This article is fantastic. And so is this comment:
Nobody wants to believe that if given power, they’ll use it badly. Especially when they’ve been attacked by those with power earlier in life. In other words, nobody wants to think when a ship full of their friends crash on a desert island, they’ll end up as Piggy holding the conch shell.
Bit of an obscure metaphor for some, but I think that’s really the heart of the matter. (And it doesn’t just apply to nerd boys.) I really like hearing people thinking about this stuff.
I love being a geek, but the day I opted out of the standard geek-club in uni was the day I discovered I’d been listed as the prize for the club’s all-day Halo tournament. This is a beautifully-written article that deserves the circulation.
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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 omg
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 sad
On the note of buying jewelry handmade… read this! <3
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.
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Yeah… I probably should’ve tested out of those courses. But they were good for my ego on critique days!
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G to the motherfucking POY.
http://alex-heberling.deviantart.com/art/My-Little-Critic-Big-Damn-Pic-253669077
XO Jane: Suck It, Food Guilt Season
XO Jane: Suck It, Food Guilt Season
You don’t need to feel guilty for what you choose to eat, and you have nothing to make up for, and no reason to apologize. You don’t need to make self-deprecating jokes about how whatever you are eating will go straight to your thighs and you’ll need to spend extra time on the stairmaster to be virtuous again.
You don’t need to titter and say “Well, maybe just a little bit more” when someone offers something you want to eat. Nor do you need to apologize when you don’t really want to eat any of Auntie Susan’s sweet potato casserole because you can’t stand marshmallows; it’s totally fine to say “I’m good, thanks.”
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allnaturalytwashedblipsterbitch:
A mashup of the German Sailor Moon theme featuring Lil Jon
this is hot
This is exactly what my ears needed right now and I didn’t even know it.