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[research-lighting]

Artistic Bird-Shaped Canopy Bed Follow Research.Lighting on Tumblr

[soudasouda]

Moon Aligns with Observatory Dome Follow Souda on Tumblr

[puppyeared]

littlest furth shop

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[parvizsoroushian]

Needs Related to Antimicrobial Surfaces

Surfaces in the building interiors can serve as reservoirs for pathogenic viruses and bacteria. As a result, infectious diseases are commonly transmitted through surfaces on which aerosols (ejected orally or nasally by already infected individuals) have settled. Antimicrobial surfaces can play key roles in preventing the spread of diseases via contaminated building surfaces.

Building occupants establish frequent contacts with such surfaces as (door, faucet, cabinet and toilet flush) handles, countertops, floorings, walls, and light switches. Technologies have been developed, but not broadly adopted in building applications, to make surfaces inherently antiviral and antibacterial. The cost burden of many such technologies have prohibited their broad building applications. There is a need for lower-cost methods of rendering building surfaces antimicrobial in both production and remedial settings.

Various test methods are available to assess the antimicrobial qualities of surfaces. These tests, however, cannot evaluate the long-term stability of antimicrobial surfaces in different service environments. Most interior building products remain in service for decades. There is a need for accelerated aging procedures for evaluating the long-term stability of antiviral and antibacterial surfaces. Such test methods can help with identifying economically viable means of providing interior building surfaces with sustained antimicrobial attributes. The resulting health benefits can then be weighed against the corresponding costs in an effort to persuade owners, occupants, builders and product manufacturers to employ antimicrobial surfaces. Development of building codes requiring antimicrobial surfaces would tie into these efforts towards high-impact implementation of the technology.

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[csuitebitches]

Crafting a Personality and Capitalising on it

How do we craft a personality that is socially charming yet true to our roots?

How do we mingle and meet new people without feeling awkward or shy about it?

How do we not lose ourselves while following all these blah blah etiquette rules?

Welcome to part 2 of my Chic Girl Mentality series. ����

Today, we will focus on crafting a personality that is still you but better.

First, let’s talk about people in social settings. You’ll meet people who are confident, secure and socially charming. You’ll meet quiet people who may be equally socially charming or just very shy and conscious. You’ll meet the braggers and the doe-eyed followers. There’s a lot of different types of people in the world and knowing how to gracefully navigate most of them is nothing but a learned art.

People, regardless of their bank balance, are insecure of what they do not have yet. This can be looks, money, experience, lifestyle, and so on. How do we capitalise on this without exploiting or manipulating anyone?

By knowing how to tell a story.

That doesn’t mean that you need to become a public speaker or politician, it just means that you need to be able to craft intriguing stories about yourself, using your own life and experiences, to “sell” an interesting version of you socially. We’re all interesting people but only a few of us know how to say that we’re interesting without saying that we’re interesting.

Experience 

People, even those with money, will always be more attracted to those who have experiences, especially, unique ones. Whether it’s travelling to exotic locations or trying new culinary destinations, or wearing unknown designers, knowing obscure artists or writers, or being at the top of your industry… experience is the most important thing to cultivate first.  You already have experience. If you went to school, high school, college, joined clubs, your first job, any travelling, etc - these are all experiences.

Make a list of 5 of the most interesting experiences you think you have.

Hobbies and interests 

Have a couple of lowkey hobbies that you feel enthusiastic about. Whether it’s doing some charity work on Sundays, or cooking, or pottery, whatever it is, keeping a hobby is healthy. 

There should be something to you that an acquaintance can remark about: “CSB? Oh yes, I’ve heard that she’s a great dancer.” 

Vulnerabilities 

Certain vulnerabilities must never, ever be shared. It will 100% be used either as gossip or blackmail. 

However, coming across as someone with no weaknesses is rather untrustworthy- it makes the other person feel that you’re clearly hiding something. 

Make a list of vulnerabilities that are small and you don’t mind sharing. These should be vulnerabilities that will never ruin your reputation in any form but can be used as a form of bonding with empathy. 

And make a list of hard core vulnerabilities you know you should never share with anyone. Keep it memorised rather than written down. 

Experience + Hobbies or Interests + Safe Vulnerabilities = Personality

Storytelling 

Now that you have some experience, hobbies, interests, and your “safe” vulnerabilities sorted even if it’s limited - what will make it stand out is the art of storytelling. Some storytellers can make even the most mundane experiences sound magical - it’s all in the words and delivery. There’s a reason why every Holy Book is a story, packed with lessons and morals - it’s impactful, easy to remember and recall and relatable. Craft your experiences into stories. Use those 5 experiences that you noted down and start writing them down as stories.

Take up an online storytelling class or watch videos. Start honing this skill by writing and reading good literature. 

Refine your 5 experiences further. Run it through chatGPT, say them out loud and most importantly- start testing them out on people. See what makes them chuckle and what doesn’t; what makes them empathise and what doesn’t.

A famous comedian whose name I can’t remember does the same thing. He creates his set. He goes to a small pub and tries it out on the audience there. And the first set is always the first. The audience may not laugh at his jokes, they might boo him or sometimes, he might get a laugh out of them. But every time, he goes home and refines his set further. Once his set is fully refined, and he accomplishes his goal of the audience peeling with laughter at every joke, that’s when he goes on national TV / on tour etc etc.

The most important thing is to craft your stories of your experiences in a way that it delivers the value you want the person to remember about you.

For instance, if I want to be seen as creative and innovative, I won’t tell the person in front of me, “oh, I’m soo innovative and creative!”

Rather I will weave that into a story. “When I was 24, at my first job in the advertising space, we were losing clients left and right. And one weekend, I was on a trek on the mountains - it’s one of my hobbies - this idea hit me, and I suddenly knew exactly how to get our clients back. My team was hesitant about my idea, and we got a lot of pushback, but we went ahead. The night before my launch I was so nervous, I got hardly sleep. And you won’t believe it, but the idea worked! The response was fantastic.”

Let the other person come to the conclusion of you being innovative and creative. Human beings love to deduce things and jump to conclusions and provided you set the context the right way, you should be able to project the version of you that is the best part of you.

Vocabulary 

A sign of a good education- even if you don’t have it - is a diverse vocabulary. I’ve always had a little more respect and awe for those who are articulate, can speak smoothly and speak confidently. I’ve noticed that my American friends, for instance, tend to talk fast with lots of filler words, and sentences tend to end with a pitch up instead of down, which to me indicates hesitation or indecision. Speaking slower, ending your sentences with pitch going down to indicate a full stop rather than up makes you seem like a refined speaker even if your subject is utterly stupid. 

Body language and mannerisms, social interaction 

Watch old classic Hollywood movies to really understand this - especially romantic ones. Choose ones with a femme fatale or siren-like female lead, and watch how she enraptures the male lead or the audience around her. 

A combination of fantastic storytelling and body language will take you places beyond your dreams. Some of the biggest frauds, scammers, politicians, criminals are also some of the best storytellers. Humans are attracted to stories, we pick up body language intuitively, we can sense when someone is nervous or isn’t. Unfortunately the world isn’t a kind place and will not necessarily help you out of your shyness- in fact, that might just make you the best target for exploitation. 

Storytelling + Vocabulary + Body Language = Your Best Personality

[gilded-ghosts]

BEDLINGTON TEA ROOM by Gilded-Ghosts

Enjoy a tea-rific afternoon at Brindleton Bay's most charming establishment of fine refreshments, Bedlington Tea Room. A day of leisure awaits! (Inspired by late Victorian tea room establishments)

CC-free but uses items from almost all EPs/GPs/SPs/kits (see below the cut for exact packs)

Placed on the 30x30 Deadgrass Isle lot in Brindleton Bay using "bb.moveobjects on" cheat

Fully furnished 3-story interiors; basic landscaping; play-tested for gameplay with no routing issues

1 bedroom (in basement for the lot's proprietor); 3 bathrooms

Set as a residential lot but could easily be changed to a restaurant lot in order to actually sell tea and other light refreshments.

GALLERY ID: gildedghosts | DOWNLOAD (Tray Files)

More screenshots below the cut!

Packs Used: Lovestruck, For Rent, Horse Ranch, Growing Together, High School Years, Cottage Living, Snowy Escape, Eco Lifestyle, Discover University, Seasons, Cats & Dogs, City Living, Get Together, Get to Work, Werewolves, My Wedding Stories, Realm of Magic, StrangerVille, Jungle Adventure, Parenthood, Vampires, Dine Out, Outdoor Retreat, Crystal Creations, Home Chef Hustle, Paranormal, Vintage Glamour, Storybook Nursery, Cozy Bistro, Riviera Retreat, Book Nook, Basement Treasures, Greenhouse Haven, Bathroom Clutter, Everyday Clutter, Desert Luxe, Blooming Rooms, Country Kitchen

*If you do not own one of these packs or kits, the game will do its best to substitute similar items for you.

[spicyvampire]

BIBLE WICHAPAS SUMETTIKUL as GREAT PACHARAWIT SRIWATSOMBAT in

4 MINUTES (2024) EP. 3

[cookiqueen13]

Ken tries to pick up Emi but she alters her density:

[virtuosicstudyblr]

Celebrating the end of my 4th year in medical school!

[sculkapologist]

We had a storage warehouse on our realm already, but I really wanted a space for plant-specific storage for the ten million oak leaves I inevitably need to save for custom trees -- so I built us a greenhouse! I think this might be the largest build I've done yet!!

A couple of things have labels, but for the most part storage spaces are delineated by the plants themselves -- barrels for a particular type of leaf have the corresponding sapling sitting on top, flowerboxes show off what kinds of flowers go in the barrels next to them, etc. I really wanted the space to have practical room to store EVERY PLANT, but to also feel like the primary purposes is growing and enjoying them.

And bonus planning sketches:

it took a LOT of planning -- these are just a few of the sketches I did trying to figure out where everything should go. IT WAS HONESTLY QUITE INTIMIDATING TO SORT OUT, I can't believe it's done!!

Also, a couple shots of the little dirt storage room just b/c I think it turned out nice too:

If you wanna watch me walking through the space (these screenshots don't quite show it all), I streamed a little tour recently over here!

[mechieonu]

i know that disney is too big to boycott effectively but that shouldn't translate to "and so we should keep buying their products like normal" but rather "at the very least we should try"

[soudasouda]

By Conrad Jon Godly via oftheafternoon Follow Souda on Tumblr

[research-lighting]

a room for play via brentabuck Follow Research.Lighting on Tumblr

[deeneedsaname]

Mabel in s3 like ‘my old men best friends are distracted by trying to put on a broadway play in approximately two weeks. They clearly hate me and want to abandon me, I am all alone in this world my besties hate me I was never important to them and-’

Charles and Oliver: sweetheart we have been gone for Five Minutes

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Created by DALL•E 3