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they need to invent smudge proof glasses cause i am so tired of it

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a single typo literally has the explosive power of a nuclear bomb like i just read back possibly the most beautiful scene ive ever created feeling so proud of myself ready to start thinking about the nobel prize in literature etc. etc. and then suddenly

“It’s oaky,” he whispered.

it’s oaky. what is this. a wine tasting

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Like dogs, Shianni

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do y'all remember when they found all that tf art in Osamu Tezuka's drawer post-mortem because I think about it often

anyway keep chasing your bliss and draw weird shit, god knows we need that right now

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I know this is going to make me sound pretensions but I have to get it off my chest. I feel an unimaginable rage when someone posts a photo and is like "this picture looks like a renaissance painting lol" when the photo clearly has the lighting, colors and composition of a baroque or romantic painting. There are differences in these styles and those differences are important and labeling every "classical" looking painting as renaissance is annoying and upsetting to me. And anytime I come across one of those posts I have to put down my phone and go take a walk because they make me so mad

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Major shout-out to men that craft. Dudes that knit. Fellows that felt. Bros that bind books. Cobbers that cross-stitch. Y'all are wonderful and I appreciate you.

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Sometimes, ya just gotta make do with what you have

I decided I wanted to give bobbin lace a try but didn't want to invest a ton of money in case I didn't like it so here has been my solution. I've drawn all the patterns by hand on regular notebook paper, and am pinning into my laptop case. The only money I've spent was on one pack of pencils for $1 (which I'll use anyway), an enormous spool of yarn $5 (bought at a thrift shop), and one pack of pins $6 (which I'll also use anyway).

I'm enjoying it so far, but still undecided if I want to spend more money on it. Real bobbins and a pillow would be soooo helpful though. But its been encouraging how much I've been able to learn already with just these materials!

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varric’s relationship to rook is so funny bc with hawke he’s like, the world has done ENOUGH to you, you’ve been dragged into enough fights, i will risk my life lying to the most powerful in the land to keep you out of further trouble. and with the inquisitor he starts out by telling them they should think about running bc he knows how these stories end, and finally in trespasser he’s trying to set them up a place in kirkwall for when everything crashes and burns. and then you get to rook and he’s like, well random talented stranger, this might as well all be your problem

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still thinking about how weird as hell it was for datv to assert that the darkspawn are just mindless manifestations of evil incarnate and the only solution to them is a wanton massacre when the reality is not only much more interesting just also far more horrifying. remember the mother in awakening. remember how her whole thing was that she went mad because she was suddenly cognizant of what happened to her and what she is.

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Well put. (Source: Writing About Writing Facebook page)

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everything looks like a nail when you've got a hammer and every song is actually about the character when they're on your mind 24/7

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I love personalization. I love stickers on water bottles and on laptops. I love shitty marker drawing on the toes of converse. I love hand embroidered doodles on jeans. I love posters on walls. I love knick knacks on shelves. I love jewelry with goofy charms. I love when people take things and make them theirs.

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I hope every writer who sees this writes LOADS the next few months. Like freetime opens up, no writers block, the ability to focus, etc etc you're able to write loads & make lots of progress <3

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At the risk of sounding anti-intellectual, I think that college should be free and also not a requirement for employment outside of highly specialized career fields

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