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Post by Allison on Apr 13, 2021 19:14:58 GMT -5
Uh... so I don't know if you all have heard of "Covid Arm" after the vaccine where you get a red spot/rash days after the vaccine, but I totally have it, and I have Africa on my arm right now. I mean, I guess technically its backwards Africa, because I see it as Africa in the mirror. But... I'm still calling it Africa. I was going to attach a picture for all of you, but it rotates it, and when I tried to rotate it, so it would show up the right way, it still didn't. Ha! And I'd rather not upload it to one of those photo storage sites. Oh, and it's not painful or itchy. Just red. And it looks weird.
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Post by Twillie on Apr 16, 2021 0:40:14 GMT -5
Whoof, watched a number of videos tonight that were deeply interesting and I think important to see, but also heavy in subject matter and tone. Has me thinking about a lot of things, but also I can feel the negativity weighing on me. The kind of feeling you're not really sure what to do with, whether to ruminate on it longer or push past it. All I know is tomorrow might be a lazier day for me due to the sleep I'll lose tonight xD
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Post by Breakingchains on Apr 16, 2021 23:29:50 GMT -5
Random but if y'all feel like seeing my brother in law on TV, he's playing the murder victim in the new episode of Snapped. No, really. xD
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Post by Rasaiu on Apr 17, 2021 11:20:18 GMT -5
During a walk, I saw a couple - woman and man - at their best age.
Pay attention!
The man had a khaki color jacket and a bit lighter trousers with light brown shoes. The woman had khaki color trousers, something between light brown and orange jacket, and light brown hair.
What are the chances that they purposefully matched their looks? I'd like to think it's 99% unconsciously. I stood in the middle of the path, staring at them like at the art piece. When I snapped out of admiration and finally found a phone to take a picture, they already were far away. Such a beauty!
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Post by Ryanruff13 on Apr 19, 2021 21:51:18 GMT -5
Personal observations of mine while I tried to practice my drawing: - ...I need to practice more if I want results. Obviously. But part of it is the ability to tie my drawings to my projects; part of the motivation for the former stems from the latter, at least for me.
- I had never truly realized how much executive functioning is demanded by the act of drawing. There are so many aspects of a drawing, even in the linework phase, to simultaneously process at once. Even the smallest differences can led to a much different feel of the overall drawing. Proportions are brutal for this reason. And it's part of why I get burnt out very quickly.
- Speaking of which, that's why face drawing is especially challenging for me.
- Digital drawing, at least on a lower-end XP-pen tablet, is very different than drawing with pencil and paper. In fact, I'd even dare say that it's barely comparable. Many of us are used to pencils, pens, and so on. But as for me personally, I spent less time with my tablet. So that needs to change.
- On that note: tracing for the sake of private practice? Already a recommended and valid practice technique on pencil and paper...but it's even more important on a computer. It's surprising how ambitious I tried to be with some of my drawings, only to discover via this technique that I still had more to master getting an overall feel for the tablet; e.g. how each motion of the fingers translates into the curves of each stroke.
- It's easier (again, for me personally) if I actually have a specific direction from the start, instead of drawing generic things that I have no personal attachment to.
- The pen stabilizer tool is my friend.
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Post by Gelquie on Apr 20, 2021 22:42:12 GMT -5
I already liked cleaning out the house, but getting through things is so fulfilling when you're moving and thus need to get through a lot of stuff.
"That's the last of my pumpkin butter, cinnamon, and powdered sugar, plus I'm down to my last carton of milk! *Trashes the non-recyclables.* Aw yeah!!"
This is what happens when you're moving or have experience with hoarders, or both.
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Post by Thorn on Apr 29, 2021 16:20:21 GMT -5
The neighbours got in some professionals to cut down the trees on the border between this house and theirs. The trees are not fit for purpose, but they've been there since I was very young when our old neighbors planted them, so it's a weird old melancholy feeling knowing they'll be gone when I next look outside.
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Post by Lizica on Apr 29, 2021 23:20:09 GMT -5
I watched some of the NFL draft tonight with my dad. I barely understand football, but I enjoy talking about it with him, and sometimes I like people watching. Anyway, just wanted to give a shout-out to the random rabid fan who, when realizing he was on camera, threw back his head with a holler and literally ripped the clear plastic rain poncho he was wearing apart at the chest like some kind of werewolf Superman. XDDD
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Post by Twillie on Apr 30, 2021 23:17:37 GMT -5
The neighbours got in some professionals to cut down the trees on the border between this house and theirs. The trees are not fit for purpose, but they've been there since I was very young when our old neighbors planted them, so it's a weird old melancholy feeling knowing they'll be gone when I next look outside. There's something about losing a tree you've known that hits harder than expected, I think. There's a number of trees by my childhood home that have been cut down in recent years as well, and I still feel their absence when I look where they used to be. Something about them being fellow living beings, and how their lifespans meet and go well beyond our own. Of course, one's view on all that/nature in general can depend on their personal beliefs, but in general I think trees just have this quiet, ancient presence that has us connect with them, whether we notice or not.
Reminds me of similar things I've heard regarding land around my home, that it doesn't serve a good "use," which is then justification for covering it all with pavement and buildings. It's always bothered me the commodification of nature like that, the idea that we can just cut down and remove pieces of the natural landscape because they don't serve an immediate use to humans, as though the world is made to cater to us. And there's nuance to it of course, that there's also the need to provide for growing populations. But it's just sad to me the disconnect so many have with the natural world, that they hardly see as the complex and fragile system that it is and that we're a part of, and more just a commodity to trade away.
I dunno though, sorry for the random ramble lol. Your comment just struck a chord with a lot of Strong Feelings I have so I felt like sharing, sorry if it was just me tacking a rant onto it x3;
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Post by Celestial on May 7, 2021 16:27:44 GMT -5
Me: Yeah, that's right, we have too much European-based fantasy in the world, let's do something new.
Also me: But I really want more Slavic-based fantasy. And non-stereotypical Scottish fantasy. And I'm a white Slav living in Scotland, I should write what I know and let actual people from other cultures write about their own cultures.
The dilemma is real.
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Post by RielCZ on May 10, 2021 21:56:07 GMT -5
I'm at the 1 week point of having COVID. I'm feeling a fair bit better now than when I started, but I definitely still feel off.
For the past couple days, I've barely had the ability to taste things, though I can still feel textures. It's interesting and strange; food has a brief hint of an aftertaste, but otherwise there is no flavour.
For example, my normal spice tolerance is low, but I ate a whole bunch of spicy foods and sauces and I didn't taste anything -- just felt the burn down my throat.
And I can safely not recommend flavourless avocado.
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Post by Ian Wolf-Park on May 11, 2021 20:27:59 GMT -5
I don't know where to post this, but this should brighten up someone's day (or make you laugh) 'Bucktooth bandits'
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Post by Gelquie on May 14, 2021 15:52:19 GMT -5
"Why am I so tired lately?"
I keep asking myself after I made a big move with so few breaks I barely had time to eat, moving right to the next thing after each task, uprooting my entire life and moving back in with family and thus needing to socialize again, going on more walks now that I can and have a dog for company, immediately started planning chores, started doing some chores, still have things ahead, and am not entirely acclimated to this place yet.
Yeah, what a mystery.
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Post by Breakingchains on May 24, 2021 10:37:39 GMT -5
My cat Spooky has been raised indoors but always wants to go outside. I don't want to let him just run, because he has no learned fears like an outside kitten would have and also wild bird populations, so I figured a harness and lead would be an acceptable compromise.
Dear lord, I have never seen an animal go through the 5 stages of grief, on loop, THAT quickly. Uhhh this might take some practice.
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Post by Thorn on May 26, 2021 17:19:43 GMT -5
My cat is older than one of my colleagues. For some reason, this realisation just really struck me. xD
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