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Childermass’ vision (requested by ↛ swingria​)

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Tried my hand at darning today! Is it perfect? No, but my recycled bedsheet skirt no longer has a hole in it!

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Hey, if you’re still looking for people to playtest your Scholomance rpg, I’d love to do so! I can do either solo or group play, and I’ve read all the Scholomance books and absolutely LOVE THEM :)

That would be AMAZING!! I'm still meandering through a solo test myself, and I keep coming up with things that need tweaking, or ideas to make things easier for players -- my first attempt got my character killed like an hour into her first day because like three rules I'd written stacked up unexpectedly and absolutely wiped her out. Not very fun. Plus the 40-page Google Doc was a total nightmare to navigate, so I'm still working on reformatting the whole thing into Sheets for ease of access.

I feel bad this is taking so long, but I really want this to be sort of an open world/sandbox style game. That many choices mean a LOT of research and fact-checking, and the Wiki isn't exactly robust for this universe. I'm doing the research the old-fashioned way...

BUT -- I'm only working part-time this summer, so I hope to have this thing done very soon! I just really want this to be the whole-package, you know? A chance for players to climb inside the hope-punk world of the Scholomance and do magic! I'll definitely let you know when it's ready for more

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reposting this on here because I enjoy this account and because this is a really useful visual depiction of how to mend using thread.

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Mammals both produce milk and have hair. Ergo, a coconut is a mammal.

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Meet Zephyr!

The light in this pic doesn't pick it up, but his fins are edged with irridescent blue like the dot under his eye. So pretty! He also has shiny silver scales around his chin, and when he flares it's solid black like his lips.

He's very personable too - interestingly, he seems more comfortable with me than with the plants in his tank. He flared at the first leaf that brushed against him, then swam back up to me at the front of the tank!

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My sweet boy Quill the betta fish died today. Nearly a year on my desk, and I miss him sitting by me already. The students miss him too. I broke the news to six of my twenty classes today. Going to be a long week...

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never forget the universal rule of the order of things: People Will Not Read It

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...aaaand the cat threw up in my bed T-T

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It's my birthday and per tradition, I need to create something, but I just worked a 12-hour day, and I am shot.

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Yeah Mr. Darcy’s proposal was a complete turd and a half but you gotta understand. You got your life together. A good career, stable income, retirement plan, all that shit together. And you meet this girl. And she’s everything. Clever, outspoken, funny, calls you on your bullshit. Grade A cutie, right? And she doesn’t go out of her way to spend time with you but she’s nice, and sometimes you catch her looking your way in a way that makes you think you might have a shot.

But her family. Holy shit.

First off, it’s p much ALL women, and mostly UNMARRIED women, which at this time means of something happens to her dad then you’re financially responsible for like. Four grown ass adults, potentially forever

Because mom in law is DEFINITELY gonna need someone to take care of her when dad in law kicks it, and they have like. NO money. So already you’re accepting that if all goes well, you’re gonna be one random old bag’s retirement home. That’s expensive and exhausting, yeah? Imagine asking someone on a first date knowing that if they say yes and things go good her high-strung chihuahua mother is gonna move in with you. IMAGINE.

And girly’s other sisters. Well, one is a sweetheart, yeah, so she probably won’t be an issue, but that still leaves three more, and two of those ones are INSUFFERABLE. Never went to school, dumb as rocks, spend cash like it’s toilet paper

And while one of the two is young still and might grow out of it the OTHER one is actively torpedo’ing her entire family’s reputation by wandering off with random dudes and chasing ass. She’s never gonna work, she can’t build connections, she’s a fucking sinkhole, and she’s being led on by the same goddamn con man ass leeching tit who’s been bleeding you dry while telling anyone who’ll listen that your family is full of ratty thieving bastards.

And if he dumps her after a week- WHICH YOU KNOW HIS BITCH ASS IS GONNA- you’ve got a SECOND UNMARRIABLE GROWN ASS ADULT TO PROVIDE FOR. And you KNOW she’s gonna be a tantrum-throwing little shit about it, and it’s not like you can lock her in the basement or something, you’re gonna have to bring her fucking. Everywhere. And give her an allowance and shit while she contributes zero, because again, she NEVER GOT EDUCATED AND HAS NO MARKETABLE SKILLS. She’s not even good to TALK to. FUCK

And you’re looking at this girl’s father like “please for the love of fuck get your spawn under control, marry them off, get them working on their résumé, learning to sew or be nursemaids or manage staff or SOMETHING, yall got no money and one foot in the grave” and that old man just laughs like “haha yeah, what can you do. lol”

So you’re looking to the mom and finally it’s making sense how she got that twitch in her eye and as MUCH as she is you’re starting to realize she’s the SMART one, desperately throwing her armloads of girls at random men like they’re a bunch of fucking lifeboats bobbing around a sinking ship, like yes Jesus Christ sweetly that life boat IS old and ugly and kind of boring but for FUCKS SAKE PICK ONE

And you look back at this girl who is ALSO REFUSING THE LIFE BOATS BY THE WAY and god damn it she’s still the most radiant thing you’ve ever seen so fine, fuck it, Christ alive, you’ll do it. You’ll shoot your shot. She’s everything you’ve ever wanted in anybody abut it’s not even just about that anymore, it’s about being her best fucking shot at a future, and even if she doesn’t like you all that much she’s still gonna say yes and that might break your heart a bit knowing it’s about the money but who knows, maybe it will at least be civil, or companionable, and even if she doesn’t LOVE you at least you’ll know she’s well and cared for

And so you’ll do it. You’ll take on the neurotic stress mess mother in law, the absent father, the broke ass wingnut no brain no money no future airhead sisters, the bad mannered relatives and the embarrassing behaviour and the impending future of sharing your entire shit with a clown parade of freeloaders, you’ll risk it all and accept the absolute certainty of financial ruin and emotional exhaustion for the rest of your whole ass life and you’ll make your own family deal with it too, you’ll do it, you’ll fucking DO IT, you stupid lovesick motherfucker

And so you go to this chick like “look. Your whole family’s a shitshow. You’ve got fucking nothing and you’re gonna die on the street. But for some reason- and I don’t get it either- I’ve fallen in love with you, and I wish I didn’t, but I did, so I’m telling you that whether you like me or not, I’ll give you everything. I’ll give you everything even if it’s the dumbest shit I ever done. Fuck my stupid Baka ass, I’ll marry you.”

And she looks at you- having heard or considered absolutely none of your months-long internal debate and monologue- and goes “The fuck did you just say about my family, you son of a bitch?”

And the shock of that is enough to jolt you back into a reality where you are able to actually hear and process what just came out of your damn mouth And yeah

Yeah, I think I kinda get it

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So..... The stars themselves do not appear to have been titanium or gold. The post was fine, but the edges of the actual stars made my ear itch within two hours... Sad day. That's what I get for gambling on Etsy.

I was out running errands in town, so I stopped into the studio that did my piercings, and they had FAR more choices than the last time I was in. They hooked me up with the pretty crystal moon and helped me change out the backs of both pieces so they fit better and won't spin.

The ear's a little sore right now, but I do like the moon. And mixing silver and gold means it'll generally match pretty much anything I wear in my lobes.

Just received new titanium and gold jewelry for my double flat cartilage piercing! I'm hideously allergic to almost all metals, so I've been stuck wearing basic titanium balls since I got these done. The new earrings are super cute, but the one might be too big for the placement I want... Cross your fingers while I try these on! I'll post pics if they work!

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I love them, Your Honor!

Just received new titanium and gold jewelry for my double flat cartilage piercing! I'm hideously allergic to almost all metals, so I've been stuck wearing basic titanium balls since I got these done. The new earrings are super cute, but the one might be too big for the placement I want... Cross your fingers while I try these on! I'll post pics if they work!