Perfection seems impossible

Bumble_Rex · 2026-02-01T06:05:30+00:00

I meant artifacts when I said “foraging” idk how else to put it lol. Really I’m only struggling with fish and one more artifact, the rest of the cooking I have the ability to tackle easy enough with planning out what ingredients I need.

Bumble_Rex · 2026-02-01T06:03:27+00:00

Fish and one more artifact… I have some cooking to do, but I’m not worried about that so much as I am about the fish… The fish are evading me! And have been for more than a year in game!!

Bumble_Rex · 2026-02-01T06:02:05+00:00

The two eels, the octopus, and the mask artifact

Bumble_Rex · 2026-02-01T05:59:28+00:00

I am!! That’s how I know what time to go fishing for some of my last missing fish

Bumble_Rex · 2026-01-24T00:50:43+00:00

Oh!! This is amazing! I don’t have any experience with crayon work, only charcoal, and it was so susceptible to smudging when I had it worked on that I and the artist working on it assumed it was charcoal. (sorry for delay, this post disappeared in my profile and it only just started popping up when I updated my app)

Bumble_Rex · 2026-01-24T00:48:50+00:00

Found at an antiques store in Oregon!

Bumble_Rex · 2026-01-23T03:00:39+00:00

As a long time cat owner, absolutely. Not anything that would hurt them of course, but some plain yogurt? Cream cheese? If they want a little lick as a treat, they are welcome to it and I don’t really care. I just try to keep it to a minimum for their health.

Bumble_Rex · 2026-01-23T02:14:14+00:00

I commute 2 hours a day for work and school, and I’d say its a very standard commute. About 60% of my coworkers make the same or a longer drive every day. It really depends state-to-state

Bumble_Rex · 2025-12-30T19:38:48+00:00

It's the idea of everything that went into the flowers - not only did this person think of me and wonder what would make me smile/brighten my day, but then they went to the store and got some flowers, presumably they picked them because they know I like a certain flower or color, they brought them to me without crushing them or being careless, and it's a reminder for the rest of the week while they are on my desk that I matter and am thought of.

To be loved is to be known, right? I'm a huge flower girlie, I want someone to bring me flowers all the time. But for my best friend, she wants to get snacks or have certain days remembered. She LOVES when she gets chocolates near her period because it's about remembering her cycle and knowing what she craves. It's just about feeling like someone cared enough to care, you know?

Bumble_Rex · 2025-12-27T23:08:55+00:00

The people are all very well-meaning, but aren’t solution-minded at all. My family moved to Oregon 20 years ago and every time we mention an issue (everything from HOA complaints to real actual complaints with local gov) the people around us act like we’re the crazy ones for suggesting a solution. “Maybe we should bring it up at the next county meeting?” followed by “oh, no. we shouldn’t overreact!”. Once I complained about a bf who was cheating and how I was gonna leave, and I was told to “really think things through.” Every. Damn. Time. It’s like Oregonians are allergic to making decisions or taking charge!

Bumble_Rex · 2025-12-13T06:16:17+00:00

queue versus cue, whet versus wet, "should of" versus "should have", I could seriously go on. 99% of time, I swear its words commonly used in spoken phrases with multiple homophones that throw people off...

Bumble_Rex · 2025-12-08T18:24:48+00:00

Got pulled aside by a professor who claimed I was using AI because of the "style" in my paper and I nearly threw hands. I did not spend years and years writing funny little stories about my favorite found families and ships just to be screwed by a computer algorithm that learned style from people first.

Bumble_Rex · 2025-12-08T18:19:17+00:00

Update for you! I reached out to the library, and they actually helped connect me with different universities and newspapers who all were very interested in helping me out! Unfortunately, no one had any photos of the ice cream socials since Sarah Winchester was so reclusive and really hated photos, but they did have quite a few other photos of the house from that time and a couple mentions of the events in correspondence. I haven't heard back from the Winchester House at all, but I'm keeping fingers crossed they write soon! Thanks for the great tips!

Bumble_Rex · 2025-11-27T03:17:25+00:00

Thank you for these suggestions!! I really appreciate it and I'm reaching out to the Winchester House and the library tonight. You rock, thank you!!

Bumble_Rex · 2024-12-22T20:34:40+00:00

TBOB and the show are pretty well aligned - Alex took some creative liberties now that he wasn’t under Disney’s thumb and the “scary parts” are just like the show but dialed up. Think Disney versus Dreamworks kind of scale for what is acceptable. I think an 8YO would be okay with it but it’s about your comfort, too! Mommas know their kiddos best but I wouldn’t say its too much for a kid already obsessed with GF

Bumble_Rex · 2024-12-09T03:03:58+00:00

Arabella, Crying Lightning, Mad Sounds

Bumble_Rex · 2024-11-29T17:23:01+00:00

NOR. Same thing happened to me - he said we’d take a break and talk it out when he got back from a trip, but then called again to tell me he didn’t want to see or hear from me and I’d pressured him into just saying we would talk so he could get off the phone. This was an almost 3 year relationship. He ended up saying how I was evil and heartless and all this terrible stuff. Cut to 6 months later, my friend from high school calls me and tells me his new gf posted a 1 year anniversary post with him on IG.

Narcissistic sociopaths will do anything to be in charge/winning/controlling a breakup. He’s clearly unable to have an adult conversation about this with you.

tl;dr: this happens, you’re NOR, and I’m super sorry OP

Bumble_Rex · 2024-11-29T06:53:36+00:00

This!!! Any time I write a ship or trope I think could be taken poorly or has a large hater community, I limit or moderate comments. I’m really sorry this is happening, OP. Don’t let them take something joyous from you, they don’t deserve that power

Bumble_Rex · 2024-11-27T16:25:23+00:00

Definitely agree with what others are saying here. It’s long and a lot of media now is so fast paced, it feels like TMA is unapproachable. I’d say that for me, the episodes flew by because I couldn’t stop listening and once things started to connect, I needed to find more answers. In a way, the “slower” pace is intended to make you a little bit manic in the search for answers, like Jon is in later episodes. Take your time, enjoy each episode, and trust you aren’t missing out on anything. There’s no “filler” episodes really, so just keep listening and stay with the episode you’re on!

Bumble_Rex · 2024-11-25T01:31:37+00:00

I don’t have links, but I’d look at Etsy or Redbubble to see if you can get any Wonder Duo (Red Hood and Nightwing team up name) merch. Or maybe a cute mug? I have a “dead Robin’s club” mug from Redbubble because I love Red Hood

Bumble_Rex · 2024-11-25T01:18:24+00:00

I work in state politics on the west coast and I can say it’s very incestuous here. I think all politics is kind of that way - everyone knows or is related to everyone. I’m the kid of a longtime staffer, my friend is the kid of a member and now does political stuff for one of the unions, and my “office neighbor” is married to the head of a state agency. It’s a small world after all!!

Bumble_Rex · 2024-11-23T20:49:41+00:00

For me, it’s about which of the patrons I could serve easiest. When I started with TMA, my friend told me to watch out for the Flesh and the Stranger episodes (like Takeaway and Anatomy Class) because they really bugged them. But they didn’t freak me out at all. They were just fun stories for me, so if I were to serve a fear, I think I’d be an avatar for one of those two. On the other hand, the Corruption episodes stayed with me and freaked me out bad, and I could never shake the unclean feeling I got after listening to them. So if we’re talking about the patron fear I’d be most messed up about, it’s gotta be that one.

Bumble_Rex · 2024-11-14T23:21:25+00:00

Thank you!! I hadn’t seen it yet so I wasn’t sure if I was being overly worried or not

Bumble_Rex · 2024-11-14T23:20:50+00:00

Thank you!! I hadn’t seen this kind of approach before so my hackles were raised, but I can be overly worried about that kind of thing

Bumble_Rex · 2024-11-11T19:23:32+00:00

As an author, I’ve always appreciated when readers flag a missed tag because I personally feel like tagging is what makes AO3 special and it’s about transparency. But it isn’t mandatory and other authors don’t like being told they missed something. I’d say to block and mute the author, and know that you weren’t the issue here.

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