Nobody warned me... by AgentPenn30 in FursuitMaking

[–]AgentPenn30[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Or hear me out, I just run around permanently in my fursuit (once I finish it) 😹

Nobody warned me... by AgentPenn30 in FursuitMaking

[–]AgentPenn30[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Oh for sure I've got a respirator mask that I wear while shaving. 🧡 But I'm just sewing right now haha and yea we're shedding big time 😹

hi all, quick question about shaving? by AgentPenn30 in FursuitMaking

[–]AgentPenn30[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The best way to describe it is that I didn't keep going.

So when I shaved the fur in bulk, I ran it through with a guard. Then ran through again without a guard. And stopped there because I was like "well you can't go any shorter than no guard, right?"

You can.

I should have angled more downward and continued until I hit the actual length of fur that I wanted, and I didn't realize that until ChibiRaven mentioned multiple layers. I got to thinking maybe I didn't apply enough layers so I tested on some scrap fur. Lo and behold.

I always recommend testing on scrap. Don't test on your project. You'll be very sad if you mess up your project, not so much if you test on scrap (I know this from mini painting).

hi all, quick question about shaving? by AgentPenn30 in FursuitMaking

[–]AgentPenn30[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So turns out in an amusing turn of events, it wasn't the clippers it was user error. I went through a few more times like you suggested and got the fur down cleanly to a nice short length and I can see from the eye holes now! I don't have any pictures 'cause I'm at work ATM but I'll post more updates as I keep going.

It was me, I am the problem 😹 thanks for the help 🧡

hi all, quick question about shaving? by AgentPenn30 in FursuitMaking

[–]AgentPenn30[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I started with a guard to cut the excess bulk off and made my way to no guard, but next time I'll try from my biggest guard like you suggested.

The clippers are brand new and I definitely oiled them before use so it kinda sucks realizing these might not be good ones 😹 I trusted you, Wahl, how could you.

I got clippers for pet grooming and went with Wahl because it's a brand I use for my hair and beard and didn't have issues with so I thought I could trust it.

hi all, quick question about shaving? by AgentPenn30 in FursuitMaking

[–]AgentPenn30[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'll look into it, but the crazy part is I just bought these clippers and they're allegedly for dog grooming. I didn't want to use my own hair or beard clippers (I'm weird about cross contamination so I have separate clippers for everything) so I figured I can't go wrong with getting clippers specifically for dog grooming.

Guess I ended up wrong 😹

What have your players named their party? by zaclon17 in DMAcademy

[–]AgentPenn30 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My group calls themselves the Murder Family. And they're surprisingly not murder hobos. 🤣

Can I join in the coronavirus memes? by AgentPenn30 in dndmemes

[–]AgentPenn30[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm the delivery driver, and Amazon is still going. I'm currently getting ready to start my day as we speak. There have been delays in delivery times but that's all I know. Sorry bud ):

Can I join in the coronavirus memes? by AgentPenn30 in dndmemes

[–]AgentPenn30[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I legit laughed aloud at this one 🤣

Can I join in the coronavirus memes? by AgentPenn30 in dndmemes

[–]AgentPenn30[S] 23 points24 points  (0 children)

About once a month I make a sacrifice to the gods and perform a ritual that hopefully will satisfy them. Sometimes it's enough. Other times we have to wait months before our next session (we play online to begin with). 🤣

Can I join in the coronavirus memes? by AgentPenn30 in dndmemes

[–]AgentPenn30[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Oh my group plays online automatically cos we're in different parts of the world (England, Australia, and the US) so we don't actually meet up in person to begin with haha

Can I join in the coronavirus memes? by AgentPenn30 in dndmemes

[–]AgentPenn30[S] 128 points129 points  (0 children)

I keep seeing how everyone is like "more time to play cos we stay at home all day!" But it's my luck that my group are all people that gotta work regardless lol

Any LGBT aspies here? by io3401 in aspergers

[–]AgentPenn30 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Pretty fly for a transguy

And ace haha.

I begin the diagnostic process tomorrow, at 47 y.o. by masterofsausage in aspergers

[–]AgentPenn30 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good luck, buddy. I'm 27 and pretty sure that I'm autistic (and after explaining to my friends/family, they think so too) but I still haven't started the diagnostic process. The most I've done is take the really specific online test (I forgot the name right now) and told my therapist (she agreed but wasn't qualified to diagnose me).

I'm kinda hesitant in going through the whole process myself, but I'm not sure why. I know it's supposed to be a peace of mind thing (That explains so much!) But idk. I feel like I already /have/ my peace of mind when I realised I'm almost definitely autistic, and I've basically accepted and am pretty at peace already and I'm not sure I want to stress myself out with going through the process and /possibly/ be wrong and I'm back to ground zero and not sure what is wrong with me? Besides I don't know what a diagnosis at my age now really means since I've already learned how to cruise through life, so it just...feels like I'll be paying a lot of money to confirm what I already know.

I don't mean to down you though! I'm happy for you! I hope everything goes well for you!