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[firen07]

I want to live by myself when I move out of my parent's place but I'm really afraid of money problems? I'm afraid that the only place I can afford will be in the ghetto and it'll all be torn apart and I'll only be allowed to eat one granola bar a week. I'm really stressing out about this. I don't know anything about after school life. I don't know anything about paying bills or how to buy an apartment and it's really scaring me. is there anything you know that can help me?

HI darling,

I’ve actually got a super wonderful masterpost for you to check out:

Home

what the hell is a mortgage?

first apartment essentials checklist

how to care for cacti and succulents

the care and keeping of plants

Getting an apartment

Money

earn rewards by taking polls

how to coupon

what to do when you can’t pay your bills

see if you’re paying too much for your cell phone bill

how to save money

How to Balance a Check Book

How to do Your Own Taxes

Health

how to take care of yourself when you’re sick

things to bring to a doctor’s appointment

how to get free therapy

what to expect from your first gynecologist appointment

how to make a doctor’s appointment

how to pick a health insurance plan

how to avoid a hangover

a list of stress relievers

how to remove a splinter

Emergency

what to do if you get pulled over by a cop

a list of hotlines in a crisis

things to keep in your car in case of an emergency

how to do the heimlich maneuver

Job

time management

create a resume

find the right career

how to pick a major

how to avoid a hangover

how to interview for a job

how to stop procrastinating

How to write cover letters

Travel

ULTIMATE PACKING LIST

Traveling for Cheap

Travel Accessories

The Best Way to Pack a Suitcase

How To Read A Map

How to Apply For A Passport

How to Make A Travel Budget

Better You

read the news

leave your childhood traumas behind

how to quit smoking

how to knit

how to stop biting your nails

how to stop procrastinating

how to stop skipping breakfast

how to stop micromanaging

how to stop avoiding asking for help

how to stop swearing constantly

how to stop being a pushover

learn another language

how to improve your self-esteem

how to sew

learn how to embroider

how to love yourself

100 tips for life

Apartments/Houses/Moving

Moving Out and Getting an Apartment, Part 1: Are You Sure? (The Responsible One)

Moving Out and Getting an Apartment, Part 2: Finding the Damn Apartment (The Responsible One)

Moving Out and Getting an Apartment, Part 3: Questions to Ask about the Damn Apartment (The Responsible One)

Moving Out and Getting an Apartment, Part 4: Packing and Moving All of Your Shit (The Responsible One)

How to Protect Your Home Against Break-Ins (The Responsible One)

Education

How to Find a Fucking College (The Sudden Adult)

How to Find Some Fucking Money for College (The Sudden Adult)

What to Do When You Can’t Afford Your #1 Post-Secondary School (The Sudden Adult)

Stop Shitting on Community College Kids (Why Community College is Fucking Awesome) (The Responsible One)

How to Ask for a Recommendation Letter (The Responsible One)

How to Choose a College Major (The Sudden Adult)

Finances

How to Write a Goddamn Check (The Responsible One)

How to Convince Credit Companies You’re Not a Worthless Bag of Shit (The Responsible One)

Debit vs Credit (The Responsible One)

What to Do if Your Wallet is Stolen/Lost (The Sudden Adult)

Budgeting 101 (The Responsible One)

Important Tax Links to Know (The Responsible One)

How to Choose a Bank Without Screwing Yourself (The Responsible One)

Job Hunting

How to Write a Resume Like a Boss (The Responsible One)

How to Write a Cover Letter Someone Will Actually Read (The Responsible One)

How to Handle a Phone Interview without Fucking Up (The Responsible One)

10 Sites to Start Your Job Search (The Responsible One)

Life Skills

Staying in Touch with Friends/Family (The Sudden Adult)

Bar Etiquette (The Sudden Adult)

What to Do After a Car Accident (The Sudden Adult)

Grow Up and Buy Your Own Groceries (The Responsible One)

How to Survive Plane Trips (The Sudden Adult)

How to Make a List of Goals (The Responsible One)

How to Stop Whining and Make a Damn Appointment (The Responsible One)

Miscellaneous

What to Expect from the Hell that is Jury Duty (The Responsible One)

Relationships

Marriage: What the Fuck Does It Mean and How the Hell Do I Know When I’m Ready? (Guest post - The Northwest Adult)

How Fucked Are You for Moving In with Your Significant Other: An Interview with an Actual Real-Life Couple Living Together™ (mintypineapple  and catastrofries)

Travel & Vehicles

How to Winterize Your Piece of Shit Vehicle (The Responsible One)

How to Make Public Transportation Your Bitch (The Responsible One)

Other Blog Features

Apps for Asshats

Harsh Truths & Bitter Reminders

Asks I’ll Probably Need to Refer People to Later

Apartments (or Life Skills) - How Not to Live in Filth (The Sudden Adult)

Finances - Tax Basics (The Responsible One)

Important Documents - How to Get a Copy of Your Birth Certificate (The Responsible One)

Important Documents - How to Get a Replacement ID (The Responsible One)

Health - How to Deal with a Chemical Burn (The Responsible One)

Job Hunting - List of Jobs Based on Social Interaction Levels (The Sudden Adult)

Job Hunting - How to Avoid Falling into a Pit of Despair While Job Hunting (The Responsible One)

Job Hunting - Questions to Ask in an Interview (The Responsible One)

Life Skills - First-Time Flying Tips (The Sudden Adult)

Life Skills - How to Ask a Good Question (The Responsible One)

Life Skills - Reasons to Take a Foreign Language (The Responsible One)

Life Skills - Opening a Bar Tab (The Sudden Adult)

Relationships - Long Distance Relationships: How to Stay in Contact (The Responsible One)

Adult Cheat Sheet:

what to do if your pet gets lost

removing stains from your carpet

how to know if you’re eligible for food stamps

throwing a dinner party

i’m pregnant, now what?

first aid tools to keep in your house

how to keep a clean kitchen

learning how to become independent from your parents

job interview tips

opening your first bank account

what to do if you lose your wallet

tips for cheap furniture

easy ways to cut your spending

selecting the right tires for your car

taking out your first loan

picking out the right credit card

how to get out of parking tickets

how to fix a leaky faucet

get all of your news in one place

getting rid of mice & rats in your house

when to go to the e.r.

buying your first home

how to buy your first stocks

guide to brewing coffee

first apartment essentials checklist

coping with a job you hate

30 books to read before you’re 30

what’s the deal with retirement?

difference between insurances

Once you’ve looked over all those cool links, I have some general advice for you on how you can have some sort of support system going for you:

Reasons to move out of home

You may decide to leave home for many different reasons, including:

wishing to live independently

location difficulties – for example, the need to move closer to university

conflict with your parents

being asked to leave by your parents.

Issues to consider when moving out of home

It’s common to be a little unsure when you make a decision like leaving home. You may choose to move, but find that you face problems you didn’t anticipate, such as:

Unreadiness – you may find you are not quite ready to handle all the responsibilities.

Money worries – bills including rent, utilities like gas and electricity and the cost of groceries may catch you by surprise, especially if you are used to your parents providing for everything. Debt may become an issue.

Flatmate problems – issues such as paying bills on time, sharing housework equally, friends who never pay board, but stay anyway, and lifestyle incompatibilities (such as a non-drug-user flatting with a drug user) may result in hostilities and arguments.

Your parents may be worried

Think about how your parents may be feeling and talk with them if they are worried about you. Most parents want their children to be happy and independent, but they might be concerned about a lot of different things. For example:

They may worry that you are not ready.

They may be sad because they will miss you.

They may think you shouldn’t leave home until you are married or have bought a house.

They may be concerned about the people you have chosen to live with.

Reassure your parents that you will keep in touch and visit regularly. Try to leave on a positive note. Hopefully, they are happy about your plans and support your decision.

Tips for a successful move

Tips include:

Don’t make a rash decision – consider the situation carefully. Are you ready to live independently? Do you make enough money to support yourself? Are you moving out for the right reasons?

Draw up a realistic budget – don’t forget to include ‘hidden’ expenses such as the property’s security deposit or bond (usually four weeks’ rent), connection fees for utilities, and home and contents insurance.

Communicate – avoid misunderstandings, hostilities and arguments by talking openly and respectfully about your concerns with flatmates and parents. Make sure you’re open to their point of view too – getting along is a two-way street.

Keep in touch – talk to your parents about regular home visits: for example, having Sunday night dinner together every week.

Work out acceptable behaviour – if your parents don’t like your flatmate(s), find out why. It is usually the behaviour rather than the person that causes offence (for example, swearing or smoking). Out of respect for your parents, ask your flatmate(s) to be on their best behaviour when your parents visit and do the same for them.

Ask for help – if things are becoming difficult, don’t be too proud to ask your parents for help. They have a lot of life experience.

If your family home does not provide support

Not everyone who leaves home can return home or ask their parents for help in times of trouble. If you have been thrown out of home or left home to escape abuse or conflict, you may be too young or unprepared to cope.

If you are a fostered child, you will have to leave the state-care system when you turn 18, but you may not be ready to make the sudden transition to independence.

If you need support, help is available from a range of community and government organisations. Assistance includes emergency accommodation and food vouchers. If you can’t call your parents or foster parents, call one of the associations below for information, advice and assistance.

Where to get help

Your doctor

Kids Helpline Tel. 1800 55 1800

Lifeline Tel. 13 11 44

Home Ground Services Tel. 1800 048 325

Relationships Australia Tel. 1300 364 277

Centrelink Crisis or Special Help Tel. 13 28 50

Tenants Union of Victoria Tel. (03) 9416 2577

Things to remember

Try to solve any problems before you leave home. Don’t leave because of a fight or other family difficulty if you can possibly avoid it.

Draw up a realistic budget that includes ‘hidden’ expenses, such as bond, connection fees for utilities, and home and contents insurance.

Remember that you can get help from a range of community and government organizations. 

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Keep me updated? xx

[firen07]

... the use of grindstones in minecraft to remove enchantments from weapons implies that enchantments are things you have to. grind off. like, physical things that can be removed without taking away from the actual item itself

so,,, enchanting things in minecraft. involves. writing the enchantments onto the item. or like, etching it onto the item. it took me this long to realize it and im so mad i couldve been making cool weapons and shit and i just. havent. smh

[firen07]

Know what I’m salty about?

In all my art classes, I was never taught HOW to use the various tools of art.

Like yes, form, and shape and space and color theory and figure drawing is important, but so is KNOWING what different tools do.

I’m 29 and I JUST learned this past month that India Ink is fucking waterproof when it dries. Why is this important? Because I can line something in India Ink and then go over it with watercolors. And that has CHANGED the ENTIRE way I art and the ease I can create with.

tldr: Art Teachers: teach your students what different tools do. PLEASE.

[firen07]

I rewatched Lord of the Rings the other day and you know what I really appreciate?

The men are so tender.

They cry, and kiss each other’s foreheads, and hug, and call each other ‘my friend’ and ‘my dear’; they’re respectful to women and faithful to their partners; they have banter without being creepy and sleazy, and literally none of that stops them from being considered “manly”.

More Lord of the Rings men please.

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Idea #2: Todoroki Touya Died Due to a Quirk Related Accident

This is absolutely not a-never-before-seen idea. Ever since the below image was revealed, people (including myself) have been speculating things related to what I’m going to talk about in this post. That being said, since I want to outline all ideas I think are plausible, I’m going to write a summary of my take on it. You can read my first idea here, although the topic is a little sensitive. 

Like last time, I’ll bullet point important details about Touya and Dabi that relate to this theory- They’re different than the points in Idea #1. ALSO, I’m going to reference the below photo a lot. 

For length, the rest the will be under the cut. 

This theory assumes that Touya is the smallest son and Natsuo is the middle son in the above photo.

Background Summary

We have yet to see the small boys face. Not when they were playing, not in the most recent image. We have never seen his face.

The small boy’s hair color was changed to red in the anime

Assuming this is Touya, he is very small for his age

Natsuo is 19 now and Fuyumi is 22. Touya is the oldest. Taking the twin theory into account, the minimum age for Touya is 22. The maximum current age for Touya is 26.

The minimum age I would say Endeavor had Touya is 20 y/o since this is when he “gave up”

Shouto has a 4 year age gap with Natsuo, and Natsuo has a 3 year age gap with Fuyumi

If this photo is from when Shouto was 5, it would make Natsuo 9 and Fuyumi 12. Touya would 12-16. Dabi theory aside, this is how old Touya has to be if this small boy is Touya.

Outside of being short, the smallest son is particularly thin compared to his siblings

Up to you if you want to include this one, but I think relavent enough. Compared to the more muscular-frames of most BNHA characters, Dabi is rather thin as well.

Dabi’s body is covered in burn-like scars and surgical staples

Dabi’s quirk is very powerful- blue fire is the hottest fire gets, and he can control it to this extent

Dabi has made a few references to being weak (I think that the idea of being/feeling weak could apply VERY WELL to Idea #1 as well)

None of the Todorokis have outwardly expressed that they recognize Dabi as their brother

Natsuo revealed Touya’s name

When introducing Touya, he references the neglect of (assumingly) him and Fuyumi, Rei’s screaming, and Shouto’s crying 

He said something along the lines of “and about Touya…” alluding to something specifically happening to Touya

Idea #2: Touya Died Due to a Quirk Related Accident

While the fire and ice combination can create someone with virtually no weaknesses (Shouto) it also has the ability to go very, very wrong

Fire and ice are complete opposites. They cancel each other out

Shouto is literally half fire and half ice, which is why he was deemed perfect

In an “imperfect”-scenario, a mix of fire and ice could result in an incredibly weak quirk (Fuyumi, Natsuo?) or person (Dabi)

Touya may have inherited a body suitable for ice (e.g. how a point is made to show that Rei, Fuyumi and Natsuo are all sensitive to the heat) yet has a strong fire quirk

This may have affected his health and growth (e.g. body constantly fighting to maintain correct temperature, easily falling ill, constantly having a fever, etc.)

Overall, in this scenerio his body would not have the same resistance to fire that Shouto’s does. In fact, perhaps it has none

Dabi has burn-like scars all over his body

Dabi’s quirk seems to be the most powerful out of all of the Todorokis

It seems that Dabi usually uses quick bursts of blue (AKA the hottest) fire rather than lighting his body on fire and using it that way (e.g. Shouto and Endeavor cover body parts in flames and sustain them for longer periods of time)

Perhaps this is because he can’t sustain fire on his body for too long without burning himself

In this scenerio, they probably think Touya died when in reality, he survived

If the family presumes Touya dead, it would explain why no one has connected the dots between Dabi and Touya 

I think that in terms of this theory, it is most likely that Touya, who was deemed the weakest Todoroki, attempted to prove himself via using his quirk and it went out of control. That, or it was purely an accident. In either instance, his quirk was too powerful for his weak body. 

Perhaps no one was around to help him

Perhaps only Natsuo (+ Fuyumi?) was around to help him and couldn’t do anything

Perhaps it was kept between Natsuo and Endeavor

Perhaps Endeavor didn’t care that it happened and basically left him for dead

Perhaps Endeavor did attempt to help him but failed

My issues with this theory are basically the same as my issues with Idea #1- Shouto doesn’t seem to pay much attention to the mention of Touya. It doesn’t look like Shouto holds Endeavor accountable for whatever happened, unlike his feelings towards his mother. If Touya was dead, would we get a bigger response from Shouto? Would Shouto blame Endeavor for it? Why wouldn’t he? Some possible explanations (mostly the same as Idea #1)…

It happened when Shouto was very young

Endeavor may have controlled the flow of information to Shouto and kept the detail hidden from him

He had no contact with his other siblings. Horikoshi made a point to let us all know this with the favorite food mention

It would affect his training process

Shouto already had the trauma of being scalded by his mother and then separated from her

Endeavor said something after the burn incident about Shouto’s youth being a vital time for his development 

Perhaps Shouto’s only real concern is his mother

Perhaps he knew Touya so poorly due to age gap and separation, he doesn’t have enough knowledge to blame Endeavor

Perhaps the details were kept between Natsuo and Endeavor (repeat point from above haha)

Perhaps since it was an accident, no one is as fault

I still find it weird Shouto wouldn’t blame Endeavor for “not teaching them how to use their quirks” or “not even paying attention” BUT at the same time, Shouto never has mentioned much about the neglect faced by his other siblings. 

Some other reason

This got very long, I hope it was understandable! I plan on posting more ideas in the future, since I have a handful more.

[firen07]

Things my brother has said to me since I’ve come out

Bro: You can’t say you’re pan if you’ve only dated cis-boys Jess..

Me: Then you can’t say you’re straight since you’ve never had a girlfriend

Bro: touche…

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Bro: so you like girls?

Me: yep

Bro: so youre gonna get a girlfriend?

Me: maybe

Bro: NOW I GOTTA COMPETE AGAINST YOU TOO?? 

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Bro: wanna bet on who kisses a girl first?

Me: sure… $10?

Bro: okay

Me: sweet…cough up the money because i already kissed three

Bro: WHAT?? WHO?? you whore…No but seriously who because we only have like 2 lesbians in our school….

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Bro: I SWEAR TO GOD IF I HEAR ONE MORE PUN ABOUT YOU AND KITCHENWEAR IM KILLING YOU

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Brothers friend: so your sister is pan?

Bro: yeah?

Friend: what’s that?

Bro: basically she’ll date anyone

Friend: think she’ll date me?

Bro: ew no, dude she has standered still..

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Bro: so…how was narnia?

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Mother: i dont want you going to (insert friend)’s house because you’re pan and they are too

Bro: shes 18 mom AND you had no problem with it before jess was out

Mother: yeah but-

Bro: and they’re both girls so its not like even if something DID happen she wouldn’t get pregnant or anything

Mother: yeah but-

Bro: just let her hang out with the one friend she still has

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Bro: *is complaning about something* Thats so ga- OH MY GOD IM SO SORRY IT SLIPPED

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Bro: *shows me a picture of a girl* do you think shes hot?

Me: ew no

Bro: I AM TRYING TO GET YOU A GIRLFRIEND STOP BEING PICKY WOMAN WE LIVE IN THE MIDDLE OF NO WHERE THERE ARENT THAT MANY OPTIONS 

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Me: *is complaining to my brother about this dude on campus* -anyways hes so not my type

Mother: but youre pan and ‘youre attracted to everyone regardless of gender’ so you dont have a type

Bro: thats like saying because i’m straight i like every girl mom…she can be pan and have types you limp lettuce

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Bro: do you think grandma will freak out when she finds out you’re queer?

Me: hopefully

Bro: sweet…..can i tell her??

Me: no?

Bro: dammit…

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Bro: *is playing COD online in his room* Guys seriously stop saying the F slur

Bro: Seriously i dont care about your kill streak, i will shoot you

Bro: NO SCOPE! I warned you!

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Bro: you know what my favorite part of you being pan is?

Me: what?

Bro: you’re no longer grandmas favorite…now i get all the money/food

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Bro: aw fuck

Me: what?

Bro: what if you get a girlfriend one day and she breaks your heart? i can’t punch a girl! 

Me: no thats okay-

Bro: HOW WILL I DEFEND YOUR HONOR???

[firen07]

Hello all! If you see my artwork pop up on Amazon absolutely do not buy it! It is 100% stolen and I guarantee you it’s terribly made on top of being, well, -stolen- art. These theives are jacking my art (and several other hard working artists I know!) and coloring over the signature and slapping it up on Amazon. Dozens, possibly hundreds of people have bought from them already. Just know you are buying stolen goods :( If you see any please contact me. I’m honestly thinking about lawyering up or taking serious action as I have been fighting this Amazon theft for weeks (you report one store; several more pop up in its place like a hydra)

[firen07]

Wow its been exactly 1 year since I painted this! The original is for sale in my shop - https://goo.gl/wsavX9

[firen07]

One of the best representations of geek culture ever on screen.

[firen07]

Your wings were ready… but my heart was not.

[firen07]

WE NEED TO PUT A STOP TO PEOPLE LIKE THIS!!!!

Apologizing now for all the tags, but I needed this to reach everyone. Trigger Warning: Mention of suicide and self-harm.

Keep reading

[firen07]

With some of this stuff it’s hard to tell if it’s ironic detachment or genuine racism, but at some point, what’s the f***king difference?

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If I could spin rifle, I would learn how to do this

[firen07]

The Iron Giant (1999) “That was…hm. Very unusual, Hogarth.”

[firen07]

I took a break from my plant comic… to draw another plant comic

My creative process is definitely not as smooth as it looks here, but this is more or less how I got around to starting FP!

(Also the venus flytraps are definitely a reference to Little Shop of Horrors)

[firen07]

the kids are alright.

[firen07]

I just saw this on Reddit today and I wanted to share it here.

When you’re a parent, you have to realize that the child you brought into this world is going to be their own person and you’ll have to start getting into things you may not understand and have ZERO interest in.

However, you damn well better act like you are.

I can still remember the feeling as a kid getting Pokemon Red and it being something I loved so much, so I wanted to share that with my mom. I wanted to show her my team, tell her about the gym leaders I took down, and she just took a glance at the Game Boy color and went “mmhhhmm”.

She gave zero shits when I beat Banjo-Kazooie, a game which was INCREDIBLY hard for grade school me and you can make me have war flashbacks if you so much as say “Rusty Bucket Bay”.

My town in Animal Crossing? Catching rare fish? Who cares?

I liked a cartoon series so much that I wrote little stories about it? “No, I don’t want to read it.”

This type of stuff matters to kids so damn much and she’ll never realize how much it hurt our relationship. It might not seem like a big deal she never sat down and watched me play something like Luigi’s Mansion, but that’s how kids try and bond with their parents.

After constantly being shot down they’ll eventually stop talking to you entirely.