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lilbugbiggarden replied to your post “A MURDER MYSTERY DATING SIM IN SPACE?! I'm on board, where's your...”

Start an email chain or something!! Cause idk when this will get made or where I’ll be but I’ll tell you what I WANNA PLAY IT

Thank you for your enthusiasm!!!! I am not super confident at writing emails, let alone email chains, but I will be updating any progress on this blog so, just check in regularly :) 

[cracktastic]

You are genius, drunk Queer Eye is exactly what I need. Thank you!!

[karrakazz]

lilbugbiggarden replied to your post “i feel like people are staying “dude” a lot less these days and that...”

dude, I totally use it all the time. I'm proud to say that I've incorporated it into daily conversation with the k-5th graders i work with.

ur doing good work, teach the children, let them lead the way

[jerkstorecalling]

lilbugbiggarden replied to your post:Kate bush

Have you ever heard wuthering heights? Because, as an english major, that song was the best thing I’ve ever heard

Wuthering Heights was my entry into Kate Bush because for the longest time, that was the only song of hers I cared to hear

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lilbugbiggarden replied to your post:

The doctor on-call told me to just not eat...

I’m so sorry friend but I’m glad you’re going to get some help soon ❤️❤️❤️

Thank you for always being the best and always being the sweetest and kindest person in the universe. You’re so lovely. <3

[gloomyskye]

lilbugbiggarden replied to your post: hey u guys should buy some stuff from ...

Duuuude! I’ve been thinking of making a redbubble shop. Is it worth it? Do you make good monies??

well its like!! mm its kinda a love hate thing i got going w/ redbubble, lemme sum up

ive never advertised my rb so any sales ive made are from people just stumbling across my work through the tagging system n i only have three pieces in my shop so i dont make a lOT of sales, but i clear about $30 ever other month or so which is a nice plus (you only get paid after you’ve garnered a profit of $20, n the deposits are issues @ the beginning of every month) so thats nice! i’m sure id be able to hit the $20 paywall a month if i bothered to update my shop more often and advertise but i have not done that despite the fact that its definitely doable

but the manufacturer fees vs profit are a really steep ratio, you have to chalk the prices waaaaaay up if you wanna clear more than a couple cents to a couple dollars on any given product, and that makes your work inaccessible to those that dont have like 25$ to shell out on a mug. but if you keep it at their base ratio (20% markup from manufactor price) you’re not really making anything. which is pretty frustrating when you spend hours and hours on a piece and youre basically making nothing bc they start you out w/ high prices and an 80-20 split. its a business from their standpoint this is a good strategy, like hey ive known people who work in/run print shops basically my whole life, this is how you do it, but as an artist who wants their work to be accessible to a wide variety of people and still get that $20 minimal paycheck @ the end of the month, it can be pretty frustrating. esp since you dont get any proofs so you dont even know if the products theyre putting out w/ youre work on it are any good or have any lasting value. and then of course, there’s the sales they run which is fine i get that every place has sales from time to time, but its also frustrating to sell like 3 stickers which would normally net you (or @ least me) $1.20 total, for $0.27 total. its smart shopping n i dont begrudge the costumer, it just rubs me that i dont get a say in when/whether or not it happens

(also im not sure how their policies work sometimes?? one of my pieces got taken down for copyright infringement once despite it being my own art/design. i figured it was just cause it was fanart, maybe the character’s copyright holder didnt want art of it being sold, but there are literal like, listings on the site using actual art and the actual logo and stuff, blatantly stolen, that havent gotten taken down, so i have no idea how they determine what is and isnt infringement, so be wary on that i suppose)

but! that doesnt change the fact that profits from my rb have baled me out of some tight scrapes a couple times or that im going to stop using them, theres just some aspects about the whole thing im not Keen on. i think society6′s manufacture prices might be a bit cheaper?? idr, i was looking @ them at one time but ultimately chose redbubble bc it had the higher product variety @ the time. s6 has got some nice things now too tho. id say definitely do ur research before committing 2 something!! 

[gloomyskye]

octobig replied to your post: Keep readingRead More Now!

sending some positive vibes your way darling, keep venting if that’s what you need!! we’re here & we’re listening xxx

!!thank u so much bb cakes uvu the good news is i feel A Lot better today so the venting in the middle of the night actually does help, poses

lilbugbiggarden replied to your post: Keep readingRead More Now!

Hi I read that thing & I still love u. Take a deep breath & drink some water- take care of yourself!! Even if it’s lil things like that- & why can’t u used ur dads health insurance? If ur >25 u should be able to- & if ur not have them help u fill out  Obamacare. (Unless ur not USA- then maybe there’s another gov opt??) don’t put other ppls worries on urself- u need to take care of u- u deserve it.ive followed u 4 a while & ur important to me. It’s gonna be okay <3

!!!!! ugh you are so sweet and you always like/respond 2 my shit and ive never properly thanked you before but thANKS!! for continuing to tag along for the ride, youre a peach n ilu

and funny story i actually!! got approved for health coverage in april through my state (good ol nj) (none of my family is insured just 2 clear that up)  anD i got my card on like april 18th about it n i went to pick up a script on may 1st n :’) my insurance had been canceled as of the 30th :’)))

i’m working on getting it sorted but like?? there was a problem w/ my application process n then some of my info and its basically been a whole huge deal but im woRKIN on that so!! been tryna get health coverage since the obamacare thing started n lemme tell you its been a doozy. not bc anything wrong w the aca system, just my state is apparently Incapable of handling healthcare shit B)

but thank u for the advice n kind words my love <33

aND!! thanks 2 everyone else who sent kind messages n shit what did i ever do 2 deserve the lot of u 2BH

[lilbugbiggarden]

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