact same misalignment as CMY!

Left: CMY

Right: You guessed it! CMYK

(yes these comparisons have the exact same color misalignment, the only difference is using a fourth ink color for black)

ANYWAY I just thought there was a lot of cool information in this tiny little day project, I also just think it looks really neat and wanted to share what I learned :3c

EDITING BECAUSE THERE'S ONE MORE THING I WANTED TO ADD

So, I talked about how to get K in addition to CMY instead of just CMY, but how exactly do you separate CMY from an image in the first place?

Well, CMY is a subtractive color space, meaning the "absence of color" is white, compared to RGB where it's black. This makes sense because ofc ink is printed on white paper. You can use dot product to get the "similarity" between two vectors, and this can be used to separate RGB actually! Using the dot product of a color and red (255,0,0) will give you just the red values of the image. This is cool though because if we get the dot product of our image and the color cyan (0,255,255), we can get the cyan values from our image too! If we first divide our colors by their value to separate the value from them, then separate CMY using those dot product values, and using K for our final black color value, our individual color passes end up looking like this:

While it's called a "subtractive" color space, I find it more intuitive to treat white as the absence of color here, and then multiply all these passes together. It makes it much easier to understand how the colors are combined imo. Notice how cyan is the opposite of red: (255,0,0) vs (0,255,255) and magenta and yellow are the opposites of green and blue respectively! This means you can actually kinda get away with separating the RGB values and just inverting some stuff to optimize this, but this example is much more intuitive and readable so I won't go too deep into that. THANKS FOR READING I know it's a very long post but I hope people find it interesting! I try my best to explain things in a clear and concise way :3

oh thank you I realized I should probably add an eyestrain tag

[hardwiredweird]

The DPI Issue

Okay, I keep seeing and hearing folks talk about DPI and how important it is to set your digital canvas to 300 DPI without actually giving the full information.

Why am I qualified to talk about this?

I am a trained, certified photographer who trained with a school that specialises in printing and have been working in the field for 16 years. I am the designated digital file wrangler and printer at the studio I work for.

This is my job.

And I can tell you with pretty decent authority that most of the advice about the 300 DPI thing you have heard is barely half of what you need to know to use your DPI settings effectively.

I'm not blaming anyone giving the incomplete info because they probably don't know either, but LET'S DO THIS.

Let's start with clarifying what DPI is.

DPI stands for Dots Per Inch. That refers to the dots the printer makes per inch of paper. So 300 DPI makes 300 tiny lil ink dots per inch printed. So in a square inch we have 90.000 dots of ink. Thats a lot and definitely more than 5.184 you get at a print resolution of 72, right? Makes sense why the 300 would look better? I thought so.

Now, most printers will print at 300 DPI (a lot of higher quality professional printers even print at 360 DPI) regardless, but the software will try to upscale the image to 300 DPI (or 360 DPI, but upscaling from 300 to 360 isn't as big of a deal as from 72 to 300) and upscaling is always a bit of guesstimation and will most likely result in blurry or pixelated images.

Which is WHY everyone tells you to set your DPI to 300.

What they very often don't add is that THAT ONLY MATTERS IF YOU ALSO SET A PHYSICAL DIMENSION.

For example: 8 by 12 inches at 300 DPI.

That results in a canvas that is 2400 by 3600 pixels.

Because DPI is not actually a setting, per se. It is a conversion rate.

It is a number that tells you how to translate your pixels (dots) to physical dimensions (inches).

Changing the DPI to a higher number when you set a canvas size in pixels WILL NOT RESULT IN BETTER PRINT QUALITY.

If you set your canvas to 600 by 900 pixels no amount of setting your DPI to 300 will make this print at a higher quality. You can SET your DPI to 300, but if we were to print this canvas at 8 by 12 inches, you'd still only have a print resolution of about 75 DPI.

At 300 DPI that canvas only prints at 2 by 3 inches.

I will repeat again: DPI IS A CONVERSION RATE NOT A QUALITY SETTING!

If you always set your canvas size in pixels you can use the DPI as a way to calculate how big you can print your pieces without sacrificing quality, but setting a higher DPI won't increase print quality.

[yandere-paramour]

I am offering you all a look into Noelle's place. You might be wondering why I know what her place looks like, well the answer is that I was invited to her pad for an interview and it took me a while before I could show off her place. Had to get the photos transferred after all.

These are the plans for Noelle's place and as you can see, its massive as all hell.

This is the bathroom. Its VERY open as you can see and most of the ventilation comes from opening the windows. She has a few heated towel racks and a regular towel rack. She also has a bathtub that can fit both her and her lover. The shower is between the two windows as you can see, but it also has two heads, one that is handheld an one thats overhead and static.

Here we have the laundry and storage area. You also have the water heater too. This is where Noelle puts things in storage like food items or even seasonal clothing that she won't be wearing. Obviously she also does laundry here too.

THIS is the multipurpose living room, kitchen and dining room. Theres also a little bar counter near the kitchen for when Atalanta and her darling comes over, obviously for chatting and having a drink together. The dining table sits 6 people and the couch holds 4, or 2 if you're cuddling while laying down.

And now we hit her bedroom. She has a work area, a shelf with some of the awards she's won from her academics and such because she is a LOT smarter than most people think. Her little desk with her computer is often used for when she's working at home, she also has a printer for if she needs to print anything before she goes out. You can also see her large wardrobe and a little vanity mirror as well. She also has a LOVELY bed with two bedside tables. She also has two bookshelves by her computer, there are a variety of books from programming to psychology and even accounting. She also has novels too but I'm not allowed to talk about them.

And lastly is her walk in closet where she has a standing mirror and lots of clothing and outfits for when she plans to go out, whether its work or a date, she has an outfit for it and she'll look amazing.

Anyway, this has been the exclusive scoop into Noelle's home. Join me next time when we get to see the inside of Vivien's place.

NOELLE'S PLACE!!!!

I'm gonna go in depth about every single thing I'm thinking

First of all, damn her place is huge but you're so right. Atalanta absolutely makes sure that Noelle lives in a very nice apartment and has all the luxuries. And when Darling moves in, there is plenty for space for both of them.

Noelle! Never! Denies! Herself! Any! Luxuries! Ever!!!!

You're absolutely right that she has heated towel racks and a bathtub large enough for her and her lover. Sometimes she'll lay her morning clothes on the heated towel rack to make them all nice and warm before she changes in them. And she likes to have relaxing baths and bathe her lover after work. It's a form of caring for them.

It's funny that you think Noelle does laundry and doesn't pay someone to come in and do it for her.

The living room is so spacious and open! Noelle loves modern decor so her place absolutely looks like this. In truth mostly Noelle and her Darling go over to Atalanta's place. I love how clean it is, Noelle always keeps her space immaculate.

LOVE Noelle's bedroom. She absolutely does a lot of work in her home, but that computer is definitely used for hacking/coding as well.

You're right, Noelle is super intelligent but she often hides it. A lot of her awards from childhood and college are in her bedroom, and her degree is framed right over her desk.

Shhh don't mention the romance novels, she doesn't want anyone to know about these

Noelle likes to sit at her vanity mirror and do her skincare and haircare routine. She's like Rapunzel, she brushes her long hair 100 times before bed and she's super strict about it.

Noelle is SUPER into clothes and making herself look nice, she is very interested in her image. She has to be, working with Atalanta Montclair.

I love how you kindly omitted the secret cameras definitely watching you.

Also Vespera, if Noelle has invited you to her place, you are like in the final stages of the relationship before being kidnapped so you should maybe watch out for that.

(Vivien's bedroom is totally messy with suspiciously crusty biohazard socks and tissues under his bed)

[kirby-the-gorb]

reply roundup!

man apparently these are still hard even when I'm not Literally Dying anymore :v

the sad sale went great, thank you for all the support everyone <3 I bought shelves and makeup and paper star papers and stickers and a new blanket, plus it's helping cover my allowance until my wife starts getting paid. I am already thinking I might do another sale in november just for fun lol

my wife has started orientation at her program and she's having a great time, our partner and I are gonna go down to visit her in a couple weeks :) I also finished rearranging all my furniture now that her furniture isn't here and it only made me terribly ill once!

I am really enjoying everyone singing along on [live and learm], I love enthusiasm <3

on [stars] @korattata said: HEY THATS WHAT I'VE BEEN DOING ALL DAY!!!!! i just started learning last night! its a nice break at work to stop looking at the computer screen. they all still look a bit wonky and i think one of the sheets of paper is too thick but i'm just using paper i got from the supply closet and cut with the paper cutter lol

aw that's so cool! the ones that are like actually packaged for making paper stars are usually a bit thinner than printer paper, like other origami paper, but that also means they tear a lot more easily in the first step if you're not careful, so it's always a tradeoff. what a fun coincidence :>

on [hallway] @thesilentpotato said: the first thing i thought of was the "da dee la da dee la da" krabby patty zoom in scene from spongebob

lol I hadn't thought of that until you said it but you're so right (she is referencing [this scene] from the krusty krab training video for anyone unfamiliar)

(side note thank you to folks who put pronouns in easily findable places so I can refer to you correctly even if I don't know you <3 )

on [birthday] @joekingv1 said: *asks baby what gifts they received and if they would like to read/watch Komi Can't Communicate*

I never really got into komi because one of the side characters really squicks me out, but I have a friend that really loves it, so maybe they've watched it with her! I think they probably got to go somewhere fun for their birthday like a theme park or a zoo, and get a souvenir plush while they were there -u-

on [sheep] @ceylonsilvergirl [added] a different line for kirby, which I still think about regularly lol

on [pills] @minty-spice said: op i hope your health improves and your empire of pills eventually shrinks

thank you <3 honestly I'd be happy with just the first one, I don't mind all the pills so much as long as they're actually helping.

on [crackers] @amatsuki said: made a bunch of cold noodles today with cucumber carrot chicken & sesame peanut soy sauce. the only actual cooking i had to do was boil water and steam chicken

oh hell yeah cold noodles are a fantastic example of a basic food to go feral over. now I want noodles too.........

on [thinking] @adrawrable said: hope you're cozy op

not right now as I type this because it is Computer Work Time, but in general I am So Cozy these days, I have a whole queen bed to myself so it's full of big stuffed animals and fluffy blankets :) (tbh even once my wife moves back here we may just all have individual beds we all seem very comfy this way lol)

on [slam] @jeaniechibi said: we'll be right back ➡️ shshgdtsudtdidh why is every bit of art with a blurr effect so damn funny 🤣

it truly is, I love a thoughtfully applied motion blur (or perspective blur can be funny too) (altho tbh I don't use the perspective blur tool for those I just use separate layers and gaussian blur) (for anyone unfamiliar this is a reference to the eric andre show meme)

on [beehive] @galacticnova3 said: me @ wasp nests minus the frowning, little fellas doing their little fella activities. sometimes they squabble. the thinking man’s reality tv drama

true, true, gotta love little fella activities. personally I feel better observing from a safe distance, but we had a lot of wasps around my childhood home and I didn't really know how to get friendlier than not actively making them mad lol

anonymous asked: That profile is amazing

for some reason I don't feel like I understand, but thank you!

on [sale] @milkymoon-ramblings said: gahh why do so many people have so many cool probducts, the queers are tempting me with their cool swag. however I need to save money for my own cool swag (digital art)

I just love the phrase "the queers are tempting me with their cool swag", so relatable lol (also no worries to anyone who couldn't or didn't want to buy anything, it's not like I needed it to pay bills I just wanted treats :v )

on [solstice] @jaune-chat said: Definitely, the sun can fuck right off. I break into a rash if I get too much sun, and I can't walk outside without full body coverage to some degree or be itching for WEEKS! In order of preference, is fall, winter, spring, summer.

oof yeah my mom gets a bad rash from sun exposure too! I'm fortunate to not have that specific symptom, but dang it seems so inconvenient, especially if you're also sensitive to heat so being covered up puts you at additional risk. personally I rate winter a little higher than fall but otherwise yeah total agreement lol

on [rollerskates] @nexus-nebulae said: @ prev tags i used to daydream constantly about being able to roller skate everywhere because i would constantly think 'rolling would be way easier than dragging my feet everywhere rn' and it took me two months of constantly thinking about that before i realised OH i need a ROLLATOR that would help (<- i am not smart) i haven't actually tried roller skating bc i don't own skates but i have used a skateboard briefly and that also feels better than walking. i wonder.... if the roller skating rink nearby would allow me to use a rollator in the rink with skates on........ probably not lmao

honestly it takes so much to actually realize like "oh a mobility aid might help with this" which is like, a bad thing, but we're just gonna focus on the funny part for now happy disability pride month :v and tbh I think maybe they might let you do it??? cuz like at ice skating rinks they usually have those little penguins or just straight up plastic lawn chairs for people to support themselves on, so I don't think it would be that crazy to go out on the rollarink with a rollator? but also that's just me and I do not run the place or get paid minimum wage to keep people from breaking the place sooo lol

[mallahanmoxie]

last episode of season three godspeed me

the thing with cressida's whole business is that i have such a low opinion of high society i cannot understand why she doesn't wanna go with her aunt lmao

now THAT is a good point portia thank you that's a good question to raise against whistledown it is to me the one true betrayal (justified, you may think) she has continuously kept up and the one in which she shares the ton's cruelty unfairly. in the cradle of their newfound relationship, it must be worse for portia and penelope both. i kind of wish we'd had more time to explore that.

Lovely way to set up penelope to continue the secrecy and yet i expect they will reveal her anyway

sjfjfkfk i love the husbands you married the garish sisters babes it costs good pesos to keep up with em first lesson a man learns in sinaloa

hehehehe colin suffering best collection of shots this season luke plays it so funny to me

"though not without some scars" WHICH ONES!!! saying penelope doesn't count you did that yourself

"it is not up to you what we do" pardon you sir?

nobody listens to her or lets her speak exactly why she wrote the damn thing in the first place mhmm i know that's right

WAAAHH straight to the threesome??? i forgot that shit was happening hehe good going ben

Oh so you can shoot this well but you can't shoot pen and colin like this? cool.

the irreconcilability of colin and cressida's situation is so laughable i am very very glad they acknowledged it textually and i think it provided a very good moment where cressida could see herself in penelope and see her suffering and cruelty reflected back to her at once, which jessica played very well, and i kind of really wish penelope and cressida had interacted enough this season for it to weigh more

no no he's right he did make it all worse

why not tell benedict we all know also thats so much fucking money

okay everybody hear me out: we go plead our case to the queen, play up the lonely girl trying to find her place in the world story, then we tell her we're being blackmail for unreasonable amount of money and then she can like go out and say aha I have found whistledown so then cressida is going to be but I know it's penelope! then the queen will be like no she's not and cressida will be like but I have this printer's apprentice and the queen would be like I am the fucking queen go to the gallows and then we're done. and if you're like but Simba the whole point of this is that the queen doesn't find out who it is, well she's going to fucking find out anyway when cressida tells everyone so take your chances

and we're back in bed alright imma go get some ice cream

[miowritings]

Oblivious f reader x Rinku

꧁“𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐦𝐞!”꧂

Rinku aimoto x Female! Reader

A/N: hihi!! My first ever d4dj request🫶🏻🫶🏻 I apologize if it looks rushed or isnt to your liking, it was a bit rushed since i now finished exams😅, i actually like how this turned out and if its popular enough, i'll make a part 2!

Synopsis: you and Rinku got paired up to do a project and have a lil sleepover!

Contains: Rinku is awkward and blushy here, reader here is written as female but pronouns arent mentioned, they didnt get together but theres still romance

Both of you and Rinku were assigned to make a project, luckily bith of you were very close friends. The project was scrapbook making about memories, schools were almost coming to an end and the teachers paired you and Rinku for the project, little did you know Rinku was gleaming with excitement.

You both decided that it was best for Rinku to come at your place since your parents were busy and you had a printer there, once Rinku arrives, she hugged you excitedly and cheered "heyhey!! (Y/N) I wasnt late was i?!" She asks, a hint of worry in her voice, you shook your head and pat her on the head "nono.. in fact, you came here earlier than i expected.. come, i bought some snacks to keep us motivated" you added, Rinku nodded and puts her bag of materials on a nearby table.

You both did the project at your room since it have a/c. You were designing while Rinku was cutting and gluing. "Ow..!" Rinku hissed, you looked over and saw that she had cut herself "oh my! Here let me see" you gently hd her hand, looking at the small cut, you git up and grabbed some bandaids and an ointment, you dabbed some cotton onto the ointment and ever so lightly, dabbed it onto her fingertips, then you went ahead and put bandages on her cut. "There.. how about, you design the paper while i cut.. your still injured.." you say with concern, Rinku nodded, feeling warm because of your gesture.

"Ohhh.. I understand why they gave us three weeks to finish.." Rinku says, playfully and concernly.. time was going by fast and both of you still havent finished the scrapbook, "hehe, we shouldnt really take advantage of our time.. but thats okay, I know we can do it.. if we do end up staying up late.. are you alright with sleeping in? I have some spare clothes.." you added, Rinku was suprised, a sleepover!! She wanted to yell 'Happy Around!' but she couldnt.. afterall she had to maintain this... Proper attitude towards you!

While doing the project, the time was currently, 10, almost 11.. Rinku noticed how your eyes kept on dropping.. you were sleepy, with no second thoughts, she got up and walked towards you, "y/n..? You fell asleep.! You can go ahead and rest y/n, the projects almost finished.." you yawned and without a word, laid down on your bed. The clock moves and its now 11! "Rinku.. its a bit late to finish that.. we can wake up early to finish yknow..? Just sleep.." you say, soundung quite sluggish. "E-eh?! I sometimes wake up very very late.. its okay i can-" you cut her off by putting a finger on her lipsn "shush. Your going to sleep.. you might get eyebags and, i already set an alarm clock" you added. Rinku got up and grabbed some pillows and placed them onto the floor. "What're you doing..?" You ask, Rinku looks at you "oh! Just getting ready!" "Sorry Rinku.. i dont have a spare mattress.." you say, slightly guilty, "Haha! Its okay! The floor is much colder afterall.!" She giggles, you shook your haid and grabbed her arm, not so tight that it hurts, but tight enough that she cant let go.

"..no, we spilled some juice on the floor remember? Theres probably ants roming somewhere.. just.. sleep with me, my bed is big enough for 2 people" you suggest, Rinku blushes at that suggestion, she was going to sleep beside you?!?! She was very red when thinking about this.. "E-eh?! B-but... I uh..!" Despite what she was saying, you still shaked your head, "really its okay, my blankets is also big enough.. im fine with this Rinku.. i rather have you on bed here with me, than let you sleep on the floor, Rinku couldnt say no.. afterall you were so kind and it'd be rude to turn down an offer.. so she accepts.

While you both laid down, you were sleeping peacefully, even having your mouth slightly open, Rinku on the other hand though.. her heart was beating rapidly, was freaking out and was looking everywhere except at you, you turn over and your arm, rests over at Rinku, she blushed more because of this, as she was about to move your hand, you instead, moved closer, and was basically clinging onto her.. she was still red and couldnt control herself.. "..y-y/n.." she muttered, she took some deep breathes and took lots of time to calm herself before hugging you back and falling asleep as well

Rinku woke up, the suns out and she looks over and saw that she was still hugging you, this time she hugged you by the waist and you were sitting up, using your phone, "oh? Youre up early" you teased, Rinku giggled awkwardly and immediately pulled away, "Im so sorry!! I swear i didnt do-" you cut her off by chuckling. "Its okay Rin.. really, plus i slept better thanks to you" you smiled, Rinku smiled as well, she got up and stretched "Okay! Lets continue with the project!" She says with determination, "haha..! Its way too early.. i'll cook us breakfast, then we'll continue hm?" You suggest, Rinku nodded and helped you out of bed "okie!"

[iwasbored777]

so ur trolls posts got me to watch trolls world tour again. i remembered liking it but i couldnt remember why, but now i know for sure

I FCUKING LOVE TROLLS WORLD TOUR!!!!!!!!!!!!

ALL THE INCREDIBLE WRITERS WERE SECRETLY ON TROLLS 2 !!!!!!’n

I CANT TBINK OF A SINGLE FLAW IN TROLLS WOULD TOUR!!!!!!!

i was NOT expecting a brilliantly written masterpiece about colonialism, but thats what i got, and its going in the greatest of all time hall of fame in my brain forever.

im not gonna sit here and regale you on the message of the movie. they only said fax, no printer, and its an important message to send kids. alot of the messages kids get about races and borders is “we are all the same 😚” but they came in with the “we are NOT the same and that is both good and bad, both exciting and dangerous so you need to be aware of dangerous ideas of “harmony”” and thats so real. kids need to understand differences are OK.

i love how they backed off the “chosen one” vibe poppy had in the first movie and talked about her flaws as a leader. while her stubborness was a good thing in the first movie to contrast branches pessimistic nature, it wouldnt have worked here, and i can see a cheap writer (like m*chael w*ldron) either insisting she gets away with her selfishness and carrying on with the happy ending anyway, or pretending that wasnt a character trait at all (because w*ldron doesnt watch the first movie and writes a sequel anyway)

my favorite scene is the bubble scene and the woods right after they leave funk where branch confronts poppy. do i even need to tell you why?

i just want to mention it because im pretty sure branch sings a cover of “girl crush” by little big town, which is a country band, and branch said he likes country music earlier and that slays. but when poppy comes in, what they sing is definitley not girl crush, and i cant tell if its giving “trolls can mix music” or im completley wrong and its a different song alltogether. but i cant tell if that song is homophobic or is super gay, so if im wrong thats prob for the best.

the only flaw i can think of is the country music, as a midwestern i can confidently say that was an affront to real blue grass country music. i guess born to die “works” but it didnt represent country as well as the other genres did. theres alot of controversy in the country music fandom with alot of singers who sound exactly the same and produced like its a factory line. but even if people still think miranda lambert and carrie underwood arent true country singers, their songs wouldve worked better than born to die. also the country trolls shouldve been on a self sufficient farm instead of the wild west. that wild western jazzy piano and country music isnt the same.

the only bad part about the movie is that it ended and barb ATE. SHE LEFT NO CRUMBS WITH THAT INTRO. send ask.

Lol I love your review. I love Trolls World Tour a lot too and all their other movies. Great stuff.

And yeah I love Poppy and how she can accomplish A LOT but she doesn't make it on her own, she needs character development and help from others just like everyone else. Characters are surprisingly realistic.

Barb really was goat, the best antagonist in the franchise. I love parallels between her and Poppy, how both had different intentions (Poppy wanted to help and Barb wanted to conquer) but Poppy's method was also wrong and both Poppy and Barb and everyone had to make compromises for all tribes to live in harmony because no one has to change their lifestyle for that to happen, all they have to do is accept that they're different and that's perfect. Just be yourself and let others be themselves.

That song in the end (Just Sing) slaps hard (and so does Can't Stop The Feeling btw).

P.S. Tiny Diamond fucking slays 🔥🔥🔥

[vividbaddogs]

ive never really gotten involved with cosplay discourse bc most of it is stupid but apparently sone people have been talking abt bought cosplays vs homemade cosplays and as a maker my head is full of thoughts. keep in mind that ive heard everything secondhand from my roommate (who also cosplays) bc i dont really use other social media (we have a joint cosplay insta i post on sometimes but they do everything else there).

ive been making my own cosplays since i was like 11 or 12, and im lucky enough to have had a mom who knows how to sew and could teach and help me those first few years. my dad is a nerd who was excited when i started cosplaying and going to cons with him and he's always has helped me with props. again, i know im lucky for this, and i had a pretty easy in to the hobby. this is all really just for context for my side here.

cosplay had a bit of a popularity boom over lockdown, because it was a way people could have fun at home, and that's great!! i love seeing people getting into things i love!! especially after being made fun of for it as a teen. but since then, ive noticed that the vast majority of new cosplayers are buying their costumes — and before i go further, i want to emphasize that i do not judge on an individual level whether or not youve made your cosplay, and nobody should. everybody's situation is different and it's important to remember the play part of cosplay. its supposed to be fun — and honestly that's really sad to me. what's even sadder is the amount of people saying things like 'everyone who makes their cosplays are rich' (i am absolutely fucking not, im currently unemployed bc im disabled) or 'if you make your cosplay youre not a cosplayer, youre a cosmaker' (this one doesnt even make sense. why are you alienating the creators of the entire hobby).

i get completely that its an intimidating thing to get into. making cosplays isnt just sewing. its also hair/wig styling, makeup artistry, foamwork, propmaking, etc... the list can really goes on bc it truly can be anything. resin casting, embroidery, beading... it all depends on what youre doing and how you want to do it. and im not saying it isnt a money- and timesink, because obviously you have to invest both of these things into it. but it doesnt have to be all fancy sewing machines and expensive fabrics!

did you know you can sometimes rent sewing machines from libraries? if theres a makerspace near you, thats a fantastic resource (they usually have things like sewing machines and 3d printers, and they usually host classes where you can learn to use their equipment)! youre even likely to find sewing machines at thrift stores! and speaking of thrift stores, bedsheets and curtains make great fabric sources, and if youre lucky you can find a piece you can alter or even just wear as part of the costume! and theres tons of tutorials and resources online for just about everything, even for specific costumes. there are also some good online fabric stores with much more variety and better prices than joanns, and you can look into if theres a place near you that sells recycled and donated remnants/unused fabrics, etc!

and like. idk. maybe thats all common knowledge among the specific group of cosplayers im talking about. theres nothing wrong with still choosing to buy a cosplay. i just ask: do you know how the people who made it are treated at the source you buy from? are they paid fairly? is it made out of cheap polyester and how comfortable is that for you?

i put — very literally, usually — blood sweat and tears into my costumes. im not saying everyone has to do this. im just. the making aspect is the heart of cosplay to me. its clearly not for everyone and thats fine. it just makes me sad to see so many people acting like its some elitist or inaccessible thing when its not

[trenchgardens-ooc-ooc-ooc-ooc]

💔✨🍪 for Ferics, Dlicti, and Calixtus, if that is alright! - Canis

heehee i love these

Does forgiveness come easily or with dificulty for them...

Ferics - In general Bluebell is extremely petty, once they know someone and start to like them that goes away, exception: Miyers (Ferics keeps a mental scoreboard of every tiny thing they can spite him for). If it's something serious, their trust is easy to wound and hard to heal.

Dlicti - She does not forgive. Her trust is fragile and when it shatters the cracks are sharp and draw blood easily. Dlicti is pretty chill, but she has a strict set of rules and does not tolerate encroachment on them. You get maybe three strikes with her, a fourth one is broken glass.

Calixtus - Cali is... hmmm... Cali does not feel like they have much of a self. This probably comes from being the /neutral/ master class, along with the aspect of mind. For the Judge of Mind forgiveness isn't really a concept that comes to them naturally. its not a strict set of rules so it's hard for them to grasp, and thus hard for them to trust. If you pressed them hard enough to tell you if they forgive you, not if the scales are balanced and debts are equalized, but if they Calixtus forgives you, they might break down entirely.

Something that makes them happy

Ferics - Somati. There's nothing like a good shooshsesh for them, either side. They also fucking love conceptualizing things and then making them. one of their favorite things in their workspaces is their 3d printer. They have intense empathy, as stoney as their facade may be, and it itches for them to know there are problems out there they aren't solving, so solving any problem feels great to them, the more important the better. Some are too important though...

Dlicti - Flowers. Also that dinky little violet that comes around to bother her all the time. She gets a very high amount of satisfaction from aligning things in a proper order, whatever that order might be. She loves seeing organisms thrive and orderly systems. It's why she's so fond of gardening.

Calixtus - Seeing the scales balanced. Once they managed to have three seperate conscious periods before they had to be tilted again, that might have been the most at peace they ever were. Cali also feels a really intense melancholy from drawing the three of them happy and alive together. Those drawings are hidden like theyre the nuclear launch codes. They have no idea what they'd do if they had another "hateful embrace" conversation with Calfuray or god forbid Calafay. This green little bastard just wants a stable system.

I can't tell if thats the cookie or the moon... ill do both

If they were an animal, what animal would they be?

Ferics - Donkey, easy. Maybe a mule, but probably a donkey.

Dlicti - hmmm... She gives me the energy of a big old dog. Or a cat. Or a bear?

Calixtus - mmm Snaske :-)

Favorite scents!

Ferics - Somati. Somati is their favorite scent. Nothing beats moirail smell. They do like the smell of rubber cement though... even though they Really shouldn't.

Dlicti - Flowers. Hyacinths probably to be specific, but any flowers are hella. I think some of their favorites are honeysuckles, jack in the pulpits or voodoo lillies, and columbines

Calixtus - Hmm... Old book smell. New book smell. The smell of their hand oil touching metal. I don't know what the tri-cherub's living situation is like... hm... we should do a conveneing on that.

[makedamnsvre]

just wanted to say that everytime i listen to the future freaks me out by motion city soundtrack i think of u. i dont know why i think you posted abt it years ago or nentioned it when we talked but its The Vinny Song in my brain. also please name the rat u draw i have tattooed he doesnt have a name yet and its only fair you name it

i forgot to answer this because i forgot i existed soryr but yeas that song... i found it and became obsessed with it because of just. how the guy says things and . i dont know how to explain. its so sounds.

also wahhh i dont know how to names <//3 im not good at that. name it autodesk sketchbook because thats what i used to draw it. or maybe valentines because i drew it feb 11th when i was making those valentines cards. or maybey periwinkle because the og colors are kinda periwinkle vibes. or hp inkjet ts3122 because thats the printer scanner i have and i had to fix it recently because it wasnt connecting to wifi. or tar , rat backwards. either. mrow which is a cat sound and worm backwards. or maybe name it music songs. or name it indecisive. because thats what i am. indecisive. so extremely indecisive. or existential crisis because look at its face. idk i like indecisive as a name for it. ironic.

[climaxbattles]

vent dont read (unless the curiousity consumes you i guess. if you know me personally it might suck)

i havent been able to leave the house since may and it seems like every day i get worse and worse

i just cant deal with anything i dont know why

i dont go outside, i cant be alone, i cant even eat too fast/slow or i just like completely freak out

i started therapy and this is the first time ive ever been hopeful about interacting with a therapist but i still kind of dread it every week. im not even sure its helping like maybe shorter sessions would be better but i use so much energy just getting through the day i cant communicate until its too late

i dont even understand what made this happen my only guess is that one of the medications i tried really messed me up (or i have a brain tumor or thyroid problem or something) because a few of them had really really terrible side effects and i almost had to go back to the hospital for the 3rd time in a year, but i dont get why im not getting better when i dont do anything and im not on those meds anymore.

and if it is physical i cant leave the house without panicking like. i dont know how else i would go anywhere to get it checked out unless it got so bad i had to call an ambulance again so they could lie me down and give me oxygen and turn all the lights off and hold my hand again but that also was like very traumatic so im afraid i would just completely break

my friend is over visiting and i havent seen her in forever bc she moved 4 hours away and i cant even bring myself to hang out with her because she brought her boyfriend and i already have problems talking to anyone but her even though i fucking live with her family and leech off them. so im just hiding in my room

i dont really talk to anyone much anymore and i dont even know if its Because i want to be left alone or if its something making me lonely/im upset about. it also kind of seems like people r moving on from me but that could be like entirely self inflicted bc one on one conversation terrified me even before and now i like have panic attacks if a breathe wrong let alone attempt something thats always scared me

i think like some of them maybe also have a seperate discord server i wasnt invited to. this happened literally months ago where i accidentally found out and its not really my business i guess. and i dont even rly know if its true or even used anymore

it just feels bad because i lost a friend of like 7 years and a friend i really related to but didnt know long because i took their side in multiple arguments and i dont regret the 2nd one but the first one kind of still sucks. the people i lost had a lot of their own problems that made them unpleasant but idk. the first person was kind of always open to talking to me even though we r both fucked up and wouldnt ignore me even when i sometimes would bc of my own problems

and then if there Is a second server thats kind of why the second person lost their shit. so its like Maybe they were right in a small way (they were completely fucked though they would like suicidebait randomly and ive never had any other friend do that so its still for the best i think)

it seems like i keep losing or pushing away good friends kind of. or maybe im bad at all friends idk. ive never enjoyed socializing so it seems like my fault probably

i honestly just wish i could get on food stamps and/or disability on top of medicaid but i think people are still insisting i can go back to the way i was before. idk if thats possible. i just want to be able to stop taking As much Directly from other people and maybe like. buy legos or a 3d printer or something. i dont have much to do in the house 24/7 and my computer is getting old. and i think the internet is making this all worse but thats like my only activity

im so tired

[spiked-mall-goth]

so i had such a day today omggggggg

so got up early as hell to go see saw which was at 12:15pm. theaters a ways away and we wanted to go to the flea market.

at the flea market i saw this cute halloween tin and was like oooOOOooo !! but i picked it up and it rattled, and was full of halloween JEWELRY!!! sooo i obviously got it, bc it was only $1(usd)

keep walking and a very big lamp catches my eye, idk why but i HAD to go look at this lamp. so i mosey on over take a look at the lamp and hidden under a pile of stuff next to the lamp is a little woodstock figure!! hes in a valentines heart chocolate box and i literally was like YIPPEEE!!! so i got him for a dollar and put hm in my little halloween bucket.

keep walking and my brother stops to search a toy bin for go bots, and i find a SNOOPY!! hes a 2018 mcdonalds toy and hes sitting on a cloud holding woodstock and when you roll him is EARS SPIN. literally the coolest thing evr def screetched a lil dont even worry abt that. hes now also in my bucket.

so we move on and this booth has some really nice halloween stuff set out so i go over to look. and the older lady who owned it saw my halloween bucket and was 'that is so cute!!' and i was like 'right?? it was only a dollar and it had jewelry!!' so i open it to show her and she sees my snoopy and woodstock and is like 'HOW CUTE COME LOOK AT MY BOBBLE HEAD' and pulls me over to look at the snoopy bobble head she had as decoration. and ofc im like 'OMG HOW FUCKING CUTE' and we chit chat and then shes like hey i think youd like this, and then pulls me over to a glass case with a DRACULA TROLLS DOLL IN IT. and ofc im FREAKING OUT BC HOLY SHIT ITS A DRACULA TROLLS DOLL. anyways i did not have $25 to spare today :<

so we leave the flea market and go get movie snacks to smuggle in (im so poor btw), get to the theater and buy tickets. the worker is like 'yep saw x, youll be in theater 8' so me and my brother walk in and sit down just to be greeted by paul dano in a santa hat staring straight at us telling us about the stock market and nfts. we are like ????? check the tickets. they moved the time from 12:15pm to 1:50pm.... we have made a terrible blunder. we debate what to do b4 walking out of the theater and going up to the front like 'heyyyyyyy so we totally got the wrong time, can we come back later with the tickets or do we have to stay here?' and she was like 'yeah totally. i noticed u walked into dumb money a few minutes ago and was like hmmmm i wonder if they noticed.' SHE WAS GONNA JUST LEAVE US IN THERE. that is so fucking funny to me.

we go kill time at a thrift store, my younger brother buys a vial of holy water.

we come back, still terribly early but whtvr. me and my older brother play the worst game of pocket tanks this world has ever seen. my younger brother texts to let me know he stopped at a different thrift store on the way home and got me AN X FILES VHS FOR FIFTY FUCKING CENTS !!!!!! YIPPPEEEEEE!!!

we watch saw. very bad movie omg. come home, breath once then right back out the door for my older brothers band to practice and then a boring ass social event. there were burgers there tho,, damn fine food.

thats all the interesting stuff but im already here typing and your already here reading. i had a fight with my printer trying to print the notes i needed for rehearsals tmrrw (i waited last minute whoops). my cat did the most rancid thing i've ever seen. she propped her hind leg on the rim of the water bowl to lick her tosies.... i cannot even describe.. maybe i'll draw it later if i have the time. i set up my new figures on my desk (its so crowded lol) and i worked a little on the sculpture im making. yesterday my brother accidentally yanked my arm weird. he kinda pulled on the elbow i have previously fractured and it hurt but was fine, then tonight i was saying bye to my friend and he also yanked it. ouch. wearing a brace rn bc woof. i finished up some of the choreography i was working on for my next show, although i have no idea if it will actually work bc i did it alone in my room and not with like the 7 other ppl. i had a stange fruity drink, didnt taste good. my best friend texted me panicking bc she took smth WILD and was off her gourd. (shes on a business trip btw). i also did the laundry.