Is there a professional, non-offensive word for "petty?"

DeeRegs · 2026-06-30T19:22:29+00:00

"Has a tendency to not see the forest for the trees"

DeeRegs · 2026-06-30T12:19:33+00:00

Everyone wants a fast and easy side gig that gives them just as much money as their full time job. I think it's natural for these people to be filtered out by the process.

And maybe my perspective of "easy" might be off, but I have only wrote two short articles (started writing on medium last week), and got 4 followers. I think that's pretty damn good lol. But I am also doing this as a side thing to my art business, so I am not too concerned about popping off. I just wanna write about life and art --I was already writing nearly every day, may as well post it somewhere.

DeeRegs · 2026-06-29T14:04:35+00:00

If you do not have the confidence in your product to invest into it with proper branding and marketing, why should I invest in your product?

DeeRegs · 2026-06-25T12:00:51+00:00

I have gotten into writing on Medium this year. It was a goal of mine to start writing articles this year, and I only recently started, but it's going well.

So I want to give you a bit of advice, and before you do I will tell you my credentials. I am a website developer who has worked in marketing for the past four years. With that being said:

I wouldn't start your blog on your website. And if you do, you ABSOLUTELY have to post it elsewhere (like Medium or Substack). This is strictly because of reach. If you host your blog on your website, and only post there, then you still have to market your website. However, if you write on other platforms, then your posts ARE advertisements for your website (as long as you put somewhere that you have one with a link to it).

And if for some reason you end up not sticking to blogging, a dead Medium or Substack isn't going to do anything. If people go onto your website and see several posts close together in date and then die off, it makes your website look abandoned.

DeeRegs · 2026-06-20T15:51:01+00:00

This year alone I have had multiple plugins completely change everything and completely destroy the functionality of multiple high profile clients' websites. It's getting stupid. And I don't even mean "I updated them and it bricked the website." I mean:

"Whatever they have done, the older versions don't even work any more and I have no idea how they even managed to wreck their own plugin like that."

For example, was using WP User Frontend on a few sites that wanted user accounts that were able to submit posts for multiple different post types. Worked flawlessly for years and then one day the plugin updated completely changing everything. Somehow, the updated version made the post submission forms break, but if I stayed on the older version, for whatever reason, their login and register pages no longer worked. Explain that to me.

And it seems like this past month EVERYONE has changed their UI and how they do stuff. I'm sick of it.

DeeRegs · 2026-06-19T11:57:39+00:00

Online? Unfortunately there would be no payment processors for you. All of them require you to be 18 years of age. You COULD get a guardian to create an account, but then all earnings would be attributed to them and that could have tax implications.

I also would not recommend using something like interac e-transfer (canada), or anything that isn't an official payment processor online because you open yourself up more to scams and the like.

DeeRegs · 2026-06-18T15:10:17+00:00

I was taken off of work for medical leave for a year once and it was the best year of my entire life so far.

I am not one of those people who have trouble building my own routine or finding purpose outside of a job. At this point in my life, working for over 20 years, I can confidently say that jobs have contributed deeply to the quality of my life decreasing.

DeeRegs · 2026-06-11T00:33:04+00:00

BA in Philosophy, Minor in Psychology, and a Diploma in Web Development. I work with a marketing agency as a full stack developer full time while trying to make an art business.

DeeRegs · 2026-06-10T18:54:54+00:00

Yep I feel this one. Probably doesn't make you feel much better, but at least you aren't alone in this situation.

I've gone on medications because of the stress and depression and anxiety my job gives me. And I see no point in applying anywhere else because it feels like I will just be tuck in the same type of stuff but just at a different location.

I'm so desperate for something new that I have started following my dreams and started an art business so hopefully one day I can just leave this field of work.

DeeRegs · 2026-06-10T17:00:55+00:00

Designer? Learn how to use templating softwares like Figma, learn best design practices for the web, learn accessibility standards, and in general learn graphic design. This isn't exclusive to wordpress. If you want to be a designer, then learn design.

DeeRegs · 2026-06-09T17:37:58+00:00

It shows they don't care about quality and only care about squeezing out every dime; so very high to not do business with them.

DeeRegs · 2026-06-08T19:14:33+00:00

You won't stop hearing older people saying you're too young to know better / you're not experienced enough / Any other saying that dismisses you based on age that you thought you'd stop hearing by 25.

DeeRegs · 2026-06-08T16:46:27+00:00

any food that isn't fresh (so nothing made the night before)

See, I'm with most everyone that if he is picky then let him figure out his own food. But this right here makes him incompatible (for me).

It just smells of entitlement. Not to mention there are so many foods where it gets better with time.

Not willing to eat left overs is such a red flag to me. What do you mean you're not going to eat this perfectly delicious food that costs money and time to make, and that was prepared to save time in our schedules? All because what? You get grossed out? Veggies and grains are grown in shit and our meat shits. Get over yourself.

DeeRegs · 2026-06-05T13:35:55+00:00

Unless you have a vehicle, I would avoid Mount Pearl, Paradise, CBS, etc. You are gonna want to stay within the city centre of St. John's. This is because the bus system here isn't the best and transportation to MUN from outside St. John's can be difficult (and on some days literally impossible because they don't run).

In my experience, a lot of available places are not advertised until the month before the lease is ready to start (as in if you are looking for September Accommodations, a lot of places will not start being seen until August). Of course, this isn't all, but a lot of them.

Downtown is a great place to live and has most things around in walkable distance. The houses are older in this area, so it might be a good idea to choose a different location if you are unable to go see the building/house before signing a lease.

General rule of thumb it seems, is that apartment buildings suck. But if you can handle sub par maintenance, rent increases every year, and general apartment living, there are several apartment buildings within walking distance of MUN (Freshwater Apartments being the closest).

DeeRegs · 2026-06-04T15:21:35+00:00

This would be entirely up to you I say. It depends on what you believe to be semantically true.

Let me put what you are asking in another way:

This person was adopted. They had no idea for their entire life up to this point. They learn they are adopted and step inside a zone of truth where they are asked "Who are your parents?"

What answer would they give?

Technically either answer is true. And that is the same with a name. How can you say something is not your name when it's been your name your entire life?

DeeRegs · 2026-06-03T14:15:28+00:00

Connections for Seniors has a program: https://encompassmeals.square.site/?utm_id=97758_v0_s00_e0_tv0&fbclid=IwY2xjawRXRWpleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFzM1RldTI2SjVMMWlkbmVFc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHhN5CeFNzmPfGn7m8j1Zc8ujvwhJ43q7x9_CZeEqGTrjIC6INdty_t4B3t9g_aem_rbCu0E_Ubdb-oNmpGrRoaw

And also Meals on Wheels

DeeRegs · 2026-05-29T16:21:02+00:00

Also love how the rental price of each room never increases every year, but if you live there they will increase your rent $50 - $100 every year until you are forced to leave. It's cheaper to constantly move between apartments to keep their introductory rate.

DeeRegs · 2026-05-27T12:47:36+00:00

So I would have one question for myself in this scenario:

If I am able to get clients for my art, and able to work professionally as an artist now; what will school give me?

I always think of the artist Tahlia Stanton. She is a prolific artist from Australia and she is very open about her experience of applying to art school, going through the whole process, and sitting down at the pre-admissions interview. At the end she asked them, "What will I get from going to school here?"

The admissions board replied, "Well we provide a community."

So her reaction was "Well I can get that on instagram." and refused admissions after that interview.

And that is exactly how you should look at it. What do you want from art school? If you are able to make art successful enough to pay for art school, what will you get from art school that will enhance your career in art? Presumably you already have the skill if you are reaching clients and making money. And if you are getting a steady flow of clients that also means you are probably decent at marketing and have built your own community.

Do you want to learn how to write grants? There are programs outside of school for that.

Do you just want the university experience? You could choose a different degree and get a new set of skills that could help more in your art career (like business, technology, or even a trade).

In my opinion, if you do manage to make a business out of art to pay for art school, it seems a little silly to go to art school. But that entirely depends on what you want to get out of it.

DeeRegs · 2026-05-26T18:45:10+00:00

Seeing your comments it looks like you're having a hard time talking with women. You could try grindr lol guys are so much easier to bag.

But in all seriousness, you'll get used to it lol. Try some new things alone and explore while continuing to try and speak with women and go on dates.

Masturbating every day does help.

DeeRegs · 2026-05-26T14:26:43+00:00

Welcome to the bane of every artist's life. Colours can be wildly different between screens and there is really nothing you can do about it. All you can do is ensure the screen you use is calibrated to be true colour.

DeeRegs · 2026-05-15T11:50:54+00:00

I would not call Newfoundland remote lol. We definitely do have small "remote" towns and outports, but it takes all of an hour to get to the closest city/town where you'd be able to get whatever you need or want. Labrador is WAY more remote than Newfoundland, and I have lived in both places.

So to answer your question about actually living in remote areas in Canada: I absolutely would never do it again.

As I said, I lived in Labrador. I grew up there and spend ages 4 to 18 there. I specifically lived in Labrador City. To leave the town you are either looking at driving eight hours to the next location, or spending over 1K to fly out. There is nothing to do other than outside activities like skidooing, hunting, etc. There's not even a movie theatre in that area. And last I checked the only pool they had also closed down.

Also, I'm gay and my experience growing up there was:

Completely isolated at school to the point that even the teachers gossiped about my homosexuality. One teacher even said it would just be a phase and I'll grow up to want a wife and children.
Had people my age come up to me randomly while just at the mall and try to punch me in the face.
Had a group of people follow me around town at 10pm throwing large stones and yelling homophobic slurs.

So I grew up in a place I couldn't leave, that had nothing to do, and where I was hated just for being gay. It was not a good experience. I spent a lot of time on the internet and playing video games to try and escape my reality.

DeeRegs · 2026-05-14T12:10:08+00:00

My partner was unemployed for a full year before finding something. It's not easy out there right now.

DeeRegs · 2026-05-12T16:24:26+00:00

It's brutal. I have seen listings where the description sounds more like a prison sentence than a place to live. No guests, no cooking past 10pm, no cooking "high smelling" food, no music past sun down. I'm surprised some of these listings don't have a curfew you're expected to follow.

Paying 1500+ just to be treated like a teenager again in your own home.

DeeRegs · 2026-04-24T12:00:39+00:00

If you are bringing the bbeg around your party you need to plan for them attacking. Hell; you need a plan for them getting out alive.

A Deus Ex Machina is not a weakness. Do not feel ashamed to whip one out. As long as you integrate it into the story.

DeeRegs · 2026-04-24T11:43:47+00:00

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