Ambivalent in Nature

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[despazito]

Starting twin peaks

[despazito]

It's scaring my cat

[despazito]

[chl3borzoi]

[beesmygod]

NO

[cannibalchicken]

[partlysmith]

[what-even-is-thiss]

What would a Yankee Candle go for in ancient Greece?

tbh the most confusing thing about it to them would probably be the glass that the candle is contained in. They might try to buy information about glass from you.

[what-even-is-thiss]

Yeah basically

[what-even-is-thiss]

Yeah I should’ve clarified (pun intended). They had glass in the ancient world especially in Rome and Egypt but it was basically super heated sand and color additives put in a mold and often looked opaque and kinda lumpy. Even if it was blown like it was in some regions it wouldn’t have looked like modern glass.

Clear blown glass like you’d see a modern scented candle contained in wasn’t invented until the late Middle Ages and certainly wasn’t mass produced until the 1500s and even then places like Venice that had knowledge of these techniques literally forbid their glassmakers from leaving their city or region so other people couldn’t make it, forcing artificial scarcity and making it a very expensive material.

So if you showed a yankee candle to an Ancient Greek, especially one from a city or something, they’d be like burning scented wax okay not something I’d do but it makes sense. Also how the fuck is that glass transparent.

[what-even-is-thiss]

Like imagine if someone brought you something weird but understandable contained in a material that they said was made out of wood and you could tell that it’s clearly made out of wood they’re not lying about that but it was also completely transparent and see through with no visible flaws. That’s about the level of weird we’re talking about here.

[animnightmare]

It isnt flawless, but transparent wood does already exist actually

[what-even-is-thiss]

What the fuck I feel like a medieval peasant seeing an iPhone

[unyieldingsilence]

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[what-even-is-thiss]

Who goes there

[segamascot]

not feeling very hundred emoji flame emoji today

[palmer]

well I am so 💯🔥💯🔥

[segamascot]

🧯💨

[palmer]

0️⃣🌫0️⃣🌫

[arsenicgrace]

2nd attempt at trying to bind the grand unified theory of shen qingqiu

Best one so far! I unfortunately trimmed the bottom too short and unevenly so there’s barely any space at the end of the page but it came out so good!!

[louquorice]

doing perspective box exercises but then some cat loafed in them

[arsenicgrace]

Bookbinding adventures

Will be attempting to bind The Grand Unified Theory of Shen Qingqiu by @blondejaneblonde

Book cover by @illogicalvulcans

First time binding, still learning a lot. Any tips would be greatly appreciated!

Issue #1: Certain fonts available in MS Word does not translate well when converted to pdf.

Solution: Embed font to word doc (did not work). The font is free online but doesn't state if it can be embedded due to licensing. Download font to adobe acrobat to use font? Will need to use free trial version.

Issue #2: Accidentally printed the whole fic instead of a regular 32 page signature for the test run. It printed as a +450 page signature instead. Every other page is also upside down.

Solution: Open pdf with web browser instead of Adobe. Adjust print setting to print custom pages 1-16 for 32 pg signatures. Select to print in both sides by flipping on short edge.

The entire fic is quite thick. If I wanted to bind it as just one book. The spine might be roughly 6-7 inches. Will separate into 4-5 volumes.

Next step: cutting the pages in half and gluing it all together! Pending me borrowing my friends paper cutter and getting my craft stuff delivered.

[arsenicgrace]

Part 2

With my misprinted typeset, I’ll be using it as practice to bind a portion of the fic.

I cut up roughly the amount of pages (I think) it would take for the first arc of the fic.

Issues #4: Some rough and uneven edges. The paper cutter my friend let me borrow isn’t completely flat ( I just noticed in the middle of cutting). The paper cutter can only take a couple of pages so it can’t clean up the edges all at one.

Solution?: I saw someone use a regular box cutter and a ruler to clean up the edges.

Used the double fan method to glue all the pages. Will wait overnight to see how it dries.

I’m planning to use thicker cardstock for the cover, not really sure what people use for paperback covers. I’ve read glossy or matte photo paper to print for book covers.

[arsenicgrace]

Final result?

One of them at least

Made a book cover from canva and printed different kinds. Got one from fedex and had it laminated. I think it would last longer but really hard to bend the spine.

Honestly surprised that my measurements were pretty accurate (especially the spine).

Idk if the glue will work as well on laminated surfaces but so far it looks good~

[swagophile]

me: [posting in the maid gc] yeah my lady screamed at me and threw bottles at my head cus i talked while she was reading her novellas again. any advice

maid 1: poison her

maid 2: yea poison her

maid 3: i have a connect on some really strong untraceable poisons if you want

me: girls she makes me try all of her food before she eats it how am i gonna poison her

maid 1: put it in her mouth while she sleeps

maid 2: ^this. worked like a charm for my sister

maid 3: yeah dm me i have a bunch of techniques that might work

maid 4: have you tried seducing her? maybe she just needs to have her heart warmed so she may show you the kindness you deserve

maid 2: MARY

maid 1: cmon mary

maid 3: just because YOUR lady has sex with you doesn't mean everyone's lady does

me: no wait she does like to put her fingers in my mouth to check if i swallowed her food. and i'm pretty sure she squeezed my ass once

maid 4: yeah exactly. message me i can tell yoy more

maid 3: whatever. if you need the poison just hit me up

maid 5: girls do you know how to get wine out of satin

maid 1: how recent is the spill

maid 5: a few days old

maid 2: you're fucked

[ak-nm]

[podcastwizard]

some royal jewels were stolen from the louvre which is unfortunate for historical reasons but you gotta appreciate a classic crime. so many crimes are online these days it’s nice to see heist culture is still alive

[arsenicgrace]

Bookbinding adventures

Will be attempting to bind The Grand Unified Theory of Shen Qingqiu by @blondejaneblonde

Book cover by @illogicalvulcans

First time binding, still learning a lot. Any tips would be greatly appreciated!

Issue #1: Certain fonts available in MS Word does not translate well when converted to pdf.

Solution: Embed font to word doc (did not work). The font is free online but doesn't state if it can be embedded due to licensing. Download font to adobe acrobat to use font? Will need to use free trial version.

Issue #2: Accidentally printed the whole fic instead of a regular 32 page signature for the test run. It printed as a +450 page signature instead. Every other page is also upside down.

Solution: Open pdf with web browser instead of Adobe. Adjust print setting to print custom pages 1-16 for 32 pg signatures. Select to print in both sides by flipping on short edge.

The entire fic is quite thick. If I wanted to bind it as just one book. The spine might be roughly 6-7 inches. Will separate into 4-5 volumes.

Next step: cutting the pages in half and gluing it all together! Pending me borrowing my friends paper cutter and getting my craft stuff delivered.

[arsenicgrace]

Part 2

With my misprinted typeset, I’ll be using it as practice to bind a portion of the fic.

I cut up roughly the amount of pages (I think) it would take for the first arc of the fic.

Issues #4: Some rough and uneven edges. The paper cutter my friend let me borrow isn’t completely flat ( I just noticed in the middle of cutting). The paper cutter can only take a couple of pages so it can’t clean up the edges all at one.

Solution?: I saw someone use a regular box cutter and a ruler to clean up the edges.

Used the double fan method to glue all the pages. Will wait overnight to see how it dries.

I’m planning to use thicker cardstock for the cover, not really sure what people use for paperback covers. I’ve read glossy or matte photo paper to print for book covers.

[sock-ness-monster]

Everybody shut the HECK up and look at this

S H O R K

[thedeepsharks]

big and round shark

[earhartsease]

*slaps shork* this bad boy can hold so many remoras

[swagging-back-to]

for those wondering, she was/is 2.5x the size of the average bullshark.

bull sharks are usually 250lbs. she was around 600.

she was also a complete diva

[arsenicgrace]

Bookbinding adventures

Will be attempting to bind The Grand Unified Theory of Shen Qingqiu by @blondejaneblonde

Book cover by @illogicalvulcans

First time binding, still learning a lot. Any tips would be greatly appreciated!

Issue #1: Certain fonts available in MS Word does not translate well when converted to pdf.

Solution: Embed font to word doc (did not work). The font is free online but doesn't state if it can be embedded due to licensing. Download font to adobe acrobat to use font? Will need to use free trial version.

Issue #2: Accidentally printed the whole fic instead of a regular 32 page signature for the test run. It printed as a +450 page signature instead. Every other page is also upside down.

Solution: Open pdf with web browser instead of Adobe. Adjust print setting to print custom pages 1-16 for 32 pg signatures. Select to print in both sides by flipping on short edge.

The entire fic is quite thick. If I wanted to bind it as just one book. The spine might be roughly 6-7 inches. Will separate into 4-5 volumes.

Next step: cutting the pages in half and gluing it all together! Pending me borrowing my friends paper cutter and getting my craft stuff delivered.

[handycams]

[handycams]

[lycheeboy]

[ryebreadgf]

women with deadpan humor get behind me. a man is about to miss your joke and explain that what you said is not accurate

[pnglove]