hi this post is NOT stamp related in any way, so feel free to ignore and keep scrolling. (all stamp unrelated posts are tagged "not stamps" if you would like to blacklist)

long story short, my sister got a bunch of carrots for free at work. our fridge is now stuffed with them and we're trying to eat a significant portion of them before they go bad

(when they do go bad, my sister is going to use them to start a new worm bin, so ultimately they won't be wasted in any way)

ANYWAY i would love some carrot recipes? or just ideas in general! i already have plans for carrot cake, carottes râpées, and carrot "bacon".

god i wish i wouldn't have to explain the intricacies of the neopets economy to you guys to give the full context for this but. the new neopets team that took over from jumpstart pledged that they were going to curb the inflation of rare items, which is great because a lot of rare items are worth literally hundreds of millions of neopoints, they are unbuyable unless you've been playing actively for 20 years. they did this earlier with a site festival that included random loot boxes, some of which had Unbelievably Fucking Rare And Precious items worth 200 million neopoints apiece.

well.

today they have gone a step further. by releasing this year's trick-or-treat bags. and having the trick-or-treat bags be stuffed to the brim with unbelievably fucking rare stamps, weapons, paint brushes, defense magic, and other unbuyables. (all prohibitively expensive and in-high-demand types of items.)

jellyneo, the premier neopets website, has recorded prices of some items plummeting from 2,000,000 neopoints to 4,000 neopoints IN THE LAST THREE HOURS. this is when most people haven't even heard about the event or OPENED THEIR BAGS YET.

and of course. cherry on top. 20-year-old account holders are crytyping on the site events neoboard about how mean and cruel it is to make rare stamps part of the prize pool, because their entire identity hinges on being part of the neopian bourgeoisie, and they are having MELTDOWNS over their assets being devalued until they're part of the lowly proletariat.

this is a children's game for children btw.

none of the money is real.

i'm having such a good time.

Just some late night post card making ft Gars

[ID: horizontal lines of blue and white identical garfish with orange and yellow stars interspersed. end ID]

a little mock postage stamp i did a while ago. free to download (X) and print as stickers, posters or whatever you like.

I had a wonderful opportunity to make some pixel art for this Welcome Home update!! Huge thanks to Clown for having me, I hope these brought at least 1% more joy to your peepers than the site already has 🙏

Because polls get the most engagement I’m making a poll lol

(For the sake of this poll: a collector is anyone who *currently has* a collection of things either physically or digitally that they intentionally acquired which can be grouped together)

Please please please please pleeeeeeeaaaaaaase tell me what you collect and optionally why!!!! (This is doubly true if your collection is related to a regulatory/“special” interest!!!!!!! That’s honestly the only reason I’m making this poll, I am begging youuuuuuuuuuu

Neurodivergent related tags are for reach as I know a lot of neurodiverse people are collectors. I do try my best not to clutter those tags, if anyone has an issue with it please tell me and I’ll remove them

[id: a paper packet with the Canadian post emblem, the phrase "Canadian Stamps ... Worth Collecting" in English and French, and an illustration of a postage stamp depicting a ship. end id]

one of my penpals, located in Canada, was kind enough to send me this paper packet she got her stamps in from the post office recently :)

it's the perfect size to fit all my other little packets of stamps i've collected (i don't have very many lol)

added more stamps to the queue. stay tuned

(ps. you can suggest a series to stampify in my ask box and i Might stampify it mayhaps)

With the actors and writers strike in the U.S., I'm reminded of this tweet from John Cho who got zero payment from a residual check.

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kazuha

these guys show up to the feast, drink your mulled wine, slap your squire's ass and call your liege a knave, wyd ?

Happily Ever After! 🦢👑🌱

My first international gallery show at Almost Perfect JP this weekend! All designs were transferred onto stamps for carving

Stamp Seal with a Toadstool Base. Manufactured in the 2nd half of the 19th century, presumed Russian origin. Materials are vermeil (silver gilded with gold), enamel paint and shell. From the Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Geneva, inventory number: 018080.

(Source: mahmah.ch)