#invest in some good ones.

[alchemy-and-alcremie]

I know you're probably not an expert since you only recently got your pokemon, but do you have any advice on lycanroc care? My rockruff just came back after evolving and I want to treat her well. I've gotten plenty of information from my local pokecenter and the internet, but I'd like to hear about experiences from other trainers if possible. Any and all advice appreciated!!

Of course! Im honored you came to me for assistance

Lycanrocs are very active pokemon, they enjoy excersize in many forms and playing with their trainers is a popular past time. They are very similar to dogs, but do still have a bit of wildness in them. Their energy levels stay about the same, so combined with their size it can be a bit problematic. I highly recommend getting them active regularly, and establish/reestablish any necessary training soon after evolving. Consistency is key, as they do mellow out more with some time.

Also, the different time forms do have some influence. Im not sure of specifics, but one thing I've heard is they seem to be more active during their respective times. This can be managed with planning of course, but it's something to be aware of.

Lycanrocs are very individual pokemon, but I've found Chai very rewarding. Im sure you and your companion will do very well together.

#also. chew toys. #invest in some good ones.

[b4kuch1n]

same teacher, different lessons

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#sonic the hedgehog #dr. ivo eggman robotnik #miles tails prower #sonic frontiers #SPOILERS. THERE ARE SPOILERS IN THIS COMIC BY THE WAY. #SONIC FRONTIERS SPOILERS #smiles gently I can not believe I let sonic the fuckign hedgehog ruin my life #(I can I totally can) #hi <3 if you follow me because I drew this sonic comic. don't! #don't do it! follow me bc I'm funny and hot and devastatingly smart don't follow me bc I draw sonic stuff. bc it won;t happen again #I mean it. not bc I dont like or want to do sonic stuff. but bc I am literally in the middle of a job rn #one that I want to invest 100% of my time and brain in #this comic is actually an effort to win my brain back so I can do my job lol #because I finished miss penny snapcube's streams of this game and it force fed me emotions #I just! I just thought sonic would come tell eggman abt sage!! idk seems like something he'd do!!! #and also the whole thing abt letting the characters move on and have a future and change and develop #vs Killing My Baby Little Guy Daughter For Like Ten Minutes #thematically interesting! also for some reasons I had. a pretty easy time drawing this #I was mouthbreathing galloping like a horse to finishing this. Because I Need To Work #I didnt expect to have a good time with these designs tho idk why. probably bc I most suck shit at drawing animals #but to be fair yet again sonic and tails are little guys. theyre animal but theyre also like dudes. also sonic's design is kinda perfect #as far as character design goes he's really pretty goo- wait I made a continuity error hol on #okay. okay I fixed it. no problem. no matter 's all good now #okay. I go sleep now. today has been very noisy. but this actually got me through it okay #thank you sonic the hedgehog. that was pretty cool of u #have a good night guys! absolute freedom is probably really really sad #long post

[pearlsdiamondsandvodka]

the sandra lynn / fig conversation is driving me Insane. fig saying that sometimes she doesn’t wanna exist as herself at all…not wanting to ask her friends how they see her (because she’s afraid to hear their response) saying that to someone she is a monster and she Cannot stop thinking about it. sandra lynn starting the conversation saying she needs to step up but is also simultaneously taken aback about what fig expresses and doesn’t know how to responds to it and suggests getting ice cream. sandra lynn saying “convincing people they deserve good things is really tough” talking about herself but how it also reflects fig. insane!!

#if that conversation had kept going I would have started bawling!! #fully believe brennan was like ‘well oh shit this is getting dark and heavy quick let’s uh get some snow cones’ #I will say I think Emily does a beautiful job here of showing teenage life #not a universal experience perhaps but definitely a common one #feeling so lost and insecure in who you are and under so much pressure to be a certain way #and her saying she doesn’t wanna exist #vs me resonating with ‘I don’t wanna die sometimes I wish I’d never been born at all’ lyrics #it was hard to watch ngl but it’s also bc Emily does Such a good job w emotional scenes!! #that woman is so emotionally invested you get emotional invested as well #if Emily axford cries I cry with her #and loved to see more of Sandra Lynn again <3 #damn good scene #dimension 20 #fantasy high #fantasy high spoilers #fantasy high junior year #fig faeth #sandra lynn faeth #emily axford #brennan lee mulligan

[vvienne]

I literally woke up in the middle of the night like God will dark rise is so fucking screwed. The line that’s like. “Everyone wanted to kill the Dark King.” What’s the part where he looks at Violet helplessly, haunted, almost pleading for mercy? But of course he reveals nothing of substance to anyone. Elizabeth is too young to understand but the reader knows what “Her relationship with that boy was…unnatural” can mean. Tying him to bedposts? Failing to strangle him? What else? Never not even once seeing beyond a mythological identity Will himself didn’t know he had? What did he think was the reason? That he was just intrinsically hateful? Of course he says nothing. Of course Violet can’t trust him- he’s given her nothing as painfully real as what she’s given him. So he gives her the sword hoping at least he can die at the hands of someone he loved, but even that doesn’t work out - she gives the sword to a Visander still furious at SARCEAN. The pattern continues; no one looks at Will, who vomits when he realizes what’s happened to James, Will who is much of a liar and killer and sneak as Elizabeth accuses but nonetheless wants to be different. Even when he doesn’t remember his own past. There’s no way out for him that doesn’t hurt. Hope this obsession passes soon given the one and a half years of waiting required for book 3

#dark rise series #dark heir #rarely does a cliffhanger pain me so much #bc rarely am I ever THAT invested in a plot I am sad to say #nona the ninth was so cathartic in of itself I’m content marinating before alecto #BUT PACAT ONLY EVER GIVES EMOTIONAL CRUMBS #have any of these bitches ever known peace fr #maybe this is what reading princes gambit and not immediately having the follow up might’ve been like #honestly it’s possibly damen and Lauren just generally had less problems tho #more than his relationship even with James. will/Violet is perhaps the genuine source of like. I WISH HED GIVEN HER A REASON. #the narration that describes Violet as Will’s star in the night…….. like fuck fine #will can’t reach any level of genuine intimacy with James bc the mess of fraught noncon dynamics is this massive unspoken horrible thing #wills identity is personal w James in a way it is with no one else but James is so fucking oblivious of undercurrents it comes unbalanced #and will knows it. but (as far as we know) violet isn’t reborn has no history with sarcean the dark king she’s literallt just Some Guy #and that almost makes it worse???????? that they are so loyal to each other even as he’s keeping a massive secret? #they weren’t dated or destined to entangle the way will is w characters like James and Katherine #and I think that makes his rship with Violet possibly the realest and truest experience of trust and love will has ever had #like it’s nothing bro. truly she knows nothing about him other than his lies of omission and her faith in him goodness which may or may not #beiltimately justified. but that was probably as honest and close will ever got to anyone. and him to her.

[robinsnest2111]

what if Benson's tanktop under his work shirt was a crop top... 👀

inspired by this post by @jeremystrongs

#robin's art adventures #the passenger 2023 #stockroom syndrome #randy bradley #benson the passenger #...i really need to invest in some actually good quality grey and black pencils one of these days orz #can't keep substituting with shades of purple blue and brown forever orz

[thelien-art]

Day 4: Caranthir of @feanorianweek

Lordship

Yellow roses = Greed | Alliance

Caranthir has the oath of Feanor tattooed on his arm. I don´t know why he just has. Probably happened a drunk night while he was more filled of spite than usual. He leans more toward the Edain and dwarfish clothes and culture early on, in some situations, and his lack of social filter makes him more likable and trustworthy, to said people, making alliance and trade deals easier between them and himself than most Elvers would find it, not to mention him being good at math and handling, and adding, his wealth. I do think he had at least one wine yard, if that was in his own land or someone else's where he just rented doesn't matter as his wine was sought out and highly priced for its popularity and quality.

Maedhros | Maglor | Celegorm | Curufin | Ambarussa | Nerdanel and Feanor

#celegorm is covered in tattoos i show some of it in my christmas calendar so he was probably a part of the tatttoo #i know a lot of people likes to think of him as cheap looking and unwilling to spend his money i just dont see him as such #im convinced he was one of the riches people when he was alive and probably still long up in the third age #as he was good at investing and knowing when and how to spend his money while still enjoying it plenty #i also likes to think of him as autistic and insanely good at math #yes i do ship him with helath and i think he spoiled her good when he let him like the finest silks furs food and so on #hes my lil guy #i love him so much #tolkien #jrr tolkien #silmarillion #caranthir #carnistir #morifinwe #silm art #digital art #my art #feanorian week #feanorian week 2023 #feanorianweek

[somegrumpynerd]

Started reading The Bad Wingmen by @topazshadowwolf and @paddie-ut and it utterly possessed me for a few days so I needed to draw some of my favourite bits

#UTDR #UTMV #Dadmare #Dust Sans #Killer Sans #Nightmare Sans #Balance Toriel #You ever read a fanfic so good you have to draw 4 pages worth of moments from it? #I think I probably could have done more but I needed to have some self control so this post wouldn't be enormous lol #I didn't expect to get so invested in this one but the Dust and Killer interactions really fascinate me #They're so chaotic and they get at each other's throats even though they're not that different but they have each other's backs deep down #I'm just. They're brothers your honour and I love to see it #Almost all of these are from one chapter but the whole thing is so good #Fuzzynight is growing on me I'm excited to see more of these two #And don't get me started on Nightmare's unruly kids trying to set him up because they want him to be happy #It's eternally sweet but also hilarious #The real question is are they still grounded now that Nightmare and Lyra have agreed to date? #The answer is almost certainly yes but I feel like they'll still argue they should get a reduced punishment for being right (and helping) #Also I tried to do the dappled sunlight effect you described with the last picture because it was so vivid to me #And I love to see a rare moment of Dust and Killer at peace with each other #Oh my god there are four million tags I'm sorry tldr I love this fic I want to print it out and eat it okay goodbye!! #My Art

[silver-horse]

baldur's gate 3 is weird because I genuinely like and care about every single companion character and I think that must be a first for me

#and I have played a good number of rpgs and this is unheard of for me #I don't think it's just me? right? #in other games there are always those “meh" characters or the ones that I just don't like because they don't resonate with me in any way #in bg3 even the guests at our camp and the side characters are so good... and the pets!! (ok I love those in every game to be fair) #but some characters are barely there and yet they have such personality... they are still memorable #even the antagonists... they are enjoyable... you either like them or you “love to hate” them... you know what I mean? you will be invested #bg3 #baldur's gate 3 #video games #my post #bg3 mine #my posts #text post #textposts #about me

[andoutofharm]

the thing about the fob healing tour is that it has filled me with so much vindication that now whenever i see Bad Fall Out Boy Opinions (of which so many people are so unnecessarily loud about) it’s literally just like lol okay so you missed the point so bad it makes you look stupid and we are all laughing at you. get laughed at loser we do not have time to entertain your silliness we are busy healing and partying together forever.

#this isnt about anyone specific it’s about a lot of people on various platforms just so blatantly missing the point #1) if you arent a fob fan why does fob and their fans having a good time piss you off. #why does it make you feel the need to make some snarky comment about how Your Band Is Better like. bro you missed the point of BOTH bands #this is so sad for you #2) mania/post hiatus haters who claim to be fans lmao do you realize how idiotic you sound. get a clueeeeeeeee #3) i have chosen not to emotionally engage in polls here because all they do is bring out the worst in people #but also. be for real lmao. you can vote for what you personally prefer and just say that #there is absolutely no need to start cutting one of them down or mocking the lyrics #4) people commenting on joe and pete’s expressions and movements are either so uninformed it’s laughable #or are ​ableist or racist or both #ANYWAY. we have two shows left and i’m so excited for them and that is where i am investing my time and energy #and not engaging with people looking to stir shit up #or just generally bring down the mood #we are better than that.

[bonefall]

Bro ur brain is so BIG and u are one of my biggest inspirations tbh. On another note. Talk to me about kitty cat recipes because the way u described Roasted Grandpaw mande me hungry tbh

My secret is that I am always hungry. My entire life is just a very elaborate Rube Goldberg machine set up to land delicious food into my mouth. I am good at describing food prose because I just think about delicious things and how they smell and sizzle and mnhhhg

#Even now I am eating marinated pork ribs #These ones aren't as good as the last batch I made though #I used some chili pepper maple syrup from aldi for the last batch and woag #I tried to recreate it with chili powder and maple syrup and it didn't work quite as well #Next time I might invest in a fancier syrup. Something milder. This one's too Mapley #I was surprised how good the aldi chili pepper syrup was. Doesn't sound like a good combo but it totally is lmao #Bone babble

[incorrectsibunaquotes]

Why are people so gagged over Nina lately she ain’t all that 🤡

I mean she’s not my favorite character by a long shot, but she was definitely a great one. So for some people she is “all that” 🤡

Anyway stan Nina, and all the other characters because they’re all great and worthy of hype!!

#like personally i don’t have as much emotional investment in her but I’d still die for her #the same way some ppl don’t get the hype about patricia or alfie or other characters #all of the kids are great in their own way and ppl respond differently to diff characters #just like someone might not think your fav character is all that either #that said when live for one character is used to disparage another character that’s not good either #but I’m not seeing that from anyone rn about any particular character so… #tess answers #ask #house of anubis

[tanadrin]

Landlords are different from other jobs though, in that their income comes mostly from rents, in a way it doesn’t for say, entrepreneurs.

yes, and landlords as a drag on the economy has been pointed out by economists foundational to the field, like ricardo and smith, but as long as you have private real property of any sort, and as long as leasing that property is legal, you will have some quantity of landlords in your economy

the question is, what specific negative outcomes are you looking at and wish to avoid? because only once you begin to identify those can you begin to make real policy decisions. is not enough housing being built? are rents rising too fast? is it too hard to enter the property market? do you just want to increase the rate of home ownership? these are all, like, operationalizable. you can do something with them.

"landlords are parasites" isn't, really. it has a negative effect in both directions: it raises the hackles of anybody who owns property (which, again, unless you're in favor of mass expropriation and/or collectivization of housing, is something a nonzero number of people in your society will own), and it doesn't suggest any specific policy solution, besides "do things which hurt landlords' interests."

but hurting landlords doesn't actually necessarily help everybody else! there are lots of ways to make life worse for random groups of people that do not, in fact, help society at large. and the policies that do in fact make a difference very often aren't, like, satisfying as revenge. they're boring, unsexy stuff like improving tenant protections, or encouraging tenants' unions, or building social housing, etc., etc.

#i don't think there's a moral right to be a landlord #but i also don't think there's a moral right to own the house you live in #indeed #believing in one without the other is kind of a contradiction to me #like #if you have a deep moral right to own real property #that seems to imply a right to rent it out if you choose #which means some people will choose to be renters and others landlords #while if you don't have a right to be a landlord #you don't also have a right to own the house you live in #but i do think as a matter of practical outcomes #ownership of real property is fine and often good #and i don't think you can expropriate your way to a utopia of universal cheap or free housing #you gotta invest #you gotta build or at least subsidize #and if you really want to stick it to greedy landlords #well #cheap social housing connected to mass transit will make it harder for them to make a profit

[blackbackedjackal]

I am very much a bargin bin collector and just follow market prices so I know when something I find is a good deal. I could hardly ever afford anything over a few hundred dollars even saving up for a while (at the end of the day I still prefer to save money for practical expenses and emergencies), but I like to think outside the box and find more obscure but nice quality pieces or broken/damaged stuff I can restore or have restored. It's helped a ton for getting nice pieces within my budget and I feel like my collection is more "me" because it's not the big show pieces but a lot of little things that add up to to one big curated collection with a lot of extra love in it.

#that plus just being a collector for 30 years and knowing a ton of cool friends and sellers who've helped me get a lot of awesome stuff #like it's a labor of love for sure #I love sharing my collection but I'm not wealthy by any means #I collect a lot of generally cheap stuff plus some bigger pieces sprinkled in #but the most I've ever spent on anything non-practical was like $700 or so? #and that was still after saving for a few montns #you gotta be in it for the long haul and know your market fod good deals #the time investement is honestly more than the financial one in most cases 😭 #jackal's journal

[uncanny-tranny]

I can understand why people have fifty thousand WIPs because I've been waiting so long for my yarn to come back in stock that I'm going insane and will continue adding WIPs until I can get my yarn(tm)

#art #crochet #fiber art #i'm going to go to the store and if they don't have My Yarn then i'm getting some yarn for a hook holder i saw (which will be my third WIP) #if you look at my carrd you'd think i'm chugging along one wip at a time but. no. #i also don't want to order this yarn unless they aren't stocked up by tomorrow or tuesday (would rather not pay more for shipping) #also all my hooks are just thrown haphazardly in my nightstand so a hook holder would be a good investment i think

[goldkirk]

question: have any of you personally seen a dietician (not looking for experiences with nutritionists, only dieticians), and did you find it helpful or useful, and if you did see a dietician and you ALSO have seen a GI doctor, how did the experience compare for you in terms of helpfulness + how much you felt listened to and helped?

#i'm trying to figure out which doctor appointments I want to bother making and spending money about for potentially no return on investment #and right now i'm trying to figure out if I'd get way more practical help from a dietician or if I need to suck it up and find a #not-elderly not-male not-dismissive GI doctor first and THEN see a dietician #although I cannot afford a bunch of tests #so like??? #trying to figure out if a dietician would be more helpful overall with me not HAVING any GI diagnoses or eating disorders #and just really struggling with food in both sensory ways and unpredictable digestion ways that don't correlate with food allergies #god i sometimes wish i had food allergies so i could have some predictability #but yeah. i'm leaning towards dietician but figured i should crowdsource experiences #since I know a lot of you have health issues you've also been trying to manage for years and probably have good advice #if it helps i'm also in a major city now and have a decent-but-not-great health insurance plan so I'm good on those two fronts #to do #health #I know a dietician can't diagnose anything but I'd love help figuring out how to get maximum nutrition even when i can barely eat anything #or when my body decides to start getting sick from or (tw emetophobia) puking up fiber or fatty foods #which thankfully isn't often #now that I do cannabis daily in microdosing I have so much less pain and bloating and nausea #but when it hits it HITS #and the last time I tried going without cannabis for a couple days and then eating a fiber muffin I was sick six times in one morning #and didn't get my normal eating ability back until dinnertime #luckily that's not normal for me #but my issues bounce up and down so much #and I lose weight so fast whenever my appetite goes from 'barely ever there' to 'negatively nonexistent' #and I had like. two months last year where I think i reached my body's natural healthy set weight #and i needed so much food but it felt so good energy wise and temperature wise #and i'd like to STAY THERE FFS #and I feel like a dietician would be helpful for making meal options for good #*good and hard and nuclear alert level eating difficulty times #anyway. crowdsourcing. yay!

[bookshelf-in-progress]

Developing story ideas involves going through this process.

"Let's put all these interesting pieces together like a nice jigsaw puzzle and create a sensible story structure."

"Oh, don't forget, stories get their power from emotion, make sure to put the emotions in there."

[several daydreams later]

"That is TOO MANY EMOTIONS! PUT SOME BACK!"

(My brain has two modes: Analysis and Melodrama. There is no in-between).

#adventures in writing #going through this now of course #glanced through some old ideas and found an intriguing scene #that could make a good short story #if i switch the pov to someone with more emotional investment #and i noticed that the original scene only gets really interesting when the emotions get unleashed #so i'm making sure to dig into those emotions #but now i'm dealing with the opposite problem of making sure i don't dive off the cliff edge of melodrama #and that line's more dangerous cuz i'm reading victorians #whose literature is one long exploration of dealing with exactly this problem