#Elevated Basics

[simple-pretty]

twp resort 2025 | looks (from top) 11 and 18

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[haplesshandmade]

new images for basic chains: necklaces

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[trendsenstylez]

6 Elevated Basics That Will Last You Years And Years.  - Trendsenstylez

[pavilionjeans]

[martinbuyao]

[biggest-gaudiest-patronuses]

probably will be FORCED by Pomp And Circumstance to go to the CLOWN HOSPITAL, for a CLOWN INJURY (may or may not be An ALLEGEDLY Fractured Foot...a MOURNFUL MALADY incurred in the most PATHETIC and LAPSIDAISICAL Fashion of TRAGICALLY UNFASHIONABLY Events......

Anyway. Forgot what I was saying. Buy me 1/25th of an x-ray or whatnot I guess

[secretmellowblog]

Everyone talks about the tragedy of animated media getting reboots that replace their excellent art direction with uncanny realism —like the Lion King and its “live action” reboot—- but there’s one series that embodies that tragedy better than anything else. And I need to share it with you all because I can’t be the only one Haunted by it day and night. Please let me tell you the Sad, sad story behind this image:

There was an early 2000s video game trilogy called Sly Cooper, whose main appeal was its super unique art direction, style, and atmosphere. The trilogy had a unique tone focused on a cartoon Phantom Thief who did Moody Atmospheric Heists in a comic-book-inspired world.

The trilogy integrated 2D animation into the game for cutscenes, and the characters-- while low-poly-- were designed to look as much like those flat 2D cartoons with cel-shaded outlines as they could within the limitations of the Ps2.

It took heavy influence from comic books and anime, especially Lupin III. The first game even had alternate anime versions of its 2D cutscenes that you could unlock!

Nearly all the levels took place at night, but the designers talked often about how their goal was to create the illusion of night time through vivid color palettes rather than darkness, taking inspiration from the vivid nighttime cityscapes in Baz Luhrman's Moulin Rouge.

As a result of their stylized art direction, the visuals-- primarily in the second one, which is the one that focuses the most tightly on Thieving & Moody Atmospheric Heists-- still hold up today.

And then Sly Cooper started appearing in “brand crossover games” and “reboots” and Oh god. Oh no. so that's why no one talks about it anymore.

I am haunted by this. People talk about their favorite cartoon character getting hit with the Uncanny Hyper-Detailed Beam and I instantly think of the sad fate of poor, poor sly cooper, who I am very nostalgic for, and his now-dead franchise that hasn't had a new installment in over a decade.

But to me this really emphasizes how strong art direction is far more important than polygon count, realism, or level of detail. Because there have been similar franchises rebooted in ways that manage to elevate the old 2D-inspired art styles with more modern graphics. Toys for Bob's new takes on Spyro and Crash Bandicoot both had stellar art direction!

But that kind of thoughtful art direction can be difficult to achieve. It's not even the fault of the artists or developers; these things are often beyond their control. But I am glad we're in an era where stylized 3D animation is becoming more popular. I hope more creators continue to realize that there is actually a big demand for media with interesting, unique art styles! also you should play sly 2: band of thieves

[opikiquu]

(disappears for a month and reappears with a slightly obscure hyperfixation) Hey guys

[lsunstreakerl]

someone please put max spinning in circles into a microwave. please. it's perfect.

[kalpalatas]

ok see the thing. that thing about sasamiya/hirakagi. harusono knows her tropes. she's a fujoshi and a writer and she knows her way around bl/yaoi. so she takes these tropes and kicks them in the nuts for her own joy and amusement. and that's the fun of the ride

[barufisher]

also it is really funny even with the chantry basically removed from the game it still gets handled with more care and respect than any of the other religions, the fact that you get so many options to comfort the andrastians when it's revealed their maker may not be real, and you can even pray at the temple later with the viper after minrathous is attacked... every character is just assumed andrastian, and if they're not it's always used against them in some way (dalish elves are repeatedly punished in these games simply for being dalish and are depicted as being foolish for wanting to connect with their gods and culture instead of assimilating and "moving on from the past") it's always amused me in that way even when trying to be critical of the chantry, the writers still manage to always grant it and the andrastians so much grace because of their real world bias (white + culturally christian) and the obvious real world inspiration for andrastianism. even with it's absence in veilguard it's still There in more subtle and even insidious ways given that all blame is placed on the evanuris instead.

[andr3w-the-d0dgeb4ll]

The parallel of the Martyn vtuber lore and Grian watcher lore in terms of eldritch horror is something I want to mess with more..

Like with Grian, this is the horror of being elevated to a higher being than you were ever meant to be. Comprehending more than your mind was built to comprehend, given divine madness by beings who do not truly understand that they are ruining something already perfect.

Going back home, returning to the being you once were, but no longer able to enjoy your old life. Everything is meaningless now, your friends and family a mere speck in the vastness of your new mindscape.

Truly, this would be hell.

But on the other hand, Martyn. What was once a higher being, viewing this smaller world through a screen, he is now one of them. Shoved into a new body, made to pretend he is exactly like these beings so beneath him.

Your vision has been narrowed, your hearing limited. Your body is no longer yours, now it is a part of the game. Divine madness is your new curse, but in a complete opposite way. You ARE divine. You are a God of this world, why are you now TRAPPED in it?

I wonder what they'd think of each other, Grian and Martyn, if they both knew the truth of each other's existence? Would they envy the other or pity them?

Or maybe I'm just talking out my ass and none of this is true-

[scatterbrainedart]

I don’t think non-swedes understand how iconic it is of Minecraft to announce the copper updates in the Falun copper mine 😭🫶 It is literally THE mine, and has existed since the 1500s. It’s also the reason for the existence of those classic red swedish houses (the mine made a BUNCH of red paint, starting in the 1600s. So much so that basically everyone were using it, which they still are to this day). It even made the world heritage list!

[martinbuyao]

[coquinaclutch]

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[miscling]

Hiya, fellow cow here, trying oh so very hard to make milk. We were wondering if you could share any tips you have for it. Did you *have* to start domperidone to start expressing. We take a lot of progesterone and hope that'll be enough, and that it just hasn't happened yet cause we dont make it to pumping every day. If its not a bother please may we have some guidance Miss Misc. We very much appreciate every time we see you sharing your information and experience, and havent seen this talked about direct yet. (We may well have missed it) 💕

hello moo friend!

the short answer is, yeah, we didn't make anything other than miniscule lumps of colostrum before we started taking domperidone.

the longer answer is that the miscellany usually posts more about our lactation journey on @mommy-misc from more of a mommy breastfeeding angle, and this thing likes the more hucow type stuff. getting our milk flowing was really big for us in both the breast growth and gender affirming categories, so we're doing it for ourselves, not just for kink.

basically though, any advice you can find on breastfeeding is gonna help. look up the newman-goldfarb protocol (a protocol for folks to start lactation in preparation for adopting a baby they wish to breastfeed), which is how to get the most out of domperidone, we never had much success with otc supplements either. domperidone is a wonder drug for this process. in short, you take an increased progesterone dose for a few months, then stop and start taking domperidone, and that gets your production going.

it can't really be understated how much lactation does bring with it a ton of lifestyle changes. you will need to eat more and set aside time for expressing and keep to the schedule as best you can. we spend around three hours a day on it, in half-hour sessions. (5 times a day at the moment.) our appetite went into overdrive and we put on a lot of weight very quickly when we started producing for real.

ideally, at least for a few weeks at the start, you need a half-hour of expressing every two hours you're awake, and also to wake up in the middle of the night to express. your milk production will start off slow and quickly rise, until it reaches a plateau after a couple of months. sometimes you can stop taking the domperidone and it'll keep going as long as you keep expressing, but our experience is that ours stopped as soon as we stopped taking domperidone.

it knows it sounds daunting and please don't be discouraged - the process is fully worth it, and something it recommends for anyone who wants to see some significant breast growth without surgeries. it loves the fact we make enough milk ourself that we're very nearly able to cut cows milk out of our diet entirely.

hope this helps!