#NuadaSama

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JOURNEY TO THE WEST Items

Just some of the Journey to the West and Monkey King-related items I sell in my Etsy shop.

I have lots more in the shop. Check it out at https://www.etsy.com/shop/NuadaSama if you'd like.

#Journey to the West #Monkey King #Sun Wukong #Pigsy #Zhu Bajie #NuadaSama #stuff I sell in my Etsy shop

[chernobog13]

AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT...

Sorry, this is not a Monty Python's Flying Circus-related post, much as I would like to do one.

This is actually the hardest post I've ever had to write, because I'm asking for help.

I don't want to regale you with a sob story, but I suppose some background is necessary.

I have been unemployed for the last three years, having been fired at the height of the pandemic. Not for any violence or malfeasance on my part, but still justified.

Understandably, that made my depression, PTSD, and other mental health issues (undiagnosed and untreated at the time, and the root cause for the behavior that got me fired) extremely worse. My already nonexistent self esteem plunged into the negative numbers.

(And just to be clear: I am not a danger to myself or others. It's just near impossible for me to keep my mouth shut when I get triggered. The technical term for it is Intermittent Explosive Disorder.)

I've been living off savings since then, trying to get a job and work on my mental health, with no success. But it's a vicious circle: I can't afford medical insurance because other bills have to be paid, so I can't get treatment for my mental health issues, but without getting them addressed I'm afraid if/when I get a job the same thing that got me fired will happen again.

Now the savings are gone. And I've sold off almost everything I can to try to cover bills, but that soon won't be an option for me.

So here is where the request for help comes, and I apologize for that.

I have started an Etsy shop to try to make some money to keep me afloat until I can get employment and, hopefully, medical insurance. I can't afford to pay to advertise the shop, but everyone says promote the shop on social media.

Well, Tumblr is the only social media I use, so here I am!

Below are just some samples of what I've got in my shop, NuadaSama. Please visit at https://www.etsy.com/shop/NuadaSama and look around.

I hope you might find something in my shop that interests you, or know someone who might like one of my items. Every item has free shipping, and I add new ones every day.

I apologize for interrupting your day with my sob story. Thank you for your time.

That name again is Mister Plow NuadaSama: https://www.etsy.com/shop/NuadaSama

And let me know what you think. Constructive criticism is always welcome, and I could use all the help I can get.

#NuadaSama #Etsy store #stuff I sell

[chernobog13]

Princess Iron Fan uses her Banana Leaf Fan to get the better of the Monkey King in this ukiyo-e print created by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi in 1868.

If you're interested, I've got that print, and others as well, available on t-shirt, sweatshirts, and hoodies at my Etsy store, NuadaSama:

https://www.etsy.com/shop/NuadaSama

#Monkey King #Sun Wukong #Princess Iron Fan #Journey to the West #ukiyo-e #Tsukioka Yoshitoshi #NuadaSama

[chernobog13]

Just some of the Halloween t-shirts I have in my Etsy shop https://www.etsy.com/shop/NuadaSama. Please check out the shop to see more.

In case anyone is interested, Etsy is taking $5 off orders of $25 or more this weekend, good until 11:59 pm ET Sunday, September 17.

#Hallowe'en #Halloween #stuff in my Etsy shop #NuadaSama #t-shirts #Halloween t-shirts

[chernobog13]

This here's my cousin Ferd. Ferd was so poor that he couldn't afford jeans, so he dyed his legs blue instead.

I decided to immortalize this bumpkin who, to the untrained eye, resembles a Japanese oni by putting him on some t-shirts and sweatshirts I sell in my Etsy store.

Check them out here https://www.etsy.com/shop/NuadaSama if you like. Got some other stuff there, too.

#blue oni #ukiyo-e #t-shirts #stuff in my Etsy shop #NuadaSama

[chernobog13]

NEWEST ADDITION TO MY ETSY SHOP

Thought I'd try something a little different for my first Hallowe'en-themed shirt. You can't beat ukiyo-e pictures for coming up with some really scary images.

Link to my Etsy shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/NuadaSama

#Halloween shirt #Halloween #Japanese monsters #yokai #trick or treat #smell my feet

[chernobog13]

This is my scary cousin, Elmo.

I decided to put his ugly mug on a t-shirt.

Check out Elmo, and a lot more stuff, at my Etsy shop https://www.etsy.com/shop/NuadaSama

#Elmo the Red-Haired Monster #ukiyo-e #Japanese monster #t-shirt #stuff in my Etsy shop