#lots of work

[rv-there-yet]

6/27/2026 - more work on the fairings, make sure they move freely

[m1grat0ry]

private teaching is a very interesting job.

i've found, especially lately, that it requires a flexibility of the mind and psyche. some students might unintentionally demand that you engage with their humanity all the time, that you see them not just a recipient of a paid service--and, in turn, they will see you as not just a provider, but a mentor. these are always lovely interactions, always fulfilling, if you can step up to the plate of such enormous responsibility.

flipping that, other students will see you as little more than an agent of a paid service. that's where the flexibility comes in. these ones require a different approach, more detached and surgical while nonetheless respectful. with these, as well, you need to prepare for your authority in the room to be challenged on account of not being seen as Mentor, of not being given a powerful status that strengthens your position. this is usually, i'm sad but unsurprised to report, done by students who are men in their thirties.

anyone who's a teacher or looks to become one:

bruvs, i see you. the job is the job. the job drains us.

but its fruits are everlasting.

[autobot2001]

I am aware I should have a good master post with organized lists so people can find my stuff.

*looks at number of posts I would have to go through*

Uh... Yeah. 4K posts. But I know it would be helpful...

[gargelyfloof118]

Finally! A very overdue cleaning after winter. Plus some fresh bedding in the buckets.

Now to clean the feed room...

[thrythfics]

Posit. LitRPG System genre

Three to Four classifications of magic a la Pathfinder 2e/D&D (Arcane, Divine, Primal, Occult - sometimes psychic)

Martial and Caster classes all use some sort of magic (this differentiates common guards/soldiers/bandits/etc from adventurers)

Adventuring parties/societies/companies form via a ritual that pools their magic to a degree, resulting in some passive benefits for the party. There's some general benefits for all parties based on the number of people involved.

Also some benefit when multiple of the same class of magic pool together that only starts to appear at the third or fourth member of the same classification. adventuring parties/societies/companies generally start at around 3-4 members and grow as they're more successful. so a 4-person party of one of each brand of magic has demonstrably less power than a 4-person group all of one type of magic.

So for a long while, no mixed party has lasted long enough to get a roster of enough of each type of magic for the benefits to start appearing.

Enter a bunch of people that are on the outs for one reason or another getting together because nobody else will work with them. They start ekeing out successes on deliberately working out synergies within their various systems.

Then once they hit that threshold of members they start getting the teaming benefits of the various magic types and suddenly between their worked out strategies and getting actually buffed by the society ritual, they suddenly become an absurdly effective company.

Just be the first mixed company in history to stick it out to get to the payoff. Downside: Requires an ensemble cast in the range of 9 (three each of three systems) to 16 (four each of four systems) members. and that's a lot of work.

[theoldtentacledgods]

A before and after of one of the sheds in my backyard. The first pic is when I bought the place and the second is today.

[microbicide]

i havent been on tumblr like at all something evil is happening to me i think