I've taken art class upon class and I'm honestly not even sure I ever heard her name.
avividtale
joined 2 years ago
@encore
A quick google search has often brought up forums or articles that touch on whatever it is I'm trying to find an answer to. Many of these offer great suggestions, even if none of them become my primary.
https://wavyhaircare.com/ is a nice resource for some articles on wavy/curly hair. That's just off the top of my head.
@curlygirl
I think I had very unrealistic expectations about what I should be able to achieve without product. I was pretty averse to putting anything in my hair at all early on, but I've realized that for certain desired results it's the most reliable solution.
I also wish someone told me early on that it was okay to lean into the way my hair settles between wash days. Right after washing it has the tightest pattern and it relaxes slightly, though not fully, over the following days.
As soon as I realized it was okay to just let it do that, I found it was much easier to manage in a way that actually looks nice consistently, but not necessarily exactly the same each day.
I really wish meta would just leave the fediverse alone. I have plenty of friends who use those systems, but I am able to connect with them elsewhere.
In some places your disconnected cellphone can still be used to call emergency services, which can make them good for the car, workshops, etc.
Honestly, I have found Kbin to be a really solid experience. I think it pulls off a lot. so when I say I'm always happy for things to improve, I really just mean I'm happy for them to grow into themselves. :)
I actually think that for those who wish to migrate, or even just diversify, a slow migration through awareness building is ideal. A lot of forums that people rely on won't easily be built up overnight. Not to mention the strain of so many people moving over to new platforms at once.
I remember reading about the various challenges that came about when the Twitter meltdown began. Everything from emergency announcements to disability advocacy and support wound up being impacted.
We still don't know what the future of Reddit is. Whether things up wind up resolving for better or worse with the platform (and tbh I hope it's better for the many people who still love it and have found an online home there), establishing an awareness of alternatives is great. It means people will know they have somewhere to go if the ship goes down.
I feel like with Twitter it was a lot harder for people to find that and many are still looking.
I'm still learning the ropes. I agree a lot works well, but I'm always happy for things to become easier and more accessible. I love the idea that as people find their different niches across platforms and servers that work well for them, it's still possible to maintain that connectivity.
Pokemon Legends Arceus (for the billionth time) and possibly Etrian Odyssey III (which I've never actually played).
Am I the only one who just didn't get excited about TOTK?
I wanted to be excited for it. The artwork is beautiful, but watching the early stages of a play-through just left me feeling less invested than I would have expected.
I'm sure I'll play it eventually, and just because I've said all this, I will find that I love it.
I'm disappointed, but not surprised. Still, I cannot imagine spending a lifetime dedicated to a craft, honing it, immersing myself in the work of it, only to have it celebrated as either a gendered exception or as an accomplishment somehow credited to abusive ex.
Many artists are part of communities. Some artists receive recognition, some do not, but we're often so eager to insist that those we recognized first somehow influenced everyone else, and seldom was it the other way around, or an exchange.
It's such a common narrative, as if we appoint these figures to be the main characters of artistic history and the entire narrative of that movement must revolve around them somehow.