#I don't know a lot about fabric

[glowwormcave]

Another episode of Ida complaining about the fact that she cannot snuggle with her in-system partner 😐

[quirkle2]

shakes him around

[bookwyrminspiration]

thought on the significance of colors in kotlc?

This is rather broad; there's many approaches here. We could talk about the obvious world ruled by light, both groups of rebels associate w/ black situation--and the intrigue in having two opposing rebel groups both being black (ignore the technicalities of it being a shade). There's also the few characters with very strong color ties--Sophie and red, Fitz and teal, Oralie and pink, Tam and black.

Red's blood, anger, war, violence, and more, all tied to the role Sophie has found herself part of; she is the center of this war, more accustomed to violence than her peers--and its the color her aura glowed in the seat of eminence. It's also associated with love and strength, more positive connotations that embody what she brings and what she fights for. Sophie wears a lot of white on the covers, making it also the color of children's hospitals, a place where Sophie spends a lot of time

A quick search associates teal with clarity and open communication, which is fitting for Fitz; his whole thing is trust and being honest with each other--and the fact he was the one who opened Sophie to this other world, helped her see with clarity, is notable. Apparently, Egyptians saw it "as representation of faith and truth," which is a reaffirmation of the first point. It's also interesting that teal and red aren't opposites, but are rather...opposite adjacent? Close but not quite.

There's also the very obvious Oralie/Pink, Tam/black associations. Pink is feminine, loving, compassionate--all traits Oralie embodies. Of note though is that pink is opposite of green, the color of life for elves. Her life does not appear to be in danger, but it does seem entwined with tragedy and loss, to an extent. Perhaps fitting that green is opposite red as well, and pink is simply a subtler shade of red; she does not suffer full opposite association, but is still touched by it. Tam's seems too obvious to need much explaining; he's a shade, works with shadows, associated with secrecy, distrust, etc.--though not death. Black doesn't mean death for elves.

We don't have many characters this obviously tied to colors, however. Instead we can circle back to the one other color in the lost cities that stands out: green. The color of life, worn in mourning. Which we could also compare to the typical black (in Shannon's background), a color we've already associated with rebels. The rebels then, in a sense, both do and don't represent death/change; to those of us aware of black's association with death, we see the comparison, but within the universe they're instead associated with secrecy and fear and shadows (like Tam), the antithesis of their light society. Returning to the green specifically, we could also pull in Sophie's red; as a complimentary color, she could be said to compliment life. It is her war, her violence, her passion, her strength that will aid and proliferate life in the lost cities.

I'll stop here for now, but I'm sure there are several other ways to look at color--if you (or anyone else) had a more specific idea in mind, please do tell me, I'm kinda take a stab in the dark here about what kind of color significance you're commenting on :)

[byanyan]

ㅤbeen thinking today about how byan's anger can be really scary to witness... it's very... raw. anger is the emotion they feel the most intensely, and the one they filter the least. it's raw, it's heated, and it's very instinct-driven — they have very little control over it, and they're certainly not thinking before they do or say anything. impulses are followed, whether it's to lash out and cause harm to whatever has hurt them, or to throw or break whatever is within arm's reach just to release even a little bit of the energy that's overwhelming them. they don't know what else to do with it. literally no thoughts, all that their mind can focus on is the emotion; they just want to get it out and stop feeling this way (and/or ensure the person who's pissed them off gets what they deserve) and they'll do whatever it takes to ensure that. i think that lack of control really shows too, like it's palpable in the air and adds an extra layer of discomfort and uncertainty if you're in the same room as them. concern for one's own safety is valid in such a scenario too tbh, because they have hurt people in the past who they never would have caused harm to normally (both directly and indirectly; sometimes by their own hand, other times as an unintended consequence of them throwing/breaking something). it's not something they're proud of, but they also just... don't know what to do about it. ...they're honestly afraid of their own anger, at times. afraid of what they're capable of and what they might one day do.

[strawbebbiesart]

Crochigi (crochet Tigi) 🐅🪴⛵️

[nat-20s]

you actually can tell a fair amount about a person by their favorite disney princess especially if it's mulan. Like oh are you bisexual? And/or trans? did somebody hear the line "somehow I cannot hide who I am, though I've tried" and need to sit down for a bit?

[imaginarypasta]

obviously i like fic and essays and i love dedicating hours and hours to them. but i think a really underrated type of like transformative work is outfits inspired by a character. if i was not a coward i'd post this type of thing but for now it's just going to look like a weird phase in my wardrobe to people i know irl

[running-in-the-dark]

I think I mentioned that I was looking into getting a better sewing machine? well, it arrived today 🙈 that happened much faster than planned. I found the model I was looking at at a (relatively) local sewing machine store, for 30% off because it had been in the shop window, so the plastic has yellowed.

I wasn't sure how I felt about that (the website only said it was a floor model or something similar, then someone from the store called and told me the specifics and asked if that was still okay), but honestly? I never ever would have paid the full price, it was just too much, I couldn't justify that. but this reduced price was only a little more than the ones I had been looking at before (that were not great quality and probably wouldn't last very long).

I am very particular about things like this but I'm trying to make myself accept that it really is not that bad. it actually looks kinda cool. I just have to get my brain to accept that it's not a flaw, it's just a completely superficial and insignificant thing that doesn't affect its function at all. it's good that this machine that works perfectly won't end up in a landfill just because it doesn't look brand new.

I only got to try it a little bit today because I wasn't feeling well but damn, the difference to my old machine is huge!! it's so much more fun and easy to use - I love having the needle threader and that it can automatically cut the yarn when you're done. and with the start/stop button it's actually really fun to wind bobbins!! I always hated that on my old machine.

I skimmed through the manual earlier (and put page markers in it so that I can easily find anything later) - it did seem somewhat overwhelming at first. I've never used or even seen (irl) a computerised sewing machine, so of course it did! but it already felt much more familiar after just using it a little bit today. I love it 🥰

(also, I think the fact that it doesn't look perfect and brand new actually helps - I'm not afraid to use it in case I 'ruin' it!)

[twilightarcade]

FUNNY STORY ABOUT THAT PSOT ACTUALLY. I've adapted a few of your guys' likenesses into fiction people that I don't actually know in real life but have told my friend that I know and regularly interact with

[agendratum]

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[feedingicetothedog]

i officially have the vampire chronicles brainworms bc i'm reading the vampire lestat rn and i keep thinking back to when the first trailer for the amc show came out and ppl were like "um......lestat only kills BAD ppl >:(" bc like......that's not true at all. yes, when he first gets turned, he's like i have to create a system for this or i'm going to lose my mind (which bads news bud you already lost it) and he only kills thieves and muggers and stuff. but then he has his mental breakdown in renaud's theater and says, and i quote:

"What sublime idiocy that I had dragged that paltry morality with me, striking down the damned ones—seeking to be saved in spite of it all? What had I thought I was, a righteous partner to the judges and executioners of Paris who strike down the poor for crimes that the rich commit every day?"

and then later that night he eats a beggar woman and her child while they're seeking shelter in a church (and trying to get him to a doctor bc he's covered in blood and they think he's injured) and says that their blood tastes better bc of their innocence. and then louis says in iwtv that lestat saw them (vampires) as beings akin to god who acted as independent agents doling out life and death at their own discretion. and this is something i find so fascinating about lestat as a character which is he is always constructing some sort of self mythology, some code or story about himself to define himself and then he carries it around until it begins to chafe and then he completely throws it away and recreates himself in hopes of eventually manufacturing an identity that makes his existence have some sort of meaning. bc that's really what he's looking for, a version of his story/life where everything is profound and nothing is simply (cruelly) by chance

[blujayonthewing]

went thrift shopping specifically hoping for some casual black pants similar to my khaki green cargo joggers because a lot of my graphic tees don't really go with them, and I didn't find any but I did bring home several frog and toad lookin ass items that also do not go with most of my graphic tees

[tj-crochets]

I really like your idea of "scrap management" and I'm thinking of trying it myself. So I'm just wondering, do you try to put scraps together that have similar/coordinating colors or patterns, or do you literally just put anything together? I have some "christmas" themed scraps, but not really enough for a quilt or anything, and I think they might look ugly/out of place with my other scraps. Just curious how you go about it.

Thank you for the great idea! You're always sharing neat stuff. :)

I kind of do both? I have my initial box of scraps, which is a little plastic shoebox thing where I stick any quilting scraps smaller than like half a fat quarter but larger than 1/2" as I finish projects. Then I kind of have two separate systems. For my original scrap quilt idea, before I learned crumb quilting, I'd take those scraps, iron them, and cut out 3.5" squares, 6.5" squares, and 2.5" wide strips. My finished scrap quilt will alternate between patchwork squares made of two 6" squares and two sets of four 3" squares, and 12" blocks made of six rows of strips. When I have a bunch of the 2.5" strips, I cut up the long pieces so no individual piece is longer than 12.5", sew short ends together at random until I have a long roll of 2.5" wide fabric, then cut it into 12.5" lengths. I mix them up and sew them together pretty much at random (I do try to make sure no identical fabrics end up touching). Once I've cut out the more uniform sizes, I sort the smaller scraps that are left by color into smaller boxes. When I feel like crumb quilting, I either pick a few colors I want to work with or decide I want to work at random. If I've picked a color palette, I'll pull a bunch of pieces out in that color spread and iron them, then start sewing. If I decide to make it at random, I'll iron a bunch of scraps I like the look of together, then start sewing them together in pairs and go from there. Oh wait I forgot one scrap thing: I have some very cartoony halloween fabric from a scrap pack I got, and I treat that a little differently. I use that for kennel quilts I make for donation to animal shelters. I don't really like the fabric, and it doesn't match or even clash interestingly with the rest of my fabrics, so it is in its own box and when I have scraps of batting too small for a quilt and scraps of backing fabric leftover from a quilt in a color or pattern I don't really want to use and/or have too much of, I make some kennel quilts. If I had christmas scrap fabric it'd probably be kennel quilt fabric for me

[byanyan]

ok but like. now i'm thinking about byan in class...

doodling in their notebooks always, sometimes while listening & paying attention, other times... very much not.

in a similar vein, getting ideas for new outfits or tattoos and not being able to wait so they start sketching the ideas out right then & there and... completely focusing on that instead of what they're supposed to be doing.

straight up zoning out, staring at the walls.

constant fidgeting/stimming; tapping pens or fingers, bouncing leg, twirling or pulling on their hair, chewing pens/pencils/ends of their sleeves, tugging on jewelry, etc.

getting shit for fidgeting too loudly or for it being "too distracting" for the other students.

getting up and walking right out the door any time they're expected to read something aloud (& often getting into verbal and sometimes even physical confrontations with the teacher over it).

getting into verbal fights with teachers in general over minor (& sometimes not so minor) things.

messing around on their phone under their desk. this happens a lot when they get frustrated with assignments, have to read too much, or simply can't focus.

[foxgirlmoth]

Aw lads not again

[incertis-itineribus]

does anyone else ever read a movie review and think. umm I don't think you know how real life works