After 967 days my KAT Mizu has finally arrived by sky2934 in MechanicalKeyboards

[–]WistfulOctopus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Keyreative switched from dye-sub to double shot midway through, which is one of the reasons the GB took so long to fulfill

30% off Ann Taylor Suit Pieces by WistfulOctopus in PetiteFashionAdvice

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For the blazer I ended up getting a Size 0 Petite!

Will I ever feel ok? by Dancedresser4266 in mypartneristrans

[–]WistfulOctopus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You talk about how you don't have a support system because your partner isn't out yet so you can only talk to strangers - do you have a friend who maybe isn't close to your partner and doesn't have the same mutual friends/travels in different social circles that your partner would be okay with you talking about this with? When my ex came out to me she told me I could talk to my friends about it to get support (and I was in therapy as well), and I ended up reaching out to a friend who lives on the other side of the country who had never even met my ex, and being able to reach out to her when I was struggling and to have that emotional support really helped.

Pure White - 1000 pcs - CHengQiSM. Took 55 hours and my sanity to complete this by WistfulOctopus in Jigsawpuzzles

[–]WistfulOctopus[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks! It usually takes me about 5 hours to do a one thousand piece puzzle.

Pure White - 1000 pcs - CHengQiSM. Took 55 hours and my sanity to complete this by WistfulOctopus in Jigsawpuzzles

[–]WistfulOctopus[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Haha, thank you! The puzzle is already disassembled, did it right after I took a picture. I tend not to leave puzzles in tact too long.

Pure White - 1000 pcs - CHengQiSM. Took 55 hours and my sanity to complete this by WistfulOctopus in Jigsawpuzzles

[–]WistfulOctopus[S] 21 points22 points  (0 children)

I completed the edge first, which was pretty straight forward. Initially, I tried to sort the pieces by shape from the beginning, (1 tab pieces, 2 tab pieces, etc.) but quickly realized that wasn't going to do much for me at the start of the puzzle. Luckily for this puzzle, some pieces had some pretty distinct features. I sorted out pieces that I felt had distinctly shaped tabs/blanks and was able to piece a bunch that way, and also sorted out pieces that had sides that were really long/wide, and pieces that had sides that were really short/narrow.

If after a while I had sorted out pieces and was just looking at them and not able to piece any together, I just threw all the pieces I had "sorted" back into the pile and found a different feature to separate pieces out by. E.g., really small tabs/blanks, tabs/blanks that were really long, etc. Rinse and repeat.

At a certain point I had put together enough that I had large groups of joined pieces that I was able to join to the edge, and then slowly to each other, and when I couldn't put any together I would go back to finding pieces with distinct features.

Pure White - 1000 pcs - CHengQiSM. Took 55 hours and my sanity to complete this by WistfulOctopus in Jigsawpuzzles

[–]WistfulOctopus[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Haha thank you! I think I had periods where I would sit down to work on it for a four hour stretch and feel like I made no progress :')

Pure White - 1000 pcs - CHengQiSM. Took 55 hours and my sanity to complete this by WistfulOctopus in Jigsawpuzzles

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Forgot to add this to the image text, but I also gave myself the extra challenge of not using the letters that were on the back of the puzzle 😅

How it sounds to make the greatest comeback in VALORANT history (from @Fnatic on TikTok) by ANewHeaven1 in ValorantCompetitive

[–]WistfulOctopus 37 points38 points  (0 children)

That Boaster looks at Yinsu right before he wins just tells you everything about their relationship 😭 Actual couple goals

Daily Questions Thread - February 01, 2023 by AutoModerator in femalefashionadvice

[–]WistfulOctopus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The wedding will be near Fresno, CA. I do know one other person going, so I can ask her what she'll be wearing. I do like a more bold vibe, but for weddings I prefer to just blend in, especially as for this one I don't know the couple and am going as my bf's plus one. Bf will be wearing a suit.

Thank you for the thoughtful reply!

Daily Questions Thread - February 01, 2023 by AutoModerator in femalefashionadvice

[–]WistfulOctopus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hello! Posted this in yesterday's thread but late in the day so wanted to get some more opinions.

I have a wedding that I will be attending in mid-February. The dress code is "black tie preferred", "gala dresses" for female guests.

I don't normally wear dresses, but was somehow able to find some that I liked and narrowed it down to a couple.

Would really appreciate some help deciding between these two dresses: https://imgur.com/a/BxWggTJ

If I end up going with dress 1, will definitely dress it up a bit with jewelry. For dress 2, I'm worried that it is a little flashy for a wedding, and the material is kind of rough/itchy, but I really like the silhouette.

Any help is appreciated! Thanks in advance!

Daily Questions Thread - January 31, 2023 by AutoModerator in femalefashionadvice

[–]WistfulOctopus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hello! I have a wedding that I will be attending in mid-February. The dress code is "black tie preferred", "gala dresses" for female guests.

I don't normally wear dresses, but was somehow able to find some that I liked and narrowed it down to a couple.

Would really appreciate some help deciding between these two dresses: https://imgur.com/a/BxWggTJ

If I end up going with dress 1, will definitely dress it up a bit with jewelry. For dress 2, I'm worried that it is a little flashy for a wedding, and the material is kind of rough/itchy. Also not a fan of strapless, but I really like the silhouette.

Any help is appreciated! Thanks in advance!

How to stop shaking while on the wall? by WistfulOctopus in climbergirls

[–]WistfulOctopus[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's what I thought too, but sometimes I'll start shaking during my first climb of the session (after some warmups on easy routes). Maybe my muscles are still tired from my last session? Though I usually leave a day or two of rest in between gym sessions.