#and cheap

[somerandomdudelmao]

(English isn't my first language so I don't know how some things called)

I just saw a video where vets were treating turtle's shell crack. And they did it almost the way Donnie healed Leo's crack (by sticking things on the shell and connecting them with metal wire)

Idk what I expected and now that I think of it, it makes sense. I mean, how else would you treat such wound?

So I wanted to ask: did you do some research while drawing that chapter? Maybe you searched how shell cracks heal or just guessed it?

Oh yeah. I did a little bit of research:)

I've seen that in fanfic authors most often decide to use a construction stapler or some sort of resin.

But in my story, it's the apocalypse. And those materials sound like something that's hard to find in an apocalypse. So I started looking at what's used to fix shells in real life and found this video:

#easy #effective #and cheap #screws 👍

[darklyndivinely]

I was interested in learning guitar. I asked a couple friends of mine whether to pick up acoustic or electric, and both said to go for acoustic. I did extensive research on Google as well and most articles say that it doesn't really matter. The only con to electric guitar that I see is the pricing, but I'm hoping to go second hand, so that might fall in my budget if I save for a couple months. But I still wanna confer with someone experienced. If anyone's got any advice, please drop it.

#im not 100% averse to acoustic guitar #cause i would love to learn to play hozier and lost stars maybe I've always loved that song #but i feel like after a while i might lose interest in it #so it'll end up stacked on top of a bunch of cartons forgotten #my friends told me acoustic is usually the starting point cause its less responsive #and cheap #but i just keep thinking that isnt it better to wait and spend money on an instrument i know ill be able to sustain my interest on #will delete later #adding fandom tags here for reach but if theres any useful tags i can add do tell me please #arctic monkeys #alex turner #rock music #electric guitar #music <3 #alex turner x reader #obey me #i get personal... again

[fouryearsofshades]

What’s in your opinion, your view on non Han accessories such as Miao silver, Japanese silk flowers, and other accessories used while wearing and posting Hanfu online. I’ve seen it a lot personally when looking at Hanfu things on little red book, is it complexed than we think?

Personal opinion below:

Oh are they still popular on little red book? I thought they had gone out of fashion. The latest offense is Tibetan style.

The popularity of miao silver, Japanse silk flowers, Japanese hand fan etc, however, is often because those things are CHEAP. Cheap, easily found on taobao and looked good on screen. That is it. Most people wanted to stand out of the crowd but doesn't want to spent too much time, money and energy on it. And taobao sellers, to increase exposure, will include additional keywords regardless whether it is true or not. Again, many people will not spent the time to do good research, so people will be misled and think that they are authentic Han products.

Traditional Han accessories are expensive because they are often not factory made. For example Japanese lantern and Japanese mask are often used in China because Japan had ordered a lot of those products from China and the production lines have existed so it can be made cheaply and easily. But Chinese masks and lanterns? Often there are no factory lines available and they have to be hand made so they are rather expensive. (People will complain if they found the local organizers used them but often it is too late. Japanese building and vectors are also a common offense. Because those designers are often freely available online while Chinese stuff are often not digitized.)

The price does come down slightly nowadays as more people promote Han culture and there are factory products, such as chanhua, now they are available in packs of premake pieces and sellers can just put them together instead of rolling each leaves and petals themself.

In short, I think professionals (including designers, make up artist, influencers etc.) should avoid using those accessories (unless there is a good reason to use them) because it perpetuals the wrong image, but random people~ eh whatever. People can buy imported stuff as international trade has always been a thing. People can also include anything that is meaningful to them, either to speak of their heritage or as a memento.

#Or they are just ignorant. #my friend runs a hanfu buying service #a lot of people have the wrong idea about the cost of hanfu #and accessories #they asked for x price #you can't even get a dress from uniqlo for that price #a t shirt yes #they often just want something bling bling #and cheap #basically it is just money issue #most people doesn't care about culture #or honour #or whatever #rants #fouryearsofshades

[often-lost]

"hot girl summer" i say from a kiddie pool in my back yard, where i've been sitting alone with my music for the past 30 min

#i say this both ironically and unironically #i mean its kinda great #and cheap #but not a hot girl summer 😓 #sorry but public pools are gross #pools #hot girl summer

[communist-waffle]

I saw a jumper in the store today and immediately thought about Remus Lupin, so yeah, I have a new sweater now and can confirm my brain has been rotted by too much fandom over the years

#it was cute #and cheap #and if it takes discrete cosplaying to make me wear appropriate clothing so be it #remus lupin #harry potter #fuck jkr #wolfstar #marauders

[tomswifty-fr]

i LOVE these new genes, theyre like starcon but matte

#and cheap #well eventually

[heinous-bitch]

i only had 3 drinks tonight and now i feel like sleeping for 400 years is this being old

#me #a little rant #god those drinks were awesome #and cheap #entre el fernet #el Bailey's #y la birra #estoy hecha para irme a mimir

[waterloggeddaughter]

Used my dried floral preservatives spray to seal the cheap bic lighter that I covered in magazine clippings

#im crafty 😏 #and cheap #and impatient

[bellqmione]

wheelchairs and canes and glasses and hearing aids and every single other disability aid should be free btw and if you disagree i hate you

#disability #wheelchair #cane #hearing aids #disability pride #🕸️ #elbow/knee/etc. braces included #contact lenses #and i'm not talking cheap shit #i'm talking FITTED WHEELCHAIRS and HIGH QUALITY HEARING AIDS #and glasses with the perfect prescription #HOW is is that we have to PAY to live fairly

[crimeronan]

god i wish i wouldn't have to explain the intricacies of the neopets economy to you guys to give the full context for this but. the new neopets team that took over from jumpstart pledged that they were going to curb the inflation of rare items, which is great because a lot of rare items are worth literally hundreds of millions of neopoints, they are unbuyable unless you've been playing actively for 20 years. they did this earlier with a site festival that included random loot boxes, some of which had Unbelievably Fucking Rare And Precious items worth 200 million neopoints apiece.

well.

today they have gone a step further. by releasing this year's trick-or-treat bags. and having the trick-or-treat bags be stuffed to the brim with unbelievably fucking rare stamps, weapons, paint brushes, defense magic, and other unbuyables. (all prohibitively expensive and in-high-demand types of items.)

jellyneo, the premier neopets website, has recorded prices of some items plummeting from 2,000,000 neopoints to 4,000 neopoints IN THE LAST THREE HOURS. this is when most people haven't even heard about the event or OPENED THEIR BAGS YET.

and of course. cherry on top. 20-year-old account holders are crytyping on the site events neoboard about how mean and cruel it is to make rare stamps part of the prize pool, because their entire identity hinges on being part of the neopian bourgeoisie, and they are having MELTDOWNS over their assets being devalued until they're part of the lowly proletariat.

this is a children's game for children btw.

none of the money is real.

i'm having such a good time.

#i paused in opening my bags to write this bc the site's getting so much traffic that it's taking 3 minutes to refresh one page #i've pulled a paint brush a stamp that used to be worth 2 mil (it's not now) and another stamp that's always been cheap. #i have 4 more bags to open still. #i Love It Here. #neopets

[thxnks4themrms]

NO WAY I DIDNT KNOW OTHER PEOPLE HAVE LOUIS VUITTON 🤯🤯🤯

#girl you’re not special #i have everything you have and more 😹 #also like ik u faking and shit #but come on using a pic with a zara bag #be sooooo fucking fr rn #their shit is so ugly #and cheap #☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️

[voidnerd]

Mmm seems like the case for my work headphones is no longer holding a charge... Guess I need to start looking around for something new.

#and cheap

[vamprisms]

maidens if you are going to flee dramatically from my castle in the middle of the night once i reveal my true nature to you please leave your candelabra on the little ledge by the portcullis we are running out of them

#it's so dark in here those things are not cheap

[idunska]

Rum raisin by revlon is truly an iconic colour

#Hate to be tiktok influenced #But #God #It's sexy #And cheap

[doggirlhen]

they should make shopping for cables easier i think. there should be a service where you pick the ends, you pick the length of cable, you pick the like. color and texture of the cable (shitty plastic, nicely woven, bare metal, whatever) and then they make it and ship it to you for a reasonable fee

#barks #i have kinda nice headphones with a weird cable end you plug into them and shopping for that is so annoying #the one that came with the damn things felt super cheap to me so i got a kinda nicer one of amazon #but i still want a like. Proper Nice one #very annoying finding it

[inkskinned]

you're in the habit of denying yourself things.

if someone asked you directly, you would say that you love a little treat. you like iced coffee and getting the cookie. you drink juice out of a fancy cup sometimes, and often do use your candles until they gutter out helplessly.

but you hesitate about buying the 20 dollar hand mixer because, like. you could just use your arms. you weren't raised rich. you don't get to just spend the 20 dollars (remember when that could cover lunch?), at least - you don't spend that without agonizing over it first, trying to figure out the cost-benefits like you are defending yourself in front of a jury. yes, this rice cooker could seriously help you. but you do know how to make stovetop rice and it really isn't that hard. how many pies or brownies would you actually make, in order to make that hand mixer worthwhile?

what's wild is that if the money was for a friend, it would already be spent. you'd fork over 40 without blinking an eye, just to make them happy. the difference is that it's for you, so you need to justify it.

and it sneaks in. you ration yourself without meaning to - you don't finish the pint of ice cream, even though you want to. the next time you go to the store, you say ah, i really shouldn't, and then you walk away. you save little bits of your precious things - just in case. sometimes you even go so far as putting that one thing in your shopping cart. and then just leaving it there, because maybe-one-day, but not right now, there's other stuff going on.

you do self-care, of course. but you don't do it more than like, 3 days in a row. after that it just feels a little bit over-the-edge. like. you can't live in decadence, the economy is so bad right now, kid.

so you don't buy the rice cooker. you can-and-will spend the time over the stove. you can withstand the little sorrows. denial and discipline are practically synonyms. and you're not spoiled.

it's just - it's not always a rice cooker. sometimes it is a person or a job or a hug. sometimes it is asking for help. sometimes it is the summer and your college degree. sometimes it is looking down at scabbed knees and feeling a strange kind of falling, like you can't even recognize the girl you used to be. sometimes it is your handprint looking unsteady.

sometimes it is tuesday, and you didn't get fired, and you want to celebrate. but what is it you like, even? you search around your little heart and come up empty. you're so used to denying that all your desires draw a blank.

oh fuck. see, this is the perfect opportunity. if you had a mixer, you'd make a cake.

#warm up #this isn't good #writeblr #this is complicated by the fact i can't stand up too long or i fuckken pass out and <3 hit my damn head <3 #but i did take a deep breath and buy myself the stupid rice cooker #and!!! a very cheap sushi kit!!! i have been wanting to try making sushi for literally YEARS #the kit was only like 15 dollars!!!! and i haven't purchased it bc?!!??!?!?!?!!? #..... i didn't get the mixer tho that felt. like a lot. like too much. #on my list is a kitchenaid. one day when i get a check and i have paid off my student debt #and medical debt #i will put that first little bit of cash #into a kitchenaid 5qt stand mixer (with attachments) #i really do just go into their refurbished section and stare lustily at each option #but yeah i feel guilty about the rice cooker even tho i know for a fact this damn thing is gonna be a lifesaver #oh shit also fuck i forgot to mention . poached eggs