#i am dollar tree

[wizardlyghost]

thing about deltora quest that only occurred to me in hindsight is not only just how much jasmine carries the entire party on this quest but also how genre-defyingly brutal she is lol. like, this is a kid's series that hinges on riddles and puzzles far more heavily than combat - even when deaths occur, they're often the result of cleverness in some way rather than straight up combat ability. that said, let's look at the villain kill count at the end of book five of eight of the first series:

- lief: 1 - even there it's with a well-thrown bottle of cursed water rather than his sword.

- barda: 0 - i'm not counting that one unnamed sand beast, that's an animal not a villain.

- filli: 0 - he is a squirrel, this is unsurprising.

- kree: 1 - killed an invincible sorceress all by himself, good bird best friend.

- jasmine: 5 - dropped a tree branch on a mf, drowned two cannibals in quicksand, cut a giant snake's throat, shoved a dude down a pipe full of toxic mold (after having to be told not to cut his throat while he slept jfc).

idk it just suddenly struck me as really funny how this one character who isn't the protagonist is almost from a different, far more brutal story, and uses that fact to consistently be the mvp and save everyone else's asses. i need to read this series again it's been too long.

[beansnpeets]

Had another person on bluesky reply to my post about Echo's mischief from yesterday with just "google impact crate".

Like wow. Thanks 🙄

[hellenhighwater]

I saw you mentioned cricut machines in your last post. I've been considering getting one, but there seem to be a whole lot of models and I don’t know anything about them — do you have any tips?

I have the Explore Air 2, and it's just fine.

I did what I usually do when it comes to buying nonessential tech--figure out what I need it to do (in this case, cut vinyl and paper in formats up to 12 in wide) and then read a few articles about the best [whatever tech item] of the year is for several years running, avoiding sponsored articles. If I'm looking at a specific brand, like Cricut, I look up "versus" style articles, which compare the pros and cons of different models by that brand. For Cricut, the "Maker" line is their highest-end machine, intended for people who do serious production. If you're not doing a small business level of cricut work, it's probably overkill. The "Explore" is the midrange machine, for casual crafters.

I look for anything along the lines of "The new model fixes a major problem that the previous model had, which was..." If the current model is just a faster, shinier version of the old one, I'm getting the prior model--it'll be less expensive and for a tool I'm only using intermittently, speed isn't a high priority. The current Explore 3 model is running $300-$400; the Explore 2 can be found for about $200.

I think it does the job well. I actually already have a larger-format vinyl cutter--my brother and I went halfsies on a commercial scale machine we've affectionately named Arty Boi--but the cricut is faster to set up, more portable, and I like the grippy-mat material system. It does a good job for my needs, which are really pretty simple.

[hobsyllwin]

So crazy and insane and evil that the most uniquely delicious gummy candy ever is something I can only find at mexican party stores on an unreliable basis

you do not understand. The flavor. They don't really actually taste like citrus? They don't even taste like any other gummy I've ever had. The taste almost reminds me of... jello somehow? Or those weirdly delicious vitamin gummies? Fuck. They're fucking good. And I can't find that taste anywhere else. idk what they're even called past "orange slice gummies". No they taste nothing like these

these make my mouth sting and stick to my teeth and very heavily taste like oranges. completely different candy. a false god. do u get me

[gingerbreadmonsters]

apologies for the inactivity all, i am still holidaying around and sunning myself on rocks like a lizard

[machiavelliinadress]

I got my title back baybeeeeee

literally just making this post to celebrate my younger sister consistently using her old nickname for me for several months

[carcarrot]

does it really matter what the community is like of a place you move to if you plan to live a semi-hermitlike existence

[equalseleventhirds]

if it's possible, could you recommend some other cooking/food related youtubers that are also at least normal about cheap ingredients? for personal reasons.

alas, i'm afraid i don't know any; i am only an occasional youtube watcher and the like, three other cooking ones i've watched with any regularity (as well as the various ones i've watched once or twice) are more fancier and/or experimental (but with fancy equipment). mythical kitchen stands out to me specifically bcos of this difference.

[itstimeforstarwars]

Dollar tree cashier, seeing me buy 5 pairs of black flip flops: oh, are these sandals good?

Me, absolutely not buying them for their intended purpose: only if you're wearing them from the edge of the pool to the locker room.

[gwensy]

status of the now. i have not slept its 5am

[dollarstoreartsupplies]

okay wait is there something I'm SUPPOSED to call you or can I continue to call you dollarstore. like I feel like there's a name I'm supposed to call you that ISN'T dollarstore but idk what. it would be

yo you can absolutely call me dollarstore thats very fun!!! I dont really have a hard and fast Online Name im mostly good with whatever

[mc-260627]

Making the felt effigy ground to a halt bc the pattern I made for the body was significantly too small and I have immediately resorted to cutting fabric and being optimistic

[hannahhasafact]

It is entirely possible. That I might be going. Just a tad overboard with this cosplay project. That I do not even know if it’s going to work.

[longlivetv]

When I called off work today was my intent to spend it making friendship bracelets? No, but here we are anyway

[silentgrim]

they way y’all are microtransactioning just like the sims makes me chuckle like tears rolling down my face but it’s actually so funny—

[jascnbrody]

i have been doing good not getting scared recently. everyone clap