I finally managed to acquire a poncho in the style of the ones my characters in my comic wear and these are the first in a series of studies of it I’m making. Ponchos are very unusual and it’s wonderful that I no longer have to guess how they look if I’m caught with a strange pose.
So, let me guess— you just started a new book, right? And you’re stumped. You have no idea how much an AK47 goes for nowadays. I get ya, cousin. Tough world we live in. A writer’s gotta know, but them NSA hounds are after ya 24/7. I know, cousin, I know. If there was only a way to find out all of this rather edgy information without getting yourself in trouble…
You’re in luck, cousin. I have just the thing for ya.
I got your back, cousin. Just head over to Havocscope.
((PS: In case you’re wondering, Havocscope is a database full of information regarding the criminal underworld. The information you will find there has been taken from newspapers and police reports. It’s perfectly legal, no need to worry about the NSA hounds, cousin ;p))
The size of your container will affect the amount of materials you will need and use:
1. The first layer is rocks, which you can purchase at pet, garden or craft stores. Add enough to the bottom for adequate drainage.
2. The next layer is activated charcoal, which you can get at pet or garden stores (it is used in fish tanks). Add a thin layer over the rocks.
3. Depending on the depth of your container, you will next add soil. Leave enough room for your plant’s roots.
4. Next is your plant(s). Make sure they are not touching the glass as it will make them brown. One of the trickiest things is finding the right sized and shaped plants. If it won’t hurt the plant, you can divide it and use only a section because it needs room to grow.
5. If your container is going to be closed, you can add moss around the sides of the plant. Open containers with succulents or cacti should be carefully filled in with pebbles on top.
6. Top your creation with a whimsical inhabitants like Yodaordinosaurs!
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my grandparents have to lock their car doors when they go to sunday mass because people have been breaking in to unlocked cars and leaving entire piles of zucchini
i feel like i should’ve added more context when i posted this. my grandparents live in a rural area where farmers and casual gardeners alike are, at this point in the year, suddenly being hit with unexpectedly abundant zucchini crops. there aren’t just some random vandals leaving zucchinis in people’s cars for the hell of it, this is the work of some very exasperated, probably very elderly, folks who have more zucchini than they know what to do with
Yep. You can also expect to find a bag of zucchini on your porch.
My grandfather once found his neighbor stealing his tomatoes out of his garden at three in the morning. Red-handed, with a basket of the nearly-ripened ones. He thought he was going to find gophers or something, but no, here’s Henry, taking his tomatoes. The best ones.
There was a long pause between them.
My grandfather (allegedly) said, “Henry… it’s OK. You can take some tomatoes if you want them.”
Henry sighed in relief.
“But,” my grandfather said, “you have to take two zucchini for every tomato.”
There was another long silence. “That’s a harsh bargain, John,” said Henry. “But I accept. I’ll tell Joe up the street, too.”
My grandfather said, “Tell Joe he needs to take three.”
a friend of my dad’s came by in the middle of the night, he seemed very nervous when my dad answered the door. he wouldn’t come inside but he leaned in and whispered to my dad in spanish, “i have some fresh grapes for you.” and then this happened:
the melon was a special bonus.
MY DREAM
A friend of mine lives in a rural area and he has been surrounded by zucchini for most of May, June, and July.
At one point he was so done with the whole zucchini madness that he came to classes actively begging people to “Please please please!! Take some my family’s damned zucchini!! I’ve been eating zucchini for weeks!! I’m going insane!!!”
Having grown up in a rural area and having come home to zucchini on the front step or in the mailbox, i find it highly amusing the OP had to clarify. I’m sitting here nodding “yup.”
I have a friend with a garden in Oregon who literally made Zucchini Chocolate Chip Cookies and sent them to me in Indiana. I texted her back “I SEE WHAT YOU’RE DOING HERE”
I’m waiting for the day when someone will hear about my background in Botany and ask me for advice on what someone who’s just wanting to start exploring planting vegetables should try.
I know fuckall about gardening because my background is wild plants and not agriculture, but I’m gonna tell them
“Zucchini. Definitely try Zucchini. Just plant plenty of them and you’ll get a decent sized crop! They’re very rewarding to grow.”
It may be a bit of a long game, but I’ll enjoy their screams of despair from across the void as they realize that they will eat zucchini forever
This is NOT an exaggeration, guys. Zucchini (and most squashes, really) will outgrow you so fast. Let our tale be a caution– or an encouragement, whichever. You decide as you hear the story of Squish.
When we were so broke we had to choose between gas and store-bought-food (I think I was about 10?), we had a garden so we could eat regularly (we also had chickens and pigs and hunted, but that’s beside this point). One summer, we planted 6 rows of yellow squash and 6 rows of zucchini. Each row probably had 10, maybe 12 plants in it. We created this giant squash-block in our garden plot so it was all right there together in the middle, and the needier plants like tomatoes were on the outside of the whole plot. We thought we were clever, til the first crop started coming in.
The outside two rows of each squash, yellow and zucchini, were normal. High yield, of course (because squash), but standard size for both summer squash and Italian zucchini. The inner 8 rows, however, created this hybrid monstrosity that we called Squish. It was pretty– a nice swirly yellow and green combination that made it clear the squash and zucchini had interbred.
Squish became a living nightmare for us. Something about the hybridization caused them to forget how to stop growing, or at least how to grow at a normal rate because those suckers were longer than my dad’s forearm, and bigger around than my (albeit child-sized) thighs. They didn’t get all hard and nasty on the inside, either, for some reason, like most squash will at that size. And they just kept coming. I don’t even remember seeing that many flowers, but every day we were pulling upwards of 20lbs of Squish out of the garden, only for there to be more the next day, or sometimes by the end of the day if we harvested in the morning. I don’t know where they were hiding, but it was like some sort of squash portal had opened into our yard and started crapping out Frankenstein’s Squashes.
At first, it was great. We could eat all we wanted and not worry about rationing it. But the growing season in Arkansas is long, and we had incredible weather that summer, so those darn things kept alternating flowers and fruit. Pull off a few Squish, new flowers budded out, and they ripened super-fast in the heat. We were absolutely swimming in Squish, because they were so big that even gorging on them meant only 1 or 2 got eaten per meal. (I think I recall using a few particularly enormous ones as swords for a duel with my sister, if that says anything about their size. I cannot overemphasize how absolutely, heinously gigantic they were. You probably don’t believe me but I am not kidding. Those things were bigger than a newborn by several many inches and a couple pounds.)
We had (luckily) a big deep freezer, and someone gifted us a bunch of freezer ziploc bags, so we started chopping them up and freezing them as we pulled them off. We ran out of bags real fast, so we caved and bought a ton more. We filled that deep freezer near to bursting. It was probably 3-4 feet deep, (as I remember barely coming up to the edge of it), and at least 4-5 feet long, about 2.5 feet across, and we filled it to the top with Squish. And that’s while we’re eating fresh ones every day with dinner! But still more Squish came before the first frost, so we started packing the fridge. And my grandma’s freezer. And my grandma’s fridge. And feeding them to the pigs and chickens. And giving them away at church.
Do you realize how big a deal it is that people who were so broke that they had to choose between gas and the power bill were GIVING AWAY FOOD??? That’s how much gosh darn Squish we had. And little did I know, but apparently, my dad HATES squash. He only planted them because they were a cheap, quick source of food and my mom loved squashes. And he got stuck with the folly of his decisions. For over a year.
Yep. We had Squish in the freezer for over a year. Eating it regularly. It lasted for over a year. A family of 5, plus often feeding my grandmother, we ate off a single garden’s haul for over a year. Of just the Squish. I tell you, if we’d had a farmer’s market back then, that Squish could probably have single-handedly lifted us out of poverty. Well, maybe not, but you get the idea.
We never planted both again, probably because my dad would have combusted out of rage if he’d ever seen another Squish in his life. But manthose were the days for thems of us what loved squash.
So survival tip: If you need an absolute crapton of food, plant you a row of yellow squash and a row of zucchini, and keep that pattern going for as many rows as you like. You too can drown in Squish and love it.
Oh wow.
The last story is well worth the read. It might be long but I found it absolutely delightful! Thank you for sharing your childhood Squish gardening adventures!
Meanwhile, people are starving to death.
Ands What do you expect poor rural farmers who just have excess zucchini to do about that exactly? Mail them to Africa?
I was just talking to a friend today about gardening and she said “I’ll plant zucchini for this project.”
“Oh dear… what’s your damage control plan?”
“Oh,” she said, intuiting what I meant. “Eating the blossoms. Love stuffed blossoms. Pumpkin, squash, zucchini. It keeps the crop down, and you get lots of mileage out of them. You keep a mixed crop that way, too. Plus, people don’t always welcome gifts of zucchini, but they find gifts of blossoms exciting.”
This struck me as absolutely game-changing.
My problem is that I legitimately love zucchini. “Lizard,” you ask, “why is that a problem? Just eat the zucchini!” The problem is that in the middle of the growing season, there will be a point where I physically can not consume enough zucchini to keep up with what the plants are producing. It does not matter how much I chop, freeze, fry, bake, etc– there will always be a point where I have more zucchini than I have time in the day to do something with that zucchini.
But eventually it runs out. Like summer, it’s as intense as it is fleeting and come November I want for some zucchini fried with onions. By January, when I’m planning out the spring garden, there’s always that thought, that voice of hubris whispering in my ear… “maybe I should grow more zucchini?”
Children, it is a trap.
[Image: A table all but overflowing with bunches of dark purple grapes (and one round melon with a white rind). End ID.]
These are my basic interpretations for each of the runes of the Elder Futhark. While these explanations may reveal the basic meanings of these symbols, at least according to my own research and experience, they only scratch the surface of the layers of wisdom that can be found in the runes. For deeper study, there are many wonderful books out there that expand on them. I would personally recommend Diana Paxson’s Taking Up the Runes as a great starting point.
As a personal aside, I would consider myself a fairly conservative interpreter of the runes. I feel that the best basis for them can be found in reliable sources, such as existing lore and the rune poems. As such, I attempt to adhere closely to these sources when it comes to explaining the meaning of each symbol.
Fehu: Fehu means cattle and signifies wealth, but it is a wealth that is best used when moving through the community generously. The rune cautions against hoarding wealth and cites the discord that can result.
Uruz: Uruz stands for aurochs, which was a species of horned cattle common to the ancient world. As such, it is a rune of primal strength and determination. The rune can also mean rain.
Thurisaz: Thurisaz represents the giants of the Norse tales and is a rune of chaos and unrest. It could also be interpreted as a rune of Thor, which would turn the symbol into one of protection against those same chaotic forces.
Ansuz: Ansuz is the rune of Odin, which makes it a rune of wisdom. In the Anglo-Saxon rune poem the symbol also represents the mouth, lending an additional meaning of wisdom through communication and messages.
Raido: Raido means ride and is a rune of travel. While the journey may be swift and joyful, the rune poem warns of the toll the journey will take on the horse. This suggests that one must take care of those who help us along the way.
Kenaz: Kenaz is the torch that illuminates the way through darkness to a warm hearth and good company. However, as the fire burns for warmth, it can also cause pain and may indicate illness.
Gebo: Gebo signifies the rune of gifts and generosity. The rune also represents the cycle of reciprocity and the right-relationship that results when maintained.
Wunjo: Wunjo denotes the rune of joy. It is a bliss that can spring from prosperity, overcoming anxiety and sadness.
Hagalaz: Hagalaz represents hail, making it a rune of destruction and painful transition. All is not for naught however, for the ice seed will melt, giving water and growth to the hardier crops that survived.
Naudhiz: Naudhiz means need, and is a rune of constraint, oppression, and hard work that goes unrewarded. This is a challenging symbol, but the rune also indicates that lessons could be learned from the experience.
Isa: Isa stands for ice, fair to look upon but dangerous to traverse. This is a rune whose message is one of caution in situations where a particular decision seems desirable, but could be perilous. On the other hand, Isa can suggest stability and calm.
Jera: Jera is the rune for year and the harvest. It is manifestation of the rewards for hard work, with prosperity and abundance that sustains the individual or the community.
Eihwaz: Eihwaz is the symbol for the yew tree and can mean strength that is drawn from the line of ancestors. Eihwaz is also interpreted as the rune of Yggdrasil, which implies connection to the cosmos.
Perthro: Perthro is the dice-cup, the vessel from which the lots are cast, and the rune of chance. Perthro can represent uncertainty in everything from light-hearted gaming to the vagaries of fate.
Elhaz: Elhaz is the rune of the elk and the sedge. The shape of the rune resembles that of the antlers of the elk and the thorn of the sedge, making this a symbol of protection.
Sowilo: Sowilo represents the sun, making it a rune of illumination, victory, and power. The rune can also mean guidance, as one can always depend on the course of the sun to lead them to the end of their journey.
Tiwaz: Tiwaz is Tyr’s rune and is a symbol of justice and truth, potentially at the cost of self-sacrifice. Tiwaz also has an aspect of guidance in that right-action will always set you on the correct path.
Berkano: Berkano is the rune for the birch tree, indicating feminine strength and resourcefulness. From this meaning, it can be a rune for nurturing, healing, and regeneration.
Ehwaz: Ehwaz means horse and expresses the relationship between the horse and the rider. It is a rune of partnership, with attention given to those who help us along our journey. Naturally, the symbol can also represent movement and travel.
Mannaz: Mannaz is the symbol for “man” or “human,” and emphasizes the interconnected nature of human relationships. Mannaz can show the spectrum of these relationships, from comfort in good company to the more negative aspects of the human condition.
Laguz: Laguz is the rune for lake, making this a symbol for water. As such, this is a rune of potential and change, perhaps with the suggestion for flexibility through various situations. It can also mean the unconscious mind and the hidden wealth that lies beneath the surface.
Ingwaz: Ingwaz is Freyr’s rune and takes on the domains of the Vanic god as a symbol of fertility, productivity, and abundance. The rune can also symbolize masculine strength and the transforming cycles of life.
Dagaz: Dagaz means day and is the rune of new beginnings. With the day also brings hope, and is a welcome rune when life has been difficult. Dagaz can also signify the present moment and a call to “seize the day.”
Othala: Othala is the rune of the home and encompasses everything that entails, from the physical homestead to familial relationships of blood and heart. Othala also symbolizes the connection to the ancestors, from genetic inheritance to physical property passed on through the family line.
Death Certificates – What you need, why you need them, and how to get them
Prepare to spend a long and miserable time on the phone
What the Everloving Fuck is Probate
Some Simple Dos and Don’ts
Shitty Mad Libs – Templates for writing Obituaries and Memorials
How to plan a non-religious death party
So you suddenly have to become some sort of hacker or some shit
This is an eighteen page book that you can print out, download, share, and give away; it is meant to be used to collect information about funeral planning and account management after a death OR you can use it BEFORE you die and give people information so they’re not stuck playing Nancy Fucking Drew while trying to keep seventeen cousins who crawled out of the woodwork from gutting each other in front of the fucking casket as they argue about who’s inheriting grandma’s favorite dentures.
It’s not exactly cheerful and it’s full of things that are probably going to feel really fucking raw if you’re processing a fresh death.
I’m sorry! I love you! Death is shitty! I’m trying to laugh about it a little and I hope you can laugh a little too because otherwise we’re all just going to cry together.
Good luck!
(in memory of my weirdo mother and her weirdo siblings who all died too fucking young and left me holding this flaming bag of dogshit)
NAME/SCREEN NAME–“MEMORABLE”, “EASY TO SPELL”, “THE SAME SCREEN NAME I USE FOR EVERYWHERE MY ART IS POSTED”. (SOMETIMES IT’S NOT POSSIBLE TO GET THE SAME EXACT ONE EVERYWHERE–THAT’S OKAY.) LINK YOUR ACCOUNTS TOGETHER. MAKE THIS A NAME YOU’RE GOING TO USE FOR A LONG TIME, LIKE YOUR REAL NAME “+ILLUSTRATION” (+ILLUS, +ILLO), OR AN IDENTITY.
TAGLINE/MOTTO/ELEVATOR PITCH/BIO– COMPACT YOUR ARTISTIC SOUL INTO A CATCHPHRASE. ALSO HAVE A PARAGRAPH VERSION (AN EXPANDED VERSION OF THAT SENTENCE) THAT CAN SERVE AS YOUR BIO. THIS, UNLIKE YOUR NAME, CAN BE UPDATED OCCASIONALLY.
ICON/AVATAR/LOGO/MASCOT–MAKE SOMETHING THAT’S EASILY RECOGNIZABLE AT 100px X 100px (SMALL) AS IT IS FROM A DISTANCE AT 5" X 5". INTITIALS? SYMBOL?
…WHATEVER.JUST START GRABBING IT EVEN IF YOU DON’T NEED IT RIGHT THIS INSTANT IN CASE YOU WANT IT LATER AND DON’T WANT IT TO BE TAKEN WHEN YOU FINALLY DO.
TRY TO POST NEW CONTENT, NEW ART, AS OFTEN AS POSSIBLE,
DON’T JUST COAST ON OLD ART YOU MADE LAST YEAR OR SEVERAL MONTHS AGO FOREVER.
DON’T SPREAD YOURSELF THIN EITHER, IF POSTING EVERYWHERE IS TOO HARD JUST FOCUS YOUR ACTIVITY IN ONE PLACE.
OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD YOU CAN LINK INSTAGRAM TO TWITTER AND TUMBLR ETC. MANY PLACES LINK TO TWITTER.
PORTFOLIO/GALLERY–POST YOUR ART IN PLACES THAT AREN’T LITTERED WITH $#%^POSTS, NON-ART POSTS, CONVERSATION, AND COMMENTS. YOU NEED A PLACE WHERE ONLY YOUR ART LIVES AND NOTHING ELSE (EXCEPT CONTACT INFORMATION). IF MONEY IS NOT A PROBLEM, GO WITH
KEEP IT SHORT, SIMPLE, AND TO THE POINT WHENEVER WHEREVER POSSIBLE UNLESS YOU ARE ASKED TO ELABORATE OR PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.
#TAG, #TAG, #TAG, #TAG, #TAG,
THINK ABOUT THE AUDIENCE YOU’RE AFTER–ARE THEY GOING TO WANT THE WHOLE STORY OR A PREMISE-SIZED SUMMARY?
DO THEY LIKE DOUBLE SPACE OR SINGLE SPACE?
ALTHOUGH YOUR OWN PREFERENCES SHOULD BE PART OF THE EQUATION TOO, IF YOUR ART IS SOMETHING YOU WANT TO REACH OTHERS WITH, THINK ABOUT HOW TO BEST PRESENT IT TO OTHERS.
CONTACT LINK BAR COMPACT AS THIS THE BOTTOM OF POSTS:
IF IT FITS LEGIBLY ON A BUSINESS CARD THEN IT’S EFFECTIVE. APPLY THIS RULE AS OFTEN AS POSSIBLE TO ALL THINGS YOU SAY OUT LOUD AND TYPE OUT.
WHY YOU SHOULD CONSIDER AN ONLINE STORE–SOME PEOPLE LIKE FRAMING ART AND POSTERS THEN MOUNTING THEM ON THE WALL. EVERYBODY ELSE WOULD RATHER HAVE AN ITEM TO SHELF, WEAR, OR A STICKER, OR A MAGNET. THIS WILL MAKE YOUR ART MORE ACCESSIBLE. SCAN YOUR WORK (OR CREATE IT) AT 600DPI WHENEVER POSSIBLE. IF THE PIXEL DIMENSIONS IS IN THE 100s THEN WHATEVER IT IS, IT’S TOO SMALL TO PRINT.
SUPER BASIC RULES OF TAKING COMMISSIONS*
TAKE WORK ONLY FROM CLIENTS WHO HAVE SEEN YOUR PORTFOLIO OR ART EXAMPLES. THE BETTER THEY’RE ACQUAINTED WITH YOUR ART THE MORE THEY CAN TRUST YOU, THE MORE YOU CAN TRUST YOURSELF, TO DELIVER THE BEST WORK YOU CAN DO.
TAKE WORK ONLY FROM CLIENTS WILLING TO PAY YOU UP FRONT. IF THEY’RE NOT WILLING TO PAY YOU UP FRONT THEY MIGHT NOT INTEND TO PAY YOU AT ALL. THEY MIGHT NOT REALLY LIKE YOUR ART IF THEY QUESTION YOUR ABILITY. AND IF THAT’S TRUE THEY ALREADY DON’T VALUE YOUR WORK. (SOME PAY HALF NOW AND THE REST AFTER THE WORK IS DONE, I TAKE WORK ONLY FROM CLIENTS LIKE THESE IF THEY’RE REPUTABLE.)
CLOCK YOURSELF. HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE FOR YOU TO GO FROM SKETCH TO FINISH? I HOPE YOU ARE AT A POINT IN YOUR ARTISTIC EXPERIENCE THAT YOU CAN GUARANTEE THE TIME, BECAUSE THERE’S PRINT DEADLINES TO BE MET, HOURS OF SLEEP TO LOSE, AND CLIENTS WHO WANT A REFUND WHEN IT TAKES YOU TWO MONTHS THIS TIME WHEN LAST TIME IT WAS TWO WEEKS. BE DEDICATED!!!
*I COULD WRITE MORE BUT TRUST YOUR GUT AND DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH INTO THE MARKET.
ON “MANAGING” COMMENTS, CRITICISM, LACK THEREOF, AND THE INNER VOICE OF NEGATIVITY
I USED TO TALK TO PEOPLE ONE ON ONE ABOUT THIS AND THIS IS WHY–EVERYONE’S LIFE IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT AND A VARIETY OF OUTSIDE FACTORS CAN AFFECT HOW YOU MAKE YOUR ART. I STRUGGLE… AND I DON’T WISH THESE STRUGGLES ON ANYONE, WHICH IS WHY I’M INTENT ON PROVIDING AS MUCH SUPPORT AND RESOURCES AS I’M CAPABLE OF…
!!!REMEMBER:
SOME SKETCHES WILL STAY UNFINISHED.
SOME DRAWINGS YOU’LL END UP THROWING AWAY.
MISTAKES AND MISSTEPS HAPPEN. THESE THINGS DON’T MEAN YOU’RE A BAD ARTIST.
LEARN FROM YOUR MISTAKES, LEAVE THEM IN THE PAST, DON’T DWELL, DONT REHASH, MOVE ON, KEEP DRAWING.
NO ONE IS PERFECT. REPEATED MISTAKES HAPPEN TOO. JUST KEEP PUSHING, KEEP DRAWING–EVENTUALLY YOUR ART WILL SMOOTH OUT.
TO COMPARE IS TO DESPAIR.
EVERYONE HAS DIFFERENT STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES.
EVERYONE LIVES AT THEIR OWN PACE.
DO NOT COMPARE YOURSELF TO OTHERS.
TAKE CARE OF YOUR HUMAN NEEDS (FOR YOUR ART’S SAKE)
YOU NEED A POSITIVE ENVIRONMENT AND YOU NEED TO HAVE POSITIVE INTERACTIONS WITH PEOPLE TO THRIVE.
A NEGATIVE ENVIRONMENT, CONSTANT INTERACTIONS WITH TOXIC PEOPLE, WILL WEAR YOU DOWN AND AFFECT YOUR ABILITIES TO DO THINGS.
(THIS APPLIES TO ANY. IF YOU CAN’T ESCAPE… CARVE A SAFE PLACE OUT, BUILD YOUR SANCTUARY, BURY YOUR HEAD IN THE SAND. ISOLATE, CONTAIN, QUARANTINE, ZONE OUT. PERSONALLY, I LIVE IN MY HEADPHONES AND I DRAW… )
REMEMBER TO EAT. ALWAYS HAVE WATER BOTTLES, CANDY, OR SNACKS WITHIN ARM’S REACH.
ENTERTAINMENT, GAMES, COMICS TO READ, CARTOONS/ANIME TO WATCH.
MUSIC TO LISTEN TO. LIKE FOR THE ABOVE, SOME “WHITE NOISE”. AMBIENT SOUNDS???
IF YOU ARE RATHER HOMEBOUND OR SOLITARY, THEN A COLLECTION OF SOMETHING TO BRIGHTEN UP YOUR ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH YOU SPEND A LOT OF TIME (DESK). BOOKS, TOYS, PLUSH ANIMALS, FIGURINES???
COMMUNITY, BELONGING SENSE, GROUP ACTIVITIES… MAKE FRIENDS WHO SHARE YOUR INTERESTS, OTHER ARTISTS, ART FRIENDS. THIS IS HARD WHEN YOU’RE DEPRESSED BUT IF YOU’RE NOT OPEN TO ART TRADES AND COLLABS, THEN MAYBE DO REQUESTS OR!! DO ART CHALLENGES!!! FOLLOW ALONG EVEN IF YOU’RE SEPARATE. THE POINT OF THIS IS NOT LEAVING YOURSELF OUT.
OBJECTIVES, GOALS… CLIFFHANGERS TO GET YOU OUT OF BED IN THE MORNING AND CONTINUE DOING NEXT DAY.
PEOPLE BREAK DOWN AFTER THEY ARE WORN DOWN.
TO BE WELL AND STAY STRONG, YOU HAVE TO REST OCCASIONALLY TO HEAL.
REPAIR YOURSELF TO PREPARE YOURSELF. DON’T JUST BRACE FOR THE IMPACT.
Stuck on what the 3DMG looks like in SnK and can’t find a decent reference? Here you are. These belong to thisartist(I can’t read Japanese so I’m sorry if this person has already uploaded them)
But seriously, just look at it. Thanks so much you!
Please do not delete this comment or the source thank you.
I picked up this cool special effect makeup book and thought I should scanned some of the cool stuff in it. Sorry if you can’t read the text. just let me know and I can just type out what it say.
the blog is food that can be made without too much effort, with a ranking system by how much effort it takes to make it
they also have category options for gluten free, vegetarian/vegan, lactose free, etc.
if you’re disabled and have trouble cooking, this may be worth it to check out. if you’re not disabled or you don’t have trouble cooking, it’d be cool to signal boost it for those who do need it. for people with very few go to meals, food can be boring and repetitive, so this is pretty cool :*
Please apread this around, dear followers. As a disabled veteran with both physical disabilities and mental illness, especially when I was single, I would often go a day or more at a time without eating (or eating only food I could simply unwrap and eat or throw in the nuke for two minutes), not because I didn’t have any food, but because food preparation seemed like an overwhelming task. (Or because I forgot.) And my health suffered for it. This blog may not save a life, but it can significantly increase the quality.
