[Image description: A camera phone photo of Alex wearing a fuzzy white hat/hood with little ears. It snaps closed underneath her chin.]
I’m guessing someone at Mossimo Supply Co. is an Adventure Time fan.
Month: December 2011
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Last week, I went over to Chris’s one morning to hang out for a bit and give him a haircut, and we ended up cooking together since I was hungry. We followed this recipe for lentil and potato curry, and it turned out pretty good. The flavors could have been a bit more bold (a bit more salt, maybe?) but it was tasty and VERY filling. I only finished about 2/3 of my bowl.
Anyways, I took these pictures with my phone and forgot about them until now, but I remember telling Chris I was totally going to tumbl this. ^_^;
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Today’s Alex’s Guide is the smooshy, mooshy geek love edition. To tell a LOVE STORY SO EPIC, I expanded to TWO PIECES OF PAPER. *jazz hands*
I’m very happy with how this comic turned out, though. ^_^ Thursday is our 5th anniversary, and I don’t work Thursday or Friday, so we get to spend some time together. <3
the true cost of handmade
Wonderful article on the importance behind the prices of hand-made items. Would be a great read for, say, everyone, but particularly everyone who has ever tried to commission me and told me I was charging too much (which is 80% of people).
Why is this not getting more signal boost.
This right here folks. This.
all you crafters, heads up
This. This right here. Damn.
What people also don’t understand is the time taken to learn and perfect the craft. I’ve had people bitch at me because I’m “withholding information” ie, something i developed MYSELF to SELL. They’re mad because I’m not giving them a SHORTCUT for FREE. You’re paying for the quality of the plush and that quality took time to build. I’m not here to build you a castle if you wave five dollars in front of me and tell me that I’M being greedy.
The drama that happened when I had started selling in the MSPA fan store on etsy was funny because of how nasty and obnoxious the complainer was but the problem was still there: people feel entitled to free shit. I think it was lexxercise that said that media consumers are incredibly spoiled. It’s true. Mass production has made people spoiled and entitled. We sort of expect shit to come out of nowhere.
like fucking miracles.
THIS IS A GOOD POST omgÂ
really though like people have to spend a lot of money on supplies to make crafts??? and from working in retail where stuff was mass-produced I can tell you: the markup is pretty much 200% at all times! we sold the stuff we got from the suppliers for twice what they sold it to us for. THERE IS LIKE ALMOST NO MARKUP ON HANDMADE GOODS. mostly not at all in my experience! just… augh… AUGH, please think about how much time & effort & energy goes into making things even setting aside costs of supplies
blargh blargh this kind of thing makes me really upset and sadÂ
On the note of buying jewelry handmade… read this! <3Â
I don’t do handmade crafts, but this post applies to illustrators and comic artists too.
Read it please.
THIS^^^^
I was just asked to try out for a Burlesque Show in the Spring
I don’t think I could do a whole set, but I agreed to do the workshop as an excuse to buy some Star Trek badge nipple pasties.
I’d kill to start up belly dancing or roller derby again. Those hobbies were super fun.
Has there been a dinosaur burlesque set been choreographed?
You know what this means.
We are going to have to start a webcomic artist burlesque.
It is destiny.
I want in.