#or pieces you might be able to easily acquire or make

[marypsue]

Related to that last post -

I have semi-followed jfashion/lolita fashion blogs for pretty much my entire internet career. One of the things that I see really frequently on 'outfit of the day' posts from these blogs is that they'll list the brands where they got an article if it's a Known Brand. Then, at the end of the post, there's an 'everything else offbrand'.

I get why this happens. But I've rotated in my mind for a while now the concept of doing a fashion blog where the outfit info breaks down where every single item comes from, not just the expensive fashion brand items. Because I think there's an unintended impression that comes from these kinds of posts that, if you want a coordinated outfit in a specific style that looks good, you have to spend a lot of money.

You can do that, if that's an option for you! And there are ways to get that Brand Look, if it's the brand you're attached to, without spending Brand Money. Secondhand sales are major in that sphere of fashion, as are (at least in lolita fashion) replicas, which have been controversial but I support on the simple principle that they extend the size range in which certain designs that are never produced above a Large are available in.

But moving outside the circles of jfashion and lolita fashion (and, heck, even including them), I do think there could be value in more people who dress up in cool outfits providing a source for everything they're wearing. Because sometimes an investment item can make an outfit. But more often, I've found, it's everything else you wear with the investment item that really showcases the investment item and creates a look, instead of just...wearing an expensive thing that came from a big name brand.

And I don't think it'd be a bad thing, especially in this age of internet fashion people and conspicuous consumption and kids getting the impression that subculture fashion has to be expensive and brand-name, to remind people how your own personal taste and judgment can be used to create Outfits and Looks without having to spend a lot of money or own any big name brand items, at all.

#i get regular compliments on my 'unique style' and legit a good 45% of everything I own is just clearance stuff from joe fresh #another 35% is from winners and the remaining 20% is investment items; handmade; thrifted; or handmedowns #it's about having an idea in mind of what you want to express #and being creative about using the pieces you've got #and being able to imagine how you might use a potential piece with other pieces you already have #or pieces you might be able to easily acquire or make #and always being open to and aware of the possibilities in what's available to you #(including shopping outside your 'section'. I could have spent $35 on an oversized white dress shirt in the women's section. #i instead got a size large white dress shirt for $10 from the men's clearance section. looks exactly the damn same.) #(AND it's better quality cotton too!) #and knowing what you're willing to spend a little more on to get Exactly The Right One #(and/or what will be of high enough quality and work well enough with enough different styles as yours develops > #< that you'll get much MUCH use out of it for a long time) #it's absolutely a skill but it's one that you can learn! and develop! and get better at! #i just think everyone should have clothes that they feel good in #and not be made to feel like that's impossible for Them In Particular for any reason

[invertebrates]

bug toys!

alright, here’s my mini-guide to getting into the world of Weirdly Articulated, almost entirely Japanese bug toys.

some caveats:

1) most of these toys aren’t great for kids. they have a lot of small lose-able, breakable, poke-able parts and can fall apart pretty easily. 2) i’m in the US, so i’m not quite sure how to acquire these things if ebay and Buyee don’t work for you 3) ‘bugs’ for the purpose of this guide (and entire blog tbh) is any invertebrate why would i want fake bugs when i can get real bugs? 1) fake bugs don’t die and can be neglected forever. they will never bite, sting, poop on you, or be stinky (unless you make them stinky) 2) fake bugs can be handled constantly, they will not get stressed out or pick up any germs from you 3) fake bugs can be much larger than real bugs, or be species that would be impossible or unethical to own or breed. they can even be fun made up creatures 4) fake bugs don’t require any kind of tank, substrate or food, and they will not breed uncontrollably (or at all) 5) they cannot escape and become an invasive species 6) buying them doesn’t support shady or unethical ‘breeders’ who just take bugs from the wild (not saying all bug breeders do this, but it’s definitely a problem with certain kinds of bugs)

this is not to discourage any responsible bug-culturing you might want to get into, but for me, as a pretty depressed person without a lot of space, these are all big plusses!

onto the fake bugs

ikimono encyclopedia

unfortunately these photos will be some dark toys against dark backgrounds because i am a goth bastard and everything i own is black. sorry.

so, these being Japanese toys, I’m not entirely sure of the correct terms for them. these are pretty much just the search terms I’ve discovered over time that work to find them. as far as I can tell, Japan LOVES bugs and has a very enviable appreciation for them, they don’t seem to be considered nearly as gross or weird or bad as they are in the west.

these are a series gachapon or capsule toys. you can get all kinds of awesome little toys, which are often strangely detailed and often high quality, from vending machines in Japan.

here are some current listings from ebay to give you an idea of the variety and prices:

they also have a lot of cool fish and reptiles in this series. prices can be a bit steep, but you’re usually buying the whole set of toys pictured, not just a one-off. they’re usually a few inches, pretty well painted and articulated, and come as individually wrapped kits you have to put together. i will say, sometimes it is hard to snap the legs into place, so if you have hand/joint issues you might need some help putting them together. usually, a lot of these toys might be the same model but repainted, and sometimes there’s duplicates. the two mantises in my photo are from a set of 6, and there were 3 sets of 2 identical boys, so I could display one with the wings out and another one folded. they’ll also sometimes come with a little piece of clear plastic and a stand you can pose them on top of.

just from the sheer variety they offer, and relative affordability, this would probably be my first recommendation for getting into bug toys. they have beetles, mantids, caterpillars, wasps, ispods, crabs... i’d love some myriapod sets but we’ll see!

i usually grab these guys off ebay. they’re also available on Buyee and there may be more, cheaper options over there, but I’ve noticed with the import/holding fees, buyee and ebay come out to be about the same most of the time. (for anyone confused, Buyee is an English import service that lets you buy stuff off Japanese sites and auctions, since a lot of Japanese sites only want to ship inside Japan)

these are also just the gachapon bug toys from one specific company. there’s OTHER companies making other sets of really good bugs but I’ve had so much luck with just this one term I haven’t branched out much yet.

Fujimi Living Thing Arc

these are slightly bigger models made out of slightly harder plastic (well, the mantis is bigger; beetles are about the same as the ikimono guys) that are a bit more intricate to put together. they come with assembly instructions, but of course they’re in Japanese. you can pretty much follow along with the pictures though. the painting details aren’t quite as nice, but they have a bit more articulation. not as many choices with this set, though they do have a crawfish I wanna snag. they also have some goofy JP style monster dinos.

i bought these guys off hlj.com but it looks like they’re on ebay(and buyee as well I’m sure)

Revoltech RevoGeo

you’ll probably recognize this name if you’re into transformers or other toy collecting. these guys are gonna be by far the most expensive ($90-$120+) but they are extremely large and high quality. this one is super articulated, the individual leg joints and mandibles move, wings move, about the only thing that isn’t articulated are the individual little tarsomeres/feet segments or the abdomen segments. not as much choice here either, I think they have a beetle, ants, crab and a scorpion plus this wasp. these also come mostly assembled, you can usually just snap the wings on or maybe swap out a few parts (iirc this gal’s stinger can be removed)

i got her off bigbadtoystore.com, though they may be available cheaper elsewhere. BBTS is infamously a bit pricier than other toy stores but they’ve always been very reliable and quick for me.

this BIG isopod

this one won’t be as helpful. these may be part of the same series as the ikimono (they were just labeled bandai gachapon) but they are much larger, this guy’s like 5″, came fully assembled and is pretty articulated. they can even roll into a ball! all their little legs move! i’m pretty sure they’re meant to be one of the large deep sea isopods and man, a 1:1 revoltech model of one of those would be a dream.

completely fake bugs!

had to share my little starship trooper warrior bug collection :^) the big one and the one directly under it are 90s kenner toys I believe, the bottom-right one is a funko, the red one is from a tabletop set, and the guy on the left is a figma model that is unfortunately ridiculously expensive nowadays.

one nice thing about fake real bugs: there is not a crazy collectors market for this so this stuff should stay pretty affordable. unless real normal bugs somehow become a huge pop sensation i think it’s just us weird nerds that are into them.

other search terms to try: bandai insect insect gachapon (or gashapon) nature gachapon

that way you may be able to track down listings for individual toys that should be a bit cheaper! here’s a sample what bandai insect got me on ebay:

happy fake bug collecting!

you may noticed I haven’t mentioned one form of bug that has a lot of the same advantages as plastic bugs: dead pinned insects in shadowboxes. i do have some of these, but i am reluctant to support places selling them nowadays because few are ethically or responsibly sourced, and the same sellers often kill and sell endangered bats and other vertebrates for display. plus mites got into half the ones i had and turned them into dead bug dust. if mites ever develop a taste for plastic i will be sad about my collection but the world will be saved from a lot of nasty garbage so it would ultimately be a Plus.

so unless you personally know the person that pinned the insect, i would be very cautious about buying dead things from random online stores or dealers at ‘curiosity’ or ‘oddity’ shows and things like that, since it’s all sourced from alibaba and whatnot anyway. i swear i saw like 5 different people selling the same dead octopuses in orbs at the last curiosity show i went to. they are cool, but i have no idea where those octopuses came from and i doubt the people selling them did either.

#bugs #entomology #bug collection #insects #toys #toy collecting

[astromechs]

may i humbly request a mon x literally anyone you feel like? i love any and all content featuring my space wife <3

so. i got mon/draven in my head, and now this became a 1k oneshot. also on ao3, actually also tagging @andorerso in this because i'm going to take the other option on your prompt, but here is a bonus of mon/draven 💕

Soon, the base on Yavin IV will have to be evacuated in its entirety. To where, no one knows; there hasn't been enough personnel to form teams that could scout locations or to analyze the data they would find. Even if there were, though, there's always the matter of time.

The matter of time, which is always against them.

Still, the sounds of celebration continue to pierce the walls and shake the floor under their feet. A victory, especially one this significant, merits it; it's come at a cost, greater than most will ever know, but it's still a victory, and everyone here has had a role to play in it. Everyone here has earned their right to celebrate.

Even if the Empire, of course, is still out there, lurking closer than ever, with a firm Alliance location fixed in their databases that they will return to before long (the matter, again, of time), Mon will leave everyone be — if only for one night.

She's made her requisite appearance and delivered her requisite words, has smiled at their remaining numbers and given the energy of inspiration like any competent leader should, but it'd all burned out the instant she'd turned away. Her heart, heavy since the council meeting (heavy for more years than she can count up to this point), had not found, and still does not find, itself buoyed by the mood; the cost is a mark that is not so easily wiped clean.

As she slips away, into the corridors, she thinks of Jyn Erso, the woman they'd failed in so many ways, but perhaps most egregiously at the end, who'll now never get to live to see the results of her conviction; she thinks of Captain Cassian Andor, their best and brightest, a man who, in the time that she's known him, has shown nothing but unwavering dedication to exactly what this cause requires, even if it'd taken pieces of him that he'll never have the opportunity to put back together. She thinks of everyone who had gone with them to Scarif, the souls brave enough to act, no matter what, even when their own council could not. She thinks of the pilots who had not touched down on the surface of Yavin IV — the majority of the number that had taken off.

The assault on the Death Star is a victory against a seemingly unbeatable enemy, but it's difficult to think of it as an unambiguous win, no matter how much the Luthens and others of their movement would deem that thought naive.

Still, that's war — and far from the chambers of the Galactic Senate, she knows that now, with unquestioning certainty.

So, too, does the man sitting behind a desk in the office that Mon has found herself stepping into.

She can't remember a time when General Davits Draven hasn't looked tired and haggard, but here, in the low light of the power-savers, he's wearing years of cumulatively acquired exhaustion everywhere on his face; the circles under his eyes have somehow become more pronounced even over the past few days, his skin more sunken, hollow. There are two glasses with Corellian brandy on his desk, one mostly full, with his fingers wrapped loosely around the base, and the other just slightly off to the side, completely untouched.

Most in the Alliance would think of him as hard and cold, the sort of man one would depend on to make quick calls and snap decisions that might toe the lines of morality — at least for those who, like her, had come from softer beginnings. But hard and cold when needed, able to put aside sentiment for the sake of the greater good, doesn't mean that the sentiment isn't there; he cares for the subordinates under his command, looks out for them as much as he is able, and even if he may be reluctant to show, under that exterior, he has a heart that aches.

He's taken these losses hard; that much is clear. Beyond that, Mon has to infer, but it's a good guess that he's taken the loss of Captain Andor, someone he'd personally mentored for years, the hardest of all.

It says a great deal that he allows her to brush her hand against his when she approaches the desk, that he allows her to linger there for a moment before she gently drags it away, taking the untouched glass instead. It says a great deal that she can see a flicker of emotion in his face, a twitch of his jaw, before he hides it behind the rim of his glass, swallowing down half of its contents in one gulp, and hardly so much as even clearing his throat once he does.

Mon doesn't quite follow suit, but she stays close, leaning against the edge of the desk, taking a few sips herself. It's, specifically, from the bottle she'd gifted him once, several years ago — apparently saved until now. One might call it a special occasion, a celebration, but of course she knows better.

This is no more a celebration than the face she'd put on before quietly exiting the festivities. It's a requiem.

One moment carved out of time that's always running against them, because it's one moment that's critical for the sake of maintaining their humanity.

The chrono flashes, changing on the wall, emphasizing just how much those seconds are ticking away, but Mon says nothing, occasionally glancing out of the corner of her eye, until she, eventually, drains the contents of her glass and sets it back down onto the surface of the desk with a gentle clink.

Until her voice finally finds her again; it's shaky, hesitant under a mask that few can be allowed to see past, for the sake of their movement's survival — especially at such a crucial moment. But here and only here, she asks, "What now?"

Draven sets his glass down as well. His back straightens in his chair, and his hollowed face fills with purpose.

"Now," he says. "We have a war to win."

#mon mothma #davits draven #mon x draven #idk what their ship tag is #asks #anonymous #* fic #rarepair valentines special

[subby-kpop]

Cooking Date With Stray Kids (Fluff only!)

Chan: dad-mode initiated. Chan cooking means one thing: dad mode is ON. This many years living with Stray Kids has changed him. He’s learned to cook with seven other 20-something men bothering him and nothing phases him now. Bandaids? Check. Fire hydrant? Check. Paramedics on emergency dial? You guessed it. Once he’s sure you’re not gonna blow up the kitchen (right 👁👁), he’ll gets in the groove and let himself have some fun. Lowkey will try to teach you how to cook even if you already know how to, but let him. Chan really is the type to be so happy to be able to spend time with you and works so hard just because he wants to feel needed.

Minho: fine cuisine. This man is literally flaunted as the best chef in Stray Kids, and no way is he letting you slack off on his watch. Blood, sweat, and tears will be spent trying to create the fanciest dish you've ever laid eyes on… all in order celebrate his cat's fifth birthday. But what is pain when you get to see the satisfied little smile on Minho’s face when you finish tho <3

Changbin: an actual mess. You expect him to cook? with you around to pester?? This man barely knows how to boil water in the first place. Instead of helping you cook, Changbin’s life mission seems to have become distracting you when you're trying not to set the house on fire. After all, why concern himself with trying to learn to dice the vegetables when he gains so much more satisfaction by simply annoying you instead? Tsk tsk. Send him back to the dishwasher duties.

Hyunjin: candlelit dinner, dumbass ver. Cause as much as Hyunjin is a dumbass, he's a romantic too. Tries to surprise you with a romantic dinner, and thankfully has the foresight to call his mom beforehand, so you can be thanking her that your soufflé came out in one piece. Decides to decorate last minute using the leftover scented candles Seungmin's mom sent while nonstop giggling about how cheesy the setup is. The dinner actually ends up being actually pretty romantic though.

Jisung: stitches from laughing. Preferably no actual stitches are involves, so make sure to hide the sharp objects before cooking with him. He's a klutz and maybe mentally nine years old. Han is funny as hell though, and 15 minutes in you both end up falling on your asses cause you were laughing so hard from his jokes. His secret plan: spend the whole time trying to make you laugh cause otherwise he has no idea what he is doing.

Felix: y'all are in love. This man is such a romantic so I’m just calling it. I'm sorry to inform you that it might just end up a mess because you spent the whole time kissing the batter of each other's noses instead of watching the oven. If you’re really serious about making a good meal, he'll follow you around as your own personal hype man, trying to make himself useful. Felix will 100% wrap his arms around you and lay his head on your shoulder while you’re cooking. If he doesn’t do that, it’s not him (must be an alien instead, no other explanation.) To cook with him, what bliss.

Seungmin: cooking partner acquired. While Seungmin certainly has his bratty moments, he's generally a very chill cooking buddy. He tries to follow the recipe pretty closely and always makes sure to tell you what he's doing. Will absolutely call you out when you try to pull anything, like doubling the chocolate chip count or giving the batter too many taste tests. Might be persuaded to your side if you give him enough kisses though <3

Jeongin: brat-mode initiated. Our lovely maknae unfortunately took after Changbin in regards ro his cooking skills. That meaning he’s type to tease you about your cooking skill despite being useless himself 💫. Jeongin tries to help you anyway, since as much as likes to tease, he hates to see you do it alone<3

Thank you so much for reading! My love is absolutely not easily acquired, especially not if you reblog this.

(/j reblogs mean a lot! Thank you if you did reblog<3)

#thank you again z for your ideas!! #chan fluff #chan x reader #minho fluff #minho x reader #changbin x reader #changbin fluff #hyunjin fluff #hyunjin x reader #han fluff #han x reader #Felix fluff #Felix x reader #seungmin fluff #seungmin x reader #jeongin fluff #jeongin x reader #stray kids fluff #stray kids headcanons #stray kids scenarios #stray kids imagines #A cooking fic for Felix's bday!!

[enteroctopusdarkysilis]

✨Custom bionicle (again) !✨

Two more from my Ru-Fahi series !

Details and rambling below !

Jaller Ru-Fahi

…Because I couldn’t not include him. Realistically, all Toa Mahri a good to some extent, but this is peak Toa material right here. One of the first I acquired, one of the best looking ones, too. The base body is practically the same as the original, with some twists, but I mostly made him thicker and upgraded his sword, which is better with a guard and a proper handle. Well, that, and the Hannah, obviously. Sure, the original one was cute, but here me out :

Look at it, and behold ! It might be slightly bigger than the original, have only four legs, and need a larger chain (which I found just earlier in a box of misc Hero Factory pieces, and is better than a basic Lego chain), but doesn’t it look very cute and wholesome and dangerous ? Also, I gave it actual joints, because it deserves it, and removed the Kordak blaster because it didn’t need it anymore. I really love making arthropods with bionicle (I have more for later~).

Pohatu Ru-Fahi

Definitely looks awesome. The original is Pohatu Phantoka from the Rockoh T3 set (because I have one and a half of this set). It is the coolest version of Pohatu (because orange>brown, obviously). Lot of modifications on that one, from the custom jet pack to the arms and the legs. The arc pieces for the front arms are more or less of placeholders because I was niece a good piece to make the arms larger, but it turned out alright. The blades are also stolen from the half Rockoh, and the piece underneath, if anyone recognises it, is from Pohatu Nuva, because it’s a neat reference. And the tube is somehow remaining in the Kanohi, despot the fact that there is not any proper connection for it tand hold onto.

Also, can we talk about this leg ? If you ignore how incredibly illegal this whole piece is (ball joint stuck by the light grey part and small black and grey piece not completely connected to the rest), I think that’s the best shape I managed to get so far, and it reflects nicely what I have envisioned (Pohatu being able to run/jump easily because of the shape). And, it had the added advantage of fitting perfectly with the orange piece above when the knee bends.

Last but not least, I also have started a potential candidate for Toa of air, despite a lack of proper Kanohi, even with my extensive collection. My first candidate would have been Lewa Phantoka from the Axalara T9, but this one has a special place in my heart, so won’t be touching it and it will proudly remain in his shelf (along with the untouched Pohatu). So, maybe another of this series soon ! But probably not. And if I miss posting custom bionicle too much, I have a (complete) collection of entirely custom Toa, but I’m afraid they won’t fit in my studio (they’re big, too big).

#lego #lego moc #lego bionicle #bionicle

[makeste]

BnHA Chapter 340: Now Where Were We

Previously on BnHA: Deku and Iida were all “hey Mei, I know you don’t have a lot of spare time in between constantly launching yourself at people boob-first, and singlehandedly MacGuyvering U.A. into the fucking Death Star, but we were wondering if you could lend us a hand in fixing our costumes.” Mei was all, “sure thing, here’s an upgraded pair of Movie 1 Gloves for you, anyways off you go and have fun saving the world!” Mt. Lady was all, “can you kids keep a secret?? so uh, just between you and me, I’m not a real teacher, and I’m not actually sure what I’m doing here hanging out with you guys right now.” Class 1-A was all, “don’t worry, your secret is safe with us Mt. Lady, well anyways time to assemble our CLASS 1-A SEARCH SQUAD!” The chapter ended with A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE getting ready to DO and/or TALK about A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT THINGS. Classic cliffhanger ending. lol this chapter really did not hold up on a re-read. I’m so sorry BnHA 339. You meandered so that future chapters could hopefully get to the damn point already.

Today on BnHA: All Might is all “time to reveal our shocking and completely unpredictable battle plan of splitting up all the villains for more easily digestible mini-boss battles, using our newly acquired trump card, the handy dandy U.A. traitor!” Aizawa is all, “[cracks knuckles] time to drop some motherfucking love and compassion onto my traumatized student in order to talk him into doing this INSANELY DANGEROUS TASK for us, except that somehow I manage to do it in a way that’s genuinely moving and heartfelt and somehow not manipulative at all lol.” Shinsou is all, “hello, it’s me, making my miraculous return after three whole years of plot inactivity, so anyway what have I missed.” Well shit. Glad I’m not the only one, Shinsou.

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(just a handful of quick notes here since it’s been a while! (1) as always, these are my completely blind first-time-reading reactions to the chapter. (2) as of today, I am very much NOT caught up with the manga, but will keep you posted on my progress. currently I have read up to chapter 340, a.k.a. this chapter right here lol. and (3), I have been spoiled about one major thing (explained more in depth here) which will happen later in the series, and while there are no detailed references to said spoiler in this post, there ARE a couple of vague throwaway lines because I have absolutely no self-control. so just giving you guys a heads up for that! if you absolutely don’t want to risk getting spoiled, I would highly recommend catching up with the manga first before reading any further.

anyways, onward!)

OH MY GOSH IT’S SOME BUILDINGS!!!

WHAT A THRILLING WAY TO KICK OFF MY FIRST NEW CHAPTER OF BNHA IN ELEVEN MONTHS. TRULY HIT THE GROUND RUNNING

lol they literally just thumbtacked a handwritten “LOV/PLF COUNTER-FORCE HQ” sign on a wrinkled piece of paper next to the door. how far we have fallen from the days where the heroes were holding their war councils in huge NASA ground control rooms filled with hundreds of TV screens

okay good, at least they went out and recruited Hawks to be one of the people presumably planning this whole thing

one of only two people (the other being Momo) whom I actually trust to be able to come up with a reliably smart plan. fingers crossed this turns out better than his last big Ultimate Hero Final Battle Plan, though!

interesting! I assume they do still know about the whole Aoyama situation though, seeing as they even told Mt. flippin’ Lady lol

OH MY GOSH, RAGDOLL? heck yeah. great to see her finally back in the thick of things again. even if she can’t participate in the actual battle, she’s still a fucking hero goddammit

wow this entire next page sure is something

“every pre-cat-ion” breaking news, we’ve just been informed that there is a warrant out for Caleb Cook’s arrest

MEOW

MYEAH?

NOT YOU TOO, HAWKS

EVIL MEOW

I know that last part is just her randomly tacking her cute dattebayoisms onto the end of this entirely unrelated sentence, but unfortunately the damage has already been done. now all I can think about is the League of Villains out there rampaging in the streets and meowing menacingly at people

anyway, so on to the planning and stuff

lmao wait, what

DID YOU PAINT THESE BY HAND, ALL MIGHT?? DID YOU BUY THEM LAST MINUTE ON ETSY AND PAY A FORTUNE IN EXPEDITED SHIPPING. surely it must be the latter. but can you just imagine All Might sitting at his kitchen table at 3am, hand-painting a refrigerator magnet to look like an adorable chibified version of HIS MOST HATED ENEMY

hmmmmmmmmmmmm

I’m actually on the fence about this lol. I mean, it makes sense on paper. lord knows they had enough trouble taking on just one massively overpowered final villain, so who even knows what would happen if they added a second one to the mix

but the problem with the “just take them down separately” plan is that it means they’ll also have to split up their OWN forces, which are already heavily depleted. not to mention that the BnHA heroes are always at their best when they’re all fighting together. so anyways, yeah, I’m not too sure about this

so blah blah blah, Tomura is now stronger than crusty!potato!AFO, big surprise. and they’ve also figured out that the two AFOs can communicate with each other via radio waves or whatever. okay yeah, but doesn’t that mean that even if you do split them up, they’ll still have a big advantage? unless you figured out some way of jamming their telepathy somehow

“should they attack together, we have no hope of victory” lol if you say so. I’m pretty sure all of the U.A. kids combined with all of the remaining A-list heroes could hold their ground fairly well, but clearly I’m not supposed to be questioning the authority of this statement so ALL RIGHT THEN

OKAY BUT DOESN’T THIS JUST PROVE MY POINT THOUGH

“if they’re so powerful together then why didn’t they team up against S&S?” “because they definitely would have definitely lost.” ????????

anyway so now All Might is saying that they need to separate TomurAFO and Potato AFO (PotAFO, if you will) by at least 10km. so is that the max range of their telepathy or something then? that’s so oddly specific though

“oh and we also need to split up Dabi from them as well” ah okay lol, I see where this is going. it’s finally time for the final battle, meaning we need to assign each of the main characters to their personal final villain, yeah? great. awesome. except that they only JUST got reunited all together as a class again sob. you’re really going to do this to me again now?? just like that?? goddammit

LMAO I completely forgot that Nao’s right hand man is an actual literal fucking cat

oh my god. what I wouldn’t give to have seen his reaction to all of those puns and MEOW shenanigans from a few minutes earlier. just standing there in the corner with a disapproving frown. “I’ll have you know I find this all very demeaning and culturally insensitive” sorry about that Sansa

anyway so now All Might is all “YEAH EXACTLY, WE HAVE TO DIVIDE AND CONQUER ALL OF THE VILLAINS ONE ON ONE! WHAT DO YOU THINK WE SPENT ALL THAT TIME PAINSTAKINGLY BUILDING THEM UP FOR?? IT’S THE FINAL BATTLE FOR FUCK’S SAKE, WHAT ELSE WOULD YOU HAVE US DO, MAKESTE” okay okay fine I’ll shut up now, geez

oh shit lol

somehow I momentarily forgot all about Aoyama. possibly because I haven’t seen him in eleven months!! so this is where we’re finally going to get into the nitty gritty of that “let’s use Aoyama to set a trap” plan that Aizawa shamelessly stole from Kaminari all those moons ago

All Might is all “it’s actually pretty messed up of us to be using this poor boy when he’s already basically spent his entire life being exploited and manipulated by people” and he’s not wrong though, damn

but Nao is all “very true, but to be fair this is the literal apocalypse, and he did technically make his own bed, and also our backs are REALLY against the goddamn wall here,” which is also true. still leaning more toward All Might’s side in spite of that, though. poor Yuuga

OH SHIT, SPEAKING OF???

OH DANG

do they really have to keep him tied up like that?? he’s just a kid for fuck’s sake. and it’s not like they aren’t capable of handling things if he does try to escape, I mean this is Aoyama we’re talking about here, he’s not exactly an all-powerful criminal mastermind

man they both look so fucking sad. Yuuga looks so ashamed. this is every 1-A child’s worst fear. they can go toe to toe with the scariest villains out there and not be fazed. but a disappointed dad??? have mercy, sweet jesus

“so after going back and forth on it a bunch, we finally decided that he’s probably not going to blow up.” thanks for the update, doc. meanwhile I just had a completely unrelated thought about certain spoiler related things, oh fuck. but now is not the time to start speculating about that! not when we have the world’s saddest detention session unfolding right before our eyes

Aizawa Shouta is sitting here wearing an eyepatch and a hospital gown and probably hasn’t showered in like three days, and despite all this he is STILL somehow the hottest character in BnHA and it’s not even close

okay but there are like a thousand reasons why the threat of imminent murder would be infinitely more useful than an actual murder, though. like this doesn’t really make any sense. “why would AFO bother to threaten Aoyama if he could simply blow him up if and when he betrayed him?” uh, gee, maybe because he would much prefer if Aoyama didn’t actually betray him in the first place?? what, do you think U.A. traitors are so fucking easy to come by? in this economy??

awwww

I mean, of course he is? :( man, and now I’m wondering if there’s been a single day since his enrollment at U.A. that Aoyama has not spent being constantly terrified about a whole damn slew of things. this poor fucking kid. Horikoshi please be kind to him oh my god

oh my god, yes, exactly

he’s afraid that deep down he’s a bad person. he’s afraid that AFO will kill him. but interestingly, what he’s most afraid of, is BEING afraid. he’s afraid that if the others put their trust in him again, that when push comes to shove he’ll still be too cowardly to do what’s right

talk about ironic though. because to me, that’s a sentiment that basically confirms that he does have the heart of a hero deep down. I’m telling you guys, every single time you show me a character who is flawed and afraid, but is trying so hard to overcome their fears, and trying with all their might to become better, you will reel me in hook, line, and sinker every. single. time. seriously, how could you possibly not root for this kid now

OH MY GOD YUUGA NO

holy shit. hey Horikoshi, this is me, a certified angst-lover, asking you to tone it down just a little here, goddamn. yes we get it, he is tormented by years’ worth of accumulated fears and regrets and feelings of worthlessness and he doesn’t see any way that things can possibly get better, holy shit, we get it okay??? THIS IS MY FIRST CHAPTER IN ELEVEN MONTHS! THIS SHOULD BE AN OCCASION OF TRIUMPH, SO WHY THE HELL ARE YOU OUT HERE MAKING ME CRY

HOLY SHIT

somehow I forgot just how utterly ruthless this man is capable of being for the sake of his students. this is a dude who literally expels kids on a regular basis just to put the fear of god into them. also he is seriously so goddamn hot. it’s straight up ridiculous

oh wow this whole page just came straight for my heart

Yuuga’s fear as he tries to talk himself into what he fully believes is a suicide mission. Aizawa’s blunt assessment of the heroes being no less ruthless than the villains when their backs are to the wall. but then the way he just HITS him with that “you’re still my student and I’m still your teacher” line, and how he says it with such finality. and then the face Aoyama makes in response!!

OKAY, WOW

ABSOLUTELY NONE OF THIS IS FAIR YOU KNOW!! YOU CAN’T JUST HIT ME WITH THIS BRUTALLY SIMPLE PANEL OF THE TWO OF THEM JUST SITTING THERE WITH ALL OF THE OTHER VISUALS STRIPPED AWAY SO THE FOCUS IS ENTIRELY JUST ON THEM, AND WITH THE WALL BETWEEN THEM ALSO SYMBOLICALLY REMOVED JUST LIKE THAT

AND YUUGA BEING SO SMALL. AND AIZAWA BEING SO STRONG AND SAFE AND STABLE AND FIRM, AND HIM HAVING SUCH UNCONDITIONAL LOVE AND COMPASSION FOR HIS STUDENT DESPITE EVERYTHING. “FUCK THAT, YOU’RE GONNA HAVE A HAPPY ENDING BECAUSE I FUCKING SAID SO AND I’M YOUR SENSEI AND THAT’S FINAL.” okay yep. tears coming now. thanks a lot, Horikoshi. wow. just wow

lol I truly believe that if Horikoshi ever did truly try to kill off one of the 1-A kids, Aizawa would literally come to life and emerge from the pages and straight up murder him

welp. there you have it. absolutely no room for argument there. SENSEI SAID YOU’RE GONNA LIVE, YUUGA, SO I GUESS YOU’LL JUST HAVE TO DEAL WITH IT!

fsdljkf

yep. that’s right. deal with it. dlfkj don’t mind me I’m just gonna sit here dissolving into sobs again

WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS WARM FOND EXPRESSION GODDAMMIT

I AM ALREADY A PILE OF MUSH, HOLY HECK!! CAN I LIVE. CAN YOU JUST LEAVE ME BE HERE ALREADY HOLY SHIT

wait what

uh. the path of “none of you problem children are allowed to die on my watch, are we fucking clear on that”? that path?? or the path of marching headfirst into very real danger because they have no other choice, because they’re one of the lynchpins in the heroes’ desperate plan? because that latter path is one that I’d prefer to have as few children walk as possible, ngl

-- OH MY GOD

“HELLO, SHINSOU HERE” UH, EXCUSE ME, MISTER, DON’T YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY TO ME? AFTER BEING MIA FOR LIKE A HUNDRED AND TWENTY CHAPTERS AND FOUR AND A HALF ARCS?? YOU’RE JUST GONNA HANG HERE FROM THIS FUCKING TREE ALL NONCHALANT, WITH YOUR FANCY NEW HERO COSTUME AND YOUR SPIDER-MAN POSE THAT YOU STRAIGHT UP RIPPED OFF FROM YOUR DAD?? WHILE SAID DAD SITS THERE CHUCKLING OVER HIS “NEVER FEAR, WE’RE TOTALLY PUTTING SHINSOU IN AMPLE DANGER AS WELL” REVEAL? “DON’T WORRY AOYAMA, WE’RE NOT JUST RISKING YOUR LIFE, WE’RE RISKING MULTIPLE CHILDREN’S LIVES, BUT WE’RE DOING IT ALL TOGETHER AS A FAMILY” truly the most heartwarming of sentiments lmao

well damn. that hype and anticipation is definitely starting to build now. I am so damn fearful for all of these fictional kids’ safety, especially now that I’m watching the War arc play out again in the anime and remembering just how brutal it was. but at the same time I can’t deny that I’m super excited to see the culmination of everything. like, this is IT, though. this is THE moment, THE battle. no more safety arcs. no more training. we are done holding back, and that is as terrifying as it is exhilarating. I am so not ready for any of this, but IT IS HAPPENING WHETHER I LIKE IT OR NOT, so I guess I’ll just do my best to enjoy the ride

-- oh and lastly, I almost forgot. before we wrap up, there’s just one last thing I wanted to add here...

so it begins.

#bnha 340 #aoyama yuuga #aizawa shouta #shinsou hitoshi #bnha #boku no hero academia #bnha spoilers #mha spoilers #bnha manga spoilers #makeste reads bnha #pleasantly surprised to see that tumblr's image limit is still generous enough to allow me to do my thing here #'preciate it tumblr

[monarchsrus]

A Daughter's Desire for the lovely SamcScreams

I have written this songfic piece for SamcScream's HER.

Please do check out her work, it is quite good stuff, with alot of creativity, especially her first post for HER, you'll find it on her blog.

The song I have used is 'For You' by Nightcore Fox, originally based on the perspective of FNAF's villain Vanny. Admittedly the song is fast paced at times, so that might make some of the stage directions difficult to read. Plus, the post's function's means that everything is off to the left side, instead of the song and its stage directions being centre stage.

Do please enjoy. :-)

A Daughter’s Desire.

Samantha Carpenter gripped her head strongly with both hands, as she laid back against the wall.

Night had come and she had taken enough sleeping pills to knock her back for six and beyond.

“Christ,” she muttered, sinking down onto her bed quilt, her eyelids felt like heavy weights.

If she fell into a sleep deep enough, then that should keep HER away and prevent her from seizing control. It would also mean no more ‘night outings’, no longer a need to find threats and shed blood to enforce the seal on HER’s mental prison.

The safe was locked, Tara had changed the number and had hidden it somewhere remote. A measure so HER wouldn’t be able to acquire her murder tools if she managed to take control, should the sleeping pills prove to be an inadequate barrier.

“Are you sure, that you want to sleep alone Sam tonight?” a quiet yet curious voice called out.

Sam’s weary eyes drifted over to see the small figure of Tara Carpenter in the doorway, gripping the doorway in her PJs as she cautiously leaned in.

With how she stood, Tara very much looked like her younger self. The fearful child nervously peering into their big sister’s bedroom before asking if she could seek her comfort due to having another nightmare.

“No Tara, not tonight, I want to make sure this works first, before letting you get too close, ok.”

Tara couldn’t quite hide her disappointment, despite maintaining her firm expression; Sam could always read her eyes.

“I’m sorry babygirl, but it is just for tonight, ok?” Sam replied softly, holding her hand out.

It took an immense mental effort to bring her arm up as the effects of the sleeping pills began to engulf her mind.

“You can give me a hu-”

Within barely two seconds Tara had practically leapt from the bedroom door to Sam’s bed and threw her arms around the elder Carpenter. Immediately Tara pulled Sam in close, resting her head on the latter’s shoulders, absorbing the latter’s warmth.

“I have Mindy, Chad and Danny all on speed dial, should the worst happen,” Tara whispered with shaky breath, Sam could feel her tremble as she slowly wrapped her own arms around Tara’s neck, cradling her.

“If you think it is her and not me, call them immediately.”

Tara fervently nodded.

“I will, at the first sign of trouble Sammy,” she replied determinedly; although she hoped she wouldn’t have to.

“Did you take the other necessary precautions?” Sam asked curiously, her tired eyes locking with those of Tara’s, seeing the deep concern that they held.

“I have, the keys for the front door are hidden, the windows are barred and any sharp knives or objects I had hidden away.” Tara answered firmly.

“I even blockaded my bedroom door as you insisted.”

She hugged Sam even tighter, wanting to make the moment last for as long it was possible.

“I love you, Sammy; I really hope this works,” Tara whispered, despite her voice being low, her desperation easily detectable.

“If so, then there need be no more murders,” Sam added reassuringly, gently stroking Tara’s brown hair, trailing her natural curls.

“I was only trying to help us.”

Tara moved her right hand to grasp Sam’s left, slowly interlocking Sam’s fingers with her own.

“I know,” Tara remarked softly.

“I know you were trying Sammy, but we promised to not keep anymore secrets.”

“We can take this on together.”

Sam sighed in agreement, leaning further into Tara’s embrace as her body’s call for sleep began to overwhelm her.

“You need to go now Tara, I’ll be ok as long as you are,” she stated, her determination mixed in with her evident sense of exhaustion.

Tara slowly withdrew from the hug, clearly not wanting it to end.

“Ok,” she replied cautiously, but her nervousness was evident.

“Remember our password, say it, when we next meet so I know that it’s you and not. . .her.”

Tara leaned in and kissed Sam deeply on her forehead.

“Sleep well Sammy.”

Sam reciprocated in kind, pulling Tara down and kissing her reassuringly on the check.

“You too babygirl.”

Then the contact was swiftly broken with Tara stepping away.

“See you tomorrow, Sammy, I have the. . .”

She visibly gulped, before continuing, her unease beyond evident.

“The taster on standby, fully charged, but. . .”

Tara hesitated before forcing herself to continue.

“I’ll only use it, if I have no other choice, ok Sammy?”

Sam nodded agreeingly, now barely to keep her head up.

The taser was necessary for Tara’s safety, Sam didn’t give a dam if the price for that safety was her being hurt.

“Thanks Tara, now. . .go. . .I am about to slip under.”

Tara hastily left, closing Sam’s bedroom door shut.

She managed to glance back at Sam, mumbling ‘love you’, before exiting.

Soon, there came the quick small footsteps from the hallway, quickly followed by the slamming shut of Tara’s bedroom door and the sound of stuff being moved around.

Then there was silence, bar the occasional hum of traffic from the world outside, but Sam could easily ignore it as her eyelids finally closed and she gave into sleep.

“Now, let’s see if this keeps you locked in your cage,” she muttered, feeling herself slip into unconsciousness.

She barely registered a sudden rush of excitement before sleep took hold of her fully.

One hour later. . .

Sam’s fingers twitched, the frequency increasing by the second as she raised her head up off her pillow.

Sighing as she rose, pushing herself upright and pushing her hair back from her eyes.

Sam’s eyes opened to be greeted by utter darkness. Her brown pupils widened in her body instinctive reaction to take in as much light as possible to improve her night vision.

It took a minute or two, but steadily the outlines of her own room began to stand out to her.

A relieved sigh passed through her lips as she breathed in and out, feeling her chest rise and fall.

“I’ve got to hand it to you Sammy, you really did try to keep me underwraps. . .oh, no wait, this really was Tara’s idea, if I am being honest,” she whispered with mid-level scorn, whilst sounding genuine impression.

Sam. . .no. . .Her, looked over towards her closed bedroom door, spying its board outline in the surrounding darkness.

She was Sam, but wasn’t at the same time, yet she looked identical to her, almost.

It was in her eyes that the difference lay, the coldness, detached, sinister and sadistic.

A cold fire burned in her pupils, unforgiving and uncaring, but it was distinctly Loomis.

In truth, it was Sam’s feelings and her expressions, but as more and more time passed, such things belonged to HER more than they did to Sam.

“Tara, you little devil, so desperate to keep Sam with you, even if it is a major risk to your own safety,” she muttered mockingly.

“Sam really does care; you should heed her warnings more often. . .babygirl.”

HER was smart enough to piece things together, she had her ways to understand Sam and Tara. It was like fitting pieces to a puzzle with each new grain of information she gained from her observations.

A magician never reveals their tricks though, sometimes it was good to have secrets.

“As long as your creativity is pointed in the wrong direction, I don’t personally mind Tara,” HER whispered, slowly approaching her bedroom door.

“It is rather entraining actually, I like this game, but I am going to win,” she remarked confidentially, gently pulling the door open.

She knew that Tara’s bedroom was directly oppose hers, with its door firmly closed shut.

Quickly crossing over, HER started intensely at the door. It was like the gate to the sacred castle, but there was unfortunately no key to gain entry.

Hiding inside lay the one person who was keeping Sam tethered, that was no secret, given how close both Sam and Tara were, everyone could see it.

Without eachother they would struggle. . .or worse.

Her smiled in anticipation, smirking from ear to ear as she pressed one of her hands against the door. Despite Tara most likely being asleep, HER knew to be extra careful lest she raised the younger Carpenter’s suspicions. She carefully rested her head against the door, as though she desired to phase through its wooden frame and find the prey hiding within.

“Are you having fun yet Tara?” she barely whispered, in genuine wonderment, but she didn’t hide the malicious coldness in her voice.

“I hope you are sweetie, but unfortunately this game has to end and only one of us will be walking away from it alive.”

HER grinned as she traced the lines of the door’s wooden frame with her fingers, imagining them to be bloody lines craved on human skin by a sharp knife.

“Survival of the ruthless, wouldn’t you agree dad?”

No answer came from either inside her mind, or from her surroundings. There was no visible reflection to see those eyes which HER knew or hoped would be looking at her with sincere pride and admiration.

Nothing. . .but a cold and empty silence greeted her.

“Why can’t you hear me, am I not making you proud?” Her whispered, allowing her smile to fall and she felt crestfallen for a moment.

Before her determination rose up and swallowed her disappointment whole like a blackhole consuming a vibrant star.

“You will hear me daddy, for I am your little monster,” HER muttered lowly, grinning again, before turning away and heading out to the kitchen.

True to both Tara’s and Sam’s determination, they had locked down the entire flat as good as they could manage.

HER was effectively locked in until the morning, at which point Sam would regain control upon waking up.

Well. . .she would be locked in, but she had a creative mind and truly loved a challenge.

Laughing internally, with folded arms and a big smile on her face; HER stared at one of the flat’s windows.

“Well, it would be a waste of a night out, if I couldn’t take advantage of it,” she muttered with great anticipation, keeping her voice low.

HER reflexed her hands, stretching her fingers and feeling the ligaments crack.

“But this locked in room challenge is certainly an interesting start. . .”

When her right hand touched her trouser leg, the strangely soft fabric caused her to instinctively look down and she only now realised that she was wearing Sam’s PJs.

Ok, first things first, a quick costume change. . .then she could work out a way to free herself from her makeshift imprisonment.

A short while later. . .

Landing firmly on her own two feet, HER centred her balance in the alleyway she found herself in after scaling down the walls of the Carpenters’ flat via the fire escape.

The air felt dry, and it was a moonlit night; good, but when she was on the hunt, she needed to stick to the shadows.

Darkness was her natural companion. . .

Easily ignoring the noise from the nearby streets upon which the night life of New York flowed like blood coursing through the arteries and veins of the human body. Her mind was focused on one place and one place only.

Swiftly moving forward with purpose in her stride, HER eyed the exit of the alleyway, knowing from Sam the way to her destination.

The old, abandoned theatre and its blood-stained treasures. . .

(Begin the song now).

We see HER steadily walking through rows of Ghostface memorabilia.

She can feel the agony in the air, smell the old blood from the aged items and faintly hear the cries of the dammed.

She sways as she moves, drawing ever nearer to the Ghostface stands.

Her predecessors, those who with their knifes craved out the bloody path for her to follow.

And she would lay the final stone in cementing the Loomis Legacy.

“Now I can feel it coming.”

HER smiles with great anticipation.

“The symphony of voices in your head.”

She feels the crowning moment is upon her.

“The time has come for you to shine.”

She approaches the Ghostface stands.

“Be ready. . .”

The Carpenters won’t see her approaching.

“Something terrible is coming. . .for you.”

She swears she can hear Billy’s commands in her head.

“Time is of the essence.”

Such a golden opportunity.

“Do not let me down.”

Never father. “So many people in one place.”

The hunting ground.

“It’s time for us to make a presence!”

HER takes various clothes from several Ghostfaces.

“Time is of the essence.”

The clock is ticking.

“I won’t let you down.”

A daughter’s promise.

“So many people in one place.”

A wolf among sheep. “Oblivious, just like you say.”

HER turns to see her reflection in one of the stands.

“So just trust me this one time.”

As though she is seeing Sam herself.

“I know you won't regret it.”

HER gestures to herself.

“I know you are sick, but so am I.”

HER holds her hand out to the reflection.

“And I will be there for you, through time as it tick, tick, tick, ticks!”

HER turns to face the stand of Billy Loomis.

She smiles playfully as she moves towards it.

“And I will be there for you, through time as it tick, tick, tick, ticks!”

Her reflection flows over the stands of the now half dressed Ghostface statues.

HER narrows her eyes as her shadows fall overs Billy’s statue.

“And I will be there for you. . .”

She tenderly places her hand against the glass cover.

“My darling, I know that there's certain things that you should know.”

She knows everything and is unashamed.

“I know this comes with a price that I'm willing to pay.”

She pulls the glass case open.

“Be ready. . .”

The infamous facemask stares back at her.

“Something terrible is coming. . .”

She viciously grabs the statue, pulling it towards her.

“Everything I've worked for and everything I do!”

Venting her inner frustration.

“You know that there's a reason that I do these things for you!”

Power “I do it for the thrill!”

Bloodlust

“I do it for the fun!”

Manipulation

“You've taught me there's a twisted usefulness in everyone!”

She then kneels before the statue.

“Let me prove my point!”

“It will not disappoint!”

“Just give me the word!”

“I am ready, I am poised!”

Like a devoted worshiper. “Isn't this what a true friend would do?”

Honouring their god. “I promised I would be there for you!”

She reaches up and grabs the facemask, pulling it away, along with Billy’s infamous knife.

Before swiftly making her exit.

“And I will be there for you, through time.”

She skips playfully down the aisles.

“And I will be there, and I will be.”

The theatre’s exit is in her mind’s eye.

“And I will be there for you.”

Once outside, HER stares longingly at the facemask.

She laughs, feeling euphoric, the bloodlust surges through her soul, she willingly drowns in it.

She jerks her head up at the sound of New York’s nightlife from beyond the alleyway.

HER smiles sinisterly, putting the mask on before swaying mischievously towards the alley’s exit, humming as she does.

“La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la.”

Steadily she disappears into the night like a ghostly predator, ready for the hunt

I hoped that you enjoyed it, this was lot of fun to create and a massive thanks to SamcScreams for letting me use her work for this creative musical piece.

#sam carpenter #tara carpenter #alter ego #split personality #scream franchise #scream #song

[cns-jailbreaker]

Headspace is a tool systems can use to make their life easier. Other common names include “mind palace” and “happy place”. Anyone can create and use a headspace, though the characteristics of one’s consciousness affect how they function. It is a very useful tool, but certainly not something everyone can use, use easily, or gain much from. There are three primary reasons a system might develop or create a headspace: self-soothing, efficient problem solving & thinking, and/or communication. Especially for complex systems of consciousness, headspace offers a place to more easily conceptualize and handle complicated strings of information, for the body to communicate its needs to you more easily, and for communicating with all of the consciousness with efficiency and coherency. A headspace can be made instinctively or consciously. Whenever we acquire new information, our brain gains new data that it can add to its storage. This storage of data is used to reference ideas on what to do in a given situation, offer the tools necessary to imagine, or “create” new information when sufficient data and the relevant skills are built. By taking pieces of memory apart for it's information and joining it to other information in new arrangements, we create new answers to problems, and new ideas.

This ability is often referred to as creativity. Creativity is produced by the imagination engine. Such phenomena as the ability to imagine what licking a surface you’ve never licked before feels like, or how slam dunking your boss when you never have might go—these are examples of this function in action. It’s important to note that creativity is used subconsciously significantly more frequently than it is used consciously. Headspace runs on the imagination engine. The imagination engine is a system of the functions sets of thinking (storing, moving, processing, organizing, applying information) and discerning (comparing, manipulating, re-arranging information), integrated in to use with the processes of creating or problem solving. For many systems, being able to decipher what the headspace is telling them about their health and status is an integral part of regaining touch with their body, healing, and integrating their system in to smooth communication and stability.

System integration guidance: Introduction to utilizing headspace.

v29.03.23:pre-release

#System of Consciousness #OSDDID #OSDD #DID #Dissociative Identity Disorder #headspace #system integration #trauma healing #Projects #System Integration Guide #Utilizing Headspace #SIG: Utilizing Headspace #Psychology #Mental Health #Mental Illness #Mental Disorder

[halvorsenbyrne75]

Computer Trading Software

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You need to have a practical set of goals and targets when that comes to Computer trading. Ideally, you'll want to contain short-term and long lasting targets. Also, it's wise to define a price range in which in turn you desire to spot your orders. As soon as you have these types of parameters, you can easily create a computerized buy and sell. If you're just starting out with Algorithmic trading, it's an excellent idea to use one of many platforms together with a trial offer. You can easily then try out and about system for the few months to see if it fits your needs. Another alternative is to get a ready-made software. Computer trading is some sort of great way to acquire started in the market. If you don't have the time to screen industry manually or even aren't an expert trader, that is a good solution.

#Algorithmic trading software

[generic-cleric]

Session 47

Session doc

Whole folder

*Obligatory spoiler warning for Curse of Strahd*

Heard it Through The Grapevine

We kick session off with a good ole grift. The rest of the party works on distracting Lief while Bedlam tries his newly acquired key on the chests in the room. Successfully, he pops each one open and finds varying amounts of money and a manual of bodily health. Bedlam grabbed a handful of the coins, but left the manual out of respect for Lief. After more conversation, the accountant was happy to draw a map to a piece of treasure that has been lost to time. It was an extremely crude map, like it only showed the route from the castle to the treasure and provided no labels or landmarks. Okrin had the great idea to lay it over the map that they have and sure enough, it appears to lead to an area just outside of Berez. An area that Bedlam already suspected held something important. They bid their farewells to Lief and proceed to their points of interest.

They first wanted to check out the Parapets and Archery posts, where Sasha was said to have been seen being suspicious. After a thorough investigation of the area, they find a hand mirror. They cast Identify on it and find out it’s a magic mirror used for communication, as well as the activation word. They take the mirror for a spin and the face of Fiona Wachter appears in the reflection. They were careful to face the mirror away from themselves and disguised their voices. After some questions and a little deception, they find out that Fiona is the new Bugomistress of Ziedenburg and she is helping Sasha quarter her army of undead in exchange for sensitive information regarding Strahd and the castle and such. They were pleased with what they found and pretty eager to get out of that conversation so it wasn’t long before they were heading off to the next location.

As they head toward the courtyard, they notice a group of commoners with torches and pitchforks, cowering in the hallway. The party stops and gets their attention, asking them what they might be doing here. The three villagers explain that they stormed the castle in an effort to kill the vampire. This prompted lots of laughing in and out of game. 

Okrin scoffs, “What level are you guys? Yeah, that’s what I thought.”

The party kindly explains that the villagers probably only made it this far because Strahd let them, and that its very dangerous here and they should go back home. The villagers were insistent that they could handle it, so the party tells them: “Look, if you can’t beat us, you won’t be able to beat Strahd.” so they engage in a fisticuffs. 

Needless to say, the party EASILY took out the three commoners. Okrin was able to disarm one by taking his pitchfork and then pushed him down to the ground. Jander grappled one while Vondal brought on the hurt. The third was no match for Bedlam and Veledrel. All the damage was nonlethal, and the commoners were healed up by Ireena, Vel, and Okrin after the scrap. The villagers asked Ireena if she’d like to come with them back to the village. She politely declined, explaining that she felt much safer with the party. They parted ways after the villagers insisted that they knew the way out, though the party was skeptical.

They eventually find their way to the more familiar ground floor of the castle and make their way out into the courtyard. As they very casually stroll around, their notice someone messing with one of the stones in the wall. The party descends on the gentleman with no mercy. Two of them begin interrogating him and the others begin investigating the area around. They find a loose stone, and behind it a crumpled piece of paper containing an incriminating message written by Ludmilla. After asking many a pointed question, the man buckles and explains he’s just a messenger. He tells the party that Kiril and Emil had a disagreement over the way the werewolf pack should be run, which caused a schism. Kiril now does whatever Ludmilla wants because she removed Emil from the situation, which allowed Kiril to become the leader of the werewolf den. In return, Kiril will bring potential new brides for Srtrahd, the most recent one being Gertruda, and Ludmilla was pretty unhappy with. The party was very pleased with the juicy goss that they had just received, they brushed off their new acquaintance, told him to keep his nose clean and to be on his way. 

They made their way over to the carriagehouse to check out the lead they had on Volenta. The coast was clear, so their investigation began. They were displeased with the lack of horses here and were surprised to find that the carriage house really just houses the carriage. It's not a stable you guys. However, their digging around revealed an empty hidey hole. After talking and marveling for a bit, they noticed a cat creeping along the windowsill, and even stranger, this cat appeared to have a folded piece of paper in its mouth. The cat noticed the party staring at it, and then made a mad dash for safety. The cat was fast, but the party was faster. A skill challenge ensued where the cat was nabbed and the note was secured after some Entangling and Animal Handling. They find out that someone has been asking Volenta to give them scrying material. The party takes a moment to admire all the irons in the fire and move on to the garden.

They thought it would be easy to get to the garden from here, but they were wrong. They called for Helga, who took them through the castling ever-winding halls and brought them out to the gardens. They investigate and look around and find a few spots under some dead brush where it looks like a dog dug up the dirt in several spots. Jander explains to the party that he would send wolves to Escher with letters and poems, through which Escher would give him all the information he needed to create his evidence board that he burned before leaving with the party to the winery. Wow, what a throwback.

I explain to the table out of game that this would be another way for them to meet up with Jander, but since they absorbed him into the group when they did, he did not continue his conversations with Escher, so if they want evidence, Jander can give them some of the poems from their conversations, but as of right now, there is nothing to find in this area, because technically they already found it. They all thought that was pretty cool and liked seeing how their actions can affect the story.

With that behind them, they decide to go check the last location. They make their way back up to their room and climb out the window and very carefully make their way to a more flat part of the roof. Everyone was able to make it safely across without slipping and falling to their death, though a few of the shingles were not so lucky. They make it to a landing of sorts and get to snooping. Their search yields them a letter written in gibberish. An arcana check tells them that there is a presence of Illusion magic on this paper, and an Identify tells them its Illusory Script. Bedlam casts dispel magic on the note, catching a glimpse of the original text before the words fade altogether. The bit they happened to catch though was thanking Anastrasya for her contribution of literature and was asking for a pendant. The group pieced together that Anastrasya must have been the one to get the book out of the castle, and they must be asking for the Holy Symbol. 

We decided to end the session there, it was a lot of information and I wanted to give my players some time to mull it all over together.

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Here's How To Invest In Gold

Are you currently wondering how to purchase gold? A lot of people want to invest, nonetheless they don't realize how to begin. The simple truth is there are many techniques for getting started with investing in gold. Here are some of the more common ways to purchase gold, as well as the positives and negatives for each and tips.

1. Physical Gold

Undoubtedly, buying physical gold is one of the most frequent ways people spend money on gold With regards to how to invest in gold, there are many things to understand about buying physical gold. Here's a few:

How To Accomplish It

Buying psychical gold is actually simple as it is the best way it sounds. You acquire gold items, like jewelry, coins, collectibles and just about other things. The purpose of most investors is usually to hold onto their psychical gold after which sell it into a gold dealer or other kind of buyer.

People have a number of options in relation to where they may buy physical gold. They are able to purchase them at the store or online. Whenever they find the gold, they will have to store it whilst keeping it until they are ready to market it for a higher price. When gold prices increase, then investors can consider selling their pieces.

The Benefits

First pro is that physical gold can be a tangible asset, and history indicates that gold tends to increase in value as time goes by. Very few investments are tangible and also have a high probability of going up in price, even though the economy isn't doing too well. If you want a great investment you can easily hold, see whilst keeping within your possession, then look no further than investing in physical gold.

Second pro is physical gold can not be hacked or erased. Nowadays, folks have countless assets that they can invest in and are generally held online. A gold piece with your hand doesn't need the internet or any electricity to operate or anything like this. It really is a foolproof investment in relation to protecting it from hackers.

Your third advantage of buying physical gold is that you simply don't have to be a professional. Perform quick research on the price tag on gold then research gold dealers. Then you can find the gold items you wish to keep and then sell them off when you're ready. It's as easy as that.

The Cons

First, buying psychical gold can be expensive. According to in which you purchase it from, you might want to pay commission fees. Even when you buy it coming from a private seller, you can bet how the gold will likely be expensive. If spending large amounts of cash upfront isn't for you, then you might like to think twice about buying gold, but generally gold is generally definitely worth the investment.

Second con is storing the gold. It doesn't matter what kind of gold pieces you get, if you purchased it directly, then you're in charge of storing it. You should be careful with how its stored, otherwise you may well be putting your gold in danger of getting stolen, damaged and even lost.

The past major con that the physical gold, when when stored by yourself, won't gain interest. You must secure the gold up until you decide it's a chance to sell it off. If you're looking to gain a little bit of interest in your gold items, then buying physical gold and storing it all by yourself is probably not the best option.

Tips

Buying physical gold is quite easy. It's also straightforward. Just be sure you need to do just as much research as is possible into gold dealers before deciding what type to do business with, and make sure you research current gold prices because you need to try to find good price on gold pieces. This can all could be seen as commonsense advice, but trust us once we say it comes in handy when the time concerns purchase gold.

2. Gold Futures

Gold futures are contracts which were standardized and they are generally traded on specific exchanges. Gold futures allow investors to get a unique number of gold (for example 100 Troy ounces) at a price that has already been predetermine. However, the delivery transpires in a future date.

How To Buy Gold Futures

The first thing you need to do is open a brokerage account. You will find brokers that specifically cope with futures trading, so take some time when picking one. Next, you can trade gold futures and just how it functions is you'll must deposit the absolute minimum money so that you can open a situation. When the price goes into the proper direction, then you'll stand to generate a profit, but you'll generate losses when it goes in an unacceptable direction.

The Benefits

First, you simply will not have to store anything. As previously mentioned, you have to find storage space when you purchase physical gold. With gold futures, this isn't a challenge.

Secondly, lower amounts come to mind with golds future. During the time of making a deal, you'll only be asked to pay a certain amount of cash. The others pays as soon as the agreement is signed.

Another great thing is there exists a good amount of liquidity. In addition to that, however, you can day trade gold futures. This means there's a prospective to produce and withdrawal profits regularly.

The Cons

There's only some cons. One includes that there is a major risk to trading anything, and gold is no different. Default risk can leave the most experienced traders inside the trenches.

Also, gold prices can greatly fluctuate daily. It is simple to gain money, but you can easily as easily lose it. Remember, the price of gold can be appealing at the time of signing the agreement, but they can drop as soon as delivery is made.

One third con is the volatile from the marketplace. One day the markets may be good and then the next it could crash. In no time, there may be a phase as soon as the markets don't move much whatsoever.

Tips

Regarding tips, it's all about opening a merchant account with a great broker. You can find dozens and many brokerage accounts, so compare as many as possible. Find one that will provide you with good advice on gold futures trading then one that doesn't charge a number of fees. The greater number of brokers you compare, the more effective.

Also, research gold prices for a couple of weeks before making an investment in gold via futures. If the prices appears to be stable, then go ahead. If there's an excessive amount of volatile from the markets for these couple of weeks, then consider waiting until everything grows more steady.

3. Gold ETFs

Gold ETFs are a fantastic replacement for gold futures. You won't own contracts, but rather you'll be buying shares of any ETF. In turn, you'll be open to gold, hence why they may be called gold ETFs.

How To Do It

You may get a brokerage account via a broker that permits you to trade gold ETFs. Then you'll be able to select the gold product you want to purchase. It's as elementary as that.

The Pros

One of the best reasons for gold ETFs could it be acts like a hedge against inflation. Normally, this is the truth with a lot of gold-based investments. Should you own gold ETFs, then they are utilized to safeguard your assets up against the inflation and fluctuation of currencies. Gold is definitely a safe investment and if you buy the proper ETFs, then you'll do your major favor.

Second, it is extremely an easy task to trade gold ETFs. You will be only required to invest in a single unit of gold, that is with regards to a gram of gold in weight. Furthermore, it is possible to trade ETFs via your ETF fund manager or even your stockbroker.

Third benefit is that you can take a look at stock exchanges and learn just how much gold is selling for. This can be done at any given time. If you believe prices are great, then go ahead and buy something, otherwise you can hold off until prices be a little more appealing.

Another benefit may be the tax side of things. The sole taxes you spend is either short or long term capital gains tax. Long term is gold that is held for any year or longer, while short-term is under a year.

The Cons

One con is the fact ETFs can be expensive. Actually, they could be more pricey than other styles of investing, but they are often more lucrative. It's your decision to make a decision whether or not purchasing gold ETFs makes it worth while. That is actually the only major con related to buying gold ETFs.

Tips

If you can, consider investing large sums of capital or enter into the habit of trading regularly. The reason being ETFs tend to be profitable than other types of gold-investing. Basically you can end up building a lot if you are prepared to trade regularly or invest large sums of money.

Another helpful tip is usually to never choose a fund manager or ETF product since the fees are alone. Do a bit of research to learn precisely what the performance has looked like over the last few years. If everything looks good, then choose that fund, otherwise keep seeking another fund manager.

4. Purchase Gold Mining Businesses

This can be the best way it may sound. It requires purchasing mining businesses that mine gold. You happen to be essentially buying stocks into gold mining companies.

How To Make It Happen

You can get a stockbroker or investing firm. They may take your funds and invest it into gold companies of your choice. A different way to get it done would be to join an internet stock trading platform and spend money on gold businesses that are listed on the platform. You purchase a particular amount of shares and then sell them when you've made a profit.

The Pros

First, buying shares into gold mining companies is straightforward and thus is selling them. All that you do is purchase the amount of shares you would like then sell them off when you're prepared to. Also, you may invest into several companies and increase your chances of making profits frequently.

Second, the retail price swings may be huge, but they do typically take awhile to take place. When you are patient, then you can definitely sell when these swings happen. Remember, in case a company is doing well and doing things right, then their stock could go up of course, if the price of gold is high too, then you might end up doing adequately.

Third, buying stocks is beginner-friendly. It doesn't take a great deal of knowledge to shell out, nevertheless it usually takes some research into gold mining companies. Just do a great deal of research into several companies and discover what kind of financial reputation they already have prior to invest into them.

The Cons

The risk is about the high side because gold mining companies carry plenty of risk, that may cause their stock to lower, whether or not the price of gold is high. Also, remember that gold miners put themselves in danger and stuff they generally do also can impact the cost of the company's stock. Investing in gold mining companies is as risky as buying almost every other type of stocks.

Tips

There's only one really specific tip to remember. You need to research various stock trading platforms and make sure the ones you utilize have gold mining companies' shares available. Better yet, research gold mining companies and create a set of them prior to search for stock trading platforms. Then you could find out if those platforms offer shares in those companies.

That is how to spend money on gold. As you can see, you can find advantages and disadvantages to every single form of investing method, so you may want to consider all the various methods to invest. Then you can certainly choose which technique to try.

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Your China visa utility will not be considered complete till you have submitted fingerprints at a China Visa Application Service Centre . Whilst yes, it is true you could convert a vacationer visa right into a Z Visa as quickly as in China (if you fall in love with the place and don’t want to waste time) do note that this feature is torturously painful and may not be value it, to be honest. Unless you do manage this mammoth task, keep in mind that you can not teach English on this visa. Chinese residents who want to use on the embassy should begin the application process a quantity of weeks prematurely. Chinese vacationers are suggested to use the digital visa system. Requirements For Immigrant And Nonimmigrant Visas Diplomats and different foreign government officials traveling to the United States to have interaction solely in official duties or activities on behalf of their national authorities must acquire an A visa prior to getting into the United States. Please use the contact form in our web site so we can confirm the standing of the case. Please choose “My query is about Nonimmigrant visas and it's not included in your website”. https://www.chinavisa.com.tw/photo/ It is very important to know the entry date in your Form I-94. Get in touch with us now and get began on your property and real property buy. If you wish to keep in Thailand even after September 26, then, you should prolong the Non O right into a 1 yr extension. Lastly, if they are saying you don’t qualify for the 2-month extension, you could request for the 30-day extension. If it expires on September 16th and you didn’t do anything about it, then you may have till September 26th to leave Thailand. If you might have any intention to remain past September 26th or any doubt that your flight overseas will be cancelled then it is good to resume or extend your visa earlier than September sixteenth. FY 2018 saw the lowest numbers of visas issued to Cuban citizens in additional than a decade, the outcomes of the Trump administration’s rollback of the Obama administration’s efforts to normalize relations with Cuba. Amid new restrictions on travel by land and sea from Cuba, Cuban temporary visa issuance fell to simply beneath 7,000 in FY 2018, down from sixteen,300 the year earlier than and 41,000 in FY 2014. ] apply to purposes for immigrant visas made, and visas issued, on or after November 14, 1986." However, this can't guarantee visa issuance to a overseas national good friend, relative, or student.

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Top 3 Litter Box Furniture and Accessories for Pets in 2024

Do you need to take excellent care of your beloved pets? As a pet owner, it is crucial for you to maintain a clean and odor-free living space. Browse the marketplace and you can effortlessly discover a variety of furnishings items and accessories aimed for pets. Know regarding the best 3 possibilities in 2024 that may boost your home decor as well as hold the litter region of one's pet neat and organized.

Litter Box Enclosures

If you need to discreetly hide your pet's litter box, such enclosures might be your preferred option. These are created to resemble fashionable cabinets or pieces of furnishings. It is possible to find these seamlessly blending into the decor of any room.

These feature a concealed compartment that houses the litter box. It is possible to let your pet get access these very easily although keeping the mess and odors contained. Having a litter box enclosure, you can supply your pet with privacy and sustain a clean and elegant living space.

Litter Box Furniture

Have you observed these innovative pieces of furnishings items? These units serve a dual objective by doubling as functional pet beds or side tables, concealing the litter box beneath. Some of these have cleverly designed entrances and ventilation systems. You are able to discover these furnishings items to be a comfortable and private space for your pet.

It is possible to make use of the leading surface on the furnishings for placing decorative products, or use these as an extra seating location. Litter box furniture can be a perfect remedy if you'd like to optimize your living space without having compromising on style and cleanliness.

Stainless Steel Litter Boxes

You'll be able to clean these litter boxes effortlessly. They are developed to become rust-resistant and odor-free. Created of stainless steel, the litter boxes can match your demands in case you prioritize cleanliness and convenience for the pet and property.

The boxes include a sleek and contemporary design. You are able to discover stainless steel litter box fitting seamlessly into any residence decor. These are made of premium high quality material. It is possible to make these last for a long time, acquiring a reputable and sanitary resolution for the litter demands of the pet.

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How You Can Get The Furniture You Need

Whenever a place appearance fantastic, it is possible to identify the root cause as the household furniture. While paint, drapes and flooring surfaces matter, the furnishings ties it all with each other. When done right, the overall appear gets amazing. Looking for that furniture needs to be done right, so stick to the tips below. If you wish to acquire wood household furniture, look for top quality wood joinery. If a bit is glued jointly or maybe if nails and anchoring screws are utilized to keep your piece of furniture jointly, it will not last long. It is best to spend more money to have a furniture with a bit of outstanding wood joinery work on it. Open and jiggle any compartments in a piece of household furniture well before purchasing. You would like to know how properly all those drawers are appropriate to the household furniture. If they shift when jiggled, that's not a excellent indication. The furniture seemed to be improperly built. The same goes if you think any tension when yanking a cabinet out. It ought to push out effortlessly. Look over the guarantee on any possible furnishings purchase thoroughly. What may possibly seem like satisfactory coverage at first glance could come to be a great deal of pomp and scenario. For example, you need a cloth-defend guarantee that is without having limits plus a excellent guarantee on manufacturer's disorders. High quality furniture should include a created commitment of excellence and also be backed-with a definite warrantee. When selecting a tv stand, make sure that this is the correct sizing for the tv. Numerous tv holders are made for some types of tvs. By knowing your tv proportions, you may make certain that it can fit in the t . v . stay. Furthermore you will want to ensure it has storage space for your personal components. If you want to create a truly ecological assertion, buy household furniture made out of reprocessed wood. This not simply saves shrubs, but usually the hardwood pieces can be purchased in styles and widths unachievable from managed or fresh woodlands. Which means you get special home furniture that is pretty much as good for the type because it is for the World. Hardwood is usually re-cycled from aged structures and structures, remains from traditional signing periods, land fill scraps and even retired orchard trees. Shade of furniture is among your prime things to consider when you are considering new sections. If you buy dazzling hues, it can be hard to match up later on. You are able to opt for daring hues for smaller sized parts, but stay with fairly neutral, very easily matched up hues for bigger pieces of furniture. Begin your search on the internet. You could wind up attending a conventional retailer for your personal last purchase, but commencing on the internet will work for a few motives. Initial, you will get a sense of just what the cost range will likely be, and there are also certain pieces you eventually purchase. Completely examine https://thietkenoithat.com on the furnishings you are acquiring. Pillows needs to be firm, and also have a deal with that can be taken out to clean. Search for ones that have the same material for both sides. It is going to cost a bit more than a single-sided soft cushions by using a support, however they can last longer and use more consistently because you can change them above every single month or two. Most of the time, furniture might be negotiated in cost. Though a sales representative clearly desires to market an item for as much as possible, they are usually ready to give up. So, when you see some thing you prefer yet it is way too pricy, offer a more affordable selling price. If they are reluctant to give up, let them know you can expect to conduct business in other places. Be sure that you validate whether or not furnishings are mailed front door-to-doorway or curbside. This is particularly important if you live on the very high floor. You might have to shell out a bit more if you want the piece delivered right to your home, but it will likely be greater than worth the cost when you recognize you won't should do it oneself. Know your financial allowance before hand. Furnishings are high-priced, and you can easily spend more than you designed. Don't enable your self go over the top. Commit yourself to making numerous trips for the retail store. Be aware of sales, and make sure you simply acquire if the time is proper so that you remain affordable. Retail outlet your neighborhood thrift search for wise bargains. New products may be found in daily, so you can't even you know what you can definitely find. Try to look for fantastic furniture pieces at low prices when redecorating. Ask about warranties when purchasing furniture. You need to in no way acquire a brand new furniture without having a very good warrantee. Inquire about the type of damage covered by the warrantee. It is advisable to purchase a warranty issued by a maker as an alternative to by the shop since these warranties typically protect a lot more issues. Create a game plan prior to buying. Getting household furniture is an important deal, and it's not simply about the selling price. It's as to what you're around your self with at your residence, and this may affect how you feel sentimentally on a regular basis. Actually consider what you need your property to be like, and road map out a strategy. It'll help! When you have a lot of furnishings to get, think about whether it will be worth the cost to get a charge card through the retail store you need to buy from. You can often get a discounted that way. Nonetheless, be certain you only acquire what you could afford to pay for, and pay off the amount quickly. That way, you won't owe something. Set-aside a fair spending budget when you are planning to acquire furnishings. You should purchase items that happen to be higher-top quality adequate you know that you will have them for a time. Don't spend so much on household furniture that you have trouble having to pay for your day-to-day expenditures. While you endeavor to the furniture shops now, you will be aware how for top level deals. You are going to know what the options are. You will be willing to be the best shopper possibly in relation to getting the home furniture your own home should appearance its best possible.

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Maybe you have walked into someone's property and cringed at how horrible their household furniture was? If so, this is extremely frequent. Many individuals buy household furniture that is not only ugly, but in addition unpractical. You are able to prevent this mistake by doing a bit of analysis. The subsequent post provides you with helpful advice.

For those who have small children, you must stay away from getting household furniture with razor-sharp edges. Little ones have a tendency to journey and slip typically which could lead to a vacation to the emergency room when your home furniture has distinct edges. As an alternative, when buying sofa furniture and finish furniture seek out home furniture with routered curved edges. Check the springs of your furniture you need to purchase. It is essential to choose a couch or possibly a settee that seems cozy for you. If you love company chairs and couches, ensure that the springs are coiled properly and do not wait to switch them routinely to help keep your furniture comfy. Before you decide to put any household furniture cleaner in your products, you need to check out a tiny place to ascertain if there are actually any damage. If there are any troubles once you set the item in the modest area, you will understand that this is simply not the best issue to make use of in your stuff. Extensively check any cushions about the home furniture you might be acquiring. Soft cushions should be organization, and also a deal with that may be eliminated to clean. Look for versions that have the identical cloth on sides. It is going to price a bit more than a single-sided cushions using a backing, however they will last lengthier and use a lot more evenly since you can flip them over each and every month or two. Consider the color plan of your house once you seek out new furnishings. In the event you opt for strong colors, you could possibly struggle to match your future furnishings. Work towards staying on simple colors for big goods to enable you to add more coloration with less costly extras. Upholstered seating should give you a excellent lower body angle. As soon as your legs are certainly not perpendicular with the ground when resting, you may be unable to find comfort and ease. Avoid chairs that offer your legs an up or downwards tilt. The standard height for a seating is roughly eighteen in . nonetheless, you will find recliners that offer a lower or better seat to fit your size. Employed furnishings are a great way to spend less. It is very important check out used furniture very carefully before you buy it. Check all the doorways and storage, search for scratches and be sure the piece is durable sufficient. It is almost always advisable to select solid wood household furniture in case you are purchasing second-hand items. When you have young kids with your loved ones, usually do not get a window topped dinner table with sides or corners. Youngsters can easily be harm by falling or bumping into cup table edges. The glass can be cracked and your young children may be really hurt. Window espresso kitchen table shirts also display fingerprints easily, so you will constantly have to nice and clean the cup. Be mindful about use guarantees supplied on several furnishings parts. Many are not well worth the dollars. These special discounts provide more defense from spills and unsightly stains or rips and scrapes. The issue with several of these extended warranties is that, when considering the cost you're paying, you could potentially get a new furniture piece for the very same quantity since the warranty or get the part cleaned out yourself cheaper. Are aware of the return guarantee before choosing household furniture. Lots of things could happen after you get that household furniture home. It might not match by any means. There can be some kind of problem that took place throughout move. The sizing can be all away from. Before getting to this level, determine what choices you have. It'll reduce the anxiety. Ensure you recognize how much storage area you really want when you are picking a piece of furniture. If you are acquiring an end dinner table, a wall system, a chest or some other product with storage space functions, you would like to make certain it provides adequate space. You may not would like to lug residence that new piece of furniture only to discover you are unable to match every little thing involved with it. When deciding your financial budget for home furniture, think about the predicted life-span in the piece. Lighting شركة نقل اثاث بابها or particleboard pieces are likely much decrease in price, but also lower in life expectancy. Hefty hardwood, reliable household furniture will last a great deal for a longer time, even if in a greater initial expenditure. Just how long you plan to be in a property can element in as well. As we discussed, it really is easy to upgrade the look of you house. While the process might appear just a little a little overwhelming in the beginning, in the event you stick to the details which had been made available to you here, your pals will be discussing your home for days. Moreover you will certainly be loaded with great pride understanding that you paid out significantly less for doing it that seems.

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