The Nothing Place

✨jasper/jazz✨ he/they 30 snail parent 🐌 plant guy 🌱 witch bitch 🧙 mostly reblogs mature content so plz exercise discretion to keep yourself safe <3

[creativeandwittyname]

recently discovered I’m allowed to have what’s referred to as a “personal blog” where post whatever i want with no reason or explanation?

[creativeandwittyname]

further info:

let’s be pals! asks & messages welcome

potentially triggering subjects will be labeled as the topic without tw or cw tags—‘medical neglect’ rather than ‘tw medical neglect.’ wont be using tiktok speech to censor anything so spell it out if you need to block a tag.

if you’re in need of a breather i sometimes tag #humans are cute and #brain bleach

#snail posting and #soup posting are the ways to my heart

#fandom ramblings is self explanatory. i don’t get into fandom discourse so it should be fairly benign. includes percy jackson books & show, bbc merlin, lord of the rings & twilight.

#ref and #free resources are for anything i need to check back on. there’s a variety of resources for a range of topics. art, politics, computer literacy, you name it it’s probably in there

no dni but me and the block button are besties so don’t be a dick

be good.

[creativeandwittyname]

[the-supernatural-atheist]

if theres one thing that really pissed me off from my 3 years of architecture i took in high school it's learning about how we used to have all these little techniques to maximize or minimize heat or warmth and now we just merrily abandoned all those to have the same copypaste style buildings everywhere that are often INCREDIBLY unoptimized to the local weather and climate so we can just throw more money at our heating and cooling bills

[the-supernatural-atheist]

where i live it is hot as balls approximately 80% of the year. i do not want a massive butt-ugly grey mcmansion with a huge echoey open-concept kitchen-livingroom-foyer-diningroom-staircase that has huge windows so i can have an hvac unit the size of a barge heaving and straining to keep it at a constant 72 the grees. i want a north indian traditional style home with small windows to force the airflow to cool, decorative grates to limit the amount of sunlight, and a COURTYARD with a POND *smashes unspecified large object*

[makaeru]

I hate learning about instances of "oh yeah we know how to do that, we just don't".

[marzipanandminutiae]

this is exactly why I love talking about historical passive heating and cooling techniques

oh wow the glass-tower office buildings we constructed when we thought air conditioning and central heating would never have downsides...have downsides?

and we're still building them?

while the Victorian house museum where I work, with thick walls and small windows and big wooden shutters stays ~10 degrees above (winter) or below (summer) the outside temperature for days on end with no help at all?

uh. okay then

(also public transit. the history of public transit in the US is infuriating, because we had it! and then we destroyed it!)

[headspace-hotel]

THIS IS SO TRUE

[creativeandwittyname]

YES I TOO LOVE BITCHING ABOUT INEFFICIENT and/or HOSTILE ARCHITECTURE (& suburbs in general but esp in transportation contexts.) ooh! and!! we could add in the fruit tree conspiracy since that’s another facet of making urban planning as miserable as fucking possible.

[sexhaver]

i think about this a lot

[creativeandwittyname]

i want it so bad fuckkk why does everything have to cost money

[creativeandwittyname]

WAaiT FREE SHIPPING IM FUCKIN SOLD

[creativeandwittyname]

i want it so bad fuckkk why does everything have to cost money

[m-e-and-me]

10 things i think (mostly) abled people take for granted:

1. walking painlessly

2. walking without being afraid to fall

3. being able to stay awake all day

4. feeling rested after sleeping

5. being able to eat without pain

6. not worrying about choking on any food and drinks

7. having energy to do fun things

8. not having a million medical appointments a month

9. using the bathroom painlessly

10. being able to go to social gatherings

[aboutoriginality]

[notaplaceofhonour]

[puckyousir-blog]

[greatwaytokillhim]

god this website used to be dope

[kosmogrl]

[lunarriviera]

[transfemmbeatrice]

thought of this immediately and was delighted to discover it’s the same op

[behaviornerdwithahat]

In case anyone finds it helpful because mobility aids are horrifically expensive and inaccessible…

And for those people who have access to mobility devices but might benefit from a second chair they can abuse without risking expensive damage…

Erik Kondo has made a website, Open Source Innovations, that details plans for DIY wheelchairs. These wheelchairs can be made from common materials like wood, plastic, and pvc. They are lightweight and can be custom fit to the user allowing from the same degree of movement you would get from a custom chair. And they are durable and easily repairable. (he has been stress testing his latest design by dropping it down stairs, dropping it out of a car, launching it across a driveway, and throwing it off a deck). Its 12lbs and I think he said its was in the $200 ish range for parts.

He also is working on cheap, open source, accessible designs for beach chairs, off road chairs, motorized attachments (think smart drive), and so on. Plus he skateboards in his wheelchair. Cool dude, helpful info, pass it on.

[sumi-sprite]

It's incredibly sad people have to resort to this, but it's a damn good resource. Use it. Spread awareness. Maybe one day people with physical disabilities won't need DIYs like this. But until then, reblog and share.

[this-is-accessibility]

This is Accessibility!

That's so amazing! It is unfortunate that so many people will need this, but very very cool that it exists

[organizationstationone4all]

OSI HOME- | Open Source Wheelchairs

That other link seems to be broken.

[pterribledinosaurdrawings]

[pterribledinosaurdrawings]

@rubber-ducky-your-the-one replied to your post:

I need to know the thought procces that led to this

​What do you mean? Did I not make it clear enough in the drawings? Do you need a photo of all 23 waistcoats currently in my closet?

It's 26 if you count the 3 leaf bolero vests. This isn't even close to all the ones I've ever made, I've donated plenty of older ones to the theatre.

[pterribledinosaurdrawings]

#sewing dinosaur please share your wisdom #i want nothing more than to make a waistcoat #but i tried once and it was super difficult #do you know any patterns or tutorials for beginners?

I have made videos on sewing several of the things in this picture! Here's a link to my youtube channel.

Though I'm not sure if I'd call them beginner friendly. I go over every technique VERY thoroughly, but I mostly do 18th century or 18th century inspired stuff, which includes a lot of hand sewing and completely different tailoring techniques from what you'll find in modern waistcoats.

The first of the 3 leaf boleros I make in this one is pretty simple though, so that ought to be fairly beginner friendly. (The light green one)

You could make a super basic waistcoat with the same sewing and turning method and just add some buttons & holes. (I have tutorials for covered buttons and buttonholes too if you want to do those by hand.)

OH also! That brown monster print waistcoat in the closet picture is a print I designed that's available on Spoonflower.

That one's got more machine sewing than the brocade one in the first video, but I haven't made a video about that method yet. My most recent leaf one is machine sewn and turned, but hasn't got any pockets.

Edit: Forgot to mention my sewing blog is @vincentbriggs

[attackedbytwees]

I love the dinosaur edge detail on the white one!

[pterribledinosaurdrawings]

That one's light grey!

And I can understand the confusion since I posted it on this blog, but they're monsters or perhaps creatures.

[pterribledinosaurdrawings]

I've been doing a much better job at sleeps this week and it's taking a lot of planning ahead

[batshit-auspol]

Occasionally as an Australian you'll be talking to someone from overseas, and you'll discover a common phrase you took for granted is, in fact, not universally known outside of our country.

Turns out casually dropping "fuck me dead" into conversation will give unsuspecting Americans an aneurism.

The more you know.

[batshit-auspol]

Imagine being on a work call with an Aussie and they suddenly announce they're gonna blow a load in response to a problem.

[fred-the-dinosaur]

Not Aussie but I asked an American once if she was taking the piss ( i.e. pulling my leg, joking. Perfectly cromulent and friendly english expression)

and she got really upset because she thought I was threatening to piss ON her

[honiibbang]

This is killing me

[batshit-auspol]

Rifling through the tags, here's some other terms which are apparently causing mass carnage whenever they escape our borders:

Having a goon (i.e. Sipping on a delightful wine)

Having a gaytime (Eating an icecream)

Having a sticky beak (Investigating)

Take a squiz (To have a sticky beak)

Get stuffed (To express a revelation is most frightful)

Chuck a sickie (Take a day off work due to the humours being misaligned)

Chuck a wobbly (When one's temperament becomes visibly upset)

Carry on like a pork chop (Acting most silly indeed)

Thongs (flip flops)

Hot chook (Pre-cooked supermarket rotisserie chicken, otherwise known as the Bachelor's Handbag)

Fair suck of the sauce bottle (Let's be real)

Shits me to tears (Something is mildly annoying)

Not here to fuck spiders (Expressing a situation is serious)

Having a piss-up (A social gathering)

I'll shout you (offering to goon an old chum)

A cruisy place (a relaxed atmosphere, where one might shout and goon the night away while enjoying many a gaytime in your favourite thongs)

[buginateacup]

Some usamerican friends of mine recently learned the Aussie meaning of snail trail (the line of hair from the bellybutton heading south). They were horrified to say the least

[beholdingslut]

in absolute tears about the pride module at my work

[dikdikpronouncedxylophone]

[bigfoots-biggest-fan]

HOLY SHIT GUYS, I WAS INSPIRED BY THIS POST TO TRY MAKE THE SONG AND YOU WOULD NOT BELIEVE THE SCREAM I SCRUMPT WHEN I DRAGGED THE TRAINING AUDIO OVER THE BACKING TRACK AND IT LINED UP PERFECTLY

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Tempted to actually put this on spotify so I can secretly stream it at work...

Tagging @batshit-auspol because as an Australian you're the only big account I know who might share (sorry).

[punkrorschach]

happy first day of pride everyone

[theartofmadeline]

happy pride to the gay people in my computer <3

[sab3rtooth]

patterns left by woodworms on driftwood

[onenicebugperday]

PLEASE search "beetle gallery" and look at images. The patterns larval beetles leave behind under the bark of trees while feeding are so so beautiful

[pukicho]

Sometimes my dad likes to put little pills in my food. And in those pills is more of the food.

[pukicho]