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because i ve seen a lot of people talking about starting discworld
REMEMBER THERE ARE FREE AUDIOBOOKS OF ALL OF THOSE BOOKS
here they are
#posting it just to make sure everyone can enjoy those books#because books can be expensive#discworld#going postal#monstrous regiment#guards guars#the truth#gnu terry pratchett#terry pratchett
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More DILF Shen Yuan because I woke up from that mood
Shen Yuan has an ex-wife with whom he gets along well, an older daughter who is already of legal age as geeky as he is, two younger thirteen years old twin sons, and his daughter under ten years old. He is closer to fifty than forty, and apparently a traditional life with a wife and children was what was necessary for him to accept how terribly homosexual he is.
But that's okay, he supposes. Accepting his sexuality, learning to communicate better... Necessary things. His ex-wife is now his friend, his children are well raised with lots of love and patience. Shen Yuan does not consider his divorce a failure, as his brothers accuse him, just another experience. He was not happy in his marriage. Why should he remain in a place where he was not happy?
Then one day, Luo Binghe knocks on his door.
Shen Yuan looks at the haughty man dressed in xianxia robes, a sword on his back, says "fuck not today" and closes the door in his face. Luo Binghe enters anyway. Look, Shen Yuan may enjoy the habit of reading and trashing web novels... That doesn't mean he accepts web novel protagonists ending up at his doorstep! Really!!
Luo Binghe looks shocked to see him, Shizun this, Shizun that. He looks at him as if Shen Yuan in his haughty fifties with gray hair and a tired face had two heads or four arms.
Well, it's Luo Binghe. Shen Yuan knows that he has no chance to fight him. It's not even opposed to the idea of fantasy - age drains one's imagination. If Luo Binghe is there, great, damn, he really is there.
Shen Yuan takes a deep breath, scolds him for breaking his door, tells him that he's really not in the mood for games or riddles. He has to finish correcting some important files which must be delivered no later than tonight. Luo Binghe is invited to stay as long as he keeps that sword away from his children. This week they will be with their mother, but not the following week, and that is his only condition. He's not going to let the kids near that sword.
... Luo Binghe surprisingly accepts it.
In reality, Shen Yuan is concentrating on his work so as not to think that there is a xianxia protagonist inspecting every aspect of his house. By the time he submits the corrections he owes, it's not even dusk yet and Luo Binghe is sitting on the sofa in the living room, watching a historical drama that Shen Yuan sometimes watches with a look of surprise. Shen Yuan explains the plot to him a bit and when it seems that Luo Binghe is more lost than found, he actually asks him what he wants. How did he get there? Why to his house? What does he want?
Luo Binghe looks annoyed that he has to explain - as if Shen Yuan should know beforehand or just agree to Luo Binghe's demands without asking! He explains about opening portals with Xin Mo, a strange world where there was another him, a kind Shizun married to another Luo Binghe. Something about a soul exchange, tracing the soul back to... him. Luo Binghe wants that kind Shizun for himself. He wants what is rightfully his. Why would a Luo Binghe have someone like that in his life, and he wouldn't?
Shen Yuan tries to be open-minded enough. Well, it's not like there's any other explanation. Luo Binghe shows him his claws, his zuiyin, and it's clear that he really is who he says he is. Shen Yuan assumes that a version of him (different? Who came out of the closet before marrying a woman?) transmigrated and took his favorite character as a husband, even if it is from the skin of the scum villain. Well, congratulations to him. Shen Yuan wishes them all the best.
But now there is a very real, very demonic, very traumatized Luo Binghe in his living room, watching a transmigration drama, trying to understand everything. Shen Yuan feels sad for him. He definitely needs kindness, good treatment, better care. These are not things he gets in the harem! Always having to be the provider, the protector, the one who gives his all. Shen Yuan had always been annoyed by that part of the story.
Well, now he can change that, can't he?
He tells him that he is not willing to go with him. He has a very good job as an editor, his children have an arrangement to spend one week at his house and one week at their mother's house, he has a good relationship with his ex-wife. Going to another universe would complicate his life as long as he doesn't do it during his vacation season.
However, Luo Binghe is welcome to stay. Shen Yuan will be kind to him, but if Luo Binghe wants to, he must communicate about it. And he cannot talk about other worlds, demons, harem or emperors when his children are at home. Luo Binghe doesn't quite agree, but he agrees. Shen Yuan promises him that he will take a vacation and go to that world of his to meet him, but it won't be right away. Luo Binghe is a little appeased by that.
And so, a few days later, Shen Yuan picks up his children from his ex's house and tells them: "I've brought a friend to live with us for a while."
He explains to them that he comes from far away, that he doesn't know much about the city or technology, that he speaks strangely and that it can be overwhelming. But he is a good friend, he cooks exquisitely, and he will enjoy spending time with them.
(Luo Binghe would not agree to that last point.)
They are somewhat wary, a wariness that goes away when they enter a house that smells of delicious, unburned home-cooked food. After dinner, they are more willing to accept Luo Binghe into their home and their life. And Luo Binghe does his part well: he behaves pleasantly, speaks casually, does not terrify or intimidate the children, he is a functional adult... As soon as the kids go to their rooms he looks up at Shen Yuan with big puppy eyes waiting for pats on the head for being good.
Sweet Jesus. Shen Yuan is too out of the closet for this. How will he survive this Luo Binghe who just wants to be treated kindly without spoiling him and showering him with all the love he deserves?
#svsss#svsss au#svsss ideas#mxtx svsss#scum villain's self saving system#shen yuan#original luo binghe#luo bingge#bingyuan#binggeyuan#the dilf shen yuan#his kids are like: dad are you dating a 20-something?#his ex wife is a friendly npc#his oldest daughter is a geeky nightmare and i love her#luo binghe loves to be seen shopping with shen yuan#understand that there is some power in just choosing random things. then shen yuan takes out his card without asking and pays#and people look at luo binghe with some tacit understanding#luo binghe doesn't know what they understand#but he likes it#shen yuan is just waiting to finish editing the book he is working on so he can go on vacation to see PIDW monsters#he also accepts his huge attraction to luo binghe and is determined that if he makes the first move he will accept everything from him#unfortunately luo binghe is the one waiting for him to make the first move#because they are bingyuan and i can't let them communicate well all the time#how people see them: an expensively dressed silver fox dilf with a pretty twenty-something#how shen yuan sees them: a lazy old man and a demon emperor unable to be mistaken for human due to his devastating beauty#how luo binghe sees them: silvershizunsilvershizunsilvershizunsilv- oh and me
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Whumpee doing an escape room as part of its recovery process.
For those who don't know, escape rooms are puzzle rooms you get locked in, and have to find clues around the room to open a series of locks to escape. You get like an hour, and there's a person watching you that will give you hints if you're getting stuck on one puzzle or falling too far behind.
Idk why I didn't make this post yet because the most recent room I did was serial killer themed, and we literally started chained together to the wall. So, now imagine a whumpee doing one of those exposure therapy style.
First time would be easy mode. Lights are brighter, fewer puzzles. The part with the drawer or any cramped space you have to climb into would be skipped over completely. If they do the chain puzzle at all whumpee would hold on to it instead of putting the velcro strap on.
Caretaker and whumpee would run it a few times, then up the difficulty level, rinse and repeat. The exact combinations would be changed but the process would start to become familiar.
Excellent opportunity for your whumpee to have a panic attack, or to feel useless or stupid for needing hints or caretaker's help.
#PyrePrompts#Can you tell I had a really relaxing time escaping from a room uhh ages ago?#Imagining whumpee getting a deal where it's a lot cheaper for them to play the room if it's between other booked slots#Because a ticket isn't wildly expensive but it ain't cheap either#whump prompts#whump community#whump ideas#whump prompt#whump scenario#whump tag#whumpblr#whump tropes#Recovery whump#whump#Whumpee
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Alicent and Helaena in the sept, moments before chaos
#been meaning to use this ref for a while#all watercolor and white ink#art#my art#asoiaf#fanart#hotd#house of the dragon#hotd fanart#alicent hightower#lady alicent#queen alicent#helaena targaryen#helaena the dreamer#team green#alicent x helaena#queen helaena#watercolor#i used my nice fancy paper for this#its on loose paper cause of that#its 100% cotton it was super nice just the right amount of texture didnt need any prepping so i could just get right to painting#i only have like 20 sheets of it though and it was EXPENSIVE#like. to me. for art supplies#usually i buy as many average quality watercolor books has the best unit price#because i use so much of it i would go broke buying cotton paper#the stuff i usually use i can tell isnt the best but it gets the job done#targtowers
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interesting how often the ones claiming that galadriel's season 2 arc was perfect and everyone who doesn't think so is just too haladriel brainrotted or something are the same folks who openly say it's fine if she were to just... fade into the background in season 3 or disappear outright. sorry I actually do think it's sexist for galadriel to be introduced as the central protagonist only for her to be gradually phased out so that gil-galad and elendil or elrond or whichever legendarium dude can have more to do.
#I mean effectively s2 was elrond's 'turn' in that sense. lots of development for him that hinged on sticking gal in a holding pattern#(don't even get me started on the way brimby's ascension to a lead pov could only be done with gal's absence & tbh at sauron's expense too)#but now some of yall are like IT'S GIL-GALAD'S TURN & frothing at the mouth for even less of galadriel so that he can take the s3 reigns#'gil-galad is important because he's the king!' girl i do not care lmao and guess what neither do the normies#normies get invested in the characters and relationships + conflicts that they were following from the beginning - the touchstones#we're not making this up this is how television works#shows need that connective tether the foundational thing that stays consistent to build your audience#it's why louis in the amc iwtv show is not going anywhere in s3 - because he's been the heart and soul for 2 seasons#and you can't just discard him for the sake of adhering to book canon!#you can't swap protagonists around season to season and expect your audience to keep up. it's very very hard to get away with#i'd argue this is even more key in streaming series with the limited episode counts. there isn't *time* to dilute the focus so much#ugh anyway s2's arc for galadriel was rife with problems primarily because you could remove her from it and hardly change the overall story#she was in this weird limbo where she was intensely invested in the A Plot but barred from affecting or interrupting it#within the A Plot itself - eregion and sauron and celebrimbor - she effectively didn't exist#every active plot driving choice near her was made by elrond cirdan gil-galad adar celebrimbor. one after the other. she was a passenger#'it's fine for other characters to make choices tho!' not when it's the whole gd season kiddos#and what do you know viewership is down
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went to get wind and truth from the store but I’m so sorry brandon sanderson that book needs to not be $40 for me to get it
#I need to reread the other books anyway I can wait#like I knew it would be expensive because of it’s length. but MY GOD
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my two friends from work are going to start reading throne of glass and i’m going to reread it at the same time and we are going to talk about it on lunch break IM SO EXCITED
#i’m going to listen to the audiobooks and i told my one coworker that she can borrow my copies which i regret now…#just because the new hard covers were SOOO expensive but they are actually quite delicate#the papers are super super thin and the dust jackets are too#i actually ripped the eos one right when i got it ☹️#i’m not even crazy about taking care of or loaning out my books like that#but just because these ones were such a big purchase for me i treasure them extra 😩#not that i think anything bad will even happen to them in her care but…#also lowkey i know the other one loves to read and loves fantasy#like this all came about bc she said she wanted to read the series and when i told her i loved it she immediately ordered the box set#so that we could talk about them#and the one i’m giving my books to just wanted to join and i know she likes reading but not that much#like she only just got into it recently and mostly does romance#so i wouldn’t be surprised if she stops reading before the end of the series#i’m pretty sure she’s mentioned a few times that she never finished acotar so i’m curious how this will go…..#mine#tog#me and the girl who loves reading talked about six of crows for like a half hour today 😁😁😁😁
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I'm still weeping about how fcking ugly that figure is. Skul looks like he will fall over or run against a pole. Also, why the glossy finish?? Gloss shows like ALL your mistakes while matt hides it somewhat, plus suits ain't glossy. It makes it so obvious he doesn't really understand folds.
And then he demands such a high price?? I get that the other figures are from video games which make more money and have a bigger audience, but if you are gonna take such a high price for a figure at least make sure your customers get their money's worth!
Why is this random ass youtuber doing it more professionally than a 'globally bestselling' author that has HarperCollins, one of the biggest publishers in the world, backing him??? Instead, he goes the nepotism route because he's cheap. Sorry, but his brother is not a good sculptor and he's a worse concept artist and his paint jobs ain't great either. Landy would only have to cough up the money for the concept art up front, then he could do a Kickstarter again and use that to pay the sculptor and the production and box art.
And then this sets me off even more, because what the fck kind of backwaters hillbilly operation is this, why is he packing them in a fcking shed
The only thing he is committed to is being cheap!
I love figures so much and watching this is just killing me on the inside 😱 it's just a card box. Does he not know that the boxes that figures come in can be displayed too?? I certainly do for most figures I got!
Jinx Arcane Figure
Lilith Borderlands Figure
Luigi Figure (this bad boi is made with LEDs)
#SCREECHING#skulduggery pleasant#sp merch#I could rant for hours more#like Landy being like “created by me”#like what did you do? come up with a self insert character with the most basic design ever#and package that stuff#he wasn't even bloody involved with the actual creation of that figures as far as I'm aware#also his dad get more credit because he's using his shed than the artists that draw his merch#like merch artists usually aren't credited but you could at least answer when I directly ask who drew it#also he promised merch of more characters and that hasn't happened yet either and there have been multiple merch drops since then#I also feel very strongly about figures#because one I love them#and two I have figure painting as a hobby#or I'm trying to have it as a hoppy#it's expensive and time consuming#I know no one else gives a damn about this but if I don't write this down I'm going to hunt him down for sport#rant#art rant#I can as for 50 at most for that Skul figure#and that would still feel like daylight robbery#I also feel like since this is a book fandom most people have no idea how expensive figures usualy are
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The consequences of my poor financial decisions are here!!
#blame Kat for this lmao. she got the Yangchen novels first and I very easily give in to peer pressure (that wasn't exerted. but whatever)#three days earlier than scheduled too. which worked out perfectly bc I picked them up on the way home from grandma's#and carried them for 2 km. 2 hardcover books + the thick cardboard boxset they're in#+ the backpack full of food my grandma gave me#in the rain#I nearly fucking died#I'm not made for this level of physical exercise 😅#okay moving on#nia stop calling things like this poor financial decisions challenge#it cost like. the equivalent of 40 bucks#I have 30 times as much hidden away in my sock drawer#and I am usually responsible with my spending. I'm allowed a slightly more expensive treat every once in a while#also my dad doesn't know but I'm sure if I would him 'hey I spent 3.8k on a pair of books is that okay'#he'd be like 'why tf are you asking when have I ever said no to you spending money'#but again. I do try to be mindful#which is why as much as I want the lok art books and could probably ask for money for them. I won't#bc they cost an arm and a leg and I cannot morally allow myself to spend that kind of money#anyway. getting distracted again#do you know how hard it was to get these? I checked like 3 marketplaces before I did#and I was fully ready to get them in russian because non-classical english books are impossible to come by here#sanctions and all that. but somehow I did. and it only cost half the money in my bank account#I don't even know if Russian editions exist. these books were written before the war and before the gay propaganda ban but still#I didn't find them when I looked. maybe they don't sell them now that the law is in place or smth#I don't really care enough to look it up#the point is. I now own the books and can happily read about best girl kyoshi whenever I want#if the stress for an upcoming event doesn't kill me. that is#also I have read rok before but it was 3 years ago so my memory is vague. and I just realised how much thinner sok is?#I'll have to check the page count later
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If you became super rich and could design your own house, but could only add THREE unnecessary/random/expensive home additions (like how people will have bowling alleys, movie theatres, closets with museums of shoes, car display rooms, spa rooms, wine cellars, etc. in their mansions) - what three would you choose?
#I think I would have: an indoor pool (but like heavily customized with a faux weather system so I could get the feeling of swimming in#rain or fog or snow etc.). a very small arcade consisting only of skee-ball and DDR machines. and an old Library Room with authentic#historical furniture/interior design to store old books/tapestries/study room equipment/whatever other antiques I'd collect. It'd be#like some fully intricate movie set or something that would feel completely like stepping into another world/time.#Though I might would trade out the arcade for a roller skating rink.. i DO love skating....#And I wouldve put rock climbing gym because I love indoor rock climbing but.. as I understand it they have to change out the rock things#on the walls every once in a while so that you can have new routes and it doesnt get boring. and I'd rather have an activty room thats like#self sustaining and doesnt require me to hire some person to come switch things around once every month. Otherwise I would#totally do that instead.#I'm also personally not counting ''craft'' type stuff like having a pottery room kiln sort of thing because#that doesn't count as 'unnessecary' to me. since stuff like that would not at all be just a hobby I 'happen to#do sometimes for fun'#but would definitely be a career sort of thing. Like if I had the money for a fully stocked sculpture room and and a sewing room#with a good machine and etc. then I would literally be professionally selling pottery and designing clothing and etc.#so I wouldn't count it as 'just a random side room I dont need' etc.#The same way that if I played tennis professionally or as a very intense hobby that takes up most of my life/time#then I wouldn't count having a tennis court in your house to practice in as 'unncesscarry' etc.#wow that is the worst I have ever spelt that word ghbjh#Un Cess Carry#ALSO would obviously have an underground bunker of some sort with food and emergency supplies which also does not count as unnecessary to m#since it's literally like... survival.. And I thought most health organizations literally reccomend that even#the common person has a small 'go bag' prepared in their house. and like an evacuation plan in case of fire or other things#It WOULD be an unnecessary rich person thing to have a full on undergRound village or something stocked with 9000 guns and#whaetever. but I think just a basic emergency room with basic supplies could still be counted under the 'not unnecessary' requirement.#Like I would say that a sprawling courtyard of flower gardens and fountains and hedge mazes that takes up like a hundred thousand#dollars a year in maintenance would count as one of the three 'unnecessary and expensive' things. But having a small garden in the#back yard with a few planters in a little greenhouse or whatever would not. The 'excessiveness' of the thing matters lol#ANYWAY!!!#Just curious what other peoples Three Main things would be... hrrmm
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Since when did we start charging money on patreon for fanfics 😭😭😭😭 is this for real😭
hi, love. I haven't seen that many people doing the Patreon thing when it comes to fanfic, but it's pretty common for people who draw for example to set up a Patreon. I believe that everyone who does, just like myself, needs the money. I wouldn't be doing it if i didn't need to. I figured the Patreon setup was the best idea since it's not really that common for people to tip writers, we've been struggling with getting reblogs and comments, so you can imagine.
Right now, I'm applying and doing tests to get an internship, which still won't be enough because I'm also trying to apply for a master's. So, yeah, I'm really thankful for everyone who tipped me on ko-fi and subscribed to my Patreon, last month my savings were over, and the Patreon money was what helped me pay for some medical stuff I needed (Idk if you saw the whole mick schumacher's sick club, but yeah — huge thank you for everyone who subscribed/donated btw).
We often see fic writers as little robots who don't eat, drink, or sleep. We request stuff, and expect an instant reply, and when we get the content we don't even go back to the page to tell the writer our thoughts. We don't reblog, nor leave comments, but still, we expect them to keep writing and keep sharing everything as if it didn't take hours, sometimes days to come up with a 1k piece polished to what we think readers will like best. I hope I don't sound rude, I'm just trying to make a point because I'm tired of seeing writers deactivating, tired of seeing my friends getting writer's block and then people still demanding things.
On top of that, I'm still posting a lot here, from smau to blubs and long fic requests (and I won't even talk about how some pieces aren't even getting a hundred notes, which always makes me wonder if I'm doing something wrong, if my writing is bad, or if there's anything that I could do to make the reader's experience more enjoyable), and it takes a lot of time, it's even harder to balance the two profiles now, but still, I keep sharing some of my work for free. so please, please, don't make me feel bad about needing money. thanks ❤️.
#I'm still searching like crazy for the best internship that gives me enough time to study for my application and enough money to pay for +#the stuff that I really need#medical bills are expensive#school books and stuff are expensive#we do what we can#and I say we including other writers that relly on donations too#anyways#Im sorry for letting my heart run wild here but I really needed to share this because I'm tired#and I do feel a bit guilty some days for sharing paid stuff because I wanted everyone to read what I post#wanted everyone to enjoy it and gush with me about college!mick and ghost!lewis and so on#but right now that's the best way I found to deal with my current situation#so please please try seeing your writers side#and on top of that make sure youre supporting the people that are here everyday putting their hearts on each piece#and I mean support as in reblog and let them know you liked it and so on#if you can support someone with money thats great#but most of the times a comment and a reblog will make the writers days#it makes mine#I wish you guys could see the smile on my face whenever someone comes back like “hey Im the one who requested x and I loved it”#anyways Im sorry for ranting#I hope I did not come across as rude again#and Im not saying you don't reblog or support your writers this is more of a widely rant#<3#millies inbox#anon#patreon#f1 fandom
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theatre year for me lets goooo
#it would be significantly less if i didn't have to fly to fucking sydney every time somethings on#for ref. hamilton lord of the rings and twenty sided tavern in january#hadestown in april (am just crying over the flights why are they so expensive but i have paid for tickets accomm and flights now)#and bttf in october#but then again! my new years resolution was to just fucking do things that i want to instead of regretting not doing it because worry#so im doing it!!! im lucky enough i can afford to so im doing it!!!#not to mention ive booked to see a fair few fringe shows in the next few weeks so. year of busy-ness
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Internet Archive: Rally on the steps of the Internet Archive!!
This Saturday! April 08, 2023

Battle for Libraries sign up if you are going to attend the rally!
If you can't attend/can't make it that is completely fine! You can check for the live updates on Twitter by Internet Archive following the hashtag #DigitalRightsForLibraries

"...Make & share a rally sign & tag @internetarchive. Need a suggestion? Try: - Internet Archive is a Library For Everyone! - eBooks are Books..."
Here is a post with info better summarizes of what is happening to the Internet Archive
To summarize in case you have no idea what is going on (or just don't want to read the link). Four (4) book publishing companies HarperCollins, Wiley, penguin random house LLC, and Hachette book group are suing the Internet Archive because during the pandemic their sales of books did poorly. So they are blaming Internet Archive, a library for the internet, for their poor sales because they believe their system for ebooks is flawed. Even though it's the exact same system as any old library with a library card.
Donate to Internet Archive!
#internet archive#signal boost#protect our library#rally#get the word out#it's already bad enough that many politicians can remove our books from many libraries but if we lose Internet Archive#then we lose what is equivalent to the Library of Alexandria#Don't think that this will not happen this is the fourth time they (Internet Archive) lost in the courtroom#These companies are desperate to take our internet library away! All because they did shit during the pandemic.#Which is so stupid because sorry for making sure I don't get covid during the pandemic book publishing companies#My bad for saving money to buy what I need during that expensive time I'll buy your expensive books when the next pandemic hit#reblog is very much appreciated#please get the word out so we can protect our internet liberty#that is also an archiving place to ya know Archive history of any medium
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I feel torn and indecisive whether I should watch love in the big city right when it comes out to support it or if I should wait a little bit and hope that the book will get a bit more accessible for me because I actually feel like it would be better to read the book first 🤔
#love in the big city#I’m more inclined towards reading the book#because I love reading and also the book seems to be really good#and I feel like the show could be a bit heavy emotionally which I prefer to read than watch#but it’s not really accessible for me right now#and I feel like I’ll get spoilers on my twitter when the show comes out anyways#and also it’s good to watch the show because it’s getting a lot of backlash even before airing#the best outcome would be the show making the book a hit so that it would get translated and sold in Poland lmao#I can read it in English online but I kinda want to have it in person and also the English version is expensive
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got through all the details and now all that's left is metal and blood before I can start relining and doing the hair but I have been struck with a horrible tummy ache :( it's only noon so hopefully I will be cured of this vile ailment with time to keep working. we are so fucking close
#I thought it was going to take me so much fucking longer but I could be ready to scan by like. monday or tuesday#which is huge because it gives me time to figure out how I'm actually going to do the scanning 😭😭😭#I'm gonna go back to the library and see if a librarian can help w the scanners because I want the free option to work so bad#plus I have a book to pick up#then we'll attempt fedex if library really doesn't work#and if fedex is Also a flop (last time I used their scanners they were really bad w skin tones)#I'll go to like an art printing place#which is the most expensive option#but alas#anyway hopefully my suffering will be cured soon I don't know why I've been cursed to suffer like this#ghost posts#text#cql tarot
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being an adult who makes my own income is also realizing i can actually buy some of the pretty art i see online. some day i might even be bold enough to directly commission an artist.
#sometimes i forget that i can just...buy things that i like#obviously i can't go wild about it or spend an outrageous amount#but...i do have spending money and i no longer have to like justify purchases to my dad#or beg him to let me buy some cool art at the local ren faire#i can literally just...buy it#still keeping myself in check#but i am so used to only using my spending money to buy books and snacks#and sometimes notebooks and art supplies#but now there's no one to tell me that i'm too old for dinosaur figurines and cool prints and cute plushies#like i mean my dad is still around but i'm not a kid anymore so...#honestly i could've probably bought more things i just like and want because they're cool when i was younger#but i was just not great at doing things without permission#and my dad is simultaneously a penny pincher and a careless spender#in a weird way where he'll budget everything very carefully#and he saves up and has his Roth IRA and investment portfolio and so on#but then he will also like...spend a ridiculous amount of money on super expensive living room curtains#that will inevitably be destroyed by the cats within the course of a year#or he'll buy a custom made reclining chair from norway for way too much money and then never use it#like he carefully budgets all this stuff#and then is like 'ah and now i need to factor in my $1000 ugly lamp that no one asked for'#my sister ends up replacing most of these items with more practical cheap stuff from like facebook marketplace#so honestly he has nowhere to throw stones from#will say i do like his too-expensive giant abstract art pieces. they're pretty cool#not my style but i don't hate them#but those curtains...#maybe it's my turn to criticize HIS purchases
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