#something money can't buy

[unpopularly-opinionated]

If you buy something from a store I work at, and that store gives me a paycheck, you and every other person who’s purchased something at that store are 100% in alignment with my opinions in all things.

Sorry, I didn’t make the rules, that’s just what the clowns still pretending that playing a video game makes you transphobic came up with.

#random rant #Hogwarts Legacy #transphobia #video games #JK Rowling #also if I have to hear one more anti-Semite claim Goblins are Jews #I will lose my mind #if you think the game is anti-Semitic then I have news for you #YOU are the anti-Semite #oh and I've already lost my mind over how disgusting people treat the devs making this game #y'all pretend you appreciate artists when y'all don't appreciate shit #you think just because the devs have all been paid that it's all A-OK to shit on their work #god forbid an artist care about something other than money amirite #like idk maybe they'd like for their shit to be ENJOYED and APPRECIATED too #something money can't buy #but idk maybe I'M the crazy one for thinking that

[cluescorner]

I cannot imagine being a Damian stan right now. You've got both Zdarsky's bullshit (where he clearly doesn't give a shit about your boy) and The Boy Wonder (where Juni Ba clearly gives so many shits about your boy) coming out on the same day. The whiplash must be insane. I hope y'all get some nice warm soup for your efforts jfc

#damian wayne #damian al ghul #damian al ghul wayne #batman #batfamily #for all of the issues that come with having Steph as your fave having too much wild shit happening at once is never one of them #btw I quite like The Boy Wonder Issue 1. wow shocker an artist and writer who I have liked everything they've ever done #has once again written something that I am enjoying with art that makes me want to be part of its world. #it's almost like Juni Ba is really freaking talented or something #like I have some problems with it but it seems like many of those are part of the point. Damian is learning that his siblings are more #three-dimensional than he realized and that is part of this 'coming of age' story merged with fairytale #so I can't be mad at the oversimplistic defining of Dick and Jason and Tim until the conclusion of the series. that might be the point. #I hope that the series will address Steph as a Robin but if not then frankly it's not an issue unique to this series. #I'll be annoyed and disappointed but ultimately roll with it like I am with Babsgirl being here. There's too much good stuff here to get #hung up on shit that seems to be almost an editorial mandate at this point. at least that's where I'm at. #I am also very sorry that Chip Zdarsky is massacring your boy. he has 'X (Tim for him) is the best Robin so everyone else must suck' diseas #where a writer really likes one specific Robin and in trying to uplift them demeans all of the other Robins. instead of like...just writing #for that one character only or alternatively not demeaning the other characters in order to make his blorbo look good #it's wild because I actually think his writing for Tim is pretty solid. but he's not writing a Tim series. he's writing a Batman series. #and if you are going to write a Batman series and include other Batfamily members you need to actually write them well. #instead of assigning them like 2 personality traits while Tim gets to be a whole character #I accept that behavior in fanfic where I have lesser standards because it's fucking free. not a comic run that wants me to pay #tens of dollars in order to understand what the fuck is going on. he's been going for a while now it's gotta be a lot of money. #I can buy Steelworks with that money. I can see John Henry and Natasha Irons in a trade. Fuck you Chip. #it's why it takes such a special person to write a good ensemble story/a good Batfamily story. you have to be good at writing a LOT #of different characters. which I don't think most people are. I sure as hell am not. I can write maybe 3 at a time confidently well. #and you also have to give all of them at least SOME love or else people will be upset that you aren't focusing on their fave #and also the writing as a whole will suffer. Chip Zdarsky is a pretty good Tim writer. I'd maybe read a Tim solo written by him. #I would not read a story focusing on multiple characters that I like written by Chip Zdarsky. because every character who isn't Tim #is at least a bit weak/inconsistent/out of character INCLUDING FUCKING BATMAN. THE NO. 1 GUY MOST ARE HERE FOR

[meownotgood]

haul time!!!!!!!! now to figure out where to even put everything..... aha

#cat was not a part of my purchases #I can't believe I got so many things lol #in my defense the artist alley was HUGE #it took me like four hours to go through all of it haha #I'm surprised I didn't get more plushes though #I kept cards from almost everyone so if you want to know where something is from just let me know!! #I chronically buy stickers and don't use them but I swear I'm going to put these somewhere this time lmao #I'm happy with everything I got though so I can't be mad about how much money I spent #and I had so many nice conversations with everyone in artist alley 😭 the artists were so kind #so I wanted to support them as much as possible

[carnivalcarriondiscarded]

The way I wanna learn so many silly hobbies!! Like I wanna be able to walk on my hands and contort and speak fictional languages, just so I can entertain people with a mystery bag of talents

But alas I am poor

no i know right. but. you do know that you don't have to pay to learn how to walk on your hands, right? or speak fictional languages? you should probably pay for a contortionist coach tho yeah

#many many hobbies... Dont need to be payed for #you can learn languages and skills #got printing paper? origami. got a pencil? fun fonts #birdwatching? go outside! there are online guides! #there are so many youtube guides and tutorials and tips and tricks and ideas- #Dont Trick Yourself Into Thinking You Can't Do Anything Without Paying First #this is why i hoard gift cards tbh #so that if there's a time where i really want to do something that requires Materials #i can buy what i need without paying #but seriously though. you can do a lot w/o needing money to get it done #can you do a handstand? you're halfway to walking on your hands already if yes #and if no - there are so many handstand tutorials! #rambles from the bog #juggling? get some eggs or small rocks or pet toys if you have em! #tape up crumpled paper balls! #DONT LET THE CAPITALISM LIFESTYLE FOOL YOU! MONEY IS NOT ALWAYS NECESSARY! #THE WORLD IS SO MUCH BIGGER THAN THAT #AND THERE ARE SO MANY KIND PEOPLE POSTING TUTORIALS AND GUIDES AND LINKS AND ALL! FOR! FREE!

[rapidhighway]

i actually wanted to buy a new sketchbook today but they didn't have the only brand I like using at empik

#idk why #where is ittt #i thought there was a ton of them and then i looked and it was those oxford sketchbooks woth disgustingly smooth paper #all sketchbooks out there are either too textured or too smooth #i like canson pls canson come back #i would like a different brand preferably with colored covers cause im tired of the black i want a pink sketchbook or something #but everything is blackkkk #and the covers are thick as fuck too #i tried a different brand two times now and every time i just wasted my money i cant do that shit it was awful #i want to buy online but i like to touch the paper before buying ugh #that's why i can't buy those sketchbooks that are wrapped in foil at stores #who even came up with that that's an awful idea #i bought one of those art creation sketchbooks that have their own stand at the art store here they look like fancy premium sketchbooks #literally the worst paper ive had the displeasure of drawing on #lined school notebooks i drew in in primary school are better than that #im in sketchbook hell ughhh #I've had moleskin when it was hyped a lot too and its mid too nothing worth spending this much money on

[valiant-portabella-pirkko]

One of the many things I’m surprised Anet has never released: a ‘Sylvan’ set of themed mount skins like the Inquest Exosuit, Branded, and Shiverpeaks ones, but plant-themed so they can resemble the sylvari, nightmare court, or mordrem depending on what dyes you use.

#GW2 #Guild Wars 2 #full disclosure i'd be one of the first to buy it #i'm making sylvari again and it's making me sad i have no mounts to match #let me give them plant companions!! #there's not even a vinetooth MINI. criminal #(vinetooth faolain does not count i want a normal vinetooth) #there's literally 2 and both are for the jackal (and primal spirit only counts if you squint) #and the mordrem alpha can't exactly pass for anything other than a mordrem #anet why are you passing up guaranteed money. there's so MANY sylvari mains #if anything it's the shiverpeaks ones i NEVER see anyone use literally ever #which is a shame because they're very cool #the inquest and branded ones i Do see because you can do a lot with them #inquest can work as any kind of tech (including now jade tech with the right dyes) #and the branded ones can be icebrood too or just look really dang cool #plant ones would work not just for mordrem. sylvari. and nightmare. but druids and nature magic too #heck you could even use them for theming with echovald wilds too #so i feel like you'd see them a Lot if they ever released something like this #... is that why. does Anet fear the rise of plant mount supremacy #oh well guess we'll probably never know lmao #my posts

[hxhhasmysoul]

wouldn't it be nice if the author of the fics finished them. the author is me.

#vent #for the last 4 months my life has been in stupid crisis mode #like constantly #from major ones where i had to move out for a while because it was impossible to stay where i lived #to not being able to use my kitchen for over a week #and like other more or less minor house related stuff that made it impossible for me to use something normally #not a single week without something like that or shit at work which is constantly being so fucking chaotic #and now someone died in my family #not someone very close but i liked them #and of course like feeling sad that they are gone can't be the only thing #because it has to come with the headache of i need to travel for their funeral and it's just before easter #so there's no one in this city to leave my dog with #because most of my friends either live abroad or have cats or are busy before easter.. #i'd just want a week where nothing happens #and like the writing is weighing heavy on me #because i miss it #also i wish i could finish something #i wish something good would happen that i could feel proud off #also because i'm mentally ill and fucking stupid when i was going crazy with my kitchen not working and work shit #i bought new furniture #because after 15 years i've finally had enough money to buy some that aren't fucking black and inconvenient and ugly #which is like a huge project and a crisis i brought onto myself #just because i was too burnt out to write #and i wanted something nice to happen to me #like a nice living space that doesn't make feel like i have no ownership over it because everything in it was some else's choice #and that old furniture was bought by my mother and my brother ages ago and it's handmedowns #and my fucking horrible mother feels personally slighted that i want to get rid of a bed that is broken #because my brother's kids jumped on it regularly when they used to visit pre covid #yeah it's been broken that long because i lost all my savings during covid and had to change careers to a souless pointless corpo job #long pathetic whine and overshare over

[trans-cuchulainn]

i just booked to view two flats (to buy) (i'm probably not going to buy them) (i would only be co-buying them even if i did bc i can't afford a mortgage) (they're in a good location though it would be way nearer to useful things even if there's still no bus) and they asked me no questions beyond contact details when i called them about a viewing. is that normal. shouldn't they have tried to check i'm serious. i had all my answers prepared re: the finances and they didn't care

#essentially my parents had a flat but they hate being a landlord so they've sold it (subject to contract) #and in terms of what to do with the money etc at their age it makes more sense to co-buy somewhere manageable and accessible with me #and then in future if they get old and decrepit and i want to move north (and particularly if there's only one of them tho i hate that idea #they can live in the smaller accessible house/flat instead of their larger and less manageable house #so i wouldn't be tied to it but also in the meantime only have to contribute like 30k ('only') which is <3 years' rent #since my current house is 950/mo and smaller than the flats we're looking at #the rental market here is so awful and my accessibility needs are increasing so buying somewhere is beginning to look like my only option #bc i can't make changes to my rented house to make it wheelchair accessible (it has a FUCKING SPIRAL STAIRCASE) #so we're looking at ground-floor flats without carpet and i could get a ramp for the front doorstep and stuff #essentially future-proofing for my disabilities is also future-proofing for my parents getting old #the only thing i don't like about these flats is that they don't have a garden #they've got communal gardens which is something. but still nowhere private to hang your pants to dry

[tortoisesshells]

89/274

#[cutler beckett voice] every man has a price he will willingly accept; even for what he hoped never to sell. #i've connected the dots - you didn't connect SHIT. #i do love very much that vicki's so sure her loyalty can't be bought (it is. she's employed by the collinses and she'll not betray them.); #it's neat; too; that Burke isn't generally wrong but he's wrong in the specific: he hasn't apprehended that genre and loyalty work; #differently in collinsport than they do elsewhere. it wasn't just that the collinses that had the money to buy the manslaughter trial; #it's that the collinses ARE collinsport. there's no town without them. you can't buy a sturdy enough backhoe to tear those roots out. #idk. there's probably something there in that conversation about joe spying for burke; too. #dark shadows #burke devlin #barnabas collins #willie loomis #jason mcguire #victoria winters

[timephase]

piou piou

#i pirated isat i wish i could buy it but yeah i have to use money for something more important #i just started isat if you can't tell

[fouryearsofshades]

What’s in your opinion, your view on non Han accessories such as Miao silver, Japanese silk flowers, and other accessories used while wearing and posting Hanfu online. I’ve seen it a lot personally when looking at Hanfu things on little red book, is it complexed than we think?

Personal opinion below:

Oh are they still popular on little red book? I thought they had gone out of fashion. The latest offense is Tibetan style.

The popularity of miao silver, Japanse silk flowers, Japanese hand fan etc, however, is often because those things are CHEAP. Cheap, easily found on taobao and looked good on screen. That is it. Most people wanted to stand out of the crowd but doesn't want to spent too much time, money and energy on it. And taobao sellers, to increase exposure, will include additional keywords regardless whether it is true or not. Again, many people will not spent the time to do good research, so people will be misled and think that they are authentic Han products.

Traditional Han accessories are expensive because they are often not factory made. For example Japanese lantern and Japanese mask are often used in China because Japan had ordered a lot of those products from China and the production lines have existed so it can be made cheaply and easily. But Chinese masks and lanterns? Often there are no factory lines available and they have to be hand made so they are rather expensive. (People will complain if they found the local organizers used them but often it is too late. Japanese building and vectors are also a common offense. Because those designers are often freely available online while Chinese stuff are often not digitized.)

The price does come down slightly nowadays as more people promote Han culture and there are factory products, such as chanhua, now they are available in packs of premake pieces and sellers can just put them together instead of rolling each leaves and petals themself.

In short, I think professionals (including designers, make up artist, influencers etc.) should avoid using those accessories (unless there is a good reason to use them) because it perpetuals the wrong image, but random people~ eh whatever. People can buy imported stuff as international trade has always been a thing. People can also include anything that is meaningful to them, either to speak of their heritage or as a memento.

#Or they are just ignorant. #my friend runs a hanfu buying service #a lot of people have the wrong idea about the cost of hanfu #and accessories #they asked for x price #you can't even get a dress from uniqlo for that price #a t shirt yes #they often just want something bling bling #and cheap #basically it is just money issue #most people doesn't care about culture #or honour #or whatever #rants #fouryearsofshades

[sherlock-is-ace]

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#the week before last my mom and i decided to spend more time in nature since we've been cooped up inside since like 2020 #we decided to enjoy our garden again #(mostly cause we can't afford to turn on the AC because of bills going up but it was still a nice change in routine) #we cleaned up the patio table and got our folding chairs from storage (things we hadn't properly used in years) #i got an old unused notebook out to write outside and just have a nice chill time #we were combating mosquitoes but it was fine and my dog was really happy to just chill with us on the grass #it was perfect and lovely #... #that lasted exactly 3 days #last tuesday night some fucking asshole jumped my neighbors wall (or our gate idk) and stole our two old ass folding chairs #and wednesday night he came back to get the table he forgot (a table so fucking heavy idk how he managed to get it up the wall/gate) #and as you can imagine... if we can't afford to turn on the ac because the electricity bill is already impossible to pay... #it was a real fucking effort to buy another table #but i fucking REFUSE to go back inside like a fucking puppy with my tail between my legs #we can barely make it to the end of the month #buying something silly like icecream or an extra sweet has us revaluating the entire month's expenses #and we can't even own fucking furniture that we've owned for like 15 years #i'm so fucking tired! #i want to either die or leave this place and honestly dying is more achievable #anyways i just spent almost half the money i had on my bank account #but i bought a small folding table which i will fold up and bring inside every fucking night because not even a gate can keep you safe #i will fucking sit outside and enjoy fucking nature so help me god! #(if the rats/lizards let me lol) #see why i'm so fucking tired all the time?! when you're not dealing with pests you're dealing with human pests #i do thank god and all angels above they didn't try to break in and kill us in the process but my fucking garden furniture!!! #that was too long cause i'm still pissed #and tomorrow is grocery shopping day so i'm depressed again #angel talks #personal

[millenniumbugs]

Going to see King Gizzard twice this year and I fear for the future of my financial decisions honestly what if the year is 2026 and I'm going into severe debt to go to 17 shows

#king gizzard & the lizard wizard #kgatlw #kglw #king gizzard and the lizard wizard #Man i can't even buy vinyl! #gotta save up for plane tickets #hope I will have enough money to buy something cool at each show still #and also at the UK when i go there

[the-acid-pear]

#luly talks #therapist told me to get my shit together so I'm starting in square 1 of it #idk if I'd do more than icons im very. low in confidence. but depends. #i mean my biggest fear is just to have to draw a character i can't get right but i mean. its not like i have 24 hs b4 the bomb goes off #i dont think I'd do anything complex tho like no elaborate backgrounds only maybe full bodies #highest im willing to make ppl pay is prob 20 or something #i just need Money to Live y'know. and buy booze. #and fix my shoes. and cut my hair. and etc

[satanfemme]

there were some furries at the parade yesterday, and I REALLY want to make a fursuit head for lucia now. but the last time I tried to make a fursuit head, I lost momentum halfway thru and wasted a lot of money on fur that I never used for it (tho I'd still like to return to that one some day, and have kept the wip safe). on the other hand, I have an irl friend who's made fursuits before and has promised to help me if I want help making a fursuit. so ough. I don't know. ntm all the other unfinished projects I have on the backburner right now... I know the best way to deal with adhd is to follow my impulses instead of trying to force myself to do what I "should" do, but it's still so so hard to start new projects. especially with how many roadblocks a fursuit head project is going to inherently have. I don't know. this is just me working thru my emotions with this. I'm probably gonna start on the foam base tonight and face my fear (and face the likely disappointment)

#I def can't afford to drop money on the fur I'd need for it but I'm telling myself rn if I make good progress on the foam base - #- I can work something out later. maybe my irl has scrap fur. maybe my family can buy me fur for my birthday in the spring. #one step at a time I REALLY want a fursuit and the only feasible way for me to get one is to make one

[arctic-hands]

I bought a deck of tarot cards last year because some of the TTRPGs I got from itchio required a deck. I went with the Modern Witch deck because yay women's empowerment let's go lesbians the future is female #WomanInTotalConrol(of)Herself yay woo ♀️

But then now that copyright has expired there's a Winnie The Pooh deck and like. I want it 🥺

#'but Arctic can't you just buy an extra deck?' absolutely not it's not even a money thing it's a I'm A Chronic Horder Thing so like #evil Noah's ark where it's ONE OF EACH AND NO TAKE BACKSIES #anyway #the tarot of pooh #or something like that i don't remember what it's called #it used the classic illustrations from the original books and looked so pretty