Lately I’ve been seeing a lot of decoden and polymer clay questions about what to use to as a gloss/glaze. Almost every time the first response is “Clear nail polish, duh!”.
This needs to stop if people want to be creating quality items. Sometimes I’m afraid to buy handmade things for fear that they have been sealed with clear nail polish and they will deteriorate over time. I want to buy things that will last!
I’ve reblogged this before – but it’s sooooo important. crafting signal boost
Oh jeez, I didn’t even know that was a thing. No – never use nail polish thats a horrible idea.
Let’s say you wanted to glue fabric to wood, but what do you use? What about glass to paper? This to That lets you choose two things you want to glue and lists what types of glue is best. (Because people have a need to glue things to other things!)
This is an incredibly awesome site. Go check it out!
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EVERYONE NEEDS TO KNOW ABOUT THIS
This is one of the first websites I was told about in props. It also has information about the toxicity, adhere time, price, and other stuff about the glues.
As a chick married to an ex-cop, I say this all the time to people close to me, but it bears repeating here: No cop is your friend after you’ve been detained.
Get rear ended by a drunk at a red light? That cop will direct traffic around your vehicle, document the accident, sure. Call animal control on your piece of shit neighbor? You’ve got a pretty good chance the officer who shows up helps out in a meaningful way.
But after you’ve been arrested, when a police officer says, “Just be honest with me and I’ll do the same.” or the old “Help me and I’ll help you.” Politely ask for a lawyer. Shake your head. Ignore them. Pretend you’re Hollywood royalty being asked for a selfie. “ …mmmm… Sorry, but no.”
Keep your mouth shut. Don’t do their work for them. Wait for a lawyer.
I worked as a police dispatcher for a year and a half, and I’d agree with this. My cops were generally nice people (and I say this having been on the wrong end of their sirens twice, once before and once after being hired), and they often helped in good ways… on the street. Not so much in the station. Generally speaking (and I know this is oversimplification and is worse in a lot of places but), it went like this:
On the street, you were considered as a person/citizen they have sworn to protect who may have made a mistake or done something wrong.
Once you were in the station, you were considered as a criminal. In the station you are the only one on your side.
Stay safe.
TV and film has you thinking that only guilty people ask for a lawyer. This is not true. The law is complex and difficult and confusing and if you’re being questioned by the police you’re not going to be in your best state of mind. A lawyer is your basic civil right and you should exercise that right. Keep silent, ask for a lawyer, take your legal advice.
Guilty people don’t ask for a lawyer, smart people do.
“Guilty people don’t ask for a lawyer, smart people do.”
My uncle was a cop. My uncle is the most down to earth, wouldn’t hurt a fly person in the world. I don’t think he even arrested a single person ever, that wasn’t his job on the force.
His advice? Get a fucking lawyer. Never say a damn word. A cop knows how to twist your words around and make you even doubt yourself. They know damn well how to make you feel guilty by getting a lawyer. YOU need to know that it’s SMART to get a lawyer. Get a lawyer.
Also, even when they have decent intentions, police make mistakes. Sometimes really stupid mistakes that badly affect the person they’re dealing with and affect the quality of evidence that is available if the matter goes to trial. You shouldn’t be the only person there to notice them. You should have a lawyer there to back up your voice when you point them out (or to point out ones that you won’t notice because you’re less familiar with the law).
I don’t know what the situation is like in every jurisdiction, but in New Zealand when the police arrest you, and again if they try to ask you questions or more formally interview you, they’re required to give you your Bill of Rights which includes the point that you have the right to speak to a lawyer without delay and in private before deciding whether to answer any questions, and that if you don’t have a lawyer, police have a list of lawyers you can speak to for free. Those public defenders are on call for exactly this purpose. (It’s better to call them than, say, a family lawyer who you know but who really only deals with wills and real estate and stuff like that.) This does not commit you to continuing to use this lawyer if things go further, you can always choose another later.
The system is not foolproof. Sometimes the lawyers who should be available on call don’t answer their phones. Based on what I’ve heard in court, the police may be able to require you to go ahead with evidential breath or blood alcohol testing if that’s what you’re in for, because obviously you’re metabolising the alcohol all the time you sit there and the point of the test is to get a reading as close as possible to what it was when you were driving, but in terms of interviewing, questioning, do not believe any police officer who suggests that you’ll just have to go ahead without any lawyer, or that it would be easier if you did that. It would be easier for them. Stick to your rights and repeat that you want to speak to a lawyer before deciding whether to answer any questions.
If you haven’t done anything illegal then this is the best way to protect yourself and if you have done something illegal, well, your lawyer can help ensure that you are fairly dealt with and not charged with more than you should be. Even if you know you’ve done something wrong and actually intend to plead guilty if charged, get that lawyer. Don’t leave yourself at the mercy of the integrity and/or competence of the police.
Friendly reminder that Vincent van Gogh willingly checked himself into an asylum so that he could get better, resulting in him creating some of the most iconic paintings of his entire career, done in the asylum, when he was being treated 24/7, because he finally didn’t have to struggle with his demons and could instead focus on his muse, WHICH WERE TWO DIFFERENT THINGS!
Remember this little insignificant painting?
How about this one?
Check this one out:
All of these and more were painted in the asylum when he was receiving treatment for his mental illnesses and I know I just said that but I said it again and I’m saying it a third time until you dramatic abled assholes understand!
VINCENT VAN GOGH
– KNEW THAT HE WAS MENTALLY ILL
– WANTED TO CHANGE THAT
– WENT TO AN ASYLUM
– GOT THE HELP HE NEEDED
– PAINTED SOME ICONIC MASTERPIECES AS A RESULT!
SO DON’T YOU DARE COME OUT HERE WITH THIS, “I WISH I WAS DEPRESSED SO I COULD BE AS CREATIVE AS VAN GOGH” BULLSHIT BECAUSE EVEN HE KNEW THAT HIS DEMONS WERE HARMING HIS WORK, AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, HIS HEALTH, AND HE DID EVERYTHING WITHIN HIS POWER TO FIGHT THEM EVERY SINGLE DAY OF HIS LIFE, UNTIL THEY ENDED UP WINNING!
Although I like the point your trying to get across, pushing through mental illness by seeking he help of others, Vincent Van Gogh’s days in the asylum were not the highlight of his life where he got better
For context, Vincent checks himself into the asylum shortly after he cuts off his ear, an event caused by the departure of Paul Gauguin (another artist, who Vincent was liveing with due to Vincent’s dreams of gathering up artists to create new types of art)
During a disagreement about art Ganguin threatens to leave and Vincent ,in response, threatens him with a straight razor. The argument eventually leads into the streets where Vincent ,realizing the situation, blots back inside, later cutting off his ear and presenting it to a prostitute in the next door café and returning to his room. The prostitute, horrified, gets the police and Vincent is arrested in his home, bleeding to death.
Vincent then ,realizing that he is mentally unstable, knows that he needs help. However he can’t turn to his friends or family because his parents are dead, Vincent doesn’t want to further strain the relationship he has with his brother (who was supporting Vincent financially and just got married), most if not all of the people in Arles were afraid of him. So as a last ditch effort he goes to the Saint Paul asylum.
Please keep in mind, Vincent lives in the early twentieth century at the latest in his life. Vincent checks in the asylum in may 1889 and leaves a year later, dining that year he is subjected to ice baths, lives in prison like conditions, and lives in a cell to the point where all of his paintings that he does out his window , INCLUDEINH THE STARRY NIGHT, have the bars edited out
In may of 1890 Vincent checks himself out and moves to northern France and continues painting
This is his last painting “wheat fields with crows” it was painted two months after Vincent left Saint Paul’s asylum where Vincent was bothered by the crows watching the wheat and asked a farmer if he could barrow the farmer’spistol to shoot the crows, the farmer agreed and handed Vincent the pistol.
Two shots were heard, one for the crown another for himself
Sadly Vincent did not just die that day, he died of the infection
Note:
This isn’t an attack on the OP or depression I do think that mental illness is a problem and although Vincent is famous for his pices in the asylum and his mental illness but there was a time before and that’s the part of Vincent that I like better an optomistic artist who wants to change the from. And did.
-Vincent Van Gogh “the pink orchard” 1887
Yeah, Van Gogh was miserable in the asylum. To suggest otherwise is ahistorical, revisionist, and dangerous.
It’s also dangerous to assume that institutionalization helps everyone. Abuse still occurs in psychicatric wards, although thankfully, to a lesser extent.
It’s important for people to be aware of what they’re getting into – to do research – before self-admitting.
It’s also important to have a contact outside of the ward and a keyword (one author used “watermelon”) as a distress signal to communicate abuse. This way, the contact can work on getting you out of there.
Get help, but also, be careful.
@yamitamiko I know you probably didn’t mean any harm but here, more info.
Legitimate *pro bono legal services* don’t exist without a good reason. In a few of the exmormon groups I’m in you’ll see regular posts saying stuff like “Look what my lawyer sent me today!” with a pic of their resignation confirmation letter from the church.
You know. Just stuff that a normal average church that is definitely not actually a cult would do. ¯_(ツ)_/¯
🙄
As an ex-mormon, I’m gonna look the fuck into this. I want nothing to do with the church that shaped so much toxicity about my self image and my sexual orientation.
Not sure if any followers need this but if you do, here you go.
Everyone should be able to choose their religious beliefs and community, and leave any that they find does not work for them.
Ex mormon here – this guy’s legit. The Mormon holds your files for eternity, and when they find out that you’ve moved to a new area, they will send members and missionaries from that region to harass you. I know this sounds like dystopic bullshit, but they followed my father through three moves before he rejoined the church.
I’m wandering around Whole Foods unattended (left the bae sleeping) and there’s a person here doing a demonstration on the uses for essential oils around the home and I may have to fight them.
Just for the record, tea tree oil is toxic to dogs and cats and you should not “drop a few drops on their bed to disinfect it”. Tea tree oil is only safe for your pets when thoroughly diluted, the safety range being a dilution of 0.1 to 1%. Most tea tree oil bottles come at 100%.
You are potentially dropping liquid death onto your pets bed where it will certainly come into contact with their skin and may be ingested when they lick themselves or their bed. Also never ever orally administer tea tree oil to your pet, I dont care what that one blogger and their nice clean aesthetic said, tea tree oil is toxic to dogs and cats and you will make them sick or possibly even kill them. It should only ever be used topically but only ever at the correct dilution and after the consultation of your vet who will most certainly have a better non lethal solution for your furry friend.
Now. If you’ll excuse me, I’m off to fight a Young Living sales rep. Hold my cart.
Their response when I quietly sidled up to them (I’m not an actual asshole who yells at people while they are doing their job) and informed them that some of the information (all of it, actually) was wrong, the sales rep looked immediately remorseful, told me they knew it was wrong, but that they had a script to follow in order to maximize sales, and that if they didn’t make their target goal they didn’t get paid.
So just in case you give a shit about ethical business practices and your pets (not to mention yourselves!): Do Not Buy Young Living Essential Oils.
Not only do I suspect they are synthetic based (meaning myself and several others with respiratory allergies have reacted badly to them, in ways we do not react to actual pure oils which are obtained through either steam or cold press. I do not trust their “authentic” claims, and I have worked with a lot of essential oils over the last decade and a half. Also, the whole “therapeutic grade” things doesn’t actually mean shit. It’s not a standard recognized by any official regulating authority in the US, AUS, UK or other parts of Europe. Always dillute your oils with a carrier oil for topical application and for the love of god stop drinking them. You want the supplement not the essential oil, it’s a separate thing!) they also do not care that they are offering dangerous consumer advice, but are actively enforcing it. Do not buy into their pyramid scheme. Do not buy or sell from them.
I had to be That person who asked to speak to the manager of my local WH today because holy shit this, could have straight up murdered someone’s cat or caused their dog to have seizures. Their response to my concern was a befuddled “but it’s natural…” and I had to respond with “so is arsenic but I don’t see you selling it in the supplements aisle as a vital mineral”. She had to straight up think about that for a second before it clicked.
Natural =/= safe. Be careful and educated and always double check your sources.
Vote 👏🏼 in 👏🏼 the 👏🏼 2018 👏🏼 Midterm 👏🏼 Elections 👏🏼
SERIOUSLY
If you vote in Democrats, they’ll be able to block Trump’s policies
It’s not just that they’ll be able to block Drumpf’s policies for the (hopefully only) remaining two years: the
entire House of Representatives is up for re-election in 2018. Whoever
wins the House in 2018 will still control it in 2020, when we have our
next census. This means we voting districts will get to be redrawn and if Republicans retain control of the House in
2020, they will make gerrymandering even worse than it is now, which
already favors them.
But the odds are severelyin favor of Republicansfor 2018. The election is ridiculously lopsided:
23 Democrat seats and both (there are only 2) Independent seats (who
Caucus with Dems) will be up for the taking compared to only 8
Republican seats.
Not to mention midterm election turnout is always far less than POTUS elections and Republicans consistently turn out for midterms while non-Republicans fail to show up worse than they normally do.
It gets worse. This is the Senate race in 2018:
Arizona – Currently Republican
California – Currently Democrat
Connecticut
– Currently Democrat
Delaware
– Currently Democrat
Florida
– Currently Democrat
Hawaii
– Currently Democrat
Indiana
– Currently Democrat
Maine
– Currently Independent
Maryland
– Currently Democrat
Massachusetts
– Currently Democrat
Michigan
– Currently Democrat
Minnesota
– Currently Democrat
Mississippi
– Currently Republican
Missouri
– Currently Democrat
Montana
– Currently Democrat
Nebraska
– Currently Republican
Nevada
– Currently Republican
New Jersey
– Currently Democrat
New Mexico
– Currently Democrat
New York
– Currently Democrat
North Dakota
– Currently Democrat
Ohio
– Currently Democrat
Pennsylvania
– Currently Democrat
Rhode Island
– Currently Democrat
Tennessee
– Currently Republican
Texas
– Currently Republican
Utah
– Currently Republican
Vermont
– Currently Independent
Virginia
– Currently Democrat
Washington
– Currently Democrat
West Virginia
– Currently Democrat
Wisconsin
– Currently Democrat
Wyoming
– Currently Republican
All of the states in bold were awarded to Drumpf, 11 of which are currently held by Democrats. Republicans hold a 52 seat majority right now. If they can maintain the 8 seats they have to defend, they only need 8 Democrat and/or Independent seats to have a 60 seat supermajority and the power to pass basically anything they want under Trump for two years.
If you think it’s catastrophic now (and it is), imagine Drumpf and the Republicans with a 60 seat supermajority for two years plus a Republican House with the power to redistrict in 2020.
And that is why organizing now is critical. Getting people to run against every GOP House Member and tying every action by Trump to them. Make the 2018 elections ALL ABOUT TRUMP. This is also about taking back Governor’s Mansions.
It is NOT impossible, but it requires effort. 2018 elections efforts SHOULD ALREADY BE UNDERWAY!
@ all my american followers
Important note: States redistrict. Not Congress. So, while it’s important to keep Trump from making gains it’s also crazy important to work on state legislature races.
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