#kinda exhausting ngl

[justsomedumbbi]

wierd how, after like a couple of days after the t*rf wiz game got released we got an influx of transphobes trinna argue about brisget guilty gear

i'm not saying its the actual reason, bu-

[webshood]

the way Jason doesn't even feel like his own character anymore

whenever I try to read something about him these past few years it's always about Bruce, that he's Bruce's greatest failure, his death is something that changed Bruce forever, they tried to make Jason's whole life something to mess with Bruce once, they constantly try to imply that Bruce was the one who gave Jason morals (Selina in Gotham War recently), everything about Jason is a result of Bruce's will, his presence in the family has to be by Bruce's desires

Jason is not allowed to be his own person, have his own ideals, everything circles back to Bruce at some point and it's just so tiring, like why can everyone enjoy their characters, while we have to constantly deal with Jason being a crutch to Bruce's character development

[bookshelfdreams]

I know it's been half a year and I don't feel like digging up the original post rn but I finally got started ooooonnnnn

✨The American Duchess Wrap Cape✨

Carol Kimball made a printable version of the pattern which she generously shares for free on her blog along with instructions for alterations and assembly (PLUS pockets! And a hood!). This is what I'll be working with.

I forgot to take a picture, but I'm using a grey-green (sage? I'd call this sage) boiled wool as top fabric, and dark blue flannel for the lining. Because I am an idiot, and also due to my general hubris, I have forgone the mockup. Instead, i decided to try on every pattern piece as I go along and see what alterations it needs. I am sure I will not regret this.

(I do have a lot of fabric, so there's room for error. When I bought it earlier this year I thought I would do the hood, but I have since decided against it - with the colour, a hood would make me look like some twee forest creature. Not that that wouldn't be an amazing fashion concept. Unfortunately, hoods don't work great with scarves and shawls, so no hood this time.)

First (after printing and taping together the pattern pieces) was extending the shoulder seam. The original pattern has tiny shoulders, which might work fine for some (although, tbh, even the og pictures of AD's reconstruction seem to fit the model kinda awkwardly), but for me, too small. Kimball recommends making a sort of bulge on the front piece so it actually goes over the bust, which I did; I freehanded it and figured I would cut it out, sew in the darts and then check if it fits.

I wasn't sure how to mark where to put the darts without cutting up the pattern. In the end, I just put a little bit of white thread through the start and end points, pulled off the paper and tied them off loosely. That worked really well, and it made folding the darts easier, too.

Anyway, the front piece seemed to fit! So I used it to adjust the pattern for the lining, cut out the two front pieces, and put in the darts there. Then I cut open the darts, finished the seams that needed finishing, and pressed all my seams, as if I knew what I was doing and wasn't a chaotic craft gremlin.

Next, I cut out the back piece (the pattern prints only one half, but I mirrored it and then taped the two halves together, so I wouldn't have to fumble around trying to cut it on the fold. That would not have ended well) in both top and lining, sewed them together with the according front pieces at the shoulders, and pressed the seams again.

Then I ran out of blue sewing thread. But since it's 20:00 anyway, and my sewing machine is very loud, I'll be a considerate neighbour and stop with the noise-heavy activities. Tomorrow I'll have to go to the inferior craft store (the good one is closed on tuesdays) to get some fusible interfacing for the collar and pockets (up next!). Also blue thread.

(The cat was helping, as always)

[gxtzeizm]

the fact that me, as a fan of both lando and oscar without any bias (maybe a bit on lando but not that much), is going to witness both "oscar fans, lando antis" and "lando fans, oscar antis" posts all in my one dash 🥲🥲

also the fact that atp i couldn't even bother enough with this same situation on both lewis and george. now it happens on lando and oscar as well which got me like....

[klutzykelzy]

nothing i do or take fills the hole inside me :(

source

[lunareclipses-moments]

BLACK SWAN WHEN I CATCH YOU BLACK SWAN

she just gave me a little hope for a second

Just to crush it

God WHYYYYYYY

[jewishicequeen]

I'm going INSANE trying to interact with the Ranma1/2 fandom ahhhhaugh

i have never watched the original and while I MIGHT do so in the future, i don't want to as long as the remake has a weekly release schedule. but all of the tags are spoilery, there isn't a remake tag in ao3 yet and generally, woe is me

any more remake-only fans here? i just want the pretty fanart without spoilers:(

[blondedingdong]

Little update from the dragon dork herself regarding my ask blogs and general projects. Just gonna reblog this to @chaos-agent-rory & @golden-king-midas so you guys see it there too. Not been feeling so hot and I'm sorry for the lack of actual content and updates. I've seen all your wonderful and fun asks aswell as roleplay posts tagged for me. I'm so happy I joined the Fortnite Tumblrverse cuz you guys have been such a blast to be around. Just reading your posts in passing is a huge comfort. (Shoutout to MegaloDoom; you guys are adorable.) Mentally I've had really heavy ups and downs that further just added to my fatigue, frustrations, and exhaustion. I do tend to my sketch book and make sure to go outside to catch some sunlight and human interaction (sounds like an alien speaking but I was a major recluse in the past so bear with me lmao).

My therapist will be back from vacation soon so I will be in good hands again by next week. Also meeting up with my self-help group bi-weekly. AND I have my wonderful lil sibling Mons aka G0D living with me who also helps me get some things done around the flat and not spiral down further. I'm thankful for everyone in my life, honestly. ´v`

[softandwildx]

The person who sexually harassed me when we were in school together called my job today asking for an interview. I had to set them a time for tomorrow. They had no idea it was me of course, but their name on the caller ID left me shaking for a good few minutes after the call ended.

I, in the most polite, respectful, and diplomatic way I could, told my boss the nature of the situation and that if he were to consider hiring them, it would ultimately be them or me.

He didn't even hesitate before saying he absolutely wouldn't hire this person if it made me uncomfortable, he wouldn't take a chance on anything happening to me or someone else, and he'd make sure they don't know I work there when they interview.

I want to emphasize that this was all of 10-15 years ago. My experience certainly isn't the worst it could have been. But the fact that my boss took me at my word, took me seriously, and told me he understood without judgment nearly had me in tears.

I know the bar is low. But I've never felt valued as a person in any job until I got here. Especially by a man, in a position of authority. It just reminded me that it's not all bad out there and some people are genuinely good, at least in facets.

I'm very very grateful and I also want to remind anyone who may encounter a similar situation to speak up, stand up for yourself. You may not get the reaction that I did, but for me, risking my station seemed like an easier choice than being forced to work with my abuser.

Take care of yourselves, friends 💜

[thelien-art]

I don’t know if anyone has said this yet, so I will. Yes, this is about nolofinwe week.

I’m also not stoked about this whole AI thing, trust me, I ain’t paying money to have bots produce jumbled nonsense. Not now at least. In the future, if things get regulated and there’s some responsibility from companies, I might, I see how it could be useful. I’ve been in the art industry and organizations for longer than some of you are alive, so I get the concern. 

Which is why I was following this discussion on AI and the event closely. I thought it was very sensible from the mods to ask for honesty from the start (if you use AI, that’s on you, but state it so people can block it and ignore you). AI art in this fandom luckily gets little traction, people don’t engage with it, so that is message enough in my eyes. I’ve also worked in schools for years and can tell you that when you tell people NOT to do something, they fixate on doing the exact opposite. So I was like, ok, the mods here are asking for honesty and they trust people not to be dumb, that’s a way better message. No one is telling anyone else what to do or not to do.

Then people started criticizing, and I was actually positively surprised that the mods were willing to take in the feedback and revise things a bit. It’s so rare to see people on the internet these days listening, let alone doing something about it. But that wasn’t enough for y'all. You kept bitching against the event and shutting down the few people who actually took the time to read.

You wanna ban unfair use of AI? Cuz trust, it's here to stay.

Write to your representative, boycott for-profit companies until they take responsibility, support the companies who do it well, vote, donate to civil society organizations if you can, call for educating students, educate yourself.

Don’t scream on the internet at the few people who actually give a damn. I hope the lot of you are proud of yourselves now. Yes, that’s sarcasm.

First of all, I just came home from a Halloween feast so I´m pretty tired and I´ll try to cut it short, also I think I´m very clear about not being from America.

SO! I have been pointing out the problems only this year when others spoke out and they didn't really do anything about it, ONLY THEN, and publicly, about two to three times? I can´t remember. But that was on my main so why are you not sending this to my main as I haven't said anything here?

I have never told people not to take part in it, actually, I was hoping to take part in it next year, so I greatly hope they open it next year. The reason why I wouldn´t this year, was 1. because I don´t have anything for it, 2. they still had it permitted in the start, but now that it is banned I don´t see why I won't want to participate.

Nolofinweweek DMed me, opening a discussion and I tried to explain why some people were angry about them permitting AI, we had some back and forth about the topic, sharing our own sides, them why they had it permitted, and me why I thought it was problematic, and that was pretty much it. - I want to point out that none of us are English native speakers, and I actually learned how to use a word from our talk :)

Are the MOD sharing our DMs? I am willing to share them if that is what you want. This ask just makes it sound like it´s been shared, and I really have nothing to hide so I don´t see why not. Anyway, ask if you want to see them, and I will reach out to them and ask if it´s okay for them to share as it´s their message too.

PS: I think you should take your own advice to heart, and educate yourself more on the harm of AI if that is your hold on it

[gwandas]

I thank god every day I'm not involved in the acotar ship wars. i was imbued with the sense to not get emotionally invested in underdeveloped characters.

[buggbuzz]

semi-heavy adhd vent tw 🫢🫢

personally of the opinion that the worst thing about adhd is the subtlety. we joke abt how obvious and silly it is but its barely visible 95% of the time.

& u spend your whole life not knowing if the mental struggle you have doing basic shit is what everyone deals with or if something's wrong. even when you KNOW you have adhd and even have it TREATED you STILL don't know if you're having a normal amount of obstacles.

i've been on meds for two years now and i just spent a whole fucking summer semester not sure if i was having adhd burnout or if my meds weren't working or if i was actually just being lazy. i think its all three, but who knows! and now i have a final tomorrow that i have to pass and i dont know if i can because i could barely fucking do any work all semester.

this happens like every year/semester but this one particularly stings cause it was supposed to be really good this time!! lots of free time, one class to worry about, the best nd-friendly note-taking system i've ever used, lots of flexibility, and friends to spend time with. it was even a science class!! chem, not bio, but better than non-science, right? but apparently, the only way i can ever stay motivated and on the ball is if im chained to a super-stressful and merciless schedule. so i have to choose between my long-term success and my mental health!!

i don't envy neurotypicals for the weird fucking ways they operate sometimes but good lord fucking jesus it sounds nice to be able to do things. i feel like a loaded gun with a busted trigger; i have all these amazing ideas and well-thought-out schedules and all the passion and desperation to follow through, but my brain and body just. won't. do it.

[failure-girl-y-kei]

i remember you seemed sadder (and you didn't care)

your eyes were lifeless, they stared directly at you (and you didn't care)

[somewillwin]

Avina so obvious has a crush on Seven, like when you comment about your past...intimacy with seven they feel *envy* of mc

Too bad that they dont have any chance against them, almost feel bad (i dont)

I kinda feel bad ngl. Seven obviously doesn’t wanna repeat past mistakes to have a relationship like they had with the mc, they are super aware of how codependent they were of eachother.

And avina it’s almost like they are looking something exactly like that. I would say they are in different pages but it’s almost like they are in a whole different book in a whole different bookshelf in a whole different house ✌🏼

[raiiny-bay]

the degenerates: out of context

[vampirecatprince]

Ugh- I hope this wave of anxiety and jitteryness passes soon. It's like we woke up on Sunday just.... Feeling.... Wrong? And we haven't been able to get ourselves re-centered since then. We don't even know who's been the main fronter since Saturday...

I really hope that forcing us back on our routine will help. We've been foggy as shit for four days now and anxious and just feeling.... bad? I hope it was just the weather hitting us at the same time as a long week, but it's always so unsettling when I feel like I'm white-knuckling it suddenly.