The Devastating Difference Between How Much Time It Takes To Write Something Vs How Fast People Read

The devastating difference between how much time it takes to write something vs how fast people read it lol

I've binged on a few episodes today just to see what's going on (I still can't face Sun turning to alcohol and Solar dying) and I think @ayyy-imma-ninja summed it up perfectly in the comments in "Confronting Moon".

"There comes a time where regardless of delusion, Moon's behavior is inexcusable and unacceptable."

I'm probably dwelling on this, but after the whole star incident I just haven't been comfortable with how Moon treats Sun. Moon's response was like a slap to the face instead of a plot twist.

Moon yelling at Sun because HE didn't want his brother to die (RIGHT AFTER HE WAS WARNED SUN MIGHT BE LYING), only focus on HIS feelings while rescuing Sun (who was KIDNAPPED), then YELLING AT HIM, not letting Sun get a single word in, accusing him of not respecting Moon's boundaries (which isn't true, if I remember right; Sun wanted to check where Moon was, but he was going to respect him wanting to be alone but then Ruin jumped into the picture), while verbally and hypocritically backing Sun into a corner.

The apologies between the two in "Family Therapy"... I watched it multiple times but... it just feels hollow. Earth was awesome, but Moon seemed too defensive and Sun didn't have the energy or strength in him to explain his actions or how he really felt. I was flabbergasted as to why Moon never asked Sun "why are you doing this to yourself?".

Remember that Moon isn't doing this because he's psychotic..

He's doing this because he's selfish..

Or hopefully Moon is infected with a virus..

Cause if not then he'll need to be ready for consequences and I hope it won't be Moon's death.. he can't run away from his responsibilities forever like selfish coward he is..

I despise Moon rn..

Poor Sun.. he'll definitely have a mental breakdown or another psychotic episode or both..

I'm disappointed in Moon so so much..

And for everyone's knowledge when Sun said that Moon was supposed to be better he didn't mean "you should be better brother" or some other shit like that.. cause Sun isn't selfish unlike Moon..

What Sun meant is what Moon is doing now.. Moon chose this for himself.. choosing violence and being evil isn't caused by him experiencing psychotic episode.. mental issues doesn't make anyone evil..

Moon just chose this himself..

And I hope that Moon will be forced to face the consequences.. no sacrificing himself.. no suicide (ooo if showrunners would do something like it'd be disgusting imo).. no such other bullshit.. cause he's evil because he's selfish prick..

It isn't caused by his mental issues.. so I don't want to see anyone trying to defend Moon's awful actions anymore..

Trying to justify Moon's shit is awful because you're not helping real people who suffer from psychotic disorders.. this is awful and shouldn't be justified at all.. it just further stigmatize mentally ill people..

My first ever comic con! And first cosplay too. Of course it's gonna be my boy :] Ramblings about the process are under the cut(Let me know if?? You would want me to elaborate with process images for any of the steps?)

The costume took me forever to make, as I've never done any machine sewing, sculpting, fabric dying or spray painting before but learning all of these was so fucking fun!! I never realised just how many different skills go into making a cosplay but it was so worth it!!!

Almost all of the clothes(except the hat) were purchased first as bases, but all of the detailing was added by me. All of the fabric used was originally just scraps that I was given for free so I needed to learn how to dye and dye all of the stars, they were originally white.

The sewing machine was its own beast that brought me tons of frustration from the lack of skill and knowledge (it was devastating to find out that 95% of fuck ups were my fault and not the machine's lmao). But as a result, a hat sewn from scratch, all of the fur trims, embroidery on the corset, stars and the collar(which is very hard to see on the pictures unfortunately) was all added manually. The stars and the stripes(on the back of the cape) were attached using heat-and-bond adhesive (I WISH I knew about such thing just when I started working on this. It would save me so much time and nerves.)

Then I found out about polymorph(mouldable plastic) and it has become the next thing I wanted to learn, to sculpt the claws and the fangs(yes, they're handmade jfksjs). The claws I then primed and painted in trillion coats because I wasn't satisfied with the colour of the spray paint. The fangs I moulded to my own teeth and then stained with tea to match the colour of my teeth :)c

As for makeup, I used Mehron Paradise water activated paints. At first I wanted to try to save money and bought myself Snazaroo instead, which unfortunately turned out to be a waste. Snazaroo didn't hold on my face for longer than 2 hours, cracking and peeling awfully. Mehron on the other hand survived 11 hours of me smiling, talking, emoting and such and didn't even crease at the smile lines(I'm actually shocked about that). It obviously works like any other makeup which means your skin texture and wrinkles won't go anywhere but Mehron's elasticity pleasantly surprised me. It did obviously smear from sweat and saliva(if you're eating and licking your lips) but if you don't touch the skin it just dries again, self setting. But if it's dry it's fully smear-proof. Highly recommend!

And last but not least, I've decided against painting my hands as it was very risky that I will stain everything I touch at the smallest hint of sweat. So instead I got myself gloves-tights(? Not sure how they're called but it's made from the same fabric as tights) and painted them with normal acrylic paint(did you know you could dye fabric with acrylic paint? I personally didn't), then heat set with an iron and voilà, they're reusable, my hands are not stained after an exhausting day and I don't stain everything I touch. It worked wonderfully which honestly was a surprise as I was really sceptical that acrylic paint will somehow stay in place.

I think this whole thing took me minimum of 6 months with big-big breaks for my school and life in general. But I'm really proud! This project taught me so many new skills and I couldn't have been happier about learning new knowledge, even if it sucked to fail in the meantime.

Everyone at the con was really nice and gave me a large confidence boost even tho it was my first time and I had no idea what I was doing. Taking photos with other people was really awkward/new for me as I hate cameras so I really had no idea how to pose/behave in front of one. But that's okay I think. This whole experience definitely made me want to do this again, so I think that will come with experience. Thank you for reading this far, hope you enjoyed this little summary :)

I'd probably need to be alerted because I S-U-C-K at keeping up with things (like responding to replies lol ^_^;) and Fnaf and the Daycare Attendant isn't really my big interest right now, but I'm certainly curious. I don't like to make assumptions, but you really seem interested in psychology, like I am, and I bet you write sams Sun real well with how much you relate to him~!

In the end it's your choice. I can kind of imagine the... thing that happened revolving around sams could really drain someone. If you feel like you're dragging your feet with this fic I say just tuck it away for a while (physically or mentally, or both) and come back when/if you feel interested.

But if you're having fun with it and you're proud of it, by all means, write as much as you please!

(I hope this doesn't sound condescending, and if it does I'm so sorry!)

Would anyone still be interested in my Sun-centered sams fic.. or should I just drop it entirely..?

I've been wanting to be an online writer, voice actor, and more for OVER TEN YEARS. The reason I couldn't even get anything of worth online is because I had to spend over half of that time just trying to survive life (especially school) and just figuring out how to keep going while dealing with chronic anxiety that's become so normalized for me that I can't always detect it.

The rest of those years was trying to survive a new lifestyle a family member FORCED onto us because of a selfish decision. And for two and a half years I've been stuck in this new life where EVERYTHING I HAVE IN ME goes into trying to find a balance between taking care of myself and taking care of others.

And now, when I'm finally starting to feel ready? THIS SHIT HAPPENS!

#i fuckin hate ai. every day that passes i hate ai and what its doing to our society even more.

it literally makes me so sad.... like i love drawing and sharing my art but I feel like now there aren't any sites that you can even do that anymore because they all keep making deals like this with AI companies. And who knows how much good "opting out" is even gonna do. Sorry to come rant in your ask box this news just really upset me is all...

No worries! It upset me too...

I already made all my fics on AO3 only accessible to logged in users like over a year ago after there were rumors that they were web scraping AO3 to train AIs. Now I'm having to go through each side blog I have individually and enable the "don't fucking steal my shit" button.

And everyone rn is going coo-coo bananas over AI, talking about how it's going to revolutionize everything and make it better but not to sound like a boomer but things have gone too fucking far! Sometimes progress for the sake of progress is bad actually. No one wants to talk about what we're losing for the sake of progress. We're literally losing art, the one thing that has been so innately human from the very beginning of our species. We're losing art to machines that can only take what we as humans have created, chew it up, and then regurgitate it back to us.

Yes, I recognize the merits of AI, but in my humble opinion, the losses far outweigh the benefits.

Not to mention the only way these AIs are being trained in the first place is by stealing the posts and artwork of real humans, the vast majority of which have not consented to their work being used in this way.

I'm so tired. I hate AI. I didn't a couple years ago. But with each passing day and each new thing that happens with it I grow more disillusioned by it and quite frankly fearful of it.

Please, PLEASE HELP (PET CAT IS IN TROUBLE)!

Since the beginning of spring my family's two American Curl cats, Max and Chloe, have been seriously sick. We lost Max just under a week ago, and Chloe could die in DAYS because she refuses to eat.

CATS WON'T EAT IF THEY CAN'T SMELL THEIR FOOD! It's the stupidest thing, but it's how it works. They don't default to other senses like sight.

Now, Max had already gone past his breed's life expectancy. Chloe could still have a few more years. But for over a week, she hasn't left this little cat tent unless with give her a figurative push (as in, I have to basically tip the tent sideways just to get her out). Her nose is blocked by mucus--it's even dripping out of her nostril today, and I thought we were past that because her nose looked okay a day or two ago. Guess not...

I've been trying to find info on how to feed cats that are completely missing their sense of smell and I've found NOTHING.

PLEASE! IF THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE WE CAN DO PLEASE TELL ME!

We can't lose Chloe yet, not when we just lost Max...