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From Kasia Babis.

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THINGS READERS HATE: 

when they change covers halfway through a series

people who borrow books and don’t give them back??

“not like other girls”

finding a typo 

buying a book only for them to release a prettier cover

misleading blurbs

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White is very difficult Diamond

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when some kid found out he’s royalty yesterday and tries to give you orders as if he hasn’t been a war criminal for 5000 years and you try to figure out who he thinks he’s talking to

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This fucking site: hey net neutrality is about to die :((( please help us :(((( boost and rb everything you see even if you’re not American :((((((((( we’ll have no wifi :(((((( we need you!!!! :((((

Non-Americans: okay

Non-Americans: hey greece is basically on fire, 150 people are wounded, 53 are killed and our nature is being destroyed. we’re suspecting arson. can you please reblog some posts and help spread awareness?

This fucking site:

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You don’t fuck with the tray master

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My little collection of DMC threads ✨🌈

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This one.. this one might take 1,000 embroidered roses..

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My One-Eyed Cat

So i’ve been debating coming on here to ask for help with this, but I can’t stand to see my cat in the pain that he’s in.

I’ve had my cat, Sunny, for around 10 years now, and he’s become a very important part of my life over that time. Currently, he has a problem with his eye that, because of lack of money, we have been unable to treat. Here he was a few years ago:

And here is him now:

As you may be able to see, his right eye has gotten very bad. It started out as what the vet thought were weird growths on his eyeball, around his pupil. We had went to a feline optometrist to learn it was glaucoma, so tried to treat it as such. But now it had progressed to a stage where he cannot see out of it at all, it sometimes starts bleeding, and had pretty much developed a huge scab over it that he sometimes tries to mess with cause it is an irritation to him, ending with him ripping it back open and causing him more pain.

The only thing we can do for him now is to have the eye removed and the lid sewn up (enucleation). The surgery is going to cost upward of $500. I have been attempting to put a bit away every now and then to pay for it, but with bills and other expenses around the house, my mother and I have had a hard time trying to procure the funds.

If anyone can help by donating to my PayPal or cashapp, it would be appreciated. I love Sunny, and hate for him to be in this kind of pain.

PayPal: saliciachapman14@gmail.com CashApp: http://cash.me/$pwussywillow Venmo: @flyredact

(A better picture of Sunny’s eye under the cut)

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Pattern Giveaway! ✨

Because I’m bored and would love to give something away. The first three people to repost this get a free cross-stitch pattern (pdf) depicting any message and/or picture made by yours truly.✨

~ Happy Stitching ~

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10 July 2018

Reminder: Do not buy from Amazon or even open the website on 10 July 2018, in solidarity with the transnational strike.

Amazon workers in Spain have called for a transnational strike because Amazon has been avoiding accountability for its labour rights violations by merely shifting the work (and the human rights abuses Amazon inflicts on their workers) to non-striking countries, each time a strike occurs. If there is widespread striking transnationally, Amazon will have no choice but to recognize the strikers’ demands in order to keep their facilities functioning.

Our job as allies is to support the strike by avoiding using the Amazon website or purchasing anything from Amazon for as long as the strike continues. A mass boycott of the site, coinciding with the strike, will strengthen the workers’ bargaining position and could be crucial to Amazon workers gaining back basic rights in a variety of countries.

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‘for the expoooosure’

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I’d rather find a needle in a haystack than a needle in a couch

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THIS is what I have been dealing with on a constant basis for the past six months. 

In December 2017 I was first notified of my [Yin Yang Rats] design being sold unauthorized on the website AliExpress. I wrote a [Journal] at the beginning of the year explaining how difficult and time-consuming it was to remove. Unfortunately, my battle was not over as I have been chasing down thefted and altered versions of my design across the internet ever since.

I cannot even put into words how frustrating and disheartening this kind of thing is. This design is very special to me and I created it with everyone who loves rats in mind. It is an absolute disgrace to my artwork and an insult to me as an artist to see my work stolen, altered and slapped onto products without a second thought as to who made it or what it represents. Instead of being able to create new art, I’ve had to spend all my time and energy in hunting this theft down, writing DMCA Takedown notices, and corresponding with various legal departments. I am absolutely exhausted. My motivation to draw is lost. I’ve had to spend so much energy just to defend myself and the fight is far from over. Recently, things took an even worse turn. One of the places listed here - MerchVibes on Etsy - submitted a counter-claim to my report of copyright infringement. The only way to proceed is with a court order. I am completely and utterly lost. My art has been stolen, altered, and sold without my permission and now I have to go to court if I want anything to be done about it. I’m looking to register this artwork with a copyright, but since it’s happening after the infringement, I don’t know how much good it will do. I’m also looking into what to do about getting a lawyer, despite having absolutely no money to afford one and no idea who to trust. It’s an utter mess I don’t even have the energy to elaborate on. I am not the only artist that these places have stolen from. PLEASE let artists know if you recognize their art being used without permission: - AliExpress - MyMerchandise on Amazon - MerchVibes on Etsy - TeeChip - TeeSpring - Octoprintz I know it is unfair to put the burden of fact-checking on the consumer. You should be able to trust that the products you buy are legitimate. Unfortunately that is far from the truth of things. Please, please scrutinize companies - especially those online - before you buy products with artwork on them. Be suspicious if the store has a wide and conflicting range of art styles and images. Most of these places are even too lazy to crop off the signatures and copyrights of the artists. And please god if you are a tattoo artist or looking to get a tattoo, it is SO easy to ask the artist for permission or even commission a custom one! I put my artwork online so that I can make a living, NOT so you can steal it! This is legitimately the kind of thing that destroys artists like me. I am losing profits, I am losing time, I am losing motivation and I am losing the will to even create and share my work. I do not get reimbursed for any of these things. I do not get exposure. This problem does not go away. I do not get to “win” anything. I will probably be dealing with this for the rest of my artistic career. If I want to continue to put up a fight against intellectual property theft, it is likely going to get expensive. I don’t want to resort to begging, but if anyone would like to help support me and the continued creation of my artwork, please consider donating via [Paypal] or [Ko-fi], or making a purchase from my [Etsy], [RedBubble], or [TeePublic] stores. Thank you ♥

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Okay I’m reaching my breaking point. I found out the reason I’m getting so sick is bc there’s a fungal infection in my room that I have no way of removing. I thought it was just humidity and I’ve tried to clean it up but it won’t come off, it returns the next day.

I’m honestly at a loss of what to do. I’ve gotten a severe case of bacterial Pink Eye from dust exposure that I’ve had to endure for more than a week because I don’t have money to spare. I literally live in subhuman conditions, I feel like a caged animal at this point. I get all sorts of weird and reocurring skin infections because of the unhealthy environment I live in that I have to hide in public with clothing and excessive makeup. My hair has fallen out so much that it can barely be called hair anymore, I barely have like 5 strands lmfao so I have to use wigs to appear like a normal fucking person. I feel like I’m not even human anymore.

Anyone who has been following me for more than a few months knows I also live with the person who sexually abused me as a child, something I have never spoken about in real life because my parents are nowhere near mentally or emotionally capable of handling that truth. We’re all struggling and poor and I’d rather not burden them with that, but it has taken its toll on me for almost 2 decades. I’m severely mentally ill on top of that, and I’ve been closeted for my entire life as my family is incredibly homophobic and transphobic.

I also have to lie to clients and potential employers about my living conditions because if they knew I live in one of the city’s poorest neighborhoods I would lose opportunities. I’m constantly sick, both physically and mentally, and I’m doing much better than I was years ago but I need help getting out of here. I need help, I was trying to preserve whatever little pride I had but I can’t do this alone. I’ve been saving a bit of money from doing all sorts of odd jobs and I have around 500-600$ that I can use to secure a place, but I’d need furniture and utilities for it since I barely have anything to my name besides a bed and the desktop I use for working.

Note that my case isn’t a life or death situation, but a mind can only take so much before it breaks permanently and I don’t want that to happen to me, not when I’m trying my damn hardest to become a better person.

If anyone has anything to spare, my paypal is ysantnoir@gmail.com and ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/yesnoir. I’m also a graphic designer and I’m able to do literally anything with a computer, I can edit pictures, I can design websites, make tumblr themes, draw, create social media packs, etc. I’ve spent a long time perfecting my craft and I’m quite experienced. I can provide samples of my work if you ask privately, but I’d rather not put them here in case someone who knows me irl sees this post as it could put me in jeopardy.

Anyway I can fully compensate anyone who donates with any digital product they choose. But if you have the money to spare and would like to help me get the fuck out of this house, I’d be eternally grateful.

If you don’t have anything of worth to say, keep it or get blocked. I have no patience for heartless people and it costs 0$ to not be rude to someone who’s already struggling.

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Choose your fighter.

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All the shiny hair ✨

This was a big deal once.