#i need! to be able! to pay for things!

[onyxedskies]

god i need a job so fucking bad

[icewindandboringhorror]

(also feel free in the tags to clarify Why you made the choice you made!! :0c)

[handweavers]

my life is kind of funny because i literally can't get walmart or ikea to hire me for even a part time seasonal position working a cash register but i can get the canadian federal government to pay for all of my expenses, fees, and living costs to travel internationally to weave on a loom in an old building somewhere for 2 months at a time

[powerfulkicks]

so many tips for budgeting/being frugal are just twice as hard when you have a disability

"meal plan!" idk if i'll be feeling well enough to cook every day so it's hard to plan for what to eat

"cook in advance!" i can't cook meals for a whole week at once and plus i can't count on that because again idk if ill feel okay to cook at the same time every week

"use cloth napkins and towels!" those need to be washed and folded, i already have trouble doing my laundry

"delivery is expensive, always shop in person!" going to the grocery store can wipe me out for the day.

"base your food shopping on whats on sale that week!" one, allergies are a thing and some people don't have that luxury, two, that's a lot that you have to prep for and that takes energy.

"DIY!" takes time and energy. maybe i could do it by myself but would it be worth all the time i need to take to recover?

i mean none of these are bad ideas or trying to exclude people. most of it is cutting out conveniences. but for disabled people, something that's a convenience for someone can be a necessity to others

[indecisiveavocado]

every single time i try

me: i should stop hanging out in such jewish places, especially online. let's see. *opens door* right wing: we hate you because you support queer rights left wing, sharpening knife: we hate you because you don't trust us not to kill us the first chance we get, just because we have for 2,300 years. 'centrists': back up one sec, what's a pogrom, who is this kid kfir, and what do you mean antisemitism didn't start and end with hitler? me: *closes door* nope, staying on jumblr.

[bunnieswithknives]

AGHHhhh I swore off Inanimate Insanity after the Cabby disrespect but then I heard they were KILLING PEOPLE IN THE FINALLE???? I want to rewatch the season before I draw anything serious but Oh my god the plot twist makes me feral

[bitchfitch]

bweh lil Gier bc I'm learning pixel art rn

[t-u-i-t-c]

Taiya Hando in Bakuage Sentai BoonBoomger 01x48 Your Handle

+ bonus

[asexualbookbird]

Okay, so, I didn't read a whole lot this month. Hear me out. I'm not mad about it. I got SO much crafting done across different mediums. Nothing to show for it, really, but I'm having so much fun being creative in a way I haven't felt in a very long time. I think I might actually be able to set up some type of tiny shop about it, too. Got my embroidery machine up and running in a way that allows me to create my own designs, and when I tell you the creative juices are flowing, boy howdy it's like a dam has broken. I also started pokemon Violet, and while that's slow going, I'm having a lot of fun with it. So, no I'm not mad at my reading habits this month.

In the Ravenous Dark by AM Strickland ⭐️⭐️⭐️ - Phew. Okay. This was. A very bumpy ride. The first half was a slog, honestly, and the writing and pacing is not great, but the last third or so reminded me a lot of Beyond the Ruby Veil which was also not outstanding, but it was fun. Fucked up, feral lesbians. Poly family friendship going on. The plot is so basic, the magic neat, the worldbuilding lacking. I would not read it again, but at the end I'm not entirely mad I did.

Dark Matter by Blake Crouch ⭐️ - I don't even know what to say. I didn't expect to be wowed, I went in expecting no more than a mediocre thriller. What I got was A Book Written By A Man™️. How many times can a guy fridge one wife? Infinitely, apparently! I was semi on board until he started fighting his other selves. That was dumb as shit.

The Art of Prophecy by Wesley Chu ⭐⭐⭐⭐ - *Gordon Ramsay voice* Finally, a good fucking book. This took me most of the month to read, but I'm not mad about it. It was nice to sit quietly with this book, and while it took it's time, I never felt bored with it. I can't really pinpoint what keeps it from five stars, and maybe my rating will change in the future, but I did really enjoy this. It has a wonderful cast, everyone felt very real and well rounded, it was bloody, but never felt gratuitously so. It was a good book and I very much want to continue the series.

Favorite of the month was most definitely Art of the Prophecy. Kind of unfair because Dark Matter was such a disaster, but Ravenous Dark had it's perks. Mainly being batshit crazy and ending in polyamory.

My friends, as always, have been incredibly kind to me. I could not have gotten through the last couple months without them. Would like to do a couple of buddy reads in the coming months. I really did like taking my time with a longer book, and I think I'm ready to tackle the final book in the Rook and Rose trilogy. My library also finally got a copy of The Bone Maker on audio and while I haven't listened to an audiobook since December, I'm excited to give that a listen. As always, be kind whenever possible.

[bucketofcrows]

it's kind of funny seeing a kink and watching my opinion of it evolve through the years as

wow this grosses me out a lot and is a huge turn-off

okay i can tolerate it incidentally but whatever porn i'm looking at would be better without it

it can work in specific contexts but most of the time just i just end up feeling really neutral towards it

i kinda like it now but it can't be the sole focus, it needs to work in conjunction with other stuff

sure go ahead and throw this kink in it's always a fun little addition

well i guess a lot of my sexual fantasies are winding up here now

and being able to see myself currently going from the 5th point to the 6th point in real time

[mango-dolphin]

Commissions! Yay!

i'm doing them. the prices given are starting prices, and if you pay more i'll give you more (either qualitatively or quantitatively). ask me any question and i'll happily answer to the best of my ability.

$15+ for sketch pages

$30+ for MSPaint / doodle comics

$60+ for line art pieces ($60 is one full-body, and if you don't need the totality of a full-body I'll focus on detailwork instead.) This will jump in price quick depending on what you ask.)

feel free to ask for examples beyond what i've given. last piece is from my fancomic TM21, which has great examples of what i can do line art-wise.

i'll draw anything with few caveats (for instance: no hate art); i love drawing armor and bugs, so complexity & segmentation is fine, but i may ask a higher price depending on the level of complexity. ask, be honest, and i'll tell you what i'm okay with doing.

i take payment upfront and through paypal—if you need a different payment processor, i will try to look into it for you. refunds are complete until i make decent headway into the commission: at that point, i'll adjust how much i refund for depending on how much would've been left.

thanks to one of the people who commissioned me, i realized i need to post this new commission sheet somewhere that isn't a discord server or a niche fanforum—thank you erazon, i appreciate you so much erazon,

[moregraceful]

can't say the school bc the program is so small that it doxxes me basically immediately, but the admissions office sent me a letter of acceptance and i emailed them back like thank you i got so excited but i didn't cry at the hockey game (i did). and then i met with their admissions director to talk about everything, and he was like oh btw. you're a hockey fan? our school has a really good men's hockey team did you know? me: no 😃 (<- one of the most successful d1 programs in the united states). him: oh they're really good! i wonder if we can get you to a game 🤔 me: you cannot because the season ends in march however i appreciate that you're working so hard to get me there that you're trying to use ncaa hockey as a selling point.

cannot overstate to you how little this program has to do with sports. this whole process is making my ego huge while also scaring me very badly lmao

[cat166]

I have so many questions about the ambler. Why is it so tall? What in evolution could possibly make a creature that large on land? What does it eat? If giraffes evolved the way they did to eat trees then what did amblers evolve for?? The fricking stars???

[sadhorsegirl]

i get that people are/were divided but i don't think ive ever seen a race this close be so definitively decided in the ceremony performances themselves..........only for the award to end up in the wrong hands lmao!!

nicole sherzinger is a talented singer and she does a lot with (imo) one of the best songs in andrew lloyd webber's entire discography, unfortunately for her she just so happened to be up against one of the greatest musical theater performers of all time and got completely crushed like a bug when it became possible to watch their performances side by side

[huldrabitch]

Everytime I see anything about ozempics I think about the superior iron man comic where evil capitalist Tony releases extremis disguised as an app to make people healthy/beautiful, only to add a 100 dollars subscription fee per day making him even richer and also turning millions of people addicts desperate for money to keep the app.

[unexpectedbrickattack]

heehee (pepstavo under the cut)