@SinCerely said in RL things I love:
@Auspice Fun fact: goldstone is actually a kind of man-made glass material. It's very pretty and often misnamed 'sunstone' which is a naturally occurring stone and one of my favorites. AND ALL OF THEM ARE PRETTY.
I JUST LOVE HOW IT SHIMMERS IN THE SUNLIGHT. XD
And I just dug through (now that I'm back on my PC) my etsy purchases and yes! It is goldstone. 
https://www.etsy.com/shop/thevintageandvanity
This is her etsy shop. She both makes jewelry and sells restored vintage jewelry.
...just don't buy the Sarah Coventry necklace/bracelet cause I plan to once I can budget for it. (Or do I mean I can't control what you do but I've been lusting after it ;.; )
@TNP said in General Video Game Thread:
I'm sure I'm way behind the times but Star Wars: The Old Republic is extremely fun. That it's completely free makes it even better.
I tried playing SWtOR again recently and it just didn't grab me.
But ffxiv is so I'm happy. And! It went ftp up to level 60 this week!
@Ominous said in General Video Game Thread:
I kind of want to run a private server with all of you guys.
I was thinking yesterday while playing that I really wish I had a private server sometimes.
I've got like.... 6? People I play this with now with a number more either considering getting the game or who haven't installed it yet @Paradox
Iiiiii don't remember what type of stone it is so I'm gonna go with @SinCerely and her expertise here. XD
@Derp said in General Video Game Thread:
@Alamias said in General Video Game Thread:
Boo. Bloodlines 2 delayed yet again..
https://www.engadget.com/vampire-the-masquerade-bloodlines-2-delayed-2021-200243795.html
I'll take delays if it means that something isn't half-assed and rushed.
Forever this.
Delay all you need to give me a polished game.
An old MU friend makes jewelry and I recently bought a piece from her and it arrived yesterday. Its name is 'Arrakis' and it glitters so wonderfully in the sunshine:
I began playing FFXIV again with a friend and it's been pretty great.
@Rinel said in The ADD/ADHD Thread (cont'd from Peeves):
Not good if you have TMJ, like I do, but then again neither is chewing ice and taking abominable care of your teeth because of depression and never going to see a dentist because they'll hate you and judge you for being a terrible garbage person who doesn't take care of her teeth or even FLOSS
like I also do
I don't have TMJ and I loathe chewing ice..
but I am long overdue on dental work because of severe dental anxiety.
I just want to share my appreciation for the folks on Euphoria the past couple days. I've been under the weather and RP is nice and low key for me during the hours I am awake. But they've been super understanding that I might zone out or just hit a wall of capability at some point.
It's really, truly appreciated and it's given me something to enjoy that is fun and relaxing without feeling a lot of pressure. Thank you.
ugh me ten million times over.
You know what hurts me worst out of all of those? Worse than the 'shut the fuck up stop interrupting' or 'shut the fuck up no one cares' or taking something personally even when you didn't mean to?
When you're constructing a thought and think of saying it two ways so it comes out this blended mess of a sentence. Or you even just word-swap for a word that sounds like but isn't the right word and suddenly everyone is pointing (sometimes literally) and laughing at you.
All the others I'm used to. I know people would prefer I just sit in silence in social situations and never speak. I know my presence is barely tolerated at best. But the being blatantly mocked for stumbling through words really hurts.
https://www.amazon.com/Jawzrsize-Jaw-Face-Neck-Exerciser/dp/B08BTR9JCW
Bear with me. I know a lot of people will probably look at this and think 'wtf that is the most bullshit product ever' but.
but.
I have chewing tendencies. I know this is an autism spectrum / ADHD thing. I chew on shit. I can't help it. This thing is made for being chewed on. I know they make toys for kids with ADHD/Autism for chewing, but there aren't many and I'm not sure of their capability in adults.
And at the cost I dunno if I'll ever buy one but I am also super tempted because I often unthinkingly put shit in my mouth I shouldn't sometimes. I also snack WAY TOO MUCH because of the need to chew on shit.
I want to move to Phoenix.
I have a handful of friends there. I have family there. I realized it'd be better for me health wise when I was very near to going to the hospital during my bout with covid. I don't really have anyone here I could call on to, say, check on my cats while I'm in the hospital. Or to come help me out.
Anyway. That's not the peeve.
The peeve is I wanted to start getting rough numbers so I could begin saving up once I have a job again. This move I want to hire movers. I'm on the second floor (I hired one person off task rabbit to help me move in here and it still laid me out for days) so I'd rather pay people to do that shit. Esp. since I'd want o make the drive in one day. It'd be much easier to load a car with the essentials and my two cats than.....a truck cab.
So I filled out a couple 'give me a quote' forms online and Jesus fuck these people won't leave me alone. Well. One company did once I explained hey I'm just getting rough numbers to plan. Which means they'll probably get my business. One guy tried to bully me into giving them money anyway. He and other companies are calling me multiple times a day. If I block their number, they just call from another one.
So pro tip: don't try getting a quote until you're good and ready. And then just pick a single company and use them. Even if it might be more expensive. Asking multiple companies for quotes to try to save money is fucking miserable.
After six months, I have a really good solid lead on a job. I applied last Wednesday, got an interview request the same day (had the interview the following day). Today, they called to confirm rates with me.
I don't think they'd do that if I wasn't being held in high consideration for a position. I'm tentatively hopeful. It'd be work from home (even after covid) and the pay is really good with good benefits.
I can't give this a single answer because it depends, a) on the scene, b) on the person.
@Paradox and I for example can take weeks to work on scenes because they're not a priority and he's heckin' busy IRL.
A backscene will also not be priority and thus take longer.
On average I'm usually in the 'a pose every 15-20 minutes' or 'every couple hours' depending on the type of scene.
