You know the parable about how the foolish man built his house upon sand and the wise man built his house upon rock and it’s always about having a sturdy foundation well there is also the fact of location which is that the sand probably used to be rock except it’s been eroded to sediment because it’s a FUCKING FLOODPLAIN
I feel like a dumbass, but @rapidashmascot just revolutionised my understanding of that parable.
Eight by fourteen inches equals roughly 22,000 individual stitches and just as many reasons to regret my poor life choices, but it’s DONE! I don’t want to think about how many hours of work went into this, but I’m so pleased with how it came out. I’ve had this in the works for about a year now, working on it here and there, but the last few weeks I’ve really pushed to finish it up, and I’m super happy with how this came out.
Aww, this got reblogged recently and has been getting notes, and oh man, what a nostalgic blast from the past!! This ended up being the only complete homestuck cross-stitch I ever did (I haven’t given up on sbahj, but i think i need to redo the pattern, which. sobbing.) but this was the start of a great cross-stitch era in my life! I’ve recently picked it back up, and am literally like, no more than a day or two from showing off a new complete project, so this is incredibly timely, haha.
I really recommend this as a hobby to anyone who needs something creative to keep their hands busy! I don’t think the timing of my first cross-stitch era and my second are coincidental, it’s meditative and sooothing, and allows me to continue MAKING THINGS without being demanding in terms of creative initiative. I don’t know what i want to draw or write, but yes, I can continue stitching pixel after pixel of color. And I’m MUCH faster now than I was then, a year of work is definitely not necessary, that’s a project that fits into a month or less 😂
You know the parable about how the foolish man built his house upon sand and the wise man built his house upon rock and it’s always about having a sturdy foundation well there is also the fact of location which is that the sand probably used to be rock except it’s been eroded to sediment because it’s a FUCKING FLOODPLAIN
I feel like a dumbass, but @rapidashmascot just revolutionised my understanding of that parable.
You know the parable about how the foolish man built his house upon sand and the wise man built his house upon rock and it’s always about having a sturdy foundation well there is also the fact of location which is that the sand probably used to be rock except it’s been eroded to sediment because it’s a FUCKING FLOODPLAIN
I feel like a dumbass, but @rapidashmascot just revolutionised my understanding of that parable.
You know the parable about how the foolish man built his house upon sand and the wise man built his house upon rock and it’s always about having a sturdy foundation well there is also the fact of location which is that the sand probably used to be rock except it’s been eroded to sediment because it’s a FUCKING FLOODPLAIN
I feel like a dumbass, but @rapidashmascot just revolutionised my understanding of that parable.
You know the parable about how the foolish man built his house upon sand and the wise man built his house upon rock and it’s always about having a sturdy foundation well there is also the fact of location which is that the sand probably used to be rock except it’s been eroded to sediment because it’s a FUCKING FLOODPLAIN
I feel like a dumbass, but @rapidashmascot just revolutionised my understanding of that parable.
You know the parable about how the foolish man built his house upon sand and the wise man built his house upon rock and it’s always about having a sturdy foundation well there is also the fact of location which is that the sand probably used to be rock except it’s been eroded to sediment because it’s a FUCKING FLOODPLAIN
I feel like a dumbass, but @rapidashmascot just revolutionised my understanding of that parable.
i hate it when people are writing a long ass thing and start a parenthetical aside and forget to close parentheses it makes me feel like i cant escape from the sentence
its soooooooooooooooooooooooooooo wild how MAD people get about art. what counts as art. what counts as Good art. what art shouldnt exist. what art is useless. so whattttt if its too avant garde or too simple or you personally dont agree with it. its art and we have to keep doing as much of it as we can get away with every day & if you want to stop it or get mad about it youre missing something huge as fuckkkkkkkkkkkk about how to live
I love movies where the plot takes place in less than a day. It’s like. What if these people were experiencing the worst 8 hours of the entire lives and you got to see the highlight reel?
Okay this comment I just came across deserves its own post. Imagine showing this to someone who’s never used Tumblr and explaining why haikus are relevant in this context.
i am silently rooting for all of you, all the time. even if we have not spoken, even if we barely know each other, know that i see you, i hear you, and i am rooting for you. it’s so easy to go about life feeling isolated and alone, but know that i am always rooting for you and the things that you hold dear to you. i do not mean it in a shallow or facetious way, clearly, i can’t ever know all your good days and bad days, but know that i am sending a silent wish to whoever is listening that things go well. there is always someone rooting for you, on the good and bad days and everything in between.
I don’t know why this keeps happening but I keep meeting toxic heterosexual couples who experiment with polyamory and are heavily into funko pops, board games, Disney princesses and Burlesque stripping and the man is always a withdrawn bearded dude and the woman is always a passive aggressive control freak with an Etsy shop that sells lawn gnomes styled after Dr Who characters and they don’t really even seem to like each other but they’re always exactly the same. this has happened four times
socks are the primary producers of the laundry biome. they typically mate for life and come in a wide variety of patterns, though—unlike shoes, which many theorize to be a symbiotic species—they lack sexual dimorphism. juvenile socks resemble their parents, but have yet to develop the long necks that distinguish socks from other species of the extremity family, such as mittens
the lint trap is a fascinating example of a decomposer. it relies on the environment to bring food in the form of detritus, which it then breaks down into lint. lint traps have relatively long lives in comparison with other species (especially given the recent downward trends in lifespan, which are likely caused by a combination of genetic bottlenecks and poor nutrition). the lint trap has an unusual relationship with fire—some theorize that it uses fire as a tool to increase resource availability, while others believe that its frequent proximity to fire is due to environmental factors
the apex predator of the laundry biome is, of course, the dreaded duvet cover. duvet covers lead solitary lives, and are rarely seen socializing with one another. its preferred prey is socks, although it is an opportunistic eater and will prey upon much larger targets, such as t-shirts, leggings, and even sheets. aside from its large territory and antisocial nature, its behaviors are poorly known and highly controversial. one major theory is that the duvet cover is an ambush predator, lying in wait for its prey. another is that the duvet cover seeks out prey, using its superior size and large mouth to overwhelm its victims in a matter of seconds. a third, less popular supposition is that the duvet cover lures its victims to it by mimicking the laundry bag, a preferred shelter for many residents of the laundry biome. more research on this topic is necessary
Can we stop using “still lives with their parents” or “unemployed” or “doesn’t have a drivers license” or “didn’t graduate high school” as an insult or evidence that someone is a bad person? Struggling with independence or meeting milestones is not a moral failing.
I WAS SUPPOSED TO POST THIS YESTERDAY AND GOT SO SIDETRACKED. For that asker that requested a Spare Crumb of Goat Content…..this is the first finished art I made of the goat, from months ago. I actually drew the goat the same night unholy alliance was announced, but that was during a hiatus so I never ended up posting it.
ANYWAY THIS IS THE PERFECT TIME TO TELL A LESHY KNUCKLEBONES STORY THAT HAPPENED AFTER I DREW THIS. I had him make an egg despite my firm belief he’s an aroace king, I just wanted one baby from each bishop, and this motherfucker happened to be playing knucklebones when I summoned him to the mating tent. SO INSTEAD OF DOING THE FLIRTY ANIMATION HE WAS JUST THROWING FUCKING DICE AT AMDUSIAS?? AND IT WORKED????
today i found out that clip studio paint is customizable enough that i can turn the UI interface into paint tool sai and that’s great for me, the person who got so attached to paint tool sai version 1 that i have not been willing to learn another art program in 10 years (which is extremely inconvenient)
we have paint tool sai at home
paint tool sai at home:
FOR THE LOVE OF GOD PLEASE EXPLAIN HOW TO DO THIS. I’M LITERALLY IN THE SAME BOAT AS YOU, I HAVE BOTH PROGRAMS BUT I’M SO IN LOVE WITH SAI THAT I DON’T WANT TO LEAVE IT. clip studio paint seems DIVINE but i’m so scared of change
it’s super late at night so sorry in advance if i don’t explain this well but basically, almost everything in CSP’s UI can be changed and customized and you can save those configurations too
this is the default interface:
every single one of those panels pops out are can be stacked. positioned, and resized as much as you want.
here’s a rough markup of everything that can be changed (wrt existing components, you can add more)
the components mostly operate in a click and drag way. you grab the little tab at the top and stick it to wherever you want. you can stack them by dragging them above the other component and you can also group them in a tab by dragging one into the other. resizing is similar; you just drag the edge of the component (idk what these things are actually called so I’m using terminology from my job lol) to wherever you want and it’ll scale itself. it’s actually surprisingly easy to work with imo
for some of the other components like the tool bars, you’ll have to go to the window menu at the top of the program. this gives you the options to mess with those tool/command bars but it also lets you add and delete (hide, technically bc it keeps the settings) any component you want and there’s components for literally EVERYTHING in csp. it’s just a switch you flip in the menu that allows you to add/remove it.
it’s really really easy to get it set up to your work style!! i have a set of tools and hotkeys that i was able to replicate by doing this and it wasn’t very hard to set it up how i wanted
btw i don’t know if you paint but the main reason i waited so long is because sai’s painting engine is so good that no other program can come close, but csp has some really interesting brush and color blending options that you can customize to each brush and I’ve been able to get pretty damn close to the sai experience. it can be hard to get used to though and I’m still trying to adapt. I’d recommend messing around with the brushes with their settings box open because csp lets you test out changes as you’re making them so while testing is a pain in the ass that does matter it easier lol
I think one of the Worst Things about wanting to find period clothing from other cultures, is trying to find fucking casual/work clothes. Like no, I do not want to see all these fancy intricate kimonos, I want to see jinbei, and field work outfits so I don’t put a damn obi on this poor boy so he has a belt to hang his knife from.
ok but i found the best picture ever
look at her she’s so cute and happy i love this photo
There is no pattern, only a cutting guide. 2 meters of fabric is able to do it perfectly with no fabric waste whatsoever.
Perfect for people who always feel like their clothes never fit! If you are concerned about the size, here are the pants on me (5’, 90lbs) and my husband (6'1, don’t know but he looks like fanart of Laios).
if you think you are bigger than my husband, all you have to do is scale the rectangles up so this measurement is ¼ of your waist measurement.
But don’t worry if it isn’t perfect.
You can wear them as regular pants, or over kimono.
I want you to make these pants. Make monpe and experience the joys of adjustable clothing that will stay with you for years. Experience the joy of sewing something you know will fit and be well-made and usable, with no precise measurements besides hemming them to your height. Put on these pants and feel superior because you made something that the store could never give you.
Weight fluctuations? Pregnancy? Really thick kimono? Need to wear a lot of layers? No problem. Monpe will help you. Monpe will always be there for you. You can’t get that at the mall with the rest of the slave labor clothes.
Not historical clothing but utility and construction workers in Japan often wear clothes that follow the same shapes as the peasants clothing. So if you search around for utility clothes you’ll find some really cool shit. I went by a hardware supply store in Japan out in Tochigi-Shi and got a modern sort of monpe style pants that were shot through with metallic purple.
I think one of the Worst Things about wanting to find period clothing from other cultures, is trying to find fucking casual/work clothes. Like no, I do not want to see all these fancy intricate kimonos, I want to see jinbei, and field work outfits so I don’t put a damn obi on this poor boy so he has a belt to hang his knife from.
ok but i found the best picture ever
look at her she’s so cute and happy i love this photo
There is no pattern, only a cutting guide. 2 meters of fabric is able to do it perfectly with no fabric waste whatsoever.
Perfect for people who always feel like their clothes never fit! If you are concerned about the size, here are the pants on me (5’, 90lbs) and my husband (6'1, don’t know but he looks like fanart of Laios).
if you think you are bigger than my husband, all you have to do is scale the rectangles up so this measurement is ¼ of your waist measurement.
But don’t worry if it isn’t perfect.
You can wear them as regular pants, or over kimono.
I want you to make these pants. Make monpe and experience the joys of adjustable clothing that will stay with you for years. Experience the joy of sewing something you know will fit and be well-made and usable, with no precise measurements besides hemming them to your height. Put on these pants and feel superior because you made something that the store could never give you.
Weight fluctuations? Pregnancy? Really thick kimono? Need to wear a lot of layers? No problem. Monpe will help you. Monpe will always be there for you. You can’t get that at the mall with the rest of the slave labor clothes.
Not historical clothing but utility and construction workers in Japan often wear clothes that follow the same shapes as the peasants clothing. So if you search around for utility clothes you’ll find some really cool shit. I went by a hardware supply store in Japan out in Tochigi-Shi and got a modern sort of monpe style pants that were shot through with metallic purple.
i like working at plant store. sometimes you ring up someone and there’s a slug on their plant and so you’re like “Oh haha you’ve got a friend there let me get that for you” and you put the slug on your hand for safekeeping but then its really busy and you dont have time to take the slug outside before the next customer in line so you just have a slug chilling on your hand for 15 minutes. really makes you feel at peace with nature. also it means sometimes i get to say my favorite line which is “would you like this free slug with your purchase”
@holyknuckled you get it. lterally what are we here on earth for if not to occasionally impose gastropods upon unsuspecting customers. this story is delightful
Leshy and self sabotage. They’re in “It normal to casually lay on each other” territory but he has to fuck it up.
I’m trying to slowly draw them more accurate to what I have in mind without sacrificing drawing speed, especially size. I always take some time to adjust to drawing new characters.
100% Narinder… His cult is on someone else’s name, he owns no land, pretended to be out of work for 1k years and claims 2 sons who are not his on the tax form. Gotta be him! 🤣
*grabs business card* Be not afraid, Ms. Blue. I must request you desist from this slander of my favorite kitty client. He has been the victim of a hostile corporate takeover. I believe, if you examine his DEVOTION-2’s, you’ll find a noticeable lack of income, as opposed to your claim of his “pretending” to be out of work. Finally, my client is prepared to provide totally legitimate adoption paperwork regarding his son’s. Probably. If I can find him.
OBJECTION!
Tsk Tsk Tsk… Let us talk about the defendant’s “income”. We know that he has been employing these “vessels” while rightfully in jail already for his illegal activities. He recruited these mortals in order to build his empire for himself. More often than not, your client has been heard calling “MY cult, MY followers, MY most devoted,” therefore admitting his ownership. Not only that, but upon testimonies like the Lamb and Ratau, we know he sealed a PACT and employed as “Service to the Red Crown” which he claims as “divine right”. Sure to be someone who owns nothing, the defendant seems to claim a lot of assets.
But let us assume for a moment he did NOT have any income, as you say. Where did the gold from the offering chest come from? Every Vessel dutifully offered fish and whatnot in exchange for considerable sums of gold. And yet, there is no gold mentioned on his tax form!
Can the defendant explain where the gold came from and present evidence to support their claim? Or should I assume that, since he didn’t work, he allowed the two minors to take on an occupation? That would be not only a contradiction in his testimony but also against the law!
Well… Uhm. A thousand years in chains makes you forgetful. But my attorney has surely something to prove once and for all that my taxes are filed more than correctly! Right?!
Yes, the court is quite curios to see the evidence provided by the defence attorney. Otherwise, I will have no choice but to agree with Prosecutor Blue and rule a Guilty verdict!
AYM: We can’t allow this to stand! DO SOMETHING OR I WILL! BAAL: He might not be our father… but Master has taken care of us, and we can’t see him in chains again. Think, there must be something we are missing!
GUYS THIS WAS MEANT TO BE JUST THE FIRST PANEL WTF HOW DID IT ESCALATE?! AHAHAHAHA I AM DYING PLEASE SOMEONE DO SOMETHING.
100% Narinder… His cult is on someone else’s name, he owns no land, pretended to be out of work for 1k years and claims 2 sons who are not his on the tax form. Gotta be him! 🤣
*grabs business card* Be not afraid, Ms. Blue. I must request you desist from this slander of my favorite kitty client. He has been the victim of a hostile corporate takeover. I believe, if you examine his DEVOTION-2’s, you’ll find a noticeable lack of income, as opposed to your claim of his “pretending” to be out of work. Finally, my client is prepared to provide totally legitimate adoption paperwork regarding his son’s. Probably. If I can find him.
OBJECTION!
Tsk Tsk Tsk… Let us talk about the defendant’s “income”. We know that he has been employing these “vessels” while rightfully in jail already for his illegal activities. He recruited these mortals in order to build his empire for himself. More often than not, your client has been heard calling “MY cult, MY followers, MY most devoted,” therefore admitting his ownership. Not only that, but upon testimonies like the Lamb and Ratau, we know he sealed a PACT and employed as “Service to the Red Crown” which he claims as “divine right”. Sure to be someone who owns nothing, the defendant seems to claim a lot of assets.
But let us assume for a moment he did NOT have any income, as you say. Where did the gold from the offering chest come from? Every Vessel dutifully offered fish and whatnot in exchange for considerable sums of gold. And yet, there is no gold mentioned on his tax form!
Can the defendant explain where the gold came from and present evidence to support their claim? Or should I assume that, since he didn’t work, he allowed the two minors to take on an occupation? That would be not only a contradiction in his testimony but also against the law!
Well… Uhm. A thousand years in chains makes you forgetful. But my attorney has surely something to prove once and for all that my taxes are filed more than correctly! Right?!
Yes, the court is quite curios to see the evidence provided by the defence attorney. Otherwise, I will have no choice but to agree with Prosecutor Blue and rule a Guilty verdict!
AYM: We can’t allow this to stand! DO SOMETHING OR I WILL! BAAL: He might not be our father… but Master has taken care of us, and we can’t see him in chains again. Think, there must be something we are missing!
GUYS THIS WAS MEANT TO BE JUST THE FIRST PANEL WTF HOW DID IT ESCALATE?! AHAHAHAHA I AM DYING PLEASE SOMEONE DO SOMETHING.
100% Narinder… His cult is on someone else’s name, he owns no land, pretended to be out of work for 1k years and claims 2 sons who are not his on the tax form. Gotta be him! 🤣
*grabs business card* Be not afraid, Ms. Blue. I must request you desist from this slander of my favorite kitty client. He has been the victim of a hostile corporate takeover. I believe, if you examine his DEVOTION-2’s, you’ll find a noticeable lack of income, as opposed to your claim of his “pretending” to be out of work. Finally, my client is prepared to provide totally legitimate adoption paperwork regarding his son’s. Probably. If I can find him.
OBJECTION!
Tsk Tsk Tsk… Let us talk about the defendant’s “income”. We know that he has been employing these “vessels” while rightfully in jail already for his illegal activities. He recruited these mortals in order to build his empire for himself. More often than not, your client has been heard calling “MY cult, MY followers, MY most devoted,” therefore admitting his ownership. Not only that, but upon testimonies like the Lamb and Ratau, we know he sealed a PACT and employed as “Service to the Red Crown” which he claims as “divine right”. Sure to be someone who owns nothing, the defendant seems to claim a lot of assets.
But let us assume for a moment he did NOT have any income, as you say. Where did the gold from the offering chest come from? Every Vessel dutifully offered fish and whatnot in exchange for considerable sums of gold. And yet, there is no gold mentioned on his tax form!
Can the defendant explain where the gold came from and present evidence to support their claim? Or should I assume that, since he didn’t work, he allowed the two minors to take on an occupation? That would be not only a contradiction in his testimony but also against the law!
Well… Uhm. A thousand years in chains makes you forgetful. But my attorney has surely something to prove once and for all that my taxes are filed more than correctly! Right?!
Yes, the court is quite curios to see the evidence provided by the defence attorney. Otherwise, I will have no choice but to agree with Prosecutor Blue and rule a Guilty verdict!
AYM: We can’t allow this to stand! DO SOMETHING OR I WILL! BAAL: He might not be our father… but Master has taken care of us, and we can’t see him in chains again. Think, there must be something we are missing!
GUYS THIS WAS MEANT TO BE JUST THE FIRST PANEL WTF HOW DID IT ESCALATE?! AHAHAHAHA I AM DYING PLEASE SOMEONE DO SOMETHING.
And part of why I like my job is cause I’m pretty good at deescalating conflicts without violence or police involvement
And that *might* be because my primary coping mechanism for stress is humor, and if the guy in the uniform isn’t stressed out, usually nobody else is either
But anyhow today I witnessed a crime, which 911 had already been called for
And I’m telling the guy, you know, as he’s running away, that nobody’s gonna touch him, we don’t do that here, I don’t have any weapons and he can totally walk on out if he wants to
And he gives me this ‘go-fuck-yourself" type answer, right? As you do
And I fucking
I fucking. Start danCING
I DONT KNOW WHY
I WAS JUST LIKE “aight guess I’ll go fuck myself then, cheerio” AND START FUCKING DANCING
LIKE MY BRAIN WAS LIKE “Cool not being attacked, gotta keep the witnessed calm, gotta stay chill and breezy” AND THE PHYSICAL RESPONSE FOR THAT WAS TO SYART DOING THIS SASSY FUCKING JIG
I DIDNT EVEN REALIZR I WAS FDOUNG IT UNTIL SOMEONE POIU TED IT OUT AFTER
and it all ended fine and the dude is in custody and I get a call from my boss like “Yeah we’re gonna need to send footage to police”
AND
FUCKING
THIS IS GOING TO BE SHOWN IN COURT SOMEWHERE
IM DOUNG A SRUPID LITTLE DANCE ON CAMERA AS THIS GUY LOSES HIS MIND AND ITS GONNA BE ON COURT SOMEWHERW