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sonofsin · 1 year ago

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actually it'd be great if an asthma attack would kill me about now

#so the main system has somewhat of a friendship with our neighbor who is. well we don't feel particularly safe with him tbh #he's lowkey a transphobic conservative but we didn't find that out until we'd already hung out multiple times #he's also a stoner and works at a local dispensary #so we see him pretty frequently and it's not exactly like we can back out. it's not a wonderful situation but it's what it is #well. most nights I come outside and smoke on our floor's back deck. I sit right outside our door (corner unit so we have one)#there's only one door for the rest of the floor which is on the other side of the deck from our door #he's out here. I have NEVER seen him out here this late. it's 3 AM.#I do NOT want to talk to him or engage with him at all. I don't want him to see me #I'm lucky he hasn't yet.#the only reason he hasnt is because the light on this side is burnt out and it's pretty shadowy where I am #but I can't keep smoking or he'll notice #and I can't get up to go back inside or he'll notice #he's literally right across from me like 15 meters away #it's 3 AM!!!!! go back inside!!!!#he won't. I know he won't. I'm fucking trapped #please. please kill me.

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marciaillust · 2 days ago

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I added some colours to her :)

#digital art #character art #character design #marcia #discworld #discworld fanart #angua von uberwald #bro i need to get weirder i need my art to be weirder i need the shapes i need the colurs i need to not play safe i need to be a freak #2025 goal become an even bigger freak i can never stop #i really like how she turned out #i never used such muted colours before i kinda like how murky she looks #a true ankhmorporkian #still making my way through men at arms they just found the clown #i am fascinated with the river that is running through that city #it makes me think of Bristol uk <3 #going back to angua i like to think the armour they gave her was already all beaten up #hello and welcome to the nightwatch. have the nastiest underfunded gear we could find this side of the city #also i like to think that the official colours of ankh morpork are greenred #two colours on the opposing sides of the colour wheel but they are forced together to coexist #ankh would be green morpork would be red #and now everyone and their patrician just gotta cope #worldbuilding through colour would be fun : )#ohhh the inside of the palace could look quite cool because it would have to utilize both to celebrate the union #but then you go into the city and across the river you can sorta see the divide #not that all the houses would be one colour or whatever thats a bit predictable #but through fashion statements or exported goods or family insignia #and then you could incorporate it further for example vimes the guy of the city would want to take on the whooole thang. thats his city #some criss cross apple sauce checkers quilted mismatched mumbo jumbo #and then in contrast to that you would have his wife-elected suit and tie getup that distances him from his duty and kills him #so many options i tell you

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ineed-to-sleep · 4 months ago

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*me immediately after going through a terrifying and traumatic experience* haha yeah I guess it was rough but I'm fine now like I'm totally chill. It was kinda funny actually if you think about it

#GUESS WHO GOT A PIERCING INFECTION SO BAD OVERNIGHT SHE HAD TO RUSH TO THE HOSPITAL #AND GET SURGERY TO REMOVE IT BC THE METAL WAS BURROWING ITSELF INSIDE HER LIP #yep that was meee :3 #man. it sounds so silly now. like that probably shouldn't have made me panic nearly as much as it did #but you have to understand at the time it was terrifying #I noticed my lip was a bit swollen earlier in the night but I was like ok it's probably nothing serious #I put some ice on it hoping it would be back to normal after I got some sleep #then I woke up at like 5:30 AM with my lip super swollen and my lip piercing literally burying itself inside my flesh #I tried pushing it back out a bit and blood and pus started coming out so yk I started panicking #so I went upstairs and I asked my mom to drive me to the hospital #luckily we have free healthcare in brazil and the hospital was basically empty(this was on sunday)#but when I got there they told me the doctor wouldn't arrive until 8AM and it was like 6:45 at that point #so I REALLY started panicking 🫠 bc I could feel like the piercing kept burying itself more deeply like #I felt like the skin inside my lip was going to close around it and I was terrified bc I had no idea what to do #and I was scared it might make things worse #but all I could do was sit there and wait and so I started having a panic attack #luckily my mom was there with me the whole time so at least I didn't feel alone #and then I just. waited for it to end. and then tried to keep myself distracted until the doctor got there #I got treated by military doctors! sjdjcjck the army has been giving additional support for hospitals in my city #bc of the floods some health units are currently closed and demand got higher so they needed extra support there #so an army doctor performed my surgery(inside an army tent no less ajfjjfkf maybe not ideal but. functional)#he was so nice?? like probably the calmest most careful doctor I've ever been treated by #I still had a bit of a nervous breakdown again after the surgery but that was bc I'd never been through something like that before #I got anesthesia obvs but I still felt the tug when he cut into my skin to remove the piercing and did my stitches #so my mind started cooking up all these horrible scenarios of how everything could go wrong and I was gonna die #cried on the doctor's table. 👍🏻 awesome #but he and his assistant were super nice about it she even offered me a hug #but anyway in the end I finally calmed down and got some medication #now I'm all stitched up with my little bloated lip eating soup out of a straw 👍🏻 but I'm ALIVE and I'm just glad it's all over fjjvjkf #sleep.txt

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pearl-kite · 2 months ago

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So I came to the realization today that I am not going to get anymore work on this trunk done this year. I still need to finish stripping the paper inside and redoing that, but it's just. Not happening until spring. With that realization, I decided it's time to finally bring it back inside, put all the junk on my floor that used to be in it back in it, and guys

It looks good.

This is going to be a summary post of the project, so let's go back and remember what I started with. Back in, like, 2015 or something, I bought this dome-top steamer trunk at a missionary shop for $65

Yeah. Rough. But underneath that paint it was sturdy, and the only thing missing was the lock and the right-side hasp. While I lived overseas this sat in my parents' house, and when I got back I kept meaning to do something while storing all of my yarn and cat food in it. When I finally got my own space (almost a year ago now!) with my own garage, I finally decided: it was time.

Heads up, this is a long post under the cut.

Did a lot of research online, grew to hate how generative AI has even permeated niche topics like how to refinish a vintage steamer trunk, WHY is there generative AI for that, PLEASE stop, went to Lowe's and bought some supplies (I used Citristrip for the paint stripping, it worked VERY easily), and started stripping that hideous brown* away.

Almost instantly I could tell how good it could be. The tin looked amazing, and for most of the stripping process I wondered why on earth someone would cover it with any color. It took multiple layers of stripping, and I got better at it over time.

I did also start to see some oxidation issues with the tin that made the purpose behind the paint job a little more understandable.

One side was particularly bad, but I will never forgive the decision to paint the entire thing one single color.

At first, the flat metal seemed okay, but the longer I worked on stripping, the longer it was exposed to air, the rustier it started to get. I had already planned on coating it, and I ended up getting some Rust-Oleum Rust Reformer spray paint. Instead of removing the rust, it bonds to the oxide and stops the process from continuing. It also happens to leave it a nice matte black that didn't need additional painting. I taped everything off, then sprayed.

Then it was time for the tin. I looked for ideas, and the best one I found was Rub'n'Buff. It's not so much a paint as a pigmented wax, with the idea that you can buff it to a higher shine. As I was stripping paint, I found a spot under one of the slats that the painter missed, and the original tin had been painted a gold color, so I used that to decide on color. I decided on Grecian gold, though I used the antique gold as a kind of base to make sure the Grecian stretched far enough.

I originally started applying it with some craft foam brushes, but they didn't really want to work for me, so I ended up buying a pack of makeup sponges, the little disposable wedge ones, and the finer texture worked much better. I had to trim them down pretty frequently, because the wax would build up and stop applying as nicely, but there were more than enough in the pack to finish the job.

The coverage is amazing for this stuff. This side was the worst of them, and one layer of the stuff was almost perfect. The Grecian gold was almost a bit runnier, though, and ended up needing a second layer to cover some patches that were almost too thin, thus the other underneath.

This tin is so pretty though. I still kind of regret that it needed it; the places that weren't oxidized were so bright in a way that the Rub'n'Buff had no hope of emulating. There are some places you can still buy the embossed tin for rehabing trunks like this, but I haven't found one with a pattern quite like this, and this one is so much nicer than the ones I've seen. I'm very glad that it was all intact except for where the lock goes.

After the tin came the slats. I knew from sites like Brettun's Village that I wanted to use tung oil, so I had bought what I thought was tung oil. Turns out Minwax gets to call their tung oil finish that even though there's. No... tung oil. in it. ? So uh, if you want actual tung oil, do NOT listen to Minwax, they're lying, I don't understand why it's allowed. It still looks nice enough, but quite annoying.

Speaking of Brettun's Village, they not only do their own restorations AND provide a guide, they have a very extensive supply of recently furbished and original parts. They happened to have a nearly identical hasp to the one that was missing (so nearly identical I only noticed after my dad pointed it out) and an old lock also similar to my original, made in the late 1800s/early 1900s.

The next step was to tackle the inside. Instead of just adding more paper on top (like the last people did, so now there are two layers, one of which hides some original stickers ;3;), I decided to try to scrape that out, and I've found some structural issues that the metal and slats outside have held together and kept hidden.

The top split in the wood is an actual crack on the front that needs fixing. The middle split is just the gap between the planks. The bottom is also a crack, but not as extensive as the top one.

So the final steps, when I get the motivation again come spring, is to finish getting as much of the paper off as I can. Then my dad is going to help me use some bondo to hold the cracks, and I'll find a removable wallpaper I like. Then I can sort out what I'm going to do with the lock. That top split runs right through where the lock should go - you can see some of the wood filler we already put in from where the original was ripped out - so we can't try to put anything there or it'll crack worse.

But I brought it in today!

It looks so good, I glance over and get to feel so satisfied; I did that.

*I don't like to call any color hideous, because a lot of the time it really depends on the context, and it's an okay brown. But for THIS? It was probably the worst brown they could have picked. Mixed with the orange of the paint stripper it looked like I was scraping diarrhea.

#long post #vintage trunk #steamer trunk #antiques #antique restoration #antique refinishing #I tried to look up the lock again for the dates they had but they don't have the old stock ones anymore #so my timing was good #mom has wanted some quilting projects so I suggested something for under this #cause it has the original roller wheels! three of them anyway o3o;;;#but I'm afraid that the very old roller wheels will scratch the floor #i gave her the measurements and double checked idk how it ended up so skinny ;3;#but it's good enough #is there a chance that now that I've brought it inside my adhd will think “hey good enough” and never finish the rest?#yes #yes there is absolutely a significant chance #but I am beyond positive that no more work is going to get done before winter #so why leave it out in the garage over winter where it might expand and contract and force those cracks wider #I BARELY tapped the door frame on the way back in and it chipped the door frame though #like what kind of cheap materials did they use how was that even POSSIBLE #rude #oh oops I'm awake too late again tonight I gots work in the morning

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bookwyrminspiration · 5 months ago

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#shitpost #this is a great reaction image but also just an excellent visual representation of my mental state #every day I can physically feel in my chest the string inside me pulling tighter and tighter #and one day I’ll snap #but not yet! ohoho not quite yet!!#so back down it goes. shoving it away because I do not! wanna! deal with that!!#it’ll make me one day. when it snaps. but that’s not today!!#I’m not at the point of reckless tattoos #and I already cut and dye my own hair so that’s got no catharsis in it #but I am mere inches away from getting a bunch of piercings #I’ve been wanting to for a while. why not now?#go for the septum too while I’m at it even though I wasn’t sure yet?#I need to break something #<- dead serious #because I’m legit inches away from starting a fight #but I am putting on a nice face for everyone :3

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carnivalcarriondiscarded · 1 year ago

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i love cakes filled with sprinkles. i think all cakes should bleed when you stab them

#theyre so fun! you remove a slice and their guts spill out!!#cake insides! sprimkles!!!!#one day i wanna get like... festively colored organ-shaped sprinkles #and fill a cake w/ em.#how do people even do the sprinkle filling....#ive never actually had one though i desperately want to. i wanna stab a cake & have it bleed so badly #ohhhh internal organ sprinkles & sliced strawberries marinated in sugar #strawberry blood.....#it just sounds fun!!#spice up celebrations!#in the unlikely event i am ever attending my own wedding. i would like the big ol cake to have this feature #also if my partner isnt willing to eat an entire tier together with our bare hands then im getting a divorce <3 #what was i talking about. sprinkle cakes. yes #clapping and cheering as the cake's insides spill everywhere #absolutely unprompted #yk i wish i could stand textures where its like 'liquid inside of solid'#bc i would Love those cupcakes filled with like... syrup and shit yk what i mean #bite into a cupcake and have its blood go everywhere. yeah.#man i want cake....#i could probably walk to the store and get myself one. but also do i really want to walk 20 mins there and 20 mins back #no!!! i do not!!#ok if i sit here and daydream vividly enough maybe i can trick my brain into thinking we're actually eating cake #ough to have some nice tasty devils food rn... ohhhh or a black forest cake... coconut... strawberry shortcake... rum...#just discovered that my cat will let me pick her up and scream into her belly like its a pillow #she's a true homie...

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ryuseitai · 3 months ago

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its come to my attention that i cant get my nose ring. out of my nose.

#It. Should not be this hard surely..#bruh i swear if its like #bc i got my nostril pierced same time as my ears and all 3 were pierced w the same stud and #One of the earrings would NOT come out bc the earring literally wouldnt come apart and i ended up pulling the entire stud thru. to get itou #NOT on purpose iw as just trying to take it apart and it was easier for it to GO THRU MY WHOLE EAR than for the stud to come apart the way #its supposed to But the other ear was fine.. and once both were outt i tried just taking them apart and putting together outside of anythin #so there was no resistance anywhere #and yeah the one that came out weird just doesnt come apart. i have it now and its like GENUinely stuck together maybe i could get it apart #with like Pliers b ut #but the otehr one is so smooth to take apart and put together #SO IM SAYING #IF THE ONE IN MY NOSE. IS LIKE THE FUCKED UP ONE. IM GONNA BE SO MAD. GET OUT OF MY FUCKING NOSE #whatev i dont need to ttake it out right this instant but #i bought a hoop Like ia ctually want for it and i was just trying today #to take the stud out and put it back in so ik how to do it when i get the new jewelry #But well #I looked up a tutorial and everything but if its just like the stud itself is crooked inside and tahts why it wont come apart WTF am i #supposed to do in that situation #<- go back to the piercer #But i dont want to.

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tamagotchikgs · 1 month ago

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debating whether 2 go to sleep or not

#i am very tired #but i am in a whimsy state i dont want to fast travel away from #but also the horrors have me #im being tossed between wahoo ! :] <3 comfort and Anguish #between wow everything is so good everything is ok to straight sobbing #more so in the opposite direction and then back again #but also i am So tired #body aches from emotions n exhaustion #ngl i felt such strong urges 2 sh but now i dont know if i even have the energy #i havent done it at all since my arm #and even that still hurts me literally everyday #its scarred over n has been for awhile now but it aches n tingles n burns #sometimes my whole forearm feels icy hot #and every time i wake up and straighten my arm its like im ripping it open inside it hurts so bad o(-<#but at the same time i need Hurt #i deserve it #& i want the bad feelings 2 go away #i want to just be able to sit in the joy n whimsy #i need to beat it out of me #its my fault its my feelings

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eebie · 5 months ago

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um. hi decapitated mouse on the pavement that wasnt there 10 minutes ago…..

#my rambles #i feel like i know who the culprit is 😞#he isnt our cat tho #so we cant keep him inside #he was out till 3:00 am last night Idk why he didnt go back home #my dad had to let him in #literally saw a coyote run out of someones backyard yesterday And made sure they knew #idk why they still let him out #animal death

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icewindandboringhorror · 8 months ago

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Misc. photos from the past year or so ~

#image commentary in tags once again since they don't allow captions anymore and I feel weird using the alt text for that --#1. napping bapy boye sneeping on his own foot as if it were a pillow #2. The little primrose that I have seems to bloom sporadically all year around as long as I bring it inside and don't let it freeze #in the winter. This was a flower that came up randomly like mid november lol #3. Rainbow where you can see a little bit of a second rainbow near the bottom of it :0 #4. CHILDREN.... love to see them.....#5. Halloween Candy ranking tierlist. not important enough to post on it's own. so throwing it in with one of these I guess lol #I am also not really a candy person at all and prefer bready stuff like cakes rather than chocolate bars (if I even have to have sweets #at ALL which usually I prefer savory food). I suspect the apple is controversial but.. I do love apples .... huzzah #actually am having applle and peanut butter snack right now as I'm writing this lol #6. Various bowls/cups/etc. that I got from a store at COMPLETELY different times like.. years apart from each other #yet at some point realized that they all mostly match in paint color and seem to be part of the same pattern #But I totally didnt make that connection until a few years ago when I was putting up dishes. I just bought them all invidually because it's #like 'oh cool! a cat' *1 year later* 'oh cool! a cat!' etc. lol.. I guess it must be a popular design if it's been around being sold that #long.#7. carne asada burrito and matcha bubble tea... oughhgh.... again one of my very rare meals where I actually go and get something..#probably my favorite meal currently. Something about the Chronic Anemia makes me crave beef burritos madly despite only having one #maybe twice a year or so ghjbhj.. plus the beans.... onions.... many of my Diet Forbidden foods... Also of course the little aishas #are there.... somehow they shall split the meal together even though it's like 10x bigger than their bodies.. they are also hungry #and vastly anemic... huzzah to them...#8. I've had this shirt for a long time but it fits very weird so I can never find a way to use it in outfits?? But I recently had #an appointment where a doctor needed to be able to look at my back and it's one of the only actual Shirts that I have (mostly i just own #long robes or tunics or jumper dress type of things that would be hard to lift up or etc. like... I dont even own a single normal 't-shirt'#or anyting aside from one giant tshirt that I sleep in in the summer lol.) So I wore this there.. I forget how much I love the pictures on #it.. how pleasant... little hummingbird... AND I think one of the flowers is supposed to be columbine ... !#photo diary

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eveninglottie · 1 year ago

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so. I think I wrote a book.

#it's 3 am and I feel dead inside but I finished the epilogue of this book #I still need to go back and flesh some things out but there's a beginning a middle and an end #wowie zowie fam

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crossbackpoke-check · 1 month ago

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re last answer: please don't stop, being very unhinged about these two pretty white boys is helping distract me from the sharks losing streak rn so bring it on

https://www.tumblr.com/bondedpairs/764566430180147200?source=share

(sideblog woes but there's the link for you) anyway in the vid they talk about going over to each other's houses to have dinner and things and while that is a delicious example of their codependence i love it bc through an rpf lens there is definitely some old man ******* going on. they can have the dilfs and each other.

(someone else mentioned kept boys which i could write an essay on but i fear being Perceived™️)

anyway if you have anything to add to this please do, if not ignore me and i will hide under a rock until the stress-related insanity has worn off and i am a functioning member of society once more 😂

- @bondedpairs

ty for the video!!! and please, WRITE THE KEPT BOYS ESSAYYYY i promise i will read it with my hands over my eyes if you don’t want to be perceived. do it scared!! do it anyway!! we’ll all love you for it!!!