not to be so fucking whiny on main but I'm so fucking upset. I curate my art and every single thing I draw I keep forever -- but something really fucked up just happened and I selectively just lost some of my drawings on the doodlepage I've been working on. I don't have recent enough backups to save it either. and like. that's on me, I get it. but fuck. I am so fucking sad about this. it is UNACCEPTABLE for me to lose my art in the first place but not only that, this was something that was personally important to me. it was a silly little self-insert doodle of my ESO-self with my blorbo and it's completely lost to the void, apparently. I've been trying all day to get it back and I've got nothing.
I just don't understand how it could have happened. It was in SAI2 and I've been using SAI for over a decade and I have literally NEVER had anything like this happen before, ESPECIALLY not when the file wasn't even being used. It's like it just selectively corrupted only two layers, on its own, without the file being touched. (I technically lost two doodles but the other was just kind of a placeholder. fucking sad about that one as well but it wasn't finished and I could still recreate that one from some other layers that were untouched by the corruption, so I'm not quite as gutted about that one!)
I've tried installing programs that get back older versions of files, and it found an older version, but it won't open in anything and just says it's broken. I didn't have a restore point on my computer that had this file backed up, apparently. I even gave Recuva a chance to see if there was any automated file backup that got tossed in the trash, and there was one, but it was overwritten beyond use and I don't know that it could be useful anyway.
I'm so fucking upset and like. this is not at all even CLOSE to the most important thing in my life right now. ohhh there are so soooo many bad things. but did this really have to happen. my art? my art?? my personal, self-indulgent art that I was actually happy with and that actually brought me joy to look at??
i'm so gutted. losing any of my art is not only unheard of but it's indescribably painful. but why something I really cared about on top of that. just fuck.
hope everybody else is doing better than me. ._.
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Alright, Chanukah starts tonight, which means it's time for me to finally make a post about different kinds of menorahs.
This right here? This is the Temple Menorah:
There's some debate over whether the branches were straight or curved, but here's a few things we do know:
It had seven branches of equal length.
It was made of one solid piece of gold
It was at least five feet tall.
It used pure olive oil.
The Temple Menorah is what people mean when they talk about The Menorah. It's what you'll see on historical or commemorative artifacts such as the Arch of Titus in Rome or Israeli currency:
During the time when the Temple stood in Jerusalem, the High Priest lit all seven flames on this Menorah every day (using the aforementioned pure olive oil):
No one lights this on Chanukah.
This is a Chanukah menorah:
There are countless variations, but here are the important things:
It has eight branches of equal length, plus a ninth "helper" branch, known as the shamash, which is set apart from the rest of the branches and used to light the others.
It can be made of any material.
It is usually used with wax candles or oil, but, if necessary, one can use anything that burns.
In Hebrew, this kind of menorah is called a chanukiah.
Some Chanukah menorahs, like the one shown above, have the shamash in the middle. Others have it on the side:
Regardless, this kind of menorah is the one that has been lit by Jews on Chanukah for thousands of years. It's the menorah you'll seen in photographs of Jewish households, including this famous picture taken in Germany in 1931:
(The message written on the back of the photo reads: "Death to Judah"/ So the flag says/ "Judah will live forever"/ So the light answers)
On Chanukah, whoever is lighting the menorah will first light the shamash, then the number of candles corresponding to whichever night of Chanukah it is. The first night, only the rightmost candle is lit, the second night the two rightmost, etc. (The newest candle is always lit first):
Again, a valid Chanukah menorah has eight branches of equal length, along with a shamash. There is no such thing as a Chanukah menorah with six branches of equal length and a longer seventh branch, and no valid Chanukah menorah has eight branches of completely different lengths.
If you see either of the above designs (or anything similar) on Chanukah-themed decor, it tells you the creator has absolutely no idea what they're doing and couldn't be bothered to do more than two seconds of research to make sure their product was accurate. Anyone who knows anything about the holiday will laugh at these. (They may buy them anyway, especially if that's all that's available-- my new Chanukah sweater has an invalid menorah pattern, but it's adorable, so I'm still going to wear it. But I am also laughing about it and invite you all to do the same.)
Anyway, have a happy Chanukah, everyone!
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