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@grumpycakes

Main blog on tumblr and I post a lot of unnecessary crap. But I also post my art here - ART TAG IS melart - Mel/Blue/Grumpycakes she/her

Opening up commissions while I’m looking for a new job! 

Please let me know in your email if you prefer that I don’t work on your drawing while I livestream!

If  you are requesting OCs you MUST include a visual description and an  image for reference.  For fanart please include the show/books/game they are from so I can look it up in the off chance I do not know what  you’re requesting!

I am more than happy to draw romantic interactions but I will not be accepting requests for full porn at this time. I am also not well versed in furries/anthro art so bear that in mind  when requesting!

If you are interested in a commission please message me\ or email me at grumpytribble@gmail.com or send me a message

I only accept paypal payment and payment must be in full upfront

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netflix is CRAZY if they think i’m about to pay for my own account when i can just p*rate all their shit 😭

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Meanwhile, Brazil has a pretty robust consumer's defense public system called PROCON, which has already notified Netflix twice of potentially unlawful charges of login in multiple addresses, on grounds that (1) nowhere in the constitution says you can't have multiple addresses on your name, (2) nowhere in the constitution says you have to have a home (fixed address) in the first place and (3) the streaming service states that you can "watch wherever you want" (referring to the app on your cellphone), which leads the consumer to believe you can log on your profile wherever you want, thus being false advertising. PROCON is coming for Netflix's ass and I'm ALL for it

4th century CE Roman amber pins, found in 2020 at the feet of an individual who was buried in a large sarcophagus at a necropolis in the French city of Autun.

These are stunning pins, crafted with exquisite attention to detail and symmetry…but what’s even more clever about them is the material they are made out of.

Amber is ever so slightly “sticky” as a surface (which makes sense, since it’s age-hardened sap / resin).  It can be polished until it’s virtuall glass-smooth, but when tucked into hair, or into the fibers of a woven garment, it will have just a tiny bit more friction, causing them to have that much more of a chance to remain in place.  As a material for securing things, they are slightly better than metal and bone, if not quite as good as wood (which has a great deal of microscopic texture for hair, etc, to catch on and cling to).

Most forms of amber are very clouded from inclusions when it was still sap, and fractal from the pressures it underwent as it hardened over the aeons.  To be able to find pieces as large and clear as these are makes them all the more rare.  Unlike metal or bone (and somewhat like wood) these pins would feel warmer to the touch, and be more comfortable and comforting for the owner, while being less fragile than wood.  And lastly, amber does have a faint scent as it warms up, making them a natural perfume source.

These are not cheap throwaway objects, folks.  These are indeed treasured posessions, just as much for their functionality & multi-use offerings as for their rarity and beauty.

Reblogging for all that extra amber trivia because it’s fascinating