it's been a while since i've talked about how important byan's hair is to them... how, after 10+ years of having little say in it, foster parents and caretakers always insisting it be kept shorter in boyish styles, it eventually became one of the first aspects of their appearance that they had any control over... one of the first ways they were able to express themself and their gender the way they wanted to... how excited they were the first time it was long enough that they were able to pull it back into pigtails and ponytails and how much they love playing with it and decorating it with cute little clips and scrunchies and ribbons... how they've bitten at least one hairdresser who tried taking scissors to it and how they hate having to cover it with a beanie during winter... how they consider it such a significant part of their look and style and how they take very good care of it because they do take so much pride in it... it's something i have a lot of feelings about, i really should talk about it more
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idk maybe it makes me a child or Someone With Shit Media Literacy, but i feel like when people discuss fictional events that were good or bad writing, they often look to general fiction tropes rather than what makes sense for the individual story? like, oh, well, this is a [genre] story, and in these, it's either X or Y, so it's going to be either X or Y. or: this character technically could count as a [character archetype], so obviously they only have one very predictable ending. what wonderful, emotionally moving writing!
and like. are we writing stories, or producing products that check off all the most common boxes on the Successful [Genre] Story list? this is not to say that you can never kill off your mentors/father figures, or that your protagonist should never fail miserably in this or that point of the story -- sometimes it really is the most fitting and sensible solution! sometimes leaving a character alive would undermine or muddle up the message, if there is one, or it would simply make it more difficult for the writer. and it's fine. but when your reason for this or that writing choice is not "because it makes the most sense" but rather "because that's what happens in other stories", it's, uh, not good writing at all. it's barely any writing, really!
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Mixed feelings about a new Trigun anime.
On the one hand, I am Intrigued as to what is meant by a new story, and that Vash appears to have black sides to his hair in the trailer Implies Things if you've read the manga.
On the other, I'm not sure if I dig Vash in a modern anime style, especially as his hair's not sticking straight up in the trailer, and I'm afraid they'll have gotten rid of the fun that is the Trigun soundtrack.
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Random Neocities update! :'D
Took a whole day to set up and figure out what did what, but I FINALLY got functioning lightbox thingy and it's already mobile friendly which is great :'D
Random example art that's featured on the main page, but now rather than awkwardly opening an image link with the art in a new tab, the image will open on the website itself 😌💕
Bad side of this is that I have to completely rewrite the code for my pre-existing galleries if I want the lightboxes to work on them :') not looking forward to doing all that. I only did the Sewing category so far
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Door closers usually involve the following main parts:
Body: It is the main structure of the door closing device.
Connecting rod mechanism: It is used to connect the main body of the door and the door closing device to transmit force.
Hydraulic device: including cylinder, piston, etc., through the hydraulic action to achieve the buffer and control of the closed door.
Spring: help the door closers provide power to close the door.
Adjusting screws: used to adjust the speed, strength and other parameters of the door closing device.
Sealing ring: to ensure the sealing performance of the hydraulic device to prevent oil leakage.
Shaft sleeve: reduce friction between moving parts.
Install accessories: such as screws, brackets, etc., used to fix the door clo
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