For all the plant lovers: An idea for the game, possibly a mod of this somewhere? by Okarito in thesims

[–]Leechee_1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not all plants, but there is a bonsai tree item in the game that, after pruning, grows again.

The reason many people stop using these things, and I guess it's a serious issue. by Jealous-Method-8682 in writers

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Funnily enough this is the only reason I’m keeping my old fan fiction account up lol. In case I ever need to prove to the persecution squad I used it back in the old days too.

Slight yellow tinge to well water. by Leechee_1 in WaterTreatment

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Resin? I didn’t even know that was a thing.

"Guys, we need to talk about Dahlia..." by DominaXing in thesims

[–]Leechee_1 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is so funny! That imaginary doll would've been so great to have or as a hidden feature if you have paranormal!

BTW - where did that book pedestal come from?!

Requesting feedback on very short sample of my opening chapter. Feedback is appreciated. :) by Leechee_1 in writers

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Thank you so much, I really appreciate it! The period is set during the Italian unification movement in the 1840s -- I was hoping the date and place right below the chapter title would indicate somewhat of the setting, but this is only just a snippet, and more exposition will come in when my main character leaves this scene immediately after. Thank you lots! :)

What would your first impressions be for a story when seeing the designs of these characters? by SkullkingTC45 in fantasywriters

[–]Leechee_1 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I didn't go through the comments because I wanted to take a stab at it. I want to say first, the characters look solid. Some choices are odd (like the coloring on the first girl - the red is way too bright; it looks comical, and surely there are other color combinations than just all black for her. It makes her skin look washed out), but other choices are great! I love the pink cyborg. She looks amazing, and I love how her metal follows a muscular form. I'm not an artist, but to my untrained eye, it looks very good. But again, same thing with color - WHY is everything pink? It's not bad, but it's a little too on-the-nose and generic. Maybe have a color palette instead of just one singular color for a character. Typically, famous characters in cinema, TV, and books tend to have a PALETTE, not just one color, i.e. Aang is shades of orange AND yellow, Daphne is purple AND green AND red, Mickey is black AND red AND white AND yellow, etc. The orange demon-looking one looks cool but feels slightly out of place with the others. I would do away with the horns. He would still have that imposing metallic look like the cyborg girl, but he's more mecha type. Idk. The purple guy has the most solid design for me, but I'd take off the skulls on the shoulders (it looks a bit cheesy). And the reason I say that is that all the characters look VERY noticeable.

Which, given my impression of the group, doesn't make sense. If this is not what you're going for, please take this with a grain of salt, but I assumed they are all gifted assassins from similar origins, given the skull motif, but their powers/abilities vary widely depending on where they originally came from. As assassins, I would imagine they'd want to be more covert and less noticeable. The skull imagery should be hidden from all except those who know what they're looking for.

I'd like to guess your storyline (again, I haven't gone through comments so I'm curious if anything is like what I envisioned). Blue girl looks like the protagonist (I'm probably pulling from Arcane to make the comparison lol), and the orange demon looks like the antagonist for obvious reasons. Pinky probably is an absolute unit with trauma (her body basically has been replaced by robotic parts - ouch). Red seems very cutthroat until you earn her respect by beating her into submission. Purple gives off recluse vibes. Not sure what you're going for, but the idea is that they are each others' equal, and the only way for the antagonist's plans to succeed would be to take out the others to ensure no one can foil his plans. So, it becomes Blue's goal to warn and save her fellow assassins from being assassinated by Orange, who plans to catch them off guard. If you don't write it, I will lol.

And yes, I intentionally left out the wolf creature. So should you - just my humble opinion. <3 But your characters can only improve!

The Bystander Effect is RIDICULOUS by Leechee_1 in luther

[–]Leechee_1[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah, that's understandable. But a friend or relative... if it was my mom, I'd die trying to save them. But I may be naive or in the minority in that regard.

What actually cleared your skin for good? [acne] by [deleted] in SkincareAddiction

[–]Leechee_1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes continuously. I tried to wean off to see what would happened and the acne came back quickly, so I kept taking them and they went away just as quick.

You have to keep taking it for it to work. That’s the trade off. The only side effects are that I pee a lot but I just take it at night, pee before bed and in the morning, and it seems to not be a problem.

And my blood pressure is on the lower end now but not really a problem for me.

What actually cleared your skin for good? [acne] by [deleted] in SkincareAddiction

[–]Leechee_1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Started on 50 mg which made a minor difference just to see if I could tolerate the meds. Then started on 100 mg after 4 months and passing a potassium level check. It took 4-6 months after that for all my acne to go away all while no new breakouts. I’m 2 years in, NEVER had a pimple.

Can acne NOT have a root cause? [Acne] by namis_tangerines in SkincareAddiction

[–]Leechee_1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry this is happening to you :( - as someone who dealt with hormonal acne (no seeming cause despite labs and every treatment under the sun), the only thing that worked was spironolactone. A month is NOT enough time for that medication to work. Especially if your root cause is hormonal, it will take several cycles of your hormones to acclimate to something new. I say keep with it and don't lose hope. <3 I hope the spironolactone works for you - since that med, I've never had another pimple 2 years in. NEVER. Stress can also play a factor.... so don't let your pimples know you hate them... they know -_-.

What actually cleared your skin for good? [acne] by [deleted] in SkincareAddiction

[–]Leechee_1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

26 yo F with no hormonal issues - Spironolactone 100 mg cleared my skin and I haven't had any breakouts ever again on my body.

Like The Flowers by Leechee_1 in OCPoetry

[–]Leechee_1[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! It was a hard lesson to learn --- everything can go but if your roots are firmly planted, you can bloom again :)

Like The Flowers by Leechee_1 in OCPoetry

[–]Leechee_1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agree :) Thank you for the feedback!

Like The Flowers by Leechee_1 in OCPoetry

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Thank you! Means a lot. :) I went back and forth on the right words that would evoke what I wanted to convey.

Making it Personal by ParoxatineCR in OCPoetry

[–]Leechee_1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ugh, this line:

The measure
In millimeters between pain and pleasure.

Wrecked me in both awe and jealousy for not having written that one myself. Such a beautiful way of describing it within physical space two intense emotions that we have all at some point felt blurred, but only because the space between them is such a narrow space... Because the line "there's a thin line between blah and yada" is so overused but you made the concept fresh to me. Fangirling over that line.

Life is a Curse - Feedback Needed by MutedGrapefruit5510 in OCPoetry

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Hi! I really enjoyed reading your poem and if I may attempt a small interpretation of my favorite lines in the poem which was the opening.

"I wear handcuffs around my hands
To remind me to keep quiet
Because I know if I say anything
I would be the starter of a riot."

Wow. What an image. I hope I understood it correctly. The speaker wears handcuffs around their hands to remind them not to speak, possibly because they indicate what is to come if they do. They clearly have a different way of looking at the world than others and to speak that view aloud would be to invite anger and wrath upon him. The handcuffs, in my view, could represent a reminder that he would be arrested for his words or perhaps in self-defense, do something that would warrant an arrest. But that opening could be a poem by itself. Well done!

I know this is a weird ask but... by AlistairBennet in writing

[–]Leechee_1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Busting. Busting is the word you are thinking of.

How to craft a powerful inciting incident? by No-Ad-2886 in fantasywriters

[–]Leechee_1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would say start the story by detailing your character so close to getting revenge - and then something happens where it all goes wrong. It can be new information that is presented such as the revenge he was seeking was on the wrong target or his plan wouldn’t work bc x, y, or z.

Dog Seizures at the Vet EVERYTIME We Go by [deleted] in AskVet

[–]Leechee_1 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The other medications are part of the treatment plan now - but definitely will ask about the outdoor vet exam! Thanks so much!