What's your DIY cardinal sin mine is that I never countersink screws

Never looking at the instructions, if I can’t figure it out on my own, I wasn’t meant to do it

Dad building IKEA furniture energy

a couple years back I bought a hot glue gun. it came with *sixty* full sticks of glue

I have used all of them

When I want to hot glue things I don't use a gun. I just heat the glue stick with my propane torch :3

Some of you are living much more criminal DIY lives than I am

Apparently mine is I try to do everything by myself. Honestly most of the time I’m successful, I may take a little longer than if I had help, but it still turns out fine.

LPT: Don't throw your junk mail away. Use it to to help the USPS instead!

Next time you get a credit card offer in the mail, or a junk piece of mail that includes a prepaid envelope or postcard, don't throw it away! Send the envelope back with a blank sheet of paper inside, or don't fill the postcard out, but still send it back. The company that sent it to you had to pay the USPS for postage on each one they get back. This is a way to support the USPS by doing very little, and sticking it to the annoying companies that want all of your money.

In the 90s we would send companies “hate mail” by stuffing prepaid envelopes with things like ‘blanks’ (flat heavy metal pieces), a roofing shingle) and layers of other competitors’ mail or junk news. This is because the company would have to pay more upon recieving the junk mail. It eats into them. It actually somewhat reduced our junk mail returnables, I think.  Send that mail y’all. 

Except please don't do this to nonprofits!!

If you do this when you get a donation request or something from a nonprofit, you'll be forcing small organizations with very little overhead to deal with the incoming mail and paying for the postage.

Credit card companies? YES. Personal loan offers? ABSOLUTELY. The chain store you've never shopped at who bought your info from a competitor? BY ALL MEANS.

But don't do this to your local "Friends of the Library" fundraiser or homeless outreach program or anything like that. You'll be draining their limited resources that would be better used elsewhere.

Feel free to do it to groups like Salvation Army, PETA, or Susan Komen cuz fuck them.

Hey y'all. I was talking to a retired postmaster about this.

She was 100 percent for this, bit please PLEASE do not use metal pieces or roof tiles. It can jam the sorting machines and cost the office millions to replace it.

Cardstock? Other papers? Fine. They are flexible. They go through the machine without issue.

So go ahead, send the junk mail, but limit it to paper.

Ooooo thank you so so much. At one point I was keeping all the junk mail from Capital One because I would only use their services if they paid me a few million to do so, and I wanted to make a federal case out of it, but this is so much better, and will actually do something.

Lynda Carter going off for Pride 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Month and I'm here for it!

Thought I’d share this for the benefit of those who might be under the false impression that fandom is only for the young. This is me. We’d just moved to a new apartment, and I was excited to decorate my room with my latest con purchases. This photo was taken 42 years ago. I’m still here. And with any luck, you’ll be wherever the fans are in another 42 years. With a lot more luck, so will I.

Updated for Star Trek Day 2021. Still kicking.

Since this post is making the rounds again in 2023, I thought I’d update again, this time with some of the ‘70s con programs I saved. It’s now 47 years since that first photo was taken. Still here! (And excited about all the new Star Trek!)

Ma’am, I absolutely adore you.

Love, a fellow Trekkie, live long and prosper. 🖖

I'm having a big sale on my storenvy shop!! EVERYTHING is 35% off!!

Everything is hand knit and crochet by myself 🥰🥰🥰 This sale only lasts until August 31st @ 11:45pm PST!

Keep checking back as more will be listed soon!

also before it starts to happen: if i see a single person calling july "gay wrath month" or saying "we deserve a second one" it is ON SIGHT. that is DISABILITY PRIDE MONTH. abled queers i will run you over with my wheelchair if you so much as reblog one of those comments.

hello! reblog this version instead!

Hello! Disabled person here. Did you know those of us declared legally disabled and collect SSI and benefits are barred from getting married? Yep! I'm also queer so this isn't hate at all, it's a call to action: if you love marriage equality, come help us fight for ours.

🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈

This is one of the most adorable Pride posts I’ve ever seen

What I love about the imagery of the turtle is that it’s sending the message that they are protecting themselves by being in their shell. It’s not about deceiving straight people (like we are often told), but about the turtle’s own safety. They’ll come out when the time is right and they feel comfortable. 💕🏳️‍🌈

Chapter 1

The Apprentice

This took forever but I'm still really happy with how it turned out! ⏱️

Reblog to put one of these in your mutuals’ pocket when they’re not looking

Based on this post

this duck LOVES pink drink

Natasha: Tony has a thing for bad boys.

Steve: Got it.

-later-

Tony: Who's putting coffee grounds in the disposal?

In a big financial pinch (got bills due tomorrow and $0 in the bank hahahaaaaa) so I'm running a sale on commissions!!!!

$25 half body

$50 full body

NSFW + light gore ok, no anthro (sorry I'm just not good at that).

Payments ok via PayPal and Ko-fi!!!! Dm if you're interested, reblogs appreciated!!!!!

Even just one or two would be a huge help pls I'm freaking out about this

The Union Solidarity Coalition has been formed by WGA members to start helping those in other unions affected by the strike. Look this over and pass it on...

"What about victims who are triggered by that kind of content?"

Block it.

Don't participate in an event where you might run into it.

Curate your online space.

I promise you that you do not HAVE to do this Kinktober, we have like 50+ copycats every year, do one of those. This is just a prompt list, we don't share any of the submissions on this blog or the twitter.

But I literally cannot keep responding to these constant bitchings, cos I'm two seconds from responding to everything with "eat my ass ❤️" and that isn't helpful for anyone.

"Stop saying 15 year olds with weird interests are cringe, they're 15" this is true however you should also stop saying adults with weird interests are cringe because who gives a shit

To wit:

I want to share some wisdom from my high school art teacher.

In my AP Art class, there was a girl who was just starting to experiment with mixed media. At this point she was still playing around, trying to decide what direction she wanted to go with her portfolio. So one critique day, she brought in an abstract canvas with some rhinestone highlights and painted and real peacock feathers. She loved sparkles and peacock feathers so she thought she’d try introducing them a *little*. And after everyone had given some input, the teacher gave her his advice, VERY roughly paraphrased here:

“So here’s the thing… I do not like this style. These are just elements that do not speak to me personally, but I see that you like them, and you’re doing interesting things with them.

“My biggest critique is, I only merely *dislike* this piece. I want you to make me HATE it. Go crazy with the things that you like. Don’t hold back trying to make it palatable to people like me. Because I am NEVER going to like it. And if the audience does not like it, it should drive them crazy seeing how much YOU love it.”

Her portfolio was chock full of neon colors and glitter and rhinestones and splashes of peacock feathers and it was a delight. Our teacher despised every piece lol, but she got great marks and I think even won some awards. And more importantly, she was happy and proud of the results. Because she didn’t limit herself by trying to appeal to people who were never going to enjoy what she enjoyed.

Takeaway here: be as cringe as you want. Don’t limit yourself based on other ppl’s tastes. They’re not you, and you are incredible 💕

I fucking love this story and gods I wish all creatives had a teacher like this.

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