#poltergeist-sidekicks

[mctreeleth]

You say you're running basically an emulated kid pix studio... How do i get on that train too?

I use VMware Workstation Player to run a Windows XP virtual machine on my Windows 10 laptop, and Kid Pix Studio Deluxe runs on XP.

VMware offer a free version for personal use (download here) and it runs as a program on your computer. The copy of XP is an ISO from archive.org (download here), and the copy of Kid Pix Studio is a zipped ISO from myabandonware.com (download here) and will need to be unzipped before you try to install. This is the one with the extra programs like Moopies and Stampinator, but to be 100% honest I literally just use it to do the rainbow bouncy lines in the main program, because they are the good kind of sensory overload that works as a mute button for my noisy brain.

How you actually do it:

Once you have installed VMware Workstation Player, click "Create a New Virtual Machine". Select "Installer disk image file (iso)" and click the "Browse" button to find the ISO of XP. You need to use the serial number that was on the archive.org download page, and you can just copy-paste it. It should do most of the install itself, and took about 20 minutes for me, including a couple of in-program reboots and some horribly distorted startup noises the first time.

Also, XP has a native resolution of 800x600 pixels which will be tiny on most modern monitors: you can up it to 2018x1536 by right clicking on the desktop and going to "Properties" and then the "Settings" tab, but it still might not fill the your screen.

To install Kid Pix, run the virtual machine and select the dropdown menu in VMware that says "Player" then "Removable Devices" then "CD/DVD (IDE)" then "Settings". In the "Connection" box on the right, select "Use ISO image file" and click the "Browse" button. This will take you to the file explorer of your actual computer, and you can select the unzipped ISO for Kid Pix. Click "Okay", and then go back through the "Player" then "Removable Devices" then "CD/DVD (IDE)" menus, but this time click "Connect". The Broderbund installer should start up; click through the installer (select "Cancel" when it asks you to register) and you will have Kid Pix in your start menu. Drag and drop to desktop to make a shortcut, but also, when you exit VMware you can just select "Suspend" and never actually quit Kid Pix since that is probably all you will use that particular virtual machine for. I then went back and disconnected the CD/DVD drive, but this might not be necessary.

Files will save to the virtual machine, and there is probably some easier way to access them from your actual computer, but I usually just plug in a USB while the VM is running, copy them to the USB, shut down the VM and then copy from the USB to the actual computer.

All this is, obviously, much more of a faff than just using the emulated version online, but it does have all the extra toys.

[askbirdbloggers]

My boyfriend has a cockatiel and a budgie, and they both like me enough to perch on my shoulders, but the cockatiel is a nibbler, and gets defensive if i put my hands anywhere near him. he does it around my bf too but he lets my bf scritch his head and stuff. he's probably at least 10 years old now.. and i flinch way too much! any advice on gaining his trust?

Going to link you here and here! Plenty of things in there should help out, let us know if you run in to any trouble!

- Courtney (flock-talk)

[plainwaterpdf]

after reading ur more laid out explanation, I agree with u on the Jon Stewart thing. somewhat related tho, if you hate liberals, where do you then stand on the political spectrum?

Last time I took a political spectrum test it put me as a “leftist libertarian”. I lean towards socialist economic policies and radical frameworks of analysis, although I don’t really engage with “socialism” or “radical x” as political identities. I think that the political spectrum is an extremely flawed and simplistic way to describe one’s political standing and I’m much more interested in political practice. When I say something like “I hate liberals” what I mean is that I hate the way that self-described American liberals (I’m Australian, and Liberal has a different political meaning here, being the name of our right wing conservative party, although these frustrations are just as relevant to our mainstream left) practice their politics and engage with discourse. The American Left is overwhelmingly just as guilty of racism, misogyny, transphobia, classism etc. as conservatives but communicate it instead with a glib sense of moral/intellectual superiority and saviour complex, they think that anyone who disagrees with them is tragically misguided, doesn’t “get it” and needs to be patronizingly corrected. This is especially true of liberal comedians like Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert. I can’t count the amount of times someone has criticized liberal ideology’s implicit racist/sexist violences only to be shouted down by libs who think they know better. I remember being a part of the whole Suey Park #CancelColbert stuff where white male libs were yelling about how Colbert isn’t racist and his humour and audience are too sophisticated for her, while in the same breath calling her a “gook bitch” (but, you know, ironically). Someone told me I was too dumb to understand how much good Colbert was doing and ended the conversation by calling me a “slant eyed faggot”.

Honestly, sometimes it’s easier to deal with hateful conservatives than it is with libs; at least with conservatives you know where they stand, they won’t come at you with this “it’s for your own good/sweetie you’ve missed the point” attitude.

Aside from all this I also think that liberalism has a tendency towards really basic surface-level discourse and is more concerned with a very shallow idea of “personal freedoms” than a radical analysis of structural inequalities, their origins and how they are perpetuated.

[sozitriedlol]

Rules: Once you’ve been tagged, you are supposed to write a note with 92 truths about you. At the end choose 25 people to be tagged. You have to tag the person who tagged you.

I got tagged by lance-corporal-shorty thanks yo

1.Last beverage: lemon flavored water

2.Last phone call: Umm to Krista and she didnt think she was talking to me  

3.Last text message: My mammy saying “Here”

4.Last song you listened to: Where Did The Party Go - FOB

5.Last time you cried: Yesterday but it was tears of laughter bc of Snoop Dogg

HAVE YOU EVER:

6.Dated someone twice: lol no

7.Been cheated on: nah

8.Kissed someone and regretted it: YES

9.Lost someone special: No one special enough for me to remember rn so no

10.Been depressed: Not diagnosed so no

11.Been drunk and threw up: nah son

THREE FAVORITE COLORS: Pastel pink, lilac, pastel pink

IN THE LAST YEAR, YOU HAVE: 

15.Made a new friend: Yeps 

16.Fallen out of love: no??

17.Laughed until you cried: yes yesterday

18.Met someone who changed you: nope

19.Found out who your true friends are: yep

20.Found out someone was talking about you: i think legit everyone talks about me behind my back but idk

21.Kissed anyone you follow/follows you: nope

GENERAL:

22. How many people do you know in real life that you follow/follows you on tumblr: 2??

24.Do you have any pets: Yes a Border Collie named Trudy and a  Jack Russel named Poppy and a black cat called Kitty and at the farm I have two cats a multicoloured one called Sherry and another black cat called Buttercup I fucking hate Buttercup also we have many chickens

25.Do you want to change your name: nah i dont like Rachel but its better than most

26.What did you do for your last birthday: odd...odd sleepover

27.What time did you wake up today: 9am??

28.What were you doing at midnight last night: Watching Bob’s Burgers probably

29.Name something you CANNOT wait for: FKIN FALL OUT BOY AND IMAGINE DRAGONS CONCERT

30.Last time you saw your mother: Last night

31.What is one thing you wish you could change about your life: oh my god too much

32.What are you listening to right now: muffled sounds of a Football match on tv down stairs

33.Have you ever talked to a person named Tom: no..... never

34.What’s getting on your nerves right now: too much

35.Most visited website: tumblr

36.Blood type: O

37.Nickname: I had Noodle and Ray... I can’t think of any else

38.Relationship Status: Single 

39.Zodiac Sign: Pisces

40.Pronouns: She/her

41.Elementary: do not give out personal information online

42.High School:  do not give out personal information online

43.College:  do not give out-- nah no not in colleges yet

44.Hair color: Dirty blonde

45.Long or short: my hair?? long

46.Height: 5′3

47.Do you have a crush on someone: ye

48.What do you like about yourself: I’m nice and care for people who deserve it

49. this question got lost so most people are putting a random fact so heres one: I’ve hypermobility on my fingers like i can bend the very first part of my fingers and if i do it hard enough my index finger shakes and jitters and it freaks people out its so fun it hurts tho

50.Tattoos: Maybe one day

51.Righty or lefty: LEFTY REPRESENT

52.First Surgery: When i was like 7 and dislocated my arm

53.First piercing: when i was 8 i got my ears pierced

54.First best friend: Ray i guess lol 

55.First sport you enjoyed: Gaelic

56.First vacation: Outside of Ireland was London

58.First pair of trainers: shit dude idk 

RIGHT NOW:

59.Eating: nothing

60.Drinking: nothing

61.I’m about to: go down stairs

62.Listening to: Vaults - Poison (it came on again)

63.Waiting for:  fckin wednesday where i’ll die

64.Want kids: nah

65.Get married: probably

66.Career: journalism

WHICH IS BETTER:

67.Lips or eyes: Eyes are amazing

68.Hugs or kisses: kisses!!

69.Shorter or taller: Short people are adorable so

70.Older or younger: older

71.Romantic or spontaneous: Romantic

72.Nice stomach or nice arms: Tummy!

73.Sensitive or loud: Sensitive fucking loud people i cant deal with them

74.Hook-up or relationship: relationship

75.Trouble maker or hesitate: hesitate

HAVE YOU EVER:

76.Kissed a stranger: ... yep

77.Drank hard liquor: yep (Zahra it was given by my sister and it was a sip shh)

78.Lost glasses/contacts: sigh yea

79.Sex on first date: no

80.Broke someones heart: dont think so

81.Had your own heart broken: when i read sad fanfiction my heart actually hurts and im so sad does that count

82.Been arrested: no omg

83.Turned someone down: yea

84.Cried when someone died: yes

85.Fallen for a friend: no just crush i guess

DO YOU BELIEVE IN:

86.Yourself: no

87.Miracles: yes

88.Love at first sight: no its lust at first sight the concept of love at first sight is so idiotic

89.Heaven: yes

90.Santa clause: nah my mother broke the news to me... two weeks before christmas... thanks mam

91.Kiss on first date: i guess so

92.Angels: yep

ok well... thats it??? yeah I’m not tagging 25 people but I’ll tag a few cool people 

trigger-warning-cutie  twisteddd-symphonyyy ninjasarefluffy  poltergeist-sidekicks fuck-yeah-jaeger  pandainpanties marco-thegaylord-kahl

You guys don’t have to do it but it was pretty fun

Have a good days guys

[osomatsunofficial]

poltergeist-sidekicks replied to your post: ok but has anybody ever rly talk abt s...

idk my head canon is just that he’s got depression *shrugs*

well tbh my hc is that hes got both, with the way he is and everything, not to mention that most people with aspergers usually have some form of depression , but yo every hc is valid ovo

[osomatsunofficial]

poltergeist-sidekicks replied to your post: anonymous asked:0 through 15 and ...

you are sO TINY I LOVE IT I never would’ve imagined you were under 5’ and had that small of feet holy shit u sound adorable

cRI ES ...n o ......

[osomatsunofficial]

poltergeist-sidekicks replied to your post: Keep reading

lmao you’re really starting to show your true colours. did not expect this when i started following you :P

iM SO RR Y

IM SORR Y THAT IM TRA SH

[osomatsunofficial]

(btw it's totally not weird to want comfort from your fave teacher. i confided in my favourite teacher a number of times last year in grade 12, she was like a second mom to me a little bit.)

ahh ok ty ! n i get that feeling. honestly i wish she was my mom most of the time , heh