#buy like all people can so i get it!

[jrueships]

capricorn … don’t hold back 😔

CAPRICORNS are some of the FUNNIEST people i have EVER met !!!! But i don't get them! If you can tell me more about them i would LOVE to listen because like! There's this stereotype i keep hearing from my basic like five minute curiosity zodiac random researches at 5am that they're so COLD and JADED and BORING and a 'daddy' sign WHAT??? Cardinal or whatever lol 😭 n like for SOME i can see it? BUT THEY'RE STILL FUNNY THO! i feel like people meet ONE Capricorn and is all like 'ALL Capricorns are like THIS!!'

Because they're kinda rare? N it's not fair! Or maybe im jus perceivin em wrong cus the Capricorn I've actually MET n SEEN were all super funny n not like OUTGOING outgoing, but with their friends they entertained! There's this one cap im friends (told me hes a cap once & cried when he heard i was a leo) with who has his favorite tiktok dances he just busts out randomly to make us laugh. they aren't like good but he does em cus we like em! He's cool!! In highschool people joked i was goin to an expensive private school (i am now but it's not like prestigious it's just a pain in the ass 😐.), so i played along n said i was goin to Harvard n he actually believed me even after graduation. Before though he was like 'OMG THATS SO COOL IM SO HAPPY FOR YOU YOU'RE GONNA DO GREAT ! I ALWAYS KNEW YOU WERE GOING TO HARVARD AFTER YOU FIXED MY COMPUTER FOR ME!!' (i didn't. he fixed it himself while i tried 'helping') n ill never forget it!

Capricorns in my opinion are VERY sweet and easily get a stereotyped rep because people wanna fly over em! N YOU SHOULDNT BECAUSE I THINK THEYRE COOL!! When a cap is sad tho.. They're like. Sad. Head down on the desk in the middle of class sad or curled up in their chair thinking sad thoughts sad. N they always gotta describe how sad they are or can be. It's very sad :( BUT CAPS ARE EPIC I HOPE YOU AND THEY KNOW THAT! More people need to spread positive cap aganda !

#i think they can be prideful themselves when it comes to getting a chip on their shoulder #like some live breathe and die to that sword #it's a lil concerning and tiring ! #they could be super popular with close loving friends n still be 'everyone hates me' #buy like all people can so i get it! #just know u ARE loved tho! #libras also do a similar thing where theyre super popular n loved for being awesome but go home n think 'no one really KNOWS me' #the Existentialist crisis... no one is SAFE #ALSO I KNEW A CAP GIRL WHO WAS SUPER INTO TWILIGHT LMAO #she wouldnt defend defend it she knew it was problematic and kinda stupid like she'd joke abt it #but u could tell she still loved it anyway n even got some others to love it for the right reasons! #it was cute! #im glad she didnt approach me like that because she was fearful of me bcs i dont think we would vibe vibe but still! #she was a vibe! #ted tumbunity things

[inkskinned]

they want to talk about mental illness and acceptance and how everyone is a little ocd it's cute and quirky and their "intrusive thoughts" are about cutting their hair off and you say yours are about taking a razorblade to your eye and they say ew can you not and everyone is a little adhd sometimes! except if you're late it's a personality flaw and it's because you are careless and cruel (and someone else with adhd mentions they can be on time, so why can't you?) and it's not an eating disorder if it's girl dinner! it's not mania if it's girl math! what do you mean you blew all of your savings on nonrefundable plane tickets for a plane you didn't even end up taking. what do you mean that you are afraid of eating. get over it. they roll their little lips up into a sneer. can you not, like, trauma dump?

they love it on them they like to wear pieces of your suffering like jewels so that it hangs off their tongue in rapiers. they are allowed to arm-chair diagnose and cherrypick their poisons but you can't ever miss too many showers because that's, like, "fuckken gross?" so anyone mean is a narcissist. so anyone with visual tics is clearly faking it and is so cringe. but they get to scream and hit customer service employees because well, i got overwhelmed.

you keep seeing these posts about how people pleasers are "inherently manipulative" and how it's totally unfair behavior. but you are a people pleaser, you have an ingrained fawn response. in the comments, you have typed and deleted the words just because it is technically true does not make it an empathetic or kind reading of the reaction about one million times. it is technically accurate, after all. you think of catholic guilt, how sometimes you feel bad when doing a good deed because the sense of pride you get from acting kind - that pride is a sin. the word "manipulation" is not without bias or stigma attached to it. many people with the fawn response are direct victims of someone who was malignantly manipulative. calling the victims manipulative too is an unfair and unkind reading of the situation. it would be better and more empathetic to say it is safety-seeking or connection-seeking behavior. yes, it can be toxic. no, in general it is not intended to be toxic. there is no reason to make mentally ill people feel worse for what we undergo.

you type why is everyone so quick to turn on someone showing clear signs of trauma but you already know the fucking answer, so what's the point of bothering. you kind of hate those this is what anxiety looks like! infographics because at this point you're so good at white-knuckling through a severe panic attack that people just think you're stoic. even people who know the situation sometimes comment you just don't seem depressed. and you're not a 9 year old white kid so there's no way you're on the spectrum, you're not obsessed with trains and you were never a good mathematician. okay then.

mental illness is trending. in 2012 tumblr said don't romanticize our symptoms but to be fair tiktok didn't exist yet. there's these series of videos where someone pretends to be "the most boring person on earth" and is just being a normal fucking person, which makes your skin crawl, because that probably means you are boring. your friend reads aloud a profile from tinder - no depressed bitches i fucking hate that mental illness crap. your father says that medication never actually works.

you still haven't told your grandmother that you're in therapy. despite everything (and the fact it's helping): you just don't want her to see you differently.

#writeblr #warm up #to be clear let me state again: i think you should id however you fucking want if it helps you seek peace #but there is a HUGE difference between being like '.... im undiagnosed but i think i might be X' #and a person who is like ''omg my intrusive thoughts made me buy a birkin!!!'' #babe mine made me throw up bc they disgusted me so much <3 #mine made me hurt myself evenly. even when i wanted to stop. i have had to put my hand on the stove MULTIPLE TIMES #and again i'd rather have 10000 people get help for something they don't need help for #than have 1 kid NOT get help #but there has GOTTTTT to be a middle ground here #bc at this point it isn't ''raising awareness'' #it's . fucking misinformation. and ''what this picture says about you!!!!!'' #& yes! im mostly talkin about ppl who are actually disgusted and offended by signs of mental illness #but use it to defend THEIR actions #like babe you hate when kids start yelling in the walmart? but you YOuRSELF can yell? #you are depressed so it's fine you were cruel to your spouse? #but if your spouse spends too much time in bed she's a lazy fuck? #your partner needs to do everything for you bc of your history in trauma? but when SHE has needs she's being clingy and gross? #HUGE difference here between whom i think most of my followers are btw. like #all it takes is fucking anyyyy empathy or kindness . like. #anyway it's hard to explain im hoping we all know the person im talking about lol

[jessiesjaded]

I really, really wish people who don't have the capacity to properly take care of animals would simply accept and acknowledge that about themselves. This isn't even a post of me trying to be mean or judge anyone, I'm sure most people go into getting an animal with good intentions, but intentions and actions are different. If you don't have the time and the space and the care an animal needs, the animal will suffer. The fleeting joy of having a kitten or puppy or anything else doesn't last forever and they aren't toys to be put down and forgotten once you've moved past the inital excitement. If you don't have the ability to properly care for an animal, just accept that and simply admire them from a distance.

#the amount of people i know who flippantly just. buy a random pet with no prior planning or thought #and like its not always outright neglect #you can technically feed and groom a pet get them flee treatments etc but if you lock it outside 24/7 and spend no actual time #like why do you have that animal? #you should not have that aninal #if you have too much in your life to adequately care for one its vetter for YOU and for the animal to not have one #like this little cat is so sweet #actually the sweetest cat ive ever known and my cat tigs has always been a massive sweety already #so its saying something that shes been even sweeter #i mean i brushed her teeth and got matted fur off her and cleaned her eyes and she NEVER bit or scratched me once #shes so quiet and sweet #but the people across the road clearly just left her outside to her own devices her whole life #seemingly no vet checks. didnt feed her properly and i sometimes wonder if at all bc their next door neighbour was feeding her apparently #and he has no pets!! even he knew that shit was wrong #and now shes so sickly and small and malnourished and her teeth are rotting out of her head #and its just like ???? #why have her #you could have realized you werent really the type for pets and given her to a shelter #and she would have been adopted 100% #but they kept her all this time but also not really bc its not like she was kept properly at all #its sad she didnt come over here sooner #i wish id had since she was a baby or even a year ago #bc then maybe i could have helped her more #its just so unnecessary. Animals are a privilege not a right. #and again like. go visit your cousin or uncle or sister or friends pet in that case #you might not have the time or ability but you could still enjoy animals wothout directly having one

[aq2003]

it IS weird that the general consensus on twelve is that peter capaldi is an excellent actor but his episodes are bad (esp in comparison to the general consensus on series 5 being that it's some of the best the show gets) bc i am overall really enjoying series 8, a lot more than the last 3

#eleven had a bunch of episodes that were just hard to follow and thus hard (for me) to emotionally engage in #twelve is awful to people and this does deeply suck sometimes esp when it's just very unneeded #like insulting danny's intelligence or being randomly mean to courtney (what would i give for her and twelve to be given more time #and fleshed out a bit. why does he initially take her into the tardis? can we see more of that?) #but god. is mr capaldi bringing his 1000% everything to this role #those monologues ohhh yeah baby. all the episodes are leaning into the doctor feeling their age and the weight of the universe #w not much left to shield themself from that. so like. i buy it. he's just so fun to watch #and i know he gets like. progressively nicer as his era goes on so i have that to look forward to #dr who #i am being picky abt how clara is written bc im now measuring her against the standards of martha and donna #two of my fav characters in the whole show. by m*ffat standards s8 clara is blowing everybody out of the water #12 era

[deoidesign]

Ever think you’ll do a physical print of time and time again?

Yes! I'm actively working on it now that I'm on hiatus ^^ I have 2/4 books for season 1 ready to go!

I'm planning to launch a kickstarter early next year for the first four books! (The pirate arc, the summer camp arc, the ghost hunting arc, and the vampire hunting arc)

I'm planning for each book to be $25, and I'll ship them out over the course of a year. (shipping in the us will be about $7 per book, and internationally it'll be around $16 per book!)

Each book is 100-150 pages and 8.3x5.8 inches ^^

I've got some really cute and exciting things planned for it!

Consider this the official announcement and a warning that it'll be pretty pricey! I'll have themed merch bundles offered as well (partially pictured) so it can add up fast! If you want all 4 books, expect to spend about $150 including shipping!

#kickstarter #queer comics #graphic novels #asks #distantwave #I'm so so so so excited about it!!! #there's like #no way I can think of to get the cost down though... #I guess that kind of comes with it being 4 books ;_; #so I'm trying to warn people early so people can save up #IF it's possible #I recognize $150 is like. a lot of money #I wish I could make it less #in a year or so you can buy them all together and then shipping would be like.... half.......... #so still like $120 :( sorry

[puppyeared]

isnt it great when u take your adhd meds and instead of using that brainpower for stuff like ASSIGNMENTS. AND PROJECTS. your brain decides the next 6 hours will be brainstorming ponysona names and making oc playlists

#IM LITERALLY IN HELL. IM SCRATCHING AT THE WALLS IM ON MY HANDS AND KNEES HERE PEOPLE #im having fun. but i also hate it because i should be focusing. but im so bored. but i need to do SOMETHING interesting or ill DIE #i want.. to make a character with a cupid theme.. name ideas i have rn are 'heart throb' 'love letter' and 'yours truly' #and i have an idea for a ponysona. its name is ripple effect and its special talent is skipping stones #but im also in class rn and we're going over the next project and i KNOW i have so many ideas for it and i want to everything ALL AT ONCE #for the assignment we have to redesign a brand design system and im going claires because i fucking hate the shade of purple they use #but even if theres no problem energy wise my motivation levels go up and down. its so over its so back #ill be like i can get some of this done rn. and then ill be like oooh i got plany of time. and then ill be like what if i lied to #buy more time. and then ill be like there are so many steps this is too much. and it just. constantly switches between those rapidly #and because i hyperfocused on playing tetris yesterday i now have tetris running in the back of my head. wtf #yapping

[g1deonthefirst]

wasn't alfred a hedge fund manager? i get where ur coming from re: the class divide post otherwise btw but am somewhat stumped ab this bc he was definitely the one making the most money and likely highly educated as well, and ended up a cav. ig it is STEM/nonSTEM divide?

hi! yes, alfred was a hedge fund manager — he was also augustine's brother and so comes from a similar (presumably very wealthy) background. this exception doesn't really disprove the rule to me: either way, john was disproportionately likely to make people who were highly educated necromancers and people who were not cavaliers. i want to walk through a couple possible reasons for this.

the first possibility is that john (1) believed that people who were more "intelligent" were more likely to be able to understand necromancy and (2) implicitly believed that people who were academically high-achieving like scientists, lawyers, doctors, etc. were more "intelligent." clearly, john and the lyctors all seem to think pretty highly of their own intelligence. john in particular went from being a poor māori kid to being an accomplished scientist, and i don't think it's a stretch to say he probably believed he deserved it on the basis of intelligence.

in contrast, both alfred and cristabel have their own talents and intelligence disparaged — john describes alfred as "useless, but a darling" and augustine describes cristabel as "not hav[ing] the intellect you'd ordinarily find in a sandwich or an orange." additionally, necromancy is talked about in scientific terms, which lends itself to the idea that you might need some scientific understanding to be good at it. i think it's entirely possible that john consciously decided that some people wouldn't be intelligent enough to hack it and made them the cavaliers, a problematic assumption chiefly in that it equates academic achievement with innate intelligence.

the second possibility, and to me the more likely one, is that john simply made the people closest to him necromancers while making people he wasn't as close to (essentially his friends' friends) non-necromancers. it's pretty clear that the people john made necromancers were people who directly worked on john's original cryogenics project with him, while the cavaliers were all people who got dragged into his cult by those original project members. alfred is a perfect example of this — he's there because he's augustine's brother. other people have made posts about the possibility that john did this to intentionally separate his friends from the people they loved.

but either way, i think this demonstrates who john as a character cared about. john, as a successful scientist, surrounded himself by people who were highly educated and successful, predominantly (as you note anon) people in STEM. people who are disproportionately likely to be white, neurotypical, and cis, or at least disproportionately likely to be able to conform to white/european, neurotypical, cis standards. not only is john not as close to people in his project-turned-cult that aren't as highly educated, but poor people aren't present at all. there are no janitors, no retail workers, no manual laborers, no farmworkers. i don't get the sense that john ever really unpacked his internalized biases or questioned why he primarily values people who are highly educated.

"but," i imagine my hypothetical reader who's somehow made it this far protesting, "of course he's surrounded by highly educated people. he's working on a cryogenics project!" well...precisely. tumblr user sophelstien's scratch a liberal and a fascist bleeds essay touches on how this project demonstrates that john is not as progressive as some people assume he is, but what i'll say here is simply that john didn't have to make the people in his cryogenics project the leaders of his new society. and by installing the very people who our society rewards into positions of power, john — consciously or not — shapes the new society he's creating with the old society's inequalities.

#asks #tlt #realizing as i write this out that i have a lot more thoughts on what the people who john made lyctors says about the nine houses #like as anon points out they're nearly all in stem #and i think that has some crazy implications for the nine houses that tie back to john's disregard for pregnant people #on the cryogenics project which evinces a disregard for scientific ethics more generally #(which is also seen in the human experimentation on canaan house) #i also have a lot of thoughts on the supposed necromancer-cav intelligence divide #that i think fandom really buys into as you can see in people who believe pyrrha must be a necromancer #and on what john prioritized when shaping the culture of the nine houses #but i think this post is long enough #also would you believe i accidentally inserted a poll halfway thru this post and couldn't get rid of it so i had to like #copy paste all my individual paragraphs into another program discard the post and repaste them all here

[sergle]

I too have an inexplicable fear of using ebay. I think it may be the older website with less sleek listing that makes me feel like everything on there came from a scummy garage sale

tbh that's how I feel when I buy something off amazon

#I have been using ebay For Ever so there's nothing to demystify for moi bc like #i bUY ALL MY BUSINESS SUPPLIES ON THERE LMAO #you can get really great deals on envelopes.. and mailers........ chipboard and shit #also new-in-box skincare items. that people like. presumably stole while they worked at sephora #I haven't paid full price for skincare in. awhile #sergle answers

[commsroom]

i honestly do feel that eiffel's disrespect for authority and willingness to complain are positive traits. in terms of 'these are things i value in real people', but also for what it represents and what he's resisting within the narrative of wolf 359.

it's notable in the face of cutter's personal philosophy and goddard's corporate culture (pryce & carter #5, etc.) ... eiffel won't just accept anything, he won't do his job with a smile (he might not do his job at all, but either way, he reserves the right to be upset about it), he won't learn to compartmentalize. he will complain. he will keep on complaining. he values emotional honesty, and actively encourages others to express their feelings, especially the ones that aren't goddard-approved.

no matter what happens, or how long they've been up there, he never gets desensitized, and i think there's really something about someone who will keep saying 'this isn't normal, it isn't okay, i'm not okay with it, and i ask you to also not be okay with it,' even when he seems alone in saying it. their situation is horrible, and he feels everything so strongly. being able to express that is healthy, and it's human. i find it reassuring.

#wolf 359 #w359 #doug eiffel #you know? #it's how all of the antagonists in wolf are so good at compartmentalizing. it's cutter's particularly intense brand of toxic positivity #eiffel isn't interested in any of that. he feels how he feels and he's more than willing to express himself. #it's not just that he doesn't get desensitized either. it's that he is always surprised when other people are. #no matter how much callousness he runs up against he never stops being shocked and disgusted that other people can do that #and his emotional honesty creates a space for people who otherwise don't feel safe or comfortable enough to be honest with themselves #minkowski tries so hard to buy into the corporate culture but she's never quite got it. #and hera has internalized on a much deeper level that it's not safe for her to express her feelings #so it's just... nice that he can do that. i like him. #i like that he doesn't try to fix things for hera or tell her to feel better. he's just willing to be there and be upset with her. #to me (and i think for her) that counts for a lot. #& being good at complaining is a very attractive trait. to me.

[naomiknight-17]

I can't clean and tidy all of my apartment at once like I wish I could, but at least I can dust some shelves and put all my Pokemon pops together

Also Lion from SU is there. When I finally complete my Eeveelution collection (just need Umbreon!) I will have to relocate him... he is a placeholder

#i will just focus on little tidying tasks today and see what i can get done #it would be nice if we could have things tidy and decorated for the holidays by the end of sunday #so we can put all the boxes and bins back in the garage #a little bit at a time #mod post #pokemon #eevee #eeveelutions #funko pops #i don't generally care for funko pops but i am a bit obsessed with eeveelutions so. i want them #chores #tidying #also. almost all of these were gifts #cuz people know i like eeveelutions so they buy them for me #i bought the Glaceon myself tho. as a gift. for me

[cutearose]

going to my first meetup with a new book club tonight and I am NERVOUS!!! I want to make new local friends and be part of the community but its so scary 😳

#especially bc i didnt really like the book we read this time lmao #they do all seem super nice tho.. the host picked a place on my bus route so i could get there!!! and multiple people offered me lifts!!! #i just dont know how to act around people i dont know hsjdhsjdjd i feel so awkward and uninteresting #but. hopefully it will be a nice time :) #i cant really afford to buy dinner and most of the menu is stuff i cant eat but hopefully i can find something #and i’ll take my sock knitting so i have something to fidget with and maybe make me more interesting lmao #post

[horrorlesbians]

IF we ever get a preacher’s daughter vinyl that day will be a fucking war zone

#🦌 #the fans constantly asking her about vinyl like girl shut up #like I love merch as much as the next person but the way people are so obsessive about demanding merch and vinyl it’s like… #I thought you liked the music 🤨 #however if we ever get it I am not above it #I personally will buy two if I can. one to play and one to display #for my ethel cain collection (shrine) #if it happens I’m sure it will be a limited release and then all you will hear after is ‘restock???!!!!’

[boydykepdf]

worst thing in the world when ur love language is gifts & ur favorite people don’t care abt receiving small presents & trinkets…i understand those cats that leave dead animals on doorsteps we r living the same lifestyle

#literally LOVE getting people presents esp my close friends bc i can make them so cute + personal #but my fucking. twin. is like the least materialistic person EVER like she never wants anything… #had the brilliant idea 2 make her a personalized advent calendar xmas gift like it’s gonna be SO cute #gonna get 12 little presents package them all nicely etc…but i just know she will not care that much 🥲 #whatever tho…it’ll be fun 4 me 2 make i already knitted her a big scarf that’ll probably be day 12… #might do it for my other sister or another friend too i just feel like this is such a good idea…. #can go 2 the thrift store & find cute trinkets…get little snacks…buy some fuzzy socks + little hand lotions etc…. #then wrapping paper from the thrift store & leftover ribbon from halloween costume. little handmade number cards…. #was already planning 2 knit them scarves anyway. scream this is the best present idea and none of them will fully appreciate it 😭😭😭

[maddy-ferguson]

i wish people understood this

#or just listened #if you want to feel good about yourself by not supporting any company that does anything wrong good for you but telling people they need to #stop buying things because the ceo's mother's cousin supports israel accomplishes nothing #when you look at the list of brands that they've been asking people to boycott for a while the consumer boycott targets it's very concrete #reasons not just vibes #and of course you can boycott whatever you want but being like wow i can't believe this person isn't boycotting this brand that isn't on a #single list except for the one i made up in my head. #is stupid #and i get that starbucks is easy to boycott but seeing people be so happy about it when it isn't even on the EXTENDED bds list is #like. okay #like i get it because it's not like people are buying puma shoes every day yk but i really wish people wouldn't pick random things to #boycott and then be shocked when someone isn't boycotting. because no one was because no one that isn't a random user on social media said #you should #and people thinking they can make disney of all companies close up shop............. #and like i say: brf slt

[shirkers2018dirsanditan]

I am an abolitionist I do think that the term "violent crime" as it is actually used is less than useless and that people convicted of so-called "violent offenses" should not be excluded from reform measures. I do believe in the actual total dismantling of the prison system. I do, actually, believe that the way that the label "sex offender" is applied and how the sex offender registry works in reality is a reflection of the injustices and inequities of our system. I don't think that formerly incarcerated people are disqualified for being advocates of their own cause by virtue of the nature of their crime. but there are limits. I don't think we should be overly permissive toward men with a history of rape and domestic violence nor that we should allow them to downplay what they actually did. and I think that abolitionist spaces have a rape and DV apologia problem. I think many activist spaces have long had a problem of protecting predatory men and downplaying violence against women in the movement(s). and I think liberals and moderates and conservatives jump on this to dismiss abolition as a political framework and movement despite the fact that their spaces have the exact same fucking problem. and I think that opponents of abolition are too comfortable with their indifference to the massive amount of sexual violence facilitated by the carceral state and systems of policing

#I don't buy that rapists are the least likely to reoffend of all incarcerated people #I think they're the least likely to get caught and the most likely to target increasingly vulnerable people #I think similarly of domestic violence #but I also do not believe that incarceration keeps women safe #on the contrary #it victimizes women and particularly rape csa and dv victims at an alarming rate #I do not think that prison is the most effective way to dismantle or even punish male violence #and I think we will never come up with a better solution if we pretend prison is the best we can do #incarceration itself is a system of male violence #and locking up rapists and domestic abusers does not solve the issue of domestic abuse. it merely puts it out of view #at the same time. if your violent boyfriend is in prison then he's not hitting you #but that does not mean he can't abuse you still #the afterlife of domestic violence can persist even if an abusive man is dead #and so on #I think this is a very difficult issue with no easy solution #demonizing dv and rape victims and oversimplifying their desires and motivations is not one of them #neither is carceral liberalism or worse #tough on crime conservatism #unfortunately we actually do literally live in a society where nothing exists in a vacuum and no issue is one or two dimensional

[sovonight]

why is so much of sewing just tracing and cutting and tracing again q_q i see why people get projectors and use adobe illustrator now

#drawing up a design that i can easily pattern from my sloper: 😊 #actually having to make the pattern by tracing and cutting ad infinitum: 😰 #piecing together printer paper to get a big enough sheet of paper and doing this ten million times: 🥲😭 #not to mention the IRONING.... prewashing the fabric and having to iron 8 yards of fabric???? excuse me???? #and then distorting it as i iron bc it has a slight stretch and i got so tired i stopped being careful 2 yards in #and the way that you're supposed to press every seam... excuse me... am i just supposed to have my iron heated and on standby at all times #AND THE STEAM??? i just got stay tape the other day and thought it'd be a neat alternative to stay stitching #BUT IT NEEDS STEAM TO ACTIVATE (which okay makes sense) BUT long story short i'm too afraid to use the steam function #on my iron because none of us are sure if water should go back into a tank that's been in disuse for 30+ years #so instead i get this water spray pen and delicately spray down the length of each piece of stay tape #before i cover it with a piece of gauze and iron it. and then i have to iron it extra so all the water actually evaporates #oh and the spray pen holds as much water as half a pen so i have to walk to the kitchen every 10 sprays to refill it #and i have to do this for every curved edge on my pattern pieces #i mean the alternative is just stay stitching but then i would have to calibrate my settings for a single layer of fabric instead of double #which means i have to switch my needle out more and i'm still new enough that sometimes i install a needles wrong despite going through #all the same exact motions that i usually would. i'm LITERALLY suffering out here. anyway can't wait to sew or whatever #oh and did i mention i went to a sewing meetup recently? yeah... #everyone there bought like $30-$100/yard fabric and i was there awkwardly knowing i only buy like $12/yard fabric #honestly though i have the opposite problem people usually joke about. i find it So hard to find fabric i actually like #it needs to be the right fiber + right color + right pattern/texture + right weight + i have to know exactly what i'm going to make with it