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can't wait til I start this stupid job so I won't have to be doing commissions all the fucking time to buy groceries, this shut sucks the joy out of art so much. I wanna be drawing ultrakill stuff & personal art & doing crafts & reading books but every time I sit down to do something for me I'm thinking about the fact that I should be doing commissions. I'm so glad I didn't go into art as an actual career, I would hate myself so much forever
#i just want art to be able to be a hobby again aaaaa#i can talk about it here bc nobody who's commissioning me knows this is my blog. ive gotten like 2 commissions off tumblr ever lmfao#and tbh i am tired of pretending to be enthusiastic about drawing other peoples ocs. im so tired of customer service voice#im not gonna lie most of the time i do not care about your blorbo. i'm glad you're having fun im happy for u but i just need money#im happy you like my art enough to pay for it but im so TIRED#being self employed sucks like yeah i can choose my own hours but im also always thinking 'i could be working now' and i HATE IT#i don't wanna make it sound like i'm gonna starve or anything I can ask my parents for money if i really need to#im not like in genuine poverty or the biggest victim of capitalism here i just have a family that's deeply unpleasant to interact with#but im starting a half-time job at the university physics department at the end of the month and that'll be enough to cover Being Alive!!!#and will also hopefully be something i am genuinely interested in & enjoy with people who seem relatively cool#(they're gonna let me into the machine shop!! im gonna get to build things!! they were genuinely interested in my robotics experience!!)#so once art stops being the Thing Temporarily Feeding Me i'm hoping i'll be able to draw more fun stuff again. & maybe even enjoy comms#it's somehow easier to be enthusiastic about commissions when i know the money will be going to buy a Cool Sword instead of food
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ngl I'm surprised people remember this blog since it's been a long time since I retired from active rf archival stuff
very nice to see people pop their heads in to say hi
#I'm still hunting my white whales every now and then...#aka the lost rf1 rf2 and rff mangas and that cursed RF1 phone vn#don't have the spare money to buy rf stuff too frequently due to another hobby#but finding that rfo commercial cd was a fun recent find#the curator speaks
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finally finished all of one character's entire quests/optional dialogue/questions/etc.... 100,000 words... .... aughhh
#Given some of it IS lines of code and stuff but like.. minus all that it's still probably at least 85 - 95k words hhhhhh#AND I have to do this for another 3 characters. Then a few partial quests for 3 others. THEN the other random misc stuff in the game#(like there are public areas in the city like a park and a forest that you can go and do a few things at. and chat with a few random#townsfolk that aren't actually full characters or anything. And there's a community board where you can#browse some of the random job advertisments or silly things that happen to be posted around#and also pick up a few odd jobs of your own to help earn coin to buy gifts for the npcs. etc. etc.)#Originally I was thinking like 'ah I'll make a short little game just to try it out! :3 It'll take maybe a few months!''#haha........................hee hee........................................hoho#Also evil that it would have been done already if I didn't totally drop itand stop working on it for like 5 years randomly#i could have made 5 years of steady slow progress gradually. instead of like 'one initial idea dump + about a month of art and writing'#...... 5 year break..... 'sudden mad dash to try to get probably 400.000 words written in a year or less' lol#I just really want to be done and have something out there already so it can lead to doing other things in my world..!!!!!! T o T#Like this can be an introduction and then maybe from that I can make other games. or short story anthologies. or other such things#But there needs to be some initially not very complex easy to interact with starting point first I guess... if that makes sense#That's part of why I stopped posting worldbuilding lore dump stuff as often because its' like.. massive walls of novella length#text are much more inacessible to engage with than like.. ooh a game! and there's characters! so its more approachable! and theres#visuals! oo! and the text is broken up in small bits line by line with other things in betwen! oo! etc. etc. lol#Not that THIS is even very accessible. I think dialogue heavy interactive fiction/visual novel type stuff is pretty niche and considered#boring or tedious compared to something with more ''gamplay'' like where you can actually move around in a world#and shoot things or whatever lol. But its an inbetween point. something SLIGHTLY#more accesible for now. Since i just dont have the budget or means or ability to make some skyrim type thing obviously LOL#Though maybe if theres any interest in the visual novel that could lead to making other things too. or at least I hope. I have a VERY cool#idea for a more ''gamey'' type of game that is a super fun concept and etc. but I would need to hire at least 2 people to make it.. ough..#I could do all the writing and probably half of the art. But I think I'd inevitably need a 3d artist and someone who can Code For Real hbjh#the system for ren'py (the thing I'm making a visual novel in) is not that complicated if you stick to just simple dialogue and stuff.#Making a whole moderately sized 3d game with minigames in it and a bunch of quest features and etc. would be out of my simplistic scope#''just learn it yourself!!' ... i barely manage to eat and sleep reliably every day lol... i do not function well enough to spend months#learning that many new skills. I already have a lot of of things I'm good at (not in a braggy way but just factually like.. i already have#a wide variety of different things under my belt).. at some point I have to just be happy with what i CAN already do and focus on that#and admit I need to get outside help sometimes ghjbh... NO more new skills/hobbies!!! ... ANYWAY
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my cds (and cassette tape) finally arrived in the mail today!!
#I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS#was getting 10 cds and a cassette tape at once maybe a bit overkill? possibly#but i saw the bogo free sale banner and my brain lept at the chance to get more cds for half the price lol#i feel like my collection might be growing a bit too fast esp considering i only started collecting them this fall#but also I HAVE A WHOLE PILE OF CDS NOW LOOK AT IT THERE'S SO MANY AND THEY'RE MY FAVORITE ALBUMS TOO#it's like seeing blorbo from your music in real life in your home#just looking at a cd and being like !!! i literally listen to you every day i didn't know you were also Real#the difference between having something only on your phone even if you still see/listen to it a lot and having a Physical Thing is massive#just. i haven't even opened these up yet they look so pretty im just staring at them in awe while typing this rn#ykw 10 cds is a lot to unbox all at once and if they have extra stuff on the inside too i don't think I'd be able to fully appreciate it#i think im gonna save some of the unwrapping for later as a lil treat maybe for when im having a bad day#so i can come home and unwrap it and look inside and get that serotonin boost#just a lil something i can look forward to in the future :3#they said money can't buy happiness but it turns out i just did and my happiness comes in the form of physical media lol#and ykw i think this is a pretty sweet deal like if i had to choose any hobby to spend money on this would be a great choice#it's cheap you get to support your favorite musicians and you get infinite dopamine out of it (well as long as the cd lasts ig)#just. im still looking at them i cant believe the pictures and sounds from my phone are Real and i can touch them now#...it's probably gonna take a while for me to get over the awe and actually open them up and start looking inside for goodies and stuff#ive been meaning to take pictures of the cool stuff from the precious cds that i got but i still haven't gotten around to it lol#just. the emotions are too big. even just looking at it brings me so much joy that if i opened it up to find more stuff inside#it'd be too much for my brain to handle and it would just explode or something lol#anyway i think that wall of text is long enough so im gonna go admire my cds some more now#mine#cd#cds#cassette tape#music#reminder#for later#<- and that is so i actually remember to open them up and look inside instead of just admiring it like a painting
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I recently juuuuuust recovered from a bad mental health episode and I've been spending yesterday and today finally going through all my things and just organizing them and it is so freeing.
I never realized how good it is for your mental health to just... take the time to put everything where it belongs. To find a place for something and take the time to put things in their place instead of just shoving it somewhere convenient.
It has been VERY rewarding to my mental health to have a clean and organized workspace where I can find everything easily and having the knowledge that when I pack up to move out, it'll be far easier to do so.
#simon says#currently im very specifically going through aallll my art stuffs#art is basically my main passion and hobby so I love getting new things for it#and to be VERY honest: I can't really get rid of anything art related#if I try to downsize im JUST gonna buy it later when I need it again#so it'd be super wasteful to try to get rid of anything#if you ever want a HUGE mental health improvement?#organize shit you never really organized before
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What markers do you use and what kind paper? The textures are so Delicious
Very basic paper, actually! I find I overthink when using expensive stuff and it makes my sketches worse.
As for markers, I use Copics! Not that this is an endorsement (my first set were a very nice gift), but I have really liked using alcohol based markers over water based ones; lovely texture, good blending, and less streaking. However, the price can be *brutal*, and you can very easily get by with other markers + pencil crayons.
#ask#art faqs#fancy supplies are nice but the dont really help THAT much for art skills. Consistancy and persistance does.#I balked the first time I needed to go in to buy a few new ones to fill out my roster.#if you are going to invest; my strategy was to make those fancy new supplies a reward for drawing X amount of days in a row#that way one doesnt buy a bunch of stuff for a soon to be abandoned hobby#Art is a relatively cheap hobby at its basics. You do not need the fanciest and most expensive things.#I think watercolour is the only exception for me; that paper better be high grade. The paint mix also matters#but I digress. Buy what you need and not what you want. Save your money.#Guilt will make you stop drawing. Hoarding supplies and never using them is wasteful#when I drop money on new colours I'm going in with a list of what I want#and looking through the swatchpad for hours until i get the right colour.#cant emphasize enough how fortunate I am to have been gifted my copics. I never would have bought them on my own.
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I think it's a bath bomb crafting kind of day. Gonna make up a big batch of base and then try different combos of dyes and micas with some new perfume blends inspired by various characters.
First up is @tadpole-apocalypse's Morgan, because I've already made a perfume blend for her (Wild Magic) and I wanted to make some new bombs with it. So today I shall make the prototype first. I want to stick with the blue-green hue with cyan highlights, so I'm thinking a green dye with hidden blue, and some bright cyan and iridescent mica.
#thea talks#I do want to try surface swirling with the bath bombs at some point but I don't use a press#so that kind of stuff is more tricky#No I'm not buying a press#that would make the temptation to side hustle my hobby stronger#and I refuse#I refuse!!!!#unless someone else wants to make labels ship stuff and run the business hahaha#do you want to lock me in a room and make me craft?#if so im on board but no store management pls
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a problem that i have is that i often enjoy the process of doing a craft more than i enjoy having the final product of it, which obviously leads to not finishing projects but it also means i have a bunch of projects i have actually finished but have nothing to do with. theyre just sitting there taking up space. but its not like i can just sell a finished diamond painting of van goh's starry night
#ash talks#like i wanna keep buying craft stuff to do the craft but#1) supplies are expensive so if i DONT use or sell the end product it isnt worth it#and 2) if i DID turn around and just sell whatever i make then im going to have to either sell them at the cost of supplies#at which point im pricing out other artists#or i sell them for the actual value of the supplies and labor and then it becomes a job#and i dont want to have to monetise my hobbies in general :/#but yarn aint cheap
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cosplaying is healing me personally (killing my wallet, also)
#mmmmni love having expensive hobbies HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAAHHAAJHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHYAA#Tbh for most of my life all i did was draw so like#i get surprised when shit costs stuff#w drawing#esp digital it s kind of like an investment#where u buy one device then after that have fun go crazy#w cosplay it's like . paying up Per character and Per accessory which is Yay#amazing even#and then i picked up cooking#it's consumable so obviously . youd have to buy shit all the time#im just very . i forgot the word. cautious about my money and end up spending it on dumb shit anyway#i am a hoarder at heart#but also deeper inside said heart is just a monkey brain that smiles when yellow color sad when blue color etc#simple minded activities of a person trying to feel something after being numb for a long time#also trying new hobbies because i fear the passion i had for drawing has been spent#i still do it because its what i do best and itd be a waste#but like yeah i kind of hate it sometimes#its cool when it turns out nice then a few hrs later i dont wanna look at it ever againnnnnnnnn#truthfully#i want to restart my brain#maybe itll do better on its 2nd try
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GUYS I FINALLY HAVE A JOB!!!! 😭😭😭😭
#I FINALLY GOT HIRED#FINALLY!!!! AND TO A GOOD PLACE!!!!!#BROKE GIRL ERA NO MORE????���#i can afford??? things???????#buying stuff for my hobbies??? for fun??? i can buy FOOD THATS NOT THE CHEAPEST?????#omg i can start planning going to university???#im not sure if i wanna go but i kinda really wanna learn graphics design.....so maybe????#its only a 4 month contract atm but 🤞🏻 hoping for an extension i just gotta work off my ass until then lmao#i cant believe it your local delulu kpopie has a job😭#im so happy i had to scream here lksdfjlskd#shut up vivien no one cares
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treated myself 🥰🥰🥰 (bought 50€ worth of makeup..........)
#i was actually supposed to only buy one 10€ lipstick but the store didn't even have the colour i wanted 😔#so! i bought other stuff instead <3 <3#one could argue that i already have enough makeup but shhh. it's basically my hobby at this point... let a girl have fun 🥺#got some cool colourful eyeshadows & eyeliners i'm already excited to see what can i create w these <33#it's been years since i last bought a new eyeshadow palette. ive bought single shadows for sure but restrained myself from any palettes#but now i couldn't help it & the one i got is sooo pretty 💞🤧 (moira's i'm falling for you palette !!#anyways. Yippee !!#my posts
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my very purple v + ci flower shrines as of recently...
#really happy with what ive managed to find and collect so far. and I recently got lights for my cabinets which helps me appreciate it more#my last big flower merch haul was in november. from xianyu (chinese secondhand site)#there's so much cool flower goods on there! I also have a kafu fumo on the way from there too. if all goes well#anyways it sure has been a Year#hoping 2025 will be better. at least in small ways.#I spent most of this year rotting mentally and buying stuff to prep for next year#but I have a bad feeling im not gonna be able to collect much next year because of tariffs#so ill cope with making customs I guess. and getting back into creative hobbies (yay)#maybe ill even become cracked at tuning in a few months. who knows#meow.txt
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Things I would like from the fiber fair this weekend in order of priority:
Buttons (for the shirt I'm crocheting right now)
Rolags (as I haven't spun with them before)
Angora, Cashmere, or Mohair (as I haven't spun them yet)
Sock blockers (to finally entice me to finish my socks?)
Rambouillet (as it has been my favourite to spin by a mile)
Crochet patterns? (still mulling over all this Mohair yarn...)
#dryad speaks#dryad dabbles#if i don't go with a list i will get overwhelmed and not buy anything or i will buy things that i love in the moment and may not later#i'm also now going on sunday because my partner wants to go with#which is sweet of him!#but it means i have to wait an extra day to gooooooo#and he may enable impulse purchases#(i was really only planning on getting like three things on this list tops but he loves me and likes to see me do hobby stuff)
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a problem ive been experiencing a lot lately: how much money should i be saving for some vague point in the future. and by that point in time will i really care about the 30-40 dollars i spent every once in a while now
#because i was doing better saving money for a minute. but saving money doesnt really lend itself to having hobbies and desires#april.fuck#like i feel sooo guilty buying stuff. and it doesn't even really make sense why#esp since my bio dad sends me money every couple of weeks
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i do think it should be common courtesy that if you are a person who shops excessively (or even just a fair bit) from secondhand stores you should also be like. donating your excess stuff back to those stores. so funny to see people complain about how theres just no good stuff in op shops anymore and so often the person saying this is specifically someone who shops to resell. like yeah you're all buying and nobody's donating.
#courtesy but also like. a responsibility#anyway this is all an old tired argument i was just thinking abt it today bc i was buying beads and thinking abt how i cant wait#to sort through some of my extra sewing stuff and be able to donate it back to the places that have been The Source for my hobbies for year
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maybe i should try my hand at typesetting/bookbinding with my bang fic from last year... 🤔
#//juri speaks#the last thing i need is to try to start another hobby but...#i DO wanna learn more/get better than the one little spellbook i made#but i remember trying to look for resources before and being SO intimidated#bc it wasn't like. ''here's the basics'' it was ''here's everything ever'' and i simply could not sort through it all#and it had an air of if you don't have all the best stuff you're not doing it good enough#very scary coming from crochet tutorials where everyone is like ''do NOT buy the expensive shit just spend like $5 at walmart here you go''#and its easy to start there and work up and not have a billion new terms thrown at you at once#anyway this means nothing i am just whining about something bc i'm bored out of my skull at work#and disappointed with myself that i can't learn things like i used to#i can't just DO things anymore and i don't know how to teach myself and i don't know how to ask questions bc i don't know what i don't know#and PTTTTTTTTTTHHHHHHHHBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB#should just get a punch needle instead and make coaster sets with some of my yarn stash
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