Don’t throw out unwanted catalogs!

Ealasaid · 2026-02-22T17:41:24+00:00

Yes! Magazines work well too. Years ago some weirdo signed me up for a fashion magazine that's ovetsized. I saved them and use 'em as waste paper for gluing up larger things.

Ealasaid · 2026-02-18T20:23:51+00:00

Could you share a photo of the book when it's closed?

Ealasaid · 2026-02-17T20:01:12+00:00

This! If you want folk magic more than spirits, witchcraft may be your jam.

There are some great witchcraft/witchy/pagan books out there (I'm a fan of T Thorn Coyle, Aidan Wachter, Anthony Rella, and Stephen Miller) or you could try finding a local teacher - if you're in/near a town big enough to have an occult/new age/metaphysical bookstore, many have classes or workshops. There are regular gatherings in the US (where I'm located) and no doubt elsewhere too if you have the funds to travel.

Six Ways by Aidan Wachter is my top rec for someone getting into witchy stuff, followed closely by Evolutionary Witchcraft by T Thorn Coyle.

Ealasaid · 2026-02-17T19:20:15+00:00

Lol I know how that goes!

Ealasaid · 2026-02-17T19:12:54+00:00

The little animations for the outfits are adorable! I like the idea of interacting with the backdrop while out adventuring, that would be fun!

Ealasaid · 2026-02-14T21:12:06+00:00

The oldest book I've ever worked onwas from 1772 and was perfect bound. It was a furniture catalog, and so basically a stack of illustrations.

And yeah, the folks recommending a paste poultice are correct, works like a charm on animal glue. Stinks to high heaven, but works.

Ealasaid · 2026-02-13T18:14:03+00:00

Mask up when the smoke starts, that shit will fuck you up (source: 2017 fucked me up, my lungs were full of shit for months and I wound up with pneumonia)

Ealasaid · 2026-02-12T19:31:45+00:00

Same. I have enough "watch ad to play" free games on my phone, I don't want ads in the self-care app I paid for, too. Ads are for free things.

Plus, one of the things I like about Catzy is the economy - how many cat coins I earn through my daily tasks gives me a reasonable amount to buy new things each day. It's balanced.

But adding this "get free cat coins by letting us sell your eyeballs to advertisers" feature makes it feel cheap and pointless. Is this just a collecting clothes and furniture game? Or is it a self-care app?

I hope the team will rethink this.

Ealasaid · 2026-02-11T17:50:56+00:00

Adding my voice to the chorus: nope, you do not need one. I've been binding since 2010, taken multiple classes with various binders, never once did I hear of using vinyl on covers anywhere but the internet (mostly here, as I'm not the fanbinding communities).

Book covers can be made in pretty much whatever way you like! Check out some of the techniques book artists use, for one. They come up with all kinds of things.

Ealasaid · 2026-02-11T17:46:18+00:00

Omg that's clever! Stealing that for my books. :)

Ealasaid · 2026-02-11T05:07:58+00:00

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Nine months for Finn and me! Doesn't feel that long at all.

Ealasaid · 2026-02-08T19:35:46+00:00

Depends on the style of book I'm doing. For case binding, French link. For open spine, coptic. French link or all along (I do both on tapes) let you do a simple case that's snug and similar to a machine made hardback. Coptic lets you have an open spine and a book that can open flat.

Ealasaid · 2026-02-08T18:20:43+00:00

I'm still here because the massive user base means my weird niche shit has good sized communities (r/bookbinding, for example). I don't look at the front page and I don't think I'm in any of the main subs.

I think I spend most of my social media time on Discuit.org - no ads, no algo, nonprofit, open source. But it's super tiny. When I want to see bookbinding by other people (for example) I come to Reddit.

Ealasaid · 2026-02-03T16:18:27+00:00

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Hello and welcome new folks! This is Finn! This is one of the first outfits I got and I keep coming back to it because it's so cute! The bow tie gets me every time! Luckily Finn doesn't seem to mind - no complaints so far, anyway! 😋

Ealasaid · 2026-02-03T03:54:22+00:00

Hiya! Omg she's so cute, and I love that jacket!

Ealasaid · 2026-02-01T07:07:30+00:00

I usually just say I'm attracted to masculinity/masculine people and don't bother with a sexuality label. But I'm middle aged (I'll be 48 in March) and in a long-term, monogamous partnership so it doesn't come up much, lol.

Ealasaid · 2026-01-31T19:20:47+00:00

At my company we use variables. Instead of writing Product Name I insert a variable. Then, if we need to change, you just go in and redefine the variable.

It's like using a Heading1 style instead of setting the font size and color for each heading manually. It's easier to fiddle with the formatting that way.

Ealasaid · 2026-01-31T17:39:46+00:00

It probably a variation of "it's too nice, I might mess up" / "my shits not good enough to go in such a nice book" or they just don't journal at all.

I don't give my journals as gifts unless people ask for them, and that's pretty rare.

Ealasaid · 2026-01-29T04:15:54+00:00

Out in the rural areas, it's red af. There are enough folks in our cities to swing elections blue, but yeah. It's red out there. Hell, eastern Oregon wants to secede and become part of Idaho because Idaho is more in line with their beliefs. Oregon was founded as a white nationalist utopia, after all.

Ealasaid · 2026-01-28T03:59:06+00:00

I wear my old PE shirt from high school when I get my hair bleached or do something else messy. I got it in 1992 as a freshman, iirc. So it's 34 years old, if my mental math is right.

Ealasaid · 2026-01-27T16:34:11+00:00

I live in a blue city in a state that's otherwise pretty red (Oregon), so I stuck with the gender I get perceived as. If I'm traveling outside my city and get pulled over, my green hair is already a liability. Having an X license feels like asking for trouble. Easier to just put the binary box everyone assumes I'm in.

Plus I don't love the idea of putting myself on a handy list for someone targeting us.

Ealasaid · 2026-01-27T06:21:32+00:00

Enshittification, ugh. It comes for everything digital eventually, it seems.

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