FJ Brodie

💊 #Fibromyalgia Fighter
👨‍👩‍👧 Hubby to one, Dad to one
✏️ #Writer of original #fantasy fiction
🖥 Gaming when health allows.

I have a horrendously short attention span and usually live in Survival Mode due to #ChronicPain.

Names/Titles: He/Him/FJ

#fedi22 #writingcommunity #drawing #anxiety #actuallyautistic

Random Powers: Fiction Writing, Pencil Drawing, Pyrography, French-speaker
Health Issues: Fibromyalgia / Chronic Pain, Depression, Seizure-risk, Anxiety
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/fjbrodie
Games Played: FFXIV, LOTRO, PokemonGo

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2026-05-19 23:22:03 UTC

It might have been added to #Finch recently, or I may have only just noticed it. But you can switch your birbhouse light on and off.
This is also true in the daytime.
And, of course, if you actually have lights. 🐦‍⬛
#FinchApp #SelfCare #Android
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2026-05-19 22:54:45 UTC

This #Writing related sketch is over the half way done. I've been in too much pain and too drained to do much of anything today. But at least I've progressed /something/
These aren't meant to be works of art, but chapter headers.
I'll light balance it on the PC before adding it to the chapter.
#sketch #handdrawn #drawnbyahuman #fantasy #pencilsketch
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2026-04-27 17:47:23 UTC

[Cross-Post] Can we still not purchase additional outfit slots in #LOTRO, or am I totally missing how to do it?
I've been mostly out of gaming for 2-3 months so I may have missed it.
Clicking a button from the outfit panel doesn't work and I can't see it in the relevant sections of the LOTRO store either.
Thanks.
#LOTROfamily #MMORPG
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2026-04-27 00:39:50 UTC

I have options for other characters. The furthest along is Ayrthir (the male elf below), but I haven't regularly played Lore-master since #LOTRO made major changes to the class.
But most alts were made to try new things: classes, cosmetics, races. So after my L151 guardian, the next highest is a L86 Hunter, but I play it badly and hurt my hands.
Then it's the L76 Lore-master. And it looks like, story-wise, he's in Mirkwood.
I'm closing it for today, too many choices/inputs.
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2026-04-22 23:11:11 UTC

So I've managed to get throat ulcers, a painful chesty cough and a very sore voice box. The last few days I've done little beyond the absolutely necessary housework.
I'm still trying to get out for a walk though. Especially this week, as we have actual sunshine for once.
#Bluesky #TheRealBlueSky #Nature #Scotland #Highlands
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2026-04-17 02:07:24 UTC

Right, that's me done in. I need food, meds, to make a list and go to sleep.
G'night // #StaySafe // #BeKind
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2026-04-17 01:25:55 UTC

Today's been weird. I had to lose some sleep (about 3hrs, so I'm heading to bed soon), as we had to have a plumber deal with outside piping from the kitchen.
All day, I've been in high pain and shattered, but not enough to sleep. Then wifey came back with NJ and needed a nap.
So NJ built #legofriends while watching Pokémon on the floor and I watched it too because her brain was firing off every 0.3 seconds (good mood, though).
I'm alive but somewhat feeling swamped.
Need escapism, I think.
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2026-04-16 01:02:57 UTC

#DailyDoodle - 15th April, simply based on the numbers 15 and 4.
Read your own meaning into it.
#doodle #DateDoodle #pencildrawing #lineart
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2026-04-14 22:38:30 UTC

I haven't done a #DailyDoodle in a while, so here's one for the 14th April.
On 14th April 1912, the Titanic hit the iceberg that would sink it a few hours later.
(Probably one of the scrappiest depictions, but I do them quickly intentionally).
#Titanic #rmstitanic #pencilsketch
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2026-04-10 03:34:41 UTC

I forgot to post my #DailyDoodle for 9th April.
#OnThisDay in 1910, Halley's Comet was seen from New Zealand.
#doodle #ColouredPencils #handdrawn
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2026-04-08 22:49:32 UTC

@npub1yse…luye hey, I think the default search setting is wrong in Midori Android. Or, at least, searching from the address bar is bugged.
It defaults to astiango dot co, causing errors, redirects, and occasionally ads.
If I create my own "search engine" option using astiango.com/q=%s then it works. So it's just the default AstianGo entry is set. Just one missing 'm' in 'com' would fix it, I think.
#Midori #midoribrowser
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2026-04-08 22:32:59 UTC

Well, this was a challenge. I read about various events from the 8th April.
I chose to sketch only this part of the "Venus de Milo" statue, which was found 8th April 1820 on the island of Milos.
Trying to draw this material quickly was difficult.
And as with most of my #DailyDoodle posts, the number 8 and 4 are in the drawing too.
Apologies for the many inaccuracies!
(PS I'll add ALT shortly)
#datedoodle #onthisday
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2026-04-07 03:12:49 UTC

I shared this #photo with wifey, who is away with NJ right now. She said it looks like the sky is fake.
And yeah, it looks like an old version of TerraGen made it. But I added #NoFilters to this photo off our rugged home landscape.
(PS I'll add the ALT in a bit)
#highlands #Scotland
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2026-04-05 23:02:05 UTC

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what about standalone stories set in the same world, but ensuring no prior knowledge is required to read any of them? Just curious.

2026-03-25 04:09:01 UTC

Right, my (real-life) glasses are hurting my nose, which means head pain's on the way. Time to sign off and take stuff from the office to the house in case I can't get out tomorrow.
But at least I've caught up on in-game events in two games. When I return to questing in FFXIV, it'll probably be on my second main to get used to combat again, I need to rework the muscle memory.
For now, it's meds and sleep time.
G'night // #StaySafe // #BeKind
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2026-03-25 02:19:27 UTC

My actual best moment in the new Clegur festival area is the quest involving getting a favour to get a favour to get a favour.
One Hobbit wants the secret to another Hobbit's amazing carrots. His TLDR is don't fertilise them because that forces them to struggle and grow more under the soil.
"It's the struggle that gives 'em proper character. A lot like people, eh?"
#LOTRO #LOTROfamily #philosophy #gaming
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2026-03-16 01:58:47 UTC

And XIVLauncher is working again. For some reason it wouldn't work when the game needed patching... when one of its advantages is quicker patching.
I did the update in the main launcher then switched back.
Going to try and get an hour or so in-game at last.
[P.S. I'll have to let @npub12dn…0hjt deal with this image ALT (I do review and edit when I use altbot, and I do still write some of my own).]
#FFXIV #FF14
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2026-03-15 00:36:44 UTC

I found another badly drawn one with an awful pun. My brain must have been melting or something.
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2026-03-15 00:25:58 UTC

The things I stumble on when browsing my past photos...
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2026-03-14 23:48:37 UTC

No, #Amazon we should be encouraging kids to create and develop their own art skills, not conditioning them to use #GenAI from an early age.
It's hard enough getting people to be bothered to do things. If kids rely on #AI now, there won't be many true artists left.
This is anti-educational tripe.
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2026-03-12 21:56:03 UTC

I've finally caught the female version of Combee in #PokemonGo, meaning I can evolve it. I hoped, during the #PokémonPokopia "crossover" event, that of have a chance.
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2026-03-11 03:05:50 UTC

Right, that's my only real post. I have blood tests tomorrow, so need to be waking up in 6½ hours so wifey can drive me to the doctors, then out for coffee.
I will have to leave my woodwork table in this chaos, and deal with it tomorrow.
(Though I'm intrigued how @npub12dn…0hjt will describe this photo. I wrote my own ALTs for the bookmark, but this picture's too busy).
G'night // #StaySafe // #BeKind
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2026-03-07 00:51:28 UTC

A few unedited photos of my village walk today. I write my gloves as the air was cool, and that can trigger hand pain. But otherwise, it was sunny and not freezing, which is a pleasant change.
#nofilter #photos #highlands #scotland #scottishhighlands
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2026-02-24 00:58:59 UTC

Random #PokemonGo question. I live in the middle of nowhere, that happens to have one gym and two Pokestops.
There's only one other player in the village, and he's older than me and his job keeps him away often.
Apart from a remote raid pass, how do you find raids to join, when you're only connected to one player via instant messengers who is also add introverted and anti-social as I am?
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2026-02-17 23:43:31 UTC

One piece of good news is that I've almost finished reconstructing my #FFXIV apartment. I moved servers to join a friend who had an Eternal Bonding recently.
But, in low light, remaking this was a late night worth having a couple of days ago.
(Alt text will be by @npub12dn…0hjt because I need to do pyrography and stop posting about things.)
But I wanted to share.
Remember to #StaySafe, and please, please... #BeKind. Someone's gotta, and it may as well be us.
#FF14 #MMO #MMORPG #Miqote
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2026-02-05 03:20:36 UTC

Often in #FFXIV events, they have NPCs you've encountered attending. Usually, they don't _actually_ acknowledge you. (Like Gaius here). But some of the ones from Dawntrail actually do and that was lovely.
I try to remember to see if dialogue with visiting NPCs is possible. I'm glad they add touches like this.
Serendipity doesn't bat an eyelid, but I think last time Ali saw her, she called her a Brainless Scholar or something 😁
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2026-01-25 03:02:12 UTC

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heya, any idea why Artfol URLs don't seem to be making Social Graph cards. They do on Bluesky 👇
Artfol has various niggles, so I'm not surprised. I've **tweeted** them 😏 but they're not great at answering messages these days.
I've yet to find a better, free, anti-AI place to put my "art".
Thanks.
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2026-01-25 02:49:47 UTC

I uploaded the final, re-taken, despeckled version of the man-and-cat silhouette to my #Artfol profile, while waiting for more serious stuff to complete.
→ https://artfol.app/a/CtLzbJ1
I had to combine #TraditionalMedia with edits in #GIMP to create a piece worth sharing. I don't think that's a bad thing.

2026-01-23 00:43:22 UTC

This is also me after a day of no energy, high pain and feeling ill, while also wanting to write and draw.
Original post: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:utomqors7grphriqvhiczdbr/post/3mc2kjsgpys2d
#creativity #life
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2026-01-13 23:54:05 UTC

While glued to the sofa, I'm sketching a spider for my #writing.
I hate spiders, and this one doesn't go out its way to be welcoming either. Unless you mean "welcoming your doom", anyway.
#drawing #wip #pencildrawing #sketching
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2026-01-07 22:33:00 UTC

It's a good job I'm rarely seen out. Another item of clothing patched and sewn up... VERY roughly. I don't even own grey or black thread.
But Dad gave me a bit of money at Christmas, so I should be able to replace a pair or two of jeans and, if I'm fortunate, a t-shirt.
New clothes are a luxury, and I never feel like I deserve them.
#sewing #makedoandmend
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2026-01-07 16:01:29 UTC

Last night I did manage a little #GenshinImpact on my phone while pain and fatigue bound me to the sofa.
I'm not deep in, story-wise, but I did some exploring and the daily Adventurers guild quests.
I'm still struggling with really high pain, but will go to the office today, even if it's to mend some things.
I do need to assess how my head reacts to LOTRO and especially FFXIV (as it's more graphically intense). But I'll do that this evening.
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2026-01-06 03:48:03 UTC

I meant to share this #photo earlier.
I don't think the photo did justice to the shades of orange and pink I saw, but #winter is still really pretty.
Bonne Nuit.
#snow #scotland #nofilter #dusk
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2026-01-03 15:17:28 UTC

I have some rather impressive icicles attached to my office today.
#ice #snow #winter #scotland #highlands
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2025-12-31 23:00:03 UTC

Uma Yoriki: "Unicorns favour those who are pure of heart"
Ali: // resisting the urge to ask what less-than-pure-things are in his heart
Dragonet: // resisting the urge to eat the Unicolt
#FFXIV #FF14
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2025-12-02 04:39:33 UTC

What's been really difficult has been escaping strings in the right way for the right kind of data.
And I've just found another bug. Well, it is and it isn't. The settings are saved and working, it's just something about displaying them that's confusing.
In one sense, I learned to code in the wrong era. Coding with the idea that people are out to break your site is pretty crappy, but unfortunately with hack/spammers is all too real.
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2025-09-19 21:09:26 UTC

This #pyrography did not come out as well as as I had hoped. It's more like some species of dog with a really long tail.
But the chopping board has been treated and wifey thinks it's cute so that's good enough.
#handmade #woodwork #woodburning
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2025-08-18 20:25:44 UTC

Hey all,
I slept horrendously last night, and the weather has been humid and icky. So, I've not even switched my PC on all day.
I've added final varnish into some #pyrography products, and penultimate layers onto others.
Yesterday, I was dumb and did that indoors, sooo I did it outdoors as its recommended for not, you know, breathing in stuff you shouldn't.
#crafting #handmade #coasters #scottishhighlands
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2025-08-15 18:33:15 UTC

It's clearly break time. I'm having issues with @npub1jxd…txs3 and JPG export.
The picture on the left is how it looks in #GIMP - the one on the right is how I'm seeing it in Firefox.
Before someone yells "colour profile", it's sRGB and I've tried it with including the profile and without. I'm only compressing 95% at the moment.
Also "image previewer" on Linux shows it washed out, but "Pix" doesn't. So it's *probably* not GIMP, but it's hard to tell.
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2025-06-03 00:27:14 UTC

Oh, and yes... from today's diagnosis I am officially and #ActuallyAutistic.
The formalities, data and stuff will be sent to my doctors.
It also seems there's strong correlation between #Autism and #Fibromyalgia, which I wouldn't have thought. Well, I didn't think it, so I've done cursory research.
I need to research more in-depth because that might help me organise life better for both.
At least the month-long assessment is over.
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2025-05-19 14:54:48 UTC

[Update] I've now filled out my Make It Rain Campaign Guide, and I just have one video to add, then it's fully completed.
→ https://fibrojedi.me.uk/ffxiv/ffxiv-make-it-rain-campaign-2025/
But first, I need coffee and meds because my collarbones and neck really hurt.
[Note] If you are not seeing any changes, do a hard 🔁 refresh (Shift+Reload for me) and they should be there for you.
#FFXIV #FF14 #FinalFantasyXIV
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2025-04-20 01:29:59 UTC

"The GNOME 46 runtime is no longer supported as of April 17, 2025. Please ask your application developer to migrate to a supported platform."
... net.lutris.Lutris, org.gimp.GIMP"
Haha, yeah because I have power to "ask MY application developer" to do that!
It's not like @npub1kke…sjmm or @npub1jxd…txs3 are going to be unaware of it or anything. :blobcatfacepalm:
#Lutris #GIMP #Linux

2025-04-18 21:23:04 UTC

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Ah yeah, Recent Files is in the Open Dialog (my bad) but Recently Used (folders/locations) isn't in the save dialg.
That "recently used" makes saving images so much easier for me, when I make a new one that just needs to go into a folder I...well...recently used.
There was something in the github conversations about it being a systemic thing (maybe GTK3? I don't know, not my area of expertise).
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2025-04-18 21:00:53 UTC

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Thank you, that worked a treat! I like a lot about #GIMP3, but the removal of "Recently Used" in the save/open dialog and that neither G'Mic nor Resynthesizer appear to work in Gimp3 yet, means I need to keep 2.10 for now.
I have G3 as an AppImage so I can switch to it if I need to.
Thanks for this tip!
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2025-04-18 20:19:48 UTC

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My original GIMP was flatpak, so I don't mind at all, thanks for this!

2025-04-18 15:38:58 UTC

Hey, any #GIMP users able to help answer a simple question because my brain is malfunctioning?
I'm running #GIMP3, but the G'Mic plugin isn't ready for Linux Mint yet. Unfortunately I already uninstalled GIMP 2.10.
How do I install older versions (or get the 2.10 AppImage)?
I can't see it on GitHub, nor on gitlab.gnome.org.
(I found an old @npub1jxd…txs3 AppImage but G'Mic won't run on it so my AppImage must be too old.)
Thanks!

2025-04-17 19:50:58 UTC

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"Temporary Error". Ha. Noooo, #Facebook don't want you to delete your account.
I've tried incognito, two browsers, two devices. Same "error".
A bit annoyed now, but trying to contain it.
#Meta #SocialMedia
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2025-04-17 19:00:34 UTC

[Cross-Platform] Once a photo backup has been completed I will be deleting my #Facebook account, including my FJ Facebook Page.
Personal comfort reasons, surveillance advertising...AI creepiness. There's more, but I don't need to go into it.
Thank you to those who used my page!
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2025-03-25 02:31:04 UTC

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Now I need to research colour theory and how GIMP3 interprets light differently. I've tried using levels, but I was so used to how Brightness/Contrast works it was enough.
I've "thumbed-up" that thread. As it's a known issue, is there any point in filing it now?

2025-03-24 23:58:04 UTC

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Aye, I will use your workaround for now. I'll leave the bug report as the one I did yesterday turned out not to be one because it was mentioned 1-2 years ago and I hadn't searched that far back before filing. I don't want to waste anyone's time.
Hopefully someone else will spot it and I can support it then.
But thank you so much for your time, I appreciate it.

2025-03-24 23:45:43 UTC

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1. I used the same image file in both tests, I just used different layers to display the outputs.But yes, it's RGB-8 set in 2.10 and 3.0.
2. Colour managing off made no difference.
I meant to dig into this while it was GIMP 2.99 but I just never got around to it. And I assumed I'd done something wrong, so "User Error" is not a "Bug" (with the software anyway, just...the user).

2025-03-24 23:18:16 UTC

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Oh I see what's going on.
To get the same level of darkness from "1 Contrast" in Gimp3, I had to set a contrast of 7-8 in Gimp 2.
So, is there something missing in how I've set up #GIMP3 that means it's making larger jumps in G3?
#GIMP #GIMP3
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2025-03-24 23:09:40 UTC

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I wish I could claim ownership of the image, but it's a screenshot I'm adjusting for a gaming blog.
Different colour profiles, hmm. With colour management turned off I get these images.
I'm going to see if I can reproduce the only-one-contrast on an older version of the GIMP AppImage.
It just feels like G3's contrast has bigger "steps" than G2.
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2025-03-24 17:50:47 UTC

I'm not normally on Masto at this time, but just had a question.
In #GIMP3 the Lightness/Contrast tool appears to go *much* darker with one adjustment to contrast, compared to #GIMP 2.
I felt in G2, that the slider made smaller, incremental changes (and is easier for me to replicate than using curves because I don't always have steady hands).
Has anyone else noticed contrast being darker?
Is the only answer to use Curves/Levels?
Thanks,
FJ
@npub1jxd…txs3
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2025-03-06 00:47:51 UTC

I've managed to do a bit of fiction proofreading. This bug I've had for weeks has knocked any sense of balance and routine out of me, so I've felt out of it.
But I also just played with #HeroForge's tool as I saw they'd introduced mounts.
In my world there are a small-ish number of "battle cats" available for one kingdom. HF don't have tigers yet, but I used the Lionesse model. It's not large/muscly enough but it's a good basis for drawing, at least.
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2025-03-04 02:00:18 UTC

@npub1jxd…txs3 Hey, I'm liking v3 so far and I'm probably not even scratching the surface of the new systems. :)
I was just wondering how I can add G'Mic to it while it's in its AppImage format. Is it even possible? "No", is of course, a fine response 😆

2025-01-21 17:28:31 UTC

When I sign off social media saying #BeKind, I don't use it lightly. I mean it.
We do not have to agree on ANYTHING to be kind to each other.
I don't need to tell you who or what YOU are to tell you that you are of INFINITE value.
You don't have to LIKE me for me to treat you right.
"Inside or outside, we're all just people. No matter what we look like or where we're born." (Wuk Lamat, #FFXIV).
#YouMatter #Equality
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2024-09-27 16:45:24 UTC

I don't like my leaf veins on the centre leaf, but I think I'm just going to say the faerie bed is done.
It's a combination of woodburning, sewing, and painting (fabric paints used on parts of each leaf).
Hopefully, NJ will be fine with it. She asked me to make this, but she's not in a faerie phase, so I should be safe.
#crafting #handmade #sewing #faeries #woodwork
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2024-09-21 20:08:19 UTC

I've had to have a lot of non-screen time again today with this bug causing me loads of muscle and head pain.
So I've mended more clothes, and picked back up the faerie bed my 7yo requested. Threads everywhere, still messy. Project very much WIP.
#sewing #crafting #handmade #learning
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2024-08-08 21:22:58 UTC

*Swiped from FB, but worth it*
You know what other time-sucker that never gets bad rep? TV. Do we talk about addiction to TV drama series, or game shows, or thinking you *must* watch that team play. You know why we don't?
Because society has accepted TV addiction as NORMAL.
People who do not game do not understand it. It can be part of life and be healthy.
Many people watch loads of movies. I prefer to play a character in a movie - AKA #Gaming.
NO. DIFFERENCE.
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