Hit up REI during one of the garage sales
I'm on here obviously, but still using Reddit until Relay croaks. After that I'm not going to violently l completely quit reddit but without being able to use Relay I'll be using it a lot less, not as a regular contributor. It'll be like how often I use Facebook now compared to how I used it a few years ago.
Voraciously reading gURL.com. Got me into zine and riot grrl culture, and helped me actually learn about my body and sex in a positive way despite growing up in a conservative home.
But you can't do all that with cash 😔 otherwise that would def be mine too
I think I'd go paleolithic. Pre-agricultural, on the move finding food, being in nature. It'd be dicey obviously but like whatever, if you die you die. I feel like the physical activity, adrenaline, living in community, being in nature... Would just be nice. I feel like I probably wouldn't be depressed anymore eventually. Like who would have the time?
Also damn can you imagine seeing like 4000 lb armadillos and shit? Living among a bunch of now-extinct megafauna seems like it would be both thrilling and terrifying. Honestly I'd probably die by trying to Disney princess with a twelve foot tall deer or some shit.
Think big, how about 28 hours so you're off work for the weekend instead of just the day?
I'll reiterate what other folks have said about it not being a huge moneymaker. I sell my art and basically make enough to cover my art supplies to do the things I love (plus the validation of people wanting my art lol). But if you're going into it even looking to make beer money you might be disappointed. Especially because while you figure out what the market is looking for you'll probably spend a good deal of money with no returns.
Make what you want to make, sell it if you want to and people want to buy it.
I will say, online selling is incredibly oversaturated and hard to do. Sites like Etsy are now filled with instant garbage drop shipped from Aliexpress so it can be hard for people to actually find your stuff. Making your own website costs money and may require skills you don't have (but could learn!) Look for local art markets in your area instead. People come to those things looking to shop, specifically looking to shop local. It might be harder if you're not in an urban area, but where I live is filled with them.
27K likes, 244 comments - heyalissandra on June 20, 2023: "drawing water can be SUPER-intimidating, but it’s actually pretty doable when you break it down into manageable pieces - try this approach i used for my last illustration for the #sunnyandsummerychallenge: 🌊 the crux of water in a pool li...
![alissandra seelaus | lettering on Instagram: "drawing water can be SUPER-intimidating, but it’s actually pretty doable when you break it down into manageable pieces - try this approach i used for my last illustration for the #sunnyandsummerychallenge:
🌊 the crux of water in a pool like this is the shiny reflections on the surface: create this by using a rounded diamond shape!
🌊 fit the diamonds together like bricks, and be loose about it - if they’re too same-y, they won’t feel natural, and pack them together tightly, with only a small gap at the corners
🌊 pro-tip: if you’re drawing from an aerial view, the shapes will all be about the same size and width, but if your drawing goes back in space like mine, they should get slightly bigger and more open toward the bottom and thinner/smaller toward the top (you can draw them that way from the start, or use the distort transformation tool to add depth after the fact)
🌊 fill in all the corner gaps (color drop makes this so easy: just fill one, then tap the “continue filling” option that pops up at the top of the screen💪🏻
🌊 once you’ve got this basic setup, spend a little time cleaning up these reflections - the corners should be the biggest areas of white, and then in between, the white lines should get pretty thin to give it that delicate, watery look
🌊 you’re almost there! simply duplicate this layer and fill it with a darker blue, then offset it from the original a big gap - this creates the shadows on the bottom of the pool! you will probably need to go in and redraw a few areas at the top, but that’s easy - they don’t have to match exactly because no one is looking *that* closely 😅
🌊 you did it! some extras that really help include cast shadows from any big objects (like the floaties!) these shadows should go over the highlights to help create additional depth, and adding some suggestion of depth with anything that’s submerged in the water. i just masked the figures as they go deeper into the water because they’re so small, but it can also work to make them rippled/distorted as they go below the surface
what do you think - do you draw water differently? share your best ideas below & follow for more procreate tips & creative advice 💕"](https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/pictrs/image/0174e7e1-2bec-4f80-b503-041ab2b3ee77.jpeg?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
I found this so easy and it's a great result! Perfect for summery pieces :)
Strong, fat, brave, and silly... and still not a single braincell between them.
This is all so important and insightful. You wrote it up in a way that is so clear about the value of journaling. I really need to get back into the habit of it.
My initial fight with depression has been over for many years now, but I kept journaling. It helped me lose weight, get into shape, set my own goals and start new hobbies even.
Journaling was the first time I said "out loud" that I wanted to start a small business, and... I have. It was something I'd wanted to do for years and years and years and just never did, because I didn't believe I could. Getting it out of my head and exploring the why and how made such a difference.
I want to say this: I know that among science-minded people, it's common to dismiss (and mock people who use) tarot cards. "It's just random, drawing a card doesn't tell your future" (followed with the sometimes implied, sometimes said aloud: "you dumbass").
I journal in the way that you describe here OP but it can be really hard for me to get started and make it a habit. So, I often journal by using tarot. The cards don't "tell my future," I know that. But they serve as a journaling prompt that is really helpful for reflection. Does this describe me? Do I want it to? What can I do to achieve/change it? Also... they're pretty. It's nice.
Related: astrology is good for this too! Another often mocked practice. We're in the new moon in the sign Gemini yesterday/tonight. "New moons are symbolic moments of new beginnings. With a new moon in the air sign of Gemini, our mindset, ideas, opinions, what we’re curious about, and the way we communicate with others all hit the cosmic refresh button." Hmm... sounds like a pretty good prompt for journaling and reflection, huh??
If you want to start journaling, but you're having trouble getting started, and it won't make you feel self-consciously woo-woo... give it a try. Tarot and astrology don't tell your future – they can help you write it. 🌑✨
Why buy something when you could spent dozens of hours and * checks watch * wait, also spend way more money??
I started meds after I had COVID and was already experiencing long term symptoms (brain fog but also fatigue). So I do feel less foggy after starting meds but I also still have more memory problems than I used to pre-COVID. I also have had increased brain fog lately because I'm tapering off a different need and have had brutal withdrawal from it. I just don't think I can tease apart what's coming from where.
Both, though in some ways my fog has gotten worse and I believe this is from long covid and changing other medications. So it's hard for me to really judge that for now.
As a bi person with a possum tattoo: This. Is. Perfect.
I bet they'd love it on /c/possums@possumpat.io
I got diagnosed in my mid-thirties and finally getting on medication for it literally made me cry because of how normal I felt.
On reddit, stopdrinking seems to be a support network for people who are in the process of quitting drinking, and for folks seeking and giving support for maintaining sobriety. Is that the same goal of this community here?
Something I never found on reddit was a sub for alcohol-free living that was not a support sub – a place for memes, jokes, mocktail recipes, more silly/casual gripes.
What do folks here think about a community like that on Lemmy? I wouldn't want to overly fragment an alcohol-free community, but also wouldn't want to use a support sub for that kind of content.
If you are a Procreate user (or want to be), come share your tips and tutorials, ask questions, and show us your art at this new Procreate community on the Reddthat server.
!procreate@reddthat.com
reddthat.com/c/procreate
Feel free to introduce yourself here! What is your experience with Procreate? What's your gear? What style(s) of art do you make? And anything else you'd like to share! 🖌️
Hypnagogic hallucinations, completely normal!
Not only that, but when you swipe on the browser to go back, it's a brand new window that has closed the previous one so it can't be early recessed by someone taking a phone and pressing the back button.
May I also recommend adding deep breathing? A 30 second ad gives you time for two or three deep inhale-hold-exhales.
Man though the Black Mirror nightmare scenario of devices being able to tell when you close your eyes or look away and the ad stops until you're looking. Let's hope we don't get there in real life any time soon.
I do think that ADHD is somewhat incompatible with capitalism, tbh. Or at the very least, a typical office job where days are very samey. ADHD hyperfocus seems like something that would have been real useful in pre-agricultural society. Tracking an animal to kill because everyone is starving is like, the ultimate "oh shit this is due tomorrow let's GO!" Feeling urgency on probably very little sleep, yet thriving because it makes brain go brr brr lol.
I think it's okay for people to make their own choices with their doctors about whether they want to try to manage their symptoms with medication, though.
For the past several months I've been slowly tapering off an SNRI with terrible withdrawal. If I ever forgot a dose, I spent the next day with a pounding headache, unable to stand up, feeling like I was going to vom. As I've been tapering, every time I drop the dosage it's the same symptoms, but to a u slightly lesser degree.
It's been... not fun.
And then I remember that I used to feel like this almost every Saturday and Sunday because of my binge drinking/alcohol abuse.
I quit using alcohol over three years ago. I'm really proud of myself, and grateful to (usually) feel better in my body these days.
![the background blur](https://reddthat.com/pictrs/image/71276dd0-ce90-472f-a28c-cebb9616277a.jpeg?thumbnail=256&format=webp)
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Here's mine, tightly packed into one half of a cubby of an IKEA expedit shelf 😅 (rowhome problems)
I think my favorite thing in there is the aaaaaa possum flag that a sweet friend of mine gave me. Really sums things up in the world lol
I have English set as the primary language in my phone settings, but Spanish set as an additional one so I can swipe type in it – estoy probiendo practicar más lol. When I visited Lemmy the interface kept defaulting to Spanish for whatever reason.
Anyway after making my account I was able to change the language in my Lemmy account settings from "browser default" to English without having to delete the secondary language on my phone. Not sure why this is the only site that thinks Spanish is my default!
(Chrome, Android 13, Google Pixel 7 if anyone is curious.)