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Me: no I can't buy the row ebook it makes no sense to waste 10 dollars on a book I already own
Also me: pledges for a wor leatherbound
#in my defense#the leatherbound is signed#and will have resale value#so it's technically an investement#even if I won’t resell it
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series i’m gatekeeping from my family vs series i’m ✨ok✨ with my family knowing i’m into:
#‘why do you gatekeep hw from your irls?’ well. the thing is. i just ✨don’t want to✨#and. like. i’ve already led my family to believe that i bought bl manga when i was buying idol sengen at animate#so i think im already past the point of no return in that regard. so. um. yeah.#thank you village vanguard for the unexpected μ’s content in 2k24 you truly are yappa saikyou#i s w e a r falling back into my ll phase almost 10 whole years after i first got into it is unexpected tbh#compounded with the fact that i can now actually afford whatever im looking for. so. like. my wallet is in crisis lol#i had just reached my savings goal last month but now i’ve overspent bc i saw great deals on resold honoka-chan hoodies and i couldn’t help—#so now i have 2 identical hoodies lol. but i’ll keep one of them safe in its packaging bc im unwell like that ig#my merch whaling is out of control i s w e a r but my oshis are just too cute aaaaaaaaa#i probably should open another savings account instead… maybe that’d keep my spending under control…#b u t for now honoka-chan jersey im looking for you#tfw ur oshi is decently unpopular amongst the fans so hardly anyone resells her merch lmao#so ig the relatively fewer fellow fans she has are more dedicated to her than fans of other more popular characters lol#but at least her stuff (when resold) isn’t as overpriced as the actually popular members (birb and tomato)#so my wallet isn’t crying as hard as it could’ve been? ig? hunting for almost 10 year old merch is a pain fr though#either way. the grip idol series have on my wallet is truly insane#i wonder how many bags of chips i could’ve bought with the amount i’ve spent on hw and ll merch to date…#at least a thousand… i think. maybe even 2 thousand if my past gacha game whaling is taken into consideration…#…this is probably why it’s important to have a decent paying job ig.#oh well. at least i may be making b a n k this month with how much ot i’ve had to do this week so far…#i hope i won’t have to work till 5am again over the next 2 days… that had been a horrible experience.#help what am i even talking about anymore why am i having a life crisis right here and now u m.#anyways. dni if you dislike honoka-chan. thanks for coming to my crisis rant. see you when the last stage mv drops ig ok byeeeee
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If you don’t mind my asking, how did you get the Malleus nenderoid? I’ve been considering getting myself one as a Christmas present that definitely won’t arrive until after Christmas, but I don’t typically order things that aren’t sold in my country, and I don’t know where to look. I’m pretty sure? You’ve mentioned also not being in Japan? So I figured I’d try asking
I did get your other message about seeing that he's no longer available -- I think all the Twst nendoroids were preorder only :( -- but figured I'd answer anyway just for reference!
I ordered directly off the Aniplex+ website since they allow international credit cards; for the address I went through Blackship, which is a package-forwarding service (you have things shipped to them and they'll reship it to you). the shipping costs can get a bit expensive depending on item size/weight, but honestly that would be true no matter what, and it ends up being a lot cheaper than going through a proxy-shopper or reseller. (WhiteRabbit/JapanRabbit is the same company's proxy-shop service -- I haven't used that side of them personally, but I see good reviews for them.)
the nendoroids in particular have about a 1-2 month preorder period, and then I think they basically make them depending on how many orders they get, and finally release them about 6 months later. so getting in on the preorder window is, annoyingly, kind of the only way to guarantee getting a semi-reasonable price. (they would announce the preorders on the twst_jp twitter, which is where I saw them; not sure about anywhere else.) it is possible they might re-release them at some point, given they were sort of unexpectedly popular -- I think they weren't originally going to do them for all the characters, just the dorm leaders -- and if we are very very lucky they might even be globally available instead of Japan-only? but that might take more luck than is humanly possible. 💀 I am once again begging Twst to release international merch so I can spend too much money on tiny figures and not just shipping
#i...don't know what to tag this#sorry!#i love nendoroids even though they are such money sinks#as soon as i saw they were releasing all the diasomnias i started saving and haunting twitter for the preorders...#(i don't really post about toy collecting anymore but i still love my hunks of people-shaped plastic)#(and occasionally horse-shaped)
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New Hobby
Pairing: Simon 'Ghost' Riley x Civilian!Reader
Scenario: So, I have this really annoying thing I do where I will go full force into a hobby, buying all the shit and then never using it again because I get bored or think it's too hard and honestly I just think I'd need someone like Simon to tell me off for wasting money and never sticking to something.
Warnings: No mask Simon (It's my personal headcanon in his regular life he probably wouldn't wear it), teasing, brief mention of smut, talk of hobbies, canon-typical swearing.
Walking in from the gym Simon would practically trip over the cardboard boxes that lingered in the hallway, looking down at them with a puzzled look on his face before stepping through the house to find you. “What you been buying, love?” He asked softly, pressing a quaint kiss to your forehead.
“Oh, just some craft supplies.” You shrugged your shoulders as if there weren’t 5 large boxes spread haphazardly through the hallway. “Supplies? Oh, for that card making thing you were doing?” He asked, flipping on the kettle and grabbing a few mugs from the cupboard.
You shook your head. “Oh, no. This is for journaling, actually.” You informed him and Simon glanced at you questionably. “What?” “You brought all those card making supplies and I think I’ve seen you use them once…” Simply you just creased your brows at him. “If you wanted to start a new hobby, do you think maybe it might be a better idea to buy a few things and build up your supplies rather than go all in?”
For a moment you were quiet and then you laughed. “Umm, no.” Then you laughed again, stepping past him. “Can you help me move some of these boxes upstairs please?” You asked over your shoulder as Simon pinched his brow to try and stop the impending headache that was brewing.
A week later you were sat on your phone in the living room, flicking through some app that Simon refused to download. He sat beside you and saw that you were watching a collection of videos that seemed to be all the same time. These people were revamping old furniture, fixing them, painting them, reselling them. You seemed completely enamoured by the idea. “No.” He said then, stern and cold. It caused you to look at him suddenly. “Sorry?” You asked confused.
“Absolutely not.” He told you, as if being able to read your mind. “You are not bloody upcycling furniture. I’m not having this house cluttered with old shit because you want a new hobby.” Simon stated firmly and you grinned as your brows pinched together. “What happened to the journaling?”
Unsurprisingly you remained sheepishly quiet. “Exactly. This is what I was telling you.” He stated with a shake of his head. “You can’t just keep going all in on these new hobbies, you need to try them out first and see if you like them first.” He said and patted you knee. “Try out the journaling for another week, eh?” At least if you were journaling or card making that would at least keep you contained to one room.
Not even a few days later and Simon returned home to find the hallway cluttered with another 4 boxes, he spied your name written on the top of them. “Fuckin’ hell…” He muttered under his breath before manoeuvring through them, calling your name with a hard tone. “What did I say…” He found you in the kitchen making a cup of tea and cycling through your phone.
“I know.” You told him then, turning softly to soothing your hands over his chest. “I got the message. Upcycling furniture isn’t for me.” Simon groaned and leaned his head back. “But maybe baking is…” “Babe, you never cook. I do all the cooking.” He reminded you with an almost hopeless tone to his voice. “Oh…” You muttered softly. “Right…” Then huffing out. “Maybe you could take up baking as a hobby and I can be your taster.”
Simon narrowed his eyes. “Go upstairs and use your pretty art supplies to make me an apology card and I won’t bend you over this counter.” He warned causing a bright grin to spread across your face. “How about you do it and I’ll make you a thank you card.”
Masterlist | Ask | 13-11-2023
#simon riley x oc#simon riley x reader#ghost x oc#ghost x reader#simon ghost riley#simon ghost x reader#simon riley#simon riley x you#ghost cod#ghost smut#ghost angst#simon ghost riley x reader#simon riley cod#simon riley imagine#ghost imagine
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Omg! I just read your latest post about a crossover between Twisted Wonderland and Obey Me, and it is the best thing I've ever written because I could just picture Lucifer and Malleus at odds with each other! I sincerely hope you can write different combos between Twisted Wonderland and Obey Me characters, that would be so amazing! Maybe like Mammon x S/O X Buggy?? Those two are greedy, but one is very hard-working while the other is...lazy? I think Mammon is lazy, i don't know much about him sorry XD
Yandere Mammon x Reader X Yandere Ruggie Bucci
The thing about these greedy boys is that they're oddly so similar
Mammon is not above up charging something cheap
or reselling a gift he’s been given
But he loves his money and is willing to work for it
All to upkeep his insane spending habits
Ruggie on the other hand will do some of that but in a way…he’s worse
He’s not going to put all his effort in working unless its Leona or someone else who’s really rich
He’d sooner commit a heist than actually start a business or do an actual job he can’t move up in
He’s more likely to smirk and wave his money stack in everyone’s face
After bullying them from some kids in a rich neighborhood
The problem is morally they’re very different
But it doesn’t take long before they start getting along really well
Too well
“Ack-! We gambled away the car what’re we gonna do!?”
“Stop whining! We’ll get the car back when someone steals it back from them.”
“Oh okay…wait who’s going to steal it back?”
“Us. Idiot.”
When it comes to you there's even more of a messy dynamic
Mammon’s his tsundere but clingy self
And Ruggie’s less obvious about his affection until he feels threatened
“Oh so you like them?”
“W-what?! N-n-no, I don’t l-like them at all!”
“Ah okay…then you won’t mind of you sit here and laugh with me while me and (Y/n) go get donuts…by ourselves~!”
“What?! Why can’t I-! Nooo!”
Thus begins the one-sided battle that leads to the tomfoolery that seems to follow Mammon around
You can try and divide your time between them
but you can’t help the snide smirks from behind your shoulder or behind your head
#yandere mammon#yandere mammon x reader#yandere ruggie bucci#yandere ruggie twst#yandere ruggie bucchi#yandere ruggie x reader#yandere ruggie#yandere obey me x yandere twisted wonderland#yandere obey me#yandere twisted wonderland#yandere mammon x reader x yandere ruggie#yandere x reader#yandere x you#lovelyyandereaddictionpoint#yanderexrea#yandere#yanderes
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The Color of Everything
Yesterday we took a breakfast picnic to an arboretum for Mother’s Day. Middle age has me running head first into a ridiculous love affair with trees. It was simple and beautiful. Perfect for me. I always like to spend Mother’s Day in nature. It calms and connects my soul.
But, as always, we spoke about our garden. Our future garden. “We should expand the pond.” “Make a real waterfall like this one.” We need to knock down the fence to get boulders in.” “Our fence is already falling down so who cares.” “Forget resodding the backyard. Let’s just plant a bamboo forest.” “Dad just spent 2 months ripping up the bamboo.” “But a forest!” “It would tank our resell value.” “No, somebody might love it and pay good money.” “Let’s add a rock garden.” “No, rock garden. That’s wasted space.” “How is zen a waste?” “Zen, zero…”
Like a watercolor wash, the whole scene was tinged with sadness.
He will miss these family discussions, with all of us chirping nonsense.
He will miss seeing whatever we plant grow.
Our eyes caught each other while the kids kept going. Ah, what they don’t know… will kill them.
This is grief. This is the beginning of a minefield of not talking about life he won’t get to see. Even the smallest dream we shared will have to wither into nothingness, nevertobeneas.
And it hurts.
Leaving the rocks where they are. Not intervening with the growth of bamboo. Living in the moment is what I teach, but this is what we don’t talk about:
What it’s like to die in the moment.
Over and over, again and again,
Until it stops.
And it’s time to plant a new garden in a different space.
By myself.
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#OpenDND
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Here is an an open letter on the Open Gaming License, to Wizards of the Coast.
Looking at the names signed at the bottom, it includes big names: Mage Hand Press, DM Dave, Sly Flouish, Foundry VTT, Kibbles, Midnight Quills, Czepeku, Wyrmworks Publishing, Alchemy RPG, LegendKeeper, and so many more. (I respect all of the creators even if I didn’t include them, I’m just not reprinting all of them in terms of keeping a respectable length of this post).
This letter has been vetted by (at least one) lawyers and other PR services to make sure that what they are saying is factually correct (to avoid legal troubles) and summarized in a way that is easier to understand (to non intellectual property attorneys).
Visit the website here for more through information and to sign your name: https://www.opendnd.games/
Exerts from the open letter below:
The Open Gaming License (OGL) is a legal framework that allows creators to use the rules and ideas of roleplaying games in their own works.
However, Wizards of the Coast (WotC) has announced an updated OGL (version 1.1)—an attempt to dismantle the entire RPG industry. This new license intends to completely revoke the old OGL, a perpetual license designed to be irrevocable.
Nothing about this new license is “open”.
No matter the creator, it locks everyone into a new contract that restricts their work, makes it mandatory to report their projects and revenues to Wizards of the Coast, and gives WotC the legal right to reproduce and resell creators’ content without permission or compensation.
For the largest creators in the industry, WotC is imposing an impossible tax of 25%—based on their total sales, not profit. This is anti-competitive, monopolistic behavior designed to crush small businesses
Games such as Pathfinder 1E and 2E, 13th Age, Fudge, and Traveller—which use the 1.0 OGL as the backbone of their existence—will need to cease sales of upcoming products or give WotC 25% of their revenue to stay in compliance with the new license.
Virtual tabletops (VTTs) cannot operate.
Diversity in the industry will shrink away, as projects from marginalized creators are effectively written out of the future.
#OpenDnD is a rallying cry under which creators and fans have unified to demand that WotC revoke the draconian 1.1 OGL and pledge to support the existing 1.0 OGL into future editions of their games. This isn’t an opportunity to litigate and tinker with a new license, but to return to the values of open gaming. Our community deserves an open future if we want our favorite games to not only survive, but thrive!!
If you are a creator, #DontSign the new agreement. If you love roleplaying games, let WotC know we won't support them without an #OpenDnD!
WotC has shown that they are the dragon on top of the hoard, willing to burn the thriving village if only to get a few more gold pieces. It’s time for us to band together as adventurers to defend our village from the terrible wyrm.
Tell Wizards that you support #OpenDnD by signing your name below.
https://www.opendnd.games/
#OpenDND#ttrpg#dnd#dungeons and dragons#wotc#wizards of the coast#critical role#dimension 20#the adventure zone#not another dnd podcast#high rollers#dungeons and daddies
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Lazy morning
1,212 words | Sevenlands - Niveus & Tern (sequel to Tern)
Content | Slavery, fear of punishment, conditioning, assumed betrayal, hunger
Notes | Tern settles into his new home. Or does he?
He's just not used to good things. Including his new name.
Taglist | @whump-blog
The slave woke warm, and that was the first indicator something was off.
Warm, and soft, and comfortable in a way that simply never happened.
He opened his eyes, and the memory hit him with the force of a wyvern’s jaws. He was in a bed, in a bedroom, and by the grace of his new masters, he would be every night for the foreseeable future. Gosling had assured him of it. Gosling, who had been so kind and gentle and friendly.
He was no longer alone.
Except, in taking in the room and the light falling in through the window, he realized he now was, and, much worse, he had overslept.
His insides froze. This was exactly why he couldn’t be allowed to be too comfortable. It was his very first day with his new masters, who had extended so much mercy towards him, and he had already failed, before he even had the chance to attempt being useful. He could barely breathe at the thought of what punishment such blatant misbehaviour would incur, a misbehaviour that never would have occurred under his old master, who knew to keep him in line. Tears pushed into his eyes at the realization. He always had believed he could be good if his master went a little easier on him, and now that it had happened, he couldn’t.
The fact that the other slaves had not woken him, left him behind to earn a punishment he couldn’t even imagine with how little he knew this new place, barely added to the pain piercing through his chest. He was not used to having companions, anyway.
There was nothing he could do but crawl out of bed - oh, he would not earn its continued use, perhaps they would just resell him right away for the useless thing he was - and dress with trembling hands; his body still hurt as he moved, but that never mattered. His old, tattered clothes had been taken away, and he slipped out of the new nightshirt he had been granted into a new set of work clothes, and he had repaid all these mercies with nothing but disobedience.
He didn’t know what to do or where to go once he was done. He didn’t know the house, or what work would be expected of him; he had received no orders, but that was no excuse for being idle.
He remembered where the kitchen was, and surely there was some work to do there. Trembling in every limb, he left the slaves’ quarters, half-expecting one of his new masters to catch him and deliver the punishment he dreaded.
It was inevitable, of course. He deserved it, and he shouldn’t even try to delay it; it would make nothing better.
He reached the dining room he had been so generously fed in the night before, and sure enough, one of the masters - the daughter, Tertia - was sitting at the table, and put her book down as he entered; no doubt she had been waiting for him.
He fell to his knees. He wanted to apologize with every fiber of his being, wanted to beg for mercy, but had he been given permission to speak? His old master didn’t care much, he enjoyed hearing his fruitless pleas, but everything was different here, and he so needed to learn what the rules were, if only anyone would help him.
The young mistress looked alarmed. »Hey, Tern!«
»I’m sorry, Mistress,« he blurted out, his tears escaping him. »I - it won’t happen again, I am so sorry, I will be useful, I’m sorry-«
»Tern! Here, sit.« She rushed over to him and he shrank back, but she only gently touched his arm and directed him to a chair. »What happened?«
What happened? What did she want to hear - what was the meaning of this? His old master had been merciless, but he had never played this sort of mind games, and for the briefest moment, he wished for it back. »I - I overslept,« he whispered, the shame of it not quite drowned out by the fear of what it would lead to. »It won’t ever happen again, I, I’m sorry-«
»No, no, it’s alright.« The mistress sat down next to him. He couldn’t look at her, only staring down at the teardrops falling uselessly into his lap. »No, listen, we figured we’d let you sleep in - you were exhausted, and you’re injured. It’s alright, you didn’t do anything wrong. I’m sorry this wasn’t - made clear, it was kind of a spontaneous decision.«
He slowly looked up, trying to make sense of what he was hearing. He had been allowed to sleep in? That wasn’t - that wasn’t how anything worked. He was a slave, he was supposed to work, not laze away the day in a comfortable bed, and the certainty of bad things happening when he didn’t was anchored deeply in his soul. And injured? A few whipmarks and bruises had never been an excuse.
It didn’t make any sense.
The mistress smiled at him. »It’s really okay. Let’s get some breakfast into you and then I’ll show you around, alright? I can’t ride anyway, so.«
Right, she had been injured for his sake, that was the only reason she could be bothered with him at all. He wished she’d simply show him a task to do, so he could prove he was useful, at least a little, even if it had never been good enough. He didn’t want to lose this, even if he didn’t deserve it, he didn’t want to be sold again to another uncertain future.
He almost missed the part about breakfast until she pulled a bowl of porridge from across the table in front of him. There was fruit in it - a foreign fruit of this land so far from anything he was familiar with - as if the taste was of any matter.
He was still hungry. He felt he shouldn’t be, he had gotten to eat so well only last night, but he was. And despite everything the mistress had said and done, his mind found it impossible to believe this was for him.
»Go on, eat.« She didn’t even sound impatient, although she certainly could have. She sounded gentle, and he ate.
The porridge had cooled, it must have stood here for a while while he was in bed for far too long, but that was no detriment, not when the climate was so wonderfully warm. He was so used to being cold every day; even just believing he deserved the weather here was difficult. The porridge was filling and the fruit sweet and tasty. It was far too good to believe.
He realized the mistress was waiting for him to finish, even as she went back to her book, and he hurried to finish his meal. He found himself calming down somewhat as he ate. His fear was not gone - it never was - but he understood the latest wave had been over nothing, his masters had decided for him he should sleep in, and the others had, of course, respected that decision.
Now all that was left was to prove his usefulness.
»Finished?« The mistress smiled at him, putting her book down again. »Alright, I’ll show you the stables.«
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So I went to Miku Expo in Chicago. Here are my thoughts about Miku Expo by Crunchyroll from start to finish..
September 2023
The process of buying the tickets was awful and they sold out and were up for resell in minutes. The scalpers were trying to sell tickets for like 800-900 dollars up until the day before the concert.
Early 2024
The online merch sale to get a lightstick was even faster than the ticket sales. I unfortunately couldn’t get a lightstick online and was hoping to get one at the venue.
May 13
Day before the concert, they note that the merch sale will not be outside but will be inside and people could start getting the merch at 6. Mind you they didn’t specify who, just generally everyone.
May 14
Day of the concert: I show up at 11am and there’s already about 35 people ahead of me. Also hoping to get a lightstick since each venue is only going to have 100.
At 6pm the venue staff come out and announce that only VIP ticket holders can come in to get merch. We told the venue that we were all told something different, they said the info we got was wrong and they are only allowing VIP. Needless to say, they only had enough lightsticks for VIP ticket holders. They also didn’t know there was other tiers of VIP holders and were only looking for one specific ones for a while before they just started letting people with floor or box seats through. Presale tickets meant nothing.
At 6:45, everyone else comes in and the merch table was very small and they were taking three people at a time. I was able to snag a shirt and a Meiko keychain.
I head to my seat, still upset about the lightstick, and wait for the concert to start.
The concert itself was fine, I wish it ran an extra 30 minutes. It was an hour and a half long. I won’t spoil any of the songs or anything.
Overall the vibes were okay but slightly weird and everyone was upset at the way the didn’t handle the merch or VIP
I think everything could have been handled better but I’m glad I got to see the show since it probably won’t happen again for a while.
I think we need to ask for a Nico Nico Cho Party world tour
Anyways here’s a photo of Meiko. An underrated queen
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Hidan: Hey, old man … take me trick or treating.
Kakuzu: … what??
Hidan: You heard me, fucker. Take me trick or treating!
Kakuzu: Hidan. You and I both know that you are far too old for such childishness.
Hidan: Fuck being too old! And look! *points across the room* The puppet is taking DEIDARA trick or treating! He’s even helping him make a costume!!
Kakuzu: What they do is their own business, brat. If you want to go so badly, I’m sure Sasori will let you —
Deidara: No, hm. Hidan will just terrorize people and then I won’t get any candy.
Hidan: See?! C’mon bastard; what else do you have to do??
Kakuzu: Literally anything else. You just sound bored; why not go for a walk, Mm?
Hidan: If I’m going for a walk anyways, why can’t I go in a damn costume, and YOU go with me??
Kakuzu, sighing: Why is this so important to you??
Hidan: Because … because Halloween is my favorite holiday, bastard. And it’s more fun when ya spend yer favorite holiday with yer favorite person. We … we’re in love, ain’t we? Why can’t we do this together?
Kakuzu: Hidan. That’s rather lovely, and heartfelt, and sweet …
Kakuzu: But it’s still a “no”. I know you; you just want an excuse to sneak up on and murder people for those heathen rituals of yours.
Hidan, pouting: I fucking hate you, asshole. Jashin, you’d think that YOU of all people would be into a holiday where you get free candy and —
Kakuzu: F-free?! Free as in, I don’t have to pay for it?
Hidan: Y-yeah? Wait, have you never been trick or treating before??
Kakuzu:
Kakuzu: *grabs a bag, throws a sheet over Hidan’s head, takes his arm and pulls him out the door* You’re a ghost. Now come; we need to visit as many houses as we can if we’re going to maximize the benefits of this free merchandise. How many times is one allowed to visit the same house? What’s the market like in terms of reselling? How — *still talking as he pulls Hidan to the sidewalk*
Sasori and Deidara:
Deidara: … I’ll bet you any amount of money that one or both of them will have the police called on them at least ONCE tonight.
Sasori: Agreed.
#sasodei#sasori x deidara#sasori#deidara#kakuhida#kakuzu x hidan#kakuzu#hidan#the akatsuki#halloween#trick or treat
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with the drop of the addams family skullector set, i checked mercari out of curiosity yesterday and just now…
SIGH
why buy from scalpers ?? :(( why are there listings going for $170+ and SOLD ??!! that’s double the price !! they were $90 !!!!!
i know it’s so easy to say “where else are we suppose to get them from” — like obviously resellers BUT you don’t have to pay those atrocious prices. even if you have the money, SAVE IT !! the extra money you’re putting into that set can be used for a different doll you want !! (even more so with dolls being pumped out so quickly and close together)
like, please be patient. if you can wait for release dates, you can wait for prices to lower. if no one buys from scalpers, they’ll have no choice but to lower their prices cuz they’re not gonna want to sit around with boxes upon boxes of unsold dolls they DO NOT WANT
we know this works. the proof? the bride of chucky skullector set. a lot of people didn’t like them so there was less chance of them dumping $200+ on them. with no one buying them, look at them now. they’re selling for retail price, sometimes even LESS. initially when they came out there were fresh ebay listings that had them for $300+ so we know not buying works !!
again, please don’t buy from scalpers, they’ll lower their prices if you don’t. there’s no reason to pay so much money. this hobby is suppose to be fun and NOT expensive. and it really isn’t. save for dolls and buy what you like. you’re not gonna like or need every release. i know i didn’t (lenore, outta fright operetta, creature skullector), so i skipped those and feel like i missed nothing. for play line dolls, they’re widely available for over a year and sales happen sometimes. it’s okay to wait !! when you were a kid, you didn’t get every doll, so why do you want every single one now ?? you don’t . do you actually want that doll, or is it just hype ?? if i went by hype, i’d have every single G3 doll and that’s… a lot. way too many, so buy what you like !!
(i honestly wouldn’t have bought every G3 draculaura doll if buying her clothes and accessories separately wasn’t for a total of $30+. at that point it’s cheaper to get a new doll. we’re in dire need of fashion packs >.< i just want her to have a cute wardrobe T_T but that’s beside the point)
there’s no reason to pay ridiculous prices for a doll. take haunt couture draculaura for example. she was $75. she’s going for $300+ so people say that’s her value. i personally believe that “value” isn’t real. it’s just something we made up along the way. HC drac has a value of $75 cuz that’s what she costed. i see listings going (and sold unfortunately) for $300+ and she’s NOT in box or her box is scuffed, or her stand is broken. like be so fr. her being out of box, box is scuffed or stand is broken… by this logic shouldn’t that decrease her value ?? out of box ?? $60. scuffed box ?? $65. broken stand or missing pieces ?? $50 (or less depending how much she’s missing tbh). why ?? cuz if you had bought her brand new for $75, she would’ve came with everything and in her box and a less chance of her box being damaged (it happens but not always). she would be fine, so why pay $300+ for an incomplete doll ?? even brand new in box, she was $75. maybe a little more cuz collector and so people get back what they initially spent with taxes and shipping. anything else is overboard (even more so when the rest of the dolls from the same line do NOT go for that much). scalpers see people are willing to pay these prices, so they keep doing what they’re doing. please stop encouraging them. scalpers set the price and collectors perpetuate it
“some releases only increase over time” — because people won’t stop paying those prices. the more we pay, the more prices rise. they’ll keep pushing it because they can and we let them know it’s okay. i hate that people miss out on drops of dolls they actually love and want because scalpers buy them all. sure you could argue that’s no one’s fault and it isn’t… until we give into buying from them. again, we let them think it’s okay, so they keep doing it. missing out is already bad enough, but knowing you missed out because a fellow collector who loves the dolls got them over a scalper is less painful and we’re happy for our fellow collector. a collector having a doll isn’t gonna make another angry. it’s the scalpers who do. that’s different
point is: this hobby should be fun and not cost you a pretty penny and requires patience. desperation is not an excuse to pay those prices. again, if you can wait for release dates, you can wait for prices to lower
#monster high#monster high dolls#monster high skullector#mh#mh dolls#the addams family#addams family skullector
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Infant Update Rant
I get the complaints that everyone has, like its completely valid to want a changing table and infant interactions in the base game. Its fine to think that the entire growing together update should have been a free, base game, quality of life update, and it’s even more valid to say that the sims is broken, half-assed, and EA is just using the fan base for cash grabs. ALL of that is valid and I feel the exact same way. But what I DO NOT agree with is continuously giving EA money despite every simmer I’ve come across agreeing that EA is charging money for a broken game with over-priced packs that are glitchy and boring.
When are we as a community going to hold ourselves accountable for the part we play in EA trashing The Sims? Of course at first it wasn’t anyone’s fault for spending money on a game from a series they loved, and even a couple expansion packs, but this game has been out since like 2014(?) and I don’t think I’ve heard of a single pack that people don’t complain about. I haven’t heard of a single update where people felt EA actually addressed the issues and fixed the problems ppl were having. I rarely see people who are actually satisfied with the game- packs and kits included- but anytime someone gives them the option of not spending money on something broken they flat out refuse.
EA has been releasing broken packs for the sims for years. We know the quality of the content they plan to put out but people still preorder the games directly from EA just to complain about them. I understand wanting your money’s worth but I don’t think ppl understand these big corporations aren’t going to waste money fixing something that the majority will buy broken. There are too many alternatives to buying directly from EA for this to still be happening. There are websites that resell the games (usually cheaper than EA), hell you can even pirate the packs if you want to since there’s no known penalty for that. We as simmers have to stop ignoring reality and accept the fact that EA makes money off the fact that most of our community won’t put their foot down and everyone seems okay with that so plz stop flooding every sims content with complaints about things we aren’t going to put pressure behind.
#ts4#ts4cc#ts4community#thesims4#the sims 4#the sims 4 cc#the sims community#ts4 infant#ts4 infantcc#ts4 infants#the sims 4 infants#the sims 4 infant
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An Engaged Update
I’ve been waiting for a moment of calm so I could wrap up the HH’s goings-ons in a narratively satisfying blog post. Things haven’t really calmed for me, though, so this one will have a lot of loose threads.
Since my last big update, I have arranged a functioning Linktree for convenience, and I updated my website with a new landing page and ToS. Plans to start paying for my own domain are still up in the air.
As I’ve said on social media, the shop itself is closed because I’ve moved back to Germany, and I need to sort some things out. In the meantime, I’ve been working diligently on preparing for a more permanent reopening!
Just the other day, I decided to redesign the logo.
I wanted to connect the H’s and make them flippable. As you can see, I also decided to — not exactly rename Handmade Hearts, but I made the logo with the German “Herz,” which means “heart” (pronounced like if the “ear” in “hearts” sounded like “air”). It felt appropriate. I’m going to see about registering my business with the German government once I have my long term residence permit that allows me to work. Once I have all the legal stuff sorted, I will be opening up again on the newly launched Artisans Cooperative markeplace.
I already have my own page on the marketplace, and I’ve even bought in as a member-owner. The price to share in co-operative ownership is anything between $1,000 on the spot and $10 combined with essentially working for the Coop in my own time over the next year. Can you guess what option I chose? (Hint: I’m not exactly employed at the moment.)
Before I joined the Artisans Coop, I was and still am involved with the Indie Sellers Guild. I run their official Tumblr and help to verify new members. Current projects we’ve got going on there include:
Pressuring Etsy to let up on its harmful business practices
Working with U.S. legislators to pass a bill to crack down on resell scams
Developing a program to accredit online marketplaces using university-funded research
I should note, my joining the Artisans Cooperative won’t mean that I’m leaving Ko-Fi. My page there is very useful for one-off donations, and I might someday use it for monthly donations à la Patreon. I might cross-post listings for reach, too. Details… are still a bit loose.
Hold on, monthly donations? For what?
I’m glad you asked! For full access to my patterns — and probably discounts to other things. I’ve been doing a lot of work to write and test my original crochet patterns. So far, I’ve had one pattern fully tested and uploaded, with plans for much, much more.
Germany, co-ops, guilds, patterns… It’s a lot going on. Here’s a paragraph to breathe. I hope you’ll stick with me to the end of the post. Please remember, while I have the support of my partner and community, I am just one body and brain. (And I’m working with not entirely abled versons of each.) If it seems as though things should be happening faster or more efficiently, do keep that in mind.
I haven’t even discussed my inventory yet.
Since the beginning, I’ve been contemplating and recontemplating what I wanted to sell. I knew from the start that I wanted to design it all myself; that’s what makes experimenting and pattern-writing so important. Now, I’m close to a solid decision, and I love to make animal plushies and embroidery art.
While working on the aforementioned legal stuff, I’ve been building an inventory of original animal plushies (some of them cat toys), bags, fidget balls, bracelets, hats, and scarves. All of it is crocheted, though I’d like to expand into knitted and sewn items in the future. I am working on multiple amigurumi cat designs, and a songbird design. There will also be further work and testing on the snake pattern –– and it’s not just the shapes; no, I’ve developed designs for tapestry crochet that are yet to be redrafted into something testable.
I don’t have much of anything embroidered in my inventory yet. I’ve been commissioned once for some art, and I’m content for now to keep it at commissions.
Embroidery wasn’t even on my radar when I first decided to make Handmade Herz, but I have fallen in love with it. I’m currently putting some practice into portrait embroidery, which may end up becoming a staple of HH if all goes well.
A lot of loose threads we’re weaving… and I don’t even know how to weave.
You may be wondering about the title of this blog post, “An Engaged Update.” I thought it was a little bit punny, or it might be if I’ve managed to make this engaging.
I am engaged!
I have been, technically, for some time, but now it’s on a legal level. I’ll be getting married in late November. The original plan was to get married in summer, so I went ahead a few months ago and made my partner a “wedding” dress just in time for the July pride parade in our city.
This dress was the most ambitious project I have ever taken on, if only because it is a wearable of that many stitches. I was so afraid of getting it wrong! But it turned out beautiful and comfortable, and a proof of concept for my ability to make wearables this big. Someday, I hope to include original clothing designs in my inventory.
Thanks for reading to the end. I will try to write more frequent blog posts, hopefully with more narrow themes. I’ve still yet to be a vendor at a craft market, partly because of everything going on and partly because I’m very nervous. I will be writing something up about my experience when it finally happens.
Stay strong.
#craftblr#Blog posts#captioned#Crocheting#Embroidery#Indie sellers guild#Artisans Cooperative#Handmade shop#shop indie
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So I know a few players who purchase their gems off site from gem resellers. I don’t out them and won’t because they are more known players, but imo even if it were known idk why the site cares so much. It’s their money, they can do what they want with it.
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Omg they changed the j2 m&g to a cockles one … this is actually hilarious because that m&g is gonna be full of people who don’t like misha or jensen and only like jensen as an extension of jp and who now have spent their money on something they don’t like
But also this is so sad for the hellers hahaha cuz like this is what we’ve all been dreaming off and then this happens. And we won’t even know what’s being said cuz of NDAs ugh
edit: i forgot people can resell lol
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Seeking medical advice (or shared experiences!) regarding a damaged neck muscle
So, I’ve noticed recently, that I struggle to walk long distances, without my neck starting to hurt. Later on, I realized I also can no longer carry heavy bags (anything heavier than 2kg), or even run, because every time my feet hit the ground, the impact hits my neck with a wave of pain.
I figured it’s possible the neck was damaged while I was collecting and selling chestnuts, because I sometimes carried 12kg in my hands, because my back is also very bad and I can’t carry heavy stuff around on my backpack. After that foraging season ended, my back and neck hurt for a long time, but I just thought it was a bit of inflammation and muscle ache, because I strained them a lot, and I thought nothing of it, just waited for it to pass.
Now the pain has escalated to the point where it hurts at all times, I can only walk for 20 minutes at a time, I can’t sit for more than 10 minutes. I also can’t do most neck exercises, because they hurt too much to do (I can do a few simple ones).
I called my doctor, told her whats up, and she said the neck muscles could still be inflamed, and recommended me a gel that treats damaged and inflamed muscles, to be massaged into the painful place every day. She also told me to get a medical neck straightener, to immobilize my spine.
I got the gel and it was crazy expensive to me, but when I asked about the straightener, it was not only expensive but the pharmacy didn’t have one. I looked online for some used ones to see if anyone is reselling, but they’re doing so at the same high price! I don’t want my neck getting worse (and it’s getting worse every day), but I’m also unsure if I would even be able to wear the straightener because I can’t stand anything being wrapped around my neck, like I can’t even wear shirts that have collars that come close to the neck area, I immediately feel like I’m suffocating and dying. I’m worried that if I buy this thing, I’ll immediately realize I can’t possibly wear it, and it’s a lot of money so I’m feeling lost and confused about it.
The gel is helping only marginally, the pain stops for an hour, then comes back. It’s also giving me a lot of prickling and cold sensations and I’m unsure if it should be like that, it feels like it’s both cold and on fire at the same time.
Did anyone experience a similar neck damage, and if you did, what helped? I’m starting to feel down because I can no longer do a lot of things, and if I don’t fix this, I won’t be able to do most of my planned life, which would suck.
Also is it possible do diy a neck-straightener safely? It looks like something I could put together myself, but I’m worried that if I mess it up I’ll make things worse.
(my fingers are not going numb and I can turn my neck in all directions, so it’s not an injured bone)
(also this might be completely unrelated and unnecessary to mention but I did have an accident a few years ago where I fell off of a tree directly on my spine just under my neck and my head hit a brick and I fainted but I was in so much shock at that time I never got checked up, also I could walk normally again after a week and after a month nothing hurt anymore so I believed I was fully recovered, I wonder if that situation made this situation worse =_=)
#neck pain#i feel like anyone reading this will be#what is wrong with you lady#and yeah i get it this sounds bad#i was raised to neglect my medical problems until im dying :/#but now i totally will die if i don't fix this lol
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