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And now for something completely different

...is pretty much a good way to describe the last couple of years in general.

I hadn’t realized how run down I’d gotten over my mother’s 2 year illness while also trying to start a business. I’m still dealing with the last thing I caught--and FINALLY got the antibiotics I should have been given months ago. I got a Z pack (azithromycin) Monday and Thursday I’m feeling much better.

That means that there will be lyeslinging going on very soon, as we’ll be at #NoBrandCon2018 at the Chula Vista Resort in the Wisconsin Dells! The convention opens the morning of May 4 and runs through Sunday around 5 pm. We’ve found some very cool fabrics for sachets (if you want special herbs in yours, just inbox @PandoraWilde on Facebook and I’ll do my bestest) plus we’ll have a new item--Kitty wax melts! Cute little kitties of several sorts should be coming your way. If there’s a scent you want for those as well do let us know that too.

I’ll also be at WausaubiCon in Merrill June 16 but I’m Central Wisconsin Anime’s Staff Trainer and Board Advisor, so if you need something then get in touch beforehand at least two weeks. I’ll need that long for something not in stock. You also will need to pay then as well since I won’t be a vendor or artist so will only be handling payments to the convention to prevent mix-ups.

We’re also going to be at a favorite convention of ours, Kitsune Kon, in July. Watch here or at the Facebook page for details.

Hope to see you all soon,

Deb

We’re not dead yet!

WausaubiCon 2018 IS HAPPENING!

June 16, 2018

Lincoln County Exhibition Hall, Lincoln County Fairgrounds.

BE THERE! This year’s emphasis will include more gaming, an art form becoming more popular as time goes on.

#animecon gamingcon gorgeousarts LincolnCo

Ascencion Is Not Care

A post I left on Ascencion Healthcare's Facebook page. I don't expect to see it again once their Admin erases it (as it appears they have done with any negative commentary or review) so I'm copying it here. I've spent most of the afternoon trying to return a phone call to my doctor and all I'm getting is "He's just stepped out" or "He's with a patient" or some other BS excuse. If I didn't have one of the best doctors around, I'd be looking for a new one so I can actually talk to him or his staff at some point in time.

//start #AscencionIsNotHealthCare

Your call center is worthless. Operators pretend that they're at your clinic when in reality they're nowhere near a clinic. Not only that, messages never get acted on. I've been trying to call my doctor since June for a problem, and today, OCTOBER 4, I am still in pain, untreated, and still not allowed to talk to anyone at the clinic I go to, let alone return my own doctor's call!!

Your call center contributes nothing to patient care. In fact, they make issues worse by making patients mad because they never get calls or messages back. It makes us feel like we're worthless and our care is the lowest priority rather than what it should be--the highest priority of a health care system. I'm personally wondering if that's not the whole point--drive your patients insane, then point at them when they complain, explain "that one's nuts" and that anything we say or need should be disregarded.

We pay for our care, whether we choose to use our insurance or we pay out of pocket. We deserve FAR better treatment than this.

Go ahead, erase this post. It won't be the only one on Facebook and it will be far from the only one on any social media. It would be great if you'd actually treat us patients like people and if this is the only way to draw attention to the way you actually ration health care, so be it.

2016, this one’s for you

#fuck2016 #2016sucks

Dear 2016

You--yes, you, asshole.

Great. Now that I have the attention of Whoever is running your death schedule-- Oh, I don’t? Then go get them before I beat you with your own entrails.

There.

You don’t get to take anyone else of any repute whatsoever on your way out. No more deaths. Not even suicides. Bad as I hate to say it, you can’t have the Oompa-Loompa Elect either. Someone likes him (for a price) so it’s not fair to the one decent person who likes him (he had a mother, right?). None, famous, infamous, nauseating, narcissistic, nobody, no way, no how, NO FUCKING EXCUSES. You have overharvested the pool of good people here and you’re probably why we have an orange President-elect!

Don’t go away mad, bitch.

Just go away,

Moi

#fuck2016 #2016sucks #Dear2016

mjolnirismypenis

The Yaya Han fabrics are in at Joann Fabrics

And I feel as if you guys need to know about these. Because I don’t want some unsuspecting cosplayer to waste their money. Before I go on, I want to say that I am a costume maker and I have a degree in costume and fashion technology. As a part of that degree I had to learn a ton about fabrics and I handle fabrics that range from $2 - $200 a yard every day.

So I came in to this yesterday. A cart full. We didn’t get too many, you can see they all have the Yaya Han logo on them and they all say “Cosplay by Yaya Han” on the end. They all cost $19.99 (on the Joann website, they actually have some that are even more expensive) and are not going on sale any time soon. Included in what was there are these:

7 metallic 4 way stretch fabrics. 1 of these is a print (the red scales??). They’re very similar to the “performance fabrics” that are actually across from these in the aisle. However, they’re extremely cheaply made and stick to each other. I can already foresee the horror of having to measure these, all that loud peeling noise of having to separate it all from itself. The only really useful color that was there was the metallic black, which looks a bit like wet look leggings. The unfortunate thing is that directly across the aisle is the exact same thing. For cheaper. You’re basically paying extra for her name to be on them.

Next is the stretch pleather and the twill. The pleather was grey, that was the only one there. It was VERY thin, I could see it pretty much only being used for a body suit or leggings, but the color was so odd I don’t know what costume would use it. The thing was. Again. It was cheaply made. It was brand new just out of the plastic and already peeling off of the backing. Truthfully, this was the one thing I was sort of excited about in this line and I’d happily use a 50% or 60% off coupon on a couple of yards if it was more substantial. It’s the only thing in this line so far that I feel the price is worth it, if it was thicker. (Please note that Joann HAS a stretch pleather for $12.99. It doesn’t stretch as much as this, but it works very well for nice tight sleeves) The twill is described as “corset twill”, however, it’s NOT coutil. I could see it being a nice replacement for it, but it’s not as thick. The weave is nice (you can see it sort of), but again, something that Joann already sells for $9.99.

And finally, the brocades. They’re all polyester nylon blend. The color range isn’t bad and Joann purposely put their peacock brocade on clearance because they were getting these. The thing was, I was sort of hoping for a range. Something different that wasn’t already there, something good for things like Game of Thrones costumes. What we got was exactly what we already had, just 60″ instead of 45″. Except for the second blue one (which is peacock feathers) all of the designs are the same paisley. You’re basically paying $10 just for 15 extra inches wide. I want to see the rest of the collection, there’s a rib knit I found online in it that’s $29.99 and I need to see what the big deal about this is, when there’s rib knit at Joann for $9.99 already. In my opinion, right now, it’s not worth it. Don’t waste your money, it’s cheap, it sticks to itself, and it’s exactly what’s already at Joann. The pleather is the only thing I would spend my money on and you can buy it online for cheaper. (It’s $15 at Mood and at Spandex World). These should be out at all Joanns and others may have what we don’t so please feel free to add onto this post as you see fit. But this is my personal review out of the package of the Yaya Han cosplay fabrics.

wondie-deactivated20180817

actually the yaya han fabrics are terrible and heres why!!! i saw this on a friends of mines facebook and honestly couldnt believe it but what more to expect from yaya.. please be safe while buying this fabric if you still choose to!!!

missmoonshinesmakes

My god! That’s so bad!

pandorawilde

Better and more suitable cosplay fabrics are always handy (I’ve had a cosplay hanging fire because I can’t find the correct gray for one of the pieces), but non-washable fabrics that cause major skin dangers (and yeah, something that makes you break out in hives and pustules IS dangerous, especially to immuno-compromised or very young people) is not something anyone should be proud to put their name on. #YayaHan apparently missed a few things the average cosplayer needs to be able to do with fabric (oh, like freaking WASH it?) and ordered extra chemicals for the fabrics that if someone isn’t sensitive to themselves then they’re sensitive to what’s under them if washed (like most people do with fabrics they’re working). These need immediate recall and correction of all the issues leading to the problems described here.

#YayaHan cosplay Joann cosplayfabrics DontbuyYayaHanfromJoAnn

christopherjonesart

Young Justice Season 2 FINALLY comes to Netflix Streaming! http://www.netflix.com/search/young%20justice?jbv=70185194&jbp=0&jbr=0

pandorawilde

@velocity-keystone Don’t know if you saw this?

reb-chan

A while back an anon requested I draw Kylo in a Star Wars shirt so…I’m just gonna…leave this here.

reb-chan

People keep saying BB should have a shirt too, so I have delivered!! Poe would definitely make sure his droid was included in the shenanigans :)

Feb. 1 Create-Does Anyone Watch This S***?

Remembering the past, the first I wanted and chose. Incredibly fun and far hotter than I realized then. Remembering the taste... the feel... and wishing I’d done that odd thing I wanted to.

It was grand--and oh hot!

Luckily that wasn’t the only time.

Thank you.

Insomniac Question #1

Who is Will and what did he do that's so bad that every mass battle in movies and TV shows starts with "Fire at Will!"? ‪

#‎QuestionsofanInsomniac‬

Open Letter Number 002

Dear Charter Communications Tech,

I know today was a shit day to work. I didn’t like being out in it either, especially when my meds were making me ill. I’m sure by 5 you were tired. I was too. I had to put my mom’s electronics back together in time for your visit. That’s not easy with my back. At least you get paid for this.

By the bye, you also get fucking paid to have an ounce of common Dog-damned sense! You were sent to connect several services, INCLUDING VoIP PHONE, so WHY, OH WHY IN THE SWEET NAME OF THE GODDESS, DID YOU CALL THE PHONE YOU HAD TO COME HOOK UP (meaning it wasn’t working???) TO SEE IF SOMEONE WAS HOME?

Thanks to your dumbassery, I get to do today all over again.

Fuck you,

Moi

Open Letter

(I do these sometimes. You’ll get used to it.)

Dearest, darling Internet community and those who feed it,

ENOUGH ALREADY!

The last few days are so full of one of the few things I never discuss online that I'm feeling freaking left out here!

(Besides, honestly? We're sick of all the negative, deconstructive, divisive bullshit!)

Instead, try this on for size:

Is Barbeque/BBQ (and by BBQ I mean meat or vegetables cooked by low, slow smoky heat until it falls off the bone or shreds by itself) kosher? If so, how exactly do you do it?

Now--use the bandwidth for teaching and/or learning for a change! These sites are meant to be more than an unending horror TV show extention.

It's also for porn, yes, but it's also for other things.

Like shopping.

Thank you, Moi

#serious question #keepingkosher #enoughalready

Charter Communications, you ignorant sluts!

Here’s a post I made to their Facebook page, reprinted here because I sure don’t expect it to last long. The tl;dr is that these excuses for service providers are selling unlisted phone numbers and they’re doing it so fast that the contacts couldn’t possibly come from anywhere else.

Here’s the long version, posted about half an hour ago.

Dear Charter Communications,

I just got the Triple Play service for my home last week. The wait for installation was non-existent--I had a tech at the house the first time I had time to be present for it. Beautiful! Even better, (I thought) was that the price WITH Voice over IP Phone was cheaper than not getting a phone along with TV and Internet.

However, I've discovered a couple of problems. One is minor--I asked for all anime channels as add-ons and was told there was only one. Wrong--the sales rep I spoke with thinks the two available in my area are one and the same when in fact they're run by two different places and contain much different content. I was able to add the second via remote, so no major problem other than wondering what you tell your reps.

The second is actually quite serious. I was asked if I wanted my brand-new phone number listed, and I said no. Imagine my surprise when before I've had time to give out my pretty new phone number I'm getting calls!! Not only that, but they're all from businesses offering services to people who have just moved or new homeowners!

How on the Planet does that happen? Easy--YOU SOLD MY UNLISTED PHONE NUMBER TO SPAM CALLERS! While your terms of service may allow it, it wasn't an up-front item on the table while discussing adding your service.

I find it a violation of privacy to discover this. It's pretty awful to find people who don't know me are calling me because YOU gave them the sales lead. No wonder it's cheaper to get a phone line--you've got another source of revenue and you like to push it to increase its income value. I do understand business. My issue is that I purposely did NOT list my phone number because I have little intention of using it--it's simply backup for my primary cell phone.

Shame on you. Selling your public list is one thing--selling private numbers is a slimy way to do business!

Sincerely, Moi

#CharterSucks #CharterWhores #wtf is wrong with you

lavernecox

On May 29, 2014, the issue of timemagazine magazine which proclaimed the “Transgender Tipping Point” was revealed with me on the cover. June 1, 2015 a year and 3 days later, Caitlyn Jenner’s vanityfair cover was revealed proclaiming #CallMeCaitlyn I am so moved by all the love and support Caitlyn is receiving. It feels like a new day, indeed, when a trans person can present her authentic self to the world for the first time and be celebrated for it so universally. Many have commented on how gorgeous Caitlyn looks in her photos, how she is “slaying for the Gods.” I must echo these comments in the vernacular, “Yasss Gawd! Werk Caitlyn! Get it!” But this has made me reflect critically on my own desires to ‘work a photo shoot’, to serve up various forms of glamour, power, sexiness, body affirming, racially empowering images of the various sides of my black, trans womanhood. I love working a photo shoot and creating inspiring images for my fans, for the world and above all for myself. But I also hope that it is my talent, my intelligence, my heart and spirit that most captivate, inspire, move and encourage folks to think more critically about the world around them. Yes, Caitlyn looks amazing and is beautiful but what I think is most beautiful about her is her heart and soul, the ways she has allowed the world into her vulnerabilities. The love and devotion she has for her family and that they have for her. Her courage to move past denial into her truth so publicly. These things are beyond beautiful to me. A year ago when my Time magazine cover came out I saw posts from many trans folks saying that I am “drop dead gorgeous” and that that doesn’t represent most trans people. (It was news to be that I am drop dead gorgeous but I’ll certainly take it). But what I think they meant is that in certain lighting, at certain angles I am able to embody certain cisnormative beauty standards. Now, there are many trans folks because of genetics and/or lack of material access who will never be able to embody these standards. More importantly many trans folks don’t want to embody them and we shouldn’t have to to be seen as ourselves and respected as ourselves . It is important to note that these standards are also infomed by race, class and ability among other intersections. I have always been aware that I can never represent all trans people. No one or two or three trans people can. This is why we need diverse media representstions of trans folks to multiply trans narratives in the media and depict our beautiful diversities. I started #TransIsBeautiful as a way to celebrate all those things that make trans folks uniquely trans, those things that don’t necessarily align with cisnormative beauty standards. For me it is necessary everyday to celebrate every aspect of myself especially those things about myself that don’t align with other people’s ideas about what is beautiful. #TransIsBeautiful is about, whether you’re trans or not, celebrating all those things that make us uniquely ourselves. Most trans folks don’t have the privileges Caitlyn and I have now have. It is those trans folks we must continue to lift up, get them access to healthcare, jobs, housing, safe streets, safe schools and homes for our young people. We must lift up the stories of those most at risk, statistically trans people of color who are poor and working class. I have hoped over the past few years that the incredible love I have received from the public can translate to the lives of all trans folks. Trans folks of all races, gender expressions, ability, sexual orientations, classes, immigration status, employment status, transition status, genital status etc.. I hope, as I know Caitlyn does, that the love she is receiving can translate into changing hearts and minds about who all trans people are as well as shifting public policies to fully support the lives and well being of all of us. The struggle continues…

pandorawilde

I’ve always said Laverne Cox is a class act and a gorgeous individual. I only have one issue with her post here:

Ms. Cox, it’s not camera angles or lighting that makes you drop dead gorgeous. It’s the shine from inside you, your own natural inner glow that may not have revealed itself until you were able to BE yourself both inside and out, but that glow was there. It’s a privilege to be able to see that shine from my computer screen any time I wish, and I hope I someday get the honor of seeing it in person.

I wholeheartedly agree with your position on privilege having a bearing on ability to meet or exceed cisnormative standards of beauty and quality of the medical care necessary for transgendered individuals. I can’t imagine being in either your shoes or Caitlyn’s given my station in life. I’m lucky a small dose of HRT (Hormone Replacement Therapy) is covered to prevent the most difficult issues of menopause. Other issues that could be improved upon, however, are not covered while support for similar conditions in cis males is covered. Too many health issues are pooh-pooed if the person being treated is poor while much ado is made for those in higher stations of life. This is not to bring down those able to pay for premium care--in fact, I completely agree with your statements above--we as a nation need to lift up those in need, be it antibiotics for a respiratory infection, decent dental health treatment (a special issue in my part of the US in spite of much effort to change it), or finally realizing that transgendered individuals have a life-threatening need for proper care of many kinds.

#TransIsBeautiful whether a transgendered woman can pick and choose her care or if a girl does what she must to become herself because she lacks resources and support. The most gorgeous thing on the planet is a being being itself, whether it’s a cat or a #CallMeCaitlyn.

tsunderestorming

somewhere in roy’s desk there is a drawer of “formal apologies” from fullmetal that are nowhere near formal and are instead ridiculous scribblings such as this