#I WANTED TO USE MY DISCOUNT

[dizziiedaikon]

After the 2nd sketch i had entirely forgotten how to draw him (unseen many mirage references)

[bamsara]

I would buy dca and narilamb pins, especially if there was a discount for buying more or something! Have you considered having them as a Patreon tier?

There would be an option for free shipping for multiple pins bought! Assuming that's something I can make avaliable on KoFi, though I cant imagine it wouldnt be

As for Patreon tier, it can take 3-5 weeks for pins to be made, and the manufactoring costs. A bit. So the tier would have to reflect that, and I'd only be able to send them out every 2-3 months

If I was a much bigger artist / small buisness owner then I might be able to do it, but I'm still kinda starting out with the physical stuff aside from stickers, I can't really afford to make pins every month lksdhglsdjgj

[ghoulgeists]

*waves wand* BAM im putting him in more funny little outfits

[saintsinthecity]

bumper sticker idea

[uncanny-tranny]

Hi 💛 I wanted to ask you something, it's been bothering me lately: I've always known that I'm attracted to people regardless of gender. At 15 I called it bisexual. At 17 I started using the label pansexual. Came out as a trans man at 23. I'm now 26 and I'm not sure if bi or pan work for me anymore. I know that I'm still attracted to people regardless of gender, but my experiences as a man in society have made the label gay resonate a lot more with me. Is that okay? What does this mean? Confused

It means whatever you want it to mean. People all across the queer community have used "gay" as shorthand for decades now (maybe including queer people you love). If you just don't vibe with bi/pan on their own, then you don't have to have them on their own. There's nothing wrong with being bi or pan, but there's also nothing wrong with feeling like that doesn't quite encapsulate your relationship with your queerness.

Basically:

[autisticlancemcclain]

I love you Jackie but Applebee's? Applebee's of all places? One or both of those teenage boys are getting food poisoning.

okay confession i have never been to applebee’s bc there are like 2 in canada and i’m not seeking them out. i imagine they’re like the america equivalent to kelsey’s, in which case i KNOW that’s the important part. they are YOUNG KIDS with NO MONEY who care more about the GESTURE than the ACTUAL VENUE. it’s not about the applebee’s or about how shitty it is. it’s about them being quietly and newly in love and learning how to navigate that relationship in the spaces they have available to them

[bookrat]

Got a couple more Sinosauropteryx. Just as a heads up, I'm not planning on making any more of these little guys until after the holidays.

[apollo-cackling]

parts of total war warhammer does look very appealing (faction/unit diversity for example) but the price tag like. jeesh

[fleshdyke]

going to apply for a job 👍

[eepybogboy]

so i had heard that some of the newer releases of Monster High dolls were being made with a different type of hair fiber and that a lot of people were upset about this.

i did not, until last night, realize exactly how bad it is.

i had some of the original MH dolls as a kid, but i wasnt able to tap into the collecting hobby until i had become an adult, years after my old toys had already been donated (a tragedy, but not really the point) and before the new reboot was launched. so my doll collecting hobby really began with Rainbow High. i loved that they came with a second outfit, they had long, soft, styleable hair, and they had substance to their bodies! unlike barbie dolls, RH has curves and weight in your hand when you hold them. i thought that was awesome.

anyway. i knew that RH didnt use the saran hair that barbie often used, and that mattel used for MH back in the day and in the reboot. being new to the concept of different types of hair, it didnt matter much to me. i could see the pros and cons of both saran and the type of hair RH used.

now, recently, i tried to buy Skulltimate Secrets Draculaura for my roommate for their birthday, and amazon let me wait a whole month for them to ship it before saying, just kidding, we dont have it, heres your money back. RUDE AS HELL!

well fine. now the SS Fearidescent is out, so ill just get them that one instead. i see in the reviews that her hair type is different, they voice disappointment but ultimately shes still cute and theres not a lot that we, as consumers, can do about it except maybe complain.

and im thinking, whatever, im used to RH hair anyway, and yeah its more staticky but its still pretty soft, so how bad could it be?

well, she came in the mail yesterday, and we were pretty disappointed at just how bad it could be.

ive come to realize that RH hair is not made of polypropylene, the new material theyre giving MH as of this line (ive heard that theyve given g3 clawdeen this type of hair before, which is a whole other can of worms that isnt one of the points of this post), but for rainbow high they generally use Nylon (correct me if im wrong) which is still cheaper and less authentic to real hair than saran, but is still generally pretty soft.

ive never had a doll with pin straight hair (and almost no styling product) feel this BAD in my hands. its coarse, lightweight, and easy to frizz, just from a quick finger comb. i soaked her in hot water and conditioner, and shes only a little bit softer.

i had my partner, who, besides being supportive of my hobbies and listening to me talk about it, knows next to nothing about the differences between types of dolls, feel the difference between the first g3 Drac, RH Karma Nichols, and Fearidescent Drac. on a few quick comparative touches, they noted that saran feels the most like real hair, while RH nylon feels kinda soft but not quite as nice. then they touched new Drac, and all they said was, "ah. depression."

i didnt have my hopes up at all but my expectations were still shattered. i legitimately didnt realize it was this bad. the downgrade is Immense. ive seen people rag on RH hair, and this is WORSE. i seriously cant believe how much worse it is. i didn't think mattel would make a $30 Beloved Brand Name doll with all those accessories and give her DOLLAR STORE KNOCKOFF HAIR, but i guess thats on me for holding a corporation to any sort of production standard in 2023 🙃

anyway, all this is to say, hair fiber snobs, im so sorry and i get it now. this shit sucks.

[non-un-topo]

Every time I spend too many days in a row at home, I get it into my head that I don't actually want to transition, and then I go back into the world and go Oh. I remember what it's like to have a body and a mind.

[francesderwent]

it’s not that I think I’m never going to get married. it’s that I am never going to get married the way I thought I would. I am not going to fall in love with a nice young man, get married in a whirlwind of youth and optimism, and have ten kids. I am not going to learn who I am as an adult as part of a team, with my partner by my side. that story is currently going on with my college friends who are celebrating fifth anniversaries and having second kids, but I missed the start of that timeline and it went on without me. I am not going to have that story, I cannot. I am not young and naive enough. I have already grown into who I’m going to be by myself, figured out adulthood and built my own habits without a partner. I cannot have ten kids, I literally don’t have enough years of fertility left. and there’s no conveniently single male friend waiting, Gilbert Blythe-like, in the wings of my life who could turn things around quickly so that I could even begin to catch up. my story will be something else - might be meeting someone in my thirties or forties, probably falling in love slowly because of the trust issues, and maybe having two or three kids, maybe adopting more. it’s a fine story. it could probably make me very happy. but it’s not at all the story I thought I’d have. I always wanted my mom’s life, and I am not going to have it.

[goldensunset]

my fistfight with nintendo has been an uphill battle for years but today they’ve won another victory over me

[essektheylyss]

You know it's BAD when you have to turn to your DM and go, "So this rumor does not sound like this smaller thing I heard blown out of proportions, right—this sounds like, Calamity-Hall of Prophecies bullshit?" and he says, "Yep. :3"

[orcelito]

Crochet update

Last night vs tonight

Haven't done as much crochet today as yesterday bc I was working on writing earlier, but I still made some progress!!! I was working on it while watching the FMA:B finale episodes. It makes me so happy that it's become muscle memory enough for me to be able to watch a show while crocheting. Bc that was the point in the first place!!! Get smth I could do with my hands as I watch or listen to something else. And this has developed Splendidly.

The scarf will be a rather short scarf. But it will still have decent length for what it is!!!! Only 3 days after I taught myself how to crochet, and I'm already nearing finishing a scarf. How exciting!!!

[victory-cookies]

welcome to: was that a really good deal or a scam?