#nothing made locally

[two-calicos-in-a-trenchcoat]

Got my souvenirs

Freeze dried skittles and handmade watercolors made by the owners of the art shop i got them at

They grind their own pigments and everything

Their business card is a 6inch ruler

#we dont have any good specialty art shops in Lawrence #we have a couple of places downtown that are kinda similar but they pretty much only have name brand stuff #nothing made locally #if it wasnt so expensive to start a business in Lawrence i might have a niche for handmade paints there #im trying to figure out what oil they used in their base to make it antimicrobial #cuz it smells really good lol #like my paints smell very strongly of cinnamon #im assuming clove oil since thats most common.....but idk if i can identify clove by smell #smells christmas-y tho #if i was more outgoing i mightve asked the owner some questions about it #my mom tried to talk me into getting the watercolor kit that had some little pieces of watercolor paper and a pencil and a brush #and i was like ''i have all that tho'' and she was like ''but then you could use them now.'' #''.....yea. i have all that WITH me.'' like. im not gonna travel without my favorite art supplies lol #i gave up suitcase space for my giant watercolor sketchbook just in case i wanted to paint #i have MOSTLY travel watercolor sets and brought all of them with me in my pencil bag #i specifically filled up all my watercolor brushes with water the night before we left and made sure i had my favorite mechanical pencil #(which btw if you have executive dysfunction and like to paint with watercolors i highly recommend the watercolor brushes you fill #with water. i paint way more than i used to cuz i dont have to fill a cup with water any time i wanna paint) #i have my regular sketchbook #i even brought my sudoku book and a couple pens in case i felt like playing sudoku #i dont travel without my bag of activities. i may not always do the activities i bring but i like to have options #at least its better than when i was a kid cuz i tried to bring activities AND like 5 stuffed animals #my suitcase was usually half stuffed animals #i also usually had a few shoved into my pillowcase with my blanky

[egophiliac]

Hello!! I followed you for your absolutely amazing Twisted Wonderland comics (thank you for making them, by the way-) but I saw you posting about something called Ride Kamens? I haven’t heard of it before, what’s it about? Or if that’s a bit much to ask, where could I find more info about it? It seems right up my alley 👀

Thank you!

thank you! :> :> :> (this is also for the other anon who asked about where to find it, I am honored to be infecting the world spreading interest in this silly game)

Ride Kamens is still doing prerelease marketing and isn't out yet; it's set for "early summer 2024", so a bit yet to go! similar to Twst, it's a mobile game about anime boys loosely based on an existing franchise (Kamen Rider), although it seems like it's going to be more standalone/won't require familiarity with Rider going in.

the (very) basic premise is that your player character has just taken over their late father's role as a secret agent, supporting the city's superheroes by running a secret base disguised as a cafe (plus you have a personal butler for some reason) (the reason is because it's amazing). you also have to help the heroes regain their lost memories, and it looks like it'll have a bit of a route/choice aspect there (not romance, just different endings to the character episodes depending on what you do). the details are kinda hard to tell at this point but the characters seem like a really fun bunch; there's definitely big "idiots with emotional problems" energy which I am extremely into.

all the official info is in Japanese only at the moment, but here's the website and the ride_kamens twitter! (though the twitter is sort of overtaken by posts about the AnimeJapan exhibit right now, whoops.) and I believe some people are already planning on doing translations for it too? lots to look forward to! :D

#ride kamens #joseimuke games are serious business #this is why like 99% of my posts about it so far have been just 'hey it's that guy' :') #the characters look like fun i'm just waiting to properly meet them! #i suspect they're doing a bit of a reverse-twst where instead of familiarity with the source drawing you into the game #they're aiming to get people into rider via handsome animes #we have officially reached the zany gambit phase of the franchise #honestly i have no idea what the actual quality of the game is going to be but by god am i gonna play it anyway because C'MON #i do think it looks like fun though! based on the op it looks like the villains might be turning people into monsters? #and the chaostones are from space or something WHY NOT #(also i was SO happy to see that there's a background that looks like our old friend the Wireworks and Explosion Factory) #(you made it in! can't wait for a character to dramatically explode in you ❤️) #(man i hope nijigao city is just full of toku landmarks) #(round up all the boys for a field trip to the local quarry surely nothing will go wrong there)

[mikmikbrody]

WIP Desert zone stuff in Hops!

Also watched "The Long Good Friday", and am trying to contact my local mafia to fund Zoo Strikers, surely a great investment for them. Will update later...

#NOTHING bad could possibly happen from getting my local mob involved! #Big Hops #gamedev #3d platformer #made with unity #desert #frog

[bowbowis]

How Much Difference Does the Translation of the "Reconquer" Line Make?

When he confronts Edelgard in Crimson Flower Dimitri asks her the following: "Must you continue to conquer? Continue to kill?" Edelgard's response has often been mocked for being ad hominem attack. Some insist her reply is mistranslated and that she makes a stronger argument in the original Japanese script, others contend that the line is basically the same in both versions. Who is right?

Here's her reply in the English localization:

Must you continue to reconquer? Continue to kill in retaliation?

Here's a version closer to the original Japanese:

So you'd feel better if you reconquered... if you killed in retaliation?

So there is a difference between the English and Japanese lines. The Japanese version puts an emphasis on Dimitri's motivation that is mostly absent in the English version. The significance of the change becomes more pronounced when you remember that Edelgard says more after that. Her complete reply is, in English:

Must you continue to reconquer? Continue to kill in retaliation? I will not stop. There is nothing I would not sacrifice to cut a path to Fódlan's new dawn!

In Japanse:

So you'd feel better if you reconquered... if you killed in retaliation? I will not stop. I am willing to sacrifice to pave the way for the future!

While you can still kind of get the original intent by reading between the lines of the English version the Japanese version is much clearer that Edelgard is not only calling out Dimitri for doing what he's accusing her of but also contrasting their reasons for doing it. She is going on the offensive to bring about a better future, he's doing it to indulge his own desire for vengeance (note that she never brings up his purely defensive actions, only his retaliatory ones).

It actually mirrors what Dimitri says when he's tormenting Randolph in Azure Moon:

Dimitri: You are a monster too, General. You have just yet to realize it. A monster who thinks he's a man... despicable. As a general, you must have killed countless souls without a shred of mercy. Do you still remember the sound of them begging, just as you're begging now? Or, now that your life is at its end, will you hold to the lie that your hands are not stained red with blood? Randolph: This...this is war. I did what I had to for the Empire...for the people...for my family! Dimitri: So, you are piling up corpses for the people and for your family. And I am doing the same for the salvation of the dead... After all is said and done, we are both murderers. Both stained. Both monsters.

The difference of course is that while Dimitri rejects the idea that why he and Randolph kill makes a difference, Edelgard highlights the fact that although they are both killing people she is doing it in service of the greater good, while Dimitri is just looking to satisfy his own desire for vengeance. It's a reflection of their deontological and consequentialist ethics respectively.

#edelgard von hresvelg #dimitri alexandre blaiddyd #fire emblem three houses #fe3h #translation differences #edelgard discourse #The localization also made Edelgard sound more extreme #changing her being “willing to sacrifice” to "there [being] nothing [she] would not sacrifice” #because Treehouse

[commsroom]

doug eiffel is a radio guy in every sense. eiffel still listens to music on the radio and he complains about what they play, but no matter how many times people tell him he can just listen to his own music instead, he wants to listen to the radio and complain about it, so he won’t stop. eiffel thinks it’s sacrilege when classic rock stations play anything more recent than the 80s.

#wolf 359 #w359 #doug eiffel #i know this is true i feel it in my heart #he's an analog man #and he loves a good radio show. or a bad radio show. whatever #i feel like people underestimate how nostalgia brained eiffel is tbh #he likes some newer stuff but it's mostly very mainstream #he's a pop culture guy but a pop culture guy of another era and his attachment to the technology associated with that era of pop culture #is unshakable #he likes stuff he can take apart and fix by himself with whatever's lying around. he made his own walkie talkies. etc #type of guy who still has his blockbuster card in his wallet #type of guy who watches movies on tv even though he has them on dvd #and he worked in surveillance there's noo way he trusts streamlined modern technology with 'smart' features or the equivalent #i was watching a video the other day about local radio/tv repair places that went out of business because nothing is built #to be repaired anymore and products are designed so they can only be repaired/replaced by the companies that made them #and i think eiffel would have a lot to say about that. and he would be right.

[persephoneprice]

local girl is annoying in ao3 comment sections

#I am local girl #idk what if wrong with me but I always think I need to comment on like everything I read #mayhaps I should shut up sometimes #oh clarify: read and enjoy #I would die before I left any sort of negative comment on anything rest assured #anyway if u see that bitch lilythreehearts in your comment sections….block me fr i’m annoying #also that user is dumb af i didn’t think when i made it it literally means nothing

[carrionsong]

my baby lily has been missing for 3 days now. i cant even play stardew without wanting to cry bc i made my ingame kitty gray and white and named her lily too ;_;

#.txt #ive been just. sitting here at home since wrk has given me 2 shifts a week. doing nothing but going on walks and calling for her #i need to make a missing poster. i need to go to the local animal shelter and see if shes there but im being dragged around n made to do #shit for everyone else at home (im the errand boy -_-) and ive just been like. paralyzed #i want to cry i dont want to lose her i dont know if we've already lost her im so fucking mad at myself

[theflyingfeeling]

I hope everyone's having a nice Sunday, and if not, I hope I can make it more less terrible with the third chapter for my fic let me down slowly, now on AO3 ✨

again, huge thanks to anyone who's been reading this 🥺 the final chapter will be up at some point next week

#blind channel fanfiction #blind channel rpf #in today's episode of Local Fic Author Assumes She's The Worst Ever Pls Don't Hate Her Too Much: #if you have read something similar in another olli/allu fic recently it's purely coincidental 😳 #i promise i have written this fic completely separate and unknowing of other fics or fic ideas okay i swear i'm not a copycat!! 😭 #the communal braincell just did a thing again 😔🙈 #and i mean. i understand this fic is entirely different from the one i'm referring to in terms of the setting etc. #and there's absolutely no harm in writing about similar stuff!! that's like completely okay!! i know this!! #but personally i just hate the thought of anyone thinking i've copied someone's idea when i haven't 😭 #also sorry in advance for adding new tags mid-publishing. i just really didn't want to spoil anything 🙊 #btw @ dear pre-readers! i may have added a sentence or two that weren't in the 1st version of this chapter #nothing major or anything that would affect the plot or the bigger picture. just adding some more depth i guess #i have made minor (=hardly noticeable) changes to all the chapters actually. just fixed some phrasings etc. 😇

[iero]

I hate talking about my IBS because most people are either completely grossed out or just like, "Shit problems, huh? HAHAHAHA" and it's like... This isn't funny and I've been living with this for as long as I remember. It SHOULD be talked about more without ridicule.

#personal #Literally ever since I was a little girl I had bathroom problems. My mom tells me it all the time. #But I was only diagnosed a few years ago and I HATE that GP and I never went back. #They had the worst bedside manner and offered NOTHING but dietary changes. #And I made said changes even cutting out dairy and it doesn't help #Still remember the worst flare up ended me in the ER and that ER visit was one of the most traumatic things I went through. #Not to mention the nurses were rude as fuck but my local hospital is pretty much known for being God awful. #My IBS has been kicking my ass completely the past two weeks and I'm constantly terrified I'll end up back in the ER. #I'm hopeful that this new GP I'm seeing in a week can offer SOMETHING. I'm tired of living like this.

[roseofcards90]

There’s a sort of loneliness that comes with Halloween now and it’s the reason why I don’t love the holiday as much as I used to before 😔

#I remember last year when I was still living in the dorms I just went to a local Walgreens to pick up candy for myself #so I could eat it alone in my room and watch Halloween movies while I assumed everyone else my age went to Halloween parties :/ #and it made me realize the disconnect of what I used to have where I would go to those parties #they were more childish/kid parties than a college Halloween party but I still remember attending them #with childhood friends and going out trick or treating #and it just…stopped for me :/ like there was nothing left for me to attend to because I was too old now #and I didn’t want to go to a college Halloween party or something so I just kinda stayed in that loneliness #while trying to study for midterms but I didn’t even want to do that 😔 #it feels lonelier here at home especially when your parents are boring and won’t even bother buying some candy for the kids like damn :/ #but yeah idk I wish I didn’t feel so isolated around this time of year #especially when I see all my other childhood friends doing things and yet I’m still stuck in the same place #with nowhere to go #my posts

[lemuel-apologist]

every so often i get hit by the realization that "oh, fuck, i was raised in a cult"

#this most recent time it was a result of reflecting on a conversation with a friend #we were listening to music and then ended up watching some mormonads together #and like. my stance always has been and always will be that mormonism isn't INHERENTLY a cult. #nothing is inherently anything. there are ways to do mormonism where it's not a cult and actually is a force for good. #but if you follow the 'letter of the law' and do the mainstream mormonism thing and never question and take your doubts only to the lord #and listen to the prophet and only the prophet and your local leaders about everything... #like obviously things are going to vary from person to person and congregation to congregation. that's just how it is. #but oh my fucking god i was raised in a cult #exmo #(we watched the mormonads and then i made him listen to the sons of provo soundtrack. winner time for me)

[britneyshakespeare]

This is just a map of New England (minus Connecticut the fake New England state)

#text post #new england #source: boston 25 news website: believe it or not massachusetts is not the most irish state new study finds #18.9% of mass residents have irish ancestry #really this is not surprising at all. massachusetts is the most population-dense state by far with the most immigrants #and new hampshire? ask anyone where their family lived before they came to new hampshire. it was massachusetts #new hampshire is full of ethnically irish and italian and polish catholics whose families have been here long enough #to assimilate and move to the suburbs and become xenophobic and anti-immigrant. #literally bothers me so much when ppl named molly o'flannigan and patrick sullivan talk shit about dorchester lawrence etc #and other immigrant-dense areas in new england. i'm like baby your grandparents lived there #well or at least that's my experience #new england still does have a shocking amount of wasps whose families have been here since the fuckin mayflower #i dont have a direct link to that in my own family but it's very strange how that is taught to new england children as like #'our' heritage in schools. plymouth plantation and the puritans and all that. you're weirdly made to identify w it #and like as time goes on #just factually that only represents the population of ppl who live and are raised here less and less. #not to mention it does nothing to address DIVERSITY in the area. but i suppose there's like a local mythos #we have to teach a story to children and it has to be a 'we' story and that story has to be pilgrims #bc the story has to start at colonization and not expand after that. thats too complex. happy thanksgiving? #new england white people have a habit of thinking theyre irish catholic anglo-protestant settlers and they built this country #they dont parse out their own identity at all and they certainly don't want to have to consider other ppl's. #wow i didnt mean this to turn into a culture-critical rant im sure most of my followers arent even from here so idk what this means 2 u guy #happy saint patrick's day!

[lgbt-cishet-movie-tournament]

not gonna lie I made the GAH! Quadrant so I could at least guarantee 1 horror movie could make it to week 7.

#it's a failsafe. horror isn't very big on this site #people talk about tumblr being the cannibalism gore love website but it really isn't. people just like hozier #i mean i like the songs too but it's got nothing to do with body horror flicks #on a different movie poll blog the most watched horror movies fell behind by a lot #and don't get me started on real honest to god queer horror books and movies #not just 'made by a gay man' stuff like hellraiser or little shop of horrors i also mean #actual stuff with lgbt people in it or things that were significant in the horror queer community #but you gotta admit to yourself that queer horror is a niche. very niche even in lgbt circles. and horror isn't as big in general #my local cinema rarely even plays a horror movie

[funshinebf]

im so tired of being the bigger person 😭 anyone who makes me mad should just die idc anymore

#my post #my local news station made a fb post about the man or bear shit online #N SOME WEIRDOS RANDOMLY KEPT BRINGING UP TRANS PPL IN BATHROOMS? what are you talkinggg aboutttt #that had nothing to do with the post 😭😭 these ppl are fucked #theyre so obsessed with us all the time 🙄 get a life bro

[always-a-slut-4-ghouls]

I have this tea cup I made in highschool (it’s really cute and was designed more like those Japanese ones without a handle than it was those fancy English style with even more elements to them) but I never actually asked if the glaze we used was food safe (we all used the same glaze on those cups specifically because the teacher glazed those ones in particular and I don’t remember checking. I glazed and painted every other project but only one of them was something you would use for food and that thing broke a few years ago and was honestly more decorative) and this has haunted me ever since. It’s a super cute cup and I adore it, but I have no idea if I can use it for its intended purpose and while I could buy a lead testing kit I’m not sure how I would check for anything else that might have been in that glaze. I know the color used but not the brand, so that’s not really a help either. The teacher I had left the district after that year because our school district paid art teachers a shit wage and we rotated through them like elementary school kids needing new shoes every year. I’m not entirely sure how I would contact her, but even if I did track her down (something not entirely impossible from what I know about her life outside of teaching us for a year, I would feel slightly weird about it though, even though she was my favorite art teacher) but I highly doubt she would remember something like the glaze she used on one project her students made at a school she taught at for one year. I’m not sure what other testing kits I would need besides lead to confidently say it’s safe enough for my personal use, and it’s annoyed me for several years now.

#emma posts #it was peacock. peacock green I believe #and do you have any idea how many brands produce a peacock named glaze? #I could maybe narrow it down by looking for one that tended to be more forest green to dark blue #but that’s not really a great way to get a definitive answer #I also wish i could make more ceramic stuff right now! I’ve been hooked ever since yhat class #polymer clay sculpting isn’t quite the same (though better than nothing) and air dry clay often feels crumbly #neither of those could be used for cups and stuff #but even just making clay sculptures (my favorite) hits different with clay #I miss the smell and the feel and the way it worked #the closest I’ve gotten to the experience was digging up clay near my parents house and trying to fire it in the bonfire #it was only a half success #I tried to learn how ancient people made stone wear with raw clay and other materials added #but i just can’t seem to fire it the same way and it ends up slightly ashy on the surface from the soot #it’s also a bit more prone to cracking and I know I can’t expect the same as what it’s like working with the good stuff #and I know the clay on the farm is at least decent but not modern quality #also it doesn’t get fired all the way so if I get water on it it starts to dissolve a bit again #I should try to study ancient clay methods #it would be really fun to try to recreate some stuff in the area behind the lilacs #but it isn’t as good as modern clay #I’m getting really side tracked though #art problems #I wish I had an actual studio. I don’t see that happening any time soon though #my dream is to live on one of those houses in the woods north of town and have an art studio and room for more pets and gardens #i don’t think that’s ever gonna happen though #right now I’m just trying to figure out the local buses and stay in government housing #I can’t drive. I dropped out of college because of health problems. I’m living on disability and foodstamps. my health inssues make my #schedule and availability unreliable for a regular schedule #keeping up with the dishes is my worst enemy (aside from everything else) #i just don’t see myself doing much outside of my desk in the corner of my small living room any time soon

[pochapal]

seeing a few posts about it on the dash tonight is reminding me of my phase a few years ago where i added a whole bunch of fabricated stories to queering the map

#:) #back when it was newish i looked in an area near me and there was nothing there #so i spent a couple weeks coming up with like half a dozen compelling convincing fictional queer stories that got approved on the map #in the years since nobody ever actually added to the region so the only stuff there is the silly shadowplay fiction i made up by myself lol #sometimes i feel guilty about doing it because it was kinda disingenuous and against the spirit of the thing #but like idk. maybe someone local has/will look at this area and see my fake pins and feel less alone than they actually are lol