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[another-rpg-sideblog]

Generic Insect Hive by Skerples on twitter

( Map by @Scott_Wegna )

[ladyyatexel]

[rosequart]

happy new year! i'm pretty sure both tags and search are broken because all the 'most recent' posts are from yesterday afternoon

[rosequart]

wait holy shit all the tags stopped working at exactly 12am UTC (the primary time standard by which the world regulates clocks and time)

[jaybird-rising]

Tumblr dying to the y2k bug is not what i expected for my bingo card but i will take it

[kandrakelsier]

The YYMMDDHHMM representation (2201010001) is greater than a 32 bit signed integer (2147483647) so things using the latter for timestamping are down (Mostly Microsoft emails from what I've seen). Y2K22, apparently

[huecycles]

i could write an entire essay about the eye theme present in deltarune (as well as patience being a reocurring thing in utdr) but for now i’d like to bring this uncanny resemblance to your attention.

[inklingowl]

[continent-of-wild-endeavor]

I was reading a post about dipping baby carrots in ranch, and it reminded me of what I've previously described as an Additive vs. Subtractive approach to nutrition.

The Subtractive view looks at all the things you're currently eating, or might eat in a given day, and sees a pile of Bad Stuff, with probably some Good Stuff mixed in, which would be better if only you could clean off and remove the Bad. The Unhealthy, the Fattening. So this outlook sees the carrots as Good, and that ranch is Bad, so in order to eat well, the thing to do is remove the ranch.

(I fear I've gotten in too deep with capitalizing Things for Emphasis, so I'm going to back off on that now. You get the point - foods are not *actually* fundamentally good or bad, they are just categorized that way.)

Dipping carrots in ranch is not a healthy food choice, because the ranch is unhealthy. The ranch has "cancelled out" the carrots, by adding all that fat and processed sugar & stuff, so it would be better not to have eaten that at all. Subtractive nutrition is very concerned with lessening the Bad things: calories, fats, trans fats, processed ingredients, carbs, sugar, salt, meat, non-organic foods - whatever their current trend of "healthy eating" says will kill you.

On the other hand, the Additive view (which I think is more sensible) looks at the carrots & ranch snack and says, you ate some carrots! Carrots are objectively good for you, and you got that nutrition into your body. Good job! Sure, you also ate ranch, which nobody thinks is a health food, but a) the carrots are still definitely in there, nourishing you, and b) the ranch made you more likely to eat them, and enjoy them, and so eat them again in the future. Ranch also provides essential nutrients, regardless of whether it's the ~optimal~ way to get them.

Additive nutrition looks at your day and sees what nutrients you consumed, any that are helpful. Any good choices you make, regardless of if there are also bad ones. What's good, and maybe let's not go overboard on "Bad" stuff if we're really worried about it, but what did you eat that helped you? Eat food that serves you, and if you can put in more good things that's great! But if you have ice cream afterwards, it doesn't rip the kale out of your stomach. It just means you had ice cream today, and also you had kale.

And while Additive thinking helps with motivation, because it gives you little mental gold stars for lots of things, and doesn't take any away or call for shame if you do eat all the nachos, it really comes into play in decisionmaking, and weighing options. Subtractive thinking says, don't eat broccoli with cheese sauce, the sauce is bad for you. Just eat the broccoli, plain, steamed, with maybe a little low-salt seasoning mix. But let's be real - you're not going to do that. Or at least, not very often, not if you're starting from "I don't like broccoli unless it's covered in cheese sauce". Subtractive thinking says take ALL the bad stuff out, and make only the Correct choices, and then you're being healthy. Otherwise you might as well not have bothered.

Additive nutritional thinking says the broccoli with cheese sauce is adding broccoli to your diet where it would not otherwise have been. It's not a choice between plain broccoli and cheesy broccoli, not really. Really the choice is, do I add some broccoli to my diet today, along with tasty sauce, or do I not eat broccoli at all, because that's what I would be doing otherwise?

[cosmictuesdays]

celestriakle asked:

Upsizing clothes! There are a million upcycling tutorials for clothes that are too big, but so few on how to make too small clothes you still love bigger!

wastelesscrafts answered:

Thank you for your suggestion! We all go through weight fluctuations in life, so it stands to reason our clothes should be able to fluctuate with us.

Resizing your clothes used to be a very common practice before the advent of fast fashion. Fast fashion sizing is extremely flawed, especially when it comes to plus size fashion, and we’re stuck with a lot of vanity sizing, so it’s a good skill to have regardless of whether you’re looking to mend something old or buy something new.

How to upsize clothes:

Introduction:

There are many different ways to make a garment larger. The following list is not exhaustive, just a few ideas to get you started.

Grading patterns:

If you’re making your own clothes, it’s always useful to know how to modify a sewing pattern. The easiest way to adjust a pre-existing pattern to your size is slash and spread grading. First, you need to define which spots on the pattern need extra space. You then cut your pattern in that spot, and slide the resulting pattern pieces away from each other until you’ve got the size you need. Use paper to fill in the gaps. To ensure the resulting pattern makes for well-fitting clothes, make a mock-up and add, move, or remove darts where necessary to adapt it to your body type.

The image below shows potential slashing lines on pattern blocks for an AFAB body. Unfortunately this was the only diagram I could find, but know that other types of patterns use similar line placements. Each line is a spot that allows you to add extra space. To read more about this process, check out the corresponding article by Threads Magazine.

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To make your clothes easier to let out in the future, make sure to provide ample seam allowance when cutting out your pattern pieces. This surplus fabric has several different uses, including giving you some wiggle room for when you need to size up your garment.

Now, let’s take a look at pre-made garments.

Lengthening clothes:

A garment that’s too short on you is easy to modify. Just add more material!

If it’s a skirt or a dress, add ruffles to the bottom. Ruffles are easy to make by hand or with a sewing machine. You could also add lace, or wear the item with an underskirt.

For pants, let down your hem or sew on a new cuff. If this isn’t enough, maybe consider turning your trousers into capri pants or shorts.

As for shirts, sewing an extra layer to the bottom edge is the easiest way to go, too. You could even combine two shirts into one to get an extra long shirt.

Another option is to cut your item in two and insert extra fabric between your separated garment parts.

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Letting out seams/darts:

Remember how we made sure to have ample seam allowance earlier? When a garment has surplus fabric in the seams and you only need a little extra space, you can undo the seams of your garment and sew them back together again, this time with a smaller seam allowance than before. The Spruce Crafts has a pretty good tutorial on how to let out seams. You won’t be able to make major size changes using this technique, but if you only need a few centimetres, this is a good way to go.

A lot of garments also have darts. Darts are fabric folds that are sewn down in strategic places to help the fabric follow the body’s curves. If a dart doesn’t fit you the way you want it to, then unpick the dart and try on the garment. Either leave the dart open, or pin the dart in place however you want it, then take off the garment again and sew the dart back together.

Be careful not to rip the fabric when using a seam ripper. Also note that removing entire darts may change the garment’s fit.

You can also add custom darts to achieve a better fit, but that’s a topic for another time.

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Adding extra fabric to your garment:

If we need to add more room than seam allowance or darts can provide us with, we need to add extra material. Remember those slashing lines we looked at earlier? If you’re working with a pre-existing garment rather than a pattern, those are the perfect places to chop up your clothes and add in extra fabric.

Check your sewing stash for fabric that’s similar in weight and material to your original garment, or go thrift shopping for an item you could use to upsize your garment. Long skirts and maxi dresses are a great source of fabric for alterations like these!

Lace inserts are also a fun choice to add some room, and if you’re working with a knit item, you could even knit or crochet your own custom insert.

Define the area where you want to add extra fabric on your item, and measure how much you need. Draw a straight line on your garment with chalk/soap. Make sure the line doesn’t cross any important structural or functional parts of your garment like darts or button holes: refer to the slashing diagram we saw earlier if you’re not sure what spot to pick. Cut the line open (or unpick the seam if it’s situated on a seam), and add in your extra fabric. Finish off your new seams so they don’t unravel later on, and you’re done!

You can add straight strips of fabric for extra width or length, or you could use flared panels or even godets to make your item flair out.

Want to see this technique in action? Check out this video by Break n Remake:

Some ideas:

This Pinterest user cut a straight line down the front of a t-shirt and inserted a lace panel to add extra width in the front of the garment.

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Busy Geemaw cut open the side seams of a shirt and used flared panels to add some extra width in the bust and hip area.

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This person added a panel to the sides of a pair of jeans to give them more space in the hip area. You could easily use a long straight panel or a panel that flares at the bottom to resize the entire garment instead of just the hips, or use a wide piece of elastic for extra stretch.

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This person added a godet in the back of their shirt in order to get more space in the back.

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Blue Corduroy enlarged a pair of shorts by opening up the side seams and adding in strips of fabric.

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You don’t need to resize the entire garment if you don’t want to. For example, One Brown Mom turned this ankle-length skirt with a too small waistband into a well-fitting knee-length skirt by taking advantage of the skirt’s flared shape.

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Conclusion:

Throughout our lives, our weight will fluctuate and our bodies will change. There’s no shame in this: it’s just a fact of life. Therefore, knowing how to upsize an item that is too small for you is a useful skill to learn.

If you want more inspiration, check out these projects by Confessions of a Refashionista, One Brown Mom, and Thriftanista in the City.

[theres-no-protocol-for-this]

Anonymous asked:

You might wanna reconsider playing hades esp since it has incest in it that the creators never took full accountability for. https://nbapprentice.tumblr.com/post/636169717653094400/what-creators-say-outside-of-their-work-should-not (this post goes into it p well)

were-ralph answered:

i can’t imagine being y'all at all it seems so exhausting

[ruffboijuliaburnsides]

“Don’t play Hades because the creators never took accountability for…. [checks hand] Ancient Greek mythology.”

Originally posted by everybodyluvs-jon

[batmanisagatewaydrug]

never took full accountability for…

[noctumsolis]

Next time on Accountability Not Taken: the Book of Genesis.

[theres-no-protocol-for-this]

I re-read this thread several times with growing disbelief. Do they not teach Greek mythology in school? Or like ancient history?

How did we get here?

[derinthescarletpescatarian]

Any time someone on this webbed site calls someone out I just imagine they’re 15-year-olds at school pointing out that some random kid is wearing the same pants as yesterday or something But Woke and their post makes sense. They’re just looking to bully someone through whatever vaguely justifiable excuse they can find.

[theres-no-protocol-for-this]

Unfortunately, you make a great point… and that kind of feels worse than just plain ignorance.

*has a sad*

[apple-duty]

[green-cryptid]

yeast is a domesticated animal

[green-cryptid]

you feed it. it feeds you. you've known it since forever. it has existed far before you have and will outlive you for eons, but for now, it is your friend, and it lives in a jar in your kitchen cupboard.

[georgiansuggestion]

Anonymous asked:

Dear Editor — A Close friend is of late Engaged to be Married, and I struggle to Congratulate her as I Fear this Decision was undertaken Hastily. She knows little of her Intended Husband's character, and while he Claims to be awaiting a great Inheritance, his stipend is Minimal at Present. However, I Acknowledge I may have no Standing to interfere. What can be Done?

Gentle Reader–

It is a Hardship, as a Devoted Friend, to see One’s Dearest Companions enter Into Arrangements which one Truly believes to be Ill-Advised. You are Likely Correct that, as you are not in her Family, your Word may not account for Very Much in the Eyes of your Friend, and you risk causing Great Offense if you confront her with the Folly you see. While you may be Unable to convince her to break Off the Engagement Entirely, I see a Sensible Argument to be Made that it should Not proceed to Matrimony, Yet. As a Bride, she ought to wait for Such a Juncture as her Intended’s Funds may allow for the Provision of a Worthy Ceremony, id est when he obtains his Mythic Inheritance. If she can be Persuaded of this, the Time may allow her to Better learn his Character, or Indeed confirm your Fears about the Gentleman.

Yours &tc.,
The Editor

[duskentropy]

Recently I started to reintroduce my grandma to star trek and since she’s already seen the og series, I had her start with tng.

She finished a few days so naturally I had her start ds9 next.

She got 3-4 episodes in before she went back to rewatch tng because and I quote-

“I don’t like those lizard monsters, they scare me”

And were this any other 80 year old grandma I probably would’ve been weird but ok.

But.

This is the woman who used to take me and my middle school friends to see r rated horror movies and LAUGH when someone got their head cut off, the same woman who when the exorcist came out, laughed herself out of the theater.

So apparently garak confirmed scarier than literally anything else.

[pandorasbox341]

[pandorasbox341]

Captain Kirk vs The Gorn!